Spartan Daily Vol. 152, Issue 10

Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019

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Parkland tragedy inspires activism on gun control

Flood threats loom over San Jose

BY JONATHAN AUSTIN, STAFF WRITER

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fter increasingly heavy downpours of rain throughout the week, the National Weather Service issued flash flood warnings to San Jose residents Wednesday afternoon.

Potentially affected areas include Rock Springs, a which is south of San Jose State.

The neighborhood experienced devastating floods nearly two years ago when Coyote Creek overflowed.

This led to criticism of the city of San Jose for its perceived lack of communication with residents in the days before the flood occurred.

To reduce the number of ill-informed residents, Mayor Sam Liccardo held a news conference with members of the Santa Clara Water District and San Jose’s director of emergency services, Raymond Riordan.

Riordan explained that the city has “been preparing the emergency action plan since the [Coyote Creek flood of 2017].”

Riordan also listed preventative actions, including the distribution of flyers among houses that ran along Coyote Creek.

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By Courtney Vasquez STAFF WRITER

One year ago today, 17 lives of students and staff members were lost at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. While 17 were confirmed dead, 17 others were left with injuries that they will never forget.

Gunman Nikolas Cruz was a former student at the high school, and chose to open fire on a regular school day for the students attending.

After that day, the Parkland shooting was the start to the now-famous campaign, March For Our Lives, to end gun violence.

March For Our Lives first started on Mar. 24, 2018, and has since become a national movement.

The campaign was created by the students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. It calls for stronger gun violence prevention measures.

The movement reached millions because of its national relevance. Other schools have adopted and supported what March For Our Lives represents.

Students from Bay Area schools, such as Prospect, Westmont and Branham High School have organized

By experiencing a very comparable shooting once again at a school, was absolutely horrific for me.

Ben Nikitin March For Our Lives San Jose co-director

a group supporting March For Our Lives in San Jose.

“The March For Our Lives movement itself was one that was propelled, really, by what I would call the uncommon courage of the students in Parkland, Florida,” Santa Clara University freshman Hiwad Haider said.

Haider graduated from Prospect High School and was one of the lead organizers for March For Our Lives San Jose in 2018.

Like the Parkland students, those in the Bay Area wanted to get involved with the movement and help spread the idea of March For Our Lives.

Ben Nikitin, March For Our Lives San Jose co-director and Westmont SHOOTING | Page 2

Exhibit unveils SJSU president’s portrait

By Alyson Chuyang STAFF WRITER

Seen leaning on her desk, dressed in Spartan blue and bearing the San Jose State seal, President Mary Papazian is presented as a distinguished leader in her portrait displayed in the SJSU King Library.

“Portraying Possibility” is an exhibit that celebrated its opening on Wednesday.

Students and faculty were invited to admire past portraits of SJSU presidents, along with Papazian’s portrait, which is the newest addition to the collection.

The event took place on the fourth floor of the library.

As some enjoyed horderves and juice, other students

remained unbothered as they studied alongside the small presentation.

Art history lecturer Christy Junkerman began the presentation by speaking about the stark contrast between men and women portrayed in renaissance portraits.

As Junkerman displayed a picture of Queen Elizabeth I, she explained that “[the Queen]is immobilized, but here [Papazian] can walk around and get stuff done.”

Papazian’s portrait differed from the other distinguished presidents, as they all wear a ceremonial presidential robe but she opted for her blue suit.

“What you see is how things have changed, you know we have all these gentlemen,

they’re all not very diverse and even within the formality. You get a sense of who that person might’ve been and mine is a little different,” said Papazian, “We wanted to capture looking forward as we look on the horizons of this century, so we saw it as a shift.”

Following Junkerman’s juxtaposition of the renaissance portraits in their relation to Papazian’s progressive portrait, the artist of the final piece was introduced.

Masters of Fine Arts student, Daniel Cruit, was consulted in the summer of 2018 to create the portrait of Papazian.

Mary is his first high-profile and paid client, and he hopes

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SJSU President Mary Papazian and Joan Ficke, vice president for academic affairs admire the portraits of past San Jose State presidents.

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SHOOTING Continued from page 1 High School senior, explained how much of an impact the Parkland mass shooting had on him.

“When the Parkland shooting happened, I was actually reading about the Columbine shooting,” Nikitin said. “To then have that experience turn into a far more tangible one, by experiencing a very comparable shooting once again at a school, was absolutely horrific for me.”

This year, there have been 37 mass shootings so far, according to the Gun Violence Archive. The amount of mass shootings from the past two months are also a reason why March For Our Lives wants to make a difference.

Haider said many of these mass shootings were a mistake of not establishing better preventative measures

to stop people from getting ahold of such weapons.

“In a lot of these cases, there are long overdue measures of banning assault weapons,” Haider said. “In the way that we’re innovating so much in other policy areas and technologically, we really can’t be behind on the gun issue much longer.”

