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Dan Garcia, a communications major and external vice president of Pi Kappa Alpha, holds a candle during a vigil MIKE ANDERSON / Spartan Daily for his twin brother Matt at the Pi Kappa Alpha house last Thursday.

ALLIE FIGURES “Even without the name, without had a respect for the organization.” bors from fraternity Delta Upsilon, the Staff Writer the lett ers, Matt was still a Pike,” he said. Immediately aft er hearing of Gar- Pi Kappa Alpha parking lot was fi lled A sea of candles fi lled the Pi Kap- At the vigil, members of Pi Kappa cia’s death, Perry said he began plan- with chairs, although not enough for pa Alpha house parking lot Th ursday Alpha presented the Garcia family ning the vigil. the number of people att ending. evening during the candlelight vigil with an offi cial badge and certifi cate “I never thought I would have to be Candles were handed out by for Matt Garcia, who died last Sunday. to induct Garcia into the fraternity a part of something like this,” he said. members of the fraternity and were Although more than 200 students, posthumously. Th e members of the fraternity lit from the single fl ame the Gar- friends, family and faculty were in at- Perry, a senior justice studies major, have been wearing black ribbons cia family lit on stage. Within min- tendance, silence overcame the crowd said an induction under special circum- around their pledge pins to show re- utes, every face in the audience was Scary stories at the reason for the gathering. stances is a fairly easy process consisting spect for Garcia. illuminated by soft candlelight. Garcia was not a part of the fraterni- of a two-thirds vote from the chapter, “Matt had a sense of pride for the Dustin Brunzlick, the president of ty, but lived in the house with his iden- paperwork submitt ed to the Interfrater- traditions and rituals of our organiza- the fraternity, gave sincere thanks to all behind some tical twin brother, Dan Garcia, who is nity Council and a small fee. tion,” Perry said, “and just wanted to for the support in organizing the event. a member, said Kyle Perry, the internal “I had no doubt his vote would pass show him that same respect.” random phrases vice president of Pi Kappa Alpha. 100 percent,” Perry said, “because he With the collaboration of neigh- VIGILpage3 STUDENT Video projects honored at MovieFest Fire-breathing pixies star PAGE 8 CULTURE ALLIE FIGURES comedy, best drama and audience Staff Writer choice by a panel of judges. Th e judg- Th e red carpet was rolled out on ing guidelines instructed judges, a at Homecoming ppep rally Friday for the Campus MovieFest Fi- group of SJSU staff and students, to nale in Morris Dailey Auditorium. review each fi lm’s on content, techni- Th e event began at 8 p.m. to a cal excellence and overall quality. packed auditorium adorned with vel- Campus MovieFest was spon- vet ropes, paparazzi and golden stat- sored by the SJSU Alumni Associa- ues resembling those at the Oscars. tion, Apple and AT&T. Campus MovieFest is an annual Th is year, 128 teams entered from event that provides teams of students SJSU, the largest number of entries in with free Apple technology to pro- the history of Campus MovieFest. duce a fi ve-minute short fi lm in one From these teams, only 16 films week. Campus MovieFest was start- were shown at the finale. The films ed in 2001 by an Apple representa- shown were not announced before- tive who wanted to put technology in hand and were not shown in any PB&J: the hands of students. particular order, leaving the film- According to its Web site, Cam- makers and the audience in con- pus MovieFest is the world’s largest stant anticipation. College style student fi lm festival. “Twins McCallister,” was origi- Prizes of cash grants, Apple lap- nally a dark comedy about a pair of es- tops and iPods will be awarded for the fi lms deemed best picture, best MOVIEpage3 The Fire Pixies, a fi re dance troop, performs DEREK SIJDER / Spartan Daily fi re techniques near the 10-foot bonfi re at the Fire on the Fountain.

Exhibit celebrates SJ’s track history KAAJAL MORAR Th e event opened with two Staff Writer dance groups from the Pride of the SELMA SKOKIC According to the exhibit’s Web Fire-breathing, the announcement Pacifi c Islands organization per- Staff Writer site, it includes historic photographs, of the Homecoming Court and live forming traditional dances from the Speed City, usually associated multimedia presentations and three- music kept students and alumni glued Polynesian islands. with John Carlos and Tommie Smith, dimensional objects relating to the to Tower Lawn last Th ursday night for Then, the fire-dancing group has had impact on an entire era, and SJSU track teams of years passed. the Fire on the Fountain event. Fire Pixie spun around the fountain not just the two sprinters. Hill, the curator of the Speed City Th e event is the offi cial Homecom- on Tower Lawn. The dancers drew As an eff ort to commemorate exhibit, said she wants students to ing pep rally, said Clift on Gold, the gasps and applause from the crowd the track athletes of the 1960’sand know that there were athletes who marketing and events coordinator for through coordinated dance routines 1970’s, an exhibit about the Speed were involved in the struggle decades Associated Students. and fire-blowing. City era is currently on display at before Smith and Carlos. Gold said the purpose of this event Th ey also interacted with the crowd San Jose City Hall. “In 1996, John Carlos traveled was to increase school pride and cel- by holding fi re with their bare hands Th e exhibit was started by former with me, along with three other for- ebrate Homecoming. and allowing students to do so as well. SJSU student Urla Hill. mer athletes — Ray Norton, Bob “We had more people out there Th e show ended with the lighting of It has been at City Hall since Poynter and Ben Tucker — to an As- than last year,” Gold said. “The cool the propane bonfi re, which was larger June 16 and will be displayed until thing was that everybody stayed un- March 27, 2009. EXHIBITpage2 til the end.” FIREpage6 theSpartanDaily.com MONDAYOCTOBER

2 News 13 2008 Speaker: There’s always a problem to solve EXHIBIT San Jose requested exhibit appear CORINNE SPECKERT and most benefi cial out of all of ence were what he took away identifying signifi cant unmet Staff Writer them. I think this one would be from the presentation. clinical needs; talking to clini- Th e ever-growing fi eld of bio- the most contributive toward ad- “His experience in the bio- cians and observing cases; keep- medical engineering is what Fra- vancements in technology com- medical fi eld and the things you ing up with new technology; because of Olympians zier Healthcare Ventures partner pared to other ones,” said Nick have to take into account in or- staying fl exible; and recognizing Julian Nikolchev spoke about Johnson, a freshman civil engi- der to bring a product from con- your strengths. sociation of African-American country in the 1960’s and San Th ursday as part of the Silicon neering major. cept to existence is what I liked “To be successful in the fi eld, Museums’ conference in Bir- Jose was no exception. Valley Leaders Symposium in Nikolchev discussed some because that’s the fi eld I’m trying you have to go and observe and mingham, Ala.,” Hill said. Hill said she hopes that the Charles W. Davidson College other projects such as his inven- to get into,” he said. just learn as much as possible “Although Carlos said he had when people see the exhibit, of Engineering. tion of a glove-like device for hu- Kudo Sdsian, a freshman about the medical component heard of Norton and Poynter, they will understand that rac- “Biomedical engineering is mans, which looks at how people electrical engineering major, and the medicine, and being able he didn’t realize the struggles ism was also here in San Jose. always going to be a big fi eld. It’s extract heat in att empts to con- said he enjoyed Nikolchev’s in- to go and see cases and see pro- undertaken by the pair while “People don’t tend to think exciting because there’s always trol the overheating of athletes. put on medical developments cedures. Th ose things are very they were on campus compet- of California as a state that a problem to solve and it’s very “I like to have several balls in and how to get new technolo- important and are the best ways ing as the No.1 and 2 ranked needed a Civil Rights Move- fast growing,” he said. “Th ere’s al- the air, and I actually fi nd that for gies out to the public. to succeed in this fi eld,” he said. sprinters, respectively, in the ment,” said Hill, who gradu- ways interesting problems, so it’s me that works a lot to identify “I think what you can take Although Johnson said he world,” she added. ated from SJSU with bachelor’s always fun and it’s never boring.” solutions from diff erent fi elds,” away from this presentation is how found the presentation in- City Hall requested the degrees in journalism in 1987 Th roughout Nikolchev’s pre- Nikolchev said. “You learn about the fi eld infl uences development teresting, he said he wished exhibit be displayed there and African-American studies sentation, he discussed numerous something from one concept — not so much what development Nikolchev would have touched because the Olympic team in 1996.” medical treatments he is work- and you can try it in another area. can do but how money drives it,” more on the cost efficiency of passed through San Jose on Ben Tucker, who competed ing on, such as new breast cancer I think it also helps some people he said. “If you don’t have fund- new technologies. its way to the Summer Olym- on the Spartans’ NCAA cham- treatments. He said he hopes to focus and stay focused on one ing you can’t do the research, and “I’m more interested in how pics, Hill said pionship cross country teams eradicate breast cancer and change idea until they solve it.” if your product isn’t necessarily oft en the methods actually work,” Th e exhibit, though, con- in 1962 and ‘63, has discussed it from diagnosis and treatment to Alex Dunlap, an electrical en- something that is cheap, you can’t he said, “the more economical centrates on the experience of what it was like being a black prediction and prevention. gineering major, said Nikolchev’s get it to the masses.” benefi ts rather than if they just the athletes in the 1960s. distance runner in the 1960’s.” “Th e breast cancer treatment explanation of the obstacles he’s Nikolchev said that through- work because otherwise there’s “Th e story of Speed City Hill said that Tucker talked seems like the most profi table had in his career and his experi- out his career, he’s learned about no real point in using them.” goes beyond the late ’60s,” Hill about how people would shout said. “It discusses the diffi cul- racial epithets at them as they ties faced by countless numbers drove by. MIKE ANDERSON / of Asian, Hispanic and black Robert Griffin, vice presi- S Spartan Daily athletes over a 30-year period.” dent of student services E Th rough research, she was and institutional research at able to discover that Speed City DeAnza College and relay

G Sophomore roommates dates back to the mid-1950s, runner at SJSU in the late 60s

A Deanna Rivas when Ray Norton became the said, “The exhibit means rec- (left) and Maria “World’s Fastest Human.” ognition of the significance Alonso try to In 1959 and 1960, Norton of that time period … in one M was a U.S. National Cham- single location.” I IMAGES stay warm outside Campus pionship double winner at He also added that he is re- Village Building both 100-meter and 200-me- minded of how unfortunate B after a fi re ter runs, and he also captured it is that SJSU did not do this alarm woke the NCAA 200-meter title for exhibit, and said the university them up around SJSU in 1959. did not want to be associated 4:30 a.m. Andy Nguyen, a San Jose with the event. Saturday. Some resident, said that seeing the Th e events that made up students were exhibit is like reading up on Speed City required a lot of not allowed the past and being able to thinking for many people, Grif- back into their see how far San Jose’s history fi n said. rooms until stretches out. “Th ere was so much more 5:50 a.m. Racism against minorities behind it than what Smith and CAMPUS was spreading through the Carlos did,” Griffi n said.

