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By KIMBERLY TSAO for the week of Feb. 11 because it’s Staff Writer the last day to add classes. Also, sys- tem downtime occurs on one Sun- The SJSU community will be able day every month, from midnight to to see changes in MySJSU.edu some 6 a.m. time this semester, or by this summer. “There’s a new requirement from Overcrowding in SJSU Classes: the federal government that all of our Venues and Enrollment Caps Web sites be acceptable to people “The enrollment caps are decided with disabilities,” said Marilyn Ra- by the department chair,” said Emi disch, the senior projects manager. Nobuhiro, director of academic plan- “It’s not only MySJSU, but all Web ning and budgets. “It depends on sites are required to do so by 2012. the curriculum, also what the course She said that the visually impaired classifi cation is, if it’s a seminar, lec- must have screen readers on the site, ture, or lab or activity.” and also, people prone to having sei- Seminar classes are supposed to zures are considered when designing be smaller than lectures. the new CMS site. “That was the general impression, “Some things trigger seizures but these days that doesn’t necessar- JAMES JEFFREY / SPECIAL TO THE DAILY more than others do,” she said. “If ily hold true, because sometimes, if Alanna Mancebo (left), Carolyn Manning (right), both freshmen social work majors, and Marianne Mendezona (center), a freshman you had fl ashing lights that moved it’s a class that’s for the major, it’s the across the screen and all that stuff, only class,” Nobuhiro said. “They journalism major, spent their Sunday afternoon studying on Tower Lawn. you can’t do that in a Web site be- may have to have a larger seminar cause that could trigger problems for than they would like.” people.” “We have 175 classrooms that are Spring Fever? It’s a bit too soon for that CMS is working on improve- considered university lecture space,” ments that will allow the faculty and Nobuhiro said. Still, she said, there By COLLEEN WATSON — makes you actually want to go “I think it’s nice because we can and tank tops for the fi rst time this staff to see the same pages students aren’t enough classrooms. Staff Writer outside, but it’s going to rain again go outside and do homework,” said year. view in order to facilitate updates Nobuhiro said the mornings are eventually.” Amy Kauser, a junior majoring in “It’s amazing. I’ve been trapped and changes. the most popular Spring offi cially starts March There were about 20 students television, radio, fi lm and theatre. inside for how many months?” said But, to reas- times for class, 20, but it didn’t look like winter at relaxing and soaking up the sun in Not everyone was happy to see Katie Rouse a freshman interior sure students, the Monday, Feb. 11 between — 9 a.m. SJSU this weekend. front of Campus Village on Sunday the sun. design major. “I just went down to faculty “won’t • Last day to add classes and 1:30 p.m. — “I’m tired of rain. Rain makes afternoon. Some sat on blankets in “I miss the rain.” said Sarah Santa Cruz yesterday. It’s great to be able to do • Late registration ends with Wednesday you down. Rain can depress you,” shorts or rolled up pants, enjoying Cade, a junior animation major. be outside.” anything to it,” • Last day to request options: being the night said Portia Hardin, a freshman the mild weather while trying to “Gray skies is what I like,” On the grass bordering the walk- Radisch said. Academic Renewal, Credit/No most students take hospitality major, lamenting that do some homework. Others sat on Elsewhere on campus, small way near the barbecue pits a group “What’s re- Credit, Audit Instructor drop night classes. spring wasn’t actually here yet. benches with friends or talked on groups strolled down Paseo de of students played Frisbee golf next stricted from deadline She said she “The sun brightens up your day their cell phones. Cesar Chavez airing out shorts to a couple studying on the lawn. staff and faculty didn’t know ex- on campus is Tuesday, Feb. 12 actly why that your social secu- • $45 late add fee assessed was but ventured rity number, your a guess: “Monday date of birth, Wednesday, Feb. 13 Night Football.” INSIDE your ethnicity, • Payment due date Nobuhiro said the A mentor is remembered your gender, and the opening of if you have a dis- Tuesday, Feb. 19 new sections de- Daily By KATE TAYLOR “When I fi rst started here I kept ability,” she said. • Enrollment Census date pends on the staff Staff Writer saying, ‘Now who’s that professor “They can’t see and money avail- Kevin that looks like Kenny Rogers?’” said any of that.” Wednesday, Feb. 20 able. The student Corker, A memorial service sponsored CROSS-COURT Sue Maples, assistant to the dean of “(The CSU) • Add fee increases to $150 demand is also ACTION former SJSU by the SJSU College of Engineering the college of engineering. had to fi nd some- a factor. Many With a 7-0 sweep over Sonoma Engineering was held Thursday night in the En- Lilly