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theSpartanDaily.com THURSDAY, JANUARY 22, 2009 Volume 132, Issue 1 THUFRI SAT SUN MON Spartan Daily 58 59 59 57 57 51 46 46 42 46 Serving San Jose State University Since 1934 THE WIRE INAUGURATION LOCAL Celebrating the nation’s future POLICE BELIEVE DEATH OF CAL POLY STUDENT WAS HAZING RELATED SAN LUIS OBISPO — San Luis by remembering its past Obispo police say an 18-year-old student’s death at California Students follow the footsteps Polytechnic State University is being investigated as a hazing of the Civil Rights movement crime. en route to inauguration Police said Wednesday in a statement that Carson Starkey died Dec. 2 while being initiated For 10 days, a group of SJSU students into the Sigma Alpha Epsilon relived the Civil Rights movement and fraternity. Autopsy results showed the events that shaped the nation’s histo- Starkey’s blood-alcohol levels ry en route to the inauguration of Barack reached at least 0.39 percent. Obama, the nation’s fi rst African-American Sigma Alpha Epsilon was president. Th e following are excerpts from suspended after the party that the blog used to chronicle the students’ Starkey attended the night before trip through parts of the deep South. To his death. view the full blog, including more images from the trip, visit sjsuinauguration.word- NATIONAL press.com. DAY ONE FOR OBAMA 1/10/09 – Memphis, Tennessee WASHINGTON — In a fi rst-day whirlwind, President Barack Our fi rst interview of the journey Obama showcased efforts to signifi ed how important and immense revive the economy, summoned the opportunities we have at hand actu- top military offi cials to chart a ally are. Reverend Samuel “Billy” Kyles, new course in Iraq and eased into the last living man who was on the bal- the daunting thicket of Middle cony of the Lorraine Motel where Dr. East diplomacy. King was shot, became my fi rst challenge of the trip. GEITHNER APOLOGIZES I began to fl uster as I was called into the room, where the bright spotlight shone WASHINGTON — Treasury and Rev. Kyles awaited in one chair while Secretary-designate Timothy the other was empty for me. I walked to- Geithner apologized for not paying ward the room and quickly diverted to a $34,000 in taxes as he seeks to San Jose State University students interview Kathleen Bunton in the 16th Street Baptist DEREK SIJDER / Spartan Daily win support in the Senate for his Church in Birmingham, Ala. Bunton lived in Birmingham when the infamous 1963 bombing nomination. Senators grumble See INAUGURATION, page 4 of the church took the lives of four innocent girls. but appear ready to give their approval. CAMPUS EMERGENCY FACULTY KENNEDY ENDS SENATE BID Previously at ALBANY, N.Y. — Published Following fi re, Student Union fl oods reports say Caroline Kennedy Nevada, new will withdraw from her effort to Alarm triggered early Police Department that there Union, said Terry Gregory, the “Water started pooling in the join the U.S. Senate in the seat was a fi re and the sprinkler sys- building’s manager. food court and down the stairs dean takes once held by her uncle, slain Sen. morning of New Year’s, tem was going off . Pat Lopes Harris, director of into the bowling alley and the Robert Kennedy. Th e sprinkler system and media relations for SJSU, said a mezzanine level of the Student damaging fi rst fl oor alarm were not turned off until refrigerator unit inside the food Union.” over CASA FDA RECALL EXPANDED 9:40 a.m., when the San Jose court that held bott led drinks Th ere was no damage to the KELLY ENOS Fire Department arrived at the malfunctioned and caused a fi re. bookstore and all of the text- KELLY ENOS The FDA has expanded its peanut Staff Writer Student Union to turn off the Th e machine started to smoke, books on the lower level were Staff Writer butter recall list to include dog alarm and water, allowing a causing the sprinklers above the there and waiting for pick up, biscuits, granola bars, and ice At 4:28 a.m. on Jan. 1, an fi ve-hour gap of time in which machine to trigger. Charles Bullock has been cream. The list is expected to alarm went off in the Student 15,000 gallons of water fl ooded “It then continued to douse named the new dean of the Col- grow. Union notifying the University the fi rst fl oor of the Student the area,” Lopes Harris said. See FLOOD, page 2 lege of Applied Sciences and Arts at SJSU. He was previously WORLD dean of the College of Health and Human Services at Univer- COUNTING GAZA’S DEAD sity of Nevada, Reno. He replaces Barbara Conry, KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip — who served as dean of the Col- Sitting on rubble, briefcase lege of Applied Sciences and by his side, human rights Arts since the spring of 2007 on researcher Yasser Abdel Ghafar an interim basis. is interviewing residents and Bullock said his experience compiling a list of those killed was based on years of working during Israel’s offensive. His group in the university system. has determined 1,284 died and “I have worked for many years 4,336 were wounded in 23 days in universities and understand of war, the vast majority civilians. the system well,” he said. “Being Israel says it has the names of about 500 dead Hamas fi ghters. Large tubes dry the Student Union. JOHN HORNBERG / Spartan Daily Closure due to fl ood. ANDREW VILLA / Spartan Daily See DEAN, page 2 ONLINE NEWS: ON THE ROAD THE SJSU CELEBRATES MARTIN LUTHER KING’S BEHIND-THE-SCENES FOOTAGE: BIRTHDAY IN LIGHT OF THE INAUGURATION. SJSU JOURNALISM STUDENTS WENT ON A TRIP TO THE SOUTH TO EXPAND THEIR SPARTAN MEN’S BASKETBALL WILL BATTLE FIRST AWARENESS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF PLACE TEAM UTAH STATE TOMORROW AT BARACK OBAMA’S VICTORY IN THE ELEC- 7 IN THE EVENT CENTER. TION. THEY WROTE STORIES AND TOOK DAILY. PHOTOS OF A NUMBER OF LANDMARKS IN THE LEGENDARY GLOBETROTTERS SOARED THE SOUTH AS THEY RODE IN A TOUR BUS, TO AN EASY VICTORY WITH “CURLY” NEAL WHICH ENDED UP IN WASHINGTON, D.C. COM AS AN HONORARY GUEST IN SAN JOSE. AT THE SITE OF OBAMA’S INAUGURATION. 2PAGE NEWS THURSDAY,,, JANUARY 22, 2009 DEAN Charles Bullock: ‘I want to FLOOD Student Union expected to make CASA the best college on campus be completely open by early February; and in the community’ some students unaware of incident

