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Same-sex marriage supporters march down Santa Clara Street from the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library to the Billy DeFrank LGBT Community Center on Sunday afternoon. JOEY AKELEY and RYAN BUCHAN Staff Writers
Chants of “yes we can” and car honks of support filled the air as more than 150 protesters against Proposition 8, which denies marriage to same-sex couples, marched to the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library on Sunday. “I know there was a march in San Francisco on Friday and a march in Sacramento today,” said Omar Torres, a senior political science major and volun-
teer for the Billy DeFrank LGBT Community Center. “We don’t have to go that far because our community is here. Our community is everywhere. We don’t have to go to Sacramento or San Francisco to march, and today we proved it.” The march started with a meeting at the DeFrank Center where people discussed what they should do in response to the passing of Proposition 8, Torres said. He added that everyone wanted to go out and march. They left
the DeFrank Center on the corner of The Alameda and Cleaves Avenue and walked toward SJSU. The protesters first stopped at Plaza de Cesar Chavez on Market Street, and then headed to the King Library. “It was symbolic to have it at the Martin Luther King Library,” Torres said, “because obviously he fought for civil rights and he fought against discrimination.” Once at the library, people gave
speeches about their thoughts regarding the passing of Proposition 8. The protesters chanted, “Stop hate, overturn eight,” on their way back to the center. Most people driving by the march honked in support, but a small minority of drivers yelled comments such as “faggots.” “I think there were a few cars that
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Women’s volleyball wins final home game
The last time the San Jose State Spartans were shut out in a home game, Lyndon B. Johnson was president of the United States. That streak, a total of 187 home games and 466 games total, came to an end Saturday at Spartan Stadium. SJSU’s offensive woes reached a new low against Louisiana Tech, as the Spartans were shut out for the first time at home in 40 years in Saturday’s 21-0 loss. The Spartans amassed just 148 total yards of offense, a season low, 62 of which came on one pass from Kyle Reed to David Richmond in the fourth quarter. The team achieved just six first downs, and was 4-for-16 on third down. SJSU dodged several early bullets in the form of poor penalties and missed field goals. Bulldog kick returner Phillip Livas returned the opening kickoff 96 yards for a touchdown, but the score was called back because of a holding penalty. Livas would again burn the Spartan special teams unit on a punt return, but was betrayed by his team
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Although SJSU is an open campus, it is not supposed to accommodate to transients who wish to make it a camping ground. Eighteen incidents of illegal lodging on the SJSU campus have been recorded since January, four of which occurred in October, according to statistics provided by the University Police Department. Part of education code 89031, a catch-all statute for California State University on-campus events not specified in the penal code, “no person shall camp on any property owned, operated or controlled by the university or use the university facilities as a living space,” said UPD Sgt. Mike Santos. SJSU President Jon Whitmore told
student media last Monday it would be unrealistic for SJSU to be anything other than a relatively open campus. “There are 20 ways to enter the campus, rather than a single portal,” he said. Santos said while SJSU is an open campus, it is open for people who have business here. He said illegal lodging is different than taking a nap on campus, in that transients set up their personal belongings to create a living space. The latest recorded incident was on Oct. 20 at the Spartan Complex, when a 50-year-old man was cited and released for illegal lodging on campus, according to the UPD media log. Santos said the transient set up his
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It seems harmless. It’s used as a release, an escape from reality. We think we can control it, but before we know it — it has control over us. America’s number one addiction was brought to light Thursday evening in Morris Dailey Auditorium. Speaker Michael Leahy stood before an audience and said pornography has ruined his life and marred our nation. Leahy defined pornography as any material with the intent of arousal. Sponsored by the Campus Crusade for Christ, a nationwide collegiate ministry, the event began with an introduction to the pornography industry and the influence it has on society. The second por-
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Documentary shows Iran’s other side SELMA SKOKIC Staff Writer
A loving ambush by a family he never met greeted Jason Rezaian at a Tehran airport in Iran prior to Sept. 11, when he visited the land of his ancestors for the first time. “I wanted to see the places that made my father’s face light up,” said Rezaian, an Iranian–American journalist and writer, in his documentary titled “A World Between.” About 20 people attended the screening and Q-and-A with Rezaian on Wednesday night at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library. The documentary focused on Rezaian’s experiences in Iran as an Iranian-American and the discovery of his ancestry. The purpose of hosting this event was to bring focus to the Middle
East and teach students about it, said Eleanor Lovinfosse, president of Student Association for Middle Eastern Studies. Lovinfosse said the association wanted to show the culture and personal side of Iran because people only hear about stereotypes in the media and have not researched the issues. “People group Iran and Iraq together, thinking that they are all in bed together,” said Mike Podrid, a senior justice studies major. “They have a lot of hatred towards them.” He added that people in the U.S. don’t understand the Iranian culture and religion, which is mostly due to the media. Susan Meyer, a senior psychology major, attended the screening because
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wanted to run us over,” Torres said. “Those are the haters — what do you say? Those are the people we are trying to educate.” SJSU alumna Mary Grunthaner said she will not let California take her rights away. “There has been an incredible outpouring of support from people driving by,” Grunthaner said. “The people here are very energized and motivated to make sure this proposition is overturned.” Sheri Burns, who is also an SJSU alumna and married Grunthaner on Aug. 10, had similar things to say. “Equal protection under the law is for everyone,” Burns said. “This whole proposition is discriminatory.” Maria Garcia, a member of the First Christian Church Disciples of Christ on Fifth Street near City Hall, said she is against gay marriage but said Prop. 8 opponents have a con-
stitutional right to protest. “I think it is an abomination before God,” Garcia said. “I was very happy (on the passing of Prop. 8) because I don’t think it’s so much a discrimination on gender, but on preference.” A member of the Yes on 8 Protect Marriage Campaign in Los Angeles declined to comment on the issue until a stance can be discussed fully by the rest of the group. Craig Person, who has started other anti-Prop. 8 protests, said he wanted to show how much of a difference one person can make. “I started out basically seeing all the ‘Yes on Prop 8’ signs and they were everywhere,” Person said. “I got annoyed by it, so I made a very large sign.” Person said that before the election, he stood on the side of the road displaying his sign and more people gathered around him in support and held up
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Pregnant? Confused? Need support? We are here for you. 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. in the Student Union, Guadalupe Room. 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. in Hugh Gillis Hall, room 255. Contact a trained peer counselor at (408) 376-1233 or cpst.sjsu@gmail.com or for a list of our services, visit sites. google.com/site/cpstsjsu
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A supportive, empowering, confidential environment for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning and intersex SJSU students to share, discuss and explore their personal experiences. 12 to 1:30 p.m. in the LGBT Resource Center, 1st floor of Building BB between Campus Village Building C and the Aquatic Center. Contact Angela Krumm at (408) 924-5910.
