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Monday, April 25, 2011 spartandaily.com Volume 136, Issue 43 Problematic Never too early for Earth Day pests no match for Festivities bring SJSU’s Sustainability Week to a close with food and games Anastasia Crosson university Staff Writer Nic Aguon Staff Writer SJSU sustainability week, which kicked off with a native species planting at Clark Hall, fi nished with Pests can be a nuisance if not han- an Earth Day celebration at San dled properly. The university works Carlos Plaza on Thursday. hard to keep them out of sight and The Environmental Resource out of mind, said the director of fa- Center hosted the event, bringing cility operations. students together with more than Betty Luna said the university 50 local organizations, student orga- uses several preventative measures nizations, a live music performance for pests. and a sustainable-food vendor. “Roaches are managed by service The center is a student-run orga- requests,” she stated in an email. nization affi liated with the depart- “Honey bees and tree squirrels are ment of environmental studies that protected species and we are limited is funded through Associated Stu- on what we can do.” dents. The center was established in In an annual pest control report 1967, according to a statement from from Facilities Development and the organization, just three years be- Operations at SJSU, there were a fore the fi rst Earth Day celebration total of 93 service requests for the on record with the Environmental 2009-10 period. Service requests in- Protection Agency. cluded picking up deceased animals Decades after that fi rst celebra- such as birds and rodents. tion, SJSU hosted one of its own. Dead squirrels and pigeons have “Its important to learn about been disposed of by grounds services the impact our choices have on the on several occasions. According to global, not just local, environment,” the report, a dead pigeon was found said senior communications major on two separate occasions in April Jeremiah Navarette. Photo: Jesse Jones / Spartan Daily and June 2010. Navarette was staffi ng an Educa- Sophomore music major Matt Martinez and English major Emily Knight are about to collide into each other “Ground squirrels and pigeons tion First (EF) Spring Break infor- with Earth balls for Earth Day, which is celebrated on April 22. are not protected and cause great mation table at the campus Earth damage,” Luna said. Day celebration. dozens represented at the event in- event was the Treatbot food truck, tion on local farms, farmers’ markets According to the report, a request EF College Break is an organiza- cluding the Crossroads Exchange a dispensary of ice cream treats that and community-supported agricul- for service at Duncan Hall was made tion that specializes in international Co., a vintage and previously-owned boasts a mobile karaoke machine. ture programs to passersby. Sept. 1, 2010, in which workers travel and foreign exchange pro- clothing retailer. Several students tried their vocal Detar was also seeking to enlist found 33 pigeons in a single room. grams for college students, which This retailer was also a major sup- luck at singing for a karaoke score of SJSU students into the organiza- “We do preventive measures for Navarette says is essential for stu- porter of this year’s Trashion Fash- 90 or higher to win a free ice cream. tion’s Farm to School campaign, mice and rats,” Luna stated. “Out- dents to gain a global perspective on ion Show, having donated clothing Laura Detar, an employee of where volunteers visit elementary door bait traps are set twice per environmental impacts. to the event. Community Alliance with Family school children to “get kids excited year.” This organization was one of Among the attractions at the Farmers, was distributing informa- about non-processed food.” These bait traps have caught mice in the Engineering Building on sev- eral occasions. The report included an encounter with mice on June 25, New name, Entrepreneur 2010, which took fi ve days to handle. Bees and wasps are a common new money combines nuisance on campus based on the events recorded. Numerous bee food, charity hives have been spotted and re- for school moved near the Associated Students House and outside Dr. Martin Lu- with website ther King Jr. Library. of nursing “I remember one time I was at the barbecue pits for an event near the Alex Wara A.S. House,” said Danny Garcia, a Staff Writer Anastasia Crosson sophomore mechanical engineering Staff Writer major. “I was in line to get a burger when, all of a sudden, I looked up With the dropping of a banner Photo: Michelle Terris / Spartan Daily If you haven’t heard of Yum- and noticed a swarm of bees in the from the Health Building, students, Junior nursing major Stephanie Lopez practices putting bandages on sprout, an online restaurant review smoke.” faculty and community members a dummy purchased with the help of The Valley Foundation. community that brings users togeth- Ants were also reported in large were able to read a new sign in bold er through free tasting campaigns, numbers near windows in the letters that revealed the new name Thursday to honor The Valley Foun- “We are very grateful for the gen- Andy Tran, founder and SJSU alum- Health Building and Spartan Com- of the school: The Valley Founda- dation in the renaming ceremony. erous donation that has been given ni, is sure that you soon will. plex. Service requests in December tion School of Nursing. SJSU nursing student Katie to us,” she said. The idea behind Yumsprout goes 2009, and January and March 2010 About 250 SJSU administra- Weigand said she attended the event Weigand added that she has seen beyond the online space, allowing called for an ant problem at the tors, faculty