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Spartans dominate tourney A friend or foe to music? Wednesday SPARTAN DAILY A&E p. 6 September 28, 2011 Sports p. 3 Volume 137, Issue 17 www.spartandaily.com Bike heists on the increase for riders on campus Rising number of arrests “We have had bicycles stolen in broad daylight with people walk- demonstrates extra ing in front of the bicycle racks while the thieves were doing their police attention; students work,” Aguayo said, adding it focus on bicycle security can take as litt le as 15 seconds to swipe a bike. According to Aguayo, there by Jeffrey Cianci have been 82 reported bicycle Staff Writer theft s so far this year, and there were 109 bicycle theft s in 2010. Robert Castaneda was leaving “Bicycle theft has always been the gym on campus when he re- an issue (on campus) — it has al- turned to fi nd that a thief had sto- ways been a constant challenge len the back wheel from his bike. for us to deter bicycle theft and ar- Several weeks earlier, a friend rest bicycle thieves,” said Aguayo, of Castaneda’s had their bike sto- adding that the campus police has len from the same location. made 15 arrests this year com- Castaneda, a sophomore envi- pared to 11 in 2010. ronmental studies major, believes He said most arrests occur it was the lack of lights and cam- around the Dr. Martin Luther King eras that allowed the wheel on his Jr. Library, as that is the one area bike to be stolen. with security cameras that can “It is ridiculous,” Castaneda monitor the bike racks. said of bike rack safety. “It was Ott o Melara, of Associated Stu- dark and someone obviously had dents Transportation Solutions, time — they wouldn’t have that said they have no way of warding Undeclared freshman Alex Ortega locks his bike up in the San Carlos Plaza bike enclosure. The enclosures, which are located time with lights on.” off theft s in the cages other than in five different spots on campus, are one way to guard against bicycle theft on campus. Photo by Nick Rivelli / Spartan Daily Bicycle theft is on the rise at to advise students on how to be SJSU, but there are ways to pre- safer. vent it, said Sgt. Manuel Aguayo Associated Students has six It has always been a constant challenge for of the University Police Depart- cages around campus for SJSU ment. students to protect and lock their “ us to deter bicycle theft and arrest He explained the spontaneity bikes, he said — for a $50 deposit, of bicycle theft adds to the diffi - students get a key and access to culty of prevention — even when bicycle thieves. - Sgt. Manuel Aguayo, UPD THEFT ” it happens in front of students. SEE PAGE 2 Student Health Center hosts Building fire releases low levels of chemicals

Overheating wire blamed there are toxins that are released in and the walls primarily on the fi rst workshop on sexual violence the smoke,” Rucker said. “You smell fl oor of Dwight Bentel Hall will be for melting plastic cover smoke but you also have toxin residue wiped down and cleaned by Belfor by Chris Marian relationship. that burns with that plastic and it was Restoration, a company that analyzes Staff Writer Th e audience included both men and setting room aflame prett y strong.” and restores fi re, water and storm and women, mostly young students, Aft er the fi re was put out, he said damage. On Friday, Sept. 23, three young and a handful of older people as well. by Jeremy Infusino SJSU offi cials brought in fans to air out Junior journalism major Megan Ro- women hosted a gathering at the “We like to say consent isn’t a Staff Writer the building and continued to do so for driguez said she was not even aware Student Health Center to have an contract,” Jones said, explaining how the next week. there was a fi re in the building. honest discussion about sex and sex- consent could be far more subtle and A recent report shows that air qual- David Krack, director of environ- “If there’s any potential harm, it’s ual violence. nuanced than a simple statement, ity in Dwight Bentel Hall is safe for mental health and safety, is the person not OK,” she said. “We want consent to be the fi rst and how one must be sensitive to the students, faculty and staff aft er a fi re monitoring the air quality in Dwight Rodriguez said she was living in thing you do with your mouth,” said implicit as well as the explicit mes- occurred in the building before the se- Bentel Hall. Southern California at the time, and peer health educator Penny Spei- sages in an intimate relationship. mester began. He said an outside lab came into the didn’t receive any notice about it. ght, garnering laughs from her fel- Th e three young women covered Th e fi re occurred on Aug. 16 in building and cleaned from the night of Jenae Jordan, a senior public rela- low speakers, DaShanna Jones and topics connected to the act of con- Dwight Bentel Hall room 130, ten days the fi re until Aug. 22. tions major, said she read about the Monique McClanahan. sent as well, particularly the essen- before the fall semester started. Th ere is no universal measurement fi re in an email. Humor aside, teaching students tial diff erences between a healthy Bob Rucker, interim director of the for what is considered clean or safe air, “I didn’t really think much of it,” the concept of sexual consent is and abusive intimate relationship. school of journalism and mass com- Krack said, and the lab tested the air she said. “It was really vague, that’s something the three women said Intimate Partner Violence, as munication, said he was contacted quality inside room 130, the corridor what I thought.” they take dead seriously. they called it, fi gured prominently in that evening and came to campus im- of Dwight Bentel Hall and outside the While sample tests have occurred Speight, Jones and McClanahan the discussion. mediately aft er hearing there was fi re building on the south side to compare. since the fi re and students and faculty all work for Wellness and Health Speight, Jones, and McClanahan and smoke coming out of the windows According to the