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Wednesday, Volume 151 11.7.2018 No. 34 SERVING SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY SINCE 1934 WWW.SJSUNEWS.COM/SPARTAN_DAILY California elects Newsom By Viccnte Vera speech in Los Angeles. “This STAFF WRITER is not just a state of resistance, this is a state of results.” California voters Newsom, the current elected Gavin lieutenant governor, ran a This election in every way, shape or form is Newsom as the campaign focused heavily next Governor of on education and criminal California’s moment. This is not just a state of California on Tuesday. justice reform, as well as resistance, this is a state of results. “This election in every continuing the legislative way, shape or form is legacy of his soon-to-be Gavin Newsom California’s moment,” said predecessor, Governor Jerry California governor-elect Governor-elect Gavin Brown. Newsom in his “We have had 3 million 10-minute net new jobs in California gathered more than $58 Chemical engineering victory since Governor Jerry Brown million over the course of junior Emma Wittry said she took the oath of office,” his campaign, tripling the feels neutral about the results Newsom said at a Oct. 30 amount raised by John Cox. of the governor’s race, but is breakfast hosted by former As lieutenant governor, proud of the journey she went San Francisco Mayor Willie Newsom introduced sports through to cast her vote. Brown. reform policies in the “I was registered to vote in Newsom first announced University of California San Benito County, so I had his candidacy for governor system that gave student- my dad pick me up to take almost four years ago. He athletes more academic and me home Monday night,” she stated that he expected costs financial support to increase said. “I woke up as soon as for the campaign to be high, their graduation rates. the polls opened, voted, then so he reach out to likely Newsom played a number took the bus right back to San donors as early as possible. of sports when he attended Jose.” “I’ve never been a fan of Redwood City High School, Living in a blue state, pretense or procrastination,” eventually earning a software engineering senior Newsom stated in a Facebook scholarship to Santa Clara Abraham Tesfay, who post dated February 11, 2015. University. He graduated identifies as an independent, According to the Los with a bachelor’s degree in felt like his vote would not Angeles Times, Newsom political science in 1989. GOVERNOR | Page 2 PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY VICENTE VERA, PHOTO COURTESY OF OFFICE OF THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR OF CALIFORNIA SJSU Title IX offi ce welcomes new coordinator Measure S: Measure U: By Huan Xun Chan Construction Salary STAFF WRITER Contracts adjustments After two weeks in This work is about her new office, new Title Passed: 77.61percent Passed: 85.11 percent IX coordinator Tracey making sure that Tsugawa was getting our students, staffs familiar working at San Jose State University. and faculty feel “For me, it’s kind like they have a of a coming home as I am originally from safe environment California,” Tsugawa, who to work, to learn officially started her new role on Oct. 22, said. “I and to live in. love the diversity of the Tracey Tsugawa students here. It’s the Title IX coordinator most diverse campus that Measure T: Measure V: I’ve ever Aff ordable worked who understands the law, Public safety on.” understands policies, bond housing bond Prior to knows the procedure and her current does the right thing,” Yes: 68.63 percent Yes: 60.66 percent position, Kathleen Wong(Lau), the No: 31.38 percent No: 39.34 percent Tsugawa Chief Diversity Officer of had 19 Office of Diversity, Equity As of 1:15 a.m., 57 percent of precincts had reported these percentages. TSUGAWA years of and Inclusion said. experience Wong(Lau) said her first INFOGRAPHIC BY JANA KADAH, INFORMATION GATHERED BY THE MERCURY NEWS in civil impression of Tsugawa rights investigation and was that she was a calm worked at UC Santa Cruz and thoughtful person. Voters decide 5 measures’ fates as the Title IX officer for “When we asked hard three years. She rebuilt questions [during the the office from focusing interviews], she certainly By Winona Rajamohan thirds of the vote to pass, led with votes government involvement has allowed on harassments and knew good practice and STAFF WRITER in favor of the measures at 68.63 percent the supply of housing to not keep up discriminations to solely protocols,” she said. and 60.66 percent respectively. with the demand for it. focusing on Title IX issues Title IX of the Local San Jose residents voted on the The most widely discussed measure, According