View metadata, citation and similar papers at core.ac.uk brought to you by CORE provided by SJSU ScholarWorks OLIVER TWISTS OPPOSITION P.3 GREEN P.5 VALENTINE’S DAY P.6 MACHINE MOVIE REVIEW theSpartanDaily.com TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2009 Volume 132, Issue 9 WED THU FRI SAT Spartan Daily 56 54 56 52 51 Serving San Jose State University Since 1934 THE WIRE CULTURE SAFETY Pilot safety LOCAL Celebrating Tet, San Jose style program for Judges tentatively order California inmate release SStorytory onon pagepage 2 housing SACRAMENTO — A special panel of federal judges begins tentatively ruled Monday that California will have to release tens of thousands of inmates SCOTT REYBURN to relieve overcrowding over Staff Writer the next several years. The judges said no other solution Students living in the Cam- will improve conditions so poor pus Village suites should now that inmates die regularly of be prepared with their IDs at suicides or lack of proper care. the ready on Th ursday through Saturday nights from now on in NATIONAL order to enter the building, due to a new pilot safety program to Economic stimulus bill improve campus safety. nearing enforcement University Housing began its pilot safety program at the Cam- WASHINGTON — An $838 pus Village Suites Th ursday night, billion economic stimulus bill and is expected to run through the backed by the White House remainder of the spring semester. survived a key test vote in Kevina Brown, the commu- the Senate despite strong nity relations coordinator for Republican opposition, and University Housing Services, Democratic leaders vowed to said the message about the pilot deliver legislation for President safety program was sent out to Barack Obama’s signature all residents on campus. within a few days. “We have sent a MySJ- SU message to all housing Drug violence spreading residents, advising them of from Mexico into America the program. We have also Members of the Vietnamese-American community march down Market Street in Downtown DAN LU / Spartan Daily posted fl iers and notices in all of EL PASO, Texas — Just as San Jose on Sunday, carrying the former fl ag of South Vietnam at the 12th annual Tet Parade. the halls, including the apart- government offi cials feared, the ments in Campus Village B,” drug violence raging in Mexico ENTERTAINMENT Brown said. has spilled over into the United Th e program will staff the States. Killings, kidnappings front desk at the Campus Vil- and home invasions connected lage Suites Th ursday through to Mexico’s murderous drug Radio host Copeland talks about real estate, Saturday from midnight to 3 cartels are occurring in such a.m. On these particular nights, places as Phoenix and Atlanta, residents will be required to and the cartels are believed racism and his new book at King Library stop at the desk, show ID, verify to have set up operations in residency and sign in any guests Anchorage, Alaska; Boston; and tried to keep African-Americans out of their Copeland said that even as a child, he was with proper photo identifi ca- Sioux Falls, S.D. MICHAEL LE ROY neighborhoods, in what he explained as “a not safe from the racism in San Leandro. He tion of their own. Guests who Staff Writer plot to keep black people out.” read a passage about an instance in which cannot provide identifi cation Home of Marlboro man A tactic Copeland said that people used he was on his way to get a haircut and a will not be allowed to enter the mulls smoking restrictions Local radio personality and comedian Bri- during this time period was “block-busting.” white woman drove by and yelled out the building. an Copeland spoke at the Dr. Martin Luther Copeland said real estate investors would en- window, “go back to Oakland,” to him and “Th e program will help en- RICHMOND, Va. — In a sign King Jr. Library on Saturday, and discussing ter an all-white neighborhood, buy a home his grandmother. sure that everyone present in of how vilifi ed smoking has his book, “Not a Genuine Black Man: My from somebody and then sell it at a loss to an Copeland said the title of the book our residential halls either lives become, lawmakers in Virginia Life as an Outsider.” African-American. came from a man who wrote him a lett er there, or is being escorted by a — where the world’s largest Th e book is based on a one-man show Th is was done to feed fears of racist of claiming that he (Copeland) was not a “gen- guest,” Brown said. “Th e pro- cigarette factory churns out about his life growing up as an African-Amer- neighbors, he said. Property values would uine black man.” gram