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-; D A Sports Opinion 2 Next issue_ A Bow , Silicon Valley Classic ball on adult literacy service tournament with donation on TUESDAY PARTANDAILY _ finiturS Serving San Jose State University Since 1934 l (dorm II I. \ Jesse Dina looks for a Physics class to add while riding the Valley Transportation Authority Light rail to San Jose State University. Dina rides the light rail every day because it is near his house, and said it is better than hunting for a campus parking space. Pbot., by Douglas Rider / Spartan Daily Autumn Cardone folds up her bag to get on the shuttle to the Park and to 9:45 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 6 a.m. to 545 p.m. Fhdays. Park and Ride program Ride lot Wednesday afternoon. The shuttle service, which runs from 6 a.m. transports students from campus to the Park and Ride lot every 15 minutes. gets three new shuttles Erin Mayes able in the Park and Ride lot, Solutions to the SJSU parking located DAILY STAFF WRITER in Seventh Street, between Alma and Humboldt With the loss of hundreds of streets. When the lot fills up, parking spaces around cam- Alvarez said, spots are avail- iP;;=iagre pus, administrators have been able at the Municipal Stadium scrambling to accommodate lot on 10th and Alma streets students who drive to San next to the San Jose Ice Jose State University. Centre. There are more than "We really want people to 500 spots available in the try Park and Ride instead of municipal lot, Laws said. 41211plasessir circling the campus because According to Alvarez, there that can be frustrating," said are three new shuttle buses Lt. Marianne Alvarez of the and one new driver. Each bus University Police Department. can accommodate 35 seated The UPD is working this and 15 standing passengers. Scott Haywood graduated from San Jose pass, it would be $429." semester to make sure the She said additional shuttles Park and Ride system is as have been reserved to be on Free public transportation State University in 1992 with a political sci- Phahuah Nkong, a junior economics major, ence degree, and he is now the senior market- said taking VTA isn't always time-efficient or efficient as possible, Alvarez hand the first few weeks of ing representative for the transit access pro- comfortable, but it is still less aggravating said. school. The shuttles are free tries to cure old frustrations gram, which provides free bus, light rail and than driving. The UPD plans to keep the and run from 6 a.m. to 9:45 paratransit services for SJSU students. "The bus drivers aren't always punctual, so Park and Ride lot free until p.m. Monday through Lance Attalla Haywood said the Associated Students col- yck might miss your bus," Nkong said. "The Feb. 11, after which, it will Thursday and 6 a.m. until DAILY SENIOR STAFF WRITER lects money for a VTA Santa Clara Valley conditions of the buses could be improved, require regular C permits or 5:45 p.m. on Fridays. Transportation Authority eco-bus pass, but unlike driving, it is a stress-free alterna- $1 per day for students who "We'll be giving out free cof- Proctor, a senior majoring in for- which is purchased for all students. AS col- tive." park there, according to John fee and doughnuts to those Nateeign language, takes the bus to school lects the money through a mandatory $10 Ahrens Alternative Transportation Laws of the UPD. who decide to use the Park every day he has class. transit fee, paid once a semester by all stu- Solutions is a county program with an office Laws said Park and Ride and Ride lot for the first two "The parking situation at school is too dents upon registration. in the Student Union which collaborates with permits can also be purchased weeks of school," Alvarez said. crazy," Proctor said. "I know people that have "An average student saves hundreds of dol- AS in an effort to reduce traffic congestion. for $41 from vending If students don't feel like to leave their house at 6 a.m, just to find a lars with the transit fee," Haywood said. "If machines near the Park and parking space." they were to pay for an annual adult VTA Ride lot. See VTA, page 4 There are 900 spots avail- See Shuttles, page 6 Killing KSJS sets broad cast on Bookstore Kevin Foley to KSJS listeners. "What's cooler than working Radio station hopes Ariente said that this is the sec- with music, getting lots of free class ond time they've run this kind of stuff and getting credit for it?" to increase exposure promotion because