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Honors shower select faculty
At yearly luncheon, professors awarded and distinguished
By HEIDI ROMSWINCKEL-GUISE
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Four SJSU professors were honored at the Ninth Annual Faculty Service Recognition and Awards Luncheon on Wednesday afternoon for their contributions to the university. Professor Marlene Turner, recipient of the Distinguished Service Award, said it was an honor to be selected. “San Jose State is a very special place,” Turner said at the celebration in the Student Union Barrett Ballroom. “It’s filled with special colleagues and special students who make the institution a wonderful place that is really all about opportunity and achievement.” Professors Jeanne Linsdell, from the College of Engineering, Karen Singmaster, from the College of Science, and Richard

Tieszen, from the College of Humanities, and the Arts were also presented with awards: the Outstanding Lecturer Award, Outstanding Professor Award and President’s Scholar Award, respectively. SJSU President Don Kassing said he was very proud and pleased with the winners of the awards. “Each one of them makes significant and powerful contributions to this university,” Kassing said. “We do this every year, and you think you’d run out of talent, but we don’t.” Although the ceremony focused on the four award winners, about 70 faculty members were recognized as honorees for the amount of time they served at SJSU. Honorees were placed in six See FACULTY, page 2

Brothers drop $1M on college faculty
Engineering establishes Newnan endowment
By TARA DUFFY
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The current cycling policy carries a 5 mph speed limit. A group of SJSU faculty, however, have filed a grievance asking for an end to all non-motorized vehicle use.

An end to cycling?
Faculty pushes ban on non-motorized vehicles
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Staff Writer

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Members of SJSU staff celebrated the work that fellow faculty have achieved, some reaching the 40-year mark at SJSU.

Those who use bicycles, skateboards or other non-motorized vehicles on campus are now being formally challenged at the university level by some faculty members at SJSU. Members of the California State University Employees Union filed a health and safety grievance Nov. 21, 2007, claiming that nonmotorized vehicles are dangerous and hazardous and should be banned on campus. Union member and journalism lecturer Steve Sloan said he brought this issue to the attention of the union.

Sloan said he and other union members filed a grievance because they believed the contract between the union and the university had been violated. “Bicycles were allowed on San Carlos and Seventh streets,” Sloan said. “We agreed to that in the past, but the problem is that the safe handling of bicycles has not been enforced on campus.” According to the Campus Non-Motorized Vehicle Policy, bicycles, skateboards, scooters, unicycles, roller skates and other similar objects are required to follow listed rules and See BIKE, page 10

‘Islam Talk’ provides focal point for open mic event
By ANGELO LANHAM
Staff Writer

Billal Asghar, a senior global studies and health science major who moderated the “Islam Talk” open mic, urged people in the crowd of about 20 to speak about anything they felt strongly about Wednesday around the benches outside of Clark Hall. “There was a theme,” Asghar, 22, said later. “Social injustice.” One by one, crowd members spoke at Asghar’s prompt. Some read poems, and others plugged events for their clubs. “Justice for the people / used to mean a lot more before / now its just a mask, a cover for / the image of revolution, the idea of change / nothing really hap-

pens / injustice still remains” went a passage from a poem read and written by Karimah Al-Helew, a sophomore social work major. “I’m half Palestinian,” Al-Helew, 19, said. “I write a lot about that.” She explained that this time around she wanted show that she could write about other topics, even though she has written about other things and chose injustice in general. “It’s not all about being revolutionary,” she said. “It’s about doing something.” Another poem, composed by Yousef Nawabi, a senior biology major, had a passage that went as such: “Racial clash, epithets slurred / emotions shaken, not stirred.”

“It was actually for an event I had to go to for immigrants’ rights,” Nawabi, 21, said, noting that the main focus of the poem was Guantanamo Bay. People are sent there for nothing, he said. “They’re not given a reason why. They’re just taken from their families.” Maryam Amir-Ebrahimi, a senior child and adolescent development major and president of the Nigerian Student Association, urged tolerance for the homeless when encountered around campus. She added that students generally have the choice of what and when they’re going to eat, and any meal is just a card swipe away. “We have the opportunity to eat

lunch,” said Amir-Ebrahimi, 21. “How many people do we see digging in bins to make some money? The reality is that these people are hungry. Reach out and help these people who don’t have that (opportunity).” Asghar also spoke for the homeless and said that we can’t just tell them to “get a job” since they don’t have the economic base to do so. “They aren’t given a fair shot,” he said. Asghar, who helped organize the open mic event, said he was pleased with the way the event turned out. “But we didn’t have a mic,” he said. “It seemed like everyone cooperated, and benefited from one another,” Asghar said.

A $1 million gift to SJSU’s College of Engineering was recognized during Wednesday night’s 2008 College of Engineering Awards Ceremony at San Jose’s Fairmont Hotel, where about 500 faculty, students and alumni celebrated. Former SJSU engineering alumni Don Newnan and his late brother Dean, who were also faculty members, imparted the gift, according to a news release. With the donation, the college established the Newnan Brothers Excellence in Teaching Endowment to “recognize and help retain distinguished faculty members,” according to the news release. Emily Allen, a professor and chair of chemical and materials engineering, accepted the Newnan Brothers Award on behalf of the college. “The honor is being nominated by my colleagues,” said Allen. “I am utterly honored to receive this award. We are here to make our students successful.” Other faculty members were also on hand to also receive awards. “It’s great to get an award from the college,” said Kurt McMullin, an associate professor in civil and environmental engineering. “They have been very supportive. … They have some great skills at the college for putting applied research into effect. To be identified as one of these people, it’s a great honor,” said McMullin, who received a faculty award for excellence in scholarship. “It’s my 25th year,” said Haluk Ozemek, a computer engineering professor who received the award for excellence in teaching. “(The engineering program) is one of the best at the undergraduate level,” Ozemek said. “It prepares students for the real world.” Five engineering students also received awards for various accomplishments and academic performances. Philip Boutelle, a senior mechanical engineering major, received the Lockheed Martin Student Award for undergraduate academic performance. Boutelle said he has been attending SJSU for two years and is graduating from the College of Engineering this month. “It’s a great program,” he said. “It exceeded my expectations, and it has been very fulfilling as well as challenging.” John Orozco, a senior mechanical engineering major, received the Scott T. Axline Memorial Student Award for excellence in service. He said that he has been attending SJSU for two years and was very excited to receive the award. “We are honored to be able to recognize outstanding professors,” said Belle Wei, the Don Beall dean of the College of Engineering. “The professors work very hard and are committed to their students. It is just wonderful to have an occasion to recognize top faculty, students and alumni.” The awards ceremony was sponsored by many organizations, including IBM, Cisco Systems and Hewlett-Packard. “We are very grateful for the sponsorship we’ve received,” Wei said.

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Committee says: Students need a smoke-free campus
By KIMBERLY TSAO
Staff Writer

MEN’S GOLF LANDS FORK IN THE TOO LOW AT WAC BICYCLE PATH
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Taking a ride on campus might upset pedestrians, but if a petition passes, all non-motorized adventures will have to end.

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Anti-drunk driving group MADD is, indeed, upset over the rating tagged on the Tuesday release Grand Theft Auto IV.

