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DISPLACEMENT Islamic. Based on his religion, Oth- man said he and his colleagues who utilize the prayer space have to pray Student Involvement provides prayer five times a day. “Out of the five prayers, everyone at the praying space does how(ever) many as they can depending on their space to displaced MOSAIC Center academic schedule,” Othman said. “Usually, I pray three times during By Nirmal Patel Center, next to the A.S Print Shop “I’ve noticed that not as many expressed that they miss being in the the time I’m at SJSU.” @NirmalPatelSJSU near Hoover Hall in June. students use our space as before,” center. Othman said when MOSAIC was “Well, since the beginning of the Salamanca said. “I’ve found that I “Because the prayer space is in in the Student Union, it used to be the With construction continuing expansion project of the Student need to be very active in publicizing Clark Hall, most of the MOSAIC stu- “kick it spot.” on the Student Union, Student In- Union, we’ve known that we were go- the center and what we do, since very dents never come by the MOSAIC According to Othman, many volvement has stepped in to help ing to have to move out temporarily,” few students find their way here by center because it is too far apart,” he members of the Muslim Student As- the MOSAIC Cross Cultural Cen- Salamanca said. happenstance.” said. sociation would occasionally be in the ter, which relocated to several parts Salamanca said the biggest con- According to Salamanca, the cen- Moath Othman, a junior mate- MOSAIC center. of campus, by offering its space to cern was that Modular A was not big ter has less physical space to work rial engineering major said that he is Othman said when Muslim Stu- them. enough to provide a prayer space for with, so they have had to move some thankful that Student Involvement dent Association students gathered Caz Salamanca, assistant director MOSAIC students. of their resources to other parts of gave them the space to pray. in the MOSAIC center in the Student of the center, said MOSAIC moved Salamanca said it’s a different ex- campus. According to Othman, most of Union, they would chat with one an- from the Student Union to Modular perience for the center to be closer to Salamanca said students who the MOSAIC students come from a A, adjacent to the Women’s Resource the edge of campus. frequently use the prayer space have Middle Eastern background and are SEE RELIGION ON PAGE 6

SPORTS CAMPUS David passes, never Fales SJSU delivers options for parental leave

By Leeta-Rose Ballester @leetarose

Prior to the birth of her first child, Julie Inouye Wong wasn’t fa- miliar with parental leave policies at SJSU, but since her second child was born 10 months ago, she has become a veteran. Staff and faculty are offered a 30- day paid leave, as well as the option to take 12 weeks unpaid through the Family Medical Leave Act, said Elna Green, associate vice president of faculty affairs. Wong, training and communi- cations coordinator for human re- sources, said she took about three and half months off after each of her two children were born. “I think (30 days) is a fair amount legally,” Wong said. “It’s really never going to feel like enough time with your baby though.” Green said parental leave is open for mothers and fathers of newly born, adopted or fostered children and the policies are collectively bar- gained for the entire 23-campus CSU system. She said there is a system in place to protect the tenure clock of faculty, which is six years of dem- onstrating special skills in their particular study to be considered for Jason Reed | Special to the Spartan Daily promotion. Senior took charge in the second half of Saturday night’s game against Wyoming. Fales finished with 482 pass- “You build up a body of work dur- ing yards, 5 passing touchdowns and a game-winning one-yard touchdown run with eight seconds left. Fales was awarded the Mountain ing that time,” Green said. “But if West Conference Offensive Player of the Week for the second time in the last three weeks according to SJSU Athletics. you’re taking care of an infant you

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TRANSPORTATION Without federal aid, Amtrak could leave rural areas behind

