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Francisco Rendon 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. today and Wednesday. “We’re a little lower than that but we’re also class here and go home.” Staff Writer The Associated Students collect a fee a campus with a very low resident popula- Chief Election Officer Lucreisha Daniels from all students at SJSU every semester, tion. When you look at who votes, it’s resi- said the election board, a separate entity and are responsible for services such as AS dents.” from student government, ensures that can- Elections for Associated Students gov- Printshop, Campus Recreation and Trans- Kelley said a big issue on both large and didates are operating within proper proce- ernment will be open for voting starting portation Solutions. small, rural and urban campuses is a dispro- dures. today at 10 a.m. and will close Thursday at Rich Kelley , Director of Student Involve- portionately low percentage of students “We’re basically the ones who regulate 8 a.m. ment said although the A.S. election board who vote in elections, participate in student elections,” she said. “We’re the election po- All students registered at SJSU who have is aiming for record-setting participation, government or are aware of the state of af- lice. A lot of rules need to be followed.” paid the most current A.S. fee can vote on- SJSU has traditionally had low voter turn- fairs on campus. Votes are gathered and recorded through line through MySJSU or in person at polling out for these elections, which occur every “We tend to see the same small percent- Votenet, a software operated by an indepen- locations on campus. year in the spring. age involved in many things,” he said. “These dent company, and will be tallied at the end The polling locations will be in front of “At my previous institutions, voter turn- students are involved in 4-5 organizations, Clark Hall and Campus Village Quad from out was usually 10-15 percent,” he said. (while) you’ve got 20,000 students who go to see ELECTION page 2 Election outreach Voting stations: Where to go comes up short

Matthew Gerring Staff Writer

A student protest campaign currently circulating on campus and Facebook is pressuring the Asso- ciated Students Election Board to make information about the election more accessible, citing diffi - culty in fi nding the voter guide, a lack of advertisement about election-related events, and low participation rates in last year’s election. Yan Yin Choy, a junior envi- ronmental studies major, said she started the campaign after fi nding out about the elections and having a diffi cult time fi nding information about the candidates and events online. “This is not an accessible process to a commuter student,” she said. “Most students don’t know about A.S. — they wouldn’t even go to the website — but those who do go to the website won’t be able to fi nd information.” Choy said the campaign has gathered about 120 signatures so far. Two open forums, a debate and a barbecue were held on the SJSU campus for students to meet the candidates and ask questions and advertised on the Associated Stu- dents Election Board website. The A.S. Election Board also produced a voter guide which was only available as a hard copy from the A.S. House or at election-related events until a PDF version was posted to their website on Mon- Illustration: day, the day before the start of the Leo Postovoit / Spartan Daily election. Organizers of the campaign said this isn’t enough. “You have to dig for the information,” said Holly Rude, campaign Photo: Brian O’Malley / Spartan Daily organizer and senior sociology major. Polling stations where students can vote are located at Clark Hall Information about election-re- (above) and in the Campus Village Quad (right). lated events and voting dates and times were not available on the main SJSU online events calendar, except for the barbecue on Thurs- day. Vote on campus The A.S. website and Facebook page both listed voting dates and Thursday and Wednesday the barbecue, but not the candidate debate or open forums. 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. No information about the candidates or the voter guide was available until several posts appeared on Vote online on MySJSU the A.S. Facebook page on Monday. Rude said she’s been taking the campaign’s petition around to her Tuesday 10 a.m. - Thursday 8 a.m.

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ELECTION dates are always readily available but no OUTREACH addressing her concerns to running in the election,” one ever pays them any attention. I feel From Page 1 the A.S. Rules Committee said Kelley. “We had four From Page 1 that people should pay the elections and would be a better way to candidates that were dis- the candidates more attention.” change the current policy. qualifi ed for eligibility — ei- Kelley said although the election pe- classes and has gotten about Elections Board adviser ther grades, number of units, of the election period. riod ends on Thursday, there is still a pe- 20 signatures so far. Richard Kelley suggested or being on probation.” Through the use of Votenet students riod for filing grievances and to run-off “Most are pretty unaware that Choy address her con- Kelley said on March 2 — are able to vote at polling places or online any ties, should the need arise. that elections are going on,” cerns to the Associated Stu- the deadline for candidates from any computer she said. Election consultant Ariel Pickett said she said. “They notice that dents Board of Directors in- to fi le — there was only one “The polling locations are a quick stop increasing voter turnout this year would theres not a lot of publica- stead. vacant position and three for people who would most likely forget,” hopefully improve participation in future tion around campus regard- The letter circulated by uncontested positions. Daniels said. “We want to make it as con- elections. ing the election, and a lot of the campaign cites the fact He said two other students venient as possible so there are no excuses “It’s important for students to show students are frustrated