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SAFETY CAMPUS IMAGE SJSU prepares Branching out in human lifespan to shake it up

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By Leeta-Rose Ballester ing for up to three days,” she @leetarose said. Phillips said Thursday’s The university is prepar- drill will primarily be a test ing to shake, rattle and roll — of campus communications or at least test its emergency in the event of an emergen- communications in the event cy, although instructors and of an earthquake. administrative departments The Great are encouraged to partici- Shake Out is a statewide pate in a physical drill. earthquake drill that will “We don’t do the drill in take place precisely at 10:17 the classrooms so as not to Jenny Bennett | Spartan Daily a.m. on Thursday, accord- disrupt,” she said. “We can Peter Im (right), an undeclared sophomore, directs Thao Vy Nguyen (left), a junior health science major, to hug ing to Yvette Phillips, SJSU have people stop, drop, cover a tree near Spartan Complex on Tuesday. Nguyen is blindfolded as part of an activity for a human lifespan class emergency preparedness co- and hold, but the messaging which simulates what it is like to lose the sense of sight. ordinator. is very important.” “We have a lot of students She said “all aspects of the who are not from California university” are working to- ENVIRONMENT and the campaign is to help gether to ensure that earth- understand what to do,” quake instructions will be Phillips said. “We want to sent out simultaneously at Rodents raise campus health concerns stop, drop, hold on and enjoy 10:17 a.m. the ride, basically.” The message, “In the By Tiffany Gerami invited such an influential guest and Hantavirus and Leptospirosis that can She said that in many event of an earthquake, @TiffanyGerami then there was a rat on stage. Now news cause kidney damage within humans, cases, people’s first response DROP! COVER! HOLD ON!” reports are reporting the rat rather and in more serious cases, tetanus in- in an earthquake is to flee will be displayed on message SJSU has become home to many than how great Walker’s speech was.” fections and rat-bite fever. buildings if they are inside boards at the library, park- squirrels and other rodents alike. Not She said that during the speech the Rodents also tend to be rapid or to run, and that’s not safe. ing services and housing, only do they walk among students, but audience only seemed to focus on the breeders, and in some cases, breed “After things start shak- as well as through the Alert these furry creatures are showing their rodent rather than the speech itself. year-round. They are known to in- ing, stay inside,” she said. “If SJSU system, according to faces in unexpected places all through- vade warm buildings seeking either you don’t check your sur- Phillips. out campus. San Jose State lives in food or shelter, especially during the roundings, there could be Jessica De Lellis, a fresh- An uninvited guest scurried across harmony with nature, fall and winter seasons, according to more dangers outside.” man computer science ma- the stage in the Morris Dailey Audi- and with a large green Orkin. According to Phillips, jor, said she had experienced torium during retired federal Judge campus, many living Pat Lopes Harris, SJSU media rela- each building on campus has a “small” earthquake in mid- Vaughn Walker’s speech regarding his creatures of all kinds. tions director, said SJSU tries to main- a designated faculty leader dle school but doesn’t think ruling on Proposition 8 on Oct. 3. tain a safe campus for students and who would go outside and as- she would know what to do A rustling swept across the audi- Pat Lopes Harris take action with pests of any kind. sess hazards such as downed if one hit while she was at ence as students realized a live rodent “San Jose State lives in harmony SJSU media relations director power lines before emergency school. was sitting at Walker’s feet. with nature, and with a large green evacuations would take place. “We should have a work- “This is an addition to the program Along with this incident, there have campus, many living creatures of all Campus housing also has shop,” she said. “It doesn’t that I did not anticipate,” Walker said. been other reports on campus concern- kinds,” Harris said. lead staff members who are take too long to get under a “I hope you are taking notes.” ing rodents. SJSU campus is located in She said SJSU does not want to trained in the event of an desk.” Although the audience was able to the center of the city, where there is cause any unnecessary harm to any earthquake too, according to De Lellis added that stu- laugh off the incident, it was still a hu- known to be a large rodent problem, creatures, but will take action when it Phillips. dents who aren’t California miliating moment for some. “I felt ex- according to Orkin Pest Control. comes to students’ safety on campus. “We have enough re- tremely embarrassed,” said Lida Azim, Orkin Pest Control said rodents Tiffany Gerami is a Spartan Daily sources for students in hous- SEE EARTHQUAKE ON PAGE 2 a junior political science major. “We can carry hazardous diseases such as staff writer.

