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Tuesday, May 11, 2010 www.news.sjsu.edu Volumel 134, Issue 51 Intel Science and Engineering Fair kicks off

Salman Haqqi & robotics. Marlon Maloney According to Intel Corp., Staff Writers the fi nalists were picked from 539 affi liated fairs from Students from schools in around the world. more than 50 different coun- Samir Devalaraja, a fi nal- tries came to SJSU for the 61st ist from Maryland, said his Intel International Science research focused on combat- and Engineering Fair, accord- ing obesity and diabetes at the ing to Intel Corp. molecular level, calling it the The week-long fair, ad- epidemic of this generation. ministered by the Society for “I showed that this mole- Science and the Public, will cule, SMAD3, which previous- be held from ly is known to May 9 to May play potent 15. Th ey are our roles in nu- Accord- merous can- ing to Intel“ future scientists cers, also pro- Corp., 1,611 tects against high school and engineers ... obesity and students diabetes,” he Faye Briggs SJSU’s Formula Hybrid car competes at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway. The SJSU team placed second in their from all over ” said. Intel architecture and division and 12th overall. COURTESY OF FORMULA-HYBRID@SJSU the globe will Barbara group director demonstrate Carman, a cutting-edge program technology and research, vy- manager for science competi- ing for more than $4 million tions at Intel, said she was in- SJSU hybrid club places second in prize money. volved in organizing the event The fair was opened by In- and said it was a great oppor- tel President and CEO Paul tunity for the students to meet Otellini at a ceremony held new people and share ideas. Donovan Farnham competing schools to design, fabricate and marketability of the car are judged, and dy- Monday in the SJSU Event “These kids have been Staff Writer race an open-cockpit race car, similar in namic events, which include acceleration, Center. working on their science re- design to cars used in Formula One racing, autocross and endurance competitions. The ceremony included search, sometimes, for many A group of engineering students according to the society’s website. Gabe Crisologo, a junior mechanical en- musical performances and years,” Carman said. “Some built and raced an electric race car SJSU’s car came in second in its divi- gineering major and one of the drivers for interactive discussions with of these kids will meet people against cars from a total of 30 schools sion and 12th overall, said Joshua Hogan, the team, said being able to compete with the fi nalists, whose research that they’ll have as life-long at the New Hampshire Motor Speed- a junior mechanical engineering major other schools was a big accomplishment projects included fi elds span- friends or maybe they’ll end way over the weekend, according and team manager. for the program. ning earthquake detection, al- up doing research with them to the Formula Hybrid website. According to the Formula Hybrid rules, “We’ve been working on this project for ternative energy sources, cli- The competition is hosted by the Soci- teams are judged in static events, which mate change, health care and See SCIENCE, Page 2 ety of Automotive Engineers and requires include the overall design of the car and See RACE CAR, Page 2

the San Jose Police Depart- we’ve needed to have a mobile ment, the sheriff’s department command center out where UPD van mobilizes and the county fi re dispatch if we are at, instead of having we ever need to contact them the dispatcher so far away.” he through a channel.” said. There is also a special scan- The vehicle doesn’t operate communications ner in the vehicle, which Lee in the fi eld on a daily basis and said allows radio dispatchers is used primarily during emer- Justin Albert have a group of offi cers operat- to tap into the frequencies of gency situations or scheduled Staff Writer ing in one area,” said Warren other agencies. gatherings, Lee said. Lee, who has worked with UPD “If we ever have to partici- “We only deploy it when The large van parked out- since 1990. pate in some mutual aid with there’s an incident that re- side of the University Police Lee said the van’s primary another agency and we don’t quires it,” he said. “We either Department serves an integral equipment consists of several have their frequency, I can set it up for an emergency or role during both emergency radios that allow dispatchers program (the scanner) to hear prepare it ahead of time for a situations and local events to communicate with different what the other agencies are do- scheduled event.” that require mobile communi- user groups. ing,” he said. Although SJSU is a relative- cations, said a UPD radio dis- “We have several radios, Sgt. John Laws of UPD said ly small campus, Lee said it is patcher. including a UHF and a VHF the vehicle is important for still important for UPD to have “The van is used primar- which operate on different maintaining constant commu- a mobile communication base. Dancers perform at the opening ceremony of the Intel ily for when we need to move bands of frequencies,” he said. nication during off-campus op- “We have to have the International Science and Engineering Fair. communications operations “This allows us to talk not only erations. HUSAIN SUMRA / SPARTAN DAILY closer to a location where we among our own units, but also “We’ve had events where See COMMAND, Page 6