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About 20 people attended the SJSU Smoke-Free Policy Committee’s open forum in the Student Union on Wednesday. The committee presented its implementation plan and rationale for trying to make the campus smoke-free. “They have better food, but we have better content,” an attendee jokingly said, referring to the Student Organization Recognition Banquet in the Barrett Ballroom at the same time Wednesday. Some of the committee members presented studies that showed the dangers of smoking and secondhand

smoke. According to one slide, 15 percent of secondhand smoke is inhaled by the smoker, while the remaining 85 percent goes into the air. “Student health is the biggest thing for us,” said Carole Foster, a graduate biology major. She said the idea is to make it harder for people to smoke so they won’t smoke in the first place. The Smoke-Free Policy Committee was founded January 2007, but the efforts for a smoke-free campus stretched back to 1998. Gina Vittori, founder of the committee, said the group is attempting to reduce the “restraining forces” to the policy. The members said the administration is reluctant to approve

the policy partly because it might dent’s office. The group scheduled a hurt the number of SJSU applicants. meeting with the A.S. University AfThey also sent fairs Committee beout questionnaires fore the forum, but it to the members of was cancelled for the the Academic Sensecond time. ate and neighbor“They gave us hood associations. If the wrong date,” the campus chooses said Foster, 33. to adopt designated The meeting has smoking areas, the been rescheduled for CAROLE FOSTER graduate student houses around camMay 7. biology pus would be affectAccording to a ed as well, commithandout at the forum, tee member Analilia Garcia said. the implementation plan will involve The committee is aiming to get four phases. Since the policy hasn’t several university entities behind its been approved, the committee isn’t cause such as Associated Students, See ASH, page 3 the Academic Senate and the presi-

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1958 document shows nuclear clearance
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WASHINGTON — President Dwight D. Eisenhower overruled some of his military commanders in the summer of 1958, ordering them not to use nuclear weapons against China if communist forces blockaded the Taiwan Strait, according to declassified Air Force documents. Eisenhower “made it clear that the Chinese would be given a warning with conventional explosives before he would authorize dropping of the deadlier ordnance” on Chinese territories, according to the documents made public by George Washington University’s National Security Archive. The president had the support of a congressional resolution to use force in defense of Taiwan. His decision not to use nuclear weapons still left them available if needed for subsequent attacks, according to the newly released narrative by a contemporary Air Force historian, Bernard C. Nalty.

Disclosure of the top-secret document was one in a collection obtained by a freedom-of-information lawsuit filed by the Archive after more than a decade of requests that the documents be declassified, said William Burr of the Archive. As the crisis grew, according to the papers, five B-47 bombers on Guam went on alert in mid-August to conduct nuclear raids against Chinese airfields. The idea of using nuclear weapons to prevent the Chinese from using ships and aircraft to isolate Nationalist-held islands in the strait was accepted by Eisenhower’s Cabinet — except for Secretary of State John Foster Dulles, who was away on vacation. The chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, Air Force Gen. Nathan F. Twining, had explained at a Cabinet meeting that U.S. planes would drop 1015 kiloton nuclear bombs in the vicinity of Amoy, a coastal city on the Taiwan strait now called Xiamen. The idea was that the Chinese

would have to lift their blockade. Otherwise the United States would proceed to attack Chinese airfields. But Eisenhower ruled out the initial use of nuclear weapons, concluding the fallout would cause civilian casualties in China and on Taiwan, risking nuclear escalation. The Pacific Air Force commander, Gen. Lawrence S. Kuter, whose operations plan had assumed the United States would carry out nuclear strikes as necessary to defeat attacking Chinese communists, characterized the idea of a “limited response” as disastrous. As tensions grew, Chinese artillery fired thousands of rounds against Big and Little Quemoy, but there was no evidence a Chinese invasion was in the works. Eisenhower approved recommendations by the Joint Chiefs of Staff to strengthen Taiwan’s air defenses and the Seventh Fleet. The U.S.-backed nationalist air force shot down 32 communist MIG fighters during the crisis.

FACULTY SJSU president attended
Continued from page 1 categories from up to 15 years to 40-plus years of service. Kassing added that the luncheon was a perfect time to show gratitude toward faculty members. “They are very modest in who they are, and they don’t look for credit,” Kassing said. “They kind of stand in the background, and we get a chance to get them out in the sunlight ... and express appreciation for what they do.” The Barrett Ballroom was filled with staff, faculty and supporters who applauded everyone who was involved in the ceremony. Valerie Gonzales, special projects coordinator of the president’s office, said she was pleased to see that so many people attended. “We sold out of tickets this year,” Gonzales said. Outstanding Lecturer Award recipient Jeanne Linsdell said in her acceptance speech that she remembered when she first came to SJSU. “I was a student and then became a teacher,” Linsdell said. “I’m so glad I did.”

Faculty Award Winners
Outstanding Lecturer Award Dr. Jeanne Linsdell
Director of Technical Communications College of Engineering

Distinguished Service Award Dr. Marlene Turner
Organization and Management College of Business

Philosophy College of Humanities and the Arts

President’s Scholar Award Dr. Richard Tieszen

Outstanding Professor Award Dr. Karen Singmaster
Chemistry College of Science

Police uncover ATM thievery
Associated Press

SPARTA GUIDE
EVENT CALENDAR

Today
El Voto Latino and Crash the Parties Contest Hosted by Sigma Lambda Beta International Fraternity Inc. Crash the parties is a nationwide search competition to send two talented young reporters to cover the Democratic and Republican conventions for Sí TV. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Student Union Amphitheater. Contact: Timbo, 323-630-4736, or 310-272-6428, [email protected] Free lunch every Thursday for San Jose Students The San Jose Institute of Religion sponsored by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) invites you to lunch every Thursday. 12 p.m. at 66 S. 7th Street. Contact: [email protected], 286-3313, www.ldsces.org/sanjose Women Undercover: Muslim Women Hosted by the Muslim Student Association. Why are Muslim women covered? Do Muslim women have rights? What does Islam say about women? 12 to 1 p.m. in the Student Union Ohlone Room. Vocal Recital “Student Showcase” Spanish songs of Spain, Mexico and Latin America. Vocal studio of Professor Joseph Frank. 12:30 to 1:15 p.m. at the Music Building Concert Hall Contact: Joan Stubbe, 924-4649, [email protected] SJSU Student Film Festival Hosted by the Film Production Society, the festival will

showcase all types of short films produced by students. 7 p.m. at the University Theatre at 5th and San Fernando Streets Contact: Andrew Hellesen, [email protected] Bible Study Acts 2 Christian Fellowship has weekly Bible studies on Thursdays. 7 p.m. at the Student Union Costanoan Room Contact: Justin Foon, 415-786-9873, [email protected]

LOS GATOS — Police in Los Gatos say about two dozen people have been victimized in a new spin on ATM thefts. Investigators say at least 25 people have had their debit card and personal identification numbers stolen while shopping at Lunardi’s Supermarket. A police spokesman says thieves were able to get the debit card and PIN numbers by switching out an ATM card reader at the store. Once the thieves had the information, police say they were able use the information to withdraw money from the victims’ bank accounts. Most of the money has been taken from ATM machines in Southern California. Two incidents were reported on Sunday. Eight more thefts were reported on Monday and at least 15 reports came in Tuesday.

