A&E Opinion Sports SJ muralist Kamala Harris How should the dedicates downtown is the running mate Warriors use their mural to immigrants Joe Biden needs draft pick? Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Thursday, Volume 155 Aug. 27, 2020 No. 4 SERVING SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY SINCE 1934 WWW.SJSUNEWS.COM/SPARTAN_DAILY Interest rises in graduate school By Laura Fields STAFF WRITER As San Jose State students enrolled in classes for Fall semester amid the coronavirus pandemic, many have taken a keen interest in the graduate school program. According to a bulletin posted by Valerie Chapman, a university studies lecturer and academic adviser, more sections of EDCO 180, a 2-unit individual studies introductory course to graduate and professional school, were added this Fall to accommodate student interest. Michael Randle, San Jose State associate director of Academic Advising and Retention Services, said the primary cause of increased graduate school interest is the current economic recession during the coronavirus pandemic. ILLUSTRATION BY HANZ PACHECO “Diff erent things cause a recession overtime,” Randle said that COVID-19 makes because he had extra time in than ever,” she said.”It’ll that share graduate senior Syed Muhammad said. “If people are in one, people more open to his schedule. both prepare me and give school-based anxieties. Umer said he feels pressure people go back to school. online classes. “If COVID-19 never me information.” “It’s not always easy to from his professional fi eld Th at’s what they do.” “I chose to learn more happened, I would most Some students currently talk about it with others who to get a graduate degree He said the recessions about graduate programs likely never have enrolled in enrolled in EDCO 180 aren’t planning on applying in order to stand out in a that cause surges in graduate before enrolling in one,” EDCO 180,” he said. said it is also refreshing to to graduate school or even crowded business market. school interest happen for business analytics senior Technical writing senior be alongside students that your friends, but those taking “I need to learn to create years, but none, including Cameron Kemske said. “I Yvette Ackerman said she share an interest in attending this class might have the a real statement of purpose the coronavirus-induced wanted to understand what it looks to graduate school graduate school. same worries and anxieties,” that I can follow along in the recession, compare to the is really like to be in a graduate to fi ll the job market void Child and adolescent Rancourt said. future for the next 10 years,” 2008 market crash where he program, more specifi cally she expects to encounter development senior Some students are also he said. saw the most graduate school a Master of Business aft er graduating. Kassandra Rancourt said looking into graduate applicants in his career. Administration program.” “Taking EDCO was she is taking EDCO 180 school to make themselves In regards to additional Kemske added that he appealing because graduate to fi nd the right program more marketable. Follow Laura on Twitter EDCO 180 classes, Randle mainly enrolled in the course school seems more possible for her and fi nd classmates Business administration @swimgirllaura A.S. board of directors discusses social justice reform By Laura Fields added that the case should be STAFF WRITER considered a hate crime because an old fraternity photo showing San Jose State Associated members holding up Trump Students’ first meeting of flags raised enough concern for the semester was filled with the fraternity’s disbandment. pleas for justice as civil rights An Instagram page called advocates demanded action Justice for Gregory Johnson from SJSU in a remote board posted the 2019 Sigma meeting Wednesday. Chi photo June 16 stating The civil rights case over the that the photo exposes the death of Sigma Chi fraternity fraternity’s racism. member Gregory Johnson Jr. After Denise Johnson in 2008 was brought up by spoke, many attendees shared Johnson’s mother Denise in the supportive messages in the forum where she addressed the Zoom chat and the A.S. Director allegation that the Santa Clara of Sustainability, Jocelyn Jones- County Medical Examiner- Trammell, instituted a moment Coroner and the University of silence for Johnson. Police Department are allegedly Director of Intercultural covering up a homicide. Affairs Cristopher Acosta In the autopsy report, touched on the call for justice LAURA FIELDS | SPARTAN DAILY Johnson’s death was ruled a by discussing his experiences The Associated Students board of directors listens to calls for justice reform during Wednesday’s meeting. suicide but Gregory Johnson’s at the recent CSUnity virtual mother addressed the details event with members from other of her son’s death and California State