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Loves Cupcakes Day of Service Thursday SPARTAN DAILY November 10, 2011 A&E p. 4 Photo spread p. 8 Volume 137, Issue 41 SpartanDaily.com Faculty voice angst From the service to school, over unpaid raises SJSU’s red, white and blue by Peter Fournier cigar in her mouth, with a tag identi- Staff Writer fying herself as Chancellor Reed. As stated in a previous article in SJSU faculty picketed in front of the Spartan Daily, the old contract the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library was signed in 2008, but only one year Wednesday morning to protest what of the contract between the California they believe to be California State Faculty Association and the CSU was University Chancellor Charles Reed’s honored, and faculty now want those refusal to honor their contracts from two years of back pay to be honored. 2008 to 2010. Faculty members from all CSUs plan Faculty carried signs that showed to meet at CSU East Bay and CSU Reed’s salary increases, wishes for a Dominguez Hills to strike on Nov. 17, new chancellor for Christmas and oth- according to a CFA fl ier handed out at ers which stated Reed’s actions forced the protest. them to protest. “Th is is historic,” Cara said. “Th ese “Faculty are mad, and students are one day strikes will be historic. Th is will too, because students have had a raise be the fi rst time the largest public univer- of 106 percent in their tuition and sity in the United State has had a strike.” while administrators and presidents Anthropology lecturer Jonathan Reed’s salary have gone up at least 25 Karpf has been at SJSU since 1987, and percent, and faculty salaries have gone said he hasn’t seen a contract situation down 10 percent in that time,” occu- as bad as the current one. pational therapy Professor Liz Cara Karpf said there was informational said. picketing at all 23 CSU campuses on Cara was dressed in a suit fi lled with fake cash, sporting a top hat and SEE CFA PAGE 6

Mark Pinto holds his art piece, “My Flag,” the cyanotype that depicts his journey through the Gulf War for a portrait. Pinto, a former Marine, is working towards his masters in fine arts for photography. Photo by James Tensuan / Spartan Daily Five veterans share their stories from different branches of service

by Peter Fournier Bartlett said his time there was very Bartlett originally wanted to join Staff Writer chaotic. out of high school but was advised “It’s very noisy,” he said. “Th e by his grandfather, a World War II Veteran students at SJSU smells — you remember a lot of the veteran, to not sign up immediately have stories of duty, honor and re- smells. It seems like I always smell and try college fi rst. Aft er receiv- membrance that are oft en left un- burning rubber tires from fi res or ing his associates degree at age 25, shared. cars that had blown up or things of Bartlett made the decision to join Graffiti adorns the walls surrounding the wheelchair ramp leading to the lower Th ey are anthropology majors that nature.” the Army. level of Joe West Hall. Photo by Jasper Rubenstein / Spartan Daily who manned machine guns, pho- Bartlett oft en fought boredom “I couldn’t aff ord to go to a four- tographers who piloted helicopters while not on duty in Iraq, reading year school, so I decided to just join during search and rescue missions books, working out and playing the military because it was some- Increase in vandalism and linguists who stood guard at video games. thing I wanted to do anyway and embassies in the Middle East. He said the slow change of pace had wanted to do for quite a while,” According to the SJSU Veteran’s could oft en shift quickly. he said. Student Organization, there 283 “Th en there was a lot of times Bartlett was discharged as a cor- veterans enrolled on campus. when it was like really popping and poral in 2005. attributed to less cops you’d constantly be out on a mission DAMIAN BARTLETT - ARMY, ARMY for days at a time,” Bartlett said. MARK PINTO – MARINES NATIONAL GUARD He said the biggest thing he MASTER IN FINE ARTS, PHOTOGRAPHY by Nic Aguon “I have seen graffi ti on newspa- GRADUATE STUDENT IN JUSTICE STUDIES learned from his time in the service Th e Gulf War veteran enlisted in Production Editor per boxes and white delivery trucks Th e San Ramon native joined the was to be disciplined with anything June 1982 aft er graduating with a parked near campus,” junior kinesiol- Army in 2001 and served two tours he works on. four-year degree in physical educa- Since the beginning of 2010, graf- ogy major Daniel Mosqueda said. “It of duty in Iraq, including the inva- “I’ve always had a prett y strong tion from CSU Long Beach. fi ti and tagging reports have in- just surprises me that taggers would sion in 2003. drive while in school and a lot of Pinto fl ew CH-46s or “Sea Knight” creased nearly 40 percent in San do it here on campus.” Th e president of the VSO, Bartlett my time and experience in the mili- helicopters in the Marine Corps, at Jose, from 29,285 to 40,405, causing According to University Police served as light infantry, working as tary helped shape me in that way,” fi rst being part of combat squadrons an issue of concern, according to Department’s police blott er, graf- a rifl e team soldier, team leader, ra- Bartlett said. in Hawaii and Okinawa before being a September 2011 San Jose city council fi ti was reportedly found etched dio operator, assistant machine gun- In addition to being a student, assigned to search and rescue duties memo. onto the exterior doors at the In- ner and driver in combat. Bartlett is a research assistant, a com- in Iwakuni, Japan in the late’90s. According to an article from Pro- dustrial Studies building. Dudley His fi rst tour of duty in Iraq last- munity assistant at CVA and sits on the tectsanjose.com, 278 SJPD police offi - Moorhead Hall was also defaced at ed nine months, the second was 13. SJSU veterans’ advisory committ ee. SEE VETERANS PAGE 2 cers were laid off . Th e same article also the beginning of last October, ac- stated that with a reduced number of cording to UPD’s October police offi cers on the force due to fi nancial blott er. CORRECTION cuts, the San Jose Police Department Vandalism and graffi ti were also View exclusive stories and multimedia at has fewer offi cers on duty than it did reported at the North Garage between In the Nov. 8 edition of the Spartan Daily, a story appeared on page 2 spartandaily.com four years ago. In the month of Octo- Ninth and 10th streets, according to titled “Women’s basketball makes quick work of Cal State East Bay” which ber, there were seven reports of graf- included several paragraphs used without att ribution from a press release fi ti and tagging on and near campus. TAGGING titled “Women’s Hoops Takes Exhibition 70-53” from SJSU Athletics, which SEE PAGE 6 appeared on its website sjsuspartans.com on Nov. 6. Th e article was used as a reference and the Spartan Daily regrets the error.

