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sjsunews.com/spartan_daily CONTROVERSY CITY VOTES TO MOVE COLUMBUS STATUE The Christopher Columbus Statue in city hall is the center of a conﬂ ict

BY CHIOMA LEWIS Jose International Airport, STAFF WRITER keep it inside Bank of Italy in History Park or leave it in San Jose City Council city hall. members voted Tuesday The statue is located in night to move the the main lobby of city hall Christopher Columbus stat- and has been there since ue that is in city hall to a new 2005. It was donated in location. 1958 to the city of San Jose The statue will remain by members of the Italian- inside city hall for the next American community such six weeks while the Italian as the San Jose Civic Club community finds an appro- and the Italo-American priate location to display it. Societies of San Jose. If they are unable to, it will The city council meet- be put into storage. ing was open to the public “I am pleasantly sur- and almost 200 residents of prised, I am proud of Mayor San Jose were present. Some [Sam] Liccardo’s leadership.” in attendance brought signs San Jose State alumnus reading “Columbus is a fable Miguel Santiago said. of white supremacy” and Four options were pre- “Indigenous day. Sí!” sented by the council for There was a clear divide the statue. The choices between the Italian and CHIOMA LEWIS | SPARTAN DAILY were to store the statue at Native communities during San Jose community members hold a sign protesting the statue of Christopher Columbus at a meeting the History San Jose collec- the meeting. Members of the discussing what to do with it Tuesday. The statue stands in city hall, visible to the public. tion center, display it at San STATUE | Page 2

BOXING QUAKE Film screening pays PREPPING tribute to Holocaust FOR “THE BIG ONE” victims and survivors California braces for the next potential Loma International Holocaust Remembrance Prieta earthquake Day is recognized with a ﬁ lm screening of BY WILLIAM DELA CRUZZ “Searching for Victor ‘Young’ Perez: STAFF WRITER The Boxer of Auschwitz” A 5.8 earth- mimilesles of thethe BY JASMINE STRACHAN Flyweight boxing champion in 1931 and quake that struck 1000 SASAFF quake STAFF WRITER 1932. He began his boxing career in his miles off Northernn zozone,ne, espe- adolescent years, winning his first boxing California’s Lost Coastt ciciallyally in urban The Martin Luther King, Jr. Library match at 16 years old. last Thursday wasas arareaseas like Palm screened the film “Searching for Victor In 1931, Perez — at the age of 19 — another reminder ooff SpSprings,rings, Los ‘Young’ Perez: The Boxer of Auschwitz” became the youngest boxing champion in the imminent dangerer AnAngelesgeles and San yesterday in commemoration of the world by defeating American boxer, Californians may face.e. FrFrancisco,ancisco, according to International Holocaust Remembrance Frank “Frankie” Genaro in the flyweight “The Big One” thathat SaSanAndreasFault.org.nAndreasFault.org. Day. category, according to ynetnews.com. is supposed to hit “any SpanishSpanish sophomore In 2005, the United Nations General Perez ended his career in 1938 with 92 time now” is a hypothet- Karla Juradodo said the Assembly officially labeled Jan. 27 as wins, 26 loses and 15 ties. ical earthquake of mag- threat of a large earth-th International Holocaust Remembrance Two years later when the Germans nitude 8 or greater that is quake is something that Day. It is a day that is meant to honor defeated the French, Perez was arrested in concerns her. GRAPHIC BY MARCI SUELA Holocaust victims and their liberation, France and sent off to Drancy internment “I see the news a lot according to the Holocaust Encyclopedia. camp with a thousand other prisoners, “ and they say we’re due USGS describes the fault The documentary recounts the tri- known as “Transport 60.” He was later sent What students any time for a major as a “tectonic time bomb” umphs and hardships Perez faced during to Auschwitz — a concentration camp in earthquake so it’s scary and says the Bay Area the 1940s. Perez gained fame early on Poland — in 1943. can do is really how it could happen at is due for another 6.8 because of his dynamic boxing skills. His It was at Auschwitz where Perez was understand any time and nobody to 7.0 earthquake. It is romance with Mireille Balin, a French- forced to train and compete in boxing knows when,” Jurado said a major earthquake Italian actress, was widely known and it matches for the Nazis’ entertainment. At drop, cover and said. “I feel like we could “cause hundreds is was something that brought him a lot 35 years old, Perez was shot by a Nazi don’t go through a pro- of deaths, leave thousands of joy. soldier during a death march from the hold. cess of what to do if homeless and devastate the He was arrested by the French police campsite. Like countless others, the boxer this happens.” region’s economy.” force and eventually imprisoned at lost his life in Auschwitz. Andrés Acevedo San Jose is located on San Jose was hit with Auschwitz. “There’s the old