University demanded justice. campus student governments. Enrollment “I will never, never forget “A lot of our racial issues what they did to him down at San Jose State are shared I think it’s outrageous that Sigma Chi is still left Sonja Daniels, associate vice there,” Johnson said. “My amongst the CSU, so they’re president of Campus Life, took nerves are shot. I have no more or less issues that affect intact after what they did. some time during the meeting more nerves.” other campuses,” said Acosta. to share some positive news for Aliya Gatihi Students and other meeting “That was a big takeaway the university’s enrollment. SJSU freshman attendees accused SJSU of of mine.” Daniels added that this is mishandling the Gregory especially good news since Johnson Jr. case, calling The Anti-Terror Bill was software engineering senior other CSU campuses have seen the university’s silence on Anti-Terror Law passed into law on July 3 to Matthew Dumanig said. drops in enrollment. the case “embarrassing” “stamp out terrorism” and many Graphic design senior “Our enrollment came in and “disgusting.” Students in the national Filipinos have been murdered Tyrell Keon Malonzo also really strong for fall,” Daniels Freshman Aliya Gatihi spoke Filipino youth organization, or silenced in the name of emphasized the dangers of said. “Enrollment has a huge during the last public opening Kabataan Alliance, also spoke fighting terrorism, according to speaking out against the impact on our budget being in the forum to reiterate the during the meeting to appeal a 2019 ABS-CBN News article. Philippine leader, in which maintained.” need for justice. the denouncement of Philippine “Our tax dollars, whether we families at home could be “I think it’s outrageous that president Rodrigo Duterte’s want them to or not, go toward punished by jail or death, and Sigma Chi is still left intact after Anti-Terror law and other funding these human rights urged the board of directors to Follow Laura on Twitter what they did,” she said. Gatihi human rights violations. violations through military aid,” take some type of action. @swimgirllaura sjsunews.com/spartan_daily 2 THURSDAY, AUG. 27, 2020 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Muralist uses art to seek change By Samantha Herrera wasn’t what he really wanted to do. STAFF WRITER “Although I was always supportive of his passion, I If you take a stroll around knew tattooing wasn’t for him,” Downtown San Jose, it’s hard Reposar said. to miss the vibrant and colorful When Hofmeister came to the murals that decorate the sides of same conclusion, he decided to the various buildings and walls. push his boundaries as an artist With many of the murals further. portraying issues regarding Soon aft er, he discovered a social justice, one local muralist love for huge surrealist art. It was decided he wanted to brighten up then that Hofmeister decided downtown with his own art. that his real love as an artist was Patrick Hofmeister is a San creating murals. Jose native who found his passion Most of his murals have been in creating art that looks at painted with a free-form style, human behavior and expressing which means he doesn’t structure that in his murals which are or outline what he’s about to paint; located throughout San Jose and he said it’s about capturing the Northern California. right feeling at that moment. He said his murals mainly Hofmeister said that his work examine the social, environmental really dives into the patterns that and interpersonal changes we see within human behavior. happening around him. “Th e best way I can do that is “We’re seeing so much of it to look at myself. What are all the right now, so much human things that are going on within behavior and it’s mostly in its myself, that I see in others and worst places,” Hofmeister said. could use some refl ecting on,” “We’re looking at something Hofmeister said. that’s so blatantly in our Reposar explained how proud face as far as reaction to our SAMANTHA HERRERA | SPARTAN DAILY he is of everything Hofmeister has behavior on a planetary and “Labor Of Our Fruit,’’ located in Downtown San Jose is dedicated to essential immigrant workers. accomplished in his career as an global scale.” artist so far. Hofmeister’s mural “Labor Of immigrant farm workers. Even though he wasn’t always “I really put him on a pedestal, Our Fruit,’’ located in Downtown He said that the honeybee is present in the graffi ti scene, he being an artist isn’t easy,” Reposar San Jose, on Th ird Street and the center of the mural because, said it was this kind of artwork said. Hofmeister believes his art St. John Street, is dedicated to just like essential immigrant We’re seeing so much that mainly got him interested in will manifest itself and spark immigrant farm workers in workers, honeybees aren’t native of it right now, so creating art.