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Vol.Vol. 113333 Monday,Monday, SSeptembereptember 21,21, 20092009 No.No. 1133 75 years of Spartan Daily [[A & E]][OPINION] SPORTS

Dogs take their owners Writer wonders if government The Cardinal knock out for a walk in the park can manage health care Spartans with running game Page 7 Page 9 Page 4

Whitmore talks budget cuts, LGBT center receives fee increases at meeting $1 million donation

By Angela Marino By Kaajal Morar pass away, the $1 million will go to Staff Writer Senior Staff Writer a fund that will collect interest. Th e interest is what will be giv- he SJSU budget reduction he Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and en to the program, she said. Thas forced the university TTransexual Resource Center Angela Krumm from counsel- not to accept any applications for was recently given a gift commit- ing services said the gift commit- Spring 2010, and the university ment of $1 million, according ment is a “testament to how im- will continue to reduce enroll- to the Fall 2009 Spartan PRIDE portant the resource center is on ment by 2,500 during Fall 2010 Newsletter. campus.” admittance, said SJSU President Th e gift commitment, donated “It was exciting to receive the Jon Whitmore. by alumni Larry Arzie and David grant so soon after (the resource Whitmore addressed about Stonesifer, was their fi rst major do- center) was started,” Krumm said. 200 students and faculty mem- nation to SJSU and the fi rst major “I’m really excited for Bonnie and bers regarding the budget in donation to SJSU’s Division of the resource center and all of the Morris Dailey Auditorium on Student Aff airs where the center students who are involved.” Th ursday afternoon. operates, the newsletter stated. Krumm said that the gift com- A pie chart shown by Whit- “Th e commitment by these mitment is a positive event for the more during the town hall meet- gentlemen to do this shows their resource center because it can help ing broke down the $42 million dedication,” said Bonnie Sugiyama, increase student programming, budget defi cit and $19 million assistant director of the resource reach out to all identities, especially that are being saved by imple- center. “Th ey know how important groups that experience prejudice, mented furloughs throughout it is to have a program like this.” and can help increase equality. the academic year. [ Michelle Gachet / Spartan Daily ] Sugiyama said the resource cen- Jeff Lind, a senior behavioral Furloughs are temporary and Larissa Avisov, a junior political science major, President Jon Whitmore and Veril ter will not immediately receive the science and sociology major, said, Phillips, vice president of student affairs, share a laugh at a town hall meeting money. See WHITMORE, Page 3 Thursday. She said after the two alumni See LGBT, Page 3 Community celebrates Hispanic Urban garden project attempts Heritage Month with ‘Movimiento’ to connect students with environment By Regina Aquino Garcia, Consuelo Rodriguez and Roosevelt Jr. High School with By My Nguyen Staff Writer David Madrid of Silicon Valley our walkouts,” she said. “Th e Staff Writer De-Bug. court decision to desegregate San ojunto Aztlan, a local salsa Maribel Martinez, program Jose Unifi ed School district was he urban garden in front of Cband, welcomed attendees coordinator for the Cesar Chavez because of our activism.” TClark Hall is an example of of “Forty Years of the Chicano Community Action Center and She also said her involvement sustainable agriculture that dem- Movement in San Jose: Com- former SJSU student, was the in the community helped other onstrates an innovative approach to munity Based Organizing in the moderator. areas of the city, such as the police nutrition and environmentalism, a Movimiento, Th en and Now,” on Martinez said she would start department and elections. project coordinator said. Wednesday with the sounds of a by asking the panel members “We have always been organiz- Th e garden started last January harmonica, guitar, maracas, bass questions about their history with ing through United People Arriba and was funded by a grant Assis- guitar and percussion. the movement, their involvement and Community Alert Patrol,” she tant Professor Marjorie Freedman Th e event was a celebration in the community and their per- said. “We had the city institute received from Kaiser Permanente of Hispanic Heritage Month and sonal thoughts and experiences a civilian review position of the as part of the healthy campus ini- was held at Roosevelt Commu- with community organizing. police department and our orga- tiative, Freedman said. nity Center. Mendoza said she remem- nizing also resulted in district elec- Catherine Bastoli, a graduate According to the event pro- bered her experiences as a student tions with electable candidates.” [ Sandra Santos / Contributing Photographer ] student in nutrition, said, under- gram, speakers included United who took the initiative to fi ght for Martinez also asked the speak- Daphne Sambajon, a graduate student in nutrition, graduate and graduate students in People Arriba member Sofi a better conditions within the edu- ers about things they wish they picks tomatoes from the Nutrition & Food Science nutrition and food science help Mendoza, Movement of Action cational system. Experimental Garden located outside of Clark Hall on Inspiring Service founder Adriana “We made improvements at See HERITAGE, Page 8 Friday morning. See URBAN, Page 8

theSpartanDaily.com 75 years of Spartan Daily 61 Slideshow ‘The Big Show’ rocks the EvEvent Centererr wiwwiththh perforperfopperformanceser by Today’s fl ag is a re-creation of the Sept. 21, 1959, Flogging Molly, The All-AmericanAmeAmm Rejectsecectscts aandnd JacJJack’sacckk’sk Mannequin issue of the Spartan Daily. Spartan Daily Blogsogsoggs 88 See page 2 for a reproduction of the Photo Blog original page. spartandailyphoto.com Video: Bark in the Park is a tail-waggingwaw gginggingg goodod ttimtimeme Left photo by Katrina Kane, remaining photos News Blog by Kirsten Aguilar. Is the flu threat for real anD TW THH F art aily p .c eS o 93 87 81 79 Sports Blog m The next paper will be Gore runs his way into historytoory Thbooks published Thursday Sept. 24th 2[]NEWS Spartan Daily Monday, September 21, 2009 Spartan Daily as it appeared in 1959

By Suzanne Yada Staff Writer

In its 75 years of existence, Spartan Daily alumni have pro- duced six Pulitzer Prizes, one Emmy, countless other awards and pages of news stories. Th e paper has never missed a production day since its debut on Sept. 21, 1934, making it the lon- gest-running college daily paper in the California State University system, said Mack Lundstrom, part- time adviser to the Spartan Daily.

Paul Sakuma Associated Press photographer 1977 photojournalism graduate Sakuma worked for a year on the Spartan Daily in 1975, he said. It was also the year of the Patty Hearst story, he said. “Imagine being a student, and you’re covering international news,” he said. Newspaper heiress Hearst was kidnapped in Berkeley by the Symbionese Libera- tion Army in 1975, according to a CNN interview with Hearst. She later joined her cap- tors in a bank heist in Car- michael that left one dead, according to CNN. “It was a very exciting time in the news world,” he said.

Jerry Nachman Former San Francisco Chronicle critic and columnist 1960 journalism graduate Nachman was a drama critic and a humor columnist at the Spartan Daily in 1959, at a time when it was rare for professional papers to have either, he said. “I was just making fun of college life, and satirizing Greeks and classes and the ritual of going to college,” he said. “Everyone can identify what you’re writing about.” He said he was hired straight from SJSU to the San Jose Mercury News to write about television. From there, he said he moved back and forth from New York and the Bay Area before settling at the San Francisco Chronicle for 14 years as a critic and columnist. But he said it all started in the Spartan Daily news- room. “It became my second home — my fi rst home really, because I spent more time there than in my room,” Nachman said.

