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Public health senior and Alpha Kappa Delta Phi sister Helen Luu helps to light attendees' tea candles in Sweeney Hall for the vigil on Wednesday evening.
Sorority remembers fallen sister
By Alexia Frederickson NEWS EDITOR
The Alpha Kappa Delta Phi sorority held their annual candlelight vigil in honor of Valerie Zavala on Wednesday evening in Sweeney Hall. Valerie Zavala, a sister of the sorority’s San José State chapter and a student from San José State, was murdered on New Year’s of 2003, according to an article by SFGATE. Alpha Kappa Delta Phi held a vigil in memory every year since her death, according to a post from its Instagram page. The sorority is dedicated to promoting sisterhood, philanthropy, scholastic excellence and Asian-
Awareness in the campus community, according to their website. Marketing junior Kristine Nguyen, the vice president of service for Alpha Kappa Delta Phi, led the vigil. “We are all gathered here today to stand in solidarity of one of our fallen sisters,” Nguyen said. “She passed away as a victim of violence after a New Year’s party. She was only 19 years old.” Audience members were given a candle, and were asked to light it and stand in a moment of silence. The au d i e n c e participated in an activity where they left painted handprints on a poster with the words “These hands are for” written on
it. They wrote answers in response to the prompt and wrote positive things their hands are capable of. Messages that were written included statements about using hands for love, appreciation, kindness and protecting. The poster was completely covered from corner to corner with handprints and writing by the end of the vigil. “I really want everybody to come out of this and take something, and use it,” Nguyen said. “So it’s helpful to them in the future.” Public health senior President Helen Luu, president of Alpha Kappa Delta Phi, said the activity represents an opportunity for people to find different
ways they can help people being affected by violence. Luu said she’s been participating in the vigil every year since she was a freshman, and that the handprint activity means a lot to her. “Having people participate, and think about what they’re doing with their hands is a great way to find what they can do to help,” she said. Luu said the vigil’s dedication to raising awareness about violence gives people a purpose and can help give individuals insight into what makes them special. The sorority also held a virtual Zoom workshop to discuss awareness about violence on Tuesday night.
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Marketing junior and Alpha Kappa Delta Phi sister Kristine Nguyen leaves handprint of purple paint on a poster.
It was dedicated to teaching valuable insights, practical strategies and contributing
It definitely hits home for us to express, especially since the girl that passed unfortunately from specifically our chapter. Toni Tran
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to creating a safer campus community, according to an Instagram story by the sorority. “This year, I wanted to kind of incorporate a learning aspect of it, and then tell our fellow friends how to kind of approach a situation and how to handle that situation,” Nguyen said. Nguyen said the purpose of the workshop was to help people access different resources and to help educate them on various forms of violence. “Telling them about different violence that occurs whether it be in a relationship or a friendship, I feel it’s important to talk about because it’s so common,” Nguyen said. About 21,200 violent crimes were reported on college campuses in 2020, according to a website
by the National Center for Education Statistics. Within the 21,200 reported crimes, 44% were forcible sex offenses. Business analytics senior and sorority member Toni Tran said the sorority provides resources to help people suffering from sexual, domestic and emotional violence. “It definitely hits home for us to express, especially since the girl that passed unfortunately from specifically our chapter,” Tran said. “We hold it very dear to our hearts.” Tran said that keeping the tradition alive is a stressful task for her to carry, and that she’s been attending the vigil since she started attending SJSU three years ago. “I don’t want to disappoint any alumni or her family even,” Tran said. “Even though it can be kind of anxiety provoking, I still think it's very important for us to put our best foot forward to keep this tradition alive and do it well.”
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NEWS
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2024
Clubs welcome students in SU By Kaya Henkes-Power STAFF WRITER
Students filled the Student Union Ballroom to see the smörgåsbord of student organizations that San José State has to offer. The Spring 2024 Student Organization Fair is a two-day event with nearly 60 clubs tabling each day from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Wednesday and Thursday. The fair is included in the Weeks of Welcome event lineup, which is a seven-week event series that is hosted by Student Involvement. SJSU’s Weeks of Welcome allows for student organizations to connect with students and create a presence on campus, according to the SJSU Student Involvement webpage. The fair helps connect new and returning students with different student organizations that can be found on campus, according to the SJSU website. Charlotte Warner, mechanical engineering junior and president of the Society of Women Engineers, said it has been a fulfilling experience for her to be a part of her organization.