be- that seven positions in the were removed from the bal- as to why you didn’t vote.” up to show their support,” Pickett said. cause they’re not even sure A.S. elections are uncon- lot for not meeting a re- There will be a barbecue to announce “They might get other students involved what A.S. does for them, but tested and three have no quirement or deadline after the winner at the A.S. Barbecue Pit on who may want to get involved next year.” they pay them money every candidates running for them the fi ling deadline. Thursday at noon she said. Kelley said anyone who wants to know semester.” as evidence of “reoccurring Kelley said the number Strategies such as a Meet the Can- more about candidates can check the Chief Elections Offi cer disinterest” and a failure of of uncontested positions is didates barbecue and banners around voter information guide on the election Cree Daniels said the A.S. the A.S. Elections Board to a concern for the Elections campus were employed to increase voter board website. Elections Board has no con- interest a suffi cient number Board. participation, Daniels said, but student “Even if you only know one person trol over what Associated of students in running for “We need to have more interest is generally low. running, get out and vote for that per- Students advertises on its offi ce. students running in the A.S. “Last year we had about 1,600 (stu- son,” he said. “Students pay $150 a year, website, and told Choy that “There were more people elections,” he said. dents) vote in A.S. elections,” she said. “A that’s a large budget. (They) should have a lot of people just don’t care. Our candi- say in how that money is used.” WORLD NEWS A.S. CANDIDATE GUIDE Ivory Coast leader Gbagbo captured McClatchy Tribune rian security forces and taken to a “safe place.” As news spread of Gbagbo’s arrest, Bamba said he expected loyalist fi ghters to “lay down JOHANNESBURG — Ivory Coast’s Lau- their weapons.” The Candidates rent Gbagbo, who refused to concede defeat Gbagbo’s wife, Simone, and son, Michel, in elections or in battle, was seized by oppo- also were captured. sition forces Monday and taken to the hotel Ivory Coast was thrown into crisis after where his rival’s government was based, ac- elections last November. The balloting was cording to French and U.N. offi cials. observed and certifi ed by the U.N., which de- The capture came after French helicopters, clared Ouattara the winner. acting at the request of the United Nations, Gbagbo, however, refused to cede power. President unleashed heavy overnight attacks on a bun- The two rivals both had themselves sworn Tomasz Kolodziejak ker at the presidential residence where Gbag- into offi ce, and each appointed his own gov- Kevin Starks bo was holed up. ernment. French tanks closed in early Monday, but Talks mediated by the African Union the arrest was made by the forces of Gbagbo’s dragged on for months with no resolution. rival, Alassane Ouattara, according to French Two weeks ago, Ouatarra’s forces launched Vice President offi cials. attacks across the nation and rapidly advanced Calvin Worsnup The arrest was confi rmed in an email by an to Abidjan, the nation’s commercial capital aide to Ouattara. and largest city, where they met fi erce resis- “Yes, we got him,” said Lacina Kone, the tance from Gbagbo loyalists. aide. Most of Gbagbo’s heavy weapons had been Controller Ivory Coast’s ambassador to the United destroyed a week earlier in attacks by U.N. Jose Arellano Nations, Youssoufou Bamba, also confi rmed and French helicopters, but his residence re- Ciara Chua Gbagbo’s arrest at a briefi ng in New York, say- mained heavily fortifi ed. ing the former president was “alive and well Outtara’s forces tried last week to dislodge Leroy Madarang and will be brought to justice.” Gbagbo but were driven back by a force of Matthew Sampson Bamba said Gbagbo was captured by Ivo- about 200 heavily armed soldiers. Director of Business Affairs Mark Stockdale John Sepassi Director of Communications Jay Singh Marina Troian Director of Extracurricular Affairs Courtney Byrd Ryan Morgado Director of Intercultural Affairs Tanmay Sharma Hector Shlimovitch Director of Internal Affairs Kimberly Uweh Director of Programming Affairs Lakendra Hardwick Director of Student Fee Affairs Katie Minks

Director of Student Rights and Responsibilities Christina Solorzano Director of Faculty Affairs Schehrbano Khan Director of University Advising Affairs Lori Salazar Tuesday, April 12, 2011 sPARTANDailY NEWS 3 DISASTER IN JAPAN CAMPUS VOICES More aftershocks jolt Japan By: Marlon Maloney & Leonard Lai What would motivate you McClatchy Tribune pan Meteorological Agency. four of the plant’s six reac- It was sizable enough to tors. Highways were closed, to vote in the A.S. elections? rock buildings in Tokyo, bullet train services to the TOKYO — Three pow- about 150 miles to the south. region were halted briefl y, erful aftershocks struck A magnitude 6.0 quake hit and as many 220,000 homes Ariana northeastern Japan within a minute later in the same in Fukushima prefecture Lopez a span of 10 minutes on area, followed by another — were without power. Monday, as the government a magnitude 5.6 temblor — On Monday, Chief Cabi- announced new plans to nine minutes after that. net Secretary Yukio Edano expand the evacuation area Aftershocks continued said the government would I actually didn’t know about the near a stricken nuclear plant hours later, the agency said. expand a 12-mile evacuation elections until today when I passed because of high radiation In neighboring Ibaraki pre- area near the nuclear plant, by Clark Hall. But I will try to vote to- levels. fecture, one man died after adding to the thousands morrow, just to exercise my political Japan is trying to rebuild falling and hitting his head who have already been told activism and I’ll read their biographies after a magnitude 9.0 earth- during the shaking, accord- to leave their homes. and backgrounds of the candidates to quake on March 11 triggered ing to the local Ryugasaki Unlike the government’s Senior a tsunami that killed thou- fi re department. previous evacuation