Jim Adams Retired Reuters reporter 1960 journalism graduate Adams was the news editor in Spring 1959 and became the top editor in the fall, he said, just in time for the Spartan Daily’s 25th anniversary. Th at was also the year that popular movie star Ster- ling Hayden, embroiled in a bitter custody battle, took his four kids on a yacht to Tahiti against court orders, Adams said. Hayden hired an SJSU student to be the kids’ tutor, he said. Adams said he wanted to interview the student and made a last-ditch eff ort to reach her. “We mailed a lot of questions to Sterling Hayden, General Delivery, Tahiti, and she (the student) wrote back with answers,” he said. “It worked.” Monday, September 21, 2009 Spartan Daily []NEWS 3

advocate strongly for a reversal of University of Salzburg professor WHITMORE this trend.” From Page 1 Senior marketing major Kyle examines world views of America Bokarizm said everybody is frus- are designed to give more time for trated, and nobody knows what is By Samantha Rivera showed that only in the past year, administrators to decide which going on. Staff Writer with Obama in the picture, did faculty layoff s will be in eff ect “If you listen to what they are the world start viewing America next year, Whitmore said. saying, the board of administrator Contrast between the world’s in a positive light and found “Yes, there will have to be fac- knows what they are talking about, reactions to the day Obama was hope in it once again. ulty layoff s.” he said. “Th e univer- but can’t really do anything. elected president and the day “Th e United States is all over sity cannot shrink its costs with- “Th e furloughs and all the Bush was re-elected president was the world politically, economi- out lowering the workforce next budget cuts, it’s not them, it’s the one of the ideas discussed during cally, militarily and especially year.” unions and all the other people the presentation, “Th e United culturally, and it has people from Maria Torres, a senior social higher up. My biggest worry is States of America and Obama: A all over the world,” Wagnleitner work major, said she is still devas- not knowing what is next.” World View.” said. tated by the budget cuts. Phillips also said SJSU will Professor Reinhold Wagnleit- Th is is why he said he fi nds “I tried to retake a class, but I not be accepting Spring 2010 ner spoke to about 30 people in it important for Americans to was unable to, so I am not able to applicants. the Engineering building Tues- view his presentation as some go further with my major, yet they Phillips said, “You have heard day. kind of mirror image, since some are saying that they want everyone correctly — we are not accept- Wagnleitner, from the Uni- don’t have a lot of knowledge of to graduate,” she said. ing students, but there are some versity of Salzburg, had a wide the outside world and what they Th e California State University minor exceptions with so-called variety of research that he said think. student fee increase will continue ‘special session,’ such as programs he has done throughout the Wagnleitner said his presenta- to worsen as fees must rise next off ered off -site, usually company past eight to 10 years about the tion also works to make people year, but in a modest fashion rath- sites, those are the students that world’s view of America from the outside of the United States er than the 30 percent increase are being admitted.” past until present in his presenta- aware of how people in the Unit- this fall, Whitmore said. “Now I am a year behind. It is tion. ed States think or don’t think “We will adjust the size of the not fair,” Torres said. “I heard that Mariah Martinez, a senior in- about them because it appears in university to fi t the budget that they are reducing the size of the ternational business major, said, the news media mostly as catas- the state provides us,” he said. class in the spring. It’s not fair for “I thought his speech was amaz- trophe, war and terrorism. “For now that means shrink- the students or the teachers.” ing, and he is a great resource for “I’m not saying that the out- ing the student body to fi t the A student in the crowd con- our school to see how much we side world is doing anything bet- number of courses and services fronted the board members by need to globalize and be more ter than the United States, but that we can aff ord to off er,” Whit- asking if they would personally aware of what the world thinks still it’s existing,” Wagnleitner [ Kirsten Aguilar / Spartan Daily ] more said. “I don’t like it, but we take a pay cut of 30 percent to sup- of us, instead of just being in a said. have over 3,000 fewer students plement for the increased student bubble.” Wagnleitner said most of the Reinhold Wagnleitner speaks in the SJSU Salzburg Pro- this fall.” tuition fees. He showed slides featuring world’s perception of America is gram’s presentation “The United States of America and Th e members of Whitmore’s Whitmore responded by say- political cartoons, polls, maga- through popular culture, and so Obama: A World View,” which was held in the Charles senior administrative board who ing no because he said he believes zines and newspaper headlines his research shows that there is W. Davidson College of Engineering on Wednesday. accompanied him were Veril Phil- the faculty and staff are underpaid all depicting the many diff erent more to America than just that lips, vice president of student af- and the reduction in administra- views on America from around aspect of it. world.” “San Jose State is the lead- fairs, Maria De Guevara, associate tors’ salaries would not solve the the world, and he said that Tara Martinez, a business Th e SJSU Salzburg Program ing public institution of higher vice president of human resources, problem at hand. these were merely views and not management major and Salzburg was set up to globalize the uni- education in the Silicon Valley, Interim Provost Gerry Selter, Rose “I appreciate that they got to- truths. scholar, said, “It had a great im- versity, said William Reckmeyer, which is part of the globalized Lee, vice president for administra- gether today to answer our ques- Slides during the George W. pact on me on how the rest of the professor of anthropology and world, and there’s a number of tion fi nance, and Joan Merdinger, tions, but it seems like they still Bush era showed many countries world viewed the United States. chair of the global citizenship us on campus that don’t think associate vice president for faculty do not understand the students,” viewing America negatively and “I think that our relations program in Salzburg. we do as good a job as we should aff airs. Torres said. “I hope that the rally synonymously identifying it with with the United States, regardless Th e program sends about 12 of preparing students to live and “Th e university has projected on Tuesday will have more of an the Iraq War. of what topic we are focusing on, to 15 SJSU students and 12 to work in a global world,” Reck- the need to reduce another 2,500 impact from the students’ per- One specifi c slide showed the the overall opinion is the most 15 SJSU administrators or staff meyer, said. students by Fall 2010,” Whitmore spective.” cover of the United Kingdom’s important thing. to attend a seminar on global Wagnleitner is a core faculty said. Students for Quality Educa- publication Daily Mirror in 2004, “So, that people around the citizenship in Salzburg, Austria, member from the program and “Th is trend is a complete di- tion has a rally planned for to- the year Bush got re-elected, fea- world are having a better opinion Reckmeyer said. said he focuses his research pri- saster to this state, and the cov- morrow, the fi rst faculty-wide turing him on the cover with the of the United States is reassuring Once the students return to marily on America, because he is eted commitment to access and furlough day, outside of Campus headline, “How can 59,054,087 in that we can better our rela- SJSU, they work together for a interested in how others around diversity, and to our ability to Village at 11 a.m. to protest the people be so dumb?” tionships and strengthen them to year on projects to help globalize the world view it and in the stu- fulfi ll the dreams of all deserv- budget cuts, according to the Web Wagnleitner said his research move toward a truly more global the campus, Reckmeyer said. dents’ perspective. ing students,” he said. “We must site Indybay.

