SPARTANS SQUASHED 30-0 // Shut out for the second time this season SPORTS // PAGE 6 SpartanSERVING SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY SINCE 1934 Daily VOLUME 129 ISSUE 31 OCTOBER 22, 2007 // MONDAY THESPARTANDAILY.COM MovieFest Grand Finale hits Bay Area Six fi lms from SJSU awarded honors By SARRAH S. NGUYEN Staff Writer Robbie Benson, a freshman radio, television and fi lm ma- jor, said his team got the concept for their short fi lm, “Bobby’s House,” which won Best Picture at the Bay Area MovieFest Grand Finale, through experience. “We were all home-schooled when we were younger,” Benson said. “That was basically a memory of all our experiences.” Benson, his brother Jeff, Jon Magram, a junior animation/il- MICHELLE HORTON // Special to the Daily lustration major and friend Robert Krakower created a fi ve-min- Students held a candlelight vigil to honor Filipino World War II veterans on Thursday. ute fi lm about a boy named Adam and his awkward experiences at Bobby’s house. “Strange, we weren’t expecting it at all,” Magram said about winning. Campus groups honor veterans Out of the 600 teams that participated in the Bay Area, 16 top short fi lms from SJSU, U.C. Berkeley, U.C. Davis, Sonoma See FILMS, page 2 Recognized World War II Filipino veterans AND THE WINNERS ARE ... By TRUTH ESGUERRA “I feel empowered,” said Phil Temple, a Staff Writer sophomore nursing major who participated in the event. “We got to get our voice heard.” FILM AWARDS (SJSU) “The people united will never be defeated,” Daniel Agcaoili, a sophomore biology ma- chanted marching participants of Thursday’s jor and member of Alpha Kappa Omega, Best Picture – “Bobby’s House” annual candlelight vigil in San Jose, which participated in the event. honored Filipino veterans who served in “It’s always good getting in touch with your roots,” he said. “It brings back the pride in Audience Choice/Best Comedy – “Love Struck” World War II. “We just want to let them know that your culture within yourself.” they’re recognized for what they fought for John Hom, a sophomore illustration major Best Soundtrack – “I Need You Back” in their struggles,” said Karen Tanquilut, a and also a member of Alpha Kappa Omega, junior engineering major and a member of said he felt great about the event. Best Use of Mobile – “Charly and Estella” Akbayan Pilipino Club, a Filipino-American “It makes me feel proud to be Filipino,” Hom organization at SJSU. “We’re still fi ghting said. “I wanted to start yelling at the end.” The participants of the candlelight vigil start- “GOLDEN TRIPOD AWARDS” (SJSU) for them to have their full equity and to have recognition.” ed their march at the Student Union Amphithe- The event was a collaboration of members ater and ended it at the Dr. Martin Luther King Best Costume/Makeup – “Love, Hope, Ninjas” MICHELLE HORTON // Special to the Daily from Akbayan, Alpha Kappa Omega, Kappa Jr. Library, Tanquilut said. Psi Epsilon, Sons and Daughters of the Archi- As they marched the participants chanted Students marched from the Student Union Amphitheater Most Awkward Moment – “Go Bathe” pelago and Mabuhay Cultural Club of Inde- to the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library on Thursday. pendence High School, Tanquilut said. See VIGIL, page 3 Museum turns away students during free college night Alex Miller, a sophomore aerospace engi- “We cannot let in more people than the fi re Company didn’t expect neering major, said he and a few friends arrived and police allow us,” Friess said. By the numbers at The Tech Museum after 7 p.m. He said there More than 200 real anatomical specimens • 2,700 people attended the exhibit on college night. such large turnout were many people waiting in a “massive” line to are on display in the Body Worlds 2 exhibit, in- obtain free tickets, but they found out that the cluding 20 real human bodies, said Lisa Croel, • 600: The maximum number of people allowed to view By SARAH KYO exhibit was sold out. marketing director of The Tech Museum. Dr. Body Worlds 2 at a time. Staff Writer “The room just emptied,” Miller said. “It Gunther von Hagens, the creator of this travel- was just a huge exodus out of The Tech Mu- ing exhibit, used a process called plastination to • $18.50: The ticket price for a college student with ID, A free event attracted college students to seum.” remove bodily fl uids and preserve each speci- who is not a member of the museum. The Tech Museum of Innovation for a world- Lisa Croel, marketing director of The Tech men with injections of materials such as silicon renown yet controversial exhibit on Wednesday Museum, said 2,700 people attended the Body rubber. • 1,731 free tickets were given to students on college night evening. Worlds 2 exhibit during college night, which Croel said due to the nature of the exhibit, in San Jose. The attraction may have been too strong, began at 5 p.m. and ended when the Museum which will