Spartan Daily Vol. 161 No. 1

Maui fire impact reaches SJSU

By Alicia Alvarez PRODUCTION EDITOR

Multiple wildfires on the island of Maui in Hawaii have devastated the region, with the town of Lahaina being the most impacted, according to an Sunday Maui now article, a local newspaper.

An estimated 80% of the town has been decimated, 2,170 acres have been burned with 89% of the fire contained, according to the Maui Now article.

San Jose State environmental studies professor Will Russell said the fire was so deadly because of the effects of climate change.

“Hawaii has historically had wildfires, that’s not unusual,” Russell said. “What’s unusual about this is the climatic conditions that were taking place when the fire started . . . We’re starting to see unusual fires in unusual places around the world.”

The Pacific Ocean became the last place of safety for some trying to escape the flames. The United States Coast Guard reported rescuing 17 people from the water. It was estimated that up to 100 people may have sought refuge in the ocean, according to an Aug. 12 article from Star Advertiser, Hawaii’s largest local daily newspaper.

Design studies senior Kaysha Leina’ala Ragocos is a native Hawaiian and has lived on the island of Kauai for 21 years.

She said aside from the loss of ancestral land and homes, another pressing issue is the displacement of residents.

“There has been a roaming concern within the islands for a while now that most locals and natives are being outsold of their land, property and culture,” Ragocos said.

She said developers and real estate agents are attempting to buy scorched land and property from Hawaiian residents and natives. This creates the potential issue of the island becoming unlivable for many natives because of skyrocketing rent prices and materials to rebuild.

“I fear that no matter how much these people belong to the land, they won’t be able to return. Some may be lucky, and some might be chased out,” she said.

Ragocos said the loss of culturally and historically significant areas adds another layer of grief for Maui residents.

“Lahaina as a whole carried heavy cultural significance to the Hawaiian

people,” Ragocos said. “That land is where so much of our history was embedded.”

There are a number of factors that contributed to how quickly the fire spread.

Russell said the hot and dry winds from the southern part of the island propelled the fire.

“The proximity of where the fire started to this populated center also contributed to the nature of the town itself, which was a beautiful, old, mostly wooden historic village, [which] led to some of the destructive nature as well,” he said.

Russell said the infrastructure of Maui is set to change in various ways, from

ancestors’ past,” Ragocos said. While SJSU Pacific Islander students account for only 0.4% of the student population, according to the university’s statistics page, there have been measures to offer support and resources.

The university offered a variety of resources for students impacted by the wildfire, according to a mass email sent on Aug. 12 by Interim Chief Diversity Officer Dawn Lee.

Resources including the Center for Asian Pacific Student Empowerment and the Asian Pacific Islander Faculty Staff Association were named in the same email.

While events to support Maui have not been organized on campus, individual

Kaysha Leina’ala Ragocos senior design studies major

the displacement of residents and loss of cultural landmarks to the residual affects the fire will have on the environment.

“Most of the negative effects we are going to see from the fire environmentally will be to the ocean,” he said. Wildfires near the ocean can result in runoff and damage to the reef ecosystem.

Much of the historic downtown area of Lahaina was damaged or completely destroyed by the fire.

The Old Lahaina Courthouse, which served as the Lahaina Heritage Museum, was damaged and lost most of the collection of artifacts it housed.

Historic local landmarks including the Pioneer Inn, the Baldwin House, and the famous 150-years-old banyan tree were all damaged or destroyed as well according to an Aug. 10 Star Advertiser article.

“The Native Hawaiian people lost these long standing symbols of their

and community based fundraising is more apparent, Lee said.

Program director for the Center for Asian Pacific Islander Student Empowerment (CAPISE), Jinni Pradhan said there are various ways for students to receive support.

CAPISE is the center to go to if students do not know where to start, Pradhan said.

“Sometimes we send out this giant list of resources and people are not sure where to start or maybe intimidated,” Pradhan said.

She said CAPISE as a center is meant to be a friendly face where students can consult and then figure out where they want to go next.

President for the Pacific Islander Student Association and public health sophomore Lute Finau said there are a few ways to help.

