4111 SServing San Jose State University Since 1934 FRIDAY PARTAN DAILY www.t espartandaily.com 10.26.01 Vol.. 117, No. 41 ROLLING WITH THE PUNCHES Julius Menendez, former boxing and men's soccer coach, to receive the Spartan Legend award By Clarissa Aljentera WEATHER DAILY SENIOR STAFF WRITER Former Spartan coach Julius PARTLY CLOUDY "Julie" Menendez had a saying High: 75 about soccer, "When the ball is on the ground everyone is the same Low 46 size," Menendez, 79, said. In bas- ketball, height is an issue and in football the size of the player is a OPINION factor, but in soccer the quicker player gets the ball, Menendez said. Recent movie "The advantage is that you theater don't have to be real big to play experience it," said Menendez, who coached reminds men's soccer and boxing between 'Annoyed' the years of 1952 and1989. why he hates Menendez, who graduated it so much with a bachelor's degree from San Jose State University, is among 11 people to be honored at the SJSU Hall of Fame Banquet today. Menendez will be present- ed with the Spartan Legend 'Where's My award. Lighter?' During his Spartan tenure, discovers the Menendez spent time as head dangers of coach of the Olympic boxing and driving on soccer teams. One of the most famous Interstate boxers to be coached by Menendez was Cassius Clay, now highways known as Muhammad Ali, who while going Of I won the gold medal in 1960. a road trip. Menendez was the assistant soc- cer coach in 1971 and 1972 and Page 2 the head coach in 1976. His trophy room is proof of the legacy he created. JaShong King / Daily Staff His shelves and walls are lined Julius Menendez, a former San Jose State University boxing with various and soccer coach, shows off the trophies in his house. Menendez is sched- SPORTS plaques of excel- uled to receive the Spartan Legend lence and commendations. award from the San Jose State University Hall of Fame this Friday. Al's autographed picture even Spartan boxing coach Dee Por- 1960. But college boxing hangs on the wall. lost its Menendez posted at the exit of Menendez had worked in night- tal recruited Menendez to attend NCAA sanctioning in 1960 when Spartan gym that was used to clubs to earn money for school. SJSU in 1953. The two met when SJSU boxer Stu Bartell's hit to GOLDEN TOUCH motivate the team. "The differ- "In our first trip to Chicago Menendez was in the Navy. Charlie Mohr led to his death. ence between being good Menendez, who spent four and just about the whole way he kept Menendez eventually took over in Spartan boxer Dave Nelson great is a little extra effort." us in stitches with card tricks," years in the Navy split his time Portal's position, and led SJSU to boxed under between Menendez from 1958 When the Spartans took a road Nelson said. being a pilot and a boxer. three consecutive National Colle- to1960 and was on all the He racked up 17 cham- trip, Menendez would bring out Nelson said he once asked Patriotism for both the United straight wins giate Athletic Association boxing pionship teams. his before he turned to coaching. magic and card tricks to Menendez what he did in his States and Canada championships in 1958, 1959 and Nelson recalled a sign that entertain the boys, Nelson said. were present See BOXING, Page 6 Tuesday at the Compaq Center of San Jose, where the two coun- tries' women's Olympic hockey teams faced off. New streetlight will stop traffic Peking Page 4 By Andrew Toy the city of San Jose is in charge ate the foundation for the light was hit by a car while crossing of the project, and it is current- poles to stand on, and the stop- the street from the corner of opera star DAILY STAFF WRITER ly underway. light should be in place in Ninth and San Fernando streets INSIDE 1The Stoplight that is sup- "It should definitely be work- November. This would leave heading toward "tokunplkr. The posed to help bring safety to the ing before the start of the spring December for the power to be vehicle was traveling west- crosswalk at Ninth and San semester," Rodriguez said. connected to the light in order bound in the number two lane teaches Letters Pg. 2 Fernando streets is scheduled to He also said the underground to get it running, Rodriguez on San Fernando. Witnesses Sparta Guide Pg. 2 be up and running by the end of construction is scheduled to said. said they first saw the car stop December, said Jaime begin some time this week. This Zavagno said it is unfortu- for a pedestrian and waited for students Viewpoint Pg. 2 Rodriguez of the San Jose will include the installation of nate