Wilderman, administrative thing that would classrooms, for State, the SJSU women’s tennis professor, was gineering auditorium for Professor support coordinator for the industrial work on a large campus, and one example, are available on Fridays, team dominated to start the spring remembered Kevin Corker, who died of cancer at and systems engineering department, company that was able to provide all but hardly any classes are scheduled season. Junior Silvana Dukic for being age 54 on Jan. 17. said Corker was a bright and gener- of it, and PeopleSoft could,” Radisch on that day because most students led the way in singles, sweeping “bright and Corker started teaching at San ous person who loved mentoring his said. FCT and Oracle were the other don’t want to register for them. in two sets. generous.” Jose State University in 1999, and students. two programs they looked at using. “Some enrollment caps are also See SPORTS, page 4 became an associate dean of the Col- Joy Leighton, director of com- “PeopleSoft goes through several determined by their curriculum, lege of Engineering shortly after be- upgrades,” said SJSU Registrar Mar- like if it’s a GE course, and it’s say, CORKER REPUTATION coming a professor. See , Page 2 ian Sofi sh. a Critical Thinking class,” she said. “What we basically did, mostly, “It has its special classifi cation, and OF ISLAM was just to change the look of it,” she just like the 100W, they’re not sup- Readers respond passionately to a said. “It used to be a portal a couple posed to have more than 27 students Spartan Daily column that asked: Setting of years ago, but we took it off be- in a class. That’s determined by the “Who are the real terrorists?” cause we really weren’t using any of course classifi cation.” See OPINION, page 5 the stage the portal properties.” There are three phases in assign- In other words, the portal proper- ing classrooms. MOVIE REVIEW ties are the different links on a Web First, the Offi ce of Academic The documentary “Taxi to the for youth page. But, the MySJSU homepage Scheduling gives the departments Dark Side” investigates the still has them on the left hand side. initial allocations of venues at the alleged of prisoners and They are CMS documents with in- same time. detainees in places such as Abu THE ART OF DANCE: structions to help students navigate Nobuhiro said no single depart- Ghraib. Folklorico dancers from through the site. ment is prioritized over another. The See STUDENT CULTURE, page 3 Jalisco, Mexico, performed “So, we just decided to turn it into list of allocations is usually based on at the Advancing Latino a regular Web page with a login but- the courses and sections the colleges INDEX Achievement Success ton,” Radisch said. previously offered. conference at SJSU’s PeopleSoft is a program now Second, the departments look Classifieds...... 4 Event Center. About owned by Oracle, which does most at the list and sometimes makes re- Columns...... 5 of the work on it. Anything done by quests for classrooms with multime- 3,000 fi fth through 10th Crossword,Sudoku...... 4 Oracle has to be approved by the dia capabilities such as those in the graders and their families SpartaGuide...... 2 Chancellor’s Offi ce of the CSU. Boccardo Business Center. Sports...... 4 were expected for the MySJSU is down almost all Mon- conference Saturday. days from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. except See ADD, Page 2 Student Culture...... 3 CARLOS MORENO/ SPECIAL TO THE DAILY 2 MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2008 CAMPUS NEWS THESPARTANDAILY.COM Associated Press ADD Class sizes peak SSPARTAPARTA GUIDEGUIDE From the Continued from Page 1 building, and its courses are some- EVENT CALENDAR times assigned to Sweeney Hall. She pointed out, however, that In this phase, the requests are met the Communications Lab is now in Today LECTURE: INTERGRATION OF on a fi rst come, fi rst serve basis. Clark Hall, which is nearer to the DESIGN, ART, AND SCIENCE Wire Third, the offi ce does what the department’s building. DANCE PRACTICE – THE WIDE ANGLE VIEW director calls “clean-up,” which in- was planning his own meeting Pride of the Pacifi c Islands. School of Art & Design Gallery Tuesday KANYE, WINEHOUSE volves taking care of the cancelled Monday with Edwards, who con- 8 to 10 p.m. at the Event Center, Studio Night Lecture Series. Ron Holthuysen, HEADLINE EARLY classes and accommodating the rest. fi dants said was torn over which A and B. Creative Director of Scientifi c Art Studio GRAMMY WINNERS Clark Hall has three meeting candidate to back. Contact: Lisa, 925-639-6781 in Richmond. Los Angeles rooms — 100F, G and H. They aren’t WAITLIST POLICY Campaign aides said Solis 5 p.m. in the Art building, Room 133. The Grammys got under way used as classrooms but are available ANSWERS Doyle made the decision to leave • All scheduled class sections Tomorrow Contact: 924-4327, tbelcher@sjsuvm1. with a classic feel, while Kanye to students. Although the rooms don’t on her own and was not urged to do sjsu.edu West