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Why does hunger exist? undreds of San Jose State students currently suffer from food insecurity. While the university has made it a priority to address the crisis, it is apparent that food insecurity among students is an ongoing issue. Shining a light on the topic provides students with ways to cope with food insecurity while opening a discussion on

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the problem in order to create solutions. The Spartan Daily will be running a series of stories on food insecurity, depicting the vast scale of hunger in the world, the factors that contribute to the problem and how we as Spartans can help those in need. The series will run for the next two weeks, with content available in both print and online.

Edmond Zang psychology sophomore

“I believe world hunger is a thing because there’s not enough resources around the world. Some people have more opportunities than others so it leaves everybody else at a disadvantage.”

Ashley Magana art junior

“We’re not utilizing our voices as people or human beings and we’re not utilizing our resources wise enough so we’re able to help everybody and not just ourselves.”

Clarence Fangonilo business administration senior

“World hunger is caused by greed and capitalism by the one percent.”

“I think a lot of politics is something that plays into it. Definitely if there’s money for wars there’s money to feed the homeless and people who have hunger struggles.” REPORTING BY ERICA LIZARRAGO

Demystifying hunger Myths

Realities

• There is not enough to food being grown to feed every person in the world. • There are too many people in the world and rapid overpopulation causes hunger. • More food aid will help hungry people in poor countries.

• The world’s farmers produce enough food to feed 150% of the global population. Many times people are too poor to buy the food. • Resources are available to increase food production by 70% in 2050. • Despite food aid women are poor and starving because of gender inequality. 70% of the world’s hungry population is poor women.

SOURCE: GEORGIA ACKER, NUTRITION, FOOD SCIENCE AND PACKAGING LECTURER, FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS, 2012 JOURNAL OF SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE. INFOGRAPHIC BY VICTORIA FRANCO AND CHELSEA NGUYEN FLEIGE

SJSU Precision Flight team places second By Brendan Cross STAFF WRITER

For the sixth-consecutive year, the San Jose State Precision Flight team qualified for the National Intercollegiate Flight Association SAFECON competition. The flight team finished second in the regional competition; the top three schools are guaranteed to advance to the nationals. Hosted by Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, the 2019 Region II SAFECON competition was held at Ernest A. Love Field Airport in Prescott, Arizona between Oct. 28 and Nov. 2. The flight team, however, spent a total of nine days in the desert. The host school took the top spot, but senior aviation major Kelly Todd was pleased with how his team

performed. “Embry-Riddle is a good school, so competing with them we know can be challenging, but . . . we really came together in a lot of different ways,” Todd said. “We were trying to be really competitive to make nationals this year and we SY UR TE O CO N PHOT L KHA OF SA

made it happen.” Todd and his partner, fellow aviation senior Julia Bradley, took second place in the traditional navigation event. In the competition, Bradley was the pilot il and dT Todd dd was the h navigator. i “Placing second was a really big deal for me and my partner,” Todd

said. “We could have done better. We think we could have got first, but there were a couple of mistakes.” In that event, the pilots had ha 30 minutes to receive coordinates and

another 330 minutes to plot them on a map. Other information informatio the pilots needed to provide provid included wind correctio correction angles and how much fuel fue they expected tto burn. The pilot pilots then met up with the th navigators and i d the h judges. j d If the judges deemed the flight plan as being safe, then the teams were

I feel like this team has really evolved into a family where everyone is so comfortable with each other. Sal Khan aviation engineering senior and Precision Flight Team president

allowed to actually fly the route. Including traditional navigation, SJSU had 14 different top-ten finishers across the various competitions. Sal Khan, aviation engineering senior and team president, said the event went well and throughout the

nine days, the team turned into a family. “I feel like this team has really evolved into a family where everyone is so comfortable with each other,” Khan said. “They’re not shy anymore.” The team even taped the words “HI MOM,” “STUDENT PILOT” and “FOLLOW @SJSUPFT” underneath the wings of their planes, clearly visible once in the air. Khan said some of the new members on the team broke out of their shell while in Arizona. One of those newer members, aviation freshman Sierra BrannonYoung, competed with Khan in the message drop event. During that event, a pilot and co-pilot fly a certain altitude AVIATION | Page 2

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NEWS

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 13, 2019

Poets fuse history into writing By Brendan Cross STAFF WRITER

Pulitzer Prize-winner Tyehimba Jess and Harmony Holiday shared their experimental poetry about African American history and identity at Forager Tasting Room & Eatery in downtown San Jose Thursday. Jess took home the 2017 Pulitzer Prize in poetry for his book “Olio.” It explores African American musical and theater performers between the Civil War and World War I. Holiday began the event, which was presented by the Center for Literary Arts of San Jose, by reciting some poems from her most recent book, 2019’s “A Jazz Funeral for Uncle Tom”, as well as newer work. “I thought it was really cool how [their work] has historical context . . . and applies to a modern society in a way,” creative writing senior Alex Han said. Holiday’s work is often themed with songs from jazz musicians because her father Jimmy was a singer and songwriter who died when she was five years old. Her work also touches on the struggles of African American people in the U.S. An excerpt from her poem “Carceral, Undone”

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Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Tyehimba Jess recites a poem from his 2016 book “Olio” at Forager Tasting Room & Eatery in Downtown San Jose Thursday.

away from the typical rhymes and meters that the average person sees as poetry. “It’s one of the few forms in language where you can break grammatical rules,” Holiday said. “You can change what the whole form means to you.” In stark contrast to Holiday’s more monotone style of presentation, Jess recited his pieces with heightened emotion and inflection. One of his topics of conversation during the evening was the history of minstrel shows in the U.S. Minstrel shows featured white people in blackface and was one of the most popular forms of entertainment in the 1800s and early 1900s. In theatrical context, “Olio” refers to the middle portion of a minstrel show, which BRENDAN CROSS | SPARTAN DAILY often included singing or Poet Harmony Holiday reads a poem from her book “A Jazz skits. Funeral for Uncle Tom” in Downtown San Jose Thursday. Prior to reading a piece

