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B-ball team dominates Argonauts Sports p. 2 Open your wallets for A&E p. 3 Monday SPARTAN DAILY ‘Tower Heist’ November 7, 2011 Volume 137, Issue 38 SpartanDaily.com Spartans slip up Greek groups lend hands to the needy Campus fraternities Hoffman said. “That’s probably one of the biggest (phi- and sororities raise lanthropy events) that is on campus annually. Even with money for charities that, we are kind of doing this just because we do want by Nick Celario to continue reaching out.” Staff Writer She said the Shamrock Showcase is a lip-sync and For Blake Balajadia, as- dance competition that all sistant director of Fraternity the Greek organizations on and Sorority Life for Student campus can participate in. Involvement, the notion of The proceeds went to Pre- community service and phi- vent Child Abuse America lanthropy is personal — he and Child Quest Internation- recently lost a loved one to al, organizations that seek to cancer. end child abuse. “I don’t know how to fix Hoffman said last year’s that, but we can contribute Shamrock Showcase raised some money to people who $17,000 for the organiza- do know how,” Balajadia tions. said. Nate Racela, a member of As part of a mission to Alpha Kappa Omega, said build character and enhance the fraternity started plan- the college experience, SJSU ning for their spring philan- Greek chapter members take thropy event, Vision Show- part in community service to case, scheduled for Feb. 9. directly help others and plan Racela, a kinesiology ma- philanthropic events to raise jor, said the proceeds from money for charitable organi- this event will go to Camp zations. Taylor, a summer camp for “The value of service is children with heart disease. something that is a founding “You can think of it as a Idaho senior running back Kama Bailey runs around the out- during Idaho’s 32-29 upset of SJSU, Idaho’s first conference part of just about every fra- concert, but we like to throw stretched arms of Spartan senior cornerback Peyton Thompson victory of the season. Photo by Vernon McKnight / Spartan Daily ternal order that we have on other acts in there,” Racela this campus,” Balajadia said. said. “In the past, we’ve done by Ron Gleeson MacIntyre said. “You have to regroup, and to give SJSU the fi rst points of the aft er- According to SJSU Frater- spoken word, hip-hop acts, Sports Editor in your own mind and in own heart have noon. nity and Sorority Life, 38 fra- band acts and dance crews.” to come back and prepare to att ack.” Idaho’s second turnover came on the ternity and sorority chapters He said before the show- A nightmarish fourth quarter for the MacIntyre added that the players in the ensuing kickoff — a fumble by Vandals’ se- together raised $104,287 for case begins, the audience is SJSU football team took away something locker room were “hurting” aft er the loss. nior kick returner Matt hew Harvey, forced charities or philanthropies informed about the philan- the team thought it had the throughout the Senior quarterback Matt Faulkner spent by Spartan senior safety Alex Germany. and recorded 23,315 hours of thropic organizations the majority of the game — the victory. litt le time fi nding a word to describe the MacIntyre recognized being on the good community service in 2010. event benefits. “We controlled 95 percent of the game post-game mood in the locker room — end of turnover woes, as SJSU had commit- “We are very privileged “This year, we’re actually and let it slip away,” head coach Mike Ma- “crushed.” ted 11 turnovers in its last two games. with what we have, even going to have people from cIntyre said following the Spartans’ 32-29 “Th is is a tough loss to endure,” he said. “It helped us get off to a good start,” he though it may not be a lot for Camp Taylor come in and loss to Idaho on Saturday at Spartan Sta- “We did too litt le, too late.” said. “We worked on that and it gave us some of us,” Balajadia said. speak to the audience,” Race- dium. SJSU started off more in-sync and with a chance. We thought that if we won the “It’s our duty to give back to la said. Idaho (2-7, 1-4 WAC) snapped a six- more spark than any game so far this sea- turnover batt le we would win the game.” folks who may be aren’t as He said other activities game losing streak by outgaining SJSU (3- son, recovering two Idaho fumbles before Following the turnover, SJSU took over (fortunate).” the fraternity is involved 6, 2-3 WAC) 219 to 89 and scoring 22 points the Vandals earned a single fi rst down. on the Idaho 24-yard line. Kappa Delta sorority held with include breast cancer in the fourth quarter alone, completely Th e fi rst fumble came from the hands Faulkner connected with senior run- its philanthropy event, Car- walks and adopting a park. erasing the 20-point lead the Spartans held of junior Idaho wide receiver Mike Scott , ning back Brandon Rutley for a 21-yard nival for Care, on Thursday. Nu Alpha Kappa presi- with 12:39 remaining in the second quar- recovered by junior defensive end Travis catch and Rutley fi nished off the drive on “It’s to support veterans dent Ariel Jimenez stated in ter. Johnson, who fi nished the game with four the very next play, fi nding the end zone and raise money for them,” an email one of the philan- “I told (the team) a lot of times in life sacks — tying a school record. with a 3-yard touchdown run. said Kappa Delta member thropies his fraternity does you kind of get punched, you kind of Th e turnover resulted in a made fi eld Rachel Davis, a freshman is work with underprivileged think you have something that slips away,” goal by senior place kicker Jens Alvernik SEE FOOTBALL PAGE 2 communications major. “We youth. (had) bounce houses, games “We sponsor two schools and food and a whole lot of during the holidays,” Jimenez stuff.” said. “They