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theSpartanDaily.com MONDAY, MAY 11, 2009 Volume 132, Issue 53 TUE WED THU FRI Spartan Daily 76 Serving San Jose State University Since 1934 76 79 80 79 THE WIRE COMMUNITY STATE Spending a day helping the community Evacuees head home after SoCal wildfi re you can, and you feel good aft er around the city. SANTA BARBARA JUSTIN PERRY you do it.” Aft er completing commu- — For thousands of evacuees, Staff Writer Volunteers, who preregis- nity service projects, volunteers Sunday brought an end to the tered online, arrived at 8 a.m. for returned to Tower Lawn for a heart-wrenching wait to see if People wearing white, blue welcoming remarks and check- celebration, which included a their homes had been spared and gold T-shirts swarmed the in on Tower Lawn. Groups of barbecued lunch, live music by the wildfi res. Many found streets of San Jose on Friday. volunteers were then sent to from two local bands and dance their picturesque houses More than 1,000 SJSU stu- various locations around San performances by Pride of the unchanged except for the dents, faculty and staff lent help- Jose to work on a variety of com- Pacifi c Islands club and Grupo stench of smoke and ash on ing hands to the San Jose com- munity service projects. Folklorico Luna y Sol de San the window sills. Others were munity on the third annual Day Maribel Martinez, a program Jose State University club. less fortunate — at least 77 of Service. manager at the Cesar E. Chavez Cathy Busalacchi, executive homes were destroyed since “It was a good experience Community Action Center and director of the Student Union, the fi re broke out Tuesday. going out there and knowing one of the event organizers, said said this year’s Day of Service that you’re doing something for this year’s projects included was successful. — Associated Press your community,” said Christian painting houses for senior citi- “I think the event went ex- Gonzalez, a freshman aviation zens, park beautifi cation, street tremely well,” she said. “When SLA inmate released SJSU employee Julie Montes helps KIRSTEN AGUILAR / Spartan Daily engineering major and one of and overpass cleanup, mural from California prison landscape Lowell Elementary School near Seventh and Reed the student volunteers. “You’re painting, building restoration, Streets. helping in any kind of way that tree planting and other projects See SERVICE, page 2 SACRAMENTO — The last captured member MUSIC of the Symbionese Liberation Army, the radical 1970s-era group notorious for bank BRETT GIFFORD robberies, killings and the Staff Writer kidnapping of newspaper Audience drinks heiress Patricia Hearst, was San Carlos Plaza was a sea released from prison Sunday, a of beach blankets, lawn chairs corrections offi cial said. and blues lovers from the stage James William Kilgore, 61, in front of the A.S. House to the from fountain was paroled from High Desert entry gate in front of Sweeney State Prison after serving a Hall on Saturday during the six-year sentence for his role 29th annual Metro Fountain in the murder of housewife Blues Festival. of blues music Myrna Opsahl during an April Th e blues festival — a 1975 bank robbery. yearly event hosted by Asso- ciated Students — drew a di- — Associated Press verse crowd of students, fami- lies and hard-core blues fans from around the Bay Area and NATIONAL beyond. From 12:30 to 8 p.m., SJSU Troops helping fl ood was fi lled with the sounds of victims in W. Virginia bands such as John Wedemey- er and Friends, Th e Bay Area GILBERT, W.Va. Blues Society Caravan of All — The National Guard is Stars, Th e Candye Kane Band helping residents in West featuring Laura Chavez, Lurrie Virginia’s southern coalfi elds Bell’s Chicago Blues Band, Th e recover from weekend Tommy Castro Band with Chris fl ooding that destroyed at Cain, and headliners Th e Derek least 300 buildings, knocked Trucks Band. out power and caused Th e beer and wine garden mudslides that fl ushed trash, was a popular spot for students debris and at least one mobile burning off the pressure of up- home downstream. coming fi nals. “Th e food is very aff ordable,” — Associated Press said Darhisha Bishop, a senior public relations major. “Th e INTERNATIONAL San Jose native Chris Cain joined The Tommy Castro Band as a special guest during the Metro CHAD ZIEMENDORF / Spartan Daily See FESTIVAL, page 2 Fountain Blues Festival held in front of the A.S. House on Saturday afternoon. Sri Lanka barrage kills 378, doctor says DEBT COLOMBO, Sri Lanka 1 — The bodies were laid out Program offers potential forgiveness for student loans in haphazard rows in the mud payment — part of the College cess that fi rst started in 2005 Loans covered by the pro- the balance of the loan is for- waiting to be buried. Some HARVEY RAÑOLA Cost Reduction and Access Act through the Department of gram include those made by given. were covered with mats or Staff Writer of 2007. Education, and was eventually the Department of Education, Raychel VonBargen, a junior sheets, photographs showed. Th e program is designed to passed by Congress in 2007. Staff ord, plus and consolidation interior design major, said if her One young boy was stripped For many students, gradua- make monthly payments more “It is prett y exciting,” Irons loans. career as a designer doesn’t pan to his waist, his head wrapped tion is right around the corner, manageable based on a borrow- said. “It’s really gratifying most- Eligible applicants will out, the Income-Based Repay- in a bloody bandage. and for those taking advantage er’s income and family size. ly to hear from borrowers who have their monthly payments ment program is something she of federal loans, graduation also If borrowers owe more than are going to get relief because capped at 15 percent of their might look into, but she also said — Associated Press means having to start paying off they make, chances are they’ll of (Income-Based Repayment). discretionary income, which is the length of time for the loans their loans in six months. be eligible for the program. Th ere are thousands of people determined by the diff erence to be forgiven is daunting. Th is July, students will be Edie Irons, communication out there who can’t wait to get between adjusted gross income “Twenty-fi ve years just seems able to take advantage of a new director for Th e Project on Stu- into IBR and see their loan pay- and 150 percent of the federal federal loan forgiveness pro- dent Debt, said the program is ments reduced to more manage- poverty line. gram called Income-Based Re- the culmination of a long pro- able amounts.” Aft er 25 years of repayment, See LOANS, page 2 THE PHOTO BLOG NEWS Have a look at a Check out a behind- SPARTAN multimedia piece about the-scenes look at San the Metro Fountain Jose State Opera’s new DAILY. Blues Festival by production with lighting photographer Chad design instructor Steve COM Ziemendorf. Shumway.