Having a community of women has helped create a network of support since the engineering department consists of 85% men and 15% women in 2021, according to a report from SJSU ScholarWorks. “I attribute one of the reasons why I’ve stayed in engineering, even when it gets really hard . . . (is) because of the networks that I’ve created and that I’ve built,” Warner said. Five different types of clubs were represented at the fair, such as academic, Greek life, religion, special interest and club sports. Among these organizations are ways students can become involved in advocacy and activism. Jaden Navarrete, environmental studies senior and director of the Environmental Resource Center, said the Environmental Advocacy Club focuses on sustainability events, sustainability advocacy and creates partnerships with the San José State University Garden and Food Pantry. The organization aims to take on projects that make the SJSU campus more green. “There (are) parts of campus that we’re going
to be landscaping with native plants,” Navarrete said. “We try and promote stuff like that and just try (to) be as hands-on as possible.” Amy Huang, business administration transfer student and president of the Figure Skating Club, said having these events encourages students to know there is a supportive space. “Whether it’s your first time on ice or you’re doing single jumps, it’s very intimidating to go (on the ice) alone,” Huang said. “We want to be there to support our fellow Spartans.” Huang said students who sign up for the university’s Beginning Ice Skating class and want to continue their education are sometimes left wondering how they can nurture their love for figure skating. Huang said because students are not able to retake the class, it can be hard to continue practicing figure skating. She said anyone interested in the sport should know they have a space in the Figure Skating Club to participate. Psychology transfer Kristyl Bustos said she heard about the Weeks
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of Welcome event series through her sister who is an SJSU alumnus. “I am interested in getting new clubs and meeting new people, just expanding my interests,” Bustos said. Bustos said she signed up for two clubs, the Environmental Advocacy Club and Students Justice for Palestine, both of which align with her values and passions. She says that this event helps to support other students, make friends and seek new job opportunities. “I think being a student
can be lonely, especially (for) people who just transferred after being online,” says Bustos. Aerospace engineering junior Vasu Jain said he recently transferred to SJSU from Cal Poly Pomona and wants to expand his social network. “I gained that no matter who the person is, everyone just wants to get to know each other and have a social life,” Jain said. Jain said he was able to see what student organizations have to offer and explore opportunities. He took an interest
in what the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics offers regarding his major and social events that the Jakara Movement Chapter hosts. “You’re only in college once or maybe twice,” Amy Huang said. “Take advantage of these two or four years of your life. Just try everything even if that’s something you would never do.”
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1: Student lays out their collage at the Self-Care Workshop on Wednesday afternoon in the Student Union Meeting Room 3A. 2: Colorful pens and other materials are being laid out on the table for students to use. 3: Jessica Short (left) and Katherine Amador-Rangel (right) form collages for their vision board out of magazine and image cutouts. 4: Students cut, glue and stick their collage pieces onto their vision boards. 5: Attendee at the Self-Care workshop looks through the magazines for inspiration on their collage.
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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2024
MOVIE REVIEW
I couldn’t look away from ‘Saltburn’ OUTREACH EDITOR
I will gladly pass on a horror film full of nothing but jump scares for an enthralling thriller any day. There’s nothing more exhilarating than watching a film that stays with you weeks after you’re done watching it. Director Emerald Fennell’s “Saltburn” is now one of those thrillers that send chills down my spine and yet, my brain keeps replaying its most disturbing scenes. In “Saltburn”, Oliver, played by Berry Keoghan, and Felix, played by Jacob Elordi, meet at Oxford University after Oliver lends Felix his bike on campus to go to class. Later, they run into each other at a pub and Felix helps Oliver pay for a round of drinks when he can’t afford it. Felix and Oliver start to become great friends and grow closer, even though Felix is popular and Oliver is withdrawn. Oliver’s father passes away and he tells Felix his parents are both drug addicts and the plot thickens when Felix invites Oliver to stay at his family’s estate for the summer. Oliver spends his summer with Felix and his blue-blooded family. The scenes of the wealthy family and Oliver sunbathing on estate grounds and drinking wine
were delightfully memorable. Most people will bring up the infamous bathtub scene while talking about “Saltburn”, but it's nothing compared to the funeral scene. Until this point of the movie, I was convinced that Oliver just had an unreciprocated crush on Felix and that’s why Oliver stalked him. People do crazy things for attention if their affection is unrequited. What Oliver does in the bathtub is in private and there’s an ominous foreboding that Felix might catch him in the act, but what happens in the graveyard scene occurs outside, while Felix is buried in the fresh grave. To me, this scene was Oliver’s way of showing Felix the power dynamic between them has changed because Felix is dead and can’t do anything to stop him now. Felix was my favorite character because he treated Oliver with kindness when his entire friend group – including his cousin Farleigh – judged Oliver’s clothes and quirks. I believe Felix had no intentions on being this dominant figure in Oliver’s life and that’s what makes the graveyard scene so disturbing to me. Eventually, Felix finds out Oliver actually comes from a normal, middleclass family.
