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NATIONAL FEATURE NATIONAL Texans aim Beyond the limit Obama for guns on reroutes university $2 billion campuses for rail McClatchy Tribune Funds from Florida

The Texas Senate voted Monday spread across country to allow guns on college campuses, moving the measure one step closer McClatchy Tribune to being law as the bill’s author attached it onto another piece of leg- islation. WASHINGTON — The Obama The measure would allow con- administration parceled out $2 bil- cealed handgun license holders lion Monday for high-speed rail to carry their weapons on college projects in the Northeast, Mid- campuses. To get a license, a person west and California, repurposing a must be 21, pass a 10-hour course pot of funds rejected in February and a background check. by Florida’s Republican governor. Stymied in his previous efforts, Amtrak’s Washington-Boston Sen. Jeff Wentworth, R-San Anto- Northeast Corridor is the biggest nio, was successful on his fourth winner, getting nearly $800 mil- try as Republican senators agreed lion of the funds; followed by the to add the proposal onto a state fi s- Midwest, with $400 million go- cal bill. ing toward Chicago-Detroit and The door was opened when Chicago-St. Louis routes; and Cali- senators added another languish- fornia, with $300 million for the ing bill, on higher education, to state’s planned San Francisco-Los the fi scal measure. Lt. Gov. David Angeles high-speed route. An ad- Dewhurst ruled that the handgun ditional $336 million is designated proposal also could be added as an for new locomotives and passen- amendment because the overall bill ger cars for the Midwest and Cali- Photo illustration: Matt Santolla/ Spartan Daily relates to higher education. fornia. Wentworth’s measure has been Despite the university’s position on alcohol use on campus, members of Counseling Services are working to “These projects will put thou- blocked because of a Senate rule alter the punitive measures for intoxicated students in need of medical assistance. sands of Americans to work, save that required two-thirds of the Jeff Cianci hundreds of thousands of hours senators to vote to bring the bill to for American travelers every year, the fl oor for debate - he lacked the Contributor and boost U.S. manufacturing by necessary 21 supporters. He needed investing hundreds of millions of only a simple majority, however, to dollars in next-generation, Amer- add the bill as an amendment. atie Johnson was having trouble recalling how many shots ican-made locomotives and rail- He said the bill stood a better cars,” Transportation Secretary chance attached to the fi scal bill. K she had taken that evening as she left the party early for the Ray LaHood said in a statement. “More hopeful today than I was The Florida project was sup- just a couple of hours ago,” Went- night. She was safe though, she thought. Her dorm was only a posed to be a showcase of Presi- worth said. dent Barack Obama’s $10 billion The measure has strong sup- stumble across campus and a friend had offered to walk her home. high-speed rail initiative, but Gov. port in the House, with about 85 Rick Scott canceled the project, co-sponsors, and a similar measure All they had to do was cross the street onto campus. saying he didn’t want the state’s has already passed through a com- taxpayers to be on the hook for fu- mittee in that chamber. Gov. Rick ture operating costs. Perry has said he supports the bill as well. see RAIL page 3 The bill has been criticized by see ALCOHOL page 2 top administrators, such as the chancellor of the University of Tex- as System. Supporters say that those trust- Multiple car accidents occur east of campus ed with handgun licenses should be allowed to protect themselves Nate Morotti ther of the drivers who were hit. on every part of campus. Critics, Staff Writer The second vehicle collision oc- including law enforcement of- curred at the intersection of Elev- fi cials and university leaders, say enth and San Carlos street, roughly guns would create the potential There were two separate car 100 yards away from the from the for more dangerous situations and crashes early Monday, both occur- fi rst crash. that universities should be able to ring on Eleventh Street in down- SJPD traffi c offi cers were fl agged set their own rules about concealed town San Jose. down at 12:20 p.m to investigate handgun holders. The fi rst was a hit-and-run near the accident according to Manuel Sen. Judith Zaffi rini, D-Laredo, San Fernando Street in front of the Aguayo, public information offi cer argued the measure would under- Sigma Nu, Delta Chi and Sigma Zeta for University Police Department. mine local control of campuses. fraternity houses. A white Ford Excursion was in “The only feedback I’ve had on A red Volvo was speeding down the process of changing lanes when it this bill has been negative,” she said. Eleventh Street when it crashed into crashed into the front right wheel of the rear end of a silver Toyota caus- a white Honda. Emergency medical ing it to crash into a third car, a blue personnel were dispatched and de- Toyota Camry. termined that neither driver received CORRECTION “The suspect exited the vehicle any injuries. Both drivers refused any and then ran down Eleventh and further medical attention. onto San Fernando,” said Offi cer “I drive down this street every day, Duran of the San Jose Police Depart- but I never expected this to happen.” • In the May 9 issue of ment. said Sarah, the driver of the white the Spartan Daily, a The suspect was described as be a Honda, who refused to give her last photograph accompany- Hispanic female in her mid-twenties name for confi dentiality reasons. ing the story “Spartans wearing a black jacket, a fl oral-pat- But according to Sabrina Miller, honor Mauer, fall short of championships,” misiden- tern blouse and black jeans, accord- one of the residents of Eleventh tifi ed the pictured player ing to Offi cer Duran. Street, the road has a reputation for a as BranDee Garcia. The After running a background high number of car accidents. player is actually freshman check on the suspect’s vehicle it was “There were at least three separate Photo: Vernon McKnight / Spartan Daily infi elder Jacqueline Zepeda. revealed that the car was stolen, ac- car crashes that I remember from last Two SJSU students examine a damaged vehicle after being involved in cording to the SJPD Offi cer. year,” she said. “I hear them all the a collision at the corner of Eleventh and San Carlos streets Wednesday. No injuries were reported to ei- time. 2 NEWS sPARTANDailY Tuesday, May 10, 2011 UPD: Alcohol abuse spikes near start of semester ALCOHOL From Page 1

