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Podcast breaks water on periods By Cindy Cuellar STAFF WRITER
The MOSAIC Cross Cultural Center and the Gender Equity Center collaborated together to create a podcast centered around periods titled “Menstruation Week Panel.” El Graxiola, cultural programmer for MOSAIC, said the team wanted to use the podcast to destigmatize periods from being repugnant and taboo. “Hi I’m Kristen, and I’m on the third day of my period,” said Kristen Flaten, event coordinator intern at the Gender Equity Center, during the sixth podcast episode by MOSAIC Station. Four speakers in the podcast discussed the terrifying moments of getting their periods for the first time; the first moment they thought they were facing death in the bathroom shouting for help.
“I thought I was he dying and it was the end of the world. I was yelling down n the hall and myy mom and sisters rush into the bathroom. I was cr ying and everyone just told me I was having my period, gave me a pad ove on,” and that’s it, move en, the said Jenny Nguyen, rammer educational programmer for the Gender Equity Center. dinator Program coordinator Sharon Singh and h from Graxiola are both MOSAIC, working alongside the Gender Equity Center to o create the podcast about menstruation. In the podcast, odcast, Graxiola and Nguyen talked about beingg taught as children that periods should not be so openly discussed in public. c. “My grandmother her was very reserved about out the topic,” said Graxiola. ola.
Ng uye n said code words like “I’m on my red” were created to stray away from saying the word “period.” The four p e o p l e sharing in the podcast were not educated at an early age about
Wing’s restaurant rests after 94 years
a r e created w i t h materials ILLUSTRATION BY such as MELODY DEL RIO bl bleach that could potenti potentially cause harm to bodies bodies, according to the Nation National Center p e r i o d s , for Health Res Research. even if Graxiola said educating they were people who use the raised around products could encourage a lot of women. them to use different Menstrual hygiene preferred prod products. products were just “I was m misinformed handed to them and not ed educated at know without any type of all, not knowing why it direction as to how to happened to our bodies use them properly. and why it was necessary,” Singh said for said Nguyen. someone who is Products for fo safe sex getting their period are easily handed hand out, but for the first time, menstruation products different products are not easily accessible may seem confusing. to people in ne need. Nguyen There are several informed the audience different products that the Gender Gend Equity ranging from tampons, Center actually offer free pads and cups. Cups are menstrual products. pro usually made of flexible “Now [menstrual] [m silicone that goes inside products have hav become the vagina to hold any this privileged item and period blood. because not everyone ev has Most of these products access to these items, they
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The historic San Jose restaurant, Wing’s, abruptly closed its doors indefinitely last month. Wing’s restaurant operated for 94 years. It became a popular restaurant on Jackson Street in Japantown for its authentic Mandarin and Szechuan cuisine. Built in 1925, Wing’s was famous for its red neon sign with wings that actually flapped. “I really can’t believe it’s gone. I experienced
so many great memories filled with laughter whenever I went with my family. The velvet wallpaper and the private booths really helped it feel intimate,” said Susan Janiston, a San Jose resident. In 2017, Wing’s announced it would be closing. It remained open for two more years until the operator decided to close on Feb. 24, with no notice or public announcement. “The staff at Wing’s were always very kind, their food was great,”
said Diana Sanchez, a loyal Wing’s customer. “My boyfriend and I loved this place when we were in the mood for fast food Chinese food. We absolutely love their chow mein. I hope they’re able to relocate.” Wing’s business boomed before its proposed closing in 2017, as customers wanted to try it one last time. Its closing wasn’t announced to give employees a break on their last day.
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tend to be expensive,” Flaten said. “For some people, that’s how they get the majority of their products, from school. And for the folks who aren’t in school, how does that work?” Nguyen and Singh talked about how educating children at
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The Wing’s restaurant operated for more than 94 years in San Jose Japantown.
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I thought I was dying and it was the end of the world . . . I was crying and everyone just told me I was having my period, gave me a pad and that’s it, move on.