SSPARTAPARTAGGUIDEUID EVENTS CALENDAR

Contact Brother Bohn at sanjo- International Youth 13 TODAY [email protected], 286-3313 or Fellowship www.ldsces.org/sanjose. General meeting and Bible study. 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the Student Pride of the Pacifi c Counseling Services Union, Ohlone Room. Islands Study Groups-The Contact Ricardo Godinez at Hula and Tahitian Practice. 411? 509-9549. 8 to 10 p.m. in the Aerobics This workshop will discuss how you Room in the Event Center. can make study groups more effec- Contact Kristen Tom at (650) tive and how they can really help you 270-4507. achieve. 12:30 p.m. at Clark 118. Contact Veronica Mendoza at [email protected]

14 TUESDAY Student Showcase Hour 12 to 1:15 p.m. in the Music Building Concert Hall. Contact Professor Joan Stubbe at 924-4649.

Free Lunch Every Tuesday for San Jose Students The San Jose Institute of Religion sponsored by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints invites students to lunch every Tuesday. 12 p.m. at 66 S. 7th Street, adjacent to SJSU.

Sparta Guide is provided free of charge to students, faculty and staff members. The dead- line for entries is noon, three working days before the de- sired publication date. Space restrictions may require edit- ing of submission. Entries are printed in the order in which they are received. Submit entries online at thespartan- daily.com or in writing at DBH 209. theSpartanDaily.com MONDAYOCTOBER News 3 13 2008

VIGIL Fund set up to help family cover costs of funeral; dinner fundraiser also set up “I appreciate everyone com- ing out to celebrate Matt ’s life,” Brunzlick told the crowd. Garcia’s twin brother Dan then tried to ease the crowd with humor. “I wish I could emulate my brother’s laugh,” Dan Garcia said in one of many mentions of his brother’s contagious laugh. Dan Garcia appeared com- posed as he accepted the respects on behalf of his family. In addition to Dan, Matt Gar- cia’s surviving family members — his mother Lynn, father Frank Matt Garcia and older brother Chett — ad- dressed the crowd and shared was always trying to bring his memories of Matt . friends home with him.” “It was a blessing to see the A memorial fund has been set men they have grown to be,” up to help the family with the fu- Frank Garcia said. neral costs. Th e Matt Garcia Me- In an att empt to remain true morial Foundation will give pro- to Garcia’s character, several jokes ceeds directly to the Garcia family were told by those who chose to and will remain open for one year, speak to the crowd. according to the “Celebrate Matt “Matt was a gentlemen and a Garcia” Facebook page. Th e page scholar,” Dan Garcia said, “even also contains two addresses where while drunk.” donations can be sent. More than 200 people attend a candlelight vigil for Matt Garcia at the Pi Kappa Alpha house. MIKE ANDERSON / Spartan Daily There was no hiding the fact Th e Pi Kappa Alpha house that Garcia and his new frater- has planned a fundraiser dinner nity brothers loved to have a for Th ursday at 7 p.m. Th e cost is good time. $15 per plate, and commemora- “If Matt was here right now, tive wristbands will be sold for MOVIE Winners include movie about American soldiers in Vietnam he would be wondering why we $5. Th e estimated att endance aren’t all partying,” one of his has already exceeded 200 people, tranged brother/sister twins but dle,” a musical parody about “I was shocked when I found mates from the fi lm department friends said to the crowd. Perry said. won in the best drama category. masturbation. out. I am really glad to be a part to cast in the short fi lm. Other memories of Garcia Perry added that the food “I am surprised we won for “I am so happy so many peo- of it,” Furtado said. “I am thankful for those who concluded that he was a lover of for the event was donated by lo- best drama,” said actor Shane ple got to see our fi lm,” said ac- Th e fi lm awarded best pic- participated and donated uni- good people and a good time. He cal businesses that Garcia and Hennessey, a junior film ma- tor Crystle-Day Villanueva, “but ture was titled “Hungry,” an ac- forms and weapons,” he said. had an adventurous sense and friends frequented. jor, “because we entered it as I would die if my parents saw it.” tion fi lm about the ambush of Th e prize for best picture is a natural athletic capability. “Th e community support has a comedy.” Villanueva, a senior recre- a group of American soldiers in trip to the Cannes Film Festival Garcia was celebrated by sev- been amazing and appreciated,” “Twins McCallister” was not ation major who acted and co- the Vietnam War. Th e fi nal scene in France. Winners will be given eral musical performances and Perry said. shown until the fi nal portion of directed with Stephanie Walker, simply showed the only soldier a chance to meet with fi lm exec- poems prepared by his friends. Having lost his own broth- the show. a senior interior design major, to survive the att ack, now elder- utives and to make another fi lm Friends and students con- er, Perry said he understood “It sucks not knowing if our said she wanted to prove that ev- ly, homeless and hungry. about their experiences. soled the family by telling them what Dan Garcia and his family film was going to be shown,” eryone can participate, not just “We wanted to push the lim- “I still can’t believe I am go- of Garcia’s constant profession of would need to help cope with Hennessey said. “I was begin- fi lm students. it and do a convincing action ing to Cannes,” said the fi lm’s love and pride for them. the death. ning to wonder if I dressed up Andrea Furtado, a senior fi lm,” said writer and director producer Matt Falkenthal, a se- “Matt never passed up a “We all needed this tonight,” for nothing.” dance major, said she did not Eugene Kim. nior fi lm major. “Th is is such a chance to tell someone about he said. “We needed to share our Th e award for best comedy know what the fi lm was about Kim, a senior fi lm major, dream come true. My parents his family,” one of Garcia’s rugby stories about Matt , to be comfort- went to a fi lm titled “Go Did- when she agreed to participate. recruited his friends and class- are defi nitely proud.” teammates told the crowd. “He ed and to realize it is OK to cry.” theSpartanDaily.com MONDAYOCTOBER

4 Sports 13 2008 SSJSUJSU bbecomesecomes lloneone 22-0-0 tteameam iinn tthehe WWACAC Reed throws for 300 yards, defense stifl es Utah State in 30-7 Homecoming victory

JOEY AKELEY ed pass. Th ey only had 48 yards ter and bett er. Duke has played Staff Writer of total off ense with just two tremendous football these last SJSU quarterback Kyle Reed fi rst downs. few weeks. He’s made a lot of set two new personal bests by Any momentum coming out plays, got his hands on a lot of throwing for 300 yards and three of the halft ime locker room for footballs.” touchdowns as the Spartan foot- the Aggies was quickly decimat- Although the Aggies (1-5) ball team (4-2) dominated Utah ed by another outstanding play scored a touchdown with two State 30-7 on Saturday. by Reed. minutes to go to avoid the shut- But, if it wasn’t for the Spar- On the fi rst off ensive play of out, the numbers were still tan defense, Reed’s sluggish start the second half, Reed perfectly staggering. might have cost the Spartans a led wide receiver Terrance Wil- Th e Aggies did not complete Homecoming win. liams past two defenders for a a third-down conversion until Th e Spartan off ense started 53-yard touchdown. the fourth quarter. the game by gaining just 12 yards “I recognized the coverage Th ey punted ten times, the on its fi rst four drives without being a quarter’s coverage, and most punts they have had since making one fi rst down. I saw that the safety was on his the 2006 season. Th e SJSU defense held the heels, and I knew Terrance had a Th e Spartans had four sacks, Aggies to just one fi rst down in deep post,” Reed said. “I just gave three of them by safety Kyle Fly- the entire opening quarter. him a chance to get the ball, and nn, which was a personal best. “Our defense helps us out it came out prett y well.” Th e outstanding performance so much,” Reed said. “Th ey’re Th e Spartans’ next drive was by the defensive line was done such a lifesaver to have. Kudos to highlighted by a spectacular one- without starting defensive end them and what they bring to the handed catch by David Rich- Jeff Schweiger, who was available table.” mond, who said that great receiv- but did not play due to an injury. On the Spartans’ fi hft drive, ers should make great catches. “Our defensive front has a lot Reed found a rhythm. He com- “Th e biggest thing for me is, of guys who can play.,” Tomey pleted eight of 10 passes for 73 if it touches my hand, I have to said. “So, when we lose some- yards on the drive, which fi n- catch it,” Richmond said. “Th at is body like Jeff , we missed him but ished with a 7-yard touchdown just me doing my job.” other guys fi lled in.” to tight end Brian Elledge. SJSU tight end Brian Elledge scores against Utah State on Saturday. MIKE ANDERSON / Spartan Daily With the Spartans up 30-0 Th e Spartans are now atop the “Elledge was really excited in the fourth quarter, Ihenacho Western Athletic Conference as about that,” Reed said. “He said, bour. SJSU safety Duke Ihen- So, he threw to the open one and was capped by Reed throwing picked off Borel again. the only 2-0 team. ‘Hit me, I’m going to be open.’ I acho intercepted the tipped he dropped it, and it fell right in a tight window to wide re- “We gave Duke the game ball,” “We are in the championship was happy for Elledge for what ball and took it 43 yards for a into my hands, and I took off ceiver David Richmond for an head coach Dick Tomey said. hunt right now,” Tomey said. “We he did. He made a great play touchdown. from there.” 8-yard touchdown. “Duke has just kept gett ing bet- need to work hard to stay there.” catching the ball.” “I saw motion, so I came down Th e Spartans’ next drive was “Kyle threw a great ball and Th e fi rst play of the following to the other safety and switched another successful one for Reed. defensive back Caleb Taylor drive was a killer for the Aggies. with Kyle Flynn,” Ihenacho He completed two key third- didn’t want it as much as I did,” Aggie quarterback Diondre said. “I saw two guys in the fl at. down conversions on passes Richmond said. Borel pass slipped through the We were told by coach all week to tight end Jeff Clark and run- Th e Aggies went into halft ime hands of tight end Doug Bar- to play the higher-level ball. ning back Yonus Davis. Th e drive trailing 21-0 without a complet- SPORTS BLOG EIGHTS GO CRAZY FOR SJSU Check out the Spartan Daily sports blog Wide receiver David Richmond and safety Kyle Flynn (both No. 8) spartandailysports.wordpress.com help Spartans dominate Utah State on Saturday at Spartan Stadium

LEFT: Senior wide receiver David Richmond catches a pass against MIKE ANDERSON/ Spartan Daily Utah State on Saturday. RIGHT: Safety Kyle Flynn sacks Aggie quarterback Sean Setzer.

