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Serving San Jose State Universityy sincesince 1934 Campus BART extends services to South Bay bookstore DAMIEN PERCY terms of transit service,” said VTA Director passengers from the Fremont to the South- @percybanked of Engineering and Transportation Devel- Bay station. faces online opment Carolyn Gonot. “It closes a gap in Th is project will enhance commuter con- VTA’s BART Silicon Valley extension our system; we have about a 5-6-mile nections to Valley Transportation Authority’s will be coming to Downtown San Jose and gap in actually connecting the system in rivals will help students and faculty of San Jose the Bay Area.” SEE BART ON PAGE 3 State University easily connect to BART’S Currently there are zero BART stations existing 109-mile system including San connecting BY DARBY BROWN-KUHN Francisco and Oakland. @darbk5352 “Th e project purpose is to enhance re- gional connectivity particularly in With the Spring semester un- derway, San Jose State University students must undertake the pro- cess of acquiring textbooks. For some, this is a daunting task because some textbooks are expensive and can cost more than $200, and for college students with limited fi nances it’s a serious problem. Angela Castillo, a lecturer for the sociology and interdisciplin- PHASE I Open in 2017 ary social sciences department, is V sympathetic toward the fi nancial TA B burden of textbooks on students. ART Milpitas Berryessa Sil “Th ey are too expensive for Station Station icon students I think,” Castillo said. Vall ey Ex “I was a student not too long ago, tens so I know all the ways to get them PHASE II ion Open in 2035 cheap like online like http://half. com and Amazon so that’s what I always tell my students to do.” Alum Rock Downtown Diridon Santa Using online retailers to fi nd Station San Jose Station Clara more aff ordable prices has become Station Station BART Train image courtesy of Valley Transportation Authority more important for students due Illustration by Linh Nguyen to the rising costs of textbooks. In an article published in Th e Atlantic, Mark Perry of the Amer- ican Enterprise Institute compiled Students discuss body image perceptions, issues a chart that revealed the cost of BY RANDY VAZQUEZ how body image perception can contribute and depression, according to Johnson. college textbooks has risen 812 @V5randy to self-esteem issues. “It’s really important that we address percent since 1978. “A lot of the time body image is some- this because a lot of the time body image Medical services, by compari- For many San Jose State University stu- thing that contributes to somebodies can be associated with developing problems son, have risen 575 percent during dents body image can be interpreted as self-esteem and self-confi dence, and gen- such as eating disorders,” Johnson said. the same span. the physical appearance of a person, but erally it is not in the positive direction, it’s During the workshop, students dis- A reason for the rapid increase as many students learned yesterday while generally in the negative direction,” John- cussed their perceptions of body image and is the demand from professors attending Faculty Counselor Colleen John- son said. “Whether the body image is caus- where they believed many of those percep- who want up-to-date amenities son’s body image workshop, negative body ing the low self-esteem or the low self-es- tions came from. One of the factors that such as online tutorials and refer- image is a mental battle more so than a teem is causing the body image.” was discussed was the cultural infl uence ence tools. physical battle. Body image is something that aff ects on body image and the diffi culties that are New features are useful but “Th at body image isn’t just physical people on a daily basis. In a study by Brown associated. they also make textbooks more that’s what got to me,” said senior commu- University, 74.4 percent of women said they “It can be really diffi cult especially when expensive as a result. nications major Angelica Cabrera who was think about their weight all the time or of- you take into account their cultural consid- Another reason is because present at Tuesday’s workshop. “It’s what ten. Th e numbers were lower for men with erations and the diff erent ideals in the dif- textbook editions update rapidly. you think of yourself or what you think 46 percent. ferent cultures and the ideals in the dom- Some textbooks release new edi- other people think of you.” Th e risk of having body image issues can inant culture and how do you really walk tions every three years, so Body image was the main topic of dis- lead to more severe issues which can nega- cussion during Tuesday’s workshop and tively aff ect a person’s life such as anxiety SEE SELF ON PAGE 2 SEE BOOKS ON PAGE 2 Soft ball powers its way to early season success, holds second place in division
BY JONATHAN WOLD @jonathanwold
Spartan Soft ball is off to a hot start this season, sitting at an 8–3 record through two week- ends of play. During their fi rst weekend of Photo courtesy of Ryan Dibiase play, they won four of six in Tem- Psychedelic colors fl ash during Borgore’s light show at pe, Arizona. the Event Center Friday night. But the Spartans weren’t con- tent and are still aiming higher. “Although we were 4–2 (aft er LED presents Borgore the fi rst weekend), we all felt we should have been 6–0,” senior BY RAYMOND IBALE pitcher Allison Lang said. @RaymondIbale Th e Spartans followed up that Jonathan Wold | Spartan Daily weekend with a 4–1 trip in Tus- Pitcher Emily Rogers fi res a pitch during the softball LED San Jose kicked off President’s Day weekend with a bang. con, Arizona, with their only team’s batting practice Wednesday. The Spartans will head Life Every Day, better known as LED, had the entrance line reach loss coming to the host Arizona to Santa Clara for an invitational from Feb. 20 - 22. the Student Union as many were antsy to get inside to experience San Wildcats. Jose State’s fi rst rave of 2015. Last season, the Spartans fi n- team, and with another year un- “We took that very personal,” Borgore, the 41st-ranked disc jockey in the world, took the stage ished 30–24, and 13–11 in Moun- der their belts, the team is opti- Lang said. “We expect nothing Friday in front of fans and delivered a pulse-pounding, heavy bass set. tain West play. mistic this season. but winning our conference, we He was accompanied by Canadian DJ duo, Zeds Dead, Lon- “Last year was more of a re- In the preseason coaches’ expect to go to regionals.” don-based Jack Beats, California-based Ookay, Bay Area native Th e M tooling year,” Head Coach Peter poll however, San Jose State was Machine and Los Angeles-born DJ Valentino Khan. Turner said. picked to fi nish fi ft h in the Moun- SEE BORGORE ON PAGE 4 Th ere was a lot of youth on the tain West out of nine teams. SEE SOFTBALL ON PAGE 8 2 NEWS Wednesday, February 18, 2015 SJ Ambassador of Jazz aims FROM FRONT PAGE to engage young people BOOKS: Online textbook format gains popularity an addition can become obsolete within zation CK-12 has made news by off ering 10 years. free digital course materials. Jesse Nelson, store manager at the cam- A school district that relies on these pus bookstore, explained the books he or- materials is Riverside Unifi ed, which in- ders have to be the ones specifi ed by the corporates them in its curriculum. professors, and he isn’t able to negotiate Th e concept of online lessons hasn’t ful- prices with publishers. ly taken hold, but such organizations are “I don’t have the ability like a grocery starting to gain recognition and are on its