By Curtis Tate creation of Amtrak by Congress in the fewest passengers and lose the McClatchy Tribune 1970. most money — money that could Passenger trains have been stop- be spent elsewhere, such as Am- WASHINGTON — They’re among ping in Hutchinson, Kan., since the trak’s heavily traveled Northeast the last holdovers from the golden early 1870s. But the agricultural Corridor. age of American train travel, but the center of 42,000 is in danger of los- In a May hearing, Rep. Jeff Den- changing relationship between the ing the one that still stops there every ham, a California Republican and federal government and the states day. chairman of the railroads subcom- could mean the end of the line for “The bottom line is when you mittee in the House of Representa- some of Amtrak’s long-distance have something, and you’ve had it tives, noted that Amtrak’s long-dis- routes. for so long and it’s served so many tance routes lost a combined $600 States have shown they’re willing people, you hate to lose it,” said million in 2012. to pay for popular Amtrak corridors Hutchinson City Manager John “We simply cannot afford to con- within their borders, but it’s less Deardoff. tinue these levels of subsidized losses than certain that they could assume To critics, Amtrak’s long-dis- year after year,” Denham said. Fred Blocher | MCT responsibility for more than a dozen tance trains don’t reflect the way Amtrak’s Southwest Chief, seen here pulling into Kansas City’s Union cross-country trains that date to the Americans travel today. They carry SEE TRAINS ON PAGE 6 Station Friday morning.

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Jason Reed | Special to Spartan Daily David Fales (10) escapes from the defensive rush and throws a touchdown pass to take the lead in the third quarter of Saturday night’s Homecoming game against Wyoming. Fales rakes in awards following career-night against Wyoming Jimmy Durkin mance Awards (CFPA), an or- top quarterback. That annual already set a conference re- McClatchey Tribune ganization that uses a statis- award is partially based on cord by throwing for 300-plus Freshman Defender tical formula to hand out its fan voting, and he’s currently yards in five straight games. A David Fales’ career night in awards. The CFPA also named 22nd in the voting. pair of Brigham Young quar- 6’0”, 175 lbs Season Stats San Jose State’s 51-44 win over Fales the National Quarter- Finally, Fales is in the run- terbacks -- John Beck (2006) Hednesford, England 8 shots Wyoming was recognized on back Performer of the week. ning for the Capital One Cup and Max Hall (2008-09) -- Monday with several awards. For the second time in Impact Performance of the held the previous record of Fales was named the Na- as many outings, Fales was Week, with voting for that four straight. Photo Illustration by Carolyn Seng | Spartan Daily tional Performer of the Week named the Mountain West award ongoing on ESPN.com. Fales now has 6,618 career Photography by Basil Sar | Spartan Daily by Perfor- Conference’s Offensive Play- Fales threw for a career- passing yards and 50 touch- er of the Week. He remains high 482 yards and five downs. He’s 930 yards away the only Spartan to earn such touchdowns. It was his 1-yard from ’ career honors from the conference. quarterback sneak for a score passing yards record of 7,548 Fales was selected as one -- the first rushing touchdown and nine touchdowns from of eight Manning Award of his career -- that was the Steve Clarkson’s mark of 59. Stars of the Week for the difference with eight seconds Three of Fales’ passing tar- second straight game. Vot- left in the Spartans’ comeback gets were also honored by CFPA. 4 ing throughout the week will win over Wyoming. Chandler Jones (four catches, Winter determine which of the eight It was Fales’ second straight 129 yards, three touchdowns) 1 wins the award. 400-yard passing game and and Tyler Winston (nine catch- The product of Palma third of the season. Over his es, 171 yards, touchdown) were High-Salinas also earned hon- past two games, Fales has com- named honorable mention Session orable mention Quarterback pleted 55 of 72 passes (76.4 per- Wide Receiver Performers of

20 of the Week honors from the cent) for 913 yards, eight touch- the Week and Billy Freeman Davey O’Brien Award, which downs and one . (six catches, 119 yards) was an hands out an award at the end In SJSU’s first season in honorable mention Tight End Lighten Your Spring of the season for the nation’s the Mountain West, Fales has Performer of the Week. Course Load Follow us on Instagram! @SpartanDaily