“Don’t go to Hawaii. Just send that

money that you plan on spending on yourself, send it over there,” Finau said. “They need help, they need money.”

While donating money may not be possible for all students, Finau said spreading awareness helps as well.

“Make sure that you’re fully educated about what’s going on and learn even deeper about the needs right now,” Pradhan said.

Here are some organizations accepting donations to aid Maui residents in this time of recovery and grief:

Maui Strong Fund

Maui United Way

Na Keiki O Emalia

Maui Food Bank LaHui Foundation

The Maui Strong Fund disperses donations to various organizations to aid the local population.

$52,106,537 has been raised as of Aug. 18.

Maui United Way allocates and approves grant funding to grassroots organizations for basic needs of the local population.

Na Keiki O Emalia is a grief support group focused on helping children and teens after the death of loved ones.

Maui Food Bank is requesting non-perishable foods and basic hygiene products.

LaHui Foundation is collecting monetary donations to aid Maui residents impacted by the Lahaina wildfire.

I fear that no matter how much these people belong to the land, they won’t be able to return. Some may be lucky, and some might be chased out.

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SJSU journalism alumna Katie Hoedt dies at 23

By Irene Adeline Milanez NEWS EDITOR

Kathryn “Katie” Hoedt, an accomplished San Jose State journalism alumna, died on Aug. 14 at Lake Folsom near Roseville, California. She was 23.

She died from injury caused by a rope swing accident and was later pronounced dead at Sutter Roseville Medical Center, according to an Aug. 14 article from KCRA3.

Katie Hoedt’s impact on the journalism program at SJSU was evident in her many contributions to student-run publications. She served as an editor for both the Spartan Daily and Access Magazine, and as a graphic designer for The Spear.

Beth Hoedt, Katie’s mother, said her daughter had a strong passion for seeing her work come to life in print.

“She loved to see in paper and in print, what her work looked like when it was completed. That was really gratifying to her,” she said.

Her mother said her daughter’s avid reading attributed to her love for storytelling and design.

Dona Nichols, SJSU journalism adviser, said Katie would volunteer her time at The Spear as a designer for fun on top of having a course-filled schedule.

“She came to me as a freshman . . . and says, ‘I have my own online magazine. Do you know of any student publications I could work on?’” Nichols said.

Nichols said while Katie earned many awards for the journalism department during her time at

SJSU, she was incredibly humble and willing to share her talents.

“It didn’t matter what you asked her, she’d give you two things to choose from and then not even ask for credit,” Nichols said.

Christian Trujano, Fall 2020 executive editor of the Spartan Daily, said Katie was not only a quality reporter, but a caring editor.

“She never said no to helping our student journalists and always held herself – and her work – to such a high standard,”

Trujano said.

Beth Hoedt said her humility extended beyond her work, defining her interactions with those around her.

“She would laugh along with everybody, even when people were just outright making fun of her,” Beth Hoedt said. “No one

could get her down. Nobody.”

Katie Hoedt’s love for journalism started in Antelope High School in Antelope, Calif. She was an editor for the high school’s newspaper, the Titan Times, where she first flourished as a graphic designer.

She graduated from SJSU in three years with honors and received her master’s in journalism from New York University (NYU) at 21 years old.

Katie Hoedt went on to do freelance reporting for the Sacramento Bee, wrote scripts for Fox News and eventually produced the 8 a.m. morning show for KCRA3.

Beth Hoedt said that Katie was “built for it” as storytelling was key in her life at a young age.

“Live breaking news stories was the hardest thing that she had to

do, but that really challenged her,” Beth Hoedt said.

Andy Hoedt, Katie’s father, said before she died his daughter had two goals. She wanted to win an Emmy for broadcast news and produce for national news.

Beth Hoedt said KCRA 3 president Ariel Roblin plans to submit some of Katie Hoedt’s news stories to the Emmy board for nomination.

“You can always be in journalism and news and media and communications,” Andy Hoedt said. “Your path may change a little bit and that’s okay because you may fall in love with what your path is going to be without even realizing it . . . That’s precisely what happened to Katie.”

Beth said parts of her daughter’s body including her bone marrow and heart valves were

donated to patients in need. Her father said anywhere from 30 to 50 people benefited from Katie’s donation.

