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Tuesday, November 23, 2010 spartandaily.com Volume 135, Issue 46 NEWS • Tips for this holiday weekend 2 • CAMPUS VOICES: What are you doing for Thanksgiving? 4 Hunt begins A&E • Top Gear Ameica should PHOTO: KEVIN HUME | SPARTAN DAILY call a tow truck 5 • The low-down on Black for SJSU’s Friday deals 5 OPINION • NATIONAL OPT-OUT DAY: presidential Are TSA’s security procedures out of line? 6 • Black Friday is overrated 7 candidates • NFL needs to do more 7 • TIGERS: Vladimir Putin JORDAN LIFFENGREN wants to save them and so Staff Writer do I 7 Some of SJSU’s international students live at the International House, such as Th e search for SJSU presidential candidates continues SPORTS Josef Gullmets a graduate student of cellular biology (left). as the Spring 2011 election date draws near, said the di- • Coach gives SJSU judo a traditional rector of media relations at SJSU. perspective 8 Th e Nov. 18 meeting that took place in the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library was another step in a process to SJSU grabs top spot for select a group of presidential prospects, Pat Lopes Harris said. ONLINE Debra Farar, a California State University trustee, was chair of the Trustees’ Committ ee for the Selection of the VIDEO global graduate students President, Harris said. Th e other trustee members of the selection commit- • CAMPUS VOICES: What REBECCA HENDERSON Out of a total of 31,291 the same open doors 2010 tee include Ken Fong, Melinda Guzman, Bob Linscheid are you doing for students enrolled at SJSU, report. and CSU Chancellor Charles Reed, she said. Thanksgiving? Staff Writer 2,611 students are interna- “Th e professors from my “Th e search for the president is conducted by the For the second consecu- tional students, beating out department are really open chancellor,” Harris said. “Two committ ees conduct the SOCIAL tive year, SJSU has been schools such as San Fran- with their tolerance,” said interview process. Th e chancellor shared that he takes MEDIA ranked as the No. 1 destina- cisco State, Missouri State Jonathan Ben-David, a grad- every member’s feedback into consideration.” tion for international stu- University, and Cal State uate student in computer She said the current number of applicants is un- Follow our dents among a list of top Sacramento, according to science from Israel. “Maybe known, but interested parties are still encouraged to turn tweets on Twitter 40 Master’s institutions, the Institute of International because they’re exposed to a in resumes. @spartandaily according to the Institute Education website. large amount of internation- “I hope the next president can speak on students’ of International Educa- “I think that San Jose has a al students.” behalf,” said undeclared freshman Christina Wong. “I’d Become a fan tion’s “Open Doors 2010” great location because we’re He said he thinks interna- also like someone who’s funny because it’s good to have on Facebook report. here in the Silicon Valley,” tional students look for fi ve a sense of humor in hard times.” facebook.com/ Senior psychology major Pendleton said. main things when choosing a Michael Kaufman, chair of the academic senate at spartandaily Tom Fox said he was sur- Nadine Rueegg, a gradu- university. SJSU, said other than covering search procedures, time- prised that the school was ate student in business ad- “If you’re coming from lines and confi dentiality guidelines, the meeting allowed ranked so high. ministration from Switzer- a really warm country every person on the committ ee to name important char- “I never knew it was a top land, said California is a very you probably look for re- acteristics they believe the next president should possess. OUTSIDE destination,” he said. “You diverse state with a lot of dif- ally warm areas,” he said. “I “It’s such a multifaceted job,” Kaufman said. “Th ere would think a big city like ferent people. know people who live in re- are all kinds of things that person has to be able to cap- L.A. or New York would be “As an international per- ally warm countries try to go ture.” No. 1.” son you really feel comfort- to California instead of the Kaufman said he would want to see good commu- Kristen Pendleton, the able here because people East coast because it’s really nication skills, an understanding of SJSU’s culture and community operations man- don’t really see that you are cold.” shared governments and advocacy for the uniqueness of ager at the International from abroad,” she said. “It’s Th e second reason, he the campus in the next president. House, said out of all the uni- easier to get integrated.” said, is the location. Being “I think we need a more assertive president,” said Kifl e versities that off er a Master’s California ranks No. 1 near a big city like San Fran- Yohannes, a junior chemical engineering major. degree, SJSU has the most for enrolled internation- cisco makes a diff erence, he High: 52° SEARCH Low: 35° enrolled international stu- al students in the Unit- See Page 3 dents in the United States. ed States, according to See SJSU Page 3 Cold weather SJSU students represent Afghans to continue for basketball 16th Asian Games ALEXANDRA RUIZ-HUIDOBRO national team as a point guard. great shooting and defensive skills," Staff Writer Mojaddidi said he began playing on Rafi q stated. "Although he does not add a traveling team that took him across size (to the team) he has added a level of with less rain Th ree SJSU students from Afghani- the United States. He said the team won toughness and confi dence that we cher- stan have more than just their home- several tournaments and Mojaddidi ish." JENNIFER HADLEY & jor Halley Gearheard said land in common. won most valuable player of his team. Rafi q stated that Haider is the newest HUSAIN SUMRA it’s much colder than it Th ey are in China preparing to par- "In 2007 I got invited to play on this addition to the team of these three and Senior Staff should be. ticipate in the 2010 16th Asian Games team," Mojaddidi said. "Th ey had me he continues to develop his skills every “It keeps going from this month. come and try