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Tuesday, May 17, 2011 spartandaily.com Volume 136, Issue 56

NATIONAL FEATURE U.S. reaches debt ceiling A splash of panache McClatchy Tribune spending,” Ryan told the Econom- ic Club of Chicago. “Given the magnitude of our debt burden, the Treasury Secretary Timothy size of the spending cuts should Geithner informed Congress on exceed the size of the president’s Monday that the United States has debt limit increase.” reached its legal debt limit, setting Republicans rule out tax in- off a ticking time bomb that could creases and any signifi cant cuts explode in less than three months in defense spending. The United if lawmakers can’t bridge differ- States continues to fi ght wars in ences and allow more government Iraq and Afghanistan paid for borrowing. with borrowing, the only time In hitting the $14.3 trillion in U.S. history that wars weren’t debt ceiling _ the limit on how offset at least partially with some much the government can borrow sort of tax. _ the Obama administration on Democrats insist that Social Se- Monday began temporarily halt- curity is off the table, as is an end ing payments to the retirement to Medicare, but they are open to and federal pension accounts of changes in Medicare funding. federal workers and started bor- If Congress fails to raise the rowing from those funds, to be debt ceiling by Aug. 2, it would restored later. force the Obama administra- Geithner sent a letter to Sen- tion to choose between paying ate Majority Leader Harry Reid, creditors or paying for military D-Nev., warning that the govern- operations, Social Security and ment can move money around for Medicare payments, and other about 11 weeks but if a new debt commitments. ceiling isn’t agreed to by Aug. 2, A government default on debts the U.S. government could effec- surely would trigger a harsh re- tively default on its obligations to action from investors and could its creditors. He warned of “cata- panic global fi nancial markets, strophic economic consequences jeopardizing the U.S. and global for citizens” unless Congress rais- economies. It would mean that es the debt ceiling. the world’s largest economy was An increase of about $2 trillion governing its fi nances as if it were is expected, enough to get the is- a basket-case economy such as sue past the 2012 elections before Greece. Photo:: Michelle Terrris/ Spartan Daily Congress would have to lift it It might not even take a default Leroy Parker, an art professor, has been teaching at SJSU for 42 years. Here he gives benches in the art again. to have severe consequences for building an upgrade. Republicans who control the the U.S. economy, warned promi- Sonia Ayala House of Representatives vow nent forecaster Mark Zandi, the to link raising the debt ceiling to chief economist for Moody’s Ana- Staff Writer cuts in government spending of lytics. Democrats and Republi- at least equal measure. In a com- cans alike frequently cite Zandi’s JSU Professor Leroy Parker said he will be retiring next year after 42 bative statement Monday, House research. Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, Speaking to the National Econ- S years of teaching art. “Painting makes me happy and I like painting,” upped the ante. omists Club last Thursday, Zandi “As I have said numerous times, scoffed at the idea that the gov- he said. “I will be 70 years old this June. My eye sight and my memory are there will be no debt limit increase ernment could simply prioritize in good shape and I attribute that to having a good sense of humor and without serious budget reforms payments to creditors and halt and signifi cant spending cuts, cuts other spending commitments, as keeping the best picture I can.” that are greater than any increase some Republicans have suggested. in the debt limit.” Boehner has “The global investors are going called previously for $2 trillion in to ask themselves how long can Growing up in Eagletown, high school he discovered the one When he graduated from high spending cuts as part of any deal policymakers pay me and not a Oklahoma Parker was discriminat- thing that would change his life school and entered the world of to raise the debt ceiling. Social Security recipient? So if I ed against by others because of his forever—art. college Parker said he began to dis- Wisconsin Republican U.S. were a global investor, I would be race and his cultural background, “I got into art because of my cover his passion for teaching stu- Rep. Paul Ryan, the chairman of bailing well before that, and inter- Parker said he was still determined older brother he was a good artist,” dents who also shared his love for the House Budget Committee, est rates would spike,” Zandi said. to make a difference in the world he said. “But I had a high school art. repeated the linkage in a speech He added that the idea that regardless of any obstacles that teacher Sam Richardson that gave “I’ve discovered that education Monday in Obama’s adopted deep spending cuts on the order came his way. me the faith that I could go to col- through art is the best education,” hometown. that Republicans are calling for However, when Parker said that lege and major in sculpture and he said. “Without images that you “For every dollar the president wouldn’t harm the economy is when he grew up and went into painting.” put together there could be no wants to raise the debt ceiling, “just wrong, dead wrong, particu- we can show him plenty of ways larly in the context of the kind of to cut far more than a dollar of cuts we’re talking about here.” see PARKER page 2

FEATURE The Bursar’s Offi ce, nestled in type of fi nancial aid in 2007–2008. amounts to an annual increase of more than $23,000, compared with the Student Services Center, is often “Most of the people I know have $954 according to the CSU website. more than $17,000 in 1996, accord- fi lled with students searching for an- fi nancial aid or get scholarships,” “Rising tuition sucks,” said senior ing to Pew. swers and solutions to their money said junior microbiology major Asha history major Gareth Edwards. “Be- College woes and professional, courteous ad- Sadha. “They work before or after fore my fi nancial aid would cover visors offering fi nancial counseling school and they are aware of rising everything and there might be a lit- see LOANS page 2 This is where the privilege of go- tuition.” tle bit left over. Now, there’s nothing loans bury ing to college and the realities of Fees for both the California State left.” paying for it collide. University system and University of According to the Pew Research CORRECTION students With rising tuition prices and an California systems have increased in Center, a non-partisan public opin- On the May 16 issue of the uncertain job market, students all the past year, according to their re- ion research organization, more Spartan Daily, the story titled over the United States are deciding spective websites. students are taking out loans to pay “Students would face fee hike whether going into to debt is worth For the 2010-2011 academic year, for school – in 2008, 60 percent of under worst-case state budget,” under debt the value of an education. tuition at the CSU system increased all graduates had borrowed money, the lead wrongly stated the CSU The U.S. Department of Educa- fi ve percent, adding $204 to the bill. compared with 52 percent in 1996. has felt $500 billion in cuts. Brittany Patterson tion’s National Center for Educa- The CSU Board of Trustees also Among graduates in 2008 who The story should have said $500 Contributor tion Statistics found that 66 percent passed a 10 percent increase for borrowed money, the average loan million. of all undergraduates received some the 2011-2012 school year which for bachelor’s degree recipients was

