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UPDATE Information released on officer involved shooting By Philip Beadle and Jasmine the shooting, is currently on ad- ports of a man with a knife at ap- halt his advance. UPD and participate in UPD ’s Leyva ministrative leave, according to the proximately 11 a.m. Friday. On Friday, a perimeter was active shooter preparation pro- @Beadlebeat, @Leyvaleyv3 San Jose Police D epartment. When UPD officers encoun- taped off from South Ninth to gram, “Run, Hide, D efend,” on SJPD is handling the case as tered L opez Guzman, he was bran- Seventh Streets and from the SJSU Friday mornings. On Tuesday, the San Jose Police it would any other homicide case dishing a knife that investigators D ining Commons to William Cavallo pointed out that Fri- D epartment released the identity in San Jose, which is standard described as a 12-inch sawblade. Street, according to SJPD officers day’s situation was not an active of the University Police officer who procedure, according to Cap- D uring the interaction between directing traffic around the closed shooter incident and should not fatally shot a knife-wielding man tain Alan Cavallo, UPD public two UPD officers and L opez Guz- streets. have been treated as such, but that late Friday morning. information officer. man, dialogue broke down, accord- Spartan Shops D irector L isa there were some principles taught The Santa Clara County Coro- “We have an agreement with ing to Albert Morales, SJPD ’s pub- Thomas said that the incident has in the course that students put into ner’s Office identified the deceased SJPD that we will request their help lic information officer. the administration concerned for action. on Wednesday as Antonio L opez with cases like this because we do Morales said the suspect charged the safety of their employees and He suggested that students Guzman, a 38-year-old Hispanic not have the resources they do,” Ca- toward the officers, leading one of- students. maintain their distance from any male. It has yet to be confirmed vallo said. ficer to discharge his Taser. She said they do prepare for threatening subject and inform the where he resided. SJPD presented its findings to L opez Guzman did not respond situations such as this by encour- police right away. Sergeant Mike Santos, a 15-year the D istrict Attorney yesterday. and kept charging, Morales said. aging people to use the blue light UPD officer who was involved in UPD officers responded to re- Santos then used his firearm to phones, request escorts from SEE CRIME ON PAGE 3 Campus Image

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AVIATION SJSU Flight Team soared to new heights at Regionals By Nick Esposito The SJSU Precision Flight Team @NickSEsposito competed in region two, which con- sists of SJSU, Embry-Riddle, Mount The San Jose State Precision San Antonio College, San D iego Chris- Flight Team flew home with a sec- tian College and Cypress College. ond place victory in the National Hinton said that the true com- Intercollegiate Flight Association petition at Regionals over the last ( NIFA) Regionals at Embry-Riddle few years has been for second place, Aeronautical University in Prescott, behind Embry-Riddle who has won Ariz. the NIFA regional 28 consecutive This is the first time in more times. than four years that the team has “The goal is really to get second moved on from Regionals and is place and get as close to them as you eligible to compete in the NIFA Na- can, which we were able to do this tionals tournament which will be time,” he said. held at Ohio State University May At Regionals, schools compete in 12 through 17. ground and flying events that range “It feels really good,” said Zach from computer accuracy to short Hinton, the flight team’s captain and field approach and landing. Photo courtesy of SJSU Precision Flight team recent SJSU graduate. “This is my third Most members of the team, such SJSU Flight Team member Chloe Raymer prepares to take off for the message drop event at the National year on the team and we’ve come pret- as Zach Shaffer a sophomore avia- Intercollegiate Flight Association Regionals in Prescott, Ariz. ty close, within 10 points, over the last tion operations major, competed few years and I kept saying we’re going in events that involved flying and advanced slide rule that pilots have operations major, competed in five sor for the flight team, said this team to make it this year. I became captain ground events that test a pilot’s skills been using since the beginning of events and placed fourth in the mes- has done a lot of hard work and shown and I told the guys this year we’re going and calculations. aviation. I also competed in ground sage drop event. responsibility and independence. to Nationals for sure.” “At Regionals I competed in trainer, which is a simulator plane “That’s when you’re dropping an “D edication, responsibility and in- The NIFA Regionals consist three flight events and several where you have no visual references object, a piece of balsa wood, onto a dependence is what attracts the people of schools across the country that ground events,” Shaffer said. “I just instruments and you’re follow- target 200 feet above the ground and in aviation,” she said. “Nobody who is a are split into 11 different regions competed in an event called com- ing a pattern that they give you and then they average your two scores,” slacker can make it as a pilot.” that compete in flying and ground puter accuracy which you use this I medaled in that.” Raymer said. events. thing called an E6B, which is a super Chloe Raymer, a junior aviation Kelly Harrison, the faculty advi- SEE FLY ON PAGE 2