“His previous experience as advertised. Th en there are paper Lopes Harris said. marketing major, said she had no dean of University of Nevada, screening, phone or airport in- Continued from page 1 “UPD is aware of the situ- clue the Student Union fl ooded Continued from page 1 Reno provides him with essen- terviews, reference checks, cam- ation and of who responded during the break. She said she tial managerial skills and wis- pus visits and names presented and are sitt ing down with the was just glad the bookstore was a department chair and dean at dom for leading a large college,” to the provost,” he said. Lopes Harris said. personnel who were on duty to unaff ected so she could get her the University of Nevada, Reno, she said. Bullock was also chair of the Gregory said he told the fi re fi nd out what happened,” Harris textbooks on time. really helped me prepare to be She also referenced “his department of recreation and marshal that day that he was 100 said. Jordan Fondren, a junior the- the dean of SJSU.” understanding of the interdis- leisure studies at the Univer- percent sure the alarm panels “Th is is not a UPD issue,” atre arts major, said he was also Bullock said his goals include ciplinary nature of CASA and sity of North Carolina at Chapel were working, and sent a signal said UPD Chief Andre Barnes. unaware of the accident increasing a sense of cohesion in the importance of collaboration Hill, where he earned his bach- to the University Police Depart- Lopes Harris said she was “I was just so excited for the the college and increasing the among diverse academic units, elor’s degree in religion. He has ment when the fi re started. not sure whether or not there break that I didn’t give campus visibility of it among the inner and he also has an ability to sup- a master’s degree in recreation “Th e university police do would be repercussions for the a second thought until I knew I and outer community. He also port and enhance our partner- administration and a doctor- have access to the building, even employees involved. had to come back,” she said. said he wants to highlight the ships with both local and global ate in leisure studies from the when no one is working inside Lopes Harris added that over Everything inside the Stu- strong programs and maintain communities.” University of Illinois at Urbana- of the Student Union,” he said. a period of time the fi re marshal dent Union is up and running and create more creative pro- Bill Briggs, the director of Champaign. Because of the holidays, was willing to come back and except the bowling alley lanes. grams within the college. the school of journalism and When Bullock interviewed there were no employees work- work with the diff erent depart- Th e lanes had water damage “I want to make CASA the mass communications, said for the position, he said he met ing inside the Student Union, an ments involved to train them to around the acoustic tiles which best college on campus and in deans are selected by a commit- with a class in the middle of oddity for the building, Lopes deal with a situation like this in were replaced so the lanes will the community,” he said. tee of faculty. the Student Union Amphithe- Harris said. the future. function properly and be up Barbara Conry, interim dean “Th e provost forms a com- ater and asked what each stu- UPD is looking into the case, Sarah Ruckman, a senior and running Feb. 2. of the college, said Bullock had mitt ee of faculty, staff , student dent liked about SJSU. Th e class many qualities that helped him and community members. A of 40 students all answered the get the job. job description is created and diversity on campus was what Issues with alarm raised in Union when the incident fi rst happened. they liked best about SJSU. Offi cials did not know if it was ignored by Fourteen of these students Student Union fl ooding: offi cers or if they just didn’t notice anything each spoke English as a second out of place when responding. It is also un- language. Some campus buildings are connected known whether or not the alarm was ring- Th e search for a dean for the to a security company that notifi es the local ing for fi ve straight hours. College of Applied Sciences and fi re department when the alarm goes off. No one was injured, and fi re damage was Arts took longer than usual be- The Student Union is different: the alarm confi ned to a small part of the building. cause the original pool of candi- notifi es a dispatcher on campus, who then dates was small and the timing can send offi cers to the scene. confl icted with the presidential The alarm did sound inside the Student Source / San Jose Mercury News search, Briggs said. Bullock said he was excited to become dean of the College of Applied Sciences and Arts and that a main reason he chose Check out amazing images taken by SJSU over other universities was because of the diversity the Spartan Daily photographers campus off ered. Briggs said Bullock has what it takes to be dean of the col- in their new Photo Blog. lege because he takes an inter- est in the students, and has lots www.spartandailyphoto.wordpress.com of experience working in a uni- versity. “A dean needs experience as a scholar and administrator, must be a good fi t for the par- ticular college and have a vision for where we should go. I believe Dean Bullock scores highly on CASA Dean, Charles Bullock Courtesy of Charles Bullock all those points,” Briggs said. SPARTAGUIDE Sparta Guide is provided free of charge to students, faculty and staff members. The deadline for entries is noon, three working days before the desired publication 23 Tomorrow 24 Saturday 25 Sunday date. Space restrictions may require editing of submission. Entries are printed in the order in which they are received. Submit entries online at thespartandaily.com or Urinetown International Piano 40th Anniversary in writing at DBH 209. The department of Television, Radio, Music Festival of Women’s Film and Theatre presents this satire A two-day festival celebrating Intercollegiate musical about a town that must pay the piano music through classes, Athletics to pee. lectures and musical performances. Cheer on the women’s basketball Jan. 23-31 in Hal Todd Theatre. Jan. 24-25. team as they take on University of Tickets are $10-$20. For location and time, call 725-7521. Nevada at 2 p.m. Plus a reception For tickets, call 924-4551. for former student-athletes, coaches Fitness Instructor and staff at 11 a.m. Admission is Training $10-$25. Anybody interested in teaching a 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the University fi tness class for Campus Recreation Room and Event Center. is required to attend a three-class For more information, call 768-3425. workshop on Jan. 24, Jan. 31 and Feb. 7. Admission is $15. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Building BB, second fl oor. 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LGBTQQI Discussion Disturbed Basketball Group With Sevendust and Skindred. Intramurals Meets every Monday from 12 to Tickets are $37.50. Students who want to participate in 1:30 p.m. at the LGBT Resource 7:30 p.m. in the Event Center. the Campus Recreation Basketball Center in Building BB, fi rst fl oor. For tickets, call 998-TIXS. Intramurals need to sign their teams For more information, contact LGBT up online at http://as.sjsu.edu/ascr/ Resource Center at 924-6158 and by 11:59 p.m. today. Admission is Counseling Services at 924-5910. $50. For more information, contact Campus Recreation at 924-6218 or [email protected]

Sparta Guide is provided 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 require editing of submission. Entries are printed in the order in which they are received. Submit entries online at thespartandaily.com or in writing at DBH 209. NEWS 3PAGE THURSDAY,,, JANUARY 22, 2009 SStudentstudents uusese sscorescores ooff sshoeshoes ttoo tturnurn a pprofirofi t Three students hone business skills through sneaker collection