COMMUNITY Student group plans memorial for Japanese Internment history at SJSU

By Jenny Bennett memorial on campus to com- reported to receive an iden- @JennyDaily memorate San Jose State’s tification card and number role during the Japanese prior to being shipped to an Jimi Yamaichi, director internment, according to internment camp, Yamaichi and curator of the Japanese- Megan Watson, a graduate said. American Museum of San student in applied anthropol- The group began meeting Jose, was born and raised in ogy. in early September and has San Jose and was 19 years “We were kind of shocked nine members, Watson said. old when he got a notice to that nobody knew this,” Wat- She said members of the report for processing at San son said. “Luckily we had group have been inspired by Jose State University for the contacts with the Japanese- the Tommie Smith and John Japanese internment camps American Museum, so we Carlos statue and the Cesar during World War II. were able to contact Jimi, and Chavez memorial. He said he and his fam- he’s been helping us to kind “Those were sanctioned ily had to report to the men’s of think about ways to plan by students,” she said. gymnasium to be processed a memorial — some sort of “They’re only there because before being transported to recognition on campus that students took an active inter- an internment camp. would recognize these events est and said that it was some- He has now teamed up and inform students — be- thing important to them ... Jenny Bennett | Spartan Daily with Students for Public Arts cause I think people need to we felt that if they can do it, Students walk past the Japanese Internment Memorial outside the Robert F. Peckham as Social Justice, a student know about this.” so can we.” Federal Building on South Second Street on Tuesday. Students for public art as Social group on campus, which is The processing center is Justice are seeking to put a memorial on the San Jose State University campus. seeking support to build a where Japanese-Americans SEE UCHIDA HALL ON PAGE 2 2 | Spartan Daily NEWS Wednesday, October 16, 2013

to kill anybody, but it’s the non- and knows about earthquake safe- structural hazards that are a con- ty, it is good to practice. Earthquake: University set to cern.” “You don’t expect it and you She said that light fixtures or don’t know what to do, so you pan- books in the library are the things ic,” Medina said. that people often don’t think about Leeta-Rose Ballester is a Spartan coordinate campuswide drill and should be cautious of in the Daily staff writer. event of an earthquake. FROM PAGE 1 “We could have an earthquake any- lowing the 1989 Loma Prieta earth- Phillips said students should natives may not know what to do time on the Hayward (fault line).” quake. prepare for an earthquake by hav- during an earthquake because they She said the last earthquake on “Buildings like Duncan Hall ing supplies on hand at home and didn’t grow up having drills. the Hayward fault line was in 1868 were retrofitted after ’89 but with in their car, but to think beyond Nancy Shostak, a lecturer for and measured about 6.8 magnitude. rebar, which was the standard just water and non-perishable the geology department, said that “Hayward officially ends at then,” she said. “Today we would food. along the center of San Jose there Alum Rock Park,” Shostak said. “It be required to have so much more “When you do safety kits, one is a ridge of rock that creates some sheds into lots of smaller faults, rebar.” thing that is very important to stability, but the outlaying areas of but is connected to Calaveras fault. Some buildings had to be rein- have is extra cash because ATMs Evergreen, Los Gatos and Campbell They are all connected.” forced with metal rebar after the might be down,” she said. “Also, we sit on basins that will “get stronger According to Shostak, geolo- Loma Prieta earthquake caused recommend to always have a half- shaking.” gists’ earthquake predictions are cracks, shifting and damage to con- tank of gas. Gas stations may be San Jose is surrounded by a limited to rough estimates. crete foundations. closed.” number of fault lines, the largest “The official projection for the However, according to Shostak, Phillips said it’s small things being San Andreas, Calaveras and Bay Area is 60 percent (chance) the buildings would most likely that might make a big difference in Scan QR code to view Hayward, according to Shostak. within 30 years for a damaging hold up in the event of another an emergency. interactive map. “Based on the history of earth- quake,” she said. earthquake. Joksan Medina, a freshman Video coming Friday! quakes, we expect them about ev- Shostak said many buildings on “In general, the buildings are physical therapy major, said that ery 150 to 160 years,” Shostak said. campus underwent retrofitting fol- safe,” she said. “They’re not going although he grew up in Milpitas http://spartandaily.com/?p=110364