INSIDE TODAY'S FORECAST Morning Showers P. 3 News: The lasting effects of abuse P. 4 Sports: Spartans fall to Aztecs 65°F P. 5 Opinion: Too much violence off the field? 48°F P. 6 A&E: Miley Cyrus brings ‘Bangerz’ to SAP Center Printed on recycled paper 2 | Spartan Daily NEWS Thursday, February 27, 2014 Fly: Students receive first-hand flying experience in Arizona

FROM PAGE 1 to us and hopefully not only the department but the whole The flight team’s success school will see that there is an has not come without difficul- aviation program. ties. The team has raised funds Even with the set backs, the for themselves in order to com- team chooses to focus on how pete and fly. well they did and are ready to “The other schools are actu- prove themselves at nationals. ally given airplanes and they “San Jose State used to pay either a small percentage have one of the most power- or it’s free,” Raymer said. “They ful competitive teams,” Shaf- get free flight time, while for us fer said. “They won Nation- it’s an average of $81 an hour. als three years in a row back Just traveling to Regionals and in the ‘70s and it’s great to back was 11 hours.” see our program is back and While the team received winning.” some funding from Associated Nick Esposito is a Spartan Students to compete at Region- Daily staff writer. als, each member still has to pay out of pocket to rent their Scan here for more on own Cessna 152 airplane and this story! with three practices a week, one of which is flying practice, the cost can be pricey at $81 an hour. “With the flight events and everything it is just kind of hard,” Hinton said. “It’s pretty much out of the pockets of each Photo courtesy of SJSU Precision Flight Team pilot but I think this is going Spectators await the start of an event at the National Intercollegiate Flight Association Regionals at Embry-Riddle http://bit.ly/1kbe9X0 to really bring some awareness Aeronautical University in Prescott, Ariz. Feb. 8. The SJSU team placed second in the competition.

TECH COLUMN SpartaGuide What’s up with WhatsApp? Listening Hour: ‘The Art of Beating on Things’ By Austin Belisle Thursday, Feb. 27 @AustinBelizzle 12:30 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. Facebook’s $19 billion pur- chase of WhatsApp on Thursday, Music Concert Hall Feb. 20 marked the social media giant’s largest acquisition and stands as one of the most expen- Listening Hour: Karen Thielen, Harp sive deals in Internet history. In giving WhatsApp $4 bil- Tuesday, March 4 lion in cash, $12 billion in its own 12:30 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. company’s shares and $3 billion in future stocks, Facebook is tak- Music Concert Hall ing a major risk betting on the success of mobile-to-mobile mes- saging. According to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, WhatsApp has more than 450 million monthly users and that number is grow- ing by one million members per month. WhatsApp, a free download for Apple, Android, Blackberry, Windows and Nokia phones, allows users to communicate at no charge with other WhatsApp members through an internet connection rather than paying text messaging fees. Free membership lasts one year, then users must pay 99 cents annually to continue using the app. According to the company’s website, the service is a cross- platform mobile messaging app Infographic by Austin Belisle that also gives users the ability to create groups and send unlimited images, Androids and iPhones may charge SMS video and audio media messages among fees, but give customers the freedom to text WhatsApp users. anyone in unlimited fashion through mo- In a statement on Facebook, Zuckerberg bile phone contracts such as AT&T, Sprint, said that his company’s gamble was made in Verizon and other carriers. an effort to expand the social media site’s The 55-member WhatsApp team will global reach. At 1.2 billion users, Facebook join Facebook in Palo Alto and will add voice already controls 46 percent of mobile market messaging to their list of offerings. share in the United States according to on device According to ABC, Jan Koum, CEO of research. WhatsApp, announced that anyone who “Over the next few years, we’re going to downloads the chat app to their phone will work hard to help WhatsApp grow and connect be able to make Internet phone calls on An- the whole world,” Zuckerberg said in a public droids and iPhones. statement on Facebook.com. “WhatsApp will In addition, Facebook’s holdings in complement our existing chat and messaging Instagram, WhatsApp and potentially services to provide new tools for our commu- Snapchat strengthen its hold on the photo- nity.” sharing aspect of social media and give After purchasing Instagram for $1 billion it the upper hand compared to the lim- in 2012, Facebook’s acquisition of WhatsApp is ited functionality of iPhone and Android another indication that it is attempting to stay services. ahead of competitors like Google and Apple in The move marks a historic moment the mobile market place. in Facebook’s 10 year history and aims Facebook and WhatsApp both offer free mes- to place the company at the heart of mobile saging options to users but are limited in their communication in the near future, giving overarching functionality. Both platforms are users an ad-free, affordable method of inter- self-contained, meaning users can only message acting with people all around the world. others who are also using the application. Austin Belisle is a Spartan Daily staff writer.