Then there were police lights — an uncomfortable ride in the back of a patrol car — and a night in the drunk tank. According to the San Jose State University Police Annual Safety Report, incidents like Johnson’s are not uncommon on campus. In 2009 the University Police Department made 60 arrests at SJSU for alcohol violations, 25 percent of which occurred at university residential facilities, according to the annual safety report. Sergeant Manuel Aguayo of UPD explained that in their effort to enforce alcohol laws on campus, ensuring the safety of students is most important, but consequences do follow. “In the residence halls, we frequently fi nd people, especially under the age of 21, who have consumed alcohol to such excess that they need to be hospitalized,” he said. “After paramedics have provided medical services, we will write a police report. We will send that police report to student affairs and also to Uni- Statistics from Offi ce of Student Conduct and Ethical Development, Graph: Matthew Gerring / Spartan Daily versity Housing Services, both for review of disciplinary action. Data from the Offi ce of Student Conduct and Ethical Development show a repeating pattern of alcohol abuse. “Being intoxicated, especially if you are underage, may be a violation of university licensing agreement and it’s also a violation of student code of conduct.” and Ethical Development, there were 673 alcohol violations at some of the fear of seeking medical assistance. Kaylee Saenz, a sophomore occupational therapy major, said SJSU in 2009-2010, occurring most often in September, October “My priority is student safety,” Emmert explained. “I want to the culture of binge drinking in the residence halls has her con- and February. remove those barriers that may prevent students from getting cerned for her hallmates’ safety. Gunner said she believes students who know the rules, but help.” “Everyone drinks, a lot … sometimes people just get too drunk test the water, create the beginning-of-the-semester spikes. Saenz, who lives at Campus Village, said a medical amnesty to take care of themselves, and your roommates aren’t doctors — “Students gotta touch the fi re just to see it’s hot … Whatever policy would provide comfort of the school’s concern for stu- even though some like to think they are,” she said. you choose, it’s your choice, this offi ce is here to hold you ac- dent safety. Psychologist David Emmert of Counseling Services said he is countable,” Gunner said. “It would give students a back up plan, and it’s kind of reas- also concerned for student safety and the dangers college drink- According to psychologist Emmert, removing the fear of dis- suring knowing the school kind of has your back in case of an ing culture present. ciplinary action for students in need of medical attention may accident,” she said. In Emmert’s offi ce a fake bottle of Patron tequila, shot glasses lead to a safer student environment. However, students such as junior industrial design major and red party cups rest on his shelf. Irene Groethe voice a concern that such a policy has the poten- According to Emmert, the learning aids are part of his Party tial to be abused. With a Plan Program, which teaches students at Offi ce of Con- “My priority is student safety. I want to “I think some students would just use it as a get-out-of-jail-free duct-sanctioned alcohol classes. card and keep drinking heavy, knowing they can just call for help In addition to punitive actions made by the Offi ce of Student remove those barriers that may risk-free if needed,” Groethe said. Conduct, students who violate alcohol rules must attend sanc- Staci Gunner said it is unlikely that SJSU will adopt a policy tioned classes taught by Emmert, where he says he tries to en- prevent students from that wouldn’t punish students who violated student conduct courage students to make safer decisions. codes. “I didn’t want to teach abstinence ... many students drink, and getting help.” The policy is in its infancy stages, but would not likely include my concern is for those who hurt themselves or others,” Emmert full immunity from punishment, but rather education programs said. similar to “party with a plan,” she said. Staci Gunner, interim director of the Offi ce of Student Con- David Emmert Junior chemistry major Duke Kos-Osok said students who duct and Ethical Development, who meets with students to dis- Psychologist drink to the point of needing medical attention should be held cuss disciplinary action, said she believes Emmert’s “party with a accountable for their violations. plan” approach balances safety and accountability. “If you put yourself in that kind of situation where you need When students are required to meet with Gunner for break- As a member of the Alcohol/Drug Abuse Prevention and medical help from drinking, you should deal with the conse- ing the student conduct code, Gunner says it is important to cre- Control Program, Emmert said he is rallying support for a medi- quences that come with it,” he said. ate an environment for students where they can have an honest cal amnesty policy at SJSU, similar to a policy currently imple- Currently at Cornell University, where the medical amnesty discussion about alcohol and their safety. mented at Cornell University in New York. policy was implemented in 2002, a student who receives medical “We don’t perform from a model that’s solely punitive … we Describing the amnesty policy, Emmert explained intoxicated attention for being intoxicated will be immune from underage would do a disservice to students if we just slapped them on the students who were in need of medical assistance would not be drinking and disorderly conduct violations, according to Cor- wrist,” Gunner said. subject to punitive actions. nell’s medical amnesty website. “We have an obligation to teach them safety,” she said. “We’re In a 2005 study by the Annual Review of Public Health, While both Emmert and Gunner have described SJSU’s am- not ignorant to drinking, but I’d like to have a conversation to 599,000 American college students were injured under the infl u- nesty policy as being in its initial stages, a debate has begun as to teach students good habits if they’re going to drink.” ence of alcohol. whether a policy similar to Cornell’s would create a safer campus According to statistics from the Offi ce of Student Conduct Emmert said a policy change to medical amnesty would lift for students.

