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HEAL HY Brandon Chew | Spartan Daily By +Wes Moots @Stevewes Construction lights cast a cool presence against the sodium lamps between the Current Event Center and the new Student Health Center while a student runs up and down services What used to be an open lawn and the steps during a late-night workout. Physical Therapy barbecue pits is now home to the construction site of the new Student Health Center. Elrod said that space is being made in In order to accommodate for these new X-rays Construction began in June 2013 and has an the new building for massage, vision and positions and services, the new health Pharmacy estimated completion date in 2015. dental services. center will be 30 percent larger than the Treament for conditions, Located at Seventh Street and Paseo The plan is to offer dental care shortly current one, according to the proposal for de San Carlos, the new health center is after opening the new health center, and the new health center. injuries and illness planning to offer new services which may after observing how well this does, they The proposal for the new health center Family planning include dental, vision and massage services will “consider when and how to establish places the size of the center as 52,000 gross to students, according to Student Health the other two,” Elrod said. square feet, a nearly 12,000 gross square Potential new Services Director Roger Elrod. Elrod said they are introducing the feet increase from the current (40,060 services The construction project was announced services one at a time to allow for the gross square feet). Massage in February 2013 to the public on blogs. handling of complications and to ensure The design for the new health center was sjsu.edu. The project was said to created by Blach Construction Vision cost $25 million and would be and Ratcliff Architects, Dental completed this December. I think FD&O is aiming for according to blach.com. Most recently, the cost of the According to the Blach project has been listed on sjsu. a late March completion of Construction website, “The SHC When will edu/fdo as $36.5 million and building will serve as a gathering project completion in February construction, within Student place for students, support a the building open? of next year. culture of wellness and promote The cost of the new health Affairs, we are telling our staff active student life.” “Dec. 2014” center is being covered by The plans for the new health Construction Proposal student health fees, according to and students to anticipate an center include using sustainable 2012 sjsu.edu’s blog. design principles, including “I think FD&O is aiming end of May move optimizing energy performance, “Dec. 2014” for a late March completion Roger Elrod maximum use of daylight and blogs.sjsu.edu of construction,” Elrod said. water-efficient landscaping, “Within Student Affairs, we are student health services director according to the proposal Feb. 19, 2013 telling our staff and students to submitted to the San Jose City anticipate an end of May move.” high-quality and efficient services. Council. “Feb. 2015” The new building will offer space for Josh Joel, a junior business management The progress of the construction sjsu.edu/fdo 70 employees and 20 student assistants major, works at the Event Center box office can be observed via live webcam according to blogs.sjsu.edu — 20 more where he can see the ongoing construction updates, which posts a new photo of the July 15, 2014 employed positions than is offered at the of the new health center. project grounds every 30 minutes at current health center. Joel wears glasses and thinks that m.blach.workzonecam.com/blach. “May 2015” Current services offered to students by having an optometrist and vision services The original health center was built Email with Roger Elrod the student health center include physical on campus would be convenient. in 1958, nearly six decades before SJSU Sept. 26, 2014 therapy, x-rays, an in-house pharmacy, “It would depend on the costs of the is currently scheduled to open the treatments for conditions, injuries, illness services, but the fact that it would be replacement. and a family planning program. available would be cool,” Joel said. Christopher Brown, associate vice president of Facilities Development and Operations, said that in addition to the new services which may be offered, all of the services currently offered at the student health center will be available at the new building. The current health center is located on the eastern side of campus at Paseo de San Carlos and Ninth Street. The current health center is not planned to close until the new SHC is completed. Wes Moots is a Spartan Daily staff writer.

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facebook.com/spartandaily @spartandaily @spartandaily @SpartanDaily WEDNESDAY 2 NEWS OCTOBER.1.2014 San Jose Repertory Theatre in limbo for its next act Arts-related organizations, schools may submit ‘request for interest’ By Beverly Ukpabi ater also had season ticket holders and loyal dren’s Musical Theater and City Lights According to the community and econom- @cheerbev09 patrons. Theater Company. ic development committee’s memorandum The “blue house venue” won the award for Although the city received the facility’s keys found on the city of San Jose’s webpage, the The San Jose Repertory Theatre located at Pas- Best Theatre Company by Metro in 2012 and from the bankruptcy trustee, Adams-Hapner city now has full ownership of the inventory eo de San Antonio closed for business in June 2014. 