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Homeless alliance: 1 NNOO DEALDEAL

Group says SJSU turns down demands, Papazian commits to housing every student

BY KUNAL MEHTA, STAFF WRITER

The Student Homeless Alliance walked away from Tuesday’s meeting with San Jose State President Mary Papazian empty-handed. After convening at sociology professor We had a really good 2 and alliance adviser Scott Myers-Lipton’s discussion, some good office, the group reaffirmed its position on the three demands to bring forth ideas came out and we’re to Papazian. really hoping we can None of the group’s demands, which included parking spaces in the 7th Street connect students in need Garage, 12 beds in the dorms available with SJSU Cares. to homeless students for 60 days and a one-time $2,500 emergency grant, Mary Papazian were met. SJSU President “I am disappointed to report that they have rejected our demands,” Student During Tuesday’s meeting, university Homeless Alliance president Mayra officials committed to finding housing Bernabe said. “However, they have for every student. committed to house every student.” “We expressed, inside with the Though more than 1,100 students students, a commitment to finding a signed the alliance’s petition to Papazian, safe solution for every student in need,” only 14 people participated in the Papazian said. “That’s our commitment.” call-in to Papazian’s office since the Vice president of student affairs MAURICIO LA PLANTE | SPARTAN DAILY Monday news conference, according Patrick Day, who also attended the 1) Student Homeless Alliance President Mayra Bernabe at Tower Hall to SJSU media relations specialist with fellow members Saline Chandler (right) and Alejandro Mayorga (left). Robin McElhatton. RESOLUTION | Page 2 2) SJSU President Mary Papazian steps out of meeting with the alliance at Tower Hall. Philippines president fl oats new name for country, SJSU students respond to proposal

By Alyson Chuyang STAFF WRITER

Imagine if the President of the At this point in history, A&E United States had proposed to change the name of the country the Philippines T-Pain proves after the many years it has gone was named after by The United States of America. himself on ‘The It may sound outrageous, but King Philip II of Spain Masked Singer’ that is exactly what the president for almost half a of the Philippines has done. Page 4 In February, the Philippines’ century. President Rodrigo Duterte Nessa Diamante proposed changing the name cultural chair of Alpha Kappa Omicron of the country to “Maharlika,” which translates to nobility in English from Malay, according to The reason for the agreement The National. was to “assert [the Philippines’] Maharlika was a term national identity” and take popularized by late-Philippines back the country fully from its president, Ferdinand Marcos, Spanish colonizers who named it who related the word to royalty. the “Philippines.” It was also Marcos’ name for the For some, the name change is guerrilla unit Marcos claimed a prideful seize of the country to lead against the Japanese back to the people who claimed forces during 1942-1944, it from the Spaniards. Opinion according to a 1986 report by the However for others, changing New York Times. the name is a disrespect to It is time for According to CNN Philippines, the culture and tradition the idea was not originally his, that has been standing for women to be but he agreed with the late- so many years under the eligible for draft Philippines president in changing SOURCE: CSU BAKERSFIELD, INFOGRAPHIC BY ALYSON CHUYANG the name of the country. NATION | Page 2 Page 6 Service offers help to many new tax fi lers

By Jozy Prabhu senior Kenzo Chua said that STAFF WRITER taxes impose extra fees for students that are unnecessary. It’s tax season and taxes are to “For students, I’m not sure The other free preparation tax service I forgot to be filed before April 15, which if [students] should get taxed includes students as well. because I feel like they don’t mention is something called Volunteer Income “Most people have really easy have a lot of money,” said Chua. Tax Association, VITA. tax returns to prepare,” said “I think we should keep in Caroline Chen assistant professor of business mind how taxes affect students assistant professor of business Sports Caroline Chen. “And I’m not who don’t have a lot of money. saying they should prepare Maybe giving a tax break to file taxes if they were in the Tax apathy among students Women athletes them on their own, but there students would be cool.” country. is not a new thing to finance set to dominate are many different ways for Another problem that Chua “I feel like, if someone sat me sophomore Emilia Korhonen. [students] to prepare them.” said students face when doing down and explained it to me, “I think there is negative during Women’s However, not all students are their taxes is the confusing I would be down to learn it,” attitudes due to the fact that we History Month in the mood to prepare or even process of doing them. He said Chua. “But for now, I don’t don’t really know or see where submit their taxes this month. said that he would rely on his know how to do it, so it’s not in Page 8 Radio, television and film parents to teach him how to my mind.” ASSISTANCE | Page 2 sjsunews.com/spartan_daily 2 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 2019 NEWS

