Experts Discuss Economic Future

Wednesday, Volume 152 Feb. 6, 2019 No. 6

SERVING SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY SINCE 1934 WWW.SJSUNEWS.COM/SPARTAN_DAILY A.S. worker recalls fatal shooting

By Jonathan Austin STAFF WRITER

Political science junior and Associated Students director of intercultural affairs, Branden Parent gave his account of the fatal shooting on South 10th Street. Parent described ELIZABETH RODRIGUEZ | SPARTAN DAILY overhearing a loud Robert Reich (left), Ben Stein (center) and SJSU President Mary Papazian (right) discuss economics, politics, education and the Trump presidency Tuesday night at the Hammer Theater. argument outside of PARENT his apartment building early on Jan. 26. He lived adjacent to the crime scene. “Sometime between 12 and 2 [a.m.] there Sometime Experts discuss was shouting — more than usual,” he said. “So between 12 and I was glad I didn’t go out 2 [a.m.] there was that night.” The argument then shouting, more came to an abrupt end economic future than usual, so I was when Parent heard what he said sounded like a glad I didn’t go out By Elizabeth Rodriguez car misfiring. that night. CONTRIBUTING WRITER He said it soon became apparent that the sound Branden Parent With President Donald Trump We need to tax the wealthy because they’re the was a gunshot, but the Associate students director of still delivering his State of the intercultural aﬀ airs ones with all the money . . . them giving up nearby taco truck employees Union in Washington, former remained unphased. United States Secretary of Labor $1 million is not going to hurt them. “They just kept listing investigation. Robert Reich and political and Ben Stein off numbers,” he said. Anyone with economic commentator Ben Stein, Political and economic commentator The Mercury News information regarding the spoke to a wide audience at the reported that 23-year- shooting is encouraged to Hammer Theater on Tuesday night old Cruz Angel Ayala, of contact San Jose Police as part of the San Jose State Insight debate. While they disagreed on said he feels optimistic about Tulelake, a city in Siskiyou Detective Sgt. Isidro Bagon Speaker Series. several points, the economists the future. County, was identified as or Detective Juan Vallejo at SJSU President Mary Papazian both maintained mutual respect “I’m excited about the future, I’ve the victim of the shooting. 408-277-5283. moderated as Reich and Stein with one another. seen the tide turn and it will, I Additionally, no suspect discussed the future of the Reich mentioned he has seen hope,” Reich said. has been identified. The economy, education, unequal different waves come and go, in Reich previously starred in the circumstances surrounding distribution of wealth and the terms of political power, during Netflix original documentary the city’s fourth homicide Follow Jonathan on Twitter Trump presidency. his career working with different of the year remain under @AustinFound1 The discussion turned into a presidential administrations, and PANEL | Page 2 China hinders SJSU recycling program

By Kunal Mehta generated on campus is States. STAFF WRITER sent to an off-site material GreenWaste’s MRF goes recovery facility (MRF), through 800 to 950 tons The San Jose State where the recyclables are of recyclable material recycling program has separated into individual per day and can process been negatively impacted materials, and bundled up 40 to 50 tons per hour. by China’s recent ban on for distribution. GreenWaste estimates contaminated recycling. “We have felt the that it is able to recover In retaliation for wrath of the plastic over 95 percent of the tariffs imposed by the recyclable ban that’s material it processes. Trump administration, going on,” said Kevin Martinez said that China stopped accepting Martinez, a representative after separation, the MRF recycling that was not of GreenWaste. manager is responsible 99.5 percent recyclable, If not accepted by for marketing the bundles according to CNBC. China, there are very few of materials to recycling KUNAL MEHTA | SPARTAN DAILY Recycling on campus is other places the trash can facilities. Taria Ammoum, an accounting senior, throws away his lunch at the student union handled by GreenWaste be sent. Much of it is now into a single-stream trash can, where it will be separated oﬀ -site. Recovery, Inc. All waste piling up in the United WASTE | Page 2 sjsunews.com/spartan_daily 2 WEDNESDAY, FEB. 6, 2019 NEWS

I had to separate them.” WASTE If there are food particles or liquids attached to the Continued from page 1 object, it is considered People would contaminated and difficult “I led to believe that for the MRF to recycle. If be less likely to most of the markets are enough of those pile up, the separate their international,” Martinez said. bundle won’t meet purity But since China now standards and can’t be recycling because has higher standards for sold easily. people are lazy. what they’ll accept, it has Since food waste and become harder for recyclables are mixed Miriam Rose recyclers to market their together, it’s easy for liquids San Jose State sophomore materials. This is partly to contaminate paper or because of how the cardboard products that is to follow the principles materials are recycled. previously could have expressed in the “Keep it SJSU uses a single-stream been recycled. Clean” campaign. recycling program, where Medeiros said, sometimes “Make sure it’s dry, has no all recyclable, compost and he struggles separating the food, no excess materials,” trash waste goes into the glue-containing tape used KUNAL MEHTA | SPARTAN DAILY Martinez said. “Have your same container before being on Amazon boxes from The single-stream trash can explains that recycling, compost and trash waste all go soda can be completely separated off-site. the cardboard. into the bin and is expected to reduce the amount of waste that goes to the landﬁ ll. empty, no milliliters left.” Other places use multi- “If they’re too hard Medeiros wishes that stream recycling, in to get off, I say screw it,” increase in the amount improve the purity rate of worries that if forced to more people would make which residents separate he said. of waste collected after their waste. switch to multi-stream sure their waste can be recyclables into three types A study conducted in switching to single-stream Recyclers are valuing recycling, “people would be recycled. “It only takes before they get picked up 2002 by Eureka Recycling, recycling. But, the amount the purer recyclable less likely to separate their an extra minute or less,” for recycling. of St. Paul, Minnesota, of waste that could actually material more than recycling because people he said. “Single-stream recycling looked at the city’s single- be recycled dropped by a higher raw amount are lazy.” is easy,” industrial stream and multi-stream 12 percent. ever since China raised Martinez said the technology junior Jason recycling programs. Recently, multiple their requirements. best thing students Follow Kunal on Twitter Medeiros said. “It would be The study showed that communities have switched Miriam Rose, an can do to make sure @legoktm a little more inconvenient if there was a 20 percent to multi-stream recycling to undeclared sophomore, their waste gets recycled

