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PROP 30 ENGINEERING Faculty gets Engineering a high-tech ride ‘green light’ for Prop 30 campaign Academic Senate resolution plans to educate voters on impact of proposition failure By Melanie Martinez @meltinez

The Academic Senate passed resolution AS 1489 yesterday, which promotes voter education of the potential impacts of the fail- ure or passage of Proposition 30 in November. Students may face tuition hikes, inflated class sizes and class cancel- lations should Proposition 30 fail, according to information from the Academic Senate meeting on Mon- day. Senate Chair Beth Von Till, said the resolution allows for SJSU fac- ulty to promote education to their students about the funding for public education in the state, rather than for the specific proposition. “It’s not encouraging on which way to vote but promoting educa- tion on the proposition,” Von Till said. The Academic Senate’s reso- lution calls for the education of the potential consequences of the From left to right: SJSU alumni and Spherical Drive System engineers Max Ratner, Henry Li and Andrew Parmar developed a self-balancing, omni-direction- proposition, should it fail, or the al, electric motorcycle that rides on spheres. Photo by Derik Irvin / Spartan Daily benefits students will face, should it pass. SEE NEWS ON PAGE 6 “This election will take place at a time when California faces a fiscal crisis of unprecedented magnitude CAMPUS that has already resulted in deep cuts to the budgets of California’s public schools and public institu- Student Union expansion awaits green certification tions of higher education,” stated the senate’s resolution. By Eddie Fernandez According to the resolution, the @SD_EFernandez passage or failure of Proposition 30 will be a determining factor in As SJSU constructs its new how the CSU system handles future Student Union, it awaits word for financial planning. which LEED certification it will be On September 19, the California awarded by the U.S. Green Building State University Board of Trust- Council. ees adopted a budget contingency The council developed Leader- plan should the proposition fail, ship In Energy and Environmental according to the California State Design, known as LEED, to pro- University office of public affairs. vide building owners and operators The Senate resolution states with a framework for identifying that if the tax initiative fails, the and implementing practical and California State University sys- measurable green building design, tem would be cut by $250 mil- construction, operations and main- lion, which would cost SJSU $16.3 tenance solutions, according to the million. council’s website. “Overall, this cut would mean Nick Williams, customer service that state support for the CSU will representative for LEED, said that have decreased by 40% since 2007- projects are based on a point system. 2008,” the resolution stated. Williams adds that a project President Mohammad Qayou- must reach 40-49 points to be certi- Students walk by the Student Union expansion construction site on Monday . SJSU is awaiting word on which LEED mi told the Academic Senate that fied. certification it will be awarded by the U.S. Green Building Council. Photo by Jeffrey Cianci / Spartan Daily while he was optimistic the propo- “To become silver, you must sition would pass this November, have to earn between 50-59 points, “It takes anywhere from up to 25 before anyone thought about assess- director of Northern California he was preemptively planning for gold is 60-79 points and platinum business days for that review team ing the environment and generating at Brightworks, is facilitating the more budget cuts that aligned with is anywhere from 80-100 points or to return that information back to power through other means, accord- LEED projects for the company, the California State University sys- earned credits earned on a project,” you,” he said. ing to Busalacchi. which is consulting with SJSU. tem’s proposed cuts. Williams said. Busalacchi said the expansion is “The entire building in general “We manage and facilitate the “It’s going to be a challenging However, SJSU’s project certifi- about being green-friendly. will be lighter and (naturally) bright- entire process,” he said. “We work year,” Qayoumi said. “I hope Propo- cation ranges between 26-32, silver “We’re using low flush toilets, er in hopes of becoming more invit- with both the design and construc- sition 30 passes.” is 39-51, gold is 39-51 and platinum we’ll be using less water, hopefully ing to students,” Busalacchi said . tion teams.” While budget cuts and tuition to be over 52 points, according to less electricity, we’re having solar Chris Lewis, a sophomore me- Blount said the project typi- hikes are dependent on the failure Cathy Busalacchi, executive director panels on the roof,” she said. chanical engineering major, believes cally begins with a general design of the proposition, students could for the student union. The goal is to save resources in a the idea is good for SJSU. meeting with the design team to be facing a 5 percent increase in Under LEED in 2009, exist- variety of areas and better accom- “Anything that’s good for the en- investigate potential strategies tuition as soon as January 