VOL. 152, NO.18 | WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 2019 | SINCE 1934 WWW.SJSUNEWS.COM/SPARTAN_DAILY Homeless alliance: 1 NNOO DDEALEAL Group says SJSU turns down demands, Papazian commits to housing every student BY KUNAL MEHTA, STAFF WRITER The Student Homeless Alliance walked away from Tuesday’s meeting with San Jose State President Mary Papazian empty-handed. After convening at sociology professor We had a really good 2 and alliance adviser Scott Myers-Lipton’s discussion, some good office, the group reaffirmed its position on the three demands to bring forth ideas came out and we’re to Papazian. really hoping we can None of the group’s demands, which included parking spaces in the 7th Street connect students in need Garage, 12 beds in the dorms available with SJSU Cares. to homeless students for 60 days and a one-time $2,500 emergency grant, Mary Papazian were met. SJSU President “I am disappointed to report that they have rejected our demands,” Student During Tuesday’s meeting, university Homeless Alliance president Mayra officials committed to finding housing Bernabe said. “However, they have for every student. committed to house every student.” “We expressed, inside with the Though more than 1,100 students students, a commitment to finding a signed the alliance’s petition to Papazian, safe solution for every student in need,” only 14 people participated in the Papazian said. “That’s our commitment.” call-in to Papazian’s office since the Vice president of student affairs MAURICIO LA PLANTE | SPARTAN DAILY Monday news conference, according Patrick Day, who also attended the 1) Student Homeless Alliance President Mayra Bernabe at Tower Hall to SJSU media relations specialist with fellow members Saline Chandler (right) and Alejandro Mayorga (left). Robin McElhatton. RESOLUTION | Page 2 2) SJSU President Mary Papazian steps out of meeting with the alliance at Tower Hall. Philippines president fl oats new name for country, SJSU students respond to proposal By Alyson Chuyang STAFF WRITER Imagine if the President of the At this point in history, A&E United States had proposed to change the name of the country the Philippines T-Pain proves after the many years it has gone was named after by The United States of America. himself on ‘The It may sound outrageous, but King Philip II of Spain Masked Singer’ that is exactly what the president for almost half a of the Philippines has done. Page 4 In February, the Philippines’ century. President Rodrigo Duterte Nessa Diamante proposed changing the name cultural chair of Alpha Kappa Omicron of the country to “Maharlika,” which translates to nobility in English from Malay, according to The reason for the agreement The National. was to “assert [the Philippines’] Maharlika was a term national identity” and take popularized by late-Philippines back the country fully from its president, Ferdinand Marcos, Spanish colonizers who named it who related the word to royalty. the “Philippines.” It was also Marcos’ name for the For some, the name change is guerrilla unit Marcos claimed a prideful seize of the country to lead against the Japanese back to the people who claimed forces during 1942-1944, it from the Spaniards. Opinion according to a 1986 report by the However for others, changing New York Times. the name is a disrespect to It is time for According to CNN Philippines, the culture and tradition the idea was not originally his, that has been standing for women to be but he agreed with the late- so many years under the eligible for draft Philippines president in changing SOURCE: CSU BAKERSFIELD, INFOGRAPHIC BY ALYSON CHUYANG the name of the country. NATION | Page 2 Page 6 Service offers help to many new tax fi lers By Jozy Prabhu senior Kenzo Chua said that STAFF WRITER taxes impose extra fees for students that are unnecessary. It’s tax season and taxes are to “For students, I’m not sure The other free preparation tax service I forgot to be filed before April 15, which if [students] should get taxed includes students as well. because I feel like they don’t mention is something called Volunteer Income “Most people have really easy have a lot of money,” said Chua. Tax Association, VITA. tax returns to prepare,” said “I think we should keep in Caroline Chen assistant professor of business mind how taxes affect students assistant professor of business Sports Caroline Chen. “And I’m not who don’t have a lot of money. saying they should prepare Maybe giving a tax break to file taxes if they were in the Tax apathy among students Women athletes them on their own, but there students would be cool.” country. is not a new thing to finance set to dominate are many different ways for Another problem that Chua “I feel like, if someone