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the additional funds in early April. RAIL “While other states may ignore the From Page 1 benefits of high-speed rail, California is ready to put investments to work The Tampa-Orlando line would have immediately,” House Minority Leader featured 168-mph trains on newly con- Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said Monday. structed track. The starter money for “By investing in our state’s infrastruc- that project now will go largely toward ture, we increase mobility options and improving slower existing rail service. lower our dependence on foreign oil at Rep. John Mica, R-Fla., the chairman a time of rising gas prices, while reduc- of the House Transportation Commit- ing road congestion and preserving the tee and an Amtrak critic, said Monday air we breathe.” that he favors private investment in Noticeably absent from the new list high-speed rail over Obama’s approach of recipients: Wisconsin. Republican of “scattered funding to numerous Gov. Scott Walker campaigned hard slower-speed projects.” last fall against an $800 million high- “We need to bring in the private sec- speed rail project between Milwaukee tor to finance, design, build, operate and Madison, and sent the funds back and maintain true high-speed service in to Washington shortly after he took the Northeast Corridor if we are going office. That money was reallocated to to have any chance of success,” he said. Florida’s project, until Scott pulled the Despite efforts by Republicans in plug on it. the House of Representatives and some Walker then went back last month governors to scuttle Obama’s high- and requested $150 million to improve speed rail effort, 24 states, the District train service on the Milwaukee-Chica- of Columbia and Amtrak applied for go corridor. Information compiled from McClatchy Tribune, Graphic: Matthew Gerring / Spartan Daily

INTERNATIONAL

threaten all security cooperation with Panama, and the Pana- candidate Ingrid Betancourt, three U.S. military contractors Leaked cables show manians backed down. and 11 Colombian police and soldiers. Colombia denies that Colombia was the fi rst Latin nation to sign a contract with Global CST played a role in the raid. Global CST, doing so in late 2006, according to one cable, the The Israeli fi rm signed a one-year contract worth $9 mil- U.S., Israeli tensions same year its founder, Maj. Gen. Israel Ziv, retired as head of lion to help Peru defeat the Maoist Sendero Luminoso in- the operations directorate of the Israel Defense Forces. surgency “once and for all” in that nation’s remote Apurimac McClatchy Tribune Ziv “was a personal acquaintance of then-Minister of De- and Ene river valleys, according to another U.S. cable. fense Juan Manuel Santos,” the cable stated. Santos is now When Global CST approached Panama’s government Colombia’s president. about expanding on an initial contract, red fl ags went up at A security company led by the former head of operations Ziv’s consulting fi rm pledged “a strategic assessment” that the U.S. Embassy there. for the Israeli military made such inroads into Latin America would devise a plan to defeat “internal terrorist and criminal In early 2010, an Embassy cable to Washington said Pana- a few years ago that U.S. diplomats saw it as a security risk organizations by 2010,” the cable, sent in late 2009, stated. ma had already paid Global CST for a small security study but and moved to thwart the company’s expansion, U.S. diplo- The exercise was named “Strategic Leap.” the nation’s intelligence chief, Olmedo Alfaro, was threaten- matic cables show. “Over a three-year period, Ziv worked his way into the ing to rely more heavily on the Israelis out of anger that U.S. The diplomats’ efforts were made easier when an inter- confi dence of former Defense Minister Santos by promising offi cials would not tap the phones of the president’s political preter for the Israeli fi rm, Global CST, was caught peddling a cheaper version of USG (U.S. government) assistance with- enemies. classifi ed Colombian Defense Ministry documents to Marx- out our strings attached,” the cable said. “Alfaro is increasingly open about his agenda to replace ist guerrillas seeking to topple the state, one cable stated. Colombia began working with a variety of retired and ac- U.S. law enforcement and security support with Israelis and Still, the ability of the Israeli security consultancy to ob- tive duty Israeli offi cers “with special operations and military others,” the cable said, adding that the move “bodes ill” for tain contracts in Colombia, Peru and Panama in rapid succes- intelligence backgrounds,” another cable said. By 2007, 38 quelling narcotics activity and crime in Panama. sion speaks to the prowess of retired Israeli military offi cers percent of Colombia’s foreign defense purchases were going U.S. offi cials told the Panamanians that they would limit in peddling security know-how amid perceptions that they’d to Israel, it added. security cooperation and intelligence sharing if private con- bring better results than offi cial U.S. government assistance. With a foot fi rmly in the door in Colombia, Ziv roamed sultants from a third nation were involved. At one point, Panama’s intelligence chief threatened to the region, going next to Peru, a coca-producing nation that Adding to the pressure was news that Colombia’s relations rely more heavily on the Israelis out of anger that U.S. of- also faced security challenges. with Global CST had soured. In a meeting in late 2009 with fi cials wouldn’t tap the phones of the president’s political Ziv told Peruvian authorities that Global CST’s had played the then-U.S. Ambassador to Colombia, William Brownfi eld, enemies, according to then cables. an advisory role in a spectacular jungle raid on a rebel camp national police chief Oscar Naranjo complained that the U.S. offi cials countered that such an arrangement would in Colombia a year earlier that freed former presidential company had turned out to be a “disaster,” a cable stated. THIS DAY IN HISTORY ...