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Don’t let them bite you! News of deers infected with chronic wasting disease (CWD) is spreading throughout the U.S. Horrific scenes of flesh-eating zombies have come closer to reality. In the form of “zombie deers.” Mark Zabel, an associate director and professor of the Prion Research Center of C ol or a d o University s a i d through e m a i l , “We really do not ZABEL know for sure how the disease started. It could be a spontaneous disease like other prion diseases in humans and sheep, for example.” According to the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention, “prion diseases or transmissible spongiform encephalopathies are a family of rare progressive neurodegenerative disorders that affect both humans and animals.” Cases of “zombie deers” infected with chronic wasting disease have spread across
I am concerned about the disease spreading to the deer, elk or moose indirectly through contaminated environments. Mark Zabel Prion Research Center associate director
24 states and two Canadian provinces, and have made headlines over the last months. “I am concerned about the disease spreading to the deer, elk or moose indirectly through contaminated environments,” said Zabel. Zabel further explained that because prions are so stable, they will likely continue accumulating and spreading to uninfected animals in the environment. It threatens the survival of these animals, the ecosystems of which they are a part of and the ecosystems that rely on these animals. Chronic wasting disease is a neurological disease and has been around for a long time. VENISON | Page 2
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The first case dates as far back as 1976. It was considered a clinical disease. A captive mule containing the disease was examined at the Foothills Wildlife Research Facility in Fort Collins, Colorado, according to CWD-Info, a site specializing on the disease and its timeline. One video in particular has been spreading around the internet, causing worry about the disease in many states. The video surfaced on YouTube and shows a malnourished zombielike deer walking through the forest. Large fist-sized growths dangle from its face while its jaw hangs low. The hunters filming the deer slung an arrow in its direction, sending the deer running into the forest to where it would come to rest. “Wow, what the heck is that?” said computer engineering junior John Moreno after watching the same video. “I’d be scared to run into that.” The hunters in the video took the disease-ridden deer and examined it being disgusted and curious of what they brought back. According to the CWD Alliance, deers contract the disease by prions which are misfolded proteins which characterize several fatal neurodegenerative diseases in humans and many other animals. The prions ‘infect’ the host animal by promoting conversion of normal
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A video surfaced on YouTube that captured a disfigured deer walking through the forest. Its mangled skin features led to the nickname “zombie deer.” cellular protein to the abnormal form. CWD Alliance, the leading front-runner of the disease, runs rampant in the Midwest and few eastern states. According to the alliance, infected animals that survive the final stages of the terminal disease show obvious clinical signs of emaciation. Deers will also exhibit behavioral changes including hyper-excitability, nervousness, excess salivation and drooling. Grinding of the teeth
has been seen as well in some cases, as reported by the alliance. The behavioral issues in deers, elk and moose are one of the many reasons why people are beginning to worry about the ever-sopresent disease. But what if someone were to eat rancid venison meat? According to USA Today, on March 13, 2005, a fire department in Oneida County, New York, unintentionally fed the meat of a deer that tested positive for chronic wasting disease
to between 200 and 250 people during a venison feast ran by the department. The company did not know that the meat was from an infected deer. The meat later was tested in a lab and tested positive for the disease. Though the people fed had “no significant changes in health conditions,” according to the Public Health journal, subjects studied reported that they ate less venison after the whole ordeal. According to the journal, of the 80 subjects studied, conditions contracted included vision loss, heart disease, type 2 diabetes, weight changes, hypertension and arthritis. “I’d be worried about my food being contaminated with disease,” said behavioral social sciences senior Kyle Langlais. Though consuming rancid
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CLOSED Continued from page 1 “[Wing’s] suddenly got really busy because everyone wanted to try it out before they closed,” said Trung Le, the manager of Polar Bell
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1976 to the current owners of the property, Louis and David Wang. For 30 years, the Wang brothers operated the restaurant from 1976 to 2006 and later allowed Ashley Yu and her family to run the restaurant in order to continue operating.