In the second week of protests on in front of 15 people regarding A few feet away from Reclaim Occupy, Reclaim campus on the Tommie Smith and actions to be taken for student’s SJSU were the Occupy SJSU protest- John Carlos Statue lawn, Reclaim rights. ers, who have continued to demon- continue in front SJSU discussed the organization of a “We are calling out to students to strate on the Smith-Carlos Statue walk-out Wednesday. walk out,” Huerta said. lawn since last week. t Twitter: @spartandaily 71˚ Meanwhile, Occupy SJSU reached According to Huerta and fellow “We’ve been outreaching San Jose f facebook.com/spartandaily48˚ of historic statues one week of demonstration in the organizer Francisco Ruiz, Reclaim State for about a month,” said Dan- same space. SJSU will meet Wednesday at noon iel McCormick, a junior political sci- Spartan Daily For their second meeting, Re- near the Smith-Carlos Statue, hold an ence major. “We were coming out, Serving San José State University since 1934 by Christina Molina claim SJSU organizer Sandra Heur- open forum then march throughout Volume 137 / Issue 41 Staff Writer ta, a senior sociology major, spoke campus and the city. SEE PROTEST PAGE 6 2 NEWS Spartan Daily Thursday, November 10, 2011 VETERANS: Stories from Somalia, Iraq, Japan UC president works to avoid tuition hike

McClatchy Tribune he said UC’s regents would Wire Service consider more modest tuition increases. LOS ANGELES — Shift - Th e regents are scheduled ing tactics in a diffi cult bud- to vote on the budget request get situation, University of at a meeting in San Francisco California President Mark G. next week. Yudof acknowl- Yudof said Tuesday he will edged Tuesday that his earlier seek enough additional state proposal, aimed at warning funding to avoid a tuition hike the public and the regents next year and increase enroll- about unstable state funding ment by 1 percent, or about for the university, had pro- 2,100 students. voked signifi cant anxiety. Yudof’s statement was a “I was trying to get them tactical retreat from a con- concerned about where we troversial plan fl oated in are heading. And I got them a September, in which UC said lot concerned,” he said. tuition could rise 8 percent to UC this year received $2.37 Senior linguistics major David Richardson sits for a portrait in the 16 percent annually over the billion in state general reve- courtyard near Clark Hall. Richardson is a former Marine who served next four years, if state fund- nue funds, down $650 million Photo by Jack Barnwell / Spartan Daily for four and a half years. ing did not increase enough to from last year and the univer- FROM PAGE 1 to deal with but this was pre- off set increasing costs. Reac- sity may also face mid-year He retired from active duty, 9/11,” he said. tion from students and fami- cuts if the state budget situa- fi nishing 20 years of service, on Richardson’s unit would lies in September was vocifer- tion does not improve. Aft er Oct. 1, 2002. Pinto said he be- cover other bases during the ously negative and UC regents back-to-back tuition boosts came a Buddhist priest the next Marine Corps Ball, an annual Damian Bartlett, a justice studies graduate student, served in the shelved the idea, at least for totaling more than $1,800 for day. During his religious tenure, celebration of the Marine Corps’ Army and Army National Guard, including nine months in Iraq as a now. this fall, UC’s undergraduate he was exposed to Buddhist art birthday, which is usually held light infantry riffle leader. Bartlett is the president of the Veteran’s On Tuesday, the UC leader tuition for California resi- Photo by James Tensuan / Spartan Daily while traveling the world. He in the early weeks of November. Student Organization. focused on a new proposal to dents stands at $12,192; room, would retire from priesthood in A few days aft er he and a fellow SEALS and Marines to batt le Cadden served in Iraq in 2005 seek a state funding increase board and campus fees can 2009. Marine covered the U.S. Embas- pirates and smugglers off the and 2006. She was stationed in of $411 million, or 8 percent, bring a student’s total costs In addition to taking wildlife sy in Damascus, it was att acked coast of Somalia. the cities of Talil, Al-Asad and at for the 10-campus system in to about $31,000. And for the pictures and macro close-ups of by a large mob. Fulwiler originally studied an outpost base in Habbaniyah, the 2012-13 academic year. He fi rst time in UC’s 143-year fl owers, Pinto takes photos of “It was a really good thing to be a nuclear engineer at the which is between Fallujah and acknowledged, though, that history, the total amount of GI Joe action fi gures that simu- it didn’t happen when we were Navy’s Nuclear Power School Ramadi. She was a .50 caliber persuading the state to ap- money from tuition this year late the turmoil that some vet- there because it would have in Goose Creek, S.C., which he machine gunner, patrolling the propriate nearly $2.8 billion in exceeds the total in state erans experience aft er a return been two of us for the whole said is one of the toughest in the Euphrates River at the outpost total funding for UC may be funding. home from combat. His photo embassy,” he said. “…It was Navy. and on highway convoys. diffi cult, given the continuing Th e new proposal would series, “Joe Comes Home,” is perfect timing for our sakes be- He said the preparation to Cadden said the military recession. include $36.6 million to enroll something he feels compelled cause had it happened when we complete the course in one year taught her to be more patient If the funding comes the additional 2,100 students to do. were there we would have been gave him organizational skills and to be more understanding through, Yudof pledged not to and $310 million more to help Pinto said he feels that the screwed. We could have only he uses today and have earned in life. With her travels around raise tuition next school year, reverse recent cuts in faculty way veterans are respected in done so much. Ultimately in a him the best grades of his the world, she said she has a to add course sections and hiring, class off erings, library society is eroding. mob like that there’s nothing life. bett er understanding of diff er- professors across UC, to in- hours and equipment pur- “You honor them by welcom- you can do.” “Th e way they structured it ent cultural values. crease enrollment and extend chases. It also seeks $87.6 mil- ing them back into society and I Wanting to re-enlist but for giving out the information, “I traveled to a lot of diff er- library hours. “And we would lion for employee pensions, an don’t think that’s occurring the not guaranteed a position he how to take your notes, how ent places when I was in the throw a large pizza party,” he eff ort to change a long stand- way that it could,” he said. wanted in the Marines, Rich- to study and how much time service, so I got to see a lot of added lightheartedly. But he ing arrangement in which the Pinto said being a Marine in- ardson chose to leave aft er in and information you put into it diff erent cultures and I bring declined to specify the eff ect state helps to pay for pensions stilled discipline in him. 2001. to get good grades, I took that that with me when I’m learn- on tuition if the Legislature at California State University “I got a lot of confi dence be- Originally looking to study structure and applied it to what ing … and the ethics behind an- and governor give UC less schools and community col- coming a pilot,” he said. “Th at soft ware engineering, the SJSU I’m doing here,” Fulwiler said. thropology,” she said. than the proposal, although leges but not at UC. was really the toughest thing senior switched majors to com- I’ve ever done in my life. It putational linguistics last year. JULIANNE CADDEN – ARMY gave me a lot of confi dence that Studying languages piqued his JUNIOR, ANTHROPOLOGY if I apply myself I could do dif- interest while guarding the U.S. Cadden enlisted in the ferent things.” Embassy in Jordan, where he Army from December 2003 to learned some Arabic. February 2007. DAVID RICHARDSON – MARINES SENIOR, COMPUTER LINGUISTICS MICHAEL FULWILER – NAVY SENIOR, INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY Th e combat engineer turned For showtimes, advance tix and more, go to cameracinemas.com marine security guard served in Fulwiler served from May Best Theaters -- SJ Merc, Metro & Wave Readers a handful of overseas tours over 1999 to June 2005, spending four All Shows Before 12 noon Now Only $5.00 Always Plenty of Free Validated Parking All Sites four and a half years between years on the U.S.S. Shreveport as Seniors & Kids $6.75 / Students $7.50 • * = No Passes $7 b4 6pm M-F / 4pm S-S, Holidays • ✔ = Final Week December 1996 and February a machinist mate. 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by Ron Gleeson Sports Editor

