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Or visit www.spartandaily.com/?p=71650 Wednesday SPARTAN DAILY This or that: Pinkberry vs. Yogurtland see A&E p. 5 April 11, 2012 Volume 138, Issue 36 SpartanDaily.com Qayoumi announces cut to local-area guarantee Physical Ed. by Alyxandra Goodwin Staff Writer requirement Yesterday, SJSU President Mo- hammad Qayoumi announced that the university would be ending the in jeopardy? local-area guarantee when admitt ing students for the Fall 2013 admission cycle. by Margaret Baum “Aft er the signifi cant budget cuts, Features Editor since 2009 San Jose State limited its admissions from non-local areas, but Th e kinesiology department has still maintained the local guarantee started a campaign to save the phys- for all CSU-eligible students (the CSU ical education program out of fear it as a whole)” Qayoumi said. “Th e num- could be cut by potential budget cuts ber of applicants that we have had for at SJSU. admissions is a historic high of over According to Shirley Reekie, chair 45,000 students for Fall of 2012.” of the department, an online petition Th e local guarantee for admission has been created to garner support is that all local students that meet for the classes and an outreach to CSU eligibility requirements can be the campus via social media has also accepted into SJSU. begun. Th is year, the CSU system experi- Th e petition was put up on Mon- enced a loss of more than $750 mil- day night and had 250 signatures in lion, coupled with a large number the fi rst 12 hours, Reekie said. of applicants, means that SJSU can “We believe it (physical activity) no longer admit all CSU-eligible stu- helps gets students up in the morn- dents in the local area, Qayoumi said. ing,” she said. “It (physical activity) SJSU President Mohammad Qayoumi answers questions for local media at a press conference concerning the university’s For a student to be considered decision to change the guaranteed acceptance of qualifying local-area applicants. Photo by Brian O’Malley / Spartan Daily helps with student engagement and CSU-eligible — and local — the crite- retention as well.” ria is that the student carries a mini- will be turned away, but he does cycle, SJSU admitt ed 4,300 fresh- to those outside of the local area, Students don’t always have time mum 2.0 grade point average and the know how many students the univer- man while about 650 freshman were Nance said. for the gym, said Nikki Stewart, a se- high school they att end is located in sity can admit. turned away. For transfer students, Qayoumi said he sees this as a nior kinesiology major. Santa Clara County. “Th e number of students we the number of those admitt ed was very sad situation because so many “It (the classes) get people off the For transfer students, the criteria accept is also related to the number about 4,300 while about 800 were eligible students will be turned away. couch and get them doing some- selects for community college stu- of current students,” Qayoumi said. turned away. “I take it very personally,” Qay- thing,” she said. dents primarily in Santa Clara and “Th is past year — last fall — we ac- Shift ing to a local-area prefer- oumi said. “Th e only reason I’m here According to Reekie, the social Santa Cruz counties, said Bill Nance, cepted a record number of fi rst-time ence, rather than a guarantee, means as president at San Jose State and not media outreach part of the campaign the interim vice president of student freshman and also we accepted a that the GPA requirement will be working construction in Afghani- is being spearheaded by Daniel Mur- aff airs. large number of transfer students.” higher than the CSU minimum of stan is because I had opportunities.” phy, a part-time adjunct lecturer. Qayoumi said, at this point, he Nance said that in terms of local a 2.0, but for local applicants the Qayoumi said all citizens need to Th is includes YouTube videos does not know how many students enrollment in the last fall admission threshold will be lower compared take this seriously because higher showing what happens during activ- education is an investment in the ity classes, a Facebook page, a Twit- future of California. ter page and a Pinterest page, Reekie “The only reason I’m here as president at San Jose State, and not “I think there is a lot more that said. needs to be done and (legislators) “Th is is a great example of how need to look at the tough decisions students can eff ect change in their working construction in Afghanistan, is because I had opportunities.” based on the kind of future that we community,” Murphy said. would like to see for all of our chil- Students are interacting and what -Mohammad Qayoumi, president of SJSU dren,” he said. they are doing can aff ect future gen- erations of students, he said. Students signing this petition might mean their younger brothers or sisters 10 years down the line will CORRECTION Student tased, pepper-sprayed in CVB be able to take physical education classes at SJSU, Murphy said. by Margaret Baum According to Murphy, the peti- In the April 10 issue of the Features Editor tion was created by Reekie, himself Spartan Daily, two errors and other faculty in the department. were made in the article A resident of Campus Village B “It’s a great outlet for kids to get titled, “Picking up the was booked early yesterday morn- out of the library or the dorms and pieces.” Greg Pensinger ing into Santa Clara County Main get physical,” said Adil Charki, a was misquoted as saying Jail on charges of being under the freshman business major. “It’s only a Downtown Streets Team infl uence of a controlled substance, one unit class and only takes 50 min- organized a survey in batt ery upon an offi cer and resisting, utes a day. Th at isn’t much.” which 1,500 participants delaying and obstructing the arrest. Reekie said she believes the