Thursday, Sept. 26, 2019
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SERVING SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY SINCE 1934
A&E
Opinion
Sushi Confidential is my type of happy hour
Should humanity strive for the stars?
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Sorority Concussion displaced for night
Clarity
By Nathan Doyle STAFF WRITER
Following a fire from an unknown source early Wednesday morning, members of the Alpha Phi sorority house on 10th Street had to evacuate immediately. “I was inside the house and everyone said you need to evacuate so I evacuated,” Julia Nam, a business administration and management information systems junior, said. This is Nam’s second year living in the house and she said that the whole incident felt surreal. “It felt like a dream,” Nam said. All 51 sorority residents were instructed to leave and take shelter elsewhere for the time being. As of Wednesday afternoon, members of the sorority were not allowed inside the house while the investigation continues. “There’s nothing wrong with the structure, it’s just a matter of the city giving us the go,” Alpha Phi president Taylor Williams said. Nam found temporary residence for the night with friends who lived off campus while other house residents found places to stay elsewhere. Following the fire, sorority members said the San Jose State administration was quick to act and made sure that those living in the house found a shelter. Williams said what began as a scary night ended on a hopeful note for the house as a whole. “I was asleep and girls were running around the house saying there was a fire,” Williams said. After the house was evacuated, some sorority members said they felt a sense of relief that the home they lived in was still intact. University housing opened up the dorms to those who needed a place to stay. Williams said SJSU got involved to account for residents. “It was not a struggle, the school was super involved and very helpful,” Williams said. During the evacuation Patrick Day, vice president of Student Affairs, FIRE | Page 2
Multiple head injuries lead soccer star to refocus priorities
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By Christian Trujano STAFF WRITER
Most parents take their newborn baby home after being discharged from the hospital, but kinesiology junior Karlee Pottorff ’s parents took her to a club soccer party instead. “I didn’t even go home first, I went straight to a soccer event,” she said. With Pottorff ’s parents, who both played Division I soccer in college, and her sister, who just graduated from UC Irvine also playing soccer, it wasn’t surprising when Pottorff took interest in the sport. Now in her third year on the San Jose State women’s soccer team,
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athletes to realize the same thing — they don’t have to always base their identity on their sport. “In that time of an injury, that’s when you find your true identity,” she said. Pottorff is now focused on what she said really matters: her health, faith and her education. “I don’t need soccer, I want soccer,” Pottorff said. “If [a concussion] does happen again and I can’t play soccer then it’s OK - I have to move on.” “When I had that first head injury I was like, ‘When can I get on the field as fast as possible?’ ” Pottorff said. RECOVERY | Page 4
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Impossible Foods burgers are made of heme, soy and potato protein
Students explore vegan burger options
Beyond Meat burgers are made of yellow pea protein isolate
Plant-based meats have drastically increased in popularity in 2019. San Jose State students voiced their interest in having more vegan-friendly options available on campus. Impossible Foods and Beyond Meat, the companies behind the aptly named Impossible Burger and Beyond Burger, have seen their products work their way into national chains like Burger King, Carl’s Jr. and Del Taco. Each of the companies also have various meatless products on retail store shelves.
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Pottorff returns as one of this year’s captains and hopes to embrace the role and be there for her team on and off the field. “The first two games I played all 10 field positions,” she said. “It’s not about where I want to play, it’s about where the team needs me to play. ” On Aug. 30, 2018, Pottorff said she suffered her first concussion, but kept playing throughout September and early October, unaware of her injury. After her second concussion in October, she spent roughly two months off the field. It was then that she realized soccer was not her only identity. She said she wants other collegiate
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By Brendan Cross STAFF WRITER
While there are currently no plant-based meat menu items available on campus, Spartan Eats director of marketing and communications Stephanie Fabian said they are exploring some options. “Providing vegetarian and vegan options at San Jose State University continues to stay a top priority,” Fabian said. “Currently, Spartan Eats is researching plant-based meat alternatives that can fit the needs of our campus within our retail brands based on availability and sourcing.” One of the stumbling blocks is that chains such as Steak ‘n Shake, Panda Express and Taco Bell, which are available in the Student Union, would have to introduce
plant-based meats onto their menus on a corporate level in order for it to eventually find its way onto campus, Fabian said. Marketing junior Rosella San Gabriel said she eats meat but also enjoys meatless options. “I generally prefer the Impossible Burger because it tastes so much better,” San Gabriel said. “I would love to have it on campus, or more plant-based options on campus in general.” Software engineering sophomore Eva Nicova said she was displeased with the lack of vegan menu items at the campus eateries. VEGAN | Page 2