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Melissa Johnson Chicano Commencement of struggle that never gives up. Staff Writer is made up of 55 members A Chicano is an activist, all of whom are seniors, said Californian and passionate in- This year marks the 40th Parragil. dividual who thirsts for knowl- anniversary of SJSU’s Chicano Ramos said students elect edge said, Gina Marie Padilla commencement, said Nalleli themselves to be part of the Muriera,a creative arts major Parragil, a programming chair- event, but must commit to log- and general commencement woman of the commencement. ging 45 hours of volunteer time member. Chicano Commencement and contribute fi nancially to- Frank Hernandez, a busi- was established in 1970 at ward the commencement plan- ness major and general com- SJSU as an alternative gradu- ning. mencement member said Chi- ation option for Chicano Stu- Omo Gonzales, history ma- cano is simply a label. dents, said Parragil. jor and general member of the Ramos said by taking part The commencement cer- commencement said being Chi- in the Chicano Commencement emony will be held from 2:30 cano is a form of cultural iden- Ceremony it demonstrates p.m. to 1. a.m. on May 30, in tifi cation and said he feels it’s something important. the SJSU Event Center and is important to retain his family’s “Ensuring that other Chica- an all-day event. culture. no students in our community This year’s keynote speaker Gonzales said he is a fi rst- take notice that higher educa- will be Dolores Huerta, said generation Mexican-American tion is achievable,” she said. Warren Lee is a radio dispatcher who has been working with UPD for 20 years and Angel Perez, a publicity and re- and said he feels he doesn’t fi t Mildred Salazar, a business has operated the mobile command post on numerous occasions. cruitment co-chairman of Chi- in as a Mexican or an Ameri- major and an event planner for JUSTIN ALBERT / SPARTAN DAILY cano Commencement. can. the commencement said part Huerta was a key fi gure dur- “Being part of Chicano Com- of why she decided to take part ing the Chicano movement in mencement offers me an op- in this commencement because mobile communications. tration of police offi cers.” the 1960s and is still active in portunity to identify with a the graduation is bilingual. COMMAND “Simply having the vehicle Lee said the vehicle is effec- the Latino community today, group of people that have gone “My relatives will be able to shows us that UPD is capable tive at performing its designat- Perez said. through the troubles I have,” understand and connect with From Page 1 of handling situations that ed duties. Additionally, Parragil said the ceremony,” Salazar said. aren’t necessarily on campus,” “It does its job,” he said. “It’s Huerta worked alongside Cesar As part of the commence- ability to move to the incident he said. a place where I can sit down Chavez as vice president of the Th e SJSU ment tradition, graduates and site, especially if we are work- Since the beginning of the and write my notes, and it has United Farm Workers. their families will participate in ing alongside other agencies,” school year, Lee said the vehi- my radio and it has a telephone, The origins of Chicano com- “community should a formal dinner, Parragil said. he said. “(The offi cers) have cle has been used six or seven in addition to report forms for mencement at SJSU can be Graduates after the dinner, to have a focal point where we times. offi cers in the fi eld who need to traced back to the turbulent care since they are Parragil said, will be escorted can facilitate communications “There have been no emer- log their activities.” era of the civil rights move- by Aztec dancers and given a out there along with other gencies this year where we Laws said the vehicle is very ment, specifi cally the years of interconnected blessing. kinds of coordination.” have had to utilize the vehicle,” important to UPD. 1968-69, said Parragil. with the Chicano Parragil said musical enter- Brian Clarke, a sophomore he said. “Otherwise, we use it “If we didn’t have it, we “The SJSU community tainment this year will include justice studies major, said that mainly at football games or would have to make do with the should care since they are in- struggle and its La Sonora Dinamita, a widely he is glad UPD maintains a large university-related gath- back-end of a police car,” he terconnected with the Chicano known band among Latinos. vehicle that is able to perform erings where there is a concen- said. struggle and its part of the his- part of history ... Eliana Ruiz, a communica- tory of SJSU and its environ- tive disorders major and gen- ment,” said Christina Ramos, Christina Ramos” eral member said she will be lot of new people. That’s the best thing, I think. a co-chair of Chicano Com- A chairwoman of participating in the commence- It’s the Olympics of science, I guess.” mencement. Chicano Commencement ment because she feels it’s im- SCIENCE Faye Briggs, an Intel architecture and group Back in 1968, twelve fi rst- portant to celebrate graduation director, said the fair is Intel’s way of recogniz- generation Chicano graduates, Gonzales said. “They share in a ceremony that honors her From Page 1 ing the works of the students. asked the SJSU president for many of the same traditions as Mexican heritage. “They are our future scientists and engi- some type of recognition, Ra- myself.” Victoria Ramirez, a publicity for the future.” neers, so I think they defi nitely deserve for us to mos said, so that the families The word Chicano is fl uid chairwoman of the commence- According to Intel, the fi rst place winner honor them,” Briggs said. “I was backstage, and of the students could be made in meaning, Parragil said, de- ment, said she wanted her fam- of this year’s Gordon E. Moore Award will re- I get amazed by the amount of technology that it aware of the accomplishments pending upon how the individ- ily to be involved in her gradu- ceive a prize of $75,000 from the Intel Founda- takes to really put something like this together. these students made. ual chooses to use it to identify ation in a more personal way tion, while two additional winners will receive Charlie Saleeby, a father of one of the fi nal- Initially, the university