Spartan Daily Vol. 152, Issue 35

Tuesday, April 23, 2019

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SJSU VP for advancement resigns

By Kunal Mehta STAFF WRITER

San Jose State Vice President for Advancement and the CEO of the Tower Foundation Paul Lanning is resigning, effective Friday. SJSU President Mary Papazian announced the news in a campus-wide email last Friday.

“During [Lanning]’s nearly four years with SJSU,

University Advancement raised more than $30 million annually, contributed to a growing endowment, created award-winning marketing and communications projects, hosted nationally newsworthy special events and enhanced alumni engagement and pride,” Papazian wrote.

In his resignation email to the University

Advancement division, he described the department’s progress as a team effort between advancement, alumni and donors.

“With all of this under our collective belts, the time has come for me to step aside,” Lanning wrote. “I have accomplished my initial goals of reorganizing, restoring, and revitalizing University Advancement at SJSU, and I have faith

that many more successes lie ahead for the university, for the division, and for each of you.”

Lanning joined the university in June 2015, having previously worked at the Foundation for California Community Colleges, the University of the Pacific and the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Papazian will be appointing an interim

vice president to lead the division of advancement. She wrote that LANNING a national search will be conducted to find Lanning’s permanent replacement.

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With all of this under our collective belts, the time has come for me to step aside.

Paul Lanning vice president for advancement

New A.S. board announced, vote count down

By Roman Contreras STAFF WRITER

be asked to fill out an initial form that determines their individual food insecurity level. To keep this record consistent over time, students will need to complete a new form every semester.

Afterward, they are free to browse through items such as produce or toiletries. Students will need to pay attention to stated limits on certain sections, which can fluctuate depending on demand and availability.

On Thursday, the San Jose State Students’ Elections Commission announced its new Associated Students board for the 2019-2020 season.

During a reveal party in the Student Wellness Center, supporters and candidates waited for the news to be delivered.

Chief Elections Officer Joseph Sandoval-Rios said the voter turnout was down roughly 1% from the previous year.

Sandoval-Rios believes this could be the result of the decline of eligible voters on campus.

According to the Voter Information Guide, all matriculated SJSU students are eligible to vote if they have paid the most current A.S. activity fees. Students studying the Continuing Education and Open University are not eligible to vote in A.S. Elections.

He said that in the past year, voter eligibility was at an estimated 32,000. This year, the number of students eligible to vote stands at 25,208. Although, the number of students that actively voted was 2,383, said Sandoval-Rios.

Sandoval-Rios said he and his team of the Students’ Election Commission have been working tirelessly since November of last year to

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Spartan Food Pantry serves students with groceries, toiletries and other daily need products.

Spartan Food Pantry opens for students

By Jonathan Austin STAFF WRITER

In order to combat food insecurity at San Jose State, the administration developed the Spartan Food Pantry and unveiled it along with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Thursday.

Spartans can locate the food bank in the Student Union, with an outside entrance facing the engineering building rotunda.

Food insecurity means the lack of consistent access to

sufficient amounts of food for a healthy lifestyle. According to the SJSU Student Food Access Survey from 2014, 39% of students suffer from this.

SJSU President Mary Papazian said, “Food insecurity for students, for anyone, truly is a social justice issue and it should be a concern for all of us.”

The pantry looks similar to a small convenience store with sectioned rows of shelving that contain different grocery items.

Once inside, students will

2019-2020 Associated Students PRESIDENT : Branden Parent VICE PRESIDENT : Zachary Birrer CONTROLLER : Jyotsna Kethepalli DIRECTOR OF ACADEMIC AFFAIRS : Anoop Kaur DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS AFFAIRS : Flor Sario DIRECTOR OF CO-CURRICULAR AFFAIRS : Katrina Festejo DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY OUTREACH : Kira Nguyen DIRECTOR OF INTERCULTURAL AFFAIRS : Mira Mustafa DIRECTOR OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS : Kenya Gallo DIRECTOR OF LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS : Zobeida Delgadillo DIRECTOR OF STUDENT RESOURCE AFFAIRS : Jeanne Trang DIRECTOR OF STUDENT RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES : Jose Roque DIRECTOR OF SUSTAINABILITY AFFAIRS : Daniella Carrera SOURCE: STUDENTS’ ELECTION COMMISSION, INFOGRAPHIC BY HUAN XUN CHAN

Tea Lyfe gets burglarized second time

By Vicente Vera In the dead of night at the beginning of April, a masked burglar and accomplice drove into San Jose’s Vietnam Town and shattered one of the tempered glass doors of Tea Lyfe, then stole $200 in cash and the register.

