Softball team loses series P.6 Downtown hot spots P.4 Cultural icons battle P.3 Spartans placed in the role of spoiler A guide to top 10 summer outings D-Day event pits Darth Vader against James T. Kirk in games against Wolf Pack. in the San Jose area. in a war of scribbles.

theSpartanDaily.com MONDAY, MAY 04, 2009 Volume 132, Issue 49 TUE WED THU FRI Spartan Daily 73 Serving San Jose State University Since 1934 68 74 74 74 THE WIRE POLITICS STATE Swine fl u causes several May Day march for workers schools to close Demonstrators walk three miles LOS ANGELES — School administrators across from Story Road to City Hall California are hoping to keep swine fl u at bay by keeping some campuses closed on Monday. The state’s Department of Public Health has confi rmed 29 cases of the illness across the state, and continues to test 130 probable cases. There have been no swine fl u deaths in California. The median age for the state’s confi rmed and probable cases is 18 years old, which means many of those who have been affected are among the state’s 6.3 million school-aged children. — Associated Press NATIONAL Souter’s retirement unlikely to change court’s makeup WASHINGTON — Awaiting President Barack Obama’s fi rst Supreme Court pick, activists expect a less-spirited nomination battle than would have been anticipated if a conservative justice had Demonstrators protest outside San Jose City Hall in support of immigration rights for workers after marching from Story Road to CARLOS A. MORENO / Spartan Daily stepped down or Democrats Downtown San Jose on Friday. held a slimmer edge in the Senate. up to rally the crowd, including Cars honked their horns at pro- Retiring Justice David H. Souter HARVEY RAÑOLA Richard Hobbs, interim executive testers while motorcycle police is part of the court’s liberal Staff Writer director of Services, Immigrant made sure the protest remained wing, and his replacement by Rights and Education Network orderly on the westbound lanes a Democratic administration Despite the forecasts for rain, (SIREN). of Alum Rock Avenue and Santa probably won’t change the hundreds of protesters crowded Hobbs said he believes im- Clara Street. ideological balance. the parking lot in front of the Mi migrant workers are the most Students from universities and Pueblo supermarket on Story oppressed people in the U.S. and community colleges in the area Colorado may abolish Road on Friday to participate in they are being denied basic hu- joined the march and were also death penalty a May Day march for immigrant man rights making their voices heard. workers’ rights. “We have as many as 200,000 Cesar Juarez, a senior social DENVER — Colorado is one of Demonstrators prepared for people in Santa Clara County liv- science major and community 10 states that have considered their three-mile march to San Jose ing in second-class conditions,” organizer for SIREN, said the abolishing the death penalty City Hall by waving Mexican, he said. “Some conditions are marches, which also took place this year to save money, but American and Palestinian fl ags. worse than under slavery in the in several other cities, were a way Colorado’s proposal has a Th e sound of drums competed United States to some extent be- to send a message to President twist: It would use the savings with the voices of protesters car- cause at least slaves had the right Barack Obama. to investigate about 1,400 A woman holding a sign marched STEFAN ARMIJO / Spartan Daily rying bullhorns and chanting “yes to work. ... Th is is the civil rights unsolved slayings. with thousands of other activists to San Jose City Hall on May we can” in Spanish and English. movement of the 21st century in The measure has sparked Day in support of rights for immigrants and workers. A number of speakers stepped my opinion.” See MARCH, page 2 fi erce debate between prosecutors and some victims’ families. Prosecutors want to CULTURE keep capital punishment as an option for heinous crimes, and they say the bill has Vietnamese photography sparks remembrance day raised unrealistic hopes about solving cold cases. graphic works of Nguyen Ngoc nam War and the people who to me because the sun was shin- Hanh had served in the Supporters of the bill say it’s DAN LU Hanh, a veteran and war photog- fought in it. ing right through the holes.” Vietnamese army as a second more important to fi nd and Staff Writer rapher, were showcased during a “I pay my respects to all the One photograph, titled “Mend lieutenant and att ended a French prosecute killers still on the slideshow presentation. people, especially the Vietnam- the Flag,” showed a woman sew- photography school in 1956 loose than to execute the ones Photographs of human body Hanh’s favorite photographs ese and U.S. soldiers who sacri- ing up the former South Vietnam- where he began to serve as a already convicted. parts of those who died during of the Vietnam War along with fi ced for freedom and democ- ese fl ag with red thread hanging military photographer. He said “The death penalty is not the Vietnam War were some of scenes from around the Bay Area racy,” Quach said. from her mouth. of all the types of things he likes relevant without a murderer the more than 80 photographs were among the works that were Chau Nguyen, an economics Another photograph was one to photograph, he loves taking brought to trial,” said Laurie featured during the fi rst Vietnam featured. open university student, att end- of the more compelling pictures pictures of wars the most. Wiedeman, the older sister of History and Remembrance Day Huy Quach, 29, of Milpitas ed the event with her husband of the night, which featured a fa- James Rosenthal, a retired am- 17-year-old Gay Lynn Dixon, event held on Th ursday evening. said a picture depicting U.S. sol- and viewed all the photographs ther with a missing left arm and bassador and former U.S. Embas- whose 1982 slaying remains Th e event took place inside diers protecting Vietnamese ci- that were presented. leg. Hanh said the picture repre- sy offi cial in Saigon, Vietnam, said unsolved. the Engineering Auditorium, vilians was the most emotional “I liked the picture with the sents joy and hope as the father he was particularly impressed and and began with a color guard sa- photograph to him. former South Vietnamese fl ag had survived his injuries from — Associated Press lute and a moment of silence to He said it is important to re- the most,” she said. “Th ere are the war and is now enjoying his honor war veterans. Th e photo- member the history of the Viet- holes in the fl ag but it stands out time with his young child. See VIETNAM, page 8 THE NEWS PHOTO BLOG PHOTO BLOG Japanese club holds fi rst event Spartan Daily Photo Editor Photo Blog: See an audio since disbanding last semester SPARTAN Carlos A. Moreno refl ects slideshow of the animation on the triumphs and department’s D-Day celebration Former addicts discuss drugs and hardships of working on by staff photographer Young- DAILY. redemption with students a college newspaper, and Sung Kwon. introduces new Photo Editor Vietnamese Culture Show shows COM Joe Proudman in the fi nal highs and lows of Vietnamese installment of ‘From the NEWS BLOG experience Photo Desk.’ f Common sense is always Sports Blog: A.S. rewards 40 students for Photo Editor Carlos A. Moreno the fi rst casualty in a global www.spartandailysports.wordpress.com dedication to SJSU at 18th annual and staff photographer Stefan pandemic A.S. 55 Awards ceremony Photo Blog: Armijo document the May www.spartandailyphoto.wordpress.com Day protest march with an Science students present their interactive photo feature. News Blog: fi ndings at College of Science www.spartandailynews.wordpress.com Student Research Day CHAD ZIEMENDORF / Spartan Daily 2PAGE NEWS MONDAY, MAY 04, 2009 SPARTA GUIDE MARCH Juarez: ‘We all know they deserve a humane pathway to citizenship’ 04 Today a humane pathway to citizenship.” “I just think that it’s time for LGBTQQI Continued from page 1 Grissel Marquez, an SJSU so- this nation to go back to its origi- Discussion Group cial work graduate student, said nal values,” she added. “We were Co-sponsored by LGBT Resource the issues surrounding immigrant founded by immigrants yet we Center and Counseling Services. “Obama said that in May, im- workers’ rights directly aff ect keep marginalizing our current Noon to 1:30 p.m. at the LGBT migration reform would be talked many of the people she knows, immigrants, so things need to Resource Center. about,” he said. “What bett er way and the protest should not end at defi nitely change.” For more information, call to continue putt ing pressure on the march. Veronica Flores, a social work 924-6158 or 924-5910. Obama and Congress than march- “Th is is defi nitely a start,” she graduate student, said she came ing today.” said. “It’s not a solution but it raises to the march because she is a fi rst- Pregnancy Juarez said there is enthusiasm awareness in the community about generation immigrant and she Counseling and urgency for reform and that what’s going on to immigrants, not understands the struggles of im- Pregnant? Confused? Need Sup- it is important to march because just of Latino descent, but of Asian migrant workers. port? Peer counseling is available it conveys the needs of the com- immigrants and Eastern European “We’re here to stay and we de- every Monday. munity. immigrants. Th is is something that serve equal rights,” she said. “Our 10:30 a.m. to noon in the Guada- “Who doesn’t have friends, a lot of us are aff ected by.” nation needs to realize one way or lupe Room of the Student Union family members, or neighbors Marquez said that the U.S. another that we’re not going to be and 1 to 3 p.m. in Hugh Gillis Hall, who don’t have documents?” he should go back to the values on leaving so they should be working Room 255. For more information, added. “We all know they deserve which the country was built. with us as well.” call 376-1233. Left: Maria Carrillo, 17, of Willow Glen High School, joins CARLOS A. MORENO / Spartan Daily 05 TomorrowTomo demonstrators in support of immigrants’ rights outside San Jose City Hall on Friday evening. Paul Blart: Mall Cop Moonlight Movie Night 8:30 p.m. at the Campus Village Courtyard. Free admission.