AVIATION Continued from page 1 above the runway with a target on the ground. The co-pilot then tosses a box with a message in it out the window and tries to get the box as close to the target as possible. Khan was the pilot and Brannon-Young was the co-pilot, or dropmaster. Though the duo finished 27th, Brannon-Young said she had fun, regardless of where they placed. “I don’t even care because the experience was worth it,” Brannon-Young said. “Being up in the air is the best feeling and after a long week of hard work, it was the last event and totally worth the wait.” She also talked about the camaraderie the team was able

reads, “There’s no word for the next phase of the slave rebellion, no clinical nudge to double over our skin . . . your testimony, as you can imagine, means nothing.” Both Jess and Holiday describe themselves as experimental when it comes to their poetry, breaking

from “Olio,” Jess detailed the lives of popular minstrel show performers George Walker and Bert Williams, who used blackface even though they were of African American descent. “Two brothers with a funny bone, wanting to exercise that funny bone and display it to the world,” Jess said. “The only path for these gentlemen, however, was the minstrel stage.” In his book, Jess included a page of the 1899 book, “The Witmark Amateur Minstrel Guide and Burnt Cork Encyclopedia,” which details how to put on a minstrel show, along with a poem he wrote on the reverse side. Jess sarcastically read portions of the encyclopedia page, including the line, “Minstrelsy is the one American form of amusement purely our own.” “It’s about the elimination of character,” Jess said about

minstrel shows. “It’s about making a caricature. It’s just about buffoonery [and] ignorance.” The other side of the encyclopedia page is a poem titled “The Bert Williams/ George Walker Paradox.” It’s a form of poetry where every stanza ends in the same word and no stanza ends with a period. It can be read in any way, combining sentences that stay coherent throughout despite jumping through it in every which way. The poem and encyclopedia page are featured in “Olio,” and is perforated and meant to be torn out. “I urge you to deconstruct this history in the following fashion,” Jess said as he ripped the page out of the book. Upon folding the perforated page in different ways, such as a cylinder, the poem stays readable and the paper becomes threedimensional. He likens it to Williams and Walker only being their two-dimensional selves on stage but having more dimensions and depth off-stage. “So we move fully from a two-dimensional representation paradigm to a three-dimensional structure, just as our friends were trying to move from the minstrel stage into a more fuller performance of themselves,” Jess said. The Spartan Bookstore was on hand to sell books from both artists to the more than 30 audience members in attendance. “I think it was really interesting just to listen to published people talk about their interaction with history and making it their own,” English junior Thanhtam Van said.

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to build over the course of the regionals. “Those nine days really brought us all together and gave us a chance to really get to know each other,” BrannonYoung said. “I wish it was more than just nine days.” Now that the regionals are over, Khan said the team plans to take a breather and focus on school for the remainder of the semester. “Once the semester is over, we do plan on starting practices back up, we plan on doing some fly outs, just getting back in the grind,” Khan said. The nationals are scheduled to take place at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh, Wisconsin May 18-23, 2020. PHOTO COURTESY OF SAL KHAN

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The SJSU Precision Flight team took second place in the National Intercollegiate Flight Association SAFECON competition in Prescott, Arizona between Oct. 28 and Nov. 2.

Crime Blotter

Possession/carry/transfer of metal knuckles - felony Nov. 5, 1:52 a.m. at Sutter Street/ South 1st Street Adult arrest

Stalking/sexual intercourse with a minor/oral copulation: person under 18/domestic violence causing injury: spouse/cohab - felony Nov. 5, 5:27 p.m. at Campus Village 2 Adult arrest Stay on campus without consent Nov. 6, 3:59 p.m. at Spartan Memorial Adult arrest Stay on campus without consent Nov. 6, 8:44 p.m. at Campus Village C Adult arrest

DUI alcohol/drug Nov. 7, 1:50 a.m. at South 11th Street/East Virginia Street Adult arrest Disorderly conduct: alcohol Nov. 7, 2:45 p.m. at Student Union Adult arrest Battery on a peace officer/battery on a person/vandalism under $400 Nov. 8, 12:57 p.m. at Student Union Adult arrest Selling liquor to a minor/possession of unlawful paraphernalia Nov. 8, 11:29 p.m. at Spartan Recreation and Aquatic Center

Corrections On Thursday, Nov. 7, the Spartan Daily published a story titled, “Department chair plans to leave SJSU,” in which it should have said professor Theodorea Berry added six part-time lecturers to the African-American studies department. In addition, she has worked at five institutions in the U.S. since 2000. On Thursday, Nov. 7, the Spartan Daily published a story titled, “Native American artist mixes humor and film,” in which Chanell Ortillo was misidentified. On Thursday, Nov. 7, the Spartan Daily published an editorial titled, “Remove Brundage from Olympic Hall of Fame,” in which the International Olympic Committee was misidentified. The Spartan Daily regrets these errors.

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 13, 2019

Beer and grilled cheese? Sign me up Original Gravity Public House serves up quick bites in Downtown SJ By Nathan Doyle STAFF WRITER

Original Gravity in Downtown San Jose provides the perfect balance for those trying to go out for a drink and those trying to get a quick bite. When you first walk in, you’ll notice the spaced-out seating, the dim lighting and clean setting, a modern feel that one may as well call a hipster heaven. With the options for beer changing on a regular basis, its difficult to determine exactly one drink for beer enthusiasts to go for when they visit. The bartender recommended the Vă-da to me, which was a typical 13-ounce beer. This drink was great and refreshing amongst an otherwise busy day. Its clear orange was one that I’ve rarely seen with beers, reinforcing an almost feeling of relief that good beer is still out there somewhere. Other beer brands that were on the menu during my visit included Imperial, Russian Imperial, Irish Dry and English. What’s the appeal? Maybe it’s how quiet

it is aside from the other bars that stand alongside Original Gravity amongst the collective bar scene that lines up Downtown San Jose. Opening at noon, Original Gravity provides an almost wholesome feeling with its mellow atmosphere that greatly contrasts the late night scenes at San Jose Bar and Grill and Tres Gringos. Another key difference? The food. While many bars provide food, there aren’t too many people who go to the bars for food when there’s a 2 a.m. hot dog stand just outside. With Original Gravity, it’s different and the first bite proves it. It would be a sin to recommend just one type of sandwich so I chose two of its sandwiches, one for the meat lovers and one for those who prefer something a little more basic. But as I learned, basic wasn’t a term that could be applied to any of these sandwiches. Per recommendation of the main cook, I first tried the Mouse Trap grilled cheese, a popular sandwich with havarti, monterey jack and

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Original Gravity Public House serves various sandwiches such as grilled cheese and a selection of beers.

food review “Original Gravity Public House” Rating:

cheddar cheese between two pieces of toasted white bread. Something that I would have preferred along with it was fries on the side. But at the time, the beer and a cup of water were enough to suffice.

