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Monday, April 11, 2011 spartandaily.com Volume 136, Issue 35 Oppression: More than just racism Jazzman Gale brings down Student groups shed light on “blow in her face and she’ll follow you any- Junior psychology major Emerald Nativi- where,” while other ads urged consumers to dad said this was her fi rst time going through topics of discrimination lose weight and buy cologne, cosmetics and the Tunnel of Oppression. the I-House in clothes. “I didn’t realize that there were so many Derogatory terms — among them bum, re- different types of ways oppression is done,” Ryan Fernandez tard, homo, wetback and slut — were pasted she said. fundraiser Managing Editor onto the walls for all to see. The entry corridor led visitors to a side door From April 5 to 7, students, faculty and in the ballroom and a sign reminded visitors For three days, images of half-naked men staff had the opportunity to experience the to keep silent as they made their way through Leo Postovoit and nearly naked women smiled and pouted Tunnel of Oppression, a series of rooms con- the tunnel while arrows taped onto the fl oor Staff Writer at visitors in the entryway to the Tunnel of structed in the Barrett Ballroom depicting dif- guided their steps between walls covered in Oppression. ferent forms of oppression regarding disabili- Famed Greenwich Village free An advertisement exhorted men to blow ties, anti-Semitism, the United States’ War on jazz musician Eddie Gale and his cigarette smoke into a woman’s face, saying Drugs, ageism, capitalism and bullying. see OPPRESSION page 2 Inner Peace Orchestra played his eclectic jazz repertoire to a crowd of about 40 people as a part of an SJSU International House fundraiser. “We’re looking to raise $5 million A.S elections sizzle at barbecue over the next three years to build an endowment for the I-House,” said Leann Cherkasky Makhni, direc- tor of the I-House. “After this event Matthew Gerring we’re about $80,000 along.” Staff Writer The goal is to have the fund’s in- terest pay for various I-House needs. “Every one of these fundraisers At the Associated Students bar- helps,” said Matthias Hoefliger, a becue pits on Thursday, candidates Swiss exchange student majoring in in the upcoming A.S. elections met communications and business. with potential voters against a back- The building was built in 1964 for drop of blaring electronica and siz- the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority, zling burgers. according to Cherkasky Makhni. For some students, meeting the One of its former members was candidate in person was the decid- Phyllis Simpkins. She and her family ing factor in their vote. were long-time donors for programs Both freshman biology major Pe- and facilities at SJSU, Cherkasky ter Luu and senior chemistry major Makhni said. Simpkins had seen an- Alvin Thai said they’ll be voting for other school on television that had a the fi rst time for controller candi- similar resident house “with big col- date Ciara Chua after meeting her umns out front” but for only about at the barbecue, but won’t vote for 12 students. At the same time, Simp- anyone else. kin’s old sorority house was a recov- “There’s no point for me to vote ery facility for alcohol addicts. for anyone else, because it’s gonna The I-House officially opened as be completely random,” Luu said. the International Center in 1978, Chua, the only female candidate primarily with money from the for controller, is running against Simpkins family. three other candidates for the most “SJSU’s I-House is a non-profit contested position on the ballot. organization,” Cherkasky Makhni She said she’s running in part to said. “We now have 72 students from better represent business groups 28 countries including the United at San Jose State because most stu- States.” dents on the A.S. board come from social fraternities and sororities. see JAZZ page 2 Tomasz Kolodziejak, the current A.S. president, said he thinks it’s a Photo: Jesse Jones / Spartan Daily good thing that many students at Associated Students President Tomasz Kolodziejak (left) and Mark Stockdale, director of business af- the barbecue had never voted be- fairs, speak with students at Thursday’s Meet the Candidates barbecue. Nutrition team: fore. “Humbly, I want to say that we andra Goodwin said she didn’t vote ponent, Kevin Starks. cue indicated that they either don’t have done a good job this year,” in A.S. elections last year because she Starks said he believes that low know or aren’t interested in A.S. Eat a variety of Kolodziejak said. “We got the chance didn’t know when they were being student participation and interest in “I know (A.S.) have events, but to reach out to more students.” held, but said the outreach this year Associated Students is more than an not anything that necessarily affects foods for Direct outreach can also be an ef- was better. outreach problem. me directly,” Goodwin said. fective way of getting votes. “I got a lot more invites on Face- “I think it’s alienating to students Fourth year accounting major “All I’ve got to say is I voted for book this year,” she said. because it’s only 13 people repre- Isaac Lee came to the barbecue but healthy living the guy who invited me to this She said she will be casting votes senting 26,000 students, and I think said he won’t be voting. Wesley Dugle event,” said Navid Mazahui, a senior this year for people she knows per- besides that it’s complicated and “I’m just not into the whole Staff Writer computer engineering major refer- sonally who are running, including most people don’t know anything of ring to Kolodziejak. “I have no idea director of communications candi- it,” he said. what he’s done.” Soophomore Alyx- date Jay Singh and Kolodziejak’s op- Several students at the barbe- see BBQ page 2 From eating hamburgers in our cul- ture to eating bugs in other cultures, STATE NEWS members of the Nutrition Education Ac- tion Team spoke to students at a seminar in the SJSU Health Building about mul- Lawmakers push plan to control health care costs ticultural nutrition. “I think it was very informative,” said junior dietetics major Naomi Saya. “For McClatchy Tribune if we let them,” he said. The bill, AB 52, is “a But the proposed law is unnecessary, said me I’m used to eating varieties of differ- no-brainer for everyone but insurance compa- Patrick Johnston, CEO of the California Asso- ent types of food from different types of nies.” ciation of Health Plans, an industry group that cultures.” For the fourth time in as many years, Cali- Sen. Dianne Feinstein and Insurance Com- represents Anthem Blue Cross, Blue Shield, The seminar, hosted by NEAT, deliv- fornia Democratic lawmakers are pushing a missioner Dave Jones are backing the bill, Health Net and Kaiser among other insurers. ered a detailed PowerPoint presentation plan to control health insurance rate increases. which is similar to measures that failed in Sac- Current state law, authored by Leno, re- on how people could improve their well- A bill jointly authored by Assemblyman Jar- ramento in 2008, 2009 and 2010 under pres- quires insurance rate hikes to be analyzed ness by simply trying foods from other rod Huffman and Assemblyman Mike Feuer, sure from insurance companies. by an independent actuary, and the health cultures. D-Los Angeles, would give state regulators the “They fought it year after year because they care overhaul approved by Congress last year “(The event’s) importance is to be authority to reject steep rate hikes, like the are making out like bandits and everybody stipulates that at last 80 percent of premiums open-minded about different cultures 16.4 percent premium increase proposed this else is hurting,” said State Sen. Mark Leno, D- must be spent on patient care, Johnston said. and different foods and try new things,” year by Anthem Blue Cross but later reduced San Francisco, whose district includes south- David Hodges, a Santa Rosa insurance bro- said senior dietetics major Tatiana Kle- and postponed. ern Sonoma County. ker, said the Huffman bill was “entirely over- banov, a member of the team who helped Between now and 2014, when game-chang- California health insurance premiums have kill.” run the seminar. ing aspects of the health care overhaul take ef- increased 134 percent since 2002, more than Kaiser Permanente, which insures 140,000 The seminar showed the small fect, more rate hikes are likely, Huffman said. fi ve times the overall infl ation rate, according Sonoma County residents, spends 92 cents of “I think there’s every reason to believe they to a California HealthCare Foundation report every premium dollar on health care, Hodges are going to gouge California policyholders in December. said. see NUTRITION page 8 2 NEWS sPARTANDailY Monday, April 11, 2011

