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VOLUME 120, NUMBER 20 SERVING SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY SINCE 1934 SPARTAN DAILY WWW.THESPARTANDAILY.COM THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20,2003 Effects of Internet outage felt throughout campus By Paulo Hernandez People were working to correct the sit- entire campus wuld not connect with The hardware that caused Thurday's Caret said he wasn't sure about the no up-to-date information." Daily Staff Writer uation all day, Judd said. the outside and the outside couldn't Internet interruption was replaced costs to the campus because of the Robert Milnes, director of the school "Something like this should not connect with the campus." with temporary parts. The permanent Intern et outage. of art and design, said that last happen very often at all," he said. Concerning the costs to the univer- parts are on rush order, he said. "There are a lot of issues we have to Thurday's Internet incident is proof of Last Thurday's Internet outage was a "This is a highly unusual event." sity's students, classes and depart- "We take pride in the system we deal with," he said. "We have to take how reliant we are on contemporary problem of hardware, not software, The Internet could be out for about ments as a result of the outage, Judd have on campus," Judd said. "I would the network to the next level of secu- technology. said Bruce Judd, associate vice-presi- three to four hours every once in a declined to comment on it specifically, like to express my apologies to the rity" "I deal with about 40 to 100 e-mails dent of university computing and while, but to lose it for an entire day is saying only that he believed- there was campus community for what took Not having Internet access meant everyday, and I didn't have access to telecommunications. a very serious problem, Judd said. a significant" cost. place." faculty had to find other means of car- them," he said. "That was critical. I A failure to the campus firewall The root of the problem was an Steps are being taken to prevent an The Internet failure was indiscrimi- rying out their lesson plans. couldn't do anything." made the Internet unavailable all day, incompatability between the hardware incident like Thursday's from happen- nant, also affecting San Jose State "It was chaotic," said Elizabeth Judd said e-mails were held on is he said. and the software the university net- ing again, Judd said. University President Robert Caret. Dietz, a professor in the nursing proxy server while the system was All servers on campus were working. work uses, he said. We are in the midst of the complete "It drove me crazy," Caret said. "I do school at SJSU. "I couldn't touch the down. When the Internet came back However the university was complete- "Everyone on campus was affected redesign of the university's security about 80 percent of my business on work I'd done at home. I had to re- up, the e-mails were relayed to their ly disconnected from the Internet by Thursday's event, Judd said. "The network," Judd said the web " create a lecture for my class, and I had appropriate destinations. Bulldogs win double overtime nailbiter Alumnus produces Controversy surrounds final seconds of regulation press photo of the year By Janine Stanhope "I am from a community of By Chris Giovannetti Daily Staff Writer Armenians living in Iran that escaped Daily Senior Staff Writer to Los Angeles, Grigorian said. "I lived Passion for photojournalism does and grew up in Los Angeles and then The camera never lies. have its reward and former San Jose went to school in San Jose." In perhaps the strangest and most exciting game of the season for State University student, Eric His enthusiasm for photojournalism the San Jose State University men's basketball team, visiting Grigorian, won just that. began while attending Pierce College, a Fresno State University survived an overturned potential game He describes his entry for community college in Los winning-shot and a buzzer-beating three-pointer for a 74-70 dou- the 46th Annual World Angeles. He transferred to ble-overtime victory on Wednesday at the Event Center. Press Photo Contest for SJSU, completed the photo- With 37 seconds to play in regulation, Spartan guard Brandon 2002 of a boy in Iran who is journalism program and Hawkins gave SJSU its first lead of the game as his apparent three- crouching in the midst of graduated in 1998. pointer from the top of the arc put the Spartans up 54-53. the rubble left from a Grigorian first started Or did it? ruinous earthquake near the working as a photojournalist "(Guard) Travis DeManby ran over to an official and told him his grave where the body of his covering the San Fernando foot was on the line. The official just blew him off," Fresno State father is about to be buried Valley for the Los Angeles head coach Ray Lopes said. "The official told him to get on the tia conix.1.1ing. Daily News and then signed other end of the court." It won e prestigious up as a freelance photojour- DaManby's dish led to a strange turn of events for SJSU. photo of the year award. nalist with a New York According to Lopes, Fresno State assistant media relations