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Members of the California Faculty Association and other attendees protest against low wages and a tuition hike from the California State University system on Tuesday.

CFA rallies for fair wages from CSU By Nikita Bankar STAFF WRITER

The California Faculty Association held a rally on Tuesday from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. at the Arch of Dignity, Equality and Justice at San José State to protest against the long-term decline of wages and rise in student tuition. The California Faculty Association (CFA) is a union of 29,000 professors, lecturers, librarians, counselors and coaches who teach and provide services to the California State University system’s 485,000 students, according to its website.

We want to make sure that the 21st century does not tell the story of how our education system was destroyed, but instead how it was rebuilt, reinforced and sustained. Christopher Cox sociology lecturer

The California Faculty Association supports quality education for students and fairness for those who earn their living as teachers, and promotes policies that ensure access to higher education, according to its website bio. The California State University's board approved on Sept. 13 an annual tuition hike of 6% for at least the next five years, starting in 2024, according to a Sept. 13 article from ABC 7. Under the five year plan,

tuition will go up $342 per semester for undergraduates, and $432 for graduate students starting in Fall 2024, according to the same site. By 2027, students will be paying nearly $2,000 more than they are now. During the rally, sociology lecturer Christopher Cox said after working at SJSU for 24 years, all he and his colleagues want are dignified working and learning conditions. “We serve the people of California because we are the people of California,” Cox said. “We want to make sure that the 21st century does not tell the story of how our education system was destroyed, but instead how it was rebuilt, reinforced and sustained.” Union members continue to bargain for a 12% salary increase to address the faculty’s loss of earning power because of inflation and the high cost of living in the last couple of years, according to the CFA Sunshine Letter to Commerce Re-opener Bargaining. Cox said the state should be a place where everyone can have an opportunity to get an education, work in a dignified way and be paid a living wage. “California should be a place where everyone has an opportunity to be together in community with one another, improving our society, because we know that this society started with racism, sexism, heterosexism, homophobia, any kind of phobia,” Cox said. “We know the CSU has a role in fixing it, and a role in changing it.” CSU administrators have claimed they are experiencing a lack of funding, raising student fees by 34% over the next five years and denying wage increases for faculty, according to the CFA website. However, presidents for universities in the CSU system

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An attendee holds a sign during the protest held by members of the California Faculty Association.

are being offered a 29% increase in pay. The new CSU chancellor, Mildred García, will see an annual salary of $795,000, $80,000 in annual deferred compensation, $8,000 monthly housing allowance and $1,000 monthly auto allowance, according to a July 12 article from EdSource. Ray Buyco, chapter president for San José CFA and senior history lecturer, said the CSU system is not interfacing with students and their needs that have arisen since the pandemic. Buyco also said he is tired of living paycheck to paycheck. “I’m tired of being exploited,” Buyco said. “I’m just tired of it.” Alex Lee, state assemblymember for District 24, said San José is ranked one of the most expensive places to live in the country. San José has the nation’s highest median gross rent of $2,328 and highest median monthly housing costs of $2,463 per unit of housing, surpassing San Francisco, according to a 2023 Consumer Affairs article.

San José also has a median home value of $1,119,500, making it the nation’s most expensive city for housing, according to the same site. Lee said the people that teach San José students ought to be able to live in San José. “I join you in fighting for stronger compensation, making sure you have parental leave and that you have a modest pay increase that keeps up with inflation,” Lee said. Karin Jeffery, psychology and sociology senior lecturer, said she loves how many students came out to the rally. “We are trying to ask for a living wage so we can afford to live around here and work for the CSU, which pays us way below our market value,” Jeffery said. “However, we are also here because we care about our students. The fact that they are here with us just reaffirms my commitment of being here.” Librarian Kathryn Blackmer Reyes said the students are the reason why CFA are rallying. “If we are unable to engage

with the CSU system, we will not be able to give quality time to our students in the way that we want to be able to work with students,” Blackmer Reyes said. “We are here because of you guys.” CFA is currently in the process of fact-finding, where a panel consisting of a neutral thirdparty and one representative from each side hold hearings to make recommendations for a settlement, according to Sept. 19 Instagram post. Dave Cortese, senator for District 15, said he is tired of fighting for only a living wage, and that speaking up rather than remaining silent is extremely important. “Together, we can win,” Cortese said. “If we’re silent, who wins? They do.”

