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Monday,Monday, March 1, 20102010 www.TheSpartanDaily.com Volume 134, Issue 16 Evacuation drill American warrior to occur today Veteran speaks to ROTC students, remembers battle experiences Kristen Pearson said. Staff Writer Joe West Hall has recently Salman Haqqi been evacuated because of Staff Writer The University Police De- two separate fi re incidents on partment will conduct an all- Nov. 12 and Nov. 26. Israel Del Toro, a U.S. Air campus emergency evacua- Freshman music major Force technical sergeant, said he tion drill today at 1:30 p.m., Cristina Duran said she ap- has overcome intense adversity stated Police Chief Peter De- preciates the drills because in the fi ve years and 120 surger- cena of UPD. she had to be evacuated from ies since he and his team were “Alarms will sound, indi- Joe West Hall in the inci- ambushed by the Taliban in the cating that all faculty, staff, dents. mountains of Afghanistan. students, Campus Village “These drills have helped,” An elite joint tactical air con- residents and King Library she said. “I know not to stay in troller, Del Toro spoke to a group patrons should leave immedi- my dorm anymore during the of 60 SJSU Air Force ROTC ca- ately through the nearest exit evacuations, and that I should dets Thursday at the Boccardo and meet outside at the ap- take them seriously instead of Business Center, recalling his propriate building assembly look at them as a joke.” experiences as a member of the point,” Decena stated in an The last real emergency U.S. Air Force and the challenges e-mail. evacuation at SJSU was in he faced since he was wounded. Sgt. John Laws of UPD said response to a fi re in Campus Joint tactical air controllers the purpose of evacuation Village Building B on Feb. 14. are Air Force personnel assigned drills is to clear each building The drills are like the fi re to Army units on patrol or on the quickly and safely. drills most college students attack, Del Toro said. When un- “We’re required to have had to do in high school, Laws der fi re, the Army relies on these drills to make sure everyone said. units to call in air support and di- knows how to evacuate, such “The idea of telling people rect fi re onto enemy positions. as the emergency personnel, in advance is for faculty to Del Toro said he and his scout facilities staff and faculty,” he not schedule any tests at that team were acting on intelligence said. time,” Laws said. they received about a high-value The emergency manage- Undeclared freshman Alan target when their Humvee hit an ment team gets in touch with Huang said he thinks the drills improvised explosive device in the teachers through e-mail are for safety precautions. December 2005. to let them know of upcoming “They haven’t helped be- “I felt an intense heat blast drills, and it seems to be the cause nothing’s really ever on my left side,” Del Toro said. easiest way to contact them, happened,” he said. “When I got out, I noticed I was Amanda Quist, a SJSU vocal The emergency evacuations on fi re from head to toe. I felt like instructor in the music de- are performed to get people I was going to die, and I’m never partment, stated in an e-mail. out of buildings quickly and going to see my son again.” “It’s helpful to know where effi ciently, Belcastro said. Del Toro said the blast left to go in the event of an actual “They’re basically just fi re him with third-degree burns over emergency,” she stated. drills,” he said. 80 percent of his body, and he During an evacuation drill, Sophomore nutrition ma- was in a coma for four months students and faculty should jor Aileen Trujillo said she’s until he woke up in March 2006. move away from the buildings been evacuated from Clark “Doctors told me that I would because they could be hit with Hall in a real evacuation be- never walk again and that I’ll be falling debris in the event of fore, but said she thought it breathing through a respirator an actual emergency, said Lt. may have just been a false for the rest of my life,” he said. “I Frank Belcastro of UPD, who alarm. didn’t believe that. In my mind I coordinates the emergency “I think the fi re drills are was never going to quit.” evacuation drills. really important because Determined to defy the doc- Kibiwot Limo / Spartan Daily “There are observers who when an emergency actu- Israel Del Toro talks to SJSU students about his experience in the Air Force and the injuries look at what needs to be cor- See WARRIOR, Page 2 he sustained from an improvised explosive device explosion while serving in Afghanistan. rected during these drills,” he See DRILL, Page 2 Documentary captures time of segregation Professors seek benefi ts of tenure

Angelo Scrofani San Jose State, said they put to- of elementary schools, years Staff Writer gether the event as part of a fi lm before the precedent of Brown v. Shiva Zahirfar han. Brent said, and the years before festival that will run through the Board of Education took effect. Staff Writer James Brent, department a professor achieves tenure is Brown v. Board of Educa- month of April. Brown v. Board of Education chair and professor for the po- called a probation period. tion had a sobering effect on About 15 people, most of was a 1954 United States Su- Although most college stu- litical science department, said As an assistant professor, the small crowd at Thursday’s whom were of different races, preme Court decision that over- dents have heard the term ten- he agrees that after a professor Brent’s dossier was reviewed fi lm screening, “The Road to huddled close to one another in turned the legal basis for racial ure, students may be unclear achieves tenure, he or she may by four groups: associate and Brown,” a documentary outlin- the Cultural Heritage Center on segregation in schools and other about the process a professor start to slack off. full professors in his depart- ing school segregation during the fi fth fl oor of the Dr. Martin public facilities. goes through to achieving ten- “Any time someone’s given a ment, a group of college profes- the Civil Rights era, according to Luther King Jr. Library for the 6 Oliver Brown was one of 13 ure. lifetime job there is a potential sors from various departments, the event’s coordinator. p.m. viewing. parents who fi led the suit after “It’s for a teacher that has for abuse … there are those fac- the dean and the provost. Each SJSU alumnus David Piper, In the state of Kansas, ac- he and the rest of the parents been teaching for a certain ulty that abuse it,” Brent said. group then makes a recom- along with African-American cording to the movie, a law le- amount of time,” said junior Professors are reviewed Faculty and Staff Association of gally permitted the segregation See BROWN, Page 2 nursing major Kiana McClana- after every year of teaching, See TENURE, Page 3

