SPARTAN D5uiy VOLUME 125, NUMBER 49 Serving San Jose State University since 1934 MON I) V
"Slumber Party," CD review, SJSU hockey, MIY 5 Opinion Page 2 A&E Page 8 Sports Page 4 "bap
Students awarded scholarship money Participants Student reality show wraps .for winning competition stand up up with final contest to condom challenges Olympics meant to promote proper use of contraceptive
BY PATRICIA !BARRA
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Student, is CR' gas ifill(10111 leis as tites Walked into the es ent. The leis \sere either blue, red, green. yelloii or purple Stephanie \ alenx ta. Ill:1114111e in nursing and a peer health em1 ii_ iii, said studenis aren't al - limed to choose then 11,101 elm limitlei. is supposed to he random so 111,1 e aren't t,iii Mall\iii ine color. The leis ii etc Used into differ- ent groups so they sould wale in the :ism ities cep Olympics, page 5 Justice studies SHAMINDER DUI. Al PAILY STAFF major was always Kimb Massey, host of San Jose State University student produced reality show "Making it Right," presents the winning team with a check worth a semester's worth of tuition Friday. The winning team produced a curriculum for high school students designed to teach them about consumerism, commercialism and budgeting. ready to hit the BY CHRISTINA YOUNG Innovative Solutions Daily Staff Write' of Society was ereauie in engaging their students dance floor The winners of "Making it Right: Sas mg the World one Episode at a Time" in lessons on credit card Bounprakob received real estate each received a check for more than $1.6(M in scholarship money during the reality debt, advertising and eco- show's final taping Friday afternoon. nomics, said judge Gloria license just like older sister For the final challenge between the two remaining teams two of the original Horn, former head of the BY CHRISTINA YOUNG four teams were eliminated in previous challenges Innovative Solutions for Republican Party ot the Society and their opponents, the Social Soldiers, had to create a live-day curricu- Silicon Valley and retired lum for high school students about consum- economics professor. Phetsamone "Birds-- Bounprakiib os ed danc- erism. "The group kept thinr, ing and singing and tin_s sr an episode of I met The show Wits directed by award-winning moving,- said niiner. gg a lot of "Laguna Beach." a real its slit ss \ 1TV. said Linda documentary filmmaker and San Jose State was also on the panel. Xay thas one, a hmuly friend si_lit giew up with friends and University sociology professor Bob ("liner "High schoolers get rest- liounpraloift and was produced by SJSt faculty and stu- less easily. They had inter:101i e lesson plan, and their idea, sx Ci C ii ill C onerete." grew a lot as "Tim e's :di\ ui_s karaoke night and she is ;is a inn:a- dents. Phaedre Ellis-Lamk eses Lan othsei .1 the South has I aboi ouncil_ an l:oh, .- Xis tItusone -.aid. "Vie %Yew dancing at every. a person:. "This is very eyeiting and it really helps," organization that aims to ilroxide support to local union members and their fami- club you x ould think it in the his \ tea.- said Renee Patton. a senior majoring in so- lies, was also a judge. Nathaniel Mongomery, BounpraloM died in a AO. ideni that resulted in ciology who was part of the winning team. Innovative Solutions for Society began its curriculum hy diagnosing it, students two deaths on I : student Innovative Solutions for Society. "I'm a sin- with -affluenta." a made-up disease that plagues its victims \ s et -consuming A burial sers e ISIs held IM 22 -)ear-old gle morn and making ends meet can he rather for the wrong reasons." The team alsit used fake inoney and game slum siuwes Bounprakoh at Mountain Viess Cemetery in Oakland challenging sometimes." during its lessons. on Saturda. After each team presented its curriculum before three Judges and a studio au- Nathaniel Montgomery, a junior ma hiring in photography and a member of the Bounprakoh was majoring in sriminal justice stud- dience, the judges unanimously agreed that Innos alive Solutions for Society had Social Soldiers, said being on the shim sits rewarding. ies at SJSU and took the Fall 2005 semester off to created the best curriculum. "I met a lot of new friends and grim a lot as a person." Mt int ginner s said -1 t eel ss (wk. Xaythavone said. "In as much as I completely disagreed with the choices that were made last fine with the outcome. We had two real Is good teams, and in the end. if doss it "She'll be remembered for her kindness, dedication. episode. I thought, if I was voting tilt is time) I iitild ha \ e oted the same ss to one choice over the other." said Kimberly Massey. the show's host and a telex ision. radio, film and theatre see REALITY, page 8 see BOUNPRAKOB, page 6 professor. Break-dancing fundraiser brings Bay Area crews from to San Jose community center BY ERIN CABALLERO years and said that the most corium ii inju- sine percent oi %%hat !,ou see is Daily senior staff writer ries happen from bending or twisting the Bill'', sic need people like him.