orders, Nutrition see who’s best for that position. sands and left countless oth- The quakes also triggered the new one is based on data ers homeless. a landslide that buried three that show higher than nor- The tsunami has also homes in Iwaki city. mal radiation levels extend- Tai caused several fi res and ex- A 16-year-old girl died in ing to towns and villages Hernandez plosions at the Fukushima the landslide and three other that are beyond even the Daiichi nuclear power plant, men pulled from the rubble government’s recommenda- which has leaked dangerous were unconscious and taken tion to stay indoors for resi- isotopes into the air, soil and to a hospital, according to dents living 12 to 18 miles water. public broadcaster NHK. away. If I know what changes the new The fi rst of Monday’s Offi cials issued a tsunami It was unclear how many president is going to bring to the tremors, which trapped warning after the quakes residents would be affected school. I really don’t know that some victims in collapsed but later lifted it. by the new order, which the much about it, probably because homes and vehicles, hit at The quakes temporarily government plans to carry there’s not a lot of publicity and 5:16 p.m. near the coast in knocked out the power to out over the next month. Senior that can be one of the reasons for Fukushima prefecture, reg- the Fukushima nuclear pow- Edano noted that the risk Management Information other people as well. I didn’t even istering a magnitude 7.1 at er plant and led to a 50-min- of a massive radiation leak Systems know there was an election going a depth of six miles under- ute stoppage in the water- from the Fukushima plant on. ground, according to the Ja- spraying operations to cool was “considerably lower.” Chris Delgado U.S. NEWS If I were more informed about Courts uphold ban on parts of Arizona Bill what it is exactly — about what A.S. voting is, and what it’s for and McClatchy Tribune rights and the constitution have prevailed," what it would do for me, exactly, said Lydia Guzman of Phoenix, who helped as a student. If it were more pre- organize protests of the law before it was sented to every student as to what A federal appellate court on Monday largely suspended in July. it is, in their classrooms maybe. If Sophomore upheld a judge's ban on the most controver- All the judges — two appointed by Re- Mechanical their teacher told them “Hey, this is sial parts of a new Arizona immigration law, publican presidents and one by a Democrat Engineering what elections is for. Here’s how it setting the stage for a showdown at the U.S. — agreed that the state went too far in mak- can help you.” That kind of thing. Supreme Court over how far a state can go ing it a crime to lack immigration papers in to expel illegal immigrants. Arizona or to work there while being in the The three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Cir- country illegally. cuit Court of Appeals agreed with a federal They agreed that Congress and the courts judge in Arizona who found that some pro- have historically reserved the ability to pe- visions of the law were an unconstitutional nalize illegal immigrants for the federal intrusion into immigration and foreign pol- government. icy, which are the prerogatives of the fed- Judge Richard Paez, who was appointed eral government. by President Bill Clinton and wrote the ma- The law was signed last year by Gov. Jan jority opinion, argued that requiring police Brewer, who argued that her state was over- to perform immigration enforcement makes run by illegal immigrants. Critics said the it impossible for the federal government to law would lead to racial profiling. regulate immigration. In a partial dissent, one judge argued that "By imposing mandatory obligations on one provision of the law, which requires po- state and local officers, Arizona interferes lice to determine the status of people they with the federal government's authority to stop and think are in the country illegally, implement its priorities and strategies in was constitutional. But that position did law enforcement, turning Arizona officers not sway the other two judges into state-directed (immigration) agents," The ruling was a victory for the Obama Paez wrote. administration, which challenged Arizona's Judge Richard T. Noonan, an appointee law in court last year. of President Ronald Reagan, wrote a sepa- The administration "couldn't have asked rate concurring opinion emphasizing that for more in the results of the ruling or the Arizona had clearly tried to create its own reasoning of the ruling," said Peter Spiro, a immigration — and therefore, foreign — law professor at Temple University who has policy. followed the case. He noted that a number of countries pro- Brewer and Arizona Attorney General tested the law, which begins by stating that Tom Horne issued a joint statement criti- "attrition through enforcement" is now the cizing the ruling. They did not say, how- state's policy. ever, whether they would appeal it to a full "It would be difficult to set out more panel of the 9th Circuit or straight to the explicitly the policy of a state in regard to Supreme Court. aliens unlawfully present," Noonan wrote. The top court is considering a challenge "Without qualification, Arizona establishes to another Arizona law that dissolves busi- its policy on immigration." nesses that repeatedly hire illegal immi- Judge Carlos Bea, an appointee of Presi- grants. dent George W. Bush, contended in his par- "I remain steadfast in my belief that Ari- tial dissent that Arizona has a right to tell zona and other states have a sovereign right its police to check immigration status be- and obligation to protect their citizens and cause Congress has authorized local police enforce immigration law in accordance to help in immigration enforcement. with federal statute," Brewer said. Bea, a native of Spain who was nearly Civil rights groups and immigration ad- deported from the United States before be- vocates were jubilant. coming a citizen, also warned against giving "We're really glad to see the side of civil foreign governments a "heckler's veto."