If there was any game SJSU could have circled as a guaran- teed win, it was last weekend at home against Idaho, and the Spartans didn’t get it done. As the Spartans’ hopes and chances of reaching a bowl for fi rst time since it won the 2006 New Mexico Bowl have dwin- dled over the past two weekends, the team now fi nds itself with its back against the wall. Th is weekend, SJSU will travel to Logan, Utah to face the Utah State Aggies, the fi rst of the Spartans’ fi nal three games of its season — meaning it will need to win its remaining games of the season in order to become eli- gible for a bowl. Th e Spartans and the Aggies are coming off polar-opposite games from this past Saturday. SJSU fell victim to Idaho, in part from a 22-point fourth quar- ter from the Vandals, erasing a 20-7 halft ime Spartan lead. Meanwhile Utah State came Idaho senior safety Quin Ashley (No. 12), junior cornerback Aaron Grymes (No. 6) and (No. 89) of SJSU along the Spartan sideline during Idaho’s 32-29 upset over SJSU back from a 21-point defi cit to senior cornerback Matthew Harvey chase sophomore wide receiver Chandler Jones last Saturday at Spartan Stadium. Photo by Vernon McKnight / File Photo defeat Hawaii in Honolulu, a win capped by a 1-yard run by junior game in regards to postseason Utah State defense sets up play running back Robert Turbin to play. aft er play. put the Aggies ahead with 14 On the defensive side of the Emotions play a big role in football. I feel “We can’t throw it long every seconds left in the game. ball, SJSU will be looking at the snap, and we can’t throw it short “Utah State beat Hawaii like Western Athletic Conference “ like our guys will be able to bounce every snap,” he said. “We are go- Idaho beat us,” head coach Mike leading and sixth nationally ing to mix it up and have a game MacIntyre said. “Emotions play a ranked rushing att ack in terms of plan going in there. We will see big role in football. I feel like our yardage. back and be ready to play... what the defense gives us and guys will be able to bounce back Th e Aggies running game we will take advantage to create and be ready to play, and hope- is led by Turbin, who currently ” plays.” fully it will fuel them to fi nish ranks second in the WAC in passing game in addition to its In the loss two weeks ago to “It will be a very tough test for MacIntyre said the fourth- out the game strong.” yards-per-game and fi rst in rush- dominant run game. Louisiana Tech, the Spartans re- us,” MacIntyre said. “We are ex- quarter loss to Idaho on Saturday MacIntyre said he could tell ing touchdowns. “We have to be ready for a corded just 12 yards on 17 car- cited about going there to play.” was shocking for SJSU because it the team had emotionally recov- MacIntyre had nothing but vertical passing game they’ll ries, and against Idaho it gained Th is Utah State defense will has been playing very well in the ered from the loss from its de- rave comments about Turbin. stretch with which they hit some 68 yards on 25 att empts. more than likely also test the fourth quarter for the most part meanor at Sunday night’s prac- “He’s the best running back in big plays against Hawaii,” Ma- MacIntyre said if he could put Spartan passing game, which this season. tice. our conference,” MacIntyre said. cIntyre said. his fi nger on one certain aspect completed more than 70 percent Th is stellar fourth quarter “Th ey were att entive, but got “He’s strong, athletic, fast — an Th e Spartan rush defense of the struggling run game he of its passes against Idaho — al- play includes two last-minute go- down about some plays they excellent player.” looked slightly sluggish in the would. beit many of them were short ahead touchdowns — the fi rst at knew they could have made but Utah State will showcase a Idaho loss, in which it allowed “It is something we have been screen type passes. Colorado State on Oct. 1 and the didn’t,” he said. “Now our guys new quarterback, junior Adam 183 rushing yards, and will working on,” he said. “We should MacIntyre said his intention other a thrilling home win over have to get back off the mat and Kennedy, who threw two touch- be greatly challenged by the have run it bett er and we will try with this methodical passing Hawaii on homecoming night go back the next day ready to downs in the Aggies’ comeback Turbin and the Utah State run this Saturday. I think it will start plays was to open up the defense Oct. 14. fi ght again — and that’s what our win over Hawaii. att ack. clicking soon, I really do.” to loosen the running backs, and “I didn’t see it coming and nei- guys will do.” MacIntyre said Kennedy is SJSU’s run game on the of- Going up against this under- added that he was surprised it did ther did (the team),” MacIntyre Th e running game is a huge a bett er passer than freshman fensive side of the ball also looks performing SJSU running game not do so. said of the stunning loss last issue for the Spartans, both of- Chuckie Keeton, whom Kennedy nothing like its dynamic self, is a prolifi c Utah State defense, Whether SJSU will continue weekend. fensively and defensively, going replaced, and SJSU will need to which it displayed in the fi rst which ranks fi rst in total defense the same play calling, MacIntyre Utah State and SJSU will kick into this weekend’s must-win prepare for a spread-out Aggie three games of the season. in the WAC. said it will depend on how the off at 1 p.m. on Saturday.

