State SServing San Jose University Since 1934 )1AILy FRIDAY PARTAN0DAILY www.thespartandaily.com with it) in was 11.16.01 !ally VOL. 117, No. the 56 Reporting they rove. N tO yers under fire , so we WEATHER Journalist Peter Arnett speaks about CLOUDY High: 66 war coverage and media censorship Low: 52 By Hillary Cargo wanted a more probing discussion DAIIN SI ATP with audience participation, she WRIIFR said. He's looked Osama bin Laden "I was kind of hoping he'd say OPINION in the eyes. more. Maybe something more And though he is planning on underneath the issues," Khan said. going back to Afghanistan 'Annoyed' is soon, he "The panel asked general ques- doesn't have plans to see bin tions." left thinking Laden again. Senior Geoff Crockwell said he about how Peter Arnett, a former interna- enjoyed aspects of the discussion, spoiled he is tional correspondent for CNN and such as when Arnett spoke of cen- after a run in Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, sorship for the sake of patriotism, with a person was at San Jose State University which Arnett addressed as an asking for on Thursday afternoon to present issue that faces reporters in times answers spare change. to a room full of more of war. than 100 people who inquired "Some of the questions could about his 40-year career. have been a little tougher," Crock- Arnett answered questions well said. "The questions about the 'Where's My from a panel of four SJSU stu- Middle East would have been Lighter?' dents whose majors included jour- more relevant." discovers a nalism and public relations. Arnett's history reporting on scarier world Arnett, a native of New issues in the Middle East have on the other Zealand, covered topics ranging included an interview with Sad- side of the Bay from censorship in reporting to his dam Hussein two weeks into the Bridge, but interviews with people such as bin war in Baghdad, as well as cover- manages to Laden, Fidel Castro, Yasser Arafat age of the Iranian hostage crisis and General Norman while he was a reporter for the comes out Schwarzkopf, just to name a few. Associated Press. unharmed. During his interview with bin Crockwell said that he thought Laden in 1997, Arnett probed the Arnett could have brought some of Page 2 religious fundamentalist about his his experience in the Middle East philosophies towards the West and into the context of current affairs his views on perceived American into Thursday's discussion. ideologies. "He was more reluctant to give SPORTS "It's been my fortune in life to into his personal feelings. He kept spend time with the bad guys in to his professional background," 'Between the world," said Arnett of his years Crockwell said. "He talked around the Dots' as a war correspondent. some of the issues." delves into Knocking on the wooden walls Among his other accomplish- sports' behind his podium for good luck, ments, Arnett is the author of latest drug Arnett said that he's covered 18 "Vietnam: the Thousand Day War," problems, wars, ranging from the Vietnam after spending the most time in among other War to the most recent war zones Vietnam above any other Western of Bosnia, and has never gotten an things. journalist. ankle sprained. Arnett also authored "Live from "Thday, journalists need to have the Battlefield: From Vietnam to a certain armament," Arnett said. Baghdad 35 Years in the World's "Quite a few journalists have been War Zones," which presented his Page 3 killed (covering wars). They are career as a correspondent in the the risks you take." Gulf War. But those risks, according to Now the Editor-in-chief of Glob- Arnett, are driven by the motiva- al Vision, a quarterly magazine tion of getting the story. published in Amsterdam, Arnett "I sometimes feel like I'm a said he gets to travel a lot when voyeur on the private grief of peo- he's not at home in New York. ple," he said. "On the other hand, Chris DiSalvo, part-time public it's been very rare that I haven't relations professor at SJSU, was in been welcomed as a journalist charge of aspects of organizing Ben Liebenberg / Daily Staff because people have been hurt, event. Peter Arnett, a former CNN international correspondent, answers students' questions during and they want to talk about it." "Having him here was very a The San Jose State University Students such as junior Buslum timely," she said.'