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CAMPUS Spartans share concerns over gunman scare

By Allison Williams Sweeney Hall was locked down, in the Boccardo Business Complex Because of this, Laws said he and decided that it was OK to leave @all3ybobally with students and faculty barricad- when she got the alert. wasn’t able to give an accurate time campus open. ing themselves into their classrooms. “When we got the alert, students lapse from the call to the first re- UPD wasn’t alone in the lockdown Many SJSU students received an Sgt. John Laws of the University started talking about it,” Han said. sponse. or search of Sweeney Hall, Laws said. alert that read, “man with gun call – Police Department said faculty, staff “That’s when I started to get frightened.” Laws said the first time the dis- “There were ... seven agencies who police checking Sweeney Hall – shel- and students responded excellently Though she wasn’t near the build- patchers recorded an officer on the responded and said ‘If you need help ter in place,” at 9:22 a.m. on Thursday and better than the police depart- ing, she said she was worried for her scene was three minutes after the call (we’ll) be glad to come,’” President morning. However, at 10:56 a.m. an- ment had expected. older brother who was under lock- was logged, but he said he knows that Mohammad Qayoumi said. other message was sent assuring the He said they were very pleased down. officers were able to get to the scene While Han said the incident campus community that the building with the action the classes in Sweeney Laws said dispatchers were un- sooner than that. scared her, other students were less was thoroughly searched and Swee- Hall took as well. able to record all of the events be- According to Laws, the command worried about the scare. ney Hall could return to “normal ac- Shanon Han, a freshman anima- cause of the multitude of tasks they staff at the time didn’t think there tivity.” tion/illustration major, said she was needed to address. was a threat outside of Sweeney Hall SEE SAFETY ON PAGE 2

TECHNOLOGY COMMUNITY 24-hour Volunteers on track for clean-up hackathon challenges students

By Michael Chen @MichaelGChen

SJSU held its fall hackathon on campus in col- laboration with bio-sensor company NeuroSky and the Learning Games Consortium in MacQuar- rie Hall Friday evening. “A hackathon is the chance to try out new tech- nologies,” said Johnny Liu, NeuroSky director of Developer Program and eCommerce. “It’s a chance to learn ways to solve problems when you are now challenged through time pressures.” According to Liu, a hackathon is a technology jam during which innovative projects are created by students under a 24-hour deadline centered on computers, software and bio-sensor technology. Team Immunity, a group of four SJSU students, won first place and received the grand prize: an EEG MindWave Mobile Headset provided by Neu- roSky announced by Liu on Monday. Liu said the term “hackathon” is a combination of the phrase “hacking together a project” and the word “marathon.” “It’s hacking in the sense to put things to- Jerry Salas | Spartan Daily gether,” he said. “Connecting the dots and find- Volunteers assist Friends of Five Wounds Trail pick up trash along the defunct railroad near Five Wounds church on Saturday. ing out that if you have one service or feature in combinations, you can create something new and By Jerry Salas said. “About two-thirds of the group today Political science professor Garrick Percival exciting.” @popcrnchicken are students from SJSU and West Valley Col- said the Friends of Five Wounds Trail is a clear “We love to see created apps, especially around lege. The rest are residents and community example of a grassroots neighborhood organi- (iOS) and Android,” Liu said. “We’ve seen mechani- Residents of the Five Wounds and Brook- supporters.” zation. cal devices that use our headset technology, so I’m wood Terrace neighborhoods and its allies This event involves picking up trash and “This tells us a lot about the influence that excited.” partnered with students to clean up trash cleaning graffiti off the walls of the one and neighborhood groups can have if they become Liu announced during the hackathon boot at the abandoned railroad tracks near Five a half miles of land the railroad occupies, he organized and advocate for projects,” Percival camp Thursday night that every student partici- Wounds church on Saturday. said. said. “Governments will listen to voters and pating in the competition will have free access to Terry Christensen, a retired SJSU political Christensen said one of the reasons behind groups, but you have to be active to make your NeuroSky’s MindWave Mobile Brainwave headset science professor and executive director of cleaning the railroad is the broken windows voices heard.” to be used as part of the development of iOS and Friends of Five Wounds Trail, said the Friends theory. Percival said this organization is a way for Android applications as contest entries. of Five Wounds Trail is a community organi- “Broken windows theory basically says, the community to take ownership of the trail According to Liu, smartphone applica- zation that advocates turning the abandoned if you keep an area clean, it’s going to stay and show that they care. tions that range from video games and other railroad line by Five Wounds Portuguese Na- cleaner and be safer,” Christensen said. “What He said he offers extra credit to his stu- interactive software to mechanical cat ears that tional Church into a hiking and biking trail. we found is that each time we do the litter pick- dents if they participate in this event. “We do this clean-up twice a year and usu- up, we pick up less trash, which to me is a sign SEE COMPETITION ON PAGE 6 ally have student volunteers,” Christensen that it’s working.” SEE TRAIL ON PAGE 6