This year, the San Jose chapter of the campaign has been organizing new events for the one-year anniversary of the Parkland shooting.

On the anniversary, the March For Our Lives chapters and national organization will do a social media blackout, according to Nikitin. “[The blackout] is a sign of respect for the 17 lives that were lost on that day, and also just to remember, once again, that this can happen to anyone,” Nikitin said.

“Hopefully this blackout is a reminder for people that this movement is not over yet.”

Along with the social media blackout, students in

The main cause for the rally is still gun violence and advocacy.

Julie Son Co-director of March For Our Lives in San Jose

the organization will be doing the national walkout, on Mar. 14, the day when the first national walkout was held last year.

According to Julie Son, another co-director of March For Our Lives in San Jose and Prospect High School senior, the group is working on a new event called “Rally for Change” that will be held on Mar. 30.

“The main cause for the rally is still gun violence and advocacy, but we want to extend it to empowering the youth and mobilizing teens,” Son said via email.

SOURCE: GUN VIOLENCE ARCHIVE, INFOGRAPHIC BY HUAN XUN CHAN

The Rally for Change event will begin at 11:30 a.m. and will be held at Arena Green East in downtown San Jose.

As the students remember the lives taken in the Parkland shooting, they hope to spread their activism to others in the Bay Area.

“We want to focus on

creating an environment with an energy steeped in positive excitement for change and activism,” Son said.

The student group hopes to influence others to use their voices for change. Frequent activism from a younger generation could help bring more change for gun violence

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OLIVIA WRAY | SPARTAN DAILY

Water from the Anderson Reservoir dam rapidly pours into a nearby river in Morgan Hill. This is an intentional procedure employed to reduce the risk of overflow.

RAIN Continued from page 1 “We’ve got communication ready in multiple languages, and it’s a matter of implementing a plan versus trying to create a plan,” said San Jose City Manager David Sykes.

The action plan relied heavily on the recently implemented Santa Clara County emergency alert system, which sends alerts through text, email and landlines.

Chairperson of the Santa Clara Water District, Linda J. LeZotte, said, “The communication system is the most important thing that we’ve accomplished.”

Even with the communication guidelines put into place, Rocksprings resident Quoc Phan was still unaware of the recent flash flood warnings.

“We haven’t heard about the flood warning,” said Phan, who lived in the neighborhood during the

2017 floods. “I’ll have to tell the neighbors [now].”

As Coyote Creek continues to be at risk of overflowing, San Jose city officials may not have the authority to remove debris from certain parts of the creek.

“It depends on where along Coyote Creek [the debris] is,” said LeZotte. “We can only take care of what we have jurisdiction over.”

The city San Jose had been expecting the downpour of rain, leading to controlled releases of water from the Anderson Reservoir dam, as observed by the Spartan Daily.

LeZotte added, “Anderson Reservoir is a little over 35% full and has enough capacity to capture the current forecasts of the storms.”

With the forecasted downpour in mind, SJSU Department Chair of Civil and Environmental Engineering Laura Sullivan-Green said that minor flooding will inevitably occur.

“What people tend to forget, is that the reservoirs and

creeks take days to weeks to fill after such an event,” she said. “Coyote Creek, won’t see the water peak for several days, especially if it continues to rain like it’s forecast to.”

Liccardo said the city understand the seriousness of the situation and have learned from the mistakes of the 2017 floods.

“The decision by the water district to begin the outflow of Anderson Reservoir was critical [to prevent major flooding],” Liccardo said. “Outflowing water early creates a far better situation than waiting for it to reach 60 or 70 percent capacity.”

Even with all the preparation and planning the city’s emergency action plan offered, LeZotte corroborated Sullivan-Green’s information.

“Rocksprings is [going to] flood, it’s a question of how we protect the neighborhood people from personal devastation.”

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doing her portrait will lead him into a prospective future after graduation.

“I was super lucky that in my first summer break, I got a message from my graduate adviser recommending me for this job, which was super cool,” said Cruit, “We haven’t actually been doing painted portraits. It’s just been photographs for the past few decades, but they decided to bring it back and so I was kind of in the right place, at the right time.”

Cruit works with Papazian to add symbolic elements to the portrait to capture her personal life and admiration for the university.

She is seen posing next to a vase of forget-me-nots, which nods to her Armenian culture as the flower is a relation to the Armenian genocide.

The vase then sits upon some books she has edited and contributed to. These works include “John Donne and the Protestant Reformation, New Perspectives,” which

prevention measures, Nikitin added.

“The goal is to get the youth really engaged in politics,” Nikitin said. “That’s something really important in our contemporary society.”

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is a collection of essays of renaissance literature that she studied.

The windows behind her in the portrait showed the valleys of San Jose as well as the modern architecture of city hall to depict her vision of the future.

“This was a really important part of it.

