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Volume 145 • Issue 28 Wednesday, October 28, 2015

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THE BULLET, THE BALLOT AND THE BOYCOTT HOLE IN FUN Presentation addresses racial tensions in Israel

By Spartan Daily staff tinians and these European set- @SpartanDaily tlers,” El-Miaari said. Canadian born Sheen has lived In Sweeney Hall, most of the in Israel since 1999 where he seats in room 100 were fi lled to currently works as a reporter and see journalist and fi lmmaker editor for Haaretz, a daily news- David Sheen present “Th e Bul- paper in Israel. let, Ballot and the Boycott” last Th e 434-slide slideshow pre- Wednesday. sentation aimed to bring the ani- Abid El-Miaari, President of mosity between the people of Is- San Jose State University’s “Stu- rael to light. Th e audience asked dents for Justice in Palestine” questions about the relationships group said they hosted this in Israel and how they can help presentation in order to spread solve the problem. awareness of what is happening Th e SJP encourages other stu- in Israel. dents to join their group or other “A lot of times we have this Student Union groups. El-Miaari misconception in this country said the student group is working that what’s happening in Pales- to build solidarity among diff er- tine is a Jewish (versus) Muslim ent cultural organizations on fi ght where in reality this is a campus including Black Student political confl ict, if you will, in Union, MEChA and Student Ad- which you have European Zion- vocates for Higher Education. ists who came and colonized the “I feel connected. I’ve been land and now there’s tensions between the indigenous Pales- see ISRAEL on page 2

PAVING THE WAY City leaders, SJSU president

Dan Fenstermacher | Contributing Photographer seek to inspire MFA graduate Nathan Cox plays golf at the Mini Golf Massacre yesterday in the Industrial Studies courtyard. Students in a 3D Foundations class built the Hallow- een-themed structures using a mixture of found objects and materials provided students by their instructor which included wood and assorted pipes.

By Jordan Alexis to get where they are today. POST-SEASON BOUND @jaa951 Carrasco, the councilwoman of the fi ft h district, discussed how Th e road is diff erent for every- she would not be where she is to- SJSU women’s soccer one, but the end goal is the same. day without attending college. She Th is is the message that was shared said her parents emigrated from at San Jose State University’s Col- Mexico with very little formal ed- split homestand lege Day Family and Community ucation. Support from her parents Conference on Saturday. combined with Carrasco’s mentor Around 800 students ranging helped guide her to college. By Jovanni Arroyo-Camberos lot of players did and we didn’t start the day in sync from fi ft h to 12th grade attended “I today get to sit on the 18th @JovanniArroyo10 and I thought our attack was not very threatening in the event in the Student Union fl oor of city hall and do every- the fi rst half and we didn’t fi nish our chances,” head to learn about the importance of thing in my power to improve Th e San Jose State women’s soccer team split its coach Lauren Hanson said. preparing, attending and gradu- the quality of life for my resi- weekend conference matches with one win and one SJSU began the match dominating most of pos- ating from college. dence and the entire city of San loss when they hosted the UNLV and the University session, having several chances to score but failed to Th e conference was split into Jose,” Carrasco said. “Th is could of Nevada. capitalize on them. Senior midfi elder Darlene Ro- two sections with the fi rst being not have been possible had I not Th e Spartans lost their fi rst matchup against the driguez had a one on one chance at the beginning of a resources fair where other uni- gone onto college.” UNLV Rebels 1-0 in a tightly played game that was the game but was denied by Rebels goalkeeper, Jessie versities, community colleges, As more and more seats began mainly dominated in the middle of the fi eld. PLAYOFFS 5 fi nancial aid outlets and SJSU to fi ll around 9 a.m., families “I thought they came out fl at in the fi rst half, a see on page student aff airs were available to were able to hear stories from help families. some of the top professional Most of the conference was executives in the city. Th ough BONDING OVER BREAKFAST held inside SJSU’s Student Union Silicon Valley is a prosperous re- Ballroom where several speakers gion, students were shown that came up to discuss their person- even those who have become International House al experiences. highly successful in life started SJSU Interim President Susan from humble beginnings. Martin shared her journey to Th e executives panel consisted hosts pancake breakfast college which started on a farm of Jorge Escobar, Isaura S. Gaeta, back in Detroit, Michigan. Diana Albarran Chicas and Nhat “No one in my family had gone Phan who all spoke about their By Dakotah Zabroski dish known as taktouka, North Indian dish shahi to college before my brothers and upbringing along with what in- @DakotahZabroski paneer and Australian Anzac coconut biscuits. I went,” Martin said. “So I’m not spired them to go to college and “It’s about bringing awareness to the I-House and the smartest on the planet, but I get where they are today. Flags from around the world and a wait staff bringing people from diff erent cultures together, and learned to work very hard. And I “As a child I attended a sum- dressed in a plethora of diff erent cultural attire promoting a sense of unity and harmony in the San went to college… so don’t ever let mer program and there was a could be seen as hundreds of people from around Jose State culture,” event worker Tony Stritch said. anyone tell you you can’t do it.” one hour seminar on the school the world enjoyed a pancake breakfast hosted by Th e event took a lot of man hours, labor and Aft er Martin spoke, council- of engineering and that was my the International House last Sunday. months of planning to coordinate but the staff was members Raul Peralez, Magda- introduction to engineering,” Th e main portion of the meal was an American pleased with the turnout. lena Carrasco and Ash Kalra Albarran Chicas said. “I was breakfast which included chocolate chip pancakes, “We started work yesterday and we’ve been spoke about their backgrounds bacon and eggs. Breakfast dishes from around the see I-HOUSE on page 3 and the obstacles they overcame see GOALS on page 2 world were also served such as a Moroccan beef 2 NEWS Wednesday, October 28, 2015

