Tuesday, Volume 154 April 21, 2020 No. 35

SERVING SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY SINCE 1934 WWW.SJSUNEWS.COM/SPARTAN_DAILY Swimmers scrutinize investigation Alleged retaliation, resignations mar sexual misconduct inquiry

INFOGRAPHIC BY CHELSEA NGUYEN FLEIGE, KUNAL MEHTA AND AUSTIN TURNER

By Christian Trujano that Shaw allegedely massaged her 2009 investigation told USA all the fight that he has for us,” organization, which currently has NEWS EDITOR breast over her bra and another Today that SJSU’s investigation Schmidt said. more than 300 signatures as of alleged he put his hand within a half was insufficient. Schmidt said she immediately publication time. After sexual misconduct inch of her nipple. The university said it investigated emailed Papazian after receiving Her goal is 1,000 signatures but allegations against a San Jose State USA Today reported that one athlete’s complaint against Shaw the campuswide email saying she said she doesn’t expect the athletic trainer were made public on Hopkins disclosed the allegations and treated the other 17 allegations that it’s ridiculous that she’s kept petition to cause the administration Friday, current athletes from SJSU’s to university police in 2009, but as witness statements in the singular on Shaw and that “we need to be to fire Shaw, but it would add to the women’s swimming and diving Shaw was never arrested or charged. matter, according to USA Today. empowering the female athletes and USA Today article and hopefully team said they lack confidence The university cleared “I mean, there’s 17 accounts just not covering crimes against them.” would lead him to getting fired, in the university’s second round Shaw’s alleged behavior in on the swim team,” said Maleah In January, the university and Schmidt said. of investigations. 2009, according to a statement Schmidt, a sociology senior on the Shaw agreed that he would not “He’s gotta go,” she said. USA Today SJSU provided to USA Today. 2019-20 swim team over the phone. treat any SJSU athletes during But both Grimes and Schmidt published “I feel like 17 people from one team the investigation, according to a said Tuite has just as much of a hand an article, Reopening the investigation are not gonna all be lying.” statement the university provided in keeping Shaw’s alleged actions detailing SJSU’s In a campuswide email sent to USA Today. and subsequent investigation reinvestigation Friday evening, SJSU President Resignations, alleged retaliation The USA Today article also “covered up” and should get fired of Scott Shaw, Mary Papazian confirmed SJSU Current SJSU swimmers said stated that in 2009, there weren’t as well. director of sports received a complaint against their skepticism about how SJSU any NCAA or SJSU policies that Grimes said she was also medicine and SHAW an athletic trainer in 2009. The administration and athletics required a same-sex chaperone in rereading the 17 letters that head athletic university’s human resources handled the investigation stems the room during training sessions. student-athletes delivered to trainer, who department investigated at the time from mistreatment their coach Now, the university’s sports Papazian in May 2019, which allegedly touched female athletes and found no wrongdoing. allegedly faced for addressing the medicine policy requires a contained grievances against beneath their undergarments more However, Papazian stated in swimmers’ allegations. chaperone to be present when a the athletic department and its than a decade ago. her email that the university has “Sage [Hopkins] has gone to trainer treats “intimate or potentially leadership and realized how Tuite Shaw did not respond to requests reopened the investigation after battle for us and put it all on the line intimate” areas on athletes of the was mentioned in almost all for comment from the Spartan the NCAA and Mountain West and he’s getting retaliated against, opposite sex “for the protection of them. Daily by publication time Monday. Conference forwarded Hopkins’ which is horrible when he should of the student-athlete and the “I’m just so confused about how SJSU women’s swimming and compiled notes to SJSU in be commended for the steps he’s medical practitioner.” she still is able to work in education diving team members from the December 2019. with athletes. Like, I just don’t 2019-20 season told the Daily that “Because I was not at SJSU at understand how she still has a job,” they didn’t like how the university the time of the investigation and Grimes said. did not consider every account the allegations were serious, I They were both aware of of Shaw’s