2013, ing buildings, operations and modate students, according to Busa- vironment is good,” Lewis said. that can be incorporated into the should it fail. maintenance are certified under lacchi. He said that it would be nice to building. “That would bring undergradu- a lower rating system. Platinum is “What you’re going to see is our have a place to hangout at, especially Luis Alvarado, a junior politi- ate tuition for one semester to now over 52 points, rather than a water fountains will actually be re- somewhere new. cal science major, said although $3,135 and provide approximately new building requiring 80 points, fill stations, so instead of wasting Marissa Marapao, a freshmen he may not still be attending SJSU $58 million in revenue for 2012- according to the council’s website. water, students can actually have a child and adolescent development when construction completes, he 2013,” as stated in the Cal State According to Williams, once water bottle refilled right there,” she major, believes it will make the cam- looks forward to seeing the new Trustees budget. a building has become certified, said. pus look nicer. expansion. Additionally, Qayoumi said it takes five years before it goes Busalacchi believes this can be an “It will provide more opportu- “The budget for (the expansion), graduate and non-resident stu- through a recertification process. educational feature for students to nities for students to hang there,” it is kind of high, but at the end it dents, as well as those with more Williams said points are understand conservation — decreas- Marapao said. pays off,” he said. “You’ll end up sav- than 17 units per semester, could determined by the amount of cred- ing waste and using fewer resources. She said she will be excited to see ing more ... down the line.” see extra fee increases if the propo- its attempted and how many were “We’re just trying to be more en- the new expansion when it is com- Eddie Fernandez is a Spartan sition fails. denied throughout the review pro- vironmentally friendly,” she said. pleted in 2014. Daily senior staff writer. Follow him on cess, but all projects are different. The old student union was built Heath Blount, the regional Twitter @SD_EFernandez. SEE PROP 30 ON PAGE 4 Page 2 | Spartan Daily A & E Tuesday, September 25, 2012 ALBUM REVIEW Kanye West’s ‘Cruel Summer’ all bang, no boom

Though more of a compila- tion album, due to its very fea- Grade ture-artist nature, the project as C a whole meets expectations. It hardly goes beyond it, which has been a West trademark in the By Nina Tabios previous years. @SD_NTabios The most notewor- thy songs — “Mercy,” “The K anye West’s recent release Clique,” “I Don’t Like” and “Cruel Summer” hits hard “New God F low” — were all where it matters, but fails to tracks previously released make a lasting impression. over the web prior to the K anye West doesn’t album’s release. aim for low stakes and I All were huge radio and don’t think he ever means club hits, but that’s about to — which makes his latest the extent of greatness this project, “Cruel Summer” a project offers. disappointing feat, at least by Most long-time West fans K anye standards. are accustomed to his whole The album released under projects exceeding the extrava- his G.O.O.D. Music label — gance of his single-hits, and this which stands for “Getting Out is where the album hurts the Our Dreams” — was released most. last week with much anticipa- The few standouts in the tion from fans and the hip-hop meat of the album include, community alike. “Bliss,” “Creepers” and “The “Cruel Summer” is rapper Kanye West’s which features performers on his G.O.O.D. Music label such as , “Cruel Summer” features Morning.” Kid Cudi, and . Photo courtesy of islanddefjam.com 12 tracks that are all predomi- “Bliss,” a track produced nantly bass-heavy bangers, by British electronic producer Moon 2: The Legend of Mr. “The Morning” would prob- from my shows/ G.O.O.D. Lee gone kill me, but let me great for clubs and parties go- Hudson Mohawke, offers the R ager,” slow to kick in with ably be the next track in line to would’ve been God except I finish/ blame it on the pig- ing and, if you’re anything like album’s only taste of musical spacey overtones. be released as a single. added more ‘ oh’s’/ If I knew she ment, we living no limits.” me, disturbing quiet suburban variety, but still carries that K id Cudi’s contribution It’s a mix of rookies CyHi was cheating, I’d still’ve bought Though more noted for his neighborhoods. banger motif featured in “Cruel to “Cruel Summer” mulls The Prynce and 2 Chainz, her clothes.” production, West never seems West brought his G.O.O.D. Summer.” down the preceding tracks’ alongside veterans Common He bum-rushes each song to fail on the lyrical capabili- Music label buddies along for Not to mention, Legend and hyped booms and claps, but and Pusha T over low earth- like it’s someone’s acceptance ties he brings to the table. the ride. G.O.O.D Music’s only female lyrically fits alongside G.O.O.D. quake rumbles. speech, and is usually the Listening to “Cruel Sum- This includes newcom- member, Teyana Taylor, adds Music’s hustler montage: “The Morning” still falls salvaging piece. mer” in its entirety, there ers, such as and 2 a nice layer of altos amid the