pro- answered questions about According to Pat Lopes Harris, vost was the one to suggest that cuts their living conditions. media relations director, an offi cer to the physical education program DST did not organize the was dispatched at approximately could be a possible way of saving survey, rather it participat- 9:02 p.m. Monday night to check money. ed in the survey. Secondly, on a report of a student wandering She said she emailed the provost Nick Newbury’s last name around the residence hall. an executive summary she created was spelled incorrectly. Th e student, Badi Hussein Gila, detailing why students take these Th e Spartan Daily regrets 23, was found on the sixth fl oor of courses and is currently awaiting a these errors. the building acting erratically, Lopes response. Harris said. San Jose police officers and paramedics stand by after an individual was loaded Pat Lopes Harris could not con- Th e male, who was unresponsive into an ambulance outside Campus Village B Monday night. San Jose and Uni- fi rm that cutt ing these classes is a to verbal commands, approached the versity police were called to handle a student acting erratically on the sixth floor possibility. Photo by Jack Barnwell / Spartan Daily offi cer in a threatening manner, ac- of CVB. “If we eliminate classes in a cer- Spartan Daily cording to a University Police De- a suspected burglary in one of our Both Laws and Lopes Harris said tain area, we have to provide those Serving San José State University since 1934 partment news release. parking garages,” she said. Gila was a SJSU student and not a class hours somewhere else,” she Volume 138 / Issue 36 Th e offi cer deployed his Taser, but Th ese measures are very infre- resident of CVB. said. “We are having to make some it was ineff ective and additional offi - quent and not a fi rst choice, Lopes Kevina Brown, community rela- tough decisions — almost a third of cers responded to the scene, accord- Harris said. tions coordinator for housing, stated the budget is being cut.” ing to the release. “Offi cers don’t like pepper spray in an email that the housing records Students take these courses for a It took six offi cers to subdue the because they get pepper sprayed indicated the student was a resident number of reasons, Reekie said. suspect and they used pepper spray too,” she said. of CVB. “Th ese classes are convenient, as well as a Taser, according to Lopes Gila was transported to Santa Th ere are two parallel processes that aff ordable, they meet around a stu- Harris. Clara Valley Medical Center and was begin whenever a student runs into dent’s schedule and students can Lopes Harris said using pepper treated for non-life threatening inju- trouble like this, Lopes Harris said. meet people outside of their major,” t Twitter: @spartandaily 62˚ spray and a Taser on a student does ries including pepper spray contami- Th e fi rst is the legal process and she said. f facebook.com/spartandaily 50˚ not happen oft en at SJSU. nation, before being booked, accord- the other is a student conduct com- According to the Surgeon Gen- “We had to go back into the books ing to the release. mitt ee which will take a look at the eral, it is recommended people get View exclusive stories and multimedia at to fi nd out when it last happened According to Sgt. John Laws, cases, she said. 30 minutes of moderate activity on and we think the last time we used whenever someone is tased or force Th e incident is still under inves- most days of the week. spartandaily.com either against a student was maybe is used, it is procedure to take them to tigation by UPD, according to the a few years ago and it was regarding emergency room to get checked out. release. SEE KINESIOLOGY PAGE 2 2 NEWS SpartanDaily.com Wednesday, April 11, 2012 Campus hosts DUI sentencing

by Eddie Fernandez just that they were doing the somebody off for a murder Staff Writer ‘Every 15 Minutes.’ I wrote than it is for a DUI. It’s not far to the newspaper and asked from the truth.” them if they needed any help According to Sgt. John Just under 200 students even volunteers, just help with Laws of the University Police trickled into Morris Dailey the program.” Department, some signs and Auditorium yesterday to view Th e Every 15 Minutes pro- symptoms of drivers under the Judge Shelyna Brown sen- gram off ers real-life experi- infl uence consist of drivers not tence an undisclosed male ence without the real-life risks. being able to stay within their college student for his alleged Th is emotionally charged pro- lane, crossing over the other role of drinking under the in- gram is an event designed to side of the highway, stopping fl uence in January and made dramatically instill teenagers far behind the intersection, his sentencing public for a with the potentially danger- stopping too far forward into lighter sentence. ous consequences of drink- the intersection and driving Th e school program aims ing alcohol and texting while without headlights on. to educate teens and young driving, according to the pro- “We make a car stop,” Laws adults about drinking and gram’s website. said about an offi cer seeing driving by transferring an ac- Martinez-Howard thus be- any of these signs. “We con- tual DUI case from the court- gan speaking to high schools tact the person and start talk- Beginner and intermediate volleyball classes may be in danger of being spiked from the kinesiology course offerings. Two kinesiology classes are needed to complete undergraduate requirements. house to a local school audito- at Evergreen, Saratoga and ing to them. Th at is where we Photo by Angelisa Ross / Spartan Daily rium, according to Santa Clara San Luis Obispo to name a then determine do they have County Public Health Depart- few and last year she started red and glassy eyes which ment documents. speaking at DUI courts. might be an indicator. Th ere’s