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dents how to live life outside that art is beautiful and it PARKER the box,” Parker said. “My can be useful as an agent of From Page 1 mission was to show my art healing,” he said. “I donated students how to survive in my time, money and talents the real world as an artist and as a sacrifi ce because I knew knowledge. The fi rst part of not to be afraid to imagine this would help everyone and education is images. What- the best for themselves as art- make them all feel better. ever you imagine you can do ists.” He said that many individ- that’s what you get so imag- Parker’s student, sopho- uals around campus appreci- ine the best for yourself and more art major Cameron ated his art but he was dis- for others.” Seibly said he took Parker’s appointed when they forced Though Parker struggled class not knowing what to ex- him to stop painting on the to get through college on a pect but when he met Parker, walls. half tuition scholarship he he was blown away by his cre- “I’m happy some student’s said he kept his love for teach- ativity and his personality. works were allowed to stay ing art alive. He continuously “His creativity kind of up in a limited area,” Parker performed well academically drives me insane in a good said. “I sure would love to in his classes and he never lost way,” he said. “And he is very paint oceans and clouds, hope that one day he would fearless which I think is part dancers, lyrics, famous para- become an art teacher. of creativity and he is not digm-breaking new scientifi c “I really wanted to teach afraid to just splash some- theories and poetic quotes because I thought it would thing on his clothes or on a and literati on those walls. I be a good job,” Parker said. piece of paper and say isn’t think that is what college is “That way I could help hu- this great.” about, not blank blue walls.” manity just a little bit if I pre- Parker said he made a mark Senior animation and il- pared myself properly. Before on campus when he took it lustration Marleah Edwards I thought I wasn’t capable of upon himself to fi ll the plain said that Parker inspired her helping at all.” blue walls outside of the stu- to see life and art in a new Parker said he eventually dent union with colorful and light. graduated from the Califor- mind blowing portraits as a “He’s amazing,” she said. nia College of Arts Crafts, way to introduce everyone to “He is very analytical and he and earned a BFA and MFA. something new and refresh- inspired me by giving me a

And he got his dream job as ing. breath of fresh air and telling Photo: Michelle Terris / Spartan Daily an art professor at SJSU. “I was inspired to paint the me that I didn’t always have Professor Leroy Parker, 69, has been a pictorial art professor at SJSU for 42 years. “I wanted to teach my stu- blue walls because I know to be perfect.”

NATIONAL Trump drops out of presidential race

McClatchy Tribune a reality-show star who was trying to boost his ratings.” Even as he bowed out, The end of Donald Trump retained his trade- Trump’s short-lived presi- mark braggadocio, insisting dential fl irtation Monday that he could have won the further whittled the still- White House. evolving Republican fi eld “Ultimately, however, and marked what many business is my greatest pas- in the party hoped was a sion and I am not ready to stepped-up focus on seri- leave the private sector,” he ous contenders for the GOP wrote in a long statement in nomination. which he promised to “con- Graphic Leo Postovoit / Spartan Daily Graphic Leo Postovoit / Spartan Daily The possibility of a 2012 tinue to voice my opinions White House bid by the loudly.” outspoken real estate mag- He broke the news dur- and helps students who ex- and personal. Maybe parents “My uncle is a dentist and nate dominated the political ing a brief appearance at LOANS pect part of their fi nancial aid could give $1,000 before and he just paid off his loans,” environment for much of NBC’s annual programming From Page 1 money to be in loans, accord- now they can’t.” she said. “I think it’s a bigger April as Trump insisted he presentation to advertising to their website. Graduating senior Colleen commitment than what peo- was considering a run. But ers in New York, saying he Freshman English major Associate Bursar Deana Henningsen said she didn’t ple realize. It scares me. If you his relentless questioning of would continue on the pop- Amarissa Mathews said she Genereux has worked in the have to take out any student don’t land a job you still have President Barack Obama’s ular reality show “Celebrity is no stranger to borrowing Bursar’s Offi ce for over 31 loans to get her degree in jus- to pay off those loans. I don’t birthplace led many on both Apprentice.” “I will not be money for school. years. tice studies. want to have payments for 20 sides of the aisle to criticize running for president, as “I have a couple of small plus years.” his potential candidacy as much as I’d like to,” Trump loans that I pulled out for “I have seen an increase in stu- “I have about $15,000 in a sideshow. After topping said, prompting a robust the fi rst year of college, but I loans,” said Mikki Purdy, a GOP polls in early April, cheer. can tell these are going to get dent loans. Students are having psychology major at UC Riv- Trump had fallen dramati- By some measures, greater and greater with each erside. cally in many surveys by the Trump had one of the fast- passing year.” she said. to borrow more money because “I pay for school with end of the month. est rises and falls in presi- Mathews has been work- scholarships, grant and loan For all of the hoopla dential politics. Opinion ing at In-N-Out Burger since of fee increases. It catches fami- money,” she said. “I wish around Trump’s will-he-or- polls in early April showed the middle of her senior year the loans would disappear. won’t-he candidacy, many him leading some polls as in high school to pay for her lies off guard especially because Though, I know in the end the Republican operatives the preferred candidate of fi rst year college fees, but said loans will be benefi cial in the viewed former Arkansas Republican voters. she is still struggling to make the economy is the way it is.” education I am receiving and Gov. Mike Huckabee’s an- But his demand for proof ends meet. obtaining a career that I will nouncement Saturday that that Obama was born in Ha- “I plan for one thing and Deana Genereux enjoy. I feel like the money I he will not run as the big- waii was silenced when the tuition goes up,” she said. “I’m am spending on my education ger political development in White House produced the going to have hefty student Associate Bursar is already well worth it.” recent days. The decision by president’s original birth debt in my future because of Genereux said she wishes Huckabee, a Baptist minis- certifi cate. At the end of the constant price raises and “I have seen an increase “I had a savings account, students would ask for help ter who won the 2008 Iowa last month, he raised eye- the diffi culties in being an in- in student loans,” Genereux my parents helped and I when it comes to money. caucuses, underscored the brows with a profanity- dependent student at the age said. “Students are having to worked full time,” she said. “The best thing you can do absence of a top-tier con- laced speech in Las Vegas in of 18.” borrow more money because Henningsen said she would is call us right away,” she said. tender with a lock on the which he declared “our lead- The Bursar’s Offi ce handles of fee increases. It catches love to go on to graduate from “We can set up reasonable in- religious voters who domi- ers are stupid.” collections, student accounts families off guard especially school, but is hesitating be- stallments. Our goal is to keep nate Iowa and South Caro- A May 4 Quinnipiac Uni- and is the cashier for SJSU. It because the economy is the cause she would have to take as many students as possible lina, two of the four earliest versity national poll showed disburses fi nancial aid money way it is. Money is so private out student loans to pay for it. in classes.” nominating contests. that 58 percent of American Genereux also said in her Calling Huckabee’s deci- voters said they would never experience that the students sion to stay out a “momen- vote for the business baron. who have to drop out are the tous” development, Iowa “A candidate with disap- students who didn’t come to Gov. Terry Branstad on proval ratings in the strato- SJSU with a plan on how to Monday predicted one of sphere like Mr. Trump prob- pay for it. the most wide-open races in ably made the right decision Even with rising tuition the history of the state and not to give up his day job,” and the possibility of debt, it urged candidates to step up said Peter Brown, assistant seems that some students feel their activities there. director of the Quinnipiac that being in school is the best As for Trump, his move University Polling Institute. option. “has no impact whatsoever Trump’s announcement History major Edwards on the Republican race be- — coming at least at week said he has plans to go on to cause he never was a serious before he originally said he get his Master’s degree. “I candidate to begin with,” would relay the news _ trig- have about $12,000 in debt said Republican pollster gered a sigh of relief among right now, but with the crap- Whit Ayres, who is advis- many Republican strategists py economy it’s better to be ing former Ambassador to who hoped it meant the in school and try and wait it China Jon Huntsman as he primary contest was fi nally out,” he said. contemplates a bid. “He was moving into gear. Tuesday, May 17, 2011 sPARTANDailY SPORTS 3