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Leonard Lai Senior Staff Writer

It was that time again — the time when my stomach needed to be fi lled, allowing myself to be sated as to not worry about what delicacy I would have to forage for until a few more hours had passed. I walked over to the Tech Museum and remembered that I had seen a cafe while Photo Courtesy: de Young Museum traversing the area before. Featuring artifacts from ancient Mesoamerican cultures, the “Colossal Masterworks of Sure enough on Market Ancient Mexico” exhibit will be showing at the de Young through May 8. Street, I stopped by Special- ty’s Café & Bakery, grabbed a Photo: Jack Barnwell / Spartan Daily MUSEUM REVIEW cup of coffee and pondered Specialty’s Rueben Sandwich is served up for $7. what I would fi ll my palette with. layered on top of the dill Heads up: de Young’s Olmec Club sandwich? No. Pas- pickle. Specialty’s Cafe & Bakery trami? No. And then I saw it. I took a moment to appre- The Reuben sandwich is ciate the creation in front of 115 South Market Street something I’ve heard of be- me, and it seemed the whole San Jose, CA 95113 exhibit is rock solid fore, but never got around room shared in my moment to trying it — I immediately of silence before it quickly 2580 North First Street Leo Postovoit ordered it with haste. ended and I voraciously dug San Jose, CA 95131 Reading the ingredients into the sandwich. Staff Writer alone was more then enough Even though my walk Open Monday — Friday to make my mouth salivate I back had taken more then 6:00 a.m. — 6:00 p.m. The de Young Museum in could imagine what the com- 10 minutes, the pastrami was San Francisco’s Golden Gate bination of toasted coun- still hot and juicy, match- Menu includes breakfast, Park has an amazing collection try Ciabatta roll, Thousand ing the moistness of the dill coffee and cold drinks, of ancient artifacts on display Island Dressing, pastrami, pickle underneath. sandwiches, salads, soups, in its show, “Colossal Master- swiss, dill pickle and sauer- Adding to the fl avor was cookies and baked goods. works of Ancient Mexico.” kraut would taste like once I the perfect blend of Swiss “It’s something that cap- got my hands on it. cheese and Thousand Island. tivates people,” said Chris The sandwich ended up Normally I’m not one to Keith, a junior anthropology being a little more than $7 like Thousand Island, but it nom” sound by him and as major and anthropology club and according to Specialty’s, really worked in this case. half of my sandwich disap- member. “It’s not something it is 665 calories. Rounding out the last ele- peared just as quickly as one you see every day.” I grabbed my sandwich ment of this delicious morsel of his cookies. Though the show may have and hurried back to the was the crisp Ciabatta bread, It might be a bit of a walk, decades of research of which newsroom as the smell of it neatly wrapping, nay, com- but really, do yourself the students in the anthropology ever so motivated me to rush pleting the sandwich. favor and make your way club actively study, you don’t back. I couldn’t help but think to Specialty’s and pick up a need to have this background I tore through the paper about Cookie Monster as the Reuben sandwich and see for to enjoy the exhibit. that wrapped my lunch and sound of me eating the sand- yourself how good a “sand- Highlighting the rise and saw the stack of pastrami wich matched the “Om nom wich” really can be. fall of the fi rst known civilization to exist in Mesoamerica, the Olmec are best known as Photo Courtesy: de Young Museum the civilization from what are Colossal Head 5 originated during 1200-900 BC. now the Mexican states of Ve- racruz and Tabasco. Teotihuacan, another ancient develop bloodletting and hu- This civilization is recog- city from a later culture that man sacrifi ce. nized for its hand-chiseled lived 800 miles away. “Groups of Standing Fig- stone cold faces, embedding Ceremony, ritual, symbols ures and Celts (Offering 4)” a them into 10-foot tall 7-ton and sacrifi ce are key elements display of jadeite and serpen- sculptures, carved into basalt to Mesoamerican life. tine fi gures surrounding a key boulders. Revolving around sacri- granite fi gurine, shows what is The exhibit has Colossal fi cing to the gods and giving thought to be an exquisite rep- Heads 5 and 9 on display, as back to the earth, they were resentation of an ancient ritu- well as several explanations for polytheistic and worshipped al. Though the show is called how the stones traveled many the sun, jaguars, dragons and “Colossal Masterworks,” these miles from the volcanoes of dogs, among other things. 10-inch pieces are as impres- the region, up and across riv- The Olmec are credited sive as the large heads. ers to where they were found with creating the fi rst writing Overall, the show is a great in the former Olmec capital system of the Western hemi- assemblage of ancient works San Lorenzo. sphere, developing a precise — catch it before it closes. Colossal Head 9 is some- long count calendar, creating “Colossal Masterworks of times called the “smiling head” a concept of zero and were the Ancient Mexico” is on display because unlike most other Ol- fi rst Mesoamerican society to until May 8. mec heads, it shows a less stoic face. It is thought that the stone was originally an altar, then a sculpture and then sab- otaged and defaced when the civilization collapsed. San Lorenzo was the capital until the Olmec society ended in 400 B.C. Like Colossal Head 9, the entire city was burned and desecrated. It may be that these heads are evidence of an incredible feat by the natives to the region, but the exhibit tries to highlight other advances of the 3000-year-old society. The Aztecs, a descendent culture that lived in the region, called the Olmec the “rubber people” because they likely invented the Mesoamerican ball game. The sport is thought to be similar to volleyball and soccer, where two teams try to keep a ball up as long as possible without using hands. It is thought participants would wear girdles called yokes, of which several stone variants are also on display. Likely leather or wood ver- sions would have been worn, since stone is too heavy. The de Young also fa- mously has fragments of the walls from the ball court from 5 Tuesday, April 12, 2011 sPARTANDailY A&E MOVIE REVIEW Russell Brand makes ‘Arthur’ grand

Arthur in this remake of a 1981 fi lm. Daniel Herberholz Every conversation he had held the quick wit he is famous for, with Senior Staff Writer all the jest of his character from “Forgetting Sarah Marshall” and “Arthur” is much like the drinks “Get Him To The Greek” though the titular character downs through- none of the dysfunctional attitude. out the fi lm — a cause for joy and Garner portrays the role of a cat- laughs but capable of bite and sad- ty but clever fi ancee well and, with ness. the help of the amusing Nick Nolte The movie winds up being more of (who plays Susan’s father), success- a margarita than a martini, bringing a fully forces Arthur to cringe at the crisply comedic vision to the screen thought of disobeying her. in lieu of simple and dry fi lmmaking. Soon after the ultimatum, Arthur Russell Brand stars as Arthur Bach, meets Naomi (played with charm a multibillionaire who gallivants by Greta Gerwig) while wander- around in his own little world of fun ing around Grand Central Station. and fancy. Arthur has never known Naomi is a tour guide and artist, anything except extreme wealth, and and Arthur is in love. applies