Volume 148, Issue 32 www.sjsunews.com/spartan_daily Tuesday, April 18, 2017 SPARTAN DAILY SERVING SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY SINCE 1934 WEEKLY WEATHER WIRE SPRING FOOTBALL See full story on page 8 TUES WED THURS FRI 68|51 67|51 69|49 77|52 chance rain mostly sunny mostly sunny sunny Information from weather.gov FOLLOW US! @SpartanDaily @spartandaily/spartandaily /spartandailyYT STUDENT GOVERNMENT A.S. election results announced MEET THE NEW A.S. GOVERNMENT BODY A.S. President: Ariadna Manzo A.S. Vice President: Cristina Cortes A.S. Controller: Joshua Villanueva A.S. Director of Business Affairs: SATVIR SAINI | SPARTAN DAILY Malik Akil The Associated Students election winners were announced at the results party held in Student Union Meeting Room 4. A.S. Director of Communications: Nayeli Lopez BY SATVIR SAINI last. As Briones announced and Cortes was the director of Staff Writer the winners, they each stepped Business Affairs. A.S. Director of Co-curricular Affairs: forward and stood next to the Those who are new to the Board Andrew Lingao Associated Students election congratulations banner. of Directors are looking forward to A.S. Director of Community and results were announced Thursday “I am honored to be the next being a part of the team. Sustainability Affairs: Tessa Mendes April 13. Ariadna Manzo was voted president for the school year,” “I ran for this position last election A.S. Director of External Affairs: the next A.S. president, along with Manzo said. “The time is now and I and didn’t get it,” Gill said. “This time Oladotun Hospidales Cristina Cortes as vice president cannot wait to work with the board I am very honored to be the director of A.S. Director of Faculty Affairs: and Josh Villanueva as controller. to advocate for our students.” Student Rights and Responsibilities.” Armani Donahue The new board of directors and There were a total of four Once results were announced, the executive positions for the 2017- candidates running for president for winners were able to give speeches A.S. Director of Intercultural Affairs: 2018 school year will begin in June. the new term. as the audience congratulated the Branden Parent The results party for Associated Audience members were excited new board. A.S. Director of Internal Affairs: Students Government started off for the new directors that many of Héctor Perea Jr. who was the Thi Tran with all candidates checking in and those who attended kept shouting previous A.S. president was also A.S. Director of Programming Affairs: mingling with others waiting for and cheering. present at the results party. Parin Patel the big announcement. For those who did not win the “I am very proud of the new A.S. Director of Student Fee Affairs: Food and games were available for election, they were still supportive members,” Perea said. “I cannot Jyotsna Kethepalli all attendees to join in on as well. and said their congratulations wait to see the achievements they Maya Briones, chief elections before leaving the party. will bring.” A.S. Director of Student Resource Affairs: officer for the Students’ Election “I am very excited to work with the After Perea said a few words, he Chelsea Busick Commission (SEC), started off the team that has been elected,” Cortes asked everyone to join in on applauding AS. Director of Student Rights and big reveal with announcements and said. “We will start working hard and the new members once again. Responsibilities: Chelby Gill statistics about voting. quick to get this campus together.” The results party lasted for an hour, A.S. Director of University Advising Affairs: This election season, there was a 13 Many of the directors have served while a few members lingered behind Djalaica de Guzman percent voter turnout rate — the highest in other positions prior to the one after speeches had been given. it has been for the last few years. they will be taking for next term. Terms begin on June 1, 2017. Results were given in the order of Previously Manzo was the Follow Satvir on Twitter directors first and then executives director of Intercultural Affairs @satvirsaini_ INFOGRAPHIC BY SATVIR SAINI CARBON FOOTPRINT INTERNATIONAL WORKERS’ DAY Ride to School Day San Jose residents prepare promotes sustainable for May Day General Strike transportation options BY ELIZABETH RODRIGUEZ studies sophomore. Staff Writer Guzman, along with fellow SAHE member BY JESSICA STOPPER receive the tacos. Jaime Esquivel presented to the audience the Staff Writer “We decided to add tacos to our Different organizations from the Bay Area importance of student and youth activism event to bring in more people and came together on Saturday at the Biblioteca during the current political climate. The Environmental Resource have them go through each table Latinoamericana Branch Library in San Jose Organization like Services, Immigration Center