David Wang mentioned that the reasons behind closing down the historic restaurant were issues regarding rent and the Americans with Disability Act. In order to go inside the restaurant, customers had to go up a flight of stairs, which made it very difficult for those in wheelchairs. “I ran a one-month ad in the Chinese newspaper to try to find someone willing to take it over, so that they could pay [Yu’s] family and buy out the property,” said David Wang. Repairing the building and meeting ADA standards would be an estimate of $500,000. “[Yu] said they were closing down for rent, as far
as I know, the rent is cheap. We have the same landlord,” Le said. “I don’t know how they would fix the ADA issue. Building a ramp or something seems dangerous there.” Yu is very grateful for her loyal customers, who she considered her extended family. She hopes to reopen the business under different circumstances at another location in the near future. Yu’s online statement on the restaurant’s website said, “It is with sadness that we no longer can serve you at the Jackson Street location. I know this is not the end for Wing’s but it is time to take a sabbatical from the business.” Follow Jaileane on Twitter @jaileanea
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deer meat has no current side effects on humans, it is not recommended to eat, according to Ralph Garruto, a professor of biomedical and biological sciences of Binghamton University. Garruto and his team check in with the victims who consumed the rancid veal meat every two years and plan to have another follow up in this spring. “It only takes one case,” said Garruto in the peer reviewed journal. Garruto explained symptoms dwindled with time, but there is a small possibility that someone might show signs of the disease. According to CWD-Info, Utah is the closest state to California with deers that have contracted the disease.
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a young age at school and within family talks is important. It allows people to have a better understanding as to why periods happen and the products available. Getting cisgender men into the conversation was a major topic discussed toward the end of the podcast. Nguyen mentioned the best way to go about it, is having a coed environment. Nguyen continued by saying everyone should have access to information regarding all genders, and that gender separation might not give an individual the access
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to information about their own bodies. “This is not a secret, it is for everyone,” Nguyen said. She emphasized that it is important to normalize young boys taking part in conversations about menstruation. “The podcast, by and large, is fully student-run,” said MOSAIC director Christopher Yang. “It has been a useful tool for some
collaborative efforts on campus.” MOSAIC established its podcast station as a faculty fellows program in fall of 2017. The podcast can be accessed online at the MOSAIC website, iTunes, Blubrry and Pocket Casts. Follow Cindy on Twitter @eredetii
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Spielberg stands against streaming By Cora Wilson STAFF WRITER
Movies shown in theaters are becoming less popular, while Netflix is dominating the mainstream. With recent Oscar wins from Netflix movie, “Roma,” film director and producer Steven Spielberg is speaking up, and he isn’t happy. According to CNBC, nearly 60 percent of Americans use a streaming service, and 51 percent of Americans subscribe to Netflix.
that are just given token qualifications in a couple of theaters for less than a week should qualify for the Academy Award nomination,” said Spielberg in an interview with ITV last March. Film and theater (RTVF) professor Alison McKee, who is also a film enthusiast, has her own thoughts about Spielberg’s opinions. She sees Spielberg’s mindset as stuck in the same business model he began to film in – the 1970s. “People today consume
People nowadays are all for convenience and perhaps Steven Spielberg fears we are becoming lazy. But new technology focuses on efficiency and bringing the world closer together through networks and accessibility. Sergio Rangel RTVF Senior
Netflix was founded in 1997 by Reed Hastings, and has grown into a thriving company worth $20 billion according to Buzzfeed. Spielberg believes streaming service movies are undeserving of receiving an Oscar without being shown for at least four weeks in theaters, according to Vice. “I don’t believe films
film differently – vastly different from 10 years ago,” said McKee. “I disagree with him and I think he’s a product of his own generation.” While it was previously believed that a movie shown on television or a streaming service was not a film, the same just isn’t true anymore. Times are changing and so are audiences. According to a report from the Motion Picture
Association of America, the domestic box office fell 2 percent to $11.1 billion in 2017. However, the number of subscriptions to online video services rose 33 percent to $446.8 million. “I believe that people should focus more on the story rather than the visual experience Hollywood film makers tend to ‘wow’ us with,” said RTVF senior Sergio Rangel. Because Spielberg is an established Hollywood film director and producer, he no longer faces the difficulties smaller directors and producers have to deal with – a lack of money and resources to show a film to the masses. “Netflix/Amazon aren’t just massive corporations who just benefit a few. They’re the gateway for less privileged artists like Ava DuVernay and Tarell Alvin McCraney,” said Noel Ransome, a staff writer for Vice. Netflix is becoming increasingly relevant in today’s more technological society. “People nowadays are all for convenience and perhaps Steven Spielberg fears we are becoming lazy,” said Rangel. “But new technology focuses on efficiency and bringing the world closer together through networks and accessibility.” Spielberg talked to Time magazine about how
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How do you feel about Forbes crediting Kylie Jenner as the youngest, self-made billionaire of our time?