store or a department store to go out and way to being serious competitors against negotiate prices on textbooks because the the textbook industry. professor picks the book and the publisher Natalie Lopez, a sophomore biology sets the price and that’s what I got to get,” major, isn’t sold on electronic formats and Nelson said. “I can’t tell that professor ‘I’m sees the advantages of standard books. going to go pick a diff erent math book for “I like the way the book feels. I feel like you from a diff erent publisher’ because I pay attention,” Lopez said. “When I’m on that professor has determined that’s the the computer, I can get off topic so fast, like best one for him to teach his class and going on Youtube, change my Facebook.” Rain Stites | Spartan Daily that’s the one that they need to have.” Local printing presses are also hurt by Eddie Gale, the San Jose Ambassador of Jazz, discusses community Rod Fatoohi, associative professor of the presence of online texts. engagement with attendees following the screening of his documentary computer engineering, has not made it a Tina Muller, the owner of Maple Press, “Four Decades of Eddie Gale, San Jose’s Ambassador of Jazz since 1974.” requirement for his students to have the sells bound lecture notes from various most recent edition for the SJSU professors. BY RAIN STITES In the early 1970s, ta said about jazz music texts used in his classes. Muller has seen the @writeas_rain the trumpeter moved to in the documentary. “It’s always easier to get I don’t have number of lecture notes San Jose and was named Engagement of this the older edition cheaper, sold dwindle, so she came In commemoration of the city’s “Ambassador younger generation is especially foreign students the ability like a up with a solution to in- Black History Month, a of Jazz” in 1974 by then important, Gale said. can get it from others,” grocery store or a crease profits by selling screening of “Four De- mayor of San Jose, Nor- The documentary Fatoohi said. “Some of the department“ store printed T-shirts. cades of Eddie Gale, San man Y. Mineta. Gale has highlighted the pro- other books even are avail- “Everything is right now Jose Ambassador of Jazz held the title since. grams and workshops able online for free. Th ey to go out and online, so right now there’s since 1974” was held Sun- “To me, Eddie is jazz,” Gale headed to help can get it through Goo- negotiate prices on not so much need of notes day in the Dr. Martin Lu- Mineta said in an interview young people express gle, through some other textbooks because or that type of thing, so we ther King Jr. Library. clip in the documentary. themselves. forms.” the professor picks got to gear into a diff erent Eddie Gale, an Amer- To Gale, jazz is more It is important, Gale Textbooks available in time in order to be able to ican trumpeter, said he than just a beat to which said, to not only learn online formats have become the book and the continue,” Muller said. has been surrounded by you tap your toes. It is a the fundamentals of more popular than ever. publisher sets the For students who pre- jazz music since his early career and salvation. music, but to under- Besides being free in price and that’s fer to read paper, they are years growing up in his Michael Skolnik, stand the philosophy some cases, online texts re- at a disadvantage when borough community in Gale’s producer, consid- and lifestyle of the art- duce the amount of weight what I got to get trying to cut down on Brooklyn, New York. ers Gale’s music as in- ists which create the that students carry around spending on texts. The documentary con- spirational because he music. and make jobs such as Jesse Nelson Buying and renting used sists of a collection of understands his history Free workshops were highlighting and source Store manager at the copies is a solution, but it’s clips showcasing Gales’ as an African-American available at San Jose citing more effi cient. campus bookstore not nearly as eff ective. various efforts and fol- man. State University to en- With a standard text- ” As far as trying to cut lowed him on his jour- “His music speaks to gage youth in this way. book it can take minutes costs, online may be the ney to engage and create that,” Skolnik said. Despite Gale’s feats to type an excerpt, while an online text best option. If students want physical copies community through his Gale works to “intro- to engage the younger allows you to copy and paste the same pas- of texts, they should expect to pay a bit more. music over the past four duce young people to a true generation, Sunday’s sage in seconds. Darby Brown-Kuhn is a Spartan Daily decades. American art form,” Mine- screening lacked much Th e Palo Alto-based non-profi t organi- staff writer. attendance from this demographic. This, Gale said, is not because of this younger generation’s disinterest, but be- cause there is a lack of media attention DASH around positivity. For this world to progress in a positive to CLASS way the younger gen- eration must believe in good rather than bad. This is something he learned as a kid grow- ing up in the ghetto, Gale said. The mind is pow- erful, and whether something is true or not, what one believes becomes true in their own reality, Gale said. Gale told a story FREE! of his realization that It’s where he grew up, the ghetto, was considered DASH connects SJSU to a “bad thing.” This concept in- San Jose Diridon Station, spired Gale to put a VTA Light Rail, plenty of new spin on his album FROM FRONT PAGE of yesteryear “Ghetto affordable downtown Music.” Gale teamed parking, shopping, with Skolnik to create SELF: Body image workshop “Ghetto Music-The dining and more. Remake and Beyond,” brings awareness to students a new spin on his prior album 45 years after its both worlds,” Johnson per it was kind of intimi- “Th e importance of how Monday - Friday original release. said. “That can be some- dating.” our body functions and 6:30 a.m. - 9:15 p.m. “My music expresses thing that definitely ef- Johnson said the draw- how we view our body as my life during the ‘60s fects, it is something that ing activity is eye-opening just an object when in real- Every 5 -15 minutes civil rights movement has been engraved in you to many students because ity we use it every day to get before and aft er I was a certain way, to look a they begin to question out of bed,” Ayala said. (Every 30 minutes after 7 p.m.) told I lived in the ghet- certain way, and that can why they desire to look a For help with body to,” Gale said as quoted take a lot.” certain way. image issues or any other (408) 321-2300 vta.org on the album cover. The body image work- “It’s generally not be- mental health issues, stu- Th roughout his expe- shop also consisted of cause they came up with dents can reach out to the TTY (408) 321-2330 rience with jazz music, group and individual feeling but it’s because counseling services and sjdowntownparking.com Gale used it as a way to activities. One of the fi- they have had cultural in- schedule an appointment maintain inner peace. nal activities that had a fluences and society and Monday through Wednes- Gale said world peace resounding influence on other influences that has day 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Th urs- can only be achieved some students was when given the message that day 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and through inner peace. they were asked to draw this is not O.K. and this is Fridays from 10:30 a.m. Another screening themselves currently and better,”Johnson said. to 2:30 p.m. Psychological of the documentary also draw an image of how For junior commu- emergency services are will be held this Sunday they would want to look. nications major Israel also provided from 8:30 at the King Library. “I didn’t know what Ayala, he walked out the a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 14/09-9666 Rain Stites is a to draw,” Cabrera said. “I workshop with a different Randy Vazquez is Spartan Daily staff know what my body im- perspective on his own a Spartan Daily staff writer. age is but to put it on pa- body. writer. Wednesday, February 18, 2015 NEWS 3 Pillow fi ght in San Jose brings community together
