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When the sentencing for “Wong(Lau) served as a the SJSU hate crime was tutor and advisor for Upward announced last month, Bound, and as a bilingual it engendered a negative education counselor for the reaction on campus. TRIO program, where she Just before SJSU’s Black encountered and directly Student Union conducted addressed the challenges a rally in response to facing underrepresented the sentencing, Interim groups in higher education,” President Susan Martin sent Martin wrote in an email out an email addressing the sent out to students. “She reaction with a list of actions was selected by and will the university was going to report directly to President take in order to prevent more Papazian, and will serve on Quincy Bouldin | Spartan Daily racially motivated incidents the president’s cabinet.” Among others, San Jose State students stand in long lines from 12 p.m. to 8 p.m. during Ben and on campus. Among those When Wong(Lau) was Jerry’s Free Cone Day yesterday at San Carlos and Third St. actions was to appoint a appointed Tuesday morning, chief diversity officer to she said she was thrilled lead the Office of Diversity, because she thoroughly DENSEST GALAXY Equity and Inclusion. enjoyed her visit at SJSU Mary Papazian, incoming during her interview. SJSU president, appointed “It felt like such a great Dr. Kathleen Wong(Lau) as time to be at San Jose State Students studying galaxies SJSU’s first chief diversity University to do the kind of officer Tuesday morning. hard work necessary to make In June 2015, Mohammad change in a collaborative continue to strike gold Qayoumi, the former way,” Wong(Lau) said. By Nick Avila I just wanted to help solve the mystery president of SJSU, wrote in an “What I mean by that is that Staff writer behind them. It just turned out that I email sent to faculty, staff and I felt a collective sense of was able to find a type of object that students regarding SJSU’s urgency, willingness to have When Richard Vo and Michael said. “Once I was in that class though, wasn’t classified before.” 2015-2016 operating budget the hard conversations and Sandoval discovered the densest I just loved learning about what our While the findings have been praised that he set aside $1 million ask the hard questions that ultra-compact dwarf galaxies in 2014, universe was composed of and what in the science community, Sandoval in base funding to establish may challenge us, but in the the world of science took notice. else was going on in our universe that said there’s still much to learn about the Office of Diversity and end, will help our campus According to Science Daily, ultra- wasn’t on Earth.” UCDs. He said that, regarding Vo’s Inclusive Excellence. move forward on equity for compact dwarf galaxies, or UCDs, are Sandoval’s discovery was classified object (M59-UCD3), their main goal “Led by a chief diversity students, staff and faculty.” bright star clusters. as a hyper-compact cluster. Putting is to find a Hubble Space Telescope officer, this office will In Oklahoma, Wong(Lau) “It felt really cool to show the world things in perspective, Sandoval said, (HST) image of the object to “see if it also have an assessment launched a faculty training the spectacular finds that we both “if a dwarf galaxy,” which is already has an overweight supermassive black specialist, Title IX institute that focused on made,” Sandoval said, “so once we miniscule, “is like an apple core, then hole,” which would give more insight coordinator, administrative inclusive teaching and an started getting attention, we got our a hyper-compact cluster like M85- into how UCDs form. support and operating funds administrator training that 15 minutes of fame which was nice, HCC1 is about the size of the seeds of Sandoval said that many believe for diversity programming,” focused on management but that was just a bonus.” that apple core.” that tidal stripping is behind the Qayoumi wrote. and leadership for diversity Sandoval, who graduated with a ma- While Sandoval doesn’t have as UCDs. Tidal stripping, as described Wong(Lau) is currently the and innovation. jor in physics and minor in math and much time as he’d like to follow up on by Sandoval, is “basically extreme director of the Southwest According to Wong(Lau), astronomy, became involved in the his findings due to graduate school, tidal forces acting on a smaller object Center for Human Relations she took a nontraditional project after Vo started researching Romanowsky said that he has students which is near a bigger object.” Studies and the National path in her journey toward for the project himself. currently following in the footsteps of While Sandoval focuses on his Conference on Race higher education as she grew “It’s so great for them to have hit the Vo and Sandoval and some have made studies at the University of Tennessee and Ethnicity in Higher up in a working class family. jackpot,” Dr. Aaron Romanowsky discoveries of their own as well. in Knoxville, he said he hopes to Education (NCORE). “My experiences of being said to NBC Bay Area. “And not only However, for Sandoval, it just contribute as much as he can on the a woman of color working hitting the jackpot, but twice.” turned out to be some good fortune UCD that offered him so much acclaim. in collaboration with other Sandoval wasn’t the prototypical in finding the UCD, although he said “As long as it does not take away women helped highlight the student to find something like the he was researching to find something from my coursework and the research difficulties of pulling out our UCD either, due to it being his first along the lines of what he discovered. that I want to get involved in at threads of identity in this time ever studying the subject. “It was definitely something I made UTK, I am up for anything that Dr. work,” Wong(Lau) said. “I actually made my discovery, an