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Thursday, March 10, 2011 spartandaily.com Volume 136, Issue 24 Oliver’s shot lifts Spartans

Ron Gleeson shot by Oliver, Hawaii inbound- ed the ball and gave it to sopho- Staff Writer more guard Jeremiah Ostrowski who drove to the basket and put When it mattered most, the up a shot, which was blocked by SJSU men’s basketball team ral- SJSU junior guard Wil Carter. lied late in the game to stay alive The block was rebounded by Tuesday with a 75-74 victory over Hawaii senior forward Bill Amis, Hawaii in the Western Athletic who tipped the ball into the bas- Conference Tournament in Las ket for what could have been the Vegas. deciding points for the Rainbow Facing single elimination and Warriors. a long bus ride back to San Jose, The basket, however, was the Spartans (16-14, 5-11 WAC) called off by game offi cials be- trailed the Rainbow Warriors cause it did not leave the fi nger- (18-12, 8-8 WAC) by one point tips of Amis before the buzzer with 22 seconds left on the clock. sounded, giving the victory to With its fi nal possession of the Spartans. the game, and possibly the sea- “I knew I got a piece of the son, SJSU gave the ball to its fi rst one and I knew it was going leading scorer and the nation’s to be close,” Carter was quoted third-highest scorer, senior guard as saying in a postgame news Adrian Oliver, to bring the win conference. He fi nished with 15 home for the Spartans. points and six rebounds, includ- Oliver didn’t disappoint. ing a perfect 5-5 from the free- He hit a jumper from just be- throw line. yond the free-throw line with Spartans’ coach George Ness- about fi ve seconds remaining to man said the game was intense give the Spartans the victory. and incredibly hard-fought by “The play was to get me down both teams. in the fl at, attack with the ball “The game went back and and do what I do with the ball,” forth quite a bit,” he said. “We are Oliver was quoted as saying in in the postseason and the inten- the postgame news conference. sity is much higher than any oth- “Luckily, he (the defender) bit on er game earlier this season. I am my crossover, I got a good look, happy with the effort our guys I got a good shot up and it went put out on the court today, espe- down.” cially in the intense atmosphere.” Spartan fans were not able to The Rainbow Warriors car- leave the edge of their seats just ried a lead of 42-37 into halftime, yet, however. which concluded a fi rst half that Hawaii had one last chance at a featured eight lead changes as victory and to prolong its season, Photo: Stan Olszewski / Spartan Daily and only four seconds to do so. Adrian Oliver (2) prepares to shoot against Paul Noonan (25), Jan. 6, in San Jose. Oliver’s jump shot with Following a timeout after the see WAC page 5 about fi ve seconds to go proved to be the difference in the Spartans 75-74 win against Hawaii on Wednesday. Student Union renovation sports expanded accomodations

Nic Aguon and exterior décor, she said bring students together.” Staff Writer the construction will include On the ground level, Busa- sandblasting the walls to give lacchi said the focus will be to them a fresh makeover. provide natural lighting. Ad- The new Student Union She said the Bowling Cen- ditionally, all of the student will have several new features ter will be revamped with bet- services offered on campus and décor to accompany it. ter lighting and new carpets. will be on the ground fl oor. Cathy Busalacchi, associ- The designers and Busalacchi From Associated Students ate vice president of campus are in the process of choosing to the MOSAIC Cross Cul- life at SJSU, explained that what color carpet to set down tural Center, all of these ser- the new facility will include on each fl oor. vices will be placed in the natural lighting, sliding glass Furthermore, she said the new Student Union. doors and state of the art new Student Union will fea- “Our aim is to put campus technology. ture neutral carpeting color, life groups in once central lo- The new Student Union, utilizing dark colors to avoid cation,” said Busalacchi. “It’s scheduled to be fully com- stains and wear from student never been done before.” Photo: Michelle Terris / Spartan Daily pleted in Summer 2013, will traffi c. The ground level will also Associate Professor Eugene Cordero teaches grad students Colin Mckellar and Henry have plenty of glass to allow On another note, the lower include an information desk, Bartholomew in a class Wednesday. natural light to enter and il- level will also include a 24/7 giving students and guests luminate the facility, she said. cyber cafe, where students direction around the Student “From an architectural can socialize and get their Union. Busalacchi said there Clarity in science communication perspective, we want the Stu- schoolwork done, she said. will be some natural palm dent Union to be more invit- “Student groups will pro- trees planted inside. ing,” Busalacchi said. gram this area,” said Busalac- The top fl oor of the Stu- earns professor a Google honor Aside from the décor, the chi in regards to the cyber dent Union will include mul- facility will include several cafe. tiple entrances and larger Ron Gleeson applicants’ history of outreach and work- entrances, making the Stu- The lower level of the meeting rooms. In addition, Staff Writer ing with the general public, as well as their dent Union easier to access Student Union will include there will be a new ballroom, ability to communicate information in from all sides of campus. In an indoor theater, capable which will be carpeted and ways the general public can understand. addition, more elevators will of seating up to 350 people. can be rented out for ban- Google has selected Eugene Cordero, “This is essentially Google’s effort to be built to accommodate the Furthermore, each fl oor will quets or seminars. an associate professor of meteorology and improve education through technology,” disabled. have fl at-screen televisions State-of-the-art technology climate science, as one of 21 Science Com- Cordero said. “We will learn technology, “We heard the students and audio equipment to hold will also be included to pro- munication Fellows, a program that aims collaborate and hopefully develop inno- loud and clear,” Busalacchi events. vide students with the proper to provide comprehensible communica- vative tools for communicating climate said. “We want to make this “Students shouldn’t have equipment to conduct events. tion about various scientifi c topics to the their space as well as soften to leave campus,” Busalacchi general public. the look of all our facilities.” said. “By keeping the Student Google made its selection based on the see GOOGLE page 3 To mollify the interior Union open late, we hope to see UNION page 2 2 NEWS sPARTANDailY Thursday, March 10, 2011

U.S. NEWS THIS DAY IN HISTORY ... Wisconsin lawmakers bypass Dems, push through anti-union bill