and students gathered because she wanted to support her users to receive updates on free food Health Building. in front of the Health Building on major’s program. see NURSING page 2 tasting events happening in the area According to the report, roaches and review the experience later. were spotted Sept. 22, 2010, near It brings Yumsprout users into Campus Village Building A, but the Life lessons from an alternative spring break the real, off-line space where they problem was taken care of quickly can visit a restaurant and try a se- with the area being sprayed with Ron Gleeson brings them every day. For fi ve days, the women trip,” she said. “He taught so lected item from the menu for free. pesticides. Staff Writer The welcome back din- lived on the Navajo reserve much about a lot of differ- Yumsprout is still in its beta “Other than the large number of ner, which was sponsored under the hospitality of ent ceremonies and rituals phase, with only two free restaurant squirrels, I really don’t see any prob- by Cesar Chavez Commu- Larry Emerson and his sis- of the Dine Navajo tribe.” tasting campaigns in its repertoire, lems on campus with pests,” said The University House nity Action Center, fea- ter Gloria Emerson, who Louey listed some of the but Tran said he plans to ramp up sophomore business major Allison played host Thursday night tured a group of all women welcomed the group with ceremonies the group par- the website’s operations through a Beasley. to a welcome-back din- students who shared their open arms ready to teach ticipated in while visiting, partnership with SJSU. According to the university’s ner for students who par- experiences while away. the group life lessons they such as the “Spirit Bowl,” Tran is seeking to give his start- website, pest control on campus is ticipated in the Alternative Team leader Joslyn would never forget. which is a ritual which in- up a targeted audience — students provided by in-house licensed quali- Spring Break program. Beard said the trip was life Katie Louey, a senior volves placing a bowl of — and boost the website’s appeal to fi ed applicators, or by contracted Seventeen students changing. sociology major and team various foods outside for local restaurants. Pest Control Operators. In addition, and two chaperones spent “The trip was really in- leader, said the amount of their dead ancestors to eat. “Trying to get a lot of the local all methods and materials used are their Spring Break in the describable,” said Beard, a knowledge Larry Emerson “This particular ceremo- restaurants works perfectly with registered by the Federal and State Dine Navajo Nation of sociology major. “It was by shared throughout the trip ny I related to quite easily,” SJSU students because the restau- Environmental Protection Agencies. New Mexico working on far one of the greatest expe- was one of the many un- she said. “It translates to my rants need exposure,” he said. Emergency maintenance service community-based projects riences I have ever had the forgettable aspects of the culture because we do simi- Tran graduated with a bachelor’s can be requested during normal as well as learning more pleasure of being involved experience. campus business hours of 7:30 a.m. about their spiritual selves in during my entire college “Larry was sort of our to 5:00 p.m. and the good that the Earth career.” professor during the entire see SPRING page 2 see FOOD page 2 2 NEWS sPARTANDailY Monday, April 25, 2011
NURSING “We have a long history working with The CAMPUS IMAGES Valley Foundation,” Cohen said. “They have From Page 1 supported the school of nursing for nearly 20 years and we have had a fantastic working re- the most improvement in the simulation lab lationship.” where students are able to work with some of The ceremony included remarks from the best technology in the area. Charles Bullock, dean of the College of Ap- The Valley Foundation has been a major plied Sciences and Arts, and from interim supporter of the SJSU nursing program for President Don Kassing. many years, said Jayne Cohen, director of the “We have been contributing to the school school of nursing. for nearly a quarter of a century,” said Phil The foundation has donated nearly Boyce, chairman of The Valley Foundation. $100,000 a year to the program since the start “This is really only the start so we will do more of its association with the school, with much as we possibly can.” of the money going toward needs in the nurs- A plaque will hang in the entrance to the ing simulator labs. Health Building with the new name and date Based in Los Gatos, The Valley Foundation of the renaming ceremony engraved on it. is a nonprofi t organization that focuses on Incoming SJSU president Mohammad Qa- helping improve health within the county, ac- youmi was in attendance and said he is look- cording to the foundation’s website. ing forward to working with the nursing pro- Collectively the group has donated $8.5 gram and The Valley Foundation. million to the school to help improve the fa- He said the relationship would give an ad- cilities and academic integrity of the program. vantage to SJSU nursing students. The most recent donation given was $5 mil- “Hopefully they will be able to have the lat- lion. est equipment and training and it will make It was because of the commitment to the them far more employable,” Qayoumi said. “It program and as a way of saying thank you that will give them the training they need to pro- Photo: Jesse Jones / Spartan Daily the school was offi cially renamed after the vide fi rst-rate medical care that our citizens Christine Le, a graduate student in speech therapy, reads poetry during an open mic session foundation, Cohen said. need.” during Legacy of Poetry Day in fr ont of King Library on Thursday.
