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STOMP be friends?
Sharing a meal at the I-House SF STATE See OPINION, page 9
See STUDENT CULTURE, page 7 See SPORTS, page 5

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Honors shower Brothers

select faculty
At yearly luncheon, professors
awarded and distinguished
By HEIDI ROMSWINCKEL-GUISE
Staff Writer
Four SJSU professors were
honored at the Ninth Annual
Faculty Service Recognition and
Awards Luncheon on Wednesday
afternoon for their contributions
to the university.
Professor Marlene Turner, re-
cipient of the Distinguished Ser-
vice Award, said it was an honor
to be selected.
“San Jose State is a very special
place,” Turner said at the celebra-
tion in the Student Union Barrett
Ballroom. “It’s filled with special
colleagues and special students
who make the institution a won-
derful place that is really all about
opportunity and achievement.”
Professors Jeanne Linsdell,
from the College of Engineer-
ing, Karen Singmaster, from the
College of Science, and Richard
drop $1M
Tieszen, from the College of Hu-
manities, and the Arts were also
presented with awards: the Out-
on college
standing Lecturer Award, Out-
standing Professor Award and
President’s Scholar Award, re-
spectively.
SJSU President Don Kass-
faculty
ing said he was very proud and
pleased with the winners of the
awards.
Engineering establishes
“Each one of them makes sig-
nificant and powerful contribu-
Newnan endowment
tions to this university,” Kassing By TARA DUFFY
said. “We do this every year, and Staff Writer
you think you’d run out of talent,
but we don’t.” A $1 million gift to SJSU’s College of Engineering was
Although the ceremony focused recognized during Wednesday night’s 2008 College of En-
on the four award winners, about gineering Awards Ceremony at San Jose’s Fairmont Hotel,
70 faculty members were recog- LUKE CUNNINGHAM / SPARTAN DAILY where about 500 faculty, students and alumni celebrated.
nized as honorees for the amount The current cycling policy carries a 5 mph speed limit. A group of SJSU faculty, Former SJSU engineering alumni Don Newnan and his
of time they served at SJSU. however, have filed a grievance asking for an end to all non-motorized vehicle use. late brother Dean, who were also faculty members, impart-
Honorees were placed in six ed the gift, according to a news release. With the donation,
the college established the Newnan Brothers Excellence in
See FACULTY, page 2

An end to cycling? Teaching Endowment to “recognize and help retain distin-

LUKE CUNNINGHAM / SPARTAN DAILY
Members of SJSU staff celebrated the work that fellow faculty
have achieved, some reaching the 40-year mark at SJSU.
‘Islam Talk’ provides focal point for open mic event
By ANGELO LANHAM
Staff Writer
Billal Asghar, a senior global studies
and health science major who moder-
ated the “Islam Talk” open mic, urged
people in the crowd of about 20 to speak
about anything they felt strongly about
Wednesday around the benches outside
of Clark Hall.
“There was a theme,” Asghar, 22, said
later. “Social injustice.”
One by one, crowd members spoke at
Asghar’s prompt. Some read poems, and
others plugged events for their clubs.
“Justice for the people / used to mean
a lot more before / now its just a mask,
a cover for / the image of revolution,
the idea of change / nothing really hap-
Faculty pushes ban on non-motorized vehicles
By HEIDI ROMSWINCKEL-GUISE
Staff Writer
Those who use bicycles, skateboards or
other non-motorized vehicles on campus are
now being formally challenged at the univer-
sity level by some faculty members at SJSU.
Members of the California State Univer-
sity Employees Union filed a health and safety
grievance Nov. 21, 2007, claiming that non-
motorized vehicles are dangerous and hazard-
ous and should be banned on campus.
Union member and journalism lecturer
Steve Sloan said he brought this issue to the
attention of the union.
pens / injustice still remains” went a pas- “It was actually for an event I had to
sage from a poem read and written by go to for immigrants’ rights,” Nawabi,
Karimah Al-Helew, a sophomore social 21, said, noting that the main focus of the
work major. poem was Guantanamo Bay.
“I’m half Palestinian,” Al-Helew, 19, People are sent there for nothing,
said. “I write a lot about that.” he said.
She explained that this time around “They’re not given a reason
she wanted show that she could write why. They’re just taken from their
about other topics, even though she has families.”
written about other things and chose in- Maryam Amir-Ebrahimi, a senior
justice in general. child and adolescent development major
“It’s not all about being revolu- and president of the Nigerian Student As-
tionary,” she said. “It’s about doing sociation, urged tolerance for the home-
something.” less when encountered around campus.
Another poem, composed by Yousef She added that students generally have
Nawabi, a senior biology major, had the choice of what and when they’re go-
a passage that went as such: “Racial ing to eat, and any meal is just a card
clash, epithets slurred / emotions shaken, swipe away.
not stirred.” “We have the opportunity to eat
Sloan said he and other union members
filed a grievance because they believed the
contract between the union and the university
had been violated.
“Bicycles were allowed on San Carlos and
Seventh streets,” Sloan said. “We agreed to
that in the past, but the problem is that the safe
handling of bicycles has not been enforced on
campus.”
According to the Campus Non-Motorized
Vehicle Policy, bicycles, skateboards, scoot-
ers, unicycles, roller skates and other similar
objects are required to follow listed rules and
See BIKE, page 10
lunch,” said Amir-Ebrahimi, 21. “How
many people do we see digging in bins
to make some money? The reality is that
these people are hungry. Reach out and
help these people who don’t have that
(opportunity).”
Asghar also spoke for the homeless
and said that we can’t just tell them to
“get a job” since they don’t have the eco-
nomic base to do so.
“They aren’t given a fair shot,”
he said.
Asghar, who helped organize the open
mic event, said he was pleased with the
way the event turned out.
“But we didn’t have a mic,” he said.
“It seemed like everyone cooper-
ated, and benefited from one another,”
Asghar said.
guished faculty members,” according to the news release.
Emily Allen, a professor and chair of chemical and ma-
terials engineering, accepted the Newnan Brothers Award
on behalf of the college.
“The honor is being nominated by my colleagues,” said
Allen. “I am utterly honored to receive this award. We are
here to make our students successful.”
Other faculty members were also on hand to also re-
ceive awards.
“It’s great to get an award from the college,” said Kurt
McMullin, an associate professor in civil and environmen-
tal engineering.
“They have been very supportive. … They have some
great skills at the college for putting applied research into
effect. To be identified as one of these people, it’s a great
honor,” said McMullin, who received a faculty award for
excellence in scholarship.
“It’s my 25th year,” said Haluk Ozemek, a computer
engineering professor who received the award for excel-
lence in teaching.
“(The engineering program) is one of the best at the un-
dergraduate level,” Ozemek said. “It prepares students for
the real world.”
Five engineering students also received awards for vari-
ous accomplishments and academic performances.
Philip Boutelle, a senior mechanical engineering major,
received the Lockheed Martin Student Award for under-
graduate academic performance.
Boutelle said he has been attending SJSU for two years and
is graduating from the College of Engineering this month.
“It’s a great program,” he said. “It exceeded my expecta-
tions, and it has been very fulfilling as well as challenging.”
John Orozco, a senior mechanical engineering major,
received the Scott T. Axline Memorial Student Award for
excellence in service. He said that he has been attend-
ing SJSU for two years and was very excited to receive
the award.
“We are honored to be able to recognize outstanding
professors,” said Belle Wei, the Don Beall dean of the
College of Engineering. “The professors work very hard
and are committed to their students. It is just wonder-
ful to have an occasion to recognize top faculty, students
and alumni.”
The awards ceremony was sponsored by many organiza-
tions, including IBM, Cisco Systems and Hewlett-Packard.
“We are very grateful for the sponsorship we’ve re-
ceived,” Wei said.

