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By Vicente Vera Security Kirstjen Nielsen STAFF WRITER and then-Acting Director of Immigration and On Friday, Federal Customs Enforcement District Court Judge for the (ICE) Thomas Homan. Southern District of Texas, Judge Hanen said that Andrew S. Hanen, rejected DACA would be found to halt Deferred Action unlawful, stating the for Childhood Arrivals program overstepped (DACA), according to the the boundaries New York Times. of the executive branch. Previously, on May Despite this, he 1, Texas Attorney refused to issue an General Ken Paxton injunction on future and filed a joint-lawsuit with renewing applicants. six other border This was because of the states against the timing of the lawsuit, Trump administration. according to NPR. The lawsuit challenged Nevertheless, Hanen a prior executive order asserted that when it comes which deemed DACA to granting a pathway to unlawful, and seeked to citizenship in this country, impose an “injunction “only an act of Congress prohibiting the [current] can confer these rights.” executive from issuing or As of Sept. 4, 2017, there renewing DACA permits.” were 689,800 active DACA The lawsuit named recipients in the United members of the president’s States, according to ICE. PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA COMMONS cabinet as defendants, such as Secretary of Homeland DEFERRED | Page 2 Students and community members at the 2018 May Day Rally in Roosevelt Park protest the rescinding of DACA. Artistic director of Transferred immigrants look Grupo Folklórico for another way to stay Luna y Sol resigns

VICENTE VERA | SPARTAN DAILY Maria Luisa Colmenarez, the new dance instructor of the beginner class, dances with her husband Rudy Garcia on Thursday.

By Vicente Vera community through STAFF WRITER their choreography and colorful SOURCE: AMERICAN IMMIGRATION COUNCIL, INFOGRAPHIC BY JANA KADAH | SPARTAN DAILY In 2003, former San traditional dresses. Jose State University After graduating with By Jana Kadah immigration attorneys. release of their detained and whisked away a huge student, Itza Sanchez, a degree in cultural STAFF WRITER A Habeas Corpus is a clients. Rather, lawyers number of immigrants co-founded the Mexican anthropology, Sanchez formally written order that argued that the transfer that were being folk dance collective continued to lead a new The Northern requests a judge release of the detainees from represented here in San “Grupo Folklórico generation of dancers California federal district a defendant because of Richmond to an out-of- Francisco, many of which Luna y Sol,” with 10 to various performance court heard immigration unlawful grounds for state detention center was were being represented by other students. opportunities in and case Neria Alvarez et al their detention. unlawful and therefore, non-profits,” immigration “Grupo Folkórico,” around San Jose. v. Sessions et al on Friday The hearing was should be returned back attorney Jennifer which translates to “group Under Sanchez’s in response to the several unique, as the team of to the Bay Area. Friedman said. “We folk dance,” captures guidance, the group Habeas Corpus petitions immigration lawyers “Immigration went Mexican cultures filed last week by local were not asking for the into the jail in Richmond LITIGATION | Page 2 embraced by the local DANCE | Page 2 Exploring Russell Lee’s mid-century photos of Mexican-Americans

By Paul Hang “Photography is an art left a lot of room for behind open port with its flushed was his ability to STAFF WRITER and art is subjectivity. In interpretation. them. toilets for at least for 100 repeatedly insert himself other words, it is based During the viewing, Most of people,” Barrera said. “Rent into new locales to discern Russell Lee on your perception rather attendees attempted to the photos for these 20 houses ranged the time of crisis which photographed Mexican- than judgments from decipher the essence shown from $1 to $4 weekly,” would confirm maximum Americans living in Texas other people’s perspective,” of the photographs vividly, she added. information about that in 1949. Attila Iuhasz, the and understand the portrayed BARRERA Barrera praised Lee’s place,” Barrera said. Lee took photos renowned photographer subject’s emotions. how photography skills and Approximately predominantly in Spanish- wrote on his website. Mexican-American Mexican-Americans lived for allowing people to 80 people attended speaking communities The photos Lee professor Magdalena at that time, as many of interpret his photos. the event in the of families or people brought to San Jose Barrera, who spoke at them struggled financially. “According to one Art Building. doing various activities State University’s art the event, explained “Twenty housing units journalist, Lee’s most like working. department on Tuesday the photos and history are pooped around this amazing accomplishments TEXAS | Page 2 sjsunews.com/spartan_daily 2 WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 5, 2018 NEWS

LITIGATION before the judge, said the are not asking the court However, Ugarte pointed Cormier argued that the transfer from California to fundamentally change out that immigration cases, actions of ICE were legal Continued from page 1 to detention centers in processes. In fact, we are without lawyers physically and the district court did Colorado and Washington asking the court to stabilize What ICE is doing present, have a higher not have jurisdiction to decided that there was were breach in the client’s court proceedings,” chance of resulting in transfer clients back. power in numbers and constitutional right Ugarte said. is fundamentally deportation, statistically. She pointed to five we wanted to bring the to counsel. Judge Edward J. Davila looking to He also said non-verbal previous court cases story of this widespread “This is such an presided over the case and communication between including Jennings v. and unprecedented abuse unprecedented act that if heard oral arguments from destabilize the a client and attorney Rodriguez and Medina v. of the right to counsel,” the court doesn’t intervene Attorney Francisco Ugarte court process for is just as important as DHS to support her point. she said. now, the court would and Claire Cormier form direct communication. Immigration attorneys Friedman is part deprive our clients from the U.S attorney’s office. immigrants. If a lawyer is present said those cases did not of a larger group of meaningful review of this Cormier argued that only through video and fully apply because those immigration attorneys who action. So clients would the transfer only occured phone, they cannot cases were in different were defending 10 clients not have a lawyer, would because the Richmond Francisco Ugarte fully communicate with circumstances and did not that were transferred not be able to make their County Jail ended its U.S. attorney their client. involve a transfer. out-of-state. case, and would be ordered contract with Immigration Ugarte also said during Judge Davila contended She said many of the deported,” Ugarte said. “It’s and Customs Enforcement and it made it difficult his oral argument that it that a physical presence of lawyers representing doubtful that any of these (ICE), and therefore for attorneys to properly would be unfair for clients an attorney is essential for a immigrants work pro- cases would reach the ninth the jail could no longer defend clients. to be forced to find new successful case. bono and are unsure if they circuit. All we are asking be a place to hold “What ICE is doing is attorneys because it However, the action will be able to fly multiple for is the status quo to be immigrants seeking fundamentally looking takes time for a client to was dismissed without times to represent their maintained,” he added. legal status. to destabilize the court establish trust with his or prejudice on the grounds clients who are now in The ‘status quo’ is that Ugarte argued that their process for immigrants,” her attorney. that the District Court different states. immigrants would stay in transfer was unlawful Ugarte said. He said this is particularly has no jurisdiction Immigration Attorney, detention and have their because it occurred during Judge Davila suggested difficult for clients who on the matter. Francisco Ugarte, who immigration court hearing clients’ court proceedings, lawyers could represent have been through represented the petitioner in San Francisco. clients’ attorneys were their clients in court via trauma – as many of his Follow Jana on Twitter and made the oral argument “It’s not a lot to ask, we not alerted beforehand video or phone conference. clients have. @Jana_Kadah DEFERRED TEXAS