BY ROSA JASSO @rosabjasso
Pillows smacked and feathers flew as people gathered for the annual pillow fight in San Jose on Sunday. Th e battle was arranged in Downtown San Jose between Camera 12 and Johnny Rockets on Paseo De San Antonio. The community event was promoted on the website http://pillowfightsj.blog- spot.com/ and different social networks such as Facebook, Instagram and Snap- chat. Over 400 people responded to the Facebook post and said they would join the fight but about 100 people actually attended. Kirsten Maneja, a sophomore at San Jose City College, and her boyfriend D.M. Ingram, a construction work- er in the San Jose area, were looking for something to do after Valentine’s Day. They dressed in onesie pajamas, Pokemon shirts and came with pillows they decorated. Others dressed up as well, one person dressed in a Pikachu outfi t, another one dressed in a penguin suit and an older man dressed in a Japanese-style robe. The crowd was separated into two Rosa Jasso | Spartan Daily groups, but once the whistle blew there Feathers fl y as Andrea Diaz, a community volunteer organizer, smacks away at other combatants during the were no longer sides but a mosh of peo- Downtown San Jose pillow fi ght on Sunday. Participants decorated their pillows for the event. ple swinging pillows. Th e fi ght was separated into two rounds, although most pillow feathers Particularly today people don’t kind of interact with one another that much so it’s nice to just were lost within the fi rst round and a see total strangers come out and have a good time and then come together and help clean up bed of feathers covered the ground. Some children sat on the fl oor shoving feathers Andrea Diaz back into their empty pillow cases. “ Community volunteer organizer for YWCA Less than half of the first group joined the second round. nice to just see total strangers come out The event was created to raise an- time,” was announced by” one of the After an hour of attacks the pillow and have a good time and then come to- ticipation within the community. A event organizers at the end of the battle. fight was over. gether and help clean up.” guessing game was used to make people Those who took part in the pillow fight Andrea Diaz, a community volun- Those who planned the event did not guess where the location of the pillow helped clean up the feathers that fell out teer organizer for YWCA, joined the want to give their names and declined fight would take place. of the pillows. feather fest as well. She has been a part to be interviewed. The actual location was not an- Four-year-old Abigail Sheffield said of the pillow fight for three years. One of the men who helped organize nounced until the day before the event. she had fun and would like to partici- “I think it’s fun. I think it’s great that the event said he didn’t want to do an According to the event’s website, pate in the event again. people come out here and just kind of interview because he didn’t want to get Camera 12 plaza was chosen because the “I want to again ‘cuz it’s really fun,” have a good time,” Diaz said. “Partic- credit for the event. He wanted the sto- cement area was easy to clean up and Sheffield said. ularly today people don’t kind of inter- ry to be about those who went out to the random people could join the battle. Rosa Jasso is a Spartan Daily staff act with one another that much so it’s pillow fight. “And now the best part, clean up writer.
FROM FRONT PAGE CONNECT WITH THE SPARTAN BART: 16-mile extension DAILY Student and service to Silicon Valley Light Rail buses and the The environmental Station will be at street Caltrain, among other process will take ap- level and it won’t cross Parking Y L public transit. proximately two years any intersections the I A The project has been and the proposed Phase way the light rail does. D N split into two separate II is not projected to be- “I think it’s great that @SPARTA Made Easy phases. Phase I, oth- gin passenger service we can go to the rest of erwise known as the until 2035. the Bay without driving Berryessa Extension, Opportunities for now but how much is it underwent construc- the public to participate really going to cost us?” tion in 2012 after gain- in the environmental said Spartan senior Jas- ing VTA clearance as process and provide pal Supra. Fourth Street Garage well as federal funding input are available. The project is ex- from the New Starts Anyone can attend the pected to create thou- Only $175 for SJSU Students program. two public meetings sands of jobs during the Phase I, which totals this month in the Alum construction and pas- 10 miles and extends Rock neighborhood and senger service phases, from the future Warm Downtown San Jose. boosting the region’s thespartandaily.tumblr.com Springs station in Fre- “It seems cool that economy. mont, will have two they will hear our Although Phase II of new stations and is pro- thoughts, but we (have the extension program jected to begin passen- to) wait to see if they is undergoing the en- ger service in 2017 with listen,” said senior busi- vironmental analysis a first-day ridership of ness major Eddie Benito. process, VTA’s early en- @SPARTANDAILY 23,000. Phase II includes vironmental projection Milpitas and Ber- four new stations cov- is a positive one as the ryessa stations, built as ering six additional project will remove cars facebook.com/ part of Phase I, will be miles ending in Santa from congested roads in spartandaily located near the Great Clara, including a five- Santa Clara County. Mall in Milpitas and mile long subway tun- Environmental con- FOR the San Jose Flea Mar- nel through Downtown cerns that will be eval- UPDATED Spring semester permits are valid ket in North San Jose. San Jose uated include air quali- NEWS & Phase I has been ap- The proposed sta- ty, traffic impact, noise January 15 through May 31. Permits are PHOTOS proved by the VTA and tions will be located at concerns from tunnel available for purchase at the Fourth Street the New Starts program Alum Rock in North vibrations and con- and Market & San Pedro Square already, however Phase San Jose, Downtown struction impacts. garage offices. II requires an approved San Jose near Fourth “Everyone is con- Supplemental Environ- and Market streets and cerned how long the Students must provide valid student ID and mental Impact Statement San Jose Diridon near disruptions will be tak- proof of enrollment (minimum 6 units). to become eligible for the Caltrain Station ing place in these loca- Please bring originals with copies. state and federal funding. and will end in Santa tions and that’s really VTA will also pro- Clara adjacent to the a major issue with this For more information, call (408) 794-1090. vide a combined Supple- Santa Clara Caltrain environmental docu- mental Environmental Station and Santa Clara ment,” said Environ- Get parking information, directions, maps Impact Report/3rd Sup- University. mental Planning Engi- SEND A LETTER plemental Environmen- All stations will be neer Tom Fitzwater. TO THE EDITOR and more at sjdowntownparking.com tal Impact Report state- built underground ex- Phase II’s first-day [email protected] ment which analyzes cept the proposed Santa expected ridership is Letters to the Editor must environmental impacts Clara Station which will 55,000 passengers. contain the author’s name, of Phase II to receive en- be at street level. VTA Damien Percy is address, phone number, sig- nature, and major. Only letters vironmental clearance and BART emphasized a Spartan Daily staff of 300 words or less will be for construction. how the Santa Clara writer. considered for publication. 4 A&E Wednesday, February 18, 2015