Spartan Smart Cart Fresh fruit and veggies. 10:15 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Clark Hall, rain or shine. Contact Luisa Gar- rett at [email protected]

06 WednesdayWedn Weekly Discussion Hangout with globally-minded people, discuss international issues and fi nd out internship opportunities. 6:15 p.m. in the Pacheco Room of the Student Union. Contact Ryan Wu at [email protected]

07 ThursdayThurs Overcoming Stress Discover some helpful coping techniques and fi nd a little bit of peace. 3 to 4 p.m. in Clark Hall, Room 118 For more information, contact Veronica Mendoza at [email protected]

Third Annual Art Auction Be the highest bidder at this art auction 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at A.S. Child Development Center. For more information, contact Thousands of activists marched STEFAN ARMIJO / Spartan Daily Fran Roth at 924-6988 or to San Jose City Hall on May Day in support of rights for [email protected] CAMPUSIMAGES immigrants and workers. Songs of Robert Schumann Vocal Recital 12:30 to 1:15 p.m. at the Music Building Concert Hall. Free admis- sion. Refreshments provided. For more information, contact Joan Stubbe at 924-4673 or [email protected]

Valerie Frankel Book Reading Come enjoy an SJSU professor speaking about her book, “Henry Potty and the Deathly Paper Short- age: An Unauthorized Harry Potter Parody.” Noon to 1: 30 p.m. at King Library 2nd Floor, Room 225 Contact Toby Matoush at 408-808-2096 or [email protected]

12 Tuesday Small Jazz Band For more information, contact Joan Stubbe at 924-4673 or [email protected]

Sparta Guide is provided free of charge to students, faculty and staff members. The deadline for entries is noon, three working days before the desired publication date. Space restrictions may require editing of submission. Entries are printed in the order in which they are received. Submit entries online Campus police detains Robert Martinez who, SANDRA SANTOS / Spartan Daily at thespartandaily.com or in writ- according to Sgt. Robert Noriega, attempted to steal a ing at DBH 209. bicycle near Duncan Hall on Wednesday afternoon. 3PAGE MONDAY,,, MAY 04, 2009 NEWS Cultural icons clash on D-Day battlefi eld

