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Colorful balloons spelling out “SRAC,” the abbreviation of Spartan Recreation & Aquatic Center, float on the recreation pool.
By Jaileane Aguilar STAFF WRITER
Blue and yellow balloons decorated the new Spartan Recreation & Aquatic Center (SRAC) as San Jose State alumni, faculty and community members gathered for the soft opening Tuesday afternoon. SJSU students have been anticipating this opening since November 2016 when the university first announced the construction of the center. The SRAC replaced the old aquatic center and two student housing
buildings named Hoover Hall and Royce Hall, or otherwise known as “The Bricks” dormitories. The SRAC will have new amenities including a rock climbing wall, an indoor track, leisure pool, lap pool, multiple basketball gyms, dance room, soulcycle room and new workout equipment. “It’s super exciting, but then it’s also a new territory, so we’re trying to figure out what’s going to work and what’s not going to work, so setting those guidelines will be tricky,” said Vanessa Dee, a student supervisor for the SRAC. Student supervisors will be monitoring
I have to admit, back in 1964, we didn’t have anything like this. This is beyond my expectations.
Ron Le Compt SJSU alumnus, Class of 1966
the building and answering questions for those who come in. SRAC employees say they have gone through a lot of training over the past couple of weeks
to prepare for the new facility before it opens up to students on Thursday. The same policies from the previous gym will be applied to the SRAC. Students will not be allowed to wear crop tops or cut-open shirts inside the center. The current recreation gym will stay open until April 22, and then it will be closed to students for facility only. Faculty can rent out through reservations and will be limited for club sports and other organizations for use, RECREATION | Page 3
Suicide prevention grant given to SJSU By Cindy Cuellar STAFF WRITER
San Jose State Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) was awarded a grant in 2018 to fund the improvement of resources toward SJSU’s unmet mental health needs. The department will continue to be funded until 2021. The Garrett Lee Smith Campus Suicide Prevention Grant is currently funding $95,099 to CAPS, according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. This is one of the largest grants the department has ever received. Wei-Chien Lee is a psychologist who works as a counselor for CAPS. He is in charge of the three-year project to bring more awareness and educate the campus community on mental health. “In 2018, 12.1% of SJSU students report they have seriously considered suicide. More than half have reported they have felt overwhelmed and exhausted, depressed or lonely – impacting their academic performance,” said Lee. Within the grant proposal, it mentions that SJSU made a
Counseling services only have the capacity to serve 7% of student population. Look at the numbers, we need to do more.
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Wei-Chien Lee CAPS counselor
goal to provide more resources available to students by the end of 2021. This includes 850 gatekeepers, 7,000 mental health-informed individuals, 250 peer-lead outreach activities and 100 community partners. These newly trained participants and activities would increase service capacity and be educated on early identification and treatment engagement for all students. “Counseling services only have the capacity to serve 7% of student population. Look at the numbers, we need to do more,” said Lee. Lee explained that students,
especially first-generation students, are overwhelmed juggling work and classes. “They’ve never had the opportunity to learn how to thrive. They only know how to survive,” Lee said. While the grant has created a plan to bring more resources to campus, it also includes improvement on current campus resources and a focus on lowering the disparity number. One of the main goals CAPS would focus on with the grant is to create more “safety nets” on campus. These safety nets MENTAL HEALTH | Page 2
