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Volume 131, Issue 46 Serving San Jose State University Since 1934 24MONDAYNOVEMBER BRINGING BLESSINGS TO SAN JOSE 2008 STUDENT CULTUREPAGES 4-5

‘Twilight’ brings sex appeal to Dracula Students gather in front of Tower Hall on Thursday evening with Don Humberto and Doña Bernadina, CARLOS A. MORENO / Spartan Daily high-ranking Q’ero mystics of Incan descent, in a ceremony to bless the people and land of San Jose.

JASON LE MIERE of the Q’ero nation, the descendants of fl owers being placed at the center of an ering, your good spiritual stability.” SPORTS PAGE 6 Staff Writer the Incas, were conducting a blessing arrangement that contained all manner Students were also invited to take With the midday sun providing the ceremony on Tower Lawn on Th urs- of things, including sugar, coca leaves part in the rituals and many of the perfect backdrop, Don Humberto laid a day aft ernoon. and Reese’s Pieces, each with its own more than 60 in att endance did so. one-dollar bill around two fl owers and “He made an off ering to Mother special reason for being present. Th ey were given a set of three coca a ring of coca leaves, a sign that even Earth here,” said translator Fredy “Flowers explain perfection; it leaves and spoke a short blessing into 15,000 feet up in the Andes, the U.S.’s Conde, speaking on behalf of Hum- blooms, it’s beautiful, so for blooming them, along with blowing on them, fi nancial problems are well-known. berto, “to help you and empower you of this place,” Humberto and Berna- just as the two Incas had done earlier. Humberto and his wife Doña Ber- in everything that is required here.” dina said through Conde. “Not just in nadina, the last two remaining elders Th e ceremony involved two small terms of university, also personal fl ow- INCApage2 Spartans SPARTANS SQUANDER BOWL HOPES IN LOSS TO BULLDOGS RYAN BUCHAN drop to 0-4 Staff Writer Th e Fresno State Bulldogs took home a victory, and possibly the Spartans bowl on season hopes as well, in a 24-10 game. SJSU has lost its last three games aft er becoming bowl eli- gible with a defeat over Idaho on Nov. 1. “We are bowl eligible for the second time in three years,” said SJSU head coach Dick Tomey, “but we couldn’t push it over the top.” PAGE 7 Th e Spartans fi nished the season with six OPINION wins, good for sixth in the Western Athletic Conference. Th e conference only gets three guaranteed bowl berths: the Humanitarian Bowl, the Hawaii Bowl and the New Mexico Bowl. Th e Spartans could still get an at-large bowl bid, but it seems unlikely. Th e Spartans would have guaranteed a * bowl berth with a victory on Friday, but they could not hold onto a 10-3 halft ime lead. “Give them all the credit,” said SJSU se- nior cornerback Christopher Owens. “Th ey dominated the second half. We couldn’t stop the run.” In the second half, the Bulldogs ran the *Not ball for 158 yards. In the fourth quarter, Fres- no had four plays that went for less than four yards, two of which were the Mickey taking a knee. Fresno State head coach said the Bulldogs only ran three diff erent plays in the fourth quarter. “We decided to go with our three- Mouse SJSU linebacker Justin Cole walks off the fi eld as the JOE PROUDMAN / Contributing Photographer FOOTBALLpage3 Fresno State Bulldogs celebrate at Spartan Stadium on Friday following the Spartans’ 24-10 loss. Protesting homelessness, students sleep under stars ANDREA FRAINIER “Th e name and the whole idea of Tent Coast Civic Works Project, Tent City nitions of poverty and homelessness in Staff Writer City America came from us going on America is the third annual sleep-out America. With signs such as “Th e Gulf Coast Louisiana Winter 2,” said Roberto Garcia- held near the statue. “Th e core issue with Tent City is a Toxic Gumbo” pinned to tents, Ceballos, a senior sociology major. In previous years, students slept be- America, besides the tent display, is about 50 students and community Louisiana Winter was a student- neath the statue in a sign of solidarity that we as students have a possible members gathered beneath the Tom- launched campaign to help rebuild with the 7,000-plus homeless people solution to solve poverty in the Gulf mie Smith and John Carlos Statue New Orleans. who live in Silicon Valley. Coast,” said Latu Tapaatoutai, a senior Th ursday night for a sleep-out to bring “Th e fi rst image that we had of Th is year’s sleep-out focused on history major. awareness to the conditions of the Gulf (New Orleans) was coming down the homelessness and poverty in the Gulf For the last two years, the Gulf Coast region. bridge and seeing a homeless encamp- Coast region. Coast Civic Works Project has worked Th e event, titled Tent City Ameri- ment of 300 people,” Garcia-Ceballos “I want people to know poverty and to pass HR 4048, the Gulf Coast Civ- ca, was a jam-packed program that fea- said. “Not just men, but it was families homelessness should not exist because ic Works Act, which would provide tured community-sponsored displays, and single women. It was a variety of America is the richest country in the 100,000 jobs to Gulf Coast residents speakers, spoken word, a musical per- people you didn’t expect to be in a world,” said Victor Ngo, a senior soci- and evacuees to rebuild the region at a formance and snippets of documenta- homeless encampment.” ology major. living wage, Tapaatoutai said. ries about homelessness, poverty and Co-hosted by the Cesar E. Chavez Eleven community organizations the aft ermath of Hurricane Katrina. Community Action Center and Gulf sponsored a tent to display their defi - TENTpage2 theSpartanDaily.com 2 MONDAYNOVEMBER News 24 2008 Strengthening Russia’s middle class TENT Assemblyman, alumnus Professor discusses quality of life and other observations of Russia’s working population joined protest at Smith-Carlos S tatue Members of the Gulf Coast 4048 earlier in the day. SELMA SKOKIC “I know the middle class here Russia, she said she made $100 do believe that it is the most real- Civic Works Project want to “Everywhere we go, it doesn’t Staff Writer is going through problems,” he per month as a teacher. istic,” she said. use the bill as a catalyst to show matt er if we go to Atlanta, New Th e middle class could change said. “Maybe we can associate “Now teachers make about She added that people in Rus- the rest of the nation a pos- York or the Gulf Coast, every- the situation and structure of a with each other’s problems.” $400 and it took six years to sia are very concerned with hav- sible solution to end homeless- one’s been supportive (of HR struggling Russian economy if it Sabrina Pinnell, a political achieve that,” she said. ing a high status and a lot of them ness and poverty throughout 4048),” Garcia-Ceballos said. were as strong as the U.S. middle science lecturer and a specialist According to Markku Kivinen, achieve that by buying a car. the country. California Assembly Mem- class, said Guzel Gizzatullina, an in Russian politics, said that be- the director of Aleksanteri Insti- “Do not expect a car to stop “It started from just an idea, ber and SJSU alumnus Jim Beall organization and management cause Russia has a socialist past, tute, the Centre for Russian and for pedestrians crossing,” she and now it’s a nationwide move- also att ended the event. lecturer at SJSU. it doesn’t have a class structure. Eastern European Studies of the said. “Th e pedestrians are sup- ment,” said Joshua Barousse, “I think it’s very important Gizzatullina held a lecture in A census conducted in 2004 University of Helsinki, the upper posed to avoid the cars.” a graduate student in public that the young people and the the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Li- stated that most Russians identi- class in Russia is very small and People believe that Russians administration and co-founder students at San Jose State show brary on Th ursday to familiarize fi ed themselves as middle class, has a lot of power. Kivinen said are apathetic and are naturally of the Gulf Coast Civic Works the way to other people, older SJSU students and faculty with Gizzatullina said. the lower class is very large and drawn to autocracy, Pinnell said. Project. people like me,” he said. “Th e the current state of the middle Tatyana Maleva, a director of has very litt le power and the mid- She said that in Russia the qual- Att endees burst out in ap- way to do it is to empower peo- class in Russia. the Independent Institute for So- dle class is almost nonexistent. ity of life comes before democracy, plause when it was announced ple. … And what bett er way to “I was born in Russia, and I cial Policy in Moscow, conducted He also proposed that the and that democracy is not the fi rst that the New Orleans City do it than in an area that’s devas- never analyzed the situation from a research survey on this topic in most likely scenario for the Rus- priority to most people. Council passed a resolution tated and to give them money to a scientifi c point of view,” said Ma- 2003 and said that 21.9 percent sian economy is to become like “Let us fi x our economy fi rst,” unanimously supporting HR rebuild their own community?” ria Pyatigorsky, a senior fi nance of respondents could be classifi ed the U.S. economy or like a Euro- Pinnell said. “Let us get stability, major. “Middle class in Russia is a as middle class by virtue of their pean economy, but it is not likely and then we can talk about de- very interesting topic.” occupation, and 21.2 percent by to happen soon, Gizzatullina mocracy.” Gizzatullina said she decided to virtue of their wealth. quoted Kivinen as saying. “Th ere are so many things go- lecture on the topic aft er a group of Currently, the middle class in Gizzatullina said she believed ing around,” said Pyatigorsky, an Russian economists visited SJSU St. Petersburg has an income of that the most likely scenario SJSU student. “People are too con- to learn about the U.S. economy $500 per month per person, Giz- would be the economy of Latin cerned with day-to-day activities. about a year and a half ago. zatullina said. America, where the upper class People need to get comfortable Tony Truong, a junior man- Maleva added that the income is small and has a lot of power with day-to-day life like starting a agement information systems of the middle class in Russia is at and where the lower and middle business. People get upset with the MIKE ANDERSON / Spartan Daily major, wanted to learn about an least $200 per capita. classes are very weak. amount of bureaucracy they have Students sleep in tents economy of a diff erent country. When Gizzatullina lived in “It is not very optimistic, but I to go through to start a business.” in solidarity against homelessness during Tent City America on Thursday night.