effort to do,” Sandoval said. “I was Romanowsky wants me to do in the Wong(Lau) also mentioned which is named M85-HCC1, while I on a mission to find UCDs, whether UCD project,” Sandoval said. her experience in creating was enrolled in my first astronomy/ it was a spectacular never-before- a research-based training astrophysics course ever,” Sandoval seen object or just an ordinary UCD Follow Nick on Twitter curriculum at a public @NickVanExelent university that experienced a racist incident. That curriculum and a large- Courtesy of SJSU Newsroom scale facilitating training she created in response to the Dr. Kathleen Wong(Lau) incident eventually became will be the chief a structure adopted by the diversity officer starting July 25. OFFICER PAGE 2 SEE FALL FOOTBALL SCHEDULE on page 7 22 NEWS Wednesday, April 13, 2016 A.S. Election:MEET THE CANDIDATES President Erik Mateo is one of fi ve candidates pursuing the title of Associated Students wouldn’t typically see at a forum,” Mateo said. President this spring. Mateo is a sophomore entrepreneurship major with an Mateo said he feels most useful when he’s involved, which he was throughout high emphasis international business. school and now into his college experience. He is heavily involved with the Residence Born in Los Angeles, Mateo said that he was driven to run for A.S. President Hall Association (RHA). because of the communication that A.S. has with the students at SJSU, or the great He served as the national communications coordinator for RHA this past year, potential of communication there could be. He said that some get discouraged when where he attended three major conferences, including the National Conference at they hear that only 8 percent of our student population voted in the last election, but North Dakota State University in Fargo, North Dakota. Getting a perspective from it drives him to work for more. students outside California and discussing a lot of issues in resident life across the “One of the initiatives I want to work on is creating a success center for every group country, including a lack of inclusion and discrimination, was an experience and an

Erik Mateo and identity on campus … helping with the retention rate would help with off ering eye-opener for Mateo and will carry on with him in his presidency if he is chosen. more classes,” Mateo said. “A lot of students are stuck in upper division classes with Mateo is confi dent that though he is only two years in at San Jose State, he has a lot one professor … If SJSU cannot provide more than that, they should off er alternatives of experience and many skills to off er. Entrepreneurship major like online classes or sister campuses.” “Coming into college, I really wanted to grasp everything that I could get out of Along with describing himself as being approachable and adaptable with students college. I was involved with a Greek organization, and then UHS, and now I want to needs, he says that his entrepreneurship major inspires him to think outside the box. get involved with Associated Students so that I can improve the college experience “Being an entrepreneur, I’m thinking of ways that aren’t generic but could possibly students at SJSU are having,” Mateo said. innovate in terms of reaching a new population, reaching a group of students you Proﬁ le by Melissa Hartman Staff Writer Alora Frederick is a transfer student from De Anza College in the fi nal year of her not just a popularity contest. undergraduate career. She grew up in the Silicon Valley and is a double major in Her goals as president of A.S. are to emphasize student stress management and business marketing and entrepreneurship. provide a safe environment on campus for all students. Frederick fi nds herself to be a strong candidate because she is the president and She emphasizes the need for providing a safe climate for students on campus, CEO of a marketing fi rm that focuses in web development and advertising. especially aft er the hate crime trial verdict which created some racial tension. Frederick was out on her own at age 15 and graduated high school when she was Frederick wants the diversifi ed student body SJSU has to better communicate a sophomore. She said she feels that being on her own so young taught her valuable with each other. She plans to do this by creating team-building workshops and lessons like learning how to manage her money and communicate with people leadership workshops in which students can better understand each other’s eff ectively. diff erences. She has experience working with underprivileged youth which has inspired She feels students are dissatisfi ed with registration priorities, security on campus

Alora Frederick her to run for an A.S. position because she can help students that may feel and food options. Th ese are issues Frederick plans on fi xing if elected. Business marketing & underprivileged or underappreciated. Proﬁ le by Casey Geier entrepreneurship major Frederick wants this presidential election to be seen as a serious business decision, Staff writer

Joshua Leon, freshman political science major, is campaigning for president with which is why he feels that by running for president as a freshman, he proves that the goal of having students of all demographics to have their voices heard. anyone can get involved in A.S. if they want to. Leon said he has been interested in politics since he was young, but grew up shy. Leon is aware of the great initiatives and programs other candidates want to pursue, “Four years ago, you wouldn’t see me speaking in public,” Leon said. but he said that if SJSU student body is not participating, then those programs won’t Battling his shyness while pursuing politics was a big obstacle for him, but he feels matter as much. running for an A.S. position, especially president, will give him valuable hands-on ”College is not just about coming and getting a degree,” Leon said. “It’s about being experience talking and speaking in front of people. involved too.” He is running for the highest position in A.S. because if he wins, he wants to be able Leon wants students to get the most out of the $89 A.S. involvement fee that all to look back on this time when he is a senior and refl ect on the positive changes he has students are required to pay. He’s also pushing for providing food options for students