Adeline Laurino, business marketing sophomore –
“I think it’s pretty unfair just considering the privilege she has already with her family and everything, and the fact that she gets credit to be the youngest, I think a lot of people work hard to gain that title.” Rene Santillan, undeclared freshman –
“I feel like the title isn’t wrong, in the case that she did create a successful business. However I feel the way she accomplished this was through the publicity she had before, being famous and the money her family has.”
Matthew Romo, RTVF freshman –
“I think Forbes needs to check what the definition of a self-made billionaire is because Kylie’s success all comes from her family.”
Jessica Cooper, business administration sophomore –
“She did make this career for herself, it is inspiring, it probably shows people that they can get far in life like she did and can be as rich and successful from their own business, from wherever, and they can do it by themselves.”
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While Steven Spielberg claims streaming has no place at the Oscars many argue that streaming platforms provide opportunity and equality for viewers and creators alike.
he believes cell phones and technology distract people from going to the movie theater, and I agree. With the world at our fingertips, it is easier and sometimes just as satisfying to watch movie clips or stream films right from the comfort of your own home. “Cell phones tend to bring us more inside of our lives whereas movies offer a chance to escape, so there are two competing forces,” said Spielberg to
Time magazine. With technology advancing and streaming services, such as Netflix, becoming more preferred by Americans, viewers can still find their “escape” with their own device. Just last week, Netflix tweeted, “We love cinema. Here are some things we also love: Access for people who can’t always afford, or live in towns without theaters; Letting everyone, everywhere enjoy releases at the same
time; Giving filmmakers more ways to share art. These things are not mutually exclusive.” Movies, no matter how they are shown, should be eligible for an award they deserve. Spielberg has credibility in his opinions as a film director and producer, but society is changing. Netflix is a great way to watch films. Follow Cora on Twitter @coraawilson
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Saira Rodarte, psychology junior –
“It’s disappointing and upsetting. Kylie in my opinion hasn’t really done much. Yeah she has a makeup line and does other projects I guess and she’s rich at a young age but she had such easy access to these opportunities.” Naja Bailey communications junior –
“I believe that Kylie Jenner is self-made because, she created the idea or concept to have her own to make line. For example Rihanna has a very well established music career and she used that to help launch her makeup line.” Alma De la Cruz, justice studies freshman –
“I personally feel like she isn’t self-made. If it wasn’t for the help of her family name and her family’s fame. Kylie wouldn’t have the following she has today that helped her become more known.”
Alannah Mcdermott, public relations junior –
“I agree that she had way more privilege. She was able to start a business without fear of failure, but that doesn’t disqualify her from being titled self-made.”
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Simulate space strategy with ‘Stellaris’ By Jonathan Austin
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Eww, bugs! But wait, you’re the bugs, or at least you could be in Paradox Interactive’s console release “Stellaris”. The current generation of PlayStation 4 and Xbox One gamers have never had an experience quite like “Stellaris,” a member of the PC-famous grand strategy genre. Although I say famous, the strategy genre has been stagnant for years. The grand strategy genre is even more niche than its less stressful and time-consuming parent genre. The core concept of a grand strategy is simple, you are given control of a population of people who inhabit a massive world. You then must manage your population effectively as to not run them into the ground. Then, after you don’t kill yourself trying to run the area you’re expected to expand, which presents its own challenge, such as dealing with invading enemies along your borders. Simple right? The premise of each game is that you are a member of a certain civilization, like a bug or fungus or just a simple humanoid. This leads into the creation of your species having different traits, such as people having long or short lifespans, and if they are adaptable to different atmospheric environments. After you create your species, you can select what
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While a map of the galaxy like the one above may be daunting, “Stellaris” still promises immersive and exciting gameplay.