the Committee says: Students need a smoke-free campus

Daily
INSIDE

MEN’S GOLF LANDS FORK IN THE
TOO LOW AT WAC BICYCLE PATH
On the rolling hills of Cinnabar golf
course, the Spartans finished sixth at
the conference championships.
See SPORTS, page 4
INDEX
Classifieds.............................8
Columns..............................9
Crossword,Sudoku...............8
Sparta Guide.......................2
Sports..................................4, 5
Student Culture ....................6, 7
Taking a ride on campus might
upset pedestrians, but if a peti-
tion passes, all non-motorized
adventures will have to end.
See OPINION, page 7
GRAND THEFT
OUTCRY
Anti-drunk driving group MADD
is, indeed, upset over the rating
tagged on the Tuesday release
Grand Theft Auto IV.
See STUDENT CULTURE, page 6
By KIMBERLY TSAO smoke. According to one slide, 15 the policy partly because it might dent’s office. The group scheduled a
Staff Writer percent of secondhand smoke is in- hurt the number of SJSU applicants. meeting with the A.S. University Af-
haled by the smoker, while the re- They also sent fairs Committee be-
About 20 people attended the maining 85 percent goes into the air. out questionnaires fore the forum, but it
SJSU Smoke-Free Policy Com-
mittee’s open forum in the Student
Union on Wednesday. The commit-
“Student health is the biggest
thing for us,” said Carole Foster, a
graduate biology major. She said the
to the members of
the Academic Sen-
ate and neighbor-
“Student health is was cancelled for the
second time.
“They gave us
tee presented its implementation plan idea is to make it harder for people hood associations. If
the biggest thing the wrong date,”
and rationale for trying to make the to smoke so they won’t smoke in the the campus chooses for us. said Foster, 33.
campus smoke-free.
“They have better food, but we
first place.
The Smoke-Free Policy Commit-
to adopt designated
smoking areas, the CAROLE FOSTER
” The meeting has
been rescheduled for
have better content,” an attendee jok- tee was founded January 2007, but houses around cam- graduate student
biology
May 7.
ingly said, referring to the Student the efforts for a smoke-free campus pus would be affect- According to a
Organization Recognition Banquet stretched back to 1998. ed as well, commit- handout at the forum,
in the Barrett Ballroom at the same Gina Vittori, founder of the com- tee member Analilia Garcia said. the implementation plan will involve
time Wednesday. mittee, said the group is attempting The committee is aiming to get four phases. Since the policy hasn’t
Some of the committee members to reduce the “restraining forces” to several university entities behind its been approved, the committee isn’t
presented studies that showed the the policy. The members said the ad- cause such as Associated Students,
dangers of smoking and secondhand ministration is reluctant to approve the Academic Senate and the presi- See ASH, page 3
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1958 document shows nuclear clearance FACULTY SJSU president attended

Associated Press
WASHINGTON — President
Dwight D. Eisenhower overruled
some of his military commanders in
the summer of 1958, ordering them
not to use nuclear weapons against
China if communist forces block-
aded the Taiwan Strait, according to
declassified Air Force documents.
Eisenhower “made it clear that the
Chinese would be given a warning
with conventional explosives before
he would authorize dropping of the
deadlier ordnance” on Chinese territo-
ries, according to the documents made
public by George Washington Univer-
sity’s National Security Archive.
The president had the support of a
congressional resolution to use force
in defense of Taiwan. His decision not
to use nuclear weapons still left them
available if needed for subsequent at-
tacks, according to the newly released
Disclosure of the top-secret docu-
ment was one in a collection obtained
by a freedom-of-information lawsuit
filed by the Archive after more than
a decade of requests that the docu-
ments be declassified, said William
Burr of the Archive.
As the crisis grew, according to the
papers, five B-47 bombers on Guam
went on alert in mid-August to conduct
nuclear raids against Chinese airfields.
The idea of using nuclear weapons
to prevent the Chinese from using ships
and aircraft to isolate Nationalist-held
islands in the strait was accepted by
Eisenhower’s Cabinet — except for
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles,
who was away on vacation.
The chairman of the joint chiefs of
staff, Air Force Gen. Nathan F. Twin-
ing, had explained at a Cabinet meet-
ing that U.S. planes would drop 10-
15 kiloton nuclear bombs in the vi-
cinity of Amoy, a coastal city on the
would have to lift their blockade.
Otherwise the United States would
proceed to attack Chinese airfields.
But Eisenhower ruled out the ini-
tial use of nuclear weapons, conclud-
ing the fallout would cause civilian
casualties in China and on Taiwan,
risking nuclear escalation.
The Pacific Air Force commander,
Gen. Lawrence S. Kuter, whose op-
erations plan had assumed the United
States would carry out nuclear strikes
as necessary to defeat attacking Chinese
communists, characterized the idea of a
“limited response” as disastrous.
As tensions grew, Chinese artil-
lery fired thousands of rounds against
Big and Little Quemoy, but there was
no evidence a Chinese invasion was
in the works. Eisenhower approved
recommendations by the Joint Chiefs
of Staff to strengthen Taiwan’s air
defenses and the Seventh Fleet. The
U.S.-backed nationalist air force shot
Continued from page 1 that so many people attended. acceptance speech that she remem-
“We sold out of tickets this year,” bered when she first came to SJSU.
categories from up to 15 years to Gonzales said. “I was a student and then became
40-plus years of service. Outstanding Lecturer Award re- a teacher,” Linsdell said. “I’m so
Kassing added that the luncheon cipient Jeanne Linsdell said in her glad I did.”
was a perfect time to show gratitude
toward faculty members.
“They are very modest in who Faculty Award Winners
they are, and they don’t look for Outstanding Lecturer Award Distinguished Service Award
credit,” Kassing said. “They kind of Dr. Jeanne Linsdell Dr. Marlene Turner
stand in the background, and we get Director of Technical Organization and
a chance to get them out in the sun- Communications Management
light ... and express appreciation for College of Engineering College of Business
what they do.”
The Barrett Ballroom was filled President’s Scholar Award Outstanding Professor Award
with staff, faculty and supporters Dr. Richard Tieszen Dr. Karen Singmaster
who applauded everyone who was Philosophy Chemistry
involved in the ceremony. College of Humanities and the Arts College of Science
Valerie Gonzales, special proj-
ects coordinator of the president’s
office, said she was pleased to see

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narrative by a contemporary Air Force Taiwan strait now called Xiamen. down 32 communist MIG fighters
historian, Bernard C. Nalty. The idea was that the Chinese during the crisis.

Police uncover
ATM thievery
Associated Press
LOS GATOS — Police in Los
Gatos say about two dozen people
have been victimized in a new spin
on ATM thefts.
Investigators say at least 25 people
have had their debit card and person-
al identification numbers stolen while
shopping at Lunardi’s Supermarket.
A police spokesman says thieves
were able to get the debit card and
PIN numbers by switching out an
ATM card reader at the store.
Once the thieves had the informa-
tion, police say they were able use the
information to withdraw money from
the victims’ bank accounts.
Most of the money has been tak-
en from ATM machines in Southern
California.
Two incidents were reported on
Sunday. Eight more thefts were re-
ported on Monday and at least 15 re-
ports came in Tuesday.
Today
El Voto Latino and Crash the Parties Contest
Hosted by Sigma Lambda Beta International Fraternity Inc.
Crash the parties is a nationwide search competition to send
two talented young reporters to cover the Democratic and
Republican conventions for Sí TV.
9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Student Union Amphitheater.
Contact: Timbo, 323-630-4736, or 310-272-6428,
csandoval@mprm.com
Free lunch every Thursday for San Jose Students
The San Jose Institute of Religion sponsored by the Church
of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) invites you to
lunch every Thursday.
12 p.m. at 66 S. 7th Street.
Contact: sanjoseca@ldsces.org, 286-3313,
www.ldsces.org/sanjose
Women Undercover: Muslim Women
Hosted by the Muslim Student Association. Why are
Muslim women covered? Do Muslim women have rights?
What does Islam say about women?
12 to 1 p.m. in the Student Union Ohlone Room.
Vocal Recital “Student Showcase”
Spanish songs of Spain, Mexico and Latin America. Vocal
studio of Professor Joseph Frank.
12:30 to 1:15 p.m. at the Music Building Concert Hall
Contact: Joan Stubbe, 924-4649, jstubbe@email.sjsu.edu
SJSU Student Film Festival
Hosted by the Film Production Society, the festival will
EVENT CALENDAR
showcase all types of short films produced by students.
7 p.m. at the University Theatre at 5th and San
Fernando Streets
Contact: Andrew Hellesen, hellesen7@yahoo.com
Bible Study
Acts 2 Christian Fellowship has weekly Bible studies
on Thursdays.
7 p.m. at the Student Union Costanoan Room
Contact: Justin Foon, 415-786-9873, jfoon1@yahoo.com
Tomorrow
San Jose State University Symphony
Orchestra Concert
Featuring student vocal soloists
7:30 p.m. in the Music Concert Hall.
Contact: Dr. Janet Averett, AverettJM@aol.com
Monday
Celebrate “Cinco de Fido” with the
Evergreen Chapter of Society Dog!
Monday, May 5 (or “Cinco de Fido”) Meet Society Dog for
Mexican pizza and soda. Enjoy a walk with your dog along
the east side hills and end up at Java Junction for Mexican
Coffee & pastries with your pooch! As always, there will be
lots of dog treats!
6:30 p.m. at Fowler Creek Park in the Evergreen section
of San Jose
Contact: Whitney Wilde, whitneywilde@sbcglobal.net,
http://www.societydog.com/events/evergreenlaunch.htm

