Online SpWednesday, Decemberartan 10, 2014 Volume 143 • Issue 41 Daily SAN JOSÉ STATE UNIVERSITY SINCE 1934 SJSU Hockey Recap See http://spartandaily.com for a video recap of the SJSU Division 2 Hockey Season. Inside Student success fees Highest fee Lowest fee News Page 2 face fi rm opposition

ByB AAbrahambraham rodriguez @Abe_Rodriguezzz@Abe_Rodriguezzz San Luis Obispo Dominguez Hills Chrismas Tree Students for QualityQuality Education protested in front of the BBoard of Trustees Nov. 12 meet- CASA tree a reminder of $780 $35 ing to demonstrate against the proliferation of student successsucc fees across the CSU system. presence on campus, in Protesters argued against the perceived lack of accountabilityacc from CSU adminis- community. trators and the increase in Student Success, ExcelExcellencel and Technology fees. CSU A&E NorthridgeNorthridge was the fi rst universityuniversity to introduce a fee called the “Campus Quality Fee,” which charged students $25 in Fall 2008.2008 Th at fee rose to $106 a semester Page 5 San Jose for the 2014-2015 school yyear.ear. East Bay DiegoDiego Paniagua,Paniagua, senior Chicano studiess major, said the student $590 (2012) $240 (2011) groupgroup prprotestedotested a lack ooff trantransparencyspare from the administration for thethe controversial feefee at his campus,cam which through the past few years has included more bebenefin ts for athletic programs. Movie Review Paniagua said state ooff the art equipment, facilities and ‘Fury’ a violent look at the coachescoaches were added to CSUN but were all meant for last days of WWII through its athletics proprogramsg instead of classrooms or the eyes of a battle- learninglearning envienvironments.r hardened tank crew. “We“We hahavev more emphasis on sports. Th e Page 7 San Luis Obispo numbersnumber show that it’s because of the studentstud success fee,” Paniagua said. $780 (2012) Ponoma In the CSU system, 12 univer- sitiess have enacted student suc- Northridge $387 (2013) cess fees with CSU Domin- guez Hills having the lowest $212 (2008) San Bernandino fee of $35. Los Angeles $162 (2011) CSU San Luis Obispo has Fullerton the highest fee of $780 a semes- Album Review (2012) $244 ter along with the highest tui- Slipknot’s ‘Grey Album’ Dominguez Hill $120 (2014) San Marcos a sign the band is losing tion rate in the state. color in its old age. $35 (2014) $300 (2013) San Jose State comes Long Beach Page 7 See Fees on page 2 $346 (2011) Infographic by Linh Nguyen Information compiled from: San Diego Students Success Fees background in working group (October 10, 2014) $100 (2014)

Morris Dailey closes due to When we hire people in a tenure- track job, we’re saying we’re hiring Novelist sagging ceiling materials you into a position where you might Former math professor turns novelist with release of supernatural first book By Abraham rodriguez was one of the students whose class was have lifetime employment, so we take ‘Inhabitants.’ @Abe_Rodriguezzz relocated following the sudden closure. our time and we do it right McDonald said his class last met in the Elna Green, Sports Morris Dailey Auditorium, one of the auditorium on Nov. 26. Associate Vice President oldest buildings on campus, has been closed The following weekend he received for Faculty Affairs Page 10 for the remainder of the semester due to a an email from his professor alerting him structural defi ciency in the ceiling. classes would no longer be held there be- In an email sent by associate vice pres- cause there was “something wrong with ident Christopher Brown, the university the roof.” Lengthy tenure-track Facilities Development and Operations de- “I never really noticed any structural partment confi rmed it found signifi cant problems when I was in there,” McDonald search process begins Hockey structural defects in the auditorium follow- said. By Vincent Vicini Spartans look toward ing reports of sagging ceiling tiles. With the classroom gone, McDonald @thebigvinnie Spring after going 10-8-1 A closer inspection of the auditorium by said he realizes that fi nals might be more in Fall semester. FD&O found the structure was drooping diffi cult now that his class of almost 600 Last May, Provost Andy Feinstein issued a budget up- and “also in jeopardy.” students will not have a place to meet. date which announced his approval of a search for 64 new Page 11 “We realize this closure will cause sub- McDonald also works across the hall tenure-track faculty members — the largest recruitment stantial scheduling challenges so we’ll be from Morris Dailey as a student assistant eff ort the university has seen in several years. working as quickly as possible to allow for for the Green Ninja offi ces in Tower Hall. He According to Feinstein’s report, due to Operating reopening,” Brown said. said he hasn’t seen any indications of dam- Funds and Student Success, Excellence & Technology The closure led to the cancellation and age anywhere. Fees, San Jose State had more than $18 million in funds to relocation of classes that used the audito- “I think it’d be good if whoever is going distribute. Academic Aff airs received $16.4 million, a por- rium for instruction. to be working on or looking at that room tion of which is being used to hire new faculty. Repairing the auditorium will also re- did a once over on the whole building,” Mc- To date, no new faculty have been hired and none of quire specialists to handle the removal of Donald said. the searches have been completed, said Elna Green, asso- Basketball harmful asbestos in the ceiling. Biology lecturer Mary Poff enroth was one ciate vice president for Faculty Aff airs. Faculty Aff airs is Spartans break 8-game Asbestos was used in the past as a con- of the instructors that had a lower division the division of Academic Aff airs which is responsible for losing streak with dominant play in struction material because of its inability to class at Morris Dailey. Poff enroth said that handling the recruitment processes for all faculty. the paint against St. catch fi re, but was outlawed after prolonged her class had to get an alternative classroom “Faculty recruitment is a long process and it often takes Katherine. exposure was found to cause cancer. with split times for the class to meet. more than a year to complete,” Green said. “Th e provost Brown said it’s unknown at this point “All of our students have been accom- authorized those faculty hires in May 2014, but the new Page 12 how long Morris Dailey will remain closed. modated for finals and finals will go on as faculty will not begin teaching here until Fall 2015.” Notices were taped up to all doors lead- they were, just in a different room,” Poffen- Recruitment cycles such as this one typically begin in ing into the auditorium announcing its roth said. the Spring semester when the provost solicits hiring re- closure and boards were installed, barring Abraham Rodriguez is a Spartan Daily quests from the college deans, Green said. any entrance inside. staff writer. Undeclared freshman Kyle McDonald See Tenure on page 3

Record Breaker ONE WORD Follow Final: all that begins Freshman diver Cari BY Wesley on Reiswig breaks two WES Twitter records in her first WISDOM MOOTS @Stevewes semester. must come to an end Today’s Take a deep breath. every breath must come to an end. ity, which goes beyond the dictionary defi nition Weather Now let it out. To every student on this campus, fi nal of the word. When was the last time you stopped and ac- exams are a stressful time (although they can Final is more than an ending; it is a conclu- High tively acknowledged the presence of a breath? lead to jubilation afterward). sion from which there is no recourse. ° Everyone is certain one day we will stop We study, cram and review in groups or Every breath has fi nality. 68 breathing. alone, but the anticipation that the end of the Yet we do not count our breaths; the only Low Our last breath will end, and with it our class and semester are approaching is over- breath many of us value is the last one. ° lives will pass from the present into the past whelming. We can go weeks without food, days without 57 tense. Th e fi nal straw is a breaking point in a sleep or water, but the last breath is measured Some sunshine to Th ere are fi lms, books, tales, legends and relationship, conversation or employment; it’s a in minutes and seconds. brighten your day. songs all dedicated to preventing, anticipat- catalyst, which often causes violent changes. ing and lamenting this particular fi nality, but Even the word “fi nal” carries a certain sever- See Final on page 8 WEDNESDAY 2 NEWS DECEMBER.10.2014 CASA shows holiday spirit with tree at Christmas in the Park

By Vincent Vicini fully try to get our colleges more motivated to be a part @thebigvinnie of it?” Martinez said. The committee concluded that participating in The College of Applied Sciences and Arts Student events, such as Christmas in the Park, would be a good Affairs Committee is hosting a tree at Christmas in the way to reignite its presence in the community. Park this holiday season. “We want to represent the CASA department because “It’s a great way for students who represent our 11 we are the biggest college [in the university],” Martinez departments in the college to get together around some- said. “We want to show that we’re here and we want the thing that was creative and fun, celebrating our college students to know that and if they need us, we want to and each of the departments and linking with the com- know.” munity in this way,” said Interim dean of CASA Alice The tree is adorned with decorations representing the Hines. university and the departments within CASA. Members of the Student Affairs Committee decorated A San Jose State Spartan’s head serves as the Christ- the tree. mas tree topper, while the skirt of the tree is made of “They all have a strong connection with the commu- copies of the Spartan Daily. nity,” Hines said. “For example, social work, health sci- “This is our very first outing event and we are hoping ence, nursing, justice studies — they are all students that we can do a lot more,” Martinez said. with internships in the community … so I think the tree The Student Affairs Committee also signed on to con- is a way of bringing all those departments together to tribute to University Police Department’s 23rd Annual showcase their spirit for their college, the university and Holiday Toy Drive gift-wrapping event on Dec. 11 in the the community together.” Event Center Aerobics Room. Christie Martinez, president of the Student Affairs Other campus organizations including Akbayan Fil- Committee and a justice studies major, said the commit- ipino-American Organization, Associated Students and tee is an inviting place for students to gather and serves fraternities Alpha Tau Delta and Phi Alpha Delta are as an entity that students can go to if a problem within hosting trees at Christmas in the Park. their department needs to be addressed. Along with trees decorated by community organiza- Martinez said the last few semesters she served on tions, Christmas in the Park features nightly entertain- the committee haven’t felt as inviting, and the meetings ment, animatronic musical displays and Santa Claus. have been missing representatives from departments The annual holiday event is located in Downtown San Photo courtesy of CASA Students Aff airs Committee and schools in CASA. Jose’s Plaza de Cesar Chavez and is open and free to the The College of Applied Sciences and Arts Student Af- “What can we do to get this started back up to get this public through Jan. 1. fairs Committee decorated a tree for the Christmas in jumping, to get us interested and motivated and hope- Vincent Vicini is a Spartan Daily staff writer. the Park event in Downtown San Jose. Fees: Spread of student success fees a growing concern across CSU system

