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FOLLOW US! /spartandaily @SpartanDaily @spartandaily /spartandailyYT COLLEGE OF EDUCATION Professor guilty of sexual harassment returns BY ISABELLE THAM from 2015. However, Harris said these claims were Managing Editor unsubstantiated due to lack of evidence, allowing him to return to SJSU. San Jose State professor Lewis Aptekar, who was put Students or employees who make claims of harassment on paid leave last year after being found guilty of sexual are protected by Title IX, a federal law that prohibits harassment by the university, has returned to teach two educational institutions that receive federal funding from classes this semester. discriminating on the basis of gender. Media Relations Director Pat Harris said that Aptekar “Dr. Aptekar’s experience demonstrates that Title IX stepped down as chair of the Counseling Education complaints must be taken seriously, be performed in department after allegations from 2015 surfaced. an ethical and complete manner, with a competent and He was also suspended for two weeks without pay and neutral investigator,” Aptekar’s lawyer Elisa Stewart said underwent diversity training, she added. in a statement. “The professor was placed on paid administrative leave Harris said Aptekar is taking a reduced workload in COURTESY OF FACEBOOK during an extensive, months-long inquiry that included his progress towards retirement. Class listings show that Counseling Education professor Lewis Aptekar will teach multiple interviews and a careful examination of relevant Aptekar is teaching classes on trauma counseling and two classes this semester. One is on trauma counseling. records,” Harris said in a statement. research in education. According to The Mercury News, it was not until nearly “I guess the most polite thing to say that it’s ironic,” said Education counseling graduate student Valerie Lamb fi ve months after the investigation that Aptekar stepped education counseling graduate student Celina Cesena on added that she was disappointed – not just by Aptekar’s down from his appointment as chair. Aptekar teaching a class on trauma counseling. “It’s kind return, but in the university as well. Additional allegations accusing Aptekar of sexual of inappropriate, but there’s some twisted humor behind harassment in 2014 appeared after the fi rst fi ndings that on some level.” CONTROVERSY | Page 2

CONSTRUCTION CAMPUS LIVING SJSU adds library Student housing crisis continues suicide barriers Mexican-American studies graduate student Angela Iraheta. BY ELIZABETH Some students on campus Iraheta says she chooses instead to drive an hour RODRIGUEZ & have their own opinions on and a half from Stockton three to four times a week. SATVIR SAINI whether installing the barriers “Trying to fi nish a program and getting a full-time News Editor & A&E Editor is a good move by the university job, I’d rather just avoid that confl ict.” Iraheta said. and the city. According to housing department offi cials, there are The Martin Luther King “I do think it’s a great idea to 2,500 new students living on campus this semester. Jr. Library at San Jose State build barriers because we need When combined with returning residents, this number University has been going to save lives,” health science climbs to just under 4,200. Put into perspective, when through safety renovations this sophomore Zariah Walker said. considering the 32,000 student population, 27,800 summer. After two suicides Once construction is fi nished, students are left to choose between commuting or occurring within 13 months glass barriers will cover the SARAH KLIEVES | SPARTAN DAILY looking for local housing. of each other, SJSU president atrium from the second fl oor With some help, a student moves a few of her According to The Mercury News, this summer Mary Papazian and city all the way to the seventh fl oor. belongings into Campus Village C. SJSU notifi ed over 600 students that not enough leaders decided it was time to The new changes are meant to space was available in the dorms. One hundred and BY TREVIN SMITH add glass covers through the prevent suicide. eighteen of these students are freshmen who were Production Editor atrium of the library. Another similar project that initially required to live on campus, because they In February of this year, the will have a suicide barrier is As over-packed cars crawl towards San Jose State lived out of the thirty mile radius. second suicide of the two was the Golden Gate Bridge, which University’s residence halls before the commencement “I know a lot of students have looked at off campus by a 26-year-old photographer has been criticized since some of another fall semester, the most American of scenes housing,” said University Housing Senior Associate who jumped from the seventh San Francisco residents think unfolds as nervous moms and dads unload their Director Matthew Rees. “For us, we have on our fl oor railing. Following the it will take away from the children’s things on San Salvador Street. website a list of off campus housing resources. But suicide, the library was closed aesthetic of the architecture. For these young Spartans, locating housing in the obviously the priority is making sure that we get to the university and the public “I don’t think it’s gonna middle of the largest populated city in the Bay Area residents on campus because we know for the folks for the remainder of the day. It take from the beauty at all,” is a burden that they will not have to worry about this that contract with us or apply for housing, that’s their reopened the following day. undeclared sophomore Janita coming semester. However, for the remaining student fi rst choice.” Blach Construction is Kumar said. “I feel like that’s body, it can be a tough process that brings fi nancial Rees has worked at SJSU for a decade and has currently working on building not even a question that should worries during a frantic search to fi nd a home before said that each year has brought growing numbers the glass barriers and is be asked — ‘How the library is school starts. of students as well as residents living on campus expecting to be fi nished by gonna look?’ I think it’s more “It was really expensive to fi nd housing and just longer. To combat this, he says that the department is early September, as the fall of the fact that it’s saving lives at the time I only had a part-time job doing retail, semester begins. The total cost than making the library look so obviously I can’t afford a thousand dollars,” said WELCOME HOME | Page 2 for this project is $2.6 million, worse or better.” which is being divided between The library is known for its the city of San Jose and the university, according to NBC. LIBRARY | Page 2 THIS DAY IN SJSU HISTORY August 23, 2007

