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BY THE BOOK FESTIVAL OF COLORS Book cart drill team takes over King Library Visit spartandaily.com for video coverage

BY RAECHEL PRICE @rae_thecyborg

Drums pounded, wheels rolled and bright green fl ashed as the King Library Book Cart Drill Team performed to cele- brate St. Patrick’s Day yesterday. Th e team performed on the fi rst fl oor of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library, which is “best viewed from the upper balconies,” according to its Facebook page. Staff and students lined the balconies of the upper fl oors to watch the short performance, which left audience members wanting more. Th e performance featured 12 library staff members dressed in bright green costumes spinning and dancing with empty book carts decorated with sham- rocks and shiny fringe. “I’ve wanted to do this for a long time,” Linh Nguyen | Spartan Daily said library staff member Laurie Willis. Vastal Patel, electrical engineering graduate student, inspects the vibrant color residue on his glasses during Th e team was started by University the Holi Festival on Saturday. The Indian Students Organization hosted the Hindu religious festival which Access Services Manager Julie Kow- celebrates the coming of spring, known as the season of love in their culture. alewski Ward last November. Ward said the team is a collaboration SEE VIDEO COVERAGE ON HOLI AT SPARTANDAILY.COM between public and university library staff to foster team building and commu- FINANCIAL WOES nity between the two groups. “Th ere was a wide staff involvement, which was really great,” Ward said. Loan burden weighs down students When Ward approached Willis about the drill team last Fall, Willis said, “Yep, BY RIGOBERTO GOMES I’m there.” @AskRigo be ‘better off ’ or ‘the same’ as for undergraduate students. dent has graduated or leaves According to an article in the New their parents,” states a recent Th ere are college loans that school, and there is no payment York Times, book cart drill teams were Many students are preparing Bank of America/USA TODAY do build interest throughout while the undergraduate is in popularized in the mid-2000s by Demco, to graduate this semester and Better Money Habits Millennial students’ college careers, which school. a book cart manufacturer who sponsored they have to deal with student report. “While two-thirds say can be more diffi cult for recent “I’ve taken out student loans the world championship competition at loan debt and the process of re- they have good fi nancial habits, graduates to pay off . that I eventually have to pay the American Library Association’s an- paying the loans they borrowed. large numbers still worry about San Jose State University of- back and I think it’s going to nual conference for several years. Every year some college stu- the cost of student loans/col- fers the Federal Perkins Loan, be hard at fi rst because it’s not Th e team’s inaugural performance was dents are forced to break the lege education (33 percent) and which off ers low-interest loans guaranteed you’re going to fi nd in December. bank for tuition, books, rent, spending beyond their means to undergraduate and gradu- a good paying job aft er gradu- It performed a holiday-themed piece, food and weekend activities. (36 percent).” ate students to meet the cost of ation,” said Isela Rodriguez, se- featuring carts decorated like gingerbread “College-age millennials Th e average amount of col- education. nior psychology major. (ages 18-25) surveyed across lege loan debt is $29,526 for Th e repayment of the loan SEE LIBRARY ON PAGE 2 the country believe they will graduate students and $17,629 begins six months aft er a stu- SEE LOAN ON PAGE 2

CRUDE REALITY TWINS AND PINS Trains will bring oil through Downtown San Jose

Visit spartandaily.com for video coverage BY JEREMY CUMMINGS ic Railroad, will carry oil to the @JeremyCummings3 Phillips 66 refi nery in San Luis Obispo County and was pro- Despite growing public oppo- posed in 2013. sition to transportation of crude According to a draft of the oil by rail since serious accidents proposal’s environmental impact such as the Lac-Megantic crash in report on slocounty.ca.gov, up to 2013 a proposal to the Santa Ma- fi ve 80-car trains will run to the ria Planning Commission might Mesa refi nery a week. bring a crude oil train directly Th e commission has the fi - Raechel Price | Spartan Daily through Downtown San Jose. nal say on whether or not the oil Darren Tang whips the Jill and Jack Sardegna, two trains will run, a decision which ball toward the pins at 4th concerned San Jose natives who will impact some citizens’ lives all Street Bowl on Thursday, live close to the train tracks, throughout California, according Feb. 26. worry about pollution and other to Council member Ash Kalra. risks the trains could bring. San Jose’s “We didn’t think that this was Safety risks of oil trains a possibility here, and certainly Bowling Bros not through a residential area,” Complete safety cannot be BY ARNO BRYANT Jill Sardegna said, “But here it is.” guaranteed when transporting @MrArnoBryant San Jose State is in the po- oil by rail, according to Francisco tential impact zone of fi res that J. Castillo, director of corporate Sibling rivalry has a long his- could result from a derailment relations and media at Union Pa- tory of breeding sporting success. O downtown, according to blast- cifi c Railroad. From Venus and Serena Williams zone.org, but the school’s ad- Castillo said although oil by to Peyton and Eli Manning there ministration is unprepared at rail arrives safely 99.99 percent of aren’t many stronger motivations this point to respond to such an the time, there is a risk associat- than outdoing your kin. Broth- event, according to SJSU Chief ed with this shipping method as ers Darren and Michael Tang, of Staff Stacy Gleixner at a press there is with any other. bowlers on San Jose State’s third- conference with student media In July 2013 an oil train de- ranked team, are no exception. last Wednesday. railed in Lac-Megantic, Que- Last week Darren Tang, a se- “I don’t think we’ve given bec, Canada, killing 47 and nior mechanical engineering stu- thought yet to what kind of pre- causing significant damage to dent, won a regional bowling title cautions we might need to have the city. at the Professional in place,” Gleixner said. Th e train, run by Union Pacif- SEE OIL ON PAGE 2 SEE BOWLING ON PAGE 6 2 NEWS Wednesday, March 18, 2015