McClatchy Tribune publicans they would face recalls. “The people, I don’t think knew what they were getting when they voted last No- vember, so there will be a do-over,” he said. MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin state Miller also said the fight over collective Senate — without Democrats present — bargaining is soon to leave the domain of voted Wednesday to eliminate almost all the Legislature but is likely to be taken up collective bargaining for most of the state’s in the courts. On March 10, 1993 public workers. Republicans said they were able to push Spartan Daily Reported that ... The bill, which has sparked protests and through the bill by taking out a few pro- drawn international attention, now heads to visions, including a $165 million bond re- the Assembly, which is to take it up Thurs- structuring and the no-bid sale of 37 state • (Above) “Take Back The Night,” a march held to call attention to the dangers women day morning. power plants. face while walking city streets after sundown, was held Monday evening as part of The Assembly, which like the Senate is But the bill still includes several mon- Women’s History Week. controlled by Republicans, passed an almost etary changes, including charging public identical version of the bill Feb. 25. workers more for health care and pen- • According to a report titled “Economic Impact of the California State University The new version passed the Senate 18-1 sions, which will save the state $330 million Wednesday night, with Republican state through mid-2013. in the California Economy, 1993 - 2002,” the reductions in the CSU budget since 1991 Sen. Dale Schultz casting the no vote. There Republicans did not explain how those endangered the steady supply of qualifi ed graduates. was no debate. provisions could remain in the bill with Senate Minority Leader Mark Miller, a fewer than 20 senators voting. • Male students applying for jobs at Lucky Food Centers may soon be able to wear ear- Democrat, said Democrats who have been Fitzgerald said the move was deemed rings without wearing Band-Aids over them. boycotting the Senate for three weeks acceptable by three widely respected non- would return to Wisconsin once the bill partisan agencies — the Legislative Fiscal passes the Assembly, although he declined Bureau, the Legislative Council and the Leg- to be more specific. islative Reference Bureau. From Feb. 17 until Wednesday, the Sen- The budget-repair bill by Walker would ate Democrats were able to block a vote on end most collective bargaining for public the bill because 20 senators were required to employees and has been at a stalemate for be present to vote for it. Republicans con- three weeks because Democrats have boy- trol the house 19-14. cotted Senate sessions. Late Wednesday, a committee stripped Democratic state Sen. Chris Larson said fiscal elements from the bill that they said Wednesday night he attempted to drive allowed them to pass it with a simple major- back from Illinois to Madison to get to the ity present. The most controversial parts of Capitol before Republicans passed the mea- the bill remain intact. sure. That committee, formed just hours earli- “This is on the Republicans’ heads right er, quickly approved now,” he said. “If the bill as the lone they decide to kill Democrat at the the middle class, it’s meeting screamed “The Senate Demo- on them.” that Republicans Larson said Re- were violating the crats have had three publicans will pay state’s open meet- a political price for ings law. weeks to debate curtailing collective The law requires bargaining for pub- most public bod- this bill and were lic-sector employ- ies to give 24 hours’ ees. notice before they offered repeated “Everyone who is meet. The confer- party to this travesty Courtesy: SJSU ence committee is writing their po- opportunities to The Student Union upgrade includes facilities to accomodate student gatherings. met with about two litical obituary,” he hours’ notice. come home.” said. “This is a viola- Demonstrations cade because it’s frustrating modate more food concepts. tion of law! It’s not a have rocked the UNION to play with damaged pool The process of deciding rule!” Assembly Mi- Capitol for weeks From Page 1 balls and mats,” undeclared what to put into the new Stu- nority Leader Peter as public workers freshman Richard Lopez said. dent Union began in 2003, Barca, a Democrat, Gov. Scott Walker have protested the Undeclared freshman she said. The biggest con- bellowed. Wisconsin Senate changes to collective Busalacchi said there will Harley Blandford said he cerns students had through State Senate Ma- bargaining, but they be projection screens, audio wants a larger eating area the feasibility studies held in jority Leader Scott have quieted some- and visual equipment. and better food choices. 2004-2005 addressed issues Fitzgerald, a Repub- what in recent days. “The larger meeting Similarly, Busalacchi said with food choices and a lack lican, ignored Barca and ordered the roll to But the crowds swelled Wednesday as rooms allow fl exibility to the Student Union’s food of meeting space. be taken. Republicans voted for the measure word of the conference committee meeting hold multiple events at the court will include more In regards to the infra- as Barca continued to plead with them to spread, and thousands chanted inside and same time,” Busalacchi said. choices, such as indoor and structure, she said there will stop the vote. outside the Capitol well after the building The number of clubs on outdoor seating and an out- be bracing on each fl oor to Republicans have not yet given an expla- officially closed. campus has grown from 222 door stage for students to address seismic issues. nation of why they believed the committee They cried, “Shame!” “This is not democ- to 360 in the past fi ve years, hold events. Moreover, she “The goal is to promote could legally meet. racy!” and “You lied to Wisconsin!” she said. said the ping pong tables student involvement and Minutes later, the state Senate took up Earlier in the day, Republicans fined Some students had input in near the Bowling Center provide a safe place for stu- the bill and passed it without debate. Democrats for missing the Senate session regards to what they wanted will be removed to accom- dents,” Busalacchi said. “Shame on you!” protesters cried from and lawmakers learned they had more time to see in the new Student the galleries. to resolve the budget impasse. Union. Senior mechanical Democrats decried the move and warned Walker had been steadfast in saying he engineering major Craigh- BRING US YOUR WOMEN’S & MEN’S CLOTHES :: CURRENT STYLES it could end the political careers of some Re- would not negotiate on his budget-repair ton Poon said he wants a NO APPOINTMENT NECESSARY :: CASH ON THE SPOT :: FRIENDLY BUYERS publican senators who are under the threat bill, but in recent days made offers to Demo- quieter place to study. of recall. crats to slightly scale back some of his pro- “I hope there is newer “I think it’s akin to political hara-kiri,” posal with a separate piece of legislation. pool equipment in the ar- said Democratic state Sen. Bob Jauch. “I Miller said Walker’s approach of mak-