ZinnStarter funds students By Cora Wilson STAFF WRITER
In the heart of Silicon Valley, San Jose State has become a popular destination for students who want to create their own startup companies. To help Spartans reach their entrepreneurship goals, the ZinnStarter program was created after a generous donation from an SJSU alumni. “Having engaged alumni who are generous with their time, financial resources and network is absolutely critical to building
a more robust entrepreneurship,” said Dan Moshavi, dean of the Lucas College and Graduate School of Business. The program offers funding and mentorship for SJSU student startups. Each year, five to 10 studentled startups are selected to earn a portion of the $20,000 donated by Ray Zinn, former CEO of semiconductor manufacturing company Micrel. Zinn is the longest serving CEO in Silicon
Sports
Opinion
A&E
Debriefing progress of construction on South Campus
Popular fast food chain shrouded in homophobic controversy
Column: Fashion knows no gender boundaries
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NEWS
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Spartan Eats keeps competitive prices EXECUTIVE EDITOR NICHOLAS ZAMORA MANAGING EDITOR JANA KADAH EXECUTIVE PRODUCER KAYLA FLORES NEWS EDITOR VICENTE VERA HUAN XUN CHAN A&E EDITOR EDUARDO TEIXEIRA OPINION EDITOR HUGO VERA SPORTS EDITOR LINDSEY BOYD PHOTO EDITOR JOHANNA MARTIN MULTIMEDIA EDITOR KELSEY VALLE SPECIAL PROJECT EDITORS WILLIAM DELA CRUZ MARCI SUELA COPY EDITORS MYLA LA BINE WINONA RAJAMOHAN JESSICA BALLARDO WILLIAM DELA CRUZ GRAPHICS EDITOR MELODY DEL RIO CONSULTANT SARAH KLIEVES
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For students at San Jose State, the convenience of the Spartan Eats shops drives foot traffic into the Student Union and Martin Luther King Jr. Library. The pricing of similar items like coffee and pastries throughout each shop on campus is set to be the same, so Spartan Eats does not undercut itself on the price of a cup of coffee. It does, however, compete with local businesses near the SJSU campus. There are larger corporate chains like Panda Express in the Spartan Eats repertoire that follow secondhand corporate pricing structures, so there is little room for price change. Spartan Eats has also created food vendors such as Tu Taco. These eateries have no corporate streamlining for preparation and pricing options, and as such are subject to their own pricing. Compared to local food outlets similar in concept, the licensed food vendors of Spartan Eats provide students with low-priced food options. For the fast food options at the university, students have approximately the same value proposition that they do at local restaurants near SJSU. For example, Steak ‘n Shake sells a double cheeseburger meal that comes with a side of french fries
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Tu Taco is one of the Spartan Eats restaurants in the Student Union.
and a fountain drink for $5.79. This pricing is actually competitive with the prices of local restaurant Sonia’s Kitchen, which is a block away from campus. At Sonia’s Kitchen, you can get a double burger with a large bag of chips and a drink for $6.20. The only difference is that the order would be separate items, so it is more a la carte. Additionally, Panda Express experiences the same pricing competitiveness with China Chen on 3rd Street. The main difference is that the two restaurants are not similar in operation, with Panda Express being much more fast food-oriented. In regards to the eateries
themselves, it can be stated that they provided competitive pricing for students compared to their local counterparts. Speaking on price points, Tu Taco and the newly opened Tiki Time have similar prices per food option as local competition. For example, a regular burrito at Tu Taco costs $6.59, with Iguanas on 3rd Street selling a regular burrito for $9. The pricing of tacos is also higher at Iguanas. For Tiki Time, the same price points can be said in regards to quantity, where a poke bowl with one protein costs $8.99, with the option to add double protein for an additional $3.