pres- themselves. as opposed to the main SJSU Intel Foundation Young Scientist Awards of ists from Destin, Fla., said he was thrilled by ident denied the students' re- Perez said taking on the commencement which she said $50,000. the excitement of the students and how hard quests and would not allow any Chicano identity means you consists of sitting in a stadium Moore, a co-founder of Intel, is best known they’ve worked. form of recognition to be made respect and acknowledge your for few hours without any in- for “Moore’s Law,” a long-term trend in the “It was great. I think it was absolutely phe- at the general commencement ethnic background. teraction. semiconductor industry which dictates that the nomenal,” Saleeby said. “My son started his ceremony, Ramos said. “Being a Chicano means A junior justice studies ma- computing power of microprocessors doubles project two years ago.” During SJSU's general com- that you are not rejecting be- jor, Denisse Smith said she was approximately every two years. According to Intel Corp., the fi nalists will mencement ceremony in 1968, ing Mexican or American, but unaware about the Chicano Devalaraja said the fair was a great opportu- display their projects during the coming week the same 12 students peace- embracing both cultures, while Commencement. nity to meet people from different countries and and discuss their research with the public, after ably protested the university's growing up in the U.S.,” Perez "I don't know anything attend all kinds of events. which prizes will be awarded to winners picked lack of recognition of Chicano said. about it, but I think the idea “There’s Nobel laureates and there’s the pan- by a panel of more than a thousand judges from students, by walking out dur- Marlene Tamayo, a social of having a civil rights activist el that’s tomorrow,” he said. “It’s nice to meet a various scientifi c disciplines. ing the university president’s work major and general mem- speaking at a commencement speech, Ramos said. ber of the commencement, said ceremony is amazing," Smith To gain the attention of the being Chicano is about valuing said. International SJSU Chapter. ing it the ability to reach 60 SJSU community, the 12 stu- the Latino culture and heritage Heather Cruz, a freshman RACE CAR In one of the autocross miles per hour in fi ve seconds, dents who walked out of the and being passionate about im- nursing major said she didn't events the back struts failed said Hogan, manager of the graduating ceremony, chose proving an individual’s quality know Chicano Commmence- From Page 1 and needed to be repaired and team hybrid team. to hold their own ceremony of life through Latino commu- ment existed, and said she in the endurance event, where One improvement the team across the street from the gen- nity support. would like fi nd out more infor- about a year or so, to see some- drivers would need to run the hopes to make with the design eral SJSU Commencement to A social work major and mation about it. thing that we put a lot of dedi- car for 13 miles, the car inex- for next year’s car is to install celebrate with their families, general commencement mem- Ramos said as members cation into being able to com- plicably lost power and the a 249 cubic centimeter fuel- Ramos said. ber, Gricel Rodriguez said as a of the Chicano community, pete against other schools and drivers were unable to fi n- injected internal combustion Ramos said she believes Latina, Chicano means culture, it's important to be aware of being able to drive it is really ish the event, said Floresca, a engine and make the now-elec- the statement demonstrated empowerment and unity. the history of the Chicano inspiring and motivational,” senior mechanical engineering tric car a hybrid, Hogan said. by the walkout in 1968 was a Ana Hernandez-Cazares, a people. Crisologo said. major. He said the allure of this precedent that allowed her to justice studies major and gen- "It’s important to remember He said driving the car was “We did six or seven laps, type of project is being chal- follow in the footsteps of stu- eral commencement member the struggle that came before easy and it handled very well each driver was supposed to do lenged to build a car and get dents before her and she said said she feels being Chicano us in which started Chicano in the competition and it per- 13 laps each, we think it was the your hands dirty. that makes her feel proud to be means having a strong culture Commencement," she said. formed best in the autocross batteries,” Floresca said, “We “You learn all the engineer- a Chicana. event. still have to take it all apart ing tools in the classroom, Made offi cial in 1970, Ramos Autocross is a dynamic and see what was the cause of but this is something where said, Chicano Commencement event in which drivers compete our failure. If we fi nished that you learn how it’s done with became its own organization, a in individual heats and negoti- we would have got fi rst in hy- the manufacturing skills and student-organized graduation ate obstacles like hairpin turns brid in progress (the division processes,” Hogan said. ceremony. and slaloms, according to the the team competed in).” formula hybrid rules. The SJSU team of students 3-Month Prepay Special for Students The competition was not built their electric car over with out diffi culties, said Ran- the last few semesters and is $150 for 5’ x 6’ Unit dy Floresca, president of Soci- capable of generating 46 horse ety of Automotive Engineers power per rear wheel giv- :(),;&20387(56 FREE lock with leased unit 1R0DWWHU:KHUH

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Husain Sumra name that song Managing Editor

