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GETTING HANDS DIRTY PEACE BE WITH YOU Nursing program unveils Peace Pole

By Vasuki Rao & Rain Stites @VasukiRao94 @writeas_rain

Th e Valley Foundation School of Nursing and the Associated Students unveiled a representation of peace and diversity at San Jose State University yesterday aft ernoon by planting the second Peace Pole at the Bell Rose Garden. “May peace prevail on Earth” is inscribed with 12 diff erent languages on all sides of the commemora- tive monument. SJSU’s other Peace Pole is located at the International House on 11th Street. Randy Vazquez | Spartan Daily Senior nursing student Navpreet Kaur pushed for the approval of the project. During her semester at San Jose State University alumna Allison Hom mixes clay for other students yesterday night in the Industrial Studies building.

LAUGHTER IS THE BEST MEDICINE SeriousFun for a serious cause Campus organization supports children in need

By Andrew Cypert He started the club on campus af- new world of possibilities, according to @audaciousgreen ter volunteering with the SeriousFun the organization’s mission statement. Children’s Network at “Th e Painted Th ere are 30 SeriousFun camps Children with serious illnesses can Turtle” summer camp in Lake Hughes, worldwide, including 11 in North have a happy life or a rough life. A California in 2013. America. Children are able to spend a club on campus is doing all they can to “It was a life-changing experience. week at the camps thanks to donations make the former as realistic as possible. I could see how simple things could made to the nonprofi t organization. Students get together every Th ursday change people’s lives,” Vu said. “You Vu said SJSU’s club will try to send at 6 p.m. in Dudley Moorhead Hall to really give these kids memories that all of its members to various Serious- help youth camps by supporting them they’ll hold onto for a lifetime.” Fun camps to volunteer. with money and volunteering. Late actor Paul Newman founded He said he is interested in sending Th e San Jose State University Serious- the SeriousFun Children’s Network his members to a camp in Barret- Fun Club was founded last semester by in 1988. Th e fi rst camp was in locat- stown, Ireland in the future. Th e camp Vasuki Rao | Spartan Daily psychology junior Tue Vu, who is the ed Ashford, Connecticut and named is located in a medieval-themed castle. club’s president. It is an extension of the “Th e Hole in the Wall Gang Camp” as “It looks really good on your resume Nursing senior Navpreet Kaur stands SeriousFun Children’s Network. a tribute to Newman’s movie “Butch if you’re looking to work with chil- beside the Peace Pole, a monument that “With this club we plan on raising Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.” dren, be in nursing or OT (occupa- symbolizes peace and diversity and says money as well as raising awareness be- Newman started the camps to help tional therapy) because there are a lot “May Peace Prevail On Earth” in twelve cause I’m sure not a lot of people have children with serious illnesses and their of nursing opportunities,” Vu said. different languages. heard of this organization,” Vu said. families discover joy, confi dence and a see CHILDREN on page 2 see MONUMENT on page 2

HEALTHY AND WISE MOTIVATION FOR EDUCATION Wellness Center CommUniverCity seeks to hosts 8th annual inspire college aspirations By Jordan Alexis San Jose High School students Th e International Baccalaure- @jaa951 also heard from former Vice ate Program doubles as a college- Spartapalooza Mayor Madison Nguyen, who prep curriculum which empha- In an attempt to encourage high graduated from UC Santa Cruz sizes intercultural understanding By Hailee Miguel 50 in previous years with 1,200 school students to pursue higher and got her master’s at the Uni- and enrichment. @Hailee_Miguel to 1,400 attendees. education, CommUniverCity of versity of Chicago. Nearly 300 According to the school’s Inter- “We wanted it to be not only San Jose teamed up with multiple kids fi lled the multipurpose room national Baccalaureate Program Last Th ursday marked San informative, but transforma- elementary, junior high and high at the high school to hear Nguyen college of attendance page, San Jose State University’s eighth tive,” Morgan said. schools in Santa Clara County talk about her experiences during Jose High has sent its graduating annual Spartapalooza in the Each booth had its own theme, last week for its fi ft h annual Col- college and how it aff ected her. seniors to 38 diff erent colleges Student Union Ballroom. including sexual myths, health lege Day. “College opened my mind to across the United States. Th e festival housed nearly 50 tips on stress, body image, food Th e event provides guest speak- so many diff erent opportunities” San Jose State was among one interactive booths that focused choices, alcohol safety and how ers that take time to come visit Nguyen said. “All these great op- of the colleges that students have on bringing health and wellness check your blood pressure. schools in hopes to encourage portunities came just from sim- been choosing to attend. awareness to attendees. “We have a variety of diff erent kids not only to apply for college, ply being on a college campus.” SJSU also collaborated with the Spartapalooza is usually held topics,” said lead peer-health but to fi nish as well. As of 2014, the San Jose Uni- CommUniverCity earlier this year in March, but due to a move in educator for body image Me- “Whether it is events, speakers, fi ed School District graduated to provide free tickets to families buildings this summer, the fes- lissa Mabe. “Each table has a any exposure (kids) get to college 2,016 seniors and 46 percent of for the Spartans opening football tival had to be postponed to this specialty to help students make is a benefi t for them,” said Her- them were eligible for a UC/CSU game versus New Hampshire. October. healthier choices for a better bert Espiritu the assistant princi- academic career according to the Several SJSU alumni, current Associate Director for Campus lifestyle.” pal of guidance at San Jose High district’s website. students and faculty serve as Wellness Laurie Morgan said this Morgan said the goal of Spar- School. San Jose High School off ers CommUniverCity staff members. year’s festival was a bit smaller tapalooza is to be interactive for Th e guest speakers students multiple academic programs to SJSU graduate Elizabeth and the amount of booth spaces students. heard from included San Jose help prepare kids for college in- Figueroa is the education pro- had to be cut back to make the Prizes off ered at each booth Mayor Sam Liccardo who spoke cluding the International Bacca- grams manager and one of the or- event more manageable. drew crowds of attendees. at Sylvandale Middle School and laureate Diploma Program. Th e ganizers of the College Day event. Th is year’s event hosted Booth participants created City Council candidate Raul program’s name is displayed right “Personally, I feel College Day is around 40 booths, but Morgan HEALTH 2 Peralez who spoke at Burnett underneath the school’s name on INSPIRE 2 said there have been more than see on page Middle School. the front wall of the campus. see on page 2NEWS Tuesday, October 13, 2015

