S vo RTs Golfer leads the A potpourri of Spartans with a entertainment ot winning attitude See below See page 8... & page 6... \ 1 one 1111 \ 11 lobe' 1. PARTAN iiesday I)1 tolier 31. 1991 Published for San Jose State I niversit) siiu e 1931 DAILY FX nightclub closes with ghoulish bash Dance spot to be converted into tri-level bar with live acts By Kei Koyama Spartan Daily Staff Writer Ai While most trick-or- treaters celebrate the I have mixed night of the dead, the emotions about it. I witches and goblins will be mourning the death of wish I could stay. FX The nightclub, located Al Maresca on South First Street, will FX owner be closing its doors for the last time on All Hallow's Pr Eve with a ghoulish bash beginning at 9 p.m. "I have mixed emotions about it. I wish I could stay," said FX owner Fil Maresca. The club opened in 1990, a, d became a popular dance club, bar and venue for live acts. "We try to have local acts, creating an innovative, cut- See Nightclub, page 6 Service award given to SJSU Drumming transit director to a different Ron Diridon named for outstanding contribution conga beat By Ken McNeil Spartan Doily Staff Writer The American Public Transportation Association (APTA) recently awarded Rod Diridon, executive direc- (.11- \I.1 \ I \ SIARI V I) \II 1 tor of the International Institute for Surface Transportation at SfSU, its "Local Distinguished Senice Award" for 1995. Jimmy Biala has been playing the congas for more than five years. Biala is part of the The award is presented annually by the APTA to the Latin Jazz Ensemble at San Jose State and is practicing for a concert that will be public policy-maker or private citizen in North America of Cuban origin and Biala says he started who has made an outstanding contribution to public held on November 16. The congas are transportation at a local level. The APTA consists of the playing them because of the different style of music they produce. The three different international association of operating transit authorities, congas produce different sounds; low, meduim, and high and a set of congas similar their suppliers and other advocates of improved public to this one can range from $1,000 to $1,500. transportation. "Rod Diridon is an effective proponent of transit, both bus and rail, as a means of fighting air pollution, traffic See Diridon, page 6 Chris Baum performed Music concert "The Clap," What to 'boo' written by Steve highlights talent on Halloween Howe at the By Charlene Cook By Shawna Glynn Spartan Daily Staff Writer Montage Spartan Daily Staff Writer Concert. Music lovers eagerly anticipated Sunday night Every Oct .31, parents put their More than first ever Montage Concert: a multi-talented show- excited children into costumes and 100 people case of performers from SJSU's School of Music. send them into the night to gather attended to Never before had all of SJSU's music talent goodies. Physically, all of us out- listen to come together to feature one selection by each grow the custom, but mentally we the 70 performer in what Stanley Baran, professor and master of ceremonies, called 'a quick-fire succes- can all enjoy the holiday. performers. sion ... a potpourri of exciting selections per- Some students are overwhelmed formed by a variety of performers." with midterms and too busy to cele- PHOTO BY As the audience began to arrive for the 7:30 p.m. JAY L. brate, but there are plenty of par- performance, a Mariachi ensemble entertained ties and events for those of us with CLENDENIN them outside the concert hall, with a pre-concert SPARTAN concert of Spanish favorites. the time and spirit. DAILY "This fits in with the atmosphere and theme of Freshman Sam Brad Yazdani of the tonight's show," said Jonathan Clark, coordinator Kappa Sigma fraternity is dressing up of SJSU's Mariachi Ensemble. "The montage con- as Superman. "Me and the guys ,are cert is about variety, and this adds to that variety. It See Halloween, page 7 See Montage, page 6 The Spartan Daily's oi Elaina Medina and pho- in 5th grade. I was suppose to be Probably being a skier because I gained tographer Jeff Chit' mane kind of &ulcer. The hair that weight and I was bulging out of the asked SJSU students: was suppose to Ile pm on the Ku k of C OSIUTC. niv head fell off before I went into the What was your classroom. On the war home, the Dean kunesh. six-Ls fell out of nit most embarrassing Industrial and Systems