Faculty receives a raise The California Faculty Association and the California State University board of trustees negotiated an agreement for a 22.23 salary increase for three years.

Olympic Athletes visit SJSU The United State Olympic Committee and San Jose State administration along with former San Jose city mayor Chuck Reed announced that Olympic gold medalist Lebron James and Michael Phelps would visit campus before the 2008 summer games. SJSU ranks eighth best in the west Both US News and World Report announced that San Jose State is the top eighth university in the west for ELIZABETH RODRIGUEZ | SPARTAN DAILY graduate and undergraduate students. Construction is currently underway in MLK library, which forces library goers to walk around the entrance to the escalators. INFOGRAPHIC BY NICOLE CHUNG | SPARTAN DAILY 2 NEWS Wednesday, August 23, 2017 LIBRARY

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large atrium and openness, but with the construction the space looks much smaller. SJSU Vice President of Administration and Finance, Charlie Faas, wants the look and feel of the atrium to be as present as possible. “We went through a lot of time and effort so that we’d have these safety railings fi t in with the design and architecture,” Faas said in a Mercury News interview. “We don’t want this to look like it’s an afterthought, a bolt-on.” Along with the new barrier, security will still be walking around all eight fl oors of the library to make sure everything and everyone is safe.

“Honestly I feel like SJSU definitely should have done it a little sooner, however once one [a suicide] happens you always think it’s never CONTROVERSY going to happen again, so I understand why it took Continued from page 1 this long. I appreciate Cesena and Lamb did not become SJSU for like taking aware of Aptekar’s return to the program until a colleague mentioned precautions to make it that Aptekar’s name had replaced the safe for everyone.” initial instructor’s on the class schedule. Chinonye Onyea “We just have so many frustrations Public health sophomore right now,” Lamb said. “It’s a lot of frustrations in different directions, but all lead to the same thing: we don’t want him bac k on campus.” Both students have organized a sit-in With two suicides only 13 months apart to protest the professor’s return to the from each other, some question why it took campus. They hope the sit-in will act so long for the city and SJSU to add these as a message to the department and its new measures. parent college, the College of Education, “Honestly I feel like SJSU defi nitely asking that the administration listen to should have done it a little sooner, however student concerns. once one [a suicide] happens you always “The goal is to show SJSU, the think it’s never going to happen again, so College of Education and EDCO I understand why it took this long,” public [education counseling] that we are health sophomore Chinonye Onyea said. “I not satisfi ed and we want our voices appreciate SJSU for like taking precautions heard,” Lamb wrote in the email that to make it safe for everyone.” was sent out alerting students about With the new semester starting and the the sit-in. remodel soon completed, the university “We can no longer rely on administration and city of San Jose hope that with the new to speak for us,” she added. barriers, there won’t be any more incidents The sit-in is set for Monday in the of suicide. Sweeney Hall courtyard at 3:30 p.m. ELIZABETH RODRIGUEZ | SPARTAN DAILY Follow Isabelle on Twitter Follow Elizabeth and Satvir on Twitter After two consecutive suicides that took place in the MLK library within a span of 13 @ isabelletham months, safety barriers were installed over the summer as a preventative measure. @elizabwithlove and @ satvirsaini_