and an absent Amy Wine- have overhead projectors, Debra Da- have potential waitlists. so by the former fi rst lady or any STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES house — two of the night’s most vis, an associate dean of undergradu- • If the attendance is not other senior member of the team. WEEKLY DISCUSSION GROUP Wednesday compelling storylines — were ate studies, said they are set up to full, a student may sign up for But it comes as Clinton struggles A supportive environment for SJSU stu- among the early leaders at Sunday house Power Point presentations. a waitlist. A student must meet to catch Obama in fundraising and COUNSELING SERVICES night’s ceremony. The reservation policy for the the prerequisites to be ap- dents with disabilities to socialize, share momentum and faces the prospect STUDENT WORKSHOP West won three trophies at the rooms has been lenient so far. If no proved for a class. and discuss their personal experiences. pre-telecast ceremony: best rap of losing every voting contest yet Bring your own lunch. First Generation College Student Workshop. one has reserved the space, students • A student’s position on the solo performance for “Stronger,” to come in February. 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. 6 to 7 p.m. at MOSAIC Cross Cultural Center. are free to use the rooms. waitlist changes if students best rap song for “Good Life” and Amy D’anna, the administrative Contact: Sybille Ulrike and Carolyn Rit- Contact: Veronica Mendoza, 924-5921 best rap performance by a duo or UP TO 53 KILLED ahead are added or dropped tenbach, [email protected] coordinator of First Year Retention off of the waitlist. group for his collaboration with SUNDAY IN IRAQ and Students in Transition Program, LECTURE: NETWORKING Baghdad • Students can waitlist up to Common on “Southside.” said some students have reserved the LIVE MUSIC: CHAMBER MUSIC THROUGH PEOPLE, Car bombs and gunmen struck Winehouse also won three: spaces for entire days. 12 units. School of Music & Dance “Student THROUGH A MENTOR new U.S. allies, police and civil- best new artist, best pop vocal al- Student organizations cannot re- • Students on the waitlist Showcase.” Saxophone studio of Profes- Delta Sigma Pi Professional Event: ians Sunday in northern Iraq, kill- bum for “Back to Black” and best serve rooms for an entire semester, have priority over general add sor Dale Wolford, featuring Jarrod Neff , Sharon Preston, Project Specialist and ing as many as 53 people. The female pop vocals. Davis said. Students can reserve requests (or those not on the saxophonist, and trumpet studio of University Relations and College recruit- spate of attacks came even as a room in Clark Hall via e-mail. waitlist). Professor Kathryn Adduci. ing from CISCO Systems, will come and the American military released a MORE THAN HALFWAY Stricter guidelines, however, will be • If students are moved from captured diary and another docu- Admission is free. talk about the importance of networking THROUGH SEASON, in place by next month. the waitlist into the class, they ment they say show al-Qaida in 12:30 to 1:15 p.m. at the Music build- and having a mentor before graduating. CLINTON CHANGES For the College of Humanities Iraq cracking under a Sunni revolt will receive a confi rmation mes- ing Concert Hall. 9 to 10:30 p.m. at the Student Union, CAMPAIGN MANAGER and the Arts, which has its depart- against its brutal tactics. sage via MySJSU. Contact: Joan Stubbe, 924-4649, Almaden room. Washington ment offi ces in various buildings The violence coincided with a • But, if students are moved [email protected] Contact: [email protected] Democratic Sen. Hillary Rod- across campus with no central locale, visit by Defense Secretary Rob- up on the waitlist, there is no ham Clinton replaced campaign Nobuhiro said “we have to give them ert Gates to Baghdad, where he notifi cation. Sparta Guide is provided free of charge to students, faculty and staff members. manager Patti Solis Doyle with classrooms as close to their depart- warned that hard choices face Th e deadline for entries is noon, three working days before the desired publica- longtime aide Maggie Williams ments as we can.” • It is the student’s responsibility Iraq’s political leaders on how tion date. Space restrictions may require editing of submission. Entries are print- on Sunday, engineering a shake- Other departments, such as com- to check the status of waitlisted to stabilize the country despite ed in the order in which they are received. Submit entries online at thespartan- up in a presidential campaign munication studies, have its own classes each day. struggling to overcome rival Sen. promising new signs of progress daily.com or in writing at DBH 209. Barack Obama’s fi nancial and po- toward reconciliation. SOURCE: SJSU.EDU litical strengths. The deadliest bombing on Sun- The surprise announcement day was near Balad, 50 miles north came hours after Obama’s sweep of of Baghdad, against a checkpoint Obama wins three contests Saturday and shortly manned jointly by Iraqi police and STORY IDEA? before the Illinois senator won cau- members of an awakening group. cuses in Maine on Sunday. Iraqi police said a suicide truck Maine Determined to stem the tide, bomber targeted a checkpoint CALL THE Clinton turned to a longtime con- manned by U.S.