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SJSU reveals key to commitment said. Garrick said even though his examples of relationships in his early Garrick Percival, political life were successful ones, he science professor and still did not always know department chair has been what he was doing during married to his wife Mary the relationship but he Currin-Percival, political managed to learn on the job science associate professor with Currin-Percival. for almost 22 years. Percival believes that after 25 years together in total, marriage never stops the learning and evolution a person goes through over their lifetime. Business administration “ ‘You started riding your junior Nataly Pham and bike again,’ ” Maryl said to her boyfriend Julian Picar, her husband. a political science junior, “He's started seriously said they have been in a riding again, and it's a little committed relationship scary what he does, but I for three and a half years just have to be okay with it and were friends for 2 because it's something that years before entering a gives him great joy and it's healthy for him,” she said. Maryl said that despite her fears of Garrick’s competitive and rigorous cycling, she must celebrate his hobby because it is part of who he is and he wouldn’t be himself without it. “There's a part of me that's terrified that he's gonna go flying off a mountain, but I have to suppress that thought a little bit and appreciate that it's part of who he is,” Mary said. Garrick said change is inevitable as the years go by while in a long-term relationship or marriage, and being able to grow alongside someone is rare but possible. “We're certainly not the same people that we were 25 years ago, I think if you're able to grow with your partner, that's really important, and I think we’ve been able to do that,” Garrick said. The statistics for how long an average relationship usually lasts is based on age because it factors in a couple’s level of maturity and gained experience, according to an article by Love to Know. Young adults in their early 20s have average relationships lasting 2 to 4 years and 30 to 59 years olds relationship. reported being married 10 Pham said she is the years or more, according to polar opposite of Picar the same article. and it definitely shows in The longevity of their personalities, but their relationships and the core values and goals align likelihood of maintaining immaculately. healthy and functional Pham says she felt love relies on the journey enamored by Picar from the a person goes through of gentle way he treated her, their understanding of what which is a standard Pham love is and looks like. has for any partner. She said The divorce rate in the this standard of having an United States rose slightly appreciative and attentive in 2022 to 14.56 divorces partner is a contrast to the per 1,000 married women, example of love she grew according to statistics up with. by Bowling Green State “Coming from a really University. Asian household, my dad “His (Garrick’s) parents always just went to work, stayed together until he made that his priority his dad passed away, my and my mom wanted to be parents divorced when pampered and taken out on I was pretty young. So I dates and stuff like that,” think his parents were a Pham said. much better example of a “My dad was always busy, relationship. So I turned to so they weren't role models him for guidance,” Mary (relationships) to me, but it By Melany Gutierrez MANAGING EDITOR

helped me figure out what I needed and the things I want and don't want or the things I would consider red flags.” Picar said his prior experience of what love looks like was different from that of Pham’s because his father died when he was 3 years old. Picar said he’s still been able to put together an idea of what kind of example his dad set through stories and family videos. “From stories I've heard about my parents and stuff, one big thing they did in their relationship was compromise,” Picar said. “Each person has their things that they want or that they dislike but they can

it or I'm in need of space and I feel like she's being insensitive with the time that I need to be separated. it's something that we're still working on.” Pham and Picar said that even though they are still working on some parts of their relationship, they always persevere through bad times and embrace good times through the strength of both their friendship and relationship.

Justice studies and criminology freshman Ariana Diaz is the daughter of Olga Saucedo and Manuel Diaz, who have been together for 28 years

Diaz said her mom was not surprised or overly upset because she understood what a hard time it was for all of the family, and especially for her own husband. “She (Olga) knew to give him his space during such a hard time,” Diaz said. “Thinking kind of like ‘Okay, figure this out, take the time to grieve and cry it out, whatever you need to do, and if you need me I'm here for you.” Diaz said, including this experience of loss, that she noticed growing up that her parents always made small meaningful gestures as important steps toward healthy reconciliation. Diaz said the kind of

term partner was how to communicate, even when it comes to uncomfortable conversations. “It's something that was new to both of us, especially for me coming from a family that didn't communicate about things,” Barron said. “I think just having really uncomfortable conversations with each other and having open honest communication is key.” Barron said early on in the relationship, she and Alejandro also learned how to spend time apart and grow into individual people while still being in a committed relationship. She said this boundary benefited her relationship in the long run, because growing outside the relationship and still maintaining the relationship itself kept things functional and healthy, because she and Alejandro did not base their personalities on each other. Barron said she is very excited to get married, but not too worried about it because she feels like they’ve been married symbolically forever, after being in a relationship for so long. She said she can’t predict what to expect from marriage or how it will change her relationship but she feels ready for the union of her and Alejandro and of their families.