JULIANNE SHAPIRO Staff Writer

Chuck Taylor All-Stars, Pu- mas, Adidas and Nike — for some students, it’s just a fashion preference. But for SJSU seniors Jason Wong, Aaron Chiang and Adrian Lui, it’s a lifestyle. Th ese three roommates have an unusual hobby — they col- lect limited edition Nike sneak- ers. Th eir collection is currently made up of more than 200 pairs of shoes and worth more than $30,000, they said. Wong, a kinesiology major, has more than 50 pairs of these limited edition shoes that he stuff s into his closet. One of his rarest pairs of shoes is the Nike Air Max 90 San Francisco edi- tion. Only 100 pairs were made of these sneakers, he said. “I bought it for retail around $90 something. Th e last couple times I checked out eBay auc- tions, the price was around $400 (From left to right) Jason Wong, Aaron Chiang and Adrian Lui, roommates and SJSU students, lay on a collection of shoes that CARLOS A. MORENO / Spartan Daily something,” Wong said. estimate to 130 pairs at their apartment in San Jose. All three roommates collect their shoes together. His roommate Chiang, a marketing major who works at a Nike store in San Jose, has “When I’m in need of money Th e three try to save their cities in recent years such as San line, which debuted in 1985, is Chiang, who is a fi lm minor, over 100 pairs of special edition and I have a couple of shoes, I paychecks but keep a watchful Jose, San Francisco, Los Angeles still a worldwide sneaker phe- said he aspires to create com- Nike sneakers. He is the newest think maybe I should just sell eye on release dates for lim- and New York City, they said. nomenon. mercials for Nike aft er gradua- member of the collecting trio but this pair. I know I’m not going ited edition Nike shoes so they According to the Web site of “Ever since we were litt le, we tion. caught up quickly to their collec- to wear it, ... I know it’s worth know when to line up outside SneakerHead.com, a California- would want the latest Nikes,” “I have a whole bunch of tion inventory. money so, all right there you go the store. based Internet retailer of brand Chiang said. comic books, baseball cards, “I have a couple of pairs of and you’re making some mon- Th e childhood friends helped name sneakers, the trend started Even though Jordan is no football cards, basketball cards. (Nike) Air Maxes,” Chiang said. ey,” Wong said. create a SJSU shoe club, Soul in the 1980s with basketball and longer playing, his fans still pur- … All of those were at a diff er- “Th ey’re worth about $600 on Lui, a fi nance major, said he 2 Sole, which lasted from 2005 hip-hop music as major infl u- chase the brand he helped dili- ent phases of my life — comic eBay right now.” sees collecting shoes not only a to 2006 and had more than ences for collecting. gently place on the advertising books as a kid, baseball cards Th e three seniors said the buy- hobby, but also a lesson in real- 50 members. Both Wong and Wong, Lui and Chiang all radar. when I started to get a litt le ing and selling of limited edition world economics. Chiang held various positions cite Michael Jordan as a major Lui and his roommates said older and … shoes now. Right sneakers teaches them something “As business majors, lining running the club and educated reason for their sneaker-collect- they are prejudice against other now, I’m kind of slowing down they cannot easily learn inside of up for shoes and trying to sell other students about sneaker ing passion. brands. a litt le bit. I don’t know what the classroom: turning a profi t them teaches us a lot about sup- collecting — a trend that has According to SneakerHead. “Even our socks are Nike,” my next hobby is, maybe cars, on hot commodities. ply and demand,” he said. swept across large metropolitan com, Nike’s Air Jordan sneaker Lui said. hopefully?” Obama plans to order to closure of Guantanamo Bay by year’s end

detained for years without being drowning and has been termed a Closure of the prison will charged with a crime. Th e ad- form of torture by critics. How- fulfi ll campaign promise ministration already has received ever, the administration also is permission to suspend the tri- planning a study of more ag- made by Obama als at Guantanamo for 120 days gressive interrogation methods pending a review of the military that could be added to the Army tribunals. manual, a second Capitol Hill Two other executive orders aide said. WASHINGTON - President and a presidential directive also — A presidential directive Barack Obama will begin over- are expected Th ursday, according for the Justice Department to hauling U.S. national security to the administration offi cial and review the case of Qatar native policy Th ursday with orders to an aide to a House Republican Ali al-Marri, who is the only en- close the Guantanamo Bay de- lawmaker who was briefed on emy combatant currently being tention center, review military the plans Wednesday by White held on U.S. soil. Th e review will trials of terror suspects and end House counsel Greg Craig. Th ey look at whether al-Marri has the harsh interrogations, two gov- include: right to sue the government for ernment offi cials said. — An executive order creat- his freedom, a right the Supreme Together, the three executive ing a task force that would have Court already has given to Guan- orders and a presidential direc- 30 days to recommend policies tanamo detainees. Th e directive tive will reshape how the United on handling terror suspects who will ask the high court for a stay States prosecutes and questions are detained in the future. Spe- in al-Marri’s appeals case while al-Qaida, Taliban or other for- cifi cally, the group would look the review is ongoing. Th e gov- eign fi ghters who pose a threat to at where those detainees should ernment says al-Marri is an al- Americans. be housed since Guantanamo is Qaida sleeper agent. A senior Obama administra- closing. Th e House Republican aide tion offi cial said the president — An executive order to re- was not authorized to discuss the would sign an order Th ursday quire all U.S. personnel to fol- plans publicly and spoke only on to shutt er the Guantanamo low the U.S. Army Field Manual condition of anonymity. prison within one year, fulfi lling while interrogating detainees. Where the detainees would be his campaign promise to close Th e manual explicitly prohibits housed if not at Guantanamo has a facility that critics around the threats, coercion, physical abuse become a point of contention for world say violates domestic and and waterboarding, a technique Obama as he grapples with the international detainee rights. that creates the sensation of already thorny legal issue. Th e aide spoke on condition of anonymity because the order has not yet been issued. A draft copy of the order, ob- tained Wednesday by Th e Asso- ciated Press, notes that “in view of signifi cant concerns raised by these detentions, both within the United States and internationally, prompt and appropriate disposi- tion of the individuals currently detained at Guantanamo and clo- sure of the facility would further the national security and foreign policy interests of the United States and the interests of justice.” An estimated 245 men are be- ing held at the U.S. naval base in Cuba, most of whom have been PAGE4 NEWS THURSDAY,,, JANUARY 22, 2009 INAUGURATION ‘From Memphis to Washington, D.C. and all the priceless experiences in between, I have emerged from this with a new appreciation for life’

