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New Student Union construction proceeds with work on foundation

Nic Aguon integrity of the area being Staff Writer drilled.” “Within a week or two, we will be testing the piles and As construction of the new take data of the soil on the con- Student Union continues, the struction site,” Shum said. “The next step in the process is to data will tell the contractors test the foundation. how sustainable the soil is and “To lessen the amount of if it’s ready to be constructed noise, we have to utilize a dif- upon.” ferent pile-driving system,” said He also said the soil on the Bill Shum, director of planning construction site needs to be design and construction. leveled and that the soil in the He said the construction San Jose area is “full of sedi- team will be using a pile driv- ments composed of clay and ing system on the site called solid materials.” auger cast piles. The construction team According to EXOFOR wants to make sure there is no Foundations, a company that obstruction when the drill is specializes in drilling services, brought in, Shum said. auger cast piles allow “the con- He said the construction Photo: Brian O’Malley / Spartan Daily struction of piles with minimal team is in the process of re- Fatima Acevedo, a sophomore social work major, reads about the life of a human traffi cking victim. environmental disturbance.” locating the San Jose Water “The gravity drive pile sys- Company’s utility lines, which tem is not as noisy but less are an obstruction under the effi cient,” Shum said. “We are construction site. trying to prevent vibrations or “We are in the process of Human traffi cking: any noise that may disrupt the relocating these utility lines campus.” out of the way,” Shum said. He said using an auger cast “We want to make it accessible pile system has its advantages if we need to make necessary — it is a drilled and pumped changes or repairs.” A modern-day slave trade pile, not a driven pile, which He said the test piles will eliminates the hammer-impact take at least a month to com- noise created by driving piles. plete and the foundation sys- Also, the installation of au- tem will take two to three Ryan Fernandez Center fountain along the abused,” said Tim Castag- fice on Drugs and Crime ger cast piles does not create months to complete. Accord- Managing Editor Paseo de San Carlos walk- na, one of the organizers defines human trafficking potentially damaging ground ing to SJSU’s More Campus way, the tunnel was one of the Slavery Tunnel. as “an act of recruiting, vibrations — according to the Life website, the test program Bleeding wrists bound of a weeklong series of Castagna, a senior pub- transporting, transferring, EXOFOR website, auger cast may affect noise, traffi c and in barbed wire, blood- events held to mark Hu- lic relations major, said harboring or receiving a piles can be installed next to dust levels on campus. stained shorts and a rum- man Trafficking Aware- the tunnel was created person through a use of existing structures without Cathy Busalacchi, associate pled dress, a lone teddy ness Week. by members of the SJSU force, coercion or other causing damage to them or vice president of campus life bear on an empty bed — “The bed is to give a vi- Response Coalition, an al- means, for the purpose of nearby equipment. at SJSU, said the cost of the those were images that sual of what things look liance of campus organi- exploiting them.” “The auger system elimi- construction project is roughly awaited visitors within like — to bring out the zations who have come to- Fatima Acevedo, a nates for shaft stabilization $68 million. Moreover, the to- the Slavery Tunnel on reality of what sex traf- gether to raise awareness during construction,” Shum tal cost to build the new Stu- Tuesday. ficking is like for the mil- of human trafficking. said. “It helps maintain the dent Union is $89 million. Set up near the Event lions of women and kids The United Nations Of- see SLAVERY page 3

