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SERVING SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY THURSDAY, MARCH 6, 2008 FREE SINCE 1934 ‘Saigon’ nameless CIA after Council votes hits By KATE TAYLOR vote reversing the name passed at Staff Writer 1:30 a.m. Wednesday. “I think it should be the people of San Jose City Council passed four the community’s choice what they motions early Wednesday morning want to call it,” said Kimia Rahn- up rescinding several of its actions in- emoon, a senior biology major. volving the naming of a retail area McGurk said the claim that 90 within District 7, the area between percent of the district voted for the Highway 87 and Highway 101. name Little Saigon is false, as some The Council voted unanimously to of the “vocal segment of the Viet- reverse its Nov. 20 decision to name namese community” have asserted. SJSU the area “Saigon Business District” The San Jose Redevelopment but voted against renaming it “Little Agency sent 1,136 surveys to proper- Saigon” in a 7-4 decision. ty owners within a 1,000-foot radius Michelle McGurk, public infor- of the district, she said, and 117 were mation offi cer for Mayor Chuck completed and returned. Reed’s offi ce, said the motions that Of those, McGurk said, 44 stated Agency hopes were passed recognized the desire of they wanted the name “Little Saigon.” the district’s community to title its “I think it’s ridiculous that they’re to recruit area “Little Saigon” and prohibited making a huge deal out of it,” said City Council from naming any area Andrae Macapinlac, a junior political JULIA WEEKS / SPARTAN DAILY ARCHIVES within San Jose without fi rst identi- science major. Chayale Ash-Fuhrman recounts her family’s experiences during the Holocaust in front of an students fying the area’s stake holders. Macapinlac, 21, said the attacks MCOM 136 class titled World War II Coverage by the American Media of Holocaust By ANGELO LANHAM “Essentially City Council will on Councilwoman Madison Nguyen, Concentration and Internment Camps for Japanese Americans. Staff Writer not impose a name on any district who represents the district, were rude without the participation of business and that “fringe members of the Viet- The CIA is currently looking to owners,” McGurk said. namese community are blowing this SJSU’s marketing honors program The Council’s staff was directed out of proportion.” for information. to come up with a process for nam- Nguyen could not be reached for Surviving messages According to a Feb. 26 news re- ing any areas or districts within San comment. lease, 10 honors students who have Jose in the future, she said. “I think the Council’s actions Course gives students fi rsthand accounts of internment formed a team called iNovatiV>, lasted more than six and their statements made last night pronounced “innovative,” are re- hours, according to a video of the (showed) they really want to recog- By DINA BASLAN about the subject. And imbued with tion Camps and Internment Camps searching SJSU students’ knowledge meeting by Nhat Meyer of the San nize the contributions from the Viet- Staff Writer the lives of the survivors he has for Japanese Americans, was held of the CIA to help the agency more Jose Mercury News, with the fi nal namese community,” McGurk said. interviewed, he started the course Fall 2000 and still continues today. effectively market itself to potential He hasn’t lived a life-threaten- MCOM 136 — a code translating “I was interested in what candidates. ing catastrophe himself. But stories his birth month and year: January Jews and Japanese-Americans saw “They want to get a feel for what of survivors who once lost their 1936. in World War II,” Gotliffe said. “I the students are like,” said Jamen human rights, even their family But this semester might be the drew a lot of connecting points and Koos, 23, a senior business major, members, help him teach a course last for him to teach the course as was interested in how journalism “to learn what some of the best SJSU he began building eight years ago. Gotliffe is set to retire. covered it.” students think is the best way to Professor Harvey Gotliffe spent The fi rst experimental course, Students spend the fi rst four reach candidates. They tap into our 10 years of extensive research in which is in the mass communica- weeks learning about the history knowledge, and it’s a benefi t for us. respect of Holocaust and Japanese tions department and titled World of the catastrophes through a col- It’s a win-win.” internment events. He has written War II Coverage by the American All team members are part of the articles and spoken internationally Media of the Holocaust Concentra- See CLASS, page 4 Gary J. Sbona Honors Program, ac- cording to the news release. The team consists of nine market- ing students and one accounting stu- dent, who deals with the fi nances, said Th e road that makes some wonder Cassie Ng, a 22-year-old senior mar- keting major and iNovatiV> member. Stories paint haunting pictures of old Hicks Road in Los Gatos Professor Robert Vitale, director of the marketing department honors By DINA BASLAN residents, according to a 1974 San with a door painted on it: devil’s program, said the team will be work- Staff Writer Jose news report, and most of the door.” ing with the CIA through edVenture land was owned by Quicksilver He has his reasons for believing Five months ago Shawn Mining Co. in them, he said. His friend once Qureshi, a freshman marketing ANNE RIGOR / SPARTAN DAILY In 1868, the county approved touched devil’s door and found out major, made his way down a windy construction of a public road into the next day that his mother had “They tap into our Madison Nguyen, the councilwoman for District 7, faced criticism road in South San Jose, searching the area and named it after Hicks, cancer, he said. knowledge, and it’s for her position in the naming of the Vietnamese area, “Saigon Busi- for the man he’d heard about in who paid the cost of surveying the Another one of Whitcomb’s ness District.” Th e name was repealed by the Council. stories: the overprotective father. land. friends, he said, once