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San Jose State is making some changes to the freshman orientation schedule this coming summer. The biggest change being made is the switch from a two-day program to a one-day event. Gregory Wolcott, Director of New Student and Family Programs at SJSU, believes that this change will bring varied feedback. New Student and Family Programs is an organization that helps new students and their families transition into SJSU. “I think it’ll be a little bit of a mixed response,” Wolcott said. “For some it was great, I think some students loved staying on campus and I think for some students that added stress to the program.” Incoming psychology freshman Karina Zesati is frustrated about the change. “In my opinion staying overnight would have been a good experience for the people that won’t be in housing and for people who want to get a feel of what it’s going to be like,” Zesati said. JASON REED | CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER There is a “summer frosh orientation fee,” which The Weeknd stopped by San Jose to perform as a part of his world tour “Starboy: Legend of the Fall” at the SAP covers programming costs, parking and meals. Center on Friday. He brought along special guests, which included Belly, 6LACK and Rae Sremmurd. He and his “Now it’s just like we are paying $250 and we guests performed songs to an audience of thousands. The Weeknd performed tracks from many of his albums, don’t even get to stay the night,” Zesati said. pumping up the audience with each song. Wolcott cites a number of reasons for the change, See the concert review on page 4 BUDGET | Page 2

STUDENT PRODUCTIVITY Senate bill proposes later 100 Days of start times for CA schools

BY ELIZABETH RODRIGUEZ psychology and a parent. Keller did her TRUMP Staff Writer dissertation on sleep and development and understands the importance and science On Feb. 13 of this year, California behind sleep. Senator Anthony Portantino introduced “The few minutes that they get to sleep Senate Bill 328. If the bill passes, it and rest does have a positive impact on would require California high schools their health,” Keller said. and middle schools to start at a later time. Schools around San Jose like Abraham Fundinging the border wallw The bill, which is also known as “Start the Lincoln High School and Pioneer High What he promised: Build a wall dividing the U.S. and Mexico School Day Later,” is meant to improve the School begin classes at 7 a.m. Other What has happened: Funding for wall was not included in Congress’ most overall health and well-being of students. schools like Willow Glen High School recent spending bill “People are more productive if they begin their school days at 9 a.m. would start later on,” said business junior Middle schools like Herbert Hoover Manpreet Kaur. “In the morning, people Middle School begin the day of instruction are more sleepy and they don’t really want at 7:24 a.m. and Burnette Middle School Repealing and replacing Affordable Care Act talk to anybody.” begins at 7:50 a.m. Although this bill What he promised: Get rid of the Affordable Care Act and replace with his own Senate Bill 328 would allow students would only affect high schools and middle version called the “American Health Care Act” more time to sleep in the morning before schools, elementary schools like Horace What has happened: Republican Party proposed a replacement, but failed starting their school day. Mann Elementary and Lowell Elementary Irena Keller, leader for a local chapter for the bill is both an adjunct professor of SCHEDULES | Page 2 Travel ban RESTAURANT What he promised: Suspend immigration from “terror-prone” countries What has happened: Signed two executive orders to suspend immigration from several Muslim countries, but both orders were blocked by courts Taco truck to expand in SJ BY KELLY BURNS Tax reform Staff Writer What he promised: Reduce rates for middle class and businesses and simplify Every night San Jose State students and current tax code residents line up on the corner of 10th What has happened: Unveiled one-page outline, but no ofﬁ cial proposal and Williams Street late into the night to made yet order tacos, burritos and nacho fries from Spartan Taco Truck. “I love the taco truck,” said business Defunding sanctuary cities marketing junior Tamara Afshar. “I go at least once a week.” What he promised: Cancel all federal funding to sanctuary cities Last week, a sign was posted on the KELLY BURNS | SPARTAN DAILY What has happened: Issued executive action to target such cities, but truck saying that the owners of Spartan Spartan Taco Truck will be moving to a new and more permanent location. order was blocked by a judge in San Francisco Taco Truck have bought Mi Chalateca Restaurant, located on the other side of years at Mi Chalateca. He got the opportunity 10th and Williams Street. to manage the restaurant, but turned it down Ethics reform “I would have never imagined that in order to pursue what he loved. What he promised: “Drain the swamp” of corrupt elected ofﬁ cials in the truck would have gotten to this Instead of managing, he decided to Washington, D.C. magnitude,” said Felix Palavios, owner purchase a taco truck so he could make What has happened: No legislation introduced to address this issue and founder of the Spartan Taco Truck. his own recipes. “It’s a lot of work, but it is something that His co-worker at the time Marlene Ruiz, I love to do.” whose father was the previous owner of Mi Information gathered from Politico Palavios opened the truck in May 2014. INFORMATION GATHERED BY ELIZABETH RODRIGUEZ | INFOGRAPHIC BY NICOLE CHUNG Previously, he had worked as a cook for eight FOOD | Page 2 2 NEWS Wednesday, May 3, 2017 25th ANNIVERSARY OF RODNEY KING BEATING & L.A. RIOTS POLICE BRUTALITY CASES SINCE 1992 1991-1992 1999 2006 2014 2017

