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SPARTAN DAILY MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2006 — VOLUME 127, ISSUE 12 — THESPARTANDAILY.COM SERVING SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY SINCE 1934 Sharks test waters with new ‘Life on Standby’: Coming Tuesday: A&E brings players at training camp, page 3 ‘Survivor’ plays the race card, page 2 you the latest in entertainmentA&E Campus “We have a trust fund for Raising our dog, because she is a may ban part of the family,” —Steve Heinen, funds Skype dog owner VoIP could pose security for shot threat to SJSU network By Stefanie Chase Daily Staff Writer o cer Students and faculty at San Jose State University may have to nd a new way to communicate with people around the world if a ban Fraternity members on Skype, a voice-over Internet protocol, is implemented. hope to collect $3,000 A policy statement was released last week explaining why Skype By Heather Driscoll may no longer be allowed at SJSU. Daily Staff Writer Don Baker, interim associate Chi Pi Sigma fraternity is looking to vice president of university com- raise funds for the family of fallen o - puting and telecommunications, cer Je rey Fontana, when three members said some of the reasons include walk in his memory for the 2006 COPS the use of state resources for retail Walk in Washington, D.C., this October. purposes and the fear of acquiring Concerns of Police Survivors Inc., also computer viruses. known as COPS, is a nationwide non- According to the Skype Web pro t organization providing resources site, “Skype is a little piece of so - to assist in rebuilding lives of families of ware that lets you make free calls to law enforcement o cers killed in the line anyone else on Skype, anywhere in of duty, according to www.nationalcops. the world.” com. Steve Sloan, help desk and in- JORDAN MCKONE / DAILY STAFF Chi Pi Sigma is a co-ed criminal jus- formation technology support ser- TOP: A dog at Saturday’s Bark in the Park event was one of many dressed up by their owners. ABOVE: A dog competing in a game tice fraternity with a chapter at San Jose vices specialist, said Skype can also called Fly Ball races over hurdles toward a tennis ball in William Street Park on Saturday. The game was part of the 11th annual Bark in State Univeristy, according the SJSU Web be used to chat, similar to Instant the Park, a dog festival in the Naglee Park neighborhood. site. Messenger, and to send les. Fraternity treasurer Jennifer Major, Baker said one problem with Sky- fraternity Sergeant at Arms Ilya Vrublevs- pe is that it uses grid computing. kiyer and COPS Walk organizer Katie Grid computing, in the case of Novak will be trekking along the Potomac Skype, is a system that allows us- River on a 25-mile walk to take place on ers access to other Skype users’ the weekend of Oct.14-15 to pay tribute networks, whether the other user is to San Jose Police Department’s most re- using Skype at that time or not. cent fallen o cer, Je rey Fontana. Baker said the problem with grid “Being that we are a law enforce- computing at SJSU is that it uses Dog day afternoon ment fraternity, we felt that this would place for dog owners and dog lovers owner look-alike contest, a canine state resources for retail purposes. Thousands of dogs, owners to enjoy themselves and socialize,” costume contest and a free agility test, be a great opportunity to give back and Baker added that Skype, in SJSU’s Andrade said. which is a dog obstacle course. show our support for all the families that case, takes a state-funded comput- turn out for Bark in the Park According to information provided “We participated in the pet-owner er and uses an outside company to by the Naglee Park Campus Commu- look-alike contest last year, and this see WALK, page 4 place calls. By Tyanne Roberts nity Association, the event rst started year, we decided to participate in the If Skype continues to be used on Daily Staff Writer in 1994, which attracted more than agility test,” Heinen said. state-funded computers, this could Barking, drooling and tail wag- 2,500 guests and their pets. Last year, e Bark in the Park event has been potentially make taxpayers upset, ging were just some of the things that an estimated 10,000 people attended. going on for the past 11 years, which Baker said. took place Saturday at the 11th annual “In the past 10 years, we’ve raised some vendors feel has been a good op- Credit union “We’re talking about broadband Naglee Park Bark in the Park event in $40,000 and invested that into our com- portunity to obtain new