sea “Alone I’ll be, heart of a lion in as second-string when com- On “The Clique,” one min- aren’t many grand statements Chainz, to long time veter- of raps. still shining on your sucka ass/ pared to “Cruel Summer’s” ute he pokes fun at girlfriend made, but it does have hot ans brought back from the K id Cudi stands solo on workin’, workin’, workin’, for actual singles, but it’s West’s K im K ardashian, then talks lines. music’s abyss, such as Mase, John “Creepers,” which sounds like inner peace/ fighting for the fiery flows in his verse that about race and wealth: Nina Tabios is the Spartan Legend and R . K elly featured a track taken straight from his freedom of my soul, I can hear make the song a standout: “I rather buy 80 gold chains Daily sports editor. Follow her on on the album 2010 release, “Man On The the speech.” “I treat the label like money and go ignorant/ I know Spike Twitter at @SD_NTabios.

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By Nina Tabios I started shooting base- — it almost feels like I’m on @SD_NTabios ball with Instagram during deadline. It’s like posting a spring training in Scottsdale, real picture because hundreds F or the past year, SJSU Ariz. I was on assignment to of people are going to see it. I alumnus and veteran free- shoot real pictures for Sports like to do it because it’s like, lance photographer Brad Illustrated (S.I.) and just start- ‘ this is what is happening in Mangin shot his most recent ed taking pictures and posting the dugout right now.’ project with his newest piece them on Instagram. I had a lot What were some player of equipment: his iPhone. of fun with it, and my editor at reactions when you asked F ollowing the end of the the magazine encouraged me if you could take their 2012 playoffs and World to keep shooting with it, who photo for Instagram? Series, Mangin is set to release had the idea that we could do Some players knew what a book featuring a series of something with the photos in I was doing, some didn’t. I baseball photos he shot only the magazine. Then the regu- went up to Bryce Harper of using the popular iPhone and lar season started, and I came the (Washington) Nationals Android app, Instagram. back to the Bay Area, and I just and told him I wanted to do He graduated from SJSU kept having more and more his portrait. He just got out in 1988 with a photojournal- fun with it and getting nice of batting practice so he was ism degree and has worked responses from friends on wearing a sweatshirt, but he with The Contra Costa Times, F acebook and Instagram. It wanted to take the photo in Associated Press and The kind of snowballed from there. his full uniform. He was all Upper Deck Company, the Do you apply the same excited about it, so I let him company famous for the pro- professional photography change into his uniform duction of collectable MLB skills and techniques when and the shot only took 30 trading cards. you’re taking Instagram seconds. Mangin talked about how photos? What kind of feedback he started shooting photos It’s hard to say. It helps did you receive from the using only his iPhone, taking that I’m a photographer, S.I. spread? photos of players who were that I have an eye for It was well-received, a lot and weren’t familiar with pictures. I might see some- of people were making fun of Instagram and how it and thing — angle or light — to me when I first started doing Buster Posey of the San Francisco Giants gets ready for a game, shot by SJSU alumnus Brad Mangin. social media are becoming make a picture look better it. They were asking me, ‘ why Mangin has used Instagram to shoot baseball for Sports Illustrated. Photo courtesy of Brad Mangin vitals skills for professionals. than someone who isn’t a are you doing that’ or ‘ are you How did you start professional photographer. making any money,’ but I would are so many instances of do you think Instagram cation. In today’s Internet using Instagram? But the phones are all the just tell them that I was having down time — before a game, has a place in photojour- age, there are still photogra- I bought my first iPhone same, no one can say, ‘ you got fun with it. I didn’t tell anyone in the dugout — and there’s nalism? phers doing video, I’ve got 4S in December. I don’t shoot that picture because you have it was going to be a spread, but also a lot of equipment. I think it can, I mean, I friends who are sports writers much during the winter that big lens.’ If you have an when people saw and they told With baseball, the normal don’t know what’s going to Instagramming while they’re because there isn’t any base- iPhone, you have an iPhone. liked it, it really validated what photographer credential happen with technology and covering a game. We’re all in ball in the winter, so I just It’s just fun to be able to goof I was doing. There were some gives you so much access social media in the next couple the communications busi- started goofing around around with it. That’s my shots that couldn’t stand up on right there on the field. It’s years. There are other photog- ness and there are so many with the app. I started main thing with this, it’s just their own, but when with other also great because there’s a raphers using the app — Ben other outlets to communicate taking pictures of