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MAR 25, 2013
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MONDAY, MARCH 25, 2013
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VOLUME 99, ISSUE 92
Student organizations battle for peace campus Arturo Garcia Staff Writer
Two San Diego State student organizations, Students for Justice in Palestine and Aztecs for Israel, set up their respective two-day demonstrations on campus last week, which resulted in heated arguments between both groups. SJP erected an illustrated and graffitied gray wall, which represented the Israeli West Bank barrier dividing the Palestinian population from its families, work and natural resources. The wall included anecdotes, quotes and statistics, as well as other claims, which enforced SJP’s main argument: Palestinian resistance against Israeli oppression. AFI presented a wooden bridge with the Palestinian flag drawn on one end and the Israeli flag drawn at the other end. A poster board for people to write their definitions of peace and a set of pro-Israel panels accompanied the bridge, which was set in front of the Love Library, about 80 feet away from SJP’s wall. Minutes after AFI’s last panel was set up on Wednesday morning, a man dressed as an Israeli soldier walked toward a set of steps located in between both demonstrations. He stood at the op of the steps, with the back toward AFI’s bridge, and held up a double-sided banner. One side of the banner read “We want peace, but … ,” a sentence that concluded as SJP’s mock soldier twisted the banner to reveal “Give us your $$ to fund our wars. Thanks, -Israel.” “The soldier is there to tell people Israel isn’t very honest about its peaceful intentions and to counter the bridge to peace.” One attendent and SJP representative Nadir Bouhmouch said. Following the arrival of the mock soldier, a woman stating she was a real Israeli soldier approached the steps and stood there as members from both organizations gathered. Arguments from both sides turned into a yelling match among the SJP
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Members of San Diego State student organizations, Students for Justice in Palestine and Aztecs for Israel, involved in a heated argument. These demonstrations were part of a two-day campus initiative..
members, AFI members and the real Israeli soldier, who claimed to have medically attended Palestinians. “I was born and raised in Jerusalem,” an SJP member in the crowd said. “I’ve never seen Israeli soldiers helping Palestinians. I only see them pointing guns at them.” The on-and-off arguments continued throughout the day. Crowds came and went along with the gimmicks. The real Israeli soldier returned to the scene with a banner and a companion. She carried a poster that said she was the real soldier; her companion carried a banner which read “She gave medical aid to Palestinians.” “Maybe because she shot them,” an SJP poster read in response. Bouhmouch later took down the poster and said he regretted it. He said later that afternoon a student, who is reportedly a member of AFI tried to push down a part of the SJP wall. The SDSU Police Department arrived and
took down the student’s information. “We feel like we are the ones who are attacked,” Bouhmouch said. “It’s an issue for me when you see terrorism and Hamas Charter as a focus of (AFI’s) display, when our focus is on nonviolent resistance. We’re not trying to defend someone. We’re trying to speak of something that is spoken everywhere else in the world.” Bouhmouch referred to panels set up by AFI, which presented alleged excerpts from the Hamas Charter, with subtitles such as “Obliterate Israel,” “No Negotiations” and “Kill Jews.” “We are seen as anti-Semites, which is really not true,” Bouhmouch said. AFI President Mor Frankle said the organizations kept to themselves during Thursday’s demonstrations and agreed to encourage students to attend each other’s displays. “I feel for the Palestinian people,” Frankle said. “I am pro-Israel, pro-Palestine and pro-peace. I would love there to be
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two states, where the Palestinian people and the Israeli people live side by side in a state of peace and harmony.” But, Thurday’s harmony did not last. Frankle said she was told that fake eviction notices were posted on the doors of Jewish students’ apartments at Piedra del Sol housing. “If it’s true, it leaves a very sour taste to the week,” Frankle said. According to Frankle, AFI has tried to make peace with SJP in the past, but AFI has been met with day-of cancelations and a silent protest where SJP members attended an Israeli-soldier event, put tapes on their mouths and walked out minutes after it had begun. “The way we see it is that we are just trying to advocate for what we think is justice, and they are trying to advocate for a country to use military force against the people, and we don’t think there is any sort of discussion there,” Bouhmouch said.
SDSU student creates job hunting website
campus Ellen Wright Contributor
Jobioz.com, a new website equivalent to eHarmony for job hunters is schedules to be launched next month. A group of San Diego State students created the site to match recent graduates with employers hiring for entry-level positions. Like a dating site, Jobioz uses an algorithm to match employers with the perfect job candidate. Students can create an online portfolio on the site to showcase their abilities in a way resumes can’t. The portfolios compile videos, photos, and past projects that would otherwise never be seen by potential employers. Job recruiters make a profile giving applicants a behind-thescenes look into what it’s like to work for their company. Recruiters also complete a culture section describing the work environment, if paid vacations are offered and
even past interns’ impressions of the company. “A lot of students end up leaving a company within the first year because it’s not the right fit,” CEO of Jobioz, Inc. and SDSU entrepreneurship senior Gregg Anderson said. A team of SDSU students used resources from the on-campus business incubator, the Zahn Center for Technological Innovation to create the site. Founders are currently campaigning to raise $30,000 to cover legal fees, marketing, software development and other services. Anderson said the site will first launch as a beta version around April 26. The beta version will be the unfinished product that will allow users to provide feedback. The site, intended for college students and alumni, who have graduated within three years, is free for students because the cost goes to the employers. Anderson says Jobioz saves employers time
A screeshot of the SDSU student created site meant to match recent graduates with employers looking to fill entry-level positions.
because the site allows them to search for candidates with specific skill sets. Anderson and his team hope to revolutionize the job search process and help students get a job and stay there.
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“You’ve gotten the education, put in the time and you have the skills,” Anderson said. “We want you to be able to showcase those skills.”
Georgia baby shot in stroller by two teenage boys national Ana Ceballos Assistant News Editor
A 13-month-old child was shot between the eyes while in a stroller last Thursday in front of his mother. The incident occurred in broad daylight when two teenage boys stopped Sherry West, the mother, demanding for money. When she refused, three gunshots were fired; one hit the mother in the leg and another fatally hit the baby in the face. According to police, the 17year-old and 14-year-old involved in the shooting have been arrested by police and identified by the mother. According to police, both suspects have been charged with first-degree murder. Police are still trying to locate the murder weapon. An arraignment for the teenagers has not yet been scheduled. “My baby will never be back again,” West told the Associated Press. “He took an innocent life. I want his life, too.” Former landlord of West’s home, Beverly Anderson, told ABC the neighborhood where the crime happened is generally known as a safe neighborhood. She was stunned by the violent act. According to statistics found on NeighborhoodScout, the town of Brunswick reports 253 violent crimes annually. This gives residents a one out of 61 chance of being a victim. Stranger details emerged when West said this is not the first time she has lost a son to violence. West told CNN that five years ago, her 18-year-old son was stabbed to death in New Jersey. “This is the second child that people have taken from me in a tragic way,” West told CNN. “I’m so afraid to have any more babies now. I tried to raise really good kids in a wicked world.”