We are an urban campus and all we do is integrally related to the future of our city,” said Papazian. It really meant a lot to me to have that partnership represented.”

She hoped that students will take pride in attending SJSU, since it was the first California State University and has a rich history.

“It started out with the hope of teachers on the frontier right, it’s survived and thrived over the decades and into the now, it’s third century,” Papazian said, “I hope students can take pride in that and see themselves in it, and imagine where they might be as they pursue their aspirations and goals.”

Her portrait will be on display amongst the other 30 university presidents in the library until March 22.

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Masters of Fine Arts student Daniel Cruit stands next to the portrait he painted of San Jose State President Mary Papazian.

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

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REVIEW

Apex Legends has changed the game

By Jonathan Austin

game review

STAFF WRITER

Respawn Entertainment, the development studio that created the popular “Titanfall” series, has launched its new free-toplay battle royale game, “Apex Legends.”

The battle royale genre, consists of a number of players that parachute to a location on a given map.

Players then spend time looking for weapons and attachments for those weapons to make them better, and compete with other players to be the last man standing.

For a broad generalization of the genre, think of “The Hunger Games” trilogy.

The game itself is set in the “Titanfall” universe, so players will be able to find similar gameplay mechanics in both titles.

Fans of the movement system and free running nature of “Titanfall” will be disappointed that those features are largely removed from the game itself.

However, there are ziplines and grappling hooks available for those who are inclined to use them.

The game doesn’t rely on the overused genre of battle royale. “Apex Legends” strives and succeeds to innovate an already stale genre of games.

This is achieved through its use of team-based classes that can do a variety of

“Apex Legends” Rating:

Studio: Respawn Entertainment Genre: Battle Royale MSRP: Free to Play

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While it follows the current battle royale trend, “Apex Legends” is an evolved and polished form of the genre.

things from healing others, dropping a bubble shield to help defend teammates positions or even launching an airstrike to rain death onto opponents.

These unique classes are chosen before the game starts as the players involved in each team choose which class they think will benefit the group the most.

The load-outs help teams inform one another where enemies are, where the individuals are going and even specific things like if they need a piece of gear and where it can be found.

The game is reminiscent of “Overwatch,” where the characters are all clearly identifiable and different mechanically with their abilities.

There are tons of cosmetic options to change the look of characters and guns.

There range from simple things like re-coloring clothing, to complete design changes that are visually stunning.

Characters can also be equipped with various phrases that trigger during events like when the round

starts and when you kill an enemy.

The mode currently available is called “threes.”

This is when you and two others fighting 19 other squads of three people.

This is different from many other battle royale games.

Popular alternatives like “Fortnite,” has modes that range from single player to playing in a team of four.

The game itself features a vast loot system, where everything except the weapons are given different rarities.

The more powerful items are exceedingly rare but give more benefit and unique properties to attached items.

Additionally, the loot system intuitively equips weapons with attachments that benefit them most and automatically swap attachments between the two guns you can carry.

“Apex Legends” is a very solid game. It creates a new team-oriented experience that fans of the battle royale genre will enjoy.

New players will be pleased that there are

already a reported 10 million players in the 72 hours after launch, beating “Fortnite’s” previous record, according to The Independent.

The only negative thing people will pick up on is the microtransaction model that will inevitably put people off from trying the game.

However, they are fair and comparable in quality to “Overwatch” loot boxes mixed with a similar cosmetic sale store where you can purchase specific cosmetics like in “Fortnite.”

To be honest, there has to be some sort of way for the company to make money. I really enjoyed “Apex Legends” and wholeheartedly recommend fans of the battle royale genre to give it a try.

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ANALYSIS

“What Men Want” puts a new spin on a classic

By Courtney Vasquez STAFF WRITER

What do men want?

This is a question Taraji P. Henson answers as the star of her new movie, “What Men Want.”

The rom-com directed

by Adam Shankman came out Feb. 8, and is a hilarious new take on the 2000 film “What Women Want.”

In “What Men Want”, Henson plays sports agent Ali Davis, who is told she has trouble connecting with men. Even though she is one of the best agents, a male sports agent gets the promotion she wants.

After this unfortunate event, Henson’s character gains the power to hear men’s thoughts. The power gives her an advantage and improves her work and dating life.

While the movie uses this as an opportunity for comedy, it also implements it as a way to address universal problems that affect the characters themselves.

The movie does a great job of highlighting various social issues that plague women and people of color in today’s society.

Alienation in a male-dominated work environment and discrimination based on gender and race are all subtly depicted in the film through various character interactions.

While it is a comedy, “What Men Want” still addresses the problems women face in the workplace.

The 2000 version, “What Women Want,” was directed by Nancy Meyers and stars Mel Gibson Parallel to Henson’s new film, the original version is about a man developing the power to hear women’s thoughts.

Before having this power, Gibson’s character, Nick, is misogynistic and disconnected from women. He talks about there being too much estrogen in the world, and often judges women for their bodies.