www.sjsu.edu/winter Advance Registration begins Wednesday, October 30 Wednesday, October 30, 2013 A & E Spartan Daily | 3 PROFILE Butterfield was the actor Hollywood was waiting for to make ‘Ender’s Game’ By Roger Moore “He’s the most complex char- McClatchy Tribune acter I’ve played, because he’s pure, but there’s so much going ORLANDO, Fla. — Asa Butterfield on internally,” Butterfield says. is “a massive science fiction fan,” he “He’s pure at the beginning and says. Which is a good thing, considering someone I’d call kind of broken Martin Scorsese plucked him from at the end of the film. relative obscurity to take the title role in “For me, because the char- the fanciful “Hugo,” which turned into acter has such great instincts, a decent-sized hit a couple of Christmases such great understanding of ago. himself and others around him, But Butterfield’s love of the genre re- he has kind of reached this stage ally paid dividends as he landed the second of development that no one else title role of his young career. He is Ender has.” Wiggin, the hero in the film of Orson Scott Precocious, in other words. Card’s popular young adult sci-fi series that Much like Butterfield himself. begins with “Ender’s Game.” The London (Islington) native has been acting since age 7, and got his first big break in the He’s the most cinema by landing the role of complex character a naive son of a Nazi concen- tration camp commander who I’ve played, befriends a Jewish boy his age in “The Boy in the Striped Paja- because he’s pure, mas.” Richard Foreman | MCT “Ender’s Game” is a nearly Moises Arias, from left, Hailee Steinfeld and Asa Butterfield star in “Ender’s Game.” but there’s so much 20-year-old novel, and director Gavin Hood wonders if a big reason that sci- sley co-stars with him again in “Ender’s terrific performance.” Will the box of- going on internally.nally. fi crazy Hollywood hasn’t made a film of it Game,” along with Harrison Ford and Viola fice be good enough to warrant taking on before now was waiting on that “perfect” ac- Davis. So even though Butterfield sees few the sequels, beginning with “Speaker for tor for the part. parallels between his acting career — begun the Dead”? Butterfield has learned to be Asa Butterfield Ender is “highly intelligent and deeply in childhood — and Ender’s being groomed cagey. He is not signed up to do sequels, “not ‘Ender’s Game’ actor empathetic, but he also has within him for military life, there is one. yet.” the capacity to be frighteningly aggressive “People mature at different ages,” But- But he’s game, should the need arise. And On an Earth that has survived one when pushed into a corner,” Hood (“X-Men terfield says. “Ender is very advanced, for unlike Ender Wiggin, he’s not had second interstellar invasion, Ender is identified Origins: Wolverine”) says. “This tension his years. I don’t think that is any reason, thoughts about the career he chose quite as a potential Caesar or Napoleon, a child- between his capacity for great compassion however, for him to be called on to do the young. Working with Scorsese and Hood general with the reflexes, cognitive and his equal but opposite capacity for ag- things he is has thrust upon him. There’s settled that for him. skills and tactical instincts to be a great gression required that we cast an actor with a big difference between being more “As of now, acting is all I ever want warrior and potential leader of other great emotional range. Asa Butterfield has mature than your peers and being asked to do,” he says. “I might have a change of young warriors into combat. “Ender’s that range.” to do things which no one your age should heart. But meeting the people I have been Game” is about this video game trained At 16, the thin, pale Butterfield has be asked to do.” able to meet, having the experiences I’ve killer growing up during his training and had to hold his own opposite the likes of The film has opened in his native Brit- been lucky enough to have, flying in the baptism of fire, and the empathy, compas- Vera Farmiga and David Thewlis (“Striped ain, where reviews have been mixed. To- air 40 foot above the ground with Cirque sion and guilt that develop as he trains to Pajamas”), Emma Thompson (“Nanny tal Film says it “hums along on its own du Soleil trainers for this movie, all the do what Earth needs him to do for human- McPhee and the Big Bang”) and Sacha Baron gravitational pull, driven by funky combat other wonderful experiences I’ve had on ity’s survival. Cohen and Sir Ben Kingsley (“Hugo”). King- in the zero-gravity room and Butterfield’s sets, this does look like the life for me.” JumpJump StartStart YourYour Future.Future. San Jose State University Students, Faculty & Staff Are All Eligible To Join! Show us your SJSU Student I.D. at our City Centre Branch and RECEIVE A FREE GIFT!*