RYAN BUCHAN front of me,” Flynn said. “Our Taylor and pulled the ball away Staff Writer defensive line was just putt ing for a touchdown. Th e number eight was the pressure on him all night because “Th e funny part was that he Spartan football team’s lucky any time he would go, he would looked like he had good position number on Saturday night versus turn right into Carl (Ihenacho) on the ball, but he didn’t want to Utah State. or other defensive linemen.” go aft er it,” Richmond said. Th at number can be found on Flynn came to SJSU as a ju- Richmond has taken on a big- the back of SJSU wide receiver nior college transfer to help fi ll ger load in the passing game this David Richmond and safety Kyle the void at wide receiver when year with the absence of Kevin Flynn, who both had big per- James Jones and John Broussard Jurovich, who led the Spartans in formances in the Spartans 30-7 left in 2007. receiving last year and has missed win. Flynn’s older brother Sean is most of the season thus far with Flynn had three sacks and a backup quarterback with the mononucleosis. Richmond had eight catches for Spartans, and both played togeth- “When we lost Kevin Jurovich 89 yards and a touchdown. er at Los Angeles Harbor College and Jalal Beauchman, two start- “Dave (Richmond) did a before they came to SJSU. ers from last year, that was spectacular job tonight,” quar- Th e other number eight on a big hit for the whole team,” terback Kyle Reed said. “Kudos the team, Richmond, came the Richmond said. “But we had a lot to him and his focus on catching same year as Kyle Flynn as a ju- of guys that stepped up this game the ball and making plays on his nior college transfer from Santa and improved a lot. So as a whole feet. I’m really proud of David Ana College. I think we’re doing great.” and what he did for the team.” Richmond did not only hurt Richmond leads the team Two players can wear the the Aggies in the air but also ran with 36 receptions for 407 yards same number as long as they the ball on a reverse, picking up this season. are not on the fi eld at the same 17 yards on the ground. “David continues to make a time according to the NCAA Richmond made various lot of plays for us,” Tomey said. football rules. highlight reel-quality catches. “He played great against Utah With the absence of defensive One of those was in the second State last year, and I think he did end Jeff Schweiger, Flynn helped quarter when he ran deep down a really nice job tonight.” the Spartans put pressure on the fi eld and sprinted wide open, Similar to Flynn, Richmond Utah State quarterback Diondre past defenders, and reached out has not played his current posi- Borel. with one hand to snag the ball in tion for very long. “Well, three sacks is a tremen- for a 42-yard reception. Unlike Flynn, Richmond did dous day,” said head coach Dick Richmond also made a big not switch positions but instead Tomey. play to score a touchdown. switched sports. Flynn also had fi ve tackles in In the second quarter Reed According to the SJSU media the game. threw a pass to the end zone, but guide, Richmond has only played “I came off the strong side Utah State defensive back Caleb three years of organized foot- most of the time during the game, Taylor had excellent position on ball. Before that, he was a bas- and my main job was just to keep the ball for an interception, but ketball player at Garden Grove the quarterback inside and in Richmond reached in front of High School. theSpartanDaily.com MONDAYOCTOBER 5 13 2008 Sports DDisputedisputed overtimeovertime ggoal,oal, wwindyindy cconditionsonditions Hockey nets fi rst win of season sspotlightpotlight wwomen’somen’s ssocceroccer llossoss ttoo FresnoFresno StateState

SJSU’S Steven Stichler fi ghts for CORINNE SPECKERT/ Spartan Daily the puck against Washington’s Yoshito Kosai on Saturday.

CORINNE SPECKERT Jeff Malave scored the last goal Staff Writer of the period via a shorthanded Th e SJSU club hockey team play. Stefan Sobiek scored Wash- won for the fi rst time this season ington’s fi rst goal of the period against the University of Wash- while the teams were at even ington 8-2 at Sharks Ice at San strength. Jose on Saturday evening. Th e Spartans scored the only “We needed a win,” head two goals of the second period, coach Ron Glasow said. “Th e bringing them at 5-1. Sean Scar- other two teams that beat us this borough, assisted by Dickerson, week, we should have beat them made a goal bringing the score to and we didn’t. Th is is a good 4-1 during a power play. Vaughan, team. It’s just going to take a litt le assisted by Tommy Reed, scored while. It’s young, and we’re going later to make the score 5-1. to be fi ne.” Tristan Wickliff , assisted Freshman Devin Norris said by Sobiek and Monica Jones, the win helped bring back the scored Washington’s second goal team’s confi dence aft er losing its of the night toward the begin- last two games. ning of the third period during a “We came out in the begin- power play. Spartan women’s soccer forward Emmy Belding (No. 10) charges for the ball in Friday’s STEFAN ARMIJO / Contributing Photographer ning and played a prett y decent Kyle Dutra, assisted by Dick- contest against Fresno State at Spartan Soccer Field. The Bulldogs defeated SJSU 1-0 after scoring in the fi nal seconds of team and it dropped our confi - erson scored a shorthanded goal, overtime. Several Spartan players claimed the goal should not have counted because a Fresno State player was offside. dence down because we lost,” bringing the score to 6-2. Steve Norris said. “We were playing Stichler, assisted by Sawhill and JASON LE MIERE shooting SJSU 7-3, Fresno State couragement coming from the “Th e ball’s in the keeper’s over and over again and just Nick Glaser, later scored while at Staff Writer failed to get a single shot on Spartans’ bench in the last 15 hands with 10 seconds to go — couldn’t get on our feet, but even strength for the Spartans. Th e SJSU women’s soccer target. minutes, neither side was able that’s how quickly some things once we get a win everyone gets Th e Spartans won 8-2 aft er team suff ered an agonizing and It was SJSU who had the fi rst to fi nd a winner and the game can happen. If you do lose cheered up and feels confi dence Mickey Rhodes, assisted by Jeff controversial 1-0 double-over- clear opportunity in the game in headed into overtime. your focus, then you pay for it,” again. I can’t say it enough how Sawhill, scored the last goal of time defeat to the Fresno State the 18th minute. Th e overtime periods went Leightman said. important it is for this team.” the night with 51 seconds to go. Bulldogs on Friday to kick off Junior forward Roxy Ka- back and forth with opportuni- Although Leightman refused Goaltender Caleb Murray Glasow said that for the Spar- its Western Athletic Conference mal played an accurate, loft ed ties for either team. Wisotsky to comment about the referee- said he was really impressed with tans to continue their winning campaign. pass into the path of sopho- made a point-blank save to deny ing decision, freshman defender this year’s team. streak, the team needs to learn Th e game looked certain to more midfi elder Kaila Waitley, forward Gutierrez in the sixth Jessica Ingram was visibly upset, “We played a really solid how to work together. be heading for a tie when, in the even protesting to the offi cials game,” he said. “It was really im- “At the beginning of the year, blustery conditions, Bulldogs’ “I thought it was a great game, and aft er the game. portant that we started to really I thought this was going to be forward Nicole Gutierrez scored “Th e player was off side,” In- click and started to really make one of our bett er teams, but we with only four seconds of the unfortunately, I thought 0-0 or 1-1 gram said. “(Th e referee) said he sure we are a team. I’m just really haven’t learned how to play to- game to go, amid the protests of didn’t see the ball get touched a impressed with this team.” gether,” he said. “It’s too indi- many Spartan players that she would have been a just result.” second time.” By the end of the fi rst pe- vidualistic right now, and once was in an off side position. JEFF LEIGHTMAN Junior forward Emmy Beld- riod, the Spartans were ahead we mesh together we’re going to “I thought it was a great game, SJSU women’s soccer head coach ing felt, regardless of the accu- 3-1. Andy Dickerson, assisted be good.” and unfortunately, I thought racy of the call, the defeat was by Jeff Sawhill, scored the fi rst Norris said he believes the 0-0 or 1-1 probably would have who could only direct her shot minute of the fi rst period. hard on her team. goal of the night during an early players will do bett er the more been a just result,” said SJSU straight into the hands of the Just over a minute later, Ka- “We could have won and power play. Midway through the acquainted they become. head coach Jeff Leightman. “We Bulldogs’ keeper. mal was on the end of a pin- defi nitely deserved at least a tie,” fi rst period, Skyler Yu, assisted “Just being around each other just ended up on the short end Fresno State looked to take point cross pass from the right she said. by Robbie Vaughan, scored the and hanging out aft er games and today. It’s crushing.” advantage of playing with the by freshman forward Stepha- It was a disappointing way for second goal during another gett ing the chemistry going is Th e game, being played at wind in the fi rst half by play- nie Righett i, but her header the Spartans to begin WAC play power play. really important,” he said. the Spartan Soccer Field, was ing long balls into the Spartans’ sailed inches over the Bulldogs and the result leaves the Spar- severely aff ected by heavy wind penalty area. crossbar. tans 2-7-3 on the season, while from start to fi nish, and it took Th is ploy almost paid divi- Th e last chance of the game their conference rivals Fresno both sets of players a while to dends in the 22nd minute, seemed to have gone when Bull- State, now 5-7-1, get a jump on adjust to the conditions. when a long Bulldogs’ free dog Ali Sill, sliding in a couple of them in the WAC standings. “I defi nitely felt the wind im- kick was nudged wide right of yards out, was unable to get her “It’s going to be a batt le; it’s pacted the game, but not nega- the post from close range by toe onto a cross when faced with going to be a fi ght,” Leightman tively for either team,” Leight- Gutierrez. Th e wind impacted a wide open goal. said of SJSU’s chances of mak- man said. the tactics of both teams during Th en, as the 10-second ing it into the WAC tournament, Th e wind, though, was in part the game, Leightman said. countdown to the game’s cli- featuring the top six of the eight responsible for the Spartans los- “When you’re going with max began, Bulldog goalkeeper teams at the end of the season. ing sophomore goalkeeper Nina the wind, you’re going to take Kaitlyn Revel punted a long Butera aft er 71 minutes. some more chances of playing ball forward that was directed Th e wind blew something some longer balls into the box, into the path of Gutierrez who Check out Spartan into her left eye, and with nei- especially with the wind and the shot the ball past the onrush- Daily sports online: ther her nor the medical staff sun,” he said. ing Wisotsky. SJSU players and able to get it out, she was unable Th e second half followed a coaching staff could only watch www.thespartandaily.com to see or continue in the game. similar patt ern to the fi rst. as the ball bounced into the Sophomore Sarah Wisotsky Fresno State again had more empty net. came on in her place. shots on goal, 10-4, but SJSU Butera did not have much to got more on target, 4-3. How- do in the fi rst half. Despite out- ever, despite the passionate en- theSpartanDaily.com MONDAYOCTOBER