makes sense to add to the poetry by cre- LOAN Another option is fed- uate and which will make Summer camp ating a short fi lm,” Goss said. “Th ere’s FROM PAGE 1 eral work study jobs for it easier for me to pay off kind of a growing subculture of people eligible students depend- these loans I ranked up who are more and more familiar with There are occasions ing on their financial aid throughout these four gives females how easy and fun it is to make these. when a student might not package. years,” Putnam said. You get addicted to them.” be able to repay their loan A part-time job will The length of time it a creative voice Goss said Perez had the idea to make for certain reasons and allow students to be- takes to repay student the camp specifi cally for teenage girls the Bursar’s Office tries come more aware of their loans is different for every BY TAYLOR ATKINSON because women and girls are not equal- to assist. spending habits and cre- college student. @haytayla ly represented in technology fi elds. “We work with stu- ate a budget plan toward “For a standard repay- She said the camp combines poetry dents with regards to their expenses. ment plan, this is gener- A San Jose State University alumna and video because the two formats be- repayment options, es- “We recommend to ally 10 years if a borrower and the Los Gatos Poet Laureate is start- long together. pecially if they indicate look into scholarship op- chooses to change their ing a poetry and fi lm summer camp for “From a fi lmmaking standpoint—I’m that they are having dif- portunities as an addi- repayment plan,” McElroy teenage girls scheduled to begin in July. a scriptwriter and I make fi lms—I think ficulty in repaying this tional funding source,” said. Alumna Erica Goss, with the help that’s just a really innovative outlet for loan,” said SJSU Bursar said Coleetta McElroy, di- McElroy said the re- of poets laureate David Perez of San- artists and people who are interested Meg Deiss in an email. rector of financial aid and payment plan varies based ta Clara County and Jennifer Swanton in poetry and multimedia technology,” “There are several types scholarship office, in an on the amount of debt and Brown of Cupertino, created Media Po- said Lauren Serpa, a graduate student in of deferments for which email. “Applications may the plan chosen. etry Studio, which offers the first-ever creative writing. “I think that would be students may be eligible take time to complete but “The federal govern- summer camp in Silicon Valley exclu- an innovative thing for teenage girls.” and we assist by counsel- the rewards of receiving ment does grant addi- sively for teenage girls. Perez said studies have shown when ing and assisting students non-repayable monies to tional time (forbearance), “I think it has something to offer women reach a certain age, many tend to complete the necessary help towards educational which keeps the loan in everybody and I especially think it has to shy away from technology and oft en paperwork.” costs is enormous.” good standing while de- something to offer young people when gravitate toward the arts and poetry. He Students also have the Kristin Putnam, senior laying repayment if the they need to find out how to express said it seems to have a lasting eff ect. option to avoid student business major, reflected student is unable to secure themselves,” Goss said. “They might “We’re hoping that projects like loans by considering a on her major and future immediate employment, be intimidated by writing, but every- ours—like Media Poetry Studio—will part-time job around San career which she believes or is underemployed,” one can express themselves through put technology back in their hands Jose. can possibly get her out of McElroy said. poetry.” … give them access to a technology A part-time job can loan debt. Rigoberto Gomes is Media Poetry Studio will be held at in a context that will be interesting to assist students financial- “I think I have a se- a Spartan Daily staff Edwin Markham House in San Jose’s them,” Perez said. ly and can develop better cured major that will land writer. History Park at Kelley Park, home of Po- In terms of tuition, Goss said the working habits and skills. me a job as soon as I grad- etry Center San Jose, from July 20–31. program is “pretty reasonable,” costing The program empowers young $799 for two weeks. women to excel in the realms of art Th e three poet laureates started LIBRARY because there are so many transitions, and and technology through the medium planning the camp last spring. FROM PAGE 1 so we defi nitely choreographed with the of media poetry, according to media- “We had to secure funding, we had transitions in mind,” Ward said. poetrystudio.com. to write grants, we had to come up with houses set to a techno remix of “Winter Th e team had plans to compete in the Students will learn poetry compo- curriculum—which we’re still working Wonderland.” regional book cart team competition at sition, spoken word, videography and on—we had to fi nd a place to do it and “We had so much fun that we decided the American Library Association confer- special eff ects in a team-oriented work- a fi scal sponsor