Ryan Dibiase | Contributing Photographer LED, Life Every Day, presents Borgore. EDM fans rage to ‘gorestep’ beats as the light show fl ips through psychedelic patterns fl ashing frenetic colors. FROM FRONT PAGE BORGORE: students rave to slapping Th e DJs took the stage and provided a dancing and bobbed their heads to his set. heavy metal infl uences. “Gorestep” music LED Presents last hosted an event at great atmosphere as a lead up to Borgore’s Th e dance fl oor became crowded as provokes the modern day dance crave of SJSU in October with its two day event, closing set. fans rushed to the ground fl oor to experi- “twerking” and shuffl ing. Jack Yo Lantern. Aft er the opening sets by Valentino ence his epic set. “Th e scene was awesome and every- “Some of my favorite memories in Khan and Ookay, Th e M Machine and Jack “Borgore disrupted San Jose State in a body seemed like they were having fun, college were at concerts at San Jose State. Beats took the stage, each performing for loud way with his heavy dubstep bangers I couldn’t stop dancing,” said avid EDM Coming back to these events makes me an hour. and fi lthy bass drops,” said SJSU senior concertgoer Michelle Lin, traveling here feel like I’m in college again,” Gallegos Zeds Dead played the set before Bor- Scott Haidarian, who is a business major. from Hayward, CA. said. gore, and did not disappoint as they elec- Borgore captivated the crowd by play- SJSU is no stranger to hosting electron- Th e Event Center is opening its doors trifi ed the Event Center with their electro ing songs “Wild n Out,” “Unicorn Zombie ic dance music concerts. Th e Event Center again for LED Presents as they booked the house and dubstep heavy set. Apocalypse,” “Nope” and “Last Year.” at SJSU hosted many shows for LED Pres- Dutch Djing duo Dada Life to perform on Zeds Dead combines the aspects of Th e Israeli DJ performed most of his ents. March 6. electro house, drum and bass, hip-hop and songs on his debut album #NEWGORE- “I think the venue is perfect for this According to its Facebook account, glitch into their largely dubstep platform. ORDER, which is available for purchase. event. I like the size of it because it’s an LED Presents is also coming back to SJSU Once Borgore took the stage, it was like a Th e type of music Borgore plays is approachable venue and isn’t as massive as with another two day event on April 17-18. fi re was set under the feet of the audience be- self-described as “Gorestep.” His music music festival venues,” SJSU alumnus Jose Raymond Ibale is a Spartan Daily staff cause most got up from their seat and started incorporates triplet drum patterns with Gallegos said. writer. Cinequest ‘Marry Me!’ FOLLOW US ON REVIEW BY MARQUERITE TUUFULI all human and were all wedding night. Th e groom’s @journalist2fuli equal, she does it so well, ex shows up at the reception INSTAGRAM with a lot of passion”. and Jurgen and Kemal fi st What happens when Sibel is a beautiful fi ght on the dance fl oor. @SPARTANDAILY two people of diff erent cul- self-assured Turkish Mus- You’ll sense the richness tures fall in love? A horri- lim woman, which is rare of their culture and tradi- ble wedding. in her culture. Th is causes tions make the couple ex- “Marry Me!,” is a ro- Sibel to bump heads with tremely unhappy, even to mantic comedy staring Si- her brother Kemal. the point where they were rin Zahed as Sibel, a young Kemal carelessly caus- going to divorce at their Turkish woman who falls in es drama. He harasses the own wedding celebration. love with Jurgen, a Flemish groom throughout the wed- Th ere’s a scene where Si- man. ding reception. bel’s aunties are gossiping Zached and Sibel are Sibel’s mother is also and one asks, “Why didn’t teachers at Belgian Tech- very negative throughout Sibel marry a Turk? Was nical High School, where the movie. She scolds Sibel this heathen the only one they met. When the young for embarrassing her fam- she can fi nd? Did they run couple decides to get mar- ily because of her divorce. out of Turks?” ried, but their families don’t Th e couple have an awk- Jurgen’s Catholic Flem- share the same excitement. ward fi rst kiss at their wed- ish family members also In fact, they hate it. ding ceremony because the gossip among themselves Jurgen’s traditional par- bride pulls away from the at the wedding reception ents don’t understand why groom and ordered him about Turkish traditions. their only son wants to mar- to restrain himself from One of Jurgen’s uncles ry a woman whose previous touching her throughout even tells his father “those marriage lasted 18 days. their wedding night. Th e Turks” are taking advan- Sibel’s mom and brother groom responds, “Sweetie, tage of him. are constantly aggravated it’s not the Middle Ages” Filled with family dra- with her decision. Jurgen and Sibel quickly lashes ma and cultural pride, and Sibel are looking for- back, “If you marry me “Marry Me!” teaches us ward to their big day, but you marry my family, it to embrace diversity and they are marrying not just has nothing to do with the change. Th is is a great fi lm each other, but their fami- Middle Ages.” for couples and families to lies as well. Th e majority of the fi lm watch. It challenges us to “Marry Me!” is all about takes place during the wed- accept cultural diff erenc- accepting cultural changes. ding reception. Th e pride- es and teaches us that love When Jurgen was asked ful families clash through- is beyond tradition and why he fell in love with out the wedding reception. stronger than cultural ties. Sibel he responded: “She Th ere are many awk- Marquerite Tuufuli is a talks about life, how were ward moments during their Spartan Daily staff writer. Wednesday, February 18, 2015 A&E 5 ‘Fift y Shades of Grey’ just before REVIEW Valentine’s Day BY VANESSA GONGORA worked for Grey. heartbeat. @_princessness_ Th e women who worked for Th e sex Grey fi t the supermodel stereo- scenes were in- “Fift y Shades of Grey,” a type while Steele was more of the tense, but not Photo courtesy of Universal Pictures best-selling erotic romance nov- plain Jane brunette. as much as the ‘50 Shades of Grey’ adaption seduces audiences to spread their wallets, el, transformed into a major Uni- Director Sam Taylor-Johnson’s book describes. but disappoints while stumbling through the its most intimate scenes. versal Studios production which choice to make Steele look like a Th e book illus- now leads the weekend box offi ce. Medieval nun weakens the fi lm. trates a massive Steele starts to fall for Grey to experience Grey’s playroom. Anastasia Steele, a graduating She is portrayed as awkwardly in- amount of sexual activity which because he seemed normal, that She wanted to know what the college student, fi lls in for her ill experienced with a drab sense of would basically make the movie a is until he told her he couldn’t do worst thing he would do to her roommate, Katherine Kavanagh, style and scrungy, unkempt hair. pornography if all actions were on anything more with her unless she was before signing anything. So to interview the rich and famous Th is look exaggerates