Sofball team takes series P.8 Rocking the Event Center P.6 A memo from Iowa P.7 Softball team splits a Saturday doubleheader to win Lamb of God and other bands pass through SJSU, Iowa state Supreme Court determined that series against Boise State. leaving a wake of destruction. same-sex couples can marry in a ruling Friday.

theSpartanDaily.com MONDAY, APRIL 06, 2009 Volume 132, Issue 33 TUE WED THU FRI Spartan Daily 75 Serving San Jose State University Since 1934 61 65 59 61 THE WIRE ENGINEERING SCIENCE BAY AREA Stem cell Cisco uses fi nancial clout to stay ahead SAN JOSE — On the surface, grant on there doesn’t seem to be much of a connection between the servers that run corporate way to data centers and a handheld video camera you use to fi lm family vacations. Yet both have somehow become part SJSU of the master plan at Cisco Systems Inc. Money will allow After growing into one of Silicon Valley’s most university to conduct tests prominent companies, Cisco is on embryonic stem cells now expanding aggressively, using its hefty fi nancial resources to go on the attack MINH PHAM while other companies are just Staff Writer trying to survive. Campuses in the California - Associated Press State University system will re- ceive about $16 million for stem NATIONAL cell research, one of the fi rst grants aft er President Barack Obama’s lift Media allowed to From left to right: Mikhail Paremski, a senior aerospace engineering major, Eric Stackpole, a STEFAN ARMIJO / Spartan Daily on federal funding for embryonic witness return of war senior mechanical engineering major, Thomas Korpriva, a computer engineering graduate student, stem cell research. casualty and Faith Chihil, a junior advertising major, are designing and building a cube satellite. Embryonic stem cells are the beginning cells where all tissues DOVER, Del. — The media are formed and research in the will be allowed to cover the sector has been opposed due to arrival Sunday of an airman many seeing it as destruction of killed overseas, the fi rst such ‘An answering machine in space’ human life, as embryos are de- opportunity since the Obama stroyed in the process of extract- administration overturned an Group assembles satellite about the size of a small Kleenex Poly, San Luis Obispo, and was “A lot of CubeSats are built ing the stem cells, according to 18-year ban on news coverage box, is a communications satel- designed to give educational using really fancy tools in ma- WebMd.com. of returning war dead. the size of a Kleenex box to lite. institutions “practical, reliable, chine shops,” Stackpole said. Th e California Institute of be launched into space “Th e quickest way to say it and cost-eff ective launch op- “What we’re trying to do is Regenerative Medicine, a state Michigan State and UNC is, it’s an answering machine in portunities for small satellites build a satellite in a new way us- agency created in 2005 as part rematch in title game space,” said Eric Stackpole, a and their payloads.” ing sheet metal and it’s riveted of Proposition 71, will be pro- JUSTIN PERRY senior mechanical engineering Th e SJSU team is taking this together which makes it lighter viding the funds. SJSU and San DETROIT — Michigan State Staff Writer major and the club president. idea to a higher level with their weight and makes it so you can Francisco State University are has been itching for this do- “You send a message up and satellite. Stackpole said in addi- build it in a common shop.” two of the 10 state universities over since December. Members of CubeSat Team it records that message. Th en tion to saving money by using CubeSats are att ached to receiving a grant, with about Not only is the NCAA title at SJSU reach for the skies as they when it fl ies over a diff erent part older space-grade solar cells, larger commercial satellites in $1.7 million awarded to each stake when the Spartans play continue to build “ReadySat of the Earth, it can send that which were donated to them, a device called a poly picosatel- university. North Carolina on Monday Go,” a small cube-shaped satel- message back down.” they are employing creative lite orbital deployer, known as a “It’s cool to see SJSU be a night, Michigan State will lite that will one day be launched According to the offi cial construction techniques that try to avenge that 35-point into orbit. CubeSat Web site, the project make the project more practical beatdown the Tar Heels laid ReadySat Go, which will be was originally started by Cal and cost eff ective. See SATELLITE, page 2 See CELL, page 2 on them four months ago. It was the most lopsided loss for Michigan State since 1996. CULTURE The two teams square off tonight at 6:20 p.m. in Detroit. International House takes SJSU around the world in two blocks - Associated Press International Week kicks off been the director of the I-House INTERNATIONAL for 18 years. “Since I’ve been with Pancake Breakfast here we’ve had students from Earthquake hits Italy, over 90 countries living at the kills six people RALPH WARNER (I-House).” Staff Writer Th e I-House is currently L’AQUILA, Italy -- A strong home to 72 residents from 29 earthquake struck central Italy For students looking to ex- diff erent countries including early Monday, killing at least perience various cultures from Armenia, Italy, India, Brazil and six people, causing buildings to around the world without leav- Denmark, according to the I- collapse and sending thousands ing the comfort of the SJSU House Web site. of panicked residents into the community, the International Kristen Pendleton, the com- streets, offi cials and news House has been a convenient munity operations manager reports said. haven for more than 30 years. for the I-House, said the goal Offi cials said the death toll Located just east of campus of staff members is to make was likely to increase. Rescue on 11th Street, the I-House was residents from diff erent back- workers were trying to rescue founded in 1978 when it was grounds comfortable and estab- people from collapsed homes, donated by Alan and Phyllis lish a family atmosphere. Cof- including a student dormitory Simpkins. fee nights are social gatherings where a half dozen students Leann Cherkasky Makhni held every Tuesday at 9 that are remained trapped inside, RAI said SJSU was the fi rst Califor- open to residents and guests to state TV reported. nia State University campus to promote discussion and cultural have an international house. exchange. - Associated Press “We’re really fortunate SJSU President Jon Whitmore, his wife Jennifer, and several other MIKE ANDERSON / Spartan Daily that it’s been established,” said people watch a live performance during the International House’s Cherkasky Makhni, who has See I-HOUSE, page 4 Pancake Breakfast on Sunday. THE PHOTO BLOG NEWS SPORTS BLOG Photo Editor Carlos A. Video: Have a look at Youth and inexperience SPARTAN Moreno discusses his a video showing paper should keep the A’s in the experiences in Europe airplanes in fl ight at the cellar this season. DAILY. through his photography Red Bull Paper Wings and his experiences while competition. Don’t count on the Giants COM there for the fi rst time. making a run at the SPORTS division title, either. Sports Blog: Check out a slideshow www.spartandailysports.wordpress.com by photographer Mike Podcast: Tune into Multimedia Editor Joey Photo Blog: Anderson on international Sportacast, a weekly Akeley predicts North www.spartandailyphoto.wordpress.com students going to a rundown of Spartan Carolina to win the News Blog: pancake breakfast. sports. national title. www.spartandailynews.wordpress.com MIKE ANDERSON / Spartan Daily 2PAGE NEWS MONDAY, APRIL 06, 2009 SPARTA SATELLITE Project under construction for more than a year GUIDE Club. Chihil said the diversity of Continued from page 1 the team is a major benefi t. “Th e biggest thing we’re learn- 06 Today ing about this club is about being P-POD, which can hold up to inclusive instead of exclusive,” LGBTQQI three satellites. Once the com- she said. “Many other CubeSat Discussion Group mercial satellite is in orbit, the satellite teams are composed of Co-sponsored by LGBT Resource smaller satellites are released. maybe all one major, like all aero- Center and Counseling Services. Th erefore, these satellites are space or all mechanical.” Noon to 1:30 p.m. at the LGBT more cost eff ective to launch Chihil said she and other Resource Center. For more because they don’t require their members of the team are learn- information, call 924-6158 or own rocket. ing new skills that they wouldn’t 924-5910. Th e team, which is made up learn in their regular classes. of SJSU students and alumni, “I’m also learning about how Pregnancy has been working on the project to speak technical jargon,” she Counseling for more than a year now. Th e said. “I’m an advertising student, Pregnant? Confused? Need Sup- project is also completely extra- but I’m learning how to speak at port? Peer counseling is available curricular. a technical level, learning how to every Monday. “It’s so driven by passion and work with diff erent organizations 10:30 a.m. to noon in the Guada- pure interest,” said Faith Chihil, a besides, you know, shampoo.” lupe Room of the Student Union, junior advertising major and the Kristian Klibo, an SJSU com- Courtesy of CubeSat Team SJSU and 1 to 3 p.m. in Hugh Gillis Hall, team’s public relations represen- puter science alumnus and soft - Room 255. For more information, tative. “None of this is done for ware engineer for the project, call 376-1233. a grade.” said he is gett ing the opportunity Th e SJSU team is a combina- to do something he wouldn’t be Pride of the Pacifi c CAMPUS tion of students from various ma- able to do elsewhere. IMAGES Islands jors, including computer science, “Stackpole sold me on a dream Hula and Tahitian dance practice. engineering and advertising. of satellite constellations,” he said. 8 to 10 p.m. in the Aerobics Room Th ey are also collaborating with “So I said, ‘I want to program a of the Event Center. other organizations on campus, space computer, so I’m down,’ Contact Kristen Tom at including the Amateur Radio and that’s why I’m here.” [email protected]

