Garcia's Ideas

Final Leads

2008-05-12T12:57:00.000-07:00

1) Who Lead:
- A 24 year old, unidentified male, was beaten and robbed today in his own apartment building.
2)What Lead:
- There was robbery today at a local apartment complex, victim had to be hospitalized.
3) Where Lead:
- At an apartment complex at 2200 California Street a man was brutally beaten and robbed.
4) How Lead:
- Using a toilet seats two men brutally beat a 24 year old man and then robbed him.

Tunnel of Oppression

2008-04-09T12:11:00.000-07:00

Oppression is something that we have all felt sometime in our lives one way or another. However as I stood in what seemed like an endless line to go into the tunnel my thoughts of what this experience was going to be was very dismal. As I finally entered the tunnel my first thought was that it defiantly was not worth the wait, but as I got over those feels I began to try to gain something from the experience.

I tried to think of what I believed being oppressed meant to me and I thought about the holocaust, the blacks being lynched and women being abuse. Yet this understanding of oppression did not do it justice what so ever. There was so much more.

On the surrounding walls of the hall way there was words and phrases written that people like you and me would use that we would never consider oppressive, but that are. As I walked through the tunnel I learned that what one person might think is not oppressive really is very oppressive to someone else.

Although this tunnel was not all that well put together, it got it’s point across in the end. Some people seemed to get emotionally over the walk but I just took it as a learning experience and did not really have much emotion one way or another. All in all I believe something like tunnel of oppression this is a great learning tool for everyone.

Sports Broadcast

2008-03-19T12:56:00.000-07:00

The Sabercats took their home opener against their rival Arizona Rattlers Saturday 63 to 43.

However the game took second place to the electrifying AreaBowl Trophy presentation and banner unveiling.

In a league that is normally dominated by offense this game seemed to be all about special teams and defense.

Haglund, the Sabercat’s kicker, put up four field goals through out the game when last year he only had 18 field goals all year.

And the Sabercats defense held the Rattles to only one passing offense touchdown and had 5 sacks throughout game.

If they keep this up we can safely assume they are likely for a repeat Championship.

Lopsided Win in Sabercats Home Opener

2008-03-19T10:13:00.000-07:00

Smoke went off, steams of lights filled the air while over 10,000 fans watched in aww as the 2007 area bowl trophy was brought back to San Jose.

“A lot of fans weren’t able to go to New Orleans with us,” said Mark Grieb for Area Bowl XXI last July. “Before the game the crowd was just great. They cheered when the trophy came out and the banner came down. It was fun for them.”

After the opening festivities there was still a game to be played for the Sabercats home debut between the one-time nemesis Arizona. These games usually end up as a nail bitter but the Sabercats sailed easily past the Rattlers in a 63-43 finish.

San Jose for the past six meetings with the Rattlers came out on top every time.

The season started out in a ruff beginning for the Sabercats (2-1) as they lost their season opener in such a lopsided ending.

When halftime of this home opener came the score was already 27-7 and was shaping up to be a complete blow out by the Sabercats. But this is the AFL and the scores can change rapidly.
Thanks to a two interceptions thrown by Mark Grieb, the Sabercats gave the Rattlers some hope letting them score 36 points bring the Sabercats lead to 10.

Both teams really did not shine in this game, displaying some obvious rusty areas in their games.

In a sport where offense usually dominants, the real story was the great play of Haglund, the kicker, put up four field goals throughout the game. These field goals were just what the Sabercats needed to allow them to separate the score from the Rattlers.

“Kickers get a lot of work in this game, but usually not field goals, “ said Haglund, who only attempted 18 field goals last season. “Four of them was crazy.”

The offense wasn’t on their A-game but thanks to the great play of the defense, with their three interception and two fumble recoveries they did not have to be.

“We did just enough on offense to get the win,” Grieb said. “I wish we had been more crisp, but it was what it was. Fortunately our defense cam up big.”

Even though the trophy ceremony was the talk of the beginning of the game the Sabercats gave the fans all they wanted to see, a great home opening win.

Sports Feature

2008-03-17T13:16:00.001-07:00

Despite many of the critics thoughts the AFL 21 years later is still thriving and gaining in popularity each year.
In front a crowd size of 10, 100 people, a banner for the Sabercats XXI area bowl championship was unveiled, shocking many.

Column

2008-03-03T12:54:00.001-08:00

Dating Disasters

Is there really one right way to date? The problem with dating is that the majority of women in the world have different ideas and expectations when going on a date. Some women like just watching a movie. Some like dinner. Some like going to a club. Some like going bowling. But the biggest know fact is that men are always wrong in whatever they try to plan.
When it comes to dating women always insist that the man is the one who make the first move to ask them out, be the one to make all the plans and of course be the one to fund it all.
Our society has been shaped so heavily on this idea that women have all the power when it comes to dating and the men are the ones who have to do all the work.
For women all they have to do is be their beautiful self and treat the man with somewhat respect. And even at that if the woman has what he wants often time the man will put up with her bullshit. The woman can be late to the date and it is all good, the man just must wait patiently while she finishes an hour later and your late for your resrvation. Yet God forbid if the man is late even five minutes all hell will brake loose.
Dating for women, the easiest thing on earth. Dating for men, the hardest thing they will ever try to do. The key is to find a woman who cares nothing about dating and is down for anything. But good luck with that guys because even if they say they don’t care, believe me they do for sure.