WORLD NEWS Syria crackdown intensifi es, protests continue

armed forces have bolstered hope state media reports that Salafi st or McClatchy Tribune among protesters that President puritanical Islamist groups were be- Bashar Assad’s grip is slipping, but hind the demonstrations. Syrian military offi cers recently told “People are waiting for Friday be- Government forces continued the Los Angeles Times that they cause it’s the only day they can gath- their assault on the key southern city feared for their lives if they resisted er,” he said. of Dara on Tuesday as authorities orders to fi re on demonstrators. Friday Muslim prayers have be- tightened their grip on mobility and A witness who was able to ap- come a weekly fl ashpoint for pro- communication throughout Syria in proach the outskirts of the besieged tests since the alleged arrest and an attempt to smother the protest city reported clear signs of violence, torture of a group of teen vandals movement gripping the country. including scorched cars and defaced in Dara sparked the fi rst antigov- “The situation is very hard, mov- images of the president and his fa- ernment mobilization more than a ing from street to street means anxi- ther and predecessor, Hafez Assad. month ago. ety and ... martyrdom,” a witness The crackdown in Dara appears to Thursday, Assad approved a num- in Dara told the pan-Arab satellite have had a chilling effect on the rest ber of reforms intended to appease channel Al Jazeera. “Tens have fallen of the country, with activists report- protesters, including a decree that and we cannot even remove the bod- ing hundreds arrested and homes supposedly allows citizens to apply ies from the streets.” raided in cities and towns across the for permits to hold peaceful demon- Heavily armored troops backed by country as Internet and phone ser- strations. snipers reportedly opened fi re on ci- vice became increasingly inconsis- But just one day later, on what vilians for a second day after storm- tent. Activists reported three people has become known among activ- ing the city and cutting off electric- were killed in the city of Duma near ists as “great Friday,” security forces ity and phone networks, making Damascus by security forces Tues- opened fi re on protesters in 14 towns reports that at least 25 people had day morning, but this information and cities around the country, killing been killed since Monday impossible could not be verifi ed. more than 100 people. The follow- to verify. An activist in Damascus said the ing days saw more unrest, pushing The video featured above claims restive suburbs were under heavy the death toll to about 400 civilians to be shot on Tuesday in Dara and surveillance, with army checkpoints since the uprising began, according appears to show a small group of set up between neighborhoods and to the Syrian human rights organiza- protesters facing off against an ar- security forces arresting anyone tion Sawasiah. mored vehicle, appealing to the army deemed suspicious. People “are afraid that the same for help and chanting “The army is “Movement is not what it should thing which happened to Dara will

Photo: Brian O’Malley / Spartan Daily with us” before coming under fi re. be in the country, and communica- happen to them,” said a university As the rattle of gunfi re quiets, the tions are down,” the activist said. student in the northern port city Part of the next step in the construction of the new Student chanting starts again: “We’re not The activist expressed confi dence, of Baniyas, where several thousand Union involves the installation and testing of foundation piles afraid, the army is with us.” however, that the protest movement people turned out Tuesday to de- using a pile driver. Reports of cracks within the has not been quelled, and dismissed mand more political freedom. 2 NEWS sPARTANDailY Wednesday, April 27, 2011

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Monday-Thursday, April 26-28 Around SJSU Human Traffi cking Awareness Week, by the SJSU Awareness Coalition Contact: Tim Castagna @ 408-507-0810

Thursday, April 28 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., King Library Rooms 255/257 Financial Literacy Fair & Workshop

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Wednesday, May 4 5:30 p.m. - 7 p.m., A.S. Child Development Center A.S. Child Development Center Art Faire & Silent Auction Contact: Analisa Perez @ [email protected] or 408.924.6988 Photo: Brian O’Malley / Spartan Daily Computer science faculty member Chris Tseng talks about the importance of San Jose State’s partnership with IBM at the Smarter Planet Comes to You university tour.

