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FOLLOW US! /spartandaily @SpartanDaily @spartandaily /spartandailyYT TRAGEDY Spartans refl ect on Las Vegas terror BY ELIZABETH RODRIGUEZ News Editor San Jose State University’s football team, the Spartan Spectrum dance team, cheer team and marching band were all present in Las Vegas over the weekend for the football game on Saturday against the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. “I didn’t know what [happened] until my mom actually called me,” baritone player Erica Diaz- Rodriguez said. “I was so in shock — I was still trying to process that, that had happened and the fact that it could have been us.” Diaz-Rodriguez mentioned she was within the vicinity of both the concert and the Mandalay Bay Hotel on Saturday night. Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) was present during the marching band’s rehearsal on Monday to inform students about counseling and psychological services. In a message to the campus community, President Mary Papazian mentioned that all members of the football team, cheer team, and marching band returned safely. “We had a few members remain in Vegas an additional day,” Spartan Spectrum assistant coach Helina Wang said. “It’s really crazy to think that this happened so close to when we were there and we were very fortunate to have all been away

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IMMIGRATION STADIUM Updated travel Parking services closes overfl ow lot BY NOE MAGANA ban strikes fear Staff Writer San Jose State University students in Spartans have faced parking problems throughout the semester in years past BY MOHAMED BAFAKIH Staff Writer and it may get worse. Students may no longer have permission to use San Jose President Donald Trump added three countries, Municipal Stadium’s overfl ow parking including non-Muslim-majority countries North lot in the future. Korea and Venezuela, to the third installment of Assistant Parking Manager Denny Yau his travel ban. said he does not know if the school will The proclamation, signed on Sept. 24, states it allow the track and fi eld lot to be used will “enhance vetting capabilities and processes as an alternative for overfl ow parking. for detecting attempted entry into the United “I live in Dublin so I can’t take Muni, I States by terrorists or other public-safety threats.” can’t take BART,” education counseling Both countries joined Iran, Libya, Somalia, Syria graduate student Chris Piazza said. “If I and Yemen on the restricted list. have to get here at 7 [a.m.] to park I will, “I think they just wanted to kind of throw in which sucks because I only go to school some random countries to say as if it’s not really one day a week, but I work on campus NOE MAGANA | SPARTAN DAILY directed toward Muslims,” business senior Ehab the other four.” Students ride the shuttle bus heading to campus. The bus departs from the Alramahi said. Yau, who has held his position for Municipal Stadium overfl ow parking lot. Included on the list is Chad, a country bordering seven years, said using the overfl ow Libya in Central Africa with 12 million people parking is not new in the beginning campus combined, including the 951 through Thursday, so he advises — 52 percent of whom are Muslim — according of the fall semester. He added that it is employee spaces. The overfl ow parking students to proceed to the park and to the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). normal to use the overfl ow for the fi rst lot adds an extra 650. ride lot if they are not in a parking spot The notice states that “Chad does not adequately two or three days for up to 150 vehicles. “Statistics show that 36 percent of San during that time span. share public safety and terrorism-related The increase of students, he said, has Jose State students drive to campus in a Business senior Carlos Mendoza said information” and “several terrorist groups are led to the overfl ow parking being used single occupant vehicle,” Yau said. “If he gets to school at about 10 a.m. with active within Chad or in the surrounding region.” Monday through Thursday all semester. 36 percent of our increased enrollment mathematics senior Karina Basilio and The ban will take effect Oct. 18 and will vary The most vehicles that have been drives to campus that’s defi nitely where the parking lots are already full. They by country. It includes a phased-in approach, directed to the alternative parking lot we are see[ing] the extra vehicles said they would consider taking the meaning it will gradually enforce regulations has been 450 spaces in a day. coming from.” bus or getting to school earlier to get a Yau said the school has 6,409 parking He mentioned the school rush hour ENTRY | Page 2 spots on the main campus and south is between 9 a.m. and noon Monday OVERFLOW | Page 2