BASEBALL Trouble in paradise: ninth inning loss caps disappointing series

Ron Gleeson over the Spartans on Thursday. In Staff Writer the very fi rst inning of the fi rst game of a Saturday double-header, Spartan junior starting pitcher Esteban Guz- The SJSU baseball team lost three man gave up three runs to give the out of four games this weekend Warriors an early lead they would against the University of Hawaii, not squander on the way to a 5-2 leading the Western Athletic Con- win. ference standings. For the second straight game, The series leaves the Spartans Spartan starting pitching would ex- with an overall record of 32-21 and perience diffi culties retiring War- 10-10 record in WAC play. rior hitters as junior offensive stand- Meanwhile, the Hawaii Warriors out Kolten Wong would strike fi rst, improve their overall record to 30-21 driving in a runner from second on and increase their lead in the WAC an RBI single. with a 15-5 record in conference. Another single and a hit batsman would set the stage for Van Doo- Game 1 mum, who would deliver an RBI The Spartans lost the opening base hit for the second game of the game against Western Conference series. leading University of Hawaii on SJSU would relinquish one run Thursday after giving up seven runs in the fourth inning following a in the fourth inning at Les Muraka- walk to senior Danny Stienstra and mi Stadium in Honolulu. a single by Zack Jones which moved Spartan starting junior pitcher Stienstra to third with one out. The Roberto Padilla gave up three hits heads-up base running by Stienstra and three walks in the fourth before would pay off as he scored on a sac- getting yanked with only one out in rifi ce fl y by Jacob Valdez, lessening Photo: Brian O’Malley / Spartan Daily the inning, his shortest outing of the the lead to 3-1. Danny Stienstra crosses home during a 7-5 Spartan victory over the University of the Pacifi c on May 10. season. The Warriors would increase Stienstra played a big role offensively for SJSU this weekend and leads the team in multiple categories. The Warriors capitalized on the their lead once again in the bottom The trend would continue in the ry Jenkins and a two-run single by Padilla came in the game to try less-than-stellar outing from Padilla of the fourth, scoring two runs on an third game of the series as the War- sophomore Nick Schulz to bring the and seal the victory, but with a 3-2 by roughing up Spartan freshman RBI base hit and sacrifi ce fl y, making riors would score fi rst once again score to 6-2. count and still two outs, he gave up reliever Johnny Melero. their lead 5-1. with a two-run third inning. A two-out single by Valdez would a ground ball up the middle which Melero, who relieved Padilla with Jones muscled up and sent a solo However, SJSU broke out of its bring the total Spartan runs to 7, and was stopped by junior second base- one out in the fourth, loaded the shot over the wall in the sixth, his offensive slump, recording 14 hits in the Warriors would get one run back man Michael Reiling. bases with a walk and an error and third home run this season. That the game and received a solid pitch- in their bottom half of the ninth to Reiling airmailed his target, and then emptied them by giving up a would, however, be the fi nal run ing performance from senior starter end the game with a 7-3 Spartan vic- the base runners were easily able bases-clearing triple to the Warriors’ scored by the Spartans in the seven- Blake McFarland. tory. to score having already been on the Jeffrey Van Doomum. inning game. McFarland gave up fi ve hits, all move following the full count. SJSU carried a 2-1 lead into the singles, in seven complete innings of Game 4 SJSU had a 3-0 lead after two in- ill-fated fourth inning behind an Game 3 work, adding four strikeouts and al- Hawaii won in disappointing nings with runs coming off the bats RBI double by sophomore desig- The SJSU offense would finally lowing only two runs in the outing. fashion for Spartan fans in the fi - of Jones, Craig Hertler and Nick nated hitter Zack Jones that drove come alive in the third game of Spartan scoring was sparked with nal game a four-game series against Schulz. in freshman second-baseman Jacob the series against Hawaii, leading a home run by slugging sophomore SJSU, scoring four runs in the bot- Hawaii would retake the lead Valdez and a single by junior short- the Spartans to a 7-3 win in the third baseman Tyler Christian, his tom of the ninth inning to steal the with a run in the third and three stop Nick Borg scoring Jones imme- second game of a Saturday dou- fourth of the 2011 campaign. victory from the Spartans. runs in the fourth and add on anoth- diately following his RBI knock. ble-header. Spartan offense remained quiet SJSU carried an 8-5 lead to begin er in the fi fth for a 5-3 lead. Hawaii sent 11 batters to the plate SJSU would allow Hawaii to for most of the game and McFarland the bottom of the ninth, Spartan An RBI single by catcher Mi- during the inning and the defi cit be- score first for the third consecu- extinguished Warriors opportuni- head coach Sam Piraro gave the ball chael DiRocco and a sacrifi ce fl y by came too much for the Spartans to tive game of the series, something ties in the sixth and seventh innings. to his normally lock-down closer Hertler would even the score. crawl back from as they dropped the that plagued the Spartans in the SJSU put up a fi ve-spot in the Zack Jones. One run in the eighth and two in game 8-2. previous two games. eighth inning behind an error Jones, however, would give up a the ninth would give the Spartans In Game 1 of the series, it was which scored fi rst baseman Stien- walk and two singles and a run with the lead before they eventually lost Game 2 a seven-run fourth inning. And in stra, junior Anthony Bona was hit two outs the ninth, causing Piraro to it in the ninth with a fi nal score of Hawaii would continue its of- Game 2, the Spartans surrendered by a pitch to push a run across, an take his struggling closer out of the 9-8. fensive tear following its 8-2 victory a three-run first inning. RBI single by senior outfi elder Ker- game. Information Compiled from SJSU Athletics BATTING LEADERS PITCHING LEADERS Danny Stienstra Hits 72 Roberto Padilla Wins 8 Tyler Christian Home runs 6 Roberto Padilla Earned Run Average 2.94 Danny Stienstra Runs 38 Roberto Padilla Opponent Batting Avg. .223