PANEL “It’s just good to for decades and I would see two people who like to see more money Continued from page 1 don’t agree on much being put into education,” engaging in a respectful Campbell resident Katelin discussion,” economics McClure said. San Jose raises “Saving Capitalism” where junior Christian Anigwe At one point in the he addresses the unequal said. “Today, things are so discussion, Stein turned to distribution of wealth heated and there’s a lot of Papazian and told her “Oh, and corporate power in we forgot about you,” as connection to politics in the both continued debating minimum wage United States. each other on their Reich also served as disagreements regarding the former Secretary of corporate wealth. Labor for the Clinton It seems like Another topic both presidency. He previously we’ve been economists agreed on, was to $15 an hour served under the Carter the necessity of taxation and Ford administrations. talking about this for the top one percent, During that time, he for decades and to which Reich jokingly implemented the Family asked Stein if he was a true and Medical Leave Act I would like to Republican. (FMLA) which protects see more money “We need to tax the an employee’s job during a wealthy because they’re medical emergency. being put into the ones with all the Stein began his political education. money,” Stein said, “Them career as a presidential giving up $1 million is not speech writer, most Katelin McClure going to hurt them.” notably for President Campbell resident Papazian did ask who Richard Nixon. Stein was Reich favored out of also Nixon’s lawyer. hate out there.” the many Democratic Most may remember Being at the heart presidential candidates. Stein from his role as of Silicon Valley, both He jokingly answered an economic teacher agreed that education is a that he is very impressed in “Ferris Bueller’s Day right that requires more with the diversity of all Off,” and he reiterated funding, especially for the candidates running. his famous line “Bueller” early and higher education Even though Stein and to the audience. Stein as well as increased pay Reich were displeased maintained his comedic for teachers. with the current state of banter throughout the “I think throwing the country, both said discussion with quick one- money at teachers is a they are optimistic for line answers. good idea,” Stein said. the future. Both engaged in an Whether audience “It’s the young people,” eloquent exchange when members were students Reich said. “It’s the students INFOGRAPHIC BY ADAM YOSHIKAWA, SOURCE: EXPASTISTAN.COM discussing a variation of or not, most agreed who are going to move this topics, which the audience on investing more country forward.” By Adam Yoshikawa Bay Area cities That’s a whopping enjoyed as they clapped in education. STAFF WRITER like Oakland and San estimate of 4,300 students. to Reich and Stein’s “It seems like we’ve Follow Elizabeth on Twitter Francisco have the According to comedic responses. been talking about this @elizarodrinews The city of San Jose second and third highest Expastistan.com, a site raised its minimum wage rent inflation, with increases that compares the cost of from $13.50 to $15 an of 51.1 and 48.6 percent, living of each city and hour to catch up with the respectively. state, the monthly rate rising cost of living in Many San Jose State for a 480 square feet the area. students are employed at furnished studio in San Jose’s minimum businesses that comply San Jose will cost a wage has come a long way with the city’s minimum person $2,010. from $10.50 in 2016. It wage ordinance. With the new minimum EXECUTIVE EDITOR GRAPHICS EDITOR ADVERTISING DIRECTOR NICHOLAS ZAMORA MELODY DEL RIO NICOLAS SISTO has slowly risen in small “It especially helps, wage being $15 an hour, increments throughout even more since I do not students would have to MANAGING EDITOR CONSULTANT CREATIVE DIRECTOR the past three years. get as many hours I’d like work over 134 hours a JANA KADAH SARAH KLIEVES MARCI SUELA Based on the or I can’t work, like I’m month and 33.5 hours a EXECUTIVE PRODUCER SENIOR STAFF WRITERS ADVERTISING STAFF Consumer Price Index, not as broke as I would’ve week to just cover rent. KAYLA FLORES JACKIE CONTRERAS NABIHAH BURNEY which is put together by been,” said Jamba Juice The only exceptions GABRIEL MUNGARAY RICKY ISIDRO CARDENAS NEWS EDITORS NORA RAMIREZ ZHUO CHEN the U.S. Department of employee and aerospace to the law are for those VICENTE VERA JUAN DE ANDA Labor to measure prices engineering freshman employed as teaching HUAN XUN CHAN STAFF WRITERS JOSEPH MAYEN paid by consumers, Jaseeck Constantino. assistants, according JAILEANE AGUILAR JAZLYN KAY REYES A&E EDITOR ALYSON CHUYANG DANICA SAMANIEGO San Jose’s minimum “It helps a little bit but to job listings on the EDUARDO TEIXEIRA ROMAN CONTRERAS CAROLINA ZEPEDA wage can increase up to obviously it’s not as much job search engine CINDY CUELLAR 5 percent annually. as you’d think, I mean Glassdoor.com. Such jobs OPINION EDITOR VICTORIA FRANCO HUGO VERA JOHANNA MARTIN CONTACT US “Our efforts to raise we’re college students.” are offered at $12 an hour. VIVIEN PAJAR the minimum wage will College students like Four out of five SPORTS EDITOR JOZY PRABHU provide a significant Constantino are always college students are LINDSEY BOYD CALEB RAMOS EDITORIAL COURTNEY VASQUEZ boost for the thousands trying to split a penny, working at least a part- PHOTO EDITOR JAVIER VELEZ PHONE: of hard-working families but when it comes to time job according to JOHANNA MARTIN CORA WILSON (408) 924-5577 across the valley who being able to pay rent, the Huffington Post and OLIVIA WRAY MULTIMEDIA EDITOR ADAM YOSHIKAWA EMAIL: continue to struggle to landlords hold power many students strain KELSEY VALLE SPARTANDAILY keep up with rising costs,” over their tenant’s head. their mental health as PRODUCTION CHIEF @GMAIL.COM said Mayor Sam Liccardo SJSU faces a large a result. SPECIAL PROJECT EDITORS MIKE CORPOS WILLIAM DELA CRUZ in a Jan. 1 press release. number of homeless Going forward, the city MARCI SUELA NEWS ADVISER ADVERTISING When it comes to students. According of San Jose’s minimum RICHARD CRAIG rent rates, San Jose to NBC Bay Area in wage will be automatically COPY EDITORS PHONE: MYLA LA BINE ADVERTISING ADVISER (408) 924-3270 is unmatched with Dec. 2018, 13.2 percent adjusted with cost-of- WINONA RAJAMOHAN TIM HENDRICK prices having gone of SJSU students living increases. JESSICA BALLARDO EMAIL: up 52.4 percent since reported experiencing WILLIAM DELA CRUZ SPARTANDAILYADVERTISING Follow Adam on Instagram @GMAIL.COM 2010, according to The homelessness during the Mercury News. past year. @yoshi_kawa_ sjsunews.com/spartan_daily ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT WEDNESDAY, FEB. 6, 2019 3 Ben Affleck hangs up the bat cape