On May 10, 1988 Spartan Daily Reported that ...

• (Above) Little John Chrisley battles blues great Andy Just on the harmonica at an outdoor blues concert in front of Tower Hall at SJSU, attended by 3,500 people. • Two SJSU students won $150 each for naming two new Spartan Shops food stations — Cactus Cafe and Asian Express. • The SJSU Aquatics Center opening was delayed after failing a health inspection.

Northwestern cancels sex class

McClatchy Tribune Adams said. “The decision was while professors have the made higher up than me at the privilege of academic freedom, central administration level.” they also have to act responsi- Northwestern University University spokesman Alan bly. will not offer a controversial Cubbage did not immediately “You don’t have a right human sexuality class next aca- return a call Monday after- without a responsibility,” he demic year after a controversy noon. said. “Where is the line? We erupted over a live sex-toy Earlier this year, Bailey _ have all been considering that.” demonstration in an after-class and the university _ came un- Bailey could not be reached presentation earlier this year. der ﬁ re when about 100 mem- immediately on Monday. In Psychology professor J. bers of the class watched a na- March, he said in a statement Michael Bailey will not teach ked woman being penetrated that he regrets “the effect that his popular class next year by a sex toy on stage in a cam- this has had on Northwest- and there is no other faculty pus auditorium. The demon- ern University’s reputation.” member qualiﬁ ed to teach the stration occurred after class, While he said that he wouldn’t subject, psychology chair Dan and attendance was optional. make the same decision to al- McAdams said Monday. It followed a discussion about low the demonstration again, “I learned a week or two ago kinky sex and female orgasm. he also would give those who that they had decided to cancel Northwestern president disapproved of it an “F” for the course for next year,” Mc- Morton Schapiro said that their arguments. 4 SPORTS sPARTANDailY Tuesday, May 10, 2011

SPORTS ROUNDUP Men’s Golf

Staff Report Spartans advance to NCAA Regional Championships

The SJSU men’s golf team will be one of fi eld that included NCAA Colorado Regional Gymnastics the teams participating in the NCAA Men’s entrants New Mexico State and Denver. Golf Regional Championships for the fi rst “It’s a good layout, great greens, fi rm time since 1997. course,” Myers says about the golf course. “It Wright signs two to the National Letter-of-Intent The Spartans, who placed second at the gets very windy, but it is a really good layout 2011 Western Athletic Conference Cham- for us. We had a lot of success there in the fall. pionships, is one of 13 teams invited to the It’s a really good spot for us,” Colorado Regional Championship hosted by Kenneday said it will be a little altered golf Two gymnasts signed the National Let- she was third in the all-around, vault and the University of Colorado at the Colorado course this time around. ter-of-Intent Monday to compete on the beam and was second on the fl oor. National Golf Club in Erie, May 19-21. “It’s a different time of year in Colorado,” SJSU women’s gymnastics team for the 2012 Montalban currently competes for Byers “Great news. This was the opportunity that he said. “It sees more of the season change season. Gymnastics in Elk Grove, Calif. She won a great number of people put a great deal of than we do (in San Jose). It will be interesting Dannon Gregory from Pheonix, Ariz. and the 2011 Level 10 NorCal Championship work into,” head coach John Kennaday said. to see what the golf course plays like. When Alyssa Montalban from Stockton, Calif. are on vault and competed at the 2011 Region 1 “We’ve got a group of young men that are we were there in the fall, it played hard and the fi nal two incoming freshmen that will be Championships where she was 11th on vault. looking forward to taking advantage of the fast. Mark Hubbard won a tough battle for his joining the current Spartans and head coach During the 2011 season, Montalban won opportunity afforded them by the NCAA.” fi rst victory.” Wayne Wright. the vault title at the Seattle Open, Delta Junior Jay Myers said he is thrilled for the Oklahoma State, nationally ranked No. 1, Gregory currently competes for the Phoe- Classic and Paradise meets, the beam title at chance to play in the championship. tops the 13 teams in this one of the six NCAA nix Gymnastics Academy. She placed ninth the Seattle Open and the all-around at the “From three years ago — all the hard work Regional Championships that will deter- in the all-around as a level 10 in the 2011 Delta Classic. In 2010, she was the Level 9 — it’s good to see that it’s paying off,” Myers mine the 30 fi ve-man squads advancing to the Region 1 Championships and also fi nished Regional co-champion on vault and placed said. “We’ve been through a lot and things are NCAA Championships, May 31 through June seventh on the bars and eighth on the vault second the all-around. coming together for us.” 5 in Stillwater, Okla. The top fi ve teams from and fl oor. “I am very excited to have Dannon and Myers, a second-team All-Western Athletic each regional will continue their season. Additionally, Gregory was second in the Alyssa join the team,” Wright said. “They Conference selection, posted a 72.97 stroke Georgia, Auburn, Arizona State, Clemson, all-around and on the beam at the 2011 Ari- will be great additions and add depth to our average for 36 rounds included 14 of par or Chattanooga, TCU, North Florida, Northwest- zona State Championships. She was third on team.” better in the regular season. ern, and Colorado State round out the fi eld. the fl oor, vault and bars. Gregory and Montalban join Cami Guyer SJSU played 7,741-yard, par 72 course with SJSU fi nished ahead of Arizona State at the In other meets this year, Gregory fi nished of Fall City, Wash., and Kiley Field from San success last September in the Mark Simpson 65th annual Western Intercollegiate in April. second in the all-around at the Chinese New Jose, as the incoming freshmen signing class Colorado Invitational. “The interesting thing about golf is we’re Year meet. At the Malibu Coast Challenge, for the 2012 season. Spartan senior Mark Hubbard, a Denver competing with the 12 teams,” Kennaday said. native, was the individual medalist with a sev- “It’s how you fi gure who wins and loses. In re- en-under par 209. ality, it’s us against the golf course. How we Junior Matthew Hovan, from San Mateo, play the golf course and how we play to our Women’s Golf Calif., was close behind with a 212 in third capabilities is the actual key. There is no de- place. fense. It’s a matter of us getting to what we As a team, SJSU was fourth in the 14-team do best.” SJSU fi nishes 2010-2011 season at Regionals COMMENTARY