Joshua Leon Joshua made in the time since he fi rst stepped onto this campus. that can’t aff ord a meal plan. “A.S. is the platform for your voice to be heard,” Leon said. “A.S. is not about what the 16 people that hold positions want it’s what the students Leon said he wants to encourage students in running for an A.S. position because want,” Leon said. Political science major he feels it’s such a pillar for students’ success. He is cognizant of things that might Proﬁ le by Casey Geier discourage students from running for a position like the lack of time or experience, Staff writer Jared Garcia didn’t arrive on the San Jose State University as a resident advisor, an orientation leader and EOP member, on if elected would be to foster the campus with the same confi dence and swagger he now he proved to himself that not only is he capable of impacting campus community. He felt the Jared Garcia possesses; the junior sociology major arrived three years ago with students, but has the competence to do it. campus is extremely segregated. uncertainty of this future. Now the Riverside native has his mind set on a new task: he His concern regards the over Initially, Garcia wasn’t involved on campus, but amid stints is one of six students running for President for the Associated 400 diff erent organizations and Students Offi ce (ASO) in the departments on campus, and upcoming student elections on the lack of collaboration and April 13. communication amongst them. Garcia felt like his passion “One of my slogans is ‘Th ere’s and enthusiasm for making strength in numbers and unity in Attend Summer every connection a positive diversity.’ So how can we use the one is something that could numbers and diversity SJSU has give him an edge in the to become stronger and more Sociology major election. unifi ed?” Garcia questioned. Session “I’m very passionate about Garcia is motivated to continue striving to better society by his what I want to do, and I like family. to do everything full-charge,” “I am the fi rst of 42 cousins to attend a university. I see them Garcia said. “I believe that working equally as hard as I do but (they) don’t have the resources CHOOSE FROM every interaction counts with to make it happen.” every student, and every Garcia also mentioned how he is the oldest of four siblings and THREE individual counts and so I tries to set a good example for them too. SESSIONS! always try to make a positive “Th e restlessness to do better, to impact the society and to create outcome out of it.” change on our campus is why I am running for president,” Garcia One aspect of campus Garcia said. Proﬁ le by Ryan Vermont Session 1 said he would want to work Staff writer

June 6 – August 12 Hector Perea Jr., a trans- tered approach to see how Hector Perea Jr. (ten-week) fer student from Fresno he can change and improve City College and business the campus climate. Session 2 administration major with “Our campus climate af- June 6 – July 8 a concentration in global fects the relationships we (ﬁve-week) operations management, have with one another, is one of fi ve candidates how we interact with one Session 3 running for A.S. President another, how inclusive and July 11 – August 12 this term. accepting our campus is (ten-week) Perea currently holds and how we truly feel on the position of director of this campus,” Perea said. intercultural aff airs and With elections beginning is hoping to take on more today at 6 p.m., Perea said Business administration challenges by becoming the approach of his policies major president of A.S. will depend on what the “The opportunity to community wants if he is lieve that is not enough to represent, empower and elected as president. just be trained, educated, unite our students and “My passion for advocacy, or made aware of issues; we community is what in- knowledge of our institu- also need to be purposeful spired me to run for presi- tion, respect for our history and take action.” dent,” Perea said. and willingness to take on His main goal is to im- challenges set me apart Proﬁ le by Jovanni prove the campus climate from other candidates,” Arroyo-Camberos by taking a student-cen- Perea said. “I strongly be- Executive editor Photos by Jarry Truong & Quincy Bouldin

tive about real campus transformation that OFFICER from page 1 engages the whole campus as disparate as those perspectives may be,” Wong(Lau) said. University of Oklahoma. Wong(Lau) will offi cially be joining SJSU as Th e SJSU hate crime verdict and the Black the chief diversity offi cer on July 25. Th ursday rally all happened just before She said her ideas so far include programs Wong(Lau) arrived on campus for her inter- that build skills that will teach people to col- view process. Wong(Lau) said that from her laborate and have productive conversations day long visit and meetings, she could tell among groups, build an environment that there was grief, pain and anger about the ver- will encourage social cognition on equity is- dict among students and a sense of urgency to sues and social action that will generate an solve the equity issue, especially among black infrastructure built for cultural and systemic and Latino students. change on diversity and inclusion. www.sjsu.edu/summer “Th e incident and verdict highlight how important it is to use the best of what we know about equity practices and initiatives to ad- Follow Vasuki on Twitter dress existing inequities as well as be proac- @VasukiRao94 Wednesday, April 13, 2016 A&E 33 REVIEW Action packed movie temporarily impresses

