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Courtesy of News of the World theSpartanDaily.com MONDAY, FEBRUARY 02, 2009 Volume 132, Issue 4 MONTUE WED THU FRI Spartan Daily 73 73 71 56 55 45 47 49 47 43 Serving San Jose State University Since 1934 THE WIRE ENGINEERING LABOR CSU, union LOCAL Civil engineering students work Contrary to policy, Border continue Patrol given arrest quotas SANTA ANA — U.S. Border Patrol to fl oat concrete canoe to victory talks to agents working about 100 miles north of the Mexican border avert strike say they have been given arrest quotas at odds with agency MERRIL GUZMAN practices and are warned they will Staff Writer be punished if they don’t meet them. NATIONAL Aft er avoiding a strike last December, the California State University and the United Au- Judge refuses to delay tomobile, Aerospace and Agri- hearing for terrorist suspect cultural Implement Workers of America Local 4123 have agreed SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A to begin contract negotiations military judge at Guantanamo again this year, according to the rejects a White House request to union’s Web site. suspend a hearing for the alleged Scott Bailey Clift horne, rep- mastermind of the USS Cole resentative of the union, said bombing, creating an unexpected they are “looking forward to the challenge for the administration process of working with PERB as it reviews how America puts (Public Employment Relations suspected terrorists on trial. Board). Th at said, Senator Dar- rell Steinberg off ered his offi ce Gregg expected to be and services and CSU hasn’t ac- chosen as new commerce cepted, which is unfortunate.” secretary Representatives of the CSU system said they hope to avoid a WASHINGTON — President Barack strike in the future by academic Obama is expected to pick a student employees. Republican senator, Judd Gregg of Teresa Ruiz, a public aff airs New Hampshire, as his commerce Members of the SJSU American Society of Civil Engineers Concrete Canoe Team get their canoe Courtesy of Bernard Enrile specialist at the CSU Chancel- secretary soon. But offi cials ready for regionals. lor’s Offi ce, said a strike is al- expect the state’s Democratic ways a concern. governor, John Lynch, to fi ll ners from 25 other regions. said their biggest competitions get fi rst here, we can prett y “We would defi nitely like Gregg’s Senate seat with another Team hopes to improve Th e members of the club are the University of Nevada, much consider ourselves a top things to get resolved so class- Republican. If a Republican is on last year’s 2nd began working on the planning Reno, and UC Berkeley. fi ve contender in the nation.” rooms don’t get disrupted,” she appointed, the Democrats will be process in early September. Th e “We defi nitely want to beat Th is event is judged in four said. “We’re going to hope that no closer to their goal of holding and 3rd place fi nishes design of the concrete was de- both of them because they’ve categories: races, fi nal prod- things get resolved and look 60 Senate seats, enough to cut cided during the fall semester beaten us for the past two uct, design paper and presen- for a solution rather than a off Republican fi libusters if all and the building began aft er years,” Guzzett a said. tation. Th ose scores are com- problem.” Democrats vote together. ANDREA MUNIZ winter break. SJSU also competes against bined to total the best overall. According to the CSU Web Staff Writer Spring semester is about Santa Clara University, UC UC Davis hosted the re- site, the system received $215 Saving increases completing the fi nishing touch- Berkeley, Sacramento State, Cal gional event last year, where million less than it requested for nationwide, government For the members of the es on the canoe; sealing it, add- State Chico, Nevada and UC the Spartans fi nished second the 2008-2009 school year from reports SJSU American Society of Civ- ing designs and gett ing it ready Davis in the conference. in fi nal product. eyTh also won the state. il Engineers Concrete Canoe for competition. Project manager Anthony third place in races and third Th e CSU system is facing WASHINGTON — Americans Team, making concrete canoes Th e goal for the members of Cirinelli, a senior civil engineer- overall. Nevada was the win- budget cuts, and it does not cur- are hunkering down and saving fl oat is another day’s work. the club is clear: win the Mid- ing major, said he considers his ner last year and went to na- rently have additional money more. For a recession-battered Th e canoe that they build Pacifi c Regional Conference club’s region the most competi- tionals in Montreal to take fi rst to “supplement student fees economy, it couldn’t be happening from concrete is made to be a and continue to compete at na- tive in the United States. place. UC Berkeley took sec- for an entire group right now,” at a worse time. On Friday, the presentation and raced against tionals. “Typically the winner from ond in both regionals and na- Ruiz said. government reported Americans’ other schools in the region. If Alana Guzzett a, a junior this region always places top savings rate, as a percentage they win, the team will com- civil engineering major and fi ve in the nation, no matt er of after-tax incomes, rose to 2.9 pete at nationals against win- project engineer for the club, what,” Cirinelli said. “So, if we See CANOE, page 4 See STRIKE, page 2 percent in the last three months of 2008. That’s up sharply from 1.2 percent in the third quarter and CULTURE less than 1 percent a year ago. WORLD Finding the Beethoven connection in Peanuts comics China becomes America’s biggest creditor Muse,” starting May 1 until July jokes to just a certain segment help people,” he said. “Look less you read music,” he said. “So Beethoven center 31 at the Ira F. Brilliant Center of his readership that not every- at the strip and know what the for everybody who doesn’t read WASHINGTON — China surpasses and Schulz Museum for Beethoven Studies in the Dr. one would understand,” she said. piece of music is, know who the music, they’re not understand- Japan as the U.S. government’s Martin Luther King Jr. Library. “Th is exhibit will help explain composer was and explain why ing the strips in as much depth as largest creditor. Any decision collaborate on exhibit Th e exhibit, which is a joint what was going on in some of Charles Schulz picked that piece they can, so you miss the humor by Beijing to move its money collaboration with the Charles these too that people haven’t got of music and how that choice of of the strip sometimes, or you would deal a dizzying new blow JULIANNE SHAPIRO M. Schulz Museum, will help it in the past.” the music was part of the mean- miss the seriousness of the strip.” to an already tottering American Staff Writer students understand why Pea- William Meredith, director ing of the strip.” Stroh said one of her favorite economy. Yet relations between nuts comic creator Charles of the Beethoven center and co- Meredith added that without examples of the use of Beethoven China and the new Obama Th e mystery behind the musi- Schulz inserted certain pieces of organizer of the exhibit, wanted understanding the meaning be- in the comic strip includes a ref- administration are off to a rocky cal notes above the Ludwig van Beethoven’s music into his comic to help students understand why hind the musical notes, some of erence to Beethoven’s composi- start. Beethoven-obsessed Peanuts strips, said Patricia Stroh, curator Schulz placed musical pieces in the atmosphere Schulz intended tion “Hammerklavier Sonata,” comic strip character Schroeder of the Beethoven center. the comic strip. in the strip would be lost. — Associated Press will be revealed in the exhibit “It’s interesting that Schulz “My idea for the whole ex- “In a way they’re like litt le “Schulz’s Beethoven: Schroeder’s would choose to do these in- hibit was that we wanted to secrets, the music scores are, un- See PEANUTS, page 3 THE SPARTAN DAILY LIVE PHOTO BLOG Audio Slideshow: Have a look at an art and Upcoming: Don’t miss the Spartan music show known as Community Rebirth in SPARTAN Daily’s live coverage of President downtown San Jose. Jon Whitmore’s news conference on Wednesday. Photo