Tomorrow
San Jose State University Symphony Orchestra Concert Featuring student vocal soloists 7:30 p.m. in the Music Concert Hall. Contact: Dr. Janet Averett, [email protected]

Monday
Celebrate “Cinco de Fido” with the Evergreen Chapter of Society Dog! Monday, May 5 (or “Cinco de Fido”) Meet Society Dog for Mexican pizza and soda. Enjoy a walk with your dog along the east side hills and end up at Java Junction for Mexican Coffee & pastries with your pooch! As always, there will be lots of dog treats! 6:30 p.m. at Fowler Creek Park in the Evergreen section of San Jose Contact: Whitney Wilde, [email protected], http://www.societydog.com/events/evergreenlaunch.htm

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White House admits going wrong with ‘Mission Accomplished’ banner
Associated Press

SMOKE Task force part of group’s plans
Continued from page 1 in any of the stages. The first phase will last about three months, and it entails removing smoking signs on buildings and assigning temporary designated areas. The following phase includes sending out notices about the new policy and holding educational events such as campus health fairs. That could last for a year before the third phase begins, according to the supplementary material at the forum. “As long as we do it in an educational format, I think it would work for everybody,” said Andre Barnes, UPD chief of police. “We typically get a 100-percent compliance, so we don’t issue a lot of citations or fines.” The next phase involves developing permanent signs and official language for the rules. The last phase would include the first anniversary celebration of a smoke-free campus and an evaluation of the policy, according to the handout. The committee also hopes to create a smoking task force to work with the university president, Foster said. “That way, there would be more internal support,” Foster said. The committee collected 400 student signatures in support of the smoke-free policy. Most recently, it held an event on Earth Day. One of the presentation slides said five colleges in California have completely smoke-free campuses, and another 50 colleges statewide have designated areas, including San Francisco State University and five other CSUs.

WASHINGTON — The White House said Wednesday that President Bush has paid a price for the “Mission Accomplished” banner that was flown in triumph five years ago but later became a symbol of U.S. misjudgments and mistakes in the long and costly war in Iraq. Thursday is the fifth anniversary of Bush’s dramatic landing in a Navy jet on an aircraft carrier homebound from the war. The USS Abraham Lincoln had launched thousands of airstrikes on Iraq. “Major combat operations in Iraq have ended,” Bush said at the time. “The battle of Iraq is one victory in a war on terror that began on Sept. 11, 2001 and still goes on.” The “Mission Accomplished”

banner was prominently displayed crew asked for the sign and the above him — a move the White White House staff had it made by House came to regret as the display a private vendor. “President Bush is well aware was mocked and became a source of that the banner should have been controversy. much more speAfter shifting cific and said explanations, the ‘mission accomWhite House evenplished’ for these tually said the “Missailors who are on sion Accomplished” this ship on their phrase referred to mission,” White the carrier’s crew House press seccompleting its 10GEORGE W. BUSH month mission, not retary Dana Perithe military comno said Wednespleting its mission in Iraq. day. “And we have certainly paid Bush, in October 2003, dis- a price for not being more specific avowed any connection with the on that banner. “And I recognize that the me“Mission Accomplished” message. He said the White House had dia is going to play this up again nothing to do with the banner; a tomorrow, as they do every single spokesman later said the ship’s year.”

“While this war is
difficult, it is not endless.

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She said what is important now is “how the president would describe the fight today. It’s been a very tough month in Iraq, but we are taking the fight to the enemy.” At least 49 U.S. troops died in Iraq in April, making it the deadliest month since September when 65 U.S. troops died. Now in its sixth year, the war in Iraq has claimed the lives of at least 4,061 members of the U.S. military. Only the Vietnam War (August 1964 to January 1973), the war in Afghanistan (October 2001 to present) and the Revolutionary War (July 1776 to April 1783) have engaged America longer. Bush, in a speech earlier this month, said that “while this war is difficult, it is not endless.”

Higher education officials denounce state cuts
Associated Press

SACRAMENTO — In a rare show of unity, California’s top higher education officials warned on Monday that inadequate state funding is bleeding the quality from one of the world’s most celebrated college and university systems. The leaders of the University of California, California State University and California Community Colleges predicted that a new round of spending cuts would have dire consequences for their 142 campuses, from losing top-notch faculty to making a college degree too expensive for some students. “I really believe California is at a crossroads — a political, educational, cultural, economic crossroads,” CSU Chancellor Charles Reed said. “Is the state going to dedicate its resources to invest in young people’s futures, invest in California’s wherewithal, or disinvest?” Along with most other state agencies, the three systems stand to lose 10 percent of their proposed annual budgets, or nearly $1.3 billion between them, under Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s spending plan for the fiscal year that begins July 1. The governor ordered the reductions to cope with a statewide deficit he estimated last week would top $10 billion through June 2009, down from an earlier estimate of $16 billion. His revised budget proposal is due in mid-May. UC Provost Rory Hume said the higher education systems have not recovered from a series of deep budget cuts during the 1990s and again in 2004. Because of that, he said they now face “a level of cuts that is unprecedented in its cumulative effect.” The three leaders were in Sac-

ramento on Monday to meet with journalists and lawmakers. During a news conference, Hume, Reed and Community College Chancellor Diane Woodruff said they would urge legislators to raise taxes and fees to offset the proposed cuts. Reed went one step further, saying he supports imposing a sales tax on professional services such as those provided by lawyers and accountants to raise revenue. He also said he thinks California’s prison system should be a prime target for lawmakers looking for places to level the budget ax. “California spends way too much money on its prison system,” he said. The state spent $10.1 billion of its general fund on its corrections budget this year, compared with $13.9 billion for higher education, including financial aid. It also is under federal court order to relieve overcrowding and improve health care and mental health services for inmates, fixes that will cost billions of dollars more. Lisa Page, a spokeswoman for Schwarzenegger, said the governor remains a champion of higher education and that state spending on public universities and colleges had gone up 16 percent since he took office. At the same time, student fees at UC have increased from $6,230 to $7,347 and from $2,916 to $3,521 at CSU. “He doesn’t want to have to make these cuts. He doesn’t want education to have to keep going on this roller coaster ride,” she said. College officials said the additional money — about $243 million — that has gone to higher education under Schwarzenegger obscures that the governor extracted deep cuts from the three systems during his first year in office.

They said the increases since then have been inadequate to keep pace with soaring enrollments. Although higher education always is the subject of intense lobbying during the capital’s annual budget talks, officials said they could not remember the last time leaders from the three college systems had come together to plead their cases. Woodruff said the joint show of force reflects how intertwined the systems are. Many CSU graduates begin their college careers at community colleges, while many UC graduates start off as CSU students. CSU is the nation’s largest fouryear system with 450,000 students, while California’s community colleges comprise the world’s largest college system, serving 2.6 million students each year. “If (lawmakers) want to turn the economy around, now is the time to invest in higher education, not cut it back,” she said. Woodruff and Reed said they already were looking for ways to make due with less, including fewer part-

time professors and paring the number of courses that would be offered this fall. Both moves could mean it will take longer for students to graduate. CSU also shortened its application period for first-time freshmen, which resulted in about 10,000 students not being admitted to one of the system’s 23 campuses, Reed said. Next month, the governing boards for both CSU and UC are scheduled to consider raising student tuition and fees for the sixth time in seven years. Reed said he was proposing a $276 yearly increase for CSU students, which would bring annual undergraduate fees to about $3,700. UC undergraduate fees, which have been increasing steadily, are now about $7,400 annually, including miscellaneous campus fees. In its budget request to the governor, the system’s governing board said it would have to raise that amount by 7 percent.