Pride of the Pacific Islands Hula and Tahitian practice. 8 to 10 p.m. in the Event Center, Aerobics Room. Contact Kristen Tom at (650) 270-4507.
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SJSU Study Abroad Informational meeting. 11:30 a.m. in Clark Hall. Contact 924-5931 or study. abroad@sjsu.edu.
Free Lunch Every Tuesday for San Jose Students The San Jose Institute of Religion, sponsored by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, invites students to lunch every Tuesday.
Weekly meditation sessions and talks on Buddhism; come still the mind. 4:30 p.m. in the Student Union, Almaden Room. Contact Justin Joyce at 6778681 or sjsuzenbuddhism@ yahoo.com
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Money Management For Students How can you afford to be a student? Come and see how M&Ms can put the jingle back in your pockets. 3 p.m. in Clark Hall, room 118. Contact Veronica Mendoza at veronica.mendoza@sjsu.edu
Midweek Mix-up Moonlight movie night featuring “Hancock.” 8:30 p.m. in the Campus Village Quad. Contact 924-6269 or events@ as.sjsu.edu
SJspirit Meeting Learn about this progressive and fully inclusive Christian organization on campus. 5 p.m. at St. Paul’s church on the corner of 10th and San Salvador. Contact Kelsey Mac at kelsey@sjspirit.org
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other signs he possessed. “Those signs are there to really make visible both our concerns for our rights,” Person said, “and the fact that we exist in San Jose and the South Bay and everywhere.” Person said his goal is to make the gay and lesbian community more visible. San Jose native Jennifer Middlekauff said she had mixed emotions after hearing the results of the election. “I just felt like someone let the air out of me,” Middlekauff said. “I was excited that Obama became president, but saddened that Proposition 8 was passed.” According to KCRA 3 news in Sacramento, about 4,000 protesters vented their frustration in front of the California State Capitol building Sunday. The American Civil Liberties Union and gay rights groups filed a lawsuit stating the proposition is unconstitutional.
EVENTS CALENDAR Institute of Religion, sponsored by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 7 to 8 p.m. at 66 S. 7th St., adjacent to SJSU Contact Brother Bohn at sanjoseca@ldsces.org, 286-3313 or www.ldsces.org/sanjose
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Engineering college opens house PETER HIRONAKA Staff Writer
The Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering opened its doors on Saturday to visitors interested in catching a glimpse of the cutting-edge technology for which SJSU is known. All eight of the departments were on display, showcasing current projects and inventions students have worked on. Emily Allen, associate dean of undergraduate studies, said she was happy with the turnout of guests. “There’s just been a steady stream of people,” Allen said. “Every lab I looked in, there’s been 10, 20, even 30 groups of families.” Joy Leighton, College of Engineering director of communications, said there were about 500 people who attended the open house. In the mechanical and aerospace engineering department, students displayed a number of projects in what was called the Robotics Lab. One of the finished projects on display was a robotic lawnmower. Steve Kele, a senior mechanical engineering major, explained to potential students and their parents how the auto-
matic lawnmower functioned. “These are systems that use sensors and a series of electric circuits and programming in combination of mechanical components to do an operation or complete a task,” he said. He said the lawnmower was donated to the department, and he and a group of about five fellow students were to assess the problems within the device. “This was kind of a living and learning project where we just explored the capabilities of it and figured out how it worked,” he said. The civil and environmental engineering department offered a look into a hydraulics lab. The lab included two flume tanks of water that simulated water currents and their effect on buildings and bridges. Patrick Joice, the department’s technician, explained the creation. “We’ve created a phenomenon called a hydraulic jump, where you have high-velocity water going into a low-velocity area, so it causes a standing wave,” Joice said. He said the students check the levels and the pressure of the water manually. “When they come in with their experiment and measure
all the depths and how fast the water’s going, they can pinpoint the volume of how much water is coming in,” he said. Within the aviation and technology department, a machine known as the “wind tunnel” is a machine made to measure the drag and pressure that affects the lift of a plane. Omar Quijano, an aerospace engineering graduate student, said the department is working on some groundbreaking projects. “One of our teams is working on a science experiment to take different data and send it to Mars,” Quijano said. He said the team is working in conjunction with NASA to develop an aircraft that is minimal in weight, yet able to withstand the heat of re-entering the atmosphere. Harry Li, a computer engineering professor, said he has been impressed with the new crop of students in the department. “I see a lot of motivated, wellprepared students,” Li said. He said the open house gave incoming students a chance to look closely at all the departments in the College of Engineering. “We have the opportunity to showcase what we have and also to encourage students to take engineering as their career,” he said.
