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By Mauricio La Plante to Cat Cvengros, the vice STAFF WRITER president of development and marketing at Second Although lawmakers in Harvest Food Bank. Washington, D.C. struck a “We wanted to make it deal to temporarily reopen especially convenient for the federal government, the NASA workers,” said many employees and Tracy Weatherby, the vice contractors within federal president of community agencies such as NASA engagement and policy for are still vulnerable to food the food bank. insecurity, according to But for some, reopening volunteers with Second the federal government may Harvest Food Bank. not be enough to restore As the government several weeks of lost pay. reopened from a 35-day- “Lower wage workers, long shutdown, advocates support staff and younger from the nonprofit food workers in their early career bank facilitated two hours are more likely to be short of food distributions in a of funds,” said Lee Stone, parking lot outside of NASA’s the vice president of the Ames Research Center in Western Federal Area for Mountain View on Saturday. the International Federation Weeks worth of groceries of Professional and were given to employees, Technical Engineers. contractors and their The organization family members who faced represents NASA employees continued impacts from at Ames Research Center the shutdown. and highly skilled laborers A total of 74 families took MAURICIO LA PLANTE | SPARTAN DAILY home groceries, according DISTRIBUTION | Page 2 A child of a federal worker takes a loaf of bread from a table at a food distribution outside of Ames Research Center. Spartan Eats: Mediterranean to Indian cuisine By Cindy Cuellar STAFF WRITER

Over the summer in 2018, This is actually a the food service company specialty from my Chartwells, also known as Spartan Eats, took over hometown, so operations from Spartan [the food] is really Shops. The company OMAR PEREZ | UPDATE NEWS subsequently added the similar to that. The fatal shooting discovered on South 10th Street and East William Street on Saturday morning is Mediterranean unit Za’tar the fourth homicide of the year in the city of San Jose. Deepak Talwar to the San Jose State Computer engineering Student Union as part of its graduate student diversification effort. “When we did a survey remodeled this past winter in the spring 2018 semester. break into a new unit with a Students in the dark The thing students said they whole different style of food wanted was diverse flavors, called Indian Fusion, in hopes that’s why we brought in places of a better sales outcome. like Za’tar,” said marketing Without much notice in director Stephanie Fabian in advance, the Za’tar staff were an August interview. informed their workplace after fatal shooting Though the venue was would soon be transformed poised to be a success with By Mauricio La Plante students, it was quickly CUISINE | Page 2 STAFF WRITER

San Jose police are I defi nitely would have liked to hear something investigating a homicide that took place on South 10th Street about the incident from [the] university as it and East William Street, a block does impact the safety of students, even if wasn’t south of San Jose State. No information has been necessarily on campus. released by the San Jose Police Department or university Stephen Lawrence indicating whether any students Computer engineering senior were involved. Police arrived at the scene suspect, said coroner’s office southward away from campus. at around 2 a.m. and found a investigator Marcel Watson. Students who spoke to the man with “at least one gunshot Despite its proximity to Spartan Daily after the event wound,” Sergeant Enrique campus, no alert was released said they had limited knowledge Garcia said in an email sent to to the campus community. on what happened and had the Spartan Daily. According to SJSU Vice mixed concerns regarding The man was transported to President of Administration their safety. the hospital and died shortly and Finance, Charlie Faas, “There’s a lot of security later, according to Garcia. administration officials chose always walking around, there’s The Santa Clara County not to release an alert because a lot of cops always driving CINDY CUELLAR | SPARTAN DAILY Office of the Medical Examiner- no students were involved and Graphic design sophomore Billy Tran worked for Za’tar last Coroner has yet to identify the the suspect had left the scene ALERT | Page 2 semester and now serves at Indian Fusion.

