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NEWS Wednesday, November 17, 2010 spartandaily.com Volume 135, Issue 43 • Washington to prohibit sale of alcoholic energy drinks 2 • Professor explores the nature of truth 2 State Supreme Spartans foster FEATURES • Students return for a second crack at Court upholds degree 3 high hopes SPORTS Dream Act • Senior Spartan guards spearhead men’s basketball playoff for new season hopes 4 California court decision upholds • Sharks fi nd their groove 5 out of state tuition exemption • Center adds more bite to San Jose’s for undocumented students off ense 5 OPINION JAIMIE COLLINS to the release. Staff Writer "For this entire decade, (AB • THE KARDASHIANS: 540) has been the law that the CSU, Leaders of the fi scally Th e California Supreme Court the UC and the community colleg- responsible 7 ruled unanimously Monday morn- es have been operating under," Fal- • Four Loko’s national 7 ing that Assembly Bill 540 is consti- lis said. "It essentially maintains the infamy tutionally viable, reversing a lower • TURNITIN.COM: A tool or a status quo for us. (AB 540) appro- crutch 7 court decision in the case of Marti- priately expands access and educa- nez v. Regents of the University of tional opportunities to all legitimate A&E California, according to a media re- California high school graduates." lations specialist for the California Junior kinesiology major Vicky • King Library’s Center for State University system. Tran said she thinks AB 540 is an Beethoven Studies "We are in the same situation as important law that does a good job celebrates its 25th the University of California that as at bett ering the public education anniversary with an entity of this state we are covered special exhibit 8 system. by this law and we implement this "By passing this law, California is law," Erik Fallis said. "We joined in taking a stand and saying that they the argument in this case for the support off ering equal education," ONLINE implementation of AB 540." she said. "I am glad it is passed and Th e case involved Arizona citi- think it will do wonders as far as fur-

SOCIAL zen Robert Martinez, joined by 42 ther educating the community and PHOTO: MEDIA other U.S. citizens, who sued the the state." UC system, arguing that educa- Th e trial court ruled with the UC

FollowF our tional bill AB 540 infringed on their system, which was then reversed by STAN OLSZEWSKI tweetsttw on constitutional rights, according to a the California Court of Appeals, TwitterT news release from the National Im- according to a case brief from the @spartandaily@ migration Law Center. California Supreme Court. Signed on Oct. 11, 2001, AB In repealing this decision, the 540, also known as the DREAM state Supreme Court ruled that the act, allows students who att ended out-of-state tuition exemption was OUTSIDE high school in California for three constitutional because it was not

or more years, including undocu- based on state residency, but in- | SPARTAN DAILY mented immigrants, to pay in-state stead on other criteria, such as high tuition rather than out-of-state fees school att endance, according to the at public colleges and universities, case brief. according to the release. "Th ere's quite a diff erence be- Martinez argued the bill tween the two tuition levels ... gen- was unconstitutional because it erally charged at the residential rate granted undocumented students and then the higher tuition that special privileges that are not ac- Freshman guard Keith Shamburger goes up for a layup against High: 73° is charged for non-residential stu- cessible to U.S. citizens, therefore vi- Whitman in the Spartans exhibition win on Nov. 6. Low: 46° olating immigration laws, according See AB 540 Page 2 UPD collects gifts Students advise peers to brighten holidays on sleep deprivation for local families AMARIS DOMINGUEZ ries of disorders that can arise when participation in which students Staff Writer students do not get enough sleep. guessed which types of foods and JAIMIE COLLINS surrounding community." According to Th e Sleep Foun- activities are the best choices to en- Staff Writer Aguayo said last year's drive provid- With fi nals right around the dation website, there is no magic sure a full night’s rest. ed assistance to about 250 families and corner, sleep deprivation is a com- number of hours of sleep a student Th e workshop ended with a Embarking on its 18th year, the Uni- 1,200 children. mon yet preventable issue for col- should get. list of tips students could incorpo- versity Police Department Holiday Toy Unlike previous drives, he said this lege students, said one of the peer Not only do diff erent age groups rate into their lives to gain a bett er Drive annually assists families in need year's donation eff ort is expanding its facilitators of Tuesday’s “Gett ing a need diff erent amounts of sleep, night’s sleep and to live healthier that live around SJSU by donating new services to any member of the SJSU Bett er Night’s Sleep” workshop. but sleep needs also vary between lives. toys and food baskets during the holi- community, including students, staff Sharmeen Poushnejad, along individuals, with most adults need- Th e four peer advisers took turns day season, said Sgt. Manuel Aguayo of members or employees that may be in with three other peer facilitators, ing seven to nine hours of sleep, ac- reading off tips such as cutt ing back UPD. need of assistance. informed the 38 students in at- cording to Th e Sleep Foundation on caff eine and alcohol, avoiding Th e UPD collects toys from various "Th ere are so many people out there tendance about the benefi ts a full website. large meals before dinner, turning donors, including family members of who have less than us and it's never a night’s rest could give them and the “One of the consequences of off the TV and simply going into the campus community, while partner- bad idea to lend a helping hand," said risks of not gett ing enough sleep. sleep deprivation is that you miss another room and reading a book if ing with Christmas Dinner Fund, an Caroline Jones, a senior business man- “Students are like zombies or out on going through the cycles students still could not sleep. organization that provides food baskets agement major. "Children especially stressed out during fi nals times,” of sleep,” said peer adviser Karen Poushnejad said the majority of for other organizations that are hosting shouldn't have to go without the simple Poushnejad said. “When stu- Malm. “Th at can decrease the im- college students deal with stress on independent toy drives, he said. pleasures." dents don’t get enough sleep they mune system and you can’t re- a daily basis and she hopes that stu- Travis Lowe, a sophomore chemical Currently, toy donations can be stress themselves up so much that charge and you can’t rebuild your dents took away some tips toward engineering major, said he thinks the dropped off at the UPD offi ce, but they make themselves sick during immune system.” living a healthier life when it comes drive is a great idea for the campus. within the next couple of weeks, fi n a l s . ” She also said that sleep depriva- to the importance of gett ing a full "It's important that we increase there will be donation bins placed Th e peer advisers presented a tion can heighten the risk of chron- night’s rest. philanthropy on campus," he said. around campus and within various PowerPoint presentation of the dif- ic diseases such as diabetes, cardio- “I really want to promote health "Th is toy donation is the perfect ferent sleep cycles that people go vascular disease and obesity. way for SJSU to reach out to the See TOY Page 2 through and then went into catego- Activities encouraged audience See SLEEP Page 2 2 NEWS Wednesday, November 17, 2010 Professor Washington to prohibit sale of alcoholic energy drinks