6 News 13 2008 FIRE Jonah and Timeless ensure large turnout for annual pep rally Below: Angela Santos, a sophomore business major, is surprised during a performance by one of the Fire Pixies during Homecoming festivities. Bottom: One of the Fire Pixies performs a fi re-swallowing technique during a performance at Homecoming.

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About 500 people attended Homecoming festivities at Tower Lawn on Saturday. DEREK SIJDER / Spartan Daily than last year’s, Gold said. named the Homecoming King fusion of hip-hop and jazz that at some of the barbecues,” Gold “Most colleges do bonfi res for and Queen of 2008. kept students such as Andrea said. “We thought he would be Homecoming,” Gold said, but add- “I was nervous but at the same Miles dancing. perfect because he always draws ed that other colleges light bonfi res time so honored,” said Grabows- “I’d love to see them again a huge turnout.” at a beach. “We wanted to fi gure ki, a behavioral science and so- next year,” said Miles, a freshman “I thought this was, in some out a way to do it on campus.” ciology major. “It’s an amazing psychology major. ways, more spectacular (than He said the idea of a bonfi re experience to be chosen to rep- Th e band played their own Texas Tech) with fi re dancers and on campus was more appealing resent the school.” songs, such as “Beautiful” and a natural gas fl ame,” said SJSU because students would not have Reyes, a senior accounting “Y’all Looking Good.” President Jon Whitmore. “It’s a lot to go out of their way to celebrate and management and informa- Th ey also covered mainstream of fun, and it gets (the students) Homecoming. tion systems major, was unavail- hip-hop and R&B songs, such more connected to the university.” Aft er the bonfi re was lit, the able for comment. as “Push It” by Salt-N-Pepa and Homecoming Court was in- Shortly aft er, Jonah and Time- Gnarls Barkley’s “Crazy.” OOnlinenline SSlideshowlideshow troduced on the stage. Michael less, the music entertainment for “Jonah has performed for a For additional photos from the event, go to www.TheSpartanDaily.com DEREK SIJDER / Spartan Daily Reyes and Ann Grabowski were the night, took the stage with a lot of our campus concerts and Classifieds

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ELISHA I fi nd that I am skeptical of a man mors of war. Call me a doubting Th om- MALDONADO treated like a rock star, his likeness plas- as, but nirvana will never exist. tered to Brad Pitt ’s notebook. Skeptical Th ey say what they want is change, from all the pain of a man (and his wife) rivaling Tom and but what change exactly? Capitalism Katie for most-in-love couple. Skeptical to socialism? Small government to big of a man who has women tripping over government? Low taxes to high taxes? JOEY have worked on your game every day themselves to declare undying love and Red ties to blue ties? With President AKELEY for the last summer. You have earned It is unlike anything I have seen be- devotion, and not because of his poli- Bush, I think I need not delve into the the opportunity to start for your team. fore — tender though my years may be tics. (I yield — his opponent does have list of grievances against him, but, I ask, All your hard work is about to pay off . — but I know I don’t trust it. a similar female fan base.) is a changing of the guard (this being And then days before your fi rst game, Call it intuition (not women’s, just the departure of the former) really go- you break your ankle. intuition), but that is the best way No, they say, he is no ing to overwhelmingly change our na- Th at heartbreaking injury tests ev- I can think to describe it. Th e scene tion? As soon as he is out, Obama in, are It’s 10 percent luck, 20 percent skill, ery inch of courage you have. Aft er that comes to mind is an elevator with harm; he is for hope. all troops going to be home, gas prices 15 percent concentrated power of will. waiting so long for your opportunity, a questionable man (Barack Obama) in- down, economy up? Five percent pleasure, 50 percent pain now you have to wait another few side, and the people who later felt they No, they say, he isn’t What I think Americans strive for and 100 percent reason to remember months. To get back to full strength, shouldn’t have gott en in. Indubitably, bad; he wants change. (at least it has been part of our coun- the name. you have to train even harder, rehab they go against their gut feelings and pay try’s creed) is a bett er life for all. But, As many of you know, this is the even harder. the price. But they can’t articulate as Vaclav Havel states, “A bett er system chorus of the song “Remember the In this scenario, you realize that 50 Th is is happening all around me; will not automatically ensure a bett er Name” by Fort Minor. I immediately percent of success is pain. Half the bat- political newbies are stepping into that why they like him. life. In fact the opposite is true: only by applied this song to being a successful tle is overcoming the pain that every elevator — only they aren’t aware that creating a bett er life can a bett er system basketball player. It is played in nearly athlete endures at some point. something could go awry. Or, perhaps His words are gospel, mainly because be developed.” every commercial involving the NBA KNBR 680 sports talk show host they are, and are simply brushing it aside they diff er strongly from Bush’s. In actu- Now, anyone can claim that the on TNT. Damon Bruce closes every show by for the sake of their golden calf. Th ey are ality, they are swayed by his eloquence, changing of the guard is the fi rst step in When I fi rst heard these words saying “Sports does not build charac- enamored, lovesick, with the man prom- which is why I am vexed by it. Dema- creating a bett er life. I disagree; a change I thought to myself, 50 percent pain ter; it reveals it.” ising to change their lives. It is for cer- gogues have the same prowess. Never- must fi rst arise within a person alone. seems like too much. To be a success- I could not agree more with this tain (or almost) that they cannot tell you theless, they are in line and just shy of I am not sure that a candidate (any ful basketball player, having the high- simple statement. When pain is at its much about him (even at this late stage; saluting. (Th ey choose, rather, to bow.) candidate) who draws about an erosion est level of skill should trump having a most agonizing level is when you re- I’ve asked), and one cannot dispute an- In a Wyoming newspaper, there of standards and values among people is high threshold of pain. veal who you really are. other when their claims reach ridiculous was a photo of two 16-year-old high the man to bring unity among warring But then I started to realize how Th at pain can be expressed in other heights of fl att ery. school students holding signs for their worlds, especially when there is none on much pain you must endure to be- areas of life. No, they say, he is no harm; he is for man Barack, their fi ngers thrown up the home front. come a great athlete. hope. No, they say, he isn’t bad; he wants in the salutary peace sign, posters Obviously, there is the physical Those who can change. But they can’t articulate why pleading (Obama logo and all): “Vote pain. Th ere are vigorous practices ev- they like him. Th ey worship him. And, for peace!” Elisha Maldonado is a Spartan Daily ery single day, which include hours of overcome their seeing that I fall prostrate to no one, will Peace from what? War? If we aren’t staff writer. sprinting and conditioning. Th ere is never understand. fi ghting a war, there will always be ru- gett ing in the weight room every single mistakes and stay day and pushing yourself through that mentally strong are last set. But, where I really noticed the pain was on the mental side. those who thrive. Sometimes you just have to be there When playing basketball at a high level, it is impossible to avoid mistakes. Because in life, there will always be You are going to get scored on and times when you get knocked down. you are going to look foolish at times. Th ere will be times when you are fi red, drinking a beer. Having them make you water level. You could read in a book CHRIS Sometimes you are going to turn the not promoted, told you were simply play Frogger across six lanes of traffi c that the Sea of Cortez, which separates CURRY ball over and sometimes you are going not good enough. to get to their Christmas-light-adorned Baja California from the rest of Mexico, to miss a shot. And in these moments you have a “police station” is a whole other story. has one of the largest in the world. But Ultimately, you are going to go choice. You may learn that the beautiful it’s not until you ride an ATV a quarter- through slumps shooting the ball and You can stay down, or you can get Dakeng Scenic Area in Taiwan has mile past that spot you were swimming sometimes you are going to lose a close back up. more than 11 miles of mountainous only hours earlier that you get a feeling game because of a mistake you made. And these are times where you fi nd Have you ever thought about what trails. But you can’t learn that if you try for how unique the place is. On a side Th ose who can overcome their mis- out the level of character you have. you can’t learn? I mean, have you ever to go up them with a total of 16 ounces note, ATVs actually become stuck in takes and stay mentally strong are thought about knowledge that can only of water between two people, you will wet sand quite easily and the pressure those who thrive. be had through experience? be thirsty enough that the very sight of watching that tide come back in does But, for so many athletes, adversity Th ere’s a lot going on out there in of you will cause friendly Taiwanese not help in freeing them. Joey Akeley is a Spartan Daily stretches so much further. the world that a book, the Internet or strangers to stop you and insist that You could learn that the Fleur De staff writer. Imagine the situation in which you four years at SJSU can’t teach you. You you drink some of their water. I think Lance is one of the deadliest snakes in just have to be there to fully get it. we were actually panting like dogs, but Costa Rica. But because they blend so I can’t remember. well into a hotel-room welcome mat, ATVs actually become You could learn that 34 percent of you really have to be there to get a sense the world drives on the right-hand side of the chill that hits you when you step stuck in wet sand quite of the road, and that Ireland falls into your sandaled foot right next to one. In- easily and the pressure that category. But you can’t really get a cidentally, watching the security guard QUOTE OF THE DAY true experience of it until you’re driv- break off a 12-inch twig and handle of watching that tide ing down the narrowest, steepest-cliff that snake Crocodile Hunter-style was lined, bumpiest road in all of Ireland prett y impressive. “Americans abroad are registering to vote come back in does not – in the dark, in fog so thick you want What I’m saying is that if you’re help in freeing them. to pour it on pancakes, with hysterical a student here, you’re committ ed to in record numbers this year. There will be passengers that keep yelling, “Dude! learning. But are you going out there For example, you could learn from I swear to God you almost went over and learning all that stuff that SJSU 200,000 to 300,000 voting in Ohio, the Internet that the city of Manila in that time!” Did I mention the awk- can’t teach you? I hope so, because this the Philippines has 14,809 police offi - wardness of using your left hand to is the best time of your life to do it. cers. But only experience can teach you shift gears? At least they don’t reverse Pennsylvania, Florida and Michigan. that those offi cers will patiently wait the pedals. Chris Curry is a Spartan Daily and cheerfully encourage you to fi nish A tidal range is the diff erence be- staff writer. 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CHRIS CURRY undulating piano riff s will prob- fresh, but at least he’s on key Staff Writer ably enjoy most of the album – and sincere. Th e band is called Jack’s the vocals notwithstanding. Lyrically, the album is Mannequin, but it could eas- However, what becomes ob- strong with McMahon able to ily be called “Andy’s Piano” – a vious aft er listening to the band avoid the pitfalls of popular reference to singer/songwriter/ is that it’s much bett er during music clichés. producer Andrew McMahon’s the few times when the piano “Swim” is put together well omnipresent, and at times, over- isn’t the featured instrument. with the idea that you have whelming infl uence on their Songs such as “Suicide to persist despite the pull of newest album. Blonde” and “Bloodshot,” in life’s tide. “Th e Glass Passenger,” re- which the piano serves to add Th is may be a reference to leased on Sept. 30, is the second a nice accent to the driving bass McMahon’s 2005 yearlong bat- album from the Orange County- and guitar, work best. tle with leukemia. based piano-pop band. As mentioned earlier, the vo- “I found a tidal wave begging to tear down the dawn / Memo- ries like bullets fi red at me from Musical preferences are a lot like a gun / A crack in the armor / I swim for brighter days / Despite toothpaste tastes; some like a sharp, the absence of sun / Choking on wow, wake-up-in-the-morning taste. saltwater / I’m not giving in / I swim.” Courtesy of Sire Records “Caves,” another song that Andrew McMahon of the band, Jack’s Mannequin. According to an interview cals are quite interesting. seems to deal with McMahon’s with AbsoulutePunk.net, the McMahon sounds like a fi ght with cancer, stands out Despite powerful lyrics, one Th e question of whether you anything you put on their band was originally going to be good dose of Adam Duritz of with its emotional lyrics. of the constant disappointments will like the album requires a toothbrushes. called “Th e Mannequins,” quite the Counting Crows, mixed “Th e walls are caving in / As of the album is that right when reference to McMahon’s tooth- In this case, “Th e Glass Pas- fi tt ing as it seems that’s what with one part Billy Corgan far as I can see / Th e walls are you expect it to go full bore, paste-squeezed vocal style. senger” is one of the mild, sweet the rest of the band has been from Smashing Pumpkins with, caving in / Th e doors are locked it doesn’t quite give you what Musical preferences are a lot and mellow, “We don’t get too reduced to, just the solid struc- sadly enough, a touch of Fran for sure / Th ere’s no one here you want. like toothpaste tastes; some like wild” type brands. Despite these ture for McMahon to hang his Drescher from the television but me / Beat my body like a rag It never rocks out. Particu- a sharp, wow, wake-you-up-in- criticisms, Jack’s Mannequin is a fancy jingles. show “Th e Nanny.” doll / Stuck your needles in my larly in the way McMahon plays, the-morning taste. solid band that will certainly en- McMahon plays his instru- His vocals may sound like hip / Said we’re not going to lie he seems to build up to a peak Others like a sweet, mild tertain you if you have a taste for ment well, and those with a taste they’re being squeezed out / Son you might just die / Get then fall back with less of a reso- taste. Th en there are those who them. Catchy and clever but no for his smooth, mellow, almost of him like a tube of Aqua- you on that morphine drip.” lution than promised. are happy with prett y much fi st pumping, rock-out action.