customers. issues,” said Alfred Eclipse, academ- William Street Park. munity, such as local down town schools, Most of the vendors and organiza- ic technical services coordinator for “Dogs are really in right now, and in addition to $15,000 that we contribute tions that participated at this year’s the TV education network at SJSU. they make great friends and compan- to dog charities,” Podgorsek said. Bark in the Park event were veterans serves campus Baker said the con ict that must ions,” said Ken Podgorsek, chair of the Dogs in their owners’ favorite of the event, and some were here for be resolved is that some colleges at Campus Community Association and sports team jerseys, dresses, sunglass- the rst time. the university want Skype banned the main coordinator of Bark in the es and hats are part of American dog Annie’s Blanket, a nonpro t organi- community while others want to use it. Park for the past two years. culture. e event also had booths zation that provides blankets and tow- He added that those who are “We’ve gotten to the point where it’s that provided therapy, organic foods, els to adoption agencies and rescues, against the program may have con- acceptable for people to have clothing, and life insurance. was one of the many vendors to line its Banking, loans available cerns about worms and viruses ob- strollers, and insurance for their pets,” “We think the dog culture is good. tent along the perimeters of the park. tained through Skype. Podgorsek said. We have a trust fund for our dog, be- “ is is our rst year attending this to students, faculty, sta According to Sloan, Skype is a Juan Andrade, along with his dog cause she is part of the family,” said event, and we hope to continue to par- tool that some teachers use in the Tessa, an Australian shepherd, have Steve Heinen, who with his wife Liz ticipate in the upcoming years,” said By Stefanie Chase classroom. He said that if Skype is enjoyed the atmosphere of Bark in the brought their dog Kobi, a Labrador Edie Achterman one of the vendor Daily Staff Writer no longer permitted on the SJSU Park for the past two years. and terrier mix. representatives. A freshly painted sign has been sten- campus, it will be a “disadvantage “ is is my second year attending Some of the events that took place e 2007 Bark in the Park event is ciled on the outside of the Event Center to educators as well (as to stu- the event, and I like how it’s a good during Bark in the Park were a pet- scheduled for Sept. 15, 2007. welcoming current and future members to dents).” the Unbeatable Service Excellence Credit “I think it’s going to have a sig- Union. ni cant impact,” Sloan said. e credit union is located to the right Eclipse said there are other pro- of the Sports Club entrance, and accord- grams similar to Skype that can be ing to member service representative used. Jayme Petrovich, it caters to “anyone who “At this point in time, the way I Cisco, SJSU colleges launch technology speaker series lives, works or worships in the Santa Clara see it (is), Skype is more of a per- County.” sonal preference,” Eclipse said. By Kelli Downey Cisco on Cisco. technology,” Tran said. “Cisco orne, IT Project Manager at “Honestly, I didn’t even know it was Eclipse added that the TV edu- Daily Staff Writer Cisco on Cisco is a group IT wants to help students to un- Cisco. orne will be discuss- here,” said Elizabeth Smith, communica- cation network uses a di erent pro- Today begins a three-part within the IT department of derstand how technology im- ing uni ed communications tive disorders and sciences major. gram that performs the same tasks speaker series that Cisco on Cisco Systems that helps to pacts their lives.” this evening, at 7 p.m., in the Smith added that although she does not that Skype is capable of doing. Cisco is hosting for the Col- share the experience of how Cisco on Cisco, in collabora- Umunhum room in the Student use the credit union, she thinks it is a good Baker said the decision to ban lege of Business and College of Cisco benefits from inter- tion with the Human Resources Union. idea as long as it is not occupying space Skype at SJSU does look like a pos- Engineering at San Jose State nally using its own products department at Cisco Systems, e speaker series allows stu- that could bene t academics. sibility. University. The main focus and technology, according to created the speaker series. dents an opportunity to learn Petrovich said that since the credit “…We haven’t made that deci- for the speaker series is for Tran.

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