WELCOME but they didn’t have space so I was put on a waitlist,” HOME said psychology junior Neha Rathaur. “It was mainly just Continued from page 1 stressful cause you’re coming into a new environment. I didn’t working to bolster its staff, really know the area that well.” create programs and reach out With time running out, further to students to get them Rathaur turned to Craigslist more involved on campus. to fi nd a room near SJSU. Not But for students, finding long after, she found an open an open space is only half of room two blocks away from the battle. campus. The only catch? She According to the 2017-2018 has ten roommates. Housing Rates Comparison “I feel like I’m defi nitely sheet, the annual rate for a saving a lot more money seven-day platinum meal living down here opposed to membership plan at SJSU can on campus,” said Rathaur. “So cost up to $19,000, on top of that’s a plus for us.” tuition, books and other general SARAH KLIEVES | SPARTAN DAILY living expenses. Follow Trevin on Twitter (Top) As the first day of classes draws near, students busily walk in and out of the Resident Activity Center at the “Initially I applied for the Campus Village Quad. (Bottom) A student receives information at the Student Check-In table at Campus Village. on-campus housing they have, @TrevinS_media Wednesday, August 23, 2017 A&E 3 L.A. artist showcases work at SJSU BY ALBERT ONYEMEM “My most recent mural in Santa Staff Writer Monica was based on a mixed-media collage I made years ago,” Kinney said. The exhibit “A Return to Play” is “I definitely like vivid colors, and I currently on display at the Martin Luther incorporate color equally in my mixed King Jr. Library, showcasing a series media pieces and murals.” of small mixed media paintings and Although she is currently based in Los drawings by artist Karen Kinney. Angeles, Kinney is often in the Bay Area The Los Angeles-based artist started visiting friends and checking out local doing art at a young age, but it was not exhibits like the Works Gallery in San Jose. until after graduating college that she A few years ago, she was viewing an started taking art classes and displaying exhibit at the King Library and decided her work as an artist. to ask about showcasing art. Kinney’s work is a combination of art She got booked for a spot and three mediums. She likes to mix paints, illustrations, years later, her work is finally on display. ink and collages. “My biggest piece “I’ve always liked of advice would be different materials to always value what and tended to feel “My biggest piece of you do internally bored by just one advice would be to first — even and thing,” Kinney said. especially if you “For example, I took always value what you don’t find external a painting class, but do internally fi rst — even validation right didn’t feel satisfied away,” Kinney said. because it was only and especially if you don’t In her book titled one medium.” fi nd external validation ‘The Reluctant Artist: The exhibit Navigating and features Kinney’s right away.” Sustaining a Creative small drawings and Path,” Kinney shares paintings that are full her experience of color and detail. as an artist while Some even look inspired by elements encouraging and inspiring anyone on a found in nature. creative path. They also include sharp lines and Kinney also offered some advice that intricate shapes. can be applied to anyone whether they are “This one reminds me of biology, like an artist or a college student. the inside of a cell,” said San Jose resident “Some level of success in the arts can Rachel Kenner. usually always be found over time, if Each of the shapes contrast each other you persist long enough and keep honing in a way that works. your craft,” Kinney said. “Keep putting Another piece’s background colors blend yourself out there and eventually the right and resemble a sky with light clouds. opportunity will open for you.” “I like this one and how it looks like Kinney’s art will be featured in the a dragon,” said San Jose resident, Julia DiNapoli Gallery on the second floor of Gallo “The colors stand out and the the Martin Luther King Jr. Library until triangular shapes remind me of scales.” Aug. 30. Kinney also paints murals which can be SARAH KLIEVES | SPARTAN DAILY found all over Los Angeles. (Top) Los Angeles based artist Karen Kinney likes to use vivid colors and draws Her murals are a lot different from her inspiration from graphic design in her art work. (Bottom) “A Return to Play” will be smaller pieces, but the inspiration comes Follow Albert on Twitter on display at the DiNapoli Galley on the second fl oor of the Martin Luther King Junior from the same place. @albertornaw Library until Aug. 30.