ISRAEL in disbelief at these ideas. from page 1 Business management senior and Black Student Union President Drew Warmsley living (in Israel) for the last 15 years for said she felt confused, angry and sad aft er the most part and I do feel connected watching the presentation. there … It’s getting worse over time and “I know the things Jewish people have it’s really, really diffi cult and I may end up gone through in their times, so I was con- giving up,” Sheen said. “But as long as I’m fused as how you could take that and turn there, I’m going to fi ght for equality in the it when you were treated one way and you place that I live. I would do that whether hated it but now you’re treating other peo- I’m living in Canada or whether I’m living ple the same way,” Warmsley said. in Zimbabwe or whether I’m living in Ka- Sheen said dehumanizing and violent zakhstan.” acts still happen toward Palestinians. Sheen asked the audience if they would like Sheen said people don’t know about rac- a fi ve-minute break many times throughout ism in Israel because mainstream media the presentation, but the audience urged him has not adequately covered it. to continue his speech every time. But even though mainstream media has Andrew Cypert | Spartan Daily To put the current climate in context, not been covering these stories, presenta- Sheen told of how Jewish extremist Meir tions such as Sheen’s aim to raise aware- Journalist and fi lmmaker David Sheen adressed SJSU students in Swee- Kahane was compared to Nazis by a law- ness of the issues Palestinians face. ney Hall last Wednesday for his presentation, titled“The Bullet, the Ballot maker in the 1980s for his racist ideolo- Sheen said he was appreciative of the re- and the Boycott.” His presentation aimed to dispel misconceptions and gies. Sheen argued that today Kahane’s ception his message was met with. clarify Israel’s complex socio-political climate. views are more commonly shared. “It was a really long presentation, but al- Sheen said Arabs in Israel were not al- most everyone stayed all the way till the end lowed to go to some of the same public and that says something, and the responses GOALS pools, theme parks and businesses as Jew- I got at the end were an extended stand- from page 1 and all of them were fi rst generation col- ish people. Arab-owned businesses have ing ovation and people came aft erwards to lege students. also been publicly noted so Jewish people tell me how much they were moved by it,” fortunate enough to graduate from MIT “Th ere’s about like 20 percent Latino can avoid those businesses. Sheen said. “Clearly it was a powerful pre- with a degree in electrical engineering.” men in California that have an actual col- Multiple audience members shuddered sentation. People were thirsty for it.” Almost all of the panelists migrated lege degree, so I knew I wanted people to from other countries like Mexico, Ecua- have a diff erent opinion on Latinos,” En- dor and Vietnam. riquez said. Gaeta and Albarran Chicas in particu- Once the panels concluded, students lar not only overcame personal obstacles, were able to attend success labs and work- FOLLOW US ON but also had to overcome cultural obsta- shops on how to apply for universities and cles as women in electrical engineering. how to begin exploring tools to help them TWITTER Women only account for a little under with a career path. 20 percent of engineering students ac- Th e school will be hosting another Col- cording to asee.org, and Gaeta said that lege Day event on Nov. 24 with more of @SPARTANDAILY number was even lower when she attend- the same panels and workshops available ed Stanford University. for families interested in learning about To fi nish the session of panels, several multiple college resources available to parents of college students and students them and their kids. themselves including SJSU’s alumni Rob- Food experts say WHO ert Enriquez and Lupita Barragan spoke about the importance of college. Jordan Alexis is a report on cancer and Th ere were fi ve students on the panel Spartan Daily staff writer. meat is spot on UPCOMING EVENTS