U.S. NEWS YouTube strikes at competitors with movie-on-demand update

McClatchy Tribune living room TV screen via Film Festival available for the Internet. online rental early last year. “This is the battle for the It now offers a limited se- LOS ANGELES — Google third screen,” said Colin Gil- lection of pictures to rent Inc.’s YouTube is ramping up lis, an analyst for BGC Fi- via the service, including its video-on-demand movie nancial. “Right now, people Weinstein Co.’s animated rental service with thou- watch (YouTube) on their film “Hoodwinked” and sands of titles from several desktop or on their mobile, MGM’s “Hannibal Rising.” major Hollywood studios and it’s all short-form con- Other films, such as director in a bid to compete head-on tent. As part of the re-launch Ivan Reitman’s 1984 comedy with established services of- of Google TV, you’ve got to “Ghostbusters” and Morgan fered by Apple Inc.’s iTunes get people thinking (of You- Spurlock’s 2004 fast-food and Amazon.com Inc. Tube) as more long form.” documentary “Super Size YouTube has reached A YouTube spokesman Me,” can be watched free agreements with Sony Pic- issued a statement saying, with commercials. tures Entertainment, War- “We’ve steadily been adding However, consumer in- ner Bros. and Universal Pic- more and more titles since terest in paying to watch the tures to offer their movies launching movies for rent limited selection of mov- on the same day the films on YouTube over a year ago ies on YouTube thus far has are available on other on- and now have thousands of been very low, according to YARD HOUSE IS demand services, accord- titles available. Outside of a person with knowledge of ing to several people with that, we don’t comment on the situation. knowledge of the situation rumor or speculation.” One analyst said the NOW OPEN! who requested anonymity YouTube, which rose to greatest hurdle in creat- because the negotiations are prominence on the popular- ing a viable rival to Apple’s confidential. ity of user-created videos, iTunes or Amazon’s Instant Other studios, including has been looking to bolster Video service is persuad- Paramount Pictures, 20th its bottom line with more ing YouTube’s 143 million Century Fox and Walt Dis- professionally created con- monthly users to think of ney Studios, have declined tent. the site as a place to watch to join YouTube because of The site began making something other than short, concerns that Google has movies from the Sundance quirky videos. not done enough to deter online piracy, said people familiar with the matter, also citing the confidential nature of the discussions. 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From Page 1 sophomore social work ma- jor, said she liked that the coalition was working to bring more awareness of hu- man trafficking and slavery to people. “A way to stop this is to make people aware of this,” she said. “It’s scary that they do this to other people.” Coalition members Des- mond Toy and Eric Houng encouraged passersby to en- ter the tunnel and examine the information and stories contained within it. “It’s a lingering business that’s going on,” said Toy, a senior kinesiology major. “We thought we were free from slavery, but slavery still per- Photo: Brian O’Malley / Spartan Daily sists today in another form.” This battered mannequin was one of a trio of models Houng, a senior market- representing the victims of human traffi cking. On April 27, 1989 ing major, said human traf- Spartan Daily Reported that ... ficking can come in many guises, including prostitu- Houng said human traffi ck- tion, sexual exploitation, ing is not confi ned to a single • (Above) SJSU engineering students Bill Pratt and Yann Zsutty competed in the Mid- Events for Human sweatshop and child labor, nation or group of nations. Pacifi c American Society of Civil Engineers concrete canoe race in San Leandro’s Marina organ trafficking and even “It’s every country, Trafficking Park lagoon when their canoe overturned. people working as house- whether it’s where they’re hold servants and waiters in recruited, the country of Awareness • Guest speaker Ruth Harris canceled her lecture on AIDS awareness when symptoms restaurants. destination or if they’re of her HIV prevented her from making an appearance. Harris, whose husband died of “They’re offered opportu- passing through,” he said. Week 2011 nities for jobs,” he said. “But The Netherlands, Bel- AIDS in 1987, still stressed the importance of AIDS prevention. it’s a lie.” gium, Ukraine, Russia, In- Sitting on the ground dia, Thailand, Japan, the Wednesday • History Professor Edgar Anderson gave personal insight into how the Soviet Union at either end of the tunnel Philippines and the United 5 p.m. @ Spartan administrated and manipulated the Baltic countries. Anderson, a native of Latvia, fl ed were a pair of mannequins, States — these countries Memorial: Variety Show from threats of both communism and fascism. dressed in hoodies and den- were named in the exhibit as Fundraiser, $5 admission im — Attached to their arms having some part in human was a tag that read: “$90.” trafficking. 