Students Support Faculty at Rally for Higher Wages
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Serving San Jose State University since 1934 Volume 145 • Issue 19 Wednesday, October 7, 2015 SPORTS OPINION A&E Men’s soccer Arno Bryant ‘Liner Notes:’ takes on Santa questions Keenan Fry Clara p.5 patriotism p.4 analyzes Goatsnake p.3 FIGHT FOR FIVE TAKING THE HIGH ROAD Students support faculty Spartans lift at rally for higher wages transport to new heights By Kavin Mistry in the city and it will re- @KavinM95 place things like buses or the light rail,” Soucy said. Th ink about the possibil- “Th e idea is that it is sup- ity of getting where you posed to be green; that is want to go without deal- why it is solar powered.” ing with traffi c and in a Th e project is complete- way that allows you to fl oat ly green. It runs off solar above everyone else. power and the pods are Th irty mechanical en- controlled by a computer gineering students at San that tells it where to go. Jose State are trying to Soucy said the goal is make that thought a reality to have the system work with the Spartan Superway. throughout San Jose and “Anyone can hop on, in neighboring cities. Th ey call a pod, jump in and go hope to get more people wherever they want to go involved in using it so they without stops,” said Au- will not have to deal with gustine Soucy, a mechani- ongoing traffi c. cal engineering senior. “It is supposed to be easy,” We planp to have this out “ Lauren Hernandez | Spartan Daily iin the city and it The California Faculty Association’s cries of “Fund education, not administration!” attracted will replace thingsgs over 100 San Jose State students, staff and faculty members to the John Carlos and Tommie Smith Statues on Tuesday afternoon. “like buses or light rail.rraiail. By Raechel Price Political science junior Eric Augustine Soucy @rae_thecyborg Medrano spoke before the Mechanical engineering senior march, highlighting the need for students to stand in solidar- Students, teachers and fac- ity with faculty on this issue. “It’s fast and easy, and it is Soucy said. “Anyone can ulty members rallied in sup- “What has brought us here something that will revolu- use it—students going to port of the California Faculty today is a common struggle, tionize public transit.” class, businessmen.” Association’s salary raise ne- a fl aw in our system that has Th e Superway is a minia- But the Superway is not a gotiations at San Jose State gone unaddressed for far too ture train (pod) that holds new idea. yesterday. long,” Medrano said. three to four people and “Th e Spartan Superway is Sociology professor Preston Medrano is a member of is suspended from a track in its third year,” said Mi- Rudy led the SJSU chapter of Students for Quality Educa- that is 30 feet in the air. It chael Hurst, mechanical the CFA, who gathered in front tion, a coalition of students is designed to travel around engineering senior. “Right of the Tommie Smith and John who advocate for change in the city on the track, com- now we are working on Carlos Statue at noon. higher education. ing down at specifi c spots to research and development Dressed in red shirts embla- As stated on their Facebook pick up and drop off people. since we are only a month zoned with the words, “I don’t page, their goal is to “raise CSU Th e students said they are or so into the semester.” want to strike, but I will,” the student awareness and action working on the Superway Spartan Superway in- group aimed to bring aware- to stand up against injustices for the fi rst time as part of structor Burford Furman ness to the CFA’s current strug- towards their education.” their senior project. Th ey said progress is hindered gle with budget negotiations. “Th is isn’t an issue just for spent the fi rst month get- due to the infl ux of new Th e CFA is currently in ne- faculty,” Medrano said. “Th is ting caught up to where the students taking the project gotiations with the California is an issue that aff ects stu- project left off last semester. over each year. State University Chancellor’s dents as well.” Th e whole project is stu- Despite the constant stu- Offi ce over faculty salary in- Behavioral science junior dent run, and controlled by dent turnover, Furman said creases for the second year of Elizabeth Gonzalez was pass- Lauren Hernandez | Spartan Daily students that join the club he loves the passion that the 2014-2017 budget. If nego- ing by with friends when the San Jose State music department pro- each year. each new group brings to tiations with the CSU do not rally began. She said students