Candidates for vice president, director of internal affairs, di- BBQ rector of programming affairs, director of student affairs, director From Page 1 of student rights and responsibilities, director of faculty affairs, and director of university advising affairs will all automatically be school politics thing,” he said. “I’m just here to grab my degree elected or re-elected to their respective posts. SPARTA GUIDE and get out.” In addition, three positions — director of community and en- One indicator of interest in the elections is the number of can- vironmental affairs, director of external affairs, and director of didates running. While some positions are highly contested, sev- student resource affairs, had no interested candidates and will be eral candidates are running unopposed. fi lled by appointment rather than election. Sparta Guide is provided to students and faculty, free of charge. The deadline to submit is at noon, three working days prior to desired publication date. Entry forms are available in Spartan Daily, DBH 209. JAZZ Entries can be emailed to [email protected] From Page 1 titled “sparta guide.” Space restrictions may require editing or exclusion of submissions. Entry is not guar- Cecil Robert, a junior electrical en- anteed. Entries are printed in order of which they are gineering major and I-House R.A., has received. lived in the house since she came to SJSU from India. “We usually do the ‘International Quiz’ and the pancake breakfast,” Rob- ert explained. “Whatever money we Monday, April 11 raise today will go directly to this new 6:30 p.m. - 8 p.m., Pacifi ca Room, Student Union fund.” Growing Roots of Wellness planning meeting According to Cherkasky Makhni, Contact: Yan Yin Choy @ 408-427-1149 the new fund will try to change this. It is focused on three areas: facilities maintenance, programs/special events and residential support. Tuesday, April 12 As a part of that third category, she Noon - 3 p.m., Barrett Ballroom says they hope to bring down fees for Spring Job and Internship Fair residents, which currently total to around $5,300 a semester. “We’re very reliant on room-and- Wednesday, April 13 board at the I-House to keep things 6:30 p.m. - 9 p.m., Morris Dailey Auditorium running,” she said. Open Mic Night Makhni explained that the costs are higher because they require students Photo: Leo Postovoit / Spartan Daily 7 p.m., University Theatre pay for the meal plan because “it es- Free jazz trumpeter Eddie Gale plays a solo on his bugle horn during a fund- Center for Literary Arts presents author Tony Barn- tablishes a community,” what she de- raiser at the International House. stone scribes as the core of the I-House. “I appreciate the way it feels here,” the soul.” In 1968 he recorded Ghetto Music, a 1 p.m. - 3 p.m., Pacifi ca Room, Student Union Gale said. “I went to several of the pan- Throughout his career he per- pivotal fusion jazz album about the ex- Peace Corps information session cake breakfasts and had really wanted formed with greats Cecil Taylor, Miles periences he had growing up in Brook- Contact: Bhoj Raj @ 510-452-8442 and sfi nfo@ to play here. Most jazz clubs aren’t Davis and Coltrane. He is most known lyn. Released on the jazz peacecorps.gov even this big.” for touring and recording with Sun Ra, Blue Note, it launched his career. Originally from New York, Gale who influenced his style greatly. A few years later, he said some stu- 3 p.m. - 5 p.m., Student Union transplanted to San Jose. Since then, “I miss him,” Gale said about the dents convinced him to come back to Associated Students Board Meeting he’s advocated music as a form of ther- late Ra. “He was great.” California. He was Stanford’s artist-in- Contact: Christy Riggins @ 408-924-6240 and christy. apy. Gale shared a story from when he residence in 1971, and officially moved [email protected] “It’s the thread between body, mind first visited California in the 1960’s as with his family to San Jose in 1972. and spirit,” he said. “Whenever I can a member of Cecil Taylor’s band and In 1974, he helped create a liberal 6:30 p.m. - 9 p.m., Morris Dailey Auditorium help, I try.” played the Berkeley Jazz Festival. arts with an emphasis in music pro- Open Mic Night Similar to this event, he played his He was given a white turtleneck gram at SJSU and was named by then- new album, The Remake and Beyond of and a vibrant orange suit to wear on mayor Norm Mineta as San Jose’s “Am- 7 p.m., University Theatre Eddie Gale’s Ghetto Music, in March, his trip, which made him stand out bassador of Jazz.” Center for Literary Arts presents author Tony Barn- raising $10,000 to send Horace Mann considerably. This likely upset the fes- “Music comes from the inside,” he stone Elementary School students to science tival headliner, fellow trumpeter Da- explains. “It has the power to affect camp. vis. After the show Gale tried to talk people.” Gale said he first started playing to Davis. His says his hopes are that not only when he was 8 years old. At that time, After walking into Davis’ dressing will his music affect people spiritually, Thursday, April 14 he was in his Cub Scout troop’s band room, Gale told him he was Taylor’s but also financially. Noon - 2 p.m., A.S. Barbecue Pit playing the bugle. He played all the trumpeter and didn’t get a verbal re- “We, for the longest time, depended Meet the new A.S. Board Barbecue way through his “young days,” devel- sponse. on the Simpkins family,” Cherkasky Contact: Brittany Erickson @ 408-924-6242 and berick- oping punchy free-form horn rhythms “I got to spend a minute with Miles Makhni said. “But we’re now looking [email protected] similar to those of saxophonists John Davis,” Gale shared with the concert’s at other alumni to help foster our pro- Coltrane and Ornette Coleman. crowd in his raspy voice. “He stared gram. Gale’s offer to play an event was “You got to play with them to learn me down and I ran out of his dressing unexpected. We’re really glad to have Thursday, April 21 this music,” Gale said. “It comes from room.” him play here.” Noon - 1:15 p.m., King Library Rooms 225/229 Diversity Dialogue: Understanding Suicide Contact: Marina Corrales @ 408-924-2263 OPPRESSION “When you put faces to ters oppression in the world, characterizing young people the event, it really hits home and would use such inci- as “irresponsible, moody, re- From Page 1 as opposed to just hearing dents as teachable moments bellious, and the like.” Friday, April 29 about it on the news,” she for the people involved. “Once, a student who 6 p.m., Event Center black trash bags and paper. said. “I’m going to take a “When people perpetuate I know did not use read- 49th Annual Honors Convocation The exhibits, each pro- look through the pamphlet ‘-isms’ most people don’t do ing glasses came to my class Contact: Jessica Larsen @ 408-924-2402 duced by a campus organi- of ways I can help and try it purposefully,” Salamanca dressed formally and with zation or class, displayed to fi nd a way to take action said. “I take it as my respon- glasses,” she said. “I asked statistics, photographs and now.” sibility to educate — pres- him if those were prescrip- Saturday, May 14 personal accounts about Visitors were also able to ent facts, present knowledge tion glasses and he said that 6 p.m. - 12 a.m., Fourth Street Summit Center their respective topics. interact with the exhibits — but it’s up to the indi- there was a meeting in his A Wish Come True gala by Delta Sigma Pi — Theta Chi Caz Salamanca, a project in the form of posters on vidual to act on it, make that offi ce and he was wearing chapter coordinator for the MOSA- which they were encour- change.” glasses so he could look older Contact: Arleen Cantor @ 650-740-5660 IC Cross-Cultural Center, aged to leave messages and Psychology lecturer and more responsible and be said he could identify with write down their thoughts Neelam Rattan had her Psy- taken more seriously by his every exhibit in the Tunnel about each room’s topic — chology of Prejudice stu- boss.” of Oppression because he in the disability exhibit, a dents put together the room Rattan said she hopes stu- or someone he knows has commenter wrote, “Makes on ageism. dents will become socially been affected by the issues me think twice about using In having her students responsible and be more pro- presented, but the informa- words like ‘retard’” and in create the exhibit, Rattan active in combating oppres- Open to all amateur & professional photographers! tion served to reinforce the the capitalism exhibit, an- said she hoped to enrich sion. knowledge he possessed. other wrote “It’s what makes their learning experiences “My heart goes out to the “Hearing facts and peo- America both great and hor- and relate the material stud- victims of oppression,” she PHOTOGRAPHERS: Enter