By Lisa M. Krieger Th e recommended portion size for those Tribune News Service who choose to eat red meat is 18 ounces October 30 @LisaMKriger a week. Imagine six slabs of tri-tip, each about the size of your palm. Or four quar- Pre-Halloween: ATB + Tommy Trash Th e World Health Organization's gloomy ter-pound Big Macs. It's hardly depriva- City National Civic new report saying that bacon, hot dogs, tion, the cancer groups point out. sausage and other processed meat causes Th e groups also recommend preparing colorectal cancer was called a bunch of balo- meat by baking or broiling it, rather than fry- October 30 ney by the meat industry. But dietitians and ing or charbroiling, to reduce the formation of cancer experts had nothing but praise for it. carcinogens during the cooking process. In the most comprehensive pronounce- At the famed Niman Ranch in Bolinas, Jack Yo Lantern ment yet on the relation between our mod- whose pastures are dotted with 170 organic SJSU Event Center ern meat-eating lifestyles and cancer, the grass-fed Black Angus cattle, Nicolette Hahn WHO's International Agency for Research Niman will continue to feed her family small on Cancer in Lyon, France, analyzed de- daily servings of homegrown beef. In addi- November 11 cades of research and for the fi rst time put tion to ranch work, she also bikes, runs, processed meat in the same danger cat- swims and eats large amounts of fruits and Nitro Circus Live egory as smoking or breathing in asbestos. vegetables from Niman's own garden. SAP Center Th e report, released Monday, doesn't Criticizing the study, Niman said "corre- mean that woofi ng down an Oscar Mayer lation is not causation." wiener is as bad as smoking a pack of Marl- Niman, an attorney and author of the November 13-15 boros — only that there's a confi rmed link 2014 book "Defending Beef," noted that to cancer. And even then, the risk is small. people who eat large amounts of processed Garth Brooks World Tour Overall, the lifetime risk of developing meats also tend to be overweight, inactive SAP Center colorectal cancer in the U.S. is about 1 in and have other cancer-causing risks. 20, or 5 percent, according to the American In contrast, Niman said, moderate meat- Cancer Society. And by WHO's calcula- eating cultures, such as the Masai of east- November 21 tions, having a cold-cut sandwich every day ern Africa, rarely get cancer. would only raise that to around 6 percent. Th e problem, she said, may be what is in Heroes and Villains Fan Fest Th e researchers said all other red meat is most meats. "Th e U.S. is routinely using San Jose Convention Center "probably carcinogenic." additives," she said. "Th at doesn't mean WHO defi ned processed meat as any- that meat itself is unhealthy." thing transformed to improve its fl avor Similarly, butcher Mark Bubert, of Los NovemberN 25 & 27 or preserve it, including sausages, beef Altos, blames "low grade stuff ." His store, jerky and anything smoked. Th ey defi ned Dittmer's, which sells more than three GGive Thanks Festival red meat to include beef, veal, pork, lamb, dozen kinds of sausage from recipes his City National Civic mutton, horse and goat. family brought from Germany, uses only While triggering angst in cafeterias all natural meats — no hormones, antibiotics over the world, the report is consistent or growth inhibitors — from a small fam- November 27-29 with what the American Cancer Society, ily farm in Orland. the World Cancer Research Fund, the "Th ey're not slop-fed," he said. "Th ey're not 2015 San Jose Harvest Festival American Institute for Cancer Research from a huge factory farm in the Midwest." McEnery Convention Center and many dietitians have been recom- In Pittsburg, Ben Miyaki said he'll contin- mending for over a decade. ue to enjoy — in moderation — his samples Th e North American Meat Institute ar- from the "Bacon Of Th e Month Club." December 2 gued in a statement issued Monday that "I like the fl avor of bacon, especially hick- "cancer is a complex disease not caused ory and jalapeño — and the thick slices, Triple Ho Show 6.0 by single foods." And independent experts not the paper slices," Miyaki said. "I don't SAP Center stressed that the WHO fi ndings should be eat a lot — just once or twice a week — but kept in perspective. it's something I look forward to." "We're not saying never eat a hamburger," So red and processed meat — albeit in December 6 said Stanford dietitian Raymond Palko, smaller portions — will continue to in- who advises patients treated at the Stanford spire him, as well as devotees of Chicago's The Weeknd Cancer Center. "Just reduce the amount of Bacon Fest, Minnesota's Spam Museum SAP Center red or processed meat — and replace it with and pepperoni pizzas all over the world. brightly colored fruits and vegetables." “Th is is a watershed moment — I’m glad Palko has been telling his cancer patients the World Health Organization is adopting December 13 for years: Save ham, bacon and sausage for and bringing it forward,” Stanford’s Palko special occasions. Don't eat more than six said. “But the dose makes the poison.” Alejandro Fernandez small servings of red meat a week. SAP Center Most dietitians and cancer organizations favor fi sh, poultry or beans over processed Lisa M. Krieger writes for the and red meat. San Jose Mercury News. Infographic by Raymond Ibale Wednesday, October 28, 2015 A&E 3 Blood runs through the theater department SJSU student theater group hosts interactive murder mystery play that has people guessing By Andrew Cypert dents’ heads were spinning, but they man- close,” said theater senior Megan Johansen. they were. @audaciousgreen aged to fi gure it out aft er a while. One of the highlights of the play was that Th ere will be another “immersive the- According to Doyle, each student actor people could be talking to cast members ater” play like this one in November. Blackouts and blood-curdling screams fre- that auditioned for the play got a part and and, without warning, the lights would “Our very next show ‘Th e Circle’ is going quented the Hal Todd Studio Th eatre during they were only given a few character traits shut off , making the theater completely to be an immersive theater experience. It’ll SPOTLITE Stage Company’s production of so they could “improv” their lines. dark. Th e lights would then fl icker and perform throughout the entire Hugh Gil- “Th e Curse of Macbeth: A Murder Mystery “My character was ‘gossipy and liked to turn back on. lis Hall and the audience will be lead from Extravaganza!” on Sunday night. antagonize.’ No matter how fun it was to Th is signalled that someone had been room to room,” Doyle said. Th e interactive play allowed the audience play, it was defi nitely not how I normally killed. People panicked and as the lights It’s safe to say that the audience and the to not only watch the performance but also act. However, that’s the best part of acting, turned on, the cast members and audience cast enjoyed the experience and it is great be a part of the action. It was like the game you get to bring out these traits that you scrambled to fi gure out who had died. to bring friends and family to. of “Clue:” someone died and the audience never would otherwise,” communications “My favorite part was not knowing who “Overall this performance was a lot of had to fi gure out who the killer was. senior Kimberly Piet said. was going to die next and how, also trying fun to be a part of. I came to this event on “SPOTLITE did a commedia dell’arte Instead of sitting in a row of chairs and to fi gure out who the killer was,” said ac- as a date night with my husband Erik and themed murder mystery about three years watching the play, the audience could walk counting junior Paul Nyoike. we both agreed that we would love to do ago. Each of the SPOTLITE board mem- around and talk to the cast members. Each Th ere were many times when people this again,” Johansen said. bers produce a show every semester and cast member had his or her enemies and were sure one cast member was the killer, And for some people, the food was the so I wanted this to be my project,” said art friends. Snide remarks could be heard by voic- but then that suspect would be laying on main attraction. history graduate and Artistic Director of es just loud enough for everyone to hear—on the fl oor when the lights came back on af- “I would be open to going to similar SPOTLITE Lauren Doyle. purpose, of course, to start confl ict. ter a blackout. shows in the future, especially if the have a Th e cast of over 25 people played the “I loved that I was able to see the actors’ Except for three people, nobody knew buff et like the one here,” Nyoike said. roles people in a play production. Th ere facial expressions and emotions. Most of who the killer was. Th e audience eventu- were actors, production crew members, the time, I watch plays from a distance, and ally found out there were actually two kill- Andrew Cypert is a Spartan Daily and founding members of the fake stage I don’t get to see the actors’ eyes or face up ers. Th e two killers and Doyle knew who staff writer. company. It was a play within a play. Stu-