fessor Brian Belet stands with fellow “We plan to have this out the project. make progress, the CFA will supporters fi ghting for a pay increase at make plans for a strike. see CFA on page 2 yesterday’s rally. see SPARTAN SUPERWAY on page 2 CYBER SCHOOL Expo blends ideas of technology and learning By Jordan Alexis departments and high-tech 80,000 students. minutes and think about those SJSU off ered over 350 online @jaa951 companies displayed diff erent “One of the bigger issues we things and make some changes courses this Fall compared to the technologies that are available deal with at San Jose State is peo- in your day-to-day computer ac- nearly 200 courses off ered in Fall San Jose State University In- to students, faculty and staff in ple not knowing what to do with tivities.” 2014. formation Technology Services classrooms. cyber security,” said Mike Cook, Topics such as practice for Aft er the presentations, the hosted the two-day Innovation Over 20 diff erent booths of- who is the director of Security, blended-online learning, con- expo fi nished with a student- and Collaboration Expo for fered information about the ser- Identity and Desktop Services at necting students to the world, refl ection panel that allowed Teaching and Learning 2015 at vices they provide and the best SJSU. enhancing technology integra- four SJSU students the chance to the Student Union last week. ways for students to use the re- Th e other half of the expo tion and integrating real world, be able to assess the use of tech- Th e free event provided an op- sources available to them. involved several presenta- digital content were discussed. nology in their classrooms and portunity for students, faculty October is recognized nation- tions where students and fac- “I’m seeing the same results whether it is benefi cial. and staff to exchange knowledge ally as Cyber Security Awareness ulty shared personal experiences with my online courses as I “Technology is changing faster and ideas on integrating technol- Month. With this in mind, rep- about the technology they use on would in the classroom,” said than people, especially in Silicon ogy into teaching and learning. resentatives from information campus. Bridget Benson, an assistant pro- Valley,” said Anh Tran, a mas- Companies such as Cisco Sys- technology services said they “We also have some faculty fessor at Cal Poly, San Luis Obis- ter’s student at SJSU. “It is im- tems Inc., Apple Inc. and NBC went to the expo hoping to raise share how they successfully in- po of blended online learning. portant to install and learn this Learn were present at the expo. awareness and give tips on how tegrated technology into their Th e number of student taking technology in the classroom.” “A lot of people are unaware students can protect themselves. classrooms,” said Bobbi Makani, online courses had increased to of the technology available to Th e California State University senior director of Collaboration 6.7 million (32 percent) in 2013, them,” said Cisco Systems Inc. system has had issues with secu- and Academic Technology In- according to U.S. News & World Jordan Alexis is a Engineer Umesh Lakshman. rity aft er it was hit with a data tegration at SJSU. “Some people Report with 62.4 percent of col- Spartan Daily staff writer. Th e expo was a combination of breach last month that targeted don’t have antivirus, some peo- leges off ering fully online degree two separate events, the fi rst be- eight CSU schools, exposing the ple don’t patch their computers programs compared to 32.5 in See video at ing a resource fair where school personal information of nearly and this is the time to take a few 2002. YouTube.com/SpartanDailyYT. 2NEWS Wednesday, October 7, 2015 Lauren Hernandez | Spartan Daily Journalism professor Scott Fosdick delivers a speech to over 100 San Jose State students, staff and faculty about the consequences of stagnant faculty salaries in the CSU system yesterday at the John Carlos and Tommie Smith Statue. CFA Supporters marched through campus SPARTAN SUPERWAY from page 1 to the front entrance of Martin Luther from page 1 King, Jr. Library, where California state can see the eff ects of their struggling senator Jim Beall delivered a short mes- “(Students) have a lot of creativity, en- as Spartan Stadium just so we can model teachers. sage of solidarity for the CFA. ergy and ideas that help keep it going,” it and see what it looks like,” said Th omas “It refl ects on how they teach,” Gonza- “To me, keeping and retaining faculty and Furman said. “Th ey put a lot of time and Nguyen, mechanical engineering senior.