A&E Opinion Sports Nature-themed Spartan Daily writers Women’s basketball painting gallery in weigh in on the team snaps Art building losing streak new Snapchat update Page 3 Page 5 Page 8 Serving the San Jose State University community since 1934 Volume 150 No. 13 Thursday, Feb. 22, 2018 sjsunews.com/spartan_daily Vapers shrug off exploding vape pens BY WILLIAM DELA about maintenance. People proper conditions, vapor in the U.S. from January burn tobacco, people do not CRUZ buy [vapes] and tend to products pose no more of a 2009 to Dec. 31, 2016. inhale the same amounts of tar STAFF WRITER don’t take care of it.” fire risk than other products However, over 99 percent of and carbon monoxide as they Canete stresses that it’s that use lithium-ion batteries users did not experience this would with a regular cigarette. A San Jose man recently all about the batteries and like cellphones and laptops,” problem. E-cigarettes are at least 95 received serious burns after knowing what vape you have. the American Vaping More people are turning percent safer than smoking his vape pen exploded in his “That guy probably Association stated. to vaping as opposed to cigarettes, according to a pocket while he was driving, didn’t lock it and it ended “However, when your cigarettes as a healthier report sponsored by the according to Kron 4. alternative to smoking. UK’s Department of Health This is a potential risk San Jose resident Justin and published by Public people who vape may face Velasquez has been vaping Health England. as more people who smoke for eight years. Public health science are turning from cigarettes Eventually, vaping got me to Velasquez started vaping junior Anthony Guzman to electronic cigarettes, stop smoking weed and kept when he was 14 years old, said vaping helped him commonly referred to as which was around the time out with cigarettes. e-cigarettes or vapes. me away from cigarettes. he started smoking weed. “I was actually a Vape pens are battery- Velasquez said the reason cigarette smoker from powered smoking devices Justin Velasquez he smoked weed originally around 16 to about 22 that use cartridges filled San Jose resident was because he liked the years old,” Guzman with liquid that contain way the smoke looked when said. “I started vaping nicotine, flavors and people blow “O’s” and other at 21 after a friend other chemicals. smoke tricks. had mentioned that A heating device in the up firing up in his pocket,” vapor products are subjected “When I discovered it helped him quit e-cigarette converts the Canete said. to extreme conditions or vaping, I gravitated to it cigarettes and it has liquid into vapor. “When driving, you used with unwrapped or because it produced a bigger definitely [helped Fremont resident should never keep your damaged batteries, shorts cloud when you exhaled,” me] break away from Darrelle Canete has been vape in your pocket, your can occur.” Velasquez said. “Eventually, cigarettes and not be vaping for seven years and best bet is to keep it in the There are around 9 million vaping got me to stop so reliant on them.” said something like that is cup holder or keep it in the vape users in the United States, smoking weed and kept me According to not of any concern to him. center console just in case.” according to vaping.com. away from cigarettes. I’ve the American Heart smokers use them as “No, I’m not worried The American Vaping And according to had a few cigarettes, all early Association, e-cigarettes substitutes for cigarettes. because I know how to take Association released a the United States Fire on in my life and vaping are less hazardous than care of my shit and charge my statement in regards to the Association, there have been steered me away from that. tobacco products and batteries correctly,” Canete exploding vapes. 195 reports of e-cigarette It is much more safe.” present an opportunity Follow Wiliiam on Twitter said. “Like everything, it’s all “When charged and under fire and explosion incidents Since vape pens do not for harm reduction if @liamotsd PEDIATRIC NEW STUDY Student organization hopes to Junk food raise awareness about cancer might be BY ANDREW GLENN pediatric cancer by placing a The student organization after the death of her STAFF WRITER hand print on a blank banner. acted as representatives for the son, Sam Benson. Sam The event was put on by the non-profit organization “With died from an aggressive Public Relations Student Purpose,” a group established and cancerous brain tumor The Awareness “With Society of America (PRSSA) to raise awareness about known as Diffuse Intrinsic carcinogenic Purpose” Fair encouraged chapter at San Jose State on pediatric cancer. Pontine Glioma (DIPG). students to pledge their Tommie Smith