SCOTT REYBURN Staff Writer

Halloween arrived a few months early for some students on Th ursday night when SJSU’s animation club hosted D-Day. SJSU animation and illustra- tion students playing characters such as YouTube sensation Hard Gay, Darth Vader, Ivan Drago from “Rocky IV” and Father Time performed skit batt les for D-Day, a fake drawing competition. Participants in room 218 of the Art Building were frantically preparing skits, putt ing the fi nal touches on costumes and prac- ticing lines before performing in front of more than 100 people who packed the room to watch D-Day. Amy Seaver, a senior anima- tion and illustration major who played Corpse Bride from the fi lm of the same name, said D- Day is where one character or group of characters versus an- other comes on stage, does a skit and sett les their diff erences with a 30-second draw off of the pre- vious round’s loser sitt ing in the middle. Seaver said the audience judg- es the winner based on who gets the loudest applause. “It’s prett y simple, but it ends up being mass confusion and chaos because no one really Steve Hirt, president of the SJSU animation club, plays a character and competes in drawing dual during D-Day event held on the YOUNG-SUNG KWON / Spartan Daily knows what they are doing, and second fl oor of the Art Building on Thursday evening. they’ve only practiced an hour before hand,” he said. “It’s kind of mix in drawing and animation program co-coordinator. She came out with Granner as young a litt le fun,” he said. “It’s crazi- Hirt was not the only one like an artistic release of craziness students and craziness ensues,” played Other Mother from the Russell, a wilderness explorer, ness prett y much. It’s not strictly who felt this way. Breslin also before the end of the semester.” he said. fi lm “Coraline” versus Courtney from “Up.” scripted. It’s a lot of improv.” said D-Day causes creative juices John Clapp, an animation and Th e fi rst skit competition Granner, the other co-coordina- Granner, who played the role Kevin Maier, a junior anima- to fl ow. illustration assistant professor, fractured science fi ction realms tor of the program, playing Carl of the old man from “Up,” acted tion and illustration major who “Animators in themselves, said he had similar feelings about when the cast of the original Fredricksen from Pixar’s upcom- the part by walking around with dressed up as Th e Joker from we have to be imaginative and the craziness of D-Day. “Star Trek” batt led Darth Vader. ing animated fi lm “Up.” his cane and repeatedly saying “Th e Dark Knight,” said, “It is a creative and stuff like that,” he “It’s part WWE Wrestling, One skit from Alice Carter, Th e crowd’s eruption in laugh- “No” to everything. lot, a lot of fun for everyone in- said. “Th is kind of just further part ‘Iron Chef,’ and then you SJSU’s animation and illustration ter peaked when a participant Another batt le in the show volved. It’s a really great way to emphasizes our use of creativity pitt ed Father Time against a blow of some steam and laugh in a more free form way than we random walk-in student. Father and have a great time.” are usually use to. Usually we are Time put a time stop on the Steve Hirt, a junior anima- on set guidelines on how we use student to win the draw off , but tion and illustration major play- our creativity. Th is is just kind of help came from another random ing Captain James T. Kirk from a creativity explosion.” student who saved the student “Star Trek,” said another benefi t Clapp said the reason this frozen in time with a Rockstar of D-Day, aside from blowing off event happens is because of the energy drink. steam, is practice in animation students, not the faculty. Shea Breslin, a senior ani- for the students. “This is what makes the mation and illustration major “Th e other good part about program really special,” he and emcee for the event, said in D-Day is that a lot of times these said. “You don’t do something previous D-Day events, partici- antics go on behind closed doors like this unless everyone is re- pants have played WWE wres- because we have to put it in our ally friendly with everyone and tler Hulk Hogan, Indiana Jones animation,” he said. “We have to there is good morale in the pro- and the banana from the “It’s act things out. We get a litt le silly gram and that’s really where Peanut Butt er Jelly Time” Inter- to get these crazy creative ideas a lot of it comes from. They net video. and today we just do it with each spend a lot of time together late “It’s kind of a thing to kind of other and have it in front of ev- at night and it leads to crazy let our hair down and just have eryone else.” ideas like this.”

Marleah Edwards, an animation and illustration major, plays the YOUNG-SUNG KWON / Spartan Daily character Carmen Sandiego during D-Day event held at the Art Building on Thursday evening.

Kevin Maier, a junior animation illustration major, is playing YOUNG-SUNG KWON / Spartan Daily character Joker from the Batman movie during D-Day event held at the Art Building on Thursday evening. 4PAGE A & E MONDAY,,, MAY 04, 2009

DOWNTOWN LOWDOWN A guide to recognizing your downtown spots

A view of downtown San Jose from the 10th Street garage CHAD ZIEMENDORF / Spartan Dailiy

than taking a stroll down South or reggae, these clubs are sure phy and mixed media art. 17 Express picks up at San Fer- From opera, to plays, mu- ANDREA FRAINIER First Street every fi rst Friday of to host a homegrown band you Currently, visitors can scope nando Street), and an hour later sicals, symphonies and ballet, Opinion Editor the month. Starting at 8 p.m., gal- can bob your head to. Honorable out “Th e Prints of Andy Warhol,” you’ll be at the beach. Downtown San Jose has it all. leries, coff ee houses and lounges mention goes to Nickel City Ar- an exhibit featuring the work Th is summer, the Boardwalk And because of the slow econ- It’s that time of year again. open their doors to the public. cade, which hosts all ages con- from the man who made Camp- plays host to fi reworks, live mu- omy, and the fact that you are a While many students have start- Th ese venues host art exhibits, certs for those who don’t have bell’s tomato soup famous. Insid- sic, circus acts and rides. If you’re student, deep discounts can be ed to pack up their belongings live music and light refreshments their McLovin fake ID. er tip: On May 10, the museum brave enough to take a dip into had for all of these events. Aren’t for the break, a select few of us all for the low, low price of free. celebrates its 40th anniversary the ocean, more power to you. I you lucky? will actually stay and play in San 4) Silicon Valley Roller Girls with free admission. don’t trust any ocean whose sea Whether you’re into an in- Jose during the summer months. 2) San Jose Giants Th is all-female roller derby team foam is the color of dirt. tense drama, light-hearted come- Before you start complain- Buster Posey, Angel Villalona, knows how to put on a show. 6) San Jose Municipal Rose dy, extravagant dance sequences ing about how there’s nothing Madison Bumgarner, Brandon With names like Booty Vicious, Garden 8) ComedySportz or girls in skintight tights, give to do in downtown, why don’t Crawford, Nick Noonan and Mistits and Aim DeKill, these It’s easy to get lost in this fi ve- It’s like “Who’s Line is It Any- the theater a shot. You might be you peruse this list of things to Tim Alderson. Do the names of girls will hit, whip and shove acre oasis. Among the hundreds ways,” but without Drew Carey. pleasantly surprised. do in San Jose. Most choices are these baseball players sound fa- their way for a win. Th e Roller of diff erent kinds of roses and Talk about the best of both within walking distance of cam- miliar? If not, I suggest making Girls are just the right mixture thousands of shrubs, this garden worlds. Th is interactive improv 10) San Jose Flea Market pus, while a few require jumping your way to Municipal Stadium of violence, athleticism and sexi- is a delight to the eye during the show is sure to deliver a laugh Confession time; many of my on a bus. and checking out your San Jose ness. Th e downside? Averaging spring and summer months when without breaking the bank (tick- possessions have come from this Giants — soon. If you wait too about two bouts a month, there fl owers are in full bloom. Feeling ets range from $10 to $15). Per- fl ea market. I’ve bought dishes, 1) South First Fridays long, the only way you’ll see aren’t nearly enough games in stressed or frazzled? Make your forming two shows on Friday and artwork, bamboo plants, car ac- San Francisco may have the them is by making the trek to the season. You can catch them way to the corner of Naglee and Saturday nights, it’s your choice cessories and a blanket from this SoMa district, but San Jose has AT&T Park. in action at San Jose Skate. Dana avenues and get your zen if you want to catch the family- bargain paradise. And, surpris- the SoFa district (you know, on. friendly show or the adult-orien- ingly, I don’t regret it. that stretch of South First Street 3) The Blank Club/VooDoo 5) San Jose Museum of Art tated show. I’ve gott en great deals on all where all the galleries and night- Lounge/Johnny V’s For the past four decades, the 7) Santa Cruz Boardwalk my fl ea market treasures and clubs are located). While SoFa OK, I’ll level with you. Down- San Jose Museum of Art has I know, I know. Th e Beach Board- 9) The Theater nothing has fallen apart on me may forever live in the shadow town San Jose isn’t exactly been serving up culture in the walk isn’t in San Jose. In fact, an OK, before you completely skip yet. Yes, it’s a litt le awkward to ex- of SoMa, the powers that be have known for its music scene, but heart of Downtown San Jose. entire mountain range stands over this bullet point because plain why my bed comforter de- tried to make this the bustling art these venues are doing their part Its permanent collection boasts between downtown and Santa the word “theater” conjures up picts a panda munching on bam- hot spot of the South Bay. to keep local music alive, all at af- a wide spectrum of art from the Cruz. But through the magic of thoughts of men in tights recit- boo leaves, but I reiterate, it was a And there’s no bett er way to fordable prices. Whether you’re 20th and 21st century, including transportation, all one has to do ing fi ve-minute long soliloquies, good deal and aft er three years, it explore downtown’s art scene into indie, metal, rock, hip hop paintings, sculptures, photogra- is hop on a bus (the Highway hear me out. still keeps me warm at night. EAT OF THE WEEK HOLLY SZKOROPAD Daily / Spartan