direc- The photo was selected by agency, Polaris Images. tor Jay Bargonier heard a KMJA 580 Bulldog radio announcer say an international jury of Grigorian Jay Clendenin, an SJSU on the air, that Hawkins' foot photojournalists, who are graduate from the photo- was on the three-point line, thus nul- journalism program, said he recently lifying SJSU's one-point lead. members of the nonprofit World Press started Under a first-year rule in the "2003 Men's and Women's Rules Photo Foundation, from a list of more working for Polaris Images as and Interpretation," than 59,000 applicants. well. Clendenin went to work after NCAA rule book, "a two-point basket can be graduation for the Hartford Courant, a reversed to a three-point basket and a three-point basket can be Upon viewing the photograph, Jannel newspaper reversed to a two-point basket by video review (Rule 2, Section 5, Leasing, a junior majoring in kinesiolo- in Connecticut. He and gy, said Grigorian showed determina- Grigorian worked hard together in Article 3)." school to build a photojournalism port- Bargonier told a Bulldog assistant coach to challenge the play tion. folio. and the assistant coach (Lopes doesn't recall who brought it to his "He is someone who definitely wants to do something "I be more happy for him," attention), told Lopes to challenge the shot. with his life," she said. Clendenin said. "We went to Lopes did, and court officials Tom Harrington, Bob Sitov and "And he came from here." the Eddie Arthar Hafiz, a Adams workshop together during our Ruben Ramos spent nearly three minutes on the sideline review- senior fine arts major, first year in the program ing tape of Hawkins shot. said he was glad to know that former at SJSU. SJSU students were Adams is the photojournalist who They reversed it. seeking interna- took the famous picture of a 53-53. tional opinions. South "It is very powerful," Vietnamese general shooting a Viet 37.4 seconds to play. Hafiz said about Cong prisoner in the head during Bulldog basketball. the winning "It is already telling the whole story." war. "That's a first for me," said Spartan head coach Phil Johnson, "The most important things that stu- who didn't see any film of Hawkins' shot. "I wasn't aware of the I lafiz said he felt the photo showed a sense of humanity for people in the dents can do is enter a lot of contests, rule. I guess his foot was on the line and that changed the com- build a portfolio, go to workshops and plexity of the game. Middle East. 'They are not all terrorists,' he said. apply for internships," Grigorian said. Hawkins was even more stunned. 101 ne internship opportunity helped to "That really hurt. I thought I had stepped back because my shot "A lot of people were around him while digging," launch his career in international pho- was a step-back shot," said Hawkins, who scored one point in the Grigorian said. "He had tojournalism, he said. first halibut finished with 22 points. "They always say to make been crying for about eight hours he had gone through a lot, and he had I won a scholarship from the Alexis sure (it's a three-pointer)." Foundation for World Peace to intern The Bulldogs took all of the remaining 37 seconds to look for a nothing left." Crystal Del as a student in a London study abroad game winner but guard Rolando Todd's three-pointer from the Rosario, a junior major in program with the Syracuse University right corner of the arc bounced off of the far side of the rim to send liberal studies, said the photo is moving and in New York," he said. the game to overtime. truthful. He said he wrote a proposal to the The Bulldogs scored the first four points of the first overtime and "It says so much without any words at program about his passion for photo- held a 60-57 when guard Terry Pettis missed the second of two all," she said. Leasing said the photo reflected the journalism. Ile was then able to move free throws. to Iran and stay with relatives while Hawkins grabbed the rebound and pushed the hall upcourt. lie feeling of a time in a young child's Josh Sturgis Daily Staff world. working on his project to document Spartan guard Brandon Hawkins went up for a three point shot against Renaldo "You can see it in his eyes," Leasing cultural change in Iran. See LOSS, page 8 devastating." "I stayed with family last summer Major of Fresno State University in the second half of Wednesday's game. The said. "It is when I went there to work on my proj- Bulldogs won the game 74-70 in double overtime. More than 100 people died there that day from the earthquake with a magni- ect on social and political issues m tude of 6.0 in the village of Iran," Grigorian said. Steve Keegan, a graduate from the Changooreh, Iran, Grigorian said. SJSU photojournalism program who "I was staying about 300 miles from now works for the -Napa Valley Workshops to promote student employer rapport Tehran last summer," he said. "It took Register, said Grigorian has a lot of place not far from where I used to live." ambition and passion for photojournal- By Bob Meredith held in the Event Center horn 11.30 trulry Feb. 28 covering job seard b resenting 1.1.1511. - Grigorian was bom in Tehran in 1969. His family left at the onset of