-allied fi ghters Democratic fi dante to manage her operations and Iraqi police at the entrance of DAILY while the campaign acknowledged a bridge in the district of Yathrib that she made a private visit to on the outskirts of Balad. Security caucuses North Carolina this week to seek forces opened fi re on the driver, 924-3281 ASSOCIATED PRESS the endorsement of former rival but he managed to detonate his John Edwards. Her rival Obama payload. AUGUSTA, Maine — Barack Obama defeated Hillary Rodham Clinton in Maine presidential cau- cuses Sunday, grabbing a majority of delegates as the state’s Demo- crats overlooked the snowy weather CINTHIA RODRIGUEZ / SPARTAN DAILY and turned out in heavy numbers for Guests sign a picture frame during Kevin Corker’s memorial on municipal gatherings. Democrats in 420 Maine towns Feb. 7 at the Engineering building Auditorium. and cities were deciding how the state’s 24 delegates will be allotted at the party’s national convention in CORKER About 100 August. Despite the weather, turn- out was “incredible,” party execu- tive director Arden Manning said. paid respects at service With 87 percent of the partici- pating precincts reporting, Obama led in state delegates elected over Continued from Page 1 of his treatments or his health situ- Clinton, 1,837 to 1,277, with 17 un- ation.” committed. Maples said about 100 people Obama won at least 13 of munications and publications for attended Thursday’s service, includ- Maine’s delegates to the national the dean’s offi ce, said Corker was ing Corker’s family. convention, with three still left to incredibly successful with research, College of Engineering Dean award. Clinton won at least eight. In securing more than $7 million in Belle Wei spoke along with Louis the overall race for the nomination, grants. Freund, the industrial and systems Clinton leads with 1,135, including He taught graduate courses in the engineering department chair. separately chosen party and elected industrial and systems engineering Freund commented that Corker offi cials known as superdelegates. department, as well as worked on the had done some of his best work over Obama has 1,106. college’s Human Automation Lab. the last year despite his illness, ac- The voting came a day after Wilderman said that Corker was a cording to Maples. Obama and Clinton made person- huge contributor to the college but had “It was a very nice tribute to al appeals here and after Obama to step down because he was sick. him,” Wilderman said. “It was a lot picked up wins in Louisiana, Ne- “He’s been fi ghting this battle for of fun to hear some of the stories braska and Washington. a year and fi nally lost it,” she said. that some of his colleagues and pro- Organizers had expected heavy “(He) never complained about any fessors told.” participation at the caucuses, but snow was falling and gusting winds hit as many of the gatherings were scheduled. The weather didn’t appear to have hurt turnout. Caucuses started late in Bangor and several other lo- cations across the state because so many people showed up that they were lined up outside the doors. In Maine’s largest city, Demo- crats carrying “Obama” and “Hill- ary” signs waited to get into the citywide caucus at Portland High School in separate lines that snaked nearly three city blocks in opposite directions. Colin Johnson, an Obama sup- porter in Portland, said the Illinois senator is not a typical politician. “I’m convinced he’s a once-in-a- generation leader,” he said. “He’s young and energetic, and Washington and the White House could benefi t from some fresh air,” said Joe Lewis, another Obama sup- porter. But Tony Donovan said Obama can use some more seasoning. Do- navan was supporting Clinton be- cause she, like him, was a baby boomer who shared similar values and because she has the experience and the team to lead in Washington. Student 3 thespartandaily.com Culture MONDAY FEBRUARY 11, 2008 ‘Taxi’ provides Love me... By TARA DUFFY challenging Staff Writer Stressing over what to get your sweetheart for Valentine’s Day when money is tight? Stress no more. ride for viewers Below are some ideas that are affordable and can easily be obtained; remember that Valentine’s Day is Thursday. By ANDREW HERNDON subject’s senses through blindfolds Staff Writer or blackened goggles, ear muffs and Words from the heart breathing masks in order to confuse Homemade cards are always appreciated and can be inexpensive to Thoroughly disturbing and un- the subject and eventually cause make. These things take some effort and thought and will hopefully be nerving, the documentary “Taxi to hallucinations. saved and cherished for years to come. the Dark Side” explores the horrors Gibney’s interviews