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REGISTRATION Returning students to have enrollment priority

By Rochelle Beckel January essentially, because at that point we’re who left on good standing and they now wanted According to Stephen Branz, associate dean for @rochellebeckel determining who comes in as a new student,” said to return. So they were treated just like every other curriculum and director of general education, what Sharon Willey, associate vice president for Admin- applicant, even though they had already been in a many people don’t understand about students who Beginning Fall 2014, former SJSU students istrative and Enrollment Services department.” leave SJSU before graduating is that most of them wishing to return to campus and complete gradu- Former students returning will then be put into Bekah Gher, a junior behavioral science major, are required to leave for reasons that are irrelevant ation will have priority over first-time transfers their own application pool that will be considered said she doesn’t think the policy is a good idea be- to their GPA, such as having a baby or being relo- pending their department’s approval. before any of the applicants for transfer admission, cause it seems unfair. cated to another region for a job. This resolution to grant former students re- according to Willey. “I think that everybody should get the same “I think the perception with certainly a lot of turning priority over first-time applicants wishing “We had an Academic Senate policy which opportunity to come to school here,” Gher said. faculty and maybe even students is that if you left to transfer. guides the reinstatement or returning of former “I think that dropouts shouldn’t get to come first the university you must have ‘flunked out,’” Branz “We have to know who departments want to students who were disqualified,” Willey said. “But when transfers and new students haven’t had the said. “Well that’s actually not the case. Most stu- bring back (and who) to accept before we go through we didn’t have anything that spoke to former stu- opportunity to come here and show what they can the admissions process, so we need to know by mid- dents enrolling who were either on probation or do here for the school.” SEE TRANSFERS ON PAGE 3

CAMPUS ENERGY Students have to wait for textbooks Battery technology group leads charge

By Bryan Delohery @Bdelohery

Energy storage innovation ac- celerator CalCharge has teamed up with SJSU’s College of Engi- neering to create “Battery Uni- versity,” a program designed to train students in battery storage technology. CalCharge, a partnership between Lawrence Berkeley Nation- al Laboratory and the California Clean Energy Fund (CalCEF), aims to accelerate the growth of California’s energy storage market and make the Silicon Valley the leading authority on alternative energy storage. According to Doug Daven- port, CalCharge lead program manager at LBNL, SJSU’s Col- lege of Engineering, is producing Eva Vong looks for a textbook amongst the books that are left at the Spartan Bookstore Wednesday. Carolyn Seng / Spartan Daily graduates with the proper skills to enter the workforce. SEE CAMPUS ON PAGE 3 SEE TECH ON PAGE 2

GROUP COMMUNITY Acceleration campaign raises Anonymous gun funds for various departments buyback offers cash

By Vince Ei nors, but Acceleration intensi- go out there ... and see if we can By Bryan Delohery fer potential gun donors with an @Vince_the_Ei fied and consolidated the whole bring some of that revenue back @Bdelohery additional $10,000 provided by process. to San Jose State,” Harris said. the District Attorney’s office. A total of $179,826,834 has “... we were doing it all over “Acceleration started because we In response to the recent rash “We are working with differ- been raised by the Accelera- the place, so there were a lot of knew that there was a significant of gun violence across the nation, ent agencies within the county tion campaign, according to the individuals trying to manage the source of revenue out there that the Santa Clara County Board of government to get the word out,” 2011-12 Tower Foundation an- money on their own and there we were not tapping into, that we Supervisors announced a plan to Mitchell said. “We gave 1,000 fli- nual report. came a point when the university were not doing what we could to host an anonymous gun buyback ers to the mayor’s gang task force According to Rebecca Dukes, president said we probably need really bring that money into the to offer cash to those willing to and the Sheriff’s Department the vice president of University to centralize all this in one place university.” turn in their firearms. will be distributing fliers to high Advancement, Acceleration be- and be more organized about Constance Moore, chairman The buyback, scheduled for crime areas.” gan in 2007 and had a goal to how we approach this,” Harris of the Tower Foundation board, March 2 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. According to Sean Webby, me- raise $200 million by the end of said. “Rather than having 40 said the goal was originally $150 at the Santa Clara County Fair- dia coordinator for the District the 2012-13 fiscal year on June people out there with expertise, million to correlate with SJSU’s grounds, is completely anony- Attorney’s office, recent Bay Area 30. let’s bring it all into one office 150th anniversary and was mous and is a drive-thru event; gun buyback events have been Dukes said the campaign and manage it.” raised to $200 million because participants are not allowed to very successful. continues to raise money and According to Harris, all the of the rapid success of the cam- exit their vehicles and must ar- “(The buybacks) literally have gave a more provisional sum of money raised from corporations, paign. rive with their guns in the trunk, run out of money,” Webby said. $198,395,251 at the end of Janu- foundations and individual do- According to the annual re- which will be unloaded by Santa “This is a very rare buyback in ary 2013. nors goes to a nonprofit organi- port, gifts range from just one Clara County Sheriff’s Deputies. the sense that it is using pub- Pat Lopes Harris, director zation called the Tower Founda- dollar to $3,038,000. The event is being coordinated lic funds as opposed to private of media relations, said Accel- tion, whose sole purpose is to “Usually donors have re- by the county’s Office of Public funds.” eration is a comprehensive fund- manage funds for SJSU. ally specific requests for how Affairs and the District Attor- Webby said the buyback is a raising campaign and that it was Dukes said through December the money is used. So some- ney’s office in conjunction with publicly funded effort to get guns the first time SJSU has ever em- there were 12,134 alumni donors times they say, I’m going to give the Sheriff’s Department. off the streets and he hopes the barked on such a campaign. and 11,527 non-alumni donors. you a cash donation right now In his 2013 State of the County money will pay for a lot of guns. “It’s like a very intense sales ef- She also said despite the small so you can use it and go out to address, Ken Yeager, president of Senior nutrition major Aileen fort,” Harris said. “Instead of sit- difference in donors, alumni start up this specific program, the Santa Clara County Board of Trujillo said although she had not ting here and waiting for people gave over $48 million more than so we would then spend it like Supervisors, said “the horrific, heard about the buyback in San to walk in the door, we’re going non-alumni. cash,” Harris said. “Other do- senseless shootings we have seen Jose, she had heard of some of the out there and meeting hundreds “We did a quick assessment nors will say look I’m going to over the past year highlight a par- others around the Bay Area. of people and trying to share with and realized there was huge op- give you this batch of money ticular need to focus on this issue “I don’t own a gun, but if some- them what we’re doing.” portunity there because almost and I want you to put it in an (gun violence).” one is motivated to do something, She said colleges have al- all 8,000 of our annual graduates endowment.” Gwen Mitchell, Director of they will do it no matter what,” ways been accepting donations end up working here right in the Public Affairs, said the county has and went out looking for do- valley, so it just made sense to SEE DONATIONS ON PAGE 3 provided a total of $150,000 to of- SEE FIREARMS ON PAGE 3 NEWS Page 2 | Spartan Daily Tuesday, February 26, 2013