Continued from page 1 Continued from page 1 This court will not succumb to the . . . Lee’s most amazing Associated Students President temptation to set aside legal principles One of the attendees asked accomplishment was and current DACA recipient and to substitute its judgment in lieu of Barrera if she planned on releasing Ariadna Manzo, felt that the her essay to the public. Barrera his ability to repeatedly Hanen was sticking to his legislative action . . . If the nation truly wants said she is hoping it’ll be released insert himself into new constitutional values rather than to have a DACA program, it is up to Congress this month. acting as a “judicial activist.” “Hopefully, this essay will be done locales to discern the “My initial thoughts to say so.” by Sept. 24,” Barrera said. time of crisis which were like, ‘Yay, it’s a win,’ Aaron Wilder, curator and intern but when I looked closer at Thomas Homan director of the Natalie & James would confi rm the the opinion he gave, I saw that Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement Thompson Art Gallery, explained maximum information he hadn’t settled on DACA how the event came together. itself,” Manzo said. his decision to end the Obama- Counselor for the “This is us collaborating about that place. DACA was initially born out era program exactly one year UndocuSpartan Student with another department of of the DREAM (Development, ago today. Resource Center, Ellen J. Lin campus to look at intersections Relief and Education for Alien He argued that said undocumented students of research which between areas Magdalena Barrera Mexican-American professor Minors) Act. DACA incentivized who experience anxiety over relevant to our students, our The act was first illegal immigration and the uncertainty of DACA art and history as well as introduced in the Senate on took jobs away from should reach out to the center other areas on campus such as Aug. 1, 2001. Though it has documented residents. for support. Chicana and Chicano studies,” or students should understand Lee’s garnered bipartisan support “Before we ask what is “We’re here to inform Wilder said. photos, Wilder’s response covered from the beginning, the act fair to illegal immigrants, we students on their options, Felix Quintana, a graduate student many different angles. has yet to reach the desk of must also ask what is fair to stress management and what of photography, said he enjoyed “I think students came here for a any sitting president. American families, students, resources are available to the conference. number of reasons,” Wilder said. “One Congress’ inability to pass taxpayers and job seekers,” he them,” Lin said. “Overall, I thought it was is looking at some of the issues and the DREAM Act was what said in a statement from the Manza said that while fantastic to see the way that complications involved in prompted former President White House. Hanen’s opinion put off the older archives that are virtually an aspect of photographic Obama to announce DACA as Hanen made it clear he fate of DACA, it is likely he unknown or unseen can be practice, particularly documentary an executive order in 2012. believes it is not the court’s will have to strike down the revisited and talked about for photography,” he added. Sociology senior Aja place to decide on DACA, but program if the question comes the benefit of the community,” “And then also I think it Adams said Obama’s actions rather Congress’. across his court again. Quintana said. is an interest to a diversity of were necessary to protect “This court will not “This isn’t a complete Quintana said he enjoyed the different groups of students undocumented people. succumb to the temptation victory,” Manzo said. “It’s great topic despite him attending the from all different backgrounds “Congress was taking to set aside legal principles for the community right now, event for an assignment. looking at how subjectivity way too long to pass any and to substitute its judgment but the judge’s opinion shows “One of my classes, ‘contemporary of a community is documented meaningful legislation to in lieu of legislative action,” that he won’t support us in the art and theory,’ is fantastic because by whom for whom and then in protect undocumented Hanen wrote. “If the nation long run,” she added. they have us come to these lectures what methods,” Wilder said. students,” Adams said. “DACA truly wants to have a DACA and I was really interested in this was, and is still, needed.” program, it is up to Congress Follow Vicente on Twitter topic,” Quintana said. Follow Paul on Twitter President Trump announced to say so.” @VicenteSJSU When asked about why attendees @iTz_BisyMon

