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• Student earns prestigious scholarship for life’s struggles, community service 2 • Career Center hosts information False fi re alarm causes session 2 • Workshop teaches how to end violent relationships 3 • CAMPUS VOICES: How do you feel about Music building evacuation SJSU’s recycling 3 program? JEN NOWELL & A&E REBECCA HENDERSON Staff Writer • Latest exceeds Th e fi re department was called expectations 4 to the Music building Tuesday • Happy hours off er at 3:30 p.m. aft er a choir director competitive 4 saw black smoke coming from the pricing vents in her offi ce. Th e University Police Depart- SPORTS ment received a call from the sec- • SJSU swept by ond fl oor of the Music building, Pacifi c 5 said Sgt. Manuel Aguayo, a public information offi cer for UPD. OPINION Teachers and students were • Find someone else to be 6 evacuated from the building when your lackey the fi re alarm went off , Aguayo • MTV’s ‘Teen Mom’ fails said. to show the whole picture 7 He said the call was about an • Former agent played it odor of something electrical burn- smart 7 ing in the building. • I guess hybrids aren’t Choir Director Charlene Ar- so bad 7 chibeque said she had just stepped out of her offi ce when two of her students told her there was black smoke coming in. ONLINE Freshman music major Manuel

PHOTO: Rodriguez-Ruiz said he smelled the smoke right aft er Archibeque SOCIAL left her offi ce.

“I looked up and you could see MEDIA DONOVAN FARNHAM | SPARTAN DAILY black smoke coming through the FollowF our heating vents,” Archibeque said. tweetsttw on She said the smell was very TTwitter @spartandaily@ strong and it smelled like an elec- trical fi re. “It smelled like rott en marsh- mallows,” Rodriguez-Ruiz said. OUTSIDE “We could tell something was burning, but it was only coming from the choir room upstairs.” He said outside you couldn’t smell anything. “Th e alarms went off and we just sat there at fi rst, because we thought it was another drill,” said senior composition major Tristan Poratt i. High: 73° Firefi ghters descend a ladder after responding to a false fi re alarm at the SJSU Music building Tuesday. Low: 52° See FIRE Page 8 Building BB to be SJSU feminist organization demolished for to rally for Senator Boxer new development KELSEY HILARIO ing out fliers and putting out signs to McDonald said. Staff Writer remind students to vote on Nov. 2. The organization’s website gives KELSEY HILARIO been slammed with higher The Feminist Majority is a non- its own reasons as to why a person Staff Writer tuition due to budget cuts, Thirteen days remain until the No- profit organization that is funding the should vote for Boxer — she is pro- the cost of the building, vember elections, hopeful candidates statewide campaign on approximately choice, against off-shore drilling, a Building BB is living out $32,243,000, will be paid for are out in full force and SJSU students 50 campuses, McDonald said. leader in reducing emissions, a sup- the last of its days, according by students, Shum said. are joining the fight. “The Feminist Majority was found- porter of marriage equality and immi- to William Shum, the direc- Rishi Malik, a sophomore Several students have teamed up ed in 1987 and with the goal of pro- grant rights, and Sarah Palin endorses tor of planning design and management information with the Feminist Majority organiza- moting and achieving full economic, Boxer’s competitor, Carly Fiorina. construction for Facilities systems major, said it will be tion to help Sen. Barbara Boxer find political and social equality between Although the Feminist Majority is Development and Opera- sad to see Building BB de- success in her re-election campaign, men and women,” she said. “They most active during elections, McDon- tions. molished. said Feminist Majority representative won’t necessarily just endorse women ald said the organization is active year- According to CSU re- “I think that it could be Allie Mcdonald. candidates but candidates who sup- round and works to support bills, spe- cords, a new 47,208-square- useful,” he said. “But I don’t Senior psychology major Denisse port pro-women policies.” cial elections and any legislation that foot Student Health Center think with our budget situa- Mendez said she was recruited by the Boxer’s campaign website adver- they feel requires their endorsement. and counseling facility will tion we should be spending Feminist Majority to be a representa- tises her as a fierce advocate for wom- Bonnie Sugiyama, assistant direc- be built where Building BB that much money on tear- tive at SJSU and has already planned en’s rights, especially for women’s tor of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and currently stands, with con- ing down and rebuilding the events for the weeks before the elec- health — improving health services Transgender Resource Center and struction to commence in new building.” tion. for women in the military, furthering the Women’s Resource Center, said 2011 and completion set for The bill to build the new “We are going to be tabling next breast cancer research and protecting she does not support specific candi- 2013. health center was passed week Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs- a woman’s right to choose. dates but does approve of students The most comparable three to four years ago day outside of the Student Union as In the past the Feminist Major- becoming involved in the election building in size on campus is through the Associated Stu- well as next Wednesday evening we ity played an active role in support- process. the Business Tower, accord- dents elections and students are going to be showing a pro-choice ing health care reform and making “We want people to be able to ing to SJSU records. film,” she said. sure that women are treated equal- Although students have See BB Page 8 Mendez said they will also be hand- ly when it comes to health care, See BOXER Page 2 2 NEWS Wednesday, October 20, 2010 Student earns prestigious scholarship for life’s struggles, community service