and video If some instruction is needed, you can pick up “Love Notes: 40 Exqui- of torture through the death of Di- footage pounds a stake into the site Handmade Cards to Express Your Love” at your nearest Wal-Mart. lawar, an Afghan taxi driver, during heart of anyone who cares about The book costs less than $15. According to the book, it can help you write his imprisonment at Bagram Air human life. “the perfect love letter.” Base in . The director’s ability to contrast Using still photographs and between the human conscience and Baked with love video footage, director Alex Gib- lack thereof is mesmerizing. Baked goods are also a great way to go for those of you who are ney (“Enron: The Smartest Guys in With one order, a person must strapped for cash. Making some classic chocolate chip cookies and put- the Room”) takes his audience on a become more savage and brutal ting them in a heart-shaped box that you can fi nd at any dollar store is a twisted trail of classifi ed documents than ever conceived. cute and frugal idea. and uncomfortable interviews with This is what we are to believe You can get creative and make some pretty sugar cookies and cut them former prison guards, interrogators these former interrogators and out in heart shapes and decorate them with pink sugar. and offi cials. guards went through when higher If you don’t feel like spending time in the kitchen, you can have some The fi lm documents and inves- offi cials echoed orders down the “romantic fortune cookies” express-shipped from RedEnvelope (www. tigates the interrogation methods CINTHIA RODRIGUEZ / SPARTAN DAILY “spine” of military rank, according redenvelope.com). One dozen chocolate-covered fortune cookies come in used at Bagram Air Base and the to the documentary. a decorated take-out-style box. The cookies cost $22. Stuff ed animals, cards and candy are popular romantic gifts. Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo Bay When photos of soldiers Lynndie prisons. England and Charles Graner pos- Actions speak louder than words ing with prisoners of war at Abu If you are really strapped for cash, buy a book of “I Love You Coupons” Ghraib prison surfaced, it was still from Wal-Mart for around $4. The book includes “62 coupons redeemable NOT Movie diffi cult to grasp the full concept of for various acts of love, fun and romance from lover to beloved.” ...love me If you are recovering from a bitter breakup, enjoying being single or not Review the actions taken at these overseas Nice and cozy prisons. feeling the Valentine’s Day vibe this year, there are some options for you, Taxi to the Dark Side Old Navy is selling men’s Valentine’s Day boxers for $4.25. They come too. Directed by With one order, in a few different materials and a few different choices of heart patterns. The Dead Flower Florist (www.deadfl owerfl orist.com) offers bouquets of dead roses, ranging from a single dead rose to a two-dozen bouquet. It’s a person must Classic love the perfect revenge gift for an ex-lover who has cheated on you or who has The fi lm begins by focusing on become more savage If you want to choose a classic route, “Be My Valentine, Charlie otherwise done you wrong this year. , a 22-year-old man who Brown” is available on DVD on sale at Target. This movie showcases The new Bullet For My Valentine album, “Scream, Aim, Fire,” costs was accused of having involvement and brutal Charlie and the other members of the Peanuts crew and their Valentine’s less than $15. Bullet For My Valentine’s music provides the perfect alterna- with terrorists. than ever conceived. Day antics. tive to mushy love ballads. Also available is My Bloody Valentine’s release According to the documentary, If your valentine is into nostalgia, Target also offers “A Retro Valentine “Loveless.” Dilawar and three men he was taxi- Candy Gift Box,” which includes candy from the ’50s, ’60s, ’70s, ’80s If you feel like broadcasting your disdain for Valentine’s Day, you can ing were apprehended by local Af- Gibney’s fi lm now puts those ac- and ’90s. This would also make a great gift for Mom or Dad. purchase a T-shirt proclaiming “I’m not with stupid anymore” or “I think, ghan authorities and turned over to tions into perspective. therefore I am single” from Kissing Frog Shops (www.cafepress.com/kiss- U.S. soldiers for a cash reward on Following in the footsteps of A good heart ing_frogs). T-shirts are $20. the grounds that Dilawar and his Gall and Golden, Gibney attempts You may want to go the charitable route and donate money to a good ThinkGeek (www.Thinkgeek.com) is selling conversation hearts from passengers were involved in a rock- to remove the shroud of ignorance cause. You can purchase cards from Save the Children (www.savethechil- Despair Inc. called Bittersweets. The candies feature sayings such as “I got et attack on a U.S. military base. from the faces of those who have dren.org), which focuses on children in the United States and around the sober,” “Forget we met” and “Do my dishes.” The hearts are around $10. Grainy