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Safety of hand scanners questioned By Cindy Cuellar STAFF WRITER
The new Spartan Recreation and Aquatic Center recently opened but the process by which students are required to check in has brought security and health concerns for students. Acquiring access does not require voice or eye recognition, just your handprint; and not for the reason you think. Guest services coordinator, Shafaris Turner, explains there are no fingerprints recorded and the hand scanner only uses biometric geography to record the size of your hand. “I’d like to think I take my privacy seriously and I don’t particularly trust SJSU to keep my handprint on their database,” said biology junior Codey Huang. Before being granted access to any of the offered amenities, each student is required to first type in
I’d like to think I take my privacy seriously and I don’t particularly trust SJSU to keep my handprint on their database. Codey Huang biology junior
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Political science freshman Jeremy Santos prepares to scan his hand before entering the new recreation center.
their ID numbers before registering their handprint. The plastic scanners located at the front, next to the reception desk, have spokes to guide each person’s hand to fit inside the designated outline, which then takes exact
measurements of the hand’s size. Additional scanners are located outside the locker rooms. “What happens is that we register [hand], you have to scan it three times just because it’s making sure you are actually touching all
the [biometric] points, and that it’s getting the right size of your hand,” said Turner. Once the scan is completed, the handprint is connected to the students account for all future entries. “Once you type in your ID number, they know what size
your hand should be. If it’s the right size, it scans, and the doors open,” said Turner. “The handprint system is unreliable, expensive, and a gimmick to make the new [recreation center] seem futuristic,” Huang continues to explain, “The
barcode system would have saved costs, been more reliable, and worked just as well.” Kinesiology junior Jackson Schaefer thinks otherwise about the hand print and said it is a good idea for students using the facility. “I think it’s a good idea but there are some drawbacks. It would be harder to bring your friends in who aren’t SJSU students but overall for me it makes the facility seem more professional,” said Schaefer. BIOMETRICS| Page 2
Anthropologist joins SJSU to study human economics By Alyson Chuyang STAFF WRITER
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Melissa Beresford presents her post doctoral research in economic anthropology at Arizona State University.
While much of anthropology revolves around studying materials from ancient civilizations, an incoming professor is set to teach courses using this particular science to study economic inequality. Melissa Beresford is an economic anthropologist at Arizona State University, and plans to start as an assistant anthropology professor at San Jose State this fall. Beresford spoke to the Spartan Daily over the phone to discuss her plans and excitement for her new job. “[Economic anthropol-
[Economic anthropology] is focusing on all aspects of the way that humans essentially distribute and consume resources. Melissa Beresford economic anthropologist
ogy] is focusing on all aspects of the way that humans essentially distribute and consume resources,” Beresford said. “Whereas an economist might try to think of the economy as something that’s totally separate from human values and human culture.” Beresford grew up
in the college town of San Luis Obispo and attended the University of California, San Diego, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in urban studies and planning. In 2008, Beresford earned a master’s in social sciences at the University of Chicago. She completed her
Ph.D. in anthropology at Arizona State University in 2012 and taught while doing so. As someone who has experience of being in the UC system and a strong believer in the California public university system, she was eager to find an opening for a position at SJSU. “I was aware of some of the students in the anthropology department and the work that they were doing . . . I’ve met them at conferences before and I was so impressed with their training and their interests and curiosity,” Beresford said. EDUCATOR | Page 2
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Pro-life chalk activism on Seventh Street Plaza is a wash
PHOTOS BY ADAM YOSHIKAWA
(Left) Graduate student Jonathan Potthast writes in chalk on Seventh Street Plaza in front of the Student Union to raise awareness about the pro-life movement. (Right) Animation juniors Victoria (right) and Louise (left) wipe off pro-life messages with water that were made the previous day on the Seventh Street Plaza pavement by activists.