behavior as part of the reopened the matter to review the Tuite’s history at the University 2009 investigation. original investigation,” Papazian I mean, there’s 17 accounts just on the swim of Washington in 2001 in “It’s so unfair that this university said. “To avoid any potential team. I feel like 17 people from one team are not which she used mediation in has swept everything under the rug conflicts of interest, an independent a sexual assault accusation for so long. These girls have given investigator was hired in January gonna all be lying. case, according to previous everything,” said Madison Grimes, 2020 to conduct the investigation.” Maleah Schmidt Spartan Daily reporting. a liberal studies teacher preparation Papazian and Tuite are sociology senior and 2019-20 swimmer The student in that case, who junior and SJSU swimmer over the not available for comment, spoke anonymously, accused phone. “They gave everything that SJSU Media Relations Specialist the university of mishandling they could to represent San Jose Robin McElhatton told the Daily taken,” said Jacqueline Nisson, the case, but the King County State in the best way possible and over the phone on Friday. environmental studies senior and Athlete react Court in Washington state then they were rewarded with this. Tracey Tsugawa, SJSU’s Title IX 2019-20 swimmer, in a phone call. When this investigation cleared university officials in I’m just, like, really angry about it.” officer and key investigator who According to USA Today, SJSU resurfaced on Friday, SJSU 2009 of any legal misconduct Sage Hopkins, head coach of reconnected with the 2009-10 Athletics Director Marie Tuite swimmer Madison Grimes in regard to how they handled the women’s swimming and diving swimmers, informed the swimmers directed her second-in-command, said she was enraged by the the accusations. team, compiled nearly 300 pages of in early March of her resignation. Steve O’Brien, to discipline situation, but was more focused “The fact that she was hired here notes with accounts from 17 former The university said she did not Hopkins in February while the new on how the previous investigation after that is embarrassing. Like, that swimmers since 2009 and sent the provide a reason for resigning. investigation was underway. seemed “dirty.” is disgusting,” Grimes said. file to the SJSU Title IX office in The new investigation process O’Brien told USA Today that “I think that whoever was SJSU 2019-20 swimmer 2018, according to USA Today. will be overseen by Linda Hoos, the disciplinary measures stemmed hired for this investigation knew Jacqueline Nisson said that Tuite The Daily attempted to reach the systemwide Discrimination, from an allegedly hostile email the people not to talk to,” Grimes and Papazian can say all they Hopkins, but his attorney, Harassment and Retaliation and exchange between Hopkins and said. “They intentionally did not want, but “actions speak louder Paul Smoot, said Hopkins is “not Title IX compliance officer for Eileen Daley, senior associate interview the people that had seen than words.” able to respond to any inquiries at the California State University, athletics director for academics Scott because if they had, then . . . “I think that [Papazian] is full this time.” according to the statement sent to and student services, which caused there would be nothing that they of crap,” Schmidt said. “I think Fourteen athletes alleged that in USA Today. Daley and Tuite to raise concerns could do to cover it up.” that [campuswide email] was just 2009, Shaw put his hands under “To make it abundantly about Hopkins’ “mental state.” Schmidt said that she was angry a blanket statement to try to calm their bras, often massaging their clear, SJSU will take appropriate Tuite fired O’Brien on March 2 at SJSU for not firing Shaw and down some of the heat that they’re breasts or sometimes exposing action if any misconduct has “without explanation,” according to said Papazian’s email didn’t provide probably, most definitely, getting. their nipples. Five of the former taken place, regardless of the USA Today. any comfort. But I think that it was BS.” swimmers also alleged that Shaw timeframe,” Papazian stated in her “[Hopkins] would literally, like, Schmidt created a petition to touched them beneath their campuswide email. jump in front of a bullet for any demand the school to fire Shaw on Follow Christian on underwear; one told USA Today Swimmers from the one of us and I just really appreciate Avaaz, an online activist network Twitter @ChristianTruja2 sjsunews.com/spartan_daily 2 TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 2020 COUNTERPOINTS