cliche, ‘One death is SJSU emergency the Hayward fault line. It two minor earthquakes “This is a testimony to what happened, a tragedy, a million deaths is a statistic,’” service coordinator has been 150 years since last month — magnitude a response to those that said it never did,” David Mesher, retired professor of Jewish the last large Hayward 3.9 and 3.1. Deborah Estreicher, a reference librarian Literature at San Jose State, said. “And fault line earthquake in Business senior Jerimy with the San Jose Public Library, said. it’s easy to lose sight of the individuals expected to occur along 1868. The past five large Macy said it is not a huge “There are millions of stories. This is just who’ve suffered, in any genocide. Unless the San Andreas fault earthquakes that have hit priority on what scares one of what people can do to another you somehow bring it home on an individ- (SAF) line. the Hayward fault have him, but it is something thinking of them as non-entities, as not ual level. And this is one of those stories.” Such a quake can been about 140 years that’s on his mind. alike themselves.” Perez was a renowned world hero to produce devastation apart, according to the “There is always going Perez was Jewish and the world’s many people during that time. to human civilization U.S. Geological Survey. to be a looming danger within about 50-100 On its website, the DOCUMENTARY | Page 2 SHAKE | Page 2 sjsunews.com/spartan_daily 2 WEDNESDAY, JAN. 31, 2018 NEWS

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MULTIMEDIA EDITOR CHIOMA LEWIS | SPARTAN DAILY OMAR PEREZ (Top Left) Several protesters opposing the Christopher Columbus statue arrived MULTIMEDIA REPORTER to a San Jose City Council meeting with signs Tuesday night. One person DAISUKE EGUCHI brought a sign reading “Columbus is a fable of white supremacy.” (Top Right) Members of San Jose Brown Berets stand to show their resentment towards ONLINE EDITOR the councilmembers in favor of the statue. (Bottom Left) The large marble KELLY BURNS statue sits in the main lobby of city hall. (Bottom Right) Two members of the DAISUKE EGUCHI | SPARTAN DAILY (FILE IMAGE) COPY EDITORS San Jose Brown Berets stand in protest during a debate before the vote. JACKIE CONTRERAS NOE MAGANA the need to hold on to heritage. Brown Berets, said. “It’s a symbol of oppression STATUE “I am neither Native American or Italian,” San and white supremacy.” STAFF WRITERS Continued from page 1 Jose resident Sandy Perry said. “It’s not about if Ortiz also stated the statue represents the KAEL BENITEZ-AUSTRIA you are Italian or Native American, it’s about if murder of his ancestors as well as the rape of DIANA AVILA WILLIAM DELA CRUZ Italian community claimed that trying to remove you have human decency. Every moment that their women. ANDREW GLENN the statue was disgusting and there was no reason statue is in city hall, the airport or in public is an Removing the statue would cost over PAUL HANG to relocate it. Some members see the statue as part insult to the people of San Jose.” $12,000. The San Jose Brown Berets held an DOMINOE IBARRA of their heritage. San Jose Brown Berets, a Chicano indigenous Indigenous resistance rally at city hall Monday LOVETTA JACKSON “The statue is one of the lone representations activist group started a petition to remove night to make their voices heard. CHIOMA LEWIS ALEXANDER MARTINET of the Italian community here,” Joshua Melander, the statue from city hall. The petition stated Armendariz, who helped organize people for GABRIEL MUNGARAY executive director of Little Italy San Jose, said. that the statue is obscene and offensive to the event, said an effort to remove the statue KRISTEL RODRIGUEZ Other members of the the Italian community the indigenous community in San Jose and was made in the 1980’s, but the city council back JOSEPH ROIAS thought differently. The curator from the Bank currently has over 2,000 signatures. then was less progressive. BRIANNA SHEATS of Italy at History Park asked the council not to “If it was a statue of Hitler, what would we Councilmember Raul Peralez said that none of BEN STEIN JASMINE STRACHAN move the statue to the bank because it would go expect our leaders to do?” San Jose resident the options suggested for relocation of the statue MEI SUZUKI against their goals to accurately depict history. Rebeca Armendariz said. “Columbus was would be appropriate. He also said that it belongs AMANDA WHITAKER Members of the Native American and Chicano inhumane and terrorizing.” in a museum, but that there is no place to relocate communities also spoke before the council. Columbus was an Italian explorer and is well it to right now. PRODUCTION CHIEF “Columbus as a statue should not be here known for being credited with the discovery of the MIKE CORPOS where he never came,” Augustin Chapa, Internal new world, but many indigenous people in San NEWS ADVISERS co-chair of MEChA at SJSU, said to the council. Jose believe that is simply untrue and offensive. RICHARD CRAIG The debate over the statue of the historic figure “You cannot discover a place that is already Follow Chioma on Twitter NISHA GARUD came down to either an acceptance of history or inhabited,” Peter Ortiz, co-chair of the San Jose @clevermindlewis SCOTT FOSDICK