‘Doctor Sleep’ put me in a deep sleep By Chris Core STAFF WRITER

Stanley Kubrick brought the horrors of Stephen King’s thriller novel “The Shining” to the big screen in 1980. The film is known as a horror classic and now, almost 40 years after its initial release, the sequel “Doctor Sleep,” gets its moment to expand on what was a classic. If you are going into “Doctor Sleep” with the hopes of reliving the thrills that came with the Kubrick film, be prepared to be disappointed. The film follows the adulthood of the original film’s character, Danny Torrance, as he struggles through life and realizes that there are more people in the world that “shine” like he does. The film would be nearly impossible to follow if you have not seen “The Shining” because it uses nostalgia as a crutch to remind viewers the glory that was the original. Director Mike Flanagan tries his best to capture the magic from the first film, but blunders painfully hard. Scene after scene there are callbacks to Kubrick’s masterpiece, but with new actors pretending to be the original cast and doing so poorly, it was just all around uncomfortable to watch. Aside from leaning too much on nostalgia, “Doctor Sleep” is a pacing mess filled with inconsistent tones that left me cringing in scenes rather than being scared. In fact, I can say that not once in this film did I feel

tense or scared through its two and a half hour runtime. The only bright spot in the entire film is the amazing performance form Ewan McGregor as adult Danny Torrance. McGregor portrays the pain and exhaustion that Torrance has had to go through living with the demons in his head and all his dialogue is delivered with power. However, despite the execution of McGregor’s lines and character, there is absolutely no on screen chemistry whatsoever. Every friendship and relationship feels forced and the dialogue made my skin crawl with how unnatural every conversation felt. Characters would be in danger and at no point did I feel any fear to lose them. In truth, there were times that I wished they had died so I didn’t have to sit through their poor performances for another minute. The worst performance by far came from Rebecca Ferguson who plays the antagonist in the film, Rose the Hat. Ferguson fell victim to overacting the entire film, making her seem like a cartoon character rather than someone that existed in the same universe as the serious tone that McGregor portrayed. The constant tonal changes between her scenes and his was jarring. If the film cut everything except for parts when McGregor was on

movie review “Doctor Sleep” Rating:

Directed by: Mike Flanagan Starring: Ewan McGregor, Rebecca Ferguson Genre: Thriller

screen, it would’ve been a fantastic movie. Moving past the awful acting, the ending of the film could possibly be one of the most predictable finishes to a film I’ve ever seen. The climax was so calculable that when it happened I was in pure shock by the fact that the filmmakers were this lazy to actually execute it. I can’t fully blame the movie too much when it comes to the synopsis since the film is based on a novel, but Kubrick changed plenty of plot points in the original film, so Flanagan should have done the same. “Doctor Sleep” is a major disappointment for King fans in the wake of a breakthrough of King film adaptations. As a major King fan myself I can wholeheartedly say that I wish this film was never made. Follow Chris on Twitter @ChrisCore24

Cuisine: American Location: 66 S First St., San Jose, Calif. Price: $

The perfect blend of cheeses made the sandwich feel special and that there was no way someone could make a sandwich just as good back at home. Other grilled cheese sandwiches on the menu

include the Pesto, which is pesto, mozzarella and tomato and the B.A.T., a meat lovers sandwich with bacon, arugula and cheddar in it. The second sandwich I chose was a sausage sandwich, one that has attracted much of the restaurant’s popularity when it comes to food. A cook recommended that I purchase the Bavarian – a sandwich that blew away any expectations I could have had trying the sandwich. Served on a toasted bun loaded with cheddar

cheese and pork sausage, there is an option of additional toppings in which I chose the most popular: grilled onions and grilled bell peppers. The Bavarian pleased my taste buds even more than the first sandwich. Based on this sandwich alone, I would recommend this restaurant to everyone. With a rush of flavors and beer that will satisfy the most cynical of beer enthusiasts, Original Gravity is a gift that keeps on giving. Follow Nathan on Instagram @nathan.doyle.doc

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OPINION

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 13, 2019

Kendrick Lamar lets down with lazy music

SOURCE: THE PUDDING. INFOGRAPHIC BY JOHN BRICKER

John Bricker STAFF WRITER

Kendrick Lamar is definitely not the greatest rapper of all time. Lamar has one classic album, but the rest of his work is not nearly as consistent, thrilling or deep as many rap fans claim. Lamar has been widely praised as an all-time great by fans and critics, winning the Pulitzer Prize in Music in 2018 for his third album, “DAMN.” which also earned him five Grammy Awards, including Best Rap Album. Despite the acclaim Lamar has received in recent years, his latest albums are distractingly inconsistent and cannot compare to his early material or the rapping of better emcees. Lamar showcased his versatility as a rapper in 2011 with his mixtape “Section.80,” delivering speedy flows on jazz-hop barnburners like “Rigamortus” and smart lyricism with a socially conscious edge on slow jams like “No-Makeup (Her Vice).” If Lamar caught the rap world’s attention with “Section.80,” he revolutionized it with his debut studio album “good kid, m.A.A.d. city” in 2012. The album’s highlights are even stronger than his material on “Section.80,” with aggressive bangers like “Backseat Freestyle” and “m.A.A.d. city” as well as emotional songs like “The Art of Peer Pressure” that vividly describe the troubles Lamar faced growing up in Compton.

Even more than the strength of Lamar’s individual tracks, the way they flow together into a cohesive story makes “good kid, m.A.A.d. city” the modern classic it is, seamlessly telling Lamar’s autobiographical tale of escaping gang violence and finding God. Unfortunately, Lamar’s next album, “To Pimp A Butterfly,” gets so caught up in its own pretentiousness that it fails to be nearly as accessible and hard-hitting as his previous work. The album delivers some of Lamar’s most personal songs, like his explosion of pride and self-hatred on “The Blacker The Berry,” where he repeatedly calls himself “the biggest hypocrite of 2015,” or confident proclamation of faith on “Alright.” But at times, Lamar’s preaching feels hopelessly self-indulgent and empty, like on “How Much A Dollar Cost,” where he criticizes materialism by telling the ridiculous story of God disguising himself as a homeless man to ask Lamar for money. “I” feels empty and contradictory with Lamar telling his audience to stop violence in the outro while encouraging violent revolution against police on the chorus. While “To Pimp A Butterfly” is flawed, 2017’s “DAMN.” is downright mediocre. More than half of the album is made up of Lamar’s worst material to date, mixing dumbeddown commercialism with patronizing lyrics. At some points during “DAMN.” the production, a consistent highlight of the rest of Lamar’s music, falters along with his lyrics, like on “PRIDE,” where grating and shrill guitars and stiff drums make his passable verses completely unlistenable.