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Student Showcase Hour 12:30 to 1:15 p.m. in the Music Building Concert Hall. Contact Professor Joan Stubbe 924-4649.
The Rock Are you a musician struggling in the midst of this business-esque atmosphere? Come to the Rock where you can find musicians, play music and be heard. 4:30 to 6 p.m. in the Student Union, Montalvo Room. Contact Jeremy Mallard at Maljeremy@gmail.com
Urban Planning Coalition Mandating Green Building: Sticks versus Carrots 6:30 to 8 p.m. in the Almaden Conference Room of the Student Union. Contact Marian Duran at 924-1488.
Bible Study Acts 2 Christian Fellowship has weekly Bible studies on Thursdays. 7 p.m. in the Student Union, Guadalupe Room. Contact Justin Foon at jfoon1@yahoo.com or (415) 786-9873.
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SAN FRANCISCO — For the first time in its history, the California State University system may have to turn away some eligible students from all of its 23 campuses because of the state’s budget crisis. Chancellor Charles Reed
proposed the enrollment restrictions after Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger this week announced $66 million in midyear funding cuts to the CSU system. The state slashed $31 million in funding to CSU this summer. The university’s governing Board of Trustees is scheduled
to discuss the proposal in Long Beach on Wednesday. The board also will be asked to consider increasing tuition for business school graduate students. Individual CSU campuses have previously closed enrollment, but such restrictions have never been imposed systemwide.
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MOVIE Speaker gives advice for president-elect on foreign policy she wanted to learn about America from an Iranian perspective and to be able to form informed opinions about Iran. “I really want to know about their culture,” Meyer said. “Iran is a potential conflict, and has been through my entire lifetime.” Rezaian said he feels like he is being torn between two worlds and is not sure whether he is a real American, but is also not 100 percent Iranian. In the documentary, he refers to himself as a child who inherited both worlds. The influence of American culture is evident throughout the movie as Rezaian travels through Iran. Fast food restaurants, movie theaters and billboards written in English are scattered throughout Tehran. Lovinfosse said people in America need to see that Iranians are people just like them, and she said she hopes this documentary will help people learn that they have a lot of in common with Iranians. Meyer said most people be-
Danielle Reales twirls a flag as part of a color guard performance during halftime of the SJSU-Louisiana Tech football game on Saturday night.
LODGING possessions near room 219 and had been charged and arrested with illegal lodging several times prior to this case. “It’s not anything new,” Santos said. “It occurs periodically.” On Oct. 17, a 36-year-old man was arrested for lodging on campus and possession of marijuana at the Dr. Martin Luther
Four cases in past month reported to police King Jr. Library, according to UPD records. Santos said the subject was also considered to be a transient. A 51-year-old man was cited and released for lodging and drinking on campus in the Industrial Studies Building on Oct. 16, according to UPD. The subject was found sleep-
ing in the restroom locker room on the second floor of the building, a location where transients often camp out, Santos said. He also said the subject was found with an open bottle of beer. Santos said the people found lodging illegally are generally homeless. “I don’t think (SJSU is) a
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‘I never considered all the things thought to be pornography,’ student says tion of the event provided students with a spiritual cure to the effects of pornography. Leahy spoke about the $100 billion-a-year industry infiltrating mainstream media and grasping hold of youths as young as 12 years old. Since early adolescence, Leahy said he struggled with his secret addiction to pornography. Once in college, he said he had an increased freedom to explore his addiction. “I felt guilt over it,” Leahy said, “but at the same time, I got this incredible adrenaline rush.” Eventually, Leahy said he married, hoping to ease his dependence. But unsatisfied in his marriage, Leahy said he continued his secret consumption of pornography. Just like an addiction to drugs, Leahy said looking at pornography soon did not satisfy his need and he began experimenting sexually to give him a higher high, which led him into an extramarital affair that ruined his marriage. “Pornography declines our ability to experience true intimacy and satisfaction,” he said. Victor Mantilla, a freshman business major, said he was first exposed to pornography in middle school. He said he agreed with Leahy on some of his ideas but said his personal experience with porn was “not that bad.” But for those who think they have a handle on their experiences with porn, Leahy said that surveys have shown that the average teen sees a sex scene on television once every five minutes. “If you think you have the freedom to choose your exposure to porn, then you are wrong,” Leahy said.
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Various depictions of pornography were shown in a multimedia presentation, revealing subtle ways it is leaked into society. “I never considered all the things thought to be pornography,” said Kirsten Trammell, a sophomore nutritional science major. “According to this, it is everywhere.” A very small portion of students left before the second portion of the event, which was focused on spiritual and religious matters. A student who preferred to remain anonymous attended the event because he personally experienced the effects of pornography addiction. The senior philosophy major has said he had recovered from his addiction to porn only “through
the grace of God.” “I was glad to see so many students stay for the second part,” said the student, “because pornography is a gateway into something dangerous.” The student said his addiction to pornography began as pure curiosity, and then turned into sexual thoughts that dominated his life, which manifested into sexual actions. “I had to learn to replace that curiosity (in pornography) with another mystery (God) and become curious about him.” Even though he has recovered, the student said he is aware that his lifetime commitment to remain pure will be difficult. “We are natural sexual beings,” Leahy said, “but we have to learn that sex is not a substitution for love.”
place for overnight camping,” Whitmore said. Anita Lee, a kinesiology graduate student, saw a man sleeping on campus in the 10th Street garage. “Someone’s in the elevator,” she said, recalling the incident. Lee said she was scared, so she took the stairs instead.
lieve that every Iranian wants to blow up Israel. She added that America needs to be less involved in other people’s foreign policies. “Who are we to say, ‘No nukes for you’?” she said. Rezaian said that if he could give any advice to president-elect Barack Obama in regards to foreign policy, he would tell him not to trust people who say they have a handle on a situation. He added that Obama should trust people who don’t have vested interests in his decisions. “The right thing to do here (Iran) isn’t the right thing to do over there (U.S.), so I question my ability to make decisions,” Rezaian said. In the documentary, he mentions that Iranians are frustrated with their current situation and people are willing to go to extremes to fix it. When he visited Iran after the U.S. went to war with Iraq, Iranians were wondering when America was going to help free them, he said.