2013, according to its Facebook fan page. said there are no plans to demolish the building. and property used for theater production. The performing arts building filed for At San Jose State, several members of the “Its absolutely important that whatever This includes performance equipment, bankruptcy after years of being San Jose’s theater department program happens in concession equipment and furniture. largest theater company. faculty were heav- the venue, it will be a The advisory group will be comprised The venues’ shows included a variety of ily involved in the variety of audiences,” of seven to nine individuals who will hold musicals and drama productions. events held at Ham- We feel the loss of the Adams-Hapner said. public meetings within the community in “The Rep” was named after owners Susan mer Theatre Center. institutional partnership Though not yet con- search for a new permanent operator to dis- and Phil Hammer under the name The Susan Former literary firmed, the cultural af- cuss the market and goals. and Phil Hammer Theatre Center. manager of San Jose and miss the presence fairs committee plans Adams-Hapner said theater organiza- It was a nonprofit organization that Repertory Theatre of a major regional to expand the building tions, schools, dance companies and music housed 528 seats. After closing, ownership of and professor, David to become another per- companies may also get involved by issuing the building was given to the city of San Jose. Kahn, expressed how theater just one block forming arts space. a request for interest. Prior to closing, the facility accumulated the university has held from campus “It’s certainly a “City of San Jose is looking to request an $31.6 million in proceeds. a valuable collabora- David Kahn beautiful building that interest for different parties,”Adams-Hap- According to Kerry Adams-Hapner, city of tion with the venue. deserves to be put to ner said. “We would ask them what their in- San Jose’s director of cultural affairs, the rea- “We are saddened former literary manager good use,” Kahn said. tent is to do things differently, how they are son behind the bankruptcy was because of rev- by the financial cir- of San Jose Repertory Adams-Hapner managed and how they are structured.” enue not meeting the demands of production. cumstances that led Theatre and professor hopes to not only at- Students are welcome to get involved with “The ticket sales, donations and grants to the closing of the tract previous veterans the public process and may receive more infor- did not meet the costs of the maintenance Rep,” Kahn said. “We and a variety of people mation by contacting the council members. and operations made by the facility,” Adams- feel the loss of the institutional partnership from different ages, ethnicities and social “We live here and I think people often Hapner said. “They spent more than they and miss the presence of a major regional economic backgrounds. forget what an extraordinary part of the could earn.” theater just one block from campus.” She also said there will be an advisory group world we live in, in terms of entrepreneur- Aside from donors that helped support Other local venues that have reached that will weigh out processes of the bankruptcy. ship,” he said. the San Jose Repertory community, the the- out to veteran supporters include Chil- The process lasts between six months to a year. Beverly Ukpabi is a Spartan Daily staff writer. FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM @SPARTANDAILY Committee in the works for new administrative candidate Fusing undergraduate and graduate positions may beneﬁ t research foundation By Abraham Rodriguez Stacks, from graduate stud- “It’s the same kind of ics, while the graduate position out the new job description mittee via submission box- @A_Rodriguezzz ies and research, and Dennis work, but it’s just more of deals with graduate academics. for the position. es, Heiden said. Jaehne, from undergraduate it,” Jaehne said. Lynda Heiden, Ph.D., Each member has to rep- Members of this AVP The associate vice presi- studies, came up with the Jaehne said the two po- chair of the San Jose State resent his or her respective search committee are se- dent of graduate programs idea of combining the two sitions are essentially the academic senate, said the groups. lected by academic senate and its undergraduate coun- positions together. same but with different search committee set with “The people who are on officers, vice presidents terpart will be combined Combining both their posi- focuses. processing the new AVP of the search committee are and the president of the into a single position. tions would end up streamlin- One position deals with graduate and undergradu- those who have an under- university. The two current associ- ing any work shared between academics and the catalog- ate program position is standing of the undergradu- It’s a consultation pro- ate vice presidents Pamela the two programs, Jaehne said. ing of undergraduate academ- close to being filled. ate, graduate studies offices cess since they reach con- Once the committee and have the time to serve,” sensus about who goes on nominees are picked and Heiden said. the committee. chosen, they will have to fi- Once the new AVP spot nalize a job description. is filled, the associate vice With the job description president of the research finalized, the committee The committee has institution will be able to can then announce the new always brought focus solely on the institu- position and begin accept- representation tion, Jaehne said. ing applications. across those groups Pamela Stacks, Ph.D., Once applications are the current AVP of Gradu- accepted, the committee ... (such as) admin- ate Studies and Research, looks at the applicant’s istrators, faculty, said combining both as- qualifications and experi- staff and students sociate vice president po- ence. sitions will benefit the re- Lynda Heiden, They’ll have to narrow search foundation. down the amount of ap- Ph.D., chair of the The foundation is a plicants before they begin San Jose State nonprofit organization conducting in-person in- academic senate that provides funding for terviews. research programs at San “The committee has al- Jose State. ways brought representa- The process could take “What we’re really look- tion across those groups ... three or more months, ing for is good communica- (such as) administrators, Heiden said. tion between the research faculty, staff and students,” Applicants who pass the foundation and the cam- Heiden said. initial review process are pus,” Stacks said. The committee, consist- interviewed by staff in un- The AVP of Research will ing of four to five faculty dergraduate studies, gradu- still be part of the univer- members, one administra- ate studies and other SJSU sity, and the position will tive member, a staffer from employees. oversee the foundation. the academic senate and a Feedback from people Abraham Rodriguez is a student will begin setting can be supplied to the com- Spartan Daily staff writer.