is designed to decrease Marlboros — passed curbs on ican in San Leandro in the late 1970s. During lower and people would sell their houses He said in response to the lett er that, “I the presence of unauthorized smoking in restaurants Monday. this time, San Leandro was 99 percent white off at a discount to move out of the neigh- and it was by design, he said. borhood. Th is allowed real estate investors WORLD Copeland said home owner associations to profi t. See COPELAND, page 2 See HOUSING, page 2 Suicide attack in Iraq claims lives of four US soldiers HEALTH BAGHDAD — A suicide car bomber struck a U.S. patrol Working with Whitmore to welcome wellness to campus in northern Iraq on Monday, killing four American soldiers well-being on the SJSU campus, tional. Th e eight wellness stan- pus Recreation is anticipating goals of maybe exercising more, and an Iraqi interpreter in the Challenge introduced begins today and is set to run un- dards have been adapted from that at least 15 teams will partici- and eating bett er, and a combina- deadliest single attack against by president began til March 22. Th e program aims various sources, she said. pate, Kirkendall said. tion of those things and it’s a great U.S. forces in nine months.The to encourage SJSU students, fac- “It’s not necessarily important Last Wednesday was the kick- program,” he added. “It’ll be fun. blast occurred in Mosul, Iraq’s Monday, will last until ulty and staff to be healthier, said that everyone remembers them off celebration and pep rally for It’s going to start small but we third largest city and the last SJSU President Jon Whitmore. every day, but we want people the event. President Whitmore hope that it can build over time.” major urban battleground in the spring break Kristine Kirkendall, assistant to be well-rounded and that in- and his wife Jennifer att ended. Th e American College of Sports war against al-Qaida and other director of fi tness and wellness, volves all the dimensions,” Kirk- “My wife is on my team, and Medicine and the American Heart Sunni insurgents. MERRIL GUZMAN which is a part of A.S. Campus endall said. she heads it. And two other peo- Association recommend individu- Staff Writer Recreation, said the challenge “Other universities don’t deal ple on our staff are on our team,” als under the age of 65 get at least — Associated Press incorporates eight types of well- with the multicultural element Whitmore said at a news con- 30 minutes of moderate cardio Th e Whitmore Wellness Chal- ness: physical, intellectual, social, like San Jose,” she said. ference with student media last lenge, a six-week program to pro- spiritual, occupational, multicul- Ten teams are offi cially regis- Wednesday. mote healthy habits and overall tural, environmental and emo- tered for the challenge and Cam- “Th e whole idea is that you set See WHITMORE, page 2 THE SPARTAN DAILY LIVE BLOGS PHOTO BLOG Upcoming: Tune in to News Blog: Parents go to class to see Photo Blog: See more photos of SPARTAN theSpartanDaily.com on Thursday why their children aren’t paying Sunday’s women’s basketball game for our live coverage of SJSU attention in class. against Fresno State by Stefan DAILY. men’s basketball game against Armijo. 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Sports Blog: Check out Matthew Kimel’s “Sharks Remarks” on COM tonight’s San Jose-Boston game. 2PAGE NEWS TUESDAY,,, FEBRUARY 10, 2009 Vietnamese culture on display at annual San Jose Tet festival and parade ties, demonstrating the gambling ing major, said she felt proud as ally celebrates Tet with food and Vietnamese community and the fi rst time aft er moving to the DAN LU game of “bau cua ca cop” which she marched for the fi rst time in fi r e c r a c k e r s . ” students of San Jose are,” Leo Bay Area from Maryland a few Staff Writer literally translates to “gourd, the parade wearing an “ao dai,” a People of diverse back- Nguyen said. months ago. crab, fi sh, and tiger,” said Nghia Vietnamese silk dress worn over grounds watched the parade, Th e skies were gray, but along “I was quite surprised at how Th e red and yellow of the for- Nguyen, SJSU Vietnamese Stu- pantaloons. which included colorful fl oats, Market Street, bright colors lit the the community came together to mer Vietnamese fl ag blew in the dent Association president and a Tran and her fellow Vietnam- marching bands, lion and dragon parade’s route as traditional music put on the parade, even though wind Sunday at the 12th annual senior fi nance major. ese Students Association mem- dancers, entertainers, cultural and costumes were showcased.