ANGUS BURGER NAGLEE PARK GARAGE 505 E. San Carlos St. Big, bulky burger beckons buddies and beers

to have confi dence in the quality tered with unlocked bicycles and HOLLY SZKOROPAD of meat. the sound of live music bursts Staff Writer Th e burger is served with from the side garden where more thick-cut fries and a small pot of seating is available. When I’m not feeling particu- homemade ketchup. Th e ketchup Th e building is so small that larly dainty and my stomach rum- is great, but this is one of the few it only fi ts about eight tables, bles for a litt le butchery, there’s a burgers I can eat without it. so there isn’t any need to worry spot I like to go to. Th e fi rst bite is rough because about fl agging down a waiter. eTh Th e half-pound Angus Burger, it’s hard to open your mouth only problem with the restaurant’s served at the Naglee Park Garage wide enough while making sure size is that you might have to wait on East San Carlos at 11th Street, the burger stays intact. If your in line. is a refuge from my life as a starv- juggling act fails, don’t panic. It’s To keep things fresh, the res- ing college student. perfectly acceptable to resort to a taurant usually changes the menu For around $10, one can sa- knife and fork. every few months, but don’t wor- vor this pleasure piled high with Even if you think you have a ry, the burger is always on it. It’s your choice of toppings, anything large appetite, bring a friend. No that popular. from blue cheese to caramelized matt er how ravenous I think I am, Although seats are usually onions. I recommend them all. I’ve always needed a bit of help stocked with patrons from the Aft er more than a year of to clean my plate. If you go alone, nearby Naglee Park neighbor- munching more than I can count, that’s OK too, because the staff hood, I occasionally fi nd a new I feel qualifi ed to divulge key facts is really friendly and they might friend in an SJSU student who about this burger. Th e meat is even drink a beer with you. wanders into the place. chuck quality and never, ever will I know I’m a girl, and this stuff Th e employees, on the other have a piece of plastic-covered might matt er to me more than it hand, are mainly SJSU students. I American cheese ruin it. should, but the ambiance of the oft en run into them hanging out It’s cooked-to-order on a cast- place makes it all worth it. at the restaurant, even when they iron grill, a spectacle easy to watch Th e restaurant is situated on a aren’t working. — with a cold brew in hand — plot where an old gas station and Th is burger keeps me coming from a seat at the bar. garage once operated. Today, it back, not only because it’s deli- Take this tip from me: When pays homage to local bicycle cul- cious, but because the restaurant you walk up to the register, order ture and neighborhood art. captures that friendly, neighbor- it rare. It might be one of your If you stop by in the summer, hood vibe that is so hard to fi nd in only chances as a college student the front of the restaurant is lit- Downtown San Jose. 5PAGE MONDAY,,, MAY 04, 2009 NEWS Vietnamese Culture Show Islamic Awareness Week concludes promotes ethnic diversity with talks of misconceptions of Islam Hoang said there are many JUSTIN PERRY important reasons why the club Staff Writer puts on this show every year. “First, we want to promote HARVEY RAÑOLA Brilliant color and music lit the Vietnamese culture,” he said. Staff Writer up the Morris Dailey Auditori- “Also, we want to give the people um stage on Saturday night with who put the show together an Students fi led in and out of the Vietnamese Culture Show, opportunity to gain leadership Washington Square Hall on hosted by the Vietnamese Stu- experience, because it takes a Th ursday night to hear what dent Association. lot of time and eff ort to put this Sheikh Alaeddin Elbakri had to Th e program showcased show together.” say about life’s purpose. Vietnamese culture and his- Trinh Ngo, a freshman math- Th e lecture, titled “Th e Pur- tory through a variety of musi- ematics major, said that she and pose of Life,” was hosted by the cal performances, fi lms, dance her friends spent a great deal of Muslim Students Association numbers, theatrical skits and time working on the show. and was the last event of this fashion shows. “Actually, there is a lot of year’s Islamic Awareness Week, “Every year it’s part of a tradi- practice put into these perfor- which was held from April 27 to tion that we do a culture show,” mances,” she said. “I think it’s May 1. said Triet Hoang, an SJSU alum- going to be a great turnout.” Elbakri spoke to students nus. “We are a cultural club, so Hoang said there are many about the various reasons most this is just the right thing to do. important benefi ts to being people are uncomfortable with It gives the people who come involved with the Vietnamese questioning the purpose of life. to watch the show an opportu- Student Association. Elbakri, a speaker from Sara- nity to learn a litt le bit about the “It’s an opportunity to meet toga’s West Valley Muslim Asso- Vietnamese culture.” new people, make new friends,” ciation, said part of his purpose Hoang said the majority of he said. “It’s also an opportunity was to put a human face on Is- Sheikh Alaeddin Elbakri lectured students about the misconceptions HARVEY RAÑOLA / Spartan Daily the performers and organizers to build my leadership skills, my lam and to dispel some of the of the Islamic religion as part of Islamic Awareness Week on Thursday night. in the show were SJSU students, communication, my manage- misconceptions surrounding but the show also included some ment, my organizational skills the religion despite having lim- a bett er understanding of Islam. alcohol consumption to reli- “Th ankfully we haven’t faced friends and alumni. and all of that together is very ited resources. “If they att end more they’ll gion’s place in a liberal society. a lot of racism,” she said. “But Each part of the program rewarding.” “I hope I come across as gen- get to know us more,” Ibrahim Laila Tayler, a freshman in- a lot of people have curiosities focused on a diff erent aspect of Tran said the promotion of uine and not preaching,” he said. said. “I think every educated ternational business major, said about a lot of things … so the Vietnamese culture. Some mu- cultural diversity in the SJSU “Th e most common face (of Is- person should know a litt le bit she came to the event to remind main point of Islam Awareness sical performances were cou- community was a vital aspect of lam) has nothing to do with ter- about every religion and not just herself of her commitment to Week was just to educate.” pled with videos and slideshows this performance. rorism or violence. We’ve been Islam. her faith. Elbakri said he is disappoint- that showed the horrors of war “Th is event is very important demonized so much, to the In the spirit of the week’s “I thought it was perfect tim- ed that he sees so many negative or the plight of refugees in Viet- because it brings diversity to the point where people think, ‘Are events, Elbakri tied several of ing,” she said. “So much was go- images of Islam in the media, nam, while other performances campus atmosphere, in terms of they even human?’” the topics in his lecture back to ing on, and I thought this was a and that he appreciates Muslim had a more light-hearted tone. culture and student activities.” “You have to realize that you many of the teachings found in great way to stop everything and Student Association’s eff orts in A breakdance routine cho- he said. “Th e members that are cannot characterize a whole the Quran. remind myself of what my pur- putt ing together Islam Aware- reographed by Andre Pham in it get to participate and learn religion based on the actions Elbakri ended his lecture pose in life is.” ness Week. added a comedic element to the a litt le bit more about their cul- of a few individuals,” said Alia by inviting Muslim students to Hafsa Sayyeda, the associa- “Quite frankly, it’s very dif- show, and a fashion show, with ture, and at the same time we get Ibrahim, a senior liberal studies pray with him and non-Muslims tion’s event coordinator, said she fi cult to face all of (the negative Eastern-infl uenced designs by to share our culture with other major. “I think that’s the most to observe. would have liked it if there were images of Islam in the media),” Cory Couture, displayed color- members of the school and the important thing.” Aft er the intermission, he more att endees at the event, and he said. “When kids are in col- ful and silky women’s fashion. local community.” She said she hopes that non- opened up the forum for a she hoped students who att end- lege, they have an open mind. Muslim students who att ended Q-and-A session where students ed would have asked more ques- Maybe it’s a good time to talk to the lecture will come away with asked questions ranging from tions during the week’s events. them now.” ‘Rockumentary’ responds to human slave trade Children as young as three sold into slavery, documentary says

