Spartan Daily Serving San José State University since 1934 see p. 4 Volume 138 / Issue 12 Spartans stop series sweep t Twitter: @spartandaily 61˚˚ f facebook.com/spartandaily 43˚ 77 years... and counting View exclusive stories and multimedia at Monday SPARTAN DAILY February 20, 2012 spartandaily.com Volume 138, Issue 12 SpartanDaily.com Teaming up for charity DREAM Act spreading hope for undocumented students by David Wong among immigrant students regard- Staff Writer less of legal status, according to the Education Opportunity Program AB 540 Resource Guide Immigrant and undocumented stu- Th e organization held its fi rst dents will be eligible for Cal Grants meeting of the semester on Th ursday starting in the fall 2013 semester, when in room 525 of the Cultural Heritage the California DREAM Act takes eff ect. Center Meeting Room at King Library. “(Th is act can) create a safe culture Cesar Juarez, a social sciences grad- on campus for a student to reveal uate and an events organizer, is one of their undocumented status, which the senior members of the group, hav- may help in creating a network of ing been with SAHE since 2007. support,” said Caz Salamanca, interim Th e DREAM Act is a point of pride associate director for MOSAIC Cross with Juarez, who said SAHE spoke Cultural Center. with local and state politicians to in- Th e MOSAIC center provides crease awareness of the DREAM Act. social diversity information and “(SAHE gives) presentations in resources to students, according to high school, community centers and the department’s website. churches to make community mem- “(We need to) drop the word ‘illegal bers aware about AB 540 and the alien,’” he said. “It criminalizes undocu- DREAM Act (and what it means for mented students (and is) very dehu- them),” Juarez said. manizing.” Th e California DREAM Act of 2011, or Assembly Bill 131, outlines schol- arship and grant opportunities appli- QUALIFICATIONS cable to students who live in the state, FOR FINANCIAL AID these opportunities would be the same as those off ered to California residents UNDER THE with citizenships — the onus is on school offi cials to off er all available aid, according to the document. DREAM ACT Th e Act was passed on Oct. 9, 2011 when Gov. Jerry Brown signed the 1. Attend a California second- bill, enacting the legislation. ary school for three or more Assembly Bill 540 is a 2001 law years; at least one year that allows undocumented students needs to be at a California the ability to pay in-state resident high school tuition if they att ended a California 2. Graduate from a California high school and received a diploma secondary school or attain or equivalent certifi cation, according the equivalent to the Student Outreach & Recruit- 3. If undocumented, the filing ment department. of an affidavit with the According to the Financial Aid college or university stating and Scholarship Offi ce, there are cur- that they have applied for rently 350 AB 540 students enrolled a lawful immigration status at the SJSU, including students who or will apply as soon as they are here on a student visa. are eligible to do so Instead of fi ling a FAFSA, undoc- Freshman mechanical engineering major Angelo Chan SJSU, Alpha Phi Omega fraternity and Alpha Kappa Omi- umented students would fi ll out a According to CaliforniaDreamAct.org stands in the middle of 11th Street to publicize a garage cron sorority to raise money for typhoon victims in the still-in-development application (ex- sale Saturday. The garage sale was put on by Akbayan Philippines. Photo by Leo Postovoit / Spartan Daily pected to be ready by January 2013) by Christian Gin “While our fraternity can be all of one another by lett ing them know to determine eligibility for fi nancial Daniel Villalobos, a sophomore Staff Writer about brotherhood, our three pillars they have our support.” aid, according to the Financial Aid graphic design major, said “I’m very of social responsibility, leadership According to Mapanao, the garage and Scholarship Offi ce. excited (by the Act’s passage), I have and cultural awareness is what it’s all sale raised $280 for the organization Th e DREAM Act would not cre- a cousin who doesn’t have her pa- Th ree SJSU organizations collabo- about,” Lai said. “We wanted to bring of their choice. ate new programs for the Fall 2013– pers, so I’m excited for her to be able rated to put on a garage sale Friday cultural awareness and social respon- Th e proceeds will go to Project Spring 2014 academic year to off er to go to college.” to support non-profi t relief organiza- sibility in this event in giving back to PEARLS, Akbayan member Franc- students and AB 540 students will In