MONUMENT Last year, aft er Kaur emailed them again, she received a reply from Aditya Mairal, from page 1 former Director of Intercultural Aff airs at A.S. and mechanical engineering senior. San Jose City College, Kaur saw a Peace Mairal said he liked the idea and helped Pole and said she thought it would add to Kaur get the ball rolling on its execution SJSU’s diverse community. by inviting her to a board meeting. “Here was a monument in front of me “I gave her that push and told her that that had languages that were so diff erent ‘yes, you can do this’,” Mairal said. from one another,” Kaur said in her speech In her speech before the unveiling cer- at the unveiling ceremony. “Each language emony, Amante said the placement of had its own unique pattern yet each and this monument comes at a perfect time every one of them meant the same thing.” because October is recognized as Legacy Kaur chose the 12 languages based off Month, a celebration of SJSU’s history. the top languages spoken in Santa Clara “As we celebrate Legacy Week and County as recorded in a U.S. Census. Month, this pole will serve as a legacy left “Th ey all looked diff erent but they meant by Associated Students, Th e Valley Foun- the same thing,” Kaur said. dation School of Nursing and most of all, Th e Peace Pole Project was founded in Navpreet Kaur,” Amante said. Japan by Masahisa Goi in 1955. Amante said getting the approval from Th e World Peace Prayer Society, a non- campus planning, placing the order for profi t organization that started the proj- | Spartan Daily the pole and coordinating the unveiling Andrew Cypert ect, created a universal prayer of peace ceremony was a lengthy project, but she Freshmen Veena Velury (left) and Sandy Chou (right) decorate a banner aiming to unite people worldwide. Over thought it was worth it. for SeriousFun’s Camp Korey, summer camp for children with serious 200,000 Peace Poles have since been “When I was speaking just now and she illnesses. planted around the world. (Kaur) was speaking, I was holding back According to the press release sent out by tears because I was so excited just to be able velopment freshman Veena Velury. “I A.S. President LooLoo Amante, SJSU is now CHILDREN to see it,” Amante said. “It looks so beautiful.” found out what it was and I was really the third California State University with a Both Kaur and Amante hope the Peace interested in it because it pertains to my Peace Pole monument on its campus. from page 1 Pole will act as a gentle reminder to ev- major and I love working with kids.” “I think it’s a great symbol for the cam- eryone that the diversity present on this Th e club also allows its members to be Velury said some members were already pus and the location near the tower and campus is what makes SJSU an inclusive creative. At their last meeting, club mem- friends before joining, but the club is an the rose garden couldn’t be better,” inter- environment. bers made a banner for another Serious- excellent way to meet new people. im President Susan Martin said. Fun camp, “Camp Korey,” in Washington Th e SJSU SeriousFun Club is tabling at A.S. paid for the Peace Pole. Kaur brought Vasuki Rao is the Spartan Daily A&E that said, “SJSU Loves Camp Korey.” the Homecoming “Fire at the Fountain” the idea to them two years ago, but it had to editor and Rain Stites is the Camp Korey is part of a growing global event on Tower Lawn this Th ursday. Th ey be postponed because because A.S did not Spartan Daily managing editor. community of camps and programs that hope to recruit new members and will be know where to guide her. empower children and families living selling tickets to a magic show on Nov. 12. with serious medical conditions through All profi ts from the event and additional year-round, life-changing experiences, money raised throughout the semester LANGUAGES ON PEACE POLE according to its website. will benefi t the SeriousFun Children’s English Persian “Th e kids wait every year to come to these Network or help send club members on French Portugese camps,” said dietetics junior Keith Lo- campus to an international camp. Hindi Russian hacharoen. “When they come they’re full of “Last semester we raised $500 for the Japanese Spanish energy and super happy. It’s enlightening.” SeriousFun Club,” Vu said. “Th is year I’m Korean Tagalog Even though the club has only been hoping to raise $1,500.” Mandarin Vietnamese around for half a year, it has 25 current members and it is still growing. Andrew Cypert is a “In the beginning of the year they had Spartan Daily staff writer. the booth out,” said child health and de- Day: Family and Community Conference INSPIRE on Oct. 24 and Nov. 24 from 7:30 a.m. to from page 1 1:30 p.m. in the Student Union. Hundreds of participants including students from FOLLOW US ON TWITTER making a great impact with students,” fi ft h to 12th grade will have the opportu- Figueroa said. “Last year, we had a speaker nity learn more about the importance of who chose to be a speaker because some- preparing paring, attending and graduat- @SPARTANDAILY one visited her class for College Day and ing college. she wanted to pay it forward.” In the coming weeks, SJSU will also be Jordan Alexis is a the site of CommUniverCity’s College Spartan Daily staff writer.

