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CONSTRUCTION SAFETY Campus police aim to protect students

By Sydney Reed @SyydNee_Daily

In the wake of recent school shootings, SJSU continues to keep students safe by providing safety programs and services. According to Sgt. Manuel Aguayo of the University Police Depart- ment, SJSU has more than 30,000 students, faculty, and staff. Breanna van Gastel, a child and adolescent development major, said she just started her second semester and considers SJSU a safe place but has concerns about the crimes that took place during her first semester on campus. “It worries me a little bit, but it’s expected since the campus is in the middle of downtown,” Gastel said. A construction worker is lifted by a cherry picker in front of the Student Union on Wednesday afternoon as work continues on the building. Photo by Kevin According to Sgt. John Laws Johnson / Spartan Daily of UPD, there isn’t a lot of violent crime on campus and when there is it usually comes from off campus. STUDENTS “Most of what we have in terms of crime is stolen property, alcohol violations or drug violations,” Laws Petition for veterans center gains support said. The Annual Security & Fire Safe- By Christiana Cobb tition have surpassed expectations. History professor Jonathan Roth said al- ty Report released by UPD in Octo- @christianacobb “When we started out and put it up we didn’t though there are veteran services on campus, a ber stated that between the years of even think we would get 100 signatures,” Bram- veteran center would “provide a ‘one stop’ place 2009 to 2011, burglary, aggravated As construction continues for the new Stu- lett said. “And we are up to 400 and it’s going well for veteran student services, be a place where vet- assaults and motor vehicle thefts dent Union, veterans and their erans feel comfortable and were the top crimes committed on supporters at SJSU petition for a supported on campus and campus. veterans center in the new build- can meet and get to know Since burglary and thefts were ing. each other.” the biggest problem on campus, According to the Office of the As a former SJSU stu- having a total of 24 burglaries and Registrar website, the campus of- dent and a veteran, Rich- 13 motor vehicle thefts in 2011, the fers services to veterans through ardson said the center report stated that students should be the Veterans Integration To Aca- would be a central location aware of their surroundings. demic Leadership initiative lo- for veterans to connect. Although the campus isn’t gener- cated in Clark Hall, the Veteran He said there were ally associated with violent crimes, Student Organization located in times where he as a stu- such as shootings, it doesn’t mean Clark Hall and Veterans Affairs dent would go for months the campus isn’t prepared, Laws said. located in the Student Services not knowing that many of The California State University Center. his classmates were veter- system has a policy that requires Damian Bramlett, veteran ans, despite club outreach. employees on all campuses to do a coordinator for Veterans Inte- As a campus that would training regarding active intruder gration To Academic Leadership like to be known as veter- incidents, according to Laws. initiative said he connects vet- an-friendly, Bramlett said He said that UPD also provides erans on campus to the benefits a way to create such a cul- training to students, faculty and staff Data contributed by veteran benefits coordinator Andrei Ingalla. Graph compiled by they need. Christina Cobb / Spartan Daily ture on campus would be regarding what they can do if an ac- David Richardson, the outgoing to include an easily acces- tive intruder incident occurs through president of the Veterans Student sible place for veterans to a program called Alert, Lockdown, In- Organization, started a petition last semester for a but we would like to see it hit 1,000.” get everything they need such as connections to form, Counter and Evacuate. veterans resource center in the new Student Union Richardson said there are currently 500 sig- — Bramlett said the number of signatures on the pe- natures on the petition. SEE FACILITY ON PAGE 3 SEE SECURITY ON PAGE 3

ENVIRONMENT

According to the United States Forest Service, trees Some of the trees are native to the area, some are not and bring large amounts of oxygen and reduce air pollu- have been brought in from other places, Brown said. Tree removal allows tion by filtering contaminants and reduce storm water “Hours of landscaping goes into maintaining the en- runoff. vironment, including constantly replacing old plants and They also keep energy costs trees,” he said. “Trees and landscaping do get old and need for the creation of down by providing shade, and It gave to be replaced.” add to the beauty of the cam- Some students don’t feel like all the trees go together to pus, according to the Forest that area decorate the campus well. diverse urban forest Service. “The trees in the forest seem to look similar with some “I did notice that there were by the random trees that don’t fit in at all,” said junior finance By Lauren Hailey some new trees on campus, which major Jane Ho. “I think SJSU can improve this by adding @LaurenOLovely I thought was cool,” said senior library trees that actually look good together.” sociology major Christina Irving. Brown said the team at Facilities Development and Opera- SJSU recently underwent some landscaping changes “It gave that area by the library some tions is working on a “tree landscaping master plan” in which with the removal of many trees during winter break. some character.” character. they will prepare to refresh all the landscaped areas on campus. The trees were removed mainly because they were sick According to the California The idea is to move all the older trees and plants out and and posed a safety hazard to students, faculty, and build- Department of Forestry and Fire move in newer plants that will last longer, he said. ings, said Christopher Brown, associate vice president of Protection website, many uni- Christina Irving Only some kinds of trees will flourish with the water Facilities Development and Operations. The removal was versities in California are con- Senior sociology system the campus utilizes, Brown said. part of SJSU’s commitment to maintaining an urban for- sidered urban forests, including major SJSU uses a recycled water irrigation system, he said. est, he said. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and San Some plants do better than others with recycled water “An urban forest is a forest set in an urban setting,” Francisco State. and more of the new plants may do better with the water Brown said. “Most people think of (forests) as the wilder- There are no specific requirements to becoming an ur- system, he said. ness, not downtown. One of the main purposes is to im- ban forest, Brown said, “but SJSU does a lot of work to pre- As of right now, there are no specific costs set for the prove the look of the urban environment.” serve our urban forest.” development of the tree landscaping plan, Brown said. Urban forests are important because they bring the ben- According to the Facilities Development and Opera- The landscape master plan will be finalized this semes- efits of forests to areas that otherwise would be without tions department page on the campus website, SJSU is ter and implemented over multiple years, he said. them, Brown said. home to more than 180 species of trees. Lauren Hailey is a Spartan Daily staff writer. Page 2 | Spartan Daily NEWS Thursday, January 31, 2013