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BUDGET they were planning to attend, would have to spend SCHEDULES Pasadena Star-News. two nights here — the night that they’re staying Portantino also argued that having Continued from page 1 on campus and then another night either before or Continued from page 1 later starting times for students would after … so it gets expensive,” Wolcott said. also improve attendance records. In the Construction on campus also causes issues state of California, attendance records the biggest of which is the increasing number of when it comes to housing the freshmen overnight. begin their days of instruction are directly tied to how much fi nding a the incoming freshman class. “There’s a lot of renovation of housing around 9 a.m. school receives. “Our numbers are way up from last year at this happening now and then this summer,” According to the National Sleep According to Portantino’s bill, time … Last fall we saw about 3,200 freshmen Wolcott said. “So I don’t think we’re going Foundation, teens who are deprived if attendance records improve by 1 come in and this year is projected to be 4,000,” to have the capacity anyway to have students from sleep or get less than 8 to 10 hours percent, it could be able to generate $40 Wolcott said. “So that’s off the bat — just the need stay overnight.” of sleep can suffer from disorders such million annually. to have more orientation sessions in the summer.” According to Wolcott, data has consistently as narcolepsy, insomnia, restless leg Currently schools in California are According to Wolcott, SJSU hosted eight shown that having orientation leaders is one of the syndrome and sleep apnea. Weight required to follow laws which are set overnight orientation sessions last summer. best parts of the program. loss and weight gain are also some by the governing board of each school Changing to a one-day program allows for 15 “A feature of the program is still connecting with of the things since they relate with district. Regulations set by districts sessions to be held this coming summer. their orientation leader,” Wolcott said. “They’ll physical health. are allowed to determine the length More sessions means fewer students each day, still have those connections with our staff.” Most of the schools in California of schooldays for several grade levels allowing more support for each freshman. Radio, television and fi lm freshman start earlier and earlier as students and classes. The districts are allowed “Advising and registration, for example, Hannah Hylton went through the two-day grow older according to the Start to make changes regarding school for many years has been a challenge to get program last summer. School Later website. Sleep deprivation hours as long as they follow specifi c students in front of a computer and give them “It was good because we got to see what it’s has been found to be one the leading provisions of law. the support they need to actually register,” like to be in a dorm and have to wake up and causes of depression among teen, car There are questions concerning this Wolcott said. “So I think the idea is we’re follow a schedule,” Hylton said. “It forced us to accidents and having diffi cult learning. bill and how it would affect after school going to have a computer for every student meet new people like who we roomed with.” “Research has shown that students programs. If this bill were to pass, after and they should register a lot faster through Wolcott believes that this program will work benefi t from later start times in terms school programs would most likely the program.” better for the university. of health and academic achievement,” have to start and end later in the day. If parents or family members want to attend “Overall, holistically, I think it’s a better said Peter Allen, public information On April 19 the bill passed the orientation, each individual must pay an additional model,” Wolcott said. “Most of the other CSU offi cer for the San Jose Unifi ed Senate Education Committee. $80. According to the freshman orientation schools that are our size have a one-day program School District. “At this time, San Jose Unifi ed website, this fee also covers programming costs, for a lot of the same reasons, so it kind of fi ts in Senator Portantino currently has not taken a position on SB 328,” parking and meals. with the size of our school now and the model serves as a Democrat, representing Allen said. Wolcott said they are aware the orientation fees we’re trying to emulate.” the 25th district. “8:30 a.m. is the are expensive, and changing to a one-day program earliest a high schooler or middle was also meant to help families cut costs. Follow Jennifer on Twitter schooler should start school,” Follow Elizabeth on Twitter “With the two-day program, most families, if @jayembeee1 Portantino said in an interview with @elizabwithlove

KELLY BURNS | SPARTAN DAILY Spartan Taco Truck customers enjoy evening meals on 10th Street and Williams Street. FOOD The owners plan to have the restaurant open to the public during normal Continued from page 1 business hours, with the taco truck still operating at night. “It being open during the day will Chalateca, saw this as a great opportunity to make it much more convenient for me,” branch out the business. said business marketing sophomore “We got a lot of rejections for a few Gabby Strong. months and begged people to let us open our Palavios hopes the restaurant will have the taco truck,” Ruiz said. “We wanted to avoid same popularity as the taco truck and in the the place we are at now because it’s so close future a goal is to open a second restaurant. to Mi Chalateca and we didn’t want to butt “I’m so excited that they are opening a heads and be competition to them.” restaurant,” Afshar said. “I feel like they When they ﬁ rst opened the taco have a lot of loyal customers who will truck, which at the time was called El support their expansion.” Caminante, business was slow and had Mi Chalateca is currently under low sales. With Palavios’ persistence, renovation with a grand opening to be the taco truck became more and scheduled before the end of the month. more popular. “In the beginning all we wanted to “I thought my truck would be like do is just create something original and any other taco truck that worked at night feed hungry, sometimes drunk college and would have regular sales,” Palavios students at reasonable prices,” the sign said. “The restaurant is giving me the on Spartan Taco Truck reads. “We never opportunity to show what I can really do thought we would grow this big and gain with food and service.” so many customers.” Palavios plans to keep the same menu items that the taco truck has now and add Follow Kelly on Twitter more to it. @kellynburns Wednesday, May 3, 2017 A&E 3 BOBA REVIEW Gong Cha tea house attracts eager students

