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University of the Pacific Scholarly Commons The aP cifican University of the Pacific ubP lications 9-27-2018 The aP cifican September 27, 2018 University of the Pacific Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/pacifican Recommended Citation University of the Pacific, "The aP cifican September 27, 2018" (2018). The Pacifican. 77. https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/pacifican/77 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the University of the Pacific ubP lications at Scholarly Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in The aP cifican by an authorized administrator of Scholarly Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Volume 110, Issue 2 www.thepacifcan.com Tursday, September 27, 2018 Follow Us: Te Pacifcan @TePacifcan @TePacifcan Opinion Pacific Faces Total Budget Cut of 8.5 Percent “Kamikaze” Review A review on Eminem’s latest album. Page 4 Lifestyles Internship Awareness Week Career Resource Center holds informative panels. Page 7 Pacifc faces budget cuts for the upcoming year. Scarlett Green note that this is caused by the people- decision to cut spending in this Opinion Editor intensive nature of the university as a way, Mullen says, “The reduction learning environment. in academics is smaller to preserve Nevertheless, administration must academic quality and the university’s The revised budget for the fiscal make the hard decision to let go of teaching and student-centered year 2020, approved in August, some of their employees with the mission. Also, administrative costs are plans to cut back on overall spending aim of reducing administrative costs higher per student than academics by approximately 8.5%. The area by 11% and academic costs by 6.3%. when compared to peer institutions.” that will be most afected by the Along with these budget cuts, Pacific Many students wonder why the impending budget cut is faculty and is now ofering early retirement plans university has to deal with such administration. with benefits to those employees who significant budget cuts while tuition According to Pacific’s Vice President qualify. This is done in hopes that it rates rise steadily each year. Life of An Athlete of Business and Finance, Ken Mullen, will ease the process and ensure as In response to this, Mullen goes on to about 70% of the university’s budget healthy a transition as possible while is attributed to employee wages and also downsizing on employee wage A dive into the healthy lifestyle benefits. He believes it important to and benefit costs. BUDGET CUTS of our Pacific athletes. an explanation of the university’s CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 Page 8 2 | Te Pacifcan News Tursday, September 27, 2018 Public Safety Advises Ways To Stay Safe Natalia Gevara unsafe at night. looking at your phone,” Lieu- News Editor “I think that if you live tenant Germann said. across the bridge and are If you are walking walking at night, you should with your phone, Lieutenant Living in the farthest South at least call STRIPES or walk Germann recommends calling part of Pacific’s campus with a friend,” Katelyn Getch- a friend and staying on the usually entails long, not so el History major 20’ said. phone with them until you romantic walks across the However, Pacific has taken reach your destination, while footbridge over the Calaveras steps to help minimize any still remaining aware of your River, in order to get pretty dangers on campus. The surroundings. much anywhere. With the Department of Public Safety is “You can even call Public new Calaveras residence hall located in South campus, and Safety and we’ll stay on the opening this semester, this is reachable to students any- Public Safety maintains surveillance cameras of the campus PC: Natalia Gevara phone with you until you’re means there are more stu- where through their designat- back at your residence hall,” dents crossing the bridge now ed telephone number. they provide an annual Clery campus. he said. more than ever. “We purposefully keep our report about all crime statis- “You’re pretty safe here on Another crucial tip is to Along with Calaveras Hall department [Public Safety] tics on campus. campus. In comparison to always have Public Safety’s is Monagan and Chan Family on this side of the campus In the 2016 year, Public the city and other places in number saved on your phone, Hall, where Pacific upper- so that we are highly visible Safety reported 160 arrests/ California, we have a very and adding it to your emer- classmen and Pharmacy stu- to anyone who might try to occurrences of crime on cam- low crime rate. The very most gency contact list so that you dents reside. In order to get to walk on from the surrounding pus. A bulk of these numbers that we deal with is theft of a can reach them faster. both of these residence halls, area,” Lieutenant Wayne Ger- come from theft and illegal/ backpack or a bicycle,” Lieu- Luckily, the footbridge one has to not only cross the mann said, who is stationed drug alcohol use. There were tenant Germann says. extending across Calaveras footbridge, but