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MENTAL HEALTH Continued from page 1 would be people who are trained to benefit students and provide a referral to early detection of suicide. A proposal by Lee further demands needs within the grant. It explains that “SJSU does not have campus-wide plans
STARTUP Continued from page 1 Valley, according to the website of IDEAS SJSU, a student-led organization that facilitates students in starting their own business and companies. “The college of business is working to catch students early on, to expose them to entrepreneurship, walk through various stages of company lifestyle and to provide mentorship and financial resources as these companies grow,� said Moshavi. Not only does the program provide a large sum of money for student entrepreneurs, but it also provides them with mentors and bi-weekly accelerator meetings. “There are a lot of students
or policies for preventing and reducing suicide and mental and substance use disorders or for responding to mental health crisis.� Lee presented to 14 staff and two faculty members on Feb. 15 to instruct them through the Question, Persuade and Refer (QPR) training to become gatekeepers, who are people who help prevent suicide. The training included in-depth explanations about understanding suicide, how to ask questions and
persuading someone to get help. After the training, anonymous surveys were given to each participant. The questions asked if they felt confident in successfully providing help to someone considering suicide, if they could ask someone about suicide and recognizing warning signs of suicide. “This training was extremely helpful, thoughtful and NEEDED. I think every staff member/faculty/
who want to take that path of entrepreneurship, but they don’t know how,� said Manny Singh, director of ZinnStarter. “It’s hard to figure out where to start. And this builds that great foundation for them to know this is something they can do and this is how you do it.� The students who can apply for the fund must be members of IDEAS. Projects in any stage are eligible – except for those who have received external funding that exceed $10,000. “We do the interviews based on the ones we see that offer a real solution to a real problem,� said Singh. “From there, we see how serious they are and how well the team works together – based on that, we accept 10 teams.�
The teams initially get $500 of funding. Once the program sees that a team needs more money, it will provide more. Because of ZinnStarter, some of these student-led startups have grown into successful companies. Bryan K. Dang is a researcher at the SJSU school of nursing where he studied nursing with a minor in human systems integration. As a nursing student who was also working at Google, he collaborated with engineers to figure out a virtual reality application for nursing students to use. Years later, Syminar was born. Syminar is a live 360-degree video capture and broadcasting service that makes it simple for educators to use. Instructors can create live streams, online learning modules clinical simulation videos.
Functionally, this is cheaper than local Spoonfish Poke across 4th Street on Paseo de San Antonio. The major exception is that for $13.49, you can build a poke bowl with your choice of three protein options from a wider selection of choices. Extrapolating the additional $3 charge for more protein at Tiki Time twice brings the bowl up to $15.00, which is more expensive than $13.49. So, when comparing prices between Spartan Eats locations and local restaurants near SJSU, Spartan Eats offers better deals more often than not. Plus, the eateries on campus are a major added bonus in regards to convenience of purchase for most students. Spartan Eats also has the cheapest value meal in the general area, the Dining Commons. The Dining Commons has breakfast, lunch and dinner options costing individual entries of $8.30, $10.35 and $12.45 respectively. There are other restaurants nearby campus so students are able to find different options than the ones listed in this article. The selected options were chosen based on menu options similar to ones students can find dining at Spartan Eats. Follow Jonathan on Twitter @AustinFound1
student assistant should be required to take this training!� a trainee commented in the survey. Active Minds is a nationwide organization that focuses on changing the conversation around mental health. The chapter at SJSU promotes unwinding and selfcare, as well as emphasizing how important it is to take care of one’s mental health. Veena Velury is a communicative disorders and sciences senior and president of Active Minds. “Our meetings are discussions. If there is even one person who feels like it’s OK to not always be OK, or if someone can value their money, mental health and take care of themselves, then we accomplished something,� Velury said. Megumi Kamikawa, an English creative writing senior, said with such a diverse and inclusive campus, a lot of cultures do not always feel comfortable openly discussing mental health. “Not everyone has a mental health issue, but everyone has mental health.� Kamikawa said. “It’s important to constantly work on oneself for self-improvement and not for other people or society.� Follow Cindy on Twitter @eredetii “Since resources are so sparse here, SJSU has cultivated a fighting spirit in me to question things in a polite way and to not just accept the no and to figure out why,� said Dang. “Often times, a no is given because people misunderstand – SJSU creates resilience in learners and if you’re willing to push a little and seek out resources, SJSU rewards your handsomely.� The school of nursing is moving toward the direction of using Syminar so that their students can immerse themselves in the program. “I benefited from people going above and beyond,� said Dang. “We not only got prise money but mentors to help us along the way.� Follow Cora on Twitter @coraawilson
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Left: A visitor tests out the new hand scanners at the SRAC entrance. Students can use it or scan their student IDs to get in. Top Right: Looking down from the 1/8 mile track on the second floor visitors see a weight room and three basketball courts. Bottom Right: SRAC student supervisor Bea Dizon ties the ropes for the rock wall.