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After confronting him for lying, Felix decides Oliver needs to leave Saltburn, but the next morning, Felix was found dead in the Saltburn maze. The first sign that something was wrong with Oliver was when he followed Felix to the pub and stood outside of his window while he was getting intimate with a girl, but it wasn’t until the graveyard scene that it clicked in my brain that Oliver was not in love with Felix. Oliver actually has always been a sick person
the entire movie, but since he is the main character, I didn’t want anything to happen to him. In fact, there were scenes I was relieved when Oliver got away with something, like when he lied to Felix about hooking up with his sister Venetia. Oliver reveals he killed Felix and Venetia to his mother Elspeth who was in hospice at the end of the movie. After his father James asks Oliver to leave Saltburn and cease contact with Elspeth, she invites Oliver to come back to
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huge Saltburn estate to the pop song “Murder on the Dancefloor” by Sophie Ellis-Bextor. There is nothing the audience can do but watch him do it because we are frozen, similar to Felix and his family who are deceased. I loved “Saltburn” because while some may say it is an “eat the rich” or “if I can’t have you, no one can” trope, I think it’s just an easy cop out to interpret the film. Oliver could’ve afforded those drinks at that bar after all. His family doesn’t come from generational wealth, but they do well for themselves. Fennell shows the audience that Oliver decided to wreak havoc on Felix and his family just because their kindness made it so easy for him. Also, no one in their right mind would have sex with a grave that holds a person they love. “Saltburn” is so twisted because it shows the audience that some people don’t need reasons to validate how they harm people. Sometimes, it’s just because that’s who they are at their core and they’re good at hiding it until they don’t need to.
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OPINION
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2024
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The interstate debate: NorCal vs. SoCal
Kaya Henkes-Power STAFF WRITER
NorCal has the best scenic views I’ve ever seen. As a Southern California native, I can arguably say that Northern California is far superior. I know– shocker – a SoCal gal who doesn’t brag about her hometown. Having grown up in San Diego I realize the privilege of having this beautiful place as my hometown. But I am here to say that Northern California has brought me more happiness than any San Diego beach could. When I turned 18-years-old I moved to Santa Cruz and remained there for nearly four years. The main difference I noticed in comparison to Southern California was how clean the air was. It genuinely felt like the first time I was taking a breath of fresh air. I bounced around from the small towns of Aptos and Live Oak and settled in Downtown Santa Cruz for my final two years. Each town felt different from the next, despite the county being 445 square miles, according to a webpage from the United States Census Bureau.
it a point to come and visit most weekends. I can’t help but notice how kind and open everyone is. There’s always someone to offer a smile or a nice gesture. I remember I went to pick up a friend from the San José Mineta International Airport, To my dismay my phone died and my charger wasn’t working. That’s when I got lost because I wasn’t too familiar with the area. I drove around with my head spinning, asking anyone for directions to the airport – all of which pointed me in the right direction – but I was too directionally challenged to figure it out.
Debatably, the night skies in Northern California consistently outshine the beautiful sunsets of Southern California.