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“LOYALTY. FEAT. RIHANNA.” is a stiff pop sellout that sounds more like the product of Lamar and Rihanna sleepily stumbling toward a paycheck, rather than the result of a genuine artistic vision. Given how inconsistent Lamar’s discography is, plenty of rappers deserve the greatest-of-all-time label more than him. Daveed Diggs has been rapping with the experimental group clipping. since the release of its debut mixtape in 2013 and has had a much more promising trajectory than Lamar’s, expanding his thematic scope to include sci-fi and horror narratives. Beyond new school faces like Diggs, legendary rapper MF DOOM has been making technically masterful rap music since the release of his debut “Operation: Doomsday” in 1999. Even by objective measurements, Lamar is not nearly the greatest rapper. In a study published by music research website The Pudding that tracks how many unique words rappers used within their first 35,000 lyrics, Lamar sits squarely in the midrange with 4,017 words used, barely half the word count of the top rapper. Lamar is also not the most critically acclaimed rapper. He has won the Grammy award for Best Rap Album twice, tying him with duo Outkast and behind two other artists as the most acclaimed by the industry, with Kanye West winning the award four times and Eminem winning it six times. Kendrick Lamar is definitely an influential and talented rapper, with many great songs and one classic. But calling him the best rapper of all time is ridiculous. Follow John on Twitter @JohnMichaelBr15

SUDOKU PUZZLE Complete the grid so that every row, column and 3x3 box contains every digit from 1 to 9 inclusively.

JOKIN’ AROUND What exam do young witches have to pass?

A spell-ing test!

SOLUTIONS

ACROSS 1. Calcium carbonate 6. Quick 10. Awakened 14. Carved 15. Small island 16. Anagram of “Rave” 17. Something to shoot for 18. Wreckage 19. Exploded star 20. List of printing errors 22. Perishes 23. Prostitute 24. Sewing tool 26. Tibetan monk 30. Foot digit 31. Black gunk 32. Rectal 33. Makes a mistake 35. Indolence 39. Shellfish 41. Wide part of a river 43. Consumed 44. Achy 46. Flower stalk 47. Defraud 49. Manner 50. Not now

51. Not fifth 54. Hard work 56. Sea eagle 57. Compensate 63. Break in friendly relations 64. Mimics 65. Bogged down 66. Foment 67. Secure against leakage 68. Utilizing 69. Adriatic resort 70. Evasive 71. Prepared DOWN 1. Fashionable 2. Start over 3. Pitcher 4. Rip 5. Improvise 6. Pyrotechnics 7. Apart 8. Skidded 9. Renter 10. An irresistible impulse to travel 11. Egg-shaped

12. A sturdy belaying pin 13. Delete 21. Fence “doors” 25. Where the sun rises 26. Disabled 27. Dwarf buffalo 28. Kiln-dried grain 29. A moderately quick tempo 34. Earnestly 36. Pledge 37. Tall woody plant 38. Song of praise 40. Module 42. Small finch 45. Porridge 48. Grammatical construction 51. Not domesticated 52. Small African antelope 53. Hungry 55. Bushbaby 58. Type of sword 59. Ascend 60. Diva’s solo 61. Care for 62. Jittery

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SPORTS

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 13, 2019

SJSU 84, EASTERN WASHINGTON 66

SJSU soars past Eagles to win at home By Christian Trujano STAFF WRITER

San Jose State women’s basketball junior point guard Danae Marquez celebrated her 20th birthday Friday by beating Eastern Washington University 84-66 in the Spartans’ first home game of the season. “Maybe she just felt like giving herself a gift,” head coach Jamie Craighead said. Marquez led the Spartans (1-1) with 20 points, 3 assists and 1 steal while shooting 6 of 7 from the 3-point line. “I got to start last year but I’ve taken on this role as a six man and it’s been a challenge in the beginning,” Marquez said. “But I put the team above myself and honestly playing off the bench doesn’t really matter to me.” At the end of the day, Marquez said she’s there to fight for and with her team and understands it’s all about getting the win. “She’s always been one of our better shooters, but a year ago we didn’t give her as many looks because she was never off the ball,” Craighead said. “So it’s awesome for her and I’m glad we could get a win on her birthday.” Marquez benefited from and capitalized on having other shooters around her as well as finding pockets where she got open without being covered to make those important shots. “Sometimes when you don’t know where she is, she gets open and free and she just can vary shots,” Craighead said. It showed during the third quarter as the team started to pull ahead, outscoring the Eagles by 9. While the majority of the third quarter was a back-and-forth affair, a 3-point barrage helped the Spartans stretch that advantage out further. A Marquez triple with just over six minutes remaining in the quarter gave her team a 48-36 lead. “Marquez is a shooter,” sophomore point guard Ayzhiana Basallo said. Even though Basallo said she felt she didn’t have a great game, she tried her best to help her team as much as possible. “I was trying to play better defense get my teammates open . . . those little runs help them,” she said.

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Junior guard Megan Anderson goes for the layup during Friday’s home game against Eastern Washington University.

SJSU completed the game by going 14 of 15 from the line while Eastern Washington only managed 4 free throws on 6 attempts. The Spartans also went 14 of 23 from 3-point territory while holding the Eagles to 10 of 33 from the 3-point line. “We are starting to get more comfortable within ourselves and playing off of each other,” Marquez said when asked about the team’s offensive output. “We attacked off the ball screen really well and that opened things up for our shooters.” The team also shot at a 61% clip from the 3-point line and had four players finish the night scoring in double digits: Marquez (20 points), Basallo (15), Fieme’a Hafoka (13) and Tyra Whitehead (10). The 61% mark from beyond the arc set a record for single-game 3-point field goal percentage in the Craighead era.

