CELEBRATION BASEBALL A 12-year journey Cardinal fl y past to graduation Spartans, 8-3 See Page 3 See Page 9 Serving San José State University since 1934 Thursday, May 13, 2010 www.news.sjsu.edu Volume 134, Issue 53 SJSU plans for Veteran reintegration 2,500 fewer students in fall Amaris Dominguez turned down admittance to SJSU. Staff Writer Incoming freshman Anthony Garcia said SJSU was the only The size of the student body for school he applied to and that he and the fall semester is shrinking as his parents are very excited. SJSU plans early summer layoffs “My sister is a psychology ma- and student fee increases, said jor there, so she told me about the SJSU President Jon Whitmore. budget cuts and fee increases,” he He said in a news conference said. “But I would rather go to a that decreasing the size of the stu- university fi rst than to a community dent body means that fewer faculty college.I already paid for and signed will be needed to provide services to up for my orientation next month.” students. Harris said “Our strat- 3,879 transfer egy is to keep ... with a smaller students have ac- quality high cepted their ad- but in order to“ budget, we’ll have mittance to SJSU do that with a and signed up for smaller bud- fewer students. orientation with get, we’ll have intent to enroll, fewer stu- ” while 2,150 trans- dents,” Whit- President Jon Whitmore fer students were more said. admitted last SJSU plans spring. to reduce enrollment of the Fall “In comparison to last year, 2010 semester by offering 2,500 there is a decrease in transfer stu- fewer seats to incoming freshmen dents from 2009 compared to 2010 and transfer students, he said. because of the lack of enrollment in Whitmore added that a major- Fall 2009,” she said. Mark Hannah, a Marine Corps veteran who served for 11 years, founded the Veterans Student Organization at ity of the incoming students were Ashley Portelo, who is transfer- SJSU in February 2009. THOMAS WEBB/ CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER transfer students. ring in from Evergreen Valley Col- Pat Lopes Harris, director of lege in the fall said she accepted media relations for SJSU, said that her admittance to SJSU because there would not be completely accu- of it is fi fteen minutes away from Organization works to ease transition from active duty to civilian world rate numbers of incoming students her home. who have enrolled in classes until “As much as I want to go study Hannah Keirns more and it’s not the same with been support for veterans on cam- meeting he organized around a the end of summer. in a different city or state, I know I Staff Writer other civilians here.” pus since the last Veterans Student visit by SJSU alumnus Marine SJSU gets a large number of can’t afford it and I’m willing to deal Hannah, a junior manage- Organization in 1946. Major General Anthony Jackson. applications from freshmen and with the fee increases if it means Marine Corps veteran ment information systems major, “To be honest, before VSO there Roth is a veteran of the New York transfer students, but she said not no longer having to stay at a com- Mark Hannah said he had diffi cul- founded the Veterans Student was never a place for veterans on Army National Guard where he all receive admittance letters and munity college,” she said. “I was ty transitioning from the military Organization at SJSU in February campus,” said Hannah. “The Bay served for six years both as an en- even fewer accept and begin the happy to actually be admitted.” culture to the civilian world when 2009 to create awareness of veter- Area isn’t necessarily as pro-mil- listed man and as an offi cer in the steps of the intention of enrollment. SJSU does not have a report he came to SJSU. ans on campus and to bring mili- itary compared to places like San 69th Infantry Regiment. She said there are 3,057 fi rst- prepared for statistics on the “My fi rst semester here was dif- tary culture to the attention of the Diego where there are bases.” The Veterans Student Organi- time freshmen expected in the number of freshmen and transfers fi cult because I was in class and student body. Jonathan Roth, a history pro- zation hopes to provide an envi- fall, in comparison to 3,113 fi rst- coming in from different schools people around me weren’t inter- He served in the Marine Corps fessor and VSO faculty adviser, ronment where veteran students time freshmen in May 2009 — of for the upcoming fall 2010 semester, ested in learning,” he said. “I’m for 11 years as a maintenance read- said the Veterans Student Orga- those expected in the fall, 1,241 Harris said. always putting in 110 percent or iness offi cer and said there has not nization was developed out of a See VETERANS, Page 2 After 15 years, nursing student to be honored for community service, scholarship Hannah Keirns will recognize at commencement of ap- of scholarship and extensive community Stiglitz said a small committee of Brewer has been working toward a Staff Writer proximately 8,900 candidates who com- contribution. 