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4 FOOTBALL via an illegal-block-in-the-back penalty. Louisiana Tech kicker Brad Oestriecher missed two field goals, from 45 and 42 yards, the latter of which hit the right upright and bounced back at the end of the second quarter. “We were fortunate in the kicking game because they had a couple returns called back,” said head coach Dick Tomey. “It was a good night for them. They hadn’t won a road game in a while.” Spartan starting quarterback Myles Eden committed his own fair share of mistakes. Eden left the game in the second quarter with 3-8 passing with 11 total yards, along with the two interceptions. The first interception led to a touchdown one play later on a 21-yard run that lasted 16 seconds by Louisiana Tech running back Patrick Jackson. “That was a crazy play,” said senior defensive tackle Jarron Gilbert. “I thought the play was down. From what I saw, he had stopped moving for a while, but he kept on pushing.” The second was returned by freshman cornerback Terry Carter 50 yards for the Bulldogs’ second touchdown. Tomey said Eden was re-
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moved from the game because of the interceptions. “Based on last week, (Eden) did a good job,” Tomey said. “But, obviously, he didn’t follow it up with another good performance. Out there tonight, we just needed to keep from making the bad plays. The defense was playing well enough that we could have survived and won the game.” Kyle Reed, who was injured but available to play, entered the game for Eden halfway through the second quarter. Reed wouldn’t fair much better, missing receivers by wide margins throughout the second half. He left the game with 4-14 passing for 79 yards. Sean Flynn finished the final drive of the game with 4-6 passing for 28 yards. “It hurt that we couldn’t help our defense,” Reed said. “We weren’t able to move the ball and get a rhythm on offense.” The offensive woes continued into the second half. Despite a long pass from Reed to David Richmond on the team’s first drive of the fourth quarter, the Spartans’ offense stalled out. An attempt on fourth and goal ended with Reed throwing the ball away to avoid a sack. “We were finally getting
something going, and I really felt like we should have scored on that drive,” Reed said. “I really felt like we should have scored on that drive. It didn’t work our way, and it was unfortunate because I thought that would have given us some momentum.” “When we got field position, we went for it on fourth down and didn’t make it,” Tomey said. “And then they took the ball down the field.” Louisiana Tech’s next drive almost ended with a fourth down in Spartans’ territory, but a 35yard touchdown pass from Bulldog quarterback Ross Jenkins to tight end Dustin Mitchell sealed the game, putting Lousiana Tech up by three scores. Midway through the fourth quarter, the rain and wind came, and the announced attendance of 16,170 at Spartan Stadium cleared out. Reed flubbed a snap, losing seven yards, and Phillip Zavala’s punt at the end of the drive was blown back, dropping out of bounds only 23 yards ahead. “The best call that they made for the day was when they took the other direction of the wind at the half,” Tomey said. “There was a point there where we turned around, that gale force wind and
the rain was going one way, and we were fighting to just make anything happen.” The Spartans entered the game with several injuries. Defensive end Jeff Schweiger didn’t play and running back Yonus Davis, both seniors, missed Saturday’s game with injuries. Junior defensive end Carl Ihenacho was limited with a thumb injury. “We had a lot of guys hurt, but I’m never going to say that was a factor,” Tomey said. Ihenacho did not start the game and was not expected to play much against Louisiana Tech. He entered the game in the second quarter, though, and played the remainder of the game. The Spartan defense played well, holding the Bulldogs to just 12 first downs and accumulating three sacks. “Our defense played, with a couple of exceptions, played really courageously,” Tomey said. “Our defense played tougher than it did a week ago.” The Spartans remain in second place in the Western Athletic Conference, with a conference record of 4-2, and a 6-4 record overall. SJSU plays the Nevada Wolf Pack next weekend in Reno, Nev.
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A funny thing happened on the way to SJSU’s seventh win of the season. Wait. Let’s start over. A wet, windy, disappointing thing happened on the way to SJSU’s fourth loss of the season — and its first shutout defeat at home since 1968. The 21-0 beating at the hands of Louisiana Tech on Saturday night wasn’t the worst loss of the Dick Tomey era in terms of point differential, but it was definitely the most surreal. The game started off well enough — for Louisiana Tech. Bulldog wide receiver Phillip Livas cradled the opening kickoff and blazed 96 yards into the end zone for an apparent touchdown, but the score was called back due to a holding penalty. “That was a blessing,” said SJSU defensive tackle Jarron Gilbert. The blessings kept coming for the Spartans in the first quarter. Louisiana Tech kicker Brad Oestriecher failed to convert two field goal attempts. At the tail end of the quarter, Livas burned the Spartans again, but his 80-yard punt return was negated by an illegal-block-inthe-back penalty. It was almost as though SJSU had been offered these opportunities from some deity, who eventually decided that his or her efforts were falling through unwilling hands. And so, the blessings ran out. Spartan quarterback Myles Eden threw an interception. Louisiana Tech running back Patrick Jackson took the ball on the Bulldogs’ first play of the ensuing drive and pushed — and kept pushing, and kept pushing, and pushed some more, then a little more and then, with the help of his offensive line, the 22man pile shimmied into the end zone on a play that took 16 seconds from snap to score. “I have never seen anything like that before,” said SJSU head coach Dick Tomey. “The official said ( Jackson’s) legs never stopped moving.” Then Eden threw an interception. But this one was returned 50 yards for a touchdown by cornerback Terry Carter.