INCA Visit followed study abroad trip to Peru last year

“I prett y much thanked all the sage from them to come here. third-level consciousness, which to pray for a bett er life, for health, school has given us,” said Albert One of those who went on means consciousness that is still for security and for all kinds of is- Soto, a junior business and mar- that trip was Kim Phan, a senior driven by fear,” Ross said at a talk sues that a country will have.” keting major. “And I hoped for the behavioral science and psychol- given later that night by the same Killol Acharya, a freshman best for everybody, share love.” ogy double major. Q’ero elders. “Th eir understand- mechanical engineering major, Th e coca leaves play a big part “I learned a lot about myself, ing is that during this time of said he had already learned from in Andean tradition of the Incan about the land,” she said. “I felt meeting ourselves again, we are the guests’ visit. community in the Central Andes. that, in a way, I went back to a now ready, many of us, to leave “I think what I’m taking away “Th e coca leaves are like the diff erent lifetime because I had behind living with fear.” is the synthesis of life and spiritu- local preceptors of energy,” Hum- a strong connection to the land Ross said that the Q’ero ex- ality and that it’s possible,” Acha- berto said through Conde, “and and to the people. It was very plained that they were willing rya said. “It’s just that I have to go it is why it goes in the off ering spiritual, and they answered a lot to share with the students what around and try to fi nd out how to because all the love that people of questions I had about myself.” it takes to reach the fourth level balance yourself between your in- produce around and all the love Humberto and Bernadina have of consciousness because we are ternal life and your external life.” that comes around goes from been traveling to places around already doing it ourselves. coca leaves to Mother Earth.” the globe to spread the Andean “In the United States, we are Th e off ering takes place due ideology, due to the signifi cance experiencing, many of us, uncon- to the ancient Andean law of of this period of time in the Incan sciously perhaps and consciously reciprocity, which states that you calendar, said Suzy Ross, who led to a certain degree, a fourth-level must give something before you the summer excursion to Peru last initiation,” Ross said. receive, Conde said. summer and organized the Incan Conde, speaking on behalf Th e Incas’ visit to SJSU fol- events on campus. of Humberto, told of the lega- lowed a study abroad trip to Peru According to the Incan cos- cy that the Q’ero elders would last year when students got to mos, we are currently in the most leave behind. live among the Incas. Humberto important time in 26,000 years “Everywhere they go, they are said that as a result, “apus,” the to gain a new level of conscious- going to leave blessings for the fu- spirits of the mountains, are al- ness, Ross said. ture of the place, the USA,” he said. ready here, and they got a mes- “Th ey believe that we are in “Everywhere he goes, he is going