! think he's a fas- question-and-answer session at the Student Union. Arnett visited the school of journalism and mass men's soccer team thought it was Khan enjoyed the discussion, but cinating man and journalist." communications on Thursday. ahead, but ended up being tram- pled in a 2-1 loss to Santa Clara University. Skin color connected Panel offers alternative Page 3 to where people live ways to deal with attacks dig under it to see why By Fernando F. Croce we are native points of view on how to humanities department, the way we are," said Nina us 1. ernando I. ( roce said DAILY STAFF WRITER deal with the aftermath of the that, "despite the wide variety of Jablonski, who conducted the DAII V STAFF WRITER people The term "skin-deep" is casu- lecture. events. living in America, these ally used to express superficial- 'rhe terrorist attacks of Sept. The objective of the panel, newer members have not really Jablonski, a curator at the to Vio- ity but, as it turns out, the department of anthropology at 11 forced a good deal of people titled "Resolving Terrorism, had a chance to express their human skin may not be as shal- the California Academy look for answers and seek solace lence and Hate Crimes: South- notions and attitudes on the sub- of Sci- in places they may have never Asian Views and Experiences," ject." low as some people imagine. ence, said that she had been Skin color and its odyssey thought of before. was to offer opinions and views "Our aim is to stop and pre- looking forward to the presen- A panel held Thursday after- from South-Asian American com- vent the violence and through the ages were the sub- tation because she said she had ugliness jects of a lecture given to stu- noon at the engineering building munities who often do not get a that have caused and resulted wanted to visit the anthropolo- was open to give San Jose State chance to voice them, said event from terrorism and dents, faculty and staff mem- gy department at SJSU for hate crimes bers Wednesday afternoon at University students and faculty organizer Usha Welaratna. See Page 6 some time. inernbei,, a chance to hear alter- Welaratna, a professor in the PANEL, Washington Square Hall. "When I first moved to San The presentation, titled Francisco, I vowed to myself Fresh out of college, San Jose "Evolution of Human Skin Col- that I would visit the students Sharks defenseman Jeff Jillson has oration," was organized and at San Jose State," she said. Free screening been a rookie sensation, fueling presented by the San Jose "Seven years later, I finally State the team's power play. University Anthropology made it." and Behavioral Science Club. Erica Jackson, president of "We notice skin color all the detects disease Page 4 time, but few people actually See SKIN, Page 6 By Sarah Grace Ruf DUI SIAIF WRITFR For some students, the possibility of someday INSIDE having children was enough encouragement to get tested for the Tay-Sachs gene at this week's free Letters Pg. 2 Symposium to teach screening. "I think often time, women are more into think- Sparta Guide Pg. 2 ing about childbearing," said Linda Foley, a genetic counselor for the Tay-Sachs program at the Univer- Opinion Pg. 2 words of Guru Nanak sity of California at San Francisco. By kemberly Gong at SJSU in Boom 202. One student, who came to the free Tay-Sachs Sports Pgs. 3-4 "He is a very distinguished DAII SIAI i WRITI R screening Wednesday in the Student Union, said she member of the Sikh communi- decided to get tested because she wants to have chil- Classifieds Pg. 5 The San Jose State Universi- ty," he said, stating that Singh dren. Crossword Pg. 5 ty department of foreign lan- is very active in Sikh issues. "It's a big decision whether to have kids or not," guages will present a sympo- He said the event was to said Jenny Prasad, a senior majoring in biology. "If sium on the life and teachings of educate people on the words of you're going to have kids, you want to know the out- Guru Nanak, Saturday, Nov. 17. the first master, Guru Nanak, come and be prepared." Guru Nanak was the who was a great religious Curiosity also piqued the interest of some stu- founder of the Sikh relgion, leader in Punjab. He spoke dents. said Atamjit Singh, a faculty many languages and dialects of "I was just curious," said Jason Barrera, a fresh- member in the foreign lan- Punjab, reached the masses man majoring in computer engineering. "I'm not of guage department at SJSU. through his songs and helped the particular descent the disease is found in, but I hider Singh, who is chair- spread Sikhism throughout was curious." man of the Chardi Kalaa Sikh India, said Atamjit Singh. According to Foley, one in 30 people of Jewish, Community Center, will lead There will be a panel discus- Cajun and French Canadian descent are carriers for the symposium, Singh said.