write a letter to Speakers explore Israeli and Palestinian views Senior advertising major Santa and we provide them and Kappa Delta member with the gifts they asked for.” Angel Hoffman said the Car- Balajadia said Greek mem- by Chris Marian Yaakov Katz and Shira Wilkof both He said the leg up Israel has over its ri- nival for Care is one of sev- bers strive to meet a goal set and Jackson Wright spoke about diff erent topics on Israel in vals comes through technology as well as eral philanthropy events the either by the fraternity or Staff Writers the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library last through extensive training and intelligence. sorority does year-round. sorority’s national organiza- week. “All of this is happening in part of a “We actually have our tion or by the chapter itself. While events unfold before the entire Katz, spoke Wednesday on his topic, “Is- global eff ort to, on the one hand, thwart ter- spring philanthropy, which world, opposing voices at SJSU touched on rael’s Security Needs in a Changing Middle rorist plans but also with eyes set on Iran, is Shamrock Showcase,” SEE FUNDRAISERS PAGE 6 the subject of Palestinian Chairman Mah- East,” for the Jewish Studies Program at which without a doubt is the greatest chal- moud Abbas’ application to the United Na- SJSU. lenge that Israel is facing,” Katz said. tions in the face of Israeli and U.S. opposi- Wilkof spoke at the library on her in- Wilkof, an Israeli-born student at UC tion. volvement with Israeli group, the Sheikh Berkeley, was concerned mainly with intro- Jarrah Solidarity Movement, usually short- ductory information on her group, Sheikh ened to simply “Sheikh Jarrah.” Jarrah. Katz, an American-born military cor- Th e name comes from the East Jerusa- View exclusive stories and multimedia at respondent at Th e Jerusalem Post newspa- lem neighborhood in which, and for which, spartandaily.com per and the Israel correspondent for Jane’s the group was born, Wilkof said. Defense Weekly, spoke Wednesday in the According to Wilkof, the Sheikh Jarrah Cultural Heritage Room of the King Library neighborhood has changed hands several about his expertise in the subject of Israel’s times between Jews and Arabs over the last defense. century. He focused on Israel’s troubles and Before the state of Israel, she said the strategies in the region, in facing challenges neighborhood was home to a Jewish enclave with neighboring countries such as Leba- which was evacuated aft er the creation of t Twitter: @spartandaily 61˚ non, Syria and Egypt saying that in the situ- the Jewish state when the neighborhood f 42˚ ation with these two countries, “everything fell on the wrong side of the “Green Line” facebook.com/spartandaily can and will change.” that ran through Jerusalem when Israel and Katz said with these countries Israel’s Jordan still shared a border there. Spartan Daily strategy is to deter its enemies by showcas- During that time, Wilkof said the Colton Petty (left) and Devon Tonneson of Sigma Alpha Epsilon Serving San José State University since 1934 ing its military, which is smaller than those neighborhood was given by the Jordanian try to stop Mark Milander (center) of Pi Kappa Alpha on Sunday’s Volume 137 / Issue 38 of its neighbors, but with an edge over Turtle Bowl fundraiser at William Street Park. them. SEE ISRAEL PAGE 6 Photo by Jack Barnwell / Spartan Daily 2 SPORTS Spartan Daily Monday, November 7, 2011 SJSU men’s hoops tips off FOOTBALL: Spartans heartbroken

FROM PAGE 1 SJSU showed a lackluster per- back. It’s obviously disappoint- Th e Spartan fi rst quarter scor- formance on its fi rst drive aft er ing but you have to give them season strong in exhibition ing was not over yet. surrendering the lead — a three credit.” Freshman running back Tyler and out possession. Johnson said when he Ervin took the ball in from 11 Th e Vandals got the ball looked up at the 20-0 score Notre Dame de Namur yards out to bring the score to back aft er a punt with assumed early in the second quarter he 17-0, the most points SJSU has intentions of running out the was “stoked.” no problem for SJSU scored in the fi rst quarter this clock, which would change af- “We should have won,” he despite sluggish start season. ter a third down, 70-yard run by said. “We need to get over this Idaho senior running back Bailey to the SJSU 10 yard-line. one because it hurt — we all feel Kama Bailey scored the Vandals’ Bailey fi nished with a game- it.” fi rst points of the game with a high 164 rushing yards on 19 car- Th e Spartan off ense was by Scott Semmler two-yard touchdown run that ries and the two touchdowns. somewhat quiet throughout Staff Writer came with just over nine minutes Idaho junior running back the entire duration of the game, remaining in the fi rst half. Ryan Bass fi nished off what Bai- running many short passes and SJSU basketball defeated the Another fi eld goal by Al- ley started — a one-yard touch- screen plays, and did not air out Argonauts of Notre Dame de vernik and a safety of Vandal down run to put Idaho up by 10 a pass until Faulkner connected Namur University in the Spar- sophomore back-up quarterback with 1:49 to play. with Ott en for the fourth quar- tans’ fi rst exhibition game of Taylor Davis by Johnson, the To its credit, the SJSU off ense ter score. the 2011-12 season on Th ursday fi rst for SJSU since 2004, brought fi nally woke up on its next drive, For the second game in a row, night at the Event Center. the score to the Spartan Th e Spartans rallied behind a 22-7. Everyone watching thought it would be running game breakout second half and were “(Johnson) “ was also lethar- victorious over Notre Dame de brings his a blowout. They made the plays and gic, recording Namur 78-50. lunch pail ev- we didn’t make enough. 