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SHOOTING where country singer Jason Aldean was City hall shines light on performing. The distance between the hotel Continued from page 1 and the festival grounds is 1,000 feet. “Our unity cannot be shattered by evil. domestic violence from the area.” Our bonds cannot be broken by violence,” The shooting was fi rst reported in the late President Trump said in a statement. BY KAYLEE LAWLER within my marriage I was keeping a lot hours of Sunday night. As of Monday night, 59 people were Staff Writer of the baggage so then I thought, ‘it’s time Stephen Paddock of Mesquite, Nevada was confi rmed dead and 527 are injured. for me to get help.’” identifi ed as the shooter. According to the According to NBC News, investigators Beth Williams, Director of Development New York Times, Paddock opened fi re from found 23 fi rearms in Paddock’s hotel room San Jose City Hall will be a purple at Next Door Solutions, talked about the the 32nd fl oor of the Mandalay Bay Resort and 19 more in his home. The motive for the beacon to victims of domestic violence for services being provided to women and and Casino. From the hotel, the gunman was shooting is still unknown. the month of October. San Jose and Next children coming to Next Door Solutions. able to shoot toward the Route 91 Harvest Door Solutions to Domestic Violence held “Last year, we received a record breaking Festival across South Las Vegas Boulevard, Follow Elizabeth on Twitter a reception to bring awareness to Domestic 14,500 phone calls and we’re just Santa @elizabwithlove Violence Awareness Month. Clara County,” she said. At 5 p.m. Monday night, San Jose Williams talked about a woman that came residents gathered to make signs for the to Next Door Solutions who recently gave event. Speakers from San Jose such as birth and mentioned about how some of the Mayor Sam Liccardo and Vice-Mayor supplies they provide to victims of domestic Magdalena Carrasco, as well as council violence are diapers. members, were in attendance. “You would be amazed at how many On Oct. 5, Next Door Solutions will have women leave their abusive relationship it’s own event called “Light up the night,” because the child is in danger,” but the city of San Jose also wanted to Williams said. show their support. Mayor Liccardo, along with According to Next Door Solutions, women councilmembers, came to show their support, struggle to leave abusive relationships share emotional stories of victims of domestic because of physical violence, psychological violence as well as plans to help victims. manipulation, fi nancial dependency, legal “It’s going to take a lot more work and I’m vulnerability and lack of safe housing options. glad to see that we got some momentum “The city wanted to take the opportunity now with everyone pulling together,” to light up city hall in purple,” Next Door Liccardo said. Solutions Executive Director Esther Multiple organizations surrounded the Dieckmann said. “Tonight is the kickoff interior of the domed rotunda, including the for Domestic Violence Awareness Month Bill Wilson Center, Maitri, Safe Chat Silicon so they invited providers who work in Valley, The Grateful Garment Project and the area of domestic family violence and The Allesandra Advocacy Group. NOE MAGANA | SPARTAN DAILY other forms of sexual violence.” DiAnn Beatty of the Allessandra Students line up for the shuttle bus in the Municipal Stadium parking lot on Wednesday. Next Door Solutions has been around Foundation is currently working with for 46 years. It is the second oldest senators to pass legislation to be able to OVERFLOW like Google, Facebook and Apple offer shelter program in California and the look up domestic violence abusers. better salaries. fi rst domestic violence shelter offering The foundation was formed after the Continued from page 1 Alternatives to parking on the school’s bilingual services in the nation. death of her daughter – an SJSU marketing parking lots include the parking lot under There was a turnout of over 60 people and advertising alumna, Alessandra – by Safeway where there are limited permits ranging from parents, kids, friends and her ex-boyfriend. parking spot. available, but a parking spot is guaranteed. government workers. Next Door Solutions’ include services Another challenge Yau is facing this Students can also purchase permits for the Rose Martinez is a survivor of domestic housing solutions also include resources semester is the shortage of SJSU shuttle city’s parking lots downtown. violence who found Next Door Solutions and scholarships to women in their care. drivers. A rental bus has been hired to help Students that don’t want to spend the when trying to help herself and her kids. It’s hotline number for victims of domestic with route while drivers are being hired. money can park at the VTA light rail “I focused on my kids fi rst and got them violence is (408)-279-2962. Only the short route is available at the parking lots, Yau said. their counseling and then I remarried,” moment because of staff shortages. Martinez said. “I was originally married There have been six applicants for the two to my violator for about 25 years and then positions at the fi rst recruitment deadline, I got out of the situation.” Follow Kaylee on Twitter she said, and it has been diffi cult getting Follow Noe on Twitter “Then I remarried and I noticed that @kayleelawler94 qualifi ed applicants because companies @NoeMaganaR Trumpʼs Travel Ban Expands