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BIOMETRICS Continued from page 1 Schaefer also addressed the privacy concerns as irrelevant to him as a college student. “Personally, I’m a poor college student and I don’t have much to my name,” said Schaefer. “But I could definitely see how some people would see that.” In addition to safety precautions, hygiene was also a concern mentioned by Lois Mac, a business junior. “I’m more concerned about JOZY PRABHU | SPARTAN DAILY touching the same surface While recreation center officials say that the machines only scan the shape of each hand and not fingerprints, as thousands of grimy-ass students are still concerned about their privacy and health. A total of 3,203 people used the scanners by early May. college students,” Mac said.
EDUCATOR Continued from page 1 She saw the opening for the position in September 2018, and went through an extensive interview process, before being offered the position in March of this year. Throughout the inter view process, Beresford met with the Dean of Social Sciences, Walter Jacobs, the chair of the search committee, Jan English-Lueck, and the chair of the anthropology
department, Roberto Gonzalez. The process required her to interview with a search committee, meet with the dean and present her research, give a teaching demonstration, and then do an additional exit interview with the committee. “We are delighted that Dr. Beresford will be joining our department this fall,” Gonzalez said. “Her experience and knowledge of anthropology will benefit our students, the College of Social Sciences, and the
Depending on their focus of change, understanding the economy and how it affects communities is a direct aspect of politics that a lot of people overlook. Austin Nguyen political science junior
university as a whole.” The classes she is scheduled to be teaching in the fall are: Introduction to Cultural Anthropology, Emerging Global Culture and
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Organizations in People. Beresford hopes that students of all majors will enroll in her classes, as she wants to establish local research programs and engage students, even if being a researcher isn’t their career goal. Political science junior Austin Nguyen is interested in her classes because they offer skills to multiple majors. “I can see political science majors being interested,” said Nguyen. “Depending on their focus of change, understanding the economy and how it affects communities is a
direct aspect of politics that a lot of people overlook.” Much of Beresford’s research at Arizona State was conducted in South Africa. There, she looked at the ways entrepreneurs within the country used their position to try to address economic equality. She expressed her excitement of coming back to California, and especially being in the Bay Area because it’s an environment that pertains to her focus of study. “The Bay Area is such a fascinating place, I mean it’s such an economic hub of the U.S., but at the same time, there is a lot of concerns and problems within the Bay Area especially pertaining to issues with economic inequality,” said Beresford. Beresford is looking forward to the cooler weather of California as opposed to Arizona. She is also excited to
According to the National Health Service, cold viruses survive on indoor surfaces for approximately seven days, but flu viruses are only active for 24 hours. Germs living on hard surfaces have the potential to live longer. “We clean it every hour with and disinfecting wipes. I have witnessed people lick stuff off their fingers and then scan it which is why we clean them so often,” said Turner. The center scanned in 3,073 students and 130 paid members, by May 2, Turner said. Follow Cindy on Twitter @eredetii
engage her future students in anthropology. “I think that anthropological thinking is a way of being in the world that is so valuable and necessary in a rapidly globalizing society, so I’m excited to be teaching anthropology as a general education surface across the board,” she said. While Beresford is sad to leave her colleagues at Arizona State, she is excited to start teaching at SJSU because she finds that the institutions bear similar philosophies. “Both are very much so universities, public universities, that really see themselves as existing of the public and for the public,” Beresford said. She is very excited to bring her knowledge of economic anthropology to SJSU in the fall, and join the Spartan community. Follow Alyson on Twitter @alysonchuyang