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MEI SUZUKI | SPARTAN DAILY (Left) San Jose residents Melanie Lan and Melvin McElrath experience the virtual realilty version of Bruce Nauman’s corridor installation. The “Time Tunnel” installation is featured in the art building and is open to the public until Feb. 23. (Right) Santa Cruz resident Victoria May walks through the physical corridor. ART PIECE UNIFIES PAST AND PRESENT gallery] over a period curators, staff wanted to make 3D BY MEI SUZUKI of a couple of years members and the event “ environments and also STAFF WRITER as we put the entire director introduced the interactive mediums.” project together.” background of his work We have amazing artists that At this corridor Students and professors Almost 50 years ago, with slideshows. installation, art is walked in and out of the same art piece titled The reason why there come here, so if our students can not just to look at. a large white-walled “Time Tunnel” was were numerous visitors experience that, awesome. Art is something to corridor as part of Bruce on display in the same anticipating Nauman’s experience hands-on. Nauman’s “Time Tunnel” room in the art building. art was because Nauman Andrew Blanton Th is installation will be installation that made its But this time, it came is a popular American assistant digital media art professor open until Feb. 23. debut Tuesday night. back as the virtual reality modern artist. There’s no entrance More than 50 guests, (VR) version of it. He learned much of fee and the exhibition consisting of students, The purpose of his art theories and is open from 10 a.m. to professors and others exhibiting a VR version techniques at UC Davis. 4p.m. on weekdays. interested in Nauman’s of the piece was for After he graduated of minimalism and Blanton said. There will also be installation, filled a everyone to experience from UC Davis, he combined it with Th e corridor was an expert panel on classroom in San Jose the art equally, unlike moved to San Francisco conceptualism and exhibited in two ways: as a Nauman Feb. 13 from State’s art building to the actual physical where he made a name video art. physical experience and as 5 to 7 p.m. at the the point where some version which was for himself here in the It was clear how a virtual reality experience. Hammer Theatre. people had to sit on created by Nauman Bay Area, according to important his works Hernandez and the floor and on the before the disability theartstory.org. are in the art world others from the surrounding steps. rights movement. Instead of drawing, because the room was Thompson gallery “I’m thrilled actually At the time it was first he developed the use completely packed. worked with the digital about how it all came created, the installation of multiple types of “We have amazing media faculty to create together,” Jo Farb was only available for materials in order to artists that come here, the VR version. Hernandez, director of people who didn’t have create his art pieces so if our students “I helped with the the Thompson gallery a physical disability. such as neons lights can experience that, visuals,” digital media and SJSU professor Before people and mirrors. awesome,” assistant arts alumnae Michelle said. “I’ve worked started to experience In his early work, he professor of digital Tam said. “I was Follow Mei on Twitter with them [Thompson Nauman’s art, several used the characteristics media art Andrew interested because I @meiS0000

MOVIE REVIEW ‘Den of Thieves’ is a must see

BY AMANDA WHITAKER also known as “Big able to watch. STAFF WRITER Nick,” is the head cop in Could you imagine charge. Gerard and his if your girlfriend’s dad Th e fi lm begins in the men are on the hunt to was 50 Cent? Rest in busy streets of Los An- track down a group of peace to that guy. geles. While watching men who just stole an Th is fi lm does a great the opening scene, an armored bank truck. job of making the audi- abundance of core chill- Th ey investigate a ence feel a wide range ing facts about bank group of suspects and fol- of emotions. You really robberies fi ll the bottom low them closely, trying start to feel for the char- of the screen. to fi gure out what their acters as you learn more Director Christian next move is. O’Shea about their lives and Gudegast doesn’t hesi- Jackson Jr.’s character, the type of people they tate to jump right into Donnie, is a getaway are, or at least who you the action. driver for the criminals. think they are. At fi rst, you may think Gerard kidnaps Gudegast does a this is your average ac- O’Shea and uses him fantastic job tricking tion fi lm. Cops set out to get more informa- you into believing you to capture the bad guys, tion on the criminals’ know what’s going to and while the in-be- future heist. Th ey use happen next. tween is always enter- this