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Sharing a meal at the I-House SF STATE See OPINION, page 9
See STUDENT CULTURE, page 7 See SPORTS, page 5
VOLUME 130
ISSUE 51
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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-
MEN’S GOLF LANDS FORK IN THE About 20 people attended the maining 85 percent goes into the air. out questionnaires fore the forum, but it
TOO LOW AT WAC BICYCLE PATH
On the rolling hills of Cinnabar golf Taking a ride on campus might
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
course, the Spartans finished sixth at upset pedestrians, but if a peti-
tee presented its implementation plan idea is to make it harder for people hood associations. If
the biggest thing the wrong date,”
the conference championships. tion passes, all non-motorized
See SPORTS, page 4 adventures will have to end. and rationale for trying to make the to smoke so they won’t smoke in the the campus chooses for us. said Foster, 33.
See OPINION, page 7 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
INDEX GRAND THEFT have better content,” an attendee jok- tee was founded January 2007, but houses around cam- graduate student
biology
May 7.
Classifieds.............................8 OUTCRY ingly said, referring to the Student the efforts for a smoke-free campus pus would be affect- According to a
Columns..............................9 Anti-drunk driving group MADD
Organization Recognition Banquet stretched back to 1998. ed as well, commit- handout at the forum,
Crossword,Sudoku...............8 is, indeed, upset over the rating in the Barrett Ballroom at the same Gina Vittori, founder of the com- tee member Analilia Garcia said. the implementation plan will involve
tagged on the Tuesday release time Wednesday. mittee, said the group is attempting The committee is aiming to get four phases. Since the policy hasn’t
Sparta Guide.......................2
Grand Theft Auto IV. Some of the committee members to reduce the “restraining forces” to several university entities behind its been approved, the committee isn’t
Sports..................................4, 5 presented studies that showed the the policy. The members said the ad- cause such as Associated Students,
Student Culture ....................6, 7 See STUDENT CULTURE, page 6 dangers of smoking and secondhand ministration is reluctant to approve the Academic Senate and the presi- See ASH, page 3
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historian, Bernard C. Nalty. The idea was that the Chinese during the crisis.
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for 10 runs
the game was out of reach.
“We all need to get better,” Vander
Tuig said. “We’ve got a big weekend
inning to cruise
Vega walked pinch hitter Jake
Moore to start off the seventh inning,
but the defense bailed him out with a
past SFSU
double play.
Later in the inning, center fielder
Ernie Munoz singled and shortstop
By TOMMY WRIGHT
Nick Nyman hit a two-run home run.
Staff Writer Vega got help from his third baseman
Sonny Garza, who snagged a sharply
JOE PROUDMAN / SPECIAL TO THE DAILY
In his first collegiate start, Ryan hit line drive to end the inning.
Craig Hertler attempts to beat “I knew they were a fastball-
Vander Tuig didn’t have to worry
the throw to first base. Hertler hitting team,” Garza said. “So I was
about run support.
SJSU had a season-high run went 1-for-2 with an RBI and just ready for the balls at third.”
total, defeating non-conference two walks Wednesday. Luke Mazzanti came in to relieve
opponent San Francisco State, 15-6 Vega, but he was pulled after giving
on Wednesday. field wall to put the Spartans up 2-0. up two runs in two-thirds of an
The Spartans’ biggest rally came In the third inning, Bellows hit inning and Jack Adams closed out
in the sixth when they blew the game another deep drive to left-center, but the game.
open with ten runs. this one bounced off the wall and he The Spartans have won nine of
“That was basically a lot of ended up with a double. After he their last 11 and improved their record
walks,” said designated hitter Corey advanced to third on a ground out to 25-18 going into a home-and-home
Valine about the sixth inning. “I’m by first baseman Danny Stientra, series this weekend against Stanford,
not really sure how many hits we designated hitter Corey Valine which is ranked No. 3 in the nation.
had, two or three, but it’s a lot of drove in Bellows with a single to “We just have to go out there and
credit to our hitters with a good eye left field. play Spartan baseball,” Garza said.
