IINSIDENSIDE FAT TUESDAY Hi: 67o PPOP,OP, LLOCKOCK AANDND ¡COMIDA LA Lo: 47o HHIPIP HHOPOP ITIT REVOLUCIÓN! Tuesday, May 5, 2015 PPAGEAGE 4 PAGE 3 Volume 144 • Issue 38 VISIT SPARTANDAILY.COMANDAILYY.CCOMO Serving San Jose State Universityy sisincence 1934 UNANSWERED QUESTIONS UNBREAKABLE Protesters march for release of UPD shooting footage Visit spartandaily.com for video coverage BY RAPHAEL STROUD @randomlyralph Protestors comprised mainly of San Jose State stu- dents marched across campus yesterday to demand accountability and transparency from the University Police Department, focusing mainly on the shooting of Antonio Lopez in February of 2014. An offi cer shot Lopez twice in the back when he reportedly lunged at another offi cer with a drywall saw blade. However, protesters disagreed with the of- fi cial police narrative. “Antonio was not a violent person, I don’t care what they say,” said Laurie Valdez, Lopez’s partner and mother of their child Josiah, for who the move- Samson So | Spartan Daily ment “Justice for Josiah” is named. Sophomore undeclared student Ryan Ruelan poses with his 2015 National Collegiate Boxing Associa- Valdez said Lopez would never challenge police tion Featherweight Championship belt at PAL Gym in San Jose last Tuesday. because he was afraid he would be deported due to being undocumented. Th e protesters had demands for campus police, calling for punishments with misuse of body cameras Sophomore takes national title and the disarming of offi cers on campus, while also Visit spartandaily.com calling for student oversight of police policies. for video coverage “You gotta go all out for this round.” Collegiate Boxing Association Cham- Valdez said body camera footage of Lopez’s shoot- Ruelan said the adrenaline kicked pion at 125 pounds, winning via unan- ing was never shown to the public, and the demand BY MARISSA TRIGOS in and he gave it his all, throwing ev- imous decision on April 13. Holding a for its release was a chief argument during the march. @MarissaTrigos erything he had once he heard the record of 9–3, he is the fourth NCBA Th e parents of Gregory Johnson Jr. also participat- 10-second mark. As he walked back champion from San Jose State Univer- ed in the march, calling for information on the death It was the last round of the cham- to the corner, he wasn’t sure what to sity. pionship fi ght. His body was electrifi ed expect. Ruelan’s older cousin Marc San- SEE PROTEST ON PAGE 2 with nerves, anxiety and exhaustion “I was drained but as soon as he chez, the fi rst SJSU NCBA Champion, all at once. Th e 30-second mark came, raised my hand just all this weight dis- was unable to be with his cousin during then the 10. appeared,” Ruelan said. “I had to fi ght this fi ght, but he said when he received Th is was 19-year-old Ryan Ruelan’s tough guys to make it here and that’s the call notifying him of his cousin’s last chance to beat the same guy he lost what made the win way better.” win, it was one of the most exciting and to in regionals just a couple weeks prior. Ruelan fi nally reached the goal he proud moments of his life. “You can get the belt but you gotta had set for himself since high school push,” said Coach Candelario Lopez. when he became the 2015 National SEE CHAMPION ON PAGE 8 HOMEBREW HOLIDAY Jeremy Cummings | Spartan Daily First Diversity Day kicks off on campus Denise Johnson, right, addresses a crowd Visit spartandaily.com ciated Students Programming Board “We made a proclamation saying gathered outside of Washburn Hall during a for video coverage along with A.S. Director of Programing that April 30 every year will be designat- protest against campus police yesterday. Aff airs Kelsey Kilpatrick, and event cre- ed to celebrate diversity of its students BY RIGOBERTO GOMES ator and collaborator Cotton Stevenson. and this is socio-economics diversity, MAKING THE CUT @AskRigo Diversity Day debuted for the fi rst religious diversity, political diversity time at SJSU and the tradition is planned and the obvious ethnic diversity,” said San Jose State club organizations to continue for the upcoming years. Kilpatrick who is also a senior hospital- Law school experts gathered around Tower Lawn for the According to Kilpatrick, Stevenson ity management major. fi rst annual Diversity Day event that worked with council member Raul Diversity Day acknowledged three provide pointers consisted of authentic food, music and Parelez to enact Diversity Day citywide main concepts: uniqueness, identity performances. and co-authored the A.S. declaration and culture. BY ADRIAN MONROY Th e event which took place on to declare April 30 as Diversity Day on @iammanr0y Th ursday was organized by the Asso- campus. SEE