By Kunal Mehta STAFF WRITER

It’s official, the Bat-fleck I just wasn’t a fan is putting down his mask. of his acting. When Ben Affleck announced on Jan. 31 that he was no I think of Batman, I longer going to portray don’t think of Batman in the current series of DC Extended Ben Afﬂ eck. Universe films. Natalie Ortega He portrayed The Caped Humanities Junior Crusader in “Batman vs. Superman” and “Justice said that their favorite League,” neither of which Batman portrayal was were box office hits. Christian Bale in the Dark Th e fi rst fi lm had one of Knight Trilogy. the largest box offi ce drops Ortega said that her in its second weekend, preference was mostly facing a decline of because those were 81 percent according the films she watched to slashfi lm.com. growing up. Justice League was a box The next Batman movie, offi ce bomb, only grossing “The Batman”, is planned $650 million aft er they had for 2021, and the search spent $750 million on it. for its titular character is Affl eck was the sixth just beginning. actor to play Batman in full- Variety’s Justin Kroll length live-action fi lms. said that the studio was At the 2017 San Diego looking for a “familiar KUNAL MEHTA | SPARTAN DAILY Comic-Con, Affleck face”, and director Matt described himself as Reeves had a specific age Ryan Tran, an open university student and Batman fan, said his favorite portrayal of Batman was by Christian the luckiest guy in the he was looking for. Bale rather than the most recent portrayal by Ben Aﬄ eck. world and said, “Batman “Th e Batman” is expected is the coolest fucking to be a noir fi lm that focuses complaining about itself in “Th e Dark Knight,” Deathstroke was the in January 2017. part in any universe.” on his detective abilities, the pick. where Heath Ledger’s Joker planned villain. Tran would not mind Affleck’s portrayal according to Reeves. But Keaton’s portrayal stole the show and won Best DC teased Joe having Bale come back, fell flat among San Jose Reeves is known for and the film itself was a Supporting Actor at the Manganiello as saying that Bale would State students though. directing the two most success, and led to three Academy Awards. Deathstroke at the end of be his first choice to play “His acting as recent “Planet of the more sequels, though Tran especially liked Justice League, showing Batman if he could choose. Batman was alright, it Apes” movies and the Keaton would only reprise Ledger’s performance as off his unique helmet and Ultimately though, Tran didn’t feel like Bruce TV show “Felicity.” his role in one of them. It the Joker in The Dark sword. said he preferred animated Wayne-Batman,” said Choosing a new Batman also spawned the critically Knight. He said, “His There’s been no word yet films, saying that there Ryan Tran, an open can be controversial, acclaimed “Batman: acting was phenomenal, on whether Manganiello were more possibilities university student. just like picking a new The Animated Series” one of the best in the will continue to play a with what could be told. “I just wasn’t a fan of his James Bond. television show. Batman universe.” part now that Reeve is “The Batman” is acting,” said humanities After Michael Keaton Often Keaton’s Batman It’s uncertain whether in the director’s seat. expected to start shooting junior Natalie Ortega. was selected back in 1988, was overshadowed by Jack Joker will even be in Affleck was originally in spring 2019. “When I think of Batman, I fans organized a massive Nicholson’s portrayal of Reeve’s film. When slated to direct the new don’t think of Ben Affleck.” letter-writing campaign the Joker. Affleck was still film, but announced he Follow Kunal on Twitter Both Tran and Ortega to Warner Bros. Studios, For many, this repeated involved with the film, was stepping down back @legoktm Keak da Sneak faces prison time

By Adam Yoshikawa gave Williams one week Disabilities Act, there’s no STAFF WRITER to complete a medical guarantee that they’re always procedure. Aft er, he must compliant,” Juneja said. Bay Area rapper and turn himself in on Feb. 7. Aditi Juneja is an activist legend Keak da Sneak Williams was involved in and communications is facing 16 months in a shooting in January 2017 organizer at Protect prison, while confined which left him fully bound to Democracy, a non-profi t to a wheelchair, after his a wheelchair and in need of organization specializing in court hearing on Jan. 28 a full-time nurse, colostomy prisoners’ rights. by judge J.S. Hermanson. bag and catheter. “If you physically can’t “It feels like they had no As the rapper recalls, he like walk or you need the compassion,” the rapper said asked a friend for a ride to assistance, you should be able in an interview with KQED. his car in Oakland following to contest for house arrest,” “My health is not good. I a show in Tracy when several business fi nance sophomore know they’re not gonna give men attempted to rob him. James Nguyen said. “Th at’s me the treatment I need in Aft er an altercation, the not even fair, because he prison,” he said, “Once you men started shooting. needs the healthcare and his get behind these walls, they “Th e fi rst bullet busted full-time nurse.” have no compassion. You the window and hit me in Prison systems in have to be on your dying bed the face, grazed my face,” America are notoriously for them to give you some Williams said in an interview overcrowded at 136.6 percent assistance.” with People magazine. capacity according to a 2017 Keak da Sneak, whose “It made me put my arms American Civil Liberties real name is Charles Kent up and guard my head, so I got Union report. Th e report Williams, was charged with shot all in my side, abdomen, adds that not all facilities possession of a fi rearm my elbows, my sides. When have accommodations for as a felon in March 2017. the gunfi re stopped, I wheelchair users. Th is lead to his sentence couldn’t feel my legs.” Th e rapper now lives in in January 2019. “A ft er that I got a gun,” Sacramento with his wife, Williams is credited Williams continued. where he has regular physical as one of the leaders California law prevents therapy sessions. A nurse of the Bay Area hyphy Williams from owning a comes to visit him three times movement and made the fi rearm as a convicted felon. a week to care for him and track “Super Hyphy.” He “Indeed, life in prison in clean his bed sores, a common was also featured on E-40’s incredibly challenging for ailment with mobility “Tell me when to go.” inmates with disabilities,” issues, in order to prevent “I think he deserves the said lawyer and activist Aditi infection, according to CNN. right to contest for house Juneja to People magazine, An online petition on arrest,” analytics sophomore a board member of the Change.com for Williams was Sean Park said. “Th at’s not Disabilities Rights Fund. made by his many followers even fair, since he needs Th e Disabilities Rights and fans for his sentence to a full-time nurse. You Fund is an organization that be overturned to house arrest can die in prison. I mean is trying to shift the paradigm with 38,184 signatures. prison doesn’t provide the from charity to rights for Williams told CNN he is best health care.” people with disabilities. still recording music in order Williams is fi ghting for his “Quality of medical to take care of his family sentence to be turned into care varies widely from while he is gone. house arrest because of his facility to facility – even condition and the treatments within the same state – and he will need. although prisons are covered Follow Adam on Instagram Judge Hermanson under the Americans with @yoshi_kawa_ sjsunews.com/spartan_daily 4 WEDNESDAY, FEB. 6, 2019 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Pop-punk has overstayed its welcome By Eduardo Teixeira A&E EDITOR