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White House admits going wrong
with ‘Mission Accomplished’ banner
Associated Press
WASHINGTON — The White
House said Wednesday that Presi-
dent Bush has paid a price for the
“Mission Accomplished” banner
that was flown in triumph five years
ago but later became a symbol of
U.S. misjudgments and mistakes in
the long and costly war in Iraq.
Thursday is the fifth anniversary
of Bush’s dramatic landing in a Navy
jet on an aircraft carrier homebound
from the war. The USS Abraham
Lincoln had launched thousands of
airstrikes on Iraq.
“Major combat operations in
Iraq have ended,” Bush said at the
time. “The battle of Iraq is one vic-
tory in a war on terror that began
on Sept. 11, 2001 and still goes
on.” The “Mission Accomplished”
Higher education officials denounce state cuts
Associated Press
SACRAMENTO — In a rare
show of unity, California’s top higher
education officials warned on Mon-
day that inadequate state funding is
bleeding the quality from one of the
world’s most celebrated college and
university systems.
The leaders of the University of
California, California State Univer-
sity and California Community Col-
leges predicted that a new round of
spending cuts would have dire con-
sequences for their 142 campuses,
from losing top-notch faculty to
making a college degree too expen-
sive for some students.
“I really believe California is at a
crossroads — a political, educational,
cultural, economic crossroads,” CSU
Chancellor Charles Reed said. “Is the
state going to dedicate its resources
to invest in young people’s futures,
invest in California’s wherewithal, or
disinvest?”
Along with most other state agen-
cies, the three systems stand to lose
10 percent of their proposed an-
nual budgets, or nearly $1.3 billion
between them, under Gov. Arnold
Schwarzenegger’s spending plan for
the fiscal year that begins July 1.
The governor ordered the reduc-
tions to cope with a statewide defi-
cit he estimated last week would top
$10 billion through June 2009, down
from an earlier estimate of $16 bil-
lion. His revised budget proposal is
due in mid-May.
UC Provost Rory Hume said the
higher education systems have not
recovered from a series of deep bud-
get cuts during the 1990s and again
in 2004. Because of that, he said
they now face “a level of cuts that
is unprecedented in its cumulative
effect.”
The three leaders were in Sac-
CAMPUS NEWS THURSDAY, MAY 1, 2008 3
SMOKE Task force
part of group’s plans
banner was prominently displayed crew asked for the sign and the She said what is important Continued from page 1 oping permanent signs and official
above him — a move the White White House staff had it made by now is “how the president would language for the rules. The last phase
House came to regret as the display a private vendor. describe the fight today. It’s been in any of the stages. The first phase would include the first anniversary
was mocked and became a source of “President Bush is well aware a very tough month in Iraq, but will last about three months, and it celebration of a smoke-free campus
controversy. that the banner should have been we are taking the fight to the entails removing smoking signs on and an evaluation of the policy, ac-
After shifting much more spe- enemy.” buildings and assigning temporary cording to the handout.
explanations, the cific and said At least 49 U.S. troops died in
White House even-
tually said the “Mis-
“While this war is ‘mission accom-
plished’ for these
Iraq in April, making it the deadli-
est month since September when 65
designated areas.
The following phase includes
sending out notices about the new
The committee also hopes to cre-
ate a smoking task force to work with
the university president, Foster said.
sion Accomplished” difficult, it is not sailors who are on U.S. troops died. policy and holding educational “That way, there would be more
phrase referred to endless. this ship on their Now in its sixth year, the war in
the carrier’s crew
completing its 10-
GEORGE W. BUSH
”mission,” White
House press sec-
Iraq has claimed the lives of at least
4,061 members of the U.S. military.
events such as campus health fairs.
That could last for a year before the
third phase begins, according to the
internal support,” Foster said.
The committee collected 400
student signatures in support of the
month mission, not retary Dana Peri- Only the Vietnam War (August 1964 supplementary material at the forum. smoke-free policy. Most recently, it
the military com- no said Wednes- to January 1973), the war in Afghan- “As long as we do it in an educa- held an event on Earth Day.
pleting its mission in Iraq. day. “And we have certainly paid istan (October 2001 to present) and tional format, I think it would work One of the presentation slides said
Bush, in October 2003, dis- a price for not being more specific the Revolutionary War (July 1776 to for everybody,” said Andre Barnes, five colleges in California have com-
avowed any connection with the on that banner. April 1783) have engaged America UPD chief of police. “We typically pletely smoke-free campuses, and an-
“Mission Accomplished” mes- “And I recognize that the me- longer. get a 100-percent compliance, so we other 50 colleges statewide have des-
sage. He said the White House had dia is going to play this up again Bush, in a speech earlier this don’t issue a lot of citations or fines.” ignated areas, including San Francisco
nothing to do with the banner; a tomorrow, as they do every single month, said that “while this war is The next phase involves devel- State University and five other CSUs.
spokesman later said the ship’s year.” difficult, it is not endless.”
ramento on Monday to meet with They said the increases since then time professors and paring the num-
journalists and lawmakers. During have been inadequate to keep pace ber of courses that would be offered
a news conference, Hume, Reed and with soaring enrollments. this fall. Both moves could mean
Community College Chancellor Di- Although higher education al- it will take longer for students to
ane Woodruff said they would urge ways is the subject of intense lobby- graduate.
legislators to raise taxes and fees to ing during the capital’s annual bud- CSU also shortened its application
offset the proposed cuts. get talks, officials said they could not period for first-time freshmen, which
Reed went one step further, say- remember the last time leaders from resulted in about 10,000 students not
ing he supports imposing a sales the three college systems had come being admitted to one of the system’s
tax on professional services such as together to plead their cases. 23 campuses, Reed said.
those provided by lawyers and ac- Woodruff said the joint show of Next month, the governing
countants to raise revenue. He also force reflects how intertwined the boards for both CSU and UC are
said he thinks California’s prison systems are. Many CSU graduates scheduled to consider raising stu-
system should be a prime target for begin their college careers at com- dent tuition and fees for the sixth
lawmakers looking for places to level munity colleges, while many UC time in seven years.
the budget ax. graduates start off as CSU students. Reed said he was proposing a
“California spends way too much CSU is the nation’s largest four- $276 yearly increase for CSU stu-
money on its prison system,” he said. year system with 450,000 students, dents, which would bring annual un-
The state spent $10.1 billion of its while California’s community col- dergraduate fees to about $3,700.
general fund on its corrections bud- leges comprise the world’s largest UC undergraduate fees, which
get this year, compared with $13.9 college system, serving 2.6 million have been increasing steadily, are
billion for higher education, includ- students each year. now about $7,400 annually, includ-
ing financial aid. “If (lawmakers) want to turn the ing miscellaneous campus fees. In
It also is under federal court order economy around, now is the time to its budget request to the governor,
to relieve overcrowding and improve invest in higher education, not cut it the system’s governing board said it
health care and mental health ser- back,” she said. would have to raise that amount by
vices for inmates, fixes that will cost Woodruff and Reed said they al- 7 percent.
billions of dollars more. ready were looking for ways to make
Lisa Page, a spokeswoman for due with less, including fewer part-
Schwarzenegger, said the governor
remains a champion of higher edu-
cation and that state spending on
public universities and colleges had
gone up 16 percent since he took of-
fice. At the same time, student fees
at UC have increased from $6,230
to $7,347 and from $2,916 to $3,521
at CSU.
“He doesn’t want to have to
make these cuts. He doesn’t want
education to have to keep going on
this roller coaster ride,” she said.
College officials said the addi-
tional money — about $243 million
— that has gone to higher education
under Schwarzenegger obscures
that the governor extracted deep
cuts from the three systems during
his first year in office.
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Olympians Stallworth and Valentine anchor