The SJSU women’s golf team finished In her final tournament, senior Katrina the 2010-11 season Saturday evening at the Delen-Briones finished 84th at 238 and ju- Sharks need game six NCAA West Regional at the Washington nior Jennifer Brumbaugh shot an 83 and National Golf Club. finished at 245. The Spartans shot a 326 to finish 23rd Freshman Rachelle Reali led the Spar- win for a chance overall in the three-day event. tans in scoring on Saturday with a 77 and Junior Madeleine Ziegert had the team’s finished at 249 and junior Jody Ho rounded best finish of the weekend as she was 37th out the scoring with an 86 Saturday and a to re-write history after shooting an 80 on Saturday for a 228. 256.

Daniel Herberholz tory, stopping 129 shots for that series against the Ava- Senior Staff Writer Chicago in an otherworldly lanche. performance which made "You think about a little the overpowering Sharks bit of everything," Sharks offense look like fools. In forward Patrick Marleau History will not repeat retrospect, that series felt told the Mercury News af- itself. so much closer than the 4-0 ter Sunday’s game. "But you That’s what I keep telling Chicago advantage it turned can't dwell on anything." myself. into. How about dwelling on After San Jose lost game Last year, the Sharks the fact that Marleau, the five of the Western Con- advanced to the Western team’s leading goal scorer ference Semifinals to De- Finals by taking the Red (37) and point tallier (73) troit on Sunday, reality set Wings out in five games. during the regular season, in that the Sharks still had If these Sharks are to has gone pointless in this time to complete their an- change things up they must series? nual collapse. look in the mirror and de- Possibly. The Sharks had been cide to put up some fight. Better not dwell on De- leading 3-0 in the series, but As Bruce Lee’s credo goes, troit’s victories this series. lost game four. a broken rhythm makes a Its first win of the series The team was up 2-0 in good fighter. included a three-goal come- the second period of game back by the Sharks. Only a five, but after the second slapshot by Detroit’s Dar- loss, are now on the tipping “You think ren Helm with less than 90 point of going to a deadly seconds left lifted the Red game seven. about a little bit Wings over San Jose. In the locker room after Niemi and the Sharks game four, forward Ryane of everything. defense let the Red Wings Clowe told the Mercury score three goals in the final News: “We’re going back But you can’t period of Sunday’s game, home still in command up letting Detroit capture its 3-1.” dwell on second win. The Sharks de- Well Clowe, is the com- fense cannot allow that to mand still there after an- anything.” happen again. other loss? The blame game could For the team’s 20-year go on forever, however — history, and particularly in Patrick Marleau the Sharks just need to step the past five seasons, San their game up. Jose has continued to find Forward Or the Red Wings need new ways to surprise fans to step their game down. with early exits from the Defenseman Nicklas Lid- playoffs. Rather than extinguish strom and forward Henrik In 2008, the Sharks were Detroit’s Stanley Cup hopes Zetterberg have been beasts dropped in six games by in a second-straight semi- out on the ice, deflecting Dallas in the second round. final game five, the Sharks Sharks passes and winning Game six required an NHL- can use this opportunity face-offs all over the place. record four overtimes (a to cap a Red Wings come- In a way, all of this is me painful game to watch). back — and thus gain the putting on my best fan face In 2009, the Sharks were momentum to defeat the while still understanding skipped by the eighth-seed- Vancouver Canucks in the that it’s one team against ed Anaheim Ducks in the Conference Finals. the other, not one team opening round despite win- San Jose has been in a cru- against itself. ning the President’s Cup for cial game six before. In 2004 But as the Sharks have most regular season points. they squandered a 3-0 lead shown me (as well as the In 2010, the Sharks were to the Colorado Avalanche, rest of San Jose) year after swept by eventual Stanley but wound up taking game year that they are their own Cup-champion Chicago in six to win the series. worst enemy. the Conference Finals. In yesterday’s San Jose History will not repeat Current San Jose goalie Mercury News, columnist itself. Antti Niemi highlighted Mark Purdy wondered if Los Tiburones will win the Blackhawks series vic- the Sharks can learn from the Stanley Cup. Tuesday, May 10, 2011 sPARTANDailY A&E 5 ALBUM REVIEW Dreamy Fleet Foxes return with fervor in new album