DANCE director’s legacy. Sanchez’s long-sought- Grupo Folklórico three credits. “Our university is after goals, Sario hopes immediately caught Perez’ “It draws people’s Continued from page 1 a Hispanic Serving to find the dance group attention. She got cold feet attention because it’s a Institution (HSI), but their own space. It’s just after 15 after the first practice she campus organization, performed during halftime we still don’t have as Practices this semester attended, as it was much but to be an actual at a 2016 Golden State much recognition by the take place in the back gym years of creating a more intimidating than she class would mean the Warriors game in Oakland. university as we should,” of the Spartan Complex pretty incredible had expected. University would be giving Sanchez served as the Sario said. East for the beginner class, “I told my parents I was us more recognition,” artistic director of the The Hispanic Association and in the aerobics room program, I was thinking about not going Perez said. group for 15 years. She of Colleges and Universities of the Sports Club for the tired of asking anymore, but they were like In a statement received resigned in July. defines HSI as a school with intermediate class. ‘it’s folklórico, you have to by the Spartan Daily, “My work in building “undergraduate student “I dream of our own little for permission to do it’ so I stuck with it and Sanchez stated the lack Grupo Folklorico enrollment that is at least home with our actual logo exist. now this is my fifth year in of recognition from the Luna y Sol de SJSU, 25 percent Hispanic.” on it so that people know the group,” Perez said. university was an issue humbly from a student SJSU’s Hispanic right away we’re there,” Perez wants to focus on for her. Itza Sanchez organization to a hybrid undergraduate population she added. “I want to have Former Artistic Directori enticing and incentivising “I love my alma mater, program is amongst my sits at 27 percent, according a place that no one can students to fully immerse and will always support proudest accomplishments to CollegeData.com take away from us, and themselves in the group SJSU and her students in my three decades Sario is the first student shows that we’re a part of engineering senior with a and the behind-the-scenes to succeed in whatever as a folklorico dancer,” president of the group to the school.” double minor in Spanish work it entails. area of influence I have,” her formal letter of not serve under Sanchez. Among the changes and Mexican-American Grupo Folklórico is a Sanchez wrote. “It’s just resignation stated. “It was really hard for made in the wake of studies, currently holds course students can register after 15 years of creating a New student president [Sanchez] to let go of the Sanchez’s departure, was the position. for, listed under Mexican- pretty incredible program, of the group, Flor Sario, group, but she recently got the creation of an official “I first found out about American studies as MAS I was tired of asking for business administration a job at eBay, so everything vice president position the group when they were 180, independent studies. permission to exist.” junior, said she has got really hectic for her,” to take over student tabling next to another club The course counts the tools to continue Sario said. coordination duties. that I wanted to get into,” for one credit, but Perez Follow Vicente on Twitter building on her former In keeping with one of Crystal Perez, a civil Perez said. would like to turn it into @VicenteSJSU

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Th ree comedians came to San Jose State Univer- sity to perform stand up comedy for the Laugh Out Loud showcase on Tuesday. About 70 students attended the show at Diaz Compean Student Union Th eater. Most of the attendees in the theater laughed out loud on average every 20 seconds to the jokes. Grace Harriet, the inter- im assistant director of Stu- dent Involvement, said this was the second time the offi ce held a comedy show- case since last spring. Harriet said students who came to the event last time really enjoyed it. “We thought this was a good event,” Harriet said. “Getting some laughs in the beginning of school year, especially as the school is picking up, it NICK ZAMORA | SPARTAN DAILY is getting a little more Gina Brillon fi nishes a joke about her new husband and receives a loud laugh from the audience at the Laugh Out Loud showcase Tuesday. stressful for students.” Photography senior Ka- tie Walsh attended for the ing, studying and on your the funny stories and ex- ries about love, “I felt that Brillon said. Brillon said she event last semester. “It’s grind on internships.” aggerated performanc- they are really connected Brillon started her life as felt amazing when a lot of fun, it was worth Cook started his com- es from the comedians. to the audience, especial- a comedian when she was she made a room of coming back to see these edy career when he was a Th ey raised their hands ly me and my girlfriend,” 17. “It was the day I grad- strangers laugh and felt a people again,” Walsh said. junior in college. He loved when the speaker asked Hong said. uated from high school, it connection through her Th e fi rst comedian of bringing joy to people be- questions and cheered Gina Brillon, another was my fi rst show ever at a life stories. the night was Curtis Cook, cause “to see everybody in when they related to the comedian of the night who place called Stand Up NY,” She said, “Th e message who visited San Jose for the room getting a chance comedians’ stories. came from New York, was she said. “I fell in love with that I always love to leave the fi rst time. He got the to relax and laugh with Biomedical engineer- here for the comedy show it and never stopped.” people with is that laugh- ball rolling by interacting each other makes a lot of ing freshman Harrison last semester. She said her She said being a come- ter brings people togeth- with the audience and get- fun,” Cook said. Hong and his girlfriend fl ight was delayed last time dian was like having an ad- er. Th ere are more things ting them engaged. Cook gets the ideas were being teased by and she rushed here un- diction to making people that connect us and di- “Th e theater was fun and for his material from his the comedians for their prepared without her lug- feel good. “Th ere is some- vide us as people, and the students were a blast,” daily life and wanted his 11-month relationship. gage. “Th is was defi nitely thing about relieving stress one of those connecting Cook said, “I want to bring audience to have a good Hong said they real- a better scenario because for people that I have al- factors is laughter.” a sense of joy to entertain time while listening to ly felt engaged because I got to the hotel, I show- ways loved, making some- people. I know you [stu- it. Th e students’ moods the comedians used the ered, I got ready. But both body laugh and just seeing Follow Huan Xun on Twitter dents] are out here work- lift ed aft er listening to couple to start their sto- were pleasant experiences,” the joy that it brings them.” @Huanxun_chan HBO series is twisted but binge-worthy