crispy, funky fl avor with hints of No. 2 pencil wood. It’s fairly DDRINKRINK OOF F TTHE H E WEEKWEEK pale in color, but with just enough of a tongue fi zz to overpower the shot. Th e Jack Daniels had a sweet, funky taste that actually matches the PBR well. It reminded me of something that was once sweet but then started to spoil, such as old socks fi lled with brown sugar.

CHRIS CURRY / SpartanCHRIS CURRY Daily However, these Jack fl avors aren’t aft ertastes. In fact, the sharpness of the alcohol sets in fairly quickly. Some liquors are the opposite, with the al- cohol fading off your senses as time passes. Not Jack — its fl a- vors give way to alcohol taste prett y quick. Th e reason the two work so well together is that the ice-cold PBR comes in just in time to fl ush out that harsh aft ertaste. I survived the test and was fi ne the next morning. Why Jack PB & J Daniels seems to have this mira- cle chemistry to cancel out PBR’s CHECKERED FLAG bad mojo is beyond me. I don’t know which came BAR AND GRILL fi rst, the name or the drink. Based on how well the combi- CHRIS CURRY PB & J. Th e PB is a glass of Pabst nation of tastes works, and how Staff Writer Blue Ribbon. Th e J is a shot of craft y the name is, I could believe First of all, I must state that I Jack Daniels. Th e combo can be either way. don’t endorse or encourage the yours for six dollars, seven with a Th e Checkered Flag is a rac- consumption of Pabst Blue Rib- tip, of course. ing-themed bar located at 803 bon for a strangely hangover- I’ve had Pabst three times be- Lincoln Ave. It has a mellow at- free experience. fore and all three were the worst mosphere with an overpriced However, since many seem next-mornings of my life. but decent juke box. to like it when paired with the I don’t know why. Patrons can keep themselves always rowdy Jack Daniels and I suspected that maybe the entertained with darts, pool or packaged with a witt y name, its Jack Daniels could be the anti- shuffl eboard. It has a claw-grab story must be told. dote, so I decided to hit the PB & prize machine with porno mov- Th is week’s drink is a two-for- J to see if I fared any bett er. ies mixed in among the stuff ed one special from Th e Checkered I don’t particularly dislike animals. Th e crowd is friendly Flag Bar and Grill. Th ey call it a the taste of Pabst. It had a and so are the bartenders. Spartan Daily SPECIAL SECTION Thursday,Th d OOctoberOcttobber 99, 22002008008 MondM Monday,day, OOcOctobertobet b r 1313, 20200808

STILL STANDING TALL 40 YEARS LATER

On October 16, 1968, two men stunned the world with a simple gesture. On the medal stand at the Olympic Games in Mexico City, aft er winning gold and bronze respectively, Tommie Smith and John Carlos raised their hands to the sky in a salute to black power. Forty years later, their protest has become one of the most remembered images of the Olympic Games as an enduring symbol of defi ance in the face of racism.

The story Forty Today’s SJSU Profi les: Bud Winter of the protest years later track team: The men Field what’s left behind the fi sts B2 B3 B4 B5 B7

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A photograph of Tommie Smith being interviewed by Spartan Daily Courtesy of Lloyd LaCuesta DDEFIANCEEFIANCE reporter Lloyd LaCuesta at San Jose Municipal Airport after Smith and John Carlos’ protest. A note from Tommie Smith to Lloyd LaCuesta was written on the photograph.

It was Oct. 16, 1968. Mexico something even more memorable. Edwards and student Ken Noel, according to Olympic historian C. Mexican government. were gett ing,” he said. City. SJSU alumnus and Olympic He was going to raise his fi st. the project had originally planned Robert Paul Jr. Lloyd LaCuesta, then a report- Media reaction was mixed. Th e athlete Tommie Smith had just Smith and Carlos graciously ac- to boycott the Olympics entirely. Th at night, the USOC sent Jesse er for the Spartan Daily, said he de- Washington Post ran an editorial run the most important 200 me- cepted their medals, Smith allow- But when a vote by the athletes Owens, a black athlete who had at- cided to meet them at the airport on Oct. 20, 1968, that said it was ters of his life. ing himself another celebratory involved in the project failed to tained international fame in track when they came back. sad that Smith and Carlos felt the Coming off a muscle pull in an arm pump as he stepped onto the pass the motion to boycott , it fell and fi eld at the 1936 Olympics, to “It was a very interesting scene need to protest at the Olympics, earlier qualifi er, it wasn’t even cer- podium. But then, as the “Star- to the athletes themselves to de- talk to Smith and Carlos, according at the San Jose airport, because at and that no matt er how right their tain that Smith would be able to Spangled Banner” began to play cide what, if anything, they were to a 1968 article in Life magazine. that time the news media tended to sentiments were, “the time and compete, let alone win. But 10 sec- and the fl ags were raised, the pair’s going to do at the games. Owens told them that the IOC be all white. So there was a bunch place was wrong.” onds into the race, coming from expressions became serious. “I was surprised at the magni- was accusing them of violating the of old, white men standing around Many other publications agreed, far back in the pack, Smith began Each man bowed their head and tude of what they did,” Noel said. precepts of the games, and told saying, ‘Do you know what he although many also decried the de- to make his move. At 14 seconds, raised their fi st: Smith his right, “Th ey took it a lot further than them that the USOC was being looks like? Do you know what he cision of the Olympic committ ees he was neck-and-neck with fellow Carlos his left . Each wore a single anything I expected them to do. I pressured to send them home. He looks like?’” LaCuesta said. “Th ese to throw them out of the games. SJSU student John Carlos, vying black glove. Each had feet bare save think they took it a lot further then proposed that the athletes agree guys ran to the fi rst tall, black per- But the welcome home wasn’t for the lead. for black athletic socks. Carlos was I would have thought to do myself on a clear form of protest that son they saw get off the airplane. all bad. And then he really opened up. wearing a string of beads around his if I had been there.” wouldn’t off end anyone. But the And that wasn’t Tommie.” “I had two white students liv- Carlos had just enough time to neck in addition to his bronze med- “I thought it was beautiful,” Ed- athletes declined, insisting that “I saw Tommie coming, and we ing above me at the time,” Carlos glance at his teammate as Smith al. Smith carried a box in his left wards said. they be given the freedom to ex- rushed over,” he said. “We started said. “And they had so much re- blazed past him, both arms raised hand containing an olive branch. Not everyone agreed. Th e next press themselves. fi ring questions at Tommie and spect and admiration and pride in triumph. Tommie Smith had All three men on the podium, day, International Olympic Com- Th e next day, Paul said, the John. I remember Tommie didn’t for (me) that when I came home, won Olympic gold, shatt ering the including second-place sprinter mitt ee President Avery Brundage IOC met again. Th is time the com- really want to say anything, but I despite any negatives that I might previous world record with a time Peter Norman, wore pins embla- called an emergency meeting on mitt ee had a stronger message for was being very persistent.” have seen on the way to my house, of 19.83 seconds. zoned with the logo of the Olym- the protest. its American counterpart: Expel “And John said to me ‘If you they had a big sign out, like a sheet It was the fi rst time that anyone pic Project for Human Rights, a Th e committ ee voted to expel Smith and Carlos, or the entire shove that microphone in my face, hanging from their window: ‘Wel- had run the 200-meter in less than movement by black athletes to Smith and Carlos from any further U.S. track and fi eld team would be I’m gonna shove it down your come home, John Carlos: San Jose 20 seconds, and it was a record that raise awareness about the plight Olympic activities and recom- barred from competition. throat.’ ... For the most part, they State’s hero.’ Th at shaved off any would remain unmatched until of black people all over the world. mended that the U.S. Olympic Th e USOC complied, and weren’t saying anything. I think rough edges I might have had.” 1979. But along with John Carlos, Started on the campus of San Jose Committ ee send the two sprinters Smith and Carlos were given 48 they were kind of shell-shocked “I’ll never forget it as long as I Tommie Smith was about to do State by sociology professor Harry home. Th e USOC initially refused, hours to leave the country by the by the kind of media coverage they live,” he said. STORY [ TODAY] SPECIAL //ANDREA SECTION FRAINIER BB33 4400 YYearsears LLater...ater...