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LIMITLESSCLASH PAUL PHIL OCHS www.crossroadstrading.com | www.facebook.com/crossroadstrading Thursday, March 10, 2011 sPARTANDailY NEWS 3 GOOGLE From Page 1 change to the public.” Henry Bartholomew, a graduate student in meteorology, said Cordero is deserving of the honor. “Professor Cordero is a very smart person and an even smarter instructor,” Bartholomew said. “He always will take the time to make sure you understand the material, whether it be spending extra time on a topic or slowing to comprehend the information better.” Allison Bridger, chairwoman of the meteorology and climate science department, said it is a great honor for Cordero as well as the program. “It is wonderful recognition of the work he is doing,” she said. “From scientifi c to social issues, Dr. Cordero has a wide range of skills, most notably a great ability to communicate diffi cult topics to a wide range of people.” The 21 people chosen by Google will work either solo or collaboratively during a three- day June workshop at Google headquarters in Mountain View to create a project to help people better understand the effects that climate change will have on the Earth. “The goal is to pitch an idea of what you want to do to help better communication between scientists and the general public,” Cor- dero said. “If we are lucky enough, Google will give us grants to further explore and ex- pand our ideas.” He also said the people with the strongest project proposals will win a trip to the Ant- arctic, sponsored by Lindblad Expeditions and National Geographic. Cordero said he is excited to start working with Google because he already has experi- Photo: Michelle Terris / Spartan Daily ence working with young people at SJSU on Associate professor of meteorology, Eugene Cordero, has a chance to travel alongside other Google Science Communication Fellows. a project called “Green Ninja,” a “climate-action” superhero. “It is a really neat collaboration,” he said. “We need people from arts, communica- Cordero graduated with a bachelor’s de- because that is where our students are oper- “It has taught me that there are so many cre- tions, education, business, engineering — the gree in physics from CSU Northridge, where ating and where they feel most comfortable.” ative faculty and students from so many dif- list doesn’t stop,” he said. he also received a master’s degree in the same Although Cordero has the opportunity to ferent areas. I have gotten the opportunity to Cordero compared the collaboration that fi eld, but said he decided to achieve his doc- work with Google in the future if his project work with them outside of science, and that’s will be taking place at Google to sending a torate degree in meteorology from UC Davis becomes a success, he said nothing compares what we need to do if we want to communi- manned mission to the moon. because of a mass switch of focus by many to his job teaching at SJSU. cate science to a broader audience.” “When they send someone to the moon, scientists from ozone depletion to climate “This is the best job you could ever ask The Green Ninja is an attempt to reach they need a lot of people from many different change during the time he was in school. for,” he said. “Where are you going to have younger audiences and educate them about areas to work on it,” he said. “We need to dedi- “I fi nd the area of interest extremely com- a job where you don’t have a boss, you get to the climate’s future — Cordero said the stu- cate similar resources, time and effort to this pelling,” he said. “It is very relevant for not work with young people who generally want dents he works with played a huge part in project, as well as a strong collaborative effort.” only all humans, but most specifi cally our to be here, and if you get a crazy idea about a creating this eco-friendly masked crusader. Before coming to SJSU, Cordero spent children and our future.” project, you can do it? “I asked myself, ‘How can I design something about fi ve years in Australia teaching and Once Cordero arrives at Google to get the Cordero said Google employees have the for young people to understand?’” he said. “That studying ozone depletion at the Cooperative chance to work on a project, he said he hopes opportunity to work on whatever they wish is why I asked the students to become involved, Research Center for Southern Hemisphere to create a tool to promote climate change once per week and get paid for it, whether it to target the young audience. Everything about Meteorology, which is something he said using social media. be a side project or something they are work- climate change is new. We have to create a fu- helped him not only receive the fellowship, “I know students live in a world with ing on with Google. ture we are all eager to live in.” but also helped him as a educator. phones, Facebook and Youtube,” he said. “The best part about my job is I can do this Cordero said scientists are not the only “Teaching in Australia was really my fi rst “If we want to interact with young people, any day of the week,” he said. “I get to work ones who have to be involved in projecting cli- experience as an educator,” he said. “It taught which is one of my main goals, we need to with these young people and if we come up mate awareness to the general public, but also me how to further progress my skills as a interact in that environment. We need to de- with an idea, we can immediately start work- people from many different areas of study. teacher and as well as a researcher.” velop tools and methods that use those things ing on it. This ability truly can’t be replaced.”

WORLD NEWS Pro-Mubarak forces blamed in Christian-Muslim clashes

McClatchy Tribune counter-revolution,” accord- the village of Etfeah, where vulnerabilities that already that anything was happen- “I’m feeling so sad for the ing to the state news agency, the torching of a church set exist among Egyptians.” ing,” she said. “Then today, whole country,” she said. MENA. It also announced off four days of protests. Georgette Qilini, a Copt they said the absolute oppo- At least some of those that it had approved a draft Armed mobs attacked a who served in the Egyptian site, that there are 13 deaths. killed overnight died of gun- law that would allow the related Christian demonstra- parliament, said she, too, The delays in uncovering the shot wounds, an oddity in a CAIRO — A series of death penalty for “criminal tion on the outskirts of Cai- feared that organized forces facts just add to the atmo- society where carrying a fi re- bloody clashes in recent acts of thuggery” that result ro late Tuesday, and fi ghting were working to overturn sphere of violence and intol- arm is relatively uncommon. days have heightened fears in someone’s death. raged for hours as the groups the reform movement. erance.” that thugs loyal to Hosni The new law is designed to hurled rocks and Molotov “What’s happening in the Mubarak’s former regime are crack down on crimes such cocktails at one another country is not only against fanning tensions in a bid to as intimidation, thuggery while blocking a main high- the Copts, it’s against every- undermine political reforms and disturbing the peace, ac- way into the capital. Cars one,” she said. “I told every- promised by the country’s cording to state television. that drove near the melee one this is what I think. I military-led government. The government “is fully were set upon by mobs that even told the Muslim Broth- Fierce overnight clashes committed to the interests smashed windshields. erhood that it’s planned and between Christians and of the people and to imple- Hanan Fikry, a journal- against them as well.” Muslims left 13 people dead menting the goals of the ist at a weekly Coptic news- Qilini also criticized state and 140 wounded in a Cai- revolution,” news agencies paper, said she suspects media, saying their reports ro suburb, state media said quoted MENA as saying. the work of “counter-rev- have contributed to the Wednesday, while in a sepa- Meanwhile, Coptic Chris- olutionary forces” loyal to sense of unease by at fi rst rate incident, bands of thugs tians called for the govern- Mubarak’s former security downplaying the violence, stormed into downtown ment to investigate the chiefs. She said mob attacks then later disseminating full

