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Desperately seeking tenants By Kyle Szymanski Staff Writer
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ith no freshman scheduled to be admitted in the Spring 2010 semester, University Housing Services is looking for alternative ways to fill the first-year buildings on campus next year. “We are hoping that we can market to current first-year students who are not living on campus, and hopefully get some second year students into those buildings,” said Kevina Brown, community relations coordinator for University Housing Services. University Housing Services has yet to announce which buildings will be affected by the lack of freshman admitted to SJSU during the Spring 2010 semester, Brown said. Brown said the first-year buildings usually include Hoover Hall, Royce Hall and Washburn Hall. Freshman engineering major Phil Rose said he would like the opportunity to live in first-year housing next semester. “That was actually one of my plans if I couldn’t get an apartment,” Rose said. “I like living here.” Brown said there is a plan in
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n image of three children playing outside with a shadow of a swastika nearly touching them reads, “Buy War Bonds: Don’t Let That Shadow Touch Them.” Another poster is dark with a man sticking his fist high in the air, while Pearl Harbor is bombed beneath him. It reads, “Avenge December 7.”
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Hillel builds a fragile home
place to use living on campus as an incentive to improve students’ positions on waiting lists of impacted programs. Impacted majors are those that receive insufficient funds to cover current and new student enrollment, said Veril Phillips, vice president for Student Affairs. Impacted programs include justice studies, occupational therapy, social work, journalism and mass communications, kinesiology, nursing, business administration, mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, computer engineering, electrical engineering and civil and environmental engineering. “For some majors that are impacted, we may use housing as an incentive,” Brown said. “For example, if you are applying to the pre-nursing program, which is an impacted program, and you are living on campus, that may move you up on the admission waiting list.” Brown said she could not elaborate on any specifics, and said that University Housing Services is looking into creative living options for next semester. Sophomore humanities major Sam Dwyer said he enjoyed living
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Members of Hillel of Silicon Valley build a sukkah Monday. See HOUSING, Page 2
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The two posters are part of the World War II Revisited exhibit located on the fifth floor of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library in the Special Collections and Archives department, and it will run until Jan. 10, according to the San Jose Library Web site. The primary representation of the war is in the form of posters, but uniforms, books, draft cards, documents, and art work
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tudents may have noticed the building of a new structure Monday near the Seventh Street barbecue pits across from the Event Center. The new building is a sukkah, a temporary structure built by people from Hillel of Silicon Valley to celebrate the Jewish holiday of Sukkot. Eight people worked on the construction of the sukkah, which was a framework of
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One of the many posters featured in the World War II Revisited exhibit, located in Special Collections and Archives on the fifth floor of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library.
departure from Egypt. “Sukkot is plural,” she said. “Sukkah is singular.” Mutchnik said the fragility of the sukkah is similar to the fragility of human life, referring to the ease with which a sukkah can be damaged by the elements. “The sukkah is a fragile place, a temporary place,” she said. “It could collapse at any time. We need to take care of our lives as we care for the sukkah.” Mutchnik said Hillel used to build its sukkah outside the
Hillel house, located on East William Street, but SJSU has allowed the organization to build a sukkah on campus. The decision was a blessing, Mutchnik said, because it would allow Hillel to educate students about Jewish beliefs and ways of life. “One of the goals of Hillel is to educate the campus community about Judaism,” she said. Business management major Eli Lemberg said this was See SUKKOT, Page 2
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metal piping covered by a sheet of plastic. Vanina Mutchnik, assistant director of Hillel of Silicon Valley, said the sukkah is a temporary place to live, and is a reminder of how the ancient Jewish people once lived. Jews are obligated to build a sukkah once a year for a week. She said that according to Jewish history, the Jewish people had to live in temporary facilities called “sukkot” as they wandered the desert after their
ustin Bentajado said he’d be really disappointed if he couldn’t use any of the services at the King Library during furlough days. “I don’t have a laptop of my own, and I wouldn’t be able to use a computer on furlough days,” sophomore nursing major Justin Bentajado said. According to a MySJSU message sent by university library Dean Ruth Kifer on Sept. 22, the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library will remain open on furlough days because of the university’s partnership with the San Jose Public Library system, but university services will not be available.