Twenty-nine days are left until the Lidia Gonzalez can link them to the Amazon MP3 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. Staff Writer store where they can purchase and And “2010 FIFA World Cup South Af- preview the song. rica” for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii Everyone has sat in traffi c, taken Whether the song is purchased and PSP is the perfect way to satisfy any- a road trip, or simply listened to the or not, the application allows some- one’s craving until the “Beautiful Game’s” radio and enjoyed a good tune, only one to store the song into their mu- big tournament starts up. to be disappointed because they sic library. There are two problems with EA’s tra- missed the name or artist of that Storing songs to a phone’s li- ditional World Cup game though. particular song. brary is a great perk because the The fi rst is that it is basically the same Lately this has happened to me user may never know when they’ll game as “FIFA 10,” which isn’t a bad thing on fewer occasions, thanks to an want to hear that same song again. because “FIFA 10″ is probably one of the application called Shazam. Just in case the Shazam user is best sports games I’ve ever played and Most of the time I am with my on another road trip with a dead probably one of the most accurate soccer An example of game play from 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. best friend and fortunately he has a iPod or an endlessly static radio games ever. PHOTO COURTESY OF GAMESPRESS.COM MyTouch phone from T-Mobile. they can turn up their phone and The second is that because it is basi- Shazam, a special program that listen to the playlist they have built cally “FIFA 10,” it is amazingly overpriced allows music lovers to identify mu- from the application. at $60. World Cup songs and pre-game celebra- that South Africans blow during matches, sic from anywhere, is one of the ap- Unless the phone is dead, which The logic here clearly fl ies over my tion from fans. and don’t worry because there’s an option plications my best friend download- in most cases it’s not because it can head. Seeing the fans celebrate and dance is to adjust the volume of the vuvuzuelas as ed for free for his android phone. be charged from a car, the applica- “FIFA 10″ is $60, and “2010 FIFA quite a sight, especially when compared well. Shazam works by sampling mu- tion is a useful one. World Cup South Africa” is $60, which to other EA sports games, such as “Mad- The game does more than simply im- sic from any source, be it a radio, In addition, Shazam can also means I’m paying $120 for my soccer den NFL 10.” prove the gameplay presentation. In the T.V., a movie or a store and search- take the identifi ed song and link gaming fi x in the year 2010. Confetti fl ies and stays on the fi eld main menu of the game the gamer can es for it in a vast database of eight the user to a related music video on Gameplay-wise they’re essentially the throughout the game during the intro- wobble the right analog stick and get million tracks, according to the YouTube. same. The players all con- ductions of the teams whisked away to a giant globe, where Shazam Web site. In case someone wants to learn trol the same and there If I wanted to and rain falls and they can peruse all the national teams in Within a minute the user in- more about the artist, Shazam can isn’t too much different soaks both the players the game and listen to each national an- stantly has the name of the song, also connect directly to the artist’s between the two in terms re-do that epic and the pitch. them. who the artist is, what album it’s offi cial MySpace page. of control mechanics. Previous FIFA The game also comes with a World from, the album artwork, the year However, Shazam is not perfect. The big difference, and France vs. Ireland games didn’t show Cup mode, where the gamer can take it was released and much more. There have been times when the I guess the reason we’re match where much of the head one or more national teams through The application can be down- application fails and notifi es the paying $60, is that it’s coaches and their the grueling tournament to try to hoist loaded for free with an iPhone, user it cannot fi nd any information decked out in the presen- Ireland got interactions with that trophy. BlackBerry, Windows or Nokia on the song. tation of the World Cup. players, but they Like previous FIFA games, there’s also phone and has recently been made These errors have happened That happens to be an screwed out of a are shown in this a game mode where the gamer can con- available for the iPad, according to mostly when sampling the radio. absolutely tasty proposi- version. trol one person on the team and captain the Shazam website. Usually, the songs that Shazam tion because this seems spot in the World Instances such as a their way to soccer’s ultimate prize. If the user can’t speak or read can not identify are from local to be the best effort Elec- Cup, I could. manager looking dis- One of the more entertaining modes English, Shazam can also be down- bands. tronic Arts has ever made tressed after a goal or called Story of Qualifying mode, happens loaded in Japanese, French, Ger- This minor drawback is mini- in the presentation of a sports game. congratulating a player when he’s substi- to be one where gamers can re-create man, Dutch, Spanish, Italian, mal and is something that is in- The brand new stadiums in South tuted are some moments that are missing situations from the qualifying stages of Czech, Latin American Spanish, evitable, there will always be Africa are rendered beautifully and the from previous versions. the World Cup. Polish and Chinese, according to songs and artists that will stay overall level of the graphics seem to be They oddly don’t seem to get wet when If I wanted to re-do that epic France vs. the Shazam Web site. underground and are harder to slightly improved. it rains, but I suppose that’s a minor Ireland match where Ireland got screwed After the application has down- find. The players