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- - TUESDAY Spartan softball lose three 'Confessing' taking your Hawgs Seafood Bar is of four in Early Birld tournament chances can conquer fears expensive but tasty Sports, page 5 Opinion, page 2 A dr E, page 3 ae San Jose State SServing University Since 1934 PARTAN DAICON www.spartandaily.org February 6, 2001 Volume 116, No. 8 Three Spartans join soccer's pro ranks Ity Clarissa Aljentera Suarez., Isaias Bardales and Dallas Burn. Bardales to the Los all-american last seasun. Ile was "The MLS told me and him comment Monday. Dun slut Influx Jorge Martinez were drafted to Angeles Galaxy and Martinez to also named the player of the that a number of teams were Bardales, a sophomore for- the MLS on Monday. the San Jose Earthquakes. year in the Mountain Division of excited to get him," St. Clair ward, who still has two years of, For the first time since Major The six-round draft was held "I expect Ryan to do very the Mountain Pacific Sports said. eligibility as a Spartan, went League Soccer began in 1995, in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. well," St. Clair said. Federation at the end of the sea- D.C. United, Galaxy and the llth in the round. Last season three Spartans will join the Spartan head coach Gary St. Suarez, a senior defender, son. Quakes each expressed interest he was selected to the first team ranks of professional soccer in Clair said all three will make was the seventh pick overall. St. Clair commended Suarez in Suarez, said St. Clair. MPSF Mountain Division and the United States. great strides for their respective The SJSU defender was for his excellent defensive abili- Suarez, who was one of three was the second leading scorer San Jose State University teams. named a National Soccer Coach- ties and work ethic as a Spar- captains during his last season men's soccer players Ryan Suarez was drafted to the es Association of America-adidas tan. at SJSU, couldn't be reached for See SOCCER, Page 6 'Preacher' leaves SJSU on request .1. R:11111IS OW1SHH\\PMP Mark Trout, a self-proclaimed preacher, was asked to leave the San Jose State University cam- pus yesterday after an anonymous complaint was called in to the University Police Department, according to Cpl. Victor Quintero. Trout, who uses the water fountain in front of the Event Center as his pulpit, has had encounters with UPD before. Trout was preaching about "judg- ment day coming" when Cpl. Quintero arrived in his UPD cruiser Monday. Citing a campus education code which "pro- hibits any activity disrupting campus activity," Quintero told Trout that he could be arrested for creating a disruption. "I'm forbidden to preach the gospel," Trout said. "Communists and homosexuals don't like the Bible or should I say Democrats and homosexuals." Trout said he came from Florida years ago to preach in San Jose after pulling the city out of a box full of choices. Jeff Anderson, a junior marketing major, was in the fountain area and said that he has seen the preacher on campus before. "I didn't hear what he was talking about," Anderson said. "He has the right to preach here." Senior biology major Christine Jurado said she believes Trout should be allowed to speak as long as it doesn't bother anyone. "We should be free to say what we want to say," Jurado said. "As long as you are not disturbing Itark Daily Staff other people, talking about God shouldn't be both- ersome." Cpl. Victor Quintero talks to Mark Trout, a self-proclaimed "preacher," on anonymous complaint. Because Trout has no permit, he is not allowed tO Monday at the Seventh Street fountain after the University Police received an preach on campus, Quintero said. see PREACHER. Page 7 Former Raider speaks of dreams Poetry night faces competition By Kevin Iliguehi you going to do?" anything you put your mind to," ning author, is scheduled to poetry readings and slams." ex -professional Marsh said. 1S \ lit lit Ilt less pwsitiimmnit Marsh is an speak in Morris Dailey Audito- Rauwerda also mentioned football player whose career ended Marsh is scheduled to speak at put) rium. that professors in the English Life brought former Oakland because of an injury and has since 7 p.m. Wednesday at Morris Dailey The African Poetry Night, set department were trying to get Raider Curt Marsh down a few devoted his life to motivating oth- Auditorium. a lecture hosted by up by the African Awareness more students involved in poet- yards short of the end zone, but he ers. the government of Markham Hall. Month Planning Committee. ry readings and other on-cam- did not let it stop him from win- According to a biography on his R I :VI W See MARSH, Page 6 may have