By Jose Munguia Staff writer

“Hardcore Henry,” the first ever first-person making the next sequence better than The audience gets a break from the bloody movie, had the audience on their toes while the last. executions as Jimmy cracks jokes throughout cringing with how each scene got bloodier as Henry receives help from a man named Henry’s venture to get to Akan. Jimmy’s Henry had to kill his way to reach the villain. Jimmy (Sharlto Copley), a man who unorthodox character brings a lighter side to Directed by Ilya Naishuller, “Hardcore mysteriously appears to aid him throughout “Hardcore Henry” where the audience doesn’t Henry” was the second film he directed, with the film. have to worry about someone dying or being the first being a short film “Biting Elbows: Bad Jimmy, one of the main characters killed.Although the film was filled with action Motherf***er.” He’s no stranger to action films throughout the film, tries to help Henry get scenes, the first-person view gets old and the because of his background. Naishuller used his wife back from Akan. Jimmy was the film fails to establish an emotional investment affordable cameras such as GoPros to shoot in closest thing you could call a main character in the characters. this film as well as his previous films. in the film, but goes in and out various times Estelle and Akan only make brief The film takes place in Russia, as Henry making it difficult to get attached to him. appearances throughout the film as well. is awakened by Estelle (Haley Bennet), What made “Hardcore Henry” feel like a Besides Henry, the film adds nothing to he awakens with two lost limbs and no first-person action film were the scenes of captivate the audience and makes them recollection of who he is. him killing his enemies. emotionally care about any of the characters. As Estelle puts robotic parts to replace Video gamers often never get a view of the “Hardcore Henry” was the first of its kind his arm and leg, she explains that they are main character they’re playing, they view the but could have been better by adding more married. As she continues to talk, she explains game through their eyes. You are the main characters and an in-depth storyline. As I sat how Henry has powered through. character; that’s what Naishuller accomplished there watching the movie, I could hardly keep Soon after being programmed, their lab with “Hardcore Henry” since the audience my eyes off the film that was playing to the left gets attacked by Russian kingpin Akan never gets to see Henry because they are him. of me at the drive-in. (Danila Kozlovsky.) Akan explains how he’s Estelle never programmed Henry with The film lacked more main characters; every going to use Henry’s wife to create a robotic a voice so he never talks and only nods to time someone would be brought into the army to conquer the world. agree or disagree, which causes challenges for scenes, they were killed off. Things become The first-person action begins and gets Henry throughout the film. predictable midway through as the audience bloody instantly. You’re immersed in the Naishuller never changed any camera angles can never seem to find another character that action as if you’re Henry fighting, shooting throughout the film. The film was only shot stays alive long enough to become a main and stabbing any person getting in your way. from Henry’s perspective. The film gets a character. Henry, who isn’t played by anyone sense of humor from Jimmy as every time What began as a kick-ass film eventually as the audience is in his shoes, fights Henry encounters him, he sees a different turned into a movie I’m glad I didn’t spend and shoots his way through each scene persona. over $10 to see.

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BY Samantha Verdugo States and should be able to represent both male and “It’s insane to put a number on us diff erently because Staff writer female teams equally especially when their mission state- we are women, I know they say it’s a fi nancial reason ment declares, “Clear and simple: to make soccer, in all that we don’t put the numbers up in pro leagues but just Hope Solo, Alex Morgan, Carli Lloyd, Megan Rapinoe its forms, a preeminent sport in the United States and this past year during the World Cup has put us on the and Becky Sauerbrunn of the U.S. women’s national soc- to continue the development of soccer at all recreational map unlike any other year,” said soccer fanatic Tatiana cer team fi led a complaint against the U.S. Soccer Fed- and competitive levels.” Gutierrez. “And aft er winning the World Cup we get a eration (USSF) for gender wage discrimination, in which For one, the federation cannot call for making soccer small fraction compared to what the men make is a slap they claim they have been unfairly treated by the USSF. the preeminent sport while simultaneously ignor- to the face.” Despite bringing in more money than the men, the U.S. ing the pay disparity between men and women at the As the governing body of soccer in the United States, the women’s national team is paid almost fi ve times less, ac- highest level. USSF should act as a model in fairness regardless of gender. cording to New York Times. Th e women should not have a maximum earning po- By not equally paying the women for their hard work Aft er winning the 2015 World Cup against Japan 5-2, tential that is less than the minimum earning potential and dedication for their performance, which most say is the women’s team earned four times less than the for the men— the USSF should rework its system. at the very least equally competitive, it tells soccer fans men did in their 2014 World Cup run losing 2-1 Th ey should increase the bonus money distrib- that the governing body of soccer in this nation does not to Belgium right before the quarter-fi nals. uted per