 COMMENTARY UFC match preview: Heavyweight bout could go either way

by Wesley Dugle A&E Editor

Th is Saturday, the Ultimate Fighting Championship makes its Brazillian celebrates his victory over Fabrico Heavyweight champion before his Oct. 22, 2010 Photo by Jim Prisching / MCT Photo courtesy Lesnar-Brock.com fi rst debut on national primetime television when San Jose’s Cain Werdum on Oct. 25, 2008. fight against . Velasquez (9-0) looks to defend his title against the challenger Junior Dos Santos (13-1) on Fox. This fight is going to be close but I think of his 13 fights by and even dominating those Whether this fi ght lasts the full fi ve rounds or 10 seconds, as bouts that went to a decision by pummeling his opponents UFC president eloquently put it, this could be the “ the main thing it’ll come down to is with his fists. biggest, most important fi ght in history as the But when you look at Velasquez, his striking has also won UFC looks to push itself into the mainstream of sports culture. who wins the ground game. him eight of his nine victories by . Th is is a fi ght no sports fan should miss as each fi ghter is eas- ” So, if the fight stays standing, it could be very exciting with ily among the elite of the heavyweight Mixed Martial Arts world both fighters clearly having knockout power. and there are sure to be some fi reworks when the fi ght fi nally zil’s top MMA team, Blackhouse, which includes two current The one intangible, however, that worries me about this commences. champions, middleweight Anderson Silva and featherweight fight is cage rust for Velasquez. But who will win this epic bout? Th is fi ght is going to be close Jose Aldo as well as former champions Lyoto Machida and Anto- When Velasquez steps into the octagon this Saturday it’ll but I think the main thing it’ll come down to is who wins the nio Rodrigo Noguiera. be his first fight in over a year since winning the title when ground game. But Dos Santos has largely been untested for the most part he knocked out then-champion Brock Lesnar. Th e champ, Velasquez, may have eight of his nine wins by in the ground game in his career so it’s hard to say how well If Velasquez looks rusty, the fight could tilt in Dos Santos’ way of a knockout, but he also has a strong wrestling base, hav- he will fare against Velasquez. favor having fought only a few months ago in June against ing been an All-American stand-out at Arizona State, amassing a If the fight goes to the ground, and Velasquez is on top, it Shane Carwin. dominant 86-17 record in his time there. could be a rough night for Dos Santos. If I had to call it though, I would give a slight edge to Velas- Th e challenger, Dos Santos, has no wrestling background So in terms of the ground game I have to give the edge to quez for a decision win or possibly a third or second round which is something of a must have in MMA considering fi ve out Velasquez. submission, or knockout by ground and pound simply because of the seven current UFC champions are top level wrestlers in- If the fight does stay standing up, however, it’s a toss-up his superior wrestling could prove to be a deciding factor in cluding Velasquez. in my view. this fight. Dos Santos does however have a decent Brazilian jiu-jitsu Out of all the fighters in the heavyweight division, Dos In the end, this championship bout is going to be exciting pedigree, being a brown belt in the sport, and training with Bra- Santos is arguably the most deadly striker, winning nine out and it’s definitely worth watching this weekend on Fox. A&E Spartan Daily Thursday, November 10, 2011 Local4 bakes up cupcake nirvana in downtown San Jose