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Even with the fates no longer on their side, the Spartans escaped the first half trailing by only two scores. In the second half, the Spartans had opportunities dangling in front of them before being yanked at the latest, cruelest moment. SJSU’s Kyle Reed completed a pass to tight end Jeff Clark near the start of the third quarter for a 12-yard gain, which was met with an audible, probably sarcastic cheer from the crowd. Then the Spartans were cast back into their truer Saturday form.
So, the Spartans punted. And SJSU had as many punts (11) as completed passes. Running back Chris Reese ran for one yard. Reed bobbled a low snap and fell on the ball for a loss of 10 yards. After a delay of game penalty gave the Spartans a 3rd-and-24 to work with, Reed’s pass found injured defensive end Keenan Brown — on the sideline, in front of the bench. So, the Spartans punted. And SJSU had as many punts (11) as completed passes. SJSU had its best chances to score in the first few plays from scrimmage in the fourth quarter. Reed hit David Richmond for a 62-yard gain down the right sideline and Richmond was tackled at the 7-yard line. SJSU, however, wouldn’t stay close to the soggy
paint of the end zone for long. Reese ran for no gain. Brandon Rutley was stopped for an astonishing 9-yard loss. Then, on third down, Reed found Richmond open on a slant in the end zone and unleashed a perfect, instride throw to his receiver. The ball ricocheted off Richmond’s hands, though, and out the back of the end zone. The Spartans, still down only 14-0, went for a touchdown on fourth down with just over 13 minutes left. But Reed never had a chance, as the Bulldog defense brought immense pressure, forcing Reed to roll to his left and throw the ball haphazardly in the direction of Terrance Williams. The ball sailed harmlessly out of bounds. When Louisiana Tech converted a fourth-down play into a 35-yard touchdown pass from Ross Jenkins to an absolutely forgotten Dustin Mitchell with just over 10 minutes to play, the game was mercifully laid to rest. And if anyone at Spartan Stadium needed further proof of that fact, it came in the moments following Louisiana Tech kicker Oestriecher’s final extra point of the game. Seemingly out of nowhere, an intolerable surge of wind and rain overwhelmed the field and the stands. It was a swell of biblical proportions, for the San Jose region anyway, and it was as though everyone at Spartan Stadium had missed their chance to board the ark. SJSU students, Spartan alumni and even members of the school’s marching band ran for cover.
Some of the players might have left as well, had it been acceptable. “It was weird,” Gilbert said. “Kind of like it was supposed to happen — like someone up there planned it.”
Louisiana Tech running JOE PROUDMAN / Contributing Photographer back Patrick Jackson eludes three SJSU defenders, including defensive end Carl Ihenacho, during the Spartans 21-0 loss at Spartan Stadium on Saturday.
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Seniors on the SJSU volleyball team finished their final match at Spartan Gym on Saturday with a four-set victory over Nevada, 2515, 25-23, 18-25, 25-22. “I think it is bittersweet,” senior Kelly Crow said. “You look forward to it for so many years, going through all the practices and everything, and once it finally happens, it’s unreal. It’s sad, but I’m happy and I’m so glad we won.” The Spartans defeated Nevada early this season for their first sweep over the Wolf Pack since 2000. In the two matches against Nevada this season, Crow had dominated with 20 or more kills in both games. “I can’t remember kills, or what I did, or what happened,” Crow said. “You just play the game.” On Senior Day, Crow put up her second highest amount of kills with 23, trailing only her 24-kill performance against Utah State earlier this season. The top three performers in kills for Saturday’s match were seniors Crow, Colleen Burke (14) and Nia Freeman (10). Seniors also topped the list in digs with Crow at 18 and Brittany Collet at 13. Crow said the victory was special because it was against head coach Oscar Crespo’s former team.
Sophomore right side/outside hitter Brianna Amian spikes the MIKE ANDERSON / Spartan Daily ball against the Nevada Wolf Pack during a four-set Spartan victory at the Spartan Gym on Saturday. The team has only two more regular season games before heading to the Western Athletic Conference Tournament. “I am happy that it was Nevada, just because that is where Oscar used to be,” Crow said. “I am happy it was in four, but I wish it was in three.” Crespo was an assistant coach at Nevada for seven years
before coming to SJSU last year to become the head coach for his alma mater. The first points of the match were scored by a senior, and the match finished after a senior put it away with a kill.