fell off of a a benefi t for us. Qureshi said the story goes that Jason Whitcomb, a sophomore giant rope swing they had found It’s a win-win. one night, the father allowed his kinesiology major, said he has while wandering around the reser- daughter to go out with some guy heard all kinds of stories about old voir formerly named River of Our friends, but she never came home. Hicks Road. Lady of Guadalupe and injured JAMEN KOOS ” Sudanese students share history; He went after the boys and shot Senior “I’ve heard about an albino himself. business major them, assuming they had killed community, about trailer parks and Whitcomb said he has also movie commemorates ‘Lost Boys’ her, and he now stands in his front abandoned houses,” Whitcomb, yard every night, preying on pass- 19, said. “There’s a giant rock See HICKS, page 4 Partners, which is a nationwide pro- ersby. gram that helps companies work with By ELISHA MALDONADO Though, after six years of living “I’m going to punch him in the college students. Staff Writer in California, the pressures and way face,” Qureshi remembered telling The effort began with 400 surveys, of life are no longer new, they said. his friends. sent out to different majors across the Their life in the Sudan was not an “It is what we have been doing. He stepped out of the car, his campus, asking questions like “What easy one, neither was their entrance It’s become normal,” Akau said. friends switched off the lights, and do you know about the CIA?” and into America. Gong, an international business Qureshi started walking. There he “Are you interested in working for Mach Gong and Peter Akau, both major, and Akau, also a business ma- was — a 5-foot-tall, 2-foot-wide the CIA?” said Jillian Crawford, a students at SJSU and both “Lost jor, spent the fi rst part of the evening fi gure in the darkness. senior marketing major. Boys” of the Sudan, fi elded question in front of a crowd of 72, giving a Hicks Road is the narrow path “So far, 60 percent of our surveys regarding their lives before and after brief overview of their country and running up the slopes of Mount were aware of the CIA,” Crawford, their move to America. their lives. After the fi lm, they stood Umunhum that connects Almaden 24, said, “and 30 percent weren’t. Heifer International at SJSU is an willing and answered questions. and Los Gatos. Among longtime They were coming up with some fun organization dedicated “to ending Though now men, they talked in San Jose residents like Qureshi, it names for the CIA,” she said of some world hunger and poverty and car- regard to still being referred to as the has a curious attraction to urban of the acronyms that 30 percent came ing for the earth,” according to its “Lost Boys.” legends. up with, many involving the word brochure. The organization put on Their answer was that it is how The road is named after Eng- “corporate.” the movie Wednesday night in the they have been known — the name land-born Thomas Pasco Brown In the time between now and the Student Union, to commemorate the given to them by the “American me- Hicks, who moved to a village, program’s conclusion, events will be PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY LUKE CUNNINGHAM / SPARTAN DAILY “Lost Boys of Sudan.” dia” — and they don’t mind it. known as Guadalupe in 1867, in The fi lm followed the lives of two “It is what happened,” Akau said. Santa Clara Valley. Winding from Almaden to Los Gatos, Hicks Road is a local See CIA, page 2 Sudanese boys — not the men pres- “It is like history. What happened It was a mining town of 400 point of interest for the brave and curious. ent at the event — and their new cannot change.” lives in the United States. Telling of their history, what “Before we came,” Gong said, has happened to them, drew in the INDEX “we had a cultural orientation. It is crowd. LAST HOME MOVIE CRITIQUE INSIDE “The Diving Bell and the Classifieds...... 4 a long process. (It is) based on the Eventgoer, Susan Sagun, ex- the GAME Butterfl y” earns must-see status. Columns...... 5 individual. You have opportunities, plained why she came to the event. Two women’s seniors you can work and help your family, Daily will be honored at 7 p.m. in the Evoking “love” and “misery,” it’s Crossword,Sudoku...... 4 “I really care about the whole a movie for the all of the human you can go to college, or you can do continent of Africa,” she said. “The Event Center on Saturday night. Sparta Guide...... 2 something for yourself. You have to See SPORTS, page 6 senses. Sports...... 6 start all over.” See SUDAN, page 2 See STUDENT CULTURE, page 3 Student Culture ...... 3 2 THURSDAY, MARCH 6, 2008 CAMPUS NEWS THESPARTANDAILY.COM CIA Event aims to reveal job reality SSPARTAPARTA GGUIDEUIDE EVENT CALENDAR Continued from page 1 speaking on campus, she added. gram, students must have already tak- She said the agent will either be en the BUS 130 class, Introduction to Mark Mark or Laura Laura (their real Marketing, write an essay about how held to inform SJSU students of the names are off-limits), and he or she they can serve and go through an in- Today Bible Study CIA, Crawford said. will talk about what it is like to be a terview, and have a GPA of at least Acts 2 Christian Fellowship Ng said tabling events are in the National Clandestine Service agent. 