Hailee Miguel | Spartan Daily Lihn Nguyen, junior health science major, discusses the effects of stress with students at Spartapalooza in the Student Union Ballroom. change. Th ey also identify what lifestyle HEALTH and behavior changes they would like to from page 1 make to be healthier individuals. Nursing students also attended and the hands-on games and informational ways event and had the fi rst booth upon entrance. of thinking about wellness, whether it be Th eir main purpose was to educate stu- physical, emotional or mental. dents about hypertension or high blood Booth hosts said they wanted to get in- pressure. Nurses took students blood pres- volved by asking students questions on sure and talked to them about normal lev- certain topics to see what they knew and els as well as the importance of checking what more they could learn from the event. blood pressure. “I wanted to check out the diff erent Th ose involved in Spartapalooza are booths and learn about health and safety, doing their best to make an impact on and get some prizes,” said management campus and reach students about healthy information systems junior Lina Alotri. “I lifestyles, keeping them informed on what liked the ‘my plate’ booth—that was pret- they can do for themselves and the people ty cool learning about the diff erent food around them. groups and true or false questions, and the “We try to make it fun so we can get sextactoe was pretty funny.” them in—provide prizes and incentives Students were asked to complete a to get them to come out because I know feedback form on their experience and sometimes just feeding them facts, it gets thoughts about what they learned at Spar- tiring,” said health science junior Celeste tapalooza aft er the event. Reyes. “We want them to know that you According to the forms and surveys, stu- can save someone’s life by coming and dents seemed to like the event. playing and learning some facts about “Th e feedback has been phenomenal,” little things you can do to save someone.” Morgan said. “For me, the important question is as a result of this event—are Hailee Miguel is a you thinking about or are you going to Spartan Daily staff writer. change a behavior?” Morgan said a high percentage of stu- See video coverage at dents state that they will think about YouTube.com/SpartanDailyYT Tuesday, October 13, 2015 A&E 3

Top middle photo by Jeremy Cummings | Spartan Daily. Others photos by Katie Rike | Spartan Daily Top left: The Frogman Experience was fi rst of the day to perform at the Catalyst’s Atrium. Most of their musicians wore costumes when performing. Top middle: Stephan Sams, lead singer of The Redlight District, performs at the Blue Lagoon near the end of the Santa Cruz Music Festival Saturday Top right: Drummer Luke Aton of The Jolly Llamas rocked out at Woodstock’s Pizza Saturday afternoon. Center: Headliner RJD2 had the crowd pumped at the Catalyst’s main stage Middle bottom: April, vocalist for rock band Moonbeau captivates the crowd at Streetlight Records. Bottom left: Prof attracted a huge crowd at the Catalyst’s main stage Bottom right: Pure Powers performed at the Blue Lagoon in downtown Santa Cruz Musicians vibe throughout Santa Cruz