[ Dave Cabebe / Spartan Daily ] Students walk past the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transexual Resource Center that is located in Building BB next to the Aquatic Center.

as LGBT don’t know the resource San Jose State, that’s always a good LGBT center is here. It benefi ts the cam- thing.” From Page 1 pus a lot because this is a safe place Sugiyama said the gift com- to be and is accepting of every- mitment made by Arzie and “I feel encouraged, because I think body,” he said. Stonesifer showed how important it’s going to really give the LGBT Graduate student Drew the resource center is for college Resource Center a lot of oppor- House said, “It’s incredibly gener- students. tunities to reach out to other stu- ous and exciting that the LGBT “It’s really knowing that these dents with various resources that student population will benefi t people got so much out of San Jose wouldn’t otherwise be there.” from it.” State that they still remembered it Lind also said the donation will “It lets everyone know that as a signifi cant part of their lives, “help the LGBT Resource Center LGBT students are valued on that really education is the best in- be seen more on campus and in- campus,” he said. “Anything that vestment you could make in your clude people who aren’t necessarily can positively increase diversity at life,” she said. LGBT and help groups struggling with multiple backgrounds.” Sugiyama said the goal of the resource center is to help students apply to their studies and know that they’re valuable citizens. Krumm said the center is not just for students who identify under the LGBT community. “(Th e resource center) is cre- ating a safe place for everyone on campus,” she said. Tri Trinh, a senior recreation and leisure studies major, said, “I’m very thankful that in this economy, there’s generous people donating money when other programs are going downhill.” “A lot of people who identify 4[]SPORTS Spartan Daily Monday, September 21, 2009 Spartans take drubbing from rival Cardinal

By Kyle Szymanski big, strong backs, you are going to Staff Writer have some trouble handling them. Gerhart is certainly that guy.” If the past is any indication of SJSU’s off ense scored all 17 of what’s in store for the SJSU foot- its points off Cardinal turnovers, ball team, its chances at a winning but the Spartans never threatened season in ’09 may have evaporated to take the lead, remaining at least in its 42-17 loss to Stanford on one touchdown behind the Car- Saturday night at Stanford Sta- dinal. dium. SJSU’s fi rst touchdown came No SJSU football team has after cornerback Peyton Th omp- ever had a winning season after son intercepted Stanford quarter- starting 0-3. back Andrew Luck’s pass and re- “We don’t have a choice but to turned the ball 27 yards to SJSU’s turn it around,” said defensive end 30-yard line. Justin Cole. “I know the rest of After the interception, La Secla the seniors aren’t just going to go led a seven-play drive, fi nishing out with a losing record or go out with a 1-yard touchdown pass to without a fi ght.” wide receiver Jalal Beauchman on Stanford kick returner Chris fourth down, cutting the Cardinal Owusu returned the kickoff 94 lead to 14-7. yards for a touchdown, giving the But San Jose did little else dur- Cardinal a lead they would not re- ing the fi rst half. It was out-rushed linquish. 126 to -11 in the fi rst half and out Stanford running back Toby gained 213 to 79 in total yardage. Gerhart rushed for more than Tomey said the Cardinal took 100 yards for the third year in a advantage of SJSU’s poor execu- row against the Spartans. Gerhart tion of fundamentals throughout rushed for 94 yards in the fi rst half the game. and 113 total. “Th ey have some guys who Spartan quarterback Jordan have some great quickness,” Tom- La Secla went 17-30 for 155 ey said. “It’s all about technique yards in his fi rst start for the and being in position. We didn’t Spartans, but had one costly tackle well, we didn’t block well. interception that was returned Th e game is still blocking and tackling.” for a touchdown. Th e Cardinal wasted no time Trailing 21-7, La Secla’s pass answering the Spartans as they off his back foot was intercepted drove 70 yards in 12 plays for a by Stanford’s Corey Gatewood, 1-yard touchdown run by Gerhart whose 23-yard return put Stan- to put Stanford up 21-7 at half- ford up 28-7 early in the third time. quarter. Trailing 28-7, SJSU linebacker “Sometimes when you get Travis Jones recovered a Gerhart pressure, you make a decision fast- fumble at the 37-yard line with [ Stefan Armijo / Spartan Daily ] er than you want to make it,” La 8:29 left in the third quarter. Cardinal quarterback Andrew Luck, No. 12, escapes from Spartan defensive end Justin Cole, No. 93, in the 42-17 Cardinal win. Secla said. “I have to get the ball Tyler Cope converted on a down and be a little more calm in 30-yard fi eld goal attempt after that situation. the Spartans’ drive stalled at the we were down.” “I saw the pressure coming. It 13-yard line, cutting the Spartan Muldrow fi nished the day with wasn’t like it was a surprise. Th at defi cit to 28-10. fi ve carries for 35 yards. comes with playing and maturing Th e Stanford off ense never Th e Cardinal scored its fi nal as a quarterback.” let up, responding with a touch- touchdown at the end of the third SJSU wide receiver Kevin Ju- down. Led by Gerhart, the Cardi- quarter when Richard Sherman rovich fi nished with nine recep- nal methodically marched down returned a Philip Zavala punt 48 tions for 103 yards in the game, in- the fi eld. yards for the touchdown, the sec- cluding a 15-yard reception in the Luck found Owusu on a 22- ond Cardinal special teams touch- second quarter to help the Spartans yard pass reception to put the down. score their fi rst touchdown. Cardinal up 35-10 with 1:44 left “Our kicking game was awful SJSU’s defense struggled to in the third quarter. today,” Jurovich said. “Our off ense contain Gerhart from the opening Lamon Muldrow scored his didn’t put up points. I have to look kickoff . fi rst touchdown of his SJSU career at the fi lm, but there is a lot of stuff With Stanford up 7-0, Gerhart on a 14-yard run with 11:11 to go we need to improve on.” didn’t waste any time getting es- in the fourth quarter that was set Tomey said he still expects tablished. He rushed seven times up when Jones recovered his sec- SJSU to be a good football team for 36 yards and scored a touch- ond fumble of the day. despite their 0-3 start. down to give the Cardinal an early Although Muldrow said he was “I insist we will be a good foot- 14-0 lead with 7:59 to go in the excited to score his fi rst touch- ball team before this is over,” Tom- fi rst quarter. down, it came as a small consola- ey said. “Right now, we can’t prove “When guys are good backs, tion for him. it and people think I am crazy for you are going to miss some tack- “I was excited,” Muldrow said. saying that, but I believe in these les,” Tomey said. “When guys are “I mean I was really excited, but guys.”