Watch any movie that takes place in high school from the early 2000s and you’re almost guaranteed to be greeted with a montage of shots of students walking around the school with pop-punk playing in the background. For some reason, pop- punk gained extreme popularity in the late 1990s and early to mid- 2000s. Songs like “Ocean Avenue” by Yellowcard and “Th e Great Escape” by Boys Like Girls each received platinum status by the Recording Industry Association of America. Once Nirvana’s grunge wave died down, bands like Blink-182, Sum 41 and Yellowcard took the PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA COMMONS stage for a while. Blink-182 (above), as well as other pop-punk bands have become part of the past with their overly whiny and angsty music. Soon, they began pumping out songs In the decades thoughts that run through a part of this genre, punk bands really aren’t 27 years since their about high school and preceding, punk bands high schooler’s mind. however, is that the same bringing that to the table. formation. how their parents don’t were releasing their However, creating an bands that started decades Bands like Arctic While pop-punk understand them. anger on stage while entire genre around these ago, are still writing and Monkeys started out definitely has its place The genre eventually talking about issues like ideas feels incredibly recording new music that when the members were in the history of guitar faded out of popularity corruption in politics, weak and limiting to revolve around the same relatively young, and their music, it’s safe to assume and other forms of guitar addiction and social artistic expression. themes it always has. lyrics illustrated that with that it will go somewhat music eventually took stigmas that plagued the What’s respectable It’s very strange for stories about drinking overlooked in the future. over, like indie rock. generation they were about this genre is that someone in their 30s and going to parties. These songs haven’t During its peak, it preaching to. it doesn’t take itself to go into a recording However, as their aged well and they already seemed like a lot of Pop-punk bands were seriously whatsoever. studio and sing about teen members matured, so sound dated. fun, but looking back concerned about if the The members of pop- angst when they go home did their music and But if I ever want to feel through the retrospective girl they were into had punk bands frequently say afterward to raise their their lyrics. like I’m in high school lens, people began the same feelings, or and do ridiculous things, teenage children. They allowed again, I’ll be sure to play to ask themselves, about sneaking out of like running around This goes back to the themselves to venture Dear Maria, Count Me In. “What the fuck was that?” their parents’ house to naked in the case idea that the genre itself is outside their comfort For starters, to categorize go drink a beer in their of Jack Barakat, very limiting. zone and find success. the aforementioned artists school parking lot. giving the entire genre a It’s pleasant to see Blink-182 still sounds as “punk” is Th is is not to say that comedic tone. some sort of growth in like they’re in high school Follow Eduardo on Twitter awfully liberal. these aren’t genuine The most bothersome someone’s art, and pop- even though it has been @eduardo_teix97 Girl Scout Cookie season is back in full swing

By Cindy Cuellar STAFF WRITER

With football season The girls have officially finished, Girl Scout Cookies have taken more access in the over and are in full season. program the Girl Scout Cookies began its season strong. older they Girl Scouts now accept get. Some Girl electronic payments, such as Venmo, while making Scouts had the their way through campus opportunity to and San Jose. “The cookies are very help build a delicious. My favorites library for an are Thin Mints and Tagalongs,” says Girl orphanage in Scout brownie Tamar. Mexico. Caramel Chocolate Chip is a new cookie that Rochelle Malian has been added to the Alpha Omicron Pi Alumni Chapter President catalog in 2019. These will be the second gluten-free skills such as making cookies along with Toffee- eye contact while talking tastic cookies that were directly to customers. introduced in 2015. Running the business Girl Scouts from with a partner helps different troops join the Girl Scouts to gain together and become communication skills and product ambassadors confidence in executing as well as salespeople in sales. order to fundraise for their Each troop has the own specific projects. flexibility to decide The girls learn how as a team what they to advertise and inform will be dedicating their customers about their fundraised money ILLUSTRATION BY CINDY CUELLAR | SPARTAN DAILY the different groups towards. and current president of which is the next level for a more educational Girl Scouts work toward their sales benefit, such A few Girl Scout the San Jose State alumni above Daisies. experience to share with gaining new badges while as the military overseas cadette troops were chapter, works with her As a Brownie, their troop. completing projects and and food banks. selling cookies on campus two girl scout daughters, Tamar learns about “The girls have more learning fundamental The Girl Scout Cookie fundraising money for Tamar and Samantha. arts, crafts and sciences. access in the program leadership skills through Program allows the girls free little libraries. She brings them to Malian says, “I come the older they get. trips and activities. to learn valuable life The goal of these little campus to sell cookies to the Alpha Omicron Pi Some Girl Scouts had They do not just skills like goal setting, libraries is to encourage to sorority sisters in house because the girls the opportunity to help stand for Tagalongs and decision making, money young kids, who the Alpha Omicron Pi are a part of my family build a library for an Samoas, they strive to be management, people cannot afford books to sorority house. and friends that I really orphanage in Mexico,” educated women with skills and business continue reading. Samantha is a hope help shape my Malian added. strong leadership skills. ethics, according to the Other Girl Scout daisie, the first level of girls too.” “This included Trail Ahead website Daisies and Brownies save Girl Scout troops, where The Girl Scouts are able collecting the books, linked to the Girl Scouts up their funds for their the girls learn about the to use their fundraised organizing it, going official website. summer camp. promise of being kind and money to have an ice to Mexico and These young girls learn Rochelle Malian, an respecting others. cream party with the communicating with Follow Cindy on Twitter and focus on different Alpha Omicron Pi alum Tamar is a brownie troop or go to a museum people there.” @eredetii sjsunews.com/spartan_daily OPINION WEDNESDAY, FEB. 6, 2019 5 Children’s ﬁ lms need more heroines