SRAC Continued from page 1 according to Dee. Ron Le Compt, SJSU alumnus from the class of 1966, was one of many who got a first glance at the center. “I think [the SRAC is] fabulous. I’ve been watching it being built for the last couple years and I like what I saw. I always
wondered what it would look like from outside, and now I get to see the inside,” Compt said. “I have to admit, back in 1964, we didn’t have anything like this. This is beyond my expectations.” However, students are raising concern with the usage of hand scanners instead of student IDs to get inside the SRAC. “I think it’s a little odd that they’ll have access to our fingerprints,” said
linguistics junior, Maria Flores. “I could see how it raises a high privacy concern for most students.” The new procedure will allow students access to the SRAC by scanning the palms of their hands. Students still have the option to use their student ID instead if they feel uncomfortable, but SRAC representatives say the hand scanners are for convenience. “Students believe
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I think it’s a little odd that they’ll have access to our fingerprints. I could see how it raises a high privacy concern for most students.
Maria Flores junior linguistics major
that there is a fingerprint scan, and there is not,” said kinesiology sophomore and SRAC student super-
visor, Annalisa Stevenson. “People are worried with the fingerprints that they’ll be able
to access background checks, but it actually only measures your palm.” The SRAC is set to open to students this Thursday. The ribbon cutting will be held at 11:30 a.m. Hours for the SRAC will be 6 a.m. to 12 p.m. on weekdays. Weekend hours will be 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Follow Jaileane on Twitter @jaileanea
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Piecing together a new South Campus
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University plans renovations, upgrades and new buildings for athletics
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eographically separated a mile away from what many students consider San Jose State, South Campus is the home to most Spartan Athletics programs. Unbeknownst to many, it has undergone significant changes in the past three years. After joining the Mountain West Conference in 2012, the university made a commitment to upgrade facilities to
meet Mountain West standards. “To remain in the Mountain West, the school needs to upgrade facilities and yearly fundraising. Otherwise, it again could be left out of a party one day,” current SJSU lecturer Mark Purdy wrote in his Mercury News column in May 2012. Charlie Faas, vice president for administration and finance, told the Spartan Daily that more than 40%
of South Campus has already been renovated. “It’s stunning first class facilities for our student athletes,” he said. Once all the proposed projects are complete, Faas said that every sport will be back on campus, except for track and field. “It’s disappointing, but they’ll continue to have a home, it just won’t be on our campus,” he said.
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Status: Breaks ground June 5 Cost: $40 million, $22 million raised so far Serves: 92 athletes
The baseball team currently practices at Excite Ballpark, formerly known as Municipal Stadium, across the street from South Campus. While the university does want a baseball field in that location, Faas said there is currently no plan for the field, and no funds have been raised.
BEACH VOLLEYBALL COURTS Status: Under construction Expected opening: End of April Next phase: Scoreboard (in June) Serves: 18 athletes Currently under construction, the sand will be placed after the concrete is set, which has been delayed because of rain. The beach volleyball team is currently practicing and competing off campus.
TENNIS COMPLEX Status: Opened July 2018 Next phase: Shared locker room with softball (construction begins in August) Serves: Eight athletes and other events The complex hosted the 2018 Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic, headlined by Serena and Venus Williams. Construction of a viewing pavilion has been proposed, but still needs funding, Faas said.
BASEBALL FIELD Status: Needs funding Serves: 37 athletes
The soccer field hosted the 2018 Mountain West Women’s Soccer Championship Tournament and saw new lights installed in the past year.
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The parking garage is being built on top of the historic Bud Winter Field, where Olympians Tommie Smith and John Carlos practiced before their historic black power salute at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics. The university plans to build a tribute to the legacy of “Speed City” at the site, with specifics yet to be determined. The track and field team currently practices off campus at San Jose City College.