Net Rushing Yards Per Quarter

1 2 3 4 Gerhart 36 58 19 0 SJSU -20 9 -7 42 Tough schedule has Spartans reeling

By Adam Murphy Sports Editor the season and out gained by 734 ber.” yards. SJSU has allowed 804 rush- Th e Spartans have not been to a Th e Spartans knew they would ing yards in three games, third bowl game since 2006, when they have a tough road ahead of them worst among NCAA Football started the season 2-1. But that to start the season. Bowl Subdivision teams. On the season, the Spartans faced only “When we got our schedule off ensive side of the ball, they have one ranked team, No. 14 Boise last January, we knew what the managed only .68 yards per carry, State, in their 9-4 2006 season. competition was going to be,” worst among all 120 teams. Defensive end Justin Cole said said running back Lamon Mul- In 2006, the Spartans defeated getting back to a bowl game is the drow. “… We lost the fi rst three, the Cardinal 35-34 at Spartan Sta- goal this season, despite the 0-3 of course, but now it is time for dium. start. us to turn it on our old ways and Losing 42-17 Saturday against “Having to start off the way start to win.” the Cardinal dropped the Spartans my career did with a bowl win, I Two of the Spartans fi rst three to 0-3 for the season. want to get back to that,” he said. opponents were ranked. USC “Th e facts are we are 0-3,” head Tomey said he wasn’t using the and Utah, ranked third and 18th coach Dick Tomey said. “I hate it, strength of his opponents as an ex- overall respectively, proved to be but I have been 0-3 before. We cuse for the losses. insurmountable hurdles for the have come back, and a lot of good “It is just the facts are right Spartans. things have happened, so we just now that we are 0-3, and we can’t Th e Spartans were out scored need to make this so at the end of avoid that,” Tomey said. “Th at is 80-17 in their fi rst two games of the season, we can’t even remem- who we are.” Monday, September 21, 2009 Spartan Daily SPORTS [] 5 Women’s soccer wins in double overtime By Suzanne Yada were disallowed, one for each Staff Writer side. Davis had six off side plays in the game compared to SJSU’s It took the Spartans two over- four. time periods, but the women’s In the ninth minute, SJSU soccer team fi nally nailed down center back Jessica Ingram made a 1-0 sudden-death win Friday a long kick from midfi eld, which night in a nonconference game met Belding’s forehead and against UC Davis at Spartan Sta- bounced into the net, but the dium. goal was disallowed by an off side Th e Spartans (3-4) extended call. their winning streak to three in Th en in the 26th minute, Ag- the victory against the Aggies, gie midfi elder Lisa Kemp passed a team ranked 10th in the West the ball through to senior for- region by the National Soccer ward Rochelle VanBuskirk, who Coaches Association of Ameri- slammed it in, but the referee ca. declared that it too was off side. Th e win also put a stop to the “I’ll give credit to Davis,” Aggies’ (4-1-1) four-game win head coach Jeff Leightman said. streak and handed them their “Th ey gave us fi ts sometimes. I fi rst loss of the season. think we gave them fi ts some- “We had an intensity I’d never times.” seen before,” said senior forward Th e Spartans committed nine Emmy Belding, who scored the fouls in the match compared to winning goal. “Th at win took the Aggies’ fi ve. our whole team.” “It wasn’t always a pretty Th e game was scoreless until game, but it was a game where Belding headed the ball into the we were smart in what we did,” back of the net in the second Leightman said. “We were dis- overtime. ciplined, and we were very, very Midfi elder Shannon Righetti hard defensively.” began the chain reaction with Nina Butera logged her fi rst a throw-in to team co-captain shutout of the year and the sixth Roxy Kamal, who had her back in her career. But Butera also to the goal. Kamal threw herself had a handful of close calls, and backward and fell to the ground San Jose’s aggressive defenders as she fl icked the ball with her helped her knock the ball out of foot over her head to Belding. the danger zone. “I saw Roxy get the ball, and “Th ey played awesome,” I just knew she was going to Butera said. “Th ey played balls- fl ick it over,” Belding said. “I out. I can’t thank them enough just placed myself. Th e goal was for making my job pretty easy.” [ Dave Cabebe / Spartan Daily ] easy. It was the other work that I Butera made seven offi cial Forward Emmy Belding, No. 10, reacts after scoring the game-winning goal in double overtime during Friday’s 1-0 win. know was hard.” saves in the game, but her most Belding’s header marked her dramatic “save” wasn’t a shot on Women’s Soccer Schedule fourth goal of the season follow- goal. ing her hat trick in an 8-0 win Around the 97th minute, Sept. 22 Notre Dame de Namur Sept. 25 Air Force Oct. 2 Hawaii against Howard University on Davis forward Marisa Boge re- Sept. 13. ceived a pass from forward Jor- Oct. 4 Sacramento State Oct. 09 Louisiana Tech Oct. 11 New Mexico State SJSU began the season with dan Martin and headed toward four straight losses and have a breakaway showdown with Oct. 16 Nevada Oct. 18 Utah State Oct. 23 Idaho bounced back since. Butera. But Butera rushed out “We have so much intensity toward the edge of the penalty Oct. 25 Cal State Bakersfi eld Oct. 30 Fresno State Nov. 1 Boise right now,” goalkeeper Nina box to clamp down on the ball *Home games in bold Butera said. “Even from last before Boge could dribble the weekend to this game, beating ball past her. a new regionally ranked team, Th e all-time series between you can’t be on a bigger high the Spartans and the Aggies now Sports right now.” stands at 2-2-2. Th e only other In Brief Davis came out strong against time SJSU defeated Davis was in SJSU and kept the pressure on, October 2004. Women’s Volleyball outshooting the Spartans 18-13 Th e Spartans face Notre Lost to UC Irvine in the for the game. Dame de Namur University on USD invitational in three But both teams had problems Tuesday. Kickoff at Spartan Sta- straight sets on Friday, with the off side rule. Two goals dium is set for 7 p.m. 14-25, 21-25, 17-25 in San Diego. Lost to San Diego in three straight sets on Sports Blog Saturday, 13-25, 12-25, 19-25. Follow the Spartan Daily Sports Blog. Men’s Soccer spartandailysports.wordpress.com Lost 2-1 to Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo. 6[]NEWS Spartan Daily Monday, September 21, 2009 Digitized Collections Database History of SJSU, Santa Clara Valley * Provided by Danelle Moon, director and associate librarian, and Stacy Mueller, California’s Room lead librarian being converted into bits and bytes San Jose Public Library’s California Room Historic Photograph Collection — This collection centers on the By My Nguyen SJSU’s history and culture,” she history of the Bay Area, particularly San Jose and Santa Clara Valley Staff Writer said. “I can see myself accessing from 1870 to the 1970s. The collection contains a diverse range of it for school.” subject areas, including schools, churches, businesses, parades, valley SJSU students and the com- Th e database is not only ac- views, theaters, street scenes, hotels, images from the 1906 quake in San Jose, Winchester Mystery House and many portraits of local munity will now have an easier cessible for SJSU students, but individuals. way to access the history of SJSU also the public, Mueller said. Historic Ephemera Collection — The term ephemera refers to and Santa Clara Valley through “Th e audience that we’re hop- anything short-lived or ephemeral, and is generally printed paper the new library digital collections ing to reach is not just SJSU, but material that was meant to be thrown away. This includes printed database. the whole community,” she said. matter such as brochures, handbills, memorabilia, pamphlets, tickets, “Th e Digitized Collections “Th at includes K through 12, timetables, etc. Database was created because people in the community who Historic Map & Atlas Collection — The California Room has an we have a lot of interesting col- are interested in local history, extensive collection of more than 1,000 maps from the 1870s to the 1980s. The collection includes historic maps of Santa Clara County and lections in our special collec- and it will be a tool for people street maps of individual cities within the county. tions department and California who are writing papers and need Historic Postcard Collection — The Historic Postcard Collection Room that’s not easy for people an image to go along with it.” includes pictorial and photographic postcards of California. The to get to,” said John Wen- Th e digital database collec- [ Photo courtesy of Digital Collections Database Web site ] collection spans the years 1900 to the 1960s. Subjects include historic zler, associate dean for digital tions are made up of smaller col- Photos from the collection feature photos such as this landmarks and attractions, schools, churches, businesses, parades, valley futures. “We wanted a place lections from the special collec- one from the 1931 SJSU Homecoming. views, theaters, street scenes, hotels, events, commerce and industry. where people could go online tions department and California Frontier Village Collection — Frontier Village was a western-themed amusement park in San Jose that opened in 1961 and closed in 1980. and see the photographs we have Room, Mueller said. in 1980, Mueller said. pitch in and tell us more,” Muel- The collection is comprised of administrative records, employee about San Jose history and uni- Th e Special Collections and “We got the archive from ler said. manuals, photographs, clippings, various printed matter, plans, versity history.” Archives department in King Frontier Village,” she said. “So In any image in the database, drawings and scrapbooks of the amusement park. Stacy Mueller, California Library features documents that we have a lot of old photographs there is a link that reads, “Tell Us Fiesta de las Rosas Collection — The Fiesta de la Rosas was an Room’s lead librarian, said the no other libraries have and things and ticket stubs … that we digi- About this Item.” annual festival designed to highlight San Jose as a “garden city” and database is a joint project by Dr. that, in most cases, are not pub- tized. People get pretty nostalgic Th e link allows the public to bring tourists into town. Along with administrative records, there Martin Luther King Jr. Library lished, Wenzler said. when they see those things.” help the library indentify photo- are also thousands of photographs of fl oats, grand parade, the fi esta princess and her court and entries for the cutest baby contest. and San Jose Public Library. “Th ere is a university archive, A variety of other collections graphs that have no identifi ca- Local Yearbook Collection — The California Room owns yearbooks Th e library has digitized more which is a collection of docu- in the California Room digitized tion and add information and from many Santa Clara County universities, colleges and high schools. than 3,000 items so far, including ments about the history of SJSU include photographs retrieved descriptions to the photographs, The digitized collection currently includes a few yearbooks from San photos, maps, atlases, pamphlets and photographs of SJSU dating from the Clyde Arbuckle Estate she said. Jose High School. and yearbooks, Mueller said. back to 1906,” he said. in the late ’90s, that document “Just today, I got an e-mail, San Jose City Directories: Business Classifi ed Sections – The San “Th e goal is to digitize a little Other collections that were Santa Clara Valley all the way and there is a photograph of a Jose Public Library holds all known published San Jose City directories bit from each of our great collec- digitized from Special Collec- back to the late 19th century, high school class sitting on chairs from 1870 to 1970. This collection currently includes the classifi ed tions, so people can have a taste tions and Archives include the Mueller said. outside, and someone from that business sections of San Jose City Directories for the years 1890 to 1918. These listings are arranged by type of business, and can be compared of what we do have,” she said. John C. Gordon Collection, “We have a few other interest- class actually e-mailed me and to the Yellow Pages of today. “We want to make things more Mueller said. ing collections like the Maps and said, ‘I went to that school in accessible, but the likelihood that Gordon was a photographer Atlas Collections, the Ephemera 1951,’” Mueller said. “Th at’s the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library’s Special we would be able to digitize ev- who took photos in San Jose in Collections, which is a collection whole point — to get people to Collections and Archives erything is out there.” the early 20th century, she said. of things that were meant to be check the database out and help Flaherty Collection: Japanese Internment — The Japanese Digitized images and docu- Th e San Jose Public Library short-term like paper products,” fi ll in the blanks.” Internment Collection features photographs that depict the experience ments are materials that need to has a special collections depart- she said. “We have a number of Marketing Communications of Japanese-Americans in relocation camps and assembly centers in be preserved, but can still remain ment on California history called diff erent pamphlets that go back Director Lorraine Oback said California and Oregon. accessible, Mueller said. the California Room, Wenzler over a 100 years.” the database will enhance peo- Ted Sahl Collection — The Ted Sahl Collection includes photographic On the other side, most pop- said. Th e Web site features interac- ple’s knowledge of the history of prints and images documenting social and political events in the Bay Area, including gay, lesbian and transgender community, anti-nuclear ular things that people need are “Th e department has several tive links that allow users to post Santa Clara Valley and broaden demonstrations and farm labor strikes. also digitized, she said. collections on diff erent things comments about photographs, the access of resources in King John C. Gordon Collection — John C. Gordon is a photographer Senior biology major Jenni- about California history includ- Wenzler said. Library’s history collections. who took photos in San Jose in the early 20th century. The collection fer Say said the new database is ing the Historical Photographs “We put a collection of ‘mys- “Th e Digital Collections (Da- feature images of hotels, water parks, chickens, weddings and something she would use. Collections, Postcard Collections tery’ photographs on the site that tabase) will stimulate discovery funerals. “Th e database is a great tool and Frontier Village Collection,” are photographs that we maybe and the rich and diverse resourc- University Archives Collection — The University Archives include a for students who need informa- he said. have a little bit of information es of the library and promote a selection of images documenting the people and places of SJSU. tion with research, or they just Th e Frontier Village was an about, but we need more, and new scholarship from your com- * For complete details, go to have a general interest about old amusement park that closed we think the community can munity,” she said. http://digitalcollections.sjlibrary.org/ Monday, September 21, 2009 Spartan Daily A] & E]7 Bark in the Park celebrates canines with outdoor festivities By Amber Simons Staff Writer