On Sunday night, Tea Lyfe was burglarized once again, with the same glass door shattered a second JOHANNA MARTIN | SPARTAN DAILY time. Though the business Caleb Bui, the owner of Tea Lyfe, walks past the owners were still without temporary plywood door propped up at his storefront. a register, the thieves stole

four electronic tablets left in the shop.

The San Jose Police Department believes the crimes to have been committed by the same person, according to the owner of Tea Lyfe, Candy Gomez.

“The first time it happened, it was my opening employee who called me, it wasn’t even security who called me,” she said. “We weren’t even the only shop to get broken into.”

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There have been at least eight businesses here that have been broken into.

Candy Gomez Tea Lyfe owner

on the other side of Vietnam Town, was also burglarized the same night as Tea Lyfe’s first break-in.

Frustrated by what she described as an ongoing problem, Gomez made an Instagram post

regarding the incidents and tagged a number of news organizations.

“There have been at least eight businesses here that have been broken into,” she said.

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NEWS

TUESDAY, APRIL 23, 2019

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EXECUTIVE EDITOR NICHOLAS ZAMORA MANAGING EDITOR JANA KADAH EXECUTIVE PRODUCER KAYLA FLORES NEWS EDITOR VICENTE VERA HUAN XUN CHAN A&E EDITOR EDUARDO TEIXEIRA OPINION EDITOR HUGO VERA SPORTS EDITOR LINDSEY BOYD PHOTO EDITOR JOHANNA MARTIN MULTIMEDIA EDITOR KELSEY VALLE SPECIAL PROJECT EDITORS WILLIAM DELA CRUZ MARCI SUELA

PHOTOS BY CINDY CUELLAR

1) Flor Sario approaches the podium after being announced as incoming A.S. director of Business Affairs.

ELECTION

2) Outgoing A.S. Director of Legislative Affairs candidate Grace Pang tears up after her learning she will lose her position.

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3) Incoming A.S. Director of Co-Curricular Affairs, Katrina Festejo embraces former Director of Co-Cultural Affairs, Kameo Quenga.

4) Jeanne Trang cries tears of joy after finding out she was elected A.S. director of Student Resource Affairs.

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ensure the election would run smoothly.

They held weekly meetings for event planning as well as ethics trainings for candidates.

The ethics trainings were to prepare and inform candidates on what holding a position in office would encompass.

Newly elected controller, Jyotsna Kethepalli, said she has already began working to accomplish the goals she set out to achieve during her time in office.

Kethepalli said the

biggest goal for her time in office is “to make sure we bring transparency, and also instill collaboration” within the student government.

Zachary Birrer, winner of the vice president position, was given the good news after missing the results party to sit for a midterm exam.

“Even with low voting population turnout, everyone had confidence that I could do the best, and I thank them [voters] for [giving me the] opportunity to improve student life and commuter life in every aspect,” said Birrer.

The incoming A.S.

President Branden Parent said he is proud of the predominantly female representation on his board.

“We have a majority women board. That’s something we haven’t seen in a while,” said Parent.

“And that’s great.”

For this upcoming year, Parent is striving to be “proactive, not reactive.”

Parent hopes that he and his board will be able to handle issues effectively when they arise, instead of simply pushing the issues aside which could create a more extensive problem.

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We have a majority women board. That’s something we haven’t seen in a while.

Branden Parent Incoming A.S. President

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GROCERIES Continued from page 1 For instance, the limit on multiple-use items can change several times in one day. The limit on singleuse items will remain the same.

Depending on the section and donated items, the limits can be met through one large item, or groups of multiple small items. The numbers are clearly listed in the aisles, acting as price tags.

Ben Falter, senior student affairs case manager said, “This system was put into place in order to make sure that there are enough items for every student if necessary.”

Students are allowed to shop once a week at the pantry, checking in and out using their Tower Card. This measure

Over the past three years, Second Harvest [Food Bank] has contributed more than $400,000 in food items to our mobile food pantry.