Daniel Herberholz Senior Staff Writer

More dynamic than the group’s eponymous debut, Fleet Foxes tightens their sound in Helplessness Blues without losing their earthy, choral charm. A sophomore effort by the Seat- tle-based sextet, “Blues” holds the ethereal feel of their ﬁ rst album Photo Courtesy: Sub Pop Records while nixing its waft and simplic- “Helplessness Blues,” released ity. May 3, features 12 tracks. The album was released on May

3 by Sub Pop Records, known for tured in a poem by William Butler Photo Courtesy: Sub Pop Records backing popular bands Nirvana and Yeats. Fleet Foxes, which has released two studio albums, is a Seattle-based Indie folk band with an earthy sound. The Shins. “All of the sirens are driving me Fleet Foxes is comprised of vocal- over the stern,” he sings, referring “I don’t know who to believe / then …” he repeats. “Now I can see washing off my name from your ist Robin Peckhold, guitarist Skyler to women’s habit of diverting him I’ll get back to you someday soon how we were like dust on the win- throat.” Skjelset, bassist Christian Wargo, from revisiting the summer utopia. you will see” Peckhold croons on dow / Not much, not a lot — every- He again visits Yeats’s utopian keyboardist and mandolin player “Sim Sala Bim” is mellow and the title track. “I’m tongue-tied and thing’s stolen or borrowed.” island, “I will lay down in the sand Casey Wescott, drummer Joshua dreamy in contrast to the lyrical dizzy and I can’t keep it to myself / “Someone You’d Admire” is the and let the ocean lead / Carry me Tillman, and multi-instrumentalist content. What good is it to sing helplessness only song I’d take off the album. to Innisfree like pollen on the Morgan Henderson. “What makes me love you despite blues, why should I wait for anyone “After all is said and done I feel breeze.” This range allows for a variety the reservations?” asks Peckhold, else?” the same / All that I hoped would Though it relates to his afore- of creative arrangements, giving tormentedly. “Are you off some- A quick rhythm and slow-burn- change within me stayed,” Peck- mentioned trip toward the isle, the the group a uniqueness to compose where reciting incantations? Sim ing bridge on “Helplessness Blues” hold wallows, and though it is a following chorus of seals whimper- what they told The Independent sala bim on your tongue / Carving combine with the lyrics to create nicely existential sentiment it also ing is as baroque as music gets. Per- are “baroque harmonic pop jams.” off the hair of someone’s young.” a tour-de-force the Foxes did not describes how the track is a hold- sonally, I skip over this section. “Battery Kinzie” and title-track The song features the catchiest have on their freshman disc. over from the group’s eponymous “Blue Spotted Tail” is for any “Helplessness Blues” accomplish section on the record, with a rip- The latter half of this second al- debut. fans of Fleet Foxes’ fi rst hit, “White just that. These two songs are bleed- ping river of fretwork to close the bum overshadows the opening leg, The album’s second double- Winter Hymnal.” ing with torqued-up emotion. track. from the title track to “The Shrine/ track, “The Shrine/An Argument,” Unlike that song, “Tail” adds “Montezuma” opens the record The rocking “Battery Kinzie” is a An Argument” to the gorgeous starts with a simmering contem- traces of guitar but the meaning and “Peckhold immediately refl ects decent follow-up to the heavy “Sim “Blue Spotted Tail.” plation of a fountain with coins and feel are similar. “Why is life on his place on Earth — “Now I am Sala Bim,” lighter in theme but “The Cascades” is a beautiful im- “glowing fi ne” in the water. made only for to end? Why do I older than my mother and father louder in sound. mersion of melodies, as fl owing as “Sunlight over me no matter what do all this waiting then?” Peckhold when they had their daughter/ Now “The Plains/Bitter Dancer” is the title suggests. I do,” shouts Peckhold, stretching questions, truly making the listener what does that say about me?” one of two split songs on the album. Named after a mountain range his voice to the limit seemingly for think. These lyrics are accompanied The fi rst section emphasizes strings which runs from Mt. Shasta, Calif. the fi rst time ever. “Apples in the The fi nal track, “Grown Ocean,” by a chorus of voices, as well as and choral voices in the most ethe- to Canada, Fleet Foxes show off summer all cold and sweet / Every- combines the best aspects of each swirling strums from Skjelset and real part of the album, building their versatility on this rolling in- day a passin’ complete.” song — meaningful lyrics, choral Wescott. steadily toward the second sec- strumental track. The second leg of the song is as voices, instrumental variety and a Using clap-worthy drums and tion’s simple strumming and fl ute Highlighted by the only use of raw as “Battle Kinzie” and the title rhythmic feel. Irish-esque violin breaks, “Bedouin interludes. The end combines each distorted guitar on the album, “Lo- track. The album is like a fantasy, giving Dress” outlines Peckhold’s desire of the fi rst two sections, setting the relai” describes one of Peckhold’s Rattling rifts join Peckhold’s fans of Fleet Foxes a fever dream in to return to “Innisfree,” an isle fea- title track up well. lost loves — “I was old news to you tremblingly singing “In the ocean which to lose themselves. 6 TECH sPARTANDailY Tuesday, May 10, 2011 GAME REVIEW Polished gameplay elements make Portal 2 shine

