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t Twitter: @spartandaily INSIDE SJSU moves F facebook.com/spartandaily within one See exclusive online content P. 3 Sports: SJSU womens’ soccer triumphs in Saturday game game of Bowl and multimedia at P. 5 Opinion: In new edition of ‘Wes Side eligibility spartandaily.com Story’ Wesley Dugle writes about how we Sports, p. 3 should come together as a community to Weather: Partly Cloudy help those affected by the NHL lockout SPARTAN DAILY H: 72 Serving San José State University P. 6 A&E: Staff writer Thyra Phan provides since 1934 tasty pumpkin recipes to satisfy your L: 50 Volume 139 / Issue 33 autumn taste buds Monday, October 29, 2012 Printed on recycled paper GIANTS 4, TIGERS 3 Giants win World Series Fans across Bay Area celebrate second Series victory in three years Giants fans celebrate San Francisco’s sweep of the Detroit Tigers yesterday at Fourth Street Pizza Co. The Giants won 4-3 in the 10th inning and earned their second World Series title since 2010. Photo by Derik irvin / Spartan Daily By Matt Kawahara across home plate and went into a crouch, sank to his knees and pointed at the sky be- Theriot started the 10th with a bloop McClatchy Tribune both fists clenched. It became the Series- fore jumping into the arms of center fielder single off Coke and moved to second on a winning hit as Sergio Romo struck out the Angel Pagan, who had risen both arms to the sacrifice bunt by Brandon Crawford. After DETROIT — No doubt Marco Scutaro had side in the bottom of the 10th, getting Tri- heavens as the game ended. They melded Pagan struck out, Scutaro came up with the waited a long time for the at-bat. Days be- ple Crown winner Miguel Cabrera for the near the pitcher’s mound into a teeming biggest hit of his career, bigger than any of fore, the 36-year-old journeyman infielder final out. mass, Hunter Pence hatless, the top buttons his record-tying 14 that helped the resilient had caught the final out to send himself and For the second time in three years, the San of his jersey hanging open, bumping into Giants overcome their 3-1 deficit in the Na- the Giants, his sixth major-league team, into Francisco Giants are the kings of baseball. whomever he could find. tional League Championship Series. the World Series. For the first time in franchise history since For manager Bruce Bochy and 11 mem- The Giants fell behind 3-1 to the red-hot Sunday night, he came up with a runner 1954, they did it in a sweep, finishing the Ti- bers of the Giants’ roster, it is the second Cardinals in the championship series, and on second and two outs in the 10th inning gers in four games. World Series title in three years. For Theriot, then rolled off seven wins in a row. Begin- of a tied game, and delivered a signature line Romo threw a two-strike fastball past a member of last year’s St. Louis Cardinals, it ning in Game 5 of the NLCS, they went 56 drive up the middle that will forever have its a frozen Cabrera to end it. Catcher Buster is his second in two years with two teams. For innings without trailing, four innings shy own place in Giants lore. Posey exploded out of his crouch and sprint- journeymen Ryan Vogelsong and Scutaro, it of the longest such streak in history, a streak Scutaro’s single off Detroit Tigers closer ed for Romo, who pumped his arms and is their first championship, the reward for that ended in the third inning Sunday night. Phil Coke became the go-ahead hit in Game screamed. At first base, Brandon Belt threw year after year that ended in heartbreak or 4 of the World Series as Ryan Theriot slid his glove into the air. Near second, Scutaro faded unfulfilled into another off-season. SEE WORLD SERIES ON PAGE 4 2012 BALLOT ANALYSIS Opposing views on Measure D New legislation will help minimum Raise in minimum wage will lead wage workers make ends meet to more layoffs in small businesses By Kimberley Diaz Another argument in favor states that By John Linford harder for businesses, eliminates jobs, and @SD_KDiaz the increase will encourage more spending Contributing writer makes it more difficult for workers. in small-neighborhood businesses and will Businesses do not have much room for Measure D attempts to increase the mini- raise around $70 million for local goods and Measure D has received much support changes in costs because they do not have mum wage rate from $8 to $10 in San Jose, other things, which will lead to local spend- from minimum wage workers and unions. many