Cairo’s Tahrir Square, where sudden spasm of sectarian of the past week signaled the daccounts of what had taken c they ripped down pro-reform violence, which some Chris- work of thugs, formerly on place. protesters’ tents and defaced tian leaders have blamed on the government payroll, who “Yesterday, after 10 peo- a memorial to Egyptians who disgruntled Mubarak-era se- are now acting as “mercenar- ple were killed, they denied were killed in the revolution, curity ofﬁ cers. ies” to stop Egypt’s political witnesses said. Muslims and Copts stood reforms. c

Earlier this week, sev- in solidarity during the 18- The main concern, Fikry eral female protesters were day uprising that toppled said, is that the escalating groped and roughed up when Mubarak and even held sev- violence could force a delay x mobs descended on a peace- eral interfaith worship cere- in the military’s transfer of ful rally marking Interna- monies in Tahrir Square. But authority to a new civilian c tional Women’s Day. old ﬁ ssures resurfaced this government. c

Egyptian soldiers present week after a church fi re and “There’s an old saying j in Tahrir Square did little the publication of leaked se- that goes, ‘If you want to cRAZY DONUTs FOr to stop Wednesday’s attacks curity fi les that suggest state destroy Egypt, hit the Nile and deleted photos taken by involvement in past attacks or cause sectarian strife,’” CrAzy StUdEnTs journalists who witnessed on Egypt’s Christian minor- she said. “This is an internal, the chaos. ity, including a bloody New despicable movement trying The Supreme Council of Year’s Day bombing in Alex- to strike the country from 10% OFf the Armed Forces, the mili- andria that killed 21. within. It’s the remnants of tary committee that now gov- Muslim clerics and Chris- the former government, and with Student ID 2ndh & San Carlos erns Egypt, said that it would tian priests plan a rally Friday they’re trying to kill the Jan. www.psycho-donuts.com “stand fi rm against plans for a in hopes of easing tensions in 25 revolution, targeting the j 4 NEWS sPARTANDailY Thursday, March 10, 2011

STATE NEWS City initiates effort to clean up shoals of dead sardines

McClatchy Tribune erel and perch. The decay also could boost nutrients in the harbor, leading to an algae bloom that could again deplete the oxygen supply — hence the rush to remove as many fi sh as pos- LOS ANGELES — A day after waking up sible from the harbor and deposit them into to fi nd a silvery carpet of dead fi sh on the plastic-lined dumpsters. surface of King Harbor, Redondo Beach set From there, the fi sh carcasses will be taken about the enormous task of ridding the mari- by the truckload to a facility in the Victor- na of an estimated 1 million sardine carcasses ville area to be processed into organic com- before they start to decay. post. City offi cials said Wednesday it will take “The quicker we remove the decaying fi sh days and cost at least $100,000 to clean up the better opportunity we have for recovery,” King Harbor after the sudden fi sh die-off said Bill Workman, Redondo Beach’s city that began Monday evening. manager. “Time is of the essence; we have to The city declared a local emergency move quickly.” Wednesday in an effort to obtain state and The prevailing theory among scientists county aid for the cleanup. and wildlife offi cials is that something — A crew of 200 workers already has re- windy conditions, predators or perhaps a col- moved more than 35 tons of fi sh, mostly by umn of oxygen-poor water in the ocean — skimming the water’s surface. But another 30 forced masses of sardines into the harbor as tons — and perhaps more — are believed to a storm blew in Monday evening. Their huge have collected in a 2-foot-thick layer on the numbers in such a confi ned area caused oxy- bottom of the harbor, roughly 20 feet below. gen levels to suddenly plummet below life- The variety of fi sh-removal techniques sustaining levels. being explored Wednesday to coax the sub- The state Department of Fish and Game merged fi sh to the surface gave the cleanup and University of Southern California ma- the look of a frantic lab experiment. rine biologists have found no evidence of Row boats and fi refi ghting vessels fl oated signifi cant water pollution, toxins or algal slowly through the marina dragging nets be- blooms, the usual culprits in fi sh kills. hind them as dozens of volunteers went from Scientists at USC said they expect to slip to slip scooping fl oating clusters of sar- be able to pin down the exact cause of the dines with fi shing nets and plucking individ- die-off because of monitoring equipment ual, hot-dog sized fi sh from the water. installed in the harbor after a 2005 fi sh kill Workers aimed high-pressure hoses at the that followed an algae bloom known as a “red harbor bottom to churn up dead fi sh for a tide.” diver to capture and the Harbor Patrol boat In that episode, decomposing fl esh fl oated revved its outboard motors to stir up the wa- around the harbor for weeks and plagued the ter and bring fi sh to the surface to be scooped area with a stink that frustrated surrounding up in nets. restaurants and led some boaters to complain When the tide dropped, sewer vacuum of feeling sick. trucks arrived to suck fi sh from the edges of City offi cials said they are working to lim- the harbor with a long plastic hose that had it such irritations this time around, in part by the appearance of an elephant’s trunk. using a greater, more effective repertoire of Beyond the stench expected to be un- fi sh-removal techniques. leashed once the fi sh start to rot and fl oat The city plans, for instance, to hire a com- to the surface, oxygen-eating bacteria could pany in the next few days to gently vacuum Photo: McClatchy cause oxygen levels to dip again and kill any- the hard-to-get deposits of fi sh on the harbor Workers use a huge vacuum hose to collect dead fi sh from King Harbor in Redondo Beach. thing else living in the harbor, such as mack- fl oor.

