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BIG IDEA CANDLES IN THE NIGHT cording to the organization’s website. Th e lead coordinator for the event is senior Startups invited international business major Peter Lee, the for- Holocaust victims mer vice president of Associated Students. to pitch products “We’re really excited to bring an opportunity like this to campus,” Lee said. honored on campus Sponsored by the college of engineering, Lee BY RAPHAEL STROUD said Startup Weekend is an ideal event for busi- @randomlyralph ness and engineering majors. Lee said the college of business is supporting San Jose State University will be the site for SJSU’s Startup Weekend and Mayor Sam Lic- up-and-coming entrepreneurs during its fi rst cardo will be speaking at the event. Startup Weekend. Startup Weekend will allow “anyone with Lasting April 17-19, the three-day event any idea” to pitch their product or design to a will showcase the ideas of entrepreneurs in the panel of judges for one minute. hopes those startups can become legitimate Th e favorites of those ideas are chosen, and business opportunities. teams form to work on those ideas in order to Headed by non-profi t group UP Global, the present them to judges and possible investors. event has taken place in 112 countries in 568 cities with more than 100,000 attendees, ac- SEE STARTUP ON PAGE 2

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Rosa Jasso | Spartan Daily sweeps through SF Aviad Shani, a senior psychology major, attends a vigil held for BY RIGOBERTO GOMES Holocaust victims at Cesar Chavez Memorial Arch. @AskRigo Visit spartandaily.com Twelve million innocent lives More than 1,000 concertgoers for video coverage were taken in the Holocaust and on Monday night rolled into San their memory lives on in the hearts Francisco’s Regency Ballroom to BY ROSA JASSO of many Jewish people. pogo dance to electronic group @rosabjasso Members of Hillel of Silicon Val- Clean Bandit. ley, Spartans for Israel and the Jew- Internationally renowned Brit- Th e sky darkened, candles were ish Student Union came together to ish electronic band Clean Bandit lit, prayers were read and memories remember their ancestors at the vigil. crept onto the dark stage while of the Holocaust were released last Hannah Booth, a senior child and the audience awaited in anticipa- night at the Cesar Chavez Memorial adolescent development major, said tion. Tension built as the audience Arch. Holocaust Remembrance Day is an heard the steps of the group mak- Cristian Ponce | Spartan Daily Holocaust Remembrance Day is important event in Jewish culture. ing their way onstage. Grace Chatto, vocalist and cellist for Clean Bandit, celebrated worldwide every year in “I think it’s very important to performs in front of a packed audience Monday night respect of the men, women and chil- SEE BANDIT ON PAGE 3 at the Regency Ballroom in San Francisco. dren who lost their lives 74 years ago. SEE VIGIL ON PAGE 2

A MATTER OF DEGREES states that already off er four-year “Over the past 20 months or 5,000 students in the first year. Community college checkup degrees through their community so, our faculty, working with The opportunities will be college systems. the faculty of the California available to students as early as BY RAECHEL PRICE to off er bachelor’s degrees. Provisions in the legislation, State University, have created Fall 2015. @rae_thecyborg Th e program approved 12 signed into law in January, require 1,600 new transfer degrees,” According to Harris, 30 per- new baccalaureate degrees, the new degrees to be unique to Harris said. “It’s a tremendous cent of all CSU graduates be- California Community Col- mostly technical and vocation- the community college system, not opportunity for our students to gan their academic careers at a leges Chancellor Brice W. Harris al degrees not off ered by CSU something already off ered by the smooth the pathway between community college. held a teleconference yesterday schools. Harris said three more CSU system. our institutions and the CSU.” “It’s really a fabulous oppor- to explain new initiatives, in- are being reviewed and are slat- Th e board is also working on Harris said 800 students tunity,” Harris said. cluding the pilot program which ed to be approved soon. improving transfer opportunities took advantage of the new pro- Raechel Price is a Spartan will allow community colleges California will join 22 other for community college students. gram in the first months and Daily staff writer. 2 NEWS Th ursday, April 16, 2015 STARTUP FROM PAGE 1 Turban Day celebrates Sikh culture, values According to Lee, more Visit spartandaily.com than 50 participant tickets for video coverage have been sold so far. Participants are divided BY ANDREA SANDOVAL into three categories: techni- @axsand0val cal (engineering), non-techni- cal (business) and design. The Sikh Student Association of San While this is the fi rst time Jose State University hosted their biannual Startup Weekend has been Turban Day Wednesday. held on campus, it has been Turban tying, live Bhangra performanc- done in the Bay Area before. es (Punjabi Dance), free food and awareness “I went to Santa Clara, and of the Sikh culture and heritage brought to- it was just an awesome event,” gether students spanning the spectrum of Lee said. race, gender and denomination. Lee and others linked with The Sikh Student Association is a stu- the organizers of the Santa dent organization that enables SJSU stu- Clara University event and dents to learn about Sikh beliefs, culture learned more about the coordi- and history. nation of Startup Weekend. The word “Sikh” in the Punjabi lan- Lee submitted his appli- guage means “disciple.” Sikhs consider cation for lead coordinator themselves the disciples of God who follow in early May 2014. the