DOCUMENTARY REVIEW A>**A ? Finding the convenient truth in “An Inconvenient Sequel” [B DAAB* BY JOSE F. GOVEA Staff Writer The directors Bonni Cohen and Jon Shenk brilliantly use cinematography Instead of watching some overrated in order to uncover the hidden tragedies violent action or crude comedy fi lm that are gradually building all across this weekend, fi ll your brains with some the world. actual knowledge. Watch the fi lm “An When it comes to the cinematography, Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power,” I was very impressed by the panning which is a documentary that revolves shots and overall use of cameras. Even around the brutal status of our environment. if some may argue that beauty comes The film was released on July 28 by from nature, not the actual skills Paramount Pictures. The facts are hard of the directors and videographers, to swallow, but I definitely advise that I still believe that the film’s use of we at least try to open up to the reality cinematography is worth mentioning. of our deteriorating environment. The actual plot of the film was easy In the film, former Vice President to follow. Gore travels around exposing Al Gore travels around the world the different climate issues happening discovering and informing other globally, then he presents what he individuals about the effects of global believes would help alleviate those warming. issues using statistics and previous His mission is to convince the arguments that he proved to be true. American people — and quite frankly There’s no confusion of what the everyone — that our earth is drastically intention of the film is, so to me it’s changing at a rapid rate. a success. Warning: the images in the film are Ending by relating our current political disturbing if you can’t handle the truth. situation in the United States made the ZW In theaters nationwide, in the midst of whole film impactful. President Trump all the flashing images of bodies of and numerous other corporations water ridiculously flooding or drying completely deny global warming which *D> up, audience members find themselves adds to pollution. contemplating their lives. The film may leave many viewers with That universal anxious gulp coming a desire to make some sort of an impact DW* from the audience is absolutely on a small scale. That feeling of wanting beautiful. That is the feeling and to do something and change our regular realization of consciousness. everyday routines is exactly what an SJSU EXCLUSIVES! FOLLOW US ON: It’s the consciousness of how we affect informative documentary should do. our world with our everyday choices. “An Inconvenient Sequel” is wor th ECO PASS CLIPPER: Unlimited rides on VTA Š And that ladies and gentlemen, is what viewing. We all have the time to invest ACE TRAIN: 50% discount on 20-Ride and Monthly Pass Š Al Gore and the producers of this at least two hours or more to watch a HIGHWAY 17 EXPRESS: Discounted 31-Day and 15-Ride pass Š documentary want to do. good documentary. FORD GOBIKE: Discounted Annual Membership Prior to watching the film, it’s natural Even if you don’t want to make a Š ZIPCAR: to have skeptical feelings about the huge change in your personal life, you Š exaggerated or somewhat biased can start by supporting a film with approach of the film. Not everyone is great intentions. required to sell their cars and start using public transportation to help improve the environment. None of us are actually required to even sympathize with environmental degradation, but let me tell you, this fi lm may actually make you think twice before using charcoal during your next Follow Spartan Daily Twitter summer barbecue. @SpartanDaily 4 A&E Wednesday, August 23, 2017 BOOK REVIEW “Th e Handmaid’s Tale” provides a suspenseful read

BY KAYLEE LAWLER Staff Writer

“The Handmaid’s Tale” by Margaret Atwood keeps Other books similar to ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ you on the edge of your seat with every turn of a page with suspense, risk and intrigue in a not-too-distant- future in a male-dominated society. 1. Station Eleven 5. Th e Stone Gods Set in what was New England, now the Republic of by Emily St. John Mandel by Jeanette Winterson Gilead where there is a low fertility rate, it follows the protagonist Offred, a handmaid assigned to a high- level military commander and his religious wife to act 2. Th e Book of Joan 6. Bumped as a surrogate and bear a child for them. by Lidia Yuknavitch by Megan McCaff erty Offred has three chances to become pregnant in three different households. This is her third household, meaning it is her last 3. When She Woke 7. Th e Left Hand of Darkness chance to become pregnant. by Hillary Jordan by Ursula K. Le Guin The book takes you into Offred’s experiences, where women have restrictions on what they can wear, who they can talk to, when they can talk, what they can buy, 4. Never Let Me Go 8. Th e Year of the Flood where they can go and who can go with them. by Kazuo Ishiguro by Margaret Atwood They live with the persistent fear that someone is always watching. Readers follow Offred’s time with the commander Information gathered from Refi nery29 INFOGRAPHIC BY NICOLE CHUNG and his wife as she tries to keep the memory of her past life alive. herself coming in contact with many people from These themes are subtle because these rights were Flashbacks and memories from before the Republic of different classes of society. taken away from the people of the Republic of Gilead, Gilead, including certain sayings and what it was like to She has to be wary of who she can trust during her stay. making it hard to fight back for those rights. have the same privileges as a man, surface often. The author writes about a secret police that hears, Everyone practices the same religion and men made These fl ashbacks keep you engaged in the book. They don’t sees and knows all. choices for women, including their reproduction rights. come all at once and are scattered throughout the book. When Offred talks out loud about how she feels or It was very frustrating to see rights I wouldn’t be able It left me wanting to know what happens to Offred talks about her family, it makes me worry for her and to have as a woman living in the Bay Area wouldn’t be and asking many questions about her. wonder if she will get caught on the next page I read. able to have if the Republic of Gilead was real. In this Atwood splits the book into two sections: what Atwood writes about how this new society has taken book, the author creates this world in which if you are happens to Offred during the day as a handmaid with away art, literature, cigarettes, alcohol, “provocative” different, you are punished for it. her daily tasks and what happens to her at night. clothing and coffee. This is a good book if you want something fast and She gives us a detailed explanation of what a Anyone caught with such things was punished thought provoking to read during the summer. handmaid is and what is expected of one. severely with exile or death. It only took me a week to read and I enjoyed this Offred remembers her time at the re-education center Simple objects lying around the house like books and book because of its uniqueness, engagement, and and what her superiors taught her. coffee are suddenly an illegal luxury. thought provoking situations. When placed in uncertain situations, Offred has to It gives me a new appreciation to ordinary objects.It contemplate what she must do to get herself through would be hard to imagine a world where I can’t make another day. myself a cup of coffee and read the newspaper. Some of these decisions made me cringe. Offred is The author creates what I find a close-minded society seen as the victim of the Republic and her actions were for women. hard to read, but I wanted nothing more than to see her The book was published in 1985 but can be relatable escape and kept reading. to today’s issues. From her fellow handmaids, to the servants in the Themes of feminism, religion, sexual orientation and Follow Kaylee on Twitter kitchen to the Commander and his wife, Offred finds especially reproductive rights are brought up in the book. @kayleelawler94