the inexperienced volunteer wait staff breakfast event. I-HOUSE got a feel for things they were anxious “You develop a kind of patience from page 3 to work and serve their guest. and understanding about how “What really made me happy people live in diff erent parts of “We started work yester- was that aft er the fi rst half of the the world, it’s super cool,” said day and we’ve been cooking for event people kept coming to me alumna Pri Sauma. like 16 hours and we got up early and asking for work and asking “I think it’s very important, be- and set everything up …. it’s a to help,” said event co-coordina- ing international myself, I do like lot of work, but it’s also very re- tor Fon Sirichon Boonprakob. to share my culture with other warding for us, to see it all come San Jose State a cappella group people with other people, culture together. It’s energetic and it’s Pitch Please made an appearance exchange is one of the best parts awesome to see everything come and sang “Take on Me” by A-Ha, of the international house,” said together and run smoothly,” “Hooked on a Feeling” by Blue soft ware engineering freshman Stritch said. Swede and “Isn’t She Lovely” by Tim Roesner. Th e staff was delighted to see Stevie Wonder. Th e International House hosts the event turn out nicely and see The group enjoyed their time the breakfast yearly and is open the happy guests. at the International House and to all SJSU students. “We did so much set up and it’s couldn’t ignore the aroma of “It’s the biggest event for the I- like we set up riverbed and today the breakfast. House and it’s been going on for 20 Dakotah Zabroski | Spartan Daily the river ran through it. People en- “I had fun, it smelled really years, it has a lot of historical sig- joyed the food, decorations and at- The Leaning Tower of Pisa is one of many cutouts of good, that’s defi nitely a fact,” mu- nifi cance,” Bogart said. “Th is one mosphere, it made me very happy,” historical structures across the world displayed at the sic director Cody Scott said. event is the essence of this house.” said co-event coordinator and pub- breakfast. Students both local and in- lic relations junior Alicia Bogart. ternational understand and Dakotah Zabroski is a Th e event began hectically but aft er see the significance behind the Spartan Daily staff writer. Classifieds Sudoku Puzzle Crossword Puzzle Local Ads