BY PAYJE REDMOND Lincoln High School student Rachelle Staff Writer Head has been to Gong Cha twice at this location. She waited about eight Quickly is gone and in its place minutes each time for her order but stands Gong Cha, offering fresher and said she didn’t mind. tastier teas. “Their iced coffee with caramel was Gong Cha, an international tea house really good,” Head said. chain, is located on the corner of Paseo Though tea houses are a hub for de San Antonio and South Fourth Street. all ages, the atmosphere is definitely Unlike its predecessor, Gong Cha college-esque. Guests carry backpacks takes credit and debit cards. and MacBooks, while explicit hip-hop Its signature drinks include milk teas and rap play in the background. with milk foam – the foam is creamy If you are looking for outlets to enough to make the perfect milk mustache. charge your phone or laptop, they’ve Matcha ﬂ avored milk tea topped with got plenty. milk foam creates streams of white A single flat screen TV plastered seeping down into green. The ﬂ avor is in the corner streams a Gong Cha sweet and salty. You can add tapioca pearls sponsored advertisement on repeat. for a subtle sweet and chewy texture. It shows video of people with huge The bold black and red exterior smiles, drinking their brand of tea at paint on reinforced concrete gives the different tourist destinations such as establishment a modern look. the Taj Mahal. Inside, the simple furniture and open This video was much different from seating further compliment a sleek design. the provocative Korean pop music Employees dressed in black polos videos that played at Quickly. also follow the color scheme. Unlike a lot of other tea places in “Gong Cha California” is printed on downtown San Jose, Gong Cha’s boba PAYJE REDMOND | SPARTAN DAILY the back of the polos, and underneath is fresh. Brianna Sheats and Victoria Santelis try their Gong Cha smoothies. the print lies California mountains The texture of the tapioca pearls was along with the Golden Gate Bridge and chewier and slimmer than the ones and everyone finds their favorite drink, prevent that from being a problem. Hollywood sign. previously served at Quickly. seating will be easier to find. Although there are many competing Given that the place has only been There is also a sparkling series which Currently, the tea house is open from tea houses downtown, the milk foam open for a week, both a line and wait adds a nice fizz to your favorite teas. 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. almost everyday. and sparkling fizz additions make are expected. Like other tea and coffee shop Where they are lacking, there is Gong Cha worth trying. However, Gong Cha has a smooth competitors, Gong Cha offers free Wi- room for improvement. Speeding up ordering process assisted with iPads. Fi to guests. their order completion time is an easy A staff member took my order so all I There isn’t a ton of study space fix. The lack of public restrooms is Follow Payje on Twitter had to do at the register was pay. available but once the hype dies down a bummer, but planning ahead can @Theyasked

Jeremiah the tortoise enjoys Correction extensive college experience On Tuesday, May 2, the Spartan Daily published an article where we misidentiﬁ ed the director and misdated a reference to the “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street” musical. The Spartan Daily regrets this error.

JENNIFER BALLARDO | SPARTAN DAILY Jeremiah the tortoise enjoys a sunny Thursday afternoon in the garden eating grass.

BY JENNIFER BALLARDO helps to take care of Jeremiah and the Staff Writer other reptiles. “Our primary function is basically Jeremiah has been living on campus at making sure they get outside, get some San Jose State for decades. During this exercise, get some fresh air and some time he has been teaching students on food and stuff,” Allen said. and off campus. In his free time he likes It is believed that at some point to visit the garden and munch on grass. Jeremiah was hit by a car. He has a scar “He’s very imprinted,” said Diane on his plastron — the bottom part of Davis, d i re ctor of t he Science E ducat ion a turtle’s shell, where you might think Resource Center (SERC) at SJSU. “He the turtle’s belly would be. thinks he’s a human.” “What happened was he probably got It is estimated that Jeremiah is around a crack in the shell from being hit by 80 years old. He is a California desert the car, so a veterinarian put fiberglass tortoise, which is a threatened species. over it to seal it so bacteria and stuff It is unknown when Jeremiah came to can’t get in there,” Davis said. live at SJSU. The students and staff who work with “We have records that we have found the animals have funny memories to back to 1973 for him being here at the share about their experiences. university but before that we don’t know “Where we keep them we play music where he was,” Davis said. “I joke that he and so if they’re bobbing their head should be a tenured faculty because he’s it just looks like they’re dancing and been here since 1973 teaching kids and it’s the funniest thing in the world,” San Jose State students about reptiles.” Thomas said. Jeremiah stays in the basement of Jeremiah was at the Earth Day Duncan Hall along with other creatures celebration that took place on Tower and critters including frogs, cockroaches, Lawn this month. He sat in a kiddy pool snakes, a tarantula and a skink. at the booth for the Science Education “[A skink] is like a lizard snake Resource Center. ordeal,” said biology senior Danielle “He was in the spotlight and he was Thomas. “It’s a mixture of the both rocking it,” said biology freshman and that one is really cute, it’s fun Ciarra Dela Cruz who also helps take to handle.” care of Jeremiah. Thomas is one of the students who Davis, Thomas, Dela Cruz and is paid to take care of Jeremiah. Her Allen all agree that Jeremiah has a duties include cleaning his enclosure charming personality. and making his diet. “You kind of create a character in “We feed them like it’s the Taj Mahal your head for each animal and you get — they get a very good diet with us,” attached for sure,” Thomas said. Thomas said. “With Jeremiah he’s even more of a special guy so we give him things that are grown like actually in the gardens here.” Follow Jennifer on Twitter Business freshman Justin Allen also @jayembeee1 4 A&E Wednesday, May 3, 2017 CONCERT REVIEW The Weeknd puts on a wicked performance