explores the PHOTO: ANDREW GARBER (MCT) we also believe curbing alcohol abuse or The Seattle Times underage drinking will not be accom- plished by singling out a lone product or

nature of truth OLYMPIA, Wash. — Th e Wash- AIMEE MCLENDON | SPARTAN DAILY* beverage category,” he said. “We think the ington state Liquor Control Board on true answer lies with increased education Wednesday approved an emergency ban and awareness by all and with respect for KELSEY LYNNE for intellectual debate. of caff einated alcohol drinks, the type the law.” LESTER-PERRY Th e defl ationary theory of of beverage that sickened nine Central Aft er the meeting, Halstrom said, Staff Writer truth, according to the Stan- Washington University students last “We’re concerned about the haste with ford website, is to assert that month during an off -campus party. which this was addressed. We understand Th e second event in the a statement is true merely Board members said they took action that much of the impetus for this came SJSU Philosophy Colloqui- by asserting the statement because of public health and safety con- out of the Roslyn event. What we have um Series for Fall 2010 fea- itself. For example, to say cerns. Th e ban will take eff ect Nov. 18 seen from the police reports ... our prod- tured an assistant professor that ‘snow is white’ is true or and remain in place for 120 days while uct was not identifi ed as at fault. in the department of philos- equivalent to saying simply the board goes through rule-making pro- “I’m not saying our product was not ophy at Stanford University. that snow is white. Th is, ac- cedures for a permanent ban. Th e state consumed. I’m saying we’re not at all sure On Tuesday aft ernoon, cording to the defl ationary Legislature also is expected to consider that our product was the one that created Alexis Burgess was on the theory, is all that can be said passing a law early next year banning the the signifi cant problems,” he said, refer- second fl oor of the Dr. Mar- signifi cantly about the truth drinks. Four Loko is one of the ring to the students becoming ill. tin Luther King Jr. Library of “snow is white.” “We have been concerned for some caff einated alcoholic drinks Th is month, the Michigan Liquor in conference room 225-229 “What if we were to accept time about the dangers posed by alcohol Control Commission banned Four Loko discussing a paper he had defl ationism about truth but energy drinks. At my request, the board banned in Washington state. and dozens of similar drinks. writt en called “An Alethic recover a connection be- this morning voted to ban this new breed Last year, 25 state att orneys general, Account of Referential Suc- tween truth and reference by of alcohol drinks in the state of Washing- Four Loko, a product some people have including Washington state Att orney cess,” to a group of seven ea- defi ning the latt er in terms ton,” Gov. Chris Gregoire said at a news dubbed “blackout in a can.” It is among General Rob McKenna, asked the Food ger philosophy students and of the former, eff ectively in- conference aft er the vote. “Th e Liquor some two dozen such products on the and Drug Administration to examine the professors. verting the correspondence Control Board has a duty to protect the market that combine a stimulant with al- beverages. Washington state liquor stores He spent the colloquium theorist’s order of explana- safety of the people of Washington state. cohol. do not carry the products, but many con- discussing truth, referenc- tion of these key semantic It has fulfi lled that duty by banning these All of the students who became ill were venience stores do, according to the state es (hence referential) and notions?” he stated from the drinks.” under 21 and had high blood-alcohol Liquor Control Board. alethiology in terms of sen- handout. Gregoire said she had been concerned readings. One woman nearly died, offi - Critics say the heft y dose of caff eine tence structure. He compared defl ation- that caff einated alcohol drinks were tar- cials said, noting that consuming a single, in the drinks masks the eff ects of the al- Alethic is defi ned as “relat- ism to a kind of deconstruc- geting young people. 23.5-ounce can of Four Loko, which is cohol. ing to the philosophical con- tion. “Reports of inexperienced or under- 12 percent alcohol, is considered compa- Makers of the products counter that cepts of truth and possibility “It’s a very, very menial age drinkers consuming them in reckless rable to drinking fi ve or six beers. combining alcohol and caff eine is not and especially to the branch account of the meaning of amounts have given us cause for concern,” Since the incident, various groceries new. Fans of the beverages compare them of logic that formalizes some linguistic expression,” she said. “With hospitalizations and near- across the state have pulled caff einated al- to cocktails such as Irish coff ee, rum-and- them,” according to Encarta. he said. “References, short lethal blood alcohol levels, many of these cohol products from their shelves. cola and vodka-and-Red Bull, all of which Gabriela Gonzalez, a story, in the simplest form. young folks were unaware just how drunk Jim Halstrom, a lobbyist for Phusion combine alcohol and a stimulant. sophomore justice studies Th is is not a completely radi- they had become. ... Quite simply these Projects, the maker of Four Loko, object- major, said she att ended the cal suggestion. It has to do drinks are real trouble for our youth.” ed to the action during the board meeting. (c) 2010, Th e Seatt le Times. event to get extra credit for with preconditioned seman- Th e six women and three men who “No one is more upset than we are Distributed by McClatchy-Tribune Infor- her philosophy class. tics. My proposal is just to became sick at the Oct. 8 house party in when our products are abused or con- mation Services. “Th ere was another one start from scratch.” Roslyn, Kitt itas County, had consumed sumed illegally by underage drinkers. But *Photo illustration by Rachel Peterson two weeks ago about juvenile He shift ed the discussion injustice,” she said. from background and history Th e last feature colloqui- to his actual writing by jok- to give money donations ei- wrapping or help deliver do- um speaker was Rita Man- ing around about using too TOY ther in person or on the de- nations and food baskets. SLEEP ning, a professor of philoso- many “isms.” partment's website, Aguayo "We could use as much phy and SJSU philosophy Th e third page of the From Page 1 said. help as we can get for this From Page 1 department chair. handout focused on nine Victoria Nguyen, a junior holiday toy drive," he said. Th e topic was “Juvenile examples of sentences writ- departments, Aguayo said. health science major, said her "We have grown signifi cant- to people, especially on our (In)justice” and it was held ten to try to explain his "Many of these depart- church does similar events ly