68 yards com- “We played all right,” said se- ery day and pared to Idaho’s nior forward Wil Carter. “Obvi- you always - Matt Faulkner, senior” quarterback 183. ously a lot of room for improve- know you are When asked ment, but this is normal for any going to get what the prob- fi rst game under the lights.” a good game out of him,” Ma- which proved successful with a lem is with the running game, Both Carter and Spartan cIntyre said. 47-yard touchdown pass from MacIntyre answered, “I don’t head coach George Nessman Th e Vandals capped scoring Faulkner to junior tight end Ryan know.” stressed that the team did start in the fi rst half with a booming Ott en. “We thought we had some the game sluggish, but picked it 55-yard fi eld goal from junior However, just as Faulkner things worked out, but we defi - up in the second half when they place kicker Trey Farquhar as said, the Spartans’ eff ort was too nitely did not run it well and needed it most. time expired in the fi rst half to litt le, too late. that’s a big problem for us,” he “All things added up, it was a bring Idaho’s defi cit to 22-10. “We just didn’t make the plays said. “If we were able to run positive night for us,” Nessman Th e second half would be a we needed to, and they made the ball we would have won said. “We have things we need completely diff erent contest for them at the end,” Faulkner said. the game — we would have to develop and work on, but the Spartans, despite a score- “Everyone watching thought it kept the clock running and had that’s what we should have in less third quarter from both would be a blowout. Th ey made more balance.” November.” teams. the plays and we didn’t make Faulkner, who fi nished with Th e team’s slow start in the Idaho dominated the fourth enough.” 289 yards on 29 for 41 passing, fi rst half was the result of sim- quarter of play, creating the Despite shutt ing the Spartan said the Spartans’ season is far ply missing open shots, as the aforementioned nightmare for off ense down for a nearly score- from over, still needing three team shot just 30 percent from the Spartans. less second half, Faulkner said the wins for bowl eligibility with the fl oor aft er one half of play. Sophomore guard Keith Shamburger rises over Notre Dame de Bailey started the comeback Idaho defense was very “vanilla” three games left on the schedule “I think we were just a litt le Namur junior forward Erik Hartvigson (#33) on Thursday night at the for Idaho with a 3-yard touch- in that it was somewhat plain and — two on the road. tight because it was our fi rst Event Center. Photo by Dillon Engstrom / Contributing Photographer down run on its second posses- did not show anything too diffi - “We can fi nd a way to win time under the lights,” Nessman sion of the fourth quarter. cult but gave credit where it was three games in a row — we still said. Individual Statistics Davis connected with sopho- due. have a chance to go to a bowl Th e team quickly changed its more tight end Michael LaGrone “Th ey were very sound,” he game,” he said. “Th is can still be a game plan, fi nding Carter in the James Kinney, G: for another touchdown, the fi rst said. “We just need to fi nd a way very good year and we are defi - post for several baskets midway 16 pts., 5 assists, 3 steals of Davis’ season, to give Idaho its to move the ball when we are nitely capable of doing it. We just through the fi rst half, and the Keith Shamburger, G: 12 pts., 4 assists, 1 steal fi rst lead of the contest with 3:59 struggling, and that falls on me have to pull together as a team Spartans led 13-8. left in the game. being the leader — the quarter- and fi ght.” Junior guard James Kinney Wil Carter, F: 11 pts., 12 rebounds, 1 block was the biggest scorer of the fi rst half, aft er go-to sophomore guard Keith Shamburger went Th e Spartans’ lead fell back ing the ball screen,” he said. “We 0-8 from the fi eld early. to 12 points halfway through also got really stagnant at times Kinney hit two three-point- the second half, but Sham- on off ense and need to move the ers early in the game, and would burger’s 12 second-half points ball.” tally ten points in the fi rst half. would put the Argonauts away Both Carter and Kinney “James (Kinney) is the guy for good. credited the slow start to a litt le that people will say ‘I didn’t SJSU’s lead shot back up to nervous energy for the start of a know he was this good,’” Ness- 21 points with four minutes to new season. man said. “He’s a prett y good play in the game, and the Spar- “It was the fi rst game at- player and he is going to have a tans would eventually win 78- mosphere jitt ers,” Kinney said. big impact on our season.” 50. “You can see in the second half, Aft er leading by as much as “Our theme in the locker we came out more relaxed and 16 points toward the end of the room (at halft ime) was to do played more together.” fi rst half, the Spartans failed to the thing that we do,” Nessman As for how the team will score in the fi nal 2:46, and the said. “We just needed to keep cope on the court with the de- Argonauts took full advantage grinding and fi nd a place where parture of Adrian Oliver, one by cutt ing the lead to just 29-19 we can get separation.” of the nation’s leading scorers at halft ime. Kinney would lead the team a season ago, Nessman said he SJSU came out with energy in points with 16, and Carter feels that balanced scoring may and sharp shooting to start the fi nished with a double-double, be the best solution. second half, and quickly pushed 11 points and 12 rebounds. “It’s a totally diff erent formu- the lead up to 19 points within Kinney acknowledged that la,” he said. “(Oliver) is a unique the fi rst four minutes of play. the victory was a good win for person, but I’m fairly convinced Th e run was fueled by Sham- the team, but there is still need that this team could be bett er burger and senior guard Calvin for improvement. than last year’s team and ac- Douglas, who both chipped in “Th e biggest problem we had complish more than last year’s with three-pointers. with them tonight was defend- group.” Monday, November 7, 2011 Spartan Daily A&E 3 MOVIE REVIEW New Ben Stiller film blends together genres and charm

