Spartan Daily

Disability Sports DAy offers challenge

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Students scrambled to gain possession of the ball as they played wheelchair basketball during Disability Sports Day, held Monday evening in Spartan Complex Room 44B.

Disability Sports Day consisted of six different sports - wheelchair volleyball, boccia, rugby, sport stacking, basketball and goal ball, according to the Disability Sport Expo pamphlet.

Evacuation drill scheduled to take place today at 10 a.m. on campus

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

There will be a campuswide evacuation drill today at 10 a.m., according to the SJSU Web site.

"The evacuation drill is going to entail a series of evacuations of buildings on campus," said Sgt. John Laws of the University Police Department.

Pat Lopes Harris, director of media relations at SJSU, said evacuation drills are something the university will do often.

Water washes away budget

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Recycled water could be used to keep the campus clean and landscape watered, an SJSU official said.

Pressure washers use a large amount of public well water, said Terri Ramirez, recycling and moving services specialist for Facilities Development and Operations.

Honors society provides networking, scolarships

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

The SJSU chapter of the Phi Kappa Phi Honors Society has been recognizing the scholarly achievements of students since the 1950s, a society official said.

Gus Lease, history lecturer and president of the SJSU chapter of Phi Kappa Phi, said membership in Phi Kappa Phi is by invitation only, which is extended to students who meet the grade point average requirements, regardless of major.

King Library's hidden treasures revealed

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

King Library tour guide Mickey Benson led a small group into the first-floor browsing area. She landed at a set of four wooden, nondescript bookcases on the opposite wall. As she spoke to the group, she pushed her hand firmly against the second bookcase from the right.

Sikh students adjust to life at SJSU

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

When he first came to this country from his native Punjab 15 months ago, it didn't take long for SJSU student Gurjaspal Singh to get a feeling of people in the United States. An hour before he was about to board an airplane heading to San Diego from Chicago, he discovered he had lost his passport.

Lessons from the Hood

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

The first time someone told me about the Fort Hood shooting I snickered.

Just a little bit. Before I knew the final body count. Before I knew 13 people were murdered.

I laughed. A psychiatrist in the army going crazy seemed funny at the time. Now I am not laughing.

The wall comes crumbling down. Then, dominoes

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

A brief, discombobulated, thoroughly and perhaps offensively incomplete history of that wall that used to be over there in Berlin:

In 1961, Berlin, divided, had a certain wall erected. You may be familiar with it - something called the Berlin Wall.

Previously, all persons attempting to travel to West Berlin from East Berlin had found themselves prosecuted, resulting in up to three years in prison.

Confessions of a science fiction junkie

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

I love science fiction. It's what I grew up watching.

I had "Sesame Street" in the morning, "Batman" in the afternoons and, once a week, an episode of "Star Trek: The Next Generation."

When I watched Captain Jean-Luc Picard and his crew walk around on the Enterprise bridge, I didn't understand 90 percent of what was going on, but I'll be damned if it didn't look awesome to my 6-year-old mind.

Letter to the Editor

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

From "Let's stall growth all together," I agree with Stephanie Vallejo's opinion, that we grow up really fast. I like how she describes "growing up is like making your own Popsicles at home," because we need to do it step by step.

When I was young, I always wanted to be an adult.

Letter to the Editor

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

I'm writing this letter in response to the article, Murphy's Law: Obama's double standard on nuclear weapons. I believe it's unfair and wrong to call United States' stance on nuclear weapons a double standard. Israel is recognized as the only democracy in the Middle East, and has been a close ally and friend to the United States.

Letter to the Editor

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

I am signed up with the University Alert system, which I think is fabulous, by the way. However, I was called on my home telephone at 4:30 a.m. on Nov. 1 to let me know about the shooting.

Why on earth would they wake people up in the middle of the night about a shooting that took place across town from where I live?

There should be an option for people only to be called under certain circumstances.

SJSU kendo club offers students a spiritual haven

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

The SJSU kendo club practices a Japanese form of martial arts that is both spiritual and physical, said the instructor of the kendo club.

"Kendo is the way of the sword, a Japanese martial art based on kinjitsu," said Temuchin Lowe, the kendo club's "sensei," or instructor.

Women's basketball team looks to gain respect in upcoming season

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Last season, the SJSU women's basketball team finished with a 2-28 record.

Head coach Pam DeCosta said she has raised her expectations about how her team will play this year.

"We obviously want to get better," she said. "We've tried to make the transition and change the culture of the program.

Spartans, Aggies will battle to stay out of cellar

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

In 2006, Spartan football head coach Dick Tomey turned a 3-8 team into a bowl champion.

Three years later, the Spartans have made a turn around almost as quickly, but for the worse.

After being one win away from a bowl game in 2008, the 2009 Spartans are officially ineligible for postseason play after losing seven of their first eight games - a team needs six victories to become bowl eligible.

'Cinderella' musical attempts to transform dreams to reality

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

There's a castle rising out of the floor inside the Hal Todd Theatre.

The castle, decorated in shades of blue and black with undertones of purple and green paint, is the backdrop for the Magic Carpet Theatre company's musical adaptation of "Cinderella."

Director Buddy Butler, a professor in the department of television, radio, film and theatre, said the musical was based on an adaptation of "Cinderella" by Phylis Fox.

'Invisible Children' documentary reveals stories of children soldiers

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Guns sounded as the room faded to black and the room's chatter turned to silence as a documentary began to play, showing students what has been happening in Uganda.

In the spring of 2003, three young filmmakers traveled to Africa in search of a story.

After returning to the United States, the three young filmmakers created the documentary "Invisible Children: Rough Cut," a film that exposes the reality of northern Uganda's child soldiers, who are being forced into the Rebel Army, according to the Invisible Children Web site.

Loves Cupcakes causes an addiction to sweetness

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Before I get knee deep into this review, I must admit this was not my first cupcake experience at Loves Cupcakes.

In fact, I was a bit of an addict for about a week.

It all started one day when another Spartan Daily staffer came into the newsroom with a tray of four cupcakes.

Slideshow: Nevada defeats Spartans 62-7

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

The Nevada Wolf Pack defeated SJSU 62-7 Sunday at Spartan Stadium.

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Slideshow: Women's soccer clinches division

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

SJSU women's soccer team finished first place in the Western Athletic conference after a 2-1 win against Fresno State on Friday.

Podcast: Porn in the firehouse

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

A San Jose firefighter won $200,000 after suing for sexual harassment when her son found porn in her firehouse restroom. Two staffers argue the validity of the city's decision. Podcast: Porn in the firehouse