Uchida Hall: Students work to uncover SJSU’s role in WWII

FROM PAGE 1 Ayala stated in an email, “I personally aligns with our organization’s mission,” he Watson wants the memorial to convey Chika Minami, a graduate student in ap- think that it would be something that aligns said. the experience that Japanese-Americans liv- plied anthropology, said they do not have a well with Associated Students to participate in Watson said they want to build a base be- ing in Santa Clara County and attending San clear image of what they want the memorial being that we have supported the history and fore approaching SJSU President Mohammad Jose State went through, she said. to look like yet, but want it to be freestanding legacies left on campus in the past.” Qayoumi. “We were given a list of things we could and something that will catch people’s eyes. Ayala said A.S. participated in the building “We wanted him to know — when we do bring,” Yamaichi said. “But then we were Matteo Poort, a sophomore business man- of the Smith-Carlos statue, as well as the Cesar come to him — that we’re not just ... nine stu- told we could only bring what we could car- agement major, said he got involved because Chavez archway. dents that are interested in this, but a com- ry.” “it’s an important part of our campus history, munity is interested in this, and the larger Watson said the issue of internment and basically only orientation leaders and ... approximatelyappr 3,000 student body has an interest in this, and it’s camps is something that has come up some other people really know about it.” (people)(people were processed not only important to us, but to a larger com- again. Poort said the plan is to work with the Japa- munity,” she said. “There’s connections to the Muslim ex- nese community and Associated Students to through (the) men’s Watson said they have began polling stu- perience after Sept. 11, in which there was raise funds for the memorial. gymnasium here ... dents on their knowledge of San Jose State’s talk about sending a lot of people, American To get support from A.S., “there’s a pro- role as a processing center, and have found citizens, to internment camps,” she said. “So cess,” he said. “We have to explain the impor- Jimi Yamaichiama chi that some students don’t know about the it is an issue that we think of as being some- tance of the statue to them, we have to tell director and curatortor oof the history. thing in the past, but it really is a problem them the design, and we have to give them a Japanese-American Museum off San Jose “I figure approximately 3,000 (people) that is modern and current and if we don’t rough amount.” were processed through (the) men’s gymna- acknowledge that, then we really do run the Poort said he spoke with A.S. President “The group will (have to) provide some sort sium here, and then sent to camp unknown,” risk of having it happen again” Nicholas Ayala and that he seemed to be on of proposal so that (A.S.) could appropriately Yamaichi said. “Until we got to our destina- Jenny Bennett is a Spartan Daily staff board with the idea. evaluate the opportunity and see if it truly tion, we never knew.” writer. Wednesday, October 16, 2013 SPORTS Spartan Daily | 3 Player Cards Malloy earns a silver at the World’s, pursues her master’s degree in 2013 By Andrew Forgy ington, Malloy convinced her parents to let “For me, judo was a part of my life, my @andrewforgy her join judo classes when she was 6 years whole life growing up. It’s not just some- old with her two older brothers. thing I did on the side,” Malloy said. It is Aug. 28, 2013, and the stadium “When I was 6 I was really small, This hard work and dedication to judo is packed with screaming fans in Rio De and they were afraid I would be the has earned Malloy six