my cats and fun to play with it. baseball photos, it kind of told a game every day, which gives Lowy is doing work, covering to readers — whether that’s my friends, and I had some What makes the appli- story on its own, so that was cool. you a chance to shoot more wars in the Middle East using through Instagram, Twitter friends that were using it, and cation so fun for you? Do you think Instagram variety. If something doesn’t Hipstamatic and Instagram. or a blog — but that’s all part it looked like fun. It’s instant. I’ll take a pic- can be used to shoot other work, then you can go in the It’s just another tool, and of the media process now. When did you start ture and if its cool, I’ll sit in sports? next time and try it again. while some people may think Nina Tabios is the Spartan shooting baseball photos the dugout and tone it, and I think so. The thing Considering what you it’s a gimmick, it is photog- Daily sports editor. Follow on with Instagram? I’m writing a caption for it with baseball is that there did with the S.I. spread, raphy, it is visual communi- Twitter at @SD_NTabios.

FOOTBALL Spartan win-streak on verge of school history

By Dennis Biles stopping an option team.” brother as senior tackle @Denny149 Conversely, Navy is ranked David Quessenberry may 113th in the nation in pass- line up across the line of R iding a three-game win- ing yards per game, ahead scrimmage from his young- ning streak for the first time of only five other schools, er brother sophomore since 2008, the SJSU football according to Yahoo Sports. outside linebacker Paul team will be looking to make However, MacIntyre in- Quessenberry. school history this Saturday sisted that the Midshipmen Against UC Davis, Spartan in Maryland as it attempts to have a passing attack that has junior guard Nicholas K aspar become the first squad in SJSU improved over previous seasons. often battled with his older history to earn four wins be- brother, Anthony K aspar. fore the month of October. The whole In its last outing, the Spar- Standing in its way will be tans earned an exciting 38-34 the Navy Midshipmen (1-2), program win over the San Diego State Az- who is coming off its first win tecs thanks in large part to three of the season after defeating has changed touchdown tosses by junior the Virginia Military Institute quarterback David F ales in the K eydets 41-3 this past Satur- from the final 12 minutes of the game. day. president on Sophomore kick returner “This is going to be a Tyler Ervin also played a big great experience and day for down ... We role by returning five kicks our kids,” said head coach for 167 yards, including one Mike MacIntyre. “They re- are deeper for a 97-yard touchdown. spect what they are doing Ervin helped the Spartans at Navy.” and more set a single-game team re- The Midshipmen were cord for most kickoff return explosive on offense against experienced yardage in a game at 253, and Virginia Military Institute after was named the WAC Special having some trouble moving the now. Teams Player of the Week, ball and scoring points in their according to SJSU athletics. first two contests. If the Spartans win Satur- After losing to Notre Mike MacIntyre, day, it will be 4-1 for the first Dame and Penn State by a time since 2006. combined score of 84-17, the SJSU football head Its performance so far this Midshipmen racked up 510 season is garnering some na- yards of total offense, with 403 coach tional attention as the Spartans of those coming on the ground, added to its vote count in the according to Yahoo Sports. On defense, the weekly national coaches’ poll. Leading the charge for Midshipmen rely on using a The Spartans, tied for 44th, now Navy was junior quarterback variety of packages and for- has two votes. Trey Miller, who ran for 116 mations in order to create “The whole program has yards and three scores. chaos and confusion for their changed from the president on The Midshipmen are offensive counterparts. down,” MacIntyre said. “The known for its option “They run a lot of dif- strength coaches, trainers and running attack and is ranked ferent schemes, you have entire coaching staff work hard 10th in the nation in rush- to play your assignments,” to improve this program. We are ing yards per game at 265.7, MacIntyre said. “We will work deeper and more experienced according to Yahoo Sports. hard on that.” now. We don’t think we are ever “We have to be able to F or the second time out of a game.” cause some turnovers,” this season, an SJSU Dennis Biles is a Spartan MacIntyre said. “That is a big, offensive lineman is like- Daily staff writer. Follow him big key. That is a huge key to ly to face off against his on Twitter at @Denny149. Tuesday, September 25, 2012 NEWS Spartan Daily | Page 4

INTERNATIONAL NEWS Prop 30: Failure will have Small Nicaragua town hopes for a new canal large impact on CSU, students By Tim Johnson McClatchy Tribune