“I say we have a bigger family now,” he said.

Before she died, Katie Hoedt requested for her ashes to be spread on the beach by her loved ones.

In remembering Katie Hoedt, the Spartan Daily honors her legacy of boundless creativity, dedication and humility will continue to inspire both those fortunate to be a part of her life and aspiring journalists.

Faculty union negotiations reach impasse

By Irene Adeline Milanez NEWS EDITOR

The California Faculty Association (CFA) reached an impasse with the California State University System on negotiations regarding workplace conditions.

An impasse occurs when “the parties have reached a point in meeting and conferring at which their differences in positions are such that further meetings would be futile” according to the Higher Education Employer-Employee Relations Act of 1979.

The CFA union represents over 29,000 CSU professors, lecturers, librarians, counselors and coaches according to its bio.

accept CFA’s proposed salary and benefit changes during their most recent negotiation meeting on Aug. 7.

In response, the CFA contacted the Public Employees Relation Board (PERB) to request and declare impasse. PERB granted its request on August 14.

After an impasse is declared, both parties must participate in mediation to reach resolution to their disagreements.

Buyco said the two groups have reached an impasse because members of the CFA felt the administration has not engaged with their demands.

The demands include a 12% general salary increase, equitable pay and fair workload according to the CFA Sunshine Letter to Commence Re-opener Bargaining.

know, under $400 million for the whole system.”

Buyco said in addition CFA members demand that every building has a gender-neutral bathroom and that the CSU provides adequate, private lactation rooms.

“I think, increasingly, corporate America is

understanding the changing world and adapting to it. So we want the CSU to be more proactive in that regard,” he said.

Buyco said in line with these accessibility demands, the CFA wants to address the mental health needs of students. The union proposes

a ratio of 1,000 to 15,000 students per counselor which is the ratio recommended by the International Accreditation of Counseling Services.

“We would like to have [counselors] that know our students, who are more tied to the culture of our own campus,” said Buyco.

He said in total the CFA and the CSU system have opened four bargaining sessions without reaching any agreement.

“The CSU will continue to negotiate in good faith with the express goal of reaching an agreement that provides our employees fair and appropriate compensation within the funding constraints that we face,” said Hazel Kelly, CSU spokesperson.

the CSU management final offer after fact-finding. A work-stopping strike could last weeks to possibly over a month.

“That doesn’t mean that there won’t be other actions,” Pinnell said. “We may have protests. We might have rallies, we might have information tables. There might be appearances at the Board of Trustees.”

Jonathan Roth, CFA chapter member since 1994 and history professor, said he would be willing to go on strike and that there is a high level of frustration among the faculty.

The CSU management countered the CFA ’s initial proposals regarding salary, workload, health and safety, benefits and leaves of absence with pay, in July. Two additional meetings in August ended without compromise according to a CFA Communication Committee Announcement.

Ray Buyco, the president for San Jose’s chapter in the CFA union and senior history lecturer, said the chapter represents all San Jose State faculty regardless of membership status.

“Faculty working conditions are student learning conditions,” Buyco said.

The CSU management representatives also did not

“12% barely makes up for inflation over the last year,” Buyco said.

The CSU currently has over $8.5 billion in reserves from both the CSU consolidated investment pool and cash in the state treasury according to CSU Opengov.

The CSU consolidated investment pool contains portfolios and trusts, like the Systemwide Investment Fund Trust (SWIFT), that pools university cash and investments according to the California State University Quarterly Investment Report.

“There has to be some holistic thought on how they manage their budget,” Buyco said. “What it would take to completely satisfy our demands would be about, you

If the mediation results in no settlement the next step is fact-finding.

Fact-finding is conducted by a three-person panel that considers presentations from both the CFA and CSU management.

Sabrina Pinnell, CFA chapter secretary and senior political science lecturer, said if fact-finding does not result in agreement the union might go on strike.

“A strike is not just a strike. It’s the build up to the strikes,” said Pinnell. “It is a matter of getting all of the faculty … for the possibility of a work stoppage.”

She said during bargaining sessions CSU administration representatives largely questioned or dismissed student-to-counselor ratios.