the ism. Writer a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, strategies. Wilkes said the purpose of the Daily Staff March 15. Margaret Wilkes, SJSU Job Fair career event is to allow students to Iranian revolution in 1979, he said. See PHOTO, page 6 45 process, the On Monday Feb. 24, there is coordinator, said each session is interact with employers. She said To assist in the career resume and cover letter critique minutes long. there are 104 companies scheduled San Jose State University Career workshops to from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. with "This is the most diverse group of to attend, and that this is a prime Center is offering free employers and alumni advising stu- employers we've seen," Wilkes said. occasion to succe,t,d1s. market stu- help prepare for the job and intern- dents. Additional workshops are "1 think this speaks to the quality of The steps of education ship Career Fair. being held Tuesday Feb. 25 through students, candidates and alumni rep- The SJSU career event is being See CAREER, page 3 Program aims at preparing youths for college By Tammy Krikorian Education, Parent Education Program, training piece is certified through the laboration are Iii led into state and too Mathematics 8c English Writer Test College Learning and Reading programs. The trio programs include Daily Staff Preparation Academy, Collaborative Association. Educational Talent Search and lpward Training Institute and Educational "Students are trained on three levels," Bound, Tony Diaz said. For many students, preparing for col- Talent .Search. she said. "It gives them a tremendous Upward Bound, he said, is very aca- lege can be a stressful and intimidating According to information provided by amount of experience." She added that demic. Focusing on students in grades 9 experience, but San Jose State working as Tony Diaz, the project coordinator for 45 former interns are now through 12, it serves roughly 150 stu- University has a variety of programs Educational Talent Search, "The mis- teachers. dents. Educational Talent Search is the designed to ease this transition. was are a sion of Pre-College Programs at SJSU Peebles said that Upward Bound biggest program, working with 750 stu- SJSU's Pre-College Programs is to increase student success and acces- the first of the programs, offered at dents in grades 6 through 12. collaboration of severalprograms sibility into higher education by coordi- collaboration for stu- SJSU since 1976, and the Diaz said that Educational Talent designed as a retention program nating the development and implemen- of programs was formedrm in 1996. Search fix-uses less on academics and dents in grades 5 through12, said other of Pre- tation of comprehensive, continuing "It project is unique (from more on support and mentorship. Priscilla Peebles, director school-family community academic schools) because we have our programs While Upward Bound requires stu- College Programs. and motivation support programs." working in collaboration," she said. dents to come to SJSU after school, Verna Kirkendall I Daily Staff The programs, which employ about The interns for the programs go "We're hoping budget cuts we to cam- more than 100 that with Educational Talent Search goes Stairs connect all eight stories inside of the new Dr Martin 20 hill-time staff and through a collaborative training insti- can continue to do the work that we do puses and usually works while school is college intems, include Upward Bound, SJSU faculty and teach- in Luther King Jr. Joint Library The library will be accessible to and tute taught by for the community." session. California Student Opportunity ers in the community, Peebles said. The The programs existing under the col- both San Jose State Univers.ty students and the public Access Program in Gilroy, Elementary See PCP, page 3 PAGE 2 OPINION_ THE SPARTAN DAILY FEBRUARY 20, 2003 21ST CENTURY DIGITAL BOY Students have to speak out about important issues
After eight years of college at four different junior colleges I hear people complaining about the way Bush handles his " I wish at least half of the students would get involved in a pus life should improve slowly over the next few years. but and universities, 1 can say with great certainty that the stu- foreign policy, yet I don't see anyone making their voices peaceful manner." Let the university do its part to get students involved, dent body at San Jose State University is the most apathet- heard. Yes, we are a commuter school and many people here are we need to do our part. is ic I have ever seen. While reading last week's issue of the Lumber Jack, what Caret called "nontraditional aged," meaning beyond Student apathy is never more apparent than when there There is no dialogue initiated by the students about any of Humboldt State University's campus newspaper, 1 learned the usual 18 to 22-year-olds you might find on a typical a campus election. the issues facing us as students or as citizens. of an organized, schoolwide walkout college campus. When the Associated Students government or the
We are on the verge of a new war, and we are still faced that was held in protest of the U.S. posi- Many people here have jobs and families to Student Union puts forth a referendum on a new Student