Iran Sudan Banned entry to the U.S. for 90 days by citizens of BAN 1: Iraq Syria* each country Signed on Jan. 27 Libya Yemen *Indefi nitely bars Somalia refugees from Syria Banned entry for citizens Iran Sudan of each country who lack BAN 2: “bona fi de” relationship Libya Syria with the U.S. Signed on March 6

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Signed on Sept. 24 Libya Venezuela Indefi nite and “condition N. Korea Yemen based, not time based” Information retrieved from CNN and whitehouse.gov INFOGRAPHIC BY MOHAMED BAFAKIH ENTRY government offi cials and their immediate families, but not the country’s citizens at large. Continued from page 1 Nicolás Maduro Guerra, son of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro — who Trump over time. called a “dictator” — threatened Trump in The fi rst executive order of the travel front of the country’s media back in August. ban signed on Jan. 27 featured all fi ve of Guerra stated that riffl es would arrive in New the Muslim-majority countries currently York and they would take the White House. restricted. It also included Iraq and Sudan With three new countries added, Vasquez — both of which have been dropped despite said he sees the list eventually expanding being dominantly Muslim countries. more. The possibility raises concern for San Jose State University President Mary international students. Papazian emailed a letter to the campus “I think these days, getting [student] visas is community on Jan. 30, giving assurance really diffi cult, especially with North Korea of support for any student, faculty or staff having some problems with America,” said member potentially impacted by travel or June Kim, a South Korean hospitality and immigration restrictions. tourism postgraduate student. “South Korean The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals people also think about the diffi culties of temporarily halted the ban as it confl icted with getting visas because of international issues, due process and equal protection guaranteed like with North Korea.” by the U.S. Constitution. Kim also said coming to the U.S. According to Trump, a “very much tailored” presents a quality education and improves approach to suit the federal court’s decision, career possibilities. yet a “watered-down version” of the fi rst NAFSA, Association of International executive order led to a second ban on March 6. Educators, released a statement which said The Supreme Court allowed a limited version the travel ban continues to undermine U.S. of the ban to be implemented in June before values and makes the country less safe after Trump laid out the newest travel restrictions. Trump tweeted, “Making America Safe is my “I’m pretty shocked and surprised,” said number one priority. We will not admit those marketing senior Juan Vasquez who is half into our country we cannot safely vet.” Venezuelan. “Like why Venezuela?” Follow Mohamed on Twitter The ban on Venezuela affects certain @moe_fresco Tuesday, October 3, 2017 A&E 3 Lanterns take over Children’s Discovery Museum BY KAYLEE LAWLER Angela Hernandez said. “We’re starting Staff Writer to run out. We have 40 more minutes. We’ll see how it goes.” A line stretched out the door and across Outside the museum in the Cadence Discovery Meadow Saturday evening as Amphitheater, children gathered at families shuffled into the Children’s tables to make rockets launched by Discovery Museum to participate in the bicycle pumps. mid-autumn Lantern Festival. “We’re helping them to fi ne tune their Parents pushed strollers with young motor skills, [and] we’re helping them toddlers and children ran around to use their creativity to make rockets dressed up in traditional cheongsam that they can launch to the air,” exhibit outfits — their best dresses — for the specialist supervisor Daniel Jimenez sixth annual lantern event. said. “It’s a really good project for them The festival celebrates the mid-autumn to get involved with their parents and it’s harvest observed in multiple Asian really good for their hands-on learning.” countries, including China, Taiwan, As the sun set, children prepared their Malaysia and Vietnam. lanterns with battery-powered candles. The mid-autumn festivals vary in Performers gathered out in front of name and tradition. Examples are the the museum with drums and cymbals Moon Festival for the harvest moon playing music so loud children covered that rises at night during this time, the their ears. Mooncake Festival for the mooncakes They paraded around Discovery that are served, or the Lantern Festival Meadow, following a group of costumed for all the decorations that are displayed lion dancers from the Far East Dragon for all to see. Lion Dance Association. The building was fi lled to the brim with With bright colored traditional Chinese families making their way to