“The [CSU administration] thought that we would be this undisciplined rabble . . . That’s not what happened,” Pinnell said. “I don’t think that they changed their strategy to reflect that.”

She said the CFA can only decide to go on a workstopping strike after it rejects

“The president, the provost, the deans, they have proliferated in number and their salary has increased. That’s a problem” Roth said. “I do not think that they add value to the extent to which they’re paid.”

Roth said he is disappointed the university is underpaying its faculty, especially given the high cost of living.

“The conditions and the pay of the lecturers is absolutely scandalous,” he said. “I think it’s really unconscionable that we rely on what’s technically temporary, part time faculty. They’re actually the backbone of the university.”

Buyco said he hopes mediation will lead to agreement between the CSU and the CFA.

“It’s my sincere hope that we’re able to settle and come to terms so we don’t interrupt student learning,” Buyco said. “Your faculty do not want to go on strike. However they will, if necessary.”

COURTESY OF BETH HOEDT

(Left) Former Spartan Daily news editor Katie Hoedt. (Right) Katie Hoedt celebrates graduating from the journalism program.

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“Faculty working conditions are student learning conditions.”

Ray Buyco

CFA San Jose Chapter

President

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President presents Fall Address

By Matthew Gonzalez EXECUTIVE EDITOR

San Jose State President Cynthia Teniente-Matson and other San Jose State leaders outlined initiatives and highlighted recent success the university has seen in the Fall 2023 welcome address on Thursday afternoon in the Student Union ballrooms.

Sarab Multani, Associated Students president and junior public health student, said he has seen the university’s dedication in sustaining its Transformation 2030 efforts.

Transformation 2030 is a roadmap created by the university detailing its future objectives such as enhancing fundraising efforts and making SJSU’s campus more sustainable, according to the initiative’s strategic plan.

“When I first got here two years ago, I’ll be honest I didn’t know which direction our campus was going,” Multani said. “But after two years of being here, and witnessing how much our university has committed to Transformation 2030, I know we are exactly where we need to be.”

Political science professor

and Vice Chair of the Academic Senate, Karthika Sasikumar introduced Teniente-Matson and said she believes under her administration pressing budget issues will be resolved.

“I hope that under her [Teniente-Matson’s] leadership, we will weather the current concerns about budgets and be able to focus on our core mission, teaching and learning,” Sasikumar said.

Teniente-Matson also unveiled SJSU’s 202324 priorities and broke down recent progress made in fulfilling each of these concerns.

Holistic student success success

Teniente-Matson used increasing graduation rates as one way to measure holistic student success.

She revisited statistics from 2010, in which SJSU’s four-year graduation rate was 11%, leaping to 37% in 2018, with six-year graduation rates currently at 70%.

She also highlighted the importance of meeting students’ basic needs of health and well-being, as the university will receive $2.5 million in “targeted resources” from the state.

“These resources will enhance or provide our students greater awareness of services for basic needs with more promotional events and communications [and] support for those struggling with mental health concerns with two new counselors and postdoc residents, and stable funding for student housing assistance,” she said.

Budget and Finance

Teniente-Matson said she wouldn’t be addressing the SJSU community completely without mentioning budget challenges the school is facing.

She said the campus budget largely reflects the statewide financial picture for higher education and also said while SJSU is a strong university, finding ways to construct a transparent and economically-sustainable funding plan is paramount.

Teniente-Matson said shortly after her arrival at SJSU, she asked both the President’s Cabinet and Budget Advisory Committee to expedite the closing of the $37 million fiscal gap at the beginning of the 2022-2023 fiscal year.

“Through their [the President’s Cabinet and

Budget Advisory Committee] collective work, that gap has been reduced from $37 million to $14.8 million for this fiscal year,” Teniente-Matson said. She also said a budget summit will be held on Sept. 14 to further the dialogue regarding budget issues.

Research and Innovation

Teniente-Matson introduced research and innovation as a key component to SJSU’s future success and said the university aims to be a place where students can bolster their findings.

“We strive to become an R2 research-active institution,” she said. “A place focused on student-engaged research and applied undergraduate and graduate training opportunities.”