with the increasing risk of new terror attacks at home. tion on Iraq. attend to, so I know not everyone can be Union building or increased fees to cover better services, we
There have been no organized protests against potential More than 1,200 students faculty and involved. need more than 3,000 people to represent the roughly. war in Iraq and very few campuswide events to address the staff were present for the Feb. 6 event, That's what I think makes SJSU so special 30,000 who use school facilities and services on a given day. issues. the Lumberjack reported. and would make the debate that much more The fact is, as mundane as student government can be. There have been a number of organized protests in the Humboldt State University President lively different age groups and folks from sometimes, Associated Students does control some $6 mil- area, yet the only students quoted in this newspaper are Rollin Richmond as well as faculty and all walks of life voicing their opinions and lion of our money every year, and as students it is our from Santa Clara University or De Anza College. staff spoke to the crowd about the pos- their stances on the world at large, all here on responsibility to be informed as to where that money goes.' these I know there are a number of factors contributing to the sibility of war and voiced their opposi- our campus. We have direct control over those funds through lack of activism, but come on, people. tion to it. Student apathy is not limited to national or elections, but the 3,000 who voted in the last election are. I know some people out there don't President Caret did make a point that international politics, however. not an accurate representation of the student populace. like the idea of going MIKE CORPOS to war, and some of you out there support President Bush's the teach-ins that have been held at SJSU We also see lack of student involvement in We need to get more people involved and represent our- stance on world issues. have been very well attended, but I think SJSU sports. selves the way we all deserve. Either way, there needs to be open, lively debate. we need more. Caret expressed his concern about this matter as well. On Wednesday, SJSU President Robert Caret said, "I do SJSU should take a lesson from its north coast counter- He said the university has not been as aggressive at pro- believe activism is an important part of college life. part and get into the spirit of exercising its right to speak moting campus life in the recent past as it did decades ago. Students should be engaged in social debate." out. That, he said, took its toll on attendance and student Mike COFp01 is the If we don't wake up and address the issues facing us, the "We need to get more people debating the issues. You involvement. Spartan Daily Executive Editor world will pass us by. need someone to shake you up once in a while," Caret said. With the new housing village coming up, Caret said cans- 'Digital Boy' appears Thursdays Letters I THROUGH A CAMERA LENS, DARKLY Reader questions publication of comic Film needs to be respected Dear Editor, still impressed with repetitive use of the F-word. I think the students at SJSU are beyond that. What were you thinking? I am referring to the offensive If you don't have anything creative to offer, please don't give like any other form of art cartoon (Another Dirnentian) in the Feb. 18 edition of the us that. You embarrass the entire SJSU community. It bad Spartan Daily. Doesn't the Spartan Daily have any class at enough we have to deal with violence among our student book-length study on all? You can try to justify it any way you want, but by any- body, do you really have to add smut to our reputation? Film is now officially over a century old, yet it remains the There was a time when a serious, drowned by the derisive cackling one's standards, it was crude. Was that issue of the Spartan Please be more responsible in the future. youngest of important arts. Next to literature, painting, Hitchcock would be all but difficult nowadays to walk Daily something you would be proud to show in your port- music, architecture and dance, just to name a few, it is barely of the critical establishment. It is detailed studies, folio? Diane Chermak into its first steps. into a bookstore and not see at least a dozen of Hitchcock that has That type of humor would be better appreciated by pre- senior But how much it has evolved since its first introduction as on Sir Alfred. It's not the greamess be studied and pubescent boys who are just learning about sexuality and are molecular biology a sideshow novelty item. changed in the years since, but rather what can In that relatively short time, cinema has soared from hand- accepted by the critics as being great. cranked strips of hoochie coochie dancers to the sublimity of Even in these more enlightened times, however, critics Chaplin, The Rules of the Game, Vertigo, Ordet. In other make themselves all too vulnerable to attacks by others by Comic 'degrading and disgusting' words, it has graduated from the bastard son of theater to the simply expressing their opinions. Writers can