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@SPARTANDAILY thespartandaily.tumblr.com WEDNESDAY OCTOBER.1.2014 NEWS 3 Economic think-tank gives higher education top priority Organization to release white paper on secondary education this month By Beverly Ukpabi education — is part of the larger Randolph added that while able system of higher education.” high school graduate population @cheerbev09 and more prominent Bay Area the Economic Institute is part of According to Koch, the system’s are drawn from colleges and uni- Council business organization. a business organization, it does not health is increasingly threatened versities. Hans Johnson, senior fellow at According to Randolph, the speak exclusively for private interests. by the rising tuition burden placed While the plan has undergone the Public Policy Institute of Cali- Economic Institute’s “major prod- “When the board was created on private individuals. some modifications, most of its fornia, said there’s no easy answer uct is a portfolio of research re- many years ago, there was a de- “What was once considered a basic tenets remain unchanged. to the question on how to best imports that analyze major issues in liberate balance crafted between public good is now a private good,” For example, the plan requires prove higher education. the state and regional economies business representatives, govern- Koch said. “We’ve shifted much UC schools to admit from the top “From the perspective of the and suggest ways to address them.” ment representatives, and the of the cost (of higher education) one-eighth (12.5 percent) of high state and the Bay Area economy, The institute works with both representatives from higher edu- to students, as well as created an school graduates, and CSU schools we need to do more to increase col- governmental and non-govern- cation,” Randolph said. “Higher enormous burden for universities to draw from the top one-third (33.3 lege enrollment and college com- mental organizations to imple- education representatives provide to balance their budgets.” percent) of high school graduates. pletion,” Johnson said. ment its proposed policies. a depth and breadth of perspective The white paper examines the Co-author Johnson has previ- Johnson collaborated with the Its board of trustees is comprised that’s very valuable to our work.” need to update California’s 1960 ously suggested small changes to Bay Area Council Economic In- of more than 50 different members Such representatives include Master Plan for Higher Education the plan could reap large benefits stitute to advocate for a change to from diverse areas of expertise. San Jose State University Presi- to better suit the 21st century. to California’s economy. California’s Master Plan for High- “It’s a public-private board — dent Mohammad Qayoumi, as California’s Master Plan for High- Such changes include increasing er Education. roughly a third are from business, well as Santa Clara University pro- er Education was passed and signed by admissions pools for the UC and His recommendations will be roughly a third are elected offi- fessor James Koch. Governor Pat Brown in 1960. CSU systems to 15 percent and 40 published in a forthcoming white cials and from government, and Koch said he was able to review The plan distinguished func- percent respectively, as well as rais- paper co-authored by Sean Ran- roughly a third are from higher Johnson and Randolph’s forth- tions of California’s three public ing and explicitly stating the target dolph, the Economic Institute’s education,” Randolph said. coming report. higher education systems — Uni- for the number of bachelor’s de- president and CEO. Randolph said board members “I think it provides that kind of versity of California, California grees awarded to transfer students. The Bay Area Council Econom- help “identify the issues the insti- longitudinal perspective on what’s State University and California Randolph expects the white pa- ic Institute — a local think-tank tute should focus on, support our been happening,” Koch said. “You can Community Colleges — and es- per to be released this month. comprised of representatives from research, and validate the inde- see trends that are most likely not sus- tablished “admissions pools” that Beverly Ukpabi is a Spartan Daily business, government and higher pendence work that’s performed.” tainable, in terms of maintaining a vi- regulate which segments of the staff writer. Dogs without leashes may pose as threats, service dogs Owners with canine companions without restraint not following California law By Samuel Brannan After the incident, “I think people assume @SamBrannan Abreu-Butron contacted that it’s a rule to have your Cindy Marota, director of dog leashed wherever you A clash last Tuesday, the Accessible Education are, but it’s never enforced,” Sept. 23 between a disabled Center, and told her about community dog walker Me- student’s service dog and a the situation. gan Kidwell said. dog off its leash on San Jose Marota, who wanted to Kidwell walks her two State campus brought up keep the identity of the fac- dogs through campus week- bad memories for disabled ulty member anonymous, ly and has occasionally no- student Tammy Abreu- sat down with the depart- ticed dog owners letting Butron, whose guide dog ment chair and the mem- their dogs off the leash. was attacked by an SJSU fac- ber of the faculty to inform “I’ll see dogs without ulty member’s dog last year. them of the rules regarding leashes that are mostly well- Abreu-Butron is partially non-service dogs on campus. behaved with their owners blind and her half-golden “It was such a traumat- close by, but I can see how Samuel Brannan| Spartan Daily retriever and half-chocolate ic event for Tammy and it might be dangerous for Tammy Abreu-Butron walks to class by Clark Hall guided by her service dog Dubai, a lab, Dubai, accompanies her Dubai,” Marota said. “I per- guide dogs,” Kidwell said. half-golden retriever and half-chocolate lab on Monday. everywhere she goes. sonally had to escort the two “But I personally haven’t The most recent skir- of them to class the rest of seen dog fights happen.” mish between Dubai and the semester after the inci- Abreu-Butron got Dubai another dog off a leash has dent because they were so when she was 19 months Abreu-Butron wanting to shaken up.” old from Guide Dogs for the spread awareness. The Accessible Educa- Blind based out of San Ra- “There’s almost an epi- tion Center on campus ex- fael, Calif. where guide dogs demic of dogs being off ists to provide services and can cost as much as $72,000. the leash on campus,” said to promote access for stu- “There’s a difference be- Abreu-Butron. “It’s not safe dents with disabilities in the tween a comfort dog and a for disabled students with classroom and throughout service dog,” Abreu-Butron service dogs and it’s impor- the campus. said. “A service dog is a big tant that dog owners know “I’m always working to investment, and they go the