win and per appearance for women, value women as much as they do men. According to FIFA, the women won their so both genders can earn the same pay As a result, this sends horrible messages to fans and third World Cup last year, while the men equally. their younger female players who strive to be at the pro- did not advance past the quarterfi nals dur- Otherwise, they are basically placing fessional level. ing the 2014 World Cup. more of a higher-ranking preference on the If the USSF were truly committed to growing the game In fact, the highest that the men have ever men’s wins versus the women’s wins. of soccer, as they mentioned in their mission, then they placed in World Cup history is third place, Th e women’s team on fi eld accomplish- would correct their mistake for equality. which happened in 1930. ments and revenue generations has not Th e USSF needs to realize that they are not only mis- According to BBC News, the women’s 2015 resulted in earning “equal or better pay” than treating women, which is morally wrong, but they are World Cup final was the most watched soccer game in the men’s team. jeopardizing the popularity for events, apparel purchases United States history. Th e women’s athletes claim some of them earn as little and most importantly their fans. Gathering an average of 25 million viewers and peak- as 40 percent of what men make. ing at 31 million viewers, the women’s World Cup fi nal According to a budget report from the U.S. Soccer Fed- wiped out the men during the 2014 World Cup, when the eration, the women’s team made at least $16 million for match against Portugal earned an average of 18 million the federation in 2015, while the men’s team lost money, Follow Samantha on Twitter viewers, according to TV By Th e Numbers. only bringing in about half of what the women made. @sammiespartan Th is just comes to show the amount of popularity that the women’s team has versus the men’s team. U.S. National Soccer Team’s Gender Gap Th ese players are not asking for more pay, they are asking for equal pay. Not only for the sake of just being men’s team women’s team equal, but to be respected in an equally played sport. $9 million $2 million We all know that pay disparities between men and women are nothing new. However, this is the fi rst fi ling After losing 2014 After winning the 2015 World Cup investigation for gender discrimination in professional World Cup sports, according to PBS. Th e diff ering pay structure between the men’s and the $8,166 $1,350 women’s teams are quite comparable. Bonus per win Both the men’s and women’s teams are required to play 20 exhibition matches against other countries per year. Each player on the women’s team earns $3,600 per $5,000 $3,600 game with a bonus of $1,350 per win, while the men are Individual player pay paid $5,000 per game and an extra $8,166 per win. per exhibition game Th e women earned a prize of $2 million aft er winning at the 2015 World Cup and the men took home $9 million aft er falling short to Belgium in the 2014 World Cup. 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Trump stated that Muslims aren’t doing enough to help Th e next double standard is particularly irksome for BY Imran Najam themselves and they aren’t reporting radicals. me. A major trend on the hipster front is, of course, well- Staff writer His statement, “It’s like they are protecting each other, groomed beards. Now, I’ve been able to grow one since but they are really doing very bad damage. Th ey have my freshmen year of high school, but chose to keep it My name is Imran Najam, and I am not a terrorist. to open up to society, they have to report the bad ones,” trim in fear of any discrimination I would face. Because And no, I don’t want to play 21 questions for you to only further pushes away citizens and divides the coun- beards have been in style, I have grown mine out and comprehend that I am an American. try. It’s simply inane for one to say something like that kept it prim and tidy, yet I’m still jokingly called a ter- When you ask me “What’s your ethnicity?” aft er seeing about fellow Americans. rorist for it whereas white males model the style with no my brown complexion and beard, you alienate me and These comments only lead to terrible hate crimes backlash; they’re just hipsters. make me feel un-American. When my initial response of like the murder of Balbir Singh Sodhi in Mesa, Ari- Of course, the appropriation of hipster culture by those “born and raised in San Jose” doesn’t suffi ce, you probe zona just four days after 9/11 and a mass shooting in a who can aff ord clothing from Urban Outfi tters also fuels me further about my ancestry with the question, “Where Wisconsin Sikh temple in 2012, resulting in six deaths my rage on this topic, but that’s an entirely diff erent are you ‘really’ from?” and several injuries (not including the attacker who subject for another time. It’s a mundane standard-operation procedure that I’ve committed suicide). To bring my discussion to a full circle conclusion, just become used to. Th at’s apparently what it means to Inderjit Singh Mukker was hospitalized last year aft er I want to combat these double standards created for be a brown American, and I should feel patriotic about it. being tailed and beaten in his own car in Chicago. minorities, and stop the hate crimes targeting brown I like to fl ip that on its head. To me, patriotism is fi ght- In December 2015, 12-year-old Armaan Singh was Americans. But how? ing the idea that we have to ask where someone is “really” arrested at his junior high school when another student Vishavjit Singh, a Sikh American and editorial car- from, because being American is about equality. “joked” that Singh was carrying a bomb in his backpack, toonist of Sikhtoons, was featured in a Facebook tip Isn’t this the tolerant nation—a melting pot of cultures according to Washington Post. video regarding