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City Council honors late Lawrence Fan By Bojana Cvijic NEWS EDITOR
civil rights during a Tuesday Zoom arraignment hearing. He was released unsupervised with a $10,000 unsecured bond which requires that he refrain from committing local or state crimes or injuring or threatening informants,
San Jose City Council ended Tuesday’s meeting in honor of Lawrence Fan, San Jose State’s sports information director who died on Feb. 21. Fan worked at the university for 42 years as the primary media relations contact for the San Jose State athletics programs. City council also honored DeJon Packer, San Jose Police officer and former SJSU running back who died on Sunday night at 24 years old. “Today is a day of mourning,” Esparza said. “We lost two incredible people of the Spartan and San Jose family, but we also must honor them today.” District 7 Councilmember Maya Esparza said Lawrence Fan was a beloved part of the SJSU community. “Lawrence, his passion and dedication to his profession and [SJSU] was unmatched and this was exemplified in his achievement of attending over 500 consecutive [SJSU] football games,” Esparza said. “ . . . For over 40 years, Lawrence did not miss a single game.” Fan’s family was in attendance during the ceremony, including Lillian Chou, Fan’s sister. Chou spoke about Fan’s accomplishments, including being the first Chinese-American inducted into the College Sports Information Directors of America Hall of Fame in 2012 and being given the organization’s Arch Ward award, for outstanding contributions in the field of college sports information. “I had the privilege to be there in St. Louis, at that monumental event,” she said. Other members of Fan’s family attended the meeting including his brother Stephen Fan, sister-in-law Landa Fan, nephew Jonathan Fan and niece Jenny Camburn along with her husband Thomas Camburn. Chou also mentioned several other of Fan’s accomplishments. “In 2013, Lawrence was honored with the Trailblazer award by Procida presented to an individual who is a pioneer in the profession. And who has mentored and helped improve the level of ethnic and gender diversity within [College Sports Information Directors of America],”
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Shaw pleads not guilty at hearing Former SJSU athletic trainer appears in federal court
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Scott Shaw, former San Jose State athletic trainer and director of sports medicine, pleaded not guilty to six counts of allegedly violating and depriving female athletes of their
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Michael Carroll, San Jose State police department chief, said he intends to foster the relationship between law enforcement and the campus community after joining the UPD on Jan. 18. After decades of law enforcement experience, Carroll said his unique approach to policing emphasizes the use of humility and empathy. “A leader has to have the ability to listen, to listen not only to his staff but also the community,” Carroll said. “You also have to have the ability to hold people accountable.” Prior to his role at SJSU, Carroll spent 25 years ascending the ranks at the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office. “In order to have trust I need the students to understand that the law enforcement agency is here to protect them. We’re not here to do harm,” he said.
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Left: San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo (left) hugs Lillian Chou, Lawrence Fan’s sister, during the hybrid city council meeting on Tuesday. Right: John Kennaday, SJSU men’s golf head coach, speaks of his recollections of Fan including moments of their friendship.
CITY COUNCIL Continued from page 1 she said. “And again, I was there in Orlando to see the recognition from his professional organization, for his deep devotion to mentorship.” She said Fan also mentored many other university interns in the sports information office. Spartan coaches were in attendance, including football head coach, Brent Brennan. “[Fan] was this incredible tornado of positivity and optimism and funny goofy mannerisms,” Brennan said. “He would always cheer me on from the back when I had to talk to a group of people.” John Kennaday, men’s golf head coach, also spoke about Fan during the meeting, who Kennaday said he considered his best friend. Kennaday first came to SJSU in 1985
CHARGES Continued from page 1 victims or jurors. Shaw called into his first court hearing related to the sexual misconduct cases from an RV in Austin, Texas. Each individual charge against Shaw includes a $1,000 fine, a $25 special assessment fee and a maximum sentence of one year, Susan van Keulen, Northern District Court of California magistrate, said during the hearing.
and was appointed head coach in 2005. As a student golfer, he said he met Fan in the first day or two he was there. “He really was a bit of a big brother and best friend all at the same time. As a student athlete coming into [SJSU], I wasn’t really prepared for big boy golf or big boy athletics,”
Kennaday said. “Didn’t even know that a sports information director existed. We didn’t really have much of that where I came from and Lawrence taught me the ropes.” Council members said the “outpouring of love” continues to echo throughout San Jose for Fan. “His dry humor and infectious
He really was a bit of a big brother and best friend all at the same time. As a student athlete coming into [SJSU], I wasn’t really prepared for big boy golf or big boy athletics. Didn’t even know that a sports information director existed. We didn’t really have much of that where I came from and Lawrence taught me the ropes.
