Spartan Daily, March 11, 2015
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INSIDE ONLINE: SPARTANDAILY.COM Hi: 68o KILLA WHALE VOCAL LEGENDS MOVEABLE o FEASTS Lo: 47 Andre Nickatina Performers’ ode to plays at The Luther Vandross, Food trucks are Wednesday, Catalyst Chaka Khan and rampant in San Gladys Knight Jose March 11, 2015 PAGE 3 Volume 144 • Issue 20 VISIT SPARTANDAILY.COMANDAILYY.CCOMO Serving San Jose State Universityy sisincence 1934 ANNIVERSARY A CINDERELLA STORY Women’s basketball takes down top seed Bringing up the bottom Two years aft er San Jose’s minimum wage increase, unemployment is down BY ESTEFANY SOSA & MARISSA TRIGOS @estefany_scs @MarissaTrigos Today marks the second anniversary of the Measure D policy that raised the minimum wage in San Jose from $8 an hour to $10 an hour. Th e wage increase, started by Scott Myers-Lipton, San Jose State University Professor of Sociology, and his students, has impacted the lives of many people in the Bay Area. “It does make a diff erence,” said De- varsh Gandhi, international computer engineering graduate student. “If it was eight (dollars an hour) I don’t know what would happen.” Myers-Lipton said Marisela Castro was the student who came up with the idea to increase the minimum wage back in 2010. Myers-Lipton said he still remembers Castro saying, “Profé we have to do this,” when they were covering the section on Photo Contributed by SJSU Athletics minimum wage in his wealth, poverty and privilege class. The San Jose State’s women’s basketball team erupts in excitement after the No.8 seed Spartans’ upset Castro came up with the idea while victory over top-ranked Colorado State during the Mountain West Tournament in Las Vegas yesterday. working at the Young Men’s Christian Association at an aft er-school program. BY SAMUEL BRANNAN Th e No. 8 seed Spartans record to 2–0 for the tourna- three individual tournament Myers-Lipton said Castro told him she @SamBrannan took down the No. 1 seed ment and takes them to the records in its 99-85 win over saw children taking food and putting it Colorado State Rams 64–55, semifi nals to face No. 4 seed the Aggies. in their backpack. When she asked them Th e San Jose State women’s which is the fi rst time a No. 1 Boise State, who knocked the “Coming into this tour- why, they said their brothers and sisters at basketball team has a knack seed has been taken down by University of Nevada, Las Ve- nament we thought that we home were hungry because their parents for breaking records and it a No. 8 seed in the 16 years of gas from contention yesterday. are one of the hottest and worked minimum wage jobs and couldn’t didn’t slow down last night the Mountain West Tourna- In the Spartans’ fi rst game most dangerous teams in the aff ord enough food. against Colorado State in the ment’s existence, according of the tournament against league,” Head Coach Jamie Encouraged by Myers-Lipton, Castro Mountain West Tournament to SJSU Athletics. Utah State, SJSU set six new Craighead said to SJSU joined his social action class where quarterfi nals in Las Vegas. SJSU’s win improves its tournament records and SEE WIN ON PAGE 6 SEE WAGE ON PAGE 2 'I BELIEVE IN ROLAN' MAKING A SPLASH Mysterious Rolan posters linked to Christian groups BY JEREMY CUMMINGS discussion threads about these mysterious @JeremyCummings3 missives on reddit.com’s SJSU forum. In one thread, a social work stu- Th e “Loch Ness monster” of San Jose dent commenting under the username State has been found. “lazerkittensmewmew” wrote “Rolan is His name is Rolan Jimenez, and he’s the Loch Ness monster of SJSU.” part of a growing public relations legacy Rolan was also a hot topic on Yik Yak, which spans colleges all across the nation. the anonymous messaging app, according In recent weeks at SJSU, mysterious to Christina Risoen, a recreation manage- Samson So | Spartan Daily bright green posters containing nothing ment major who helped organize the pro- Construction for the new Aquatic Center will begin in the summer of but the phrase “Do You Agree With Ro- motional campaign. 