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I have to let them them off the ball and play Bull- make a play on the ball.” dog football,” he said. “Play some At the end of the fi rst quarter, physical, downhill football, and “I feel bad for the freshman running back Brandon we did.” Rutley had two more yards pass- Fresno State scored 14 points seniors ... it’s ing than Flynn’s total of 33. in the fi nal quarter. their last game. With more than 10 minutes Th e Bulldogs, however, to go in the fi rst quarter, Flynn struggled early and could only It’s a game they’ll hit Rutley on what looked like a muster a fi eld goal until Chastin screen pass, but Rutley caught the West ran back a punt for a touch- remember more ball and immediately launched down with 5:27 left to play in the than any other.” it to senior wide receiver David third quarter. Richmond in the end zone. Since “Th e punt return was a huge DICK TOMEY Flynn’s pass to Rutley was not a SJSU football head coach raper play for them,” Tomey said. “It forward pass, it was acceptable really got them rolling.” for Rutley to throw it again. Fresno State went into half- tailback Ryan Mathews and SJ- With a bowl selection up in time with 29 yards of total of- SU’s quarterback Kyle Reed were the air, the loss to Fresno State fense on 28 plays. sidelined. could have been the last oppor- Th e Bulldogs did not pick up Mathews was ranked fourth tunity for SJSU seniors to play at a fi rst down until late in the sec- in the WAC in rushing, averag- the college level. ond half, and the defense forced ing 84.7 yards per game. “I look at how hard did I play,” two turnovers on Fresno State’s Reed passed for 1,563 yards said senior defensive end Jeff fi rst four possessions. and nine before in- Schweiger. “If I gave it all I could, SJSU almost had a third take- juring his groin against Nevada I prepared all I could; it’s diffi cult away when Duke Ihenacho hit SJSU quarterback Myles Eden (No. 11) is tackled during JOE PROUDMAN / Contributing Photographer on Nov. 15. to be disappointed. I think I did Bulldog tight end Bear Pascoe the Spartans’ 24-10 loss to Fresno State on Friday night at Spartan Stadium. Senior Sean Flynn got his fi rst everything I could in terms of ef- immediately aft er he touched the start of his career as a Spartan fort and mental preparation.” ball, jarring it loose. Th e play was quarter, Fresno had yet to pick in the game. A pass interference On third-and-10, Owens had and passed for 170 yards, com- Schweiger recorded two sacks ruled an incomplete pass. up a fi rst down and had only 18 call helped Bulldogs move the a chance at an , but it pleting 20 of 36 passing. and recovered a fumble. “San Jose State really got aft er yards of off ense. ball inside SJSU territory, but the fell out of his hands. “I was never as excited to play “I feel bad for the seniors,” us in the fi rst half, and (quarter- Brandstater threw the ball SJSU defense hit Brandstater on In the second half, Fresno in a game,” Flynn said. Tomey said, “because it’s their back Tom Brandstater) never re- downfi eld to Devon Wylie for 22 every pass att empt for the rest gained 242 yards and scored On multiple occasions, Flynn last game. It’s a game they’ll re- ally got into a rhythm,” Hill said. yards, and the Bulldogs picked of the drive, including a sack by 21 unanswered points. On of- missed deep passes to wide- member more than any other With 5:30 left in the second up a fi rst down for the fi rst time Owens coming off a blitz. fense, SJSU moved into Fresno open receivers. game.” SSEASONEASON RREVIEWEVIEW PPooroor fi nnishish eevensvens SSpartans’partans’ ooverallverall rrecordecord ttoo 66-6-6 MATTHEW KIMEL cord, Spartan head coach Dick SJSU nett ed 30 yards, minus- ally emerged,” he said. “We have Staff Writer Tomey was confi dent that SJSU 23 yards and minus-5 yards on freshmen that have emerged. We Aft er a perfect 3-0 conference could compete for the WAC the ground in consecutive games have seniors that have emerged.” start, the SJSU football team championship. against Louisiana Tech, Nevada Nobody emerged more than (6-6, 4-4 Western Athletic Con- Aft er winning their fi rst three and Fresno State, respectively. senior defensive tackle Jarron ference) can fi nish no bett er than conference games (at Hawaii, Th e off ensive unit did run for Gilbert, he said. a tie for fi fth place in the confer- against Utah State and at New 72 yards in the fi nale, though “(Gilbert) has had a year that ence standings, having dropped Mexico State), the Spartans it lost 77. is among the very best in the four of its fi nal fi ve regular season hosted a ranked Boise State team Forcing three turnovers and country,” he added. “He has also showdowns. on national television for what holding Fresno State to just 242 emerged as one of our leaders.” “It’s not how you start — could have been a game that de- yards, the SJSU defense did the Th ough it is eligible, the SJSU it’s how you fi nish,” said senior termined the conference cham- best it could without a support- football team must now wait two cornerback Christopher Owens pion. Suff ering a 33-16 defeat ing cast on the other side of the weeks until bowl bids are deter- about the 2008 season. to the Broncos, Tomey said the ball, just as it had done in several mined to see whether it will play Th e season got off to a good, Spartans would begin competing other games this season. a 13th game. albeit ugly, start, stealing a win for a bowl game. Tomey said parallel connec- Tomey said his team’s bowl from UC Davis, a Football Cham- Th e Spartans would hold off tions could be drawn between chances were “slim.” pionship Subdivision team. a pesky Idaho team with Eden the season fi nale and the Spar- “Somebody might tell us in Junior quarterback Kyle Reed, under center and recorded tans’ season, as they went out to another week that we are in this then third-string to junior starter their sixth win to become bowl an early lead and failed to fi nish bowl or that bowl,” he said. “We’d Myles Eden, led the Spartans to a eligible for the second time in strongly. Th e Spartans’ off ense love to play.” 13-10 come-from-behind win. three years. scored just 27 points in their fi nal Facing the Big 12 Conference With three games left on its three games. school Nebraska on the road, schedule, it seemed inevitable “If you’re looking for some- the Spartans put up a fi ght but that SJSU would win at least once body to blame,” Tomey said, “it collapsed in the fourth quarter, and play a postseason game. goes on me fi rst. Our team didn’t falling 35-12. An unproductive off ense and fi nish well.” Returning home to face an in- injuries (Reed, senior running Schweiger had to search for adequate San Diego State squad, back Yonus Davis, junior de- words to describe the Spartans’ the Spartans romped to a 35-10 fensive end Carl Ihenacho and late-season collapse. victory over the Mountain West senior defensive end Jeff Sch- “I couldn’t really answer it,” Conference school. Against ri- weiger, to name a few), plagued he said. val Stanford, SJSU was able to the Spartans for the next three Prior to the conclusion of the go into halft ime with a lead, games as they “stacked losses,” a 2008 season, Tomey said the yet ended up with a loss — just season-long theme Tomey reit- Spartans had become a diff erent as it did against Fresno State in erated that a good football team team than the one that faced UC the season fi nale. couldn’t do. Davis in Week 1. Heading into conference play “We played three real good “We’ve had a lot of players holding a 2-2 nonconference re- teams in a row,” Tomey said. since the fi rst game that have re- theSpartanDaily.com MONDAYNOVEMBER

