Serving the San Jose State University community since 1934 Volume 150 No. 12 Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2018 sjsunews.com/spartan_daily COMMUNITY REBUILDS Coyote Creek flood: one year later WILLIAM YAP | SPARTAN DAILY (FILE IMAGE) A San Jose resident surveys the contaminated water behind his car on the fl ooded streets of the Nordale neighborhood in San Jose on Feb. 21, 2017. Thousands of San Jose residents were displaced, and for many recovery efforts are still underway. On Feb. 21, 2017, San had to evacuate extremely Jose experienced the worst quickly. Some were forced flooding it’s seen in a century. to leave behind irreplaceable Heavy rains pushed water personal belongings as levels in the Anderson emergency workers knocked Reservoir over capacity, and on doors to evacuate people. it spilled into Coyote Creek. The Spartan Daily took a The flood affected more look back at what happened than 14,000 San Jose and how students, the residents, some of whom community and the city were San Jose State students. have dealt with the recovery Many residents impacted efforts over the last year. by the flood said they did not receive any warning and WILLIAM YAP | SPARTAN DAILY A fence covers parts of Nordale Avenue on Feb. 19 in the same area that was MORE STORIES ABOUT THE fl ooded the previous year. The San Jose Public Works Department put the fence up while it works to improve the sewer system in the area. FLOOD ON PAGES 2 AND 3 STICKERS CRIME Dorms easy to Local jogger robbed on enter despite 10th Street near North Garage new policies BY GABRIEL MUNGARAY roommates convinced him to contact STAFF WRITER police. The original incident occurred at 0935 hours and the victim reported At approximately 9:35 a.m., a to us at 1100 hours hence the delay in BY LOVETTA JACKSON affiliated with SJSU going strong-arm robbery occurred near the our alert,” Cavallo said. STAFF WRITER into freshman dorms. The exit of the North Garage on 10th Street. Business administration junior updated housing policy aims University Police Department Jesus Amador was not surprised when An attempted sexual at keeping strangers out. Captain Alan Cavallo described he received the alert. assault that happened last “If you go in through the the crime that took place Tuesday “There’s a lot of sketch people that October led San Jose State main entrance and take the morning via email. hang around these garages,” Amador housing to update its policy door opposite of the housing “The victim was jogging around said. “So it’s bound to happen every for all dorms. office, you can essentially get Elizabeth eastbound from 9th Street so often; just need to watch my back According to an SJSU past the front desk because near the North Garage when he more often now.” alert on Oct. 9, 2017, “About they can’t see you,” history was approached by the suspect. The Cavallo preached awareness for 8:00 a.m., an attempted junior Shaquille Manley said. suspect demanded the victim’s phone, students while parking in the garages. sexual assault occurred on “I see people sneak up into the victim refused and was struck by “As always please be aware of your the 5th floor in Campus [Campus Village B] going the suspect,” Cavallo said. “The victim surroundings and take time to know Village II. The victim was that way all the time. “ fought back and the suspect fled North where you are and who is around you,” not physically injured.” But some students say any toward Santa Clara Street.” Cavallo said. “If you feel uncomfortable Now, anyone who enters person can get into the dorms According to Cavallo, the male or something is out of place call us for the dorms must show their by avoiding the front desk victim is not an SJSU student, but lives assistance and please report crimes IMAGE FROM UPD Tower Card or employee or following other students. in the area. in a timely manner so we have an UPD describes the suspect as a nametag to prove that they are Some of them go unnoticed The alert from AlertSJSU was not opportunity to stop additional attacks.” male, in his mid-20s, with a medium allowed to be in the building. by blending in with students sent out until 11:58 a.m. even though At time of press, the suspect was not brown complexion, 5 feet, 1 inch People on campus to get into a building. the crime occurred at 9:35 a.m. Cavallo yet identified. tall, 150 pounds, short brown hair, previously had the ability “I’m in a building had an explanation for the timeliness brown eyes, possibly with a thin to walk into any building with professors and of the alert sent out to students. goatee or mustache. He headed Follow