report that was have been occupying Dwight Bentel Promotion Department, a subdivi- described Intimate Partner Violence in Dwight Bentel Hall. analyzed on Sept. 17, the amount of Hall, Krack said people would not be sion of the Student Health Center, as an invisible epidemic that enters Th e fi re was att ributed to a wire particles were enough to be detected there unless the space is safe to oc- which has been hosting a series of the public consciousness only when overheating and melting its plastic but not high enough to be reported as cupy. events called the Peer Health Educa- the acts of violence spill onto the wire coating, causing one of the many a legitimate health concern. He said they are considering doing tion Workshops on other health re- street. racks in the room to catch fi re, he said. “Everything is a poison,” Krack more tests aft er the walls and ventila- lated topics for some time. Th ey cited this summer’s murder- “When fi re reaches a temperature said. “Th e only diff erence between a tion system are cleaned but may not “Th is presentation is actually suicide in the 10th Street garage as that melts plastic, it was explained to remedy and a poison is the dose.” be necessary to retest considering the something new,” Jones said. “We a very public example of Intimate me by the fi re marshal who was here, According to Krack, the air ducts results from the last sample taken. thought it was important to have Partner Violence. this (workshop) on consent.” Speight, Jones, and McClanahan Before an audience of about explained that most sexual violence twenty people, Speight, Jones occurs within existing abusive rela- and McClanahan explained tionships. sexual consent and its im- Th ey describe how popular media portance in having a healthy trends and antique chauvinistic cul- tural mores contribute to create an environment in which women are View exclusive stories and multimedia at treated as property to be possessed spartandaily.com and controlled – oft en with acts of sexual violence. Emotional violence can also be an important feature of an abusive relationship, Speight said. Several audience members shared anecdotes and personal observations of episodes of Intimate Partner Violence. t Twitter: @spartandaily 90˚ Jones said the people who at- tend these workshops oft en have f facebook.com/spartandaily 63˚ personal accounts of abuse, saying that coming to these workshops of- Spartan Daily ten brings these memories back. Serving San José State University since 1934 Volume 137 / Issue 17 SEE CONSENT PAGE 2 2 NEWS Spartan Daily Wednesday, September 28, 2011

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Dance Lessons Colleges try new ways to keep students from dropping Ballroom Dance Club Friday, September 30, 2011 McClatchy Tribune fi nished the semester, graduat- sists low-income students fac- are the hurdles students have Wire Service ed in June, and has now begun ing personal emergencies that to get over. And those don’t 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. work on his bachelor’s degree. could derail their graduation have to be big things. Th ey can Spartan Complex room 89 BOSTON — Th ings were “I’ve seen other students plans. Payouts average $500 be small things — say, their day going well for Job Asiimwe as drop out, not because they can’t but can be as small as $11 for care goes up $100 a month, and he approached his fi nal semes- aff ord tuition, but they can’t af- a bus pass. (Th e Lumina Foun- that’s the make-or-break num- Fall ’11 Job and Internship Fair ter at Bunker Hill Community ford the other costs of coming dation is among the funders of ber.” College here last winter. Th en to college — rent, health insur- Th e Hechinger Report, which Only 29 percent of com- SJSU Career Center a toothache almost derailed his ance, transportation,” Asiimwe produced this story.) munity college students earn college career. said. “I was lucky.” Many such interventions two-year degrees within three Wednesday October 12, 2011 Asiimwe, an immigrant More and more American have not been around long years, according to U.S. Depart- 12 to 4:30 p.m. from Uganda who’s been on colleges and universities are enough to concretely measure ment of Education statistics. At his own since age 19, was close recognizing that unexpected their success, but some have. four-year universities, 57 per- to graduating. He had been ac- crises unrelated to academics A case-management system cent of students complete bach- SVCE Speaker Event: “Entrepreneurship and cepted to a bachelor’s degree are pushing people to drop out, at Cedar Valley College near elor’s degrees within six years. program at a college in Ver- especially as the economy stag- Dallas has decreased the drop- Th e Obama administration has Innovation in Silicon Valley: the Past, Present, and mont and his plan to become nates. Under intense pressure out rate for students consid- called for raising graduation a lawyer seemed within reach from parents, taxpayers and ered at risk from 53 percent to rates substantially by 2020. Future” — until something in his mouth politicians to improve abysmal 40 percent, the university says. But about a third of stu- Monday, October 17, 2011 began to throb. graduation rates, the colleges At Michigan Technological dents entering college today He needed a crown on a are not only assuming a new University in the state’s Upper are the fi rst in their families to 7:30 p.m. tooth that had begun to de- role in helping their students Peninsula, a program started go to college, according to the Ed Oates, co-founder, Oracle Corp. cay. But the procedure cost over the bumps — they’re also last fall to monitor and support National Center for Education $2,000, more than he earned in keeping a close eye on students faltering students reduced the Statistics, and a quarter are King Library room 225 / 229 a month, and it wasn’t covered and even monitoring social number who were on the brink both fi rst-generation and low- by insurance. As close as he media to detect early signs of of leaving by 2 percent, accord- income. was to graduation, he consid- trouble. ing to the university. “A lot of the issues that ered abandoning his studies so “Our students are not shel- Scholarship America, a (they) have are life issues, not he could earn the money. tered from the economic prob- charity organization that runs academic issues,” said Ingrid Asiimwe was on the verge lems of the country,” said Linda Dreamkeepers and other schol- Washington, vice president SpartaGuide is provided to students, staff and faculty, free of of becoming one of the surpris- Byrd-Johnson, director of the arship programs, reports that of student aff airs at Gateway charge. The deadline to submit is at noon, three working days pri- ingly large number of Ameri- U.S. Department of Education’s the proportion of students who Community and Technical Col- or to desired publication date. 