ENTERTAINMENT SPORTS Woody Alien's film 'Celebrity' takes serio- SJSU football team gets early report card; comic look at fashion, TV, films, publishing Tuesday team's strengths, weaknesses rated SPARTANSee page 6 DAILY See page 5 Volume 111, No. 62 Serving San Jose State University Since 1934 December 1, 1998 Struggling Filipino vets remembered SJSU's Akbayan Club serves holiday meal to honor elders ByJoAnn Peach ment. The club's choir sang Staff Wnter both the U.S. and the Philippine national anthems East met west and young and performed a traditional met old during a luncheon Filipino dance called the Saturday that was provided for linikling." The dance is per- Filipino veterans of World War formed with two dancers hop- II by San Jose State ping and turning between two University's Akbayan Club. long bamboo rods. The group The veterans were served invited several veterans to join traditional Thanksgiving food, in the dance, but they declined, including turkey and stuffing, saying that they preferred to at the Northside Community watch. Center downtown. The The veterans fought with the Akbayan Club and several U.S. military during World War other Filipino student organi- II, said Ben Menor, executive zations, including Northern director of the Northside California Filipino American Community Center. Since the (Above) Gina Gapasin, a freshman Student Organization and Philippines was a U.S. protec- at San Filipino American Student torate at the time, thousands of Francisco State University, Association, also collected Filipinos enlisted to fight serves cake at a luncheon to honor clothing that was given to the alongside American soldiers Filipino veterans of World War II on veterans. against the Japanese. Saturday at Northside Community The event was intended to These "manongs" and "man- Center in San Jose. The luncheon provide Filipino veterans of ags" Filipino terms for was provided by Akbayan of San World War II a hot meal and a respect to elders were Jose State University, a club for chance to interact with the allowed entrance to the United Filipino students. younger Filipino generation, States as citizens in the early according to Hideo Ikeda, com- 1990s. munity service leader for Today, they are fighting to be Akbayan. recognized under the G.I. Bill of "We wanted to bridge the Rights, according to Menor. (Left) Deanna Capili, an occupa- generation gap between us and Once recognized, these veter- tional therapy major at San Jose the veterans," Ikeda said. ans would receive the benefits State University and member of The members of the club also covered under the bill, which Akbayan, talks to Sinay Parayno, a wanted to learn about the vet- guarantees veterans who erans' roles in the war and served in the U.S. military free volunteer at the Northside about their fight to be recog- full medical coverage and a Community Center, during a lun- nized by the United States, pension of up to $1200 a month. cheon at the center in downtown Ikeda said. Until then, they subsist with San Jose. Akbayan, along with sev- "We want to show them that the aide of Supplemental eral other Filipino student organiza- we're here for them, that their Security Income. tions, provided a meal and donated justice is seen by our Filipino However, for many of the clothes to the Filipino seniors at the youth," he said. veterans, that is not enough. Members of the Akbayan "SSI does not provide center Club socialized with the veter- enough coverage for medical ans and provided entertain- See Veterans, page 8 1.111.111 Irp, p.trr.,11 Nutrition students dish up A different kind of coach Speaker teaches athletes how to survive interviews peer education conference By Hugo Rivera Sufi Writcr By Laurie Ifbillips from 10:30 a.m. to 1:20 p.m. in known as an intervention, and Staff Wow in a Rooms 229 and 230 of the present it to an audience Andrea Kirby has coached athletes such as Pete Industrial Studies Building. form they choose. That format Sampras, David Cone and Clyde Drexler not on Nutrition can be an interest- The event will skit, video or include three could consist of a how to serve, pitch or slam dunk, but on how to ing thing to teach, especially or four interactive student pre- lecture. deal with the media. when it can be conveyed sentations on nutrition-related "This is a way for students to Kirby is founder of Andrea Kirby Coaches Inc., through a puppet show topics and a display of student contribute to the community," a Palo Alto-based by sports teams to aim to from agency hired Nutrition students posters this semester. Wang said. help athletes maintain under difficult and control show that puppet shows All 45 students in May She said students have tack- interviews. She gave a lecture to Bob methods of Wang's Nutrition Education deficien- other alternative led topics such as iron McDermand's information gathering students on teaching are effective ways to and Counseling class are cy and anemia through puppet Monday afternoon in Clark Library on how to be education at a design at least one shows, teach nutrition required to skits and presentations. more sensitive when interviewing and on certain mini-conference on Wednesday nutrition education lesson, See Nutrition, page 8 tips for success. Kirby said her interest in helping athletes cope with the media began in 1985, when she saw NBA rookie Patrick Ewing of the New York Knicks SJSU relief drive collects food, drinking water struggle through a news conference with New York reporters. for Honduran victims of Hurricane Mitch She said sometimes athletes have difficulty By Marcus Ulrich All goods donated for the Beltran. dealing with the media because they are young Staff Writer relief drive will go to people M.E.Ch.A., a Chicano club at and inexperienced. However, it is something they affected by Hurricane Mitch liv- SJSU, and the Hispanic Student must do. After seeing the devastation ing in Honduras. Association will also be helping "They have to get used to the pressure because :aused by Hurricane Mitch to "We're focusing on Honduras with the drive. it is part of the job," she said. Honduras, psychology major because they were the ones that "There's a lot of people in Kirby told the class of about 20 students that Rena Beltran decided she want- were hardest hit by Hurricane Honduras in need of aid, and we athletes need to have media-relations training to to help by organizing a relief Mitch," Beltran said. wanted to do something to help keep from losing control and perhaps losing their Irive at San Jose State Hurricane Mitch hit those people," said Jose Santos of tempers. She said any inappropriate behavior by University. Honduras on Oct. 28, and by the M.E.Ch.A. athletes could cost them and their teams millions Clayton Staltrr 'Spartan Dallv "I just saw the devastation time the storm was over at least Goods donated on campus of dollars in fines and endorsements. She showed Andrea Kirby (left) helps Lance Analla maintain ind I felt like I had to do some- 7,000 people had died and will take two to seven days to the students video footage of athletes and other eye contact while speaking to an audience during ling to homeless, sports figures losing during inter- help the people," 600,000 were left reach victims in Honduras, Raul their tempers her presentation to journalism students Monday. Beltran said. according to the American Red Avila said. views as an example of how not to handle media For one week starting Cross. Avila works with the pressure. Nednesday, there will be dona- Non-perishable goods includ- Christian Community Church in "These are good examples of bad behavior in "If they want to be there, great If not, well, it's ion bins at three locations ing canned food, baby food and San Jose. sports," Kirby said as she showed videos of sports harder to (coach) people who do riot want it," she iround campus: the Housing drinking water are the focus of Beltran said she hopes the figures cussing, throwing things at reporters, said. Mice of Joe West Hall, the third the drive. relief drive raises awareness of yelling and assaulting interviewers and fans. Kirby said athletes are not always at fault; loot of the Health Building near Other supplies, such as tooth- the hardships people in Most teams have media-relations coaches for sometimes interviewers are to blame for the mis- he elevator and the entrance to paste, soap and bandages, are Honduras are facing as a result players, some of whom force athletes to attend ses- behavior of athletes. Some of the things she said lark Library also needed, according to of Hurricane Mitch. sions with them, according to Kirby. See Kirby, page 8 Santa Clara County's Kenny Starr talks denial of stimulants over Levvinsky saga kills jailbird dreams with Big Al Bundy seems to There was a time Everybody when I considered be talking about going to jail. I Bill Clinton and his thought to myself, "Let's uwinsky.little friend, Monica see, I haven't been raped and I do need a tattoo. 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