DIVERSITY ON PAGE 2 Students learned about law school and picked BEHIND THE CAMERA up tips on how to succeed at the LSAT, or law school admission test, from two guest speakers at Dudley Moorhead Hall 164 on Thursday. Sajid Khan, the deputy public defender at ABC7 anchor provides industry insight Santa Clara County office of the public defender, BY STACY TORRES and Bryan Hinkle, the assistant dean of law en- @Stacy_Towers rollment management at Santa Clara University, each gave a presentation on how to get into law ABC7 news anchor Dan Ashley shared his real-world ex- school and how to prepare for the LSAT. periences as a professional with professors and students at the Junior communications studies major Patri- school of journalism and mass communications during a lun- cia Daley was one of 20 students who attended cheon on Th ursday. the presentation. Daley said she plans on prepar- As a reporter for more than 25 years, Ashley covered im- ing for the LSAT. portant Bay Area events such as the Loma Prieta earthquake “I feel like I’m disciplined enough,” Daley as well as world events like Pope John Paul II’s fi rst visit to said. “So I’m probably going to let myself study Mexico and interviewing President Barack Obama. for six months or so just to be safe.” “To have any kind of real-world exposure beyond just theo- Khan presented first and he used a Power- ry in the classroom is just very helpful because it informs and Point slideshow to present his points. inspires,” Ashley said. “It feels real good. I like to come to college Ashley said this helps students decide whether pursuing a Stacy Torres | Spartan Daily campuses,” Khan said. “It’s my first time here at certain career path is right for them. ABC7 anchorman Dan Ashley, right, shares his San Jose State. It’s exciting to have young people He mentioned interning at a TV station made him re- experiences with SJSU president Mohammad that are interested in law and to be able to share alize that was exactly what he wanted to do. Qayoumi, left, and faculty from the school of my passion for public defense with them.” According to Ashley, making a connection with stu- journalism and mass communications. Khan talked about his academic past and how dents on a personal level was crucial and a win-win sit- he was rejected from every law school to which uation because it not only generated story ideas but also mass communications, along with other professors also he applied. let professionals know what students were doing. shared with Ashley projects and accomplishments students in A year later, he reapplied and was accepted into “I think it’s wonderful for the students, I think it’s the department had achieved not just in the classroom but in schools that once rejected him. great for us and kind of plugs us in into what you guys the community as well. Khan chose UC Hastings in San Francisco, are doing and I know my colleagues appreciate it,” Ash- “We worked with a group in the neighborhood and ley said. SEE LAW ON PAGE 2 Bob Rucker, the director of the school of journalism and SEE ASHLEY ON PAGE 2 2 NEWS Tuesday, May 5, 2015 PROTEST Johnson or Valdez families attend- FROM PAGE 1 ed the march for various reasons. “We know what it’s like, the Pal- of their son, which was decided to estinians, we know what it’s like to be a suicide by Santa Clara County have unarmed teens shot almost coroner. every day,” said Abid El-Miaari, Th e Johnsons’ claim there are president of the Students for Justice discrepancies in the coroner’s re- in Palestine campus organization. port that contradict what was said El-Miaari made a connection to have happened, and they believe between protestors in the U.S. and the school has tried to cover up the Palestinians because of the simi- real reason behind Gregory John- larities in their struggles, and said son Jr.’s death. he understands the frustration the “Seven years, I still have no po- protestors in Baltimore have gone lice report,” Denise Johnson said. through. “Only pieces of the report. Only Senior political science ma- pictures. I have a trumped up au- jor Mike Casas came out to the topsy, not even an autopsy.” march to show support for Latino Denise Johnson yelled to the communities he feels have been crowd of protestors that it could oppressed by authorities, feeling a happen to anyone and that is why connection to the Lopez case. students should demand more He also hoped the event would transparency. cause students to take a stand Protestors also referenced a vid- against the use of lethal force, eo uploaded to Facebook on Sun- particularly against those who are | Spartan Daily day with a description claiming to Jeremy Cummings mentally ill or handicapped.