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CORRIDOS 4, SPARTAN ROUNDUP WASHED OUT UPD VOL. I SJSU vs. Sacram 'nto State gets washed out; series moves ACTIVITY Today is ... Sacrame to wher ornets take both gamis nr; El Cinco de Mayo 'OPINION 2 NEWS 5 VOLUME 120, NUMBER 64 SERVING SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY SINCE 1934 SPARTAN DAILY WWW.THESPARTANDAILY.COM MONDAY, MAY 5, 2003 President visits Bay to thank workers By Tony Burchyns ar. Bush said while the war is not over, Daily Staff Writer The guy on the statue with the "Major combat operations in Iraq sledgehammer needed a little help," have ended, and the United States SANTA CLARA President Bush said jokingly. "Thankfully, there and its allies have prevailed." George W. Bush made a rare visit to was a Hercules near by." Bush also gave high marks to the California on Friday, stopping in the Before addressing workers, Bush broader U.S. war on terror. Bay Area to shake hands with Silicon toured the production plant. "Nearly one-half of al Qaida's senior Valley executives and tour a Santa "They set up a room with fighting operatives are no longer a threat to Clara combat vehicle production vehicles, and he_ got to sit in a tank the United States," he said. plant. simulator," said Toni Gray, a member Turning to domestic affairs, the "I'm very proud of the workers and of the California Air National Guard president noted a 6 percent unem- engineers who keep our country on at Moffett Field. Gray said she was ployment rate and said it was time to the cutting edge, Bush said to a fortunate to be selected to go on the overcome partisan bickering and cut cheering congregation of workers at tour, which included local executives taxes. United Defense Industries, located and a handpicked 20-member press "I want to say loud and clear to the just north of San Jose International pool. members of both political parties in Airport. "The technology and prod- After simulating tank maneuvers, the United States Congress, we need ucts provided here at United Defense the president spoke to United robust tax relief so our fellow citizens have made our military second to Defense employees for approximately can find a job," Bush said. none." 25 minutes. 'Talking points included The president said the spirit of cor- United Defense designed and built U.S. military success in Iraq, corpo- porate volunteerism should play an many of the tanks and fighting vehi- rate philanthropy and a call to essential role while the economy cles used in Operation Iraqi Freedom, Congress to cut taxes. heals. including the IVI88A2 Hercules that Repeating the words of triumph he Thanking salesforce.com CEO clucked a statue uttered Thursday aboard the San Steve Houck for his company's sub- of Saddam Hussein Diego bound USS Abraham Lincoln, from its %Ada," perch two week. See BUSH, page 3 Protesters meet president's arrival By Daniel Hartman Daily Staff Writer SANTA CLARA Hundreds of protesters a half-block from the United Defense Industries building on Coleman Avenue wanted to send President George W. Bush a message Friday morning. "Two wrongs don't make a right," said writer and filmmaker Helen Garvey from Santa Cruz. Garvey said she was protesting Bush's foreign and domestic policies. "I don't agree with (the United State's) occupation of Iraq." Garvey said. "And his support of rich CEOs while neglecting the working class, especially in Silicon Valley." Christie Laughlin of Global Exchange said, "The attendance was around 400-500 people, and there ,\,irr, Higgins Daily Staff wasn't any violence with the police San Jose police aided the Santa Clara Police Department on Friday officers present." when President Bush spoke to workers of United Defense Industries. Laughlin said approximately 40 SJPD provided support in securing the outer perimeter and provided police officers in riot gear were present to calm the crowd crowd control. UC Berkeley senior anthropology Iraq) without water." "War is just a symptom of the prob- major Hillary Lehr said she and her Audra Liu, a computer communica- lem," Shields said. "The United States friends had driven from Berkeley to tions major at Berkeley, said Bush is knew for two-and-a-half-years they protest the arrival of Bush. pretending to stimulate the economy, were going to invade Iraq." "Just because the war is over (in Iraq,) although an reality he isn't doing as Shields said there had not been any doesn't mean people aren't still dying, much as he should. successful attempt at having a peaceful Lehr said. "This is the first time our message is solution to the conflict in Iraq. August Beck, a freshman at San being sent directly to President