since we’re not a non- to do a St. Patrick’s Day performance,” ence in Los Angeles, according to Ward. shop environment. Instructors will help profi t,” Goss said. “Th ere’s lots of work Ward said. “Instead, we found that they don’t do students combine art and technology and we’ll be doing it right up until the The performance was choreographed that anymore, so we decided to just do it into a tangible fi nal product. day it starts.” to an Irish step dance song titled “Danc- for the students and the patrons and the “We have to teach girls that tech- Goss said they want to be able to give ing Over the Rainbow.” staff ,” Ward said. nology can offer them a lot and it’s not each student individualized attention “When choosing the music, I was look- Th e team hopes to keep performing very hard to use—they’re using it all so there is room for about 20 young ing for something that I wouldn’t get tired in the future. Ward has her sights on a the time,” Goss said. “We want to teach women. of listening to over and over,” Ward said. Fourth of July-themed dance. them to put it together as a work of art “Our culture allows men to have Th e choreography included forma- For updates on the King Library Book that they can be really proud of.” their voices and tells girls that they need tions, jumps and turns with the carts in a Cart Drill Team, go to facebook.com/ Goss has a bachelor’s degree in En- to listen,” Goss said. “I’m not saying style that refl ects Ward’s background in kinglibrarydrillteam. glish and she received a Master of Fine that we won’t ever do a camp with girls line dancing. Raechel Price is a Spartan Daily staff Arts in poetry and nonfiction from and boys, but this one we wanted to do “Th is is a really fun piece to work with writer. SJSU in 2007. just for girls.” “Poetry deals a lot with images; it’s Taylor Atkinson is a Spartan Daily very rich, sensory language so it kind of staff writer. OIL American Freight Railcar re- Th e Lac-Megantic ac-

FROM PAGE 1 view, DOT-111s make up ap- cident shows the potential proximately 75 percent of the consequences of an oil train Th e Transportation Safe- North American Rail Fleet. derailing in a populated ty Board of Canada report- Th ese tank cars are a big area. ed that this crash was a re- concern to environmental According to San Jose sult of simple human error. groups such as the Mesa Fire Department Chief Cur- A conductor failed to set the Refi nery Watch Group, tis Jacobsen, San Jose Fire is train’s brakes correctly, al- which say DOT-111s follow not equipped to contain the lowing it to run out of con- outdated safety standards fi res that could result from a trol into the town center. and leak large quantities of derailment. Data from a report re- hazardous materials during Th e Sardegnas are wor- leased by environmental transit. ried by the lack of publi- watchdog Mesa Refi nery Carol Ziegler, a represen- cized information about Watch Group shows that ap- tative of Phillips 66, said all this issue, and have contact- proximately 462,000 gallons of the cars in its fl eet meet ed multiple news outlets in- of crude oil are confi rmed the newest safety standards cluding the Mercury News to have spilled in the United for oil transportation. trying to get the word out. States alone since 2013. “Th is is a big concern for Unconfi rmed amounts Local Impact us that students don’t even of oil have been spilled in know this is happening,” Jill other derailments such as Last Wednesday a Union Sardegna said. one that occurred in Alicev- Pacifi c train pulling emp- Councilmember Kalra ille, Alabama, in December ty gravel cars derailed near said it’s important for SJSU 2013. Taylor and Seventh streets students to educate them- Th e most commonly in Japantown. selves about this and other used tank car by the De- Th ere were no injuries, issues so they might make partment of Transportation but stalled traffi c forced a diff erence going into the is the DOT-111. public transit to reroute, ac- future. According to data from cording to a report by NBC Jeremy Cummings is a dot111.org and 2014 North Bay Area. Spartan Daily staff writer. Wednesday, March 18, 2015 A&E 3

REVIEW Th umbs down for new ‘Cinderella’

By Duy Nguyen for its ability to re-envision the story, @duynguynvn94 “Cinderella” was a total failure. Espe- cially when compared and contrasted to “Cinderella” was released last week- the live action “Malefi cent,” which was a end in 31 countries and was a highly relaunch of 1959’s “Sleeping Beauty.” anticipated movie which attracted chil- Th e new “Cinderella” movie was not dren and adults. brave enough to change the plot. I would According to Deadline, it brought the estimate 85 percent was copied and past- Walt Disney Co. $67.8 million during its ed from the cartoon, making it “safe” opening weekend. Th e fi lm’s estimated but not “surprising and interesting.” budget was 95 million dollars according Small changes were made, yet they were to IMDb.com. pointless because they did not make any James Brown, a box offi ce worker diff erence to the story as the whole. from Century 20, said he could not count Cinderella’s parents were briefl y in- how many tickets were sold during the troduced at the beginning of the Mov- fi rst days of the “Cinderella” release. ie. Before her mother died she said, “Be Advertising for the fi lm began last brave and be courageous.” year. Th e critical question was that artists, However, all of the audience knew directors and fashion designers would be that Cinderella was kind, courageous trusted to translate this archetypical story and well-educated by her parents. Th us Keenan Fry | Spartan Daily from animation to live actors. those extra details were not necessary Singer Philip Labonte, left, and lead guitarist Oli Herbert, right, are the only Th e role of Cinderella was given to and