By Katie Rike I was stoked to have stayed around for Moonbeau be- with a hula hoop. Th e most entertaining part of the whole @KatieRike cause they turned out to be one of my favorite perfor- performance were the crazy lights that went with the beat mances of the day. In addition to being a catchy rock of the songs. It almost seemed like the light show existed Th e Santa Cruz Music Festival which took place along band, they were entertaining to watch. simply to compensate for the lack of talent on stage. Pacifi c Ave for its third year in a row on Saturday, was Th e group consisted of two bada-- female singers, Emma I decided to leave this show and go to the second stage surprisingly unlike any other festival I had been to. and April, drummer Jordan who had endless energy, and a at the Catalyst to be there for Pep Love. Th e main stage For one, I was expecting a few streets to be closed off , substitute guitarist who looked like a young Ryan Gosling. had been so crowded that there weren’t many people left open only to those with wristbands but instead, musicians It was hard for me to take photos during the show be- to show love for Pep Love. and disc jockeys played inside diff erent venues such as cause I couldn’t help but move along to the the band’s Th is bummed me out because he was signifi cantly more bars, restaurants and a record store. Th ere were diff erent grungy-rock sound. Watching the band perform inside a entertaining than the previous act. His raps actually had booths selling SCMF clothing, handmade art and other record store made the scene more engaging and intimate. meaning and between songs he spoke directly to the merchandise, but there were less booths than I expected. Th roughout the rest of the day, I went back and forth crowd. Th e way the event was arranged made it feel less like a fes- to the diff erent venues, stopping at Motiv to dance along At one point he said, “Yeah I’m a rapper, yeah I’m an tival and more like a day of barhopping through Santa Cruz to Th e Pirate & Smasheltooth, Pure Powers at the Blue MC, but I am also an activist. And we’re here to take this with cover charges at the locations where bands were playing. Lagoon and Prof at the Catalyst. Somewhere in between culture back.” Th is allowed non-festival attendees to still see a band or there I made a pit stop at Rockers Pizza Kitchen for a huge Th e few people watching cheered and he moved onto his two, or grab a drink, all without committing to the full greasy slice of their delicious pesto pizza. next song. price of a ticket. It also made things feel more inclusive Toward the end of the night, I headed to the main stage Once the set was over I ventured for more food. While since the streets were open to anyone and a few of the live- at the Catalyst to watch RJD2. It was packed. He came on I was craving another slice of Rockers Pizza, I ended the music locations such as Streetlight Records and Wood- around 11:30 p.m. and honestly, I struggled to understand night with a milkshake and fries from Saturn Cafe. stock’s Pizza had free entry. how people were enjoying him so much. Th e Santa Cruz Music Festival introduced me to new My day began at Streetlight Records where bands set up Maybe I was too sober in comparison to the rest of the music that I enjoyed and the diff erent venues made things their instruments and speakers in the middle of the store, crowd, or maybe it is because RJD2 is just a guy with a more engaging than an average music festival. and people crowded between the CD aisles to watch the laptop playing noise that lacks much of a beat or instills performances. any emotion (besides boredom). Local Santa Cruz artist Tony Tricks was the fi rst to play I really love dancing to some DJs but that didn’t feel like Katie Rike is the Spartan Daily photo editor. and following him was Moonbeau, a band I had not heard an option either, so people mostly swayed back and forth This article also appeared on the of until then. although one girl at the back seemed to be having a blast South Bay Pulse online magazine. Ending SCMF on a quasi-rebellious high note