also cross at the Pacific’s Department of zero reported arrests of sexual But if students want to River has bright fluorescent Brookside road. Public Safety. assault or Noncriminal Acts of take extra precautions when lights and cameras running Though this walk might Furthermore, for any Hate Violence. walking at night, there are a along it. With that in mind seem minimal in comparison student who wants to stay Although these numbers number of ways to do so. and the number of safety to other larger universities, informed about crimes on only reflect what was re- “The number one tip precautions there are for stu- many students dread it not campus, Public safety issues ported, Lieutenant Germann would be to be aware of your dents, incidents can continue only because it feels far, but a weekly crime report on assures students that crime surroundings, so don’t walk to be kept to a minimum. because it can feel relatively Pacific’s website. Additionally, is typically pretty low on around with your face down The Pacifican PHONE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF NEWS EDITOR Main: (209)946-2155 Ashley Lyn Judilla Natalia Gevara Ad: (209)946-2193 COPY EDITOR OPINION EDITOR MAILING ADDRESS Amaris Woo Scarlett Green The Pacifican 3601 Pacific Avenue Stockton, CA 95211 EMAIL BUSINESS MANAGER pacificaneditors@pacific.edu Sana Qureshi LIFESTYLES EDITOR Carlos Flores OFFICE GRAPHIC DESIGNER Smith Lounge Ramesh Borad SPORTS EDITOR Grace Covell Hall Amanda Davis MEETINGS Noon on Thursdays at the Smith Lounge ADVISOR STAFF WRITER Jo Ann Kirby (not pictured) Gavan McCoy EDITORIAL POLICY Editorial comments reflect the views and opinions of the majority of The Pacifican editorial board, unless personally signed. The views of The Pacifican are not reflected in advertising, letters to the editor, or in any articles. The Pacifican reserves the right to edit all submitted materials for length, factual information, libel, and clarity. All letters to the editor must have a verifiable signature, address, phone number, and email address. Tursday, September 27, 2018 News Te Pacifcan | 3 Smartcar Rolls Onto Pacific’s Campus Carlos Flores plains, students like Unterholzner, Lifestyles Editor “For most developers, who said that, “The fact that they can go to the Smartcar they had SDKs built for a few website, create an account, languages was really nice. On Wednesday, September register an application, and I’ve dealt with grabbing JSON 19th, Silicon Valley-based start sending commands to payloads from the Internet software company Smart- vehicles right away, whether before and it’s not always car came onto campus to it’s a Tesla or a BMW.” the cleanest thing to do, so showcase its technology and Framroze, who has been having an SDK for this is very answer questions from inter- with the company for over helpful.” ested students. a year, has noticed its rapid Silicon Valley startups like Smartcar is a software com- growth, a notable feat for a Smartcar are popping up and pany devoted to the creation new startup like Smartcar, as creating new technologies of software to communicate she notes that, “It’s doubled constantly, but it is not always with vehicles from both web in size since I’ve been there, a given that the new technolo- and mobile devices. which is crazy when you think Public Safety maintains surveillance cameras of the campus PC: Natalia Gevara gy will stick. Chief Technology Of- about it.” been interested in embedded with Smartcar. “Smartcar is However, Smartcar appears cer and Smartcar founder Startup companies, espe- systems,” explains Unter- fundamentally three diferent to be onto something with Sanketh Katta demonstrated cially ones growing as rapidly holzner. things: cross-brand com- quite a bit of promise, as they a piece of software using as Smartcar, always look to “Also, the idea of having patible, hardware-free, and are attracting more and more Smartcar technology, using it universities to find freshly cars connect to your phone developer-friendly,” explains developers to add on to their to control a Tesla S that was graduated students or current really intrigued me when I Framroze. ever growing library of vehi- brought for the purposes of students looking for an in- heard about what Smartcar “The things that we do to cle communication software. the demonstration. ternship to hire. does.” be developer friendly are “I feel like, with the rise of Katta used Smartcar tech- One such student is Com- The unique thing about focusing on things like SDKs, interest in self-driving cars, nology to do things such as puter Science student Dan- Smartcar is that it gives so that a developer that wants integrated cars will become locking and unlocking the car, iel Unterholzner ‘20, who developers access to a library to work with Smartcar and just as popular,” says Unter- rolling the windows up and was drawn to the Smartcar through which they can de- wants to integrate their func- holzner, “We already have down, and of course starting presentation after one of his velop new software using an tionality into their app can technology embedded in cars the ignition of the car.