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Volume 146 • Issue 3 Serving San Jose State University since 1934 Th ursday, February 4, 2016

SPORTS P8: Spartans bully Bulldogs OPINION P5: Can you feel the Bern? A&E P3: Rihanna isnʼt the same

2013 HATE CRIME WILD PANTHER SIGHTING Roommate testifi es on witness stand By Raphael Stroud with contributions from Raechel Price Contributing writers Th ree days into trial, the details statements by each side, and of the 2013 Campus Village Williams took the witness stand Building C incident have been for the fi rst time. On Tuesday deconstructed and disputed by his questioning continued, attorneys in courtroom 21 of the with the defense being allowed Old Courthouse downtown. the chance to examine him one Th e incident, where black aft er the other. student Donald Williams Jr. Th e three attorneys, Dek was harassed by three white Ketchum, Sam Polverino and Samantha Verdugo | Spartan Daily roommates, sparked outrage Chuck Mesirow, represent Colin on the SJSU campus, which Warren, Joseph Bret Bomgardner defensive tackle, Kawann Short, signs 50 helmets for fans subsequently became the site and Logan Beaschler, Williams’ at the San Jose Marriott Tuesday evening. of marches, protests, media three former roommates who attention and a conference held are charged with the alleged by the NAACP. misdemeanor hate crime. During Super Bowl craze As reported by the Daily in its rally on the school campus, the 2013, Williams accused his NAACP had pushed for the three roommates of barricading him students to be charged with felonies. in his room, writing the N-word As a misdemeanor they a face a year captivates San Jose on the common room white in jail or community service. board, calling him “Th ree- During Williams’ cross- By Kavin Mistry with contributions from Samantha Verdugo Fift hs” (a reference to blacks examination, Ketchum disputed Executive producer & Staff writer counting as only three-fi ft hs of the involvement of his client, a whole person during slavery Warren. In a police statement, From the streets to the parks, near the Tech Museum, a mere of the last fi ve World Series and times) and forcing a bike lock Williams said Warren had been the frenzy has 10-minute walk from campus. the San Francisco 49ers made onto his neck twice. standing in the doorway laughing taken over the entire Bay Area. “It’s awesome to have something the NFC championship three Th e main argument to as a bike lock was forced onto his With Santa Clara playing host like this in the city, especially years in a row from 2011 - 2013. determine the three boys’ fates neck, but in another statement for Super Bowl 50, the entire Bay with other sports going on,” said “When most people think of hinges on whether or not their Williams said that Warren Area will see fans and fanatics Edgar Torres, a San Jose resident. the Bay Area, they always think actions were motivated by racial helped. Th e detail was the only coming in truckloads and “Like the Warriors winning and of San Francisco and leave out bias. Th e defense argues that part of Williams’ narrative that planeloads this weekend. the 49ers almost making it. It’s a San Jose,” Torres said. their actions were immature he had diffi culty explaining. San Jose has become the good experience for San Jose and Since Super Bowl 50 is not and insensitive, but not racist. Ketchum did not entirely accept Carolina Panthers headquarters brings lots of people here.” centered in San Francisco, all Alternatively, the prosecution his reasoning that his memory for the big game. In hindsight, this game could cities in the Bay Area have is pointing out that while the became clearer as he had more Th e NFL chose San Jose State not come at a better time for gained national recognition. On boys oft en fooled around with time to think about what was University to host practice sports fans here, in and all Monday, all eyes of the football each other and friends, only the happening while he was being sessions for the Panthers during around the Bay Area. Th e Golden world were on San Jose, giving actions taken against Williams bullied. the week leading up to the Super State Warriors are currently Americans the chance to see can be seen as racist. Bowl. Th e team is currently dominating the NBA, the San Monday began with opening CRIME PAGE 2 staying at the San Jose Marriott Francisco Giants have won three SUPER BOWL PAGE 2

North San Jose NEW CAMPUS ON THE BLOCK Apple sows seeds in North San Jose By Rebecca Pirayou Staff writer

