WEEKLY WEATHER WIREE ¡Próximamente! BAILE FOLKLORICO TUE WED THU FRIF — El 23 de febrero del 2017 — H 60 H 57 H 56 H 57 L 53 L 38 L 38 L 42 SPARTAN DAILY - EDICIÓN EN ESPAÑOL SEE FULL STORY ON PAGE 3 Information from weather.gov FOLLOW US! /spartandaily @SpartanDaily @spartandaily /spartandailyYT Volume 148. Issue 11www.sjsunews.com/spartandaily Tuesday, February 21, 2017 ANTI-TRUMP Not My President’s Day takes San Jose by storm BY KYLEE BAIRD AND chants demonstrators yelled. members of the crowd to ELIZABETH RODRIGUEZ Attendees also held signs come up and share their STAFF WRITERS which read “Be the change stories or express themselves. you want to see in the world” The crowd later moved to WATCH THIS VIDEO ON accompanied with a photo the sidewalk where people YOUTUBE AT SPARTANDAILY of Mahatma Gandhi and a held their signs. Cars honked banner which read “Not My as they passed. In the heavy rain, protesters President.” Similar to other protests came out with waterproof “I am so disgusted by since Trump won the signs to object President him,” said Danielle Perri, an presidency back in Donald Trump for the administrative specialist and November, people continued “Not My Presidents Day” San Jose State University to raise awareness for several demonstration at San Jose alumna. “I am so glad to other issues including City Hall on Monday. see you. We are not done immigration, women’s rights, The event was co- marching, we are not done LGBTQ rights, Black Lives sponsored by South Bay fi ghting. And we will win.” Matter, education and the resistance groups, Orchard As the rain poured the Dakota Access Pipeline. City Indivisible and Rise Up crowd grew bigger During the open forum, For Justice. By noon the crowd had Weir addressed the Some of the speakers that grown to about 200 people. #GrabYourWallet movement, attended the event included Kenneth Rosales, a member which encourages the public former Superior Court of Rise Up for Justice, led to boycott brands and stores Judge of California LaDoris most of the chants. that are affi liated with the Cordell, State Assembly “The people united, will Trump family. Weir then Member Ash Kalra and event never be defeated,” Rosales took out her Macy’s card organizer Diana Weir. said. “What does democracy along with a pair of scissors “Tiny hands tiny feet, look like? This is what and cut her card right in front all he does is tweet, tweet, democracy looks like.” KYLEE BAIRD | SPARTAN DAILY tweet,” was one of the Rosales also encouraged See PROTEST page 2 Protestor Kenneth Rosales holds a sign in protest against President Donald Trump. BUSINESS Entrepreneur shares useful tips for successful startups BY SELINA RAMIREZ Fazal was named one of Inc. companies. “Life’s a struggle, that’s the Oracle in 2012. STAFF WRITER Magazine’s Top 30 Entrepreneurs Under punchline guys,” Fazal said. Fazal did not shy away from sharing 30, one of the Top 40 Under 40 by the When he was only a high school senior his failures. “When I was 15 I got a job at At a packed Student Union Theater, San Francisco Business Times in 2013 in Vancouver, Canada, Fazal started a McDonald’s,” Fazal said. “Six months later serial entrepreneur and co-founder of and one of the Top 25 Digital Thought web hosting company with his best friend. I got fi red from my job at McDonald’s.” Involver Rahim Fazal shared his “Five Leaders by iMedia. Before they ended their senior year, the Regardless of all his success, Fazal things you need to know before you start The Canadian entrepreneur used sarcasm company sold for $1.5 million. Fazal says he doesn’t think there is anything your own company,” with students on and humor to tell students about the steps went on to create Involver, a social media Monday night. he took to build multiple successful management software that was sold to See LECTURE page 2 TRUMP’S COMMUTING ONE-MONTH VTA redesigns public REPORT CARD transportation system BY CAROLINA IBARRA However, some routes will be STAFF WRITER discontinued due to the changing system. According to current draft plans, only 1 Santa Clara Valley Transportation percent of VTA riders will have routine Authority (VTA) presented draft plans to rides affected due to route discontinuation. redesign the public transportation system The other 99 percent of users will likely throughout Santa Clara County at several see regular routes optimized. community meetings. New route plans offer greater VTA’s New Network redesign project connectivity to BART stations that will 25 executive orders signed will alter both light rail and bus systems begin ridership service in fall 2017. while focusing on increasing ridership, The new system’s proposed routes effi ciency and access to new local Bay include easier and faster access to new Sears and Kmart drop Trump Area Rapid Transit (BART) stations. The BART access points in Milpitas and products term ridership refers