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history associated with the cam- the fabric of social inferiority. BROWN pus. Oscar Battle Jr., president of Students represent SJSU abroad Piper said the Tommie Smith the African-American Faculty From Page 1 and John Carlos Statue in front and Staff Association at SJSU, of Clark Hall is part of a legacy said he believes in the impor- Angelo Scrofani the engineers do, what the dif- ues to emerge, Agarwal said it were denied the right to enroll which binds the university to the tance of presenting students Staff Writer ference is between them and is necessary to recognize that their children in a white school, revolutionary things that took with an opportunity to view their counterpart in America. a country such as India is rich according to the fi lm. place. “The Road to Brown,” hoping it Student delegates associ- It gives them a very good per- in culture, and facilitating the Brendan McCarthy, a gradu- “Understanding the dynam- will have an eye-opening effect ated with the engineering de- spective.” knowledge of its diversity will ate student in multi subject (el- ics and the politics of color is a on how we choose to interact partment’s Global Technology Neustadter, who is also a better help future graduates in ementary education), said he real important factor in terms of collectively. Initiative program discussed part of the marketing honors developing a relationship with knew nothing about Brown v. helping (students) think about “The campus body needs to their experiences of a recent program, said an e-mail was Indian businesses. Board of Education prior to the how you’re going to deal with be aware of the history of ethnic trip to India during an event sent to multiple departments The program provides stu- event, and by the event’s conclu- a system, especially oppressive relations if it’s going to maintain Thursday called “A Symposium by the College of Engineer- dents with the opportunity to sion felt liberated. systems,” he said. “Students who a future of inclusion, in which on GTI 2010 - Tour of India.” ing to promote its 2010 travel do so by planning trips such as “It gave me a little more pas- have color in their skin need to we talk about on a regular ba- The Global Technology Ini- plans. The e-mail requested this one, he said. sion to want to research about see historically how color has sis,” he said. tiative is a program made up of recommendations from profes- “So when they come, they are the Civil Rights movement, and been treated in the United States The fi lm screening was suc- about 25 students and is headed sors for possible candidates. familiar with the culture, the the people involved and how it of America.” cessful in that it focused on a by Raghu Agarwal, professor of “I just thought it would be an food, the people, the language,” affects everybody today, every- By doing so, Piper said it will profound message that dealt Aerospace and Mechanical En- amazing experience to visit the Agarwal said. “So if they are to body here in the United States,” help students sort out the some- with a trying time in history, gineering. different companies in India to work with India, they will have he said. what unnoticeable situations Said said. In the three years Agarwal see the differences in how they a much easier time.” The fi lm’s main character, that adversely affect them. Alexander achieved a strat- has been the director of pro- do business,” Neustadter said. Ian Thorp, a freshman me- Charles Houston Alexander, “We need to be aware as a egy, she said, seen through the gram, students from varying More than 100 students chanical engineering major, set the stage for the 1954 ruling population that skin color is an measures he took by attacking majors have had the opportu- were in attendance viewing a said he didn’t know the Global through a series of lawsuits fi led important part of the social fab- the school system ultimately nity to visit India and present series of presentations given by Technology Initiative program on behalf of those who were de- ric that is designed as racism,” acting as the building blocks what they’ve learned to others members of the Global Tech- existed but is interested in ap- nied the right to an education. he said. that led to Brown v. Board of in a campuswide event such as nology Initiative, who reported plying to be considered as a fu- Nadine Said, a graduate stu- McCarthy said he doesn’t en- Education. the one held Thursday. on the observations they made ture delegate. dent receiving her credential to tertain the idea of attaching an “There’s a theme to history, The Global Technology Ini- during their trip. “If I could be part of the teach middle school, said she identity to the shade of his skin, and this was very clear from the tiative is not exclusive to those There were four groups, program, I would want to go to understands the inherent diffi - even though he fi nds himself get-go,” Said said. “Whether he studying to be an engineer, consisting of between fi ve to China because of their infl uen- culty of translating racism. in these circumstances doing knew it or not, there was a suc- and it formalizes the process six delegates, who divided their tial growth on the economy,” “It’s kind of tricky as a teach- schoolwork. cessful plan put into place and of learning about new technol- travels of India by organiz- he said. er,” she said. “How do you justi- “It’s funny, when I look at he had a good idea. You can see ogy around the world and how ing them around culture, the Neustadter said Thursday’s fy teaching slavery? How do you the drop down menu of every the scheme laid out in a timeline it affects other countries, said environment, energy and the event was successful by not justify the concept of bringing Web site we take part in, it has very clearly, which is so impor- Justin Neustadter, a senior economy. only showing other students a people over and owning them as all these different categories,” tant in history.” business marketing major and Much of the presentations different side of India, but also slaves for the purposes of a bet- he said. “I’m starting to think I Battle was in collaboration participant in the program. dealt with the intimacies of by providing the program with ter economy? And how do you should just choose ‘other’ be- with Piper coordinating the Agarwal said the goal of the the Indian lifestyle, along with much-needed exposure. teach them to go out into the cause I don’t really think of my- screening, and said the progress program during this latest trip some of the issues the natives “I think it was important to world and not think that that’s self as Irish or white. I think of society has built upon as it re- was to get a sense of India’s experience as a whole. really just make people aware OK to do?” myself more as American, or a