FROM PAGE 1 to know our students, we SAN JUAN, Nicaragua — Boom and Yet, the Academic Senate know that many of them bust cycles are no stranger to this small was clear to state the benefits work many hours,” Peter town, which once played an outsized Proposition 30 could bring said. role in distant affairs. to the public education sys- Many of his political sci- Set in a protected harbor in Nica- tem if it passes. ence students work an aver- ragua’s remote southeast corner, the Shawn Bibb, vice presi- age of 26 hours per week, town in the mid-19th century was dent and chief financial of- which is not where he would briefly the most important port in ficer, said if the proposition like to see his students’ fo- Central America. Tens of thousands of passes in November, SJSU cuses. Americans with gold fever passed by its would witness $132 million “The impact of letting wharf. in revenue reduction for the people know is that this will Then a bust hit. Tropical jungle current school year. assist our students to focus thick with jaguar and peccary overtook Bibb said this reduction on their studies a bit more the town as civil war gripped Nicara- would result in a $249 semes- and on their jobs outside the gua. Three decades ago, just one family ter fee reduction that would university a little less,” Peter remained. be reimbursed to students said. Now San Juan may be on the cusp of currently enrolled. Calvin Worsnup, presi- another boom. dent of Associated Stu- The government is putting the fin- It’s going dents, said Associated ishing touches on a 4,900-foot runway Students’ campaign to and airport valued at $12 million, part The San Juan River marks the disputed border between Nicaragua and Costa Rica. to be a reach out to students in of a race to develop the region as it ma- Photo by Photo by Tim Johnson / MCT voting efforts has been neuvers with neighboring Costa R ica bird watching and rousting around his- their yachts and go all over the Caribbe- challenging effective. over a disputed border. Shimmering toric ruins. an,” Pastora said. “All kinds and sizes of “F or the most part, it does mirage-like is an even greater yearn- “This corner of Nicaragua is a trea- yachts will come — and they will pay.” year. I hope involve a lot of education,” ing: Nicaragua again talks of building sure trove,” said Eden Pastora, a one- Pastora spoke in the dining room Worsnup said. an inter-oceanic waterway to compete time guerrilla commander who is the of the only hotel able to handle an in- Proposition Yet, he said the more he with the Panama Canal, with one ter- region’s biggest promoter. flow of tourists, the R io Indio Lodge. speaks to fellow students minus here. President Daniel Ortega, head of At other tables were sports fishermen 30 passes. about Proposition 30, the The waterway would allow ships to the leftist Sandinista F ront, appointed from Missouri, Washington state and more he sees them retaining transit from the Atlantic up the San Pastora to head a commission seeking F lorida, eager to reel in the tarpon and Mohammad Qayoumi information. Juan R iver to Lake Nicaragua, then global financing for the $30 billion snook abundant in local waters. President of SJSU While the California across an 11-mile isthmus to the Pacific inter-oceanic waterway. Pastora, for The lodge sits within the boundaries He said students eligible State University system is Ocean, or vice versa. his part, is delving into all manner of of the Indio Maiz Biological R eserve, for refunds would most like- promoting education for Even if the waterway remains an il- private development, including plans an 850,000-acre preserve that is one of ly receive refund checks next Proposition 30 and some re- lusion — skeptics abound — the 1,800 to build an international marina with the largest untouched tracts in Central semester, if the proposition main hopeful about its pass- people who now reside in San Juan scores of slips. America. passes. ing, Bibb said he is unsure voice gratitude for the renewed atten- San Juan lies below the Caribbean “The intention of the government “I would like SJSU to re- students will be able to look tion. Less than half a decade ago, boats hurricane belt, offering a safe harbor and our intention is that this becomes a scind the 2012-2013 increase forward to refunds quite provided the only access to the town. A for yachts seeking shelter or long-term world-class destination for birding, for in $132 million in projected yet. single telephone was the lifeline to the harborage. nature,” said Alfredo Lopez, a physi- revenue this year,” Bibb said. “Nothing is guaranteed, outside world. Electricity flickered on Pastora, a fit-looking 75-year-old cian who is the lodge’s chief executive. Political science profes- ever,” Bibb said. “The words and off. with a shock of white hair, said the air- “The sport fishing is fabulous.” sor K enneth Peter,, said SJSU are there but the actions Now there is reliable power and port, which is operational but so new Pastora, for his part, looked around must make efforts to spread aren’t there yet.” blanket cellular telephone service. The that it has yet to be inaugurated, would the half-empty dining room and said a the word about Proposition Melanie Martinez is a airport has cut the journey to the rest facilitate the use of the marina. boom is in the offing. 30 to benefit SJSU students. Spartan Daily staff writer. Fol- of Nicaragua and opened the doors to “The gentlemen millionaires will “This hotel, in two months’ time, “F or those of us who get low her on Twitter @meltinez tourists, who come for sport fishing, come on their executive jets, get on will be jammed,” he said.