From Page 1 solely composes a larger amount of stu- added that in the state-level, more stu- vate donors and ask them to contribute. dents in the representation and the ratio dent input is being solicited throughout That seems to be what’s happening right behind with a reduced student success of faculty and administrators,” said Lour- the CSU system. now with the CSU,” Rudy said. fee of $590. des Amante, the director of external af- Preston Rudy, sociology instructor Rudy said getting students involved in Protests over the proposed increase of fairs for the Associated Students. and interim president of the SJSU Col- the process of dictating where their tui- the fees in April led to the “unbundling” of Amante said new steps were being lege Faculty Association chapter, said tion fees go is a step in the right direction. the fees after the public learned that over taken to get feedback from students on the push from universities to add these The CFA supported Students for Qual- half the funds raised were going to the the fees and a survey would hopefully go fees come from the decreasing amounts ity Education’s protest at Northridge in university’s athletics department. out before the end of the semester. of funding being given to the state uni- November and supported SJSU’s demon- According to President Qayoumi’s an- The survey would allow this new com- versity system. strations, which led to the reduction of nouncement on SJSU’s finance website, mittee to learn how the student popula- Schools are turning to alternate the fees in the Spring. reduced fees this Fall are split into three tion feels about individual fees and direct means of raising money instead of rely- A state wide moratorium put in place different fees totaling $290. funds to where they feel they’re needed ing on the legislature or the public for until 2016 prohibits the addition of new “We are currently working to recom- the most. extra money. fees at public California universities. pose the Student, Success, Excellence Other universities like CSU San Mar- “Likely, you can go to the students and Abraham Rodriguez is a Spartan Daily and Technology Fee committee so that it cos and Northridge also had surveys. She get fees out of them or you can go to pri- staff writer.

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INTEGRATED SCIENCE PROGRAM WEDNESDAY DECEMBER.10.2014 NEWS 3 Reading between the lines of MLK book deselection By Laura Nguyen “But yet, there’s un- With many project @Laura_Nguyen limited money to figure campuses such as Librar- out ways to throw books ies of the Future coming Dr. Martin Luther King away and move books into from the university pres- Jr. library held forums on a book ghetto down in ident, Reynolds alleged Dec. 2 and Dec. 3 to gauge the basement in compact Qayoumi is making SJSU a campus opinion over dig- shelving,” said Reynolds. destination school for stu- itization and deselection In an effort to bring dents to grow his STEM of books to make room in newer resources, the vision. This could deprive for possible student study vision piece states that other majors of resources space and resources. along with the proposed if more funding goes into This plan met with resources, new lighting technical aspects, Rey- strong opposition from needs to be installed as old nolds said. students and faculty from lighting is connected to “The university is be- the group Save Our Uni- current bookshelves. ing conducted as a busi- versity Library (SOUL). ness,” said Jason Falleiro, Bruce Reynolds, history a junior philosophy major. professor and member of “There is money in STEM. SOUL, said the CSU ini- In doing so, the Think of the hardware to tiative “Libraries of the essence of the be purchased as well as Future” was started by the the ongoing acquisitions CSUs in Southern Califor- library—a place of software licenses.” Laura Nguyen | Spartan Daily nia in response to a space of knowledge Nino denies the initia- The student and faculty-led group, “Save Our University Library,” opposes a plan problem, which MLK li- tive relates to the Silicon that would clear books from the MLK library to make room for student study space. brary doesn’t have. and learning Valley’s tech-centered “We’re about books, —is being image and said campus Jonathan Roth, another Roth said that most li- of weeding the collection but we’re more about stu- libraries and universities history professor, said brarians he has worked but was stopped, spurring dents and we really want removed, leaving find faculty are expecting the real issue is owning a with to bring in books are a university policy pre- to do everything that we different sorts of assign- physical book versus rent- great at what they do. venting the library from can to help students suc- it as simply a ments from students. ing an online copy. “The library admin, removing books without ceed,” said associate dean husk filled with She said they’re finding “Is this really the func- however, I do not trust to faculty approval. of the library, Mary Nino. students need space to get tion of a library?” Roth run our collection,” Roth Reynolds suspects dig- “And if that’s providing tables and chairs together and there are a asked. “Their idea is that said. He said the collection itizing books is a way to Jason Falleiro spaces, if that’s providing lot more group projects. you can get books online.” of books has been built up open a crack in the policy junior philosophy material they can access Falleiro said the pro- He said there’s the as- over decades and reflects to do away with books. major from home, if that’s pro- cess of removing books sumption that all infor- the campus professors. SOUL isn’t opposed to viding print, we want to from the library detracts mation will be available Roth said it wouldn’t having e-books or data- do it.” from the learning envi- online when in fact, there be fair to suggest that a bases, said Reynolds, be- Reynolds referenced Nino said in various ronment. is much information still chemistry lab adds more cause they are used and the Vision Strategy State- university libraries across “In doing so, the es- only found in books and computers for students to liked, but it’s a question of ment available on the li- the country, a lot of the col- sence of the library—a other sources. work with versus conduct- how much of the library’s brary dean’s page which lections that aren’t used place of knowledge and “Librarians can’t know ing hands-on research. resources are put into dig- states, “Although there is are either stored off-site or learning—is being re- everything,” Roth said, “The library is our labo- itization or learning com- sufficient room to house weeded to some extent so moved, leaving it as sim- adding that it is the job ratory,” he said. mons versus print books. the current selections with there’s room for students ply a husk filled with ta- of the teaching faculty to Stahl said she under- Until the library board some room for growth, the rather than books. bles and chairs,” Falleiro specialize in information stands that some concen- makes its recommen- collections are extremely “We’re moving away said. and for the librarians to trations of social sciences dation to the Academic impacted in some areas, from a warehouse model, Yet Stahl says the bene- specialize in the manage- and humanities value books Senate—who ultimately with empty shelves in to more of a place where fit of an e-book is it can be ment of that information. for its research, but there is makes a decision by other areas.” students meet and work shared over 8,000 times Stahl said that subject not one model that fi ts all. Spring—Stahl said the Th e piece says it will cost together and access more a semester versus a print librarians specializing In 1996, Reynolds said a books aren’t going any- money to have the crowded than what’s just in the li- book, which could be in a collection will work political science library li- where. books relocated and there- brary, access just millions checked out nine times at with faculty to deselect aison attempted to throw Laura Nguyen is a fore is not an option. more resources,” Nino said. most. books. out books in the process Spartan Daily staff writer. Tenure: New faculty to be hired From Page 1

