Tuesday, Volume 153 Oct. 29, 2019 No. 28 SERVING SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY SINCE 1934 WWW.SJSUNEWS.COM/SPARTAN_DAILY Opinion A&E Sports The sporting world Kanye blends rap Men’s soccer needs to move away and gospel in highly team wins with from racism anticipated album late goals Page 3 Page 4 Page 6 CSU Chancellor to retire in 2020 By Brendan Cross STAFF WRITER California State University The CSU is deeply Chancellor Timothy White woven into the fabric announced Oct. 22 his intent to retire after the end of the 2019-20 of California, having academic year. created opportunities White, who has served as chancellor since 2012, oversees for so many people more than 480,000 students, who now play critical 50,000 faculty and staff members and 23 campuses, including roles in our economic, San Jose State. social and political life. “The CSU is deeply woven into the fabric Timothy White of California, California State University Chancellor having created opportunities for By 2019, the freshman four- so many people year and six-year rates went up who now play by 8 percentage points and 5 WHITE critical roles in percentage points, respectively. our economic, The transfer graduation rates rose social and by 9 percentage points for two-year political life,” White said in a news transfers and 4 percentage points MAURICIO LA PLANTE | SPARTAN DAILY release. “It has been my great honor for four-years. A San Jose Police offi cer secures the perimeter of the crime scene by parking a vehicle on Fifth and San Fernando Saturday night. First responders took two victims to the hospital, one was reported dead. to work with our state’s elected The end goal for the initiative leaders, our Board of Trustees is to have the freshmen four-year and our campus, faculty, staff and graduation rate at 40% and the 31st homicide in 2019 student leaders to reinvest in our six-year rate at 70% by 2025. For university to expand access and transfers, the goal is 45% after two improve academic outcomes for years and 85% after four. Second consecutive weekend shooting near SJSU the future.” SJSU President Mary Papazian Throughout his tenure, White released a statement about White’s focused on different initiatives to retirement and impact. By Mauricio La Plante improve the CSU. “Chancellor White has been SPECIAL PROJECTS EDITOR Graduation Initiative 2025, a stalwart champion of the CSU which was enacted in 2015, focuses campuses and of higher education One man was killed and another It was just a person laying there dead. on increasing graduation rates and in general. His work, particularly injured in a shooting Saturday It feels strange anytime an actual human eliminating equity gaps in degree with Graduation Initiative 2025, night near San Jose City Hall and completion by 2025. has had a positive and lasting the 27 North apartment complex, being dies. In 2015, the four-year graduation impact on thousands of students according to a news release from rate for freshmen at all CSU and their families,” Papazian said. the San Jose Police Department. Eddie Griffi n campuses was 19% and the six-year SJSU’s four-year graduation After receiving reports of Downtown San Jose resident rate was 57%, according to the CSU’s rate has risen about 10 percentage a shooting on Fifth Street, first website. For transfer students, the points since 2015 to 19.3% while responders arrived at the scene surprising, especially after other “It was just a person laying there two-year graduation rate was 31% and took both men to the hospital. recent incidents downtown and at dead,” Eddie Griffin, a resident and the four-year rate was 73%. RETIREMENT | Page 2 Public health junior Brian San Jose State. who lives near the area where the Pham said he was not present “There was a shooting at the shooting occurred, said. “It feels when the shooting happened, but MLK Library anyways,” Pham strange anytime an actual human arrived shortly afterward. said. “I know crime rates in San being dies.” Safe Ride shuttle involved in “I basically just saw a body Jose could be a little bit high, so This is the city’s 31st homicide on the ground,” Pham, who it’s good to just keep your guard this year. The last homicide before accident, no reported injuries was passing by the scene, said. and just be aware of what your this incident occurred Oct. 19 on “I personally don’t believe that surroundings are.” 10th Street, two blocks away from the body was deceased because Several residents around the the SJSU campus. they were doing some drills to area said the Saturday shooting [do CPR].” was the first time they had Follow Mauricio on Twitter He said the shooting was not witnessed violence firsthand. @mslaplantenews CAMPUS IMAGE Akbayan welcomes new members KUNAL MEHTA | SPARTAN DAILY The Spartan Safe Ride shuttle bus, used to transport students and faculty members safely to their near-campus destinations, sits near City Hall after sustaining damage in an two-vehicle accident Thursday night. By Kunal Mehta also responded to the accident EXECUTIVE EDITOR and helped clean debris until a street sweeper arrived. A Spartan Safe Ride shuttle As of 12:23 a.m. Friday was involved in an accident with morning, a new Spartan Safe a red Prius near San Jose City Ride shuttle was back in service, Hall Thursday night around according to a UPD tweet. 