CAMPUS Students struggle to Tech: Program to lead find books for classes students in training Spartan Bookstore places orders on energy storage FROM PAGE 1 making renewable energy more reli- based on previous enrollments “We felt that SJSU was a great choice able,” Anderson said. “The sun doesn’t to partner with us to launch Battery Uni- shine all the time and the wind doesn’t versity,” Davenport said, “because they’re blow all the time, we need to be able to really focusing on engineering and sci- store energy from those sources when ence at the level that enters the work- they do occur.” force, (SJSU) are the perfect partner for Although current energy storage us.” technologies have made monumental At the Battery University launch event leaps over the past decade, the tech- Feb. 12, Venkat Srinivasan, head of the nology is not quite where is should be, Distributed Resources Groups and En- he said. ergy Storage at Berkeley Lab, said energy “We need batteries and other energy storage technology is developing so rap- storage techniques that can store twice idly that constant innovation is required as much energy at half of the current in order to maintain leadership in this price,” Anderson said. “The ability to sector. create (energy) has exceeded our ability Ahmed Hambaba, associate dean of to store it.” the College of Engineering, said the mar- Anderson said CalCharge was set up ket for all kinds of batteries is currently specifically to connect everyone in the around $45 billion, and is going to dou- alternative energy sector, accelerate in- ble in five to 10 years. novation and create opportunities for He said if California does not get on professional development. board now, they will miss the train. “Battery University is one of Cal- “Our goal is to create a synergy — to Charge’s first public initiatives because pull everyone together and train individ- it takes an incredible amount of skill uals to develop the skills to bring battery sets to be professional in the battery storage technology up to date,” Hambaba storage industry,” Anderson said. said. Davenport said Berkeley Lab has According to Hambaba, the battery one of the largest and best quali- technology has been developed here in fied battery science teams in the the United States, but the manufacturing country. has gone overseas. “We have a great opportunity to link “We have the ability to create our own some of the best minds in battery sci- manufacturing here and once you have ence,” Davenport said, “and some of the the manufacturing, there are innova- best facilities in battery development tions,” Hambaba said. within this growing field of (battery Jeff Anderson, managing director at storage) companies.” CalCef and interim executive director of Davenport said he feels they can Business textbooks sit on the shelf in the SJSU bookstore while a student purchases books at the CalCharge, said the purpose of the launch do this by bringing in new technolo- beginning of the Spring semester. Raphael Kluzniok / Spartan Daily File Photo event was to announce their intention to gies from the private sector and train- develop the curriculum for Battery Uni- ing the workforce these companies By Tessa Terrill The bookstore places actually had to buy a book versity. need. @tweetybirdtt its orders from publishers there.” “Energy storage is a critical com- Bryan Delohery is a Spartan Daily staff based on previous class en- Robyn Lee, manager of ponent to reaching sustainability and writer. If you have ever gone to rollment unless a professor Robert’s Bookstore, said the Spartan Bookstore and makes a special request, she students usually choose had trouble finding what said. Robert’s because the Spar- you need, you are not alone. According to Nim- tan bookstore is out of Some students said they rod, the bookstore re- stock. had to go elsewhere to find ceived such requests from Both the Spartan their books. two SJSU professors this Bookstore and Robert’s Senior accounting ma- semester. run out of stock dur- jor Leslie Lam said she had Sometimes the book- ing the fourth week of trouble getting a book from store has to go to the whole- school, approximately, she the bookstore for one of her saler because there are is- said. classes. sues when the publisher According to Lee, Rob- “(The bookstore) just runs out of books and some- ert’s hasn’t had any more said they ran out of stock times books go out of print, customers than usual look- and said they would get making it harder for the ing for books. some later,” she said. bookstore to obtain them, Art history lectur- According to Lam, she she said. ers Christy Junkerman had to go through the extra If the bookstore runs out and Marilyn Wyman said effort of borrowing a book of stock on a book at the they have not had com- from a friend while wait- beginning of the semester, plaints from students ing for the bookstore to re- they will order more, Nim- about book availability this stock, but she did not miss rod said. semester. any homework. “A lot of times students “(The bookstore) tend(s) Biology major Khush- are assuming we don’t have to buy fewer books than we deep Grewal said she also the book,” she said. ask for,” Junkerman said. had a problem once when But they scatter books Wyman said when stu- a book she needed was out in different areas because dents go online to buy of stock, so she ordered it some different types of books, the Spartan Book- from the bookstore and it classes need the same books, store has a hard time es- came a week later. Nimrod said. timating the number of There are a number of “I’ve never actually had books needed. reasons this could hap- an issue with books being “They can’t order pen, according to Spar- out of stock,” said April enough books when people tan Bookstore depart- Deoliveira, a senior design order online,” she said. ment manager Cindy studies major. “I think I vis- Tessa Terrill is a Spartan Nimrod. ited Robert’s, but I’ve never Daily staff writer. NEWS Tuesday, February 26, 2013 Spartan Daily | Page 3 Donations: Monetary goals Transfers: Former students were reached but many will be granted priority for graduates do not participate impacted major admittance FROM PAGE 1 raise much more than we Some buildings bear Harris said an endow- cost the university.” the namesake of major FROM PAGE 1 left in good standing or on aca- undeclared (majors),” Branz said. ment is similar to a savings Cynthia Lazares, the contributors. The Col- dents who are former students demic probation over first-time According to Branz, since ev- account and the interest campaign chair of Ac- lege of Education and the trying to get readmitted are in transfers, according to Willey. ery major has become impacted, and investment earnings celeration, said she was College of Engineering good standing, which is a real Willey said this new policy a higher number of students are from the account go to the confident the campaign are eponymous to Con- eye-opener to people, because also states that because former required to compete for enroll- school. would reach its goal, but nie L. Lurie and Charles it’s not what you would have ex- students returning have prior- ment under assigned undeclared According to the an- because there are so many W. Davidson respec- pected.” ity, they still have a chance of majors, which means the only nual report, the College more graduates in the area tively because of their Jephrey Rodriguez, a gradu- being accepted into their depart- people obtaining those spots of Engineering has the not