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Comida Mexicana vegana colabora con tiendas en San José By Ana Acosta EL ESPARTANO NOTICIAS
Cuando uno piensa en comida Mexicana, tacos de carne asada bien sazonados, un plato calentito de pozole o un desayuno abundante de chilaquiles vienen a la mente. Antes que la pareja y co-fundadores de “Vegan Veganos” Manuel Villa y Dalena Bui empezaran su camión de comida,“Vegan Veganos,” había pocos lugares donde veganos pudiesen encontrar platillos familiares y sabrosos en San José. “Nosotros especifícamente hicimos un camión de comida Mexicana completamente vegana,” dijo Bui. “Sabemos que uno no puede encontrar [comida Mexicana vegana] por aquí.” Aunque el negocio apenas tiene un año, Vegan Veganos han servido sus ricos platillos a compañías como Apple, Google e Intuit. Cuando no están cocinando para compañías
o eventos, Vegan Veganos colaboran con negocios locales, estacionandose frente a ellos para vender su comida. Unos de los negocios con quienes colaboran son “Vegan Donut Café” y “Cinnaholic,” restaurantes nuevos localizados en el centro de San José. “Antes, estábamos tratando de estacionarnos en estaciones de gasolina, estacionarnos en cualquier cuadra abierta y no pudimos hacer eso,” dijo Villa. “Y luego de la nada muchos vendedores veganos y librerías y apartamentos nos empezaron a contactar.” Gerente de Vegan Donut Café, Nathan Nguyen, dijo que las colaboraciones con Vegan Veganos han sido buenas porque introducen a sus propios clientes y a los de Vegan Veganos a nuevas opciones veganas en San José. “Cuando vino el camión de comida, vendimos [Vegan Donut Café] todo [las
Nosotros especifícamente hicimos un camión de comida Mexicana completamente vegana. Dalena Bui co-fundadora de “Vegan Veganos”
donas] muucho mas rápido y tuvimos muchos clientes nuevos,” dijo Nguyen. “Propagamos el mensaje que el veganismo es muy popular ahorita. No es solo negocio.” Ahora, residentes veganos de San José pueden disfrutara nachos crujientes, donas glaseadas con matcha, o rollos de canela calientitos. “Tienen un gran número de seguidores, especialmente
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Dalena Bui sirve la bebida, agua fresca de piña y guayaba, para un cliente.
porque se conectan mucho con negocios locales,” dijo residente de San José amille Cornejo. “Siento que los estoy correteando por donde quiera que vayan . . . Llegamos, compramos donas y básicamente nos acampamos afuera, así para ser las primeras en línea.” Xicayan Posadas, el dueño de Cinnaholic en San José, dijo que decidió abrir el negocio para ofrecerle al público postres que no dañan a los animales y que de esa manera mejoran al mundo. “Trajeron más de lo que jamás han traído a una colaboración y se les acaboa
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la comida más rápido y jamás se les habia acabado,” dijo Posadas sobre la primera vez que Vegan Veganos se estacionó enfrente de Cinnaholic. “Yo creo que entre más colaboras con otros negocios, mas conoces la base de clientes de cada uno.” Aunque por ahora estas colaboraciones solo son parte de mantener un negocio, lo que estos tres vendedores de comida comparten es el deseo de ofrecer más opciones veganas a esta ciudad. “Ellos nos están apoyando y nosotros los promocionamos, porque
hay mucha gente que no sabe que Cinnaholic es vegano y unas personas nisiquiera sabían que la tienda de donas estaba aquí en San José, ya que antes estaban en Oakland,” dijo Bui. A propósito o no, al juntarse estos negocios están mandando el mensaje que si uno quiere disfrutar comida callejera Mexicana o un postre dulce, lo pueden hacer sin tener que dañar a los animales y al planeta. “Yo creo que en esta situación ambas partes salen ganando,” dijo Posadas. Sigan Ana en Twitter @__a__n__a
Día internacional de los trabajadores Demostraciones en la plaza de la herencia Mexicana
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2 1) Miembros de varios grupos de defensa de los derechos de trabajadores volando sus banderas juntos. 2) Pasantes del Centro de Paz y Justicia en San José, Prerna Agarwal (izquierda) y Nisha Porchezhiyan (derecha) ponen atención a los ponentes del reunión. 3) Un hombre, que se llama Siamha, lleva el signo hecho de carton que lee “Vive Palestina.”