Danny Stienstra Average .346 Roberto Padilla Innings Pitched 85.2

Danny Stienstra RBI 40 Roberto Padilla Strikeouts 70

Zack Jones SLG% .493 Blake McFarland Win-Loss Percentage .778 Craig Hertler Walks 28 Zack Jones Saves 9 Craig Hertler Stolen Bases 14 Zack Jones Appearances 20

MULTIMEDIA EXCLUSIVE

Photo: Jesse Jones / Spartan Daily The SJSU Men’s golf team reacts to its most successful season in 15 years and shares its thoughts going into the NCAA Regional tournament this weekend. The Spartan Daily followed the team as they prepare for the competition. 4 A&E sPARTANDailY Tuesday, May 17, 2011

FESTIVAL PREVIEW Outdoor festivals heat up South Bay Area’s summer

Embracing the high temperatures and Jaimie Collins clear skies characteristic of the area, the A&E Editor South Bay is known for hosting plenty of summer festivals and this year’s schedule is Good news, everyone — the wait is over! no exception. Despite this week’s gloomy weather, Grab your sunglasses, shorts and the anticipated summer season is upon us, fl ip-fl ops to enjoy a little of the local fl avor promising warm weather and an abundance through a variety of celebrations that will of outdoor activities. showcase the best our cities have to offer.