3.25 to enter the program and a GPA Services’ Living with ADHD: 7 p.m. in the Constanoan Room every Thursday planning stages. The events would be Vitale said other clients in the past of at least 3.5 to graduate with hon- Workshop Series Contact: Justin Foon, 415-786-9873, [email protected] aimed at recruiting, with fl iers refer- for the program have been Target ors, Vitale said. Diffi culties keeping friendships, leading group projects, ring students to the CIA Web site, at Corp., Subaru, Bausch & Lomb and Vitale said most students involved staying focused in class or while studying? This group will Chicano Commencement Committee Meeting which they may apply. for Extraterrestrial Intel- in the program who graduate get at provide support and understanding, as well as off er con- 7:30 p.m. in the Student Union Guadalupe Room The events are meant to inform ligence Institute. least one job offer out of college. crete suggestions on how to manage ADHD symptoms Contact: Sergio Jimenez, 674-5423 students of the reality of working for He also said most companies, in- “I’m so excited about it. I have and thrive in the college environment. the CIA, including many CIA mar- cluding the CIA, are interested in us- been thinking about working for the Tomorrow keting positions some may not know ing the program to break myths about CIA when I was younger,” Ng said. Noon to 1:20 p.m. in the Administration Building Room 201 about, Crawford said. their companies. “Just getting to meet a CIA agent it- Contact: Deanna Peck or Wei-Chien Lee, 924-5910, [email protected] Lecture: How Can Librarians Get Back in the One event will involve a CIA agent To be involved in the honors pro- self is amazing.” Information Game? Live Music: Percussionist Steve Hearn and School of Library & Information Science Colloquia Series. Student Showcase David Loertscher, professor at SJSU’s School of Library and SUDAN Student showcase includes French horn, cello and piano. Information Science, is speaking. Students part of the struggle 12:30 to 1:15 p.m. in the Music Building Concert Hall Noon to 1 p.m. in Clark Hall Room 322 Contact: Joan Stubbe, 924-4649, [email protected] Contact: Marcia Laughrey, 924-2490, [email protected] Continued from page 1 Counseling Services’ LGBTQQI Support Group Counseling Services’ Overcoming Stress! children, in particular. Normally, I A supportive, empowering, confi dential environment for College can be a very stressful experience on top of all of would be overwhelmed by tears, but lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, your other life responsibilities. But there are things we they have something we want: Pure and intersex SJSU students to share, discuss and explore can do to manage our stressors. Discover some helpful joy.” their personal experiences. coping techniques and fi nd a little bit of peace. A student who attended the fi lm 2 to 3:20 p.m. 12:30 to 1:15 p.m. in the Administration Building Room 269 said one of the reasons she came was Contact: Sybille Ulrike or Kate Marino, 924-5910, Contact: Deanna Peck, 924-5910, [email protected] because she saw it on an event fl yer. [email protected] “I came, primarily, because we Counseling Services’ Getting Your Zzzz: talked about it in my African politics Counseling Services’ On-line and On-track Managing Insomnia class,” said Vanessa Monas, a politi- (for gamers) Struggling to fall or stay asleep? Waking up feeling un- cal science major. “A guy mentioned Does the Internet ever keep you from being as successful rested? Join us to learn how sleep aff ects your well-being (in class) he was part of the strug- as you would like in school and life? If so, come to our and productivity, ways to structure your environment and gle.” two workshops and learn how to optimize your online habits, and methods to relax. Billal Asghar, SJSU Heifer Inter- life and balance school and social activities. 2 to 3:15 p.m. in the Administration Building Room 269 national treasurer, thought the docu- 3 to 4 p.m. in the Administration Building Room 201 Contact: Ashley Tate De Lara, Carolyn Rittenbach or mentary fi lm was informative. Contact: Richard Francisco and David Emmert 924-5910, Jennifer Naumann, 924-5910, [email protected] “Mach and Peter were gener- [email protected] ous with their time to come and talk Counseling Services’ Deal Me In!-Men’s Group about what they went through in their Lecture: Zen Me To Enlightenment! A supportive group for men to discuss relationship issues, lives,” Asghar said. Presented by Zen Buddhism Club, Venerable Jian Hu family and gender expectations, and other male concerns and Abbot of Chung Tai Zen Center. Many Zen Masters while playing a friendly game of cards. CORRECTION use unusual and sometimes comical methods, 3 to 4:20 p.m. in the Administration Building Room 201 employing shouting, beating and nonsensical Contact: Kell Fujimoto or David Emmert, 924-5910, In an article on March 4 ti- dialogues, to train disciples for enlightenment. [email protected] tled “Sudan refugees to speak at However, hidden in these koans (case examples) are SJSU,” it was incorrectly stated real gems of timeless wisdom. Counseling Services’ The “In” Crowd — that Harold Bell was the presi- Social Growth Group dent of Heifer International. 4 to 6 p.m. in the Student Union Pacifi ca Room It should have said Bell is the ART MARKMAN / SPARTAN DAILY Contact: [email protected] Develop skills that will enhance communication, reduce president of the SJSU chapter Mach Gong and Peter Akau shared how their lives paralleled those anxiety and build confi dence in social settings. of Heifer International. in the fi lm “Lost Boys of Sudan,” featured at the Student Union on 3 to 4:20 p.m. in the Administration Building Room 201 Wednesday evening. Contact: Kell Fujimoto or Mariika Felberg, 924-5910, [email protected]

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Movie Review Give your senses a ride on the back of ‘Butterfl y’ By DINA BASLAN escape from his lifeless body, Bau- sense, one that is so often forgotten, produces a motion picture. ald Harwood (winner of an Acad- ows, destroys both time and space, Staff Writer by embarks upon a journey of dis- one that empowers us to dream. Directed by the prominent New emy Award for best screen adap- which separate the observer from covery that ultimately whisks him The cast, led by Mathieu Amalric York painter and sculptor Julian tation for “The Pianist”), severely the movie, and permits indulgence. “The Diving Bell and the But- to a world of rapture and gluttony, (the new bad boy in the upcoming Schnabel (whose directing resume details the emotions that fan out on It is a must-see movie for everyone. terfl y” is based on the real-life epic delusion and fantasy, and every es- “James Bond” movie), portraying contains a mere three movies), the the screen, yet so eloquently allows Too often in theaters are emotions of Jean-Dominique Bauby — the sence of human emotions. Bauby, and