Follow us on Twitter ! @spartandaily Thursday, February 27, 2014 NEWS Spartan Daily | 3 MENTAL HEALTH Growing up with a survivor of childhood abuse By Lisa DuTrieuille can range from physical, sexual and only seen her dad be unbelievably mental illnesses. esteem stems from her treatment @SpartanDaily emotional abuse to neglect.D r. L o supportive of her mom. Sue would tell Codi,“this is not as a child, never being told she was said neglect occurs when the child’s Codi’s grandmother had a try- your fault.” loved and not having a sense of be- For 21 years, Codi Mills, a se- needs aren’t met. He said severe ne- ing life. Sue is one of four children, Codi said she believed her moth- longing or purpose. nior photojournalism major with a glect and abuse can lead to mental two sons and two daughters. Both er. Not only because of her mother’s Codi said her mother is still double minor in photography and disorders such as PTSD and gener- sons died at an early age, and Codi constant reassurance, but at that doubtful, and Codi reassures her humanities, grew up with her stay- alized anxiety. said she believes her grandmother young of an age Codi didn’t under- often. at-home mother, Sue Mills, who is a Codi said that over the years, her became very resentful. stand what caused mental illnesses Codi said she can’t imagine any- survivor of severe neglect and abuse mother has gotten better in terms Codi said her grandmother had or what it really is. one not loving her mother, especial- by her own mother. of her self-respect, but she still her own problems as a child. Her As Codi got older, she could see ly because of how overwhelmingly As a result of some of her moth- struggles with extreme self-esteem mother passed away and she was that her mother wasn’t terribly caring Sue is, and how willing she is er’s abuse, Sue has Post Traumatic issues. Codi has a lot of respect for raised by her sister and a non-ex- happy around her grandmother. to do whatever she can for someone. Stress D isorder, Obsessive Compul- her father, Art, who stayed through istent father. Codi said her grand- Whenever Sue went to visit her Codi said her grandmother sive D isorder, fear of abandonment the trials that come with marrying mother grew up a very angry person mother, Codi was always with her. wasn’t her favorite person. Codi and severe social anxiety. someone who is mentally ill. and she took that anger out on the For a long time Codi didn’t under- never liked the way her grandmoth- Sue declined an interview about Whenever Art went to the gro- people around her. stand, but she knew she was there er treated her mom, her dad and her abusive past, but did say that her cery store and Sue noticed he wasn’t D r. L o said that if someone has for a reason, and when Sue couldn’t others her complete lack of respect mother beat her as a child. home, she would ask, “Where did he an anger problem they don’t have handle being around her mother for other human beings. From the time Codi was a small go? ” control of or aren’t aware of, they any longer, Codi and her mother Codi believes it’s important that child, her mother was very open Sue was concerned that Art had can express it in a very hurtful way. would get in the car and drive to a even if someone is abused, it doesn’t about her mental illnesses and her left her, even after 38 years of mar- He added that if someone is abused big apple ranch and have carmel mean their life is over. She said with grandmother’s inappropriate and riage. themself, it is very easy to become apples. the support of people around them hurtful behavior t ward Sue. When Art came back, Sue would the perpetrator. D r. L o said that Codi said she doesn’t know the — even if that means professionals D r. Shuyun L o, M.D ., a psychia- ask him, “D o you love me? D id I trauma and abuse are cyclical un- entire story, but she knows her — one can go on to live a fulfilled trist on campus, defines child abuse make you angry? ” less one stops it. grandmother wasn’t very attentive life. Abuse doesn’t have to define as inappropriate, hurtful, invasive, Sue was so concerned that she When Codi was five-years-old, to the emotional needs of her chil- them. intrusive treatment and behavior had made him angry and he’d leave her grandmother told her that she dren. Codi said she’s sure a lot of Lisa DuTrieuille is a Spartan Daily toward children. D r. L o, said that it or react violently. Codi said she’s was the reason her mother had the reason her mother has low self- staff writer.