six stations. lion costumes of yellow and red, the At the different stations, kids made dancers interacted with the children by lanterns and rockets, tasted a variety of wiggling their ears and opening and flavored mooncakes and created masks closing their mouths, baring painted teeth. for the big parade at the end of the night While performers clambered on top of incorporating Chinese lions. each other’s shoulders, children shrieked “We’re very thankful that we’ve and cheered in excitement over the lion gotten the word out,” said business performers and their fuzzy lion heads. development manager Donna Butcher. During this energy fi lled-parade, “I think the most fun is to watch at the assemblyman Ash Kalra made an appearance. end of the Lantern Festival.” “This place we live in is one of the most Parents stood shoulder to shoulder diverse places on earth,” Kalra said. “I’m while looking down to make sure they just so proud of our city. I’m proud of this didn’t step on someone’s child because museum. I’m so happy to see so many they were so small. children here enjoying themselves.” The craft tables with lantern supplies became crowded with kids making lanterns out of paper strips, pipe cleaners, glue and other materials. KAYLEE LAWLER | SPARTAN DAILY “We definitely needed more supplies Follow Kaylee on Twitter (Above) Families line up to make their way inside of the Children’s Discovery Museum’s than we thought,” event specialist @kayleelawler94 Lantern Festival. (Below) Lanterns light up the San Jose sky on Saturday night. ALBUM REVIEW Annual street festival Demi Lovato releases celebrates Italian culture ‘Tell Me You Love Me’

BY CINTHIA LOERA voice, which was showcased throughout Staff Writer every song on this album. Her career as a singer blew up after her appearance Demi Lovato released her latest 15-track in the Disney Channel movie “Camp deluxe album on Thursday, giving fans a Rock” in 2008. That side of her voice blend of her old and new sound. came out in a few of her songs on this “Tell Me You Love Me” has a track album, giving fans a flashback of the list full of love and heartbreak that can old Demi. be felt in the vulnerability of Lovato’s Two of Lovato’s most vocally voice. She went through the ups and powerful songs of the album are “You downs of a complicated relationship Don’t Do It For Me Anymore” and with this album, giving listeners a song “Concentrate.” Both songs contain slow for all the stages of a relationship. and steady jazz-like melodies. Songs such as “Sexy Dirty Love,” “Tell Me You Love Me” tells a story DIANA AVILA | SPARTAN DAILY “Instruction” and Lovato’s hit single that many have gone through. It is about Cans of Di Napoli Blanco sauce being sold at the second annual Little Italy Festival. “Sorry Not Sorry” stand out in the album the happiness, pain and mixture of because of their upbeat pop rhythm. emotions that come along with falling BY DIANA AVILA that we usually do not eat at home,” All three of these songs have different in love. Staff Writer San Jose resident Silvia Garcia said. “I genres mixed into their beats and This album differs a lot from Lovato’s am not Italian but my husband is and showcase Lovato’s ability to step out of past work in the best way possible and truly San Jose enjoyed Italian culture at the he is very particular when it comes to her usual style as a singer. showcases her development as an artist. second annual Little Italy Festival with those kinds of things, so I don’t cook it The rest of the album consists of She stepped out of the box and activities, food and music. at home.” emotional ballads that can get listeners featured artists such as Lil Wayne in The Italian flag was flown everywhere Some of the foods sold at the festival deep in their feelings. her song “Lonely,” surprising listeners in Little Italy and the majority of included cornettos, eggplant parmesan, “Cry Baby” sums up the experience with a new side of her. decorations were red, green and white. pizza, gelato, cannolis and tortellini alfredo. of dealing with a recurring toxic If I had to choose my favorite songs The first booth at the entrance of The bands played songs in both relationship. The song describes the from the album, they would have to be the festival checked for people’s IDs. English and Italian. struggle of having to accept the tears “Concentrate” and “Hitchhiker.” People who were 21 and older received Many of the attendees did not seem to that are bound to come along with I also have to admit that “Sorry Not wristbands with the Italian flag and speak Italian, but that did not stop them keeping the wrong person in your life. Sorry” tends to get stuck in my head “21+” imprinted on it. from singing along. A song like “Games” on the other from time to time as well, making me Throughout the festival, there were “I don’t speak Italian,” Santa Cruz hand, was written for the person that sing along to its catchy lyrics. a couple of stands for alcoholic resident Steven Barone said. “I [tried] knows they won’t take any crap from Although these songs