Más Latinos en periodismo no es suficiente Mauricio La Plante EL ESPARTANO NOTICIAS
Cualquier persona puede ser un bobo en frente de la cámara. Algunos periodistas al tratar de recrear la experiencia de cruzar la frontera, no entienden que ellos no deben ser el personaje principal de la historia. En un proyecto del “The Daily” podcast de New York Times iniciado en Enero, los periodistas pensaron que ellos mismos serían los mejores ejemplos para enseñar las realidades de la frontera. Dos reporteros, Azem
Ahmed y Annie Brown, produjeron un proyecto de radio en el cual nadaron el Río Grande y encontraron a dos hombres que sospecharon ser “coyotes,” guías fronterizas. La manera en la que los reporteros hicieron el reportaje presenta varios problemas, el más significante es cuando cruzan el río y no hay una sola voz aparte de la de ellos. En la primera parte del episodio faltaron entrevistas e investigación. El reportaje parece más sensacionalismo que periodismo.
La respuesta en ingles de la Asociación Nacional de Periodistas Hispanos (NAHJ) a el New York Times fue que los reporteros deben ser objetivos en sus historias integrando contexto y entrevistas para tener una perspectiva creíble. El editor de “LA Taco,” Daniel Hernández, señaló el problema aclarando que no tenemos una cantidad suficiente de Latinos en periodismo. Aun así, hay un periodista Latino que hizo la misma presentación del New York Times. En 2014, Jorge Ramos, una personalidad de Univisión, cruzó el río de la misma manera y represento la experiencia de inmigrantes en un video difundido por “Fusion.”
La cruda realidad es que los viajes son muy peligrosos para inmigrantes. Tienen que cruzar ríos bravos y desiertos vacíos y ellos no tienen un equipo de cámara para ayudarlos. Obviamente, un periodista competente debe estar en el entorno a los acontecimientos de la historia. Pero la experiencia del autor no vale más que la de los personajes en la historia. Si hay más Latinos reportando estas historias, la calidad debe mejorar. Pero los escritores necesitan pensar fuera de su patrimonio. La gente de América Latina es muy diversa y cada persona ha vivido experiencias diferentes. En investigaciones de academia hay una suposición de que la gente solo viene a los
Estados Unidos por razones económicas, de acuerdo al autor Héctor Carrillo en su libro “Pathways to Desire.” El libro es sobre la migración de inmigrantes atrayendo a gente del mismo sexo. No hay muchos datos de inmigración con respecto a género y sexualidad, de acuerdo a Carrillo. La falta de investigaciones sobre otros motivos a migrar indica la ignorancia otras circunstancias de inmigrantes. Como dice Carrillo, hay mucho que debemos aprender. Las representaciones de Ramos y los reporteros de New York Times, contribuyen a pensar simplisticamente de inmigrantes. Cuando cruzó el Río,
Ramos dijo en inglés, “imagina un niño aquí.” Si enfocamos las historias solo en penas y sufrimiento, no podemos apreciar las otras características de los inmigrantes latinos. Con tanto drama y poca investigación, la audiencia solo puede ver lo que el reportero ha descrito y visto. A traves de este lente, los inmigrantes no son más que caminantes desesperados. Necesitamos más Latinos en periodismo, pero necesitamos voces que amplian y profundizan realidades y así las historias puedan revelar una perspectiva nueva para todos. Sigan Mauricio en Twitter @mslaplantenews
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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 2019
San Jose native creates ‘4-08’ day By Alyson Chuyang STAFF WRITER
Silicon Valley may be seen as a technology hub, but what lies in the region is a large creative community putting out amazing art. San Jose native Haley Cardamon took her love for photography and the art of the city to another level by creating a new holiday: San Jose Day. The day spotlights artists and invites the community to indulge in art. “I just realized there was so much untapped talent in San Jose, so I was like ‘how can I use my photography in a way to uplift underappreciated artists?’ ” said Cardamon. First held in 2017, San Jose Day is celebrated on April 8, also written as “4-08,” which is San Jose’s area code, to give recognition to the town that started her creative career. She was able to start the holiday through a grant from Knight Foundation, a foundation dedicated to fostering engaged communities. The event has grown from a small showcase at Local Color to a festival with more than 50 vendors, five musical guests and classic cars. This year, San Jose Day welcomed over 2,000 people to enjoy the live performances and art displays. Industrial design senior, Nicholas Jimenez, met Cardamon three years ago at her first San Jose Day. Jimenez said he admires Cardamon’s drive and hopes to
collaborate with her in the future. “She is definitely making a name for herself by simply doing what she believes is beneficial to the residents of the city,” said Jimenez. “I really liked her visual aesthetic in regards to San Jose street culture.” Cardamon always feels pride in her Bay Area roots and her sense of exploration led her to the Downtown San Jose scene which introduced her to a world of creativity.