Sports Blog: Incoming Photo www.spartandailysports.wordpress.com Editor Joe Proudman Photo Blog: discusses being in the www.spartandailyphoto.wordpress.com hot seat as the Spartan News Blog: Daily’s new photo editor. www.spartandailynews.wordpress.com CHAD ZIEMENDORF / Spartan Daily 2PAGE NEWS MONDAY, MAY 11, 2009 SPARTA SERVICE Event benefi ts university and community, says student GUIDE of a larger framework or fi eld of Henry Negrete, an unde- service learning that speaks to clared sophomore, said he was Continued from page 1 students benefi ting from hands- proud to participate in Day of 11 Today on projects, and learning while Service. I think about how many student doing.” “I’m just trying to do my LGBTQQI volunteers we had, along with Busalacchi said the event also part,” he said. “San Jose is a Discussion Group community project leaders, it’s sends a positive message. beautiful city and I’m trying to Co-sponsored by LGBT Resource prett y phenomenal.” “We’re an educational institu- keep it beautiful. I think that Center and Counseling Services. Busalacchi said about 160 tion, and I think what we’re show- Day of Service is a great oppor- Noon to 1:30 p.m. at the LGBT community project leaders and ing and role modeling is that ser- tunity for the students, faculty Resource Center. staff from CommUniverCity vice is important,” she said. and other members of the com- For more information, call San Jose and AmeriCorps were “San Jose State sits in the core munity to be able to give back.” 924-6158 or 924-5910. involved with Day of Service. of an urban area, and we have Erika Chavez, a freshman Martinez said Day of Service a surrounding neighborhood health science major, said she en- Pregnancy benefi ts SJSU and the commu- around us. All of the projects are joyed helping the community. Counseling nity in many ways. taking place in those neighbor- “It was fun,” she said. “It was Pregnant? Confused? Need Sup- “It gives the university and hoods, so I think it really shows hard work, but it was good. It More than 1,000 SJSU students, KIRSTEN AGUILAR / Spartan Daily port? Peer counseling is available students exposure to the com- the neighborhood that we are a inspires people to get up and do faculty and alumni join together during SJSU’s third annual Day every Monday. munity,” she said. “It’s just part part of it and we’re here to help.” something to make a diff erence.” of Service on Friday. 10:30 a.m. to noon in the Guada- lupe Room of the Student Union and 1 to 3 p.m. in Hugh Gillis Hall, Room 255. `You can’t beat it,’ blues festival visitor says For more information, call FESTIVAL 376-1233. airport at 11 (a.m.) and got noting the narrowness of San Continued from page 1 here at two, and I’m having a Carlos Plaza. 12 TomorrowTomo perfect day,” Clotere said. “It’s Despite the setup, King said a beautiful thing.” the festival was still worth it. Small Jazz Band booze is aff ordable. Finals Clotere, who was wearing a “For fi ve bucks, you can’t For more information, contact are coming up too, so it’s like, psychedelic top hat, said some lose,” he said. Joan Stubbe at 924-4673 or ‘Let’s get some food, get drunk of his friends wanted to spend Evangeline Mix, from San [email protected] and listen to good music.’” the day at Haight-Ashbury in Carlos, said she was excited Steve Lilak of Dublin, which San Francisco, but he opted for because the blues festival sig- Spartan Smart Cart is 25 miles north of San Jose, naled the start of the 2009 Fresh fruit and vegetables. said he came with his daugh- summer concert season. 10:15 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Clark Hall, ter to experience the festival “I’m hanging out “It’s fantastic, and it’s the rain or shine.Contact Luisa Garrett for the fi rst time aft er a friend with my daughter, fi rst one of the summer,” Mix at [email protected] told him about it on Saturday said. “Every group has been morning. introducing her just great. Everybody here was “I’m hanging out with my good, from the beginning un- Teddy “Blues Master” Watson of the Bay ANNE RIGOR / Spartan Daily 13 WednesdayWedn daughter, introducing her to to the blues. You til the end. And this is just the Area Blues Society Caravan of All Stars signs an autograph for the blues,” Lilak said. “You can’t beat it.” beginning.” San Jose resident Andrew Holland at the Metro Fountain Blues Weekly Discussion can’t beat it.” Festival. Hangout with globally-minded Lilak’s family was just one people, discuss international of many at Saturday’s festival. issues and fi nd internship op- Wade and Holly Dotson STEVE LILAK portunities. brought their son with them LOAN Program could benefi t nonprofi ts 6:15 p.m. in the Pacheco Room of from Pine Grove, northeast of the Student Union. Stockton. live music in San Jose instead. To qualify, borrowers must be there, but at the same time it Contact Ryan Wu at “I love it,” Wade Dotson Richard Harris, from Santa Continued from page 1 employed by the federal, state, might att ract people who aren’t [email protected] said. “We see these guys a lot, Cruz, said he was at the