and battling up there.” JOE PROUDMAN / SPECIAL TO THE DAILY Bellows drove in a season-high
The Spartans actually had six hits four RBIs and hit two doubles on
in the inning, including a double by SJSU freshman Jason Martin started the big sixth-inning rally with a single up the middle. The Spartans Wednesday. He had four doubles and The Spartans take on the
shortstop Kyle Bellows. They also had six hits and four walks on their way to 10 runs in the inning. Martin went 2-for-4 with one RBI seven RBIs in his last three games. Cardinal with Game 1 of the home-
had four walks and one batter was hit in Wednesday’s 15-6 victory at Municipal Stadium over San Francisco State University. SJSU scored a run in the fifth on and-home series at Stanford at
by a pitch in the inning. a walk, a couple of wild pitches and 1 p.m. Saturday. Game 2 is scheduled
The Spartans took a 15-1 lead baseman going out and the right and first without a blemish. Kavanaugh. But McCall followed a passed ball. for Sunday at Municipal Stadium,
in the inning, which was more than center fielders coming in. Vander Tuig kept the Gators hitless with a single to center field that drove After the Spartans took a also at 1 p.m.
enough to lock up Vander Tuig’s “I was nervous,” Vander Tuig until the fifth inning when he gave up in Carini from second. commanding lead in the sixth, they
second win of the season and his first said about his first start. “(In the) a single to Josh Oliver. He allowed Vander Tuig finished up the inning
career collegiate win as a starter. first inning I was very nervous, but his only run in the sixth inning. by retiring Buestad and was replaced SJSU BASEBALL
Vander Tuig got into a bit of I settled in as the game went on. (I) The Gators started the inning with by relief pitcher Anthony Vega in the
trouble in the first inning, however. felt like I got stronger.” a single from second baseman Bobby seventh. Wednesday’s results
After he retired San Francisco State Vander Tuig got Gators catcher Carini. He moved up to second on a The Spartans offense got off to (8-42-1) San Francisco State 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 — 6 11 1
leadoff hitter Bobby Carini, Vander Matt Kavanaugh to fly out to center wild pitch by Vander Tuig. a speedy start as left fielder Craig (25-18) San Jose State 2 0 2 0 1 10 0 0 X — 15 12 1
Tuig gave up a double to the Gators’ field, but he gave up a single to first After a walk to Romanchuk, Hertler led off the game for the W - Vander Tuig (2-0). L - Edgecombe (0-6). E - Kavanaugh (7), Canez (1).
designated hitter Evan Romanchuk. baseman Jeff McCall. With runners Spartans first baseman Danny Spartans with a single up the middle. HR - Nyman (3), Bellows (3). 2B - Romanchuk (3), Bellows 2 (15), Garza 2 (7).
The double wasn’t hit hard, but on first and third, Conor Buestad Stienstra turned an unassisted double Shortly after, Bellows drove a two- LOB- SJSU 9, SFSU 8. CS - Hertler (4)
landed in between the second flied out and Vander Tuig escaped the play on a line drive off the bat of run home run over the left-center
6 Student
THURSDAY Culture
MAY 1, 2008
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McDreamy, McSteamy,
By DERRIK J. LANG
Associated Press
“Drunk driving is not a game, and
it is not a joke,” MADD said in a
statement released Tuesday. “Drunk
world game, players have the
choice of patronizing a bar and
then attempting to drive drunk.
Associated Press on Wednesday.
“For the same reason that you can’t
judge an entire film or television
McGrey are back
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mothers driving is a choice, a violent crime and While virtually under the influence, program by a single scene, you
Against Drunk Driving wants a stricter it is also 100 percent preventable.” the screen becomes blurred and can’t judge ‘Grand Theft Auto IV’ By JESSE KIMBREL Cheech Marin made a guest
Staff Writer appearance last week, and I am
rating on “Grand Theft Auto IV.” MADD is also calling on publisher the controls are more difficult to by a small aspect of the game.”