USA National Cham- Janeiro, Brazil, for the 2013 World Judo smallest person in the class,” Malloy pionships, three Pan American silver med- Championships, a competition considered said. “My mom made my first judo gi als, 11 international competition medals to be the highest level of judo, along with out of an old donated one because they and of course, an Olympic bronze medal at the Olympics. didn’t have my size. They didn’t make the 2012 London . San Jose State graduate student and 2012 them that small.” Her accomplishments go hand-in- Olympic bronze medalist Marti Malloy is A judo gi is the uniform fighters wear hand with her goals in her education, and fulfilling her dream of one day being in the when they compete, much like the gi in ka- Malloy recalls how San Jose State was the finals of the at rate or jiu jitsu. perfect fit to pursue both. the 57 kg (125 lbs) weight class. Malloy took first place in her first “I graduated high school in 2004 and She is the second woman from the Unit- competition within six months of starting knew I wanted a college education, but also Freshman Midfielder ed States to find herself in this position, judo and was instantly hooked. wanted to go to the Olympics,” she said. “I 5’10”, 160 lbs Fort Bragg, Calif. along with current UFC champion Ronda “I have never done any other sport, didn’t want to be just a judo bum, where 1 assist this season Fort Bragg HS Rousey, and has a tough fight ahead of her, other than judo,” Malloy said with a smile. you are finished with the sport and have facing decorated Brazilian judoka Rafaela Her laid back attitude and excitement nothing going for you.” Silva in front of Silva’s hometown crowd. for life would likely have people assume 2013 has been a busy year for Malloy, Competition is nothing new for Malloy. she is more of a professional surfer than training for the World Judo Champion- Growing up on a naval air station in Wash- professional fighter. ships, teaching judo clinics around the country, nursing a shoulder injury she obtained in 2012 and starting the master’s program in journalism and mass commu- nications this fall. The 13 months after her Olympic bronze performance has been a whirlwind leading up to the World Judo Champion- ships. Fighting in finals of the World Judo Championships in , Brazil, would be the biggest final of her life. A small error on a throw resulted in Malloy leaving Brazil with a silver medal. It was a hard pill for her to swallow at the time, but a huge accomplishment for USA Judo and Malloy, considering she is the second woman from the United States in history to earn a silver medal at the World Judo Championships. A silver medal in World Judo Champi- Freshman Midfielder onships and a bronze in the 2012 Olympics 5’10”, 165 lbs Derbyshire, England is the momentum Malloy needs as she is en- tering another grueling two-year stretch to 2 points this season Belper HS qualify for the 2016 Olympic games. Andrew Forgy is a Spartan Daily staff Photo by Andrew Forgy | Spartan Daily writer. Photo Illustration by Carolyn Seng | Spartan Daily Marti Malloy (right) practices with Aiko Sato in Spartan Complex on Monday. Photography by Basil Sar | Spartan Daily 4 | Spartan Daily A & E Wednesday, October 16, 2013 PROFILE still rocks out after four decades By Andrew Forgy the Billboard Top Tracks chart and number with a little mom and pop station in San Jose @andrewforgy 15 on the . called KFOX. found further success Kihn spent the next 17 years at KFOX, It has been almost 40 years since Bay Area in 1983 with its single “Jeopardy.” It became and was inducted into the Bay Area musician Greg Kihn began his musical jour- its most successful single, reaching number Radio Hall of fame in 2012. Through his ney. He has gone from independent label pio- two on the Billboard Hot 100 and its music success on the radio, Kihn was able to neer to rock star, award winning radio host to video was shown on MTV. start an annual classic rock concert author, and after his lively performance last “They played Jeopardy all the time. in the South Bay Area called the weekend at his annual concert, The Kihncert, It was in heavy rotation,” Kihn said. Kihncert. the 64-year-old shows no signs of slowing “It was one of the first concept vid- The Kihncert has featured art- down. eos, ya (sic) know, it told a story, it was ists such as The Steve Miller Band, The Greg Kihn Band released its first self-ti- kinda (sic) fun. It was a take off on ‘Night Boston and The Who, and this past tled album in 1976. Times were hard in the mu- of the Living Dead.’ MTV jumped all weekend, Kihn performed at the sic industry and a record label contract was hard over it and suddenly we had hit 12th Annual Kihncert in Morgan to come by, as Kihn recalled. Kihn found a home records.” Hill. His stage show was just as en- in joining Bay Area independent label Beserk- The Greg Kihn Band would ride its ergetic as performers half his age, ley Records, but it was not the golden ticket his success from “Jeopardy” through the as he played all his classic hits and band needed at first. 1980s, touring the world and getting kept the crowd dancing all night, “I didn’t have a hit record until, really, my opportunities to play with some of showing his true love for music and seventh album,” Kihn said. “It is unheard of, the biggest rock bands of the era, such live performance. in today’s world, that you would last that long as Journey. The Greg Kihn Band also Kihn just released his fifth fiction without a hit record.” appeared on Saturday Night Live in novel titled “Rubber Soul,” and plans The Greg Kihn Band stuck to its guns 1985. to record a new album. Though he playing in small clubs across the country The 1990s slowed down for Kihn, as he considers himself retired, it seems and keeping busy in the studio. Without could not find the magic he did in “Jeop- that he is busier than ever. The mu- major label support, marketing was primar- ardy.” Fortunately, Kihn found another sician, author and radio hall of famer ily based on word of mouth, according to avenue in the music industry that fit him has lived a life most could only dream of, Kihn. perfectly. and continues to push the growth of his In 1981, The Greg Kihn Band finally had “When the hits stopped coming by the late success, keeping his future out of jeopardy. its big break. Kihn’s single, “The Break Up 80s, ya (sic) know, a guys gotta do something,” Andrew Forgy is a Photo courtesy of prthatrocks.com Song,” pushed all the way to number five on Kihn said. “This was the time when I got a job Spartan Daily staff writer. Although retired, Greg Kihn is planning another album.

CAMPUS Stand-up comedian finds politics and economics a laughing matter

By Samantha Mendoza from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. of good jokes about politics and The event will open with a sev- an entertaining, witty, well- @sam_mendoza_ “The officers and my depart- economics,” Bauman said. “They en-minute comedy magic act from devised and relevant perfor- ment chair were enthusiastic to can also learn a little bit and de- Glen Sanderson, followed by a mance,” Pham said. “Considering The world’s first and only participate in the event,” said velop a deeper appreciation for five-minute video introduction of the large support the event has stand-up economist (according economics club president My economic classes.” climate science’s animated green received in marketing and to the man himself) is making his Pham. “I was excited to move for- An interdisciplinary team ninja and a 45-minute stand-up advertising, we have high expecta- way to SJSU for an admission-free ward with the event because it re- from SJSU’s The Valley Founda- presentation from Bauman. tions.” comedy show. ceived unanimous support by my tion School of Nursing, the meteo- Bauman said he will also in- Pham said she’s most look- Members from the Econom- members.” rology and climate science depart- clude jokes about the government ing forward to meeting students ics Club and the Public Health According to Bauman’s sched- ment and economics department shutdown and help attendees to within other departments who Nursing Club have collaborated ule of shows on his website, the will also sponsor the event. Cli- better understand the situation in have come together for a common to bring Bauman, Ph.D., to cam- event will be his last show in Cali- mate science department’s ani- a comedic way. interest. pus on Monday, Oct. 21st in the fornia for the year. mated mascot, the Green Ninja, “Attendees from my depart- Samantha Mendoza is a Spartan Student Union’s Barrett Ballroom “Attendees can expect a bunch will host the show. ment expect the comic to deliver Daily staff writer.