SOURCE: WIKIMEDIA COMMONS PHOTOS; INFOGRAPHIC BY CHELSEA NGUYEN FLEIGE Which band is the better guilty pleasure? The Bee Gees make One Direction is at the campy classics the top of teeny bops

you with melodramatic background But now, I express my love with vocals and thinly recorded string sections. just mild fear. John Bricker Th e double album’s extravagant 7-minute Despite being broken up for about EXECUTIVE ballads like opening track “Odessa (City On a half decade, they continue to fi nd PRODUCER Th e Black Sea)” and wonky pop ditties like Chris Core success in the music industry. “Marley Purt Drive” all tie into the album’s At the time of their breakup, I was OPINION EDITOR half-baked narrative about a fi ctional a major Liam Payne fan, but now 1700s shipwreck. Harry Styles rocks my world more At many points throughout “Odessa,” it’s than I’d ever want to admit. diffi cult not to picture how clever the band I’d say Styles took the pop world thought they were while recording each by storm when he released his muddy instrumental backdrop and awkward second solo album, “Fine Line,” in lyric and start laughing hysterically. 2019, but that would be Th eir 1971 album “Trafalgar” is just as an understatement. gloriously ill-conceived, featuring production Vox described it as “adventurous Just like “Sharknado” and “Th e Room” much more polished than “Odessa’s” that is Driving down the street with the windows and enjoyable” and Pitchfork said have done for cinema, the Bee Gees consistently and hilariously undercut by the down and blasting some that it “sounds like good music.” discography combines the worst and brothers’ outlandish vocal performances. One Direction is the defi nition of bliss. With reviews like that, I don’t most-indulgent tropes from several genres, Every time the brothers fi nd a catchy Hearing fi ve European men tell me how understand how everyone isn’t a delivering some of the most embarrassing melody or subtle harmony that perfectly amazing falling in love is sucks me in and Styles fan. and glorious art ever created. matches the album’s lavish instrumentals, makes belting out the lyrics along to any of Th e deep yet vague structure of Opinion editor Chris Core thinks that they always ruin it with cartoonish their songs irresistible while on the road. the songs make it so that young modern boyband One Direction has created infl ections, aggressive vibrato and What isn’t bliss, however, is lowering the teenage girls could relate to the the best guilty pleasure music of all time, but strained falsettos. volume on my car stereo from 10 down to lyrics, giving them fantasies of the to be honest, there’s nothing to be ashamed of Each track becomes a cringe-inducing and two out of pure embarrassment when anyone potential for love in their life. when listening to some cleanly produced and thrilling waiting game: How will the boys at the stoplight witnesses my pure love for While at the same time, an elderly catchy pop music. wreck this one? the boyband. man on his deathbed could pop on a Sure, the group has a few stinkers that Sporting only the most garish ’70s fashion Th is is what it means to be a guilty tune from the band and it would put come off as lazy or derivative, such as “Best and exposing way too much chest hair, the pleasure fan of a band. a glistening smile on his face with Song Ever,” which builds around piano trio released their 1976 undisputed classic, Our executive producer John Bricker memories from the past. chords that sound way too close to Th e Who’s “Children Of Th e World,” a danceable and thinks the Bee Gees are considered a guilty Th e band’s demographic is “Baba O’Riley.” unintentionally gut-busting celebration of all pleasure, but disco is the greatest genre of infi nite. But honestly, feeling embarrassed about things disco. music ever created and saying that they One Direction is not just a band, listening to some crowd-pleasing pop says Don’t let how much “You Should Be can only be enjoyed with a side of guilt is a but a group of legends with legacies more about the listener’s self esteem than the Dancing” has been overplayed keep you from disgrace to music fans. that reign supreme even as solo quality of the tunes. No off ense, Chris. appreciating how inherently ridiculous it is, Although my love for disco prevents me artists. Unlike One Direction’s output of sleek, with a chorus of unintelligible shrieking over from agreeing with him, there is a genre If you are telling me you can modern and catchy pop songs, the Bee Gees simple drum beats, bright chords and cheap of music that is truly unworthy of praise: listen to “Adore You” by Harry Styles captured the worst clichés from several eras synths. parasitic teeny bop. without wanting to dance like a of pop music post-1960, creating tunes that “Children Of Th e World’s” deep cuts get But I will reluctantly admit, 15-year-old girl, you are a liar and are just as dated as they are addictive. even worse in the best way possible, with the One Direction is just too damn good. we could never be friends. Aft er forming their band in 1958, vocal back and forth between the brothers Maybe it’s their catchy upbeat melodies Th e Backstreet Boys and NSYNC the brothers Barry, Robin and Maurice on “Lovers” sounding more like chopped up that hook me for hours or maybe I’m just a might have started the boyband Gibb released their debut album in 1965, Yoda dialogue than pop stars at their prime. sucker for their youthful charisma. Whatever phase, but One Direction perfected beginning their massive Unfortunately, aft er releasing their last it is, there is nothing more fun than toe it. 22-album-long discography. album in 2001, the Bee Gees’ beautiful reign tapping myself to class to the songs of One Despite my fi ery love for everyone Despite the fact that most probably of terror came to an end when Maurice Gibb Direction. in the group, I know I will never remember the Bee Gees for their ’70s died in 2003, followed by Robin in 2012. Th ere is just so much you can do with truly be able to listen to the band disco hits like “Stayin’ Alive” and “You Maybe people don’t remember their music their music, it’s almost scary. without the fear of judgment, and Should Be Dancing,” their earlier albums in the way the brothers might have hoped for, Want a pick-me-up for your 8 a.m. class? that is what makes them so special. deliver plenty of corny goodness in but that doesn’t take away from how special Listen to “What Makes You Beautiful” and I say now that I love them, but if various styles. their work is. you will be ready for a long lecture. you run into me in person, please Although their earlier records sound If you need something to cheer you up and Want to bust out a quick mile on the never ask me what I’m listening like passable rip-off s of Th e Beatles, it help you escape from the facts and struggles track? Bump “No Control” and your mile to because if the answer is One didn’t take too long for their albums to get of everyday life, nothing quite does the trick time will drop without a doubt. Direction or any of its former much more campy and interesting. like the wild and hilarious music of the Th ey manifest themselves in my everyday members, I’ll have to lie to your face. Despite its clumsy mixing and Bee Gees. life and I hate it, but I can’t stop listening. laughable vocal performances, the Bee As a simple middle school nerd in 2010, I Gees’ 1969 album “Odessa,” desperately Follow John on Twitter was terrifi ed to admit that the fi rst Follow Chris on Twitter wants you to take it seriously, pummeling @JohnMichaelBr15 One Direction album spoke to me. @ChrisCore24 sjsunews.com/spartan_daily OPINION TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 2020 3

