Editor 's Note.- This is the final issue of dw Spartan Daily behor spring break. Daily publication = , will resume Tuesday. April 5. SPARTAN DAILY Serving San Jose State Unit et sill .since 1934 fa. VOLUME 124. NUMBER 40 THURSDAY. MARCH 24, 2005 m- sits
:n A.S. Election Results I el President "I Alberto Gutierrez, Stand Up Stand Up dominates elections Vke President in Sarah Stillman, Spartan Party '5!'s Gutierrez ill Controller Alex Ramos, Stand Up 00 wins by 427 tu- Business Affairs By Sarah Holcomb rry George Aherne, Stand Up Daily Staff Writer Or Campus Advising Affairs Caroline H. Le, Stand Up The Stand Up Party won all con- tested positions of the Associated Campus Climate Affairs Students elections and will hold 14 Temesgen Atzbaha. Stand Up out of 16 positions on the board of directors. Communications Alberto Gutierrez was elected A.S. ('he Angkliam, Stand Up president. He received 967 votes, 427 more than Spartan Party candidate Community Affairs Mike Nguyen. Epp y Santiago, Stand Up Andrew Weiglein ran independent- ly and received 109 %tries. Extracurricular Affairs Despite efforts of the election Samanata Naik, Stand Up hoard and candidates running, voter turnout was lower this year than last. Faculty Affairs Election board adviser Greg Brandon Giro er, Stand Up Wolcott said 1.647 students voted this year, which is 2)44 less students than n - Governing Affairs last year. according to the numbers Jason Fithian, Stand Up released from the election board. "I'm overwhelmed with excite- Legislative Affairs ment." Gutierrez said. "It's time for lie Marcus E. Recchioni, Spartan a change. The students wanted a Party change." Weiglein said he was pleased with lie Programming Affairs the results. Emily Molino, Stand Up 11 - "I'm actually happy about it," Weiglein said. "I decided a long time Student Fee Affairs ago that if Alberto wins, I'll be happy 'sill! Dully Stall Adriana Garcia, Stand Up rid because he's a good candidate and Alberto Gutierrez, A.S. president-elect, celebrates his victory with Adriana Garcia and members of the Stand Up Party. The Stand Up Party won all re he'll do a good job." Student Resources Affairs the contested positions. d. Nguyen could not be reached for Joseph Esti:Ida, Stand Up omment. Spartan Party members Sarah port. sald. in the Fall semester Student Rights, Stillman, who ran for vice president. "We definitely had the support toiuii the sot :VIC! WC cichlalCil. It W gate "There are so many things that Ed like to Responsibilities and Marcus Recchioni, who ran for dents, but thars only the first step." GUIICIIICZ an IMprOMINU speech. clean up about A.S.." Gutierrez said. "I defi- Joel Bridgernan. Stand Up director of legislative affairs, won said. "WC were trying to mobili/e our suppitrt -The students' %owes ha', e been stifled, hut nitely want to make it more student oriented. their uncontested positions. and that was our strength. - no more.- Trail said "Not% our campus has We want to make oursel% es more visible to Total number of voters: Stand Up Party candidate Alex Huy Tran. a Stand Up Party supporter, said stood tip " students and listen to students' concerns." 1,647 Ramos was elected A.S. controller the low turnout didn't take :may from the sic Alto his speech. Tran, who ran for A.S. Gutierrez said he also wants A.S to take a and won by 530 votes. tor. president last year, described the victory as stand on budget cuts and oppose any unneces- NDI X Gutierrez said the Stand Up Party "The turnout reflects the turnout of the last euphi tot OPINION candidates had a lot of outside sup. four years, so I'm not disappointed.- Fran (iutierre, said he is ambitious to take office see A.S., page 3 Wasted Dap and Wasted Nights I /010 go vegetarian - eat your meal p.2 Students work, Professor designs mural Guest Column Dream of Big Brother a little eloser to realit!, p. 2 study during break collage in Art building NI Robotics By Mayra Flores Editor \ \on. It cr I Firm Sdal M fr the Spartan a class taught by Parker, they have still come into Engineering Daily Staff Writer College of /huh ii ill protth a la, idit member contact \\ 1th Parker's artistic creations in one way co-sponsors high school or another on campus. Throughout the years. Parker competition p. 3 has used his talents and creatisity to dress Palm trees speckled over white sandy beaches, ultramarine oceans and By Rachel Hill up the unisersity Shamrock Showcase a cool margarita are all part of the spring break experience, just not at San Daily Staff Writer Kappa Delta sorority puts on Jose State University. Alter 9 I I. Parker created a large 45 -toot mu- lip. syncing contest p.4 This year, many students are staying home for the break. Financial issues, ral that ..0% ered the length of the Art building's hallway Parker said he used his hest handmade ill planning and work are some of the causes behind the lack of travel. Art Professor 1.eroy Parker's influence on the San paper and rose paintings to construct the collage "I was planning to put together a trip to Reno or Vegas or go snow- L'alTlplls goes his Jose State Cnilersii tar beyond that made up the mural. Students acre able to write SP OH IS boarding." said Calvin Wong. a senior majoring in electrical engineer- classroinn ing, "hut some of my friends go to San Francisco State University and their reactions on the collage. allowing students to After tr, Sills ss ith the umsersity. Parker his 'ice then thoughts, feelings and opinions on the left a lasting impression on his departmeni and the site BREAK, page 3 campus as a hole [Ain't it students h.o e not taken see PARKER, paged KSJS graduates children from crash course in radio Baseball Spartans ranked No 45 by ESPN coaches' poll p. 5 By Ashley Johnson program at K's 5 ii Ii h hegan l ch 2 Daily Staff Writer come tit SJSI sic is V ednesday tom' 4 P- in. to 5 p.m. AhI The idea for the ;noel ant began to take Students from (*Loam Middle School shape after ’erituit Salenda, program Movie Review came together Wednesday one last time to due. tor for Colien s, hook. approached stars Sandra Bullock celebrate the end to a four-week appren- Johnson with the Idea Congeniality 2: in 'Miss tice program and add the Imishing touches "I thought it would he great at this in and Fabulous' p.6 Armed to their public service announcements. smution of highei learning to haw some Film Froival The student run radio station at San Jose sort ill buddy or MC1110111ig program.