Emmanuelle Seigner, play- movie ascends into a life of its own, the viewer to navigate its effects. displayed — such as love, determina- pulsating, vibrant editor of “Elle,” The movie fulfi lls almost all of the ing the role of Bauby’s wife, delivers a borrowing Schnabel’s passion from The music, supervised by Schnabel, tion, misery — and sometimes mas- a French magazine. human senses: music that quenches sound performance. Their performanc- which his art radiates. Love, sorrow harmonizes the listeners’ heartbeats terfully. Yet this movie rises above Bauby was a man who was caged the heart and cinematography that es, however, are stunningly amplifi ed and regret are not just emotions por- with those of the screen. The con- all of these emotions and delivers a in his own body after suffering a seemingly introduces new colors. by the direction, screenplay adaptation, trayed on screen, but rather themes cord of the original theme music by meaning — a meaning to experience massive stroke and plunged into Even taste seems to solidify on the music and cinematography. playfully dancing from scene to Paul Cantelon, combined with the them through our imagination. “locked-in syndrome” — a medical screen, with a scene depicting Bau- Nominated for four Academy scene and ultimately uniting to give movie’s essence, aches yet inspires All humans are, in reality, diving case where the body is entirely par- by devouring a scrumptious meal Awards, including best director and us a clear picture of our omnipotent the heart. The cinematography, by bells. All, too, however, have that alyzed, locking a functioning mind in a French restaurant. What it ulti- best cinematography, the movie possession — our imagination. Janusz Kaminski, discovers the butterfl y inside — the butterfl y that in remoteness. Struggling to fi nd an mately fulfi lls, however, is another celebrates the unity of the arts that The screenplay, adapted by Ron- colors that hide between the shad- can lift a diving bell. ABARET hits San Jose

By JOHN HORNBERG Tari Kelly, Bowles is carefree and Ernst Ludwig, played by Noel Staff Writer materialistic. Anthony, is a convincing and Two things stick with the audience: likeable man who transitions into The doors open to a smoke-fi lled the opening song, “Willkommen,” the despicable villain. In a story line club with a fl amboyantly dressed and the emcee of the show, aptly where the primary villain is an ideal man in a top hat beckoning you in named The Emcee. of Nazism rather than a character, with a thick German accent. A tawdry and raucous song, Anthony does a good job at portraying It’s the Kit Kat Klub, and this is “Willkommen” has a chorus line the personifi cation of Nazi Germany. “Cabaret.” that sticks in people’s heads and sets “Cabaret” also features Fraulein PHOTO COURTESY OF DAVID ALLEN Originally performed in 1966, the the party-like tone for the fi rst half Schneider, played by Suzy Hunt, American Musical Theatre of San Jose’s of the performance. who owns the boarding house where shifts. We are shown Ernst Ludwig’s leave for Paris. and it takes at least an admiration of presentation of “Cabaret” featured The Emcee, played by Nick Bradshaw is staying, and Herr Schultz, true nature, and the act ends with Despite small phrases being in show tunes to sit through. convincing performances, a strong Garrison, is reminiscent of Billy played by Allen Fitzpatrick, one of Nazi banners being unveiled. German or French, English translations The fi rst act is a marathon, lasting musical score and masterful singing. Corgan from the Smashing Pumpkins Schneider’s tenants who is Jewish “What a lovely party, don’t you often follow. “Willkommen” is sung in nearly 90 minutes, and the second “Cabaret” takes place in Berlin in face and complexion. He struts and owns a fruit stand. Their roles think?” The Emcee asks the crowd as three different languages — German, act is only 35 minutes, just enough to at the start of the 1930s, following around the stage with the energy were played extremely well and with he salutes the banners to close the act. French and English. complete the shift in the mood and wrap around Clifford Bradshaw, played of 15 Red Bulls, and is more like a a warm and convincing relationship. The second act largely does The overall performance was up the fi nal loose ends in the story. by Louis Hobson. Bradshaw is an leader of a three-ring circus than an The mood shifts toward the end away with the whimsy of the fi rst. well done, and I would recommend “Cabaret” continues at the American writer seeking inspiration emcee of a musical. Garrison was of the fi rst act. The song “Tomorrow Characters fear for their lives and it for people looking for a good American Musical Theatre on for his next novel. The musical tells defi nitely the star of the show. Belongs to Me” is dour and dark, are forced to make frantic decisions. theater performance, but it’s hard to Almaden Street through March the story of his experiences in Berlin. The Emcee is supported by the and even though the whimsy quickly Clifford tries to convince Sally to recommend “Cabaret” to a college- 16. Tickets range from just under Bradshaw fi nds inspiration Kit Kat Girls, who looked as though returns in the next few songs, a tangible fl ee with him to the United States. age audience. The message and the $15 to up to $74. For more — and love — in Sally Bowles, a they were taken straight from the feeling of change, which progresses to “The party is over,” Clifford tells characters are geared for an older information, go to the venue’s British singer he meets at the seedy movie “Moulin Rouge,” and the Kit the fi nal scene in the act, is afoot. Sally as he tells her to get ready to audience, the subject matter is dated Web site at www.amtsj.org place called the Kit Kat Klub, Kat Boys, who looked and acted like The fi rst act ends in Herr Schultz’s where she performs. Played by doubles for The Village People. shop, and it is here that the mood 4 THURSDAY, MARCH 6, 2008 CAMPUS NEWS THESPARTANDAILY.COM CLASS HICKS ‘I made myself look like an idiot’ Jews, Japanese share Continued from page 1 his fi rst