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pair of trousers and false advertisement of a satisfaction Petty lawsuits don’t belong guaranteed sign. Th e pants were mistakenly taken to another dry clean- ing shop and Pearson demanded over $1,000 as compen- in the American court system sation, according to the Financial Education Foundation. By the end of the case, D.C. court Judge Judith Bartnoff By Jovanni Arroyo-Camberos their energy drink. ruled in favor of the dry cleaners and Pearson walked @Jovanniarroyo10 According to NBC News, consumers who away with nothing. bought the product between Jan. 2, 2002 and According to the opinion of the court, “the Th e most ridiculous lawsuits to ever reach any court Oct. 3, 2012 were not required to provide appellant failed to establish either that the system happen to be in the U.S. and it’s nothing to be proof of purchase of the energy drink and Chungs’ ‘Satisfaction Guaranteed’ and proud of. were able to claim $10 in cash or $15 in ‘Same Day Service’ signs constituted Lawsuits are made up left and right and are made over Red Bull credit. false or misleading statements, or that the stupidest reasons. Americans need to stop, look, and In 1991, Michigan resident Richard they lost his pants.” listen to what the world is thinking of us. Overton sued Anheuser-Busch, makers of Lawsuits such as Pearson’s, Overton’s Last week, an aunt in Connecticut found out the verdict popular beers Budweiser and Bud Light, for and many more should not be considered in a lawsuit she made citing her nephew for $127,000 dol- false advertising. because of such outrageous demands. lars in medical expenses for a hug that went wrong. A commercial for one of the company’s products According to the Washington Post, Judge Lawrence According to CNN, Jennifer Connell broke her wrist depicted the beer’s magical ability to attract “beautiful Burman of the Arlington Immigration Court had an when her nephew jumped into her arms at his eighth woman and engage men in unrestricted merriment,” average of seven minutes per immigration case. Judge birthday party at his family’s home in Westport, Con- according to the complaint for damages report from the Burman hears 1,500 cases a year while federal judges necticut, causing her to fall. State of Michigan Judicial circuit court. decide just 440 cases a year. Overton sued the beer company for $10,000, claiming U.S. court systems need to fl ush out stupid cases and the beer did not bring beautiful women to him. In the focus on the much more serious and important ones that U.S. court systems need to case, Overton said that the commercial “allegedly caused require attention. flflush ush out ou stupid cases and focus emotional distress, mental injury and fi nancial loss.” According to the Los Angeles Times, 445,000 immigra- In 1997, a man named Robert Craft changed his name tion cases are currently pending and could spend four on the much more serious and to Jack Ass, as part of a movement to spread awareness years on the backlogs. important ones that require about drunk driving, according to Time magazine. Louis Ruffi no, a spokesman for the Justice Depart- “ Th ree years later MTV’s popular TV series “Jackass” ment’s Executive Offi ce for Immigration Review, said in attention.nntion.tion. debuted and “Mr. Ass” sued Viacom Inc. (owners of the LA Times that part of the solution to get more cases MTV and other media properties) for plagiarism and fi led is to hire more judges since many of them will be defamation. retiring soon. Connell’s attorneys said she fi led suit aft er her nephew’s Th e plaintiff fi led a claim for $10 million on the “We’re waiting for the tsunami to come,” said San parents’ insurance company off ered her $1 over the accident. grounds the TV series was damaging his “good name Francisco-based immigration Judge Dana Leigh Marks Th is incident is not the only time a lawsuit like this has and reputation.” in an LA Times article. happened in the U.S. ” Th e U.S. Financial Education Foundation estimates that Hiring more judges and dropping frivolous cases will Just last year, the energy drink company Red Bull more than 40 million lawsuits are fi led every year in the help solve the immigration problem. agreed to a settlement of $13 million for not promising its United States. consumers wings. Th e widely known advertisement run In 2005, Roy L. Pearson, Jr., an administrative law judge Jovanni Arroyo-Camberos is a by Red Bull promised its consumer wings if they drank in D.C., sued the owners of Custom Cleaning over a lost Spartan Daily staff writer.