of boys viewed Disney new fi lm. Princess media.” She has a completly Cindy Cuellar Th ese impressions new look on par with STAFF WRITER create and promote that of a superhero stereotypes for girls and her confi dence is who grow up believing apparent through her true love will solve all of power stance on the their issues. fi lm’s poster. Social issues and to use their respective Such trends were re- Bo Peep ditched her feminism are being trademark accessories as cently disrupted with pink dress and now has imbedded within today’s weapons too. recent Disney hits such a blue jumper and cape, kids’ movies. Disney was not subtle as “Frozen” and “Moa- with her shepherdess Th is is a good change about addressing each na,” which feature crook at hand. from older Disney princess going through single females. “Bo’s taken control of movies that emphasized a tortuous journey that While many viewers her own destiny” said the trope of brawny male was always resolved still await the fi rst “Toy Story 4” director, characters saving the by a heroic man and LGBTQ princess/prince, Josh Cooley, in a day for every ‘damsel love interest. the furthest we’ve gotten press release. in distress.’ Each princess chimes is a princess of color who Bo Peep is back, Th e 2018 animated in asking what kind of does not fall in love by hopefully to remind little adventure fi lm, “Ralph princess Vanellope is the end of her movie. girls and women of the Breaks the Internet” by asking “Were you Th is notion is evident strength they have while perfectly combated that poisoned, kidnapped when Rapunzel asks still being feminine. notion in a scene where or enslaved?” Vanellope, “Do people Bo is a porcelain glass assume all your problems doll who hardly had got solved because a big much of a role in the strong man showed up?” previous “Toy Story” ILLUSTRATION BY CINDY CUELLAR | SPARTAN DAILY Princess movies are fi lms but her new look Bo Peep is back, hopefully to supposed to be about might change that. Daisy Ridley, breaks the are directed towards a remind little girls and women of the princess getting Bo Peep’s reintro- streak of long-running younger audience to en- stronger through her duction establishes male leads in the Star courage strength and the strength they have while own struggles, yet these her as an independent Wars franchise. confi dence. fi lms still end up being female character. Fans on Twitter were Such actions challenge still being feminine. about a man. Th is is evident as she quick to compare the antiquated American so- Th e transparency and bursts through a poster newest incarnation of cial constructs for both self-awareness shown reading “Get ready” to Bo Peep to the outfi t and men and women. through this scene is nec- Woody and Buzz Light- iconic accessories used Th is new wave of Vanellope Von Schweetz, Th ese things happen essary for younger kids year’s surprise during a by Rey. strong female charac- who is a racer, meets to the classic princess- to realize that almost clip posted on the fi lm’s Th e 2016 animated ters encourages girls to the Disney princesses in es just to create con- every princess movie is Twitter account. comedy “Zootopia” per- believe in the strength, a room. fl icts in each fi lm while the same, with thinly dis- Any bit of female fectly incorporates so- dreams, creativity and During this scene of also degrading them for guised misogyny. empowerment shown cial issues within its fi lm knowledge they carry re- Disney self-deprecating being women. Pixar is also incorpo- through Disney or Pixar and has a popular quote gardless of their gender, humor, Cinderella lit- Yes, they are just an- rating feminism in their fi lms is welcomed with that says, “Change starts sexuality or background. erally smashes her glass imated movie char- upcoming fi lm “Toy Sto- open arms. with you.” Enacting this change slipper, which resembles acters but children ry 4.” Other Disney and Pix- Racism is alluded in children’s fi lms is a her delicate femininity watch these fi lms at a Th e classic “Toy Story” ar fi lms that have strong within the plot as the great and artistic way to and key to fi nding her young age when they’re character Bo Peep, who woman leads include antagonist, Bellweth- do so. prince, and uses it as a most impressionable. was briefl y mentioned “Incredibles 2” and “Star er, plots against certain weapon the second she A 2016 study conduct- in “Toy Story 3,” makes Wars: Th e Last Jedi.” characters for being dif- sees Vanellope. ed at Brigham Young Uni- a return in teasers and In “Th e Last Jedi,” fe- ferent species. Th e rest of the versity states, “96 percent posters that hint at male protagonist Rey, It is extremely im- Follow Cindy on Twitter princesses are quick of girls and 87 percent her strong role in the played by English actress portant for movies that @eredetti

