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Page 2 Page 4 Pinching pennies COVID-19 is anticipated to create a $92.7 million defi cit in the 2020-21 SJSU budget

-$3.4 million -$5 million Online teaching costs Unforeseen costs or -$11.1 million deferred costs -$10 million Enrollment changes net Spring refunds: housing, meal plans -$2.4 million and parking Campus physical safety measures

-$10 million Unfulfi lled new operating support -$30 million 2020-21 revenue losses -$20.8 million ($27M in housing, $3M in athletics) State support reduction

SOURCE: SJSU ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE DIVISION; INFOGRAPHIC BY CHELSEA NGUYEN FLEIGE, VECTORS FROM FREEPIK.COM University handles budget defi cit

“Let’s see how we can get out of this deficit,” Faas said. Pandemic causes He said in the video this is the largest IN BRIEF and most serious budget deficit the By the time [the university] decrease in university has ever faced. The financial shortfall is partially because of tuition loss gouges us out of all of our  San Jose State faces housing revenue from international students and out-of- money, [students] won’t its largest budget defi cit state students in Fall 2020. because of a decline in and international Faas said the budget reductions are even have money to have on-campus student housing. tied to the COVID-19-related expenses, a car to put in their fancy student enrollment which add “huge deficits” to the university revenue streams. new parking lots that  The university plans to use He said fewer students living in the [administrators] keep reserves it set aside during By Shiri Marwaha dorms accounts for nearly half of the the 2008 recession. STAFF WRITER university’s financial losses. The other half building. of the deficit comes from parking, dining,  Several San Jose State students and athletics and canceled events. Helena Almazar State University political science senior administrators voiced their concerns Fass said, moving ahead, the university Chancellor Timothy P. White regarding the university’s $92.7 million has to make changes and compromises. said employee layoff s and pay budget deficit for the 2020-21 fiscal He said in the Sept. 23 Newsroom post, including the Chancellor’s Office and are cuts aren’t just a problem year, which involves various cuts to that even though financial shortfalls are considering a furlough program for the for Fall 2020. campus services while tuition fees expected over the next three years, SJSU next fiscal year. remain unchanged. will continue to work toward achieving White said he expects there to be some Political science senior Helena Almazar, the goals stated in the Transformation layoffs during the 2021-22 school year in a plan that was drawn out to mitigate spoke on a low enrollment issue and 2030 strategic plan, which entails the Sept. 7 article in The Poly Post, California budget shortfalls. said she knows several people who are university’s goals to educate, engage and State Polytechnic University, Pomona’s choosing not to enroll in college during the renew the infrastructure of buildings student newspaper. SJSU budget overview coronavirus pandemic. on campus. White assigned each CSU campus Senior Director of Media Relations “There are definitely areas that [the “A lot of students that I know have taken president the responsibility of implementing Mashinchi said over email that each university] could downsize, such as the gap years because being taught online isn’t local campus layoff plans, which would be campus has its own separate budget continuous building and renovations that worth the money to them,” Almazar said. determined by the campus. He said these reserves to manage its individual expenses. [administrators] make, [versus] to help us “And I agree.” plans should be consistent with applicable “SJSU will utilize a significant with our tuition,” Almazar said. About 80% of the university’s collective bargaining agreements with the portion [60%] of its reserves, currently She said SJSU students shouldn’t be $26 million budget is for labor-related California Faculty Association union. $161 million from the general fund and forced to pay full-priced fees for buildings costs, which accounts for salary and benefit White taking into account input from enterprise reserves, which amount to less that are not fully operating during the expenses for faculty members, staff and all 23 CSU campus presidents, system than five months of funding to support all Fall semester, like the Student Union student employees. This percentage will administrators and other stakeholders university operations,” he said. and the Spartan Recreation and remain relatively fixed and flat throughout before making his decision in July. Faas said in the newsroom video that Aquatic Center. the 2020-21 school year, according to the During a remote town hall meeting on because this is going to be a multi-year “By the time [the university] gouges CSU Operating Budget Updates website. Aug. 19, White said that the CSU system plan, the remaining reserves will be spent us out of all of our money, [students] began building a budget reserve after the on university expenses over the next won’t even have money to have a car CSU system budget overview 2008 financial crisis to combat situations two years. to put in their fancy new parking lots In July, California State University like this, according to a Sept. 7 article in The reserved funds enable the university that [administrators] keep building,” Chancellor Timothy P. White wrote to The Poly Post. to hire and train new faculty members, Almazar said. CSU faculty members and staff over email White said these reserves helped the improve the campus and provide additional The more than $92 million budget that the financial challenges were caused CSU system to minimize the economic student advising services Mashinchi said. deficit includes changes in the enrollment by the COVID-19 pandemic. effects of the pandemic, but layoffs and “By continuing to do these things, we net, Spring refunds like housing, meals and He added how the pandemics’ effects pay cuts are anticipated and are, “not just a are keeping the student experience as parking, as well as a $3 million athletics would be felt by the CSU system for at least problem for this Fall.” consistent as possible during these trying revenue loss. the next three years, according to a July 20 He emphasized this is at least a three-year times,” Mashinchi said. Charlie Faas, vice president for letter from the chancellor of the California issue and added that the CSU campuses administration and finance, and State University, San Marcos News Center. have gone into the first year reasonably Kenneth Mashinchi, senior director of White said the CSU system is planning well-prepared in terms of finances. media relations, both discussed the effects to reduce expenses by slowing down In a July 20 letter from the chancellor of the pandemic on the university’s budget systemwide hiring. He also said they addressing CSU faculty members Follow Shiri on Twitter in a Sept. 23 SJSU Newsroom video post. will reduce travel for all campus activity, and staff, White put forth a multi-year @Marwaha5Shiri sjsunews.com/spartan_daily 2 WEDNESDAY, OCT. 7, 2020 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Birria tacos bring authentic fl avors