might make you beverages and a significant percentage to learn from my nona when I was a relationship and have no problem cry, you’ll be sure to dance, sing and feel of attendees walked around with plastic younger but I lost interest. I still know leaving a bad situation behind. unapologetically confi dent at the end. cups of beer or wine. enough to sing, though.” My favorite thing about the album is The crowd was so large that it was Small trailers were used for children’s that it’s relatable but not too depressing, difficult to move from booth to booth. activities, including free face painting like most love songs tend to get. Having As the day went by, more people and glitter for hair. been out for less than a week, I’ve continued to walk through the entrance. A stand sold Italian-American style already listened to it about 20 times There was a line for everything the T-shirts that had common Italian habits and cannot seem to get enough of it. majority of the time, as thousands of and phases printed on them. Lovato has always been an artist Follow Cinthia on Twitter people were there by midday. The curiosity made the attendees crowd known for her strong and emotional @cinthia_loera The streets were crowded with around the stand throughout the event. people laughing, dancing and enjoying “It’s like I am walking through traditional Italian cuisine. the boardwalk in Jersey,” Southern The biggest line of the festival was California resident Sebastian Moreno the gelato stand, La Copa Loca. said. “It’s crazy.” Correction “We finally have a big celebration for Across from the T-shirt design booth On Tuesday, Sept. 19, the Spartan Daily published an article titled our Italian roots,” San Jose resident was a place where people could sign up “Cinco Decadas celebrates Mexican culture” where Itza Burdeynaya Alcee Orsini said. “I tried coming the for membership and get updates on future was misidentifi ed. The article instead quotes Alicia Garzes. On Tuesday, first year, but it did not work out. I’m events in the Little Italy community. Sept. 26, the Spartan Daily published an article titled “SoFa Street really pleased to see how supportive According to signs around the Fair welcomes San Jose community” where Casey Wickstrom was the community is of this event.” festival, earnings will go to the Little misidentifi ed as a she. The Spartan Daily regrets these errors. Many families sat down to listen to music. Italy community. Some people even brought their dogs to enjoy the festivities. Follow Diana on Twitter “The kids are enjoying all these foods @dianaavila284 4 OPINION Tuesday, October 3, 2017 Celebrity news should not overshadow global disasters

their advantage. Tweets popped up saying to the world varies within adults our age. own backyards, it doesn’t mean we can’t something along the lines of “Kylie Jenner “There’s a lot of stuff going on in the take action. Sharing emergency assistance Cinthia Loera is pregnant! Now that I got your attention, world right now, so I think a lot of people numbers instead of memes on Twitter for Staff Writer Puerto Rico needs our help.” are more aware than they used to be,” just one day is all it takes to possibly get “There’s more people paying attention Pappas said. “I think that they also pay others the help they need. to the Kardashian’s news and Kylie being attention to celebrity news because that’s “I think people pay more attention pregnant than what actually is going on,” more fun than learning about all the bad to celebrity news,” Rojas said. “Like, he day TMZ leaked the claim that communications junior Milagros Flores things happening.” what happened to Kylie Jenner and TKylie Jenner was pregnant with said. “There’s a lot of articles about Being 22 means I have some friends who Khloe Kardashian was bigger than what rapper Travis Scott’s baby, the topic Islamophobia [and] about hate crimes that seem to have it all fi gured out and others happened in Puerto Rico and Mexico [on trended on many social media outlets. are going on that people don’t even know who post a different Buzzfeed quiz every social media]. [Real news] doesn’t concern People debated the possibility of Scott about, even myself, I admit that.” week to fi gure out which bagel they’d be them but it should.” not being the father after Jenner’s ex- Millennials have been criticized in another lifetime. Not every person in It’s completely understandable to want to boyfriend, Tyga, claimed the baby was his countless times for living in the clouds and our age group thinks the same. Some take catch up on gossip during your time away on Snapchat. giving little to no attention to real world it to another level, however, when they from your busy schedule. Everyone has As pointless as the topic seems, many issues. Our generation should not want to pretend real issues aren’t occurring in the right to choose how they unwind after people on Twitter used the hot topic be known as the one that was obsessed society simply because it’s easier to turn a week full of stress and responsibilities. as an