information to try I highly recommend taining, you can usually and catch the ex-mil- going out to see this guess how it ends every itary men in action of fi lm. If you’re looking time. Th e cops capture the crime. Just when to be scared, shocked, the bad guys and the you think it’s all over confused and relieved, day is saved. for these crooked crim- this fi lm will give you However, for this fi lm inals, the fi lm takes you just that. that’s just not the case. through a loop of twists “Den of Th ieves” stars and turns. Gerard Butler, 50 Cent Not only is “Den of and O’Shea Jackson Jr. Th ieves” suspenseful Follow Amanda on Twitter or better known as Ice and action-packed, @AmandaWhitDaily Cube’s son. Gerard But- it’s also comedic. One ler plays Nick O’Brien, a scene with 50 Cent’s hard-ass detective who character known as NOW tries to convict a group of Levi, shows him wait- crooked ex-military men ing for his daughter to PLAYING who plan to rob the city’s get picked up for prom. Federal Reserve Bank. When the daughter’s “Den of Thieves” Th e main storyline of date arrives, 50 Cent the fi lm follows the cops pulls him into a room so and the criminals as two that they can “chat.” Directed by: subplots arise. What happens next Christian Gudegast The group of cops is every teenage boy’s Starring: consist of five men nightmare. In the Gerard Butler, who aren’t your av- room stood 50 Cent erage neighborhood and a large group of 50 Cent, cops. They’re tough his ex-military friends, O’Shea Jackson Jr. and don’t always abide making sure that the Genre: by the rules, meaning boy knew to bring his Action/Thriller they would shoot the daughter home at 11:30 Rating: criminals rather than p.m. sharp. arrest them because it Th is hilarious scene, is less paperwork. among others, made the Gerard’s character, fi lm even more enjoy- sjsunews.com/spartan_daily 4 WEDNESDAY, JAN. 31, 2018 OPINION

YouTuber’s apology Andrew Glenn STAFF WRITER video is not enough JUDGE CRITICIZED YouTuber Logan Hines wants people Paul uploaded a video to understand the of himself on Dec. complexity surrounding FOR SENTENCE 31st in the Aokigahara Lovetta Jackson suicide and that it’s forest, also known as the STAFF WRITER possible to help others. Rosemarie Aquilina, SEE THIS AND “Suicide Forest,” located Th e video does show he the judge responsible for MORE VIDEOS in Japan. It soon became is being educated. Paul the sentencing of former ON YOUTUBE controversial because claims to be donating USA Gymnastics doctor Paul showed a dead body was something wrong? apology on Twitter. $1 million to various Larry Nassar, has received former doctor that was hanging from a tree. Did we just not care Everything a suicide prevention both praise and criticism convicted. Others, like He started to joke about enough to notice? Th ese YouTuber does is for organizations, with for her actions. industrial technology the dead body while questions may haunt views. I found the the fi rst $250,000 to Nassar was sentenced junior Cristobal Moreno- fi lming close up shots of someone for life. original video uploaded the National Suicide 40 to 175 years in prison Guzman, supported the the it. “What, you’ve never When I fi rst heard by others, the scene Prevention Lifeline. for sexual misconduct of judge in her choice of stood next to a dead guy?” about this video I where Paul fi lms and Donations in my seven women. During the sentencing and off ered no Paul said when his friend couldn’t believe it. I did describes the dead body opinion show a lot about a sentencing, 161 women criticism toward her. told him he didn’t feel not understand how is blacked out because person. It’s a lot of money testifi ed against him with However, this does good. someone could joke it is against YouTube’s and makes me think that similar claims. not disregard Aquilina’s He was smiling and about a dead body in a Community Guidelines. he really cares. Viewing “I just signed your actions. Th e Washington laughing throughout the forest known for suicide. Th e comeback video the video makes me death warrant,” Aquilina Post called it “vengeful video, making it seem I do not support Paul features suicide survivor, think he is well-informed proudly said when she judicial grandstanding,” like this scene was a joke. because he played it off as Kevin Hines, who about the topic, as he read Nassar’s sentence and said that she behaved He received backlash a mistake. I do not believe attempted to kill himself claims to want to make aloud. Since then, she more as an advocate than from his viewers who it could be a mistake in 2000 aft er jumping off an eff ort to contribute has received a great a neutral third party. called it inappropriate. because YouTube videos the Golden Gate Bridge. and immerse himself amount of praise from Th ese criticisms Paul made a comeback have a process before Paul admits to being into the conversation the victims and their aren’t coming from just video aft er a 23-day hiatus. uploading them to the ignorant for not knowing ssurrounding suicide. families and from those