- San Francisco International State University, KSJS 40.5, has teamed Johnson said Ch 21 it, Asian American Film Festival up with Citizen Schools to offer students SalClItla L'all1C to lit1111,011 it11 I monthlong pi. whim P. 6 at Castro Middle School a crash course in disc its, a IN ttentsal her mid. ,oei what it means to he part of a radio station "1 w foie it 41111. %COI II hi Citizen Schools is a national organwa- the comse of a week and a halt tie put Sparta Guide p. 2 lion designed to prepare students for lead- that together and she stilt me a list of the Nil (it t rit/i',' I ti I names," lithipton said ership roles and offers 12 -week programs Ghazaleh Falthrabadi, lift, and Isabella Gigliello, both sixth graders at Castro Middle School, p. S Rehire the %iv could cOMC lii Crossword where people from the community teach record public service announcement promoting Citizen Schools, an extracurricular program SJSU hi participate. , ems regarding kids different vocations, said Ra that has partnered with Castro Middle School to give students the opportunity to apprentice Classifieds p. 5 Johnson, publit affairs director for KSJS In areas that interest them. Wednesday was the last day for Fakhrabadi and Gigliello's vvvirw.THESPANTASDAILY.COM Students partit mating in the him %seek see KSJS, paged apprenticeship at KSJS 90.5. PAGE 2 SPARTAN DAILY OPINION MARCH 24,2005 THURSDAY WASTED DAYS AND WASTED NIGHTS Meat eaters unite to keep veggies out of sight The scent of a smoky mesquite radiates from a tween 1.1425 to 32115 servings within a year easily are vegan, extreme diets as such are rare in nature. ethanol and formaldehyde used to preserve soybean glowing grill on a slow Sunday afternoon as a small decimating entire ecosystems by supporting monocul- Even our closest primate cousins, the chimpanzee, milk can turn any health-conscious student back to the crowd gathers to salivate over the lingering wafts of ture or single-crop fields. eat meat. Fruits, leaves, palm nuts, seeds, and stems hormone-injected cow's milk. corn on the cob. These clusters of similar plants packed into a small flavored with ants, birds eggs, fish and termites make That's OK though. Soybean milk made by manu- "What? No meat?" I began to protest. "This area create a situation perfect for the spreading of dis- up their daily menu. Sometimes they even dabble on facturers such as Silk and Vitasoy are actually pro- blows." ease and insect infestations. the occasional wild pig or basin. cessed by the dairy manufacturer and dairy equipment "Well. Paul McCartney said, 'If slaughterhouses Agribusinesses exploit vast stretches of land Although ill equipped without its razor-sharp eagle anyway. It all goes into the same happy pocket. had glass walls, everyone would be a vegetarian.' forests, wetlands, other natural eco- talons and flesh-tearing beak, even the Those who argue that vegetarianism is great be- And I'd like to think that he's right," said a die-hard systems and wildlife habitats have been chicken sometimes gets its worm. cause it's an increasing trend. I have one word to vegetarian. decimated and turned into crops and And where evolution made us omni- counter Atkins. Eww. Well, thank you fake Upton Sinclair. I ap- grazing land. vores, revolution allowed us to be carni- Apparently meat has been an increasing trend too. preciate the hype. But like Axl Rose said. "You know These industrialized farms destroy vores. Instead of worrying your little heads about animal where you are / You're in the jungle baby / You're natural ecosystems that usually have Americans have the luxury to choose cruelty toward farm animals, worry about animal cru- gonna die ..." It's just inescapable. alternative sources of fix)d available. what they can eat. as opposed to other elty in everyday life. Like my friend online editor Mark Cornejo said. whereas when the rice or corn crop fails countries and Alaska. Be grateful that Keeping a dog from its meat and making this car- "You can't enjoy a meal unless you know it cried for in a monoculture field, we're not neces- there are meat and vegetables on your nivore eat dry dog food pellets made of rice and beef its life." sarily left with wheat and potatoes. plate every day. flavoring can constitute as animal cruelty. Let me enjoy the tantalizing texture of a huge ten- So why go vegetarian when you can And for those who say tofu is a great Keeping a person, an omnivore, from eating meat? der slab of meat as it melts in my mouth I let you just eat meat? ELIZABETH NGUYEN substitute for meat. Asians invented it Yes, that's right, animal cruelty. eat ketchup and canned peaches in peace without ever The problem is it's not part of our not even all of them like it. Destroying countless of natural ecosystems and explaining the hidden dangers of the food industry. biology to be carnivores. We don't have As with the genetically engineered and displacing indigenous tribes, fauna and flora? That's Some vegetarians claim they've saved 95 animal the claws and fangs needed much less the hunting hormone-injected milk and meats, hidden dangers can vegetable cruelty. lives a year and they've done their part to save the abilities. be said of all products even of soybean milk. So don't eat vegetables it destroys the environ- environment. But the same arguments can be used for And it's not in our nature to be herbivores either Even the all mighty soybean can carry human car- ment resulting in the suffering of the human popula- both sides. it explains the lack of cud and second stomach. cinogens called 3-MCPD, created during the manu- tion. Eat meat it only destroys lives. Vegetarians may even be responsible in doing more We are omnivores. not vegetarians. Stop fighting facture of soy sauce. It's also present in products such to harm the rest of the world then once presumed. the fact. as soy sausages and other imitation fix)ds. Elizabeth Nguyen is the Spartan Daily A&E editor. At five to nine recommended servings of fruits and Regardless of how many times people have said The amounts of petro-chemical solvents used to "Wasted Days and Wasted Nights" appears every vegetables a day, each person would have eaten he- that Jane Goodall has observed that KO percent of apes isolate soy proteins and the amounts of methanol, Thursday. SPARTA GUIDE GUEST COLUMN Sparta Guide is provided tree of charge to students, faculty and staff members. The deadline for entries is noon three working days before the desired publication date. Entry forms are available in the Spartan Daily office in Dwight Hemel Hall. room 209. Entries can also bc c -mailed to spartandaily(hcasa.sjsu.edu titled "Sparta Guide." Space Records not kept under wraps req r [ions may require editing of submissions. Entries are printed in the order in which they are received. Textbooks on Amazon $120. An iPod on ('Bay Because the goxernment is restricted by the building Concert Hall. The concert will feature a TODAY $220. Beers during spring break $300. Feeling C'onstitution. it could never compile databases of faculty vocal recital. secure about you credit card purchases priceless. this size and nature without getting hauled into court. School of Art and Design That was the hook line, now here's the sinker. Private power on the other hand. lies outside of consti- An art exhibition featuring student galleries Chinese Mandarin Bible Fellowship Your personal information isn't priceless at all. In tutional scope. In fact, information brokers have CCM- will take place from