student homelessness. RESOLUTION “One of the first things the president said was that Continued from page 1 she does not know the number of people facing meeting, said he wanted homelessness,” she said. students struggling with Chandler said Papazian housing to reach out to had to already be aware SJSU Cares. of the California State SJSU Cares is the University Basic Needs resource center on campus Study that was published to guide students facing in January 2018. The study, homelessness or food commissioned by the CSU insecurity toward resources Chancellor’s office, found that can help them. that 13.6 percent of SJSU “We can’t say it’ll be students reported being this or this, but we want homeless at least once in every student to get into the prior 12 months. SJSU Cares, to connect, Day was hopeful that so we can figure out what by having students get those individual needs are,” involved with SJSU Cares, Day said. the university would be The administration said better informed about how during the meeting that many students need help. only 10 students had used “Part of the challenge is MAURICIO LA PLANTE | SPARTAN DAILY SJSU Cares, Saline even knowing what kind (Second from the right) Sociology professor Scott Myers-Lipton talks with members of the Student Homeless Alliance about how to strike a successful negotiation with SJSU President Mary Papazian. Chandler, a sociology of numbers we’re talking senior and member of about,” Day said. “So that’s to share their status with to better understand their ways we can improve them, the problem. “We need the Student Homeless why we want to get students SJSU Cares. specific needs. Chandler, a so that the process is better immediate solutions,” Alliance said. connected to the resources, He said that just before former homeless student, for students,” Day said. she said. Chandler added that so then we can say ‘Oh jeez, the meeting, a student said she planned to meet Having Papazian in the Myers-Lipton called most students don’t know this number is going up told him that they were with Day and continue to meeting made an impact, upon the civic and business about SJSU Cares. She from last year, and we need homeless for a few days advocate for resources for Chandler said. She credited leaders to get involved and suggested that fulfilling to figure out how to build and were not able to turn a homeless students. the president with helping help students in need. the alliance’s demand of more resources.’ ” paper in on time as a result. Day said that he will facilitate the meeting. “This is a human crisis,” parking spaces could have The Spartan Daily “Why would [students] be continuing to work on “We had a really good Myers-Lipton said. “Every helped with that effort. requested statistics on go to a website and say the SJSU Cares program, discussion, some good semester I’ve been here, for “If everyone knew there the current usage of SJSU they’re homeless?” Myers- as well as looking into ideas came out and we’re the past three years, I’ve is a safe parking garage, we Cares from the university Lipton said, after explaining issues related to commuter really hoping we can had several of my students can outreach to students media relations department that students were already students, like finding connect students in need to come to me and tell me while they’re utilizing the but has not yet received hesitant to tell professors spaces for them to stay late SJSU Cares,” said Papazian. they’re homeless.” resource,” Chandler said. the figures. about their status. or come early. But Chandler said the Chandler also said that Myers-Lipton said Vice president Day “We’re going to certainly administration merely Follow Kunal on Twitter the university was trying to he was unsure whether invited formerly homeless look at our assessment “beat[ed] around the bush” @legoktm minimize the problem of students would be willing students to meet with him, practices to see if there are instead of addressing

ASSISTANCE advanced preparer Liz VITA also does taxes for from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sandstorm also recommends foreign students. But Chen According to a flyer that Continued from page 1 students use VITA to file recommends foreign students Chen had put up in the their taxes. to use Tax Aid. Business Tower, Tax Aid our tax money goes towards,” “It’s free to file and someone “If that’s the case, then they will be there and provide said Korhonen. “Also, no does it for you, and it’s really would fill out a 10-40NR students with a free version one [typically] enjoys doing easy,” said Sandstorm. “I’d form and it’s a little different,” of Turbotax. their taxes.” recommend it for all students. said Chen. Students would need to But Chen has a solution It’s awesome.” According to Chen, Tax bring their social security for students like Chua. VITA volunteers like Aid is a free tax filing service card, W-2s, child care “The other free preparation Sandstorm, who are in that can help international provider information, a tax service I forgot to school to be a certified students file their taxes. voided check to direct- mention is something called advanced preparer, are up to To make it more accessible deposit, last year’s tax return, Volunteer Income Tax date in doing taxes. She has to students, Chen strongly if they have it, and a healthcare Association, VITA,” said been doing tax help for five recommended students insurance statement form, if Chen. “And that’s actually years starting in Humboldt attend tax help sessions in they have it. JOZY PRABHU | SPARTAN DAILY sponsored by the internal County, and now in Santa the Dr. Martin Luther King Volunteer Income Tax Association hosts free tax revenue service.” Clara County. Jr. library this Saturday, Follow Jozy on Twitter preparation services all over Santa Clara County. VITA volunteer and According to Sandstorm, March 23 and April 13 @PrabhuJoanna