lates to race is fragile. business practices as they re- “I liked how the presenta- that this program is going on,” Alexander used education, human being, or just a person.” He said the gains that have late to its culture by touring tion groups talked about what Neustadter said. “From my according to the documentary, Piper said society has used been made, in the 20 to 30 years technology companies, some areas India needed to improve own perspective, I don’t feel as a vantage point to systemati- skin color as a badge of inferi- following the Civil Rights era, of which included Oracle, IBM on and where they succeeded,” like enough people know what cally break down the social con- ority, and although it is noth- are still at risk of being lost. and Google. said Sukhdeep Chera, a sopho- the program is about and how struct that is racism. ing more than a physiological “It’s similar to the sand on “Students really get an in- more in biochemical engineer- they could benefi t from it.” David Piper, an instructor at trait that shouldn’t defi ne who a a beach, the way it comes and sight into how Indian compa- ing major. “It was really great Mission College, said students, person is, society has in the past goes,” he said. “If you don’t nies work,” Agarwal said. “The to understand the dynamics of especially those who attend maintained a division. build a retaining wall to retain managers give them the brief India and their perspective on Leonard Lai contributed SJSU, should embrace an event He said a paradigm shift the sand, it will eventually end on how they grew into big com- engineering.” to this story. such as this because of the rich must occur in order to unravel up back out in the ocean.” panies, how they operate, what As a global economy contin- Monday, March 1, 2010 NEWS 3 Club celebrates Indian holiday

Matthew Santolla and learn about their culture.” traditional Indian holiday. Staff Writer Jetoon Sheth, a master’s stu- “The celebration was a way dent in industrial and systems for me to learn about Indian hol- A group of about 150 stu- engineering, said the holiday of idays,” Koshti said. “It is a good dents met on campus Sunday Holi celebrates the tradition of feeling to know we have all of the afternoon to celebrate the Indian good’s triumph over evil. Indian students in one place en- holiday “Holi”, also known as the “The celebration is all about joying each other.” “Festival of Colors.” enjoying the time with our rela- Club treasurer Krutarth Vasa- Kapil Chokhawala, president tives and loved ones,” Sheth said. vada said the event was a bond- of the Indian Student Organiza- “My family and I dance, paint ing experience. tion, said the event was a lot of each other and eat lots of food.” “Basically, this is an event fun and everybody had a good Sheth said on Holi, his family that allows everybody to hang time. serves traditional Indian foods out and have a bonding type ex- Holi is celebrated by people like thandai, and a drink called perience,” Vasavada said. “It is covering colored water and paint bhang. great that we had all the mem- on each other, said Chokhawala, Sheth said there are several bers of our club here together in a master’s student in computer holidays celebrating good’s tri- attendance.” engineering. umph over evil, and Holi is a way Vasavada said Holi is a dif- The event was put on by the to celebrate in Hinduism. ferent type of holiday because Indian Student Organization, The colored paint is a way to everybody is colored from head which had all of its members in celebrate differently than other to toe and it brings memories of attendance, Chokhawala said. holidays. In similar holidays, India back to him. “We just wanted for stu- participants have a festival of “A lot of us are homesick, so Mike Anderson / Contributing Photographer dents in the organization to dance or lights, Sheth said. it makes us reminded of back have a chance to celebrate Holi Club member Ashish Koshti home,” Vasavada said. “Any time Members of the Indian Student Organization play Kho Kho in celebration of “Holi”, the and come closer together,” said said that throwing paint on each we can do something that relates Indian “Festival of Colors”, near the Event Center on Sunday. Chokhawala. “This was also a other was a great way to have to the Indian culture, it is really chance for everybody to enjoy fun, all while participating in a important to me.” Lecturer speaks on health care crisis Death toll in Chile

Hannah Keirns and clarify and strengthen the Staff Writer public health workforce. earthquake tops 700 “The evidence, equity and SJSU students, alumni and economics of public health alongside community partners all have to do with promoting CONCEPCION, Chile (AP) — Heroism and banditry mingled on came together Thursday evening health in our communities, re- Chile’s shattered streets Sunday as rescuers braved aftershocks dig- to discuss the current public gionally, statewide and globally,” ging for survivors and the government sent soldiers and ordered a health care crisis. said Mindy Johal, a senior health nighttime curfew to quell looting. The death toll climbed to 708 in More than 250 people attend- services administration major. one of the biggest earthquakes in centuries. ed the fourth annual Nyswander Johal said the lecture was In the hard-hit city of Concepcion, fi refi ghters pulling survivors Lecture called “Evidence, Equity very informative and Allegran- from a toppled apartment block were forced to pause because of tear and the Economics in the Open te’s last note corresponded well gas fi red to stop looters, who were wheeling off everything from mi- Society: 21st Century Challenges with information they learned crowave ovens to canned milk at a damaged supermarket across the for Public Health Education.” in Kathleen Roe’s “Community street. The main speaker was John Health Promotion” course. Efforts to determine the full scope of destruction were under- Allegrante, Ph.D, the senior “We are learning ‘The Spec- mined by an endless string of terrifying aftershocks that continued professor of health education turum of Prevention,’” Johal to turn buildings into rubble. Offi cials said 500,000 houses were de- and deputy provost at Teacher’s said. “It starts by working on an stroyed or badly damaged, and President Michele Bachelet said “a College, the Graduate and Pro- individual level where you edu- growing number” of people were listed as missing. fessional School of Education of cate yourself fi rst, then you pro- “We are facing a catastrophe of such unthinkable magnitude that Columbia University, according mote health in your community it will require a giant effort” to recover, Bachelet said after meeting to the Columbia University Web and try to educate the providers for six hours with ministers and generals in La Moneda Palace, itself site. — social workers, doctors, nurs- chipped and cracked. Hannah Keirns / Spartan Daily The lecture began with the es and professors ... at the top is She signed a decree giving the military control over security in the seven key forces Allegrante John P. Allegrante, deputy provost at Columbia changing legislation.” province of Concepcion, where looters were pillaging supermarkets, deemed to be shaping the work University, discusses health care at the “Evidence, Allegrante said SJSU's health gas stations, pharmacies and banks. Men and women hurried away of public health education in the Equity and Economics in Open Society” event Thursday. science department was one of with plastic containers of chicken, beef and sausages. 