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Entries are three years, or four-year bach- “Th ese kids are just like ev- cent, compared with 50 percent and accepts donated clothes for printed in order of which they are received. elor’s degrees within six. erybody else,” she said. “Some for students who don’t receive them to wear to job interviews “I don’t think many people of them are struggling to make such help. or to work. know how sometimes just one ends meet.” “Finances are the number medical event could aff ect your Th e “Dreamkeepers” pro- one reason students drop out. life,” said Asiimwe, now 22. gram that helped Asiimwe — It’s not just school fi nances — Asiimwe was fortunate. underwritt en by the Kresge it’s life fi nances,” said Lauren Bunker Hill stepped in and paid Foundation, the Lumina Foun- Segal, president and CEO of for the crown with funds from dation for Education and the Scholarship America. “It’s the a pool of foundation money. 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FROM PAGE 1 ality and self-worth, and not allow themselves “It really hits people who have been in vio- to be dominated by an abusive partner, either lent relationships,” she said. physically or emotionally. According to the speakers, IPV can have Th ey said they want people to leave their more insidious eff ects on its victims than phys- workshops at the very least bett er informed. ical injury, such as reduced academic or job “I want people to have tools so they can performance, poor health, depression and post- work with their own lives as well as others,” traumatic stress disorder. Speight said. Speight, Jones, and McClanahan said IPV of- McClanahan said he thinks that workshops ten goes underreported because young people and activities such as theirs at the Student have become numbed to it by a popular culture Health Center go under-advertised. which normalizes sexual objectifi cation and “Within the college campus, there are so violence. many resources that students don’t know According to them, it’s important for part- about,” she said. ners in an intimate relationship to not only Speight, Jones, and McClanahan will be host- cultivate good communication, but also for the ing their workshop again at the Student Health partners to maintain a strong sense of individu- Center on Nov. 9. Wednesday, September 28, 2011 Spartan Daily SPORTS 3 Return to the pitch After missing last season with injury, Kelsy Holm is switching positions and embracing the change

Since she was out for the by Peter Fournier season, Holm redshirted. Staff Writer Holm said she aggravated her knee injury earlier this Spartan senior Kelsy Holm summer, and is receiving Syn- has always put her team fi rst visc-One injections to be able and herself second. to play this season. Th e women’s soccer team Synvisc, according to its athlete batt led through injuries website, is used treat osteoar- and adjusted to various posi- thritis and is made “from a nat- tion shift s to become one of the ural substance that lubricates most experienced players on and cushions your joint.” the SJSU squad. Holm said she will more “I know every position rela- than likely need surgery again tively well, some bett er than once this season is over. others, but wherever my coach “It’s diffi cult when you’ve wants me, I’ll play it,” said the been out with an injury,” 21 year old. Leightman said of Holm re- Th e senior kinesiology ma- turning to the lineup. “It’s like jor, who wants to be a sports coming in as a freshman.” psychiatrist, played center- Teammate Angela Santoro Senior forward Kelsy Holm (front-right) practices with her teammates at Spartan Stadium on Tuesday. Surgery to repair missing cartilage Photo by Dillon Engstrom / Contributing Photographer back freshman year, switched said Holm’s positive att itude in her left knee forced Holm to sit out most of the 2010 season. to the midfi eld during her really stands out. sophomore year and has been “She’s really helped other play, I’ll play, and I’ll do my ab- “When you grow up playing moved to forward for the 2011 teammates even when she’s solute best at it.” soccer, especially when you’re season. down herself,” Santoro said. Th e way she scored her goal at this level, you know how to Coach Jeff Leightman said “She’s someone that can push against the UC Davis Aggies play every position,” she said. Holm has adapted well to the her own injuries aside and help showed it wasn’t her fi rst time “You’ve been there at least many changes. other people.” playing on the att ack. once before whether it’s a cou- “We can plug her in at dif- Despite her knee problems, “I took a lot of shots, but ple years ago, fi ve years ago, 10 ferent places and she gives us Holm went from recording I’ve just always been a defen- years ago. You know the main experience and composure,” he shots on goal in her fi rst few sive-minded player,” Holm said objective of it.” said. seasons to actually scoring her of her fi rst two years of action Holm said she played for the Holm said she injured her fi rst collegiate goal, which she as a Spartan. “For me to score Arsenal Football Club in Tem- left knee in preparation for her collected