MICHAEL LE ROY Staff Writer

Girls sold into slavery will have their hymens re-sewn so they can be repeatedly sold as virgins, according to the docu- mentary titled “Call+Response.” More than 400 students watched “Call+Response,” a doc- umentary about the human slave trade, on Tuesday in the Student Union. Th e documentary was di- rected by musician Justin Dillon from the Oakland band Tremo- lo. Th e fi lm is in a “rockumen- tary” format that combines un- dercover footage revealing the human slave trading industry and music from artists such as Justin Dillon, a musician and director of documentary “Call and YOUNG-SUNG KWON / Spartan Daily Ashley Judd, Matisyahu, Talib Response,” answers a question from an audience member about his movie Kweli and others. at Barrett Ballroom inside the Student Union on Tuesday evening. Maritsa Hernandez, a junior behavioral science major, said people in the U. S. need to do brought into the U.S. every year tutes, Dillon said. more to combat human slavery. and 27 million people in the He also said that law enforce- “I am somewhat disappointed world are slaves. ment and the judicial system do because I didn’t know it was this “It feels wrong to even call it not have the tools to identify bad,” she said. “We as a society an issue,” Dillon said. “It’s human when human traffi cking is occur- need to work together to help beings selling human beings. You ring, and that the average age of these people out.” realize 147 years from the Eman- people forced into prostitution is Dillon said he was fi rst ex- cipation Proclamation and most 13 years old. posed to human slavery while of us here in the United States “Why aren’t we punishing he was in Russia. He said he have no idea that there’s likely the Johns, why do we punish the discovered a number of women millions of people being traded prostitutes,” Dillon said. were tricked into slavery by men and sold even here in the states.” Maria Marquez, a senior psy- promising a well-paying job Dillon said the slave trade ex- chology major, said she was sur- abroad. ists not because people are evil, prised by the young age of girls Wanting to call att ention but because of the money that sold to be sex slaves. Th e docu- to the problem, Dillon made can be made. Th e fi lm said three mentary stated that children are “Call+Response” with the help women purchased for $1,000 sold into slavery as young as 3 of other musicians. Dillon said can earn more than $700,000 in years old in order to insure they the fi lm’s goal is to help create a one year through prostitution in don’t have HIV. modern abolitionist movement. the U.S. “It’s just hard to visualize a According to the fi lm, 17,000 Many girls who are forced 3-year-old having to do that or people sold into slavery are into slavery are used as prosti- being coerced into it,” she said. www.theSpartanDaily.com

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fi rst-round bye. ADAM MURPHY “Do I cherish the role of be- Special to the Daily ing a spoiler? No. I want us to be in their position next year,” said Aft er dropping game one of a Spartans’ head coach Peter Turn- doubleheader in a 14-inning af- er. “I think the best team won. We fair, the Spartans soft ball team put them in trouble more than again went into extra innings for they put us in trouble.” game two. Starting pitcher Elyssa Fox Th e Spartans would get the threw 10 shutout innings for the bett er of the Nevada Wolf Pack Spartans in the fi rst game, surren- for game two, as Alex Stange’s dering six hits. RBI single up the middle prompt- Fox and Amanda Pridmore, ed Nicole Wells to be sent home pitcher of game one, both pitched from second base, sett ing up a complete games — a far cry from play at the plate that would decide Friday night’s performance that more than just the winner. ended in a 17-0 loss to Nevada. Wells slid just as the ball “Sure we had a bad game, but reached the Nevada catcher, who we bounced back,” said captain never collected the ball cleanly Kelli Fangonilo. “We played great to apply a tag, allowing Wells to defense and had great pitching.” score in a cloud of dust. Pridmore threw 14 innings, “I was just going to swing giving up 11 hits and fi ve earned ADAM MURPHY / Spartan Daily as hard as I could and put the runs in game one of the double- Nevada’s Brittany Puzey attempts to bunt against Spartans’ pitcher Elyssa Fox in the sixth inning of ball somewhere in the outfi eld,” header, taking the loss and drop- the Spartans’ 1-0 extra inning win on Saturday at SJSU Field. Stange said. “I knew as soon as I ping her season record to 8-12. hit it that it was a good, hard hit “I didn’t do the greatest on over the right fi eld wall, giving In the bott om of the 13th in- the third basemen on an errant Th e Spartans end the regular and when I saw it was going up Friday, so coming out Saturday I Nevada a 3-2 lead. ning with two outs, Spartans’ Bre- throw from the center fi elder. season with a 6-15 conference the middle I knew she wasn’t go- kind of had to prove myself a litt le “Th e home run really upset me anna Lopez singled to right cen- Sulay scored on the frantic play, record. ing to have a play.” bit more,” Pridmore said. “I was because I thought that was going ter. Alyssa Sulay pinch-ran for tying the game. “Until today we haven’t Th e dust also cleared on top- under a litt le more pressure than I to be the end of the game,” Prid- Lopez, then stole second base. Nevada responded in the top clicked,” Turner said. “ … When seeded Nevada’s standing in the normally would have been.” more said. “Coming back aft er the Th e ball squirted away from of the 14th with two runs on you have injuries like we did, Western Athletic Conference Th e home run of the day for home run, it was really frustrating the Nevada second baseman on four hits. Th is time, the Spartans you have to push those aside tournament. Th e loss dropped either team came in the 13th in- because I felt like they were get- the throw from the catcher and had no answer, going quietly in and others have to step up. It Nevada to second place for the ning. Wolf Pack outfi elder Britt a- ting my timing down and I was Sulay broke for third, sliding in the bott om of the 14th for the took us a while to adjust and for tournament and denying them a ny Puzey ripped a Pridmore pitch nervous we weren’t going to win.” safely as the ball skipped past loss. our young kids to step up.” Classifieds