festi- or local government, a 501(c) really there because they want listen to them a lot. So to be val for the fi rst time and called so long,” she said. “I don’t want (3) nonprofi t organization, or to help others.” Jazz Orchestra able to come out here for fi ve it the best $5 he has spent in to have debt looming over me work full-time for AmeriCorps Despite the fact that Th e Performance bucks and see all the bands is his life. for 25 years. I would do what- or the Peace Corps. Project on Student Debt was Come enjoy a night of toe-tapping great. And it’s somewhere we “I go to a lot of blues festi- ever I could to pay it off .” Mia Staten, a sophomore not involved in the Public Ser- tunes. can take our family, too.” vals,” Harris said. “Just the ven- Income-Based Repayment child development major and vice Loan Forgiveness program, 7:30 at the Music Concert Hall. Holly Dotson said her fam- ue, the smallness, the availabil- isn’t the only option for gradu- AmeriCorps employee, said Irons said she is still excited For more information, call ily is visiting the Bay Area for ity and everything else — it’s ates who have low paying jobs she hopes the programs will en- about it. 408-925-6350 Th e Dead show at Shoreline really a great, great concert.” aft er accumulating a signifi cant courage more people to att end “I’ve talked to people who Amphitheatre in Mountain Campbell resident John amount of debt from student college, but also said she is wor- have realized on the phone with View on Sunday, and the festi- King, who was leaning up loans. ried that people might work at a me that they can aff ord to go 14 ThursdayThurs val was a good warm up for the against the fence in front of Last July, the Public Service nonprofi t organization for the into public service now,” Irons concert. the stage, said he was looking Loan Forgiveness program took wrong reasons. said. “I am looking forward to Akbayan of SJSU Billy Clotere, from Eugene, forward to seeing Th e Tommy eff ect as part of The College “You want people that work seeing just how many people General meeting. Ore., was also in town to see Castro Band with Chris Cain. Cost Reduction and Access Act in nonprofi t organizations to be sign up.” 4:30 to 6 p.m. in the Almaden the Grateful Dead and said “He’s my favorite,” King said. of 2007. caring people, and not just do- Graduates who want to apply Room of the Student Union. he found out about the blues “Tommy Castro’s the man.” Th ose enrolled will have their ing it to get their loans paid off ,” for Income Based Repayment or Contact Justin Lacap at festival on Saturday morning King said he thought the loans forgiven aft er 10 years of she said. Public Service Loan Forgiveness [email protected] while in the airport in Seatt le. festival would be bett er if it was full-time employment as a pub- “I’m glad that it’s a bonus can call the U.S. Department of “I landed at the San Jose held in Plaza de Cesar Chavez, lic servant. for the people who want to be Education at 1-800-557-7392. Bible Study “Purpose Driven Life” A2 Christian Fellowship hosts a presentation and discussion. Children’s art gallery illustrates 7 p.m. in the Guadalupe Room of the Student Union. Contact Justin Foon at the importance of center [email protected] money, but to bring the parents ing center, speech majors, music Meditation Group Silent auction raises together with the teachers, so majors, so a lot of students use 5 p.m. at the King Library. funds for art supplies the parents can see what their our facility and get hands on ex- Contact Harrison at kids can do,” said Kurt Erikson, perience with their fi eld.” [email protected] and other services a parent volunteer. Analisa Perez, an offi ce as- Erikson’s son was one of the sistant at the center and one of 20 WednesdayWednes JUSTIN PERRY many young artists with artwork the event organizers, said the Staff Writer on display at the center. Art Fair is a way of showing the Th e event also featured a benefi ts of the center. Green Vision Cafe Colorful paintings and draw- raffl e. Prizes included a family “It’s a really great event. It re- Presents Plug-in ings made by tiny hands deco- cruise worth more than $1,000 ally brings out the intenseness Cars: A Roadmap rated the walls of the SJSU As- and other sponsored gift s. and the importance of the pro- Learn about hybrid and electric sociated Students Child Care “Our sponsors are really gram we do here,” she said. cars, how they work, and how Center on Th ursday at its third starting to become more sophis- “Th e kids see their artwork they compare to their traditional annual Art Fair. ticated,” Erikson said. up, and they’re buying the art- gas-powered cousins. Free coffee “It’s part fundraising and it’s “We have (companies) like work and it’s just a really power- and tea will be provided; part celebrating our talented Baskin-Robbins, Google, Gap, ful statement.” attendees are encouraged to bring children,” said Frances Roth, di- Starbucks — some of the cin- Perez said her past experi- their own mugs. rector of the center. emas around here are support- ence