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07 TomorrowTomorro Buddhism Studies 4:30 p.m. in Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library, Room 734. Contact Albert at [email protected] Some of the components that will be STEFAN ARMIJO / Spartan Daily Fall Out Boy used to construct and program SJSU’s With 50 Cent, Cobra Starship and cube satellite. The satellite is an 11 All Time Low. $36. centimeter cube containing a radio. 7 p.m. at the Event Center.

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Spartan Smart Cart Fresh fruit and veggies. grants for research 10:15 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Clark Hall, rain or shine. One student was opposed to Contact Luisa Garrett at Continued from page 1 stem cell research. [email protected] “Stem cell research is a really sensitive subject,” said Jonathan Tim Nichols, a senior business management major, pelts Rick CHAD ZIEMENDORF / Spartan Daily part of this research,” said Emily Ania, a freshman business major. DeVaul during a pickup dodgeball game hosted by Saltworks College 08 WednesdayWednes Benstead, a sophomore nursing “I believe embryos are human Ministries in front of Tower Hall on Thursday afternoon. major. “We’re involved with a beings, even if they’re not fully Global Studies Club project with other schools such developed yet. Who says it’s OK Dr. B.S. Mann, a visiting scholar as Stanford and UC Berkeley.” to destroy those for science?” from India, will give a presenta- According to a news release, Boothby said a course on the tion on “Emerging Trends in the grant money was approved general ethics surrounding stem Globalization.” 6:15 p.m. in the in January, but had bond sale is- cell research will be open to all Pacheco Room of the Student sues hold up its distribution. students. Union. Contact Ryan Wu at Th e grant will allow for the One biology student was [email protected] development of new courses on happy with the grants. stem cell research that will be “As a future biology research- Trashion Fashion available to biology and gradu- er, I’m happy to see science al- Show ate students, said John Boothby, lowed to do what it’s supposed A fashion show to create aware- chairman of SJSU’s biological to do,” said Th ao Le, a senior bi- ness of the life cycle of post- sciences department. ology major. “And I’m glad SJSU consumer waste and clothing. SJSU graduate students will is a part of it.” 7 to 8:30 p.m. in Campus Village receive stipends for completion President Obama has given Quad. Contact Cindy Tsui at 924- of internships at local or private the National Institutes of Health 6410 or [email protected] research labs, Boothby said. 120 days to determine guide- “Our school is in the middle lines for scientists who will be Study Abroad Panel of all these high-tech compa- applying for grants to research Discussion nies,” said Khang Phan, a senior the hundreds of acquired stem Learn about studying abroad from civil engineering major. “Stu- cell lines, many with marked alumni, faculty and employers. dents benefi ting from the grant genes for diseases such as diabe- 3 to 4 p.m. in the University Room will give back in the future when tes and Parkinson’s, according to of the Student Union. they work for San Jose.” the group’s Web site. Contact Veronica Malki at Universities such as UC [email protected] Berkeley will receive $34 mil- lion while UC San Francisco Study Abroad Fair will receive almost $83 million. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Seventh Stanford University will receive Street Plaza. about $101 million. According to a January re- port by BayBio, a nonprofit trade association, Califor- Sparta Guide is provided free of nia will face a shortage of charge to students, faculty and staff members. The deadline for trained professionals in the entries is noon, three working days life science field, especially lab before the desired publication date. technicians. Space restrictions may require State Sens. Gloria Romero editing of submission. Entries are (D-Los Angeles) and Darrell printed in the order in which they are received. Submit entries online Steinberg (D-Sacramento) at thespartandaily.com or in writ- have introduced a proposal to ing at DBH 209. incorporate stem cell science in the K-12 curriculum. 3PAGE MONDAY,,, APRIL 06, 2009 NEWS Folding and fl ying their way to victory