look better, and from far caveat with all the other World Cup out of a spot in the World Cup, I could. loaded all the song’s information, Overall, the application is distances one could probably mistake the aesthetics this game gets right. Although the game is a little on the user has the option to buy, great and easy for someone to game for the real thing. For instance, the much-maligned the pricey side, it’s the perfect comple- share or store the new music. use if they want to add more mu- Pre-game pomp and circumstance vuvuzuelas can be heard throughout ment for any sports fan to the World If a Shazam user becomes mes- sic to their personal libraries or puts the gamer in the mood with offi cial the game. The vuvuzuelas are the horns Cup this summer. merized by a song, the application to identify a song. 4 A & E Tuesday, May 11, 2010 Deftones returns to its Poor House Bistro leaves wallet empty

Shiva Zahirfar roots with new album Staff Writer RESTAURANT OF THE WEEK The Poor House Bistro seemed just drives me wild.” like a place pulled right out of “Rocket Skates” and “CMND/ New Orleans, with jazz musicians REVIEW CTRL” are the epitome of what performing in the patio area that Deftones, to me, is all about. fl ows through the small bistro Eric Bennett The thrashing guitar never re- where I could get an authentic Staff Writer lents and the more angry and Creole meal during the dinner loud Chino Moreno sounds, the rush last Thursday. Far too often a plague af- more my head bobs. Located on 91 South Autumn fl icts bands when they become These two tracks are where Street, the bistro is down only a mainstream. the old Deftones really comes couple of blocks from the HP Pa- Whether it’s to appease ma- out to play, with random dilut- vilion and about a mile away from jor record labels, they abandon Metal band Deftones’ sixth ed, high shrieks during guitar SJSU. their original sound that cata- studio album, “Diamond Eyes,” breakdowns and never allowing Earlier that day, I read some pulted them to the top of the was released “May 4. for a lull in the beat. reviews on Yelp to help me decide charts. PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE Normally the aspect of mu- what to order at dinner. The BBQ Chicken po’boy sandwich includes chicken, tomatoes, Deftones apparently said, DEFTONES WEBSITE sic my ears are least keen for is According to a majority of the pickles and lettuce. Poor House Bistro is located at 91 South “the hell with all that,” and re- the bass. reviews I read, the best bet were Autumn Street in downtown San Jose. turned to the band’s harmonic But in this album it is im- the po’boys. Po’boys are Louisi- SHIVA ZAHIRFAR / SPARTAN DAILY screaming and soft-ish metal What makes this album a possible at times not to ap- ana-style sandwiches loaded with roots over a decade later with captivating treat is just how preciate the different dynamic fried seafood or other proteins the newly released “Diamond little the CD slows down, which it brings, such as the powerful and are traditionally made on a She picked up her order from At fi rst glance, I saw only a Eyes.” doesn’t occur until eight songs bass line that sweetly coincides roll. the steel counter next to the cash large amount of powdered sugar The group had been plung- into the album with the mes- with Chino’s scratchy voice in I ordered a barbecue chicken registers and we saw that it con- in the bowl holding the beig- ing into an uncomfortable merizing, “Sextape.” “Prince.” po’boy, expecting a nice amount sisted of shrimp swimming in a nets. abyss that was their shift into “Diamond Eyes” will surely I’ve never heard a song’s of thick, sweet barbecue sauce, pool of orange-colored broth. Even though we ordered alternative punk with their last appeal to the masses with a bass chords drown out the gui- but the “spicy and tangy sauce” The plate under the bowl of French-style donuts, it seemed record, “Saturday Night Wrist,” catchy tune and ambiguous lyr- tar like the gnarly, reverberat- the menu described turned out to broth held a pile of bread which that we received powdered sugar four years ago. ics such as “Diamonds reign ing bass riff does in “You’ve be a disappointment. she seemed to appreciate. with a side of beignets, thought But Deftones and metal en- across the sky/shower me into Seen the Butcher.” The sauce’s tangy side seemed I ordered a side of sweet pota- they were warm and did seem to thusiasts will be stoked to jump the same realm.” Similar to the name of the to come from vinegar and the ir- to french fries for the whole table have been made to order. into a party that is reminiscent The theme of this CD seems song, the lyrics are coolly creepy regularly shaped red pepper fl akes and between the two of us there The outside was nicely fried, of 1997 and “Around the Fur” to be Deftones’ fascination with at times, such as, “and then you added a little heat that sneaks up were only a couple of fries left af- and was neither tough nor rig- but has the freshness and qual- rocket ships, space and the crawl your knees off/before you on the tongue after a few bites. ter we had fi nished. id. The inside had air pockets, ity of a 2010 shindig. stars. shake my tomb.” It reminded me and my friends When I picked up the fries making the fried dough surpris- Rather than slowly dawdle I take it that diamond eyes My only real beef with this of warm Italian salad dressing from the counter, there was a ingly airy compared to a regular its way into the album’s riveting are an expression for the glim- otherwise complete album is and it worked nicely with the cab- generous amount of cinnamon doughnut. hit, “Diamond Eyes,” Deftones mering stars in the atmo- the missed opportunities to go bage, pickles and tomatoes on the and sugar dusted on the top of the With smudges of powdered jumpstarts with the track and sphere. out with a