DEREK SIJDER / Spartan Daily

Above: (From left to right) SJSU journalism students Justin Perry, Justin Alegri, Jade Atkins and CARLOS A. MORENO / Spartan Daily Nick Dovedot interview the legendary Franklin McCain. He was involved in the North Carolina sit-in’s in Greensboro during his college years at the launch of the Civil Rights movement in 1960. Top Right: A girl displays an Obama hat on her way to the inauguration in Washington, D.C. Bottom Right: A spectator waves a fl ag at dawn on the mall for Barack Obama’s inauguration. DEREK SIJDER / Spartan Daily “ON THIS DAY, WE GATHER BECAUSE WE HAVE CHOSEN HOPE OVER FEAR, small outlet in the hallway, where stood in front of the historical Schwerner and James Chaney as 1/15/09 – Atlanta, Georgia a reality. I began to tear up while I am to be on this historical I called out to the anxious group sight and expressed their detach- well as its high involvement with reading one of his speeches. Not journey. of students: “Gimme a minute, I ment from history. the Ku Klux Klan. As I walked through the King only from the words that I was need to pray!” “Our environment doesn’t re- As we drove into Mississippi, Center, I experienced a rush of reading, but also from the pas- — Nick Dovedot I joined hands with our San fl ect these (type of) events,” they a strange mixture of nervousness emotion and chills throughout sion behind those words. Jose fi refi ghter Anthony, who said. “Colorado didn’t have to and being antsy came over me. my body. His words were inspiring, and asked God to give me strength deal with those things. I’m glad Scenery full of thousands of bar- Th is rush of emotion also conveyed a personal touch that 1/17/09 – Greensboro, North Carolina and we thanked him for the op- I’m gett ing the opportunity to ren trees due to the chilly weath- seemed to contain a virtue of felt as if he was speaking directly portunities we were given. experience it.” er, single-lane dirt roads and di- patience, refl ecting the patience to me. Th e Civil Rights movement As I walked back to the room lapidated buildings provoked my that Dr. King portrayed through- All in all, this visit to the King had many pioneering moments. and sat in that seat next to Rev. — Angela Hughes att empt to imagine living there out his life, and the patience Center helped to remind me Among those moments was Kyles, I remembered that I am 40 years ago. we’ve all endured while waiting again of what a great man Dr. the fi rst lunch counter sit-in. not only here for myself and this Mississippi has an eerie feel. for Dr. King’s dream to become King was, and how fortunate To protest against segregation, is not only an opportunity for 1/13/09 – Selma, Alabama One whose trees scream injus- me, but it is a chance for me to tice, whose roads are worn from tell and share a story — a story One of the more disturbing weary feet, and whose wind cries that needs to be told. stories during the Civil Rights for the souls lost during its once Rev. Kyles has a presence like movement was the brutal mur- dark and gloomy past. If these none other. At the age of 74, he der of Emmett Till. Being one of walls could talk? More like if this remembers and tells the story many highly disturbing tragedies land could talk. like it happened yesterday. Of all during the era, Till’s case was the interviews I’ve watched on especially signifi cant because it — Angela Hughes television and all the articles I’ve served as an accurate refl ection read, his answers never strayed of race relations in America dur- — not on one detail. ing the 1960s. Millions of people 1/14/09 – Montgomery, Alabama I began the interview asking have heard of Till, but very few questions about the past and actually get the opportunity to Montgomery is a prett y city gradually began to slowly ease stand in the midst of history. — at least what I saw of it was. President-elect Obama into the Th e physical journey to the fu- I think Justin Perry referred to it picture by asking questions such neral home where Till’s body was as a “baby Frisco,” because of its as how Dr. King would have re- sent, to the courthouse where his hilly terrain. acted to the election. killers were tried and set free, to We made a visit to the South- the exact grocery store where ern Poverty Law Center, and can — Bianca de Castro he allegedly whistled at Carolyn I just say that you cannot visit the Bryant, and standing at where his South without making your way mutilated body was found was an over there. Th ere is a Civil Rights 1/12/09 – Memphis, Tennessee experience like no other. Movement Center and it is abso- As we stood at the various lutely beautiful. I was in awe, and History is all around us. sites, Jerome Litt le, president I just stood there, looking at the When it comes to the Civil of the Tallahatchie Board of Su- walls for a few moments before Rights movement, some history pervisors, and Robert E. Hud- I could even begin to take pic- may be more within reach for dleston, the fi rst and current tures. I was very proud that they some than others. Americans in African American State Repre- chose to make plaques for those the southern states of Alabama, sentative of Mississippi, thor- that were “Martyrs of the Move- Mississippi and Tennessee, to oughly guided us through the ment,” but did not have a picture. name a few, have more civil sites involved in the Till story. Th ey deserve acknowledgement rights history readily available to Th e tour was created by the Em- despite their families’ inability to them than many western states, mett Till Memorial Commission supply a picture, which accord- while western states have more of Mississippi in 2007. ing to Lecia J. Brooks, director of of an advantage when it comes Prior to our arrival to Missis- the center, was ”a big deal” back to much of the earlier American sippi, I had my reservations. Not in the day since portraits were history of Spanish colonialism only is it the home of the Emmett expensive. and the Gold Rush, amongst Till murder, but also of the mur- other things. ders of CORE voting rights activ- — Katchet Jackson- At the National Civil Rights ists Andrew Goodman, Michael Henderson Museum in Memphis, Tenn., our group, consisting of Cali- fornia natives, had a chance to see something that many people around the world would like to experience. Our tour started out with the exact location where civil rights leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated. As we ap- proached the Lorraine Hotel, we stood in front of the infamous room 306. Feelings of sadness and pride instantly fi lled the air. Emotional reactions are com- mon when you see a piece of his- tory like that. A young Colorado couple NEWS 5PAGE THURSDAY,,, JANUARY 22, 2009

Left: A large crowd of people gather at the National Mall to watch the Inaugural Parade and listen to President Barack Obama speak on a Jumbotron early in the morning. Below: Michael Martin, 36, and his wife Hadiza Abdullah, 35, embrace after the inauguration of Barack Obama.

CARLOS A. MORENO / Spartan Daily

Far Left: Larry Craig, a po- litical activist, shows off his homemade Obama shades during inauguration day.