justice, in this case through rob- by Chris Marian bery. Staff Writer I won’t bother describing the rest of the plot, because I don’t have to. “Tower Heist” is a movie that Its a heist movie, you can makes itself vulnerable to a lot probably guess how it’ll play of preconceptions — most of out. which are true, but not exactly Ben Stiller stars as Josh Ko- in the manner you might expect. vacs, former building manager Th e title implies that it’s a at the titular tower and ringlead- heist movie, and it is — all the er of the merry band of misfi ts. requisite ingredients are there. Ben Stiller might be best Th e presence of Ben Stiller in known for his over-the-top co- the leading role implies that the medic performances in fi lms movie is a comedy, and it is in- such as “Tropic Th under,” deed fairly funny, though not as “Dodgeball,” and “Zoolander” much as you might expect. just to name a few, but his per- If pressed, I’d have to de- formance in “Tower Heist” is a (From left to right) Ben Stiller, Matthew Broderick, Michael Pena, corrupt businessman in the new comedy “Tower Heist” by scribe “Tower Heist” as a sort bit more serious and subdued Casey Affleck and Eddie Murphy get together to take revenge on a Universal Pictures. Photo courtesy of allmoviephto.com of hybrid between a lightweight than what I was expecting from heist fl ick like “Th e Italian Job,” a a movie that’s been tagged as a about Slide being a racial ste- By far the most memorable comedic parody like “Dodgeball: “Ben Stiller comedy.” reotype — well of course he is, performance comes from Alan A True Underdog Story,” and a It’s hard to say if this is a bad that’s the joke, and Murphy Alda, who imbues his charac- spicy dash of timely populist thing. plays it gleefully to the hilt. ter, Arthur Shaw, with a kind of rage. Stiller deft ly transitions, Tea Leoni stars as FBI agent pett y, pedestrian evil that makes Th e movie revolves around a minute by minute, between the Claire Denham, who fi nds her- him a uniquely loathsome pres- misfi t gang of would-be thieves, earnest seriousness of a clas- self both a player and a bystand- ence on screen. all current or former employees sic leading man and the come- er in the feud between Kovacs I said before that “Tower of a luxury residential apart- dic neurosis of his more typical and Shaw. Heist” is something of a hybrid, ment tower owned, and lived in, roles. Leoni mostly gets sidelined and if I had to put my fi nger on a by a man called Arthur Shaw. I think it’s a testament to the once the heist gets rolling, but weakness it would be there. Shaw is an analogue of Ber- man’s acting ability, or at least she steals every scene she gets. I wanted more of the funny nie Madoff , and when the Feds experience, that he can pull off One of my favorite scenes is bits, and while the heist action fi nally come to drag him away, playing both funny and serious early in the movie, when Kovacs was pleasing in itself, I would his former employees are left in the same movie and make it and Denham go get drunk at a have gladly seen some of it sac- with the realization that their look graceful. local bar. rifi ced to give these brilliant former boss had swindled all of Eddie Murphy stars as “Slide,” Th e two actors, especially comedic actors more room to their money. a pett y thief Kovacs bails out of Leoni, make the scene both play. It’s a timely and evocative be- jail to help — hilariously — tutor hilarious and real — Leoni Th at said, for all its inconsis- ginning and it leaves a handful his white-collar crew in the art manages to make her drunken tencies, “Tower Heist” did have of a disgruntled employees, like of larceny. slurs simultaneously disgusting one very important consistency “Tower Heist” premiered on Nov. 4 and currently has a 6.7 out of 10 so many of us today, demanding I’ve seen some complaints and charming. — I was thoroughly entertained. rating on IMDb.com. Photo courtesy of allmoviephoto.com Opera San Jose comes to King Library

by Anastasia Crosson Even when it is not National Opera Week, Op- Staff Writer era San Jose has a number of programs intended to educate youth of all ages about opera, according to A national campaign to introduce opera to new Smith. audiences brought Opera San Jose to the Dr. Martin While the recent “Hansel and Gretel” perfor- Luther King Jr. Library to deliver two free performance in the King Library was free and open to the mances last week. public, schools can book a one-act version of the Th e week of outreach, from Oct. 28 through Nov. Engelbert Humperdinck classic for a fee. 6 this year, was coordinated by OPERA America, Other in-school presentations Opera San Jose a New York-based service organization for opera provides include a Vocal or Drama Masterclass, in with an international membership including about which a company member visits a middle or high 150 professional opera companies. school choral group or musical theater to teach as- “Some people who have never been to an opera pects of performance such as vocal technique or house may be intimidated,” said Patricia Johnson, a character development. representative of OPERA America. “If we can take Th e opera company also holds fi nal dress re- opera out of that environment and into, for exam- hearsals and student matinees in-house, in Califor- ple, a library or park, it can be accessible and fun nia Th eater at 345 South First St., which fourth to for anyone.” 