your best fashion photographs ple’s stories makes it person- rible at the same time.” ied in class with the “practi- said. “And I am very proud on our website al for me and everyone else,” As a result of her experi- cal realities that exist outside of my students, our student FASHION LOVERS: Vote for PHOTO: Jacqueline Grossbard PHOTO: he said. ence in the Tunnel of Op- of the classroom.” organizations,d who are brave your favoritesc online The rooms about disabili- pression, Shauna Ringquist, “It is an enriching experi- enough to research on such a ty and ageism also contained a senior liberal studies major, ence to go through the tun- painful topic as oppression.” playable video elements — said she would be more pro- nel each year and this year APRIL 4 to MAY 29, 2011 the video for the disability active in confronting an “act was no different,” she said. exhibit featured statements of oppression,” especially “I am continually amazed by c from celebrities with dis- when someone is being bul- the hard work students put abilities, such as deaf actress lied. in creating their rooms.” 

Marlee Matlin, while the “It’s hard to see it some- Rattan defi ned ageism as x ageism video looked at how times and I think as a society “stereotyping, prejudice and older adults were depicted in we’re closed minded when discrimination based on age.”  c advertisements. that happens,” she said. “To “Aging is an interesting c PRIZES: “The Bullying Effect” see bullying going on and phenomenon,” she said. “We $1000 cRAZY DONUTsj FOr First Prize room, created by the Uni- not say anything about it is all will eventually become Second Prize $400 versity Housing Services Di- just wrong.” old and yet negative stereo- Third Prize $200 versity Committee, featured Salamanca said he hopes types about older persons CrAzy StUdEnTs Honorable Mentions $50 a makeshift graveyard and students understand more abound.” shrine with photographs of about oppression and fi nd In addition to cover- GO TO WWW.CROSSROADSTRADING.COM FOR ALL THE DETAILS victims of bullying. ways to take action — to be ing discrimination directed 10% OFf Natividad said she was “agents of change.” against the elderly, Rattan’s most affected by the exhibit He said he would more students also looked at juve- with Student ID SAN JOSE: 1959 west san carlos 408.292.6100 Locatedh at 2nd & San Carlos SAN JOSE: 1008 blossom hill rd #e 408.269.1000 on bullying. outspoken when he encoun- nile ageism and stereotypes www.psycho-donuts.com j www.crossroadstrading.com | www.facebook.com/crossroadstrading Monday, April 11, 2011 sPARTANDailY NEWS 3

U.S. NEWS THIS DAY IN HISTORY ... Obama, budget foes move to next phase of spending fi ght

McClatchy Tribune more sustainable fi scal trajec- the top Republican on the tory but in a way that doesn’t Senate Budget Committee, compromise” economic prog- told CBS’ “Face the Nation.” WASHINGTON — As ress, White House adviser Congress is set to vote this Capitol Hill negotiators David Plouffe said on NBC’s week on the package of $38 fl eshed out details of last “Meet the Press” Sunday. billion in budget cuts. week’s budget deal, Demo- Republicans have criti- The series of stopgap crats and Republicans pre- cized the president for failing spending measures included pared for the next set of to present a comprehensive $12.5 billion in cuts, which confrontations over federal debt-reduction plan when he count toward the total. Those spending, including the fu- outlined his proposed 2012 came mainly from programs ture of Medicare and Medic- budget earlier this year. Obama had planned to ter- aid. A blueprint from the minate this year, as well as White House offi cials said GOP’s chief budget guru, earmarked requests from President Barack Obama will Rep. Paul Ryan of Wiscon- lawmakers for home-state present his long-term debt- sin, would reorder the federal projects. reduction strategy Wednes- government — aside from Of the remaining reduc- day in a speech that will in- lowering the top tax rates for tions, nearly $18 billion is clude his insistence that the corporations and individuals expected to come from one- nation cannot afford to pre- to 25 percent from the cur- time cuts or accounts with serve Bush-era tax cuts for rent 35 percent, it would fun- unspent money — a strategy the wealthiest Americans. damentally shrink the federal Democrats employed to save And by the end of the role in the delivery of health domestic programs from week, House Republicans care to the poor, disabled and deep reductions that would plan to vote on their 2012 future generations of seniors. be diffi cult to undo in future budget blueprint, which “We want to move from years. would slash domestic spend- talking about saving billions Obama’s Wednesday ing, reduce income tax rates, of dollars to going on and sav- speech will discuss what and start turning Medicare ing trillions of dollars,” Ryan many budget experts see as into a private program. told “Meet the Press” on Sun- the defi cit drivers — Medi- The $38 billion agreement day. care, the popular health care that kept the government Voters are focusing on the program for seniors, and from shutting down at mid- nation’s record defi cits and Medicaid, which assists mil- Photo: Mark Studyvin / Spartan Daily night Friday preserves Head debt, both of which grew dur- lions of the poor and disabled. On April 11, 1989 Start preschool funds and ing the economic downturn “You’re going to have to Spartan Daily reported that ... the Pell Grant program for as tax revenues plummeted look at Medicare and Med- college students, the White and Washington spent mon- icaid and see what kind of House said Sunday night, ey to shore up the economy savings you can get,” Plouffe • (Above) San Jose fi refi ghters, paramedics and police assist an unidentifi ed man from but will reduce housing as- and help the jobless. told “Meet the Press.” the wreckage of a car after it had fl ipped following a collision with another car at sistance and other programs Now at nearly $14.3 tril- Ryan’s 2012 budget pro- Tenth and Williams Streets. in the Labor, Education and lion, the national debt will posed major changes to these Health departments. hit its legal limit in the weeks longstanding federal pro- • A Spartan Bookstore policy barring employees from wearing shorts because the at- According to the White ahead, and Congress will be grams. tire was deemed unprofessional sparked controversy among the student employees. House website, Obama saved asked to grant the govern- For Medicare, future se- his signature education pro- ment additional borrowing niors would receive a stipend gram, Race to the Top, but authority. to buy insurance on the pri- • University Police arrested two suspects after four men attacked and raped a 29-year- earmarked transportation The vote has been rou- vate market. Analysts expect old woman on the top fl oor of the Tenth Street Garage. projects and crop-insurance tine, if politically unpopular, it would raise individual out- rebate programs get the ax. in past years. Under former of-pocket health costs while The administration char- President George W. Bush, making federal costs more acterized cuts at the State Congress voted seven times stable and predictable. WORLD NEWS Department and Foreign Op- to raise the debt limit. For Medicaid, Republicans erations as “signifi cant.” If Congress fails to act, would shift control and cost Congressional sources the economic fallout would of much of the program to Gadhafi accepts peace ‘road map’ cautioned, however, that fi nal be severe, analysts and busi- the states, giving governors details were in fl ux as negoti- ness leaders warn. They pre- greater say-so in how the ators searched line-by-line to dict that interest rates would services are run and which McClatchy Tribune fi re proposal. Treaty Organization to halt reach the $38 billion reduc- spike, dramatically affecting residents are eligible. In addi- He also didn’t specify its airstrikes against the Trip- tion. The package covers the mortgages, consumer pur- tion to serving the poor and whether Gadhafi himself or oli regime’s forces. remainder of the 2011 fi scal chases and business lending. disabled, a large portion of AJDABIYA, Libya — his adjutants had accepted “The brother leader’s del- year, which ends Sept. 30. Republicans intend to Medicaid recipients are low- South African President Ja- the African Union plan. egation has accepted the Now, the battle moves to try to extract new budget income seniors. cob Zuma said Sunday that The road map calls for road map as presented by us,” 2012 and whether to raise restraints from the White Ryan’s budget also would Libyan leader Moammar making it easier to get hu- Zuma said, according to AP. the federal debt ceiling. The House in exchange for vot- make permanent the tax Gadhafi had accepted a “road manitarian supplies to be- Libyan state television did spending debate is expected ing to raise the debt limit. breaks that were extended map” for ending the confl ict sieged areas and starting a not report that the Gadhafi to dominate Washington in They may fi ght for statutory last year in a compromise be- that pits his forces against dialogue between the rebels government had agreed to an the months ahead and spill spending caps or a balanced- tween Obama and Congress, rebels determined to end his and Gadhafi ’s regime, the As- African Union proposal. into the presidential cam- budget amendment to the rather than allow them to ex- four-decade rule. sociated Press reported. Rebel leaders have de- paign, with competing out- Constitution. pire in two years. Zuma, who according to Zuma said the delega- manded that Gadhafi relin- looks on the appropriate role “The president just can’t The president wants to news reports led a delegation tion, which plans to meet the quish power and made it of the federal government. waltz in and say we’re going terminate the tax cuts for in- of African Union leaders in a rebel leadership Monday in clear they will not accept the “It’s going to be a tough to have a debt crisis if you dividuals earning more than meeting with Gadhafi in his Benghazi, had completed its strongman, his relatives or fi ght — how are we going to don’t raise the debt limit,” $200,000 and families earning compound in Tripoli, did not mission with Gadhafi . He close associates remaining in reduce the defi cit, get on a Sen. Jeff Sessions of Alabama, more than $250,000. disclose details of the cease- called on the North Atlantic charge of the country.