21st century. the best practice-drive and prac- Virtually every market and supermarket had been looted — and “The problem we have faced needs to resemble the changing that there might be any number tice-oriented programs in the no food or drinking water could be found. Many people in Concep- ever since government largely demography of the population,” of technological implications and United States. cion expressed anger at the authorities for not stopping the looting became involved in the fi nancing said Kathleen Roe, chair of the treatments," Allegrante said. "Its “This professional program or bringing in supplies. Electricity and water services were out of of medical care and the provision health science department. benefi ts are far off into the future yields some of most diverse service. of various kinds of health insur- “SJSU is the perfect place to for many of the most prevalent public health practitioners," Al- “We are overwhelmed,” a police offi cer told The Associated ance is the enduring dilemma of train, encourage and inspire the diseases." legrante said. "People whose Press. American democracy,” Allegran- next generation of public health Allegrante said tobacco is energy, enthusiasm, equipoise, Bachelet said a curfew was being imposed from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. te said of the fi rst trend, the crisis professionals because we are the leading cause of preventable sentience, courage and humility and only security forces and other emergency personnel would be in fi nancing medical care. probably the most diverse cam- death with obesity and physical are now creating the new pub- allowed on the streets. Police vehicles drove around announcing the Allegrante said an estimated pus in the nation.” inactivity rapidly approaching. lic health that we so desperately curfew over loudspeakers. $2.5 trillion (or $8,000 per per- In the fourth trend, Allegran- “We have seen the emergence need.” son) has been spent over the past te talked about the disparities of of new infectious conditions Kathleen Roe said it was pow- year on health and medical care diseases. that epidemiologists around the erful to have someone outside of where, in terms of per capita “Until we begin to look be- world are worried about,” Al- her department to come and rec- know each other a while.” spending, it is estimated that yond the health care sector at legrante said at his last trend, ognize the contribution of SJSU TENURE Brada-Williams said after twice as much will be spent by the opportunities for meaningful changing disease patterns. students and alumni. the second, fourth and sixth 2018. employment, sustained hous- Allegrante said that the emer- “It’s outside validation that From Page 1 year of teaching at SJSU, a He said that the system works ing, better transportation and gence of obesity is a big challenge we’re on the right path, doing professor must put together well for those people who have the other kinds of social circum- to those in public health because what needs to be done and that mendation. a dossier for major review. employer-based health insur- stances that we are now seeing people are beginning to see obe- there’s a need for our unique ap- “A dossier is a large bound “I don’t think it means as ance or who can pay high de- infl uence health, we are not go- sity increase in children and ado- proach to public health out in the book essentially that contains much as it used to,” Brada- ductibles but doesn't work well ing to come close to eliminating lescents. world,” Roe said. the evidence of your excel- Williams said. for many Americans because of the disparities in access, treat- “We are placing ourselves at Spangler wore a silver, puz- lence as a professor,” Brent McClanahan said tenure limited access. ment or outcome,” Allegrante risk for a tsunami of chronic dis- zle-shaped pin that he says the said. can be a good or bad thing. In his second trend, the im- said. ease over the next few decades,” health department is selling for He said professors should McClanahan said profes- pact of the devolution of gov- When talking about the fi fth Allegrante said. “Unless we pay $20 toward planning seminars include syllabi, student eval- sors with tenure have little ernment of the last 20 years, trend of new technology, Al- more attention to the health like this one. uations, peer evaluations, fear of losing their job even if Allegrante said the devolution legrante said moving toward an status of children and their be- The Nyswander Lecture se- awards for teaching, commu- they are doing a poor job. began around 1981 with the electronic health record will cre- haviors, we are also likely to see ries is in honor of Dr. Dorothy nity work and research in the Brada-Williams said she Ronald Reagan Administration’s ate a portable and accessible way problems in school performance Nyswander, a world leader in dissuer. knows professors who were interest in deregulating many to counsel people about preven- down the road." public health who is considered Eventually Brent’s appli- fi red even though they had public sector enterprises. tative care. Ryan Spangler, a senior to be one of the founders of the cation was presented to the tenure, because the depart- “We have seen the impact of “Although we have all kinds health professions major, said he profession of public health edu- president, who is the fi nal ment or university was shut- that beginning to unfold in terms of new technological opportuni- learned a lot at the event. cation. person to say whether some- ting down. of what I would call the ‘tragedy ties, we have the economic crisis “For us to get an experience In her historic speech on the one gets tenure, Brent said. Even with the possibil- of the commons,’” Allegrante that makes us want to look for to see health care professionals Open Society, Nyswander de- Brent said dossiers are ity of tenure being abused, said. “This is a major underly- fast and important solutions to who are leading the way for a scribed a society in which dis- due in September and the Brent said tenure should be ing problem in the public health our current problems,” Roe