I() a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Art A meeting will take place from 3 p.m. to 4:3() p.m. fact, it's a dirt-cheap commodity, bought and sold by simently lobbied for less regulation of their industries. building. in the Montalvo room of the Student Union. corporations in order to better serve you, the custom- citing a First Amendment right for the unrestricted cr. .Social Security numbers, marital status, shopping exchange and free flow of customer information. Counseling Services Hip Hop Congress habits, number of children all of these, along with (Inc might ask. "What's wrong with catching the An eating disorders group meeting will take place A meeting will take place from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. hundreds of billions of files on other Americans. are had guys" course, the answer is "absolutely noth- from 10:30 a.m. to I I :511 a.m. An AA.API group in the Pacifica room of the Student Union. compiled in enormous databases by companies such ing," But the des is in the details. The key to manag- meeting Will take place from noon to 1:20 p.m. as ChoicePoint, LexisNexis. Acxiom and Seisint, ing this information is narrowing the definition of hi us Both events will he in Counseling Services of the San Jose State Handball Club which was acquired by LexisNexis last year. the information is used. As files move from agenc to Student Services Center. Handball games will take place from 5 p.m. to In the name of customer service, these mega-bro- agency, the line of definition becomes blurred and the 7 p.m. at handball court 1 of the Event Center kers of information wield a surveillance capability of door to corruption opens. Career Center Sports Club. which Orwell's Big Brother in "1984" would be jcal- The FBI regularly monitors anti -war demonstra- An interview discussion group targeted for stu- ()US. tions. for example. At what point does the government dents with a disability will take place from Society of Latino Engineers and Scientists And since 9/11, the dream of a Big cross the line in matching photographs to Brother may be a little closer. Department of Motor Vehicles records to 10:30 a.m. to noon. Mock interview sessions will A meeting will take place at 6 p.m. in the Justifiably, the Patriot Act usually credit reports to shoppim: habits? take place from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Both ,A II Costanoan room of the Student Union. gets the blame for this. Indeed, this leg- Make no mistake: this is not a sugges- take place in Building F. islation is unprecedented Entrepreneurial Society in scope. It by- tion that the federal government is com- passes due process for suspected terror- piling lists of Noam Chomsky and Karl SJSt Facult "Alternative Sources of Financing for Start-Ups" Christian Fellowship ists. allows the FBI to obtain Internet and Marx fans. will take place from 6:15 p.m. to g p.m. in room Belies er v..111 lake place from noon to library files through secret warrants and But what if we are experiencing the four of the Boccardo Business Complex. It will I p.m. in room 247 of the Lngineering building. vigorously expands domestic surveil- precursor to a surveillance society based feature speakers C.J. Cornell. CEO of Chaos This is part three of the PBS series. "The Ques- lance. In 2002. more than I ,(XX) nonciti- on retina scans and face recognition, used general tion of God." which compares the worldviews of Media Networks. and Sanjay Sunbhedar. zens were detained without charge and BANKS ALIBACII by corporations to sell us products and by Sigmund Freud and C.S. Lewis. partner of Storm Ventures on investment. thousands of Muslims were put under the government to supposedly protect us' surveillance. Sure it's far-fetched. but so was the fact College of Engineering International Youth Fellowship None of the Patriot Act's muscles could flex, how- that COINTELPRO. a branch of the MI, was moni- "Shattering the Past: A New Era in Technology" A Bible study and meeting will take place from ever, without the massive injection of information toring civil rights activists and Vietnam War protes- will take place from noon to I p.m. in room 1149 6:30 p.m. to g p.m. in the Ohlone room of the given to the federal government within weeks of 9/11 tors in the '60s and '70s. of the Engineering building. The talk is part of Student Union. by companies such as ChoicePoint or Seisint. Luckily, the Patriot Act expires late this year and the Silicon Valley Leaders Symposium and will Take Seisint. for example. In the book "No Place needs majority support in both branches of congress feature Jeanette Horan, vice president and general Black Alliance of Scientists and Engineers to Hide." Hank Asher, former owner of Seisint, told for renewal. Of course, the Bush administration is manager of the Silicon Valley Laboratory. A meeting will take place at 7 p.m. in the author Robert O'Harrow Jr. how, in the weeks after lobbying for this. so whether congress takes a stand Guadalupe room of the Student Union. 9/11 . his mega-computer sifted through 20 billion files remains to he seen. Catholic Campus Ministry and created a list of 1.200 people who ranked as the Meanwhile, the gathering of information in the pri- Daily Mass will take place at 12:10 p.m. Holy Kappa Delta Sorority highest terrorist threats in the country. Unbeknownst vate sector continues. And lately, the incompetence of Thursday Mass will take place at 5:30 p.m. "Faith "Shamrock Showcase" will take place at 7 p.m. to Asher. five of the actual hijackers appeared on this these companies is front-page news. ChoicePoint ad- Formation" will take place at 6 p.m. Scripture in the Morris Dailey Auditorium. 11 will be a lip list. mitted to releasing some 120,000 files on Americans This marked the first date of a long-term relation- to reflection will take place at 7 p.m. The Alpha sync and dance competition. All proceeds benefit fraudulent buyers and LexisNexis just acknowl- ship in which the private sector would supply the edged a security breach 12.000 Omega Student Fellovv ship will meet at K p.m. Child Quest International and Prevent Child Abuse of nearly personal information and technology, while the government tiles. Throw in the Department of Justice and the FBI in the lounge. All events cc ill take place in the America. Tickets are $5. would pursue its agenda of protecting the American and we should be feeling safer already. Catholic Campus Min isir chapel. people. One of the reasons the FBI failed so miserably Campus Crusade for Christ in detecting the 9/11 attacks stemmed from an anti- School of Music "Nightlife." a time for vs orship. prayer. fellowship quated, decentralized computer network, which was lianAs Alhoch i,s a Spartan Daily staff writer. "The Listen in! Hour" concert series 'sill take and hearing the word will take place at 8 p.m. at three decades old in some bureaus. Guest columns appear pertodicallv. place from 12 01 pin III 1 15 p.m in the Music the Spartan Menuirial.