writings and teachings of the ten Sikh Andrea Sandoval | Spartan Daily “Th e way it works is that gurus, according to Sikhs.org. Jashanpreet Singh ties a turban on another student as a projective identity while Startup Weekend hap- Founded in 2003, Sikh Turban Day is an of royalty, grace and uniqueness. pens all over the world, each international campaign to raise awareness event and the planners are sort about the Sikh turban. trated sugars and other Indian spices, of autonomous,” Lee said. Both men and women wear turbans as a EveryEvery semester, we get a lot quenched students’ thirst. While Lee is the lead coor- head covering for their unshorn hair. of people, and we try to attract One of the snacks they offered was Pa- dinator, senior management The turban is an important part of the kore, which is made up of fried vegetables information systems major Sikh psyche that resonates with their val- them“ with the free food, music and ketchup. Tawan Suttamitr and CSU ues and realizing the nobility and divinity and informational posters Param Bhatia, a freshman software en- East Bay alumna Emily High- within every individual. gineering major, shared that the Sikh reli- street are also organizing the About 2,000 students showed interest that show our historyiistorystory gion is the worlds 5th largest religion and event with him. in the event said Ravlen Pabla, a recreation originated in India. Highstreet in particular therapy major. Ravlen Pabla This day is important to him and the was an organizer for the CSU “Every semester we get a lot of people, Recreation therapy major Sikh community because Vaisakhi is a Sikh East Bay Startup Weekend. and we try to attract them with the free festival which is a transition into spring. Along with campus spon- food, music and informational posters that Singh said, “but the standard time it takes He described it as a harvest festival, a day sors, Startup Weekend has show our history,” Pabla said. me I’d say would be 20 minutes.” where the religion was started and where it garnered support from local The posters had various pictures of Alam Panna described tying a turban received its identity. businesses as well. Sikhs who fought in the World War, as well as a person being a Sikh: When he puts it Th e Sikh Student Association wants to Pacific Workplaces is giv- as the ones who worked on the railroads. on he puts it on as a sign of respect, Pan- bring awareness to the community. Th ere ing out office space for the Jashanpreet Singh, a computer engi- na said. He said he keeps his head high, are a lot of misconceptions and a lot of peo- best startups, while promo- neering major, was there to celebrate Tur- doesn’t bow down to anyone else, cannot ple are uneducated about the religion, so tional site Descriptify will ban day by offering free turban tying. tolerate injustice and always stays peaceful. their goal is to bring diversity to the campus. make a half-minute video of “It can take me anywhere from 15-45 Rooh Afza, a refreshing Indian drink Andrea Sandoval is a Spartan Daily the top products. minutes, depending on how fast I’m going,” which is made up of rose petals concen- staff writer. Wearable technology firm MediaTek Labs and the Plug and Play Center were also among the co-sponsors Lee Open forum tackles campus climate It was good for listed. people at WASC to BY JUSTIN UP Global was created when curred in 2013 was the biggest is- A board of three people rep- hear our thoughts Startup Weekend and Startup @incrediblejsd sue discussed in the forum. resented WASC: Linda Heiden, “ America combined in 2013. “Administration swept the Tracy Poon Tambascia and Les Deja Thomas According to the Startup Students discussed issues in- issue under the rug rather than M. Kong. Weekend website, more than cluding administration and di- acting constructively,” Thomas Th e forum was open to all stu- Senior child and adolescent 13,000 startups have been cre- versity with the traveling team of said. dents, but less than 20 attended. development major ated since the fi rst event. Western Association of Schools The meeting was less than Students are invited to anon- Startup Weekends are global and Colleges representatives 50 minutes. ymously email SJSU@wascse- oumi recently emailed a campus and happen multiple times in Tuesday evening in the Student “Th ere wasn’t enough time nior.org if they want to com- climate survey regarding similar multiple locations. Union Th eater. and not enough issues were talk- municate or express an issue. issues of the forum to the campus Lee hopes SJSU will have Deja Th omas, senior child ed about,” Th omas said, “but I A staff-only open forum community. future Startup Weekends even and adolescent development get (the WASC committee is) on with Western Association of Th e survey “provides data that aft er the upcoming one is over. major, shared her thoughts fre- a busy schedule.” Schools and Colleges took place helps benchmark perceptions of “We’re trying to make this quently throughout the event. Th e association gives accred- yesterday from 8:45-9:45 a.m., civility and inclusion on campus an annual thing,” Lee said. “We “It was good for people at itation to schools and reports on followed by a faculty-only fo- over time and enables resources to want to make this a tradition at WASC to hear our thoughts,” their academic progress, issues rum from 11 a.m. to noon. be targeted to areas of greatest im- San Jose State.” Th omas said. “Lately, we’ve been and campus environment. San Only about 10 faculty mem- pact,” the email states. Raphael Stroud is a Spartan missing that voice.” Jose State is currently under re- bers attended yesterday. Justin San Diego is a Spartan Daily staff writer. An alleged hate crime that oc- view for its re-accreditation. President Mohammad Qay- Daily staff writer.