By Myla La Bine series entire week for the next STAFF WRITER episode because I want- review ed to know what was “Sharp Objects,” tells the “Sharp Objects” going to happen next. story of Camille Preaker, Although the show is a reporter, played by Amy dark and may be consid- Rating: Adams who is sent to her ered disturbing by some, hometown to cover the  the cast does a great job at murder of a young girl, making their characters be- named Ann Nash and the Starring: lievable and enjoyable. kidnapping of another, Amy Adams Th e “MVP” of “Sharp Natalie Keene. Genre: Objects” would most defi - Preaker is hesitant to Psychological Thriller nitely have to be Adams, take the assignment at fi rst Distibuted by: who showcases her nat- because of her rocky rela- HBO ural acting abilities in a tionship with her mother, moving, raw and vulnera- Adora Crellin, played by ble performance. Patricia Clarkson. Preaker’s imperfections However, she returns to a fl ashback to the funeral. are what make her unique, her fi ctional hometown It is implied that Preak- and Adams does not use of Wind Gap, Missouri er’s alcoholism and men- them to make her appear and begins her search for tal illness stems from this pitiful. Her scars are shown the truth about what hap- traumatic event. She also literally, multiple times pened to the girls. self-harms and is seen and nothing is off limits in Th e series starts off with hundreds of scars terms of how far the show slow, introducing familiar on her body throughout is willing to go. locals Preaker has known the series. I am almost certain Ad- her whole life and a few While the fl ashbacks are ams will win an Emmy next new faces. eff ective in telling Preaker’s year for her role as Preaker. She meets a handsome story, they can be quite “Sharp Objects” is the detective assigned to the confusing at times. strongest series I’ve seen in murder case, Richard For example, we see a while and it undoubtedly Willis, who she becomes Preaker in a mental deserves the title of show close with throughout hospital at one point, but of the summer. the show. we do not know when she Overall, I was satisfi ed Preaker also bonds with was there. with the reveal of the killer her half-sister, Amma Crel- Toward the end of the in the end and appreciated lin, who she soon discovers fi rst episode, Keene’s body that I had to wait until the is not as innocent as she is discovered and Preaker, show’s fi nal minutes for it. claims to be. along with the rest of the I do have to say that Th e show goes back and town, wonder if the two if you’re planning on forth between fl ashbacks murders are connected. watching the show, of Preaker’s childhood and Th e fi rst few episodes make sure you watch present-day. are slow, and leave you until the end credits of In the fi rst episode, wanting more. Once the last episode. You viewers fi nd out that the show gets into gear, may be surprised about Preaker’s younger sister though, it goes somewhere what you see. died when she was a child. completely unexpected. We see how hard it was for It was absolute tor- Follow Myla on Twitter Preaker to lose her during ture having to wait an @mylalabine25 sjsunews.com/spartan_daily 4 WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 5, 2018 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Intense thriller brings suspense

By Myla La Bine movie STAFF WRITER review I’m a big fan of inde- pendent films and try “Searching” to see them in theaters whenever I can. Rating: Sometimes they’re hit  or miss; they can either be thought-provoking Directed: or incredibly boring. Aneesh Chaganty I’m happy to say that “Searching” was far Starring: from the latter. John Cho, The film stars John Michelle La Cho as David Kim, a single father, looking Genre: for his daughter, after Thriller she goes missing. What makes the film unique is that it takes place entirely on a com- puter screen. his face a great deal, Everything the au- for instance, during dience sees is either scenes of FaceTime and through FaceTime, so- Skype calls. cial media or a website. I believe this fi lm will This concept fascinat- horrify parents because ed me when I watched PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA COMMONS of the harsh reality it the trailer for the film, Actor John Cho stars in the fi lm as David Kim, a father trying to fi nd his missing 16-year-old daughter. presents of young adults’ but I was worried it online personas. would be a distraction. For example, I felt person; they usually San Francisco. acter to get to the Santa Though the ending I could not have Kim’s desperation and contain scenes without There are many Cruz mountains. This was shocking, it is un- been more wrong. The heartache over Mar- our main character “Easter eggs” that only would not be logical if fortunately relevant to use of the internet and got’s disappearance where we find out Bay Area residents the film takes place in the culture of the inter- technology elevated because the film only something he or she would recognize on San Jose, as CA-17 is net today. the film’s intensity shows us what he sees doesn’t know about. websites Kim visits. I much closer. “Searching” certainly and served the story on his laptop. “Searching” did not noticed San Jose State Though the film is could have exploited the exceptionally well. Th e audience does not have any scenes of that University’s name interesting because fact that its story unfolds I was on the edge of know more than he does, nature, which is what on an ABC7 News of its original idea, it on a computer screen. my seat the entire time which I found to be the made it so true to life. web page, which was would not work with- Instead, its use of as I watched Kim look fi lm’s strongest element. My favorite detail pretty neat. out Cho. technology makes for through his daughter, In real life, we only fi nd about the film is that it The only issue I had He is completely be- an engrossing and vig- Margot’s laptop and so- out information from takes place in San Jose. with the film was a mi- lievable as a worried orous ride, proving the cial media accounts. interactions with others It’s rare to find a nor mistake in location. father and did an ex- concept was most defi- The story and the way or through research. film with a Bay Area There is a scene traordinary job at con- nitely not a gimmick. it was told felt unnerv- Movies, however, setting. When they do where a character veying emotions with ingly realistic because do not show the take place in the Bay, states that CA-152 was facial expressions. Follow Myla on Twitter of its relatability. perspective of one they’re typically set in taken by another char- The film relies on @mylalabine25 Troye Sivan “blooms” with new record

