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FORUM SPORTS Columnists say crush Fresno State in bloody Change in strategy in second half allows uprising, what to be thankful for Thursday Monday Spartans 89-77 win over CSU Northridge SPARTANSee page 2 DAILY See page 4 Volume 111, No. 60 Serving San Jose State University Since 1934 November 23, 1998 Stanford Fresno State squeezes Spartans interception soccer stops SJSU By Kevin W. Hecteman Staff Editor The Spartan men's soccer team comeback could have had a 4-1 win in regula- tion. returner, Jaime It didn't happen that way. By Aaron Williams Kimbrough took The Spartans Senior Mut Writer both the ball and the momen- took host Stanford tum and sailed 96 yards down to the wire before dropping the As Brian Vye's pass sailed untouched for a touchdown of opener of the NCAA Men's Soccer his own. Championship 3-2 in triple overtime. behind Casey LeBlanc, defen- sive back Vernon Fox snatched "You have to dig down deep in Two Spartan goals were disal- a bad lowed for illegal actions. Stanford the football and the Spartans situation," Kimbrough was credited hopes for a come-from-behind said. "They were gaining with one goal San Jose momentum, and we really need- State University thought it had victory out of the air. But for six minutes of a wild ed to do something to spark the saved at the last moment. In the team." third overtime period, SJSU was 'fourth quarter, the outcome of undone by an own goal. Saturday's 24-21 Fresno State SJSU defensive lineman Abdul-Salaam Noah said rever- Two Spartan players were ejected University win was anything but certain. sal of momentum back to the in the second half, forcing SJSU to Bulldogs was like someone get by with only nine players for the With 6:30 left in the game, final 41 minutes Omarr Smith, waving his arms switching the hot water to cold of the contest. as you're taking a shower. "We came out with all our heart," from side to side like a baseball umpire making a safe call, The score gave the Bulldogs a Spartan midfielder Lars Lyssand 10-point cushion, 24-14 with just said. "It was an grabbed a Jeff Roberts punt. As awesome perfor- under six minutes to play. mance by everyone." the Bulldog players stood around thinking Smith had But the roller coaster ride Stanford coach Bobby Clark held was far from over for both his called for a fair catch, he the opponent in high regard. Bulldogs and Spartans. "You've got to give full praise to strapped momentum on his back, juiced one Bulldog defend- Deonce Whitaker, who set San Jose State," Clark said. another NCAA record for num- Clark added that he felt it was a er and raced 88 yards for a touchdown. ber of kickoff returns in a season shame that one of the two Bay Area with 51, blasted his way to near schools in the The quick strike pulled San tournament had to midfield with a 38-yard lose. Jose State University (4-8, 3-5 kick Western Athletic Conference) return with 5:45 remaining in "We should have won the game," the game. Whitaker, who had Spartan midfielder Citter within three points for the first time all day, 17-14. kept the Spartans in the game Hernandez said. "We were still play- with his monstrous rushing day, ing "Whenever we do something with heart and emotion. We added a little more magic. trained hard for a good, it seems like something week. Sometimes Facing fourth-and-two, things don't go your way." had happens," Smith said. Unfortunately, for Smith and Whitaker kept the Spartans' The Spartans came out blazing chances alive with a 14-yard right off the opening whistle. The the Spartans, he was right. Smith must have unstrapped scamper around the left side. Six 1,471 in attendance barely had time plays later, he stepped into the to sit down before Brandon Snyder momentum at the goal line, took the kickoff and passed the ball to because on the ensuing kickoff, Adriano Allain, who fed it to Chad Fresno State running back/ kick See Football, page 6 Harper. Harper proceeded to blow it by Stanford goalkeeper Adam Brian Maur tin Bail% Zapala. Forwards Chad Harper (left) and Aman Kebreab Just like that. The game wasn't (right) try to head the ball in a first round game of the NCAA Men's Soccer Championship against Stanford University Saturday night at New Maloney See Soccer, page 3 Field. The Spartans lost the game in sudden death overtime 3-2. Sorority promotes cultural diversity Sigma Omicron Pi unites music, Chris Menton's/ Spartan Dails dance from multiple cultures Tlmeout, the Fresno State University Bulldog, makes a lap around the field after stealing the shield belonging to the San Jose State for philanthropic