WORLD NEWS Egypt’s Mubarak gives fi rst speech since ouster

McClatchy Tribune try’s ruling military council war and peace.” ruling-party insiders and in- to appease protesters who Mubarak claimed that nei- ternational brokers. have criticized the army for ther he nor any member of his Hosni Mubarak said he CAIRO, Egypt — In his not moving swiftly enough to family had foreign bank ac- wanted to disclose his assets fi rst public speech since he indict Mubarak and his inner counts. He said he would as- “so that Egyptians would was forced from power two circle. sist Abdel Meguid Mahmoud, be assured that their former months ago, former Egyptian The ailing former leader, the prosecutor general, in an president only possesses bank President Hosni Mubarak 82, has been under house ar- investigation into the family’s accounts inside Egypt and in said Sunday that he and his rest in the Red Sea resort of alleged fi nancial holdings and one of the Egyptian banks ac- family were victims of a cam- Sharm el-Sheikh. His fi nan- properties around the world. cording to the fi nancial dis- paign by political enemies cial assets have been frozen, Gamal Mubarak, one of the closure I’ve submitted.” seeking to tarnish their repu- and he and his family are for- architects of the nation’s eco- He concluded his speech tation by exaggerating their bidden to leave the country. nomic reform, has long been by saying that he retained “the wealth with false charges of “I can’t remain silent to- accused of enriching him- legal rights to sue those who corruption. ward the campaigns of false- self at the public’s expense intended undermining (my) The pre-recorded audio hood, slander and defamation through his connections to reputation.” address came the same day and the continuous attempts the Egyptian prosecutor gen- to ruin my and my fam- eral’s offi ce announced that ily’s reputation and integrity,” What is the key to happy, honest relationships? Mubarak and sons Gamal — Mubarak said in the six-min- Find out. who many believed would ute recording, which aired on BUY AND READ have been his successor — the pan-Arab news channel Al DIANETICS and Alaa were summoned for Arabiya. THE MODERN SCIENCE OF MENTAL HEALTH questioning regarding the vio- He added that his critics by lence that left about 300 peo- were “questioning my integ- L. Ron Hubbard Price: $20.00 ple dead during the revolt that rity, stances and military and Hubbard Dianetics Foundation toppled the regime on Feb. 11. political history, through 1865 Lundy Ave • San Jose, CA 95131 The legal move appeared which I have striven for the 408-383-9400 • www.dianeticssanjose.com to be an attempt by the coun- sake of Egypt and its sons in 4 SPORTS sPARTANDailY Monday, April 11, 2011 BASEBALL Spartans settle for split with No. 9-ranked Fresno State

Lyell Marks shortstop Garrett Weber. Staff Writer SJSU’s sophomore right fielder Tim Qui- ery potentially took away a run earlier in the inning, leaving his feet in right-center Senior fi rst baseman Jordan Ribera’s sea- field to take an extra-base hit away from son-long offensive slumber awoke with one Fresno State and preserve the lead for the swing of the bat Sunday for the Bulldogs, time being. sending a three-run home run over the center “Our positioning was very good,” Quiery fi eld fence to break a 2-2 tie and earn No. 9 said. “I got a good jump on the ball and just Fresno State a series split in its four-game se- tried to make a play.” ries with SJSU over the weekend. While Fresno State was able to tie the game The 5-3 loss erased SJSU’s bid to take later in the inning with Weber’s single, Qui- three of four from the defending West- ery’s catch prevented what could have been a ern Athletic Conference champions, as much bigger inning for the Bulldogs. the Spartans won the opening game of the “It was a spectacular catch,” Piraro said. series on Friday before splitting a double “Tim did a great job of diving because he felt header on Saturday. he had a chance. He got a “When we’re up two to great jump on the ball and one in the series, our guys had the courage to make are very well aware of “Our feeling is that the play.” how important the fourth With the game tied 2-2 game is,” said SJSU head when we play at home, heading into the bottom coach Sam Piraro. “Our the seventh, senior reliever feeling is that when we we want to win every Eric LaBaron set down the play at home, we want to fi rst two Bulldog hitters win every series we play.” series we play.” he faced before issuing a Missed opportunities walk and a hit batsman to characterized Sunday’s bring Ribera to the plate. loss, as SJSU left 11 run- LaBaron got ahead of ners on base and were Sam Piraro Ribera with two quick one strike away from get- Head coach strikes, but his third pitch ting out of the seventh hung in the zone long inning jam that resulted in Ribera’s tie- enough for last season’s WAC hitter of the breaking blast. year to belt it over the 390-foot mark in cen- “It was an 0-2 pitch,” Piraro said. “He ter fi eld. (Eric LaBaron) obviously didn’t locate it “He’s a big time home run hitter,” Piraro where he wanted to and Ribera turned it said. into a game winner.” SJSU managed to score a run in the bottom Photo: Brian O’Malley / Spartan Daily Ribera now has two home runs in 2011 af- of the ninth on senior fi rst baseman Danny Junior starting pitcher Andy Hennessey started Sunday’s game against Fresno State, fi n- ter leading the nation in that category with Stienstra’s team-leading 29th RBI of the year, ishing with three strikeouts and two earned runs over fi ve innings pitched. 27 last season. raising his average to .382 after a 2-for-4 day Sophomore third baseman Tyler Christian at the plate. not having a good day, you still have to try after the series split. got the initial scoring started for SJSU with a Stienstra has been the anchor of the SJSU to maintain a good attitude. I’ve just been Despite Sunday’s loss, the Spartans be- two-run homerun to left fi eld in the bottom offense in 2011, batting cleanup and leading trying to stay positive and I think that has came the fi rst team to defeat Fresno State of the fourth inning. the team in RBIs (29), hits (50), average (.382), helped a lot.” more than once during a series in 2011 and Trailing 2-1 going into the fi fth inning doubles (12), total bases (62), at-bats (131) and Sunday’s 5-3 loss put the Spartans at 21-11 maintain a winning record (4-3) against against SJSU starting pitcher Andy Hen- games played (32). overall on the season, while the Bulldogs im- teams ranked in the top-10 nationally, tak- nessey, Fresno State pushed the tying run “It really comes down to hard work and proved to 22-5 on the season. ing two games from then ranked No. 2 UCLA across with two outs after a base hit by senior being persistent,” Stienstra said. “If you’re Both teams sit at an even 2-2 in WAC play earlier in the season.