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Americans look forward an excused absence is up to the whole day. Are the and acting in accordance to every year. Families re- the discretion of the school two hours of instruction with their religion. School unite and most people are district as long as it does so crucial to the student’s districts should support Jana Kadah relieved from work or ac- not exceed the state policy. academic success? students from diff erent STAFF WRITER ademic responsibilities for I have tried to fi nd a I called the offi ce of religions and work to help more than one day. logical reason for certain Superintendent of East them adapt in the secular Muslims, Jews, Bud- school districts deciding Side Union School Dis- country our nation prides dhists and many others on only excusing two- trict multiple times to get itself to be. from minority religious thirds of a school day, but the board’s perspective, Th e four-hour-rule Several school districts ligious holiday/ceremony groups share the same sen- honestly I cannot. but never got a call back contradicts that notion in Santa Clara Coun- per semester, which is not timent when it comes to It seems unfair to in- – even when I scheduled and forces non-Christian ty do not give students the case for many reli- their religious holidays, yet terrupt a religious holiday a phone call. His silence students to adhere to a an entire day off for their gions. Muslims celebrate they are not always award- that may only come once and failure to call me back system that is seeming- religious holiday. two holidays, Eid al-Ad- ed the same liberties. or twice a year for only spoke volumes. ly built to only support Districts like the East ha–which is four days long, As a Muslim-American, two hours of instruction. If Students should not Christian norms. Side Union High School and Eid al-Fitr – which lasts I love getting a Christmas most of the day is already have to choose between District or Palo Alto Uni- for three days. break. I understand that excused, why not excuse falling behind in classes Follow Jana on Twitter fi ed School District only Growing up in the Unit- in a country in which 75 @ Jana_Kadah excuse four hours per se- ed States, I knew I could percent of the population mester of absences when never celebrate all the days identifi es as Christian, related to religious holi- of Eid. I accepted that I according to a 2015 Gal- lup poll. It makes sense to make Christmas a holiday observed nationally. On the other hand, Students should not have Pew Research Center es- timates Muslims only EXECUTIVE EDITOR ONLINE EDITOR ADVERTISING STAFF to choose between falling JACKIE CONTRERAS SARAH KLIEVES KRYSTAL DANG make up 1.1 percent of the SOMER ELLIS behind in classes and acting in American population. MANAGING EDITOR COPY EDITORS RICKY LAM BEN STEIN DOMINOE IBARRA CHRISTOPHER LAPENA I will contend that JANA KADAH PAWAN NARAYAN accordance with their religion. school systems should not EXECUTIVE PRODUCER AMANDA WHITAKER EMILY O’MARA shut down to accommo- MARCI SUELA LEANN MAE RACOMA STAFF WRITERS JENNIE SI date such a small number, PRODUCTION EDITOR HUAN XUN CHAN NICOLAS SISTO however those students de- ELISE NICOLAS PAUL HANG KIANA UNTALAN days, retreats or other reli- would only get one day serve the same right to ob- CLAIRE HULTIN NEWS EDITOR MYLA LA BINE gious reasons. of absence. However, this serve their holiday–absent MELISA YURIAR WINONA RAJAMOHAN CONTACT US Four hours a semes- year, my family learned that of outside responsibilities NORA RAMIREZ ter means students from my sister could not even for the day. A&E EDITOR MELODY DEL RIO WILLIAM DELA CRUZ VICENTE VERA EDITORIAL non-Christian religions skip the whole day from Th e U.S. claims to be HUGO VERA do not even get the entire her high school for Eid. a country that supports OPINION EDITOR PHONE: school day off as an ex- Th is may seem mi- and celebrates religious JASMINE STRACHAN PRODUCTION CHIEF (408) 924-5577 MIKE CORPOS cused absence. nuscule to readers who freedoms, yet the ridic- SPORTS EDITOR EMAIL: Th e remaining two have not had to encounter ulous four-hour-rule in GABRIEL MUNGARAY NEWS ADVISERS SPARTANDAILY hours will not be excused if this problem. various school districts NISHA GARUD PATKAR @GMAIL.COM PHOTO EDITOR SCOTT FOSDICK the student chooses not to However, imagine being suggests otherwise. NICHOLAS ZAMORA show up. Th is means teach- asked to come to school for California Legislature ADVERTISING ADVISER ADVERTISING ers are not required to assist two hours on Christmas, so requires public schools to MULTIMEDIA EDITOR TIM HENDRICK MAX RUAN PHONE: students with the material that you do not risk falling excuse absences related to ADVERTISING DIRECTOR (408) 924-3270 they missed, give make up behind in your classes. religion, so long as it does MULTIMEDIA REPORTER JESSICA EWING tests or accept late work. Th at notion is outra- not exceed four school days NICHOLAS GIRARD EMAIL: CREATIVE DIRECTOR SPARTANDAILYADVERTISING Th is also assumes that geous. Christmas is a hol- in a month. Th e specifi c KIMO PAMINTUAN @GMAIL.COM people only have one re- iday many Christians and amount of time allotted for Facebook shouldn’t remove suspicious accounts

receive messages from dif- ferent angles,” Lee said. Huan Xun Chan Instead of accounts and STAFF WRITER contents removal, Face- book may learn from You- Tube to recommend simi- lar contents with diff erent Facebook announced According to Politi- perspectives to users, in in a press release on Aug. co Magazine, “more than order to prevent the wide- 21 that the company had 290,000 Facebook users spread of disinformation “removed multiple pag- followed the now-shuttered and misinformation. es, groups and accounts,” pages, which were created Diff erent social media which originated in Iran between March 2017 and companies have their own and Russia, “for coordinat- May 2018.” ways to fi ght with fake ed inauthentic behavior.” Among those, the most news and propaganda-re- Th is is the second time followed pages were ti- lated activities. in one month Facebook tled “Aztlan Warriors,” Lee said, “Google will removed pages and ac- “Black Elevation” and label ‘fake news’ to content counts they considered “Mindful Being.” that it believes are not ap- disinformation. Some topics also in- propriate, but it wouldn’t “Th is kind of behavior is cluded the hashtag #Abol- ban the account right away. not allowed on Facebook ishICE, a popular politi- For example, if CNN post- because we don’t want peo- cal movement that fi ghts ed a misinformative article, ple or organizations creat- against the separation of they wouldn’t remove all ing networks or accounts to immigrant families along articles from CNN.” mislead others about who the Mexican border under He thought that Face- they are, or what they’re the Trump administration. book shouldn’t remove ac- doing,” Facebook stated in We do not know what counts based on part of its a press release on July 31. Facebook’s standard for content because the post Th ough Facebook’s in- banning accounts and might be the only post with tention is to prevent “in- removing content is. misleading purpose. “Th ey authentic behavior,” I do More importantly, what should treat every account not agree that Facebook is content would be con- equally unless the govern- teaching its users what is sidered “coordinated ment and authority decide right and what is wrong. inauthentic behavior?” to ban it,” Lee added. Of course, I believe that “As a social media com- Facebook is being too Facebook has the right to pany, Facebook should not politically-correct in deal- remove any content on its be involved in so many po- ing with these issues. It is platform, but should Face- litical aff airs,” Lee said. setting its political beliefs to book decide what message He added that compa- all its platform users, telling is delivered to its audience? nies like Google and You- us what is right and wrong. Jeff Lee, a San Jose soft - Tube did better jobs in han- If this is not Face- ware engineer at Silver dling knotty user contents. book’s original intention, Peak Systems, said, “One “I think YouTube does the company should be thing that I think Face- a good job on this. If there more neutral and provide book shouldn’t do is re- is propaganda-related con- its users with a platform move accounts based on tent, YouTube does not re- for free speech. what is listed on the IRA move it right away or ban [Russian-based Inter- the account, it suggests net Research Agency], it similar contents but with should be based on the diff erent perspectives to Follow Huan Xun on Twitter content itself.” the users. It allows users to @Huanxun_chan sjsunews.com/spartan_daily 6 WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 5, 2018 OPINION It’s the last straw on single-use straws