planning other events in 7 p.m. in Room 225 at the Artwork created by the chil- ing us. Th e Discovery Museum the community helped her and King Library dren at the center was displayed and some of the student activi- others involved to organize the For more information, contact gallery-style throughout the ties are sponsoring us too. So event. Annie Stauffer at building and was auctioned off this is starting to grow more and Carlos Perez, a local artist, [email protected] during a silent auction to raise more.” donated two pieces of his own money for the center. Roth said the A.S. Child Care artwork to be auctioned because Roth, who has worked for Center is an important benefi t he said he felt the art program at Sparta Guide is provided free of the center since 1989, said the to SJSU. the center is valuable. charge to students, faculty and money raised by the event helps “We do provide for student- “It teaches critical think- staff members. The deadline for entries is noon, three working days provide more art supplies and parents, so they can continue ing skills,” he said. “It teaches before the desired publication date. other services for the children. their education,” she said. “We a young person how to express Space restrictions may require In addition to the artwork, also provide a place for students emotions and feelings and how editing of submission. Entries are more than 100 parents and chil- in child development to do their to process ideas. I think that printed in the order in which they dren at the event ate food and met training. We have students from those three things are very im- are received. Submit entries online at thespartandaily.com or in writ- with teachers and other staff . other disciplines come in too. portant to nurture in a young ing at DBH 209. “Th e idea is to not only raise We have people from the hear- person’s life.” 3PAGE MONDAY,,, MAY 11, 2009 NEWS Library patron attacks security offi cer, injures self

King Library patrons look on as emergency workers tend to a suspect who Photos by CHAD ZIEMENDORF / Spartan Daily repeatedly banged his head on the fl oor after attacking a security offi cer Thursday afternoon. Below: Paramedics tend to the suspect after he left a bloody mess on the fi rst fl oor of King Library. public relations major, said the HANK DREW and JULIANNE SHAPIRO suspect’s screams originally Staff Writers att racted the att ention of the UPD offi cers. A disorderly King Library “Th e cops tried to calm him patron became violent aft er a down and tried to talk to him,” confrontation with security Padilla said. “Th at’s when the Th ursday aft ernoon. guy started pushing the cops Sgt. John Laws, from the around.” University Police Department, Th e altercation between said a security offi cer was asked UPD offi cers and the suspect to escort a disorderly library left the suspect’s hat in a pud- patron out of the Dr. Martin dle of blood. Luther King Jr. Library. “A bunch of people thought “He was being escorted that blood was from the cops,” out by a police offi cer,” Laws Padilla said. said. “He became violent and “But it was the actual guy att acked a police offi cer. Th e banging his own face into the police offi cer took him into ground.” custody, and the patron started Th e suspect was carried out beating his head against the of the library on a stretcher and The man suspected of assaulting a security JOE PROUDMAN / Spartan Daily ground.” Laws said the att acked UPD of- offi cer is wheeled out of King Library after banging his head on the Monica Padilla, a junior fi cer did not sustain an injury. ground multiple times. PAGE 4 SPORTS MONDAY,, MAY 11,, 2009 Sports in Brief BASEBALL Margerum elected to hall of fame Spartans take three of four from Aggies touchdowns. Chicago." MATTHEW KIMEL His catching and yardage Margerum finished his pro- Sports Editor The Spartans outscored New achievements, however, have fessional football career return- Mexico State 67-34 over the since been surpassed. ing to the Bay Area and playing weekend and improved their Although SJSU has been "Records are made to be for Walsh again, this time for the record to 11-7 in Western playing football since 1893, broken," said John Ralston, an . Athletic Conference play, hitting just two individuals with Spar- ex-coach and special assistant He began his coaching career 10 home runs to the Aggies’ two. tan ties are currently enshrined for the Spartans football staff , in 1993 at Hawaii Preparatory The series win puts the Spartans in the College Football Hall who was the second individual Academy as an assistant coach in fi rst place in the conference, of Fame. and had several stops before 1.5 games ahead of second-place Th e hall of fame, which hon- “I didn’t really arriving at SJSU in 2005 as an Louisiana Tech. ors more than 800 individuals off ensive coordinator/quarter- for their collegiate achieve- expect to make it or backs coach. -- Staff Report ments, added a third SJSU tie, In 2004, Margerum, then an Ken Margerum, when the 2009 dream to make it.” assistant coach at Stanford, was SOFTBALL Football