anyone. Judge William I think he did a good job public. Th is long process much about the impact He did a good job with on the Twittersphere. Collette from the Ingham with that video, but I still of editing and making the of suicide and gives tips the video and showing the However, some have County Circuit stated don’t support him or his eff ort to blur out the dead on helping people who public that he’s educated been critical of Aquilina, that Aquilina’s actions future videos. body should have been are struggling with it. His now, but I will not forgive claiming that she behaved were “the most violative.” As someone who has a sign to him that it was attempt at learning more him for the fi rst video. It’s in an unprofessional He brought up the fact lost a sibling because of inappropriate. It should on the topic and spreading defi nitely something that manner and that her that 161 women spoke suicide, I know through have made him think a positive message to end should have been thought actions showed a great in court against Nassar personal experience that about how insensitive this the stigma is a good start. through. It’s really hard amount of partiality when only seven counts suicide is not a joke. Losing video could be to people. “We need to be a society to believe he posted the toward the victims. of sexual assault were someone through suicide “I didn’t do it for that comes together video without feeling like When the judge of a brought against him. leaves family members views. I get views. I did for every person in the it was a bad idea. court refuses to release While he does not torn with many sad it because I thought it community that is going the defendant’s letter to in any way doubt the emotions and unanswered would make a positive through hell,” Hines said the court to the public just statements made, he questions. What could we ripple on the internet, in Paul’s apology video. Follow Lovetta on Twitter because she is “troubled” points out that many of have done better? Why not cause a monsoon of Hines has a good @Lovettaajackson by the content; when the the statements read had didn’t he or she tell us there negativity,” Paul said in an message for Paul to hear. judge decides to give a brief no relevance in regard to background regarding the the case being brought origin of her family; when to trial. He also made his the judge begins to list disapproval of the death Warning signs of suicide off a number of statistics warrant remark clear. regarding the number “There has to be some Suicide causes extreme pain and loss to individuals and families of sexual assault cases semblance of fairness, nationwide. Notice these signs and you could possibly save a life. reported and encourages no matter how much the victims of these you hate the person,” assaults to “become part of Collette said.“Doing Displaying extreme Talking about wanting the army,” I would fi nd her justice is one thing, it is mood swings to die or kill oneself actions to be unbecoming not a judge’s function to of a sworn judge. get people healed.” It has been acknowledged Having read what was that the sentence given said by Aquilina during the to Nassar was a valid sentencing, I can agree with Talking about being Acting anxious or one that is within the the critics that her actions a burden to others behaving recklessly boundaries of the law. I were unprofessional. What found, unfortunately, that Nassar did is unforgivable when students on campus and I have heard of worse were asked about their take sentencings in the past, Withdrawing from Talking about feeling on Aquilina’s attitude, the but he still deserves an conversation or hopeless or having no majority didn’t even know impartial treatment by the what I was talking about. judicial system. feeling isolated reason to live Th e few who did, including business junior Follow Andrew on Twitter SOURCE: MENTALHEALTH.GOV Nathaniel Guzman, LOVETTA JACKSON | SPARTAN DAILY only knew of the @SaviorElite10 Print media is not dead, it’s just evolving

What is black and white services where the most that we get something for compete against solidifi ed and red all over? A massively recent version can be free, the less willing we are competition it becomes a struggling industry. viewed on tablets and to pay for it.” steep hill to climb. I am not going iPhones. But caught in Alexander Martinet Oliver is mostly I am not surprised to sugarcoat what’s the move to digital-only is STAFF WRITER right. Local outlets are that media outlets are happening in today’s Adblocker, a free Google losing out on being a transitioning away from newspaper industry. Chrome extension that part of the discussion. print. Technology was Bay Area outlets have removes advertising President Donald eventually going to force been facing a drop in content from a webpage, down to cut costs. In an I don’t think print Trump has frequently the world of journalism advertising revenue and website or mobile apps. interview with LA Times, newspapers are far from criticized The New to change, and sadly jobs