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SJSU discusses housing costs

By Aaliyah Roman STAFF WRITER

The cost of living on or off San José State’s campus has been a struggle for some students. Computer science graduate Rahul Kandekar said finding a place to live was a difficult process because the options he found on Zillow, a real estate website, were either terrible or overly extravagant. “Finding a place to stay is like mining for a diamond,” Kandekar said.

The average San José resident pays $3,248 a month for bills, including rent payments, car loans and utilities, according to an Oct. 22 San José Spotlight article. Kristen Weaver, SJSU Cares’ interim student affairs case manager, said living in San José is very expensive. She said SJSU Cares supports students who experience unforeseen circumstances and distress that may affect their living situation. “There is definitely a lot of need for students relating to inventory,

meaning availability of housing, and it’s also hard to find spaces where they know it's going to be safe and. . . continue to afford it,” Weaver said. Weaver said students need to fill out a “request for assistance” form and then meet with a case manager to discuss their situation. She said case managers direct students to resources like housing assistance, paying for parking and utilizing campus resources. “It's not just a band-aid, but rather ongoing support to stabilize their situation in order to help them continue their education,” Weaver said. “We have bigger

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dreams and that’s not to downplay the importance of financial aid when you get it, but there's a lot more that can go into that.” Weaver said a majority of students come in for financial relief and do not know the extended benefits SJSU Cares has to offer. She said SJSU Cares can also connect students to legal services, a temporary meal plan and SJSU’s Counseling And Psychological Services (CAPS). “A lot of people come in with the mindset that they just have to figure it out on their own, that they just have to do everything by themselves,” Weaver said. “So in some cases when students learn the depth of support that they can receive. . . they can be really surprised.” Kandekar said he has the financial support of his parents to help with housing expenses. However, he said he is looking to find an internship to be more selfsufficient. “San José and other California cities are expensive because the cities make it illegal to build housing almost everywhere it would be viable,” business professor Robert Wood said. San José is experiencing a housing shortage because of the listing rates for new homes, amount of people moving in and out of the city and change in housing prices,

according to a Sept. 13, 2022 San José Spotlight article. San José’s home listing rates declined because of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the same article. Software engineering graduate student Rishabh Kulkarni said he lives in a two-bedroom apartment with five other people and said rent is split between him and his housemates. He said he recently moved to San José from India and was surprised by the cost of living. “It’s OK,” Kulkarni said. “It’s manageable. . . (but), the quality of the apartment that we get could be slightly higher.” Kandekar said while he was looking for a home, he saw a listing that advertised a three-bedroom apartment. However, he also said he found out that the third bedroom was the living room upon touring the property. He said this experience sketched him out and that his standards weren’t beyond reason. “Me and my two other friends, we were looking for a place,” Kandekar said. “We just wanted three clean rooms that won’t get mold and a kitchen.” Follow the Spartan Daily on X (formerly Twitter) @SpartanDaily

Expert offers solutions to Climate Crisis By Julia Chie STAFF WRITER

The Office of Sustainability’s Debbie Andres hosted “The Climate Crisis: The Causes, The Solutions and What You Can Do” presentation on Tuesday afternoon. Over Zoom, Bill DeVincenzi, SJSU's former faculty in residence for sustainability, educated students and faculty on how to be aware of climate change and how to take action. The presentation had a scientific, non-partisan perspective, according to an SJSU webpage. The presentation focused on technologies that are already helping the crisis and what individuals can do to mitigate effects of climate change. DeVincenzi’s portion focused heavily on solar power. “Enough energy from the sun hits the Earth every hour to fuel us for one year,” DeVincenzi said. DeVincenzi said even though gas as an energy source has cost advantages over coal and nuclear energy, renewable energy sources are oftentimes cheaper. “Renewables are set to account for over 90% of global electricity in the next 5 years,” DeVincenzi said. DeVincenzi also said solar and wind are the cheapest forms of energy in twothirds of the world currently, and will be the cheapest