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Dear Editor,

As a student here at SJSU I can agree with“ Th e myth of a 4–year university” that graduating in 4 years may be somewhat challenging. Although it can be an arduous journey to complete the requirements in 4 years, it is not an impossible one and I do LETTERS TOO not believe the school is to blame. A few of my close friends and I are planning to SPARTUNES THE EDITOR Spartan Daily staff picks: graduate in the 4 year plan. Th e underlying facts of the article provide bias on how the school is taking Songs to “set the mood” student’s money by making them pursue courses they don’t need, but students are the ones who decide what classes to take each semester. As a freshman I was lost academically my fi rst semester on campus because I didn’t Darby: “(I Can’t Help) Falling in Love With You” seek the help of my advisors to guide me through what classes actually counted. I decided to take some interesting UB40 classes, but they didn’t go towards my graduation credits. So I had to take two summer classes to catch up. Th e author blames the university for making students take more classes, but it solely depends on the students’ Raechel: “Gooey” initiative to fi nd out what must be done to graduate on time. Glass Animals Th e author argues that SJSU makes us take courses we will never use. Although the information may seem Jeremy: “Lotus Eater” irrelevant, these diff erent classes help students become well-rounded by providing them knowledge in multiple Mura Masa disciplines. Th ey also help spark new interest, which can infl uence students’ majors and minors. Raymond: “She Likes” It may not be easy to graduate on time, but for a university that provides the resources and is always advocating Pleasure P for student success, I do not believe it is correct to say “Universities... have classes designed to keep you in school Vasuki: “O Children” longer so more money can be extracted from your wallet.” Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds Deanna: “Exchange” Grecia Cuellar Bryson Tiller management information systems junior Marissa: “Red House” Jimi Hendrix Katie: “Lost” Chance the Rapper feat. Noname Gypsy Letters to the Editor may be placed in the letters to the editor box in the Rosa: “Neighbors Know My Name” Spartan Daily office in Dwight Bentel Hall, Room 209, sent by fax to (408) Trey Songz 924-3282, emailed to [email protected] or written to the Spartan Daily Opinion Editor, 1 Washington Square, San Jose, Ca, 95192-0149. Rain: “Mannish Boy” Muddy Waters Letters to the Editor must contain the author’s name, year and major. Only letters of 300 words or less will be considered for publication. SEND Letters may be edited for spelling and clarity by Spartan Daily editors prior A LETTER to publication. Published opinions and advertisements do not necessarily reflect the views of the Spartan Daily, the School of Journalism and Mass TO THE EDITOR Communication or SJSU. The Spartan Daily is a public forum. [email protected]