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Olympians take their marks on network set
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Executive Editor

Stallworth and Valentine anchor men’s golf team at WAC Tournament
Spartans square off against conference opponents in three-round championship
By JESSE KIMBREL
Staff Writer

Passersby near the Tower Hall portion of campus would have a hard time not noticing the olympians’ statue. Normally standing in solitude as it reaches skyward — with Tommie Smith’s and John Carlos’ fists raised, Smith’s eyes closed — the 20-foot sculpture stood above the commotion of cameras, video recorders and a film crew Tuesday afternoon. The real Smith and Carlos, 6 feet 3 inches and 6 feet 4 inches tall, respectively, were there as the focus of a piece to be aired on a national television network, Carlos said. The executive producer of the program, who preferred to remain unidentified, said she could not elaborate on the details of the program nor give the name of the network. Carlos, however, said it was humbling to be filmed and recognized in such a manner. SJSU alumni Smith and Carlos, both wearing sunglasses, sat on the stone Olympic podium of the statue as a video camera, rolling along a portable steel track on the lawn, approached the 1968 medalists. They moved positions a number of times, standing together or separate, for various photo and video shots. A female student with a group of runners passing along the walkway in

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Tommie Smith takes a look at his statue during filming.
front of Clark Hall noticed Smith and Carlos and waved for their attention. “Come run with us,” she urged Carlos with a hand gesture. “Show us what you got.” In their primes, Smith and Carlos, were two of the best sprinters in the world. They won the gold and bronze medals, respectively, in the 200meter dash at the 1968 Summer Games in Mexico City. During the medal ceremony, with the National Anthem playing, they bowed their heads and raised their fists as a gesture of protest for civil rights, Carlos said. And now, with the ’08 Olympics in Beijing being a potential opportunity for protestors, Carlos said boycotting the games merited consideration. “I would definitely make a statement,” Carlos said, but he added that he would not go so far as to not compete in Beijing if he was still competitive. He said the human rights issues surrounding China presented an appropriate opportunity. Before athletes considered protesting, though, he said they “should do their research” as he and Smith did before the Mexico City protest.

Rosco Valentine led the Spartans on Wednesday in the last tournament of the season as his parents from New Zealand followed closely in a cart at the Men’s Golf WAC Championship at Cinnabar Hills Golf Club. His mother Brenda, who flew in to watch her son play in the tournament, said, “We only get to watch Rosco play about twice a year.” After the first two rounds of the tournament, Valentine sat in 12th place overall and second among Spartan golfers. Stephan Stallworth was SJSU’s best golfer through the first 36 holes and was in seventh place overall heading into Wednesday’s third and final round. He shot a 77 on Monday and a par 72 on Tuesday. Entering today’s round, the Spartans were tied for fifth place in the tournament following New Mexico State University, Boise State University, Fresno State University and Louisiana Tech University, with the New Mexico State Aggies leading the way. Valentine got off to a hot start in the final round shooting 5 under par through 10 holes, including an eagle on the fifth. He would finish 2-under par for the day to claim fourth place overall in the tournament. Along with the eagle in his final round, Valentine also had three birdies and three bogeys. “I was driving the ball really well,” Valentine said. “I started

to read the greens very well and putts started to drop.” He said he couldn’t wait until next season and is looking forward to playing in some tournaments in England and New Zealand over the summer. Stallworth also placed in the top 10 using a final round 75 to finish in sixth place. Other Spartans Mark Hubbard, Ryan Collins and Miguel Camitoc finished 34th, 39th and 42nd, respectively. Troy Merritt of Boise State came away with the best overall total score of the week and finished with a 10-

“I started to read the
greens very well and putts started to drop.
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stroke lead over second place Grant PHOTOS BY JESSE KIMBREL / SPARTAN DAILY Doverspike and an 11-stroke lead over third place Kevin Lozares of ABOVE: Junior Rosco Valentine set up his stance for a three-foot putt in Wednesday’s final round. BELOW: Sophomore Stephan New Mexico State. Merritt put together rounds of 68, Stallworth was the top Spartan finisher tying for sixth place. 70 and 71 to walk away with the win SJSU ended up finishing sixth “Now we have the experience at 7 under par. The best overall team score overall out of nine teams that played we need to take it to the next level,” Kennaday said. went to the Aggies, as Boise State in the tournament. After the final round finished He added that when the team and Fresno State came in second head coach John Kennaday said he came out for its practice round, the and third. The lowest single round of the had higher expectations for his team weather conditions were perfect, but as soon as the tournament came, the tournament went to New Mexico heading into the tournament. He said his team is “full of wind picked up making the course State’s Joshua Stewart, who posted a 5-under-par 67 in the first round capable young players” and at times, tougher to play. they didn’t show how good they are. “It kicked our butts,” he said. on Monday. WAC Championship 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 T8 T8

New Mexico State, 891 Boise State, 896 Fresno State, 908 U of Idaho, 919 U of Nevada-Reno, 920 San Jose State, 926 Louisiana Tech, 931 Utah State, 948 U of Hawaii, 948

> Cinnabar Hills Golf Course, San Jose > Par 72 Leader Board Team Score
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Troy Merritt, Boise 68-70-71-209 Grant Doverspike, Fresno 73-70-76-219 Kevin Lozares, New Mexico 69-77-74-220 Rosco Valentine, SJSU 76-75-70-221 Matt Hastings, Boise 73-70-80-223 Stephan Stallworth, SJSU 77-72-75-224 Travis Reid, New Mexico 75-74-75-224 Scott Smith, Nevada 73-74-78-225 John Baranco, Boise 75-75-75-225 Robert Berton, Hawaii 76-75-76-227

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Offensive explosion catapults Spartans past Gators 15-6
SJSU strikes for 10 runs in the sixth inning to cruise past SFSU
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In his first collegiate start, Ryan Vander Tuig didn’t have to worry about run support. SJSU had a season-high run total, defeating non-conference opponent San Francisco State, 15-6 on Wednesday. The Spartans’ biggest rally came in the sixth when they blew the game open with ten runs. “That was basically a lot of walks,” said designated hitter Corey Valine about the sixth inning. “I’m not really sure how many hits we had, two or three, but it’s a lot of credit to our hitters with a good eye and battling up there.” The Spartans actually had six hits in the inning, including a double by shortstop Kyle Bellows. They also had four walks and one batter was hit by a pitch in the inning. The Spartans took a 15-1 lead in the inning, which was more than enough to lock up Vander Tuig’s second win of the season and his first career collegiate win as a starter. Vander Tuig got into a bit of trouble in the first inning, however. After he retired San Francisco State leadoff hitter Bobby Carini, Vander Tuig gave up a double to the Gators’ designated hitter Evan Romanchuk. The double wasn’t hit hard, but landed in between the second

Craig Hertler attempts to beat the throw to first base. Hertler went 1-for-2 with an RBI and two walks Wednesday.
field wall to put the Spartans up 2-0. In the third inning, Bellows hit another deep drive to left-center, but this one bounced off the wall and he ended up with a double. After he advanced to third on a ground out by first baseman Danny Stientra, designated hitter Corey Valine drove in Bellows with a single to left field. Bellows drove in a season-high four RBIs and hit two doubles on Wednesday. He had four doubles and seven RBIs in his last three games. SJSU scored a run in the fifth on a walk, a couple of wild pitches and a passed ball. After the Spartans took a commanding lead in the sixth, they

went to the bullpen. The relief pitchers gave up five runs in three innings, but the game was out of reach. “We all need to get better,” Vander Tuig said. “We’ve got a big weekend against Stanford and our pitchers need to do a better job.” Vega walked pinch hitter Jake Moore to start off the seventh inning, but the defense bailed him out with a double play. Later in the inning, center fielder Ernie Munoz singled and shortstop Nick Nyman hit a two-run home run. Vega got help from his third baseman Sonny Garza, who snagged a sharply hit line drive to end the inning. “I knew they were a fastballhitting team,” Garza said. “So I was just ready for the balls at third.” Luke Mazzanti came in to relieve Vega, but he was pulled after giving up two runs in two-thirds of an inning and Jack Adams closed out the game. The Spartans have won nine of their last 11 and improved their record to 25-18 going into a home-and-home series this weekend against Stanford, which is ranked No. 3 in the nation. “We just have to go out there and play Spartan baseball,” Garza said.