did not improve the fi lm. remaining founding members of All That Remains, founded in 1998. Lily James, a young actress who gained At the end, the stepmother broke notoriety in “Downton Abbey,” a pop- Cinderella’s glass slipper to prevent her Visit spartandaily.com ular television show which won several from meeting the prince, but Cinderella for video coverage Guitarist Oli Herbert Emmy awards. still got married to the prince. So that Cate Blanchett, two-time Acade- scene is also meaningless. my Award-winning actress, was cast as In “Malefi cent,” the fi lm was brave gives interview at Th e Catalyst Lady Tremaine, better known as the evil to explain Malefi cent’s cruelty with a stepmother. Blanchett was fi rst recog- developed story, instead of reverting to BY KEENAN FRY noisy’ (he said) well listen to this and he put nized by the Academy in 2004, winning the original “bad from birth” story. Th e @Keenan_ J_Fry on Motley Crue’s ‘Shout at the Devil’ and I best actress in a supporting role for “Th e movie even made Malefi cent the one was like ‘Woah’ and I instantly liked it.” Aviator” and again in 2013 for best ac- who helped princess Aurora wake from Oli Herbert, lead guitarist for metal Th e album acted as a gateway to more tress in a leading role for “Blue Jasmine.” a curse by giving Aurora a kiss on her band All Th at Remains, opens the gate to metal bands as Herbert began to deeply “Cinderella” had many factors which cheek, which was not from the prince. the upper fl oor of Th e Catalyst. I follow his identify with the message of independance could have produced a quality fi lm but “Malefi cent” was successful because lean frame upstairs, which barely clears the within metal music. His interest in hair the biggest challenge was how to get away it rewrote “Sleeping Beauty” while prov- doorframe to the upper lounge. Herbert is metal quickly devolved deeper ties. from the original cartoon, which is fa- ing the statement that, don’t judge any- tall as palm tree, with long tuff s of branch- “Th e hair metal stuff led me to the real mous to children from across the world. one without knowing their challenges. ing brown hair drapping from his head. metal,” Herbert said, “Metallica, Slayer, At Westfi eld Oakridge Mall, before “Cinderella” further disappoints au- We sit on the soft pleather couch, I click Megadeath (and Anthrax) you know, ‘the the 7:45 p.m. screening of “Cinderella,” diences by introducing less than fi ve the tape recorder on, and Herbert drops 30 Big Four.’” some children shared their excitement new songs, to my count, and they are minutes on the tap. Regardless if you’re a metalhead or a watching the movie. not the best movie soundtracks from the I feel like a recording engineer trying guitarist, Herbert’s words carry the weight “Th e Cinderella cartoon brings me Disney company. to edit a Grateful Dead jam into a compre- of understanding. to here,” Ryan Hoang, 14, said. “Even Although “Cinderella” is not the best, hensive song. Everything Herbert gave me “Practice better, play better” is an un- though I’m a boy, I’m obsessed with the “Beauty and the Beast” with English ac- was legendary advice. derlying theme to everything Herbert said. cartoon and I’m excited to check the tress Emma Watson comes out next year What makes Herbert an exceptional Herbert is a master of disciplined cre- movie out.” and is expected to be better. member of the metal community goes ativity, and the guitar is simply his means Katherine Hoang, 12, said, “I want to Duy Nguyen is a Spartan Daily staff beyond his status as a guitar virtuoso. of expressing his creativity. be a princess. Th at’s why I’m here today. writer. I was honnored by Herbert’s humility. Herbert has been the lead guitarist for I want to see how the prince is.” He’s a really approachable person who All Th at Remains since 1999. His relation- However, when evaluating the fi lm works to reach out to his fans. He stood by ship with the band and metal, as a genre, the merch table aft er All Th at Remains end- has remained steady through the years. ed their set, chillin’ out, taking photos with “I still feel like it is, like being in a family. the fans. All Th at Remains is a ‘working You see people come and its like I’m not any man’s’ band, they came across the country diff erent from the kids that come to see this from Massachusetts just for their fans. stuff , you know, I’ve just been doing it for Th e only reason I have anything to awhile,” Herbert said. write today is because I asked him on the Herbert is still inspired by metal and spot for an exclusive interview, which he music in general, even as a virtuoso gui- granted on the spot. A true testament to tarist he still has the greater aspiration to his character as a master and teacher. become a composer for fi lm scores. My impression of him was only rein- “It’s easy to get jaded if you’re around forced by the in-depth interview he gave one kind of music all the time,” Herbert me. As a guitarist myself, I tried to dive said. “ … I still really enjoy the kind of more into what drove him to become the music I play … metal’s still, I still feel it musician he is today. in my heart … when I perform it’s giving Herbert began to listen to heavy metal to myself and it’s something very true to in the ‘80s when one of his friends intro- myself, it makes me happy,” Herbert said. duced him to Motley Crue. Th e diversity in Herbert’s musical inter- “I listened to a lot of radio pop stuff in ests shows the depth of his creativity. He’s a the ‘80s (like) REM … I didn’t know any master of his craft that anyone can respect better, then I met this friend when I lived in for his level of accomplished discipline. the Springfi eld area (he asked) ‘Hey man, Keenan Fry is the Spartan Daily arts you like metal?’ I’m like ‘Well it’s loud and and entertainment editor.