on her fi rst shot-on- my fi rst collegiate goal was ecula when she was growing junior season. goal this year against UC Davis really nice because I haven’t up. During a match against CSU in August. scored since high school, prob- One of the largest youth soc- Bakersfi eld early in the 2010 “My idea was to go out ably. It’s a good feeling, defi - cer clubs in the United States, season, Holm said she collided there, pressure the opposing nitely, to help out the team in Holm said she was a captain on with an opponent. team’s defense as I hard as I some way.” her Arsenal teams for six years. It turned out that Holm had could and try and force a bad Holm said it was kind of “It was a great experience,” missing cartilage in her left clearance — which is what hap- odd when her coach fi rst told she said. “I loved my club knee, which she said resulted pened against the UC Davis her that he wanted to try her coach, my club team. It was, in bone-on-bone grinding, goalkeeper. We were able to up at forward aft er playing by far, an awesome experience forcing her to receive surgery capitalize on it,” she said. “Any- mostly defense for the past that got me to where I am to- Senior Kelsy Holm (left) at the women’s soccer team’s practice Photo by Dillon Engstrom / Contributing Photographer to repair the damaged cartilage. where my coach wants me to few years. day.” Tuesday. Make it two in a row: SJSU men’s golf team victorious once again

by Ron Gleeson Sports Editor

Th e SJSU men’s golf team cap- tured its second win in as many tournaments this season Tuesday at the Dash Th omas Invitational in Eagle, Idaho. A one-over par round capped a tournament in which the Spar- tans fi nished 25-under par, 14 strokes lower than Western Ath- letic Conference foe Idaho. Th e victory at the par-71 Ban- bury Golf Course marks the fi rst Senior Matt Hovan watching his shot during a round earlier this sea- time since the 1993-1994 season son. Hovan tied for fith place, finishing at six-under par at the Dash Thomas Invitational. Photo courtesy SJSU Athletics. that SJSU has recorded two victo- ries in a season. Sophomore Daniel Semmler led the Spartans in Head coach John Kennaday said the win came the fi nal round with a one-under par score, bringing directly from hard work and practice, which enabled his total tournament score to two-under and giving the team to reach this achievement. him a tie for 11th place “Practice gives us courage, courage gives confi - Sophomore Justin Estrada shot a fi nal round dence, confi dence gives us results — which is what score of level-par, leaving him one-over for the tour- we got,” he said. nament and in a tie for 17th place. Kennaday added that although another win feels Senior Christopher Lang, who fi nished in third great for the team, they are determined to collect an- place in the Spartans’ fi rst victory of the season at other victory this season. the Palouse Invitational, fi nished in 20th place. “We’re very happy with what we’ve done, but Th e Spartans also re-wrote SJSU record books not yet satisfi ed,” he said. “Th is is one of many good with the conclusion of the second round of the tour- memories we will draw this season.” nament. Kennaday said he is “extremely proud” of the “I am proud of our records,” Kennaday said. “But I team’s performance and added that these results are think I can speak for everyone is saying we still have a culmination of an immense amount of hard work a lot of work to do.” “It’s not just one thing, it’s a lot of things coming SJSU posted a 26-under par score of 542 through together,” Kennaday said. “Th ese guys keep working the fi rst 36 holes of play, shatt ering the previous their tail off and they never seem satisfi ed.” score of 553 set in 2006 at the Allister MacKenzie Junior Jay Myers was the low man for the Spar- Invitational. tans with a 10-under par performance, good enough Th e Spartans also recorded a second-round score for his second consecutive second-place fi nish. of 19-under par, breaking a 13-year-old school re- Kennaday said Myers has fought shoulder injury cord by eight shots for lowest single-round score set and has still been able to help lead this Spartan team. at the 1997 NCAA West Regional Championship. “I’m happy of the way his game is going,” Ken- On top of shooting the lowest score in the tour- naday said. “I’m excited about his prospects.” nament, SJSU led all schools in eagles with six; bird- Myers held the lead entering the fi nal round of ies with 60 and par-fi ve scoring at 36-under. play, but a one-over round pushed him into a tie for Kennaday said the largest factor that made the second place. Spartans stand out from competition at the tourna- Senior Matt Hovan was the only other Spartan ment is the att iude they each carry both on and off who fi nished in the top fi ve. the course. His fi nal round score of one-over par left him “Th eir great att itudes create the environment,” he at six-under for the tournament, tying him for fi ft h said. “Th ey are eager to learn and extremely hard- place. working.” 4 NEWS Spartan Daily Wednesday, September 28, 2011 Supreme Court hears key case in ongoing immigration debate