STUDENTS “This doesn’t feel like a college town (and) we’re trying to change A.S. aims to paint city blue and gold with latest initiative that,” Liccardo said. “I know this is something folks have been trying By Melissa Lewelling we’ll be able to hit the streets that According to Ayala, the inspira- large environment push to ... have to do in various ways ... but this is @melissadanae91 cross through them as well with tion for Campus to the City came that kind of reciprocating relation- needed.” all the Spartan gear and really, re- from seeing a correlation between ship with the city.” Liccardo also cautioned that Associated Students hopes to ally develop that area as a Spartan colleges with strong school pride and Mykel Jeffrey, a junior political changes wouldn’t happen overnight raise school spirit and increase stu- Area.” the environment of the city, where science major and director of exter- and that A.S. will need “folks willing dent safety with its new Campus to The goal of the initiative is to it “felt like the city and campus were nal affairs for A.S., said that in the to dig in” and help. the City initiative. unify SJSU’s campuses and connect one.” past A.S. has “dropped the ball” when “The one thing I just warn you According to A.S. President Nick the school with the surrounding res- “A great example would be (UC) it comes to working with San Jose. about when you’re dealing with any- Ayala, the proposed initiative would idential and business communities Berkeley,” Ayala said. “You can be in “We don’t have a relationship thing in the public right away, it’s create a “Spartan Corridor,” connect- so students will feel like they’re in a Berkeley, a mile, two miles away, but with the city very well at all,” Jeffrey always harder than it seems at first,” ing SJSU’s main campus with South safer environment on and around you still feel that UC Berkeley feel.” said. “They’ve tried to rely on us for Liccardo said. “You just have to have Campus on South Seventh and East campus, Ayala said. On the contrary, Ayala said he stuff through the administration endurance.” Humboldt streets through street- “The by-product of that would doesn’t think San Jose and SJSU have and because of budget ... things have According to Jeffrey, the initia- light banners and painted Spartan actually be an advancement towards that same level of affiliation and just fallen through.” tive “hopefully” will also include heads in the main intersections a safer community, where students hopes that in five or 10 years the con- In an Oct. 4 meeting with three a homecoming game parade/rally around campus as well as the bike feel safe ... when they’re going home nection will be automatic. A.S. board members, city council with SJSU’s marching band and lanes along South Seventh, 10th and or going out for the night,” Ayala “You can be a block away and not member Sam Liccardo, who repre- cheerleaders leading the way down 11th streets. said. “The last thing we want stu- be from San Jose and not even realize sents the downtown district, said he 10th street to Spartan Stadium. “It becomes like a Spartan Zone,” dents to ever have to worry about is there’s a university that has 30,000 “loved” the plan and “was happy to Ayala said. “Maybe eventually something to happen.” students,” Ayala said. “It’s a very partner” with A.S. SEE SPIRIT ON PAGE 6 2 | Spartan Daily NEWS Tuesday, October 15, 2013 Safety: Campus community SJSU Crime Log can utilize Alert-SJSU system 10/8 - 10/14 for crime and security updates