intellectualize art that contains all others. their responses to a movie all they want, but the truth is that Dear Editor, to the general populace is indicative of immaturity. Only That's not just sweeping hyperbole dribbling from a Film cinema has always been primarily an emotional art. those of low morals would find this type of cartoon humor- Comment-lubricated brain. With the Since one's opinions of a film (or of a novel, I just picked up today's (Feb. 18) copy of the Spartan ous, availability of film today, one doesn't need a play, a song) are irretrievably tied to his or Daily I flipped to the comic section and I was appalled. The I have children and they like to read the comics in dif- to look too far back to find cinema's own her emotional responses toward it, expressing comic that ran today has many problems. ferent newspapers. I can't imagine allowing them to read Shakespeares, its Mozarts, its D.H. them can be an extremely personal process. A The first problem is that it is degrading and disgusting. this. I would be surprised if others didn't feel the same way. Lawrences or its Matisses. movie watched is an experience lived - it The second problem is the overall ignorance of someone to In the future, please think of others before you allow this Whereas the other arts were encouraged becomes part of one's life, a memory, a set of believe that this sort of cartoon is appropriate in a college type of 'humor' to be distributed. by elitist culture and intelligentsia, howev- emotions as concrete and important as any publication. er, film was in a way never forgiven for other event. The third problem is the total lack of intelligence that was Brian Becker being fueled by its sheer popularity with That's why movie buffs (and I include displayed in allosying this crude artifact to be published. senior the masses. The implication was that noth- myself proudly in that group) resent the tinge Lastly, I feel that to allow this sort of print to be given freely political science and history ing that can be this popular, this pleasing to of condescension that some people to this day the senses, should be taken truly seriously. attach to the term. The implication of wasted As a result, the earliest critics thoroughly FERNANDO F. CROCE time and useless informatiomaccsunulated over SPARTA GUIDE distrusted film's innate seductiveness unless the course of a lifetime watching movies strikes Sparta Guide is provided free of charge to students, faculty and staff members. The deadline for it was leveled with some all-important theme. Depression a buff as a personal insult. entries is noon three working days before the desired publication date. Entry forms are available in audiences, then, were chastised for enjoying escapist come- Once film gets in your blood, there is no stopping it. To the Spartan Daihr office in Dwight Bentel Hall, Room 209. Space restrictions may require editing dies rather than suffering through solemn treatises on the buffs it is more than life filtered through a camera lens, it is of submissions. Entries are printed in the order in which they are received. state of things. life itself. The idea of the transcendental power of cinema It was not until the second half of the century that film becomes more than a simple belief. It becomes faith. TODAY event, in which various vendors Salsa dancing from 8:30 p.m. to started being talked about in the same breath with the other Critics who moan the death of cinema and insist on the stu- around the bay area will feature 9:30 p.m. at the Event Center arts. With the emergence of various important film artists pidity of audiences will no doubt find no shortage of ammo SJSU Catholic Campus Ministry merchandise from various African Aerobics Studio. Cost is $30 gener- from all comers of the world in the 1950s and 1960s, sud- in most movie houses now, as flotsam such as Kangaroo Jack Daily Mass will be held at the countries. There will be a wide vari- al, $25 student. For more informa- denly it was OK to treat film as a force to be reckoned with, and A Guy Thing takes over the spots occupied less than a SJSU CCM Chapel located at 10th ety of art, jewelry, books, fragrances, tion contact Matt at 924-6217. rather than a mere diversion. month ago by Gangs of New York and The Pianist. and San Carlos streets next to and clothing to browse and pur- Of course, that just shows how prejudited most critics were Rather than narrowing my eyes into the here and now, I Robert's Bookstore. Mass times are chase. Department of Nutrition and Food of the art produced in their own land. Way before those mav- prefer to keep one eye back in the past for the cinematic 12:10 p.m. Monday-Friday and at Science ericks, brilliant filmmakers were toiling in Hollywood under treasuries still buried, and another in the future for the teem- testing is back 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. on Sunday. For Mosiac Body fat hack patina, unpretentiously crafting master- ing visions of grandness still in blossom. Poetry Night today from 7 p.m. to Bioelectric Impedance from 8 a.m. the invisible more information contact Sister pieces that, exactly due to their lack of artistic braggadocio, Film is now as mercurial and exciting as ever. In as grim a Marcia at 938-1610. 