McClatchy Tribune For good or for ill, the consequences Wire Service will be particularly felt in California, Washington, Idaho and other Western WASHINGTON — Carlos Martinez states covered by the 9th Circuit, where Gutierrez got caught smuggling three Verrilli noted that nearly half of all so- Mexican children into California. Now, called “cancellation of removal” appli- his travails have reached the Supreme cations arise. Court. Th ese are cases, like Gutierrez’s, in On Tuesday, the court agreed to hear which immigrants seek to avoid being Gutierrez’s case and another that raise removed from the United States. questions potentially crucial for other Kinnaird, with the Washington, children of illegal immigrants. If Guti- D.C.-based offi ce of the Paul Hastings errez wins, some immigrants may fi nd law fi rm, predicted that immigration it easier to avoid removal and stay in advocacy groups and others eventually While sophomore Derek Zhou, left, makes a sale, a crowd Berkeley campus on Tuesday. The group held the bake the United States. will weigh in with friend-of-the-court argues with former Regent Ward Connerly, seated, as the sale with items priced according to ethnicity to protest af- Berkeley College Republicans held a bake sale on the UC firmative action. Photo by Kristopher Skinner / MCT “Th e case is signifi cant,” Gutierrez’s briefs. appellate att orney, Stephen Kinnaird, When the Department of Homeland said Tuesday, adding that “you can have Security wanted to kick Gutierrez out possible breakups of families” in certain of the United States, he sought protec- Protestors swarm Berkeley Republican cupcake sale circumstances. tion under a law that turns on how long Gutierrez’s att empted alien smug- someone has been in this country. McClatchy Tribune dents layed silently on the quad in been vetoed in past years; a Brown gling through the San Ysidro, Calif., Th e law permits a judge to can- Wire Service a message urging the university to spokesman would not comment on port of entry in December 2005 does cel removal proceedings and let an increase student diversity. pending legislation. not, by itself, concern the court. Guti- immigrant stay in the United States if, BERKELEY, Calif. — What started One member of the Berkeley Col- Across the quad from the bake errez’s subsequent eff orts to avoid be- among other conditions, the immigrant as a satirical bake sale against race- lege Republicans said the event met sale, the ASUC manned its own ta- ing kicked out of the country, however, has been “lawfully admitt ed for per- based admissions turned into a mas- its goal. ble, urging people to sign up to call matt er a great deal. manent residence for not less than fi ve sive rally on university diversity and “We’re having a lot of good dia- Brown in support of the bill. Free- An immigration judge agreed with years.” affi rmative action programs Tuesday logue with people, which is what we man said “hundreds” have signed on Gutierrez, a legal permanent resident, Gutierrez’s family entered the Unit- as hundreds crowded Sproul Plaza wanted,” said senior Andy Nevis, ex- in support. that he had lived legally in the United ed States illegally in 1988 or 1989, when on the University of California, ecutive director of the Berkeley Col- At the sale, cupcakes, cookies and States long enough to deserve another he was 5. In 1991, his father att ained Berkeley campus. lege Republicans. muffi ns were selling well. Whites chance aft er his 2005 arrest. Th e judge, legal U.S. residence status. Th e family Th e event was spurred by a bake Still, hundreds of students decried paid $2 per treat, while Asians paid later supported by the San Francisco- eventually ended up in the San Fran- sale run by the campus’ student Re- the sale, which they call racist and $1.50 and African-Americans paid based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, cisco Bay Area. publican group, where baked goods demeaning. 75 cents and Native Americans 25 rejected Department of Homeland Se- In October 2003, Gutierrez att ained were off ered at varying prices based “It trivializes the struggles of peo- cents. Women got 25 cents off all curity eff orts to remove Gutierrez. legal U.S. residency at age 19. Two years on the buyers’ gender, race and eth- ple of color,” said Joey Freeman, vice purchases. In calculating Gutierrez’s legal resi- aft er that, with his father disabled and nicity. president for external aff airs for the Th e bake sale started at 10 a.m. dency, the immigration judge and the his mother unemployed, he agreed to Ward Connerly, a former UC re- Associated Students of University with about 100 spectators, but the 9th Circuit included the years he spent smuggle several minors into the United gent and the mastermind of the 1996 of California student government. number had swelled to triple that with his family before he gained legal States in exchange for $1,500. state law that banned race-based “Th ey’re taking it to the next level in size when morning classes ended status on his own. Th e Obama admin- Nonetheless, a judge ruled Gutierrez preferences, helped staff the bake an inappropriate way.” around 11 a.m. istration argues this was too generous. can stay in this country. sale table, holding discussions with Th e ASUC passed an emergency “It just struck me as something Only Gutierrez’s time since he gained “Th e parent’s admission for perma- students. resolution Sunday condemning dis- very unusual,” said Catalina Saldivia, independent legal status should count, nent residence (in 1991) was also im- “People have been mostly civil,” crimination against student groups, a junior peace and confl ict studies the administration says. puted to the parent’s minor children,” he said. “Back in 1996, believe me, a direct response to the bake sale. major. “It made me really curious.” “Th e practical consequences of the Immigration Judge Zsa Zsa C. DePaolo this would have been a much more Th e Republican group called the She noted that opinions on both 9th Circuit’s aberrant … rule are sig- reasoned. hostile situation. Th e issue is rap- event last week to counterprotest sides of the issue aren’t dissimilar — nifi cant,” U.S. Solicitor General Don- Th e Obama administration retorts idly approaching the point of irrel- ASUC’s support of a bill on Gov. Jer- both sides oppose discrimination. ald Verrilli Jr. stated in a brief, adding that the clock for Gutierrez started tick- evance.” ry Brown’s desk that would roll back “I’m shocked that the reaction that “it also impedes the government’s ing in 2003, as “the actions and status Th e event was peaceful. At one some restrictions on race-based uni- has been so negative,” she said, “but high-priority eff ort to remove criminal of others, including the alien’s parents, point, hundreds of black-clad stu- versity admissions. Similar bills have I think the tactic is not the best one.” aliens.” are irrelevant” in counting eligibility.