contributing, there is donations. ate student majoring in bio- ments even if their GPA falls be- under assigned undeclared are most money so far with more to be done. Dukes said there will be medical engineering, said he sees low the minimum requirement. students aiming for majors with $32,341,455. “think tank” meetings at both sides to the issue and is un- “We were finding that stu- very high GPA thresholds. The College of Business ... We’ve the end of the campaign sure whether or not he supports dents who had been here who “My personal view is that we is second in earnings with where students, faculty, the new policy. were already admitted and owe something to students who $29,232,010 and Athletics gone from a local business leaders, “It’s partly fair and partly maybe were eligible to be admit- have been here in the past, partic- earned the third most with politicians and others will unfair because the people who ted two years ago, now they don’t ularly if they are in good stand- $28,146,646, according to small, lean help determine where the are readmitted already have the meet the requirements because ing,” Branz said. “The trouble is the report. next campaign will be qualifications to get into this we’ve gotten more impacted,” admissions doesn’t look at the Harris said the first operation headed. school, but it’s unfair because Willey said. “But that student SJSU GPA or whether the depart- step was to work with “What we’ll have is it doesn’t give a chance for new has already been here, that stu- ment wanted you and what we each college to address to a slightly kind of an intermission students to prove themselves,” dent has already made progress wanted to do was to have a policy any needs before hiring bigger and we’ll close this cam- Rodriguez said. to a degree, so some departments that recognized departments staff members who do paign down, do a critique, Students who left SJSU on want those students to finish out that wanted students back in marketing, manage data- operation what worked, what didn’t academic probation or in good the program because they start- their major from before, that’s bases and finances, and a work, what do we want to standing are only required to ed with us ... but it’s at the depart- what this is all about.” group called development that is do differently next time,” reapply for enrollment, but stu- ment level to make that choice.” Cami Geyer, a sophomore officers. Harris said. dents who dropped from proba- All students transferring, justice studies major, said she There are 20 develop- much more Dukes said one reason tion status to disqualification regardless of former student believes transfers should all have ment officers, according the campaign was started are required to apply for rein- returning status, are required to the same opportunity to come to to Dukes, who actively professional was because state sup- statement into the university have passed the four basic skills SJSU and that former students re- reach out to potential do- port could no longer cov- through the academic depart- classes with at least a C, main- turning should not have priority nors. ... er the needs of SJSU and ment in order to be CSU eligible, tained at least a 2.0 GPA in their over new prospective transfers. “They spend a huge Pat Lopes Harris the university took the according to Branz. department and completed “Even if they had a baby or portion of the day on the Director of media initiative to find its own “You go onto probation if at least 60 units, according to whatever, I think that’s a respon- phone calling people, mak- relations funding. your SJSU cumulative (GPA) Branz. sibility thing and if you drop out, ing appointments, getting “The purpose of a com- drops below 2.0,” Branz said. Branz said by Fall 2012, all you show, no matter what the ready to go out there and prehensive campaign is to “You can stay on probation if majors at SJSU were impacted, circumstance, you can’t keep up talk to them so we can get “We’ve just touched the raise funds for a public in- your term GPA is at or above but if a CSU eligible student with the college life,” Geyer said. to that 200 million dollar tip of the iceberg on this stitution ... in order to en- a 2.0, even if you’re below (cu- was competing for enrollment “New students coming in should level,” Harris said. “We’ve one ... there is still a long hance, grow and improve mulatively). Once you’re on in a major with a GPA require- start fresh and be able to have gone from a small, lean way to go in terms of pos- all kinds of programs and probation, if you have a bad ment higher than what they had that opportunity, so I think it operation to a slightly big- sibilities,” Lazares said. capital projects to acceler- term below a 2.0, then you get earned, they could still be admit- should be equal coming in.” ger operation that is much According to Har- ate the institution into the disqualified.” ted under the “assigned unde- The resolution was passed by more professional than it ris, some of the larger new millennium,” Dukes Former disqualified students clared” major. the Academic Senate on Dec. 10 ever has been in the past. donations go to scholar- said. who are successfully reinstated “What happens for Fall 2013 of last year Of course all the while, we ships and the hiring of Vince Ei is a Spartan will then be granted the same is that we are now placing an Rochelle Beckel is a Spartan need to make sure that we teachers. Daily staff writer. priority status as students who impaction criterion on assigned Daily staff writer. Firearms: Safety is top concern FROM PAGE 1 “For persons who no lon- “With fewer guns to Trujillo said. “Taking guns ger feel the need to possess cause violence, people off the street may make their firearms, we are pro- might find other ways to them safer, but people that viding a safe event so they get what they want, but want to do harm will do can do so and not have to still less violent than us- harm no matter what.” worry about the gun falling a gun,” Tang said. While the office of pub- ing into the wrong hands “We (the Office of lic affairs is in charge of or possibly being used in a Public Affairs) want community outreach and crime,” Cardoza said. to get weapons off the awareness, the Santa Clara Mitchell said all guns street,” Mitchell said. County Sheriff’s Depart- turned in will be checked “It is important to the ment is overseeing the buy- to make sure they are not overall well-being of the back to ensure safety and stolen and subsequently de- community. We feel the manage large numbers of stroyed, if stolen guns are community would be a people if necessary, accord- received the rightful owner lot safer.” ing to Mitchell. will be contacted and given Senior finance major Sgt. Jose Cardoza, public the opportunity to claim Don Vo said he thinks it is information officer for the their property good the county is doing a Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Junior marketing major gun buyback. Department, said their big- Brian Tang said he feels the “It shows that people are gest concern is providing crime rates, especially in San really taking into consid- the safest possible environ- Jose, are increasing and tak- eration what happened in ment for those participating ing guns off the streets will Connecticut,” Vo said. in the program and the sur- play a role in crime rates in- Bryan Delohery is a Spar- rounding community. creasing or decreasing. tan Daily staff writer. SPORTS Page 4 | Spartan Daily Tuesday, February 26, 2013