WORLD NEWS Governments debate intervention in Libyan crisis

McClatchy Tribune support, any Western-led tional help soon. royal family to open chan- of Staff. The administration diffi cult to enforce without intervention could pro- U.S. Defense Secretary nels with tribal leaders, dip- hopes, through “messaging U.S. involvement. It would voke a negative reaction in Robert Gates is among lomats said. and policy,” to isolate Gadhafi require hundreds of fi ghter Arab nations. the offi cials attending the Obama met Wednesday both internationally and with- aircraft and refueling tank- It’s unlikely that NATO NATO meetings. Gates, with top national security of- in Libya, said a senior White ers and could exceed the BRUSSELS — On a day will reach a decision in the who has expressed confi cials, including Secretary of House offi cial speaking on capabilities of Britain and when Libyan leader Moam- meetings on a no-fl y zone, cerns about U.S. military State Hillary Rodham Clin- condition of anonymity. France, which have been the mar Gadhafi ’s forces again said diplomats who spoke action against Gadhafi , is ton, CIA Director Leon Pa- Analysts and retired Air most vocal NATO govern- launched withering attacks on condition of anonymity not opposed to using force, netta and Adm. Mike Mullen, Force offi cers say a no-fl y ments calling for an interna- against rebels using war- about the sensitive discus- but wants to explore the chairman of the Joint Chiefs zone over Libya could be tional response. planes, tanks and artillery, sions. France has said it will potential consequences of U.S. offi cials and foreign not support such a mission intervening, his spokesman diplomats said Wednesday without Security Council said Wednesday. that the carnage hadn’t approval, but permanent U.S. and European gov- reached a tipping point members China and Russia ernments are engaged in necessary for a Western are balking. outreach to rebel leaders to military response. Opposition also remains try to determine their goals, Beginning Thursday, in Turkey, and German offi - and whether they can col- NATO defense ministers cials have told other offi cials laborate with the West. will meet for two days privately that they too are op- In a sign that the reb- in Brussels to determine posed to it, the diplomats said. els’ National Transitional whether and under what There have been mixed Council is gaining wider circumstances to impose signals from the Arab recognition, French Presi- a no-fl y zone to stop Gad- League, with some mem- dent Nicolas Sarkozy is hafi ’s air attacks. Some bers saying they welcome a to meet Thursday in Paris Arab states in recent days no-fl y zone, and others, in- with two council members All have backed the imposition cluding Algeria and Syria, assigned responsibility for of a no-fl y zone, but there against it. Syrian offi cials foreign affairs, Mahmood is no consensus and such a privately have indicated Jibril and Ali Issawi. plan could take some time that they may be willing to Gene Cretz, the U.S. am- ACCESS to implement. yield, the diplomats said. bassador to Libya, was in Western offi cials have Also up for discussion Rome and Cairo over the expressed concerns that a at NATO is whether to weekend to meet with rep- Pass no-fl y zone would not turn provide humanitarian as- resentatives of the council, the tide of the fi ghting. But sistance by air or sea to and also relatives of the diplomats said that if the rebel-held towns near the Libyan king who was de- Libyan government esca- borders with Egypt and posed by Gadhafi in 1969. lates attacks on civilians, Tunisia. Western countries The king had strong sup- there is strong support are eager to approve those port among the tribes in for such a move in many steps, and diplomats said eastern Libya, and Western NATO capitals. they expect there will be offi cials hope to be able to Read Exclusive The Obama administra- announcements of addi- use members of the former Interviews tion and its allies prefer to fi rst get the bless- from the Improv ing of the U.N. Security What is the key to happy, honest relationships? Council. But they may Find out. Comedy Club be willing to endorse the BUY AND READ step without it, provided DIANETICS there is support from THE MODERN SCIENCE OF MENTAL HEALTH such organizations as by NATO, the Arab League L. Ron Hubbard Price: $20.00 and the African Union. Hubbard Dianetics Foundation Look For ACCESS In Spartan Daily U.S. and European offi - 1865 Lundy Ave • San Jose, CA 95131 March 2011 cials fear without such 408-383-9400 • www.dianeticssanjose.com Thursday, March 10, 2011 sPARTANDailY SPORTS 5 SJSU survives last-second scare