VIGIL FROM PAGE 1 Poet Angela Davis to speak recognize this as a signifi cant BY RAECHEL PRICE presentation by the Hip-Hop Chess Fed- event and as a day that eery- @raethecyborg eration, a local youth outreach program. body needs to remember,” A lunch panel with community or- Booth said. “And I think that On the heels of a civil rights protest ganizers from Ferguson, and in the Jewish culture there’s a initiated on campus, students will be Bay Area will be held at King Library at lot of things about tradition able to hone their social justice skills 12 p.m. and this is one of them.” during San Jose State’s Human Rights Zhane Gay, junior health science Even though the Holo- Lecture event today. major and member of the Cesar Chavez caust is referred to as one of Th e event “Human Rights, Racism, Community Action Center, hopes stu- humankind’s greatest sins, and the Police State” will feature a key- dents will broaden their understanding there were positive outcomes. note lecture by Angela Davis, who is a of their role in the ongoing civil rights Yael Dinur, Israel Fellow civil rights activist and professor emeri- movement. in Hillel of Silicon Valley, Rosa Jasso | Spartan Daily tus at UC Santa Cruz. “I really want students to gain in- said she would not have Senior child and adolescent development students Davis’ keynote lecture, titled “In- spiration and self-initiative,” Gay said. been born if the Holocaust Hannah Booth and Shai Maor hold candles to show equality and the Role of Resistance,” “What’s going on here is not something had not occurred. respect for victims of the Holocaust at the Cesar is part of the Social Innovators Speak- that you just observe.” Dinur’s grandparents Chavez Memorial Arch yesterday. er series, a lecture series founded by Gay hopes the event will bridge the gap from her father’s side met the Center for Social Innovation at the between academia and street protests. Da- during the Holocaust af- them and to respect the and said Holocaust Remem- Stanford Graduate School of Business. vis is a scholar, trained primarily in aca- ter their previous spouses ones that we have lost.” brance Day is recognized dif- In her career, Davis has worked as an demia, and Gay believes the skills learned passed away. Th e group began the cere- ferently in Israel. educator and an activist, and has always in the classroom can provide a framework Her grandparents mar- mony by reading “Mourner’s “Th ere’s a time during emphasized the importance of building for social activism in the streets. ried aft er World War II ended Kaddish,” a prayer tradition- the day, I think it’s around 8 communities of struggle for economic, “You have to gain knowledge from and gave birth to her father. ally told in Israel to those o’clock in the evening, where racial and gender justice, according to both aspects, knowing what had hap- Dinur said she doesn’t see who have passed away. a siren is basically sound- Mayra Ochoa, director of In Solidarity, a pened, reading through people’s the- herself as victim of the Holo- Next, the poem “Unto Ev- ed off throughout the entire civil rights activism club at SJSU. ory, testing them out and getting that caust but as a story of victory. ery Person Th ere is a Name” country … everything stops Davis has helped popularize the street knowledge is very important Shai Maor, a senior child by Israeli poet Zelda Schneer- for a moment of silence to re- idea of the prison-industrial complex, too,” Gay said. and adolescent develop- sohn Mishkovsky was read. member those lost in the Ho- and her recent work has focused on Davis’ lecture will be held in the Mor- ment major, attended the Th e poem said every person locaust,” Margittai said. prison abolition. ris Dailey Auditorium at 7 p.m. Doors vigil to show respect for her is given a name and that Th is is the fi rst year a vigil Preceding Davis’ lecture, students open at 6:30 p.m. and there will be a grandparents. name has a purpose. for Holocaust Remembrance can attend workshops and view art pre-program performance by Jaliya, a “I knew that I had to Lastly, Israel’s national Day was organized. Mem- installations of solitary confinement cultural arts program in San Jose. come today to pay my re- anthem called “Th e Hope” bers said it’s important to cells on the Student Union patio, pre- Th e event is sponsored by the SJSU spects because I do have was sung. hold events like this so peo- sented by the Prison Hunger Strike justice studies department, Afri- grandparents that have sur- Dana Margittai, a senior ple learn about the Holocaust Solidarity Coalition. can-American studies department and vived,” Maor said. “I know biology major and president from a diff erent perspective. Th e workshops will feature a “Know Associated Students. that it was my duty to come of Spartans for Israel, lived Rosa Jasso is a Spartan Your Rights” panel in the Dr. Martin Lu- Raechel Price is a Spartan Daily here today and to respect in Israel for about eight years Daily staff writer. ther King Jr. Library, a talking circle and a staff writer. Th ursday, April 16, 2015 A&E 3