KINESIOLOGY: Dept. support growing Sonya Martinez-Howard, a Stephanie Milone, a senior all these diff erent litt le things public speaker at high schools, justice studies major, said she that we look at to add up.” FROM PAGE 1 major. “It’s a good way to re- spoke to the students at the knows enough laws and the Laws said when drivers lieve stress.” “If the entire event. dangers of drinking under the are pulled over, UPD looks for “If the entire physical ac- According to Reekie, there In 2005, Martinez-How- infl uence. multiple signs that might in- tivity program were gone, I has been enormous support physical ard’s car collided with the rear “My dad is a police offi - dicate intoxication and try to would be aghast,” Reekie said. from faculty, staff and stu- wheel of a motorcycle. Th e cer, so I have grown up with place the situation in context. Christian May, a part- dents across the campus. cyclist died of injuries result- hearing stories and what not,” According to Laws, a lot of time faculty member in the “We aren’t just talking activity ing from the collision. Milone said. “I would not drink people that are under the in- kinesiology department, said about kinesiology students, “It’s not worth it. It can and drive (because) my dad fl uence will try to do the tests he is upset about the possibil- we are talking about all stu- program were happen to you. It can happen would kill me. I’d rather people before an offi cer is done giving ity of these courses being cut. dents – engineering, business, to anyone,” Martinez-Howard get yelled at by their parents instructions and so individuals May said the cuts would be you name it,” Reekie said. gone, I would said. “I never thought in a than end up being in jail.” do them wrong because they a huge loss for the department Some may say students can million years it would hap- Jennifer Gacutan-Galang, don’t wait to listen to the full and that there is overwhelm- go to a gym, but they don’t al- be aghast. ” pen to me — drinking and SJSU’s wellness and health pro- instructions. ing data supporting the ben- ways have time for that, she said. driving and hitt ing someone. motion coordinator who helped “And that’s where most efi ts of physical activity. “Everything I think a uni- Even if you’re going to get in organized Tuesday’s event, people don’t pass the exercis- “Students need to be versity would want to help -Shirley Reekie, kinesiology the car with someone that’s said the Traffi c Safe Commu- es, is that they’re not listening active,” said Carmen Chung, achieve with its students, we department chair been drinking is like playing a nities Network have a grant in to the instructions, so they do a senior business marketing can help achieve,” she said. game of Russian Roulett e.” which they showcase an actual it their own way,” Laws said. Martinez-Howard said she DUI court in session, which are According to the National had a blood alcohol level of .12. mainly held in high schools in Highway Traffi c Safety Ad- A level of .08 is considered the Santa Clara County and a ministration, in 2010 more Santorum drops out of race by California vehicle code as college campus as well. than 10,000 people died in being intoxicated. Defense att orney Yali alcohol impaired driving by McClatchy Tribune “Miracle aft er miracle, trail, particularly the parents Th e outcome resulted in Corea-Levy, who was a speak- crashes resulting in costs Wire Service this race was as improbable of “special needs” children Martinez-Howard being sen- er, said the best way to avoid of $37 billion annually for as any you will ever see for who were inspired by Bella tenced to eight months in a DUI is taking a taxi because crashes. president,” he said. “We are not and Santorum’s role in fi ghting county jail and placed on pro- you would avoid the high UPD Chief Peter Decena GETTYSBURG, Pa. — Bowing done fi ghting.” abortion. bation for fi ve years. costs of a DUI conviction. said during the event as of to the math of the moment, Rick Santorum did not mention “We were winning,” Santo- “I started speaking in 2008,” “From a defense perspec- 2012 there have been 84 DUI Santorum suspended his ailing Romney, the former governor rum said, despite the pundits she said. “I saw a report in the tive, we hate DUIs,” Corea- arrests of SJSU students and presidential campaign Tuesday. of Massachusett s, in the speech who declared he would never San Jose Mercury newspaper Levy said. “It’s easier to get non-students. “We made a decision over and spoke instead of his grati- been the nominee. “We were the weekend, that while this tude for his supporters. winning in a very diff erent presidential race for us is over, John Brabender, Santorum’s way, because we were touch- for me, and we will suspend chief strategist, confi rmed San- ing hearts and we were rais- our campaign today, we are not torum talked to Romney before ing issues that frankly people GOT PAIN? done fi ghting,” the former U.S. suspending his campaign and didn’t want to have raised.” senator from Pennsylvania an- will be meeting with the likely His wife Karen appeared to Stressed Out? 