- said wrong was. "Stretching is recommended," Ton \ I orres, director of the communits A hip-hop show was held at the Gardner he said. while stretching and taking a break ter toi the past eight year,. -There isn't lot Community Center on Saturday to raise with the rest of the Transitions crew. for the youth ages lb to 21 to do - all of funds for free break-dancing classes taught The community center's walls pulsated doss Lvov. it San Jose is clubs and things for at the center at 520 Virginia St. with the sound and heat from dancers and adults." The fundraiser, titled "Reckonship." fea- spectators dressed in their bandannas, Nor- Not all of the dancers is ere competing tured break-dancing crews from all over the Cal hoodies and hest dancing sneakers. some of them were there just to show their Bay Area, such as the East Bay Mafia of Many spectators were filming the perfor- usual gravity -defying footwork. Pittsburg and Transitions from the Central mances on cell phones and video cameras. Seven-year-old Dylan was practicing a Valley. Gardner Community Center volunteer move in which he spun and balanced the en- "It's just balance and flexibility we do Bobby Nguyen coordinated the event, which tire weight of his body on one wrist. PHIL BEDROSSIAN / DAILY STAFF what we feel," said Transitions break-dancer was put on to raise funds for the break- "He's been doing it for a couple of Jermaine Tregle. dancing class Ile teaches at the center ev- months," said Los Gatos mom Judy Nelson. Deep blue. Tregle did a routine with his crew to the ery Tuesday evening from 6 to 8 p.m. The She said that both of her sons, the old- Kate Hooven, a student at Las Positas Community College in Livermore, Jackson Five song "Life of the Party." A money, Nguyen said, will buy everything er being IS, love to break dance and that shields the autumn sun from her eyes during the Santa Clara Aqua Maids' Wednesday at the dance major at Delta College in San Joaquin, needed, from new CDs to clothes and pro- there's no shortage of musical variety in her synchronized swim practice on Aquatic Center. Currently, Maids are undergoing team trials, which are a stepping Tregle, 23. has been dancing for about 12 tective gear. home for the kids. the Aqua stone to the Olympic trials. PAGE 2 SPARTA OPINION MONDAY NOVEMBER 21, 2005
SLEEP% \ I KING TO SAN1T MySpace provides glimpse into the mind of accused killer When 18 -,ear-old David Ludwig %, as arrested the site itselt had been set to private, only allowing ac- Since the double homicide a week ago, 18,477 has found nearly 400 pieces of possible evi- Nov. 14 on suspicion of murdering the patents of his cess by friends or subscribers. Though I did not know comments have been left on Ludwig's blogs. This dence. Edward Tobin of the Warwick Township girlfriend, 14-year-old Kara Borden. I am sure the last if this isas a choice that she made. I soon found out means that people are not only concerned, but have Police Department wrote in the court affidavit. thing going through his mind was his M, Space ac- !hal it Is as probably Borden. While it took finally found an outlet to vent and grieve David Ludwig's attorneys said that videotape from count. To anal, cc whether Borden was an a, complice a little more searching. I eventually came their frustrations. surveillance cameras shows that the suspect did not to Ludwig', act, evidence has since been seized from a,. toss Ludwig's account. Ludwig's blogs have enabled viewers to kidnap Borden. their cell phones, digital assistants. computer, and Sitting there reading his movie interests respond to this inhumane act, but reaching An 18-minute video recovered from a laptop com- MySpace and Nanga accounts. When the ness story and blog entries. 1 realiied that there were a predominantly 16-to 34-year-old crowd, puter in Ludwig's house shows him discussing the use ran on CNN Monday evening. they show ed screen - probably thousands around the world log- many of the comments were not only un- of weapons to "shoot and kill family members inside shots of both Borden and Ludwig's accounts. ging onto his profile, lust as I had. ethical, but downright disrespectful. of the residence." court documents said, but the house Out of my journalistic curiosity and as an outraged The site's impact on users is undeniable, But the American public deserves the targeted were not the Bordens'. citizen. I logged on to MySpace and searched ... and and it's been exciting to is itch MySpace's right to react and respond, and that is ex- Whether or not Borden was an accomplice to the searched .. and searched. cultural impact On inu users lives,- said Tom actly what Ludwig's MySpace account has murder in any way is not know n, but the point re- My Spa": is a Los Angeles-based now (irking Andersim, presidetit of MySpace.com. enabled them to do. mains clear and simple: The people deserve the right site that ,:laims more than 37 million members. In The impact has opened up a new slew SHANNON BARRY Because Borden's Xanga account was to know. tv. y ems. My Space has "surpassed eBay. AOL and of opts in, for concerned citizens, authority deleted and her MySpace set to private. So, as MySpace and other Web sites like it begin to Goog le to homme the third-ranked Web domain in figures and journalists the public is only getting a one-sided pic- open new doors. I wonder if the media will continue terms ,0 it,q2t.! N according to coin Score Media Slums' toIns( i ew. tig ot Ludwig's MySpace. a ture of the story. to find new ways to leave the public in the dark. Met its ;.; ; Space had more than 11 5 billion pages co lIllng, base changed. All of his friends, except On the day of the murders, she was by Ludwig's coedi last month alone and continues to grow by an tor the beloved Tom, have been erased. and Borden's side, and while many debate if she was in on Shannon Barry is a Spartan Daily copy :1st:rage it I SOPIKI new members daily. Xanga is count has been completely deleted. the murder, evidence has since been recovered. editor. "Sleepwalking to Sanity" appears every other The tirst site I I mund Wit!. Borden's My Space. but In in, mind. this is censorship in the worst way. Detective Christopher Erb, a computer expert, Monday.