Serving San Jose State Universityy sincesince 1934 Executive Editor Bisexual erasure Nicholas Ibarra Managing Editor Kristen Wirtz Executive Producer needs to stop Lauren Hernandez A&E Editor Keenan Fry rejected by the “us,” and invalidated by the Tech Editor “them,” so what’s left ? Who are we? Abraham Rodriguez Raechel AtAt times,times I outright Th is makes me think of the fi rst bisexual Opinion Editor woman in government, Eleanor Roosevelt. Beverly Ukpabi Price rejected being b called I admire the former fi rst lady for the Sports Editor work she did to advance women’s rights, Samuel Brannan bisexual, hiding and discovering she was bisexual was a Photo Editor huge moment for me. Here was someone Samson So Follow Raechel on Twitter Online Editor @rae_thecyborg behind the rigid notion who is a respected fi gure in American his- Jerica Lowman tory, and she’s just like me! that the binary nature Eleanor Roosevelt’s most noted lady Multimedia Editor “ Victor Guzman In the fi ght for equality, invisibility is love, Lorena Hickok, was a journalist for Copy Editors one of the most important hurdles facing of the “bi” prefirrefiefi x limitslimits the Associated Press. Brandon Chew the bisexual community. In 2000, journalism professor Richard Allison Yang Oregon Governor Kate Brown’s election expressionssionion Streitmatter published “Empty With- Production Editors is a hallmark moment for bisexual visibility. out You: Th e Intimate Letters of Eleanor Linh Nguyen She became the fi rst openly bisexual gover- Roosevelt and Lorena Hickok,” in which Patricia Lee nor when she took offi ce in February, and is of understanding of bisexuality as a concept. transcribed over 300 letters exchanged by a role model for young people who struggle Bisexuals are still called greedy, con- the pair. Staff Writers & with a lack of visibility and positive repre- fused and half-queer. Contained in the letters is the infor- Photographers Adrian Monroy sentation in media. When we’re kids, we call it bullying. mation that forced Hickok to leave her Anastasiya Rakova Th e Bisexual Resource Center partnered When we grow up, we” call it hate. position at the Associated Press because she Andrea Sandoval with the Human Rights Campaign last year Even within the queer community there could no longer objectively report on the Arno Bryant to release a report titled “Supporting and is hatred. Roosevelts. Courtney Kreitner Caring for Bisexual Youth.” I’ve had both male and female partners Granted, Franklin D. Roosevelt’s aff airs Cristian Ponce Th e report details the specifi c challeng- express insecurities about me leaving them with women were kept secret, given they Damien Percy es that bisexual youth face, and it found for the opposite gender. I’ve had my sexual- were illegal at the time, but to ignore the Darby Brown-Kuhn bisexual teens “had lower levels of family ity thrown back in my face during count- truth about Eleanor Roosevelt’s bisexuality David Bermudez acceptance, were less likely to know of sup- less arguments, leaving me to defend myself is to participate in bisexual erasure. Destiny Palacios port systems and resources that could help against the people I love and respect most. For a long time, I hesitated to call myself Duy Nguyen them, and were less likely to be out than I had an ex-girlfriend who completely bisexual because of all the baggage that Estefany Sosa Henry Navarro their gay and lesbian peers.” erased my attraction to men in her lan- came with the label. At times, I outright re- Jeremy Cummings Th e lack of acceptance is due in part to a guage. During a discussion of the bound- jected being called bisexual, hiding behind Justin Edrington lack of role models and positive stereotypes aries of our relationship she brought up the the rigid notion that the binary nature of Justin San Diego in the media for young people. possibility of an open relationship of dating the “bi” prefi x limits expression. Jonathan Wold “Some days I feel like I have a foot in other girls. Th e term bisexual has been redefi ned Marquerite Tuufuli both worlds, yet never really belonging to “Other people,” I said. and broadened to mean attraction to gen- Marissa Trigos either,” Brown said in a recent interview “Other girls,” she said, completely ders both similar and diff erent to your own. Raechel Price with the Associated Press. unwilling to acknowledge the possibility of With a defi nition like that, I am proud Rain Stites She explained even her gay friends will me also dating men. to call myself bisexual. Randy Vazquez call her “half queer.” A person’s sexuality is not defi ned by the Raechel Price is a Spartan Daily staff Raphael Stroud Brown’s words ring true. partner they are currently with, nor by any writer. Off the Straight & Narrow runs every Raven Swayne other Wednesday. Raymond Ibale Biphobia and bisexual erasure are real. of their past or potential future partners. Rigoberto Gomes Monosexuals, those who are attracted to Biphobia is more nuanced than just Rosa Jasso one gender, still display a fundamental lack an “us vs. them” situation. Bisexuals are Stacy Torres Taylor Atkinson Vanessa Gongora Students speak: Production chief Is racism expressed more in the Tim Burke Manager Deborah