PROFILE Slovakian smasher backhands competition

By Christiana Cobb the match against Santa Clara, @christianacobb something SJSU hadn’t done in 15 years according to SJSU Athletics, Sophomore tennis player Klaudia and achieved one of their goals for Boczova is making tennis history at the season. San Jose State. She said Boczova went for the Lawrence Fan, SJSU Athletics in- win and beat her first ranked player, formation director, said to the best No. 26 ranked Katie Lee. of the school’s records, the business “She fights through all the match- major is the first women’s tennis es, even if she loses the first or second player to win the Western Athletic set, in the third set she pulls it out,” Conference player of the week three Chao said. weeks in a row. Chao said this was a big boost for Boczova as well as the team. “It inspires everybody,” Chao said. She fights “(It says) that anybody can do it.” Boczova grew up in Slovakia, a through all the Central European nation landlocked matches... between the Czech Republic, Aus- tria, Hungary, Ukraine and Poland . She came to the U.S. last year af- Sabastiani Leon Chao ter she was recruited to play tennis. Junior tennis player “I came here for school and for tennis,” Boczova said. “This school gave me a great opportunity to get Boczova said this is her first sea- a scholarship where I can study and son playing for the team and she has represent the school in tennis as won many of her matches, going 8-2 well.” in singles play and 6-3 in doubles, and Boczova said as a student athlete is pleased with her accomplishments. there is very little time to hangout “I played some really good match- with friends between practices and es where I won against good players classes, but she doesn’t mind mak- and I hope I’m going to play the ing sacrifices. same way and beat better players,” “It’s not easy to be athlete, but I re- Klaudia Boczova prepares to hit a ball during practice at the Spartan Courts Monday. Carolyn Seng / Spartan Daily Boczova said. ally enjoy it,” Boczova said. “We don’t All three of her player of the have so much spare time for things Head coach Sylvain Malroux said ing and the way they’re playing they Boczova earned her second victory week awards came in singles play. which regular students have, but I this year the team has higher expec- have a very good chance to achieve of the season against a top-30 ranked Boczova is ranked 58th nation- really enjoy being on the team, and I tations, especially after beating the that goal.” opponent by defeating UNLV’s Alek- ally in the Intercollegiate Tennis would not change (it).” University of Nevada, Las Vegas, the Malroux said although Boczova sandra Josifoska, ranked No. 19, ac- Association rankings, according to Teammate and sophomore No. 58 ranked team in the nation at did not start the season off on a cording to SJSU Athletics. SJSU Athletics. kinesiology major Jessica Willett that time, Feb. 15. positive note, when she lost her first Boczova said she is only thinking Teammate and junior interna- said Boczova has brought a lot of “I think all of them are really match, she continues to get better and about her current challenges. tional business major Sabastiani confidence to the squad thanks to believing in each other, they are gain confidence. “For me (this season) is impor- Leon Chao said one of Boczova’s her experience and leadership she believing in themselves, and they “Last week when she played the No. tant and I think (the future) would biggest moments this season was shows on and off the court. know that their goal is to win the 19 (ranked player) in the country ... I’ve be too far, I don’t look too far,” Boc- against the University of Santa Clara “She has brought that confidence world championship and to make it got to say she probably didn’t play her zova said. “I’m trying to do my best in a non-conference dual match. of like ‘We are the best and we can do to the NCAA tournament this year,” best tennis, but she’s pretty confident right now.” Chao said the score was 3-3 and whatever we want as long as we put Malroux said. “I think they are real- and she’s playing better and better and Christiana Cobb is a Spartan Daily SJSU needed one more win to win the work in,’” Willet said. izing with the way they’re compet- she knows she can do it,” Malroux said. staff writer.

EQUIPMENT Take that extra step towards graduation, To cup or not to cup? That is fulfill your GE or major requirements NOW! the question for some athletes

BUS3 80 - Legal Environment of Business (major requirement) By Tommy McCormick With a sport where ath- year of high school when his BUS2 90 - Business Statistics (major requirement) @mccormickdaily letes are flying around on the coach made them mandatory. CHAD 106 - Concepts of Childhood (GE area V) ice and a small, dense rubber “(Our coach) told us a sto- MATH 133A - Ordinary Differential Equations (major requirement) Sporting events can be hec- puck is being slapped around, ry from when he was trying METR 112 - Global Climate Change (GE area R) tic and violent, which makes Krishnan said there are count- out for the USA (World La- SOCI 101 - Social Theories (major requirement) protecting the body necessary. less times where a cup has pro- crosse Championship) team Athletes wear all types of tected him from injury. and got tagged by a 95 mph equipment to protect their shot,” Oydna said. “He said body from injury, but a lot of his testicles swelled up to the them dismiss the athletic cup, You often size of grapefruits and he al- according to Amar Nijor, a find yourself most lost one of them. From junior advertising major who that day on I would not step plays for the school rugby in the path on the field for practice or a club team. game without one.” “I don’t wear a cup because of a 85 to Even if the athletic cup is it’s not very comfortable when 105 mile per restricting to an athlete dur- you run,” Nijor said. ing the sporting event, Oydna According to Nijor, he hour shot. said he is definitely glad he doesn’t know of anyone on wears one. the rugby team who wears one Getting “As a defenseman you’d because it’s too constricting tagged in be crazy not to,” he said. “You and it’s not often that people often find yourself in the get hit in their groin. the nuts path of a 85 to 105 mile per “It happens, but it’s not a hour shot. Getting tagged in frequent thing, at least not with one of the nuts with one of those for me,” he said. “I play a po- those would would be too much.” sition that doesn’t have as Although Oydna wears much contact. I play back.” be too much. a cup, he admits that he has According to Nijor, other teammates who don’t wear positions such as forward in- one, due to the restriction volve more contact, and may Ethan Oydna and comfort issues that other be more exposed to a hit be- Lacrosse player athletes brought up. low the belt. Oydna has never taken a se- SJSU Online One of his teammates was “Hockey is a fast and phys- rious shot to the groin, but he hit in the groin, but he “walked ical sport and I want to pre- said he has had a few incidental it off on the sideline,” accord- serve my minerals,” he said. shots land right in the not-so increasing access to quality education ing to Nijor. According to Krishnan, he sweet spot, and has seen team- Rohit Krishnan, a junior has never had an injury to his mates who weren’t so lucky. computer science major and groin, and he has the athletic “ I’ve seen one of my team- member of the SJSU ice hock- cup to thank for that. mates get hit,” Oydna said. “I ey club team, said all of his Senior sociology major didn’t really see it happen, but I teammates wear a cup to prac- Ethan Oydna played for the watched him throw up for like tice and games. SJSU lacrosse club team for five minutes on the sideline.” online.sjsu.edu “Everyone is required to three years, and said he start- Tommy McCormick is a wear a cup,” he said. ed wearing a cup in his senior Spartan Daily staff writer.