forward Bill Amis was Spartans’ first winning sea- to play in the second half. WAC fouled with 22 seconds re- son since 1994, and it also Carter and junior center From Page 1 maining, resulting in two gave the school its 16th vic- Matt Ballard finished with made free throws to give tory on the season, the most four fouls each, and Sham- well as four ties and a Hawaii the lead and Amis a since 1987. burger added three for a game-high seven-point lead team-high 23 points. SJSU experienced foul total of 24 personal fouls by Hawaii. On their final posses- trouble throughout the for the Spartans. The second half was as sion, the Spartans gave the game, with senior guard “We knew we wanted much of a roller coaster ball to Oliver, who eventu- Justin Graham eventually to keep playing,” Nessman ride as the first. ally scored the deciding bas- fouling out with just under said. “We all wanted our Hawaii held its lead for ket in the Spartans’ victory, two minutes to play, finish- season to continue. The most of the second half giving him a game-high 29 ing with 11 points and six coaches and the players are before the Spartans were points to go along with sev- assists. Sophomore center having so much fun this sparked by freshman guard en rebounds on the day. Joe Henson also fouled out season and we were able Keith Shamburger, who The victory ensured the with under 12 minutes still to hang in there with foul scored all of his 12 points trouble and showcase our in the second half. GAME LEADERS mental toughness out on Shamburger scored eight Adrian Oliver Points 29 the court.” of SJSU’S 10 points, includ- Points 23 The Spartans, which ing six straight, in a span of Bill Amis need three more wins to three minutes for the Spar- Vander Joaquim Rebounds 8 win the WAC Tournament, tans keeping them within Assists 8 will get their chance to go reach before Oliver hit a Jeremiah Ostrowski forward when they play 3-pointer to tie the game Adrian Oliver 3-pointers 5 Idaho (18-12) today at noon with about six minutes re- Wil Carter Blocks 3 at the Orleans Arena in Las maining. Blocks 3 Vegas. The Spartans heard from Bill Amis The winner of the game Shamburger again after he Jeremiah Ostrowski Steals 3 will play Utah State, the drained two free throws Steals 2 conference’s top seed on to give SJSU its first lead Joe Henson Friday at 6 p.m. of the second half with less than five minutes to Photo: Vernon McKnight / Spartan Daily play. Freshman guard Keith Shamburger dribbles the ball dur- SJSU held the lead for 2011 WAC Tournament Bracket ing SJSU’s 77-73 win against Montana State. Shamburger the next four minutes of had 12 points and 2 assists on Wednesday. play until Hawaii senior 8. SJSU The Spartans come in with momentum Commentary after Adrian Oliverʼs game-winning Final: shot to beat Hawaii. The Vandals 8. SJSU 75-74 are led by Jeff Ledbetter, a dynamic Spartans look to advance 3-point shooter. Today to WAC semis against Idaho 5. Hawaii Noon 4. Idaho Friday Joey Akeley Sure, the Spartans had The Spartans match up 6 p.m. played Hawaii very competi- well with the Vandals, which Copy Editor tively in two losses, but the also often play a three-guard 1. Utah State Rainbow Warriors were one lineup. SJSU has outrebound- Saturday Dramatic fi nishes have of the hottest teams in the ed Idaho in both games this 7 p.m. been the theme for the Spar- conference — winners in fi ve season, and the Vandals only 2. Boise State tans all year, and Wednesday of their last six — and the player listed over 6-feet-8 WESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE was no exception. Spartans hadn’t had any suc- inches is sophomore Kyle Bar- Adrian Oliver’s jump shot cess in the WAC Tournament one (6'10''). Friday to beat Hawaii kept his college in the past few years. The Vandals’ are paced by 3. New Mexico State 9 p.m. career and SJSU men’s basket- After all, prior to the win guard Jeff Ledbetter, who ball team’s season alive, and he against Hawaii, they had only is the league’s second-best Today will look to lead the Spartans won two games in the WAC 3-point shooter. And when 6. Nevada past Idaho in the quarterfi nals Tournament since they be- the Vandals play their game, 2:30 p.m. Athletic forwards Troy Gillenwater Final: today at noon in Las Vegas. came a member of the confer- they can be deadly, as shown 6. Nevada (New Mexico State) and Malik Story The Vandals (18-12) and ence in 1997. by their 64-56 upset of Utah 90-80 (Nevada) will square off in todayʼs Spartans (16-14) split the sea- As head coach George State Feb. 9 — Idaho is the night cap. The teams split the two son series, each winning on Nessman said before the tour- only team in the conference regular season matchups. the other teams’ home court. nament started, the Spartans that beat Utah State. 7. Fresno State Idaho fi nished on a 20-7 can’t worry about the result of The Vandals have also been Bracket: Leo Postovoit / Spartan Daily run at the Event Center, beat- losing — they must simply fo- on a streak recently, winning ing the Spartans 75-67 on cus on the reward of winning. four of their last fi ve games. Jan. 8. He also mentioned after Similar to SJSU, Idaho’s The Spartans then got re- the win against Hawaii that strength is its guard play. But venge less than a month later his team is loose and excited the Spartans have arguably on the road in a game equally to try and make a deep run in the league’s best backcourt, thrilling to yesterday’s mad- and they dominated the Van- ness, forcing overtime with a They must dals in the Cowan Spectrum 7-0 run in the fi nal 1:15 in reg- in Idaho. In that game, Oli- ulation, and eventually out- simply focus on ver, Graham and Shamburg- lasting Idaho 92-89 in double er combined for 71 points, overtime. the rewards of whereas the Vandals starting Justin Graham’s 3-pointer guards Ledbetter, Deremy with 22 seconds left in regu- winning. Geiger and Shawn Henderson lation tied the score at game combined for just 25 points. at 65, but the Spartans once I have a hunch that the again needed a comeback at the tournament. Spartans will build off their the end of the fi rst overtime. That nothing-to-lose atti- winning performance and This time, Keith Sham- tude might have helped Oliver give Idaho fi ts with their burger stepped up, making a make his game-winning shot, guard play. And if they can do game-tying 3-pointer with 11 and it may help the Spartans that, a semifi nal appearance seconds to go, and the Spar- pull off another upset today against top-seeded Utah State tans stopped the Vandals from against Idaho. should be within SJSU’s reach. scoring to force a second over- Conference leading scorers time. Shamburger then buried 1. Adrian Oliver SJSU 24.5 ppg two 3-pointers to begin the 2. Troy Gillenwater NMSU 19.2 ppg second overtime, and the Spartan held on for their most 3. DeAndre Brown LTU 15.8 ppg unlikely victory of the season 4. Zane Johnson Hawaii 15.8 ppg — until maybe Wednesday's thriller. 5. La’Shard Anderson BSU 15.4 ppg