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MauricioMa La Plante

When I tell people the sweets industry, with about my love for Mex- popular sub-brands such ican-style hot chocolate, as Crunch, Butterfi nger, oft entimes they’ll nod in Raisinets and Wonka. agreement and talk about Th is is the company how much they love the that defi led the coff ee brand Abuelita. bean with Nescafe and I don’t know how to made billions of dollars respond when people using water extracted assume I am making from Michigan aquifers, Abuelita, I want to paying only a small fee say, “No I don’t drink of $200 to the town it Abuelita unless friends stripped dry, according or family off er it” or “I’m to Bloomberg News. SOURCE: MAURICIO LA PLANTE | SPARTAN DAILY actually not a huge fan In fact, former Nestle of Abuelita” chairman Peter Brabeck- Nestle’s acquisition of the Mexican hot chocolate brand known as ‘Abuelita,’ which translates to ‘grandmother,’ I just nod in agreement Letmathe once said that has turned the Mexican cultural staple into yet another heavily Americanized commodity. as if Abuelita is this declaring water a human chocolate elixir extracted right is “extreme.” America, in the eyes of would we Latinos be the market in San Jose both the tribes and most from the mountains of In fairness to Nestle, a corporate behemoth, worth if we can’t pay any for $3.99. of their culture, the Mexico, when in reality, no enormous scandal such as Nestle. money to a big business? What’s bothersome, Europeans commodifi ed it’s an over-glorifi ed involving its chocolate Nowhere else in the In an article describing is Nestle and corporate it into their product corporate commodity. business has been widely world, but the United the so-called “artifact,” America’s narrow as- with sugar. Perhaps the Th is doesn’t necessari- publicized, so this is not States of America, does some naive intern sessment of Latino his- part about sweetening ly mean the chocolate is a vain attempt to shame a society put so much described her interaction tory and how the Latino the chocolate, was not garbage. It’s far from it. those who suck at the value into buying things. with a Mexicana people choose to spend so bad, but nevertheless, Th e brand originated teet of Nestle. Th is is evident even apparently marveling at their money. it’s important to question in the state of Veracruz, According to Unit- at our most esteemed the Abuelita. I’m not a communist how indigenous a Mexico, where the duo of ed Press International, museums, such as the “She was thrilled to or anything, but the in- product actually is. brothers Francisco and Nestle bought Fabrica Smithsonian, where a see a beloved, everyday tersection of culture I would never decline Raymundo Gonzalez de Chocolates la Azteca, container of Abuelita item on display at a and market desecrates a glass of Abuelita, unless developed the fi rst blend the company that makes was propped up as an renowned Washington, the history of diff erent I knew it had poison of Abuelita. What is Abuelita, from Quaker artifact of Chicano D.C. museum; she even people and puts it up in it, but I believe that more problematic is the Oats in 1994, who had culture, according to the asked to take a picture for sale. Latino culture with all identity it carries. initially acquired the Smithsonian’s website. with the cart,” the 2013 Xocoatl, the earliest of its diversity should Although Abuelita brand in the 1970s. At How strangely appro- Smithsonian article read. of chocolate drinks in not have one of its most is made in Mexico, the the time, Azteca pro- priate that a Mexican Yes, how thrilling it Mexico, was a bitter beloved drinks viewed company that owns claimed itself as the lead- product bought out by a is to pay hundreds of beverage that held a under one corporate and the iconic hot cocoa ing seller of chocolate Swiss business to be sold dollars to take a trip to sacred place to the overused icon. brand is the Swiss in Mexico. in American markets, DC and see your culture Mayans and Aztecs, Corporation Nestle. Th us, this is a critique is a notable example of represented through according to the Th e mega-corporation of a how a product Chicano Culture for the some chocolate you Encyclopedia Britannica. Follow Mauricio on Twitter has a near monopoly on gives value to Latinos in museum. Aft er all, what could have bought at As Spain obliterated @mslaplantenews We must stand with Jussie Smollett allegations,” according to NBC Bay Area. Th e Williams incident occured just eight years CourtneyCourtney Vasquez aft er African-American STAFFSTAFF WRITER SJSU student Gregory Johnson, Jr. was found hung dead in a fraternity with blunt trauma to the head. On Tuesday, Jan. 29, attack, Smollett received However, many be- Jussie Smollett, one of the threatening letters while lieved Johnson’s death stars of the hit Fox tele- on the “Empire” set, was a muder cover-up. vision series “Empire,” according to Friday’s While racism may was viciously attacked CNN article. seem to be an antiquated in Chicago. Hate crimes such as notion, hate crimes have Two men dressed in these must be put to an recently been on the rise. ski masks allegedly at- end. It is unacceptable According to an article tacked Smollett as he left that crimes like this written by the NAACP in a restaurant, pouring a continue to happen and June 2018, hate crimes chemical substance on something needs to be increased by 12 percent him and wrapping a rope done about it. in 2016. around his neck. In addition, we as a Th ere have been too According to Th e Hol- nation must accept the many too oft en, and this lywood Reporter, Smol- sad reality that hate must change for America lett was hospitalized af- crimes of this caliber to change for the better. ter the attack, and told persist, even in the Just as millions of police that his attackers nation’s seemingly most people around the yelled homophobic and liberal areas. country have vocalized racial slurs at him. A similar crime was their support for Smollett, a Santa Rosa committed at San Jose Smollett in the days native, was born to a State in 2013 when three since his alleged attack, Russian/Polish Jewish white students attacked it’s important that the father and an African- their African American tragedies surrounding American mother. roommate, freshman local students such as Aft er having starred Donald Williams, Jr. Williams are met with in fi lms such as “Th e According to an NBC the same urgency. Mighty Ducks” and Bay Area article written Discrimination, hate “North,” Smollett made in Feb. 2016, the three crimes and mass shoot- waves when he came out white students had put ings have no place in to- as homosexual during a bike lock around Wil- day’s society even when an interview with Ellen liams’ neck for several we seem more divided DeGeneres in 2015. minutes, and displayed than ever. “His attackers yelled a confederate fl ag in If we do not put pro-‘Make America their room. an end to forms of Great Again’ (MAGA) While this was clearly discrimination like these, comments during the a hate crime against there will be no hope for attack, such as ‘MAGA Williams, the students our country to improve. country,’” wrote Th e Hol- were only charged lywood Reporter’s Ryan with misdemeanor Parker on Jan. 29. battery, and “escaped a Follow Courtney on Twitter Days before the alleged conviction on hate crime @courtney_megsss sjsunews.com/spartan_daily SPORTS WEDNESDAY, FEB. 6, 2019 7 Freshman from Spain leads women’s water polo