Services that won’t be available include Special Collections and Archives, the Beethoven Center, the Steinbeck Center and Student Computer Services, according to King Library’s Web site. Kifer said the university is lucky, because King Library is a joint operation between the university and San Jose Public Library. “We’re in a unique situation,” Kifer said. Librarian Rob Bruce said library faculty has to take two furlough days a month. A furlough day is a required day off without pay, according to the SJSU Budget/Furlough 2009-2010 Web site. He said he arranges his furlough days to minimize the im-
pact they cause on students. “Fridays are a good choice,” Bruce said. He said that faculty and staff at King Library take their furlough days at different times, and that the services at King Library would only be affected by staff furlough days. “Our staff wouldn’t be here to provide service,” he said. Bruce said the furloughs are a bad situation. “I feel for students,” he said. Hardevinder Gill, an electrical engineering master’s student, said King Library’s services should be provided, since the majority of visitors to King Library are students. “The services should be available,” he said. Bruce said that even though
certain services wouldn’t be available, not all librarians take the same furlough days. “There’s a good chance that there’ll be some librarians here,” he said. Johanna Castro, a junior communication studies major, said because the King Library is a part of the San Jose Public Library system, all of its services should always be available. King Library would not be open at all if not for the San Jose Public Library system, according to King Library’s Web site, and will be closed on four days throughout the year. Those days will be Oct. 12, Dec. 24, Dec. 28 and Feb. 15, according to the King Library’s Web site.
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Local recruiter helps students add experience to their resumes tered, the results of the experience and the context in which the experience occurred. He said anything from working a part-time job to being a club president could be used as experience to help an applicant stand out. Milliken said employers use the experiences of applicants to determine their potential worth as an employee. He said employees look for communication skills, initiative, adaptability, teamwork and problem solving skills. He said students should limit their resumes to one page, but should not shortchange any experience.
Milliken said two versions of a resume may be a good idea — one short version and one long version. He said employers use the S.T.A.R. (Situation, Task, Action, Result) system to determine worth of a potential employee. He said employers are trained to learn the situation, task, action and results of an applicant during their experiences, and the quicker applicants can hit those four points better. Milliken said another good thing for applicants to do is to be honest. “Illustrate what you are, who you are and what your (experiences) are,” he said.
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his first time celebrating Sukkot, and said building the sukkah at SJSU “really enhances the Jewish community here on campus.” Freshman kinesiology major Leonard Druker said the sukkah is a chance for a lot of Jewish teens to come together from SJSU and the nearby colleges to meet each other. “It represents our religion and our culture more,” Druker said. “People know who we are.” Building on campus also had the advantage of allowing the University Police Department to watch over the sukkah, she said, referring to the 2007 burning of the sukkah outside the Hillel house. Mutchnik said all people are welcome to come to the sukkah. During the day, Hillel staff and students from the Jewish Student Union will be in the sukkah to meet anyone who came, she said.
in dorm-style housing as a freshman and wouldn’t mind reliving the experience. “Since there is a problem with enrollment, I think that is fine,” Dwyer said. “I kind of like the freshman dorm thing.” Washburn Hall has been shut down for all but the orientation session of the Fall 2009 Semester, because there are fewer first-year students on the campus this year and the university needed to save
money, Brown said. Regardless of any alternative living options University Housing Services implements, Brown said the revenue generated by rent must outweigh the money that is currently being saved by not having to provide electricity, water and maintenance to any affected buildings. SJSU had previously offered the unused space to San Francisco State students, but little interest was garnered by the marketing campaign, Brown said. She said SJSU is still trying to determine how much interest there is from current freshmen who
would still like to live on campus next semester. “We are just trying to weigh everything right now.” Brown said. “We are not completely sure what that demand will be. We won’t know until those numbers shake out, and we see how many immediate students are interested in living on campus.” Sean Sampson, a freshman mechanical engineering major, said living on campus is a good alternative to living in an apartment. “I think they should open up the first-year housing to upperclassmen,” Sampson said.