kind of “civics” or morals to uphold. Are your people xenophobic militarists who want to simply crush all other space faring civilizations, or xenophilic pacifists who want to hug? But wait, there’s more. You also get to select the type of government based on those civics for your species. For example, you can have a global mega-corporation government that is only interested in money. This brings us to the start of the actual game. Congratulations, its Jan. 1, 2200 and you have just discovered light travel that allows you to join other aliens as you all traverse the stars. It is clear from the
beginning that you have various options on gameplay. This allows for many different playing styles as well as tweaks to player interaction and world building that other strategy games do not have. This leads to an extensive leadership system, where you can recruit members of the population to be your scientists, governors, admirals and generals. These separate leaders can be set to do specific tasks in your galactic empire. They also have traits similar to your species, making them better at certain tasks. The leaders perform basic roles that are pretty selfexplanatory, like scientists
researching technologies to benefit your civilization. This allows you to truly control how your galactic empire operates within itself. As the leaders perform their specific actions, they gain levels, improving their ability to perform such tasks. After each level, these leaders have a small chance to gain a new perk that can either have a positive or negative effect on them. The type of government and ethics of your civilization will define interaction with these new aliens. Sometimes this leads to creating a galactic federation of allies, but you will have to combat their politics on the galactic stage for all
other civilizations to watch and react. After you survive meeting your new galactic companions, you will come to the realization that you need more territory. That requires you to generate enough minerals and energy credits to form a colony ship. The colony ship can be sent to a habitable planet and that world and the surrounding space territory will become yours. This is how your resource collection and subsequently, your people can grow and prosper. These resources will be spent on several things like buildings, upgrades, star
fleets and various resource collectors amongst your territory. You can also use various resources in trade with other civilizations. There is for sure a lot more to unpack in this game, but most of it contains jargon that would need context to understand. This may sound unappealing to those not looking for a game that requires a lot of time and effort, but every moment is wonderful fun that warrants the time required to learn and enjoy it. The game is simply fantastic and relatively cheap at $39.99. The console port is done well with no major hitching or control issues. I wholeheartedly recommend this for anyone who enjoys tough but rewarding time-syncs. Follow Jonathan on Twitter @AustinFound1
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When we all play, we all win Roman Contreras STAFF WRITER
On Wednesday, the city of San Francisco made history yet again when Mayor London Breed appointed the city’s first openly lesbian Fire Department deputy chief, Jeanine Nicholson. Although there has been a surge of women and members of the LGBT community entering positions of pow-
It was not until fairly recently that we have seen a general acceptance of those we, as a society, considered “different”. This is most prominently shown within the LGBT community. There has never been a better time to be gay, so to speak. Although enormous strides have been made in the direc-
Although we have come extremely far, there is still much work to be done before we see an all-inclusive attitude toward ‘different’ athletes. er within local government, such inclusion is still lacking in the realm of sports. Historically the world of athletics has been “alpha male” dominated. We have witnessed, and maybe even fought in, the fight for inclusion and acceptance in sports from outside groups. But are we truly seeing concrete differences such as the one witnessed in San Francisco?
tion of acceptance, discrimination is still very apparent in the realm of sports. Less than fifty years ago, professional athletes would not have dreamed of being out and keeping their place on a professional team. One widely recognized example of this is Caitlyn Jenner. Once Jenner decided to come out as a male-tofemale transgender in-
dividual, her prestigious title as an Olympian was quickly downplayed and all attention was turned negative. In select interviews, Jenner discussed struggles with her identity especially in the world of professional athletics. It was disheartening to see the outpour of negativity she received for only trying to live her truthful self. Although Jenner is one of the most recognizable figures of LGBT individuals in professional sports, there are a plethora of others making differences in their respective sports. Figure skater Adam Rippon made history after being the first openly gay male athlete to win a medal in the 2018 Winter Olympics. This specific instance was a huge stride for feminine male representation. It displayed that even though a man may have feminine tendencies, it does not mean he is unable to hold his own among ‘masculine’ males. Another example of this is Olympic freestyle skier Gus Kenworthy, who came out publicly in 2015 during an interview with ESPN. Adam Rippon and Gus Kenworthy are just two examples of modern day professional athletes
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Los Angeles Rams cheerleaders Quinton Peron (left) and Napoleon Jinnies (right) made history as the first male cheerleaders to ever perform at an NFL Super Bowl.
who live their lives openly and unapologetically in sports. This gives LGBT youth hope that they can make it in professional sports without having to hide a major part of their identity. The latest instance of acceptance in professional sports came during the NFL Super Bowl when the Los Angeles Rams debuted one of the first male cheerleaders featured in the major football event. Even with these big names in sports, subtle hints of hesitant acceptance are still apparent in the big leagues. Anti-LGBT and discriminatory attitudes may never subside. This is unfortunate because of the talent that could come out of allowing people to feel unashamed of themselves when showcasing their talents.