the fi lm. signs the non-disclosure agree- she experienced getting whipped businessman Christian Grey for book’s description of Steele and Every time Grey touches her ment and other “paperwork.” hard 10 times on her butt which their campus newspaper. works against the image the book body, not even her private parts, Th e “paperwork” Steele is made her leave the room in tears Steele is escorted to Grey’s of- portrayed as a decent-looking she would have an over-drama- asked to sign reveals the kinky once Grey was fi nished. fi ce, sits down and recites Kavan- young woman who takes care of tized orgasm. Th e least the pro- side of Grey. It contains every- Th e next morning she returns gh’s questions. She questions his herself. ducers could do was make the sex thing he wanted to do sexually everything Grey gave her and sexuality because he has never Th e story predictably inter- scenes less awkward and more with Steele. left . Th e movie ended on this sud- been photographed with a wom- twines Grey and Steele’s paths in realistic. He shows her his “Red Room den note. an and Grey says “No, I am not a cliche story arch. Th e 27-year- Grey becomes obsessed with of Pain,” which is his playroom “Fift y Shades of Grey” was gay,” while gazing into her eyes. old billionaire romances her on a Steele. Any man who would come that has every sex toy available. atrocious. Grey becomes interested in helicopter ride. He buys her fi rst near her, such as her best friend He wants her to be his submissive Th e movie opened in theaters Steele because of her responses edition books, a Mac laptop and José or her co-worker Paul, drove girlfriend aft er he learns she was on Friday, and according to Uni- to his questions. He asks about even a lipstick-red Audi. Grey insanely jealous. He would a pure virgin. Grey wants Steele versal, it is the highest February her personal life and even off ers Aft er a couple of spontaneous randomly show up at places to all to himself in a manipulative, opening day ever. her an internship. Steele declines dates with Grey, Steele confess- check on her or he would have insecure way. Vanessa Gongora is a Spartan because she thinks she would not es she is a pure virgin and Grey Taylor, his driver, keep a close Aft er thinking about the se- Daily staff writer. fi t in with all the women who takes advantage of that in a watch without her knowing. ductive “paperwork,” Steele wants CHECK US OUT Faculty digital art show ON FACEBOOK
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Art mirrors life. It distills the most salient parts of our In an interview with the Guardian in July 2013, Haze culture and presents it, whether it’s good, bad or ugly, said “I think there’s room in hip-hop for tons of gay rap- gift -wrapped and sealed with a kiss. Raechel pers. I’m sure there’s already loads of them who are too Th e mirror is cracked. Flawed, even. Th ere are still scared to come out.” large parts of American life that go underrepresented in Price Haze said this fear is what keeps us from progressing. mainstream media. “If they’re too afraid to break out of the boxes that Th e parts that sit at the intersection of black and society places them in, then we’ll for ever be stag- queer, for example. nant,” Haze said. Follow Raechel on Twitter Media representation is important. It is an integral part @rae_thecyborg Th at’s just artists who have broken through to the in the fi ght for equality. When queer blackness is represent- mainstream. Th ere are queer artists who have carved out ed in television, fi lm or music, we take steps toward those success for themselves in their particular niches, far away bodies and lives being accepted. cation who is transgender and no stranger to having to from the heat of the mainstream spotlight. Rapper Syd Hollywood’s history has some dark stains. Th e Hays fight for her rights.” tha Kyd has gained success from her involvement in the Code immediately comes to mind. I’m not one for legal dramas, but I am here for any- hip-hop collective Odd Future. Th e era of the Hays Code offi cially lasted until 1945, but thing and everything that Cox does. Mykki Blanco is the multi-gendered stage persona of was loosely followed by American fi lmmakers until 1968. Fox’s new show “Empire” recently stirred up contro- Michael David Quattlebaum Jr., where Blanco pushes Established in 1934, the Hays Code outlined a set versy when it featured a kiss between two gay characters, gender boundaries with rap, art and poetry. of moral guidelines for fi lmmakers to follow. Among Jamal and Michael. Ratings for the show plummeted Th e importance of mainstream pop culture shouldn’t the more insidious of prohibitions were strict bans on when test audiences saw the scene. be overlooked, because pop culture casts a wide net capa- “discussions of sexual perversion” and miscegenation, Cecilia Kang of the Huffi ngton Post said the response ble of reaching not only the most amount of people, but otherwise known as interracial relationships. was “indicative of the homophobia that many have people guaranteed to need the education most. Even during the era of the Hays Code, boundaries discussed existing within parts of the African-American Musician Azealia Banks has repeatedly gotten into were pushed. In an August 2008 edition of NPR’s “All community.” trouble for her off ensive comments on Twitter. Banks Th ings Considered,” Bob Mondello talks about the Th e show’s creators, Lee Daniels and Danny Strong, identifi es as bisexual, but has repeatedly used homopho- community standards the Code was based on, and how it expressed their desire to push buttons with the show. bic language in her tweets. changed with time. “We want to make people uncomfortable,” they told In 2013, she used a homophobic slur against Perez Mondello said by 1959, a code-approved fi lm could the Huffi ngton Post. Hilton, calling him a “messy faggot.” deal with “pretty much any topic but homosexuality.” Perhaps those who are uncomfortable with Empire’s Banks continues to justify her use of off ensive language. Th at, of course, changed the same year with the release gay kiss haven’t heard of Bayard Rustin, civil rights ac- In an interview with the Guardian in 2014, Banks said that, of “Some Like it Hot,” during which actors Tony Curtis tivist and proud gay man. Rustin was Dr. Martin Luther to her, the term means “anybody that hates women.” and Jack Lemmon ward off male suitors while dressed in King Jr.’s right-hand man, who was largely responsible Banks justifi ed using the slur by saying “a lot of gay drag. for organizing the 1963 March on Washington. men are way more misogynistic than straight men.” But representation has taken big strides since 1968, Outside of TV and fi lm, music is also making strides To me, that sounds a lot like fi ghting fi re with fi re. and television is partially to thank. toward equality and representation. Frank Ocean made Media representation is integral to equality. It is im- Laverne Cox’s new role on CBS and recent Emmy nom- huge waves when he came out as bisexual in 2012. portant we include all queer blackness in the American ination are huge victories for queer black representation. Rapper Angel Haze remains outspoken against ho- narrative. Cox’s role will be in the upcoming pilot “Doubt.” mophobia in the rap scene. Haze identifi es as pansexual, It’s time we fi xed the mirror. Cox plays as Cameron Wirth, a character described by meaning she is attracted to other people regardless of Raechel Price is a Spartan Daily staff writer. Variety as “a defense attorney with an Ivy League edu- their gender identity. Off the Straight & Narrow runs every other Wednesday.