An R-2 research designation is a part of a research ranking system, according to a University of Northern Florida webpage.

A designation like this could potentially help the university establish itself in the research community.

She also said funding from various members of the U.S. Congress, such as

Zoe Lofgren, Anna Eshoo and Jimmy Panetta, was and continues to be integral for the success of SJSU students.

“These investments in experiential learning have paid off with award winning student projects,”

Teniente-Matson said.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Efforts to increase inclusivity will be led by the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (ODEI), however SJSU has not hired a new Chief Diversity Officer.

Teniente-Matson said the search for this position is ongoing, but someone should be chosen by next month.

She said one way the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is looking to broaden this notion of diversity and inclusion is by keeping open communication with the greater SJSU community.

“Our commitment to inclusive excellence is led by the great team in the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion,” TenienteMatson said. “They continue to consult with faculty, staff and students on a variety of programs and partnerships

with the colleges, committees and divisions to continue the work fulfilling anti-racism plans, goals and activities.”

Community

Collaboration

Teniente-Matson said the recent addition of the Spartan Athletic Center, is one example of “Spartan optimism” and is an example of successful collaboration.

The Spartan Athletic Center is a two-story, 55,000-square foot building that will provide amenities for all 22 SJSU athletics teams, according to the project’s webpage.

Teniente-Matson also said libraries are the “beacon of knowledge” and that the relationship between SJSU and San Jose is exemplified in the construction of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Library.

“I have long admired the partnership between San Jose State and the city of San Jose in collaboration that produced the first library in the U.S. to integrate a major university with a public library system,” she said.

State representative opens new office

By Alina Ta ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR

State Assembly member for California’s 28th District, Gail Pellerin, celebrated the opening of her new office on Thursday in Almaden.

According to the city’s website, Almaden Valley and New Almaden are neighborhoods located on the southwestern edge of San Jose.

Pellerin said she decided to open her third office in Almaden because she wanted people in the community to have easy access to her office and staff.

“We want to be in the neighborhood, we want to be easily accessible to our constituents that we’re representing,” she said.

Pellerin was first elected as the state assembly member eight months ago.

“I got this incredible job thanks to the voters in this 28th Assembly District,” Pellerin said.

Pellerin said one of her responsibilities as a state assembly member is to help develop a budget for the state, and to pass different laws and bills with her voter’s interest in mind.

She said her visits to Sacramento to vote on different bills and potential laws emphasize the value of making difficult decisions that impact her district.

“Those decisions are looking at what is best for this incredible assembly district that

I have been given the honor of representing,” she said.

San Jose City Councilmember, Pam Foley, who represents District 9, where Almaden is located, said she is excited to have Pellerin’s new office be so accessible to her district.

“I feel accessibility will be really wonderful with Assemblywoman Pellerin,” Foley said. “I look forward to working with her on any issues, local and state… [and] move the district and the city forward and the state in a positive way.”

Foley said she looks forward to partnering with Pellerin on solving different issues including San Jose’s housing and mental health crisis.

In 2023, San Jose has 6,266 unhoused residents, according to a webpage on the city’s website.

In California, 1 out of 7 adults is reported to have some type of mental illness, while 1 out 26 adults has a serious mental health condition that stops them from doing daily activities, according to a July 29 article from the California Health Care Foundation.

The California Health Care Foundation is an independent, nonprofit philanthropy that works to improve the health care system for all Californians, according to its website.

“[I] look forward to where we can partnership in all areas,” Foley said. “We have a huge housing crisis and we could use the state’s help in building more housing.”

President Nina Chuang is Pellerin’s newest hire, and is serving as field representative for her.

Chuang said joining Pellerin’s gives her the opportunity to further serve the San Jose community.

“It’s really amazing to work for a member that is an alumni of the CSU system,” she said.

Chuang said one of her goals as Pellerin’s field representative is to work on increasing her outreach to the San Jose community.

“I think the biggest thing is outreach, so it’s really getting connected into the San Jose community as we are opening up a new district office,” Chuang said. She said she would encourage students to familiarize themselves with their local representatives outside of election season.

Chuang also said students can reach out to their local representatives to receive guidance around working with state agencies.

“Get to know your representative,” Chuang said.