BY SATVIR SAINI chills down my spine.ne. I had been waitingwaitingg Staff Writer four months for thisis concert and it waswwas everything I had hopedped for and more. The Weeknd’s “The Legend of the Not only did he perform tracks ffromroom Fall” tour landed in San Jose Friday. his album “Starboy,”y,” but he also sungsung Guest performances by Belly, 6LACK one of my favorites,s, “Might Not” withwiith and Rae Sremmurd definitely rocked the Belly and “Black Beatles” with RRaeaee SAP Center. Sremmurd. The Weekndeknd also performedperformmed It was a few hours until 7:30 p.m. and songs from otherr albums includincludinging I could not hold my excitement to once “Wicked Games,” “Often,” “The HiHills”llls”” again see Canadian singer Abel Tesfaye, and his first officiall song, “Crew Love.”Lovee.” who goes by The Weeknd. “Wicked Games” is definitely on mymy 6LACK, from Atlanta opened the top five favorite songsongs by The WeekndWeeknd concert with some of his well-known and “Crew Love” brought tears to mymy tracks like “Prblms” and “Ex Calling.” eyes because of howw emotional the enentiretiiree While awaiting Rae Sremmurd, a hip- performance of the song was. hop duo from Tupelo, Miss., to perform, Throughout his performance, TThehe attendees grabbed food, drinks and Weeknd gave shoutoutsouts to San Jose aandnd bought merchandise. Rae Sremmurd got the audience morere pumped song afteraftter is known for many singles such as “No song. Most of the album tracks wwereeere Type” and “Come Get Her.” upbeat but he also sung the ones tthathhat 6LACK and Rae Sremmurd got the were a little more relaxed and kept thetthe audience excited for the main performer. audience wanting more. After Rae Sremmurd’s performance, As he sang fromm the “The Trilogy”Trilogy” there was a 30-minute break until The album, I noticed manyany people around meme Weeknd came on stage. weren’t singing alongong as much as theythhey The Weeknd has been singing since the were with the newerwer album. This waswwas early 2000s. His live performances are disappointing at first,st, but then made meme better than listening to him through my realize they may notot be as die hard fansfaanss phone or in my car. like myself. Finally the moment came where the “I Feel It Coming” ended the performance,performancce, lights inside of the SAP Center turned but audience membersmbers started yelyellingliingg off. As the stage lights came on the encore as he walked off stage. Before youyyou audience started screaming so loud that I knew it, stage lights came on and music too thought my eardrums were going to pop. “The Hills” started playing.laying. He opened with his official album At the end of October 2016, TheThe single, “Starboy.” This album changed Weeknd announced his tour and has hadhhad The Weeknd for the better. He lost different guest performancesrformances for eeachaach his touch during certain tracks in the show. His world tourur started in Europe,Europpe, “Beauty Behind the Madness” album went to South Americarica and is coming too because the songs did not sound like his an end with 27 stopss in North AmericAmerica.aa. original music. The concert was deﬁ nitely worth thethee The same producers for “The Trilogy” wait. Once again hee didn’t let me dodownwwnn album worked with The Weeknd on with his performance.e. Until next year AbAbel.bel. “Starboy.” Many of his songs deal with drugs, sex and the relationships he keeps. Many audience members were standing, dancing and singing their hearts out. This was amazing because I knew the words to each and every song and joined Follow Satvir on Twitter in the sing-along. His performance sent @satvirsaini_ JASON REED | CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER

ALBUM REVIEW The Velvet Underground debut album turns 50 BY ANDRE JAQUEZ notable painter Jackson Pollock, poet Staff Writer Frank O’Hara, trumpeter Miles Davis and all the hepcats in Harlem jazz clubs. Before black was cool and rock bands Unlike them, the Velvets dealt were more than an epileptic spectacle, only with real life topics and most The Velvet Underground were a hip importantly, people. When the changing godsend – and smart as hell too. Bred times called for a take on what’s deviant from the clamor of New York City and what’s not, the Velvets proved streets, the Velvets invented the punk junkies, hookers and sadomasochists aesthetic 50 years ago. aren’t so terrible after all. The band got its subversive attitude Speaking of oddball behavior, the from the enigmatic genius of Lou Reed. strange thing about Nico was she looked Brighter than most, Reed was a stone like she was trapped in a perpetual cold maverick. noir film. As a foreign singer from So forget the Beatles, flower power Germany, she had a distinct voice with and flaming guitars for a moment and limited range, but had a beautifully delve into the raw, prophetic insight subtle way of delivering it. of Reed and friends: gifted viola and Any songs featured with Nico are bass player John Cale, guitar virtuoso worth hearing repeatedly until she Sterling Morrison and rudimentary finally breaks you down emotionally. percussionist Maureen “Moe” Tucker. “Femme Fatale” always stops me. That For their debut album, the members one is in fact about one of Warhol’s recruited the brooding chanteuse “superstars” Edie Sedgwick, one of Christa Päffgen, best known as Nico, many New York eccentrics, not Nico and foremost visual pop artist Andy (who was no prude either). I also prefer Warhol, who served as their mentor, the twee “I’ll Be Your Mirror” for its manager and benefactor. pocket-sized lovability. If you like With that breadth of talent, they these songs, I recommend you check recorded ‘The Velvet Underground & out Nico’s “Chelsea Girl,” released the Nico’ in the rundown Scepter Studio same year. at 254 West 54th Street in midtown Cuts without Nico are just as Manhattan (the same building that sensational. Many of the tracks, like would house disco’s famous Studio 54). “I’m Waiting for the Man” and “Run Run Due to their musical complexity, Run” pulsate with energy. Others, like the band was outcasted. Unwilling to “Sunday Morning” and “Heroin” sparkle compromise their sonic adventurism, brighter every time I listen to them. the Velvets released their album on the The element of danger in the Velvets prominent jazz label Verve Records in abrasive style is alone something to 1967, further establishing their cult status. behold. While their simplistic, yet It’s been half a century and even the intellectual world view ultimately most seasoned listeners are still trying makes them the most fascinating band to suss this one out. They all fumble of their generation. The record, like the through labels (as if they matter anyway): band, remain ineffable treasures. is it avant-garde, proto punk, psychedelic, rock and roll? Yes, it’s all that and more. It’s gestalt. It just seems grander than the plain banana on its cover. The social realism found all throughout the album was a direct response to abstract expressionism Follow the Spartan Daily on Twitter from the New York arty schoolers like @SpartanDaily Wednesday, May 3, 2017 OPINION 5 Should the Golden Gate Bridge have a suicide net? Barriers are not the answer This suicide deterrent is long overdue