10 p.m. UPD Officer Diana Li said none of the parties in the accident were injured. Follow Kunal on Twitter UPD could not comment @legoktm JESUS TELLITUD | SPARTAN DAILY on whether any students were Lorenzo Galfo, business fi nance junior and Akbayan club KAAMP coordinator, calls out names on the bus at the time of the on gift bags as new club members form a line to pick up their special welcoming packages. The accident because it was an Mauricio La Plante & Kelsey club kicks off Reveal Week by giving new members gifts from their kuyas or ates, meaning older ongoing investigation. Valle contributed reporting to brother or sister respectively in Tagalog, as part of the Kuya Ate Ading Mentorship Program. San Jose Fire Department this article. sjsunews.com/spartan_daily 2 TUESDAY, OCT. 29, 2019 NEWS HowCAMPUS VOICES have the PG&E power shutoffs affected students? “Yesterday, one of my “They told us they would “I had a friend that had “They (sister) have friends sister’s friends was shut off our system so to stay over because of who have been aff ected aff ected by the blackout. our family prepared all the shutoff , because he so they are using it like She was, like, really close our emergency stuff , but lives in Milpitas.” a sanctuary for friends to us but we didn’t get they never did.” to come over and put aff ected, she did.” perishables or whatever.” May Zin Elizabeth Huang Nick Le Brenna Stanton civil engineering freshman electrical engineering sophomore mechanical engineering junior public health senior REPORTING BY JOHN BRICKER RETIREMENT Continued from page 1 Chancellor White has been the six-year rate jumped 8 a wonderful role model percentage points to 64.9%, according to an EdSource and a mentor to many. CSU study. While his leadership In 2015, White commissioned “Serving will be sorely missed Mary Papazian SJSU President Displaced and Food by those of us in the Insecure Students in the CSU”, a study focusing on CSU family, his legacy how many CSU students will endure. struggle with food and housing insecurity. an LA Times article Oct. 22. our current achievements All 23 CSU campuses The revisions received and build for the future,” now operate a food pantry criticism from faculty said Day in a news release. or food distribution members across all CSU White’s retirement is not program and offer CalFresh campuses, who said that the the only one in California application assistance to changes were implemented higher education to come students as a result of the without adequate this year. The University 2015 study, according to a consultation, according to of California system will 2018 CSU action report. the article. also be searching for a new Many campuses, White will serve as leader as UC President Janet including SJSU, now offer chancellor until June 30, Napolitano announced short-term, emergency 2020. The CSU Board of her resignation in Sept., housing as well as funding Trustees have already began effective Aug. 2020. for security deposits to looking for his successor. “Chancellor White has transition students in need Chairman of the CSU been a wonderful role model of housing into long-term Board of Trustees Adam and a mentor to many,” options, according to the Day, appointed special Papazian said. “While his report. members on Wednesday leadership will be sorely White’s tenure, however, to a committee that will missed by those of us in was not without controversy. conduct the search. the CSU family, his legacy In 2017, White revised “The board is grateful will endure.” the general education for his service and looks requirements across all 23 forward to working closely KRISTIN LAM | SPARTAN DAILY ARCHIVES CSU campuses, making with Chancellor White in Follow Brendan on Twitter Chancellor Timothy White inaugurates Mary Papazian as them uniform, according to this final year to continue @BrendanCross93 SJSU’s 30th President in a 2017 ceremony on Tower Lawn. Kids treated to Halloween early Crime Blotter Violation of parole - Violation of presidential felony directives Oct. 22, 1:47 a.m. at South Oct. 23, 9:25 a.m. 1st Street/Hollywood at 7th Street Plaza Avenue Adult cited Adult arrest Petty theft less than $950 - Agency assist misdemeanor Oct.