2016 and will feature an Olympic-sized pool and a recreational pool. lan?” began appearing on bulletin boards Still shrouded in mystery, the posters all around campus. transformed again. A time and a place Second pool planned for new Aquatic Center Over time the message on the posters were added at the bottom of the posters: changed to, “I Agree With Rolan,” and stu- March 7, Student Union Ballroom. BY COURTNEY KREITNER recreational lap swimmers, ming and diving team and dents began to see the same message writ- As it turns out, the enigmatic figure @courtney_sjsu the other will be an activity water polo team will have ten on whiteboards in their classrooms. pool for leisure and relax- to fi nd another facility to Confused, students created multiple SEE ROLAN ON PAGE 2 Th e Aquatic Center at ing. Th e pool is supposed practice in until the pools San Jose State University to have tiles with the shape are back on campus. will be demolished and a of a Spartan head on the “I think it would be new recreation center and bottom. good overall, depending two pools will replace the “Every student was on how long it will take be- current one which opened sent out emails about cause we won’t have a place in 1988. meetings and forums that to practice,” said Jacob Once the new dorms were open for all students Abruzzini, president and are complete, construc- to help decide and put in- coach of SJSU’s club swim tion on the Aquatic Cen- put on what they wanted team. ter will begin in the sum- the new recreation center Angelina Lam, a senior mer of 2016, and will take to include,” Brown said. communications major two years to fi nish, ac- Th e emails, sent out in and member of the club cording to Chris Brown, November and December, swim team, said she was associate vice president off ered options of a climb- unaware of the plans to of Facilities Development ing wall, basketball courts remodel the Aquatic Cen- and Operations. and a yoga and Pilates ter but is happy to hear the Th e plan is to have two room to be added into the news. pools—one will be an new Sport Club and fi tness “In the past it has been Olympic-sized pool re- center. a distraction when we are Jeremy Cummings | Spartan Daily served for the water polo While the facility is un- having a practice and Students take part in the Rolan event by performing a dramatic dance team, swimming and div- der construction, sports about Jesus Christ holding vices at bay. ing team, club teams and teams such as the swim- SEE POOL ON PAGE 2 2 NEWS Wednesday, March 11, 2015 Concert celebrates new beginnings during Persian New Year Daily According to Jafarijozani, Video the tablescape included apples for health, vinegar for patience, BY RAECHEL PRICE grass to symbolize the Earth, @rae_thecyborg money for good fortune, fish to symbolize life and movement Th e spring equinox will bring and food offerings of grains and rebirth during the Persian New shirini brightly colored eggs. Year festival of Norooz. For Farpour, the symbols are The Persian studies depart- an important part of Norooz. ment hosted a concert to cele- “I really love them,” Farpour brate Persian New Year at San said. Jose State’s Student Union on As with any holiday, Norooz Sunday. is a time when everyone sees The concert featured music their families. from female vocalist Azadeh “In Iran, many people meet Farpour, who performed tradi- Raechel Price | Spartan Daily each other, like Christmas here, tional folk music. Classical and folk musicians play Persian music to celebrate Norooz and Arrival of where they go to their grand- Farpour came to the U.S. Spring or the Persian New Year at the Student Union on Sunday, March 8. parents’ house,” Farpour said. from Iran about a year ago, and During the Norooz celebra- it was her first experience per- “It’s good for me to play Per- and coordinator of the Roshan and night are equal, and celebrat- tions, grandparents give gifts of forming solo. sian music for Iranian people Lecture Series. ed for the next 13 days thereaft er. money and dyed eggs to their “In Iran there is a problem here (in the U.S.),” Farpour said, While theatre students tin- Norooz has its roots in Zoroas- grandchildren, according to Ja- with women vocalists because of “I think they really love it.” kered with the sound, coordina- trianism, but has changed with the farijozani. the government,” Farpour said. Farpour performed with the tors served coff ee and tradition- introduction of Islam into Iran. “Persian New Year is the Since its revolution in 1979, Mehr Avaa Ensemble. Th e group al Persian sweets called shirini “After Islam, it changed and start of spring, that means new, Iran has placed strict laws pro- played traditional Persian folk to those waiting in the lobby. became a cultural thing,” Jafar- everything becomes new,” Far- hibiting women from singing and classical music with tradi- According to Gerami, the ijozani said. pour said. solo performances in front of tional instruments such as the sweets are only made once a year According to Jafarijozani, No- The event was sponsored by men who are not related to them. tombak drum and the three- during Norooz.