BANDIT chorus of each song. FROM PAGE 1 Chatto and Troy danced on stage, which drove the Clean Bandit with mu- crowd to dance, cheer and sical guest Elisabeth Troy wildly clap. hit the stage with dimmed Th ey ended their con- lights opening the show, cert with their hit single singing their smash single “” that topped “Real Love.” the U.S. music charts. Th e Grace Chatto wore entire audience sang the a white dress with long song word-for-word. sleeves that had two long Th e performers re- ruffl es draping onto the sponded with bright beam- fl oor. Luke and Jack Patter- ing smiles while holding son wore black shirts and their microphones to the pants. crowd for a crescendo of an As for Troy’s outfi t, she ending. went for a more relaxed Before the concert I look by wearing a white had an exclusive interview shirt printed with Clean with half of Clean Bandit— Bandit’s lyrics and black members Chatto and Luke jogger pants paired with Patterson. white shoes and a snapback We sat down and they cap. revealed their recent expe- Cristian Ponce | Spartan Daily Th ough Elisabeth Troy riences and their involve- Luke Patterson and Grace Chatto have a sit down interview at the Regency Ballroom in San Francis- was not featured on the re- ment in making music. co before their show Monday night. cording of “Real Love” her Th e band has a unique Dance Recording for their portunity to meet actor couldn’t believe that festi- was friendly and showed smash single “Rather Be.” and rapper Donald “Child- val it was so well kept, we interested in our interview. We were kind of drifting off “Th ere were loads of cat- ish Gambino” Glover. were walking around and Th ey are a talented egories that we didn’t know Clean Bandit was re- there was fresh cut grass group musically and in- when suddenly they announced existed,” Chatto said. “We cently nominated for two everywhere, very diff erent strumentally and attract- our name it was quote amazing were kind of drift ing off Billboard Music Awards from any UK festival I’ve ed their audience by their “ when suddenly they an- in the categories of Top been too,” Patterson said. melody. Th eir atmosphere and we went up on stage. It was nounced our name. It was Dance/Electronic Song for Chatto was equally ex- on stage ordered the audi- a big moment because this song quite amazing and we went their song “Rather Be” and cited. ence to become lively. up on stage. It was a big for Top Dance/Electronic “We were in the main Rigoberto Gomes is a (‘Rather Be’) has changed our moment because this song Artist. stage, early in the aft er- Spartan Daily staff writer. lives quite a lot since it camemmee ououtt has changed our lives quite “It’s amazing to be nom- noon,” Chatto said. “Th ere a lot since it came out.” inated in those categories. was 45,000 people there Grace Chatto Chatto continued to I mean especially along and we performed a new Cellist of Clean Bandit describe her experience at side Disclosure, they’ve song for the fi rst time the 57th annual Grammy been a massive infl uence with Marina and the Dia- ” Awards in late February. to us and we’ve supported monds.” performance went beyond sound in their music with “What was so nice about them in their last tour in Clean Bandit is tour- the original song because the twist of classical tunes it were all the performanes, the UK, such a fan, espe- ing throughout the United of her outstanding vocals. in all their songs that make they were all so amazing, cially ‘Latch’—such a great States, then Canada and I could hear her a-capella them diff erent. we didn’t know who was song,” Chatto said. will make their way back to VISIT US ON voice over the microphone, “It’s dance going to sing next so it was Th is past weekend, Europe where they’ll end FACEBOOK which gave me goose- with string instruments,” quite a surprise to see Ar- Clean Bandit was one of their music journey. www.facebook.com/spartandaily bumps on my forearms. Chatto said. ianna Grande and Rihan- the many acts to play at Personally, the impres- Chatto and Troy took Chatto and Patterson na,” Chatto said. Coachella and described sion I got from the two turns holding the micro- gushed on about winning She continued to excit- their fi rst experience at the members of Clean Bandit For more photos, phone out toward the audi- their fi rst ever Grammy edly gush over the Gram- festival. was humbled, amusing and videos, and articles ence, who in turn sang the Award. Th ey won Best my’s, particularly the op- “It was amazing, I engaging because Chatto REVIEW Grupo Folklorico a must see dance performance BY ROSA JASSO the romance Mexican cul- During the show a skit @rosabjasso ture practices in their mu- was dedicated to the 43 sic, movies, telenovelas and students who were mur- Mexican tap dancing literature. dered in Mexico. creates the most ear-pleas- Ariela Paredes, soph- Forty-three dancers ing cadences I’ve ever heard omore social work major, walked onstage represent- and takes great talent to has danced with the group ing the people killed. Fe- create such music. for two years. She said male dancers wore dark Dancing in heels is hard some of the dances showed scarves over their heads enough, but having do it romance at the end when and portrayed the families consecutively takes great performers pretend to kiss. who suff ered losses. passion for the art. Th ere were 15 couples Sitting in the audience Grupo Folklorico Luna y per dance and the choreog- and watching this heart- Sol de San Jose State show- raphy had unity. Each male felt scene gave me goose cased its dancing passion at danced the same steps and bumps. Th e performance the Morris Dailey Auditori- every female complement- led me to feel deeper re- um on Saturday. Th is Mex- ed the leading male’s steps. morse for those families by ican cultural dance concert Th e female performers wondering how my fami- involved choreography wore matching, vibrant ly would respond to their from the country’s various dresses that made the danc- same loss. regions. ing colorful to watch. Monica Martin, presi- dent of Grupo Folklorico, said the group should not It jjustust struck to the heart and forget about the 43 stu- dents. knowing that us, as a perform- “It just struck to the heart and knowing that us, er“ group, we know that we could as a performer group, we know that we could incor- incorporate something to have it porate something to have it shown, you know?” Martin shown, you know. Let’s not forget said. “Let’s not forget the 43 students.” the 43 students. I was impressed by the crowd’s response and in- Monica Martin teraction with the perfor- President of Grupo Folklorico” mance. People were yell- ing encouraging words in Spanish such as “viva” Romance and unity were I enjoyed watching the and “vamos” which mean themes of the perfomance. unity