by Brittany Patterson “Th is was a hobby I did on Loves Left: Staff Writer the weekends,” shop owner Cupcakes Loves Cupcakes is 10TH April Zarazua said. “Th is was 2ND 3RD Located at 85 E. San Natural light pours into not something I thought I was Fernando St. the tiny cupcakery, splashing ever going to do for a living.” in downtown San Jose. SAN FERNANDO Map by Leo Postovoit / across the glass display case Zarazua opened the shop in Spartan Daily fi lled with a cornucopia of col- July of 2009 aft er spending 20 orful confections. years working in an administra- SJSU Right: It’s a quaint space, with cus- tive position. Loves Cupcakes has tomers fl itt ing in and out, mull- been in business since ing over which delectable treat FAMILY TAKES THE CAKE every day to help prep and her July 2009. Photo by to choose. Zarazua said Loves Cup- daughter and son help with the Dorian Silva / Spartan Nestled on San Fernan- cakes has been a family aff air shopping. Dail y do Street, Loves Cupcakes since the beginning. Th e location originally turns out 21 varieties of these Her father, a retired painter, piqued her husband’s interest pint-sized desserts Tuesday worked on the interior, her because of the foot traffi c. through Th ursday and 23 dif- uncle did the plumbing, her “He called me here one day “Everybody commented on tubs of icing on the premises, Th e three pastry chefs, clad ferent varieties on Friday and husband worked on the con- to have lunch together,” he said. it, asked where I bought it,” she practices that can help cut in black pants, smocks and Saturday. struction, her mother comes in “We were standing out there said. “From that point on I start- costs at fl edgling bakeries, she aprons are engrossed in their and he said, ‘Turn around, what ed doing cakes as a hobby.” said. work, consulting recipes and do you think of that spot?’ and When the company Zarazua “Doing something from piping frosting. I turned around and of course I worked for was bought out and scratch is totally diff erent,” she Th ey are dancing, like bees didn’t like it.” downsized, she found herself said. “By no means is it simple. swarming around the small, yet Th e space was run down, searching for work. You can really screw things up meticulously clean space, seem- sporting tagged plywood in the Her husband pushed her to and not like what you’re making.” ing to always miss one another windows and holes in the fl oor, enroll in California Culinary Zarazua said she strives to while balancing hot pans fresh Zarazua said. Academy Le Cordon Bleu in put out a product that is truly from the oven. “I stood at the entrance and San Francisco, an opportunity gourmet. Zarazua seems at home, con- looked in and said no, but he she said changed her life. Pastry chef Tiff anie Ramos sulting her recipe book, mea- pushed the issue,” she said. Aft er graduation, she said has helped with the morn- suring ingredients and scoop- “Honestly, I’m so glad he did.” the fi nancial implications of ing bakes at Loves, which can ing batt er into paper liners. being a pastry chef couldn’t be begin at 3 a.m. on weekends, She is calm, her hands mov- BORN TO BAKE ignored. It’s not a high-paying for a litt le more than two ing with precision, a testament Th e oldest of fi ve children, profession unless you work months. to the thousands of desserts she Zarazua said she grew up baking. in resorts or open your own “It’s hard to fi nd a place with has craft ed over the years, a tes- “I know she loves to bake,” business, and the latt er is not a great product, to really know tament to the love she has for her mother Cindy Salazar said. a path to be taken lightly, she if it was made this morning,” baking and the sincere grateful- “She’s been baking for fam- said. she said. ness she has for being given the ily and friends before culinary “Th ere are a lot of cupcaker- Ramos, who one day hopes opportunity to live her dream. school.” ies,” she said. “Th ey’re popping to own her own bakery, said And in fact, that very senti- But for Zarazua, the point in up everywhere.” she can att est to the high qual- ment is echoed in the shop’s which she started to build upon Zarazua said she had a profes- ity of cupcakes being made in namesake. It was her mother’s her natural creativity was trig- sor who stressed the importance the back. idea to incorporate the nick- gered when she was a newlywed. of being diff erent, of giving cus- Inside the kitchen, the se- name Zarazua and her husband “My husband was working tomers a reason to come back. rene atmosphere that has been use for one another— “love” — construction and in the winter so carefully craft ed in the front which is the same as the love it would get really slow,” she FROSTING WITH ONLY THE FINEST of the shop is replaced with people have for cupcakes and said. “It was my son’s third At Loves, Zarazua said only concentrated energy as the mix it with the love Zarazua has birthday. We didn’t have money the highest quality ingredients pans are fi lled and emptied each always had for this art. to buy a cake, but I wanted it to are used and all of the cupcakes morning. “I bake and I decorate and be special.” are baked from scratch every Th e radio buzzes in the back- I love to be creative,” she said. Loves Cupcakes owner April Zarazua handcrafts cupcakes daily Zarazua rented books from morning. ground, pop hits interrupted by “So when you have that in you, at the bakery she started two years ago. She said she focuses on a library about cake decorating Th ere is no creamcake, the loud oven alarm going off creativity rules. Being able to be using only the freshest ingredients and making everything from and then made a multicolored pre-made cake mix that just with increasing frequency as diff erent from one cupcake to scratch. Photo by Dorian Silva / Spartan Daily cake decorated with clowns. requires water, or 50 pound the morning progresses. next iss what I love.” Thursday, November 10, 2011 Spartan Daily A&E 5

Above: April Zarazua and her staff arrive at the shop as early as 3 a.m. on weekends to For the love prepare orders. The cupcakes are made daily and the leftovers are donated. of cupcakes Photos by Dorian Silva Layout by Dorian Silva, Brittany Patterson, Jack Barnwell and Leo Postovoit

Above: April Zarazau said she enjoys testing recipes and perfecting them until they are ready to be presented to the customers. Above: Kim Sutherland pipes cream cheese icing over red velvet cupcakes at Loves last week. Sutherland, who works at Loves Cupcakes on the weekends, said this gives her a chance to bake cakes she normally doesn’t get to make. Her own cake business focuses on providing gluten-free options.