8 p.m. @ Student Union “The average cost of a Diana Garibay, a junior Ohlone Room: Abolition slave is $90,” Castagna said. forensic science and Span- discussion with Youth WORLD NEWS “Once they’re used twice, ish double major, said she with a Mission missionary the cost is already made up thinks the coalition’s work for them.” in bringing information Thursday WikiLeaks reveals U.S. held In the practice of human about human trafficking to 7:30 p.m. @ Morris Dailey trafficking, Toy said people campus is “pretty outstand- Auditorium: “At the End innocents at Guantanamo Bay are treated as objects to be ing.” of Slavery” movie bought and sold, and are “I think everyone’s had a showing, featuring considered expendable af- glimpse of slavery because speaker Brian Cress from senior Taliban and extrem- attacks, to cast as wide a net ter their purposes have been they’ve seen the movie ‘Tak- International Justice McClatchy Tribune ist commanders, the Afghans as possible. They were look- fulfilled. en,’” she said. “But they’re Mission were in large part a jumble of ing to piece together every- “It dehumanizes them,” exposing all this informa- conscripts, insurgents, crimi- thing from which dirt paths he said. tion on campus.” WASHINGTON — Naq- nals and, at times, innocent were used to cross between ibullah was about 14 years bystanders. Just 45 were clas- Afghanistan to Pakistan, to old when U.S. troops detained sifi ed as presenting a high the relationship between the him in December 2002 at a threat level, and only 28 were Taliban and al-Qaida. suspected militant’s com- judged to be of high intelli- Afghans became crucial pound in eastern Afghani- gence value. At least 203 have for understanding the lay of stan. now been released. the land — and for many it The weapon he held in his U.S. Department of De- cost them years of their lives hands hadn’t been fi red, the fense offi cials have declined in confi nement. troops concluded, and he ap- to comment on the contents For at least three Afghan men, peared to have been left behind of the WikiLeaks documents, the reason listed for being at with a group of cooks and er- saying they are stolen prop- Guantanamo was a variation of rand boys when a local warlord, erty and remain classifi ed. “knowledge of routes between tipped to the raid, had fl ed. The records contain no Afghanistan and Pakistan.” A secret U.S. intelligence single explanation for why The assessments for at assessment written in 2003 so many Afghans with few least four others listed as the concluded that Naqibullah links to terrorism came to be reason for holding them at had been kidnapped and forc- held at the Guantanamo de- Guantanamo their knowl- ibly conscripted by a warring tention center, a facility that edge of the Taliban conscrip- tribe affi liated with the Tali- the George W. Bush adminis- tion process — meaning they ban. The boy told interroga- tration said was intended to had been forced to join the tors that during his abduction house only the most serious organization. he had been held at gunpoint of terrorist suspects. “I think many of them by 11 men and raped. Anecdotes from the docu- were used to get what I call Nonetheless, Naqibullah ments suggest that many of associated intelligence — if was held at Guantanamo for the Afghan captives were they knew somebody who a full year. picked up by mistake. Oth- knew somebody who knew Afghans make up the larg- ers were passed along to U.S. somebody,” said Emile Na- est group by nationality held troops by Afghan warlords khleh, the former director at the Guantanamo Bay de- and local militias who gave of the CIA’s Political Islam tention center, an estimated false information about them Strategic Analysis Program 221 men and boys in all. Yet in return for bounty payments who visited Guantanamo they were frequently found or to set up a local rival. to assess detainees in 2002. to have had nothing to do There was also a desire by “They were the living dots of with international terrorism, U.S. intelligence analysts, par- Google Earth in Afghanistan; according to more than 750 ticularly in the scramble after we were trying to connect secret intelligence assess- the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist the dots.” ments that were written at Guantanamo between 2002 and 2009. The assessments were obtained by WikiLeaks and passed to McClatchy Newspapers. In at least 44 cases, U.S. 3-Month Prepay Special for Students military intelligence offi cials concluded that detainees had $150 for 5’ x 6’ Unit no connection to militant activity at all, a McClatchy FREE lock with leased unit Newspapers examination of the assessments, which cover Features: both former and current de- t Close to Campus tainees, found. 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Alex Spicer & Marlon Maloney Sports Editor Copy Editor Here we are again: vs. Detroit Red Wings. The two teams have plenty of history in the playoffs, with the Sharks winning the most recent meeting last season four games to one. Don’t expect it to be so one-sided this time around, as both teams have the experience and pieces to win the series. SHARKS RED WINGS ADVANTAGE