out and I made it." year. Although the weekend’s hot to cold and my body Countries from across Asia are in- Habib Kabir, a forward on the team, "His dedication has been contagious wet cold front has made has no time to adjust,” she vited to this multi sport event that takes was unavailable for comment. to the entire team which makes my job nearly everyone dig their said. place every four years, according to the Mamo Rafi q, head coach of the Af- as a coach much easier," Rafi q stated. scarves and umbrellas out Junior photography major Olympic Council of Asia website. ghanistan national team, stated in an e- "Although he has always been a strong from the bottom of their Joey Maganini said he is also Qais Haider, a senior civil engineer- mail he knew of Haider and Mojaddidi player, he has developed his funda- closets, this week’s forecast not a big fan of the colder ing major, said he plays forward for Af- before both joined the team. mental skills to make him an off ensive looks drier, according to the weather. ghanistan's national basketball team. "Our relationship has developed threat. National Weather Service’s “I like the sun and the "I played in a tournament ... that had through basketball, but will continue Rafi q stated he has coached for sev- website. warmth,” he said. “I can’t teams from all over the nation ... and for the rest of our lives ... they have be- eral years in positions such as graduate On Friday, Saturday and ride my bike in the rain. I’m the head coach was there," Haider said. come a part of my family," Rafi q stated. assistant coach at Idaho State Univer- Sunday, the temperature was going down south for the "I got invited to try out and was lucky Rafi q stated Mojaddidi has become sity from 2005 to 2007 for the women's 54 F, 48 F and 50 F respec- holiday so hopefully it will enough to be selected as one of the play- a crowd favorite throughout the years, basketball team and from 2004 to 2005 tively, according to the web- be warmer.” ers to stay on the team." especially during trips to Taiwan and for the men's basketball team. site. Safi Mojaddidi, a senior civil engi- Bangladesh. Freshman zoology ma- See RAIN Page 3 neering major, said he also plays for the "Safi is the ultimate competitor with See CHINA Page 2 2 NEWS Tuesday, November 23, 2010 Tips for this holiday weekend KELSEY LYNNE nia Highway Patrol web- on anytime you have your LESTER-PERRY site. Below is a list of win- windshield wipers on con- Staff Writer ter driving safety tips they tinuously. compiled for motorists. - One of the other weath- COURTESY OF QAIS HAIDER If you plan on going out - Many crashes are er-related problems we of town this Thanksgiving caused by driving too fast have throughout California holiday, make sure you fol- for current conditions. The this time of year is fog. low these helpful tips from first and foremost tip: slow - If you encounter fog, Discover Northern Califor- again, make sure you slow nia’s travel blog. These tips down. Drive with your have been adjusted to make lights on low beam. Don’t the information more stu- stop on a highway unless it’s dent friendly. Tip: an emergency, and keep a Happy holidays, and safe Slow down. close watch on your speed.
travels! “ - For the latest road and
General winter driving It’s a simple traffic condition reports, tips: matter of visit the CHP website at Basketball players Qais Haider, Safi Mojaddidi, Habib Kabir (from left to right) will - Slow down. Drive the physics that www.chp.ca.gov.
be representing Afghanistan in the 2010 16th Asian Games. speed limit unless road con- - Remember to always
ditions call for an altered your vehicle wear your seat belt, don’t speed. If all of the traffic can’t stop as drink and drive and reduce in front of you is 45 mph, fast or turn your speed when on slick “ the diff erent roles has been a "It has pushed it (gradua- don’t go 65. It’s just com- as accurately“ pavement. CHINA challenge. tion) back a litt le," Mojaddidi mon sense. The Northern California "It's defi nitely hard, espe- said. "But this is a once-in-a- - Don’t make any sud- on wet or icy travel website recommends From Page 1 cially if you have to work too," lifetime experience." den moves. Remember pavement. taking most or all of these Mojaddidi said. Haider said belonging to the three-second rule. You items if you are planning on Th e team has already won Keeping up with scholas- this team has at times en- should normally be three traveling long distances or a gold medal earlier this year tic life has also been diffi cult, hanced his college experi- seconds behind the car in through harsh conditions. in the 11th Annual South both players said, but they ence. front of you — make it five - Spare tire (preferably Asian Games held in Bangla- have been able to manage "You're doing so much while traveling in winter. down. It’s a simple matter inflated) and accoutre- desh, Haider said. with the help of their profes- more, like traveling," Haid- - Use lower gears, espe- of physics that your vehicle ments Th e South Asian Games sors. er said. "Traveling is such a cially going uphill. Accord- can’t stop as fast or turn - Small shovel are a biannual multi sport "Every lecture is so impor- blessing and to see the whole ing to the website, it helps as accurately on wet or icy - Jumper cables tournament in which eight tant, every class is so impor- world just to play basketball." tires grab the road. It will pavement. - Tool kit with wooden other countries participate: tant," Mojaddidi said. "If it On the other hand, he said, also help you slow down - Prepare in advance matches and a compass Afghanistan, Bangladesh, wasn't for my teachers being leaving every weekend leaves and arrive at your destina- by leaving early, allowing - Flashlight Bhutan, India, Maldives, Ne- OK ... I wouldn't be able to him out of the loop. tion safely. yourself plenty of time to - First aid kit pal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, go." An active member of Delta - Turn on headlights. get where you’re going. Stay - Exterior window clean- according to the South Asian Engineering instructor Upsilon fraternity, Haider When in