4 Student Culture 24 2008 MOVIE REVIEW: ‘TWILIGHT’ ‘‘Twilight’Twilight’ moviemovie leavesleaves ffansans tthirstyhirsty fforor mmoreore bbloodlood

TARA DUFFY James, a vampire with bad inten- Th e scenic sett ing, full of Senior Staff Writer tions, played by Cam Gigandet, mossy greens and dreary rain, Th e movie adaptation of the and Taylor Lautner, who brought was exactly how I pictured popular book “Twilight” has to life the role of Jacob Black, the the town of Forks, Wash., to been eagerly anticipated for young Quileute American Indian look like. months by fans of the Stephenie who befriends Bella. My only wish was for the fi lm LEFT: “Twilight” stars, Kristen Meyer series. Patt inson and Stewart invoked to have stuck to the original sto- Stewart (Bella Swan) and Friday, the wait was over. a great Hollywood romance and ryline a litt le more. Robert Pattinson (Edward Millions of women, and a brought it to life. Th e roles of Th is movie is almost bett er Cullen). couple of guys, lined up across Edward and Bella were the parts for someone who hasn’t read the the country this weekend to see that these young actors were book a few times because the lit- the highly anticipated movie, born to play. tle diff erences between the book bringing the fi lm to No. 1 at the and the fi lm were notable. box offi ce this weekend. First off , Edward’s character BOTTOM: Robert Pattinson “Twilight” is a movie for Pattinson and in the movie lacked the humor (Edward Cullen) faces off with people of all ages, despite what that was shown in the book. Cam Gigandet (James). some might say about its adoles- Stewart invoked I also didn’t care for the cent appeal. a great cheesy scenes when the Cul- I didn’t feel any shame as I len family transforms into lined up with hordes of teen- Hollywood vampires. age girls and boys at the fi rst I wished that Edward’s shiny, Courtesy of Summit Entertainment midnight showing of the fi lm on romance and silver Volvo wasn’t a hatchback Th ursday night. brought it to life. in the fi lm. With no big names on the My favorite part of the fi lm is roster, “Twilight” stars Robert The roles of near the end, when Edward takes Patt inson and Kristen Stewart, Bella to the prom. Th e scene who play the roles of Edward Edward and where they are dancing outside and Bella, the lead characters in Bella were the tugged at my heartstrings and the story. stayed with me long aft er I had Even as att ractive as they are, parts that these left the theater. the characters didn’t look exact- Th e opening of “Twilight” ly as I imagined. young actors was also notable for direc- Watching Bella and Edward were born to play. tor Catherine Hardwicke, as it fall in love on-screen was ex- marked the biggest opening ever citing. Th e chemistry between for a female director, according Patt inson and Stewart was obvi- Although the movie appeared to Yahoo! News. ous and believable. to be slightly low-budget, and the Plans are already in motion Patt inson’s chiseled features special eff ects could have been a for the fi lming of “New Moon,” and strong jaw kept girls swoon- lot bett er, the great cast of char- the second installment in ing throughout the movie. acters really brought the fi lm the series. Also notable were the roles of to life. I, for one, can’t wait. Courtesy of Imprint Entertainment

BOOK REVIEW: ‘TWILIGHT’ ‘Twilight’ novel may live as long as its immortal characters

