JOSEPH CROWLEY To our readers I lie Spartan Dail) ssIII 1101 Whose generation is it publish on Friday. Oct. 17. really anyway? We will resume normal. daily publication on Monday. (Xi 20. OPINION 2 SERVING SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY SINCE 1934 SPA RTAN DAILY VOLUME 121, NUMBER 35 THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16,2003 WWW THESPARTANDAILY COM Legacy of Smith, Carlos honored by SJSU Awareness By Janet Pak Daily Staff Writer crucial in Tommie Smith and John Carlos, two Olympic medal sprinters in the 1968 Mexico City Olympics, stood together thwarting on the podium and raisedtheir fists in the air to protest racial injustice. A series of events will be held today throughout campus to commemorate the historic moment, said Rachel sex crimes Greathouse, Associated Students con- troller and chair of the committee that sponsored the events. By Ron Pangrac Tommie Smith and John Carlos will Daily Ste' Writer be present between 10 and 11 cm. in the Umunhum Room of the Student In 2002, nine criminal sex offenses Union for a panel discussion about were reported to the San Jose State athletes as role models. University Police Department, They will also be speaking on the according to Safety 101, an annual same topic during an open forum campus safety report issued in from 11 a.m. to noon. September. A conversation with both men about Thc problem may be much larger their act and the attention to social than those numbers would indicate, issues will be hosted at the Dr. Martin said Capt. Bruce Lowe of the UPD. Luther King Jr. Joint Library is slated "Statistically, it may he only one in to take place from 3 to 4:30 e.m. nine offenses that are reported to the The HBO documentary Fists of police," Lowe said. Freedom," can be viewed at the Of the nine reported offenses, six Mosaic Cross Cultural Center. It were rape, which is defined as pene- takes a closer look at the men and the tration by the male organ. Five events surrounding their stand from 2 occurred on campus, and one to 3_ p.m. occurred in a residential facility. "We did what we thought was right The other three offenses in 2002 at the time," Smith said. "The '60s were sexual battery fondling and were a time of social change." touching which occurred on cam- He said he hopes history shows they pus. were right because they were vilified SJSU has resources available for vic- when they Came back from the tims of sexual assaults, including Otympics. counseling service., in the Smith said no one rallied around Administration building and the pre- him because people were afraid of vention education program in the possible repercussions. Student Health Center. Scott Myers-Lipton, an assistant "We always encourage students to professor in the sociology department come in and talk about it," said who will be moderating the panel dis- Wiggsy Sivertsen,_ director of coun- cussion with the athletes on student seling services. "(Victims) have scars, activism, said the moment in history and those scars need to he healed." had a large impact. Two steps in dealing with sexual He learned the two men made a assault involve preparation, said great contribution to San Jose State Lowe awareness of how to prevent University students and the civil rights it and knowing what to do when it struggle through his studies. happens. Once an assault has 4,t\ occurred, it is important to seek help. "It was courageous to do what they Roland Morgner / Daily File Photo did ... during the Olympic games, Safety 101 contains information to Myers-Lipton said. John Carlos, left, and Tommie Smith arrive at the San Jose airport on Oct. 21, 1968, shortly after being banished from the Mexico City increase prevention awareness. The At noon, a barbecue that costs $15 will Summer Olympic Village. Smith finished first in the men's 200-meter sprint final while Carlos took third. On the medal stand, the two report is available online or in the serve as a fund-raising event, with food UPD office at the Seventh Street San Jose State College runners protested the civil rights situation in the United States by bowing their heads and pointing black glove garage. served from Armadillo Willy's, she said. From 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., art students clad fists toward the sky. The action had them barred from the Village. The Prevention Education will display their work in the art quad In other events, Marvin Banks and his ances by various student organizations A fund-raising dinner at the wide scope for everyone to participate Program also provides literature for centering on their vision of civil rights. back-up band that specializes in '60s, to honor the men. Fairmont Hotel starts at 6 p.m. Tickets in," said Alice Lee, A.S. vice president. interested students. Winning art pieces are scheduled to '70s and '80s R&B classics will provide Performances by Greek organiza- are $100 and funds from the evening The A.S. board of directors will visit Another resource for prevention is be auctioned liter that evening at the nurching music for the protest years. tions such as Delta Sigma Theta are will pay for the construction of a sculp- classrooms including political science available from the San Jose Police fund-raising dinner. Commemorative During the same time, a multicul- slated from 1 to 2 p.m., which ture/statue to be placed on campus, and sociology to tell students the his- Department or the Santa Clara T-shirts and posters are available for tural show is scheduled at the Seventh includes an African-American pride according to A.S. information. County Sheriff's Office through purchase during that time. Street plaza, which includes perform- and faith step show. "We wanted to provide as much of a See OLYMPIANS, page 5 Megan s Law. Convicted sex offenders arc required by law to register with their local police. Under Megan's Law, specific data on the offenders are pro- vided to the public through comput- King Library progress hits home stretch er stations at select police offices. Information in the database By Robert Hong Whitlatch said all of the currently 1 i.duded in the improved signage Stotts said that although the city There are currently 33 works of art includes the county and zip code of available books have arrived, and now will be the addition of labels for the does not have plans to add new struc- in the building. A list of all of them residence of the registered offenders, Daily Staff Writer the administration is just waiting to put magazine insertion on the fourth tural features to the library, there will can be obtained at the information their photograph, age, physical char- the finishing touches in the building. floor. The signs will label each maga- be additional books. desk on the first floor, said Stotts. acteristics and the crimes of which The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. "We've had sonic electrical prob- zine and periodical, so patrons will be "The city has a large book budget," The student online databases avail- they have been convicted. Joint Library at San Jose State lems," Whitlatch said. "The self-check able to find exactly what they are she said. The public library system able in the library also leave much to Kimberlee Caddis, crime preven- University is entering the final stages machines keep going down." looking for. purchased 350,000 books last year." be discovered. tion specialist with SJPD, said many complete. She also mentioned that the blinds The reason behind this change is an Stotts also mentioned that the city's With constant additions added by people use the database. of being structurally After replacing signs, revamping were being worked on. attempt to make library searchers aware redevelopment agency spent almost database engines, students have a We've had people come in and strategically As far as technical developments, the that there is more than meets the eye in $1 million on art for the King Library. ready flow of current information. check their zip code," Gaddis said. cubicles, adding books, new, placing art and pulling together for library is in the process of enhancing the magazine section. It is a little- Although there MT no current plans "If we have the funds, we might try "They might be dating someone collaborative city-university efforts, their Web site, and merging the known fact that each aisle that hosts to bring in new art, Stotts believes to set more databases," Whitlatch or their kid has a new soccer coach or the King Library is finally wrapping records from the public library with magazines contains shelves that can be much of the art has yet to be discov- said. piano teacher." ue its long-awaited conclusion. the university's. flipped over to reveal more issues. ered. Although the library will inevitably One item not shown in the data- Construction is finished, and now "As the semester progresses, we will We want people to have access to "The art for this building was go through changes, at the moment base is a person's specific address. we're trying to conduct business," said Jo add new building signs to make things all collections," said Elsie Stotts, a designed to be discovered by the users the major alterations are almost drawn Whitlatch, associate dean of the library. easier to find," Whitlatch said. supervising librarian for the city. (of the library)," Stotts said to a close See CRIME, page 3 Flu season arrives, shots available Dancing Queen ..