Th e deans will perform westvalley budgetary calculations to see how many hires they can college aff ord, then job announce- ments will be posted follow- Cr ing the provost’s approval or eate ure disapproval of their requests. Your Fut Currently, several col- leges and departments in the university are begin- SJSU Students: ning to accept applications Satisfy your lower for review to determine division general education and major who will be brought on campus for interviews. requirements for only $46/ unit! Recruitment will be fi nal- ized during the spring semes- ter and into the summer. Candidates will be Our 3-week Winter Session Many brought on campus to be begins on Jan. 2 and ends on Jan. 22. interviewed and execute a online sample lecture. Selected can- Our 16-week Spring Semester didates will begin instruction begins on Jan. 2 and ends on May 22. classes! for the Fall 2015 semester. By nature, tenure-track To sign up for Winter Session or Spring Semester classes, hiring is one of the longest re- GO TO: westvalley.edu/sjsu cruitment cycles because of the possibility of new faculty Infographic by Vincent Vicini For SJSU to West Valley College course to course articulation, reaching tenure. GO TO: assist.org “When we hire people ments is teaching quality. and increased sales tax, in a tenure-track job, we’re “Th ey have to be good in part adding stability to saying we’re hiring you into teachers,” Green said. “We’re school funding in the state. a position where you might not going to tenure someone Recruitment periods are have lifetime employment, so who is a horrible teacher.” largely based on budgets, and we take our time and we do it Th ey must be active in in the face of recent budget right,” Green said. “If it’s a bad their scholarly area of ex- cuts in previous years, the fi t it can be a very unhappy pertise. For example, faculty university couldn’t hire as situation for a very long time.” must publish in their fi eld, or many new faculty members. Tenure grants faculty if they’re in the arts they may “It’s very much a refl ection security of employment up conduct performances. of the budgetary situation in to retirement, so long as “We give them six years any given year,” Green said. the employee does not en- to sort of prove themselves, Hiring is based on areas gage in professional mis- demonstrate that they’ve of greatest need, Green said, conduct or illegal acts. met the standards of their with departments experienc- Tenure-track faculty discipline,” Green said. ing growth more likely to re- have a six-year window, According to Green, this ceive additional faculty. during which thorough is the largest recruitment New faculty must also evaluations of their per- period since 2007, thanks to be allocated to depart- formance are reviewed, fl exibility provided by Prop- ments that have experi- to meet the standards re- osition 30 and additional enced retirements. quired to attain tenure. funding from the state. Every college on cam- The standards for ten- Proposition 30, passed in pus is currently seeking ure differ by discipline, 2012, raised income tax for new faculty. westvalley.edu/SJSU Green said, but one that California residents with an Vincent Vicini is a West Valley College, 14000 Fruitvale A]LU\L:HYH[VNH*( ࠮  0 transcends all depart- annual income over $250,000 Spartan Daily staff writer. WEDNESDAY 4 NEWS DECEMBER.10.2014 American scholars visa’s held SOTE due to conflict of expresssion By Matt Hansen than 400 worldwide — are they will be allowed to Tribune Washington Bureau established only at schools continue doing their work, REMINDER (TNS) that invite them and do slowly changing from the Infographic by Patricia Lee not force their curriculum inside,” he said. “But are The Chinese govern- on any campus. these American univer- ment’s influence over Experts suggested that sities changing China, or American universities is the federal government is China changing these broad and deep, ranging could do more to fi nance American universities?” from such subtle pressures Chinese-language programs Human rights observ- as the denial of visas for within the United States, ers noted that American vocal American scholars rather than relying on Chi- universities often pledge to more overt efforts, in- nese funds to do so. to uphold Western ideals cluding opening Chinese “Why should we hand of free speech on their Chi- cultural institutes on U.S. our young people over to an nese campuses, but few, if Remember to complete your teaching evaluations by college campuses, experts authoritarian government any, of these promises have today at 11:59 p.m. After today, course evaluations will on human rights and ed- because they supply the been put to the test. ucation told lawmakers funds?” asked Perry Link, It’s unclear how Amer- no longer be available in your MySJSU account. Thursday. a Chinese-language profes- ican colleges would react That influence has be- sor at the University of Cal- if, for example, a student come more pronounced ifornia, Riverside. “We have on their Chinese campus as American universities enough funds for that.” wanted to host a symposium Students who Students who do open satellites campuses Experts also called on on Tibet, a fraught topic in complete all not complete all in the country and wel- lawmakers to withhold vi- China, said Sophie Richard- evaluations may evaluations may come Chinese govern- sas for Confucius Institute son of Human Rights Watch. access grades access grades ment-funded programs on instructors as long as China For university administra- on Wednesday, on Wednesday, their stateside campuses, continues to do the same for tors, such a situation would December 24th. January 14th. experts said. American scholars. be “one of their worst night- “U.S. colleges and uni- Mainly, they said, Amer- mares,” she said. versities should not be out- ican universities must do Scholars within China sourcing academic con- more in their negotiations face significant conse- Sign into MySJSU, select “Online Course trol, faculty and student as they develop partner- quences for research into Evaluation” and complete all evaluations! oversight or curriculum ships with China, push- unfavorable topics, such to a foreign government,” ing for broader discussion as the 1989 protests and Rep. Christopher H. Smith, rather than quieting de- crackdown at Tiananmen R-N.J., said at a House For- bates over controversial Square and the imprison- eign Affairs Committee topics on their campuses. ment of Nobel Prize-win- SPARTAN DAILY'S LAST ISSUE hearing. He said he would “If you don’t stake out ning human rights activist call for a Government Ac- the borderline, natural Liu Xiaobo. countability Office study self-censorship will stick Economics professor This is the Spartan into academic agreements in,” Link said. Xia Yeliang lost his posi- Daily’s last issue of American universities Prestigious American tion at Peking University the Fall semester! have made with China. institutions, including in 2013 for his political Much of the debate New York University and activism, supporters say. Make sure to check centered on the Confu- Carnegie Mellon Univer- Despite protests on his out our Spring cius Institutes, Chinese sity, have partnered with behalf, Wellesley College, government-sponsored Chinese universities to which partners with Pe- semester’s first cultural centers at univer- open satellite programs king, chose not to termi- issue on Thursday, sities worldwide. Funded there. Many institutions nate its partnership with by the Chinese govern- maintain that their influ- the Chinese university.

January 22nd! Infographic by Patricia Lee ment, the institutes pro- ence will lead to gradual “How can you export vide language instruction change within the author- ideals to authoritarian and sponsor cultural ex- itarian Chinese govern- countries if you can’t per- changes, but some experts ment, Smith said. sist on your own ideals?” worry they allow China to But he challenged ac- Xia asked lawmakers. engage in “soft power” pro- ademic leaders to recon- Earlier this year, the paganda campaigns and sider their positions, given University of Chicago encourage censorship over what he said was pervasive chose not to renew its con- certain topics. self-censorship by Ameri- tract with the Confucius China says the insti- can scholars. Institute on its campus, tutes — which experts es- “So long as the dragon citing an “incompatible” timate could number more is not provoked, they think relationship. Winter Drought bill passes House, boosting Delta water exports