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…It’s About Building Relationships For Life 4 | Spartan Daily NEWS Wednesday, October 30, 2013 CHILDHOOD LEARNING YMCA preschools fill a need by trying to close education gap By Renee Schoof be a little pumpkin seed in a song about ago. This year, with a $1 million grant McClatchy Tribune growing. from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, it’s “She’s the only one I have and I stay expanded to 30 nationwide, includ- FEDERALSBURG, Md. — Re- home with her, so this is great for her ing YMCAs in the Florida Suncoast, search is in on the importance of early to get the socialization with other chil- Washington state’s Grays Harbor and childhood education, but it remains dren,” said Kayleigh’s mother, Becca Kansas City, Mo. In some places, school out of reach for many. Good preschool Williamson. districts helped the Y’s find neighbor- isn’t cheap. Federally supported Head She and other participants said hoods where children needed the extra Start has waiting lists. they also liked picking up tips on support. So people such as Sally Cicotte and songs, finger games and other activi- Barb Roth, national director for YMCAs in low-income communi- ties at the 13 “interest centers” in what youth and family programs for the Renee Schoof | MCT ties across the country are doing what the YMCA calls its Early Learning YMCA USA, said her organization Sally Cicotte leads circle time at a YMCA early learning readiness pro- they can, with the collaboration of the Readiness Program for Informal Fam- decided to reach out to children who gram in Federalsburg, Md., on Oct. 10. Thirty YMCAs nationwide are mothers, fathers, grandparents, aunts, ily, Friend and Neighbor Caregivers. didn’t go to preschool, and it chose a helping parents and others who take care of children during the day uncles and neighbors who take care of The centers include some suggestions program modeled on one developed in teach some of the skills they’ll need in kindergarten. babies and preschoolers all day. for adults about how to engage chil- Hawaii that encouraged the caregivers In a spare room at the library in dren with stories, puzzles, Play-Doh, to teach. It’s had good results, she said. she posted about it on Facebook. The dren in low-income neighborhoods the small rural town of Federalsburg, counting objects and other things that “We’re intentionally starting very twice-weekly classes are offered free of weren’t getting the help they needed. Cicotte sat smiling before a small circle are easy to do at home. early because we believe it’s more cost- charge. “I don’t know it gets quite as high up of 2- to 4-year-olds and their moth- The goal is to help the children de- effective than remediation when a “I think there’s a high need for it, the ladder as getting rid of the achieve- ers and other caregivers. Laminated velop the skills they’ll need for a good child has been behind for years,” she and I wish we could get more people to ment gap, but it has so many other cards with pictures and words served start at school — knowing their letters said. attend,” she said, even though on a re- good ones, it’s really positive,” Perry as prompts for questions: and numbers — but also some ease A former day care provider and cent day a class of 16 children — all be- said. What’s the weather today? with how to sit in a group, answer ques- avid volunteer in her children’s low the age of 5 — kept her enormously Daniel Domenech, the executive The name of the month? tions and use their imagination. The schools, Cicotte, who leads the pro- busy. director of the School Superintendents The color of the week? adults sit with the children and talk to gram in eastern Maryland, works hard Helen Blank, the director of child Association, told a briefing in Wash- “Pink again!” declared Kayleigh them as they play together. to get the word out. She handed out care and early education at the Na- ington recently that studies showed Williamson, nearly 3, who minutes YMCA of the USA started a few of fliers at a Wal-Mart health fair and at tional Women’s Law Center, said the that the achievement gap “begins be- later quickly crouched down, eager to the programs in a test run two years churches and public school events, and YMCA’s approach “makes a lot of fore a child gets to school, and it’s very sense, because so many caregivers at much based on poverty.” home with infants and children are Last year, 22 percent of U.S. chil- not getting the kind of support they dren lived in poverty. A recent report need.” And, she added, “We know the by the Southern Education Founda- first five years are critical.” tion, an education advocacy group, “As long as we have waiting lists showed that low-income children are both for child care and pre-kindergar- now a majority in public schools in ten, it’s important to develop innova- some Western states and in most of the tive ways of reaching those children,” South, representing a large increase she said. over the past decade. “Our support for children from Meanwhile, state support for birth to age 5 is generally one big gap- pre-kindergarten programs has de- ing hole.” clined. The most recent figures show Kris Perry, the executive director of that state funding for the programs the First Five Years Fund, a group that decreased by $548,000 in 2011-12 advocates for high-quality early child- across the 40 states that offer public hood education for disadvantaged preschool, according to a report by the Information provided by MCT children, said the program was an- National Institute for Early Education The United States map above displays the different YMCAs with Early Learning Readiness programs. other example of recognition that chil- Research.