Veteran winger Ryane Clowe’s career-year has continued into the play- Not many teamsww can say they have a future hall of famer, Mike offs so far, as he leads the Sharks in scoring through the fi rst series, with Modano, on their roster as a healthy scratch. Depth has been a trade- four foals and three assists. The Sharks have receieved balanced scoring mark of Red Wings playoff success for what is now the 20th consecu- throughout their lines, and are averaging 3.33 goals per game. Center Kyle tive trip to the NHL’s postseason tournament and this year is no dif- FORWARDS Wellwood has been a catalyst for San Jose, providing them with 1 and ferent. Rather than relying on only its top two lines, the Wings come 3 assists, plus a team-high plus 6 rating — food for second-best through- at their opponents in waves to the tune of 4.5 goals per game thus far. out the league so far in the playoffs. The center has also been effective in The fourth line, led by center Darren Helm, has consistently been able face-offs, winning 63.64 percent of them. (5 points), Patrick to set the tone at key moments in games, killing penalties and chip- Marleau (5 points) and Dany Heatley (4 points) have played well, but ex- ping in goals. Detroit was the only team to sweep its way to the second pect at least one to explode offensively in the second round. round, doing it without its top scorer in Henrik Zetterberg.

The San Jose defense looked lost at times, often making mental er- Of the 16 teams that entered the playoffs Detroit ranked dead last rors and turning the puck over in its own zone. Fortunately the Sharks’ in the goals against category for regular season play. Perennial Norris DEFENSEMEN offense bailed them out on multiple occasions. Alternate captain Dan Trophy candidate and team captain Nicklas Lindstrom didn’t let that Boyle will need to overcome struggles at both ends of the ice — the last much longer. Anyone who watched them play in their round defenseman only recording three points in the opening series — if they one matchup against the Phoenix Coyotes witnessed a defense that are to defeat a veteran Red Wing team. Defenseman Ian White has been has since risen to a new level of play. Through four games, they have a bright spot, however. The mid-season pickup has fi ve points so far. given up 10 goals total, six of them coming a man down.

The Sharks’ fi rst-choice netminder, Antti Niemi, was inconsistent to Jimmy Howard took over as the starter and experienced playoff- say the least. Despite making some big saves in crucial moments, Niemi level hockey last season before being dispatched along with his teams never allowed less than three goals in any of his six starts. His 3.99 goals by the Sharks. This season he struggled for large portions of the sea- GOALIES against average and .863 save percentage were among the worst through son, but clearly outperformed an arguably better goaltender in Ilya the fi rst round. Still, Sharks head coach Todd McLellan remains optimis- Bryzgalov. This year Howard seems to have taken a cue from backup tic and insists Niemi will remain his starting goalie. On the bright side, goalie Chris Osgood and grown more relaxed, despite playing in a backup Antero Niittymaki has proved more than capable enough when market that is known for blaming playoff failure on goaltending. He called upon. has a .915 save percentage and 2.5 goals against in the playoffs.

Head coach Todd McLellan has kept his team focused throughout its Mike Babcock is widely considered the best coach in the league. up-and-down regular season, and it carried on through the playoffs. The He has a wealth of playoff expereince (105 games) and is not afraid Sharks came out victorious in all three of its overtime contests with the to tinker with his lines if things aren’t working. He just fi nished COACHING Kings, including a comeback that saw the Sharks trailing the Kings 4-0 leading Team Canada to an Olympic victory after taking the Wings in the second period before the team soared back to win 6-5. McLellan to back-to-back Stanley Cup fi nals in 2008/09 with Detroit and has been steadfast in his trust of his players, even when they struggle. So once before with the Anaheim Ducks. In just eight years of head far, his decisions to stick with his top choices have paid off. coaching experience, Babcock has a record of 67-38 in the playoffs.