take their marks
on network set
By KEVIN RAND
Executive Editor
Passersby near the Tower Hall
portion of campus would have a hard
time not noticing the olympians’
statue.
Normally standing in solitude as
it reaches skyward — with Tommie
Smith’s and John Carlos’ fists raised,
Smith’s eyes closed — the 20-foot
sculpture stood above the commotion
of cameras, video recorders and a film
crew Tuesday afternoon.
The real Smith and Carlos, 6 feet
3 inches and 6 feet 4 inches tall,
respectively, were there as the focus
of a piece to be aired on a national
television network, Carlos said.
The executive producer of the
program, who preferred to remain
unidentified, said she could not
elaborate on the details of the program
nor give the name of the network.
Carlos, however, said it was
humbling to be filmed and recognized
in such a manner.
SJSU alumni Smith and Carlos,
both wearing sunglasses, sat on the
stone Olympic podium of the statue
as a video camera, rolling along
a portable steel track on the lawn,
approached the 1968 medalists.
They moved positions a number of
times, standing together or separate,
for various photo and video shots.
A female student with a group of
runners passing along the walkway in
ANNE RIGOR / SPARTAN DAILY
Tommie Smith takes a look at
his statue during filming.
front of Clark Hall noticed Smith and
Carlos and waved for their attention.
“Come run with us,” she urged
Carlos with a hand gesture. “Show
us what you got.”
In their primes, Smith and Carlos,
were two of the best sprinters in
the world.
They won the gold and bronze
medals, respectively, in the 200-
meter dash at the 1968 Summer
Games in Mexico City.
During the medal ceremony,
with the National Anthem playing,
they bowed their heads and raised
their fists as a gesture of protest for
civil rights, Carlos said.
And now, with the ’08 Olympics
in Beijing being a potential
opportunity for protestors, Carlos
said boycotting the games merited
consideration.
“I would definitely make a
statement,” Carlos said, but he
added that he would not go so far as
to not compete in Beijing if he was
still competitive.
He said the human rights issues
surrounding China presented an
appropriate opportunity.
Before athletes considered
protesting, though, he said they
“should do their research” as he
and Smith did before the Mexico
City protest.
men’s golf team at WAC Tournament
Spartans square off against
conference opponents
in three-round championship
By JESSE KIMBREL
Staff Writer
Rosco Valentine led the Spartans
on Wednesday in the last tournament
of the season as his parents from New
Zealand followed closely in a cart at
the Men’s Golf WAC Championship
at Cinnabar Hills Golf Club.
His mother Brenda, who flew in to
watch her son play in the tournament,
said, “We only get to watch Rosco
play about twice a year.”
After the first two rounds of the
tournament, Valentine sat in 12th
place overall and second among
Spartan golfers.
Stephan Stallworth was SJSU’s
best golfer through the first 36 holes
and was in seventh place overall
heading into Wednesday’s third and
final round.
He shot a 77 on Monday and a par
72 on Tuesday.
Entering today’s round, the
Spartans were tied for fifth place
in the tournament following New
Mexico State University, Boise State
University, Fresno State University
and Louisiana Tech University,
with the New Mexico State Aggies
leading the way.
Valentine got off to a hot start in
the final round shooting 5 under par
through 10 holes, including an eagle
on the fifth.
He would finish 2-under par for
the day to claim fourth place overall
in the tournament.
Along with the eagle in his final
round, Valentine also had three
birdies and three bogeys.
“I was driving the ball really
well,” Valentine said. “I started
to read the greens very well and
putts started to drop.”
He said he couldn’t wait until
next season and is looking forward
to playing in some tournaments in
England and New Zealand over the
summer.
Stallworth also placed in the top
10 using a final round 75 to finish in
sixth place.
Other Spartans Mark Hubbard,
Ryan Collins and Miguel Camitoc
finished 34th, 39th and 42nd,
respectively.
Troy Merritt of Boise State came
away with the best overall total score
of the week and finished with a 10-
“I started to read the
greens very well and
putts started to drop.
ROSCO VALENTINE
SJSU men’s golf team
”
stroke lead over second place Grant
PHOTOS BY JESSE KIMBREL / SPARTAN DAILY
Doverspike and an 11-stroke lead
over third place Kevin Lozares of ABOVE: Junior Rosco Valentine set up his stance for a three-foot
New Mexico State. putt in Wednesday’s final round. BELOW: Sophomore Stephan
Merritt put together rounds of 68, Stallworth was the top Spartan finisher tying for sixth place.
70 and 71 to walk away with the win
at 7 under par. SJSU ended up finishing sixth “Now we have the experience
The best overall team score overall out of nine teams that played we need to take it to the next level,”
went to the Aggies, as Boise State in the tournament. Kennaday said.
and Fresno State came in second After the final round finished He added that when the team
and third. head coach John Kennaday said he came out for its practice round, the
The lowest single round of the had higher expectations for his team weather conditions were perfect, but
tournament went to New Mexico heading into the tournament. as soon as the tournament came, the
State’s Joshua Stewart, who posted He said his team is “full of wind picked up making the course
a 5-under-par 67 in the first round capable young players” and at times, tougher to play.
on Monday. they didn’t show how good they are. “It kicked our butts,” he said.

WAC Championship > Cinnabar Hills Golf Course, San Jose > Par 72
Team Score
1 New Mexico State, 891
2 Boise State, 896
3 Fresno State, 908
4 U of Idaho, 919
5 U of Nevada-Reno, 920
6 San Jose State, 926
7 Louisiana Tech, 931
T8 Utah State, 948
T8 U of Hawaii, 948
Leader Board
1 Troy Merritt, Boise 68-70-71-209
2 Grant Doverspike, Fresno 73-70-76-219
3 Kevin Lozares, New Mexico 69-77-74-220
4 Rosco Valentine, SJSU 76-75-70-221
5 Matt Hastings, Boise 73-70-80-223
T6 Stephan Stallworth, SJSU 77-72-75-224
T6 Travis Reid, New Mexico 75-74-75-224
T8 Scott Smith, Nevada 73-74-78-225
T8 John Baranco, Boise 75-75-75-225
10 Robert Berton, Hawaii 76-75-76-227