Engineering Halloween liashibn (lemon, costume? Biological Science a . _ _ 11111111141411111111111111111111111111111nanlin- S OEM 2 Tuesday, October 31, 1995 OPINION San Jose State University SPARTAN DAILY Newsroom Voices Coast-to-coast coffee culture clash Ididn't realize how much of a coffee snob I had become until this summer. Having grown up in I waltzed into the Coffee the Boston area, I prided myself on coming from an area that made the most fabulous cappuccinos Connection, (now owned by Boston's North End, where you can get the best authentic Italian cuisine. I returned to Boston for the summer after having Starbucks) and ordered a lived in the Bay Area for seven years. It was my first full day there and I was feeling a bit jet lagged, so I thought a double-mocha espresso drink would give non-fat (of course) double- me that Laffeiht fix I so desperately needed. I waltzed into the Coffee Connection, which is now owned by mocha. The girl behind the Starbucks, and ordered a non-fat (of course) double- mocha. The girl behind the counter said, "You'd like a counter said, what?" "A non-fat, double-mocha, please." 'You'd like a what?' "A mocha what?" Her face had a totally blank expression. fee-lingo boundary that kept us from understanding mocha.' I felt like I was speaking a nini know, just a each other. foreign language. If you are in Boston, you order a mocha cappucci- you want a mochaccino," was her "Oh, you mean no, mocha latte, or mocha au Isis. Crazy, huh? After reply. we straightened that out, I walked contentedly out of I was becoming a little frustrated. I wondered if this the cafe with my non-fat, decaf, double-mocha lane. was me or her. The next time I was in a cafe I ran into similar "No I don't want a mochaccino," I said as politely as problems, only this time I was ordering a simple cup point. I could at this of coffee. "Well, you don't have to have one then." "I'd like a regular coffee please," I said, thinking Okay, was I in the Twilight Zone? Was I unclear or one can't possibly misunderstand this simple order. had I landed on a different planet? Where was The girl behind the counter filled my cup with cof- Starbucks when I needed them? 1 decided to start the fee added two scoops of sugar and two squirts of conversation over. cream. "One more time, I would like a non-fat, double- "Hey, I ordered a regular coffee,"1 said as suddenly each word very clearly, thinking Newsroom Voices mocha." I enunciated seven years of memory jogged me. In this part of the that we possibly were experiencing a California versus country a regular coffee is two creams and two sugars Boston accent barrier. included. At this point her boss came over looking a bit exas- Highway 17 commuters need advice When I explained to my co-worker, where I was perated and asked if there was something she could doing my internship this summer, that on the West 17 is simply a commuter's nightmare. help me with. Highway Coast you add your own cream and sugar, she looked Two lanes going southbound and two lanes of 'Thank goodness," I thought. "At least maybe she Since Highway 17 runs through at me aghast. Why would you want to add your own bumper-to-bumper traffic going northbound understands how to make an espresso drink." cream and sugar? I couldn t explain, so I gave up. every single morning, five days a week. So I repeated my order to her and was returned I realized I was just being coffee-centric, What a way to start the day. the mountains, deer are often with the same blank look and "a mocha what." accustomed to West Coast conventions. By the Those who travel the busy artery from Santa Cruz I was now incredibly frustrated and just want end of the summer I got in the habit of order- to San Jose daily understand what a hellish commute ed to leap over the counter and make my own spotted. Unfortunately, they are ing mocha lanes and asking if I could add my really is. First, you must wake up to the traffic report drink when she asked me if I had any idea what own cream to a non-decaffeinated coffee. instead of a cup of coffee and hearty breakfast. Then, espresso drinks were. She then went on to Is If there is one thing I learned this if it happens to be raining, a shower is out of the ques- usually spotted a split-second define espresso, cappuccino, and lane and summer, it is 'When in Rome do as the tion. Rain means getting into the car and leaving describe how each are made.