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Page 2 Page 4 Pages CHIMEWARli ifitf?.:77.5:, I , SERVING SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY SINCE 1934 WWW.TIIFSPARTANDA1L.Y.COM VOLUME 123, NUMBER 35 TUESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2004 Fund helps Registration deadline passes I Professor students in discovers dire need history in Up to $500 given to assist students with urgent costs shipwreck By Kevin Yuen Daily Skiff Writer By Amaya Wiegert Daily StiryfIVi.i ter For students going through unexpected, catastrophic events, the Student Emergency Fund gives up to 8500 to help It's been almost two decades since San Jose State Uni- out with any urgent costs. versity professor Thomas 1iyton stumbled across what is Originally called the Family Emergency Fund, the gift known as the Frolic Shipwreck in Mendocino County, and was established in 1999 after San Jose State University stu- Isis thorough research on the one-time Gold Rush ship dent Juan Manuel Castillo died in a car accident. Money was coming from Hong Kong has yielded much more than just raised and given to his family to cover fiineral expenses and be an underwater clipper. put toward a new vehicle. 110 enabled me to tell a story of the commerce and &- In 2002, the name was changed to the Student Emergency holism in the mid 19th century," said Layton, an anthropol- Fund and is now only offered to registered students at SJSU. ogy, professor who has been at the university since 1987. The fund is organized by the Division of Student Affairs According to the Point Cabrillo Light Station's Web site, and is publicized by word-of-mouth between students and in July of 1850, the Baltimore-built "Frolic" crashed into the staff members who know of students experiencing crisis. Mendocino coast while on its way to San Francisco. Sharon Willey, interim assistant vice president for plan- Layton said he was with an archeological field class from ning and retention, said potential candidates for this fund can SJSU's department of anthropology in the summer of 1984 fill out aelications on the Student Affairs Web site. when he and Isis students came across some pieces of porce- "Thef apply, we determine if (their situation) fits die cri- lain that weren't what he expected to find, given his knowl- teria, and the award is capped at $500," she said. "We aren't edge of the Porno Indians who lived on that site. He said limited to how many we give out (each year), but we are fi- he thought he was taking his students to an American In- nancially constrained." dian prehistoric archeological site, but on the second day, Willey said the students must show a need for finds to people started bringing mini artifacts made out of materials continue enrollment at SJSU. In the past they have given out that were not concurrent with what Layton knew of the In- dians' resources, such as ,1 piece of porcelain that had been see FUND, page 6 FROLIC. page 4 Department to Downtown Si to offer master's get permanent degree in Guam ice skating rink By Nami Yasue Daily staff Writer Thanks to an $800,000 grant funded by the U.S. Department of Education, a master degree program in speech and language pathology at the University of Guam, in partnership with San Jose State University, will begin in January,. Gloria Weddington, professor and chair of communicative disorders and sciences, said in 1999 she began to write the pro- posal to offer a master's program in speech therapy at the Uni- versity of Guam because the university wasn't able to oiler such a program, despite their great need. Photos by Jason Fithian / Daily Staff Because Guam is a territory of the United States, the govern- Above: Junior accounting major Vienna Eliza Gutierrez / Daily Staff ment has the responsibility to provide the program based on the Benigno tries to recruit voters with her "No Child Left Behind" law. sign. Monday was the last day to register Kate Bear, development officer for the San Jose Re- "Communication disability exists worldwide," Weddington to vote in the Nov. 2 election. development Agency, and Ralph Mize, city arborist said. "Children whose disabilities interfere with education have for the Department of Transportation, discuss the to have services." Left: Richard Santos of San Jose helps Impact of the ice rink on the palm trees that will The University of Hawaii is the closest university to Guam register junior nutrition major Christie line its perimeter Monday afternoon. with a master's program in speech pathology. It wasn't able to Chan and senior interior design major was ex- The ice skating rink will be constructed between provide the program because equipment for the program Vivian Pang Monday afternoon outside the pensive. Market and First streets between Fairmont the Student Union. Santos said he has hotel and the San Jose Museum. Weddington said everything started from a conversation be- been on the San Jose State University tween two professors. In 1995 Weddington met Dr. Heidi San It will officially be open to the public on Nov. 26 at campus for the past two weeks, 5 p.m. Nicolas from the University of Guam and began to talk about registering more than 700 people. having the partnership program. In 1999, the University of Guam received a grant from the U.S. Department of Education to start , 20 students from Guam Will olien on Nov. 26 an undergraduate program, and about and several islands in Micronesia graduated from the speech pa- A. S. solicits students to register to vote thology program in 203, . By Emmanuel Lopez. By EniMantiellOpet The &lit- caps 'ow the Voter Registration and With the success of the undergraduate program, Weddington, back in early Daily Staff Writer Guam Daily Sten/the? Mobilization Effort that A.S. began Nicholas and Dr. Velma Sablan from the University of September. proposal to get funded for The of San Jose has finally found A permanent joined together to start writing a new Some students heard about the registration city the masters program. Competing with other universities' part- With the Monday voter registration deadline home . for its seasonal ice skating rink after shuffling'. chosen as one of looming, Associated Studious concluded its five- drive in A variety.' of ways. through various venues during the past eight years. nership programs, the department at SJSU was . Vivian Pang, a senior interior design major, said 10 programs to be funded. week, nonpartisan campaign with the Voter Regis- The San Jose Redevelopment Agency approved tration Blitz in front of the Student Union. her teacher offered extra credit. To prepare for the program, students who are bilingual in major, said her $450,000 grant on Sept. 21 for the San Jose DowntOwn been recruited from the A.S. provided voter registration (eons that San Christi Chats, a junior nutrition Association to build a new ice rink on Market Street, English and their local language have friend told her about the registration drive. and much instruction will be done online and some will Jose State University students could use to register "We've been nomadic the past eight years," said Rick region, af- "My friend told me about it and urged me to be on-site by tile professors from SJSU during winter and sAttl- or to update personal information such as party Jensen, communications director for the association, Which filiation, address and name, said Mike Nguyen, di- vote," Chan said, mer session. Chin she's curi- represents a coalition of businesses in the downtown area. program that we have here," rector of legislative affitirs, also said she registered because "The rink has finally got a home." "They will take a master's degree ous about the candidates. Weddington said. "We will deliver over there over the next four "The goal was to eliminate the stereotype that In exchange for the grant, the city will receive 11 per- students are apathetic and don't vote,' Nguyen "I want to vote because rtn really interested years." cent of the .rink's gross admissions and tental revenues, said. "A lot of students Came and said they just found. out today was the last day to register." see GUAM, page 6 see VOTE, page 6 see RINK, page 4 PAGE 2 SPARTAN DAILY () PINION TUESDAY OCTOBER 19, 2004 Opposing Will satellite radio ever overtake Views: traditional radio? y.-L-.s Satellite radio offers more features to NO Traditional radio is free to listen to, the consumer than traditional radio. while satellite radio has a fee. The overtaking of traditional radio by satellite radio is inevitable. Conventional radio will not cease to exist just because satellite radio is rubbing On Oct 6, media mogul Howard Stern announced he was leaving the public flashy features such as more channels and fewer commercials in its face, airwaves and moving to Sirius Satellite Radio. AM and FM radio stations are local, and being such, they have a local fan base. Stern's move will take place on Jan. 1, 2006, when his contract with Viacom Many listeners have a daily routine and look forward to their morning fixes of cer- ends. This means that he will not be under intense scrutiny as he was before by taM disc jockeys or talk shows in the morning. the Federal Communications Commission for "indecency" because Sirius is a paid In addition, conventional stations have a listener-participation aspect to them. subscription service.