Students compete how the friendly rivalry of the 85 participating countries down and perform a dramatic the competition helped spur on May 1 and 2. sliding catch just before it broke in paper airplane him on. Daniel Rothstein, a Red Bull in two in his hand. “I tried out some planes and student brand manager, said Sean Dundon, a senior jus- competition in sport club they all kind of sucked,” Marti- the first-place winners from the tice studies major, won the lon- nez said. “My (wrestling) coach long distance and hang time gest hang time competition with BRETT GIFFORD was like, ‘You’re never going to competitions also won an in- a fl ight of 4.59 seconds. Staff Writer win with any of these.’ So I bust- door skydiving experience in a “I came here to win the dis- ed out my schoolyard moves.” vertical wind tunnel at iFly in tance competition, unfortunate- SJSU students tried their Martinez, who fi nished with Fremont. ly it didn’t work out that way,” hand at aviation greatness on a distance of 68 feet, 11 inches, Th e fi rst place winner in the Dundon said. “I might not be Friday morning, as they par- said he felt bad for the nearest aerobatics competition won a going to Austria, but I get to go ticipated in the Red Bull Paper runner-up, which fl ew about Th rillbillies DVD, featuring dirt skydiving indoors, which in my Wings competition. 65 feet. bike riding. opinion is prett y awesome.” Early on, students congre- “It looked like he spent a “I just got to hang out with a Th e previous Paper Wings gated in small clusters all over lot of time on his, and I just lot of my friends,” said aerobat- competition was held in 2006 the basketball court in the Event like went in there and did my ics winner Omar Mejia. “We all and saw over 10,000 competi- Center Sport Club, diligently thing,” Martinez said. “It was an had a really good time. Th ere tors from 50 countries compete using their best origami skills to act of God.” was a DJ bumping music. He in 260 qualifi cation rounds fold what they hoped would be a Th e top 15 distance winners got us into the motion of throw- around the world, according to winning paper airplane design. for the West Coast region will ing airplanes.” the Red Bull web site. SJSU’s amateur aviators com- join the winners from four other Mejia, a junior business man- “It (Paper Wings) is an event peted in three categories: lon- regions in the U.S. to participate agement major, won the aero- that’s global,” said Rothstein, a gest distance, longest air time in the world championship com- batics and style competition junior kinesiology major. “You and best aerobatics. petition in Salzburg, Austria. with a boomerang-like throw can Youtube ‘paper wings’ and Longest air time winner Sean Dunden, Courtesy of Shawn Rossmiller Undeclared freshman Mike Th ere they will have the chance that pulled a loop back toward see kids in Germany doing the a senior justice studies major, throws his competition-winning Martinez, winner of the longest to pit their aviation design skills the other waiting contestants. same thing. Th is was the region- paper airplane during the Red Bull Paper Wings competition distance category, explained against contestants from each of Mejia was able to chase his plane al qualifi er.” at the Event Center Sport Club on Friday. Thousands could lose unemployment benefi ts in coming months

economists expect the jobless That so many people have ter the recovery began. and done other odd jobs since then, nothing. Associated Press rate, already at 8.5 percent, to hit remained on jobless aid for “What comes next, I’m afraid, being laid off from a plumbing States typically provide 26 10 percent by year’s end. more than a year underscores will be the mother of all jobless distributor in March 2008. He weeks of unemployment ben- “It’s going to be a monstrous the depth and duration of the recoveries,” said Bernard Bau- is dreading the expiration of his efi ts, an average of about $350 a WASHINGTON — In the problem,” Vroman said. recession, which began in De- mohl, chief global economist at benefi ts this month. week. Last year, Congress tacked coming weeks and months, hun- U.S. employers shed 663,000 cember 2007. If the downturn the Economic Outlook Group, a “I’ll work in McDonald’s,” he on 20 extra weeks of benefi ts, dreds of thousands of jobless jobs in March, and the jobless extends into May, it will be consulting fi rm. “While we may said. “I got no pride as long as the and later it added 13 additional Americans will exhaust their un- rate now stands at its highest in a the longest recession since the emerge from recession from a people in this house eat, have hot weeks for people in states hard- employment benefi ts, just when quarter-century. Since the reces- Great Depression. statistical standpoint later this water — that’s all I need.” est-hit by unemployment. it’s never been harder to fi nd a job. sion began in December 2007, a Th e jobs crisis it has created year, most Americans will be Long, like many of the long- Experts said food stamps and Congress extended unem- net total of 5.1 million jobs have has proved worse than most hard-pressed to tell the diff er- term unemployed, has tried other social programs provide ployment aid twice last year, al- disappeared. economists forecast — not to ence between a recession and a to learn new skills. For three a partial backstop for many re- lowing people to draw a total of Th ose who know that their mention what lawmakers expect- recovery the next 12 months.” months, he spent Saturdays and cipients who exhaust benefi ts. up to 59 weeks of benefi ts. Now, unemployment aid is about to ed when they extended jobless Th at’s grim news for Sterling Sundays working to get his com- Some will also take low-paying as the recession drags on, a roll- run out are counting the days, benefi ts last year. Long, 40, of Pitt sburgh, who said mercial driver’s license. Th at led “tideover” jobs — if they can ing wave of people who were laid taking on odd jobs, moving in In March, nearly a quarter of he’s willing to take any job avail- to work as a cargo loader for a fi nd them, said Rebecca Blank, off early last year will lose them. with relatives and frett ing about the unemployed had been with- able to support his wife and four couple of months at the super- an economist at the Brookings Precise fi gures are hard to the future. out work for six months or more, children. He has cleaned houses market warehouse. But since Institution. determine, but Wayne Vroman, “My biggest fear is we’ll lose the highest proportion since the an economist at the Urban In- the house,” said Hernan Alvarez, 1981-82 recession. stitute, estimates that up to 54, an Orlando, Fla., construc- And the problem will prob- 700,000 people could exhaust tion worker who lost his job in ably get even worse. Employers their extended benefi ts by the July and whose benefi ts will end typically remain reluctant to hire second half of this year. in four weeks. “Th e only thing I even months aft er a recession has Some will fi nd new jobs, but can do is keep looking for work offi cially ended. In the 1990-91 prospects will be grim: Layoff s and hope tomorrow will be bet- and 2001 recessions, the jobless are projected to go on, and many ter than today.” rate peaked more than a year af- Offi cers ambushed after responding to 911 call