12th-grade students att end. Th is year’s National Opera Week marks the third “It’s very important that we develop future audi- year OPERA America has coordinated the program, ences and we need to reach out to kids at this age,” Johnson said. Smith said. “Th e arts are important to a child’s edu- According to her, about 100 organizations in 31 cation.” states, including professional opera companies and Smith said this type of educational outreach is schools, participated in the weeklong festivities and made possible by supporting organizations, such public programs. as a recent $25,000 grant Opera San Jose received Opera San Jose participated with a performance from the National Endowment for the Arts, an or- of selected duets and solos from an upcoming dou- ganization which also provides support for OPERA ble-bill main stage production of “Pagliacci” and “La America’s National Opera Week. voix humaine,” on Tuesday, Nov. 1, and a perfor- With the grant supporting Opera San Jose’s Na- mance of “Hansel and Gretel,” on Friday. tional Opera Week activities, Smith said she hoped With the fi rst performance aimed at an adult the free performances would pique the interest of audience and the second for school-aged children, people from all backgrounds in the company’s Opera San Jose created a program for anyone inter- 2011-12 season beginning next week. ested in musical performance, said Lett ie Smith, the “National Opera Week comes just before Opera opera company’s education coordinator. San Jose’s main stage production opening,” Smith “It’s our mission to educate all generations and said. “Th is program dispels the notion that opera is demographics of people,” said Smith. only for the blue-haired crowd.” 4 TECH Spartan Daily Monday, November 7, 2011 Out-of-this-world event lands at SJSU King Library predicts future Star Parties show science of web at digital conference behind comets , meteors by Nick Celario ture,” Hargadon said. “Librarians repre- and other celestial bodies Staff Writer sent what I imagine what teachers will by Jeremy Infusino be in the future.” and Scott Semmler Th e SJSU school of library and in- Hirsh said the conference would be formation science sponsored the Li- similar to the virtual Global Education Staff Writers brary 2.011 Worldwide Virtual Con- Conference Hargadon held in November Th e rain might have deterred ference held last Wednesday and 2010. some stargazers who were anxious to Th ursday. “Th e vision for both of these confer- view stars in the night sky through a During the two-day conference, more ences was for them to be free and as telescope, but nearly 30 people, pro- than 6,000 participants from 153 coun- inclusive as possible, fully online and fessors, students and onlookers still tries, spanning 36 time zones, gathered a new approach to conferences,” Hirsh att ended the fi rst Bay Area Star Party online to promote libraries and librari- said in an email response. “Given that on campus Saturday evening. anship. (Hargadon’s) background is more in Michael Kaufman, a professor of “As we shift to the Internet, education education, he was interested in fi nding physics and astronomy, said while is more about learning how to learn in- a partner from the library and informa- the telescopes would not be used stead of content,” said Steve Hargadon, tion science fi eld who shared the same because of the evening’s rain and co-chair of the virtual event. “Th ere vision.” overcast weather, there would still be is incredible potential for this kind of Hirsh said she, Hargadon and Linda presentations in room 142 of the Sci- Physics graduate student Jessica Roberts compares the sizes of the Earth learning activity around the world.” Main, associate director of the school ence building. and the moon with model planets during SJSU’s Star Party event in the Sci- He said another purpose of event was of library and information science, Kaufman helped organize the Star ence building on Saturday night. Photo by Jack Barnwell / Spartan Daily to encourage the use of online confer- started planning the event last spring Party at SJSU, which took place at 6 encing and social networking for educa- and took six months to put everything p.m., along with members of the cam- Th e festival, in its fi rst year, took Nitin and Shalaka Tarkan were tion. together. pus Physics and Astronomy Club. place Oct. 29 through Nov. 6 and fea- parents who brought their two young “(Virtual conferencing) expands the “In fact, many times during this six “Th e idea was to have astronomy tured a series of events to show off children to the SJSU Star Party. group of people that can be gathered to- month period, Steve, Linda and I were events around the Bay Area,” he the Bay Area’s important role in sci- “We wanted to get them expo- gether,” Hargadon said. in diff erent countries,” Hirsh said. “How- said. “What we decided to do was ence and technology. sure,” Nitin said. “It was nice for the He said att empting a physical gather- ever, we were always able to keep the use this as a way to bring people Th e event supplied lectures, ex- kids but we also got to learn.” ing of the same magnitude would be im- planning process moving forward. So to campus. So rather than go to a periments, demonstrations and other Shalaka said she got the informa- possible as he estimated an actual con- not only was the Library 2.011 confer- real dark site where we could only activities involving the use of tele- tion about the event from the Bay ference with as many participants as the ence fully online, so also was our plan- do nightt ime observing, we de- scopes to entertain the audience. Area Science website and thought online event would cost more than $30 ning process.” cided to make an event where we Dry ice, water, corn syrup, am- the event was prett y good. million, and coordinating an event with Hirsh said the technology is not new would have telescopes out on Tower