Blog: Observe a DJ from KSJS radio DAILY. at work. Upcoming: Be sure to watch the Spar- Photo Blog: Check out the photo editor’s COM tan Daily’s live blog of a talk hosted by new weekly online column for his an Israeli consulate on Thursday. experiences during the inauguration trip. 2PAGE NEWS MONDAY,,, FEBRUARY 02, 2009 STRIKE UAW represents 6,000 CCarnegiearnegie FFoundationoundation student employees; fee waivers at center rrecognizesecognizes SSJSUJSU fforor of negotiations between system and union ccommunityommunity sserviceervice the CSU engaged in unfair la- for a strike of academic student Five CSU campuses such a strong level of student them come together, share Continued from page 1 bor practices for not providing employees on Dec. 10. Among involvement. their knowledge and leadership fee waivers to academic student the state senators who support recieve ‘prestigious “As a student, it makes me abilities to accomplish their employees, according to the the academic student employ- proud to be a part of a uni- goal,” Botelho said, “to do their SJSU has seen litt le activity union’s Web site. ees include Sen. Gloria Romero, classifi cation’ versity that does so much for part to help increase access to on campus in regards to the fee According to the CSU Web D-East Los Angeles, and Sen- its community,” she said. “It’s college and leadership oppor- waiver dispute. site, other CSU employees in the ate President Pro Tem Darrell HANK DREW truly amazing to see fellow tunities for underrepresented Robert Cullen, a teaching as- union receive fee waivers, which Steinberg, D-Sacramento. Staff Writer students come together to groups in higher education.” sociate supervisor for the Eng- include waived identifi cation Both senators said the Uni- improve their surroundings “It is this type of dedication lish and comparative literature card, application and instruc- versity of California academic SJSU community service while building their own skills and innovation that I hope stu- department at SJSU, said he tionally related activity fees. In student employees receive activities have att racted the at- and character.” dents will continue to pursue works with teaching associates in addition to certain waived fees, fee waiver benefits and CSU tention of the Carnegie Foun- “Th is award really establish- and bring about long aft er they the English department. “Th ere the student body association academic student employees dation for the Advancement of es SJSU as a multi-faceted uni- graduate from San Jose State,” was a litt le fl urry of activity right fees, including student union have already taken a 7 percent Teaching. versity with an amazing faculty, she said. toward the end of last semester, fees and health facilities fees, are wage decrease in the 2008- SJSU is one of 200 colleges staff and even greater student Four other CSU campuses when a strike was called for and all reduced to $1 each. 2009 year. and universities nationwide to body,” she said. have also received this honor: postponed,” he said. In the 2008-2009 academic In October, Steinberg off ered be recognized by the foundation Chandra said she hopes Fullerton, Long Beach, San Cullen said he has not heard year, undergraduate students en- his support, in a lett er to CSU for community engagement. SJSU students understand the Bernardino and Stanislaus. of any developments on the Michael Fallon, associate issue. director of the SJSU Center Pat Lopes Harris, director of “I think we’re following the procedure for Community Learning and “It makes me proud to be a part of a media relations for SJSU, said that’s laid out, and anytime you get two Leadership, said the honor does university that does so much for she hopes that negotiations be- not provide the university with tween the two parties will be parties at the table that’s a positive stop a tangible monetary award. its community.” helpful. in the right direction” “Th is prestigious classifi ca- JOSEPHINE CHANDRA “I think we’re following the tion enhances our ability to senior public relations major procedure that’s laid out, and PAT LOPES HARRIS earn more grants and other anytime you get two parties at director of media relations for SJSU funding,” Fallon said. signifi cance of this award and CSU students provide 32 the table that’s a positive stop in Fallon said he is pleased that students will take the time million hours of service a year the right direction,” she said. rolled in more than six units will Chancellor Charles B. Reed, that many of the university’s to experience civic activities and this equates to an econom- Th e union represents more pay $3,048 in fees and graduate to help negotiate an agreement community workers are being during their college career. ic impact of $624 million, Bo- than 6,000 academic student students will pay $3,540. Th at is between the two parties. Stein- recognized for their actions. “Th is recognition really telho said. employees on all 23 CSU cam- a $276 increase for undergradu- berg reaffi rmed his support in “Th is honor lends impetus goes to show that what may “Th ere are certainly numer- puses, according to the union’s ates and a $342 increase for December 2008. According to to the thought that our stu- seem like a litt le truly does go ous economic impacts to our Web site. Academic student graduate students from the pre- the union, the CSU has declined dents are here for more than a long way,” she said. state,” she said. employees include teaching as- vious academic year, according the support, and the California just a job,” he said. Judy Botelho, interim direc- “For every dollar the state sistants, graduate assistants and to the CSU Web site. Public Employment Relations Fallon singled out Jose- tor for California State Univer- invests in community engage- instructional student assistants. According to a news release Board has been called in to help phine Chandra, a senior public sity’s Center for Community ment activities, CSU campuses In May 2008, the union said on its Web site, the union called mediate the dispute. relations major, for her work Engagement, said she worked and the Chancellor’s Offi ce on the 40-page application for with Students in Action, an raise an additional $4 through the honor. SJSU volunteer youth mentor- external grants and awards,” “I came to the Center for ing program, which created the she said. Community Learning and fi rst student-run community “Th ere is no price tag that can Leadership as their public rela- service organization at SJSU, be placed on the lives that CSU tions intern,” Chandra said. the Cesar Chavez Community students have touched through Chandra said she was over- Action Center. their community engagement SPARTAGUIDE whelmed that the data revealed “It was remarkable to see experiences,” she said. 02 Today 03 Tuesday 04 WednesdayWednesda Akbayan of SJSU Farmer’s Market Alumni Legends Information night. Fresh fruit and veggies. SJSU alumus Bob Pisano, president 4:30 p.m. in the Student Union, 10:15 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Clark Hall, of the Motion Pictures Association of South Pacifi ca Room. rain or shine. America, discusses the fi lm industry. Contact JP Limpin at (415) 823- Contact Luisa Garrett at luisa@ 12 to 1 p.m. in the Engineering build- 9912. postalmodern.com ing, room 189. Contact Marie McCann at marie. Hula and Tahitian [email protected] practice 8 to 10p.m. in the Event Center, Eat Your Heart Out Aerobics Room. Learn healthy tips while walking Contact Kristen Tom at ppi_sjsu@ around campus. Each participant will yahoo.com for more information. receive a water bottle, water, a Red Dress pin and other prizes. International Noon to 1 p.m. in the Health build- Youth Fellowship ing, room 208. Club meeting discusses volunteer Contact Melinda Chu-Yang at mchuy- work and study abroad. [email protected] 6:30 p.m. in the Student Union, Almaden Room. Lecture Contact Abraham at 722-0312. A discussion titled “How Do You Find the Philanthropic Doorbell” and LGBTQQI hosted by Bull Somerville. Discussion Group 12 to 1 p.m. in Clark Hall, room 322. Co-sponsored by LGBT Resource Center and Counseling Services. Noon to 1:30 p.m. in Building BB, LGBT Resource Center. For more information, call 924-6158 or 924-5910.