Students should avoid putting their high school accomplishments on their resumes, said a campus recruiting representative from Lockheed Martin. Christopher Milliken spoke to 16 students about improving their resumes Monday in the Career Center as a way for the center to prepare students before the fall job fair, he said. “This being my last semester I’m looking for work afterwards, and I don’t have a strong resume,” said David Torres, a senior global studies major. Milliken said applicants ask
how they can get experience to put on their resumes. “Experience is a matter of perspective,” Milliken said. Milliken said nontraditional work experience, such as being a soccer captain or traveling to another country for volunteer work, gives students skills that can help them stand out. “When you have a sea of applicants that you’re swimming through, you have to figure out a way to jump out of the water and stand out,” he said. Tiffany Doria, a senior mechanical engineering major, said the resume building workshop was a good resource. “I’m planning on going to the
fall job fair, so I think I can use some of the techniques (taught) here,” she said. Milliken said practicing a “one-minute commercial” or “elevator speech” can help students network and get noticed at job fairs. A “one-minute commercial” is a way for applicants to introduce themselves to an employer and show their personality, while an “elevator speech” is used during an elevator ride with a potential employer, he said. Jovil Clemente, a senior creative arts major, said that he’s heard the information in the workshop before, but that it was good to hear it again.
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Joanthan Ben-David, a graduate student in computer science, holds the top of the SJSU sukkah Monday.
Student wins $20,000 scholarship By Ryan Fernandez Staff Writer
Jake Panian, a senior animation/illustration student, said he felt complimented this summer when he won the $20,000 Zankel Scholarship from the New York City-based Society of Illustrators. Panian’s work also earned him the praise of Jeff Sangalli, an art director at LucasArts and an SJSU alumnus. He said Panian’s work had a sense of direction and storytelling that really comes across. “It’s something employers will recognize,” he said. Panian said he wasn’t expecting to win, and instead wanted to focus on getting to know the other three finalists. “It was fun to meet other students that were just as passionate,” he said. “I told myself, ‘It’s fine if you don’t win. You’re in New York. Have a good time.’” Panian said the society brought him and the three other finalists to New York City for interviews and to examine portfolios of their artwork. “I felt the interview went really well,” he said. “I felt my confidence growing as I explained my work.” He said he credits his ability to keep his composure to his experience in the animation/illustration program’s ACME Network. The network that John Clapp, assistant professor of art and design, said is named for a fictional company in Warner Brothers’ Looney Tunes cartoon series links students to industry professionals and allows students to get professional-level feedback on their work. The Society of Illustrators’ Web site states that the Zankel Scholarship, awarded in memory of donor Arthur Zankel, is given to a junior-level student whom the society considers the most promising illustrator in the United States. According to the society’s Web site, the society was founded in 1901, and its mission is “to pro-
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mote the art and appreciation of illustration.” Alice Carter, an arts and design professor, said the society was the number one organization for illustrators nationwide, and said she felt the Society of Illustrators was doing something cutting edge by awarding the scholarship to Panian. “It’s daring of the society to give it to Jake,” she said. “The society was founded on print illustration, while Jake is looking for a career working with electronic media.” Paul Nguyen, a senior animation/illustration student, said one of Panian’s distinguishing characteristics is his apparent fearlessness in the face of critiques. “Critiques can be pretty blunt,” he said. “You put a lot of yourself into the work, and it leaves you vulnerable, but he’s always willing to do that.”
Aidan Sugano, a senior animation/illustration major, said, “He’s able to convey a lot of personality in his work, both his and his subject.” Panian said that while growing up, his friends always seemed to have movies or shows or games that inspired them to excel at something, and said that he wanted to be a part of something that would create those feelings in others. To that end, Panian said he would like to work for animation studios such as Pixar, DreamWorks and Industrial Light & Magic and that he has been sending his portfolio to different animation studios. “I’ve been getting some attention from Blue Sky Studios,” he said, referring to the company that worked on the films “Ice Age” and “Horton Hears A Who.” Sheldon Borenstein, lecturer for the school of art and design, said Panian was on the verge of being the best the animation industry could ask for. “The industry has a certain standard for excellence, and he’s just about there,” he said. Panian said he was using the scholarship money to fund his final year at SJSU. He said he had already spent some money to upgrade his computer, and would use the rest to finance his living expenses.