San Jose City Council approved Apple Inc.’s expansion plan in north San Jose According to Do, the expansion will last week, with the promise of more jobs accommodate about 16,000 employees. Apple Campus becoming available. Mayor Sam Liccardo praised the Sylvia Do, Division Manager at the project, as it will contribute to the city’s 101 Department of Planning, Building and development economically. Code Enforcement, said that Apple will According to Liccardo, having Apple be permitted to continuously develop employees working in San Jose will be the 86-acre campus located north of benefi cial towards the city’s economy, 101 Mineta San Jose International Airport as it is one of the more well-known, over the next 15 years. successful Silicon Valley companies. Th e location at the intersection of “San Jose continues to be the heart 87 Highway 101 and Highway 87 is expected of Silicon Valley,” Liccardo said in a to make the downtown commute simple, Infographic by Kavin Mistry with contributions from Rebecca Pirayou albeit inconvenient due to rush hour. APPLE PAGE 2

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CRIME from page 1 Where Do Our Fees Go? Ketchum also made a point of bringing repeatedly stated that he personally up a separate $5 million lawsuit against disliked the N-word and found it off ensive the university and apparently insinuated no matter how it is spoken or written. document fee $15 that certain details of Williams’ narrative Williams left the stand aft er several hours would be fi nancially benefi cial, also on Tuesday and a former roommate, who SSETF course $31 pointing out that the attorney representing didn’t participate in the alleged bullying, health center the Williams family in the suit was also testifi ed on Wednesday. facility $58 present during the criminal proceedings. Th e roommate said that early on the boys student associa- Another detail of the narrative Ketchum were all friendly with each other, and even tion fee $142 expanded on was the “Th ree-Fift hs” went out to lunch. However that attitude nickname, saying it was given to Williams changed as the semester went on. SSETF student by an Asian-American student. Ketchum Th e roommate was questioned on success $121.50 said if the nickname came from the three Williams’ behavior during the bullying, boys, it would be “better for the lawsuit.” saying that he would keep his door shut health center ops However, Williams insisted that he whenever Beachsler and Warren were fee $142 was initially reluctant to get police around, but once the two were moved out, involved throughout the ordeal, but that he left it open more oft en. Th e roommate, SSETF he also wanted to see his harassers held who was a witness to the fi rst bike lock -IRA* $151.50 accountable for their actions. incident, revealed that he had told his Th roughout the trial, CVC is portrayed mother about what was going on. student by the defense as the site of a prank Th e roommate described Williams union fee $345 war in which Williams was targeted as someone who, despite the situation, indiscriminately. Prosecutor Carolyn never spoke of getting back at his other Malinsky asked about the relevance of roommates. Mesirow’s focus on the antics of CVC However, he also said that he never that didn’t involve Williams, to which the heard the three explicitly say they picked tuition attorney replied, “Th at is the whole case.” on Williams because he was black, but fees $2736 Th e questioning also focused on the because they thought he was “fun and easy N-word found written on the dorm’s white to mess with.” board, and whether or not Williams knew the boys were apparently quoting a rap lyric. Th e attorneys explored the “N--- Follow Raphael er versus N---a” argument, but Williams on @randomlyralph

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SUPER BOWL from page 1 *Student*SSETF: Success, Student Ex- cellenceSuccess, and T echnol-Excellence and what this city has to off er. San Jose’s main events for Super Bowl 50 ogy FeeTechnology -Instruction- Fee “I’m just here for the hype,” said Albert include Super San Pedro’s Square, a street ally RelatedIRA: Instructionally Activities Garcia, a local high school student. “Th is event outside of the Tech Museum; both Related Activities is my fi rst experience of meeting anyone open for the public to enjoy. big, especially . It’s incredible San Pedro’s street, alongside the market, to have this here, just in my backyard.” has been paved over with AstroTurf to Infrographic by Kavin Mistry Information gathered For fans living in the Bay Area, events create a makeshift fi eld where people can by Yousif Kassab from SJSU Bursarʼs Offi ce like Super Bowl 50 are unique experiences play games. for people that have never known how it Th e city has painted signs on various feels to have everyone paying attention to walls throughout the city, welcoming fans their hometown. of both teams to San Jose. All sports bars “I came with a few friends aft er school,” and restaurants have even posted Super Garcia said, “and I have my binder and Bowl 50 signs on their windows. line paper all autographed.” “I like all this,” said Mario Bellot. “We With ticket prices at a level that most need more of these big events in the Bay people cannot fathom aff ording, these Area. It’s incredible to live in the Bay right off -the-fi eld meetings with players are the now.” closest they can get to the game. “I don’t have tickets,” Torres said. “I’m too broke for that.” Follow Kavin on Twitter @kavinm95