Photo: Brian O’Malley / Spartan Daily Sophomore outfi elder Tim Quiery swings and misses during SJSU’s 5-3 loss against Fresno State on Sunday. Quiery had two hits and two strikeouts in the contest. COMMENTARY SJSU baseball weekend wrap-up

Lyell Marks the game leading the WAC ing a career-high in strikeouts. Staff Writer in wins (6) and ERA, but left While a series split is with a no-decision and tied somewhat of a consolation with Padilla for the confer- in itself against the No. 9 The Spartans were buried at ence lead in victories. Bulldogs, SJSU lost a 2-1 the bottom of the WAC stand- The loss was pinned on lead in Sunday’s game and ings a year ago, but proved over Bulldog closer Charlie Rob- had runners in scoring po- the weekend why they may be ertson who hadn’t allowed sition with less than two the most improved team in the an earned run in more than outs in the first, second and conference. 16 innings pitched entering sixth inning. SJSU beat No. 9 Fresno the series, but yielded two None of those innings State 3-1 on Friday behind in his one inning against yielded a run for SJSU, en- pitcher Roberto Padilla’s SJSU on Friday. capsulating a competitive team-leading sixth win of Saturday featured a dou- but equally frustrating series the season. ble header between the two fi nale with Fresno State that In the victory on Friday, rivals, resulting in a split could have given the Spar- the junior pitcher threw 8 for the Spartans after they tans three wins to open the 1/3 innings and limited the dropped the first game 5-1 season against the defending Bulldogs to their lowest run before winning the night- WAC champion. total of the season, while cap 4-3. “We left two or three runs improving to 6-2 and lower- Junior pitcher Esteban on the fi eld,” said SJSU head ing his earned run average Guzman struck out 13 Bull- coach Sam Piraro. “We could to 2.47. dogs in the 4-3 win Saturday have used those runs, but we Fresno State’s senior start- for SJSU, while improving to can’t get them back. We just er Greg Gonzalez entered 4-1 on the season and notch- have to learn from it.” 5 Monday, April 11, 2011 sPARTANDailY A&E ALBUM REVIEW Foo Fighters take guitar rock back to its roots

mid ’90s, but that’s exactly At the same time, the what propelled them to be sound of the album is so rich Salman Haqqi one of the few remaining are- and warm that it’s the songs Executive Editor na rock bands. themselves that are fore- Having that natural ability grounded rather than the to make bombastic rockers story behind them. For as much anticipation and at the same time churn Song-for-song it’s even as the Foo Fighters’ return out melodic, modern tracks arguable that as a fi ve-piece has had, the is not an easy feat, yet Grohl is the match of The Color And reality is exactly what is to be and company make it so. The Shape both in terms of expected from a Foo Fight- Thirty-fi ve seconds into range and rawness. ers album — solid, no-frills, opener “Bridges Burning,” as There’s an all-out thrash- meat-and-potatoes rock. Grohl screams “These are my er a la Motorhead such as In many ways, the album famous last WOOOOORDS!” “White Limo,” a concrete Wasting Light represents the with the pissed-off ferocity slab of hardcore metal during band in a midlife crisis — the of a lion who can’t fi nd his which Grohl screams so hard, return of , the use cellphone, it becomes clear you’ll get hoarse just from lis- of analog tape and recording that the word “interesting” tening to him. in a garage. has no place here — this “Dear Rosemary,” a duet It comes across as a gen- music simply rocks. with Hüsker Dü legend Bob Photo Courtsey: Allmoviephotos.com eral effort to get rid of the ex- As he has on each Foo Mould, and the old-fashioned Saoirse Ronan stars as the teenaged title character in director Joe Wright’s fi lm ‘Hanna.’ cesses of 2007’s Echoes, Silence, album before, Grohl man- torch song “These Days” feeds Patience & Grace and 2005’s In ages to tap into some kind of into the riffy “Back & Forth” MOVIE REVIEW Your Honor. inner rage that comes out in without being jarring at all. Much of this story begins his music, but seems so anti- As punchy as these ga- to sound a bit gimmicky — a thetical to one of the nicest rage-born tunes are, there’s a ‘Hanna’ excites audience return to the band’s roots in guys in rock. fullness to Wasting Light that a do-it-yourself fashion with In person, he’s a pussycat, makes you practically feel the appearances from old friends, but get him up on stage and air moving around the room while quietly keeping the re- he unleashes demons that he in which it was recorded. with intellectual thriller cord label in the background. manages to keep hidden when The album as a whole stays But really, it isn’t a gim- he’s walking among us. true to its word, sticking heav- mick at all. Foo Fighters is one of those ily to the melodic rockers that Foo Fighters are at the top bands with an uncanny knack Foo fans can’t get enough of. of their game and got there for blending melody with On this, the seventh LP, A young girl raised to become an assassin in a no-bullshit way, so there balls-to-the-wall rocking. the band has musically pla- takes revenge on the CIA to expose a cover up wouldn’t be a point or need It’s a tightrope that teaued in their sound, only for that kind of facade. few acts can successfully they keep climbing to big- How do I know? Because negotiate — The Who, one of ger and better places, simply even at the top, Grohl’s infl uences, comes to because they continue to place in Morocco are equally impressive really just wants to scream his mind. hone in on what has made it in the presentation of desert life and the lungs out. They can thrash with the work over the years. Wesley Dugle people that live there. Looking back, the last two best of them, but there’s rarely To date, the Foo Fighters Staff Writer Another thing I enjoyed about the movie Foo albums were as grandi- the sense that they’re making have never tried to reinvent is the music by the electronic music group ose as you could get, with an noise just to be cacophonous. the wheel, per se — they just The Chemical Brothers. eight-piece touring band, dra- With of Nirva- want to keep it rolling. As the testosterone-filled summer movie The music plays well during each scene, matic stringed song intros and na fame behind the produc- That’s just what Wasting season approaches, it’s rare to see a movie effectively bringing out the intensity of a soft rock acoustic record. tion desk, it’s not surprising Light does. that has a female character kick more ass both the fight and chase sequences. That was a world away that the guest appearances The drought is over. than the guys in the film, but “Hanna” does The track I liked in particular was the from the Foo Fighters of the are tastefully muted. Rock is back. just that. piece called “Container Park,” which Up-and-coming actress Saorise Ronan plays during one of the chase/fight scenes plays the role of Hanna Heller, a young girl between Hanna and a couple of mercenar- who has been raised by her father Erik Hel- ies sent to capture her. ler, played by Eric Bana, in the wilderness The music is intense and it’s a good of northern Finland. mixture of film score and electronic-style Erik, who is an ex-CIA agent, has been music — it’s likely I’ll be purchasing it on training her for her entire life to be an iTunes in the next few days. assassin and to help him take revenge on Perhaps the most impressive thing the CIA for the cover up of a major pro- about this movie though is Ronan and her gram that may have to do with Hanna’s performance as Hanna. existence. This is the first film I have seen Ronan in From the very start “Hanna” is an in- and, I must say, I was impressed with her. tense movie. Not only was she able to pull off the cold The training sequences in Finland be- killer instinct and emotions of a trained tween Ronan and Bana are well-choreo- assassin, but she was also able to do most of graphed and edgy enough to keep the her stunts during the fight scenes. audience interested. She made the character believable and Even the opening scene with Hanna just dark enough to believe that she was a hunting a caribou has an intensity that ticking time bomb, but innocent enough makes the viewer feel like they are being to where you could sympathize with her as hunted themselves. well. The movie also captures the cat-and- The movie was not without some issues, mouse game that goes on between Hanna however. and the CIA agents well, with both sides There were times during the movie that trading places several times during the you could literally call awkward moments movie. that either didn’t quite make sense or The story does well in giving the audi- seemed out of place in the context of the ence enough excitement to stay interested mood of the film. while also presenting enough exposition to There were times between the action keep the movie intellectual. sequences where a lot of nothing happened The plot works well in this regard though and it made things a bit boring. because it does not reveal everything all at The film ends on a rather anticlimactic once, but keeps the viewers guessing until moment leaving everybody yearning for the moment of truth finally arrives. more. One of the more breathtaking things That said, it is an enjoyable movie for about this movie is the incredible cinema- the most part, and I would definitely be tography shot on location in Finland and down to see this again. Morocco. I think we are definitely going to see The frigid cold of the Finnish wilder- more of Ronan in the future, and if she ness is artfully captured during Hanna’s does more action thrillers like this, I’m training sequences and the scenes that take definitely going to watch them.