05 Thursday 06 Friday 09 Monday Israel Open Make Learning Styles Hula and Tahitian Discussion Work For You practice An uncensored discussion hosted by A workshop about learning styles. 8 to 10.pm. in the Event Center, Spartans for Israel. 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. in Clark Hall, room Aerobics Room. 5:30 to 7 p.m. in the Student Union, 118. Contact Kristen Tom at ppi_sjsu@ Almaden Room. Contact Veronica Mendoza at yahoo.com for more information. Contact Vanina at 286-6669. [email protected]

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Rod Blagojevich will impeachment trial ended, fi eld- Blagojevich admitt ed to his cartoons were for adults,” had been an important part ing questions about the criminal MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow that Continued from page 1 he said. “And the actual content of the strip for over 50 years, now turn his attention case from Barbara Walters, Diane Genson had hoped he would of most of his cartoons is really I wrote her and said ‘Would Sawyer, Larry King and more. keep his mouth shut and not more for adults more than it is you like to do the exhibit to- to pending criminal trial Blagojevich also gave an im- grant such interviews. also known as the Piano Sonata for children.” gether and we can focus on the passioned closing argument to Most Chicago lawyers agree No. 29 in B fl at major. Craig Kitzmann, a senior Beethoven strips?’” he said. senators before they removed with Genson that the interviews “It shows Schroeder playing animation major, said he agrees Meredith looked at more Associated Press him from offi ce, although he were a mistake. it because it’s so terribly diffi - that the Peanuts comic strip was than 1,000 Peanuts comic strips didn’t testify under oath. “It’s potentially disastrous cult and Schroeder knows it is, created for an adult audience. and found 300 of them had di- His unwillingness to stay and makes him look like a so what he has to do to prepare “It’s not necessarily deal- rect Beethoven-related content. CHICAGO — Now that he’s quiet cost him the help of his clown,” Cavise said. the piece is very amusing,” she ing with litt le kid troubles or He then organized the exhibit been ousted from the gover- former lead att orney, Edward But the elder Adam said Th urs- said. “People who don’t know school issues, it’s more about with Jane O’Cain, the co-curator nor’s offi ce, Rod Blagojevich is M. Genson, who announced he day that he saw no problem. Beethoven’s work aren’t really friendship and the bound they of the Charles M. Schulz Muse- pinning his hopes of staying out was withdrawing from the case “When he goes to trial he’s going to get the joke.” have in between each other,” he um, into diff erent themes for the of prison on a father-and-son before the media blitz. going to have to answer ques- Meredith said SJSU stu- said. “When you think of a kids exhibit, including Beethoven’s duo of defense att orneys, one Lawyers say Blagojevich tions, and the only drawback dents are a perfect audience for cartoon, you think of ‘Rugrats,’ greatest hits, a biography on of whom grabbed the limelight tipped his hand about a possible would be if he said something in the exhibit because the content which is more geared towards Beethoven and a section on what at R&B superstar R. Kelly’s sex defense when he said in his Sen- the media that would go to im- of the Peanuts comic strip is a litt le kid’s mind — Charlie Schulz knew about Beethoven. tape trial. ate plea that he had no intent to peach his credibility at the trial geared toward adults. Brown is a litt le wider.” Th e result was the largest joint “Th ese are two of the most commit any crime. and as far as I know he didn’t,” “One of the things about Meredith said he consulted exhibit the Beethoven Center fl amboyant att orneys in town,” “Th ere will be an instruction he said. the exhibit is that most people with Schulz’s widow Jean about has co-created. DePaul University law profes- — the jury will be told that for No one doubts that if the think that cartoons are for chil- the exhibit before researching “One section is on unrequit- sor Leonard Cavise says of the them to fi nd him guilty he has to father-son legal duo — “the two dren because we start looking Beethoven references in the ed love — and that’s something team of Sam Adam and his son, have intended to commit fraud,” Sams” — take the case to trial at them when we’re with chil- comic strips. that SJSU undergrads know Samuel E. Adam. says defense att orney John M. they’ll arrive with a full supply dren, but Mr. Schulz thought “Since I knew Beethoven about,” he said with a laugh. Cavise predicts fi reworks if Beal. of fi reworks to keep the jury en- Blagojevich goes to trial on fed- Th e ousted governor also tertained. eral corruption charges, includ- gave a peek at another defense Th e elder Adam is a serious ing allegations that he tried to strategy during his media inter- legal scholar with an offb eat him off as a mere character crushed him in a bear hug of wrongdoing. sell the Senate seat vacated by views, saying secretly recorded sense of humor and a fl air for would be underestimating his gratitude. Th e governor had signed up President Barack Obama. conversations that were cited the dramatic — some say the ability as a lawyer,” says defense Th e senior Adam has been with Genson, former newspaper Federal prosecutors are ex- in the criminal complaint — in- eccentric. He once dug his thick att orney Th omas M. Breen. “He known for decades as part of a baron Conrad Black’s lawyer, pected to obtain an indictment cluding one of him calling the fi ngers into the crop of pure has over the years tried some of legal trinity that included Gen- last fall. by April. Blagojevich was ar- Senate seat a valuable thing not white hair sported by a client, the most diffi cult cases with the son and Eugene Pincham, a But before long, Genson was rested by FBI agents in Decem- to be given away for free — were a judge accused of corruption, most unpopular defendants.” former judge who gave up his grumbling that he was no longer ber and was booted from offi ce taken out of context. right aft er imploring jurors to His son’s dramatic touch was black robe to return to the tough in contact with the Sams, and Th ursday when a state Senate “Blagojevich is likely to say, “send this good man back to his on display at the Kelly trial. world of criminal defense. Th e on Jan. 23 he told reporters he impeachment trial ended with a as he has been saying, his words wife of 50 years and 23 grand- Samuel E. Adam pounded E. in Samuel E. Adam is Eugene intended to withdraw from the 59-0 vote against him. were taken out of context and children.” Th ey looked startled, his fi st, yelled, whispered and for both Pincham and Eugene V. case. Some are already question- politics is a tough business that but later acquitt ed him. pleaded with jurors to believe Debs, the left -wing labor leader “I never require a client to do ing the Adams’ legal strategy — frequently requires tough talk People who know him best his client was not the man they of a century ago who ran for what I say,” Genson said. “I do including their decision to let and a lot of bluster to achieve warn against taking the elder saw on the sex tape with an un- president on the Socialist ticket. require a client to listen to what Blagojevich go on a whirlwind your goals,” says defense att or- Adams for a lightweight. derage girl. “If there were a hall of fame I say.” New York media tour before his ney Michael Petro. “Anybody who would write “It ain’t him,” he whispered. for Chicago criminal defense Th e elder Adam said Genson “And if it ain’t him, you can’t lawyers, all three would be there,” might return to the case. Gen- convict.” says Michael Ett inger, an att or- son declined to discuss it on the Th e jurors’ verdict was not ney for the former governor’s record. Th ey have fought side by Offi cer who hit slain man on guilty, and Kelly grabbed the brother, Robert Blagojevich, side in some of Chicago’s big- heft y, 35-year-old Adam and who has not been charged with gest cases. BART says he was provoked

BART offi cer shown on has caused community outrage sor and that aggression needed leading to protests and arrests. to be stopped and with the least cell-phone video hitting Oscar Rapoport said Pirone, a amount of force,” Rapoport said. BART offi cer for four years, “My client stopped Grant from Grant before fatal shooting is now on paid leave. Pirone’s striking Marysol and continuing name surfaced last week aft er to strike him.” Associated Press another cell-phone video sur- Other offi cers, including faced, showing an offi cer hitt ing Mehserle, soon arrived. Pirone Grant as he stood against a wall told them that Grant and an- SAN FRA NCISCO — Th e on the Fruitvale station platform other man were under arrest for lawyer for a Bay Area transit in Oakland. resisting and obstructing an of- offi cer who struck an unarmed Rapoport said Pirone was fi cer, Rapoport said. eTh lawyer man who was later killed by an- the fi rst offi cer at the station that added that Grant was still con- other offi cer said his client was night aft er 911 reports of a fi ght frontational and stood up when provoked into using force. on a BART train. Pirone stopped Pirone pulled him down. Bay Area Rapid Transit po- Grant and four others who Moments later, Mehserle lice offi cer Tony Pirone was matched a police dispatcher’s fatally shot Grant. According identifi ed as hitt ing Oscar Grant description. Pirone ordered the to Mehserle’s att orney, Pirone in the head shortly before Grant group to the wall where his part- stated that Mehserle said “I’m was fatally shot early New Year’s ner, offi cer Marysol Domenici, going to taze him, I’m going to Day. His att orney, Bill Rapoport, was waiting, Rapoport said. taze him,” before fi ring his gun. said Grant provoked Pirone’s Grant and another man tried Mehserle’s att orney has ar- blow by trying to knee Pirone at to re-board the train, causing gued in court that his client least twice. Pirone to point his stun gun at thought he was using his stun Rapoport said he does not Grant through an open train gun, not his fi rearm. think his client will be charged. door, Rapoport said. Pirone Grant family att orney Bur- Th e att orney hired analysts to escorted Grant to the wall and ris, who has fi led a $25 million breakdown cell-phone video returned to the train, pulling a claim against BART, said Sun- showing Pirone striking Grant. fi ft h man out, Rapoport said. day that Pirone also should be He determined that Pirone used Pirone was handcuffi ng that prosecuted. “reasonable force” by using his fi ft h man, Rapoport said, when “Pirone overreacted. It was forearm — not fi st — when he heard shouting near his part- an unprovoked att ack,” Burris striking Grant. ner and saw three men, includ- said. “He should be prosecuted “Mr. Pirone has nothing to ing Grant, approach her as she for his over-aggressiveness by hide because he didn’t do any- tried to calm them down. Th at’s hitt ing Mr. Grant and holding thing wrong. He acted properly when Pirone hit Grant. him down, which led to the within procedure during an out “Oscar Grant was the aggres- shooting.“ of control situation with out of control people,” Rapoport said on Saturday. John Burris, the att orney for Grant’s family, said Rapoport’s assertion was “bogus,” and said Pirone’s unprovoked actions led to Grant’s killing. Last week BART announced that it is turning over its internal investigation of the incidents to an independent third party. Meanwhile, former BART offi cer Johannes Mehserle re- mains in jail on $3 million bail aft er pleading not guilty to the 22-year-old Grant’s murder. Th e shooting — fueled by cell- phone video of the incident — PAGE4 NEWS CAMPUS MONDAY,,, FEBRUARY 02, 2009 IMAGES

Eric Chynoveth (second from right), a sophomore aerospace engineering major, leads the “red thunder” rifl e team of the Air Force ROTC Program. Sophomores CARLOS A. MORENO / Spartan Daily Samuel Canty, a political science major, Michelar Abongan, an aerospace engineering major and Steven Cooney, a business major, follow Chynoveth while practicing near MacQuarrie Hall for the South California Invitational Drill Meet, a national rifl e competition, on Sunday afternoon. CANOE Concrete design a group effort, applying knowledge from class

SJSU students Greg Garrison, Mark Toung, Bryan Tam and Patrick Frawley Courtesy of Bernard Enrile work with the concrete mixtures.