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Offensive explosion catapults Spartans past Gators 15-6
SJSU strikes
for 10 runs
in the sixth
inning to cruise
past SFSU
By TOMMY WRIGHT
Staff Writer
In his first collegiate start, Ryan
Vander Tuig didn’t have to worry
about run support.
SJSU had a season-high run
total, defeating non-conference
opponent San Francisco State, 15-6
on Wednesday.
The Spartans’ biggest rally came
in the sixth when they blew the game
open with ten runs.
“That was basically a lot of
walks,” said designated hitter Corey
Valine about the sixth inning. “I’m
not really sure how many hits we
had, two or three, but it’s a lot of
credit to our hitters with a good eye
and battling up there.”
The Spartans actually had six hits
in the inning, including a double by
shortstop Kyle Bellows. They also
had four walks and one batter was hit
by a pitch in the inning.
The Spartans took a 15-1 lead
in the inning, which was more than
enough to lock up Vander Tuig’s
second win of the season and his first
career collegiate win as a starter.
Vander Tuig got into a bit of
trouble in the first inning, however.
After he retired San Francisco State
leadoff hitter Bobby Carini, Vander
Tuig gave up a double to the Gators’
designated hitter Evan Romanchuk.
The double wasn’t hit hard, but
landed in between the second
SJSU freshman Jason Martin started the big sixth-inning rally with a single up the middle. The Spartans
had six hits and four walks on their way to 10 runs in the inning. Martin went 2-for-4 with one RBI
in Wednesday’s 15-6 victory at Municipal Stadium over San Francisco State University.
baseman going out and the right and
center fielders coming in.
“I was nervous,” Vander Tuig
said about his first start. “(In the)
first inning I was very nervous, but
I settled in as the game went on. (I)
felt like I got stronger.”
Vander Tuig got Gators catcher
Matt Kavanaugh to fly out to center
field, but he gave up a single to first
baseman Jeff McCall. With runners
on first and third, Conor Buestad
flied out and Vander Tuig escaped the
first without a blemish.
Vander Tuig kept the Gators hitless
until the fifth inning when he gave up
a single to Josh Oliver. He allowed
his only run in the sixth inning.
The Gators started the inning with
a single from second baseman Bobby
Carini. He moved up to second on a
wild pitch by Vander Tuig.
After a walk to Romanchuk,
Spartans first baseman Danny
Stienstra turned an unassisted double
play on a line drive off the bat of
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Kavanaugh. But McCall followed
with a single to center field that drove
in Carini from second.
Vander Tuig finished up the inning
by retiring Buestad and was replaced
by relief pitcher Anthony Vega in the
seventh.
The Spartans offense got off to
a speedy start as left fielder Craig
Hertler led off the game for the
Spartans with a single up the middle.
Shortly after, Bellows drove a two-
run home run over the left-center
JOE PROUDMAN / SPECIAL TO THE DAILY
Craig Hertler attempts to beat
the throw to first base. Hertler
went 1-for-2 with an RBI and
two walks Wednesday.
field wall to put the Spartans up 2-0.
In the third inning, Bellows hit
another deep drive to left-center, but
this one bounced off the wall and he
ended up with a double. After he
advanced to third on a ground out
by first baseman Danny Stientra,
designated hitter Corey Valine
drove in Bellows with a single to
left field.
Bellows drove in a season-high
four RBIs and hit two doubles on
Wednesday. He had four doubles and
seven RBIs in his last three games.
SJSU scored a run in the fifth on
a walk, a couple of wild pitches and
a passed ball.
After the Spartans took a
commanding lead in the sixth, they
SJSU BASEBALL
Wednesday’s results
(8-42-1) San Francisco State 0 0 0 0 0 1
(25-18) San Jose State
W - Vander Tuig (2-0). L - Edgecombe (0-6). E - Kavanaugh (7), Canez (1).
HR - Nyman (3), Bellows (3). 2B - Romanchuk (3), Bellows 2 (15), Garza 2 (7).
LOB- SJSU 9, SFSU 8. CS - Hertler (4)
THURSDAY
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went to the bullpen. The relief pitchers
gave up five runs in three innings, but
the game was out of reach.
“We all need to get better,” Vander
Tuig said. “We’ve got a big weekend
against Stanford and our pitchers
need to do a better job.”
Vega walked pinch hitter Jake
Moore to start off the seventh inning,
but the defense bailed him out with a
double play.
Later in the inning, center fielder
Ernie Munoz singled and shortstop
Nick Nyman hit a two-run home run.
Vega got help from his third baseman
Sonny Garza, who snagged a sharply
hit line drive to end the inning.
“I knew they were a fastball-
hitting team,” Garza said. “So I was
just ready for the balls at third.”
Luke Mazzanti came in to relieve
Vega, but he was pulled after giving
up two runs in two-thirds of an
inning and Jack Adams closed out
the game.
The Spartans have won nine of
their last 11 and improved their record
to 25-18 going into a home-and-home
series this weekend against Stanford,
which is ranked No. 3 in the nation.
“We just have to go out there and
play Spartan baseball,” Garza said.
The Spartans take on the
Cardinal with Game 1 of the home-
and-home series at Stanford at
1 p.m. Saturday. Game 2 is scheduled
for Sunday at Municipal Stadium,
also at 1 p.m.
2 3 0 — 6 11 1
2 0 2 0 1 10 0 0 X — 15 12 1
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Mothers Against Digital Debauchery
By DERRIK J. LANG
Associated Press
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mothers
Against Drunk Driving wants a stricter
rating on “Grand Theft Auto IV.”
The organization is calling on the
Entertainment Software Ratings
Board, the independent organization
that assigns video-game ratings, to
reclassify “GTA IV” as an Adults Only
game. The action-driving game, which
includes the ability to drive while
intoxicated, is currently rated Mature.
“Drunk driving is not a game, and
it is not a joke,” MADD said in a
statement released Tuesday. “Drunk
driving is a choice, a violent crime and
it is also 100 percent preventable.”
MADD is also calling on publisher
Take-Two Interactive and developer
Rockstar Games to consider stopping
distribution of the game — which
analysts expect to sell 9 million copies
and make over $400 million at launch
— “out of respect for the millions of
victims/survivors of drunk driving.”
In the critically acclaimed open-
world game, players have the
choice of patronizing a bar and
then attempting to drive drunk.
While virtually under the influence,
the screen becomes blurred and
the controls are more difficult to
use. Players also have the option
of hailing a taxi or walking. The
intoxication effects wear off after a
few minutes in the game.
“We have a great deal of respect
for MADD’s mission, but we
believe the mature audience for
‘Grand Theft Auto IV’ is more than
sophisticated enough to understand
the game’s content,” Rockstar
Games said in a statement to The
thespartandaily.com
Associated Press on Wednesday.
“For the same reason that you can’t
judge an entire film or television
program by a single scene, you
can’t judge ‘Grand Theft Auto IV’
by a small aspect of the game.”
“GTA IV” follows the criminal
exploits of protagonist Niko Bellic, an
imigrant-turned-gangster who travels
from Eastern Europe to Liberty City,
the game’s fictional locale based on
New York City. As Bellic, players
can hijack cars, earn cash for criminal
activities, shoot innocent bystanders
and visit strip clubs.
MADD declined to comment
further about its statement.
TV PREVIEW:
McDreamy, McSteamy,
McGrey are back
By JESSE KIMBREL
Staff Writer
Previously on “Grey’sAnatomy”
— scandal and sleeping with your
best friend’s girl were prerequisites
for the screenplay, and if patients
heard the words “code blue,” that
meant their time was up.
But would the shenanigans
continue among the doctors and
interns when the show finally
returned from the writer’s strike
last Thursday? Those of us who
tuned in found out the show
started just where it had left off.
Meredith Grey, played by
Ellen Pompeo, still gave the
opening scene narration of
a metaphor that defines the
episode and that was as cheesy
as normal. Last week she voiced
a cliché, making a comparison
between humans and wild beasts
that made no sense. However,
there was a present animal fetish
throughout the show.
Multiple scenes were plotted
around three 20-somethings who
had been mauled by a cub and
its upset momma bear. The three
managed to drive themselves to
the hospital with severe injuries,
such as an abdominal laceration
that caused the guy to hold in his
own intestines.
The usual numerous plot lines
existed like they always have
with the main characters. George
and Izzie, played by T.R. Knight
and Katherine Heigl, remained
broken up, while George now
lives in a dumpy house with
Meredith’s little sister, Lexie,
played by Chyler Leigh.
Remember, George didn’t
pass his test, so he has to re-do
his internship.
Cheech Marin made a guest
appearance last week, and I am
still trying to figure out the point
of his presence.
He came in for a sprained ankle
and was tortured by Izzie who
kept trying to find something
seriously wrong with him.
If she really wanted to find
his flaws, she could have just
watched an old “Cheech and
Chong” movie. If he’s not stoned
driving around in a van, I don’t
want to see him.
Patrick Dempsey’s character
Derek, or McDreamy, has a new
love interest driving Meredith to
see a therapist. She denied that
he’s the root of her problems,
even though it was obvious that
he was the issue.
Foresight tells me there is a
lot of upcoming drama between
Derek and Meredith, as well
as between George and Lexie
because of their living situation.
If I am right, this scenario could
upset just about everybody on
the show because of the close
knit sexual tension.
One thing of note for the new
season is that Isaiah Washington’s
character, Dr. Burke, is no longer
on the show. A new cardio
surgeon replaced him, but the
void still remains.
The closing narration by
Meredith Grey still reflected her
opening speech. She tied humans
to animals again by implying
that people are superior to other
species because they love, feel,
dream and evolve.
When I heard those words,
I couldn’t help but glance over at
my dog who was up on the couch
lying on his back, dead asleep
and slightly moving his paws.