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FA R E ENA AZHAR Creative Director All !ISIS Alan Bayudan, Illustrator; Brian Perez and Nick Scott, Cartoonists San Jose State University, One Published opinions and advertisements do not PRISCILLA Art Director Washington Square, San .lose, necessarily reflect the views of the Spartan Daily, the RODRIGUES CA wow -04o School of Journalism and fill WARM MN 051 SASIIINGION %MARI IAN POSI . 4 Mass Communications or SJSU. ROBERT SOT() Notional 1408 I 9,4-3,81 I symANHAN vet W.% IMAM. SPAIIIASIbUl VAMP( Ascs Director 05 MARCH 24, 2005 -- THURSDAY NEVUS DAILY PAGE 3 SPARTAN EMI A.S.- Elections officer reports no voting problems Engineering department sponsors robotics competition for high schoolers wan the By Angela Forte mentors solve a problem in a six - each other and those teams on the Daily Stuff Writer week time frame using a standard same alliance work excellent to- tu- kit of parts and a common set of gether. Hodgson said. pro- rules. Camp said the event itself is lent San Jose State University stu- After the robots are built, teams the "Super Bowl of smarts" and dents can watch local high school enter their robots in a series of has all the elements of a sporting teams battle it out robotically at the competitions designed by Kamen event, including lots of action and to For Inspiration and Recognition and a committee of engineers and noise. of Science and Technology other professionals. Camp said that each match 00. Robotics Competition, starting Camp said the teams received consist of two teams, with three mat today through Saturday. standard kits, consisting of mo- robots on each team. cm- The event, co-sponsored by tors and electronics from FIRST In the beginning of the match. SJSU's College of Engineering. in January'. the robots control themselves for ar- will he held at the Event Center "The teams pour all their ener- the tirst 15 seconds. Camp said. sear and will feature more than 315 gy into building these robots, and "After 15 seconds, the team teams. including San Jose High at the end of six weeks, the teams members control the robots on at? Academy, Pioneer High School literally have to box their robots a playing field where nine pyra- and Los Gatos High School. in wooden crates and ship them mids are arranged in three rows of nd The teams are able to enter away to their regional locations." three,- Camp said. it's after they raise about $6.000 for Camp said. The robots. Camp said, pick up the entry fee. said John Camp, John Hodgson. a field super- the smaller pyramids and place in- chairman of FIRST Silicon Valley visor for FIRST and an SJSU them on top of other pyraands. la- regional and a research scientist at student majoring in engineering, Each pyramid is worth either Lockheed Martin. said the robotics competition gets three or 10 points and the team According to the FIRST Web students experienced in electrical that accumulates the most punts Zach Beecher / Daily Stuff site, the multinational nonprofit engineering. computer science, by the end ot the match wins. organization, founded in 19/19 by building and designing machines Camp said. Serieeann Sajareo, left, a junior majoring In microbiology engineering, votes next to her friend Jeannette Truong, a Dean Kamen, aspires to transform by working with professionals Hodgson said those teams who sophomore majoring in biochemistry, In an Associated Students tent near the Event Center on Wednesday. culture, making science, math, en- from Lockheed Martin, NASA. receive top place in regionals Raytheon and Equator Innovation. attend the nationals held in the been forwarded to Vend Phillips. Wolcott declined to comment on gineering and technology popular continued from page 1 with kids. "The competition gives stu- Georgia Dome in April. the interim vice president of stu- whether the election hoard should dents hands-on experience by "Howe% er. e%eryone walks dent affairs. be given jurisdiction over members FIRST was founded on part- sal.), tee increases. getting them interested in the held away a winner." Hodgson said. Wolcott said the election board of the student government. nerships with businesses, educa- Gutierrei described the election tional institutions and gov ernment of science technology hope- Admission is free and practice looked into the situation, hut was Stephanie Lazarowich. A.S. as a battle. as well as the work of I vol- fully this will flourish for future rounds will he held on Thursday he chief elections officer, -There %k ere a lot of unteer mentors, professional en- generations, especially female from II a.m. until 4:10 p.m. of said the final day of incidents that were out gineers. teachers and other adult students." Hodgson said. Opening ceremonies followed in. "There were a lot of incidents elections went smooth- titiv'ric, said. volunteers. Hodgson said the teams arc by matches will take place Friday ti -- er than the hrst. ill - We were kl`CpIllp he According to its Web site, divided between two alliances and Saturday. beginning at 9:30 that were outrageous." "Yesterday, people Os. miegrit% of inch% 'duals the FIRST robotics competition blue and red. a.m. and ending between 4 p.m. didn't know about the ed and the slate by not lash- has teams of students and their The alliances compete against and 5 p.m. ing out at them It things elections or didn't have their IDs. They weren't he that were mapplopriate Alberto Gutierrez, Mutterrei Med a 11111- prepared.- Lazarowich ih- said. "We've had a ig piall11 against S.J. Wendy's serves woman a finger Greathouse. a Spartan A.S. president-elect steady flow today.- Lazaniwich said to Party member, in regards SAN JOSE (AP) A wom- to stop eating. witnesses said. 'They belies e ii belongs to a wom- that there have been he to a bats Iielnail she sent unable to do anything because the an's meal at a Wendy 's restaurant "Initially she did put this object an because of the long, manicured out s ii the S ut,nlini list. A.S. clec lion regulation manual no complications with the elec- brought a whole new meaning to in her mouth and did bite down on nail. Health ins estigators 'whine -I ant writing this e-mail in the does not give it the power to take tronic voting since voting began the term "finger food.