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SEE SOCCER PAGE 6 NEDIN SEE THIS VIDEO AND MORE AT TUCAKOVIC SPARTANDAILY ON YOUTUBE CAMPUS VOICES: THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE FOAM RUN GLOWS Volume 147. Issue 21 www.sjsunews.com/spartandaily Wednesday, October 19, 2016 WANT MORE NEWS? SPORTS? A&E? JUST DANCE FOLLOW US: @SPARTANDAILY INSIDE ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT RYAN BARNHART | SPARTAN DAILY REVIEW Icicles roll in success RAYMOND BALTAZAR | SPARTAN DAILY BY RYAN BARNHART STAFF WRITER Members of San Jose State University’s Filipino organization AkbayanSJSU practice their dance routine for their competition on Saturday called Friendship Games. They will be competing against other collegiate Filipino organizations across California. When it comes to most traditional ice cream and frozen yogurt shops, you would usually get your frozen treat by IDENTITY SPORTS the scoop or swirled into your cup. Icicles in Willow Glen is using a different method of serving ice cream White nationalist group SJSU’s teams by stuffi ng rolls of the dessert into your bowl. adapt to South The idea of serving rolled up ice recruits SJSU students cream was fi rst formulated during a trip to Thailand by co-owners Lit Leong and BY TAYLOR JONES their website, Identity Kathleen Wong(Lau) Campus changes Lynda Huynh. STAFF WRITER Europa describes itself as understands the problems “a generation of awakened that may arise when “We were on the streets of Thailand BY TAYLOR JONES As the country deals with Europeans who have white nationalist groups and we decided that it would be super STAFF WRITER a contentious presidential discovered that we are like Identity Europa end See ICE CREAM page 3 campaign and racial part of the great peoples, up on campus. Sports play a pivotal role in building tension, a new group has history, and civilization “It’s troubling, people campus culture. OPINION been coming to campuses, that fl owed from the fi nd it offensive, I fi nd it Like any university, San Jose State holds its including San Jose State, to European continent.” offensive,” Wong(Lau) sports teams to the highest standard, but up discuss European heritage Identity Europa strives said. “Having these folks until now it hasn’t been able to provide top- Why I am and white separatism. to fi nd white students, on campus recruiting … level facilities for its athletes. The football The group, known as entering discourse with even if they are allowed to program has had it’s own stadium, but most Identity Europa, has been them in an attempt to vilify do, that it is problematic.” not with her of its other sports teams do not. sending its members to the concept of diversity The issues that arise Several of San Jose State’s sports teams different colleges across and immigration in fi rst with groups such as these have recently had to practice and even host the country in an attempt world nations. that attempt to isolate home matches in venues that aren’t close to grow its name and Diversity is commonly themselves from others is to campus. increase its ranks. associated with SJSU and The renovations for all of the new facilities From the main page of Chief Diversity Offi cer See RECRUITMENT page 2 are under way, but will take at least couple of years to fi nish because there are so many new structures that need to be built. In the TAYLOR JONES upcoming years, there will be a remodeled STAFF WRITER South Campus that will be the location of new baseball and softball fi elds, a track fi eld, This is probably one of the most tennis court and sand volleyball courts. entertaining yet aggravating presidential “The goal is to be able to provide these elections since the 2000 election between teams with facilities that they are proud of George Bush and Al Gore. and facilities that represent San Jose State,” Both the Democratic and Republican said deputy director of athletics Marie Tuite. parties have their hands tied, deciding The swimming, water polo, golf and tennis whether to vote for a man who wants to programs are just a few of the teams at San build a wall on the Mexico-United States Jose State that currently do not have facilities border and deport Muslims or vote for a on or close to campus. woman who freed a convicted rapist and The men and women’s water polo teams silenced her husband’s’ rape victims. Yes, KAVIN MISTRY | SPARTAN DAILY now both commute to Los Gatos to use the it is sad to say that there are no redeeming Fans fi ll the front of the Event Center at San Jose State University to see the English indie rock facilities at West Valley Community College group, The 1975. while other sports such as swimming and See ELECTION page 5 SEE FULL STORY ON PAGE 2 See RENOVATE page 6 Wednesday, October 19, 2016 RECRUITMENT Concert causes catastrophic campus congestion Continued