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SEE BASKETBALL PAGE 5 SEE THESE VIDEOS AND MORE AT SPARTANDAILY CAMPUS MINUTE ON YOUTUBE THE UPSET PREVIEW THIS WEEK’S STORIES CHRISTMAS IN THE PARK SERVING SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY SINCE 1934 SPARTAN DAILY Volume 147. Issue 361 www.sjsunews.com/spartandaily Tuesday,Wednesday, November August 24,29, 2016 WANT MORE NEWS? SPORTS? A&E? SJSU FOOTBALL FOLLOW US: @SPARTANDAILY CAMPUS Fired. NEWS SJSU is still obligated to pay off of the fi nal year of Caragher’s Violence contract, which was set to expire after the 2017 season. There is no question Athletic breaks out at Director Gene Bleymaier will THE MISTRY SPOT be under fi re if he does not hire Ohio State KAVIN MISTRY a coach capable of pushing the Spartans up the ranks in the BY KAV I N MISTRY Mountain West conference. ONLINE EDITOR With very little surprise and “I want to thank Coach coming off of another losing Caragher for his hard work and COLUMBUS, OH -- Yesterday an season, the San Jose State commitment to San Jose State Ohio State University student drove into Spartans fi red head football coach football these past four years,” pedestrians, then proceeded to get out Ron Caragher on Sunday. Bleymaier said in a statement of the vehicle and begin stabbing people Caragher’s Spartans had Sunday. “A search for a new head with a butcher knife. an abysmal season this year coach will begin immediately.” San Jose resident and current Ohio following its bowl winning season Bleymaier made the decision State student Jonathan Bruns was only in 2015 and has fi nished his SJSU to hire Caragher in 2012, which two blocks away from the scene in his tenure with a 19-30 record. is now being placed under fi rst class of the day when he received SJSU will now begin its search tremendous pressure because of the text message from the school for its fourth coach in the last nine the outcome. alerting students to take cover. years. The most recent change was “We found out during a meeting “The fi rst text in around 10 a.m.,” in 2012 when Caragher was hired on Sunday from Gene Bleymaier,” Bruns said. “We didn’t really know what to replace Mike MacIntyre, who said Spartans kicker Bryce to do. We put a few desks in front of the left the program after being hired Crawford. “He told us what was door and waited against the walls.” at the University of Colorado. going to happen in the next few Eleven people were hurt, one of them It has been nothing less than days and that he was beginning critically, and were taken to the hospital. a rocky four years for Caragher his search for a new coach.” Police identifi ed the attacker as Abdul who was tasked with having to Caragher inherited an 11-win ATTACKS take over for a coach who led the team in 2013, which included See page 2 Spartans to its fi rst appearance top NFL prospect, quarterback in the Associated Press top 25 David Fales and highly sought ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT rankings in 2012. after playmaking running back Caragher was making $525,000 Tyler Ervin. per year as the Spartans’ head “At fi rst I was really surprised,” coach over the past four years, Crawford said. “But after sleeping $75,000 more than MacIntyre made per season before he left. See COACHpage 2 KAVIN MISTRY | SPARTAN DAILY DOWN GO THE BRICKS UNDOCUMENTED RIGHTS SJ community rallies together ITZEL CASTRO | SPARTAN DAILY BY KARIANNE SUDYKA STAFF WRITER Nutcracker Students from San Jose State University, San Jose City College and local high schools came together dazzles SJSU the evening of Nov. 22 in advocacy of undocumented citizen rights. BY ITZEL CASTRO The event began at the corner of Fourth and San STAFF WRITER Fernando Streets. entrance of the Dr. Martin Luther ‘Nutz RE-Mixed!,’ the 21st century King, Jr. Library. The rally and press conference was version of the traditional nutcracker, an hour and a half in length, but gathered the attention has kicked off the holiday season of news outlets including Telemundo. programming at the Hammer Theatre Made up of high school and college students, Center in San Jose. approximately 40 people gathered holding posters The Christmas-inspired show and a large banner opposing the mistreatment of incorporates dance and circus with undocumented immigrants. Several of the signs also a fusion of live hip-hop, punk rock, spoke out against Trump and policies he advocated for mariachi and classical music by during his campaign. acappella band SoVoSó. KAVIN MISTRY | SPARTAN DAILY Primarily organized by the San Jose State University SEE PHOTO ESSAY PAGE 2 See SHOW