Portal 2 added several new items to the testing chambers such Nate Morotti as a series of gels that change the Staff Writer properties of test chamber walls, bridges made of “natural light pumped in from the surface” and Most games that take place in anti-gravity beams used to carry the first-person point-of-view the player over traps and pits. have not quite mastered the art of Another aspect of Portal 2 that telling a compelling story while I loved was the update in graph- still providing a stellar gameplay ics. In the first Portal, the ma- experience, but it would appear jority of the game is played in a that those crazy guys over at Valve sterile, futuristic, hospital-like have done it again with their most environment filled with sleek recent game, Portal 2. white designs. Portal 2 is a first-person puzzle/ In Portal 2 the area the player platforming game where the play- gets to play around in had been er once again takes on the persona vastly increased. of Chell, the mute protagonist of In the time between the games, the previous game, while she tries the Aperture Science facility has to use the appropriately named fallen into disrepair because of ‘portal gun’ to solve puzzles in GLaDOS, the facility’s less-than- order to escape from the now- mentally stable artificially intel- defunct Aperture Science Enrich- ligent super-computer, flooding ment Center, an extremely strange the building with deadly neuro- and immense testing facility for toxin gas some time before the human subjects. events of the first game, killing The first thing I loved about all humans besides the players Portal 2 was the fact that gameplay character. Photo Courtesy: Valve website was virtually unchanged from the The dilapidated look of Portal Portal 2 weaves together an engrossing story and soundtrack with mind-bending action/puzzle gameplay to first game. 2 gave the game designers a lot to create a uniquely enjoyable experience. This may seem like it would be work with in terms of showing off a drawback to fans of the original, the updated graphics of the game, operative testing Initiative.” on the side. the cryptic words “It’s been a long but the game designers were able letting the player see every maca- Co-op mode has all the same But the most impressive part of time. How have you been?” in her to add several new features to the bre detail of the strange environ- pleasures of the game’s story Portal 2 is Valve’s ability to tell a sterile, robotic voice, sent shivers game while still ments. mode, such as clever writing and truly engrossing story within the down my spine for a solid 30 min- retaining every- Another new challenging puzzles, but with the confines of a game that has nei- utes. thing that made “Portal 2 is a true feature to look for added complexity of having to use ther cinematic scenes nor a main That, coupled with the heart- the first game so in Portal 2 would four separate portals to complete character with the ability to talk. wrenching story of the rise and enjoyable. example of a story be the brand the obstacle course instead of the Valve, the game design company fall of Cave Johnson, the shower As mentioned new co-op mode, standard two. behind such games as the Half- curtain salesman-turned-CEO of before, the core that masterfully com- where two play- Although extremely fun, some Life series and Team Fortress 2, Aperture Science who’s voice was mechanic of the ers can team up of the puzzle rooms proved to be have always had great aptitude in provided by actor J.K. Simmons, game is to use a bines both the truly and play as the a little too difficult, with myself the field of storytelling and Portal made Portal 2 one of the best sto- device that plac- adorable, acci- getting the distinct urge to throw 2 is no exception. ries I played all year. es portals on the funny and downright dent-prone robots my controller at the screen on Portal 2 is a true example of a So if you have a few extra dol- walls, floors and knows as Atlas more than one occasion. story that masterfully combines lars and about eight extra hours in ceilings of the horrifying.” and P-Body. In co-op mode the screen is ver- both the truly funny and down- your day I would highly recommend testing cham- In co-op mode tically split, with each player tak- right horrifying. playing Portal 2, especially for peo- bers to bypass players must work ing either the left or right side of There are not many things in ple who were fans of the ﬁ rst game. different types of obstacles, such together to solver puzzles with the screen, which can be visually the world of video games that have And remember what GLaDOS as pits, lasers and automated gun the ultimate goal of collecting confusing at times, but ultimately the ability to scare me, but the mo- said — “We have a LOT of work turrets, to reach the exit. data for GLaDOS’ “artificial co- still provided a fun game to play ment GLaDOS awoke and uttered ahead of us.” CLASSIFIEDS EMPLOYMENT WANTED