She said most students are not aware state representatives and their staff members can help community members navigate working with state agencies and accessing financial aid.

San Jose State political science alumnus Lawrence Dang, said he decided to take the opportunity to come to Pellerin’s open house to learn about who she is as a politician.

“[I] also want to make sure that we get an opportunity to learn about

what the progress of the bills that she’s working on and what political actions she’s taking to ensure that she gets the job done,” Dang said.

He also said he wants to make sure Pellerin not only focuses on her work in Sacramento, but remembers to listen to her constituents and their concerns.

“We really need to do our parts to really come together and continue our work to build a community where we can take on the bigger challenges,” Dang said.

SJSU political science alumnus Jim Beall and member of the Santa Clara Valley Water District Board of Directors for District Four said it’s important for Pellerin to have an office in San Jose.

“It’s very important for her to have an office here for her constituents,” Beall said.

Beall said he and Pellerin are currently working together on a bill to help finance projects that would fund the city’s ability to recycle water and to do flood control.

He also said he is also hoping to work with Pellerin on decreasing houselessness next to San Jose’s creeks and to build more affordable housing.

“You have [alumni] like me that want to do something about it. Just put it that way,” Beall said. “Let people know that we’re trying. We’re working hard to get more housing for students.”

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San Jose State President Cynthia Teniente-Matson addresses various concerns of the university community on Thursday afternoon in the Student Union ballrooms.

Gail Pellerin, State Assembly member for California’s 28th District, addresses the crowd at her new office opening on Thursday.

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After losing its season opener to Santa Clara last week, the San Jose State women’s soccer team tied with University of California, Santa Barbara in the team’s home opener at the Spartans Soccer Complex on Sunday.

The Spartans (0-1-1) scored early against the Gauchos (1-0-1) in Sunday’s contest, but couldn’t drive any more goals with 15 total shots and 4 shots on goal.

Junior forward Bella Flocchini scored her first goal of the season and only Spartan goal in the 7th minute giving them an early 1-0 lead.

“Honestly before coming into the game I was like ‘I want to score a goal,’” Flocchini said. “The goalie kind of kicked it right to me and I was fortunate enough to be right there and I looked up and saw that she was kind of out and I just hit it.”

The SJSU offense had 4 corner kicks.

“I was kind of a little bit disappointed and upset because we did have the lead and I feel like we should have won this game so the tie wasn’t as rewarding as I wanted it to be,” Flocchini said.

The Spartans had six shots in the first half, matching their shot total for the entire opening game.

Spartans head coach

Tina Estrada said the team’s game plan was to press the Gaucho’s defense early on.

“Ideally we want to generate a little bit more. We want to win the ball higher up on the field to have more opportunities closer to the goal,” Estrada said. “I’m happy with the growth that our team experienced even from some of the mistakes that we made.”

The Gauchos scored a goal in the 25th minute, tying it up 1-1.

The last opportunity for the Spartans to take the lead came in the 85th minute when junior midfielder Kayla Fortenberry had her shot in the center of

the net saved.

Estrada said the match was a step in the right direction.

“To start a season you just try and get all of the defending right and on the ball that’s where you kind of see teams get better [and] get better every single game and generate tactics for them,” Estrada said.

The Gauchos would make a push of their own late in the final minute of the game, but were stopped by the Spartans defense as they couldn’t get a shot off.

Sophomore goalkeeper Bente Pernot would record 6 saves during Sunday’s game increasing

her season total to 18.

“During those drives I try to get the team to delay it as much as possible so we can get numbers behind the ball and keep them at bay as long as possible and keep them to the sides of the field instead of in the middle,” Pernot said.

Pernot said the amount of saves she has on the season ultimately doesn’t matter to her as long as the Spartans come away with a win.

“For me it’s not about saves or anything, it’s just about the score at the end,” Pernot said. “So I’m just trying to keep the next score as a win.

Pernot also said she knew the Gauchos wanted to play a fastpaced game, and wanted to prevent the left and right wingers from getting a chance to score.

The Spartans will search for their first win this season as they travel to the East Coast to face Northeastern at 3 p.m. on Thursday at Parsons Field in Brookline.