monia and dirt were all it took to “We loved the comet making,” she that many people is impossible because for the department because the school is Lawn.” create a miniature comet during one said. “Th at was really impressive.” there just isn’t enough room space for “100 percent online.” Th e weather was not what those of the demonstrations at SJSU’s Star Along with the Star Party, Discov- everyone. “Our school has been ranked by U.S. in charge expected, but Kaufman and Party. ery Days and Wonder Dialogues ac- “A lot of companies that we want to News and World Report as No. 1 in li- others were prepared with several al- Th e main topics discussed were companied a week of science for the (work for) are global,” said senior ac- brary and information science eLearn- ternatives to stargazing. NASA’s Kepler Mission, a search for Bay Area. counting major Bobby Zerby. “We got to ing,” Hirsh said. Th e Astronomical Society of the habitable planets outside our solar Th e Discovery Days consisted know how to be able to do conferences She said the school uses Blackboard Pacifi c organized the fi rst Star Party system, and the search for meteorites of a series of events showcasing long distance. Th is technology will save Collaborate, previously known as Ellu- as part of the Bay Area Science Fes- in Antarctica. hands-on experiments, demonstra- money on fl ights, time going to diff erent minate, an online platform for online in- tival and locations included SJSU, Daniel Loy, president of the tions and theatrical performances places and help out a lot just being able struction and web conferencing. Foothill College, Evergreen Valley physics and astronomy club, said throughout the week, while Wonder to connect with people globally.” Hirsh said the university has a license College, the Lawrence Hall of Sci- the department chair asked them Dialogues was a series of lectures Sandra Hirsh, professor and director to use Elluminate so it could be used ence in Berkeley, as well as at 16 to set up three demonstrations for from accomplished scientifi c re- of the school of library and information across campus in the future. other sites. the children who came out that searchers. science, said her department came to “In my major, I don’t think they’ve Professional and amateur as- ight. Th e event at Foothill was hosted sponsor the event when Hargadon ap- touched bases on this type of technol- tronomers were on location to help “We showed them scale models of by Andrew Fraknoi, an astronomy proached her with the idea of running ogy,” said senior kinesiology major anyone who wanted to learn more the solar system, moon phases and professor at Foothill College, and the a global virtual conference for librar- Alex Dillon. “I haven’t really heard any or needed observing tips, and they let them draw on constellations,” said American Astronomical Society’s ies shortly aft er they met in September of my teachers, and a lot of them are brought telescopes through which Loy, a senior physics major. “Our job 1994 Annenberg Foundation Award 2010. up-to-date with technology, about much of the crowd took turns ob- was to help the young kids get inter- winner for a lifetime of contributions “Librarians are underappreciated to the use of this type of (online) interac- serving the night sky. ested in science.” to astronomy education. the degree where they represent the fu- tion.”

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Call Wendy at (408)733-9331 Monday, November 7, 2011 Spartan Daily OPINION 5 Clubs: Give us a reason to be involved As a former president and mem- have an internship program that Gabrielle Giffords: By ber of Akbayan, the Filipino-Amer- teaches its participants about lead- Danreb ican organization on campus, I took ing an organization on campus, part in and helped lead more than ethnic history and leadership in A lesson in strength Victorio 100 events last year. As a result, general. Student Involvement presented the Th e organization at SFSU awards responded when asked to identify organization with the “Organiza- its interns with academic credit for Wes Side Story former California governor Arnold tion of the Year” plaque. Asian American studies. appears weekly on Schwarzenegger. SJSU is known by many to be a As great an achievement as that Neither SJSU or CSUEB does Mondays “Messing around. Babies,” she said, commuter campus, meaning that was for me and the other leaders of that. in apparent reference to Arnie’s mari- the students simply come to school, the organization, it pales in com- See the patt ern here? SFSU and tal problems. att end their classes and leave. parison to the benefi ts that similar CSUEB don’t give the same credits Despite this long process of recov- With the homework we have, organizations on other campuses for everything, but unlike SJSU, at ery it was astounding to see that she shift s we have to work, and other get. least they give credits. In life, people go through all sorts was still able to make it to the House things going on in our lives, a large Akbayan is partnered with I know there are other organi- of stress and drama that can bring fl oor to vote on the debt ceiling on number of us do fall into the cat- the Pilipino-American Collegiate zations on other college campuses them down. Aug. 1. egory of “commuter students.” Endeavor of San Francisco State that provide academic credit to With the home stretch approach- To see someone making a come- But at the same time, stu- University and the Pilipino Ameri- students who take part in extracur- ing for the semester and term papers back from such a traumatic expe- dent groups such as A.S. strongly can Student Association of Cal ricular activities too, and I bet quite and projects coming in, school can rience is truly impressive and it’s encourage the student body to State East Bay. Together, they’re