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Photo Courtesy: Terry Richardson (From left: Tom Milicevic, Jared Leto and Shannon Leto) 30 Seconds to Mars performed at the SJSU Event Center on Friday, alongside drummer Shannon Leto’s side project, CB7.

CONCERT REVIEW 30 Seconds to Mars stalls on the launch pad Leto’s compressed schedule — he’s an ac- dience, and also fell into that clichéd game The lineup was bolstered by touring musi- complished Hollywood actor in addition to of “let’s see which side of the audience can cians Matt McJunkins on bass and Braxton Matt Young a rock star, having been cast in fi lms such as scream louder,” which only amused the emo Olita on rhythm guitar. “Requiem for a Dream” and “Panic Room.” kids. Honestly, the opening band seemed to Staff Writer It’s obvious that the guy can sing — really The planned set list was apparently have more energy. sing. jettisoned in favor of one that didn’t exceed CB7, a side-project of Shannon Leto, I’ve seen 30 Seconds to Mars twice — once He crafts powerful melodies that his band much more than an hour. rocked a genuinely new-wave sound, hear- in Oakland at Not So Silent Night in 2009, cranks out loudly. They touched on a number of their recent kening back to Tears for Fears and Depeche and most recently at The Event Center on Maybe it was the fl u or perhaps tour fa- hits, including “A Beautiful Lie,” “This is Mode, while also evoking more recent bands Friday. tigue, but Leto was a bit ragged in his perfor- War” and “Kings & Queens.” like The Bravery and Alkaline Trio. Both times, singer/guitarist Jared Leto mance. The intention to perform was there, Unfortunately, they skipped over early While it might have been an ’80’s-style was, in his own words, “sick as a dog.” but that je ne sais quoi that defi nes a truly hits like “Capricorn (A Brand New Name)” throwback, it seemed authentic and was I’m not sure if it’s a coincidence or if Leto powerful live performance was missing. from their debut album. enjoyable. We’ll have to watch out for them. is just allergic to the Bay Area. Leto likes to engage his fans — perhaps Aside from Leto’s sickness, his brother As for 30 Seconds to Mars, hopefully Jared Friday’s show took the place of a planned too much. I counted at least four times he Shannon Leto was solid on drums and Tomo Leto won’t be sick next time. January date that was postponed because of stopped songs in order to chat with the au- Milicevic was good on guitar and keys. Maybe the third time is the charm. CLASSIFIEDS EMPLOYMENT WANTED Earn Extra Money HOTEL FRONT DESK AGENT Students needed ASAP. P/T-MILPITAS. LOOKING FOR Earn up to $150 per day being a Mystery WEEKDAY Shopper. AFTERNOONS/WEEKENDS. No Experience Required. 20-30 HRS/PR/WEEK. Call 1-877-241-3376 $11.00 PR/HR ARE YOU READY TO CUT EMAIL RESUMES TO THROUGH THE CROWD? [email protected]. To stand out? NO PHONE CALLS To show the “real world” what you’re made of? $$ SPERM DONORS WANTED $$ Working with VECTOR can offer Earn up to $1,200/month. TODAY’S \RX5($/SD\ÀH[LELOLW\DQG Give the gift of family through opportunities for advancement. California Cryobank’s No cubicle, no copy machine. Just the chance to earn professional donor program PUZZLE experience in a rewarding Apply online: HQYLURQPHQWWKDWRIIHUV\RXWKHÀH[LELOLW\ SPERMBANK.com you need and the responsibility you deserve. CALL 866-1100 9 am - 5 pm www.workforstudents.com/sjsu HOUSING HR ASST. NEEDED 2 BDRM, 1 BA APT walk to SJSU $9.00HR $1200/mo & $600/dep. 2 years admin exp. Exc. Computer skills Off street parking & coin laundry Must be punctual & dependable 408-504-1584 $SSV $YDLO UG ÀRRU RI 6WXGHQW 8QLRQ Admin. Ofc. (across from Comp. Center) 9am-5pm South SJ. 2 bd.rm. @ $475 ea. Or call 408.924.6378 for info Shared house near lightrail. Call STUDENTS ONLY Kathy (408) 227-1823