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for discount vacations or merchandise. 7PAGE MONDAY,,, MAY 04, 2009 OPINION Spartan Daily How social networks will be our demise Recently, celebrity narcis- sism has been on the rise. Before celebrities would shy away from Dwight Bentel Hall, Room 209 paparazzi. Th ey now seek them One Washington Square out for the att ention. San Jose, CA 95192-0149 I’ll point you to a book News: 408-924-3281 called, “Th e Mirror Eff ect: How Advertising: 408-924-3270 Celebrity Narcissism Is Seduc- Fax: 408-924-3282 SCOTT REYBURN ing America” by Drew Pinsky News e-mail: Staff Writer and Mark Young, for more [email protected] information. Advertising e-mail: Th e thesis of the book basi- [email protected] Th ere is another type of fl u cally is about the celebrity be- that is spreading — it’s the Twit- havior we consume on a daily ter fl u. basis. Behavior such as celebri- SENIOR EDITORIAL STAFF Would you want to know ties treating rehab like vacation JOHN HORNBERG, Executive Editor that I’ve eaten a ham and cheese att racts a large audience. TOMMY WRIGHT, Managing Editor sandwich, bought a new pair of Th e behavior that celebrities CARLOS A. MORENO, Photo Editor JON XAVIER, Online Editor LeBron shoes or went number are up to points to a condition ANDREA FRAINIER, Opinion Editor two in the bathroom in the past called narcissism which the au- RYAN BUCHAN, Sports Editor few minutes? thors say may be spreading to Well, you can know what I the culture at large. MATTHEW KIMEL, Sports Editor Cartoon by EVAN SUAREZ/Spartan Daily CHRIS CURRY, Arts & Entertainment Editor do at every waking moment of Our society seems to envy ALLIE FIGURES, Arts & Entertainment Editor my life by following my Twitt er celebrities. By putt ing celebri- have thrown your hat in the ring Th e tier of thoughtful quality danger happening and helpful JOEY AKELEY, Multimedia Editor feed. ties on a pedestal and dangling of fame. starts with normal prose and the information such as an intern- KAAJAL MORAR, Features Editor What is Twitt er you say? them over the public, society Larry King, Donovan Mc- derivative of that is blogging. ship opportunity, a job listing, KIMBERLY TSAO, Features Editor For those living under a rock, now seeks to become a celeb- Nabb and Barry Bonds, just to Th e derivative of blogging is an enlightening story or an in- ELISHA MALDONADO, Investigations Editor Twitt er is a social networking rity. name a few, have a Twitt er. Hell, Facebook and at the bott om of triguing news story. MEGAN HAMILTON, Production Editor Web site that allows users to People who would once strive the Spartan Daily has one and the barrel, the derivative of Fa- Th ere are also Twitt er feeds YA-AN CHAN, Copy Editor ANGELO LANHAM, Copy Editor post and read others’ bite-sized to become a lawyer or a doctor my mom might have one that I cebook is Twitt er. actually worth reading such as text updates, sort of in the same now grow up striving to be a don’t even know about. A thoughtful message can Charles Barkley’s feed created vein as a Facebook update — celebrity. Striving to be a ce- One night, I almost coughed now be boiled down from what by TNT that was a fake but re- SENIOR ADVERTISING STAFF but magnifi ed. lebrity is not necessarily a bad up my water when watching should be a few hundred words ally funny. VANESSA ALESSI, Advertising Director I’m a quality over quan- thing, but aiming to be a narcis- ESPN SportsCenter because a long to a grammatically incor- Social networking Web DARREN MITCHELL, Assistant tity guy. If I have something sistic one is a diff erent story. random pop-up box promot- rect 15-word “tweet,” the Twit- sites such as Twitt er aren’t go- Advertising Director meaningful to say, I’ll only tell Social networking Web sites ing their Twitt er appeared out ter slang word for update or ing away. I’ll just stay being my KRISTI RIGGS, Creative Director people I know well — not the such as Facebook and Twitt er of nowhere. I’m prett y sure I’m post. modest self and let the people EMILY JAMES, Assistant Creative hundreds or thousands of ac- perpetuate this by giving people informed enough from all the Did people run out of mean- of additive personality continue Director quaintances who follow my who crave att ention an avenue sports stuff ed down my throat ingful things to say? on with their tweets. Twitt er feed. to send and receive it. by the armada of ESPN chan- My grumbles aside, Twitt er STAFF WRITERS It might just be me being jad- For example, with YouTube nels. can be used in a meaningful way. JESSICA AYALA, MARCOS BLANCO, ed, but how narcissistic can you all you have to do is make a vid- I’m a stout believer in Twitt er can have some good Scott Reyburn is a Spartan HANK DREW, DOMINIQUE DUMADAUG, be to tell everyone what you do eo defending Britney Spears like the First Amendment, but uses such as posting a warning Daily staff writer. KELLY ENOS, JESSICA FROMM, at all times? Chris Crocker and bowom, you seriously. to people about some sort of BRETT GIFFORD, MERRIL GUZMAN, ANDREW HERNDON, ELIZABETH KANG, MICHAEL LE ROY, DAN LU, Another woman on the US Supreme ANDREA MUNIZ, SAMANTHA PATTERSON, JUSTIN PERRY, DID YOU KNOW... MINH PHAM, HARVEY RAÑOLA, Court will add gender balance SCOTT REYBURN, SAMANTHA RIVERA, JULIANNE SHAPIRO, HOLLY SZKOROPAD, Carly Simon has never admit- STEPHANIE VALLEJO, RALPH WARNER Gibbs to discuss his impending one who is not currently a judge, decision. he left the possibility open. “I will seek someone who un- All of the current justices ted who her song, “You’re So SENIOR STAFF WRITERS derstands that justice isn’t about have sat on diff erent circuits of TARA DUFFY some abstract legal theory or the U.S. Court of Appeals. Th e DANIELLE TORRALBA footnote in a case book; it is also Supreme Court has not always Vain,” is specifi cally about? DAVID ZUGNONI about how our laws aff ect the been dominated by former fed- daily realities of people’s lives eral judges. Chief Justice Earl Some popular guesses include TOMMY WRIGHT — whether they can make a liv- Warren led the court to a unani- ADVERTISING STAFF ing and care for their families; mous decision in 1954 on the ASHLEY CHAVIRA, DIEP DINH, Managing Editor Mick Jagger, Cat Stevens, Kris whether they feel safe in their case of Brown v. Board of Educa- SAMANTHA INOUYE, KHALID JIVANI, RYAN KINGSLAND, LILIA LUNA, homes and welcome in their tion, ending segregation in pub- Kristofferson, James Taylor SHOKO MASUDA, It wasn’t until President own nation,” Obama said. lic schools. RITA MIKHALTCHOUK, George W. Bush’s second term Earlier in the conference, Warren also ruled on Miran- NAMPHUONG VAN that he got the chance. Before Gibbs was asked how important da v. Arizona, which led to the and Warren Beatty — all then, it hadn’t happened since diversity would be in select- Miranda Rights. Another impor- 1994. ing a nominee for the Supreme tant decision he made, Griswold ILLUSTRATOR On Friday, Justice David Court. v. Connecticut, recognized