FROM PAGE 1 According to the website, UPD deter- The following items are selected from the mines the situation calls for sending an “I don’t feel like it affects me,” said Jose Gay- alert. University Police Department daily crime log. tan, a freshman undeclared major. “It was on the One phone number is required, but up to Times shown are when the incidents were other side of campus.” three phone numbers can be entered. The num- Gaytan said he received the notifications and bers include phone numbers with text messaging reported to police. remembers signing up for it, but didn’t know capabilities and TDD/TTY phone and up to two that he would receive the alerts through text. email addresses. “I was hoping they would cancel class,” Gay- TDD/TTY stands for telecommunications South Sixth Street tan said. device for the deaf/text telephones. Oct Police stopped a man for being in a city Gaytan said having UPD on campus indicat- Qayoumi said that he received a text alert, ed that the campus was prepared for a suspected just like many students on campus. park after sunset. The man was arrested gunman. He said he was pleased with UPD’s re- 8 for having a loaded firearm in his One of the safety tools that the university has sponse time and that they’re now work- is the Alert-SJSU system. ing on how they can improve the response possession. According to the Alert-SJSU website, level. students currently enrolled in classes are One of the issues Qayoumi said he has noticed automatically enrolled in Alert-SJSU. If is that some students provide landline phone South Fourth Street the number provided is not registered as numbers, but not numbers with text message Oct An officer tried to stop a vehicle but the a cellphone number, there will be no text capabilities. alert. “We’re trying to see how we can really driver fled. There was a short pursuit. Employees are not automatically enrolled, change that and improve for next year, so that 9 The vehicle was later recovered and three but are encouraged to register in the system. it will basically make it a requirement for indi- According to the website, students and staff viduals to (give) a phone (number),” Qayoumi suspects were arrested. can check and change contact information un- said. der the Alert-SJSU menu item in their MySJSU. Allison Williams is a Spartan Daily staff writer. King Library Oct Officers responded to a call of customers Follow us on Instagram! 10 using a counterfeit bill. The bill was con- @spartandaily fiscated and a report was taken.

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Get More Information at: www.sjsu.edu/lucasschool/prospective-mst/ Tuesday, October 15, 2013 A & E 3 REVIEW Oktoberfest fills up steins and space in San Pedro Square

Melissa Lewelling | Spartan Daily Left: Kendal Foster sells tickets and hands out steins to Oktoberfest customers in San Pedro Square. Top right: Six types of beer imported from Germany flows freely from more than a dozen taps. Bottom right: CaliDog’s beer-soaked bratwurst with onions is big in size but subtle in flavor.