Crime: Bullet broke through upstairs window of sorority house

FROM PAGE 1 said Gabriela Gutierrez, a junior health science major and He said he did not receive a full report until an hour later, Alpha Omicron Pi’s Chapter President. after a meeting he hosted inside the house. “D istance equals safety,” Cavallo said. “Y ou then call the D uring the confrontation, a bullet was shot through a sec- D aniels expressed confusion at the incident, saying it police, which is exactly what the reporting party did in this ond story window of the house, Gutierrez said. evoked both concern and gratitude for UPD ’s actions. case.” “A few private investigators came in to the house to look “On one hand it makes me glad that UPD will go out of its He also encouraged students to use the resources available at ( the bullet) ” Gutierrez said. way to protect San Jose State students,” D aniels said. “But at to them such as blue light phones, elevator phones, campus Gutierrez said that at the time the bullet broke through the same time, what if that person was a student? ” escort and the Park and Ride shuttle. the window, four girls were in the room, but nobody was in- He said the escalation of force concerned him. More than anything, he said that simply paying attention jured. “I don’t like the prospect of UPD using deadly force,” to one’s surrounding goes a long way in staying safe. The perimeter also included the Alpha Phi Alpha fra- D aniels said. “I didn’t realize they carried guns until now.” “Y ou’re in an urban environment,” he said. “There is ternity house on San Salvador between Seventh and Eighth Cavallo said he felt that the officers acted with an appro- no other preparation besides paying attention to your sur- Streets. priate and necessary response. roundings. Travel in pairs and call ( campus police) if you Members of the fraternity were shocked by the incident. “A guy charged my officers with a big, 12-inch knife,” don’t feel safe.” Gary D aniels, a senior political science major and presi- Cavallo said. “One of my officers had to do what he had Nearby residents were not allowed to leave their homes or dent of Alpha Phi Alpha, said he was unaware of the situation to do.” cross the scene during the investigation of the crime scene. until he was greeting some colleagues at the front door of the Philip Beadle and Jasmine Leyva are Spartan Daily staff “I believe the lock-in was from 10: 57 a.m. until 4 p.m.,” house and stepped into the crime scene. writers.