By Victoria Franco Sarusi said Descalzi STAFF WRITER looked promising in videos, so he made her Her ability to score five an offer. points within the first two Despite receiving games of the water polo offers from other schools, season speaks for itself. Descalzi said she knew Freshman Olga she would play for SJSU. Descalzi, from Barcelona, “The university gave Spain, may be new to the my an opportunity to San Jose State team, but study a major. They also is already demonstrating gave me an opportunity her ability to lead her to practice the English I team to victory. had been learning for a Redshirt junior driv- long time too,” she said. er and teammate Sierra “And they were a Division Painter said Descalzi is I school which I was hop- an example to the team ing for.” a n d s h o w s c o m p a s s i o n She added that she to everyone. knew two other girls from “Olga’s a great team- Spain who came to SJSU mate and is constantly to play sports. They gave looking and creating new Descalzi good feedback opportunities for every- about the school, whic one else in the water,” helped her pick SJSU. Painter said. “She’s a very While Descalzi has selfless player.” played water polo for a Descalzi makes it a majority of her life, living point to show her com- in a new country and set- petitors and teammates ting changed the way she that life as a utility play- plays the sport. er in Division I water Descalzi described the polo is something she different aspect of play- always dreamt of, and ing water polo in Spain, she’s doing it all at 18 where players try to grab years old. at opponent’s clothing Before coming to SJSU, underwater. She said Descalzi began playing playing in the United water polo at 8 years old States is not the same. on a professional water “Here, when players polo team in Spain. Her try to play dirty, they are parents encouraged her to immediately called out stick with the sport. by the refs. Spain is more In Oct. 2017, she dirty, more aggressive reached out to SJSU water when playing the game,” polo head coach Gabor Descalzi said. PHOTO COURTESY OF OLGA DESCALZI Sarusi for recruitment. Her extensive experi- “Our conversation went ence for the sport and the Freshman water polo player Olga Descalzi winds up her arm, looks past Stanford defenders and gets ready to from that point on when amount of world experience throw the ball to her teammates while at the Cal Cup last week. she contacted me in 2017,” she has, makes Descalzi an Sarusi said. asset to the team. When she is not in the sport,” she said. “I fix my teammates to rise to the ily back home, Descalzi “I saw videos of her and “I think she brings a water practicing to bet- schedule to have time top of the standings. has high hopes that the I have a good amount of lot of great experience,” ter herself on offense and for everything. With the “We started out No. 20 water polo team will rise contacts in other coun- Painter said. “This defense, Descalzi is mak- rare moments I do have for our national ranking, in rank by the end of tries, like in Spain, and I year we only have five ing a schedule to balance free time, I try to watch and now we are at No. 11,” the season. was able to talk to coaches upperclassman, so hav- her academics with her Netflix and go out to eat she said. “My goal is for us that saw her play. I also ing her come in with a sports calendar. with friends.” to make it to the top 10.” got to see video of her higher level knowledge “I sacrifice a lot of With the season just With the support and Follow Victoria on Twitter play in the national team,” b r i n g s a g r e a t t h r e a t f o r my free time, but I love beginning, Descalzi has a encouragement of her @ayeeevickyy he added. our opponents.” giving my time to this few goals for her and her teammates and fam- Online petition calls to remove an ofﬁ cial from the NFL

By Adam Yoshikawa viewed knew of this peti- which team would make from Vinovich. Another Louis Rams. The call cost civil engineering stu- STAFF WRITER tion, but almost all sup- the Super Bowl. sideline referee followed the Saints a trip to this past dent Francisco Silveyra ported its call. “He should at least Vinovich’s no-call. weekend’s Super Bowl. said. “I think if the play is New Orleans Saints “I could hear my be penalized for the In an interview with “I mean the game already c l e a r e n o u g h h e s h o u l d fans watched this week- brothers screaming in the no-call,” said SJSU be removed.” end’s Super Bowl with a other room,” said San Jose criminal justice senior According to the online chip on their shoulder. State voice performance Danny Nguyen. petition titled “Remove Bill NFL fans created freshman Miguel Lopez. The single play in Vinovich from officiating an online petition two “That game was incredi- mind was between Saints I do think he should be removed but I the NFC Championship,” weeks ago for the remov- bly important.” receiver Tommylee Lewis Vinovich is the only official al of sideline official Bill There is no doubt in any- and Rams cornerback don’t think he will be removed. I think to ever eject Aaron Donald Vinovich and his entire one’s mind that the Rams Nickell Robey-Coleman if the play is clear enough, he should be and Chris Long. crew. The petition cur- vs. Saints NFC champion- late in the fourth quarter. removed. But if Vinovich and rently has 146,932 of the ship game was an official Robey-Coleman bla- Francisco Silveyra his crew were fired, it would requested 150,000 signa- disaster, especially since tantly struck Lewis with senior civil engineering student be hard to find their replace- tures for their removal. it was one of the most a helmet-to-helmet colli- ments. Very few students inter- important games, deciding sion, ending with no call In week three of the 2012 The Times-Picayune in happened right? So I mean NFL season, a lockout took Louisiana, Vinovich said there’s really nothing you place and it directly affect- “It’s a judgment call by can do about it,” said SJSU ed NFL officials who then the officials, I personally general business sopho- decided to strike, so college haven’t seen the play.” more Randolph Garcia. referees were called in to His interview raised eye- “There have been plenty replace them. brows because when watch- of calls that should’ve been The problem was not ing the replay, Vinovich is or could’ve been, so I don’t resolved. Fans put the the closest official to the know, I guess he should be college officials through actual play. penalized in some way.” hell for their poor and Not only did the hel- This is not the first missed calls. met-to-helmet no-call poten- petition calling for his NFL Chairman Roger tially cost the Saints the win, removal. An already exist- Goodell addressed but it also risked player safety. ing petition made a week the missed call this San Francisco 49ers cor- before the NFC champi- Wednesday and said to nerback Richard Sherman onship by Rams fans. reporters, “We under- is a strong advocate for They demanded for stand the frustrations player safety. He brought Vinovich to not officiate of the fans.” He added, up the issue in 2016 with the extremely important “Technology is not going a 4 1/2 minute long video game because of his his- to solve these issues.” dedicated to player safety. tory with the team and Vinovich is still set to In the video, Sherman said his officiating habits. officiate, but with the “the NFL could really care The Rams have a 0-8 online petition nearing its less” and “it’s just things that record when it comes to goal of 150,000 signatures, come with the territory.” Vinovich officiating their his current position is up Vinovich is now in the games since his introduc- for question. hot seat for his action, tion into the NFL in 2012, or lack of action, in this according to NFL statistics. year’s NFC championship “I do think he should be game between the New removed but I don’t think Follow Adam on Instagram Orleans Saints and the St. he will be removed,” senior @yoshi_kawa_ sjsunews.com/spartan_daily 8 WEDNESDAY, FEB. 6, 2019 SPORTS SJSU football gets $1M for new locker room