have not said, specifi cally, what wounded, but police have not Associated Press weapons were used to kill the of- specifi cally said how many shots fi c e r .s were stopped by the vest. Autopsies show Sciullo, 37, A district judge arraigned PITT SBURGH — A 911 call died of wounds to the head and Poplawski at UPMC Presbyterian that brought two police offi cers torso. Mayhle, 29, was shot in the Hospital, an arraignment court to a home where they were am- head. worker told Th e Associated Press bushed, and where a third was A witness awakened by two on Sunday. Poplawski was being also later killed during a four- gunshots told investigators of see- treated there for gunshot wounds hour siege, was precipitated by a ing the gunman standing in the to his extremities and remains fi ght between the gunman and home’s front doorway and fi ring under guard. Police and hospital his mother over a dog urinating in two to three shots into one offi cer offi cials have not released his con- the house. who was already down. Sciullo dition, though he is expected to Th e Saturday argument be- was later found dead in the home’s survive. tween Margaret and Richard living room, and Mayhle near the It was not immediately clear Poplawski escalated to the point front stoop, police said. if Poplawski had an att orney. A that she threatened to kick him A third offi cer, Eric Kelly, 41, preliminary hearing, at which out and she called police to do it, was killed as he arrived to assist Poplawski could challenge the according to a 12-page criminal the fi rst two offi cers. Kelly was charges, wasn’t immediately complaint and affi davit fi led late in uniform but on his way home scheduled. Saturday. when he responded and was Poplawski is also charged with When offi cers Paul Sciullo gunned down in the street. fi ring weapons into two occupied II and Stephen Mayhle arrived, Kelly’s radio call for help sum- neighboring homes and with reck- Margaret Poplawski opened the moned other offi cers, including a lessly endangering four people, door and told them to come in SWAT team. Th e ensuing standoff two in each home, with gunfi re. and take her 23-year-old son, ap- included a gun batt le in which po- No civilians were wounded. parently unaware he was standing lice say Richard Poplawski tried to Police did not say why behind her with a rifl e, the affi - kill other offi cers. Poplawski fi red toward the homes, davit said. Hearing gunshots, she Poplawski is charged with but some offi cers were seen going spun around to see her son with three counts of criminal homicide into nearby homes and perching the gun and ran to the basement. and nine counts of att empted ho- on rooft ops. “What the hell have you micide — one each for the eight Investigators continued to done?” she shouted. offi cers who were shot at in an work at the home Sunday. A large Th e mother told police her armored SWAT vehicle, plus a piece of wood covered the entire son had been stockpiling guns ninth who was shot in the hand as entryway, a picture window was and ammunition “because he be- he tried to help Kelly. shatt ered, bullet holes could be lieved that as a result of economic Poplawski also was charged seen in the living room walls and collapse, the police were no lon- with possessing an instrument several bullet marks scarred the ger able to protect society,” the of crime: the bulletproof vest facade and window frames. affi davit said. he wore during the gun battle. Police did not immediately Friends have said Poplawski The criminal complaint doesn’t release information on funeral was concerned about his weap- say how Poplawski obtained arrangements for the offi cers, ons being seized during Barack the vest. though a memorial was held Sat- Obama’s presidency, and friends Police Chief Nate Harper Jr. urday night outside the police sta- said he owned several handguns has said the vest kept Poplawski tion where all three slain offi cers and an AK-47 assault rifl e. Police from being more seriously worked. 4PAGE FEATURESUSMONDAY,,, APRIL 06, 2009 I-HOUSE ‘In this house it doesn’t really matter what color you are or what background you have, we can all come together as a family’ from April 5 through April 10. At Continued from page 1 the breakfast on Sunday, residents dressed in traditional garments of their culture, cooked and served for “We also have themed dinners,” the guests and provided entertain- Pendleton said. “We had a really ment by performing various talents nice Indian one a few weeks ago such as dancing and singing. where all the Indian students made “Th is was a wonderful day dinner and did music and enter- leading into a wonderful week,” tainment. It was fantastic.” Cherkasky Makhni said. “I’m excit- Arash Motamedi, a soft ware ed and I think it was a big success. engineering graduate student from I think it brings all of the commu- Iran who said he previously lived nity together.” in Campus Village Building B, Motamedi said recognizing said moving into the I-House has those diff erences and respecting given him the chance to share his one another has caused him to cultural traditions while learning discover more about his own cul- from others. ture and others such as his French “Th e cool thing is that when roommate last year and his Ameri- you have people from more than can roommate this year. 30 diff erent countries, it’s a good “You learn more about their opportunity to represent your viewpoint of the world through own culture, but at the same time just simple conversation,” he said. Wabsorb the culture of others in the “One diff erence I noticed between house,” said Motamedi, who is also my own culture, being back home a former president of the I-House in Iran and here in America, is the student council. “For example, I emphasis on family back home as from Los Angeles but has two Ni- amount of international students MIKE ANDERSON / Spartan Daily have been trying to do my own opposed to individualism and in- gerian parents. at SJSU, the economic crisis may President Jon Whitmore share. I have cooked Persian food dependence here in America.” In order for international stu- change that. (left) gets tea eggs, a sometimes for people and I have Mirjam Roelink, a senior busi- dents and American students to get “It would be our goal to kind of traditional Chinese also enjoyed the food of those ness major from the Netherlands, accepted into the house, they must continue the same proportion of snack, from Mirjam from diff erent countries.” said that the diff erences she no- go through an application process international students at this uni- Roeling, an International Despite having opportuni- ticed were sometimes quite simple which includes fi ve essay ques- versity that we have had before,” House resident from ties to learn about one another’s such as the food. tions, such as why they want to live Whitmore said. “Th e fi nancial the Netherlands, culture at the I-House, Resident “In the Netherlands, we had a in a culturally diverse sett ing. problem is a global one. So it’s very during the I-House’s Adviser Nkemka Egbuho, a junior lot of fresh grown food from farm- Pendleton said when reviewing likely that some students from a Pancake Breakfast biochemistry major who has lived land,” said Roelink, an I-House resi- applications, they look for students foreign country, who might have on Sunday. in the I-House for three years, said dent since January. “I was surprised who are open to diversity and want been able to get the money to- cultural understanding is essential because back home, the milk we to learn more about others while gether to come here in the past, in maintaining that bond. had we could only keep for a day or sharing their own culture with fel- there may be fewer of them just “Some of the issues that may two but over here, it could be kept low residents. because their economy is down. In come up are because of cultural for weeks.” “We have a separate applica- some cases, worse than the nega- misinterpretations,” Egbuho said. Pendleton, who has worked tion process than the on-campus tive economy we have here.” “But we just try to make it as wel- at the I-House for two years, said dorms,” Pendleton said. “We try James Greathead, a senior mar- coming as possible for everyone American residents in the I-House to fi nd out what each applicant can keting major from Australia, said through events such as the cultural are gaining cultural exposure not bring to the atmosphere and spend he enjoys living in the I-House. workshops. In this house it doesn’t typically off ered in the college a lot of time thinking who would fi t “I feel like I should learn an- really matt er what color you are or experience. in well here.” other language,” Greathead said. “If what background you have, we can “A lot of people don’t know Once residents are accepted I were living in Europe, I’d practi- all come together as a family.” that Americans live here too,” she their applications are reviewed cally have to.” Pendleton said the I-House has said. “I think for those really lucky once again to see which students Pendleton said she believes the various activities to encourage resi- American students, they just get would be the most compatible I-House is an essential part of the Honey Chung, dents to share and absorb aspects an amazing experience, almost like roommates while still being able campus community. an International of each others’ culture. they’re traveling around the world to maintain diversity. Th ere are “I think it makes SJSU special House resident “We do quest cultural work- despite living here so that’s a nice 36 rooms in the I-House, most of compared to some of the other from Hong Kong, shops for residents in the house so resource for them.” which hold two residents. Pend- CSUs because some do not have gives a martial we’ll pick a topic and bring every- Americans make up 18 of leton said that due to the num- International Houses,” Pendleton arts demonstration one together to discuss the topic the 72 residents at the I-House ber of rooms there is a limit of 72 said. “I think it gives a nice gather- during the I-House’s and learn more in depth about each this semester. residents per semester. Th e I- ing place because even residents Pancake Breakfast other,” Pendleton said. “It’s like I get to go and travel House features a TV room, offi ce, who we don’t have room for, they on Sunday. Th e I-House hosted its an- all over the world without leaving computer room, party room, laun- can come socialize on nights like nual Pancake Breakfast to begin the comfort of my own home,” said dry facilities and study room which coff ee nights and experience the MIKE ANDERSON / Spartan Daily International Week which is held Egbuho, who is a resident adviser remains open 24 hours. variety of diff erent cultures.” Students pay a semester rent of $3,100 for the room and are off ered meal plans ranging from $1,740 to $1,950 for the semes- ter, totaling $4,840 to $5,050 for room and board. Th e I-House relies on funding from residential fees and private donations rather than state funding. Pendleton said that for now, this has spared the I-House from many of the bud- get cuts which have aff ected the CSU system. “We are worried about a year and a half from now because they’re going to have 4,500 fewer students coming next year and fi rst priority will go to people in the lo- cal county,” she said. “We really de- pend on people coming from far- ther away but we’ve just been very fortunate so far.” President Jon Whitmore said that although the university would like to continue to have the same 5PAGE MONDAY, APRIL 06, 2009 A & E