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As I woke up Saturday morning to the news They rake in a fortune from the reality that 44 of legendary director Sidney Lumet’s death, the percent of the entire federal budget is spent on a immortal rant of Howard Beale from the classic largely unnecessary war machine — a fi gure that the institutions fi lm “Network” came to mind. is growing rapidly on Obama’s watch. Lumet, who directed other classics such as The health care “reform” trumpeted as Obama’s “Serpico” and “Dog Day Afternoon,” was a vi- greatest achievement illustrates how this works. you think they are sionary fi lmmaker whose movies left an indel- The biggest problem with U.S. health care is ible mark on popular culture with their stirring that squatting between a doctor and his patient commentary on our society. are the bloated insurance companies which, by Up until the last few Written by the brilliant Paddy Chayefsky, design, are meant to reap profi ts. years, probably the most Lumet’s “Network” is a fi lm that makes you ask Obama had within his grasp a way of taming consistent group of people yourself this question: Is it a drama, a satire, or these corporations and saving lives. I hated in my life were the an astonishing feat of cinematic prognostica- Salman Haqqi It was called the public option — a govern- “Frat boys.” tion? On The Contrary ment-run health care insurance program that I absolutely despised The truth is it is all those things. It’s dark and would guarantee affordable care to all American these people during high courageous, sad and scary, hilarious and sober- citizens. school. ing, often all at the same time. Instead, he pursued the polar opposite ap- They represented every- As President Obama gears up to run for a second term, that proach. He guaranteed the health care companies that he would thing I hated about my gen- fi lm feels more relevant today than it might have 30 years ago. never use the bargaining power of the government to force their eration — they were super- For more than two years now, most of the good and honor- prices down. ficial, shallow, meat-headed able people who desperately wanted Barack Obama to beat John His reform has been simply to force millions more Americans and all they cared about was Wesley Dugle McCain, have watched his actions through a distorting haze of to buy from the insurance companies — without any mechanism partying and bullying nerdy Wes Side Story hoping for the best. for making that care more affordable. kids like myself. Roger Hodge, in his excellent book “The Mendacity of Hope,” There were a few brilliant tweaks, like making it illegal for I had a pretty bad preju- wrote “Obama is judged not as a man but as a fable, a tale of moral the corporations to refuse insurance to people with “pre-existing dice toward them coming after a couple months of uplift that redeems the sins of America’s shameful past.” conditions” — but their share-prices jumped after the package to SJSU in 2008. Ironically, pledging I became a brother But if you choose to see this as another fairytale — of how one was announced for a reason: Obama overwhelmingly served their today I proudly call myself a in April of 2009. man who seemed like a Good Prince turned out to be a Traitor — interests, not the patients’. member of a fraternity. Of all the things I have you will miss the point, and the real need for change. All this corruption means Obama has few achievements to Coming from Southern done and been a part of This is not primary a question of individual failings, but of the show the American people. California, I knew nobody since coming to this univer- endemic corruption at the core of American politics. He is left presenting pitiful corporate-fattening tweaks as the here at all. None of my sity, I still cite joining Theta If you want to run for national offi ce in the U.S., you have to best he could do. They aren’t nothing — but they aren’t much. friends came up with me to Chi as the best decision I’ve raise huge sums of money from corporations and rich people to True, he has restored federal funding for stem cell research, be in the Bay Area. made. pay for the adverts and the mailings that get you on the ballot and and for abortions abroad. He hasn’t bombed Iran, although the My friends were either Being a part of the frater- into offi ce. Libya adventure is precarious. going to big-name schools nity has helped me demysti- These corporations will only give you money if you persuade But we have to be honest — the similarities with Bush are far such as USC or UCLA or go- fy my old beliefs about them them that you will serve their interests once you are in power. more pronounced than the differences. ing to community colleges and the people who are a If you say instead that you want to prevent anything destruc- Contrary to the glib stereotype, Americans aren’t stupid, and in the area I lived in back part of them. tive they are doing to ordinary people, or tax and regulate them, they can see what is happening. home. Don’t get me wrong, there you will get no money and can’t run. A CNN poll found 60 percent of Americans said Obama “has The fall of my freshman are some things that are still In 2006, Obama said taking money from the rich is “the original paid more attention to the problems faced by banks and other semester dragged on for the true about fraternities. sin of anyone who’s ever run for offi ce” in the US, and it ensures fi nancial institutions than to the problems faced by middle class most part because I hardly I’m not going to stand that “Washington is only open to those with the most cash.” Americans.” knew anyone. here and tell you that we There’s a term for this — legalized bribery. They’re right. I made friends but, be- aren’t at least a little meat- In the Land of the Fee, Obama was brought to power by the In the absence of a liberal populism that would have actually cause I’m a timid person, it headed and that we don’t “donations” — read investments — by Goldman Sachs, JP Mor- fi xed these problems, all the oxygen goes to the fake populism of was hard for me to get to participate in unruly she- gan Chase, Citigroup, IBM, Morgan Stanley, General Electric and the Tea Party. know more people. nanigans, but in my experi- others. U.S. politics has ended up as a battle between the mostly cor- Spring semester came ence there is a lot more good His fi rst act after the election was to appoint an economics rupt and the entirely corrupt. around and it was more or than bad. team headed by the people who caused the crash — the Clinton- I’m sure Obama believes he is doing the best he can in a cor- less the same early on. We all have a tremendous era deregulators and the former heads of Goldman. rupt system — but it’s not true. One night, I found my- amount of respect for one They proceeded to ensure that any re-regulation to prevent He’s simply bought into the system and kept the status quo self in a particularly bad another as brothers and we another crash was gutted, while the bankers’ bonuses continued intact. mood and decided, “Hey, all are all here for each other, to fl ow. It’s long past time to put away the Obama T-shirts. the fraternities are having whether it’s getting a beer The corporations are getting massive returns on their invest- It’s time to get mad as hell. their rush events. Why not together and kicking back or ment in Obama. go party tonight and forget helping each other through These corporations get to veto any law that would eat into “On The Contrary” is a weekly column appearing on Mondays. Sal- about it?” difficult times. their short-term profi ts. man Haqqi is the Spartan Daily Executive Editor. Going in that night, I Just the fact that these had no intention of join- guys are not only my friends fact that it can net- into the air to show it to be ing any fraternity. In fact, but my brothers adds an ex- Communicate work so many people genuine. halfway through my walk tra level of respect and ap- and allow them to It’s hard to convey a mi- down Greek Row I found preciation I have for them keep up with each oth- rage of emotions online, es- myself getting cold feet and all. properly please er is something people pecially through text, such wanting to head back to my The same can be said of enjoy and rely upon on as sincerity in Wada’s case. dorm. all Greek institutions on A 7.1-magnitude aftershock hit To- a daily basis. Of course he didn’t mean Then I came upon the last this campus. hoku, Japan, on Thursday after the 9.0 The thing about it, to be lighthearted about the fraternity at the end of the I have met members of earthquake in March caused a potential however, is the fact quake from Japan, it just street and got invited in just other fraternities and sorori- nuclear crisis. that all these things came out that way because before calling it quits. ties and they all say the same Yoichi Wada, president of video game have seemed to lose words can only express so The rest, as they say, is thing for the most part. company Square Enix, took to Twitter, track of the basic prin- much. history. A lot of them came in with and posted a comment roughly translat- ciples to why we even Leonard Lai He shouldn’t be forced It was the Theta Chi the same myths and preju- ing to English, “Another earthquake? Peo- have these things be- Senior Staff Writer to apologize because people house and the first thing I dices they got from movies ple of Tohoku hang in there!” according to gin with — communi- interpreted his message to noticed was how friendly such as “Animal House” and the Kotaku website. cation. be less heartfelt then the the brothers were. “Old School,” and after join- The Japanese language is made up of Before the times of next person’s. Another lost They all came up to get to ing they found they really formal and informal tones of speaking, the Internet, phone, letters and smoke sig- element of communication is the ever-so- know me from the minute I liked it. and this comment in Japanese came off nals, people communicated face-to-face, loved quality of sarcasm. stepped in through the door, I would say 90 percent of as being informal which led Wada to get just like we were meant to. In most cases while posting on blogs or and being a timid person my “college life” these days into trouble. Facial expressions, hand gestures and forums, you can’t even get away with sar- this helped a lot. is my “fraternity life” and Many of Wada’s followers on Twitter our tone of voice is how it was and still casm unless you tag a post with /sarcasm I met more people in that frankly SJSU would be a lot were angry at him, believing that his com- should be. afterward. one night than I did during more boring if it weren’t for ment was too lighthearted for this disaster That’s how the human body was made I myself have had to rewrite many of all of my fall freshman se- my fellow brothers. and that it was inappropriate for the situ- to communicate, not through the many my passages, as sarcastic lines of mine mester. After leaving I im- So for people who still ation that had occurred. different forms of messaging that we see have been lost in translation by the num- mediately knew I wanted to hold grudges toward fra- At least three people died, according to everyday. ber of people who’ve read them, and it’s join. ternities, all I have to say is the New York Times. In order to make up for these things understandable because it can be easily It took a while to per- don’t knock it till you try it. Upon hearing the damage caused from we try to imitate body gestures with our misinterpreted. suade my parents to allow the quake, Wada immediately apologized, many emoticons, but at the same time As social networking evolves and me to pledge considering saying that his comment was made hast- those can only be one-dimensional. brings more people together, unfortu- they had heard all the same “Wes Side Story” is a week- ily after being surprised by the number An “lol” only gets you so far when really nately that appears to be its limit as it stereotypes that I previously ly column appearing on Mon- injured. it should be about the laugh, the tears that doesn’t seem to be making communicat- had of fraternities, but even- days. 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U.S. NEWS STATE NEWS CIA slashes role in interrogations Schwarzenegger seeks

