Spoins ENTERTAINMENT Karate instructor lends 30 IMAX film 'Thrill Ride' gives the years' worth of experience history of rollercoasters and more to SJSU Page 5 Page 4 One Washington Square ART maiN San Jose, CA 95192-0149 S DAIL SDAlLYPjrnc.sjsu.edu Tuesday 1 id ti c I I:;, .Vtr. (if; Serving San close State University in 1934 Ileccinhci 7, 1.99.9 Kappas in the Park Honor fraternity represents SJSU Daily staff report Epsilon Kappa nabbed one of phi100 trees to decorate in downtown San Jose's Christmas in the Park display. The San Jose State University human performance department honor fraterni- ty competed with 300 other applicants for the right to decorate a Christmas tree. Lorenzo Rodriguez, the president of F'hi Epsilon Kappa, said having a tree would be a great honor for the fraterni- ty and the school. Phi Epsilon Kappa tree "Being part of the community is a Above, the big deal to us (Phi Epsilon Kappa)," is decorated with baseballs, basket- Rodriguez said. "It's great to have balls, dumbbells and snewman tennis something that represents our school player ornaments. there (at Christmas in the Park.)" Phi Epsilon Kappa made their own passerby checks out the Phi decorations with the names of the Lett, A major's concentrations on them. Blue Epsilon Kappa, the honor society of and gold ornaments, including base- the human performance department, balls, basketballs, dumbbells and snow- Christmas Tree that stands inside men holding tennis rackets, made up Christmas in the Park held yearly at the decorations on the tree. Cesar Chavez Park. The tree, near The students commemorated the display by decorating the tree yester- the vendors in the south side of the day. park, is one of many trees decorated Barbara Conry, a professor in the by different companies, organizations Photos by Chris Corpora/Spartan Daily human performance department who and local schools. advised the project, said having a tree "The students spent a lot of time Conry said that despite the sense of "Word got out a little late," Conry at Christmas in the Park would give putting this event together." Conry unity that developed during Christmas said. "We will try to keep that in mind students an opportunity to work said. "It's also a good way to generate In the Park, she regretted there was no so we can have some teacher interac- together outside of school. inters'-it in our fraternity." faculty involvement. tion with the students for next year." Surviving Depression WWII forces change By Lance Analla ter's degree in engineering from SJSU in Student population flourishes despite adversity Daily staff writer the 1950s and was a professor of avia- tion for 30 years, said the sports pro- To say campus life during the height grams brought unity to the campus. By Christina Lucarotti could not afford a meal, Matthews of World War II was vastly different than "Everyone was involved," Leonard Daily staff writer said. today would be an understatement. said. "The football stadium was always Editorials were written in the San In the fall of 1939, when "the war to filled and there was a lot of school spir- Editor's note: San Jose State Jose Mercury-Herald advising home- end all wars" was beginning, the campus it." University is old. So old, in fact, we can makers to require "back-door knock- of San Jose State University was drasti- Despite the apparent unification of tell the story of the 1900s through it. ers" to do chores in exchange for their cally different than what a student the student body, there was a strong With that said, we present the handouts. might see today. anti-war attitude which was especially Depression- and World War II-eras in Despite the effects of the Depression 1935. "Actually, our students are now The boundaries of the school ran from prevalent in the school newspaper, the today's installment of "Spartans on local society, San Jose State taking such programs but we, are Fourth to Seventh streets, and from San Spartan Daily. The paper ran numerous through the century." JO. University continued to flourish. unable to recognize them officially, Carlos to San Fernando avenues, accord- editorials against American involve- It was 1930 when Santa Clara Even with a population decrease of being limited to degrees in education." ing to an essay written by Paul Boisvert, ment in the second World War. In a poll County got its roots in high-tech inno- about 10,000 people between 1930 and In 1930, SJSU began the first college "San Jose State College, Marching taken of 350 students in June 1941, 87 vations with the construction of the 1940 in San Jose, enrollment at SJSU training program for police officers Towards the Sun: An Analysis of the percent opposed entering the war, while Naval Air Station Sunnyvale, later to be increased, reaching the 4,000 mark by now known as the administration of Impact and changes of World War II on 62 percent were against giving supplies known as Moffett Field. 