Junior sociology major Rose Fried said campus and I think they gained peace by SPRING the most signifi cant lesson she learned making the trip and getting away from From Page 1 from the experience was to slow down, their daily hustle.” take a breath and enjoy the fruits the No matter which project they worked SPARTA GUIDE lar things aimed at pleasing and respecting Earth presents to her every day. on while on the reserve, each participant our elders — both dead and alive.” “We take things for granted every day,” in the trip said she felt a level of happiness Other ceremonies described were the she said. “We get so busy with our lives she had never achieved before. sunrise ceremony, which included a prayer and school schedule that we forget to take “I might never see the shed I built Sparta Guide is provided to students and session while grinding corn as the sun time to appreciate Mother Earth. We need again,” Brown said. “But it’s set in stone faculty, free of charge. the deadline to submit rose, at the central location at which they to take a break from what we are dealing and we are proud of working as hard as we is at noon, three working days prior to desired executed most of their ceremonies — the with and remember there is something so did while we were there.” publication date. Entry forms are available in hogan. much greater than us — the Earth we live Above anything they did for others Spartan Daily, DBH 209. Entries can be emailed Sascha Brown, a junior environmental on.” while on the trip, many of the women said to [email protected] titled studies major, described the hogan as a Brown said Larry Emerson helped the the thing they will remember the most “sparta guide.” Space restrictions may require octagon-shaped tent, and said they were group learn how to think more attentively. are the connections they established with editing or exclusion of submissions. Entry is not required to enter the hogan to the right “He taught us that if you decide to do each other and the Earth. guaranteed. Entries are printed in order of which because it is the same direction the Earth something, do it with full intent,” she said. “It was such a great experience and to they are received. rotates. “Think of your intentions and the possible be able to share it with girls from so many “You would really think that it is a sim- outcome before you do it.” different backgrounds was amazing,” ple task,” Brown said. “We all had some The students were accompanied by two Louey said. confusion with the hogan but we got used chaperones, one of whom was Club Sports Brown said that although it was tech- Monday-Thursday, April 25-28 to it. It is special to see even the rotation of Coordinator Samantha Edelman, who said nically a “service-learning trip,” it felt like Around SJSU the sun factor into a ceremony.” the opportunity to volunteer for this trip nothing of the sort. Human Traffi cking Awareness Week, by the While on the reserve, the women was a great opportunity to spend time “It was much more than a service SJSU Awareness Coalition worked on various projects on the Navajo with students and connect with them. learning experience — it was a spiritual Contact: Tim Castagna @ 408-507-0810 land from building fi re pits to construct- “I work in recreation and a lot of the awakening,” she said. “There was so much ing sheds with each of the 17 students time I help people fi nd happiness and bal- energy between all the women working having little reluctance in sharing her in- ance in their lives,” she said. “I could tell together. I cannot wait to come back and dividual story. they were all strong women leaders on do it again.” Friday, April 29 6 p.m., Event Center 49th Annual Honors Convocation “SJSU, they did a lot for me when I was a management stu- Contact: Jessica Larsen @ 408-924-2402 FOOD dent,” Tran said. “It’s a really good school that opened a lot of From Page 1 doors to a lot of students.” Tran has a sense of giving back to the community he came degree from SJSU’s College of Business — this background in from, not just SJSU but also his hometown of San Jose. Noon - 1:30 p.m., Statues Garden in front of business and a love of food makes Yumsprout a natural fi t for For that reason, Yumsprout incorporates social campaigns Clark Hall the 25-year-old entrepreneur. into its free food tasting events. Composting Workshop Having placed second at the Silicon Valley Neat Ideas Fair Tran said he is still seeking ways to expand on the idea of Contact: last December, the future of Yumsprout is still making prog- incorporating social good into the events — so far, efforts have [email protected] ress. included placing posters in the restaurant and talking to pa- The Neat Ideas Fair is hosted annually by the Silicon Valley trons to inform them about a selected non-profi t. Center for Entreprenuership within the College of Business, Past food tasting events were hosted at San Jose-based res- which the Yumsprout founder said he views as instrumental to taurants Sizzling Kabob House and Rosie’s New York Style Saturday, April 30 both his development and that of his project. 