After Nick spends time listening and paying attention to women’s inner-thoughts, he becomes more respectful of what women go through on a daily basis.

Both movies touch on the various realworld problems of misunderstanding and giving equal opportunities to women.

While “What Men Want” is a lighthearted film, it discusses serious problems that are still relevant today.

Even though these films are 19 years apart, they both share a common theme revolving around these social issues.

In terms of cinematography, each film has different, but great,

ways of capturing the story on the big screen.

In the original version, there are a lot of close-up shots. This is probably used to provide the audience with the vulnerability women often feel. This is also used on Gibson’s character, since he becomes more vulnerable and understanding throughout the film.

In “What Men Want,” there are also plenty of close-up shots on Henson, since her character, Ali, felt like she was going insane.

Ali hits her head the night before she can hear the men’s voices, and in this scene the camera uses various angles to emphasize her losing her sanity.

Toward the end of each movie, both Ali and Nick learn different lessons about the opposite gender.

Nick comes to understand there is more to the mind of a woman, not just materialistic things.

In the new film, Ali is all about female power.

She learns not all men are against her at the agency, and comes to respect men more too.

Overall, these two films have great stories and are both true to the concepts of respect and equal opportunities for women in a male-dominated world.

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SPOTLIGHT

THURSDAY, FEB. 14, 2019

EDITOR’S NOTE

Among undergraduate students, about 1 in 4 women and 1 in 15 men will experience some form of sexual violence or rape on a college campus.

The Spartan Daily outlines the various ways to report sexual assault. We encourage students to save these pages to educate survivors and their peers.

– Jana Kadah, Managing Editor

In the nation, four women out of 12 individuals will experience some form of contact sexual violence in their lifetime. Two men out of 12 individuals will also face the same experience.

80 %

of female student victims, age 18-24, don’t report to law enforcement.

In eight out of 10 cases of rape, the victim knew the perpetrator.

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According the SJSU 2018 Annual Security report, reports of rape doubled in 2017 over a two-year period.

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Rape

Fondling

Dating violence

Domestic violence

Stalking

Discussed below are some of the most prevalent date rape drugs seen today in society.

Gamma Hydroxybutyrate acid (GHB) Also known as Liquid Ecstasy Form: Comes in a pill, a white powder or an odorless liquid.

GHB gives drinks a salty taste, but can be masked by mixing it with a sweet drink.

Takes effect in 15 minutes, can last three or four hours Symptoms: drowsiness, loss of consciousness, dream-like feeling, memory loss while drugged, etc.

GHB is legal in the U.S. and is used to treat sleeping disorders

Ketamine

Rohypnol Rohypnol, or roofies, is the trade name for flunitrazepam Form: Comes in a dissolvable pill, which is either small, round and white or oval in a green-gray color.

A dye can be seen when rohypnol is slipped in clear drink.

Though some pills come without the dye.

The effects can be felt within 30 minutes and lasts several hours Symptoms: loss of consciousness, problems seeing, difficulty with motor movements, etc.

Rohypnol is not legal in the U.S.

Also known as Special K Form: Comes in a liquid or white powder The effects can be felt within 20 minutes and can last for 45 minutes to 90 minutes Symptoms: Lost sense of time and identity, slurred speech, out-of-body experiences, memory problems, etc.

It is most commonly used as an anesthetic for animals and is present in some depression medication.

Ketamine is legal in the U.S.

Date rape drugs are still prevalent Drug victim shares personal experience

By Victoria Franco STAFF WRITER

Flashing lights filled the crowded 18-and-over club packed with teens and adults, some underaged, drinking away to the music.

For one San Jose State student, who chose to share her story under the condition of anonymity, this was the start of a night gone awry.

For her and her friends, the atmosphere in the club felt weird, almost to the point of unease.

Older-looking men began to crowd multiple

girls into a circle without giving them an easy escape, she said.

Women were being fondled from behind and boundaries were being crossed.

For the anonymous source, the night that was supposed to be about letting loose and hanging out with friends, turned out to be the night she became a victim of date-rape drugs.

“Not sure what type of drug they gave me, but it was an incense stick burning, which they shoved in my nose when we were walking to the bathroom,” said the anonymous source. “The effect hit almost instantly.”

Date-rape drugs allow predators to strike their

“Right away, I just felt weird . . . I don’t remember too much, but I recall feeling strange . . . when it hit more I was just giggly and very compliant.

Anonymous source

victims through liquid drinks as well as powdered drugs thrown into the air.

In 2005, a report from the Department of Justice showed that out of 144 women who had been tested after sexual assault, 62 percent of the results indicated they had drugs in their system.

“Right away, I just felt weird . . . I don’t remember

too much, but I recall feeling strange . . . when it hit more I was just giggly and very compliant,” said the anonymous source.