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…It’s About Building Relationships For Life PHOTO BY KYLEE BAIRD | INFOGRAPHIC BY NICOLE CHUNG Wednesday, August 23, 2017 OPINION 5 Outing white supremacists on social media is a necessary evil

One important facet of democracy is that have actively been encouraging their explained by philosopher Karl Popper’s everyone who has an opinion is open and followers to pass on information that could “paradox of tolerance”. Nicole Chung free to publicize it however they want. help identify the protesters, especially the “Unlimited tolerance must lead to the Executive Producer In my case, I absolutely cannot stand violent ones. This has led to many of these disappearance of tolerance,” Popper white supremacy or supremacist ideology white supremacist protesters dealing with explains. “If we extend unlimited tolerance of any kind. Yet, despite my obvious hatred consequences in their personal lives. even to those who are intolerant, if we are for anything even remotely related to this For example, Cole White was fi red from not prepared to defend a tolerant society n the days after the “Unite the Right” level of hate, I can’t quite bring myself to his job at a restaurant in Berkeley, Calif. against the onslaught of the intolerant, then Irally in Charlottesville, Va. on Aug. say that these types of speeches should be Peter Tefft was disowned by his entire the tolerant will be destroyed, and tolerance 11 and 12, doxing became a trending outlawed outrightsince it sets a dangeorus family in an open and heartbreaking letter with them.” and controversial action on social media. legal precendent for free speech. from his father. By choosing to identify these white It gained the support of activists fi ghting If you’re going to limit speech, you Furthermore, our lives are heavily supremacists on social media, activists show against racism while others criticized it have to limit all speeches. Both good and intertwined with social media, where that they are not and will not be tolerant of by saying it encroaches on the protesters’ bad. Both liberal and conservative. Both nothing is truly private despite what our hate speech. We should not simply stand idly constitutional rights. moderate and extreme. Facebook or Twitter settings might tell us. by while this disgusting form of intolerance According to dictionary.com, doxing is However, we often forget about one thing Thus, it should come as no surprise when hurts both our loved ones and innocent an online practice that entails fi nding and while arguing about constitutional rights. you fi nd a photo of yourself being widely strangers that are a part of different minority publicizing personal information about an The Constitution guarantees and protects circulated online after you participate in groups by virtue of birth, choice or both. individual without his or her consent. The many rights, but it does not protect you from such racist events. Those alt-right protesters exercised their doxing that took place on social media the consequences. If you don’t want to deal with the freedom of speech and right to assemble. “outed” those who actively participated in Freedom of speech allows you to say consequences, perhaps reconsider putting The activists’ disgusted reactions and the Charlottesville alt-right protests. whatever you please. Your right to assemble yourself out in the open where anyone is the doxing are the consequences. If these Upon fi rst glance, publicizing the names allows you to protest for or against whatever likely to see you. protesters decide that they don’t want to and faces of these participants seems like you want. But neither protects you from the Additionally, the argument against face these consequences, then perhaps they the right thing to do. These people are trying consequences that you might face as a result. identifying white supremacists on social should think about not participating at all the to reignite a shameful part of American One of the consequences that I mentioned media boils down to how tolerant we’re next time around in the future. history, so why not publicly shame them? previously is doxing. Those who strongly willing to be of someone else’s opinion, even After all, if you can’t take it, then you Unfortunately, doxing is not as simple as oppose and denounce white supremacy are if it’s hateful or hurtful. shouldn’t dish it out in the fi