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come together and find a middle ground.” Picar and Pham have used both these prior experiences, expectations and insight in fine-tuning their relationship and like all other couples, learning as they go. Picar said that part of being polar opposites includes their different communication styles. He said when conflict arises he prefers having time to himself to think before talking, and Pham likes to discuss and problem-solve immediately. “In the heat of the argument, people don’t always necessarily remember like ‘Oh, yeah, he needs this and she needs this.’ ” Picar said. “Sometimes we might take things personally, she might feel like, I don't care about

and married for 25 years. Diaz said her parents' relationship has faced some challenges over the years like most relationships do, but they’ve always overcome all of those challenges through a balance of space, support and open communication through rough times. “I've seen them happy with their marriage, even when things get hard,” Diaz said. “Which is why I feel like open communication and talking stuff out and everything has really worked and has been able to help make a functional and happy marriage that has lasted for so long.” Diaz said when her grandpa, who was the patriarch of the family, passed away it put her father in a lot of emotional distress and it affected his marriage with Diaz’s mother.

communication and effort her parents have in their relationship has set a standard for her in her own romantic life.

Sociology senior Guadalupe Barron said she and her boyfriend Alejandro Lopez have been together for seven years since 8th grade and are getting married in the summer of 2025. Barron said they started off as classmates and friends, and she views their relationship now to still be a progression of their friendship and deep connection. She said one of the most important things she learned growing up and learning with her long-

Amy Caffrey, psychology professor and licensed marriage and family therapist, said she believes the secret to longevity in a relationship or marriage is communication, honesty, respect, shared experiences, relationship equality, resolution skills, laughter and gratefulness. “Remember what you love about your partner and be grateful every day,” Caffrey said. “Say ‘please’ and ‘thank you,’ laugh a lot together and talk to each other – always.” Garrick Percival said having a sense of humor is very important to learn how to be comfortable with someone and is the key to a long-lasting relationship, along with being able to offer support in any way possible and listening as best you can. “I think that when you're looking for someone who makes you feel good, who you feel comfortable around, you can share a lot of the same kinds of experiences together that’s as lucky as you’ll ever get and so that’s Mary for me.”

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NEWS

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2024

SJ talks solar and budget review By Brandon Nguyen STAFF WRITER

Council votes on solar, and reviews mid-year budget San José City Council discusses a long-term renewable energy contract with Zeta Solar, and reviews the mid-year budget report generated by the Budget Office. Zeta Solar is a subsidiary of Longroad Energy, a renewable energy company based in Boston that develops, owns and manages wind, solar and storage projects throughout North America, according to its website. The resolution would authorize Lori Mitchell, the Director of the Energy Department to negotiate and execute a long-term power purchase agreement with Zeta Solar. The long-term power purchase agreement would allow the city to sell renewable energy, renewable energy credits, resource adequacy, battery tolling rights and storage to the Energy Department, according to the resolution. Mitchell said the agreement has a 20 year term, beginning in 2027 and would cost the city no more than $225 million. The key-terms to the agreement are deliverability and labor. Deliverability means “it’s able to be connected to the transmission system,” said Mitchell Mitchell said the California Independent System Operator, the organization that operates the transmission system, needs to make an agreement by Feb. 14. She said deferring this proposition would likely postpone the construction of this renewable energy. Will Smith, an apprentice electrician for Allison-Smith Company and a representative for the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, said there should be an amendment to the power

purchase agreement. Smith said he wants to see “strong labor language” such as prevailing wages, apprenticeship hires and multicraft labor project agreements. Councilmember Arjun Batra asked the committee if there could possibly be any improvements in power distribution, in light of the outages caused by storms. Deputy City Manager Kip Harkness replied that power distribution and infrastructure is handled by PG&E, and that they are cooperating with Zeta Solar for future plans and matters. Councilmember Rosemary Kamei said the agreement should be done as soon as possible, as the deadline for deliverability is Feb. 14. Kamei said the agreement should be amended to incorporate the labor stipulations proposed by Smith. “This is a 20 year agreement,” Kamei said. “It is worth a lot of money, and I think that we should have high labor standards.” Councilmember Omar Torres said he will support the motion, but that the policy needs to be revisited because “everybody has to be at the table.” Councilmember Pam Foley said she is worried about the

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Councilmembers Domingo Candelas and Peter Ortiz listening to guest speakers at a city council meeting on Tuesday.

