Volume 148, Issue 42 www.sjsunews.com/spartan_daily Wednesday, May 10, 2017 SPARTAN DAILY SERVING SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY SINCE 1934 MILLENNIALS COMPLICATE DATINGATING REVIEW: HIKING AT ALUM ROCK PARK See full story on page 5 See full story on page 6 #spartanpolls Which is better: NorCal or @spartandaily SoCal? FOLLOW US! @SpartanDaily @spartandaily/spartandaily /spartandailyYT LITTLE SPARTANS Childhood Center celebrates teachers BY PAYJE REDMOND Staff Writer Nguyen speaks with Preston’s teachers every morning to see how Preston is Standing just over two behaving and developing. feet tall, babies and toddlers “He likes it here, he is very ate ice cream topped with happy,” Nguyen said. sprinkles and syrup at the The outdoor play area offers Child Development Center. an array of play structures The Child Development that include slides, mini rock Center, or CDC, hosted a walls and tire swings. spring celebration and teacher After admittance to the appreciation event Tuesday in pre-school, children and its backyard playground. teachers have introductory Teachers were given meetings where daily routine appreciation cards and is discussed. thanked publicly by the Davis said the staff spends director, Maria Davis. a lot of time getting to know “This is a home away from the families and children home for a lot of children,” beforehand, so the child can Davis said. make the adjustment to a The CDC is modeled after classroom environment. the Reggio Emilia approach, a Among the staff at the CDC role-model education system are lead teachers, student in the city of Reggio Emilia, assistants, offi ce assistants Italy which allows students and kitchen staff. to learn via a project they are Every teacher is certifi ed interested in currently. by the California Department Senior accounting major of Education and holds Trang Nguyen has been bachelor’s degrees. utilizing the center for her Eduardo Contreras was 18-month-old son, Preston, originally a student assistant for the past two semesters. but now works as a certifi ed “It’s the best thing,” Nguyen lead teacher at the center. said. “I’m taking fi ve classes, When asked what the I’m able to to study and not biggest difference was, worry about him at all.” Contreras said there was a lot PAYJE REDMOND | SPARTAN DAILY Ronan Conley, age one, plays with a bowl in the sandbox at the Childhood Development Center on Tuesday evening. SPRING | Page 2 FINE FORGIVENESS PANEL DISCUSSION MLK Library waives late Experts talk post-grad life fees in the month of May BY MARGARET GUTIERREZ locations to have the late fees waived. Staff Writer This limited time program will only apply to late items returned in the month The San Jose Public Library system of May. It will not remove outstanding late started the 2-Step Fine Forgiveness fees that existed prior to the program. Program on May 1. The month-long The San Jose Public Library system program allows library members to return spread the message about the fi ne late items with associated late fees zeroed forgiveness program by advertising it on out with no questions asked. social media, handing out fl yers in the “The program started on May 1 and library locations, connecting with city is intended to wipe out any late fees council members to include information accrued for books that were checked out about the program on their newsletters of the library,” said Martin Luther King and working closely with local media. Jr. Library information desk staff member Advertisements were produced in Priscilla Rodriguez. “In some cases there different languages and featured on ABC7, were those with late fees as high as $200, NBC Bay Area, Telemundo, Univision which was preventing them from coming and other media outlets in order to engage into the library and returning the books.” with various communities in San Jose. In order to take advantage of the fi ne “I bring my son to the library often to forgiveness option, library users must check out books and have been guilty of return their late items to one of the 25 returning books late,” San Jose resident KYLEE BAIRD | SPARTAN DAILY library locations in San Jose. Once the Janet Madrigal said. “The late fees have Lawrence Cole and Tia Caldwell discuss the need for diversity in the modern workforce. items are returned, users need to speak to a library employee or call one of the PROGRAM | Page 2 BY KYLEE BAIRD Speakers stressed the need for diversity Staff Writer in the workforce and what needs to change in order to continue moving forward. Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. hosted “I feel like diversity is key,” said fi nance San Jose Public Library’s a panel discussion in the Student Union junior Matthew Ferriols. “I feel like the focusing on diversity in the tech industry more people that come from different and how to get ahead before graduation. backgrounds, the more ideas can come Two-step Fine Forgiveness Plan The room was full of students who wrote out from different cultures. One hundred down notes, made comments and engaged minds are better than one.” From May 1 - 31, San Jose Public Library is waiving all late fees. with professionals in the tech industry. This is the second discussion hosted by They gave advice and encouraged the multicultural fraternity in regards to students to contact them if they were learning how to thrive in the real world Step 1: interested in their profession or needed after getting a degree. Return late materials (i.e. books, DVDs, CDs) to any San Jose Public further guidance in the future. “The theme of this event is ‘We Need This panel allowed for students to More’ meaning, we need more diversity,” Library location. network and take advice from current said business management senior and diverse workers in the tech workforce. president of Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity, Step 2: “I was always the only woman Derek Fisher. Visit or call your local library to waive your late fees. and woman of color in my classes in This discussion focused on the engineering,” said Aja Canyon, marketing techniques and tools to use when applying manager for Intel. “I kind of just expected to jobs after graduation. INFORMATION RETRIEVED FROM SAN JOSE PUBLIC LIBRARY it and the biggest surprise was how much INFOGRAPHIC BY NICOLE CHUNG support there is for women in tech.” TECH DIVERSITY | Page 2 2 NEWS Wednesday, May 10, 2017 SPRING Pulido said she likes working with kids because they smile, Continued from page 1 wave, hug and overall welcome your presence. more paperwork. “It feels good to have a bond “Documentation is done to with them,” Pulido said. make sure a child is developing Teachers are encouraged to stay and progressing every semester,” with the same child for two to Contreras said. three years. “The idea is a smooth Pulido often sings songs with transition, one that respects the kids which makes it easier to the child, their values and their transition between activities. culture,” Davis said. Currently, the center has 110 As a lead teacher Contreras registered children, of which works directly with parents and approximately 50 percent are children student assistants from SJSU. of student-parents on campus. Davis said the parents and “The center is open Monday children feel more secure when through Friday from 7:15 a.m. the teachers are able to foster to 5:30 p.m. in which some kids strong relationships. stay the full length of time,” “I’m always here to work and learn Davis said. with the students,” Contreras said. Associated Students sponsors Contreras said that if he had the Child Development Center kids he would defi nitely send them located on San Salvador Street to the CDC because it’s a happy and Eighth Street. environment where children get to The center has been functioning experience their interest. as part of the San Jose State “I really love the idea of San campus since 1972. Jose State students working in the classroom, and the philosophy,” Davis said. Student assistant and child Follow Payje on Twitter PAYJE REDMOND | SPARTAN DAILY development senior Itzel Lopez @Theyasked Joaquin Kubo, 18 months, holds his mom’s hand at the Child Development Center on Tuesday. TECH DIVERSITY Not only were they from popular companies, there were also panelists that Continued from page 1 have created their own companies like Toasted Life and Black Tech Women. Panelists discussed challenges, how Having experts from the tech industry they overcame certain obstacles and present and willing to answer questions things they wish they would have known allowed students the opportunity to better before graduating. understand what it takes to be successful They also talked about how and in not only their profession, but other if college prepared them for life as a careers as well. graduate, things that surprised them after Encouraging words and tips were receiving their degree and how they got given throughout the panel in order to hired for their job. help students prepare for their next move Panelists that were present at the toward a career. discussion were presenting some of the “One thing people might take for most well known companies in the world. granted is their professors,” Canyon said. Professionals from Silicon Valley’s tech “They are a great networking opportunity companies were part of the discussion. and having a foot in the door is important.” There were professionals from popular KYLEE BAIRD | SPARTAN DAILY websites such as Google, Netfl ix, Apple, Follow Kylee on Twitter Panelists talk about various discussion points in the Student Union on Tuesday. Intel, AirBnB and Facebook.