By Jeremy Cummings Singer Stephan Sams is a good performer. He was physical- creeping anxiety about music and rebellion. @JeremyCummings3 ly dynamic and emotionally compelling as the band played. Many of music’s rebellious aspects seem like they are Sams spent as much time convulsing on the fl oor as he fading. Brands have become so adept at selling images Heavy clouds of smoke from joints, tobacco vapes and ciga- did standing up and was down in the crowd for nearly and aesthetics that corporate products are in almost ev- rettes shrouded the doors of Santa Cruz’s Blue Lagoon night- one-third of his performance. eryone’s lives. club as the Santa Cruz Music Festival came to a close Saturday. He could work on his between-song banter though. His Th e band’s thrift -store jeans were probably made by I wove through the crowd as I mentally prepared myself to mumbling requests for beer from the crowd and cliched child slaves in Bangladesh and I’m willing to bet they review a band I had never heard of, Th e Redlight District. ramblings about sticking it to the man made him seem smoke Camel or Marlboro cigarettes aft er their shows. Drunk clubbers, stoned festival weirdos and one surf- tired and played out. Th e corporations who control America through lobbying er bro, who was shirtless despite the night’s chill, stood Drummer Keoki Th ompson even played Sams off the nailed down the rock-and-roll market a long time ago. watch outside of the venue. I found the stage on the build- stage at one point when he counted into the next song in What do people rebel against anymore and why? ing’s right side and waited for the show to start. the middle of another tirade. Rebellion manifested in small-time rock shows seems As the crowd slowly fi ltered in, I spoke with Ariel, a No one there was looking for anything new that night. to form a bubble outside of society. I doubt Th e Redlight dancer who was getting ready to perform with the band. Most people in the crowd clearly knew each other and the District will have any major impact on society or culture, She dances with a number of local groups and really tries venue very well. and they probably don’t care whether they do. to live in the moment. Not one person batted an eyelash when the loosely dressed All cynical pontifi cation aside, Th e Redlight District played I recognized her studded bra from the blue lagoon’s oth- girl hopped on stage to shake her a--. And when she rolled a solid show. It gave something special to the audience for er stage, where she had been dancing only two minutes onto the battered wood fl oor, she was simply absorbed back that brief period, and that’s what matters most in music. earlier while a disc jockey played boring hip-hop songs. into the drunken masses without a second’s delay. When Th e Redlight District began their set, it was like But the strangest part of this show happened as I was leaving. Th e Redlight District: watching a computer simulation of Jim Morrison perform I had forgotten that the Blue Lagoon houses two stages and Greater societal context: at Burning Man. Th e audience of music festivalgoers with I accidentally walked into the other one. It literally felt like I their hula hoops and Tolkienesque bell-bottoms clashed walked through the walls into a separate building. Jeremy Cummings is the Spartan Daily with the band’s traditional rock and roll aesthetic. Skimpy dresses, red lights and secretly shy wallfl owers executive producer. This article also appeared on the Sonically, Th e Redlight District killed it. Grimy guitar trying to attract girls through their lack of interest made South Bay Pulse online magazine. solos, pounding drums and echoing lo-fi vocalizations me feel like I was back in a shitty nightclub in San Jose, fi lled the cramped, sweaty room. but I wasn’t. I was still in Santa Cruz trying to quell my 4 OPINION Tuesday, October 13, 2015

Spartans SKIPPING CLASS Instructing the future speak We all do it. out What’s your Aft er post-recession recovery, California State University excuse? teachers continue to get the short end of the stick

By Benjamin Saubolle-Camacho a small two percent increase to our notoriously high cost-of-living. Ad- @BenSaubolle hard working teachers. ditionally, these teachers are still on “It would take an emer- Meanwhile, former San Jose State campus working their tails off for us, gency for me to skip class, From small business owners to President Mohammad Qayoumi the under-appreciative student body. because if I skip class I warehouse workers, the Great is enjoying a $261,000 “transition- It seems they have represented us tend to miss a lot of work taught that class session.” Recession hit the middle class Sp salary” as he moves to his new better than our own former President. ar ta hard. Pay cuts and pink slips n job in Afghanistan. Indeed, Qayoumi had a spotty were issued to laborers V A “transition-salary” is track record as President of SJSU. Nick Michaels o

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e economy plummeted to s coming interim President cluded a private deal involving a tech levels comparable to the of SJSU transition into upgrade to our public university. Great Depression. her role better. Th is salary It must be a coincidence that Cis- Th e teachers of the requires the former President to co, the company that received the “I missed class recently California State University system be on-call for Susan Martin during $28 million project, co-sponsored because I got a fl at tire, were among this unfortunate group. her introductory year on campus, Qayoumi’s inauguration in 2012. stuff like that would be In 2007 and 2008, CSU teachers In fact, the Mercury News uncov- the only reasons I missed decided to take a pay-cut for the ered evidence accusing Qayoumi’s classes.” good of their universities, sacrifi cing Ass classroomscl administration of conducting the compensation for the state budget. continueontinu to grow in deal in secret. Anish Sharma Since the recession, teacher com- But what’s done is done; we can’t Junior biomedical engineering major pensation continues to come in last. order to meet the change past corruption. But we can As classrooms continue to grow in change the future of the CSU. order to meet the increasing student increasing“ student Stand with our teachers as they population, our teachers are now fi ght to get their raise. Visit the CFA’s “I commute from San worked harder for less pay. population, our website, talk to your teachers about Francisco so its easy for me On Oct. 6, 2015, the California teachers are now the CFA, and tell other Spartans to to want to skip class, but I Faculty Association at San Jose take a stance on this issue. Pressuring try not to unless I wake up State held a rally in front of the worked harderharde for the CSU system will support those late then I probably don’t Martin Luther King, Jr. Library for who are grinding in their classrooms want to go through traffi c “Th e Fight for Five.” Th is CSU cam- lesss pay.pay. to educate us. to make it to SJSU.” paign is an eff ort to return teachers’ We are the change our teachers Lalo Guzman salaries to pre-recession levels. answering questions that may arise need, Spartans. We are the body that Undeclared sophomore In essence, the CFA is lobbying in her new presidency. halts corruption and supports the for a General Salary Increase of fi ve However, I fi nd it hard to believe mistreated. If we stand up for those percent in the CSU system. Th is in- that his current “on-call” work is of that serve us now, they will surely “I go to class regularly, crease would help alleviate teachers’ more importance than our teachers’ repay us with their hard work later. but there are some times ability to live and work in expensive overdue payment. where majority of my places such as the Bay Area. How- Many of our current faculty lasted Benjamin Saboulle-Camacho is a friends don’t want to go to ever, the CSU management has re- through the recession, taking a pay contributing writer. class then convince me to jected this proposal, instead off ering cut while living in an area with a skip class with them.”