Detective Corporal Tony Lee from San Jose State Police Department explained the well-known rape drugs being used today to lure women into sexual acts.

“Common date-rape drugs that are used to

rape victims are known as Gamma Hydroxybutyrate (GHB), ketamine and Rohypnol (Flunitrazepam, aka “roofies”),” said Lee. Unfortunately, these drugs are often odorless, colorless and tasteless in order for a people to be unable to tell if anything has been slipped into their drink.

Additionally, the side effects of the drugs take effect quickly.

According to the Office on Women’s Health, the effect of GHB can be felt in about 15 minutes, while Rohypnol takes effect within 30 minutes. The effects of both drugs can last for several hours.

Unlike other date-rape drugs, ketamine acts almost immediately after

the intake, according to Medical News Today.

“I found myself willing to do anything and laughing a lot,” the anonymous source explained.

Lee’s advice for anyone who believes they have been drugged is to try and seek medical attention as quickly as possible and to get to a safe space immediately.

“We didn’t say anything to the people at the club because we were drinking underage,” said the anonymous source’s friend. “I felt guilty for taking my friend out and having this happen to her.”

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INFOGRAPHIC BY JANA KADAH, MARCI SUELA AND WILLIAM DELA CRUZ | SPARTAN DAILY, SOURCES: NATIONAL SEXUAL VIOLENCE RESOURCE CENTER, RAINN, SJSU 2018 ANNUAL SECURITY REPORT

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THURSDAY, FEB. 14, 2019 National Sexual Assault Hotline: 1-800-656-4673

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YWCA Rape Crisis Center 24-hour hotline in English and Spanish (800) 572-2782 or (650) 493-7273

Community Solutions 24-hour hotline: (877) 363-7238

Silicon Valley FACES Victim Witness Assistance Located at North First Street

Off campus

Approach to mental health assistance

Takes no further action

Counseling and Psychological Services on campus

What can you do if you are a survivor of sexual assault?

Get free confidential counseling Get connected with survivor services

Rape kits examination Go to SJPD or UPD

Can be obtained at the Santa Clara Valley Medical Center

Title IX File investigation?

Yes

Collection of evidence and statements begins

No

Starts after 10 days

Officers will provide free medical care if needed

If the person is not from SJSU, Title IX can possibly contact the person

If violations occurs, the case will be sent to Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office

Rights explained when office interviews with both parties Both parties have the option of hearing each other’s case

investigation outcomes Violation has occurred under Title IX The matter is sent to student conduct office

Assist with accommodations Issues a no-contact order Switch of dorms Academic help from Accessible Education Center

Other appropriate interim measures available Violation does not occur under Title IX

SJSU prioritizes resources for victims

By Victoria Franco STAFF WRITER

Runner-up for Miss USA 2018 and now a candidate on ABC’s television series “The Bachelor,” Caelynn Miller-Keyes shared her story with Colton Underwood on “The Bachelor” about her experience with sexual assault in college during their one-on-one date.

When Miller-Keyes was a sophomore in college, she was wine drugged and raped at a college party. When she was still unconscious, her rapist lifted up her dress in front of his fraternity brothers and everyone took videos of her.

Miller-Keyes’ experience with sexual assault is a reality many college students face.

According to the United States Department of Justice, one out of every four female university students will be a victim of sexual assault before graduation.

Steps to consider after being sexually assaulted In order to help sexual assault victims seek justice, San Jose State has made sexual assault cases on campus a priority. When a student reports an incident to the Title IX office or a confidential advocate, the university ensures that appropriate accommodations, safety measures and other interim support measures are put into place.

Students who faced sexual assault on or off campus have various options they can pursue from after an incident has occurred. Students may: 1. report to the Title IX office 2. pursue a case with the University Police Department 3. seek counseling with the Counseling and Psychological Services center 4. decide not to pursue any of the options above Before filing a report and seeking confidential mental health assistance, victims may first need medical attention. A

confidential advocate can assist a student in seeking medical attention.

According to the SJSU website, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center conducts Sexual Assault Response Team exams, which are also known as rape kits.

Rape kits examine pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases. The medical report can also be used as evidence if victims decide to pursue a police investigation later.

Law protects students from sexual discrimination Title IX is a federal civil rights law in the United States that prohibited discrimination on the basis of sex or gender in educational institutions that receive federal assistance. California law and CSU policies provided additional protections based on sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression.

Students can tell someone from SJSU’s Title IX office about their sexual assault incident.

From there, Title IX staff can work with students to find a resolution that best fits their needs.

After going to the office, victims can file a complaint and request a formal investigation.

The Title IX office will then follow investigation procedures listed in the CSU Executive Orders.

Tracey Tsugawa, Title IX officer, explained the process after a victim who has reported a sexual assault decides to pursue a formal investigation.

“The Title IX office will explain the investigation process to the student and all the rights available to the student during that process, including the right to have an adviser, such as a confidential advocate, present during interviews and meetings with Title IX office,” Tsugawa said.