doubt, keep your aware of weather and road er, ice scraper, snow brush Games website. Paul Kutler has been teaching said he held positions in the headlights on. If you are condition reports through - Tow rope and tire "When we won the tour- at SJSU since 2004 and said it fraternity in the past, but planning on driving on your local media. chains nament in January ... it was is extremely diffi cult for stu- doesn't get to do as much as mountain roads such as - If you’re heading to - Sand, salt or kitty litter the fi rst time Afghanistan has dents who fall behind in en- he used to. state Route 152 on your mountain country, bring - Scissors and cord or won a gold medal from a team gineering courses to catch up. "Every day it's just more, way to the Central Valley or chains and warm, water- string sport," Haider said. "Th at was "(Th ere is) so much com- trying to fi nish our homework U.S. Route 50 on your way proof clothing. Make sure - Heavy warm blankets, a big honor ... People were plex material presented in the or trying to do our homework to Tahoe there will be signs your gas tank is full. caps, socks, mittens coming up to us aft er the textbooks and the lectures," for the trip and the time we're warning you that you are - Check to see that your - High-energy, non-per- game, crying." Kutler stated. "So much going be missing school," approaching daytime head- windshield wipers are in ishable foods such as ener- Rafi q stated going to Chi- homework is required (of stu- Haider said. "(We) have to light stretches of road. good condition. And don’t gy bars, dried fruit, canned na is the opportunity of a life- dents)." manage our time tightly ... - Don’t use cruise con- forget the law that requires nuts, trail mixes and hard time for this team. He stated Haider is a good when we do have spare time trol or overdrive. There you to have your headlights candies. If the national team does student who communicates we're in the gym playing bas- are hazards on the road well in the Asian Games, it well with him and his fellow ketball." in the winter that might could qualify the Afghanistan students. Mojaddidi said he made be avoided during the team for the 2012 Olympics "Communication on both these sacrifi ces for his passion more sunny seasons. You in London, Haider said. the in-class problems and re- of the sport. should always be careful Life off the court search project is imperative to "It's a dream come true," while driving, but be es- People count down the produce quality results," Kut- Mojaddidi said. pecially alert during this minutes to get to Th urs- ler stated. "You're not only represent- time of year. day, the beginning of the Haider said his parents are ing a team or club, you're rep- “Rain, sleet, snow, high weekend for most college supportive of him playing resenting millions of people winds and perhaps fog students. basketball, but still consider from a country," he said. "Not will visit California road- Everyone except Haider, his education the top priority. even all professional athletes ways the next few days,” Mojaddidi and Kabir. "Th ey let me know there is in the NBA can wear a jersey according to the Califor- "For the last couple of more to life than just basket- representing their country." months, every Friday we've ball," Haider said. "I let them Haider said many will tell been fl ying out to O.C.," know that without our teach- him it's a bigger honor to play Haider said. "We're there ers being supportive, there is for your nation. Friday, Saturday and Sunday no way we could even think "You're playing for the pas- night. Monday morning we're about going on this trip." sion of your country," Haider back in class." Passion for their country said. "When I go back home Haider said the practice Being a member of the na- to Fremont, it has a high Af- facility and the headquarters tional Afghanistan team has ghan base and a lot of people for the national team is based taken much commitment and know you play on the team out of Orange County. sacrifi ce, both Mojaddidi and and they show a lot of re- Mojaddidi said juggling Haider said. spect." Tuesday, November 23, 2010 NEWS 3
long as she can stay inside. RAIN “I’ll choose the cold weather over the heat any day,” she said. “As long as it doesn’t rain CAMPUS IMAGE From Page 1 I can adjust to the cold. I don’t like to drive in the rain.” For this coming Thanksgiving weekend, Precipitation on Friday was at 0.25 inches, the National Weather Service forecasts a Saturday was 0.74 inches, Sunday was 0.17 high of 50 F on Wednesday, a high of 54 F inches, according to the National Weather on Thursday, highs of 57 F on both Friday Service. and Saturday and a high of 56 F on Sunday, According to the National Weather Ser- according to the National Weather Service vice, there is a 10 percent probability of rain website. during the day. On Thursday and Friday Jerry Mendoza, a graduate student in en- there is no probability of precipitation. gineering, said that drier and slightly warm- On Saturday there’s a 10 percent probabil- er weather will be better for holiday travel, ity of precipitation during the day and 30 per- but isn’t completely against the colder trend. cent probability of precipitation during the “The cold started making me cough a lot nighttime, according to the National Weather more, but it’s about time because a couple Service. weeks ago it was like 70 degrees still and There’s more probability of precipitation it was uncommon for this time of year,” he on Sunday, with a 30 percent probability dur- said. ing the day and 20 percent probability during Senior sociology major Jamila McCrady the night, according to the National Weather said she doesn’t mind the cold weather as Service.
Lastly, Ben-David said SJSU’s name SJSU is really good compared with other public universities. From Page 1 “I think people take that into consider- ation,” he said. said. Akmal Siddiqui, a graduate student in
He said the third factor is if the place is soft ware engineering, said living in the I- PHOTO: safe or not safe. House gives him the feeling that he is not “When I came I knew that San Jose was the only one abroad.