circulation, leading to cuts I believe people still want Lisa Krieger, a reporter for being dead. Transitioning York Times for their are going to get lost along in editorial. To curve the to get the news on their the Mercury News who the print edition into a 2016 election coverage, the way. trend, smaller outlets such favorite sports teams or is also on the contract premium product was believing it slanted I hope that in the as the Gilroy Dispatch what’s going on in politics, bargaining committee for an eventual next step. in favor of Hillary middle of this evolution, have gone from publishing but what’s most important the Pacifi c Media Workers Adblocker just sped up the Clinton. Trump has businesses can reinvest daily to weekly, and have to online audiences is Guild, shined a light on process. No business in the frequently called the into newsrooms that shift ed towards being a accessibility. In 2016, the situation. state of California could be paper “failing,” but better promote the staff , digital-fi rst platform. 615 million devices had “We’re run by a hedge profi table if 40 percent of The New York Times helping to preserve the Larger outlets caught in Adblocker installed, with 62 fund; their business is the audience got it for free. added record numbers local news aspect. this transition are aff ected percent of mobile devices making money. Th ey have I think there needs to be a to its subscription list “Yes, our revenue is more strongly. According using the soft ware. Business a short-term investment serious discussion on our in 2017, according to down substantially, as to the LA Times, the San Insider expects 40 percent perspective. Our mission, willingness to maintain the the Independent. is newspaper revenue Jose Mercury News had a of the internet users to as reporters and editors, fourth estate, the freedom of But local, small papers nationally,” Krieger said. newsroom staff of 440 in adopt and use the soft ware, is long-term — providing the press. don’t have the reach to “But our editors are leading the 1990s, but today the dramatically changing the same high-quality John Oliver, a British make an impact on the eff orts to reinvent ourselves, staff of 39 is represented today’s media landscape. coverage that our readers comedian who hosts “Last national discussion. Oft en, to push hard into new ways by the Pacifi c Media Newspapers have have depended on Week Tonight,” devoted a they’re the ones who are of doing business to create Workers Guild. been bought out more since 1851, and which segment on his show where caught playing catch-up to an essential product.” Th is has forced outlets frequently by private is essential to a well- he said, “We’ve just grown their competition who have to depend exclusively equity investors and hedge functioning and informed accustomed to getting our already lapped them. Any Follow Alexander on Twitter on online subscription funds who strip them democracy,” Krieger said. news for free and the longer time a local paper has to @almartinet sjsunews.com/spartan_daily OPINION WEDNESDAY, JAN. 31, 2018 5 Violence in entertainment is OK

Paul Hang STAFF WRITER

There’s no doubt that more attracted to violent violent entertainment video games, but playing is something we enjoy them does not have any in America. negative eff ects. We defi nitely enjoy As a matter of fact, I seeing violence as a started getting into the source of entertainment video game realm with in video games and games like “Doom” fi lms. According to and “Duke Nukem Wikipedia, the fi rst- 3D” when I was young. person shooter series Those games were fairly “Call of Duty” has sold controversial for their over 250 million copies time, but I never did worldwide. “Deadpool,” have the desire to kill which was one of the anyone in real life. I even ILLUSTRATION BY MARCI SUELA | SPARTAN DAILY most watched movies in remember watching Hospital, has a similar parents should be careful 2016, was rated R. movies like “Braveheart” belief to Conrad’s stance of what their kids are Many wonder if and “Starship Troopers” on video game violence. playing and watching. violence in media as a kid and I was In an article he wrote for Violence in negatively aff ects people. nowhere near the the It’s just fun for me to role-play the American Academy entertainment doesn’t As someone who is a age requirement for of Child and Adolescent seem to have much of a fan of playing these those movies. as a lone space marine ﬁ ghting Psychiatry, Beresin argued negative impact on us. kinds of games and I always liked the power hordes of demons out there to there is more violent However, if you do have enjoys watching movies fantasy of video games. It’s content in entertainment a younger sibling, cousin featuring satisfying just fun for me to role-play kill you for the sake of it. than mass shootings. or niece and you’re playing fi ght scenes, I don’t see as a lone space marine “Lots of people read violent video games or any harmful eff ects on fi ghting hordes of demons Homer’s ‘Odyssey,’ and watching a gory movie people. Experts, say