Bowl Subdivision in- introduced to current head coach ductee class of 16 players and KEN MARGERUM through Walsh. Spartans’ season ends SJSU wide receivers coach with loss to Aggies two coaches was announced "It's great to be involved here April 30 in New York. at (SJSU). ... doing everything on New Mexico State beat the Margerum, the SJSU wide with SJSU ties to become a hall a shoestring, when you start to Spartans 6-1 in the Western receivers coach, was one of two of famer after halfback Willie have success, it really means a lot," Conference Athletic tournament receivers named — the other Heston was inducted in 1954. Margerum said. at Fresno on May 7. being Notre Dame's Tim Brown Margerum's 30 career touch- Tomey said the Spartans are — who will be inducted into the down receptions, though, are fortunate to have Margerum as a -- Staff Report hall of fame on Dec. 8 in New still a Cardinal record. member of their staff . York City. According to the hall of "Here at San Jose State, Kenny WOMEN’S GOLF "I didn't really expect to fame's Web site, the No. 1 crite- coordinates our recruiting and SJSU fi nishes 13th make it or dream to make it," rion to become a member is to works very closely with our wide in NCAA West regionals Margerum said. "When it hap- have "received major first team receivers,” Tomey said. “Th eir Former Stanford Courtesy of Stanford Athletics pened, I got a box in the mail All-America recognition" — progress and improvement is a Ken Margerum (No. 28) runs down the sideline with former The Spartans shot a 900, and opened it up, and there was Margerum was twice named as positive refl ection of his coaching head coach Bill Walsh (right) in the background. Margerum, fi nishing 21 strokes shy of a football in there with my name a consensus pick. abilities." the current SJSU wide receivers coach, was elected to the eight place and eliminating on it and it said 'College Foot- In 1981, Margerum was a Margerum, along with the rest College Football Hall of Fame on April 30. ball Hall of Fame.'" third-round selection by the of the new hall of fame class, will them from regionals. Cristina College Stats Corpus, Madeleine Ziegert and Margerum was a wide re- in the NFL be offi cially enshrined during the Shraddhanjali Singh each shot ceiver for Stanford from 1977 Draft. Five years later, the Bears summer of 2010 in South Bend, Year Receptions Yards TDs a 73 on the fi nal day of the to 1980, playing his fi rst two won Super Bowl XX. Ind. 1977 0 0 0 tournament for the Spartans. seasons under Bill Walsh. He "That's a memory you cher- "It's just a great honor to get 1978 53 942 9 fi nished his collegiate career ish forever," Margerum said. into the hall of fame. … they'll 1979 41 733 10 -- Staff Report as the school's all-time leading "What we did was something remember it all of their life," Ral- 1980 41 691 11 receiver in catches, yards and special for the whole city of ston said. Total 135 2366 30 Classifieds

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Walks of Life” by Rich Heintz RYAN BUCHAN, Sports Editor women in a competition that judges them a vaunted standard as not being Th ose paparazzi follow me ev- and Robin Wortley Ham- MATTHEW KIMEL, Sports Editor on their physical attractiveness, but then photographed in a state of partial erywhere — just kidding. CHRIS CURRY, Arts & Entertainment Editor nudity? I’m prett y sure that rules I have worked at this par- ‘I can’t wait to ALLIE FIGURES, Arts & Entertainment Editor denounce them as harlots, worthy only of out anyone who has, or has ever ticular location for about fi ve JOEY AKELEY, Multimedia Editor had, a MySpace page. years now. Five years of my get a real job.’ KAAJAL MORAR, Features Editor scorn, when they show off a rather Do we want Miss USA to precious life have been spent KIMBERLY TSAO, Features Editor represent us as we are, or as the serving my employers and By real job I ELISHA MALDONADO, Investigations Editor prominent part of their anatomy? 1950s would have us be? restaurant guests to the best MEGAN HAMILTON, Production Editor mean a nine to Even if it’s the latt er, even if we of my abilities. YA-AN CHAN, Copy Editor ANGELO LANHAM, Copy Editor ous. Something weighty. Some- I’ll pause to let that sink in. want to pretend that ogling wom- By this time, I should run fi ve, better thing important that will cement Certainly, this puts the Miss en in bikinis somehow doesn’t the place. my reputation as a serious jour- USA pageant in a rather awk- objectify them because there’s a But sadly, I am with my fel- paying and more SENIOR ADVERTISING STAFF nalist and will give my readers ward moral position. Apparently segment where they sing “Wind low college colleagues trying respected. VANESSA ALESSI, Advertising Director wisdom to muse on in the long they’ll support a woman in en- Beneath My Wings,” let’s at least to make a dollar out of fi eenft DARREN MITCHELL, Assistant winter of my absence. larging her breasts, but God help keep our standards consistent. cents. Advertising Director So this week we’ll be taking a her if she wants to