since we fi rst started this campus, because I feel like on Oct. 26. theory about singular term ments have already asked and that she is glad to see program in 1992 ... with just there are so many people that Bo Mou of the SJSU phi- tokens. us for a toy donation bin to SJSU taking the initiative. a few families around the are unaware of chronic dis- losophy department intro- For example, he explained place in their main offi ces," "San Jose has a lot of fami- neighborhood." eases or any risk or prevention duced Burgess by saying that that the sentence “Obama is he said. "Be on the look out lies that can barely pay the Aguayo said anybody in- methods,” Poushnejad said. the discussion was going to Muslim” is a falsehood with for bins around campus, es- bills, let alone buy Christmas terested in volunteering can “As a student I think it is good deal primarily with meta- an intuitively referring term. pecially at the MLK Library presents," she said. "Th ose register in person at UPD, by that we can share knowledge physics and a kind of fusion In other words, one knows and the UPD." who are bett er off should try sending an e-mail to police@ with each other on the same philosophy. who Obama is as a reference, Aguayo said donated toys to share the wealth." sjsu.edu or by visiting sjsupd. level.” Burgess led into his lecture but calling him Muslim – a must be for children ages Aguayo said the deadline com. Freshman psychology ma- by saying that he was looking falsity – cancels out whatever zero through 14 and be new for donations is Dec. 10, giv- Senior music major Alex jor Jamison Koopnem said forward to the opportunity to truth might have existed in and unwrapped. ing UPD a week to do fi nal Truong said he hopes to get although the workshop was work through the rest of his the statement. Junior sociology major inventory and assignment of involved because he feels giv- a requirement for a class, he writing and then proceeded Another example is Katherine McCarthy said gift s before they are distrib- ing is a gift in itself. learned valuable informa- to read and explain excerpts “Obama is tall.” she is glad UPD hosts such uted on Dec. 18. "Sure, its nice to get your tion about the importance of from his most recent piece, Th is sentence could be a program and looks forward "Th is is a very intricate own gift s but giving a gift can sleep. condensed into a handout. either true or false, so the to- to donating items. organized program that we also be great," he said. "Noth- “Th e chart where they Defl ationism was one of ken, or reference, of Obama "Th e holidays are sup- have," he said. "We have been ing beats the feeling of mak- showed the sleep cycles was the more in-depth items up isn’t a solid truth or falsity. posed to be a time of giving doing it for so long that we ing someone else's day." really interesting,” he said. “I and generosity and I seri- have a very tight timeline." Aguayo said the over- thought the event as a whole ously can't think of a bett er Aguayo said community all goal of the toy drive is to was very informative even said. "Th e California Supreme way than giving a child a toy," members can submit their maintain holiday spirit on though I don’t have sleeping AB 540 Court today properly rejected she said. "Buying one or two family for consideration by and around campus to show problems myself.” an att empt to deny this oppor- toys isn't really going to set fi lling out a form and show- that SJSU cares about the Undeclared freshman Caro- From Page 1 tunity to thousands of current you back, so why not con- ing identifi cation. Families surrounding community. lyn Bowles said she enjoyed and future talented students. " tribute?" may also be considered by "We really want to main- the interactive activities the dents," Fallis said. "Th e court Kayla Core, a sophomore Aguayo said UPD will referral, during which any tain that holiday spirit by most. simply upheld that the law is interior design major, said she classify toys by age group and member of the campus com- giving to people in need and “I learned ways to help my- valid." thinks students who att ended gender, compiling a list of re- munity may provide a fam- we want to provide a service self sleep bett er and the types Kenneth Brown, a senior high school in the state should cipients and assessing how ily's name and contact infor- to the community," he said. of things that cause me not to political science major, said he be able to att end college paying many children are in each mation. "When you think of the chil- go to sleep like knowing what thinks the supreme court made in-state tuition. household before providing UPD is limiting donation dren that are involved, we to eat,” she said. “Th e activity the right decision in upholding "It's great the colleges are a donation based on inven- recipients to households want to do whatever we can was a good way to get every- the bill and is glad that all stu- making this opportunity avail- tory. within the 95112 zip code - to give them a nice holiday." one involved.” dents are guaranteed access to able to students," she said. Families are provided specifi cally families that live higher education. "Th ey shouldn't be considered with one gift per child per around the campus, he said. "It only makes sense that out-of-state students because family and also receive a pre- In addition to a call for students that graduated from they aren't. " packaged gift basket, he said. donations, Aguayo said UPD a high school in California Christine Helwick, gen- Donors who are unable to is also seeking volunteers to should be given the chance to eral counsel for the California donate gift s are encouraged help collect toys, assist in gift att end college here as well," he State University, said in a news said. "Th is isn't an issue of im- release stating the CSU's posi- migration policy, who is legal tion on the ruling that the CSU and who isn't, but instead it's system would continue to op- about providing fair admit- erate under AB 540. tance requirements." "Th is is the same argument In the National Immigra- that the California State Uni- tion Law Center news release, versity made in the case and in att orney Tanya Broder said the its implementation of AB 540 court's decision recognized the because it appropriately ex- importance of post-secondary pands access and educational education. opportunities to all legitimate "As Californians, we know California high school gradu- that it is in our interest to en- ates," she said. "Th e CSU con- sure that all of our youth, re- tinues to advocate that racially gardless of status, who att end and ethnically inclusive college and graduate from California universities bett er prepare stu- high schools have access to af- dents for the diverse workplace fordable higher education," she of the future." Wednesday, November 17, 2010 FEATURE 3 Students come back to school to earn degrees PHOTOS: AIMEE MCLENDON | SPARTAN DAILY