the Simon’s past lovers. CARTY SEWILL Souter announced his retire- Gibbs said that diversity of constitutional right to privacy. ment from the U.S. Supreme experience is a key factor in Former Chief Justice William Court, giving President Barack choosing a potential justice, and Rehnquist also had no judicial PHOTOGRAPHERS —carlysimon.com Obama the chance to nominate that is included as part of diver- experience before he was ap- MIKE ANDERSON STEFAN ARMIJO a new Supreme Court justice. sity of race or being a woman. pointed to the Supreme Court SANDRA SANTOS Souter was nominated by the “But at the same time, the in 1972. YOUNG-SUNG KWON fi rst President Bush and took president is going to look for the Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, LETTER TO THE EDITOR: his seat on the bench in 1990. person that he thinks is most and the only woman on the Supreme Souter started on the right, but best qualifi ed to serve in a posi- Court, is 76 and had surgery to In response to “Meteorol- availability elsewhere will be ADVISERS tion of such unparalleled impor- remove cancer in February. ogy future is mostly cloudy,” accepted. It is a very good thing RICHARD CRAIG, News Aside from some- tance,” he said. Th e president needs to which appeared in the April when articles accurately inform MACK LUNDSTROM, News Obama was the most quali- choose a woman to replace 29 issue of the Spartan readers and motivate them to JAN SHAW, News one who will de- fi ed person to be president, and Souter. Th e only other woman Daily: action; it is part of promoting MICHAEL CHEERS, Photojournalism he happened to be black. I hope to serve on the court, Sandra civic engagement. TIM HENDRICK, Advertising fend the powerless he chooses the most qualifi ed Day O’Connor, retired from the If the goal of a newspaper ar- Th e article on Wednesday TIM BURKE, Production Chief TIM MITCHELL, Design (and is qualifi ed person to join Supreme Court, court in 2006. Due to questions ticle is to foster a well-informed needlessly raised students’ con- JOHN SHRADER, Multimedia who happens to be a woman of about Ginsburg’s health, Obama readership, the lead article on cerns about the availability of PAT WALLRAVEN, Business Manager with knowledge in a diverse background. needs to make sure there is at admissions issues in meteorol- classes and the possible discon- Obama opposed the nomina- least one female voice on the ogy on April 29 failed. tinuation of the meteorology DISTRIBUTION constitutional law), tion of both John Roberts and bench for years to come. Th e content of the article program. ANDREW IDUL gender is the most Samuel Alito, Bush’s two court Aside from someone who was accurate but misleading be- Articles that mislead pro- GURDIP CHERA appointees. His stances then are will defend the powerless (and cause of readily available infor- mote disengagement and cyni- important thing. similar to his current view. is qualifi ed with knowledge in mation that was not included cism. For the large group of OPINION PAGE POLICY “In his work in the White constitutional law), gender is and that would have changed people who are working hard A man can defend House and the Solicitor Gen- the most important thing. A man the interpretation. to deal with SJSU’s enrollment Letters to the editor may be placed in eral’s Offi ce, (Roberts) seemed can defend women’s rights, but a It is true that some CSU- problems, to have their eff orts the letters to the editor box in the Spartan women’s rights, Daily offi ce in Dwight Bentel Hall, Room to have consistently sided with woman has experienced the bias eligible students from outside misrepresented is dishearten- 209, sent by fax to (408) 924-3282, but a woman has those who were dismissive of fi r s t h a n .d Santa Clara County were de- ing. e-mailed to [email protected]. experienced the eff orts to eradicate the rem- Th e two justices Bush ap- nied admission to meteorology, I trust that none of these edu or mailed to the Spartan Daily nants of racial discrimination pointed to the Supreme Court but only those who applied be- outcomes was intended by the Opinion Editor, School of Journalism and bias fi rst hand. in our political process,” then- were young and unabashedly tween November 20 and 30 of reporter or the Spartan Daily. Mass Communications, San Jose State Sen. Obama said in September conservative. Supreme Court 2008. All eligible students who University, One Washington Square, later moved to the liberal side of 2005 to explain voting against justices serve lifetime terms. applied between October 1 and Robert G. Cooper Jr., Ph.D. San Jose, CA 95112-0149. the court. nominating Roberts. “In these To keep the court level, Obama November 19 were accepted, Associate Vice President, Letters to the editor must contain the His most signifi cant decision same positions, he seemed dis- needs to pick a young, liberal 82 percent of the time that ap- Undergraduate Studies author’s name, address, phone number, was upholding abortion rights missive of the concerns that it is woman. plications were accepted. signature and major. Letters become in Planned Parenthood v. Casey. harder to make it in this world For meteorology and other property of the Spartan Daily and may ToTo readread tthehe ffullull be edited for clarity, grammar, libel and Otherwise, Souter was rarely in and in this economy when you programs that are unique to length. Only letters of 300 words or less the spotlight. are a woman rather than a man.” SJSU or are off ered by only a “Meteorology”Meteorology” article,artic will be considered for publication. According to a Saturday In January 2006, Obama said small number of other CSU Published opinions and advertisements Washington Post article, Souter Alito tended to take the side of This is the fi nal appearance of campuses, this was a one-time vvisitisit do not necessarily refl ect the views of the was more reluctant than any oth- “the powerful against the power- “Wright on the Left.” action to help deal with a dra- Spartan Daily, the School of Journalism er justice to reveal himself. less.” Tommy Wright is the Spartan matic over-enrollment problem. theSpartanDaily.heSpartanDail and Mass Communications or SJSU. On Friday, Obama inter- When Gibbs was asked if Daily managing editor. In the future, all eligible appli- com The Spartan Daily is a public forum. rupted press secretary Robert Obama might consider some- cants to programs with limited 8PAGE NEWS MONDAY, MAY 04, 2009 Old-fashioned letter-writing campaign against cuts such as being respectful and us- ‘Letter writing has a ing personal stories rather than more genuine effect’ statistics. Melissa Peterson, a senior says Kathryn Linder political science major, said she wrote to her local representa- RALPH WARNER tive about the effects budget Staff Writer cuts to the CSU system are hav- ing on her. SJSU students made an at- “I wrote about how I’m pay- tempt to att ract att ention from ing my own tuition by trying to their local representatives