APPLE from page 1

statement. He also emphasized that by and experiences competing for a small welcoming Apple to San Jose, the city’s amount of jobs. role in the tech industry strengthens. “From past experience, applying for jobs Just four miles away from this eventual can be diffi cult and any new jobs coming establishment, San Jose State University into Silicon Valley can increase my seniors are preparing for what lies ahead chances of getting a job,” Baba said. post-grad. According to Apple’s Senior Director SJSU mathematics senior Elizabeth of Real Estate and Development, Baba said she’s excited about the new Kristina Raspe, the purchase came about campus because of the inevitable infl ux of spontaneously. Apple has remained quiet opportunities. on exactly what purpose the facility will Apple holds a lot of promise for students serve. in the area. It isn’t just the appeal of Th ere have been no announcements working for Apple that excites students, regarding Apple Inc. making any other but the guarantee of job openings in the changes with the Apple campus in Silicon Valley. Cupertino, its current headquarters. From internships to entry-level positions, the competition in the Silicon Valley is stiff since competitors span across the country, with students from all diff erent Follow Rebecca on universities with diff erent backgrounds Twitter @chubecca17 Thursday, January 28, 2016 Thursday,Thursday, January January 28, 28, 2016 2016 2 753 Thursday, February 4, 2016 A&E 33 Festivities kick-off at Super Bowl City By Justin Tonel Staff writer

Throughout the week until Feb. driven by Hyundai. reality. 7, Super Bowl City presented The NFL Experience allows fans The Vince Lombardi Trophy by Verizon and the Host to take part in drills where they and past Super Bowl rings are on Committee will offer activities to can receive passes or kick a game- display for people to take pictures commemorate the milestone and winning field goal. as well as learn about the history of big game. Participants can also undergo the NFL. Located at the foot of Market and simulations of what it feels like to “It was awesome. I highly Embarcadero in San Francisco and be along the sidelines in virtual recommend going to the NFL centered on Justin Herman Plaza, Experience. Kids and adults people can attend all events the of all ages were participating Bay Area has to off er and watch in it and it was like a museum/ performances at the City Stage recreational area,” said attendee presented by Levi’s from artists Karl Noceda. Alicia Keys, OneRepublic and Tickets to the NFL Experience Th e Band Perry. are $35 for adults and $25 for In the Fan Energy Zone children under age 12. powered by SAP and located in the center of Super Bowl City, fans can participate in interactive Follow Justin on Twitter @Justin_Tonel games where their movements Super Bowl City is the main event are mimicked by digital avatars or leading up to Super Bowl 50 all show their love along the 50-foot week in San Francisco. wide by 15-foot tall Fan Wall. Th e Fan Wall that showcases people’s participation in social media throughout the day. At the Fan Stage, the public can engage with community partners and a chance at meeting celebrities and being a part of autograph signings and listen to diff erent DJ’s. Super Bowl City is open to the public from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. and extended to 10 p.m. Friday on Feb. 6 and 7. “I’m excited the Super Bowl is here. All the attractions they have. You can interact with passing players and take a chance at kicking the winning field goal at Moscone Center,” says Genesis Espinoza, San Jose resident. For a more hands-on experience, fans can head to the Moscone Ilustration and Photos by Justin Tonel Football fans walk into the Fan Center for the NFL experience Energry Zone at Super Bowl City in San Francisco. Rihannaʼs latest