rst place. shaming white supremacists. As with any taking it upon themselves to identify these By tolerating intolerance, we choose to issue, there are multiple sides to this that individuals on social media. become bystanders who don’t help those deal with constitutional freedoms and rights, Journalist and civil rights activist Shaun whose rights are violated by intolerance. Follow Nicole on Twitter as well as consequences. King and Twitter account @YesYoureRacist This sounds oxymoronic, but it’s clearly @njhchung Personal eating habits determine truth behind “Freshman 15” being the infamous “Freshman 15.” the “Freshman 15” is “#fakenews” and points would only make me eat out even more – and According to dictionary.com, the offi cial out studies that showed only 10 percent of for the most part I was right. Cinthia Loera defi nition of the “Freshman 15” is “the college students gained 15 pounds or more Living in a dorm that conveniently had a Staff Writer average amount of weight gained by during their fi rst year. market right outside of the building stocked students during their fi rst year of college.” I wouldn’t go as far as Burgert did and say with energy drinks, snacks, microwavable Although I understand why it is so widely the “Freshman 15” is fake news, but I do foods and freshly made pizza made it expected of new college students, I don’t agree with her main point in the article. It is impossible for me to resist taking multiple completely believe that it is as common as perfectly normal for your weight to fl uctuate trips a day on my way to and from class. s incoming freshmen prepare most incoming freshman may believe it is. during a major life change such as your fi rst Most on campus housing requires Athemselves for college, they I defi nitely believe it is a real issue some year of college. students to have a meal plan with the sometimes tend to worry about students could potentially face, but a recent Having spent my freshman year at a Commons. It does have plenty of healthy certain aspects of campus housing article featured on NBC News had different community college, I would only eat on or options to choose from, but the food that sound scarier than they truly are. thoughts on the topic. around campus once court across These thoughts typically stem from “The Freshman 15 Is ‘Graduation Season a day. I did not gain campus would dramatizations in the media, one example Click-Bait’” by Natasha Burgert states that weight right away, too often call my but my sophomore “The crazy part was I never name whenever I’d year was an entirely noticed how much weight I have just enough different story. By spare change for the time my second had gained until the end of my favorites from year came around my sophomore year. I was Taco Bell. I had gotten so I did indeed gain comfortable with too busy to even realize even more weight my campus and the bad eating habits I was my fi rst semester new friends that living on campus sometimes I would developing.” because I went eat out twice a day. crazy on the junk The cause of my food during my weight gain, as well as many other college fi rst few months away from home. students’, was convenience. Every semester Once I got used to my new campus I is a constant blur of deadlines and exam learned that our gym is free for all students dates for many students, which makes time and I started going grocery shopping a lot go by faster than we realize. I barely had more often, resulting in me starting off the time to fi nish my papers the night before spring semester a lot healthier. their deadlines, let alone meal prep my The “Freshman 15” can defi nitely be as week’s lunches. real as you allow it to be whether you’re It was so much easier for me to simply grab a freshman or a senior. I believe it just all a bite in the food court on campus or at the comes down to how healthy you want to McDonald’s down the street. The crazy part be as you begin to live on your own for the was I never noticed how much weight I had fi rst time. gained until the end of my sophomore year. I was too busy to even realize the bad eating habits I was developing. I became anxious as I transferred to San Jose State University due to the fact that I Follow Cinthia on Twitter knew living in a dorm without a kitchen @cinthia_loera

INFOGRAPHIC BY CINTHIA LOERA 6 OPINION Wednesday, August 23, 2017 San Jose to introduce “sobering stations” for the public