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with his back against the ropes/Fighting for Cool, I was expecting Fiasco to craft an en- his fans and fi ghting for his folks.” core masterpiece. But the quality of Fiasco’s Nic Aguon The track that surprised me most was “All tracks could have used more fi ne-tuning. Staff Writer Black Everything.” Fiasco’s lyrics are clever For the most part, it makes me wonder if and imaginative in that he rhymes that W.E.B. Lupe was rushed into releasing Lasers after Du Bois penned the U.S. Constitution, slavery all the delays. Lupe Fiasco’s newest album, Lasers, which never happened and Martin Luther King eu- The closing track of the album, “Never came out Tuesday, is a compilation of tracks logized a Malcolm X who lived into old age. Forget You,” seemed forced against Fiasco’s that resemble a commercial, club feel. However, “State Run Radio” is a rap-rock will. It doesn’t seem to be his style at all — a A product of several push-backs and de- record that is not Fiasco’s style. Lil Wayne’s musical fi ght between guest artist John Leg- lays by Atlantic Records, he began recording Rebirth album serves as a prime example that end and him. the album back in 2008. crossing over genres may not be in the best Sitting through the entire record and en- The album was three years in the making, interest of his fans. joying it from beginning to end may be diffi - and Fiasco said Lasers is short for “Love Al- “I Don’t Wanna Care Right Now” is a track cult. I ended up hitting fast forward on a few ways Shines Everytime, Remember 2 Smile. that I feel does not fi t with the theme of Fi- tracks simply because the beats were dull or The opening track, “Letting Go” is synthe- asco’s album whatsoever. The song has a club just plain boring. sized with a good piano riff but the chorus is feel to it, a fi rst for Fiasco. Although he may In the end, Fiasco just does not hit the Photo Courtesy: AlbumArtExchange.com monotonous and dry of substance. be taking a shot at garnering mainstream hip right notes to make an impact like he did ‘Lasers’ boasts 12 songs and a bonus track. His provocative wordplay shines on hop fans, this feels more like a pop, made-for- with The Cool. “Words I Never Said,” with “Jihad is not a holy radio tune. Maybe he should kick and push back to aiming toward record sales or building a war/Where’s that in the worship/Murdering This gives the record a bit of a bland and his Chicago roots, where he can showcase his mainstream fan base, Lasers could have been is not Islam/And you are not observant.” outdated feel. I am kind of neutral toward the smooth rhymes and storytelling. better. The record overall feels forced, in- In “Till I Get There,” Fiasco expresses his album as a whole. Some of the tracks shine as The bonus tracks included on Lasers re- complete and unrefi ned. frustrations about the album being pushed others fall fl at. semble Fiasco’s vintage form from The Cool. It differs from Food and Liquor and The back and his declining fan base. “The truth It’s upsetting that electro-pop seems to “I’m Beaming” and “Shining Down” are both Cool stylistically in that it has a more pop stings like Muhammad Ali/I tell ‘em tell ‘em reverberate across the record. Compared to original and catchy tunes that have Fiasco sound across the board. Of course, like Fiasco don’t homicide me/I’m just a little old hope his past two albums, Food and Liquor and The written all over them. Whether Fiasco was says, the show goes on. OBITUARY as Velvet Revolver’s Matt Sorum and Slash, as well as from Mötley Former Alice In Chains Crüe’s Nikki Sixx. Alice in Chains released a statement that read “Members of Alice bassist dies at age 44 in Chains are mourning the loss of their friend and ask that the media Matt Young ist Mike Inez. The current lineup respect their privacy, and the pri- Staff Writer of the band played at SJSU’s Event vacy of the Starr family, during this Center in October. diffi cult time. Their thoughts and Starr appeared on the reality prayers are with the Starr family.” Another of the musicians from show “Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Fans of grunge have dealt with the early ’90s grunge scene is gone. Drew” in 2010, alongside such ce- loss before, from the 1994 suicide Mike Starr, the original bassist lebrities as Dennis Rodman and of Kurt Cobain to the passing of for Seattle alternative rock band Tom Sizemore. another Alice in Chains member, Alice in Chains, was found dead in He was one of the principal per- vocalist Layne Staley, in 2002. a Salt Lake City home on Tuesday. sonalities on the show. Starr was dealing with his addic- Starr, who was in the band from At the time, Dr. Drew Pinsky, tion problems as late as February, 1987 to 1993, played bass on many who facilitated the show, said when he was arrested for possess- of the band’s most iconic tracks, Starr’s addiction was “one of the ing an unmarked bottle of prescrip- from “Man in the Box” to “Would?,” most profound cases” he had seen. tion pills in Utah. “Rooster” and “Brother.” Reactions to his death came “Drugs and alcohol aren’t a Battling drug addiction through- in immediately from friends, col- joke,” former Guns N’ Roses drum- out his tenure, Starr was asked to leagues and fans. mer Matt Sorum stated in a Twitter leave the band because of issues These included YouTube trib- post. “Please take care of yourself Photo Courtesy: VH1 Blog surrounding his drug use in 1993 utes, Twitter posts and message and respect yourself. 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“The Eagle has landed.” terpret events as they unfold, you happen across Those were the only words rather than suffer a 10-min- that came to mind as I watched ute communications lag while the space shuttle Discovery waiting for instructions. In Christopher Nolan’s dent was born in Kenya. touch down at the John F. Ken- The machines we send out “Inception,” the premise of This court case went a nedy Space Center in Florida may one day be that sophis- the fi lm is that the most re- step farther down the cra- on Wednesday. ticated, but they’re not there silient parasite is an idea. zy path by not addressing Yes, those words are from a yet. Once an idea has taken Obama as Obama but by different era, meant for a dif- I suppose the only hope hold it’s almost impossible Soetoro, the surname of ferent purpose — even the manned spacefl ight has is on to get rid of it. his Indonesian stepfather feelings they evoke are differ- the backs and booster rock- Despite the fi lm being and the same surname the ent: awe and hope back then, ets of the likes of Sir Richard based in a bizarre dream president went by when regret and uncertainty now. Branson’s Virgin Galactic and world, I think Nolan is he lived abroad as a child. Neil Armstrong’s words — Ryan Fernandez Elon Musk’s Space X, commer- Rated R right about ideas being The funny thing is that uttered to confi rm the arrival cial ventures created to send impossible to get rid of this “birther movement” of the Eagle landing craft at people and cargo into space. once they’ve taken hold in isn’t necessarily a minor- the lunar Sea of Tranquility in Still, the retirement of the Though injecting a profi t someone’s mind. Donovan Farnham ity fringe group. A poll 1969 — signaled the beginning surviving members of the space motive into anything that is Case in point: Barack Senior Staff Writer by CNN reported that of the United States’ reign as shuttle fl eet — Challenger supposed to benefi t human- Obama is not a natural- 27 percent of Americans the oft-challenged, yet unde- broke up on launch in 1986 and ity usually leaves a bad taste born citizen and is there- surveyed still have doubts feated, master of the Earth- Columbia disintegrated dur- in my mouth, I have no prob- fore ineligible to hold the offi ce he was about where the president is from. Luna system. ing re-entry in 2003 — repre- lem with the privatization of elected into. To all the birthers that have been in- Today, Armstrong’s words sents a low point in the future spacefl ight. For those who don’t remember, during cepted with the idea that Obama was not have taken of manned I’ll support nearly anything the 2008 Presidential Election the ques- born in the U.S., let it go. on a second space explo- that gets us — that gets actual tion was raised if Obama was born in his If you don’t like the president for some meaning, “The machines we ration. human beings — back into “alleged” native Hawaii or in Kenya where reason or another, and the reasons are marking the Perhaps space (barring alien invasions his biological father is from. aplenty — be it his politics, his fi scal or so- beginning of send out may one I’m overly or forced colonization via the The Obama campaign submitted a cer- cial policies or the fact that he supported the end of romanti- destruction of our biosphere). tifi cate of live birth from the state of Ha- the Steelers during the Super Bowl — just that selfsame day be that cizing, and Indeed, the problems in- waii, but at roughly the same time there admit that’s the reason you’re not a fan. era. perhaps I’ve volved in launching something was a fake Kenyan birth certifi cate fl oat- Whatever the reason is for the birthers’ The United sophisticated, but watched too into orbit are not insignifi cant, ing around that said he bizarre form of xeno- States — the many “Star and anyone who can overcome was born there. phobia, it has inevita- eagle — has they’re not there Trek” reruns those hurdles without a gov- Rumors about “The funny thing is bly been incepted into returned to an (all series, ernment’s backing and nearly Obama’s birth were de- parts of American so- aerie perched yet.” not just the unlimited resources deserves bunked in ways such that this ciety and accepted re- on a crum- original), but to be praised for his or her in- as Obama’s maternal gardless of how silly it bling cliff, what is the genuity. grandparents submit- ‘birther movement’ sounds. and I fear it may not fl y again. point of exploration if we are Space travel is a long-term ting birth announce- But it is a cheap Discovery’s mission was not out there experiencing the prospect that requires think- ments to a newspaper, isn’t necessarily a cop out for coming not the last — that honor be- fi nal frontier for ourselves? ing in even longer terms, and investigations by third- up with a mildly in- longs to Atlantis, which is set Robotic probes are all well it is truly sad that we were parties and the fact that minority fringe telligent complaint to to launch in June — but I miss and good — after all, there’s short-sighted enough to allow parts of the Kenyan have with the Obama the shuttle fl ights already. no need to consider keeping a our only true space vehicle to “birth certifi cate” are group.” presidency. Well, perhaps it’s a little space probe alive or ensure it obsolesce without a viable re- wrong. Still, people hold It serves as an ex- early to start waxing nostal- comes back in one piece after placement. onto the idea that he’s not from here. ample of why you shouldn’t believe every- gic — there are two more mis- transmitting its data — but The most recent bullshit example came thing that’s found on the Internet or what sions planned: the aforemen- there is no substitute for hav- “Rated R” is a column appear- Monday when the Supreme Court threw dribbles out of a network news pundit’s tioned Atlantis and Endeavor, ing an actual person conduct ing every other Thursday. Ryan out another case claiming that the presi- mouth. which is scheduled to launch an experiment and experience Fernandez is the Spartan Daily in April. the results, to analyze and in- Managing Editor. Growing out of ignorance and into a lifelong friendship