their algorithm updates in hopes of where citizens have the freedom to express their cultural Th ese four incidents pertain to individuals who aren’t introducing diversity to their site. Th e video, which had and religious views? even Muslim and that’s the eff ect of a complete negli- over 5 million views, garnered hundreds of racist com- For minorities across the nation, being “American” can gence and pure hatred. ments like, “ISIS get out of my feed” and “Couldn’t they be complicated. You may be familiar with the case that made it to na- fi nd a normal-looking American.” As a minority, I experience this fi rsthand. I love my tional news concerning Islamophobia: Ahmed Mohamed Singh responded to this hatred very simply with “Th ey country and the opportunities it provides for me: access brought a homemade clock to his high school with the miss the big narrative of our lives. It seems natural and to clean water, education and the ability to pursue any undesirable outcome of his arrest and suspension from easy to just defi ne these irritated souls as racists, but even career I desire. school last September. Faculty declined to ask the they have complicated life stories beyond their fears.” However, my nationalism fades when TSA se- student about his invention and immediately He’s also started a campaign to change the way we view curity checkpoints at airports become man- racially profi led Mohamed, contacting the our superheroes. datory delays because I know I have to pre- police about a bomb threat. As a comic book artist, he cosplayed as “Sikh Captain pare for the inevitable stop, despite TSA’s Th e diff erences between all of these America” with a turban and beard in order to dispel the “random selection process,” and when I’m situations are inconsequential; we can- idea that brown Americans are un-American. told that I should change my physical ap- not disregard the fact that immigrants are A second example of defeating hate and racism in pearance and conceal parts of my heritage being attacked for the color of their skin or America was through the hashtag #BeLikeDarsh. for “my safety.” And yes, two out of three re- the clothes that they wear. When collegiate basketball player Darsh Singh’s image cent excursions departing from San Jose and Th ere is also the irony that Mohamed was was used as a meme for a Facebook post with the caption, San Francisco have included this wonderful expe- arrested wearing a NASA shirt—telling minori- “Nobody at school wants to guard Muhammed, he’s too rience of security familiarizing themselves with my per- ties that it’s dangerous to dream of success. explosive,” friends and strangers took to social media to sonal eff ects. And yes, I’ve faced criticism about my facial Th is brings us to the double standards that are cre- defend him, and Singh responded to his supporters in hair from peers, mentors and my own parents, who are ated for minorities in America, namely the myth of the an interview on MSNBC, saying, “Silence in the face of worried about my safety. model minority. prejudice is an act of hate.” Xenophobia, Islamophobia and racism toward those of As is the case with all minorities, we are treated as if we As an American with a dark skin tone and beard, I have brown complexion in America can be said to originate are just a number, and we’re lumped into indistinguish- to face these issues every day, and again, to stress that from the terrorist attacks on 9/11. As a second grader, I able monoliths for statistical reports. Indians, Chinese, fact, it’s just the norm. didn’t understand why my parents didn’t want me to at- Vietnamese, Arabs and so many other ethnicities fall I don’t know if someone joking about my beard could tend school on that day. under the label of just “Asian.” attack me, or if someone is asking about my background Of course, now I know why aft er seeing myself as the Th e myth of the model minority states that Asian- because they want to harm my family. enemy in the video games I played growing up. Terror- Americans are the greatest-achieving of any ethnic or Other brown Americans like Vishavjit Singh and Darsh ism is easily associated with brown people thanks to racial group in this country, oft en backed by statistical Singh make it easier to be nationalistic in the face of rac- franchises like “Call of Duty,” “Battlefi eld” and “Coun- evidence from the U.S. Census offi ce. ism. Th ey lead by example and embody the ideology of ter-Strike”. But video games aren’t the only medium that Th e numbers may seem correct, but don’t let this fool what America was founded on. perpetuate this racism. you. While Asians may have the highest socioeconomic I will not let the hate and fear-mongering exuding from Th e heart of the problem lies in an arms race of dis- characteristics, we still trail behind the white racial the Trump campaign aff ect me, and in fact, I will fi ght trust, disrespect, misinformation and ignorance. group in median personal income. Generally speaking, to overcome that hate by telling everyone who asks me Th is is easily seen in the presidential campaigns of Asians must also complete more education to make as about my heritage how proud I am of its diversity and Donald Trump and Ted Cruz. Neither candidates have much as their white counterparts, according to the Asian how proud I am to be American. To me, that’s my own chosen to include the Muslim community in their Nation website. form of patriotism. conversation, except to condemn Islam, discuss banning Th e model minority myth is problematic in that it those of the faith from entering the country, creating leads to this argument: “Asians are so successful that Follow Imran on Twitter registry databases and policing Muslim neighborhoods. they don’t face discrimination anymore.” Case and point @LlamaEats Following the terrorist attack in San Bernardino, against this claim: Mohamed’s clock incident.