Continued from page 1 as cementitious materials in is less dense than water, it will our concrete mixtures.” not sink, Cirinelli said. Floating is not only essen- According to junior civil tionals. If Nevada wins regionals tial in winning a canoe race, but engineering major Stephanie again, the second place spot will it is required. Th e canoe will be Chow, who is also the club’s also get to att end nationals. put through a fl otation test by paddling coach, one of the most Th e club members all con- judges prior to competing. Ac- rewarding parts of being on tribute to designing the con- cording to the rules and regula- the team is the experience that crete during the fall semester, tions of the National Concrete members gain. giving their own input of what they’ve learned in their engi- neering classes and what the “We’re taking materials ... that otherwise guidelines will allow. Th is year, the rules state that the concrete would have been thrown in the landfi ll.” mixture must be green, a task that Cirinelli said they have ANTHONY CIRINELLI mastered. senior civil engineering major “The concrete itself ... it’s the greenest concrete in the Canoe Competition, the canoe “I think that’s the most im- world, in my opinion,” he said. must fl oat horizontally at the portant thing about it. If you “We’re taking materials like surface within fi ve minutes of come out and work with con- byproducts of coal and steel being completely submerged. If crete canoe, it is a really good manufacturing that otherwise it fails, there will be a 25 point hands-on experience. You learn would have been thrown in the deduction to the fi nal product. a lot and you meet a lot of new landfill, and we’re reusing them Th is year, because the concrete people,” Chow said. A & E 5PAGE MONDAY,,, FEBRUARY 02, 2009 AAnnualnnual fi llmm ffestivalestival ssetet ttoo ttransformransform SSanan JJoseose

sionals and faculty during the a student fi lm club, that is very JULIANNE SHAPIRO summer of 2007. dynamic … and in the years Staff Writer “Generic Th riller” is a com- I’ve been in the department of edy writt en and directed by television, radio, fi lm and the- Independent fi lm lovers, screenwriting and fi lm history atre, the quality of our student artists and maverick thinkers: professor Scott Sublett . Th is fi lmmakers are great.” Cinequest is almost here. fi lm is about a young theater Th ere is also a fi lm that has Th e 2009 Cinequest Film professor who tries to write a a former Spartan on the big Festival, a 12-day event from thriller-inspired play but faces screen. Ruth Priest, an SJSU Feb. 25 to March 8, will show- problems when the characters alumna from 1974, is featured case more than 150 fi lms from want otherwise. Th ey want in “Raging Grannies.” Th is doc- around the globe. the writing to be a movie and umentary follows a group of Th e theme for this year’s a character study rather than a older women who protest and 19th festival is “Transform.” Ac- play. use street theater for causes cording to Cinequest’s Web site, Both of these movies were that they support. “We (Cinequest) invite you to produced by Spartan Film Stu- Priest was so passionate about transform your mind, body and dios. H.R. 508, a proposed bill in 2007 soul through six unique worlds which requires U.S. military dis- at this year’s festival.” Th ose cat- “We really hope engagement from Iraq, that she egories are: celebration, humor, almost went to jail for it. innovation, inspiration, love that everyone “He (Congressman Mike and provocation. Honda) ignored me for quite “We think these six really will join us in this a while so I thought ‘well, you Movie fans, fi lm makers and Cinequest organizers gathered in down- STEFAN ARMIJO / Spartan Daily encapsulate every emotion and know, I’m gonna have to take town San Jose Tuesday night for the launch party for the 19th journey because experience that people have at some drastic action to get his Annual Cinequest fi lm festival. The festival, which is screening 18 some point in their life,” said att ention’,” Priest said. “So all world premiers, begins Feb. 25. we already know Susie Mun, marketing manager the grannies got dressed up and for Cinequest. “It’s mind, body, we’re there.” we went to his offi ce and we soul. We want you to be stirred SUSIE MUN sang a lot of songs and then at THE SIX THEMES OF CINEQUEST 2009 in your soul to say, ‘hey, this has marketing manager for Cinequest fi ve o’ clock when they closed inspired me to want to be dif- the offi ce, I refused to leave and Celebration “Th e Th ird Dimension” - Pre- no wait, I like you, my brother is ferent, want to do something Two student short features they called the police, and I was vious experiments in 3-D mov- deaf, let’s ride a couch down the new and transform my life for are also part of the festival: arrested.” Opening Night features the ies have been gimmicky at best, street” love story. the bett er.’ So we really hope “Our Neighborhood,” writt en Although Priest didn’t go to world premiere of director El- but new 3-D fi lmmaking could that everyone will join us in and directed by Mason Wil- jail, she used her community lie Kanner’s romantic comedy, revolutionize theatre. Join indus- this journey because we already liams, and “Let Go,” writt en service at a senior center to “Wake,” starring Bijou Phillips, try leaders for a look at how the Provocation know we’re there.” and directed by Kathie Truong. help spread the word and raise Danny Masterson, Ian Somerh- third dimension brings exciting Not only are fi lmmakers Th ese fi lms were made in the awareness for her cause. Th is alder and Jane Seymour. opportunities for fi lm makers Th e North American pre- from around the world fea- advanced fi lmmaking class altercation with the police and and fans. miere of Lionel Baier’s “Another tured in this festival, but also taught by Ned Kopp, who also other footage of the “Grannies” Closing Night presents the Man” sensually depicts a fi lm the work of students and fac- helped produce “All About protesting everywhere from world premiere of Roger Ny- journalist’s lustful and sadistic af- ulty from SJSU. Dad” and “Generic Th riller.” Mountain View to San Francis- gard’s “Th e Nature of Existance.” Humor fair with a femme fatale. Movie “All About Dad,” writt en and “A lot of our fi lms have co can be seen in the fi lm. Nygard deft ly combines an in- buff s will pleasure clever cin- directed by SJSU student Mark been quite dynamic, not only Tickets and passes for the vestigative approach with his “An Evening of Film Comedy ematic references and powerful Tran, is a comedy-drama about with our student fi lms and Cinequest Film Festival can be trademark humor, to create a with Maverick Spirit Award Win- sexuality. a Vietnamese-American family. short fi lms but also we’ve had purchased at any Cinequest challenging, hilarious and spec- ner, Kevin Pollak” - Film star and More than 40 students documentaries,” said Ramon Film Festival box offi ce loca- tacular view of humanity, spot- beloved comedian, Pollack will Th e North American premiere worked on the fi lm and were Johnson, a theatre art graduate tion or online at the Cinequest lighting what it is that makes us perform specially craft ed fi lm- of Murilo Salles’ provocative mentored by industry profes- student. “We have a fi lm club, Web site. who we are — students, teachers oriented stand-up comedy at “Camilla Jam,” featuring a capti- and explorers of life. Cinequest followed by an inter- vating performance by Leandra view and award presentation. Leal as a jilted lover who seeks a Richard Ledes’ absorbing fi lm new means of fi nding love. noir “Th e Caller,” starring recent Oliver Irving’s “How to Be…” Academy Award® nominated starring the widely-popular and Frank Langella, Elliott Gould talented Robert Patt inson is a Inspiration and Laura Harring. true audience favorite, focusing on the coming-of-age story of a Based on the truly inspira- young man who hires a self-help tional story of a young African- Innovation - Forums author to move in with him and American man sent to an all- his parents to solve the source of white school where prejudice is “Th e Marriage of Television his problems. the enemy, Mark Young’s debut and the Internet” - Home en- “Th e Least Among You,” features tertainment systems remain the the incredible talents of Acad- preferred means for the major- Love emy Award-winning Louis Gos- ity of fi lm viewing; however, the sett , Jr., Lauren Holly, Golden Internet has made great strides in Th e world premiere of Oliver Globe and Emmy-nominated democratizing fi lm delivery, pro- Cukor’s “Blue Road,” the delicate William Devane. viding more choices, and making story of a romance ten years in it easier to browse, socialize, se- the making. Bestor Cram’s “Johnny Cash lect and view fi lms. at Folsom Prison,” reveals the Oliver Paulus’ glorious “Tan- impact Cash’s music had on the “Lights, Camera…P2” - Join doori Love,” which mixes music, inmates of Folsom Prison and an exciting visual and interac- love and food for a spicy and in- how his fi ght for prison reform tive presentation of the cameras, fectious concoction. had an everlasting eff ect on their production and post-production souls. workfl ows for this groundbreak- Th e world premiere of Burke ing way to make fi lms bett er, and Rhett Lewis’ “Billy was a faster and cheaper. Deaf Kid,” an “I hate your guts, Courtesy of Cinequest.org 6PAGE A & E MONDAY,,, FEBRUARY 02, 2009 TThehe uultimateltimate ccollegeollege ffood,ood, ccheapheap aandnd ddeliciouselicious