CONCERT REVIEW: ‘NO FEAR ENERGY MUSIC TOUR’ Have ‘No Fear,’ Lamb of God was here

“I left halfway throughough their set Mike Muir, Suicidaldal Tenden- a fury while performingorming their taste of the band’s ceaseless passion. KAAJAL MORAR to get a drink with myy friend,” said cies’ vocalist, includeded the audi- next song, “In Your Words,” and Crowd surfers fl oated along before Features Editor one unimpressed att endee.ndee. ence in songs, but thee encourage- exploded with a contagiousntagious en- being removed like candy wrappers Children of Bodom,om, a band ment was not neededed as manmanyy ergy which did notot drop for by the tireless security offi cers at the Th e sun set in the springpring sky, es- deserving to headlinene their own fans ratt led off the lyricsrics withwith himhim the rest of their hour-longour-long set. front of the stage. caping the thunder that was the No show, fi lled the EventCenter Center with with among shouts of “ST!”T!” Few seats remaineded occoccupiedupied Hailed by many as a “pure Ameri- Fear Energy Music tour last SaturdaySaturday overwhelming guitarr solos and With a surprising,ng, punk-in- while the band tore up the stage. can metal” band, Lamb of God fi n- night at SJSU’s Event Center.nter. mind-blowing drumming.ming. spired element to theirir music, the Vocalist Randy Blythe’she’s destruc- ished their set with two all-time fa- Th e No Fear Energy Music tour, Th e Finland nativeses more than band’s fast-paced songsngs and lyrics tive vocals accompaniedied by raging vorite songs: “Redneck” and “Black with dates running untilntil May 15, lift ed the spirits of thehe audience provided a lighter, thoughough no less guitar licks and aggressiveressive drum Label.” lives up to its name and is not a shshowow and eff ortlessly drew more ppeopleeople passionate energy throughout beats drove the crowdd wild. “Th ank you so fucking much, San to be missed. to the stage. their time on stage. Sardines would bee uncomfort- Jose,” Blythe growled before skipping Th e show kicked offff withwith GodGod Even while enjoyingying a beer, Not one of the bands,nds, however, able in the mess of bodiesodies that was off stage. Forbid, who saturated thehe stage with many left the comfortfort ofof theirtheir held a candle to the earth-shakingarth-shaking at the head of the stage.ge. Hundreds an insatiable energy, revving the seats to join the ever-growing rumble that was Lambmb of God. upon hundreds of bodiesodies pupushedshed crowd and mosh pits intonto a fervor. mass of fans. Opening with “Th e Passing,” an together in hopes too get closer About 500 metalheadsds thrashed Drunk with energy,gy, the band instrumental track fromrom their re- to the stage for ann unfi ltered around and cheered as devil horns performed numerousous crowd- cently released album,m, “Wrath,” rose aft er each song during their pleasers like “In Yourur Face” and Lamb of God captivatedvated the au- short set. “Bodom Beach Terror.”r.” dience from the fi rst guitarguitar note.note. Th e excitement generatedrated by God An unlikely groupp of gentle- Th ey stormed onn ststageage with Forbid was lost by thee next band, men took the stage aftft er Children Municipal Waste, who was, indeed, of Bodom. It took a secondecond before a waste. I realized that they constitutednstituted the “Smoke weed!” bellowedowed Waste’s band Suicidal Tendenciesncies and was vocalist Tony Foresta, “Boo yah!”yah!” not, in fact, a group of rappers at I could not take them seriouslyeriously as a the wrong venue. band, especially aft er theyey performed Taking the place of As I Lay “Beer Pressure,” a song inspired byby Dying, Suicidal Tendencies strut- friends trying to get other friends ted around stage with a surpris- drunk. Lovely. ing and sometimes comical stage Th e crowd, which wasas previouslypreviously presence. surging with energy, wasas drained ooff its spirit, except for one half-hearted mosh pit. Th e songs sounded too similar and Foresta’s vocals were irritating, so I spent the next 20 minutes think- ing about what homework I had to do when I got home and how I could stop the pain in my ears.

Guitarist Willie Adler Photo Courtesy of MTV Lamb of God Courtesy of Lamb of God offi cial Web site

TV SHOW REVIEW: ‘MY BOYS’ Witty quips and plot keep comedy afl oat

MERRIL GUZMAN Staff Writer

Th ere is no normal way to react to a drunken friend who shows up at your door in the middle of the night the day before his wedding and tell you he thinks he is marry- ing the wrong woman, especially if you’re entertaining his brother in the other room. PJ, the main character of the TBS show “My Boys,” tries to pretend that the conversation be- tween her and Bobby never hap- pened. But as most women do, she spends the next few weeks agonizing over the 20-second conversation that might have changed her life. Women who are paranoid about the relationships they are in, or relationships that they aren’t in, is nothing new for TV. But this show manages to balance out the whiny, insecure thoughts that PJ The cast of “My Boys.” Photo courtesy of TBS has with blunt, but witt y, com- ments from her fi ve male poker enter a month-long mustache characters never seem to be able partners and best friends. growing contest with one anoth- to pull their dysfunctional lives “Out of left fi eld,” is the sports er. Th e contest lasts the whole ep- together, PJ and Bobby confess phrase that is the theme for the isode, carrying into the following their love for each other and the episode “Welcome Back, Kalla week’s, with relentless mustache two awkward friends are fi nally Fott er,” which premiered last jokes. able to be together. Tuesday. Th e one-liners that the men Th e second episode of the In overdone voice-overs that come up with to insult one an- season, “Private Eyes,” will be on are reminiscent of Carrie Brad- other are creative and some even tomorrow at 10:30 p.m. If you’re shaw’s in the early episodes of prett y hilarious, while the mus- curious enough to see if PJ and “Sex and the City,” PJ, a female taches are creepy and outdated. Bobby’s relationship fl ounders sports writer, ponders the ori- In the season premiere last under the pressure of keeping it gin of the phrase and what it week, Bobby came back from secret, and if PJ can fi nd someone means for her and Bobby aft er his three weeks in Bora Bora — a va- who sees her as more than one of drunken confession. cation that would have been his the guys, be sure to watch. “One tiny and interrupted con- honeymoon. Aft er weeks of go- If you could care less about versation can change everything,” ing over their conversation in her two dysfunctional people try- says PJ, trying to be introspective head, PJ fi nally has the opportu- ing to have a secret relationship, and putt ing her conversation with nity, aft er a weekly game of poker at least watch it for the few good Bobby into the context of a sports with the boys, to address the el- one-liners, including “Shave that metaphor, because aft er all the ephant in the room, or keep her mustache — you are ruining ’70s premise of the show is that she mouth shut, like her one female porn for me,” and “Th is ’stache is a woman in a male-dominated friend Stephanie, a best-selling re- has changed my life. My mechan- profession. lationship author, suggests. ic takes me more seriously. Th e In the midst of Bobby’s dra- Defying the conventional de- guy at the newsstand talks to me matic breakup, PJ’s male friends pressing ending where two fl aky about ’Nam…” 6PAGE A & E MONDAY, APRIL 06, 2009 RESTAURANT REVIEW: ‘SILK ROAD BISTRO’ Take the Silk Road to fl avor Shangri-La