Instead of creating an atmosphere of competition, she creates opportunities for artists to collaborate and come together for the greater good of the community through their art. Dave Gerlinger graphic designer
Enthralled by the graffiti and architecture that she saw in the streets, Cardamon used her photography to showcase different parts of San Jose and through it, she began meeting the artists responsible for the work. Along with San Jose Day, she worked with producer, John Reyna and directed a short documentary
titled #DoItForSJ. The documentary highlighted multiple artists from the Bay Area and the work they do. Before San Jose Day and #DoItForSJ, she began her creative journey through a photographydriven magazine, called Bay Area Creatives Klub. Cardamon received a grant to start her magazine from “The Awesome Foundation,” a community that is dedicated to advancing the production of art, technology and community development through funding projects. The design and logo were made by graphic designer, Dave Gerlinger, who worked with Cardamon to start the brand of the magazine. “Instead of creating an atmosphere of competition, she creates opportunities for artists to collaborate and come together for the greater good of the community through their art,” said Gerlinger. The magazine is visually driven, giving previews of artists for readers to discover. The magazine came out with three issues, and only printed 100 copies for each issue. “I strongly believe that if I was going to make an art magazine, I need to be knowledgeable of the history of the scene before I can actually go out and put a product about the art scene elements into the world,” Cardamon said, regarding her networking journey through art shows. Along with her many projects, she coordinated
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San Jose native, Haley Cardamon poses at the 2018 San Jose Day, a holiday she made on April 8, which recognizes the city that helped launch her creative career.
the 100 Block Project in February, which brought together 100 artists to create a mural in their own 3x3 space. Cardamon hopes to continue to put on events and help advance creative artists, but will not be continuing to publish her magazine. “This magazine is definitely a representation of my life at the time,” said Cardamon, “I’ve grown from that and now I would like
to focus my skills that I’ve developed, into other areas of my life.” She currently works as the project manager for the Exhibition District, an arts non-profit that creates economic opportunities for artists through community development. Cardamon decided that going to college was not the right route for her, and the lifestyle she created for herself does not demand a degree. Through her
experiences over the past three years, she encourages people to go for what they want and not be deterred by the fear of rejection. “Just jump into it and if there’s a career field you want to be in, meet the right people, be bold, be transparent and let them know you’re willing to learn,” said Cardamon. Follow Alyson on Twitter @alysonchuyang
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OPINION
WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 2019
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Save money, don’t drink boba milk tea Adam Yoshikawa STAFF WRITER