60 faculty, staff and administrators re- career in nursing at SJSU by taking one pleted their studies in August 2009, De- Eloise Stiglitz, associate vice presi- view all applications, select four or five or two classes at a time while tending to Commencement on May 29, will mark cember 2009 and May 2010, according to dent for student services, said the pro- students and forward the selections to three active children, ages 9, 15 and 18, the culmination of one nursing gradu- a press release by Pat Harris, director of cess of selection begins with faculty the vice president of student affairs and her husband of 20 years and working ate’s 15-year journey toward fulfilling a SJSU media relations. nominations of students with GPAs over Whitmore. part time at Nordstrom in retail sales for lifelong dream. Harris said Brewer was one of two 3.75 who also provide their leadership Whitmore ultimately chooses the final the past 21 years. Vanessa Brewer is one of the top three seniors named SJSU’s 2010 Outstand- and service to the university and/or com- two students to be honored at the com- Though she came from a graduates SJSU President Jon Whitmore ing Graduating Seniors in recognition munity. mencement ceremony, Stiglitz said. See TOP GRAD, Page 5 Audio Slideshow: Health Center Tour Eric Bennett and Melissa Johnson Weather NEWS.SJSU.EDU Spartan Daily will return August 25, 2010. Visit the Spartan Daily’s new website for online content at Hi: 78° news.sjsu.edu Lo: 54° Audio Slideshow: Get a tour of some of the resources inside the Student Health Center. DAILY / SPARTAN F Sat Hi: 78° Hi: 76° Lo: 55° Lo: 53° See www.news.sjsu.edu 2 NEWS Thursday, May 13, 2010 Hannah said there is only one retiring from the armed services,” dent of community service for the out there before they graduate and He said the Career Center VETERANS program that effectively aids SJSU SJSU President Jon Whitmore said organization, said the organization are sent off.” doesn’t have anything specifi cally veterans — the federal program of in a March 24 news conference. was necessary to reach out to vet- Hannah said the organization tailored for veterans to take their From Page 1 the Veterans Services Offi ce, which “There are more veterans coming erans who are coming out of active has created a veteran-specifi c com- military skill sets and convert them is available at all 23 California State back now because they are better duty and entering the civilian world plaint and “to-do list” for Whitmore to civilian concepts. can be surrounded by men and University campuses. supported with (federally funded) again as students. to address the other needs they “When I brought my military re- women who either understand or He said Andrei Ingalla, SJSU tuition.” “We aim to be a unifi ed support would like to fulfi ll on campus. sume to the Career Center, they just can sympathize with the veterans’ special programs coordinator and Hannah estimates that there are network to get veterans the resourc- “Whitmore wants to fi nd vet- red-penned it and said my experi- experiences and culture, said Man- VSO staff adviser, helps SJSU veter- more than 400 veterans on campus. es they need, whether it’s with their erans’ needs and how the univer- ence would intimidate any hiring dana Mohsenzadegan, the orga- ans with GI bills. He said 80 members joined the studies, counseling, fi nancial aid sity can help them as a group,” Roth manager,” Hannah said. nization’s vice president of public According to the U.S. Depart- organization in its fi rst semester or scholarships — whatever we can said. “We want to fi nd what we are The organization is also work- relations. ment of Veterans Affairs website, and currently there are up to 108 do,” said Bramlett, a graduate stu- lacking compared to other CSUs.” ing with Anne Demers, an assis- “Unfortunately, there is an the “Post-9/11 GI Bill” provides members of different age groups dent in justice studies and veteran Whitmore said the university is tant professor and master of public implicit anti-military sentiment education and housing to individu- and from all branches of the mili- Army and National Guard infantry trying to welcome more veteran stu- health fi eldwork coordinator in the on our campus,” she said.