with peas, potatoes and spices. using in equal proportions, but Th e biryani can be ordered The vegetable samosas with KIRSTEN AGUILAR / Spatan Daily BRETT GIFFORD Th is reminded me of a vegetarian it defi nitely set the tone for the with lamb or chicken, or it can be chutney from Silk Road Bistro. Staff Writer chimichanga. It went really well main dish. served vegetarian style. with the mint and tamarind chut- If my brow wasn’t glistening Th e lamb biryani will run you Aft er wiping the sweat from neys that are on every table. yet, the main course defi nitely got $9.50. Th e chicken and the vege- my forehead and taking another Next, I tried the aloo tikki, a the job done. tarian biryani will cost you $8.50 big swig of water, I knew that lightly breaded and spiced potato Th e lamb biryani was a heap- and $8 respectively. For a smaller there was no going back to the patt y that is fl ash-fried and served ing plate of spicy fried rice with portion, Silk Road Bistro off ers a way things were. I had become a with a side of spiced garbanzo lamb, potato cubes mixed in and half-size, student portion of the fan of Indian and Pakistani food. beans. Th e aloo tikki looks some- a slight hint of cinnamon. It was chicken or vegetarian biryani for Th e food that I tried at the Silk thing like a veggie-burger patt y, hard for me to keep from chewing $5.99 and $5.50 each. Road Bistro, located at 87 E. San which I’m not a fan of, but I was bite aft er bite like I hadn’t eaten in Th e vegetable samosas and Fernando St., was a sweet and happily surprised by the fl avor a week. Th e spicy fl avor kept me the aloo tikki cost a mere $3.50. spicy shock to my palate. and texture: crispy on the outside going back for more water. Th e restaurant is off ering a 10 Th e truth is, I can’t remember and almost creamy on the inside. It was only aft er my second tall percent discount for students. the last time I ate Indian or Paki- Th e aloo tikki also has a slight glass that my friend explained to Aft er a night of downtown stani food, if ever. But as a great spiciness that creeps up on the me that the raita, a yogurt based drinking I will be taking advan- lover of spicy foods, I will certain- tongue. I’m not sure how much soup-like condiment served in a tage of their 2:30 a.m. closing ly be going back for more. of that creeping was coming from bowl, was used to neutralize the time on Friday and Saturday I started with a vegetable samosa, the spicy mint chutney or the spiciness. Needless to say, I took nights as an alternative to greasy a crispy, triangular pastry fi lled sweet tamarind chutney I was advantage. burritos. Classifieds

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giving a weak-kneed 4-3 vote. bett er reason for a rule of law one bothered to ask of the sup- prejudices that happen. Th e Iowa court saw it as a than that so it was laid down in porters of Proposition 8: What Iowa stands to become the Dwight Bentel Hall, Room 209 matt er of equal protection, an the time of Henry IV. It is still government function is being country’s true litmus test for One Washington Square argument lost on California more revolting if the grounds furthered by this law? same-sex marriage. In a state San Jose, CA 95192-0149 voters. upon which it was laid down In Iowa’s case, the court felt that splits down the middle News: 408-924-3281 “Th is class of people asks have vanished long since, and there was none. politically and isn’t located in Advertising: 408-924-3270 a simple and direct question,” the rule simply persists from Th e court said maintaining a traditionally diverse area of Fax: 408-924-3282 the justices stated in their rul- blind imitation of the past,” tradition for the sake of the the country, people will see ing. “How can a state premised said Oliver Wendell Holmes in status quo wasn’t enough of a that same-sex marriage will not News e-mail: JOHN HORNBERG [email protected] on the constitutional principle 1897. reason. Like in California, the mark the end of civil society. Advertising e-mail: Executive Editor of equal protection justify ex- opponents challenging the Th e state of Iowa requires [email protected] clusion of a class of Iowans The Iowa ruling is same-sex couples off ered no that the state Legislature pass a Th ere’s something to be from civil marriage?” reason other than religion and bill in two consecutive legisla- learned from the power behind Th e court applied what it everything tradition for keeping marriage tive sessions before the people SENIOR EDITORIAL STAFF the Iowa Supreme Court’s rul- calls the “rational basis test,” California’s same-sex in its current defi nition. vote on it. At the earliest, Io- JOHN HORNBERG, Executive Editor ing on Friday in the case of Var- which means that the plaintiff But above all, the Iowa court wans could vote on same-sex TOMMY WRIGHT, Managing Editor num v. Brien, which legalized — in this case, the same-sex att empted to once and for all marriage in 2011. CARLOS A. MORENO, Photo Editor marriage debacle JON XAVIER, Online Editor same-sex marriage in the state. couples — must show on every was not. The deci- sett le the issue of whether ho- California can learn a lot ANDREA FRAINIER, Opinion Editor Th e ruling makes Iowa the level that the state’s statute is mosexuals merit a higher stan- from Iowa. Th e state’s court RYAN BUCHAN, Sports Editor fourth state to do so through unconstitutional, while asking sion was emphatic dard of scrutiny from the court. took an emphatic stance on an MATTHEW KIMEL, Sports Editor the courts, and the fi rst to do that the legislature only show a It determined that the gay issue that our court split hope- CHRIS CURRY, Arts & Entertainment Editor so that wasn’t an East or West meaningful reason for the law. and unanimous, a and lesbian individuals had lessly on. Iowa state law, and ALLIE FIGURES, Arts & Entertainment Editor Coast state. It’s a test that clearly favors faced discrimination because with it the rights of a group JOEY AKELEY, Multimedia Editor But it isn’t just that the the government. For Iowa’s Su- 7-0 vote. In Califor- of their orientation, the lack of people thought oppressed KAAJAL MORAR, Features Editor Iowa court legalized same-sex preme Court to say the state’s nia, the court, split of evidence that sexual orien- by the court, will protect the KIMBERLY TSAO, Features Editor marriage. Th e state also has reasoning contradicted its own tation bears any relationship court’s ruling for two years to ELISHA MALDONADO, Investigations Editor the means to protect its ruling constitution shows the enor- as close to down the between the ability to be a pro- let people get used to it before MEGAN HAMILTON, Production Editor from the same irrationality that mity of the message sent. ductive member of society, and making a decision in it. YA-AN CHAN, Copy Editor middle as it could, ANGELO LANHAM, Copy Editor ruled the day in California, al- But what about the values the inability to change a per- Our state subjected a group lowing the state to be nation’s of “traditional marriage,” a giving a weak-kneed son’s sexual orientation with of people given rights through guinea pig for the topic. term batt ed about throughout out massacring their identity a court’s weak ruling to the SENIOR ADVERTISING STAFF Th e Iowa ruling is every- the Proposition 8 debate? 4-3 vote. as a person. will of the people in a short six VANESSA ALESSI, Advertising Director thing California’s same-sex Th e Iowa court reached into But most of all, the court months. DARREN MITCHELL, Assistant marriage debacle was not. Th e history for its response, draw- Th e court rejected tradi- determined that the safeguards Advertising Director decision was emphatic and ing from one of the Supreme tion as a reason for limiting that have been won in recent John Hornberg is the KRISTI RIGGS, Creative Director unanimous, a 7-0 vote. In Cali- Court’s more well-spoken jus- marriage. Th e Iowa justices years by gays and lesbians Spartan Daily executive EMILY JAMES, Assistant Creative fornia, the court, split as close tices. asked the key question regard- aren’t enough to allow them as editor. Director to down the middle as it could, “It is revolting to have no ing same-sex marriage that no a community to overcome the