show off the We need to get real about nu- Th is occupation originally mond, a list is presented of KRISTI RIGGS, Creative Director look at Carrie Prejean’s breasts. results of all that hard work. dity. Or at least, we need to get on began as a “fun job” to be skills that are learned by res- EMILY JAMES, Assistant Creative In case you missed it, among I guess the theory was sort message about it. around people my own age taurant workers. Director such important stories as Presi- of like remodeling a part of your while making my way through People skills, multitasking dent Barack Obama’s burger house that no one will see — like college. Th e Bureau of Labor and problem solving are three STAFF WRITERS bash and the Republican pizza a crawl space. Statistics’ Web site showed of the 12 skills mentioned. JESSICA AYALA, MARCOS BLANCO, party, the embatt led Miss USA But perhaps more impor- This is the last appearance of that employees age 25 to 34 In other words, if you spill HANK DREW, DOMINIQUE DUMADAUG, contestant is in the news again. tantly — if indeed anything at “The X-File.“ Jon Xavier is the made up 22.7 percent of “food a drink on someone or get an KELLY ENOS, JESSICA FROMM, As it turns out, not only does all in this story could be said to Spartan Daily online editor. services and drinking places” order wrong, you’d bett er be BRETT GIFFORD, MERRIL GUZMAN, she not know when to keep her be important — this seems to be in 2006, about 43 percent able to do some damage con- ANDREW HERNDON, ELIZABETH KANG, were under the age of 25. trol and make it right while MICHAEL LE ROY, DAN LU, What’s a bett er college you’re tending to four other ANDREA MUNIZ, Herd On Campus job than serving restaurant tables. SAMANTHA PATTERSON, JUSTIN PERRY, guests? And don’t forget to smile MINH PHAM, HARVEY RAÑOLA, So here I am, employed, while you’re doing it. SCOTT REYBURN, SAMANTHA RIVERA, but a litt le bummed that this In fact, one of the key JULIANNE SHAPIRO, HOLLY SZKOROPAD, STEPHANIE VALLEJO, RALPH WARNER college gig is taking longer points in the restaurant that than I expected. I work at is, “Smile! You’re on On a bad day, one of my stage!” SENIOR STAFF WRITERS most common gripes to co- See that goofy smile in TARA DUFFY workers is, “I can’t wait to get my opinion picture? For fi ve DANIELLE TORRALBA a real job.” By real job, I mean hours I have that plastered on DAVID ZUGNONI a nine to fi ve, bett er paying my face. and more respected job. My point is, even though But what I’m realizing I’ve been mildly ashamed of ADVERTISING STAFF more is that serving tables can my serving background, there ASHLEY CHAVIRA, DIEP DINH, include all of those things. is no reason to be. SAMANTHA INOUYE, KHALID JIVANI, RYAN KINGSLAND, LILIA LUNA, According to the National Th e people I’ve met at my SHOKO MASUDA, Restaurant Association Web job, fellow employees and RITA MIKHALTCHOUK, Cartoon by BRETT GIFFORD/Spartan Daily site, restaurant jobs represent guests, come from all walks NAMPHUONG VAN 10 percent of total employ- of life. ment in California. Hosts, the Some of my co-workers, individuals who greet hungry who work two or three jobs, ILLUSTRATOR How late night anti-drug commercials guests at the door and seat are single mothers who need CARTY SEWILL them, cooks, who make the the fl exible schedules or are broadcast a contradictive view food, and servers, the kind college students trying to people who make your time make a living. PHOTOGRAPHERS parenting and border control. Th e underlying message being at a restaurant enjoyable, are Th is is a real job. MIKE ANDERSON STEFAN ARMIJO As disturbing and misguided delivered by those commercials just a few of the positions in SANDRA SANTOS as these commercials are, what is “protect your stash.” the restaurant industry. Andrea Muniz is a YOUNG-SUNG KWON concerns me most is the message Aft er two misguided anti- If you have ever worked Spartan Daily staff writer. that they are not trying to tell. drug commercials in a row, my any of the many roles in a In all of my many years of fi ngers slowly found their way to ADVISERS rott ing my brain on the idiot the remote. RICHARD CRAIG, News box, I have never seen a single Before I could change the MACK LUNDSTROM, News commercial that even mentions channel, the next commercial BRETT GIFFORD JAN SHAW, News methamphetamines. Th e only popped on and ironically it MICHAEL CHEERS, Photojournalism Staff Writer heroin-related commercial was seemed surprisingly pro-pot. TIM HENDRICK, Advertising DID YOU KNOW... the funny-as-hell remake of the Jack in the Box has brought TIM BURKE, Production Chief TIM MITCHELL, Design “Your Brain on Drugs” commer- back their stoner-guy in the JOHN SHRADER, Multimedia Last night I was watching TV cial that aired a few years ago. drive-thru commercials. PAT WALLRAVEN, Business Manager and saw another one of those Since leaving high school, I Th is time our red-eyed friend You can get ticketed anti-drug commercials. have seen fi rsthand what these tries to buy 99 tacos for two cents DISTRIBUTION Th is one made the claim that two drugs can