hosted Ride To School and learn what we do,” said Joel for a town hall meeting. Rights and Education Network (SIREN), Day last Thursday. Fluette, co-director of the ERC. The meeting was held to begin planning Sacred Heart Community Services, Peace The event was created to Transportation Solutions, a part for May Day, a day of strike on the first of and Council on American Islamic Relations help promote sustainable of Associated Students, held a May that is meant to bring awareness toward and Anakbayan Silicon Valley all presented transportation on campus. booth for students to bring their issues affecting the immigrant community. on various issues. Every month, the ERC holds chain locks in exchange for a “I feel like this is important to go within Renters rights, immigrant rights and this event. It changed things up U-lock. U-locks are bike locks your own community and meet new domestic violence were all concerns that were this time around by giving out that are like oversized padlocks organizations and be activists” said Jennifer brought up during the town hall meeting. treats after participants visited that attach to a cross bar. Guzman, Student Activist for Higher every booth. Information about public Education (SAHE) member and a global IMMIGRANTS | Page 2 “We’re trying to reduce transportation and bike routes carbon footprint and ignitions was also given. by promoting riding a bike to “People are kind of iffy about school instead of driving,” said taking public transportation Lisa Tran, assistant coordinator or ride a bike because they of transportation services. don’t know the routes,” said The student-run organization environmental studies senior is funded by Associated Students Tino Le. According to Tran, bike and Transportation Solutions. theft is a common problem on the The organization is connected SJSU campus. with the Department of Associated Students partners Environmental Studies at SJSU. with UPD Parking, which Associated Students and the provides U-locks for free. ERC held three booths on the A.S. In order to receive a free U-lock, Lawn to engage with students. students had to get a voucher This year, there were free from A.S., show proof that they tacos from Chacho’s, but every are a student at SJSU and follow participant had to go to through ELIZABETH RODRIGUEZ | SPARTAN DAILY all three booths in order to BICYCLE | Page 2 SJSU students Jaime Esquivel and Jennifer Guzman speak at the May Day town hall meeting on Saturday. 2 NEWS Tuesday, April 18, 2017 BICYCLE The booth also had a prize wheel where participants had the Continued from page 1 opportunity to win snacks and free gear. Bicycle Express, located on the A.S. social media page. Williams Street, partnered up The second booth called Take with the ERC and had a booth on Back the Tap was hosted by the A.S. Lawn to provide the ERC. free tuneups. The booth had three types of The event also had a pledge board water: tap, filtered tap and bottled. for students to pledge to be more Each participant had to taste all sustainable in their lives. three types of water and see if they In honor of Earth Day could tell the difference. this Thursday, the ERC will “We try to promote the use of be holding an event on campus reusable water bottles on campus as well as another Ride To rather than plastic water bottles,” School Day. Le said. The third booth, Ride to School Day, provided free tuneups for the bicycles of students who ride them Follow Jessica on Twitter JESSICA STOPPER | SPARTAN DAILY to school. @jessicastopper_ Joel Fluette informs students on the Environmental Resource Center at San Jose State University. IMMIGRANTS considered criminals, when we are the workforce of this country,” Fernandez Continued from page 1 said. “We are only trying to provide for our families,” Where does your San Jose In the last few years, May Day has “When one group is affected, all groups focused on issues with immigration. In water come from? are affected,” said Sameena Usman, 2006, one of the largest demonstrations member of the Council on American took place in cities all across the U.S. Islamic Relations. According to the LA Times, more than 3 Organizations used this opportunity 100,000 demonstrators fl ooded the streets Main to inform the audience how they can get of Chicago. Sources involved within the community and attend Similar demonstrations took place in future events. over 140 cities and 39 states. At the time, “With poverty in the Philippines, demonstrators were demanding for an capitalism and socio-economic issues, immigration reform and support for the Local Mountain 10% Collected from a these are all struggles people face and we Dream Act, which would grant legal status Surface Water Watershed in Santa need to recognize this it,” said Lealani to young immigrants who were brought Cruz Mountains Munta, University of California Santa the U.S.