some stiff competition pus events, however, she said ning the game Web site at www.curtmarsh.com, tonight. "It's too bad," said Shannon she had not heard anything Marsh tours giving a motivational The poetry reading, sched- Rauwerda, a senior and student about the poetry reading. lecture based on his lifetime expe- PRI VII W ('urt Marsh Lecture uled for 7 p.m. in the Engineer- administrative support coordi- "People in the English) riences, titled "Dare to Dream." "Dare To Dream" ing building, Room 189, is slated nator for the humanities department are pushing their "Dare to dream like you did %%hen: 7 p.m. %1etinesth to begin 30 minutes before Tony department. "A lot of people in "Sometimes life severely sucks," when you were in kindergarten Kushner, a Pulitzer Prize-win- the English department go to See POETRY, Page 6 Curt Marsh said. "So now what are and truly believed you could do %%here: Mom% Dade, %utlitorium Freshman Adrianna Modulars are temporary solution Espinosa walked to II% .1.1 . 1 spino solution "We just (lulu t te %%Alt six years to class Monday Dth) sin' %%tom, provide these services for the students, fac- between Joe It will not be until 2008 when con,truction ulty and staff" he said. "We always try to West Hall and for students, faculty of students and to pro- for housing facilities anticipate the needs the new mod- and staff members is scheduled to be com- vide the services that they may be needing pleted. now." ular buildings. The project will more than double the Rather than having to cross campus to get One building number of campus residents from 2,200 to to the computer labs, students will have the will be used as 5,000, according to Martin Castillo, the com- benefit of stepping out of the Residence a computer for munity relations coordinator University Halls and walking over to the modular. center and the Housing Services at San Jose State Univer- Castillo said. sity. That way, they will feel safe walking dur- other will be a In the meantime, to alleviate the housing ing the night, he said. housing facility crisis in Silicon Valley and to meet student Castillo said no students have reported office. needs, the housing services installed two being harmed or threatened during a trip to modulars next to Joe West Hall. the lab in the evening. According to Castillo, one of the modulars "We're just being proactive," he said. "We is slated to be a computer lab for the stu- want to prevent any problems." dents and the other a housing facilities cen- Andrea Cruz, an English literature gradu- David Royal / ter. ate student living on campus, said students Castillo said the modulars, which were Daily Staff installed in mid-January, are a temporary See MODULARS, Page 6 PINI TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 200 1 SPARTAN DAILY JOSE STATE UNIVERSIT1' Letters Discovering and coping with one's fears limiting our lives. Thursday, I learned the process I would have just said that I don't I'm afraid we're all Associated Students for developing film. Besides enjoy certain situations, such as step- If what we're afraid of is failure, precision in mixing chemicals, ping on stones to cross a stream. rejection or criticism, then we're this process requires spending at CIIRISTINA When, the truth is, I fear standing on wasting our time. Those things will fail least a few minutes in a darkroom. rocks that are surrounded by rushing come to us regardless of whether we to represent SJSU By a darkroom, I mean a room LU(:AROTTI rapids because I'm afraid of losing my fear them. with absolutely no light. balance and falling into the icy water. My friend Kaecey says her worst writing tins letter of concern regarding the new daugh- Idin While in this room, one must I suppose most people are afraid of fear is having her 7-month-old proposed recreational facility by Associated Stu- remove the film from the camera, something: spiders, speaking in pub- ter, Maggie, taken from her. She says dents. I am concerned because A.S. has neglected to properly wind the film on a reel and lic, death by suffocation. if she focused on her fear of some- properly inform the entire student body of the dramatic then securely place the reel in a light- My sister, Nicole, who has always thing horrible happening to her baby, changes they intend to inflict on our fees and campus. tight container called a developing me to panic, and I enjoy being out late been afraid of the ocean, says she she would never leave her house. I've attended three presentations now regarding this tank. during the darkest hours of the thinks vulnerability is what causes Instead, Kaecey takes her chances, facility, but I've yet to have my questions answered.