uniquely us,” Fangonilo the country’s identity but Duterte has expressed NATION said. “Our people take so from Spanish colonizers his interest in revisiting the much pride in our country is unrepresentative of its name, according to The Continued from page 1 name and when you take roots. So if Duterte were Straits Times. Our people take so much pride in our that name away, you take to change the name, he Akbayan, one of the name, the Philippines. everything away.” should use a traditional largest cultural clubs on country name and when you take that Business marketing Multiple organizations Tagalog word. campus, reminds students name away, you take everything away. senior and Filipino- support the representation “I do not find the of all backgrounds why the American CeeJay Fangonilo of Filipino-Americans proposal disrespectful, Filipino culture should be CeeJay Fangonilo reflected on what he called on campus, including but more so unnecessary,” represented with pride. business marketing senior the rich history the country the sorority Alpha Kappa she said. “At this point in According to its has gone through since Omicron, which raises its history the Philippines was Facebook page, the club pointed out the current difference between the rich Spanish colonization in the members based on the named after King Philip serves more than 2000 state of the Philippines, and and the poor,” Aurelio said, 16th century. history, traditions and II of Spain for almost half members and hosts how a name change should “I would instead educate “We were colonized and culture of the Philippines. a century.” numerous events that allow not be prioritized over the our youth about it and tell it was not pretty to say the Pre-nursing senior There are no formal students to get in touch other issues it faces. them the struggles of our least, but the beauty of it all is and the sorority’s cultural plans currently to change with Filipino culture. “In the Philippines right country’s name.” that the name, ‘Philippines,’ chair, Nessa Diamante, the name because of Public health sophomore now they have high poverty has so much history and believes that using a an extended process of and Akbayan member rates, unstable agriculture Follow Alyson on Twitter that’s what it makes it Malay word to reclaim rewriting the constitution, Christian John Aurelio and high levels of @alysoncy

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ANALYSIS ‘The Division 2’ splits D.C. even further

By Jonathan Austin The Dark Zone is an STAFF WRITER environment in which the player must battle The open-beta weekend computer controlled for “The Division 2” has enemies with the shown just what the game interesting addition that has to offer. other players can help or Spoiler alert: the game hinder your success. is just more of what “The The tense situations Division” was, a looter- initiated when another shooter set in one of player treads into your America’s iconic cities, path can’t be overstated. New York City. Not knowing if that Let me clarify, it’s person is about to help basically what “The you on your journey or Division” was except with murder you on sight for more polish technically your precious stuff. and artistically. Those moments The game itself is are some of the best another rendition of the player interactions I’ve tired looter-shooter genre. personally experienced in Players will shoot a video game. enemies with weapons The missions available and other various abilities felt uninspired and mostly in hopes that some reminiscent of the first of those enemies will game’s snooze fiestas. drop powerful items or This is disappointing weapons to help progress because there is a lot their characters. JONATHAN AUSTIN | SPARTAN DAILY more that could be done However, “Th e Division “The Division 2” open beta let players explore the game’s world and stunning visuals before the offi cial release. in a post-apocalyptic 2” really makes this repetitive Washington D.C. than genre look absolutely great. surviving factions trying Your character is restores at a slow rate. setting and the enemies in blowing up some boxes of I believe wholeheartedly, to control the region. basically a sleeper-agent- The enemies have the the beta were significantly ammunition to piss off an that the “Th e Division 2” This happens as a super soldier who can same sort of bullet sponge less bullet spongy than its enemy faction; like perhaps is a technical masterpiece. result of the “Dollar Flu” and will get shot multiple feel to them as they often predecessor. stealing the declaration All of the weapon from the first game, an hundreds of times take multiple bullets to This minor gripe is of independence, which audio sounds fantastic. engineered super virus and be OK. the brain to take out. the result of the style of is teased as a mission that Plus, depending on designed to wipe out the The player’s Division This is one of my only game it is. can be done in the full- where you’re fighting, human population and Agent awakens when major gripes with the Looter shooters released game. people and gunshots preserve the world. their wristband flashes beta, because a game set typically have enemies Overall, it was a decent will echo or sound The gameplay is a with the Division’s logo that deep into reality feels that grow in level and are demo that showcased farther away. simple cover-based third- “awakening” them to act off in context of gameplay. harder to kill and “The what the game will be like. Visually, the graphics person shooter. on behalf of the Division. Plus, having real-world Division 2” inevitably is “The Division 2” releases are realistic and immersive A cover-based shooter The workaround weapons firing against no different. on Mar. 15 at the price of and the light changes is pretty intuitively a game mechanically to that supposedly normal Th e beta itself contained $59.99 for the PS4, XBox dynamically depending that features the player is that you have armor people who take multiple a few story missions, side One and PC. on the time of day. controlled character taking that needs to be repaired headshots to die feels quests and other general Set in Washington D.C., cover on various objects in fights if it drops too cartoonish. activities to partake in, as the city has been rendered with a camera stationed low, but if you wait long Albeit, the first game well as more of the series Follow Jonathan on Twitter into a lawless wasteland of behind the player. enough in combat it self has the same issue with coveted “Dark Zone”. @AustinFound1 sjsunews.com/spartan_daily 4 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 2019 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT T-Pain stays in-tune as ‘Masked Singer’