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PREVIEW Authors prep unusual works for reading at King Library

By Christiana Cobb Steinberg said the end re- @christianacobb sults of her stories are always a surprise and that the writ- SJSU’s Center for Literary ings that make up her third Arts will host a joint book collection entitled “Spec- reading and signing for two tacle” came to her while she authors the center describes was trying to write a novel. as game changers, tomor- She said she had a diffi- row, in the Dr. Martin Lu- cult time writing the novel ther King Jr. Library rooms but began writing short 225 and 229. stories in order to complete “For the first time we something. sort of chose a theme for Steinberg said when she our season,” said Andrew was on a sabbatical from Altschul, assistant professor teaching in 2008-2009 she in the English department had more time to work on and director of Center for the short stories that came Literary Arts. “We called to make up her third collec- it game change and that’s tion of stories. because when we started to According to Altschul, plan it, we realized that ev- Steinberg will read from her erybody we had invited so third collection of short sto- far were really unusual writ- ries “Spectacle,” which came ers (or) literary pioneers of out in January. some kind.” Altschul said Straight has Authors Susan Straight written children’s books, and Susan Steinberg are young adult books and many Susan Straight (left) and Susan Steinberg will be at King Library tomorrow. Photo courtesy of Andrew Altschul. wonderful examples of how adult novels. to be different or artistic Straight has written While writing the piece, Spartan bookstore and avail- for Literary Arts programs nization in San Jose just 50 chameleons in the literary about many African-Amer- Straight said she experienced able for signing. require fundraising and do- miles away from the biggest world, according to Altschul. ican communities in South- some of the emotions ex- He said Straight will nations in order to run. literary hub in the western He said the authors in- ern California, Altschul said. pressed in the novel. also visit Mt. Pleasant High “This isn’t a university U.S., San Francisco. vited have distinguished He said although Straight “I had a young cousin School the afternoon before that can afford to present (a) “We have the advantage themselves by publishing is not African-American, murdered during the time I the 7 p.m. reading. topnotch season of literary of being the most prominent more than one genre, an un- her works reflect the River- was finishing the novel, and Altschul said the Cen- celebrities,” Altschul said. reading series in the south common practice, or have side community in which it was eerie and frightening, ter for Literary Arts is an “We have to raise that money bay with the best list of au- been experimental in their she lives. and I still think about it all organized research unit of from grants and donations thors coming in every year,” writing. Author Susan Straight the time,” Straight said. the College of Humanities and without that there would Altschul said. “We are con- He said Steinberg is a said she will read from her She said she wants to write and functions as a literary be no Center for Literary stantly working to expand short-story writer whose latest book “Between Heav- something the reader won’t nonprofit organization that Arts.” our audience by presenting stories are interesting and en and Here” as well as the want to put down. has hosted author readings Altschul said it is an inter- diverse and exciting writers.” experimental. first two in a trilogy: “A “I make up fiction to lose since 1986. esting and challenging expe- Christiana Cobb is a “(I’ll) start with a theme Million Nightingales” and myself in imagination, but I He said all of the Center rience to run a literary orga- Spartan Daily staff writer. or what I think (the story “Take One Candle Light a still have bad dreams some- is) going to be about and Room.” times about my imagined (the work) presents a whole “Between Heaven and landscapes,” Straight said. new story to me,” Steinberg Here” is an adult fiction Altschul said at the Exclusive Cinequest coverage begins said. “I go towards the new novel about a character who reading each author will tomorrow in the A&E section things and do away with any is murdered and others who read from their works for preconceived notions I had need to find a place to bury about 20 minutes and their of the Spartan Daily about the piece.” the murdered character. books will be for sale in the