Th ough straws only count for one part of the Melody Del Rio ocean’s plastic pollution STAFF WRITER problem, I believe banning straws is the fi rst step in the right direction. Some people may wonder why Banning straws isn’t the by city, on whether Califor- banning plastic solution to solve our pollu- nia should ban straws. straws is so tion problem, but it’s a good With San Francisco and important. place to start. Berkley’s lead on the issue, Th is is On July 24, San Francis- the next question is: When because co followed the lead of ma- will San Jose follow? straws jor cities like Berkeley, Seat- Considering Califor- harm tle and Miami by restricting nia’s infl uential impact, I marine the distribution of plastic believe San Jose should life, es- straws in restaurants. ban straws. If more cit- pecially Starbucks decided to join ies in California decide to turtles the ban of straws and pub- ban straws, it could po- through licly announced it would go tentially lead to a state the use straw-less by 2020. decision and ultimately a Poly- California is no stranger national decision. propyl- to eco-friendly decisions. Th e state agency, Califor- ene. Th is According to the Los nia Coastal Commission is a resin Angeles Times, California (CCC), collected data in in plas- tic used to make straws. According to the website Earth By calling attention to the issue, 911, “Polypropylene it- more conversations will happen. self is a highly recyclable plastic resin… But recy- Those conversations eventually clers are usually cautious ILLUSTRATION BY MELODY DEL RIO | SPARTAN DAILY about the types of poly- turn into solutions. propylene they accept, and Olszewski said. “If you’ve tions eventually turn al Geographic, single-use straws will rarely be ac- ever pulled a weed, you’d into solutions. items make “more than cepted with other forms of know if you didn’t get “We could do more 40 percent of plastic waste, polypropylene.” the root, it’s coming right with teaching people not and each year about 8.8 was the fi rst state to ban 2017 aft er a coastal clean- Straws, along with mi- back,” he added. to litter,” Olszewski said. million tons of plastic trash single-use plastic bags in up for beaches. 20,155 crobeads and plastic bags, Our state needs to con- “Straws are just one part fl ows into the ocean.” 2014. straws were collected, ac- are just the start of opening sider looking into more of a bigger problem, that What someone could A year later, California cording to CCC data. the conversation to a more eco-friendly decisions, es- being litter.” do to reduce waste is use banned the sale of mi- Aft er scrolling through eco-friendly state. pecially when it has an im- Th e change of eliminat- reusable straws and bottles crobeads – later adopted at my Twitter feed, I can’t help “We could try to come pact on our oceans. ing single-use plastics may and learn how to correctly the national level on Dec. but look at that number to a decision on what to By calling attention to take time but it’s simple separate waste. 28, 2015. and imagine the video of a do but we’re only hacking the issue, more conversa- and eff ective considering Now, the state is slowly straw being picked out of a at a branch,” environmen- tions will happen. today’s technology. Follow Melody on Twitter making the decision, city turtle’s nose. tal studies professor, Bruce Th ose conversa- According to Nation- @spartanmelody More schools should allow medical marijuana