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TO READ THE LATEST IN NEWS, SPORTS, ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT, OPINION AND MORE! Wednesday, February 18, 2015 OPINION 7 èè COUNTER POINTS çç Executive Editor Nicholas Ibarra Managing Editor Kristen Wirtz Do you believe the Illuminati is real or fake? Executive Producer Lauren Hernandez FOR AGAINST A&E Editor Keenan Fry Tech Editor Secret society histori- The Illuminati is not Abraham Rodriguez Opinion Editor Beverly Ukpabi cally benefi ts from its out to haunt you or Sports Editor Samuel Brannan ominous symbolism your overall well-being Photo Editor spiracy theory is that the Samson So Illuminati is a term asso- Online Editor Henry Navarro Cristian Ponce group is made up of the ciated with various people, Jerica Lowman world’s elite, which are al- organizations and events in Multimedia Editor legedly responsible for recent history. Th e word itself is de- Victor Guzman world events ranging from rived from the plural form of Copy Editors the 9/11 attacks to the Boston “illuminatus,” which means Brandon Chew Marathon bombings and Allison Yang “enlightened” in Latin. celebrity murders. Production Editors John Coleman’s “Conspir- And of course, they wor- Linh Nguyen ators’ Hierarchy: Th e Com- ship Lucifer and want to take Patricia Lee mittee of 300” delves into the over the world while murder- goals and agendas of the Illu- ing the population. Staff Writers & minati. Th ese include using Follow Henry Sites like the popular Photographers mind control, creating mass Follow Cristian Adrian Monroy on Twitter on Twitter http://InfoWars.com and unemployment and suppress- Anastasiya Rakova @manof2moro @Heel_Ponce even mainstream sites like ing scientifi c development Andrea Sandoval http://MTV.com pick up on except on things benefi cial to Arno Bryant these Illuminati theories. the Illuminati. Courtney Kreitner which the Illuminati are Th e Illuminati is a made YouTube, and every dark Th ese ideas may seem ex- Cristian Ponce linked. They are tied to up excuse for the troubles in corner of the Internet for that Damien Percy treme at fi rst, but they might movies, TV shows, musi- our society. matter, is a breeding ground Darby Brown-Kuhn not be that far from where cians and just about every Every other day there for everything Illuminati, David Bermudez we’re heading. other form of media you seems to be a new conspiracy including ridiculous theories Duy Nguyen What if everyone in prison can think of. theory about the Illuminati such as Barney the dinosaur Estefany Sosa was given a second chance at One of the more common exposing its existence by being the devil’s work. Henry Navarro life by having the choice to Jonathan Wold symbols associated with the putting subliminal images in There is no concrete have their memory erased and Jeremy Cummings Illuminati is the all-seeing eye the media. evidence for any of these start over with a new iden- Justin Edrington as seen on the Great Seal on If you do a quick Google claims and every bit of tity? What if Siri goes from Justin San Diego the back of the dollar bill. As search of any artist or event, Illuminati “evidence” seems being in your iPhone to being Jonathan Wold noted on http://greatseal.com, plus Illuminati, then you will overblown and exaggerated one of millions of walking Marquerite Tuufuli under the pyramid there’s the likely come up with dozens to the highest extent. Marissa Trigos and talking robots taking Roman numeral for the year of results for evidence claim- Conspiracy theorists will Raechel Price the place of humans in the 1776 which represents the ing there is a link with this look for symbolism within Rain Stites workforce in a decade or two? signing of the Declaration of secret society. every bit of information, Randy Vazquez What if all research is stopped Independence. Coincidentally, Th e most recent example every intricacy and every bit Raphael Stroud then one of the leaders of the that’s the same year the Bavar- of this was during the Super of dialect. Raven Swayne Illuminati gets diagnosed Raymond Ibale ian Illuminati was formed. Bowl 49 halft ime show with Th ese conspiracies have with a deadly disease? Th ey’d Rigoberto Gomes In the realm of pop cul- Katy Perry. garnered so much attention have all scientists fi nd a Rosa Jasso ture, music videos are beacons Everything she did was toward musical artists like cure and/or treatment in a Stacy Torres of various symbols and supposedly connected with Jay Z and Beyonce because heartbeat. Th ese ideals can be Taylor Atkinson representations of the Illumi- Illuminati and devil worship, there is apparently satanic something to strive toward. Vanessa Gongora nati. Th e band 30 Seconds to from her coming out riding symbolism in their hand a giant tiger to the checker- Production chief OnOn some oc- Mars has a video called “Up gestures and the logos on Tim Burke in the Air” which contains board pattern on the fl oor. their shirts. Manager the all-seeing eye along with Th ese were automatical- Th e thing theorists don’t Deborah Briese casions,casion images several appearances of a ly connected to the ancient realize is that celebrities News Advisers pyramid, which are two of the Egyptian goddess Isis, while like these hip-hop artists, Richard Craig may be hidden in most prevalent symbols tied the checkerboard pattern for fi lmmakers and anyone else Scott Fosdick the background to the Illuminati that are seen her performance was dubbed in the media are probably Mack Lundstrom in the entertainment industry. as evil Masonic imagery by the continuing to put subliminal Design Adviser begging for youy Th e band’s frontman, Jared popular http://InfoWars.com. messages in their content Tim Mitchell Leto, isn’t discreet when it Th ese “signs” implied that because the Illuminati hype Multi Media to noticeice comes to placing hidden sym- Katy Perry was in cahoots gets them attention. Adviser with the Illuminati and its plot Kim Komenich bols in 30 Seconds to Mars’ People looking for clues music videos. In paparazzi for world domination. in music videos and songs Advertising Adviser According to Oxford photos and magazines such are just giving these artists Tim Hendrick Dictionary, the use of the as 7 Hollywood, he’s known TheTh modern more YouTube hits and free word can be traced back to a AD Director for making circle and triangle publicity. sect of Spanish