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By Keenan Fry donitis. Scientifically, the suf- me that RSI injures are not just for bicycles on campus fix “itis” means swelling. That’s a fluke, but a real trend. Imagine walking to class, Cal State San Marcos has a Be careful, keypads bite. wrong; RSI injuries are the de- But hey, I’m just some ran- minding your own business, similar rule, with riding being I’d like to shed some light generation of tendon tissues, dom jerk you’ve never even enjoying the sunshine. Sud- restricted in the campus core on a common and very subtle not the swelling of, as in “itis,” met, so don’t take my word for denly, you feel a rush of wind from 7:00 a.m to 10:00 p.m. injury known as RSI, Repeti- those tissues. The suffix “osis” it. Really don’t; instead listen and a bike whizzes past you, with the exception of weekends tive Strain Injuries. I’ll be- means degeneration, imagine to the dudes at Harvard or this knocking you off balance. and holidays. gin this heads-up by clearing your arms are made of wood Stanford graduate. You land in a muddy puddle, According to Cal State the fog with two questions: and termites are literally eating “A few simple changes in getting your new “OBEY” Long Beach’s campus regula- Which have you heard of, you from the inside out. your office setup and work sweatshirt all wet. As you pick tions, “current regulations Tennis elbow or Tendinosis? Now, I’m going try to scare you. habits could save you months yourself back up and curse the prohibit bicycles and scooters, Now this next question is the All of you text, tablet and or years of pain and disabil- bicyclists who has just careless- Follow Tessa motorize and non-motorized, kicker, how many of you know keyboard addicts and abusers ity. Once you have an RSI, the ly sped past you, you continue Terrill on Twitter on sidewalks or inside univer- that they are in fact the same are totally boned. That is, if you healing process is usually long on to class. Wet and frustrated, @tweetybirdtt sity buildings.” freakin’ miserable injury? don’t make a life changing de- and frustrating.” you completely bomb that Although it would be nice to As the name implies, inju- cision right now. This guy provided me with quiz you studied for. walk anywhere on campus without having ries are caused by repetitive some statistics from the BLS, or This is only a mild example of the dan- to worry about being run over by a bike, it stress on small ligaments com- Bureau of Labor Statistics. In 1993, gers bicycles pose on campus. If you have is not a good idea to ban bikes from campus. monly, but not limited to, plac- Stretching 12 percent of industry workers walked around campus at all, you know that For those who need to get to opposite sides es in the hands and forearms. had sustained RSI disorders. this is a problem at San Jose State. of campus or who have 8 a.m. classes, bikes, So that little keypad on your exercises, Now understand, these are According to a 2008 study by the Na- skateboards and scooters come in handy. phone, you know the one you physical laborers, but these in- tional Electronic Injury Surveillance Sys- But bikes are large enough to cause seri- wore the letters off of, yeah well such as yoga, juries are RSI-based, so it’s still tem, the proportion of ER visits for bicycle- ous injury, and that is not something that that will destroy your hands quite practical for white col- related injuries for ages 10-19 was 36% and should be ignored. faster than Rosie O’Donnell at will prevent lar workers, like us, to sustain the proportion for ages 20-29 was 20%. Looking at a map of UC Davis, in the no- an all-you-can-eat buffet. RSI disorders. these injuries. These numbers are reflected in the mea- toriously bike-friendly town of Davis, you Your hands are controlled So, with today’s rising tech- sures some California State University cam- can see a web of marked bike paths and bike by a complex layer of rope-like nological dependence, I think puses have taken to prevent bicycle injuries. lanes throughout the campus. Pedestrians tissues connected at several Tendinosis never goes it’s fair to say RSI-disorders are Some examples are the bicycle restrictions can walk on bike paths, but there are routes critical points in the forearms. away, it never truly heals and likely on the rise. According to at Cal State Chico, Cal State San Marcos and to every building on campus without hav- The most commonly injured hurts like fire ants crawling statistics provided by rsi-thera- Cal State Long Beach. ing to use them. area of connection is the Later- through your veins. But there py.com, roughly 25 percent of all In a 2007 announcement, Erich Reichel, Something like this system would be a al Epicedial (LEC). Tearing your is a critical change you can computer operators have RSI. interim cheif of the Cal State Chico univer- great option for SJSU. With a few of the wid- LEC is like falling down a flight embrace in your life to avoid Take care of yourself. Find sity police said, “While bike or skateboard er walkways on campus, putting a bike lane of stairs. Literally, you will not making what was the worst a balance between your work riding in the central part of campus may in would not be an imposition. The Paseo be able to move any of your fin- mistake of my life. and your health. RSI is serious, seem like a minor safety issue, it is not. On a de Cesar Chavez , where we have all passed gers at all for days, even weeks, Stretching exercises, such as stretch regularly because this campus as compact as ours, with the largest the fraternity and sorority booths the first during LEC-RSI flairs. yoga, will prevent RSI disorders. will happen to you. And yes, student enrollment we have ever had, colli- few weeks of the semester, would be a great I suffer from Tendonosis In a world more and more your thumbs will feel like they sions between riders and pedestrians occur, place to put one. The wide path that goes by and folks, if you think I meant reliant on our ability to techno- are falling off. and they can be dangerous. In this age, when the administration building would also be a Tendonitis, you’re wrong. logically express ourselves, it is Keenan Fry is a contributing many of us use our cell phones, iPods or other great place to put one. Bike paths might be There’s no such thing as Ten- becoming clearer and clearer to writer. personal technology devices while we walk, a little trickier to figure out because of the it can be easy to miss seeing someone riding intricate pathway system at SJSU. toward us. As a pedestrian area, the campus If we want to continue to look over core should be a place where all of us can walk our shoulders every time we hear a gust of without having to be concerned about vehi- wind or jump out of the way of a speeding cles and riders.” The announcement also pro- bike coming our way, then the current sys- Follow us on Twitter! vides a link to a map showing the “campus tem should stay in place. If we don’t want core”, which is the central area of the campus to risk injury, we need to figure out a bet- @SpartanDaily where there is not much space between build- ter way for bikes and pedestrians to live in ings. In this area, riders are required to walk harmony at SJSU. their bicycles and skateboards. Tessa Terrill is a Spartan Daily staff writer.