said. better tomorrow like this is like sent is taken seriously, diversity professor doesn’t know the diffi cult to revoke. world and a major impact on our “But the solution to most of our one in a million," he said. is respected, no one is left behind outcome until May. Both Brada-Williams and public health infrastructure and health-related problems lies in Allegrante said his seven and justice is the same for every- “Certainly bad profes- Brent said tenure is impor- workforce.” deep, old ideas.” trends are important because one. sors can achieve tenure, but tant because of academic Allegrante noted with his In the sixth trend, new sci- they are related to the need to Nyswander called upon in fact, I think the length of freedom. third trend, what the chang- ence, Allegrante noted the 2003 develop evidence, to have an ex- health educators to be leaders the process is a good thing, “You defi nitely don’t have ing demography of the country announcement of mapping the pression of equity in our society in creating and protecting open because what that means is academic freedom before ten- means for public health, that human genome. and to harness the power of eco- society. you’ve got six years’ worth of ure,” Brada-Williams said. there will be a decrease in the The Human Genome Proj- nomics to infl uence health be- Allegrante cited the article student evaluations to look Professors are able to ex- proportion of white Americans ect was a 13-year, international havior, outcomes and status. “Longevity in the twenty-fi rst at before you make this deci- plore unpopular ideas with- by four percent over the next de- scientifi c project with a primary In order to converge these century” by Stuart Olshansky, sion,” Brent said. out worrying about being cade while African, Latino and goal to map the roughly 20,000- ideas of evidence, equity and Ph.D., that stated that this many “I think you should be fi red, both professors said. Asian Americans will increase 25,000 genes of the human, ac- economics, Allegrante deter- be the fi rst generation in many given time to prove yourself,” “The thing I have on my by as much as six percent, which cording to the Human Genome mined three important factors: generations that will not expe- said Noelle Brada-Williams, friends, that make more than will have profound implications Project Web site. rebuild public health infrastruc- rience an improvement in life an associate professor of I do, is tenure,” Brada-Wil- on health promotion and public "The problem with having ture to the equivalent of a “Mar- expectancy because of diseases English. “It’s like getting liams said. health. mapped the human genome is shall Plan,” focus on the social like diabetes and the problem of married. People should get to “The public health workforce that people have come to expect determinants of health status obesity. 4 A & E Monday, March 1, 2010 Zombies scare in crazy remake

After seeing this film, I can tell you be drunk walked onto the field for sure that “The Crazies” is not just with a shotgun. a lame remake. Dutton and the man had a REVIEW Essentially, “The Crazies” is a ste- deadly confrontation that set Matt Santolla reotypical zombie film, where a mys- the tone for the entire movie. Staff Writer terious outbreak happens in a small Eisner created an eerie at- town’s water supply. A cast of char- mosphere where the viewer Ever since I can remember I have acters have to gruesomely fight their knows something strange is loved horror movies. Whether it was way to freedom, all while not getting going to happen at any sec- a cheesy slasher flick, monster movie infected themselves. ond. or a haunted supernatural spook-fest, But Director Breck Eisner found The direction of the film I love them all. a way to take the played-out zombie was great because Eisner made So I am here to say that “The Cra- genre and create a unique blood fest me feel like a member of the zies” is a good movie for anybody who that had everybody in the theater small town. likes to get scared to death. freaked out. As the movie went on, the I watched this movie sitting next to The movie focuses on Sheriff Da- encounters the sheriff and his two teenage girls, and I jumped out of vid Dutton, a role played surprisingly wife had with the slowly chang- my seat more than they did. well by Timothy Olyphant, who is also ing locals created a buildup Photo courtesy of the All Movie Photo Web site The latest string of horror mov- in “Hitman.” to chaos. (Left to right) Brett Rickaby, Timothy Olyphant and Radha Mitchell star in the ies that hit the screen in the past few Dutton is the even-keeled, soft- What makes “The Crazies’’ new fi lm “The Crazies,” directed by Breck Eisner. years have been completely terrible — spoken peacekeeper of Ogden Marsh. different from the average and that’s being kind. His wife is Judy Dutton, the town’s zombie flick is the fact that the “The Crazies” is a remake of the doctor, played by Radha Mitchell. infected are not flesh-eating innocent people. “The Crazies” is worth the $7.50 George A. Romero 1973 classic, which The film started on a typical day mindless zombies. This makes for some out-of-control price of admission. It is a solid movie instantly made me skeptical. One rule with Sheriff Dutton attending a local The infected instead slowly become situations. that is not groundbreaking, but has I have about filmmaking — never re- high school baseball game, when out deranged, and unlike typical zombies, Moments of silence were followed enough thrills and chills to make make a classic. of nowhere, a man who appeared to they are capable of violently killing by loud bangs to scare the viewer. it fun. Familiar book haunts reader to the bones

the reader also learns the ins and outs of they did. Susie's heaven. Susie's heaven could have been a place For Susie, heaven is about the small things of peace, comfort and rest, but she chose to REVIEW she's thought and dreamt about on earth, but let it be simply a place where she watched she mostly uses heaven as a way to watch her and attempted to help her family reconcile Kristen Pearson family, using this vantage point to narrate the her death. Staff Writer story of her death. I never found myself bored with any parts Although the plot was compelling, the of the book, but I did fi nd myself lost in Murder — something I didn't expect to read storyline jumped from person to person and some areas. about in the fi rst few pages of a good book. was sometimes diffi cult to follow. It was sometimes diffi cult to keep up with Alice Sebold's novel, "The Lovely Bones," It was also hard to follow when the story the author's train of thought. which was fi rst published in 2002, is both went from one time frame to another. The plot I have not seen the movie, so I cannot mystifying and captivating. would jump from Susie looking at her