CAMPUS MINUTE SEE THESE VIDEOS AND BROCK TURNER MORE AT SPARTANDAILY ON YOUTUBE PROTEST PREVIEW THIS WEEK’ STORIES Volume 147. Issue 4 www.sjsunews.com/spartandaily Wednesday, September 7, 2016 YG CONCERT INSIDE Locked up Associated Students VP Joshua Romero arrested BY ITZEL CASTRO “[Romero] had an NEWS EDITOR argument with the victim,” San Jose State University’s said Cpt. Frank Belcastro Associated Students Vice of the University Police President was arrested Department. “Then he Thursday night on suspicion prevented her from leaving, of domestic violence, grabbed her and pushed her violating a restraining order into a wall.” and holding someone against Security officers caught their will. the verbal dispute that Joshua Romero, 23, a political turned physical against BRANDON CHEW | CONTRIBUTOR science major was taken into the 20-year-old victim and ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT custody outside of the Event they quickly alerted UPD. Center during the YG concert Freshman dance major Rapper YG lights up for allegedly assaulting a Akshay Gupta, who ITZEL CASTRO | SPARTAN DAILY the Event Center female acquaintance while couldn’t get into the YG Joshua Romero, Associated Students Vice President, sits in the back of a YG kept the crowd moving with his intoxicated, according to the BUSTED intoxicating rap beats and captivating University Police Department. See page 2 police cruiser following his arrest outside of the YG concert Thursday. stage presence. P. 3 BROCK TURNER CASE OPINION Protestors gather to scold Judge Persky BY DIANA SAN JUAN organizations, congress STAFF WRITER members, mothers and fathers and students who were Men and women congregated outside the Santa Clara there to support the cause. County Jail in protest to “I live in San Jose. I am with recall Judge Aaron Persky a n o r g a n i z a t i o n c a l l e d S N A P, ” Friday morning following said Robert Marquardt, Turner should be in jail Brock Turner’s release. member of the Survivors P. 4 Turner served three months Network of those Abused out of his six-month sentence by Priests. “We deal with SPORTS for sexually assaulting a survivors, people who have woman after a college party. been sexuallly assautled.” The six-month sentence Marquardt and other angered the public and members of SNAP deal mostly DIANA SAN JUAN | SPARTAN DAILY with the business of sentences, the early release caused Protestors demonstrate after Brock Turner’s released last Friday. an even bigger uproar. he says that whenever they Heidi Rielly, mother have a chance to speak out witnesses,” Rielly said. Protesters stood in front against unfair sentencing or of two teenagers, was at “He showed zero remorse of the main building as the protest holding signs in regard to laws that deal and I think he spent a year well as near the parking with sexual assault, they are along with many others. victimizing her [the victim] lot across the street. “I just can’t believe that this there. They have support further by not owning up to The streets were filled with groups in San Jose, San light sentence was handed what he had done and putting survivors of sexual assaults, down given that there were her through this horrid trial.” sexual assault support See ANGER page 2 KAVIN MISTRY | SPARTAN DAILY Why are season ticket NEW STUDENT UNION holders not satisfi ed? Breaking down the problematic Student Union beginnings for fans at Levi’s Stadium. P. 5 unveiled in style FOOTBALL BY SHELLISE WEST Student Union provides to STAFF WRITER the campus community. The ceremonies ended with Students and faculty were a cheerful ribbon-cutting formally welcomed into between administrators the recently-renovated and Diaz Compean, a local Student Union Thursday philanthropist who moved afternoon to celebrate its from Edinburg, Texas in renewal and unite and 1956 with her late husband promote student success. Ramiro Compean who After taking nearly both valued the importance SJSU10 TULSA 45 a decade to end its of education. planning period, SJSU After contributing KAVIN MISTRY | SPARTAN DAILY administration provided in the mid-90’s to the Defensive woes RAYMOND BALTAZAR | SPARTAN DAILY an opening ceremony to Mexican American After getting attacked by Tulsa, the San Jose State University donor, Lupe Diaz Compean, cuts the ribbon inform students about Studies Department, she Spartans will take aim at Portland State. during the ribbon-cutting ceremony of the newly built Student Union. the process and the P. 6 importance of what the See LUPE page 2 THIS DAY IN SJSU HISTORY BY ASHLI LETT inconvenience goes along with it.” In EXECUTIVE PRODUCER March of 1978 former President John Bunzel theorized that a new garage, “on On Sept. 7, 1978 Spartan Daily Third and Fourth street block between published an article by Cynthia Puig San Carlos and San Fernando streets,” about campus parking issues. In Puig’s would be up roughly by 1979. Later in month for the convenience of being able to a guaranteed parking spot