Left: Jade Atkins, SJSU broadcast journalism major, embraces Rev. Samuel “Billy” Kyles after she interviewed him for a student video piece. Kyle is one of the only wit- nesses to the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. CARLOS A. MORENO / Spartan Daily CARLOS A. MORENO / Spartan Daily DEREK SIJDER / Spartan Daily UNITY OF PURPOSE OVER CONFLICT AND DISCORD” — PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA four courageous and passionate and humility. As he spoke about sicles as we stood waiting hour 1/21/09 – San Jose, California journey is complete. priceless experiences in between, North Carolina Agricultural and his experience with the sit-ins, he aft er hour for the gates to open. As I relax and kick off my I have emerged from this with a Technical College students took mentioned that he and the other Unfortunately, we didn’t move Back in San Jose, things haven’t shoes, adjusting to the East and new appreciation for life. initiative, making a huge step three gentlemen stayed up late early enough. We reached our changed. Th e light rail picked up West Coast time diff erences, I re- I have gained irreplaceable toward racial equality. On Feb. the night before, planning and next crossing point where a huge where it dropped off and the bus fl ect on what this experience has friendships and wonderful mem- 1, 1960, four men David Rich- gett ing ready for the next day. crowd trying to pass through still ran the same course as it did meant to me. ories. I have learned unteachable mond, Franklin McCain, Ezell security created a human road- when I left on Jan. 10. First and foremost I am sad lessons and gained fi rst-hand Blair Jr. (now known as Jibreel — Angela Hughes block. Th is was unfortunate be- I am glad to be home among that this journey has come to an experiences that are few and far Khazan) and Joseph McNeil sat cause by about that time, I was familiar surroundings, where I end and although some rest is between. at a Woolsorth’s in Greensboro, shaking violently and was told know the best place in town to highly needed, I admit to wish- N.C., sparking a spirit of nonvio- 1/20/09 – Washington, D.C. that my skin had become ex- get Chinese food or what joints ing there was just one more stop — Bianca de Castro lent protest within young people tremely pale. Anthony, a trained are open late for midnight snacks. along the road. From Memphis For additional photos go to www. everywhere. Around 4:30 a.m. we arrived paramedic and fi refi ghter, not to I am home and the circle of my to Washington, D.C. and all the spartandailyphoto.wordpress.com Today we had the honor and at the subway station in D.C., mention our driver and friend, absolute pleasure of meeting which also became our entrance made the decision to leave for an one of those audacious men, to the Inauguration. Huge crowds indoor area because he thought Franklin McCain. were already cheering and chant- that I was about to undergo Upon our participation in ing “Obama” and “Change.” It hypothermia. a heart-warming march with was phenomenal! Never have I One hour later, we fi nally the members of Shiloh Baptist ever seen so many people congre- made it inside, where I gratefully Church in Mocksville, N.C., we gated together for any event, and drank some hot chocolate. It att ended a celebration in memo- who were also completely wide- took about 20 minutes of being ry of the legacy of Dr. Martin Lu- awake and passionate, especially inside for my shaking to subside. ther King Jr. Th ere was a beauti- hours before the sun rose. My We then made the decision to go ful song by a neighboring church skin tingled with the excitement over to the local tavern to watch choir and an inspirational speech and jubilation that I simultane- the inauguration ceremony. given by the legendary Franklin ously shared with the roughly 4 Th is was a great decision be- McCain. million people there to witness cause we were able to sit down, My favorite part of the me- Barack Obama’s Inauguration. warm up, eat, and actually watch morial service was the singing Anthony, Carlos, and I moved President Obama give his speech of the “Black National Anthem.” quickly to our destination point on a big, fl at, plasma, High Defi - Singing a song that fi lls my spirit to be at the parade. We waited nition TV screen, and celebrate with pride in my black heritage and waited … then we waited with the 4 million people gath- and creates a humility that has some more for that fence to open ered in D.C. been felt throughout this trip as so we could cross Pennsylvania I began to tear up watching we visited the various civil rights Ave. Th e clock struck 8 a.m. and President Obama give his speech landmarks has made my day. the fence was fi nally opened. We because I was so moved by the Aft er thanking the Shiloh crossed the street with a mass of change he represents, and be- church members for their kind- people, as thousands of army per- cause he has excited and inspired ness and hospitality, we inter- sonnel and police offi cers from the youth of this country — my- viewed Mr. McCain. His words around the nation looked on. self included. were of great wisdom and his I was so relieved to move spirit was one of consciousness because we had become pop- — Nick Dovedot 6PAGE Sports THURSDAY,,, JANUARY 22, 2009 SSharksharks ccouldould ssnatchnatch SStanleytanley CCupup tthishis sseasoneason Th e Sharks didn’t seem relent- this point in the season. Th eir pre- less, determined or swift for the vious best aft er 45 games? Th irty majority of the game, as they were wins in 2006-07 — coincidental- held scoreless for the fi rst 59 min- ly, it was the year the Sharks also utes of regulation by the Vancou- won a franchise-high 51 games in ver Canucks and seemed to have a single season. litt le going for them. But in the “Breaks are always good,” said end, they were able to come out defenseman Dan Boyle, who will MATTHEW KIMEL with another win. be joining Marleau and Th ornton Sharks Remarks: A Sports Commentary Th e tide changed with 39.2 as an All-Star. “But they can be seconds left to go when Sharks’ bad as well if you got a momen- “Relentless, determined, swift , winger Devin Setoguchi fi nally tum boost going.” agile, bright and fearless.” got the puck past Canucks’ goalie Momentum is certainly on Th en-Sharks head of market- Roberto Luongo to tie the score the San Jose’s side. It has lost just ing Matt Levine said in 1990, at one goal apiece. one home game in regulation and of qualities a team should have “Overall the game was kind of registered a huge win Saturday when plans to build the organiza- weird,” said Setoguchi, who was against Detroit, the reigning Stan- tion began. selected to play in the Young- ley Cup champion. And here they are, almost Stars game this weekend during Nonetheless, at the team’s cur- 20 years later, playing out those all-star celebrations in Montreal. rent place, San Jose could win Sharks center Joe Thornton (right) and wing Patrick Marleau Photo courtesy of the San Jose Sharks aforementioned characteristics, in “It had not much fl ow and not more than 60 games this season. set up in front of the Canucks goal on Tuesday, Jan. 20 at HP Pavilion. the midst of their 17th season of much momentum. We just never Quite an impressive feat for a action in the league, still trying to gave up. We kept going and got team with a rookie head coach. over the second-place Coyotes, tinue to execute in the fi nal 37 If the Sharks can take the right achieve the one goal all teams do: one in the end.” Coach Todd McLellan, San Jose is virtually a lock to win games of the season as they have steps and remain agile, bright win the Stanley Cup. Th e Sharks were able to get though, was a head coach in the the Pacifi c Division for a second for the majority of those prior and fearless, while winning the Th is season, the Sharks chanc- the game-winning goal in over- minors and an assistant with the consecutive year. Anything less to the break, they might be able intensely fought, nerve-wracking es are greater than ever. time on a power play. All-Star Joe Red Wings for a combined 14 than a Stanley Cup Finals ap- to put an Eastern Conference games that count the most — all Heading into the NHL All- Th ornton assisted linemate and years. He has never failed to have pearance at this point would be opponent in check when June 16 of them to be precise — the Star break, San Jose has com- All-Star Patrick Marleau at 3:08 his team reach the postseason. a disappointment. comes around. Stanley Cup will fi nally come to pleted 45 of 82 games on its into overtime. If his team were to win 60 But in order to go all the way, Asked how he would assess San Jose. schedule and is tied for most “Going into overtime, we had games, it would guarantee the San Jose will have to do something the Sharks season thus far, McLel- points (73) and wins (34) in the the big goal,” Setoguchi said. “We Sharks a playoff berth and possi- it has never done before — win the lan said, “It’s a team that has com- “Sharks Remarks” appears NHL, both a franchise best for kind of had the momentum and bly the President’s Trophy, award- Western Conference Finals. peted prett y hard in the fi rst half. every other Thursday. the 45-game mark. they took a bad penalty.” ed to the team with the most wins It’s a long season, but the right “We’re happy with the prog- Matthew Kimel is a Spartan Tuesday night at HP Pavilion With the win, the Sharks (34- throughout the regular season. pieces have been set in the right ress we’re making. We understand Daily sports editor. was a diff erent story though. 6-5) are riding an all-time high for With a 20-point advantage places, and if the Sharks can con- that there are still steps to take.”