app for years. The application was even applications. No one lambastes them for Th ey released a benchmark iteration Apple isnʼt available on the App Store for a time. this and it’s not just because these com- of it, but there were devices aspiring for Th e problem is their app was recently panies chose not to step on the little guys. that position for a decade before Apple the only taken down from the App Store prior to The real reason is this kind of theft started making phones. Apple rolling out its version. is the nature of technology. I’ll be the You can’t fault anyone for these People have taken this as another oppor- first to tell you that Apple has done things because this is all operating on copycats tunity to cry foul and claim this is another this before. the model of capitalism. example of stolen ideas by the company. According to Business Insider, Apple To put it in simpler terms, capitalism The truth is naysayers are mostly cor- found this kind of “inspiration” for BY Yousif Kassab is built around the idea that services are rect in their accusations. For the record, their notification system, multitasking Staff writer provided to customers with many options. taking F.lux’s app down was in bad and personal Wi-Fi hotspot support all So as long as customers have op- F.lux, an app developer, has accused taste, but still a smart move. from unofficial apps implemented on tions, companies will always vie for the Apple of stealing its technology. Th is ac- Eurekalert reports research that iPhones by jailbreakers. top spot among their competition by cusation has mounted against Apple time says this blue light phenomenon What Apple did first was constantly improving and iterating on and time again. could be tied to breast cancer mass manufacture a touch- their services. Unfortunately, while true, it is also and a host of other diseases, screen smartphone for The ultimate result is that, in the end, invalid and meaningless. in which case Apple would consumers. It’s widely everyone is better off for this competi- Apple recently rolled out a new fea- be foolish to let some other recognized that the tion. In this way, criticizing Apple for ture for its phones called “Nightshift,” company take all the credit. iPhone was the first de- stealing ideas is just being shortsighted which reduces the blue light emitted by F.lux is also not the only vice to get this right. and not recognizing that it was that the screen once the sun goes down. company doing this; the Yet Samsung, HTC, LG process and mindset that led to us hav- Companies are interested in doing Google Play store hosts more and other manufacturers that ing these amazing computers in our this because studies have shown that than one app that serves this very are still putting out phones de- pockets in the first place. blue light stops our pineal gland from same function such as “Twilight,” “Blue- scended from that fi rst smartphone are releasing melatonin which is how our light Filter” and “EasyEyes.” not called out for it. Follow Yousif on Twitter body signals it’s time to sleep. In addition, Amazon and Google have The thing is, Apple can’t ever truly @youuuusif Techcrunch reports that F.lux has been also implemented their own versions of claim to be the originators of the offering this service through its own this soft ware into some of their native smartphone.

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FOLLOW US ON TWITTER FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM SJSU prepares @SPARTANDAILY @SPARTANDAILY for new season By Tony Nunez Staff writer For the fi rst time in 10 years, the San Jose during the 2009 campaign as a member of State Spartans football team will welcome a the Mountain West Conference (MWC). Pac-12 squad to Spartan Stadium. “We look forward to every game, but it Th e Utah Utes, who fi nished no. 22 in the kind of was an eye-opener to get to play country and won 10 games last season, will Utah — a Pac-12 team — at home,” said visit SJSU on Sept. 17, becoming the fi rst SJSU senior receiver Tyler Winston. “We’re Pac-12 team since Stanford (formerly Pac- really excited for that because you don’t get 10) in 2006 to play in Spartan Stadium. too many opportunities to play those big “Th ey’re coming into our house so that’s teams like that at home.” going to be a fun one,” said SJSU senior Aft er its meeting with Utah, SJSU will quarterback Kenny Potter. “A Pac-12 team. travel to Ames, Iowa to play Iowa State A big school. Very talented. Th at’s some- (Sept. 24) in their fi nal game prior to MWC thing we’re going to come and play for.” play begins on Oct. 1 at New Mexico. Th e Utes are just one of eight postseason Th e Spartans will follow their conference teams the Spartans will take on this fall. opener with back-to-back home games Th e other seven postseason teams include against Hawaii (Oct. 8) and Nevada (Oct. Tulsa, Portland State, New Mexico, Nevada, 15) before traveling to Southern California San Diego State, Boise State and Air Force. to play the defending conference champion SJSU head coach Ron Caragher, who led San Diego State (Oct. 22). the Spartans to a 27-16 Cure Bowl win over Potter said this year’s tilt against the Az- Georgia State last season, said his team’s tecs