A Class That Breaks the Mold 2008
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theSpartanDaily.com Volume 131, Issue 25 Serving San Jose State University Since 1934 14TUESDAYOCTOBER A class that breaks the mold 2008 OPINION PAGE 7 Chance: Your building and loan matures. Collect $150 Adam Bannister, a junior spatial arts major, pours molten bronze into a plaster, investment cast CARLOS A. MORENO / Spartan Daily during a pouring session at the SJSU Art Foundry. JON XAVIER a studio atmosphere, not a classroom at- ing at SJSU, said she became interested Anderson said. Students in the metal Staff Writer mosphere. It functions as a community, with the class when she heard her stu- sculpture class learn the same casting NEWS PAGE 3 Located six blocks from campus, so everyone helps each other.” dents talking about it. process as was used by the great mas- nestled between a small community Codial Pajor, a senior sociology “It’s really a lot of fun,” she said. ters of antiquity. park and an apartment building, sur- major who said he takes art classes as Anderson off ers instruction in both First, they create their sculpture, rounded by carpentry shops and auto- a way to unwind, agreed. steel fabrication and bronze casting. or “patt ern,” out of soft wax. Th is pat- Can the detailing yards, the SJSU Art Foundry “Mr. Anderson is a great guy. He’s Th e fi rst few weeks consist of instruc- tern is then fi edtt with a latt icework is not easy to fi nd. But for more than just super mellow, and he lets you do tion in basic technique and safety, but of “gates” and “vents,” bars of wax that 30 years, the nondescript facility on just whatever you want, prett y much,” then students work on whatever proj- will eventually form channels for the South Fift h Street has off ered students he said. “A lot of the senior students ects they want, Anderson said. molten bronze to fl ow into the mold. presidential a rare opportunity to work with metal come in with great ideas, and he lets “Th e objective is that each student Th e patt ern, gates and vents are in a unique atmosphere. them get started right away with will create one to three bronze sculptures then encased in plaster, resulting in a “We’re quite relaxed. We’re off cam- whatever they’re working with. So over the course of the semester,” he said. heavy cylinder called an “investment debates affect pus by about six blocks,” said lecturer that’s nice.” Bronze casting is a 6,000-year-old mold.” At that point, the mold is placed David Anderson, who has taught metal Th e class draws students of all ages. process, and the steps and techniques your vote? sculpture at the foundry for 11 years. “It’s Kathryn Kain, who teaches printmak- haven’t changed much in that time, FOUNDRYpage8 Campus counselor tries to combat negative perception of psychology SJSU engineers gear RICHARD STERN “Th e campus is gett ing more and SPORTS PAGE 4 Staff Writer more crowded,” she said. “Ask any up for race car contest A study conducted by the Ameri- psych major and they will tell you can College Health Association in that if you put enough mice together RIE NAKANISHI uled for May 2009, will challenge stu- 2006 revealed that more than 40 in a small space they will eventually Staff Writer dents to design and build an off -road percent of college students reported begin to eat each other.” Aft er having been inactive for 16 vehicle from scratch that will survive having diffi culties functioning as a A 2003 study at Kutztown Uni- years, the SJSU Student Chapter of harsh environments such as “rough ter- result of feeling depressed. versity, in Kutztown, Pa., reported 80 Society of Automotive Engineers In- rain and sometimes even water,” accord- “I have experienced stress since percent of students said they planned ternational was revived by a team of ing to the SAE International Web site. my freshman year,” said Joshua Har- to seek guidance and advice from future engineers working on automo- Th e team has decided to work on rison, a sophomore business major. their peers. In a 2006 UC Berke- tive engineering projects for next year’s this project primarily with freshmen “With schoolwork and football, as ley graduate student mental health competitions. and sophomores so they can get more well as other things, life has been a lot study, it was revealed that less than “Th e American Society of Automo- hands-on experience and preparation more diffi cult than high school.” 