bang at the close of sandwich. Although the sauce orange-colored fried sticks. sugar on my pants, I was very the up-tempo CD in fi fth gear The band sporadically and the CD. made the chicken moist, by the My friend said the grainy tex- satisfi ed by the end of the meal. before you can buckle in. playfully throws in mentions of “This Place is Death” uplifts time I got to the second half of my ture of the cinnamon contrasted The total for our meal of bar- What drew me to this band 13 rockets taking off in numerous the listener one more time but po’boy, the roll was mostly soggy. with the soft insides of the sweet becue chicken po’boy, barbecue years ago was their distinct and tracks. at a stretched and torturous I would discourage getting any potato fries, a combination that shrimp, a side of sweet potato beautiful blending of screechy The album’s fi rst lyric is rate that leaves you grasping of the po’boys with barbecue sauce kept her eating the fries. fries and beignets was $31.50, yelling with gentle singing. “Out of space/with me/once for more deafening tones the or au jus (another kind of sauce) to To fi nish our New Orleans not including tax. But the engrossing fast pace and for all.” band is known for. go unless you live near the bistro. meal, we got beignets and had to The price tag on this New Or- and ever-clashing cymbals and In “Beauty School,” again Any head-banger will be Otherwise, the bread will likely be wait patiently for the hollow fried leans style meal was hard on my hi-hats are what defi nes its mu- we hear a comparison between hyped about this CD and it will completely drenched. squares of dough to be ready. wallet and I don’t think I will be sic and kept my ears glued to my stars and eyes, “Shooting stars/ leave you feeling like your head My friend was eager to try the “Beignet” is the French term heading back to the bistro any headphones. from the barrel of your eyes/it is on a swivel. barbecue shrimp entrée. for fried dough. time soon. Tuesday, May 11, 2010 OPINION 5 Leaving college for the real ‘real world’

I’m graduating. That’s what picture of me, in all my adoles- someone else may accidentally end up reading, After May 27, this will not change. Right now, they say. I’ll believe it when I cent glory, pretending to wear etc...). I am worthy of adulation for bravely work- see it. a tux. Opposition to real-world problems, in our ing long hours and then carting my carcass to It doesn’t make a lot of I have a theory that high little society, are easily voiced, and we are en- school for other long hours. sense — after years of (ahem) school students would be couraged to do so. As just a busboy, I suddenly be- hard work, mind-numbing wholly unable to graduate had When there’s a budget cut, we can grab signs come a failure, no longer worthy of pats study and (ahem) monk-like Green Day not recorded “Good and stomp around screaming at the top of our on the back, thumbs ups, or any of that abstinence of all known earth- Riddance (Time of Your Life).” lungs. When we realize kids all over the planet other junk. ly pleasures, I am about to cel- What pre-’90s generations did don’t have shoes, we can walk around without Holy mittens, we’ll need to get real jobs. ebrate my great accomplish- to get out of high school is be- shoes, carrying banners that tell you to do the That takes a bunch of effort. ment by having a guy yell my Angelo Lanham yond me. same — thereby artificially inflating the num- Well, here goes. I’d like to thank Cinnabar name through an over-taxed Yes, I Have A Point One thing I remember ber of shoeless kids. and Fourth Street Pizza, without which this public address system in his about graduating is a barrage I mean, admit it. For all the hard work you’re wouldn’t be possible. And, you know, a tip of best too-close-to-the-mic im- of unsolicited advice in regard doing (and don’t think I don’t appreciate it), it’s the hat to all the instructors who taught me personation of a Jack in the Box intercom, all to the “real world.” Last go-round, I was smug sort of a big party. stuff. One more thing — if you’re not graduat- the while wearing a big black dress and dumb and moronic. “Real world?” I asked. “What’s so This damn real world I’ve been hearing so ing for a while, follow this simple advice and square hat with a dongle on it. fake about the one I’ve been in?” much about doesn’t let me parade around persevere: Do not, I repeat, do not, change your Then, I am to walk across a stage, grab a What a bloody fool I was. There is nothing the edifice of my workplace because I lost my major. Stick to the one you’ve got. You’re al- symbolic piece of paper that isn’t my degree, faker than the microcosm of real life that is Wednesday shift. This is the somber acceptance ready working on it. Even if you hate it. Trust re-discover alcohol (I’ve abstained from all high school — except maybe this college one, in of real adulthood, baby. me, all the other majors are just as awful. earthly pleasures during my time as a scholar, which we all feel as if we are valid people doing As anxious as I am to get the hell out of this It’s been cool making your Tuesday point- remember? — What, haven’t you?) and get on valid things. school thing, it’s going to be weird. less for a while. with my life. Hell, man, we’re all scholars, here. That’s As weird as trying to drive to the light rail Now if you’ll excuse me, I have to go knock a I get how it works. I’ve graduated before, pretty damn good. But we also have a mini- station, only to set foot outside and find a giant wild turkey off the hood of my car. wild turkey sitting on the hood of your car. you know. High school. Yup, I sat still in a desk society, complete with cliques, guidance and This is the last appearance of “Yes, I Have A for four years, and all I got was a lousy piece of templates with which to express ourselves (if Perhaps those of you who are also about to Point.” paper and an awkward-as-all-hell prom picture you happen to take, say, an art class, be an art don a cap and gown can relate. Angelo Lanham is a Copy Editor for the Spartan to sit side by side with the even more awkward major, happen to be writing a pointless column Right now, I’m a busboy at a restaurant. Daily. Facebook the morning after Charity at arm’s length