I approached a gas station, and I asked a man who was pumping gas to help me find the airport. I don’t condone walking up to a stranger in the dead of night at a gas station, but I was desperate. I followed him to the airport and like a movie he waved goodbye from
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SoCal will forever have my heart. As a proudly born and raised Southern California native, specifically a Los Angeles chicana who is gladly and always willing to brag about how one of a kind Los Angeles is, I can confidently say SoCal is far superior than Northern California. Am I crazy to be saying this as someone currently living in Northern California? Yes. I do acknowledge that living in the Bay Area in Northern California is a unique experience in itself. Northern California does have its own aspects of beauty in various categories that I do appreciate, but it will never amount to the level of esteem and love I hold for Southern California. Los Angeles will always be my first love and forever home. All I can say is it just has a different energy! The moment you get off the plane and exit the LAX airport you’re greeted by the chaotic atmosphere of crazy LA people and the smell of marijuana. That might sound disgusting and
Smorgasburg that takes place every Sunday in downtown Los Angeles that features a variety of food trucks and vendors. Don’t even get me started on the food, it's mouthwatering just to think about it. You can literally drive from San Diego to Tijuana, Mexico to get the best tacos and LA is home to some of the craziest and best food spots in the world and it’s not just because of the food quality, but the environment and ambience. The people of SoCal are intoxicatingly interesting. It’s like they get more sun and because of it they are super laid back and happy. Unlike in Northern California everyone is so intense or uptight, people here are so focused on the hustle and work, when in LA people take time to themselves to enjoy and bask in the moment. When I walk around in SoCal, this instant playlist of music goes off in my head, like in those really crappy movies when a character is walking confidently as a song plays in the background. I walk around in my neighborhood thinking there’s a Bad Bunny song playing as I walk by and if you’ve
You can’t even put your feet in the cold, gray oceans here in NorCal without freezing to death.
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San Diego County is nearly 10 times larger in square miles, according to a webpage from the United States Census Bureau, but somehow everyy city never had that unique spark that Northern California townss offer. Let’s be real - the main attractions in Southern California are arguably hes. the theme parks and beaches. es and Despite the many beaches popular attractions found in Southern California, none compare to the environmental magic that is found in the North. In Northern California, I have been able to smell the petrichor of a foggy ountains, redwood forest, see the mountains, meet the ocean, and go to the downtown strip all in the same day. At times I would drive up thee California Highway 1 just to admire the movielike landscapes. es in Debatably, the night skies stently Northern California consistently sets of outshine the beautiful sunsets Southern California. I continuously take notee of how use of the clear the night sky is because hen I moved lack of light pollution. When me I ever saw up here it was the first time shooting stars. Even in San José, I see more stars ver did in and constellations than I ever San Diego. ore parts of As I began to explore more Northern California I fell in love with ed in each small attributes I discovered new city I stepped into. ves from The calming scenic drives Santa Cruz to the natural beauty he of Monterey County and the ncisco offers. individuality that San Francisco nd While adventuring around i love l Northern California I fell in with San José. Soon I started making
his car, as I entered the airport. I never saw him again, but I think about the kindness he offered me and p how that was not commonplace where I was raised. Though the pleas of my mother can at times persuade me to consider moving back, I truly can’t imagine living elsewhere.
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scary to some people, but to me it smells and looks like home. It’s an immediate signifier that from the moment I step foot onto my beautiful SoCal soil I’ll never be bored for as long as I stay there. What do people even do for fun in Northern California? There’s nothing here, and you have to drive 20-40 minutes to get from city to city. Sure, you get to enjoy a scenic drive of mountain ranges and greenery, but in LA you drive for 10 minutes and you’re in a whole new city with different architecture and random hole-in-the-wall food spots or businesses. I’ve been in the Bay Area for almost four years and have never found any p place or activity that will captivate me i a profound way like SoCal has. in If my brain could create a mental map of all my best core memories and where they took place, mine would all span across Southern California. Those memories would include my sister and I blasting music on the beach, and eating spicy chips while we sunbathe. You can’t even put your feet in the cold, gray oceans here in NorCal w without freezing to death. Other memories include weekday b brunches or lunch dates at my favorite b brunch spots in downtown, sipping on m mimosas in the LA sun. Getting on the small swan paddle b boats in Echo Park lake or in Long B Beach. Museum days at The Broad and g going on the Angel’s Flight railway, a h historic landmark in LA that is a small o orange cable car that goes up and d down at a diagonal angle. A weekly food market called
ever been to LA - that’s how everyone walks there, with confidence. Northern California people tend to dress and sometimes act very average, you could even say below average. People in Southern California dress how they feel which is usually in a very eccentric or abstract way. In SoCal, all my outfits are colorful and everyday I have a new look. I never feel overdressed or too extravagant. I’m my most radiant self in LA, I glow. Yes, maybe people (including me) in SoCal are rough around the edges, we won’t answer your stupid questions, we keep to ourselves most of the time, but you can't say we aren't fascinating once you actually get to know us. I know in SoCal I never have to change my music taste to sad, gloomy songs because the sun will always shine. The sky will put on its makeup at sunset with its seraphic blend of orange, lavender and pink hues to add to the blue. I’d like to think those sunsets are a love letter Southern California writes every evening to the people who call it home.