Stephen Manley said “the overall goal intoxicated in public. I’m left wondering city offi cials need to take a progressive is to stop putting people in jail and start whether that person poses an actual threat approach to create facilities to treat Selina Ramirez building treatment capacity.” to the public or if they’re addicts who substance abuse and mental disorders so Copy Editor The decision to implement a new course need to get sober and receive treatment for that people who need treatment don’t end of action when police pick up intoxicated substance abuse. up in the criminal justice system. people is a small but much needed change A report by The Treatment Advocacy The new sobering station is scheduled in the way substance abusers and the Center and Public Citizen’s Health to open in late September and will remain mentally ill are treated. Research Group found that most mentally open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year as n an effort to keep people with The United States criminal justice ill inmates are court-ordered to remain in a place for police to drop off non-violent Isubstance abuse issues or mental system too often condemns people who jail until a bed becomes available at the people who are intoxicated. health problems out of jail, Santa Clara would benefi t from psychiatric treatment state hospital. “They have no charges,” the Equipped with reclining chairs and a County is introducing “sobering stations” or rehabilitation to serve time in jail. report said. team of nurses on site, the station will be where police offi cers can take people they Similarly, inmates who suffer from Santa Clara County in particular located in the Reentry Resource Center fi nd intoxicated in public. mental illnesses do not always receive the came under fi re after the 2015 murder by the Santa Clara County Jail on West The sobering stations will serve as an proper care. of Michael Tyree, a bipolar inmate, by Hedding Street. alternative to drunk tanks in county jails. According to the Substance Abuse and correctional deputies. The sobering stations will cost about They are intended to reduce the amount Mental Health Services Administration, Tyree was in jail awaiting a bed at a $12 million, which will be funded by the of taxpayer money spent on taking people with mental health disorders are treatment facility for the mentally ill after county and a federal grant. publically intoxicated people to jail or more likely to experience an alcohol or serving time for a minor drug charge. Although it’s a seemingly small change emergency rooms. substance abuse problem. If left untreated The subsequent trial brought into to dealing with public intoxication, the The decision could be considered a win or undiagnosed, both substance abuse and question the treatment of inmates along sobering stations will hopefully signify the for mental health and prisoners rights mental illness increase an individual’s with jail conditions and ignited calls for beginning of a series of reforms that will advocates due to city offi cials recognizing chances of incarceration. prison reform. benefi t the system’s most vulnerable. that many people who are mentally ill or I often see police pick up people on the Tyree’s murder and the increasingly high abuse alcohol and drugs don’t belong in jail. street who have clearly abused drugs or rates of incarcerated substance abusers and Follow Selina on Twitter According to The Mercury News, Judge alcohol and take them to jail for being mentally ill people serve as reminders that @selina_ramirez_ SPARTAN DAILY STAFF

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KAVIN MISTRY | SPARTAN DAILY (FILE IMAGE) LUKE JOHNSON | SPARTAN DAILY SJSU cornerback Andre Chachere (21) celebrates with teammates during the 2016 season. SJSU President Mary Papazian and coach Brent Brennan laugh together in front of media. Strengths on the battle ground Th e Spartans’ biggest kryptonite BY LUKE JOHNSON over 60 yards. BY BRUCE COOKE 36 yards and two touchdowns. Sports Editor Heading into his senior campaign, Staff Writer Thankfully for Packer and Zigler, SJSU Carrizosa is a preseason All-American and returns all of its starting offensive linemen Defensive Back University: a part of the Ray Guy Award watch list. Quarterback uncertainty: including 6-foot-7, 300-pound tackle Nate San Jose State is known as DBU in the He could potentially be the defense’s most SJSU hasn’t announced who is starting Velichko, who was named to the Wuerffel Mountain West for consistently putting valuable player by preventing opposing teams at quarterback. There were six competing Trophy watch list. defensive backs in the NFL and this year is from scoring multiple times per game. for the job during the offseason. All Tough start to kick off the season: no exception. New face to run the place: quarterbacks had similar numbers Two of the Spartans’ fi rst four games are Six out of 13 former Spartans in the NFL Brent Brennan was hired as the new head throughout the scrimmages and practices. against teams ranked in the Top 25: Texas are defensive backs, and entering this season coach because Ron Caragher dug a hole he This puts coach Brennan in a diffi cult and Utah. with the highest draft stock is cornerback couldn’t get out, so SJSU decided to pay the position. There will be some positives The Spartans’ 2017 schedule will be Andre Chachere. The senior was a First remaining $550,000 of his contract for him to and negatives on the quarterbacks this very diffi cult compared to a year ago. Team All-Mountain West selection with four sit on the couch. upcoming season, but one has to step up Last season, the Spartans seemed poised interceptions, two forced fumbles and 14 pass Brennan has done all the right things so far. for the team. to get off to a good start by facing Tulsa, breakups last year. This earned him a spot He started off by hiring Bay Area recruiting Redshirt sophomore Josh Love has Portland State, Utah, Iowa State and New Jim Thorpe Trophy and Bronko Nagurski guru Alonzo Carter as an assistant coach. He the most experience on the team behind Mexico to open up the season. However, Trophy watch lists over the offseason. then got top high school prospects such as center. He has 31 completion, 60 attempts, they only produced a 1-4 record. Joining him in the defensive secondary are running back Tyler Nevins and quarterback two touchdowns and fi ve interceptions This season will be even tougher for the returning starters Jermaine Kelly, Maurice Terrell Carter to sign to the team. under his belt. Spartans because in Week 3 they will play McKnight and Trevon Bierria. Everything, including the team’s social Getting the ground game rolling: against the Longhorns in front of 100,000- Golden Boot: media accounts, has improved. What Running backs DeJon Packer (JuCo plus fans in Austin, Texas. Special teams wins games — just ask Tom remains to be seen is what matters most: transfer) and Zamore Zigler (redshirt Brady and Adam Vinatieri. winning results. sophomore) took turns running with the Michael Carrizosa holds the school’s ball during the Spartans’ fi nal scrimmage. single-season record with 47.5 yards per Follow Luke on Twitter Packer led all rushers with 60 yards and a Follow Bruce on Twitter punt and has launched seven career punts @Scoop_Johnson touchdown on seven carries. Zigler added @cookebruce13 STUDENT FOURTH STREET PARKING DASH MADE EASY to CLASS