When Tommie Smith and Even though hundreds of stu- have to work in ’68, and therefore John Carlos bowed their heads dents walk by the Smith-Carlos Stat- your life is taken up by stuff .” and raised their black-gloved fi sts ue every day, many of them do not Urla Hill, curator of “Speed City” toward the sky at the Mexico City know the signifi cance of Smith and at San Jose City Hall, is a former Olympics, their Black Power sa- Carlos’ Olympic stance. SJSU student who has dedicated her lute was embraced by some but “San Jose State has to do more life to chronicling the university’s resented by most at the time. to try and make students under- rich athletics history. Years later, the two SJSU ath- stand what this is all about,” John “I don’t trust San Jose State to letes are celebrated as heroes for Carlos said. do what they should do with that their courageous stance against ra- When Kimberly Uweh, a soph- statue,” Hill said. “Freshman year, cial inequality in America. omore chemistry major, walks by everybody needs to know what “I think it’s amazing that these the statue, she said she doesn’t al- that statue is.” two historic fi gures were at this ways think about its meaning. Harry Edwards, a former pro- school,” said Kate Fisher, a junior “But every now and then I take fessor of sociology at SJSU and occupational therapy major. “I that glance and think, ‘Oh yeah, student-athlete, co-founded the think we can learn a lot about how that came from my school, some- Olympic Project for Human Rights they stood up for what was right.” one who took a stance.’ … You with Ken Noel in 1967 to protest Niya Levi, a senior marketing don’t really fi nd people in our gen- the treatment of black athletes. major, said he was impressed with eration that stand up for anything. When asked what he wanted the Tommie Smith and John Carlos Most things are done for us.” SJSU students to think when they Statue when he fi rst came to SJSU. Colin Taylor, a junior civil engi- walk by the statue, Edwards re- “Th e Olympics didn’t really neering major, said he didn’t know plied that he wouldn’t want those support them. Neither did Amer- much about the history behind students to think anything. ica. But then to have San Jose State the statue, but didn’t think to- “I would want them to ask one honor them is really cool,” he said. day’s generation of students would question, ‘What was that about?’ Tommie Smith said the Statue take a bold stance like Smith and and then hit the libraries and start represents where the fi ght for Carlos did. doing research,” he said. “If the stu- equality of SJSU athletes started. “For the most part, most of us dents ask that question, I trust them “I come to the statue some- are afraid to step out and be diff er- to come to the right answers.” times and no one knows who I ent,” he said. “American culture is It was an SJSU student that Tommie Smith (center) and John Carlos (right) raise their arms in protest at Courtesy of AP Images am,” Smith said. “So I stand there just to fi t and be like everyone else.” campaigned to honor Smith and the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City during the playing of “The Star-Spangled Banner.” and just look at it. … I cannot look SJSU’s Instructional Resource Carlos. In 2003, SJSU alumnus at my face because that face repre- Center’s copy of the HBO docu- Erik Grotz was a senior political there was no recognition that we Smith also said he believes that SJSU students. sents what I felt at that time and mentary “Fists of Freedom: Th e science major who pushed for the att ended San Jose State. He said it the university needs to reinforce “I think one of the things stu- that was a cry for freedom.” Story of the ’68 Summer Games,” university to commemorate the was almost like they were ashamed the meaning of the statue. dents at San Jose State could do as When SJSU President Whit- which explores the events surround- medal-winning athletes. of us. And the statue is there as a “Th ere’s nothing on that statue a way of commemorating that — more looks at the Smith-Carlos ing the ’68 Olympics, has only been “Th e statues were there be- result of his backing.” that exemplifi es why it was there they could revive that as an image statue, he said he thinks about the checked out a total of four times. cause they had a young man who Edwards said he thinks the or the need to continue the strife of what it is to be in college, what it history of the university and its “I don’t think it’s by accident was the student body president a Smith-Carlos Statues need to be of excellence,” Smith said. “A is to be an athlete, what it is to be concern for social justice. that people don’t know what went few years back,” John Carlos said. put in context. plaque is needed to be oriented on a politically engaged athlete. Th ese “Th at and the Martin Luther on,” said sociology professor Pres- “He was in a class … and the pro- “Anytime you isolate some- that statue or around that statue were not guys that were political King Library and now the Cesar ton Rudy. “Th at’s by design. Th at fessor just happened to mention thing out and say ‘Well what does to identify who these guys are, in the sense that they weren’t run- Chavez arch — those are three has to do with the way in which to him that John Carlos and Tom- this mean?’ and don’t put it into what they did and why the statue ning for student government, they statements that say a lot about the being a student in 2008 is very dif- mie Smith went to school here. … context, it’s going to be meaning- is there because it is a monumental weren’t involved in huge demon- history of this institution and the ferent from being a student in ’68. Th is individual was elated we went less and very soon it’s going to be statue that’s just sitt ing there.” strations. Th ey were going about culture and att itude of faculty and Th e fees are higher, students have to school here, but even more so forgott en. I put that on the univer- Rudy said he thinks the spirit of their daily life and doing that in a students here,” he said. to work in ways that they didn’t he was disappointed for the fact sity,” he said. Smith and Carlos has been lost on way that was politically aware.” STORY // BB44 SPECIALANDREA FRAINIER AND SECTION SELMA SKOKIC [ PRESENT] CLUB?JUST A

A member of the SJSU Track and Field Club clears a hurdle at San Jose City College. RYAN KALEM / Contributing Photographer Most of the San Jose communi- est creative coaches ever produced until it was disbanded in 1988. track and fi eld program. tant to Bud Winter and head track Bud Winter and all he’s done for ty remains unaware of the history at the school or in the country,” “Speed City before it was “Th e reason given was that coach at SJSU from 1974 to 1984. the school and for the city of San of the decrepit piece of land on the Bob Poynter said in an e-mail. ‘Speed City’ was an incredible ex- the athletic department was in a “(Cutt ing the track and fi eld pro- Jose that they would let his his- corner of Alma and Tenth streets. Poynter was a sprinter for SJSU’s perience just being on that track half-million dollar budget defi - gram) was to save money. ... Th ere tory go down to that level.” Th at piece of land is Bud Winter track and fi eld team from 1959 to team at San Jose State at that time,” cit,” said Frank Jewett e, a mem- is no income in track; it doesn’t According to Urla Hill, the Field, the practice space of some of 1961. “He invented many of the said Robert Griffi n, vice president ber of the SJSU track team from pay for itself.” curator of the “Speed City” ex- the world’s fastest runners. techniques and drills that sprinters of student services and institu- 1983 to 1986. Currently, Bud Winter Field is hibit at San Jose City Hall, a lot Lloyd “Bud” Winter was SJ- use today on a limited budget.” tional research at De Anza College Along with the track and fi eld a ghost of its former self. Th e all- of the former track athletes have SU’s track and fi eld coach from “Speed City” was the nick- and relay runner at SJSU in the late program, SJSU cut men’s wres- weather track is fi lled with holes, dropped their alumni member- 1944 to 1974 and coached 37 name of San Jose during the ’60s. “San Jose had put together a tling, women’s fi eld hockey and while weeds and bits of trash litt er ships due to the current condition world record holders, 102 NCAA 1950s and 1960s when SJSU phenomenal track team both in an men’s cross country. the fi eld area. Th e university uses of the fi eld. “Th ey don’t really care All-Americans, 49 NCAA record was known for its world-ranked athletic performance but also in Th e cutt ing of the track and fi eld the fi eld as overfl ow parking during about SJSU anymore,” Hill said. holders and 27 Olympians, ac- sprinters such as Lee Evans, political philosophy based on the program has caused disappoint- baseball, football and soccer games. Current students took it upon cording to the SJSU Track & Field Tommie Smith, John Carlos, Bob environment of the times.” ment among former SJSU athletes. “I think it’s a travesty, a sin. It’s themselves to form the SJSU Web site. Poynter and many other athletes In 1988, three years aft er “I think it was the wrong thing a shameful thing,” John Carlos Track & Field Club and to honor “Bud Winter was one of the fi n- who participated in the program Winter’s death, SJSU cut the to do,” said Ernie Bullard, assis- said. “It’s a smack in the face to the history associated with it. STORY [ PROFILES] SPECIAL //SECTION ADAM MURPHY BB55 WHO WERE THEY?