Session 2015 By Michael Doyle During House debate Monday, Rep. McClatchy Washington Bureau Devin Nunes, R-Calif., denounced the “1 (TNS) percent of California” that has “dumped our water out into the ocean,” while Rep. Legislation addressing California’s George Miller, D-Calif., decried with equal drought reached an inconclusive high-wa- vehemence the “small number of farmers ter mark yesterday, passing the House on in the Central Valley” that want to “evis- a largely party line vote before trickling cerate” environmental protections. off to a bleak fate in the Senate. All of the Democrats who represent While the Republican-controlled portions of the ecologically sensitive Sac- House approved the California water bill ramento-San Joaquin Delta voted against by a 230-182 margin, California’s two the measure Tuesday. These Democrats Democratic senators oppose it with vary- say they were cut out from the negotia- ing degrees of severity. tions. At one point, Rep. Jared Huffman, The Senate resistance and the bill D-Calif., said House Republicans refused authors’ inability to reconcile compet- to brief California Democratic Sen. Bar- ing state interests effectively renders bara Boxer when she insisted on inviting Advance the stand-alone California Emergency House Democrats. Drought Relief Act a Capitol Hill orphan. “It’s a bill intended to help one region Registration Last-minute efforts to add similar lan- of California at the expense of endangered begins Thursday, guage onto a separate spending bill con- species that can end up hurting millions tinue. of dollars worth of commercial fishing in- October 30 “The people in the Central Valley are terests, farmers, tribes and neighboring living through a disaster, and this mea- states,” Miller said Tuesday. sure provides the temporary relief they One of only six Democrats who sup- need,” House Speaker John Boehner, R-O- ported the House bill was Rep. Jim Costa, hio, said Tuesday. whose district spans farmland south of The 26-page bill introduced by fresh- the Delta. No other California Democrat man Rep. David Valadao, R-Calif., that voted for the bill. Lighten Your Spring passed the House split lawmakers along “Urban water users in the Bay Area and lines that were both partisan and re- Southern California will get water, the fi sh Course Load gional. The state’s long-standing divi- will get water, but my folks on the east and sions showed no sign of healing during west side of the San Joaquin Valley will get the many months the water legislation zero water without some operational fl exi- has been discussed; if anything, the divi- bility,” Costa said. sions appear exacerbated. Th e House bill boosts water exports “Our collective energies should be de- south of the Delta, encourages the com- voted to a long-term solution for Califor- pletion of water storage project feasibility www.sjsu.edu/winter nia’s water needs in a way that rewards studies and seeks to capture more runoff working together, as opposed to dividing from early storms, among other provi- interests,” John Laird, secretary of the sions. It’s designed to last 18 months, or as California Department of Natural Re- long as the California drought emergency sources, wrote Tuesday. remains in eff ect. WEDNESDAY DECEMBER.10.2014 A&E 5 Spartan Daily Movie Review Brad Pitt is furious By Abraham Rodriguez one against the Germans they’re @Abe_Rodriguezzz no match, so they have to work in teams with other tank crews as There’s been a resurgence in they swarm against the better- the popularity of tanks lately, built fighters. possibly aided by the massive “Fury” begins with Norman multiplayer game “World of Ellison, a fresh-faced army Tanks.” It’s a free game where recruit played by Logan Lerman, the player dukes it out with other assigned to replace the dead co- World War II tanks in battles, driver on Fury. Despite being like two ships on a line going trained to be an army clerk head-to-head in slow calculated instead of a warfighter, Norman moves. is slowly turned into a tank Photo Courtesy of Columbia Pictures This romanticized look at fighter by his experienced fellow Pitt (right) is Don Collier, the patriarchal tank leader. Logan Lerman is the youthful Norman Ellison (left). tank battles is portrayed in crew members. He’s innocent in “Fury.” A war-weary Brad Pitt the beginning as he struggles to commands an American tank adapt to the new reality of war. puts a lot of pressure on young gunner. Michael Peña plays recruit to grizzled soldier. crew during the last year of He’s not used to seeing alot of Norman as he goes from green Fury’s driver, and, playing into Pitt’s portrayal of the the European theater in World violence and it shocks him. recruit to experienced soldier. his Mexican background, often patriarchal leader of Fury’s War II. Under his command are This is another key facet in Grady is the wildcard—the tired curses at his crewmates in crew establishes how war-weary three exhausted soldiers that the movie. As much as “Fury” is soldier who will do whatever Spanish with great execution. they’ve become. Without him, have been romping around in “Band of Brothers” in a tank, it’s he wants whenever he’s not Taking command of the tank Fury’s crew would descend into same tank since the start of the still trying to demonstrate war shooting at someone or loading is Don Collier (Brad Pitt). Pitt’s the chaos of violence. With him, war. All of them operate out of is ugly. The movie doesn’t shy rounds into a tank gun. Bernthal character is a scary melding of they stay alive. It’s a symbiotic an M4 Sherman tank named away from the violence of war, ends up portraying the bully/ calm and collected anger with relationship, which cracks at Fury. Sherman tanks were one showing disgusting bits of gore wildcard archetype very well a small dose of an abusive dad. times, but ultimately holds of America’s most popular tanks and death like people getting as he pushes and goads young Don keeps his crew grounded together. during the war, but being smaller shot at and blown up or run over Norman into the war. and in check when all hell Written and directed by and cheaper than their German by a 30-ton tank. The tank crew are as close breaks loose. But during the David Ayer, of “Training Day” opposites, the American tanks It shows how a war can turn as men could get during war, crew’s downtime, he throws and “End of Watch,” “Fury” is as were outgunned by Germany’s people into objects; soldiers forming a bond as they survive poor Norman into the extremes gritty as his prior films, but set tanks. shoot even when they’re waving battle after battle during the of war, which includes a basic during the waning months of the This is one of the key points in a picture of their family in front Allies push to Germany. Shia lesson of war: “Kill or be killed.” World War II. Fury. Their tank, the Sherman, of the shooter. LaBeouf is the crew’s religiously Don bonds with Norman later Fury was released in theaters is their home and their silent One of Fury’s crew members, devout Boyd Swan, one of on with fatherly lessons during Oct. 17. companion, but paired one-on- Grady Travis (Jon Bernthal), the movie’s more grounded another downtime as Norman Abraham Rodriguez is a characters and the tank’s main transforms from innocent Spartan Daily staff writer. Pining for sophisticated comedy in a world of raunch By Kenneth Turan the former, by star and director Rock in the “too smart for the room” and where real- where in America, a young prospective Los Angeles Times latter). “Th e Hangover’s” tale of bachelor ity-TV freak shows suitable for gawking fi lmmaker, bored to tears by torrents of (TNS) party guys forgetting what happened dur- express the spirit of the age, the chances of profanity and rivers of raunch, will stum- ing a raucous night in Vegas is an intrigu- this trend ending any time soon are slim to ble across “Th e Lady Eve” and say, “Th is is It would seem beyond argument that ing comedic twist on such classic fi lm noir none and, as a friend likes to say, “Slim just diff erent, this is fun.” Here’s looking at you, Americans are more sophisticated to- amnesia tales as 1942’s “Street of Chance” went home.” kid. Th e future of sophisticated comedy is day than they were in the 1930s and ‘40s. or Alfred Hitchcock’s “Spellbound.” As for Or maybe not. Maybe, just maybe, some- in your hands. We travel, communicate and do business “Top Five,” its story of a former stand-up across the globe, have access to more infor- turned movie star having a midlife crisis mation and more types of sensation than has the sharp satiric edge that is Rock’s ever before–the world is at our feet both lit- trademark. erally and fi guratively. So the raunch is not present because JumpJump So why are our screen comedies by and these fi lms need it to survive; it’s there be- large so much cruder and raunchier, so cause fi lmmakers and their audiences want much less elegant and cosmopolitan, than it. But why? they were back in the day? To look for an answer, I started by re- StartStart Th ere are rogue exceptions, of course, membering the enduring popularity of pie- like classic period Woody Allen and indi- in-the-face slapstick and eternal fan favor- vidualistic auteurs like Alexander Payne ites like the Th ree Stooges. Unsophisticated and Nicole Holofcener. But as a general rule humor is not some kind of modern aberra- today’s moviegoers look in vain for modern tion but a taste that has always been part of YourYour equivalents of such fi lms as Preston Sturges’ the American experience. “Th e Lady Eve,” Ernst Lubitsch’s “Th e Shop Th ough a series of little-remembered Around the Corner” or Howard Hawks’ 1950s movies like Otto Preminger’s “Th e Future.Future. “Bringing Up Baby,” only to be faced with Moon Is Blue” and “Th e Man With the a choice of “Neighbors,” “Horrible Bosses 2” Golden Arm” were gradually breaking and “Dumb and Dumber To.” down the Production Code, in terms of Th e argument is not that today’s fi lms mass culture, comedians like Lenny Bruce aren’t funny, because what would be the and Richard Pryor were key actors in forc- San Jose State University point? Nothing is more individual and un- ing a change. assailable than a sense of humor, and in a Th rough stand-up routines that were world where a recent $38-million opening both profane and taboo-shattering – for something called “Breakup Buddies” Bruce’s reference to a prison gay bar in his Students, Faculty & Staff proved, as Variety wrote, “that raunchy “Father Flotsky’s Triumph” routine was so comedies can play in China,” these kinds of forbidden that it was lopped off the LP – Are All Eligible To Join! fi lms have never had trouble amusing audi- these performers told truths about society ences everywhere. and paid a personal and professional price So the question is not only why raunch is for it. When writer-director-producer Judd king but also why it has taken over so com- Apatow (“Th e 40-Year-Old Virgin,” “Brides- Show us your SJSU Student I.D. pletely. 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In an anything-goes era where old- Building Relationships It turns out that both fi lms share clever school sophistication is often derided as For Life plotting (by Jon Lucas and Scott Moore in elitist, where studio executives fear being WEDNESDAY 6 A&E DECEMBER.10.2014 ‘Fresh Meat’ showcases BFA Graphic Design seniors’ work

By Lauren Hernandez into blue fragments. @LaurenPorFavor Boswell pulled inspiration from White, a high school Twenty-six graduating graphic chemistry teacher who turned design seniors kicked off a joint into a methamphetamine exhibit titled “Fresh Meat” in kingpin, to design a typeface the Student Union Ballroom on style. Monday to showcase their work “I wanted to create typeface from the two-and-a-half year based on contrasting good program. and bad, just this kind of dual Basic blackboards adorned personality of the character with student work including Walter White,” Boswell said. “So branding redesign projects, that’s why the typeface is kind concert poster interpretations, of clean and then starts getting mobile application platforms and fragmented and broken.” typographic creations. Th e poster was accompanied Connie Hwang, associate by a typeface notebook bound in professor of graphic design, said what appeared to be clumps of the exhibit is a celebration the blue meth Walter White sold Lauren Hernandez | Staff writer of the students’ upcoming in “Breaking Bad.” graduation and an opportunity Th ese Polyhedrons, three dimensional polygons, exhibit curious and inventive textures. “Th at’s actually rock candy,” to demonstrate the vast body of Boswell said. “I created the mold, work they’ve compiled over the crushed up this rock candy, put it course of the program. a horticulturalist, who alone ways in order to bring a greater in the corner, poured resin in this “For visitors, I hope they get to created 800 diff erent plants,” understanding of how the world mold and I had to let it dry and see how talented these kids are,” Le said. “I fi rst designed the Part of exhibition design works or how the world can look,” sit out.” Hwang said. “For professionals, model and started rendering in Richards said. Boswell said he hopes visitors people who come from Photoshop to look real life.” is, how do you lead Lynh Nguyen, senior graphic realize the caliber of work San corporations or companies, a lot Le focused on making the design major, said she was Jose State’s graphic design of them do their recruiting here.” model an immersive experience your audience into the inspired by the unique projects program creates ever year. Hwang said 25 to 50 students for her audience, specifi cally exhibit? and took note of the hard work “Th e school has a really good are admitted to the Bachelor stating the hallway of the model is Kristina Le required to design intricate program and good people in this of Fine Arts program and the an integral aspect of the design. graphic design senior models and graphic work. program right now creating a lot contributing students are the “Part of exhibition design is, “What makes it really of work,” Boswell said. “In graphic “best of all in the program.” how do you lead your audience interesting is the variety of ways design in general, I think there’s Kristina Le, graphic into the exhibit?” Le said. “Design just the ideas behind the of expressing creative ideas and a lot of good talent coming from design senior, said her exhibit that experience as well as the music,” Richards said. “I want concepts,” Nguyen said. this school and we’re just trying demonstrated a variety of skills inside of the exhibit and tell a to share that with people who Brandon Boswell, graphic to showcase it here.” she sharpened in the program story throughout the entire show.” would potentially want to go design senior, displayed a mix of “Fresh Meat” will be on display including print skills branding Exhibit artist Sean Paul to the concert as a piece of graphic work including concert in the Student Union Ballroom skills, and packaging and Richards created the same artwork but also as a piece of posters and magazine layouts, but Room 2100 on Dec. 12 from 11 designing mobile interactive immersive experience with communication.” it was his “Breaking Bad” inspired a.m. to 8 p.m. and Dec. 13 from 11 applications. his Bjork concert posters, with Richards said he hoped visitors typeface design project that lured a.m. to 5 p.m. Le’s exhibit project titled psychedelic prisms of neon colors of the exhibit learn that graphic in many “Fresh Meat” visitors. Visit http://freshmeat2014. “Experimental Garden” took up a and a purple typeface that was design is not just focused on print Th e project shows Walter com for more information. portion of her black display table reminiscent of water rippling. communication like posters and White’s bald head, furrowed Lauren Hernandez is a and depicted a curved wall of “It’s kind of taking an idea of magazines. brows and slight scowl. A portion Spartan Daily staff writer. grass in a white-walled three- an artist idea and reinterpreting “It’s a way of solving problems, of the periodic table of elements is dimensional gallery model. that in your own means like a way of approaching life and stamped on his forehead and the “It’s about Luther Burbank, breaking down lyrics or even looking at things in diff erent right side of his skull deteriorates Native American heritage honored at MLK exhibit