REBECCA HENDERSON the Career Center, said Johnson is is already grown and the time to he was so young and his dad not else to recognize how much he’s Staff Writer a really friendly person and nice to make things happen is now. always being present with him,” achieved and how much he’s over- talk to. “He’s very tenacious,” said his Semien said. “So with the loneliness come,” Becerra said. “It could have An SJSU graduate student in “When he talks to students he’s uncle Stephen Semien. “When he and diffi culties that puts in a child’s been easy for him to just go a dif- education received a scholarship very helpful and professional,” said heart, I think as an adult he wants ferent road completely because he’s which is given out annually to stu- Silvas, a junior animation illustra- to see to it that other children don’t had a lot of things go wrong in his dents who have faced personal tion major. have to go through that.” life when he was a young kid and hardships, have commendable Since the age of 21, Johnson said When his mother was sick, John- he’s really persevered.” community service and signifi cant he had been doing work in counsel- What son said he would fantasize a lot, Semien said his nephew is not personal achievements, according ing at group homes and an agency matters something he continues to do today the type to toot his own horn. to the CSU website. aft er his cousin persuaded him to “is the when under stress. “I have gott en in the habit of not “I can be dishonest and say I get into it. “I just wanted my mind to go trying to feel or seem like that kid had the average upbringing and try Aft er a six-year break from choices I somewhere else,” Johnson said. who was without,” Johnson said. to pretend I’m just like everyone school and feeling stuck working at make now, He said the diffi culties he’s faced Semien was amazed by his neph- else, but that’s not the truth,” said the agency, Johnson said he decided in his life are mere moments in time, ew — not because he felt Johnson

Gerard Johnson, who won about to go back to school. what type but they are not the things he thinks couldn’t do it, but because he did it $3,000 from the William Randolph “I needed to get a job and in or- of man I of when thinking of his childhood. and did not make a big thing about Hearst/California State University der for me not to feel stuck, I need “Looking at where I come from it.

Trustees’ Award. to get a master’s degree,” he said. am now and where I am now makes me ap- “I think his dedication is as- Johnson said he grew up in Fres- Johnson said he is currently con- and how I preciate myself, or the people who tonishing because it’s based on a no as an only child and turned to his centrating in counseling and people have helped me at least,” Johnson selfl essness and a very positive re- mother for inspiration because she personnel services. choose said. sponse to something that could “ was a strong, independent woman. “I’m going to get my master’s, but to be. “ His girlfriend Crystal Becerra have been major,” Semien said. “We were on welfare and my that’s not common in my family or said he’s been dedicated to his fi eld Co-worker Andrew Soliz said mom would make sure I had a great my girlfriend’s family which doesn’t GERARD JOHNSON and has spent most of his life help- Johnson is very professional and Christmas,” he said. “I could see her make sense,” he said. Graduate student education ing other people. gives respect as well as receives it. struggling, but I always had my list.” Johnson said he doesn’t think “He’s a really focused person,” “He deserves it because of his at- Aft er realizing that they were education is the only way to show Becerra said. “When he decides he’s tributes and traits that he shows,” going to struggle, Johnson said he success, but there are a lot of people going to do something, he does it said Soliz, a senior communication stopped wanting for himself and he who don’t have tangible objective and he always gives it 110 percent.” studies major. “I would defi nitely wanted more for others, but mostly measures of success in their lives makes a plan he’s always able to fol- Johnson said he applied for a say I wouldn’t put it past him that his mom. because of a lack of resources. low through with that plan.” scholarship through SJSU, trying to he’s able to receive awards.” He said he doesn’t want to talk “I want to create something that Johnson said he met his uncle as get money to help with school. Johnson said he doesn’t consider about his past in depth because helps a lot of people,” he said. “If I an adult, and that his uncle has be- At that time, he said he had just himself to be very book smart, but there were certain things as a child can just fi nd a way to help people come a big infl uence and a signifi - started working at the Career Cen- when it comes to common sense he had no control over. access resources, that would be re- cant role model in his life. ter as an intern while interning at and making life choices he is social- “What matt ers is the choices I ally fulfi lling because I grew up Semien revealed a very personal a community college in Fremont, ly intelligent. make now, what type of man I am without it.” account of his nephew’s life. working for the Gear Up partner- “You just have to be a positive now and how I choose to be,” John- A recurring theme in his life, he “I think Gerard’s dedication ship and volunteering with Sacred person and be open to other peo- son said. said, is “the time is now” because comes from perhaps some of the Heart Community Center. ple,” he said. “And I have benefi ted Maritza Silvas, his co-worker at there is no “when I grow up” — he issues of his mother dying when “I think it’s nice for someone from that a lot.” BOXER Career Center hosts information session From Page 1

The Career Center of- called Cymbalta, and it is critically think about what fers approximately 15 of supposed to help with de- they are involved in and fig- these information sessions pression. ure out if they believe in it each semester, giving em- Rachael French, an assis- or not and participate for it,” ployers the chance to pro- tant professor of biological she said. “That is what I think mote their businesses, said sciences, said she thinks an college is for — to be exposed Douglas Evans, a Career internship is very valuable to many different ideas and Center employment spe- to students, but school is figure out what is right for cialist. also important. you.” "This is not anything "Most entry level jobs Sugiyama said the Wom- PHOTO: new," Evans said. "The will be more boring, en’s Resource Center at SJSU main advantage for stu- whereas studying will al- is a nonprofit organization dents is getting to talk face- low you to do your own and mainly supports legisla-