INTERNATIONAL Islamists fleeing France’s SJSU Crime Log Mali advance said to set 1/16 - 1/24 fire to Timbuktu library The following items are selected from the University Police By Alan Boswell McClatchy Tribune Department daily crime log. Times shown are when the incidents were reported to police. NIAMEY, Niger — France’s Defense Ministry said Monday that French troops had arrived on the Wednesday, Jan. 23 outskirts of Mali’s historic Timbuktu, but their rapid • Campus Village C, 8:00 a.m.: Petty Theft. A police officer was advance appeared to have dispatched to a call of reported theft inside Campus Village. been too late for some of An SJSU student was the reported victim, and a report was the city’s storied treasures. As they retreated ahead taken. The suspect was not found. of French helicopters and paratroopers, militants be- • Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library, 9:49 a.m.: Petty Theft. longing to al-Qaida in the Police responded to a complaint regarding a stolen library Islamic Maghreb torched book. The suspect, not an SJSU student, was apprehended the library holding the city’s ancient manuscripts, and booked into jail. The book was returned to the circulation according to a local journal- desk. ist who braved the Islamist occupation for nine months • Dudley Moorhead Hall, 3:00 p.m.: Grand Theft. A UPD cadet but finally decided to was called for a report of a bicycle being stolen. The victim was flee. It was a final act of des- an SJSU student and a report was taken. The suspect remains ecration in what many fear at large. will be a string of irrepa- rable destruction meted out by Islamists during the nine months they con- Thursday, Jan. 24 trolled the city, a desert crossroads that was a center • South Sixth Street, 1:19 a.m.: Recovered Vehicle. A police for Islamic scholarship and officer located a stolen vehicle along South Sixth Street. for centuries connected The unidentified victim regained possession of the vehicle. sub-Saharan Africa to the Mediterranean and the rest nia, Burkina Faso, Senegal, extent of damage done by No suspects were located and the incident was reported for of the Eurasia. It captured Guinea, Niger, Algeria and the Islamists to Timbuktu’s documentation. Europe’s imagination as a the Ivory Coast,” said the historical possessions will far-off mysterious place, institute’s website. remain hazy. earning it U.N. recogni- The journalist asked to The Islamists could have tion as a world heritage be identified only by his destroyed centuries of work, site. initials, B.M., out of fear of painstakingly collected over Information compiled from SJSU police department News that the Islamists retribution. He managed the course of recent decades, had destroyed the protected to escape Timbuktu on Sat- in particular by one man, shrines of revered Muslim urday by pretending to be Abdul Kader, who headed saints leaked out months heading toward a nearby the institute from 1984 ago. But with French troops village, and then he disap- until 2002. In the 1980s, poised to sweep into the peared and finally caught a Kader bought the manu- city, the Islamists appar- bus south. He first gave his scripts from residents for ently were furious as they account on Monday morn- as much as $300 a manu- contemplated retreat. ing. He was reached again script. When he expanded Beginning Thursday, the by phone on Monday eve- the search outside Tim- Islamists unleashed a spree ning and said he was still buktu, Kader sometimes of targeted destruction. making his way to Bamako, had to compensate villag- They destroyed govern- Mali’s capital. ers with livestock instead ment offices, laid waste to The mayor of Timbuk- of cash. Some single vil- the local mobile phone net- tu, Ousmane Halle, who is lages held as many as 2,000 works, vandalized private currently in Bamako, con- of the ancient documents, residences, and destroyed firmed the journalist’s ac- according to the institute’s the ferry the city’s resi- count over the phone. “That website. dents had used to cross the is the same information A portion of the insti- Niger River. I have been receiving,” he tute’s scrolls have been But the most depress- said. digitized, but most were ing report for a host of “The situation is very not. A new Ahmed Baba In- world scholars will be that alarming, that’s why I’m stitute was opened in 2009 the Islamists torched the staying here until the situ- to include facilities for re- town’s ancient Islamic ation stabilizes,” said the searchers. manuscripts stored at the mayor, who has not been By then, a wave of kid- Ahmed Baba Institute able to reach his fam- nappings by al-Qaida in the for Documentation and ily by phone after the Is- Islamic Maghreb had be- Research, established in lamists destroyed the cel- gun. AQIM collected hefty 1973 and home to 30,000 lular network’s microwave ransoms for its Western scrolls. The manuscripts towers. hostages, and foreign traf- were brought from “as far Until the French finally fic to Timbuktu slowed to a as the borders of Maurita- enter Timbuktu, the full trickle. Thursday, January 31, 2013 NEWS Spartan Daily | Page 3

TECHNOLOGY Research In Motion unveils new OS, phones and name