Junior sociology major Kim Jackson returned to school after a series of unfortunate events, including losing her home.

AIMEE MCLENDON like their mom — then I prett y much get along Staff Writer with all of them.” She said she doesn’t waste much time feeling sorry for herself but deals with the bouts of M.S. Senior teaching major Penny Young came back to school after symptoms of multiple At the top of her game Penny Young was symptoms as they come. sclerosis caused her to lose her job. working her dream job as a graphic designer, Young said lett ing go of a 4.0 grade point av- pulling down more than 70 Gs a year. erage was stressful, but now she’s sett led with it. Th at was 13 years ago, before she began hav- “It was my daughter who helped me,” Young “It was hard. You know, I think my perspective is they can change their own circumstances. ing strange health problems that she said ulti- said. “She reminded me that we all get the same diff erent because of my life experience.” She said her fi rst semester at state is over- mately cost her the job. piece of paper when we graduate and that helped Jackson said since she’s been at San Jose State, whelming but that nothing in her schedule can As an offi ce manager for 17 years, Kim Jack- me let go of it.” she has been thinking a lot about how she wish- budge. son was making decent money, owned a nice She hopes to teach junior high school once es she had earned her degree a lot earlier. At work she said she has to be “on” and can’t house and had a good pension she earns her teaching cre- Now working at a legal offi ce downtown, she be thinking about, or working on, anything from plan. dential. said she has to wear professional clothes and school. Th at was before 2003, when Young said there’s just slacks that make her feel even more out of place “I’m working and have a full-time class she said her company closed its something about the adoles- when she comes to class. schedule and I feel bad that I can’t provide ev- doors and left Jackson at a cross- It was my cent age group — they are She said group projects are defi nitely a chal- erything for my son,” Jackson said. “He has to roads. still kind of twisted up. lenge and that she can’t tell if it’s just her percep- work and had to quit football. But on the other Both Young and Jackson said daughter“ “Someone has to love tion, but she feels as if professors expect more hand, I guess it’s a reality check for him — now they decided to come back to who helped them and teach them,” she from her because of her age. he knows just how diffi cult it really is.” school in their 40s so they could said. “Th e government has Until recently, Jackson said she had been She said she wants John to continue school live out the second half of their me. She helped me every now and working to get into the impacted nursing pro- while he is young. lives working fulfi lling jobs. reminded then and what bett er way to gram on campus. “I hope watching me inspires him to continue me that we give back?” At her age she said she can't spare three years school while he is young,” Jackson said. “I think Young Faces a Disease One of the challenges stu- while waiting to be accepted full-time so she de- it would be great if he could learn to sacrifi ce all get the dents in their forties face is cided once again to change her life up and major some now instead of a lot later.” Aft er a few years of strange af- same piece feeling like a fi sh out of water, in sociology. Both Jackson and Young agree that life just fl ictions such as temporary blind- said Deanna Peck from coun- Hoping to be a juvenile parole offi cer when happens — everyone is vulnerable and one nev- ness, left -sided body numbness of paper seling services. she graduates, Jackson said she thinks she could er knows what is right around the corner. and a "locked" eye, Young said when we “I think there could be a add something to the current system. Jackson said she worries about trying to get she was fi nally diagnosed with graduate big sense of insecurity for a job when she graduates because she will be al- multiple sclerosis. older students,” she said. most 50 years old. She said the medical issues and that “Students in their 40s could Hope for the Future Aft er sacrifi cing 17 years, she said all she got leading up to the diagnosis forced helped me be feeling like misfi ts because was a check and a handshake on the way out the her out of her graphic design job youngerstudents may think “I think there is some good in all kids — espe- door. “ and into another one. let go of “ it. they never met their goals or cially ones who have support,” she said. “I think But she has encouragement for people in But aft er the diagnosis Young had a career.” that given the chance, most of those kids would the second-half of their lives who come back to said she wanted to be home and PENNY YOUNG Other challenges older opt to do bett er and change their lives.” school. did not want to work. Senior Teaching Major students face that might diff er Jackson said she doesn’t think she can change “Just don’t give up,” Jackson said. “I can’t see “Th at lasted about two weeks,” from younger students, Peck the whole system, but thinks she could provide the light at the end of the tunnel yet, but I’m not said senior teaching major Young. said, are working full time, guidance and hope so young people will believe going to give up.” “And then I thought ‘I can’t just paying a mortgage and taking sit here, I have to get out and do care of their families, as well something.’” as taking full-time classes. So Young said she made a list of everything she ever wanted to do and looked over it for a A Fish Out of Water while. She likes children and teaching so she said it For Jackson, a junior sociology major, gett ing made sense to earn a teaching credential. divorced, losing her house and then her career A single mother to 19-year-old Kayla, Young was the motivation for coming back to school. said she wasn’t sure about starting all over again Th e single mother of 20-year-old John, said from scratch but the transition back to school she could not uproot her son and remove him has been a good one. from the security of family in order to stay with her company. Th e Adjustment So she partnered in a house-cleaning busi- ness, did catering on the weekends and sand- “I don’t even feel like I’m 42,” Young said. wiched part-time classes in between the two “Th e transition was fun for me because I like to jobs. keep my mind busy.” “I really felt out of place at fi rst,” Jackson said. Th e hardest part of adjust- ing to academic life — where a majority of students are much younger — is prioritizing and sacrifi cing her time, she said. “I have no life and I fi nd it harder to complete assign- ments than other students who decide to fi nally work on their projects the night before it’s due,” Young said. Th e total number of stu- dents ages 35-59 is 2,367, and of those, only 953 are under- grads, according to the Offi ce of Institutional Research web- site. Yet for Young, who said she has good days and bad days with her M.S., age isn’t an issue until her classmates fi nd out, she said. “When they fi nd out my age they are a litt le diff erent toward me,” Young said. “But that’s only until they fi nd out I’m not 4 SPORTS Wednesday, November 17, 2010 Senior Spartan guards spearhead men’s basketball playoff hopes JOEY AKELEY SEASON SCHEDULE Senior Staff Writer Since Adrian Oliver Nov. 12 @Eastern Washington W, 67-60 arrived at SJSU, he said Wed. USF 7 p.m. his goal has been to get Sat. @Oregon 2 p.m. the Spartan men’s basket- Nov. 24 @CSU-Bakersfield 7 p.m. ball team into the NCAA Nov. 28 UC Riverside 2 p.m. Tournament. The senior has one last chance. Nov. 30 Univ. of Texas-San Antonio 7 p.m. “I just want to win -- like Dec. 4 @UC Irvine 7 p.m. badly,” the shoaoting guard Dec. 10 Santa Clara 7 p.m. said. “It’s always on my mind.” Dec. 12 Eastern Washington 1 p.m. Of the six leading scorers @ Seattle Univ. from last year’s 14-17 team, Dec. 18 5 p.m. only Oliver and senior Dec. 22 Puget Sound 7 p.m. point guard Justin Graham @ Fresno State remain, and head coach Dec. 29 8 p.m. George Nessman said they Dec. 31 @Utah State 7 p.m. will be the leaders of this Jan. 6 Boise State 7:30 p.m. year’s team. “We’ve been competitive Jan. 8 Idaho 7:30 p.m. and we’ve had some suc- Jan. 13 @ Louisiana Tech 7 p.m. cess, particularly at home, but now we need to make Jan. 15 @New Mexico State 7 p.m. PHOTO: that next step and Adrian Jan. 22 @ Hawaii 7 p.m. and Justin need to be inte- Utah State gral in that,” Nessman said. Jan. 27 7 p.m.

“We are capable of finish- STAN OLSZEWSKI Jan. 29 Fresno State 7 p.m. ing significantly above .500 Feb. 3 @Idaho 7 p.m. and getting a space in the postseason.” Feb. 5 @Nevada 7:30 p.m. Oliver whose 22.5- Feb. 12 Nevada 7 p.m. points-per-game scoring average last year led the Feb. 15 Montana State 7 p.m.