REVIEW platinum album fails in sales By Yousif Kassab Staff writer

Rihanna’s new album, “ANTi,” just there are some curveballs among the fi ller. dropped on Tidal, a music streaming If you haven’t heard the catchy-as-hell service, last week and has achieved song “Work” on the radio yet, get ready. platinum status before even being released I’m sure we’ll all get tired of hearing the properly. gibberish chorus soon enough as it fl oods Rihanna starts off strong with her airwaves thanks to boasting a Drake album-opener, “Consideration”. It adds a feature. patois truer to her normal-speaking voice “Needed Me” features a cool spacey beat which diligent fans may recognize from by DJ Mustard, in his attempt to prove interviews and her early music. that he still exists now that his heyday of Th e song is also made notable by the same-sounding synth beats have stopped appearance of SZA, who pops in for a swarming the radio. chorus or two and sings circles around Th e biggest surprise on the album is Rihanna. “Same Ol’ Mistakes”. Th e song is a serious Th e most successful moments of the track change of pace as far as songwriting, as it’s are near the end when the two harmonize a cover from the band Tame Impala. together. Th e only bummer in the song is that her Th e album has a few bright spots with rendition comes just a little too close to “Consideration,” “Love on the Brain” and the original, it’s like the only purpose for “Work”, but, unfortunately, they only it to be on the album is to catch the “indie” stick out because they’re among a slew of crowd familiar with the song. mismatched, underwhelming songs. However, halfway through the song, None of the songs have any worthwhile Rihanna succeeds as she busts her falsetto musical ideas aside from Rihanna’s voice out for a vocal fl ourish. It’s here that she that might tie them together and make a makes the song her own. coherent album. Aside from that bright spot, the song In fact, the album sounds like she and her feels lazy and is a missed opportunity. creative team generated every safe musical Th is may not come as a surprise, but idea they could come up with in an eff ort there is a gem hidden among the motley to catch as many listeners as possible. crew here. “Love on the Brain” is the most Despite my complaints with the soulful song on the entire album. cohesiveness of the album, the quality Th e emotion is just pouring out of her of her voice is amazing throughout and strained voice on this track. Th e lyrics hasn’t changed over the years. and her delivery mesh into an emotional However, if you’re listening for anything cocktail that may surprise fans of every other than a pretty voice and catchy tunes, level of familiarity with her music. you’re in for a disappointment. Th e album is hard to pin down. It spends Th e songwriting completely falls fl at. about 25 of its 40-minute length being It’s not a reference to a relationship not various levels of entertaining. working out, her love of weed or some My numerous complaints aside, as you other substance she’s telling you how she’s might guess, Rihanna gets the last laugh. best thing to ever happen to you. ET Online reports her album is still While these can all be made into considered platinum due to a deal with interesting song ideas in the right hands. Samsung, despite selling only 460 copies. Th is particular brand of songs have grown stale aft er eight albums. Follow Yousif on Twitter @youuuusif Described by Rolling Stone as “banger-free,” 24 44 A&E Thursday, February 4, 2016 REVIEW O.J. Simpson trial relived on ʻAmerican Crime Storyʼ Behind the scenes with lawyers of the case