By Andrea Chang and more than 70,000 appli- symbol will be BBRY. McClatchy Tribune cations. The touch screen on In the U.S., wireless carri- the Z10 has already earned ers AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile BlackBerry maker Re- early raves for its accurate and Sprint will carry Black- search in Motion Ltd. re- auto-correct and predictive Berry 10 devices. Heins said invented itself with a re- text, multi-language capabil- he expected the Z10 to be vamped operating system, ities within the same email, available with “most” car- two new smartphones and a and use of flicks and swipes riers in March. Verizon has name change during a global to quickly select or delete announced it will sell the Z10 launch Wednesday. words. for $199 with a two-year con- The Canadian smart- Chief Executive Thorsten tract. phone maker —cast off by Heins quickly set out to dis- The question now will be many consumers and ana- pel notions that BlackBerry whether consumers respond lysts as a has-been tech com- was on its way out. to the new OS and phones, pany struggling to stay afloat “We have definitely been particularly in the U.S. and —showed off its long-over- on a journey of transfor- other regions where Black- due BlackBerry 10 operating mation,” he told a crowd of Berrys had lost favor to system and two phones: the reporters and bloggers in Apple’s iPhones and devices touch screen-only Z10 and New York. “Today is not the running Google’s Android a traditional physical key- finish line, it’s the starting operating system. Analysts board model called the Q10. line.” have said it will be difficult BlackBerry 10 features in- In a surprise announce- to change the perception that clude separate work and per- ment, RIM also changed its BlackBerrys are no longer at sonal profiles; time-saving name to BlackBerry, a move the cutting edge, and have ways to multi-task without that Heins said would unite warned that this may be the closing applications; video the company behind the company’s last chance to get chat with live screen sharing; same brand. Its new ticker it right. Security: Facility: Potential military space deemed unlikely FROM PAGE 1 conversation among the university leadership,” is one of many different topics we continue to Nance said. “We hosted a veterans panel discussion pursue.” UPD says federal Veterans Affairs health care or home loans more than a year ago for the campus community and help with employment. to hear about veteran students’ needs and back- When we started “We have not gotten anywhere with the uni- grounds in order to help shape the direction and crime not versity by trying to go through the chain of com- nature of services that we provide.” out and put it up we mand,” Richardson said. “There have been several Nance said he is hopeful that the campus meetings to discuss what the benefits of a vet cen- will continue to move to create services for didn’t even think problem ter at SJSU would bring to the school and to those veterans. veterans it would serve with no success.” “So while we would not begin to say we have we would get 100 FROM PAGE 1 William Nance, vice president of student af- solved every issue, which will always be an ongoing signatures ... fairs, said although the petition has picked up goal, services for veteran students has been a high Damian Bramlett Aguayo said that during an speed, the possibility of having a veterans center and increasing priority for a long time,” Nance incident involving an active in the Student Union seems unlikely. said. “Discussion of a vet center only, whether Veteran coordinator for Veterans intruder or shooter so much “That is not likely, but is still an active topic of it’s located in the Student Union or elsewhere, Integration to Academic Leadership time passes before police of- ficers can get to the scene. He said the alert program provides people with the op- tion to escape if possible. If exiting a building is impossible or unsafe, get away from the shooter by barri- cading yourself in the near- est room and if worst comes to worst, fight back, Aguayo said. “Don’t just stand around. Do something rather than do nothing.” The training provided in this program can give students valuable information to use on campus and in a public setting, Aguayo said. Another thing for students to keep in mind are the blue light phones, Aguayo said. According to Laws, there are 286 blue light phones total on campus, 23 of those phones are placed along the exterior of the campus. If at any point in time a student feels unsafe, Laws said they can use a phone to call for an escort. Aguayo said he encour- ages students to use the escort program, especially if they can’t find a group of friends to walk with. “Don’t walk alone at night,” he said. “We provide services up to four blocks off campus.” The phones can also be used to report any suspicious behavior or criminal activity to UPD, Aguayo said. UPD can be reached at (408) 924-2222. . Sydney Reed is a Spartan Daily staff writer.

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COMMENTARY Similar squads make for a tough Super Bowl prediction

By Dennis Biles He’s more of the classic At least that’s how I feel at @Denny149 pocket passer, as opposed to the moment I’m writing this. being a scrambler. Ask me tomorrow and I’ll Well folks, it’s that magi- However, just like Kaeper- probably say the Niners. cal time of year when nearly nick, Flacco has a bazooka for A big part of me believes everybody in the country is an arm, and may very well have that the Ravens are inspired awe-struck by the hype and the strongest in the league. and motivated by the im- fervor surrounding the single Both teams also have no pending retirement of Lewis. biggest sporting event of the shortage of big time play Many players have said his fu- year: the Super Bowl. makers to back-up their ture plans have no bearing on Something of a national quarterbacks as well, with their effort, but sometimes holiday in its own right, this Frank Gore and Ray Rice as you just look at situations like year’s contest obviously has the workhorse running backs these and believe that there’s given many local football fans that can break off a huge gain no way they’re not feeling ex- in the Bay Area even more at any time. Each team also tra motivation. reason to indulge in the glitz boasts an impressive receiv- Besides, I’ve been so off in and glamor of the game, as ing corps. many of my Super Bowl pre- the San Francisco 49ers will If you still don’t think dictions in my lifetime after be looking to claim their sixth these teams are basically star- doing plenty of research. I Super Bowl title this Sunday ing at a reflection of them- figure it can’t hurt to go with when they take on the Balti- selves when they look at their my gut this time. more Ravens in New Orleans. opponents, try these num- I don’t think I need to I wish I could tell you I had bers on for size: Both teams mention it, but I will anyway: supreme confidence in pick- scored 44 touchdowns in You never can tell what’s going the winner, but the truth the regular season, and both ing to happen in the biggest is I’m as sure in my pick as a forced nine turnovers more game of the year. disgruntled baby mama mak- than they gave up. Hell, you don’t know what’s ing a repeat trip to Maury, Not convinced? going to happen in any particu- so I’ll be wavering back and The Ravens had 38 sacks lar sporting event on a given forth on my choice until during the season