heretics in the Timothy Lamacus ” gestures which represent the IlluminatiIllum was Artists who claim they 16th century and a Bavarian all-seeing eye and pyramid. want to join the Illuminati Creative Director secret society in 1776. Th e With social media, hun- made up by in- or have sold their souls to Sergio Camacho basis of this secret society was Assistant Creative dreds of TV channels and the devil, like Bob Dylan to oppose superstitious beliefs Director countless websites, the Illu- dividuals trying and Eminem, can refer to and the abuse of state power, Th o Giang minati’s symbolism is virtu- anything, like dedicating among other things. Over to give reason to ally unavoidable. There are their entire lives to music or Advertising Staff time, “Illuminati” began re- proponents of it, whether giving up their private life to Aleksandra Karichkina ferring to more organizations the world and to discreetly or publicly, who the paparazzi. Allison Ghimenti that had the same central Ashley Bare imbue images in its works Why would this “se- goals as the secret societies create a reason to Brian Houts for others to see. cret” organization—with before them. Jessica Jayson The Illuminati are those the inevitable goal of world When it comes to the rebel againstnst the Kevin Connell who claim to have enlight- domination—be giving clues most popular conspiracy Rebecca Ahrens ening knowledge but rarely out to its diabolical plans in theories, the Illuminati has systemm Samantha Mendoza do they announce to the the media? Tuan Nguyen been linked or purported to public this self-designation. What if a terrorist attack Wilfred Caidoy be involved as the puppe- Your friends and fami- But let’s face the facts here. was actually just that, a ter- Yu-Hsi Liu teers lurking in the shadows. ly may even believe in the Th e real Illuminati came rorist attack? One of the oldest organi- ideals of the Illuminati. to an end in 1785. Can celebrities not die on Letters to zations linked to Illuminati Th ey were neither” satanic Look for emblems such as accident or because of natu- conspiracy theories are the the Editor the eye or pyramid around or evil and merely opposed ral causes? Freemasons. CBS News went your environment. Th ey may religious control over the Th e modern Illuminati Letters to the Editor may be placed inside the world of this frater- be as discreet as you fi nding a state and law. was made up by individuals in the letters to the editor box in the nal organization, which orig- dollar bill lying on its back on Freemasonry, which is trying to give reason to the Spartan Daily offi ce in Dwight Ben- inally only had stonemasons the way to school. always connected to the world and to create a reason tel Hall, Room 209, sent by fax to as members, but expanded to You’d be surprised how Illuminati for some reason, to rebel against the system. (408) 924- 3282, emailed to let those in other occupations many Illuminati-related im- is a fraternity that has also We want to believe that [email protected] or written join. Th ey found out it wasn’t ages and messages you come existed for hundreds of years. all of the issues in the world to the Spartan Daily Opinion a religion and they regularly across. Some of the society’s most need some sort of explana- Editor, 1 Washington Square, San donate money to charity. Whether you believe in the infamous members include tion and the most logical one Jose, CA 95192-0149. Letters to the Some of the more famous Illuminati or not, its sym- George Washington and for many it seems is there is Editor must contain the author’s members of the Freemasons bolism is on display in every Benjamin Franklin, accord- a secret society causing all of name, address, phone number, sig- include George Washington, form of media from books to ing to the Masonic Service our pain. nature and major. Letters become Henry Ford, Winston Chur- music videos. On some occa- Association. Th e reality is we are the property of the Spartan Daily and chill and Colonel Sanders. sions, images may be hidden Still in existence today, cause of all of the troubles in may be edited for clarity, grammar, One of the more com- in the background begging for this group claims to work the world. libel and length. Only letters of 300 mon conspiracy theories you to notice. towards a better society with We don’t need to come up words or less will be considered for linked to the Freemasons is Don’t believe everything things like self-improvement with excuses or theories as to publication. Published opinions and the Apollo moon landing as you see to be a coincidence. and education. why the world doesn’t treat advertisements do not necessarily they have one of the flags The Illuminati are more Th e supposed “rebirth” us right. refl ect the views of the Spartan taken to the moon displayed than meets the eye. of the modern Illuminati is Cristian Ponce is a Spar- Daily, the School of Journalism and in one of its lodges. Henry Navarro is a Spar- hard to trace, but it is linked tan Daily staff writer. Mass Communication or SJSU. Th e Historical events aren’t Spartan Daily is a public forum. tan Daily staff writer. to an evil secret society. the only occurrences to Th e most popular con- 8 SPORTS Wednesday, February 18, 2015 On Deck
Baseball Home opener 11–8 comeback win against San Francisco last night at Municipal Stadium
Aft er a tough opening weekend on the road at Loyola Maramount Uni- versity, the Spartans came back from a fi ve-run defi cit in their home opener to the San Francisco Dons to win last night. Th e Spartans are now 1–3 over- all and take on Northern Colorado on Friday at Municipal Stadium. Softball Cristian Ponce | Spartan Daily Santa Clara Bronco Classic San Jose State rugby players miss tackles on a Chico State player in a 66–0 loss to the Wildcats on Saturday. Sunday, Feb. 20–22 at Santa Clara Wildcats claw Spartans in blowout win The San Jose State softball team holds an 8–3 record and will play The Wildcats found their “It’s not really a strength or Chico dominated posses- Idaho State and Illinois-Chicago Daily success in both halves of size issue, they’re more eager sion for the entire game, allow- in a double-header to kick off the Video the game by outrunning the to get in there and be physi- ing SJSU very little time with Santa Clara Bronco Classic on Feb. wings and completing lateral cal then we are,” Spartan lock the ball in either half. 20 at