By Melissa Lewelling Prices ranged from $3.50 for a black Empty tables @melissadanae91 forest cupcake or scoop of German choco- were few and late cake-flavored ice cream to $13 for a far between and The tune of German folksongs and the sausage, pancetta and sauerkraut pizza with trying to walk chatter of more than a hundred voices filled brown mustard sauce. through the the air as San Pedro Square Market kicked off Vino Vino featured a Gugelhupf cake Market felt like its first Oktoberfest celebration Saturday. with whipped cream and a sliced strawberry walking through a minefield. of a downfall when it came to the massive The beer flowed constantly from more for $6 that was pretty good. While San Pedro Square’s family-friend- crowds, the event itself was well put to- than a dozen taps with a wide variety of tastes The cake had a thick texture that tasted a ly take on the traditionally adults-only gether and was an enjoyable way to spend a and flavors for the somewhat costly price of bit dry without the fruit and cream, but was festival was nice at first, it quickly lost its Saturday. $30. full of vanilla flavor and almost spicy cinna- appeal as kids ran through crowed areas Melissa Lewelling is a Spartan Daily staff While the drink tickets were a little steep, mon undertones. or kicked up the dirt that covers the plaza writer. the event itself was free and the price was ground. worth the experience for beer lovers, since The appeal of the initial greeters dressed Scan QR code for it included a 1-liter keepsake stein, two From light and in traditional German dresses disappeared Oktoberfest multimedia drink tickets and a German digestive drink as they left to host the activities in the called an Underberg. crisp to dark and plaza. The six different types of beer featured malty, the festival The ticket lines began to wrap around at the event were imported from Germany the corner, creating an atmosphere of con- and served in beer tents, giving a nod to the had a beer forr fusion for any passers-by wanting to know German tradition. about the event. From light and crisp to dark and malty, everyone ... Although the widespread appeal of San the festival had a beer for everyone and cus- Pedro Square’s Oktoberfest caused a bit tomers were able to try a variety of differ- However, the small size of the dollop ent flavors before committing and using a of cream and single strawberry was disap- drink ticket. pointing in comparison to the fist-sized The event extended well past the sec- cake slice. tioned-off outdoor patio deemed the “bier- CaliDog featured a $6 boiled bratwurst garten,” or beer garden, through the Market sausage bathed in a dark El Dorado beer and buildings where German flags hung at every topped with sliced onions that was surpris- turn, and out into the back plaza. ingly mild in flavor. From dachshund and human costume The cooked onions were pleasantly contests to eating and drinking competi- subtle and added a slight crunch, but the tions, the schedule maintained a good pace sausage’s flavor was so slight that it was dif- with different activities occurring almost ficult to taste. every hour. Despite the disappointing lack of flavor The lively atmosphere was engaging from the beer, the dish was tasty overall and as the audience participated in different a good place to start for someone who’s not activities and festival-goers walked around fond of the traditional German bratwurst in traditional German dirndl and lederho- and sauerkraut. sen costumes. As large crowds filled the Market over While the main focus of the festival was the course of the day, it became clear on the beer outside, almost every eatery in that there wasn’t enough room for every- the Market participated in the festival with one and eateries began running out of a featured dish that paid homage to Germa- their featured dishes within a couple of ny in some way. hours. 4 | Spartan Daily SPORTS Tuesday, October 15, 2013 AWARD San Jose State’s David Fales named Mountain West Offensive Player of the Week By Ryan Silapan has continued to have a great attitude and bounce back up @RyanSilapan when he has been knocked down. He’s the glue just like the guys up front.” San Jose State David Fales was named After leading the nation last season with a 72.5 com- the Offensive Player of the pletion percentage, Fales entered the game against Colo- Week on Monday. rado State having completed just 56 percent through five Fales, who threw for 431 yards and three games. in a 34-27 win over Colorado State on Saturday, is the Fales has thrown for 300-plus yards in four straight first Spartan to earn a player of the week honor in the games to tie a Mountain West record. Mountain West Conference since becoming a member The Spartans have a bye this week before taking on of the Mountain West Conference in August. Wyoming on Oct. 26 at Spartan Stadium with a chance Senior and Salinas native was once ’s for Fales to break that record. backup at University of Nevada before transferring and It will also be the Spartans’ homecoming game when playing two years of Juco ball at Monterey Peninsula Col- they host the visiting Cowboys. lege, completed a season-high 80 percent of his passes, “He’s continuing to grow and develop and this is a great the 28 of 35 attempts was his best outing of the season. year for him for a development standpoint,” Caragher “For David let’s look at what he came into this season said. “He’s getting thrown everything that defenses can with a new system, the expectations are so high set for him come up with. All types of coverage’s, blitzes all types of Basil Sar | Spartan Daily coming off last season, and he lost some key teammates stunts. It’s great to see him grow as the season goes along.” SJSU quarterback David Fales has thrown for 300-plus yards in around him,” said SJSU Head Coach . “David Ryan Silapan is a contributing writer. four straight games despite the Spartan injuries at wide receiver.