Sports in Brief Gymnastics hockey team is now 16-10-1 and ranked two of those at home. The team received compete with Cal State Bakersfi eld, which Staff Report The Spartans totaled 192.350 points seventh in the West by the American Col- its fi rst conference victory at Fresno State they defeated 166.5-109.5 in Bakersfi eld to defeat Brigham Young and UC Davis legiate Hockey Association. in overtime, 71-68, and won its last game on Jan. 3. during SJSU’s fi rst home meet of 2009. The at Hawaii, 73-61. SJSU returns home with team won their only other meet at Cal- Men’s Basketball a game against Utah State tonight at the Women’s Basketball State Fullerton. Over winter break, the men’s basketball Event Center. SJSU is 8-8 and 2-3 in confer- The SJSU women’s basketball team team went 5-5. The team got some extra ence play, which is good for fi fth place in recorded its second win of the season over Hockey assistance with University of Washington the WAC. the break with a 54-51 victory against Ha- The club won two of fi ve games and transfer Adrian Oliver, who made his SJSU waii at home, with senior Natalie White tied one during break. The Spartans won debut in the teams 89-78 victory against Swimming and Diving leading the team with 21 points, making their fi rst game of the break against Texas Northern Colorado in the fi rst game during The Spartans won all four of its duals fi ve consecutive 3-pointers. A&M 8-4 at Sharks Ice, but tied the next break. Oliver scored over 20 points in his and fi nished second out of seven teams The Spartans lost the other nine games night in a rematch. The Spartans then lost fi rst three games, but has struggled ever in the Ayres Hotels Relay Invitational Tour- they played by an average defi cit of nearly against Eastern Washington and Colorado since because of a knee injury. nament at UC Irvine during break. The 21 points. The women’s team is now 2-15 State. They defeated Texas Tech 6-2 in The Spartans opened Western Athletic Spartans’ overall record improved to 12-1. overall and 1-3 in conference, putting them the last game before the end of break. The Conference play with three straight losses, The SJSU team returns home Saturday to second to last in the WAC.

Spartan senior Renae Moneymaker Mike Anderson / Spartan Daily competes on the bars, scoring a 9.650 during SJSU’s fi rst home meet of 2009 on Friday, Jan. 16 in the Spartan Gym. A & E 7PAGE THURSDAY,,, JANUARY 22, 2009 SSJSUJSU mmusicalusical ttheaterheater mmakesakes sstrongtrong ccomebackomeback