mother compare it to the book, but I can't under- The murder of 14-year-old Susie Salmon coping with her grief to Susie's mother carry- stand how it could be rated PG-13 if it's simi- leads into 372 pages of her family coping with ing her around as a 4-year-old. lar to the book. The book, if it had a movie grief and searching for her killer. The pingpong of these jumps kept me rating, would be rated R for sexual content The book begins with Susie's rape on my toes and kept my mind spinning as and violence. and murder. The fi rst few chapters are I read. This book brought to mind images of something I wouldn't recommend for a “The Lovely Bones" reminded me of the horror, death and a family split apart by younger audience. wounds that have been left in me through the grief, which is already a regular image from College students might be interested in death of loved ones. my past. this book as an escape from their reality. No one I know has ever been murdered, but The book started with violence, suspense I was prompted to read this book because cancer took my best friend four years ago. and grief. of my interest in television crime dramas. I sympathized with the characters and be- The book ended by answering the ques- Stefan Armijo / Spartan Daily The book is suspenseful and haunting, tak- gan to put myself in their shoes emotionally. tions it posed in the beginning, but readers ing readers on an emotional roller-coaster After reading the descriptions of how the will have to wait until the very end to see “The Lovely Bones,” written by Alice Sebold, has ride. killer caught, raped and murdered Susie at whether justice will be served for the family returned to the New York Times Bestsellers list for Through the Salmon family's grief, the age of 14, I wanted justice just as much as and for the dead. the last 23 weeks. Monday, March 1, 2010 OPINION 5 Thanks for spoiling the Olympics The view

Last week, I was sitting ing across the border at In a way, this shows that NBC may have on the couch in my apart- Seattle, were not a week- been correct in deciding that a time delay ment waiting patiently end’s drive away, closer would not signifi cantly lower viewership. for snow boarder Shaun by car from the Bay Area Third, there’s the whole problem of from up here White’s chance at an than Denver. posting the results online and on ESPN. Olympic gold medal in the I take issue with the I’m sure if there was such a thing as a It happened again. There I halfpipe, when my friend fact that a “Starbucks Web delay, NBC would go ahead and capi- am, minding my own business, Mike from Massachusetts City” resident — say, my talize on that too. hanging out with some friends, texted me. friend Mike No. 2 — could I can look on the Web and fi nd out and I spot “them.” “SHAUN WHITE drive to an Olympic giant speed skater Apolo Ohno won 1,000-me- I have already drawn their WINS SHAUN WHITE Daniel Herberholz slalom course and back ter bronze, then sit in my chair and wait a gaze from across the store. WINS SHAUN WHITE Staff Writer before he could see it on few hours and watch it. They are locked in. Target WINS” his text read. his TV. With ESPN broadcasting SportsCenter acquired as they make a bee- In that moment, my Seattle residents could just about every hour, any regular sports line for where I stand. excitement popped like a bubble blown not possibly be happy with this situation. viewer cannot safely watch daily sports Here it comes with a modi- from the mouth of a teenage gum chewer. In a column last week, Ron Judd of the news. There are consistent rude interrup- cum of nervousness ... Marlon Maloney Mike, in his darned Eastern Standard Time, Seattle Times conveyed his correspondence tions about who won this or that medal. “Wow! How tall are you?” Staff Writer had told me about an Olympic result three with people at NBC Universal, and the trou- Furthermore, these notifi cations run with “Do you play basketball?” hours before I could see it. bles he was having in discussing the tape- AP images because NBC would not give Sigh. Just another day be- The 21st Winter Olympics are presently delay matter with the company. Judd said video rights to ESPN, an ABC-related ing 6 feet, 7 inches tall. booth at a restaurant. That’s just taking place in Vancouver, Canada, and he contacted NBC because he was “buried company. what I needed. It wasn’t enough NBC is screwing everything up. by e-mail, swamped with calls ... all ex- Part of the spectacle of modern sport that I hit my knee on the table Aside from having Mary Carillo — who pressing outrage about NBC’s coverage of is watching live competition. At least, that leg. sounds like a man to me — host some of the the 2010 Winter Games.” is how a broadcasting network should see It’s a As a big man, it’s important Games’ nighttime coverage, the network is NBC would not move an inch on answer- it, since they are the ones displaying the to keep your head on a swivel. showing the Olympics on a tape-delay in ing the questions Judd was posing to them competition for viewers to see. “heightist” It’s not just your head that’s Pacifi c Standard Time. The move is presum- for his Seattle readers. Seems to me that NBC does not under- world we live in danger, but your day-to-day ably a mechanism for higher viewer counts Second, is that beyond not seeing the stand its own purpose ... Oh wait, it made comfort is at risk as well. by showing events in the prime-time slot. event live ourselves, the rest of the country the tape-delay decision based on money. in today. Trying to buy some size 15 Despite being a brisk 16-hour drive al- is watching before us. The real point is: NBC Universal is shoes? There’s no point in even most directly south of the Olympic Village, Mike No. 1’s accidental day-ruining text gruesomely botching the Olympic cover- going to the mall. Their sizes my bedroom television will be three hours is one example of this. age. “Damn, he really is tall. I stop at size 13, meaning I only late to show me the action. Thanks, Mike No. 1, for ruining the sus- The West Coast is not getting the feed wonder if he does play basket- get to see my shoes in person af- I cannot believe NBC can get away with pense. Except it was not your fault, buddy live despite sharing a time zone with the ball.” ter I buy them. putting the Games on a delay in Pacifi c time — it was NBC’s. Olympics. The rest of the country gets to I know that’s what you’re I couldn’t even tell you how — and who knows, a never-play delay in Ha- By putting Olympic coverage on begin- see the Games fi rst, and the online report- thinking. Go ahead, admit it. many times I see a shirt I like, waii. ning at 8 p.m. here instead of live at 5 p.m., ing ruins any and all suspense. It’s not like I’m there to hear but they don’t have my size. There are so many problems with it. NBC seems to believe it will get a