while day, but there’s something game time. the 49ers had 37. The 49ers about playing for the biggest It’s not so much my inde- scored 397 points and the Ra- prize in football that makes cisiveness as it is the fact that vens scored 398. the improbable and impossible this game features two teams The Harbaugh brothers happen like they’re a routine who match up very well with Quarterback Colin Kaepernick eludes nose tackle B.J. Raji of the Green Bay Packers during the might as well be the Gallagher part of every game played. Photo by Al Golub / ZUMA24.com each other and are basically 49ers’ playoff victory on Jan. 12. in San Francisco. brothers, because their acts We could get another spitting images of each other. are exactly the same. classic like Giants and It only gets tougher when crafted to be hard-hitting Patrick Willis anchoring the In their first playoff game Besides numbers, both Patriots back in 2008, or the you remember that the head squads that make smart Niners and future Hall of against the Green Bay Pack- teams had to go on the road late-game thriller like Rams coaches of each team are plays and lay everything out Famer Ray Lewis directing ers, Kaepernick set the all-time to win their conference titles. vs. Titans in 2000 (my per- brothers who are both known on the line. the Ravens. record for rushing yards for a With all that being said, I’m sonal favorite). for their fiery passion and They feature bruising de- Offense is the only place quarterback in any game, reg- going to piss off a lot of people It could also suck like the precise strategy. fenses that are among the where any real differences ular season or playoff, with a by picking the Ravens to win. last time the Ravens made Aside from a few differenc- game’s best at creating chaos, are apparent, but even then mind-boggling 181 yards. I don’t have any scien- the bowl and obliterated the es, these teams resemble each generating turnovers and mak- they’re minuscule. The Ravens have Joe Flac- tific or statistical reasons for Giants, but the one thing I other in a number of ways. ing life hell for opposing of- The Niners got to the big co calling the signals, and feeling this way, I just have a can say confidently is that I With the Harbaugh broth- fenses. game by riding the hot hand although he doesn’t have a hunch that the boys from Bal- believe this will be another ers at the helm, Jim for the Both units are lead by all- of Colin Kaepernick, a second- reputation for being the most timore will win. I’m guessing game for the ages. Niners and John for the Ra- world linebackers who are year gunslinger who throws fleet of foot, he isn’t a statue the score will be 27-24, and it Dennis Biles is the Spartan vens, both teams have been facsimiles of each other, with bullets and runs like a gazelle. and knows how to make plays. will come down to the end. Daily Sports Editor. Culliver doesn’t welcome gays JumpJump StartStart By Matt Barrows Culliver, who played 73 Ravens linebacker Brendon McClatchy Tribune percent of the team’s defen- Ayanbadejo, meanwhile, has YourYour Future.Future. sive snaps this year, said that been a national story in recent NEW ORLEANS - One any player who is gay should months because of his vocal day after news broke that keep that a secret. “Yeah, support for same-sex unions, a former 49er has been come out 10 years later after including his backing of a suc- charged with beating up that,” he said. cessful referendum for mar- his boyfriend, current 49er The 49ers reacted Wednes- riage equality in Maryland. Chris Culliver said that gays day with a strongly-worded state- Ayanbadejo has said he’d wouldn’t be welcome in the ment: “The San Francisco 49ers use the Super Bowl as a plat- team’s locker room. reject the comments that were form to promote gay marriage. Shock jock Artie Lange in- made yesterday, and have ad- However, he steered clear of the terviewed Culliver, the team’s dressed the matter with Chris,” topic Tuesday. nickel cornerback, during Me- the statement read. “There is no “I don’t want to keep dia Day on Tuesday and asked place for discrimination within touching on that subject, but him about gay players. our organization at any level. We obviously we’re here at the “I don’t do the gay guys, have and always will proudly sup- Super Bowl, and it’s the pin- San Jose State University man,” said Culliver, 24. “I port the LGBT community.” nacle of sports here in the don’t do that. No, we don’t Homosexuality in the United States so I just really got no gay people on the locker room already was topi- want to focus,” he said. “A lot Students, Faculty & Staff team, they gotta get up out of cal this week after former of media stuff has come up here if they do. 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SILICON VALLEY Swartz, a martyr in fight for free online access to research

By Jessica Guynn downloading millions of academ- McClatchy Tribune ic articles, Swartz hanged himself in his Brooklyn, N.Y., apartment. SAN FRANCISCO — They came Friends say he had struggled with from all over Silicon Valley, hun- depression. dreds packing the pews of an old “Aaron’s death should radi- church to pay their respects to calize us,” Taren Stinebrickner- Aaron Swartz, the 26-year-old Kauffman, Swartz’s girlfriend, programmer and Internet ac- said in an emotional appeal to tivist who took his own life this the open-access movement last month. week. They didn’t just come to Since his death, academ- mourn a fallen comrade, they ics who support open access said. They came to carry on his have posted their research on- fight. The memorial service held line for all to see and download. last week at the Internet Archive, And those in the movement say a nonprofit group that occupies a young people who never knew former church in San Francisco, Swartz are joining their ranks, was as much political rally as sol- taking part in memorial hack- emn tribute. athons and protests around the “Aaron Swartz was not a crimi- globe. nal. He was a citizen and a brave “I think a lot of people are go- soldier in a war which continues ing to be inspired by Aaron to today, a war in which corrupt and act,” said Peter Eckersley, tech- venal profiteers try to steal and nology projects director of the Family and friends leave funeral of Aaron Swartz, the Reddit co-founder and Internet activist, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013, hoard and starve our public do- Electronic Frontier Founda- at North Suburban Lubavitch Chabad Central Avenue Synagogue in Chicago, Illinois. Photo by Michael Tercha/ MCT main for their own private gain,” tion and a former roommate of said Carl Malamud, a technologist Swartz’s. and outspoken advocate for open The battle over open access The movement steadily gained pushed