Tuesday, Volume 154 April 14, 2020 No. 32 SERVING SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY SINCE 1934 WWW.SJSUNEWS.COM/SPARTAN_DAILY COVID-19 In just one week after the shelter-in-place order was issued on 72% Students dash March 17, DoorDash use increased by 32%. 58% 56% for more cash 47% 40% By Joclyn Aguirre 2/27 - 3/4 2/27 - 3/4 3/5 - 3/11 3/12 - 3/18 3/19 - 3/25 STAFF WRITER Restaurant sales have dramatically slowed by 42.3% San Jose State students DoorDash and other food delivery as a result of closures and social distancing. working for DoorDash face services aren’t going to be closed down health and financial concerns < Less spending More spending > as the coronavirus pandemic during this whole thing because people and subsequent shelter- -50% 0% +50% in-place orders continue always need food. So I have security across California. knowing that if my regular job closes, restaurants In a SAMMY app message, grocer & digital media art junior David I have something to cover me. -42.3% food delivery Zenteno said that he first Jeremiah Paige started using DoorDash so his marketing freshman 42.7% hours would be flexible, but that now he’s worried about Starting April 13 through the continued spread of the amount of jobs available. end of May, DoorDash will COVID-19, Paige said he SOURCE: EARNEST RESEARCH, INFOGRAPHIC BY MARCI SUELA “It’s been slow due to reduce its usual commission will continue working for the people’s concern of the of 50% per single order DoorDash because he never recently updated its website, Dashers whose health may in my car, for whenever I’m coronavirus spreading so that restaurants have knows when his primary stating that customers now be affected by the crisis. The working for DoorDash, so through contact, so ordering more profit. security job may cut his hours. have the option of choosing same email stated that they that me and the customer food knowing that a person According to the DoorDash “DoorDash and other food no-contact deliveries. will be providing financial are safe,” Cano said. will handle your food seems website, the company created delivery services aren’t going At checkout, customers assistance to eligible DoorDash started off as like a risk,” Zenteno said. a access program that will to be closed down during this will be able to choose “leave Dashers who are diagnosed a side job for Cano as well, In a SAMMY app prioritize getting restaurant whole thing because people it at my door” as the drop- with COVID-19 or but she said she now relies message, marketing freshman workers who lost their jobs always need food,” Paige said. off option and include any quarantined, to ensure that more on DoorDash to help Jeremiah Paige who works working again. “So I have security knowing additional instructions, those employees can focus pay her bills. for DoorDash, said Dashers Paige said he started that if my regular job closes, I such as apartment numbers on recovering. “I currently have two may be getting fewer jobs working for DoorDash have something to cover me.” or specific locations, so As a precaution, jobs, but my hours got because people are wary to earn supplemental But with new cases and that a Dasher can complete criminal justice senior cut from one place and of ordering takeout from income for school and the number of deaths from the delivery. Crystal Cano said that the other place I work at restaurants or they might other expenses. the coronavirus rising, In an email sent to SJSU she has started wearing closed,” Cano said. “So I believe more restaurants have “It was a job that I can work students like Paige said they students on March 13, gloves when handling food decided to go back to temporarily closed. around my school schedule, worry about their health. DoorDash said it will start for customers. DoorDash because I still On April 9, DoorDash and now that I have a job Paige said the DoorDash distributing hand sanitizer “Now with the whole have bills to pay at the end of pledged a $100 million that I work on the weekends itself has not told their and gloves to Dashers who coronavirus epidemic the day.” commitment toward helping and DoorDash is my side job,” employees about new social operate in affected areas. going on, I’m always independently owned Paige said. distancing rules. The company is keeping Clorox wipes, hand Follow the Spartan Daily restaurants in affected areas. However, with the However, DoorDash attempting to accommodate sanitizer and extra gloves on Twitter @SpartanDaily Candidates Zoom through debate By Chris Padilla students feel like they are still part of STAFF WRITER the community. Business management Vote at San Jose State’s Associated information systems senior Flor Students held its first-ever virtual Sario listed her previous experience sjsu.edu/as/vote election debate over Zoom on the A.S. board of directors and on Monday, moderated by the said it made her the most qualified Spartan Daily. person to oversee allocation Link available until Within the span of two hours, of funds. candidates for the A.S. board Thursday at 8 a.m. of directors gave their opening Legislative Affairs statements before answering Moderators asked the candidates questions prepared by if they wanted to bring any current Co-Curricular Affairs the Daily. legislative bills concerning California Candidates for director of Seven out of the 11 candidates State University students to the co-curricular affairs mainly are running unopposed, including board’s attention. discussed plans to increase political science junior Zobeida Political science sophomore student engagement. Delgadillo, who is running for MAURICIO LA PLANTE | SPARTAN DAILY ARCHIVES Ashley Guerrero mentioned Industrial technology senior During last year’s A.S. debates, Intercultural Affairs Director A.S. president. Assembly Bill 2023, which would Shashwath Koppisetti proposed candidate Cristopher Acosta (left) and current director Forty minutes in, a “Zoom Mira Mustafa debate about diversity. allow students to update their school promoting off-campus eateries bomber” interrupted the call, but records to reflect updated legal nearby, noting that the food ordering was removed after a few seconds. of the Professional Standards would revitalize the system so it names and gender. app Boost only supports on-campus Chief Elections Officer Cynthia Committee, which oversees could reach more students. Political science sophomore restaurants while ignoring the others Fernandez-Rios apologized faculty affairs. Sullivan proposed a different Kadence Sky Walker advocated nearby. He said app engagement and for the interruption and said the Quock proposed to use social approach, building on more for a more inclusive campus and discounts could encourage students debate would move to another media to make the committee’s established techniques like posting said he would back bills focused on to eat there. private Zoom meeting if it was information accessible to students, physical board reports on campus. reforming bills such as Cal Grant to Communications junior Leland interrupted again. just like current A.S. President help the most vulnerable students. Pama said he would focus on creating Students can vote on the Branden Parent. Controller Business science information events that people would want to Associated Students website until Business sophomore Wesley Global operations junior sophomore Shivam Patel called for attend by scheduling them during Thursday at 8 a.m. Sullivan, who is running for the Nicholas Kern said he would students rights and cited several bills. the day. He also aims to support position of vice president as divide the $250,000 allocated for Among them were fiscal bills such as small clubs and organizations with Vice President well, voiced his suspicions of this student organizations between the Assembly Bill 1314, a bill that would the proceeds of the events. The moderator asked approach. He pointed out that the two semesters of the year. He said provide Cal Grant funds over the communications junior Brendan method has already been attempted, in the aftermath of COVID-19, summer. He also said he would push Follow the Spartan Daily on Quock about increasing the visibility to which Quock replied that he funds should be allocated to make for cheaper parking at SJSU. Twitter @SpartanDaily sjsunews.com/spartan_daily 2 TUESDAY, APRIL 14, 2020 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT An abnormal stroke of genius By Austin Turner perfection on “Th e New album SENIOR STAFF WRITER Abnormal” reestablish Th e Strokes as the 2000’s review Th ere simply couldn’t representative on the rock “The New have been a better time for music pantheon. Th e Strokes’ coincidentally- Th e fi rst 10 seconds of Abnormal” titled album, “Th e New the record are a shot of Abnormal” to drop. dopamine for any longtime Rating: Released in the midst listeners of the band. 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