TARA DUFFY I enjoyed the book so much Senior Staff Writer that I felt like I really knew these “Twilight” is the story of fi ctional characters. Bella Swan, a 17-year-old ju- nior in high school who is going through some changes in life. Edward is She has just left sunny Arizona an interesting for Forks, a small dreary town in , where she lives with character study of her father. Th e beginning of the book a lonely soul that tells the tale of Bella’s struggle has been trapped to fi t in and relate to others at school, and for the most part she in the body of is unimpressed with her peers. Th en she meets Edward Cullen, a 17-year-old and her life changes forever. for more than Th ere are four books in the “Twilight” series, including 100 years, “New Moon,” “Eclipse” and “Breaking Dawn,” writt en by au- roaming the Earth thor Stephenie Meyer. without a partner. Th e fi rst installment of the Stephenie Meyer, Courtesy of Stephenie Meyerʼs offi cial Web site “Twilight” series is about Edward the author of the “Twilight” series. and Bella’s budding romance, as Edward and his beautiful well as Bella learning about Ed- family make the small town in- ward’s dark secret about his life teresting. Th e beautiful group of as a vampire. vampires is the envy of Forks, Th e fi rst part of the book doc- with their designer clothes, good uments Edward’s inner struggle looks and impressive cars. Th is about his relationship with the is around the time when Bella’s very human Bella and his fears of obsession with being a per- giving into his lust for her blood. manent member of the Cullen Edward is an interesting char- family begins. acter study of a lonely soul who In “Twilight,” we are also in- has been trapped in the body of troduced to Jacob Black, a young a 17-year-old for more than 100 Quileute American Indian from years, roaming the Earth without a small reservation just outside a partner. Forks. His role in the fi rst book is When he meets Bella, there limited, but the stage is set for his is a ray of light cast upon his tor- re-emergence in the next three tured existence. Th e struggles installments. that he has protecting Bella from Th ere is some action toward others is not nearly as interesting the end of the book, where Bella as the struggle he has protecting meets the unfortunate char- Bella from himself. acters of James, Victoria and Th e interesting backstory Laurent, who are vampires that of his vampire “family” is told aren’t as harmless as those in the here, and we are introduced Cullen coven. to Emmett , Alice, Rosalie and “Twilight” is a classic love sto- Jasper, as well as his “adopted” ry, if an unconventional one. Th is father and mother, Carlisle and is one story that I feel will stand Esme Cullen. the test of time. Got any story ideas?

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The “Twilight” soundtrack is the perfect piece of the puzzle, allowing you to feel Muse Courtesy of Museʼs offi cial Web site transcended to this fi ctional setting.

Collective Soul Courtesy of NAB Paramore Courtesy of Josh Rothstein / Time Out New York

KELLY ENOS code” by Paramore. It was writt en sidering it was the main character Staff Writer specifi cally for the movie. Par- Edward’s love lett er to Bella, it was Th e much-anticipated “Twi- amore also has another song on a heft y task. Th is 2-minute-20- light” soundtrack is the perfect the soundtrack titled “I Caught second piano piece seals the deal companion you are seeking to Myself.” with its eff orts and makes you feel play in the background while you Both of these songs add a like Edward was right there play- read the well-known Stephenie sense of connection between the ing it for you. Meyer series. book and the movie. If you were Th e other song that was also Let’s get the bias out of the to picture the perfect sequence of heavily talked about was a song by way: I am a “Twilight” fan, but songs to be added together, Par- one of the actors, Robert Patt in- not one of those teenage girls amore’s songs would defi nitely son, called “Let Me Sign.” It is a who waited in line at midnight to be included to the fl avor of the slow, melodic, guitar-ridden tune get the book. I picked up the se- soundtrack. that sounds a lot like well-known ries more out of curiosity for why Some other major artists that artist Jeff Buckley. everyone was reading it. are on the soundtrack are Linkin It may be the closest thing we It did not take long for me to Park, Collective Soul and former get to Patt inson’s version of “Bel- fall in love with the series, and I Jane’s Addiction front man Perry la’s Lullaby.” I know that I would could see why so many people Farrell. Most of the songs on the not mind a serenade from him had fallen in love with Meyer’s track listing have a sense of brood- with this harmonious melody. writing. I think it is a timeless ing darkness and are the perfect Th e “Twilight” soundtrack is piece of fi ction that will be around addition to your mental picture the perfect piece of the puzzle, al- for a long time. of what takes place in the book lowing you to feel transcended to Th e playlist starts off with and movie. this fi ctional sett ing. Muse’s “Supermassive Black Bonuses on the soundtrack are It gives you that extra connec- Hole.” It off ers funky electronic two classical scores, “La Traviata” tion between the movie and the beats to get the soundtrack off to a and “Clair de Lune,” which hold a real world to feel a personal con- good start. If you are familiar with large signifi cance in the book se- nection between Meyer’s fi ctional Meyer’s series, Muse is no strang- ries. Th ese are the two main pieces vampire romance and our every- er. Each book on her Web site has that both Edward and Bella hold day lives. its very own playlist, which Meyer as their favorites in the series. If you’re looking for an escape recommends and in which Muse Th ere were two other highly to a fi ctional place where romance appears repeated times. anticipated pieces of the sound- and heartfelt beats will take you Th e next song that most peo- track. One was “Bella’s Lullaby” away, look no further than the ple will be familiar with is “De- writt en by Carter Burwell. Con- “Twilight” soundtrack. theSpartanDaily.com 6 MONDAYNOVEMBER Sports 24 2008 RRedhawksedhawks ssoaroar ppastast wwinlessinless SSpartanspartans 994-624-62