By Jovanna Olivares topped with onion and cilantro. STAFF WRITER Th e consomé is sold separately, but is highly recommended to Th e social media craze for purchase in order to fully enjoy quesabirria tacos is completely the quesataco experience. justifi ed as its mouthwatering My housemates and I were spices and juicy meat had my excited to try a new location taste buds craving for more aft er of birria cuisine on Sunday the fi rst bite. aft ernoon. We joked in the short Th ird Street Birria, line about how the dish would be located at Th ird and perfect “para la cruda,” meaning Santa Clara streets, is a local “for the hangover,” in Spanish. Mexican food pop-up shop that Sundays are known as recovery opens every Sunday at noon and days in many Latinx cultures runs until it sells out of food. and birria is perfect for this Th e pop-up shop is located because of its strong fl avors and inside Mexico Bakery, which rich broth. off ers a traditional dessert menu Th ere were two people ahead ranging from pan dulce, sweet of us but the line kept growing Mexican bread, to its popular behind us as we waited for our tortas de asada. However, orders to be taken. Sundays are reserved for the Th e pop-up only takes JOVANNA OLIVARES | SPARTAN DAILY pop-up birria vendor. cash or Venmo payments. Quesabirria de res is a crunchy beef taco with melted cheese paired with a side of hearty dipping broth. Th e quesabirria was adapted by With every purchase, the combining a regular quesadilla “cha-ching” of the Venmo However, Th ird Street’s and birria tacos. It is served with notifi cation briefl y interrupted horchata was creamy and milky consomé on the side for one to Los Tigres del Norte music as I food review and it had me sipping through a dip the quesabirria. heard the mouthwatering sizzle sweet cinnamon sensation. Birria is a traditional goat or of the grill as the gooey cheese Th ird Street Birria separates lamb stew, but the dish varies from the quesabirria dripped on Cuisine: itself from other similar style between Mexican states. the sides of each red tortilla. Third Street Birria Mexican food businesses as its crispy Th ird Street Birria’s tacos are Even though the bakery was tortilla’s hold together perfectly Location: made Michoacán style, a western small, it felt spacious and well Rating: seasoned shreds of meat glued state which uses beef rather than sanitized. Th e strong savory 87 East Santa Clara St. together by gooey cheese. goat. Th e dish is time consuming smell of birria and the ambiance  Price: Th e crunchy golden tortilla and labor intensive to make of the traditional Mexican music $$ is crispy enough to make it and worth the $4 per taco for blasting in the shop took me back diffi cult for your taco to become the savory roller coaster ride in to childhood Mexican parties as I soggy when dipped into the each bite. was served a plate of birria with fl avorful consomé. Depending on the quantity a side of beans, rice and nopales. Even aft er fi nishing my quesa- of the meat it can take several When I got my order, it was tacos, I ate the consomé as a soup. hours to prepare. Th e goal is for diffi cult to hold myself back Th e taste of the quesabirria on the broth perfectly soaked the Th ird Street Birrias’ the meat to boil in the various from immediately devouring its own is amazing but I added tortilla, giving it a deeper red tint authenticity shined through with spices and become tender enough the aromatic quesabirria, but I their green spicy salsa and fi nely that slowly marinated with the its remarkable Michoacán take to fall right off the bone. Th is patiently waited to get home to chopped onions and cilantro, cheese upon every dip. on quesabirria tacos. Th is quickly recipe takes patience and love to relish its rich fl avors. creating a perfect balance You can tell a lot about a became a new favorite food spot produce a fl avorful dish to enjoy. According to an article between fresh ingredients and Mexican business based on its of mine and I would love to see Birria originates from the published by Vallarta Eats, a food the hot meat and cheese. aguas frescas, or traditional it be established into a permanent state of Jalisco and the meat tour website for Puerto Vallarta, Th e fi rst dip into the consomé refreshments because there business with an expanded menu. is commonly served with Jalisco, birria’s gastronomic broth was both a visual and is nothing worse than grainy consomé, a rich, thickened defi nition is “exquisite fl avorful treat. I added lime juice horchata. If not fi ltered properly, broth made from meat stock savory dish, full of culture which made the broth more the drink becomes granulated Follow Jovanna on Twitter and dried roasted peppers and and tradition.” tangy. Each bite was savory and and chalky. @joo_zuniga

