Serving San Jose State University Since MONDAY SPARTAN1934DAILY www.t espartandaily.com 12.03.01 Vol.. 117, No. 63 Custodian reassigned after complaining By Hillary Cargo Commission on Jan. 10. he made an informal complaint of the job, but he was coerced into At that time, management "can- DAILY STAFF WRITER Lynn Hart, senior investigator discrimination in Aug. 2000. taking it because of the ultima- celed" the position, Espinoza said. for the employment commission, Wall was unavailable for corn- turns Andrews gave him. After After he was denied the lead custodian Frank said she could neither confirm ment. Andrews declined to comment, custodian position, Espinoza said Espinoza filed two charges of dis- nor deny whether Espinoza's case Espinoza said Bob Andrews, According to Espinoza, he took he was WEATHER crimination instructed to train fellow against San Jose is currently on her desk, associate director of Facilities the job as a lead custodian and custodian Sarah Portales for the State University earlier this year, Espinoza said he was discrimi- Development and Operations, held the position from he February same job. SHOWERS chose to proceed in his quest nated against based on his age offered him the job as lead custo- to August 2000. According to Espinoza, being High: 55 for justice by filing an unfair and nationality. dian in 1998. "After 90 days, they were sup- denied the lead custodian posi- labor practice with the State of According to Espinoza, the dis- "When he offered me the job, he posed to give me the job," tion was discrimination and Low: 45 California Public Employment crimination came in the form of said it in this way: 'Take the job, go Espinoza said. "But Bob when he complained about this, Relations Board on Oct. 24. retaliation from his manager, to the night shift, or quit'," said (Andrews) called me and said he was swiftly reassigned to the Espinoza's first charge of dis- Patty Wall, when she demoted him Espinoza, who began working as a that I didn't get the job because I recycling crew. OPINION crimination was filed with the from a position as lead custodian custodian in November of 1997. push people too hard; when they Equal Employment Opportunity to a job on the recycling crew after Espinoza said he didn't want told me to be a hard worker." See CUSTODIAN, Page 6 'Born Under A Bad Sign' revisits one of SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY 14, STANFORD UNIVERSITY 41 his favorite columns, the legalization of marijuana, and the effects the decision brings. Shattered dreams
'Unravel' asks Spartans fail how anyone could possibly to stamp out get a job, when the ads in the classified Stanford in section of newspapers season finale are filled with absurd jobs. By Mike Osegueda DAILY SENIOR STAFF WRITER Page 2 They danced when it was finished. Celebrating like they had just won a championship game. SPORTS But it wasn't, it was just a football game. A game that did- n't mean much in the standings for either team, but meant a lot in the category of pride. And after three years of watching the Spartans cele- brate and sing after wins, the Stanford University players marched into Spartan Stadium and reclaimed their pride Sat- urday with a 41-14 win. The SJSU football team failed to "I just left the field so I did- capitalize on turnovers in a 27- n't have see them," said Spar- point loss to Stanford University tan senior receiver Edell Shep- that ended the Spartans three- herd. "I couldn't watch someone else dance on our field." game win streak in the series. Right then and there, Shep- herd and the Spartans knew Page 3 how the Cardinal has felt for three years. Since 1998, the San Jose State University football team had gone to Stanford's house each year and uprooted the Cardinal's tree. Stanford was- JaShong King 'r naifr Staff n't abut!, to let it happen four years in a row. "I go to the grocery store," said Cardinal head coach Quarterback plays Tyrone Willingham, "and the clerk says, 'Good season, coach, but ...' and that 'but' is refer- ring to San Jose." There are no "buts" now. with broken thumb Stanford (9-2) came out and proved why it is the No. 12 By Mike Osegueda for another two weeks, but he couldn't team in the country and why it stand to watch his teammates go into a DAII Y Si NIOR STAFF W,iii, will be playing in the Seattle game against the rival Stanford Cardi- The Spartan women's volleyball Bowl against Georgia Tech Clint Carlson had to do it. nal and not be out there. team beat Santa Clara before University on Dec. 27. The cast had to come off. He had to "Basically in my eyes the whole game losing to No. 3 Stanford in the The Spartans (3-9) were get back on the football field. And he was like a suicide mission," Carlson said. second round of the NCAA within glimpses of a fourth had to deal with the pain. 