FOOTBALL Let’s review: replay system praised as it hurts and helps By Chris Foster tion with 16 seconds left ended the “I think it’s efficient, fast and it but what was more valuable at that He was stopped by the game offi- McClatchey Tribune scoring threat. takes the pressure off the referees,” time was to get the ball back.” cials, who waited to see whether the There were seven plays reviewed Mora said. “They don’t have to go Jefferson knew what had hap- play would be reviewed. It was, and UCLA survived for a 34-27 victo- by officials in the game. The Bruins under the hood up against the stands pened in real time. the catch was allowed. ry over Utah last week despite losing a benefited from two big ones, on an in- in a hostile environment. It takes the “I saw the ball was wobbly, so I “Officials in the Pac-12, and I key play review. terception by Anthony Jefferson and emotion out of it.” jumped in to make the play,” he said. guess around the country, do a really Shaquelle Evans fielded an onside a third-down catch by Devin Lucien. There are still moments that can “I didn’t know what was going on. I great job of not letting you hurry a kick with two minutes and four sec- But television replays seem to be emotional. just knew I had the ball. They got it play if they think it’s questionable,” onds remaining in regulation, but the show Evans was on the ground. Jefferson was called for pass inter- right. That’s all that matters.” Mora said. “They give the guy in the ensuing pileup left the ball in Utah’s “I wasn’t surprised because I knew ference on his third-quarter intercep- Lucien made a nine-yard recep- booth a chance to review it.” hands. we were on the road and it would have tion. The ball had been tipped by Jack, tion near the sideline on third down “We didn’t execute that play very caused an uproar if they would have which allowed Jefferson to bump the during the field-goal drive that broke well,” were the first words out of Ev- overturned that call,” Evans said. receiver. a 24-24 tie. ans’ mouth Tuesday. “I got the ball “But, I mean, I felt I was down.” Mora called timeout to keep Utah “As soon as I threw it I got hit, so I Follow us on Instagram! and I felt like I hit my backside before UCLA Coach Jim Mora praised from running a play. The call was never saw the play,” quarterback Brett they raked it out.” the replay system, in overturned and the al- Hundley said. So he did what he al- @SpartanDaily The replay official upheld the ref- which decisions are made by an of- lowed. ways does. eree’s call. Utah got to the UCLA 23- ficial in the booth rather than on the “I knew Myles had tipped the ball,” “The idea is to run a play fast,” yard line before Myles Jack’s intercep- field, like the NFL. Mora said. “Timeouts are valuable, Hundley said.