By Beverly Ukpabi Montoya is currently said. “This is one of the few @cheerbev.09 the president of the stu- mechanisms. Both native dent organization. students on campus and In November, San Jose The exhibit was show- the tribal community have State University honored cased through Dec. 3, and a chance to give them- Native American month the pieces on display illus- selves visibility on SJSU and veterans with the trated famous figures and campus.” second-annual Muwekma American Indian cultural Other tribes featured Ohlone Tribe Exhibition. symbols. in the exhibit included The event was co-spon- Rich Montoya said an- Ohlone/Costanoan Essel- sored by SJSU Native thropology professor Alan en-Nation, Sioux, Apache, American Student Orga- Leventhal is an excellent Navajo, Blackfoot, Chero- nization, the Society for choice for the organiza- kee, Cheyenne, Choctaw, Advancement of Chicanos tion’s advisor position be- Eskimo/Aleut, Chickasaw and Native Americans in cause he provides many and Mexica. Science. useful resources. “It is really important to Muwekma is the lin- “The students came recognize the Muwekma guistic term for “la Gen- to me knowing about my tribe because it shows that te” or “the People” in the involvement with Indian we care and that because Ohlone language which communities elsewhere,” they’re still here, we’re still is traditionally spoken in Leventhal said. here,” Montoya said. parts of San Francisco Bay, Leventhal has an ex- The Native American according to the official tensive history with the Student Organization was Muwekma website. Muwekma Ohlone tribe, also involved with the In- Fourth year radio, based in San Juan Bautis- dian Health Center of San- television and film major ta, in addition to the Es- ta Clara Valley, the Sunrise Garret Rich was inspired selen tribe and the Amah Family Restaurant and to start the Native Ameri- Mutsun tribal band. Comedy Jam. can Student Organization He was the first anthro- They have approxi- in Spring 2013 along with pologist to work with these mately 15 members and undeclared junior Joseph three historical tribes. the organization is open Montoya. “Since the elders died for all to join. “My vision was to have in the 1930s, (I was) co-au- Leventhal said that a Native American healing thor of the legal histories with the partnership be- circle by telling each other for the Bureau of Indian tween the Muwekma tribe stories that we could re- Affairs for their federal ac- and San Jose State over the late to,” Rich said. knowledgement,” Leven- course of 34 years, they Native Americans make thal said. wanted to bring atten- up 1 percent of the coun- Leventhal is a four-time tion to the fact that “the try’s population. veteran of the 500 Mile tribe has brought in lots of Rich and other mem- American Indian Spiri- money through contracts bers plan to expand their tual Run and has worked through the foundation in organization to spread directly with the Ameri- the past from the ancestral awareness throughout SJ- can Indian Movement, ac- heritage sites.” SU’s diverse campus. cording to his SJSU faculty According to Rich, the “We gather and inform page. past shows the impor- people about indigenous “We are always con- tance of its culture and issues,” Montoya said. cerned if people such as even though it seems obso- “Whenever we have an Native Americans are lete at times, they are still event, we invite the (Mu- rendered invisible, (and) strongly a part of it. wekma) tribe and let them are therefore rendered in- Beverly Ukpabi is a know we appreciate them.” consequential,” Leventhal Spartan Daily staff writer. WEDNESDAY DECEMBER.10.2014 A&E 7 Slipknot does not age well into ‘Th e Grey Chapter’ By Keenan Fry Slipknot manages to be musically want to hear them cut loose go to @Keenan_J_Fry melodic. Yes, Slipknot is melodic Knotfest, but don’t trash a band under all those protozoic slams that would thrash you in the pit. “Th e Grey Chapter” fi ts into the (grind-slamming-death-core bands Seriously, a pit at Knotfest is lethal, Slipknot catalog like a time stamp, should take note). and if you want your kicks, go to but fails to maintain the relentless- Slipknot is the best of you hack a show and kill yourself running ness works. job so-called metal bands. I hear into the “Wall of Death.” Slipknots’ self titled album, re- so many people abuse “T he Grey You want blood to run out leased in 1999, was named the “Best Chapter” like a cheap hooker. your eyes, get in the pit. But don’t Debut Album of the Last 25 Years” No! complain the Knot’s come undone by U.K. magazine Metal Hammer. I will not stand for this abuse! on your stupid blog that no one Blasting Slipknot used to cause Like Mastodon’s “Th e Hunter,” reads if you aren’t going to its tour. your neighbor’s lawn to die. Slipknot’s “Th e Grey Chapter” was “Grey” ties the Knot to the devil’s Blasting Slipknot used cause the next logical step for a band so crossroads, that hellfi re path that your mother’s hair to fall out in intense. Robert Johnson walked. “Grey” is clumps. Slipknot will never be able to honest, the band members are in But blasting Slipknot isn’t the honestly return to its fabled inten- their 40s and some have families, Courtesy of Roadrunner Records same anymore. 1999 to 2004 were sity on a new album, and I’m glad so this “Chapter” in their lives is Slipknot released their fi fth album “5: Th e Grey Chapter” Oct. 17, 2014, the golden years, tied together by they don’t. diff erent. six years after “All Hope is Gone.” Slipknot’s youthful intensity. Let that sit and stew. Th e album’s sound shows a new Th en the fame and money Slipknot hasn’t been the heavi- death metal infl uence with some subdued. But by the laws of cause Slipknot is old—they really settled in. est band in metal since 2004. Lamb wrist-snapping tremolo picking, and eff ect, who’s surprised that he can’t compete with San Francisco’s Its fi rst two albums were of God stole that title with “Ashes of like a jackhammer on your heart. blew out his voice after 15 years of Deatheaven, besides I really don’t labeled by critics as cheaply the Wake.” Expecting Slipknot to go Slipknot was sun god raging in screaming until vomiting blood. want them to, letting them grey exploitative of expletives. It’s easy back in that direction is to expect your skull, emanating fl ames that Despite this, he still brings a into age is only natural. to hype up children when you’re them to regress. lick the tapestry of your sanity-un- forceful performance to the distort- Th is grey chapter will pass and screaming an F-bomb between While “Th e Grey Chapter” is winding. Now they’ve focused ed vocals (screaming and sort-of Slipknot is bound to come out with every other word. veiled by fog, the band has its teeth its sound into the pinpoint of a death grows) album. His melody is another album; odds are it will be Slipknot’s third album, “Vol. 3: in a lock-jaw grind the whole time. burning magnifying glass. spot on thanks to years of practice another mediocre but passable (Th e Subliminal Verses),” didn’t True to form, “Th e Grey Chap- It really takes the persistence in his sideband Stone Sour. Frankly, work. have a parental advisory label ter” proves age solidifi es the soul. to uncover all the sounds layered his best work has always been me- Slipknot will always be known because there was nothing for Age tightened loose screws. What in this album. Th e production is lodic, songs like “Wait and Bleed,” for its early album’s intensity, and Tipper Gore, to censor. “Vol. 3” made Slipknot so amazing was its oil slick. Th e riff s on “Th e Negative “Duality” and “Dead Memories” if thats what your after then go see was almost free of profanity. crazy “I’m going to bite your torso One” grind-scream louder than really enumerate the presence of them them live. Slipknot has always Th is proved the band could write and give you a disease” splitting at a chainsaw chewing through a his voice. been a murderous live band. outside of the labels its critics the seams attitude. logger’s leg. Th e one clear sign of For the eff ort I give this album a Keenan Fry is a Spartan Daily branded them with. Th at still exists within the their age comes from Corey Tay- 6.9 out of 10, so “Th e Grey Chapter” staff writer. On top of all the screaming, band’s command. If you really lor’s vocals which are much more drops in under a passing “C.”