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The SJSU baseball team completed its se- ries victory over Louisiana Tech at San Jose Municipal Stadium by winning three games out of four, capped by a 4-0 victory Saturday afternoon on the shoulders of senior starting pitcher Blake McFarland. McFarland completed the game he start- ed, stretching his record to 5-2 while earn- ing his first complete game of the season and first shut-out performance of his two- year SJSU career. The Spartan hurler tied his career-high in strikeouts with nine and allowed only seven base runners. Most impressive however is what McFar- land didn’t allow — runs. “I had good command of my pitches warming up,” McFarland said. “It’s always great to go into a game with the most confi- dence possible.” The Spartans (26-15, 6-6 WAC) were supplied with two runs in the first inning as products of two errors by the Bulldogs (19-21, 4-8 WAC). With runners on second and third with no outs, senior fi rst baseman Danny Stienstra sent a ball to the Bulldogs’ second baseman, which found its way through the fi elder’s legs and into right fi eld, scoring two and giving the Photo: Jason Reed / Spartan Daily Spartans an early lead. Senior infi elder Danny Stienstra slides in ahead of the tag at third base during the Spartans’ 5-4 loss to Louisiana Tech on Friday. “I was trying to put it somewhere to- ward the right side of the field to at least Jefferson, who was named the WAC pitch- Rodriguez’s mental effort paid off as he The Spartans split a Friday doubleheader get the runner from third home with less er of the week earlier this month, allowed two then scored on a wild pitch, stretching the with the Bulldogs. SJSU failed to capitalize on than two outs,” Stienstra said. “I did what hits in his 7 1/3 innings pitched, which was lead to 3-0. its plentiful opportunities, leaving 11 runners I was supposed to do — luckily for us the less than McFarland surrendered. “We all knew (Jefferson’s) pick-off move stranded on base. second baseman made the error and we McFarland was dominant against the Bull- was good,” Rodriguez said. “We knew that if The second game however proved the Spar- scored two runs.” dogs and allowed Bulldog base runners to we had an opportunity like that to pounce on tans to be resourceful after Rodriguez reached The majority of the remainder of the reach scoring position only twice. we would take it. I saw it and took it.” on a walk in the tied 2-2 game in the 10th in- game was a pitchers’ duel between McFar- “Blake was really the highlight of the SJSU would add another run off the bat ning. Rodriguez stole second, reached third on land and Bulldogs’ junior starting pitcher game,” SJSU head coach Sam Piraro said. of sophomore third baseman Tyler Christian, a wild pitch by the Bulldogs then eventually Mike Jefferson. “His curveball, fastball and change-up were who sent a base hit into left-center fi eld for won the game on yet another wild pitch. all-out pitches for him today. If he goes out the fi nal run of the game. Coach Piraro said he was pleased with there with three out pitches every time he The Spartans’ victory came at the end of a the victory Saturday despite a “flat” perfor- can beat anybody.” roller-coaster-type weekend at San Jose Mu- mance by the team during its double-header Piraro said the quiet offensive afternoon nicipal Stadium. on Friday. was due in part to Jefferson’s performance on SJSU clobbered Louisiana Tech Thursday “We did just enough to beat them,” he said. the mound. night with an 18-0 victory, lead by senior “We did a good job executing to score the runs “I would love to have that left-handed shortstop Nick Borg who fi nished with a se- we did. We forced them into making some pitcher on our team,” he said. “I would take ries-high fi ve RBIs. mistakes and I am happy with that.” him in an instance and put him right into our rotation.” McFarland credited much of the team’s success Saturday to the defense playing be- hind him. HelpingHelping YouYou SaveSave “Our defense is sort of our main pride here in San Jose,” he said. “We always play great defense and as a pitcher it really gives you a ForFor YourYour Future.Future. boost of confi dence.” SJSU tacked on two more runs in the eighth inning after sophomore center fi elder Andrew Rodriguez led off the inning with a walk and then advanced to second after a sacrifi ce bunt by senior designated-hitter Craig Hertler. In a brilliant display of heads-up baseball, Photo: Jason Reed / Spartan Daily Rodriguez stole third base as the Bulldog Senior pitcher Blake McFarland in action pitcher threw the ball home amid an inten- during the Spartans’ 4-0 win on Saturday. tional walk to Stienstra.
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