By Leticia Castro A&E editor

The infamous O.J. Simpson car chase from 1994 Th roughout the show, Gooding Jr., showed off his was revisited last night during the premiere of amazing acting skills by throwing tantrums while still “The People vs. O.J. Simpson: American Crime maintaining his charm. Story” on FX. The set is based in the 1990s and accurately For those of you who may not know, Simpson represents the decade with older cars, home phones played professional football for 11 seasons in the and big cell phones. NFL for the Buff alo Bills (1969-1977) and San Th e show portrays the trial and keeps it based on the Francisco 49ers (1978-1979). lawyers and Simpson in order to keep respect for both Nicknamed “Juice,” Simpson shattered records the Brown and Goldman families. in both his college and professional football career, Th e last 15 minutes are fi lled with the most action but his most notable action came when he was and unbelievable moments with the breakthrough acquitted of the 1994 murders of his ex-wife Nicole moment of the show when Simpson pulls out a gun Brown and her friend Ronald Goldman. and attempts to kill himself inside Kim Kardashian’s Now in 2016, the chaos will be depicted through room in front of Robert Kardashian. a limited 10-part miniseries on FX, Tuesday As Kardashian calms Simpson down, he leaves him nights at 10 p.m. PST. in the room alone. Th e series is based on the book by Jeff rey Toobin, Th e prosecutor fi nds all evidence linking Simpson “Th e Run of His Life: Th e People Vs. O. J. Simpson.” as the murderer which allows them to obtain a Toobin broke the story in The New Yorker warrant for his arrest. in 1994. He exposed Simpson’s legal team Th e scene then changes back to Simpson, but he and their plan to accuse Los Angeles Police is gone leading us to the low-speed chase all our Detective Mark Fuhrman for planting evidence parents remember. Image courtesy of Youtube and “playing the race card.” Th e show ends with a preview of what to expect for Th e series is directed by Ryan Murphy, known for Cuba Gooding Jr. in his role as O. J. Simpson the rest of the series. “American Horror Story” and “Scream Queens.” doesn’t take an explicit position…” For those who don’t know Simpson’s story, this is the Th e show starts off at the crime scene of Simpson’s ex Prosecutor Marcia Clark (Sarah Paulson) wants show to watch. It is intriguing and creates doubt about wife and her friend, introducing the audience to Fuhrman Simpson behind bars and will fi ght until the end to prove how the legal system lets celebrities get away with crimes. (Steven Pasquale). Simpson (Cuba Gooding Jr.) is notifi ed he is guilty. Paulson’s facial expressions show heartache This miniseries will take you on a ride with a more of the death of his ex-wife Brown (Kelly Dowdle) and her for the Brown family and anger towards the LAPD for not in-depth story filled with thrilling, intense scenes friend Goldman (Jake Koeppl). arresting Simpson with the fi rst set of evidence. never seen before. Like the book, the miniseries is based on the legal side Within the fi rst 15 minutes, you hear the name Robert of the story. We are introduced with a behind-the-scenes Kardashian (David Schwimmer) the father of arguably look at the planning stages of the trial. the most famous family in Calabasas, CA. Rating: “My book and this series differ in one way,” Toobin Kardashian is best known for helping Simpson as a said in an interview with E! News. “I have always lawyer along with Robert Shapiro (John Travolta) and 5/5 been very clear that I think O.J. is guilty. The series Johnnie Cochran (Courtney B. Vance). Follow Leticia on Twitter @LeticiaKCastro Classifieds Sudoku Puzzle Crossword Puzzle Local Ads