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by Wesley Dugle fi ght can be over. female main event headliner of Opinion Editor “I think it’s the closest thing Strikeforce’s history when ban- to a real self-defense situation tamweight champion Miesha you will get and it’s monitored Tate fought Ronda Rousey. Despite not being from San in the cage,” he said. Rousey defeated Tate by Jose originally, Strikeforce CEO Coker said he also felt the armbar submission in the fi rst Scott Coker said he always had dynamics of the sport are what round to take the title. one dream when it came to his makes the fi ghts intriguing. Th e fi ght drew the highest organization — to make San Jose “I think MMA proved that ratings of the year for Strike- the “Mecca” of mixed martial you can’t be just a one-style force, according to mmajunkie. arts. guy, you can’t just be a boxer, com, a mixed martial arts news “Th is is the birthplace,” Coker you can’t just be a good wres- site. said of Strikeforce’s origins. “I tler or good at jiu jitsu,” he said. With its success, Coker said wanted my home to be the Mec- “What ends up being eff ective he see’s the future of women’s ca of martial arts fi ghting when is not just one style, it’s all the MMA growing. I started promoting in the ’80s.” styles mixed together.” “Ronda is on the rise but you Originally founded as a kick- According to Coker, Strike- know there’s going to be more Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker speaks at a fan event on Feb. 10, 2011, in New York City before the "Strike- boxing organization in San Jose, force is the fi rst mixed martial girls and there’s going to be force and M-1 Global: Fedor vs. Silva" heavyweight fight. Photo courtesy of mmajunkie.com Coker turned Strikeforce into arts organization to hold a li- more stars,” he said. “It’s going a mixed martial arts league in censed women’s fi ght in Cali- to be just a matt er of time be- martial arts events to San Jose in out,” he said. “We’re actually the organization’s hometown of 2006 at “Shamrock vs. Gracie” fornia when it hosted a bout fore the next girl comes out, but 2012 and felt that it will be great having a real good time because San Jose. at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, between Gina Carano and Elena you know Ronda is defi nitely a for the Bay Area fans. they are really good guys.” “Th at was a historical mo- according to Sherdog.com, a Maxwell in 2006. superstar.” “I know the company, Zuff a, When asked about the hype ment for us when we had Fe- mixed martial arts news site. Last month saw the third Coker said he feels Ronda’s plans to bring a couple Strike- behind the card, Coker said he dor, (Antonio) Silva, Allistair “If you think about the rise in stardom will only get big- force events a year here and a feels fans will be in for a treat (Overeem) and Josh Barnett . It fi ghts that have been in San ger in the future. couple UFC events a year here,” on May 19. was an amazing tournament,” he Jose — Fedor (Emelianenko) “...we had some “When (Ronda) fought he said. “I think it’s going to be “Yeah I think we are going said. “To have (the fi nals) here it has been here when he fought Miesha, a star was born that great for the Bay Area because to have a good turnout because means a lot to me personally and Fabricio Werdum, Gina Carano of the greatest night and she will defi nitely the Bay Area has been such a when you think about the fi rst I think the fans will come out fought (Christiane) ‘Cyborg’ be main event sometime in Mecca for mixed martial arts two fi ghts that Gilbert and Josh and support it.” (Santos) here, Cung Le fought the future,” he said. since the ’50s, ’60s and ’70s.” had, those were both candidates When asked if he had any Frank (Shamrock) here, Nick fights in MMA in Despite the recent purchase Th e San Jose event Coker is for fi ght of the year, they were message to the fans about the Diaz fought Frank too and KJ of Strikeforce by Zuff a, a parent currently promoting these days just amazing fi ghts,” he said. fi ghts, he simply said if you (Noons) here — we had some of San Jose here, company of the UFC (Ultimate is Strikeforce 40 on May 19 at According to a Strikeforce have never been to a live event the greatest fi ghts in MMA in Fighting Championship), Coker the HP Pavilion. press release, Melendez and before, this is the one to go see. San Jose here, and that was the said he felt the partnership will According to a press release, Th omson’s match will be their “Th ere is nothing like being goal and I think that has been and that was the be a good one moving forward. the event features a lightweight third fi ght against each other, at the HP Pavilion live,” he said. accomplished and it’s going to “Th ere is a lot of great things championship bout between with each fi ghter taking one “To be in there and to have that continue,” Coker said. goal and I think about the partnership, but I champion Gilbert Melendez and fi ght against the other. place rocking and that place go- A practitioner of taekwondo have to say one of the things San Jose contender Josh Th om- “Th is is the fi ght I think the ing nuts is an amazing feeling himself, Coker said what he that has been really helpful with son as well as the Strikeforce fans are going to remember,” he and I invite you to come down loves most about mixed martial that has been Strikeforce is the tremendous heavyweight Grand Prix fi nal said. “I think this is the fi ght that because you are going to see arts is how close it is to real-life amount of resources available to between Josh Barnett and San will have people saying ‘he was some of the best mixed martial fi ghting. accomplished...” Zuff a,” he said. “It’s nice to have Jose fi ghter Daniel Cormier. the bett er fi ghter.’” artists in the world competing “People say ‘What do you those resources available to you “I think Josh (Barnett ) and Coker said he feels excited at the highest level and it’s go- like about it?’ and I say ‘Well, to help the continued growth of Josh (Th omson), DC (Daniel for the event’s headliner be- ing to be right here in the home- it’s real, it’s fast, it’s explosive – Scott Coker, Strikeforce.” Cormier) and Gilbert (Melendez) tween Barnett and Cormier in town of Strikeforce, the home of and it’s raw,” he said. “You can’t CEO of Strikeforce Coker said Strikeforce and are all working out there real the heavyweight Grand Prix fi - our company, and I urge you to blink because if you blink the Zuff a plan to bring more mixed hard gett ing the announcement nal, especially since it will be in come down and support it.” JumpJump StartStart YourYour Future.Future.