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In addition, readers " #% should carefully investigate all firms offering employment listings Hall Room 203 Mon-Thur 10:00am to www.spartandaily.com or coupons for discount vacations or merchandise. 3:00pm. 5 Wednesday, April 27, 2011 sPARTANDailY OPINION Musician hits key chord in heart LETTERS TO I really didn’t think I was going to watch the In the world of hip hop, and in our society whole thing. in general, protecting your masculinity is a THE EDITOR As Kanye West performed the closing set delicate balance, where if you stray too much at Coachella on April 17, my opinion of him toward your feminine side, you are labeled as rose and fell similar to the giant crane-arm on feminine, weak and possibly even homosexu- which he entered. al. This letter is a response to “RE: LOL, ROFL, LMAO However, since it was decidedly more en- For West to address his love for his mother ... The desecration of the English language,” which ap- tertaining than the homework I was avoiding, so openly, on such a large stage, to make him- peared on April 19, 2011. I kept on watching the live stream of the per- self so vulnerable was refreshing and visibly formance on YouTube as he powered through heartfelt. What you have described is a common linguistic phe- a nearly two-hour setlist of hit single after hit Music is a very special thing, because in all nomenon — hyperbole, or exaggeration by overstate- single. our lives, we can fi nd artists who put so much ment. While I don’t agree with many of the themes of themselves, who open their heart so com- People say they are “terribly sorry” and get “awfully in his music — falling in love with porn stars Francisco Rendon pletely in a song, that we can feel what they mad” when “really” and “very” would do the trick. Words Francisco’s Chronicles or picking fi ghts with sketch comedy shows — are communicating in a way that transcends meaning “cool,” “popular” and “trendy” have marked their or any of his provocative comments on and off words. presence in decades past, from “groovy” to “rad” to “sick” stages, I have to give him credit. I can say that I truly could relate to to “bad”, and now “awesome” and “epic.” He left it all out there. West’s verses about his mother working Your friend, in uttering “epic shit,” demonstrates lan- Yeezy ran through his hits and contin- While West is just a late and making extra efforts to make sure guage manipulation skills and knowledge of current vo- ued to fi nd energy to rap, dance, shout, lead that her son had the best life he possibly cabulary, and for that the expression is a welcoming one, the “power clap” and even scream incoher- human, and imperfect could. not one that should be scorned with disgust. ently for a long period of time. My father left home when I was 15, and Communicating via text leaves out a lot of basic ele- Watching the live stream of the event like the rest of us, his though having me in the house often made ments of human interaction, such as tone of voice and also provided a unique perspective because life very diffi cult for my mother, she never facial expressions. To compensate, people fi nd ways to the Twitter feed was displayed directly performance of that complained and sacrifi ced everything she convey laughter in text format. You have “heheh,” I have next to the video player, so viewers could had so that I could live better. “haha,” and other people have “LOL.” see what people in attendance and watch- piece struck a nerve It is diffi cult to fi nd a better theme than It only feels “cheapened” because of exaggeration. ing from their computers thought of the the love of one’s mother to overpower the What once meant hysterical laughter has now degener- performance. within me. perpetual need to appear macho, outward- ated to a soft chuckle. However, other options such as While Kanye has always had many hat- ly strong and invulnerable. “ROFL,” “LMAO” and the holy grail “ROFLMAO,” not ers, it seemed clear throughout the show After all, my mother has seen me to mention countless emoticons, can be used to denote a and especially during the fi nale, the vast majority of the public throughout my life, at my worst moments, when I was too wide variety of laughter. were supportive and enjoyed his theatrics. young to even use the bathroom, and she kept on loving me. At most, you can capitalize your “heheh” to “HEHEH” The fi nal number was truly what made me feel I had done Sitting alone in my room watching West perform on my and I can lengthen my “haha” to “hahaha.” more than simply procrastinate away two hours. computer that night, I fi nally realized how much I love my If you fi nd the current trends tiresome, it might be of After an impressive display of artistic endurance, a visibly mother and how grateful I am to have been born to her. some comfort that they will not stay for long. As “awe- exhausted Kanye addressed the audience saying he dedicated “I appreciate what you allowed for me, I just want you to some” and “epic” die out due to overuse, new words will his performance that evening to his mother. be