By Adam Yoshikawa STAFF WRITER This is weird On Feb. 27, rapper and now-known singer, as hell. I know T-Pain, placed first on the everybody’s new television show “The Masked Singer,” proving wondering where to the world he doesn’t the auto-tune is need auto-tune. “Suck it to everybody gonna come from. who said I couldn’t sing! It’s OK, I got it in I just won a singing competition,” said an my pocket. excited T-Pain to CNN T-Pain Rapper/singer Entertainment. “There’s nothing else you can tell me. It feels like I’m king of of who the person in the castle.” the costume could be. The two-time Grammy Guesses included Jamie winner beat out nine Foxx, Tyrese Gibson and other competitors, which CeeLo Green. included actors, athletes “From what I and successful singers, understand, T-Pain such as Donny Osmond uses auto-tune as a and Gladys Knight. textural option for him Osmond was the to give a different sort runner-up and Knight of sound,” said music placed third. education senior Joshua “The Masked Singer” Marrald. “He has a really has had great success with wonderful voice.” its first season according The victory on “The to Nielsen ratings. Masked Singer” allowed The twist is that the T-Pain to put a spotlight show keeps its vocalists on his natural voice. PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA COMMONS entirely masked from “I have a chance to T-Pain proves to everyone once again that he doesn’t need auto-tune with his recent win on “The Masked Singer”. head to toe in order to come into the game with keep their identity hidden my natural voice,” T-Pain it was him in the mask, NPR’s music office as a 2007 hit song “Buy U a “It seemed fun to wear a from the judges. said on the show. “And you but I knew he could sing part of NPR’s Tiny Desk Drank (Shawty Snappin’)” costume and sing. I always Judges of the show know a lot of my peers did super well. It seems like concert series. with his natural voice, wondered what it was include Robin Thicke, and they got accepted, this another positive thing he’s “This is weird as hell. shocking millions of like to wear a costume at Jenny McCarthy, helped me get my voice done for himself,” said I know everybody’s people who had no idea of Universal Studios,” T-Pain Nicole Scherzinger and out there even more.” music education junior wondering where the his capabilities. said to the New York Post. Ken Jeong. “The Masked Singer” Dominic Samuels. auto-tune is gonna come The video of that “[Th e monster costume he The show also has regularly had about 10 However, this is not from. It’s OK, I got it in performance now has wore on the show] was just guest judges, such as million viewers each the fi rst time T-Pain has my pocket. It’s totally more than 14 million the silliest one – if I didn’t actor and comedian episode in its first performed using his natural fine. Got it right here, it’s views on YouTube. make it, at least I got to wear Kenan Thompson. season, according to the voice, however. all surgically inserted,” All judges were shocked this fucking stupid thing!” After T-Pain’s New York Post. In 2014, T-Pain held said T-Pain at the to see T-Pain come from performance, all of the “I heard him sing a few an intimate concert at small concert. underneath the mask Follow Adam on Instagram judges gave their guesses years ago. I was surprised Bob Boilen’s desk in He then performed his and costume. @yoshi_kawa_

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COUNTERPOINTS

ILLUSTRATION BY MELODY DEL RIO | SPARTAN DAILY Should conspiracy theories be taken more seriously? Yes, the skepticism is justifi ed No, fear doesn’t provide facts