rules.” protect students with dis- through a lot of training.” California state law re- abilities on campus, and the Guide Dogs for the Blind quires dogs to be on leashes dog leash rules need to be train dogs at a young age to at all times on state prop- enforced,” Marota said. have intelligent disobedi- erty. San Jose State campus The incident was filed ence, which is the ability falls under that category. with University Police De- for the dog to know when Two semesters ago at partment last year, but no to override the “beta dog” Dudley Moorhead Hall, legal action followed. mentality with their mas- Abreu-Butron said her ser- “I’m a little bit older so ters and to become the “al- vice dog was attacked by a I have thicker skin when pha dog” when responding smaller free-roaming fac- things like this happen, but to danger. ulty member’s dog in the I’ve seen younger disabled “She’s more than just a dog building. Dubai was not students with guide dogs and — she’s family,” said Abreu- seriously injured from the I worry for their safety on Butron, “She has saved my life attack. campus,” Abreu-Butron said. once when I almost got hit by Abreu-Butron said it was Some other dog walkers on a car on my street.” a traumatic experience for campus don’t necessarily see Samuel Brannan is a Spartan the both of them. the danger of dogs off the leash. Daily staff writer. WEDNESDAY 4 A&E OCTOBER.1.2014 Sanchez said he thinks San Jose deserves Caffe Frascati hosts open mic stand-up more venues for open mic comedy. “A lot of the comedy open mics are in bars, and that’s usually a tough crowd,” Sanchez comedy event Commedia Monday nights said. “The true test is really to do comedy in bars. And the fact that this is a cafe brings a different perspective for comedians to try out By Sonya Herrera ers following the overcrowding of Tuesday’s edy club. “And there’s a couple of open mics their comedy.” @Sonya_M_Herrera general open mic event. for comedy, but not as much, which is ironic The cafe atmosphere warms visitors to “It got to a point where it would overflow,” because we have a lot of great, great comedians Commedia, which translates to “comedy” and Awkward silence filled the room as one Sanchez said. “A lot of acts had to be cut short that come from San Jose but have to drive to is also the formal name for Monday’s open mic comedian stammered through his joke, an or a lot of people would not perform because San Francisco, drive to Santa Cruz.” comedy. occurrence that met the expectations of Jorge there were so many people on the list.” Sanchez said the roots of his own stand-up Caffe Frascati has free Wi-Fi, numerous Sanchez, senior film major at SJSU and or- The management, according to Sanchez, comedy career are firmly rooted in San Jose electrical outlets and a variety of treats to ganizer of Caffe Frascati’s open mic comedy was already familiar with him due to his regu- State’s Comedy Club, which is a separate entity please visitors. night. lar appearance as a stand-up comedian during from its improv comedy club. The quality of comedians varies, but there “I designed it for the comedians — the vet- open mics. “I was having a tough time at school,” San- are a handful of regulars who, with their quick erans and the new ones — and pretty much add Sanchez said he was approached by the chez said. “When someone’s having a tough wits and edgy jokes, consistently draw laughs. support to them,” Sanchez said. store’s owner to design and host a separate time, you resort to comedy.” Not always having a solid routine, Michael The event, entering its sixth week at Caffe comedy night, a task he hesitatingly accepted. The film major went with the inten- Brandon separates each joke by saying, “next Frascati on South First Street, is held every “The San Jose comedy community has been tion of feeling better about himself and left scene,” which in a way is funnier than if he Monday night between 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. solely based around The Improv,” Sanchez with a new love of performing in front of an he’d had a smooth transition. Sanchez was approached by the cafe’s own- said, referring to the popular San Jose com- audience. Brandon said Caffe Frascati was the first place he bombed onstage and said, “You feel like the loneliest person in the world. It’s the worst feeling ever.” He said that while the cafe atmosphere is comforting, comedians still have the opportunity to bomb hard. “It’s a mixed crowd — some people are into it, some people aren’t,” Brandon said. Alicia Bogart, Caffe Frascati’s store manager and a junior public relations major at SJSU, is one of Commedia’s consistently enter- taining performers. She often plays ukelele and sings amusing and manically-timed tunes that the listener sometimes has to replay in their head to fully appreciate. Bogart said each Commedia night is an ad- venture. “Some comedians are really great and some are not so great,” Bogart said. “It’s kind of an interesting dynamic because most of the people are comedians listening to other comedians.” Bogart said holding an open mic comedy event at a cafe is more likely to attract better comedy. “We’re one of the few venues for comedy that’s not a bar, so we’re not getting more of the lowbrow stuff that happens in places Sonya Herrera | Spartan Daily where people are super hammered.” Caffe Frascati’s next Commedia night will Michael Brandon tells jokes at Caffe Frascati’s weekly open mic comedy night Commedia on Monday night. be Oct. 6 at 8 p.m. Sonya Herrera is a Spartan Daily staff writer. Student Services Center (SSC) Spartans Online Open House THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2014 2:00–4:00pm Graduate on Time! SSC on 9th & San Fernando Streets

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Light disappeared from the skies above Great America on the night of Friday, Sept. 26. Well before sundown, the park’s gates opened at 6 p.m. to youngsters and their loyal parents. Shrieks of delight and fear filled the park’s boulevards during the opening cer- emony and continued until the last survivor escaped. Friday evening marked the start of Great America’s Halloween Haunt, a series of fright-filled attractions that will be offered each weekend until Nov 1. There are three layers of admission to the Haunt: the basic admission ticket, Fright Lane and Fast Lane tickets all with the op- tion of adding a VIP meal experience at the Voodoo Chophouse buffet. According to Great America’s website, a regular (non-season) admission ticket, priced at $34.99, buys access to most of the park’s attractions. Visitors with this ticket may enter the park at 7 p.m. and venture through scare zones (filled with mostly enthusiastic actors along with beautiful light and fog effects), tiptoe through its intricately decorated mazes, watch shows and of course ride roller coasters. Great America Public Relations Coordi- nator and SJSU alumna Tieara Caron said the Sonya Herrera | Spartan Daily theme park is extending a deal to college students on the weekend of Oct. 17. A ghoulish actor with eerie glow-in-the-dark face paint scares patrons at Great America’s Halloween Haunt. Regular admission rates are reduced to $28 on these “college nights,” which amounts In each maze, most notably the Toy Fac- lowing VIP meal guests to fill their stomachs A Fast Lane pass (allowing one to jump lines to a 20 percent savings. tory and Zombie High, the stunning details before visiting the attractions. 