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Continued from page 1 into a different unit by the start of spring semester. “The switch was abrupt … We knew it was going to switch but didn’t know what the menu was going to be like,” business marketing senior Kenny Lee said. “But it was not a hard transition.” Lee worked at Za’tar and continued on with Indian Fusion. The employees were quickly trained to serve the new cuisine by the chefs in charge of preparing the food for Indian Fusion. Mitchell Fishman, the senior executive chef for Spartan Eats, said the marketing staff chose to create the menu for Indian Fusion because the “flavor profiles appeal to a broader spectrum on campus.” HUAN XUN CHAN | SPARTAN DAILY Staff serving at the Public health sophmore Samantha Zamora touches up a dish at the new food venue Indian Fusion in the Student Union on Monday. unit did not receive much knowledge as to why it had wanted to see how authentic of anonymity, a source well, the 80/20 rule makes a quick change of cuisine, the dishes were. with knowledge of Za’tar’s it easier for Chartwells to but they felt the need “The butter chicken financial situation said, adjust toward a new unit. to adapt fast. is flavorful and the chana The switch was abrupt … We knew it “The sales weren’t where The source added that Only a few days old, the masala is really good,” said they wanted them to be and having this flexibility Indian cuisine restaurant Talwar. “This is actually a was going to switch but didn’t know [Za’tar] was not as popular allowed marketing and brought in gourmets to see specialty from my hometown what the menu was going to be like. as [Spartan Eats] thought it sales representatives to get how students would respond so [the food] really similar would be.” rid of any unit they saw not to a classic Indian dish, such to that.” “80 percent of the menu reaching goals for sales. Kenny Lee as the buttered chicken. According to the Spartan Indian Fusion student worker is approved by Chartwells They also said it was too Computer engineering Eats website, the company chefs and dietitians, allowing early to see how Indian graduate student Deepak did a survey and created a 20 percent leeway for each Fusion would do at the Talwar tried Indian Fusion multiple concepts inside the Indian Fusion does add completely student-based individual unit to adjust the Student Union. for the first time on Friday. Student Union in order to a new dimension of options switch, but actually a sales- menu based on the specific Being an international deliver the need for “flavorful, available at the Student based decision. community,” said the source. Follow Cindy on Twitter student from India, he authentic cuisine.” Union, though it was not a Speaking on condition If a concept is not doing @eredetii

“Honestly it makes me feel very ALERT paranoid and nervous,” said Lawrence over text message. Continued from page 1 He lives less than a block away from where the incident took place. around, so I don’t feel like unsafe to that “I still feel somewhat at ease walking home aspect,” said kinesiology freshman Joe after classes as it is relatively early, but I am Garcia. “It’s scary to hear, but it’s not like trying to make it a point to not be out and making me more afraid … or scared to go about past 10 p.m.,” Lawrence continued. outside.” In addition, he felt that the university Garcia said he does not fear for his safety should consider the safety of other students despite frequenting the area on his way to off campus. parties and social gatherings. “I definitely would have liked to hear “We’re always walking around late something about the incident from [the] at night,” said Garcia. “There’s always university as it does impact the safety of people out.” students, even if wasn’t necessarily on campus,” Computer engineering senior Stephen Lawrence said. Lawrence, who lives outside of the dorms in an apartment near where the incident took Follow Mauricio on Twitter place, is trying to take greater caution for his @mslaplantenews safety while walking around. MAURICIO LA PLANTE | SPARTAN DAILY Vanessa Ventura, an accountant at the NASA Ames Research Center, loads up groceries in a basket to wheel back to her car. Have a story idea? virtually unrecognized. give back to some sense DISTRIBUTION The food bank of normalcy that they’re was prepared for an accustomed to living,” Contact us at Continued from page 1 increased demand on said Tometrius Paxton, [email protected]. their goods, because the senior manager of across the country. food benefits, such as community partnerships As a result of the the USDA Supplemental with Second Harvest shutdown, employees Nutrition Assistance Food Bank. at Ames Research Program, were issued The shutdown also Center faced significant over January 16-20, disrupted several NASA setbacks on major according to Cvengros. projects being conducted projects. Some of these CalFresh participants at Ames Research Center, workers were just at the would receive SNAP according to employees start of their careers. benefits intended to be volunteering at the EXECUTIVE EDITOR GRAPHICS EDITOR ADVERTISING DIRECTOR Stone emphasized used for February. food distribution. NICHOLAS ZAMORA MELODY DEL RIO NICOLAS SISTO how workers who were “We haven’t been