which give us all the on climate change con- more reason to assume spiracies conducted Cindy Cuellar that agencies are doing Jozy Prabhu by the department of horrible things they psychology at Prince- STAFF WRITER want to keep out of the STAFF WRITER ton University, “Par- public eye. ticipants who were The government exposed to [a global and the military warming] conspiracy Question everything are placed upon it. should not be with- Conspiracies are in- acy. And that of course, video were significant- and trust no one. Con- Conspiracy theories holding any informa- creasingly popular in becomes dangerous. ly less likely to think spiracy theories create are ignited in America tion if it wants to gain today’s society. If skeptics make wild that there is wide- plausible answers to because people began the complete trust of The two parts in hypothesis based sole- spread scientific agree- the thing most afraid to have less faith in the the people. YouTuber Shane Daw- ly off a hunch, why do ment on human-caused of by humans which is government. The people Area 51, and Re- son’s new conspiracy people become con- climate change.” the unknown. were scared the govern- stricted Area 4808 lo- series have a combined spiracy theorists? Participants were People want answers ment was hiding infor- cated within Area 51, 62 million views and When looking at the also seen as less likely to everything no matter mation from everyone. is a perfect example of counting which can at- psychology of conspir- to take measure to re- how bizarre the odds are There are several the American govern- test to that claim. acy theorists, a psycho- duce global warming of it being factually true. popular conspiracy the- ment keeping secrets But as much as con- logical study from Sage and less likely to donate Conspiracy theories ories and the most well from its citizens. Area spiracies are fun, we Journals states that the or volunteer for charity. create an understand- known is about the Illu- 51, is used as an ex- live in a time where “Belief in conspiracy This is an incredible ing and a simple answer minati, people in posi- perimental airbase and false facts and fake theories is rooted in an example of why con- for the unknown, giving tions of high power, in- weaponry location for news are unhealthy and spiracies are so harm- people a sense of con- cluding celebrities, are a the government. can jeopardize a per- ful. The consequences trol and security. part of a large group to However, the gov- son’s livelihood . We live in a of believing this con- Power has an import- create the totalitarian ernment refuses to re- According to the spiracy include the lease any information Merriam-Webster dic- time where mistrust of scientific about the area and has tionary, conspiracy the- fact, and the lack of In a world riddled with extremely tight surveil- ories are defined as “a false facts change toward helping lance within the facili- theory that explains an reduce the effects of secretive agencies and ties restricting any civil- event or set of circum- and fake news global warming. ian and normal military stances as the result of are unhealthy It goes to show why misinformation, the people air traffic. a secret plot by usually one of the most dan- have a right to question If the government is powerful conspirators.” and gerous problems about not giving out any infor- If we look at this conspiracy theories to- everything. mation about the area, further, what is the jeopardize a day is that they are be- it is right to assume that harm in having healthy ing recirculated to the there could be non-hu- doubt of powerful or- person’s masses, taken blatantly man specimens being ganizations? While it out of context and in ant role to play in con- “New World Order.” held in bases such as is healthy to think for livelihood. many cases accepted as spiracy theories, a role Another conspiracy Area 51 where scientists oneself, conspiracy the- reality. just as important as fear. theory similar to the Il- could be experimenting orists tend to bring that This is called the illu- Once presented with luminati is the ‘reptilian and weaponizing them. level of doubt to an un- evolved psychology to sory truth effort, which any type of evidence elite’ theory. This theory Images obtained from reasonable level. protect against power- think tank Decision that could support a suggests that the people the Hubble Space Tele- In a peer-reviewed ful and potentially hos- Lab states is the phe- theory, fear is used to in charge of the world’s scope confirm that the article in the Europe- tile coalitions…” nomenon that “...repe- help get the truth out. economy and govern- universe is comprised an Journal of Public This means that con- tition is often conflated During the Mc- ments are in fact rep- of billions of galax- Health, authors Pascal spiracy theorists are with validity.” Carthy era, peo- tiles that are trying to ies. It’s impossible that Diethelm and Martin choosing to operate With the polarized ple were accused of take over planet Earth. humans are the only McKee analyze ‘denial- in terms of the “fight” media and repetition of being communists. Conspiracy theories sentient species in the ism,’ which is basically in “fight or flight” the theory that global “Conspiracy Theory: of high groups such as universe and they have the reasoning of con- mode, which further warming is a hoax, even The Use of the Conspir- the Illuminati and the just been kept from the spiracy theorists. means that fear is the those who are against acy Doctrine in Times reptilian elite stem from public eye. “When the over- main motivator of or neutral to the issue of National Crisis” is a mistrust towards the Uncertainty moti- whelming body of sci- conspiracy theorists. will slowly start be- journal from the Wil- government. We are all vates curious and scared entific opinion believes We live in a time lieving that argument liam and Mary Law programmed to believe people to elaborate on that something is true,” where fear, especial- has validity. School written by Marie what we are taught from lucrative theories that Diethelm and McKee ly in America, has in- So while conspira- E. Siesseger. grade school and who is can give them answers write, “It is argued that creased tenfold with cy theories can be fun Siesseger states that to say everything about no one else is able this is not because those Trump’s presidency and to watch and read, use in the McCarthy and American education to provide. scientists have inde- the currently polarized caution. Feeding the the modern post-9/11 is wrong? Everything In a world riddled pendently studied the political climate. brain too much doubt era, political and social about the government with secretive agencies evidence and reached A great example of and fear can end up al- pressures join in highly has been lies used for and misinformation, the the same conclusion. It this is one of the most tering the mind to stop charged prosecutions. society to conform people have the right to is because they have en- famous, well-known listening to facts and These theories have the into believing things question everything. gaged in a complex and conspiracies today instead to fiction. potential to become are fine. secretive conspiracy.” which claims that glob- perverted and unduly Federal agencies such So conspiracy theo- al warming and climate expanded when polit- as the CIA often keep Follow Cindy on Twitter rists reject scientific fact change are a hoax. Follow Jozy on Twitter ical and social stresses secrets from the citizens @eredetii in favor of the conspir- According to a study @PrabhuJoanna sjsunews.com/spartan_daily 6 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 2019 OPINION Military service knows no gender