fi nd a banh mi sandwich nearby. $2.50 Vietnamese sandwiches ELIZABETH KANG Th ere are a few places that off er that make it worth the short Staff Writer them within a short walk from drive. EAT OF THE WEEK campus. Banh mi is a mouth-watering Philadelphia has the cheese One of the cheapest places byproduct of French infl uence in steak and New York City has the that sell banh mi is Dakao, lo- Vietnam. Th e sandwiches are on Reuben. Miami has the cubano cated on 98 E. San Salvador St. a baguett e made from wheat and and New Orleans has the Po’ Dakao sells a good variety of rice fl our, which gives it a nice Boy. San Diego has the torta and generously portioned banh mi crunch without being too dense. San Jose has…Subway? Th e fi llings usually include “Five dollar…fi ve dollar… Banh mi sand- roasted or barbecue pork, fi ve dollar footlooongs.” chicken, meatballs or tofu and a Before you start skipping, yet wiches are exciting, smearing of pate. Th e vegetable again, to your local sandwich exotic and spicy, condiments give the sandwich chain humming that ditt y, con- its characteristic tangy punch, sider trying a banh mi, San Jose’s the Megan Fox of thanks to pickled carrots and dai- unoffi cial offi cial sandwich. kon radish, onion, cilantro and By all standards, banh mi sandwiches. jalapenos. Finally, the sandwich sandwiches are the ultimate col- is dressed with a mayo-inspired lege food. Th ey are cheap, most for $2.25. spread and sometimes soy sauce. selling at about $2. Th ey are good Lee’s Sandwiches, located on Banh mi sandwiches are ex- at cold or room temperature, and 260 E. Santa Clara St., is a popu- citing, exotic and spicy, the Me- hold up if you stash them in your lar spot to grab a quick banh mi gan Fox of sandwiches. Sure, backpack for two classes. lunch for around $2.75. your usual turkey sandwich is Banh Mi Most importantly, these sand- Another good option is OK, comforting and reliable. But wiches are delicious. Huong Lan Sandwich, located isn’t it time to ditch Reese With- DAKAO Given San Jose’s vibrant Viet- on 1655 Tully Rd. Huong Lan erspoon on wheat and try some- namese culture, it isn’t hard to sells delicious and authentic thing new? ELIZABETH KANG / Spartan Daily 98 E. SAN SALVADOR Stand-up show brings well-known comedians to SJSU mind poking fun of himself, say- er, held his own. with doing or saying anything was discovered when att end- side-splitt ing impression of the ELIZABETH KANG ing that if a girl is interested in He jokingly commented on because he’s “so cute.” Wil- ing a live Carlos Mencia com- macho, stereotypical Italian, Staff Writer him, something must be wrong the small turnout for the show. liams doesn’t want people to edy show. Mencia made a joke cracking jokes about his East- with her. “Th e economy is bad, people feel sorry for him because when about dwarfs and then noticed Coast Italian-American friends “You can tell by looking at me Like from “Th e Wizard of are losing money. Look at the people mess with him, he said, Williams in the audience when and family. that I still live with my parents.” Oz,” he said, either she’s miss- auditorium tonight!” he said. that means he gets to mess with no one around him was laugh- To really appreciate Ernst’s Self-depreciating, raunchy, ing a heart, a brain, or “she’s Panett a said one knows it’s them right back. ing. Mencia invited Williams humor, one has got to see him honest and raw, Sammy Obeid from Kansas.” a bad economy when “the best And mess he did. Every race onstage to tell a few jokes and live. He uses the whole stage to opened a hilarious night of stand- Campbell resident Jim Pa- investment you could make is and group, including the men- was impressed with his deliv- tell his jokes and even uses the up comedy for a group of about nett a, the CEO and founder gett ing molested by a priest.” tally retarded, got a jab from ery. He has opened for Mencia mic as a prop. Ernst’s jokes were 45 people on Friday night at the of Clownshoe Entertainment, Headliner Brad Williams, him. He welcomes the com- ever since. dead-on relatable and unlike Morris Dailey Auditorium. organized the night of comedy who is a regular on Carlos Men- ments as long as one doesn’t Th e last comic to take the some other comedians, were Obeid, who was raised in Fre- featuring headliners Brad Wil- cia’s television show “Mind of mistake him for Jackass’s Wee- stage was talented Italian- not mean-spirited. Th e Jersey- mont and graduated from UC liams and Bret Ernst. Panett a, Mencia,” was especially funny, Man. “I am not Wee-Man for American comic Bret Ernst, born comedian told hilarious Berkeley with a degree in prob- who said he was a high school using physical humor to illus- the love of God!” He exasperat- from “Vince Vaughn’s Wild and amusing stories about his ability theory, now teaches ju- dropout, was the second co- trate his jokes. Williams was edly yelled. West Comedy Show.” Ernst, childhood, friends and experi- nior high students and performs median to take the stage Friday born with dwarfi sm, and said According to an article in who has also appeared in ences waiting tables at corpo- stand-up comedy. He doesn’t night and, although a newcom- he can prett y much get away Metro Silicon Valley, Williams Showtime’s “Weeds,” did a rate restaurant chains.

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www.spartandailyphoto.wordpress.com A & E 7PAGE MONDAY,,, FEBRUARY 02, 2009 Community Rebirth: Art and music event celebrates its one year anniversary

Several attendees of Community Rebirth enjoyed cans of Blue Ribbon while browsing the art and listening to the musical STEFAN ARMIJO / Spartan Daily acts performing on the stage of VooDoo Lounge on Thursday night.

W. Bush vulgarly exclaiming his musicians as “Kayj.” could tell that there was some- the Th ursday night bash being a are happy to contribute to the HARVEY RAÑOLA relief that his tenure as president Th e event, held every fourth thing missing,” Kjolhaug said. “I special celebration, the Commu- success of the night’s events. Staff Writer has run its course. Tuesday of the month, has grown don’t think there are any of us art- nity Rebirth organizers decided “People need this kind of to become more than just an art- ists in here that have been doing to showcase four musical acts in- stuff ,” Golkar said. “Th is is pro- Art and music fans packed “I was like, hey, we ist showcase over the past year. it for the last year that wouldn’t stead of the usual one. moting something extremely San Jose’s VooDoo Lounge last Last year in November, Commu- rather it be like this as opposed “Th ey’re all similar, ambient positive, and I think, especially week to celebrate a renaissance need more people nity Rebirth added a live band to to how it was before.” kind of rock,” Fedorovich said. at this time, this is what the in local art, or more appropri- each event, and Garrison said the Fedorovich said it was his idea “Kayj and I stepped it up a notch world needs.” ately, a “rebirth.” in here and I said, addition has made a signifi cant to add live music to the event. with the bands.” Steven Scheper, a friend of Fe- Th ursday night marked one ‘Why don’t we get impact on att endance. “First (Garrison) said origi- Th e appropriately named Am- dorovich and Garrison, has been year of operation for Commu- “When we were doing it with nally this was more for the DJs bience, a four-piece atmospheric helping with the events since nity Rebirth, a monthly art and bands?’” just art it got boring,” Garrison and artists,” Fedorovich said. “I rock band from San Jose, was one July, and he sees Th ursday night’s music show organized by Chad said. “I feel like it wasn’t enough.” was like, hey, we need more peo- of the bands who took the stage event as an indication of Com- Fedorovich and Catherine Gar- “People got bored of coming in ple here and I said, ‘Why don’t during the celebration. Th eir munity Rebirth’s steady growth rison, two friends who wanted to CHAD FEDOROVICH and seeing people paint, even we get bands?’ Th eir fans will music was an interesting blend as a fi xture of the local art scene. share their love for art with the Community Rebirth Organizer though I think it’s amazing any- come, more people will come see of Spanish and Middle Eastern “I see it going a lot bigger rest of the community. way,” she said. the art, and the combination of instrumentation with a dense than the way it is now, in a bigger Th e works on display covered “The whole idea is that Artist Mike Kjolhaug is a reg- the two will bring a lot of people space-rock foundation that is area, a bigger space, with more a wide range of visual art, includ- we’re creating a space for local ular contributor to the event, and here.” infl uenced by fellow South Bay people and diff erent types of ing photos of models decked out artists to get together and get he agreed that the artist showcase Fedorovich was right on the stalwarts, Dredg. art,” Scheper said. “I see it may in Bett y Page-esque ’50s fashion, down,” said Garrison, who is needed an extra kick. money if Th ursday night’s att en- Bass player Kayhan Golkar be doubling and possibly tri- and a painted effi gy of George better known to the artists and “To be in a club sett ing, you dance was any indication. With said he and the rest of his band pling in the next year.”

Local artist Mike Kjolhaug puts the fi nal touches on a teddy bear STEFAN ARMIJO / Spartan Daily painting during a live art show for Community Rebirth at the Voodoo Lounge in Downtown San Jose on Thursday night.