JOE PROUDMAN / SPECIAL TO THE DAILY

SJSU freshman Jason Martin started the big sixth-inning rally with a single up the middle. The Spartans had six hits and four walks on their way to 10 runs in the inning. Martin went 2-for-4 with one RBI in Wednesday’s 15-6 victory at Municipal Stadium over San Francisco State University.
baseman going out and the right and center fielders coming in. “I was nervous,” Vander Tuig said about his first start. “(In the) first inning I was very nervous, but I settled in as the game went on. (I) felt like I got stronger.” Vander Tuig got Gators catcher Matt Kavanaugh to fly out to center field, but he gave up a single to first baseman Jeff McCall. With runners on first and third, Conor Buestad flied out and Vander Tuig escaped the first without a blemish. Vander Tuig kept the Gators hitless until the fifth inning when he gave up a single to Josh Oliver. He allowed his only run in the sixth inning. The Gators started the inning with a single from second baseman Bobby Carini. He moved up to second on a wild pitch by Vander Tuig. After a walk to Romanchuk, Spartans first baseman Danny Stienstra turned an unassisted double play on a line drive off the bat of Kavanaugh. But McCall followed with a single to center field that drove in Carini from second. Vander Tuig finished up the inning by retiring Buestad and was replaced by relief pitcher Anthony Vega in the seventh. The Spartans offense got off to a speedy start as left fielder Craig Hertler led off the game for the Spartans with a single up the middle. Shortly after, Bellows drove a tworun home run over the left-center

The Spartans take on the Cardinal with Game 1 of the homeand-home series at Stanford at 1 p.m. Saturday. Game 2 is scheduled for Sunday at Municipal Stadium, also at 1 p.m.

SJSU BASEBALL
Wednesday’s results
2 3 0 — 6 11 1 (8-42-1) San Francisco State 0 0 0 0 0 1 (25-18) San Jose State 2 0 2 0 1 10 0 0 X — 15 12 1 W - Vander Tuig (2-0). L - Edgecombe (0-6). E - Kavanaugh (7), Canez (1). HR - Nyman (3), Bellows (3). 2B - Romanchuk (3), Bellows 2 (15), Garza 2 (7). LOB- SJSU 9, SFSU 8. CS - Hertler (4)

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Mothers Against Digital Debauchery
By DERRIK J. LANG
Associated Press

TV PREVIEW:

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mothers Against Drunk Driving wants a stricter rating on “Grand Theft Auto IV.” The organization is calling on the Entertainment Software Ratings Board, the independent organization that assigns video-game ratings, to reclassify “GTA IV” as an Adults Only game. The action-driving game, which includes the ability to drive while intoxicated, is currently rated Mature.

“Drunk driving is not a game, and it is not a joke,” MADD said in a statement released Tuesday. “Drunk driving is a choice, a violent crime and it is also 100 percent preventable.” MADD is also calling on publisher Take-Two Interactive and developer Rockstar Games to consider stopping distribution of the game — which analysts expect to sell 9 million copies and make over $400 million at launch — “out of respect for the millions of victims/survivors of drunk driving.” In the critically acclaimed open-

world game, players have the choice of patronizing a bar and then attempting to drive drunk. While virtually under the influence, the screen becomes blurred and the controls are more difficult to use. Players also have the option of hailing a taxi or walking. The intoxication effects wear off after a few minutes in the game. “We have a great deal of respect for MADD’s mission, but we believe the mature audience for ‘Grand Theft Auto IV’ is more than sophisticated enough to understand the game’s content,” Rockstar Games said in a statement to The

Associated Press on Wednesday. “For the same reason that you can’t judge an entire film or television program by a single scene, you can’t judge ‘Grand Theft Auto IV’ by a small aspect of the game.” “GTA IV” follows the criminal exploits of protagonist Niko Bellic, an imigrant-turned-gangster who travels from Eastern Europe to Liberty City, the game’s fictional locale based on New York City. As Bellic, players can hijack cars, earn cash for criminal activities, shoot innocent bystanders and visit strip clubs. MADD declined to comment further about its statement.

McDreamy, McSteamy, McGrey are back
By JESSE KIMBREL
Staff Writer

Previously on “Grey’sAnatomy” — scandal and sleeping with your best friend’s girl were prerequisites for the screenplay, and if patients heard the words “code blue,” that meant their time was up. But would the shenanigans continue among the doctors and interns when the show finally returned from the writer’s strike last Thursday? Those of us who tuned in found out the show started just where it had left off. Meredith Grey, played by Ellen Pompeo, still gave the opening scene narration of a metaphor that defines the episode and that was as cheesy as normal. Last week she voiced a cliché, making a comparison between humans and wild beasts that made no sense. However, there was a present animal fetish throughout the show. Multiple scenes were plotted around three 20-somethings who had been mauled by a cub and its upset momma bear. The three managed to drive themselves to the hospital with severe injuries, such as an abdominal laceration that caused the guy to hold in his own intestines. The usual numerous plot lines existed like they always have with the main characters. George and Izzie, played by T.R. Knight and Katherine Heigl, remained broken up, while George now lives in a dumpy house with Meredith’s little sister, Lexie, played by Chyler Leigh. Remember, George didn’t pass his test, so he has to re-do his internship.

Cheech Marin made a guest appearance last week, and I am still trying to figure out the point of his presence. He came in for a sprained ankle and was tortured by Izzie who kept trying to find something seriously wrong with him. If she really wanted to find his flaws, she could have just watched an old “Cheech and Chong” movie. If he’s not stoned driving around in a van, I don’t want to see him. Patrick Dempsey’s character Derek, or McDreamy, has a new love interest driving Meredith to see a therapist. She denied that he’s the root of her problems, even though it was obvious that he was the issue. Foresight tells me there is a lot of upcoming drama between Derek and Meredith, as well as between George and Lexie because of their living situation. If I am right, this scenario could upset just about everybody on the show because of the close knit sexual tension. One thing of note for the new season is that Isaiah Washington’s character, Dr. Burke, is no longer on the show. A new cardio surgeon replaced him, but the void still remains. The closing narration by Meredith Grey still reflected her opening speech. She tied humans to animals again by implying that people are superior to other species because they love, feel, dream and evolve. When I heard those words, I couldn’t help but glance over at my dog who was up on the couch lying on his back, dead asleep and slightly moving his paws.