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Wrestlers are their own terms, was actually staged, not learning how to manage my however, these experiences By stunt doubles, and even Vince many wrestling fans could de- By sleep schedule and the hard- have allowed me to learn Peter McMahon, the chairman of termine whether or not it was Francisco est school workload I’ve ever things about myself I would the company, has wrestled scripted for a few weeks. had laid upon me. Six pounds never otherwise see. Fournier in the ring several times over Th e shoot was centered on Rendon gone, but I survived, with a de- As I look back over the past the years. Punk’s contract situation. cent GPA at that. year, I can clearly remember Where else do you see that? Punk’s contract was coming In the spring I started various points of crisis that What other chairman of other to an end, in actuality, on July strong but petered out through made me panic and want to I like professional wrestling. corporations of that magnitude 17. So, I’ve lost about 15 pounds the middle, especially in the quit. Not the Greco-Roman, go out and risk injury? Th at happened to be the since this time last year. period of Baha’i fast, when, for It is these same points of Olympic-style stuff , but World None. same day of the Money in the Call it the Transfer 15. religious reasons, I did not eat crisis, however, that ultimately Wrestling Entertainment-style Albeit, the biggest diff erence Bank PPV in Chicago, Punk’s When I got to SJSU, I was or drink anything from sunrise led to greater victory. wrestling. between wrestling and regu- hometown. another in-and-out student, to sunset. A wise philosopher of our Unfortunately, there aren’t lar television is that the WWE Th e WWE made Punk the crashing with a friend in San With my inexperience time — Chuck Norris — once many people that I know per- makes the majority of its cash number one contender in the Mateo and commuting to living alone, I was not orga- said that pain is weakness sonally at SJSU who watch it. on pay-per-view broadcasts. weeks leading to the pay-per- school two days a week. nized enough to wake up in leaving the body. Telling people that I watch Th at could change with the view, with the hype around the I was already a self-pro- time to eat breakfasts for In weight training, the pain WWE programming usually rumored WWE Network set to title match with John Cena be- claimed boss at my community most of this 19-day period. Six one feels is oft en the mus- gets a snicker in a tone that be introduced sometime in 2012. ing whether or not Punk would college, Contra Costa College, pounds gone. cles breaking down, so that comes across as “Oh, you never Its been said the company leave the company with the where I knew the president, Now, serving as an editor they can regrow, stronger grew up, did you?” will broadcast its big four PPVs title. Watching “Jersey Shore” or – the Royal Rumble, Wrestlema- Th e Punk storyline was “Th e Real World” doesn’t do nia, SummerSlam and Survivor genius. much either. Series – on the network. It resulted in a sold out All- ...exercise has become a distant WWE Superstar Mike “Th e Should the company do that, state Arena in Chicago, full of Miz” Mizanin starred on “Th e it could streamline wrestling for CM Punk fans who drowned “ memory or a passionate fantasy... Real World” before making it in the foreseeable future and open John Cena in boos. the WWE, and worked his way up its biggest events to a crowd Punk would win the title most of the faculty and many on the Spartan Daily, exercise than before. ” up to being one of the compa- that doesn’t always have access that night, and exit through workers in the Chancellor’s has become a distant memory Outwardly, these tribula- ny’s top wrestlers. to watch them. the crowd, in front of Offi ce. or a passionate fantasy, as I tions seemed to be terrify- But it’s safe to say that In terms of the actual prod- McMahon who had tried to Th e bachelor’s degree have to prioritize giving myself ing and destructive to the watching WWE wrestlers in the uct that’s been given to fans in “screw” Punk from winning the seemed like just another notch enough sleep to recover from comforts of day-to-day life, ring and performing their skits the ring, it’s improved drasti- title. in the belt, another rung in regular 12-hour workdays. but inwardly they allowed for is much more of a show than al- cally in the past few months. Here’s the thing: McMahon a broken educational system Th ree pounds gone, and count- tremendous growth and hap- most any semi-reality show on Th e real turnaround start- would never allow another that I had, for the most part, ing. piness. television. ed when CM Punk broke the wrestler to leave his company fi gured out. In schedules such as this, Being able to move past For example, the company’s “fourth wall,” the supposed wall with the title, because he’s had Fortunately, my profes- particularly in college, when these challenges and develop fl agship show, “Monday Night between an audience and the a women’s champion in the sors gave me a large dose of there is simply not enough the qualities to face problems Raw,” is recorded live, so while performers, on an episode of past dump her WWE title in a humility. time to take care of everything that, in the moment, seem your favorite actors get a chance Raw in June. Punk essentially trash can live on WCW Monday A month into the fi rst se- in the day, one is forced to insurmountable, seems to be to ‘cut’ and do it all over again if railed against the company’s Night Nitro (the WWE’s main mester, I realized commuting make compromises. the majority of what most they screw up, wrestlers don’t hierarchy of Vince McMahon, competitors in the 1990s). to school was a big challenge One can either get eight of us end up learning at San get that. If they screw up, there his daughter Stephanie and her But watching how much of for someone used to being as hours of sleep or get up early Jose State. is no do-over. It goes out live on husband, wrestler Triple H. a rebel Punk was in the lead up involved in his campus as I to exercise. In retrospect, I wondered national television. Punk also criticized decisions to the pay-per-view, and the lin- was. One can either get ahead why more people didn’t tell me Th e wrestlers also do their the company has made in the gering thought of if he actually Gratefully gett ing my stuff on homework or spend limited just how diffi cult the fi rst year own stunts. past few months, like the fact resigned from the WWE was out of my friend’s house, I spare time with old friends. of transferring would be. Th ey actually “fi ght” each that John Cena is always placed very entertaining. scanned the classifi eds and One can either go grocery But, upon further refl ection, other in the ring, with litt le to on a pedestal as the company’s It’s story lines like that, found a place to stay. shopping or play music. maybe it’s bett er this way. no editing involved. trademark wrestler. which skim truth and fi ction, However, there was no It seems there is not enough Welcome to this fall’s trans- Th e blood is real, the hits are Th ough the “shoot,” an un- that will keep me a WWE fan heating and as winter rolled time for both. fer students. 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COMMENTARY Discussion of the week: Is MTV still good for music? Despite changes, channel still rocks Network lacks what made it popular