jor Kevin Wulf. Bobby leads RALPH WARNER the poor residents in Urine- Staff Writer town to a revolution against the corrupt Urinetown Good SJSU students will fi nally be Company (UGC), which able to relieve themselves. controls water in town and “Urinetown,” the fi rst stu- raises fees for the use of the dent-produced musical in six only restroom. years, appeals to SJSU students Bobby’s animated and opti- with an odd combination of mistic att itude for bett er days slapstick comedy about current in Urinetown shines through issues like resource conserva- with ballads such as “Look at tion, corporate corruption and the Sky” which get the poor to the exploitation of the poor. look toward a bett er future in “I think students should times of despair. come see “Urinetown” based “It’s got such a power- on the fact that all of the mate- ful message,” Wulf said. rial is so timely and the fact that “Just the idea of people there hasn’t been a musical here starting a revolution against a at SJSU in six years,” said direc- corporate power.” tor and recent SJSU theatre arts Bobby was inspired to revolt graduate Kikau Alvaro. “I think against the UGC aft er his fa- the fact that it’s a student-run ther, Joseph “Old Man” Strong, production is a great example who is played by sophomore of what can be made possible by theatre arts major Cory Cen- students here on campus.” soprano. He was arrested and sent off to Urinetown for uri- “I think the most nating on the street aft er his inability to pay for the use of a public restroom. fun was being tied SJSU theater students portraying the UGC (Urinetown police) in the fi rst campus musical theater MIKE ANDERSON / Spartan Daily Caldwell B. Cladwell, the an- production in six years. up. You don’t get tagonist of the musical and CEO of the UGC, believes that “only tied up and gagged the strongest survive.” ten Majetich, a freshman the- Th e revolution of the “It’s topical in that we live in a power of actor on stage.” Cladwell, played by theatre atre major who has spent poor against the UGC results world today where as students The play proves that guests every day.” arts graduate student Larry the past four years studying in kidnapping, hostage taking know large corporations and po- don’t have to be Broadway fa- Barrott has experience in plays at Sacramento Th eatre Com- and deaths. litical forces can fi nd themselves natics or love Shakespeare to KRISTEN MAJETICH at SJSU such as “Death of pany’s Young Professionals “I think the most fun was be- exploiting the common people.” appreciate musicals and that Freshman theatre arts major a Salesman” Salesman and “Th The e Lieutenant Conservatory. ing tied up,” said Majetich, whose Despite running on a tight storylines based on seeming- Irishmore.” Hope’s ability to see the character was kidnapped. “You budget, set designer David Tou- ly minuscule issues, such as “It’s been a long time since positive aspects in others de- don’t get tied up and gagged sley and director Kikau Alvaro the freedom to urinate, can “Urinetown” is a story of I’ve done a musical, so it was spite their social class leads every day.” were able to put on an entertain- actually be applicable to the underprivileged residents from very pleasurable to be able her to fall in love with Bobby. “Urinetown” appeals to SJSU ing show with the few props and lives of students at SJSU in a town that forces them to pay to get back on stage,” Barrott Her viewpoints not only lead students outside of the theatre materials available to them. some respects. for the use of a public restroom said. “I’ve acted in dramas and to the beginning of a relation- arts program with comic re- “You just have to be creative. “I think students should due to a severe water short- non-musical comedies all the ship but inspire Bobby to lief through the use of sexual You have to use your imagina- come out and see ‘Urine- age in the town. Th ose who time, so it was a nice opportunity lead a rebellion against the innuendo, easy-to-follow dia- tion,” Alvaro said. “You have town’ because they haven’t break these laws are arrested to return to a musical.” UGC with their duet “Follow log and its energy, powered to use what you have. In some done a musical in like six and sent off to the unknowns Cladwell’s naive daugh- Your Heart.” by up-tempo songs and rivet- cases we only had a box, so years,” Majetich said. “We have of Urinetown. ter Hope is the opposite of “This is not a happy musi- ing choreography. since we only had a box we had singing, dancing, acting, and it’s Th e lead character is Bobby her father, choosing to see the cal,” said Josh Marx, a senior “It somewhat illustrates a new to think ‘how do we make a box all about peeing so I think the Strong, played by freshman good in others, rather than theatre arts major who plays trend in musicals, a change in into a specific location?’ It just people should defi nitely come business and theatre arts ma- the evil. She is played by Kris- Officer Lockstock. tone and narrative,” Barrott said. sort of is imagination and the out just for that reason alone.” A Peek At The Week January 22-25 January 24 January 27 Tommy Davidson Black Acacias Disturbed, Sevendust San Jose Improv The Caravan Skindred $20 No cover Event Center 8 p.m. - 10 p.m. 10 p.m. $37.50 18+ (Thursday Only) 21+ 7:30 p.m. All Ages January 23 January 24-25 January 28 Comedy Sportz, KPMF 2nd International Suicidal Barfl y, “The Midnight Show” Piano Music Festival Supervinos VTO, Camera 3 SJSU Concert Hall Law Abiding Citizens $7 $15 - $25 The Blank Club 11 p.m. 7 p.m. No Cover 18+ All Ages 9p.m. 21+ January 24 January 25 January 28 DJ AM and Travis Barker SB Hip-Hop Showcase Tesla, The Leo Project Wet Nightclub VooDoo Lounge The Catalyst Ticket Presales 9 p.m. $20 Advance/25$ Door Arrive early 21+ 8 p.m. 21+ 21+ 8PAGE A & E THURSDAY,,, JANUARY 22, 2009 ‘‘SlumdogSlumdog MMillionaire’illionaire’ wworthyorthy ooff aaccoladesccolades While Jamal enjoys success as giving tours to tourists, but awards for Best Drama, Best RYAN BUCHAN a contestant on the show, he he knows nothing about the Director, Best screenplay and Sports Editor is tortured by authorities who monument and makes up a Best Original Score. believe he cheated. hilarious tale that makes you Th e leading role of “Slumdog In 2008, America went into Th e suspicions arose because forget for a minute about the Millionaire” is played by , a recession, college tuition went no one believed a man from dramatic consequences that whose only other acting experience up and funding for education got the slums could do so well. Th e have put him in that situation. comes from being on the British cut. But 2008 was the year of at movie explains his success in the What the movie does best is television show “Skins.” least one good thing, the movie game show by going through the present an outstanding love story Freida Pinto, a model from “Slumdog Millionaire.” life experiences that led him to that should become a classic. , plays Latika, Jamal’s love Every few years there is a the correct answers. Th e most outstanding aspect interest. Before this movie she movie that completely captivates Through this story, you see about this underdog story is that had not appeared in a full length audiences, and brings them the poor living conditions that it is an underdog itself. motion picture. through a ride of emotions that the inhabitants of Many of the great movies of So if you want to see leaves them believing they have endure. These circumstances the past have been helped by something amazing, take the seen some something remarkable. help fuel a desire to see Jamal Jamal, played by Dev Patel, on Photo courtesy Fox Searchlightt large budgets and star-studded opportunity to view “Slumdog “Slumdog Millionaire” brought achieve his greatest goal, which India’s version of “Who Wants to be a Millionaire?” casts, but this movie had none Millionaire,” the best movie of that greatness to an otherwise is not the 20 million rupees issues agreeing with commands blends comedy with a serious of that. With the 81st Academy the 21st century. forgett able 2008. offered by the show. of his older brother, Salim. Salim drama that suddenly fills the Awards approaching in February, This movie mixes a number Based on the book “Q & A” Multiple topics are addressed makes multiple decisions that audience’s tear-filled faces with “Slumdog Millionaire” could of elements to give everything by , the movie takes throughout “Slumdog Million- delay Jamal in gett ing the one smiles and laughter, like when beat out some of Hollywood’s an audience yearns for. place in Mumbai, India. Jamal, a aire,” like poverty, perceptions thing he wants in the world. But Jamal and Salim are homeless best work. Clever writing and stellar young man from the city’s slums, and stereotypes of social classes somehow, Salim always makes at a young age when their Th e movie proved its acting put this movie above is playing India’s version of and gender roles. up for his selfi sh choices. mother dies and they wind up credibility at the Golden Globes, anything that has came to “Who Wants to be a Millionaire.” During the fi lm Jamal has “Slumdog Millionaire” also at the Taj Mahal. Salim begins where it brought home the theaters in a long time.