that the installation of the the crosswalk to clear. Then, as Department of Transportation. conduits and pull boxes, which traffic light is a lengthy process, the vehicle proceeded to acceler- By Fernando F. Croce Sports Pgs. 3-4 According to Jim Zavagno, help house and distribute the but he is well aware of the need ate, another pedestrian was described as jogging and walk- DAILy STAFF WRITER Classifieds Pg. 5 the assistant director of plan- electrical wiring to power the for the light. ning, design and construction stoplight, Rodriguez said. According to San Jose police Life is theater and vice- See Page 5 Crossword Pg. 5 for San Jose State University, The next steps will be to ere- reports, on Oct. 11 a pedestrian LIGHT, versa, said Yen Lu Wong, a professor at the school of television, radio, film and theater at San Jose State Women's studies explores multiculturalism in the classroom University. By Sarah Grace Ruf Ogaz also talked about her own experi- had been formed by ni) education to hi What c..ii,titutt., legit int,ite kno,.% I - "Theater expands the ences in the academic world as a Chicana. someone I'm not. edge?" Ogaz asked. DAILY STAFF WRITFR expressiveness of human She explained how her education lacked "You go to school, and you have to code- After taking a class that offered beings," she said. "It is not The women's studies department hosted a elements from her own culture. Ogaz said switch. It's only those of us that know how aspects of her culture as knowledge, Ogaz just somebody reading. It is brown bag lunch series Thursday, where fac- her primary education lacked the elements to code-switch that succeed." said she began seeking similar classes to speaking, singing, dancing, ulty member Charla Ogaz spoke about mul- that would allow her to reflect on who she Ogaz said she also asked herself, once explore. movement" ticulturalism in the classroom. was in context of her culture. she went to college, why everything she "I'm only here because I had a door in Wong said theater must "If we're trying to find ways to live with "I realized that my entire education knew from her experience wasn't consid- my academic experience that permitted be watched in motion and equality" Ogaz said, "then we have to pay denied me that reflection," Ogaz said. "I ered knowledge. me to be here," Ogaz said. practiced to be properly attention to inequality ... and that causes studied rather than academ- challenges in the classroom for teachers and ically poured through books. students." "You can't read about During the first part of the series, Ogaz 11 cut above the rest. movement; you have to see read from her dissertation about the chal- it," she said. lenges of teaching cultural issues, then she As part of the world the- took questions from the few people in atten- ater class Thursday after- dance. noon, students were treated Ogaz tackled the question of whether stu- to a presentation by guest dents can internalize trauma that is taught Jacie Wang, who recently in the classroom, such as racism, classism performed in the play "A and sexism. Peek at Peking Opera" at the "I think that when we deal with the histo- Montgomery Theater in San ry of people who have been discriminated Francisco. against in our society, we have to witness The presentation, titled what their experience must have been like," "The World of Peking The- Ogaz said. "That's our responsibility as citi- ater: The Training of a zens of a nation that is invested in equality" Jingju Performer," included a Ogaz said she advocated a classroom envi- practice session in Washing- ronment where students have the opportuni- ton Square Hall during ty to express their emotions about sensitive which Wang demonstrated to issues. First, Ogaz said, they must feel the students the preparation environment is safe. Jingju performers have to go "How do you create a classroom that through before becoming allows students to be vulnerable?" Ogaz part of the opera. asked, adding that she tries to create an Wong said she hopes stu- atmosphere for students to be vulnerable. dents will learn about the One way, she said, is to arrange her class- importance of studying the- room seats in a circle and try to acknowledge ater from other cultures. every student who comes to class individual- 'From theater we learn of ly. a culture's entire history," Ogaz said she is still learning how to cre- she said, adding that she ate a classroom environment where this kind thought Chinese theater is of of vulnerability in education can occur, but special importance.