back, introducing their ter how principled, is a form of access to information. has been raging for years — and steam, said Heather Joseph, ex- own legislation to roll back open theft.” In death, Swartz has become Swartz’s death only promises to ecutive director of the Scholarly access at NIH. They argue that Swartz did not believe he was a political martyr for the cause make that battle even more heat- Publishing and Academic Re- making all scholarly and scientific the one stealing. Activists say he championed in life: making ed, activists say. sources Coalition, which works to research freely available would up- Swartz took personal risks to un- scientific and scholarly research Most people can’t afford the broaden public access to scholarly end a centuries-old system of peer lock the world’s vast archives of —much of it taxpayer-funded— high prices charged for scholarly research. In 2005, the National review and publication and bank- knowledge, convinced that let- freely available, not sequestered and scientific research published Institutes of Health adopted an rupt academic journals. ting computers access massive behind online paywalls out of the in hard-copy journals or on the open access policy. Nearly 2.5 Rob Weir, who teaches his- amounts of data that’s currently reach of the public. Web behind pay walls, creating million articles are on the NIH tory at Smith College in Massa- restricted could lead to scientific The broader Internet free- what Malamud says is “a mem- database, and more than 700,000 chusetts, is the associate editor breakthroughs and greater social dom movement has also claimed bers-only country club of knowl- people access PubMedCentral of a small journal. He says Swartz good. Swartz as a cause. The self-de- edge.” every day. But NIH is still the ignored the hidden costs and dan- “It’s time to come into the scribed “hacktivist” group Anon- With the rise of the Internet, only federal agency with an of- gers of making research freely light and, in the grand tradition ymous knocked out the website of activists had hoped to change ficial public access policy on the available. of civil disobedience, declare our the U.S. Sentencing Commission that. About a decade ago, scholars books. “I am sorry that Swartz died,” opposition to this private theft twice over the weekend to protest and scientists, libraries and uni- Activists have pushed legisla- Weir wrote in an essay on the of public culture,” Swartz wrote the government’s treatment of versities started to publish peer- tion that would extend the NIH Inside Higher Ed website. “I in an open-access manifesto. Swartz. reviewed research online free of policy to other federal science do assert, though, that he was “We need to take information, Facing the possibility of a charge after the release of the Bu- agencies. But commercial and non- no hero. The appropriate la- wherever it is stored, make our lengthy prison sentence if con- dapest Open Access Initiative in profit publishers, professional so- bel is one he once proudly car- copies and share them with the victed on criminal charges for 2002. cieties and many academics have ried: hacker. Hacking, no mat- world.”

TECHNOLOGY Wahooly peddles influence to boost startup Parking companies finances, taking stake in corps. Made Easy By Neal St. Anthony of 1 to 100. (President Barack working to make Frostbox “We automatically dis- McClatchy Tribune Obama is a 99.) more popular. They do that close with a ‘disclosure bar’ So where does Wahooly. through Twitter and Face- on that person’s page ... the Dana Severson, a onetime com fit in? book. We track those 2,000 relationship with our com- business marketer and free- “We select companies people, and we reward them pany,” Severson said. “It’s a Fourth Street Garage lance writer, is gaining noto- through an application pro- with points, based on how much bigger debate within Only $175 for SJSU Students riety — if not big revenue — cess and only work with impactful their messages the industry, but we play by at the intersection of social people in the top 10 percent (are).” those rules.” media and finance for his of online influence. We If Frostbox has a liquid- Severson, 36, married and “Wahooly.com”— a startup measure influence through ity event, such as an acqui- the father of three kids, has business that matches on- Klout.” sition or an IPO, Wahooly worked in advertising and line “influencers” who can Wahooly plans to make would take half of the net re- also wrote a monthly maga- draw attention to fledgling long-term money by getting sult, Severson said. “Say it’s zine column about entrepre- businesses. a stake in companies it pro- $1 million; we would share neurs. He’s paying himself “We’re like Kickstarter, motes. $500,000,” he said. less than his old day job, but only instead of people con- “We take a small percent- Wahooly’s influencers he had to find out if he could tributing money, we try to age of equity (1 to 8 percent) potentially could get a small succeed with his innovation influence money,” Severson in each company on our slice of the action, depend- in the startup world. said. platform ... an average of ing upon how influential “The biggest challenge Severson’s outfit launched $75,000 worth of shares,” they are. And influencers for young companies is Second & San Carlos Street Garage last year with $750,000 in- Severson said. “Much like who don’t want to hang on investment and traction Only $160 for SJSU Students vested by individual angel in- a private equity fund. We to a tiny slice of risky private and momentum,” Sever- vestors. The six-person com- retain half of the cash gen- stock can choose in some son said. “In the tech world pany is based in a small office erated from the liquidity instances to get a smart- ... you need customers and in St. Michael, Minn., about a events.” phone or other product users. And it’s difficult to half-hour northwest of down- So far, Wahooly has through the Wahooly-Klout figure out which one comes town Minneapolis. 32,000 social influencers connection. first.” A few weeks ago, Wa- involved, he said, and more “If you’ve helped a young hooly announced an ex- than 700 startups have ap- company gain traction, you panded partnership with plied to be part of the pro- can theoretically get some- For showtimes, advance tix and more, go to Klout.com that will allow gram. “Of those who applied, thing back right away,” Sev- cameracinemas.com Best Theaters -- SJ Mercury and Metro Readers Wahooly to connect influ- we accepted 24 to date,” Sev- erson said. 