View metadata, citation and similar papers at core.ac.uk brought to you by CORE provided by San Jose State University `Bride Wars’ review P.7 What is a life worth? P. 9 Spartans tee off P.10 Kate Hudson and Anne Hathaway Planned Parenthood’s practices Spartans golf team competes are big-screen bridezillas. are called into question. against 20 other teams. theSpartanDaily.com THURSDAY, MAY 07, 2009 Volume 132, Issue 52 Spartan Daily 75 FRI SAT SUN MON Serving San Jose State University Since 1934 77 78 77 75 CORRECTIONS COMMUNITY GOVERNMENT Gerry Selter named interim provost Professor searches for a locale Governor’s I n the Wednesday, May 5, issue of the Spartan Daily, approval Gerry Selter was incorrectly labeled as provost in the headline and cutline on a drops front-page story. Selter was named interim provost. to 32 percent The Spartan Daily also inaccurately reported that Provost Carmen Sigler has HARVEY RAÑOLA been the provost for more Staff Writer than 20 years. Sigler has served the university in various positions for more Recent fi ndings from SJSU’s than 20 years, including her Survey and Policy Research stint as provost. Sigler became Institute revealed that Gov. Ar- interim provost in November nold Schwarzenegger’s approval 2004, a job that became rating has hit near-record lows. According to the survey, re- permanent in August 2005. leased in late April, 32 percent of Californians approve of the THE WIRE job the governor has done. Th is nearly ties the current CAMPUS governor’s record low of 31 per- NCAA sanctions placed cent, when the institute released their results in September 2005. on SJSU football team Out of the 51 percent who disapproved of the governor, 52 The NCAA penalized the Dr. Andrew Wood, associate professor of communication studies, explores modern urban spaces an STEFAN ARMIJO / Spartan Daily percent identifi ed themselves SJSU football team for poor methods of communication through his recently published book, “City Ubiquitous,” on Tuesday. as democrats, and 37 percent as academic standards over republicans. the previous four academic white buds sett le soft ly into your ulation of framework for making to space where our interactions Survey and Policy Research years. The sanction was the Wood warns readers ears. Th en you slip into class and sense out of what people all see with other people and our com- Institute has been conduct- second for the football team, of virtual isolation tweet to your friends about your every day. munications with other people ing surveys since 2002 and re- and it will limit their total boring class. “When we see someone become superfl uous.” search director Melinda Jack- scholarships. The women’s and disconnection Andrew Wood, associate walking down the hall and they Doug Pearl, a senior English son said the institute has been basketball and men’s soccer professor of communication are tapping out text on their major, said he thinks SJSU stu- much more active in the last teams were penalized for the HANK DREW studies, has seen this meta ex- mobile, they are not looking at dents have much less interaction fi ve months because of some re- fi rst time, as well. Staff Writer istence and said he feels people you,” he said. “Th ey are looking with one another. organization that took place last may be losing their non-virtual at the screen. “I think it does keep people summer. — Staff Report You wake up to the sounds connections. “We are creating urban en- apart and makes them less ap- She said she hopes these sur- of Beyonce on your iPod in the Wood said his book, “City vironments where that makes proachable,” he said. “It’s not veys can be conducted every STATE morning, and then plug into Ubiquitous: Place, Communica- sense. Th ese urban environ- semester, because they benefi t your car on the way to campus. tion and the Rise of Omnitopia,” ments allow us to imagine a per- both students and staff . Wildfi re burns You step out of your car and the is an att empt to provide an artic- petual fl ow from space to space See WOOD, page 2 “Th e idea is that it is an op- Santa Barbara homes portunity for students who are HEALTH taking research methods classes SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — to work on a survey,” she said. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger “It also gives faculty members has declared a state of an opportunity to place ques- emergency in Santa Barbara Program teaches condom proceedures tions on a survey.” County in response to a Pessimism about the direc- wildfi re that has surged into ness major and peer health edu- tion of the state has reached the city of Santa Barbara. HARVEY RAÑOLA cator, said students need to take a record low, according to the The governor issued the Staff Writer some of the issues addressed dur- survey, with 61 percent of re- proclamation Wednesday ing the class a bit more seriously. spondents saying the state is in evening after high winds SJSU’s wellness and health “It was funny how his friend decline. brought the slumbering fi re to awareness program gave stu- took a picture of him doing it Th e previous record was set life and homes began burning. dents an opportunity to show and they’re probably going to in June and September 2005, The governor’s proclamation off what they know about safe put it online,” she said. “But when 53 percent of respondents says more than 8,000 people sex and gave them some hands- there’s a point where we need to reported they did not like the have been evacuated. on experience. be mature adults about this and direction the state was heading. Th e Wednesday aft ernoon man up a litt le.” Alfredo Trejo, a junior kine- — Associated Press workshop, called “Keepin’ It Trang Lee, a pre-med student siology major, said he thinks Safer and Sexier,” was led by four and one of the peer health edu- there is a strong connection Berkeley council votes peer health educators through a cators, said she fi nds it interest- between the approval rating of on climate plan slideshow and some interactive ing that college-aged students Schwarzenegger and Califor- demonstrations on how to use are still embarrassed with issues nians who believe the state is BERKELEY — The Berkeley City various forms of birth control. that have to do with sex. going in the wrong direction. Council has voted to move One particular demonstra- “We should talk about it like “Th e economy’s not do- ahead with an ambitious plan tion that incited laughter came mature adults,” she said. “Hope- ing well, schools are closing to fi ght global warming after when the group went over the fully we can make (students) down, and (the state govern- stripping mandates from most procedures on how to properly more comfortable talking about ment) wants to raise taxes,” he of the proposal. use a male condom. (sex) and communicating.” said. “People don’t approve of The council voted A student volunteer was Tenquin Tanner, a senior what ‘the Governator’ is doing unanimously Tuesday night for asked to place a non-lubricated health sciences major, said he because he hasn’t done much the plan to reduce greenhouse demonstration condom on a became a peer health educator since he got into offi ce — so gases by 80 percent by 2050 penis-shaped instrument the because he wants to help pro- how can we trust somebody after approving some last- educators called “Woody” and mote healthy lifestyles to stu- that is prett y much lett ing us go minute amendments. initially had trouble slipping the dents on campus. Trang Le, a post-baccalaureate DAVE LAWRENCE / Spartan Daily downhill?” condom on, toppling over the pre-med student, explains the many different types of birth — Associated Press phallus in the process. control methods, as well as how to use them, during a sexual Mary Lazar, a freshman busi- See SEX, page 3 health workshop at the Student Health Center on Wednesday. See POLITICS, page 3 THE PHOTO BLOG SPORTS SPARTAN Have a look at SJSU wide receivers multimedia of SJSU’s coach Ken Margerum DAILY. club handball team by was recently inducted photographer Chad into the College COM Ziemendorf. Football Hall of Fame. NEWS BLOG Sports Blog: www.spartandailysports.wordpress.com There’s no such thing as Photo Blog: a free lunch. www.spartandailyphoto.wordpress.com News Blog: www.spartandailynews.wordpress.com CHAD ZIEMENDORF/ Spartan Daily 2PAGE NEWS THURSDAY, MAY 07, 2009 SPARTA WOOD Slow-food GUIDE movement could be a crack in 07 Today the armor of omnitopia Harry Potter Parody Reading own litt le worlds and our con- Join author Valerie Estelle Frankel nections to the parts of the for a reading of “Henry Potty Continued from page 1 world that matt er to us. And and the Deathly Paper Shortage: those connections we can turn An Unauthorized Harry Potter just on campus, either.” on and we can turn off . We can Parody.” While he does use Facebook edit and digitize.” Noon to 1:30 p.m. in King Library, to connect with old friends, he Th e current slow foods Room 255. said he feels the experience is movement could be seen as For more information, contact shallow. one of the cracks in the armor Valerie Frankel at “But, maybe more in general, of omnitopia. He said all trends [email protected] there is an element of falseness like omnitopia have a natural there,” he said.