it to fi nding the most abstract The chemistry between Gerwig way to enjoy himself. and Brand made the audience truly Photo Courtesy: Allmoviephoto.com His nanny, Hobson — played engage in Arthur’s quest to diverge “Arthur” boasts Russell Brand (left), accompanied by award-winning Helen Mirren. wonderfully by Oscar winner Helen from his mother’s plan to wed Su- Mirren — tells one of Arthur’s many san and instead follow true love. the movie, making the fi lm more beaus that he is “merely shaped like This quest begins with getting than just a romping ride about some an adult.” a job, so Arthur lands one at a Jelly random rich guy. He drinks almost constantly and Belly store. While I haven’t seen the original buys anything he wants, from the In doing so Arthur is trying to fi lm, Peter Baynham seems to have “Back To The Future” car to a pet whip himself into shape rather than adapted the screenplay for a modern giraffe to an authentic suit and hat allow Susan to do it for him. audience and with Brand in mind. worn by Abraham Lincoln. He is soon fi red because he The soundtrack featured sev- Arthur tells his mother, with drunkenly harasses customers while eral great songs, including two by whom he has an awkward relation- sporting the Jelly Belly mascot suit, Death Cab For Cutie. First-time ship shown in an uncomfortable yet another example of his personal feature fi lm director Jason Winer, a handshake when they meet, that he anarchy. stalwart of ABC’s TV series “Modern has a “savantish gift for defying death It seems as though Arthur’s only Family,” used interesting transitions with fun.” supporters are Hobson and his driv- and cool camera work for the fi lm. Arthur’s mother gives him an ulti- er Bitterman (played by Luis Guz- Also, Winer chose an awesome matum. The Bach family’s company man). style for the opening credits with is having trouble luring new inves- The kinship between Arthur and graphic novel-esque freeze frames tors because of their concern for Hobson drives the movie, as it is of Arthur preparing for a company Arthur’s lack of maturity. much more like the mother-son re- ball by boozing and zipping himself As the only heir to the company, lationship than Arthur has with his into a Batman costume. she tells Arthur he can either marry own mother. The remake of “Arthur” was fun- a business mogul named Susan Mirren does a heartwarming job nier and had more heart than I ex- (played by Jennifer Garner) or be of playing Arthur’s nanny, match- pected. Like a fruity drink that’s fi nancially cut off. Unable to cope ing Arthur’s chatter with a sharp smooth on the way down, soulful with impoverishment, Arthur choos- wit of her own. and rollicking in the aftermath, the es the former. Both Mirren and Brand delivered fi lm made me laugh, made my friend Photo Courtesy: Allmoviephoto.com Brand is hilarious in his reprise of touching dramatic performances in cry and was two hours well spent. Greta Gerwig plays Arthur’s love interest Naomi. SENIORS! Graduation www.SignatureA.com Announcements & Diploma Frames

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Eric Austin test to, and staring at a backlit display can cause eye-strain. Staff Writer In 2006, Sony appeared to have solved all of these problems when it unveiled its vi- Technology has a way of changing every- sion of what books will become in the fu- thing from how we learn to how we keep in ture. The Sony Reader could store up to 80 touch with friends and family. With all this books, was about the size and weight of a technology, however, there is one thing that large paperback, and used a brand new dis- has not changed much in nearly 3,500 years, play technology known as e-ink which first until now: Books. underwent research in the MIT Media Lab The first books that resemble those we in 1997. have today first appeared in the 15th cen- E-ink reproduces the same look that pig- tury when Johannes Gutenberg invented ment on a page has. In other words, the the movable-type press that brought forth Sony Reader’s display was not backlit and the age of the printed book. Since then the looked more like the page of a book than way in which we interact a computer screen. The with books has changed Sony Reader’s battery very little — you open it, “I may be a senti- could even last through turn a page and read. 7,500 page turns. But what constitutes mentalist but I enjoy On paper, or e-ink, this a book exactly? A book, sounds perfect, but back to put it simply, is some- the smell, touch and in 2006 the newly invent- thing that stores knowl- ed e-reader had some hur- edge or information in a all the other sensa- dles to overcome before small package to make it it could launch an e-book portable and easy to read tions associated with revolution. There was a anywhere, although any severe lack of available e- college student that has picking up a physi- books and the price was to lug 50 pounds of text- too steep for many to books around may beg to cal book too much to justify diving into a new Photo courtesy Amazon Website differ. technology that was yet The Amazon Kindle is one of several popular e-readers currently on the market. Described like this, make the leap to an to be proven. books sound similar to It took another four computers, which are e-reader just yet.” years of technological These features may sound especially at- pact discs to digital music downloads too, becoming increasingly advancement, and the in- tractive to college students. Imagine being but that did not stop iTunes from taking smaller, more portable, troduction of e-readers able to carry around all of your textbooks over a large portion of the market. and have an ever-increasing memory capac- by two of the world’s largest book sellers, in an e-reader and even being able to search I will always hold on to my dog-eared, ity. Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble, and the through the books for key terms. torn and beat up novels that I have loved It seems only logical that computers introduction of Apple’s iPad before e-read- E-readers may be the future of reading since I was in high school and I cannot imag- would eventually replace books altogether ers would become serious competition to but there are some downsides. ine replacing them with a computer ﬁ le. as the average new computer bought to- their printed and bound brethren. The personal connection that is created I may be a sentimentalist but I enjoy the day can store wellover a 100,000 electronic Currently, the Kindle, Nook and iPad are with a beloved book seems to be lessened smell, touch and all the other sensations as- books, or e-books. household names and combined they have when said book is not a physical thing to sociated with picking up a physical book too Unfortunately, there are some flaws in sold more than 25 million units in 2010. hold in your hand but simply a set of ones much to make the leap to an e-reader just this logic. Portable computers such as lap- These devices, which range in price from $139 and zeros stored in some device’s memory. yet. tops, smartphones and tablet PCs all have to $500, have a lot of advantages over the tra- Also, e-books cannot be shared as easily Although in a few years I might not have a limited battery life. They are awkward to ditional book as well as the ﬁ rst e-readers to between friends, without resorting to pira- a choice as the digital reading revolution use purely for reading and there is the trou- hit the market four years earlier. cy, and no one is going to lend a friend their is now in full swing, and luddites beware, ble with their displays. The new Kindle, for example, is lighter only $200 e-reader. bookstores that sell physical books may be- Most computer displays use a type of dis- and smaller than a traditional paperback, can And what will we put on our book- come scarce. Borders was already forced play that requires a backlight. This makes store up to 3,500 books, and can download shelves? to close many of its stores and some of the reading outside a joke, as anyone who has books, magazines and newspapers wirelessly That being said, the same gripes were smaller book stores may soon have to do the tried to use their laptop in the sun can at- via a 3G connection. brought up over the transition from com- same. Tuesday, April 12, 2011 sPARTANDailY 7 8 SPORTS sPARTANDailY Tuesday, April 12, 2011 WATER POLO Spartans sweep competition in Bronco Invitational