9:30 p.m. at the Music Listening to 10 a.m. every Thursday or by room of the Student Union. The appointment in the central class- had gone virtually unnoticed by the tastemakers. worldview as today's, it has become one of the most precious The most important (and most lasting) aspect of this forms of art - it is through art that we can assert human beau- Associated Students Campus purpose of this event is to celebrate room building, room 221. For more Recreation the art of poetry and recognize how information contact Sherry at 206- awareness of film's artistic potential has been an enlargement ty over empty nihilism, and film just happens to be the art of ASCR is offering fitness classes at it has impacted today's society. This 7599 or [email protected]. of our definition of what cinema is. Today, a low-budget the future. the Event Center. Classes running event features various guest poets American western can be on a double-bill with a Russian today: Body Sculpting, Weight from the bay area and students Women's Resource Center and avant-garde project, and an open-minded audience can F Croce is a Training, Yoga, Aerobics, Advanced attending SJSU. Feminist Majority Leadership appreciate both equally. Spartan Daily Senior Staff Writer. Step, Butts & Guts, Body Alliance As film artistry has developed more self-consciously, so has 'Through a Camera Lens, Darkly' appears regularo, on Sculpting, Beginning Step. For Career Center Tickets are on sale now for the film criticism. www.thespartandai.com. more information and class times, Satellite Outreach from 10 a.m. to Mar. 6 performance of "The Vagina contact Matt McNamara at 924- 2 p.m. at Student Services. For Monologues" by and for SJSU stu- ANOTHER DIMENTIAN I JONAH PTAK 6217. more information call the Career dents and staff. Tickets are available Resource Center at 924-6031. in front of the Student Union from SJSU Catholic Campus Ministry 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. or at the The Listening Hour Concert Series Women's Resource Center in is soi'lLTn1,445 \iitZo.1Ca 1ai-aPin IM pitic.-4cOS I ci.. ONKICIrkeJVIG, Join the Alpha Omega group for .m4.0r4C. -90.1cM4Cot A5,o,at iT food and fun from 8:30 p.m. to 10 Chamber Music: Monolcrome ADM 249. Proceeds will benefit 41.4 foolt-TR Woralc) HUM. At., it. sm. p.m. every Thursday in the Omega Flute Quartet performing music of YWCA Rape Crisis Center and 4bii'8AItle`r 4S444.1t.c> the Romantic Period and 20th Support Network for Battered es4elefiaMCiMilse wont) _ Lounge at the CCM. For more Wfx Arkon'T ne vc 'u1_) information contact Orshi Fejer at Century from 12:30 p.m. to 1:15 Women. Students (w/ID) 85, gen- 938-1610. p.m. in the Music building Concert eral $7. For more information con- Hall. For more information contact tact Erika or Lindsey at 924-6500. SJSU Catholic Campus Ministry Joan Stubbe at 924-4631. Scripture reflection every College of Engineering Thursday from 7 p.m. to 8:15 p.m. Associated Students Campus Symposium on Leading in the CCM Chapel. For more Recreation - Adventures Technologies featuring Dr. Ray information contact Sister Marcia Belly dancing from 7:30 p.m. to Mariella, head of the at 938-1610. 8:30 p.m. at the Event Center Microtechnology Laboratory, Aerobics Studio. For more informa- Lawrence Livermore Nautical straw. 1.'0 oak. UFA. 1.9j Tir41914,T, Nurses Christian Fellowship tion contact Matt at 924-6217. Laboratory from noon to 1 p.m. in as.inia-rs s ITTI-44Sea ea Si itiltra o 7 / pkv.--r 44$14iC-5. csasfjctWacir."1taac Community building at 2:30 p.m. the Engineering Auditorium (ENG sersecnv mi -v in the Pacheco Room of the Associated Students Campus 189). For more information contact lusetax p..-rrese. Student Union. For more informa- Recreation - Adventures Professor Hambaba at 924-3959. tion contact Diane Stegmeir at Introductory Yoga class from 8:30 248-2997. p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at the Student International Programs and Union. Cost is $30 general, $25 Services Mosiac student. For more information con- Study Abroad general informa- )0%1 African Marketplace through Feb. tact Matt at 924-6217. tional meetings will take place in 21 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the the Council Chambers room today 1. T i1 .’ WOOED 9.140+4c main floor of the Student Union. Associated Students Campus at 9 a.m. For more information st.K , lerlos.) 'Too The market place is a weeklong Recreation - Adventures contact Ali at 924-5931. rot wea Co 14-1Co441 email