JACK BARNWELL | CONTRIBUTOR to-face with an employer. research," French said. tion that protects people and It is a good chance to cre- "However, it is very advan- a person’s freedom to be ac- ate an impression. When tageous to have an intern- cepted. you apply online, it can ship because it really helps She said that feminism is feel like you are sending when applying for jobs about giving people, not just an application into a black later and you get to meet women, tools and educa- hole." people." tion so they can make good Some of the other It is best if students can decisions for not just them- companies that have vis- both go to school and do an selves, but their families as ited the Career Center internship, French said. well. over the years include IBM and Yahoo, Evans said. Schultz said the main mission of a sales repre- Pranati Dalvi, a graduate student in biotech, speaks with John R. Schultz, the Eli sentative is to contact doc- Lilly & Company district manager, following an informational session detailing tors and make sure they are the company’s role in the biopharmaceutical industry Tuesday. aware of the drugs that Eli Lilly & Company has to of- fer. For example, Schultz KENNY MARTIN people get, the greater ferent things you can do in said one of the drugs the Staff Writer the difference in health biotech." company has developed is needs. A district manager for For example, the differ- a biopharmaceutical com- ence in health needs be- pany talked to students at tween a 10-year-old and a the SJSU Career Center on 20-year-old is very small, Tuesday afternoon. as both are really healthy, "We want to have a pres- Schultz said. But, there ence, as well as recruit is a much bigger differ- SJSU students," said John ence between a 60-year- Schultz of the San Fran- old's health care needs cisco Neuroscience branch and a 70-year-old's, Shultz of Eli Lilly & Company, lo- said. cated in Indianapolis, Ind. Senior biology major "There is a lot of talk about Nahal Nassabeh said Schul- technology, especially here tz talked about sales repre- in the Silicon Valley, but sentative career opportu- not so much about health nities in which employees care." introduce to doctors the Schultz said he predicts new drugs the company de- there will be a huge de- velops. mand in the near future Nassabeh said she felt for health care profession- the workshop was worth als because the population her time. is growing and people are "It was helpful," Nassa- living longer. The older beh said. "I got to see dif- Wednesday, October 20, 2010 NEWS 3

CAMPUS VOICES BY: KELSEY HILARIO

HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT SJSU’S RECYCLING PROGRAM? MAYA JOE CHRIS GOODY YAPYUCO ARBOLEDA I don’t know I think it is okay. Pretty good. It much about it. I They have is convenient know that they separate bins for that they are all have a bunch of recycling stuff . placed around recycling bins They are doing campus, but I all over campus, some eff ort. don’t see that but I don’t know many people how extensive taking advantage their recycling of the recycling program is here. bins.

Sophomore Junior Sophomore Graphic Design Accounting Nursing

ADRIANA MARIAH OBI VILLALOBOS ORTIZ OSUKA I think we should I think they are I feel like they all recycle more doing a pretty are improving. because we good job. There Of course there need to help the are recycle bins are always environment. around campus areas that need We are having but there is improvement a lot of global always room for too, so it is a warming issues improvement. progressive and I think SJSU struggle. They is doing its part need to put out but we need more trash bins Sophomore to increase the Sophomore Senior and recycle bins. Management eff ort they are Business Health Service Information Systems already making. Management Administration