MANAGING EDITOR CONSULTANT CREATIVE DIRECTOR fresh out of college have able to do the science JANA KADAH SARAH KLIEVES MARCI SUELA more costs at stake, and engineering that and their funds could we came here to do,” EXECUTIVE PRODUCER SENIOR STAFF WRITERS ADVERTISING STAFF KAYLA FLORES JACKIE CONTRERAS NABIHAH BURNEY be exacerbated if they This big hiccup Stone said. GABRIEL MUNGARAY RICKY ISIDRO CARDENAS do not receive their Conrad Rory, a NEWS EDITORS NORA RAMIREZ ZHUO CHEN paychecks on time. here from the research associate VICENTE VERA JUAN DE ANDA HUAN XUN CHAN STAFF WRITERS JOSEPH MAYEN “Those folks don’t shutdown has at NASA, said the JAILEANE AGUILAR JAZLYN KAY REYES have savings because shutdown created a A&E EDITOR ALYSON CHUYANG DANICA SAMANIEGO they’re starting their really hurt us in major setback for his EDUARDO TEIXIERA ROMAN CONTRERAS CAROLINA ZEPEDA CINDY CUELLAR career,” Stone said. terms of closing team. They had nearly OPINION EDITOR VICTORIA FRANCO “They have rent due on finished a project HUGO VERA ERNESTO GONZALEZ CONTACT US the first of the month, out our fi nal year testing a human’s ability TAYLOR LUPETTI SPORTS EDITOR VIVIEN PAJAR they’ve got to feed of the project on to pilot large military LINDSEY BOYD JOANNA PRABHU EDITORIAL themselves. If they have sized aircraft from CALEB RAMOS a young family, they’ve time. the ground. PHOTO EDITOR COURTNEY VASQUEZ PHONE: JOANNA MARTIN JAVIER VELEZ (408) 924-5577 got to feed their kids.” Conrad Rory “This big hiccup here CORA WILSON Unlike NASA Research associate at NASA from the shutdown has MULTIMEDIA EDITOR OLIVIA WRAY EMAIL: employees, workers really hurt us in terms of KELSEY VALLE ADAM YOSHIKAWA SPARTANDAILY @GMAIL.COM under other companies Thus, the excess food closing out our final year SPECIAL PROJECT EDITORS PRODUCTION CHIEF contracted by NASA, benefits received in of the project on time,” WILLIAM DELA CRUZ MIKE CORPOS will not receive pay for mid-January will not be said Rory. “So now it’s a MARCI SUELA ADVERTISING NEWS ADVISERS the time the government replaced if they run out lot of stress about how COPY EDITORS RICHARD CRAIG PHONE: was shut down, said staff before next month. do we spool back up and MYLA LA BINE (408) 924-3270 with Second Harvest. “With this supportive how do we get ready for WINONA RAJAMOHAN ADVERTISING ADVISER JESSICA BALLARDO TIM HENDRICK EMAIL: Instead of being food program, it still the end of the project.” WILLIAM DELA CRUZ SPARTANDAILYADVERTISING duly compensated, should be able to help @GMAIL.COM their past month’s some little relief into Follow Mauricio on Twitter worth of work went their family’s life and @mslaplantenews sjsunews.com/spartan_daily ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT TUESDAY, JAN. 29, 2019 3 Needle to the Groove keeps spinning

By Roman Contreras began experimenting with STAFF WRITER sampling in order to produce hip-hop beats on his Korg Place the ‘Needle to the DDD-1 sampler. Groove’ and let the vinyl Discovering his love for spin. In July of 2014, Allen producing, Johnson began Johnson set out to open working under the name his record store, Needle to “Overfl ow,” saying it stemmed the Groove. In doing so, from the overfl ow of ideas he Johnson continued his love would have surrounding the and dedication to music in a creation of his music. diff erent form. By 2003, Johnson had Tucker Gootee, sales successfully produced his manager, describes Needle fi rst record and by 2006 he to the Groove as a record had production credits on shop that caters to the “music around 30 records. nerd.” Gootee emphasized Johnson recounted the that the store carries so few job as “exhilarating–” getting CDs because it wants to focus to tour, record and engineer on an experience that only sounds for diff erent artists. vinyl can provide to a listener. Unfortunately, Johnson When asked what makes struggled fi nding artists the vinyl experience so who shared similar great, both Gootee and visions for his music, thus Johnson replied the sound leading to his exit from the quality is generally better mainstream music industry. and the tangibility of vinyl Gootee, who has been PHOTO COURTESY OF TUCKER GOOTEE connects the listener to the with Johnson at Needle to music on a deeper level than the Groove since the early Needle to the Groove, located at 424 E. Santa Clara St. receives new records every day. MP3s ever could. days of operation, credits With the success of his his love of music to his artist or genre, both agree record store, Johnson, whose older brother. that music on vinyl reigns real love for music began “You grow up listening to supreme to other mediums. during his college years, whatever they are listening to,” When questioned about started the record label, said Gootee. the store itself, Johnson stated Needle to the Groove, with a Gootee has taken his love that they aim to off er selection, business partner. of music and put it into his DJ quality, and customer service. Th e label focuses on Bay and videography work here in He proceeded to add that Area artists looking to share the Bay Area. Needle to the Groove is “not their music with a broader For Johnson, deep soul, really a record