Tsugawa further explained that while a student can also report to a trusted adult on campus, such as faculty and staff, victims must understand these individuals are mandatory reporters, meaning they must report to the

When a student is ready to report, the Title IX office will provide information about all rights and options available to the student and work with the student to figure out next steps.”

Tracy Tsugawa SJSU Title IX Officer

Title IX office if a student tells them of an incident such as sexual assault.

Even if a student chooses not to request a formal investigation, the Title IX office can still assist the student with interim measures such as academic accommodations, on-campus housing changes and issuing no-contact orders.

The Title IX office does not have a statue of limitation for reporting. Any student who has suffered from sexual assault has the right to take as much time as needed before seeking help from the Title IX office.

“Sometimes students wait weeks or months, or in some cases, years before feeling ready to report to Title IX,” Tsugawa said. “When a student is ready to report, the Title IX office will provide information about all rights and options available to the student and work with the student to figure out next steps.”

Police department investigates the case Interim Chief of Police Alan Cavallo broke down the process for victims who wish to report their sexual assault to the University Police Department.

Students can immediately contact UPD once an assault has occurred, and even if the case is not in their jurisdiction, they will begin to conduct an investigation.

From there, many processes such as

possible arrest, evidence collection, interviews and support networking begin.

“If there is evidence to support a charge we would present the case to the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office,” said Cavallo.

From there, the San Jose Police Department would take over.

CAPS provides free confidential counseling If victims do not wish to talk to Title IX or UPD about the incident that occurred, they are still entitled to seek free counseling from the Counseling and Psychological Services center, located in the Student Wellness Center in room 300B. Ellen J. Lin and Celinda Miranda, counselors from the Counseling and Psychological Services center, said that whether or not rape victims pursue a case after the assault, they can still come to the center to obtain counseling.

“They can see us whether they want to report it or not. Counseling is already free since you paid for it in your fees,” said Lin. Lin and Miranda also stated that all sessions are kept confidential to a certain extent. They said their goal is not to force people to seek counseling, but rather to provide a safe space for victims to talk about their experience.

“Everything [comes] with a few limited exceptions . . . The exceptions [for sexual assault] are if we suspect [the victims] are in imminent danger of killing themselves or another person [and] if they get so gravely disabled that they can’t even take care of daily functioning,” Lin said.

Miranda explained it is not part of the counselor’s job to mandate any student to report. Instead, the goal is to provide a safe and confidential space for victims to address their trauma and find a way to heal and thrive.

As a precaution, Lin advises students to never leave drinks unattended and to always tell their friends where they are going, so everyone can keep track of each other.

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OPINION

THURSDAY, FEB. 14, 2019

Swipe right on online dating apps

Center, the percentage of 18 to 24 year-olds who use online dating apps increased from 10 percent in 2013 to 27 percent in 2016.

I’m a hopeless romantic who hopes to one day bump into the perfect stranger.

I hope to find my socalled “perfect man” by a happy coincidence.

At the same time, I don’t want to be approached by a random suitor at school, at a coffee shop or while I’m out with my friends.

friend and I thought it would be fun to create Tinder accounts.

Whereas before, I would’ve never tried online dating, my curiosity motivated me to do so. As the cliche goes, “you can’t knock it, till you try it.”

Statistics from the dating site eHarmony report that only 9 percent of women and 2 percent of men form relationships with partners met at a bar or club.

The site also stated that 20 percent of committed

relationships and that 7 percent of marriages in 2015 originated from couples meeting on a dating site.

When I used Tinder, I ended up matching with a sweet guy and the situation ended as a great experience. I was able to interact with someone outside my inner circle.

Although it was an amazing experience for me, I was still ashamed to tell my friends how I met this man.

While the thought of using a mobile dating app is taboo to some, people have used similar mediums within media to find partners for centuries.

According to a PBS infographic, the first personal ads placed in newspapers by bachelors seeking wives appeared in Britain as early as 1685.

These ads were often treated like commercial transactions rather than emotional matchmaking.

This was evidenced by an ad placed by a man who, “would willingly match himself to some good young gentlewoman that has a fortune of £3000 or thereabout, and he will make a settlement to content.”

What prevents many people from trying online dating is the substantiated fear that comes with meeting a total stranger online.

With cases, such as the “Craigslist Killer”

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The truth about our dependence on technology and our social bubble, is that it keeps us from connecting romantically in person.

Online dating is a part of our culture and we shouldn’t condemn people who use it.

According to a report from the Pew Research

My initial idea was to meet someone by chance but then I realized it was time to try something new.

Before trying Tinder, I did not understand the whole concept of meeting a potential lover online. It wasn’t until a year ago that while having a girl’s night in, my

My initial idea was to meet someone by chance but then I realized it was time to try something new.