2 percent of students indicated they tive Engineers organization provides a for Formula SAE, which is a stricter Recap of the Th at is a statement that Dr. Wei- would seek help from a mental health beautiful opportunity for our students and more diffi cult project, in the near Chien Lee, a psychologist in the professional or professor. to compete (on) a national level and future, Floresca said. SJSU Counseling Center, has heard “A lot of people don’t really under- to demonstrate their capabilities as an Although two diff erent projects are weekend’s WAC in the past. stand what psychology is all about,” engineer,” said Fred Barez, chair and going on simultaneously, the primary “Just being on campus can be Lee said. “Th ey think that we only director of Electronics Packaging Lab focus of the club is Formula SAE. emotionally taxing,” Lee said from work with head cases. Most of the in the College of Engineering. “We as According to the SAE International football action her Counseling Center offi ce in the faculty and I as chair do our best to Web site, Formula SAE requires stu- Administration Building. COUNSELINGpage2 help them and put them in connection dents to build a small Formula-style with organizations who could support race car, an open-wheeled race car such activities.” powered by 600 cubic centimeter mo- According to its Web site, the Soci- torcycle engine. SJSU alumnus wins Emmy award ety of Automotive Engineers Interna- “Each student team designs, builds tional is a global organization where and tests a prototype based on a series KELLY ENOS be impacted, rather than just the engineers, business executives, edu- of rules whose purpose is both to en- Staff Writer broader news.” cators and students around the world sure onsite event operations and pro- A documentary looking into the “Uprooted” was not supposed come together to share information mote clever problem solving,” the Web displacement of a group of mobile to be a large project, Sugano said, and exchange ideas for “the engineer- site states. home residents in a Sunnyvale mo- but was a short story about the pro- ing of mobility system.” It also hosts Th e projects will be evaluated based bile home park has earned SJSU posed sale of the land. He and his collegiate competitions for engineer- upon their potential for being produc- alumnus Dai Sugano an Emmy. His boss turned it into something bigger ing projects throughout the nation. tive race cars. documentary “Uprooted” beat out when they started delving into the in- Randy Floresca, a senior mechani- Th e team will compete against more competitors from PBS and the Web dividual stories. cal engineering major and president than 100 other universities around the sites for the New York Times and the Th e message of the documentary of the SJSU Student Chapter of SAE world June 2009 in Southern California. Los Angeles Times. was to tell the personal stories of two International, said the team originated “Th is is an opportunity for a lot of Sugano said the reason he chose families whose lives were disrupted. when the team members — who are students to get experiences that they to make the documentary in the fi rst “I wanted to share the stories of mostly mechanical engineers students wouldn’t otherwise,” Floresca said. place was that, “Th e real estate mar- these individuals and the impact the — shared the same enthusiasm for As of now, Joey Penniman, a senior ket was changing and it was directly land sale would have on their futures,” building cars and began to get together mechanical engineering and technical aff ecting mobile home park residents Sugano said. at the beginning of this year. team captain, said his team already has around the Bay Area. I learned of the Sugano has been a photojournalist Th e team is currently working on 90 percent of the chassis designed on possible closure of the Flick’s Mo- for the San Jose Mercury News since two big projects, the Mini Baja and computer as well as 3D designs of the bile Home Park in Sunnyvale, and I 2002. He was recently promoted to Formula SAE, with sponsorship from car and suspension designs. thought it would be powerful to tell certain companies. the stories of the people who would EMMYpage2 Th e Mini Baja competition, sched- ENGINEERSpage2 theSpartanDaily.com 2 News TUESDAYOCTOBER 14 2008 COUNSELING EMMY Psychology has changed Journalism professor uses Emmy-winning work as example a lot in 20 or 30 years, staff photojournalist and senior he att ended, mentioned he uses wonderful surprise video, and transferred to SJSU in 1998. I multimedia editor. Sugano’s pictures as examples in multimedia storytelling is still majored in journalism with a One of his accomplish- his classroom today. new to most photojournalists,” photojournalism concentration. SJSU counselor says ments while there was creating “I remember putt ing to- Sugano said. “I’m learning a lot. During my time at SJSU, I did people here are ‘normal’ students, makes it more acceptable.” mercurynewsphoto.com, a Web gether a slide presentation of It is an exciting time to be a vi- multiple newspaper internships but they struggle due to a variety Sarah Joy Callahan, a senior site that displays the work of photography tips that year and sual journalist.” as a photographer.” of reasons.