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Brandon Chew | Spartan Daily Left: Spartan freshman Jasmine Smith gets her shot blocked by a stifling San Diego State defense during Wednes- day’s game. Above: A group of SJSU basketball players sit on the bench during the second half against the Aztecs. Aztecs were too much to handle for the Spartans By Colton Seike SJSU got on the board early with a three- At the end of the first half, SJSU was freshman forward Jasmine Smith converted @Colton_Seike pointer from freshman Britta Hall, but the shooting 26 percent ( 10-38) from the field, a three-point play after getting fouled on a Spartans and Aztecs started trading shot-for- including 23 percent ( 5-21) from beyond the layup shot, making it 61-52 with 7: 11 left to The San Jose State women’s basketball shot. arc and were already down in the rebounds play in the game. team was outmatched in a 77-63 loss to San A couple of turnovers and some missed category 33-14. The Aztecs had a command- The Spartans started fouling late in the D iego State and extended its losing streak shots later, the Spartans gave up an 11-2 run ing 39-29 lead at the half. game which moved the Aztecs into the bonus to three games despite forcing a total of and trailed 18-9 with 9: 57 to play in the half. The Spartans’ shooting woes continued and the lead back to double-digits with 1: 08 27 turnovers. Woodberry and Cunnigan got SJSU back into the beginning of the second half as they to play. SD SU led 73-62. Offensively, the Spartans were led by into the game after going on a run of their missed their first five shots until Cunnigan In the end, the Spartans dropped another juniors Rebecca Woodberry and Ta’Rea own, 8-0, including two three-pointers by hit a three-point shot to make it 45-32 Aztecs one in Mountain West Conference play with Cunnigan with 17 points each along Woodberry to make it 18-17 with 8: 28 left on with 16: 15 to play. a 77-63 loss to the Aztecs. with freshman forward Jasmine Smith the clock in the first half. The deficit continued to increase as the The size of San D iego State’s play- who scored 15 points and a team-high The Spartans could not stay within Aztecs went on a 10-3 run with 12: 31 left ers played a big part in Wednesday’s nine rebounds. It wasn’t enough to over- the 1-point deficit though, as the Az- and led 55-37. loss. come a dominant performance under the tecs went on another big run, 11-3, with SD SU took a timeout with 8: 26 left in the The Spartans declined to comment glass by the Aztecs as they out-rebounded 4: 43 to play in the half and increased second half and SJSU put on a small 7-2 run after the game. SJSU 60-28. their lead to 29-20. and the double-digit lead was cut to nine after Colton Seike is a Spartan Daily staff writer.