Santa Clara. passes with ease as they ran Johan Craig said. “They must “Th ey got size, we got past the Spartan defense for be practicing that a lot more speed,” Friedman said. “If we Meet Soft ball Slugger BY DAMIEN PERCY successful tries. than we are, they are expect- got it out to our backs a lot AND CRISTIAN PONCE Sharon-Renae Estrada “Defense wins games, if ing to go hard and get hit.” more I think it would have @PercyBanked you tackle good (you) play Coach Tanuvasa said he was been a diff erent game.” @Heel_Ponce good,” Tanuvasa said. “Un- proud of the way his team fought Despite the loss to a top Estrada is hitting .455 and leading fortunately today we didn’t and stuck together through the contender in the conference the team with seven home runs San Jose State Rugby was de- show up to tackle; they ran adverse result of the game. SJSU, Tanuvasa remains hope- through 11 games. The San Ber- feated cleanly by the conference right through our guys.” “That’s what I love about ful to qualify for the playoff s. nardino native is in her fourth leader Chico State Wildcats, los- Chico State has a clear size Spartan Rugby, we don’t give “Our goal right now is to year as a Spartan and off to her ing 66–0 Saturday aft ernoon at advantage over the Spartans, up,” said second year Spartan make it to the playoff s, we have best start. the 10th Street fi eld. who referred to the Wildcat Patrick Friedman. to make it to the playoff s,” Tanu- Th e Wildcats dominated players as trees. Regardless of the Spartan vasa said. “Th at means we have Men’s Basketball the game as they pressured the “Avoid the trees, get it out- effort, Chico overpowered to win the next two to three Spartans defensively and off en- side to the backs, tire them up SJSU and continued to move games to qualify.” vs Utah State tonight at SJSU, sively, taking advantage of every and use our speed,” said Spartan the chains on both the left Th e players keep their hopes at San Diego State Saturday possession. outside center Kevin Orme. and right wings. high as well. Craig said the play- Feb. 21 at SJSU Th e fi rst half of the game SJSU had many penalties “We hadn’t been preparing off s are a realistic goal for the resulted in the Wildcats con- and turnovers aft er Spartan for- for that level of physicality and Spartan Rugby team. With a lack of depth on the bench, verting more than six tries and wards were grounded through- it showed,” Craig said. Th e Spartans are back in San Jose State’s men’s basketball placed kicks. out the game. Just before the fi nal whistle, action at home next Saturday team dropped its 14th straight game “Chico is one of the best in Th e second half result- a Wildcat player kicked the ball against Stanford as they try to against Wyoming at home over the the conference,” Head Coach ed in much of the same, but approximately 30 yards past the bounce back aft er the tough loss. weekend. Th e Spartans will get an- Pio Tanuvasa said. “I think my the Spartan defense was fo- Spartan defense as another Chi- Damien Percy and other shot at Utah State tonight, aft er boys played good, we still need a cused to halt the overpower- co State player sprinted to it for Cristian Ponce are Spartan losing 61–33 in their last meeting. lot of work.” ing off ense of Chico forwards. the dive and try to make it 66–0. Daily staff writers.
FROM FRONT PAGE SOFTBALL: Spartans’ hot start fueled by high-powered off ense
Th e Spartans are counting on a potent “We were very sloppy defensively, and lineup powering them to the postseason. we need to clean that up and they know “Our whole top of the lineup is pret- it,” Turner said. ty much a powerhouse,” senior infielder On the mound Lang, who is the team’s Sharon-Renae Estrada said. ace starting pitcher, is looking to push Last year’s team was led offensively by herself even further this season. Jessie Hufstetler and Jessica Garcia. “Last year was a big growing year for me Hufstetler hit .441 and was second on the as well,” Lang said. “My body was going in team with fi ve home runs and 44 runs bat- and out of back injuries, neck injuries.” ted in, while Garcia Despite the ap- led the team with 10 parent injuries, Lang home runs and 53 held a 12–5 record, runs batted in. and led the team in “It’s nice to hit wins, earned run behind Huf, be- We were w very average, batting av- cause I know she’s erage against, saves going to do some- sloppy defen- and innings pitched. thing good,” Estra- If last year’s Lang da said. sively, and we wasn’t at 100 per- Estrada used “ cent, the Mountain that comfort to her West is in for a sur- advantage, crush- need to clean prise this year. ing the competition Lang’s teammates in the fi rst weekend that upp anandd know fi rsthand during with fi ve home runs practice how chal- in the six games. lenging it is to step in “I think I was they knowow it against her. just seeing the ball “She has a heavy really well,” Estrada Peter Turner dropball,” Estrada said. “It clicked at said. “It’s defi nite- the right time.” Softball head coach ly hard catch up if She added two you’re not on time.” more last weekend Madison Fish as well to push her and Katelyn Linford to a team-leading seven home runs. ”round out the starting pitching rotation. Beyond Hufstetler, Garcia and Estra- Last season, Fish and Linford had da, the Spartans are also banking on big nearly identical earned run averages at contributions from Jessica Madrid and 4.84 and 4.87. Michelle Cox. Turner said a key for the pitching staff The team is pleased with Madrid’s as a whole was to limit the number of walks ability to lead off the game and set the they’ve been handing out to be successful. table for the batters behind her. “Th ey need to throw strikes, and they Cox has has been productive for the need to get ahead in the count,” Turner said team as well, hitting .500 up to this point “If they do that, they’re as good as anybody.” in the season. A lot of the pressure on the pitching staff The offense is there for SJSU. will come down to the ace of the staff , and The question for the Spartans will be Lang is ready for the challenge. how the defense holds up over the course “My goal is to never stop playing until of the season. they tell me to,” Lang said. “I want to be The team has made 13 fielding er- out there on the big stage.” rors on the season already, with seven of Jonathan Wold is a Spartan Daily them coming in the three losses. staff writer.