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However, once they break as it allows ample time for students to decom- a month-long winter break. explained their argument, it started to make sense. press and relax while still allowing students opportu- I was talking to my friends and I was surprised “My time would be better spent if school started nities to remain active and support their education, when they said they would prefer returning to classes earlier,” said junior Danny Lin, a biological sciences such as take part-time jobs, attend winter session, or immediately following the holidays, as opposed to major. “During break, I have no motivation to volunteer. our comfortable one month furlough. do really anything, like study for the GRE Some students work over the school year (graduate record examinations) or get out and continue to work over their break. of bed.” Some of those students rely on their “I spent the entire break on my couch,” jobs to pay for room and board, so said junior Parker O’Neill. a month-long break allows them to Collisions It may just seem as if my friends are take on more shifts in order to increase simply lazy, but they do have a point. Af- their funds. ter New Year’s, SJSU students have nearly I am among these students and work- the entire month of January to do as they ing at the SJSU Aquatic Center part time. bound to please. Students are given time to hang out with Since school is not my primary focus, I was family, go on vacation, or do absolutely nothing. able to take on an amount of shifts that would be Some students have made the argument that if we impossible during the school year. When Jan. 22 hop back into the school year and finish the semester came around, I had been able to increase my normal happen as soon as possible, our summer break would come monthly paycheck by three times. This extra cash earlier and be substantially longer. will be invaluable during the spring semester. 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BY Daniel Reedy Th e truth is that movies create an image in which ity leads? Th e movie makers themselves for not casting Sports editor people view diff erent eras, cultures and places that African-Americans in important roles? they are unfamiliar with. If we consistently see certain I believe it to be a little of both, but also, the fear of Th e Academy Awards are not until the end of the portrayals, we unconsciously assume these portrayals producers to cast a person, regardless of race, that may month, but the release of the award nominees have mov- as being realistic. African-Americans only see mov- not produce a profi t when the movie is released. Why ie fans buzzing all over social media. ies where people of their color are there as just aim for racial equality when you can just cast Tom Th e Academy is receiving heavy media at- comic relief or for plot advancement. Th ink Hanks and know that people will want to see it? While tention scrutiny for accused snubs. Th is is about the most well-known movies with that sounds harsh, we need to remember that this is a aft er back to back years with very little an African-American lead. Many of them for-profi t industry. African-American representation in the are centered on the issues of race and Academy president Cheryl Boone Isaacs claims that nominations. color, which may bring awareness, but diversity in the academy’s roster will improve. She Th e protesting side makes a reasonable limiting their movies to that isn’t neces- announced that the number of racial minorities and argument: just four of the fi lms that have sarily helping the problem. For example, female members will double by 2020. Th at sounds a lot been nominated for Best Picture over the "Remember the Titans" and "Boyz N the like affi rmative action, quite a controversial subject. In last 10 years feature an African-American Hood." It’s great to show the struggle of short, this practice designates certain quotas to be met, lead. Th ese fi lms were "Precious" (2009), "Djan- African-Americans, but if this issue is to be and will overrule qualifi cations. Yes, this will make the go Unchained" (2012), "12 Years a Slave" (which won helped, we need movies with minorities that have group more diverse, but it means candidates that are of in 2013) and "Selma" (2014). Notice anything about those nothing to do with race. Just make the movie as though the majority group have to achieve a higher standard years? Th e earliest was 2009 -- between 2005 and 2009, race doesn’t matter, because it shouldn’t. than candidates of minority groups. not a single fi lm with an African-American lead was Th ink about last year’s nominations for Best Picture. To put that in perspective, for college admissions, nominated for Best Picture. Th is year, not a single nomi- How many of them could have had an African-Ameri- underrepresented students may be able to get into the nated fi lm meets that description. Not even the movie can actor in place of the Caucasian lead school with lower GPAs just because "Brooklyn." and have the plot still fl ow according- they are of a diff erent ethnicity. If we Well, what about nominations for Best Director? Th e ly? "American Sniper," "Th e Imitation intend on racial equality, we cannot total of the last decade: two, "12 Years A Slave" and Game," and "Th e Th eory of Everything" IIdobe do believe the movie hold diff erent races to diff erent stan- "Precious." To make matters worse, you have to travel are based on real people, but the rest of industry is improving dards. Th is applies to college admis- all the way back to 1991 ("Boyz N Th e Hood") to fi nd the fi lms, including "Boyhood," 'Whip- sions, the Academy, hiring processes, the last and only movie before "12 Years A Slave" and lash," and 2015 Best Picture winner in this regard, but I and other practices. "Precious" had been nominated. "Birdman or (Th e Unexpected Virtue of “ I believe the movie industry is Individual actors have had slightly more success. Ignorance)," easily could have been cast think the critics of the improving in this regard, but I think Th ere have been six nominations for African-American with an African-American lead without Academy will have to the critics of the Academy will have lead actors since 2005 (only Forest Whitaker in the any adaptation. to wait several more years to see the 2006 fi lm "Th e Last King of Scotland" won) with three It would seem we are on the right wait several more years equality they desire. nominations for Supporting Actor. track. It took my beloved Disney until Movie makers can do their part by Nomination numbers are just as bad for African- 2009 to release a princess movie with to see the equality they improving their casting methods. American actresses: three lead nominations and six for an African-American girl. Th at isn’t re- desire.ssireire. Martin Scorsese (especially) keeps Supporting Actress. Th e gaps between nominations are ally bashing Disney, since I do not recall casting Leonardo DiCaprio even staggering. Not a single African-American actress was any other company producing a kids though he seems incapable of win- nominated for the Best Lead Actress from 2001-2009, movie featuring a person of color. Keep ning an award. 1993-2001, 1985-1993, 1974-1985, and 1954-1972. in mind that although an African-American princess We, the public, are the customers and ultimately Th e question remains, though. So what? Who cares? was long overdue, Disney has had princesses of Native decide what sells and what does not. Since the average Th ey are just movies, just entertainment. Film is a busi- American, Hawaiian, Chinese, Arabian, and various” person cannot fund their own blockbuster, we will just ness, and history has shown that you do not need to cast European descents. Lucasfi lm, owned by Disney, is also have to wait to see racial equality in cinema. minority actors in order to have a successful movie. Most making its own mark by casting an African-American do, of course, but oft en minorities or other specifi c de- actor in the almost solely Caucasian series, "Star Wars." This article fi rst appeared on The Odyssey mographics are typecast for token roles. Some examples Going back to the Academy, who is to blame? Th e Follow Daniel on Twitter @patrioticreedy are a grouchy old man (think “get off my lawn”) or the members of the Academy who are famously socially funny black guy. Who cares as long as it sells? liberal but have nominated very few fi lms with minor-