Psych students eat up culture at I-House
By ANGELO LANHAM
Staff Writer
About 40 students gathered at the
International House on Tuesday for a
potluck that concluded SJSU professor
Sharon Glazer’s in-class project.
Glazer said the first part of the project
involved pairing up members of her
cross-cultural psychology class with
residents of the International House on
10th St. and conducting interviews for
them to get to know one another.
Then, they chose a dish together
from each International House
resident’s country, cooked, or tried to
cook it, and brought it to the potluck.
Madara Apsalone, a senior
international business major who
lives in the International House,
said she was taken off guard by the
necessity to cook.
“ I thought in Japan they
ate sushi every week.
It turns out they only eat
it once a month.
MISTY MOON
” sidetracked with conversation.
senior
psychology
She said she did the interview,
and when she realized she would
have to co-chef a dish, she chose
banana pancakes, which are popular
in Latvia, her country, and most of
what she called “Northeast Europe,
everywhere except Denmark —
maybe not Sweden.”
“I’m so bad at cooking that it’s the
only thing I could make,” she said.
She also said that it was a good
dish to cook because a lot of the
traditional food in her country is “so
weird that even I don’t like it,” and
she wanted to prepare something
everyone would enjoy.
After all the international food had
been accumulated and set on a long
table at the side of the room, Glazer
had the students sit in a circle to
share their experiences.
She said she taught cross-cultural
psychology “because of this night
— only because of this night.”
Students from Glazer’s class
introduced their international
buddies and shared some stories
about the hardships of cooking
foreign dishes and the friendships
that came of it.
“She’s so nice,” said Tomoka
Horikawa about her partner, Misty
Moon.
Horikawa, a 21-year-old junior
economics major, lives in the
International House and Moon, a
22-year-old senior psychology major,
is in Glazer’s psychology class.
They cooked simmered pumpkin,
which Horikawa said is popular in
Japan.
“It’s easy to cook it,” said Horikawa.
“It takes 20 minutes — usually. It took
one hour and 20 minutes.”
She partially attributed this to
her and Moon’s tendency to get
“We talked a lot about a lot of things,”
said Moon. “I thought in Japan they ate
sushi every week. It turns out they only
eat it once a month. So we eat sushi
more here in the U.S.”
One potentially lasting friendship
was forged between Yuka Okinaga,
a senior international relations
major who lives in the International
House, and Ana Bandjak, a senior
psychology major from Glazer’s
cross-cultural psychology class.
Bandjak, 24, who has been in
the country for eight years, said
that she had thought at first that she
would have little to talk about with
Okinaga, 22, who has only been here
for nine months.
Both Bandjak and Okinaga said
it turned out that they had a great
Student
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TOP:
They chose a dish together Amy Johnson and
from each International House Serena Sullivan,
resident’s country, cooked, or senior psychology
majors, load up
tried to cook it, and brought it their dishes with
to the potluck. cultural food at
the International
deal to talk about — so much that House.
their hour-long assigned interview
became three hours, and they ended
BOTTOM:
up going to Santana Row together,
getting pizza and coffee elsewhere, Psychology students
and just hanging out in general. and International
“Now she has someone to visit when House residents
she comes to the U.S.,” said Bandjak, come together for
“She doesn’t have to use a hotel.” a potluck to learn
Glazer said this is exactly what about each others’
she was hoping for when she started cultures.
the project six years ago.
She explained that the idea was to
create the formality of the interview
PHOTOS BY ANNE RIGOR /
and follow it up with the less formal act
of preparing a dish together armed with
what the students already knew about
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one another from their conversations.
Glazer said the idea was to “create
a cross-cultural experience within
the boarders of San Jose that they
wouldn’t have done on their own.
It gets international students in their
own element.”
Leann Cherkasky Makhni, director
of the International House, said she
worked together with Glazer to form
the project “about five years ago.”
Makhni called the project a great
opportunity for the international
students to meet and interact with
American students, and said that
“for the American students, it’s the
first time they’ve had a conversation
with international students.”
She explained that even though
domestic and international students
have classes together, it’s hard to
make contact.
“It’s been very successful,” Glazer
said, “We’re very lucky. It brings us to
see that we’re all just human beings.”
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Student organizations WINNERS Fugitive mom arrested

Most Outstanding Political Organization

given the evening

Democratic Caucus

Most Outstanding Club Sports Organization

after 32 years free
Bowling Team Associated Press
Recognition banquet serves awards Most Outstanding Governance/Advisory Board SANTEE, Calif. — Marie Walsh
Interfraternity Council kept a low profile for 32 years,
to outstanding groups on campus trying to escape her past life as
Excellence In Collaborative Programming Susan LeFevre.
Muslim Student Association She raised three children with her
husband of 23 years, Alan, who nev-
Outstanding Social Program er knew she was using an assumed
Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc. identity. Authorities wanted her for
escaping from a Detroit prison a
Most Outstanding Religious/Spiritual Organization year into a 10-20 year sentence on
Catholic Campus Ministry heroin charges.
Now, LeFevre, 53, is in jail await-
Most Outstanding Honorary Organization
ing extradition from California to
Black Mosque Honor Society
Michigan on an escape warrant.
Outstanding Educational Program She was arrested April 24 outside
Jewish Student Union her home in San Diego’s posh Carmel
Valley area, wearing a sweatsuit and
Most Outstanding Professional/Academic Organization driving a black Lexus SUV. Authori-
Entrepreneurial Society ties say her cover was blown by an
anonymous caller who tipped Michi-
Adviser of the Year gan authorities to her new name.
Alan Soldofsky “It’s been a secret no one knew for
The Poets and Writers Coalition so long, and now everyone knows,”
LeFevre told The Associated Press
Most Outstanding Fraternity/Sorority in an interview Wednesday at Las
Alpha Phi International Fraternity Colinas Detention Facility in Santee,
a San Diego suburb. “I hope there’s
ARTHUR MARKMAN / SPARTAN DAILY
Most Outstanding Arts/Entertainment Publication Organization some mercy.”
ABOVE: Stephanie Lazarowich and Faisal Gowani hosted the Student Television Radio Film Theater Independent LeFevre, the second of five chil-
Organization Recognition Awards in the Barrett Ballroom at SJSU on dren, was just 19 when she was ar-
Outstanding Traditional Program rested during an undercover drug
Wednesday night. BELOW: Professor Alan Soldofsky displays his award. Pride of the Pacific Islands operation at a pizza joint in Thomas
Township, outside Saginaw, Mich.,
Most Outstanding Service Organization in 1974. She said she got into drugs
Alpha Phi Omega
after graduating from her Catholic
Most Outstanding Cultural/International/Social Justice Organization high school because she was de-
Muslim Jewish Christian Coalition spondent over the death of her teen-
age sweetheart in the Vietnam War,
Outstanding Student Organization Members but claimed she was never a heavy
Jessica Bright, Stepahnie Lazarowich user and said she got swept up in a
“witch hunt” for drug dealers in rural
Most Creative Publicity/Marketing Campaign Michigan.
Up ’til Dawn Michigan corrections officials said
investigators at the time believed she
President’s Award was making several thousand dollars
Kinko Irazumi a week selling drugs and knew top
drug dealers in the area.
Outstanding New Program Her parents, strict Catholics who
Entrepreneurial Society took away her John Lennon albums
and prohibited their daughter from
Student Organization of the Year wearing faded blue jeans, encour-
ARTHUR MARKMAN / SPARTAN DAILY Gulf Coast Civic Works Project aged her to plead guilty to spare the
SEE FULL STORY TOMORROW 0N theSPARTANDAILY.com Student Advocates for Higher Education family the embarrassment of a court
trial. LeFevre said she agreed to
plead guilty to conspiracy and viola-
tion of drug laws in hopes of winning
leniency from the judge, but was giv-
en the maximum sentence of 10 to
20 years.
“I kept thinking it had to be a mis-
take. I was supposed to have proba-
tion,” said LeFevre.
In prison, LeFevre said, she was
threatened by other inmates at the
Detroit House of Corrections, now
known as Robert Scott Correctional
Facility. One night, she decided she
had to leave. Her grandfather and
another relative agreed to meet her,
and in February 1976 LeFevre threw
her jacket over the barbed wire fence
as she walked across an open yard
to work at the prison clinic, climbed
over, and started running.
“They had helicopters looking
for me ... You don’t think about fear,
you don’t have time. You just run,”
she said.
When she got to the car, her rela-
tive was saying a rosary for her.
A few weeks later, friends let her
ride with them to California, where
she went by Marie, her middle name,
and found work as an Avis reserva-
tion agent at Los Angeles Interna-
tional Airport.
A man she was arrested with,
Richard Anderson, was paroled af-
ter serving just two years of his own
sentence. He was found shot dead in
1981, according to news reports at
the time.
LeFevre said only a few people
knew about her secret past. She said
she told a fiance, who broke their
engagement, and decided to keep it
secret when she married her husband
of 23 years, Alan Walsh.
“We’re still just getting over this
but it’s been a tremendous shock to
us,” Alan Walsh told the AP in a brief
telephone interview.
He described his wife as a wom-
an of “the highest integrity and
compassion.”
A brother said he periodically
heard rumors that she was living in
California.