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Korea CAREER I Key is to be prepared PCP I Literacy promoted subway fire continuedfrom page I Lozano said that including addi- Vecciarelli said. continuedfrom page 1 the Summer Program Coordinator, forces tional experience on the resume Vecciarelli said students should overseeing everything from recruit- stepped up may open doors to jobs and a career start a career search during their "We are able to meet their needs dif- ment to evaluation and interviews. dent's abilities. path. freshman and sophomore years and ferently than other programs," Diaz said. One of the goals of Pre-College security measures "The economy is tight, and you "A lot of people go to school and that visiting recruiters at career fairs "We are more flexible to their times." Programs is to help ease the transition must target employers, Wilkes said. don't do anything while in school," can help direct a career path. He also said that the program tries to of students from elementary school to lit DAEGU, South Korea (AP) - A "Students can make their encounters Lozano said. "Students should work "Stop and talk to recruiters at job provide a variety of activities in a fun middle school, middle school to high subway fire that killed more than 125 pleasant by knowing the employers." or do an internship to gain experi- fairs,"1/ecchiarelli said. "But do your way that helps students learn about school and high school to college. is. people is forcing officials to strengthen But, there are repeated mistakes ence. Get experience while getting research on companies and ask leadership and socializing. Sanchez said the program helped her a safety measures on trains after a suici- committed by students before and educated." detailed questions. Tutorial sessions are provided for lot in that capacity. dal man who said he did not want to during career fairs, said employers Lozano said employers are looking Wilkes said the career fair is an middle school students and during the it wasn't as intimidating as it is to a die alone ignited the blaze in a train that will be represented at the career for experience and a degree, so stu- opportunity to meet with employers summer between eighth and ninth lot of freshmen," she said. "I had been stopped at a station. fair. dents should compliment a degree and attending the event is not suffi- grades there is the Summer Literacy coming here for four years and I spent A second train arrived at the station "I find that not knowing anything with background. cient in itself. and Accelerated Mathematics six weeks in the dorms. It definitely minutes later and was engulfed in about the company is a common "We see 600 to 800 resumes per "For those career seekers and plan- Academy, a six-week residential pro- made it an easier transition." flames, raising concerns about why it error," said Gary Vecchiarelli, a staff month," Lozano said. "Experience ners, professional attire and targeted gram held at SJSU. While the programs are designed to wasn't diverted or stopped. accountant with the public account- does count." resumes are recommended," Wilkes Students who attend the academy can get students into college, they aren't Critics said Tuesday's tragedy in ing firm, Crawford, Pimentel and Lozano said it is imperative that a said. "But for job explorers, just receive full high school credit for the entirely a recruitment tool for SJSU. South Korea's third-largest city Co., Inc. "You must know some- candidate has skills in psychology yourself and a lot of questions will various math and English daises they This week, Peebles said, they are tak- revealed problems with the nations thing about the industry and the and sociology. But in many cases, suffice." take. Diaz said. After they complete ing students on a one-week tour of emergency response system and a company before looking for a job at actual work experience is not listed Wilkes said SJSU alumni attend- those classes, they choose whether they campuses in Southern California and potential vulnerability to terrorism. a career fair." on the resume, he said. ing the event can be recognized by want to go into Upward Bound or stay later in the year they will go to New "This incident shows we have a big Wilkes said an updated list of the Qnalities employers desire in a their wearing a blue ribbon and said in Educational Talent Search. York to visit Columbia University and hole in our social safety measures," said companies scheduled to be at the candidate vary by industry, and students are encouraged to intro- Blanca Sanchez, a senior majoring in New York University. an editorial in the Chosun Ilbo daily event could be found on the Career some firms might be searching for a duce themselves. hospitality management, first got Diaz said that the students who go on newspaper. "This shows that we dont Center Web site. candidate with less experience, Vecciarelli said in9uiries about the involved with Pre-College Programs these trips have to raise a certain amount have protection from possible terrorist Employment Specialist Miguel Vecchiarelli said. workday, the environment, even when she did the summer program of money through various fundraising attacks." Lozano of EM Children and "Communication abilities and a about the recruiter's usual day between her freshman and sophomore activities to be eligible to go. The suspect, Kim Dae-han, 56, has a Family Services said that many skills desire to learn are priorities for us," shows interest in the company or year in high school. As far as getting into the programs, history of mental illness and was trying are omitted from resumes. Students Vecchiarelli said. "Technical ability industry. "(Upward Bound) was very beneficial students have to meet low-income to commit suicide, police said. Kim told may have more job skills than real- with