to the official ballot because of new laws and Education Amendments fate of four citywide measures in the Measure V, aims to boost efforts to argument, the solution to affordable regulations. She was of 1972 is a federal civil Nov. 6 midterm elections on Tuesday create affordable housing in the city housing would be “less government, then hired as University rights law and prohibits night. through $450 million in bonds to build not more and certainly not more debt.” of Oregon’s director of discrimination on the basis As of 12:15 a.m., Measure S and below-market-rate housing. Ballot text for the measure Affirmative Action & of sex in any education Measure U both passed with 77.61 The Silicon Valley Taxpayers stated that the funds may be Equal Opportunity Office. that percent of the votes and 85.11 percent Association and Libertarian Party of used to acquire land for the “It’s always important of the votes respectively. Santa Clara County have argued against COORDINATOR | that we have someone Page 2 Measures T and V, which require two the measure, stating that too much MEASURES | Page 2 A&E Opinion Sports Holter’s production U.S. involvement in Cross-country overpowers new Yemen civil war athlete embraces album’s narrative must end big city Page 3 Page 4 Page 6 sjsunews.com/spartan_daily 2 WEDNESDAY, NOV. 7, 2018 NEWS COORDINATOR training as well as making Tsugawa added that if looking for her creativity sure the university the investigation is not in that area,” Paisant said. Continued from page 1 complies with California suitable to take place, the Fresh into the position, Executive Orders, state It’s always important that we have office would still make Tsugawa continues to and federal laws and sure the student was learn and adapt in this receives federal funding. regulations. someone who understands the law, connected to support new environment. Under Title IX, sexual “This work is about understands policies, knows the services. “We’ve got a pretty discrimination includes making sure that our Deputy Title IX strong system in place sexual harassment, sexual students, staffs and procedure and does the right thing. coordinator Julie Paisant right now,” she said, “I assault and rape. faculty feel like they have served as the interim don’t want to predict Kathleen Wong(Lau) “Title IX provides a a safe environment to Chief Diversity Offi cer Title IX coordinator what changes are going to series of tools for us to be work, to learn and to live of Offi ce of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion since this May. Paisant happen until I get to know able to maximize gender in,” Tsugawa said. expected that Tsugawa people and I understand equity and climate on She explained the Title would build upon the procedures better in campus so that students IX office is a neutral do a neutral impartial report, this happened current condition. terms of protocols,” feel safe and can do well,” office that provides a fair investigation to find out to me two months ago, “I think we do a lot Tsugawa said. Wong said. process to everyone who’s what happened,” Tsugawa I think I moved on but for our freshman students The role and involved. said. I’m actually struggling in and incoming staffs and responsibilities of the “It’s important that Other than classes, I’ve decided I don’t faculty, but for the folks Title IX coordinator are respondents also know investigations, Wong(Lau) want to file a complaint who have been here a to oversee all Title IX that in a case, if somebody said another major job against this person,’ we while, how are we going complaints on campus. has come forward with an the Title IX office does, is can’t force the student to to keep them interested? This includes conducting allegation against them, accommodation for cases. file a complaint,” Wong So, we have to be more Follow Huan Xun a formal investigation, we don’t assume that they “If the student says ‘I said, “But no matter what, creative, we can’t do on Twitter providing education and are guilty. Our job is to don’t want to file a formal we will help that student.” just out of the box. I am @Huanxun_chan to $650 million filed a lawsuit on alter the way the city base salaries every GOVERNOR MEASURES towards the Feb. 8 against local handles public work five years and limit efforts to better and county agencies projects. their salary increases Continued from page 1 Continued from page 1 the city’s response arguing that the flood The newly passed according to inflation. to emergencies, water was too toxic to measure will come According to the make much of an impact. He voted for development and public safety and be exposed to victims into play when the official argument in John Cox in the election.