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you are going to do? thing else to watch them I once saw a car cause an I once get 20 feet ahead of every- accident because it decided saw a car one else thinking they have to merge at 65 mph without accomplished something. signaling in the middle of cause an However, if they share the freeway. the trait of not signal- Luckily, it looked like accident ing, this can be especially the damage was not too because dangerous. severe. The person who drives too The person who illegally it decided slow: uses the carpool lane: to merge This one is not defen- These people infuriate sible on my part using a me. at 65 mph legal basis, but it is ridicu- The drivers who do this without lous when drivers can safely must think they are more go faster than 65 mph and Commuting with rude drivers important than everyone signaling in yet they choose to slow else on the road. down traffic by driving in I commute 55 miles to drivers that can make any There is nothing stop- the middle the fast lane. get to school, starting my commute a living hell. ping anyone from using the of the I understand they are journey in Walnut Creek in There are a few common carpool lane, and while one not breaking the law, but the East Bay, and finishing types of rude drivers that could argue the California freeway. for the love of god, please in Downtown San Jose. one will encounter on the Highway Patrol will stop drive in a different lane. I transferred to SJSU freeway. them, it just makes for a better than the rest of us. Traffic is unnecessarily last fall from a community The person who doesn’t good laugh considering the The person who weaves in slowed down when a driver college and lived in San Jose signal: CHP is usually nowhere to and out of lanes: chooses to cut off all other last year, but decided to stay I would argue these driv- be found on the highway. These drivers think they drivers route of escape. at home for my senior year, ers are much more danger- I think most drivers have can get around traffic by There is a reason signs mostly to save money so I Jonathan Roisman’s ous than people who speed. been tempted to use the moving in and out of lanes are posted on the road for could leave college without column appears We have archaic speed carpool lane when they that are moving the fastest. slower traffic to move right, every other Tuesday. accumulating any debt. limits because modern cars were not supposed to, but If they were patient and I recommend people There are a lot of can safely go 80 mph on if we all did that the lane they would just wait in the heed these messages. downsides to doing this, and a half hours daily, four the freeway, but it is much would slow to a crawl like far-left lane, known as the A lot of people speed as it including making it more days a week. more difficult to account the rest of the road during fast lane, and tough it out, is, so if you are going to be difficult to create meaning- As any user of the for someone who decides to commute hours. but for some reason these a good Samaritan and slow ful relationships with peo- freeway knows, aggressive change lanes without any It is understandable that people feel like they have down your car when the ple on campus, but I have drivers can be frustrating warning. you want to get to your to be in constant motion or speedometer hits 66, please decided to do the best I can and more importantly, dan- I have never understood destination as fast as pos- they will die, like a shark. get out of the way. More while at school. gerous. people who do not signal sible, but to the people who Personally, I can toler- karma for you. One thing that I cannot During the past six weeks — how difficult is to flick break this law: stop being ate these bad drivers the Jonathan Roisman is a stand, however, is dealing I have become acutely aware your wrist and let the other a jackass and please follow most, because it is usually Spartan Daily staff writer. Follow with rude drivers for two of the different types of drivers around know what the rules. You are not any more comical than any- him on Twitter at @JonRoisman. In My Experience : Helping a friend through recovery My dearest — and I mean dearest — friend’s depression gets to a point that “In My Experience” is an all-around stressed out on the South Side, may be suicidal — then step in. advice column where expert Kelsey Is there a doctor where he is located answers your questions based on her I feel like I know you. that you can call? I feel like your best friend. 