The New York Times pub- I got home at 4 in the I am fascinated by the fall- How, during one of the U.S.’s lished an article May 8 about morning. out from the earthquake that worst economies, did millions of college students fi nally starting It was now 10 a.m. — far devastated Haiti in January. dollars get raised in such a short to wise up to the kind of damage too early to wake up, consid- Not very long after the world amount of time? their Facebook profi les could do ering the night I had — and I learned how dire the situation I am not against the U.S. giv- to their future job prospects. did what any sensible person was, Hollywood had its claws ing aid to Haiti. As gauche as They’re untagging photos, if would do the morning after a deep in the party planning, it is to refer to Haiti as a third not removing them outright, de- party while he’s slightly hung and the celebrity bandwagon world country, it could certainly leting posts and restricting who over. called “Haiti” took the U.S. by can see what kind of informa- I checked Facebook. storm. tion is on their profi les. Ryan Fernandez Actually, no, not this time — Haiti became a buzz word. It Andrew Martinez All I can say is, “Took them I checked my e-mail fi rst. was fashionable to host events Not Yet Rated Staff Writer long enough.” There were 32 notifi cations and have the proceeds benefi t I guess Object lesson: My friends from Facebook in my inbox, Haiti. Fashion guru Mr. Black- and I were at a club one night, celebrating … including 15 newly tagged photographs, 12 com- well might have said that Haiti I guess Americans were too Americans something. ments about said photographs and fi ve com- is the new black. exhausted by the spectacle of The party was freakin’ awesome — what little ments on my latest status update. Millions of dollars were col- fundraising to really consider were too of it I recalled, anyway. Come to think of it, I don’t remember taking lected for relief efforts in Haiti, spreading the wealth. I remember a driving beat, emanating from those photos, nor do I remember posting a new but if you asked any public While some might have said exhausted somewhere above my head, obliterating my ear- status. relations specialist, this natu- the economic stakes were not by the drums. My fi rst thought was, “How could any of ral disaster produced an even as high for Chile and China as I remember bodies, hard and soft, warm and those people be sober enough to upload, tag and greater currency — free adver- they were for Haiti, the U.S. spectacle of smooth (or not), pressing in all around me, lost in comment on pictures?” tising. economy has also been suffer- the ecstasy of movement. My next thought was, “Oh, crap, there are This natural disaster was ing — although this latter point fundraising to I remember lights, energy in motion, fl ashes of pictures!” not only chic, it was a great op- is still unbeknownst to many color interspersed among the gloom — lights that I sobered up pretty quickly. portunity for people to adver- Americans. really consider I thought were from the strobes in the ceiling. I logged in and clicked through the albums, tise for free under the guise of My mother always said, Those lights were actually from sources that reviewing one picture after another. I took my benevolence. “Charity begins at home.” spreading the were much closer to me, literally and fi guratively. name off the most damning photos, then went George Clooney’s telethon There are poor people across I paid the lights no heed at the time, because I back and untagged myself from the rest — if I al- and a re-recording of “Heal the the U.S. and while there are ef- wealth. was preoccupied by the seemingly endless foun- lowed some to stay, they might lead to questions World” featuring a new round forts to allay this poverty, I was tains of alcohol that someone else was paying for. about the others. of celebrity recording artists shocked by the magnitude of use some cash. FYI to my friends: Don’t make me hold your I deleted the status update, comments and was just the tip of the iceberg money collected from the U.S. I’m simply trying to under- drink, because I will drink it. all. in good press. for Haiti. stand how people reconcile par- Next thing I knew, I was home, in my bed, safe Why, oh why, didn’t someone smack me be- In San Jose, car washes, I had so many questions: ticipating in one relief effort and and contented after a night of uncertain debauch- fore I got too drunk? bake sales and college campus What was this about? Why was not another, or if they are going eries. Well, for all I know, someone probably did — concerts were everywhere. there so much attention cen- to get involved, why not at a Needless to say, I didn’t wake up in the morn- I just don’t remember. The Chile and China earth- tered on this one earthquake? more local level? ing feeling like P. Diddy, and I really regretted I count myself lucky — I wasn’t up for a job or quakes weren’t as big a deal And how do we feel now that Perhaps the problems at brushing my teeth with that bottle of Jack. an internship at the time, and the photos freaked in American media — buckets Tennessee has fl ooded? home are too overwhelming As I opened my eyes, the only sound that me out enough that I took action immediately. and sponges retreated into Do you suppose the quick-to- and it is easier to donate 10 dol- passed my lips was a simple, monosyllabic phrase Still, time to start untagging those pictures. their garages, all the cupcakes react nature of the Haitian relief lars through a text message on designed to convey feelings of confusion, relief, This is the last appearance of “Not Yet Rated.” had been eaten and college was connected to the inaction your phone, than to put forth a satisfaction, and disgust. 