BIANCA deCASTRO of SJSU fouls, the Redhawks with a jump shot aft er a steal new kids that are all learning to Staff Writer skyrocketed ahead, leading the by Sumler. play with each other, all learning Th e SJSU women’s game 30-8. Th e Spartans outrebounded a new system, and it takes time. team’s three-game losing streak Less than four minutes into the Redhawks (1-1) 28 to 20 in And I think that if they can learn continued this Sunday with a loss the game, the Spartans had an the second half and scored the something from every game in to the Seatt le Redhawks, 94-62. injury scare when the only senior same amount of points as their the season, then that’s all you can “We need to come out hard,” on the team, White, fell to the opponent with 41. really ask for.” said SJSU guard Sayja Sumler. court with an injury to her face, “Th ere are big improvements Th e Spartans will host Sac- “I felt like we didn’t come out but no foul was called. from the last game,” Studley said. ramento State this Friday at the as hard as we could have. We’re White was able to return to “We’re a young team. We have 11 Event Center at 7 p.m. working on our defense. When the game three minutes later and we score, we can’t let the other played three more minutes than team score, and that’s one of the any other player on the team main things we’re working on with a total of 35. as a team.” Th e Spartans trailed 52-16 “I think that if just 18 minutes into the game. Aft er that, the Spartans’ off ense they can learn outscored its opponent 46-42. “I know we got down early,” something from said assistant coach Brett Stud- every game in the ley. “But they never gave up, and they kept trying, and they never season ... that’s all quit, and that says a lot about where we are as a team.” you can ask for.” In the second half of the game, BRETT STUDLEY the Spartans (0-4) gained mo- SJSU women’s basketball assistant coach mentum, outshooting the Red- hawks and sinking 43 percent She fi nished the night with of their shots compared with the team lead in points at 15. Seatt le’s 40. In the opening half, With two minutes left in the Seatle was shooting 64.3 percent fi rst half, Sumler scored with a from the fi eld. layup and sparked momentum SJSU and University STEFAN ARMIJO / Contributing Photographer “Th e second half we showed for Spartans. Aft er a missed free players fi ght for a rebound during Sunday’s game. up,” said SJSU guard Natalie throw by Seatt le’s Carley Butch- White. “Th e fi rst half we were er, the Spartans followed with ONLINE nonexistent.” two missed shots, gett ing the Less than two minutes into rebound on each and sett ing up SSlideshowlideshow SSportsports ExclusiveExclusive the game, the Redhawks led 8-0. a Chasity Shavers jumper to nar- For recent football game photos, go For additional football analysis, go to SJSU guard Ashley Brown put row the score to 52-18. to www.TheSpartanDaily.com www.TheSpartanDaily.com the Spartans on the scoreboard White scored the fi rst of with a jumper. 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He certainly wouldn’t it be nice to be able to have ing in dough from some dead person’s JOEY A POINT isn’t reaping the benefi ts of his creation Mickey in the background somewhere idea anyway. AKELEY anymore. in some form of art without gett ing a Sure, I think it’s awesome that Su- I was in my media law and ethics Besides, Walt Disney would prob- nasty-gram from Disney, followed by a perman, created in 1938, still appeals class when an interesting conversation ably turn over in his freezer if he could court date? to enough people to warrant a comic involving copyright came up, which see the way his business is being run. Besides, Disneyland and video game book, but how long should DC have a invariably made me think of Mickey We all remember the late ’90s when licenses are small potatoes compared to right to milk that cash cow? If Super- Mouse, the eternally copyrighted ro- the Disney company was pacing in all that other stuff Disney has its hand man hit the public domain, I’m prett y What do Eli Manning, Barack Obama dent wonder. circles and wringing its hands, frett ing in, such as the ABC network. sure DC’s version would be the only and SJSU students have in common? Fast-forward a few hours and there that Mickey’s copyright was about to Public domain could really use a regularly patronized one. Th ey were all winners in the year 2008. I was, sitt ing between classes and draw- run out. few fresh faces. Copyright keeps last- If I started a Superman comic book, Th ese three parties have epitomized how ing Mickey rather poorly. At the time, copyrights lasted 70 ing longer and longer, and prett y much no one would care. And if mine turned unforgett able this year has been. I thought about how nice it would years, which is a long time if you ask the only thing you can do royalty-free out to be bett er and more profi table, New York Giants quarterback Eli be to have some extra money, which me. Th at’s plenty of time for Walt is record a version of “Tom Dooley” then that’s on DC for producing subpar Manning had been overshadowed by made me think about selling my poorly and his off spring to cash in on the or “Th e Gang’s All Here” or maybe comics in the fi rst place. his brother Peyton his entire life. He was rendered iconic mouse, which made litt le rodent. draw the 1890s cartoon character, the Th is exaggeration of capitalism is just Peyton’s litt le brother who could me think of what would happen to me While I like copyrights as much as Yellow Kid. really bringing down our collective never live up to his brother’s elite quar- if I did try to sell it. the next guy, I really do think it’s time I’m prett y sure that there aren’t culture as a country. terbacking skills. Disney would see to it that I was to share Mickey a litt le. Aft er all, any- enough people who know the Yellow My only concern involves Calvin, Manning and the Giants entered the tossed into the slammer, where I would one who’s going to steal someone else’s Kid to make that worth it anyway. from “Calvin and Hobbes.” You may playoff s with a 10-6 record, with litt le ex- spend my days drinking questionable mascot probably is out for a cheap Th e same goes with Superman. Un- have seen Calvin emblazoned on the pectations of making a Super Bowl run. water out of an aluminum mug, eating buck. Can you see anyone striking it der the old copyright laws, his time rear window of a Honda, peeing on a Aft er an opening round win against crustless bread and singing lamentably rich by creating underground Mickey would be up, and I could throw the Ford logo. While this is clearly copy- the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Manning about hearing the train coming ’round Mouse paraphernalia? iconic “S” on my brand of ketchup right infringement, the strip’s creator, and his team went up against Tony the bend and not having seen the sun- without fear of legal action. Bill Watt erson, is too reclusive and Romo and the . Man- shine since I don’t know when. Walt Disney would Similar to Disney, though, DC wary of the business side of life to take ning