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William Nance, vice presi- said. according to the SJSU website. you in my classes in the com- “I look forward to rejoin- dent for student affairs, an- Nance took the position in “It has been an honor to ing years.” ing my faculty colleagues, re- nounced in an email Tuesday 2011. serve as your VP for Student The vice president for engaging with my academic his plan to step down from his He has been at San Jose Affairs and to get to know student affairs oversees the profession, and returning administrative position. State U niversity for 20 years, many of you in ways that university’s support services, to my original interests as a “I have informed Presi- including serving as associate are only possible through including admissions, stu- teacher and educator,” he said. dent Q ayoumi of my plans to vice president for academic this role,” he said. “We are dent service operations and Jenny Bennett is the Spartan Robert Bain | SJSU return to my faculty position technology, vice provost for all proud to think of you as student activity units, such as Daily Managing Editor. William Nance, VP for Student Affairs #SJSUSNAPSHOTS Kickin' it at sundown Brandon Chew | Spartan Daily SJSU students battle it out for the soccer ball on the A.S. Rec lawn on Tuesday evening. #SJSUETHNICSTUDIES department. which means you can only teach so many students no matter When many colleges were told last semester that sections how many want to take the class.” Students still were being cut, Wilson said her entire department was on the Faculty not being replaced and classes being cut has dimin- chopping block. ished the department. The program still exists because students fought for it, she With no new professors being hired and no new professors said. on track for tenure, Crumedy she she thinks the department will fi ghting for However, she said that African American studies still strug- slowly deteriorate until it is completely gone. gles ahead. One teacher from the African American studies program is The African American studies department has only two already on his way to retirement, leaving one part-time profes- ethnic studies faculty members, one of whom also teaches history, said Diana sor, Crumedy said. Crumedy, a graduate urban planning student. “It’s an attack on ethnic studies,” Crumedy says. “It’s a slow By Philp Beadle She said that a lack of resources has led to small class sizes. subtle attack.” @Beadlebeat That, along with few instructors and limited class availabil- Magdalena Barrera, a Mexican American studies (MAS) pro- ity only allows a small number of students to enroll. fessor, said that she does not necessarily believe it is an attack, but Depending on who you ask, there is either a war being waged The fact that only a small number of students are taking a university-wide problem. against ethnic studies programs or at least an institutional prob- these classes does not mean that only a small number want to, She said that MAS is struggling to hire new staff and find a lem dragging them down. but that only a small number can, Crumedy said. permanent location. Ruth Wilson, Ph.D., the department chair of African Ameri- “You have limited classes, you have limited students,” Crum- can studies, said that there almost was no Spring 2014 for her edy says. “One and a half teachers can only teach so many classes SEE DEPARTMENT ON PAGE 3 #SJSULEGACY Students, community discuss SJSU’s current public image By Yasmine Mahmoud made national headlines, and the campus and my high school thought it was easy to get into, She said there was no internship require- @yasminehmahmoud California State U niversity system is still han- but I see it as a good school. It’s really diverse and ment for the psychology department when she dling the fallout from the case. I think it has good programs.” attended SJSU . Over the years, incidents have affected San “I don’t think that reflects the school,” Randy Childress, a sophomore business ad- While all majors do not require an intern- Jose State’s public image, yet students continue Bouillon said. “I feel like it is a disaster — a re- ministration major, chose to attend SJSU for a ship to graduate there are many that do. to apply and attend. grettable incident.” similar reason. “I wish I had more opportunity in my field Over the past two years, the campus has un- Alexis Charles, a freshman at Notre Dame “I came here at first for diversity and foot- to learn more ... getting more experience from dergone budget issues, a reported gunman and High School, said that many of her classmates ball,” Childress said. things they had to offer,” Estival said. a racially motivated crime in the dorms. see SJSU as a backup plan. Childress said his program has strong pro- Steve Yoo, a senior finance major, said he Elena Ajluni, a freshman at Notre Dame “A lot of people talk about it being a good fessors. feels pretty confident about earning a degree High School, has heard of some of the crime on safety (net) school” she said. “Because people “I feel proud,” Childress said about attend- from SJSU . campus, specifically the Oct. 10, 2013 , report of grew up around it ... they don’t want to go there.” ing SJSU . “A lot of my professors were part of corpo- a gunman in Sweeney Hall. Notre Dame High School is a few blocks Christine Estival, an alumna who gradu- rations or worked on Wall Street, so it’s a lot of “It’s not necessarily a bad impression, be- away from SJSU , and some of its students live ated with a Bachelor’s degree in psychology in great experience I can relay to my field,” Yoo cause I’ve heard a lot of good stuff,” Ajluni said. near the university. Spring 2013 , said she felt unprepared going into said. “It’s just that the campus is downtown.” Vanessa Johnson, an undeclared freshman the workforce. Yoo is graduating this Spring, and said he Coline Bouillon, a junior law exchange stu- at SJSU , said she decided to attend the school be- “I’ve been out of school for a year now, and believes his program is strong. dent from U niversite Paris-Est Creteil studying cause she wanted to stay close to home. it’s hard to find a job in my field without so “I’m hoping that San Jose State is well known at SJSU , doesn’t live on campus, but nearby. “I live in Morgan Hill, so I commute here,” much experience,” Estival said. for the business, so I’m hoping that compared to “I feel mostly safe,” Bouillon said. Johnson said. “I’m barely 18 so I thought that It’s probably an issue with psychology ma- other state schools, San Jose State gives you the An African-American student has alleged it would be a good start to live near my parents, jors in general, she said. upper hand,” he said. that he was verbally and physically assaulted in near my family and eventually move away “It’s definitely hard when you don’t have an Yasmine Mahmoud is a Spartan Daily staff his dorm room in October 2013 . The incident when I get older ... I know a lot of people from internship or a higher degree,” Estival said. writer. facebook.com/spartandaily @spartandaily @spartandaily @spartandaily Wednesday, April 16, 2014 2 A&E #LOCALBAND Hurricane Roses brings a storm of country sound to the South Bay By Yasmine Mahmoud @yasminehmahmoud Full-sleeve tattoos don’t exactly scream country, but Hurricane Roses, a tattooed, San Jose-based country band, is exactly that. Hurricane Roses has been around for about six years, and includes San Jose State alumni. The six-piece band is composed of lead vocalist Angi Lemucchi, guitarists Dave Co- hen, Mike Arnoldi and Jon Havens, drum- mer Jesse Sotelo and bassist Ethan Sanchez. Cohen and Havens attended San Jose State. It seeseemed to take for- evereve ... WeW had a couple of new songs that we got together pretty quickly after our new album, but we had so many things happen in our lives. Ethann SanchezSanchez Hurricane Roses bassistba ist Photo courtesy of Jonathan Sprague South Bay-based country band Hurricane Roses will debut its new album, “Home to Haunt You,” on May 6. “Our sound is ... definitely country mu- sic- represented,” Sanchez said. “Of course source-finding campaign that allows small month break, which would have been horri- All of the band members use their outside guys like Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, organizations to fundraise projects, accord- ble for us because we would have got nothing skills to help market themselves, Sotelo said. Jeff Walker, fans of folk music, Bob Dylan, ing to the Indiegogo website. done,” Havens said.