The push has been made to allow transgendered individuals to compete in the events catered toward their chosen gender. Seeing this happen is a large accomplishment for the community and the world of professional sports as well. We also see young girls allowed to play on male football teams, further showing the efforts being put into the inclusivity narrative surrounding sports. On Friday, the push for gender-based equality in sports reached another milestone when 28 members of the United States women’s national soccer team filed a gender discrimination lawsuit against the U.S. Soccer Association. Unlike their male counterparts, who have won zero FIFA World Cup titles, the team
has won three. Yet, female U.S. soccer players make $3,650 less with a win than male players do with a loss, according to Sports Illustrated. The lawsuit lists grievances ranging from skin burns due to playing on artifical turf to uniform malfunctions. I hope we continue to see these advancements of inclusive attitudes toward athletes. Just because you are of another gender, or have different sexual preferences from those around you, it does not affect your ability to perform at a high level athletically. Although we have come extremely far, there is still much work to be done before we see an all-inclusive attitude toward “different” athletes in the major leagues. Follow Roman on Instagram @roaminroman_52
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Don’t turn college into a race Victoria Franco STAFF WRITER
Go at your own pace. In today’s society, it’s frowned upon to take longer than four years to earn your degree. According to The New York Times statistics, only 41 percent of students achieve the feat of being able to graduate in four years. In addition, the California State University website reports that more than 62 percent
penses, working to pay bills and everyday life obstacles as well. People need to understand that college is not at all about how fast you can graduate. College is about individuals finding themselves and what course they want to take in life. Give us college students a break. Not everyone has a means of financial in-
What matters most is that you end up receiving that Bachelor’s degree, regardless of the number of years it takes to get it. of all CSU students take longer than four years to graduate. However, graduating in four years is a task that has become both overrated and unrealistic for the average college student. Unfortunately, college students don’t just enter college with one task at hand. Instead, they are quickly thrown into the real world of college ex-
come or the certainty of who they are as individuals to be able to map out a rigid fouryear plan with little to no room for a margin of error. Many of us are barely starting to figure out who we are as adults and what career path we want to explore. When I entered college, I was lucky enough to have a supportive parent who paid for my
tuition, but my worries didn’t end there. I still had to attend college everyday knowing that I had no clue as to what I wanted to major in. San Jose State radioTV-film professor Alison McKee recently shared the struggles she endured when starting her own collegiate studies. McKee, like countless other college students, entered college with one specific major and career path in mind but ended up realizing she had a different passion she wanted to pursue. McKee’s collegiate journey required some additional years because she changed her major. Changing majors, as well as class size restrictions, are just some of the plethora of factors that prolong college education. While society views graduating in a four-year window as something achievable, we need to be more sensitive and empathetic toward students who don’t come from a background of academics and wealth. Some people can finish college in four years or less. Those who graduate in less than four years typically do so when they attend more costly, more competitive private universities. Some of those students come from families with
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a long line of college graduates and have thus have multiple resources to succeed in academics. Another hardship and deterrent that extends the graduation time for many students is just the process of going to college as a whole. When someone is a first-generation college student, they often lack the knowledge of steps needed to expedite their time at a university, such as regularly meeting with an advising counselor and consistently looking for internships. The New York Times also reported that more than 40 percent of undergraduates across the United States work more than 30 hours a week, which no doubt can
hinder a 12 or 15 unit course load. Another issue is that of students who transfer from a community or junior college to a fouryear university. The New York Times reports that transfer students switch schools only to find that on average, 27 of their units will not count toward a degree. Learning how to file FAFSA paperwork seems unbelievably hard to comprehend to many. Knowing how to pick your classes to ensure you’re on the right track or simply even finding out which exact opportunities a school has to offer is also not an easy task. We must acknowledge that each student is go-