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by David Norman to San Jose State two years reaucracy, veterans are faced campus that holds monthly Contributing Writer ago, I had someone to sign my with an abrupt societal shift meetings and helps to connect Today paperwork, but when it came from soldier, airman, sailor or veterans on campus. Visual Journalism Day to anything else I had to look marine to student, according Mark Pinto, a graduate stu- SJSU has recently acquired off -campus for help.” to the American Red Cross dent studying photography Cuba: Evolution of the Revolution funding from the Department Student veterans will soon pamphlet, “Coming Home and the current vice-presi- 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. of Defense that will assist in be able to visit the Veterans From Deployment: Th e New dent of the Veteran Student the creation and further de- Coordinator offi ce at Clark ‘Normal.’” Organization who returned to Dwight Bentel Hall velopment of new programs Hall in Room 240 to fi nd a va- Bramlett , with the help school aft er serving 20 years Presented by the School of Journalism and Mass for veterans enrolled at the riety of resources, according of Annabel Prins and Shana in the Marine Corps, said he university. to Bramlett . Spangler, psychologists with found a community with the Communications In order to help veterans “It’s important to have the Veterans Aff airs Palo Alto organization. Scheduled guest speakers include: Mel Melcon bett er navigate the expanse something centralized, espe- Health Care System, worked “We’re here to assist veter- that exists between various cially a place where veterans on the extensive application ans in their transition and help (LA Times), Mike Kepka (SF Chronicle), Dai Sugano programs at SJSU, the grant, can come to and talk with a process for the VITAL grant. further their education,” Pinto (SJ Mercury News) and Al Tompkins (The Poynter known as the Veterans Inte- fellow vet,” Bramlett said. Along with the applica- said. “Beyond that, providing gration to Academic Leader- “Someone who has experi- tion that was delivered to the a community is a huge piece Institute) ship Initiative, will establish enced the sort of things they Department of Defense, they of the VSO. It’s a place where a full-time Veterans Coordi- have dealt with and are still said they included lett ers of veterans can get together and nator offi ce by mid-April, ac- dealing with.” support from local veterans talk in a supportive environ- Tomorrow cording to Damian Bramlett , With the war in Iraq offi - centers in San Jose, campus ment. We also look for ways Baharaneh: An Evening of Music and Poetry a criminal justice graduate cially at an end and the war in staff and the Veterans Student to give back to our communi- to Celebrate Spring student and former president Afghanistan winding down in Organization. ties through programs like the of the SJSU Veterans Student 2014, more than one million According to Bramlett , Toys for Tots campaign.” 6 p.m. to closing Organization. active duty military person- about half of all veterans at- Melodie Cameron, a career Le Petit Trianon Theatre — 72 North Fifth St. Bramlett said that this Janu- nel are scheduled to join the tending SJSU are not receiv- consultant at the SJSU Career ary he received word that SJSU ranks of 22 million veterans ing the education or health Center, also helps veterans Presented by SJSU’s associate professor Persis had been 1-out-of-15 schools across the U.S., according to benefi ts available to them. on campus by assisting them Karim and the Iranian Studies Program selected, out of 50 that applied, a Department of Veterans Bramlett said that as the new with updating their resumes. to receive the VITAL grant and Administration press release veterans coordinator, he will Cameron said she works $10 students / $20 general admission work to establish the Veterans from Feb. 13. play a role in connecting the with veterans to translate Tickets can be purchased at: Coordinator offi ce. According to a U.S. Census dots from veterans to veteran their military experience into “Th e idea behind the Vet- Bureau report on Veterans services. job skills applicable to the brownpapertickets.com/user/editevent/23351 erans Coordinator offi ce is for by Selected Period of Service “Once the offi ce is set up, it civilian world. it to be a one-stop-shop for and State from 2010, the larg- will be a centralized location Jonathan Roth, an SJSU Grand Opening of the Student Success Center veterans’ issues on campus,” est proportion of veterans in that vets can come to,” Bram- history professor, said he has Bramlett said. “Currently America call California home, lett said. “I’ll be able to set worked to build the veterans Clark Hall there’s a wheel, but there’s and colleges across the state them up with whatever ser- community by opening the Presented by College of Social Science ACCESS no hub of the wheel and a have been making prepara- vices they need on campus, or doors of his Burdick Military lot of the time veterans don’t tions to help veterans make even off campus.” History Project room (Indus- know where to go for specifi c the transition to college life. In addition to Bramlett ’s trial Sciences Building, Room things.” Th e process can take up to new full-time veterans coordi- 235) to veterans as a place to Alex Kras, a marine corps six weeks to even process en- nator position, he said the new study for classes and to inter- Tuesday, April 17 veteran and computer engi- rollments at the beginning of funding will help create an ad- act with other veterans. Benefit Concert for Africa neering graduate student, said a semester, according to the ditional position, a part-time Th e library currently hosts 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. he has had a mixed experi- Veterans Administration FAQ. veterans mental health coun- a collection of books and in ence with veterans’ benefi ts “I actually ended up mak- selor headed by Spangler. the future will be the site of Tower Lawn throughout the Bay Area. ing mistakes with my GI Bill Even though these services lectures, local military history Presented by Spartans for Israel “I was lucky because I at San Jose State,” Kras said. will not be fully available un- group meetings and an oral started my educational career “I opted out of the Post 9/11 til mid-April, Bramlett said history project, according to at San Francisco City Col- GI Bill, which would have there are quite a few campus the April issue of “Spartan SpartaGuide is provided to students, staff and faculty, free of charge. 