Hugo Vera STAFF WRITER

Th is fall, thousands it’s crucial to remember of children across the that people with illnesses country have already had should have the right their fi rst day of school. to put any type of It’s a day met with medication in their body both excitement and that they see fi t. anxiety, with the latter Federal and state law especially applicable to ultimately shouldn’t children who require be used to deny the ill that on-campus. any medication they Last month, 5-year- need to live. old Brooke Adams made We learned this lesson history when she became as a nation in 1992 the fi rst kindergartner when AIDS victim Ron allowed to have her Woodroof started the medicinal marijuana “Dallas Buyers Club” to ILLUSTRATION BY HUGO VERA | SPARTAN DAILY oil administered to allow AIDS patients to her on campus. purchase experimental of a debilitating illness and seizures as a result of conservative states. made by former Adams suff ers medication that was forced to take her her treatment. Too oft en, courts look President Obama that from a rare form of otherwise denied to them fi ght to use medical She uses cannabis- at marijuana as a menace instructed federal epilepsy known as by their health insurers. marijuana to court. laced patches that aren’t to society, like heroin prosecutors not to Dravet Syndrome. Th is notion was also In Illinois, 12-year- concentrated enough to or cocaine. In actuality, prioritize cases involving She was given a evident in 2014 when old Ashley Surin and get her high but allow marijuana can be similar marijuana dispensaries. medical marijuana card her to perform regular to adderall or vicodin. All sick children at the age of three and can daily functions. Th e normalization of should have the option now access her cannabis Th e Surins ultimately marijuana goes beyond to attend school pain- oil at school based on won their lawsuit and helping sick school free so long as they are judge rulings in Adams’ Every child has the right to introduced a pro- children feel better. administered legitimate hometown, Santa Rosa. medical marijuana in Normalizing all medication prescribed by Although recreational attend school free of pain and public schools bill known forms of cannabis a doctor and approved by and medical marijuana if the answer to said dilemma is as “Ashley’s Law” which combats a century the FDA. It’s a right. were legalized in was passed and signed worth of wrongful and As with any right, it California in January, marijuana then so be it. into eff ect by Gov. Bruce unjust convictions should be guaranteed in the state law is adamant Rauner on Aug. 1. regarding nonviolent the constitution instead about its possession Cancer survivors such users and dealers. of being constantly being illegal on as Surin make up the 305 It’s time to dissociate disputed in various school campuses. Illinoisans under the age marijuana–be it state courts. Th e breakthrough Brittany Maynard opted her parents sued their of 18 benefi ting from the recreational or medicinal Every child has the with Adams is a victory to end her own life local school district aft er long-term legalization from the taboo image right to attend school for the chronically-ill peacefully with lethal the district had initially of marijuana. it’s been linked to by the free of pain and if the but also a victory toward medication aft er a year- denied Surin the use Despite these victories media, popular culture answer to said dilemma removing the criminal long battle with terminal of her cannabis-based in the protection of civil and far-right politicians is marijuana then so be it. stigma associated brain cancer. painkiller patches. liberties, the stigma such as Attorney General with marijuana. While Adams is not Surin, who is now in against marijuana use Jeff Sessions. While people’s stances terminally ill herself, remission from leukemia, for any and all purposes In January, Sessions Follow Hugo on Twitter on marijuana fl uctuate, she’s not the only victim still endures chronic pain is still apparent in more rescinded a directive @ HugoV_II sjsunews.com/spartan_daily OPINION WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 5, 2018 7 Conserving our wildlife is a must

Winona Rajamohan STAFF WRITER

Th e power of social me- the turtles as nothing more dia should be used to draw than toys. attention to wrongdoings Th e video made its way that fall off the radar of au- across the internet only thorities’ knowledge. days before more than In 2015, a Snapchat im- 300 olive ridley sea turtles age of a woman sitting on were found dead off the a turtle went viral on Face- Mexican coast. book and Twitter, resulting Th ey were captured in in her arrest. illegal fi shing nets. Th e an- Th e suspect was recog- nouncement of the grue- nized by Florida police and some discovery was made faced up to fi ve years in jail. by Mexico’s federal agency She was also fi ned more for environmental protec- PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA COMMONS than $8,000 for harming an tion on Aug. 29. Three hundred olive ridley sea turtles were found entangled in ‘ghost nets’ off the coast of Mexico on Aug. 28. endangered animal. Th e announcement re- A similar video of a ported the turtles were dividuals have towards the birds and plants all man sitting on a turtle cir- dead for eight days and wildlife – a mindset that around us by just watching culated on Twitter in Au- were found with their shells views animals as sec- and listening,” O’Malley gust, sparking an uproar cracked from dying under ondary inhabitants of a said. “When we pay close of comments. the sun. It’s time to look at wildlife planet in which humans attention, we learn to value It called attention to a Th ough the olive ridley call the shots. other creatures.” still-visible lack of educa- turtles are the most abun- conservation as an active effort Growing up in a society However, simply know- tion on how people treat dant species of all sea tur- to show living creatures the love that oft en normalizes zoos ing about conservation ef- and value wildlife. tles, they are vulnerable and aquariums, it’s hard forts does not necessarily Th e video shows him because they nest in few they deserve. to truly realize how much result in genuine concern making galloping motions places, according to Th e they are being mistreated. for wildlife stemming from as he sits on the turtle be- World Wide Fund for Na- Wildlife conservation is the heart. fore picking the turtle up ture (WWF). infused in education sylla- Our modern society and dropping it repeatedly. Interruptions to these buses all across the world tends to allow policies It was a painful sight. limited nesting areas could lost in the ocean. ic event did not destroy from fairly young ages. and formal education de- It was a clear depiction of result in big consequences Th ey oft en become their population,” O’Mal- We learn what it means termine our moral com- man using his ability to to the entire population. nearly invisible in dim light ley said. “Th e bad news when a species is endan- passes, ultimately causing mistreat gentle creatures “Th ese turtles died by and undetectable for crea- is that this net could have gered. We are taught what us to fail in taking eff ort that have no capabilities to accident, as a result of inad- tures in the ocean. been lost in interna- human actions exploit to understand other areas defend themselves in such equate fi shing regulations,” Th e nets restrict move- tional waters, which wildlife and how unnatural beyond our own. a situation. environmental studies ments of animals caught in still have inadequate changes in animal popula- Perhaps it’s time to look In both cases, I saw a lack professor Rachel O’Mal- it which causes starvation regulation.” tions aff ect the ecological at wildlife conservation of understanding these in- ley said. “Th is kind of drift or suff ocation for species Despite the presence of balance of Earth. as an active eff ort to show dividuals have toward the net, or a ghost net, is used that need to return to the strictly implemented reg- “Academic institutions living creatures the love severity of their actions. to inexpensively sweep up ocean surface to breathe. ulations, violations against have a great responsibility they deserve. Th eir lack of remorse all creatures that cross its “Th e good news is the rights of animals are and opportunity to ex- worried me the most. Th ey path,” she added. that Mexican regulations still an evident reality. pose people to the natural showed zero concern to- Ghost nets are fi shing are protecting the rid- Th ese incidents refl ect world but all of us can get Follow Winona on Twitter ward their actions, viewing nets that have been left or ley turtles, so this trag- a mindset that many in- outside and learn about @ winonaarjmh

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By Nora Ramirez STAFF WRITER

The San Jose State University men’s soccer team finished the 2017 regular season fourth in the Western Athletic Conference stand- ings before making it all the way to the conference tournament championship. Despite playing a close game, the Spartans lost that match to Seattle University 2-1 and finished second place at the tournament. SJSU finished last season with an overall record of 9-11- 1 and a conference record of 5-4-1. The team kicked off their 2018 regular season with a rocky start. The Spartans started their 2018 season tying 0-0 with the nation’s No. 1 ranked team, Stanford University, at Cagan Stadium.