LOVES CUPCAKES OVERCUPCAKES 20 VARIETIES OF SUCH AS: - Chocolate a L'Orange - Fleur de Sel - Scarlett (Red Velvet) OPERATING HOURS TUESDAY TO THURSDAY 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. FRIDAY AND SATURDAY 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. SUNDAY AND MONDAY closed Above: Loves Cupcakes’ burnt almond cupcake, one of the 21 to 23 Below: David Ortega, who has been working for Loves Cupcakes for two years, helps customers 85 E. San Fernando St. flavors offered weekly, features a moist vanilla bean cake, filled with who come in to pick up orders and choose a tasty treat for their lunch break. vanilla bean custard, topped with Chantilly creme and garnished with 408-Phone99 number:8-CAKE almonds and powdered sugar. 6 NEWS Spartan Daily Thursday, November 10, 2011 CFA: Union prepares for PROTESTS: Movements continue at SJSU ‘historic’ CSU-wide strike FROM PAGE 1 not what they were trying to do. out by mentioning it to profes- Th e meeting also discussed handing out fl iers but we need- During the second Re- sors and organizations they are the walk-out route, with spe- ed a more solid way of reaching claim SJSU meeting, att end- involved in. cifi c locations that Reclaim students.” ees proposed ideas as to how Organizations such as the SJSU participants would like to McCormick said he and three they would like to execute the Cesar Chavez Community Ac- march by. other protesters spend their af- walk-out scheduled for next tion Center, Students for Qu al- Some of the stops include the ternoons on campus near the week. ity Education (SQE) and Mov- Associated Students house, ad- Smith-Carlos statues but are not Huerta and Ruiz said they imiento Estudiantil Chicano ministration building and hous- permitt ed to spend the night on are looking to chalk walkways de Aztlan (M.E.Ch.A) have ing. the lawn. around campus and produce become affi liated with the Re- “I am excited to get students “We can’t sleep here, that’s fl iers and signs to promote the claim SJSU movement and will out and involved on campus,” (the university’s) only concern, walk-out. endorse the walk-out. said Katrina Swanson, A.S. di- because they feel it’ll att ract Junior psychology ma- “I saw the signs on campus rector of student resource aff airs. homeless people,” McCormick jor Trevor Kastrup suggested and chalking that they did,” said “A lot of times we think of get- said. marching outside President Mo- junior journalism major Alyx- ting involved on campus as sit- According to McCormick, he hammad Qayoumi’s offi ce. andra Goodwin, who was un- ting around complaining about and other Occupy SJSU protes- “I think we should write one able to att end the fi rst meeting. things.” tors have confronted members general lett er to the president Goodwin said she is now Swanson said it would be of Reclaim SJSU to work togeth- with our signatures,” Kastrup said. actively involved, along with good for people to initiate ac- Herlinda Aguirre, president of Students for Quality Education and senior art history major, joins the California Faculty Association er but were told the actions of Huerta and Ruiz asked each the organization she is affi liated tion that can get students in- demonstration outside of the King Library on Wednesday morning. the Occupy SJSU movement are att endee to support the walk- with, SQE. volved, especially a walk-out. Photo by Jack Barnwell / Spartan Daily