SUPER ursday BOWL Thoughts 50 Thursday, January 28, 2016 Thursday,Thursday, January January 28, 28, 2016 2016 Thursday, February 4, 2016 SPORTS2 75377 College signing day Spartans improve recruiting level after bowl win By Ryan Vermont

The San Jose State football team received 19 “The key ingredients to freshman playing letters of intent on Wednesday to attend and is one opportunity as well as understanding BLAKE SAM play for the 2016 season. the language, understanding the scheme, The 2016 recruiting class is fairly evenly and coaches building that trust to put them WALLS ALLEN distributed in terms of players added to each in the game,” Caragher said. side of the ball. The class features ten players Another member of the 2016 class is 5’11 215 lbs. 6’3 210 lbs. who play offense, eight on defense and one six-foot-three, 210 lbs. Sam kicker. Allen. After a highly productive season High school senior Junior College transfer “We really cast a wide net across all posi- at Victor Valley College in southern Cali- Serra high school Victor Valley College tions,” said head coach Ron Caragher dur- fornia, Allen signed a letter of intent to ing the signing day press conference. play for the Spartans. In this year’s recruiting cycle, Caragher Allen described his playing style as “dual Gardena, CA Victorville, CA and his staff made it a point to recruit the threat”, but said that running is the last thing best student-athletes available while address- he wants to do and is working on becoming a ing the team’s needs. pro-style quarterback. Caragher said that while he never prom- Allen also said other schools’ coaches tried ises a starting position because it’s unfair to to change his position throughout his high both the recruits and the returners, he didn’t school recruiting process. discount that freshman will have a chance “When I came out to southern California, to compete for playing time this upcoming the big thing for me has been working on my season. passing game,” Allen said. The SJSU football program looked to carry Allen said some of the main reasons he momentum of a hopeful 2015 season with a chose SJSU were because of the coaches, strong 2016 recruiting class. location and education. Allen plans on According to scout.com, SJSU had the 75th majoring in engineering. strongest recruiting class in the country and Following a victory in the 2015 AutoNation sixth in the . Cure Bowl and a capable 2016 recruiting The first commit and one of the more high- class, the SJSU football program looks ly regarded players of this 2016 class is Blake forward to a strong 2016 season. JOSH JOSH Walls. The five-foot-11, 215 lbs. linebacker While Feb. 3 marks the end of a long and LOVE is from Serra High School in Gardena, CA. strenuous recruiting cycle, it also marks LOVE Serra has produced a number of Spartans, the beginning of the next round of recruit- 6’2 185 lbs. including current Washington Redskins ing for 2017. 6’2 185 lbs. safety Duke Ihenacho and cornerback Bene High school senior Benwikere from the NFC champion Caro- Follow Ryan on Twitter @Your_Pal_Ryan High school senior Long Beach Polly high school lina Panthers. Long Beach Poly high school