Apart from a busy offensive game, the Spartans capitalized on their defense, which forced 18 turnovers and held the Eagles to 37% from the field. SJSU also managed to contest shots without fouling and had great on-ball pressure throughout most of the game. “Our defense did a good job of keeping them off the free throw line and not fouling,” Craighead said. She also said it was a key aspect of the team taking home the win. “Keeping them off the free throw line was an emphasis and I thought we did a great job,” she said. “I think that proved to be one of the biggest differences in the game.” Marquez added to that saying the low amount of fouls from SJSU helped push the team in keeping the fast pace of the game, something the team said worked in its favor.

“We’re up tempo team, we have to run them and we weren’t really running at first,” Basallo said. Once the team found its rhythm in driving, it got in the right place at the right time to make the shots to win the game, something Craighead hopes to continue in the season. “We have a goal and that’s to win our home games and that’s what you have to do is win the first one to get to the next one,” Craighead said. But SJSU was not able to pull off the win Tuesday against Santa Clara University as the team lost 89-81 even with Basallo leading the team with 29 points. The Spartans will look to regain the momentum when they take on UC Santa Barbara on Friday. Follow Christian on Twitter @ChristianTruja2

UC SANTA BARBARA 13, SAN JOSE STATE 9

Spartans fail to make splash against Gauchos

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Senior utility Giacomo Lovatelli prepares to shoot the ball for a goal during the men’s water polo home game Saturday against the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos.

The Spartan defense attempts to block a shot from the Gauchos during a power play moments before sophomore driver Ryan Brosnan shoots the goal.

By Christian Trujano

5-meter penalty shot. “They finally started to play, they finally realized that they had to work harder,” Watson said. Hofmeijer followed Bado’s goal with his own off an impressive power play. Not too long after, senior hole set Finn Pardon scored his first goal of the match and senior utility Emerson Trout also scored, giving the Spartans some hope in coming back. With 5 minutes and 7 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter and only down 10-8, Pardon said the team started to actually click and play up-to-par. “I guess we just kind of like turned it on,” Pardon said. “We were just like, ‘We can play with these guys, we shouldn’t be down this much.’ ” But he also said he wished

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The San Jose State men’s water polo team nearly made a late comeback during a home game against No. 5 UC Santa Barbara, but was ultimately outscored 13-9 Saturday. The Golden Coast Conference match left the Spartans (7-16, 1-3 GCC) feeling like they could have won if they would have started off stronger in the first half. “I hope we could have [scored] earlier,” sophomore hole set Neils Hofmeijer said. Hofmeijer said if the Spartans didn’t allow the Gauchos to take an early lead and started scoring more in the first half, they would have won the game. “In the second quarter they already scored that

many goals,” Hofmeijer said. “That’s the difference at the end of the game.” SJSU started the game with a 2-1 deficit in the first quarter with an impressive shot by senior driver Marc Weber. After Weber’s goal, UC Santa Barbara junior goalkeeper Tiago Bonchristiano stopped a barrage of shots from SJSU to end the quarter. The Gauchos responded by keeping the Spartans off the scoreboard in the second quarter and taking a 5-1 advantage into halftime. This is where Hofmeijer said the team had a breakdown in their playing by allowing back-to-back goals from the Gauchos. “We started off slow,” head coach Bruce Watson said. Watson also added that the second quarter was a

low point in the game for the Spartans. “We had three good quarters,” he said. The Gauchos continued to lead 8-2 in the third quarter as the Spartans’ defense kept giving up shot after shot, leaving sophomore goalkeeper Yahav Fire to try and make as many stops he could. Halfway through the third quarter, freshman attacker Ethan Koch managed to break through the UC Santa Barbara defense and gave SJSU the momentum shift it needed. Koch’s goal was followed by two back-to-back goals from senior utility Giacomo Lovatelli. Entering the last quarter of the game, there was a huge momentum shift from the Spartans after sophomore driver Adam Bado sparked a fourth quarter rally converting a

he scored earlier on to get putting the ball into the net. that momentum started “We created a lot of earlier rather than later in opportunities and now we the game. got to make sure that we Hofmeijer said the team finish those and I think performance improved that’s what we will practice in the fourth quarter but in the upcoming practices,” it wasn’t enough as it was he said. too late. Coach Watson said that UC Santa Barbara especially with a young retaliated late in the quarter team, the Spartans just need by scoring three goals in a to learn how to finish strong three-minute span for a 13-8 going into the last two games lead and ended SJSU’s hopes of the regular season against for a comeback win. Santa Clara University and The loss served as a University of the Pacific. lesson for the Spartans as “We are just going to Hofmeijer said it showed kind of work on us getting that the team now knows its a great start,” Watson said. ability in persevering. “Hopefully, the second “It showed us our potential half of this game will get and that we are fighters us rolling into our last two to get back in the game,” regular season games in Hofmeijer said. “I think that’s conference championships.” really important.” The Spartans will play Hofmeijer said the team the Broncos away today at is now going to focus on its 4 p.m. defense in blocking shots as well as offensively working Follow Christian on Twitter on finishing plays and @ChristianTruja2

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SJSU loses home opener to Portland By Chris Core STAFF WRITER

Hoping to win the first two games of the season, the San Jose State men’s basketball team lost its home opener to the University of Portland (2-1) 72-57 Sunday. It was PILOTS a tough n i g h t for the Spartans ( 1 - 1 ) w i t h t h e i r SPARTANS o f f e n s e incapable of creating moment u m throughout the game while struggling from the field, from the free throw line and from behind the arc. SJSU shot 39% from the field, 23% from the 3-point line and a dreadful 31% on free throws. Sophomore guard Seneca Knight said that it was an off day for the team, but the poor free throw percentage hurt the most. “It was just us struggling,” Knight said. “We need to get the easy points as they come, like free throws. We need to focus on the line and get those easy points.” Head coach Jean Prioleau emphasized how much 11 missed free throws hurt the team. “We did not shoot it well from the free

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Sophomore guard Seneca Knight drives to the hole off a screen from redshirt junior guard Samuel Japhet-Mathias Saturday.

throw line, which if we did it changes the dynamic of the game,” Prioleau said. “But it doesn’t mean that we win the game.” Being off the mark from the line was detrimental to SJSU, but the low 3-point percentage is something that Prioleau said won’t discourage the team from taking those shots. “We didn’t take bad shots from three,” Prioleau said. “We had wide open looks, but we didn’t make them.” The 3-point game is the cornerstone to the Spartans’ offense this season. SJSU attempted 26 shots behind the arc,