Western Athletic Confer- | SPARTAN DAILY Feb. 19 ESPN Bracket Buster TBA ence, was named Preseason Conference Player of the Feb. 23 New Mexico State (ESPN2) 8 p.m. Year by the WAC media. Feb. 26 Louisiana Tech 5 p.m. “He has an incredible Hawaii work ethic, and it shows,” Mar. 3 7:30 p.m. Graham said of Oliver. Mar. 5 @Boise State 7:05 p.m. Graham led the team in Mar. 9-12 Western Athletic Conference TBA assists a year ago, averaging Freshman guard Seth Brent (32) and junior forward David Michaels defend tournament in Las Vegas, Nev. 4.8 per game. SJSU senior guard Justin Graham in the Spartan’s 109-92 exhibition win “He has great vision, and over Whitman College on Nov. 6 at the Event Center. all games covered by KSJS 90.5 I have a great way to work off the ball and get open,” Oliver said of Graham. “With his great passing our two seniors are looking tans 67-60 regular-season ability and my good scoring for him on the perimeter.” opening win against East- ability, that complements ern Washington. itself right there.” In that game, Oliver had 34 Graham said Oliver is ver- points, including 14 points in satile enough to play point the game’s fi nal 6:25.

guard or shooting guard. “His ability to score is “It’s nice to be able to We are just unusual,” Nessman play some wing, some 2, capable of said. “He can score in many and let him take over a little “ different facets of the game bit,” Graham said. “When ... getting and in many different plac- he’s hot you just give him a space in es on the floor.” the ball and get out of his the post- Junior forward Matt Bal- “ way. And when he’s not, it’s “ lard is the team’s final start- all about how can we give season. er, although Oliver said the (Oliver) an easy score.” Spartans will go to a four- Of the three new start- GEORGE NESSMAN guard lineup if necessary. ing spots available, one was head coach “We have mobile bigs, claimed by true freshman which we didn’t have be- guard Keith Shamburger, fore, so we really won’t who scored 32 points in miss a beat when was go the Spartans exhibition win with four guards and one against Whitman on Nov. 6. Starting junior forward big,” Oliver said. “He’s a unique scorer,” Wil Carter had a game-high Other players who have Nessman said. “Already, 11 rebounds in the Spar- seen significant minutes in the first couple of games are sophomore guard Chris Jones, junior guard Calvin Douglas and sophomore center Joe Henson. With the game on the line, both Graham and Oli- ver said Nessman would give him the ball for the last shot. “Me. Yeah, no question,” PHOTO: Oliver said about having the last shot. “He thinks it’s him, but

STAN OLSZEWSKI coach is going to give me the ball,” Graham said. “If he gives him the ball, I’m not concerned. He can score.” Nessman said it depends on the game situation. “We are always looking for

| SPARTAN DAILY a matchup problem,” he said. By winning 14 games last year, the Spartans matched their highest total since the 2000-01 season. But Graham said he’s not satisfied. “We need to make the playoffs,” Graham said. “It’s Junior forward Wil Carter pulls up for a jumper as simple as that.” over junior guard Juan Alvarez in SJSU’s 109-92 The Spartans home open- exhibition win over the Wildcats on Nov. 6 at the er will take place tonight at Event Center. 7 p.m. against the Univer- sity of San Francisco. Wednesday, November 17, 2010 SPORTS 5 Center adds more bite to San Jose’s offense

JOEY AKELEY the puck’s going to be or said a key to the Sharks season Senior Staff Writer where the puck is going to is gett ing scoring contribu- squirt out,” McGinn said, “and tions from all the lines. At 21 years of age, center that’s something you need in “Teams lock in on our top is on the brink this game.” line, even our second line at of stardom for the San Jose Couture hopes his sec- times, so our third and fourth Sharks. ond year with the Sharks is line really need to contribute “He makes a lot of things his breakout campaign in the and score some more goals,” happen,” head coach Todd NHL. he said. McLellan said. “He’s pushing “He’s earning more and Playing on the second line himself up into that prime more minutes — power play, with forwards area.” penalty kill — understands and against Couture credits his early the game, wins a lot batt les,” Calgary on Saturday, Couture success, six goals in 16 games, McLellan said. “If he just set a new career high with to being able to read the play. keeps doing what he’s doing, three points in a single game. “I see things develop quick, we will have no issues at all He was named the fi rst star of and I can get to spots quicker with him.” the game, scoring what proved than most,” he said. Normally positioned on to be the game-winning goal PHOTO: No wonder teammates the second and third lines, in the third period to beat the Jason Demers and Jamie Couture has recently seen Calgary Flames 4-3.

CLIFFORD GRODIN

PHOTO: He also had an assist in Tuesday’s win against the Los Angeles Kings, helping the

Sharks improve to 9-5-2 on CLIFFORD GRODIN the young season. In 2005, Couture was signed by the Ontario Hockey League’s Ott awa 76s, where he played for four seasons. | SPARTAN DAILY “Going to Ott awa when I was 16, moving away from

| SPARTAN DAILY home, fi rst time being away from my family, I grew up so much,” Couture said. “When you’re living on your own, especially at that young of an age, I think it really helped in my Sharks center Logan Couture has six goals and four assists for San Jose development as a person and through 16 games this season. Sharks center Logan Couture attempted four shots on as a hockey player.” New Jersey goalie Martin Brodeau in San Jose’s 5-2 win McGinn, who played with over the Devils on Oct. 27 at HP Pavilion, though he Couture on the 76s for three did not score a goal. seasons, said Couture has The Sharks drafted Cou- into his mind too oft en. lieve Couture has the ability always been a silent leader. ture with the ninth overall “I believe if Logan meets to be one of the league’s best “He just continues to get pick in the 2007 NHL Draft, his own expectations, then we players in the near future. McGinn said Couture is time on the fi rst line with bett er every year,” McGinn and he debuted in San Jose will all be happy because he “I think there’s no always in the right place at the wingers Dany Heatley and said. “He’s the type of guy last year, scoring five goals in has set some prett y high stan- limit to what he’ll be able to right time. Patrick Marleau because of a who’s not going to say very 25 games. dards for himself,” McLellan accomplish if he keeps “He has a great hockey two-game suspension to cap- much, just prove it on the Couture said the pre sure of said. working hard and he keeps his sense where he knows where tain Joe Th ornton. Couture ice.” being a top pick doesn’t creep Demers and McGinn be- passion up,” Demers said. Sharks fi nd their groove COMMENTARY