'This might be all of our last game, so if tournament. straight win, but couldn't seize That was the only way it could be for you're going to go out, go out with a bang." the opportunities that were in Clint Carlson. So Carlson, broken thumb and all, front of them. Carlson, a senior quarterback, broke suited up on "Senior Day" on Saturday Page 4 That included three Stan- his thumb on Nov. 3 against the Uni- and awaited his turn, just like he ford turnovers on its first five versity of Hawaii. It would take six to series. eight weeks to heal. See CARLSON, Page 3 "Our defense played hard in Everyone thought Carlson's season the first half," said head coach was finished except him. INSIDE Fitz Hill. "But we didn't capi- Above, Spartan guard Joseph "It's my senior year," Carlson said. "I Hayes, left, and safety Larry talize on their mistakes like we said, 'Let's take the cast off and let's go.'" Letters Pg. 2 could have and should have. Actually he walked into the trainer's Thompson, sit on the bench after We're not able to get the big gave an ultima- San Jose State University's 41-14 loss Sparta Guide Pg. 2 office last Monday and play when it seemed we had tum. to Stanford University. Pg. 3-4 the opportunity to make big "We can do this two ways," Carlson quarterback Clint Sports plays. They just didn't come." Right, Spartan said. "You can take it off or I can take it Carlson throws a pass against the Classifieds Pg. 5 For a senior class of 25 that, off." Stanford Cardinal on Saturday at Spar- The cast wasn't supposed to come off Crossword Pg. 5 see STANFORD, Page 3 tan Stadium. Ben Liebenberg / Daily Staff lulianna Tran, 1, waits for snowflakes Christmas tree brightens San Jose beneath a snow Il Lisa Buil master of ceremonies, Sean background of all the speakers songs, machine at O'Callaghan, president of Christ- and sang a few Christmas DAM( SIMI- mas in the Park, Michael Guerra, mainly non-traditional, such as a Cesar Chavez The City of San Jose kicked off Gonzales and councilwoman children's Christmas song from Park. Tran came its 22nd annual Christmas in the Cindy Chavez followed. Latin America. with her mother, Park with a Christmas tree light- Other San Jose City Council Many of the children who Donna Tran, for ing ceremony on Friday. members who attended the event attended didn't seem to care about the preoentations or even the Christmas "This has been a great tradi- were Forrest Williams and John tion for decades," Mayor Ron Diquisto, Linda I.eZotte and Nora the Nutcracker that walked tree-lighting Gonzales said to the audience. Campos. around, as they were more con- ceremony Friday "This brings a special meaning to Noemi Mesa, a representative sumed with the snow machine. that officially the holidays." from the San Jose Postmaster's The machine, which was kicked off San Although there was no official Office, requested that children placed in front of the information booth, periodically blew out tiny Jose's annual total of attendance, at least 500 who want to send letters to Santa as they Claus send a postcard that is pre- bubbles that looked like snow. Christmas in the people were present bumped up against one another to stamped by a post office. Children danced around in the Park. make their way through the crowd. She then unveiled a new "snow" and stretched their arms above their heads so they could Christy Kinskey / The hour-long event began stamp, a picture of Santa Claus with the singing of the National dressed in a blue suit instead of be the first ones to touch it. that it Special to the Anthem and a presentation by the his traditional red suit. O'Callaghan announced U.S. Marine Corps color guard. The Lincoln High School Daily Several presentations by the Chamber Chorale stood in the see TREE, Par 6 NT I 0 NI SPARTAN DAILII MONDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2001 (1) P SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY _ Viewpoint - Legalizing marijuana is a big mistake Editors Note: (D.S. Perez was out of Some will argue that marijuana can son. We already have alcohol and tobac- All hockey teams commission this week, so we're bringing be cultivated in the home, negating co to worry about. This society needs back one of his old favorites that ran on those sinister fat cats, but hey, beer can not