threw two passes again Maybe I’d be making litt le rocks out Comics sits on the likeness of the man legal action. as the Giants won 21-17 against the of big rocks. probably turn over of steel. Joe Siegel and Joseph Shuster, I’d hate to see Superman peeing on NFC’s top seed. Aft er I decided not to sell my draw- in his freezer if he Clark Kent’s creators, are long dead. Honda, or Mickey Mouse peeing on One week later, Manning was over- ing, I started thinking about how may- When they were alive, DC held the Lexus or even Superman peeing on shadowed all week by the Green Bay be I’d like to sell it. could see the way his copyright and was giving them the Mickey Mouse. Packers’ quarterback Brett Favre, yet Sure, it’s not much in the way of short end of the stick anyway. But that’s a risk I’m willing to take. outplayed him in the Giants’ 23-20 art, but Mickey’s ears are round like business is being run. Superman and Mickey would re- Th at’s all. overtime victory. they should be and he looks happy. I’m ally liven up the old public domain. Two weeks aft er that, the Giants sure my litt le drawing would brighten Who would be hurt by a dollar You could have a coff ee mug featuring faced the 18-0 New England Patriots someone’s day, and I’d only charge a store’s ashtray featuring a second-rate Superman fl ying along, holding Mickey “Yes, I Have a Point,” appears every and MVP quarterback Tom Brady. quarter or something. depiction of Mickey’s face? by his ear. Monday. Angelo Lanham is a Down 14-10 with 2:47 left to go, Besides that, Disney’s been sitt ing It’s equally diffi cult to imagine a Th e whole point of the fi rst copy- Spartan Daily student culture editor. Manning led the Giants the length of on Mickey since 1928. Isn’t it about time and place in which unauthorized right law, passed in 1790, was to stimu- the fi eld and found Plaxico Burress in the end zone with 35 seconds left as the Giants won the Super Bowl 17-14. By winning against Romo, Favre and Brady, Manning defeated three of the most iconic sports fi gures in one of the most improbable runs in sports history. When mentioning unforgett able wins, of course there is the election of LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Barack Obama. In a nation that has experienced slav- not just Filipinos, but Asian-Ameri- tivists and our own politicized identity sexist and sensational imagery about The letter below is in reference ery and racism against African-Ameri- cans as a whole. today. sexuality and women’s bodies and that to the article "Discovering the cans for more than two centuries, a black And as Americans, dogs hold sig- the Daily chose to feature the program Philippine Islands: 'Fusion cuisine,' man will lead our nation. nifi cance as pets, but the same may not -Noemi Teppang so prominently and uncritically. folk dances and more," which ran Forty years ago, Dr. Martin Luther hold true in other countries in which We absolutely support the eff ort on Nov. 19. King Jr. said he had a dream. He said, maybe chickens, pigs or cows are more to promote recycled paper, but this is “Children will one day live in a nation revered. It is a poor representation to just not the way to do it. Why “slutt y”? In the spirit of celebrating Inter- where they will not be judged by the place in an article that is intended to The letter below is in reference to Why recycle one of the oldest, de- national Week, I truly commend the color of their skin but by the content of celebrate a culture, food and dance. the article "Center pushes for use structive and sexist stereotypes about Spartan Daily staff in including culture their character.” And fi nally, in case people are still of more 'slutty paper,'" which ran women: the virgin/slut dichotomy? into the news that is representative of At the time of King’s speech, the curious as to why you sometimes see on Nov. 19. Equating paper with women’s bod- our diverse campus. Th e Nov. 19 ar- thought of a black president was un- Filipino spelled as “Pilipino,” we aren’t ies objectifi es women and dehuman- ticle on the Philippine islands and Ak- fathomable. Th e Civil Rights movement making typos. Th e reason is political. We are writing to express our dis- izes us all. Th is is not excused because bayan of SJSU, however, were both a was in its most crucial stages as African- In the traditional alibata script and appointment that the Environmental it was writt en or designed by a woman. delight and a disappointment. Americans worked to overcome unfair alphabet of the Philippines, the lett er Resource Center has chosen to launch As students and professionals, we de- I take issue with including the arrests and the wrath of the fi re hose. “F” and “V” do not exist. their recycling program by exploiting serve a more intelligent and profes- quote that “the biggest misconcep- Now, the children of our nation can Choosing to identify as a Pilipino sional approach. tion about Filipinos is that we eat see that anything is possible and that holds historical signifi cance stemming dog.” I place no blame on the student Equating paper they will be judged by the content of from the Civil Rights movement as -Kelsey Austria, Yamila Bubakar, wom- who perceives this as that is his per- their character. a concerted eff ort in drawing power with women’s en’s studies lecturer Susana Gallardo, sonal belief. It turns out that King’s dream became from our heritage. Priscilla Gove, Mona Liza Grijalva, However, to include this normal- a reality. Th is is why Akbayan hosts events bodies objectifi es Sal Gutierrez, Becky Huelskamp, Cin- ized stereotype, which I would think Obama’s election speaks volumes to titled “Pilipino Cultural Night” and dy Ip, Kelsey Kromat, Delia Lorigo, by now has become too taboo to be women and how America has become a nation with “Raising Awareness Amongst Pilipi- Sylvia Ojeh, Lindsey Sutt on, Noemi even worth mentioning, stirs up a lot liberty and justice for all. nos” as a testament to those early ac- dehumanizes us all. Teppang of negative connotations that aff ects And then there is you, the SJSU stu- dent reading this story. You didn’t win the Super Bowl and you did not be- come the president of the United States. But what you have accomplished is no Spartan Daily small feat. 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JESSE KIMBREL, Assistant Editor HEATHER NACHT JOHN SHRADER, Multimedia The Spartan Daily is a public forum. process urine and verify that we MEGAN HAMILTON, Production Editor RIE NAKANISHI MATTHEW MOUNTFORD, Production Editor SELMA SKOKIC have good potable water coming CHRIS BAUSINGER, Copy Editor CORINNE SPECKERT SARAH KYO, Copy Editor out the other side.” RICHARD STERN RAMON HERNANDEZ, Advertising Director DANIELLE TORRALBA MEGAN ROCKO, Assistant Advertising Director SANDRA MAGNUS DERRICK CHEW, Creative Director JON XAVIER International Space Station fl ight KRISTI RIGGS, Assistant Creative Director engineer said Sunday on convert- EMILY JAMES, Creative Assistant ing urine into drinkable water theSpartanDaily.com 8 MONDAYNOVEMBER News 24 2008 Class discusses music business with DJ Astronomer discusses