footage, photographs, in- fallen victim to censored media. world. You can also make a donation in your loved one’s name. terviews and reenactments tell the From the Bush administration’s story of Dilawar’s fi nal days in the defi nition of torture and the denial Sweet as honey hands of his captors. of habeas corpus, a “writ ordering Sephora offers Flavored Body Powder by Urban Decay. The edible Not only did Gibney interview a person in custody to be brought powder comes in fl avors such as honey and cocoa for around $25. former U.S. personnel, he also trav- before a court” to prevent unlaw- eled to Afghanistan to interview ful incarceration of those detained Dilawar’s brother, Shahpoor. in prisons on foreign soil, this fi lm The fi lm also contains interviews will have even the strongest stirring with New York Times journalists in their seats. Carlotta Gall and Tim Golden, who A powerful fi lm and Oscar-nom- investigated the death of Dilawar inated for Best Documentary Fea- and the abuse of other detainees. ture, “Taxi to the Dark Side” should Gibney touches on the adoption not be missed by anyone who thirsts of sensory deprivation techniques for knowledge. by the CIA. “Taxi to the Dark Side” is play- According to the fi lm, sensory ing at Camera 3 in downtown San deprivation involves hindering the Jose. 4 MONDAY Sports FEBRUARY 11, 2008 thespartandaily.com

Spartan tennis team her team’s chances for the season. partnered with Amber Silverstone in Dukic’s win was followed with a set 5-2, and I just pulled back and “I feel very good about all of SJSU’s top doubles combo. decisive showing by SJSU’s Jenni- won.” impressive in opener, them,” she said. “Anyone of them Tavita and Silverstone won 8-5. fer Williams, who defeated Sonoma Behind by three games, Silver- could step up and take over.” “We fi nally got into a groove and State’s Katie Matthews 6-0, 6-2. stone regrouped and came back to sinks Seawolves The competition started off with started getting some points on the Tavita clinched SJSU’s win over win the second set and the match By COLLEEN WATSON the Spartans beating the Seawolves board,” Tavita said. Sonoma State after defeating Dana 6-3, 7-5. Staff Writer in all three doubles matches 8-5, 8-3, Dana Popescu paired with Silvana Carollo in two sets 6-1, 6-2. Popescu, the No. 4 singles play- and 8-5, to take the lead 1-0. Dukic to win 8-3. “I think I played pretty well, she’s er for the Spartans, won her match The SJSU women’s tennis team Doubles matches are a single-set “I’m really happy with doubles,” a pretty consistent player, but I came against Haley Hickock 6-1, 6-4. started its spring season with a re- played to eight games, the winner Popescu said. “I’ve never been a up big with a couple shots.” Tavita No. 5 singles player junior Sanda sounding 7-0 win against the So- must win by two games. The school doubles player, but now I actually said. “My serve was on today.” Hadzisabic, had the closest match, noma State University Seawolves on that wins two doubles matches re- feel like I actually play a lot better Silverstone had a few more prob- losing her fi rst set 3-6, then winning Friday at the Spartan Courts. ceives one point. doubles than singles.” lems with her singles opponent the next set 6-1. The match was fi nal- The Spartans swept all seven Sinlges matches are played to the Freshmen Anna Guzman and Ga- Stephanie Luk. ized in a tiebreaker, which Hadzis- matches with only one match need- best of seven. Each singles match is briella Filipcik also came away with Though Silverstone won the fi rst abic took 10-7. ANDREW VILLA / SPECIAL TO THE DAILY ing a tiebreaker. played best two out of three sets; for a victory defeating Haley Hickock set, she fell behind in the second set. SJSU’s assistant coach Byron Amber Silverstone was a “I think it’s great that we opened each singles match won the team is and Katie Matthew 8-5. The match was punctuated by long Nepomuceno said he was happy with straight-set winner 6-3, 7-5 in up our season with a win,” said Spar- awarded one point towards the fi nal The singles matches started off rallies and some impressive saves, the Spartan’s performance Friday. tan’s head coach Anh-Dao Nguyen- score. strong as Dukic defeated the Sea- and the two women seemed evenly “They didn’t panic when they her singles match, and teamed Church. “(During) the doubles match me wolves’ Casey O’Connor handily matched. were behind,” Nepomuceno said, up with Ashley Tavita to capture “This is the biggest squad we’ve and Amber got off to a slow start, 6-0, 6-0. “The opponent was hard, and hit “and in a few sets, it paid off.” a doubles win 8-5 Friday against had in years,” Nguyen-Church said, but I think it was just the jitters,” said “I’m very happy,” Dukic said. “I aggressively,” Silverstone said. “I The Spartans will face the Aggies Sonoma State University. adding that she was very confi dent in senior co-captain Ashley Tavita, who think I started out very strong.” did well. I went down in the second at UC Davis on Tuesday at 1:30 p.m.

