SPECIAL EDITION Serving the San Jose State University community since 1934 Volume 150 No. 37 Thursday, April 26, 2018 SPARTAN DAILY sjsunews.com/spartan_daily THE RACE ISSUE Culture, history and perspectives in our community Racial composition of SJSU 3.2 % African-American 17.7 % 9.7 % White Other 0.4% Pacifi c Islander 0.1% 27.5 % Native American Hispanic 41.4 % Asian According to SJSU’s Institution of Effectiveness and Analytics, there were 33,409 students enrolled in fall 2017. The largest groups were Asians at 41.4 percent, Hispanics at 27.5 percent and whites at 17.7 percent. SOURCE: SJSU INSTITUTION OF EFFECTIVENESS AND ANALYTICS, INFOGRAPHIC BY MARCI SUELA | SPARTAN DAILY News Opinion Sports Trump administration We should be aware SJSU recruited black immigration policies that racism will student athletes felt in San Jose always exist before pro leagues Page 3 Page 11 Page 13 sjsunews.com/spartan_daily 2 THURSDAY, APRIL 26, 2018 NEWS EDITOR’S NOTE I was really nervous local communities in ride, and he was sitting one of those times. I am proud of them to write this note. the past and present right next to me. I would rather have for pushing forward to I acknowledge the and how they may play But the port my diverse staff tell initiate conversations fact that I am a white out in the future. authority officers the stories that need to about race and tell woman writing about I believe it’s true that asked him for his be told and tackle race stories that our why our newsroom when we are young, documents, not me. head-on. community cares felt it was important to we don’t necessarily I was furious when Race can be difficult about. EXECUTIVE EDITOR talk about race. see skin colors and that happened. But at to discuss. It’s an We live in a political SARAH KLIEVES The Spartan Daily disabilities. We see that moment, I truly emotionally-charged climate where it can MANAGING EDITOR staff chose the theme people as people. recognized my white topic. be argued these stories THOMAS SOARES for this special edition. Unfortunately, privilege. I know some of are more important This semester’s staff as we grow up, no I will most likely the staff experienced now than ever. EXECUTIVE PRODUCER is a diverse, very matter what we want never have to be patted resistance while trying MARCI SUELA intelligent and good- to believe, racism is down in an airport to report on stories PRODUCTION EDITOR looking group of always going to be because of the color of related to race and NICHOLAS GIRARD reporters. there. my skin. racism. They are more than Last summer, I Because of this, I NEWS EDITOR qualified to open up a traveled throughout acknowledge that as WILLIAM YAP dialogue about race. Europe with friends, a white woman, there A&E EDITOR In this special and one of them was are times where I need JOSE F. GOVEA edition, the staff racially profiled by to step back and let addresses how racial local authorities. other people do the OPINION EDITOR issues have affected We were sitting in a talking. SARAH KLIEVES JONAS ELAM the San Jose State and group waiting for our I think this issue is EXECUTIVE EDITOR SPORTS EDITOR JESSICA HOWELL PHOTO EDITOR INCLUSION SAVANNAH HARDING MULTIMEDIA EDITOR OMAR PEREZ SJSU’s diversity benefi ts campus community MULTIMEDIA REPORTER DAISUKE EGUCHI ONLINE EDITOR University continues to be ranked high for its varied student body KELLY BURNS COPY EDITORS JACKIE CONTRERAS NOE MAGANA 1,061 African-Americans STAFF WRITERS KAEL BENITEZ-AUSTRIA 35 Native Americans DIANA AVILA WILLIAM DELA CRUZ ANDREW GLENN 8,653 Asians DOMINOE IBARRA LOVETTA JACKSON CHIOMA LEWIS 2,171 Filipinos ALEX MARTINET GABRIEL MUNGARAY KRISTEL RODRIGUEZ 6,887 Mexican-Americans JOE ROIAS BRIANNA SHEATS BEN STEIN 1,696 other Latinos JASMINE STRACHAN MEI SUZUKI AMANDA WHITAKER 3DFLƓF,VODQGHUV PRODUCTION CHIEF MIKE CORPOS 5,747 Whites NEWS ADVISERS RICHARD CRAIG LQGLYLGXDOVRIWZRRUPRUHUDFHV NISHA GARUD SCOTT FOSDICK XQNQRZQ ADVERTISING ADVISER TIM HENDRICK QRQUHVLGHQWV ADVERTISING DIRECTOR JESSICA EWING CREATIVE DIRECTOR TIFFANY LUONG Total: 33, 409 SJSU students enrolled in fall 2017 ADVERTISING STAFF EIAN VELASQUEZ SOURCE: CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY OFFICE OF THE CHANCELLOR, INFORMATION GATHERED BY GABRIEL MUNGARAY, INFOGRAPHIC BY MARCI SUELA | SPARTAN DAILY ADRIANNA BENYAT KIMO PAMINTUAN SAUL MANRIQUEZ HIEU TRAN BY GABRIEL MUNGARAY SJSU opened its Office campus’ diversity has BRETT BARLOW STAFF WRITER of Diversity, Equity become important to KRISTEN DEVERA and Inclusion in 2013. preparing graduates for ANGELA MABINI When walking on The office is led by It is necessary for self-development how to work with other YOSHI WANG campus at San Jose State, Chief Diversity Officer individuals with different DUC HUYNH to bounce concepts, ideas and NHU HO one can’t help but notice Kathleen Wong(Lau). ethnic