sat me sophomore Emilia Korhonen. [students] to prepare them.” said students face when doing down and explained it to me, “I think there is negative during Women’s However, not all students are their taxes is the confusing I would be down to learn it,” attitudes due to the fact that we History Month in the mood to prepare or even process of doing them. He said Chua. “But for now, I don’t don’t really know or see where submit their taxes this month. said that he would rely on his know how to do it, so it’s not in Page 8 Radio, television and film parents to teach him how to my mind.” ASSISTANCE | Page 2 sjsunews.com/spartan_daily 2 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 2019 NEWS student homelessness. RESOLUTION “One of the first things the president said was that Continued from page 1 she does not know the number of people facing meeting, said he wanted homelessness,” she said. students struggling with Chandler said Papazian housing to reach out to had to already be aware SJSU Cares. of the California State SJSU Cares is the University Basic Needs resource center on campus Study that was published to guide students facing in January 2018. The study, homelessness or food commissioned by the CSU insecurity toward resources Chancellor’s office, found that can help them. that 13.6 percent of SJSU “We can’t say it’ll be students reported being this or this, but we want homeless at least once in every student to get into the prior 12 months. SJSU Cares, to connect, Day was hopeful that so we can figure out what by having students get those individual needs are,” involved with SJSU Cares, Day said. the university would be The administration said better informed about how during the meeting that many students need help. only 10 students had used “Part of the challenge is MAURICIO LA PLANTE | SPARTAN DAILY SJSU Cares, Saline even knowing what kind (Second from the right) Sociology professor Scott Myers-Lipton talks with members of the Student Homeless Alliance about how to strike a successful negotiation with SJSU President Mary Papazian. Chandler, a sociology of numbers we’re talking senior and member of about,” Day said. “So that’s to share their status with to better understand their ways we can improve them, the problem. “We need the Student Homeless why we want to get students SJSU Cares. specific needs. Chandler, a so that the process is better immediate solutions,” Alliance said. connected to the resources, He said that just before former homeless student, for students,” Day said. she said. Chandler added that so then we can say ‘Oh jeez, the meeting, a student said she planned to meet Having Papazian in the Myers-Lipton called most students don’t know this number is going up told him that they were with Day and continue to meeting made an impact, upon the civic and business about SJSU Cares. She from last year, and we need homeless for a few days advocate for resources for Chandler said. She credited leaders to get involved and suggested that fulfilling to figure out how to build and were not able to turn a homeless students. the president with helping help students in need. the alliance’s demand of more resources.’ ” paper in on time as a result. Day said that he will facilitate the meeting. “This is a human crisis,” parking spaces could have The Spartan Daily “Why would [students] be continuing to work on “We had a really good Myers-Lipton said. “Every helped with that effort. requested statistics on go to a website and say the SJSU Cares program, discussion, some good semester I’ve been here, for “If everyone knew there the current usage of SJSU they’re homeless?” Myers- as well as looking into ideas came out and we’re the past three years, I’ve is a safe parking garage, we Cares from the university Lipton said, after explaining issues related to commuter really hoping we can had several of my students can outreach to students media relations department that students were already students, like finding connect students in need to come to me and tell me while they’re utilizing the but has not yet received hesitant to tell professors spaces for them to stay late SJSU Cares,” said Papazian. they’re homeless.” resource,” Chandler said. the figures. about their status. or come early. But Chandler said the Chandler also said that Myers-Lipton said Vice president Day “We’re going to certainly administration merely Follow Kunal on Twitter the university was trying to he was unsure whether invited formerly homeless look at our assessment “beat[ed] around the bush” @legoktm minimize the problem of students would be willing students to meet with him, practices to see if there are instead of addressing ASSISTANCE advanced preparer Liz VITA also does taxes for from 10 a.m.