Wednesday, 11.28.2018
Volume 151 No. 40 WWW.SJSUNEWS.COM/SPARTAN_DAILY
SERVING SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY SINCE 1934
A.S. House to be uprooted & replanted By Claire Hultin STAFF WRITER
The Associated Students House, located adjacent to Duncan Hall, closed on Nov. 1 and will be moved to a new location on Jan. 12 to make room for the brand new eight-story high rise Interdisciplinary Science building. The San Jose State University Associated Students web page stated, “The Marketing, Events and Human Resources departments will move to temporary workspaces in the Student Services Center on 10th Street.” The new Science building will not be finished until the anticipated date of 2021 according to former SJSU media relations director Pat Harris. The design and building contractor, McCarthy Building Companies and FLAD Architects will break ground for the new building in April.
The house will be detached from the foundation so that workers can place beams underneath to lift and place the house on rollers. San Carlos Street will be closed off, as the house will be rolled down the s t r e e t and down San Fernando to eventually hit its home destination
across from 10th street parking lot, by the ATMs where the house will face the Boccardo Business Center.
“It will be a slow crawl, but it is a historic, useful and beautiful house that
we want to preserve and this will be its final resting place,” Vice President of Administration and Finance Charlie Faas said.
Ariadna Manzo, A.S. president said that communication with students is the most important thing for them and that they are keeping the communication strong MOVE| Page 2
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City offers alternative to PG&E By Winona Rajamohan STAFF WRITER
Beginning February 2019, San Jose residents will be given a choice to switch to a new electricity supplier, San Jose Clean Energy, in place of PG&E. PG&E will continue to handle the delivery of energy to households citywide, but the responsibility of electricity generation will fall under San Jose Clean Energy. The supplier aims to provide
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Schurra’s sign sits on top of Willow Glen Sweet Shoppe’s candy counter.
San Jose tradition continues By Nora Ramirez STAFF WRITER
San Jose’s famous chocolates have returned to shelves after months of being unattainable to the public. S chu r r a’s Fine Confections candy store opened its doors in 1912, until owner Brian Mundy closed the store on The Alameda in April after more than a century of being open. Now at Willow Glen Sweet Shoppe on Lincoln Avenue, Schurra’s candies
are available for purchase during the holiday season. “It’s an honor to have this brand. It’s a San Jose tradition, it has been for quite a while,” retailer of Willow Glen Sweet Shoppe Matthew Rodriguez said. Rodriguez and Mundy got in touch after running into each other in their neighborhood. Ac c o r d i n g to Rodriguez, his store had been selling the popular candy for about nine months. At Willow Glen
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Sweet Shoppe, a special Schurra’s sign hangs on the outside wall to advertise the legendary candy. “The turnout has been fantastic, it’s been great,” Rodriguez said. The truffles, the turtles and the caramel squares are the most popular items at the candy store. Willow Glen resident, Eugene Casanova, 78, said he is a loyal customer of Schurra’s. He heard about the candies being sold again and immediately went to the store to buy his
favorite, chocolatecovered apricots and chocolate turtles. “They’re low in sugar, but high in taste,” Casanova said, as he shared that Schurra’s candies are good for anyone’s health. Casanova said he was happy that his favorite candies were back on sale, especially at a local store he frequently visits. “Come to Willow Glen, this is now the home of Schurra’s candy,” he said. CANDY| Page 2
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Our goal is that customers notice no change in service on in their day-to-day activities . . . customers are already making a huge difference in reducing carbon emissions. Zach Struyk deputy director of account management and marketing
residents and businesses with carbon-free energy. According to San Jose Clean Energy’s official website, electricity generated under the
STRUYK new program will help San Jose undergo an 18 percent reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, a figure equivalent to taking almost 35,000 vehicles off the road. “This frees up mental energy for people to make decisions about other things like how they get to work, how they transport around and other choices they’re going to have to make [to reduce their carbon footprint],” San Jose Clean Energy’s deputy director of account management and marketing, Zach Struyk said. Mayor Sam Liccardo officially launched the first phase of San Jose Clean Energy on Sept. 12, which would transition more than 1,700 municipal energy accounts, including San Jose City Hall and San Jose International Airport, to the new electricity supplier. The first phase provides these municipal accounts with 40 percent renewable and 100 percent carbon-free energy. RENEWABLE| Page 2
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