movie set, he said. anchored on top of it that resembled “Just because it’s so mysterious,” a head. Hennessey said. “You don’t know “I made myself look like an idiot,” ‘vivid’ memories of internment encountered one of the road’s resi- what to expect.” he said. “I fl ipped him off, knocked on dents while looking for help with his Artist Jacob Mantia also found an the light globe, and shouted back at friend’s fl at tire. opportunity to retell a Hicks Road my friends, ‘You guys are assholes.’” him to one of the gatherings Got- been through in World War II.” Continued from page 1 “He thought he was messing story with a new twist. Qureshi said he was disappointed. liffe had invited the class to attend Gotliffe’s relationship with the around,” Whitcomb said. “He opened “There is an old abandoned mili- He had gone to the road that night at the Chai House in Spring 2007. survivors and internees extends the door with a shotgun and told him tary radar base at the top of Mount with an expectation only to expose lection of selected videos, journals “Johnny befriended so many of outside of the four walls of Room to get off his property.” Umanhum,” he wrote in his blog, an urban legend. and textbooks. them,” she said. “Professor Got- 213 in Dwight Bentel Hall. Qureshi also talked about a psy- “Monsters and Kittens.” “(An) albino For Morgan Chivers, a senior glob- The focus of this course doesn’t liffe taught my son through me.” In an event he titled “A Gather- chic ward that sits on the top of the hill was killed, and the toxic waste that al media major, these stories of ghosts, rotate only around the richness of Students send “Thank-you” ing for Friends” in June 2005, 50 — an old deserted building with bro- was left at the base turned him into a albinos and zombies are just another its historical content. It also thrives notes to guest speakers who share Holocaust survivors and Japanese ken windows and doors. Ghosts of pa- zombie. He forever walks Hicks Road memory of high school novelties. on the fi rst-hand stories of which such harsh times of their lives. internees were joined under one tients who once lived there are said to at night looking for fresh victims.” “Ghosts aren’t the only people students learn from as survivors Ronald Alessio, a 73-year-old Ital- roof for the sole purpose of shar- be hovering around, haunting people His painting “Beware of Hicks Road who can drive beat-up Jeeps,” Chiv- host them in their own homes. ian student who attended the class ing anguished memories, at the who get near the building, he said. Zombie” is a rendition of that scene ers, 24, said. “Humans can drive “He’s a phenomenal teacher two years ago, sent a note to Holo- Japanese American Museum in “I won’t walk down there again,” made out of coffee mixed with wa- those, too, and try to scare people — in drawing everything in with caust survivor Alex Bauer. San Jose. Gotliffe said he is ar- said Jesse Villasenor, a San Jose resi- tercolors on a cold-press illustration we’ve all seen “Scooby Doo.” Some the actual survivors that are still He wrote: “I will never forget ranging a bigger gathering for June dent who works as a club promoter, board. people are hoping and expecting and around,” said Morgan Chivers, a what you had to say and will make 9, which is planned to take place at recalling his midnight visit to Hicks The fi gure Qureshi saw in the trying to see things, so tiny little bits senior global studies major. it a point to pass it on to many others the Chai House in San Jose. Road a year ago. darkness fi ve months ago turned out blow up in their mind and let their Katsumi Hikido, who has been a Most fi nals are either exams Villasenor, 24, said he and his to be a brick gatepost, with a lamp imagination roll.” guest speaker for four years, was in covering a considerable amount of friends heard a rumbling noise as the class Tuesday, Feb. 26. He talk- chapters in the textbook or lengthy they were walking toward an old ed about his role serving in the all- “He’s a phenomenal papers sometimes accompanied building. Japanese 442nd Regiment, where with a presentation. The fi nal ex- teacher in drawing “It was a sound of a door closing,” he was severely wounded and spent amination for MCOM 136, how- Villasenor said. “As if warning us, more than one year in a hospital. everything in with ever, is to identify students in class ‘get away.’” “I think it’s quite a privilege,” by fi rst and last name and give a the actual survivors He said the building was once a Hikido said. “An opportunity. brief description of each student. Christian school and that he recalls “We’re talking about events And in most cases, students split a that are still around. hearing stories of a teacher who shot that took place 65 years ago, but pot-luck party and share a variety one of her students there. it’s still very fresh and vivid in MORGAN CHIVERS of ethnic foods representing their The noise, he said, was followed our minds,” he said. “So if we Senior ” countries of origin. by the appearance of a fi gure that ran can share the history with people global studies major “If people would have known toward the school at “faster than hu- and students, it makes us feel like a Jewish person,” Gotliffe said, “I man speed.” we’re helping them understand.” so that they will also remember.” think there would’ve been a less Growing up with tales of Hicks Hikido and other guest speak- Gotliffe’s passionate involve- chance for the Holocaust to hap- Road has inspired creativity for one ers helped Bianca deCastro, a se- ment within both communities, pen.” man, Julian Flores, a San Jose resi- nior journalism major, control her Jewish and Japanese, enabled He paused and said, “Besides, dent and movie director. emotions regarding the suffering him to bring together the blend you spend 16 weeks sitting next “When you drive up there at her grandfather and family had of guest speakers to class. In the to someone you might not know night,” he said, “you feel like some- gone through in World War II. past, people had told him there their name.” thing’s not right. The whole environ- “I learned the most that I’ve was no