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I hear it from a should be an indicator that the homeless aren’t our campus safety means few of my friends. enemies, fi endishly rubbing their hands together while We are a campus of people who are, for some rea- plotting out their crimes. comprehending son, convinced that we will be a lot safer if we We have a problem of looking at the home- kick out the homeless out and block them less like they’re scary, grimy, ticking time uncomfortable truths from returning. bombs of crime. Do you know what the real problem is? But you could build a wall high enough about crime on campus Homeless people aren’t the ones going to make a Republican proud and you’ll still By Raphael Stroud around committing the crimes as if they have crimes on campus because—I know, @randomlyralph have nothing else to do. this is shocking—students are capable of Fun fact: you’re on a college campus. committing crimes too. Last week the Spartan Daily received a letter from a You’re surrounded by the “drug-ridden” Heck, one of my old fl oor mates from Riley Garden, a public relations senior at San Jose State, every day in your classes. Washburn Hall was on the news months ago for critiquing the University Police Department and campus Don’t believe me? Go ahead and add “sjsu_snaps” on robbing a house with a BB gun. security. Snapchat and watch college students smoke marijuana My point is that any one is capable of committing a UPD’s alert system is ineff ective and delayed, and stu- and do lines of cocaine. crime, from some freshman in Joe West Hall to people dents aren’t alerted to crimes until hours aft er they have If you don’t want to take my word for it, take it from the living in the neighborhoods surrounding campus. already happened, according to Garden’s letter. Even 2015 Annual Security and Fire Safety Report. Most of its Th e homeless people looking for a place to uncomfort- worse, there’s usually no follow-up to those alerts. magical 75 drug-law arrests and 112 drug-law referrals ably stay for the night shouldn’t be the fi rst ones we During a press conference with student media last occurred on campus and in residential areas. point fi ngers at. month, interim President Susan Martin defended UPD’s Your laptop isn’t missing because a random, homeless It’s perfectly reasonable to question campus security. work. She said UPD reports on situations when they guy swooped in like Batman and swiped it off the seat It’s your safety at risk, aft er all. receive relevant information to actually report. where you left it. It’s missing because it was picked up by But we need to drop this habit of stigmatizing the Th is is true. Victims of crimes don’t always immedi- someone who didn’t care to return it to you. homeless in a city that already goes out of its way to ately report to police for diff erent reasons. While I was moving out of Washburn Hall, a girl post- make life harder for them. Sometimes it’s trauma and sometimes it’s inconvenient. ed on the fl oor’s Facebook page, pleading for someone to Sometimes people don’t even report crimes to UPD and return her stolen iPod. Raphael Stroud is the Spartan Daily executive editor. instead post on Facebook for the campus community to Your bike went missing? Darn those wiley homeless come together and help one another out. with the apparent funds to acquire something powerful When it comes to follow-up information, it’s not exactly enough to snap a bike lock. an instant process. Real life isn’t like “Law & Order,” Have you seen the homeless on our campus? where weeks and months can go by in one episode with a At worst, they’re unruly in the library or sleeping out- title card and a gong. side. Th e worst you have to fear from them is angry cat Sometimes there is no followup because sometimes calls or demands for donations. the information just isn’t there. If it is, it hasn’t made its We had six burglaries, two aggravated assaults and way to UPD. two weapons-law arrests in 2014. Th ese incidents are LETTERS TOO In her letter, Garden said campus security needs to step listed on the safety report as occurring in residential THE EDITOR it up because we are an open campus surrounded by, and areas on campus. I quote, the “drug-ridden and homeless.” I realize burglary is the act of breaking into a residence Dear Editor, I don’t want to single out Garden for sending a letter and taking something, but can you honestly tell me some and bringing up this issue again because this is some- homeless people found themselves inside of Campus Village “HeForShe” sits oppressively heavy on my chest. While I appreciate that SJSU has embraced the hope for gender equality, we More