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By ANGELO LANHAM
Staff Writer

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Psych students eat up culture at I-House
About 40 students gathered at the International House on Tuesday for a potluck that concluded SJSU professor Sharon Glazer’s in-class project. Glazer said the first part of the project involved pairing up members of her cross-cultural psychology class with residents of the International House on 10th St. and conducting interviews for them to get to know one another. Then, they chose a dish together from each International House resident’s country, cooked, or tried to cook it, and brought it to the potluck. Madara Apsalone, a senior international business major who lives in the International House, said she was taken off guard by the necessity to cook. After all the international food had been accumulated and set on a long table at the side of the room, Glazer had the students sit in a circle to share their experiences. She said she taught cross-cultural psychology “because of this night — only because of this night.” Students from Glazer’s class introduced their international buddies and shared some stories about the hardships of cooking foreign dishes and the friendships that came of it. “She’s so nice,” said Tomoka Horikawa about her partner, Misty Moon. Horikawa, a 21-year-old junior economics major, lives in the International House and Moon, a 22-year-old senior psychology major, is in Glazer’s psychology class. They cooked simmered pumpkin, which Horikawa said is popular in Japan. “It’s easy to cook it,” said Horikawa. “It takes 20 minutes — usually. It took one hour and 20 minutes.” She partially attributed this to her and Moon’s tendency to get sidetracked with conversation. “We talked a lot about a lot of things,” said Moon. “I thought in Japan they ate sushi every week. It turns out they only eat it once a month. So we eat sushi more here in the U.S.” One potentially lasting friendship was forged between Yuka Okinaga, a senior international relations major who lives in the International House, and Ana Bandjak, a senior psychology major from Glazer’s cross-cultural psychology class. Bandjak, 24, who has been in the country for eight years, said that she had thought at first that she would have little to talk about with Okinaga, 22, who has only been here for nine months. Both Bandjak and Okinaga said it turned out that they had a great

They chose a dish together from each International House resident’s country, cooked, or tried to cook it, and brought it to the potluck.
deal to talk about — so much that their hour-long assigned interview became three hours, and they ended up going to Santana Row together, getting pizza and coffee elsewhere, and just hanging out in general. “Now she has someone to visit when she comes to the U.S.,” said Bandjak, “She doesn’t have to use a hotel.” Glazer said this is exactly what she was hoping for when she started the project six years ago. She explained that the idea was to create the formality of the interview and follow it up with the less formal act of preparing a dish together armed with what the students already knew about one another from their conversations. Glazer said the idea was to “create a cross-cultural experience within the boarders of San Jose that they wouldn’t have done on their own. It gets international students in their own element.” Leann Cherkasky Makhni, director of the International House, said she worked together with Glazer to form the project “about five years ago.” Makhni called the project a great opportunity for the international students to meet and interact with American students, and said that “for the American students, it’s the first time they’ve had a conversation with international students.” She explained that even though domestic and international students have classes together, it’s hard to make contact. “It’s been very successful,” Glazer said, “We’re very lucky. It brings us to see that we’re all just human beings.”

TOP: Amy Johnson and Serena Sullivan, senior psychology majors, load up their dishes with cultural food at the International House. BOTTOM: Psychology students and International House residents come together for a potluck to learn about each others’ cultures.

“ I thought in Japan they
MISTY MOON senior psychology

PHOTOS BY ANNE RIGOR / SPARTAN DAILY

ate sushi every week. It turns out they only eat it once a month.

”

She said she did the interview, and when she realized she would have to co-chef a dish, she chose banana pancakes, which are popular in Latvia, her country, and most of what she called “Northeast Europe, everywhere except Denmark — maybe not Sweden.” “I’m so bad at cooking that it’s the only thing I could make,” she said. She also said that it was a good dish to cook because a lot of the traditional food in her country is “so weird that even I don’t like it,” and she wanted to prepare something everyone would enjoy.

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WINNERS
Most Outstanding Political Organization Democratic Caucus Most Outstanding Club Sports Organization Bowling Team Most Outstanding Governance/Advisory Board Interfraternity Council Excellence In Collaborative Programming Muslim Student Association Outstanding Social Program Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc. Most Outstanding Religious/Spiritual Organization Catholic Campus Ministry Most Outstanding Honorary Organization Black Mosque Honor Society Outstanding Educational Program Jewish Student Union Most Outstanding Professional/Academic Organization Entrepreneurial Society Adviser of the Year Alan Soldofsky The Poets and Writers Coalition Most Outstanding Fraternity/Sorority Alpha Phi International Fraternity
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Student organizations given the evening
Recognition banquet serves awards to outstanding groups on campus

Fugitive mom arrested after 32 years free
Associated Press

ABOVE: Stephanie Lazarowich and Faisal Gowani hosted the Student Organization Recognition Awards in the Barrett Ballroom at SJSU on Wednesday night. BELOW: Professor Alan Soldofsky displays his award.

Most Outstanding Arts/Entertainment Publication Organization Television Radio Film Theater Independent Outstanding Traditional Program Pride of the Pacific Islands Most Outstanding Service Organization Alpha Phi Omega Most Outstanding Cultural/International/Social Justice Organization Muslim Jewish Christian Coalition Outstanding Student Organization Members Jessica Bright, Stepahnie Lazarowich Most Creative Publicity/Marketing Campaign Up ’til Dawn President’s Award Kinko Irazumi Outstanding New Program Entrepreneurial Society

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Student Organization of the Year Gulf Coast Civic Works Project Student Advocates for Higher Education

SANTEE, Calif. — Marie Walsh kept a low profile for 32 years, trying to escape her past life as Susan LeFevre. She raised three children with her husband of 23 years, Alan, who never knew she was using an assumed identity. Authorities wanted her for escaping from a Detroit prison a year into a 10-20 year sentence on heroin charges. Now, LeFevre, 53, is in jail awaiting extradition from California to Michigan on an escape warrant. She was arrested April 24 outside her home in San Diego’s posh Carmel Valley area, wearing a sweatsuit and driving a black Lexus SUV. Authorities say her cover was blown by an anonymous caller who tipped Michigan authorities to her new name. “It’s been a secret no one knew for so long, and now everyone knows,” LeFevre told The Associated Press in an interview Wednesday at Las Colinas Detention Facility in Santee, a San Diego suburb. “I hope there’s some mercy.” LeFevre, the second of five children, was just 19 when she was arrested during an undercover drug operation at a pizza joint in Thomas Township, outside Saginaw, Mich., in 1974. She said she got into drugs after graduating from her Catholic high school because she was despondent over the death of her teenage sweetheart in the Vietnam War, but claimed she was never a heavy user and said she got swept up in a “witch hunt” for drug dealers in rural Michigan. Michigan corrections officials said investigators at the time believed she was making several thousand dollars a week selling drugs and knew top drug dealers in the area. Her parents, strict Catholics who took away her John Lennon albums and prohibited their daughter from wearing faded blue jeans, encouraged her to plead guilty to spare the family the embarrassment of a court

trial. LeFevre said she agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy and violation of drug laws in hopes of winning leniency from the judge, but was given the maximum sentence of 10 to 20 years. “I kept thinking it had to be a mistake. I was supposed to have probation,” said LeFevre. In prison, LeFevre said, she was threatened by other inmates at the Detroit House of Corrections, now known as Robert Scott Correctional Facility. One night, she decided she had to leave. Her grandfather and another relative agreed to meet her, and in February 1976 LeFevre threw her jacket over the barbed wire fence as she walked across an open yard to work at the prison clinic, climbed over, and started running. “They had helicopters looking for me ... You don’t think about fear, you don’t have time. You just run,” she said. When she got to the car, her relative was saying a rosary for her. A few weeks later, friends let her ride with them to California, where she went by Marie, her middle name, and found work as an Avis reservation agent at Los Angeles International Airport. A man she was arrested with, Richard Anderson, was paroled after serving just two years of his own sentence. He was found shot dead in 1981, according to news reports at the time. LeFevre said only a few people knew about her secret past. She said she told a fiance, who broke their engagement, and decided to keep it secret when she married her husband of 23 years, Alan Walsh. “We’re still just getting over this but it’s been a tremendous shock to us,” Alan Walsh told the AP in a brief telephone interview. He described his wife as a woman of “the highest integrity and compassion.” A brother said he periodically heard rumors that she was living in California.