agreement and voted an allocation of $150,000 to unanimously in favor. send to Amigos de Guadalupe Center for Justice and Mid-Year Budget Review Empowerment, but since the contract was never executed, The council also discussed the funds were available for the mid-year budget review redeployment. report created by the Budget The Amigos de Guadalupe Office. Center for Justice and Budget Director Jim Empowerment is a nonShannon gave a presentation profit organization which provides various resources such as educational programs, temporary housing for needy families, rental and deposit assistance, and protection and accompaniment to those facing the threat of deportation through its Rapid Response Network, according to its website. Shannon suggested Omar Torres City Councilmember for District 3 reallocating $100,000 from the technical/rebalancing fund to “replenish funds originally unintended consequences of on trends in the economy intended to support the Rapid adding the labor stipulations, including total employment, Response Network.” as it could negatively affect unemployment rate, real estate Other suggestions include future projects. value and recommended establishing the San José A spokesperson from Zeta budget adjustments. Opioid Response Fund with Solar said the company is not Shannon said employment funding from the National taking responsibility for future is up 11,000 jobs from last Opioid Settlement, extending projects because they have not year, but the unemployment fire captain positions in the been added to the agenda yet. rate increased by around 2%. fire department, and waiving The council motioned to Shannon said that back on dog and cat license fees for vote on the power purchase Jan. 23, the Council approved income-eligible residents,

I do like that our budget is pretty even, but we’re definitely not out of the woods.

among other measures. Matt Tuttle, president of the San José Firefighters Local 230, took to the podium and called for support of the budget review recommendations. “We are still the lowest staffed big city department in the nation and are still operating at similar levels from decades ago,” Tuttle said. “A city the size of San José should have anywhere between 60 to 70 [fire] stations, but we only have 33 stations, and our staffing is still the same since 1980,” said Councilmember Bien Doan. Councilmember Peter Ortiz said he supported the budget review report recommendations, as it would “allow for the completion of the full scope of repairs to the roof and replacement of the windows” for the African American Community Service Agency. “I do like that our budget is pretty even, but we’re definitely not out of the woods,” Torres said. He said he has concerns about the budget underperforming for construction, conveyance and

sales tax, and suggested taxing streaming services such as Netflix and Hulu in order to make up the difference. Shannon said the unemployment rate growth reflects layoffs, but it also means more people are “attentively joining the workforce.” He said the overall employment growth is a positive trend for San José’s economy. “Everything we propose to do is still on track to be done. We are not going to have any additional deficit as a result of what we are doing,” Batra said. The council finished deliberation and motioned to vote on approving the midyear budget review report, which passed unanimously.

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Spartans learn how to tango By Melissa Alejandres STAFF WRITER

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Event attendees practice tango dancing on Tuesday night at Dance Sport Club's Valentine's Dance Social event.

aviation major and event coordinator, said she simply found interest in dance by attending one of the “Weeks of Welcome” events and was also convinced by one of the members of the social class. “Weeks of Welcome” are a series of events the university puts on at the beginning of each semester to welcome new and returning students back onto campus, according to SJSU’s website. “I feel like romance is more in the air,” Benavidas said. Benavidas said her and

the dance team were able once and therefore, to plan the event in less wanted to learn more than two weeks. about dance. Uditi Guha, Dancesport Guha said the

“It has never been about winning or trying to be better than other clubs. It's more about spreading the joy of dance.” Christopher Lee

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president and biomedical engineering major, said she was inspired by a ballroom dress she saw

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coordinators were very pleased with how much joy radiated at the dance floor. She said she hopes more people will join their club and will look into their opening night on April 27th at the Student Union.

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Dancesport club doesn’t get enough recognition or attention from students on campus. She said by

having this event, she would hope more dancers would be recruited into the team. Guha said she never thought she would be competing since she did not have experience dancing, but was able to find an amazing dance partner. “We don't do tryouts, we don't do auditions,” Guha said. “We have several people who have never danced before in their life.” At the end of the event, students took a picture all together and listened to music. Guha said she and other

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San José State University’s Dancesport club invited students to come and learn tango for their Valentine’s Day Social event on Tuesday night at the Provident Credit Union Center, a day before Valentine's Day. Christopher Lee, SJSU alumni and dance coordinator, said the Dancesport club originally started as a regular dance club and became more competitive. Lee said the dance club aims to bring dancers together. The club hosts events and consistently meets in the Aerobics room on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays. At the social, students were paired as couples and were instructed by SJSU alumni Christopher Lee. Lee said he founded the ballroom competitive team and now competes as well as teaches students multiple dancing styles. He said he was inspired by his instructor in 2009, who was Activity Lecturer Albery Ayers Jr. Lee said he along with many other students wanted to create Dancesport out of their passion for dancing. “It has never been about winning or trying to be better than other clubs,” Lee said. “It's more about spreading the joy of dance.” Nathalie Benavidas,

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14,

Spartans make Valentine's Day cards 1

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#1: Justice studies sophomore Hope Rico writes Valentine’s notes for her roommates. #2: Phoenix Hem, a public health freshman, makes a Valentine after her friend recommended her to come to the Cookies, Candy and Cards! event at CVB. #3: Students from CVB gather around one of the round tables to make small Valentine notes for lovedones. #4: Emily Dairokuno, a CHAD prep for teaching sophomore, decorates Valentine’s notes with pink stickers. # 5: Sriya Gopalan, a graphic design freshman, writes her own Valentine to keep for herself.