in thier performanc- “live” and “let’s go.” Fift een couples gazed es. Having every perform- Th ese colorful dances into each other’s eyes with er on the same steps was a would make my Mexican passion, dancing only with great feature. ancestors proud based on each other. Th e paired Itza Sanchez, the artis- the great representation of dancers were so focused on tic director, is a founding my culture. each other, it seemed as if member of Grupo Folklor- Grupo Folklorico per- the rest of the dance troupe ico Luna y Sol. formed at SJSU’s fi rst Spar- was not onstage. “Th at’s one of the hall- tan Showcase and were Of the dances I’ve seen, marks of folklorico, in awarded $1000 in addi- romance is not a common general, is highly synchro- tional funding by Associat- choreography theme, but nized and highly choreo- ed Students. I enjoyed the interesting graphed dances,” Sanchez Rosa Jasso is a Spartan touch. I felt it represented said. Daily staff writer. OPINION 4 Th ursday, April 16, 2015

Serving San Jose State Universityy sincesince 1934 US women’s soccer sets the Executive Editor Nicholas Ibarra Managing Editor bar for the rest of the world Kristen Wirtz Cristian Ponce Executive Producer team consists of new popular plicable to all teams, this support elsewhere. Lauren Hernandez faces including Abby Wambach, can be seen with the Portland According to Th e Guardian, A&E Editor Alex Morgan, Hope Solo and Syd- Th orns, a professional club out matches in England’s Football Keenan Fry ney Leroux. of Portland, Oregon, from the Association Women’s Super Tech Editor Th e team is currently ranked National Women’s Soccer League. League average between 562-718 Abraham Rodriguez number two in the entire world Th e Th orns’ average an atten- fans per year. Opinion Editor behind Germany. dance of 13,320 fans per game, Support from FIFA President Beverly Ukpabi According to the Washington which is an astounding number Sepp Blatter seems a bit lacking as Sports Editor Examiner, second place is the for women’s soccer, unfortunately. well as he has been quoted saying Samuel Brannan lowest they’ve ever been ranked. However, not everything is rather sexist comments in the Photo Editor Th e world of soccer is that of dandy in the world of women’s past that do women’s soccer no Samson So Follow Cristian Online Editor inclusivity which brings numer- soccer. favors. on Twitter ous races, genders and nation- Th e aforementioned NWSL Regardless, the 2015 FIFA Jerica Lowman @Heel_Ponce Multimedia Editor alities together for the beautiful is the third attempt at a women’s Women’s World Cup in Vancou- Victor Guzman game. soccer league in the United States, ver is right around the corner and Copy Editors Women’s professional soccer Th is can be displayed here which is a bit frightening. I for one cannot wait. Brandon Chew in the United States is walking in the United States with the In addition, women are still For whatever reason, people Allison Yang in the right direction in terms of outgrowing support for women’s criminally underpaid in profes- cannot watch women’s soccer Production Editors what women’s sport should be soccer such as the support from sional sports and soccer is unfor- even though it is just as competi- Linh Nguyen worldwide. Th e American Outlaws, a U.S. tunately not an exception. tive as the men’s. Patricia Lee It’s no secret professional soc- Soccer supporters group. Just last year, Jazmine Reeves Don’t be discouraged by nay- cer has grown tremendously in Nike also does a great job of from the Breakers of the sayers or sexists about women’s Staff Writers & this country over the past couple promoting both the U.S. men’s NWSL retired from soccer to take soccer or sport in general. Photographers Adrian Monroy of years and I’m not just talking team and the women’s team a job with Amazon. It’s time for a new mindset Anastasiya Rakova about the men. equally, which makes them feel Women who play in this and a perfect one to follow is the Andrea Sandoval Th e United States Women’s just as important. league earn salaries between inclusive mindset of soccer fans. Arno Bryant National Team has grown to be However, this support for $6,000 and $30,000 and accord- Th ese women certainly make Courtney Kreitner prominent once again as they women’s soccer does not only ing to Th e Guardian, most players the game that I love beautiful. Cristian Ponce were in the late ’90s with the likes apply to national teams, but on have an additional second job. Cristian Ponce is a Spartan Damien Percy of Mia Hamm and San Jose’s own a club level as well here in the While club support has a Daily staff writer. After the Whis- Darby Brown-Kuhn Brandi Chastain. United States. promising future here in the tle runs every other Thursday. David Bermudez Today’s women’s national Th ough the support is not ap- U.S., the same promise is lackingg Destiny Palacios Duy Nguyen Estefany Sosa Henry Navarro Jeremy Cummings When it comes down to Anastasiya Justin Edrington Rakova Justin San Diego Jonathan Wold Marquerite Tuufuli traveling, I’m fl ying solo Marissa Trigos Follow Anastasiya on Twitter Raechel Price Th is spring break I did what a year ago I’d many more female solo travelers than male. @ssupstace Rain Stites say was unthinkable: I took my fi rst entirely Traveling to Chicago has opened my eyes Randy Vazquez solo trip. in ways I can barely begin to describe. Raphael Stroud Granted I only went to Chicago, but it was For one, I had an overwhelming sense of I am a naturally curious person, and Raven Swayne Raymond Ibale my fi rst self-funded, planned and executed freedom that I defi nitely wouldn’t have felt as part of that curiosity, I oft en end up Rigoberto Gomes solo trip. A huge step in my adult life. otherwise. sticking my nose in places where I perhaps Rosa Jasso Previously I’ve traveled either with family I was my own companion, ready to go shouldn’t—abandoned buildings, neighbor- Stacy Torres