opportunities to increase their num- which is a 25 percent increase to the govern- ing and more jobs. However, it is opposed by businesses across bers of customers. ment required minimum wage, according to However, the arguments against Mea- San Jose. If Measure D passes, businesses will be the city of San Jose website. sure D revolve around the loss of jobs and According to Sanjoseca.gov, Measure D hit hard. This is because the businesses will If the measure passes, it will go into effect increase in prices in San Jose. “would add a new chapter to the San Jose not receive any new customers from an in- 90 days after it passes in the ballot, accord- According to the argument against the Municipal Code (the ‘Code’) to require em- crease in the minimum wage. Rather, they ing to the website. measure on the website, many businesses ployers to pay their employees a minimum will receive close to the same amount of Those in favor of the measure include Lu- may have to cut jobs to stay open and prices wage of $10.00 per hour for work per- revenue as before the wage increase. How- nardi’s Markets, Azucar Restaurant, Pacific of groceries, gas and other necessities will formed within the City of San Jose.” Cur- ever, the businesses now have more costs to Printing, All Star Building Maintenance, increase. rently, the minimum wage in San Jose is cover. United Way Silicon Valley and the Silicon San Jose Inside online publication be- $8.00 per hour, and the Federal minimum If Measure D passes, businesses that rely Valley Council of Nonprofits. lieves that Measure D will make small busi- wage is $7.25 per hour. on the minimum wage will basic have two The main argument for passing Measure nesses suffer the most and will make it more Measure D seeks to increase the mini- choices: lay off employees or increase store D is that $8 an hour is not enough to keep an difficult to acquire a job in the suffering mum wage in San Jose by 25 percent from prices. adult self-sufficient in San Jose. economy. the city rate and by almost 40 percent from Savesanjosejobs.com reports, “30 per- According to the argument in favor of the “The ballot measure failed to take into the Federal rate. Many people feel that cent of employer and 43 percent of those measure on the city of San Jose website, rent account part-time jobs, internships, sea- this will help those who earn minimum who hire minimum wage workers report in San Jose averages $1,800 a month, which sonal work or food servers who make tips,” wage. they will lay off employees.” is $400 more than what someone working In reality, Measure D does not help with minimum wage pay gets in a month. SEE WAGES ON PAGE 2 minimum wage workers; rather, it makes it SEE BUSINESSES ON PAGE 2 Page 2 | Spartan Daily NEWS Monday, October 29, 2012 WW.SPART M| WWW.SPARTANDANDAILY.COM | WOM Wages: A ‘yes’ vote Businesses: Price increase NDAILY.COM | WWW.S WW.SPARTANDAILY.CO increases minimum will come if Measure passes Y COM | WWW.SPARTA PARTANDAILY.COM | W wage by 25 percent FROM PAGE 1 The workers will now Sanjoseca.gov states that Furthermore, if busi- be expected to do the exact “San Jose rents average $1,800 | WWW.SPARTANDA FROM PAGE 1 Some places will have to nesses do the second same amount of work as a month,” but that this is San Jose Inside said. “As a re- raise costs. Subways in San choice and increase store before; however, there will “$400 more than the month-ANDAILY.COM | WWW sult, opportunities for people Francisco have already shown prices, they will most now be fewer of them. For ly pay of a minimum wage entering the workforce will proof of that by eliminating likely lose even more rev- instance, if a small business worker.” WW.SPARTANDAILY.CO decline. The only jobs that the “five dollar footlong” deal enue because customers will previously had eight em- If businesses were to cut will be created as a result of in all San Francisco shops, ac- simply go to a store with lower ployees working 40 hours the hours of their employees, LY.COM | WWW.SPAR Measure D will be to police cording to SF Weekly. prices. per week each, they would the workers would still face the new minimum wage, paid However, the minimum If Measure D passes, busi- now only be able to afford to this exact same challenge. ARTANDAILY.COM| W for by the voters who passed range is a sacrifice that may nesses will need to make cuts pay six of them to work 40 Raising the minimum M | WWW.SPARTAND it.” need to be made, but not all within their stores.