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IPNKLI[  )HK[PTL JY`Z[HSIHSS [PVUHNHPUZ[ Tuesday, October 15, 2013 OPINION Spartan Daily | 5 3D movies have long outworn their welcome I hate three-di- pockets — that’s mil- This includes wearing sweat- mensional movies. lions of extra dollars. pants, comfortable shoes and For the past couple The film “Grav- making sure I use the restroom of years I have suf- ity” was made for 3D. before the movie begins. fered from the grow- Although it did have It all boils down to the fact that ing popularity of 3D a few scenes that were wearing the stupid glasses on my films. post-processed in the face sucks. 3D movies aren’t format, let’s use it in a For the most part, I can never anything new, they hypothetical. get the damn things to sit on my Keep talking; they date back as far as “Gravity” finished face properly without having to Follow Jerry Salas 1915 and in America on Twitter its opening weekend re-adjust them throughout the they became promi- @popcrnchicken with $55.6 million in entirety of a film. might be listening nent in the 1950s, ac- earnings, according to I also feel that the glasses cording to IMDB.com. Boxofficemojo.com. should cover more of my eye, I am constantly talking about, Mommy,” she said. With the success of 2009’s For the sake of argument let’s because I find myself looking to my kids between the re- “Like with the color of peo- “Avatar,” more and more studios say each 3D ticket was $16 and ev- outside of their view and at the quests to do chores, home- ple’s skin!” are opting to present their movies eryone went to watch it in 3D. frames on the sides. work or eat a meal. Because She went into a tirade in the awful format. That means that 3,475,000 You’re probably wondering I talk so much, I feel a pres- about how it was complete- The difference between the patrons purchased tickets to see why I bother with 3D movies sure to chatter even when ly unfair of the father go- countless movies that are released “Gravity” in 3D at $16 each. when most of them get released I really don’t have to, and rilla to exclude poor little every year in 3D and “Avatar” is Now, let’s pretend “Gravity” in regular format as well. every once in a while I am Snowflake just because her that the latter was designed for didn’t release in 3D and take away The problem is that most the- surprised that they actually fur is a different color. She 3D. $4 from each ticket. aters will shove the regular for- hear me. Follow Leeta-Rose was on edge for the rest of The director, James Cameron, mat version of a movie into their In the car or while wait- on Twitter the film. utilized 3D cameras to shoot the Why do movie smaller theaters, which is equal ing in lines, I try to cram @leetarose The gorilla tried to rub film and presented the story in to throwing the entire school of in as much “real talk” as I dirt on herself to fit in. a way that worked for the trendy studios opt journalism and mass communi- can possibly fit in. Later, Snowflake es- format. cations into my backpack. There’s nothing like My youngest caped the zoo and According to Screenrant.com, to convert Not only does this pack a the- a little birds-and-bees found a witch who a lot of the 3D movies we see today, ater like a can of sardines, it can talk or a lesson on is three ... This could change the col- such as “Man of Steel” and “Star their movies often lead to a movie selling out — racism while check- or of her fur. Trek Into Darkness,” are shot in a which brings me back into the 3D ing out at the grocery leads him to “I hope they can regular format and then converted to 3D? It’s version of the movie. store. realize that’s not to 3D in post production. I was excited to watch “Grav- On more than one say innocent OK,” my daughter Post production 3D has been all aboutut the ity” this past weekend in a wall- occasion my children things that said. “I hope they can linked with strange visual effects Benjamins.mins. to-wall screen in the cozy leather and I have discussed all play together. It because it is unnatural to add 3D seats of an XD theater. racial differences. might soundound doesn’t matter what to a regular format movie. That would mean that the to- I went to the movie theater on My youngest is 3, so color they are.” Some 3D viewers have com- tal earning for “Gravity” would Friday night only to discover that he is in the age of cat- offensive.ve. I forget how the plained that the format strains have been $41.7 million without “Gravity” was playing in 3D in the egorizing everything movie ended, prob- their eyes, which leads to the higher 3D ticket price. XD theater. and everyone. This leads him to say ably well or my daughter would have headaches. That’s almost an additional I damn near threw the hidden innocent things that might sound of- flipped, but I was so amazed that she Samsung, one of the world’s $14 million profit just on 3D tick- snacks in my pocket at the man- fensive. was extracting these lessons from this largest manufacturers of televi- et fees alone. ager, but instead I did what I al- I yammer on and on about Martin movie that I would have just brushed sions, acknowledged these com- 3D conversion costs a large ways do — be a good little movie- Luther King Jr. and how much things off as another crappy kid flick. plaints exist by issuing a warn- amount of money for a studio goer and bought my 3D ticket like have progressed — and how much they I suppose it’s a pretty obvious mor- ing on its website titled “3D TV and they may not make back their everybody else. have not. I talk about Harvey Milk and al of the story, but I was enthralled WARNING.” initial cost in added ticket fees for I was surprised with how LGBT issues. We have pretty much that my daughter had taken my words In the warning, there is a list the alteration, but because it adds much I actually enjoyed “Gravity” discussed every intolerance issue as it to heart and applied them in a differ- of symptoms that can come from money to the overall earnings, — and its 3D aspects. has come up. ent context. watching 3D pictures, including it is worth every penny. Rather than resort to pur- On our weekly movie night we I learned a lesson, too. Keep talk- altered vision, lightheadedness, Having a movie that makes a posely throwing objects at the picked up “Snowflake: The White Go- ing. They are always listening even nausea and more. lot of money creates an illusion audience as so many 3D movies rilla.“ It’s a dubbed, animated movie when it feels like no one hears you. I personally haven’t felt these that a movie is good. do today, the director chose to available in Redbox — I wasn’t expect- Now, my son on the other hand, is a effects, but I do find it hard to This helps movie studios earn immerse movie goers in a world ing much. work in progress. follow a fast action scene in a 3D more money by tricking consum- they’re not used to seeing — out- The premise is that Snowflake is a I gave him a brown egg and a white movie. ers into watching a movie because er space. rare, white gorilla who ends up living egg. I told him if we crack the two dif- So why do movie studios opt to of how much money it has earned. Debris floats around, broken with a family until she is too large and ferent eggs that they will be the same convert their movies to 3D? It’s all In the case of movies such as parts that come off the screen must go to the zoo. She befriended the inside — just like people. about the Benjamins. “Titanic” receiving a re-release in do so naturally and the action girl of the family and the two had a I guess I should have worded this It’s no secret that a 3D film can 3D, it makes perfect sense from was easier to follow than most difficult time separating. a little more clearly because he got a make more money than a regular an economical standpoint. 3D movies. When Snowflake arrives at the large, boyish grimace on his face. film due to added ticket costs. According to boxofficemojo. I can’t believe I just praised a zoo, things get really hard for her. The “So if we smash people open, they At the AMC Cupertino Square com, it cost Paramount $18 mil- 3D movie, but maybe it’s just the large, male gorilla at the zoo wouldn’t are the same inside,” he asked. 16 movie theater, the price for lion to convert Titanic to 3D. 3D brainwashing finally being let his children play with her because I started to stammer and say that a 3D ticket versus a regular “Titanic 3D” made $17.2 complete. of the color of her fur. we wouldn’t smash people, but instead ticket of the same movie is an million during its initial week- It saddens me to say that I As soon as we reached this point in I stopped myself and said, “Yep. They additional $4. end release and made $57.8 mil- don’t foresee the end of 3D mov- the movie, my 7-year-old daughter got would be the same.” That doesn’t sound like much lion overall. ies any time soon. really upset. Leeta-Rose Ballester is a Spartan coming out of your pocket, but If this were an investment an There are too many advantag- “That’s like what you were talking Daily staff writer. when it comes out of millions of average person could buy into, es to creating a 3D movie and the they would buy up that stock ev- studios are going to ride this out AN DAI RT LY A N P E S W