Boogie on the Bayou Tapestry Arts festival

May 21 & 22, Downtown Campbell September 3 & 4, San Jose History Park

Louisiana-inspired outdoor festival fea- Over Labor Day weekend, enjoy live turing arts and crafts, plenty of vendors music, food and beverage vendors, and and booths, live entertainment and inter- an abundance of arts and crafts. Photo Courtesy: Danger Mouse national cuisine. (Left to right) Jack White and Norah Jones join forces with Danger Mouse (also known as Free admission Brian Burton) and Daniele Luppi in the production of their new indie album ‘ROME.’ Free admission ALBUM REVIEW Starlight Cinemas Gilroy Garlic Festival June 8 — August 24 Collaboration of artists on 5-year July 29 — 31, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Christmas Hill Park, Gilroy These outdoor movies start at dusk and play at either the Historic District, Snack on food cooked to perfection with San Pedro Square or SoFa District. project yields mediocre results garlic while enjoying live entertainment and arts and crafts. Free admission Album’s spaghetti duces a level of pop, with General admission: $17, Seniors and Chil- a radio-friendly beat and a dren (6-12): $8 San Jose Jazz Fest western feel adds fl owing melody that catches the listener’s ear unlike the August 12 — 14, Plaza de Cesar Chavez, to DJ’s wide range prior tracks. San Jose Juneteenth Festival Downtown San Jose “Every girl gets her dreams of experiences cast into reality / Never June 18 & 19, 12 p.m. to 8 p.m., Plaza de Free admission seemed to bother me, only Cesar Chavez, Downtown San Jose just recently,” sings guest singer Norah Jones, eventu- Observe the day of African American A la Carte & Art ally asking “Can’t we be, like Emancipation as you celebrate with live the season’s trees? / Change- Photo Courtesy: Albumartexchange.com entertainment, vendors and booths. May 21 & 22 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Castro ably, just not too easily.” Daniel Herberholz ‘ROME,’ released on May Street, Mountain View This track soothes with its Senior Staff Writer 17, features 15 tracks. Free admission guitar strums, blues vibe and Check out the fi ne art, crafts, live music vocals by Grammy-winning and a mix of food and drink vendors. Jones. She probes the idea of San Jose Greek Festival DJ Danger Mouse has ex- After “Her Hollow Ways looking toward the future Free admission plored the periphery of mu- (Interlude)”, “Roman Blue” and how to deal with failure June 3 — 5, Saint Nicholas Greek Ortho- sical genres, entering into a takes off into a realm of sky despite one’s best efforts. dox Church duo with Italian composer and clouds. “When you follow through Music in the Park Daniele Luppi and exiting Whining violin and and wind up on your back / Featuring authentic Greek food and with an ordinary but creative rolling rhythm make this a Looking up at those stars in pastries, live music, dancing and Every Thursday June 2 — August 25, 5:30 album. gorgeous instrumental track, the sky, those white clouds entertainment. p.m., Plaza De Cesar Chavez, Downtown Released today, ROME is have turned to black.” San Jose producer Danger Mouse’s The fullness of this song General admission: $5, Seniors and stu- collaboration with Luppi derives from its length and dent: $3, Children: free Free admission in an effort, reportedly fi ve depth, making it the best years in the making, to pro- “In other words, track on the record. duce a modern-day spaghetti The entire version of western record. DJ Danger “Morning Fog” brings more Spaghetti westerns were of the same as the earlier attempts by Italian fi lm di- Mouse mixes interlude, though with more rectors in the 1960s to cap- pomp and drums. ture the feel of American things up and A chorus of voices dispers- western movies while using es the monotony of fl oating Italian actors and Italian he does so again strums and light chimes. settings. “Problem Queen” gives The music composed for in ROME.” Jones another opportunity the fi lms mirrored those at- to infl uence the album with tempts. her sad vox. CLASS OF An eleven-time Grammy The piano on the track nominee and one-time win- may also be her infl uence, as ner, Danger Mouse is best Danger Mouse is known for known for two other col- fully in line with the duo’s plugging artist’s individual 2013 laborations — pop-funk duo purpose of penning a spa- talents into songs. Gnarls Barkley with Cee-Lo ghetti western ballad. “I wake up and you’re When it came to finding a college Green and electronica duo Jack White returns on gone from me / This lonely that gave me flexibility to start Broken Bells with James “Two Against One” delving share of shock / Helps me Mercer, lead singer of indie again into the depths of the to imagine you / But more when I wanted, finish at my own outfi t The Shins. human spirit. often than not / I’m all pace, and offer evening classes, He also produced Demon “Make no mistake, I don’t alone,” Jones sings, ending Notre Dame was the right choice. Days by Gorillaz (alterna- do anything for free / I keep with a disruptive emptiness tive hip hop), Modern Guilt my enemies closer than my that leaves the listener in NDNU and You! by Beck (alternative rock), mirror ever gets to me,” a spell of their own several albums by The Black White whispers. loneliness. GRADUATE AND CREDENTIAL Keys (blues) and a soon-to- Unfortunately, the mu- The second interlude of be-released U2 record. sic accompanying his voice the album, “Her Hollow INFORMATION FORUM In other words, the guy sounds repetitious of earlier Ways,” reprises with gim- MONDAY, JUNE mixes things up and he does songs on the album — be- micks and melody, though TH so again on ROME. sides a wispy guitar solo that not impressively. 20 6:30PM Twinkling chimes and was probably White’s addi- White lends his voice mellow hums are fi xtures in tion. again for the fi nal track, Notre Dame de Namur University gives you the flexibility “Rose With A Broken Neck.” Xylophone and moaning “The World,” which is eas- you need to complete a bachelor’s, master’s or teaching Guest singer Jack White, of choral voices highlight “The ily the best rendition of a The White Stripes, cracks Gambling Priest.” spaghetti western tune. credential in the evening. Conveniently located the album open with a smoky The song again traces the The bridge elicits an im- mid-peninsula in Belmont, NDNU has the quality programs number, crooning “Help my- surface of spaghetti west- age of a cowboy-style stand- and instructors you need to achieve what you want. self to a drink / Help myself erns, particularly with it’s off, and a verse explains that to the sink.” deeply blues guitar riffs. the world is “cold and always Accepting transfer and graduate students The bells and whistles “The World (Interlude)” moving, blind but never for Fall 2011. continue on “Morning Fog is the best of the interludes, soothing.” (Interlude),” an apt name for raising the tension of the al- Though ROME does not To RSVP or learn more, visit - www.ndnu.edu its sound. bum without ratcheting up eclipse other masterful work or call (650) 508-3600. All three interludes on this the fl ow. by DJ Danger Mouse, it is a album preview later tracks of Jones reappears on the decent effort he can add to 1500 Ralston Avenue, Belmont CA 94002 the same names. longest track of the album, his encyclopedic range of “Season’s Trees” intro- “Black.” productions. Tuesday, May 17, 2011 sPARTANDailY TECH 5