way he could compare the Gotliffe started and was the ment gets to you mentally. And it in- ever learned in this class,” she two historical events. Gotliffe, head of Magazine Journalism Se- spired me to do a horror movie.” said. “(Guest speakers) taught me however, was not intending on a quence at SJSU from 1986 until Actor Shane Hennessey, playing that hate isn’t a way to heal.” comparison. Fall 2005. the character of Mike in the movie, DeCastro’s 8-year-old son “They are invited not to com- “After 34 years of teaching,” said he used to hear his older broth- Johnny expressed an interest in pare their stories,” he said, “but to Gotliffe said, “this is the best and er talking about the road with his LUKE CUNNINGHAM / SPARTAN DAILY meeting internees. So she took share, talking about what they’ve most exciting class to teach.” friends and telling ghost stories. He A ballpoint pen points to old Hicks Road, where, in the nearby was thrilled when the road became one student says a giant rock painted “Devil’s door” rests. Classifieds

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Choose a pair baseball and not enough on, I don’t know, Day Saint. for McCain.” Don’t believe every poll on let’s say, “the things that affect the Ameri- Sexual Harassment: Her name is Hill- TV, or anywhere else really. Consider the can people.” I want to know which candi- go together ary. It says it on her signs, “Hillary ’08.” source fi rst. date will take the focus off steroids, bring I know because I kicked one over on my E-mail Surveillance: I signed up for the issue to a lower court and consider the way to class today. If someone calls me every political candidate’s e-mail and potential recession, the war and education. LINDSAY BRYANT Bryant, I’m not any more of a woman. If phone list. I had visions of being an in- Confl ict Resolution: The two-party sys- Column What You Want you really, truly are voting for Hillary only formed citizen. Now, I can’t get Barack tem is so restrictive. But I digress. It’s like because she’s a woman, I call you an anti- to stop calling me. My boyfriend is getting having younger brothers: You can punk feminist. A strong woman knows when to jealous. them only for so long, and then before you Politics: Yum. Campaign fi nance reform: leave and stand on her own two feet. Booze Cruise: It’s where Bush is right know it, they’re taller and stronger than Give me more. Taxes: Don’t stop now. Offi ce Olympics: They train, are coached now — just riding the wave until the party you. And then we are at their whims. The By HEIDI ROMSWINCKEL-GUISE Roll up this newspaper and whack and practice daily. And eventually, after four is over. Google a photo of Bush from 2000, lesson? Question everything they say and Staff Writer yourself on the head. Unfold it and smooth years of waiting, someone will win. There and look at the man now; it looks like he’s get everything out of them before they are out my words. on the last buffet, pulling into the dock that big and powerful. Is it Nov. 4, 2008, yet? It’s the song that If you really, truly are afternoon, still hung over since day two af- : To the victor go the If you turn your television on and fl ip it to never ends … ter a cruise to Acapulco. Plus, he has food spoils. And in the United States of Amer- ESPN, the chances of hearing about an athlete Question: Do you feel uncomfortable voting for Hillary only poisoning, and his wallet got stolen. ica, our vote, I believe, is more valuable using some kind of performance-enhancing drug talking political smack? : We found out Obama did than a gamble in a casino. But you know are more than likely. Answer: Consider watching “The Of- because she’s a woman, cocaine in college. Big deal. If we’re going what they say: What happens in the Oval The latest news has been focusing on New fi ce: Season 2.” It’s funny and it will make full throttle on the paparazzi craze, dig up Offi ce … York Yankees pitcher Roger Clemens. He is al- all of this make more sense. I call you an anti-feminist. something interesting. My attention defi cit Vote in November. leged to have been using steroids and the human : A night to wear your hair is kicking in. Meanwhile, watch “The Offi ce.” growth hormone, but he isn’t the only athlete down after a long week at the offi ce, knock is only one gold and no one remembers sec- Boys and Girls: Say Obama wins, will guilty of trying to “get an edge.” back one (or four) $3.99 margarita(s), ond place. I can’t wait until the Olympics Hillary run as his V.P.? Or will there be a The situation with Clemens’ teammate, pitcher chomp on a Bloomin’ Onion and watch are over. Waiting is the best part. Clinton-Obama ticket? Or McCain-Con- Andy Pettitte, almost seems to have been overlooked the presidential debates. Squirrely Ron : The only polls to doleezza? If we are all equal now, let’s go “Column What You Want” appears the because he admitted openly and candidly to the Paul, Edwards (the prettiest to look at) consider are the Gallup’s: comprehensive, with a boy and a girl. fi rst and third Thursday of every month. media that he used the human growth hormone. and Huckapreacher — I miss the bicker- balanced and trusted. CNN projected Bill Drug Testing: It’s perhaps the most paid- Lindsay Bryant is the Spartan Daily Not even “Got Milk?” poster girl and three- ing, don’t you? Clinton won Texas by seven points. Did attention-to political story at the moment. managing editor. time Olympic gold medal-winning sprinter Marion Jones could keep her hands off of steroids. It still does not make sense to me why athletes have the desire to take these outside substances. Athletes should be happy with what their bodies allow them to do and not rely on outside sources Gay media: Judging by the cover to “help improve their game.” I have yet to see an athlete drafted into a pro- fessional league or sent to the Olympics without be taking one. It’s a common problem with the gay wallet is worth it. Cheap and clean having some form of experience or training be- gay publications. And advertisers notice. Community Marketing Inc.’s Gay and “There’s nothing wrong with a little fore he or she