a few of them are also considered seem stressful these days. something I think people should take take part in extracurricular activi- called the Triforce, and a lot of the commuter campuses. Friends can start to get irritable note of with their own struggles. ties. Even the university has tried events and programs the organiza- In a way, being a writer here around this time and relationships I’m not saying anyone’s stresses to intervene in the everyday lives tions hold are very similar to one at the Spartan Daily is also an ex- can get strenuous. or troubles are worth less than what of people by forcing students who another. tracurricular activity. Not a lot of For some, the stresses of life can Giff ords went through, but I think don’t live within a close enough For example, the biggest event people know this publication is the become too much to handle and it the most important thing to take range to campus to dorm — even if all three organizations hold on result of the Journalism 135 course. may even seem like there is no escape from her road to recovery is that there there isn’t any room for them. their own is called Pilipino Cultur- If SJSU really insists on keeping from their problems. is always a way to overcome your Th ere just isn’t enough time in al Night, a theatrical event about students involved, it needs to pro- Oft entimes they quit and give up hardships in life. the day to be involved. Philippine culture that encom- vide us with bett er reasons to get on their work and what they want in When drama, school or just plain For me, however — a person passes a theatrical play, authentic involved. I’m not saying pay us like life. old everyday problems get you down who thrives on being busy — I like cultural dance and music and hip the A.S. government, but at least But in times like these you have to it should never be an excuse to give doing extra work. hop. give us academic credit for being dig deep and fi nd that litt le something up. Th roughout my time in high Th e end result is a big perfor- involved. to get you over the hump. In the end, your time is bet- school and here at SJSU, I’ve been mance that leaves its performers Being involved takes work, and It can be seeing a good score on ter spent trying to right your a very involved student. In high in awe of how much they learned it’s the same time we put into our your test, fi nally gett ing with that girl troubles than lett ing them defeat you. school, I was a football player, took through months of practice. regular courses. or boy you want to be with or just What Giff ords has done to over- part in spirited pep rallies and I Cal State East Bay’s organiza- A lot of the things we do as offi nding something to believe in. come what happened to her is noth- was an offi cer of the school’s Fili- tion awards three units to all their fi cers and members of clubs on For me, I have found inspiration in ing short of amazing, and it shows pino club. Pilipino Cultural Night partici- campus requires us to apply the recovering U.S. Representative Gabri- to everyone that no matt er what the Here on campus, I do all the pants for theater and Asian studies knowledge gathered from lessons elle Giff ords. struggle is, you can always fi nd the same things, except football — let’s credit. in classes and everyday life. For those who may have forgott en, strength and perseverance to over- face it, the odds of a 5-foot-5-inch Th e members of SJSU’s and Aside from keeping us involved, Giff ords, an Arizona congresswoman, come it within you. benchwarmer in high school being SFSU’s organizations don’t get that it would help us graduate, and is the politician who was shot in the So I say bravo Ms. Giff ords, for a factor in the collegiate level are benefi t. that’s the ultimate goal for every- head in a horrifi c incident that took showing us all the meaning of cour- slim to none. All three organizations also body at this school. place in Tucson, Ariz., on Jan. 8, 2011, age. that claimed the lives of six people. Aft er some news outlets pro- nounced her dead at the scene it was discovered that she was only in serious condition, and 10 months later, after relearning to do almost everything from speaking to walking, it seems Giff ords may actually make a full recovery and even return to Congress. In an article I read by the Associ- ated Press on Yahoo, writers Amanda Lee Myers and Michelle Price detailed this emotional story of strength and perseverance by Giff ords and her husband Mark Kelly, a U.S. astronaut. In a new book titled “Gabby: A Tale of Courage and Hope,” Giff ords’ husband details the 10 months of recovery and how Giff ords reacted when she found out about the six who died that day on March 12, two months after the shooting. Some of them included her close friends. It was really tear-jerking for me to read how she had to learn about these deaths several months later. Such a traumatic event would break most people, but as I read on, I saw how far along she has come from being shot. I read about how she slowly re- learned how to speak, starting off with only a few words to describe people. I chuckled when I read how she