Crow helped SJSU take an early 2-0 lead with the first kill of the match, but Nevada kept it close by putting up two consecutive points to tie it. Early on, the match stayed tight, but while leading 5-4,
SJSU hockey wins fifth straight game KELLY ENOS
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The SJSU hockey team defeated Arizona State Saturday night at Sharks Ice with a 9-2 win, never looking back after skating to a 4-0 lead in the first period. The win was the fifth win in a row for the Spartans. “We did good and I played hard and it was really my linemates that set me up with a lot of the goals,” said sophomore Jeff Malave, who scored the Spartans’ first goal less than two minutes into the game. Senior Sean Scarbrough had a game-high three goals and Malave was right behind him with two goals. “You give the puck to Scarbrough and he’ll score almost every time,” said junior Steven Stichler. He tallied three assists, which he said were due to “getting the puck to the right guy.” With the Spartans up 7-0 with nine minutes to go in the second period, a fight broke out between SJSU freshman Kenny Nishikawa and Arizona State forward Paul Chadwick after he elbowed Nishikawa in the head, knocking the SJSU defenseman to the ice and sending his stick flying. Neither player appeared to land a punch before wrestling each other to the ice. The fight
Spartan wing Richie Norris (16) scores against Boise State goalie CINTHIA RODRIGUEZ / Spartan Daily Dan Beaudreau on Friday at Sharks Ice. The team went 3-0 over the weekend. was a culmination of a testy second period, which had a total of 13 penalties. With about five minutes left in the second period, Arizona State center Nicholas Nappi scored his team’s first goal of the game on a power play, making the score 7-1. At the end of the second period, the score was 8-1 with Scarbrough scoring a goal with about 30 seconds left in the period, assisted by Malave. “I am doing good, feeling a lot more confident this year,
definitely a lot more than last season, my rookie season,” Malave said. Tempers continued to flare through the third period, with each team picking up four penalties. Both teams added a goal in the third, but SJSU controlled the rest of the game. Andy Dickerson led the game with four assists. There were a total of 25 penalties during the game, most of which took place during the second and third periods. SJSU outshot Arizona State
40-27. SJSU’s record for the season is now 8-7. The next scheduled game is on Sunday at Sharks Ice against University of Oregon. After the win on Saturday, the Spartans have a winning record for the first time this season. “We have a good team this year, so I feel like we are doing really well,” Malave said.
SJSU had a 4-point rally to break it open. The Spartans never looked back and finished the set with a kill from Crow to win 25-15. Crow not only scored the first and last points of the set but also had eight kills and a service ace. Nevada struck first in the second set as a block attempt from freshman Kylie Miraldi landed out of bounds. Neither team was able to pull away early on, failing to string together more than two points at a time until the match was tied at 15. Sophomore Brianna Amian’s kill started a four-point rally for the Spartans. The lead would not stick, as the Wolf Pack battled back, tying the match at 23 and forcing a Spartan timeout. Out of the timeout, the Spartans scored the final two points they needed to win the match 25-23. In the third set, Nevada scored first and never lost momentum, winning 25-18. “I think that is part of what we have been trying to work on all year,” Crespo said. “We have talked about closing matches out and being strong and finishing strong, especially when we get on a team early like we did. … I am disappointed on that, and I think it’s something we can improve on.” The Spartans came into the fourth set with a different look,
with junior Thao Pham coming into the game for the first time to serve. The Spartans struck first and started the match on 4-1 run. The Spartans had several other early scoring streaks and took a 15-11 lead. Nevada kept it close and eventually took a 19-18 lead. The two teams then got in a tough battle, trading points until a long rally was finished off with a kill by Amian to tie it at 22. “I was a little shaky all the way around until I finally got the momentum going,” Amian said. “It felt really good to get that last kill.” The crowd roared after Amian’s kill and shifted the momentum to the Spartans who finished the match off with seniors scoring the final three points, winning the set 25-22 and the match 3-1. Senior Niki Clement was unable to be part of her team’s success because she sat out with an ankle injury. Clement reached the 1,000kill mark in a career earlier this season, but has sat out the last few weeks with the injury. Crespo said he thinks Clement should be back on the court before the season is over. SJSU has two more games on the road, against Louisiana Tech and New Mexico State, before they can start the Western Athletic Conference Tournament in Hawaii.
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RESTAURANT REVIEW: FLAMES
Downtown San Jose lights a match with a new Flames restaurant CHRIS CURRY Staff Writer
Upon first considering it, the new Flames restaurant that opened last week across from the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. library might not seem like a good option for a hungry SJSU student. Too pricey, too slow, too boring? Well read on and get an insight into the next generation of Flames. The Tsigaris family, who opened the four other branches around the South Bay, considered both the location and the times when designing this new one. Gone is the tropical theme found at other Flames. This version features modern décor and a new menu. It also offers a 10 percent discount to SJSU faculty and students.
PASSING THE FLAME Bronze and silver wall sculptures blend well with the earthy color scheme. The green leather booths and wood accents give the place a comfortable feel. At the same time, the minimal lighting fixtures and huge windows that face Fourth and San Fernando streets give Flames a wide-open impression. Nick Tsigaris is the son of one of the three brothers who opened the original Three Flames restaurant in 1980. In this one, the older generation has passed the flame, if you will. “Here we went more modern, a new identity basically,” he said. “That’s the goal: a new look, a new generation.” Flames has a reputation for its assortment of breakfast choices and its massive cakes. The menu, however, features almost as much variety for lunch and dinner. The full bar has happy hour between 3 and 6 p.m. on weekdays,
offering $3 beers and $4 nonspecialty drinks. Walking in, one is surrounded by the temptation of the cake display on the left and the lure of the bar on the right. When the management team created the menu, it took into consideration that City Hall and SJSU are likely to bring in repeat customers.
An interesting dish not likely to be found anywhere else is Flames’ breakfast pizza ... “We want to have enough choices for everybody, older to younger, vegan to meat eater,” said general manager Rick Fleming. “If you can’t find something on that menu, then you shouldn’t be out looking at a restaurant.”