members or close friends. wherever the wind took me. hoods I was told to steer clear from, even Taylor Atkinson Two weeks ago I was traveling to a city I It took me not only to the hot tourist spots semi-private properties. Vanessa Gongora knew nothing about, full of people I’ve never but also the backstreets of Chicago’s numer- However, simultaneously my childlike met, to see things I could only imagine. ous neighborhoods. wonder expanded even more. Why? To experience life as fully as possible I highly doubt the latter would have hap- I oft en felt younger than my 22 years and Production chief in the-nearly-10 days I would spend there. pened if I had to compromise to the opinion became excited to see what I’d fi nd at the turn Tim Burke Manager According to the 2013 Reader Survey from of another fellow traveler. of each corner. Deborah Briese blog Solo Traveler, out of roughly 260 respon- Secondly, I was much more independent. Ultimately, people may argue that travel- News Advisers dents over 80 percent of men and women said Twice it snowed, and while it was a beauti- ing with companions is safer, more econom- Richard Craig they prefer to travel solo. ful sight in the city, I was unprepared. ical (group discounts) and probably more fun. Scott Fosdick Less than 40 percent would rather travel Average temperatures hovered between Th is might all be well and true, but this Mack Lundstrom in a group, even if they consider themselves 30-40 degrees on most days. trip overwhelmingly opened my eyes, heart Design Adviser independent travelers within the group. I discovered fi rsthand why Chicago is also and soul, and lead me to new people, expe- Tim Mitchell Th e shocking result factor: it appears that called “the Windy City” as the wind bit my riences and feelings about myself and the Multi Media most solo travelers are female. face on my long aimless strolls downtown. world. Th is isn’t something I’m willing to give Adviser According to Th e Gutsy Traveler, a blog by However, while there was a challenge to it, up for a while. Kim Komenich Marybeth Bond with an emphasis on female there was also a reward: I made it through the So while everyone else is planning their Advertising Adviser Tim Hendrick travelers, there’s been a 230 percent increase sticky situations and walked out stronger and summer get-together, I’ll pass. I’m fl ying solo. in the number of women-only travel compa- proud of myself. Anastasiya Rakova is a Spartan Daily AD Director nies between 2007-13. Lastly, this trip hugely increased my sense staff writer. Timothy Lamascus I’d be curious to know why there are so of wonder. Creative Director Sergio Camacho Assistant Creative If you’re going to eat it, know where it came from Director Th o Giang Rain Stites when purchasing it from the bor. High amounts of food, water Everyday we would go and Advertising Staff grocery store. and medical inputs are needed tend to the fi ve cows that roamed Aleksandra Karichkina Although I consider myself an however to speed up the process the farm. It wasn’t until we Allison Ghimenti Ashley Bare animal lover, I personally, think of meat production. were eating beef one night did Brian Houts people are meant to eat meat. Th is creates horrible and I fully connect that meat wasn’t Jessica Jayson However, I fi nd it hard to believe unsafe living conditions for the exclusively sold on grocery store Kevin Connell one could even fathom eating animals and unhealthy meat shelves. Rebecca Ahrens meat considering the dominant for consumption for the people As I took a bite of the unusu- Samantha Mendoza farming system in the United purchasing it. ally delicious burger, the farmer Tuan Nguyen States today. In this system, animals are told the story of how “Bessie” Wilfred Caidoy Because of this, I have been a seen as a commodity and are went missing one winter then Yu-Hsi Liu vegetarian for the past two years treated as such. returned during spring. He Follow Rain and with the little knowledge I Mutilation is just one aspect to chuckled as he looked down at on Twitter Letters to @writeas_rain have of the system, I don’t foresee the horrors of this system. his plate. the Editor that changing any time soon. Because of overcrowding in Needless to say, “Bessie” was I choose not to eat meat the factory farms, chickens and no longer wandering the fi elds Letters to the Editor may be placed Th in, worm-like strands of because the process by which turkeys tend to peck each other. of Canada but rather venturing in the letters to the editor box in the pink meat layer the grocery store meat gets from the “farm” to our A process known as “debeaking,” down my digestive system. Spartan Daily offi ce in Dwight Ben- shelves in packages of Styrofoam plates is not only barbaric, but it’s according to Beak Trimming by I found it a bit strange eating tel Hall, Room 209, sent by fax to wrapped in plastic fi lm. disgusting. Philip C. Glatz, hopes to prevent an animal who actually had a (408) 924- 3282, emailed to To many Americans, this is Factory farming makes up for this from happening. name. But despite the strange- [email protected] or written the extent of their understanding the majority of food production Without anesthesia, the ends ness, I was able to gain an appre- to the Spartan Daily Opinion of meat. It is purchased from the in the United States today. of the birds’ beaks are chopped ciation for the animal. Editor, 1 Washington Square, San store, defrosted, cooked, eaten Two out of three farm animals off . Th is has been compared to No longer did I see my meal Jose, CA 95192-0149. Letters to the and enjoyed. A seemingly simple in the United States, according to having the ends of your toes or as a faceless slab of beef, but an Editor must contain the author’s and safe process, right? the Compassion in World Farm- fi ngers cut off . animal who lived a decent life. name, address, phone number, sig- Th e system, as it currently ing organization, are