larger au- Even without any U.S. competitors, if you. Clothing in general is a has- First there’s the fact that IT IS HAPPEN- dience. there was a competition for Olympic cov- That’s just one thing I have sle. As it is, the sizes barely fi t ING IN OUR TIME ZONE — yet we don’t Even as it is, an NBC report stated that erage, NBC Universal would not be on the to live with the rest of my life. properly. There’s no room for see it right away. It would make a little more over the last 14 days, an average 15.4 out podium — they would be over at the bank, And when I give my response, any mistakes with the washing sense if we were getting a delay from Beijing of every 28 Pacifi c time television viewers cashing in money with big bright smiles “I don’t play for a team or any- machine. If my clothes shrink, or Lillehammer, Norway. were tuned to the Olympics. This compared on their faces. thing, I play for fun,” what en- they’re done. Those games were not hosted by our to 14 out of every 23 viewers nationally — This column was delayed for print by sues is an utter look of disap- Fulfi lling the daily caloric northern neighbor, were not in a city look- only slightly above the Pacifi c time rate. offi cials. pointment on people’s faces. requirements for someone my “Oh, you’re not playing for height, about 3,500, costs mon- any colleges?” or “What! Why ey. I feel like I should be obese not?” when I see how much food I My initial thought to this order compared to my friends Religion: a new conversation question was, “Are you a horse when we eat out. jockey?” as this particular Being tall has a few benefi ts, British author Salman Rush- he revolution- The scrip- long at the margins of society stalker happened to have a though. It’s a lot easier to hide die believes the freedom of ex- ized commu- tures many and not in the halls of power. rather diminutive frame. weight gain thanks to the longer pression does not exist without nication for- hold so dearly The only thing we should Now, I suddenly owe this frame. It’s easy to reach things the freedom to offend. ever. But in are beautiful respect in a person’s faith is guy an explanation for why that are high up, although when In many cases, when you talk the 134 years pieces of lit- the desire for a better life in I don’t play basketball. As if someone short asks for me to about religion, people are going since then, the erature and this world. being tall is the only prerequi- reach something high up, would to get offended. telephone has are precisely One of the many criticisms site. they reciprocate by picking In America, it is an especial- evolved from the terrain on leveled against atheists like Am I to deduce by his logic something up from the bottom ly touchy subject. Feelings get analog to the which moral myself is we are soulless, nihil- that any person in the U.S. 6 shelf? hurt, tempers fl are, and more of- iPhone. discussions istic people who have no way feet 4 inches and above plays I can always see when stand- ten than not, it makes for messy We need Salman Haqqi can and should of appreciating the numinous basketball? I’m pretty sure that ing in a crowd and ... um ... oh or transcendent nature of the would be a few million people situations. the religions’ Staff Writer take place. But no ... that’s all I got. But I’m going to do it any- equivalent of that’s where universe. who don’t. How many basket- Great consolation prize for way. the iPhone. In- their useful- Nothing could be further ball leagues would there be? fi tting into this miniature-sized Ever since I was 16, I’ve fl oat- stead of hanging on to the tired ness ends. from the truth. Science has To me it’s quite possibly the world, where cramping into ed between agnosticism and centuries-old dogmas, it is time It is our innate concepts of given us a look at our universe dumbest series of questions desks and cars is a daily norm. atheism, but now I’m simply a we harness our inbred sense of right and wrong religions take that is unparalleled in human that can be asked. I really didn’t want to go on a rationalist. empathy and human solidarity. their morality from and not the history. It’s a “heightist” world we rant here, but everyone acts like I think we need a more ratio- In my experience, people other way around. Take any image from the live in today. being tall is this great gift. In a nal world view, where evidence turn to religion in times of strug- Where we have reasons for Hubble Telescope. Whether What’s heightist? That’s just society where being different and reason are the guiding lights gle and to cope with the loss and what we believe, we have no it is the rings of Saturn or the my word for the discrimina- typically means “bad” for some for our moral and spiritual prog- suffering that is part of our ev- need for faith. Faith is a conver- Eagle Nebula, scientifi c explo- tion of tall people, because that reason, being tall is a plus. I ress. eryday lives. sation stopper, for once faith is ration has given us a look into is what you so-called “normal- can’t think of any other physical Religion was our fi rst epis- We need to embrace the fact invoked, there is no usefulness our cosmos that is as humbling heighted” people are doing. trait that elicits this response. temological endeavor, which that our time on this earth is lim- in belaboring the debate. as it is awe-inspiring. The world is designed with I’m not saying it’s a curse, but makes it our fi rst attempt at ited and cherish the moments When we have no reasons for More than anything, re- you in mind, while I’m forced I guess I’d just like to avoid the physics, chemistry, biology and we do have with each other. what we believe, we have lost ligion should be an ongoing to be ever aware of my sur- small talk with complete strang- cosmology. And because it was Little in the holy books on our connection to the world and conversation in which people roundings. Every low ceil- ers everywhere I go. the fi rst, it is the worst. our bedside tables will ever to one another. come together, where similari- ing, doorway, tree branch, It’s not so much the question. When Alexander Graham provide anything more than an People who harbor strong ties rather than differences are promotional sign at depart- It’s the lifetime accumulation of Bell invented the fi rst telephone, emotional balm. convictions without evidence be- our ideals. ment stores, even ceiling fans being asked the same thing on a at some people’s houses is a daily basis. potential health risk. The list So next time you see a tall Comment online about any of the could go on for days. person, at least give them the Nothing like hitting your courtesy of not interrupting articles published in the Spartan Daily. head on the hanging light over them when they’re busy. That’s Visit us at theSpartanDaily.com your table trying to get out of a all and that’s it.

