SPECIAL OPINION SECTION SJSU foreign exchange students share their experiences abroad SEE PAGES 6 & 7 INSIDE Serving San José State University since 1934 Thursday, September 23, 2010 spartandaily.com Volume 135, Issue 14 NEWS • Layoff s, furloughs may have caused scholarships delays 2 Health center • Fraternity hosts barbecue to give back to Activist to speak SJSU faculty members 3 restocks fl u SPORTS • Spartans take on shots for fall 4 at SJSU tonight No. 13 Utes AMARIS DOMINGUEZ A&E Staff Writer • Dancers ignite San Jose Broadway stage with Th e Student Health Center just received its fi rst ship- ‘Burn The Floor’ 5 ment of the fl u vaccine in preparation for fl u season, accord- • ‘Dexter’ season ing to the medical chief of staff for the health center. fi ve won’t “We are currently updating our website regarding the fl u disappoint 5 and how to prevent it and when to seek medical att ention,” OPINION Cecilia Manibo said. “We have signs posted in the Student • Life on the other side of Health Center year-round regarding limiting spreading the planet 6 germs.” • Small town girl, big city Th e health center has noticed a drop in the number of fl u mindset 7 cases, she said. • My culture precedes “Th e drop is partly due to the summer not being fl u sea- me 7 son and because there are fewer students utilizing the Stu- PHOTO: dent Health Center during the academic breaks,” Manibo said. She said students can visit the health center by appoint- ONLINE RODRIGUEZ CINTHIA ment and receive a fl u vaccination that will last for nine months. Th ere is a $15 fee per dose, she said. “It is never too early to get the fl u shot,” Manibo said. SOCIAL “Th is year’s vaccine will protect against the 2009 H1N1 vi- MEDIA rus, seasonal fl u and the new H3N2 strain.” Become a fan According to the Santa Clara County Health Depart- on Facebook ment website, the 2010-2011 seasonal infl uenza vaccine facebook.com/ will include the Infl uenza A (H3N2) and an Infl uenza B spartandaily strain. FollowF our ARCHIVES DAILY | SPARTAN “I’m always gett ing sick so I think it would be wise for tweetsttw on me to get my fl u shot before it’s too late,” said undeclared TwitterT sophomore Lucia Gonzales. @spartandaily@ According to the health center website, the fl u vaccina- tion is still recommended for those who received the H1N1 vaccine last year. Roger Elrod, director of the health center, said the medi- OUTSIDE cal and wellness promotion staff for the health center have been updating in-house materials so SJSU students have ready access to information about what they can do to stay healthy during cold and fl u season. “It comes down to some prett y common sense behaviors Activist and United Farm Workers union co-founder, Dolores Huerta poses in front of that we all have heard about, but can oft en have a hard time the Cesar Chavez Memorial Arch with its creator, Judith Baca on Sept. 8, 2008. applying for ourselves like gett ing adequate rest, relaxation, A mural of Huerta appears in the background. nutrition and treating ourselves well,” Elrod said. He said our bodies have amazing defenses against germs, High: 79° See full story on HUERTA Page 3 See FLU Page 3 Low: 56 ° Two groups earn A.S. FEATURE funding at board meeting The new Student Union: KENNY MARTIN were waiting on cost estimates from the artists,” Examining the issues Staff Writer Tabora said. Kevin Starks, the director of external aff airs, At the Associated Students meeting Wednes- said he was one of the members who voted in fa- CALLI PEREZ lie Zowzall said she had res- No said there are no cur- day, the members of the committ ee voted to vor of Akbayan’s request for money. Staff Writer ervations about the Student rent problems that should approve funding requests for two groups, voted “It has always been a successful event,” he said. Union’s construction. cause any delays to push members into and out of positions and listened to “To end their legacy would be bad for the stu- Th e California State Uni- “I don’t like to see how that date back. a student’s advice on how to represent themselves dents.” versity Board of Trustees, much money is going into “I feel like it is really slow bett er. Th e A.S. also voted to approve the Public Re- at a conference on Sept. 22, construction on the campus and prett y delayed,” said se- Th e A.S. granted $2,168 to the Akbayan Pilipi- lations Student Society of America’s request for decided that construction when classes are being cut nior physics