San Jose has an overwhelming amount of milk tea shops that seems to spread like wildfire and drain your wallet if you’re not careful. Within a five mile radius from my house alone, there are more than 20 milk tea shops. This number continues to rise with new additional spots set to open. With many milk tea spots in San Jose customers don’t have to go far for the overpriced and sugary drink. Popular San Jose milk tea shops such as Pekoe, Boba Bar, Teaspoon, Fantasia and many more shops sell milk tea for around five dollars without toppings according to their Yelp reviews. Boba is an inexpensive drink to make but boba shops turn a large profit from their expensive drinks and snacks. It is no wonder so many shops are easily replaced and re-opened with another one. A milk tea requires only two ounces of milk tea powder. A quick Google search of milk tea powder revealed that one can purchase an eight ounce bag of the same
powder for only $7.99 at most wholesale and retail stores. Milk tea drinks average around $5 per medium cup so if you do the math there is around a $12 profit margin to be extracted from one bag of milk tea powder alone. These prices don’t include the extra fees for toppings one can ADAM YOSHIKAWA | SPARTAN DAILY choose if desired. Milk tea toppings Gong Cha, located across campus on 4th street, offers a selection of drinks such as milk teas and bubble teas. average around 50 craze over their drinks. the only milk tea shop cents per topping, not price or even more their enjoyment. So maybe it’s not Such an industry boom to have locations in to mention the option expensive than a drink California. about buying the drink can be seen here in southern of getting it in an from Starbucks. Tastea and Gong Cha but also San Jose. From personal anymore expensive reusable cup Southern California both have locations experience a large about the environment if you’re feeling like it. comes with milk tea shop Seven here in San Jose and Toppings include the drink from Tastea can that southern California, traditional boba, jellies, cost someone around which in turn generate and fresh fruits at seven dollars and with a large revenue and toppings it can run you some locations. hype for their drinks. Many boba drinks around $8. Tastea is the With milk tea shops can be spruced up by only exception when becoming the craze being served in a mason it comes to getting my for drink lovers many jar or even a split cup money’s worth, thanks businesses are starting in order to have both to the large size that is up in San Jose and are of your favorite drinks 32 oz of pure sugar. having large success. Milk tea shops are in one size in example But with these of Pekoe’s famous also transforming their drinks costing $5 and split cups that spread shops and renovating in more a cup, this writer order to become more around the internet. is going to avoid this Drinks can get even “hip”, thus becoming pricy, sugary craze and higher in prices if you loitering spots for milk instead find comfort in decide to include a cube tea enthusiasts. opened in craft brews. Pekoe underwent the shop and its Leaves light in the bottom of remodeling in 2016 free-to-use electronics. San Jose in February your cup to enjoy. Either way, I believe and is creating a to create a nightclubReally, a cube light? Milk tea from various like aesthetic and offers milk teas are overpriced large buzz over their Follow Adam on Twitter boba shops can be customers a free-to- and shop owners are fresh milk teas. @yoshi_kawa_ Seven Leaves isn’t around the same use PlayStation for taking advantage of the
Boba is an inexpensive drink to make but boba shops turn a large profit from their expensive drinks and snacks. It is no wonder so many shops are easily replaced and re-opened with another one.
CLASSIFIEDS CROSSWORD PUZZLE
SUDOKU PUZZLE Complete the grid so that every row, column and 3x3 box contains every digit from 1 to 9 inclusively.
JOKIN’ AROUND Why can’t you hear a pterodactyl use the restroom?
Because they are extinct.