Briese United States or native countries? News Advisers Richard Craig Scott Fosdick Compiled by Duy Nugyen, Spartan Daily staff writer Mack Lundstrom Design Adviser Tim Mitchell Multi Media Adviser Kim Komenich Advertising Adviser Tim Hendrick AD Director Timothy Lamascus Creative Director Sergio Camacho Dustin Hochmuth, Germany Assistant Creative Senior Fon Boonprakob, Thailand Director Business Engineering Freshman Th o Giang Master of Urban Planning Advertising Staff “Germany is non-racism, from Aleksandra Karichkina what I have seen. People are pretty “Th e situation gets even worse especially Allison Ghimenti open-minded about people who come when someone cannot speak English. Ashley Bare from diff erent cultures. Living in the Racism in the U.S. is much worse than Brian Houts U.S. at SJSU International House, I also in my country, Th ailand. However, there Jessica Jayson haven’t seen any racism cases. People are some discrimination cases in Th ai- Kevin Connell treat me very well at SJSU.” land, for example when travelers come, Rebecca Ahrens they might be charged more than native Samantha Mendoza people as being off ered a service.” Tuan Nguyen Wilfred Caidoy Yu-Hsi Liu Letters to the Editor Letters to the Editor may be placed in the letters to the editor box in the Spartan Daily offi ce in Dwight Ben- tel Hall, Room 209, sent by fax to (408) 924- 3282, emailed to [email protected] or written to the Spartan Daily Opinion Editor, 1 Washington Square, San Kaori Fujisawa, Japan Jose, CA 95192-0149. Letters to the Niek Kruse, Netherlands Senior Editor must contain the author’s Freshman Special Education name, address, phone number, sig- American Studies nature and major. Letters become “In my opinion, people from diff er- “In Europe, speaking and making jokes property of the Spartan Daily and ent countries have diff erent types of about races is acceptable. In the U.S., may be edited for clarity, grammar, racism in their minds. I do not say I can see that people get off ended by libel and length. Only letters of 300 that we don’t have racism in Japan, speaking about races very easily. Also, words or less will be considered for yet it is OK to talk about races in I do not think I have seen a racism case publication. Published opinions and my country. However, we don’t say in the U.S.” advertisements do not necessarily those things directly to strangers refl ect the views of the Spartan and other people. And to me, being asked where I am from, which is Daily, the School of Journalism and typical in the U.S., makes me feel Mass Communication or SJSU. Th e uncomfortable.” Spartan Daily is a public forum. Wednesday, March 18, 2015 OPINION 5 Finding purpose is overrated in your 20s

Damien Percy or college graduate. paying your own rent or buying who has fi gured out his purpose, successful. What is my purpose in this your own food compel young folks blended it with his passion and “Your purpose in life is to fi nd thing called life? to fi nd their own meaning in this seems to be very pleased with your purpose and give your whole As a young man at the bris- world, and to fi nd it now. where his life trajectory is headed. heart and soul to it,” Gautama tling age of 22, I can honestly say I It does not help that any young Drake, whose name is Aubrey Buddha said. fi gure out new things about myself person who has had a religious Graham, went through his own Notice he did not mention any- daily. upbringing has likely dealt with struggle prior to becoming the thing about time restraints. Introverted to the maximum the unnecessary pressure to fi nd self-proclaimed “6 God.” He put Could you possibly fathom and deep in thought while oft en purpose through their God. out a full catalog of songs includ- that if you are a struggling college medicated from California’s fi nest “I think having a God would ing two mixtapes that largely went student or recent graduate you medicinal fl owers, I too oft en harp create a meaning for our lives, like unnoticed in comparison with his perhaps are exactly where you on fi nding my purpose. Th e search we’re working toward a purpose— recent commercial success and need to be to get to where you’re Follow Damien is wasted time and energy to say and it’s all worthwhile because at also played a corny co-starring headed and you don’t need to rush on Twitter the least. the end of the day we will maybe role in a show that no man with to a purpose, success or anything @percybanked Young people can sometimes move on to another life where dignity will ever admit to watching in between? Sounds insane right? look to adults who we view as everything is beautiful. I love that before joining ranks with rapper I fi nd that the beauty to this successful, inspirational and im- idea,” Christian-turned-agnostic Lil Wayne and setting America on purpose-searching madness is to Finding your purpose in life as pactful, acknowledging how they Kyle Simpson said in an interview fi re in 2009. embrace the good with the bad a young adult can easily be equated have carved a personal path and with National Public Radio. In order to not beat myself over and to understand that you know to fi nding your car keys before a expect ourselves to do what they’ve It can also