It was enacted in the following states: in 2016, 39 people killed themselves by California, Colorado, Oregon, Vermont, jumping from the bridge and another Andre Jaquez Washington and Washington, D.C. David Taub 184 went there with the intent to harm Staff Writer It’s simple, if someone would rather Staff Writer themselves but were stopped. die than suffer, allow that certain The city of San Francisco began someone deliverance. Do not speak to working on the completely necessary me about what’s humane and what’s and overdue suicide deterrent net under not. The circumstances of any type of the Golden Gate Bridge on April 13. elcome to San Francisco – the self-induced death are no different. A he Golden Gate Bridge is one of For nearly a decade there has been Wbest city in the world where person experiences tremendous pain in Tthe most iconic and recognizable immense debate over building a barrier nothing bad ever happens – I one way or another and can no longer landmarks in the world. It stands on the bridge. Now, an overwhelming will be your guide. The Golden Gate bare it, thus that person resorts to death. as a shimmering monument welcoming amount of research and evidence shows Bridge is the most notorious suicide According to the American Journal people to the San Francisco Bay Area. that deterrent barriers like the one that hotspot in America. According to Marin of Psychiatry, “Golden Gate Bridge However, over the last 80 years it has San Francisco is building do in fact County death statistics, an estimated 1,600 jumpers come from all walks of life. also become a dark symbol of grief for prevent suicide and save lives. people have tragically fallen from the While depression is the most common an untold number of families. However, this knowledge is not romanticized edifi ce since 1937. cause of suicide, many jumpers act While the Golden Gate Bridge is one entirely new. On April 13, construction offi cially impulsively as a consequence of acute of the most photographed bridges, it is The deterrent net is planned to be began on a stainless steel net to deter stress, shame, humiliation, rejection or also one the top suicide hot spots in the made out of stainless steel mesh and it potential jumpers. The net will be other trauma.” world. According to Marin County Death will span the 1.7 miles of the bridge on located 20 feet below the bridge’s Life is mandatory, yet no one chooses Statistics, since its opening in 1937 1,600 either side. It is planned to be located 20 sidewalk and 20 feet above the water, it. Perhaps life isn’t for everyone and people jumped off the 220-foot-tall feet below the bridge and will extend out spanning 1.7 miles. there’s beauty in the idea that some bridge to their deaths. 20 feet over the water. The suicide net is Come back in 2021, when the people die sooner or more tragically In high school I knew a guy named expected to be completed by 2021. $204 million barrier is complete and than others – it just happens. Ken. We weren’t friends but we knew Deterrent measures like the one being experience the brand new “Life Savor When the net is complete, the many each other. After graduation he went to built on the Golden Gate Bridge have Net Ride.” Toss your children into the forlorn will simply fi nd another graceful San Francisco State University. been employed at other suicide hot spots safety net like big, fat codfi sh and jump coda. Suicide barriers aren’t trending A couple years into college, he around the world and succeeded in in after them for just a few hundred yet, so there’s still time to fi nd your jumped off of the Golden Gate Bridge reducing suicide. dollars of good family fun. perfect swan song. In the meantime, life to his death. A deterrent structure was added to the All jokes aside, I disagree with the is worth living. While we were never close I still can’t Memorial Bridge in Augusta, Maine in construction of the suicide net because help but think “what if there had been a 1983 after 14 jumping-related suicides of its demeaning practicality, poor Follow the Spartan Daily on Twitter net?” every time I cross that bridge. in 22 years. The Memorial Bridge has aesthetic taste and fl agrant disregard for @SpartanDaily According to the Washington Post, also had zero suicides take place from a person’s fundamental right to die. jumping off of it since the deterrent has Suicide is not a practical issue, it’s FACTS ABOUT THE GOLDEN been in place. a societal and domestic issue. The net GATE BRIDGE SUICIDE BARRIER It only took 14 suicides for the city may prevent suicides on the Golden of Augusta to take action. It is simply Gate Bridge, but it won’t prevent PROJECTED unacceptable for San Francisco to drag the occurrence of suicide anywhere COMPLETETION its feet in constructing a deterrent of its else. I’m sure plenty of Bay Area DATE: JAN 21, 2021 own on the Golden Gate Bridge. communities and organizations could A view should never be valued over a use $204 million toward interpersonal COST: $204 MILLION human life. suicide prevention. Don’t be fooled by While we are on the subject of worth, the city’s humanitarian b******t. This another major problem that opponents of is one of the biggest Public Relations the deterrent net have is the cost. The net moves in the history of San Francisco. will cost an estimated $204 million and The occurrence of suicide is an some people think that that is simply too inevitable phenomenon. In 2010, the much money. British Medical Journal studied the I would like to see opponents say to the effect of a suicide barrier on the Bloor 39 families that lost loved ones that their Street Viaduct in Toronto. According lives are simply not worth spending $204 to the study, “Although the barrier million. I’m sure they’ll understand. prevented suicides at Bloor Street At the commemoration ceremony Viaduct, the rate of suicide by jumping ET on April 13, Congresswoman Nancy in Toronto remained unchanged. This Pelosi addressed the issue of the multi- lack of change might have been due to hundred-million dollar price tag on the a reciprocal increase in suicides from deterrent net. other bridges and buildings.” NETS20 WILL FEET EXTEND OUT AND THE 20 1.7 FEET MILE BELOW BRIDGE “I would say, ‘No it’s not a lot of Suicide should not be encouraged or money for a life. For all of these lives,” advocated, but it should be an option Pelosi said. MADE OF STAINLESS STEEL, – talk about free will. For instance, the Death with Dignity Act allows MARINE-GRADE CABLE people to voluntarily self-administer Information gathered from the Mercurcy News Follow David on Twitter lethal medication (kill themselves). INFOGRAPHIC BY ANDRE JAQUEZ @davidtaub3 I’m scared for the future where six fi gures won’t be enough