FROM PAGE 1 faculty’s contract hadn’t been FROM PAGE 1 and Almaden Lake Park in San ATM’s but other than that not Tuesday and Wednesday. He honored, they had a right to TAGGING: a UPD police report. In ad- Jose. really.” said the one-day strike on the protest against them. dition, graffi ti was seen near Even with the city of San However, SJPD recently re- 17th would be the fi rst strike in “For the moment, the chan- South 10th Street as well as Jose’s Anti-Graffi ti Program, leased Tip Submit, an iPhone CFA history since the associa- cellor’s offi ce isn’t really bar- the Seventh Street plaza on there have been a number of and Android app that allow tion started bargaining collec- gaining fully with us,” he said. Campus campus. reports of tagging near SJSU as people to send anonymous tively in 1983. “Th ey are just sort of pushing According to SJPD’s crime well as the surrounding neigh- crime tips to SJPD. “Our hope is that this will us back and saying ‘You take blott er, offi cers located a sus- borhoods. According to SJPD’s website, convince the chancellor that he this.’” incidents pect on Oct. 30 based on an In the September 2011 city Tip Submit allows smartphone has to come back to the bargain- Rudy said he feels the anonymous tip, arresting council memo, the city stat- users to remain anonymous by ing table and deal reasonably chancellor’s offi ce is trying to two suspects who did ap- ed its goal is to remove gang encrypting the messages, as- with the faculty,” said Herlinda provoke something from the proximately $2,000 in dam- graffi ti within 24 hours as signing them a unique alias and Aguirre, the current president faculty. on rise ages at the Calco gas station well as other tags within 48 ID and routing them through for Students for Qu ality Edu- “Th e ultimate message is hours. secure servers, protecting the cation and a senior art history to inform people as to what’s According to an SJPD media personal details of the informa- major going on with their public relations representative, gang tion provider. Aguirre protested with the higher education system in activity is the leading cause Photos can be submitt ed faculty on Wednesday. California,” he said. “Lett ing of the rising crime rate in San through the app as well, pro- “I feel as though Charles Reed people know the way that the Jose. viding SJPD offi cers with a has treated the faculty unfairly,” administration is mismanag- Seventeen of the 39 homi- clearer understanding of the she said. “He’s not off ering any ing public funds, redistribut- cides that have occurred in San content being submitt ed. bargaining at all … As students ing them to administrators and Jose this year are gang related, “Th is app is a great idea that I feel as though we should care president, and not putt ing the according to an SJPD media re- people can feel confi dent about about it, and we should ride money that the state is giving lations representative. and not worry about putt ing with them in solidarity.” to the institution to teaching, Sophomore nursing major their identity into jeopardy,” Sociology assistant professor to the students and paying their Myla Llorico has been staying junior engineering major Syed Preston Rudy said because the employees.” in her dormitory room due to Abidi said. “With this app in the rise in crime in San Jose. place, maybe people will be- “With all that has been go- come more proactive in report- They are just sort of pushing us back ing on lately in San Jose, I’ve ing tagging not just on campus been keeping it in lately,” Llo- but also the surrounding ar- and saying ‘You take this.’ A sandwich board near Campus Village Building C bears the rico said. “As far as tagging eas, since students are on their “ ” mark of taggers. 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Dr. Conrad Murray is a doc- gritt ed teeth, sweat and tears as Anytime a case involving football games than the victims. tor for a reason, and should By his father harshly scolded him child abuse comes to the public, By Th is does not mean Paterno, a have known what he was doing. Angelica and his brothers when tiny mis- people’s arguments are fueled Joey father and grandfather, a man of As Michael Jackson’s desig- takes occurred during rehearsals. by emotion. integrity, a man who has helped nated physician, he had partial Valera Basically, Michael had to Right now, the sexual abuse Akeley mold thousands of young adults responsibility for helping Jack- grow up at an early age, dealing scandal involving Jerry San- into men, should be called a son keep himself in mint physi- with business and loss of pri- dusky is an emotional bomb scumbag. cal and mental condition. vacy. Because of that, he missed ready to explode. He may be guilty of negli- When a doctor earns that title, it means he or out on proper development of social interaction. Sandusky, a former Penn State investigate or act on the matt er, gence, and although I’m not try- she is certifi ed as a specially trained individual in If he was constantly working, there was no coach, has been accused of sexu- and considering how close of ing to defend his actions, they’re the healing arts and will practice it with due dili- time to acquire normalcy since business and his ally assaulting at least eight boys a friend Sandusky was, he did understandable considering gence. But what actually makes a good doctor is artistry was all he knew. Th erefore, he either between the years of 1994 and what I would have done — went how much he trusted Sandusky. the way he or she deals with his or her patients. didn’t know any other way or didn’t care to 2009, according to a Yahoo article. to his boss. I don’t think it’s fair that Just like everyone else, I’ve had my share know in order to lessen the disparaging media And much of the blame Keep in mind that at this Paterno was fi red, but I under- of doctors and I know which ones have actu- and public scrutiny. It makes me think he wanted that Sandusky wasn’t charged point Sandusky wasn’t even a stand why. Penn State needed ally cared for my well-being. My mother always the easy way out. sooner is being directed toward Penn State coach anymore — to move on from this incident shares with me how much she appreciates her Th en again, that’s where Dr. Murray’s exper- Joe Paterno, the 84-year-old leg- Sandusky retired from coaching immediately to not only protect current physician because of the way he goes the tise is utilized. Although the Los Angeles jury endary head coach, who was in 1999. Sandusky was using the the players and other coaches extra mile to make sure she’s in good health. ruled it as involuntary manslaughter, the doctor fi red by the Penn State Board of Penn State facilities as a home from questioning about Pater- Th e doctor should know the proper treat- knew the risks of the drug, yet failed to carefully Trustees Wednesday. to run his program, Th e Second no, but protect Paterno himself. ments and put an emphasis on guaranteeing that administer it to Jackson. According to a grand jury Mile, which helps at-risk youth. Th is is an ongoing investigation, they are the best options – and don’t just give in If he monitored the treatment sessions like he report, Paterno was informed of Th is issue should have been and anything Paterno says can to what the patient thinks is best. Th e doctor is claims, he would have known when enough was something relating to Sandusky resolved by the Penn State high- and will be used in court. the trained expert, not the patient. enough. In fact, he could have off ered Jackson and a boy being alone and na- er-ups, but instead of informing But don’t buy in to the idea And that’s the way “Dr.” Murray should have additional innocuous options. Certainly a pleth- ked in a campus shower togeth- the police, they decided there that the board of trustees thinks dealt with Jackson. ora of them exist out there – did this “milk” have er in 2002. wasn’t enough evidence. he’s guilty of anything more Drugs must be taken with careful consider- to be the sole answer? If he truly cared about Paterno reported what he Th e eyewitness himself, than negligence because they ation. In fact, any type of medicine is dangerous Jackson, he would have fi gured out a way to heard to his boss, which was his much to everyone’s disappoint- fi red him. It was simply the upon overdose. Th ey can only do so much for the “convince” Jackson this drug wasn’t the answer legal obligation. ment, never told the police. smart move to get Paterno away body to help fi ght whatever illness(es) a person to pain relief. Th is is all we know, yet the And this is where Paterno from the media storm. may have, that’s why doctors exist for proper It was only when he noticed the superstar public seems to believe that Pa- made his mistake. Somebody If we learn that Paterno knew consultation. wasn’t breathing anymore did he realize it was terno is just as guilty as every- needed to make sure that San- about Sandusky before 2002, hid If Dr. Murray had done the right thing and too late to resuscitate him. He may not have one else. dusky was never alone with a evidence or did cover this up for convinced Michael there were other, bett er ways meant to claim Jackson’s life, but due to his ir- Paterno is not a rapist, and child ever again. his personal achievements, then to treat his physical and mental conditions, he responsible practice and negligence, we lost one he should never be mentioned Somebody, anybody, needed I will join the crowd that’s beat- might still be here with us today. of the world’s most incredible artists ever. in the same line of thought as to step up and tell somebody ing him while he’s down. I realize Jackson said if Murray wouldn’t ful- I really miss Jackson. He is one of a kind – a any other rapist. who would listen that some- But we don’t know these fi ll his needs, he’d get another doctor to do it for true musical genius and passionate humanitar- He is legally guilty of noth- thing fi shy was going on. things, and until we do, we have him. But as a doctor, his profession is aimed to- ian. Notice how I put “is” rather than “was” – be- ing. Yet, we all know that there’s Instead, Penn State offi cials a moral standard as a society to ward hammering into the patient that unless his cause he will forever remain a legendary icon, a huge diff erence between what simply forced Sandusky to let the investigation unfold. goal is to eventually die, there are bett er ways and the world’s King of Pop. is law and what is right. change the location of his youth We should never allow spec- – that people love him and want him to be well. If he hadn’t taken any drugs from the get go, Many believe Paterno should sports camps, allowing him to ulation to decide the fate of our Michael most likely knew the risks of this sur- he would still be able to perform with his usual have gone straight to the police continue his ways. people or ruin the reputation of gical anesthetic “milk” he took regularly. How- gusto. Judging from his “Th is Is It” movie, he just the second he was informed And Paterno will regret his them, Paterno included. ever, despite acknowledging the risks, he is a appeared too worn out to last any longer. about Sandusky. inaction for the rest of his life. Aft er all, this country was celebrity aft er all – one who has worked under Now that he’s gone, there is an obvious deaf- In hindsight we all wish Pa- But this does not mean Pa- built on the principle that all the limelight rather than experiencing a normal ening silence among the various stages around terno had gone to police, but terno purposely covered up the are innocent until proven guilty, childhood. the world where he could be performing for his using hearsay to incriminate a allegations to win more football and until we embrace that, we He didn’t get to his status by doing the bare last tour. Th e fans’ hearts just don’t beat the same friend is very dangerous, if not games. Th is does not mean Pa- will continue to tear ourselves minimum – he worked his butt off , even through way they used to when Michael was alive. reckless. It’s not Paterno’s job to terno cares more about winning apart. Everybody has their own story, do you know what yours is?