McClatchy Tribune based analyst for the Inter- Mich., who chairs the House return to silver screen national Crisis Group, an Intelligence Committee, WASHINGTON — He's independent nonprofi t or- said: "The tangled mess of McClatchy Tribune “The calls are coming in,” he said, and considered one of world's ganization that studies con- legal and policy issues sur- while he wouldn’t comment specifi cally, his most dangerous terrorism fl icts. rounding detention right team hints that his fi rst leading-man work suspects, and the U.S. offered Patek's information now makes it very diffi cult, LOS ANGELES — Arnold Schwarzeneg- since 2003 would be in Korean director Kim a $1 million reward for his "would be a gold mine" to if not impossible, to gain ger still wears a symbol of his seven-year Sac- Ji-woon’s English-language debut “The Last capture in 2005. U.S. intelligence, she said. complete access for ques- ramento adventure — it’s hard to miss the Stand” (about a small-town lawman hunting Intelligence experts say Pakistani offi cials say they tioning. This forces us to heavy ring on his right hand that bears the down a Mexican drug kingpin), or perhaps he's a master bomb maker plan to deliver Patek to au- work through the host coun- California fl ag — but the 63-year-old private Antoine Fuqua’s “The Tomb” (about a prison and extremist leader who thorities in Indonesia, where try, which is not always opti- citizen said he now yearns for his old Holly- designer who is locked up inside one of his possesses a wealth of in- he is wanted in the Bali case. mal for a number of reasons." wood fi repower. own high-tech designs). formation about al-Qaida- Although seven Americans CIA spokesman George “I can step very comfortably into the en- Schwarzenegger was in France last week linked groups in Southeast were among those killed in Little defended the policy, tertainment world and do an action movie at a television-industry conference in Cannes, Asia. the bombings, no U.S. crim- saying the agency has a with the same violence that I’ve always done,” announcing his fi rst post-politics project, an Yet the U.S. has made no inal charges are pending "wide range of effective ca- Schwarzenegger said in an interview. “I can animated series for children featuring his move to interrogate or seek against him, a senior Justice pabilities at our disposal to have the same amount of heads coming off — voice and cartoon likeness. custody of Indonesian mili- Department offi cial said. pursue terrorists and thwart and any other body parts — and as far as that It’s a superhero show called “The Gover- tant Umar Patek since he A Pakistani intelligence their activities. Our efforts goes, I don’t blink.” nator” and a collaboration with Stan Lee, the was apprehended this year source said no one from the in recent years have led to a Schwarzenegger the action hero said he 88-year-old co-creator of Spider-Man, and by offi cials in Pakistan with CIA or any other U.S. agency number of counterterrorism would be back, and now here he is. Schwarzenegger says it has the chance to be the help of a CIA tip, U.S. had asked to question Patek. successes that have saved The question though is whether the an international sensation. and Pakistani offi cials say. U.S. offi cials say they ex- lives." world’s moviegoers are any more excited to Though some actors wince at the idea of The case highlights a dif- pect the CIA will be giv- The current rules may be see the aging Tinseltown lion than the Cali- covering the same ground, Schwarzenegger ference between President en access to intelligence fl exible in any case. fornians who gave him a dismal 23 percent made it clear that he would love to return to Barack Obama's counterter- gleaned from Indonesia's At a hearing in February, approval rating as he packed up his offi ce. the old box-offi ce hits. rorism policy and that of interrogations of Patek, and Chambliss asked CIA Direc- Sitting his Santa Monica offi ce, Schwar- Schwarzenegger has said that his time in his predecessor, George W. may even be allowed to sit in tor Leon E. Panetta what zenegger was the picture of confi dence as public offi ce probably cost him $200 million Bush. and provide guidance, given would happen if the U.S. predicted that he would be on set of his next in lost Hollywood paychecks but there may Under Obama, the CIA the close ties between U.S. caught Osama bin Laden or feature fi lm by year-end. be another hidden cost to his political forays. has killed more people than and Indonesian counterter- his top aide, Ayman Zawahi- it has captured, mainly rorism offi cials. ri. Both men are believed to through drone missile strikes But that is not the same as be hiding in Pakistan. in Pakistan's tribal areas. At controlling the questioning, "We would probably NUTRITION the same time, it has stopped critics say. move them quickly into mil- From Page 1 trying to detain or interro- "Having access to some- itary jurisdiction" for ques- gate suspects caught abroad, one in someone else's cus- tioning at Bagram air base in group of students who were in attendance The seminar stressed the importance of except those captured in tody is never the same as Afghanistan, "and then even- graphs and food pyramids from other coun- eating more vegetables and lowering the level Iraq and Afghanistan. setting the conditions of tually move them probably tries and the differences and similarities be- of processed food in your diet. "The CIA is out of the their interrogation," said a to Guantanamo," Panetta tween ours and theirs. Reisman said it is important to maintain detention and interrogation congressional aide who is replied. The presenters cited several reasons people healthy eating and wellness when going to business," said a U.S. offi cial briefed on intelligence is- James R. Clapper, direc- eat the way they do including budget, religion school. who is familiar with intel- sues but who was not autho- tor of national intelligence, and culture. “I feel like when I’m actually healthy and ligence operations but was rized to speak publicly. quickly added that the ques- Senior dietetics major Kim Reisman, who exercise and eating right, it actually improves not authorized to speak pub- Senior Republican law- tion had not been resolved, helped with the seminar, said the team aims to my grades,” she said. licly. makers say the U.S. may be however. reach out to students and teach them healthy In the end, Reisman said the ultimate goal Widespread criticism of giving up valuable intel- That indecision has led eating tips through workshops, events and of the seminar is to get students to be more Bush administration inter- ligence by not acting more to frustration in one recent seminars. aware of the healthy choices around them. rogation and detention poli- aggressively to detain and case. “We try to outreach to other students “People need to open their eyes and see that cies as brutal and degrading question suspects captured In February 2010, the CIA about the knowledge we have,” Reisman said. there are other foods,” she said. “Maybe get- led Obama to stop sending overseas. helped Pakistani intelligence “We wanted to show people that every one ting people to just open up is the maybe the suspected terrorists to the "It is a shame that our ad- offi cers arrest Mullah Abdul eats all different kinds of foods.” way to get them on a healthy lifestyle, too.” U.S. naval base at Guanta- ministration has made the Ghani Baradar, the Taliban's namo Bay, Cuba. decision to defer to others to military leader, in Karachi. Public exposure also pursue the detention and in- U.S. offi cials describe him forced the CIA to close a terrogation of our enemies," as the most senior Taliban network of secret prisons, said Sen. Saxby Chambliss of fi gure captured since the Af- SENIORS! which left U.S. offi cials with Georgia, ranking Republican ghan war began in 2001. no obvious place to hold on the Senate Intelligence Baradar remains in Paki- new captives. Committee. "Now we'll have stani custody, and CIA of- www.SignatureA.com In January 2009, Obama to rely on a foreign govern- fi cers are not satisfi ed with ordered the CIA to abide by ment to grant us access to their access to him, accord- Graduation the interrogation rules of this terrorist to obtain vital ing to two U.S. offi cials who the U.S. Army Field Manual, intelligence, if we're lucky." have been briefed on the Announcements which guides military inter- Rep. 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