ranked one of the safest cities in the U.S.,” He said one of the reasons he chose DONOVAN FARNHAM Ben-David said. SJSU was because it’s located in the Sili- Th e fourth reason, he said, is because con Valley and he is a computer engineer the transportation system in the Bay Area major. is really effi cient. “When you go abroad you actually want “From my point of view, when interna- to have a change, really have a diff erent ex- tional students come they usually don’t perience, diff erent people, like the whole have a car or family,” Ben-David said. “In environment needs to be diff erent,” Rueegg all of the Bay Area you have great trans- said. “If it’s not, there’s really no point portation — you have BART, train, bus- of me going anywhere else, I could stay
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aren’t professors but under- “He’s done a spectacular SEARCH stand how the fi eld works job and opened the doors for and can make great contribu- non-traditional candidates,” From Page 1 tions.” Lopes said. Harris explained that In- Sophomore communica- He said fewer fee increases terim President Kassing has tions major Kevin Simmon should be the fi rst order of a business background and said he likes Kassing as SJ- Sophomore psychology major Ryan Vega practices spinning his rifl e with the Air business for the person who entered the fi eld of higher SU’s president. Force ROTC Red Thunder rifl e team. takes Kassing’s place. education as a part-time en- “I like him because he “Th e committ ee, with deavor. seems like a good guy, a help of an executive search He became vice president good president to fulfi ll the fi rm, collects resumes of indi- of fi nance and administration school’s needs, and is good viduals interested in the job, at SJSU and then elevated to at taking care of business,” he reviews the resumes and se- the presidency, she said. said. lects four or fi ve fi nalists who will come to SJSU early next SPEND THE WINTER... year,” Harris said. Once chosen, she said the STUDYING AT LAKE TAHOE fi nalists will meet with vari- ous groups and participate SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE | No Fee to Apply Online for Spring 2011 in at least one meeting open to the public, in which each person can make a short pre- sentation and take questions from the audience. A lot of discussion went into soliciting candidates from non-traditional fi elds, Harris said. “We can sometimes fi nd a great candidate who hasn’t taken the conventional path to university presidency,” she said. “Usually candidates be- ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE gin as a professor, become a Driven by Extraordinary Teachers department chair, etc. What we learn from someone like Don Kassing is that some- times we fi nd people who
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CAMPUS VOICES BY: SONIA AYALA WHAT ARE YOU DOING FOR THANKSGIVING? NICK JENNIFER RACHELLE TINDALL RIDOUT CELENDAD For Thanksgiving I am going to my For Thanksgiving, I’m just going aunt’s house and of course it’s home and have my mom is coming a tradition to a big ol’ family from Oklahoma watch the Macy’s dinner. We’re going and we’re going to Thanksgiving to have a traditional have dinner. And parade in the Thanksgiving we’re going to morning. After dinner. We’re watch a Winona that I might go out getting a 22-pound Ryder movie. to breakfast with turkey, we’re going my intermediate to have mashed family and at night Freshman potatoes, yams, Junior Sophomore have a large family Engineering rolls, stuffi ng — all Music Communications banquet at one of the good stuff . the uncles’ house.
DONNA COURTNEY STERLING LEE BYRD COLLINS I’m going home to This Thanksgiving I’m going home my parents’ house I will probably be to San Diego and with my new working on Black spending time with husband because Friday, but hopefully family and friends. I just got married I get to spend Eating, of course, and it’ll be fun. Thanksgiving Day and I’ll probably with my family. It’s wake up early for money and you Black Friday to go can’t be sad about shopping. I’m very money, but I just excited because I don’t want to work haven’t been home Senior Junior the long eight-hour Senior in a while so it Japanese Psychology shift but besides that, Science will be a nice little I’m pretty excited. vacation for me. Tuesday, November 23, 2010 A&E 5 Top Gear America should call a tow truck DONOVAN FARNHAM hosts — Adam Ferrara, Rutledge speed at the end of a mile-long run- Online Editor Wood and Tanner Foust — opened way. PHOTO COURTESY: HISTORY CHANNEL WEBSITE with an out-of-this world challenge of For the British Top Gear this would For car lovers in the United States, taking an all-American Dodge Viper have the three hosts bicker about Sunday night should have been a mo- and racing it from one end of a town who's too old, dumb or fat to know mentous occasion. and back. what they're talking about, followed Top Gear America premiered, All while being hunted by a Cobra by a lot of gloating from the winner. bringing with it the hopes that it att ack helicopter. Top Gear America follows suit, but could recreate the charisma, charac- To viewers unfamiliar with Top some might say that something is still ter and comedic fl are that the British Gear this may seem outlandish, ridic- missing. Broadcasting Company version has ulous and lacking any real context of What's missing is the characters overseas. what makes the Dodge Viper a good TV magic and polish that the original Top Gear, a British talk show of or bad car. show and hosts have sorts, has three middle-aged men who Well, yes. Th at's the point of Top Top Gear is a great show in Great talk about cars in their practicality and Gear. And the American version gets Britain not because it talks about Alfa usability — all the while bickering like it right — to a point. Romeos, Porsches or Aston Martins school children about how cool a car Aft er the absurd race against ex- but because the three hosts' friend- is and its ability to go really, really fast pensive military equipment, the show ship and disdain for each other is real in straight lines and around corners. transitioned to its talk show section and their passion for cars oozes off the Top Gear America's fi rst episode where the hosts interview a celebrity screen. tried to do the same, but unfortunate- and put them in a reasonably priced Top Gear America's fi rst episode ly stalled at the starting line. car and have them set a lap time. and its hosts seemed too structured From left to right: Adam Ferrara Tanner Foust and Rutledge Wood A typical episode of the British Th is week's guest driver was Buzz and staged to really show what's fun Top Gear has the three hosts — James Aldrin — yes, the most famous man about cars. make up the hosting trio of Top Gear America. May, Richard Hammond and Jeremy to ever come in second place — who When the American hosts were rac- Clarkson — review cars, compete in chatt ed with Ferrara about