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I recommend you try it yourself in response to lems that need to be The prerequisites for some ... My experience even if you only have 15 minutes of Melanie Martinez’s solved. of these online classes made the free time to spare. article “Online Online courses courses available to many high so far has The courses range from begin- classes no panacea” can be a part of the school students as well as commu- ner to advanced and include topics that appeared on solution by easing nity college students. been excellent such as: Introduction to Physics, Jan 28. pressure on bottle- Students were expected to pay and for once Introduction to Statistics, Web The adoption of neck courses such $2,400 for a semester-long course Development and even Artificial quality online cours- as Intermediate Al- using the UC’s online system. I believe it Intelligence for Robotics. es at SJSU could gebra, College Alge- By the end of 2012 only a single Massively open online courses solve the growing Follow David Norman on bra and Elementary student outside of the UC system actually (MOOCs) are the future of edu- disparity between Twitter @ 1DavidNorman Statistics. actually took one of these classes. cation in California and around available classroom These bottle- The difference between the UC exceeds the the world, not because they are space and the number of student neck courses are precisely the system’s online debacle and Udac- “cheap”, but because they are of applicants. courses that a brand new online ity are stark. classroom high quality. Despite the high price of educa- education start-up called Udacity A Udacity course will cost $150 So who would possibly resist tion in California, the demand for and SJSU are teaming up to bring for an entire course and because of experience in affordable, high quality education a seat at a California State Univer- to students online. Udacity’s partnership with SJSU many ways... for the masses? sity is growing. Unfortunately, the majority of the course will count for college It turns out the teachers unions CSU spokesperson Liz Chapin online courses and “hybrid” cours- credit at SJSU. of California could stand to lose recently announced the receipt of es that the CSU and UC systems And where the UC system ties on Udacity. money and power if these courses more than 763,000 applications have introduced in the past have reached a single external student Via Udacity high definition actually succeed. from about 295,000 students for been thoroughly unappealing and with their class offerings Udacity videos of spirited lectures by The California Faculty Asso- the fall 2013 semester. laughably overpriced. has literally reached hundreds of engaging professors put you at ciation has added “Online Educa- Out of those 295,000 appli- Take the UC system’s catalog of thousands of students. the front of the class and keep tion” to the “issues” tab of their cants only about 90,000 are ac- online classes for example. SJSU’s partnership with Udac- your attention throughout each website and a single story looms cepted each year, according to The University of California ity has the potential to prepare lesson. ominously on the linked page: the LA Times, which will leave spent 4.3 million dollars to market the 205,000 students that will be I am currently working through “Udacity, San Jose State to partner about 205,000 students to look denied a CSU education this year a course on Udacity called Intro to for online ed pilot program”. elsewhere for an education this ... The for a future in college or even allow Computer Science (CS101). The result of the MOOC move- year. them to take that first step into My experience so far has been ment is clear to the CFA and they Compounding this problem differences the classroom online even if there excellent and for once I believe it are already scrambling to find rea- further is the fact that students is no physical space for them on actually exceeds the classroom ex- sons to stop it. that are enrolled in the CSU sys- between the UC campus. perience in many ways. It’s important for students to tem are often unable to graduate Still, there is the question of quality. My Udacity professor never understand going forward that during the traditional four year system’s online Udacity is not the typical online has a bad day, he never misses low cost, quality education is period. college experience of interacting class, he’ll repeat something as something they deserve and that The average time to gradua- debacle and with an instructor over email and many times as I need, my quiz- SJSU’s partnership with Udacity tion for a CSU freshman has now Udacity are pouring over the static text of an zes are graded instantly and his paves the way to making this a re- increased to 5.3 years and only overpriced e-book. lectures take place any time I’m ality to thousands of under-served about 12 percent of CSU fresh- stark ... This is where the Udacity expe- available. Californians. men actually graduate within rience again differs drastically With Udacity, you can learn David Norman is a contributing four years. 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In addition, “much” readers should carefully investigate all firms offering employment listings or or “late” service coupons for discount vacations or merchandise. 42 Cake call helping 71 Semi- Thursday, January 31, 2013 OPINION Spartan Daily | Page 7 Campus religion a revelation A bittersweet victory Since the separation I wanted badly to aban- istries chapter at SJSU, and it for servicewomen of church and state is a don God and Christian- creates a space to open up about core value in American ity, I couldn’t because it God in a setting where simply due history, many people was a part of me. to ethnicity students have great Last week, Secretary wise reinforces this in- may wonder as they walk The purpose of reli- likenesses. of Defense Leon E. Panetta equality. around campus: “what is gious groups on campus In black campus ministries, announced the official “Over more than a up with all the religious is to offer a place of black students can explore Christi- end to a policy that de- decade of war, (women) organizations?” growth in a positive en- anity for themselves. nied combat roles for have demonstrated At San Jose State, vironment. Many black students probably women in the military. courage and skill and there are 362 active There were many grew up in a “churchgoing family” The nearly 20 year- patriotism,” said Pa- clubs and more than Follow Christiana worries that I would like me and left home thinking “ old policy — signed by netta. “A hundred and 50 of them are listed as Cobb on Twitter be seen as a “stuck-up mom dragged me to church for 17 then-Secretary of De- fifty-two women in cultural and religious on @christianacobb bible thumper” but years, I’m not doing that anymore.” fense Les Aspin in 1994 uniform have died serv- the SJSU website. in reality