JASON LE MIERE “I really didn’t know what to I ought to be asking Chris Jack- From the age of 14, Jackson search for otherworldly Staff Writer expect,” said Sadia Mohamma- son or Greg Kihn if they’ll come said he was going to concerts A Science Building lecture di, a junior broadcast journal- in and talk to my students.’ Here regularly and staying out all hall, complete with a periodic ism major. “I thought it was go- are some Bay Area guys who night, but that it never aff ected life in talk with students table, is not your typical sett ing ing to be a boring lecture, but it these kids have probably grown him academically. PETER HIRONAKA modern astronomy class were in for a discussion about sex, drugs was really fun. I liked how they up listening to.” “I was never home,” Jackson Staff Writer att endance at the hand of lecturer and rock ‘n’ roll. interviewed him, and it was a Jackson said he liked the idea said. “We were always doing a For as long as it has been re- Olenka Hubickyj. Th ese were the surround- diff erent kind of way to fi nd out of a sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll kegger party. That’s the way it corded by humans, there has She said she wanted to expose ings last Wednesday as KFOX information about him.” class at SJSU. was back then. I don’t know, never been any sign of extrater- her class to public speaking for breakfast show host Chris Jack- Th e Sex, Drugs and Rock ‘n’ “Everybody knows all about maybe that’s not the way it is restrial life. For some, it is a mat- them to test their brief knowl- son gave a seminar on the infa- Roll class, created and taught it, so it’s good to get it out and now. Kids are more conserva- ter of when, rather than if, we will edge on the subject area. mous subject, talking about his by Dona Nichols, is in its fi rst discuss it,” he said. tive now.” fi nd intelligent life in space. “I thought he was great,” experiences in and around the semester. Chris Smead, a freshman Jackson also had some advice Seth Shostak, senior astrono- Hubickyj said. “I’ve heard him music business. “I hope that they learn from mechanical engineering major for students interested in break- mer at the Search for Extraterres- before, so I knew the students “I love students, and I went the mistakes that were made who is enrolled in the class, said ing into the radio industry. trial Intelligence Institute, spoke would enjoy him and understand to San Jose State and it felt really by those in my generation,” she the fact that the class is fun and “If you get on a college ra- to a crowd of about 40 people in it. It also fi lled in some of the good being back,” Jackson said. said, “that rock ‘n’ roll can be fun students want to att end makes dio station and you have a tape, the Engineering Auditorium last blanks we don’t cover in class.” In true rock ‘n’ roll style, Jack- and so can sex. I want people to it enjoyable. that’s prett y good,” he said, “just Th ursday. She said that as humans, we son arrived fashionably late, keep- learn from all the great people Other SJSU students also get a litt le 3-minute tape of your Th e institute, which is located are not far off from our fi rst con- ing rows of students, many of we lost because of drugs.” seemed to welcome the class. voice, and then go to a bunch of in Mountain View, is a nonprofi t tact with intelligent life. whom were from a class titled Sex, Nichols, who listens to the “It’s a topic that most people radio stations and ask the boss organization focused on the “We’re sett ing up the stage for Drugs and Rock ‘n’ Roll, waiting. breakfast show Jackson co- wouldn’t usually think of as being to critique your tape for you. research of life beyond Earth. it,” she said, “especially people For almost an hour, Jack- hosts with Greg Kihn, a former a class,” said Natasha Walls, a ju- Don’t tell them you want a job.” Shostak spoke about the various like Shostak, who does a lot of son fi elded questions from the front man with the Greg Kihn nior advertising major, “so it’s re- Th e DJ also told students methods he has used to search the grunt work for sett ing up to inquiring students on subjects Band, said she saw the disc ally interesting gett ing a diff erent what part of the sex, drugs and for intelligent life in space. catch a signal.” ranging from the biggest jerk jockeys as the perfect subjects take on drugs and rock ‘n’ roll.” rock ‘n’ roll threesome he en- “Our successors may not be Shostak said the advancement in the music business — singer to teach her students. Jackson has been hosting joyed the most. of fl esh and blood,” Shostak said, in technology will speed up the Belinda Carlisle, he said — to “I was putt ing together my KFOX’s breakfast show for 12 “Sex,” Jackson said. “If you’re “which, to me, seems fairly obvi- search for extraterrestrial life. his own experiences with the presentations for the ’70s,” Nich- years, having previously played doing it right, it’s bett er than the ous, but a lot of people fi nd it an “When the technology gets three vices in the seminar’s title. ols said, “and I thought, ‘Shoot, in several rock bands. other two.” unatt ractive idea.” three to fi ve times faster, that He also said it is generally means our search is three to fi ve easier to express his thoughts to times faster,” he said. “Since we’re MIKE ANDERSON / a college audience. looking for a needle in a haystack,

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