shop, but a audience. Johnson said gospel and blues are his go- music company startup.” the label’s focus is on local to genres for listening on To Gootee, Needle to the underground artists such as vinyl. Artists such as O.V. Groove is unique because it B. Lewis. Wright and Johnnie Taylor supplies records that one Th is is to keep their are among some of his may not be able to fi nd artists’ work within a limited favorites. anywhere else. run and control the quality Gootee, on the other “It is pure record culture,” of work to maintain a hand, prefers genres like he concluded. PHOTO COURTESY OF TUCKER GOOTEE specifi c standard. jazz fusion or vapor wave Follow Roman on Instagram During his college years when playing a vinyl The San Jose music store stocks records that vary in genre and era. @roaminroman_52 in the early 2000s, Johnson record. Regardless of the

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By Olivia Wray known songs are group’s current number STAFF WRITER “A-Punk,” “Oxford one song with “A-Punk” Comma” and “Cape Cod now in second. “2021” The older we get, the Kwassa Kwassa,” which is also in the top five, easier it becomes to are from their 2008 self- indicating that fans be nostalgic about our titled debut. are excited to hear childhood, especially The song “A-Punk” was the new album. through the music featured in the opening of “Harmony Hall” reveals we enjoy. the movie “Step Brothers” lyrics about the spread Vampire Weekend, the same year the album of hate groups within an American indie rock was released, according to high-class American band that got together Tunefind. universities. It has an when I was in elementary “A-Punk” and the upbeat sound that seems school, released two songs rest of the album was to be familiar to the last week from their first produced by Batmanglij band’s old music. album in six years, “Father who told the music “And the stone walls of the Bride.” publication, Genius, in an of Harmony Hall bear Any band that goes interview he and witness/Anybody with a through such a long hiatus the band members worried mind could never is bound to go through were “ska kids.” forgive the sight/Of wicked changes and struggle to The band got together snakes inside a place you stay on top, but Vampire during their years at thought was dignified/I Weekend is ready to Columbia University and don’t wanna live like this, perform fresh new songs. said that ska music had an but I don’t wanna die.” After co-founder influence on this song. The song “2021” seems Rostam Batmanglij retired Coming from an Ivy to reflect on the passing from the group in 2016, League university, their of time, in relation to the Ezra Koenig, lead vocalist music was known to six-year gap. and guitarist took action sound preppy, young and This is the shorter of and knew he wanted to moody. the two recently released continue the band’s career, “I don’t think of songs and features a according to an article ‘A-Punk’ as ska because refrain throughout by Rolling Stone. the guitar plays on the the song with singer- Vampire Weekend is downstroke as well as the songwriter Jenny Lewis. similar to bands such upstroke,” Batmanglij told The band has taken as Arctic Monkeys, Two Genius. their time putting Door Cinema Club, The After a long six years, immense effort into their Strokes and The Black the band has changed in new music. Keys. Defined by the some ways as its members With such a long time categories of indie and have grown older. There since their last release, alternative rock, their is also a slightly different there could be a lot of music is a mix of sounds. dynamic with Batmanglij pressure for this one to Vampire Weekend’s out of the group. be amazing. Fans are most popular songs came This can be seen in surely anticipating what around 2008, and their their two recent singles is to come. fans have been impatiently “Harmony Hall” and waiting for the group’s “2021.” next release. According to Spotify, Follow Olivia on Instagram Some of their well “Harmony Hall” is the @oliviettelynne sjsunews.com/spartan_daily 4 TUESDAY, JAN. 29, 2019 OPINION Covington masks bigotry as school spirit

and began to beat his drum as a way to diff use the aggression. Cora Wilson “When I took that STAFF WRITER drum and hit that fi rst beat . . . it was a sup- plication to God,” said Phillips in an article by the Chicago Tribune. School spirit or un- with excuses. “Look at us, God, look forgivable hate crimes? On the morning of at what is going on here; Racism has no excuse Friday, Jan. 18, members my America is being and isn’t something that of the African-Ameri- torn apart by racism, should be covered up can nationalist group, hatred, bigotry.” with false claims. the Black Hebrew Isra- Th e group of boys Last Friday, a contro- elites, shouted obscen- wearing “Make Amer- versial viral video cir- ities such as “racists,” ica Great Again” caps culated on social media “bigots,” “white crack- mocked and sneered in featuring an encoun- ers,” “faggots” and “in- the face of the peaceful ter between students cest kids” at the Cov- tribe elder. Covington of Covington Catholic ington students, many junior Nick Sandmann High School and a Native of whom were sporting was seen on video stand- American