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logical music fans, it really doesn’t matter. For years there have been tal- Americans fail ented teams of songwriters, pro- ducers and technicians that create the amazing songs coming out of to exercise social the mouths of pop stars. Motown was one of the earlier forms of this powerhouse style of creating mu- sic. Songwriting teams that include responsibility the Holland brothers and Lamont Dozier wrote the hits that the With American privi- gued Koch has done, was still Funk Brothers recorded and made leges and our Constitu- an example of exercising so- groups such as The Supremes, Four tional right to the pursuit cial responsibility. Tops and Marvin Gaye famous. of happiness comes a level Koch used this case to Could knowing that these peo- of social responsibility raise awareness on an issue Musicians who ple with less talent are becoming fa- that some Americans take and I applaud him for utiliz- mous for the music they composed for granted. ing his privileges to do so. have an emotional effect on the As a journalist, my First Some Americans take music composers? Amendment right to free- their rights for granted com- fake the emotion Some would argue that song- dom of speech and freedom pletely, while others in coun- Follow Jamie When Notorious B.I.G and fans would hear the writers do not go fully unnoticed. of the press is essential to Ramirez on Twitter tries across the globe are risk- died in 1997, it devastated emotion in every line. Fortunately, producers, songwrit- my future career and who I @jlreports ing their lives for the same the music industry. The The song made millions ers and studio musicians all have am as a person and a writer. rights. hip hop world was sud- and put P. Diddy back in their own awards category at the Without the In Tunisia, a street denly at an emotional low the front lines of the in- Grammys and other award shows, ability to write People aare vendor named Mo- and had his friend, men- dustry. Funny thing is, but sitting in a dark studio is not about issues that hamed Bouazizi set tor, manager, producer, he didn’t write one part the same as being on stage in the matter, question risking their himself on fire in front label owner (did I name of that song. limelight. our government of a local municipal of- enough?), P. Diddy feel- The chorus is a sam- Not every pop star is a fake, or shed light on lives overseas fice to gain media at- ing the deepest depths of ple off of The Police’s though. Through the thick jungle events that affect tention for the corrupt sadness. Follow Andrew on 1983 single “Every of auto-tune dance machines, there us, I don’t have a simply for regime in his country. To deal with the griev- Twitter Breath You Take,” and are some pop stars who are the real reason to write at Some say his actions ing, P. Diddy (Puff Daddy @andrewforgy an unknown rapper by deal. They have the ability to sing, all. the chance are part of what helped at the time) released a the name of Todd Gaith- dance, play and write their own With the power to speak in spark the revolt against er wrote the verses. Shocked? Well, music. Bruno Mars stepped into the to write about what President Zine El Abi- ... I am goingg to artists faking their music is noth- music industry by first becoming I want comes a so- public ... a dine Ben Ali in Decem- ing new. a songwriter for Justin Bieber, Lil cial responsibility, ber 2010. dive into int some As a fair warning, I am going to Wayne, Matisyahu and Travie Mc- an obligation as daily privilege A young Egyptian dive into some musicians and artists Coy, among others. an individual, to woman named Asmaa musicians and who do not write their own music, Pop stars such as Ne-Yo and ensure society as we have in the Mahfouz made a video so if you are emotionally attached to Cee Lo Green have made a signifi- a whole benefits blog urging the men artists who do most of today’s pop stars because of cant name for themselves with a from what I do. United States. in her country to come their “heartfelt lyrics” and how you pen and paper through the years. “With great power comes great re- forward and protest with her to stand not write their and the artist have a personal con- Pop/country star Taylor Swift sponsibility,” is a Voltaire quote that up against a corrupt government and nection because you go through the may perform songs that all have was included in President Franklin police force. own music, same crap, stop reading. the same simple and cheesy con- D. Roosevelt’s undelivered Jefferson The last time she tried to protest, so if you are From the King of Rock and Roll, tent, but hey, they are catchy as Day speech. Mahfouz said in her video that the only Elvis, to the twerk queen Miley hell and she, for the most part, He died three days before he was people to appear were three men and emotionally Cyrus, pop stars have been singing writes all her own material. Even able to deliver the speech, scheduled that other citizens should be ashamed songs written by others for decades. the multi-talented Justin Timber- for April 14, 1945, according to the for not coming. attached to Rihanna, Ke$ha, Justin Bieber, Ja- lake has written or co-written his University System of Georgia. People are risking their lives over- son Aldean and even Beyoncé are latest, and for me, best material And yes, the same phrase was used seas simply for the chance to speak in most of today’s on the long list of today’s pop stars he has released. in Marvel comics’ Spider-Man. public about their concerns, a daily who do not fully write their own To some, it is no secret that the But as the president and Voltaire privilege we have in the United States. pop stars ... material. But does it really matter? pop world is shallow and fake, and both knew, the power I have to write The First Amendment also allows To some yes. For those of you that most stars could not compose about whatever I wish comes with a us to assemble in a public place with- stop reading who are a part of the front row fans a song if it hit them in the face great social responsibility to report out consequence and our Constitution heartfelt track with Faith Evans, screaming and crying, claiming (*cough* Rihanna), but does it re- accurately, be consistent and truthful, grants us the ability to vote for our rep- “I’ll Be Missing You.” With a power- you know everything about your ally matter? and exercise my right to the full extent resentatives. ful and familiar chorus holding the pop idols through their music; you Andrew Forgy is a Spartan Daily it was intended, which is to inform. Egyptians are calling out to others song together, the verses covered might be devastated to find out staff writer. “Volume is a Virture” In the case of Gerald “Jerry” Koch, online where the cloak of anonymity many of the great memories the that not every Justin Bieber song is usually appears every first and third who was summoned by a grand jury may save them from death and conse- two New York rappers had together written by him. But for those other Wednesday of the month. to testify on a crime he had no in- quence. volvement with, he exercised his But just as these people plea for Fifth Amendment right to protect privileges, some Americans abuse their his First Amendment right, ironi- rights. cally, to not speak at all. The Westboro Baptist Church, The purpose of a grand jury is to most known for protesting and picket- subpoena a person to interview and ing at military funerals, takes its First question about a crime to decide Amendment rights to a new level of whether or not to further an investiga- extreme. tion, without the ability of the inter- More recently, the church attempt- viewee to exercise amendment rights. ed to organize a protest at the funer- In Koch’s case, he was subpoenaed als of the children who died from the to answer questions about a case that shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary in could criminally convict people with- December because the group members in his inner circle of friends and fam- say God is punishing Americans for ac- ily, so Koch chose not to speak. cepting gays. He was sent to jail for contempt Some of their signs at military and now Koch may stay in jail for up funerals have read, “No peace for the to 18 months for his silence. wicked,” “Soldiers die for fag marriag- As a journalist, if I wrote a story es” and “Fags doom nations.” containing sensitive material and As painful as it is to read these signs used an anonymous source, I could be and wonder how anyone could be ca- sent to jail as well if I was subpoenaed pable of such hateful actions, they have and chose to not speak to prevent re- every right to exercise these freedoms. vealing the source. However, what they’re doing is not It’s responsible journalism to pro- only incredibly disrespectful, but be- tect a source, just as Koch was using yond that, socially irresponsible. his amendment right to protect his With great freedoms, privileges, family and friends. rights and powers come great respon- Submit letters to the editor to: Even if he wasn’t protecting sibility. Choose to exercise your rights friends or family at all, choosing with just that and a dose of respect. not to speak to gain media attention Jamie Ramirez is a Spartan Daily [email protected] about his activism, as some have ar- staff writer. SPARTAN DAILY STAFF Fall 2013 EDITORIAL ADVISERS ADVERTISING LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