and John “With Purpose” was PRSSA SJSU president BY WILLIAM DELA snacks such as chips. support of those battling Carlos lawn yesterday. founded by Erin Benson Jasmine Garcia was CRUZ If proven to actually link at the event to provide STAFF WRITER to cancer, this is be very information to students concerning as many of these about how to help kids A suggested link between foods are go-to items for who are battling cancer. highly processed foods and students because of their “There’s a lot of things cancer has been reported low price. A lack of time going on with pediatric by French researchers, to eat something healthier cancer,” Garcia said. “And according to a study in the or prepare food because of so that’s what we exist for. British Medical Journal. schoolwork are other factors To raise awareness for all The study found 18 that affect a student’s diet. the things going on.” percent of people’s diets Child development On display across was ultra-processed and freshman Mae Nguyen said the lawn was a batch increasing the proportion this is something that always of colorfully wrapped of processed food by 10 happens to her. birthday presents. Each percent would lead to nine “If I stay up late doing a served as a silent tribute extra cancer diagnoses per paper or have an assignment to the children with 10,000 people a year. due, I’ll skip breakfast or pediatric cancer across Some of the processed grab something quick,” the United States. foods defined in the study Nguyen said. “I really like PRSSA SJSU held the include mass produced breakfast, so a day I actually fair with the support packaged breads, instant eat breakfast I know is going ANDREW GLENN | SPARTAN DAILY of Congresswoman noodles and soups, frozen to be a good day.” Public relations junior Rose Johns puts her handprint on a canvas as part of or shelf-life ready meals and an activity at an event held by PRSSA on Wednesday on Smith-Carlos Lawn. SURVIVOR | Page 2 sweet or savory packaged DIET | Page 2 NOMINATIONS DUE BY FRIDAY, MARCH 16, 4:00PM Honoring and recognizing the unsung heroes of San José State; students who have demonstrated an outstanding commitment to SJSU and who have continually given back to the campus and local communities. sjsunews.com/spartan_daily 2 THURSDAY, FEB. 22, 2018 NEWS took her to the hospital because they were really SURVIVOR and the lump turned out insane. They were huge. Continued from page 1 to be lymphoma that had The size of a pingpong spread into her sternum ball, softball and all sorts of Zoe Lofgren and Alyssa and armpit. nasty shapes,” McCoy said. McCoy, a pediatric cancer Lymphoma is a cancer Having survived the survivor and SJSU student. that affects the immune ordeal, she still has side Kristi Cole, founder of system by the lymphocyte effects of the treatment, Courageous Kids, was also cells in the lymph nodes. takes medicine regularly at the event. “I’m 13, I know and attends checkups. There were two nothing,” McCoy said. She tells her story to information booths about “I haven’t been in this others as an advocate for the “With Purpose” world very long, and [the all the children that are ANDREW GLENN | SPARTAN DAILY organization and the doctors] know nothing. going through the same Students attending the event show their solidarity by American Cancer Society. They don’t know how to struggles. leaving their hand prints on the banner. EXECUTIVE EDITOR At the event, McCoy cure me.” Yesterday’s event was SARAH KLIEVES recounted her fight McCoy was placed in a the first of four to raise Service the responsibility development of a better against pediatric cancer. clinical trial in hopes of awareness on campus of preventing the understanding of cancer MANAGING EDITOR She thought she would finding a cure. about the Childhood introduction, transmission with the least effective THOMAS SOARES lose this battle and is The cancer was Cancer STAR Act that was and spread of diseases. treatments. EXECUTIVE PRODUCER grateful to be alive today significantly reduced presented to Congress on The bill would authorize MARCI SUELA to speak about it. after twelve rounds of Feb. 2, 2017. the National Institutes of On her 13th birthday, chemotherapy over the The bill amends the Health to collect medical PRODUCTION EDITOR she felt a mass on her course of twelve weeks. Public Health and Service information of children, NICHOLAS GIRARD throat that seemed “I had four [tumors]. I Act, which gave the United adolescents and young adults. Follow Andrew on Twitter @SaviorElite10 NEWS EDITOR harmless. McCoy’s mother call them glorious tumors States Public Health This would allow the WILLIAM YAP A&E EDITOR “One tip I usually give Manager, is one of the 13,000 to 18,000 pounds their ability to focus and JOSE F.