Bush Green Party member Charlotte Francisco State University, said he was and not through the media," Liu said. Casey said the war in Iraq was a direct angered by the fact that American sol- Liu said she had some doubt as to result of funding by the United States diers weren't doing enough for the whether or not the crowd would be for Israel. Iraqi people. seen by the president, but she said he "The United States is using Israel as "They are just showing us pictures would hear the noise. their puppet state in the Middle East," Mountain View volunteers for Peace said Casey. Josh Sturgis / Daily Staff on television we want to see," said Beck, a civil engineering major. "They representative Pat Shields said he was "(The United States) is giving Israel President Bush thanked workers of United Defense Industries on Friday in Santa Clara for their contribution showed us a statue being tom down, present because he and his organiza- to U.S. military power. Bush presented his ideas of tax cutting measures to promote a healthy U.S. econo- but there are still people (in parts of tion were against the war in Iraq. See PROTESTERS, page 3 my to the workers. Traffic stop results in shooting, one dead Greek life taskforce By Melinda Latham ',AMA Clara Street between Second said. l'hey handcutted tine ot the tk LI - cer and pinned him against and Third streets, said Sgt. Steve pants, but the other occupant escaped. Volkswagen Rabbit. Daily Staff Editor Dixon, public information officer for ik SJPD metro officer, one of two The suspect continued to accelerate to meet today A suspect is dead and an officer the SJPD. metro officers involved in another the Lincoln, and the officer pinned wounded after a traffic stop downtown The reasons for the traffic stop were unrelated traffic stop, attempted to again fired at the suspect, hitting him turned violent Sunday afternoon. unknown, Dixon said. help capture the suspect, but the sus- in the upper body, Dixon said. By Tony Burchyns conference. At 5:35 p.m., two mounted San Jose The two occupants of the Lincoln pect escaped. He jumped into the dri- The suspect was taken to San Jose Daily Staff Writer Caret said the future of Greek life at Police Department officers pulled over were outside of the car when the ver's seat of the Lincoln and accelerat- Medical Center and pronounced dead SJSU could be at stake. a beige Lincoln Town Car going east- mounted officers discovered they had ed, moving into traffic, where he ran Despite original plans to wait for 'We'll ask, 'Is it wrong, should we bound in grid locked traffic on East felony warrants for their arrests, Dixon over the foot of the second metro offi- See SHOOTING, page 4 police results before launching a post- continue it, should we discontinue it?' Flickinger Park taskforce to investi- Caret also said the taskforce would CITIZENS ON D. gate Greek life culture at San Jose State University, school President likely be chaired by somebody outside Robert Caret recently changed his the university. mind and announced the time has "I do think that when something as Enforcement units merge together to solve crime critical as this (January's fatal fraterni- come for SJSU to address the crucial ty fight at Flickinger Park) happens, Editor's note: l'he Spat tan Daily will mounted units. issues raised by last January's gang-like brawl. it's important for us to use an external be following the progress of the Citizens Officer John Campbell said person- fraternity thought or review process to make Police Academy through an ongoing al communication while on horseback "My original thinking was to wait for sure what we think is correct," Caret project aimed at presenting the events of counts big with the public as a valu- the police investigation to end, and names to be released, but I now think said. each week. This Is the seventh part of a able part of community policing. it's important to move ahead with the Harper said today's discussion would series titled 'Citizens on duty, which is "The horse-mounted unit has an be her first official meeting with Caret scheduled to run Mondays until May 12. advantage in a tactical situation as you taskforce," Caret said at an April 23 press conference. since the beginning of the semester Call See high into the crowd," when SJSU made national headlines By Janine Stanhope Campbell said. 'Rocky is the best Today, Caret will hear ideas on building the Greek life taskforce dur- with a deadly off-campus fight Daily Staff Writer horse in the world. Everybody loves between two of its fraternities. him, and that helps to develop rela- ing his weekly staff meeting with top SJSU officials, said Angela Harper, On Jan.