another poison on the market A,oril 29, 2001) be brewed at home and yet people still shelves where consumers can mindless- deserve coverage ometime in the near future, the buy cans, cases and kegs at the store. ly waste their lives. U.S. Supreme Court will bring D.S. PEREZThe masses don't have the time, As lend this column, I have a feeling Iwant to make known my frustration in down the judgment on the move- patience or care to give to a plant, and that I'm in the minority opinion. regards to the Spartan Daily's hockey ment to make medical marijuana legal, I've known plenty of stoners who have Maybe I'm being overzealous. Maybe coverage. I have noticed the miniscule which is the first step legalizing what failed in cultivating their own crop. Fm missing the boat. Maybe I'm with coverage of the SJSU ACHA Hockey Team has been an illegal drug. With marijuana legalized, use of the the same cast-offs who crusade against and the total lack of coverage of the SJSU Proponents of legalization will con- \ 1 il k .1 I I \ 1 .. drug would not decrease, but rather, it abortion or eating meat. get what I've seen out PCHA Hockey Team. tend that cannabis, marijuana, hemp, would increase and the number of prob- But I just can't weed or what not could stop the drug war So, in order to reduce the stresses of lems associated with it and alcohol of my mind. All of the addictions to sins The ACHA team, coached by Ron Glasow, that's not working, reduce gang violence abuse unwanted or problematic in a household from hell. a team without a successful cancer, using this drug should relieve winning ratio, is and problems with certain third-world pain while killing the patient with pregnancies, suicide, homicide, domes- I can just picture a kid, living in a the entire focus of hockey related articles. All countries that produce the raw materials some other form of cancer. tic violence would also rise. house where Mom's stoned so she can the while, the PCHA team has done extreme- for drugs and turn a shrub plant's fiber So why not just legalize marijuana You see, humans are a species of reduce the pain from Dad's rage when ly well. (3-1-1). This is disturbing because into every possible product possible. and drop the b.s. cover of it being the addicts. This nation alone has gambling he's roaring drunk and pissed from every team should be equally represented in Yes, the war on drugs has turned into miracle drug to cure everything from addicts, alcoholics and people who can't blowing all his money on bad bets. the school paper. Even though the ACHA a fruitless, unsuccessful campaign. glaucoma to hemorrhoids? stop eating, just to name a few groups. I can see this kid's 14-year-old sister team challenges more teams and battles for a And while it sounds like hemp, Again, it wouldn't be a wise idea. Mar- Almost each of these groups has a sup- already stealing tokes from Mom's national championship, the PCHA team has cannabis, marijuana, or whatever is ijuana, once legalized, will not be sold by port group or therapy for those to cope stash of marijuana cigarettes and school for a better record, plays colleges up and down better than other drugs used in the Mom-and-Pop outfits out of Santa Cruz with their addiction. speed. She hasn't been to medical field, it contains some ironical- and Chico. Instead certain corporations The problem? All of these groups are a ut a month, but nobody notices. the California Coast, and is comprised only of either too expensive or have minuscule The power is off because no one has students taking real classes. ly harmful side effects, will take over this new green machine, In short, it would be a mistake to Who are they? The same people financial backing and support. And don't had the brains to pay the bill for three Both teams are organized in the same way legalize cannabis in any fashion. who've been rolling smokes by the bil- think the new cannabis industry will shell months, and the kitchen stinks of smoke and both have superstars who can put the One has to admire the spin done by lions for years, the tobacco industry, out bucks for 12-step programs designed and rotting food, and most of it is puck in the net. Some players on the PCHA those seeking to make marijuana legal. Who else can produce a cheap (and to curb its "overzealous customers." already unhealthy to eat. team could play on the ACHA team, but According to those in favor of Iegaliza- addictive) regular supply of smokes and After all, the gambling industry And this house isn't the only one of choose not to. This is because the ACHA