income in each county. This demand is making it almost created in California last month. Of According to HUD, six fi gure salaries impossible to afford to live in the area those, 13,000 were in the Bay Area. With Kelly Burns are now considered “low-income” in the unless you are employed by one of the unemployment rates lowering to 4 percent Staff Writer Bay Area. high-tech companies such as Google, in most counties in the Bay Area and jobs Looks like I will be living with my Facebook and Apple. being created at a steady and hasty pace, it parents for the rest of my life. I love living in the Bay Area. The climate only makes sense for the prices of housing In San Francisco and San Mateo counties, is mild and you can go from the beach to to go up over time. an income of $105,350 for a family of four the city to the mountains all in one day. However, for those just graduating college s a college student, I can only dream people is considered low, according to the On top of it being home to major high- these steep numbers can be taunting. Aof a day where I will no longer be new HUD limits. tech companies, why people from all over “It defi nitely does not surprise me that surviving off of cup noodles and be This number is just $10,000 under the the world would want to move here makes six fi gure salaries are now considered ‘low- making a six fi gure salary. median income for households in the sense. While I was fortunate to be born and income,’” said psychology senior Courtney A six fi gure salary is what I have always county. It also makes the Bay Area’s raised in the area, I am scared that I will Shull. “But that also doesn’t make it any thought of as an income that will make me income limits the highest of any urban area not be able to afford staying here. less scary to be graduating in this kind comfortable in life. Comfort is something in the country. “It really discourages me from living in of environment. The cost of living here is that I strive for, especially now when my Those who fall under the “low-income” the Bay Area,” said business marketing insanely high and I was hoping to stay in wallet regulates on a daily basis what I can threshold can qualify for affordable and senior Tim Pearson. the Bay Area after graduation.” and cannot do. subsidized housing programs. While the county income limits do come The U.S. Department of Housing and The Bay Area is home for many of the as a shock at fi rst, the rise of the cost of Urban Development (HUD) has recently world’s largest high-tech corporations, living stems from the positive economic updated its 2017 income limits, which creating a high demand for people all over growth in the area. Follow Kelly on Twitter reveals what is currently considered low the world to move and live here. According to CBS, 19,000 jobs were @kellynburns

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to be, and part of the deal is taking provide students with contraceptives. a Friday night, but several pharmacies responsibility for our actions. Whether we However, walking in front of your peers in the area were closed or all out of the Elizabeth Rodriguez are in a serious, committed relationship or and asking for a condom or Plan B can be emergency contraceptive. Staff Writer not, taking the proper precautions before pretty uncomfortable. As well as dispensing fem inine products, having sex is not only safe — it’s smart. An additional problem students face the vending machines sells the Plan B pill On March 31 the University of California, when wanting to practice safe sex is that for approximately $30 less than what it’s Davis joined many college campuses by they can only get contraceptives during sold for in pharmacies. ne of the important decisions in life putting in vending the health center’s Contraceptive vending machines Ois deciding the best form of birth machines to dispense limited open hours. don’t promote unsafe sex. They instead control and contraceptives that are condoms, tampons, “Contraceptive vending The Student Health provide students with the convenience right for you and your partner. Advil, lubricant and Center at SJSU is and discretion that should come with Exams, work and internships are just morning-after pills. machines don’t open from 8:30 practicing safe sex. some parts of what college should be. “Students deal promote unsafe sex, a.m. until 5 p.m. Whether it’s in a vending machine or a It’s also the time where students figure with so much stress rather they provide during the week pharmacy, those products still exist. The out who they are and what they want to with school, work and 4:30 p.m. on vending machine makes these products do in life. and an unplanned students with the Fridays. Economics easier to access for students. College is also the time to not only pregnancy shouldn’t convenience and senior Parkeet Things don’t always go as planned, and discover who you are, but also who be one of them,” discretion that should Singh worked it’s not your fault. If you have access to you like. said UCD sociology alongside UCD’s the proper medications and resources During this time, as we try to become senior Sam Alavi. come with practicing Students Health and available to you that is indeed a good thing. adults and make adult decisions, we “Not only does the safe sex. Wellness Center The contraceptive vending machines don’t sometimes discover that things don’t vending machine and Student Health promote unsafe sex. It gives an accessible always go as planned. Whether it be help destigmatize and Counseling and affordable alternative for when things switching your major, ﬁ nding a new place sex and contraception as well as pads and Services since the fall of 2015 to promote don’t go as planned. to live, paying your bills before buying tampons, but it also makes emergency the vending machines on campus. a really nice pair of expensive shoes — contraceptives more accessible to students.” In an interview with the Los Angeles some issues are far more important. Similar to San Jose State, other college Times, Singh said he had friends who Follow Elizabeth on Twitter We’re all adults here, or at least trying campuses have health centers that wanted to purchase the Plan B pill on @elizabwithlove SPARTAN DAILY STAFF