elder at the “Make America Great ing directly in front of Lincoln Memorial. Again” hats. Phillips, blocking him longong histo- rry y Th e Kentucky-based Th e hats were used as from being able to pass of rracismacism anandd bigotry. high schoolers were pro- a campaign tool during through the racist and Just when you thinthinkk testing abortion during President Trump’s run intimidating boys. thesehese boys couldn’t get a March for Life rally in for offi ce and have since In an interview with worse,worse, they do. Washington D.C. Oma- become synonymous NBC’s “Today” show, A video from 2011 out…..theout the ILLUSTRATION BY KAYLA FLORES ha tribe elder Nathan with Anglocentric bigot- Sandmann defended his resurfaced of Coving- kids meant noth- Phillips was at the same ry and white supremacy. actions by stating, “We’re ton Catholic students ing by it.” location on behalf of In response to the op- a Catholic School. Th ey appearing in blackface Th e reality, however, events that occured in the Indigenous Peoples position from the Black don’t tolerate racism. at their home basket- is that blackface is nev- Washington D.C. and March. Hebrew Israelites, many None of my classmates ball games and ridi- er acceptable and by no at the Covington cam- With our country’s po- of the Covington stu- are racist people.” culing black players on means should constitute pus prove this school litical climate standing dents present respond- If you think Sand- opposing teams. school spirit. has a rampant histo- the way it is, native peo- ed with fi ght chants and mann’s statement In an interview with Th e roots of black- ry of racism that is ples and other margin- aggressive hollering of was a complete lie, I Fox News on Wednes- face trace back to 18th not acceptable. alized minorities have their own. do too. day, Covington senior century Europe as a To the Covington faced extreme hardships Th e young men were Even Phillips told Sam Schroder defend- means of dehuman- Catholic High School and discrimination. beating their chests and NBC News on Tuesday ed the use of blackface izing and vilifying student body and fac- Unfortunately, people shouting obscenities what Sandmann said in by Covington support- black people. ulty: please don’t de- like some of the students aft er gaining permis- his interview seemed ers, claiming it was the For a school that fend your acts of at Covington Catholic sion from a teacher to coached and written up result of participation “doesn’t tolerate racism,” blatantly obvious big- are blind to the negative perform “school spirit for him, as well as fi lled in the school’s “sport how could Covington otry under the guise of and off ensive nature of chants” to counter the with insincerity and lack theme.” Catholic High School “school spirit.” their “school spirit.” insults from the Black of responsibility. “I just explain it as permit their students Or, perhaps they Hebrew Israelites. Th e astonishing video showing school spirit,” to dress up in blackface know what they have Phillips saw the ten- recorded at our nation’s Schroder stated. “We and call it school spirit? done is wrong, but do sion between the Cov- capital caused the pub- have many themes such In 2019, there should it anyways and later ington boys and the lic to look into the Cov- as nerd, business, white- be no excuse for rac- Follow Cora on Twitter cover up their actions Black Hebrew Israelites ington Catholic school’s out, blueout, black- ism of any form. Th e @coraawilson Real Catholicism doesn’t condone racism

support the construction of a wall along the Unit- ed States/Mexico border, Hugo Vera calling such individuals OPINION EDITOR “not Christian.” While the history of the Catholic Church is one riddled with tragic Th e events that One of the main chapters of church- occurred at our nation’s factors that forced my sponsored genocide, capital on the morning grandparents to leave imperialism and sexual of Friday, Jan. 18, their native Mexico was abuse, the fact remains 2019 holds mirror to the state-sponsored that these actions do not everything that is wrong persecution of Catholics represent our peaceful with Catholicism in that engulfed Mexico in faith as a whole. contemporary America. the 1930s and 1940s. Catholicism was built Students who attend It is certainly ironic on the Judeo-Christian and thus represent the considering that principles of tolerance, Covington Catholic Mexico today is a acceptance, forgiveness High School in predominantly Catholic and inclusion – all the Covington, Kentucky country, showever my traits that the young men openly and deliberately grandparents as well representing Covington participated in a series of as millions of other did not show with demonstrations, chants Catholics were forbidden their actions. and antics with the sole from practicing our Th e dicoese of intention of disrupting peaceful faith then. Covington has a protestors of color. It was none other responsibity to invesitate On that fateful day in than the same priest the Covington Catholic front of the Lincoln Me- that baptized my School’s longstanding morial, of all places, we grandmother from the history of rampant as a nation witnessed secrecy of a cave who racism and intolerance. young Catholic