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It can be the No matter how extreme or subtle young man with a 12-gauge who gritty and realis- the vendetta may be in movies, we all goes after the corrupt government tic revenge sought believe we can relate to those tales of that wronged him in the movie. out in movies such vengeance on some level, machine But when he shoots a congress- as “Prisoners” in gun boobs or not. woman in real life out of vengeance which the father of Revenge films are the voodoo and a false sense of vindication, Movie Knight a missing child kid- dolls of our society. there are no emotions felt other than naps and tortures Those films and their characters fear and sadness. the man suspected are the embodiments and represen- There are movies that respond to By Jeff Gonzalez of abducting his tations of what we love and hate in the glorification of spiteful violence daughter. the world. and try to show the dark side of the Other times, That’s why it is so satisfying to revenge fantasy, such as “Elephant,” revenge can be out- see The Bride kill her old assassin a movie about how two students are landish and fantas- friends in “Kill Bill,” because we have driven to shoot up their school. tical, such as in any all felt as if we have been stabbed in The film portrays gun violence as film by Quentin the back by someone we trusted at a sick and twisted tool used to carry Tarantino or the re- some point. out the vengeance of two disturbed cently released Rob- That gratification we feel from high school students, as opposed to ert Rodriguez flick watching people “get what they got the panacea of social and emotional “ Kills.” coming” in films is probably the woes as it is seen in the majority of Revenge: a good plot “Machete Kills” same thing crazy people feel when Hollywood movies. is Rodriguez’s con- they sit in dark rooms and stick nee- A lot of themes and ideas trans- tinuation of the sto- dles into voodoo dolls. late really well from movies to real ry of a rogue Mexi- It isn’t until gunmen show up at life. for movies, not life can special forces schools, bombs get planted in crowd- For example, what we think of as Revenge is a dish best served only Revenge is as American as agent who goes on ed areas or any major act of violence romantic is usually based on the last in a movie. apple pie. a vicious, over-the- occurs that we really start to feel the Ryan Gosling movie we watched, There’s no denying that the idea It’s satisfying to think that top killing spree to pain from the needles sticking in. and we can usually rip off his tech- of vengeance is sweet. It’s one of people will pay for their sins avenge his family’s Last week, a suspected gunman niques to impress our love interests. those things we can all relate to. against your righteous life in murder. was reported on campus and a lot of Our collective sense of humor So when we see elaborate revenge this lifetime. The movie is people lost their shit over it. changes as new comedy films come fantasies play out in films such as That’s why we have laws so cartoonish that When the police said the inci- out and tell us what jokes are funny “The Crow,” “Fight Club” or “Kill to punish people for stealing one of the main fe- dent was over and it was safe to be on or not, such as when “Napoleon Dy- Bill,” we feel like someone is serenad- your iPod. It’s why half of the male characters has campus, the whole incident got me namite” came out and the awkward ing the dark side of our imagination male population is training for machine guns for thinking. comedy style became popular. and weaving a story of vigilante jus- the UFC, so they can strangle Follow Jeff on breasts, so the whole If the gunman was real, and had You couldn’t be alive for 30 min- tice just for us. anyone who looks at them in a Twitter film is meant to be started shooting up SJSU, wouldn’t utes in 2004 without hearing some- I’m not saying everyone is walking funny way. Hell, it’s the reason @JeffVGonzalez taken as a strictly he be just like the disenfranchised one say “Gosh!” in a dorky voice try- around with a meat cleaver and a hit the comments section was cre- fun and games af- underdog that we’re always rooting ing to be funny. list of people who have wronged them ated on YouTube. fair. for in the movies? While we as a society can relate like they’re the Punisher, but I think We want to see people suffer for Some of the only things we Or when that suspicious package to the driving force behind the ven- it’s safe to say we’ve all wanted to go their crimes against our humanity, are supposed to relate to at all in was found near Tower Hall earlier geance film, any translations of off the deep end once in our lives and damn it! that film is ’s badass this semester, would that be justified those thoughts or actions into the at least pee in the soup at work. That’s why it’s easy to understand mustache and the anger of having if it were Machete who left it there real world just take us one step closer Who hasn’t imagined farting on that revenge is one of the greatest something we love taken from us. because he knew something I didn’t? to being sadistic sociopaths. their friend’s pillows for talking too motivations to drive characters to do Everything else is as real as T-Pain’s Obviously not. Jeff Gonzalez is a Spartan Daily much smack