be tough for me to the head out of self-dissatisfaction very little and can learn so much. midterm exam—near impossible, done over decades in a fraction of watch a young rapper like Drake while I whip around in my 1996 Remaining grounded in this as it rightfully should be. that time. jump out of a topless Bentley in the Toyota Camry with my gas slightly moment is the only pressure you Many people in their mid-20s Th e frantic speed of America’s snow with a mink coat to keep him below empty, I remind myself that should place upon yourself. Th at fi nd themselves in a similar quar- capitalistic society—otherwise warm as he yells how he “started I am not Drake, and try to remem- other s--- is for the birds. rel when they exit their predeter- known as the “rat race”—along from the bottom.” ber the importance of embracing Damien Percy is a Spartan mined roles as either a high school with major responsibilities like He seems to be a young man my own path to whatever I deem Daily staff writer. Uber trust is dubious aft er security breach Adrian Monroy until Sept. 17. Th is doesn’t justify the data breach. Drivers who work for Uber can 30 days to make a notifi cation Even worse, on Feb. 27, Uber Th e drivers who were aff ected feel better aft er a blog post on its about this data breach. notifi ed the public about the data by this data breach should quit website which stated they will sue Customers should not trust breach. working for Uber since there is no the person who accessed the data Uber aft er this, since it took so Just like when a newspaper sense of security. of the drivers. long for Uber to make this infor- makes an error, it notifi es the Th is isn’t the fi rst time the Customers’ information was mation public. public the next day that it made a company has gone through data not accessed in this data breach, Was Uber trying to hide the mistake. privacy issues. but they should not be surprised if data breach all along? Uber should have done the Uber can argue the stock of their credit card information gets Hopefully the Target data same. Th e company should im- most companies that have suff ered hacked since the information of breach of customers doesn’t hap- mediately notify the public about data breaches haven’t been aff ect- drivers was accessed. pen to Uber. Follow Adrian what happened, no matter how ed, but the stock price shouldn’t In this case, it’s safer to just pay Millions of Target customers on Twitter @iammanr0y embarrassing the situation. matter. Th e safety of drivers is a taxi driver cash instead of paying suff ered this data breach during In this data breach, the informa- what should be most important. for car rides through a smart- late 2013, when most of their credit tion of 50,000 drivers was accessed Uber sent a notifi cation to its phone. and debit card information was It’s hard to understand how by an unknown third party. drivers about what happened and President Barack Obama accessed. Uber took six months to notify the Th is information included the assured them they will provide proposed a federal law in Janu- Uber should tighten up their public that it was a victim of a data names of the drivers and their more safety measures to protect its ary which said if a company gets data security if they don’t want to breach that aff ected 50,000 drivers. driver’s license. drivers. hacked, it should let its customers lose customers. According to Forbes.com, Uber said the amount of drivers In the notifi cation, Uber told its know about this situation within Adrian Monroy is a Spartan this data breach occurred on are a small portion of all of the drivers their names and driver’s 30 days. Daily staff writer. May 13, but wasn’t discovered drivers who work for the company. license are no longer accessible. Obviously Uber took more than 6 SPORTS Wednesday, March 18, 2015 San Jose: 40 years at the epicenter of soccer BY ARNO BRYANT more than 16,000. Avaya Stadium will give @MrArnoBryant “San Jose was defi nite- the club the stability ly one of the main cities needed to breed the future A sellout crowd will roar that helped the sport grow fanbase. the San Jose Earthquakes in the '70s,” Singh said. Among them will be into a new era next Sunday “Th roughout the rest of Quakes fan Griffi n Olson. at 4 p.m. as the team kicks the country they were “I was born in '99 and off the fi rst regular season looking at us and saying 'if went to my fi rst game game at its new home. some unknown hick town when I was 10 weeks old,” Th e construction of a like San Jose can produce Olson said. European-style and pur- a massive crowd, anyone “I remember going to pose-built soccer stadium can do it.'" the tailgates at Spartan has been the ambition of the Since the '70s, the Stadium, and how big that team for over 40 years. Earthquakes have been stadium felt … it became Keeping track of the through two name chang- a special bonding expe- Earthquakes’ turbulent his- es, one fold, one hiatus and rience for my dad and I," tory has been lifetime Olson said. "He fan Gary Singh. was the guy who “All the people would go down that have cleaned the the aisle and Randy Vazquez | Spartan Daily grass, all the people ThereTThehe have been many yell at the ref if Gary Singh poses for