attempt to raise awareness for a with celebrity hookups and avocado a blind eye. It only becomes a problem when adults greater issue. With the celebrity gossip toast. We need to be more aware of issues Pre-nursing freshman Tiffany Rojas deliberately stay uneducated about crises happening Sept. 22 — just two days happening around the world and encourage agrees that our peers seem to care more that need all of the attention they can get. after Hurricane Maria — many people our friends to get involved as well. about celebrity news than what’s happening expressed how upset they were that Business freshman Kylie Pappas around them. Natural disasters hit countries the news of Jenner’s pregnancy got the believes that the assumption that an entire left and right, causing devastation across attention the hurricane deserved. generation acts the same cannot be made. the world. Even though the hurricanes Follow Cinthia on Twitter Others used the trending Jenner drama to She also said the decision to pay attention and earthquakes aren’t happening in our @cinthia_loera Th ere is a fi ne line between spanking a child and abuse This phrase plus many more involving don’t understand that there are true childhood. Others simply don’t want to different household objects are consequences and some might even hurt their children. Jose Govea commonly used to discipline Mexican follow them for the rest of their lives. “For parents who do choose to spank, Staff Writer children, but this goes beyond Mexicans. Sitting children down and pleading proper philosophy and approach is No matter the region you come from them to listen after they’ve knocked extremely important,” a writer from or ethnicity you identify as, we’ve all down a whole aisle of toys sometimes Times Magazine wrote. “Punishment is experienced spanking as a discipline in isn’t the way to go. There’s no shame in motivated by anger, focuses on the past f you say, “Te voy a pegar con la one way or another. spanking your child on the butt once you and results in either compliance (due to I chancla,” in a room full of Mexican I support parents having the choice get home to let them know that they’ve fear) or rebellion. On the other hand, children, I guarantee that more than to spank their children, but with done something wrong. discipline is motivated by love for the half the kids will turn their heads so limitations and consciousness of their Let me make this clear. Parents have child, focuses on the future, and results fast, you’ll hear necks cracking. children’s well-being. the responsibility to make sure not to in obedience and feelings of security.” In English, that translates to “I’m Children are ignorant of the cross the fine line between spanking Parents want the best for their children. going to hit you with the sandal.” harsh realities of the world. They and abusing. In my case, I don’t have children but I NFL running back Adrian Peterson’s grew up getting spanked here and there child abuse case is a prime example of when I deserved it. what spanking should not be. I strongly believe that my parents According to Daily News, Peterson hit raised me properly while simultaneously his son with a switch, or a small branch. showing compassion and discipline. His son sustained cuts and bruises to his Spanking was usually their last resort legs, back, arms, buttocks and scrotum, with me. They raised their voice, gave as well as defensive wounds on his hands. me the look of death if I was acting up, Hitting your children to the point or warned me that I’d get hit if I didn’t of damaging their skin is completely stop acting rude, but most of the time unacceptable, no matter what the reason they wouldn’t hit me. for hitting your child is. My parents demonstrated how to be That level of abuse takes away from patient and accepting of your children. disciplining and simply agonises a child. This is my public service Similarly, using fear to teach lessons announcement. Don’t feel like a criminal does not work. if you spank your child on the butt for According to a Washington Post acting up. Children could be led down article, an Ohio man tried to discipline awful roads when they don’t respect his 6-year-old daughter by chasing her others or understand the consequences around in a clown mask and prompted in life. his neighbor to fi re a gunshot into the air. We as adults should act the way we want Vernon Barrett Jr. caused a huge our children to act, but ultimately we should scene that ended with a gun being fired. be consistent with what we expect from He originally didn’t want to spank his them while showing some compassion. daughter, so he decided to do something traumatizing instead of spanking. I get it. Some people want to use alternatives instead of spanking because Follow Jose on Twitter INFOGRAPHIC BY JOSE GOVEA they might have lived through an abusive @GoveaJournalism To victims of domestic violence: resources are available