tion, marijuana is an innocent sub- turn major profits? doesn't give much support to Gamblers its kind in the neighborhood. team is very political in terms of who plays stance that is nowhere near as damag- Who else has learned how to market Anonymous either, aside from a tiny Come to think of it, it's the house of and who does not. ing as alcohol or other drugs, and it products which attract those too young sticker on the side of an ATM machine, some members of my family. And worse, The PCHA team is more like a family: offers benefits to those suffering cancer, to use their product in order to replace and cigarette packages and alcoholic I've already seen this home in real life. a few times. everyone plays and contributes. Players par- However, spin can't hide the truth, the dying user population, as well as beverages have the Surgeon General's I stayed in those homes I don't think anyone else has to. ticipate in activities together throughout the According to an American Cancer Soci- make a stinky odor-stick look cool? warning in small type. article, marijuana impairs the immune Also, 12-step programs aren't always week. In fact, four of us live in a house ety Answer: Big Tobacco. Sounds revolt- system, enhances tumor growth and caus- ing, doesn't it? And face it, it would be effective. Yes, there are many people together, dubbed the "Hockey House," and es bronchitis and lung cancer, thanks to it likely for Joe Camel to come out of retire- who do kick their habits and hold their D.S. Perez is the Spartan there are constantly at least four other play- containing four times the amount of the ment to promote his new product, all own, but there are many who can't dis- Daily Sports Editor ers at the house, hanging out and having a carcinogenic substance known as tar, while the new industry says it's not being cipline themselves from the urge. 'Born Under A Bad Sign" good time. After games we have parties to which is also used in cigarettes, marketed toward kids. It's just not right to legalize this poi- appears Mondays. celebrate. We have more dedication than the ACHA team has. Our practices are at 11 p.m. on Tuesday and at 5:30 a.m. on Thursday. That Letters Job searching in rough is only 28 hours between practices to recu- perate, work, go to school and take care of any business. After the Thursday practice, 'Darkness cannot stand the light' we go out and have breakfast, then most of you dare to be so bold as to are exposed for their sins of darkness, times turns up oddities us go to class. I do not believe the ACHA Justthink, act, live or teach different- evil, deception, greed and the enslave- team players would be willing or able to han- ly from the vast robotic, narcotic ment of the exploited. They must, nemployed: That's what I wasn't dle these practices week in and week out. conventional, pretentional, con- therefore, furiously endeavor to for five straight years, since I was year on the PCHA team, formist, performist, zombie so-called smother the light, say that wrong is 17. That's what I have been for the This is my fourth past four months: Unemployed. and I can understand why there was not cov- silent majority of the average and nor- right, attempt to shout down and drown out the voice of truth, frustrate It's a scary, scary world out there. And erage of us before. The past three years were mal Systemites, and you will soon see them not so silent. You will hear them and bind the free, and exterminate it's even scarier when your funds dwindle disappointing because we did not win much. too, for it is the hit dogs that howl, and them that would terminate and down to a level you never thought you'd I have seen this team turn around and do if you learn to run with these wolves, expose the system's own hypocrisy. As approach again ... ever. well this season, while the ACHA team has you will learn to howl too, when some- the lawyer said to the hippie in "Easy Some of you may know what I'm talk- already been eliminated from playoff con- one dares to say and prove that your Rider," they have to kill you because ing about. It's the level where you begin tention, .but still them is no -coverage of the way of life is not the only way. you're free, and it proves they're not, to see the positives of riding the bus, light ' PCHA team. Darkness cannot stand the light and they can't stand being reminded rail, train 6r even Ytrur' 'bike 'to School f'--"- 1 Irstkggest you lbohltrylnir text-paper and and wrong cannot bear the right and. that thay're slaves.of the chains of con- ..instead.,of handing over, 245 