men ha- was later exposed to the Th e time has come for rass, mock and intim- national police by one Pope Francis and other idate members of the of his friends and was global Catholic leaders Black Hebrew Israelites subsequently executed. to fully address the as well as peaceful Native Decades since this trag- actions of these bigots American demonstrators edy, we are still seeing the pretending to be devout representing the interests same inhumane practic- Catholic pupils and to of the Omaha nation. es forced upon Catholics condemn such behavior. I for one, as well as any now being exercised by Only when the belief Catholic who dares to Catholics themselves. that racism, sexual abuse call themselves such, fi nd Just days prior the and xenophobia within this to be a travesty. Washington, D.C. inci- our faith is unacceptable, As a Catholic, I am dent, Pope Francis stated can we truly make ashamed and enraged during his tour of Cen- Catholicism great again. that these men even tral America that the fear have the privilege to and hostility resulting attend a private Catholic from the current cara- high school when in van crisis is “making the reality their actions in world crazy.” Follow Hugo on Twitter Washington, D.C. were Th e Pope later went on @HugoV_II anything but Catholic. to denounce those who sjsunews.com/spartan_daily OPINION TUESDAY, JAN. 29, 2019 5 The Weeknd fi nds himself ‘In the Fire’ By Jonathan Austin Hadid has never publicly es his partner “might be women or women who infl ammatory toward revealed to be a meta- STAFF WRITER stated her dating habits. into girls,” and she is “go- read as gender non-con- them and their beliefs, phor for cocaine use. At most she has denied ing through a phase,” but forming,” said ActionAid they retaliate based on Despite the fl ack he’s You can’t please ev- false rumors about her- his wosrding expresses South Africa program how they perceive those recevied for the lyrical eryone. Canadian singer self in the dating sphere, the idea he might have manager Emily Craven to things without taking the content of “Lost in Th e Weeknd found this so it is reasonable for doubts about this. Th e Guardian. time to fi gure out all the the Fire,” Th e Weeknd out in a big way with his him to be speaking about Given the speculation Th e concern and contextuals that make up and Gesaff elstein have new single “Lost in the Bella as if she is already this song may be rancor toward the certain media. received praise for the Fire,” which was released straight. about his on-again off - corrective rape crisis is Realistically, all Th e song’s music video. on Jan. 11. Akin to this, the big again girlfriend, it is rightly warranted, but Weeknd had to do was I don’t think he Th e track was the slap in the face a lot explainable how he could perhaps Th e Weeknd explain his point of meant any ill will to- brainchild of Th e of people are getting also have doubts of her is not the culprit of view of the lyrics, or at ward the LGBTQ com- Weeknd in collaboration out of this song is the sexual confusion. homophobia which the very least apologize munity, because Th e with French Euro- line “While I fuck Additionally, a lot of many individuals on for any unintended Weeknd does not have Pop producer and social media claim he is. negative dialogue. a history of previous magnate Gesaff elstein. Within days of the However, he hasn’t homophobic and/or Th e two had worked song’s release, NYLON done so, which has spread sexist misconduct. together on some of the fashion and style the idea that he thought I also don’t think a Singer’s more recent When does the pursuit of magazine writer Jill he could get away with song with said ambigu- hits such as 2018’s “I Gutowitz Tweeted, this unscathed. ities could go through Was Never Th ere” and tolerance become a witch “I used to joke that Ultimately, the am- producers, managers, “Hurt You.” hunt that spurs even more listening to Th e Weeknd biguity of the situation songwriters and public When singers such as was homophobic but the leads to the conclusion relations professionals Th e Weeknd, who have intolerance? lyrics from his new song that “Lost in Th e Fire” without the faith this was a history of sexually are actually fucking vile.” really is just a sim- also the case. charged lyrical content, It seems as though ple-minded man’s sexu- Th e reactions waged get in trouble for their internet hate culture ally suggestive remarks onto this song are lyrics it makes some you straight.” hate is being levied over is doing its best to be about someone he cares justifi ably strong, but to scratch their heads and Th is line can be the song’s glorifi cation outraged by everything for. me it begs the question: wonder what people are received as misogynistic of corrective rape, the and anything it can get Th e Weeknd’s tendan- when does the pursuit of upset about. and homophobic, but idea that you can have its hands on. cy to spark conroversry tolerance become a witch Lyrics that have can also be seen as a sex with someone who Everyone wants to and outrage is a hall- hunt that spurs even sparked much of the euphemism for having is homosexual of the be accepted for who mark of his career as a more intolerance? controversy include the