had at that point,” molecular biology and take into consideration that they people out there that want to help you. freshman Sophia Peregrino said. “You may in fact be telling the truth, instead The first step to getting help is the Kaylee Lawler have to really know your worth, know of just brushing it off,” undeclared hardest. Once you are over that first Staff Writer who you are and realize that this isn’t freshman Rianna Garcia said. “Other hurdle, it gets better from there. something that you have to succumb to.” than relationship problems or whatever The YWCA 24 hotline is 408-287- San Jose State University provides I just wish people would be more 3000, while the National Domestic information through the Wellness understanding when it comes to Violence Hotline number is 1-800-799- and Health Promotion with Violence [domestic violence].” 7233. To make a violence prevention ctober is Domestic Violence Prevention programs. Its webpage If you have been or are currently a consultation, call (408) 924-6122. Awareness Month, but it is a reminds students, “If you are a victim of victim of domestic violence, it is not O Follow Kaylee on Twitter hard subject to bring up because violence, it is NOT your fault, you are your fault. You should not be ashamed many don’t want to come forward and NOT alone, and you CAN get help!” of what happened to you. There are @kayleelawler94 speak up about their experiences. Wellness and Health Promotion According to the National Coalition provides consultations for students on Against Domestic Violence, an average of the topics of healthy and unhealthy 20 people are physically abused by intimate relationships, domestic violence/ partners every minute in the United States. intimate partner violence and consent. In the U.S. alone there are more than 10 Students can also use YWCA, Next million abuse victims annually. Door Solutions to Domestic Violence “I’m pretty sure you can ask anybody and Spartans for Safety as resources. walking [and they’ll say] that they “If you have the resources whether don’t agree [with domestic violence],” [they are] counselors or even friends, one kinesiology junior Dekari Paschel said. of the biggest parts is being able to open “It’s touchy because people go through it up about it,” Peregrino said. “Hopefully and you wouldn’t even know, and it’s sad. people this month are talking about it We have the resources but who wants to and being able to have that with people come out and say that happened.” that they care about.” Domestic violence does not affect only Some signs of domestic violence are women either. According to the National when your partner shows jealousy of Coalition Against Domestic Violence, your friends, insults and shames you, one in four men have been physically controls and keeps money from you, abused by an intimate partner. prevents you from working or going to “Domestic violence is something that school or pressures you to do something happens not just between a spouse but you don’t want to do such as having sex. between your friends, between people “When someone is trying to say that you trusted with everything you something, I wish they would listen INFOGRAPHIC BY KAYLEE LAWLER Tuesday, October 3, 2017 OPINION 5 COFFEE STAINS Identifying the privilege of domestic white terrorism a lone wolf. This isn’t just un-American, it’s Aurora, Jared Loughner of Tucson and now players kneel in peaceful protest during the justifying domestic white terrorism. Stephen Paddock of Las Vegas. Domestic national anthem, he devotes days of tweets Trevin Smith According to Statistica, the number of white terrorism is when a man climbs atop attacking them. Production Editor mass shooters in America from 1982 to the Mandalay Bay Hotel, opens fi re on When things like this happen, we pick up 2017 is overwhelmingly dominated by one fi elds of his fellow citizens below and elicits the pieces by holding moments of silence ethnicity. White people sit atop the list at 50 nothing more than a quick tweet from the to mourn the victims. But silence is what shooters, dwarfi ng their nearest neighbor at leader of the free world. got us here and silence is what will lead to 15. Don’t get me wrong, one mass shooting more domestic terrorist attacks like this. etween back-to-back hurricanes and is too many, but these tragedies have become Silence is consent. With gun control reform, Bthe latest mass shooting, America is normalized — almost like people are numb “If non-white men kill a greater cultural emphasis on mental health neck-deep in national tragedies. But to their painful lessons. people, it’s a terrorist care and more engagement from our elected the massacre in Las Vegas was Trump’s Although the term goes unrecognized by offi cials, we can improve. Nearly twenty- chance to prove that he doesn’t always the president and his base, massacres such attack. If a white man four hours after the shooting, there was not give a white person a free pass. But that as the one in Las Vegas make the unending does it, he’s a lone wolf.” a peep from the National Rifl e Association’s would require a man as small as him to privilege enjoyed by rich white men Twitter account. This