the cars ing the Dodge Viper through a sleepy a series of absurd and unrealistic-yet- he's owned before driving around the Southern town they stopped in a car rara's interview with Aldrin. Th e in- tending to be friends than actually let- entertaining challenges and watch the track in the show's front-wheel drive wash to discuss the raw power of the terview seemed rushed and contrived ting the personalities of the individu- show's white-suited tame racing driv- hatchback. car where the two, Wood and Foust, in an att empt to live up the British ver- als shine through. er, known as the Stig, drive expensive But again, some might say some- talk and discuss what to do next. Th e sion. Granted, this is the fi rst episode of cars around the show's racetrack. thing is missing. two seemed like actors pretending to Th e worst part of the episode was a show that's been running since the Top Gear America has all that, but Th e show closed with the three be friends rather than actual friends its closer where the three bicker and late '70s, but if its going to continue in some might say that certain things are hosts challenging each other to fi nd and resulted in one of the most boring with each other about the Lambo- this artifi cial state, viewers are bett er missing. the best out of three Lamborghinis conversations ever recorded. rghinis. off watching the original Top Gear on For the fi rst episode, the show's by seeing who can get the fastest top Th e same can be said about Fer- It resulted in more acting and pre- BBC or YouTube. The low-down on Black Friday deals MICHIKO FULLER and 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Sunday. heart is set on a limited quantity item. Staff Writer Specifi c stores will have spe- Even if the hours curb some shoppers away, expect the stores cial sales with varying degrees of to be crowded. Th e more retailers at a choice destination, the It's the most wonderful time of the year, when we can justi- savings. BCBG Max Azria's Win- worse parking will be, so prepare to walk distances and endure 50% fy rampant consumerism as "gift s" for the upcoming holidays. ter Sale has discounts up to half OFF long lines. Bott om line — wear comfortable clothes and shoes. BLACK Whether or not purchases are gift s to your family, friends or off it's regular price. Nine West is FRIDAY To keep your miles walked in the mall to a minimum, know oday only! t much deserved reward for a hard semester at school for yourself promoting a boot sale and Puma DISCOUNTED ONLY SALE what you want to buy and where you want to go ahead of time. is unimportant. shoes are buy one get one 60 Don't go to Walmart at noon for a deal that started at 5 a.m. or Black Friday is the biggest shopping event of any season and percent off . Th e outlets are 27 else risk disappointment. Your retail research will pay dividends sift ing through all the sales to fi nd the best deals can be over- miles from SJSU and can be reached via public transportation on the day of sale. whelming. Never fear, a discount fi end is here to guide you on bus line 68. through, keep your wallet happy and aviod being trampled at the entrance. Big Box Stores Target begins Black Friday at 4 a.m. and will continue the Local Deals sale for two days. Th ey are giving away 100 $25 gift cards every- Santana Row will be doing Black Friday in style. Take your re- day during the Black Friday sweepstakes that ends on Nov. 27. ceipts to the concierge center and receive a scratch off ticket for Th ere's also a deal online for every day leading up to the day of each receipt. Th e grand prize is $1,000 shopping spree at San- the sale. For every gift card purchased, a donation will be made tana Row. Starbucks will open at 3 a.m. for early shoppers and to the Salvation Army, according to the site. 21 stores are off ering special sales. You can also donate a gently Walmart opens at midnight, but some electronics will not be used coat and be presented with a Santana Row lawn chair while available until 5 a.m. Updates on the availability of merchandise supplies last. can be found on Walmart's facebook and twitt er page. Black Fri- Oakridge will be open early, with select stores opening to day ads are not currently out, but online deals leading up to the the public as early as 4 a.m and the entire mall functioning at event off er immediate savings. 5 a.m. Radio station Mix 106.5 will be at the mall to energize Macy's has deals in every department and anxious shoppers shoppers. According to the list of deals, the fi rst 100 customers can begin shopping online early. Th e catalogue, also available on- at Aeropostale get a free fragrance, Charlott e Russe is having a line, has coupons for extra 10-15 percent off sale items. Macy's Red Bull breakfast event and Dynasty Jewelers will have no sales sales are half off regular prices at the highest. Bring a stamped tax among other off ers. lett er to Santa and a dollar will be donated to the Make-A-Wish Eastridge shoppers who spend more than $100 during the Foundation. morning of Nov. 26 can redeem receipts for a $10 Shop Etc. gift card at the Merrier Shopping Center, according to the website. Tricks of the Trade Th e Disney Store and Victoria's Secret at Valley Fair will be As demonstrated by the early morning hours of stores of opening at 12 a.m. on Black Friday and a cascade of stores will Black Friday, it takes an early bird to get the worm. Don't expect open in the following hours. Th e entire mall will offi cially open to pick up door-buster sales if camping out and waking before at 7 a.m. dawn doesn't suit your lifestyle. Turn to online retailers if your Beyond San Jose Shopping within city lim- its can be productive, but just up I-880 lies the Great Mall in Milpitas. Boasting over 1.3 mil- lion square feet, it's the largest mall in Northern California. It opens at midnight for Black Friday and the fi rst 50,000 adults will receive scratch-and- win cards with the possibility of winning American Express gift cards. Th e mall's Last Call by Nei- man Marcus will be hosting a "Midnight Madness" sale with 40 percent off purchases. Wil- son's Leather is 60 percent off anything in the entire store, with an additional 30 percent off clearance merchandise. Ghiradelli Chocolate will be giving a free bar of chocolate to their fi rst 500 patrons. Th e Gilroy Premium Out- lets house 145 stores with top brands at aff ordable prices all year, so sales here can be hectic. Black Friday starts on Th ursday night for certain stores and hours have been extended from midnight to 10 p.m. on Friday. Th e rest of the weekend features extended shopping hours as well, from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Saturday 6 OPINION Tuesday, November 23, 2010