Sports Information just the third time in the program’s of the two wins giving her a single- SJSU Athletics 15-year history and second time in the season school record of 271 saves. last three seasons. The old record was 263 set by Kendra “It feels really good. We work hard Adama in the 2007 season. The SJSU water polo team (20-9), all year. This what we put in the hours “She had a shutout in the time she ranked seventh nationally, defeated for and it’s paying off right now. It’s played (two quarters against Sonoma host Santa Clara, 13-3, and Sonoma fun to win as a team,” Stewart said State). She’s been super all year long. State, 14-2 on day two of the Bronco about reaching the 20-win mark. She is so valuable to our team. Obvi- Invitational on Sunday. Stewart was the Spartans’ leading ously, she is the anchor to our team “The players really did a great job scorer on the fi nal day of the Bronco and our defense,” Tully said about his on defense,” said head coach Lou Tul- Invitational with fi ve goals, includ- No. 1 goalkeeper. ly. “(Giving up) Fifteen goals in four ing a team-leading three against Santa Twelve of the 15 Spartan fi eld play- games — that’s excellent. That’s really Clara, to raise her season total to 41 — ers scored against either Santa Clara what we want to emphasize and what a personal best with fi ve matches left or Sonoma State. we’re trying to produce here — a team in the regular season. Senior utility player and co-captain that does not allow a lot of goals. We Crashing defense, competent pass- Adriana Vogt stretched her consecu- did a real nice job of that this week- ing and effective execution in power- tive-match scoring streak to 18 with end. I’m more excited about that than play situations keyed the weekend’s one score in each match. Vogt leads I am about the goal differential. The success. the Mountain Pacifi c Sports Federa- wins are important, but the highlight The Spartans’ 15 goals allowed tion in scoring with 68 goals. is controlling the game and making were the fewest by any of the nine Sophomore attacker Morgan Photo: Vernon McKnight / Spartan Daily sure the defense plays well.” tournament teams. San Jose State was Thomas scored her fi rst goal of the The SJSU water polo team gathers around the coaching staff for a pep- “We really followed through on 10-of-14 on the 6-on-5 power plays season for the Spartans in the So- talk before the Spartans’ loss against the University of Hawaii on Feb. 3 our defensive plan. We set out to hold in its April 10 victories, far above the noma State win. 2011 single-game best three scores. tionally in the April 12 coaches’ poll. our opponent to a low number and team’s 50 percent target. “You’re going to win games if San Jose State returns to MPSF “These past games have built up our did that pretty well,” said junior 2-me- Junior goalkeeper Meagan Minson you convert over 50 percent of your play, Saturday, April 16, against the confi dence going into play USC and ter player Allie Stewart. allowed just two goals in fi ve quar- power plays,” said junior utility player University of Southern California Stanford the next two weeks. We’re Winners of 13 of its last 14 match- ters of action for the Spartans. She Ally Waasted, who led the Spartans in (15-5, 3-3 MPSF), in a 4:00 p.m. match. going to be pumped and go after them es, SJSU reached the 20-win mark for was credited with seven saves in each scoring against Sonoma State with a The Trojans were ranked third na- with all we have,” Stewart concluded. SOFTBALL SJSU splits wins with Utah State in doubleheader

Sports Information a single up the middle. Stange ters to the plate. Utah State four runs, three earned, and choice. Freitas fi nished the lems for ourselves and have also scored in that inning on a also committed three errors in one walk while striking out game 2-for-2 at the plate with to get a better pitching effort SJSU Athletics freshman infi elder Jacqueline the inning to keep the inning three. two doubles and two runs than this weekend. We gave Zepeda sacrifi ce fl y. alive. In the fi rst game, the two scored. up way too many hits and still A seven-run fi rst inning “I was really seeing the ball SJSU added a run in the teams were scoreless for the “I am pleased that we were make silly mistakes that we are helped propel the San Jose in game two,” said Stange. “It fourth inning as Stange sin- fi rst three innings before Utah able to get some key hits early trained not to do.” State softball team to an 8-4 looked like a beach ball. They gled up the middle. Junior out- State scored four runs in the in the second game and then The Spartans now gear up win in game two on Saturday were making mistakes, and we fi elder Lauren Shanks pinch top of the fourth inning. come back and scratch out to play two nationally-ranked over Utah State at SJSU Field. were capitalizing on them. We ran for Stange and eventually The Spartans responded in another run,” said head coach team this upcoming week. The Spartans dropped the fi rst have to keep winning games if scored on a dropped fl y ball by the bottom of the inning with Peter Turner. “I never relaxed The team will play a single game of the Western Athletic we want to make our goal of the Utah State right fi elder. a run as sophomore infi elder during the second game. I was game at Stanford today at 6 Conference doubleheader 5-2. playing at the WAC Tourna- Senior pitcher Elyssa Fox Cheryl Freitas scored on fresh- pleased the Elyssa got the job p.m. Junior infi elder Alex Stange ment.” picked up the win in relief of man infi elder Jessica Garcia's done to get the win and did San Jose State then travels led the Spartans in game two The Spartans used a seven- freshman pitcher Alex Molina. single up the middle. not give up any runs. to No. 23 Fresno State next as she went 3-for-3 with a run run fi rst inning in game two to Fox pitched the fi nal 3.1 in- San Jose State’s only other “I knew Utah State was weekend for a three-game se- scored and an RBI. break open the second game of nings as she allowed three hits run of the game came in the not as bad as their record indi- ries starting with a 6 p.m. game Her only RBI came in the the day against the Aggies. and three walks but struck out sixth inning when Freitas cated. They have played tough Friday night followed by a fi rst inning when she drove in SJSU recorded six hits in four. Molina pitched the fi rst doubled to right center and competition and our young doubleheader on Saturday be- the third run of the game with the inning and sent 12 bat- 3.2 innings, allowing nine hits, eventually scored on a fi elder’s just like us. We create prob- ginning at 1 p.m.