Workshop teaches how to end violent relationships

AIMEE MCLENDON like to be in a violent relation- are worthy to be loved and in aunt doesn't listen to her ad- are movies, TV, magazines and "If one person is exhibiting Staff Writer ship. a healthy relationship," Gacu- vice, she would be there to music videos, said Gacutan- control over another, that's a "I was so shocked when tan-Galang said. help her if she wanted to get Galang. red fl ag." Broken bones, bruises, cuts, it fi rst happened," said Mar- More than 1 million women out of the relationship. Th e music video "I Love She said a normal relation- internal bleeding and head tin, who has not declared her are victims of physical abuse Hutcherson said she is not Th e Way You Lie" by Rihanna ship is about equality and re- trauma are some of the injuries major yet. "I guess my fi rst each year and women between the type of friend who would and Eminem was shown dur- spect. abuse victims suff er, according thought was, 'Th is can't be the ages of 20 and 24 are at sit back and say nothing about ing the workshop to give an Although she said gett ing to the violence prevention co- happening to me.'" greatest risk of being abused, a friend in an abusive relation- example of the pervasive im- out of an abusive relationship ordinator on campus. She said her abusive boy- according to the National Co- ship. She said she would rather ages of violence mixed with takes planning and support, it Th e women who suff er friend lived down the street alition Against Domestic Vio- have someone hate her be- love and sex. is possible and that there are abuse were the topic of a work- and their families were friends, lence website. cause she cared enough to say Some of the lyrics include: resources to help. shop held Wednesday at the so she never expected the "You don’t have to be mar- something rather than just let "If she ever tries to f--ing leave "Th e most important thing Health building. abuse would continue. ried for this to happen," Gacu- it go. again, I'mma tie her to the bed, to know is that it's not you Abuse can include slapping, But Martin said the abuse tan-Galang said. "Th is could Some of the long-term ef- And set the house on fi re." fault, you are worth more and punching, hitt ing, pushing, did continue for four months be a boyfriend, a date, any- fects on a victim of an abusive Another example given was you can come get confi dential sexual force, sexual intimida- — and even three years later body — and it does happen relationship can include chem- the video game Grand Th eft help," Gacutan-Galang said. tion or even verbal assault, she still feels the eff ects. on college campuses." ical dependency, depression, Auto in which players are re- Looking back on her abu- verbal threats and economic "You think you are over it She said a lot of victims feel ulcers, headaches, anxiety, in- warded for stealing, killing and sive situation, Martin who was abuse, said Jennifer Gacutan- and all of a sudden one litt le like it’s their fault, or ashamed somnia and nausea, Gacutan- having sex with prostitutes. abused for four months, said Galang, who heads up the vio- thing triggers a memory and and humiliated. Galang said. One man from the audi- she wishes she had told some- lence prevention program on I can't control it," she said. "It Th ose are some of the fac- She said stages of the cycle ence said that on some of the one or got out sooner. campus. even aff ects me in relation- tors that keep them isolated of violence include calm, ten- games, players can fi gure out "Th e longer you keep feel- "So much of what we see ships now because sometimes from the friends and fam- sion building, incident and how to unlock the game in ings, emotions and thoughts is emotional and verbal abuse I just can't handle it. Some- ily that could help, Gacutan- fi nally making up and "I'm order to have sex with, or rape to yourself the more it will and intimidation," Gacutan- thing will just snap and I don't Galang said. sorry." Eventually though, she the prostitute and then get ex- hurt in the long run," Martin Galang said. "Th at is equally mean to bring up the memory Another student who at- said the calm and "I'm sorry" tra points for killing the prosti- said. "I'm still experiencing it. devastating and is a matt er — it just comes." tended the workshop said she stages become rare, and it's tute and disposing of her body. Th e sooner it's out on the table of gaining power and control Gett ing out of an abusive has an aunt who is in an abu- just tension and incident. "It's all about power and the sooner you're able to cope over someone." relationship is only half the sive relationship. Some agitators of violence control," Gacutan-Galang said. with it and move on." She said other kinds of batt le, Gacutan-Galang said. "It's crazy to me, I don't un- abuse oft en escalate from She said a huge part of derstand it but I guess it's hard there. breaking the cycle of violence for people to get out," said Freshman Ashley Martin is re-learning what normal and Porsche Hutcherson, a sopho- said she came to the workshop healthy behavior is. more biological science major. because she knows what it’s "It's also realizing that you She said even though her 4 A&E Wednesday, October 20, 2010 Latest Belle and Sebastian album exceeds listener’s expectations

designed to tug at each of the listener’s emo- 4/5 PHOTO COURTESY OF: tional strings, albeit with diff erent tones and melodies. Not every track is a lovey-dovey aff air, with several of the songs on the album delivered with the same upbeat energy and giddy song- writing reminiscent of tracks from more heav- ily produced Belle and Sebastian such JUSTIN ALBERT as “Dear Catastrophe Waitress” and “Th e Life Tech Editor Pursuit.”

WWW.BELLEANDSEBASTIAN.COM Th e album’s main single, “I Want the World To Stop” is a rousing and fast-paced anthem Since their fi rst full-length album in 1996, about the monotony of boring, drawn-out city Scott ish musicians Belle and Sebastian have life that will grab you and spit you out in a fi t been killing it soft ly with their wistful acoustic passionate honesty. ballads, establishing themselves among other Other tracks, such as “Calculating Bimbo”, mellowed-out pop rock bands. are directly evocative of the ultra-mellow, pre- “Belle and Sebastian Write About Love,” dominantly slower folk sound of early Belle known informally as simply “Write About and Sebastian, a sure way to please any long- Love,” the band’s much-anticipated eighth time fan. studio album is the latest full-length release “Write About Love” features the vocal talent since its 2006 album “Th e Life Pursuit.” of several guests, for good measure. Sixteen years since the release of the fi rst Actress lends her voice for album, Belle and Sebastian are still work- the album’s title track “Write About Love,” ing with the same delightfully uplift ing and blanketing the song with her soft vocals that sometimes somber tunes, achieving the same contrast nicely with Murdoch’s witt y wordplay. results they have refi ned to the lett er in their “Write About Love” is Belle and Sebastian’s eighth album, marking their 16th Also, in what I feel is a bit of a strange pair- previous albums. ing, is featured on the track “Litt le “Write About Love” is a collection of 11 year making music. Lou, Ugly Jack, Prophet John,” which epitomiz- songs that don’t stray too far from the over- es the mellow tone throughout the album. all sound that Belle and Sebastian has played templative melody at a time. In the end, mellowness prevails and “Belle and around with in the past and, quite frankly, that’s fi ne with “Write About Love” fi ts the bill nicely, with Stuart Mur- Sebastian Write About Love,” along with several of the older me. doch’s familiar vocals providing a vocal backdrop for several albums, will most likely be gett ing plenty of hits on my iTunes For me the allure of the band and the reason I have consis- of the soft ly-delivered acoustic ballads covering the full spec- to help me cope with coming tests, essays and general stress tently been a fan of Belle and Sebastian album aft er album, is trum of such emotion-wrenching topics such as soul mates, that always seem to plague this time of year. because the band isn’t striving to break barriers or reaching loneliness, missed connections, friendship and, of course, In any case, it’s fall. If there’s ever been an album meant to new heights with its music. Th e band seems content to simply love. be listened to while sitt ing under a tree on a cool aft ernoon, share its plaintive refl ections about the game of life one con- Th e tracks that comprise “Write About Love” have been this is it. Happy hours offer competitive pricing