- The wom- it and wa.sn't sure exactly what it the finger got into the chili at an climax ot the Associated Students action against someone who's not Tuesday. an hit into a portion of a human was." Santa Clara County Health earlier stage. General Elections to dispel some a candidate, including the A.S. finger while eating a howl of chili Officer Martin Fenstersheib said. "We have nit es idence of any fait- untruths during campaigning and president. For a complete list of elec- Tuesday night at the San Jose res- "She's doing OK. Initially she was accident within the employees at enci image all km become %Mils:lied "I telt that her use of the e-mail him results, go to http:// taurant. Santa Clara County health a bit grossed out it was described the facility itself." said Ben Gale www.thespartanda i I y .C11111. :5- si tiers:. ( ire:alit nice w 0 ite in the addresses was inappropriate." officials said Wednesday. The to me. and %limited a number of of the Santa Clara County Health in- Wolcott said. "The references she woman, who asked officials not to times.- Department "We asked ev eryhtidy lingers art Lle,tion hoard Athiser made about the Stand Up Party Executive editor ken Loth* identify her, immediately spit out Officials said the fingertip was to show us they have lii said (ititierreis complaint has were also inappropriate." contributed to this report. the finger and warned other diners approximately I 3-8-inches long. and everything is OK there... he ed ed BREAK - Las Vegas, Lake Tahoe, Mexico, Hawaii popular vacation spots for students during spring break hy continued from page 1 has en't decided on a place. "I'm driv mg down California's travel agencies are noticing a shift "They are also going to Europe visit.- he said. Is Jerold Ammay. a senior majoring coast, down to southern California," in preferred spring break locations. because spring break falls on the Martin said that he's leaving ict in mechanical engineering, said, said Eric Mak, a junior majoring in "Traditionally. Mexico and low season it's actually cheaper Thursday because he only has one ti- their break %%as 1111, %%ea, m) that "I has e a lin of options. A group business administration. "I'm prob- Hawaii are popular places... said to fly to Europe than to Mexico at class that day. doesn't help " my friends are going to Las ably going to stop in Burbank, Charles Brigolin. manager at the this time." he said. "1 already talked to my professor Poor planning and poor prepa- of Vegas. another Doug and turned in the paper that's due nd ration don't make things any group are going Martin, a ju- that day.- he said !ss easier, he said. to Tahoe and "I would go to Vegas for everything the drinking, nior majoring "In some w ay kind of kicking is "Now we imuly have three days another is going in business, Is myself because it's cold in England nd let . si we're probably gonna end gambling, everything but my friends are lagging." one of those ught now." he said. "If she wasn't up stay mg at home,- he said. to Monterey. - "I'm still students tak- there, I would he going south" n- Other reasons students stay at thinking about Mike Wong, ing advantage Other students have prior re- of home include trying to catch up it. hut I'll prob- of this break sponsibilities d- MI homework and studying for ably do the one student in price. He's "I'm staying home and %ohm - ns classes that costs the using the break wring to teach sw tin lessons.- said t- here's a lot of work to do least... he said. go on the Jay Leno show, gut to STA Travel office located in Palo to visit his Lauren Stheh, a junior majoring in at and a needs to he done." said Las Vegas is definitely a popu- Disneyland and maybe go across Alto. "But students are branching daughter in England. recreation and leisure studies "1 41 Sheryl Padilla, a freshman major- "My i itt ing in nui sing. lar place for the break, but there the border for a day." out - Costa Rica. Belize and Peru. oldest daughter is there. work at the YMCA and we It the chance had presented it- are other places to consider as Students aren't necessarily stay- Students are also taking advantage working on her master's degree in ler free swim lessons tor the whole self. Padma said she'd go to Las well. ing in California though. Some of the exchange rate in Argentina.- English so I'm gonna go over tor a week of spring hreA Vegas. "This year. students are hit- "I haven't been there in a long ting up the amusement parks." time. I'm not gonna gamble. but it said Lenora Porcella, owner of *WANTED* Computerized Travel on Park STUDENTTRAVEL would still be tun." she said. PART-TIME FIELD COORDINATOR Mike Wong. a senior majoring Avenue. "Disneyland and Magic In electrical engineering. echoes Mountain are two popular plac- Summer Adventure Travel that wish. es. People arc staying closer to l S Smokeless Tobacco Brands Inc currently has go to Vegas for every- home." Inca Highlights "1 would opportunities available for part-time Field Coordinators from thing the drinking, gambling, This year marks Disneyland's III around the San Jose State University ca es cry thing hut my friends are 5oth anniversary and the people 9 days S875. lagging." at Disney have added some good- pemmle said the% itist ies to celebrate. 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Kappa Delta hosts eighth Take a annual Shamrock Showcase peek ... By Shannon Barry Quest International. ing in nursing and vice president Daily Staff Writer Both of these nonprofit organi- of public relations for Kappa zations aim at searching for miss- Delta. said each team will be ing children, relocating abused scored by a panel of judges. During pop princess concerts. children, and creating educational The judges range from Bobby lip syncing for audiences has be- programs to prevent future situa- Strickler, a 104.9 FM disc jockey come commonplace for entertain- tions. to alumna Lindsay Brooks from ment but one San Jose State The Shamrock Showcase Child Quest International to Mark University sorority is not going brings the Interfratemity Council Linder, the assistant city manager to charge you outrageous ticket and Panhellenic Council together of San Jose. prices to enjoy the fiasco. in a two-part event. Alaniz said prep work for the Kappa Delta will host its eighth The first is a three-minute lip- showcase began in September as annual Shamrock Showcase synching dance choreographed in a collaborative effort between all lip sync contest from 7 p.m. to a team effort. 45 sisters in the sorority. 