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Whether they are in Valiere truly deserved his high school, SJSU or oth- fate. er colleges, athletes are If he was giving his ath- often given special privi- letes passing grades to keep leges. his them from dropping be- At SJSU, we see the fa- low a 2.0, then he deserved voritism all the time. to be fi red. For one, athletes get But if Valiere was really fi rst dibs on class sched- trying to teach his athletes, ules. I understand that then he deserves to be they need to register ear- praised. ly because they can’t take After all, since when classes when they are was it a crime for a teacher practicing. Joey Akeley to help students with his or Cartoon: MCT But, does the universi- Akeley’s Alley her own time? ty ever work around your As an athlete in high work schedule? school, I never received Standing by as technology I’m on the school newspaper and cam- any help in my academics. pus radio station, but I don’t get any spe- I became close friends with a few of my cial privileges. teachers who may have favored me, but I Even when athletes miss a class, they also worked for my grades, never receiv- quickly takes over our lives are often given more leeway from profes- ing any grade boosts for my involvement sors because of their busy athletics sched- in sports. As a little girl, I was more My main concern is the ef- ule. I wouldn’t have accepted grade boosts likely to be found curled up in fect the Internet has had on In some rare cases, a teacher will pass anyway — I have no entitlement to better my dad’s armchair with a book other parts of our learning an athlete just because the teacher cares grades because I can dribble a basketball than I would be getting into and application of knowledge, more about the athlete’s success on the better than most. mischief. especially reading and our fi eld than his or her success in the class- Ultimately, the high school kids are Over the years, I have read interaction with the world room. “student athletes.” School comes fi rst for too many novels to count. around us. This is the most overt example of favor- a reason. To me, there is nothing Our society is rapidly be- itism of athletes and deserves the strictest By playing sports, they may receive an more fulfilling than finishing coming more reclusive and punishment. education for free through scholarships. a good book and reading was impersonal, turning the focus At Garfi eld High School in Washing- It is up to them to value that. one of my main motivations on the users instead of the ton, athletic director Jim Valiere taught a It is up to our teachers to treat athletes to become a writer. world as a whole. three-person Spanish class with three of just like other students, because so many In recent years, however, While everybody is con- his star athletes. of them are ending up on the streets after the popularity of novels and Jaimie Collins stantly focusing on their hand- Talented basketball player Tony Wro- college. reading has declined, replaced Ya Know What I Mean? held devices and are tuned in ten Jr., who was one of the three in the The teachers who don’t let them slip by the newest technological to their personal entertain- class, composed a tweet that said he was in by are doing them a favor, forcing the ath- gadgets and a slew of time- word processor and Internet ment, interaction with one the three-person Spanish class, essentially letes to learn the course work so they have wasting entertainment. Explorer and it was a treat to another and the world around informing the public of his situation. alternative career outlets after high school A study from the Associ- have to use the Internet for them has become limited. If your high school was anything like and college. ated Press showed that one homework assignments. I cannot count the number mine, you’ll remember taking most of The ones who do let them slip by are in four adults in the United Now, every computer of times people have literally your classes with at least 30 students. keeping the notion alive that they should States admitted to reading no comes with the possibility of ran into me because they were Garfi eld High School is no different, not value education and will always be the books at all in the last year, connecting to the rest of the looking down at their cell- yet Valiere decided to set up a course just center of attention. while a survey conducted by world, offering up endless op- phone while walking. for the three students. It’s after college when reality sets in the American BookSellers As- portunities of Internet surf- Whereas some people After the Twitter world read the tweet, — a miniscule percent of student ath- sociation concluded that the ing where everything and ev- might actually strike up a con- the situation was investigated. letes make a living playing a professional amount of time spent engag- eryone everywhere is within versation with the person sit- Suspicion arose that Valiere was pur- sport. ing in technological activities your reach. ting next to them, the current posely giving the athletes passing grades College is supposed to be the building increased by 65 percent. Sadly, I am not immune to generation keeps their head- so they could play sports. block for a long career, but unfortunately When I was in high school, these shifts in behavior. phones in and attempts to ig- Investigators discovered that the year for many student athletes college marks teachers relied on our knowl- I am just as addicted to ad- nore anything outside of that before, Valiere had also passed some ath- the end of their careers. edge from books such as Pride vances in technology as the moment’s entertainment. letes in a nonexistent Spanish class. and Prejudice, the Great Gats- next person and when I have Regardless of the creation Valiere was fi red soon after. “Akeley’s Alley” is a weekly column ap- by and Moby Dick, requiring free time, I rarely pick up a of new gadgets and tools capa- Because I have no access to the in- pearing on Tuesdays. Joey Akeley is a Spartan that we incorporate those book and start reading. In- ble of education, our society is vestigation, it is hard to say whether Daily Copy Editor. stories into essays, tests and stead, I open up my MacBook becoming less educated as they homework. and proceed to spend the next spend more time constantly I wouldn’t be surprised two hours surfing Tumblr. on the Internet, wasting their if students in one of today’s While this may be an obvi- days watching YouTube videos average high schools would ous waste of time, there is no and looking at LOLcats. be able to name every Jersey doubt that the Internet has Instead of filling their brain Shore character, but wouldn’t had an amazingly positive ef- with useless information they have a clue as to who Jane fect on our society. will most likely forget tomor- Comment on either Austen or J.D. Salinger was. It has resulted in people row, people should be enrich- It seems current schools becoming more educated and ing their lives through reading are suddenly putting less of an having better access to re- and education. of these opinions at emphasis on the importance sources that can greatly enrich I am more than a little bit- of reading and turning instead their lives. ter concerning the death of to the power of the Internet. Through the Internet, some my beloved pastime, but over- I have watched over the last people are actually gaining all, it makes me sad that our spartandailyeditorial@ 10 years as the effect of the more opportunities to learn as society is slowly becoming technology boom has gradu- they surf through the endless more dependent on technolo- ally taken hold. web of information. gy and less dependent on their Around the time of Y2K, Despite the positive possi- knowledge. sjsumedia.com the Internet was a luxury bilities, however, most people available to few and comput- use the Internet for entertain- ers were nothing more than a ment and usually blatantly “Ya Know What I Mean?” is glorified typewriter. ignore the possible educa- a weekly column appearing on The first computer my fam- tion they could reap from the Tuesdays. Jaimie Collins is a ily owned had nothing but a World Wide Web. 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