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NEWS DIRECTORY. INDEX ve. SPORTS Ease. Editor ... 924-3281 HERE COME Newsroom 924-3280 _,MIIMMIVIWif RAINBOWS Photography .... 924-3258 News Page 3 -AWAY DA JUDGE Advertising 924-3270 ON LEI Classifieds 924-3277 'court house hosts FAX 924-3282,-3237 Nk..4 Football team destroys Open cellar-dwelling Hawai'i infOrmational seminar E-mail: Classified Page 5 inner workings of [email protected] 38-14 in the Spartans' on [email protected] final home game of 1997 small claims cases DAILY SPARTANUniversity Si n c 1 9 3 4 Serving San Jose State e 17,111? Volume 100, No. 56 MONDAY November Summit issues focus on unity was the product of a joint effort African Unification from the African American Committee sponsors day- Student Union, the Black Student Union. Striving Black long event emphasizing Brothers and Sisters, the Black togetherness, community Alliance of Scientists and Engineers and the National By Jeff Niese Association of Black Correspondent Accountants. Among the issues addressed While rain and gray skies blanketed in the workshops were male and the campus Saturday morning, inside female relationships, political the San Jose State University Dining education and students who are Commons things were upbeat and entering college. warm. "People have been pro- Dancers from an Oakland-based grammed to individualism," dance group, Fua Dia Congo, played Carson said. He said this takes drums and performed traditional away from the power of a group. dances from Central Africa, during the Times have changed at SJSU first-ever African Unity Summit at and activism is not as strong as SJSU. it once was, said SJSU alumnus With Africans coming from diverse William Taylor. Taylor, who grad- ^ regions and religions, the summit uated in 1976, said at that time focused on bringing people together to there was unity and people Robert Scrota/ Spartan Daily worked together. But now people combat common problems. Fua Dia Congo, an African ritual dance group, performed during the African Unity Summit Saturday at the Dining Commons. The have become complacent. "We want to bridge the gap between Oakland-based dance group has been together for 20 years and performs funeral dances that celebrate life in death. Africans from the continent and from "They feel like they have America. We want to get rid of the already made it, and they that would help students stereotypes," said Rahsaan Carson, haven't as a people," Taylor said. make &NU) available to them. If no said keynote speaker Gail Ortega to a organization with their studies, as well as exchang- vice president of the Black Student He said SJSU students need to pass one is there to guide them then they crowd of about 150. ing text books and notes. Union. on what they have learned and help think no one cares and it's not impor- "Education is the key," Ortega said. Ortega told the Sponsored by the African others, Taylor said. tant," he said. The an Jose activist said SISIT stu- An impassioned to they do anything else they Unification Committee, the summit "They need to get more involved and The black community is (-might up dents need to organize themselves crowd if in the lies and stereotypes reli ding it, help eto.h other. He recommended an See Summit, page 3 'Keeper of the Harvest sows inspiration Interfaith said. 'Their lifestyle was simple and By John Meyer became more comliirtable. It was not primitive." forum finds Staff Writer "No Indian tribe in North America Evonne Wilson, president of Eagle dedicated to the land, which held their father's Spirit at &NU, said it was great to hear the first woman Mary Golds Ross, Ross' interpretation of the Cherokee peo- similarities Martin Missiles engineer at Lockheed graves." ple and their origin. and great-great-granddaugh- and Space Ross also discussed her life history Representatives Nation chief, was the Mary Golda Ross ter of a Cherokee from growing up in Oklahoma where she the "Keeper of the keynote speaker at first woman engineer at Lockheed Martin couldn't find an engineering school or meet for dialogue in Harvest" luncheon Friday. classes to evolving into a successful an audience of about recognition of Islamic Ross addressed talking about the history of the who weren't immune to disease and dri- engineer at Lockheed Martin, where she Moffett Training and 150 people at the Cherokee people. It covered early ving them out of their horn' territory. contributed in the making of aircraft, Awareness Week The luncheon cele- Conference Center. Cherokee civilization in the southeast- "No Indian tribe in North America missiles and satellites. Native American brated National