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ing through their own struggle and rarely are we looking at a student who has their entire life situation figured out. The point blank truth is that college is hard. It’s not something you can breeze through, so never feel bad about taking a bit longer to get through it. Pay no attention to the time span. The amount of time it takes to graduate should not take away from the fact that you did indeed graduate. What matters most is that you end up receiving that Bachelor’s degree, regardless of the number of years it takes to get it. Follow Victoria on Twitter @ayeeevickyy
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46. Tried out 50. Butter maker 52. Not glossy 54. Lyric poem 55. Unusual 56. A tornado over water 58. Beers 59. French school 60. A single time 61. Nonsense 62. Typewrote 63. One who colors cloth DOWN 1. Young sheep 2. Underway 3. Freight 4. Historic period 5. Coupled 6. Orbital point 7. Be worthy of 8. A framework of metal bars 9. And so forth 10. Guard 11. Heir 12. Jacket 13. Blind (poker) 18. Groin
22. Adept 24. Lease 26. Relating to aircraft 28. Binge 29. Midday 30. Obtains 31. Poop 32. Magma 33. Openings 34. Domination 37. Drill 38. Pack down 40. Composer Jerome ____ 41. Domesticates 43. Flail 44. Intense dislike 46. Inscribed pillar 47. Bonkers 48. Draw forth 49. Discourage 50. Fourth sign of the zodiac 51. Angel’s headwear 53. At the peak of 56. Damp 57. Detachable container
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THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 2019
Student athletes speak up for more rights By Jozy Prabhu STAFF WRITER
When issues arise for athletes on campus, they can turn to an organization called the StudentAt hletes Advis or y Committee (SAAC). The SAAC is made up of two student-athlete representatives per sports team and a staff coordinator. Junior Kimberlee Giggey, from the women’s swimming and diving team, is the SAAC vice president and has been on the committee for three years. “Part of our job is also to plan community service and to plan events for the school. But we’re not afraid to bring issues that are kind of touchy topics,� Giggey said. “We try to push to have the representatives go back to their teams and be able to tell them, ‘my job is to speak for you guys so if you have an issues I want you to be comfortable enough to come up to me.’ � Issues can be brought up to SAAC representatives and handled with or without anonymity, based on the athlete’s choice. According to the SAAC board meeting minutes from Dec. 3, 2018 obtained by the Spartan Daily, one topic brought up in the meeting was athletes’ mental health.
“[Mountain West] is collaborating on ideas to make mental health care more accessible to student athletes. Potential to bring a counselor specifically for student athletes,� according to the meeting notes. The notes also mentioned that asking for funding for a mental health counselor is the “#1 priority for AD (athletics director).� “One person that we are typically are always communicating with is Jen Jurgensen,� Giggey said. “And she’s always there in the meetings. Also Eileen Daily, she deals with Title IX issues.� Jurgens en, SJSU Athletics and SAAC coordinator, has been proud of this academic year’s advocacy among athletes. “To be honest, this is the first year people have started to bring things to SAAC,� said Jurgensen. “Before, it was mostly about events and community service, and I think people are a lot more empowered this year, which I love.� According to Jurgensen, most of the issues that have been brought up to the SAAC this year are now in the process of being addressed. “Our conversations about that started in December, so it’s very
new,� said Jurgensen. More recently, Giggey said the SAAC has been helping a team that is having issues feeling heard by their coach. “[Coaches are] pulling them from some tournaments that are considered annual tournaments that the coaches are saying [the athletes] shouldn’t be a part of,� Giggey said. “Different misconduct stuff as far as, like, there’s no sexual misconduct, it’s more just of [the coach] being more sexist towards them . . . So that’s just been something more recent that not a lot of people get to see or know about SAAC.� Giggey declined to comment which sports teams were experiencing misconduct or sexism. Additionally, because of the SAAC advocacy, the athletics department is now working on getting a full-time mental health counselor for student-athletes. “Right now, our students are going in with the general population of students [for counseling] which is great,� Jurgensen said. “But then we’re taking away times from other people too.� Junior Julia Golbeck, beach volleyball player and SAAC president, shares the same sentiment. “This year specifically
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has really developed our voice as student-athletes,� Golbeck said. “I think before that no one really knew the route to speak up about issues. Everyone
was kind of like, ‘Oh, I’ll do it on my own.’ � SAAC meetings are open to all athletes, including non-SAAC members, and meetings are monthly
on Monday nights. “It gets better every year,� Golbeck said. Follow Jozy on Twitter @PrabhuJoanna
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Rich kids get into college with fake sport profiles Alyson Chuyang SFTAFF WRITER