got there. “They want to go after the gay male,” Lesbian Consumer Index 2007: sex appeal,” Troy said. “But no buttocks. It is obvious the reason for a professional ath- Troy said. “I encourage them to make it Advertising in LGBT media infl uences No underwear. Sometimes a bathing suit. lete getting to the highest level is his or her talent. look diverse; then I get an ad back that the decisions of 89 percent of gay men and That’s about it.” “Talent.” has a Latin guy or a black guy, instead of Unlike some of his national advertisers, I have yet to hear a 12-year-old kid involved a woman.” Credit to the marketing Troy’s not selling gay sex. That would be in sports say, “I have to go home and take my MICHAEL RIZZO steroids or else I won’t be able to be a pro!” Gay by association prostitution. This Queer Life expert upon whom He told me he’s even passed up business The message with which many kids are famil- In December 2007, Larry and Tom were from some telephone hookup companies iar is to practice, because we all know practice the featured intimate partners for the lead it one day dawned and online chat sites because ads were too makes perfect — doesn’t it? BMW: “Hard top. Firm bottom. It’s so story in Genre, a monthly gay pop culture erotic. So if professional athletes practice or play L.A.” magazine. that we gays were an “When I bought the magazine,” Troy almost every day, they should be nearly perfect in Travelocity: “It shouldn’t take highly Well, kind of. Those names were ran- said, “my goal was to have a nice, clean their skills, right? developed gaydar to fi gure out which domly plastered next to a photo spread undiscovered cash crop. magazine that anyone could respect and But wait, we can’t be perfect or fi nely tuned ma- hotels are for you.” of two shirtless hotties who, presumably, show to their parents.” chines because of that one universal and common 42 Below Vodka: “Drink it straight. had achieved the more-than-diffi cult task 85 percent of lesbians to purchase products Even his mom is a subscriber. characteristic we all possess — we are human. Or gay.” of “staying together forever.” Turns out, or do business with a company. In order to come closer to perfection, make If you recognize these pitches, it’s be- Larry’s real name is Julian Fantechi, a for- 88 percent of gay men and 91 percent of competition easier and veer further away from cause you’ve perused gay media. The tactic mer Playgirl model — and he’s straight. lesbians are more likely to support companies being natural humans, athletes often take perfor- of these marketers is called niche advertis- Tsk, tsk, Genre. that sponsor LGBT events and fundraisers. mance enhancers. ing, and it’s very lucrative. Not that getting cover boys for a gay The survey collected 23,004 responses “This Queer Life” appears in print the I’m not a professional athlete, but I was on the High-profi le national advertisers estab- magazine is easy. Troy’s even had gay from gay men and women nationwide fi rst and third Thursday of every month SJSU women’s soccer team for four years. I was lish symbiotic relationships with produc- models turn him down. known to be consumers of gay media and online every Thursday. Michael Rizzo not the fastest player on the fi eld, nor was I the ers of niche media publications and (in this “They didn’t want people to know they publications. is the Spartan Daily project manager. tallest or the strongest. There was never a mo- case) the product is a capitalistically ratio- were gay,” he said. “But we’ve never had a ment when I thought I had to take any form of a nalized version of gay-for-pay. straight man say, ‘No.’” How the advertiser sees things drug to give myself a physical advantage over my For the sake of journalistic integrity, teammates or competitors. Selling “gay” to gays Troy hires only gay models now, causing Gay and Lesbian Consumer Index 2007 Sure, the National Collegiate Athletic Associ- Troy May, 43, owns one such gay-niche some of the straights to claim the magazine Lesbians Gay Men ation conducts drug tests, and I would be caught publication — ON magazine, headquar- has started discriminating. and banned from my program if caught, but if tered on the Alameda. He bought it two “And we are,” he said. “But my argu- Total Respondents 10, 344 12,044 that weren’t the case, there is no way I would still years ago after spending 13 years in news- ment is, you wouldn’t have a black maga- Median Age 45 45 want to take performance enhancers. rooms throughout the country covering zine with a white model on the cover.” In relationships and living together 64.5% 46.3% In our high school health classes, we all , business, banking, the environ- 23.3% 42.6% learned about steroids and other performance- ment and real estate. Good sell Single enhancing drugs and the bad effects they can Troy told me he tries to publish material Credit to the marketing expert upon Retired 6% 7% have on our bodies. relevant to both genders of the Bay Area gay whom it one day dawned that we gays Own residence 69% 61% Do professional athletes feel like they are not community, or at least maintain an equal were an undiscovered cash crop. Because Rent residence 27% 36% good enough to compete at the highest level with- distribution of gender-specifi c content. ON what do you get when two men or women 20% 5% out taking something? is free, but marketing to both genders in one with college educations and no dependents Have children under age 18 living in home There is no reason to risk your health or publication is easier said than done. merge their fi nances? A stockpile of dispos- Median annual household income $80,000 $83,000 athletic reputation just to get an edge on your “When I put a woman on the cover,” he able income. • Singles $52,000 $62,000 competitors. said, “the magazine doesn’t move.” The gay community now contributes so • Couples living together $96,000 $130,000 Andy Pettitte said that he had experienced More than 65 percent of his demograph- signifi cantly to the national economy that some heart problems after his fi rst encounter with ic are male, so even the prettiest cover girl we’ve got companies like Anheuser-Busch SOURCE: Community Marketing Inc. using the human growth hormone, but he decided Respondents identifi ed themselves as gay residents of the U.S. and were sourced through Community doesn’t attract enough lesbians or straight and Nissan devoting entire staffs to tapping Marketing’s proprietary survey pool and through partnerships with more than 75 LGBT publications. to use it again on two other occasions. guys to make up for the gay guys who won’t our demographic — because going after Maybe he should have practiced more. 