The Whiskey Avengers, a local ska/reggae/punk band, rock the STEFAN ARMIJO / Spartan Daily scene at the Community Rebirth as crowds move to the rhythm of the beat of the music. 8PAGE SPORTS MONDAY,,, FEBRUARY 02, 2009 HOCKEY Spartan hockey team’s third period push pulls them past UC Davis said. “I’ve been out for about two SCOTT REYBURN years so I’m glad the coach gave Staff Writer me the opportunity to get out there and skate hard, but I really Aft er a tie on Th ursday and a owe it to my line mates and the loss on Friday, the Spartans es- defense when we’re out there. caped with a 5-3 win against UC Th ey gave me the puck a lot and Davis aft er blowing a two-goal were really there to pass and really lead Saturday night at Sharks Ice. supportive of my style of play.” Wing Andy Dickerson said he With fi ve minutes left in the was not pleased with the victory fi rst period, Davis’ goalie made Saturday night. multiple saves to keep the score “Th at was probably the worst at 1-0. But moments later, James game I’ve ever been a part of,” skated into the Aggies’ zone, left he said. “We played horrible and the puck at the top of the zone I wish I could say more about it, for Kyle Dutra who shot the puck positive about it, but we really glove side and scored. need to pick it up right now. “Jami is new to the team this “We played really well last semester,” Dickerson said. “He night and we expected a lot more did really well tonight and he has of ourselves.” been picking it up of late.” Th e fi rst few minutes of the In the second period, SJSU game started well for the Spar- had a costly mistake at the top of tans, dominating play in the Ag- Davis’ zone when a pass was inter- gies’ zone. Momentum quickly cepted by Aggie Patrick Langham, shift ed to Davis when they got and scored on a break away goal their fi rst sustained pressure with to bring the score to 2-1. a few shots on net thanks to a pen- “Today was kind of ugly win, Steven Stichler fi res a shot against UC Davis at Sharks Ice in San Jose. ANDREW VILLA / Spartan Daily alty taken by Spartan defenseman to tell you the truth,” said wing Mike Bodulow. Mickey Rhodes. went into the Spartans’ zone and with a power-play goal to break with less than two minutes to go. season approaching, the Spar- Later in the fi rst, aft er a chance Th e Spartans added to their center Greg DePalma scored to the tie. But Davis had an opportu- “Going into the third, tied, was tans are looking toward their by the Aggies with a shot cross- lead with a power-play goal by tie the game at 3-3. Aft er blowing nity to respond two minutes later just kind of a surprise to most of playoff chances. ing the Spartans’ goal crease, wing defenseman Jeff Sawhill, with an the lead, the Spartans came out in when Spartan penalties led to a us,” Rhodes said. “But some of the “Th e ranks came out, we’re Jami James gave the Spartans their assist from James. With less than the third period controlling play, fi ve-on-three for the Aggies. guys who didn’t usually get to play eighth in the west right now fi rst goal of the night and the fi rst two minutes left in the period, Da- thanks to a Davis penalty. Th e Spartans killed off the stepped it up, like guys like Tom- and we only have basically three point of a fi ve-point performance vis’ Langham scored another goal “We did come together in the penalties and buckled down for my Reed, guys like Jeff Kuncaitis and a half weeks to get ready by James. to bring the Spartans lead down third period which is always nice the remainder of the game later played awesomely, they really for playoff s.” Dickerson said. “It was great. I felt my legs to one. Six seconds later, aft er a to see,” Rhodes said. adding one open net goal when stood out.” “If we play like that we’re not much bett er than before,” James face-off at center ice, the Aggies James scored his fourth point the Aggies pulled their goalie With the end of the regular going anywhere.” Steelers The SJSU men’s basketball team goes 1-1 during weekend road trip STAFF REPORT with under a minute to go, but aft er sophomore guard Adrian Th e stat that the Spartans had the fi eld. win sixth Jamel Guyton hit a 3-pointer to Oliver missed a free throw, but the edge in was shooting per- Th e Spartans made 56.6 per- Th e SJSU men’s basketball get La. Tech within two. Magnum Rolle missed the shot centage. Th e Spartans made 42.1 cent of their shots on Th ursday Super Bowl team split a pair of road games Sophomore guard Justin Gra- in the fi nal seconds. percent of their shots compared in the fi rst half, but went into the over the weekend, losing 89-81 ham got to the free-throw line on La. Tech had four more re- with La. Tech’s 37.5 percent from locker room trailing by fi ve. Th ursday night to New Mexico the Spartans’ next possession to bounds, blocked eight more the fl oor. In the second half, SJSU could State and winning 53-51 against increase the Spartans’ lead to 53- shots and turned the ball over six Kyle Gibson, the Bulldog’s not keep up the high shooting Associated Press Louisiana Tech on Saturday. Th e 49. Th e Bulldogs found them- less times than SJSU, but could leading scorer for the season, percentage and shot 40 percent Spartans had a fi ve-point lead selves in position to tie the game not pull away with the victory. missed all 13 of his shots from from the fi eld.

TAMPA, Fla. — Th eir Steel Cur- tain shredded, Ben Roethlisberger and the Pitt sburgh off ense ended a Super Bowl of incredible swings with a fi nal-minute touchdown for a historic victory. Santonio Holmes made a bril- liant 6-yard catch deep in the right corner of the end zone with 35 seconds remaining Sunday night, lift ing the Steelers to a record-set- ting sixth Super Bowl win, 27-23 over the Arizona Cardinals. It was one of the most thrilling fi nishes to the NFL title game, certainly equaling last year’s upset by the New York Giants that ended with Plaxico Burress’ TD catch — with 35 seconds left , too. Th e Steelers (15-4), winning their second Super Bowl in four seasons, led 20-7 in the fourth quarter, only to see Kurt Warner and the Cardinals stage a remark- able rally to go in front 23-20 with 2:37 remaining. Warner hit All-Pro receiver Larry Fitzgerald in stride for a 64- yard touchdown with 2:37 left . Already owning a slew of post- season receiving marks this year, Fitzgerald sped down the middle of the fi eld, watching himself outrun the Steelers on the huge video screen. Fitzgerald could only watch from the sideline as Roethlis- berger engineered a 78-yard drive to win it. Holmes was selected the game’s MVP. “Great players step up in big- time games to make plays,” Holm- es said. “I kind of lost a litt le com- posure, you know, but I knew our defense would give us a chance to make it back.” Th e stunning swings overshad- owed James Harrison’s record 100-yard interception return for a touchdown to end the fi rst half. Th at looked like the signature play until the fi nal quarter, when both teams shook off apparent knock- out punches to throw haymakers of their own. Big Ben and Holmes struck the last blow. When Warner fumbled in the fi nal seconds, the Cardinals’ dream of winning their fi rst NFL crown since 1947 were gone. SPORTSSO S9PAGE MONDAY,,, FEBRUARY 02, 2009

Senior Lauren Mar prepares to make a kick-turn during the 200-yard backstroke. WILLIAM COOLEY / Spartan Daily SWIMMING & DIVING

SSpartanspartans sswimwim ppastast WWolfolf PPackack Freshman Jessica Holden releases WILLIAM COOLEY / Spartan Daily a pike prior to entering the water during the one-meter dive.