farmed in I am not suggesting everyone Of course, in an ideal world, nature and major. Letters become exists, creates a major disconnec- this way. reading this article condones none of this would be problem- property of the Spartan Daily and tion between people and their Th is means unless you’ve this kind of treatment toward atic. We could eat a juicy steak may be edited for clarity, grammar, food. gone out and killed the animal animals. However, by merely and not feel guilty because we libel and length. Only letters of 300 In 2011, a national survey yourself, it is more than likely the purchasing meat farmed in this would know the animal was not words or less will be considered for conducted by the U.S. Farmers meat in your diet was processed way, you are supporting it. tortured before it was killed. publication. Published opinions and and Ranchers Alliance revealed via factory farming. I did not grow up on a farm But if you’re going to eat it, I advertisements do not necessarily that 72 percent of Americans But what does this term mean? nor do I go out hunting. My think you should try to under- refl ect the views of the Spartan know nothing or very little about Th is industrialized system, disconnection from the food I ate stand how it got onto your plate. Daily, the School of Journalism and farming. according to the Grace Commu- became extremely evident to me Rain Stites is a Spartan Daily Mass Communication or SJSU. Th e In the same survey, 70 percent nications Foundation, is used to when I actually stayed on a farm staff writer. Spartan Daily is a public forum. of Americans claimed to take process a dense animal popula- in which all the food, including into account how food is raised tion by use of limited land and la- the meat, was grown on-site. Th ursday, April 16, 2015 OPINION 5

PHENOMENALLY FFEMINISTEMINIST Public transportation is ruined by harassment against harassment, you feel less like a questions, threats or guilt tripping. In theseththee situations, victim, which is probably the goal of the You do not owe this person anything. harasser. It is unfortunate that these things have Jerica it is the harasser’s But, sometimes that is not always safe to be addressed. Lowman because you do not know the mental In the six years that I have been using responsibility not to stability of people. the VTA, I have learned that the best “ From my experience, the best thing to do thing to do is to have your headphones in harass you. I believe when is to sit next to as many people as you can. and avoid eye contact. Follow Jerica on Twitter you have some kind of If you are on the bus, immediately let In many ways, the solution lies in @thehellajerica the bus driver know that you are being fellow passengers. response — any kind of harassed, even if it is someone who has Even in a good system, where the po- been staring at you for 10 minutes. lice and public transit workers are trained My fi rst experience with public trans- response — your traumarauma If you do have to interact with the to respond, they’re not going to be at portation was not very pleasant. harasser, remember to remain calm. every incident. I was almost 18 and I had been taking will actually be reduceddduceduced Even if you are scared out of your Th e solution lies in addressing these the bus and light rail for about two mind, it is important to appear calm, problems and changing some of these months for a summer job at Target. In 2014, the Stop Street Harassment serious and confi dent. norms that allow these activities to be so One particular day, as I was waiting organization surveyed 2,000 people and Do not apologize in any way, get into prevalent in major cities. for the bus, this man I had seen before found that 65 percent of all women” had a dialogue with the harasser or try to Jerica Lowman is the Spartan Daily walked up to me. experienced street harassment. reason with them. online editor. Phenomenally Feminist Usually, he would greet me quietly, but Th e survey found that among all women, You are not obligated to respond to runs every Thursday. that day it was obvious that he was drunk. 23 percent had been sexually touched, 20 He said “Hey, beautiful,” to me and I percent had been followed and 9 percent immediately tensed up. had been forced to do something sexual. He was about three times my age and I Among men, 25 percent had been street FOLLOW US ON was alone with him and one of his friends. harassed, but more are LGBT-identifi ed Up until this point in my life, I had men than heterosexual men and their most INSTAGRAM uncomfortable encounters with men, but common form of harassment was ho- the fact that I was alone genuinely freaked mophobic or transphobic slurs (9 percent). me out. Th is is unfortunate if you are like me @SPARTANDAILY Th e bus ended up coming about 10 and public transportation is the main way minutes later. I had been ignoring him you get to places. and avoiding his advances. I have been stared at, catcalled, fol- I jumped on the bus and sat between lowed, called a bitch for ignoring some- the fi rst two people I saw and started one and the worst was when a man on the talking to them as if I knew them. bus tried to touch my thigh. TALK TO US! Th e man and his friend got on and I have also seen all of these things walked passed me. happen to other women. I was so angry and afraid that I started Majority of the time, I can keep my FOLLOW US @SPARTANDAILY crying. I got off a few stops later and cool and ignore someone or move to called a family member to pick me up. another seat on the bus. And post a comment with #spartandaily Th is was defi nitely the start of a very Th ere were a few times when I had long and tiring journey as a public trans- to raise my voice and get attention from portation commuter. other people on the light rail. SUBSCRIBE TO US On the Valley Transportation Authority Th e most important thing women website, street harassment is defi ned as a need to remember is that it is not your job For Campus Voices, Spartan Update and Daily Videos “range of harassing behaviors that occur to have the a reaction to harassment on on the street or in other public places public transportation. including catcalling, sexually explicit In these situations, it is the harasser’s SEND A LETTER TO THE EDITOR comments, unwanted touching and other responsibility not to harass you. unwanted attention and behavior.” I believe when you have any kind of [email protected] I was glad to see that the VTA recog- response—any kind of response—your nizes that street harassment is a problem trauma can actually be reduced. when it comes to public transportation. By calling someone out and fi ghting 6 SPORTS Th ursday, April 16, 2015 Hufstetler powers her way to the top