Gabriel on Twitter without question. This led to “Originally the victim did not northbound on South 9th Street SECURITY | @SJSneakerhead some incidents of people not Page 2 want to report the incident but his toward East Santa Clara Street. sjsunews.com/spartan_daily 2 WEDNESDAY, FEB. 21, 2018 NEWS WILLIAM YAP | SPARTAN DAILY (FILE IMAGE) A resident vacated his fl ooded home on Senter Road with his family’s belongings on Feb. 21, 2017. His family evacuated hours after water fi lled the streets near Kelley Park. WILLIAM YAP | SPARTAN DAILY (FILE IMAGES) (Left) Cars were submerged in contaminated water on Nordale Avenue on Feb. 21, 2017. Most of the cars would become nonoperational because of the fl ood. (Right) San Jose resident Carmen Dávalos and San Jose resident Jessica García-Kohl clean Dávalos’ muddied apartment on Feb. 25, 2017. Dávalos looks at her son’s kindergarten graduation cap before tossing it out. Students still affected by fl ood one year later BY DOMINOE IBARRA housing difficulties. in touch with SJSU Cares. Manager. His job is to reach the flood zone areas the city contact them as well. STAFF WRITER They now have eight It’s a program that offers out to students who are of San Jose was saying were Updating current students in residence, and resources to help students dealing with an emergency, evacuation areas or will addresses on MySJSU It has been a year since Robledo is one of them. deal with situations and issues like last year’s floods. soon be under evacuation. will allow SJSU Cares to San Jose dealt with one “The most convenient outside of the classroom that “The emergency In Robledo’s situation, his contact a student in need of the worst floods in the thing that had ever may take away from their outreach is clearly what address on MySJSU had his during an emergency city’s history. happened to me in my life academic success. we were doing in the flood address listed as his home situation and help prevent Residents were given was that I had spoken to It focuses on emergency situation,” Falter said. in Porterville, California. any financial crisis. little to no warning about Kathy Crowe a few days outreach, fiscal assistance, “Anytime there’s a major SJSU Cares was unable Students can also submit the extent of the flooding before the flood because I food insecurities and situation that we’re aware of to contact him during the an online web form to get and 14,000 people were wanted to see what I could flood because he hadn’t in contact with SJSU Cares forced to quickly evacuate do to help out students,” updated the address to if they need more help their homes. Robledo said. “And lo and 19th Street. understanding the resources. Some of those residents behold, I was a student And lo and behold, I was a “We knew fully that we In the meantime, that evacuated were San that needed help.” were not going to reach Robledo is still residing Jose State students. While living at the student that needed help. everyone,” Falter said. in the same art room in Last year, nutrition church, Robledo realized “We also knew that we Grace Baptist Church and senior Xavier Robledo he was not the only student Xavier Robledo were probably going to plans on staying there was forced from his home affected by the flood. SJSU student affected by the fl ood reach people who claimed until he graduates. on 19th Street and was Some students were that it was an apartment “I understand what it’s homeless for a week. able to get back on their they were at last year. like to be afraid and have He got in contact feet quickly. There’s not harm in that heavy burden put on with Episcopal Chaplain However, others, housing insecurities. where students are affected reaching out to someone you,” Robledo said. at SJSU and director of including Robledo, were not. The program allowed or could be affected, we who may say that they “So, I decided to stay the Canterbury Bridge In the week after the Robledo to get a temporary typically reach out to those don’t live there anymore.” with the church and work Foundation Kathleen flood, Robledo went meal plan and offered individuals to check in to Word of mouth did with them to help any Crowe, who took him in through his belongings, temporary housing in an see how they’re doing and help in the situations other homeless.” along with other students salvaging all he could and empty room at the dorms. to see if they physically where there was students Crowe said Robledo to live in the art room at throwing away everything He declined because he want to meet with us or if without updated addresses described the church to Grace Baptist Church.