BRETT GIFFORD way,” said head coach Sage Hop- where we’ve lost by one point (to in an unbelievable way. Without Despite a palpable rivalry be- Sports Guide Staff Writer kins. “Meghan McCurley swam a Nevada), and where we’ve tied question, it was our fi nest perfor- tween the Spartans and the Wolf 50.3 on the end of that relay, go- them. It was a great feeling to fi - mance of any competition since Pack, both teams agree that it has Gymnastics Th e SJSU women’s swimming ing out in 22.8, one of the fastest nally pull off a win.” I’ve been here.” been a friendly rivalry. Sac St. Fri 7:00 Spartan gym and diving team beat the Nevada relay swims in school history.” Sophomore Jo Th ibodaux “Th ere is a lot of team cama- Hockey Wolf Pack in a dual meet on Sat- Sophomore Julia Koch, junior took third place on the three-me- raderie among our group and “Without question, UCLA Fri 7:15 Sharks Ice urday with a fi nal score of 170.5- Erin Garcia and freshman Kristin ter diving board, scoring a career- among their group,” said Nevada USC Sat 8:00 Sharks Ice 129.5. Yamaguchi further bolstered the high 266.78, with freshman team- it was our fi nest head coach Mike Richmond. USC Sun 7:00 Sharks Ice Th e team started off strong, team’s confi dence by sweeping mate Jessica Holden taking sixth “When the two teams get togeth- Men Basketball with senior Lauren Mar and Nevada for fi rst through third with a score of 236.40. performance of any er, they’re just friends.” Boise St. Sat 7:00 Event Center sophomores Caitlin Macky, places in the 200-yard freestyle, Holden took third on the one- competition since Next Saturday, senior day, the Rudie Guerrero and Meghan Mc- the third swimming event of the meter board with a score of 236.18 Spartans face off against Fresno Swimming Curley taking the victory in the day. Later, the Spartans swept and Th ibodaux took fourth with I’ve been here.” State at home, the last dual meet of Fresno St. Sun 12:00 Swim Center 400-yard medley relay, despite Nevada in the 100-yard freestyle 233.18. the regular season and fi nal home Water Polo the absence of freshman Heather event, with McCurley, Garcia, Saturday’s win put the team’s SAGE HOPKINS competition for four seniors. Hawaii Wed 4:00 Swim Center Denman who was out because of sophomores Daphne Yeung and dual-meet record at 15 straight. SJSU swim and Dive head coach “It’s a bitt ersweet kind of deal,” Women’s Basketball an illness. Julie Wynn taking the top four “We talked about this meet a Mar said of her upcoming fi nal “Th at was a relay that on paper, positions. lot over the last few weeks,” Hop- Th e Spartans defeated Nevada home competition. “I’m look- Fresno St. Sun 7:00 Event Center they were much stronger with us “Th e girls did a great job today,” kins said. “Going into it short- earlier this season, 127-115, at ing forward to it, but at the same Tennis having Denman sitt ing the meet said senior tri-captain Tarolyn handed, on paper we were the the Western Athletic Conference time, just thinking about it makes UC SC Wed 2:00 SJSU out, and we stepped up in a huge Robertson. “I’ve been at this pool underdogs. Th e team stepped up Shootout in Las Cruces, N.M. me want to cry.” 10PAGE0 NEWS MONDAY,,, FEBRUARY 02, 2009 SStrainedtrained rrelationselations bbetweenetween NNorthorth First Hispanic leader aandnd SSouthouth KKoreaorea mmayay lleadead ttoo wwarar of university system has tough road ahead a year ago in Seoul, pledging government of preparing to until the North is ready for talks Tensions high after end to take a harder line on the stage a war, which South Ko- in good faith. of peace agreements North. Tension heightened Fri- rea denies. Earlier this month, A South Korean Defense graduate in the top 10 percent day when the North said it was the North’s military declared Ministry offi cial said Sunday Associated Press of their high school class. ditching a nonaggression pact it adopted an “all-out confron- that the country’s navy remains UT wants the policy relaxed Associated Press and all other peace accords with tational posture” to defeat any on alert along the western sea AUSTIN, Texas — A Mex- so it can have more say about South Korea. southern aggression. border. Th e offi cial — speaking ican-American pediatric sur- who gets in the door. At UT- SEOUL, South Korea — Th e tension may lead to “an In its Friday statement, the on condition of anonymity cit- geon will become the nation’s Austin, more than 80 percent North Korea warned Sunday unavoidable military confl ict North said it would no longer ing department policy — said fi rst Hispanic to preside over a of the Texas freshmen gained that South Korea’s confronta- and a war,” North Korea’s main respect a disputed sea border the ministry has not detected major university system when admission though the top 10 tional policies may trigger a war Rodong Sinmun newspaper said with the South on the west of any unusual movements of the Dr. Francisco Cigarroa takes percent provision. on the divided peninsula, a mes- in a commentary carried Sunday the peninsula, raising the pros- North Korean military. the helm at the University of Cigarroa said the system sage coming two days aft er the by the country’s offi cial Korean pect for a new armed clash in Th e two Koreas technically Texas System, which faces fi - could keep or even increase communist country vowed to Central News Agency. the area — already the scene of remain at war because their nancial woes and complaints diversity in the student body abandon all peace agreements “Th e policy of confrontation” bloody naval skirmishes in 1999 three-year confl ict ended in about diversity. even if the top 10 percent law is with its southern neighbor. by the South Korean govern- and 2002. 1953 with a truce, not a peace Cigarroa, a 51-year-old pe- modifi ed or eliminated. Relations between the two ment is “the very source of mili- President Lee sought to treaty. Th e peninsula remains di- diatric transplant surgeon from “I think we can fi nd an ap- Koreas have been strained since tary confl icts and war” between downplay the statement and vided by a heavily fortifi ed bor- Laredo, looks at his new job propriate balance where uni- conservative President Lee the Koreas, it said. called it “not unusual.” He indi- der, with tens of thousands of as the system’s new chancellor versities not only look at the Myung-bak took offi ce nearly Th e North has accused Lee’s cated his government will wait troops stationed on both sides. starting Monday as an oppor- top 10 percent, but they also tunity to exceed expectations. look at those wonderfully “Challenges really don’t dis- competitive students who suade me from pursuing im- may have not made the top portant opportunities,” Cigar- 10 percent but have done IIraqiraqi electionselections showshow gainsgains fforor ssecularecular roa told Th e Associated Press. something incredibly special,” “If you’re an optimist, you see Cigarroa said. opportunities, and that’s the Cigarroa also must deal with pparties,arties, aalliesllies ooff pprimerime mministerinister aal-Malikil-Maliki way I’ve been brought up.” the future of University of Tex- Cigarroa, as the chief execu- as Medical Branch in Galves- tive offi cer of the UT System, ton, which suff ered $1 billion postelection interviews — was in Iraqi politics as a junior part- Al-Maliki — with appar- will help administer an $11.5 in damage from Hurricane Ike. Offi cial results still not that the eventual results would ner in the government that had ent litt le advance coordination billion operating budget and Cigarroa said revitalizing the posted, but projections punish religious-leaning factions near seamless political control with the U.S. military — struck preside over 15 campuses with facility would be a top priority such as the Supreme Council in the Shiite south. back. more than 194,000 students. but he couldn’t say what its “ap- show losses for that are blamed for stoking Some forecasts point to An off ensive broke the mi- He faces complaints about propriate size” would be. Iraq’s Shiite party sectarian violence, and reward widespread losses for the party litia control in Basra and else- soaring tuition costs, a growing One of nine children born secular parties seen capable of across the main Shiite provinces. where in the south. His reputa- batt le over admissions policies to a doctor and a disciplinar- holding Iraq’s relative calm. Th e blows could include embar- tion turned around. and a hurricane-ravaged medi- ian mother in Laredo, Cigarroa Associated Press Th e outcome of the provin- rassing stumbles in the key city And many voters appeared cal school and health center in recalls a childhood fi lled with cial races will not directly eff ect of Basra and the spiritual center happy to reward his political Galveston. trips to his grandparents across BAGHDAD — Th e big- Iraq’s national policies or its of Najaf — hailed as the future backers in the elections for seats To address those issues, the the border in Nuevo Laredo, gest Shiite party in Iraq balance between Washington’s capital in the Supreme Council’s on provincial councils, which outgoing president of the UT Mexico. He frequently visits his once appeared to hold all the global power and Iran’s region- dreams for an autonomous Shi- carry signifi cant clout with au- Health Sciences Center in San mother-in-law there. political sway: control of the al muscle. But Shiite political ite enclave. thority over local business con- Antonio will have to enter an Th e Yale graduate received heartland, the backing of infl u- trends are critically important In their place, the big election tracts, jobs and local security arena far dicier than medicine: his medical degree, with highest ential clerics and a foot in the in Iraq, where majority Shiites winners appear to be allies of forces. politics. Th e state Legislature honors, from UT Southwestern government with ambitions to now hold sway aft er the fall of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, “Al-Maliki ended the mili- granted school offi cials the pow- Medical Center in Dallas. His take full control. Saddam Hussein’s Sunni-domi- according to projections and tiamen’s reign of terror,” said er to raise tuition rates in 2003, surgical prowess has earned But the days of wide-open nated regime. interviews with political fi gures Faisal Hamadi, 58, aft er voting but has been pressuring the him the nickname “manos de horizons could be soon end- “Th ere is a backlash from who spoke on condition of ano- in Basra. “For this he deserves school system to stop increases. oro,” or “golden hands.” ing for the Supreme Islamic Iraqis against sectarian and re- nymity because offi cial results our vote.” Cigarroa has refused to State Sen. Judith Zaffi rini, Iraqi Council, and replaced by ligious politics,” said Mustafa are not posted. The Supreme Council, specify his views on tuition D-Laredo, a longtime family important shift s that could be al-Ani, an Iraqi political analyst It’s a vivid lesson in Iraq’s meanwhile, appeared to stagger restraints but said school UT friend, called Cigarroa a “true welcomed in Washington and based in Dubai, United Arab fl uid politics. under the weight of negative officials and legislators have renaissance man” who repre- scorned in Tehran. Emirates. A year ago, al-Maliki looked baggage. to work together to resolve sented the changing demo- The signs began to take Although offi cial results from to be sinking. Shiite militiamen It was accused of failing to the issue. graphics of Texas. shape Sunday with hints of the Saturday’s provincial elections ruled cities such as Basra and deliver improvements to public He’s more passionate about “Imagine the kind of role voter mood from provincial are likely still days away, the ear- parts of Baghdad and rockets were services in the south. Also, its the prospect of changing admis- model he’ll be for young stu- elections. ly outlines are humbling for Th e pouring into the protected Green deep ties to Iran began to rub sions policies, which currently dents,” she said. “Imagine how Th e broad message — built Supreme Council. Th e group Zone, which includes the U.S. against Iraqis’ nationalist senti- dictate automatic entry to state many parents will look at him on Iraqi media projections and had been considered a linchpin Embassy and Iraq’s parliament. ments. universities for students who proudly.” Classifieds

