Thousands March in San Jose to Protest War in Iraq by Huong C

UPD SA, "".TE UNIVFP'-'TY 71, ll,::VERSITY OF HAWAII 67 'ANNOYEDThank those who have SJSU FENDS OFF HAWAI'l touched your life before ACTIVITY Eight-day rest assists Spartans' defensive stand against Rainbow Wahine they are gone I OG OPINION 2 NEWS 5 SPORTS 3 VOLUME 120, NUMBER 17 SERVING SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY SINCE 1934 SPARTAN DAILY WWW.THESPARTANDAILY.COM MONDAY, FEBRUARY 17,2003 Thousands march in San Jose to protest war in Iraq By Huong C. Pham Daily Staff Writer Anti-war demonstrators marched two miles WAR TO STOP THE from Santa Clara Street to the Cesar Chavez H BAY MOBILIZATION Plaza, located on Market Street between San SANJOSEPEACE ORG 408 297 2299 WWW Fernando and San Carlos streets to rally in opposition to the war against Iraq on Saturday afternoon. "This war is a threat to everyone, it's a threat to world peace and foreign policy," said Linh Nguyen, a project engineer at Kaiser who was passing out fliers. According to The Associated Press, the peace Islamic Association also took the stage to rally was part of a worldwide demonstration that denounce war to a lively, boisterous audience. drew millions of demonstrators to cities such as A sea of posters could be seen above the New York, Paris, Rome and London. crowd's heads, some proclaiming, "Drop Bush, About 3,000 people marched through the Not Bombs" or "No blood for oil." ter streets of San Jose and joined together at the Ten-year-old Megan Hernandez held her own www.frrethell., or, Cesar Chavez Plaza to hear including poster that read "No War" as she stood with her h.,1.-1tve o'S Ineetheffre as Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-San Jose, and United family, gazing at the few groups of performers treetbellw wit Farm Workers activist Doloresolores Huerta. playing their musical instruments. Speakers from other organizations such as Outlining the edge of the plaza were vendors United For Peace, San Jose/South Bay National Organization for Women and the South Bay See SAN JOSE, page 4 Millions worldwide walk in anti-war gatherings NEW YORK (AP) More than 250 peo- claimed the biggest turnout 1 minion ple were arrested during a massive demonstra- according to police, and London reported tion against possible war in Iraq as tens of more than 750,000 in what police called the thousands of protesters packed a 20-block area city's largest protest ever. north of United Nations headquarters, New Police in New York said the crowd that York police said Sunday. chanted and listened to speakers in the city's Most of the 257 arrests were for disorderly bitter cold was about 100,000-strong, while conduct and other minor violations that most- organizers estimated it at three to five times ly resulted in tickets to appear in court, police that size. Vicki Thompson Daily Staff said. Five people were arrested on felony In Los Angeles, where police estimated the ABOVE: Dolores Huerta from the United Farm Workers Union spoke to a crowd of about 3,000 Saturday at the San Jose charges and 53 on misdemeanors. crowd at 30,000, one person was arrested for The New York protest was just one of scores allegedly trying to vandalize a Gap store, March and Rally for Peace. that brought out millions ofpeople across the another for an outstanding warrant and three TOP RIGHT: Shawn Mulcave held Aeja Rosette on his shoulders so she could get a better view of the Raging Grannies, a nation and around the world Saturday. Rome group that came to Roosevelt Park on Saturday to sing for peace. See WORLD, page 4 More than 100,000 people in anti-war rally in San Francisco; parts of crowd break off into smaller rioting factions SAN FRANCISCO (AP) More stretchin from the waterfront to San clear. Police in riot gear closed the who have shown they feel the same way' a war for the rich people then, and this is sign carried by Michael Dehart, 32, of than 100,000 anti-war demonstrators hit Franciscos ornate, historic City Hall entrances to some stores to prevent loot- Hoffman, part of a group of Arab and one now,' Prell said. It's the same thing San Francisco, as he waded through the streets of San Francisco Sunday to Police estimated the crowd at 1.50,000 ing, but there were no immediate reports Israeli women who attended the demon- and it's ridiculous.' the throng of protesters on Market join voices heard around the world this people. Estimates claimed 250,000. of arrests. stration together, held a sign reading, The United States and Britain contin- Street. weekend protesting a possible U.S. 