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R R R R R R R R R R R S 20132001 R T . 1 Letters 934 dents combined their efforts last week everyone on this campus. For more than My disdain for 3D movies Warner Bros. stated that 3D with the Spartan Daily to bring you im- seven decades, our ever evolving student doesn’t stem from the added ticket sales for “Gravity” account- to the Editor pressive insights and photos from Swee- media have remained committed to do- cost to a movie ticket, although ed for a staggering 80 percent of ney Hall. Our Update News television ing everything they can to provide all im- it does help. box office earnings. Thank you SJSU campus commu- students were on scene to video docu- portant insights for campus discussion I actually enjoy watching mov- If 3D isn’t going to fade away nity for supporting our student media ment your comments. Their program about a wide range of pressing issues and ies in formats with added tickets as its initial run did during the efforts to report the incident last week returns to the air soon for a new year on concerns. costs such as Extreme Digital Cin- 1950s trend, my hope is that the at Sweeney Hall. Local, regional and CreaTV in just a few weeks. Please continue to share with us ema, XD, and Image Maximum, technology for 3D movies will national reactions to our coverage by In the very near future, new technol- your experiences, ideas and daily good- IMAX. get better. alumni, friends and family have been ogy upgrades will enable live broadcasts news items. This is the go-to place when I simply find the whole pro- Until they make advance- extraordinary and very complimentary. directly from our new convergence jour- you really need to know what’s going on cess of watching a 3D movie ments such as fixing the glasses Bravo to our incredible multimedia stu- nalism operation. Timely reports will and why. uncomfortable. or even getting rid of them all to- dents! be streamed on the Internet and mobile When I take my weekly trip gether, my hatred for 3D movies We are now using a variety of plat- devices for up-to-the-minute updates in Bob Rucker to the movie theater I make sure will only grow stronger. forms, including online and social me- times of crisis. Director, School of Journal- I am as comfortable as humanly Jerry Salas is a Spartan Daily dia, to get the word out in a crisis. Our Accurate, responsible and helpful ism and Mass Communication possible. staff writer. SPARTAN DAILY STAFF Fall 2013 EDITORIAL ADVISERS ADVERTISING LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

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FROM PAGE 1 ideas in the creation of smartphone applications that can be move based on your emotions are made by students in completed within 24 hours. hackathons. Jeffrey Barrington, a senior computer science major and The MindWave Mobile headset, according to Liu, was vice president of the computer science club, said he believed worn by participants and used to implement bio-sensor the greatest challenge for competing students was learning technology into apps for the Apple iPhone and Androids. how to use the new NeuroSky hardware under the time re- He said the headset was a year-long company product that striction. monitors the user’s amount of relaxation and attention us- Gavin Higham, a junior computer science major and ing bio-sensor technology and comes with a program that president of the game development club, said his experi- can be installed on a computer to read those brain waves in ence from a previous hackathon helped him prepare. real-time. “I stayed up all 24 hours and made it to the quarterfi- Liu announced at the beginning of the hackathon that nals,” Higham said. the theme was “self-improvement.” He said that this year Higham and Barrington were part of “Team Best” and Michael Chen | Spartan Daily the first-place prize was the MindWave Mobile Headset. their game plan for this hackathon was to create a video Team Best member Gavin Higham, dons the EEG Mindwave Mobile Craig Hobbs, assistant professor of Learning Games game that increased in difficulty based on the player’s re- headset in developing a video game that responds to brainwave read- Consortium and professor of digital media arts, said the laxed state as measured by the MindWave headset. ings during Friday’s Hackathon. difficulty of the challenge is coming up with innovative Michael Chen is a Spartan Daily staff writer.