For the past week, the topic of discussion Ignorance got the best of me and instead of Little did I know that a drink after work would turn into in my “Diversity, Stress and Health” class has trying to learn about a culture or lifestyle that something so much more than that. been gay marriage and it has been making me was unfamiliar to me, I chose to agree with the We began to go out by ourselves once a week in addition to evaluate my stance on the issue. thousands of people in protest against gay mar- the Fridays with everyone else. Most of my life, I was unaware of homo- riage and though I was never hateful about it, I Life, love, relationships and everything else under the sun sexuality and what it was. would ignore the issue completely. was what we would talk about over a drink. Growing up in a Christian home, I had nev- In 2008, my thoughts on homosexuality Not only did he share with me his life stories and experi- er come across the subject nor did my parents started to change. ences, but he made me realize that ev- talk about gay people. The week I was hired at erything I thought I knew about homo- I didn’t know anyone who was gay and if the hospital where I now “I let ignorance blind me sexuality was wrong. I did, I probably wouldn’t have been able to work, I started training I let ignorance blind me into think- recognize it anyway. with my new fellow em- into thinking and ing and believing stereotypes about gay Sure, I grew up using phrases like “that’s so Melissa Sabile ployees in the pharmacy. people, but the more time I spend with gay,” but I just assumed it was another one of The Real Deal Everyone was nice to believing stereotypes him, the more I realize how wrong I those things kids say. me and helped me out was. It wasn’t until I was in high school that when I needed it, but one about gay people, but the People at work still try and fi gure I fi nally began to understand homosexuality and what it en- person stood out more than the rest. out why the two of us spend so much tailed. It didn’t take me long to fi gure out that more time I spend with time together and what it is we talk Still, I hadn’t personally encountered a gay person and was he was gay and he wasn’t the type of guy about, because on the surface I’m just pretty much ignorant to the topic. to try and hide it. him, the more I realize a Republican redneck hick from Vacav- During my junior year of high school, a boy I knew “came He was charismatic, funny and every- ille and he is a liberal Indian boy from out,” and for the remainder of the year, he was constantly talk- one loved him. He was knowledgeable how wrong I was.” Fairfi eld. ed about. about the job and could fi x any problem The truth is, he has become one of Suddenly, everyone was different around him, but I still that I encountered. my best friends and a true confi dant didn’t fully understand what the big deal was or why people Despite his sexual orientation, he was, and still is, practi- and even though we joke about him being “my gay husband,” I criticized him. cally the face of the pharmacy. know that the two of us share a real connection stronger than What I began to realize (or so I thought) was that he was We were always friendly toward one another and would just jokes. wrong. crack jokes but we never really spent any time together other I am grateful for his friendship and for his showing me that Men being attracted and loving other men, to me, was weird than work. if I put my judgments aside and broaden my mind, I can learn and unnatural. He invited me out to drinks with a bunch of coworkers one a whole lot from someone who is different. For the next four years I believed that I was right and, like day over the summer and I hesitantly agreed to go. most politically conservative people, voted yes on Prop. 8 and One Friday night turned into a weekly drink after work and “The Real Deal” is a weekly column appearing on Thursdays. thought that gay people were immoral and wrong. soon he became a staple in my social group for the weekends. Melissa Sabile is a Spartan Daily Sports Editor.

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Photo: Michelle Terris / Spartan Daily Students of Gunderson High School wait for the arrival of Photo: Michelle Terris / Spartan Daily the members of the Westboro Baptist Church on Friday. Kids watch a demonstration as part of an event in the MESA Day competition held Saturday in the Student Union.

Photo: Michelle Terris / Spartan Daily Photo: Michelle Terris / Spartan Daily Photo: Michelle Terris / Spartan Daily Chau Truong attempts a backhand againt UC Davis on Saturday. Frank Annino cuts the hair of one of his pa- No. 21 Marnesha Hall plays against Utah State trons at the Spartan Barbershop. at the Event Center on Saturday.

CAMPUS VOICES By: Kyle Szymanski

Have you noticed a change in the parking situation on campus?

Kurliegh Alistiar Mason Yu

“There are not enough parking spaces “No, I have not this semester. noticed any They need more difference. I have space for the my own secret students because Senior spot tucked Grad student a lot of students Finance away.” International studies live far away.”

Carlos Anthony Amaya Martinez

“Yes, I have. It is hard to ﬁ nd park- “I feel like there ing around the are a ton more mid-afternoon. cars for less Freshman The streets are Senior spots, so I feel Economics jammed and you Economics bad for have to waste commuters.” more gas. Isabel Christin Caraos Tomaschke

“I take the VTA to “I have heard get here because that it is hard to I don’t want to ﬁ nd a spot on deal with parking the street if you Freshman from stories I Grad student have a S.U.N per- Accounting have heard from French mit, so you have people.” to park a few blocks down.”