ern part of America to when Europeans became more dedicated to the land, Reflecting on beginning work with By Shayda Fathi pour Heritage Month. colonized this sectioa of the country, which held their father's graves. They Staff Wnter Ross started her 45-minute speech by spreading disease to Cherokee people would strive mightily to retain it," Ross See Harvest, page 3 Muslims, Jews and Christians found out they have more in common than they Fraternities grin and 'bare' it might have thought at the interfaith dialogue Thursday con- sent your fraternity in this during Islamic Awareness II Contest raises of test, you agree to make a fool Week. said donations for Arthritis "When you agree yourself," he said He also "We decided to call all three would con- as Mr. Fraternity he, to talk about the differences Research Foundation; to represent your Alpha Omicrou tinue to help and similarities," said Adil Batuhan victorious fraternity in this in their community services Syrd, the Muslim Student throughout the year. Association's secretary. to more By Lois Jenkins contest, you agree "We need bring Each group had a representa- Staff Wnter people about the awareness to tive speak about their faith. Batuhan to make a fool of Arthritis Foundation," Kevin Crispm-Alfiera, from It takes a lot of nerve to get said. Episcopal Canterbury 400 peo- yourself." ability to have fun while up on stage in front of The Community Church, Aaron deed was cet tainly ple and dance around half Jeff Batuhan doing a good Forkash of the Jewish Student by the guys 011 Stage. naked. exhibited Union and Mohamad Rajabally A.S. President Chi per- But that's exactly what 10 Rigo Headley of Theta representing the Muslim various San formed as James Brown in his young men from Student Association discussed fraterni- Celebrity Hot Tub Party %sear- Jose State University their similarities in God, prayer multi-colored bikini ;end ties did Thursday night at with laughter. ing a and fasting. Tenth a sideway.: shuffle that Alpha Omicron Pi's The winner of Thursday's doing "Islamic means to believe. in Contest audience hopping Annual Mr. Fraternity event was SJSU's own A.S. had the one god," Rajahally said. for a good Headley said he's it s%muner all in fun and all president and Sigma Chi mem- Just like Christians and so he was comfortably in a cause. ber, Jeff Batuhan. Batuhan dews, (Tod has a message to SJSU Speedo. Alpha Omicron Pi, an started his swimwear skit with send to the people through mem- "I was very happy and not sorority with about 50 a hula, complete with grass prophets, he said. bers, has active at SJSU nervous once I got tip t here." he been skirt, coconut-shell bra and Crispin-Alfiera said prophets for 10 years according to flower leis. While his dancing to said. Ileadley also imitated of Hebrew and the prophets of 1997 event Prince as he hp .ynched tic Joanne Elek, the Don Ho's "Tiny Bubbles" was today bring the viord of God to chair. The group raises thou- "Purple. Melody- in a 1)111111ml funny, his next move was even the people sands of dollars for the wig, a purple tux, tight black better. All three speakers touched on Arthritis Research Foundation With his back to the audi- pants and a ruffled shirt prayer and how much they need each year and this year's con- his Cosmo KT ;lire/ I rin ence, Batuhan pulled off it test raised about $4,000 from costume and stuck a toy rooster "Seinfield" made all ;pipe enmice. "Prayer is important in the sponsorships, entry fees ($50 into his bathing suit with its courtesy ta Ellitat Pelle of Christian faith," Crispin-Altiera per contestant), T-shirt sales head sticking out of his fly, then Alpha Tau omega Peel'. (mild said, "We're called on to pray and tickets to the event. faced forward and danced have been Kranicr's tWiii a Ith three tunes a day Monks and Each man entered in the madly around the stage. The the Wild hall 4.a.ht,,V,,, that nuns pray eight times a day." event was judged in three cate- house went wild. meet in the neddle, hoiii i hop Shay Spar-fan 1)1,11, Forkash said Jews also pray gories: swimwear, formal wear Batuhan said he'd been sideburn, and the startled look Mr. Fraternity contestant Eric Mikel strips down to his three. times a day -- morning, and talent. The swimwear and thinking about the skit for a that math the andietol colt "briefs' on Thursday night for the female fans who eagerly tott and an hour talent contests had the audi- while and wasn't embarrassed. Chippend.dels ha- nothing stuffed dollar bills in hight at a his bikini The contest was put on by the "sisters" of Ii me ence hooting and screaming "When you agree to repre- Alpha Omicron See Mr Fral'ernity.