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Philip Markoff, justifies the aforementioned fears, meeting a person face to face presents dangers too.

In December 2018, I met someone through mutual friends and thought I would never run into this person again. I was surely mistaken.

Two weeks ago, I was at a bar and ran into the same man, despite me not wanting to associate with him anymore. It was one of those nights I wish I could erase from my memory.

This individual was persistent in asking me to dance with him, but I denied him every time. Afterward, he even messaged me on social media.

Strange people are everywhere. The point is you always have to be cautious of who you meet.

My friends and I would always talk about meeting people the “old fashioned way” as opposed to using apps like Tinder or Bumble.

However, the issue my friends and I face is that the boys who come up to us in person are too abrasive, so we shut them down because we don’t have time to be bothered.

We’re trapped as a society in this social media bubble of our own clicks, our online habits and routines.

There’s comfort in knowing that no matter how bad things work out online, we can always go

home and vent to our friends or tweet about how we’re single because we haven’t met the right person yet.

An in-person blind date entails a physical risk, but dating apps give us a sense of control in who we interact with from our own home.

While I don’t deny the possibility that I may very well one day meet a loving partner in person, it was important for me to try online dating.

We need to accept that online dating is the new norm and that meeting people out in the open doesn’t always work.

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SPORTS

THURSDAY, FEB. 14, 2019

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Baseball season starts against local rival SCU

By Javier Velez STAFF WRITER

Baseball season is back and San Jose State will face their archrivals, Santa Clara University, in a four-game series, if the weather persists.

The series will kick off at home on Friday, Feb. 15 at Municipal Stadium. The Spartans will then travel to Santa Clara on Saturday for a doubleheader. Then, SJSU will come back home for the last game.

The Spartans currently compete in the Mountain West Conference, which includes Air Force, Fresno State, University of Nevada, University of New Mexico, San Diego State and University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

The Spartans finished third in the conference with a 16-14 record in conference and 27-30 overall.

Nevada won the Mountain West Conference last year with a 20-9 record in the conference and a 29-24 overall record.

Another team the Spartans will have to watch out for is San Diego State. The Aztecs came in second place with a 18-12 record in conference and a 39-21 record overall.

In addition, the Aztecs won the conference in 2017 with a 20-10 record and a 42-21 overall record.

Santa Clara belongs to the West Coast Conference. The Broncos had a 12-15 record in their conference and a 26-26 overall record in 2018 season.

The Broncos also had a 11-14 record on away games, opposed by a 15-12 record at home in 2018.

The key for the Spartans will be to win the first game of the series and steal a victory in the doubleheader. That will set them up to take the series on Sunday.

The Broncos and Spartans faced off twice last year in the 2018 regular season. The first game took place in Municipal Stadium on Feb. 20 resulting in a 4-1 victory for the Broncos. However, a few months later the Spartans got their revenge in dominating form, winning 9-3.

Senior left-handed pitcher Andrew Mitchel is a must-watch player this season for the Spartans. Mitchel was top five in the Mountain West Conference for his 3.72 ERA and 87 innings pitched last season.

He was top three in the conference for strikeouts as he finished the season with 101. Mitchel was also one of two players to have triple digit strikeouts in the conference.

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Conference writer Eric Sorenson predicts Mitchel will win the “Pitcher of the Year” award in 2019.

Outfielder Kellen Strahm is another Spartan to keep a close eye on as he enters his junior year.

Strahm finished 2018 with a .307 batting average with nine stolen bases in 14 attempts. With 18 stolen bases in 2017, he led the conference that year.

Junior catcher Johnny Mendoza had an impressive 2018 season and will look to improve in 2019.

The Sunnyvale native, had an effective 2018 season for the Spartans, tying with Brett Bautista, who graduated last spring, for

Mountain West Conference writer Eric Sorenson predicts Mitchel will win the ‘Pitcher of the year’ award. the third most RBIs for the Spartans at 34.

Mendoza also recorded two home runs and was willing to sacrifice himself as he lead the team in six sacrifice bunts.

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No. 6 caught my heart Spartan softball player Kaelin Amrein and former baseball player Jack Veasey met at a concert and have been together ever since

By Jaileane Aguilar STAFF WRITER

He was No. 6 on the field, but No. 1 in his girlfriend’s heart.

Jack Veasey graduated from San Jose State in 2017 with a bachelor’s in international business, but was also a baseball player for SJSU. He met his girlfriend, Kaelin Amrein, at a Luke Bryan concert in 2015.

Amrein is a softball player at SJSU majoring in psychology, and the two have been together for more than three years.

“The good thing about dating another collegiate athlete was there’s nobody else that understood exactly what I was going through like she did,” Veasey said.

“Luckily we were in similar sports so when we had down time together we usually spent it by hitting in the cages.”

Amrein agrees being a

college athlete is time-consuming and says it’s nice to have someone who understands how to balance school, sports and love.