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zeros and three commas in one Becoming ridiculously rich projects, they will be able to. billion? takes care of that. Th ey could create another A lot of people have a program or application that problem with this and would “The reason I don’t makes them even richer. consider this selling out. I’ve noticed that a lot of peo- Th ey’re right, but who cares? ple in the fi eld of technology Th ere are not many times have a problem fi nd it hard to just sit back and in your life when you could be do nothing. off ered a ton of money for some- with Krieger and It would not surprise me thing that you just released to at all if these people stayed the world a year and a half ago. Systrom selling out active in the industry and con- Th e reason that I don’t have tinued creating applications or a problem with Krieger and programs. Systrom selling out is because if is because if If they want to do that, go I was in their situation, I would ahead, but I know that is not do the exact same thing. I was in their what I would do. Some people might argue If I was under the age of 30 Don’t blame Instagram for selling out that you are giving up your situation, I would and just created and sold a pro- own creation to someone who gram for a billion dollars, I don’t This column and don’t really take many pho- going to be set for life. will make it their own and, even do the exact think I would have a problem appears tos, but that doesn’t stop me Some people might have a though it might have the same stepping back, taking a vacation every other from being bombarded with problem with Facebook pur- label, it could in all likelihood be and traveling around the world photos on my Facebook news chasing this application. I am changed into something com- same thing.” for a while before I went back to Wednesday feed from friends who constant- not one of those people. pletely diff erent. the offi ce to work more. ly use the program. If someone off ered me a bil- It’s all right, all that money Another reason that I don’t To get upset with these peo- Th e reason that I care about lion dollars for something I makes up for it. feel bad for Instagram selling ple for selling out is pointless. If you haven’t heard yet, Face- Facebook buying Instagram is created, even though it meant In this country, I still feel it out is that the people who start- If Mark Zuckerberg and book has bought the free photo- simple — I care because the peo- I would be handing it over to is a dream for a lot of people to ed the company are young. Both all his billions approached me sharing program Instagram for ple who created Instagram will someone else and might no lon- reach a point where they can be- Systrom and Krieger are not about buying something I cre- $1 billion, according to an article never have to work again. ger have control over it, I would come fi nancially stable enough even 30 years old. ated, I would be ready to sell in the New York Times. Instagram’s founders, Mike be fi ne with that. that they can do whatever they If they want to have another that creation just to see all those I have never used Instagram Krieger and Kevin Systrom, are Did you know there are nine want, whenever they want. career or want to start other zeroes and commas.

actual shooting, and the general Social media and news public heard about it, the case Education needs to make advancements caught fi re and America was in outrage. by make the complicated issues of One of these biases is that It’s almost like when these funding, economic growth and the acquisition of things like Francisco contribute to society’s issues come along, America facilitating personal fulfi llment money, a house, a car, the new- goes on this sugar rush and Rendon simply go away. est phone or the next video then crashes. Th e fundamental way in game will somehow make us short attention spans Th ink about it, when was the Staff Writer which citizens view education happy. last time you heard about the needs to change. Education on how to develop Occupy movement? It should not come as a sur- What is the purpose of an loving relationships with our It was a batt le in which 99 prise that aft er slogging through education? To bombard us with families, coworkers, friends and by Social media and social net- percent of the population was years of study and coursework, information so that we might neighbors; how to focus our working are the means of get- against 1 percent and nobody it seems that more and more of acquire some skills and tech- energies not only towards indi- Alyxandra ting our information. I learned won because people stopped us students are gazing up at our niques to become employable vidual gain but toward the ad- Goodwin about Kony 2012 through caring. And it isn’t as if we just hard-earned degrees and won- in some company? To make vancement of the entire human Twitt er and then watched the ran out of fuel for that fi re, peo- dering what it all means. money and plug it into an obvi- race; how to be content and Staff Writer video on Facebook. ple are still mad and there’s still Aft er all, student tuition fees ously ailing society? share what we have: Education Twitt er is also how I fuel they just don’t feel like go- have consistently gone up ev- Students within the CSU are in all of these is sorely lacking. Th e media has had such learned about Trayvon Martin, ing to get it. ery year for the past fi ve years being taught that the end goal is Yet these are the skills that a large impact on people’s and from there, I researched I’m not saying that things and, according to the CSU web- a job, a paycheck and the hope we will need most to stay afl oat consciousness that paying at- everything else. need to be one way or another site, these fees are slated to go of a stable future. in the turbulent waters ahead. tention to the circumstances of Earlier this week, I wrote — people either need to be mad up again in the fall. But what is really being One thing is for certain — we the world is like watching TV a story and sourced the Huff - for a long time or not care at Yesterday, an article ran in taught at these universities? Is are receiving an education on — people focus on one issue ington Post and took fl ack be- all, it’s just something interest- the Spartan Daily explaining the mere acquisition of skills how to behave, much of it com- for so long until something cause it was as if I was assum- ing I’ve noticed and I think that that the CSU system may be and information about the ing from mass media, not unlike more interesting comes along. ing that, because it was in the as individuals in this tumultu- facing a $200 million trigger cut world enough to make us em- the publication which you are For example, one minute Huffi ngton Post, it was true. ous and ever-changing society, if a