Thursday, Volume 151 9.13.2018 No. 11 SERVING SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY SINCE 1934 WWW.SJSUNEWS.COM/SPARTAN_DAILY A&E Opinion Sports WhichW album was Report fi nds Institute better? Travis SYRIA chemicalc weapons fi ghts for Scott’sS or YG’s? not in Syria sports activism Page 4 Page 6 Page 8 Campus releases safety assessment By Jackie Contreras how the university defines versity is required to notify In addition to the statistics and Sarah Klieves each crime and how it collects students “as soon as pertinent about a number of crimes, EXECUTIVE EDITOR AND the data. information is available.” The the report details the how the ONLINE EDITOR Students received a link As a male, I feel safe. I know that University Police Chief is university plans to handle dif- to the report in an email responsible for the decision to ferent emergency situations if San Jose State University from SJSU Vice President of a lot of predators don’t come issue an alert. they occur, including active published its annual safety Administration and Finance after me specifi cally. “It’s not that I don’t feel safe, shooter scenarios. report on Wednesday. Charlie Faas. I just have to be very aware of The report states members The Annual Security Campus safety and security Angel Rodriguez my surroundings,” psycholo- of the campus community chemical engineering sophomore Report (ASR) gives students is a shared responsibility,” Faas gy sophomore Annie Chen need to request presenta- an overview of crimes that said in the report. “The best said regarding safety on cam- tions on how to handle active happened on campus from protection against crime is a omore Angel Rodriguez assault or harassment. pus during the day. “Once it shooter situations. Otherwise, Jan. 1 to Dec. 31 in 2015, 2016 community that is informed, said. “I know that a lot of According to the ASR, hits nighttime, that’s when I they won’t be given. and 2017. aware and engaged in helping predators don’t come after there were seven reports of don’t feel safe.” There have been an The university compiles the to keep our campus safe.” me specifically.” rapes that happened on cam- The report noted that the increased number of school report as a requirement of the Faas encouraged students Rodriguez added that he pus in 2017. Of those reports, university added a number shootings in recent months. Clery Act – a federal law that to read the report so they is concerned for the safety six occurred in residence halls. of security cameras to dif- Last semester, someone dis- requires most universities to can stay informed and safe of female students. He said That number is up from ferent locations on campus. covered a shooting threat notify students of crimes that on campus. the university frequently the four reported on-campus It also provides students written on the wall of the third have happened on campus. “As a male, I feel safe,” sends emails to students rapes in 2016 and one in 2015. with information on sexual The ASR also breaks down chemical engineering soph- regarding a form of sexual The ASR states the uni- assault prevention. REPORT | Page 2 Block party showcases new Spartan Eats By Vicente Vera STAFF WRITER Spartan Eats held a [The livestock] are block party at Seventh Street Plaza to increase never fed animal its visibility on campus by-products or and promote its new food services on Wednesday. growth promotants, Students who visited NICHOLAS ZAMORA | SPARTAN DAILY and are raised on a one of the many booths San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo speaks with co-panelist Jake Elder, sustainability advisor at Bloomberg set up outside of Union pasture-based farm Associates, about private, public and nonprofi t collaboration in climate action on Wednesday. Square were welcomed system. with free energy drink samples, games and yellow Kayleigh Stewart watermelon. Accountant Executive “They are naturally for Applegate Leaders talk climate grown, but not as sweet as traditional watermelon seeing students react to because they don’t have the food. as much refined sugar,” “We got a huge rush of Spartan Eats Director students around 12 p.m. change, activism of Operations Paul and they just crowded our Cingolani said. tables,” Fishman said. “I “When it comes think they liked the food.” By Nicholas Zamora Andrew Savage, the vice president of being able to take action on to fruit salad in the Students had the STAFF WRITER of strategic development of Lime – much bigger scales and much faster Dining Commons, chance to directly speak the electric scooter company. timelines than we were before,” yellow watermelon will to the companies that As sunlight broke through the Keynote speaker, Alex Steffen, Steffen said. definitely be a possibility,” provide food to Spartan glass ceiling of the rotunda at San a foresight consultant