We haven’t gotten the results that we wished for, but the NORA RAMIREZ | SPARTAN DAILY team is working Spartans senior forward Zach Penner dribbles through the Matadors’ defense in SJSU’s 2-1 loss against Cal State Northridge on Aug. 26. hard and our main However, compared to NCAA Tournament. working on finding their style part of our identity.” that he’s really straight for- other teams in the WAC, “We haven’t gotten the of playing and said that they Team practices have ward, everybody has respect goal is to win the SJSU currently stands at 11th results that we wished for, but have finally found what they allowed the players to cre- toward him because he championship. place in the conference. the team is working hard and are looking for this season. ate a brotherhood which has demands that we play well so Tobin didn’t hide his our main goal is to win the Now, whether they win or helped with the communica- we try to give that to him,” De Willy Miranda excitement and pride for his championship,” midfielder lose, the team will be satisfied tion among themselves and Dios said. midfi elder boys while mentioning how Willy Miranda said. “We’re because they know they’ll the coach as well. The team’s great work and he expects his players to grow working for that.” play to their style. “It’s a great environment. dedication was shown on together as a team. Miranda said he’s OK Defender Andrew It’s a great way to make life- the field Sunday when the On Aug. 26, the Spartans “This is the best team I’ve with the results from the Mendoza said this season has long friends, everybody in Spartans won 2-1 against lost at home against CSU had since I have been here. past games because the team been going really well thanks the team really loves each Sacramento State for their Northridge 1-0 in a very con- I’m happy with our team, has played according to the to the chemistry the team has. other and you could see it first win of the season. troversial game. they’ll be a very, very good coach’s instructions. “We’ve been trying to find throughout,” Mendoza said. The Spartans prepare “It was a pretty feisty game, team by conference, but I “We played our style, our our identity and we pretty Center forward Isaiah De to play their next game Northridge has a very big would like to pick out some assignment and how the much found it with where we Dios said everyone on the on Thursday at St. Mary’s physical team, where we are win sprees in the conference coach wanted us to play. We have to keep the ball on the team looks up to their coach College. The game is sched- quite a small team so I think as well,” Tobin said. didn’t get the result that we ground, we like to disperse and has a great relationship uled to start at 4 p.m. our boys got binged on a few The Spartans eagerly hope wanted but were working on out of the back,” Mendoza with him. times,” head coach Simon to win the WAC this season that,” Miranda said. said. “We don’t like playing “Sam [Simon Tobin] is a Follow Nora on Twitter Tobin said. and are working to win the The Spartans had been long ball, we don’t find that a great guy. I really like the fact @noraramirez27 Blue wins annual volleyball exhibition

By Paul Hang STAFF WRITER

San Jose State University I want to thank all women’s volleyball team the fans that came played a split-scrimmage on Saturday. The team played out becuase it was against each other in three great energy and games. Two of the three games were won by the we appreciate that. Blue team 25-21, but Gold eventually won the final Jolene Shepardson game 25-16. head coach Fans cheered and watched the team play all three games. Despite how competitive Once the three games were the matches were in the done, they congratulated three games, Shepardson each other. found the scrimmage to Junior Ryann Thomison be enjoyable. thought the first two match- “It was a lot of fun” es were an indicator of their Shepardson said. “I want to skill level and performance thank all the fans that came as an overall team. out because it was great “It just shows that we have energy and we appreciate a lot of talent on both sides. that. We’ll need that for our We can do the same thing on future home matches.” each side,” Thomison said. Shepardson said the Sophomore Thaliana team’s training process Grajeda agreed with ranged from teaching new Thomison’s sentiment players to understanding and commented about the their defense system and competitiveness in the first PAUL HANG | SPARTAN DAILY connecting with their setters two matches. SJSU’s women’s volleyball team played its annual Blue/Gold exhibition game in the Spartan Gym on Saturday. and offense’s system. “Both sides put a lot This season so far, they of pressure on the other bonus points for scoring, for her goal to improve. the mistakes needed to be team started slow during the have played three games and side in tough situations,” the score would have a gap. “I would be like looking improved but she was proud first two matches, but can won a game and lost the Grajeda said. For straight set games, it’s a to focus on putting more with the serving pressure compete against blue team other two. Grajeda also believes there different story. balls away,” Thomison said. against the team itself. with the right momentum. The next game will be were more to it than the “If it’s straight sets, then “Mine is probably being “We also got to stop our “I think the gold side on Friday against Northern two matches ending with the it’s pretty neck and neck,” up in transition every time opponent’s serving runs started off a little bit slow Colorado, the teams first same results. “I think it came Thomison said. and just dock my center when they go two or three and they decided to fight opponent at the Northern down to unforced errors,” Thomison is focused on constantly,” Grajeda said. points or more,” Shepardson back, so just bring in that Colorado Tournament. Grajeda said. “Blue made less putting more balls away to Head coach Jolene said. She added that it’s pos- energy all the time con- unforced errors.” improve herself as a player. Shepardson wants to see the sible for the players to do so sistently and you saw the Thomison commented on Grajeda wants to focus on team get more consistent for because some of them are pressure that the gold how the scrimmages usually being up towards the net in future matches. Shepardson big hitters. side put on the blue side”, Follow Paul on Twitter finish. She stated if there are transition more consistently commented that some of She also thought the gold Shepardson said. @iTz_BisyMon