proposed tax initiative is not ployable? Is this employment is currently reading. we were mad at Joseph Kony Th is was a teaching moment we need to think for ourselves approved on the November bal- the key to our happiness? According to information on and literally within a week, for me, but also very eye- rather than lett ing media outlets lot. Our education system is not CSU Northridge’s website, the George Zimmerman was un- opening. decide what is going to upset Th e fact that we are support- always conducive to giving stu- average American youth spends der att ack. Th ere’s a subconscious us. ing education less and less as dents the ability to understand 900 hours a year in school, but To be clear, when I say training happening every day Th ese instances that I’ve times of fi nancial hardship per- their environment or to foster 1,500 in front of the television. media I am referring to so- in society. Th e media is train- mentioned are things that sist shows how much we value the att itudes and consciousness Th ese messages that we dis- cial networking sites such as ing us to believe everything society should be mad at, this element of our society. necessary for change. seminate to our youth are a Facebook and Twitt er as well that’s put out. Because we all however, doesn’t it seem like Is our degree’s value going It seems students in our cur- powerful form of social educa- as the news, but these days ev- want our information in the the issues seem to be one thing down as society continuously rent system are not taught to tion. We have all modeled our ery person becomes their own fastest, most accessible way, aft er another? fi nds more ways of telling us view themselves as trailblazers, behavior based on the infl uenc- form of media. we are satisfi ed with what we It’s almost as if every two that education is not important? protagonists and proponents of es of our rigorous daily media Now, there’s nothing hear, read or see fi rst. weeks there is something new Yet it is too easy to blame an ever-advancing civilization. diet and it is many of these mes- wrong with recognizing when Media is plural for medium, to be upset about and our government institutions for our As long as we ignore the fact sages which dictate what our new issues arise, however, the like a medium in which things att ention is quickly diverted. problems — to cite societal com- that the youth are the ones that goals in life are, what behaviors problem is that once a new is- travel — in this case, news is But what if this is all a diver- placency, voter apathy; wash must lift this society to greater we emulate and how we think. sue arises everything else is traveling and the medium is sion and because our att en- our hands, sit on our couches heights of intellectual, social Th e problem with education forgott en. our phones, our laptops and tion spans have become so and throw a pity party. and spiritual achievement, we, in this country is not that it is Of course there are special- by word of mouth. short we don’t realize what Beyond any reform which as a state, will deprive our- gett ing more expensive. Th e interest groups that focus on Th is has become a way for the bigger issues in our society could be implemented within selves of reaching our capacity problem is that we are not even one issue for a long time, but a lot of people to feel the same are? the higher education system in this construction of a bett er aware of most of what is and in my eyes the majority of emotion about an issue in a Th is could easily be looked of California, there are areas world. what is not being taught. the population doesn’t have short amount of time. at as a conspiracy theory, but in which change cannot occur Th e education we currently Perhaps it shouldn’t be a sur- that kind of time and only fo- When the Trayvon Martin I think all conspiracy theories from the top down. receive is framed by a variety of prise then when we look at our cus on what is right in front case fi rst came to light, which have some element of truth to Th ere is no magic scheme or biases that ignore this journey degree and wonder what it re- of them. was about a month aft er the them. design that will miraculously toward collective excellence. ally means.

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Yougurtland sets itself apart by Megan Mills from other yogurt places be- Staff Writer cause of the atmosphere. It is made to be kid-friendly, When it comes to frozen yo- which I enjoy because I like to gurt, Pinkberry delivers a clas- take my two litt le cousins out sic, clean taste of originality. for treats they will like. Since 2005, Pinkberry has According to its website, all become a global phenomenon, of Yogurtland’s yogurt is made with stores at more than 170 lo- in a kosher certifi ed facility and cations all over the world. all yogurt fl avors are gluten-free Th e menu is light and un- with the exception of the fl avors complicated: original tart, that contain cookies. pomegranate, chocolate, man- Milan Holmes, a senior busi- go, coconut and green tea yo- ness major, said he likes frozen gurt fl avors. yogurt because it is healthy. Th is season at Pinkberry, it’s “Frozen yogurt tastes way all about the juicy peach. bett er than ice cream to me, and Compared to Yogurtland, Yogurtland’s vanilla yogurt with watermelon boba, gummy worms I like to throw gummy bears on Pinkberry off ers more divine and kiwi fruit toppings. Photo by Sierra Duren / Spartan Daily it,” he said. desserts such as the waffl e cone, Yogurtland rival, Pinkberry, fruit parfait, smoothies and by Ty Hargrove fruity pebbles and fresh straw- always has a line outside the fruit bowls. Staff Writer berries. door because guests are wait- If you’re like me, you’re a Yogurtland brings its cus- ing to be served and I person- huge fan of the waffl e cone. Pinkberry’s lychee yogurt with chocolate crisps, granola, cheese- Yogurtland is a do-it-yourself tomers exotic fl avors that you ally don’t want to be standing Gett ing a litt le crunch with cake bites and raspberries. Photo by Sierra Duren / Spartan Daily tasty treat that we all can en- would never think of and the in line on a warm day waiting my sweet yogurt makes my day joy from time to time without yogurt actually taste exactly like for yogurt that is going to hurt just a litt le brighter. Make a seasonal peach-cob- I haven’t found another yo- the guilt of counting calories or the fl avor. my pockets. Th e waffl e cones are made bler-inspire classic with mango gurt shop that comes close to worrying about the price. I prefer determining how with no hydrogenated oils, yogurt, fresh peaches and cin- the one-and-only original. Yogurtland is conveniently much yogurt I want rather than