amazing sex. opposite sex and in the they are and what they muscian. Th e singer was verse, “You said you It isn’t a stretch given process convert them to come from. under similar media fi re might be into girls/ Said Th e Weeknd’s track a heterosexual. When people see when his hit 2015 hit, Follow Jonathan on Twitter you’re going through record of sexually It is essentially conver- things they depict as ‘Can’t Feel My Face” was @AustinFound1 a phase/ Baby, you can explicit lyrics. sion therapy, only where bring a friend/ While I Th e Weeknd has sung the therapeutic tactic fuck you straight.” about a threesome before used is rape. Letters to the Editor may be placed in the I can understand why in his song “Th e Party Th e global spotlight letters to the editor box in the Spartan Daily offi ce in Dwight Bentel Hall, Room 209 or emailed to some members of the & Th e Aft er Party,” so was shed on the [email protected] to the attention of the LGBTQ community he can do it again while phenomenom corrective Spartan Daily Opinion Edtitor. would be upset at these proclaiming his love for a rape in 2015 aft er South Letters to the Editor must contain the author’s lyrics, but when put into woman who recently got African law enforcement name, address, phone number and major. Letters context, these words lose back together with him. offi cals reported a become property of the Spartan Daily and may be edited for clarity, grammar, libel and length. Only the homophobic slant a Again, I can see spike in sexual assault letters of 300 words or less will be considered for lot of the critics are saying how this track off ends targeting lesbian women. publication. they possess. people. You can eas- “Th ere is a clear sense Published opinions and advertisements do not Firstly, Bella Hadid, ily understand why of entitlement to wom- send a letter necessarily refl ect the views of the Spartan Daily, the the woman reportedly some are calling this en’s bodies which un- School of Journalism and Mass Communication or referenced in this song, song an example of derlies the general rape to the editor SJSU. Th e Spartan Daily is a public forum. is Th e Weeknd’s on-again toxic masculinity. pandemic, and no doubt off -again girlfriend. Th e Weeknd express- the attack of lesbian

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By Gabriel Mungaray SENIOR REPORTER

The San Jose State men’s basketball team falls late to Air Force Academy 73-71 in double overtime Saturday night at the Event Center. This is the Spartans’ 10th consecu- tive loss and dropping them to 3-16 on the season while remaining winless in the Mountain West Conference. Costly turnovers and untimely missed free throws down the stretch late in the second half and in both overtimes FALCONS were the decid- ing fac- 73 tor in the Spartans’ loss. “It did SPARTANS us in the whole game,” 71 said head coach Jean Prioleau. “It’s one of the things we’re trying to fix and we’ve GABRIEL MUNGARAY | SPARTAN DAILY been talking about it all San Jose State’s junior guard Brae Ivey looks to pass the ball inside during the team’s 73-71 double-overtime loss against the Air Force year, which is turnovers and Academy Saturday night at the Event Center. then free throws and those two things basically cost us but that would be the closest against most teams,” Prioleau game, but back-to-back turn- In the first overtime, SJSU to take a 73-71 lead with the game.” the Falcons would be for the said. “We were going to stay overs by Ivey led to points for took a 62-58 lead but this five seconds remaining in The Spartans quickly start- rest of the half. with zone the whole day and the Falcons. lead was short-lived as Air the game. SJSU’s sophomore ed their scoring barrage as The Spartans responded if they were going to beat Things got down to the Force went on a 6-1 run to guard Noah Baumann missed junior center Ashtin Chastain with a 7-0 run, pushing their us, they had to beat us with wire after Steadman hit a take a 64-63 lead with 54 a 3-point shot at the buzz- made a layup 12 seconds lead to 19-9. the three.” 3-point field goal to cut the seconds left. er, resulting in the Spartans’ into the game, giving SJSU SJSU built its largest lead The Falcons came out lead to 55-53 with 42 seconds Ivey then made a layup 16th loss of the season. the early 2-0 lead over the of the half of 15 points after red-hot in the second half. left in the second half. while also getting the foul Despite the loss, Steadman Falcons. SJSU then pushed going on a 12-6 run to extend The team went on a 11-0 Air Force’s sophomore call, tying the game up at 65. recorded his seventh dou- its lead to 8-0 after a layup their lead to 31-16 with 1:10 run to cut the lead to 31-30 guard Chris Joyce hit one of Ivey missed the free throw to ble-double on the season with by junior forward Michael remaining in the first half. and forced two Spartan two free throws to push the take the lead and also missed 24 points and 12 rebounds. Steadman. This forced Air A made 3-pt shot by Walker turnovers during the run. A Falcon’s lead to 56-53 with a jump shot at the buzzer, “They were under-sized Force’s head coach to use his cut the Spartans lead to 31-19 made 3-point shot by SJSU’s five seconds left. This up forcing