Former math professor Follow us on Twitter publishes fi rst novel By Jonathan Giddens said it read like an outline of a novel. @JayofthePeople “I didn’t have trouble with writing out the plot, the plot fl owed, same with the dia- Dr. Eloise Hamann taught mathematics logue between characters,” Hamann said. at San Jose State University for more than She went back through the novel and 20 years and recently released her fi rst added description of settings and fl eshed novel. out interactions between characters. Although she decided to pursue a career Each book on writing she read called for in mathematics, Dr. Hamann always had another rewrite. an interest in writing. She combed through for abrupt change While in high school, she found herself in point of view, pruned adverbs, eliminat- writing her own gossip column for her ed unnecessary words, substituted active town’s local paper, the Rock Valley Bee. verbs for lame ones and looked for para- She retired after eight years of teaching, graphs, which told the reader what was but always felt she would go into writing going on rather than showing the reader once she retired. via the behavior of the characters. “I just preferred mathematics, I always For a short time, Hamann worked with loved puzzles,” Dr. Hamann said. “Also the Pleasanton Writers Group but the maybe being female I got a bit more strokes one-chapter-a-month writing pace was too for being good in mathematics than I did slow for her style. for writing but maybe I didn’t think I knew She said she was part of an online how much I loved writing.” review group of four authors who shared Dr. Hamann said she started off reading opinions; one was very good at detail who and writing books she could get her hands helped with the fl eshing out, and another on. advised not sticking with the fi rst sentence She said two things that stuck with her one wrote down. throughout her readings was to write what “I helped them with plots, as imagina- you know and write what you like. tion was my strength,” Hamann said. She found her inspiration from authors Hamann said she always found herself like Stephen King and a storytelling style captivated by the supernatural and preter- from John Steinbeck, according to Dr. natural. Hamann. “I found other reviewers helpful but con- Before publishing her fi rst novel, she tradictory,” Hamann said. “I ultimately had assisted her son in completing his novel. to dig deep to decide for myself what good “Since I knew her son was a poet, I writing was.” knew she always had at least an interest When developing her characters she in writing,” Bem Cayco, the mathematics learned a tip from the Ennagram—a model department chair said. of human personality—about establishing “It came as a complete surprise to me nine personality types and allowing those that Dr. Hamann had written a novel,” Bri- traits to dictate their conversation. an Peterson, mathematics professor said. Hamann is already working on her Hamann started her novel “Inhabitants” second novel that will resemble “Grapes of in 2007. Wrath,” discussing the issues occurring in Hamann said she views her writing our culture and society but in the fi ctional as very straightforward and she prefers context of an underwater world. specifi city over the monotonous passages She said she hopes to simply change the of details. minds of those who might be oblivious to She said she looked at “Inhabitants” as what is going on in our society. a practice novel to allow her to learn the Hamann hopes fi ction can open the craft of writing. eyes of those who aren’t opened to the tra- Hamann found it hard to say how long ditional jargon in nonfi ction expounding it took her to write the novel because she on how we need to change our ways. rewrote it several times. “One thing that came as a surprise to “Anytime she was working she would be me was the level of diffi culty of getting a secluded and nose deep into the computer book published,” Hamann said. “I naively screen,” Kenneth Hamann, Dr. Hamann’s assumed it was solely based on the quality husband said. of the book.” She started off with a basic premise and She said she wished her son were still a Stephen King quote about writing (he alive so she could have his opinion. said he starts off establishing the charac- Hamann self-published “Inhabitants” ters and watches to see what they do). in May of this year and it is available for Th e fi rst time she wrote the story, purchase on Amazon. complete with character and dialogue, she Jonathan Giddens is a Spartan Daily submitted it in a contest and one reviewer staff writer. WEDNESDAY 8 OPINION DECEMBER.10.2014 First comes life and love, then comes graduation Dear San Jose State University, Beyond the hurdle of tuition, you have been a delight. to the center of every walkway because along the edges Our relationship hasn’t always been easy. of every sidewalk were myriad booths and deafening stu- When I was younger, so many We’ve been to the top of the world together, such as the dents promoting their clubs. adults would say that high school times when I’ve surprised myself by acing a test or by par- At fi rst, I was intimidated by them. Th ere were so many would be the best time of my life. ticipating in a fun, memorable campus activity. of them being loud; I felt like I was being clubbed to death, I wasn’t sure if they were just We’ve also hit rock bottom and I would feel so lost and so to speak. regurgitating the cliché, or if high directionless. At times, I’d feel like I wasn’t right for you. Th ere was nothing to fear. Club members may be loud, school would actually be the pinna- College isn’t for everyone, so they say. but they’re super friendly and disarming. cle of my existence. But we were never stagnant and that was the key to our Getting involved in campus life is one of the best ways to In retrospect, I’m certain they success. build relationships, network and participate in something were just living off nostalgia, longing Follow Vincent All of sudden, our relationship is coming to an end. which is a passion of yours. You might even be able to help for their younger days — perhaps on Twitter Th e last few years came and went so quickly. While each other in the future. simpler times — and advising me to @thebigvinnie time is often fl eeting, the memories we made together are Don’t be afraid to take time to breathe and relax. enjoy it while it lasted. unforgettable. Classes and assignments should be taken seriously, but if High school was not the best time of my life, not by a Before I move on, I’ll share some things I’ve learned you need to take a moment to reclaim your sanity then do long shot. along the way to foster a healthy relationship with SJSU. so, even if that means you might have to pick up the pace High school was fine, but it will not be missed. College is very much what you make of it. on an assignment as its due date approaches. You may Junior college was awful. It is the last leg of education where the eff ort you put discover that creativity has a way of reaching its greatest I spent too much time there with the same crowd in matters and will ultimately impact the career path on potential when there is a fi re under your ass. from the previous four years. which you embark, and I’ve never felt that way at any other Th is all might be inessential and I’m likely preaching to It was literally high school part two, and much like a academic institution. the choir, but most importantly, just enjoy your time here weak Hollywood sequel, it overstayed its welcome. Many of us here are still a work in progress, so think of and make the most of it. Not to mention, I didn’t have an iota of interest in college as your embryonic stage – a place where you will SJSU is the fi rst academic institution I’ve attended at most of my classes. develop and shape yourself for the opportunities that will which I can say I’ve truly had a blast. Then you came into my life, SJSU. open up after graduation. So SJSU, as I get ready to depart on a new adventure, I At first sight of tuition, I instantly felt buried by the Use the resources on campus and speak with people who love you and probably always will. Th ank you for the edu- hefty price tag. are here to help guide you. I was pleasantly surprised to cation, the occasional stress and the memorable moments. Fun fact: Despite my extended stay at junior college, fi nd many who are more than willing to help. Love, my fi rst semester at SJSU completely eclipsed what I paid Interact and be a part of the clubs on campus. Vinnie during my entire community college career. When I nervously took my fi rst steps on campus, I kept Vincent Viccini is a Spartan Daily staff writer. ONE WORD BY WES WISDOM MOOTS FINAL: Make every breath count as if it were your last from page 1 Final is more than an ending; it they currently have. Th erefore we shouldn’t live our lives in fear is a conclusion from which there is Often the lives of the deceased are of when, how or why each of us will die. Our breath is so constant that we don’t no recourse. weighed and measured by their great- Instead, we should passionately embrace even notice it unless something changes. Every breath has finality. est and fi nal actions. every breath we take, and how we make use Th ere are fi lms, books, tales, legends and Yet we do not count our How a man or woman dies can of it to improve the world around us. songs all dedicated to preventing, anticipat- breaths; the only breath many of dynamically change how they are Every life matters; every breath matters. ing and lamenting this particular fi nality, but us value is the last one. Follow Wesley remembered, but a life fully lived can Every action resounds beyond our own every breath must come to an end. We can go weeks without food, on Twitter overshadow death. personal experiences, and whether they To every student on this campus, fi nal days without sleep or water, but @Stevewes I will not remember Robin Williams are mentioned in war, violence, thoughts, exams are a stressful time although they can the last breath is measured in for the method of his death, but for the rhythms, our past, greetings, titles, curiosity, lead to jubilation afterward. minutes and seconds. laughter he took to millions while he was alive. time, courage, attention or books all things We study, cram and review in groups Our breath is so constant that we don’t Williams understood how to value each must eventually come to their fi nal conclusion. or alone, but the anticipation of the end of even notice it unless something changes. breath he took even if he struggled to fi nd the All we can do is attempt to make every class and the semester are approaching is Running makes us breathe heavier, value in those last few breaths. breath count to improve the world with what- overwhelming. sleeping can cause us to breathe lighter and Th ere is nothing as shocking as the sud- ever talents we’ve been given and to inspire Th e fi nal straw is a breaking point in a re- surprises can cause our breath to catch in den, unexpected fi nality of a life cut short by others so that our legacy will be positive. lationship, conversation or employment; it’s a our throats — but no matter what, every the actions of another. Whatever we give the greatest amount of catalyst, which often causes violent changes. breath comes to an end. Th ere is nothing as dynamic as the our focus to will defi ne our legacy as surely as Even the word “fi nal” carries a certain Many people live in so much fear and anx- response from the true nature of the people our last breath will be fi nal. severity, which goes beyond the dictionary iety over when and how their fi nal breath will around us compared to the lives suddenly Wesley Moots is a Spartan Daily staff writer. defi nition of the word. occur that they do not make use of the breaths drawn into fi nality. WEDNESDAY DECEMBER.10.2014 OPINION 9