inside the garages. article former Director of University the year students complained about take an elevator to your room. If Campus However, Park and Ride is an option and is Parking Jim Hurley said, “A large part paying 25 cents to park in the garage. Village parking is full and waitlisted, then advertised more because of the impaction in of the problem is caused by students Today commuters are paying $384 per campus residents have the inconvenience the garages. If you did not pay the $96 you can preferring to pay 25 cents to park in academic year to park in an impacted of walking from their room to their car all still park there if you have a commuter permit. the garage as opposed to paying 50 garage. Parking on campus inside of hours of the day. On-campus residents also Follow Ashli on Twitter cents for a round-trip bus ride and the the Campus Village garage is $100 a have to pay $632 per academic year without @ashhmonet INFOGRAPHIC BY KAVIN MISTRY Wednesday, September 7, 2016 SPARTAN DAILY LUPE 10 years to reach its conclusion. department manager, described them everyday to do this work Executive Editor in supporting student success,” Rebecca Pirayou CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Blaylock said. Managing Editor Balloon bouquets hung across Daniel Reedy granted the university half of the ceiling as students listened Executive Producer her estate in 2012. to on-campus a cappella group Ashli Lett Completing the agreement ‘Pitch Please.’ with University Advancement The refurbished building Multimedia Editor in December of 2015, she added 100,000 square feet for Tyler Kittle decided that the university students to have a home-like Online Editor would be the place to give feel with access to three levels. Kavin Mistry to in order to experience the The basement level includes A&E Editor impact of her legacy. a theatre, bowling alley and a Casey Geier Diaz Compean awarded lounge space for students. $15 million to the university Ground level contains a new News Editor in order to support the food court and dining areas, Itzel Castro project while funding student Student Involvement and the Opinion Editor scholarships according to SJSU Associated Students Print Shop. Melissa Hartman media relations. Senior Michael Bries Sports Editor Students received free t-shirts described the connection of Ryan Vermont and cake while obtaining each center on ground level. student union “passports” for “I like how everything is Photo Editor an assortment of prizes that RAYMOND BALTAZAR | SPARTAN DAILY connected and not separated Raymond Baltazar included a all expense-paid trip Lupe Diaz Compean celebrates on stage during the completion compared to how things used Copy Editor to Coachella. of the Student Union at San Jose State University. to be scattered throughout Jeremy Cummings While taking a tour of the campus,” Bries said. Staff Writers newly constructed building, Breaking ground in September the atmosphere of what the The upper level incorporates Darcie Ortique students gained stamps from 2010, the $89 million dollar Student Union staff will do in a new ballroom, Associated each department that have now project concluded in two order to guide students in the Students government offi ces, Courtney Kreitner relocated into the building to separate phases. right direction. computer services and Hannah Moore provide support for students Phase one, completed in June “We need more collaboration rooms for student groups and Karianne Sudyka on campus. 2014, added a new ballroom, and we need to work together in organizations to meet. Shellise West Opening speaker Alberto food court and theatre which order for students’ needs to be Following the daytime Vicente Serna-Estrada Gutierrez recounted the has since hosted a variety of met,” Victa said. festivities, a free concert on Taylor Jones former student union structure events for students. Vice President of Student campus with rapper YG and as “dungeon-like” while Completed in November Affairs, Dr. Reginald Blaylock Niykee Heaton provided Francisco Franco describing the previous design 2015, phase two provided addressed students and faculty entertainment for students in Jason Dunham of the former student union. space for new offi ces for SJSU highlighting the importance of the Event Center. Margaret Gutierrez Cathy Busalacchi, Executive administration along with student success. Diana San Juan Director of the Student Union facilities for student support “We have to resource our Seth Johnson project considered students that includes the Cesar Chavez students in a way that they Benjamin Siepak concerns in her planning of the Community Action Center. feel supported and that they Follow Shellise on Twitter renovation which took almost Diana Victa, the CCCAC understand that we are here for @lisesochill Estephany Haro Lauren Kirmil Saja Mohamed ANGER Production Chief Tim Burke CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 News Advisers Richard Craig Francisco and Fremont.