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CAMPUS VO
BIKE Maximum fine for violations SHOULD THERE BE
BIKES, SKATEBOARDS OR
ICES
is $141, says UPD’s Sgt. Laws SCOOTERS ON CAMPUS?

Continued from page 1 over campus.” lice, said he had not seen or heard
Kamal, 19, also said she thought about many safety issues linked with
regulations. people used non-motorized vehicles non-motorized vehicles that convince
A presidential directive, issued because parking was unreliable and him to revisit the policy.
Oct. 23, 2007, changed the policy permits were expensive. “There hasn’t been any factual
to allow non-motorized vehicles on “People should be able to ride to evidence that we can see that would
campus as long as they ride in a safe school on whatever they want,” she cause us to change our mind,” he
manner, whereas the previous policy said. “As long as we go to school, said. “I understand that some people
only allowed them on the perimeter who cares?” would not like to have them riding,
and main corridors. Mark Loftus, associate director of but from an enforcement standpoint,
The policy states that penalties for risk and compliance, said his human based on the numbers and issues
violating the regulations, such as rid- resources unit was responsible for is- we’ve seen, we don’t see any reason
ing with too many pedestrians pres- sues with risk management, workers why we would change the policy.”
ent or going over the speed limit of 5 compensation, equal opportunity and
mph, may range from a verbal warn- employee and labor relations. “As long as people are “From my experience it “I’ve come into accidents
ing to a citation. He said the unit was looking at the Campus Riding Regulations cautious about it.” hasn’t really been a problem. three separate times, so, yeah,
The union’s grievance could be details of the grievance carefully. (Information from presidential NOEMI TAPPING I’ve heard horror stories of I think bikers should be more
heard on four different levels of con- “We’re doing some research and directive 2007-06) senior, 22 people getting run over, but aware of pedestrians.”
sideration, Sloan said. finding out if that allegation is based social sciences as far as I’ve experienced, ANDRAE MACAPINLAC
The first level requires an imme- on fact or perception,” Loftus said in 1. Always yield to pedestrians there hasn’t been any junior, 21
diate manager, typically from the reference to Sloan’s complaint. political science
department of human Nicole Martinez, a problems.”
2. Do not exceed 5 mph
resources, to look
over the grievance. “Just because nobody senior business man-
agement major, said
she had been riding
3. Do not interfere with
MATTHEW CHAVEZ
freshman, 19
graphic design
At the second
level, the grievance
has been hurt doesn’t her bicycle to school
pedestrian or vehicular traffic
is seen by a represen- mean you can for almost two years,
4. Walk vehicle if walkway is
tative from the pres- and she didn’t think
ident’s office, Sloan
perpetuate a banning bicycles was
crowded with pedestrians or
said. dangerous situation. the solution. other obstructions
At the third level,
it is seen by a rep-
resentative from the
STEVE SLOAN
union member and
” “I don’t think that
everybody should be
punished for the few
5. Do not ride in an acro-
batic or stunting manner
chancellor’s office. journalism lecturer people who park their
If the grievance is denied at those bikes in incorrect places or ride them 6. Do not ride on stairs,
levels, it can be taken to the fourth in buildings,” said Martinez, 22. “They ramps, railings, vegetation,
level where an actual jury trial could are really going to ruin it for the people benches, tables, planters or
take place. who are safe and follow the rules.” other surfaces not intended
The grievance has already been Sloan said he was OK with alter- for vehicular travel
denied at the first level, Sloan said, native forms of transportation since “I only think it’s a problem “For me, personally, no “I don’t see no problem with
and was heard at the second level he is a bicyclist, but his first priority 7. Do not ride inside during like finals week or because I don’t see it as it. I don’t see people grinding
April 15, but the union is still wait- was safety. university buildings whenever because there are so harming anyone.” or anything like doing tricks
ing for an answer. “Just because nobody has been many people on campus and LILY YU or damaging the buildings.”
UPD Sgt. John Laws said cita- hurt doesn’t mean you can perpetu- 8. Walk vehicle where signs people riding on skateboards
tions are the highest violations and ate a dangerous situation,” he said.
sophomore, 19 EDWIN ZAVALA
are posted or bikes, they could run over business marketing freshman, 19
are considered traffic tickets, which “If it’s true that no one has been hurt,
people.” electrical engineering
could total up to $141. I think the only thing keeping that 9. Walking with any vehicle
Roxy Kamal, a sophomore busi- from happening is just pure luck.” is permitted throughout the CHRISTINE ABIAM
ness and marketing major, said she Sloan added that he and other campus ground senior, 21
rode a Razor scooter at school almost staff had seen people riding skate- interior design
every day. boards and scooters inside buildings,
“I have three classes in a row,” and bicycles are locked to poles and thespartandaily.com
she said. “That’s how I get to my benches around campus. Watch the video of student’s opinions about
classes on time because they are all Andre Barnes, UPD chief of po- SJSU’s non-motorized vehichles policy. Compiled by Kate Taylor / Photos by Arthur Markman
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THURSDAY
MAY 1, 2008

An old-fashioned witch hunt
By KATE TAYLOR
Staff Writer
Jews dealt with it. Early Christians dealt
with it. Later, Protestants dealt with it.
I’m not a religious person, but perse-
cution was supposed to have ended in the
United States when we won the Revolu-
tionary War and drafted and signed the
Constitution.
Unfortunately, what did not end were
peoples’ tendencies to hate what they do
not understand.
This is what’s happening in El Dorado,
Texas concerning a community of Funda-
mentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter
Day Saints, which has stirred controversy,
not only within religious communities, but
also within the legal community.
The raid on the FLDS ranch, Yearning
For Zion, took place April 3, and more than
400 children were taken from their fami-
lies because of a phone call to police from
a woman who said she was being abused
by her husband, according to articles on
numerous news sites.
I don’t condone abuse, physical or psy-
chological, ever, and I’m not really into the
whole “polygamist” thing, but shouldn’t
the police have investigated the call along
with the possible situation first, before the
child snatching began?
(And, by the way, they aren’t breaking
the law in terms of polygamy, as all of their
“marriages” are spiri-
tual.)
An April 22 article
It’s like taking children
in the American Bar
Association Journal
away from their parents
stated that the April 18
decision of Judge Bar-
because there might be
bara Walther to main-
tain the state’s custody
some abuse later.
of the children was “lacking requisite due
process protections mandated under both
the Constitution and state law.”
The “due process” issues in this ar-
ticle are not clearly stated, but I have a
feeling that they deal with the fact that no
substantive evidence was presented that
the youngest children had been abused be-
fore they were taken from their families,
according to an April 26 article in USA
Today.
Basically, it’s like taking children away
from their parents because there might be
some abuse later.
The USA Today article also states that
about 30 girls who are minors have children
or are pregnant.
In Texas, the age of consent is 17, and
girls may be married at 16 with parental
consent.
If encouraging this
type of behavior is con-
sidered child abuse,
then all communities
where there are signifi-
cant numbers of preg-
nant minors should be
raided.
I would hate to think
these children are being used to target the
different and, yes, weird religious practices
of the community.
But that’s exactly what may be happen-
ing according to an e-mail from lawyer and
Bike in a circle
founder of the Planet Law School program,
and see where
who goes by the moniker Atticus Falcon.
“The State — and the presiding judge
— have no intention of merely punishing
those who’ve committed statutory rape and
it will get you
parents who functioned as enablers of that
statutory rape,” Falcon wrote. “The State
and the presiding judge intend to utterly
destroy this community, including those
who are guilty of no crime.”
Oh, and it gets better: It turns out that
the caller may have been a 33-year-old
woman in Colorado with a history of mak-
ing bogus calls pretending to be young LINDSAY BRYANT
FLDS women held against their wills.
I, personally, do not subscribe to any Column What You Want
religion, but I don’t have a problem with
people practicing what they believe, within Choose your own adventure.
the realm of the law.
What I do have a problem with are
You are near the Event Center, on your
way to King Library from Campus Village.
closed minds bending the laws to get rid of
those they don’t understand.
You have your iPod blasting while on your way
to do some serious cramming.
Members of the El Dorado sect are
not monsters. Though their way of life is
And then you feel it coming — it’s like the
calm before the storm. There’s a lull in between
very different from what is deemed “nor- songs, a gust of wind presses against your back
mal,” they have a protected right to pursue and blows through your sweatshirt.
happiness. You turn your head. Your body jerks when
Unless there’s real evidence of abuse, you’re surprised by a bicyclist whizzing by as he
give those women their children. caresses your cheek with his shirt sleeve.
To read the consequences for yelling at the
perpetrator and later complaining to your room-