renewable resources by next year as more parts of the world gain access to it. The Inflation Reduction Act includes clean energy, climate mitigation and resilience, agriculture and conservation-related investment programs, according to The White House website. Though the name suggests a focus on inflation, the purpose is really to lower consumer costs and drive the economy forward. “Ninety-nine percent of all U.S. coal plants are more expensive to operate than to replace with solar or wind power,” DeVincenzi said. Auto manufacturers moving to electric vehicles include BMW, Chevy, Ford, GM, Honda, Mercedes-Benz and more, DeVincenzi said. DeVincenzi also said mainstream battery-electric cars are projected to achieve cost parity with efficient fossil fuel cars. Another topic DeVincenzi acknowledged is Senate Bill 100. The bill, officially titled “The 100 Percent Clean Energy Act of 2018,” was signed into law in Sept. 2018. It requires California, which has the world’s fifth largest economy, to have 100% of the state's electricity to be carbon-free by 2045. DeVincenzi showed a picture of a Kentucky coal mining museum that installed solar panels to save money. DeVincenzi said though the Trump administration pulled America out of the

agreement, the U.S. rejoined 30 days after President Biden was inaugurated. He said in total emissions, China pollutes more than the United States, but on a per-person basis, they pollute less. The statistics add up to the U.S. polluting 397 gigatons (GT) of emissions, China 214 GT and the USSR 180 GT. The U.S., China and India are the world's lead polluters, DeVincenzi said. In China, non-fossil fuel power sources including wind and solar power account for 50.9% of the country's total installed capacity, according to a Reuters article. The U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC’s) energy update for June 2023 said 34.48% of the nation’s new generating capacity came from solar, and 16.16% came from wind for a combined total of 50.64%, according to an Aug. 8 article from Electrek. In February, India’s “renewable energy accounted for only 12.3% of the total energy”, but “solar energy generation increased 31% in India compared to the same period a year ago,” according to a mint news article. DeVincenzi said he encourages students and faculty to install solar panels and switch to an electric vehicle. He said if you want the biggest bang for your buck, you should install a heat pump water heater. He also said he encourages people to vote pro-climate,

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I love Bad Bunny, not his new album By Melany Gutierrez STAFF WRITER

Puerto Rican reggaeton artist Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, otherwise known as Bad Bunny, released his new Latin trap album, “nadie sabe lo que va a pasar mañana” which translates to “no one knows what will happen tomorrow” on Oct 13. “Nadie sabe lo que 11va a pasar mañana” is Bad Bunny’s fifth studio album and is his most recent work since his 2022 album, “Un Verano Sin Ti.” “Un Verano Sin Ti” achieved mainstream success and was the number one album on the Billboard 200 album charts, according to a Dec. 2022 Billboard.com article. My standards for this album were based off of the lingering love that I have for “Un Verano Sin Ti.” I definitely expected to be charmed by whatever new things Bad Bunny was bringing to this album as his music usually carries an element of surprise. Every album he releases is always completely different from its predecessors and I blindly assumed the expectations that I had for his newest release would be surpassed. Coming in with such high expectations for the album, I was sadly not as impressed as I wished I would be and it puts Bad Bunny in a whole new perspective for me. Other than maybe five songs, the rest in the 22

tracklist of songs were not even worth my full attention. This album’s only element of surprise was its use of his fans’ nostalgia, as Latin trap was the genre Bad Bunny started with before he was on everyone’s playlist. This prompted die-hard fans to say that if other people dislike “nadie sabe lo que va a pasar mañana,” then they are not a true Bad Bunny fan. I don’t entirely agree with that opinion, I myself don’t like trap music and it has nothing to do with who sings it. The genre is simply not for me. I admire the message Bad Bunny has put into this album, which I would describe as his “screw you” to all the criticism he has gotten from all his so-called fans in the past couple of years while in his journey to peak fame. It’s possible that maybe trap is what he really wants to be incorporating into his work from now on and that’s fine. What I have admired more than anything from him and what really made him one of my favorite artists is his versatility. He has had an evolution as an artist unparalleled to anything I’ve seen before, starting from trap to classic reggaeton, to cumbia pop and caribbean beats. He’s dabbled in so many different styles to the point that his albums are practically genre-less. Seeing an extremely-