1940, said Cecilia Mullen, head of SJSU justice department in the United the Students and College," in the collec- to Great Britain. However, after the The jobs created by the Naval Base special collections. States. tion called "Passports." SJSU was also bombing of Pearl Harbor by Japan on project helped San Jose survive the The success of SJSU may have been Also that year, the school began pro- the largest university in the state in Dec. 7, 1941, the students of SJSU were Depression. the result of President Thomas William ducing theatrical plays and broke terms of population with an enrollment ready to join the fight. San Jose, similar to the majority of MacQuarrie's efforts to change the ground for the men's gymnasium on the of 3,900. The school president at the time, Tom cities across the country, was afflicted school from a teachers college to a state southwest corner of campus. Ground for During this time, SJSU was regarded MacQuarrie, told students: 'Don't expect by poverty and unemployment after the college. the new science building was broken in as a sports powerhouse, according to to be a pushover. Go about your daily 1929 stock market crash, according to "If approved, we shall have all the February of 1932. Boisvert's essay. By the end of the 1939 work, do your duty as well as you can, Glenna Matthews, author of "A . privileges of a liberal arts college with Both the men's gymnasium, located football season, the Spartan football and be ready when a call comes." California Middletown: The Social the added right to grant degrees in pre- next to Uchida Hall, and the science team was undefeated and the highest- By 1942, SJSU had 950 students serving History of San Jose in the Depression." engineering, pre-medical and pre-law building, located next to Washington scoring team in the nation. in the armed forces, according to Boisvert's It was during this time the first soup work," said MacQuarrie, two years Tom Leonard, who received a mas- kitchen opened, giving food to those who before the college's name change in See Depression, page 6 See WWII, page 6 New editors ready to split duties Respecting authority making sure the newspaper gets By Erika Coma published. Lundstrom said. .aily staff writer "I'm pleased While on her "By sharing the load, the two way to an aero- will be will be able to take on other The chairs are about to be they coursework have a life," bics class, warmed by different bodies in the given the Lundstrom said. Carnssa Wilson news and advertising rooms of the Mr. Bad Example, Williams, is cannot resist Spartan Daily. opportunity to a good example of someone who The position of executive editor stopping for a believes giving back is just as few minutes to of the Daily will be shared by add executive important as receiving. Williams Aaron Williams and Margaret wants to give back to the journal- pet 5-year-old Bethel. Joshna Patel will be the responsibility ism program at San Jose State police dog new advertising director. University what he got out of it Judge. The Jeremiah Oshan, the current to newspaper to help others come up, he said. executive editor, who will be grad- German experience." "I'm really exited about it," he Shepherd was uating at the end of this month, said, referring to his new position. said it was a good semester and When Spring 2000 comes, waiting with the believes that along with the Mack Lundstrom Williams said being editor will be University Police returning staff, the Daily will a great honor. Department K-9 keep building and take the paper Spartan Daily adviser "I think Margaret and I can to another level. Officer Tom bring SJSU the type of news it Pomeroy for "It's better to try and fail than Lundstrom, one of the papers needs and wants to read," the not to try at all," Oshan said. advisers. Williams said. Winter Break He said this was a great place "I'm pleased they will be given He said he and Margaret think Resource Fair in to learn new things to do some- the opportunity to add executive alike when it comes to news judg- the Seventh thing extraordinary, instead of responsibility to newspaper expe- ment, and believes they will com- Street plaza. settling for mediocre. rience," Lundstrom said. plement one another. Both Bethel and Williams have The job of executive editor con- Williams has been on the staff had extensive experience on the sumes the life of anyone who David Heller / Spartan Daily Spartan Daily, according to Mack takes on the responsibility of See Editors, page 6 FORUM San ltie State l’iiieiNity Death opens eyes Long-time football to opportunities player deserves life has to offer respect he earned Prophecies Mike Osegueda JEREMIA H OSHA n' STAFF WRITER Life is short.