in this instance would be to have women be select- ed for the draft , just like Victoria Franco their male counterpoints. STAFF WRITER According to the His- tory Channel, Congress passed a law in 1948 to recognize women as a permanent part of the If women want equal- slide on our combat U.S. military, although ity, they need to under- boots, tie up our hair and women have aided in stand that they must suit up in a military uni- American war eff orts be willing to be in a form to show these men dating as far back to the military draft . we too are willing to put American Revolution. It may appear as our lives on the line for Yet, their jobs oft en though I am betraying our country. consist of staying be- women by calling them On Feb. 25, U.S. Dis- hind a desk or nursing out in this article, but I trict Judge Gray Miller men aft er combat. fi rmly believe that now is ruled all-male military According to Travel- the chance to show men draft s unconstitutional. Nursing, a site dedicated that women are just as Th e south Texas judge’s to presenting the history capable both on and off ruling prompted other of nurses in the military, the battlefi eld. justices around the na- nurses made up approx- If we back down from tion to challenge a series imately 90 percent of the 11,000 military women who served in Vietnam during the confl ict in the I fi rmly believe that now is the 1960s and 1970s. I can guarantee that chance to show men that women when Loretta Walsh be- came the fi rst female are just as capable as they are non-nurse to serve in the IMAGE COURTESY OF AIR FORCE MEDICAL SERVICE both on and off the battlefi eld. U.S. Navy in 1917, she er women become op- sure that every gender dangerous, if they are did not intend for wom- pressed. gets equal pay, but only persistent in being equal. en to join the war eff ort What is mind-blowing if women are pulling Equality will never be to end up stuck behind to me is that women will the exact same weight as sunfl owers and daisies a desk. scream at the top of their the men. in all instances, and being included in the of military ordinances Walsh was one the lungs that they want the If a man can be put will sometimes require draft , we are showing enacted in 2013 that pro- foremost examples of same opportunities as into a combat zone women to roll up their men that we are not as hibit women from enter- female heroism, who men, except in regards to where he is forced to sleeves and get dirty with equal as they are. ing combat zones. showed countless men military service. watch over a platoon of the boys. We will continue to Questions arose re- and women that a wom- Women have served men and survive a gory A law that requires be seen as fragile crea- garding why men should en can be more than one in all capacities in our battle then, hell yes, he women to join in on the tures who are only be the only ones consid- dimensional. armed forces for centu- should be paid higher draft is completely fair fi t to clean up aft er a ered in the draft , if wom- Walsh took it upon ries and must continue to than a military nurse and would set the bar of man or construct op- en are supposedly equal herself to become a chief do so in 2019. cleaning up wounds equality for both sexes in erations from behind a to them as established in petty offi cer in the Navy Th e burden of na- from a distance. the military fi eld. computer screen. Title IX of the Education and lead a military career tional security is to be Women should be Anything a man can Amendments of 1972. just as well as a man did. shared equally. required to step up do, a woman can do too. Th e more equal and Walsh also did she I agree that federal and perform the same Follow Victoria on Twitter Ladies, it’s time we least sexist plan of action idly stand by to see oth- wage laws should en- tasks, no matter how @ayeeevicky Straws suck health out of marine life

Fishing gear and nets that are lost or purpose- Cindy Cuellar ly dumped within the ocean are better known STAFF WRITER as ghost nets. Th e accumulation of ghost nets and fi shing gear creates much more Straws suck for the en- straw extracted out of pollution in comparison vironment and they are its nose became popular to plastic straws entering plaguing the planet like because it showed how the ocean. global warming. much pain the sea tur- According to Nation- Banning straws is be- tle was in as the straw al Geographic mag- ing encouraged by so- was removed. azine, “An estimated cial media infl uencers Th e video caused many 100,000 marine animals such as Bretman Rock people to stop using sin- are strangled, suff ocat- and Jeff ree Star, who en- gle-use plastic straws in ed or injured by plastics courage their followers order to save sea turtles every year.” to ditch plastic straws from choking on straws Plastics created by ma- and use metal straws as that end up in the ocean. jor corporations, fi shing an alternative. Coca-Cola and Pepsi gear and ghost nets are Rock uploaded a re- are two of the top leading problems that were creat- cent Instagram vid- corporations with prod- ed by humans that aff ect eo where he said, “We ucts that produce trash marine wildlife. need to start using metal and waste that negatively Several solutions that straws in 2019 because aff ects the environment, can actually benefi t ma- without turtles . . . we according to Greenpeace. rine life that are not just wouldn’t have turtles.” Plastic is not biode- cutting out single-use Th is quote does not gradable and just turns plastic straws from ev- have any scientifi c rea- into smaller and smaller eryday use. soning backing it, it is pieces of trash once sun- Th e Center for Biolog- the simplicity behind light and forces of nature ical Diversity has peti- comedic persuasion that damage it. tions that people can sign gets people to think twice Microplastics have to protect marine wildlife before they use plastic been found in sea crea- from plastic pollution. straws again. tures that are caught Th ese factors are much Not using plastic to be sold and eaten, more concerning and straws is the “thoughts creating concern for detrimental than the and prayers” of helping human health. ban of plastic straws. the environment. It is al- Studies have discov- It may be the fi rst step most like an entitled way ered that “fi shing nets before any major con- to feel good for helping account for 46 percent of tributions, but doing a the planet when it just the trash, with the major- beach cleanup, becoming distracts from corpo- ity of the rest composed vegan or vegetarian and rations being the main of other fi shing industry reducing your carbon source of pollution. gear, including ropes, footprint are all more Marine conservation oyster spacers, eel traps, helpful solutions. biologist Christine Fig- crates and baskets,” ac- gener’s video of a tur- cording to National Geo- Follow Cindy on Twitter tle having a long plastic graphic magazine. @eredetii sjsunews.com/spartan_daily SPORTS WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 2019 7 Event Center adds metal detectors