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Th ey (the set- Sigma Nu White Rose Pageant Dinner gees from the other side of the tlers) have guards on the cor- line. ners checking to see of you are Sigma Nu fraternity Aft er the 1967 war, the neigh- an Arab or a Jew, or even a Left - Monday, Nov. 7 borhood changed hands yet ist Jew.” again, and although the Pales- She said the solidarity move- 6:30 p.m. tinian residents were not forced ment which takes its name from to leave immediately, Wilkof the neighborhood started out as Sigma Nu chapter house, 155 S. 11th St. described a concentrated eff ort a bunch of “oddball” students by actors in the Israeli govern- from the nearby Hebrew Uni- ment to use both legal and ex- versity. Disability Sport Expo 2011 tralegal means to evict the Arab Galvanized by the injustices residents in favor of Jewish set- they saw in Sheikh Jarrah, the Adapted Physical Activity Club and KIN 159 tlers, oft en occupying the same small group of students be- houses the Palestinians were gan protesting, and marched Sport and Adapted Activity Class forced to vacate hours earlier. through the neighborhood on a “Th is is illegal, and it’s un- daily basis, she said. Monday, Nov. 7 just,” she said, citing interna- Wilkof described how the 4 to 7 p.m. tional condemnation of the protests had grown with unex- Spartan Complex 44B Gym Israeli government’s sett ler pro- pected speed, one night having Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas (top left) and other grams. more than 4,000 people in one Palestinian delegates attend the UN General Assembly on Wednes- Even the United States, Isra- place, with both Israelis and day, Sept. 21. Photo by Carolyn Cole / MCT SpartaGuide is provided to students, staff and faculty, free of charge. The dead- el’s closest ally, refuses to recog- local Palestinians in the same line to submit is at noon, three working days prior to desired publication date. nize their legality, she said. crowd. have made it quite clear that majority without the U.S. veto, Entry forms are available in Spartan Daily, DBH 209. Send emails to spartandai- Wilkof showed pictures and Th ey were under att ack from they are moving forward on a but there defi nitely will be a U.S. [email protected] titled “SpartaGuide.” Space restrictions may require videos of the evictions and their the local police, and even the unilateral track,” Katz said in veto.“ editing or exclusion of submissions. Entry is not guaranteed. Entries are printed in order of which they are received. aft ermath to a small audience in army, from day one, she said. his speech at the King Library. Katz said he feels this at- the King Library last week. Wilkof said the protesters “Th ey’re moving toward the es- tempt for statehood is just an- Th ere were some images of were strictly nonviolent, and tablishment of an independent other move in a line of events small houses, brightly festooned although they were frequently state with total disregard to that push to “de-legitimize and with Israeli fl ags, with the front arrested, few if any were ever negotiations, which is unfortu- isolate Israel.” yard still litt ered with posses- actually tried, thanks to the tac- nate.” Wilkof had diff erent ideas FUNDRAISERS: Service sions of the former occupants, tic of fi lming any encounters Katz said he questions the about Palestine’s bid for state- now living in the street or in with the police so the protesters Palestinians’ motive in this hood. tents. would have direct evidence to move, going against Israel’s “I think it’s a wonderful Wilkof also showed images refute the claims of the security continued call for negotiations thing,” she said. represents tradition and videos of the new occupants services in court. on the establishment of a Pales- She said she believed the cur- themselves, who she described Wilkof said she considered tinian state, which is in Israel’s rent generation of Israeli youth FROM PAGE 1 as ultra-right-wing nationalists, the Sheikh Jarrah Solidarity “two-state solution.” was far more racist and nation- Cesar Delgadillo, recruit- oft en with connections to the Movement a success in its own “You don’t become a coun- alistic than her own, thanks to ment chair for Alpha Tau police and military. limited way, but was more cau- try because you declare to be- growing up during the Intifada Omega, said all members of She showed images of stern tious with her optimism when it come a country,” Katz said. “For and with the Israeli government the fraternity are required to faced men with pistols and sun- came to the larger Israeli-Pales- the Palestinians to become the dominated by far-right politi- reach 20 hours of community glasses whom she identifi ed as tinian issue as a whole. 194th member in the United Na- cians. service by the end of the se- the private security forces em- To become the 194th mem- tions, which needs to receive Still, Wilkof said she sees a mester. ployed by the Israeli govern- ber of the United Nations, Katz Security Council approval and great deal of hope in the Pales- Balajadia said because the ment to guard the sett lers and said the Palestinians would receive a majority in the vote tinians’ bid for statehood at the chapters value service and keep out the riff raff . have to receive a majority vote there, they have to do it through U.N. philanthropy, it can some- One audience member asked in the U.N. Security Council, a negotiations.” She said Israel had been sys- times expose their members Christian Gutierrez of Wilkof why it wasn’t possible 15-member council including He said no matt er what hap- tematically cutt ing off all but to new ideas and get them to Lambda Theta Pi plays for the sett lers and the Palestin- France, the United Kingdom, pens in the council’s decision, violent options for the Palestin- Johnny Cash’s “Ring of Fire” care more about others. ians to live in mixed neighbor- Russia, China and the United there will be a U.S. veto. ian people, and coercing a reluc- during a fundraiser in Morris “It’s like what Cesar hoods. States, all of which hold veto “(One cannot be) sure where tant U.S. to do the same — to be, Dailey Auditorium. Chavez said, ‘The goal of ed- “I wish it was a reality,” she power on decisions. it stands right now,” Katz said. as Wilkof put it, “on the wrong Photo by Jack Barnwell / ucation should be the service said. “But I can tell you, a Jew- “I think that Palestinians “It’s unclear if they even have a side of history.” Spartan Daily of others,’” Balajadia said.