10 p.m. today at Morris Dailey "There are 10 teams participat- "Each sister raised $125 in Auditorium. Admission is $5 at ing with five members on each monetary or raffle donations," the door. team," Alaniz said. "To get extra Wright said. "This could include Miranda Alaniz, a junior ma- points they will have their two funds from family and friends or joring in public relations and Kappa Delta captains in their raffle prizes." chair of the Shamrock Showcase, routine." Although Wright has been a said every Kappa Delta sorority She added that each house is part of the showcase for three across the nation will produce a responsible for selecting its team. years, she said Alaniz is one of shamrock project throughout the As a team captain, Long said the most organized people she has month of March. she helped decide what her team worked with. As vice president of Omar Alsheikh, left, a senior "This is the only event that gets was going to perform and prac- public relations, it is her goal to majoring in creative arts, and the whole Greek system together ticed with the team members. oversee the showcase. Kaltlyn Boyle, a junior also and gives back to the Before the second part an "Miranda is a strong leader." commu- majoring In creative arts, work impromptu nity," said Cristi Long, a senior competition a she said. "The event is locked in on a class project for a film class majoring in graphic design and a raffle will be held during the first and secure." Wednesday. team captain for the showcase. intermission of the event. For $1, While Shamrock Showcase Along with proceeds by the Alaniz said, students can buy a has been a lot of work getting the other shamrock events held by raffle ticket with prizes ranging event together, Alaniz said she Kappa Delta sororities, 20 per- from gym memberships to restau- likes to stay busy and constantly cent of the proceeds will benefit rant gift certificates. needs something to do. Prevent Child Abuse America. -Almost everyone walks away "The event is open to every- The remaining 80 percent will with something," Long said. one and goes to a good cause," benefit local organization Child Sarah Wright, a senior major- she said. Aid? Ifecelier. I hiihr Staff 14 dead, more than 100 injured KSJS - Program hopes to increase interest in college continued from page 1 lyrics in a music bed, hut that about college. rule is broken all the time because "The program was an opportiMil!, sometimes some of the messages to get these kids on college in an af- in explosion at Texas oil refinery liability and risk management can actually reinforce your text. - ter -school program." Martine/ said. had to be considered, said Nick Johnson said. "When I was gating through grade TEXAS CITY, Texas (API cial death toll confirmation from spokeswoman Annie Smith said Martinez, general manager for The students began to produce hool and high sdloa .l. eser!,thing A thunderous explosion the medical examiner's office, but terrorism "is not a primary focus KSJS. their public service announce- m.as pushed tatuard sa.hiege. so I like tore through a BP oil refinery added. "it's my deep regret that of our investigation." "Anytime that you have ments in their third week at KSJS tat do migrants and support programs Wednesday. shooting flames and we believe we have 14 losses of The plant in Texas City, about people who are under age and and completed them during their that support that." billowing smoke into the sky and life." 35 miles southeast of Houston. need to be chaperoned on a last session in the fourth vveek. Although the program was just showering the area with ash and The blast left a gaping hole in sprawls across 1,200 acres. About college campus, there's always "I liked being able to has' the four %%eeks. there are hopes to either chunks of charred metal. At least the earth, mangled nearby offices. 433,000 barrels of crude oil are concerns," Martinez said. chance to go on the air and wild continue the program or build on it 14 were believed dead and more and was so powerful that witness- processed a day, producing 3 per- To ameliorate these concerns, ing out a message,- said Johnny so that students can po,,,htv du their than 100 were injured. es said it rattled homes as far as cent of the U.S. supply. The plant students were chaperoned by Hartman. a seventh -grader from ant ii sha r555. Marl MC/ The cause of the explosion was five miles away. Cars and trucks employs about 1,800 people in Monique Salas, a teaching asso- Castro Middle School. not immediately known, in an employee parking lot were Texas City, a city of about 40,000 ciate at Citizen Schools. Prior to Additionally, students learn the Workers searched through coated with soot and debris. people. the program, students had to fax terminology and techniques associ- LANGUAGES INSTITUTE rubble for survivors or bodies into "It was real scary. Have you Gasoline prices could rise permission slips to Martinez. ated with production. INCORPORATED Wednesday night, several hours ever heard the thunder real loud? slightly because of the explosion "(My public service an- "We just learned that it takes In the hair, of tile Uwe, fella',, after the 1:20 p.m. blast. It was like 10 times that," said because the plant is such a large nouncement) is about Citizen a longer time to put the music in FRENC.H gni SPANISH riesses An undetermined number of plant worker Charles Gregory. gas producer. Gasoline futures Schools and why you should when you're recording because fie chart oul ado workers were unaccounted for; who was with several co-workers rose nearly 2 cents in late trading join and we need some volun- they have to fix everything er de Feral lewd a es Bey Ass most of the injured suffered bro- inside a trailer tank when the floor on news of the explosion. teers to teach us things like ap- where it's just music behind it wow lyre okra, d ken bones, cuts, concussions and started rumbling. It was not immediately clear prenticeships," said Ghazaleh instead of the words." said Kelli Carasse wets nears d Pass other injuries. The explosion occurred in a how production at the plant would Fakhrabadi, a sixth-grader from Stone, a sixth-grader from Castro laden re caddy stead ars Refinery manager Don Parus part of the plant used to boost be affected by Wednesday's ex- Castro Middle School. Mel re ths asses Ns carscee Middle School, in reference to the as. Itesnis Mee we said BP was waiting on an offi- the octane level of gasoline. BP plosion. The students received a tour production of her public service 496 p.,'1 Alt Yaw Au 1.51 during the first week of the announcement. ? le orausial is sou& sal program and became honorary There