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FROM PAGE 1 “Bigger is better, but we should not complain other, have lunch together and hang out with because we are grateful for what Student In- each other. volvement has given us,” Pike said. Othman said he thinks the prayer space is a Richard Kelley, director of Student Involve- little small, but usually when there are a lot of ment, said they were aware that the MOSAIC students coming in at the same time, they go Center was going to be displaced in May, so next door to the meeting room to pray. they set up a prayer space ahead of time in Clark “If many of us want to pray and we don’t Hall. have enough space, we usually let the sisters go “Since Modular A wasn’t big enough for in and us guys would pray after them or next MOSAIC students to have an area to pray, we door,” Othman said. took out some chairs and provided them with a According to Othman, Clark Hall has a few cubicle to do their prayers,” Kelley said. meeting rooms next to Student Involvement in According to Kelley, the Muslim Student As- room 140. sociation is a majority of the students who use Salamanca said students found it more dif- the prayer space. ficult to access the MOSAIC Center because they “On average we get about 25-30 students a are not in the center of campus. day that come into the Student Involvement “MOSAIC’s previous location was a central, prayer space,” Kelley said. high-traffic area of campus,” he said. “We would Kelley said the MOSAIC students who have many people who come to the center inten- come into Clark Hall are respectful and make tionally.” the environment livelier. Kelley also said Rowan Pike, a senior political science major, they have never had a problem with MOSAIC Nirmal Patel | Spartan Daily said he was disappointed to hear that the prayer students utilizing Clark Hall as their prayer Chafik Ziadeh, junior international business major (left) and Mustafa Omran, junior civil room was moved. space. engineering major, pray in a cubicle temporarily provided by Student Involvement in “Once we found out about the displacement, Kelley said MOSAIC students coming into Clark Hall. Prayer space originally provided by MOSAIC in the Student Union has been we quickly found an area inside of Clark Hall,” Clark Hall and using the praying space helps relocated because of construction. Pike said. everyone at Student Involvement learn new According to Pike, the MOSAIC Center in things about prayer and rules of other diverse said he enjoys working as the assistant director sion to be done, that way all of us can be togeth- the Student Union was about three to four times groups on campus. at the MOSAIC center. er again,” Salamanca said. bigger than it is in Clark Hall. Aside from the displacement, Salamanca “I can’t wait for the Student Union expan- Nirmal Patel is a Spartan Daily staff writer.