Hours of studying for the SAT, racking up the AP classes, joining a sport every season and involving themselves in every club are things high schoolers do to compete for college acceptance letters. However, some of the students in these elite universities did not have to do any of that to get that an acceptance letter in the mail. On Tuesday, the FBI and federal prosecutors of the District of Massachusetts released a list of 50 people who were charged in a nationwide college admissions scam. It involved shady recruitment and a bribery scheme. These individuals included prominent Bay Area coaches, business leaders and wealthy parents who were adamant in getting their students into the top universities in the country. These individuals went as far as photoshopping their students into athletic portraits, faking their statistics during the supposed season they were active and bribing the coaches with millions of dollars. The coaches would then tell the admissions of top universities to hold a spot for the students, according to Sports Illustrated. Four on the list were charged with the conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, three of which were charged with the conspiracy to commit racketeering and 33 of which were
charged with conspiracy to commit mail fraud and honest services mail fraud. According to the indictment, the defendants are accused of helping potential students cheat on their entrance exams. They also allowed them to pose as recruited athletes or bribe schools with up to $6 million to get students in the university. As a student, I worked a job, managed sports and AP classes, as well as went through multiple classes to perfect my SAT score. I can say I’m more than upset about this news. I got rejected from 6 out of the 8 schools I applied for, and these students were able to get in through their privilege and class. Coaches from Wake Forest University, Georgetown, University of Southern California, Yale and Stanford have been accused of accepting large sums of money to help students pose as recruited athletes, even if they had little to no athletic ability. According to AP News, actress Felicity Huffman paid $15,000 disguised as a charitable donation so her daughter could be a part of the college entrance scam. Along with Huffman, Full House actress, Lori Loughlin and her husband, Mossimo Giannulli were charged and Giannulli was taken into custody. Loughlin allegedly sent in pictures of both of her
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Stanford sailing coach John Vandemoer pleaded guilty Tuesday. Lori Loughlin (right) was charged for paying $500,000 to make her daughters look like recruits on the University of California crew team.
daughters on a rowing machine to convince USC to have them designated as recruits on the crew team. According to CNN, along with the photos, she allegedly paid bribes to the row coach that totaled to $500,000. “It’s embarrassing for our country and shameful for our education system in allowing that to happen,� said linguistics senior Solange Ramirez. “Americans take pride in our education and boast about how great is its, yet they still choose quantity, in money, over quality?� This scandal is one of the largest college admissions scams ever prosecuted by the Justice Department involving 200 agents nationwide and 50 people in six states, according to CNN.
Criticism of affirmative action, the policy that allows college admissions to take into account an applicant’s ethnicity to an extent, seem ridiculous in comparison to this very illegal scandal that has given wealthy families an upperhand in admissions. The main suspect of these charges is William Singer, the founder of a college preparator y business called the Edge College & Career Network. Singer used his company and its nonprofit sister company, Key Worldwide Foundation, to help students cheat on their entrance exams. The company would also pay money to college coaches who would get the students in under
faux athlete profiles. The U.S. attorney for the District of Massachusetts, Andrew E. Lelling, said the true victim in this case is the hard working students who did not have any of these advantages and whose spots were taken from them through bribery. The universities are also victim to the scams, and many of them are cooperating with the ongoing investigation. The NCAA is also looking at all the cases to determine if the individuals who were charged violate the guidelines intended to regulate the recruitment and benefit of their athletes, according to AP News. The students who were being accepted under these circumstances are also not the ones to blame, as the
parents were the main influencers behind the scam. These parents used their wealth, advantage and were able to make a separate admissions process just for their child. While they may have just wanted what was best for their child, these parents disregarded the rest of the student population who had to go through normal competition for their place in school. This incident has been heard nationwide, and the president of the American Council on Education, Tim Mitchell told the New York Times that this “violate[s] the essential premise of a fair and transparent college admissions process.� Follow Alyson on Twitter @alysonchuyang