Letters to the editor mate about the idiots on wheels, go to bullet No. 1.

Lost in hesitation The comments below refer to the opposing views

MICHAEL RIZZO
This Queer Life
I’m not sure why we’re so scared
of each other, you and I. At different
times and places, we’ve peacefully co-
existed for centuries, but in the here
and now, there’s this looming guise
that peace between us comes from
silence and that it’s just better if I don’t
bring it up.
I wish that weren’t the case, because I
believe we’d probably have a lot to learn
from each other — we’ve lived such dif-
ferent lives.
But in a split
second, with the
I could be your rival
simple mention
of my status,
at Super Smash Brothers,
things get some-
how, I don’t know,
you could have a better
awkward.
I know I hesi-
hip-hop collection than me,
tate sometimes and we could be best friends.
when the moment
arrives, when there’s no way I can answer
your question or contribute to the conver-
sation without acknowledging my label.
You can sense it sometimes, can’t
you? My second thought, my “Wait.
Should I say it?”
I don’t want to lose the opportunity
to hear you speak freely (if that’s what
would happen), so I stop myself. But
then I realize that the one not speaking
freely is me (and I don’t like that), so I
come out with it anyway.
By then, it sounds jarring — like you’re
supposed to react, like you’re supposed to
make some kind of judgment, like you’re
about to. And I’m afraid you are.
Then I sit here at my desk, and I think
of all the guys I know who treat me no dif-
ferently just because I told them who I am.
I mean, it’s 2008, right? Our generation is
coming to terms with reality. Why would I
assume you haven’t?
But then I watch as my disclosure sets
off a complex process in your subcon-
scious, and you start evaluating your so-
cial surroundings, weighing the pros and
cons, deciding the best way to react.
You have only milliseconds before
someone could notice your hesitation,
your fear.
Then I sit here at my desk, and I see
a purple My Little Pony on top of my
computer and a latch-hook tool I got at
Cookies, Queers and Rainbow Crafts last
week. I’m not a threat, I swear.
It all happens in an instant: You have
to assert your masculinity, and I have to
assert my identity.
So a wall goes up and each of us is left
to decide whether knocking it back down
is worth the en-
ergy. Maybe it is,
but then neither
of us feels the
obligation.
And that’s sad
because I could
be your rival at
Super Smash
Brothers, you
could have a bet-
ter hip-hop collection than me, and we
could be best friends. But we give up that
chance because of fear — fear that some-
one might get the wrong idea.
I’m not sure why we’re so scared of
each other, you and me, but I wish it
weren’t the case.
I’ll acknowledge your masculinity
without hesitation. Here’s hoping you’ll
acknowledge my ... identity.
“This Queer Life” appears every
Thursday. Michael Rizzo is the Spartan
Daily project manager.
article “Are the living rates for Campus Village rea-
sonable?” from April 28.
The pros and cons of living on campus
In my experience, living on campus had
its ups and downs. I had terrible neighbors
who played music until 4 to 5 p.m. in the
morning.
The condition of the bathrooms was de-
cent but not great. The showerheads were
more like a high-pressure fire hoses. The
toilets were in good operating condition and
so were the sinks.
Some of the good things about living
on campus are that you can get up five
minutes before classes and still make it on
time and that you don’t have to prepare your
own food.
Yes, the food at the Dinning Commons
Tunnel of Oppression not very
illuminating
I was extremely disappointed with the
Tunnel of Oppression experience.
What should have been an educational,
compelling example of observable oppres-
sion from the past and present — examples
that could stand on their own and needed
no commentary of any type — instead
became diluted because of political ideol-
ogy that negated the impact of much of the
exhibit.
It was an incredible opportunity to
inform and enlighten all who attended the
exhibit about what has happened, and still
happening, in the world in which we live,
“While we do have some role
Daily
in higher corn prices,
we’re closer to a
Little Bo Peep than RICK TOLMAN
President of the National Corn Growers Association
an ax murderer.” at the National Press Club in Washington on Wednesday.
was not the greatest, and until this day
I can’t eat eggs in the morning, but the DC
beats McDonald’s hands down.
I personally felt that the cost was too high
for what you get in return.
Now I live in a one bedroom with a
roommate, and we pay a maximum of $550
a month each: utilities included.
We have high-speed Internet and better
cable and phone service than we ever did on
campus.
We don’t have to share our bathroom
with 100 other people. We can eat whenever
we like and have a lot more space.
It is almost 50 percent cheaper than liv-
ing on campus, and in my opinion, this is
worth being five minutes late to class.
-Viridiana Cisneros
sophomore, Spanish literature
a great chance to see with one’s own eyes
the cruelty of our time.
Unfortunately the Tunnel of Oppression
was filled with a political agenda that posi-
tioned it on the borderline of irrelevance.
When it comes to serious issues of this
magnitude, the line between truth and opin-
ion should not be blurred with an obvious
political agenda — it’s much too important.
Oppression is defined as, “…an arbitrary
and cruel exercise of power.” And, since
most of the exhibit missed the mark, can
I claim to be a victim of oppression by be-
ing obligated to attend the exhibit by my in-
structor?
-John Medina
senior, photojournalism
the
QUOTE OF THE DAY
To read the consequences for knowing that
you might be the idiot for not paying attention
and/or moving out of the way, go to bullet No. 2.
To read why neither consequence matters
because on this campus there is no cure for the
great bicycle, skateboard, scooter debate — well,
skip to bullet No. 3.
Your body jerks when you’re
surprised by a bicyclist
whizzing by as he caresses
your cheek with his shirt
• You just ripped your headphones out and
said “Watch it!” in a semi-authoritative tone,
knowing full well that Lance Armstrong going
36 mph could care less. But you feel better and
might even write a letter to someone if you just
had the time.
Some faculty at SJSU have beat you to the
punch.
With some claims derived from the Employees
Union representative’s blog of two bicycle-re-
lated deaths in the 1980s and to keep the campus
a safe environment, the president’s office is now
reviewing a formal grievance.
The old policy prohibited “non-motorized ve-
hicle” riders from rolling through campus. They
had to stick to the perimeter of campus.
But in 2007, that all changed for the reasons
listed: changes in the campus population, re-
placement of several streets and an attempt to
reduce dependence on driving.
In 15 years, SJSU went from the mid-20,000
population mark to now more than 32,000. But
the elimination of Seventh Street running through
the middle of SJSU enclosed the campus into a
pretty little square. Perfect for walking around
and through, as the Employee Union might
encourage. And at less than 5 mph please.
• Hey, dude. Don’t sweat it. He was just try-
ing to get to class.
Are we going to stop driving to cut back on
accidents? Or sleep in tents on the lawn to save
on rent?
We’re all just trying to get by and save a buck
here and there.
And we all make mistakes. We all have hit
someone with a door by accident or run over
someone’s foot with a non-motorized vehicle.
I’ve seen the occasional beach cruiser basket
crashing into the back of an older professor

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