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“I think that anybody that wants to be proactive and successful in getting a career and going where they want to go they should attend these,” he said. Milliken said applicants should avoid putting high school accomplishments on their resumes. Employers may see high school accomplishments on a resume and think, “That was four years ago, get over it,” Milliken said. He said creating a grid for each experience a student has is helpful in creating a one-minute commercial. He said a student could write down the role he or she played, the skills that were developed, talents used, challenges encoun-
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Today Ecological Footprint Challenge from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Student Union. Help reduce the ecological footprint of the SJSU community by 10 percent. For more information, contact Jennifer Gorospe at jennifer.gorospe@students.sjsu.edu. Kiyoe sings Jazz and Bossa from 12:30 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. Doors open at 12:15 p.m. at the Music Building Concert Hall. Listen to Songs of Monk, Jobim and more Kiyoe Wakabayashi and friends. For more information, contact Joan Stübbe at (408) 924-4649. FREE.
Tomorrow The A-B-C of Self-Esteem at 1:30 p.m. at Clark Hall, Room 118. For more information, contact Veronica Mendoza at veronica.mendoza@sjsu.edu. Peer Counseling from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. in Hugh Gillis Hall Room 236 or by appointment. For a list of our services visit: http://sites.google.com/site/cpstsjsu or contact a trained peer counselor at (408) 376-1233 or cpst.sjsu@gmail.com.
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sjDANCEco exhilarates By Angela Marino Staff Writer
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A model walks the runaway Wednesday in Barrett Ballroom.
Atomic Fashion Show blows up SJSU with fashion and glamour By Alicia Johnson Staff Writer
Student-run fashion magazine Helium presented SJSU with its first fashion show for an audience of more than 300 people Wednesday night inside the Student Union. The Atomic Fashion Show was created to promote the release of the magazine’s first publication, He2 Zine. Outside was a frenzy of fashion’s “A-listers” such as designer Amy Romaine of the clothing line Never Get Old. Designers and VIP guests had their pictures taken on a red carpet, and ushers scurried around seating guests. Inside, onlookers who dressed in their Sunday best, surrounded the 32-foot runway inside of the transformed Barrett Ballroom. The backstage area was full of models — some of them halfnaked — getting their hair teased and eyelashes applied, while others prepared to sashay down
the runway. “I’m more excited than nervous,” said AJ Hasan, a model and senior business marketing student. “I have an urge to go out there and see the crowd.” Ten local designers were featured — Swati Kapoor, Kate Seavey, Sultana Lodin, Ryan Mante, Christian Lilleland, Amy Romaine, Barbella Boutique, Noah Landis, Christina Robinson and Hector Manuel. Each clothing line was different, adding its own flavor to the show such as Sultana Lodin’s Afghan-inspired SuLo. The first line to hit the runway was Swati Kapoor’s SWATI, whose Bollywood influence paired rich gold and red fabrics. “The line is meant for women who adore their inner goddess and embrace inner beauty,” according to the Atomic Fashion Show Zine, which lined the seats. The fashion show featured performances by local dance group Yuppie Joints.