trans fat or high-fructose corn namon streusel — absolutely Pinkberry’s tart is so sweet located across from campus on “Yogurtland someone else, and that is what syrup. delicious. and sour it makes your lips the corner of 4th and San Carlos Pinkberry does with its yogurt It is bikini season and I know Th e theme of Pinkberry is pucker, the way tart should be. streets and is open from 11 a.m. brings its and ration of toppings. we all don’t want to give up our simple and splendid, just like its It also off ers kosher selec- to 11 p.m. on weekdays and un- Also, Pinkberry only has favorite desserts. frozen yogurt. tions in addition to every yogurt til midnight on weekends. four or fi ve fl avors at a time and Pinkberry off ers a healthy I don’t need all the extra fl avor being gluten-free. According to Yogurtland’s customers exotic not as many toppings as Yogurt- alternative to the huge slab “oohs and aahs,” odd combina- What bett er way to jazz up webpage, it has more than 170 land. of chocolate cake, or the tions and even odder colored the Friday offi ce lull than with locations in the U.S., Guam and flavors that you Th ough people say Yogurt- mentality that if you open a bag candies to put on my yogurt. a room full of frozen yogurt and Mexico. land copied Pinkberry’s idea, I of Oreos you’ll only eat one. Give me the simple goodness fresh fruit? Th e price of your tasty treat must say Yogurtland executed it Now let’s discuss the best of tart strawberries and choco- Talk about promotion and a is determined by weight and at would never much bett er. part, the toppings, with healthy late shavings and I’m on board. sugar high to get you through just at 30 cents an ounce, the According to Nhi Tran, a being the operative word here. Instead of sitt ing at other fro- the day. price of the yogurt is aff ordable think of ...” freshmen art major, she enjoys Th e never-frozen, always- zen yogurt shops sampling the Th at’s right. Pinkberry caters for college students on a budget. going to Yogurtland because it fresh fruit includes items like 55 diff erent artifi cial fl avors, I to any event or special occasion I love Yogurtland because it If there is a dispenser labeled is so close to campus. strawberries, pineapples and know exactly what I want and and off ers full service or drop- is all about your preference and red velvet cake, believe me, it re- “Th e only Pinkberry that I succulent berries that enhance the goodness I experience with off choices listed on its website. by that I mean that you get to ally tastes like red velvet cake. know of is on Santana Row and the fl avor of any yogurt. my fi rst spoon full of creamy Pinkberry, as healthy and load up on as much yogurt and My favorite part about Yo- Yogurtland is right across the Want something a litt le paradise that takes me to a simple as ever, set the bar for toppings as you want. gurtland is the sample cups you street,” Tran said. naughtier? Pinkberry’s dry top- beach on tart island. frozen yogurt all over the world Personally, I like the plain can get on request — you can According to Tran, Yogurt- pings include everything from For myself, the fl avors in and continues to be an iconic tart, which is basically the plain taste any fl avor you want which land keeps it simple and clean mixed nuts to brownie bites and Pinkberry’s tart are one-of-a- franchise for those that att empt yogurt, and I like to top it with works with my indecisiveness. and that is what she likes most. coconut to heath bar pieces. kind. to copy the excellence. SJSU alumna scribes and sells guide to ‘Hunger Game’ trilogy

by Julie Myhre Hunger Games’ because actu- I thought people would like.” notes for another book about cially how they talk about hon- out with less,” Donna said of Staff Writer ally there’s a lot of depth that Junior psychology major ‘Th e Hunger Games,’ which I oring the winners and all the Valerie’s view of “Th e Hunger people don’t know about,” she Kevin Gomez said he just pur- have not yet published.” publicity and the costuming Games.” An SJSU alumna, Valerie Es- said. “For instance, Suzanne chased Frankel’s book online Frankel’s mother, Donna and the whole package,” she Valerie said besides work- telle Frankel, has writt en and Collins took 18 names out of at Barnes and Noble and looks Frankel, said Valerie is al- said. “To my generation, the ing on her writing 12 hours a self-published a guide to the Shakespeare.” forward to reading it. ways writing stories, plays closest thing we have to that, I day, she also tutors English. fi lm “Th e Hunger Games” to Frankel said she was work- “I haven’t read any of ‘Th e and poetry. think, is the Olympics.” “I was teaching composition help readers understand the ing on another book about Hunger Games’ books, but I’ve “I’m very proud of her,” Donna said when a person at SJSU for four years and now signifi cance of the book’s char- “Th e Hunger Games” when seen the movie and am inter- Donna said. “I knew she would reads a book, their own expe- I tutor aft er-school creative acter names and symbols. she began to realize the signifi - ested in reading it,” Gomez always be an author because rience infl uences their view of writing and things like that for She graduated with an MSA cance of the names. said. “Some of the names were before she could hold a pencil the book. kids,” she said. in creative writing in 2004 and “I noticed all the Roman weird so it will be cool to see she was dictating stories for She said she found Valerie’s Valerie has a series of “Har- released her book entitled “Kat- names were linked and the what they actually mean.” me to write.” view of the book similar to ry Pott er” parodies, a book on niss the Catt ail: An Unauthor- fl ower names had deeper Frankel said she self-pub- Donna said by reading Val- views of people from younger the heroine’s journey as op- ized Guide to Names and Sym- meanings and so forth and lished her recent book because erie’s book, she realized how generations. posed to hero’s journey — in bols in Suzanne Collins’ Th e she was referencing a lot of time was a factor. diff erent generations view “Th at’s what happens when reference to mythical stories Hunger Games” in February. other books,” she said. “So I “Actually writing and pub- “Th e Hunger Games.” you do all the right things, you — and two non-fi ction books “It’s a guide to what all started writing it all down, lishing it was about a month,” “We see that kind of Olym- try to do everything you’re about “Harry Pott er” that will the names mean in ‘Th e then I had this cute litt le guide she said. “Th is was kind of my pics type of competition, espe- supposed to and yet you come be released later this year.

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