involves it too. put Americans before himself, which has unbearable. Congress spends billions of America doesn’t have a terrorist problem. never been the agenda for making America dollars a year supposedly fi ghting terrorism Oppression is when an African-American It has a domestic white terrorism problem great again. overseas. How ironic is it that we seem to man dies at the hands of police offi cers for fueled by a fetishization of guns and a free Since President Trump took offi ce, more breed the very evil we fi ght against right selling cigarettes on a street corner and pass for any white man wielding one. It’s Americans have been killed by white here at home? when a Sikh who wears a turban is labeled time to call this what it is, or we should be American men than by Muslim terrorists Dylann Roof of Charleston, Adam Lanza a Muslim terrorist. Living with privilege prepared to bury more innocent people. or refugees, according to Vox.com. It’s of Sandy Hook, Timothy McVeigh of is when a white man threatens the lives offi cial. If non-white men kill people, it’s a Oklahoma City, Dylan Klebold and Eric of over 150 people and President Trump’s Follow Trevin on Twitter terrorist attack. If a white man does it, he’s Harris of Columbine, James Holmes of thumbs magically go numb. When NFL @ TrevinS_media SPARTAN DAILY STAFF

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The goals of dragon started after having open Carter’s charity boat team gathered for Dragon boat originated boat are speed, endurance practices to get students practice at Vasona Lake in in southeastern China and and being in sync with interested in the sport. Los Gatos Sunday morning. spread to other places in the other paddlers. Races are “With communication, There was a turnout of world such as Canada, the normally 500 meters long, it really is a task to say the 24 teammates, too many U.S., Europe and Australia. with four to eight boats in least, because there are for one boat but too few There are 20 paddlers – the water racing each other. always different forms of for another boat. The best 10 on each side – one person “Before I came to SJSU communication with some there was a team for about people and one might one or two years, and when not be the the best form,” I came here I started a nutritional food science second team,” hospitality junior Joseph Wang said. senior Austin Tom said. “We have to work for a Both teams were combined medium and really check to make San Jose Dragon up on each other.” LUKE JOHNSON | SPARTAN DAILY Boat, which is about four The team participated Alonzo Carter’s dance moves inspired Ellen Degeneres years old. in the Long Beach Dragon to donate SJSU’s Beyond Football program last week. SJSU’s dragon boat team Boat Festival earlier this has made a community year, where it placed eighth BY SALVATORE MAXWELL among its members. in the Mixed Division II Staff Writer “People who haven’t A. It also placed 24th out done dragon boat think of 96 teams in the festival San Jose State running backs coach Alonzo Carter and it’s an all-arms sport and 2nd place in the other members of the football team were in for a surprise because pictures show us College B Division. that sent the team into a dancing frenzy last week. moving our arms, but it’s The California Dragon On a live broadcast of The Ellen Degeneres Show, really a whole body sport,” Boat Association College SJSU’s football department received a $25,000 check for its freshman psychology Iris Cup is scheduled for Nov. program Beyond Football, led by Carter. Zhu said. “You’re getting 12. and the location is to The program is a platform for team members to serve a core workout, shoulder be announced. the community for 750 hours, work with youth, focus on workout, back workout, personal development and seek job opportunities outside even a leg workout as well. of football. If people are skeptical The donation was on the behalf of Degeneres and Cheerios about joining they should Follow Kaylee on Twitter in their “One Million Acts of Good” collaboration. try it to see if they like it, @kayleelawler94 “I was dying,” SJSU heach coach Brent Brennan said during a press conference Monday. “Oh my gosh. I couldn’t tell anybody. It was really important that it was a surprise for coach Carter and the players.” Degeneres awarded Carter and the team because she was impressed by Carter’s dance moves and charity efforts. After a series of interviews with producers for a possible appearance on Ellen, production surprised the team with what it thought would be the determining interview to appear on Ellen. “We didn’t know we were going to be on the show,” Carter said. “We thought were doing a Skype called ‘The Talk’ to producers.” KAYLEE LAWLER | SPARTAN DAILY Follow Salvatore on Twitter (Top) SJSU’s Genai Bittrich (left) and Zaneta Leung (right) work in the front row to paddle in unison in Los Gatos on @VinnyMaxwell95 Sunday. (Bottom) The Spartans’ dragon boat team practices its paddling technique in Lake Vasona.

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