The show ended with emerging designer Hector Manuel’s dark and risque line, Acta Non Verba. “I always do a female take on a masculine character,” Manuel said. “So this season’s inspiration was James Bond. “It was just natural to take one of those characteristics of James Bond and give it a feminine twist — make him more interesting and a lot more sensual than James Bond would normally do.” The crowd screamed as models strutted down the runway — stopping at the end and allowing fashionistas to examine their outfits. “I had a wonderful time,” said Darlene Tran, a junior human resources major. “I thought they put on a fantastic show.” Helium’s fashion director Jasmine Duarte glowed as she appeared through the masses rushing the door to the ballroom. “I’m so happy,” Duarte said. “It went amazing — all we’ve been hearing from people is that it looked amazing. I’m happy it’s done, but I have not had enough. We are going to do it again, and it’s going to be bigger and better.” Kent Denim designer Noah Landis said he was impressed with the event and its successful turnout. “I was very taken on how professional they were, how smooth everything worked,” Landis said. “I knew they were capable of putting on a spot-on, great-looking show. I cannot be happier with the result.” Helium’s team worked on the fashion show for more than three months, and 21 models participated. “I went to a casting call earlier in the summer,” model Lindsay Gardner said. “They called me back for a photo shoot. That went well, and now I’m in a fashion show.” This story has an
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Heavy red velvet curtains rose to reveal dancers swaying rhythmically back and forth as classical music flowed from the speakers. The pastel-colored outfits fluttered in the air as the music carried the dancers note by note. The sjDANCEco preformed a series of seven different dance segments, including the finale dance, called “The Winged” on Saturday night at the California Theatre. A segment titled “Angelitos Negros,” a solo performance by music and dance lecturer Maria Basile, stole the show. As the music started, Basile sauntered on stage dressed in a billowing white dress. The bright red flower in her hair matched the intensity of the rose-colored stage lights. Basile’s body and facial movements were eloquent, and she was in control of every delicate moment. Each step she took looked as though she walked on air with her twists and turns that moved with every variation in the song. One performance was
“Witness of the Dawn,” which began with a big yellow and orange screen that provided a backdrop for the dancers. The performance featured about 30 dancers in a synchronized fashion. The stage lights went off, and the audience watched the dancers’ figures against the brightly colored background. Each movement was exaggerated as the shadowy figures created a tension that related to the subtle music. The music floated out of the speakers in an effervescent tone of slow accents and moans of instruments. The final piece titled “The Winged” concluded the show with grace and elegance. Dancers emerged in brown suede leotards with burnt-red leather crowns. The piece was the longest of the night — 45 minutes — truly an amazing piece. Some dancers coupled together as others leapt on and offstage throughout the piece. The synchronized steps took my breath away as each movement was flawless. The dancers fluttered as their
Music and dance lecturer Maria Basile.
feet rapidly pounded the wooden stage. Their arms were raised in the air as they parted and flapped like winged figures. The female dancers seemed light as they were held up in the air by lean muscular male dancers. Every dancer had a composed and poised look throughout the performance. The composure of the dancers reflected each classical piece chosen. Each dancer was insync making the dancers looked sewn together. The powerful performances combined the high pitched and lulled tones the music with dramatic chereography. It astonished me as I sat in admiration of the show.
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The sjDANCEco performed Saturday at the California Theatre in San Jose.
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How do you feel about the presence of rats on campus?
Feature and Photos by Leonard Lai
Annastasia Escareno
Paiman Vahdatinia
Sunil Chandar Jr.
Junior, Criminal Justice
Senior, Finance
Junior, Computer Engineering
I don’t really eat on campus. I come here, go to class and then just go home or go to work. So for me it’s just not that big of a deal.
One night, I was walking past the Industrial Studies building. I see a rat come out of the building and climb up the tree next to the building. That was a little funny.
That’s gross. I’ve never seen a rat, but that’s disgusting.
Nicholas Lee
Raymond Rael
Ryan Calderon
Sophomore, Computer Science
Sophomore, Mechanical Engineering
Junior, Aviation
Thats a little messed up. I mean we have a bunch of rats here, cause I thought we were relatively clean.
WWII From Page 1 are also represented, said Danelle Moon, the Special Collections and Archives director. “It’s very relevant to our understanding of how war impacts society today, given what we’re certainly facing internationally,” Moon said. Arjun Pandya, a senior material science engineering major, said, “I got to learn some history about what kind of dress was used, and there were also a couple of books based on World War II.”