backgrounds once ALEX AUBRY the diversity among Wong(Lau)’s position knowledge off others, regardless of they graduate and get into ALBERT ONYEMEM the student population was created after a hazing if you agree with them or not. the workforce. ALEXANDRA KROG attending the university. incident in 2013 that “Diversity is an JO TADEM Being able to meet involved one African- important facet of SERGIO RAMIREZ John Tran KYLE ZANKICH new people who come American student and three whatever university,” from different ethnic white students, according computer science junior Lainez said. “In order backgrounds gives SJSU to The Mercury News. to graduate well CONTACT US the ability to boast that “Then out of that was rounded graduates, [the the university is one of the a president’s commission the university in the three American and 17.2 university] needs to have most diverse campuses on diversity as well as a ethnicities that contain percent white, according a diverse campus that EDITORIAL nationwide. task force that was led the highest percentage of to the CSU website. these graduates will know According to College by Judge Cordell and students, which are Asian, SJSU being considered a little bit about other PHONE: Factual, SJSU ranks based on that task force,” Mexican-American as one of the most diverse experiences that other (408) 924-5577 No. 385 nationwide in Wong(Lau) said. and white. campuses in the country people go through.” EMAIL: overall diversity out of “They [the commission] In fall 2017, San Diego has given students Various SJSU students SPARTANDAILY 2,475 universities. The recommended the State had an attendance opportunities and with different walks of @GMAIL.COM overall diversity ranking creation of this office of 34,828 students. benefits they may have life are an example of combines the results of that would be in the Of those students, 7.1 not experienced if the the university’s diverse ADVERTISING ethnic, geographic, age president’s office, percent were Asian, 25 campus was not diverse. campus community. SJSU and gender diversity as report to the president percent were Mexican- “A diverse campus has student organizations PHONE: of 2018. and then the chief American and 33.9 were offers plurality,” computer related to race, ethnicity (408) 924-3270 In terms of ethnic diversity officers.” white, according to CSU science junior John Tran or religion such as the diversity at SJSU, the In comparison to statistics. said. “It is necessary Black Student Union, EMAIL: university ranks No. 136 other California State For the fall 2017, SJSU for self-development to Native American Student SPARTANDAILYADVERTISING @GMAIL.COM out of 2,718 universities Universities, SJSU’s had 33,409 students bounce concepts, ideas Organization and Student by College Factual. It has diversity is above average. enrolled at the university. and knowledge off others, Advocates for Higher an ethnic diversity score According to the CSU When compared to regardless of if you agree Education. of 87, which is 41.06 website, SJSU is up to SDSU’s fall 2017 ethnic with them or not.” points higher than the par when compared to breakdown, SJSU had Mechanical national average ethnic a CSU with a similar 25.9 percent Asian, engineering senior Follow Gabriel on Twitter diversity score of 45.94. attendance of students at 20.6 percent Mexican- Cesar Lainez said the @SJSneakerhead sjsunews.com/spartan_daily NEWS THURSDAY, APRIL 26, 2018 3 IMMIGRATION Deportation creates hardships for SJSU student BY AMANDA WHITAKER One day Rangel’s father STAFF WRITER went in for what he thought was a regular check-in, but Imagine that one day he ended up being detained. you’re told one of your family This led to his deportation in members has been deported February 2017. and is never allowed to return According to the American to the United States again. Civil Liberties Union, ICE This thought is may place detainers on unfortunately a reality for undocumented people many families, including who have been arrested on San Jose State student criminal charges. Isabel Rangel. Detainers are “written Rangel’s father was requests that a local jail deported in February 2017 or other law enforcement and now currently resides in agency detain an individual Tijuana, Mexico. for an additional 48 hours” “He has been struggling, he to allow ICE agents more has no help, and there is also time to decide whether or that shame and humiliation not the person should be of going back to his original taken into federal custody country,” Rangel said. for deportation. Rangel’s father was arrested “A year later we are still in 2009 for an accumulation completely devastated,” of two registration tickets and Rangel said. “There’s still a routine traffic stop for an changes that we cannot illegal U-turn. make, such as dealing with The day he was supposed regular daily life.