page 3 See RALLY page 2 OPINION ELECTION 2016 Why all news is not real Fighting Trump with love emerging. On the sidebar, I scroll past not giving a Facebook has a panel where single care. BY ITZEL CASTRO the top trending stories of What I have come STAFF WRITER the week appear and I love to notice is that many Dozens of people walked through looking through them to Facebook users use the downtown San Jose on Saturday for a fi nd out what is going on social media platform to ‘Love Trumps Hate March’ in an effort in the world. The majority retain their news as well. We to provide support for those affected by TAYLOR JONES of the time, the stories are are living in the 21st century Donald Trump’s hateful rhetoric. serious and come from after all, and newspapers are The march began at the San Jose STAFF WRITER reliable news sources, like unfortunately becoming a Center for the Performing Arts and The New York Times or thing of the past. ended outside of City Hall where I am not going to lie, I go The Huffi ngton Post. Other The articles fi nd my people held a candlelight vigil to honor ITZEL CASTRO | SPARTAN DAILY Facebook just to see what times, stories about celebrity People came together in San Jose to protest against kind of news stories are drama are presented, and See LEGITIMACY page 4 See SUPPORTERS page 2 Donald Trump during the “Love Trumps Hate March.” Tuesday, November 29, 2016 (TOP) RAYMOND BALTAZAR AND (BOTTOM) KAVIN MISTRY | SPARTAN DAILY The sounds of shattering glass, clashing metal and falling bricks filled the campus air Monday morning as the demolition of San Jose State University’s oldest dormitories, most commonly known as the Bricks, began. COACH and quarterback Kenny SUPPORTERS “Basically this event messages that would Aguirre said that it was Potter returning for his started on Facebook, our promote additional hate or refreshing to see a march Continued from page 1 senior season. Continued from page 1 family didn’t want to sit fear because we want to that focused more on the Nothing panned out as back and watch everything instill hope, light, and love to people rather than Trump. on it and talking to some of planned. The Spartans the marginalized. happen, so we organized a the people who need it most “It’s different this is not a my teammates about it, we found more ways to lose Throughout the march march and people shared in these troubling times,” protest but a unity gathering,” came to the conclusion about than win this season, the people carried heart-shaped it so much that dozens of Bernal said. Aguirre said. “These people how it’s a good situation tipping point coming last posters and balloons to bring people are here,” Bernal San Jose Mayor Sam are sticking together in order for coach Caragher. I have week in the fi nal game of a message of hope and love said. “Despite the hate that Liccardo greeted protesters to unify against anything the upmost respect for his the season when Caragher to victims. Trump has ignited in the as they made their way to the that may come against us.” whole staff and him as well and his staff mismanaged Prior to being elected as country we want to show front of City Hall to take part SJSU alumnus Alex Trapp and he was a great guy and the game clock late in the the nation’s 45th president, people in San Jose that we in candlelight vigil. said he attended the march we never really had any fourth quarter. Trump openly criticized do care about them and that Liccardo is one of the because the play on words issues with him.” SJSU had the lead and Muslims, Asian Americans, there is people that support many elected offi cials who ‘Love Trumps Hate’ caught SJSU started a slow chose to pass the ball African Americans, them and that want the best have been critical of Trump’s his attention. decline from the moment instead of running the ball Hispanics, women, gays, for them.” presidential campaign. As “The only way to beat hate Caragher stepped onto to burn the clock, which lesbians and disabled people. The election result has the mayor, of the 10th most is through love,” Trapp said. campus, and minus the opened the door for Air San Jose resident Mary triggered many violent populous city in the nation, “Trump spouts ideologies of bowl win last year — Force to go 33 yards to win Clare Bernal and her family, protests around the country he promised residents that hate and we can let this hold which only came because a the game. who have no community and the Bay Area hasn’t local offi cials and law our country back.” 5-7 team was given a bowl Despite the rivalry win organizing experience, been an exception.