bucks every through driving school. We remember see how many students even know there is a the big lie cannot tolerate the truth, formity forged by their own hands. two weeks to the cranky gas station how bad we were: how we climbed the hockey team. and them that are bound bitterly owner, who, by the way, is laughing all the curb because a turn was too tight, how we to mention that the resent the freedom of the free; because Ted Rudow III way to the bank. That level where you'd never realized how sensitive the brake Finally, I would like credential student coach of the ACHA team does not want to by all of these, the wrongful majority rather grow accustomed to the taste of and accelerator pedals were, how we were play the PCHA team. His excuse is that he is peanut butter-and-jelly sandwiches or subject to dirty looks from the more expe- afraid we will try to hurt them. We just want Mom's leftovers than spend another $5 to rienced, hurried drivers, how we practi- to play a good game, to gain respect, and $10 on lunch every day. You know, that cally scared our instructors to death. prove we are as good as they are. CLARIFICATION level where you think twice before going These are exactly the reasons I would- A Nov. 12, 2001, story in the Spartan Daily may have implied that a out to clubs and bars with friends, who n't take this job. Sorry, but I'm not ready Alan Wagner custodian at SJSU has a criminal record or a history of violent behavior. are already pissed about your regular to die just yet, whether it be because of a SJSU PCHA Ice Hockey Treasurer The Spartan Daily has not independently confirmed that. The Daily regrets absence, because you don't want to pay car accident or an anxiety attack.
... Hockey House any inference that might have been drawn to that effect. for the cover. Besides, if this school expects to Well, I'm there, smack-dab in the cen- receive any applications from interested ter of such situations, and let me tell you, (and brave) individuals, the entry should- Catholic Campus Ministry I'm absolutely hostile about it. n't just Scripture Reflection, 7 p.m. to 8:15 p.m. at the promise, "Good Pay;" it must be Campus Ministry Chapel. For more information, I'll tell you why. "Damn Good Pay." call Sister Marcia at 938-1610. Because it's my final year at San Jose I also enjoyed the listing about bicycle State, I decided to get it right and recog- messengers. SpartaGui de 90.5 FM R&M Ground Zero Radio nized school as my top priority. The full But there are two reasons why I'd be "Not Another Teen Movie" free tickets and the convinced me not to last tuneful Tuesday, noon to 1 p.m in the Student load this semester fired from this job quicker than the Union Amphitheater. Come join us. For more infer work, as I also assumed this decision moment the company would hire me. mation, e-mail promotionsOksjsorg. would help me focus more on academics. No. 1: I refuse to deliver tragic mes- Today 924 4330 Two words: It didn't. sages to strangers. "Hey Jane, your devot- Wednesday Hence, the hostility. I feel dumb to ed boyfriend has a message for you: Catholic Campus Ministry Mosaic that I could operate without any Daily Mass, 12.10 p.m at the Campus Ministry Weekly music, improvisation, meditation and Students for Justice think 'Honey, I've found someone else. Chapel. For more information. call Sister Marcia at cultural exchange with Eddie Gale, California Arts Weekly meeting, 5 p.m. in the Pacheco room of sort of income, because the sad truth is, Thanks for the ride,' " and No. 2: I 938-1610. Council artist in residence, and periodic special the Student Union Join us as we plot world domi- with or without a job and no matter how would never be able to pedal away from guest artists, 7 pm. to 9 p.m. in the Mosaic of the nation and progressive campus campaigns. For high my self-restraint, my spending the now-scorned Jane fast enough, School of Art and Design Student Union. For more information, call 924-6255 more information, call Vanessa at 504-9554. remains about the same. thanks to my flawlessly unfit body. Student galleries art exhibitions, 10 a.m. to 4 a taste of this pm in galleries two, three, five, six, eight and Her- Department of Nutrition and Food Science Catholic Campus Ministry So now, after getting My favorite listing, however, read, bert Sanders in the Art and Industrial Studies Come see the latest in body composition testing, Bible Trek, 12-30 p.m. to 1,30 p.m in the Mon- depressing lifestyle and since winter "$Get Paid For Your Opinions!