The organization is calling on the Take-Two Interactive and developer use. Players also have the option “GTA IV” follows the criminal still trying to figure out the point
Entertainment Software Ratings Rockstar Games to consider stopping of hailing a taxi or walking. The exploits of protagonist Niko Bellic, an Previously on “Grey’sAnatomy” of his presence.
Board, the independent organization distribution of the game — which intoxication effects wear off after a imigrant-turned-gangster who travels — scandal and sleeping with your He came in for a sprained ankle
that assigns video-game ratings, to analysts expect to sell 9 million copies few minutes in the game. from Eastern Europe to Liberty City, best friend’s girl were prerequisites and was tortured by Izzie who
reclassify “GTA IV” as an Adults Only and make over $400 million at launch “We have a great deal of respect the game’s fictional locale based on for the screenplay, and if patients kept trying to find something
game. The action-driving game, which — “out of respect for the millions of for MADD’s mission, but we New York City. As Bellic, players heard the words “code blue,” that seriously wrong with him.
includes the ability to drive while victims/survivors of drunk driving.” believe the mature audience for can hijack cars, earn cash for criminal meant their time was up. If she really wanted to find
intoxicated, is currently rated Mature. In the critically acclaimed open- ‘Grand Theft Auto IV’ is more than activities, shoot innocent bystanders But would the shenanigans his flaws, she could have just
sophisticated enough to understand and visit strip clubs. continue among the doctors and watched an old “Cheech and
the game’s content,” Rockstar MADD declined to comment interns when the show finally Chong” movie. If he’s not stoned
Games said in a statement to The further about its statement. returned from the writer’s strike driving around in a van, I don’t
last Thursday? Those of us who want to see him.
tuned in found out the show Patrick Dempsey’s character
started just where it had left off. Derek, or McDreamy, has a new
Meredith Grey, played by love interest driving Meredith to
Ellen Pompeo, still gave the see a therapist. She denied that
opening scene narration of he’s the root of her problems,
a metaphor that defines the even though it was obvious that
episode and that was as cheesy he was the issue.
as normal. Last week she voiced Foresight tells me there is a
a cliché, making a comparison lot of upcoming drama between
between humans and wild beasts Derek and Meredith, as well
that made no sense. However, as between George and Lexie
there was a present animal fetish because of their living situation.
throughout the show. If I am right, this scenario could
Multiple scenes were plotted upset just about everybody on
around three 20-somethings who the show because of the close
had been mauled by a cub and knit sexual tension.
its upset momma bear. The three One thing of note for the new
managed to drive themselves to season is that Isaiah Washington’s
the hospital with severe injuries, character, Dr. Burke, is no longer
such as an abdominal laceration on the show. A new cardio
that caused the guy to hold in his surgeon replaced him, but the
own intestines. void still remains.
The usual numerous plot lines The closing narration by
existed like they always have Meredith Grey still reflected her
with the main characters. George opening speech. She tied humans
and Izzie, played by T.R. Knight to animals again by implying
and Katherine Heigl, remained that people are superior to other
broken up, while George now species because they love, feel,
lives in a dumpy house with dream and evolve.
Meredith’s little sister, Lexie, When I heard those words,
played by Chyler Leigh. I couldn’t help but glance over at
Remember, George didn’t my dog who was up on the couch
pass his test, so he has to re-do lying on his back, dead asleep
his internship. and slightly moving his paws.
Student
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ate sushi every week. “It takes 20 minutes — usually. It took one another from their conversations.
It turns out they only eat one hour and 20 minutes.” Glazer said the idea was to “create
She partially attributed this to a cross-cultural experience within
it once a month. her and Moon’s tendency to get the boarders of San Jose that they
MISTY MOON
” sidetracked with conversation.
“We talked a lot about a lot of things,”
wouldn’t have done on their own.