“We’re fortunate that we live together and get to come home to each other after a long day of school and practice,” she said.

The trickiest thing in their relationship is when they’ve had to travel without each other.

“Both being collegiate athletes had its good things and bad. The bad being sometimes barely seeing each other while traveling, either she was or I was.”

Veasey said. “We sometimes had completely opposite school and practice schedules.”

“I remember when we first started dating, she would have weights at 6 a.m. then go to practice and I would have class from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.,” he said. “We would try to meet up at

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study hall and then try to find dinner, go to bed and start the next day the same way. Even when we were together, we were just exhausted.”

Future plans for the lovebird athletes include moving closer to family where Veasey can find another job in baseball. Amrein plans on pursuing psychology, possibly even interning for a prison psychology department or a college professional sports team.

With the softball season starting, Valentine’s Day celebrations came early for Amrein and Veasey because she will be traveling for a game in New Mexico on the actual day.

“We’ve come pretty accustomed to finding different ways to celebrate spring and summer holidays, including our birthdays” said Veasey.

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SPORTS

THURSDAY, FEB. 14, 2019

Spartans break down in second quarter

By Courtney Vasquez STAFF WRITER

San Jose State women’s basketball team challenged the University of New Mexico in the opening minutes of Wednesday night’s game, but weak defense in the second quarter let the Lobos go on a 17-0 run.

SJSU lost with a final score of 79-60. The Spartans played three highly competitive quarters, but lights-out shooting by New Mexico in the second quarter ultimately did the Spartans in.

“Hopefully we can learn from this game and create an even better game plan,” head coach Jamie Craighead said.

The beginning half for SJSU was rough. The Lobos dominated the first half, 48-21.

The Spartans actually started ahead after sophomore guard Megan Anderson made a three-pointer up top on a fast break.

Soon after, New Mexico shot back with a layup.

The teams went back and forth, until the score was tied 11-11 with three minutes

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paced and competitive.

“Turnovers killed us in the slow start offensively but for the most part in the second half, they gutted it out and we won the second half,” Craighead said.

Throughout the game, SJSU had 26 turnovers.

While the Spartans were able to put up 39 points to the Lobos’ 31 in the second half, it was still not enough to get them out of their second quarter slump.

The Spartans ultimately lost 79-60.

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Women’s water polo drops home opener to China

By Mauricio La Plante STAFF WRITER

S A R A T O G A — The San Jose State women’s water polo team battled wind and rain as they lost to the Chinese National Team, 20-5, in an annual exhibition match at West Valley College.

“I thought our players came out and they tried their best,” said head coach Gabor Sarusi. “We still have a long way to go, we played against a really strong national team, which is really good training for us.”

Freshman goalkeeper Sophia Reyes made eight saves during the game, but the Chinese offense was relentless. The shots from the Chinese team peppered in the net repeatedly.

By the end of the first period, the Spartans trailed 7-1.

However, being pounced on by the opposing team did not mean immediate surrender for the Spartans.

SJSU junior driver Sierra Painter found the net after finding an opening in the Chinese team’s defense.

“I really wanted to make sure I came out strong,” Painter said. “We just really shifted well together, had really good ball movement, I slid into the pocket seeing that one of their defenders was not in their correct place, and I just took the shot when I got it.”

But the rain and wind would stand as an additional barrier for the Spartans.

“I wasn’t expecting it, I’m a Cali girl,” said junior driver Caroline Kerwin. “I’m not a rain, wind kind of person, so it’s a new experience for me to play in this kind of weather.”

Freshman two-meter Matilda Moore scored a second goal in the second quarter, but the Chinese team kept up the pressure and scored four more points by the end of halftime, leaving the score 11-2.

The Spartans struggled to find the net throughout the game, missing the net or failing to make it past goalkeepers Peng Lin or Shen Yineng, who made eight saves combined.

However, in the second half, the Spartans man-

aged to pick up the pace.

Thelanded a string of goals within the last minutes of the game.

Sophomore driver Riley Agerbeek scored a third goal with five minutes left before the buzzer, and netted the last goal.

Sophomore two-meter Tyanna Supreme also scored along with freshman utility Olga Descalzi Portell. She keeps her place as top scorer with nine goals so far this season.

Sarusi saw potential in the Spartan squad’s drive to score despite the deficit.

“That’s one of the exciting things I believe in this year’s team that they just never give up,” said Sarusi.

“They just keep going, and they really want it, they really want to play for each other and it’s really cool to see.”

The next match for the Spartans is the Barbara Kalvus invite in Irvine, California where they will face California Baptist University and Concordia University.

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San Jose State freshman goalkeeper Sophia Reyes springs up from the water to stretch her arm out and save a goal from the Chinese national team Wednesday.

Correction On Wednesday, Feb. 13, the Spartan Daily published an article titled “Saturday is rugby day for SJSU’s club team” where Tiffany Lopez was misidentified.