There are local connections to World War II that are represented in the exhibit, such as a display with pictures and documents from a family in Los Gatos who sent their two sons to war, Moon said. The sons perished in the war, and there is a letter from the mother reflecting on how much she loved her sons, and what the sacrifice meant to her, she said. Another local connection was displayed in the form of a news article. It was an article from the San Jose Mercury News about the SJSU football team going to Ho-
I’ve had people last semester that I know had problems with it, and I think it’s pretty gross.
nolulu to play a game. While the team was there the Pearl Harbor attack happened. The article talks about how the team volunteered to help with the Honolulu Police Department. Moon said there are many reasons students might be interested in the exhibit, and one of those is that it’s really important for students to have an understanding of their past. Given the current world situation with the war in Iraq and the war in Afghanistan, the exhibit gives people a better sense of how war impacts society and how governments use propaganda to sell
war, Moon said. “The war posters are a great example of that, because they were really used as propaganda to remind American citizens of what their obligations were and why they needed to support the war effort,” she said. Another poster in the exhibit shows a man with a broken arm in a cast, and in red lettering at the top it said, “Take Care! Idle hands work for Hitler.” One student said he was surprised by the propaganda used in the posters. “I never realized how much the war was blatantly thrown into
I don’t think really anybody is going to mind. I don’t mind the rats.
peoples faces until I saw the exhibit,” said Ernest Magpayo, a junior health science major. Some of the material came from the Burdick Military Collection, which is located in Dudley Moorhead, Hall where there is a collection of military history materials, Moon said. “The war poster collection was a gift donation from Charles Burdick, who was a professor at San Jose State many years ago,” Moon said. “And his area of expertise was on World War II, in particular German history, but he was a collector of military history.”
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Moon said an exhibit this size can be time-consuming to organize, and said she had a staff of about seven graduate students who helped organize the exhibit. “What the students do is they do the research, they make the selections, and then we’ll talk about it,” Moon said. “Then we use a lot of different props to make it look interesting by changing out fabrics and propping things up so it looks more artistic.” The posters represented in the exhibit are just a small fraction of the total 300 posters in the whole collection, Moon said.
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Do larger families have more fun? My boyfriend has to the U.S. Census Bureau. a large family that This is probably because it is way too exconsists of 11 people pensive to have a large family now. — that’s three times There are many advantages to having a bigger than my fam- small family. A small family is easier to supily — and everytime port financially and emotionally. Writer I’m on an outing When I’m down and out, I always have with them, it’s both my sister to go to talk to. I have a close relalively and chaotic. tionship with my parents, and that’s because For example, last week I went out with there’s only two of us they have to support. my boyfriend’s family for his parents’ 25th Even though our holidays are a bit quiet anniversary. and not as lively as those of my boyfriend’s The 12 of us went to P.F. Chang’s Chi- family, I enjoy the fact that I only have to na Bistro at Westfield Oakridge Shopping buy presents for three people instead of 11. If someone has grown up in a small famCenter. ily, at one point or another We occupied five meI was fascinated by dium tables, and three he or she has wanted to live TV families such as waiters served us. It took in a bigger household — or the Partridge Family, us more than 30 minutes vice versa. the Brady Bunch to order and two hours to But we should just apeat. preciate our own families and even Of course, when the bill more. the Addams Family. came, I was curious to see I have a little sister who how much it was — $300. constantly borrows my clothes and doesn’t Oh, how grateful I was that it only costs put them back the way they were. But I would rather have one sister who my family $40 to eat out. At first, I enjoyed the energy and busy- did that than multiple siblings raiding my ness of a large family, but it started getting closet every morning. There are pros and cons for each family, old. I started missing the quaint coziness of but at the end of the day, your family is all you have — and I wouldn’t trade mine for my small, but robust, family. The average family size is 3.14, according anything.
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My Nguyen Staff Size doesn’t matter. Bigger isn’t always better. Get your head out of the gutter. I’m talking about family size. I have a small family, and I enjoy it most of the time. My family consists of my dad, mom, younger sister and myself. When I was younger, all I wanted was to have a big family — mostly during the holidays, when all I saw on TV was big families gathering around the dinner table or the Christmas tree, enjoying the company of one other. I was envious of my friends who had multiple brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles, etc. I was fascinated by TV families such as the Partridge Family, the Brady Bunch and even the Addams Family. To me, having a big family meant more love and more fun. During the past four years, I’ve gotten a taste of what a big family is like.