Having beer and bars on SJSU campus

2008-02-27T12:24:00.000-08:00

Who: Affects the students, teachers and SJSU community
What: Having beer and bars on campus where you can actually drink when you want.
Where: At SJSU campus
When: Current time
Why: Because currently there is only one place to get beer with only a limit of two beers. Plus there are only four different types of beer to choose from.
How: Still need to get more info on how the campus came to decision of their current policy and why other campuses don’t have this policy

Immediate and Delayed Identication Leads

2008-02-22T21:50:00.000-08:00

PIPE FITTER:

Immediate Identification Lead:
A pipe fitter, Duane La Chance, suffered third-degree burns while installing new pipes on the roof of the Springfield Municipal Power Plant.

Delayed Identification Lead:
An employee of Gross Engineers suffered third-degree burns yesterday while working on the roof of Springfield Municipal Power Plant.
Duane La Chance, 55, was listed in serious condition Wednesday night in the intensive care unit at Springfield Hospital after he touched a power line carrying 15,000 volts with a piece of angle iron.

CAR ACCIDENT:

Immediate Identification Lead:
James W. Cunning, 20, and Wayne Clay, 19, were in a car accident yesterday on U.S. 63 just one-tenth of a mile north of Blue Ridge Road.

Delayed Identification Lead:
Two young teenagers were involved in a car accident yesterday afternoon on U.S. 63 just one-tenth of a mile north of Blue Ridge Road.
Wayne Clay, 19, crossed over the centerline and struck James W. Cunning, 20, vehicle, according to an officer in the Lincoln County Sheriff's Department.

Fairy Tale Lead

2008-02-20T12:37:00.000-08:00

Gingerbread Man-

Direct Lead: The chase through the enchanted forest for the smart-alecky Gingerbread Man was finally ended yesterday when he was out smarted by a sly fox.

Delayed Lead: As the Gingerbread Man finally ran out of road and was about to be caught by the hungry old women, the hungry pig, the hungry cow, and the hungry horse a sly fox came out from behind a tree to help. Yet that sly fox was also hungry and once he got the Gingerbread man to the other side of the river he eat the Gingerbread Man.

AP Sytle

2008-02-13T12:53:00.000-08:00

1. Addresses: You only use the abbreviations when with a numbered address.
2. Customs: custom is only capitalized when used for the agencies of the Department of Homeland Security and lower case everywhere else.
3. Government: Always lowercase, never abbreviate.
4. Page Number: Use figures and capitalize page when used with a figure. When a letter is appended to the figure, capitalize it but do not use a hyphen.

Missing Boy

2008-02-06T12:29:00.000-08:00

Monday night a 7-year-old boy missing for three years was found in Brick Township, New Jersey.

Police arrested the boy's mother, Ellen Lynn Conner, 27, who faces charges of kidnapping and interference with a custody warrant after a neighbor recognized the child's picture after watching a movie and called the police.

Smoking Wheels

2008-02-06T12:18:00.000-08:00

Forty passengers were evacuated from a Northwest Airlines jet Wednesday following a flight from Minneapolis.
A landing tower employee at the LaCrosse, Wisconsin, Municipal Airport spotted smoke near the wheels of Flight 428 and radio for the evacuation.

Chevy Chase Lead

2008-02-04T13:10:00.000-08:00

Chevy Chase yesterday was appointed to the board of trustees for Bard College for being a famous alumnus.

Air Crash

2008-02-04T12:38:00.000-08:00

An airplane crash killed all 131 passengers on board yeaterday outside Pittsburgh making it the worst air disaster in the U.S. in three years.

About Me!

2008-01-30T12:47:00.000-08:00

Hello Everyone!

My name is Matt Garcia. I have been a resident of earth for 21 and 1/2 years. I was born and raised in San Jose, as a young boy my family moved houses a lot but never really moved out of the San Jose area. For high school i attended Archbishop Mitty, in Saratoga, it was four years of my life that i will never forget. All four years i played quarterback for the football team and was really active in many of the actives around the school.
After High School end a new chapter in my life started and i began college at San Jose State. I went into it with an open mind yet it was not all it was crack up to be. So i chose to pick up and move down south to San Luis Obispo where i finally found my place. I knew from the moment i got their that it was going to be awesome. The girls were awesome, the parties were fun, and the school was pretty good. However as all things must come to an end, so did my time in San Luis Obispo.
After two wonderful years their it was time to start thinking about my future so after not getting into Cal Poly i was forced to come back to San Jose State. Even through it saddened me to leave my friends in Slo i knew it would be the best thing for me. Now that I'm back here things are actually looking up and i am actually having a lot of fun.
I have a identical twin who also goes here to San Jose State, so if you see two of me walking around don't be alarmed. I am a Public Relations major and hop to be graduating very soon even though i do plan on going to get my MBA somewhere.
One other interesting fact about me is that i work at a small BBQ restaurant called Henry's Hi-Life. It is some of the best steak, chicken, and ribs this side of the Mississippi. I high suggest looking it up and coming in because it is really really GOOD!