I don’t think it was so much as their defense as much as it was just us not being able to knock down shots tonight. Brae Ivey senior guard

but only settled for six made. Senior guard Brae Ivey, who led SJSU in 3-pointers made last season, said that spreading the court is what the team’s goal is this season. “Each of us has a role to space the floor and knock down our shots,” Ivey said. “It’s what

we’ve been working on.” The Pilots were knocking down shots from three, shooting 45% from behind the arc. On top of sinking threes, they also shot 73% from the free throw line, something the Spartans struggled with immensely. Ivey said that although the Pilots played well, it

was more so SJSU’s poor play that gifted Portland the victory. “I don’t think it was so much as their defense as much as it was just us not being able to knock down shots tonight,” Ivey said. Prioleau complimented his team’s play on defense despite the rough night scoring. He said there was no change in the defensive plan at the half to keep pressure on the Pilots, but rather the offense was too weak to get anything going. “It’s not our defense, we just can’t make a play or a bucket from the free throw line, from the field or for

three,” Prioleau said. The Spartans will have a few days off before heading to the University of Arizona to take on the No. 19 Wildcats in a Pac-12 matchup. The odds seem stacked against SJSU, but the players look to compete and get a shocking victory on Thursday. “We got to believe because no one else is going to believe in us so it’s up to us to stay together,” Ivey said.

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Women’s club soccer team ties Stanford By John Bricker STAFF WRITER

After dominating the first half and scoring two goals, the San Jose State women’s club soccer team lost control and allowed Stanford to catch up, ending in a 2–2 tie Saturday SPARTANS a t CEFCU Stadium. T h e tie maint a i n s S J S U ’s CARDINAL p osition in second place in Division II NorCal Women’s Soccer, with two aggregate wins and two aggregate ties, according to West Coast Soccer Association. This places the Spartans immediately ahead of the Cardinal and only behind Sacramento State. Senior midfielder Elizabeth Moreno said she wants the Spartans to finish their season strong so they can remain undefeated and take first place in the league. “So we just need to get one more win and simply take it home,” she said. The Spartans pushed aggressively in the first half, scoring two goals and spending most of the first half near the Cardinal’s goal. Senior midfielder Lourdes Rojas led the

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[Stanford] had a small breakthrough where we weren’t organized and they were able to slip forward a pass. Andy Moya head coach

offensive charge at the end of the first half, attempting several shots in the final minutes before halftime only for Stanford’s goalie to catch the ball. After a slow first 10 minutes, head coach Andy Moya said the team started communicating and created opportunities to score. “Once they got rhythm, we started playing really well and created a lot of chances,” he said. The dynamic between the teams flipped in the second half, with Stanford catching up by scoring two goals after halftime. Moya said a lack in communication allowed Stanford to steal the ball as SJSU pushed forward. “[Stanford] had a small breakthrough where we weren’t organized and they were able to slip forward a pass,” Moya said. Junior defender Serena Walls said SJSU became

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Senior midfielder Lourdes Rojas fights for the ball against Stanford senior forward Carly Malatskey in the first half at CEFCU Stadium Saturday. The Cardinal mounted a comeback to tie the game 2-2.

overconfident and no longer had “something to prove” in the second half. “We weren’t communicating as well, I feel, and the vibe was just off,” she said. Moya said Stanford scoring its second goal as a result of a penalty kick was unfortunate and that SJSU played very well throughout the game. “I thought the girls deserved to win, but you know, we’ll take the tie,” Moya said. The final minutes of the game saw both teams frantically pushing for-

ward, keeping the goalies busy with frequent shots on both goals. Stanford will always bring strong competition and physicality to its games, Moya said. “I thought we did a good job of matching the intensity even when they scored,” he said. The game ended with SJSU missing an opportunity to score on a penalty kick, with Moreno’s kick sailing over the top of Stanford’s net. Moreno said no team in its league will be able to beat SJSU if it can

follow through during games and play consistently. Although SJSU usually sees Stanford as its main competition, Moreno said the Spartans have improved enough to be a threatening opponent. “They should see us as the team to beat now,” she said. Walls said SJSU will be the “team to beat” after another semester. Moreno wants the team to use the tie against Stanford to learn and prepare for its next game.

“If we win, hopefully we get first place in the league,” she said. On Nov. 24, SJSU is scheduled to play an away game against Sacramento State, the current leading team in the division. Walls said she wants the Spartans to get to first in the league and that it all depends on its next game. “Our next game is, like, gonna be the one,” she said. Follow John on Twitter @JohnMichaelBr15

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Recuerden la historia de la “palabra n”

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El mes pasado, la actriz Gina Rodríguez inició una controversia luego de publicar un video de ella cantando la canción “Ready or Not” por Los Fugees, que contiene un insulto racial. Es una palabra altamente ofensiva hacia la comunidad afroamericana. Ella emitió una disculpa un día después diciendo, “Lo siento . . . Lamento si ofendí a alguien cantando junto a Los Fugees, una canción que me encanta y

crecí escuchando.” Esa tarde, recibió más reacciones después de que algunos encontraron que la disculpa no era sincera. Esta forma de apropiación cultural no es la primera vez que una celebridad como Rodríguez, de ascendencia hispana, ha usado el insulto racial y ofendido profundamente a la comunidad afroamericana. Esto me llevó a la pregunta, ¿Por qué tantos piensan que pueden usar

la palabra “n****”? ¿Por qué tantas personas en la comunidad creen que tienen un “pase” para decirla? La gente preguntó por qué el insulto racial se usa en la música rap si no querían que la gente lo cantara. Al principio, la mayoría de los raperos eran afroamericanos y usaban este género de música para contar sus historias y expresar sus sentimientos hacia la sociedad. La música estaba dirigida a otras personas afroamericanas. Latinoamérica también tiene una historia sobre la falta de reconocimiento a cual se refiere la gente afroamericana. En 2008, elreggaetonero

panameño DJ Flex iba por el nombre DJ N****, y cuando se le preguntó al aspecto, ignoraba la pregunta. Incluso dio a conocer uno de sus primeros éxitos con el título “The Ballad of N****” (La Balada de N****). Pronto cambió su nombre por la controversia masiva que estaba causando, pero en México y Estados Unidos, siguió siendo DJ N****. Algunos latinos han usado constantemente esta palabra como un término para referirse a sus amigos. La historia de los afroamericanos tiene ejemplos de discriminación horrible. La palabra era un insulto racial que

los angloamericanos llamaban a los afroamericanos antes de lincharlos. Ahora, otras comunidades. como la afrolatina. ha estado en medio de todo esto. Algunos dicen que miembros de esta comunidad pueden usar la palabra porque son de descendencia afroamericana. La palabra es tan controvertida como cuando alguien que no es de desendencia hispana nos llama frijoleros. La comunidad afroamericana es una de las minorías más afectadas. Los latinos, también un grupo minoritario, a veces no se dan cuenta de que tienen

más privilegios que ellos. La gente olvida que no son su projimos que están siendo asesinada a tiros en las calles y específicamente atacados como los afroamericanos. Como en los asesinatos de Trayvon Martin en el 2012 y Michael Brown en el 2014, los mataron a tiros policiáticos de etnicidad caucásica y peruana que no recibieron castigo. Los afoamericanos han sido despojados de sus derechos como seres humanos mientras otros contribuyen a media de usar esta palabra ofensiva.