are four important ob- eves. FAMXPIDONlo as members of KSJS. jectives for students' success at Wail Wawa PARKER - Professor attributes success to positive attitude Yes NM tal kw Pro* "I took them in and we did Citizen Schools strengthen saes the Ns viresmg the tour, we gave them T-shirts continued from page 1 thousand dollars directly to the ers on the street, I thought how academic skills, de%elop personal isseare V, and made them honorary mem- papermaking class. Parker said exciting it would be to paint them leadership skills, facilitate access MISINGUNG his former student attributed her on our campus," Parker said. bers of KSJS and then did a to resources and build commumt% NI IMAM MIN incident. large donation to the good expe- Parker's creative idea was met basic rundown over radio in connections. Salenda said. Callpspowier MON "I invited people to write their said. rience she had while taking his with opposition from his em- general," Johnson "Our goal is tat pripare SlUdelits kb G comments and feelings." Parker papermaking class. ployer and colleagues when he The students were introduced for leadership roles in the 21st cen - "Students and people from said. Parker said he receives a lot of was told that the Art department to public service announce- ury," she said. rn.1113 outside the department wrote all ments in the second week and positive feedback from students would be charged for the damages The program was also designed WI 1s pub- over it." taking his courses. he had caused by painting the were asked to prepare a a spur excitement in the children Parker created a papermaking Bill Emeriti. a senior majoring street covers. lic service announcement for course, which he currently teach- in animation, has taken classes "They tried to shut me down production including choosing the music bed. es, 25 years ago. Students are able with Parker since 2001, includ- and charge the Art department music for is the music to make paper through a process ing papermaking and watercolor for extra money," Parker said. The music bed and background when now involving cooking plants. classes. "A campus committee was called playing in the Enroll is speaking and can "The course is mostly based "He works from his soul." and I met with them to show them someone an emotion for the back! upon cooking plants like irises, Emeritt said. "He tries to bring my photos and documents. They help convey $100 service announcement. get gladiolas," Parker said. "It's a down students' inhibitions and unanimously approved what I was public
long process. but we can make make it a more comfortable doing." Johnson said. "The standard rule of thumb paper like they do in the Far East. environment to express them- Parker said he has learned to that you don't use ... Students get really excited selves." laugh at things. The art professor in radio is about it." Parker is also responsible for attributes his success and longev- GRE GMAT LSAT MCAT Fortner student Gertrude making over the manhole covers. ity at SJSU to his optimism. 2 KEG FOOT LONGS FOR $7.99 Turner enjoyed the papermak- While walking to work 10 years "Overcoming opposition DAT OAT PCAT TOEFL & ONE FREE COOKIE ing course so much that she gave ago, Parker said he came up with through a positive attitude to me. a $500.000 endowment to the the idea to beautify the street cov- that's what creative art is about," Receive a $100 rebate when you enroll in a School of Art and Design Art ers. Parker said. "Art uplifts the mind 0,1 I,1 Kaplan course between March 1st March 31st. department and donated a few "When I saw the manhole coy - and the imagination...
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715 MARCH 24. 2005 SPORTS DAILY PAGE 5 .MITRSDAY SPARTAN Spartan baseball squad showered with accolades By Amber Sheldon College Baseball Foundation's Division - ing in five runs and stealing two bases. Daily Senior Staff Writer I "National Honor Roll" following their In the final match against Rice. complete-game performances against the Contreras registered key RBI singles in Owls. the third and fifth innings, going 2-for-4 Iii this week's ESPN coaches' poll, the Both Spartan pitchers allowed only. one in the contest. San Jose State University baseball team run and each held No. 7 Rice to less than SJSU second baseman Dave Pierson received two votes. essentially placing In hits during Sunday's doubleheader to crossed home plate twice, the first time the Spartans at No. 45 in the nation one hand the ( h% Is their first three -game sweep on a hit by Contreras. rank below Western Athletic Conference in se% en years. "(Contreras) got a hit up the middle rival Nebraska University. Kilhy said the feeling was unbeliev- and I scored on that vv. ith two outs." It is the Spartans' first national nod in able. Pierson said. "Overall, the team executed three years. provoked by the team's series "They're one of the top teams in the pretty well. It feels good to come together country' and sweeping them is an aCCOM- as a team." plishment in itself," Kill)). said. "It's a Clutch hits and smart play contributed BASEBALL Tilsit.- to Spartan center fielder Travis Becktel Dr.!%3 mg said he was extremely excited becoming one of seven WAC players sweep of nationally hulked Rice I -mversity about the Lluh's recent succ ess. added on the "Watch List" for the 2005 last weekend at Municipal Stadium. "I'm proud of Kilhy. liii proud of ev- Brooks Wallace Award, presented to the SJSU head coach Sam !Irani said the erybody." Devs ibig said. "Hopefully we national college baseball player of the team was outstanding against the Ovv Is. can pick it up and keep on doing it. - year. "Their pitching is very good." Piraro K ilh% picked up his fourth win of the Becktel authored the longest hitting said. "We had to haute or butts oft to seaiam, iv hile DeSs mg earned his third vic- streak for an SJSU player this year, post- manufacture runs any is as %se Li Mitt NW% ill .1 Fin,- ing a hit in II straight games until facing 111"11112 vs tin 1‘) %II-melt' WA( ' games Lou his len slit efforts. Dewing was Rice on March 20, and his .3X2 batting dating hack to List season. SPSI. currently named WAC Pusher of the Week for average places him first amongst team- Brimi Ntriti File Photo sits atop the WA( vs ith a .1-0 record. vs 1111 Starch I .1 to 211 his career first. It is also in the mates and third conference. San Jose State University outfielder Travis Becktel slides safely into second base as 1.01.11Slalla