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ACROSS 1. Vaults 6. Church alcove 10. Geographic illustrations 14. Chalk 15. Snip 16. By mouth 17. In base 8 18. French for “Head” 19. Threesome 20. Whatever 22. Charged particles 23. Skin disease 24. Expansion 26. Iridescent gem 30. Barbarian 31. Many millennia 32. Sandwich shop 33. Be worthy of 35. A promotional statement 39. Fishing net 41. Roomette 43. Raw fish 44. Behold, in old Rome 46. Fizzy drink 47. Explosive 49. Cap 50. Winter precipitation
51. A type of nut 54. Creative work 56. Savvy about 57. Oval 63. Two-toed sloth 64. Dregs 65. A kind of macaw 66. Dogs of a dwarf breed 67. Green 68. Wanderer 69. If not 70. Historical periods 71. Move stealthily DOWN 1. Flat-bottomed boat 2. Ogive 3. Greek cheese 4. French for “State” 5. Chip dip 6. Weakened 7. Forestall 8. Location 9. Come forth 10. Unmoving 11. Barb 12. Applied to a canvas13. Make a splashing sound
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SPORTS
WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 2019
Athletes prepare for life beyond football By Jaileane Aguilar STAFF WRITER
San Jose State’s Beyond Football program prepares student athletes for life after college, in order to have success after their football careers. The program started in August 2017 with head football coach Brent Brennan and exposes Spartan football players to professional career opportunities off the field. “Once you’ve graduated, you don’t have as much of a resume builder as you would like,” said Chandler Jones, graduate assistant and former SJSU wide receiver. “Your main experience is strictly just football.” Part of the program includes attending site tours at tech companies such as Facebook, Apple, Varian Medical Systems and TripAdvisor headquarters, where athletes get to ask questions and explore opportunities within the Bay Area for professional employment. “Now seeing the benefits and seeing guys build their resume and get the groundwork started to prepare those opportunities is a big change,” Jones said. To help players learn about post-graduation opportunities, the program has players engage with campus organizations such as the school’s career center and
professionals within the community of Silicon Valley. The goal is to set football players up for success when their football careers come to an end. The programs helps players find a passion in something else, said Tobruk Blaine, B e yond Fo otball coordinator. “The guys have a little more to show for than just football. We’re in an area where there’s a lot of opportunity,” Jones said. “The goal is to help guys so when the transition does come, they’re prepared and will be successful.” According to NCAA, out of all the students who play high school sports, 2% will earn a college scholarship. Out of those, fewer than 2% will play professionally. Brennan noticed that many football players who didn’t have a program like this were lost after their playing days were over. In his previous role, when he was a position coach at Oregon State University, the team established a Beyond Football program. Therefore, when Brennan got to SJSU, he knew a similar program would have even greater power in a place like the Bay Area. Blaine said that the program is providing quality opportunity to student athletes but also wants to ensure that they’re pro-
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San Jose State athletes from the Beyond Football Program show encouragement at the Autism Speaks Walk.
viding quality work in the community. Beyond Football utilizes the platform football players have to impact the youth at schools by encouraging the young students to follow their passions for sports. They also promote the idea of academic excellence by exposing young elementary students to college students. Blaine reaches out to low income elementary schools and works with them to best fit their needs along with anything else the Beyond Football program can help with. “We work with an elementary school right now where we’re doing
a mentorship program.” Blaine said. “I speak with the principal and we both figure out what we can do together and evolve from there.” Beyond Football also provides community service and volunteer opportunities for football players. The program works alongside the Austen Everett Foundation, a foundation that works to empower kids in their fight against cancer through the strength and support of athletic teams. Blaine has worked hard to develop other networks around the community such as a partnership with a local San Jose family enrichment
program located right off of King Road, and other local programs like the YWCA, three blocks away from campus. The partnership began last year when the football team took part in the “Walk a Mile in Her Shoes” event. Shortly after, the football team raised money through a football game and donated all the funds to the YWCA for efforts in helping victims of violence and sexual assault. “We have various opportunities where we get to inspire people. We did the Autism Speaks walk and that was a big opportunity to interact with the community,” said
SJSU linebacker Christian Webb. “We really enjoyed just being around them, shining a light on what they do. One of my favorite things is the community events we do.” The football team will be participating in the event, “Walk a Mile in her Shoes” June. “If we take on too many things, were doing events that’s sort of scattered. My goal is to take what we’ve already created and make it better,” Blaine said. “I want to ensure the work we’re doing is high quality and high impact.” Follow Jaileane on Twitter @jaileanea