mally $5.75), half off all appetizers, $3 on all well Looking over it, a woman came into the bar that Double D’s was busier than Pedro’s. REVIEW drinks with gin, vodka, rum and tequila and $1 and the bartender addressed her by her fi rst Th e potato skins were served quickly and off draft beers. name — a “regular” I would assume. I thought with a big ramekin of ranch. Th ey were covered Th e restaurant had fi ve beers on tap with the that was very personal and genuinely friendly of in cheese and bacon and were delicious as well. original prices of these beers ranging from $3.25 the bartender. Although both establishments were quite ALEXANDRA RUIZ-HUIDOBRO to $3.50. At Double D’s, the happy hour is Monday diff erent, both happy hours were quite competi- Staff Writer I ordered a margarita ($3.50) and the quesa- through Friday, starting at 3:15 p.m. and ending tive. dilla verde ($3.50) appetizer. at 5:30 p.m. However, I would have to say that Pedro’s Finding more than one Mexican restaurant Th e margarita was refreshing and quite Th e sports grille off ers half off well drinks, takes the prize home for best happy hour. in Los Gatos with a happy hour menu is quite strong. followed with a quesadilla and the verde half off all draft beers, half off appetizers and $2 Not only does it go for three hours (whereas diffi cult. sauce that was served with the dish was deli- off all other drinks. Double D’s went for two hours and 15 minutes), Th e only other Latino restaurant I could fi nd cious. Th ere are eight beers on tap, ranging from $5 but the margarita and the food were bett er. aside from Pedro’s Cabo Grill was Manresa Res- Aft er enjoying my beverage and appetizer, to $5.75. Th e menu off ered 15 appetizers start- But here’s what really stole the competition taurant, which is a Spanish cuisine restaurant the bartender handed me the bill and much to ing at $6, with the most expensive item ending — Pedro’s not only off ers complimentary chips and does not off er a happy hour. my surprise I found a coupon for my next visit. at $13.95. and salsa, but also a complimentary buff et. With the intention of comparing happy hour I walked down the street to Double D’s Th e margarita was sweeter than the one at Th e menu for the buff et changes daily but on menus, I visited Pedro’s Cabo Grill on the sug- Sports Grille, a completely diff erent type of es- Pedro’s and not as potent. I ordered potato skins this day it was serving enchiladas with rice and gestion from a good friend, and also visited tablishment. ($4) and as I waited for them to arrive, I noticed beans. Double D’s Sports Grille, which was right down As I walked into the dark restaurant I noticed the street from Pedro’s. that Double D’s is very much a sports bar. Walking into Pedro’s, I immediately noticed Flat-screen televisions were everywhere. Th e the cleanliness and colorfulness of the restau- walls were lined with various sports parapher- rant. Th e location is bright, with lots of sun- nalia consisting of helmets, autographed and light streaming in and pott ed plants sprinkled framed sports jerseys, bobblehead dolls and au- throughout the restaurant. tographed and framed sports pictures. I noticed seven appetizer plates on the menu Looking around I also noticed two pool ta- ranging from $7 to $12. bles, a jukebox and arcade games off the far right Pedro’s happy hour starts at 4 p.m. and ends wall of the entrance. at 7 p.m., Monday through Friday. To be fair, I ordered a margarita ($3.25) and Th e menu also off ers $3.50 margaritas (nor- asked to look at the menu. Wednesday, October 20, 2010 SPORTS 5 SJSU swept by Pacifi c

REBECCA HENDERSON hustle. We did our best.” Staff Writer Both teams played with intensity in the second set The SJSU women’s and the Spartans tied the volleyball team lost 3-0 to game 11 times with 3 lead the University of the Pacific changes.

on Tuesday night in Spartan In a rally during the sec- PHOTO: Gym. ond game the ball never “Th ey out-blocked us 2-1,” seemed to hit the ground