the one last Jennings said. Trisha Santos fall proved to be successful for the Students can train to be a disc KSJS is a non-commer- jockey, work behind the scenes or downtime DAII i STAFF WRITER station. cial, student-operated station and be involved in other departments Erika Coron KSJS 190.5 FM), San Jose State can be heard in seven Bay Area of the station such as Webpage DAILY STAFF WRITER University's student-run radio counties: Alameda, San Francisco, design and marketing. station, has taken over the back of Sonoma, Contra Costa, San Brandon Givens, an RTVF, radio, For those who prefer playing the Spartan Bookstore amid pro- Mateo, and Santa Clara. television and film, major and Jay to standing in line, the possibili- motional efforts to raise aware- They broadcast a variety of for- Untalan, also an RTVF major, are two ties of a few adventures are open ness of the station. mats such as jazz, alternative and disc jockeys that said being on the to students again this semester. "We thought this would be a Latin rock. radio station is a positive experience. "I took up kickboxing, and it great way to expose us to every- got me pumped up," said sppho- body," said Sharon Jennings, gen- more Angela Melgoza, who eral manager of KSJS. works at the Associated The station has been broad- "What's cooler than working with Students' business office. casting from 10 a.m. to ' 2 p.m. music, getting lots of free stuff and "I recommend it to students inside the Spartan Bookstore - it's fun" Melgoza said. "As a since Monday. getting credit for it?." stress reliever, it's something "It's a win-win situation for students should look into when everybody," said Kevin Ariente, they have free time," she said. Sharon Jennings the jazz music director for KSJS. If a different fitness program Broadcasting in the bookstore KSJS general manager is more desirable apart from the allows students to get a sneak usual things found in gyms, stu- peek of what the station is all dents will find a wide variety of about. Jon Moreno, a computer science "What's great about being a DJ things to do at the Event Center They can also get more infor- major and employee of the book- is the concept of having your voice Sport Club. There students can mation about the bookstore's prod- store, is not a regular listener of heard by so many people," Givens play basketball, volleyball and ucts and services. KSJS, but he said he recently dis- said. Cebagian Widmann/ Spartan Daily badminton in the mini-gym. Ariente said he hopes this covered the wide variety of for- Listeners of KSJS know Givens Aerobics classes are offered opportunity will encourage others mats the station has to offer. as DJ Manabees. He hosts a show Radio guest Scott Cofer (front) and Kevin Ariente end Thursday's daily, and the club is free to all to become part of KSJS. "They play good mix of music called "Monday Night Live" where live broadcast from the Spartan bookstore. Ariente is the jazz music "We're open to new ideas at the that I never heard before," Moreno director at KSJS and has his own show from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. on See Fun, page 4 station," said Ariente, known as said. "They do a pretty good job." See KSJS, page 7 Saturdays, and goes by the of name Kevin Foley. 1 4 EDITORIAL New semester promises plenty of stress first day of school is the best sore so severe it took four weeks and common in the United States. Theday of the semester. Everyone two prescriptions to heal. I was con- Sure, Europeans can't boast about looks rested. stantly anxious and on edge, even on being the leaders of the free world, Millennium weekends. I felt as if my heart but how many opportunities are Everyone's faces are washed, and the their hair is done. Their clothes are might leap out of my chest. there to brag about that? wrinkle-free and fresh with the scent I was physically incapable of calm- News flash: The game of life is not of detergent. ing down. I lost all reason. I began to won by whoever is the busiest. changes would hate to die and be remem- role I Professors lecture with passion, consider swiping muscle relaxers and classrooms are full of students. from a friend's medicine cabinet. bered for always running from here The painful experience of last Finally, it occurred to me, it's not to there, never having time to spend of your semester's finals has been forgotten. healthy to live in a constant state of with the people I love the most, never paper my Optimism reigns. fight or flight.