PPhenomenallyhenomenally My parents’ lifestyle taught me to live

FFeministeminist We were poor be- cocaine overdoses. bid conditions, which problem way before I was even cause mom left us. My parents were means the ability of a twinkle in their eyes. I was 5 years old when my I had emotional problems the crackheads I of- drug-addicted individ- Growing up, I always used mother died. because I never had a mom ten hear people joke uals to function is low. my mother as an example of I have been thinking about growing up. about. I hated my mom for what not to be as an adult. her a lot lately. I never got to I didn’t trust adults because The Center for choosing drugs over her I want to be better than my know her as a person. my mom abandoned me for Disease Control children and I hated my parents. She has always been a ghost drugs. classifies a drug dad for never trying to My mother did not graduate in my mind. overdose as “drug be in my life. high school, so I made it a goal I was not able to go to her poisoning.” Follow Jerica But the more I to graduate. funeral because of family I want to prove to The International on Twitter dwelled on my dead par- I am the first of my siblings issues. Overdose Awareness @thehellajerica ents, the further I slipped to go to college and have a Because I never said good- others I could better Day website states, into depression. chance at getting a degree. bye, I could not receive a prop- “Drug overdose was responsi- Realizing this I began to I want to prove to others er closure. myself despite coming ble for 41,340 deaths in the US understand and accept the fact I can better myself despite Her memory has always in 2011.” that maybe each of my parents coming from a less fortunate inspired me to continue on the from a less fortunate The organization’s website were depressed and addicted background. path that I am on. background also states that between 2008 to drugs. I surround myself with peo- I’m sure my mom did not and 2011, “the number of US Maybe they were stuck in ple who support me. live the ideal life. citizens whose deaths were a vicious cycle they could not I surround myself with peo- She was surrounded by Although these statements drug-related exceeded the escape. ple who love me. violence and drugs and had no might be true, I don’t blame number of fatalities in road I now know that a person I still have a long way to go support. her anymore because she is not traffic accidents (33,561).” dealing with depression can before I reach my goals. I don’t know much of her here to defend herself. The more I learn about drug often resort to self-medicating But letting go of past events story, but I do forgive her cir- I found out the dad I never use, the more I understand their pain. helps me move forward and cumstances. knew died when I was 15. that drug addicts are not bad This makes me sad because live my life to the fullest. I used to be so angry with Years later, I obtained a copy people, they just need help. I know there was nothing I Jerica Lowman is the Spartan her. of his death certificate along According to http://dualdi- could have done to help my Daily Opinion Editor. Growing up, I would blame with my mom’s. agnosis.org, addiction and de- parents. her for all my problems. I found out they died of pression are common comor- I am sure they had this Casual sex is only pleasant as long as people are honest and open It took a long time for me to fully Making out and fooling Th ey didn’t feel desired, ideas either. Having normal sex while appreciate casual sex. around was awesome, but I which made me feel guilty on Sublime’s “Santeria” played in the I grew up being taught that premarital would get right up to the mo- top of being frustrated. background was one of the most fun and sex was a one-way ticket to a lake of fire, ment of actually having sex and Trying to force myself into liberating experiences ever. not to mention it ruined any chance of suddenly, part of me was unable situations I wasn’t comfort- I’ve had other women as friends with having a loving relationship later in life. to do it. able with exacerbated my benefits. I changed my mind and lost my A part of me was literally, problem. It was nice to not have to be as virginity, and it freaked me out for a few physically unable to. I later learned that casual responsible or invested, as bad as that reasons. Don’t make me spell it out. sex comes in many flavors, sounds. It was a bit unexpected because I had I can’t imagine it was any- and some casual relation- These types of relationships often in- only been sort of dating the girl for a thing other than nerves, but ships have actually helped volved as many dinners and deep conver- couple weeks, and she happened to like there were plenty of times when Follow Philip with my confidence issues. sations as boyfriend/girlfriend varieties, on Twitter it rough while I had no idea what I was a girl would ask me, “Don’t you Having casual relation- just without the commitment. @Beadlebeat doing. want to?” and I didn’t have a ships with girls from other I enjoyed these relationships because I The strangest part for me was the idea good explanation of how I want- towns allowed me to explore could connect with another person with- that I wasn’t going to be a virgin any- ed to but couldn’t do it. my sexuality in a comfortable setting. out having to be responsible if I couldn’t more. I didn’t know what to think about Blaming it on alcohol or being tired I learned that there was a medium live up to their expectations. sex, especially when the girl and I broke excused it sometimes, but often we between having a girlfriend and hooking It was perfectly acceptable to not up about a month later. would end up laying in the dark disap- up with a stranger. want to have sex until I felt comfortable. I decided now that I was having sex, I pointed. We didn’t have to rush the physical My point is this: I didn’t accept a part was going to try to have a lot of it. The worst part of this problem was aspect because we lived apart and com- of myself and tried to fill it with some- I stumbled out of the gate, though, when hooking up would get to that point municated mostly by phone. thing I wasn’t ready for. because some part of me was frightened. where serious dating became a discus- When we did make trips to each So be happy with whatever sexual re- Going into my first experience entire- sion, and I could no longer make excus- other’s towns and occasionally saw each lationship you want to have or not have. ly afraid and having it not work out well es. I just had to admit there was some other, we were already comfortable Not one perspective on the subject is made me regard sex with more anxiety mental block preventing me from doing together. best for every person at all times. than anything else. that thing men are supposed to do on The fact we saw each other so rarely Casual sex can be great. I was determined, and with a new atti- command. let us be up front about what we wanted It can have that honest connection nor- tude I found it wasn’t so difficult to strike The worst part was when I was unable from the experience and also assured no mally associated with “making love,” and up conversation with a woman at a party to explain to women that after almost judgment. it’s easier for people to sometimes divorce or bar and end up at one of our places. two months, I wasn’t comfortable enough We didn’t know the same people, so that experience from a commitment. I’m not saying I’m a player by any to have sex with them. who were we going to tell? It’s all about what makes you comfort- means. These things just happen, and More than once, I was told I made a We would go all out and do things one able. conversation was never my problem. woman feel inadequate because of my might not ask of a significant other. Philip Beadle is the Spartan Daily Intimacy was my downfall. problem. I’m not talking about crazy, kinky Arts & Entertainment Editor. Downtown parking is an inconspicuous hustle for the daily commuter During my stint at an expendable pawn ing and dodging the patrolmen San Jose. I’m fl abbergasted by the fact San Jose State University, in the grand scheme of was so real during those days. I know a parking lot that only that daily permits give students I’ve managed to rack up taxing the masses. Th e “S” commuter permit costs charges $5 on San Salvador and access to their school and compete a considerable amount of Th e AAA workers $192 for the semester. In Spring, San Fernando streets. in aff ordability with other struc- parking tickets. are all good with me there’s 134 days. Th at’s $1.43 a day. Once you’re able to locate a tures around downtown. Some city payment they’re helping people However, the school does off er a parking spot, you’re able to head I would think the school’s rea- offi ce employees even out of the gutters. variety of daily parking options. straight to class instead of stop- soning would be, “Th e students are recognize my face. Follow Jonathan At fi rst I concluded Th ey off er two-day and one-day ping at a pay station. here to learn — they have to pay Did I mention that I on Twitter it was the condition of a week passes available for Mon- To pay $8 every day for 134 days for so much already and a majority received a parking ticket @Jayofthepeople me living in a new city. day through Th ursday for $152 and in Spring costs more than $1,000, of them are probably working part earlier this week? I’m not from San Jose. $85. and to pay $8 for four days a week time jobs so let’s make parking a I have a personal vendetta I wasn’t used to paying for What about those who have for the semester would be more little cheaper for them.” toward offi cers with certain ini- street parking. Friday classes? than $600. It seems like parking is just tials working for San Jose parking It’s not that I don’t buy parking Th ey can either pay $8 for a full- It’s no question — buying another school-provided “luxury” compliance. permits for SJSU, but even that day parking pass or $4 to $6 for a semester permits is fi nancially students must fi gure out how to Anyone who works as parking isn’t enough to keep you safe. couple hours on campus. smarter. include in the budget. patrolmen or the kind of tow truck I’ve owned “H” (housing), “S” SJSU charges more for a daily Th e issue is the school’s strat- Jonathan Giddens is a Spartan driver who tows cars for being (student) and “P/R” (park and ride) pass than a number of other park- egy of forcing students to comply Daily staff writer. parked in prohibited areas is just permits and the struggle of duck- ing structures around Downtown with its parking costs. WEDNESDAY 10 SPORTS DECEMBER.10.2014 SJSU hockey stumbles to midseason, looks to fight on

Courtesy of SJSU Hockey Th e 2014-2015 SJSU hockey team poses for its team photograph at Shark’s Ice in Downtown San Jose, the team holds a 10-8-1 record and sits in sixth place in the ACHA Western Region.

