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T E VOLUME 123, NUMBER 64 Friends, faculty Students bestow bloo honor historian Red Cross gathers By Jennifer McLain He was a teacher and he always had Daily Executive Editor time for us," Barker said. donations for Galley, who specialized in the Close to 30 family members, history of the British Empire in Af- friends, colleagues and former stu- rica, was able to find a balance be- tween his family and his community hospitals dents gathered on Thurs- day in the dimly lit Spar- work. tan Chapel to remember "He was dedicated to By Joe Amaral a former San Jose State scholarship, intellectual Daily Staff Writer University professor who life and San Jose State," cherished his family, his- former student Jim The American Red Cross held a blood drive on Thursday in tory and teaching. Walsh said. the Umunhum room in the Student Union to give students a Harry Galley, who Galley, who wrote chance to donate. died at 77 years old on more than 30 historical Sara 0' Brien, spokeswoman for the American Red Cross Sept. 25 of congestive books, was honored as Blood Services, said they "look at colleges and highs schools for heart failure while visit- an outstanding professor future donors." ing family in British Co and given the president's Andrea Bhrad, a freshman nutritional science major, said lumbia, Canada, spent 35 GAILEY scholar award during his she helped the Red Cross have an event when she was in high years lecturing, writing tenure at SJSU, Walsh school. and mentoring for SJSU's history said. "I actually organized the blood drive last year," Bhrad said. department. While some professors have re- "There is a lot of need for blood," Bhrad said. Ken Barker, Gailey's son-in-law, ceived one of the awards while at She said she hopes to help our during the next blood drive on said that since the historian's death SJSU, only six people in SJSU's campus. nearly two months ago, two charac- near-150 -year existence have re - Jose Rosales, a junior Spanish major, said he hopes to make a teristics continue to resurface. difference by donating blood. "One is teacher and two is time. see GAILEY, page 3 "Hopefully, my blood will be able to help someone else," Ro- sales said. "The fact that Ins donating makes me feel good." 0' Brien said the Red Cross has been doing blood drives at San Jose State University since the early '80s. She said they conic Early morning to the campus four to six times a year. classes Shanni Hendler, a resident of San Jose, said it is important that she donates been:v-1, has A-negative blood. Hendler said A-negative blood is a rare type of blood. a nuisance for some, "It is important there are people that need blood," Hendler said. "I donate every three months." The Red Cross wants to get about 65 donations at each drive, convenient for others 0' Brien said. She said they usually want around 75 donations because some blood might not be good. By Joe Amaral time" for classes is Monday through "We have to set goals," 0' Brien said. "We want to meet and Daily Staff Writer Thursday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. exceed our goal of 65 pints of blood." Theresa Cereno, a sophomore 0' Brien said ifthe blood is not good or they do not get a pint, With the end of the semester nursing major, said Iser only option the Red Cross would still take the donor's blood. She said that a looming, some students may have to was a morning class because every- donor cannot give blood for 56 clays after the last donation. deal with picking new classes for the thing else was full. She said the Red Cross wants to make sure they get enough Spring semester and the possibility "hr seas the only class I could get blood for the hospitals around the Bay Area. If' the blood is not of taking early-morning classes if into," Cereno said. good, they may use it for testing. others are full. If classes during the "prime time" Regina Alexander, a junior kinesiology major said she hopes "I don't like waking up that early," period are full, climes that are usual- to have a right match of Hood for someone and maybe save a said Elaina Martinez, a sophomore ly left are in the early morning, such life, interior design major. "Generally, if I as 7:30 a.m., or in the afternoon "I know somebody out there is going to need it," Alexander said. have a morning class, I tend to skip tiom 3 p.m. to 5 p.m., Rott said. Photos by Tothothi Tsudal Daily Staf It takes about five to seven minutes to give blood, but it takes nearly it because I'd rather sleep in." Ly Quach, a sophomore business an hour to complete the entire donation process, 0' Brien said. (Iris Tsutsui, a junior major- management major, said the early She said the Red Cross first asks the donor to read information ing in kinesiology, said Ise does not classes are actually helpfid. about giving blood. Then the donor needs to do a health history look forward to taking classes early "Right now rin taking a 7:30 check because the blood given needs to be safe. At the blood is in the day. class, and I guess that's good because ABOVE: Phil Lau, a political science fresh- I can get it out of the was. and have man, donates blood Wednesday at the drawn from the donor, he or she has us rest for 15 minutes. "1 hate them with a passion," provides food and drinks for the donor as he Tsutsui said. "I just don't like to get the rest the day to myself," Quach Umunhum room in the Student Union. "This The Red Cross or she recuperates, O'Brien said. up early in the morning." said. "For some people it works. For is my first time at (American) Red Cross." Karen' Orda, a senior kinesiology major, said donating was Most classes that are offered and some, they find it too earl)".." Lau said he has donated at a different orga- something she had wanted to do fin a while. are filled up quickly by students are Katresa Williamams, is graduate stu- nization before. "Hopefully the blood will be going to something good and it in the morning and early afternoon, dent studying counselor education, LEFT: "Squeezing helps the blood flow," said will help somebody out," Orda said. said Kathy Rott, the director of ac- said the early classes could help sni- Sonja Depalma, a donor tech at the American The next blood drive will be on Feb. 2,2005, from 10 a.m. to ademic planising at San Jose State Red Cross. 4 p.m 0' Brien said. University: She said the "prime see EARLY, page 3 UPD organizes holiday Globalization Tag, you're it ... toy drive for the needy 'new reality' Annual event serves for business hundreds offamilies UPD Toy Fair By Emmanuel .Lopez By Yasuyo Nagata Daily Staff Writer Daily Staff 'Writer Toys and money donations will be Approximately 25 students and fac- Around this time of' the year, accepted until Tuesday. ulty listened to a lecture on the effects many children are excited think- of globalization on corporate business its ing about what Christmas presents The delivery, pick up room 189 of the Engineering building will receive they from Santa Claus, of presents, and taking on Thursday afternoon, At the Caine. time, many parents of pictures with Santa Richard Walker, vice president of the may -getr, headache while trying to Claus at the department, Einerif,1 ng Courithes Group of Ijewlett- fulfill their children's requests. Packard, discussed the impact foreign However, SOMe children may located on the ground floor of the Seventh investment has had in developing coun- not receive Christmas presents. tries such as Brazil, Russia, India and Street garage, will take Since 1991, the University Po- China, and how businesses can adapt to from lice Department has held an annu- place noon to it larger arena, 5 p.m on Dec. al holiday toy drive to collect both 11. Walker said the future of business toys and money donations from transcends national borders. people and deliver them to some "Globalitation is our new reality" he presents, Kotowski said. It cal children from low-income et eived said. "Were living in it everyday." "But now we have about 250 families, said Claire Kotowski, an Walker said the increasingly global fiunilies," she said, administrative analyst at the cam- 'ecinsoiny has redefined time barriers its Since there are some low-in- Robert Spading / Daily Staff pus police. which- businesses operate, come families around SJSU, the The campus police have set up "If you look at the major techno- they' need to part of the Child Development lab class hide as their parents arrive to pick them up on 21 toy donation .points at different 'ampus police feel logical advances from the last 20 years, Children who are something for those femilies, the lab. to work with and observe the children, campus buildings. lo they've all conspired to make this a the last day of The lab allows undergraduate students When the program started, giving them the hands-on experience of working in a classroom environment.