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feeling,”said junior guard Isaac on that kid tonight.” Thornton. “They’re a great team Cody Schwartz and Thronton had and to get the win tonight is good 12 points apiece and four others for our team and our momentum.” scored for San Jose State. SJSU (8-15, 3-8 in Mountain West) Fresno State took the initial lead trailed 35-33 with 14 minutes, 16 on a layup from Karachi Edo but seconds left to play before Rogers Schwartz hit a 3-pointer just 20 gave the Spartans a 36-35 advantage seconds later to give San Jose State with a three-point-play. the advantage. The Spartans never looked back. Neither team could fi nd an off ensive Thornton’s and-one layup with rhythm early in the fi rst half. 2:27 left on the clock was the nail Aft er the Spartans took a 7-4 lead in the coffin, giving SJSU a 54-48 on a Clarke layup, neither team hit lead and sending the pro-Spartans a fi eld goal for a little less than four crowd into a frenzy. minutes. San Jose State made its free throws SJSU’s offense was the first to down the stretch to hold off Fresno wake up. State (14-8, 5-4 in Mountain West), Behind three consecutive, crowd- which was looking to match its best tantalizing dunks from Clarke, the nine-game start in conference play Spartans built a seven point lead at since the 2004-05 season with a win. 16-9 with 7:20 left in the half. Senior guard Cezar Guerrero led Fresno State, however, answered Fresno State with 12 points and with 9-2 run and seized a four-point junior forward Karachi Edo added lead with 2:09 left before the break. 11 points. But two 3-pointers during the The Bulldogs shot just 34.4 percent closing 1:11 of the half gave San Jose from the field and struggled from State a 24-23 advantage heading the free-throw line as well, finishing into the locker room. 8-of-18. The lead swapped hands three San Jose State was much stronger more times before Rogers gave from the free-throw line, going 23-27. the Spartans the lead for good by Quincy Bouldin | Spartan Daily Mountain West Preseason Player splitting a pair from the charity of the Year, Marvelle Harris, had stripe. It was just one of the 13 Isaac Thornton drives to the hoop between two bulldog defenders in Wednesday nightʼs home match-up. only seven points and was 2-of-16 points he scored during the first 13 from the field. In the team’s prior minutes of the second half. meeting, Harris dropped 32 points San Jose State is off until Feb. 10, By Tony Nunez and led Fresno State to a 81-74 win. when it travels to Las Vegas to take Staff writer “He can take over a game,” Wojcik on UNLV. SAN JOSE -- For the head coach Dave Wojcik. Rogers scored a game- said of Harris. “We did a great job first time in six tries, “We’re getting better and high 17 points, freshman of team defense on him, but Jaycee Follow Tony on Twitter @Tony_nunez the San Jose State men’s I’ve said this all along: it’s forward Brandon Clarke (Hillsman) did a unbelievable job team beat a process, it takes time. added a double-double rival Fresno State, 65-53, They’re starting to see with 14 points and a Wednesday night in front that a little bit. They’re season-high 15 rebounds Byrd leads Spartans to upset a raucous crowd of 2,324 growing up in front of our as the Spartans notched at the Event Center in San eyes — these young guys back-to-back conference Riana Byrd eclipsed 1,000 points, leading the Spar- Jose. — and they’re making wins for the first time tans to a 66-64 victory against the conference rival “It feels good — I’m not plays. It’s fun to watch.” since the 2012-13 season. Fresno State Bulldogs. Her 17 points led both teams going to lie,” said SJSU Senior forward Frank “It’s just a great and she added two blocks and two steals along with eight rebounds. Fresno State came into the game un- defeated in conference play but San Jose State domi- nated the fourth quarter to complete a comeback win. With the victory, the Spartans advance to above .500 in the Mountain West conference this season.

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