SPARTA National Opt-Out Day GUIDE stances in which unprofes- I understand the neces- Are TSA’s sional behavior by airport sity that is airport security Sparta Guide is provided to students aandnd ffaculty,aculty frfreeee security has occurred, because as unfortunate as of charge. The deadline to submit is at noon, three leading to demeaning or it may be terrorism exists. working days prior to desired publication date. Entry security embarrassing experiences With new technology, forms are available in Spartan Daily, DBH 209. Entries can be emailed to [email protected] titled for passengers. terrorists have shown that “sparta guide.” Space restrictions may require editing procedures Th at is not right. there are now ways around or exclusion of submissions. Entry is not guaranteed. Any case of aggression metal detectors. Entries are printed in order of which they are or unsympathetic behav- Th is has led the TSA to received. out of line? ior by an airport employee develop security such as should be taken seriously. body scanners to detect ‘Tis the season for airport mayhem. For people like myself, CALLI PEREZ these terrorists. As the holidays approach, people who do not feel comfort- Staff Writer Airport security is not Nov. 23 throughout the country will be dispers- able with being touched by nearly as interested in see- ing in every which way to meet loved a complete stranger, the new body scan- ing people’s body scan images as people Beethoven Studies: 25 Treasures for ones around the table for Th anksgiving ner is a great advancement as an alterna- seem to believe. 25 Years (Multi-day Event) dinner. tive to a full-body pat down. Th ey are looking specifi cally for any Among many, I will be fl ying home on Like doctors who oft en see patients devices that a terrorist could bring on Place: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library Wednesday, Nov. 24, which in the buff , the TSA is tak- a plane. Time: Mon-Thurs: 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.; Friday: 11 a.m. has recently been deemed ing precautions in these I couldn’t imagine anybody protesting - 1 p.m.; Saturday 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. “National Opt-Out Day” by body scans for the American to claim that their right to refuse a body Contact: (408) 808-2059 some. peoples safety. scan is more important than an att ack Choosing such a busy I couldn’t Unlike stripping down in similar to September 11, 2001. SJSU Jazz Combo day to protest makes me front of a security guard, as I fi nd that selfi sh and immature be- Place: Music Concert Hall question the motive of imagine“ many protesters claim, the cause it is apparent that TSA is doing Time: 12:30 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. activists choosing to anybody body scan images are similar the best it can to fi nd a balance between Contact: (408) 924-4649 opt-out. to X-ray images. safety and personal space. Courtesy of Are they just trying to protesting Many people who have Please just take a road trip or a train, Photography Exhibit: Rexsy.com create change and expose to claim metal plates in their bod- but don’t force those mature enough “My Neighbors” (Multi-day Event) problems or do they hope that their ies can now choose to step to handle security procedures to endure to throw airports incomplete into the body scanner and hours of airport mayhem. Place: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library right to Time: All Day disarray? not have to endure explain- Another concern Opt-Out Day acit- Contact: (408) 808-2007 As someone who trav- refuse a ing their situation every time vists raise is the ionizing radiation caused
els oft en, I have airport se- they travel. by the body scanners and that each time
curity procedures down to body scan Last May I traveled home you are exposed you are adding to your Nov. 30 a science. is more from Italy aft er having sur- risk of developing cancer.
I know to have my shoes important gery on my ankle abroad Th e head of TSA, John Pistole re-
The ABCs of STIs off , laptop out of case and with a huge boot on my foot. sponded to this concern in an interview liquids in a plastic baggy I was shocked to fi nd that in Place: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library than an with CNN, saying that the body scans prior to reaching a security other countries I was able emit as much radiation as three minutes Time: 12 p.m. - 1 p.m. attack checkpoint. to be taken around security of air travel by anybody at 30,000 feet. “ Contact: (408) 924-6280 “ I fi nd taking these initial similar to check points. According to CNN, researchers at steps as an individual helps September Sure, I may look innocent, Princeton found that it would take The Repertoire Class of Professor Layna speed up the security pro- but as a believer in equality I at least 3,300 body scans to reach the Chianakas cess for everyone. 11, 2001. would expect the same treat- equivalent of one chest X-ray. Place: Music Concert Hall I do not enjoy being patt ed ment as anyone else. I propose that on Wednesday there be Time: 12:30 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. down head to toe by a strang- Once I entered the Unit- two lines. Contact: (408) 808-2007 er, which is why I am so happy ed States I was thoroughly One for those who rightfully so, “opt- that the Transportation Se- checked at a security gate. out” and one for us other people who curity Administration (TSA) has devel- I wish I had been given the option to want to get home for holidays. oped body scanners as a less invasive form go through a body scanner instead be- Lets get to where we are going quickly of security. cause I would have preferred a less inva- and safely this Wednesday, not spend I am aware that there have been in- sive, quicker form of security. our holiday arguing in lines. Tuesday, November 23, 2010 OPINION 7 Black Friday is overrated NFL needs to do more It’s that time of year again, all the while being pushed and Last night, as I was trying “Th e Beautiful Game,” we when people quickly recover shoved by annoying people. to procrastinate on a fi ve- call soccer. from their Th anksgiving-in- I remember standing in a page geology essay, I was kind In soccer when a player has duced food comas and set off line of more than 50 people, of watching the Philadelphia a dirty tackle or fouls some- on a shopping frenzy in the wee trying to buy a few pairs of $5 Eagles and New York Giants one the referee can choose to hours of the morning. jeans and seeing a girl in front duke it out on Sunday Night issue them a yellow card. If a Yes — Black Friday is ap- of me collapse to the fl oor be- Football. player gets two yellow cards in proaching. cause she had fainted. Th ere was one instance a game they get a red card and Nov. 26, otherwise known It was all too much to han- when Eagles defensive back are ejected. Th e team then as Black Friday, marks the be- dle. Not only did I already Asante Samuel rocketed to- loses that position and plays ginning of the Christmas shop- have anxiety from being ward a Giants wide receiver a man down. ping season. AMARIS DOMINGUEZ crammed into a messy store and smashed into him like HUSAIN SUMRA In some soccer leagues Stores extend