byJeremy Infusino by Christina Molina Staff Writer Staff Writer

MTV is the current home of reality televi- Before I begin my rant, I will say that I sion, but a few decades ago it was the home of really enjoyed MTV at one point. music videos. I enjoyed the MTV that would televise the Just because MTV does not show music as hott est and newest music videos and oft en oft en as it used to does not make the station show concerts and interviews with artists and irrelevant for music — it is still a great place producers. for artists to get exposure as well as for view- How did we go from that to teen pregnan- ers to fi nd out about new artists. cies, teen wolves and teen soap operas? Some may not be aware but there are still I will say that the entertainment factor music videos shown at 3 a.m. on a show called comes into play but to what extent? AMTV. If MTV is so desperate to pull in ratings, of- A lot of people will say that they are not fer a litt le bit of ridiculousness but don’t allow awake that early in the “ante meridiem” it to take over the entire basis of your network. which is understandable, but MTV does have When the fi rst music video aired on August two channels that show only music videos 1, 1981, on MTV, the world of music changed, around the clock. creating a revolutionary source for viewers to MTV Jams and MTV Hits are two channels experience the music industry’s best and lat- Vinny and Pauly D as seen on the MTV reality that show music videos all day, which I think est. show “Jersey Shore.” Photo courtesy of mtv.com is cool if you really want to see music videos Th at concept has been lost and that for me but don’t want to watch YouTube videos on is simply disappointing. music videos and performances from popular your computer. MTV is a terrible source for music and has artists. When I watch MTV Jams with friends we Nate Mendel and Dave Grohl, from the band Foo been for years. Maybe it is the decrease in mu- However, forgive me if I am not jumping like to play a game and try to fi nd the com- Fighters, accept the award for Best Rock Video sic videos or the increase of nonsense shown for joy on the fact that I would have to be up for their song “The Walk” at the 2011 Video mon theme in the videos. but the fact is that MTV is a dagger to music in the wee hours of the night to enjoy some- Music Awards. Photo courtesy of mtv.com Sometimes Jams will play videos that have and culture. thing MTV should commit to providing on a a subtle but common factor in a few videos category is decided by fans who cast their Th e fact that MTV rarely plays music on its regular basis. and we try to fi gure out what it is. votes. channel these days has to be the biggest ripoff I think MTV lost most credibility in No- For instance, you might turn on the chan- It’s no secret that MTV is not the same on television. vember 2008 when Total Request Live, widely nel and see Waka Flocka’s video, followed channel that it was 30 years ago. Pardon me for believing that a network known as TRL, was canceled. by Ace Hood’s video followed by Rick Ross’s Back when MTV was still referred to as called Music Television would actually play In my eyes, TRL was the last good thing video and conclude that the common thread is music television the station actually had trou- music for its viewers. MTV had going for itself as far as connecting all three songs were produced by Lex Luger. ble fi lling a whole day with music videos. I must have been blindsided by its hit viewers to their favorite artists and music. Tell me you would not have a good time Can you imagine if you had to listen to shows about underage parenting and televised MTV has done well at expanding through playing this game with friends. “Teach Me How to Dougie” on steady rotation intoxication and indecency. its website and digital cable channels such as Th e Video Music Awards or VMAs, if you today? I understand the concept behind this — MTV2, MTV Hits and MTV Jams. live under a rock, is one of the most-watched Now the channel doesn’t need to fi ll 24 MTV needs to draw in young viewers with Th ese channels are exciting for music lov- award shows on television. hours of airtime with music videos. outrageous programming. ers but how enthusiastic can someone be if According to Nielsen ratings, this year’s It is a strong enough channel that it can However, this idea of desperate att ention- these channels are inaccessible? VMAs had 12.4 million viewers and 8.5 mil- show music videos at 3 a.m. and some people grabbing through shows has become old to I am one of those disappointed people who lion were in the 12-34 demographic. Th ose still watch, albeit those people are insomniacs. me. can’t aff ord premium channels on my $0 sal- are some big numbers — can you really argue I enjoy watching guilty pleasures such as We’ve seen it on “Th e Real World.” Now we ary. that MTV is bad for music when it’s sett ing “Jersey Shore” just as much as anyone else, see it with the Real World and Road Rules cast Th e culture of music can no longer rest in records? maybe more, but I don’t think the fact that challenges, “Jersey Shore” and “Awkward.” the hands of MTV for the simple fact that it A lot of people watch the award show to MTV has a lot of reality programming makes It is easy to argue that MTV hasn’t com- does nothing for music but use it as a time slot see which artists would win in categories such it any less important. pletely neglected its roots. for those sleepless hours. as Video of the Year, Best Female Video, Best MTV might not show as many music vid- For example, AMTV is still an active part of If this is what the renowned music network Male Video and Best New Artist. eos as it used to in 1981 but that does not the network’s schedule. has come to, it is possible that MTV is not a I mean seriously, the Best New Artist mean it is bad for music. From 3 to 9 a.m., the MTV line up includes music network at all.