and award- Only a few San Jose State Cingolani said. Eats. Representatives Jose City Hall, the conversation winning author of, “Carbon Zero: University students were in Spartan Eats highlighted at the different booths topic turned to a similar subject; Imagining cities that can Save The attendance, but Steffen had some apples – the “food of the passed out informational emissions, climate change and Planet,” is also an activist for climate advice for young climate activists. month” with a booth pamphlets and discussed actions corporations can take to change. “If you are young and not that served Martinelli’s how their food is grown help the environment. “The real takeaway message politically active on climate change, apple cider mixed with and produced. The Global Climate Action here is that while climate change is you are selling your self-interest pineapple juice. Senior Wilcox Farms drew Summit, put on by the City of San growing more dire, and the impacts short. People who are older can Campus Executive Chef people in with its hard Jose, was a gathering of several we’re seeing are affecting more afford to be unconcerned and blasse Mitchell Fishman said that boiled eggs, and informed members in the Silicon Valley. It people and causing more damage. about the future,” Steffen said. the weeks he and his team them of its status as the included panels with representatives While things are worsening in a spent preparing for the from Adobe, Microsoft, and lot of ways we’re also on the cusp CLIMATE | Page 2 event was worth it after PARTY| Page 2 APPLY FOR STUDENT ORGANIZATION FUNDING Up to $2,700 per school year Funds are allocated to help student organizations fulfill their goals. Funding may be used for apparel, research projects, publicity, printing, promotional items, equipment, travel expenses, conference registration fees, speakers and performers. Funding Request Form and details: as.sjsu.edu/funding Questions? Contact Malik Akil, A.S. Controller, at [email protected] or the A.S. government office at 408.924.6240. sjsunews.com/spartan_daily 2 THURSDAY, SEPT. 13, 2018 NEWS CLIMATE Continued from page 1 “However, if you are in your late-teens and early twenties now, you are not only going to live to see the end of fossil fuels but you’re going to see truly massive dire impacts from the climate change we’ve already seen.” The day revolved around ways to make San Jose lead in climate innovation the “Silicon Valley way.” Panel discussion covered steps to tackle climate change in Silicon Valley and ways philanthropies and cities work together to advance climate change solutions. “I am from West Africa so this is very important. I want to be able to go back home and help my people. This is the type of conference I need to be able to understand – the challenges I’m going to be facing in my life. NICHOLAS ZAMORA | SPARTAN DAILY I wanna be able to go Foresight consultant and author Alex Steff en talks about the obligation and need for environmental initiatives in Silicon Valley on Wednesday. back home and help my country invest more outside with a Green powered by the Silicon Garcia, who stumbled whole community came put in a little, we can keep into renewable energy Arts Festival which Valley Bike coalition, upon the outdoor event together to work towards [the Earth],” Garcia said. instead of fossil fuels,” featured the San Jose Jazz who had stationary bikes while walking downtown a go-green initiative… environmental studies ensemble, Rupa & the present to power the said, “It was beautiful It helps to see people Follow Nicholas on senior Moussa Sy said. April Fishes. whole concert. how the jazz concert was actually care what’s going Instagram The conference ended The concert was Business junior Cynthia powered by bikes. The on . Ultimately, if we all @@n_zamora_ PARTY REPORT Continued from page 1 Continued from page 1 sole egg provider for the floor bathroom in Dining Commons. Dudley Moorhead Hall. “All of our eggs are The threat turned cage-free and we raise out to be a hoax, but our chickens in areas it still rattled the where they are free to campus community. roam all day,” Wilcox sales “I think the policy representative Samantha should change now that Briggs explained. [school shootings] are Applegate, a subsidiary more frequent,” micro- of Hormel Foods which biology freshman Julia provides meat products on Vu said. “It shouldn’t campus, also stressed the be upon request any- conditions of its livestock. more, it should be a The company’s booth ran known thing.” out of meat sandwiches half Students can find the way into the block party. full report on the UPD Accountant Executive website. They can also Kayleigh Stewart described request a paper copy the company as a “meat of the report from the brand all about responsibly Clery Director at the raising animals.” UPD office.