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Emily Back on the beam Stebbins placed fi rst in the balance beam with Gymnast returns to the sport she once feared a 9.825 and By MARK POWELL With her new love came a new Special to the Daily fi nished third address — four, in fact. Stebbins in the fl oor attended CSU Humboldt, Arizona Flash bulbs dotted Spartan Gym as State University and the University exercise, also SJSU gymnast Emily Stebbins held a of Massachusetts in search of a pro- with a 9.825 bouquet of fl owers and a framed photo gram to fi t her devotion. on Feb. 16. of her image. Stebbins said she jumped from Stebbins She knelt on the gym fl oor, sur- school to school because she was rounded by teammates, smiling a wide dissatisfi ed with the dance classes in participates in smile while peeking at the grins on her which she was enrolled. the fl oor exer- companions’ vivid faces. “I felt that I had to move on be- cise, balance It was senior night for Steb- cause I realized some of my profes- beam and vault bins and teammates of equal sors didn’t know what they were for the SJSU standing on Feb. 22, the last talking about,” she said. home meet of an already success- For her next jump, the one that gymnastics ful season for the Spartans, 11-2. brought her to SJSU, Stebbins said team. Stebbins, who fi nished second in the her decision had a little to do with PHOTOS BY MICHELLE HORTON / SPARTAN DAILY fl oor exercise with a 9.8 against vis- being closer to home and a lot to do iting UC Davis, said she wasn’t ex- with becoming a competitive gym- has performed after such a long time away from gymnastics. actly sure how to feel. Emily Stebbins in a fl oor exercise. nast once again. She said she was thrilled to be The Santa Cruz resident and San “I think it’s amazing,” Leach recognized in conjunction with her Lorenzo High product contacted said. “You don’t go away from fellow seniors, but she hadn’t been a injuring her neck. SJSU head gymnastics coach Wayne gymnastics that long and compete Spartan for long. Her last year as an Though Stebbins said she did not Wright about a possible return to the the way she has.” SJSU gymnast has also been her fi rst. suffer any lingering injuries, she de- sport last summer. Stebbins said she looked to make In fact, she hadn’t been a gymnast scribed the situation as “pretty life- “I’ve known Emily throughout the long break a non-issue. anywhere until recently. threatening, scary.” her gymnastics career,” said Wright, “A lot of people told me I couldn’t It was a little more than seven In addition to potential bodily dam- who works closely with local gym- do it after seven years,” Stebbins years ago that she quit the sport in age, Stebbins said a hectic, repetitive nastics programs. said. “But I was determined.” which she had invested so many schedule contributed to her decision Wright informed Stebbins over Though the concept of performing hours and expended so much effort. to step away from gymnastics. the phone of what it would take to in a team setting is new to her, Steb- “Every skill that I was doing in “It starts to take over your life,” join the Spartan gymnastics squad. bins said she would “do anything” gymnastics was so diffi cult it was she said. Stebbins, who stayed in shape for her teammates. scaring me,” said Stebbins, a dance Stebbins, who said she hasn’t tak- from years of dance practice and a “I love all of them,” she said. “Every performance major. “I was afraid of en a physical education class since summer of training, was invited to day I train for them as hard as I can.” every trick that I was doing.” fourth grade, said she would leave join the team. Stebbins said it was an odd expe- Stebbins, 21, trained at West Valley school early after her lunch period to “In the beginning it was some- rience joining the team so late in her Gymnastics in Campbell and compet- go to practice. what diffi cult (for her),” Wright said. college stint, but the women she’s ed as an elite-level youth gymnast in From practice, Stebbins said she “But as an elite athlete you’re at the competed alongside have made her 2000, fi nishing 13th in the all-around would get home around 8:30 p.m. to top of your game. Eventually, she feel embraced. category in the U.S. Junior Interna- begin her homework before sleeping was pretty much up-to-speed with “That’s why I wanted to do col- tional Competition of the U.S. Classic. for as long as she could. everybody else.” lege gymnastics mostly,” she said. Also in 2000, Stebbins tied for 22nd “It got to the point where Despite being a late addition to “I had never been a part of a team.” place in the junior division at the John I wasn’t willing to sacrifi ce my the program, Stebbins said she has And Stebbins said the fear that Hancock U.S. Gymnastics Competi- entire childhood or my entire life experienced success this season, fi n- drew her from gymnastics seven years tion in St. Louis. to train for the Olympics, or such ishing fi rst in the balance beam event ago was no longer a negative factor. While fi nishing her uneven bars things as that,” Stebbins said. with a 9.825 versus Southern Utah “I love doing gymnastics because routine on the last day of another With gymnastics seemingly behind University on Feb. 16. it scares me, and it challenges me,” competition, Stebbins hit her head her, Stebbins said she found a new out- Teammate Greta Leach said she she said. “And when you succeed, while attempting a double back fl ip, let for her desire to perform — dance. was surprised at how well Stebbins it’s the best feeling in the world.”