By Cora Wilson the 2019 season,” Aguayo STAFF WRITER said. “We are all just super motivated and ready for The San Jose State foot- the season.” ball team’s facility has been The new renovations improving thanks to gener- will be made in the exist- ous donors and will contin- ing football team lock- ue to see rennovations in er room at Simpkins the new season. Stadium Center, adjacent Anonymous donors to CEFCU Stadium on gifted the Spartans with a south campus. $1 million gift that will go In January 2019, toward a new locker room the football team also for the team. received another $1 mil- SJSU announced the lion donation from alum- news last week and said nus Kevin Swanson and the locker room is now his wife Sandy Swanson. expected to be completed Their gift will go toward by May 2019. The foot- a new football operations ball team will get brand center on the east side of new lockers with Spartan the CEFCU Stadium. themed graphics. Now that the football The donation will also team has received gener- support head coach Brent ous gifts from numerous Brennan. A new space will donors, the Spartans are be added to the building, closer to reaching their where he will be able to $40 million goal for a new devise new plays, watch football operations facili- game footage and study ty. According to the SJSU the competition. All In Campaign website, “A lot of [the football the team needs about $17 team’s] time together, a lot million more to reach of their chemistry is devel- the goal. oped being in that space If redshirt senior Troy together,” Brennan said. Kowalski was able to meet “Getting ready for prac- the donors, he would tell tice or getting ready for a them, “Thank you for workout or after a work- ILLUSTRATION BY MELODY DEL RIO everything. The dedica- out – having a nice place tion to the program and to live or a nice place to Members of the foot- “The locker room is see a first-class facility season ticket holders. that you guys care about work impacts the way we ball team said that the where our brotherhood with great looking lockers, The donors told SJSU us really means a lot.” think about the work that current locker room is starts,” said redshirt senior a space that’s really well athletics that, “Locker The Spartans look for- we’re doing and the way old and outdated, and Ethan Aguayo. “It’s where taken care of, with a lot rooms are a great place ward for the rennova- we feel about investing in like any other space that our comradery starts.” of graphics and some real for the team to bond. We tion to be completed by that process.” is used a lot, it has been These new renova- pop to it, I think it will be hope the new locker room May or early summer of For Brennan, success beaten up a little over time. tions will not only ben- something that the players will show the team that we this year. starts in the locker room. Besides the janitors, efit the players, but will are excited about and the support them 100 percent.” Having a new and clean the football team main- a l s o h e l p a l o t w i t h t h e recruits are excited about,” The players are excited locker room will help tains the locker rooms recruitment process. Brennan said. to see the new locker room. build a team connection and believe a brand new “When we bring recruits According to SJSU “This is a new oppor- and will aid the success of space will be highly ben- on campus, for them to Athletics, the donors are tunity for us to grow as a Follow Cora on Twitter the players. eficial. walk into that space and long-time Spartan football team and this is the start to @coraawilson Women’s basketball trades winter break for more practice

By Roman Conteras can work their play- Although, even when STAFF WRITER ers six hours a day or looking at the positive more during the vaca- side of things, downsides tion period, according to still show through. San Jose State students NCAA rules. “All the stores on spent the past two weeks Non-Division I athletes campus are closed and switching their minds like third year biomed- the only thing you can from winter break mode ical engineering major really do is sit in your to school mode. Most stu- Colby Loop, spent their room and watch Netflix,” dents are now adjusted to winter breaks at home Marquez added. walking around campus e n j o y i n g t i m e w i t h f a m i l y Despite the downsides, again, but for SJSU stu- and friends. Marquez continued to dent athletes competing “I spent some time in look to her teammates in the winter and spring, Denver visiting a close for support. they never even left. friend of mine. I also took “It’s worth it, you’re The holidays are nor- care of some appoint- here with your team- mally a time for rest and ments and stuff like that,” mates, we have each other relaxation, but for SJSU Loop said. and we get closer. We go athletes, the holidays are Jennifer Sandoval, through a different kind a time to train hard and a senior psychology of struggle,” she said. prepare for their respec- major, spent her win- After one win against tive seasons. ter break taking trips Cal State Bakersfield in During the 2018 hol- b e t w e e n N o r t h e r n a n d late November, the team iday season the SJSU Southern California. fell into a 14-game los- women’s basketball team “I spent most of my ing streak that spanned took only four days off break back home in Los through winter break. from their busy training Angeles with family,” The team broke this los- schedule to return home Sandoval said. “I spent ing streak last Wednesday and spend time with their new years in San Diego, when SJSU beat Utah families. and then I came back to State 68-59 at home in “This year we had the San Jose so I could head the Event Center. 22nd through the 25th back to work.” Now that the semester off, and we had to be back Short breaks and is in full swing, athletes the 26th for practice.” said missed time off are a on the women’s basket- guard Danae Marquez. small price to pay for ball team are practic- After the team’s four these athletes, according a total of 20 hours day break, they were i n g t o t h e w o m e n ’ s per week. greeted with silent resi- basketball players. The team still has dence halls and an empty Full scholarships and nine games to go in the campus. The players nationwide recognition regular season before took this time to contin- for their talent arguably heading to the Mountain ue preparations for their make up for a shortened West Conference cham- 2019 season. winter break. pionship in March. “We play two games a Even though these ath- The Spartans will take week and practice about letes spent most of their on Boise State next in the 90 minutes to two hours break on campus, they Event Center on Saturday, on the days leading up managed to find the perks Feb. 9 at 2 p.m. to the game, and we take in being some of the few Boise State is current- sundays off.” said head still here. ly ranked second in the coach Jamie Craighead. “It’s kinda lonely, but Mountain West Conference. Two hour practic- the good thing about it is es may seem grueling to the elevators are quick some, but it is actually and parking is easy,” Follow Roman on Instagram quite generous. Coaches said Marquez. @roaminroman_52