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SPORTS
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2024
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SJSU Sophomore forward Sophia Kelemeni from Kavala, Greece handles the ball against the defense of the New Mexico Lobos at home on Wednesday morning.
Lobos rally late to put Spartans away By Navin Krishnan SPORTS EDITOR
The San José State University women’s basketball team knotted heads on Wednesday morning in San José against the red-hot University of New Mexico that resulted in a 65-54 SJSU loss. UNM (16-6, 7-2 MW) looked to take care of business against a struggling SJSU team (6-14, 1-7 MW) while playing for postseason dreams in the March Madness tournament. San Jose hoped to play spoiler for a UNM team that was on a four-game winning streak going into Wednesday’s game, and notch their first win against the Lobos since Jan. 22, 2020. Junior forward Marisa Davis-Jones led the way for the Spartans with nearly a doubledouble, scoring nine points and ten rebounds. “She showed (aggressiveness) going to the rim,” head coach April Phillips said. “She focused on straight-line drives. I think that that percentage will change. I think for her it’s just a matter of figuring out what this year’s game pace looks like. I just don’t feel she’s hit her stride yet.” The Lobos’ balanced attack, including having five different players lead them in scoring this season, made for a formidable matchup for SJSU. Conversely, SJSU struggled to
play offense and score fastbreak points. Coach Phillips said the team planned to focus on their halfcourt offense for this game because the team had numerous new players. “We’re working and we’re locked in,” Phillips said. “We did some good things. We just got to get all (the) things (to) click on the same day. We’re young – we’re figuring it out about how we have to compete and win
put up 16 points and grabbed 13 rebounds. As for SJSU’s backcourt, freshman guard Jyah LoVett has been leading the Spartans’ offense this season, averaging 14.6 points per game on 41.5% shooting. The Achilles’ heel for SJSU this season has been their turnovers, as they coughed up the ball at an average of 19.3 times per game and to no disarray, ended up with 16 points in this game.
offense, limiting them to 10-for30 shooting. “Just having the next play mentality (is the game plan),” Davis-Jones said. “Not all losses are really L’s. Sticking with the positives and knowing we followed what we were supposed to do and listening to coach to help make it easier for her to coach us.” However, the Spartans were able to fight back, forcing eight turnovers in the first half and
Just having the next play mentality. Not all losses are really L’s. We follow the game plan and do everything we can and sometimes we just end up short. Sticking with the positives and knowing we followed what we were supposed to do and listening to coach to help it make it easier for her to coach us. Marisa Davis-Jones
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games.” Junior forward-center Amhyia Moreland was a diamond in the rough for SJSU this season, giving fans of the blue-and-gold a reason to pay attention in a season filled with adversity. The Old Dominion High School graduate is averaging 7.4 rebounds per game and 1.7 blocks per game and shooting 60% from the field. In SJSU’s loss to San Diego State, Moreland
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SJSU opened the game sluggishly, shooting 3-12. On the other end, the Lobos shot 50% and at the 1:45 mark of the first quarter, the Spartans found themselves down 18-8. By the midway mark of the second quarter, the game had taken a turn into a gritty, physical and ugly game. Defensively, the Lobos were able to stop the Spartans from scoring on
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staying within striking distance. SJSU closed the half by chopping a double-digit lead by the Lobos into a 32-28 Spartans deficit. UNM came out firing on all cylinders in the third quarter, as the Spartans’ first half momentum collided with the physical defense of the Lobos. However, the Spartans’ feelings towards the game weren’t disappointment, rather a sense of duty towards their work. ADVERTISING STAFF ADVERTISING DIRECTOR MIA WICKS
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“I think today in the second half we came out with a lack of focus,” sophomore guard Sabrina Ma said. “That’s pretty much the point differential. We need to stick to the game plan more consistently. Even if we come back, we need to lock in to that and take advantage of the momentum.” The cherry-and-silver went on an offensive tear in the third quarter, as their first miss from the field came midway in the period with 5:52 left. The Spartan’s offense became stagnant late in the game and the blue-and-gold shot 10-20 on layups as evidence. While Phillips and the Spartans continue their homestand, she and her players remain positive. The Spartans host the Air Force Falcons (9-12, 2-6 MW) on Saturday at the Provident Credit Union Event Center in San Jose at 1 p.m. The Spartan’s next home game is against the Air Force Falcons (9-12, 2-6 MW) and will take place at the Provident Credit Union Event Center in San Jose at 1 p.m.
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