interest is looked at because we "Seniors and juniors usually attend not just because of academic support, requirements and preference is given to police "he decided to die with others in ized, Lozano said. cannot expect graduates to be well early," Vecchiarelli said. "So a good but all the information about getting first-generation students, which means a crowded place, rather than die by EMQ Children and Family versed in the tax code. We want time for all students to stop and ask into college," she said. The program that their parents didn't graduate from himself," said police Lt. Cho Doo-won. Services is a nonprofit organization well-rounded people." detailed questions is later in the day, provides students with all of the infor- a university in the United States, Diaz Closed circuit television foot providing children's mental health Vecchiarelli, who is an SJSU alum- near the end of the fair." mation they need about getting into said. released Wednesday showed the and social services in Northern nus, said students should have a "We are looking for someone who college, including how to apply for Of students who participate in Pre- starting, with a man - believed to be California. general career path idea by their is willing to grow with us," schools and financial aid, which classes College Programs, post-secondary the suspect - running from the train "The people we are looking for can Junior or senior year. Vecchiarelli said. "We want to invest they should take in high school to ful- enrollment is at 95 percent, college carrying a burning object. be from the business, computer and "Students should ask detailed in someone and for someone to fill enrollment requirements and class- retention is 81 percent, SJSU college Passengers scattered and the station sociology fields," Lozano said. "In questions at career fairs," Vecciarelli invest in us." es that will prepare them for admis- retention is at 74 percent and college could be seen immediately filling with many cases experience is not listed said. "If not, this shows me that a The importance of properly sions tests. graduation is at 71 percent. smoke. on the resume. This happens over candidate is not prepared." preparing for a career event cannot Sanchez started at SJSU in the fall of "Some of the students who work for The disclosure of a possible motive and over again. Students sometimes Students should be able to narrow be overstated, employers say. 1998 and began volunteering as an aca- us have gone through the program," for the fire came as criticism mounted believe their experience may not be a career search to specific companies "The career fair is a student's one- demic tutor. She joined the staff the Peebles said. "It's an educational of officials. marketable." or industries with research, minute commercial," Wilkes said. following summer and now works as pipeline." Had the train been equipped with fire-resistant seats and floor WIN, many said, it probably would not have burst into flames. And an apparent lack of emergency lighting left victims groping in the dark after the lights went out. Grieving relatives of victims com- plained of delays in identification of the bodies. cds (this year alone): $300 Officials with the subway system, which carries 6.5 million passengers daily, responded with promises to frame for concert ticket stubs $13 install emergency lighting, increase the vintage rock posters: about $40 each number of exit signs, make car interi- ors flame-resistant and heighten secu- rity. The city government also said it would increase the number of security letter from neighbor complaining about music: $0 used turntable: $20 guards, set up security cameras and quickly run a series of fire drills in sub- way stations. By late Wednesday, only 44 of the dead - many burned beyond recogni- tion - had been identified, and offi- guitar pick necklace: $.75 cials feared more of the 145 injured might die. Authorities counted 350 people listed as missing, but said, the number was inflated by double reporting and confu- sion over theidentitiesol the dead. President Kim Dae-jung designated Daegu a "special disaster area," giving tax breaks and financial aid to victims and businesses. Sobbing relatives of the dead scuffled with police as Prime Minister Kim Suk-soo visited the site of the fire. "The government is not hurrying up with the investigation; Kang Mee-ja, whose mother ufied in the attack, cried as she looked at the charred remains of the subway cars. "As her daughter, I just want to bury her quickly" Relatives of the missing were permit- ted to see the wreckage, which had been towed to a train depot on the out- skirts of Daegu. Near the attack site, other family members piled bouquets of chrysanthemums on a makeshift shrine in honor of the victims. Subway officials were being interro- gated by police. A key question was why the second train was permitted to arrive at the station minutes after the first train erupted in flames. One officer, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the fire crippled the subway communication system and authorities apparently could not warn the second train - which accounted
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