It gets international students in their
own element.”
senior said Moon. “I thought in Japan they ate
psychology sushi every week. It turns out they only Leann Cherkasky Makhni, director
eat it once a month. So we eat sushi of the International House, said she
She said she did the interview, more here in the U.S.” worked together with Glazer to form
and when she realized she would One potentially lasting friendship the project “about five years ago.”
have to co-chef a dish, she chose was forged between Yuka Okinaga, Makhni called the project a great
banana pancakes, which are popular a senior international relations opportunity for the international
in Latvia, her country, and most of major who lives in the International students to meet and interact with
what she called “Northeast Europe, House, and Ana Bandjak, a senior American students, and said that
everywhere except Denmark — psychology major from Glazer’s “for the American students, it’s the
maybe not Sweden.” cross-cultural psychology class. first time they’ve had a conversation
“I’m so bad at cooking that it’s the Bandjak, 24, who has been in with international students.”
only thing I could make,” she said. the country for eight years, said She explained that even though
She also said that it was a good that she had thought at first that she domestic and international students
dish to cook because a lot of the would have little to talk about with have classes together, it’s hard to
traditional food in her country is “so Okinaga, 22, who has only been here make contact.
weird that even I don’t like it,” and for nine months. “It’s been very successful,” Glazer
she wanted to prepare something Both Bandjak and Okinaga said said, “We’re very lucky. It brings us to
everyone would enjoy. it turned out that they had a great see that we’re all just human beings.”
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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
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THURSDAY
MAY 1, 2008
Bike in a circle
An old-fashioned witch hunt The raid on the FLDS ranch, Yearning feeling that they deal with the fact that no founder of the Planet Law School program,
and see where
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
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
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
by her husband, according to articles on Today. parents who functioned as enablers of that
numerous news sites. Basically, it’s like taking children away statutory rape,” Falcon wrote. “The State
I don’t condone abuse, physical or psy- from their parents because there might be and the presiding judge intend to utterly
chological, ever, and I’m not really into the some abuse later. destroy this community, including those
By KATE TAYLOR whole “polygamist” thing, but shouldn’t The USA Today article also states that who are guilty of no crime.”
Staff Writer the police have investigated the call along about 30 girls who are minors have children Oh, and it gets better: It turns out that
with the possible situation first, before the or are pregnant. the caller may have been a 33-year-old
child snatching began? In Texas, the age of consent is 17, and woman in Colorado with a history of mak-
Jews dealt with it. Early Christians dealt (And, by the way, they aren’t breaking girls may be married at 16 with parental ing bogus calls pretending to be young LINDSAY BRYANT
with it. Later, Protestants dealt with it. the law in terms of polygamy, as all of their consent. FLDS women held against their wills.
I’m not a religious person, but perse- “marriages” are spiri- If encouraging this I, personally, do not subscribe to any Column What You Want
cution was supposed to have ended in the tual.) type of behavior is con- religion, but I don’t have a problem with
United States when we won the Revolu- An April 22 article
It’s like taking children sidered child abuse, people practicing what they believe, within Choose your own adventure.
tionary War and drafted and signed the in the American Bar then all communities the realm of the law.
Constitution. Association Journal
away from their parents where there are signifi- What I do have a problem with are
You are near the Event Center, on your
way to King Library from Campus Village.
Unfortunately, what did not end were
peoples’ tendencies to hate what they do
stated that the April 18
decision of Judge Bar-
because there might be cant numbers of preg-
nant minors should be
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.
not understand.
This is what’s happening in El Dorado,
bara Walther to main-
tain the state’s custody
some abuse later. raided.
I would hate to think
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
Texas concerning a community of Funda- of the children was “lacking requisite due these children are being used to target the very different from what is deemed “nor- songs, a gust of wind presses against your back
mentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter process protections mandated under both different and, yes, weird religious practices mal,” they have a protected right to pursue and blows through your sweatshirt.
Day Saints, which has stirred controversy, the Constitution and state law.” of the community. happiness. You turn your head. Your body jerks when
not only within religious communities, but The “due process” issues in this ar- But that’s exactly what may be happen- Unless there’s real evidence of abuse, you’re surprised by a bicyclist whizzing by as he
also within the legal community. ticle are not clearly stated, but I have a ing according to an e-mail from lawyer and 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.