'inva- the demonstration, a splinter At the main demonstration, celebrity "Jewish Women For Peace.' ue to accuse Iraq of concealing weapons Dehart's sign read: "Another Gay sion of Iraq. group of a few hundred people, some of speakers like the actor Danny Glover 'It is so clearly really on the edge of of mass destruction prohibited under Mathematician for Peace.' 'Finally it seems there is a worldwide them wearing bandanas across their and the writer Alice Walker tied the San madness what Bush is doing so you have U.N. resolutions adopted at the end of "I think everybody needs to be repre- movement saying this is obviously a cat- faces, marched to the city's posh Union Francisco event to a worldwide series of to be out on the streets,' she said. the 1991 Gulf War. They say they will sented here today," Dehart said. astrophic path we're on," said Deborah Square shopping area, where they demonstrations Saturday. Korean war veteran Don Prell, 73, of disarm Iraq by force if necessary. In front of city hall, the final destina- Ho , 55, of Oakland. 'And now squared off with police officers. "We know that we have not been San Francisco, decried the looming mil- Still, many at San Francisco's mass rally tion for the march, a star-studded lineup everybody is out in the stm.ts.' Some of the demonstrators pelted shown enough evidence for a preemptive itary conflict as a ploy for big business. said the U.S. hasn't proved its case. including Congresswoman Barbara Lee A steady stream of chanting, sign-wav- police with rocks, food and other objects, strike," said singer Bonnie Raitt. 'There 'I think is stupid I've greatly gone The city's diversity is rarely absent and folk musician Joan Baer prepared to ing protesters filled 12 large city blocks although reasons for the trouble were not are a million people around the globe through (war) and I could see that it was from such events, as was evident by the address the crowd. University's Off-Campus Housing Assistance Center offers help live on campus and are in need of assistant coordinator for the Off- 'I would have never thought about Guerriero said he thinks it is helpful stuff available to us," Cabiles said Some students say service, said Trisha Wells, the interim Campus Housing Assistance Center. using the campus to help find a that SJSU has an Off-Campus Cabiles said the center should set- assistant director for organization and Diana Tran, the interim community place to live or a roommate, Cabiles Housing Assistance Center. up a section where they can speak to program is under planning for Off-Campus Housing. relations coordinator, said even said. "Knowing you have the option to go freshman during orientation time. "The bulk of what we help with is though the database is fairly new, it is Ronald Delin, 2 freshman majoring to (the Off-Campus Housing Guerriero said he thinks the center finding housing for students," Wells "really user-friendly" and she expects in computer science, said he is inter- Assistance Center) and have them should let students know they are publicized said. to start getting more hits on the Web ested in moving from Hayward to San help you out is good," Guerriero said. available by posting an online adver- Although some students were tisement on SJSU s homepage or by By Annelinda Aguayo In November 2002, Off-Campus site this semester. Jose, and was unaware of the Off- Housing implemented a database for "Our main objective is to get stu- Campus Housing Assistance Center. enthusiastic about having the Off- tabling near the Student Union. Daily Staff Writer SJSU students in search housing or dents connected with resources they 'The Web site would be a good way Campus Housing Assistance Center, Last spring, the center had an off- roommates. need to find a place to live," Wells to help find roommates from San Jose the same students didn't know it campus housing fair. It brought Some San Jose State University stu- The database allows students to said. State, Delin said. 'I might go to ( the existed. apartment complex managers to pro- dents living off campus are under the search through listings of rooms and Some SJSU students were excited at Off-Campus Housing Assistance Cabiles and Delin said they think it vide information and applications for assumption that the University apartments for rent, and provides the thought of having somewhere to Center) for help." is important for the center to let its students interested in their facilities, Housing Services department Was list of people searching for room- turn for help when in search of a Some SJSU students live with their presence be known to students, espe- and as away to let students know that designed to only assist students living mates. Students are also free to post roommate and a place to live.

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