20 times) costs a whopping $50 on top of the ad- Students must purchase their tickets make the scenery appear organic. The pork roast is tender and juicy. The craw- mission cost and its only additional perk is the online and enter the promotional code of The actors are dressed in bewilderingly fish are well-cooked and seasoned and the shells worthless Skeleton Key. “CNHH” to receive the reduced rate. intricate costumes and makeup and are often soft enough to chomp straight through without This adds up to a poor deal. The Fright and Fast Lane passes permit very good at disguising themselves as props pausing to examine their faces. You could buy a whole other admission ticket visitors to skip the normal wait line for a ride before jumping out and scaring your face off. Of least value at the Halloween Haunt, unfor- or two delicious VIP meal guest passes for the cost and enter a shorter line. Some of the mazes pushed the envelope of tunately, are the Skeleton Keys. of one Fast Lane pass. The difference between the two is that the scary. Skeleton Keys, which come with Fright and For people who like theme parks, Halloween Fright Lane ($35) pass only works for one ride Claustrophobic visitors are not encour- Fast Lane passes, enable holders to enter a hid- Haunt is an amazing event. or attraction, while the Fast Lane ($50) works aged to complete the final segment of the Toy den room in each of five mazes at the park. What For those who don’t, it’s a great place to take for 20 rides and attractions. Factory, in which one walks between two high awaits there, however, is a disappointment. the kids and gather ideas for one’s own Halloween The costs of both passes are charged in ad- walls of billowing plastic that press against There was nothing particularly scary or even party. dition to regular admission. the crevices of one’s body, creating a suffo- artistic to appreciate in any of the Skeleton Key Sonya Herrera is a Spartan Daily staff writer. Finally, the VIP meal experience at the cating sensation that nearly vanquished this rooms. Voodoo Chophouse buffet is open at 6 p.m. — reviewer. Other wastes of money in- an hour before regular guest admission — to According to Kristen Hager, marketing clude the Fright and Fast Lane 8 p.m. manager at Great America, the plastic was passes. For $22.99 extra, VIP guests receive their meant to symbolize the process of being True, it’s always nice to be choice of wine, cheap beer and soda to accom- wrapped and packaged like a toy. It is truly able to experience an attraction pany New Orleans-style dishes and sides, in- horrifying. sooner rather than later. cluding jambalaya, crawfish, cornbread and The next most exciting aspect of the However, waiting in long red beans and rice. Haunt was the food served at the Voodoo lines kind of comes with the ter- What stands out the most at Great Amer- Chophouse, which is served buffet-style to ritory of visiting a theme park, ica’s Halloween Haunt is the high-quality guests paying an additional $22.99. along with buying overpriced artwork. The buffet is available for two hours, al- food and beverages.

‘Weezer’ returns to Event Center after Techmanity

By Brian Stanley After singles “I’m Only Joking” and “Come with Me Now” re- @BStanleyPhotos ceived radio airplay and were featured in television commercials, “Kongos” signed with Epic Records and re-released Lunatic on Feb- The alternative rock group “Weezer” returns to San Jose State ruary 25. University Thursday kicking off a fall tour in support of their new “Come With Me Now” was certified platinum by the RIAA on album, Everything Will Be Alright in the End. Feb. 7. The concert is also part of the Techmanity technology confer- The four brothers are taking a night off from touring with ence beginning today in Downtown San Jose. “Kings of Leon” to perform at SJSU before wrapping up the Me- Founded in 1992, the Los Angeles based group will release their chanical Bull Tour on Sunday in Irvine, Calif. ninth studio album on Oct. 7. “Kongos” has called Phoenix, Ariz. home since 1996. “Weezer” is known for such hits as “Buddy Holly,” “Hash Pipe,” “Young Rising Sons” is comprised of singer and guitarist Andy “Beverly Hills” and “Pork and Beans.” Tongren, Dylan Scott on lead guitar, Julian Dimagiba on bass and The unnamed tour features 13 dates scattered over two months Steve Patrick on drums. beginning at the Event Center and concluding in Orlando, Fla. on The four men from Red Bank, N.J. were discovered by Shep Dec. 7. Goodman and Aaron Accetta of Dirty Canvas Music in 2013, who Most of the tour dates are concentrated in the Southwest and promoted “Young Rising Sons” to Interscope Records. Northeast featuring a combination of festivals and club venues, in- The band signed with Interscope on June 16 and released its self- cluding a stop in Mexico City, Mexico. titled debut EP on July 22. “Weezer” has selected a number of club shows to perform Every- “Young Rising Sons” have been on tour all summer in support thing Will Be Alright in the End in its entirety later in the tour, accord- of the debut release. ing to Spin Magazine. Tickets are still available at the Event Center box office for The release of Everything Will Be Alright in the End marks the $49.50 for general admission. first studio album for “Weezer” since the release of Hurley in Sept. San Jose State students can purchase tickets for the show for 2010. $39.50. Since the release of its debut album in 1994, “Weezer” has one Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Thursday with the concert starting at multi-platinum album, two platinum albums and three gold al- 7:30 p.m. bums certified by the Recording Industry Association of America Brian Stanley is a Spartan Daily staff writer. (RIAA). Founding members Rivers Cuomo, on vocals and guitar, and Patrick Wilson, on drums, are joined by Brian Bell, who replaced Jason Cropper on guitar in 1993, and Scott Shriner, who replaced Mikey Welsh on bass guitar in 2001. “Weezer” last performed at the Event Center on Oct. 13, 2008 with “Angels and Airwaves.” This time around, “Weezer” will be performing with alternative rock groups “Kongos” and “Young Rising Sons.” Originally from South Africa, “Kongos” is made up of four brothers: Johnny, Jesse, Daniel and Dylan, whose shared last name is also the band’s name. “Kongos’” single “Come With Me Now,” off their debut album Lunatic, peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart. Lunatic was originally released independently in South Africa in December 2012 on