APP REVIEW Android app seeks to ease course catalog frustrations

Situations like this abound in certain kinds of software, especially the kind used by Matthew Gerring large institutions, and it’s low-hanging fruit Staff Writer for programmers and entrepreneurs looking for a problem to solve. The interface of SJSU Class Finder is Choosing the right classes is arguably one very simple — just two colors, one screen at of the most important things you have to do a time, using data scraped from the online as a student, but you’d never know it given course catalog. the amount of thought put into the systems The “Browse Classes by Subject” function we use to do it. doesn’t offer a whole lot more than the on- It speaks volumes that Scot Close, creator line course catalog, but it’s much faster and of SJSU Class Finder for Android, has vastly much less cluttered than the offi cial counter- improved on the current options with a solid part. but defi nitely incomplete fi rst version of an The app also offers a “Search Classes” func- app that does exactly what it says — allows tion, allowing you to search and fi lter classes you to browse and search for classes at SJSU using the same options available on MySJSU, — with an ease of use you but without all the clunky won’t fi nd in any of the controls and agonizing offi cial alternatives. “In my wildest loading messages, and with Take PeopleSoft a back button that does ex- (known to SJSU students dreams, the app would actly what you’d expect. as MySJSU), the self-ser- SJSU Class Finder suc- vice registration platform also be able to fi gure ceeds because it’s simple used by the CSU and many and it works fast, but it community colleges, for out what time of day it leaves some features to be instance — the people desired. The fact that you who designed PeopleSoft is and fi nd me an open have to wait for the app to have clearly never had scrape the entirety of the to actually use it, and it class in my major, then SJSU course catalog before seems like none of them you can look through it have ever had the problem show me where it is seems strange — a better they’re trying to solve. choice might be to down- Oracle, the company re- on campus.” load the course catalog on sponsible, must have some fi rst run and scan for chang- incredible salesmen to be es on subsequent uses. able to polish up that heap In my wildest dreams, of garbage enough to have convinced our the app would also be able to fi gure out what university to pay for it when it won’t even let time of day it is and fi nd me an open class in you do simple, obvious things, like open two my major, then show me where it is on cam- classes in separate browser tabs to compare pus. them. If this developer could pull that off, I and However, PeopleSoft has a search func- many other students might even be willing to tion, and if you need to fi nd a class that fi ts pay for the app. the one awkward time of day you still have In any case, Oracle should hire this guy to open, that’s your only option. fi x PeopleSoft. Even though SJSU Class Find- The digital version of the school catalog er is feature light and very simple, it shows is a little better, but it’s all categories and no what great software you can create by solving Photo: Jack Barnwell / Spartan Daily search — there’s no way to fi nd classes you your own problem instead of trying to guess The SJSU Class Finder app for Android phones allows users to look up and view infor- wouldn’t know to look for. at somebody else’s. mation about classes found on MySJSU from the convenience of their mobile devices. CLASSIFIEDS EMPLOYMENT WANTED

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To the Editor, Students were able to obtain 18 units when registering for classes, but now there is a limit of only 12 upon registration then whatever else you can add, but good luck with This letter is in response to “Bad Manners: The next generation’s downfall.” that. This means we will be in school longer, which also means that we will be paying While our younger generations continue to use these so-called “bad manners,” more. Then we have some classes that are only offered during certain semesters. It’s a our only choice is to accept them. Our evolving cultures should learn to accept these waste to have to wait for that ONE needed class to spend another $3,000. common behaviors. The Student Union seems to have the money to be remodeled, but what about the Many years ago, some of today’s habits were seen as negative manners. For exam- necessity of the students and their classes that will determine their career, their future, ple, smoking marijuana was once a taboo activity. their life? Now, it is almost clear that the majority of people approve of smoking marijuana. Yes, a better and bigger Student Union helps the students for studying, but what is It clearly shows the transition of bad manners into good ones. more important is the classes we need. Students can ﬁ nd elsewhere to study, there are Sure, we can try to prevent our children from the behaviors we consider bad. But alternatives, but with classes it’s a more difﬁ cult situation. honestly, what will that do? Other people will continue to act in ways we consider Yes, students can try to apply to other colleges for different courses, but that will just “negative.” All we can do is get used to it. make it harder by paying more and also the time and gas in commuting. I know we are in a budget crisis, and it’s gotten better with no more furloughs, but still. Domingo Juan If SJSU is increasing tuition then I believe there should be an increase of the availabil- Junior political science major ity of classes.

Merrylle Corpuz Pre-nursing major Marijuana abuse: What makes people smoke their lives away?

