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Monday, Aug. 22, 2022
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SERVING SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY SINCE 1934
Monkeypox rise sparks concern PHOTO FROM FREEPIK
A hand of a pharmacist holds up a microscopic image of the monkeypox virus, which causes the disease that’s similar to smallpox.
By Nathan Canilao NEWS EDITOR
California declared monkeypox as a state of emergency on Aug. 1 and Santa Clara County and San Jose State have been gearing up for the fight against it. The monkeypox virus has spread throughout the state and Santa Clara County, with 110 total confirmed cases as of Saturday. The county public health
department said it expects more cases in the coming months. The SJSU Student Health Center stated in a campuswide email that it will continue to provide updates for everything the campus community needs to know about the virus. “We learned much about what we need to do to prepare for future outbreaks from COVID-19 and continue to get our guidance from [the] CDC,
local PHD and OSHA,” the Student Health Center stated. “We will utilize those communications and preventions should there be an outbreak on campus.” Monkeypox is a virus that is related to the smallpox virus, but is generally less severe and less contagious, according to the Student Health Center campuswide statement. It is usually spread through skin-to-skin contact and people
who contract the virus may have a rash that initially looks like blisters, which can be painful and cause itching, according to the same campuswide statement. The rashes can occur on various body parts but they’re mostly found near genitals, anus, hands, feet and mouths, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Monkeypox webpage. Other symptoms include fever, chills and exhaustion.
There are 14,115 cases total in the U.S. as of Saturday. California accounts for about 19% of cases nationwide with 2,663 cases, according to the same CDC webpage. The virus has also disproportionately affected gay and bisexual men. CDC data shows there’s a high concentration of monkeypox MONKEYPOX | Page 2
ROE V. WADE
Number of presidents at CSUs from 2010-Present
Local protesters rally against trigger laws in other states By Nick Zamora STAFF WRITER
INFOGRAPHIC BY BRYANNA BARTLETT; SOURCE: CSU PAST & PRESENT LEADERSHIP WEBPAGE
SJSU president search goes on By Bryanna Bartlett PRODUCTION EDITOR
Nearly nine months after the search for the next San Jose State president commenced, the California State University (CSU) Chancellor’s Office reports “strong interest” from potential candidates. Lisa Millora, SJSU vice president for strategy and institutional affairs and chief of staff, said the Association of Governing Boards (AGB), a higher education search firm that’s partnered with SJSU, has received numerous interested candidates from across the nation. “The ad for the presidency was
placed in national [education trade] publications in early June, and AGB has sent the leadership profile to numerous potential candidates and nominators across the country,” Millora stated in a July 29 campuswide email. “They will continue to recruit potential candidates through August.” Michael Uhlenkamp, CSU senior director of public affairs, said the CSU is unable to comment on specifics related to the candidates including the number of candidates because the search committees’ information and processes are confidential. Uhlenkamp said the intent of PRESIDENT | Page 2
What can I tell you? Is this the seventh president [since I’ve been here]? So at this point, I wonder, what’s the point of remembering their names? Jason Laker SJSU counselor education professor, former vice president of student affairs in 2010-11
About 16 people gathered in front of San Jose City Hall Sunday to protest the ripple effects taking place across the U.S. after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade on June 24. Organized by the Party for Socialism and Liberation Bay Area chapter (PSL), the protest was set to be just a few days before Aug. 25, when trigger laws in several states such as Wyoming, Utah and North Dakota will begin to take effect – banning abortion. Abortion is now illegal in eight states while 19 others having been deemed “hostile” toward legal abortion, according to the Center for Reproductive Rights website. The Center for Reproductive Rights is a global legal advocacy organization that seeks to advance reproductive rights, according to its website. There have been 20 states that have codified the right to abortion or expanded funding and protections for abortion services, according to the same website. “This is not taking place in California, but we are here to stand in solidarity with all of our brothers and sisters who will be affected by this,” said Maggie Yao, organizer with PSL and San Jose resident. Some protesters also expressed concern about ABORTION | Page 2