said head coach Oscar Cre- until the Spartans scored to spo. “Th ey had six, we had make it 12-11. VERNON MCKNIGHT | SPARTAN DAILY three, and they executed just “It was a good match, a litt le bit bett er than us.” probably a litt le more emo- Th e fi nal scores were 25- tion on our side, more desire 23, 25-21 and 25-19. and drive to really be suc- Both teams started off cessful,” Crespo said. “Off en- strong in the fi rst set with sively we were strong.” the Spartans scoring the fi rst Th e Spartans tied the game point of the night. at 18-18 but were unable to Th e Spartans (8-14) had a take the lead back from the four-point lead at 10-6, but the Tigers who pulled ahead by Tigers (12-8) came from be- 4 points. hind tying the game up 11-11. Th e Tigers went on to win Th e game was tied fi ve times the set 25-21. and the Spartans had one lead “It was close the fi rst two change in the fi rst set. sets and we were tied prett y Tying the game at 17-17 close most of the match,” SJSU junior middle blocker Kylie Miraldi and a teammate attempt to block Pacifi c senior outside hitter Svenja the Tigers pulled ahead. Crespo said. “Th ey played a Engelhardt, who lead the Tigers with 18 kills in the game. Th e Tigers moved ahead litt le bett er in the third set.” and led the game by two Junior left side hitt er points 21-19. Brianna Amian said consid- “We definitely need to ering the Tigers ability to Leading the team with “I think Hanah Blume did a Women’s Soccer Team Briefs improve on our defense,” play she thought the Spar- 13 kills for the evening was nice job on the left side and said sophomore setter tans hung in there very well. Hanah Blume, a freshman our outside setter distrib- Oct. 15 - Louisiana Tech 5, SJSU 4 (OT) Caitlin Andrade. “We “I thought we did very well left side hitter. Also scor- uted the ball very well.” SJSU 2 2 0 4 need to be consistent with compared to them,” she said. ing high for the evening was He said the statistics Louisiana Tech 0 4 1 5 everyone on the court in Crespo said the team Brianna Amian and Kylie showed a closer match all areas.” played well offensively. Miraldi. than what the score board SJSU-Shanelle Furner (4:14) assisted by Katie Knopp, Kelsey Lord (10:55) assisted Andrade had 35 assists, “I think that most of our Junior left side hitter showed. by Kayla Santacruz, Lord (62:23) unassisted, Santacruz (79:20) assisted by Megan 15 digs for her players had Brianna Amian said the “We started out much Molina; LAT-Kiva Gresham (59:33) assisted by Scotti Culton, Chelsea White (67:28) assisted by Paige Dunn, Gresham (83:38) assisted by Emily Brennan, Culton (89:30) third double- OCT. 15 good numbers team had a lot of players stronger than them but they on penalty kick, Gresham (94:44) assisted by Culton. double this as attackers, that dug well, with about bounced back a little bit season. SJSU 16 12 15 but I would three or four players leading better,” he said. “Defensively Oct. 17 - SJSU 2, New Mexico State 1 “I thought say we could the team. we were even also in digs.” SJSU 1 1 2 No. 4 Hawaii 25 25 25 we did really have gotten “I think it’s nice to see The next team the New Mexico State 0 1 1 well,” Andrade a little more Kylie Miraldi come out and Spartans face is rival Fresno SJSU-Kayla Santacruz (4:10) assisted by Kelsey Lord, Maria Esquivias (70:18) assisted said. “I thought we had long production from one of our have the numbers she did State on Saturday in Spartan by Katie Knopp; NMSU-Yolanda McMillion (39:12) assisted by Baili Foutz and Daisy rallies with really good outside hitters,” he said. this evening,” Crespo said. Gym at 1 p.m. Hernandez 6 OPINION Wednesday, October 20, 2010

SPARTA Find someone else to be your lackey GUIDE We are now entering the Oh, what the hell. As If Taco Bell gets to be that picky, the universeun of the theoretical. you stammer about, try- bigwigs get to ask you brain-blending Sparta Guide is provided to students and faculty, free ooff In this theoretical ing to sound like the sort questions. charge. The deadline to submit is at noon, three work- world, you, you poor litt le of person who has the fog- “Estimate the volume of water on the ing days prior to desired publication date. Entry forms are SJSU moppet, have gradu- giest idea just what an ana- Earth.” available in Spartan Daily, DBH 209. Entries can be emailed ated, and have found the gram is, you slowly realize You know what this is? to [email protected] titled “sparta guide.” Space task of fi nding any sort that, come Monday morn- It’s crap. restrictions may require editing or exclusion of submissions. of gainful employment ing, you’ll be cramming It’s as if the most successful companies Entry is not guaranteed. Entries are printed in order of which insurmountable. taco shells with crap again. they are received. are content to mock you and your lack of Oh, sure, your (theo- OK, calm down. Stop a job, knowing full well that their legions retical) job at (theoretical) hyperventilating, we’re of employees aren’t going anywhere in Taco Bell still has you fi ll- ANGELO LANHAM out of the theoretical. But this economy. ing taco shells with vari- Yes, I Have A Point! you bett er pick up the bot- Th ey’re luring you (theoretically) into Oct. 21 ous sources of saturated tle, because the only hy- their offi ce just to ask you to describe an fat, but you didn’t get your pothetical part about that orange (an HP question). Career Fair degree so you could throw scraps of meat, story was that you work at Taco Bell and Hell, I’m a recent graduate of this very Place: Barrett Ballroom, Student Union lett uce, nacho cheese and sour cream are the interviewee. institution. Putt ing my best foot forward together and call it a Chalupa. Yes, friends, if you manage to gain an to normal companies has resulted in a Time: 12 - 4 p.m. So, in this theoretical world, you, yes, interview at Microsoft , there is a good whole lot of nothing. you, have sent a resume to Bill Gates. It chance this question will I would probably beat

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Should this pop- Farrah fans, she is a family and friends States has the site stated. society.org. culture diva network ASHLEY FINDEN brat and needs to re- who have been or highest“ rate of Th e adolescent Th e teenagers in America have be making teen preg- Senior Staff Writer alize her mom is only are teenage parents. teenage parents on Teen enough stress and pressure in their nancies popular? trying her best to It isn’t an easy situ- Mom are lucky own lives that the thought of being a “ Viewers of the help. Th e girl has to ation to go through, pregnancies“ in compared to oth- primary caregiver is overwhelming. program say the show displays the get over herself and grow up. regardless of whether the western ers. I have had fam- Th ese children do not have the struggles teenagers face with the is- OK, I feel bett er now that I was the parent gives the industrialized ily members kicked mental or physical capacity to prop- sue and that nothing is glamorized able to get that out. baby up for adoption, world ... out of their homes erly provide for another human about pregnancy among youth. I think the viewers of this show keeps the child or has with nowhere to go being. Th e issue is much bigger than an need to focus on the more seri- an abortion. because they were People cannot successfully raise MTV reality drama, which could ous issues at hand. Going through Any of those de- going to have a baby. a child if they don’t even have their have done a much bett er job on fo- the comments left on the Teen cisions will change Eventually, they own lives fi gured out. Guidance cusing on the real issue instead of Mom website, viewers are mainly a person’s life. Th ere are numerous will land on their feet. But the stress, and support is the best way to go, gett ing the densest quotes possible focused on how beautiful Far- factors that MTV fails to display. fi scal and health repercussions are but in this case, MTV seems to be from Farrah and Maci, two of the rah is (by the way, that is makeup According to pregnantt een- far too great to be ignored by the more focused on gett ing ratings than teen mothers on the program. deceiving you). help.org, the United States has the media. giving help. I guess hybrids aren’t so bad Former agent played it smart