proud of me.” take their place. He then proceeded to perform the song “Hey Mama,” a Hey mama. I have faith in our generation to coin terms that are piece he wrote for his late mother from The College Dropout more awesome and more epic than existing ones to de- . scribe momentous events such as a fulfi lling meal or a While West is just a human, and imperfect like the rest “Francisco’s Chronicles” is a weekly column appearing satisfying dump. of us, his performance of that piece struck a nerve within on Wednesdays. Francisco Rendon is a Spartan Daily Staff Since Greek literature seems to be of something sa- me. Writer. cred, my friend proposed “titanic” as a suitable replace- ment. College sports lack equal opportunity Ming-Sum Lai This letter is a response to “Obama and Facebook,” Since 1972, NCAA make up 46 percent of obviously not their fault, but because of which appeared on Thursday. Division I schools have all athletes. its large roster size, other men’s sports been required by law to A substantial chunk teams suffer for it. Obama makes a stop at Facebook and faces many ques- provide equal opportu- of those male athletes When I was deciding which univer- tions and many doubts. nity in athletics to both come from just the sity to attend as a senior in high school, I think it’s great that (Obama) is trying to make a pro- males and females. football team, which at I was looking for a school with a men’s gressive attempt with his presidential campaign, but not Known as Title IX, SJSU has 92 male ath- tennis team. being clear on where our money is going to be cut is ri- the law bans sex dis- letes alone — well more I had given up all the other sports I diculous. crimination and requires than the women’s water loved to play in order to focus on get- Making appearances all over California is great, but I schools to comply by polo, volleyball, tennis ting a tennis scholarship, but I found think Obama should use his $1 billion of campaign mon- showing proportional- and swimming/diving that outside of community colleges, ey toward cutting our defi cit. ity of female athletes teams combined. schools with men’s tennis teams are I know Obama can’t change the country overnight, but to students on campus, While the overall sparse. maybe he should be spending less time Facebook chatting demonstrating a history Alex Spicer male to female athlete For the schools that showed an in- and more time putting our country’s money to good use. Sporty Spice of increase in women’s ratio is fairly even, the terest in me, I did not share the same Facebook is an amazing outlet that we are all lucky to athletics or prove it has male to female sports sentiment. Eventually, I grew tired of have and Obama was smart to make an appearance there, met the interest and ability of the un- team ratio is not. tennis, and decided to give it up and at- but next time I hope he comes prepared to answer ques- derrepresented group. In all, there are four more women’s tend SJSU. tions to the fullest because we deserve it. There are loopholes, however, such sports teams than there are for men, I’m sure there are many other stories If Obama wants us to vote for him again then maybe as reporting male practice players on which happen to be the above-men- similar to my own, and for those who he should edit his profi le and sent messages, because we women’s athletic teams as being wom- tioned water polo, volleyball, tennis are trying to get into certain sports that are all watching. en, and the practice of trimming the and swimming/diving. are not as well represented on the male rosters of men’s teams is not uncom- front, it can be diffi cult — especially Tamra Davis mon. with the increased competition for the An analysis released by the New York There are loopholes, few roster spots among the teams. Times of public records and federal par- The Title IX law needs to represent ticipation statistics from hundreds of however, such as report- equal opportunity, not participants. Division I schools from across the coun- Instead of forcing universities to il- try found that schools were pulling all ing male practice play- legally utilize loopholes, Title IX needs Comment on any the stops to distort roster counts. to be abolished. Common sense and de- Tactics such as counting athletes ers on women’s athletic mand can regulate the system. who no longer want to compete or As a male at SJSU, I feel underrepre- of these opinions at even played for the team were used to teams as being women, sented in this regard. pad rosters instead of putting money Men and women should have an spartandailyeditorial@ into the development of new women’s and the practice of trim- equal number of sports teams, regard- teams. less of the sport and roster spots. Considering the rule was created in ming the rosters of men’s sjsumedia.com 1972, one questions how relevant it is today. teams is not uncommon. “Sporty Spice” is a weekly column While 53 percent of students in Di- appearing on Wednesdays. Alex Spicer vision I schools are women, they only Not to knock football, because it’s is a Spartan Daily Sports Editor.