SJSU student Jennett e Petrak had more than a dozen reasons for att ending the 12th annual Bark in the Park on Saturday in the William Street Park. Petrak said she’s an animal lover with 10 cats, some birds and a turtle, along with her Pomeranian and Chihuahua mix dogs. “We come every year with our two dogs,” said Petrak, a junior child development major. Petrak said she enjoys the at- mosphere of Bark in the Park and seeing all of the diff erent dogs and diff erent companies at the park. Bark in the Park was hosted by the Naglee Park neighborhood’s Campus Community Associa- tion. All of the proceeds benefi t the Concerned Citizens for Ani- mals, Humane Society of Silicon Valley and San Jose Animal Care Center, according to the event’s Web site. Admission was free, but a $5 donation per dog was encouraged, according to the Web site. At the Bark in the Park event, dogs and their own- [Photos by Kirsten Aguilar / Spartan Daily ] ers participated in a free agility A couple of dogs drink water from a fountain at William Street Park during Bark in the Park on Saturday. course built by Dennis Finn, a resident of the neighborhood 13 Brenna Giblin, a senior oc- owners walked around sniffi ng Dogs and their owners were years ago. cupational therapy student and the diff erent vendors throughout able to cool off from the hot sun Finn, a carpenter who works a member of the Silicon Valley the park. in a shade tarp with water misters at Valley Medical Center, said he Roller Girls team, was helping Th ere were inexpensive rabies and child-sized, blow-up swim- volunteered to build the course with the course. vaccinations off ered as well as mi- ming pools. with materials from home, such She said she was vol- crochipping and dog adoption. One bulldog did not want to as scrap lumber and plastic car- unteering with her team “It’s really fun to meet new leave the pool. He laid down in peting. because, it seemed like a people,” said Julianna Stefanik, a the middle of it, and his owner Finn said he doesn’t charge a fun event. freshman business major with a had to drag him out by his leash. fee for people to take their dogs Visitors to the park watched concentration in accounting who Pet owners left the park with through the elementary dog a dog costume contest, silly dog grew up with dogs. bags of treats, outfi ts and good- training course. tricks and a pet/owner look-alike Stefanik was working a booth ies for their furry friends who “I would only do it if it were contest that were all put together for the Canine Corral Dog were still wagging tails from for free,” Finn said. by workers of Bark in the Park. Daycare that opened in 2005, the event. Owners tempted their dogs Th ere was also a show that she said. through the course with treats featured rescued dogs that caught Various dog rescue organiza- This story has an and tugs on leashes. Some even Frisbees, jumped rope and tions handed out information Online Video had to crawl through parts of the jumped high bars. and welcomed donations from SpartanDailyphoto.com One of the many dogs at Bark in the Park dries off after being course with their dogs. Live music played as dogs and people at booths. hosed down Saturday. Spend your hard-earned ‘racks’ on this energy drink made for real hustlers only background. Drink of the Week: Either way, I grabbed a can, and hurried to the register so I Hunid Racks could fulfi ll my curiosity about the taste of the drink. Th e taste was similar to almost every other energy drink I’ve had — and I’ve had a lot — it was fruiter then most. At fi rst sip, I thought the fruit was grape, but it fi nished with more of a fruit punch taste. Th e carbonation is defi nitely on the high-list, but the fi zz didn’t have as much staying power as other drinks. Th e caff eine kicked in about 20 minutes later, and the high sugar content made me uncon- trollably hyper. Hunid Racks’ theme is all about “improving your daily hustle” and being made for “real hustlers only.” A hustler is someone who is not satisfi ed with his or her current position and is always try- ing to achieve more, whether it’s in school, fi nances or just life, according to the drink’s offi cial Web site. Th e term “racks” stands for a thousand dollar amount. For example, fi ve racks mean $5,000. “Hunid” is a slang term for the number 100. Th e drink’s Web site explains [ Joe Proudman / Spartan Daily ] that there is a saying that “if you can make 100 Racks coming By Regina Aquino Upon closer inspection, I read out the hood, you have made it Staff Writer the label. Hunid Racks was the big time.” name of the drink. Like all other drinks, the crash A friend and I were at a local Th e can’s black-and-green was hard and fast. liquor store in search of some- color scheme made it look like I felt sluggish an hour later. thing to energize us for the other energy drinks, but it was Th e best thing about this night’s events. Tupac’s face that made it really drink is its theme. Eager for something new, I stand out. I can imagine a rapper selling looked through the glass doors, I have a feeling they weren’t it Lucille Ball-style in her “Vita- lined with various bott les and supposed to use his picture, be- meatavegamin” commercial, “Are cans, when a familiar face caught cause when I visited the Web you a real gangster that needs my eye. site, I could only fi nd pictures of your thirst quenched? Are you Initially, I laughed to myself the can with cash on the cover. drained from hustling all day? because I had never seen a Tupac However, there was a special Th en Hunid Racks is what you energy drink in my life. edition design with Mac Dre on need. An energy drink designed All the bett er reason to pur- the cover, surrounded by psy- to ‘improve your hustle.’ And it’s chase it, I thought to myself. chedelic bubble lett ers and a red so tasty too!” 8[]NEWS Spartan Daily Monday, September 21, 2009