from page 1 BY REBECCA PIRAYOU in and out of line until someone that as long as they do EXECUTIVE EDITOR complained. Security ended up zip not target other groups tying the barricades together, taking specifi cally, it all falls into Last night, the SJSU Event Center away in-and-out privileges. free speech. hosted English rock band The 1975. Security stood several yards apart “It is biased speech, Students and eager concertgoers to regulate the line that went down although its is protected free stood in line almost one day prior to El Paseo De Cesar E. Chavez, speech,” Wong(Lau) said. the event, some even spending the wrapped around the Central “It is a biased incident, but it night camped out on campus. Classroom Building all the way isn’t a biased crime because The concert, which was open to toward Tower Lawn, making its it doesn’t promote a threat the public, sold general admission way around Tower Hall, past Smith- against a specifi c individual.” standing room tickets. Seating, or in Carlos Lawn and back around The issues of free speech this case standing, was essentially Dwight Bentel Hall. allowing Identity Europa fi rst come, fi rst serve as long as a Security guard Cookie Galvan was to try to recruit more ticket was in hand. regulating line activity where the line students extends beyond Sophomore business student broke up closer to the Event Center to just the diversity offi ces Amanda Nguyen, who was near the let passersby through to access other of SJSU, striking fear of front of the line, had been standing parts of campus. She said that for the hurting the diversity of in line with her friends since 10 a.m. most part, people had been behaving campuses all across the that morning. Some of Nguyen’s in line and hadn’t caused them any United States. friends had been waiting since problems so far. “Campuses of higher 11p.m. the night before and were “They could leave before to return learning should be some of the very fi rst people in line. their blankets and chairs back to about inclusion,” said For Nguyen and her friends, they their cars but they had to be back in Frederick Aldama, believe the wait is worth it since line by six o’clock. Anything after professor, founder and they had seen the 1975 live before. six they have to go to the end of the director of the Latino However, their morale did not get line,” Galvan said. and Latin American in the way of their typical routines. Galvan said that as long as they Space for Enrichment “We went to all our classes,” Nguyen had tickets, everyone in line would and Research (LASER) said. She and her friends took turns be allowed into the sold-out concert. at Ohio State University. waiting in line throughout the day. KAVIN MISTRY | SPARTAN DAILY Follow Rebecca on Twitter The 1975 concert line stretches across campus Tuesday afternoon. Some students camped “Everybody has the She said that initially, security @chubecca17 right to express their was lenient with people coming out for the concert as late as Monday night. thoughts and opinions … but it does not feel like a product of inclusion. That group’s goal is to Student media webcast shares future plans isolate and not include.” Digging into the frame BY SAJA MOHAMED general funding and student providing access to opportunity directors, offi cers and other staff of mind behind most of STAFF WRITER tuition and fees. and understanding that goals members that carry out regular tasks Identity Europa, the group “It [state general funds and will require increased resources, as well as plan events and execute seems to draw inspiration The California State University student tuition and fees] is very intentionally and innovation, them. According to Shorette, some from the National Policy system put together a webcast dramatic overtime,” Storm said. along with relentless focus on programs directed by the CSSA Institute (NPI), a similar to show students what they have “Especially over a 10-year period student success.” are California Higher Education independent white planned for them in budget, student from the early 2000’s until 2011. Currently the CSU system Student Summit, civic and voter nationalist organization. success and graduation plans. The The ratio state general fund to has logged the rate of freshmen engagements and Greenovation. NPI is run by Richar B. webcast was hosted Friday by three tuition and fee revenue shrunk completing their degrees in four “There is a professional staff that Spencer, an alternative- key leaders in the CSU academic from approximately an 80/20 years at 19 percent and the rate supports the day-to-day functions right white nationalist and system: assistant vice chancellor percent split to essentially a of those fi nishing in six years and ensures the sustainability of publisher of modern white of budget Ryan Storm, senior 50/50 split.” at 57 percent.