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Chilling tales from a Islam’s reputation is not bad enough Muslim scripture justifi es terrorism Actually, the media was indeed responsible for a The author asks: “When, in its 1,400 years of exis- not-so-faraway land distorted view of Islam — distorted in Islam’s favor. tence, did Islam coincide with terrorism?” It is only after actually researching and learning about From the beginning. much like in the United States, and never something Islam that I truly came to appreciate what an oppres- See Quran 3:151: “We shall cast terror into the hearts that could wreak havoc in his own household. sive, patriarchal, vindictive, brutal ideology it really is. of those who disbelieve because they ascribe unto Al- Last week Beah spoke on campus to a packed Bar- Forget “religion” — Islam is a system of control that lah partners, for which no warrant hath been revealed. rett Ballroom. And with tales of cocaine, murder and regulates every waking moment of its adherents’ lives, Their habitation is the Fire, and hapless the abode of the living nightmares, the real question was: did anybody trapping them in a perpetual state of equal parts cruelty wrong-doers.” listen to him? Did anybody truly absorb the impact and thought of and apathy. Mohammad himself used terror as a tactic. KRIS ANDERSON You should learn more about your own religion be- thousands of coked-out 13-year-olds running a coun- -Greg fore you spout out absurdities. The Decline of Mojo try at the tip of rifl e bayonets? What’s worse: the brainwashing and assimilation of -C. Smith children to commit an elongated and violent genocide, Muslim terrorists are glorifi ed at home We proceeded to practice killing the prisoners the or the manner in which they carry out their sick orders? way the lieutenant had done it. There were fi ve prison- How many of you will read the opening dialogue Here are the real terrorists and the fact that they are Response to C. Smith ers and many eager participants. … The fi ve men were and drop your jaw and think, “that’s brutal,” only to being glorifi ed by your co-religionists is appalling. lined up in front of us on the training ground with their brush away the true scope of death as easily as chang- Why not write an article addressing the glorifi cation of Interesting comments, only not so. She never bashed hands tied. ing the TV station? terrorists in the Muslim world. Maybe the problem isn’t anyone’s beliefs, yet you bash hers, which proves how We were supposed to slice their throats on the Too many of you will then fi nish your lattes and with non-Muslims. http://www.lauramansfi eld.com/j/ narrow minded some of you are. But, in Islam, we for- corporal’s command. The person whose prisoner died rush to class, trying desperately to conjure an excuse myspace_fi les/image002.jpg give even the less fortunate at the bottom of the intel- quickest would win the contest. for your missing homework. lectual pool. I can’t tell you how to care for anything outside -Glenn L. This “fear” of Islam all comes from the tragic attacks The above retelling, from Ishmael Beah’s book, “A of driving to school and driving home and going to on Sept. 11. However, if some of you on here can an- Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier,” is not work and doing homework and trying to graduate and swer me some questions, I might side with you. fi ction. clawing for a career. Reasons for fear of Muslims are aplenty How is it that Building 7 collapsed almost perfectly It does not exist in the twisted provinces of bomb- I don’t want to. as if it were rigged with explosives. Ask Larry Silver- packed fi lms. It is not up to me to be a martyr for a cause to which The author apparently is indeed remarkably mis- stein, who took out a huge insurance policy months It is not some distant sphere of confl ict from where I was introduced to just a week ago. informed. She questions why there is an association before buying up the entire World Trade Center: http:// we disconnected Americans pointlessly opine. Nor can I tell you what it would be like to stare into between the religion of Islam and terrorism ... perhaps youtube.com/watch?v=7WYdAJQV100. “We had our bayonets out, and we were supposed the bloodshot eyes of a man whose throat sits precipi- because it has been followers of that faith who have Larry said the building was “pulled,” which is a demo- to look in the faces of the prisoners as we took them tously close to the jagged edge of a bayonet. committed the attacks in the name of that religion. Per- lition term meaning bringing down a building with explo- out of this world,” Beah wrote. I cannot tell you what warm blood feels like as it haps it is because some leaders of that faith (Nasral- sives. Sorry, two planes don’t equal three buildings. This is not a televised al-Qaida execution. It is not runs down your forearm, spewing from another man’s lah of the group Hezbollah as one example) take to the Why are up to four of the supposed hijackers still alive? reserved for that far, faraway land called the Middle fatal wound. airwaves, to the pulpits and to any medium available to http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/1559151.stm East. Reading the book was like wading through pools of them on a daily basis, and remind their fl ock that the Why is Israeli involvement in Sept. 11 classifi ed infor- These people don’t have weapons of mass destruc- blood and entrails and accounts of second-hand Amer- West is the enemy. mation?: http://whatreallyhappened.com/spyring.html tion; they are weapons of mass destruction. ican waste — a chilling tale that pried the limp hairs on The connection between terrorism and the Islamic faith So before you bash her and her views do some re- “I had already begun staring at my prisoner. … my neck into rigid arcs. was not some grand scheme cooked up by Western pow- search into who really bombed America, because Islam The corporal gave the signal with a pistol shot and I Beah begins his book exposing his love of music, ers in order to provide a convenient target for backlash or fanatics of Islam would gain nothing. grabbed the man’s head and sliced … .” particularly ’90s American rap: Run DMC, LL Cool J and harassment. The perceptions that others have about us All of you, no matter how brain dead you might be, I’ll stop here ⎯ but the violence won’t. and the like. are determined and shaped by our own actions and behav- have a right to an opinion, but so is the young lady who Beah has killed