Texas hops back on the secession bandwagon Nationalist Movement started banging down the door in August, demanding that he make good on his statement. This spawned an editorial in Yes, I Have A Point the San Francisco Clark County Examiner by Ruben Sarmiento, There’s nothing new about se- lieve it is the best option, I have suggesting that an attempt by cession. to say that they’ve got a lot of Texas to secede would make it The most infamous example nerve. an “instant Third World counin this country resulted in a Naturally, the most recent try,” struggling to meet the cost civil war some time back around stimulus for seceding has to do of “their own defense, social pro1860, but that doesn’t stop rising with Obama and, among other grams, etc ... I believe the cost secession movements scattered policies, his allegedly Hitler- was estimated at $1 trillion dolaround the country, in states esque attempts to reform health lars.” such as Vermont, New Hamp- care. The editorial spawned comshire, Alaska and Hawaii. But hell, man, we Californians ments from secessionsists, inI’m more sympathetic to the sat through eight years under the cluding one named Joe Texan — Alaska and Hawaii crowd. They’re rule of their village idiot and nev- probably his real name. different countries in their own er once threatHe stated right anyway, and insisting that ened to secede. Naturally, the most recent that an indethese distant bodies of land be- Sure, some of stimulus for seceding has pendent Texas long to the U.S. is like claiming us threatened to do with Obama and, would become my neighbor’s doghouse as a part to follow Bar- among other policies, his a haven for of my estate. bra Streisand conservatives, allegedly Hitler-esque I’d have to say I have the least to Canada, but the only reaattempts to reform health sonable, consympathy for the most recent none of us recare. wave of secessionists from Texas, ally did. tributing memthough. I think I’m bers of society I realize that, by and large, the going to have to blame politi- in the states. Mr. Texan went on threat is pretty minimal, and thus cians, here. Gov. Rick Perry, as to suggest that “the liberals could far, the movement has proven lit- we all know, made the mistake all leave and run crying back to tle more than fodder for jeering of bringing the idea of secession their mothers or shrinks, and the Lone Star State. Besides that, to the forefront of the collective more than enough true freedomthreatening to secede generally Texan conciousness, causing, im- loving citizens from the United has the political clout of threat- mediately, shouts of “secede” and States would flow into Texas to ening to hold your breath until eventually, fanning the flame for make up for its losses. (I figure your big brother returns your toy bunches of secessionists. one true freedom-loving conserdump truck. Mentioning secession in an vative is equal to 20 or 30 liberWe must also keep in mind offhand way is a bad method of als.)” that not all of Texas is for se- political posturing, and Perry Thanks, Perry. cession. But for that seemingly shouldn’t have been surprised Flapping flags around and growing minority who does be- when a group called the Texas shouting “secede” is all good and
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fun until someone loses an eye or a civil war breaks out. Perry shot his mouth off back in April, and people still haven’t forgotten about it — four months later, the Nationalists were ringing his doorbell and saying, “Well?” — and as recently as last week, the Mercury News ran a piece about it. According to Florida’s Newspress Web site, “Modern-day secessionists stress they advocate a peacful departure” from the union. Peacful departure? How in hell would that be possible? “Thanks, U.S. It’s been real, but you just elected a Democrat for about the third time EVER, so we’re out.” What happened to “United we stand?” Wasn’t that the operating conservative slogan for a few minutes? What happened to the nationalistic pride in one’s country this sort of conservative used to thrive on? If you ask me, or even if you don’t ask me, but do simply stop and think logically about the whole mess, this is about the most un-American thing that’s come down the pike since the last time it came down the pike. And anyone remotely familiar with the modern country music that serves as a soundtrack for the extreme right knows that unAmerican is wrong. Angelo Lanham is a Spartan Daily copy editor. “Yes, I Have A Point” appears every Tuesday.