while playing Madden? inexplicable things in movies. singing voice. We root for the disenfranchised staff writer. Campus gunman situation not handled well I woke up to a missed call from the dorms then just two hours later didn’t consider the gunman to be a threat out- my father on Thursday. went into a classroom building side of Sweeney Hall, there could have been I missed the call by a few sec- and took the lives of 30 more and What plan does other gunmen. The seven other agencies that onds, but when an alert from wounded 15 others. The gunman the university were willing to come help out UPD, accord- KTVU News came to my phone then killed himself. These were two ing to President Qayoumi, could have at least about a gunman on campus, I im- of the of the United States’ most really have if ... checked the buildings nearby. mediately called my father back to deadly shooting rampages, accord- The situation was clearly serious because let him know I was OK. ing to InfoPlease.com we had mad men multiple news sites were reporting on it and Whenever an incident occurs I could go on for hours about all helicopters were circling the building, but on or by campus, my family im- the shootings that have taken place running around still, everyone seemed to be walking around mediately calls to check up on me. Follow Sydney Reed and even bring up the two students as if it was a normal day and this wasn’t some- on Twitter the campusus with My plans to go to campus that day @SyydNee_Daily who were killed in the 10th Street thing to be worried about. changed once the words gunman parking garage. SJSU and UPD have an Active Shooter and lockdown came across my screen. Once I heard about a gunman being on guns? course that is provided, but this is a course A gunman on campus is not a situation campus, my immediate reaction was to look which is located next to Sweeney Hall. What that should be required of all students. that should be taken lightly regardless of at Twitter. Everyone has a social network if the gunman happened to be hiding in that What plan does the university really have whether or not it was a joke. these days so I knew the news would spread garage? Anyone could have been in harms if the campus reached a state of emergency The world has seen what one gunman on a like wildfire. way. Did the University Police Department and we had mad men running around the campus can do and it’s not a pretty sight. Some students were joking, while others bother to check out the garage or did they feel campus with guns? Would we still be told to For decades, school shootings have put were genuinely concerned about what was taping off the building was good enough? go to class, but stay away from one building? thousands of students lives in danger while happening on campus. Some people were From the looks of the social networks, Is the safety of the students, faculty and staff taking the lives of others. sending prayers and were concerned about numerous students felt the same way. How not reason enough to have the campus shut School shootings are even depicted on the safety of students. Then there were those could the university keep campus open and down for a day? These are all the thoughts television shows such as “Sons of Anarchy” who just wanted to know if campus was still why would UPD only do a sweep of one build- rushing through my mind. and movies such as “Higher Learning.” Age open. ing? To me that made no sense, but others felt At the end of it all, no gunman was found doesn’t matter in these cases, nor does gen- During all of the commotion, SJSU sent it was a typical move for SJSU. and everyone’s day continued to go on as if der. You could be 5, 10, 15 or 20 years old, out tweets letting students know to stay in If the information UPD received about nothing happened. For those of us who don’t male or female and still become a victim of a their classes and that Sweeney Hall was on a white male in all black being seen with a take these situations lightly, I’m sure know- man behind a gun. lockdown. Those tweets eventually turned handgun was “credible” as sources said, why ing he wasn’t found was still pretty scary. Should I remind you of the Sandy Hook into, “Sweeney Hall lockdown. Rest of campus not have the whole campus searched instead After all, a building was locked down be- Elementary shooting last year in which a open for business.” The moment I saw that, I of just one building? cause of credible information and this guy 20-year-old male killed 20 children and six became enraged and had already made up my Within the time UPD received the in- just seemed to vanish into then air. others? Or what about the 2007 Virginia Poly- mind that I would not be going to campus. formation, the gunman could have left for In times like this, I feel the university technic Institution shooting that claimed I hadn’t received one alert from SJSU about another building or maybe even changed his should do more and have a better plan to keep the lives of 32 people? The shooter, who was what was going on. When I come to campus, clothes and looked like any other student everyone safe. a 23-year-old male, first killed two people in I always park in the Seventh Street garage, walking around campus. Although UPD Sydney Reed is a Spartan Daily staff writer.

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