many men, most with as much ease Then, two pages later entire village populations iors; there is no exception for the religion of Islam. wrote the piece. Personal attacks on her are nothing as chalking a tally mark on a wall. And he as ended scramble from their burning homes in chaos, desper- Of course not all Muslims are terrorists, and those more than a desperate attempt to defl ect attention from nearly all those lives with the same brutal vigor. ately searching for a place where fl ames and rocket- who make such a sweeping generalization are worthy her work. When Beah became a killer, he was 15. propelled grenades haven’t yet scorched the earth. of scorn, but those of us who continue to try to inform How interesting, you can quote the Quran. Here are His horrifi c tale recounts a period only a decade ago And it amazes me that so few of us have reserved fellow Americans about the dangers of radical Islamic some quotes from the Bible: http://home.earthlink.net/ in Sierra Leone, a small country in West Africa nestled room in our hearts to picture those who make trips to extremism are not. The frustrations that the author ex- ~owl233/biblequotes.htm against the Atlantic Ocean. the local markets between pockets of gunfi re or those presses would be better served if they were focused on I’m not knocking the Bible. I have respect for all Caught in the dense African bush, where cassava who fi nd the courage to live in the space between land- her own faith and the followers who give Islam and religions. I’m just proving how pointless quoting these and mango were staples of the Sierra Leonean diet, mines and grenades. Muslims a bad reputation, rather than toward the rest of books is to your argument. and deep in civil war, heartless rebels mutilated entire My soapbox is made of glass — deal with it. At the us who recognize the dangers posed by the attempted villages at a time. The genocide in that country mim- very least I took the time to make room for them. onslaught of religious zealots. -Ilir D. ics what appears in movies like “Rambo,” with both At least I woke up this morning knowing that I at Is it reprehensible that the actions by a few violent sides of the confl ict armed to the teeth with AK-47s least try, despite my vanity, to lift the shroud of my rou- Muslims subject the rest of the Muslim world to greater and bazookas. tine and peek at the suffering the Third World endures. scrutiny and suspicion? Certainly, but that’s what makes And as the war moved from “that terrible thing in a And that is a start. their attacks that much more heinous. Readers can comment on any Spartan Daily far away place,” Beah’s father, mother and two broth- ers all died before he hit puberty. “The Decline of Mojo” appears every Monday. spartandaily -Bryan article at the .com To him, the war was always a topic of conversation, Kris Anderson is a Spartan Daily copy editor. Sometimes you don’t know what you have until you give it away

relationship was long overdue, I felt When you split up with someone, you in an attempt to mask the pain that so many DUIs that he needs to blow for you if things go badly. They will unprepared for the aftermath. will often need to rely on your friends you are going through. They will be into a breathalyzer to start his car. almost always side with your other Even though I am a strong girl to help you pick up the pieces. your shoulders to cry on when you She thinks that he is “the one,” and half. who doesn’t need to rely on a man, Remember Rob and Mikey’s need them, even if it’s a year after the I don’t feel like wasting any more When you are paired up you I am still feeling very lost and alone. friendship from the movie “Swing- relationship ended. breath convincing her otherwise. sometimes forget about the things I haven’t had to deal with that emo- ers”? Just like Rob, your friends will Lately I have been thinking about What an unpleasant surprise it that you once enjoyed doing, and it tion for many years. remind you that life goes on. They a friend who is a repeat offender will be if he doesn’t end up being becomes all about the other person. By TARA DUFFY Staff Writer This is the man who stood by my will remind you that the grass is when it comes to ditching your friends “the one” and she has no pals to fall Especially at the beginning of a rela- side as I moved four times in one greener on the other side, that there when you’re dating somebody. back on when it ends. tionship, when everything is new and year. This is the man who stood by are many other fi sh in the sea. They When she’s living the single life, When you are with someone it is exciting, it can be easy to lose your Why is it that some friends forget me while I freaked out when my will let you know that your relation- she will be constantly stopping by to easy to fall into the routine of hang- head about the situation. your name when they have a boy- mother got cancer. This is the man ship was never as good as you thought hang out, calling daily and basically ing out and establishing relationships When this happens it is easy to friend or girlfriend? who stood by me while I freaked out it was and that you just couldn’t see it being your best pal. As soon as she with your partner’s friends. These feel that your friends will just have I have recently come to realize for the year-and-a-half that my broth- from the inside looking out. gets hooked up, she is out the door. people are new and exciting, and you to understand. They’ve gone through the true importance of having good er was serving in Iraq. Your friends will be the ones who This has been a pattern for years want to impress them. In situations this at some point, too, right? I don’t friends. One of the things that eased my will be telling you that you are too now. like this, it is easy to let your own think that this is a good excuse. In the At the beginning of this year I en- mind at this time is that I kept great good for your former boyfriend or She’s now with a guy who she friends fall by the wayside. end I think that if you take care of dured breaking up with my boyfriend relations with my friends and have girlfriend. You will rely on them to thinks might be “the one.” What a The truth of the matter is that your your friends, they will want to take of fi ve years. Although the end of the made it a point to make time for them. take you out and let you get drunk shocker. He’s an alcoholic and has partner’s friends will not be there care of you, too.

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