STAFF WRITERS JESSICA AYALA, MARCOS BLANCO, HANK DREW, DOMINIQUE DUMADAUG, KELLY ENOS, JESSICA FROMM, BRETT GIFFORD, MERRIL GUZMAN, ANDREW HERNDON, ELIZABETH KANG, MICHAEL LE ROY, DAN LU, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR ANDREA MUNIZ, SAMANTHA PATTERSON, JUSTIN PERRY, Single Global Currency This letter is in response to drivers who need to give up I have noticed that students have in these enclosures is voluntary, MINH PHAM, HARVEY RAÑOLA, “The dangers of older drivers their keys. been gett ing warnings on their but with mounting pressure SCOTT REYBURN, SAMANTHA RIVERA, As a solution to the global behind the wheel,” which Obviously, I didn’t read your bikes stating that they could be from campus police to park in JULIANNE SHAPIRO, HOLLY SZKOROPAD, ran in the Feb. 24 issue of STEPHANIE VALLEJO, RALPH WARNER economic crisis, China and article in a timely manner and impounded for being parked appropriate places and a lack Russia have mooted the idea of the Spartan Daily don’t have much time now to improperly. of space to do so, the school is having a global currency. U.S. look up the statistics to disprove Th is frustrates me because indirectly mandating students SENIOR STAFF WRITERS President Obama has disap- Your ageist article about your premise, but your ideas are I feel that the parking areas the who bike to school to pay to TARA DUFFY proved the idea that is likely to older drivers behind the wheel not supported by research. school has provided are inade- park in these enclosures. DANIELLE TORRALBA be followed by India and other put a knot in my stomach — AARP conducted research quate and inconvenient for stu- I can think of no other place DAVID ZUGNONI developing nations. especially “Nobody at the age on older drivers and research dents to be sure their bikes are that has such a policy, and with In my view, a single global of 80 should leave their home supports that the majority will- properly locked. the yearly tuition hike, it’s just currency is not likelihood in the and drive to the supermarket at ingly give up their keys when one less thing the school is tak- ADVERTISING STAFF near future due to the vast varia- the risk of killing almost half the they begin to notice diffi culty ing responsibility for. ASHLEY CHAVIRA, DIEP DINH, A person who is tions in global political and eco- city on the way there.” with driving. A person who is making an SAMANTHA INOUYE, KHALID JIVANI, making an RYAN KINGSLAND, LILIA LUNA, nomic structures. Th e vast ma- Statistics show teenagers environmentally sound decision SHOKO MASUDA, jority of developing economies Statistics show lead in the number of accidents environmentally to commute via a bike should RITA MIKHALTCHOUK, feel that a single currency would due to risky behavior (including not be penalized by being ex- NAMPHUONG VAN imply a single interest rate. teenagers lead in the driving under the infl uence). sound decision to pected to walk halfway across With the result, nations expe- number of accidents Older drivers have more in- campus and back to park in an riencing economic depression juries when in an accident, but commute via “appropriate” spot. ILLUSTRATOR will be unable to use the interest due to risky behavior of course their bodies are not as a bike should not be Additionally, we should not be CARTY SEWILL rate lever to boost the economy. strong as when young. required to jeopardize our invest- Similarly, a country with high (including driving In my “Aging and Society” penalized by being ment (sometimes over $1,000) by infl ation will be unable to inde- class, students are to look for parking it on racks that are poorly PHOTOGRAPHERS under the infl uence). pendently raise interest rates to ageism in the media. One of my expected to walk designed and unsafe. MIKE ANDERSON STEFAN ARMIJO contain infl ation. Older drivers have students gave me your article as halfway across I do not own a car and so my SANDRA SANTOS Moreover, Islamic countries, more injuries when a prime example of negative ste- bike, being a primary form of YOUNG-SUNG KWON which form a large part of the reotypes. campus and back transportation for me, is very world map, do not believe in in- in an accident, but of I encourage you to sign up important to me. terest rates. Th e strengthening of next semester, and, who knows, to park in an If I have to choose between a ADVISERS IMF-backed currency called Spe- course their bodies your view of elders might even “appropriate” spot. shoddy rack and a nice, tall pole or RICHARD CRAIG, News cial Drawing Rights (SDRs) is the change. guardrail that allows me to safely MACK LUNDSTROM, News need of the hour as a prelude to are not as strong as Basically, there are far more lock up my bike, I will risk impound JAN SHAW, News the single global currency. when young. Vivian I. Silva, MSW bikes on campus than there over theft every single time. MICHAEL CHEERS, Photojournalism We look forward to the reso- Lecturer of Gerontology are places to park them. Even Th ere is an old adage that says TIM HENDRICK, Advertising lutions of the G20 summit in About three weeks ago I if there were enough places, we that making something easy is TIM BURKE, Production Chief TIM MITCHELL, Design progress. could have said the same about are asked to pay a fee to park in the best way to ensure it is done. JOHN SHRADER, Multimedia teenagers, as one almost ran me bike enclosures on campus. So, if the school is demanding PAT WALLRAVEN, Business Manager Baltej S. Mann off the exit ramp on 280 and Bike impounding on campus I don’t think that it is ap- compliance, then I demand con- Visiting Researcher of Glob- Wolfe Road. However, I know propriate to mandate students venience! DISTRIBUTION al Studies not all teens drive recklessly. I I am a student at SJSU and I to pay to park their bike. Th e ANDREW IDUL also know that there are older bike to school three days a week. school maintains that parking Meagan Makinson GURDIP CHERA