their hours Staff Writer with crying children, but now a runaway train. Senior Staff Writer when a player accumulates and off er major savings to con- having this girl on the fl oor I immediately yelled out, two separate yellow cards sumers looking for the best with EMTs surrounding her “Whoa! Holy whoa!” And Th ese players are million- in two separate games they deals on gift s for others and themselves. just sent me over the edge. then I chuckled as I thought aires, a simple $25 thousand cannot play in the following It marks the time when people leave their I put the jeans back, grabbed my sister about the bone-crunching fi ne isn’t going to dent their game. manners and common courtesy at home. and got the hell out of there. hit. Th en I saw the referee’s wallets. Sure, they may not I think the NFL should Th is shopping frenzy of a day is notorious Aft er that day, I vowed never to ever do yellow fl ag hit the fi eld and be able to buy any luxury institute a similar policy. Not not only for great sales but for chaos, tram- this whole Black Friday thing ever again. wondered how much it would cars that week, but in the end only is it simple but it re- pling and even death. Th e savings are not worth the hustle and cost Samuel in fi nes. it doesn’t really matt er. ally hurts teams, and hurting In Nov. 2008, a poor Walmart employee bustle of waking up early, fi ghting for park- Th e problem with the teams is the only way players was trampled to death aft er more than 200 ing, or dealing with rude people — let alone NFL fi ning players like are going to change their ways anxious early bird shoppers rushed through trampling people to death. Samuel is that in the end it and start to tackle other play- the store doors like savages in the hope of It is all overrated. won’t work. Th ere have been ers rather than hitt ing them. scoring the big-item sales the I remember sitt ing on my numerous fi nes since the Th e NFL locker room is
store was having, according couch in disbelief when I NFL redefi ned its policy on Players still lead sacred, and no player wants to an article by the New York heard about how many peo- hard hits in early November, with “their heads. to mess up anything for their Daily News. I remember sitting ple were physically injured but it still happens. Players aren’t teammates, that’s why ejec- Talk about a huge disre- by other shoppers in hopes Players still lead with tions will make the diff erence. “ gard for human life. on my couch in of scoring things like a su- their heads. Players aren’t tackling anyone,“ Suspensions could work,
Why spread holiday joy on disbelief“ when I per cheap big screen TV. tackling anyone, they’re they’re hitting but they don’t have the imme- the fi rst shopping day of the Black Friday seems to hitt ing them. diate impact that an ejection Christmas shopping season heard how many bring out the worst in peo- It may not look like it on them. has — Fans hold their breath, “ when you can elbow people people were“ ple and encourages people TV, but when a man who’s 6 the minds of coaches starts for the last $3 toaster on the to channel their inner beasts feet 2 inches tall and around racing for contingency plans shelf at Target? physically injured to seek and destroy. 280 pounds comes running and the player is probably It is ridiculous. by other shoppers Last week a co-worker at you it’s not a fun time. fi lled with immense guilt. Two years ago my sister ... asked me to switch a shift Th e impact and sound What will matt er is similar Th at’s the only way the NFL and I woke up at the crack of with her this Friday so she hits create, in person, are vi- to what happened to Raiders is going to save their players, dawn and set out on our fi rst could come in later and take cious and raw. On TV the defensive lineman Richard it’s going to have to pull a page Black Friday mission at the advantage of the Black Fri- impact seems to get lost in Seymour. Players are going out of soccer’s playbook. mall, but not before gett ing day sales. translation and reminds me to have to get ejected from It’ll be hard, but it’s what our Starbucks fi x. When I agreed, she asked me why I don’t of when the Romans went to games. is necessary. Until then, I’ll With our hot coff ees in hand we walked partake in Black Friday festivities, to which the Coliseum to see people Another sport called just spend my time in the through stores, staring at the long lines of I simply replied, “because it’s stupid and I’d batt le each other to the death football is good at player modern equivalent of Rome’s people and beyond messy fl oors and shelves, rather sleep.” for enjoyment. ejections. Coliseum. Tigers: Vladimir Putin wants to save them and so do I
Over the past weekend I made Both Putin and I hope the “Tiger people” when it passed the En- ing? Th e batt le between evolution music with my homies, watched Summit” will bring attention and dangered Species Act in 1973, and and creationism does not directly pro football and ate nachos in an at- save tigers from becoming extinct, expressed concern that many of impact the planet. tempt to escape from the everyday and I applaud Putin for highlight- our nation’s native plants and ani- Consider that blue, humpback grind of being a stressed-out college ing an issue that most people don’t mals were in danger of becoming and killer whales are all endangered student. think about until it is too late. extinct. species in California, according to I was taking some much-needed At the end of the summit, ac- Th e purpose of the act is to pro- the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service time to relax and focus on myself. cording to report, the participants tect and recover endangered species — what does it say about us as peo- In the middle of my indulgence are expected to commit to doubling and the ecosystems they depend on, ple if we let animals such as tigers with everything super-awesome, the tiger population by 2022, the and it is administered by the U.S. and whales completely die out as a I turned down Pink Floyd’s “Dark next Year of the Tiger after 2010 in Fish and Wildlife Service and the species? Side of the Moon” the Chinese zodiac. MATT SANTOLLA Commerce Department’s National At some point all of the resources and came across a According to the Tales From The Creek Marine Fisheries Service, according on the planet will run out. It is in- news report that report, participat- to the website. evitable. blew my mind. ing countries and According to the report, there A top offi cial with the United Na- Earth would lose it’s soul if there
Th e report by Every conservation groups are only 3,200 tigers left in the tions wildlife agency says the world were no tigers, whales and other ABC News focused person who will commit an esti- wild because of poaching and has “failed miserably” in protecting awesome animals doing their thing on the Russian Prime “ mated $330 million deforestation. tigers in the wild, according to CBS amid nature.
