Softball CD REVIEW Team wins 25th game Did musician against Santa Clara channel Hendrix? SEE PAGE 6 SEE PAGE 4 Serving San José State University since 1934 Wednesday, April 7, 2010 www.TheSpartanDaily.com Volume 134, Issue 33 Candidates for opening of dean position visit campus Daniel Herberholz but with an awful lot of guidance from Staff Writer the provost’s offi ce,” Darrah said. In December, the position’s search The dean of the College of Social committee began publicizing the open Sciences will step down at the end of position across the country, he said, this semester, and the four fi nalists including in the Chronicle for Higher selected for the dean’s position will Education, which Darrah called the be visiting the campus during the fi rst “Wall Street Journal for academics.” two weeks after spring recess, said the “There’s an announcement for chair of the position’s search commit- the position that is written up that is tee. very, very detailed and very specifi c “Dr. (Tim) Hegstrom is retiring ... about what we want in the position Tuesday’s Coffee Night at the International House brought local and international students alike to meet new and he’s been a very successful dean,” of dean, what abilities we want him and old friends. Nat Eveans of Australia announces the start of an egg hunt Tuesday night at the house’s dining said Charles Darrah, who is also the to have,” Darrah said. “It’s spelled out room. KIRSTEN AGUILAR / SPARTAN DAILY chair of SJSU’s anthropology depart- in fair detail, and gets publicized in ment. certain places that assure that we get The four fi nalists, according to the the maximum variety of people who Offi ce of the Provost Web site, are would be applying.” Sheila Bienenfeld, chair of the psy- The minimum requirements for Students acclimate to chology department at SJSU; Miriam the position were fi ve years of lead- Schustack, chair of the psychology ership experience in some capacity department at Cal State San Marcos; and a doctorate from a discipline rep- Salvatore Catanzaro, executive asso- resented in the College of Social Sci- ciate dean of the College of Arts and ences, he said. college society at I-House Sciences at Illinois State; and Cynthia After screening for these require- Kosso, chair of the history depart- ments, the committee conducted Ashley Finden for 70 U.S. and international students The I-House then became a home ment at Northern Arizona University. interviews over the phone with each Staff Writer attending SJSU,” said Kristen Pendle- for the Simpkins’ son while he attended Hegstrom made the decision to re- applicant, Darrah said. ton, the I-House community operations SJSU and then became an alcohol reha- tire in September, Darrah said. “It’s not necessarily the best peo- The International House has been a manager. bilitation center, she said. “The dean is really the leader of ple. There were suberb people, but part of SJSU for more than 30 years, but Makhni said the house was watched “It was not very well taken care of,” the college,” Darrah said, “in this we’re looking for just the right fi t,” it was not always known by its current carefully under the eye of Phyllis Simp- Makhni said. “Phyllis was not very hap- case, the College of Social Sciences, he said. “They have to have certain name, according to the director of the kins, who bought the house with her py with the way it was being treated.” (where) there are 13 departments in experience, often being a department International House. husband, Alan. She said the Simpkins were inspired the college and the dean is the one chair or an associate dean, so they “The International House was built The I-House is called the Phyllis For- to start an international house while who leads that unit.” know how to manage a college.” in 1964 as the Kappa Kappa Gamma so- ward Simpkins International House, watching a college football game and Shortly before Thanksgiving, the The committee identifi ed Bienen- rority, and it was on campus for about 10 Pendleton said. saw information for one at a college in search committee was formed, us- feld, Schustack, Catanzaro and Kosso years,” Leann Cherkasky Makhni said. “Alan and Phyllis Simpkins are Arkansas. ing representatives from the depart- as possible candidates and invited It is located on 360 S. 11th street, ac- among the largest benefactors to San They then fl ew to Arkansas to look ments, the staff, the students and the each to visit SJSU. cording to the I-House Web site. Jose State,” Makhni said. “Alan is no community, he said. “(The I-House) is a coed residence longer alive, but Phyllis is.” See HOUSE, Page 8 “(The committee) runs the search, See DEAN, Page 3 CVA