The charges alleged that Shaw violated the rights of four student athletes between 201720 by touching their breasts and buttocks without cause or consent, according to a Thursday Department of Justice news release. Assistant United States Attorney Michael Pitman alleged Shaw used “his positioning as an athletic trainer to . . . assault [student athletes]” for more than a decade. The charges against Shaw only span the last
smile are embedded in every story and every memory and his kindness and care for others,” Councilmember Esparza said. In his tribute, Kennaday said Lawrence was a true fan of sports and “he was there for everyone.” “I want to leave you a thought that Lawrence Fan may have been one of the most appropriately named gentlemen in this way, because if you think about the word ‘fan,’ it’s short for ‘fanatic’ . . .” he said. “To me, Lawrence was the ultimate fan of human potential and achievement that I’ve ever met.”
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five years because the statute of limitations prevented filing pre-2017 charges, according to a Thursday USA Today article. Shaw is permitted to continue to travel until he returns from a pre-planned road trip to the NCAA Frozen Four national Division I Men’s Ice Hockey Championship in Boston next month. “He has prepaid these tickets and it is his hope to the court that he could travel to Boston, Massachusetts and to
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return back,” Shaw’s attorney Sam Polverino said during the hearing. Pitman raised concerns regarding Shaw’s ability to travel as part of his terms of release because he was part of a “decade-long scheme” to assault female student athletes and was thus “dangerous.” “We expect that there’s a strong showing that the defendant will and does present a danger to the community,” Pitman said. Susan van Keulen, United States District magistrate judge, agreed to the trip and allowed the travel restrictions to go into effect on April 20. Pitman said information will be released with new “discoveries on the defendant” and it “may
We expect that there’s a strong showing that the defendant will and does present a danger to the community. Michael Pitman
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take time for the defense to look at it.” Negotiations are pending for a protective order for new evidence, Pitman said. A protective order, commonly called a restraining order, can protect someone from being sexually abused, threatened, stalked, or harassed, according to the California Courts website.
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As of Tuesday, the next court date is set on March 23 for a procedural hearing but the date will change and the case will be reassigned, Justice van Keulen said.
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Epic win? Games meet indie music By Gio Gaxiola STAFF WRITER
There are few games that have generated as much hype as 2017’s “Fortnite.” The company behind Fortnite, Epic Games, has seen its popularity and value skyrocket since the video game’s release. From endless merchandise to sponsorship deals with famous athletes and celebrities, Epic Games has stumbled upon immense wealth.
New York Times article. Founded in 2008, Bandcamp is a streaming platform and store headquartered in Oakland, rivaling Spotify and Apple Music. The platform serves as an alternative for hosting less popular musicians because it allows artists to keep most music and merchandise revenue. When a fan pays for a song or buys an item from the store, 82% of the revenue goes to the artist. Over the span of 13 years, customers have spent a total of $899 million through Bandcamp, according to the Bandcamp website.
With a big company like Epic Games owning Bandcamp, Sweeney might get greedy and slash how much an artist can make, which might make it another Spotify.
Epic Games was valued at $28.7 billion in 2021 and CEO and co-founder Tim Sweeney’s net worth was $7.4 billion, according to a Sweeney profile update from Forbes. What could possibly be next for the popular company? What can Epic Games do to keep the momentum going? The answer: go into the music industry. On March 2, Epic Games acquired the streaming platform and merchandise store Bandcamp for an undisclosed amount of money, according to a March 2
Only 2% of artists made more than $1,000 a year on Spotify, according to Feb. 5, The Hustle article. Spotify pays $3.48 dollars per 1,000 streams, according to the same article. The possibilities for Epic Games to use Bandcamp are endless. Fortnite can get exclusive music and merchandise through the platform or host a concert within the video game. It hosted a virtual concert in 2020 with American rapper Travis Scott and American music producer Marshmello.