the 2009-2010 school year, Associ- tions sending aid to those in the Phil- the community.” esca Mateo said. not begin receiving funds until all ated Students said they passed a resolu- ippines aff ect by Typhoon Sendong. Th e Alpha Kappa Omega fraterni- Th is organization helps out those legal residents have applied for aid, tion that advocated for AB 540 students, Th e Alpha Kappa Omega Frater- ty has helped out with several charity in the Philippines who are in need of according to the Financial Aid and as it supported a change in language nity, Alpha Kappa Omicron Sorority events before, according to Lai. help, as the word PEARLS is an acro- Scholarship Offi ce. that allows undocumented students to and the Akbayan Filipino-American He said the fraternity has participat- nym that stands for Peace, Education, MOSAIC hosts the AB 540 Help become eligible for A.S. scholarships Organization created this joint event ed in several concerts and service days. Aspiration, Respect, Love and Smile, Desk, which helps AB 540 students that were normally not off ered. in an eff ort to relieve the troubles Both organizations helped orga- according to its website. with resources and assistance, ac- Th e resolution outlines the unclear from the disaster in the Philippines nize the event with the date and time, “Project PEARLS will be using this cording to the Education Opportu- wording of the St. S. Saff old Scholar- and Pacifi c Islands. according to Trinidad. money for schools and tuition for nity Program AB 540 Resource Guide. ship off ered by A.S., which provides In December, Typhoon Sendong Mapanao said this is the fi rst time students who lost their homes in the Student Advocates for Higher Ed- struck the southern island Mindanao ever that this trio has worked togeth- Philippines,” Mateo said. “Th e mon- ucation promotes higher education SEE DREAM ACT PAGE 8 of the Philippines as well as the Palau er for something. ey will provide school uniforms and and Micronesian islands according to All three organizations donated school supplies.” CAMPUS IMAGES Ingrid Mapanao, Alpha Kappa Omi- shirts, shoes, hats, knick-knacks and Mateo said how most relief dona- cron Sorority member. a few Christmas decorations that tions have already focused on clothes Mapanao mentioned that several they didn’t need, according to Jesse and food from other fundraisers and places were fl ooded and destroyed, Barbon, Akbayan community chair. organizations. suff ering severe damages and more He said how they were also open “Besides raising money for the than 1,000 lives lost. to taking money donations from any- Philippines, we want to raise com- She said more than 100,000 people one who wanted to contribute. munity awareness and help those in have been evacuated and lost their Barbon said that Akbayan has need,” said Mapanao. “We hope to homes as a result. three pillars they stand by — commu- bring the community together with “I was sitt ing at work, and wanted nity, cultural and social awareness. the tragedy that happened.” to collaborate with other organiza- “We wanted to bring community tions to raise money for the victims awareness with this garage sale,” See a multimedia piece in the typhoon that happened last Barbon said. “Not many at SJSU are December,” Mapanao said. “Th ou- aware that this disaster happened and on the garage sale: sands have been suff ering in Mind- we want others to know about it.” anao and I wanted to provide help.” Trinidad said while their organiza- Kevin Lai from the Alpha Kappa tion is Filipino-based, they are open Omega Fraternity and Arlo Trinidad to help and welcoming to anyone to from Akbayan said they both agreed their group. A Toyota minivan was reportedly sideswiped and flipped by a GMC truck on to join in on this. “Our world is their world and Reed and Third streets across from Notre Dame High School in downtown Lai said the fraternity believes in their world is our world,” he said. San Jose at 4:13 p.m. on Saturday, according to an officer on the scene. Photo by Jasper Rubenstein / Spartan Daily its own three pillars of life. “We have to share it and take care 2 NEWS SpartanDaily.com Monday, February 20, 2012 Opportunities uncovered CAMPUS IMAGES by anthropology students byJulie Tran Students stay at a certain location Staff Writer for a month, with living conditions ranging from dorm-like sett ings to a For some SJSU anthropology stu- research facility, according to Sunseri. dents, field studies held during the When it comes to fi nding a loca- summer allow them to dig up the tion to excavate, there are specifi cs past. that are considered at a site, accord- Charlott e Sunseri, a professor spe- ing to Menikett i.