By Courtney Vasquez cient way of taking extra STAFF WRITER security precautions. “Coming into the event, I thought the process of As the Event Center checking in and going holds more sporting through the metal detec- events this semester, tors was really smooth. the facility’s staff is get- It was really fast too,” ting used to updated Blanchet-Goddard said. security monitors. Event Center staff New metal detectors member Danielle Celona were added to the San said the metal detectors Jose State Event Center have made it much easier this spring season, and to detect what guests are the new security system is bringing into the facility. much more thorough than “It helps to make sure in previous years. what people have in “Before we were just here; it keeps us safe,” doing bag checks. Now, Celona said. [Event Center guests] The metal detectors are have to just take every- being used for sporting thing out of their pock- events, such as basket- ets and we’ll check inside ball games, gymnastics the bags, too,” said Mario meets and other events Duran, the Event Center that will be held at the operations manager. Event Center. According to Duran, “It’s for all events that the main purpose of the come at the Event Center new system is to take that we will be using extra precautions, and the metal detectors,” ensure the full safety Duran said. of guests coming to the Duran explained that Event Center. most college and city event “We acquired the metal centers have switched detectors to increase the to the new metal detec- security. Most venues, tors, which made it eas- and almost all venues, ier to train staff how to are switching to going to use them. metal detectors,” Duran Most of the staff used said. “We were trying to this new system at other go industry standard and venues, but a few stu- continuing this practice dent security guards COURTNEY VASQUEZ | SPARTAN DAILY here at the Event Center.” had to learn about A San Jose State basketball fan gets ready to walk through the metal detectors before entering the Event Center. According to pub- the process through The metal detectors were implemented at the start of the basketball season and are set up by game security. lic relations junior Julia special training. Blanchet-Goddard, the “Our security staff have additional trainings.” on, learn when people “A lot of people are like see the new security sys- metal detectors have used it at other venues Celona said the walk in where the lights ‘Why do you have them tem at the Event Center changed the flow of the and facilities, so there training for student staff turn on,” Celona said. [the metal detectors]?’ because the quick metal security process. was no additional train- members helped tre- While the training ses- cause they’re new, but detector scan is much Blanchet-Goddard ing on their part,” Duran mendously in prepar- sions may have taken some they like it. They get used safer and easier to follow. explained how she said. “Our student staff, ing them to use the new time, the staff noticed a to it, and they’re fast,” came to events in the they have been trained metal detectors. big difference in getting Celona said. past at SJSU, but now as well to operate every- “We had to learn how guests through quickly Like the staff, Blanchet- Follow Courtney on Twitter says there’s a more effi- thing, and they did to set them up, turn them and efficiently. Goddard was happy to @courtney_megsss