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BY LUKE JOHNSON someone is going to get his ass kicked. Asuka has been built up on TV as a Sports Editor Itami is a skillful heel, but fans wanted heel, but wrestled like a total baby face. to cheer for him as if he were a baby face The fans cheered for her and booed NXT has a soft spot for San Jose (good guy). Black’s fi nisher the Black Moon, who was supposed to be the State’s Event Center because it was the Mass (spinning hook kick) looked like heroic underdog. promotion’s fi rst destination when it it knocked Itami unconscious. This was Moon didn’t perform her must-see, began touring two and a half years ago. one of the most hyped matches on the top-rope fi nisher The Eclipse — which The professional wrestling show card and the outcome was decent. was disappointing. packed the venue for a third time Kassius Ohno & Drew McIntyre NXT Champion Bobby Roode Friday, Aug. 11, and didn’t disappoint. defeats Tino Sabbatelli & Riddick defeats Roderick Strong: 4 stars This was a non-televised house Moss: 3.5 stars This was the best main event NXT performance, so wrestlers were Moss and Sabbatelli have both spent has put on in the Event Center. Roode is looser, less fi ltered and did things they about four years in NXT with minimal easily the most popular guy on the roster normally wouldn’t on TV. TV time, but proved at the Event Center and almost everyone had their phones Johnny Gargano defeats Andrade that they deserve to be pushed into the out to Snapchat his entrance. Almas: 4.5 stars Tag Team Championship hunt. Strong came across as a determined These wrestlers had the crowd Sabbatelli was surprising very over baby face who seeked revenge on Roode wrapped around their fi ngers. Every inch with a section of the crowd who chanted for disrespecting his family. they moved ensued a loud reaction. “We want Tino!” the entire match. It took three Glorious DDTs and a low LUKE JOHNSON | SPARTAN DAILY Unfortunately, Almas was without While on the apron, Moss yelled blow for Roode to fi nish off Strong. his lady friend Zelina Vega, but he still “I’m a Vince Russo guy!” to a group of After the match, McIntyre came out, (TOP LEFT) Drew McIntyre roars at his opponents while he looked strong putting over Gargano. fans which was an inside joke among physically cleared the ring and declared is announced as the mystery partner for Kassius Ohno. (BOTTOM LEFT) Hideo Itami mocks Aleister Black as he Aleister Black defeats Hideo hardcore wrestling fans, because Vince he was taking the title away from Roode sits cross legged in the middle of the ring. Itami: 3.75 stars Russo is a name WWE would probably in eight days at Takeover Brooklyn. (TOP RIGHT) Former NFL linebacker Tino Sabbatelli cuts a Black has a presence that was much censor on TV. promo before his tag team match with Riddick Moss. more common in the late 1990s and NXT Women’s Champion Asuka (BOTTOM RIGHT) Ember Moon puts NXT Women’s rare in contemporary pro wrestling. defeats Ember Moon: 3 stars Follow Luke on Twitter Champion Asuka in a submission hold in a title bout. Every time his music hits, you know These two lacked in-ring pyschology. @Scoop_Johnson