HOW DID IT TASTE? With 21 kinds of omelettes to choose from, the “works” omelette seemed like a safe place to start. Ham, bacon and sliced breakfast links fill the perfectly cooked eggs. Melted cheese tops the dish and adds texture and flavor. While not particularly original, it’s well done and to call it filling is an understatement. An interesting dish not likely to be found anywhere else is Flames’ breakfast pizza — a pizza in every way except for its morningthemed toppings. Scrambled eggs, bacon and green bell peppers float between a rich hollandaise sauce and melted mozzarella cheese. It’s cooked until it’s bubbly and a delicious caramel brown. Although the crisp flavor of the peppers
helps to cut the richness, only fans of hollandaise will really appreciate the dish. Up next was the chicken bellini. It came highly recommended by the waiter. This was truly a first-rate dish. The real star was the sauce. It had a smooth, velvety texture with the tartness of wine and lemon in perfect balance with the mellow flavors of butter and garlic. Keeping the chicken moist is the true test of any chicken dish. In this case, the chicken was just moist enough to get by without the sauce, but since the breast and the asparagus, zucchini, mushrooms and peas that accompanied it were covered in the golden combination, everything worked.
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Two theatre arts students toast with glasses of beer during happy hour at Flames Eatery and Bar on Friday.
Moving on to dessert, Fleming proudly presented the restaurant’s tiramisu and a perfectly matched glass of port. Two things separate Flames’ tiramisu from others. First, there is plenty of creamy filling to round out the coffee and chocolate flavors, and second, the thing is enormous, truly a tower of sugar and cream. A customer in a trench coat and cowboy hat came in and greeted Fleming. He just stopped by for dessert and coffee. Fleming noted that it was the third time he saw the cowboy — one of several people who have become regulars in the two weeks the restaurant has been open. “You can walk in and sit at the counter, or chitchat, or sit up here and have a cocktail,” Fleming said. “Where else can you do that, especially (until midnight)? You’re welcome to anything you want here.”
Ally Tu, a senior business major, dines at Flames on Friday for the first time after seeing an advertisement on Facebook for half-priced appetizers from 3 to 6 p.m. Mondays through Fridays.
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Four words to live by: Now what will I complain about? faith, life, luck and love ANGELO LANHAM
KELLY ENOS
I look down at my four-leaf clover necklace that reads faith, life, luck and love. When folded together, they read “luck” and form a heart. These are four common terms that are needed in everyday life, yet people rarely use them. They have so much meaning individually, but when you bring them together they mean even more. It’s a great understanding that goes unspoken. The word faith is defined as confident belief in the truth, value or trustworthiness of a person, idea or thing — a belief we all hold within ourselves, one that never fades but is always there, a true thing that stays with you. There is this belief in family strength, which I believe in immensely. I believe family is your support system in times of good and bad. We all have differences of opinion and will not always agree, but in times of distress we need that support and structure that we are lacking. It all goes back to beliefs and which ones are strongest. Home is where the heart is after all. You should not dread being there, that’s to say the least. Beliefs are something I hold strong within myself. I believe we should have respect and hold respect; I believe we should love with ease and passion. I believe we should give and care without the expectation of receiving and I believe that above all we should have kindness for others and learn to love ourselves. The next word of the clover is the word life. It is defined as the property or quality that distinguishes living organisms from dead organisms and inanimate matter, manifested in functions such as metabolism, growth, reproduction and response to stimuli or adaptation to the environment originating from within the organism. It all sounds very scientific to me and probably to you as well. We grow and function on a daily basis. Growing is a constant process we face whether it is physical, mental or emotional. Every day we face a growing process, a change that betters us or sometimes hinders us. It separates or brings people closer together. All wounds heal with time as my grandmother says, the proverb queen as I like to call her. These sayings provide you with that little reality check you need to help your thought process along. My mom is adopting her little phrases and often uses them in discussions with me. I start to recognize the process of a daughter becoming her mother. I remember saying, “I’m never going to be like my mother.” Yet these days I seem to be more and more like her. It is not such a bad thing.
Life is ever-changing. One minute your world is wonderful and full of sunshine, the next moment buckets of rain are pouring all over you. You’re left with a broken umbrella and wet clothes. Health and happiness is a good part of life. So picture the glass half-full and not half-empty because attitude really does change life. The third part of my clover that equals a heart when all combined is love. The word love is defined as a deep, tender, ineffable feeling of affection and solicitude toward a person, such as that arising from kinship; recognition of attractive qualities or a sense of underlying oneness — being one with someone, never wanting to be without them, looking to them or for them when down and out, being there emotionally, physically and mentally for that person — and support. Affection is another wonderful part of love. It allows you to show the person physically that you care for them: a kiss, a hug, holding hands, a smile, an embrace, anything to show a simple sign of love. You should love with all that you have and give whatever you can to that love. You love your family, your mother, your father, your siblings, your significant other and extended family. They are who create you and keep you whole. As they say, “Love makes the world go round.” Thanks again, Grandma. The fourth and final clover is luck, which to me symbolizes finding money on the ground, doing better on a test than you thought you would or winning that championship game. Luck is defined as chance happening of fortunate or adverse events. Luck is one of those rare feelings, or should I say the idea of random luck when something happens just because. Well you can feel lucky all the time for the place you live, your family, your friends, your boyfriend or girlfriend, your health and simply waking up every day. I wish luck for many people in my life. I wish they find what they are searching for; I wish the true happiness that luck brings. A four-leaf clover is a good luck charm, so maybe what this necklace brings to me is the mantra “good luck.” Maybe the days to follow will bring me that good luck I have been waiting for. I know some people around me could use some of that good luck and good fortune, so I will wish it for them too. This necklace provokes many thoughts and ideas and I often receive many questions when I wear it. Where did you get it, and does it symbolize something special to you? Why do I wear it fanned out as a four-leaf clover some days and why do I fold it into a heart where it only reveals one “luck?” All four of the concepts are very important to me in my daily life and will continue to be. Kelly Enos is a Spartan Daily staff writer.