JOEY AKELEY PHOTO: Senior Staff Writer

Aft er being shutout again CLIFFORD GRODIN | SPARTAN DAILY on Nov. 4, this time by the St. Louis Blues on the road, the sat near the bott om of the Western Con- ference standings with a 5-5-1 record. Since, the Sharks have gone 4-0-1, bolstered by an off ense that’s scored 19 goals in those fi ve games. All the big name forwards, sans captain Joe Th ornton, have been gett ing involved in the recent off ensive explosion that has propelled the Sharks to sixth place in the West- Sharks right wing Devin Setoguchi battles ern Conference. Center Joe Tampa Bay goalie Mike Smith in San Jose’s 5-2 Pavelski was possibly in the win over the Lightning on Nov. 6 at HP Pavilion. biggest slump of all, scoring just three times in the team’s fi rst 14 games. He has come goals-against average in the recent struggles, many posi- alive in the last two games, NHL, Niitt ymaki has taken tives have come from this. In scoring two goals and record- the majority’s share of starts the two games they played ing fi ve points. at goalie for the Sharks from without Th ornton, the Sharks Pavelski and linemates Antt i Niemi. scored seven goals. In year’s Logan Couture and Ryane Niemi has started six past, the Sharks have oft en Clowe all had one goal and games, winning two, and has relied on Th ornton too much, two assists in the Sharks 4-3 an abysmal 3.73 goals-against and it’s clear that the 2010- triumph on Saturday against average. Expect Niemi, who 11 Sharks have more scoring the Calgary Flames, and started in goal for the Chicago depth. Patrick Marleau had a goal and Blackhawks when they swept Th ornton and Couture, who two assists in San Jose’s 6-3 the Sharks in last season’s have scored six goals, are one victory on Monday against Western Conference Finals en goal behind Marleau and Dany the Los Angeles Kings. route to winning the Stanley Heatley for the team lead. Couple the off ensive out- Cup, to fi nd his groove soon Four points behind the burst with the play of goal- and challenge Niitt ymaki for Western Conference leading tender Antero Niitt ymaki more ice time. Kings, the Sharks have three and the Sharks look to be past Th ornton, who was sus- games in the next four days to their early season demons. pended two games, and right- close the defi cit. Niitt ymaki has started 10 fully so, for his hit on Blues Looking to extend their games for the Sharks this sea- forward David Perron, has just three-game winning streak, son, winning seven of them one point in his last fi ve games. the Sharks take on the Colo- with a 1.91 goals-against Although no Sharks fan rado Avalanche tonight at the average. With the third best can be happy with Th ornton’s Pepsi Center in Denver. 6 OPINION Wednesday, November 17, 2010

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On a daily basis, I will encounter As a young woman with a stay-at- It’s a shame that SJSU alumni activist someone who will say something rude home illustration job, I was appalled to Tommie Smith is selling his 1968 Olym- either out loud or behind a person’s back, read Kristen Pearson’s article. pic gold medal, and while I agree that a and I never thought to look at it from the I believe she slept through her history gold medal is something you should hold Nov. 17 perspective that it is okay for that person classes because her dream of being a stay- on to, I disagree when you say “clearly to say what they want. at-home mother in the 1800s left out sev- Smith does not feel that way.” New Student Union Th at doesn’t make the comment ap- eral gruesome details. We need money in order to survive. Groundbreaking Ceremony propriate or necessary, but we do all have Did she know she would be married at Food and shelter are not free. When peo- Place: El Paseo De Cesar Chavez the freedom to speak our minds when 16 to a man over 40? Did she know her ple are fi nancially unstable they will do and how we choose to. “education” would be equivalent to an what it takes to make money so they can Time: 12 p.m. - 4 p.m. It is really strong of the author, who is eighth-grader’s? Did she know she would pay their bills and buy their groceries, Contact: (408) 924-6336 an open homosexual woman, to publicly hold no rights in the eyes of the law? If even if it means selling something like a ask for people to continue to criticize her her husband died, her only choice would gold medal. Trombone Choir for being gay, which seems very confus- be to remarry immediately since she Maybe that medal means the world to Place: Music Concert Hall ing at fi rst — why would you want to be couldn’t own her home or run her hus- Smith, maybe he really doesn’t want to Time: 12:30 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. brought down for who you are? band’s bank account. give it up, but that’s the only way that he Contact: (408) 924-4649 Courtesy of But she makes a valid point — just All of these facts assume Kristen would is able to get some quick cash to survive. morecampuslife.com because someone doesn’t agree with you be of the gentry, but most likely her stay- If you were low on cash and desper- Nov. 18 doesn’t make his or her opinion worth- at-home life would include 14 hours a ately needed money, what would you less. Th is doesn’t mean that everyone day at a textile mill or in a coal mine. It do? Would you risk not being able to The Business of People: Human should walk around insulting each other was only because of a proper education pay your bills or not buying groceries, or just because they have the right to do so. and increased women’s rights that we would you sell a precious item so you can Exploitation As mentioned, steps such as Barack were able to escape that drudgery. eat another day? Place: Mosaic, Student Union Obama becoming president would not Women can now work at any job they Time: 5 p.m. - 7 p.m. have been taken hadn’t it been for the choose, own a business, own a home, Jamie Falkenhainer, mathematics Contact: (408) 924-6562 voices of America standing up to the drive a car, vote and all around choose major current issues demanding change. And how to run their lives. I’m ashamed to Nov. 20 homosexuality would be even further hear of an educated young woman who looked down upon if gay people and wants nothing more than to run the vac- Don’t Judge A Book By Its Cover straight supporters hadn’t fi rst spoken up uum cleaner. Place: Clark Hall for their equal rights as human beings. Th e modern day stay-at-home moms Time: 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. I try to imagine everything else that I know do not relinquish their hard-won Contact: (408) 924-5910 could possibly change in the world if rights or their sense of self-worth. Th ey only people would have the guts to state are strong, powerful females who have what they really think and not be (too) made an active choice to enrich the lives Nov. 23 worried about the consequences. Th is of their children. Th ere is nothing easy article inspired me to think diff erently as about that choice, or that life, but they Photography Exhibit: “My Neighbors” I’m sure it did to others as well. certainly do not wish for the days before Place: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library women’s rights. Time: All Day Sarah Andersen, English major Aft er all, if we had never won our rights, Contact: (408) 808-2007 there would be no soccer moms, because there would be no women drivers.