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My favorite team is Sure, when the Ma- Furthermore, looking to garner more we’re terrifi ed of end? abandoning me. loofs originally voiced cash, the Maloofs re-sold the naming A move is in the their desire for a new rights to the Kings arena, and it be- In 1969, John Lennon sang, works for the Sacramen- stadium the team had came the PowerBalance Pavilion for an “All we are saying is give peace to Kings to relocate to recently gone through a undisclosed amount (though certainly a chance.” Anaheim, and the own- renaissance with the ex- higher than what Arco was paying, Most days, I wish our soci- ers are being portrayed plosion of Chris Web- which was second-lowest in the NBA, ety would listen. as the villains. ber, Peja Stojakovic and according to the Sacramento Bee). For the last 10 years, our I’ll say it: They are the Mike Bibby onto the This is where I have the slightest bit country has been at war. villains. Villains with scene. But then, Arco of sympathy for this Villain Brother One would never realize, shallower and shallower Arena was archaic to duo. however, that we are in the coffers. say the least. Just like people all around the coun- middle of what seems to be a Joe and Gavin Ma- I once shadowed a try — shoot, the whole world — the never-ending battle. loof, principal share- Daniel Herberholz newspaper beat writer Maloofs looked at the bills in their bill- Senior Staff Writer No bombs are exploding holders in the Kings for a Kings-Suns game fold and saw more Washingtons than in our buildings, no tear gas is franchise and owners and the visiting locker Benjamins (though in their case it’s wafting through the air and no Jaimie Collins of the Palms Casino and room was about the Benjamins and Wilsons). Ya Know What I Mean? tanks are wheeling their way Resort in Las Vegas, have been quietly size of a Taco Bell — about equal to the The recession has hit, and no rich down the street. threatening a location change for al- SJSU Fitness Center locker room and guy is completely bulletproof — par- Yet, this war has had a very most 10 years now. put to shame by the Silicon Valley Jew- ticularly not lower-echelon owners in personal effect on my life. The Maloof family began trying to ish Community Center. a 30-team league. In my small hometown of Mount Shasta, Calif., if you are persuade the taxpayers of Sacramento However, the profi ts afforded to the So they looked to Henri Samueli, the male and opt out of college, one of your choices is to join the County to fi nance a state-of-the-art city did not make Sacramentans’ wal- owner of the Anaheim Ducks who was military. complex for the Kings in 2002. lets any deeper. willing to fl oat the Maloofs money for At least fi ve of my good male friends from high school are From the get-go, I was completely At the time it seemed like the Ma- the team to move to Anaheim. currently serving in the military across the ocean, and more and against it. loofs easily had the moolah, with their At least move them to Las Vegas, Joe more people I know choose to enlist. In my mind it doesn’t make sense to many developments including the and Gavin … I could support that at While being a soldier is an honor and I am proud of their deci- have the fans already paying to attend Palms Casino, so why wouldn’t they least. sion to defend the country, I fi nd myself asking what exactly they games also spend their money on build- be able to fund an arena in which they As a fan, I’m devastated. I grew up in are fi ghting for and worrying about their safety every day. ing a stadium from which the Maloofs knew they could profi t? Sacramento for almost all of my child- On the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, as I watched the Twin Tow- would profi t. This was particularly true because hood, and while I’m a Raiders and A’s ers plummet toward the ground, my heart was fi lled with grief Joe and Gavin insisted that the city the Kings had a sell-out streak going fan, no team is closer to my heart than and despair. At the time it seemed like a good idea to punish would improve because the stadium then, which eventually went to 354 the Kings. those who had wounded my country so deeply. was in place, with everything from games until it was broken in November A fellow fan made a good point to Little did I know it would lead to a 10-year battle over re- nearby dining to a shopping district 2007. me recently: You never think it’s going sources and power. Bush called it a war on terror. I agree — the and hotels near a new complex. The Maloofs, however, looked like to be your team that leaves. faces of the people in the Middle East were terrifi ed. While these benefi ts bear merit, they were hoping to relocate the team Well, here is Sacramento’s basket- After several years of what seemed to be meaningless warfare, they certainly do not bear enough for to Las Vegas. ball apocalypse, and like many others I I lost faith in what we were doing overseas. Our military jumped the amount of money the Maloofs were More recent developments indicate am left stranded without a team. from one Middle Eastern country to the next with the govern- requesting. even their assets in Vegas are having Sorry Warriors, sorry Trail Blazers ment assuring us that those people were now the biggest threat. Two measures were put on the 2006 trouble. — I just can’t support you the same This war took the lives of two of my dear friends, both of ballot, one stipulating a quarter-cent The Sacramento Bee reported the way. The Thunder are looking awesome whom died in the Middle East, and I am constantly hearing tax increase and the other permitting Palms Casino annual revenue dropped but let’s be real, they themselves were the horror stories of returned soldiers suffering Post-Traumatic up to half of the $1.2 billion raised to be nearly one-fi fth from 2009 to 2010, and poached from Seattle. Stress Disorder. It has broken the hearts of