By Victor Guzman ers not really able to play with us because of second but sixth is within playoff range. I’m get a lot of hard work from the guys. You @VicRGuzman confl icts with work or school, more so than not content and I want to improve.” can see it every practice going in and out of any other semester.” Retana said one of the key components drills. Everyone’s skating hard and working According to Jonathan Wold, SJSU of their success next semester will be hold- hard,”Matejovsky said. “It shows in our play, hockey play-by-play broadcaster, wingers ing themselves accountable for off -ice ac- we have good work ethic.” Alex Cacas and Michael Schwartz sat out tivities. Retana expressed confi dence for next Th e semester is over for San Jose State this semester. Forward Keanu Deguchi and “Th at’s where our lungs come from in the semester despite their struggles in the fi rst students and for the SJSU hockey team; it defenseman William Hoff man were also in- third period, so we aren’t tired as the game semester. Th e Spartan goalie’s save percent- could not have come soon enough. active for most of the semester. goes on. It’s up to us,” said Retana. age is .910 with a goals-against-average of Th e Spartans currently hold sixth place Goaltender Mario Retana said the fi rst In head-to-head play with the top-fi ve 3.14 for the season. in the western region of the American Colle- half of the season was “a scare,” but also ex- ranked teams of the ACHA western region, “We’re a short benched team but the giate Hockey Association (ACHA) rankings, pressed optimism heading into the second the Spartans have a goal-diff erential of mi- players we do have are high-caliber. We can but SJSU winger Ian Seidl said the team had half. nus-11 while the same stat against teams compete with anybody. We played Utah, its ups and downs. “You know what? Th is last ranking pe- that are not ranked top fi ve in the west is at NAU and Arizona and we kept up with “Well, we’ve had some really good week- riod came out and we did better. We moved a plus-44. them,” Retana said. ends and some not so good,” Seidl said. up two spots from eighth to sixth,” said Re- With 19 games played, the Spartans are Th e Spartans ended the semester with “We’ve had some adversity with some play- tana. “You would hope to be ranked fi rst or 10-8-1 overall, with its only tie of the season a home-and-home series against the Santa coming from the last game of the semester Rosa Junior College Polar Bears, taking the against the Santa Rosa Junior College Polar fi rst game with a score of 5-3 while the sec- Bears. ond game resulted in a 2-2 tie. SJSU started off the season with a com- “When the boys get down a couple of manding 9-2 victory over Berkeley, only games since we’re a young team this year— to lose its three-game set in Boise against some of the guys get back on their heels but Boise State, Montana Tech and Western we gotta keep them going, get in the corners Washington. and win those battles,” Seidl said. “Th at’s Much of the team’s success comes from what it comes down to.” playing at home, where the Spartans’ goal Matejovsky said he feels the team needs diff erential for the season is plus-28 with a to trust each other more and to show under- 6-4 record. standing if a play on the ice breaks down. Paving the way for San Jose State is “As long as we understand what we have center and captain Nicholas Matejovsky, to do and understand our goals that our who leads the team in points and refers to coaches put out there, I think we can meet himself as the older veteran but also spoke that,” Matejovsky said. highly of the team’s coaching staff . Victor Guzman is a Spartan Daily “We have a good system in place and we contributing writer. SJSU Hockey Goal Differentials

ACHA West Opponent Goal Rank Differentials 1 Arizona State -5 2 Northern Arizona -1 3 University of Utah n/a 4 Boise State -2 5 Montana Tech -3 - Other teams +44 - Top 5 -11 I n f o g r a p h i c b y S a m u e l B r a n n a n Information Compiled from SJSU Hockey

Send Us a Tweet! FOLLOW US ON TWITTER @SPARTANDAILY WEDNESDAY DECEMBER.10.2014 SPORTS 11 Spartans put out Firebirds’ fl ame, end eight-game losing streak By Jonathan Giddens Baker led the team with nine @JayofthePeople rebounds while junior centers Ivo Basor and Rogers corralled The Spartan men’s basketball seven rebounds apiece. team ended its eight-game los- The Spartans played with- ing skid with a 74-63 win over out their starting center Leon the St. Katherine Firebirds last Bahner who was out with a foot night in the Event Center. injury. Basor and forward Ryan San Jose State is coming off Singer stepped up to take his a loss against the Santa Clara place. Broncos last Saturday. Singer started as the team “We played hard but not learned of Bahner’s injury in the smart all the time,” Spartan head pre-game shootaround. Singer coach Dave Wojcik said. “I don’t came in to score seven points care if it’s one point or 31 points. and grabbed three pivotal offen- A win is a win. Now we have to sive rebounds in 16 minutes. focus on a tough game heading Basor fouled out of the game our way this Saturday.” late in the second half with two The Spartans looked early on points and seven rebounds. to get their big men involved in “I’m really proud of Ivo (Ba- the offensive game plan against sor) and Singer,” coach Wojcik the smaller Firebirds. said.”Those guys have been Going into the half, the Spar- working hard and they got their tans took the lead for the first opportunity tonight and they time since their game against made the most of it.” the University of Portland on Rogers scored 8 of 11 in the Nov. 16. second half and Williams made St. Katherine forced SJSU to four of his five attempts from the shoot only 39 percent in the first field in the last 20 minutes. half but the Spartans managed “We got a sense of confi- to hold their opponents to 30 dence,” Williams said. “We got percent shooting from the field. our spirits up a little. It doesn’t The Spartans gained the lead matter who it’s against, you just with a three-point play by se- go out there and play hard and it nior guard Jordan Baker, who feels good to win.” droveßß to the basket and drew The Spartans recorded 22 a foul late in the first half. The turnovers, echoing the problem- Spartans maintained the lead atic turnovers ailing the Spar- for the remainder of the game. tans throughout the season. Despite the poor field goal “I tell the guys, if we pro- percentage in the first half, SJSU tect the ball and make our free picked up the slack by outre- throws and we probably won’t bounding the Firebirds 30-16. be in a close game late,” Wojick Along with their focus of in- said. volving the post, the Spartans Samson So | Spartan Daily SJSU shot 54 percent from the free throw line, shooting 37 total were determined to drive to the Junior forward Frank Rogers goes up for a dunk in the Spartan’s 74-63 win last night over the St. Katherine Firebirds. basket to facilitate their offen- free throws to the Firebirds’ 18. sive play. Muhammad led the Spartans gressive, I wanted to attack and scored in double figures as well The Spartans will look to con- The Spartans shot 10 percent with a season-high 22 points, I’m taking better shots than I to help the Spartans improve to tinue their strong play as they from beyond the arc, converting shooting 8 of 9 from the free used to,” Muhammad said. 2-8. host Seattle University this Sat- only one of 10 attempts. throw line. Muhammad has led Senior forward Jaleel Wil- The Spartans continued to urday in the Event Center. Jonathan Giddens is a Spar- The second half put an end to the Spartans in scoring for the liams matched his season-high dominate the boards through- tan Daily staff writer. the Spartans’ shooting woes. last three games. of 16 points and junior forward out the second half. Sophomore guard Rashad “I was just trying to be ag- Frank Rogers Spartans’ key offensive players of the game PTS REBS ASTS G Rushad 22 6 2 Muhammad F Jaleel 16 6 2 Williams G Jordan 79 4 Baker F Frank 11 7 1 Rogers C Ivo 27 0 Basor Infographic by Samuel Brannan Connect with the Spartan Daily

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Following a record breaking 1-meter dive, freshman Cari Reiswig said she was simply on autopilot when she broke her own record. She completed a dive off the 1-meter board, breaking her previous record, then repeated the act when she completed an- other dive off the 3-meter board. Reiswig found she had broken two San Jose State diving records, earning her new status as November’s Student-Athlete of the Month. “It’s been a whirlwind, but it’s been a lot of fun though,” Reiswig said. Th e previous record holder, Amy Kilby, set a 1-meter diving record score of 294.75 points in 2011. Reiswig’s old record was set at 296.48 after diving from a 1-meter springboard, which she then replaced with a high score of Abraham Rodriguez | Spartan Daily 301.45. Her top score for the 3-meter spring- board dive is set at 345.85. Freshman diver Cari Reiswig broke two San Jose State diving records including one which she had previously set in her short career. Reiswig began diving when she was 16, following a leg injury that prevented her focusing on that next level always. I try not her determination drives her above and be- come to practice,” Butcher said. “She’s here from returning to gymnastics. to dwell on how good or how bad I’ve done. I yond. everyday to get better and to learn some- She took up diving as a result of the in- just want to keep focusing forward.” “It’s very unique to fi nd an athlete that’s thing new or to learn something about her- jury because it was an easy transition from Kylie Fonseca, an undeclared freshman, always on, trying to get better and comes to self.” gymnastics. is Reiswig’s roommate and a member of the practice with a purpose every single day,” Reiswig and the Spartan swimming and She began her diving three-person diving squad. Fonseca said Butcher said. diving team will compete again in the new training at Delta Valley Div- whenever the three members Butcher added that Reiswig is always in year, when they can be seen in action on Jan. ing, a competitive diving It’s very unique to of the diving team are worn a competitive mode and consistently im- 2 at Bakersfi eld. team that operates out of fi nd an athlete that’s out, Reiswig is the one to rally proves her abilities. Abe Rodriguez is a Spartan Daily San Joaquin Delta College everyone up again. “She doesn’t come to practice just to staff writer. in Stockton. always on, trying to With weight training and Finally at San Jose State, practice in the late after- Reiswig fi rst beat the uni- get better and comes noon, the team sometimes versity record for the 1-me- to practice with a pur- could feel lethargic and un- ter dive while at a meet at motivated, Fonseca said, but UC Davis. pose every single day Reiswig would often motivate them to push harder each day. Points are awarded to a Mark Butcher, diver based on the overall SJSU Diving Coach “It’s really great to have form and precision of the someone else like that be- dive. cause when we’re having an Scoring is dependent on the athlete’s off day, she’s there to pick us up and keep us composure and a multiplier is given de- pushing and vice versa,” Fonseca said. pending on the diffi culty of the dive. Reiswig’s diving coach, Mark Butcher, Despite her successes while competing, said he hadn’t expected her level of dedica- Reiswig continues improving her skills and tion or performance since she started late maintaining a competitive edge. in the sport. “At this point, I’m at one stage and I can Typically, divers begin training when Brandon Chew | Spartan Daily get to the next stage,” Reiswig said. “I’m just they are 8 or 9 years old, but with Reiswig, Record breaking freshman diver, Cari Reiswig, dives into the SJSU aquatic center pool. SWAP YOUR MEAL PLAN FOR A REAL PLAN

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