Wednesday October 21, 2009 Serving San José State University since 1934 Volume 133, Issue 27 SPORTS]]]OPINION A&E SJSU volleyball team Facebook shows writer 'Groundswell' tackles finally spikes a win the power of one person poverty in South Africa Page 5 Page 7 Page 4 Temp teachers could fail to make the cut New fraternity builds path As SJSU faces further budget cuts, students contracts that are renewed as paying for, especially with this Linder said. “I am a temporary could find fewer part-time teachers next year needed, Harris said. increase in tuition,” senior ki- contract employee. I knew that to charter Harris said the university is nesiology major Ana Aranda when I signed the agreement.” By Jennifer Hadley 40,000 students over (the) next not prepared to share the num- said. “Fewer professors on Senior psychology major By Dominique Dumadaug Staff Writer two years,” said Erik Fallis, a ber of part-time instructors em- campus would only bring more Steve Dominguez said the po- Staff Writer CSU media relations specialist. ployed at SJSU this semester, negative eff ects.” tential of having fewer faculty s student enrollment is re- Pat Lopes Harris, director because the university is wait- Harris said when the uni- worries him. arco Negrete, a junior Aduced on California State of media relations at SJSU, ing on the CSU chancellor’s of- versity chooses to not renew a “It makes me insecure know- Mpublic relations major, University campuses, some said tenured or tenure-track fi ce to collect census data from contract, it is not technically a ing that there will be less sec- said he had no intention of faculty contracts may not be instructors are employees who every CSU campus. layoff , even though it may feel tions available, because there building a fraternity, or even renewed, said a CSU spokes- work for the university full- One student said fewer fac- it like to employees. won’t be anyone to teach the becoming involved with one, man. time for their entire careers. ulty members would be the last “In my situation, if I did courses,” Dominguez said. “It when he fi rst came to SJSU in “Some faculty positions are Other instructors on cam- thing students need. not have a contract renewed, I makes me nervous thinking I 2007. likely to not be renewed, as pus are nontenured, meaning “As a student, I feel that would not consider it a layoff ,” “I came to SJSU from student enrollment is cut by they are on one to three-year I am not receiving what I am political science Professor Mark See LAYOFFS, Page 2 Southern California,” he said. “I knew one person through a mutual friend … he was one Sorority members join community for breast cancer walk of those guys that really want- ed to join a fraternity, and he By Kirsten Aguilar was encouraging me to join.” Staff Photographer Th e fraternity Negrete de- cided to join was Delta Sigma ore than 70 Delta Zeta members drove to Phi. MSan Francisco on Saturday to participate History on Campus in the 12th annual Making Strides Against Breast Negrete said this will be Cancer walk. the third time the group has “It’s something we did before I even joined,” chartered on campus. Delta Zeta President Caitlin Edmunds said. “Th e fi rst time was in 1949 “Every year the house would go, and so we’ve and the second time was in just continued it every fall. We do it as an entire 1983,” he said. “Th e last time house.” the organization was removed A total of 20,000 people participated in the in 1992. walk, according to Erin Bartlett, director of “It was a removal not by marketing and communications for the Making our campus, but by our na- Strides Against Breast Cancer walk in San Fran- tional fraternity. Th ere’s a cisco. limited amount of members Edmunds, a senior child development major, each fraternity could have to said she joined the sorority in 2006, and has been remain active and our frater- continuing to support her sorority sisters, who nity wasn’t able to reach that had lost family and friends to breast cancer. number.” “I personally don’t have any family members In 2007, because of strong or anything that are aff ected by it, but I know a alumni support, the group lot of my sisters are, so I want to go just to sup- was given the thumbs up by port them and help them out,” she said. the national chapter to re-col- [ Kirsten Aguilar / Spartan Daily ] Senior communications major Monica Cal- onize at SJSU, said Negrete. SJSU’s Delta Zeta chapter members support breast cancer awareness by participating in the 12th an- nual Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco on Saturday. See WALK, Page 2 See GREEK, Page 2 Campus Christians unite