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Sparta Guide is pnivided free of charge to students. faculty and staff members. The deadline for entries is noon three working days before the desired publication date. Space restrictions may with both mother and father require editing of submissions. Entries are printed in the order in which they are received. Being raised in a single-parent home has been both the mother and the father are playing a role in MONDAN SISI. !tauten's Rug/iv (bib anything but easy. I don't mean to draw attention to the child's life is vital to their growth and well-being There is ill be practice from 3:30 p.m. to 5-3)) p.m. on the hardships in my life, but rather to shine light on of a child. an extremely relevant issue that is affecting the lives "Research also shows that children whose parents Adapted Phvitcal I to iii (Ulm 10th and Alma streets. For more information, contact of children every day. are divorced have lower academic performance. so- There is ill be a disahiliti sports exposition from Melody Ocampo at 153(I) 574-0575. In short, children deserve to be raised by a mother cial achievement. and psychological adjustment than 4 p.m. to - p.m. in the I. Ott r enter Sports Club. For Career Center and a father - anything other than this isn't fair to do children with married parents." the site stated. more noormation, contact Nancy Meggmson at Resume Critique Drop-in will be held from the child. Unfortunately, the number of minors living with 924-3014 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the Career Center. For more Before I go any further, however. I realize that married parents decreased from 85 percent in 1970 Clireer information, contact Marisa Staker at there are several circumstances in which this is not to 68 percent in 2004. Conversely, the percentage of Resume Critique Drop-in will be held from 924-6171. an option - where separation from a spouse is in- minors living with single mothers has incrmsed 12 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the Career Center. For Campio Ihnotrv evitable because of safety reasons, death, lack of re- percent front 1997 to 2004. more in limitation. contact Marisa Staker at Mass w ill be held at 12 10 p.m. in the SJSU Catholic sponsibility or few other serious situations. For others, children are born out of wedlock. 9244,171 Campus Ministry chapel For more information. For those parents who have struggled through dif- Statistics show that unmarried women are giving S./S! .thruirrt contact Fr. Jose Rubio at 938-1610. ficult relationships and conditions with their spouses birth at more than ('times the rate that they were 40 and, as a result, have raised their children alone. I years ago. Mass is Ill he held at 1210 p.m. In the SJSt ' Catholic Peer Health blitcation Pullet:rum Program admire you. In 2003. more than 25 percent of births of women Campus Ministry chapel For more information. There will be a blood drive from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Now. I digress to give you a personal example to between the ages of 25 and 29 and more than 50 per- 93K -I hi It, contact I.r lose Ruhiim it in the Loma Prieta room of the Student Union For show my understanding for difficult situations that cent ml births of woman between the ages of 20 and Prat' (//. ishi»ds (7///i more information. contact ('he Angkham can result in a single-parent home. I were that of unmarried women, accord- There will be dance lessons from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m in 924-6204 I have been witness to my mother's ing to childtrendsdatabank.org room 89 of the Spartan Complex. Priik,i/ itu fihrruis Chith struggle through two marriages - one And, as society demands more of people 'there is ill be a general meeting from 5:30 p.m. to to my biological father and one to my financially and professionally, a greater TUESDAY 7 p.m, in the Pacifica room of the Student Union. brother's father. number of parents are working longer During these marriages, both my broth- hours, resulting in the hiring of nannies. an QUP WEDNESDAY er and I have seen our mom be physical!, inadequate replacement. abused by men not worthy of the title other, more controversial There is ill be a Queers Thoughtfidl, Interrupting Then there are "Dad." In addition, we have all been \ reasons for single parents. such as women Prejudice meeting from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. in the I iemarirese Student .1s.vociution tims of emotional and verbal abuse at the who choose to become pregnant via in Student t Illtin. For is ill Costanoan room (tithe A meeting be held from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. in hands of alcoholics. vitro, in their attempt to remain "com- more information. contact Jason fitluan at the Pacifica room of the Student Union. For more Because neither of these men took CHRISTINE GLARROW pletely independent." 