BY ROSA JASSO Hufstetler describes herself as Hufstetler started on the team @RosabJasso a competitive player and a perfec- eager to swing but Lang said Huf- tionist. Turner said these quali- stetler has mentally improved to Small town girl Jessie Huf- ties could take her read the pitcher stetler, junior recreation major, to the next level in and her playing is making big hits on San Jose her soft ball career. strategies. State’s soft ball team this year. “I expect her WhenWh she came Lang said Th e Spartan infi elder ranks to continue on an Hufstetler wants No. 1 in the program in slugging upward trend like in as a freshman, to see her team- percentage, intentional walks she’s doing all the “ mates constantly and on-base percentage in a sin- way until she grad- seniors were improve and suc- gle-season year, according to uates and I don’t ceed. She offers SJSU Athletics. see her going the looking at her to advice to team Soft ball head coach Peter opposite direction players on how Turner said Hufstetler is one of at all,” Turner said. see what she was to improve their the most professional hitters he’s Allison Lang, skills. ever seen. senior pitcher and doingg Both Turner “Her approaches to hitting is infi elder on the and Lang said extremely professional and every soft ball team, said Allison Lang Hufstetler leads bat counts and she analyzes the Hufstetler is a nat- Senior Pitcher a good example things that we talk about and em- urally talented ath- for the team. She braces them,” Turner said. lete. leads” with her actions and other He said Hufstetler has had “She was always that great teammates can learn from this. many strong games and great at hitter or that great athlete that I “When she came in as a fresh- listening to his advice and apply- think our team really needed,” man, seniors were looking at her ing it to her performance. Lang said. to see what she was doing and that’s huge to come in with that By the numbers: IF Jessie Hufstetler sort of authority,” Lang said. Hufstetler wears a blue brace- let with the word “LouStrong” in honor of the late coach Lou Tully, YEAR AB R H RBI AVG who coached the women’s water polo team for 17 years. She said she didn’t know the 2013 136 14 42 27 .309 coach personally but admires him for supporting the water polo team at their games while fi ghting his disease. Terrell Lloyd | SJSU Athletics 2014 161 33 71 44 .441 Hufstetler said the bracelet Junior infi elder Jessie Hufstetler stands in her batting shows support for the water polo stance in the Spartans’ 7–5 win over on Feb. 22. team and represents the strong unity between all the SJSU sports. parks and recreations degree and … I’m hoping to keep the recre- 2015 129 33 56 *57 .434 She said she holds many mem- combine it with her soft ball skills. ational sports in young people ories as a soft ball player begin- Th ere aren’t many sport teams alive,” Hufstetler said. ning in her hometown Atascade- left in Atascadero compared Playing in Atascadero for 12 CAREER 426 80 169 128 .397 ro, California. Hufstetler played to when she began playing at 5 years was a big part of her life and with her friends until they dis- years old. Her goal is to return she wants to pay that forward by persed aft er graduating high to Atascadero and recreate sport helping youth in their own sports *Leads the Mountain West division school. teams. careers. 13 games remaining in the 2015 season Aft er her soft ball career at “I really want to stay involved Rosa Jasso is a Spartan Daily SJSU, she wants to use her future in sports and in young athletes staff writer.

Inside look: Women's Golf

De Guzman shines at Silverado “Th ey decided to change the tees on the 17th hole where we did not expect Junior golfer Re- we would hit from,” De Guzman said. gan De Guzman led “We all struggled on the 17th but we the women’s golf team managed to shoot good scores and I’m

SJSU Athletics in her second consec- proud of all of them.” utive top-10 fi nish for Th e Spartans fi nished Tuesday’s round San Jose State Tues- with a combined score of 298, placing sixth

Terrell Lloyd | Lloyd Terrell day at the Silverado for the tournament at 900. Spartan soph- Showdown in Napa, omore My Leander also shot two 73s to De Guzman California. fi nish with a score of 226. Senior Megan De Guzman tied for fi hft with an Osland fi nished 13th overall with a score overall score of 221. She shot 1-over in of 223. the fi nal round for a score of 73. Th is Th e Spartans are getting ready to was De Guzman’s third top-10 fi nish of compete at the 2015 Mountain West the season. Championship next week, on the Dinah On Monday, De Guzman made four Shore Tournament Course at the Mis- consecutive pars in the fi rst round before sion Hills Country Club in Rancho Mi- back-to-back bogeys on the sixth and sev- rage, California. enth hole put her at +2 on her round, ac- “We will keep working hard and we cording to SJSU Athletics. won’t stop until we reach our furthest In Tuesday’s round, De Guzman fi n- goal,” De Guzman said. ished with four birdies and nine pars, ac- Raechel Price is a Spartan Daily cording to SJSU Athletics. staff writer.