do to people. before an imaginary Jack corrects ANDREW IDUL smoking marijuana will cause I don’t need to know the sta- the mistake. in California for GURDIP CHERA you to wrap yourself in a giant tistics to understand how dam- And there lies the true marijuana cocoon — try not aging heroin and meth can be. danger of marijuana use — the OPINION PAGE POLICY to salivate — and miraculously I’ve seen friends and acquain- munchies. driving too slowly? emerged as a Homer Simpson tances literally whither and rot Naysayers tout pot as the Letters to the editor may be placed in caricature that lives with his par- because of meth, and turn into ultimate gateway drug. the letters to the editor box in the Spartan Daily offi ce in Dwight Bentel Hall, Room ents. shaky skeletons of their former I’m not buying that. A driver may also be 209, sent by fax to (408) 924-3282, OK, maybe I am taking this selves because of heroin. Considering most kids get e-mailed to [email protected]. too literally. But hey, stoners are the real high on glue or steal a beer from edu or mailed to the Spartan Daily Th is message is coming from problem, right? dear ol’ dad long before they suspended, be placed Opinion Editor, School of Journalism and the same people who told us Th e next commercial turned ever touch weed, Elmer’s Glue Mass Communications, San Jose State that smoking pot will cause you out to be instructional, teaching and Budweiser are just as much University, One Washington Square, to shoot your friend, run over a parents on how to keep their kids gateway drugs as marijuana. on probation or have San Jose, CA 95112-0149. child whose parents are neglect- out of their stash. At least Jack has found a way Letters to the editor must contain the ful enough to let her ride a bike Th e same people who equate to use pot in a semi-positive author’s name, address, phone number, in the drive-thru, and, of course, marijuana with al-Qaida are manner, even if it is just to fatt en signature and major. Letters become his or her driving support terrorism. teaching our nation’s most so- its wallet. property of the Spartan Daily and may be edited for clarity, grammar, libel and It seems that the people who cially acceptable habitual drug If I had a point here, I seem to length. Only letters of 300 words or less come up with these commercials users how to keep their kids from have forgott en it already. privileges revoked. will be considered for publication. get their weed facts from watch- jacking their stores of Valium, I guess that means it’s taco Published opinions and advertisements ing too many movies. Percocet and Cialis pills. time. do not necessarily refl ect the views of the E a c h o f t h e s e a r g u m e n t s I guess it is time parents real- Spartan Daily, the School of Journalism is based on social woes that ize that they bring high-quality Brett Gifford is a Spartan —californiadmvdefense.com and Mass Communications or SJSU. have nothing to do with the drugs right into their homes and Daily staff writer. The Spartan Daily is a public forum. drug, such as gun control, bad take some responsibility. 6PAGE A & E MONDAY,,, MAY 11, 2009 RESTAURANT REVIEW: SA-BY THAI CUISINE Thai this restaurant in a bow and give it as a gift

Let the smiling waitress bring the meat. restaurant about three times a MINH PHAM you back to the booths, where If you have already slurped week just to get my fi x. Joking Staff Writer you can gaze and be amazed by your fair share of noodles, treat aside, the dish really is spectacu- Nemo and Dory, still surviving your tongue to the perfection lar — and to my delight simple, It might be prett y easy to in the giant fi sh tank, while you that is Sa-by’s curry. If you think too. pass by restaurant Sa-By Th ai wait for your food. At lunchtime, Flamin’ Hot Cheetos are spicy, If you’re not a fan of bananas, Cuisine, located at 346 East Wil- the best bang for your buck is the then adamantly insist that you then you might get a litt le nutt y liam St., with all the shrubbery specials, which are under seven want absolutely no spiciness in for coconuts. Sa-By’s sticky rice covering its beige-colored walls. bucks. your curry. Th ai food is notori- and mango off ers the freshest Upon entering, one might take a Th ere is a huge variety of all ous for how spicy it can get. mangos you didn’t know where look at the karaoke stage, picture the popular Th ai dishes. Most Th e yellow curry is like silken in San Jose , accompanied by the horrifi c images of disco lights popular is pad Th ai, stir-fried coconut milk, fl avored with car- sweet, coconut-y rice that melts and bad singing, and then bolt vermicelli noodles harboring the rots, potatoes and various spices. in your mouth. It’s not oft en I — but don’t. sweet, savory and tangy fl avors Exotic and rich, it’s one of my fa- compliment dishes that claim Sa-By not only tries to please that have given Th ai food its large vorites. to be desserts, yet show no trace your palett e, but also your mood. following. Once you’ve fi nished your of chocolate. If you’re going for lunch, the ka- Out of the choices of beef, plate and have sampled your If you’re hankering to try raoke is usually closed. And if chicken, shrimp and tofu, friend’s, order dessert. Your stom- something new, venture no fur- you’re going for dinner, the food whichever I pick, I tell them ach will just have to make room. ther than two blocks from the will more than make up for the to reduce the amount of meat Sa-by’s fried banana and ice SJSU dormitories to fi nd an en- possible bad music coming from and add more noodles be- cream dessert is laced with crack ergetic, litt le restaurant, ready to The exterior of Sa-By Thai MINH PHAM / SPARTAN DAILY drunken patrons. cause the ratio always favors cocaine and had me going to the impress you with its big fl avors. Cuisine restaurant