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SJSU Athletics risks student safety University sends players to Humboldt County to bypass Santa Clara County health guidelines

The San Jose State expense of the health and athletics department has safety of student-athletes. put the health and safety SJSU is currently of the university’s football looking at a program and residents $92.7 million budget of several counties at deficit, with athletics risk by moving players making up $3 million of and staff to Humboldt the deficit according to State to practice for the the August 2020 update upcoming season. on the CSU Operating In a Sept. 30 news Budgets webpage. release, SJSU Athletics Yet, the athletics announced the plan department still spends to move 135 players, its budget on this move coaches and support staff to Humboldt. to Humboldt State. The “Based on current team will remain at HSU projections relative to until Santa Clara County length of stay at Humboldt Public Health’s guidelines State University, SJSU align with the team’s need estimates expenses – to practice for the new including meals, housing, eight-game season use of their facilities, announced by and round trip bus the Mountain fare – will fall between West Conference. $100,000-$150,000,” said This means SJSU Kenneth Mashinchi, Athletics decided to senior director of media prioritize making money relations in an email. THOMAS LAL | THE LUMBERJACK by participating in this “All costs for temporarily Top: SJSU football players head to the Humboldt State dorms on Oct. 2 with their belongings in hand. upcoming football season relocating to Humboldt Bottom: SJSU football players unload their luggage from the buses after arriving on campus in Arcata on Oct. 2. over the well-being of State University will the community and the be paid for through HSU residents. the SJSU Athletics’ the CEFCU Stadium news release from and later test positive Pittsburgh Steelers, they However, Lawrence budget, similar to all renovations which Sept. 30. in which they will have just rescheduled it. Fan, associate athletics football expenditures.” are projected to cost With this in mind, unknowingly infected The New England director for football If someone asked the $40 million. transporting that many individuals they come Patriots and the Kansas communications coaches and players Nonetheless, by moving staff members, coaches into contact with during City Chiefs each reported and special projects, why the team is going a large number of people and student-athletes puts that entire week between one confirmed COVID-19 and offensive tackle to Humboldt, they to a different county both of these counties tests. Similar to Mountain case on Saturday including Jack Snyder revealed in would most likely say in order to conduct at a higher risk for new West Conference’s Patriots quarterback Cam an interview with the it’s to prepare for the player-contact practices, COVID-19 cases. protocol, SJSU Athletics Newton. However, both Spartan Daily that the upcoming season. SJSU Athletics is saying To ensure the safety of would have to test teams still played their football team would be This is because the that money is worth more everyone involved in the members of the football scheduled game against staying at HSU for only athletics department than the well-being of its move, the SJSU athletics program every day in each other Sunday. one week of practices. heavily relies on revenue players, coaches, staff and department explained it order to ensure the safety The Mountain West This contradicts the from the football the HSU community. would test the players, of everyone transported Conference and the SJSU original three-week program. The money Santa Clara County coaches and staff once a and the community athletics department stay in Arcata which the team makes through alone has had a total week at HSU according to at HSU. need to take the health SJSU Athletics games and donations is of 21,000 cases of a Sept. 30 news release. It is already becoming of its players seriously suggested in the Sept. 30 used on needless things COVID-19 since the Yet, this promise apparent in the NFL that because the infection news release. like the CEFCU Stadium start of the pandemic, by SJSU Athletics even with constant testing rates of traveling NFL According to the scoreboard, which cost according to the County’s actually fails to fulfill and a COVID-19 injured teams serve as an Centers for Disease the department roughly public health website. the Mountain West reserve list, players example for the future Control and Prevention, $1 million, according Meanwhile, Humboldt COVID-19 testing are still being infected of collegiate players and travel increases your to a 2011 article from County reported 524 cases guidelines. In a because their safety is teams in the conference. chances of contracting the since the beginning of Sept. 25 news release, not deemed as important SJSU Athletics is only and spreading COVID-19. Business Journal. the pandemic, according the Mountain West as the profits made from increasing COVID-19 Head coach Brent SJSU football made over to its public health Conference stated it the games. exposure risk to both Brennan also revealed in a $32 million in revenue website. These numbers requires all football According to an Oct. 3 San Jose and Humboldt news conference Tuesday between 2018 and 2019 are different largely players, coaches, trainers Associated Press article, communities by moving that 141 individuals, not according to an NCAA because of the contrasting and other staff that are on a total of 20 coronavirus the entire football 135 as previously stated, finance report. The SJSU population densities in the field to be tested three infections have broken out program to HSU just so were transported to HSU. athletics department each county. However, times per week. among several NFL teams. it can avoid Santa Clara The primary goal of is desperate to garner two football players tested According to the The Tennessee Titans County’s COVID-19 transporting 141 people income by competing positive for COVID-19 as Centers for Disease reported 18 COVID-19 public health guidelines more than 300 miles? in the Mountain West asymptomatic cases in Control and Prevention’s cases within the team, and make a quick buck. To avoid budget cuts by Conference this season more than two months FAQ page, someone can but instead of the league Follow The Spartan Daily on playing a football season because it has such of testing, according still test negative in the canceling the Titans’ Twitter @SpartanDaily at all costs, even at the high costs to cover, like to an SJSU Athletics early stages of infection Sunday game against the sjsunews.com/spartan_daily 4 WEDNESDAY, OCT. 7, 2020 SPORTS SJSU football hopes fans stream games