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El privilegio de ser la “vainilla mexicana” Marel Vazquez REPORTERA

A mi me han llamado “la güera” desde infancia, pero nunca le di mucho pensamiento a este apodo porque, pues, sí soy guerra. Yo siempre he dicho chistes, hasta me dí otro apodo: “vainilla mexicana.” Las palabras “güera” y “gringa” no son opresivas, pero usualmente una persona con piel clara tiene el privilegio de los angloamericanos. El diccionario de Oxford define el privilegio como, “ventajas inherentes de una persona blanca sobre la base de su raza en una sociedad caracterizada por desigualdad racial y injusticia.” Origen étnico y estatus socioeconómico, aparte la piel blanca, básicamente asegura una vida más fácil. Personas que tienen este privilegio pueden, a veces, ser inconscientes y despistados de las luchas y desventajas que otra gente enfrenta en sus vidas. Tienen que lidiar con personas que brincan a conclusiones sobre su vida

únicamente en función del color de su piel. Estas presunciones pueden significar que no son inteligentes, favorecidos o simplemente buenas personas. Personalmente, nunca he sido vigilada cuando camino en una tienda o percibida como una amenaza simplemente por mi apariencia. Además, es extraño ver a mi identidad ser denigrada y arrastrada en los medios de comunicación, sin ser realmente afectada por este prejudicio. Sí, me identificó como latina. Nunca he rehuido de decir que mi familia viene de México y que en efecto, también soy mexicana. Estoy tan orgullosa de hablar sobre mi identidad porque no es algo que alguien pueda saber fácilmente con solo mirarme. Siento que nadie me molesta por mi piel blanca. Pero miembros de mi familia quiénes no tiene mi piel blanca, están en el extremo receptor de

comentarios y miradas groseras. Lo he visto pasar. Una vez estaba haciendo tarea con mi amiga y cada una de nosotras recibió reacciones diferentes cuando hablamos supuestamente muy alto. A mi me trataron como una persona, de manera razonable. Mientras, a mi amiga, la categorizaron bajo el estereotipo que, “todos los chicanos son muy ruidosos.” Mi amiga es morena y pequeña. Nadie duda en ella cuando dice que es mexicana. Los padres de mi amiga una vez me dijeron, “Tú no eres como ella, eres diferente. Tienes inteligencia y eres una buena influencia.” Me pregunto: ¿Piensan esto porque soy de piel blanca? Probablemente a ellos, yo no encajo en la descripción de una amenaza. Nosotros de piel blanca en la comunidad latina debemos de tomar ventaja de este privilegio para levantar a los oprimidos y también reparar este racismo internalizado. Nadie nació pensando de esa manera y no debemos continuar de esta manera. Sigue Marel en Instagram @ meryl.not.streep

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Hermanos finalmente corren juntos Por Mauricio La Plante REPORTERO

José y Omar Piña llegaron juntos a los Estados Unidos de la ciudad de México cuando eran niños. José tenía seis años y Omar tenía dos. “Un día una tía de nosotros fue a visitarnos que vivía aquí en San José, y no quería regresarse sola y se vino con mi papá,” dijo José José, Omar y su mamá cruzaron la frontera sin documentos un año después. Quince años después, los hermanos corren para el equipo de campo traviesa de la universidad estatal de San José. Viajan juntos para competir en carreras contra equipos de varias partes del país. Los hermanos corrieron en la preparatoria de Abraham Lincoln de San José, José se graduó en el 2015 y Omar se graduó en el 2019. “Cuando yo entré [a la prepa], él se fue,” dijo Omar de su hermano menor. “No [pudimos] estar en el mismo equipo o en el mismo uniforme.”Pero ya llegó la oportunidad de correr juntos en la universidad. “Desde que [éramos] chicos, no hemos viajado [porque no] tenemos los recursos,” dijo Omar. “porque no somos de aquí está muy difícil, pero ya puede viajar, es algo que nunca hemos hecho.” Desde su juventud, José y Omar corrían con su papá. Este entrenamiento creyó un apoyo especial para los dos. Los hermanos escogieron quedarse en San José y correr para el equipo de la universidad estatal. José y Omar son indocumentados y tiene la oportunidad de estudiar por el programa DACA. “Cuando yo dije [que]

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Omar Piña (derecha) y José Piña (izquierda) saludando sus compañeros del equipo despues de una carrera en Sunnyvale.

quería escoger San Jose State me dijeron ‘¿Por qué no quieres agarrar [mejores] oportunidades,’ ” dijo José. Su familia no tiene los recursos, no tiene mucho, dijo José. José tuvo en la preparatoria un tiempo de 4:17 en la carrera de 1,600 metros y 9:11 en la carrera de 3,200 metros. Omar tiene el récord mejor en la carrera de 3,200 metros en la junta por invitación del colegio De Anza y fue campeón de la liga preparatoria en la carrera de 3,200 metros también Cuando se graduaron de la prepa, José y Omar Piña tenían muchas ofertas de diferentes universidades para escoger. Loyola Marymount y la Universidad de Santa Clara le ofrecieron becas a José. Pero el equipo de San José tenía cualidades mejores que todos, dijo José. “Cuando vine aquí ví que el equipo era muy unido y la diversidad me ayudó mucho a escoger,” dijo José. Y la guianza de su papá vale más

“Es mi quinto año aquí y ya [he tenido] tiempos que me [he] querido . . . me doy por vencido, me deja todo,” dijo José. “ [Ayuda] mucho [que] mi mamá [cree] en Dios y mi papá y su apoyo.”