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Don’t let confidence trump safety Better safe than town San Jose as report- ple. Don’t let your ego tell you that sorry. We’ve all heard ed by the Mercury News. you are strong enough and in con- the phrase plenty of A woman was walking trol enough to handle any situation times. Whether it’s do- home alone at 10 p.m. on that comes your way and therefore ing homework ahead Monday, Feb. 11, when a ignore the possibility of danger. The of time, putting on that man struck her from be- reality is, if a person makes himself extra layer of sunscreen, hind, hit her and repeat- or herself a vulnerable target, any- or bringing a jacket just edly bashed her head thing can happen. It doesn’t matter People can be beautiful in case, it’s nice to think into the sidewalk while who you are. you’re stopping unfor- attempting to steal her The National Crime Preven- no matter their shape tunate situations before Follow Amanda purse. After people ap- tion Council says there are several they happen. Hochmuth on proaching the situation steps that can be taken to increase As a child, body im- asked if I was purging or Yet, in some cases, Twitter stepped in to help, the personal safety. @amandahochmuth age wasn’t something anorexic. It made me very we refuse to believe that attacker fled. The Council advises walking with I thought about. I had self-conscious. “sorry” could happen to us. As a fe- Again, this is not in any way the at least one other person when walk- friends of all shapes and When I first gained male in her early twenties, I am guilty victim’s fault. But had she found ing at night. Try to park in well-lit sizes, but every one of weight I didn’t notice, of having an “invincible” mentality accompaniment on her late-night areas, near to stores, walkways, or them was beautiful to so it didn’t bother me. from time to time. I like to think that walk or an alternative mode of trans- people. Walk with confidence and me. The way they looked It wasn’t until I visited I am a strong, unintimidated girl and portation, the attack may have never assertiveness and always pay atten- wasn’t something that home after months of can take care of myself. occurred. tion. People concentrating on their defined our friendship; not being around and But the truth is, thinking that all phones or other distractions are easy, it was all about the chem- my mother brought up 115 pounds of me could defend my- I’m not unsuspecting targets. Be aware if it istry. I had to be in love Sydney Reed’s how I was getting “big.” self in a threatening situation, say seems someone might be following with a person’s personal- column appears After that it seemed like while walking alone to my car at 1 suggesting you. Cross the street and move to- ity. It’s the same for me every other every time I seen my a.m. after leaving work, is completely wards a crowd. Don’t ignore the red Wednesday today when it comes to family they had to men- ludicrous. Not to mention that size that we live flags and don’t be afraid to yell for the friends I make. tion how big I was. and strength become rather invalu- help if necessary. Social media and the entertain- All the clothes I was wearing, as able in the face of a weapon. our lives in fear By living smarter, we can help ment industry play a major role in well as buying, no longer fit. Worst of When it comes to personal safety, and paranoia, eliminate fear altogether. how people feel about the way they all, the weight went to the last place I there is no room for regret. There will undoubtedly still be look at themselves. It can make the wanted it to and that was my stom- Yet, we hear about crimes against but I do think people that choose to walk alone tiniest girl feel like she’s 200 pounds. ach. I no longer found shirts flatter- people in unsafe situations all the on a city street at night or ride their On social networks, you can find men ing and jeans became super uncom- time. it’s wise to take bike through a secluded area. But in and women bashing the girls who fortable. I’d rather put on sweatpants Look, for instance, at what hap- a city such as San Jose that in 2011 aren’t the size of a model daily. Even and hoodies these days. pened to a 21-year-old woman at precautions experienced 1,840 aggravated as- celebrities are looked down upon if Just like many girls with body im- UC Santa Cruz just last week as was saults, 1,101 burglaries and 226 they are overweight. age issues, the media has played a role reported by CBS News. She was walk- I’m not suggesting that we live rapes, according the San Jose Police I’m here to say you are beauti- in how I feel about myself. There are ing alone through a mostly deserted our lives in fear and paranoia, but I Department’s statistics, I person- ful no matter your height, weight or rarely full-figured women portrayed campus during the President’s Day do think it’s wise to take precautions. ally can’t afford to ignore danger shape and you shouldn’t let the nega- in the media, and the celebrities that holiday. While passing through a According to a National Crime and put myself in risky situations. tive comments from people on a web- were have lost tons of weight. Video remote, wooded part of campus, she Victimization Survey conducted by I refuse to be naive and become just site such as Twitter or Facebook get to girls, supermodels and music artist was brutally beaten and raped by a the U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics another statistic. you and that goes for me as well. are the poster girls of what females stranger even though it was the mid- in 2007, 70.1 percent of all aggra- While I admittedly still feel I have friends who aren’t a size should look like. Females who don’t dle of the day. vated assaults committed against an inkling of weakness when I ask two and nowhere near a size six and look like these women are constantly I am not in any way saying that 20-24 year olds are committed by someone to walk with me to my car don’t have abs like Beyoncé, but still being judged and belittled by those any of that horrible attack was her strangers. Similarly, 64.7 percent of or pick me up from school at 9:30 they walk around with the confidence who think they are better. fault or that she could have prevent- robberies experienced by 20-24 year p.m. instead of walking to the light of the most beautiful women in the I can remember sitting in my ed it. But by maybe choosing to take olds are also from strangers, along rail station alone, my life and safe- world — and they truly are. Not only room thinking of the fastest ways I a more populated, open path on cam- with nearly half of all rapes and sex- ty are worth far more to me than do I see confidence in my friends, but could lose weight — looking at differ- pus, even if it meant a longer route, ual assaults. my pride. the strangers that walk by as well. ent diet pills and cost of liposuction the attacker may not have had the Young adults especially, both When it comes to personal safety, I wish I had the same buoyancy and tummy tucks. Yea, I was desper- same opportunity to strike. male and female, need to rid them- let’s not wait for “sorry.” about myself. I’ll admit, some days I ate, but then I realized those aren’t the Take another example that hap- selves of the mentality that this Amanda Hochmuth is a Spartan do. There are times when I feel like I’m smartest or safest ways to go about pened just a few weeks ago in Down- kind of stuff happens to other peo- Daily staff writer. the prettiest girl anyone has ever seen. losing weight. I’d be putting myself Throughout the day I’ll check myself in harm’s way and the results would out in mirrors and have mini photo most likely be temporary. shoots like I’m a supermodel. When I don’t want to be that girl on I have days like that I’m extremely television, but I want to be someone happy, always smiling and laughing. I’m happy with daily when I look in Then there are days I want to lock the mirror. myself in my room; I’d rather not It took me a while to realize that be seen by anybody. I’ll wake up and if I want things to change I can’t sit look in the mirror and immediately there and expect it to magically hap- feel unattractive. That’s when I go in pen. Instead I need to get up and make the closet and think maybe if I get all things happen on my own and that dressed up I’ll feel pretty again. Well, goes for every woman and man out it doesn’t work. there who have body image issues. If Every time I go through a phase you aren’t happy with what you see of not feeling pretty, the more I come in the mirror, go out there and make to realize I have issues with body im- that change and for those who love age. Growing up I was always a very how they look don’t let anyone influ- small girl and in many peoples’ eyes ence you into changing it. I still am. I dreamed of being like the Focusing on my health and get- girls on the magazine covers or walk- ting back in shape is something I’m ing down a runway. Up until college going to have to do on my own and no I could wear tight-fitting clothes that one can force me. showed off my stomach. Every time I have one of my epi- In just two years I gained a total sodes the more I push myself to get of 35 pounds. things done. I need to start eating bet- I won’t lie and say I didn’t like ter and exercising. Once I make that the weight, because it made me look change I also need to make sure I stay more mature and I didn’t miss being dedicated. It’ll take time but I know I Submit letters to the editor to: as skinny as I was — it looked like I can do it, and so can you. wasn’t eating enough and I hate that. Sydney Reed is a Spartan Daily There are times I can remember being staff writer. [email protected] SPARTAN DAILY STAFF SPRING 2013

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MILITARY Surfers, Marines are in a tussle over Trestles