By Jovanna Olivares STAFF WRITER

The San Jose State football team will be facing a nontraditional season amid the coronavirus pandemic. There will be no fans allowed in the CEFCU Stadium stands and this upcoming collegiate football season will be eight games rather than 12 according to a Sept. 24 news release from the . Despite the Santa Clara County Public Health Department not allowing the SJSU football team to play, the Spartans’ first game is scheduled for Oct. 24 against the Air Force Falcons at the CEFCU Stadium with limited in-person attendance according to the Mountain West Conference football schedule. With such unusual ILLUSTRATION BY HANZ PACHECO circumstances because of the pandemic, SJSU fans are wondering how they can “We’re so excited for this The group is staying the virus is too significant watch upcoming games. upcoming season that it in HSU’s dorms while to ignore.” Javan Hedlund, associate doesn’t matter where we play, quarantining, Brennan said. Though the team is commissioner and external If you already went to the games we’re gonna get after it no “They’re wearing masks excited about the upcoming communications strategy for matter what,” Webb said. 100% of the time,” said season, some SJSU students Mountain West, said over the in-person before COVID, there was However, Humboldt Brennan in regards to feel that the money spent on phone that Mountain West already low attendance. I’d rather community members COVID-19 precautions. transporting, housing and signed a six-year TV deal with and public health officials “The moments when they’re renting space for the football CBS and Fox in January. He see [SJSU] invest and put all those expressed concern because not wearing masks, they’re team to practice at HSU was said SJSU football games will economical resources to something of SJSU’s football team’s getting chewed out by me or a waste. be broadcasted through those sudden arrival. one of the other coaches or Caratachea said he networks if the Santa Clara more useful like the health center or Lawrence Fan, SJSU one of the other teammates.” personally will not watch County Health Department student homelessness. associate athletics director In an Oct. 4 Spartan football and does approves the team to play. for football communications phone interview with not expect other students to In an Oct. 5 Zoom news Moises Caratachea and special projects, Moises Caratachea, an SJSU watch games either. conference at Humboldt State, graphic design junior said that according to graphic design junior, he “If you already went to SJSU football head coach Ben Thienes, SJSU assistant said he felt that the high rates the games in-person before Brent Brennan discussed athletics director for football of COVID-19 cases in the COVID, there was already low people’s excitement to watch first-year students wanting to the news conference that operations, about 141 people Bay Area is sufficient enough attendance,” Caratachea said. the Spartans play. experience a Saturday night the team appreciates HSU including players, athletic reason to postpone the “I’d rather see [SJSU] invest “I talk to parents, players, game. for opening its campus to management, camera season like all the other SJSU and put all those economical fans, alums, faculty, anyone I “I’m hopeful that we’ll them in preparation for the crew and equipment crew sports have. resources to something more bump into. The first question be able to get a lot of them upcoming season. traveled to Humboldt. “The school’s priority useful like the health center or is ‘Will I get to come to the streamed because we have a He expressed how the This runs contrary to the should be the players’ health student homelessness.” games?’ ” Brennan said. lot of people that are excited change of venue has been 135 people reported to have and their communities,” SJSU hopes to provide about watching Spartan helpful for the team to bond gone to Humboldt in the Caratachea said. “The a similar experience for football,” Brennan said. and has further motivated SJSU athletics department chances of getting sick and Follow Jovanna on Twitter regular game attendees and Safety Tre Webb said in them to start the season. news release. furthering the spread of @joo_zuniga

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