their family’s label Tokoloshe Records before the four brothers self-released the album in the United States in October 2013. Photo Courtesy of Polyvinyl Records WEDNESDAY 6 OPINION OCTOBER.1.2014 San Jose’s murky water Bay Area living makes it cannot quench the parched hard to have nice cars Growing up, I can remember refill it for 25 cents at some of the pu- my mum always telling me I rified water distilleries in Downtown I was a big fan of the sports Yet it still breaks down every was supposed to drink eight full San Jose. car explosion of the 1990s. five weeks, costing hundreds of glasses of water a day. My entire time living in the There were affordable options dollars every time. It sounded like nonsense to dorms, I had no clue about what from almost all major automak- You reach a point where your my young mind. alternative resources were avail- ers during that magical decade, personality revolves around own- I thought how could I remember able to me. and it kicked off the street racer ing this moving hulk of metal and to continuously drink full glasses? I’m not entirely sure to which phenomena that peaked with the forged aluminum. I filled my cup up with the amenities the chunks of our tuition “Fast and the Furious” franchise. You become friends with other amount of water I wanted to and housing costs cover specifical- After the movie, all sorts of “gearheads” and secretly rank drink when I wanted to drink it. ly, but after about $7,000 a semes- street-racing video games were each other by how much capital I never even thought about the Follow Jonathan on ter, it’s puzzling that we have to go released and the aftermarket has been poured into your box on Follow Abraham on differences in quality of water Twitter through such great lengths to get a parts sector blew up. wheels. @JayofthePeople Twitter between distilled water in water basic necessity for life. I was following that hype @Abe_Rodriguezzz So I asked other students what bottles and the water from my One of the most innovative wagon when I got into the car was holding them back — gasoline bathroom sink. additions I’ve seen on a university campus scene in my teens. prices are the major issue. I would never try to make excuses for were purified water stations on UC Davis’ It led me to buy a crappy Honda Civic In 2007, the national gas price average drinking water from campus, where students that was stolen and broken into at least five sat at a comfortable $2.60 before shooting the faucet because it and faculty could fill up times during the four years I had it. up to a monstrous $3 average in the fall. was some of the most MyM appreciation for water bottles whenever I loved it until I sent it to the crusher, By 2008, it reached the historic $4.10 refreshing water I had they wanted. replacing the faithful average that still persists in ever tasted. clean, crisp-tastinging Such a simple addi- four-banger crapbox high market areas like San Little did I know, the tion does wonders for with my childhood InIn theth end, it’s Francisco. quality of tap water can water has evolveded the campus and overall dream car, the Mit- Even after the peak of vary dramatically from college experience. subishi 3000GT. almostalmmos not worth the great recession fizzled, city to city. With all of the new infrastructure being The 3000GT was the owning a nice car gas prices remain at a $3 My college years have been some of the added to campus to “enhance” the student type of car you would average. most savage years of life trying to figure out experience and keep students on campus, it hang posters of in your in the Bay Areaa Traffic in the Bay Area what I was going to eat. seems shocking that such a vital and simple bedroom. I’d feel my is also killing recreational Living on and off campus, I’ve had to amenity could be overlooked. jaw drop every time I saw one fly by me driving. revert to some of the most basic tactics of The question is, is it really being over- when I was kid — it was as cool as a Ferrari Traffic monitoring company Inrix ranked survival. looked? without really owning one. Bay Area traffic as the third worst region in the What made those nights when my wal- I have trouble believing those controlling Years after getting rid of my dream car entire country in 2012. let was collecting dust hard was the fact what gets added to our campus design have no and giving up on my dreams of sports car And it’s true, as most people in the Bay I couldn’t even wet my gullet with some idea about the quality of San Jose tap water. glory, I was taking a stroll through a cam- don’t like driving anywhere anymore. water that actually looked like water. I’m not overlooking the fact SJSU was pus garage when I saw dozens of modified The I-880 freeway’s morning rush hours Disregarding what San Jose tap water recently reported to be of the more afford- imports — stanced cars with full body lips from the East Bay to Downtown San Jose tastes like, it has a fizzy gray appearance. able universities in California and adding and window tint, expensive rims and the can take up to two hours. I say fizzy because you can literally put a purified water dispensers all over campus like. Another student I talked to said parking was glass up to your ear and hear the fizzing of would cost a pretty penny. I asked myself, “How can a student the worst thing to deal with when commuting bubbles as if it was a glass of fresh Sprite. Huge strides could be made in making afford a car like that?” and “How can they to SJSU. The only time I could really stomach campus living more pleasant by simply adding afford anything like that while in college?” Imagine spending a boatload of money the taste was when I planned ahead and was a few stations near campus hot spots. The typical response is they can’t. on a paint job only to have it dinged by an able to get the water to a cold temperature. My appreciation for clean, crisp-tasting Owning a sports car is a tough lifestyle. uncaring driver on his rush toward class. Our only chance as SJSU students to get water has evolved. I gave mine up when the bills began piling. In the end, it’s almost not worth owning good tasting distilled water is by buying it I like to consider myself a connoisseur Throughout my tenure as a sports coupe a nice car in the Bay Area. at one of the various markets on or sur- of sorts. owner, I went through multiple car builds You’re better off not caring. rounding campus. It is vital to our existence after all. and tweaks. You could end up feeling hurt when your The smallest bottle of any brand of wa- I am simply fed up with this San Jose You love the car’s looks and every time precious 90s Coupe gets rear-ended. ter near campus costs at least two dollars. “Sprite” they’re telling us is water. you see it, you can get a glimpse of the Abraham Rodriguez is a Spartan Daily If you’re smart, buy a huge gallon jug and Jonathan Giddens is a Spartan Daily staff writer. genius on which it is designed. staff writer. Classifieds 10/01/14 Sudoku Puzzle Crossword Puzzle