Minister Vladimir lives on the to saving the ani- Th e American public is currently News. I understand this is the 21st cen- Putin inviting offi - planet should mals, most of which focused on two wars and a global Willem Wijnstekers, the secre- tury, but there has to be a balance cials from across the care about the will come from the economic downturn, so why should tary-general of the Convention on between industrialization and con- globe to call att en- World Bank, which we care about cats halfway around International Trade in Endangered servation. “ tion to tigers being impact humans“ has led the global the world when some of us just lost Species, said to CBS news on March Th is is not a call for people to on the threat of ex- can have on the Tiger Conservation our jobs? 15 that tigers are on “the verge of become environmentalists, nor is tinction. Initiative. Every person who lives on the extinction.” it an att empt to advocate a specifi c Th e moment was environment. There are 13 “ti- planet should care about the im- Just 20 years ago, there were political cause. Th is is an att empt to signifi cant because ger range” countries, pact humans can have on the 100,000 tigers in Asia, according to point out a serious issue which mat- Putin fed this pa- including Bangla- environment. the U.N website. ters to some people on the planet triotic American a desh, Cambodia, According the U.S. Fish and Trapped in the cacophony of the — like me and Putin. spoonful of global China, India, Indo- Wildlife Service, Congress recog- 24-hour media cycle, it is reassuring reality. nesia, Malaysia, Russia, Thailand nized that the United States’ natural to see major world fi gures pay att en- “Tales From Th e Creek” is a bi- Th e fi ve-day “Tiger Summit” and Vietnam, which the initiative heritage is of “esthetic, ecological, tion to bland world issues. weekly column appearing on Tuesdays. began yesterday in St. Petersburg, hopes to impact, according to the educational, recreational and sci- Who cares what people think Matt Santolla is a Spartan Daily Russia, according to the report. report. entifi c value to our Nation and its about the causes of global warm- Copy Editor.
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AMARIS DOMINGUEZ He won fi rst place in the 2004 judo looks like." Staff Writer U.S. Open with his Seoi Nage tech- Uchida said the students all like nique — a throw in which the ju- Nakano and though he may throw Th e hope of training a good ju- doka throws his opponent over his them hard at the end of the day, they doka from the U.S. to become an shoulder — and currently holds a are grateful that they had an oppor- Olympic medalist att racted 30-year- fourth-degree black belt. tunity to work with him. old Shintaro Nakano to come help Team member Hector Fajardo, a coach the SJSU judo team. senior communications major, said Nakano said he began judo when Nakano brings a level of technique he was fi ve years old — he considers the team has never dealt with before. it his life. "We are able to pick his brain and
"Judo has helped in training my Judo has helped we feel that as much as we are learn- body and my spirits my whole life," in training“ my ing from him, he is also learning
Nakano said. "When I throw, it feels body and my from us," Fajardo said. "He has given good." us tons of judo knowledge but at the
He said he was interested in learn- spirits my whole same time we’ve got to trade it off PHOTO: ing about all of the diff erent cultures life. When I throw, and we’re just really close." in America and about U.S. judo cul- Fellow coach Jose Bencosme said “ it feels good.“ ture and seeing how it compared to Nakano brings a world of experience Japanese judo culture. from an international level, brings BRIAN O’MALLEY | SPARTAN DAILY "Th ere is a big diff erence in the SHINTARO NAKANO knowledge and helps instill that in judo population in Japan and in the Assistant Judo Coach the team so they can go out and ac- United States," Nakano said. "In Ja- complish great achievements. pan they are more strict." "He is really good technical and He was part of the Japanese Na- there are intricacies that are part of tional Judo Team for eight years and the sport that we miss out on in the at the age of 19 he took fi rst place in In February, with the help of a U.S. , simply because in Japan, they’ve the junior Japanese Judo champion- generous donation by a friend of an been doing judo since elementary ship and was named an All Japan In- SJSU alumnus, Nakano was able to school and here, kids are picking it dustrial Champion. come to San Jose from his home- up in high school," Bencosme said. town of Miyazaki, Japan, to share He said his teaching style diff ers PHOTO: his knowledge of true Japanese judo, from Nakano's in that he is more vo- said SJSU judo head coach Yoshihiro cal and competitive, while Nakano's Uchida. style is very simple. Shintaro Nakano oversees two SJSU judokas wrestling on Nov. 18.
BRIAN O’MALLEY | SPARTAN DAILY Uchida said he and the assistant "His technique is so clean that al- Nakano holds a fourth degree black belt and came from his home coaches were so blown away by Na- most anybody can do his style," Ben- of Miyazaki, Japan to assist in coaching the SJSU judo team. kano's performance and technique cosme said. "He is very mellow and that they knew he had to come teach calm so we both command respect in the SJSU judo team because they diff erent ways." could learn a lot from him. He said Nakano's calm and col- al style of judo," Malloy said. "He Nakano said the diff erences in "He brings to SJSU judo the Japa- lected att itude helps keep the stu- brings us back to basics and tweaks coaching techniques at SJSU are nese version of judo, which is a litt le dents levelheaded during stressful things so it is a litt le more correct. good, challenging experiences for him bit diff erent in that they do a lot of competitions. He gives a lot of one-on-one att en- and the other judo students and there execution on a move with speed," Team captain Marti Malloy, a tion, so if you have a question he is always room for improvement, in- Uchida said. "He moves fast and he senior advertising major, describes knows the answer. He’s gonna help cluding in ground, foot and gripping throws all our big guys, so of course Nakano as a quiet, well-mannered you and every time he sees you techniques. Shintaro Nakano they are just amazed that he could do man with valuable information. make the same mistake, he will fi x it "I just want to bring up a good judo this. But he is showing us what true "He learned really early tradition- and remind you." player from San Jose State," he said.
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