911 is always an option, as is life experience. And if he or she is anything like what contacting his family. I am imagining, you are going to have That last idea may at first make you to let go. feel like you are disrespecting your DISCLAIMER: You don’t have to let go of the friend, but you can always say, “hey, it Please submit all questions to friendship, but for your sake and your was a matter of life and death and you Kelsey Lynne best friend’s, let go of the need to save gave me no other options.” Lester-Perry’s [email protected], which will column appears be kept anonymous and answered this person. I’m deeply sorry to have brought every Tuesday. I swear that will make this process suicide into the mix just now, but I am every Tuesday by Kelsey. that much easier. just being realistic. You mention you are on the South It is proven that quitting cold Dear Kelsey, Side, which gives me a relatively good turkey not only leads to severe guess as to what substance you and depression, but possibly other medical Please help me help my best friend help himself. To be your best friend are currently detoxing complications as well. perfectly frank, my best friend and I have both recently quit using from and I have been there and done So, stressed out, know that your heavy drugs. I’m currently in a recovery program, and he’s doing that, 100 percent cold turkey in fact. feelings of helplessness are normal and it all on his own — which is causing him an immense amount of I have to say — your friend is nuts for know that you are doing everything misery and depression. I really don’t know how to deal with this, trying it. you can to help your best friend. because I can’t push him into doing anything, and he won’t help You are being very smart by getting I sincerely hope your recovery goes himself. Am I just going to have to accept this, or is there professional help. well, and I especially hope your best anything I can do? And if I have to accept it, how can I? Doctors prescribe medication for friend survives his recovery as well. withdrawals for a reason. One last word of advice, as you Sincerely and severely, Suboxone, for example, if used mentioned just accepting your friend’s correctly and for many months, will choices: don’t. Stressed out on the South Side actually repair brain synapses broken Don’t ever just accept a fate that during the process of heroin addiction. seems less than savory. I wish your best friend could see this There are always options, it may just too (hell, I wish I could have seen it take time for them to work, to get when I went through my first detox). through to your friend. You said it better than I could have, Stay strong my fellow addict and stressed out — “I can’t push him into may your sober life bring you joys doing anything, and he won’t help beyond those that drugs have ever himself.” brought you. This feeling of desperation is probably magnified by your efforts Love, to get and stay clean and his lax Kelsey efforts to do the same. Getting off hard drugs is hard, but my Kelsey Lynne Lester-Perry is a Spartan advice to you right now is worry about Daily senior staff writer. Follow her on your own sobriety until your best Twitter at @kelsey_lynne. 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Spherical Drive System team members Andrew Parmar, Henry Li and Max Ratner have spent more than two years building a futuris- tic electric motorcycle. Photo by Derik Irvin / Spartan Daily

Modeled after the car from the science-fiction film “iRobot,” the electric motorcycle is self-balancing and can travel in any direction on a flat surface. Photo by Jacque Orvis / Spartan Daily

Microcontroller technology was used to program the drive system of the motorcycle. Photo by Jacque Orvis / Spartan Daily SpartaGuide What I Practiced Over Summer Vacation! The Listening Hour concert series Today, Sept. 25 12:30 to 1:15 p.m. Music building Concert Hall Free admission The motorcycle requires intelligent and reliable battery sources to power the motors, controllers and sensors. Photo by Jacque Orvis / Green Talk Speakers series: Ray Spartan Daily Wong, Santa Clara Valley Water ENGINEERING District College of Engineering Wednesday, Sept. 26 ‘iRobot’ motorcycle spins out of SJSU 12 to 1:15 p.m. Engineering Room 189 Engineering students’ projects roll into one futuristic spherical bike Topic: Bay Area Regional Desalinization Project By Jacque Orvis To nail down factors like R atner said the team According to Parmar, the @SD_jorvis weight distribution and con- spent the first five months on CEO of Wolfe Engineering trol systems, R atner said the design concepts and funding originally offered the team What are the Elements of a An SJSU engineering team team built a series of mod- before building the bike. members jobs when they ap- Spiritual Life? is in