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Andre Jaquez CAREER STATS FOR MARSHAWN LYNCH Staff Writer Height: 5’ 11’’ Weight: 215 Age: 31 Born: Oakland, CA High School: Oakland Technical College: Univeristy of California, Berkeley Drafted 13th Overall in 2007 Experience: 9th season If good public relations ever meant anything to the Oakland Raiders, it does now. Call it a silver and black Year Team Games Attempts Yards Touchdowns olive branch – hell, any iota of good news for the fans of Oakland, concerning Oakland, will be consoling. 2015 Seattle Seahawks 7 111 417 13 By 2020, professional sports in the proud city of Oakland will be reduced to a memory. The Golden State Warriors 2014 Seattle Seahawks 16 280 1,306 12 are taking the ferry to San Francisco, while the Athletics, stuck with the Raiders in the dirt, ramshackle Oakland – 2013 Seattle Seahawks 16 301 1,257 11 Alameda County Coliseum, have considered hightailing their baseball club for years. 2012 Seattle Seahawks 16 315 1,590 11 With the acquisition of running back Marshawn Lynch from the Seattle Seahawks, the Raiders instantly made 2011 Seattle Seahawks 15 285 1,204 12 their estrangement from the city of Oakland to Las Vegas a less painful one. The Raiders will use Lynch as anesthesia 2010 Seattle Seahawks 12 165 573 6 for at least two years of pulling fans’ teeth. “It’s going to be so cool to watch,” said criminal justice 2010 Buff alo Bills 4 37 164 0 junior and Raiders fan Enrique Urrea. “Lynch is such a great player and the Raiders needed a running back, so 2009 Buff alo Bills 13 120 450 2 I’m happy they got him – it couldn’t be any more perfect.” Lynch fi rst emerged at Oakland Technical High 2008 Buff alo Bills 15 250 1,036 8 School, where he led the Bulldogs to the Oakland Section championship. It was there he earned the nickname “Beast 2007 Buff alo Bills 13 280 1,115 7 Mode” for his unique propensity to elude tacklers as a powerful runner. Total: 127 2,144 9,112 74 Then Lynch played three seasons for the University of California, Berkeley, leaving ranked second in school Information gathered from NFL.com history with 3,230 rushing yards in 35 games. He gained more national attention for riding a golf cart onto the fi eld INFOGRAPHIC BY ANDRE JAQUEZ after defeating Washington. rally behind in case all goes wrong. Last season, they So, the farewell tour begins and Lynch is on board “I’m really from Oakland doe like really really really appeared in the playoffs for the fi rst time since losing probably more motivated than ever. How so? from Oakland doe... town bizzness breath on me,” Lynch Super Bowl XXXVII to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Flashback to Super Bowl XLIX, it’s the fourth quarter said on Twitter. in 2003. and there’s under a minute to go. Lynch just carried the Coming out of retirement at age 31, especially for a Their playoff-bound season ended abruptly when ball and was tackled at the one yard line. Next play, he’s running back, it’s easy to doubt if Lynch can perform at a quarterback and emotional leader Derek Carr suffered a in the backfi eld, but the Seahawks throw an interception high level. Lynch will not only bring excitement and add broken fi bula in Week 16 and the team did not win another instead, ending their season just one measly yard short more swagger to the team, but a unique skillset that has game after that. When times get tough, Lynch’s presence of glory. wowed NFL fans for nearly a decade. will give the Raiders morale when they need it. Lynch must be haunted by that play, knowing he could In fi ve seasons with the Seattle Seahawks, he led the Lynch coming to Oakland, the city tattooed across his have easily crashed his way into the end zone for that NFL with 51 total touchdowns, not including the playoffs. chest, playing for that crowd and his hometown team is the Super Bowl victory. Talk about a hunger for redemption – In his last full regular season in 2014 he rushed for 1,306 best win-win-win narrative of the NFL offseason thus far. watch out New England. yards and led the NFL with 13 touchdowns, all courtesy The Raiders goal is to leave Oakland with a parting gift. of Skittle fuel. The only dish that will serve these ravenous Oakland fans Follow Spartan Daily on Twitter With Lynch, the Raiders have an extra player they can is a Super Bowl trophy. @SpartanDaily

