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Tuesday, September 15, 2009 Serving San José State University since 1934 Volume 133, Issue 10 [[SPORTS]][OPINION] A & E Heatley brings scoring touch Kanye West’s verbal Jazz sounds of the ‘30s fill to the San Jose Sharks outburst sparks a debate the King Library Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 SJSU fl ight club has lofty aspirations Students peer around for new loan options By Suzanne Yada who don’t,” he said. “It’s like Staff Writer borrowing from a family mem- ber.” With traditional banks be- Th e peer-to-peer loans are es- coming more unwilling to take sentially that, Cox said. a chance on student loans, other Students can create pro- sources for funding tuition have fi les on the TuitionU Web site stepped in to fi ll the gaps. and list the amount of money One source, peer-to-peer they will need, and in turn ask lending, allows students to ask friends, family or members of their family and friends to con- the public to help pitch in to the tribute to a legally binding stu- total, he said. dent loan, said Brian Cox, chief Students need to raise a mini- business development offi cer for mum of $1,500 in order for Tu- TuitionU.com. itionU to process the loan, he Some students are suspicious said. of the idea, however. Th ey can borrow any amount “I don’t believe in paying back up to the cost of school atten- anything with interest,” said Ab- dance after fi nancial aid, accord- bas Ahsan, a junior mechanical ing to the TuitionU Web site. engineering major. “It’s a scam. Cox said if a student doesn’t It’s another excuse to have debt pay back the money, there is an collections after you.” opportunity to directly negotiate Jared Strubeck, a senior en- with the lenders. vironmental studies major, said Otherwise, it will go through that though he didn’t have stu- collections just like a normal [ Dave Cabebe / Spartan Daily ] dent loans himself, it made sense loan, he said. Junior business major Jason Dodd pilots an aircraft after taking off from Reid-Hillview Airport on Sept. 5. to seek out other ways of paying Coleetta McElroy, the inter- Before fl ying, he pilots a short test fl ight to practice his landing skills. See story on page 3 for school. im director of fi nancial aid and “It’s natural for people who have money to lend to people See PEER, Page 2 Whitmore aid attempts to bring Biology honor society aims sustainability to SJSU campus to build community within major By My Nguyen and she’s well-respected as a fac- many great ideas. She’s the per- By Kyle Szymanski students to be a part of a club er biology classes with a 3.0 Staff Writer ulty member and as a member of fect person for the job.” Staff Writer where everyone can benefi t GPA. the sustainability committee.” Cushing said she wants to from networking and socializ- Prospective members must President Jon Whitmore has Cushing was also a major help students understand how Lonely biology students ing with other students in the also have completed their third appointed Associate Professor player on the Sustainability Task their choices aff ect the Earth and now have a place to explore same major,” junior biology semester of college, Behnke Katherine Cushing to be a direc- Force, with a background at how their behavior can make a their passion, in a new cam- major Rosie Lin said. said. tor of sustainability and special Stanford and connections with diff erence. pus club that will debut this All declared biology majors Next semester, when the assistant to the president. Berkeley, Whitmore said. Cushing said one thing that semester before becoming a with a 3.0 GPA are eligible to club becomes a local chapter Last year, the Academic Sen- Cushing said she decided to stuck out to her was how SJSU’s fraternity next year. join the campus club this se- of the Beta Beta Beta National ate created a University Sustain- take the position, because she campus didn’t feel. Club founder and sopho- mester, Behnke said. Biological Honor Society, stu- ability Task Force, headed by wanted to educate people on sus- Th ings the university is doing more biology major Amy When the club becomes a dents will be eligible to receive Dean Michael Parrish. tainability on a university level to become more sustainability Behnke said the group will local chapter of the Beta Beta scholarships and grants for re- “One main recommendation instead of a departmental one. conscious include energy and wa- feature biology fi eld trips, Beta National Biological Hon- search, Behnke said. given to the university was to “One of our goals for state is ter conservation, Cushing