problems for Levi’s Stadium will never achieve gender equality if we continue to play into the gender dichotomy of By Kavin Mistry two stadiums and it has disrupted the disappointed with the new stadium. “he” and “she.” @kavinm95 plane fl ight patterns, according to an Despite its great architecture, it is Th ere is no “one-half of humanity;” we investigation by NBC Bay Area. not conducive to providing for the must not split humanity into two distinctly San Francisco 49ers owner Jed Th e NBC Bay Area report also vast majority of its fan base. gendered halves. We are gradients: a full York is at it again, turning noted that the 49ers refused Th e lights themselves are incred- spectrum of genders that cannot even be himself into even more to comment on the situa- ibly bright, I can defi nitely see how matched by the shades of the sky as the sun of a public enemy to tion and instead issued a those pilots have a problem with the rises, sets, and darkness consumes. We will fans all around the bay blanket statement. severity of the giant lights that can never fi nd equality for humanity if we force area, aft er refusing to In that report, the Nin- be easily dimmed without aff ecting our companions to pick a sharply defi ned dim the lights at Levi’s ers mentioned that they the game. half. We will never fi nd equality if we do not Stadium for the sake of were unaware that inci- Most of the fans have to sit in the allow ourselves to advocate for equality for airline safety. dents occurred because of beating hot sun because they engi- all people regardless of gender expression - Th ere have been multiple the brightness of the lights neering the stadium so the people WeForAll. complaints about the bright- and scoreboards. that can aff ord to sit in the luxury ness of the lights and scoreboards In one incident, pilot Christina Ku- boxes get the most enjoyment out of K. Jackson at both Levi’s Stadium and the San rowicki said they fl ew over the sta- the game, while everyone else suff ers. Open University Student Jose Earthquakes’ Avaya Stadium dium during a game and the lights Th is all goes back to the nature of and the adverse eff ects they have had were blinding and her captain got the two stadiums. Avaya is much more on planes trying to land at San Jose a headache from it which required fan-friendly with great engineering Mineta Airport. medical treatment aft er they landed of the stands. Th e majority of fans are Members of Avaya stadium staff the plane. covered in the shade and even if you complied because the bright lights “[It] created a blind spot in my fi eld are not in a seat, you can watch the can interfere with the safety of of vision–had to rely on instruments game from behind the scoreboard. planes coming onto the runway. until 100 feet above ground level be- It looked as though Levis tried to “Th e stadium is situated along the cause of the distraction,” Kurowicki make the same change when they arrival path for Runway 12L/R into said in her report of the incident. added two huge screens on the out- SEND A LETTER TO THE EDITOR SJC and is visible when arriving or It is sad that the owners of Levi’s side of the stadium, similar to Avaya [email protected] departing SJC Airport from Runway Stadium would not even consider for the people outside the stadium, Letters to the Editor must contain the author’s 30 L/R,” according to a Federal Avia- dimming their lights because it is a until I found out they turn them off name, address, year and major. Only letters tion Administration statement sent hazard, but it pushes the envelope once the game starts. of 300 words or less will be considered for to pilots. on how much they only care about Typical Jed York. Th e Niners have publication. Letters may be edited for spelling and Levi’s Stadium however, did not entertainment and nothing else. chosen the excitement of what goes clarity by Spartan Daily editors prior to publication. comply. Th e new state-of-the-art All that York cares about is the look on inside the stadium over the safety Published opinions and advertisements do not Niners stadium has caused a huge of the stadium, not the team, not the of fl ights coming into the area. necessarily reflect the views of the Spartan ruckus ever since it opened on July fans, not even the public, but just Daily, the School of Journalism and Mass 17, 2014. making sure that from the outside, Kavin Mistry is a Communication or SJSU. The Spartan Daily is a Pilots said the lights have a blind- the stadium looks pretty. Spartan Daily staff writer. public forum. ing eff ect on the windshield of the As a fan that goes to Levi’s Sta- cockpit whenever they fl y over the dium, I have a lot of reasons to be