Megan Eckman Wednesday, November 17, 2010 OPINION 7 THE KARDASHIANS Leaders of the fi scally responsible Turnitin.com: Th ey’re the picture of thrift y to pay to have the Kardashians easy to rake in the dough by spending. grace my credit card. charging people more than A tool or Th e same people who Making a withdrawal from a loan shark for one missed promote nothing but living an ATM incurs a charge of payment, along with a pro- a life of luxury on their TV $1.50 plus the normal ATM fusion of other underhand- a crutch? show are jumping into the charge, while adding money ed practices. With the prevalent use of prepaid credit card game in to the card costs $1. Even can- Some things just aren’t the Internet today, I believe it order to “provide people with celing this hellacious credit meant to go together: rock is perfectly acceptable for pro- something where they could card costs $6. Need help with stars and cocaine, the “nice fessors to use Turnitin.com. learn their budgets,” as Kim that? Bett er not call the live guy” and any woman he As long as they use it Kardashian so eloquently Service Care Center opera- loves, and teenyboppers responsibly. MARLON MALONEY put it. tor, it’ll cost another $1.50. with credit cards. Kim Kar- When researching a topic One Man Peanut Gallery Th e goal is to allow parents I think I’ve made my point. dashian should stick to put- for a paper, students are using to monitor their children’s Can you imagine the teens ting her name on everything more and more information Celebrities are people we spending, according to a who have control over their that people put on their from the web, making it harder fawn over as though they’re New York Post article. own bank accounts? Master- credit cards, rather than her to determine whether a source God’s gift to us, ignoring all Th e Kardashians have their Card promotes a feature that name. KENNY MARTIN is credible or not. their inadequacies in favor names on more products than allows cardholders to replen- Th ere are plenty of bett er Staff Writer On the Internet virtually of idolization. the amount of times Charlie ish their card’s funds on their options out there if parents anyone can publish informa- Every day another one of Sheen has been to rehab. cell phones. want to teach their children tion, and when a person types them does something inane Aptly titled I guess the importance of monetary in a topic, the most popular sites are listed higher as opposed or idiotic and we, Holly- the Kardshian the goal is to care. I hear talking to them to the most scholarly. wood’s loyal subjects, eat Kard, this so- have teens go might work, keep them on And, when information is not writt en by an expert on a it up. called money There are plenty through the that whole allowance thing subject, the writing style would tend to be casual.

Kanye West sends nude management of better experience of that worked for generations If a student, for example, copied a passage from a Charles pictures to Playgirl, Lind- card seems to bankruptcy at or how about doing some Dickens book, a professor would know right away that it was say Lohan’s snorting some- be everything options“ out there an early age research before signing up? not the student’s original idea. thing again, Mel Gebson but what it’s if parents want to and hope they Looking at secured credit For one, a modern student would not likely write in Dick- made another racist or sex- advertised as. remember it cards is a great place to ens’ style, and two, the professor would probably be familiar “ ist comment. Hey, cool the Take a look teach their“ for the rest of start. with the text and know from which book it came from. Kardashians have their own at the web- children the their lives. Ul- I guess what I’m saying is But if a student copied from someone’s blog, for instance, credit card brand and … site for all the importance of timately, this let’s not allow the people of the style might be more in line

Wait, what was that last “savings” that credit card is Hollywood, who continu- with how a student would ex- one? await those monetary care. MasterCard’s ously prove themselves to be press his or her thoughts, and MasterCard and the Kar- who sign up. way of bilking unworthy of our unwavering therefore be a bit tougher for dashians are teaming up to For 12 parents and adulation, sway our decision professors to catch.

provide a prepaid credit card months of teens into one making when it comes to On top of this, computers Professors aimed at teenagers to teach service, users will be charged of the worst “money manage- our youth or our money. have the ability to copy any should“ not be them how to manage their $99.95 for purchase of the ment” deals available today. text and put it somewhere using Turnitin to money. card, and aft er this initial MasterCard and banks are “One Man Peanut Gallery” else. “ Right. Because the Kar- period a monthly charge of feeling the eff ects of the re- is a biweekly column appearing Combined with the abun- make their “ job dashians are the fi rst thing $7.95 will be assessed to the cent onslaught of legislation on Wednesdays. dant availability of texts that easier ... I think of when talking account linked to the card. that has hindered their usual Marlon Maloney is the would not appear to be be- about money management. Th at’s an awful lot of money tactics. It has become far less Spartan Daily Opinion Editor. yond students’ scopes, copy and pasting provides a good reason for professors to imple- ment the use of Turnitin. Four Loko’s national infamy A trick students might try is copying a piece of text and Is media I think all of the hype It was bubbly and so then changing a few words in order to call it their own. surrounding Four Loko sweet that it was disgust- Turnitin will still show that the sentence strongly resembles is a litt le dramatic and I ing — just the way I had another sentence. While I believe professors are perfectly justi- coverage think banning it is a litt le imagined it to be. fi ed in using Turnitin to reinforce their evaluations of students’ drastic. Before I go any far- papers, there is the possibility for misuse of the service. With all of this fanfare ther I am going to admit Professors should not be using Turnitin to make their jobs making the drink it was obvious that I had that I did not drink the easier by relying on it to make a determination of whether a to jump on the Four Loko entire thing. student plagiarized or not. more popular? bandwagon, solely for Th e 23.5-ounce can Professors should still dedicate their time and concentra- journalistic purposes of was just too much to sip tion to examining and grading papers, and then check Turnitin It is no wonder that people are gett ing course. and it become evident to see if it agrees with their assessment. “loked up” across the country. Before risking my life KELSEY HILARIO why there are so many If they fi nd exact matches in Turnitin’s breakdown of the Designed to look more like an energy for the cause I decided to Staff Writer Youtubers out there who text, then they should go back to the student’s paper and use drink than a malt beverage, Four Loko is do some Youtube research: love to chug it. their own judgment as to why the text is an exact match. the new “it” drink. I came across everything My poor taste buds Maybe a student properly att ributed a quote and put the At $2.50 a pop it is the recession-proof from a Four Loko rap, a guy beer-bonging could not diff erentiate the taurine, guar- sentence in quotation marks? way to get a buzz on and fi nish that 12- two cans and too many overweight men ana and caff eine from the malt beverage If a professor were to solely look at the percentage of copied page paper you waited proud of how fast they part and I do not like being confused. material displayed on Turnitin’s analysis page, they might miss

until the last minute to can chug a can. Maybe this was a cop-out and I the fact that the material was properly att ributed. write. Th e more my friends had psyched myself out with all of the On the other hand, if a professor were to just check to see Four Loko has made and family begged me hoopla and controversy about it. that all of the copied material was quoted, they might forget headlines over the last Together not to put my life on the All I know is that I was happy to share that the goal of a paper is for students to express their under-