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Artist: Bad Bunny Release Date: Oct. 13. 2023 Genre: reggaeton, latin trap

famous male Latino artist not be afraid of dressing feminine and doing whatever he wants even if people think it's vulgar, bohemian or gross is what makes him a game changer in the music industry. Bad Bunny has changed reggaeton for the better, but it’s hard to say whether this album is really adding to all the hype surrounding his career or not. The songs “WHERE SHE GOES” and “UN PREVIEW” were the first sneak peaks before the release of “nadie sabe lo que va a pasar mañana.” Upon initially listening to them, I wasn’t fully convinced the album would solely be trap because of the genre-lessness of his previous albums. This album had collaborations with many popular Latino trap and reggaeton artists such as Young Miko, Eladio Carrión, Feid, Arcángel, Ñengo flow, De La Ghetto and many more. “NADIE SABE” is the first track of the album, which includes an orchestra in the intro and all throughout, which is something new for Bad Bunny. The most important part of “NADIE SABE” was the lyrics. I think he used this song to sum up what the entire album was going to be about. “The people have to stop being so stupid and think / That they know what the lives of famous people are like” This song definitely feels like a conversation Bad Bunny is trying to start and have with his audience. He sings about the meaning of “real fans” and about how people should not act like they really know him because of his fame or wealth. He also establishes that

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the album is meant for his fans to love him, cancel him or hate him and he’s fine with whatever reaction they have. “MONACO” was immediately added to my library when I heard it. The lyrics, the music, the music video – everything about this song is sensational. The music video consists of famous actor Al Pacino from “Scarface” and “The Godfather” eating dinner with Bad Bunny. It transitions into Bad Bunny around Monaco, a nod to the Monaco Grand Prix with race cars and of course, girls in bikinis on a yacht. Interestingly, one of the first lyrics in the song itself is Bad Bunny saying he is fine-looking and successful. A lot of the song mentions how he is calm and unbothered by hate and critique directed towards him. Though I think it’s pretty extra and annoyingly unnecessary to flex your wealth, fame and the fact that you drink lots of champagne just to prove a point, the song is very catchy and it's arguable that it's just Bad Bunny’s way of showing he made it to fame and now is living in luxury. Songs such as “FINA” with Young Miko and “PERRO NEGRO” with Feid are also some of my favorites. They both use newer styles of reggaeton and it compliments his music. Feid and Young Miko are both very talented, new and up and coming Latino reggaeton and rap artists who are gaining a lot of popularity through different collaborations with other big artists. “ T H U N DE R Y LIGHTNING” with Eladio Carriónis is a captivating song in this album mostly because trap is Carrión’s

style, which suits Bad Bunny really well. Songs such as “LOS PITS,” “WHERE SHE GOES” and “BABY NUEVA,” are about the topic many Bad Bunny fans, like me, have been dreading to face and discuss, which is his relationship with Kendall Jenner. Kendall Jenner is a model and is part of the famous Kardashian family, rumors of a romance between her and Bad Bunny started in February when they were first spotted out together. Just like the rest of his fans, I’m unhappy about this relationship. To me it looks like a way for him to try to gain more fame and I don’t think it’s the right way to go. The couple have since made their relationship very public on Instagram and with a photo shoot they did together for Gucci. Songs like “GRACIAS POR NADA,” and “NO ME QUIERO CASAR,” talk about Bad Bunny’s past relationship with his ex, Carliz De La Cruz and how he almost got married to her and he’s happy he didn’t. It’s not really apparent if all the lyrics in these songs are about De La Cruz, but Bad Bunny makes a great effort in many of these songs to stress how much better he is doing in life without his ex-girlfriend. It’s great that he wants to sing about how good he is doing in life, but when it starts to sound like a clear announcement to the world that you’re not over your ex, and it makes me regret the concept of putting a microphone in someone’s hand who should probably just be sending a drunk text. “And if it’s going good for you / it's going even better for me” “If you thought I was still