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Despite the power duo of The return of third baseman Clayton Kershaw and Zach Adrian Beltre may provide an Greinke, the Dodgers are last offensive spark for the Rang- in the NL playoffs in team ERA ers lineup, which has seen World Series Champion (6.23) and are on the brink of limited production from the elimination. rest of its sluggers. ? ? Outfi elders Kevin Pillar and In three games, Mets start- Ben Revere along with fi rst Series tied 2-2 NYM leads 2-1 ing pitchers Jacob deGrom, baseman Chris Colabello have Noah Syndergaard and Matt been the Blue Jays most dan- ? Harvey have combined for an gerous hitters in the playoffs impressive 29 strikeouts, 1.36 while their big-name sluggers WHIP and 2.62 ERA. have remained quiet. ? ? Cubs outfi elders Jorge So far in the playoffs Astros Soler, Dexter Fowler and Kyle outfi elder Colby Rasmus is Schwarber are all tied for the fi rst in the American League NL lead in homeruns (2) and in batting average (.500), the trio hit half of the Cubs’ six homeruns (4), and RBIs (6). homeruns in Game 3.

Royals catcher Salvador ? ? The Cardinals have three Perez and fi rst baseman Eric pitchers in the top 10 for Series tied 2-2 CHC leads 2-1 Hosmer are tied for second in postseason ERA, but fi nd AL postseason RBIs with four themselves in an elimination apiece as the team heads into game in the enemy confi nes the series-deciding game on of Wrigley Field. Wednesday. Images from Tribune News Service, team logos property of MLB Infographic by Darby Brown-Kuhn Spartan Road Recap SJSU defeated UNLV 33-27 in OT Kaepernick fi nds rhythm Passing C/ATT Yards TDs Potter, Kenny 30/48 329 2 in close loss to NY Giants Rushing Carries Yards TDs Avg. Ervin, Tyler 18 73 1 4.1 Potter, Kenny 3 33 1 11.0 Lawson, Jarrod 1 6 0 6.0 Roberson, Malik1303.0

Receiving Rec. Yards TDs Long Ervin, Tyler 8 74 1 23 Crawley, Tim 5 50 0 19 Freeman, Billy 5 45 1 12 Wilson, Hansell 4 58 0 24 Winston, Tyler 4 54 0 42 Smith, Shane 2 36 0 21 Infographic by Darby Brown-Kuhn Nhat V. Meyer | Bay Area News Group Before his resurgence against the Giants on Sunday, 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick (left) looked lost and was on the verge of being benched.

By Kavin Mistry defensive line coach, it is no wonder that @kavinm95 he has nowhere to go. “Study as much as I can, work as much as San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin I can, that is the only way I know how to fi x Kaepernick is in the midst of his worst sea- things, is to go back to work,” Kaepernick son as the team’s signal caller because of said in his postgame interview on Sunday. his lack of coaching and continued strug- Th is is the problem, he can only go back gles of reading defenses. and look at the same game fi lm and practice It is easy to say Kaepernick should be the the same thing every week, and there seems one to blame for all the woes of the Niners to be no coaching to help him improve. through the fi rst four weeks of the regular Some 49er players are fed up with the season, but it’s also the coaches and the of- lack of off ense presented by the team over fensive line that are to blame. the past few weeks and are waiting to see A lot of 49er fans were distraught with something improve. the play of their quarterback who in the “We need to get it together as a unit, we past two weeks has completed 22 of 44 need to protect up front, it is not always the passes for 227 yards with zero touchdowns off ensive lines’ fault, it’s not always Kaep’s and fi ve interceptions. fault, we need to work better as a team,” However, he has begun to show signs of said 49ers wide receiver Torrey Smith, in improvement aft er his eff ort in the Niners’ his postgame interview aft er the game heartbreaking loss to the New York Giants against the Packers. on Sunday night. Coming together is exactly what the While most fans have been fed up and are Niners’ off ense displayed Sunday against asking for his head, Kaepernick worked the Giants. Kaepernick showed poise in hard this past week, which was evident in the pocket and was able to deliver passes his improved play. to his receivers on time when his team Some fans had choice words for the needed it most. quarterback aft er their loss to the Packers His passes were thrown with authority on Oct. 4. and he was able to lead his receivers instead “He’s shown time and time again that he’s of throwing at their feet or behind them. too immature to make plays that a fran- Th e biggest takeaway from the game chise quarterback should be making,” said was Kaep’s regained ability to throw the frustrated Niner-fan PrabhJot Sandhu. football and the Niners’ great use of the Aft er the game, fans left Levi’s Stadium screen-game gave him easy passes which Thursday yelling, “Kaep needs to go!” as their pa- led to chunks of yards on off ense. tience reached its limits. It is possible that we might see the rebirth October 15 “He panics too soon, abandons his O- of the West Coast off ense that led the Nin- line, although the O-line is pretty s----- ers to multiple super bowls. Tower Lawn and he tries to do too much at once,” said It was a much-needed shot in the arm for fed-up 49er fan Ashwin Ramanathan. a Niners off ense that had gone eight plus 4-9PM However, Kaepernick is not the main quarters without scoring a touchdown issue with the Niners. The team’s inabil- coming into the game Sunday. ity to protect him has become a huge is- Kaepernick fi nished the night with 23 of sue, which has led to him having to make 35 passes for 292 yards, threw two touch- rash decisions. downs, had zero interceptions and was WE RALLY! “I think he can be an eff ective QB with only sacked two times. His counterpart, some help from the running game and Eli Manning for the Giants was 41 of 54 some better protection from his O-line,” passes for 441 yards, three touchdowns A Homecoming Tradition said fan Manjot Atwal. “Everyone around and one interception. him needs to step up so he can make some Th e only thing that is still in question for plays because he is not the type of QB who the 49ers is their defense, which was abso- is going to win you games.” lutely atrocious Sunday night. Kaepernick’s lack of coaching doesn’t help matters either. Considering he is Kavin Mistry is a working under a fi rst year off ensive coor- Spartan Daily staff writer. dinator and a head coach who is a former