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OPINION

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2024

All relationships deserve romance Melany Gutierrez MANAGING EDITOR

Romance is simple. Sometimes it’s complicated and messy, sometimes it’s unexpectedly sad and cathartic. From a societal perspective, romance is grand gestures like chasing someone to stop them from getting on a plane and confessing your love, holding a boombox outside someone’s window, or buying a big bouquet of flowers for someone. To me, romance is as simple as touching, like holding hands. Romance is having someone smile at you on the other side of the dining table when you don’t notice them, noticing you. Romance can be many things, but the one thing it should never be is dead. Look at how easy the idea of romanticizing is with just words alone: Our intertwined fingers affirm that divinity comes from passion and simple touch as my finger moves in a circular motion around yours and I seek to feel no more of you for I am complete and rid of touch depravity from just the bliss of your soft index finger. Through touching your skin I can trace you into a whole constellation and be immersed in your beauty every night. I wrote this but it sounds like it’s straight out of a fucking Jane Austen novel, it’s that easy. Romance should be kept alive in all relationships, whether you are being romantic and attentive to someone or receiving that treatment. Romance and effort do not have to be between two people who are intimately involved either. It can be platonic love too. Platonic love is named after the philosopher Plato and it describes the concept of a nonsexual type of love that we feel through compatibility, according to a 2022 article by Psych Central. It’s the development of what I like to think of as a nonromantic soulmate who one feels in tune or aligned with. Platonic love is the kind of love you feel with your good friends, siblings, mom, or your dog. No matter what kind of relationship it is, each one deserves effort and attention. Yes, I will be showering my boyfriend with kisses and chocolate on Valentine’s Day, but I’m also going to call my mom to talk and laugh. I’m going to go out with my girlfriends. I’m going to send my sister a digital Valentine’s Day card. I'm going to buy my dog a Valentine’s Day chew toy. Most importantly I’m going to dress myself in the cutest pink outfit, savor every bite of chocolate and smell every flower. Love, romance and affection should span out like an ocean in

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your life. My mother gave me life and is the reason I am capable of feeling emotions like love. My sister has raised me, taught me and given me advice about love, while also showing me what love should look like. She has always set the standard. My boyfriend is my first love and hopefully my last. He’s the person I stare at across a dining table when he doesn’t notice as I think about how lucky I am to have him. He is my favorite person to talk to and write to. Allowing myself to feel my emotions strongly is self-love and my form of romance for myself. I give myself room to grow, learn and make mistakes. Through every good and bad day, I take care of myself even if it’s as simple as eating a good dinner or listening to my favorite music. I take myself out, watch my favorite shows, do my daily facial routine and read books. I expose myself to all the new opportunities I can get. As I get older I’ve noticed it gets easier and easier to take

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people in your life for granted, sometimes even yourself. Sometimes I get so busy with school and other responsibilities that I don’t prioritize date nights or affection, I forget to call my mom or sister or I don’t take time to relax. Sometimes the rough patches I have with myself or other people in my life make me forget about romance. But love and romance are ineffable because it’s so profound and intense when you feel it. It's the best feeling. People don’t appreciate it enough. I really relate to what hiphop/rap artist Mac Miller said in a YouTube video interview once, “Man, love is underrated. I think people think it’s like a cheesy, corny thing to always be like loving and having a positive energy about you.” In the YouTube video, he goes on to say that he used to feel like a more interesting and creative person and artist when he was depressed or negative, but he doesn’t think that way anymore because it isn’t true. I agree with him, that is not true! I’ve fallen into a vicious cycle

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of thinking that being sad all the time and avoiding love makes you interesting and alluring. It doesn’t! Enjoy love and romance in every stage of your life. I’m in my 20s and I want to enjoy the experience of young love as I currently do in my first relationship. I want to experience different kinds of love at every age and learn from it. Even with family, sure, your siblings and parents will always be in your life, but those relationships are still important and deserve routine maintenance. Romance and love is like watering a garden; you won’t see it flourish if you don’t put in the work. Love and romance are the kind of things that make couples verbally sync into this adorable pattern of speaking when people ask, “So how did you guys meet?” It’s like their answer to that question was rehearsed beforehand and they (the couple) stare at each other and smile – you just know that expression on their face is bliss.

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With the right person, romance will never feel forced. If you haven’t met that person yet, you have yourself. Buy yourself some chocolates or flowers on Valentine’s Day, call your mom or have a nice dinner with your partner. Remember the little things too. Be kind to yourself and everyone around you. Write letters that end with, “P.S. I love your smile and everything about you. You’re so amazing and I'm so lucky to have you in my life.” Even if your life is a little gloomy now, this is your reminder that every feeling is temporary, even love and romance. Treasure it for the beautiful catastrophe that it is.

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