I hate hybrids. ity — but something is still go- despite the fact that in several ball’s regular season along Or so I thought. ing to be missing. major programs these same with all the money made from Not because of some politi- Despite the hybrid having a athletes are raking in mas- football, and players could be cal, anti-hippie, pro-oil stand- sport-tuned exhaust — anoth- sive revenue gains for other rolling in the dough — de- point — or even that the blind er combination that seems like people. Somehow we’ve been spite the fact they have to pay have a hard time hearing them it shouldn’t go together — the duped into believing that not for other sports programs. as they come down the street. sound and rumble of the en- paying the participants of the Asking for a simple $200 I hated them because they gine when you get in and press multibillion-dollar college monthly stipend for student make cars boring as white rice, the ignition and the sense of athletics industry preserves athletes doesn’t seem like C-SPAN and an Elvis Costello speed you get from an inter- its purity. an unreasonable request. tribute band. nal-combustion engine will be Maybe if we stopped paying DONOVAN FARNHAM MARLON MALONEY By not allowing student Hybrids take away the ma- somewhat lost. athletes to be compensated coaches exorbitant amounts jority of things that make a car Just Sayin’ That’s what I’m assum- One Man Peanut Gallery for the revenue they bring in, of money — making it ever cool and exciting to own — or ing Porsche is trying to solve the NCAA is begging for the more clear that college ath- at least what we’ve been taught to think about with their Spyder 918 — a V8-powered hy- Last week Sports Illustrat- kind of black market system letics programs are as busi- what cars are supposed to be. brid roadster that’s reportedly going to get ed released a bombshell story that Luchs has opened our ness oriented as professional Th e rumble of the engine, the sense of speed 78 miles to the gallon while getting bugs detailing how former NFL eyes to. leagues — schools could af- and the sheer joy of driving are sacrifi ced for stuck in your teeth as you go from 0 to 60 agent Josh Luchs paid NCAA On Sept. 22, Maryland ford to pay student athletes the sake of economics, safety mph in an estimated three athletes to sign with him. men’s basketball coach Gary even more. and greenability. seconds and giving driv- An NCAA investigation Williams stated on a Baltimore I understand that many of

With the majority of car ers that deep, V8-engine exposed illegal benefi ts re- sports radio show that he these athletes are compensated companies moving toward The rumble of the rumble. ceived by former Heisman thinks college athletes should by being given an education, a hybrid-dominated fl eet — engine, the sense The car world gets even Trophy-winning running back receive monthly stipends of but at most, the cost for this

which are as exciting as watch- of speed and the more obscure when you look Reggie Bush. Th e discoveries $200, pointing to the $11 bil- freely given education is equiv- ing the ice melt in an iced coff ee “ past the world of hybrid cars made during the investiga- lion contract for the NCAA alent to around $40,000 year. — I expected car enthusiasts sheer joy of and into the world of plug-in tion resulted in the loss of 30 basketball tournament. Eleven billion dollars seems to drift away and dream about driving are hybrids — cars with an elec- scholarships for the Univer- “Th ese guys don’t receive like a lot more than 40 grand. “ the good ol’ days of rear-wheel sacrafi ced for“ the tric motor that takes the front sity of Southern California, a anything except room, board, Th e NCAA is allowed to drive sports cars while they sake of seat to powering the car while two-year postseason ban and books, tuition and fees, which restrict labor rights that or- drive around in their terrible- the engine goes to charging. Bush forfeiting his Heisman doesn’t put any cash in their ganizations in other indus- looking Priuses. economics, safety Especially when a car com- Trophy — a fi rst in the history pockets,’’ Williams said. “And tries would never be able to Th e hybrid car has taken and greenability. pany has to add artificial en- of the prestigious award. some of these guys are prett y get away with. Pay these kids away everything that made a gine sounds, such as in Lotus’ In the article, Luchs ad- poor coming here, and a lot and their families the small car a primordial right. new Evora coupe that will mits to paying athletes up of college students have some stipend that coach Williams Th e car industry seems to be make artificial engine rumble to $10,000 in order to sign money — you feel out of asks for — they deserve much taking notice of the desire car lovers have for noises and audible testosterone, so a con- with him. place, you don’t feel competi- more. that throaty sound from the engine, improved sumer can still feel and sound like the cool- What a shocker. What kind tive academically sometimes, People shouldn’t be angry handling and the overall sex appeal in their est guy on the freeway. of person pays thousands of and I think it could do a lot with Luchs, he’s just a guy hybrids, but it’s still a bit disheartening. As interesting as these developments are dollars for a multimillion-dol- of good.” who made the smart decision Th ere are a few cars that I’ve seen that come to the changes happening to sports cars, it’ll lar commodity? How about Th ere are 346 Division-1 of gett ing rich by paying pen- close to satisfying that need for speed coupled take time to get used to not having the sound everyone? Th is is a capitalist schools in basketball with a nies to get dollars — giving with eco-responsibility, the most aff ordable of a real engine, but as long its there in some society aft er all. typical roster size of 13 play- athletes a small fraction of the being the Honda’s CR-Z. way, I can suffer the evolution of the car for Aft er reading through the ers. Eleven billion dollars is money they bring in. An example is the front-wheel drive hatch- the sake of the planet. article, I couldn’t help but enough to pay each of those back that Honda calls a sports hybrid. think about a major college players $2 million, and that’s “One Man Peanut Gallery” is Th is used to be a contradiction. “Just Sayin’” is a column appearing sports question — should the just off the revenue for March a biweekly column appearing on Th e new CR-Z has three modes that will sporadically throughout the semester. NCAA pay college athletes? Madness. Wednesdays. cover driving habits from daredevil, apex-hit- Donovan Farnham is the Spartan Daily Online We live in a world that vili- If you threw in how much Marlon Maloney is the ting aggression to Captain Planet-responsibil- Editor. fi es agents for paying athletes, money is made from basket- Spartan Daily Opinion Editor.