José Piña Miembro del equipo de campo traviesa de SJSU

que el prestigio de universidades lejos de San José. “Si [me hubiera ido ] a otro lado no pudiera estar tan enfocado,” dijo José. “Aquí tenemos el apoyo de ellos y mi hermano también.” Los hermanos se esfuerzan más en el ejercicio con su papá. “Con mi papá hacemos más cardio, más drills que nos ayudan el corazón,” dijo José. “Es un proceso, si me siento bien en esta escuela, pero a veces le falta mucho.” Muchos amigos del papá de José y Omar Piña le dijeron que no valía la pena correr en vez de trabajar regularmente. El papá, que también se llama José Piña, imigró a los Estados Unidos en 2003 y quería competir en carreras de distancia. “Mi amigo me dijo cuando llego aquí tienes que trabajar tres trabajos para lograr,” dijo el señor Pina. “Deja eso de correr. Aquí tienes que trabajar.”

Pero el deporte es más importante que trabajar constantemente para el dinero, dijo Piña. Correr es parte de vida para esta familia y específicamente, un vínculo de los hermanos Pina. El señor Piña vió como muchos inmigrantes llegan a los Estados Unidos para oportunidades que no tenían en su país y callen en un ciclo inescapable. “Todos los mexicanos. Somos buenos para trabajar, pero ahí no pasamos,” dijo el señor Piña.“¿Despues de ahi que hacemos? No más gastar el dinero en todo lo que en tener casa, tener carros del año, tener esposa con todo lo que ella quiere, con hijos con todo lo que ellos quieren.” José quiere correr al nivel profesional y calificar para el equipo mexicano de los Juegos Olímpicos. “Es mi quinto año aquí y ya [he tenido] tiempos que me [he] querido . . . me doy por vencido, me deja todo,” dijo José. “ [Ayuda] mucho [que] mi mamá [cree] en Dios y mi papá y su apoyo.” Omar tiene tres años más en la universidad después de este semestre. Corriendo el con su hermano durante el primer año de sus estudios ayudó mucho, dijo Omar. “Si no estuviera mi hermano, pues estaría más difícil para mí,” dijo Omar. Y para José, fue un gran placer y una oportunidad inolvidable. “[Estuvo] muy bonito ver su primera carrera y [agarrarnos] igual vestidos, igual con uniformes,” dijo Piña. “Es [la] primera vez que corremos juntos.”

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Estación de música busca más miembros Por Natalie Vizcarra REPORTERA

La mayoría de los estudiantes en SJSU pasan por Hugh Gillis Hall, sin darse cuenta de que adentro hay una estación de radio local. La estación, KSJS, se puede escuchar en todo el Área de la Bahía y está completamente dirigida por estudiantes y la audiencia. José Torres, alumno de Justicia Social que se graduó en la Mayo de 2019, fue uno de esos estudiantes. Su amigo Fernando Pérez le contó sobre la clase. Fernando le dijo que lo entrenaría como DJ y le daría su propio espectáculo. Torres fue inspirado por Pérez para convertirse en el próximo gerente de la alternativa en el departamento de música española. Si Torres no aprovechaba esta oportunidad, entonces el departamento alternativo desaparecería y los estudiantes que ingresen no tendrán la oportunidad de unirse o escuchar la alternativa en español en KSJS y el dijo, “que no es justo por los audiencia y estudiantes que aman este género de música no tiene la oportunidad de escucharlo”. Torres tuvo su propio programa The Comatorium, pero dio un paso más que Pérez. El expandió el departamento de música y cambió las reglas. Una de las reglas pasadas

era que la música que se tocaba en el programa tenía que ser estrictamente música española, pero Torres cambió esa regla para incluir canciones en inglés. Su razón fue darles

La gente lo considera música mexicana, pero muchas canciones están en español y en inglés y está bien tocarlas siempre que aunque los artistas no tengan raíces latinas. José Torres gerente del programa del alternativo

artistas que tienen raíces latinas la oportunidad de ser escuchados en el aire y descubiertos por la audiencia. Como gerente de alternativas en español, a Torres le apasiono expandir el grupo, haciéndolo más grande y mejor. A la misma vez, el cree que la gente tiene miedo de unirse a su programa debido al lenguaje y la idea errónea de que está limitado a los latinos. Ha estado activo en decirle a sus compañeros en el departamento de radio

que está abierto a cualquier persona interesada en la alternativa en español. “La gente lo considera música mexicana, pero muchas canciones están en español y en inglés y está bien tocarlas siempre que aunque los artistas no tengan raíces latinas,” Torres dijo Expandiendo su ayuda hacia los artistas españoles alternativos locales, ha creado su propia compañía High Fidelity y conecta esos artistas con lugares para tener conciertos. Torres también ha entrevistado artistas locales subterráneos como Marinero, un compositor Chicanx en el Área de la Bahía Su amor por la música le brinda la oportunidad de ayudar a crear conciencia para los artistas locales y, como gerente, puede ayudar a otros estudiantes a descubrir artistas y aprender sobre el género. Diana Machain es una de las integrantes del departamento de alternativas en español y es la asistente de José. Su objetivo es convertirse en el próximo gerente de la alternativa en español para expandirlo y promoverlo a un nivel más alto. “Ir a clases de chicanos es una de las formas de promover la música, especialmente porque son el público,” Machain dijo. Pero Machain dejó en claro que alternativa en espanol es para todos y que quiere

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José Torres escribe notas en su cuaderno en preparación para su programa de alternativo en espanól.

que las personas interesadas se unan al departamento de radio. En cada reunión de KSJS, José dice, “Está bien si no hablas español.” El programa de alternativa en español en KSJS se salvó gracias a Torres y él continuará apoyando y promoviendo el programa Pronto pasará las riendas a un compañero que ama la alternativa en español tanto como él. Torres quiere que los estudiantes entrantes de radio tengan la oportunidad de escuchar la música alternativa español y unirse al programa.

Para Torres, la música tiene muchos significados, pero las dos principales son su familia y cultura. Se conectó a su primo mayor a través de su banda favorita, “The Mars Volta.” Ese primo lo llevó a muchos conciertos para ver artistas locales de México y Latinoamérica, de cuáles José se enamoró cada vez más. Él se identificó con estas artistas. Su amor por la música lo hizo apreciar y conectarse con su cultura en un nivel más profundo. Sigue Natalie en Twitter @Stephan80709002