795-3804. information, contact Chinh Vu at /421-7444 on the responsibilities associated with And In many of the above circum- //tp-//op (.010.:ress S/St ( 'who're CamPII that of a true husband and father, my. stances some may argue that the dynam- There ill he a general meeting front 6 p.m. to Nia is ill he held it12 lop in in the S111' mother took it upon herself to be the best single par- ics of the child's family aren't so iniportant, as long - I S p in at the Pacheco room of the Student t 'mon. Cathohi I ampus Ministri chapel For more ent she possibly could. as the child is receiving one thing - love. For nuire intormation. contact 18),-80-1 inionu ,,ntact I r use kuhio at 938-I610 Being a single parent means wearing many hats. However. I would argue that while love is a re- In addition to being a mother my mom has had to be quirement first and foremost, a well-rounded up- a father, a coach, a teacher, a counselor, a mentor, a bringing runs a close second. chaperone. a leader, a financial provider, a mediator, Living without a male role I ETTER TO TI IF EDITOR model in life has its our Santa. the tooth fairy and so much more. She's negative and long lasting effects, as does being had to cook, clean and pay ex cry bill: help us with raised is ithout a mother. The Red Cross discriminates against gay men homework: school projects: and attend swim meets, Both the mother and the father have many unique band performance,. and parent-teacher conferences. and personal traits. characteristics. opinions, experi- all of this was done with a selfless and views I am angry Mat the Red r. Fos, harmed me imeser HI%. and AIDS from donated blood that they did not And heart, full ence, to oiler to their child. from donating my life saving blood due to my sexual have when AIDS was a nes% epidemic back in the of unconditional I, e. ( ;iris need a father at father-daughter dances and orientation. Although on one hand. I can understand 1980s. Now that they haie the necessary technol- Being witness to such an amazing parent. I can to meet boys on first dates. Boys need fathers to the importance of screening candidates who are in ogy to detect HIV antibodies. banning gay men from fully sympathize is ith parents who have had no take them camping and yell at their football coaches risk of exhibiting blood borne pathogens. On the donating blood is unacceptable. Had they barred all choice but to raise their children on their own. when the son doesn't get enough playing time. second hand. I am angrs by the fact that promiscu- Black people from donating blood for the sole reason But such a circumstance is often not the case. Girls need mothers to help them try on prom ous heterosexuals are lust temporarily banned, while that they; are a high risk group for AIDS, they ii muld Instead, children lack a mother and / or a father dresses and talk about hormones. Boys need moms a gay man is banned tor a lifetime, even if that gay have dropped that rule ASAP before the w orld come for various other reasons. For some, it's the result to rub their backs at night and to get them out of man tested negato e for HIV and AIDS. crashing down their heads of a marriage not taken seriously and resulting in trouble. While Red Cross' protocol may have been the Hey Red Cross I tested negatiie recently. You divorce. All-in-all, nothing can compare to a child being most practical way to minimize the risk of AIDS need blood. Gras iousl, take my pure blood and allow According to National Vital Statistics Reports. raised in household with the love and care of a moth- back in IMO. this rule is now archaic and counter- me to do my act of kindness! there were more than 800,000 divorces in the er and a father, as it is the best way to provide them product se. We ill. know that both homosexuals and United States in 2(8)3. and that's not including di- with the best chance at a full and wonderful life. lieteol,c,k1.1:11S vs ho have promiscuous sex and do not vorces in California, Hawaii, Indiana. Louisiana and use condoms and dental dams are equally ;it tusk of Enrique Rantire;, Oklahoma. which would likely put the number at or Christine GMrrow is the Spartan Daily online catching Sexually Transmitted Diseases. Aophomore, over a million. editor. "Slumber Party" appears every other The Red Cross has the necessary tools to screen English According to childtrendsdatabank.org. whether Mondal.
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