said. seasons. Today Tomorrow URBAN “I thought it was a visual spot “Right now we have sum- From Page 1 on campus that a lot of people walk mer crops — tomatoes, cucum- Did You Hit Th e Mark Right? Global Studies Club meeting at 2 p.m. at by, so it could be a really nice show- ber, peppers,” she said. “We had at 1:30 p.m. at Clark 118. the Pacheco maintain the garden. case,” she said. a very large winter crop of beets, For more information, Room in the Student Union. Come hang “It sits on a watering system, so Th e goal of the urban garden artichokes, collard greens, Brussels contact Veronica Mendoza out with globally minded students and we don’t have to worry too much is to show people that on a small sprouts, caulifl ower and cabbage at (408) 924-5921. increase awareness on international issues. about that,” she said. “But there amount of land, anyone can grow (last year).” For more information, are other students from nutrition food that will provide them with Typical summer plants include IM Sports 4-on-4 Volleyball contact Ryan and food science who come out nutrition, she said. tomatoes, peppers and squash, Ba-

Guide Students who want to participate in Campus at [email protected]. and volunteer their time — plant- “Most people, I think, have no stoli said. Recreation’s 4-on-4 Volleyball intramurals ing, keeping with the maintenance, idea where their food comes from,” Cool season crops, such as let- need to sign up at as.sjsu.edu/ascr by Sept. See Jane Run Women’s Triathlon rotating out the crops and harvest- she said. “Th ey have no idea what tuce, radish and broccoli, and root 23. Participation is $25 per team and play at Shadow Cliff s Regional Park. Participants ing.” a beet plant looks like, for example, vegetables, such as carrots, beets starts the week of Sept. 28. For more infor- should sign up by Sept. 18 Th e food grown in the garden and I think they also have no idea and turnips, are best grown in the mation, on the second fl oor of Building BB. eTh fee is distributed to some of the vol- how easy it can be and how little fall and winter, she said. contact Rob Patchettettettt is $85 per participant. For more informa- unteers, the nutrition department, space they actually need to grow Paul De Leon, a senior graphic at (408) 924-6218 tion, contact Kristine Kirkendall at kkirken- professors and the Smart Cart, Ba- food that they can consume.” design major, said he’s an advocate