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BY PAYJE REDMOND team attends their games it motivates Staff Writer him to play harder. “It feels like someone is supporting our According to San Jose State athletes back, like we are home,” Dukes said. and coaches, the companionship Duke said he especially appreciates when among teams on campus is stronger his fellow Spartans show up to road games. than some may think. When SJSU students showed up to their By supporting each other on and off Santa Clara game, it didn’t really feel like the fi eld, Spartan athletes say they are they were playing on the road Duke said. motivated to play stronger. Senior defender Myia Wilkes interacts “Whether it’s the women’s soccer team with other athletes every day, whether in or the baseball team, I try to encourage the dorms or just walking to class. our players to be supportive of everything The women’s soccer team shares a San Jose State,” said men’s soccer head coach Simon Tobin. Junior defender Carlos Valdovinos “ said he attends both men’s and women’s Whether it’s the basketball games, women’s soccer games women’s soccer team and golf tournaments. Valdovinos met his girlfriend, or the baseball team, women’s’ golf player Arielle Caronna, I try to encourage at an athlete banquet. our players to “I didn’t know anything about golf,” Valdovinos said. “That was a new thing be supportive of for me.” everything San Jose Whenever there is a home tournament, State. Valdovinos tries to attend, despite the fact that games can last four hours. Simon Tobin Tobin said going to different teams’ SJSU men’s soccer head coach games adds to the experience of being a college student. “If it’s on campus, it’s convenient for locker room with the women’s baseball students to go,” said freshman defender team Wilkes said. Jeff Dukes. She often sends group text messages to Dukes met his girlfriend Miyo remind women’s soccer players of games Kobayashi, who plays for the women’s they’ll be attending together. tennis team, through Spartan Athletics. Wilkes said she and her teammates The coaches in the athletic department will often write “good luck” messages set the example of forming bonds with for the other teams on whiteboards in one another. common areas. “Because they are next door, we’ve Pottorff shares a suite with a water polo got quite a close relationship with the player and a volleyball player. She often baseballs staff,” Tobin said. fi nds out their game schedules so she can The coach is new and so far they have attend and support their friendships. KAVIN MISTRY | THE SPEAR (File image) gotten along pretty well Tobin said. It’s “Most of the time we go as a whole Senior Colette Riggs is 9-3 this season with a 2.24 ERA and four complete games. important for coaches to be cordial with team, it’s even better for team bonding,” each other Tobin said. Pottorff said. BY KYLEE BAIRD leave even if you’re not here forever,” “Our staff are friends and we want want Staff Writer Riggs said. “Just having her around was our kids to be friends as well,” Tobin said. Follow Payje on Twitter amazing for the short time that I did have Dukes said that when the baseball @Theyasked Colette Riggs grew up in the small her here.” town of Yorba Linda, Calif. — just Ever since her mother passed away, 37 miles southeast of downtown Riggs’ older sisters have been like Los Angeles. mother fi gures to both her younger A graduating softball pitcher at San sister and herself, but her father is “the Jose State, Riggs is majoring in biology rock of the family.” with preparation for teaching. Whenever Riggs gets the chance to take Once Riggs receives her degree, she a trip home, she jumps at the chance to INAUGURAL wants to teach high school biology. spend time with her family. Riggs began her collegiate softball “We are all really close and we are very career her freshman year at SJSU, but has a part of everyone’s lives,” Riggs said. been playing softball since she was just 3 “When I go home, I only see my family.” years old. Her father can’t make it to all her games, She was both an athlete and a scholar. but when she is in Southern California he “I also played basketball but decided to makes sure to attend every game. focus on softball because I didn’t want to “My dad is very supportive,” Riggs spread myself too thin while taking AP said. “If he can’t make it to a game, he courses,” Riggs said. is watching it on the live tracker. He then STUDENT SHOWCASE Aside from being an athlete at a later tells me what Coach Turner had to young age, Riggs also played violin say after the game.” for six years from elementary school Instead of looking up to a well-known to high school. She also taught herself professional female athlete, her athletic FEATURINGFEEATURING WORK CREATED how to play piano after getting upset inspiration has always been her older because her parents bought her sisters sister Jackie. BY STUDENTS FOR: lessons but not herself. “I wanted to be exactly like her even Riggs has been a quiet, “do it myself” though she was a catcher, “ Riggs said. type of girl. “She was always so good and I just wanted The Spartan Daily “She’s defi nitely a good leader,” said to be as good as she was.” senior pitcher Katelyn Linford. “She leads Although her sister was a catcher, she Update News quietly rather than yells at people. She’s wanted to do her own thing and pursue someone you can look to.” pitching instead, making her journey Southbay Pulse Both of Riggs’ parents were athletes as to become the best she can with the her mother was a cheerleader and played encouragement from her teammates over Shift Magazine tennis while her father was a basketball the last four seasons. The Spear player, so it was no surprise that she too “Being pitchers together, we have to help became an athlete. each other a lot whether it’s helping each Advertising Her love for softball began by watching other out of a jam in a game or working on her two older sisters play when she was things,” Linford said. “We help each other Public Relations just a young girl. fi x it, so we can both do better together.” “It’s a big part of my family because Riggs has always had love for the game and there is four girls total and we all play and continues to strive to be the best she Individual Portfolios softball,” Riggs said. “It’s just something can until her last game of the season. we all love to do and we connect over.” “She has continued to improve each Despite a positive childhood, adversity year and over the past two years she has came upon Riggs’ family one day when made a signifi cant impact on our team’s Tuesday, May 9th, 2017 her mother passed away her senior year of success,” said SJSU head softball coach high school. Peter Turner. 6–7:30 pm Riggs’ mother played a huge role in her Outside of Riggs’ busy schedule, she DBH 117 D decision to play softball for SJSU. likes to do normal college-student things. “This was one of the only schools that Her hobbies include going to the beach, my mom came to visit with me,” Riggs playing basketball, being outdoors, No tickets necessary! All are welcome! said. “My mom loved it and she really hanging out with her pets and watching Main office contact: (408) 924-3240 wanted me to come here.” sports with her father. She has come to the conclusion that it Riggs loves animals to the point that she was the perfect choice and she is very once had eight dogs, two cats, two turtles happy here. and two crayfi sh in her house at one time. Riggs’ mother is her inspiration and “My family just takes animals in like she hopes to be just like her when she crazy,” Riggs said. grows older. “She showed me how strong you can Follow Kylee on Twitter be and how much of an impact you can @kyleemakae