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By Briana Conte on their own by watching a STAFF WRITER video of the 24 forms,” Chen said. “For table tennis, I am The kinesiology not able to make them do department may have anything physical but they limited ways to measure the are watching professional success of their students as games to learn how classes have transitioned to play.” online in response to the Chen recommends coronavirus pandemic, that more people take an but professors are offering interest in tai chi while other methods their people are stuck at home students can use to recreate because it is an exercise that their learning experience doesn’t require much space at home. and is stress relieving and “The whole point of revitalizing. activity classes is for Reekie said that the students to do the activity, department as a whole has and in most cases, now developed online theory they can’t,” Shirley Reekie, classes, covering aspects professor and former usually mentioned while chair for the department taking classes in person. of kinesiology, said in “While this may be a an email. stressful time for many, Gong Chen, a kinesiology physical activity is now professor who teaches tai more important than ever,” chi and table tennis, is said Reekie in the email. SCREENSHOT BY JESUS TELLITUD Kinesiology professor Gong Chen uses his dining room table as a makeshift table tennis set up and fi lms himself learning to adapt his classes “But most instructors can practicing. He later posts the videos on Canvas so his students can access them and follow along while at home. to an online format from no longer evaluate the skills the comfort of his house. of the activity, as outlined a physical activity log to finds a way to make that’s just been taken Fonda said that this be completed by each that happen. away with a matter of an time can be used as an student and turned Sports teams have email basically.” early healing session in weekly. also been hit hard by the From meeting five times for their bodies, which The whole point of activity classes is for “I am very pleased that cancellations caused by a week to not at all because would normally happen the state [of California] the pandemic. of social distancing, Ella at the end of their season students to do the activity, and in most understands the vital Kinesiology instructor True, a junior foward on the in June. cases, now they can’t. importance of [physical] and women’s rugby head women’s rugby team, said However, members activity so that it has been coach James Fonda said she and her teammates stay of the women’s rugby Shirley Reekie made a special exemption, he sympathizes with in touch online through team have different goals kinesiology professor and along with visits to buy his graduating rugby iMessage group chats, that they are creating former department chair food and get any needed players who will not Zoom chats and other together online. medications,” Reekie said be able to play in their social media platforms. True said that the team in the email. final games and actually “My rugby team is the is sharing workout tutorials Additionally, he sends in the course descriptions, Students are also experience the outcome of only thing that’s keeping to do at home so even when his students home videos exhibited by each student, requesting to take their the season. me sane. We do game they are apart, they maintain through Canvas showing so I was personally pleased PE classes again next “They were on a path nights over Zoom,” said the same practices as if they table tennis techniques and when the university chose semester, so that they to [the] playoffs, maybe True in a phone call. were together. other exercises to keep fit to use credit or no credit can complete all their nationals,” Fonda said. “I’m still really involved during quarantine. grading for activity classes.” kinesthetic learning in “It was shaping up to with my team, even Follow the Spartan Daily “Students are pretty much Reekie said the person. Reekie said she be a pretty good season though I can’t see them on Twitter learning tai chi techniques department has developed hopes the department and now all of a sudden, in person.” @SpartanDaily

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