be at the Museum until Jan. 26, a $5: since according to museum offi cials, The Tech closed at 9 p.m. maximum of 600 people are allowed to see • The coupon amount given to students who were Museum reached its capacity in less than two Peter Friess, the president of The Tech Mu- Body Worlds 2 at a time. She said Bay Area col- turned away from the exhibit on college night. hours. As a result, some people were turned seum, said there was a cut-off in the amount lege students with a valid I.D. received a time- away from entering the anatomical exhibit Body of people allowed into the exhibit because of Sources: Lisa Croel, marketing director of The Tech Museum of Innovation; The Tech Worlds 2 and The Three Pound Gem. security and safety reasons. See TECH, page 2 Museum Web site; Joe Gold, director of marketing operations for Body Worlds. ONLINE STUDENT LIFE INTERNATIONAL STU- PUT DOWN THE BAGEL Domestic violence week begins today DENTS LOOK FOR WORK AND SHMEAR, NOW! asked her volunteers what issues they thought en who may have died from domestic violence, In addition to adjusting to a new Students and professors explore Students share personal were really important to students, Maria knew Vittori said. country and university, some inter- the dreaded ‘freshman 15’ and exactly what she wanted to bring to their atten- “It’s a really powerful event and again, it gives national students add internships discuss ways you can avoid this ugly stories of former abuse tion: domestic violence awareness. a voice to people who’ve been affected by domes- and part-time jobs to their schedule. number. With help from the Women’s Resource Cen- tic violence or rape or incest or sexual abuse,” she By KRISTIN FURTADO ter, Peer Health Education is sponsoring and co- said, adding that materials will be available for WWW.THESPARTANDAILY.COM PAGE 4 Staff Writer ordinating Domestic Violence Awareness Week students to make their own T-shirts. at SJSU, which will feature The Clothesline Proj- Vittori said she hopes to educate students OPINION INDEX When Maria’s boyfriend threatened to kill her ect, a visual display bearing witness to violence about healthy relationships. A dating bill of by putting a knife to her neck, she didn’t beg him SHOULD SAN JOSE against women, Vittori said. rights will be posted for students to look at and Classifi ed .................................... 4 to put it down. Today marks the beginning of this week’s volunteers will also be handing out information LIBRARIES BAN PORN? Column......................................5 “You know what? Do it. Go ahead. Do it,” event, which is being held in observance of do- on relationship equality, boundaries and respect. Crossword, Sudoku ...................... 4 Maria told her boyfriend. mestic violence awareness month. It will be held According to the National Coalition Against San Jose mayor supports legislation Editorials....................................5 Fortunately, he didn’t listen to her — he put Mon through Thurs. from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Domestic Violence, one in every four women will to censor porn to protect children’s the knife down. Letters ........................................ 5 the Art quad. experience domestic violence in their lifetime, wandering eyes … the editorial Maria (not her real name) said she spent more Sports ........................................6 The clothesline, which was featured two years with women ages 16 to 24 experiencing the high- board weighs in. than four years in an abusive relationship. So Student Life ................................. 4 ago at SJSU, will display T-shirts made by survi- See WEEK, page 3 PAGE 5 when SJSU peer health educator Gina Vittori vors of domestic violence — as well as for wom- 2 MONDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2007 CAMPUS NEWS THESPARTANDAILY.COM Write letters to the editor and submit Sparta FILMS // Students given Guide information online. Visit our Web site at www.thespartandaily.com. You may also sub- SPARTA GUIDE mit information in writing to DBH 209. equipment to shoot fi lms Sparta Guide is provided free of charge to students, faculty and staff members. The deadline for entries is noon three Continued from page 1 Choice award and Best Comedy at the fi nale. working days before the desired publication date. Space restrictions may require editing of submission. Entries are “It was great,” Mahawar said. “I printed in order in which they are received. State, Stanford and the University mean, I didn’t walk in with any ex- of the Pacifi c were shown Friday pectations and winning something TODAY at the grand fi nale in the Califor- is always nice.” Angel Island Immigration: Narrated Slide Show nia Theatre located in downtown Some students were at the fi nale Prevention Education and Delta Zeta Mocktails Present “October Harvest” From 6 to 7:30 p.m.
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