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By Kavin Mistry first half. Two quick shots by Moon and @kavinm95 junior Alek Dendall caught Cardinal goalie Drew Holland off guard, resulting Th e San Jose State men’s water polo in two goals for the Spartans. team hit the pool for their fi nal game of “We were able to play some solid defense the week against Stanford University on in the fi rst half before it all broke down in Sunday aft ernoon. the second,” Moon said. “Hopefully next Th e Spartans kept it close in the fi rst half, time we can try and sustain that for the but were plagued by turnovers in the second entire game.” and fell to the Cardinals 17-4. Th e comeback was to no avail as the Car- “Every game we play, especially since we dinal continued to force turnovers, scor- are so young, is a new learning experience,” ing three goals in the fi nal 90 seconds of said Spartans head coach Bruce Watson. the second quarter. “We got beat by Stanford, but we are getting Th is was the beginning of an 11-0 run by better and the more we play against good the Cardinal, which spanned 12 minutes | Spartan Daily teams, the better we will get.” from the fi nal two minutes of the second Kavin Mistry Th e team showed immediate signs of quarter until two minutes into the fourth. (Above): Spartans freshman 2-meter defender #10 Akos Balazs attempts growth in the fi rst quarter when they held “We are trying to run our plays, but they a shot though a tight window in the Spartans loss on Sunday. the Cardinal to three goals on fi ve shots have an idea of what we are trying to do so (Bottom Left): Spartans sophomore goalie #1 Matej Matijevic leaps to while being trailed by just two goals. they are pressing accordingly,” Moon said. make the save on a shot by a Cardinal defender #8 Bret Bonanni in the SJSU began turning the ball over in the “It is something we are working through, Spartans 17-4 loss. second quarter and with the speed of the but it is diffi cult.” Cardinal almost all of the Spartan turnovers Th e Spartans had their fair share of op- sions that the Cardinal made when they been closer. resulted in points. portunities at the off ensive end, but lack were on the attack, the Spartan off ense had “Our defense is improving. We are get- “They are a really good team. It can be of decision-making and failure to pepper to get off a desperation shot at the end of ting better and better each time out there,” tough to play at their level,” said junior the Cardinal goalie with shots led to many the shot clock. Balazs said. “We are making too many 2-meter defender John Moon. “I think turnovers. “We really need to work on our off ense. little mistakes which we need to work on we did ok, especially in the first couple SJSU was pressed by the Cardinal de- We scored like three or four goals; that’s at practice.” of quarters.” fense, which led to extra passes to try and not enough,” said Akos Balazs, freshman Th e Spartans look to bounce back on of- The Spartans pulled within two goals fi nd a shooting lane. 2-meter defender. “And water polo is pret- fense when they hit the road to face UC with only a couple minutes left in the Instead of making the same quick deci- ty hard when you are only able to score Berkeley on Nov. 1 at the Spieker Aquatics that many goals.” Complex in Berkeley. One bright spot for the Spartans was the Kavin Mistry is a improved look of their defense. Most of the Spartan Daily goals they gave up were in transition and staff writer. without those plays, the game could have

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PLAYOFFS FROM PAGE 1 Hoppius and senior defender Rachel Do- Clark, who ended the game with fi ve saves. cherty helped the Spartans dominate the “Th e game plan going in was to play hard game and helped them clinch a spot in the and we are obviously still trying to work to Mountain West conference tournament. search for our spot in the Mountain West “From here on out we need to stay positive Championship and today was just unfortu- and continue working and we need to have nate and we were unable to fi nish our op- a team eff ort because we all have the same portunities,” freshman defender Veronica goal,” Chung said. Chung said. San Jose State (9-7-2) (7-3 MW) are now SJSU fell behind in the fi rst half when third in the Mountain West Conference UNLV midfi elder Denali Murnan scored a standings and have only one game remain- goal from inside the box in the 41st minute ing in the season before the Spartans begin of the fi rst half. their conference tournament play. “Soccer is a game of breaks and they capi- Th e Spartans can clinch the second seed in talized on their chances and we didn’t when the conference with the help of a win and a it comes down to it,” senior defender Rachel New Mexico loss next weekend. Advance Docherty said. “I think our goal is the same thing every Th e Spartans outshot the Rebels 13–8 but game, it is to play well as a unit and as long as Registration could not fi nd the net as the game winded you work hard and play well we usually have down. that,” Docherty said. Begins Thursday, “We have to fi gure it out and start right and Th e Spartans’ next home game is Friday October 29 fi nish right and today we only played in the Oct. 30 and they will host Fresno State second half and that’s it and that’s the prob- at the Spartan Soccer Field at 2 p.m. Th e lem,” Hanson said. Mountain West tournament begins next Although the Spartans lost their fi rst game Tuesday on Nov. 3 of the weekend, they were able to bounce www.sjsu.edu/winter back with a 2-0 win over the Nevada Wolf- Jovanni Arroyo-camberos pack on Sunday. is a Spartan Daily Goals from sophomore forward Dorthe staff writer. 6 SPORTS Wednesday, October 28, 2015 Spartan Daily NBA Comingg off one of the greatest seasons in basketball his- tory, thehe WWarriors will attempt to defend their title with season preview the samee ccast of players they had in last on year’s squad. Th e DuDubsubsbs however will have to deal with a healthy OklahomaOklahomma City squad and a stronger San Antonio Spurs With the 2015-2016 NBA season now underway, there are new plot lines team whowhho acacquired Lamarcus Aldridge and David West unfolding as teams once again compete for the Larry O’Brien trophy. thistht is off season.seeasoaso Th e important thing to watch this season Members of the Daily staff picked who they think will win the title, repre- willwwill be, cann ththe Warriors continue their dominance on the sented by their chosen team’s logo, and what they think will be the most leagueleague and hhow they will they respond with a target on compelling story line represented by the player next to their pick. their back.. KavinK Mistry