and work and go to school, but with congressmen with a technique tuition hikes it’s hard to keep up people may consider old-fash- with everything,” she said. ioned yet others may consider Lorena Romero, a sopho- eff ective. more liberal studies major, wrote On Wednesday aft ernoon, about the consequences of bud- students met in Building BB to get cuts such as faculty layoff s, start a lett er-writing campaign to and how enrollment limitations protest rising tuition, California could change the image of SJSU State University system budget in the future. cuts and enrollment limitations. “We’re a diverse campus and Kathryn Linder, a senior if people from outside the coun- history and political science ty can’t come, then our diversity double major, said she believes will slowly decrease,” she said. campaigning by lett er writing Linder, who led the meeting, has a more genuine eff ect than said that in her past experiences that of other common forms of with campaign lett er writing, campaigning. she has been successful in get- “When you get a physi- ting a response from her repre- cal piece of paper on a desk sentatives. with a signature on it, it forces “Th ey do send lett ers back, Kristina Gehret, Kristin McDonald, Caily Overton and Stephanie Parker write letters to convince STEFAN ARMIJO / Spartan Daily someone to pay att ention,” said every time,” Linder said. “Some- California representatives not to raise tuition fees on Thursday. Linder, director of external af- times it’s a form lett er and some- fairs for Associated Students. times it is a personal note — it was also informative for some and how enrollment for the and making sure students have constituents of these people and “It means a lot more taking the really does help you create that students who were not aware of coming semester would be their voices heard is an essen- what we think and what we feel time out to write a lett er to your relationship and help you feel the severity of the budget cuts. limited, but I had no idea tial part of any change students is very important. representative than signing your like your senator or representa- Jan Salum, a senior biochem- about applicants who applied want to see. “Th eir job is to work for you, name on a petition or forward- tive is there for you.” istry major, said he was unaware aft er November 20 having to “We have 32,000 voices, their doors are never closed and ing off some e-mails.” In addition to fi nding ways to of the immediate eff ects that the be from Santa Clara County in which is really strong,” she said. they have to listen to what you During the meeting, stu- have representatives make the enrollment limitation would order to receive admission for “And if you look at the CSU sys- have to say, so students should dents went over the techniques changes students want to see in have on SJSU in the fall. fall,” she said. tem entirely, it’s about 450,000 look at this as an opportunity to to writing an eff ective lett er, the CSU system, the meeting “I knew about budget cuts Linder said being informed students. So, we make up a lot of get involved.” VIETNAM Fujitsu CEO’s cloud computing talk drives innovation Event indended Javier Cervantes, a business testing Web sites that will make more about it. portunity for students to meet a MICHAEL LE ROY graduate student, said that cloud this possible. “I don’t know much about prominent Silicon Valley leader. to honor country’s Staff Writer computing can be important in Ali said this new way of using it, but I heard about it,” he said. “Th is can be inspirational and the future. computers and the Internet to- “Now I will probably Google it motivational for students and I history Imagine all of your fi les and “I think it’s a very interest- gether will benefi t people. up and check it out,” he said. encourage that San Jose State to applications are not stored on ing subject that we should all “Cloud computing will give Ali also talked about what en- continue these speaking events Continued from page 1 your computer, but on the In- be aware of, it provides an op- power to the users and has the gineering students can do to en- because I believe they create ternet and can be accessed from portunity for the future if you possibility to enhance services sure future success. tremendous value for students anywhere in the world. know how to work that niche,” for multiple industries,” he said. “Passion and perseverance in here,” he said. touched by the pictures that dealt Farhat Ali, president and he said. Ali explained to the audience ones area of interest is key to suc- Ali had one hour to speak and with the emotional aspects of the CEO of Fujitsu America, said An example of cloud comput- of more than 50 students and cess,” he said. was cut off in the middle of an- Vietnam War. “cloud computing” is the future ing is being able to write a paper, faculty that “cloud computing is Ali said he came to the school swering a student’s question. “We have a large Vietnamese- of computing. save it to the Internet and edit it not hype and is here to stay.” to talk to engineering students Isaac DeRobles, a sophomore American community here and Ali spoke to students on the on any computer connected to Zubin Dumasia, an electrical because he believes that educa- mechanical engineering major, I think it’s important for us to future of information technolo- Internet. engineering graduate student, tion is the key to innovation. said the presentation felt rushed. be reminded of their contribu- gy and his philosophy on Th urs- Companies, such as Google said Ali’s speech on cloud com- Cervantes said that Ali com- “A lot of it went kind of fast,” tions and their sacrifi ces and why day in the Engineering building. and Microsoft , are currently puting motivated him to learn ing to campus was a great op- he said. they’re here,” he said. “It’s impor- tant for students to understand what went on during the Viet- nam War, which was a very diffi - cult time in American history.” Jonathan Roth, a history pro- fessor and one of the organizers of the event, said he thinks it is important to understand the Viet- nam War from the perspective of the South Vietnamese. He said many had fought and died side by side with the American Army. “We too oft en think of the war from the point of view of Ameri- can veterans or anti-war protest- ers,” he said. “Th e story of the Vietnamese themselves is usually ignored.” April 30 is the anniversary of the fall of Saigon to the commu- nists in 1975, which resulted in the end of the Republic of Viet- nam with thousands of its sup- porters fl eeing the country in the coming years, Roth said. Th e event was hosted by the SJSU history department and Burdick Military History Proj- ect which was intended to com- memorate the history of Vietnam from a Vietnamese perspective. It also honored those who died fi ghting the communists along with honoring Vietnam- ese-American veterans and the U.S. armed forces.

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