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Several homeless people spend the night wandering or to be approached State University campus as hospital Program and off the streets. on the same street at City Hall, where San by one of them asking for wards were becoming deinstitution- The plan is an improvement upon noth- Jose’s public officials work and the city money. alized. ing, but the reality of the situation is that council meets weekly. I am guilty of sometimes feel- Some patients left the board- some people who live in the Jungle suffer I used to live on this street too, thank- ing frustrated by their presence and-care homes provided by the mental illnesses and drug addiction. fully in an apartment, and every day I on and around campus, and the government because of the poor It is also hard to find affordable housing walked past these people — real people — last thing I want to hear is “Can living conditions. Some were in San Jose already, and if there is availabil- who resort to sleeping on hard cement. you spare some change?” when I’m evicted due to mental illness and ity, the vacancies are low. These homeless people slept on card- walking into the grocery store. lack of medication. Once the Jungle refugees do not get board mats while others were scrunched But it’s not fair to judge these In 1973, San Jose was described approved for housing because of these rea- Follow Samuel on in sleeping bags on benches and a few got people. It’s better to channel frus- Twitter in Salon as “discharged patients sons, it will be almost inevitable to find for- creative by hanging hammocks between tration at the policy makers who @SamBrannan living in skid row wandering aim- mations of similar encampments around two metal poles. have overlooked the homeless lessly in the streets ... a ghetto for San Jose, resulting in more homeless people All of this was on a half problem for decades. the mentally ill and mentally retarded.” lurking around campus. street between the mayor’s ...t...there is a major In an article by Today’s homeless problem is not as It doesn’t seem right that one of the office and the San Jose State Salon, Dr. E. Fuller extreme, but there is a major homeless highest concentrations of homeless live in campus. homelessh encampment Terry examines Ron- encampment just over a mile from the SJSU South San Jose and a few miles in the other San Jose is home to one just over a mile fromom ald Reagan’s neglect campus. direction lies one of the highest concentra- of the largest populations for mental illness According to the Mercury News, the city tions of wealth. of homeless in the country the SJSU campus and homelessness in has made plans to evacuate the 200 to 300 San Jose is a city well-known for being with 4,770 homeless people. the 1970s as gover- homeless people who live in the “Jungle”— a home to the Silicon Valley and some of the San Jose is behind only New York City, Los nor of California. large homeless encampment by Story Road nation’s wealthiest people, yet the problem Angeles, Seattle and San Diego as reported Terry said approximately 1,800 patients just over a mile south of SJSU. of homelessness continues to get swept by the San Jose Mercury News. were discharged from nearby Agnews State Hypothetically, once the homeless who under the rug. On the SJSU campus and its bordering Mental Hospital in North San Jose and were live in the Jungle are evacuated, they are Perhaps if the public officials were streets, it is not difficult to find homeless placed in homes clustered near the San Jose going to be sent into an Affordable Housing forced to walk by the people sleeping on

Companies use breast Cartoon | Satire | cancer awareness Art | Comics | Etc. month for social gain Floods of pink will show this Companies will continue profit- month as companies prepare to ing from appealing ads, “cute” support breast cancer awareness items and minimal information to and research. its consumers. YOUR Pink ribbons decorate According to WCSH Portland’s products, clothes and advertise- news station article, the Portland ments as brands push the idea of Pirates stopped donating the supporting breast cancer. money they received from their Teens in schools will wear Pink in the Rink auction of jerseys their “I love boobies” bracelets to charities last year. ART and shirts with the idea that this Follow Kristen on Although they put this infor- is helping raise more awareness. Twitter mation on their site, you can be How much does breast cancer @KristenWirtz2 sure people still thought the pro- awareness month really inform ceeds were going to charity. others and help women fight this disease? Anyone purchasing something pink I myself am guilty of falling into this during breast cancer awareness month social trend. needs to be aware that money isn’t always HERE When opening a Bank of America ac- going directly toward cancer research. count before heading to college, I decided Consumers need to start asking more to apply for the pink card that is supposed questions about how much money they are to donate 0.20 percent of my purchases to donating and how much is actually going to Susan G. Komen every time I use it. a charity or organization. Contact Spartan Daily to In all honesty, I originally got the card Consumers also need to be aware that because I loved the pink stripe on the back, unlike most other diseases, researchers submit your artwork but also because the have found that breast idea that if I was going RaisingRai awareness cancer cases are differ- to spend my money at withwith pink products is ent for every woman least I would be helping and man. email: [email protected] a good cause. not necessarily goingoing According to breast- It wasn’t until this cancer.org, studies Phone: 408-924-3280 year that I found out to help show that fewer than 10 they are only continuing to donate until percent of women accurately estimate their May of 2015. risk factor for breast cancer. Companies utilize the vulnerability of A small lump in the breast of one woman people’s good will to benefit the company could prove to be more severe and progres- instead of actually having good intentions. sive than a large lump in another person. editorial cartoon According to Sports Illustrated in an Raising awareness with pink products is article titled “NFL botches breast cancer not necessarily going to help. awareness PSA,” out of all the money the Instead, go and be there for someone you NFL receives from pink products used to know of who is dealing with the disease or raise awareness of breast cancer, only an donate directly to a cancer research organi- actual eight percent gets donated toward zation such as Susan G. Komen. cancer research. These are actual ways we can fight breast Similar to the ice bucket challenge, cancer as a community and raise awareness. breast cancer awareness month has just Kristen Wirtz is a Spartan Daily staff become more of a trend than anything else. writer.