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“Women’s Gymnastics Scores Season Best As Three Win Event Titles” “Five Spartan Swimmers Named All-Mountain West” “Spartans Open Mountain West Championships With School Records” San Jose State’s women athletes continue to excel during their seasons as they strive for headline-worthy wins on the San Jose State Spartans website. In a Nike advertis- ment, Serena Williams encourages women athletes to embrace and prove what being called crazy really means. Resilience and the desire to win helps keep them focused to become the “craziest” athlete they can be. According to the SJSU website, in 1925, wom- en’s athletics teams were COURTNEY VASQUEZ | SPARTAN DAILY MAURICIO LA PLANTE | SPARTAN DAILY created including basket- 1. Junior Taylor Chan poses and smiles at the judges during her fl oor routine. She qualifi ed for the 2018 NCAA regionals. 2. Makayla Englestad gets ball, volleyball, baseball, ready to swing. She was on the 2017 softball team that made SJSU history by making it past the fi rst round of the NCAA tournament. track, tennis and swim- ming. A high fence sur- letes who care about each realize how much work goes than 1 minute. “Coaching a women’s team nity, we’re delusional. When rounded the women’s gym other but are still willing to into getting to this point Being a role model for is very rewarding. Working we stand for something, we to protect the modesty of be competitive because, at in athletics.” younger female athletes on self-confidence is a are unhinged.” The com- female athletes. the end of the day, we are Both Lehr and Bushey is something that Lehr really big deal.” mercial recognizes the first In the early 1900s, women Division I athletes,” Lehr said. talk about Natalie and Bushey say they hope Hopkins mentioned woman athlete to wear a began to participate more in Within sports, women are Coughlin being their to become. there is still a lot of work hijab, be an NBA coach and sports that were only con- still expected to stay well put inspiration ever since they Each team member that needs to be done a boxer. sidered for men at the time. together while being the best were young. comes into the team and toward women empower- These women athletes This did not discourage and expected to not show Coughlin is an is assigned a big sister. ment within sports. Having were all called crazy for pur- women to stop participating emotion. Expectations can American competitive When they become upper- role models outside and suing their dreams and being in sports. They began break- easily cloud athletes from not swimmer who start- classmen, they become inside athletics normal- resilient toward becom- ing records and many became being focused on being the ed swimming when she the big sisters and have a izes strong females they ing the best athlete they the first to win trophies as best for themselves and for was six and last compet- little sister. can admire, he added. could possibly be. Having female athletes. their team. ed in 2016. Coughlin is Bushey said, “I think Nike aired an adver- that drive also creates role Senior Taylor Lehr is one Brenna Bushey, a redshirt well known for being a being a big and little sister tisement in February, just models for women athletes of three captains of the swim- senior on the swimming 12-time Olympic medal- shapes how you are as a before women’s histo- at SJSU and worldwide. ming and diving team. team, said, “Being a female ist and the first woman teammate and captain.” ry month, about women “Our team is a bunch of athlete is really empower- to swim the 100-meter Swim and diving head athletes. It states, “If we Follow Cindy on Twitter powerful, strong, female ath- ing and a lot of people don’t backstroke in less coach Sage Hopkins said, dream of equal opportu- @eredetii Talk of Bogut coming back to the Bay excites Warriors fans

By Adam Yoshikawa it’s official, but he’s a STAFF WRITER guy that we got a lot of experience with,” Curry Andrew Bogut is just said in an interview a few steps away from I think it’s a good with ESPN. coming back to Oakland decision to have Curry and Bogut and wearing blue and gold have many highlights for the remainder of the [Bogut] back. He together, so the 2018-19 NBA season. was injured last chemistry between them Chris Haynes, a report- is there. They played er for Yahoo Sports, said time he played, so together in Oakland Bogut is waiting for a it would be nice to from 2012-2016, until letter of clearance from he was traded to the Australian team the Sydney see him play. Dallas Mavericks. Kings, which “may take Power/small for- Faizan Nomani a while.” ward Kevin Durant and freshman aerospace Shams Charania, engineering Bogut have never played NBA reporter for The together, but according Athletic, said the Golden engineering freshman to NBC Sports, Durant State Warriors were the Faizan Nomani. said Bogut will add some front-runners to sign DeMarcus “Boogie” knowledge because he’s the 34-year-old. Bogut is Cousins is a big figure been a Warrior before. now only a few signatures in the paint right now Durant also said he looks away from coming back to for the Warriors. But the forward to having him on the Warriors. addition of Bogut will the team. On Sunday, Charania offer more defensive Bogut was named reported Bogut was still support around the rim. best defensive player by deciding on finding a new With the Warriors the National Basketball team in the NBA after in a two-game los- League (NBL) in Australia playing this past season ing streak to both the and also won an All-NBL for the Sydney Kings. Philadelphia 76ers and First Team selection this Charania also noted that the Orlando Magic, the past season with the other teams, includ- addition of Bogut could Sydney Kings. ing the Philadelphia help them later against In his NBA career, 76ers, showed interest in those teams. Bogut averaged the center. “This will get [the 9.8 points, 8.7 rebounds The Warriors won the Warriors] back to how and 1.6 blocks per game. 2014-15 NBA Finals with they used to play with Bogut is unlikely to Bogut as lead center. him. It’s almost like a see many minutes fac- He dominated the family reunion,” said ing smaller teams, but court as their big undeclared sophomore the addition of the big man, and the Warriors David Natsch. man is something the are now in need of Stephen Curry of the Warriors are seeking as him now because Warriors had some good they approach playoffs. they lack a things to say about the The Playoffs start permanent center. Aussie coming back to April 13, 2019 and “I think it’s a good deci- the team. currently the Warriors sion to have [Bogut] back. “It’s so exciting, weird, top the Western He was injured last time a blast from the past, all Conference standings. he played, so it would be that combined. Obviously nice to see him play,” said I know they got a cou- Follow Adam on Twitter aerospace ple more steps before @yoshi_kawa_