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Melissa Sabile "I kind of get the best of both Staff Writer worlds," he said. Jones said playing at SJSU is Local product Zack Jones has similar to how he played in high shown his ability to wear a num- school. ber of different hats for the SJSU "I played shortstop in high baseball team, as he has been school and pitcher," he said. placed in a variety of positions . "So it's pretty much the same "Zack is a unique player," thing." said head coach Sam Piraro. Piraro said Jones has a few "There's only a handful of play- different jobs on the team. ers in the country that do all the "Right now, his main role things Zack does, in terms of, is he's our closer," Piraro said. he pitches, he plays the infi eld, "Late in the game when we're he swings the bat, he runs the trying to secure our lead, he bases." would be the guy I put out there. He said what Jones does as a That's his main objective. But I player is very diffi cult. would also use him as a desig- "What he's doing right now nated hitter. There are times Since arriving at SJSU, freshman utility player Zack Jones has proven he can fi eld many positions. Jones has been a is probably less than one per- when I will use him in the fi eld pitcher, third baseman, fi rst baseman and shortstop, sometimes playing multiple positions in a single game. cent of the student athletes if I need an extra infi elder." PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY THOMAS WEBB / CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER across the country," Piraro said. Jones said he enjoys the "He has to know all the signs — challenge the coach has placed pitching signs, catching signs, on him. you," he said. "In the ninth in- and off the fi eld. He's usually Jones said his favorite mo- but help the team." pick off signs, hitting signs, base "I like closing," he said. "It's ning, you only get one opportu- never down. He's a free-spirited ment this season was when he Jones said his goal is to be running signs — and that's hard kind of new for me because I nity so if you screw up it's all on guy. He really has no fear." saved two games in one day, successful on and off the fi eld to do." just started pitching in high you. But I defi nitely like closing He said Jones is always ener- the second of which secured the and eventually move on to the During practice, Jones said school." and I look forward to it in the getic and eager to learn during Jack Gifford Memorial Tourna- Major Leagues. he gets to do a little bit of work Jones said closing is a differ- future." practice. ment in March. "That's defi nitely a goal for in each group, in addition to ent ball game. Freshman teammate Tyler "He's just over there asking "After the UC Davis game, I me," he said. "To move on and pitching and hitting. "It's a little more pressure on Christian said he thinks Jones a lot of questions and learning closed out to win the Jack Gif- play professional ball has been has helped out the team a lot. a lot," Valine said. "He's pretty ford Memorial, so that was pret- a dream since I was a little kid. Season Statistics "He comes in and he hits well versatile. He's a hitter, he's a ty cool," he said. That'd be just an awesome op- for us," Christian said. "Every pitcher, he can do it all. It's good Coach Piraro said that Jones portunity for me." Category Total time he goes up to the mound, to have him on the team. Wher- did an unusual thing by saving Piraro said Jones has a lot of he's a competitor, so it's good to ever you stick him you know two games in one day. potential and will be a great as- have him on the team." you're going to get a good job "It was very unusual," Pi- set to SJSU baseball. Innings Pitched 28 He said Jones is a role model out of him." raro said. "He also swung the "Zack's just a freshman," he for the other freshmen and the Jones, who has been playing bat very well in that particular said. "His best years are ahead team as a whole. baseball since he was 6 years tournament. He had fi ve or six of him. This is a growing year "His work ethic is really old, said he likes being able to hits, he really did a lot of differ- for him, but he's very talented. Runs Batted In 13 good," Christian said. "He prac- hit and pitch in the same game. ent things." Once he's able to coordinate that tices really hard. It's good to "It's two different worlds," he He said at some time in talent and put it into play, you'll have him around because he's said. "Pitching, you have to be a Jones' career, they may have to see him become a very domi- a good role model for everyone. lot more relaxed and pace your- make a decision to keep him in nant player in the future. Right Game Saves 3 We all look up to him and have self, opposed to hitting, where a permanent position. now, he's not — he's young, he's respect for him." it's kind of a one-time thing — "We want to take advantage inexperienced, and he's learn- Senior third baseman and you might only get a couple of of all his talent until we fi gure ing what the Division-I level of catcher Corey Valine agreed swings in a game. So pitching is out what is the best thing he has baseball is, but I'm very con- Batting Average .286 with Christian. more relaxed and you're focus- going and how he can help the fi dent that he will mature and "Zack's always smiling," Va- ing on the long term and hitting team," Piraro said. "That's what develop into the player we think line said. "He's a good guy on is more aggressive." this is about, not only help Zack, he will be."