Quality face time with pastries EAT OF THE WEEK and stars, showing the price and good amount of red bean paste, JESSICA FROMM name of each product in both which admitt edly took some Staff Writer English and Japanese. gett ing used to. Th e bakery’s freshly baked, Th e taste was sweet and Have you noticed that almost carb-heavy off erings fi t into two not unpleasant, but the re- everything sold in Japanese mar- categories: savory and sweet. fried bean texture seemed kets has a face? No, seriously, Almost everything sold at Clo- odd combined with its swishy, take a look sometime. ver is under $2. breaded chocolate-coated ex- Brightly colored boxes of terior. Th e paste was also ex- candy stare out at you through “In Japanese cooking, tremely heavy. Th is sweet printed smiley faces. Containers meat products seem bun could probably be a meal of noodles leer from the shelves in itself. with drawn-on winks. Even to be the only foods In Japanese cooking, meat

shrink-wrapped fruit is adorned products seem to be the only Daily FROMM / Spartan JESSICA with two dots for the eyes and that don’t have their foods that don’t have their own a pucker. own mugs, probably mugs, probably because they ac- Japanese packaging is heavy tually did have faces at one point. on the cutesy anthropomor- because they actu- Unless it’s the Super Bowl pig in JAPANESE PASTRIES phism, and baked goods are ally did have faces a blanket, meat-fi lled bread isn’t no exception. very popular in the U.S., though CLOVER BAKERY & CAFE On a recent trip to San Jose’s at one point.” in other parts of the world it’s all Japanese-themed Strawberry over the place. Plaza on Moorpark Avenue, I Let’s start with sweet. Its Clover’s savory keema curry 342 Moorpark Ave. #A came across a place where the mini cocoa melon bread ($1) is bread with ground beef ($1.75) rolls had faces. At Clover Bak- a pale, sugar-dusted bun com- followed suit. Th e round bread ery & Cafe, the ingredients plete with chocolate eyes, glass- had a nice, golden-brown crust and presentation were quirky, es and a smiley mouth accented sprinkled with fl akey bits. eTh but the carbohydrates were with sprinkles. fi rst bite revealed a strongly cur- scrumptious. On fi rst bite, the bun is sur- ry-spiced sautéed beef fi lling, If you’re in the mood for prisingly moist and crumbly surrounded by chewy bread. It some funky Japanese baked with a dense, crisp, cookie-like reminded me of a slider in bun goods, look no further then this outside. It has a pleasant, mildly form. Th is bread would be great itt y-bitt y bakery. Specializing in sweet taste, but the bun’s fl a- for a picnic or school lunch, and traditional Japanese breads and vor didn’t really hint at melon. would be even bett er if zapped baked goods, this litt le place is Th e bread was more like a soft , in the microwave for a few sec- all about a “kawaii” (cute in Jap- round sugar cookie that was onds. anese) personal touch. Clover well accented by the chocolate Other peculiar off erings at off ers delicious but weird com- syrup on top. Th e fl avor is not in Clover include its croquett e binations, such as chow mein your face, but I still couldn’t put burger bun, a succulent carb and spaghett i baked into bread, it down. on carb mini-burger fi lled with topped with hot dog slices. Another visage-adorned cabbage and a fried potato cro- When you enter Clover, food I tried was their sweet red quett e. It also sells a UFO bun, you’ll see a small Italian soda and bean paste bread ($1.75). Th is a large, green pastry with green coff ee bar to the left , and shelves larger pastry featured raisins for angel food cake on the inside, of neatly individually packaged eyes, which were accented with and chocolate cake on the out- baked items to the right. Several chocolate frosting for eyebrows side. cafe tables with tea candles are and a mouth. So, if you’re craving some arranged by the lace-curtained A trio of quirky bread knobs authentic Asian-style pastries windows in front. sat on top of the bun, indicating and are willing to try something Tiny signs next to the breads a nose and cheeks. Th is bun was new, check out this fanciful lit- are hand drawn in a cartoon much more bread-like, and less tle Japanese bakery. You won’t style, illustrated with hearts cookie-like. It was fi lled with a regret it.