opens up Building fosters new generation Ben Cadena of Advanced Micro Devices, Charles David Packard said the SJSU Col- Staff Writer Sporck of National Semiconductor, lege of Engineering and Silicon Valley Don Beall of Rockwell International had a symbiotic relationship, helping to more students The Charles W. Davidson Col- and Ray Abu Zayyad of IBM. one another grow. lege of Engineering building was also The new building would support “I feel this synergy between indus- Melissa Johnson accommodated for had to sign up for known as “Project 88” by then-Dean PC-based student labs, a robotics lab, try and education is one of the cor- Staff Writer a space in Joe West Hall or find other of Engineering Jay Pinson for its com- an integrated circuit fabrication lab, nerstones of Silicon Valley’s success,” accommodations off campus, she said. pletion date in 1979. electro-mechanical controls lab, an Packard said. “The equation is quite Beginning June 1, Campus Village “At the same time, there were a It is also known as “the house that optical lab, a communications lab, a simple: If you reduce education, you Building A will now be available not significant number of open spaces in Jay built,” according to engineering survey lab, a design lab and a simu- cut the lifeline. If you reduce the qual- only for faculty, staff and graduate Building A following their returning sources. lator lab as well as laboratories for ity of the engineers, high-tech innova- students, but also for undergradu- resident process and even upon open- According to archival material in concrete and transportation, soils en- tion and productivity decline.” ate seniors as well, said a University ing this fall as fewer faculty and staff the special collections room of the Dr. gineering and hydraulics. Emily L. Allen, associate dean of Housing Services official. are choosing to live off campus,” she Martin Luther King Jr. Library, the “As Silicon Valley emerged, the de- the College of ngineering, said that “During the Fall 2009 returning said. building was constructed on a budget mand for engineers soared,” Pinson in times of economic hardship, engi- resident process, all spaces were filled Brown said that it is University of $39 million, two-thirds of which said of the project. “Foreign compe- neers who are persistent in looking for in Campus Village Building B,” said Housing Services’ mission to provide came from the state and one-third tition has made substantial inroads work are likely to prevail in searching Kevina Brown, community relations student housing and meet student from industry. in the U.S. trade market share. This for jobs. coordinator for University Housing demands, so the decision was made Pinson pitched the building to demands an unprecedented level of “Belle Wei, the dean of engineer- Services. David Packard of Hewlett-Packard, long-term innovation if we are to Residents that were unable to be See CVA, Page 3 Robert Noyce of Intel, Jerry Sanders compete effectively.” See BUILDING, Page 2 Weather THESPARTANDAILY.COM TWITTER Online: ENGINEERING VIDEO Video: Engineering lab serves students as workshop for senior projects. Follow us at Marlon Maloney @spartandaily Hi: 72° for headlines straight to your phone. Lo: 47° SPARTAN DAILY BLOGS To welcome everyone back from spring break, we compiled a list of campus events going on today and / tomorrow. Visit FACEBOOK Spartan Daily spartandailynews.wordpress.com TH F Become a fan and get the latest SJSU news on your Facebook. 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Staff Writer to be an infl ux of senior citizens “We must advocate to in- and people need to learn how to crease access to opportunities A panel of fi ve speakers from provide service for them. for people to age in place and different parts of Santa Clara “I learned you have to be very fi ght to maintain existing ser- County spoke about the chal- dedicated to the mission of each vices that allow seniors to re- lenges and opportunities facing organization,” Matar said. “They main in their homes and in students who are seeking careers have to execute their missions their communities,” Grossman in gerontology, said the project very well because there are fami- said. coordinator. lies that rely on them.” Monique Mejia, a senior Exploring the careers in ag- He said every community health science major, said Careers ing was the essence for the one needs to recognize how to re- in Aging Week is a great reminder of three events taking place in the spectfully treat their elders. that the elderly are all around us. National Aging Week event, said “One of the most important “The elderly is looked upon coordinator Darlene Miller.