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are funding the project with their health cen- ter fees each semester, PHOTO: Shum said. Linda Shuhaiber, a

junior justice studies MATT SANTOLLA major, said the new health center is the last thing students should be paying for right now. “I don’t think it is a good idea,” she said. “I | SPARTAN DAILY think it is more money Building BB currently houses the LGBT on the students and the and Women’s Resource Centers. current health center is in good condition. If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” BB is one of the older rently houses a lac- As of now, the buildings on cam- tation room for school has not decided pus, Shum said it does breastfeeding; the Les- who else will be placed not have historical bian, Gay, Bisexual and Leelane Hines, a community member for the San Jose State Symphony Orchestra, plays the in the new building, bearing. Transgender Resource viola to fi refi ghters outside the Music Building on Tuesday. but Shum said it will “We hire consul- Center; the Women’s most likely house the tants that basically sur- Resource Center; the nursing program. vey all of the historical Cesar Chavez Commu- Wong said she was practicing her crawl spaces and the roof. The history of Build- buildings on campus nity Action Center and FIRE music when the alarm went off “When I entered the building ing BB is a little hazy and then advise,” he the Intercollegiate Ath- and she didn’t know how serious it the odor I smelled likely came but based on its Colo- said. “Tower Hall letics men and women’s From Page 1 was as of yet. from burning paper instead of nial Revival architec- is the only one that basketball. something like an electrical odor,”

tural style it is thought qualifies as a historical Bonnie Sugiyama, He said then the teachers he said.

to have been construct- landmark. The other the assistant direc- told the students they had to Archibeque said there is a tre- ed in 1925, an era com- buildings like Spartan tor for the LGBT and leave. mendous amount of expensive monly known for that Complex, as a group, Women’s Resource “Th ey just had a report of some I was in front instruments that are kept in the

style of architecture, qualify as historical Centers, said she has black smoke from an offi ce vent, of my class in building. according to California districts.” worked in Building so we sent out what we call a full “It would be a very expensive Parks and Recreation The oldest building BB for a little over fi rst alarm response,” said Capt. Room“ 210 and fi re if anything were to ever hap- records. on campus is the A.S. two years and knows Rob Brown of the San Jose Fire I didn’t smell pen to it,” she said. “Th at’s why we “ The records do not House which was built very little about its Department. “We’ve been check- “ didn’t want to mess around. We state who is respon- in 1904, Shum said. history. ing it out and trying to investigate anything. called right away.” sible for the original According to Cali- Yan Yin Choy, a ju- it, and we weren’t able to fi nd any- Th ere is a huge library of music construction of the fornia Parks and Rec- nior environmental thing yet.” JESSICA GRANSE and supplies in the building, Ar- building. reation records, Build- studies major, and pro- Sophomore music major Kevin Sophomore composition chibeque said. Early in its life, ing BB does not even gram coordinator and Wang said he smelled smoke and “All I know is that I’m worried Building BB was used contribute to a poten- office assistant for the heard that smoke was coming into about my music that’s in my locker as a 10-unit apart- tial campus historical Cesar Chavez Com- an offi ce. and my choir dress,” said Cathy Wil- ment building and sat district because it was munity Action Center, “I was in front of my class in liams, a junior vocal performance on the edge of Ninth originally constructed said she will be moving Room 210 and I didn’t smell any- Aguayo said the fi re depart- major. Street when it still ran as an apartment build- to Hoover Hall along thing,” said sophomore composi- ment was not able to isolate the Aguayo said there were no inju- through SJSU, accord- ing and not a campus with Sugiyama next se- tion major Jessica Granse. “It’s not source of the odor and confi rmed ries and students were allowed to ing to the records. building. mester when Building a huge inconvenience.” there was no fi re and no smoke. go back inside the Music building Although Building The building cur- BB is demolished. Senior music major Yu-Ting Th ey have inspected all of the at 4:20 p.m.