JEFF KROOT / Courtesy of History San Jose GARY KELMENSON / Courtesy of History San Jose John Carlos (left) and Tommie Smith hanging out at what is now known as Bud Bud Winter (left) and John Carlos standing at the track in 1969. Winter Field, San Jose State College South Campus in 1969.

A simple gesture nearly 40 “Carlos and Smith are joined “My father was a serious-mind- and forceful, while Carlos was at ing World War II and used the relax- while Ernie Bullard instructed all of years ago inextricably tied gold at the hip in history, they will al- ed individual in regards to family ease, his body loose and relaxed. ation technique learned in the Navy the fi eld events. medalist Tommie Smith and ways be together, but they couldn’t protection, support, care,” Carlos “Carlos is a city guy, brash, and applied it to his runners. “(Winter) was one of the re- bronze medalist John Carlos be more diff erent,” Edwards said. said. “He would never solve your boisterous and loud, outwardly ag- “I came to San Jose State to be ally outstanding coaches ever. Th e together. For the rest of their “Tommie Smith’s world as a child problems. He would give you some gressive. He wore his confi dence coached by the best and achieve San Jose State track and fi eld pro- lives, they would be known nei- was one of hard work, the seventh tools to solve the problem, but you out in the open. He had supreme worldwide achievement. (Win- gram never had a big budget in any ther for their medals nor their child of 12 from a farming family had to be the man to step up to the confi dence,” Noel said. ter) was very instrumental in me sport. He built quite a bit on very numerous world records, but that moved to Northern California plate to resolve those issues.” Carlos and Smith may dif- graduating from college, since I litt le. (He) was the mantel on why for their protest at the 1968 when he was 6.” Tommie Smith wore sunglasses fer in their personalities, but was the very fi rst one in my family (the athletes) were there. Speed Olympic Games. Smith said his father prided in all of his events. He wore them they share traits common to any to do so,” said Bob Poynter, a for- City was one thing, but on that Th ere was no great plan to make himself on hard work. He said he not to stand out, but to hide. Olympic athlete. mer San Jose State student athlete team there were some outstanding a statement to the world, said for- carries that same kind of pride “I try to convince myself that “(Th ey had) tremendous under Bud Winter. athletes,” Bullard said. mer SJSU professor Harry Ed- around with him at all times. if I can’t see out too well, then amounts of pride and courage. Winter’s car he drove to prac- Winter produced more than 102 wards and organizer of the Project It helps explain the thinking of nobody can see me very clearly, Without that, how can you be as tice was held together by string, All-Americans during his tenure at for Human Rights. Edwards was someone who would risk every- either,” said Smith in an interview political as we were and perform and he conducted practice in a San Jose State, Poynter said. Winter instrumental in infl uencing Smith thing for what he felt was right. with Frank Deford of Sports Illus- as well as they did under those camoufl age suit, according to Urla also saw the team through the po- and Carlos to take some kind of “Dad and Mom were my back- trated in 1967. circumstances? Th ey had self con- Hill, an SJSU graduate and curator litical turmoil of the late 1960s. action during the Olympic trials, bone,” Tommie Smith said of his Th e Olympians could not be fi dence and a willingness to sacri- of the Speed City exhibit in San “It was like going down rapids according to San Jose State alum- parents. “Th eir intrinsic att itudes of more diff erent, even on the stand. fi ce,” Noel said. Jose City Hall. in a canoe. Th e whole idea is to get nus and Project for Human Rights work ethic and non-secular beliefs Smith was shy and aff able com- Neither ever lacked confi dence “Winter was a friend, a mentor to the bott om with everyone still co-founder Ken Noel. kept me to do the right thing.” pared to a boisterous and confi - on the track. Head coach Bud and a great coach. He contributed to on the canoe,” Bullard said. “None Smith and Carlos were not po- Like Smith, John Carlos’ main dent Carlos. Smith’s posture on Winter made sure of that. who I was on the track,” Carlos said. of it was easy. It was a complicated litical activists, but athletes. infl uence was his family. the Olympic pedestal was rigid Winter trained fi ghter pilots dur- Bud Winter was the track coach year, but we got through it.” STORYSTORY B6 SPECIAL // JON XAVIXAVIER SECTIONER [ SYMBOLS] SALUTE “My raised right hand stood for the power of black America. Carlos’ raised left hand stood for the unity of black America. Tommie Smith and John Carlos wore a matched set of MEDALS Together they formed an arch of unity and power,” Smith said. black gloves when they gave the raised fi st salute: Smith had the right one, Carlos the left. Originally purchased by Tommie Tommie Smith won the gold Smith’s wife because she thought it would be cold in Mexico with a world-record-setting time of City, the pair wore them because they didn’t want to shake 19.83 seconds in the 200-meter hands with Olympic president Avery Brundage, a man they dash. John Carlos took the bronze regarded as racist, when they received their medals. with a time of 20.10 seconds. Although they were thrown out of Olympic Village by the International Olympic Commission after the event, and banned from ever competing again, they were never stripped of BOWED HEADS their medals. Smith and Carlos’ refusal to look at the fl ag while the American national anthem played was considered by many at the time to be unpatriotic and disrespectful. But for them it was a way of showing the solemness of the event. SILVER In a 1993 Daily Telegraph story, Smith said “They say we demeaned the fl ag. Hey, no way man. That’s my fl ag . . . that’s the American fl ag and I’m an American. But I couldn’t salute it in the accepted manner, because it didn’t represent me fully; only to the extent of asking me to be great on the running track, then obliging me to come home and be just another nigger.”

BEADS The silver medal for the 200-meter dash went to Australian Peter Norman. His John Carlos wore a string of beads around his neck, time of 20.06 seconds is still the Australian record for the event. Norman supported which he described as being “for those individuals that were the protest and wore an Olympic Project for Human Rights pin as he stood on the lynched or killed that no one said a prayer for, that were podium as a gesture of solidarity. When Norman died of a heart attack in 2006, hung and tarred. It was for those thrown off the side of the Tommie Smith and John Carlos were pallbearers at his funeral. He was left out of boats in the Middle Passage.” the statue at his own insistence. “I can understand now, since Peter’s gone, he BARE FEET left that vacancy so others could stand in his Smith and Carlos took to the podium without their shoes, place, and that was quite wearing only black socks as a way of protesting the poverty awesome,” Smith told the in which many blacks lived. “We have kids that don’t have shoes even today. It’s not AP in 2006. like the powers that be can’t provide these things. They can send a spaceship to the moon, or a probe to Mars, yet they can’t give shoes? They can’t give health care? I’m just not naive enough to accept that,” John Carlos said.