Sparta or [email protected] [email protected]. stoli said. Bastoli said it’s important for for healthy local grown food. “It’s called an experimental people to see how the food they “I just think, in the metropoli- Womyn on Wymons Issues from 5 p.m. to garden,” she said. “It’s not really consume lands on their plates. tan area we live in, how doable it 6 p.m. at the Mosaic Cross Cultural Center meant to harvest out and sell — it’s “I think it’s important to see is for students to actually garden,” anD room in the Student Union. For more to share.” where food comes from and the he said. art aily p .c information, contact Denisse Mendez at Th e location was chosen be- usage of space on campus to grow Bastoli said the garden is an eS o m (559) 303-9414. cause at the time there was nothing food — something that is sustain- educational piece of greenery on Th growing there, and there was a lot able — and just to see that with a campus. of foot traffi c in the area, Freedman small plot of land you can grow a “It’s a better use of land than years here in San Jose,” he said. “Th ey lot of food, especially living in a planting fl owers,” she said. “It’s HERITAGE were able to give their story. It’s also good city,” she said. good to have something that is From Page 1 that folks were able to listen to what Bastoli said that by working on actually useful. We got plenty of they said about it, so they can continue the garden, she has been able to fl owers, trees and shrubs that are knew prior to community organizing. the movement.” learn about the diff erent types of really pretty on campus.” “It’s easy to get caught up in the fash- Rodriguez said she hoped the event vegetables. Freedman said one of the key ion of the movimiento,” Madrid said. “It’s inspired others to start organizing again, “I’ve been learning a lot about missions of President Jon Whit- about the struggle and the fi ght, not an especially with the current state of the ed- what grows when in San Jose,” she more is to increase sustainability image. ucational system and the fi nancial issues said. “I’m not a San Jose native, eff orts on campus. “I work with a lot of young people, that students are facing. and I’m not from a place where “I think being that our campus and one of the things that I always try “Th e programs that get cut fi rst are al- we can grow food all year round. is interested in sustainability, we to instill is honor, pride and tradition, to ways the ones that work with low-income I’ve learned a lot about summer need to actually fi nd more places acknowledge all the work that the elders students and low-income people,” she crops versus fall and spring (crops) on this campus that we can grow did, whether in the movement or just the said. “I think this is the beginning to or- and just the fact that we can grow food and show people, literally, pain and suff ering that our grandfather ganizing, and I think that there’s a leader- food all year round has been a great how easy it is, because there’s many went through.” ship there in Chicano student groups.” learning experience for me.” places, in my opinion, on this cam- Undeclared freshman Susana Duran Martinez said she helped organize the Freedman said what’s grown in pus that we can turn into gardens,” said the event was inspirational, and she event in its entirety along with a few other the urban garden depends on the she said. liked how the speakers encouraged stu- people. dents through college. “My mission was to celebrate and to She also said she liked hearing about really honor all the work that has been the importance of the community. done by the elders in our community,” “I came from a community that was she said. “We heard a little bit about some really unbalanced,” she said. “We didn’t of the impact that the Chicano movement have a lot of opportunities. … We were has done ... It framed the work that stu- very unfortunate, so to hear things like dents and the community are doing now this are happening makes me realize that into this larger umbrella of the Chicano there are options for me, and there’s op- movement, because things that folks were tions for a lot of students, not only minor- working on in the ’60s and ’70s are still ity students but students in general.” issues that we’re continuing to work on Joshua Barrouse, a graduate student today in diff erent ways.” in public administration, said the panel According to the Web site Fact Mon- was motivational and served as a step- ster, Sept. 15 is the start of Hispanic Heri- [ Regina Aquino / Spartan Daily ] pingstone for future momentum in the tage Month because it is the anniversary Adrian Vargas of the band Cojunto Aztlan per- Chicano movement. of independence for fi ve Latin American forms at the Roosevelt Community Center on “Th ey had some good insight for countries — Costa Rica, El Salvador, Wednesday during a Hispanic Heritage folks on the movement for the last 40 Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua. 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Deadline is 10:00 am , 2-weekdays prior to publication. www.thespartandaily.com Monday, September 21, 2009 Spartan Daily OPINION [] 9 A vote for change turns into a stagnant health care plan One of the major loose ends work for me. ing as soon as possible. begin to aff ect the benefi ciaries of is the two parties dueling over a Obama also wants to pay for It’s probably because cutting Medicare. public health care option that his plan with spending cuts, in- wasteful Medicare before spend- Let’s not forget that the baby Husain Sumra would basically be a government- cluding cutting what he says is ing tons of money on reforming boomers are retiring, becoming run, health insurance company. wasteful spending in Medicare. health insurance wouldn’t fl y with older and will need Medicare Staff Writer If you’ve dealt with the U.S. most people. more than ever. Postal Service or stood in the long As we’ve seen the Th e president says he won’t I agree that health care needs lines at the D.M.V., you know past eight years, our sign any bill that adds a dime to to be reformed in some way and I thought I voted for change, Worse than that, he’s telling that this won’t end up working Congress doesn’t the national defi cit, yet he also needs to be more accessible and yet it seems like I just voted for the Democratic majority to com- well if it happens. seem to get stuff says there’s a provision in his plan aff ordable, but there needs to be another savvy politician. promise with the Republicans on According to Obama’s plan, done when it comes that says if there are no savings in changes to the president’s plan. President Obama has a health a health care bill. which can be found at the offi cial down to the two the fi rst round of cuts, then there I think it would be more ben- care plan that he says will lower As we’ve seen the past eight White House Web site, the public political parties hav- will be even more cuts. efi cial to Americans to have af- costs and allow coverage to peo- years, our Congress doesn’t seem option would have to be self-suf- ing to compromise My question is how deep will fordable health care that worked ple who can’t access coverage cur- to get stuff done when it comes fi cient and rely on the premiums and work together. it go? rather than cheap health care that rently, yet there’s no bill from the down to the two political parties it collects. Is it possible for the public op- didn’t. president. having to compromise and work All right, well that sounds even What I want to know is why tion to fail and be nothing more After all, I voted for change He doesn’t intend to write a together. worse. not just cut wasteful spending than a black hole of taxpayers’ that works, not for change just for bill. Bipartisanship, although a A cheap government option? from Medicare as soon as possible, money? the sake of change. Th e president is essentially tell- word thrown around a lot in the I don’t know about you, but with or without a health care bill? If that’s the case, then it could ing Congress his plan and asking Capitol, doesn’t exactly have a having “cheap” and “government” We have a defi cit — it only be possible that the cuts to Medi- Husain Sumra is a Spartan it to write it for him. strong following. in the same sentence really doesn’t makes sense to cut wasteful spend- care will go so deep that it will Daily staff writer. Folk music: A needed generational infl uence Daunting pressure most signifi cant fi gures in folk years, I fear they will fi nd noth- music history and rock ‘n’ roll ing signifi cant. to fi nd a major ASAP Julianne Shapiro history in my generation. Th ey will not hear the beau- Peter, Paul and Mary often tiful echo of Mary Travers in looms above students Managing Editor covered his tunes “Blowing in someone else’s voice and want the Wind,” “Th e Times Th ey to learn about her political Are a-Changin’” and “Don’t stance. Elizabeth Kang When my dad used to sing Hammer” moved my world. Th ink Twice, It’s All Right” — It won’t be a