$" This ad buildings For more information, call John or Nicole 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m in the Central Classroom build- talvo room of the Student Union. For more informa- break is a mere three weeks away, I've deserves a chuckle if nothing else. at 924-4330 ing. Students pay $5. Staff and faculty members pay tion, call Sister Marcia at 938-1610. been on the lookout for potential You mean, all this time I've been 510. For more information, call Sherry at 206-7599 employment. divulging my notions about politics, rela- I.unch 'n' Learn Associated Students As it turns out, the Spartan Daily tionships, traffic problems and Feng Shui Discuss Jewish-related topics, ranging from the M.E.ChA. Finance committee meeting, 3 p m. in the Asso- Bible to current affairs to discussions on Israel, noon Raza Day Committee weekly meetings, noon to ciated Student house. Room 102 For more informa- Classified unravels some odd, and hilari- for free? If I only knew earlier imagine to 1 p.m every other Monday in the Mosaic of the 1 pm.in the Chicano Library Resource Center For tion, call Julie Perreira-Rieken at 924-6257 ous money-making opportunities for the the millions I would have earned already. Student Union. For more information, call 924-6255. more information. call Adriana Garcia at 655-6785 struggling college student. I actually visited the Web site to Student Life Center For anyone who wants to earn $35 to research more into this opportunity, but sjspirit.org A.S. Campus Recreation Group dynamics and teamwork leadership work- shop, 4 pm to 5 30 p.m. in the Almaden room of the $85 per hour, you can do so by simply its server was down. I'll check up on it Daily meditation. 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. through Badminton tournament, 7 p.m at the Spartan dressing up in a costume and entertain- later though, because I'm dying to know Thursday at the Campus Ministry on 10th Street Complex, Room 44A For more information, call Rita Student Union. For more information, call 924-5950 Come join us no matter what your meditation form. Chandler at 924-6266. ing kids. I can just imagine myself driving what opinion of mine would be worth as Center There is a power and comfort in community medita- around the city suited up as a Powerpuff much as $126. tion For more information, call Chaplain Roger at Nurses Christian Fellowship Internship workshop, 12.30 p m in Building F Girl so an 8-year-old can be the coolest And perhaps, if all goes well, you'd 275-1346 or visit the Web site sjapirit.org. Support group mentonng, 930 a m and 10.30 a m For more information, call the Career Resource Cen- ter at 924-6033 kid at her next Barbie tea party. I'd play finally be rid of me. in the Montalvo room of the Student Union. For more "tag" with the children, answer their end- information, call Diane Stegmeir at 279-6385 Guide is provided free of charge to stu- questions and deal with the Tuesday Sparta less array of Counseling Services dents, faculty and staff members. The deadline for ridicule until my dignity diminished into three working days before the School of Art and Design General process group, 2.30 p m. to 4.30 p.m in the entries is noon, nothing. Not a chance. Mined Gandhi is a Spartan Daily desired publication date. Entry forms are available Student galleries art reception. 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in Administration building. Room 201. For more informa- Then there's the listing for driving Senior Staff Writer and Copy Editor in the Spartan Daily Office. Spare restrictions may the galleries in the Art and Industrial Studies build- tion, call Kell Fujimoto or Jeni Landau at 924-5910 require editing of submissions. Entries are printed instructors. Now, many of us have been "Unravel" appears Mondays. ings For more information, call John or Nicole at in the order in which they are received
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Moses Peron, Katlic Reiss, Sandi Our Rut /mom Sevilla, Andrew Toy Photographers Kneopher (,Loney. laShong Kole, Ben IFebenherg, Omar Ornelu, Linda Onto Artist Dawn Boma SPARTAN S 4.0 DAILY PORTS MONDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2001 SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY quarter the Spartans got on the board when quarterback Clint Carlson scram- STANFORD bled around on third-and-goal. As he was continued from Page I falling out of bounds, he threw the ball into the end zone and tight end George in four years, didn't get to a bowl game, Campos dove forward for the touchdown the stamp they wanted to leave was to