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It’s a problem using “greener” cars. auto industry will be in even for which that nobody seems to As people all start to drive hy- more trouble than it is now. have an answer. brid and full-electric cars, Ameri- How can United States auto In the past, other countries cans are going to have to rely even manufacturers compete when all did not have the ability to com- more on foreign manufacturers the electric motors and batt eries pete with the manufacturing to build these cars. Take for ex- are made overseas? giant that was the United States. MICHAEL LE ROY ample the electric motors used Th ey probably can’t. Taking Th ings have changed and now. Staff Writer in hybrid and full-electric cars. out an American-made engine Th ere is real competition in the Neodymium is used to make the block and replacing it with a Chi- global marketplace. People are California lawmakers are magnets in electric motors. Ac- nese electric motor and Korean willing and able to do the job for pushing for an Environmental cording to a recent Motor Trend batt eries is not the best solution far less money than American Protection Agency waiver that magazine article, 95 percent of because the United States is al- workers, and companies are tak- will allow the state to set stricter the world’s neodymium comes ready rapidly losing its manufac- ing advantage. vehicle emission standards. from China. turing jobs. Th e government needs to fi nd Th is waiver was blocked by Th e Chevrolet Volt, which Th e problem is not just with a way to bring manufacturing jobs the Bush administration for the will be one of the fi rst plug-in hy- car manufacturing. We are ad- back to the United States. Amer- past seven years, but, according brids and can run completely on dicted to cheap imports even at ica can’t be a nation that makes to a Los Angeles Times article, batt ery power, will use batt eries a cost to Americans’ manufactur- nothing and expects to survive. President Obama is backing the made in South Korea. ing jobs. According to a CNN If drastic changes are not waiver. Tesla Motors, which manu- article, the United States lost made soon, the average worker This is good news for our factures high-performance elec- 149,000 manufacturing jobs in will be driving a Japanese car highly-populated, smog-filled tric cars, should just call itself 2008. Th e problem is only going that uses a Chinese motor and state. California has always been Outsourcing Motors. According to get worse as we hold business- Korean batt eries to their Wal- one of the most aggressive states to an NPR online article, the Te- es more accountable for their Mart jobs, selling Chinese-made in trying to improve automobile sla Roadster’s body is made in carbon footprint. electronics and clothing. emissions. Europe and its batt eries are made Where do you think a compa- We can all pat ourselves on in Asia. ny is going to build its manufac- Michael Le Roy is a Spartan the back for trying to be more Unless the trend of relying on turing plant? Is it California that Daily staff writer. earth friendly, but I worry about foreign manufacturers to pro- has strict environmental laws, or CARTY SEWILL / Spartan Daily PPredictingredicting tthehe ppoliticalolitical ttopographyopography TThehe bbongong hhitit hheardeard ward the end of the interview. she said. “He wasn’t ignoring not really talking about the aaroundround tthehe wworldorld “I’m just a geography pro- the people that really were issues and the problems, and handles Phelps’s publicity. Th ese fessor.” the ones who could get him completely unable to separate included him becoming a col- I told her that I welcomed a elected.” himself from George Bush. umnist for the publication for diff erent perspective. I asked her to respond to I couldn’t see us going any- three years, hosting events for She currently teaches Ge- the most common knock on where than deeper into a hole. them and gett ing his sponsors to ography 112: Nations, Cul- Obama, his lack of experience. He never came off to me as advertise in the paper, according tures and Territorial Disputes; “What experience could someone who could tackle all to the story writt en by Georgina DAVID ZUGNONI Geography 121: Population possibly make you qualifi ed the problems that we have.” Dickinson. Senior Staff Writer and Global Change; and Ge- to run a nation as big as this? She said there was a period JON XAVIER Within hours, Phelps released ography 135: Qualitative Re- Th ere isn’t any,” she said. “Even aft er Obama became the Dem- The X-File the above statement apologiz- Let’s go back to the Spring search Methods. I took her in business, sometimes the new ocratic candidate that he was ing for his actions to the Associ- 2007 semester. 112 class, and short of a couple person with fresh ideas, who failing to respond to att acks on “I engaged in behavior which ated Press. As of Sunday evening, Th e upcoming presidential map quizzes, it felt like a politi- has no experience in whatever him, but she eventually saw it was regrett able and demon- there was no word of his spon- election, already being called cal science class to me. fi eld it is, is the best person as a good thing. strated bad judgment,” the quote sors dropping him like bad acid, one of the most important When asked to sum up for that job. Experience is not “My feeling that he would goes. “I acted in a youthful and but you have to think this might ever, was missing its cast of in her own words what she always the answer to every- win really didn’t waver, but inappropriate way, not in a man- be a boon for the junk food com- characters. Names started to teaches about, she said, “I thing. ... I think that’s his big I kept thinking, ‘Say some- ner that people have come to ex- panies at least. be thrown around, but it was teach about what’s going on in advantage, that he knows what thing,’” she said. “But aft er a pect from me. For this, I am sorry. I think this whole episode re- quite unclear who was running the world today and why we he doesn’t know. He looks to while, I came to the realiza- I promise my fans and the public fl ects poorly on someone. and who could still be hanging need to know about it and why other people to talk things out tion that that’s just an exam- — it will not happen again.” And it isn’t Phelps. in there in November 2008. we should care.” with. ple of the fact that he’s a very Who said that? It’s the sponsors who buy not It was a time when a portion of She remembered being “How is a 72-year-old go- thoughtful person. He doesn’t Was it the short-sighted the image of a man, but the im- students here may have heard impressed by Obama when ing to know what you need or make decisions without really greedheads behind the econom- age of a hyper-idealized every- of Barack Obama or seen him she saw him at a conference what you care about? Th ere’s thinking about them.” ic meltdown, taking a break from man. It’s the fans who are duped on TV a couple times, but few shortly before making her a generational issue. Younger She elaborated in an e-mail panhandling for government by such creations. It’s everyone knew all that much about him. prediction. people are voting. Younger she sent to me aft er our in- bailouts long enough to admit who acts shocked and appalled And here was my professor, “I believed that he would people are involved. Experi- terview, writing, “One of the that the whole thing was their at behavior that wouldn’t raise Kathryn Davis, telling her class win before I actually was sup- ence in what, living longer? things I like about Obama, fault in the fi rst place? eyebrows at any party they’ve she thought Obama would win porting him, partly because I don’t think that makes a and always have, is that he is Was it embatt led ex-governor ever att ended, simply because the election, about a year and I don’t think this country is diff erence.” not afraid of the possibility of and walking example of cogni- it’s being performed by someone a half before anybody would ready for a woman to be presi- When Davis predicted an failure. Th at is real strength. tive dissonance Rod Blagojevich they’ve seen on “Good Morning know for sure. She sounded dent,” she said. “I thought Obama victory, she said a Avoiding change or action be- fi nally taking a litt le personal America.” prett y certain. (Hillary Clinton) was a much Democratic candidate would cause of being afraid to fail is responsibility? And yes, what Phelps did was And it stuck in my head. longer shot than she seemed have a distinct advantage over a something too many people What could warrant such a irresponsible. And yes, it sets a I practically used Professor at the primaries. Historically, Republican in the waning days get caught up in. He’ll be a heartfelt and stirring apology? poor example “for the children,” Davis’s prediction as reassur- it just didn’t seem like that was of the Bush administration, strong leader because he’s will- Smoking that sweet, sweet who invariably get brought up at ance once I felt, as she did, that going to happen. But then, the which has garnered some of ing to make tough decisions chiba, apparently. Th e culprit? times like this. But does he really Obama was the best choice more that I got to know about the lowest approval ratings in knowing that some things Eight-time Olympic gold medal deserve to be pilloried in a world out of anybody who could him, the more I wanted him to history. might not work. I think he will winner and all-American boy where governors sell Senate seats conceivably be elected. be the candidate.” “(George W. Bush) had always have a backup plan.” Michael Phelps. and CEOs ride multimillion- So, I caught up with her re- She later clarifi ed that done so much damage to the I concluded our interview by Phelps seems to have more dollar jets to Washington to beg cently to ask her how she made she feels the country is Republican Party that they asking her if she thinks Obama than enough time in his busy Congress for money? that prediction, and then asked not ready to elect a wom- would really have had to come will get himself a second term. training regime to party, accord- Michael Phelps swims fast. her about a bunch of other an president, not that a up with somebody very dy- She took a breath, glanced ing to a story printed Sunday in What about that makes us ex- aspects of the election. I fi g- woman couldn’t do the job. namic, and they didn’t have toward the ceiling in her offi ce, the News of the World. Th e Brit- pect a saint? Maybe it’s time we ured that since I’m living in a She said Obama’s att ention to that,” she said. and said, “Absolutely.” ish tabloid ran a photo of Phelps accept that moving very quickly historic time, it’s best to try to young voters was what made What? John McCain not We’ll see if she goes two for at a college party, apparently mid- through the water doesn’t grant understand it with the help of him stand out from his com- dynamic? You kidding me? two. toke on a water pipe with festive, one the ability to walk upon it. somebody who knows about petition. “I think McCain’s a nice puff paint lett ering on the side. this stuff . “He seemed to be address- guy,” she said, “but it was the David Zugnoni is a Spartan Th ey did this despite an im- Jon Xavier is the Spartan “You know I’m not a politi- ing an entire group of people same old politics as usual — Daily senior staff writer. pressive litany of disincentives Daily online editor. The X-File cal scientist, right?” she said to- that politicians don’t talk to,” bashing the other person and off ered to them by the market- appears every other Monday. ing company Octagon, which Spartan Daily

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