a photo at Avaya Stadium in San Jose awaiting the re- that partied in the he couldn't keep lease of his book, “The San Jose Earthquakes: A Seismic Soccer Legacy,” parking lot, all the lives, many births, up to make the released on Monday. people that have sold right calls. Other advertising, all the “deaths, and reincarna- teenagers might pool,” Kaval's statement ticket reps, all the be embarrassed said. coaches, all the play- tions of this sport in by this, but I was Th e stadium consists of ers, are all part of this proud that he three steep stands with a fabulous new build- the San Jose arearreaea was my dad.” capacity of 18,000 includ- ing,” Singh said. Th e club orig- ing a section of standing Singh's book, ‘Th e Gary Singh inally hoped to terraces. San Jose Earthquakes: Author of “Th e San Jose Earthquakes: move into the Behind the other goal is A Seismic Soccer Leg- A Seismic Soccer Legacy” stadium at the the largest outdoor bar in acy" came out Mon- ”start of the 2014 North America with over day and aims to patch season but faced 45 beer taps. together the history of the a move to Texas. issues with the site’s foun- Th e club has sold 12,000 various Quakes’ incarna- “Th ere have been many dation. season tickets with the tions. lives, many births, deaths Earthquakes President remaining tickets for the “I grew up here in the and reincarnations of this Dave Kaval described in Chicago match completely '70s,” he said. “San Fran- sport in the San Jose area,” a statement how the con- sold out. cisco had the Giants and Singh said. struction workers “found Th e Earthquakes are 49ers, Oakland had the Th e construction of the over 70 vaults, sub-vaults, ranked sixth in the West- A’s and Raiders and in San Avaya Stadium owes a lot basements and over 250 ern Conference aft er last Jose, we had the Earth- to the Soccer Silicon Valley massive underground pil- weekend's 3–2 win over quakes … It was the sport Community Foundation. ings on the site.” Seattle. that built this town.” “Th eir main goal is that “The demolition team San Jose will host the Th e Earthquakes joined they want to bring their nicknamed the vaults ice- Chicago Fire at home for the North American Soc- kids to see the games the bergs as they never knew its fi rst regular season cer League in 1974 and same way that their parents how big each one was go- home game this Sunday. quickly became one of the brought them to see the ing to be … several of the Arno Bryant is a Spartan biggest teams in the league, games,” Singh said. vaults were larger than an Daily staff writer. averaging an attendance of The team hopes the Olympic-sized swimming Photo courtesy of Arcadia Publishing

Raechel Price | Spartan Daily Darren Tang prepares to send the ball down the lane in the San Jose State bowling team’s practice at 4th Street bowl on Feb. 26.

BOWLING winning the opportunity to bowl against one of bowling’s biggest names, Norm Duke. FROM PAGE 1 Considered one of America’s greatest Bowlers Association’s Sands Regency bowlers, Duke won his fi rst tournament West/Northwest Winter Classic, netting when we has 18 and has won 38 tour titles a $2,000 prize. since. A 15-year-old Michael Tang still ran “It was kinda a last minute thing. My him close, eventually losing 263–243. mom brought it up. I didn’t know there “It was more of a fun thing, it would have was a PBA event,” Darren Tang said. been nice to beat him,” Michael Tang said. Darren Tang recorded a 7–2–1 match According to the Team USA’s bowling play record with an 18-game total of team’s wesbite, Both brothers have been 4,589 pins during the tournament. selected by Team USA, Darren Tang in “I went up to bowl the ‘non-champs’ 2014 and Michael Tang in 2015. event on the Friday before the tournament, Despite SJSU’s success, bowling is I bowled pretty well and got through the still struggling to be seen as a serious round of four,” Darren Tang said. “I had sport on campus. a pretty good game plan for the next day, “When I tell people I’m on the bowling ended up qualifying second. Th en aft er team, they go ‘What? We have a bowling they cut to the top 10 I ended up winning team?’ so I guess we don’t get much recogni- … it was a great experience.” tion at all,” Michael Tang said. Th is is the latest in a long line of bowling The team trains at 4th Street Bowl success for Darren Tang and his brother Mi- while the current Bowling Center is chael Tang, a sophomore psychology major, closed as part of the Student Union ren- who grew up bowling together. ovations. “Our mom and dad they were bowlers, “Th ere’s been pros and cons,” Darren my dad worked in a bowling alley, so we nat- Tang said, comparing the locations. “Ob- urally got into bowling,” Darren Tang said. viously on campus it was a lot easier. If In 2006, Michael Tang became the we wanted to practice between classes we youngest competitive bowler to roll a could just jump down there and bowl. But perfect game at the age of 10. the benefi ts of bowling here (at 4th Street “Th at record stood worldwide for nine Bowl) are they get to lay out diff erent pat- months,” Michael said. terns for us.” Michael Tang made headlines in 2010 Arno Bryant is a Spartan Daily staff when he was labeled “Th e Storm Prodigy,” writer.