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By Lauren Hernandez putting in work so there are @LaurenPorFavor way less shots on me” Makrigi- annis said. “It’s easier for me to San Jose State women’s soc- do my job.” cer goaltender Zoe Makrigi- Goalkeeper coach Rodrigo annis was named Mountain Baptista said Makrigiannis West Defensive Player of the has a goalkeeper mentality, in Week on Monday, Sept. 22. that she is focused and works The child development hard toward her goals. major is in her third year with “She takes her time to the Spartans and the recog- look at the video from previ- nition marks the first career ous games and see things that weekly award she has received, went right and wrong and try according to the SJSU official to make it better in the next athletic website. game,” Baptista said. Makrigiannis said the rec- According to Baptista, ognition is exciting and she Makrigiannis and her team- gives credit to her defensive mates have cultivated a fam- players who help defend the ily mentality, which allows the goal box. players to support each other. “It just shows how far our Junior defensive back Ra- defense as a whole has come,” chel Docherty said Hanson Makrigiannis said. “It’s defi- taught the players to defend as nitely kudos to my defensive a unit and maintain a mental- line in front of me.” ity based on teamwork. Makrigiannis, who first “When we get tired, she’s read the news of her rec- there and we have confidence ognition while scrolling in our keeper to come up with through her Twitter feed, the big save,” Docherty said. said she was surprised be- “She consistently has done that Abraham Rodriguez | Spartan Daily cause she did not believe the for us.” Junior goalkeeper Zoe Makrigiannis (right) leads the recovery for San Jose State in Sunday’s 1-1 draw against the New Mountain West looked at Makrigiannis and Do- Mexico Lobos. Makrigiannis finished with a season high of seven saves and the Spartans moved to 3-4-3 on the season. SJSU athletics. cherty, both Canada natives, “I think its great for our have played side by side as field ultimately drove her to With her family out of the team in general because our Spartans for the past three improve. country, Makrigiannis said Women's Soceer Home Schedule team doesn’t really get recog- years. Makrigiannis’ sister, who her teammates are her sup- nized,” Makrigiannis said. Docherty said the junior had a successful soccer career port system and she can always Women’s Soccer head goalkeeper has played consis- before getting injured, is an count on them. October Colorado 2:00 p.m. coach Lauren Hanson said the tently in a starting role since encouraging individual for the “I don’t think I’d be able to 17 State award is a reflection of how the the two were freshmen. goaltender. do it with out them to be hon- October Wyoming 11:00 a.m. team has played throughout “She trains hard and is one “Knowing that she got est,” Makrigiannis said. “They 19 the season. of those people that cares a lot injured and that I still have are like my family here.” “Zoe has been a big part of about what she does and that is a chance, it’s definitely in- Upon graduation from October Colorado 2:00 p.m. that in leadership, shot-block- contagious,” Docherty said. spirational and motivating,” SJSU, Makrigiannis hopes 24 College ing and as a goalkeeper in pre- Makrigiannis said her Makrigiannis said. to work with at-risk youth in venting shots from happen- teammates and her family Makrigiannis’ family Canada or the United States, October 12:00 p.m. ing,” Hanson said. back home in Vancouver drive streams every one of her games but would consider taking 26 Air Force Makrigiannis said the de- her. online from Canada and at- the opportunity to continue fensive players have worked When Makrigiannis was tends matches when they can. playing soccer. hard together in order to main- benched for injuries last sea- They plan to attend the Lauren Hernandez is a Spar- All home games are held at the Spartan Soccer tain a cohesive defensive line. son, she said watching her Spartans match against Port- tan Daily staff writer. Field, located at South Campus. “They definitely have been teammates put in effort on the land State in October. Tyler Winston: Stepping up as a leader and striving to win

By Wesley Moots Winston doesn’t have any family in law @Stevewes enforcement, but he said conversations with his girlfriend’s father, who is a detec- Leading his team as one of the start- tive, was an added inspiration. ing wide receivers, sophomore Tyler “It’s a fairly athletic job,” Winston said. Winston drives himself toward constant “It’s very team organized with what they do self-improvement. and that’s what I do best.” In his second season with San Jose State, One of the challenges facing San Jose Winston is already gearing up for a season State athletes is keeping up with school of beating his personal bests. work while they travel. “He’s a good one,” head coach Ron Cara- Winston said he’s thankful to only have gher said. “He had a really good breakout one class, which is frequently impeded. freshman year.” His solution is easier said than done, Last season, Winston scored five touch- but Winston is determined to hold himself downs in 10 games. to it. This year he’s reached the end zone Winston is dedicated to getting home- three times in four games. work done before it’s due instead of If he can keep this rate up, he could dou- chasing deadlines. ble his total from last year. “I have to get my work done early and “My team and coaches look to me to be make sure everything is in line before I more of a leader this year. I have to go hard leave so that I’m not scrambling while I’m every day, lead by example,” Winston said. not even there,” Winston said. Winston won many awards when he Winston is stepping up as a leader this played before arriving to SJSU and now has season but still looks up to his upperclass- continued to earn more since. men for guidance and support. Among his awards last season, Winston Winston is constantly taking advice was named the 2013 Mountain West Fresh- and inspiration from fellow receivers, man of the Year. graduate student Jabari Carr and senior In four games, he had over 100 receiv- Daniel Bradbury. ing yards, the best yards per catch ratio, “We look up to lots of the seniors and and 14.8 in the Football Bowl Subdivision guys who’ve been here a while and step up of receivers with more than 50 catches. as leaders,” Winston said. His 858 receiving yards last season is Winston said it’s not a challenge getting an SJSU record, according to San Jose State along with his teammates and that team- Spartan athletics. work on the field is reliant on their connec- When asked about his inspirations off tions off the field. the field, Winston didn’t hesitate to talk “We’re a pretty close-knit family type of about the people who encouraged him from a team, so it’s easier for a lot of the younger day one. guys to come in here,” Winston said. “I play for my family, especially my par- With 32 successful catches so far, Win- ents,” Winston said. “They’ve always been ston is hopeful he can help his team strive pushing me to do the best at whatever I do.” for more victories on the field, and to him, Winston is a justice studies major. He his 289 yards this season is a good start. Brian Stanley | Spartan Daily said his studies and observations of those Wesley Moots is a Spartan Daily staff Sophomore wide receiver Tyler Winston breaks up field after one of his 10 receptions in the field have impelled him to purse writer. in the 42-10 victory over North Dakota on Aug. 28 at Spartan Stadium in San Jose. law enforcement. Follow the Spartan Daily on Facebook and Twitter!