the final stages of build- els, starting with a small The team created a web- proached his booth at a bio- ing a $60,000 omni-direction- wooden one then designing site, a F acebook page and medical convention in San SJSpirit al motorcycle – a one-person powered models to demon- sponsorship packets to adver- Jose. Wednesday, Sept. 26 bike that moves in any direc- strate the science behind the tise the project then scouted “We rejected the offer 3 to 4:15 p.m. tion on a flat surface. technology. local tech companies for then asked for money,” Par- Pacifica room, Student Union It has taken the Spherical He said it was a series of funding at career fairs and mar said. Drive System team nearly four different senior projects technology conferences, ac- R atner said four team two years to complete the rolled into one and concept cording to Parmar. members later took the jobs. Chemistry Department Seminar: self-balancing electric bike models were enough to satis- “I’ve never seen a team “We didn’t have a shortage Dr. Melody Esfandiari inspired by the futuristic fy the requirements for their fund-raise so aggressively,” of job offers when we were Chemistry Department car driven by Will Smith in classes; they didn’t need to said Winncy Du, SJSU ad- doing the project,” he said. the 2004 science fiction film build the bike to graduate. visor to the department of However, sponsorships Wednesday, Sept. 26 iR obot. “As a school team, we mechanical and aerospace weren’t as easy to score at 4:30 p.m. “A lot of people told us wanted to raise that bar,” engineering. first, according to Parmar. Duncan Hall 135 that it wouldn’t work,” said Parmar said. “We didn’t want Parmar said the team ap- He said their first sponsor “Lights… Camera… Chemistry! Single- Andrew Parmar, SJSU alum- to leave a single aspect out.” proached companies at an turned them down because nus and team member. “But The team started off with SJSU job fair for funding, they didn’t think the team Molecule Imaging Tools for Studying we wanted to do something five mechanical engineers sealing a deal with the SK F was ready enough. Reaction Mechanisms One Molecule at crazy — fail spectacularly if then expanded to 14 people: Group to manufacture bear- “You can’t just show up a Time.” we have to.” eight mechanical engineers, ings for the bike. and expect to get stuff,” “We had to literally rein- four electrical engineers and According to its website, R atner said. “Essentially the vent the wheel,” Parmar said, two computer engineers. the SK F Group is a global sup- first three to four months Let’s Take Action for adding that the bike does not Eamonn Clerkin, mechan- plier of bearings, seals and lu- was spent getting us ready Sustainability! Yeah! move like a modern vehicle ical engineer at Wolfe Engi- brication systems for indus- for pitching to all these Environmental Club with conventional wheels. neering and SJSU mechanical trial businesses. sponsors.” Wednesday, Sept. 26 According to SJSU alum- engineering graduate, said he Parmar added that they Parmar said eventu- nus and team member Max was excited to join the team. won over other Silicon Val- ally their funding pitches 5 to 6:15 p.m. R atner, the bike works by While he wasn’t there ley companies the same way, cleaned up, and the spon- Montalvo room, Student Union 3rd powering sets of rollers pro- for the “initial brainstorm,” such as Mass Precision, Inc., sorship rejections helped floor grammed to move in differ- Clerkin said he accepted the for the omni-wheels and them improve their story- ent directions. offer to join the team because Wolfe Engineering, Inc., for telling and presentation SpartaGuide is provided to students, staff and faculty, free of charge. The deadline to submit is at noon, three working days prior to desired He said a set of rollers, or of the “ambitious nature” of the bike frame. skills. publication date. Entry forms are available in Spartan Daily, DBH 209. omni-wheels, in the front and the project. “We have such great re- “F rom that failure, we Send emails to spartandailyeditorial@ sjsumedia.com titled “SpartaGuide.” one in the back work together “There were times where sources living in the Silicon learned the most,” Li said. Space restrictions may require editing or exclusion of submissions. Entry to spin the spherical wheels in initial concepts/ designs didn’t Valley,” team member Henry Jacque Orvis is a Spartan is not guaranteed. Entries are printed in order of which they are received. whichever direction the rider work, and we would just have Li said. “The biggest resource Daily staff writer. Follow her wants, even side-to-side. to think it through.” IS the Silicon Valley.” on Twitter at @jorvis.