MUSIC REVIEW J. Cole’s first album drops cool beats and delivers to fans

Lights, which he had initially by Scott Semmler created to be his fi rst album. Staff Writer Aft er he decided he was not pleased with the overall record, he released it as a mixtape. Jermaine Cole, bett er known Th e response to the fi rst as J. Cole, released his highly- three mixtapes was enormous J. Cole is an up-and-coming hip-hop artist who had previously released three mixtapes. His new first album Cole World: The Sideline anticipated debut album on and Cole developed a massive Story was released Sept. 27 at the top of the charts. Photo courtesy of jcolemusic.com Tuesday titled Cole World: Th e following. Sideline Story. Ten months later, Cole has Nice Watch.” being above and beyond what For people who have waited released Cole World: Th e Side- Lyrically, Cole’s work on other artists are doing these what seemed like forever, it is line Story to an ever-increasing the album can be described days. fi nally here. fan base waiting to hear an al- as uniquely entertaining and My personal favorites in- What makes this album spe- bum four years in the making. a style linking him to legends clude the three tracks pre- cial is the journey it went on Th e bott om line is that Jay-Z, Eminem and Nas. viously mentioned as well to get to its release on Sept. 27. whenever you have a legend His style is a combination as “Cole World,” “Can’t Get Th e record has been four like Jay-Z on your debut al- of visuals and storytelling, a Enough” and “Nobody’s Per- years in the making and his bum, you know the artist is good example of which comes fect.” Cole’s use of creative lyr- fans have been eagerly antici- something special. in “Lost Ones,” in which he ics mixed with a contagious pating his fi rst album every J. Cole does not disappoint. raps about a young couple go- beat and hook are what will step of the way. Cole World: Th e Sideline ing through the experience of make these tracks timeless. Cole fi rst made news in Story is an 18-track lyrical learning that they are preg- What Cole does avoid is 2007 when his fi rst mixtape, symphony grouping Cole’s nant. Other good examples of what up-and-coming artists Th e Come Up, quickly became standard ’90’s sound with some his unique lyrics are the tracks tend to conform to – making a fan favorite. Th e mixtape was of the best produced beats the “Th e Sideline Story” and “Dol- songs suitable for the radio released a year aft er he gradu- hip-hop game can off er. lar and A Dream III.” and the everyday mainstream ated magna cum laude from St. Th e album is a mix of old Th e beats, produced mostly listener. In return, the artist John’s University. favorites from Cole’s previous by Cole himself, are unlike on the radio sees his name in Two years later, he released mix-tapes, including “Lights any we have heard from main- lights and paychecks in the his second mixtape, The Warm Please,” which he claimed in stream hit-makers on the radio. mail. Up, to critical acclaim. One 2009 would be on his debut al- As previously mentioned, However, Cole stays true to specifi c song struck the liking bum no matt er what, consider- Cole’s musical style is straight his roots in his debut album, of hip-hop megastar Jay-Z, ti- ing how it helped him rise to out of the 1990s, with exotic which is one reason for poten- tled “Lights Please.” fame. melodies intertwined with tial rise to hip-hop glory. Based on the song, the Roc Th e album also features ap- contagious head-nodding beat. Cole World: Th e Sideline Nation president made Cole pearances from notable artists Such tracks as “Rise and Shine,” Story is a veteran-like album his fi rst signee to his new label. such as Trey Songz, Drake, and “God’s Gift ” and “Mr. Nice by a fresh-faced artist showing Cole World: The Sideline Story is an 18-track album which includes performances by other notable hip-hop artists such as Jay-Z, Trey In 2010, Cole released yet Missy Elliot, along with Jay-Z Watch” are clear examples of clear signs of the next big thing Songz and Missy Elliot. Photo courtesy of jcolemusic.com another mixtape, Friday Night who appears on the track “Mr. the music behind the lyrics in hip-hop.