Search for vegan products on campus for prayer, song and compassion yields tasty, healthy results By Mauricio Garcia An estimated 200 people “UIC is not just one group By Angela Marino Production Editor attended the event, Castagna that works to make all of the Staff Writer said. groups come together — it’s all ood options may be harder to embers from various “From my perspective, I the groups working together,” Ffi nd on campus for vegan stu- MSJSU Christian fellow- think that tonight was so im- he said. “All of the groups to- dents, but the diet delivers overall ships came together Sunday portant for us, as Christians, to gether make UIC.” health benefi ts, said a nutrition, in the Barrett Ballroom of come together and to really be Castagna said the group food science and packaging lec- the Student Union to wor- reminded that … we need to comprises the leaders of SJSU turer. ship, pray and get to know one be aware of the hurting people campus ministries. Kathleen Cahill, a nutrition, another. at our school, in the communi- Th e members of United In food science and packaging lec- Tim Castagna, a fourth year ty, and that it’s such an impor- Christ meet once a month, and turer, said a vegan diet is healthy public relations major and co- tant issue,” said Amy Boyden, this is the fi rst year it is recog- when the diet is fully rooted in the ordinator of United In Christ a junior anthropology major nized as a student group. plant kingdom. Night, said, “Th e essence of and member of SJSU Campus “Th ere’s doctrinal and theo- Components of a Vegan Diet the event is to build unity in Crusade for Christ. logical diff erences, but one According to the Vegetarian the Christian body of San Jose Jasmine Kwan, a junior other thing that I really enjoy Resource Group Web site, vegan State, and for people to get creative arts major and micro- about this event is that people diets do not include animal prod- closer to God. phone controller for the night, put those aside for the greater ucts or by-products, such as eggs, “UIC Night is a huge night said, “(Th is is) where all of the good,” said Robby Valderrama, dairy products, honey, leather, fur, of celebration, where we come fellowships on campus come a senior business fi nance ma- silk, wool, etc. together to celebrate the unity together, because we are one in jor and former coordinator for “Vegans are never deprived of we have here on campus as Christ,” United In Christ. protein,” Cahill said. “Th e only Christians — also, to pray to- United In Christ is an um- Kwan, who is also a mem- nutrient that is not found in the [ Kirsten Aguilar / Spartan Daily ] gether, pray for our campus, brella group for the Christian ber of Pulse Club, said one plant kingdom is vitamin B-12, One of the 12 concepts offered at SJSU’s Dining Com- our town and our country and ministries of SJSU to come to- mons is "The Garden of Eden," where students and to worship God.” gether, Castagna said. See UIC, Page 8 See VEGAN, Page 3 faculty can choose from a variety of vegan foods. Spartan Daily Blogs 61˚ spartandailysports.wordpress.com • Audio Slideshow: Delta Zeta make strides for cancer awareness 70 • Audio Slideshow: Participants march downtown to raise AIDS prevention awareness spartandailynews.wordpress.com • Balloon boy goes up, up and away in his beautiful balloon Libra THH F SAA SUU [ Michelle Gachet / Spartan Daily ] 68 76 76 74 WALKING FOR PREVENTION: Thousands of people walked through downtown San Jose for AIDS prevention awareness. See a slideshow at spartandailyphoto.com. 2[]NEWS Spartan Daily Wednesday, October 21, 2009 Late physics professor She said that if planning for “I enjoy the teaching, as LAYOFFS a major reduction next year I enjoy the students, and the known for giant stature and humor From Page 1 was necessary, the number of students really help and teach years of service would not be a me,” Linder said. “If the uni- By Amber Simons reminded me a lot of a number would miss Muirhead’s sense may not be able to get the class- major factor when considering versity chooses not to have a Staff Writer of personalities at the end of of humor the most. es I need because cut backs. contract with me that is their the second World War. “One time, he bought a of the cuts.” “Faculty layoffs are a “We don’t prerogative.” Th e physics and astronomy “He always saw the grim side house in Los Gatos, and he Fallis said it very serious matter, and eliminate department lost one of its for- of things, but he kept it very light was refurbishing the house, so is not likely that an option not under people," Har- mer professors, Franklin Muir- and very humorous.