around” and split up her usual tasks to accom- Perry said he believes a 30-day paid leave is modate her absence. insufficient. Parents: University supports Noam Perry, a justice studies professor, said “I know 30 days of paid leave exceeds what he didn’t take leave when he and his spouse most parents in the U.S. are entitled for, and adopted their 11-week-old son earlier this se- I guess it’s good in that sense,” he said. “How- parents-to-be with paid leave mester. ever, it’s a joke compared to what most other “I literally got the phone call from the adop- countries offer their citizens.” FROM PAGE 1 “The college has given us a lot of resources,” tion agency while I was in the faculty meeting He said aside from international compari- might not be able to do that.” he said. “I have plenty of support — there’s just opening the semester and started teaching a sons, there are basic needs of the child that Faculty members are able to freeze their not someone in my office. Although, I was able couple of days later,” Perry said. “Taking a sur- should be considered. tenure clock for a year after a new addition to to hire more student assistants to help run the prise leave in the beginning of the semester “Physically, a month-old infant has to be their family and there is no limit to how many desk.” would have left my department scattering for fed every couple of hours, and every expert times they can do this, Green said. Green said there are many variables in how last minute Band-Aid solutions to cover for me agrees that breast-feeding is the best for the “If we didn’t allow that extra time their faculty members may choose to take their time and I didn’t think that was fair toward my col- baby’s health,” Perry said. “Mentally and emo- parental leave would count against them,” she off, so finding replacements is decided on a leagues or my students.” tionally, the baby is forming attachment to his said. “We don’t want that to happen.” case-by-case basis. Perry said he and his spouse decided to parents. It is frightening to consider the broad Yasser Dessouky, professor and chair of in- “It’s usually handled within the depart- work part-time so they could share parenting implications to public health of this system- dustrial and systems engineering, said he miss- ment,” she said. “We couldn’t set a single policy responsibilities equally. atic denial of basic needs in those formative es his administrator who is out on maternity and say this (is) how we replace someone when “If either one of us was working full-time, I weeks.” leave, but his office is “making the best out the they leave.” would have been compelled to take a leave,” he Leeta-Rose Ballester is a Spartan Daily staff situation.” Wong said her department “shifted said. writer.

Trains: Long-distance routes affected because of budget cuts

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