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Adam Murphy Murphy’s Law Brazil lofted itself onto the world map by winning the bid for hosting the 2016 Summer Olympics, taking place in Rio de Janeiro. Brazil basically announced to the world that it considers itself a country on the rise. The International Olympic Committee apparently agrees with Brazil’s self assessment. By winning the bid, Rio de Janeiro will enjoy the economic benefits of hosting the event. Maybe even more important is what the winning bid symbolizes. Other countries now have to stand up and take more notice. Little Brazil is finally growing up. The most populous Latin America country will get a little respect. But is this respect deserved? Brazil’s gross domestic product per capita has grown almost every year for the last 20 years. The economic center of Latin America is Brazil. All is not sunshine in Brazil. Violent crime rates have risen right alongside economic gains. Between 1980 and 2002, the homicide rate in Brazil more than doubled, according to the Center for Disease Control Web site. Giant slums known as favelas litter the Brazilian countryside. Crime and drug use are rampant in favelas, which are usually controlled by a drug lord and his gang. The local police and federal police pretty much stay out of them. The local gangs are the power in the favelas. Brazil seems to become more violent the richer it gets. The Olympics will pump a lot of money into the Brazilian economy — money that may find its way into the hands of drug dealers. More money in
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SJSU pool shark pockets competition University student makes name for himself in billiards By Leonard Lai Staff Writer
With the cue ball directly lined up with the 8-ball, he thrusted the cue stick forward into the cue ball, sinking the 8-ball into the pocket. Ronald Adan just won the SJSU Spring 2007 8-Ball Tournament. “I beat people at pool by letting my stick do the talking,” Adan said. “As a player, there is nothing more satisfying than winning with honor.”
Adan, a senior double major in graphic design and photography, said he has been playing pool for the last 18 years. He said he first started playing when he was little, growing up in the Philippines on a military base, where he met someone who trained him. “He started giving me tips and pointers, and it was an enlightening experience,” Adan said. “He would make me do practice drills over and over again until I could gget it right. g Adan said the first thing to learn when playing pool is strong fundamentals, which included stance, grip of the stick and alignment of the shot. He added that the preshot routine, where a player does a
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Ronald Adan, a double major in graphic design and photography, has been playing pool for 18 years. practice stroke, is an important fundamental. Robby Deaver, a junior mechanical engineering major, said he has been playing with Adan for the last three years at SJSU.
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“It’s difficult playing with him, because he is so good, but it’s fun, and I learn a lot,” Deaver said. “He’s showed me how to shoot the shots, and how to hold the cue stick, and how to shoot trick shots. Now, whenever I play with other people, I see a lot of things other people miss easily.” Adan said etiquette is important, and being aware of your surroundings and letting other people on other tables finish their shots is also vital. “Good etiquette will strengthen your game, because it will make you more focused,” he said. “I desensitize myself to the environment.” Eaton Hsu, a graduate in electrical engineering, said he respects Adan as a pool player.
“I won the SJSU Spring 2009 tournament, and that’s where I met Ron,” Hsu said. “I didn’t consider myself good at pool — but after, I do now, because Ron brings that competitive edge.
“I beat people at pool by letting my stick do the talking. As a player, there is nothing more satisfying than winning with honor.” - Ronald Adan pool player
“From Ron, I’ve learned how to take care of my equipment better, and how to engage people better and get to know people.” Adan said he reads a lot of books on how to play the physi-
cal game and the mental game of billiards. “Sometimes you’ll meet shady sharks to distract you, so you got to keep it out of your mind,” Adan said. Adan said he has played at the Billiard Lounge in Santa Monica, the Clubhouse in Buellton, the Whistle Stop in Lompoc and other places in California. “I played around four tournaments a week, and that’s only local ones,” Adan said. “Sometimes I would drive out hours to play in farther tournaments.” Adan said he has never gone to a “big” tournament, because they are too far away. “I like playing pool here at SJSU,” Adan said. “It’s like a second home to me.”