Warriors PG Stephen Curry With only one year left on Kobe Bryant’s current contract, Doug Duran | Bay Area News Group the Lakers are expected to let go of the 11-time all-star as they continue their rebuilding phase. Bryant will make $25 million in his fi nal year and there is speculation he could play with another team for the fi rst time in his career. Jovanni Arroyo-Camberos

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Th e Chicago Bulls will make it to the NBA fi nals. With Coach Tom Th ibodeau gone and Fred Hoiberg in as the man leading the Bulls, the team from the windy city will surge to the top of the Eastern Conference and defeat Lebron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers on their way to their fi rst fi nals appearance since the Michael Jordan Era. Randy Vazquez

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Th under PG Russell Westbrook Wally Skalij | Los Angeles Times Infographic by Darby Brown-Kuhn Spartans down Fresno State 3-1

By Jordan Alexis did manage to take a 14-9 committed nine errors dur- @jaa951 lead but errors and some ing the set while SJSU only controversial calls from the had one. In their fi nal home game, referees led to a 15-15 tie. In “We cleaned up our com- the San Jose State University total, the set had 14 ties and 6 munication and just fought women’s volleyball team fi n- lead changes, making every throughout the whole game” ished on a high note with a point crucial. sophomore libero said. 3-1 victory over conference “Questionable plays are With a chance to close rival Fresno State. normal at every level of out the game in the fourth “Our girls were on the ball volleyball” said middle set, the Spartans once again today and I hope we con- blocker sophomore Nan- jumped out to a big lead tinue to keep growing” head dyala Gama. “A good chal- at 9-3. Fresno State felt the coach Jolene Shepardson lenge is knowing how to match was slipping away said. keep fi ghting, be aggres- and mounted a furious Th e game was somewhat of sive and focus on the game comeback to take a 17-13 a role reversal for the Spar- even when there’s those lead. tans, who got off to a hot questionable calls.” More disagreements with start last game versus UNLV Th e set ended up going the refs led to the second by winning the fi rst set be- into extra play aft er senior yellow card of the match for fore losing three straight. Tyanna Roy tied the game the SJSU coaching staff and Th e Spartans came into as 25-25 with a much- it appeared things were fall- the game looking to get their needed kill. Th e Spartans ing apart for the Spartans. record back over .500 aft er wound up winning the set However, much like the Wy- dropping to 11-11 with two on the ensuing play with oming game last week, the straight losses to Colorado an attack error by Fresno Spartans showed resilience State and UNLV. State’s Aleisha Coates. and refused to let the game Both teams started off Th e two teams then went go to a fi ft h and fi nal set. Jordan Alexis | Spartan Daily sluggish in the fi rst set un- into halft ime with the game With the game tied at 24 Spartan junior Julie Sam (20) sends off a serve in the fourth set of the able to take control of the still up for grabs. all, the Spartans closed the team’s 3–1 match victory at the Spartan Gym. set until an attack error by However, aft er making game with back to back Spartan redshirt freshman adjustments in the locker kills from sophomore Hana ence,” Shepardson said. Gama led the team in are getting ready to hit the Giulia Gavio gave Fresno a room, SJSU came out on fi re Tresnakova and Roy to win “We were taking big swings points and kills hitting .367 road for two straight games 23-20 lead that SJSU was un- in the third set. Th e team the match. in the end, I think they on her attacks while Yavian- versus New Mexico and able to overcome. built a 16-5 lead while hold- “Our girls just stayed were tipping because they liz had a team-best 26 digs. Air Force. Th e next set was similar ing Fresno State to a .079 at- tough, we were taking big were a little more fearful Th e Spartans fi nished 2-2 Jordan Alexis is a with neither team being able tack percentage compared to swings even in the end, I and we were a little more during their four-game Spartan Daily to pull away. Th e Spartans SJSU’s .409. Fresno State also think that was the diff er- tough and aggressive.” home stand and now they staff writer.