to the average amount Berryessa. This draft plan is intended of individuals that frequent a route. to increase accessibility to northern Bay New travel points to BART stations will Area locations where BART service is Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals rules be strategically located in close proximity more prominent. against travel ban to San Jose State University. SJSU currently provides access to free “It’s quite an expansion, especially travel via VTA transportation in Santa westward of frequent services,” said VTA Clara County with student Clipper Cards. Named in more than 50 lawsuits senior project manager Jay Tyree. “We’re This would increase the accessibility of since his inauguration bringing that frequent network to many Bay Area travel for students with limited more people in the county.” means of transportation. The new system will seek to improve “As a student that uses the light rail Threatened to defund UC Berkeley the public accessibility of more frequently every now and then,” said criminal justice populated routes and locations to increase $ the number of VTA riders. TRAVEL Information gathered from businessinsider.com INFOGRAPHIC BY KELLY BURNS AND LISA PRINCIPI See page 2 Tuesday, February 21, 2017 Spirituality and activism dialogue works together BY ELIZABETH RODRIGUEZ why they believe in their faith, whether STAFF WRITER they truly believe in the practice or if they believe in their faith because they were With music, a prayer and a planned raised to believe in it. discussion, community leaders and “We have to be comfortable with being organizers came together to discuss uncomfortable when talking about religion,” spirituality, racism, activism and how they said Mimut Re Nuh, a member of the All- all work together on Saturday at the Martin African People’s Revolutionary Party. Luther King Jr. Library. After the small group discussion, one Sponsored by the All-African People’s member from each group presented Revolutionary Party, House of Sankofa questions they deliberated to the rest of and MOSAIC, the workshop began with the audience. a short fi lm about the history of racism “We need to stay in dialogue,” said and slavery. Justher Gutierrez, a panelist and member After the fi lm, Naiche Dominguez, a of Anakbayon Silicon Valley. member of the San Jose Black Beret Por During the presentations, conversations la Justicia, led a prayer before beginning escalated as audience members voiced the workshop. their own opinions about their own views Before the panel began, Dominguez on religion. Even though some members reminded the audience that they are walking of the audience did not agree with certain on sacred land and to never forget to viewpoints, everyone respected each continue to advocate for Native Americans. other’s opinions. “And to our brothers and sisters fi ghting After the open dialogue, Amir performed in North Dakota, let us not forget them,” more of his spoken word stanzas and Dominguez said. Reverend Barry Houston said a prayer After the prayer, a panel discussion ELIZABETH RODRIGUEZ | SPARTAN DAILY before the workshop ended. followed with questions regarding how Naiche Dominguez addresses the crowd alongside his fellow panel members at the Spirituality and Activism Gutierrez led a unity clap with everyone workshop on Saturday at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. library. spirituality and activism can work together that attended the workshop. They clapped to serve a common purpose. history of race and why it’s celebrated, “That being said, this is our story. Not his slow at fi rst, then faster and faster mimicking “These two things are defi nitely one panelist reminded the audience why it story, not their story, but our story.” a heartbeat. In unison everyone yelled connected,” said artist and author Tyson should still be observed. After the panel, the audience was split into “Isang Bagsak” which means “One Fall.” Amir. “If you want to be active, if you “We are the same Africans today as our fi ve groups to discuss a variation of the same “If one falls we all fall,” said Gutierrez. want to be self-revolutionary, you have to ancestors were when they came to these questions that were discussed by the panel. be grounded.” shores,” said genealogist and San Jose One of the groups discussed the topic Follow Elizabeth on Twitter When the discussion veered towards the State University alum Regina Calloway. of religion and how one must question @elizabwithlove PROTEST nation is made up of several different political parties, races, nationalities, Santa Clara County Continued from page 1 religions and sexual orientations. Kalra took time to remind the VTA Route Redesign of the crowd. crowd about the 75th anniversary Palo Alto An additional crowd member of the executive order that led to BART allowed Weir to cut his Macy’s card Japanese American internment.