I still did all However, I wonder, wouldn’t — barred women from Follow Angela ing this nation in Iraq Because of San Jose State’s di- the “regular college things”: made it be a different experience if you participating in missions Medina on Twitter and Afghanistan. Fe- verse campus, it only makes sense friends, went out and joined other opened the Bible for yourself? that “engaged an enemy @angela_514 male service members that as the school offers programs clubs but Christianity and Jesus Christianity in college is a differ- on the ground with indi- have faced the reality of and organizations to reach out to were always a helping hand in my ent experience because instead of vidual or crew served weapons, while combat, proven their willingness different groups such as the LGBT decision making. being talked at by a pastor, you read being exposed to hostile fire and to to fight and, yes, to die to defend of community, ethnic communities, For InterVarsity and probably and discover for yourself who Jesus a high probability of direct physical their fellow Americans.” scholastic communities and those other religious groups on campus, is and if he has anything to do with contact with the hostile force’s per- Moreover, women represent 15 interested in fraternities and so- the misconception is that you need you and your life. sonnel,” according to the Congressio- percent of active-duty military and rorities, it also offers a place for to be a Christian or a religious per- Even if you attend a religious nal Research Service. represent 20 percent of new recruits, those who wish to grow in their son to participate. club and things don’t make sense, Although Panetta’s decision dem- according to the Iraq and Afghani- spirituality. You don’t have to be religious at all. by attending you are allowed the onstrates a historical moment for stan Veterans of America (IAVA). As an African-American woman, In fact, the InterVarsity in Santa opportunity to question or debate women’s equality, it is long overdue. Clearly, women have the heart. church is very much part of my fam- Rosa often held meetings with the everything said and draw your own Approximately 280,000 women ily’s culture, but once I left home I atheist and skeptic club. conclusions. served in operations in Iraq and Af- wanted nothing more than to put InterVarsity creates a learning College is about learning inside ghanistan since 2001, and 152 have ... We shouldn’t that part of my life on pause, at least environment. and outside of the classroom. died. Women have participated in hold on to our for a little while. It’s a place for students to engage College is a place to meet new “risky” operations that have led to When I left home for Santa with the Bible and Christianity and people and discover new ideas. hostile fire and direct combat with prejudices that Rosa Junior College, I simply see how or if it applies to their lives. Religious groups on campus enemy forces on routine missions. wanted to “live my life” without With religion there is the nega- challenge students to think about Even though Panetta’s official undermine the obligation of church or church tive connotation of judgment if one spirituality. statement comes as a ray of hope for activities. is not a Christian, but if students Some people join fraternities equality in the military, women have the potential However, soon after I left I found would stop judging the religious or sororities to get connected and been participating in ground combat myself very lonely until I saw the groups on campus and attend a similarly I joined an international for the past decade. of women InterVarsity Christian fellowship (a meeting or two they would quickly club that seeks to help students Gen. Martin E. Dempsey and the fellowship also at SJSU). realize the meetings on campus are find themselves and addresses and Joint Chiefs of Staff collectively de- by assuming I immediately joined with the places to learn, meet new people, analyzes spirituality in a scholastic cided on a set of principles to seam- they’re hope of meeting people with a com- and grow. atmosphere. lessly integrate this transition. One mon interest. Recently InterVarsity has Christiana Cobb is a Spartan Daily “guiding principle” commits to up- incapable of Quickly it was clear that although started their black campus min- staff writer. holding both physical and mental performance standards that “con- combat ... sist of qualitative and quantifiable standards reflecting knowledge, How did the government come to skills, and abilities necessary for accept people who are willing to risk each occupation.” their lives for their nation, and not Is it really necessary to state this? provide them with opportunities for Why would we train men and growth within the military? women for combat missions any Women, who willingly put their differently? If the military is suffi- lives on the line, deserve to be given ciently training soldiers for ground the opportunity to expand to ground combat, shouldn’t we expect a high combat missions if they choose. degree of competency and skill from Some women aspire for this chance, the men and women who are as- and if they’re qualified based on the signed to these missions? same standards as men, then why Women failing to meet these stan- shouldn’t they be given the chance? dards is one concern critics share. That notion completely under- Why is this especially concerning mines women’s commitment to join- for women in the military? ing the armed forces. If the military assigns a soldier Luckily, the future brings op- on a combat mission, wouldn’t we portunities for women. Over assume that soldier was chosen 14,000 positions will be available because they were qualified to per- to women in ground combat units form the mission? at the battalion level, according to Are women going to start men- Dempsey’s memo. struating and retreat to a fetal posi- And in the coming months, the tion while bawling their eyes out in transition to eliminate gender-based the battleground? barriers would include offering I certainly would want our soldiers women more ground combat assign- to be highly qualified to perform their ments, adjust naval ships and pro- duties, regardless of gender. cedures to accommodate women’s We shouldn’t hold on to our prej- privacy and promote female leader- udices that undermine the potential ship, request an exception to policy of women by assuming they’re inca- if a woman is assigned for a specific pable of combat missions because of position or specialty, and develop their gender. gender-neutral standards for evalu- We have women who are physi- ating service members by September cally and intellectually qualified to 2015, Dempsey’s memo stated. carry out these types of missions, but Hopefully, our military will the military does not utilize them to evolve past these inequalities to their full capability. provide women the opportunities Gender should not determine they’ve earned. whether a soldier is qualified to carry Angela Medina is a Spartan Daily Cartoon by Jared Gochuico/Spartan Daily out a mission, and suggesting other- staff writer. 