The softball team was displaced off campus when construction began on the new golf facility, but now has its own home. Faas said that there is a plan to build dugouts, but it lacks funding.
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PARKING GARAGE Status: Breaks ground in June Expected opening: September 2020 Serves: 1,530 parking spaces Cost: $50 million
SPARTAN SOCCER COMPLEX Status: Opened June 2016 Next phase: New scoreboard (needs funding) Serves: 49 athletes
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Status: Opened May 2018 Next phase: Shared locker rooms with tennis (construction begins in August) Serves: 25 athletes
A new football operations center had been planned for years, and was previously known as the North End Zone project. In addition to housing the football team, Faas said the top floor will have offices that are turned into suites during home football games. In the spring, when the team isn’t practicing, the building will double as a classroom.
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SOFTBALL FIELD AND STEPHENS FAMILY PITCHING & HITTING FACILITY
RECREATIONAL FIELD Status: Breaks ground in June Expected opening: September 2020 Serves: “Thousands” of students
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SPARTAN GOLF COMPLEX Status: Opened in June 2017 Next phase: Building a clubhouse (needs funding) Cost: $10.2 million Serves: 20 athletes, student PE golf classes and donors Alumni Rich and Cindy Thawley donated the lead $5 million for the project. Athletics Director Marie Tuite connected the facility’s creation with the success of SJSU’s golf teams. The women’s team is currently second in the Mountain West Championship after two rounds of golf.
The university said in a statement that the field would be home to “SJSU clubs, intramurals, ROTC practice, kinesiology classes, marching band practice, Greek life competition and other activities.” SOURCES: SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY, SJSU ATHLETICS, CHARLIE FAAS, MERCURY NEWS REPORTING BY KUNAL MEHTA AND LINDSEY BOYD, ILLUSTRATIONS BY MARCI SUELA AND KAYLA FLORES PAGE DESIGN BY KUNAL MEHTA AND MARCI SUELA
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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
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Fashion struts away from gender By Cora Wilson, Staff Writer
Wear a crop top, bright colors or all black. Fashion is a form of self-expression and no matter how you identify, you should have the freedom and confidence to wear whatever you want. San Jose is a thriving community filled with diversity and acceptance – especially at San Jose State, where students come from completely different backgrounds and cultures. “I think fashion is the ultimate form of self-expression lf-expression because you can really do o whatever you want,” said Kristen Flaten, en, senior accounting major and event coordinator intern at the Gender Equity ty Center. In 2019, individuals dividuals should really embrace who o they are and use fashion as an n outlet to project how they feel that day, whether it is a certain style or gender er identity. Sex and gender are two separate parate and completely tely different things. Sex is assigned at birth and d is the anatomy omy of an individual’s ividual’s reproductive system. Planned Parenthood defines gender er as, “much more complex: It’ss a social and legal status, and set et of expectations from society, aboutt behaviors, characteristics and thoughts.” .” Gender identity entity is up to the individual and is how someone feels inside and chooses to express xpress themselves. “Because I tend to feel a distinct difference in my gender identity from day to day, I tend to dress in very gender conforming ways, like
masculine when I feel like a guy and feminine when I feel like a girl,” said linguistics freshman Leslie Mugler. “But I have a fondness and admiration for presenting as male but using feminine accessories or other bits of feminine fashion.” Self-discovery of identity is a continuous process for every single individual. Society has often placed individuals into a certain category of femininity or masculinity d e p e n d i n g on their sex.
However, the spectrum in which someone can feel more feminine or masculine is broad. “In terms of my gender expression, I present myself androgynously. My physical expression including clothing, behavior and attitudes can be masculine or feminine.” said Kiana Aquino, sophomore sociology major and Peers in Pride mentor. “Some days I can feel one more than the other or both at the same time.”