said. guest speakers and the oppor- or Society, the requirements “Th is is an excellent oppor- create a director of sustainabil- to be a regional leader in sustain- Th e school has switched out tunity to network with local to join will increase, limiting tunity for all biology students ity,” Cushing said. ability,” Cushing said. the old lights on campus for businesses interested in hiring the pool to students who have to come together and help one President Jon Whitmore has Environmental studies pro- more energy effi cient lights, she biology students. completed one introductory been an advocate for campus sus- fessor Gary Klee was on the hir- said. “Th is society allows biology biology course and two oth- See HONORS, Page 2 tainability since he came to SJSU ing committee along with Lynne Th ere are also new building a year ago, said Pat Lopes Har- Trulio and Rachel O’Malley, plans, involving the renovation ris, director of media relations who hired Cushing as an assis- of the Student Union and health Campus MovieFest offers ticket at SJSU. tant professor for the department and counseling building to “He wanted to make sustain- of environmental studies. L.E.E.D (Leadership in Energy to prizes and exposure for fi lmmakers ability a high priority,” she said. “[She was] an immediate and Sustainability Design) Silver “He wanted someone to report choice,” Klee said. “No questions Standards, Cushing said. By Ben Cadena fl oor of Clark Hall, according place. to him about sustainability on asked.” According to the Government Staff Writer to the SJSU Web site. “It shows the end results of campus.” Klee said having a campus sus- Technology Web site, in order to Students will be provided a homeless veteran forgotten Whitmore said he appointed tainability director is important, be certifi ed at the silver level of Campus MovieFest, which with everything needed to cre- by society,” he said. “Th e vets Cushing because of her back- because university campuses have L.E.E.D, a building project must travels to more than 70 cam- ate a fi ve-minute fi lm, includ- are mostly on the street now, ground and experience as well as been operating without really be- earn 33 to 38 points of a possible puses in the United States, is ing laptops, HD digital video and we can’t forget them.” her passion for sustainability. ing conscious of the diminishing 69 points in six areas of assess- coming to SJSU once again. cameras, and phones, all free. “Th e MovieFest is the best “She has a real passion for supplies of water, fossil fuels and ment — site sustainability; water It commences Wednesday, Matt Falkenthal, a gradu- opportunity to shoot edit and this,” Whitmore said. “It’s a kind other natural resources. effi ciency; energy and atmo- Sept. 23, and students can sign ate student in radio, television on AT&T’s dime (AT&T is a of thing you think about 24 “[Cushing’s] got so much up from 12 to 5 p.m. at the and fi lm, said he is hoping his hours a day not just eight to fi ve, energy,” Klee said. “She has so See CUSHING, Page 2 Fishbowl Room on the ground Vietnam vignette will take fi rst See MOVIE, Page 2 theSpartanDaily.com 55 Video Learn about SJSU’s motorcycle club The Spartan Riders Live Blog 78 Tom Campbell, a candidate for governor, speaks on campus at 7 p.m. Blogs News Blog spartandailynews.wordpress.com A student was found dead at Yale. Is SJSU safe enough? WTHFW H SAA New Photo Blog [ Kirsten Aguilar / Spartan Daily ] 77 77 84 87 The Spartan Daily photo blog has moved to BIKERS: The Spartan Riders are more than hooligans spartandailyphoto.com on two wheels. Check out a video by the Spartan Daily’s Kirsten Aguilar on the club at spartandailyphoto.com. 2[]NEWS Spartan Daily Tuesday, September 15, 2009 PEER SMART classroom is a touching move forward From Page 1 scholarships, said she hasn’t heard any complaints about peer-to- peer lending yet, but that she has not seen an SJSU student actu- ally use the peer-to-peer lending service. As with any loan, she said, be cautious. “Some of these alternative or private loans are not set up the way federal loans are,” McElroy said. “And you’re still responsible for payments even in an economic hardship.” Cox said peer-to-peer loans re- quire repayment following a six- month grace period after gradua- [ John Russo / Contributing Photographer ] tion, even in economic hardship. Interim Associate Dean Mary McVey demonstrates the But he said there are other ben- capabilities of the new SMART classroom to a group of efi ts, such as having no cosigner donors, alumni and members of Leola Forward’s family.

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