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to Pimp C instead of Biggie or Hit-Boy-produced beat is the Pun. Shout outs go to Three 6 perfect companion. By Vince Ei Mafia, not Dipset. “LVL” is a track that de- @Vince_the_Ei The slowed down, stretched mands respect, in which out style of chopped and Rocky declares, “Get the news Compared to the other screwed hip hop works with flash that the truth back / This New Yorkers featured on the music moving in real motion is Boom Bap mixed with new phenomenal seven emcee to tell rags-to-riches come-up raps.” lyrical exhibition “1 Train” in stories along with a newfound The aforementioned “1 his debut album “Long.Live. lush lifestyle. Train” is a conglomerate of A$AP,” A$AP Rocky is the Born Rakim Mayers, quality verses from the best least traditional. Rocky bears the name of not of his peers and he doesn’t fail Action Bronson possesses a just one of New York’s most to exude confidence among voice resembling Staten Island revered voices, but all of hip them. legend Ghostface Killah and hop’s. He doesn’t match the But that train comes to a Joey Bada$$ looks and raps like lyrical prowess of his name- screeching halt on the next A$AP Rocky performed at the SJSU Event Center on Mar. 10, 2012 on the Club Paradise Tour with Drake and Kendrick he could be the reincarnate of sake but possesses his mind. track “Fashion Killa,” a glossed Lamar. Photo by Raphael Kluzniok / Spartan Daily Big L. He very well could have Gritty New York stories up serenade to the superficial. been, had he been born four are still being told, they’re just It’s concerning that Rocky Casino productions and the past: “Roaches on the wall / After blowing up on the years later in 1999. encapsulated by lax southern needs to rely on 2 Chainz to transcendent atmosphere of Roaches on the dresser / Ev- Internet two years ago, Rocky The rawness New York de- drawls, a combination from deliver a senseless chorus on songs like the Danger Mouse- erybody had roaches but our took his crew along for the mands is absent when you see which Rocky found success in “F----n’ Problems” to make a produced “Phoenix.” roaches ain’t respect us / On ride, crowding stages from his Rocky lingering around high- his mixtape “Live.Love.A$AP,” radio-worthy song. Restricting The most important song the park bench playing check- home in Harlem to the Indio end designers during Paris but has been rebuked by tradi- 2 Chainz to doing what he does on the album is “Suddenly,” ers sipping nectar / Girbaud desert and each member has fashion week wearing Shaun tionalists. best is an accomplishment but which ends the album well jeans with hologram straps garnered a cult following. Samson fur ear muffs, an over- Old fans can expect the after an abrupt end to Rocky’s with its most captivating mo- and reflectors.” Rocky is the leader and sized — not two sizes bigger to same for half the album verse, Drake and Kendrick ment: “We had cookouts and Hip hop crews are recur- sets a strong foundation with look ghetto and tough over- where familiar producers lend Lamar easily outshine him. dirt bikes and dice games and ring with Odd Future and Pro “Long.Live.A$AP,” which has sized, more like runway chic their work and the sonorous “Wild for the Night” boasts fist fights / And fish fries and Era to name a couple. been out for two weeks, but oversized — kimono-style shirt chopped and screwed voice production from Skrillex and shootouts like one SIG with I’m not talking will last as long as the title and what looks to be leather shows up again and again its energetic craze puts Rocky two rounds / And one click left about groups headed by insists. shorts. His avant-garde music sending tremors through the in a rare position chasing the two down / That’s four kids but 30-something-year-old rap The album is smooth with videos are sleek and polished. speakers once more. beat and keeping up a tempo one lived / Left three dead but entrepreneurs such as MMG, production and sound mix- His lingo is borrowed from The first single “Goldie” that he never quite captures. one split / That one missed / Young Money, and G.O.O.D. ing but is rugged at heart and Houston and it carries over to has everything you could ask A challenge must have That one snitched.” The song Music, I’m talking about kids shows Rocky does have some his raps. for in a signature song. The been finding a spot for the also reveals Bone Thugs-N- who grew up together with New York in him. The first song is the title stream of lyrics roll off the jutting lasers surrounded by Harmony as inspiration and shared experiences — A$AP Vince Ei is a Spartan Daily track and on it he pays respect tongue effortlessly and the the ghostly ambiance of Clams illustrates his impoverished mob included. staff writer. Kick off the Super Bowl at any one of these San Jose hot spots By Christian Carrasco @tobascocarrasco

4th Street Pizza Co. Rookies Sports Lodge Known for their scrumptious pizza by the slice, 4th Street Pizza The atmosphere, decor and food at Rookies Lodge don’t disap- Co. has been one of the finer student hotspots for quite some point. Known for The Hangover, this sandwich is a leaning tower of time. Whether you want pizza by the slice or a whole pie, a salad or hash browns, beef patty, cheddar cheese, bacon, turkey and more drink, they have it. Did I mention they have 30 HDTVs to watch the cheese before being topped with an egg. They have a back Harbaugh Bowl? Enough said. banquet room and 20 HDTVs. Awesomeness. 150 E. Santa Clara St. 1535 Meridian Ave. Photo by Kevin Johnson / Spartan Daily Photo by Christian Carrasco / Spartan Daily

The Blue Chip SmokeEaters Formerly Jersey’s, The Blue Chip is an underground joint founded SmokeEaters is rather popular among Spartans, and if you want in 2007. Known among local football fanatics as the spot for local chicken done right, then you can’t go wrong with your choice here. chapters of the Eagles, Rams and Steelers fan clubs, this place has With numerous flavors and hotness options for wings, this place is quite the sports memorabilia. The food and ambience are on point clutch when feeding your hunger and thirst to watch the big game. as you can catch any sporting event on the more than 25 TVs. And the chicken burgers here? Straight quackin. 325 S. First St. 29 S. Third St. Photo by Christian Carrasco / Spartan Daily Photo by Kevin Johnson / Spartan Daily