By Tony Perry “This is a historic designation, it does McClatchy Tribune not change the use of the property,” said Amy Crain, a state historian. LOS ANGELES — A disagreement over But military brass and two state sena- a well-known slice of the Southern Califor- tors aren’t buying the assurances that noth- nia coast is threatening to drive a wedge being will keep the Marines from using what tween Marines and surfers, groups that had is called Green Beach for mock assaults, or recently set aside differences and become for other exercises involving heavy vehicles political allies. traveling between the beach and the open At issue is the 2.25-mile stretch of surf spaces of Camp Pendleton. and sand known as Trestles, between the Military officials “believe these assur- San Onofre nuclear plant and the San Di- ances to be unenforceable,” Brig. Gen. Vin- ego County-Orange County line. The name cent Coglianese, commanding general of comes from two train trestles that parallel Camp Pendleton, wrote to the state historic the ocean. preservation officer before the commis- To wave riders, Trestles represents seven sion vote. of the primo surf breaks in the world. To State Sens. Mimi Walters and Mark Marines, the middle section of the 2.25 Wyland, in a joint statement, warned that miles is an ideal location to teach grunts listing Trestles will “put state bureaucrats how to fight their away from ship to shore and surfers in control of Marine Corps and inland. training near Trestles.” With the San Clemente-based Surfrider From World War II to 1971, the Ma- Foundation in the lead, surfers petitioned rine Corps was in control of the entire 2.25 to have Trestles listed on the National Reg- miles. But after prodding from then-Pres- ister of Historic Places, for its role in the ident Nixon, a part-time resident of San rise of “surf culture.” Surfers hope the list- Clemente, the military leased the property ing will ensure that nothing will disrupt to the state to establish San Onofre State the site’s isolation and lack of “commercial Beach. growth.” Of course, even before the Trestles A sign warns of limited public access to an area of the San Onofre State Beach Trestles surf area. The Marine Corps, which owns the breaks — Uppers, Lowers, Middles, Church, Mark Boster / MCT beach and the paths leading to it, opposes the Point, Old Man’s and Dog Patch — having Trestles listed, out of concern that were open to the public, intrepid surf- became an anthem for a suddenly surf- mission has nixed the extension, but the designation might lead to civilian over- ers were attracted by the near-perfect obsessed generation. Beach Boy Mike Love the proposal remains alive for possible sight that crimps training. waves. has joined Johnston in supporting Trestles reconsideration. The skirmish is not over, but so far the “For well over 25 years, surfers carried as a historic site. Much of the dispute over Trestles in- surfers appear to be winning. on guerrilla warfare with U.S. Marines,” Trestles would be the first surf spot to be volves whether it can be considered South- Despite opposition from the Marine according to a California Department of listed as such, state officials said. Before its ern California’s pre-eminent surf spot Corps and the Navy, the State Histori- Parks and Recreation history of the area. vote, the state commission received more — or whether that distinction belongs to cal Resources Commission voted unani- “Trespassing surfers were chased, arrested than 1,300 letters about Trestles — 1,235 in Huntington Beach, Santa Cruz or perhaps mously Feb. 8 to forward a recommen- and fined.” support, 112 in opposition, a record for any Blacks Beach in La Jolla. dation to Washington that Trestles be One of those who fondly remem- proposed historic designation. Trestles “appears to be just one of hun- listed. ber those days is Bruce Johnston, later With the opening of San Onofre beach, dreds of such relative nondescript good The decision now rests with the ci- a member of the Beach Boys singing relations between surfers and Marines have surfing beaches around the U.S.” and thus vilians who run the National Regis- group. mellowed. Surfers have enjoyed the breaks does not qualify for historic status, wrote ter, which is part of the National Park “We even had to outrun 18-year-old and, for the most part, have stayed away Donald Schregardus, deputy assistant sec- Service. Marines from Oklahoma trying to chase us from Green Beach, which is posted with retary of the Navy and a federal preserva- The recommendation “does not and will away,” Johnston wrote in support of listing “keep out” signs. tion officer. not impose any additional requirements Trestles as a historic place. “... It was a great The two sides had united in oppo- The surfers disagree, on grounds that for consultation for military training and experience!” sition to extending the 241 Toll Road are more aesthetic than legalistic. operational use,” according to documents In 1963, Trestles was mentioned in south through Camp Pendleton to In- “Trestles still rocks in 2013,” Johnston supporting the Trestles nomination. “Surfin’ USA,” the Beach Boys song that terstate 5. The California Coastal Com- wrote.

FAMILY Homeschooling and community college gave N.J. family opportunity

By Susan Snyder gent and very driven. They tional learners. “I acceler- McClatchy Tribune absolutely knew exactly ated them,” Lori said. what they wanted to do, and Both Jake and Tom were PHILADELPHIA — Ryan they did it.” national Merit Scholars. Snell, 18, racked up almost Charlie and Lori Snell Jake scored in the 97th per- enough college credits for shared responsibility for centile on the Medical Col- two associate’s degrees be- homeschooling. Charlie, lege Admission Test. fore earning his high school an electrical engineer with “So exposure to material diploma. a bachelor’s degree from he took at BCC definitely Homeschooled by his Virginia Tech, a master’s helped him achieve a high parents, the Moorestown, from Johns Hopkins, and score,” Lori said. N.J., teen simultaneously an M.B.A., taught calculus, Charlie said they weren’t took 30-some classes at physics, and Latin. Lori, specifically seeking the Ivy Burlington County College who has a bachelor’s in League. for more than 100 credits. chemistry from Virginia “The real issue is finding He has applied to Whar- Tech and an M.B.A., han- a good fit, and that’s what ton and a handful of other dled everything else. we were able to do with the prestigious schools. But there were some older two sons so far, with While his accomplish- courses, mostly labs and academics as well as extra- ments are impressive, they other technical areas, that curriculars,” he said, not- are not unusual in the Snell the couple would have had a ing that Jake was captain of family. hard time teaching at home. Yale’s skeet and trap team Both of Ryan’s older So they turned to the coun- and Tom a “walk-on” to brothers, Jake and Tom, ty college in Mount Laurel. Harvard’s fencing team. took dozens of classes at All three Snells began Ryan said it was “nerve- the county college while taking classes there when wracking” when he began being homeschooled. And they were in their early taking college classes at 14. then they went on to the Ivy teens. Tom and Jake were He wasn’t sure how people League, entering through student ambassadors, giv- would react, but he quickly the regular admission pro- ing tours, meeting with became comfortable. He cess as freshmen. prospective students, and decided to tutor, he said, Jake, 24, graduated from helping incoming fresh- because he wanted to help Yale in 2010 with a degree men with class schedules. others. in biomedical engineering All three were in the honor “The students request and is working on a mas- society and tutored, often him over and over again,” ter’s in computer science at helping students many said Danielle Zimecki, di- the University of Toronto. years older than them. rector of the tutoring cen- Tom, 22, is a senior at Har- “It was very good for ter. vard, finishing a degree in them,” Lori said. “They had Ryan will receive associ- applied mathematics with to apply their knowledge to ate’s degrees in graphic de- a concentration in econom- help other people learn.” sign and digital media and ics. The Snells said they did art & design in May. “I knew they were going not envision two — possibly But he plans to enter to go far,” said Dotti Purs- three — of their sons going college as a freshman and ley, the county college’s to the Ivy League when they major in a business-related director of recruitment. started homeschooling. But field: “I’d like to do some- “They’re extremely intelli- all three proved to be excep- thing aviation-related.”