will be a chance to make a statement schedule is as tough as it’s been during his aft er losing 30-7 to SDSU in 2015. fi rst two years. “Th ey came in our house last year and re- “Th at means they’re good teams,” Cara- ally took it to us,” Potter said. “We didn’t gher said. “Th ey’re successful and they’ve come out prepared so it’s almost a redemp- reached the postseason. We’ll take one day tion game for us. We have to bring it (this) at a time and take them on, but all in all, it’s year because we felt like that was one of our a really outstanding schedule.” worst performances of the year.” Th ey’ll kick off the season with four Th e Spartans then host University of Ne- straight non-conference games, the fi rst vada Las Vegas (Oct. 29), hit the road to play coming at Tulsa on Sept. 3. Tulsa was a Boise State (Nov. 5) and fi nally get their bye high-scoring team in 2015 that averaged week on Nov. 12. 37.2 points per game. Coming out of the bye week, SJSU hosts Portland State, a Football Bowl Champi- Air Force (Nov. 19) and closes out the reg- onship Subdivision team which won nine ular season at rival Fresno State (Nov. 26) games last season, visits Spartan Stadium in a fi ght for the Valley Trophy, which the seven days later. Spartans currently hold aft er thumping the Th en, the 2015 Royal Purple Las Vegas Bulldogs 49-23 last season. Bowl champion Utes will make their his- With the season still months away, the in- toric visit. Utah played in Spartan Stadium coming recruiting class yet to arrive and a defensive makeover under newly hired defensive coordinator Ron English, Caragher Home Games Fall ‘16 said it’s tough to predict what his team will look like. However, he did say he likes the vs. Portland 9/10 progress they’ve made so far. vs. Utah 9/17 “Th ey’re having a good time — they’re getting aft er it,” Caragher said. “New defensive vs. Hawaii 10/8 staff — entirely — so that takes some new vs. Nevada 10/15 installations and new schemes and so forth. But the players are taking to it well and I’m vs. UNLV 10/29 very encouraged where we’re at.”

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By Yousif Kassab Staff writer OZZY Being a leader doesn’t someone who leads and thing in Braff ’s life. necessarily mean you bark holds the team together, “I’m a big family man. orders. To most, senior even when the game seems Being able to live at home infi elder Ozzy Braff is the to be falling apart. Junior right now and be taken care quiet type who works hard middle-infi elder Michael of by my family is a huge and keeps his head down. Breen agrees. plus for me,” Braff , who is Despite this, Braff has “As a team, we see him as from Palo Alto, said. BRAFF undeniably become a our leader. He’s the senior Family ties are also what leader among the Spartans that works his tail off , and fi rst got him started with SENIOR baseball team. you know, he doesn’t com- baseball, as early as 4 years Braff , a psychology ma- plain about much. He’s a old. He fi rst started playing 5’11” 195lbs jor, is currently in his sec- head-down, hardworking baseball because of his dad ond season with the Spar- kind of guy,” Breen said. and brother. PALO ALTO, CA tans and boasts a batting Breen, who is Braff ’s “I just always played average of .324 and has middle-infi eld partner sports growing up, it was knocked in 17 RBI’s. explained what he feels is a big part of who I was as “With Ozzy being a se- Braff ’s biggest contribution a kid. But defi nitely my nior, he’s kind of a quiet to the teams. “Th e main dad and brother were the leader,” said assistant thing he brings is a sense primary infl uences. We coach Mike Cummins. of calm,” Breen said. “He’s were outside almost every- “He leads by example. I never panicky. Th at’s huge day” Braff said. His older think a lot of guys look up for us, especially being so brother T.J. Braff played for to him. He’s that steady young, we need that senior Santa Clara University. force that we need, espe- that’s done it before.” Every season, athletes cially in the infi eld.” Outside of sports, fam- work to improve their Cummins said Braff is ily is the most important skills. Braff is no diff erent as he continues to improve during practice. “I just try to come to the fi eld each day at practice with a couple things in my head that I wanna work on,” Braff said. “Th is year, I’ve been trying to focus on having team at bats, playing better defense and there’s plenty for me to be working on right now.” Braff ’s strengths are also another side of his weak- ness. Cummins said Braff ’s quiet and collected de- meanor occasionally gets the better of him. “I guess sometimes I wish he was a little more vocal,” Cummins said. “Th at’s just not his personality, but everyone respects him so I jjustus always much. When he speaks, guys listen, so sometimes.” played sports Braff and the rest of the Spartans have 24 more growing up, it games to improve and was a big part make a diff erence this season. of who I was as Follow Yousif on Twitter @youuuusif a kid.. Photos by Kavin Mistry Senior infi elder Ozzy Braff has made an impact - OZZY BRAFF on off ense and defense. Braff leads the Spartans in slugging percentage and defensive assists.

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