Among the varying defi nitions available for published in its monthly maga- pot in hopes of alleviating said Even going on all night tequila bender with the term “vice,” Merriam Webster defi nes it zine that when smoking a blunt, dissatisfaction. my girls every once in a blue moon won’t. best — a habitual and usually trivial defect or you inhale deeper and hold the So is weed addiction a myth The difference is in the compulsion and in the shortcoming, an abnormal behavior pattern in smoke in your lungs for much or a reality? need. As phenomenal and mind-altering getting an individual detrimental to one’s health or use- longer, exposing yourself to There are a fair amount of high might be, everything in doses, people! fulness. three times the amount of tar people that believe there is ab- If you lack the self discipline to keep a mild Me? I indulge in a couple of vices of my found in cigarettes and 50 per- solutely no way that marijuana drug like pot from taking over your life, then own. cent more carcinogens that are is physically addictive in the your chemical dependency might not be your Every so often, I delight in a good fi x of over- present as well. same way that a cigarette is. I only problem. sleeping well past a reasonable hour, basking in Now imagine doing that tend to agree. Are you happy? the sun’s harmful yet delightfully bronzing rays, to your insides day in and day What it is, is a purely psy- Are you doing the things you want and need full-fat salad dressing and from time to time I out. chological addiction, a mental to be doing in a reasonable and appropriate participate in getting absolutely sloshed with My grievances are defi nitely attachment of sorts. manner? some of my best girlfriends. not so much with the smok- Shirene Niksadat A continual dependency on Are you putting in the work to get where you Staff Writer Missing among my list of transgressions is ing of weed in general but in anything, chemical or not, is want in life? radical overuse and abuse of marijuana. the abusive cyclical nature that having to lean on something If you are still able to start and fi nish all the No matter how wonderful, like any other some individuals fi nd them- other than yourself to be al- things you are striving to complete and still vice, excessive use of “mary jane” yields some selves in. right. Weed addiction is a vice that falls into smoking every hour on the hour, then maybe I long term effects not only on health but in qual- I’m talking lighting up a doobie and kicking that category, effectively revolving one’s sched- have an irrational aversion to chronic pot smok- ity of life. back with friends to relax versus obtaining and ule around when and where they’re going to get ing and you can disregard my opinion entirely. According to the British Lung Association, smoking weed, fi rst and foremost, every single high next. But you have to prove that. smoking three to four blunts a day — which day. Sitting in the sun every once in a while or Prove that theory wrong. is the usual standard of people who consider Smoking weed is not the “real” problem — choosing a creamy ranch instead of oil and vin- At the end of the day, there’s a difference be- themselves “proud potheads” — is just as harm- the real problem is the degree of dissatisfaction egar on my salad doesn’t weigh down my ambi- tween cushioning your reality to have a good ful as smoking an entire pack of cigarettes. someone might feel in their life that prompts tion the way habitually and obsessively smoking time and rewind, and defi ning your existence The French National Consumers’ Institute them to regularly and obsessively use and abuse weed might. with weed just to make it through the day. HelpingHelping YouYou SaveSave College graduation: ForFor YourYour Future.Future. Crossing the fi nish line People always ask me, overwhelmed from classes ‘What are you going to do and friends, being home sick after you graduate from col- and wanting to drop out. lege?’ But as the years passed by The response I give them I realized I was one step clos- is very plain and generic. er to where I wanted to be. Get married, have kids and And quitting has never been live happily ever after— be- an option for me. cause that’s what people do But I’m also sad because after college right? it’s time to move on. But wait, what is next? I’ll miss the friends that When I first started col- I’ve made because I know lege I set out to be the next that I won’t see them much. Lois Lane, but over time my Rebecca Henderson I’ll miss the city that I’ve vision has changed and ex- Staff Writer grown accustomed to. Fair- panded. field may be the place where I now want to open up I was born and raised, but a restaurant, work to house the homeless, San Jose is where I became an adult. work with the youth, publish a poetry book, I’ll no longer be a struggling college stu- publish a children’s book series and self dent who people give sympathy to, instead publish a novel. I’ll be a struggling adult trying to make My options are endless, but I’m nervous something of myself like the rest of the and scared not knowing what to expect. As I world. San Jose State University leave the world of college, I’ll enter into the There are many unanswered questions “real world”, where everyone expects me to floating around in my head. get a job and pay my own bills while losing Am I truly ready? Can I do this? Will I out on my perks as a student. fail? Students, Faculty & Staff Suddenly I’m not as excited as I was be- Entering an economy where jobs are fore. scarce doesn’t help either. 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I once had someone tell to Seattle after she graduated. to our environment me the best days of your I worried that we’d lose com- life are spent in college. I’d munication but I’ve visited her like to amend that state- twice and we talk online. She Twenty minutes outside my Several of my friends have ment to say the best and will be in my life forever. hometown of Mount Shasta, Ca- never been camping without a worst days of your life are My best friend from high lif, stands one of the most beau- trailer, have never cast a fi shing spent in college. school decided to get married tiful natural monuments I have line and have never been back- You learn so much more last year. I thought it would be ever had the privilege of visiting. packing where everything they from college than what is the end of our close friendship Castle Crags State Park is need to live for a week is carried written in textbooks and and that I would lose her to characterized by huge 6,000-foot on their backs. taught in classes. her husband. Though we don’t rock formations emerging from Overall, this shows a shift of Five years ago, I wan- hang out as much as we used rolling hills of forests. dependence to city entertain- dered around SJSU in a to, she’ll always be there for me As you drive up Interstate 5, ment such as shopping malls, daze. I went to classes but Amber Simons and vice versa. Simons Says the crags appear almost out of restaurants and movie theaters did not seem to remember You can get through any- nowhere, peaking out from be- instead of nature. anything the professors thing life throws at you, even if hind the hills, refl ecting the sun- State parks are one of the said. I was in a new place it takes a while. Sometimes you light and portraying the beauty Jaimie Collins ways people who didn’t grow and too excited and nervous to fully concen- need to stop, take some time off and go at a Ya Know What I Mean? of the area. up in the outdoors can read- trate. slower pace when you return. The park surrounding the for- ily experience and enjoy nature, Freshman year I had six roommates in my I withdrew from SJSU in the fall of 2009. mations features campsites, hik- and without them this level of suite on campus and learned right away that I was overwhelmed, trying to accomplish too ing trails, and access to the Sacramento River for interaction will decrease or cease all together. everyone has struggles. much and being too hard on myself. At the swimming and fi shing. I know our current budget requires that we The girl who shared a bedroom with me time I became severely depressed and even Throughout my years growing up, my fam- make monetary cuts from some area and I am had lymphoma, cancer of the lymph nodes. suicidal. ily would frequent the park, spending weekends sure legislators believe state parks are one of the I watched as she fi lled the bottom drawer of This would be the worst part of my life climbing through the mountains, camping to- areas that will impact the public the least. her dresser with the various medications she thus far. gether or simply enjoying the scenery. I am not sure, however, whether they actually needed to take on a daily basis to stay alive. After struggling in my daily therapy pro- Sadly, this is an experience I may never have understand the affect these closures will have on Even though we didn’t get along and weren’t gram, I was admitted voluntarily to the men- again. people. good roommates, I admired her strength. tal ward of the hospital in my hometown. I Released on May 13, the California Depart- I fear that the closure of state parks will lead Another roommate of mine struggled with met a group of people in different stages of ment of Parks and Recreation proposed the clo- to the accelerated deterioration of our environ- an eating disorder. We listened with concern their lives struggling with the same thing I sure of 70 of the 278 California State Parks, with mental resources. as she threw up in the shower every day. Fi- was — trying to fi nd the fi ght within them Castle Crags included. With actions like clear cutting, pollution and nally, she sought help and we were all relieved. to stay alive. Some of my best memories were made in these oil spills, our society is already having an increas- Although she left SJSU the next year, we have I became friends with an old woman suf- parks and to see them close almost seems like a ingly negative impact on our natural habitat. remained close friends. fering through her last year of life as a cancer part of me is dying. It seems to me that the closure of these parks I learned that those people you think patient, a man who heard evil voices speaking This may appear to be over dramatic, but stands as a message that our state considers its would always be there for you may not stick to him, and a mother who struggled with tox- throughout my upbringing my family has em- environmental health to not be as important as around. ic guilt over her son’s disorder. We made each phasized the importance of protecting the envi- other issues and I wonder whether this measure I lost my best friend at school after she de- other stronger. I saw that I was not alone and ronment and respecting the Earth. will further decrease peoples appreciation of the cided one day that our other roommate was I found a way out of the darkness that had Sadly, this is not the viewpoint of the majority nature surrounding them. more fun than I. She completely turned on surrounded me. of our society. People need to understand that if we continue me, treated me with disdain and left me alone I returned to SJSU with a new outlook For decades our natural environment has tak- to disregard and disrespect our environment the with no close friends at SJSU. Soon after, she on life and an understanding that I could get en a backseat to other pressing issues, diminish- way we have done up until now, someday we may moved to another state and called me to apol- through anything as long as I took care of my- ing the availability of interaction with the world not have a planet to call home. ogize. self. around us. Our resources are quickly deteriorating, and My boyfriend of six years and friend of 10 With the support of my new group of The more we belittle our natural resources the while the closure of state parks isn’t going to fur- years broke my heart when he told me he no friends at school, I have been able to say for more we are damaging our quality of life. ther this harm, it will infl uence the attitude of longer wanted to be with me — I thought I the fi rst time in a long time that I am happy. It isn’t healthy for people to always be in the citizens toward the environment. would die. As I fi nish up this last day of school, I am middle of cities and it is often benefi cial for them California has so much to offer in terms of Although friends graduate, move away or appreciative for everything that occurred to breath some fresh air surrounded by one of natural monuments and it saddens me to know grow apart, it is possible to meet new people during my years at SJSU. Without all of the our planet’s majestic creations. that some people may never be able to experience and make new friends even when it seems experiences, good and bad, and the people I With less availability to visit these scenic trea- this beauty. unlikely — another lesson I learned while in crossed paths with, I would not have learned sures, it is highly likely that people are going to Is there a state park that holds special signifi - college. any of these life lessons. become less adventurous, staying within their cance in your life? View a complete list of the My loneliness was consoled with a new I am proud and appreciate the fact that I cities and nine to fi ve work schedules instead proposed closures and sign a petition against group of close friends I met while working at can say I am graduating from college a well- of exploring the abundance of natural beauty them on the California State Parks Foundation the Spartan Daily. They quickly became my rounded and strong individual. around them. website. new family. I’m ready for the world. Growing up in the middle of nowhere with It is possible to hold onto friendships after access to forests, lakes and mountains, I have had This is the fi nal appearance of “Ya Know What people begin new adventures in their lives. This is the fi nal appearance of “Simons Says.” a rare opportunity to embrace and appreciate I Mean?” Jaimie Collins is a Spartan Daily A&E The girl who began as my R.A. and became Amber Simons is the Spartan Daily Opinion what the Earth has to offer. Editor. the closest thing I have to a big sister, moved Editor.