For whatever reason, my mother I’ve been blessed in gett ing to know He ended up gett ing his music on are religious, agnostic or atheist, and they by had a couple of volumes of collected a rather large cast of “characters” in my television through mainstream network all have their reasons. Th ey are poor, Matt stories from that series in book form. I life. I’m endlessly inquisitive and out- programming on shows you have likely middle class or wealthy. Th ey are black, read those as a kid and it helped expand going, and always fascinated by what seen, and has penned several songs for white, Indian, Asian and Hispanic. Young my awareness of those around me. people will share of their own lives. himself and other artists who were huge- I can tell you that they are also not Now, I’m not sure if I’m a bit of an I tend to ask a lot of questions, and ly successful. He’s now a highly sought- the caricatures seen on so-called “re- anachronism, having grown up with these usually lead me to the gist of peo- aft er producer. ality” TV. Th ose are largely artifi cial stories and media from before I was ple’s lives: their stories. I could tell you about the landlord we situations with contrived story lines Th ere is an old saying that goes born in the late 1970s, but I can tell you I could tell you about a develop- had in the early 1980s who had been shot and misleading editing. “Real life” “every person has a story.” this: people matt er. mentally disabled man in his ‘60s who down over Europe in World War II while doesn’t need a producer orchestrating Charles Kuralt was an American What qualifi es me to be able to I know. serving as a pilot. He evaded the Nazis by things. journalist who understood that, and is vouch for that? He was born to an alcoholic mother pretending to be a deaf and mute barber Look at your own life and consider a great example. I grew up as the son of a minister. and distant father, and grew up in a fos- until he could escape to Allied territory. all the people who have gone before A longtime staff member at CBS, My mother was from the Deep South, ter home. He watched a foster brother I could keep going, sharing anecdotes you and intersected your path one way he ended up doing a long-running and my father was a Yankee from Wis- drown as a child and lived through his both poignant and hilarious from a hun- or another. If you haven’t before, you feature called “On the Road” where consin. Th ey met in Rhode Island, got biological brother’s suicide years later. dred people I’ve met at one time or an- can take the time to learn from people he traveled the country, meeting or- married, and had me in 1978. Th ough his father ultimate- other — fascinating stories of love and around you. dinary people and chronicling their We moved all over the country, ly left him a scant $5, he grew loss, of setbacks and windfalls, of fear and What can you learn from them? lives in short, pithy segments as part and I defi nitely paid att ention to all of up to live independently and has courage, bad luck and serendipity. What are their stories? of the CBS Evening News with Walter the diff erent places and people I came raised several thousand dollars for Th e point here is that everyone does When you fi gure that out, you can Cronkite. across. developmentally disabled adults over have a story. look at your own life and fi nd out the Cronkite was someone who paid I was prett y much raised to observe the last few years. If you dig just a litt le, you are likely answer to the question that will some- att ention to others and took the time and care about people. I could tell you about the Christian to discover the human tragedies and tri- day pop up, perhaps by your grandchil- to hear their stories, and made them Perhaps because of this heritage, alternative rock pioneer I interviewed umphs that constitute the average life. dren or a wandering journalist covering accessible to an audience who might I’ve become a social worker, writer and who started out traveling the country in People live in big cities and small Americana. not have met them otherwise. musician. a van, sleeping on fl oors between shows. towns, and every place in between. Th ey What’s your story?

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Clockwise from top left: A box of .22 caliber bullets found on the trail; SJSU Day of Service volunteer Nicolas Becker, a political science major, finds trash to pick up; a mini Jose Cuervo plastic liquor bot- tle; a small child’s shoe, just one of the many discarded items of clothing left on the abandoned train tracks; a pair of what look like brand new denim jeans sit atop a pile of dry brush along the aban- Cleaning the path doned train tracks. Below: A railroad crossing sign has been altered to read “Tracks out of service.” to a brighter future

SJSU’s fifth annual Day of Service brought hun- dreds of students and community volunteers to spruce up areas all around San Jose, including a political science group dubbed “Friends of the Five Wounds Trail” who spent the day cleaning an abandoned railroad track.

Clockwise from above: Group 42, “Friends of the Five Wounds Trail,” including political science Professor Terry Christensen, huddle before receiving their clean-up equipment on Friday; Matthew Lin turns his head to avoid the rancid odor coming from a bag that he just cleaned up from the trail; Lo- rena Vidrio and Ralph Portillo are community helpers who help on the day of service every year; Santa Clara County Supervisor George Shirakawa be- gins to fill his trash bag labeled “Don’t trash California” outside of the Church of Five Wounds, a landmark of Little Portugal. Photos, story and layout by K.L. Perry