out there to kill you for most of these people read together, you might want to there is little negative the sake of it. I have a Despite Conrad’s beliefs, things,” computer science this poem in the ninth keep your eyes on them to psychological infl uence. diff erent perspective on he stated there is a greater senior Xuan Ho said. grade,” Beresin said. see how they are reacting. “Th ere is very little violent fi lms since I enjoy chance that television “Th ose who do negative “Th ere is no denying its If you enjoy taking support that video them, but I mostly like violence can be more [things] are prone to do violence, and there is no headshots at opponents game violence causes them for the “cool” factor. detrimental to children. it anyway because they denying its cultural value. over an online match and adults to become more When I fi rst saw the Some San Jose State either lack common Are we comparing ‘Th e seeing their heads blown aggressive in real life,” lobby shootout scene students also believe sense or are raised in a Odyssey’ to movies like off , there is a very high Dr. Brent Conrad, a from “Th e Matrix,” I violent video games bad environment.” ‘Natural Born Killers?’ chance that you are not a clinical psychologist for thought that was the and movies have no Dr. Eugene Beresin, Not exactly.” deranged psychopath. TechAddiction said. He coolest part of the movie harmful effects. director of child and While Beresin doesn’t also stated that people due to the choreography “I don’t believe that adolescent psychiatry believe in any negative who are more anger- and it’s easily one of the violence can aff ect a residency training at eff ects from violent Follow Paul on Twitter driven or violent are memorable parts for sure. person to do negative Massachusetts General fi lms, he does believe @iTz_BisyMon

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average points per CAREER STATS 18.5 game career points currently, makes Welage the 12th free throw 1085 leading scorer in percentage, SJSU men’s .886 leading the basketball history Mountain West conference in SJSU men’s rd basketball history 3 with 136 RYAN WELAGE: 3-pointers BY BEN STEIN CAPTAIN ON AND OFF THE COURT STAFF WRITER same school Ryan attended and won two On the court, Ryan Welage state championships with. stretch, he is stretching. He is a two-time Indiana high “Usually my dad or a stretches for fun.” James. “I make fun of school state champion and is friend back home will text In the classroom, him all the time.” early on,” San Jose State’s 12th leading me the score and send me Welage is busy studying Welage considers himself Welage said. “So when scorer. Off the court, he is a the stat line,” said Welage. kinesiology. Needless to say, a cornhole champion and the season came around experience for me, being brother, a vegetarian and an Welage tried to hide his he understands the benefits teammates say he loves to I had enough equity built a leader, trying to lead avid “Madden” player. wide smile as he described of living a healthy lifestyle. In play “Madden.” up already.” these guys the best I can,” “Wely,” as his teammates his brother’s most recent fact, Welage just began eating “Big time ‘Madden’ player. Due to his hard work off Welage said. call him, grew up in performance. a vegetarian diet. Big time, he’s a ‘Madden’ the court head coach Jean “I do my best everyday Greensburg, Indiana, a small “They actually won “I try and be as healthy as fanatic. He loves ‘Madden.’ I Prioleau named Welage an to bring energy and keep town between Cincinnati last night, he had 30,” said possible,” said Welage. “I eat a think last year on ‘Madden official team captain. everyone on the same and Indianapolis. He has a Welage. “I love following whole food, plant based diet. 17’ his record online was “He’s doing all the things page and help everyone sister, Elaine, and a brother, him, he’s a really good player.” All the research shows that is like 220-57,” James said. He that a captain and a leader else get better.” Andrew, who he keeps in When he isn’t playing the best way to do it. I try to noted he has beat Welage does,” Prioleau said. “He is Welage is averaging 18.5 touch with daily. basketball or talking with his stay as healthy as possible so twice this year. doing well on and off the points and 5.3 rebounds “I talk to [my brother] all brother, Welage is stretching I can perform as best I can.” In between basketball court. He got a 4.0 this per game while shooting a the time, I check up with and going the extra mile to It’s paying off. Welage practice, stretching sessions semester. He’s leading our career-high 47 percent from him almost every game,” stay in shape. has never missed a game in and gaming, Welage still team in scoring. So that is the field this season. Welage said. “He loves taking care of his three seasons at SJSU. finds time to focus on why I named him captain.” Welage was not referring his body,” senior point guard Although just because the school. During the fall This year, Welage has had to his own games, but his Jalen James said “I haven’t research is paying off, doesn’t semester, Welage earned a to take on more responsibility brother’s games. Andrew seen anyone take care of their mean his teammates don’t 4.0 GPA. He attributes this after Brandon Clarke, the Welage is a sophomore on body as much as Wely. Wely joke with him. to his hard work from the Spartans’ leading scorer last the varsity basketball team at is strict about his body all the “He’s 12 days in right start of the semester. year, transferred to Gonzaga. Follow Ben on Twitter Greensburg High School, the time. If he gets a chance to now as a vegetarian,” said “I had really good grades “It has been a growing @thereelbstein