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Boise took the lead in the RYAN BUCHAN fi rst game in the third inning af- Sports Editor ter two Spartan errors. Mistakes cost SJSU one more run in the Kelli Fangonilo led the Spar- sixth aft er a wild pitch by Elyssa tans off ensively Saturday, as she Fox placed Boise State’s Tazz carried her team to win the series Weatherly in scoring position. against the Boise State Broncos Two hitt ers later, Kellie Caplan by splitt ing Saturday’s double- got a double and batt ed her in. header. SJSU won Friday 8-2, Th e Broncos’ pitcher Aubrey and again Saturday 8-0 aft er los- Zell allowed two earned runs, ing 4-2. while striking out fi ve in seven Saturday, Fangonilo had four innings. hits, two runs and fi ve RBIs. “Sometimes the pitcher wins,” “Kelli has really stepped up Turner said. “Sometimes the hit- and carried us all year,” said ter wins and more oft en than not, SJSU head coach Peter Turner. the pitcher should win.” “I can’t say enough, she has Zell had a unique pitching been an anchor for this young motion in which she jerked her team. And we just depend on arms up and down as if she was her a lot. She steps up big for us chopping wood with an axe be- and she has done it week in and fore winding up and delivering week out.” the ball. Th e junior third baseman con- “Maybe our timing was off on tributed to all the runs in the fi rst the fi rst pitcher, she had kind of a game with a two-run home run in crazy windup,” said SJSU junior the fi rst to tie the game at two, but center fi elder Taylor. the Spartans eventually lost 4-2. In the second half of the dou- “I just have been seeing the ball bleheader, Taylor got a triple that real well lately,” Fangonilo said. sent two runners home to open “So it is like the size of a beach ball up the ball game. Th e hit was right now. Prett y much anything Taylor’s sixth triple of the year, in the zone I am going to jump a Western Athletic Conference on and I just happened to hit it, high. (Top) SJSU junior third baseman RYAN BUCHAN / Spartan Daily perfect timing, perfect pitch kind “I think I got real lucky because Kelli Fangonilo slides into third to complete an RBI triple in the of thing.” I have a lot of speed,” Taylor said. second game of a doubleheader against Boise State at SJSU In the second game, Fangoni- “So that helps. A lot of girls will Field. The Spartans went on to win 8-0. Fangonilo had four lo got her team on the board fi rst hit the long ball, but they might hits, two runs, fi ve RBIs and a home run in the doubleheader. with a triple that scored Sarah only get a double. So I just push (Right) Sarah Taylor slides safely into second base in the sec- Taylor. out for the extra base.” ond game of Saturday’s doubleheader against Boise State at SJSU went on to win the game Th e Spartans got a shutout SJSU Field. 8-0 in fi ve innings because of the performance in the pitchers mercy rule, which ends the game circle in game two. Freshman didn’t know whether it was go- “I really think Tuesday of if one team has an eight-run lead Amanda Pridmore struck out ing to be fast or a slow one.” this week, when we swept Santa or more aft er fi ve innings. three hitt ers, allowed two hits Aft er starting the season 4-8, Clara, we turned that immature “We just came out wanting and gave up no walks in fi ve in- SJSU has won six of its last eight corner to becoming a tighter that last win,” Fangonilo said. nings of work. games. SJSU features many knit unit and feeling a litt le bit “We wanted to take the series, “My changeup worked re- young players who have been more comfortable about our just a litt le more of an edge I ally well, so it kept batt ers off gett ing a lot of play time because responsibilities and duties,” guess.” balance,” Pridmore said. “Th ey of injuries among its veterans. Turner said.

COMMENTARY SPORTS IN BRIEF BASEBALL New hitters make A’s Three Spartan pitchers had undefeated records going into conference play last weekend a contender in the West and they all received a loss as SJSU was on the lower end of the scoreboard in three of four from him. games against Hawaii. Ryan In 2007, Holliday helped Shopshire got the Spartans lead the Rockies to its fi rst ever only win in a 3-2 ball game World Series. onSOFTBALL Saturday. In the fi nal game Nomar Garciaparra comes Spartan shortstop Tyler Heil to Oakland aft er playing the last made his pitching debut. He six seasons for the Los Angeles pitched three innings and Dodgers. While playing 55 games struck out two in the 7-4 loss. SAMANTHA PATTERSON last season, Garciaparra contrib- -Staff Report Staff Writer uted eight home runs and a .264 batt ing average. GYMNASTICS Hot dogs, beer, peanuts and A familiar face that may be the Oakland A’s. What more could recognizable to A’s fans is Jason The Spartan tied for fi fth out of six teams in the NCAA you want other than a winning Giambi, who returns to the A’s Western Regional tournament season? aft er playing for the New York in Seattle. SJSU’s Thomasina Th e Oakland A’s will be the Yankees for the last seven seasons. Wallace and Veronica Porte team in the Bay to beat. With a dis- Last season, he contributed to the qualifi ed to compete in the appointing 2008 season, a brighter Yankees with 32 home runs and NCAA Women’s Gymnastics future is ahead for the Oakland A’s a .247 batt ing average. Giambi Championship. The Spartans’ who have added four prominent started his MLB career with the Thomasina Wallace tied the players to its roster. A’s and played with them for seven school record for the all-around Th e A’s ended last season with seasons. In his best season with with a score of 39.400. a record of 75-86, fi nishing third the A’s, he batt ed .333 with his ca- -Staff Report in the American League West. Th e reer best of 43 home runs. team had a league-worsteworst LastLast year, the A’s lacked TENNIS batt ing average ofof exexperience,p but that Every single SJSU tennis .242 in 2008. sshouldn’t be a prob- player lost every match over With four lem this year with the weekend. The Spartans new faces to four new veteran lost 7-0 to Nevada, Fresno the team, players. Th ese State and New Mexico State. the A’s have players have both All three matches took place in Reno. gained the talent and leader- -Staff Report talent to take ship to produce a them into the strong team both Sports Guide postseason thisis defensively and of- year. fensively. BASEBALL Orlando Cabrera is one Eric Chavez, the A’s third La. Tech Thu 2:00 Blethen of the new faces added to the baseman who was bothered by La. Tech Fri 2:00 Blethen La. Tech # Sat 12:00 Blethan team. Coming from the Chicago injuries for much of the last two White Sox, he batt ed .281 with a seasons, will hopefully come back SOFTBALL total of eight home runs. He will to play a healthy season. Pacifi c Tue 3:00 SJSU Field contribute to the A’s defense while Another key returning player playing shortstop. to the A’s is Bobby Crosby. Cros- TENNIS Another strong contributor by will be switching from short- Hawaii Tue 2:00 SJSU added to the A’s roster this season stop to second base due to the Idaho Thu 2:00 SJSU is Matt Holliday playing outfi eld. addition of Cabrera. Th e two will He came from the Colorado Rock- combine to make a lethal middle #Doubleheader ies where he batt ed .321 and hit 25 infi eld. home runs. Holliday ended the With these changes, the A’s www.theSpartanDaily.com season as one of the best players in can have a successful season and the league, and the A’s can benefi t fi nish fi rst rather than third.