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Thursday, February 27, 2014 OPINION Spartan Daily | 5 Tread lightly in NFL locker rooms, it’s tough in there As someone who can’t The victim of Ray sphere of the NFL , the former uncomfortable at a New Y ork Jets prac- If Rice took his anger out on get enough of the NFL , Rice’s blows wasn’t a Missouri defensive end may find tice and in the team’s locker room. his life partner and a member of I’m afraid to admit that rowdy fan or a heckler, acceptance harder than simply Sainz was welcomed into the his inner circle, how should we I’m scared of what’s lurk- but his fiance´ e Janay A. overcoming the stigma of his locker room with hoots, whistles expect him to treat Sam like a ing behind locker room Palmer, a woman he sup- sexual orientation. and catcalls and oogled by players brother, teammate or member of doors. posedly loves. for her attractive physique. his football family? Unfortunately, those Not only was she ...we’re...wwe’r being Jets’ Head Coach Rex Ryan While the NFL and commis- doors are swinging open viciously struck in the purposely directed drills in Sainz’s sioner Roger Goodell have pushed and we’re being exposed face by a 212 pound exposedexpos to the direction so players could get as strongly in recent weeks to elimi- to the hidden nature of professional athlete, she close as possible to her on the field. nate discrimination, proposing professional football’s Follow Austin was knocked uncon- hiddenhi d nature If you’re beautiful in the eyes of to penalize players for using the locker rooms. Belisle on Twitter scious and dragged like men raging with testosterone and “N-word” on the field, the efforts @AustinBelizzle Ray Rice, the Balti- a rag doll by Rice out of of professional adrenaline, you’re not viewed as a jour- must start in locker rooms. more Ravens’ star run- an elevator. nalist, but as eye candy or property. If Sam is to be treated like the ning back, was arrested on charges As a fan, I’d never expect the same football’ss Respect has taken on a new football player he is and respected for of domestic assualt in an Atlantic violence I witness on the field to meaning in the league. his on-the-field accomplishments, City casino last Saturday. translate to the face of a loved one. locker rooms.ooms. In the NFL , respect is earned he must be able to coexist peacefully Players are required to be vio- But such incidents make you on the stat sheet and in the weight without the fear of being heckled, lent on the field, exploding snap wonder how welcoming an NFL Violence, however, isn’t the room, by how much money a harassed or abused by groups of men after snap as physically as they locker room may be to a supposed only potential problem facing player makes and by the number known to resist change. can at other human beings for 60 “outsider,” such as Michael Sam. Sam’s transition into the NFL . of women he sleeps with. Sam’s biggest obstacle is minutes at a time. If Michael Sam’s journey has The NFL has a history of dis- We may not know why Rice behind him, but his next step I understand that this violent been tough so far, I can’t imagine respect toward people who don’t struck his fiancé e, but the act calls through a locker room’s double behavior may spill over into the how much tougher it will be when he adhere to the preconceived ideas into question the character of a doors is paved with the remnants real world from time to time when steps foot in an NFL locker room as of traditional football culture. man known in Baltimore as an of the NFL ’s dark violent culture. we least expect it. the league’s first openly gay player. In 2010, TV Azteca reporter Ines advocate for anti-bullying and an Austin Belisle is a Spartan Daily But the story gets worse. In the hyper-masculine atmo- Sainz was harrassed and made to feel active member of the community. staff writer. Mass protests have yet to crest L ast week the People in pre-industri- areas of space and time — the ability By Jeffrey Gonzalez people of Ukraine suc- al times actually worked to record and to communicate. Public Opinion cessfully cast out their less than we do now, The current trend of mass pro- corrupt president. according to data cited tests may actually represent the start What is your lasting impression The mass protests in in Boston University of a change in human consciousness. the capital city of Kiev Sociology Professor Juliet In the 19th and 20th centuries of the Occupy Movement? prompted an unani- B. Schor’s book “The greed became idolized, but we are mous vote of no-confi- Overworked American: close to realizing it is a neuroticism dence in parliament. The Unexpected D ecline and should be accordingly abhorred. Venezuela is Follow Nick Ibarra of L eisure.” Mass protest movements will embroiled in massive on Twitter In his book “Amusing likely emerge in more and more protests that threaten @NickMIbarra Ourselves to D eath,” Neil places. They won’t always succeed. to topple its government. Postman makes a compelling case In some cases two steps forward Other significant mass pro- that, with our obsession with pop-cul- will lead to two steps backward, but tests are ongoing in Thailand, ture and trivial media, we are doing they will have laws of nature on Turkey and Epypt. exactly as the book’s title suggests. their side — Information wants to The world isn’t exactly up in arms, Of course, you don’t need to be free, as do people. but it is definitely up to something. read a book to reach those conclu- There is a massive power-structure As an American, I’m inher- sions. They are readily apparent in place that will resist these changes ently egotistical. So the first ques- where ever you look. but it will, inevitably, be overcome. “People just scattered “In a way they were sort tion I need to have answered isn’t Occupy Wall Street was the How long will it take? together... They were sup- of effective. Even if they posed to be the good guys, didn’t achieve a long term how many died or what I can do to first surge of the American No one knows. but they weren’t very effect, they did cause help, but — could something like Spring, but it won’t be the last How many will be killed along effective.” awareness.” this possibly happen here? so long as income inequality the way? Hopefully very few, but Of course it could. In fact, it continues to spin wildly out of in the words of President Ken- D a X i, 23 Estefany Sosa, 20 already has. control, and our tone-deaf federal nedy, “those who make peaceful Major: Economics Major: French Occupy Wall Street spawned government continues to waste revolution impossible make vio- Hometown: San L eandro Hometown: San Martin protests in more than 350 U.S. cit- vast resources on massive military lent revolution inevitable.” ies, according to a compilation of and surveillance programs. What will the next stage of local news articles about each event, culture look like? That’s the most and solidarity protests in more than The woworld isn’t important question and also the 80 countries. most difficult to answer. While the movement was por- exactly up in It contains the major problem trayed by mass media as disorganized of all of the 21st century protest and disorderly, I personally attended arms, but it is movements — once the protesters the largest march in San Francisco have overthrown their govern- where thousands of clean and well- ment there isn’t a playbook on spoken people belied that narrative. definitelyy uupp how to reconstruct society to ad- Some of the disenfranchised in dress their legitimate concerns. the U.S. did take to the streets, but to something.thing. It’s all too easy for societies to the movement was hamstrung by When the history e-books are fall right back into the same rut “I think Occupy shed “Pointless. Did anything one simple fact — income inequal- written about the start of the they were in before the movement. light onto what our law come from it, really? Not enforcement is really particularly. They could ity may be rampant, but day-to- third millennium protests will be It isn’t clear exactly where we are doing, giving a closer look have, as a group, been day life for most people is still a a central theme — normal people headed or what society will look like to keep them in check.” more organized.” little too comfortable. taking to the streets, empowered when we get there. But I do know It’s hard to get comfortable by the knowledge and solidarity what it doesn’t look like — a handful Alex Bassett, 27 Kate Sisto, 20 people to do much of anything, the internet facilitates. of ruthless and greedy men control- Major: Aviation Major: Kinesiology especially to take to the streets to There are undeniable trends in ling as much wealth and power as Hometown: San L eandro Hometown: San Jose potentially face pepper spray, tear human history, one of which is the the rest of their entire species. gas, rubber bullets and batons. ever-increasing capability to dis- Nick Ibarra is a Spartan Daily We’re also busy and distracted. seminate information across broader staff writer.