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Th e California State Univer- “Th ere are holes in the track turf And that, ultimately, is what Brown Robert Poynter, the SJSU track and sitysit Board of Trustees’ May ap- matt ing, and the plaque that com- said the club wants: for people to come. fi eld Web site stated. provalpr of a new sports complex on memorates the fi eld to Bud Winter Few students know about the ef- Christian Mabalot, a freshmanman SouthSo Campus has put a bump in is slowly eroding away,” the track and forts to save the fi eld. Brown said this business marketing major, said he theth road for the SJSU track and fi eld fi eld Web site stated. is because he only found out in April, thought the school “shouldn’t tear (thethe organization.or In an eff ort to sway the city though he said the city “has been talk- track) down.” Th e city of San Jose intends to con- from going along with its plan, the ing about this for three years.” “I just signed a petition for that,”at,” structst the $14 million complex, which Track and Field Club has been in- Nevertheless, Shauna Sherman, a Mabalot said. “Th ey’re a lot of peopleple includesin soccer fi elds and additional forming students, asking people to junior justice studies major, said she who still want it standing. Th at is $14 parking,pa on top of the Bud Winter sign petitions and holding discus- is “kind of indiff erent” to what they million that can be used for some-me- Field.Fi While the track and fi eld team sions with anyone willing to lend an do with the fi eld. She said she is one thing else.” wantsw many things done to the track, ear, Brown said. of those students who were unaware Th at is what Brown would likee to theth proposed deal is not among them. “Ten years ago, the school tried to of the track and the proposed plans to see happen. “Originally, we were going to use the do this. Students got pissed off and build a sports complex. But, if she had “We want a multi-purpose facil-cil- track,”tr said senior kinesiology major rallied (to save the fi eld),” Brown said. to choose, she said she would “keep ity,” he said, speaking of a project thathat WilliamW Brown, a track athlete, coach “We want to use the track. It is very more of the history alive.” would make over the fi eld and allowlow andan co-founder of the SJSU Track important to our school. We were Th is track is where Tommie Smith for other track and fi eld sports. andan Field Club, which was founded in known as ‘Speed City.’ It was known as and John Carlos used to train, as well “Th is is prett y much a trying time.me. 2006.20 “But the track is old.” the place to come.” as fellow Olympians Ray Norton and Once it’s gone, it’s gone,” Brown] said.id. BB88 SPECIAL SECTION [ OPINION] The best accomplishments WHERE IN SPORTS don’t occur during the game TO FIND PURITY TOMMY WRIGHT DAVID ZUGNONI In my life as a sports fan, I have been lucky Th e 1951 University of San When I was a kid, my father play sports or watch sports, but sports enough to tune into many great sports perfor- Francisco football team went brought me to plenty of high should not hold authority over accept- mances. Joe Montana fi nding John Taylor in the undefeated during the regular school basketball games at the able behavior. end zone for the winning touchdown in Super season. Th e team was invited to Oakland Arena, now called Athletes who participated in the Bowl XXIII, Michael Jordan’s “fl u game” in the bowl games, but with the cave- Oracle Arena, and Arco Are- 1968 Summer Olympics were told the 1997 NBA Finals, Kirk Gibson’s pinch-hit, walk at that it leave its two African- na in Sacramento. same thing as athletes who were part of off home run in the 1988 World Series. American players behind. Most ventures were fi lled the 2008 Summer Olympics: No politi- At the time, I saw those events as heroic Th e team stood together and with fundamental basketball cal or social messages of any kind. (despite my aversion toward the Dodgers) but chose not to att end. and devoid of the overzealous Th e Olympic committ ees made looking back, they didn’t have much meaning But when you want to celebrations, taunts and work- these demands to avoid bringing in out- beyond the sports world. single out one particular mo- ing of the crowd common in side elements to what is meant to be a I did watch Dave Dravecky’s courageous ment, it is the protest of Tom- modern American sports. pure celebration of sport. return to baseball aft er he was diagnosed with mie Smith and John Carlos at the Th e high school players But Olympic athletes have a unique cancer. But it seems that sports currently lack 1968 Olympics in Mexico City almost always conducted distinction: Th ey appear suddenly in the the heroes who were present in the years be- that stands out as the most coura- themselves with a great deal public eye for an extremely short period fore my time. geous event that transcended sports. of discipline and respect for of time; they become famous instantly Roberto Clemente is someone who died 10 Smith and Carlos considered a the game. and then unknown just as fast. years before I was born, but I have always ad- boycott as well. Th e boycott of the ’68 Th ey came jogging out of Olympic athletes don’t get a bonus mired him for what he did on the fi eld and off . games was called off in place of a diff er- the locker room in perfect for winning medals; they aren’t employ- Clemente, a member of the National Baseball ent form of protest. lines and went through their ees. Some do advertisements leading up Hall of Fame, died in a plane crash while bringing By choosing to att end the Olympics, warm-ups with soldier-like to or following their achievements, but aid to victims of an earthquake in Nicaragua. Smith and Carlos were able to participate uniformity. most return to their previous lives, in- Th ere are also the people who have broken and receive medals for their performance. Th e starters would always comes and notoriety. barriers in sports. Most people have heard of But aft er they raised their fi sts in defi ance, shake hands with the opposing Almost all Olympic athletes will nev- how Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in the two were suspended from the team and coach, an opposing player and the er again be as famous as they are for just baseball in 1947. But the barrier in professional sent home. When they got back, they were referees before the game. a glimpse in time. football was broken twice before Jackie Robin- denounced by the media, received death Appreciating this type of pu- Telling these people not to use such son played his fi rst game in the major leagues. threats and struggled to fi nd work. rity was typical of my upbringing. an opportunity to speak their mind is From 1920 to 1933, 13 African-Americans Th eir silent protest for equal rights tran- One year, Brandon Payton of stripping them of what could be their played in the National Football League. But it scended sports. It is fi tting that they are me- De La Salle High School in Con- biggest accomplishment — bigger than took until 1946 for another African-American morialized here at SJSU. Th eir protest was cord, brother of former NBA star winning Olympic gold. to get back into pro football. Th at year, Marion in the same vein of Martin Luther King Jr. Gary Payton, aft er winning the Di- Before raising his fist in protest of Motley, Bill Willis, Kenny Washington and and Cesar Chavez, who both have structures vision I Northern California cham- unfair conditions in America, Tom- Woody Strode all made their debuts. named for them on campus as well. pionship, hung on the basket until mie Smith was just the fastest sprinter It took until 1950 for the National Bas- Activism in sports is not completely dead. the rim bent. in the world. John Carlos was third ketball Association to integrate. Earl Lloyd, Joey Cheek, a U.S. speed skater, organized My father and I didn’t think fastest. They were just names in the Chuck Cooper and Nat “Sweetwater” Clift on Team Darfur to protest conditions in Sudan. highly of that. record books. brought down the barrier in the NBA. But Cheek had his visa revoked before he Today I prefer a diff erent type But they chose to be more than that. Billy Jean King, Babe Didrikson and Jackie could att end the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. of purity. Th ey chose to be honest. Joyner-Kersee have all helped progress women So the hope is not over for someone else to Th e outcomes of sporting While the 1968 Summer Olympics in sports. take a stand as Smith and Carlos did in 1968. events mean nothing 99 percent of may not have been seen as pure by Other athletes made their mark by not par- But until then, their protest stands above the the time. Sports are just for fun. many, the hearts of Tommie Smith and ticipating. 1980 U.S. hockey team’s upset of the Soviet Some work as the gateway to John Carlos were pure that day. Canadian boxers Sam Luft spring and Nor- Union, Lou Gehrig’s farewell speech, and bett er economic conditions than Purity is honesty. man “Baby” Yak refused to att end the 1936 any other event as the most important, he- many good people could other- Purity is truth. Olympics in Berlin due to the treatment of roic and courageous moment in the his- wise hope for, and they are ben- Purity is free. Jews in Germany under Hitler’s rule. tory of sports. efi cial to millions of people who Purity is free speech. [ INTERVIEW] SPECIAL SECTION BB99 WITH HARRY EDWARDS When Harry Edwards came to San Jose State as a student, he witnessed racism and neglect by the college. When he came back in 1966 as an instructor, nothing had changed. So, he decided to change it. Out of his efforts, and the efforts of the students who worked with him, the Olympic Project for Human Rights was born. Edwards talked to SJSU student media about the events of 1968. In the following excerpts, he discusses his own motivations, the political climate at the college in the ’60s, and the goals of the movement that ultimately led to Tommie Smith and John Carlos A putting their fi sts in the air at the 1968 Summer Olympics. Harry Edwards speaks to SJSU student CARLOS A. MORENO / Spartan Daily & media in front of the Tommie Smith and John Carlos Statue. QHow did you fi rst get What was the When did you fi rst Q:involved in activism? Q:atmosphere of SJSU Q: decide to boycott the like from 1966 to 1968? Olympics and why? A:I was among the fi rst generation A:It was extremely difficult. to the judicial system. Nobody would take A: Th e Olympic project for human issues, because there were South Africa of Negro students at the time Very few people in the general that seriously, a Negro student saying “I got rights got its name by virtue of and Southern Rhodesia, which had run to enter integrated high schools in East academic and social culture of this a problem with the segregated frat row.” the fact that aft er our experiences here at racist governments by constitutional St. Louis, Illinois. Th ey integrated the campus realized what Negro students We’d probably get the same response San Jose State, it became very, very clear design and were oppressing the majority of elementary schools in 1955 following went through, even athletes. we got when we took this issue to the that it was not an issue of civil rights, in black people in those countries, and they 1954, Brown v. Board of Education. Th ey were not aware of the day-to-day housing vice president here, which was terms of the housing, in terms of the access too were concerned by Southern Rhodesia Th ey integrated the junior high schools ongoing humiliation in terms of trying to to be laughed out of the place. It was just to a broad variety of majors, in terms of the and South Africa being members in good in 1956 and they integrated the high rent an apartment, in terms of trying to not taken seriously. It was assumed that kind of support systems that we needed standing, strongly supported by the schools in 1957. fi nd a barber shop that would cut your we were simply privileged to be here. in this environment and in terms of the United States and Britain and a number of So I was among that fi rst big fl ush hair, in terms of going down to a restaurant Anything else: You’re over the top, you’re daily humiliations and outrages that we other Western powers. of Negro students who went to East St. where there’s not a table at a place – and asking too much, you’re out of your place. dealt with both on campus and off in this So this enabled us to link up with and Louis Senior High School, and when I got you’re in Downtown San Jose and you’re And the campus for the most part, and community. to help to support them. It also enabled there, one of the things that I found was trying to simply sit down and buy a meal I’m talking professors, counselors, the It wasn’t an issue of civil rights; we had us to link up with and to help to support that we were there but we were basically and somebody comes to the door, “Can I administration simply did not get it. Th ey civil rights issues because our basic human the student populations, in particular in unwanted guests. Th ey had no idea about help you?” “Yes, I would like to eat lunch.” didn’t understand the pain, the outrage, status was questioned. “You can’t major Mexico, who were very much concerned how to teach us. Th ey had very litt le to no “We’re not open yet.” Th en you’re half a the anguish, the humiliation that even in this, that or the other because you about the corruption, about the total knowledge of our culture. Th ey had no block away and you see somebody else or their star athletes went through in this don’t have the intellectual capacity.” “You misappropriation of national resources idea about how we were prepared to come another group walk right in. environment. can’t come into this housing and rent an and then ultimately about the amount to school, how to even approach us. Nobody was conscious of the degree It had been going on for years. It wasn’t apartment because we question your basic of money that was being spent on the Th e one area where we really had some of humiliation and outrage that Negro just my generation. My generation was human status.” Olympic Games in Mexico City, while degree of comfort was on the athletic fi eld students went through on this campus. To simply the fi rst generation to stand up and And so the Olympic Project for Human there were millions of people in Mexico’s because once you get into that locker go into an academic department and not confront the institution of the generations Rights was named as such because we population that were suff ering mean at a room and put on the football equipment be able to register in that major — nobody who accommodated the situation by wanted, with the Olympic movement, to go very basic and fundamental level, food, or once you’re out on the track throwing was aware of that. To walk down 11th helping each other out and helping each beyond the civil issues that were involved shelter, medicine and so forth. the discus or running, the regimen is very Street, frat row, and have epithets screamed other get through it. and really begin to challenge the basic So, the human rights designation clear. Th e only shortcut is hard work and out of the windows. You’re walking and all We determined it wasn’t an issue notion that somehow Negroes, as we were enabled us to move beyond issues of the only goal is to win. So in that arena, we of a sudden a beer bott le crashes on the of gett ing through it. It was an issue of called at the time, were less than human segregated housing in this country, were comfortable but still not accepted. sidewalk just behind you. stopping it. Our perspective was not to try in certain fundamental basic ways and racial discrimination in this city and It was very, very clear that as soon as Nobody understood what that was to fi gure out how to get around the rott en therefore were not deserving of full and enabled us to deal with these issues at the athletic event was over, we had no about. And of course going to fi ling a suit, apples. Our perspective was to overturn total civil rights. their core, not just in this country but place in that area. So by the time I left high going to the police — you’re talking about the entire apple cart because that was the We also understood that by putt ing all over the world where we could make school, I was very much aware of what I 18-, 19-, 20-year-old students — that’s not only way the situation was going to be the struggle at the level of human rights, common calls with people involved in a was up against. what we did, assuming that we had access corrected. it enabled us to go beyond the American similar struggle.