fund-raiser University mascot, Spartan Man, Saturday at Sweeney Field in Fresno. Two Fresno fans were ejected from the stadium after they By Marcus Ulrich About 380 people came to the Stall Writt r Loma Prieta Ballroom if the attacked Spartan Man. Student Union to see the show, Nearly a dozen groups repre- according to Young. senting Polynesian, Japanese, Money raised at the event Mascots make mischief Mexican and other cultures totaled $1,143, according to came together for a multicul- Young. Any money left after the By Aaron Williams the game. "I grabbed his shirt, tural show sponsored by the cost of holding the event is paid Senior Staff Writer and he threw a punch to my hel- Sigma Omicron Pi sorority. will be used to buy items need- met." Unik was the name of the ed by Next Door, Young said. Fresno State University beat Another fan joined in as the Thursday night multicultural Next Door is a nonprofit the Spartans 24-21 Saturday, fracas escalated. show. The performances ranged organization that provides ser- but some of the most exciting "At that point Spartan Man from a Mexican folk dance vices for people affected by action of the day came from the just 'freaked,' "said one Spartan group called Los Lupenos to domestic violence, according to sidelines. observer. Japanese Taiko drummers a Next Door pamphlet. During the third quarter, as "It seemed like I was going to called Kaji Yama Taiko. San Jose State University San Jose State University was get killed," Spartan Man said. "I think (the show) really was a good place to have the trying to overcome a 17-0 half- "That's when I pulled my sword helped to break down racial event because the university is time deficit, Spartan Man out." barriers because there were culturally diverse, Sigma SJSU's mascot was being Spartan Man's shield and Vietnamese, Japanese. Omicron Pi member Caryn Lim taunted, verbally abused and sword are authentic articles, not Hispanic and other performers, said . accosted by a group of Fresno props. and everyone applauded for Jane Tran, the Sigma State fans. Stadiumpolice were called everyone else," audience mem- Omicron Pi member who orga- The ruckus started when and escorted two men out of the ber Yee Sim said. nized the event, said she was Fresno's bulldog mascot, stadium, charging them with The event was meant to happy so many people from dif- Timeout, took Spartan Man's verbal abuse. increase cultural diversity in ferent cultures came to the shield and ran to the other side It was not known at press the Bay Area. said sorority show. Tran said she plans to of the field. time if any charges were filed President Elaine Young. She make the show bigger and bet- As Spartan Man looked against the two men. Rosalinda Garza/ Spartan Daily also said the event is Sigma ter next year. around for Timeout, some fans In a related incident, two Omicron Pi's philanthropy Audience member William in the student sections started male cheerleaders for SJSU Kathy Ng and Kok Chong practice twirling the ribbons used dur- event, which she hopes will give Smith said he enjoyed the vari- yelling obscenities at him. complained to stadium security ing the ribbon and candle dance for their performance at the Unik the sorority a good image to the ety of cultures represented in "I went out to get him that unruly fans were calling Multicultural Show. The performers are members of the Chinese public. (Timeout) and some punk got in them "cheerqueers" for the Club from Independence High School in San Jose. See Sorority, page 6 my face," Spartan Man said after majority of the day. Four good reasons Genetic altering why we should give threatens to remove thanks for nothing human uniqueness urkey Day fast Within a few tapproaches and it's years it may ime to think about be possible to all the things we can give protect your children from thanks for. genetic predispositions for The International violence, diseases and Space Station We can mental illness. be thankful for our pro- To save a future gener- jected $94 billion part in ation the heartache of the joint project with cancer, schizophrenia and Russia, Canada, Japan other ailments is the and the member nations noblest of endeavors, but I i i i of the European Space science needs to err on the Agency. I mean, what a side of caution. S 11 / / / ( ii ,ii. bargain, folks. By the If a pregnant woman time it's finished, it will has a family history of be bigger than a football breast cancer, she could field, weigh 460 tons and have as much living have a artificial human chromosome designed to space as four three-bedroom houses.

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