ness Journal, which used 2008 FBI statistics to Department, are sprinkled throughout cam- Do you feel safe? make its report. pus in the case that you feel unsafe. I believe SJSU is one of the safest places in Don’t hesitate to use them. San Jose. When was the last time you took a Avoid walking alone on campus when giv- stroll around campus and didn’t see at least en the chance. Attackers will be much more Last Tuesday’s shooting at the 10th Street garage forced one cop car from University Police Depart- inclined to strike individuals than a group of everybody associated with SJSU to realize how precious our ment? people. safety is. And with San Jose Police Department just a Ultimately, the shooting was an unprec- One day after the shooting, I was walking to my car parked few miles down the street, this should be one edented attack at SJSU, and we will all react on the roof of a garage at about midnight. of the last places to expect crime, which makes to it differently. Without any sense of urgency, I walked through the dark it all the more stunning that a shooting took Some will mourn, some will be indiffer- campus to the garage. place in an SJSU garage. ent and some will blame SJSU for not having I walked up the steps completely oblivious to all the poten- Those who have parked there dozens of a system already in place that would prevent tial dangers that could have been waiting on the next step. times like myself can relate with me — imag- Joey Akeley gunmen from entering the campus. Akeley’s Alley The only moment where my heart raced was when I opened ine walking to your car and hearing the sound But don’t believe the notion that SJSU is the door to the roof — for some reason it is typical for me to of gun shots on your ﬂ oor. now a trouble spot for crime in the Bay Area. be slightly nervous when I am walking to the only car parked It must have been a frightening echo — an unforgettable Don’t believe that we belong on a list that includes Colum- on the roof. sound. bine or Virginia Tech. When I got into my car, I realized that less than 36 hours As surreal as it is, we have to realize that the incident was Don’t believe for a second that university police won’t work before, two students were murdered in a parking garage. isolated. even harder toward making the school a safe environment. It could have been you and me. You should have no reason to worry that a gunman will be Our campus, with the help of the entire community, will Yet, I still felt as safe as ever before. lurking in a garage any time soon. continue to be one of the safest in the U.S. But do you still feel safe? But we should use this incident to think about our safety For those who don’t, I will point out that San Jose is the on campus. This is the ﬁ nal appearance of “Akeley’s Alley.” Joey Akeley is a fourth safest city in the U.S., according to the San Jose Busi- Blue light boxes, which are lifelines to University Police Spartan Daily Copy Editor.

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by Vernon Mcknight Staff Photographer

Clockwise from top left: 1. Public relations and environmental studies double major Kathy Cooke gives a healthy treat to Bubba the “chiweenie” during the Human Ecology class’s ﬁ rst semi-annual “Bring Your Dog to School Day.” 2. Environmental studies Professor Gary Klee takes his students and their dogs out for a picnic on their last day of class to bring students into a more natural environment. 3. Environmental studies major Stefanie Nakagawa joins her classmates at the Smith- Carlos Statue for “Bring Your Dog to School Day.” 4. Environmental studies major Robert McGehee thumbs through papers yesterday at “Bring Your Dog to School Day.” 5. Environmental studies major Joe Cintas watches on as Bubba nervously licks his chops.

Brian O’Malley contributed to this story.