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Volume 159 No. 32 SERVING SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY SINCE 1934
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California assemblymember Ash Kalra (left) and SV@Home executive director Regina Celestin Williams (center) listen to former Stockton Mayor Michael Tubbs as he talks about how he remained enthusiastic and positive when he was entering politics in his early 20s during a panel in the Student Union Ballroom Wednesday night.
Former mayor talks race, politics Stockton leader visits SJSU to break down what he’s learned
Regina Celestin Williams, executive director of Silicon Valley at Home, who were moderators for the panel. Former Stockton Mayor Michael Tubbs Tubbs was the first African-American spoke at a keynote event to San Jose State mayor of Stockton, as well as its youngest, students and staff in the Student Union being elected in 2016 at age 26. Ballroom on Wednesday. After losing the mayoral race in 2020, The panel was held as part of Transforming he has since been appointed as Special Communities: A Movement to Racial Justice, Advisor for Economic Mobility and an annual two-week event at SJSU focused on Opportunity of the Governor of California by supporting change for communities of color. Gov. Gavin Newsom. Tubbs was joined by California TUBBS | Page 2 Assemblymember Ash Kalra and By Alexia Frederickson STAFF WRITER
Michael Tubbs: an overview - Former Mayor of Stockton - The first African American mayor of Stockton, while also being 26 years old -Under his leadership, the city was named an “All-America City” in 2017 and 2018 by the National Civic League
San Jose State group hosts discussion on substance use within Punjabi community By Myenn Rahnoma STAFF WRITER
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Student debt forgiveness expands amid federal block will principally focus on reversing the rules concerning student loan policies that have been made during the former President Donald Trump administration, On Monday, the U.S. Department of Education according to a Monday New York Times article. expanded the student loan relief program, which The new regulations will eliminate the majority of would cancel up to $20,000 in debts for millions of interest capitalizations, or the cumulative sum of the borrowers through a new set of rules aiming to reduce unpaid interests, lowering the overall borrowing costs the total sums owned by borrowers. for borrowers, according to the news release. With more than 22 million Americans currently The new adjustments will go into effect having already applied to the program since the application opened on Oct. 15, the new adjustments DEBT | Page 2
By Alessio Cavalca STAFF WRITER
About 15 San Jose State students gathered for an intimate discussion about substance use within the Punjabi community on Wednesday evening in Dudley Moorhead. The event was hosted by the SJSU chapter of Jakara Movement, a grassroots organization dedicated to empowering and supporting Punjabi Sikhs. During the discussion, recording was prohibited as it was meant to be a private space. After the event, some organizers and attendees expressed their thoughts and feelings about substance use. Sonia Dosanjh, a Jakara Movement board member, said there is an unacknowledged alcohol usage problem prevalent in the Punjabi community, specifically among the younger generation. “We’ve all just been aware
of it and we just wanted to talk about it in our communities. It’s not really something that we talked about,” Dosanjh said. “[From there, we tried to] to come up with solutions to get people help.” The guest speaker of the event was Anokh Singh, a Jakara Movement board member, who talked about several substances but focused on alcohol use and its effects. Singh said it’s hard being in the middle, because on one hand alcohol is normalized within the culture, but on the other hand elders in the Punjabi community don’t speak on safe alcohol consumption due to the stigmas and cultural barriers. He said for that reason, it’s difficult being vulnerable and they have to learn through their own mistakes. “A lot of people are going through these simultaneous experiences without being SUBSTANCE | Page 2