Peers in Pride is a mentorship program at San Jose State that allows incoming student members of the LGBTQ community to work with peer mentors and gain access to counseling and resources. Fashion culture in San Jose is distinct because it is like a melting pot of unique individuals. Students from different races, backgrounds, sexual orientations, gender identities and beliefs are all Spartans. In some ways, this diverse community at SJSU is encourages a person’s self-expression. “If it’s not your body, who cares?” said Flaten. “I think people should wear whatever they want and it’s so important that people are really positive about that. I feel like I’m in a very accepting community.” The demographics themselves are not what makes students feel welcomed and comfortable in their skin. Instead, it is the inclusivity that exists at SJSU which allows students to feel understood and appreciated for being themselves. “I just felt more confident wearing outfits I felt comfortable in and I think that really developed when I got to college,” said Aquino. “I can really wear whatever and not be judged. People actually compliment my outfit – and it’s really assuring that I can express myself because people respect it.” Follow Co Cora on Twitter @coraawilson @
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SUDOKU PUZZLE Complete the grid so that every row, column and 3x3 box contains every digit from 1 to 9 inclusively.
JOKIN’ AROUND What’s brown and sticky?
A stick.
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OPINION
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17, 2019
Chicks who like other Chicks-fil-A? Cindy Cuellar STAFF WRITER
Put the Chick-fil-A spicy chicken sandwich down and throw that sauce away. Being an ally and supporting the LGBTQ community should take priority over the craving of an overhyped restaurant. It is not that hard to just eat at different food establishments
support them.” Justin Lewis, a political science junior, also tweeted, “We don’t know her [Chickfil-A.] She isn’t even that good.” Chick-fil-A’s website states that it donated approximately $1.6 million in 2017 to the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. This organization has a history
I refuse to eat at Chik-fil-A because it does not support a community I am an ally of, as a result of its blind ignorance. that do not support anti-LGBTQ organizations and are better for the environment. We all know the livestock industry is not the most eco-friendly. Marlina Luz, a freshman English major, responded to my tweet about Chick-fil-A with, “They donate large amounts of money to the Trump campaign and help sponsor conversion camps. They don’t support us, so I don’t
of being anti-LGBTQ and proselytizing, which is attempting to convert someone to another religion. Jenny Nguyen, the educational programmer of the Gender Equity Center, spoke about the importance of raising awareness regarding the company’s use of profits. Nguyen stressed that people are sometimes not aware they are supporting a restaurant or establishment that
could be against specific communities. However, that awareness plays an important role in helping people decide whether or not if they should boycott. The Chick-fil-A website also states that “It is well-known that our Founder S. Truett Cathy used biblical principles to guide our business in its formative stages, and that we still uphold those same principles today.” The Bible can be interpreted in different ways, but it is clear the book is not very supportive toward the LGBTQ community. It states that same-sex marriage is not acceptable because supposedly marriage should only be between a man and a woman. Religion is very controversial in how people choose to use their beliefs for the good of God. Chick-fil-A state it believes in “Do unto others as you would have them do unto to you.” Treating others the same as you wish to be treated is such an important verse to follow, but it gets confusing once the company continues to fund anti-LGBTQ charities. Chick-fil-A is saying it has been and will continue to use “biblical principles” to run its business.
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If this is the case, then perhaps it’s time for fast food consumers to take their business to a more secular, less religiously biased fast food eatery. The facts are there. I wonder if the employees are threatened with termination by their shift managers if they do not say “My pleasure” each and every time they help a customer. What good are such mannerisms when working for an ultimately oppressive corporation?
Several people I have spoken with, some of which are members of the LGBTQ community, still choose to dine there. They see Chick-fil-A as a restaurant with good food. I get it, Chick-fil-A’s spicy chicken sandwiches and sauces are the reason customers keep coming back for more. I am sure it is really good, but I am more than positive you can find better sauces and
chicken sandwiches anywhere else, all without indirectly funding homophobic legislation. I refuse to eat at Chick-fil-A because it does not support a community I am an ally of, as a result of its blind ignorance. The next time I am hungry for chicken tenders, I’ll just take my business to Popeye’s. Follow Cindy on Twitter @eredetii