TeCh I'Tmer,ii, per lied at No. the hist tor a Spartan pitcher this year. The junior outfielder also recorded the Brigham Young University shortstop Marcos Villezcas applies a late tag during a game 2 after taking 2 o1-3 against the l'iosersity 1 he sums southpaw currently holds a final out in the SJSU history -making Rice on Feb. 25. The Spartans won 5-4 in 10 innings. of Hawal'i last iv eckend. ; 54 ERA and sits at No. 2 in the WAC for series. SJSU southpasv ',miler Brad K lbs striking out 17 hatters. loth iwing Rice's Pierson said it was an amazing mo- "Because down the mid, we have a cil in additional games in May against San leads the WA(' mills idual pm lung stilts t%%., time WA(' Pitcher of the Week Josh ment witnessing Becktel lock up the last tough schedule ahead ot us. Piraro said. Trans is, o State ,ind Cal State Sacramento. with a 1.41 ERA Kilhy also holds ,,inter- Geo ii th 22. out of final frame by gins ing a high Ily Due to poor iv cattier ,iinditions, the The Spartans. 'um I 1-8-1 merall_ are ence bests in alloys mg nist eight runs and Spartan shortstop Anthony C'ontreras ball at center field. March 22 home game against Stanford scheduled to Ll1111111UC WA(' play when 11%c earned runs in 12 innings it ii uk %% it the nominees for WAC "Player "It was like 'yes!' and then to do that [nisersit> was postineted. and the two they host Louisiana Tech in a three-game Thus %%eck. Kilhy and tell is leli hand- of the \keels fist-pump, it was nice,- Pierson said. teams hope to reschedule it later in the series this sseekend, the tirst match be- ed pitcher and starter firanilen De%% mg Conlieras Is (1-for-17 in the Spartans' Piraro said that hopefully, recent events season. ing set p Ill Thiirs,40. ;it Municipal were two of 42 players named to the last hint Cu Iffiest., hitting .353 while driv- will be a big push for his team. Ralnolits base also !tweed 'NISI' to pen- '1 I .isIilJ Iii
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Between a Dolly Parton chase scene and resume a performance at a drag queen club. "Miss publication Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous" takes viewers on another adventure to save Miss Wednesday, United States .-- Las Vegas style. Gracie Hart (Sandra Bullock) leads the April 6. Have way and this time she has a reluctant and a great spring Ill V I break. bitter sidekick. Sam Fuller (Regina King). Fuller is a small, angry woman who was just transferred from the Chicago bureau - E. N. because of anger management problems and quickly begins to hate Hart. The opposing dynamic has a comedic as- pect, but it's been done befOre. The movie picks up three weeks after the cameramh..0 cinemas first movie ends, with the slightly cuter. hut Pruneyard Campbell 554 5,900 still disheveled. Hart whom viewers met at the beginning of the previous film. MELINDA AND MELINDA The mos ie is a sequel. but doesn't feel Sit/AMOY Dalla .1 105 -70 940 like one. It picks up right where the first film 1MS NM 2 No Passes' Moat oat ck, 15 left off, hut redundancy isn't an issue. TNE CHORUS '3 No ,asse. The situations in the movie are unique mien and the characters' reactions make them was PARROTS Of KLEGRAH4 Mil hilarious. TM OA NSW CRP' SOO iirto BRODIE IS After an undercover field operation is ERUE ROMANCE ruined because Hart's cover is blown by a woman who saw the pageant. her supers isor MIMS AND MELINDA then tells her that her days itt the field are MUNK 0011/41 SASS 0,5141 Week' over. But, he gives her a choice between a Sur ' ID desk joh and being the new face of the FBI. She begrudgingly takes on the task of AFTENOMMISKT making the FBI kink better. DOMPALL Aced Awerd movie fast-firrwards 10 months The then GUNNER PALACE and shows the beauty queen transforma- Photo courtesy Warner Bros. Pictures sciimor GUS Till BLUES tion. Sandra Bullock stars in "Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous." She finds out that Cheryl Frasier (Heather INNEN ON WHEN Burns), who is still Miss United States and carts cues ILEUM Stan Fields (William Shatner) have been Among flail mIlls s are a chase after ('anon. job with their characters, especially Deidrich first, but was so convincing as the made- MISS COIMEIMALITY. 2 kidnapped in Las Vegas. a pertoiman, Iii 1 drag queen shiny and Bader, who played Hart's stylist Joel. Joel up beauty queen that she didn't portray Hart's natural field agent instincts soon essnw up .ind speaking like and old Jewish was a hilarious flamboyant gay guy. but not the insecurities that Hart felt that when GUESS woo kick in and she can't keep herself out of the %simian named Ida. annoyingly so. she decided to rev amp the 1131's image. insestigation despite being told many times tv ei al l. the 11113N le was hinny. King did a great job portraying Fuller as and in turn, her own. to stay out ii it by her supervisors. 'Iliere %s ere a lot of funny jokes and well with her all -telling looks of resentment The movie was funny ss ith the ty pical Hart. Fuller and Hart 's sty ling team end i cute-li isis [tun kept the audience laughing and annoyance with Hart. sappy ending, and great for a night inn af- up running around Vegas looking for clue, ihronchoui the mos le The actors did a good Bullock's performance was as good as the ter midterms. c/..114fol a, TOW.. 'Cl? T. 47,5 Check out the crossword vVVVW CAM. RACINI- MIAS I HAA Film festival celebrates Asian American art puzzle on page 5
feature narratis e 111111s. lip 110111 (association's) 25th year." Wong have a breadth of images avail- The World Famous By Shannon Barry Now Open in the thirteen films presented in the said. "We celebrated some of the able," said Mai Le, sponsorship Daily Stair Writer DOWNTOWN SAN JOSE festivals lust year. achiesements for work that has coordinator of the association. Le I /4411)1414/ at the Historical lose Theatre During the 11 .day festival. been funded and distributed by added that the festival had its first C oenealy Club & Restourunl Kabuki X Subtitles. swordplay and cherry the AMC I’lwaties and NAATA." juried competitions, where films blossoms may evoke images from Castro Theatte in San Fiancisco, Steven Okazaki, best known were selected by three judges for Asian t mematography. but this the Pacitu -1 -heater in frir his documentary work with a each competition. year the Bay Area offered a new Berkeley. and ( 111111.11a 12 Cinema career spanning 25 years, was one "I enjoy being a part of some-
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