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suffering because of you / You clearly haven't seen me in the streets with my new baby, my new cars…” Another important theme in the album, specific to one of the songs, is a love letter to Bad Bunny’s home, Puerto Rico. “ACHO PR,” with Arcángel, De La Ghetto and Ñengo Flow is a 6-minute song dedicated to Puerto Rico. “For my people in the neighborhood, for my people in the village,” are some of the lyrics in the song that allude to it as a dedication to Puerto Rico. Trap is a beloved genre that has some roots in Puerto Rico and the album revolves around the idea that Bad Bunny appreciates his original fans and his own origins. I feel that he’s always tried his best to make music everyone can love and can feel represented equally. Bad Bunny is reminding his fans that they don’t know him well enough to be judging, so he doesn’t care what they think. It's cliché or untrue, I believe it’s exactly the kind of mindset of someone who went from bagging groceries in Puerto Rico to becoming a famous artist ends up evolving to have. I didn’t like this album the way I’ve loved his other albums, but I would not give him hate for it because a real fan should respect growth and versatility. This is just a new aspect in his music, and whether you love it or not, Bad Bunny does not care and that is what I admire about him the most.

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SPORTS

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2023

FOOTBALL

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San José State quarterback Chevan Cordeiro drops back looking for an open receiver during the Spartans’ team practice on Oct. 17 at CEFCU Stadium.

SJSU looks to win in Aloha State SENIOR STAFF WRITER

The San José State football team will look to extend its winning streak to three when it faces the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa on Saturday. The Spartans come into this week’s game after defeating Utah State University 42-21 last Saturday. With bowl game implications on the line, Saturday’s game will be even more crucial for the surging Spartans. “This is always an incredibly challenging football game,” SJSU head coach Brent Brennan said. “I think (Timmy Chang) is doing a really good job. Their

quarterback is an outstanding player . . . This is a huge football game for us.” Hawai‘i is coming off an ugly 44-20 loss to the University of New Mexico — a team that SJSU beat by 28 points two weeks ago. The Rainbow Warriors are currently the worst team in the Mountain West Conference, but this game presents environmental and logistical challenges that the Spartans have to get used to. SJSU is scheduled to leave for Hawai‘i on Thursday, flying more than five hours to get to their destination. The game is scheduled to kick off at 6 p.m. HDT and 9 p.m. PDT. “We’re not there long enough

to do that,” Brennan said about trying to prepare for the time difference. “But you know, young people are up late at night. Instead of playing video games in your dorm, you’re just gonna be playing a football game.” Brennan also said the different climate in Hawai‘i also plays a factor in why the playing in the Aloha State is so different. Saturday’s forecast calls for a humid 85-degree environment at game time. A lot has been said about SJSU’s running game throughout its winning streak, but perhaps the team’s best weapon is on special teams. According to ESPN.com, the Spartans have the second best

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special teams unit in terms of overall efficiency. Against Utah State, the Spartans kickoff unit forced a crucial fumble to start the game. “I think it’s great that our team prioritizes special teams,” SJSU safety Andrew Jenkins said. “I think a lot of teams don’t really work on special teams, but not around here.” Saturday will also be a homecoming for SJSU

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quarterback Chevan Cordeiro. Cordeiro spent the first four years of his college career at Hawai‘i before transferring to SJSU in 2022. Cordeiro passed for 6,167 yards and 45 touchdowns across four seasons as a Rainbow Warrior. “It’s weird, this is going to be my first time playing in Hawai‘i in another jersey,” Cordeiro said. “Playing for that university still has a spot in my heart. At the end of the day, I’m in San José now and all that matters is winning.”

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