major Johnny no-American Organization of SJSU, which Lau- funding. of the new Student Union right and left ,” she said. Vu. “Th ey need to speed up ren Tabora, the organization’s cultural chair, said Last week, the society made an appeal for would continue. “Even though that mon- with it.” is the only Filipino-American group on campus. $885, but because of a misunderstanding be- Th e board voted on ey comes from diff erent No said the current “We need the money to cover professional tween the A.S. and the society concerning the whether to move forward sources, I just think that the structure will be retrofi edtt performers’ talent fees, publicity and advertising, registration date for a trip to Washington D.C., with SJSU purchasing priorities should be having and expanded by creating a and equipment,” Tabora said. the A.S. denied the request, said Monica Padilla, bonds to build the new fa- more classes, having more new structure containing a Th e organization, she said, consists of 300 to chapter president of the society. cility, said Cathy Busalac- professors, and I do not food court, ballrooms, of- 400 members and is focused on raising money Th e mission of the society is to allow public re- chi, the executive director think it is fair that money fi ces and other resources for for other groups dedicated to providing global lations students to network with professionals in of the student union. to be used to be rebuilding students. aid. the fi eld, and Padilla said the trip to Washington Pat Lopes Harris, direc- places that were fi ne to be- “From what I understand One example of Akbayan’s work is the D.C., which will consist of panels and workshops, tor of media relations for gin with.” the construction is being “Ma‘boo’hay” event held in honor of Filipino will give students that opportunity. SJSU, said the California “Th e budget for the done in phases, so the exist- American History Month, which Tabora said will John Sepassi had asked to resign from his posi- State University Board of new structure is $65 mil- ing construction where the be celebrating its 10th anniversary on Oct. 7. tion on the A.S. Finance Committ ee. Trustees provided approval lion,” said Daniel No, the Market Café and University Kevin Trieu, the director of community and Richard Kelley, director of student involve- for the “pursual of bond fi - architect and construction Room was has been torn environment aff airs for A.S., said he decided to ment and main adviser for the A.S. board, said nancing for the project.” manager of the project. “As down,” said Cheryl Vargas, vote against the funding even though he thinks it that Sepassi was interested in the position, but of right now, the expected the executive director of is a great event, mainly because the organization would have had to drop a class in order to fi ll the New and Improved completion date is June associated students. “Th e was late in submitt ing its proposal for the dona- role. Senior Spanish major Ju- 2013.” plan is the fi rst fl oor will be tion. In the end, he said Sepassi decided not to “Due to the types of performers, we had trou- See UNION Page 8 ble gett ing in all of the information because we See MEETING Page 3 2 NEWS Thursday, September 23, 2010 Layoffs, furloughs may have caused scholarship delays KELSEY LYNNE LESTER-PERRY “I can see how that would be a Sometimes the department sends their initial fi nancial aid established. ity,” she said. “And it will help our Staff Writer huge problem for people who rely a check request to the Financial Aid And sometimes scholarships just students.” on that money,” she said. Offi ce, the fi nancial aid employees build upon the fi nancial aid award.” All of the scholarship funds are Furloughs and reductions in staff She said she remembered being then have to request money from Th e turnaround time is gett ing set up with an agreement, called last semester could explain why worried about her Frances Payne the Tower Foundation and then the quicker — just a couple weeks into memorandums of understanding, some students have not yet received Scholarship coming later than ex- student is awarded, she said. the semester, she said. at the university in which the donor the funds from their scholarships, a pected last year. “It’s just an extra step to the pro- “We are a lot more on top of stipulates what the money is to be fi nancial aid counselor said. Junior engineering major Cas- cess, which would cause delays,” she things,” she said.