couple of months and not with some of line the stronger the urge my Four Loko with all. I will say this — standing of a topic through the use of their own words. in a good way. “ became to try it. I did not feel intoxicated or energized A student might have paragraphs of text that has been In October, the Huff - my friends, I My opportunity fi nally from the amount I drank. copied, but they att ribute it and put it in quotes. ington Post reported that While the student isn’t claiming it is their own work, they “ cracked open“ came last Wednesday Th e sugar made me feel nauseous and nine freshmen from Cen- night. I ventured into the I knew if I drank the entire thing it was still aren’t doing what the assignment is asking them to do. tral Washington Universi- my ice-cold 7/11 next to campus and going to get ugly — real ugly. Another reason for professors to be cautious in their use of ty were hospitalized aft er ‘black-out in a purchased the fruit punch- I also realized that the thrill of gett ing Turnitin is there have been some experiments done that show a rage session involving can.’ fl avored Four Loko with drunk off a drink that cost $2.50 wore Turnitin isn’t always reliable. the drink. much encouragement off about four years ago and it is not Th ere were times where it wasn’t able to identify material as Michigan has banned from the man behind the a deal that gets me excited. being plagiarized and other instances where it said text was an Four Loko and ABC counter. When it comes to saving money I will exact match when it wasn’t. News reported that sev- Together with some of stick to happy hour and drinking wine Th e bott om line is Turnitin is a good tool for professors to eral states are making moves to ban the my friends, I cracked open my ice-cold on my couch. I will leave the gimmicky utilize in order to reinforce their determinations, but a tool is drink as well. “black-out in a can.” drinks to my younger counterparts. not a substitute for human experience and judgment.

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King Library’s Center for Beethoven Studies celebrates its 25th anniversary with special exhibit

KELSEY LYNNE LESTER-PERRY 1827. It is a signifi cant piece because Th e drawing is a copy of a lost origi- Staff Writer according to the journal, several medi- nal painting of Beethoven by the Dan- cal tests have been conducted on the ish painter Christian Hornemann, ac- Th e Ira F. Brilliant Center for Beethoven strands from Guevara’s portion of the cording to the journal. Studies’ “25 Treasures for 25 Years Exhibit” hair. Another lock of Beethoven’s hair, has fi rst editions, a lock of hair, authentic por- “Th e only thing it really showed was cut from his head by Anton Schindler traits, an original copy of a death announce- high levels of lead — it did not show in Vienna on March 24, 1827, two days ment and more on display to commemorate that he was diseased, he didn’t have before the composer died and mailed the center’s 25th anniversary through Dec. syphilis, he did not have opiates in PHOTO COURTESY OF ARTISSISMO.GR in a lett er to Ignaz Moscheles, is also 11. his system,” Rennie said. “What they part of this treasure. Located in the Beethoven Center and found were these high levels of lead … Th e fi nal additions to this new- Special Collections Exhibit Hall in the Dr. most people of that day had high levels ly acquired piece are leaves from Martin Luther King Jr. Library, the center is a of lead because of the goblets — all of Beethoven’s original grave in Wah- combination of the American Beethoven So- the drinking instruments had lead in ring near Vienna. Th ey were picked ciety and the university according to Donna them.” on Dec. 6, 1852, and signed by Rennie, docent and trained volunteer. Rennie said on the 25th anniversary George Doane. Junior photography major Britt any Lentz the center owns 349 fi rst editions and Only a small fraction of what is said the dean of the social science depart- over 2,800 early editions. on display has been mentioned, and ment took her on a tour to see interesting “Th e heart of the Beethoven Center Stroh urges students to come and see sights on campus and the center was one of is its collection of fi rst and early edi- the whole exhibit — including all of them. tions which began with the 75 fi rst edi- the original Beethoven manuscripts “It was cool and interesting,” she said. tions given to us, given to the Univer- being displayed at the same time — “Th ey had a lock of his hair, I thought that was sity, by Ira Brilliant who founded the before Dec. 11. funny. It was fun to see all of the pianos.” center in 1985,” she said. “Th is is quite special,” Stroh said. Th e newest exhibition is curated by Wil- Treasure three is his books, which “We have taken up all of the exhibit liam Meredith, director of the Beethoven English antiquarian dealer Richard space — some pieces have never Center, and Curator Patricia Stroh. Macnutt assembled before the center’s The Beethoven Center brought 25 treasures to the been on display. Th ere may not be In the winter 2010 issue of “Th e Beethoven opening, according to the journal. Special Collections Exhibit Hall in Dr. Martin Luther another opportunity to see all of it for Journal,” edited by Meredith, he stated from “Th ere is an original copy of a book King Jr. Library. a long time. We want people to know the journal that the center originated in Ira F. writt en in German, which has the fi rst this isn’t just a place that has some Brilliant’s gift of 80 fi rst editions. (printed) mention of Beethoven ever,” dusty old scores.” Th e second treasure in the exhibit is all of Rennie said. In addition to supporting the center the fi rst edition works of Beethoven’s com- Treasures 23, 24 and 25 are all fortepia- “People come in and of course the fi rst by taking a tour, making a donation or vol- positions. nos purchased with donations from various thing they see are the instruments that rep- unteering, one can also become a member of Rennie explained that a fi rst edition is the philanthropists, including Ira Brilliant him- resent the baroque period, like the harpsi- the society that keeps the center running. fi rst set of prints off the press that have been self. chord,” she said. “You can become a member of the Ameri- copied from an original manuscript. Ken Rosener, a junior computer science Along with the treasures listed in the jour- can Beethoven Society to support the young “We decided that the best way to celebrate major, said a fortepiano is just a piano, but nal, two new acquisitions referred to as the Beethoven pianists concert, for a student, the center’s 25th anniversary was to create the name has been abbreviated over the years 26th and 27th treasures can be found in the $25,” she said. an exhibit of 25 of our most signifi cant trea- to piano. center. According to a fl ier, the subscription rang- sures,” Meredith stated. “Piano means soft , forte means loud,” he Part of the anniversary display is an origi- es in price from $35 for teachers to $1,000 Th e 25 treasures can be found in the cen- said. “I have been playing the piano for 14 nal drawing of Beethoven in pencil and high- for a member who would be giving an “Em- ter, but photos and full descriptions can also years. I would go to the event, it just depends lighted in sepia with a manuscript annota- peror” donation. be found in a $15 issue of the journal. on when it is.” tion in German below the drawing, signed by “And you get these beautiful journals twice One of the many artifacts is treasure 12: Rennie said the center has a lot of beauti- painter Felix Moscheles, son of pianist Ignaz a year,” Rennie said. “And all of the old issues Th e Guevara lock of Beethoven’s hair from ful instruments. Moscheles. are displayed in the center.”