YES, I HAVE A POINT Well, here we are, post-election. We can all take those stupid campaign signs off our lawns and begin to settle into the reality that is the four years leading up to the next one of those things. I’ll admit that I belong to the portion of the country that gave a sigh of relief when it discovered that Obama had won. For those of you who voted for the other guy, I offer you a sincere back pat and a “there there.” I admit that a small part of me wanted to watch the crazy antics of that old guy and that moose-shooting whippersnapper of a beauty queen as they ambled around the White House. I disagree wholeheartedly with a good portion of their politics, but along with preserving my hobby of being really angry about presidential decisions, I could also maintain my other hobby of mocking the president, as the McCain and Palin show ushers us into another four years of the same hilarity that causes the sort of depressed, hysterical laughter I’ve gotten so used to across the past eight. I’m still kind of shocked that Obama is our president. It’s really strange. For most of my adult life, Bush has been president, and I’ve been complaining about it. Besides that, a Democrat in office? No trick states, such as Florida or Ohio, that caused the result of the vote to come in hours or weeks late? Bollocks, you say. And yet, it’s true. After Obama became president-
elect, I spent about two days pacing back and forth in front of Dwight Bentel Hall, repeating the words “Bush is not the president” and shaking my head in disbelief. OK, so he’s still the president, but you know what I mean. What the hell am I going to complain about? Pipe down, you. I know there’s plenty in this mad, mad, mad world to be upset about. But you have to admit, we don’t have as much interesting stuff to talk about now that the election has gone by. It won’t be long before my Palin imitation, which sounds a bit like an Irish Mickey Mouse, becomes completely irrelevant and garners an even greater number of irritated glares than it already does. Spookier yet, my Bush imitation, which also sounds a bit Irish (instead of Mickey, it’s more like an inbred version of an Irish Yosemite Sam), will shortly cause a similar bout of confusion.
For most of my adult life, Bush has been president, and I’ve been complaining about it. And I’ve been working on that Bush imitation since I was a wee lad writing for a now defunct, but fondly remembered, community college rag. Now that I’ve hit the big time, a similarly unprofitable university rag, I’ve got the accent down (if I could only get rid of the Irish inflections), and all that practiced mockery was all for naught. I’d have to be a masochist extraordinaire to want Bush back, but now
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Chivalry is a two-way street SELMA SKOKIC
About two weeks ago, Spartan Daily staff writer Allie Figures wrote an opinion piece called “Chivalry is not dead; it is just on life support.” I think she may be right and we, women, are partially to blame. The dictionary defines chivalry as courteous behavior, especially that of men toward women. However, it is not exclusive to men. What about chivalrous women? I know we don’t use that term to describe women, but we can try to be courteous as well. It goes both ways. Treat someone the way you want to be treated. Women want to be treated as independent creatures.
She wants to be that “woman” who does not need a man to take care of her and to open jars for her. Women want to open their own doors and pull out their own chairs at restaurants because every time a guy does something nice, we think he wants something in return. Sometimes those suspicions are right; some guys do nice things because they want to get something out of it. However, we can’t blame every single guy for the bad experiences we have had with a pathetic few. Some guys are genuinely nice and they want to open that door for you. Starting at a young age, most girls are taught that the time of “housewives” has been over for a long time and that they should be independent. A Web site dedicated to reawakening chivalry called “Chivalry Today,” stated that women were taught that chivalry was demeaning and that men thought it was not “manly” behavior. The Web site makes a good point.
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I know how stand-up comics felt when Clinton was on his way out of office and they had to stop making intern jokes and speaking in that raspy drawl they had probably spent eight years practicing. Except Clinton wasn’t an idiot. Well actually, according the glorious compilation of misinformation I like to call the Internet, Bush has an IQ of 180. However, it’s a more commonly held belief that his IQ is somewhere around 91, according to the likes of a disproved Internet hoax. More likely are claims from elsewhere in cyberspace, indicating somewhere around 120. Even if it is 180, though, it’s hard not to imagine Bush as the sort of guy who might spend the better part of his life trying to pound square pegs into round holes as wood splinters went flying everywhere. But then, we’re getting off the point here, and besides this, there are plenty of things going on to write columns about. For example, Schwarzenegger proposed a 1.5-cent sales tax hike. I suppose he forgot for the moment that he’s a Republican. But that just doesn’t appeal to me. I’ve been imitating Schwarzenegger for years, back from the days when he was a killer robot and had nothing to do with politics. In order to mock Obama, I’d have to become more articulate. Damn it. What good is having a column if you can’t bitch and moan about the government?
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Women do not want to depend on a man because they are afraid if they do, the man will be able to control them and, in turn, be able to hurt them more. Women can be just as vicious, though. All women say they want to be with a nice guy. They are tired of dealing with jerks who treat them like trash. However, the minute they find a nice guy, they get bored and look for a way out. We complain if they are not nice, and if they are nice, then they are too nice. Hello? No wonder men are confused. We say we want a nice guy, but the second we get one, we cheat on him. My personal philosophy is “I can open that jar myself, but why should I?” Make your boyfriend/husband feel like he is needed and that you depend on him even if you don’t. I am not a psychologist, but studies have shown that when women show that they need their man, it uplifts their ego. You are happy and he is happy. Nothing wrong with that. So like Figures said, let that cutie open the door for you, but do not forget to treat him nice as well. Chivalry goes both ways. Selma Skokic is a Spartan Daily staff writer.
QUOTE OF THE DAY “It’s the same as in the 1948 case when blacks and whites were not allowed to marry. This falls into the same category.” ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER California governor told CNN’s “Late Edition,” regarding the passage of Proposition 8.
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