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Melissa Sabile seven innings, giving up two "Yesterday they had six Staff Writer unearned runs and striking out home runs between both six of UCSB's players during games," McFarland said. "We The Spartans were down by his major college debut. Mc- all worked hard with the pitch- one in the bottom of the sev- Farland formerly pitched for ing coaches to get ready for the enth inning on Sunday during Santa Barbara City College last game today." the third and decisive game of year. During Saturday's double- the series against UCSB. "It was fun, we had a good header, the Spartans split the Head coach Sam Piraro game," McFarland said. "It was two games with the Gauchos. looked into the dugout for a my first Division-I college de- In the first game of the se- player to go in and hit for Bry- but, and it was exactly the way ries, the Spartans could only son Rahier and saw freshman I wanted it to be." muster two hits, allowing the Tyler Christian. The Spartans got on the Gauchos to get the 7-0 victory. As Christian stepped up to board in the second inning Coming back in the second the plate, only his third col- when Anthony Bona scored game of the doubleheader, legiate plate appearance, he from third base on a sacrifice SJSU edged the Gauchos 6-5 composed himself and then fly from Tommy Gale. when Craig Hertler scored on a signaled he was ready for the The Gauchos responded in single by Karson Klauer to win pitch. the third inning when Beck the game. UCSB starting pitcher Nick Wheeler scored on a ground "UCSB is a good opponent," Capito launched the ball to- ball by Matt Valaika to tie the Piraro said. "It was a compli- ward the plate and Christian score at 1. ment to our team that we won Kibiwot Limo / Spartan Daily swung, sending the ball flying At the top of the fifth, the series. I didn't think we over the wall in left field for a UCSB's Marty Mullins added played great yesterday, but Infi elder Tyler Christian is congratulated after his three-run home run in the seventh inning of go-ahead three-run home run, to the scoreboard by scoring today we played better. We SJSU’s 4-2 win over UC Santa Barbara on Sunday at Municipal Stadium in San Jose giving the Spartans a 4-2 lead. on a fielder's choice, giving the fought through it." "It was my first hit," Chris- Gauchos the lead. With only five games played tian said. "It was great to just With the Gauchos threaten- so far, the team has a tough year, but we have a chance to "A lot of us grew up around The Spartans (3-2) play come off the bench, and then to ing to tie the score in the ninth road ahead, he said. be really good." each other so it's cool for us to next against the University of get the hit we needed. It was a inning, Spartan relief pitcher "We must be incremental in Christian said the Spartans be on the same team now," he San Francisco on Tuesday at 6 great game." Zack Jones induced a double goal setting," he said. "We're are off to a solid start and that said. "There's a lot of young p.m. at Municipal Stadium. The Spartans starting pitch- play from UCSB's Wheeler to trying to stress improvement. they have good team chemis- guys, but everyone's ready er, Blake McFarland, threw end the game. We have a younger team this try. when we get the call to go in." Owens owns senior night as Spartans crush rivals

SJSU’s defense stymies lead the team. tensity or aggression level you son tournament. SJSU head coach George need to compete.” Fresno State in win Owens made six 3-pointers. Nessman said he was proud of SJSU started the game with “I had the jitters at first,” the Spartans' effort, but there an undersized lineup, playing Owens said. “But once I is always room for improve- more guards than forwards. Matt Santolla drained a couple of baskets, I ment. Bulldogs Paul George, Syl- Staff Writer settled down.” “As a coach, you’re never re- vester Seay and Greg Smith In its best defensive perfor- ally happy,” Nessman said. “We had a sizable advantage in SJSU senior guard Robert mance of the season, SJSU held definitely brought a hard effort height and weight over SJSU, Owens knew Saturday night’s Fresno State to 45 points. and focus the whole game.” but that did not stop the Spar- game against Fresno State The win was the first time SJSU’s victory came after tans from controlling the game would be the last time he would since 2001 that SJSU held a two difficult losses against defensively. be playing for the Spartans at conference opponent to under Seattle and Nevada by a com- Leading by one with 11 the Event Center. 50 points in a game. bined total of six points. minutes to go in the first half, But he didn’t know it was “We worked on our zone all “I thought we came out of SJSU turned on the heat of- going to be his most memo- week,” said senior center Chris the locker room with a lot of fensively and defensively, go- rable. Oakes “We knew that Fresno is intensity,” Nessman said. ing on a 19-4 run to end the On senior night, Owens led a talented team with good play- “We lost two really heart- first half up 32-16. SJSU in scoring with 20 points ers. We just wanted to contain breaking games this week. It SJSU took complete control to help the Spartans defeat those guys.” is the reality of college basket- of the game in the second half, Fresno State 72-45. Oakes said beating rival ball. You are going to lose some never allowing the Bulldogs to “This is a feeling that I will Fresno State made his last tough games and it is about come within 16 points. never forget,” Owens said. “It is home game much more memo- your resiliency and what you In the game, SJSU had 19 something I will be able to tell rable. do next." second-chance points, com- my kids and grandkids about.” Junior guard Adrian Oliver Fresno State had a below- pared to only five for Fresno The win clinched a spot for had 12 points and eight assists average night shooting the State. the Spartans in the Western in the game. ball, missing 22 of its last 21 The Spartans will go on the Athletic Conference postsea- Oakes had 12 rebounds to shots. The Bulldogs were 15-60 road to face Idaho on March 4, shooting field goals and 6-27 followed by the regular-season from the three-point line. finale against Boise State on Sports In Brief “We were just totally inept March 6. offensively,” said Fresno State The Western Athletic Con- Swim team makes program history head coach Steve Cleveland. ference Tournament will be Photo courtsey of SJSU Athletics “I don’t feel we had the in- held March 11-13 in Reno. The SJSU swimming and diving team fi nished third at the West- Chris Oakes dunks during SJSU’s 72-45 win Saturday. ern Athletic Conference Championships in San Antonio, Texas. The third-place fi nish was the best fi nish for the team in its history. Heather Denman fi nished second in the 200 backstroke, and SJSU’s 400 freestyle relay team fi nished second.

Softball team wins four in Texas

The Spartans went 4-2 at the UTEP Invitational over the week- end. SJSU began the tournament with a 7-4 loss to the University of Texas El Paso on Thursday. SJSU bounced back with an 11-6 victory over Weber State and a 6-1 victory over New Mexico on Friday. The Spartans stumbled in a 2-0 loss to New Mexico on Saturday before defeating Northern Colorado 16-1 on Saturday. SJSU fi nished the tournament Sunday with a 12-1 victory over Weber State.

Water polo team defeats Michigan

The SJSU women’s water polo team fi nished seventh at the UC Irvine Invite this weekend. The 10th-ranked Spartans defeated the fi fth-ranked Michigan Wolverines 10-3 to fi nish the tourna- ment on Sunday. Megan Minson stopped 12 shots and Adriana Vogt and Dani Curran had three goals in the victory over Michi- gan.