catch. become the only team to beat the Cardi- Stanford answered with an 8-yard nal four years in a row. touchdown run from Brian Allen, making That was "the legacy," as senior safety the score 27-7, but Carlson went to work Larry Thompson put it. "The legacy" is again. now tarnished. The senior quarterback, whose season Even further tarnished was the Spar- was thought to be finished after he broke tan Stadium field. By the end of the his thumb on Nov. 3, made a surprising game, it looked like a bowl of chocolate comeback. After Marcus Arroyo was inef- pudding. The muddy conditions had fective in the first quarter, Carlson got players slipping and sliding all after- the call. noon. Trying to take a page out of the book At one point, on a third-and-long play, of Jeff Garcia, the 49er quarterback and Stanford quarterback Randy Fasani former Spartan who was on hand to be scrambled out of the pocket. inducted into the Ring of Honor at half- SJSU defenders pursued and kept time, Carlson was looking for a come- slipping in the mud as they chased back. Fasani, looking for the sack. He found his go-to-guy Edell Shep- Finally, he found a wide-open Luke herd three times on the next series, Powell for 27 yards and a first down. including the final play, a 7-yard touch- Thompson said the conditions were down, putting the Spartans within two the worst he had seen since high school, touchdowns, 27-14. and that every step he took covered his Shepherd had seven catches for 107 shoe with mud. yards, but didn't have an impact on the "Stanford had to play on it," Hill said. game until the fourth quarter. Still, he "It's not like we were the only one play- set a school record for single-season ing on that field. I'm not going to make receptions with 83. He also moved into excuses." second place in career receiving yardage. Offensively, the Cardinal benefited After the Spartan defense stopped Stanford, it was Shepherd again who from good field position and was able to JaShong King /Daily Staff establish a running game. kept the comeback hopes alive. On third- Stanford had 220 rushing yards com- San Jose State University's offensive line grinds head first into the Stanford defense in Saturday's loss to the Cardinal. and-10, he caught an 18-yard pass from pared to SJSU's 30. The Spartans lost 41-14 in their attempt to beat the Cardinal for the fourth straight year in a row. Carlson to sustain the drive. The Spartans tried three different But after that, the Spartans could do lead running backs Jarmar Julien, carried the ball only twice, for three Last season, he rushed for 254 yards wasn't the case at all." little else. Two incompletions and a sack Deonce Whitaker and Lamar Ferguson yards. and two touchdowns against the Cardi- In fact, it wasn't. The Cardinal tacked put win No. 4 out of question. but none were able to consistently He was still hampered by his right nal. But last year, the Spartans didn't on two touchdowns in the final five min- After the dancing stopped, the loss move the ball. knee injury that had limited his playing have the problems they had Saturday. utes, as the prelude to their big dance. sunk in, and Hill gave his season-ending For Whitaker, a Heisman Trophy can- time this season. "We got the ball in the red zone too After jumping out to a 20-0 lead in the speech to his 3-9 team, the first-year didate at the beginning of the season, it "I just wanted to jump in there and many times and just didn't score," first half, the Cardinal started to feel the coach was then able to survey what sep- was his final Spartan game. But it ended play," Whitaker said. "Especially because Whitaker said. "Look up at the score- Spartan surge in the second half. arates his program from Stanford's. nothing like he would have hoped. He it's my last game." board. It says we got blown out. But that With 4:32 remaining in the third "The equalizer is recruiting," Hill said. Spartans miss chances CARLSON: Late season hero looks for one more comeback next season continued from Page I always has at San Jose State Uni- Carlson finished the day com- was the worst," he said. "Just from Carlson, who was in line to to take an early lead versity. pleting 17 of his 32 attempts for 245 having to take so many snaps compete for the starting job that In the second quarter, Carlson yards with two touchdown passes. from underneath the center." year, had to leave training camp By Chris Giovannetti Dean stripped Tolon again. replaced starter Marcus Arroyo. He didn't expect to do that well. After the game, he wasn't able to for the funeral of