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Can you believe it? Aft er pronounce the word “nuclear.” President Obama visited in- 2,922 arduous, burdensome and Now that all of Tuesday’s jured veterans, homeless teen- oppressive days in offi ce, George festivities are said and done — agers and high school students eeventsvents tthathat wwee W. Bush is no longer the presi- and the millions of people who while Vice President Biden hung dent of the United States. descended upon Washington, dry wall for Habitat for Human- Th is is important. Let me D.C. are back to the corners of ity, a nonprofi t Christian housing say it again. the country where they came organization. sseemeem ttoo fforgetorget Aft er eight painful years in of- from — there’s one question President Obama has also ANDREA FRAINIER fi ce, George W. Bush is fi nished. that hangs over the head of every made it clear that one of his fi rst Faced with these things, that Guerilla Wordfare He’s history. He’s gone. He got American: What will life be in a priorities is to remove the troops feeling of somehow being a part the ol’ heave-ho. Th row a shoe at post-Bush world? from Iraq — a bold message sent of history got lost. Did you hear it? Th at swirl- him, he’s done. Th e economy is still in ru- to the international community, Let me tell you where I was ing, churning, gurgling sound I’m personally thrilled ins, unemployment is high, re- signaling a smart change in poli- on the night Barack Obama was as the country fl ushed Bush that this country now has a sources are overstretched, and cy from his predecessor. elected the 44th president of back to Texas? president who can correctly this country is engaged in two He made it into the headlines the United States. wars abroad and the outlook is (and a hilarious SNL sketch) I was not asleep this time, al- grim for many people who can’t when word leaked of the plan of JON XAVIER though by the end of it I might aff ord to put food on their table closing the gates of Guantanamo The X-File as well have been. Along with or pay their bills. Bay within the fi rst week of his my compatriots on the Spartan Th e further America fell un- presidency. Let me tell you where I Daily, I was live-blogging the der the presidency of George W. His economic policy, dubbed was when the towers fell on election. As night wore on and Bush, the more faith, hope and the Green New Deal by the Los Sept. 11. the results came in, as state aft er optimism people put into the Angeles Times, involves the de- I was asleep. state gradually reported in for idea of a president who would be velopment of green technology I didn’t even know what had the lanky senator from Illinois, able to free the country from its that would create new jobs and happened until I walked into the mood in the newsroom got despair and mark the beginning put Americans to work. my fi rst period class (American more and more electric. of a new era. Even though President Obama history, ironically). Every eye When CNN called it for But how will President is in the infancy stage of his presi- was glued to a tiny television Obama, a cheer went up, a Obama handle the saint-like dency, he’s already broken away screen in the far corner of the cheer that was soon joined by status Americans have bestowed from bad policy and illustrated room, where the footage of the a larger one from outside the upon him? a dramatic shift from the former planes hitt ing and the build- journalism building, where a How long will the Obama (yes, former!) President Bush. ings falling was playing again group of students had gathered lovefest last when the country So, when exactly will the and again, and the newscasters for an impromptu celebration realizes that there are no quick Obama honeymoon be over? talked in hushed tones about near the statue of two civil fi xes to the problems that plague If he lives up to his campaign the fi rst att ack on American soil rights icons, Tommy Smith and this nation? promises and continues down since Pearl Harbor. John Carlos. It was a chaotic, Before he even took offi ce, this same path, I’m guessing Th e rest of the day passed in happy night. President Obama inspired peo- eight more years. a kind of numb blur, but I re- And when it was over, when ple to spend their Martin Luther member that night. Just before I was catching the last train King Jr. Day repairing the nation I fi nally fell asleep, I watched back home at around 1:45 in when he implored Americans to the images of the day for what the morning, with the whole answer a “call to service.” seemed like the millionth time city strangely silent given what From California to D.C. and and thought to myself: “My had just happened, I started to every state in between, ordinary “Guerilla Wordfare” will appear God, this changes everything.” get a familiar feeling. For the people donated blood, picked every Thursday. Andrea And it did. second time in my life, I up trash, built schools and Frainier is the Spartan Daily Since that time, America has thought to myself: “My God, homes and visited shelters to opinion editor. invaded two countries, deposed this changes everything.” CARTY SEWILL / Spartan Daily help others. a dictator and witnessed a very And it will, and it has. But basic-level redefi nition of the school goes on, work goes on philosophies whereby it inter- and life goes on. Th ose same acts with the rest of the world. everyday concerns that once Whether you agree with distracted me from the fl ow SStudentstudents suffersuffer inin a downdown economyeconomy U.S. policy in the post-Sept. 11 of history remain as pressing world or not, whether you think as ever. the war on terror is won or lost, It’s far too easy to get on Th e article stated that other Th e article stated that the 11 move may also drive students it’s impossible to deny that the with our lives. It’s far too easy to school districts in the area are schools in the district have 40 to transfer to other districts in destruction of the World Trade lose that sense of near-religious considering taking similar ac- teams that compete in 23 sports. order to play sports. Center is one of those events awe, when something truly ex- tion, but San Jose Unifi ed is the Th e $2.1 million is only part of Th e elimination of sports that forever divides history into traordinary happens. It’s far too fi rst in the Bay Area to do so. $11.4 million in proposed bud- will not prevent cuts to educa- two epochs: before and aft er. easy to forget. According to the Web site get cuts, but it is by far the most tion in the district. And accord- And yet, for all that, it’s But we must not. We must for the state of California, the drastic move. ing to the Jan. 16 Mercury News also true that the world hasn’t remember not just what hap- state is facing a $41.6 billion If the board does not rein- article, the state is considering changed at all. School went on, pened, but how it felt. TOMMY WRIGHT budget shortfall. state sports into the budget by increasing class sizes to 35 stu- work went on and life went on. Because, my God, this Wright on the Left Th is is forcing school dis- the time it adopts its fi nal ver- dents and cutt ing fi ve days from In my case, I had three more changes everything. tricts all over California to sion in June, the area will see the school year. years of high school to claw my In President Barack Obama’s make cuts to their budgets, in adverse eff ects. Hopefully the district board way through, followed by an ill- inaugural address, he spoke of anticipation of less money from According to a Dec. 30 Mer- watched Obama’s speech and advised jaunt into the shadowy “The X-File” will appear every how our nation was built on sac- the state. cury News article, there were 32 will be responsible, rather than world of junior college. While other Monday. Jon Xavier rifi ces and being responsible. homicides in San Jose in 2008, pushing the sacrifi ces onto supporting myself in my spare is the Spartan Daily online He said that a new era of re- Last week, the 14 of which were gang-related. the students. time, I was trying to have some editor. sponsibility is needed. A majority of those occurred in It should follow the San Jose semblance of a social life. Last week, the teachers in teachers in the the east side. Unifi ed by doing whatever it the San Jose Unifi ed School San Jose Unifi ed Th e article stated that there can to lessen the blow of budget District voted to take two days was a 16 percent decrease in vi- cuts on students. off without pay to help close School District olent gang crime in 2008, with Obama mentioned the state DID YOU KNOW... the district’s budget gap. Jan- voted to take two four fewer homicides and two of our nation’s school systems ice Allen, president of the San fewer gang-related homicides in his speech. He said too many Barack Obama won a Gram- Jose Teachers Association, told days off without compared with the previous of our schools fail. Hopefully he the television station KGO that year. will provide help. He can’t do the teachers agreed to the fur- pay to help close In Mayor Chuck Reed’s State much worse than the No Child my Award? He brought home lough days to save programs of the City address on Jan. 14, Left Behind Act under Presi- for students and to save each the district’s he acknowledged the work of dent Bush. other’s jobs. budget gap. the San Jose Police Department But until federal help the award in 2006 for Best A Jan. 16 San Jose Mercury in suppressing gang violence. comes, the responsibil- News article stated that the Th e East Side Union School But he also said “we still have ity sits with our local school days off will aff ect more than District took a diff erent path too much violence.” districts to sacrifi ce in ways Spoken Word Recording for 1,700 teachers, in addition to toward closing its budget. On If the athletic programs are that are the least detrimental principals and administrators. Dec. 11, Superintendent Bob cut from the East Side Union to students. Th e move will save the district Nunez unveiled the district’s in- High School District, it will the audio version of his book roughly $1.5 million this fi scal terim budget that would elimi- result in more teenagers on “Wright on the Left” will year, according to the article. nate athletic programs from the the streets. appear every other Th e district scheduled the district. According to a Dec. Sports help to keep teenag- Monday. Tommy Wright “Dreams From My Father.” days on staff development days, 11 Mercury News article, the ers out of trouble, in addition to is the Spartan Daily so students would not be di- move would save the district teaching leadership, teamwork managing editor. rectly aff ected. $2.1 million. and keeping them in shape. Th e - Spartan Daily

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