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CAMPUS VO ICES BIKE Maximum fine for violations SHOULD THERE BE OR BIKES, SKATEBOARDS

is $141, says UPD’s Sgt. Laws

SCOOTERS ON CAMPUS?

over campus.” Kamal, 19, also said she thought people used non-motorized vehicles regulations. A presidential directive, issued because parking was unreliable and Oct. 23, 2007, changed the policy permits were expensive. “People should be able to ride to to allow non-motorized vehicles on campus as long as they ride in a safe school on whatever they want,” she manner, whereas the previous policy said. “As long as we go to school, only allowed them on the perimeter who cares?” Mark Loftus, associate director of and main corridors. The policy states that penalties for risk and compliance, said his human violating the regulations, such as rid- resources unit was responsible for ising with too many pedestrians pres- sues with risk management, workers ent or going over the speed limit of 5 compensation, equal opportunity and mph, may range from a verbal warn- employee and labor relations. He said the unit was looking at the ing to a citation. The union’s grievance could be details of the grievance carefully. “We’re doing some research and heard on four different levels of confinding out if that allegation is based sideration, Sloan said. The first level requires an imme- on fact or perception,” Loftus said in diate manager, typically from the reference to Sloan’s complaint. Nicole Martinez, a department of human senior business manresources, to look agement major, said over the grievance. she had been riding At the second her bicycle to school level, the grievance for almost two years, is seen by a represenand she didn’t think tative from the presbanning bicycles was ident’s office, Sloan the solution. said. “I don’t think that At the third level, everybody should be it is seen by a repSTEVE SLOAN union member and punished for the few resentative from the journalism lecturer people who park their chancellor’s office. If the grievance is denied at those bikes in incorrect places or ride them levels, it can be taken to the fourth in buildings,” said Martinez, 22. “They level where an actual jury trial could are really going to ruin it for the people who are safe and follow the rules.” take place. Sloan said he was OK with alterThe grievance has already been denied at the first level, Sloan said, native forms of transportation since and was heard at the second level he is a bicyclist, but his first priority April 15, but the union is still wait- was safety. “Just because nobody has been ing for an answer. UPD Sgt. John Laws said cita- hurt doesn’t mean you can perpetutions are the highest violations and ate a dangerous situation,” he said. are considered traffic tickets, which “If it’s true that no one has been hurt, I think the only thing keeping that could total up to $141. Roxy Kamal, a sophomore busi- from happening is just pure luck.” Sloan added that he and other ness and marketing major, said she rode a Razor scooter at school almost staff had seen people riding skateboards and scooters inside buildings, every day. “I have three classes in a row,” and bicycles are locked to poles and she said. “That’s how I get to my benches around campus. Andre Barnes, UPD chief of poclasses on time because they are all Continued from page 1

lice, said he had not seen or heard about many safety issues linked with non-motorized vehicles that convince him to revisit the policy. “There hasn’t been any factual evidence that we can see that would cause us to change our mind,” he said. “I understand that some people would not like to have them riding, but from an enforcement standpoint, based on the numbers and issues we’ve seen, we don’t see any reason why we would change the policy.”

Campus Riding Regulations
(Information from presidential directive 2007-06)

“As long as people are cautious about it.”
NOEMI TAPPING
senior, 22 social sciences

1. Always yield to pedestrians 2. Do not exceed 5 mph 3. Do not interfere with pedestrian or vehicular traffic 4. Walk vehicle if walkway is crowded with pedestrians or other obstructions 5. Do not ride in an acrobatic or stunting manner 6. Do not ride on stairs, ramps, railings, vegetation, benches, tables, planters or other surfaces not intended for vehicular travel 7. Do not ride inside university buildings 8. Walk vehicle where signs are posted 9. Walking with any vehicle is permitted throughout the campus ground

“From my experience it hasn’t really been a problem. I’ve heard horror stories of people getting run over, but as far as I’ve experienced, there hasn’t been any problems.”
MATTHEW CHAVEZ
freshman, 19 graphic design

“I’ve come into accidents three separate times, so, yeah, I think bikers should be more aware of pedestrians.”
ANDRAE MACAPINLAC
junior, 21 political science

“Just because nobody

has been hurt doesn’t mean you can perpetuate a dangerous situation.

”

“I only think it’s a problem during like finals week or whenever because there are so many people on campus and people riding on skateboards or bikes, they could run over people.”
CHRISTINE ABIAM
senior, 21 interior design

“For me, personally, no because I don’t see it as harming anyone.”
LILY YU
sophomore, 19 business marketing

“I don’t see no problem with it. I don’t see people grinding or anything like doing tricks or damaging the buildings.”
EDWIN ZAVALA
freshman, 19 electrical engineering

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thespartandaily.com feeling that they deal with the fact that no substantive evidence was presented that the youngest children had been abused before they were taken from their families, according to an April 26 article in USA Today. Basically, it’s like taking children away from their parents because there might be some abuse later. The USA Today article also states that about 30 girls who are minors have children or are pregnant. In Texas, the age of consent is 17, and girls may be married at 16 with parental consent. If encouraging this type of behavior is considered child abuse, then all communities where there are significant numbers of pregnant minors should be raided. I would hate to think these children are being used to target the different and, yes, weird religious practices of the community. But that’s exactly what may be happening according to an e-mail from lawyer and founder of the Planet Law School program, who goes by the moniker Atticus Falcon. “The State — and the presiding judge — have no intention of merely punishing those who’ve committed statutory rape and parents who functioned as enablers of that statutory rape,” Falcon wrote. “The State and the presiding judge intend to utterly destroy this community, including those who are guilty of no crime.” Oh, and it gets better: It turns out that the caller may have been a 33-year-old woman in Colorado with a history of making bogus calls pretending to be young FLDS women held against their wills. I, personally, do not subscribe to any religion, but I don’t have a problem with people practicing what they believe, within the realm of the law. What I do have a problem with are closed minds bending the laws to get rid of those they don’t understand. Members of the El Dorado sect are not monsters. Though their way of life is very different from what is deemed “normal,” they have a protected right to pursue happiness. Unless there’s real evidence of abuse, give those women their children.

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An old-fashioned witch hunt
By KATE TAYLOR
Staff Writer

Jews dealt with it. Early Christians dealt with it. Later, Protestants dealt with it. I’m not a religious person, but persecution was supposed to have ended in the United States when we won the Revolutionary War and drafted and signed the Constitution. Unfortunately, what did not end were peoples’ tendencies to hate what they do not understand. This is what’s happening in El Dorado, Texas concerning a community of Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, which has stirred controversy, not only within religious communities, but also within the legal community.