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Photo: Courtesy: Quickdfw.com From left: , and made up the legendary band Nirvana.

Matt Young Staff Writer

The House of Bagels’ iced caramel macchiato makes mornings a little bit sweeter. It’s hard for me to wrap my head around it, but it’s been 20 years since ’s Nir- Have your taste buds been begging for a fl a- You’re going to have to bring more than vana released an album called vorful alternative to the daily grind of coff ee? just Abe Lincoln with you to get a similar dos- Nevermind. Are you looking for something a little age of Starbucks’ version of the macchiato. I think I’m getting old. sweeter but just as strong? It’s a rare case where your wallet won’t hurt By 1991, the band had gone Stop searching. Th e Iced Carmel Macchia- from indulgence and your thrift won’t com- through a number of lineups to from House of Bagels on 11th and San Car- promise fl avor — but that’s up to you to savor. since releasing their fi rst album, los Streets may be the beverage you’re looking With that extra $2 you can even peruse the Bleach, on indie label Sub Pop. for. barracks of bagels freshly baked every morn- The band recorded the wa- If you have ever treated your sweet tooth ing, snagging the perfect breakfast snack to tershed album while still living to this drink at another location, you are truly complement your caramel aff air. on couches and driving to gigs cheating both your mouth and your wallet. If not, save it for a small and come back in a shot-out van. Th e sweet swirls of caramel caress the on- again for an encore of the experience that nearly It was its signing to major slaught of espresso that isn’t used to having made you forget that the coff ee bean was even label DGC that made the differ- Photo Courtesy: Allmusic.com such a fl avorful companion. part of such a delicious morning beverage. ence. Aff ordably priced at $3 for a large and So if you have become increasingly ex- Kurt Cobain, Dave Grohl shared with everyone else with the topic as it references Grohl around $2 for a small, House of Bagels hausted of the coff ee, milk and sugar routine, and Krist Novoselic weren’t a TV, radio, tape deck or CD and Smear watching their last off ers this espresso delicacy at the best rate in the macchiato can be a welcome guest that is well-known outside of the un- player. band implode and work on town. just a little sweeter than the old cup of Joe. derground music scene in the Everyone knew the songs, starting a new project, uncertain Pacifi c Northwest at the time, even if they didn’t know what of the future. but Nevermind changed the mu- all the lyrics were. Grohl said that for a long sic scene in profound ways as Maybe part of the mystery time it was diffi cult to talk about a whole generation was swept was that Cobain wasn’t the most his last band, even though media up in something still hard to de- intelligible singer. scrutiny was ever-present in the fi ne. With his tragic suicide a aftermath of Cobain’s suicide. Full of piss and vinegar, single mere three years later, perhaps They had to constantly fi eld after riveting single hit the air- the power of those feelings were questions about whether any waves — alt-rock staples “Smells further imprinted and sealed given song was referencing Nir- Like Teen Spirit,” “Come As by the enormity of the loss, vana. You Are,” “Lithium,” “,” preserving them like an emo- Eventually, was “” and tional Polaroid picture taken at able to stand on its own merits, “Polly” climbed the charts. a vulnerable moment. and the band has enjoyed critical As Cobain later famously He left behind a wife, a and commercial success since, said in the song “Scentless Ap- daughter and a legion of disaf- releasing seven to date. prentice,” the teenage angst paid fected fans. In a poignant nod to their off well. The legacy lives on, even if shared past, Grohl had Novosel- While the musical formula that particular lightning hasn’t ic sit in for a bass track on the has been discussed and dissected been captured in a bottle in song, “I Should Have Known” ad nauseam, the provocative-yet- quite the same way. from the current release, abstract lyrics, insanely catchy As for the surviving members, Wasting Light. musical hooks, signature soft- bassist Novoselic never found The documentary also cov- hard dynamics and pop sensibil- the same level of success in his ered the making of that album, ities combined into something later efforts, which included lit- produced by Nevermind’s Butch greater than the sum of its parts. tle-known, short-lived projects Vig. The wild live performances, like and . It was the fi rst time Grohl, laced with whimsy and unbri- He ended up pursuing poli- Smear and Novoselic had dled animus certainly helped. tics in Washington. recorded together since Nirvana There were, of course, other In contrast, drummer Grohl had been intact. factors involved in their wild turned things around for him- They discussed how the pro- success. self with his own band, Foo cess was loaded with memories With fellow Seattle bands Fighters. of the Nirvana years, and how Alice in Chains, Pearl Jam and After forming in 1995 from they processed their feelings. Soundgarden all reinforcing the ashes of Nirvana, the group, Looking back, it’s easy to re- interest in the scene, also featuring Nirvana - call how powerful things were and MTV co-opting the entire ist , had its work cut when everything was still new movement, the band had easy out for itself, growing beyond and fresh. access via the dominant media the shadow of one of the most It was unpredictable and outlets at the time. infl uential bands of the last few thrilling. Nevermind famously ended decades. I’d wager that everyone up knocking Michael Jackson For Nirvana fans, the release else who bought Nevermind all off the top of the Billboard of the Foo Fighters documen- those years ago still recalls how charts and changed the domi- tary Back and Forth sheds new it made them feel, even after all nant sound of for light on Nevermind, delving into this time. years to come. Even considering all those factors, there was another as- pect to the success of the band’s music. Nirvana was undeniably ab- stract in its lyrics, but the songs were played and sang with such an intensity and authentic- ity that they still resonated with people. Perhaps because they were abstract, people could project their own interpretations upon them, identifying with the feel- ings the songs evoked, making for a profoundly personal expe- rience that was at the same time