Follow us on Twitter @spartandaily 6 | Spartan Daily A & E Thursday, February 27, 2014 REVIEW Miley Cyrus twerks her way to San Jose SAP Center By Josie Chavez @ JosieChavez23

Giant colorful stuffed animals and larger- than-life inflated balloon characters dominat- ed the Miley Cyrus concert at the SAP Center Tuesday night. While fans eagerly awaited the appearance of Cyrus, they were entertained by opening acts Sky Ferreira and Icona Pop performing their hit single “I L ove It.” The building was filled with the screams of thousands of people of all ages who chanted Cyrus’s name until the minute she appeared. Arches of colorful balloons adorned the stage. A giant pink tongue rolled down the stage toward the audience with a sequin-clad Cyrus sliding down it as she waved to the crowd.

Cyrus performed songs from her ‘Bangerz’ album such as “Rooting For My Baby” while sticking out her famous tongue and gy- rating to the pulsingulsing beatsbeat of her songs. Jason Reed | Contributing Photographer Miley Cyrus surrounded by backup dancers as she performs onstage at SAP Center in San Jose Tuesday night.

The once-D isney tween is certainly a tween boots and skimpy two-pieces. In the midst of her repertoire of songs, Ball,” to which the crowd grew wild and sang no more. Each entrance that Cyrus made was Cyrus paid tribute to her country roots by per- along passionately. Miley’s new sound is a combination of elec- more sensational and shocking than the one forming D olly Parton’s “Jolene” and also cov- The show came to an end with Cyrus per- tro-pop beats meshed with hip-hop. before it. ered Outcast’s “Hey Y a! ” forming “Party in the U.S.A” while decked out Hardcore Cyrus fans would not be sur- Cyrus performed songs from her “Bangerz” One of the most memorable moments of in glitzy red, white and blue, as her back-up prised to learn that the show consisted of Cyrus album such as “Rooting For My Baby” while the show was the kiss cam Cyrus created while dancers donned costumes of the Statue of L ib- sticking out her tongue at least a dozen times sticking out her famous tongue and gyrating performing her single “Adore Y ou,” which got erty and Uncle Sam. and more than enough crotch-grabs to perma- to the pulsing beats of her songs. the most cheers from the crowd when gay cou- A Miley Cyrus fan would walk out of this nently scar Hannah Montana if she had been The show proceeded in the same Miley- ples appeared on the screen showing their love concert feeling awe-struck by the crazy, car- watching. style manner, with cartoonish figures appear- for each other and pride in themselves. toonish theme and sexualized antics that have Her wardrobe consisted of more than ing and disappearing onstage and glitzy cos- As the performance drew to an end, Cyrus come to embody what a Miley Cyrus experi- 10 costume changes and never strayed from tume changes that worked to out-stage the one returned for an encore to perform two of her ence means. sequined one-piece leotards, glitzy cowboy before. biggest hits, “We Can’t Stop” and “Wrecking Josie Chavez is a Spartan Daily staff writer.