a second overtime in and my teammates did first timeout just a little over heading into halftime. junior guard Brae Ivey broke SJSU’s Ivey to dribble down the game. a good job getting me the three minutes into the game. With the Spartans con- the scoring drought for the the court and hit a game-ty- The Spartans then took a ball in positions I needed to The Falcons’ freshman trolling rebounds on both Spartans and pushed their ing 3-point field goal as time 71-70 lead after a made layup score,” Steadman said. guard A.J. Walker broke the ends of the floor and play- lead back to 34-30. expired, sending the game plus the foul by SJSU’s fresh- scoring drought for Air Force ing a zone-defense for the The Spartans further into overtime. man guard Seneca Knight. Follow Gabriel on Twitter after a made layup, but the whole game, SJSU was able extended their lead to 41-34 “The play before we tried Knight missed the ensuing @SJSneakerhead Spartans quickly answered to hold Air Force to shooting but the Falcons quickly fol- to run ‘winner’ and I knew free throw, leaving the with a layup of their own, 34.1 percent from the field lowed this up with a 10-0 they were switching, so door open for Air Force to UPCOMING leading 10-2 with 13:50 and 23.4 percent from the run to take their first lead I knew I had to get a shot win the game. GAME remaining in the first half. 3-point line. of the game at 44-41 with up and I told myself before On the next possession, Air Force went on a 7-2 run “That was part of the game 7:57 remaining. that play that I was going to the Falcons broke down SJSU @ Utah State over the next two minutes, plan. We watched film and Missed free throws by m a k e t h a t s h o t a n d I m a d e the Spartans zone-defense Jan. 30 @ 6 p.m. cutting the lead down to 12-9, they struggled with zone Air Force kept SJSU in the it,” Ivey said. as Joyce hit a 3-point shot Second place gives gymnastics ‘some fi re’ going forward

By Courtney Vasquez a l o t b e t t e r a t o u r score of 39.075. STAFF WRITER previous meets and in “I think [Chan’s] just practice,” senior gymnast getting more confident in The San Jose State wom- Stephanie Relova said. “I the all-around and more en’s gymnastics team got a would say we’ve just had a and more confident in her reality check when it hosted lot of trouble with injury own abilities right now,” three other Mountain Pacific this season.” Bowers said. Sports Federation competitors In beam, the Spartans SJSU has ranked first Friday night. came in second place place at the conference The match marked the among the teams with championship the past f i r s t h o m e m e e t o f t h e a score of 48.050. Chan two years and Friday’s season for the reigning received the best score of competition gave the champions, but despite indi- the night on the beam with Spartans a taste of what vidual titles, the Spartans a 9.850. t o e x p e c t i f t h e y w a n t t o fell shy of first place by “What you see from remain champions. 2.075 points. Taylor is what we see “We’re trying to stay Starting off the compe- every single day in prac- positive. We have a lot of tition at vault, SJSU came tice,” Bowers said. “She’s people who we’re trying in with a score of 47.650 a very high level diffi- to teach new things too,” points, which put the team culty gymnast that has Bowers said. “We have a in fourth place overall. v e r y s t r o n g m e n t a l lot of people who are new After receiving a second capacity too.” and it’s their first time in place score of 47.550 at the Chan also received the a lineup.” bars, the team moved into highest score of 9.900 for SJSU may have felt third place. floor routines, tying her the pressure for its first “We really showed some season-high score for a home competition, but weaknesses in our first third time. are planning on making couple events,” head coach This score pushed a comeback. Joanne Bowers said. “We the Spartans to second “We will learn so much had to step up, but we got place with a final score from tonight and hope- a little more depth in beam of 191.700. They ended fully come in next week and floor.” the competition ahead and start off stronger,” Despite the team’s early of Alaska Anchorage, Bowers said. “I think struggles, the Spartans 191.425 and Seattle Pacific it’ll put some fire into s h i n e d o n t h e f l o o r University, 189.325. u s a l i t t l e b i t f o r p r a c t i c e and beam. “I know that there are next week.” Junior all-around gym- little things that I can The Spartans are set nast Taylor Chan took always do to get better,” to have their next meet first place in both of those Chan said. “But it feels on Friday, Feb. 1, at The events. It bumped SJSU to good to get a score like Event Center against con- second place overall with t h a t . I ’ v e w o r k e d h a r d ference competitors UC a 191.700 behind the Air for it.” Davis and Boise State. COURTNEY VASQUEZ | SPARTAN DAILY Force Falcons who fin- Chan also won best all- Junior all-around gymnast Talyor Chan performs on the beam in the Event Center, ished first with 193.775. around gymnast of the Follow Courtney on Twitter and fi nishes in fi rst place with her season-best score of 9.850. “We’ve been doing night with an individual @courtney_megsss