The raid on the FLDS ranch, Yearning For Zion, took place April 3, and more than 400 children were taken from their families because of a phone call to police from a woman who said she was being abused by her husband, according to articles on numerous news sites. I don’t condone abuse, physical or psychological, ever, and I’m not really into the whole “polygamist” thing, but shouldn’t the police have investigated the call along with the possible situation first, before the child snatching began? (And, by the way, they aren’t breaking the law in terms of polygamy, as all of their “marriages” are spiritual.) An April 22 article in the American Bar Association Journal stated that the April 18 decision of Judge Barbara Walther to maintain the state’s custody of the children was “lacking requisite due process protections mandated under both the Constitution and state law.” The “due process” issues in this article are not clearly stated, but I have a

Bike in a circle and see where it will get you

LINDSAY BRYANT
Column What You Want
Choose your own adventure. You are near the Event Center, on your way to King Library from Campus Village. You have your iPod blasting while on your way to do some serious cramming. And then you feel it coming — it’s like the calm before the storm. There’s a lull in between songs, a gust of wind presses against your back and blows through your sweatshirt. You turn your head. Your body jerks when you’re surprised by a bicyclist whizzing by as he caresses your cheek with his shirt sleeve. To read the consequences for yelling at the perpetrator and later complaining to your roommate about the idiots on wheels, go to bullet No. 1. To read the consequences for knowing that you might be the idiot for not paying attention and/or moving out of the way, go to bullet No. 2. To read why neither consequence matters because on this campus there is no cure for the great bicycle, skateboard, scooter debate — well, skip to bullet No. 3.

It’s like taking children away from their parents because there might be some abuse later.

Lost in hesitation
MICHAEL RIZZO
This Queer Life
I’m not sure why we’re so scared of each other, you and I. At different times and places, we’ve peacefully coexisted for centuries, but in the here and now, there’s this looming guise that peace between us comes from silence and that it’s just better if I don’t bring it up. I wish that weren’t the case, because I believe we’d probably have a lot to learn from each other — we’ve lived such different lives. But in a split second, with the simple mention of my status, things get somehow, I don’t know, awkward. I know I hesitate sometimes when the moment arrives, when there’s no way I can answer your question or contribute to the conversation without acknowledging my label. You can sense it sometimes, can’t you? My second thought, my “Wait. Should I say it?” I don’t want to lose the opportunity to hear you speak freely (if that’s what would happen), so I stop myself. But then I realize that the one not speaking freely is me (and I don’t like that), so I come out with it anyway. By then, it sounds jarring — like you’re supposed to react, like you’re supposed to make some kind of judgment, like you’re about to. And I’m afraid you are. Then I sit here at my desk, and I think of all the guys I know who treat me no differently just because I told them who I am. I mean, it’s 2008, right? Our generation is coming to terms with reality. Why would I assume you haven’t? But then I watch as my disclosure sets off a complex process in your subconscious, and you start evaluating your social surroundings, weighing the pros and cons, deciding the best way to react. You have only milliseconds before someone could notice your hesitation, your fear. Then I sit here at my desk, and I see a purple My Little Pony on top of my computer and a latch-hook tool I got at Cookies, Queers and Rainbow Crafts last week. I’m not a threat, I swear. It all happens in an instant: You have to assert your masculinity, and I have to assert my identity. So a wall goes up and each of us is left to decide whether knocking it back down is worth the energy. Maybe it is, but then neither of us feels the obligation. And that’s sad because I could be your rival at Super Smash Brothers, you could have a better hip-hop collection than me, and we could be best friends. But we give up that chance because of fear — fear that someone might get the wrong idea. I’m not sure why we’re so scared of each other, you and me, but I wish it weren’t the case. I’ll acknowledge your masculinity without hesitation. Here’s hoping you’ll acknowledge my ... identity.

Letters to the editor
The comments below refer to the opposing views article “Are the living rates for Campus Village reasonable?” from April 28.

The pros and cons of living on campus
In my experience, living on campus had its ups and downs. I had terrible neighbors who played music until 4 to 5 p.m. in the morning. The condition of the bathrooms was decent but not great. The showerheads were more like a high-pressure fire hoses. The toilets were in good operating condition and so were the sinks. Some of the good things about living on campus are that you can get up five minutes before classes and still make it on time and that you don’t have to prepare your own food. Yes, the food at the Dinning Commons

was not the greatest, and until this day I can’t eat eggs in the morning, but the DC beats McDonald’s hands down. I personally felt that the cost was too high for what you get in return. Now I live in a one bedroom with a roommate, and we pay a maximum of $550 a month each: utilities included. We have high-speed Internet and better cable and phone service than we ever did on campus. We don’t have to share our bathroom with 100 other people. We can eat whenever we like and have a lot more space. It is almost 50 percent cheaper than living on campus, and in my opinion, this is worth being five minutes late to class. -Viridiana Cisneros sophomore, Spanish literature a great chance to see with one’s own eyes the cruelty of our time. Unfortunately the Tunnel of Oppression was filled with a political agenda that positioned it on the borderline of irrelevance. When it comes to serious issues of this magnitude, the line between truth and opinion should not be blurred with an obvious political agenda — it’s much too important. Oppression is defined as, “…an arbitrary and cruel exercise of power.” And, since most of the exhibit missed the mark, can I claim to be a victim of oppression by being obligated to attend the exhibit by my instructor? -John Medina senior, photojournalism

Your body jerks when you’re surprised by a bicyclist whizzing by as he caresses your cheek with his shirt
• You just ripped your headphones out and said “Watch it!” in a semi-authoritative tone, knowing full well that Lance Armstrong going 36 mph could care less. But you feel better and might even write a letter to someone if you just had the time. Some faculty at SJSU have beat you to the punch. With some claims derived from the Employees Union representative’s blog of two bicycle-related deaths in the 1980s and to keep the campus a safe environment, the president’s office is now reviewing a formal grievance. The old policy prohibited “non-motorized vehicle” riders from rolling through campus. They had to stick to the perimeter of campus. But in 2007, that all changed for the reasons listed: changes in the campus population, replacement of several streets and an attempt to reduce dependence on driving. In 15 years, SJSU went from the mid-20,000 population mark to now more than 32,000. But the elimination of Seventh Street running through the middle of SJSU enclosed the campus into a pretty little square. Perfect for walking around and through, as the Employee Union might encourage. And at less than 5 mph please. • Hey, dude. Don’t sweat it. He was just trying to get to class. Are we going to stop driving to cut back on accidents? Or sleep in tents on the lawn to save on rent? We’re all just trying to get by and save a buck here and there. And we all make mistakes. We all have hit someone with a door by accident or run over someone’s foot with a non-motorized vehicle. I’ve seen the occasional beach cruiser basket crashing into the back of an older professor crossing campus. It wasn’t a hit-and-run. There was no premeditation. If we all wore helmets to class and took out our iPod ear buds — then we might get along better. Maybe that’s an issue for the existential readers. I bought a bike at Target for $47 plus tax — worth about 12 gallons of gas. That’s pretty damn economical. • We are in the middle of downtown. We are in the middle of paying $4 for gas by … 10 hours from right now. We are in the middle of global warming. We are in the middle of 32,000 people and our goal is to get somewhere fast — be it class or home or work or to eat. We need bikes, skateboards, those stupid scooters and even you, Mr. Unicycle Man, we need you on campus to get where you need to go. But we need you to do it safely and smoothly and watch out for our older professors. You need them as much as they need you.
“Column What You Want” appears the first and third Thursdays of the month. Lindsay Bryant is the Spartan Daily managing editor.

Tunnel of Oppression not very illuminating
I was extremely disappointed with the Tunnel of Oppression experience. What should have been an educational, compelling example of observable oppression from the past and present — examples that could stand on their own and needed no commentary of any type — instead became diluted because of political ideology that negated the impact of much of the exhibit. It was an incredible opportunity to inform and enlighten all who attended the exhibit about what has happened, and still happening, in the world in which we live,

I could be your rival at Super Smash Brothers, you could have a better hip-hop collection than me, and we could be best friends.

“This Queer Life” appears every Thursday. Michael Rizzo is the Spartan Daily project manager.

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