my community and used on an arena. NBC-affi liate KCRA an outside company with a stake in the Lakers fans will not stop reveling in friends while tearing apart families. reported polls that showed low support casino reported an 87 percent loss in the hilarity of the Kings’ migration to Living through the ’60s and ’70s, my parents experienced more for the measures. Both failed by a large value. the south. chaos than I, watching as our country suffered through the Viet- margin. In the last few months, reports have I will continue to dislike the Ma- nam, Korean and Cold Wars. The city as a whole would not profi t surfaced of the Maloofs selling various loofs if they move the team to a mar- With multiple protests rising up and every male they knew nearly as much as it was paying, be- properties and assets — though they ket already supporting two NBA teams. being subjected to the draft, my parents’ generation was passion- tween both the stadium and the usual declined comment to the Modesto Bee That’s because I could live with the Ma- ate about making sure wars came to an end as soon as possible. price of tickets. about the sale of the Palms. loofs having to pinch their millions. My generation doesn’t seem as invested. Resistance against the current war came and went over the last few years but has recently come to an all-time low. This is partially because of the fact that we have little or no Let the beards of my fellow fans grow long idea what is really going on in the Middle East. Generations ago, when our country went to war, everyone pitched in and did their part. Nowadays the battle isn’t even covered on the news. as our team plays on, and on, and on This lack of exposure contributes to citizens learning next to nothing concerning the activities of our government abroad and Take a look at my column picture. But this is where it gets tricky. In the seems to have resulted in an overall apathy toward the realities You will see a face that is clean shaven. next month, as I apply for summer jobs, of war. But if you see me in person on Thursday, I will want to look as professional as pos- In my experience, there also seems to be overwhelming agree- you will see my five o’clock shadow, because sible, and if I have a beard looking like ZZ ment by those in service that even they have lost hope in the that’s the day the San Jose Sharks will begin Top guitarist Billy Gibbons’, I may end up mission they set out to complete. their quest for the Stanley Cup against the unemployed. When elected, President Obama proposed a plan to bring the Los Angeles Kings. Or maybe an employer wouldn’t care, troops out of Iraq and I have faith that in time, and given the The popularity of the playoff beard has hit although it would be really awkward if my required resources, he will do so. an all-time high, and I dig it. Players and fans beard got in the way of my first handshake In the meantime, I am left asking myself one question — with across the NHL grow out their beards for as with my future employer. the violence raging on, when is it all going to end? long as their team remains in the NHL’s an- I suppose I’m asking if my fanhood is nual postseason tournament. more important than my ability to eat, pay The reason for growing a beard is simple for gas, etc. — I’ll have to get back to you on “Ya Know What I Mean?” is a weekly column appearing on — it represents the unity that a fan can have Joey Akeley that question. Akeley’s Alley Tuesdays. Jaimie Collins is a Spartan Daily A&E Editor. for a team. It’s the least I can do to show my For women looking to support your fa- love for my favorite hockey team, and many vorite team, you may have to resort to the diehard fans participate. normal tactics, such as attending the games, sporting the The origin of the playoff beard is often attributed to the team’s colors and wearing your favorite player’s jersey. Comment on New York Islanders winning four straight Stanley Cups in But if you really want to grow a beard, nobody is stop- the early 1980s. Some of the players grew out their beards ping you, although I think it’s safe to say that most men during the playoffs and since then, many players and fans won’t be too fond of it. any of these have tried to find magic in their facial hair. NHL teams have taken part in the frenzy by offering In 2009, my playoff beard never became more than glori- playoff beard challenges to fans, as well as photo galleries fied stubble because the Sharks bowed out in the first round of all the biggest and boldest bearded fans during the play- of the playoffs to the Anaheim Ducks. offs. opinions at Last year, the Sharks had a deep run into the Western So I challenge Sharks fans to grow out your beards. Conference Finals, and San Jose playoff beards were in full I know they will get long, itchy and irritating, but the force. Sharks play-by-play announcer Randy Hahn partici- Sharks need all the good juju possible if they are to make a spartandaily@ pated in the playoff beard hoopla, so much so that it became deep run in the 2011 NHL playoffs. distracting when he talked. 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Photo: Donovan Farnham / Spartan Daily James Pollard, a graduate student in pictorial arts, paints on the blue walls by the Student Union construction site.

Photo: Donovan Farnham / Spartan Daily Nancy Sevier will be presenting her master of ﬁ ne arts thesis exhibition, The Art of Noise, from 6 p.m. - 8p.m. tonight in Art building Gallery 3. Sevier creates an orchestra from repurposed record players.

Photo: Donovan Farnham / Spartan Daily Photo: Donovan Farnham / Spartan Daily Photo: Michelle Terris / Spartan Daily Tin Quach plays table tennis in the Student Union. Thomas Hopman, a freshman industrial Joanna Monaco, a junior behavioral science and anthropology design major, works in the Art building. double major, studies near the Smith-Carlos statue.

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