ignated as space for a future hiking trail,” Rivas-Cosby said. Trail: Grassroots Christensen said this project is a Spirit: Plans in place lesson in political science. “VTA owns the land, the county movement cleans up has money that can be used to buy the to unify city of San land and the city would have to devel- op and maintain it,” Christensen said. abandoned railroad “This is how complicated it is to make Jose and university this kind of stuff happen, especially FROM PAGE 1 equipment like the signal check and when you have to work with multiple FROM PAGE 1 “I think (what) we would like “The Five Wounds Trail clean up is crossbars,” Rivas-Cosby said. “It was government agencies.” Jake Brunmeier, a senior ani- to see is a little more foot traffic a great way to get students out here to a hostile environment so we decided Rivas-Cosby said a lot of SJSU mation/illustration major, said on William and Seventh and 10th see how they can make a difference in that we were going to try to take it volunteers show up to this biannual he’s “not particularly involved” in streets,” Soellner said. “I think local politics and in the community,” back for the community.” cleaning. school spirit and hasn’t gone to any that’s a good thing for the neigh- Percival said. Christensen said one of the chal- “San Jose State has a reputation as football games, but thinks that the borhood where (students) are David Kennedy, a senior psycholo- lenges the organization faced was a commuter school, and I think that’s initiative is a “great idea.” seen and enthusiastic about the gy major, said he received extra credit convincing the Valley Transportation changing,” Rivas-Cosby said. “It helps “I know (Spartan Stadium) school.” for participating, but even if he didn’t, Authority, owners of the abandoned students feel more connected to the is several blocks away and if it’s Jeffrey said he thinks this year’s he would have still come out to help. railroad space, to not sell sections of community and feeling like they ac- nighttime or something, that’s a A.S. board has a “great opportu- “It’s just one Saturday for a couple the land to developers. tually live here, not just that they’re more shady kind of area,” Brun- nity” to “leave a legacy” and build of hours and it helps out the commu- “If VTA sells just one block of the going to school here.” meier said. “It’s not the best place the bridge between the city and nity greatly,” Kennedy said. land, it would effectively kill the trail Christensen said Cindy Chavez, to walk around unless you’re SJSU. He said the tools and support project,” Christensen said. district two Santa Clara county super- with a big group of people, but “Just our legacy of home- Friends of Five Wounds Trail provide Selling the land would allow devel- visor and Sam Liccardo, district three I think that would definitely be game parades down 10th Street make the clean-up an easy task. opers to build right in the middle of San Jose City Council member, sup- helpful.” that eventually grow, and Spar- Joan Rivas-Cosby, chair for the trail, he said. port their cause, but the community Sandra Soellner, president of tan heads painted all over the Friends of Five Wounds Trail, said Rivas-Cosby said her organization still has to put in the work. the University Neighborhood Co- downtown area,” Jeffrey said. “If people were already using the railroad got the city’s planning department to “It’s a matter of making things alition, said that despite “rowdy we could just increase the Spar- as a trail, but the conditions weren’t include the hiking trail in its general move and that’s why we keep doing students” and “a lot of drinking” in tan pride in 20 years ... that (is) pleasant. plan. this,” Christensen said. “We can’t just the area, for the most part, neigh- something to definitely be proud “The trail was riddled with gar- “Even if people wanted to come sit back and wait for it to happen.” bors like students and she didn’t of.” bage, smeared with graffiti and peo- and buy property and develop it, they Jerry Salas is a Spartan Daily staff anticipate any neighborhood op- Melissa Lewelling is a Spartan ple were breaking into the abandoned won’t be able to now because it’s des- writer. position. Daily staff writer.

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