his best friend As Spartan Onyeka Ossai DAILY STAFF WRITER The 24-year-old had taken the Nor did he expect to play much. shake hands with his right hand. and said the loss of his friend left recovered the ball on the Cardinal starting job in the season's sixth But with some Advil in his sys- But he had x-rays that night, show- him depressed. San Jose State University 26-yard line, a hail of applause game and led the Spartans to their tem and his right hand wrapped a ing he hadn't broken the thumb When word got back to Carlson head football coach Fitz Hill engulfed Spartan Stadium. first two wins of the year. But then little thicker than normal, he did anymore than it had been. that his petition wasn't a sure offered no excuses following the However, the joy was short- the dream he was living ended and what he could. "That's heart right there," said thing, he decided he had to play Spartans' 41-14 loss to Stanford lived. he broke his thumb in the first "It hurt," Carlson said. "I don't senior receiver Edell Shepherd, again this season. University at Spartan Stadium Facing fourth-down-and-nine- quarter in Honolulu making a tack- want to deny that. But it wasn't so who was Carlson's favorite target He won't know the result of his on Saturday. yards-to-go, SJSU attempted a le after he threw an interception. excruciating that I couldn't deal once again. appeal until sometime next year, "The defense played hard in fake field goal on the Stanford "I didn't play well in the Hawaii with it." Although he is a senior, he is but he plans to work out as if he'll the first half and we just didn't 25 but holder Bryce Partridge game," Carlson said. "It really The pain got worse as the game appealing to the National Calle-. be playing next season. , oapitaiiae.on .EStanforeile).3eaiorammuldn't hold onto the snap. sucked to go out like that and have went on, Carlson said. During the giate Athletic Association for "If I get rejected the first time, I'll takes as we should have ahd,., , As if they had snapped out of, that bad taste in your mouth and fourth quarter, when the +Spartans anotleeryearofeligibility because just appeal," Carlson said. If I get .could have," Hill said. "We just a bad daydream, the Cardinal not be able to redeem yourself. I were down 20-7, Carlson said he of the death of his roommate rejected that time, ni appeal it. I'll needed to get some points early suddenly became an efficient didn't have a great game against just tried to forget about the thumb. before the 2000 season and the appeal until the season starts next on and we couldn't do it. I don't offense and drove 71 yards on Stanford, but it was better." "That was probably when it trauma he went through. year" make excuses. An excuse is just seven plays in two-and-a-half a lie dressed up." minutes The Spartans were able to force a turnover on each of the Cardinal's first three posses- "We just didn't sions, including two fumbles forced by linebacker Alvin Dean capitalize on from Stanford running back Kenneth Tolon. mistakes as we With the opportunity to bury should have and the Cardinal, the Spartan Win Free Lift Tickets offense punted twice and could have." botched a fake field goal attempt. Isni The quagmire left on the field Spartan head coach following pre-game precipitation mirrored the Spartans muddled first quarter offense. Iii retrospect, a missed 29- Stanford began its second yard field goal by Nick Gilliam Clue of the day.... drive on the Spartan 48-yard on the Spartans' initial drive line following a punt. was their only chance to put On the fourth play of the points on the board. series, Dean undercut Tolon to As if the aforementioned futil- knock the ball loose and Spartan ity wasn't enough, Spartan safety Larry Thompson recov- receiver Rashied Davis inter- ered. cepted a Randy Fasani pass mid- 21St "We were pumped and when way through the second quarter "It's the we began hitting, we just put it with Stanford leading 14-0. on them and they weren't With a chance to get back in ready," Thompson said. "Even the game, SJSU finished th though we didn't score, we did- drive with a punt. n't think they were ready for "I just don't know what hap us." pened out there," said SJS However, two minutes later, wide receiver Edell Shepherd the Spartan offense aborted "Stanford was playing hard an another opportunity to move the so were we. We had a few firs Free Lift opportunitie Win some Tickets downs and ball after amassing16 yards on five plays. and we didn't take advantage o em
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