generational “Puff (Th e Magic Dragon)” to Th e songs were equally as my favorite break-up song. thing. me as a kid, I knew someone soothing as cuddling with my Travers’ voice was always I fear that my children may Copy Editor better must have sung it. Bert doll from Sesame Street at so confi dent, and Dylan’s lyr- hear tunes in some form of an Th at singer was Mary Travers that point. ics were always so perfect and iPod and not be able to make from the folk group Peter, Paul I have to face the fact that al- original. the connection of the suff ering “Th e world is your oyster, “died” if she couldn’t have stud- and Mary, who died Wednesday though I prefer the music from I’m jealous, Mom and Dad, that past generations fought to kid.” ied music. She had a passion, from leukemia. my parents’ generation than that you got to be alive during end. A waiter once told me that and stuck to it, earning her de- She was 72. the music from mine, those the protest movement without I am stuck in a generation when I asked if I could have gree in music. Th at fact may not mean groundbreaking artists from me. where some dude named Kanye lemon in my water. Five years into her career, she much to my peers of Generation their generation will die during I’m mad, Dylan, that you West and some youngster And damn it, he was right. is bored at her dead-end job ac- Y, but the 1960s folk group Pe- mine. wrote those songs about an ear- namedTaylor Swift occupy the Th e world is my oyster. companying a high school choir ter, Paul and Mary transformed lier generation and not mine. news. I come from a middle-class on the piano. my life and means a lot to me. I am stuck in a It sucks to be turning 24. I don’t care. household, I am not physically Now, she is pursuing a big- Peter, Paul and Mary was generation where Th e most concerning fact But what I do care about or mentally handicapped, and I ger paycheck and a stimulated the fi rst musical group I ever some dude named about the musical legend die off are real issues the common folk live in America. mind by studying psychology. listened to. Kanye West and is that member of my genera- have to deal with every day. I’ve got all the right advan- Unlike her, very few of us are I would cheer when my some youngster tion have left nothing signifi - Where is our March on tages — I can do anything I set 100 percent sure in our major. grandmother would put on my named Taylor Swift cant for their children. Washington for Jobs and Free- my mind to do. We must, nevertheless, go full mom’s copy of the group’s fi rst occupy the news. Folk music is supposed to dom that Peter, Paul and Mary But that’s the problem. steam ahead. album in the record player. rehash itself for another genera- and Dylan sang at to fi ght for For those of us who don’t Even if we are sure, like my It was a generational thing. And I will mourn alongside tion, so where is it now? civil rights? come out of the womb know- musician friend, we may end up I fell in love with Mary my parents. Th e world is still fi ghting the It’s not in our iPods. ing exactly what he or she wants changing our mind down the Travers’ beautiful voice when I Peter, Paul and Mary often last threshold of civil rights for So, let’s also make it a gen- to be when he or she grows up, road. was three or four, and I had no covered songs from the greatest gays and lesbians, and where are erational thing. deciding on a profession can be So what? idea how signifi cant the group lyricist of all time, Bob Dylan. all the glorious protest songs? extremely daunting. Learning, no matter what she was a part of was back Dylan is my favorite musical When my future children I’ve changed my major three subject, is never a waste of Julianne Shapiro is the then. artist, and so I will also have to discover the protest movement Spartan Daily managing times. time. “500 Miles” and “If I Had a suff er the passing of one of the of my young adulthood in 15 editor. Passions may seem like easy My friend doesn’t regret her choices for careers — “Do what degree in music. makes you happy!” — but are Don’t worry so much about not always the right ones. making the wrong decision. Just Ruminations Out of high school, I make one, and give your best. Did you know ... dreamed of going to culinary You’ll soon be forced to, any- illustration by Carl Evans school and becoming a chef. way. I always loved to cook. But College wanderlust is com- ... today is the Spartan Daily’s 75th I decided I didn’t want to work ing to an end, at least at SJSU. 12 to 14 hour days, mostly Shortly, you’ll have to “fi nd birthday? 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[ Photos by Chad Ziemendorf / Spartan Daily ] A fan crowd-surfs during The All-American Rejects performance at the SJSU Event Center during Channel 92.3’s “Big Show” concert event. Concert Review ‘Big’ performances pump up fans for a high-energy show By Amber Simons shot through the roof. Th ough got the crowd jumping. Tyson Staff Writer the band was very energetic, it Ritter, the band’s vocalist and was much too loud for my taste. bass guitarist, came out shirtless Music fans poured into the However, the audience with glitter smeared all over his Event Center on Saturday night seemed to enjoy its sound, since chest. He crawled on the stage to rock out to a variety of bands most people remained standing. touching himself, at one point at “Th e Big Show.” Th e Gaslight Anthem was en- even yelling at the audience to Th e show was a long show, joyable, although at this point I talk dirty. too long for my taste, but it was had stuff ed a ball of tissue in my I’ve got to admit, even though quite enjoyable nonetheless. ears, because I forgot ear plugs. at some points he made me feel In the lineup were Th e Limou- Most of what I heard was the a little uncomfortable, he had a sines, Th e Airborne Toxic Event, bass, which for some reason was ton of energy and was complete- Street Sweeper Social Club, Th e quite calming and almost put ly committed to his songs, giv- Gaslight Anthem, Jack’s Manne- me to sleep. ing the performance his all. quin, Th e All-American Rejects Th is band had me wanting I also appreciated the and Flogging Molly. to purchase a CD, because I am band playing past hits such as Th e show began with Th e sure that without the highly un- “Swing, Swing” and “My Paper Limousines, a two-man elec- necessary bass volume I would Heart.” It brought back a lot tronic band consisting of vocal- love them. of memories. ist Eric Victorino and disc jock- One of my favorite bands, Th e best band of the night ey Gio Giusti performing songs Jack’s Mannequin, played next, was a band that I was unfamil- from their fi rst single release, and the whole mood of the iar with, Flogging Molly. It has “Very Busy People.” concert changed. People rushed made a new fan out of me. Next was a very energetic per- the fl oor to sing and dance I even made a run for the formance by Th e Airborne Toxic along with Andrew McMahon, souvenir booth after the show to Event. Mikel Jollett, the main the band’s vocalist, songwriter purchase its CD. vocalist, had a deep and theatri- and pianist. Each of the members danced cal-sounding voice. I could feel the blood rush- on stage, appearing to have a Anna Bulbrook, the violinist ing through McMahon’s veins. great time, as did the audience. and keyboardist, was excellent. I appreciated his passion. He At this point in “Th e Big Show,” In a black, knee-length glittery had about three microphones a group of audience members dress and heels, she rocked the in place along the piano, and he had formed a mosh pit, skipping stage full of emotion and at one moved passionately over each along to the Irish rock sounds point even jumped from a stack of them. of the violin, uilleann pipes, ac- of speakers with violin in hand. At the end, he even stomped cordion, banjo, tin whistle and Th is band defi nitely pumped on the piano with his feet as he mandolin. the crowd up. released the last bit of energy he Dave King, the band’s lead When Street Sweeper Social had for this show from his body. vocalist and songwriter, sang Club hit the stage, the volume Th e All-American Rejects with his heart on his sleeve. “A ripe old age, that’s what I am, a ripe old age, just doin’ the best I can,” King sang in the song “Float.” Th is band was hands-down the best of the show and the one that riled up the audience the most. I look forward to seeing them again in the future, as I will certainly seek them out. Th is band was the most lively and zealous band I have ever watched in my life. Its chemistry was amazing. I mentioned that to the band’s banjo player, Robert Schmidt, who introduced himself as Bob when he shook my hand after the concert. Right after its performance, when the house lights went on, the band jumped over the bar- riers to hug and shake the hands of fans that were waiting with smiles.

This story has an Online Slideshow The All-American Rejects lead singer Tyson Ritter gives theSpartanDaily.com the camera what it wants during his band’s performance.