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These events were huge hits because they attracted both the fanbase of Fortnite users and fans of the artist. While the acquisition may seem like a win-win for both sides, some are skeptical about the deal. Many are concerned about the wellbeing of artists, especially since Bandcamp is mainly used by smaller musicians. With a big company like Epic Games owning Bandcamp, Sweeney might get greedy and slash how much an artist can make, which might make it another Spotify. One way artists can protect themselves is to unionize. On March 15, 2021, the Union of Musicians and Allied Workers (UMAW) helped artists at Spotify by creating a union. Artists at Bandcamp should follow this example to help ensure the majority of revenue sales don’t go to Epic Games. Sweeney doesn’t know music. He’s a video game guy and could use whatever revenue
Bandcamp makes for his video game projects, effectively sucking Bandcamp dry for its cash. Larger companies have absorbed smaller companies in the past just to close down those businesses a few months later. Epic Games buying Bandcamp was a huge power move for Sweeney. He has just opened the floodgates for other game developers to dabble in new business opportunities including music – only time will tell if this was a smart move by Epic Games.
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Women belong behind the camera By Jennifer Schildge STAFF WRITER
Outnumbered female filmmakers are taking control of their own fates in the film industry, as minorities behind the camera create more universal and diverse stories. The Center for the Study of Women in Television and Film conducted a study in 2021 about the women’s employment in the top-grossing films and found that only 6% of cinematographers were female which was the same for 2020. When watching a film, I like to dissect my favorite part which is the art of the picture. Cinematography is combining camera tools and lighting to create a specific mood or feeling for film. When a woman is behind the camera, there are more emotions put into the filmmaking. Cinematographer and SJSU radio, TV and film alumna, Ashley Valenzuela,
them, “we should just conquer.” Before I realized I wanted to get into journalism, I studied film at my community college. I was surrounded by dudes, mostly white, who belittled me. I vividly remember sitting in my film production class at a table with all men. There was one other girl in the class and we happened to be in the same production group. Instead of encouraging us, the boys around us made us compete as if they were saying “there can only be one girl.” Amy Glazer, a theatre and film professor at SJSU, described the industry experience as “the boys club” in which the men dominate the film workforce. “We are not as generous with our women as we learn as I think we are with the men in the boys club,” Glazer said. “But it’s changing.” She said that if you want to be a filmmaker, you must be tenacious. Deidre Locklear, a cinematographer
I do believe that we have to change that pipeline and that narrative . . . we also have to choose the pipeline and the narrative of including even further than that. Jessica Gallegos
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female mentor, writer and director Ellen Sumter, who she said had a power that only a woman can possess. “She talked about the emotional resonance that the power of lighting provides to make you truly feel something . . . and that’s maybe a woman’s super power in a way,” Locklear said. “Providing emotional strength for something that’s very tech-focused.” I recently watched “Spencer,” directed by Pablo Larraín, and thought the film was gorgeous. It turns out the cinematographer is a French woman: Claire Mathon. “Spencer” is a beautiful character analysis about Princess Diana and Mathon really helped tell the story in an extraordinary way. Princess Diana’s story isn’t hollow and the movie is packed with beauty from such a low place. Mathon captures the hurt and loneliness Princess Diana experienced while also showing how beautiful her soul was. Deidre Locklear If a man was behind the camera, the Bay Area cinematographer film would have been shot differently because a man could not have captured in the Bay Area said she’s been Princess Diana’s character like Mathon surrounded by men in almost every did. single job during her career. Jessica Gallegos, whose pronouns are “In such a male dominated industry, they/them, is a cinematographer and there’s so many male voices and such the founder of Bay Area’s Rock Paper a small amount of female voices Film society. participating that sometimes women Gallegos said they believe the get overlooked,” Locklear said. industry is changing massively and Locklear said she’s only had one quickly.
She talked about the emotional resonance that the power of lighting provides to make you truly feel something . . . and that’s maybe a woman’s super power in a way. Providing emotional strength for something that’s very tech focused.
said she still asks herself why there are not many women in the technical departments of filmmaking including cinematography. “I just think that’s how it used to be and it’s really frustrating,” Valenzuela said. Valenzuela thinks that no woman should feel like anything is stopping ABOUT
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