BASEBALL SPORTS COLUMN Sanﬁ lippo named interim head coach

BY BEN STEIN STAFF WRITER

San Jose State’s Director of Athletics Marie Tuite announced the university hired former assistant baseball coach, Brad Sanfilippo, as the interim baseball head coach. JOE ROIAS | SPARTAN DAILY San Jose State’s pep band practices before the men’s basketball game against Wyoming on Saturday, Jan. 27. Sanfilippo was an assistant coach at SJSU in 2013 and 2014 and will replace head coach Jason Hawkins while he is on administrative leave. Sanfilippo’s head coaching experience includes Pep band brings energy to the stands seven years at the high school level. He coached at Willow Glen High School from 2002-2003 and at his alma mater BY CHIOMA LEWIS ing the fight song, to get the then they are doing their job. is the perfect puzzle piece.” Los Gatos High School from STAFF WRITER crowd excited. While the pep band’s pur- The cheer team and the 2004-2009. How much pep does the pose is to make the game pep band work together get- During his time at Los It’s easy to get caught up in pep band actually provide? more entertaining, it is also ting the fans into the game. Gatos High, the team won four the excitement of a basketball Some students who attend meant to distract. The band When the pep band starts El Camino League titles in six game and miss all the different the games think the pep is well known for shouting playing the fight song, the seasons and won its first two aspects that make going to the band adds energy. comments and making noise cheer team runs around to SANFILIPPO Central Coast Section (CCS) game worthwhile. There’s the “They keep the same at the visiting team while get the crowd pumped up. championships in school history. crowd, food, cheer team, the energy,” justice studies they are at the free-throw They are on their feet Before coming to SJSU, Sanfilippo was a volunteer game itself and then there’s junior Jamal Scott said. line. They have also been and raising the Spartan Up assistant coach at the University of California Berkeley the pep band. “They are never boring and known to play loudly in the hand gesture and as the from 2009-2012. During the football sea- stick out to everyone, when- direction of the opposing crowd yells “defense” the Sanfilippo was responsible for opponent scouting son the marching band per- ever I am with someone team during timeouts. pep band can be heard loud reports and video analysis. forms in games, but during they always say something “We are helpful by being and clear. During his time at Berkeley the team appeared in for the basketball season about the band.” obnoxious to the the other Imagine a game without two NCAA Regionals and was a 2011 College World the pep band appears in its Bringing energy and team and making it so that the fight song being played Series team. place. The pep band is made excitement to a game is not they can’t think,” pep band and only the sounds of Sanfilippo has coached or assisted over 20 players up of 29 members while the just for the crowd but for the member Alex Quick said. sneakers squeaking on the who were eventually drafted into the MLB, including marching band has over 170. team. If the team isn’t moti- It’s obvious that the pres- court with infrequent cheers. Oakland Athletics’ shortstop Marcus Semien and The members of the pep vated they are less likely to ence of the pep band at the Without the band, some- outfielder Logan Schafer. band are mostly made up perform at their best.“I think games is helpful and pos- thing would be missing from The Spartans’ baseball season begins on of members of the marching it helps us out a lot,” men’s itive. Even SJSU basketball the atmosphere of the game. Feb. 16 with a four-game home weekend series against band, along with others who basketball senior guard fans who are not students Northern Colorado. are not SJSU students. Jalen James said. “Especially appreciate their presence. Follow Ben on Twitter The purpose of the band is during warm ups for sure, it “I think they give more @thereelbstein to bring music and life to the gets us pumped up.” energy than the cheer- basketball game. The band If team members are leaders,” San Jose resident Follow Chioma on Twitter IMAGE COURTESY OF TERRELL LLOYD | SJSU ATHLETICS plays various songs, includ- motivated by the pep band Louise Patt said. “The band @clevermindlewis