Mary Papazian President of San Jose State

ensures that everyone can get food on a weekly basis if necessary.

Falter said that some students only go in and grab a few things at a time, while others max out each section as they can every week.

If students are in dire need of food, staff members can assist in signing up for emergency food services on computers in the food bank as well.

“Over the past three years, Second Harvest [Food Bank] has contributed more than $400,000 in food items to our mobile food

pantry,” Papazian said.

“Our permanent Spartan Food Pantry enhances our ability to work with Second Harvest [Food Bank] and our other partners to provide for our students in an even bigger way.”

The food pantry is run predominantly off of Second Harvest Food Bank donations. However, students can donate food and other household necessities following the guidelines available on the SJSU Cares website.

Falter said that since the March pre-opening, 700 Spartans went and

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Canned beans sit on the shelves of the new food pantry.

visited the Spartan Food Pantry, with some repeat shoppers, totaling 1240 visits.

The permanent food pantry will still coincide with the mobile food pantry available to students every month.

Students will be able to attend both in the same

week if needed.

The opening time of the food pantry is subject to change. However, the current business schedule is Monday-Tuesday 1-6 p.m. and WednesdayFriday 10 a.m.- 3 p.m.

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NEWS

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Bringing innovation to SJSU

Colleen Fitzgerald

By Courtney Vasquez STAFF WRITER

San Jose State is looking to fill its new position of vice president of research and innovation at the university before the semester ends.

According to SJSU’s Leadership Profile about the position, the new role of vice president will provide SJSU with an environment of synergic research and innovation.

The three candidates running for the position are Colleen Fitzgerald, Mohamed Abousalem and Ramesh Kolluru.

The Leadership Profile also highlighted that the vice president will do much more than overseeing the university’s research and innovation. “[The vice president will be] cultivating a research and innovation culture, expanding strategic research initiatives and

partnerships, establishing an office of innovation, and further developing the research infrastructure and administration,” wrote the Leadership Profile.

All three candidates running for vice president had open forums where they spoke about their qualifications and what they would bring to SJSU. The first open forum on April 12 was for Fitzgerald, who is currently a program officer at the National Science Foundation. She is also a professor in the Department of Linguistics and Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) at the University of Texas at Arlington.

Fitzgerald talked about her interest in SJSU because of its urban research reputation and her experience with diverse communities.

“I am someone that has been very involved in building my own

Mohamed Abousalem [The vice president will be] cultivating a research and innovation culture, expanding strategic research initiatives and partnerships, establishing an office of innovation and further developing the research infrastructure and administration.

SJSU Leadership Profile

partnerships with Native American communities, and with ESL [English as a Second Language] literacy partnership,” Fitzgerald said. “[I know how to] build those relationships, [how to] make sure what you’re doing is driven by the community needs and [I know about] design research.”

Fitzgerald said various partnerships with industries would help the department and students as well.

“When high-tech industries are partnering with you, they’re vetting and creating internships for your students, they’re vetting their future workforce,” Fitzgerald said. “Those are creating jobs for its students, so it’s a great win-win situation.”

At the open forum on April 15, Ramesh Abousalem spoke about the vice president position. He is currently the assistant vice chancellor for research at UC Santa Cruz.

Ramesh Kolluru Abousalem said he was interested in the position because of the diversity and research capabilities of the community.

“This diversity brings a lot of value for the students, the faculty, the university and the entire community,” Abousalem said.

He said the diversity will be an advantage for students in the campus community.

“We would embrace the character of this university’s diverse community by engaging all students, regardless of background, in the same opportunities in innovation and entrepreneurship,” Abousalem said.

At the open forum on Thursday, Kolluru explained why he wants the position.

Kolluru is currently the vice president for research, innovation and economic development at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.

In his speech and his cover letter to the department, Kolluru said that the students are just as important as the funded research that everyone wants.

“While it is important to pursue national rankings and funded research, I believe it is important that we do not forget why we got into higher education in the first place and that is to maximize human capital by creating high-impact, transformative opportunities for our students,” Kolluru said.

Kolluru went on to talk about SJSU and the future for the university, which he said will be important to many.

“SJSU will be the ‘go-to’ place for faculty, students, staff and funding agencies seeking to collaborate on solving tough problems,” Kolluru said.

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Tea Lyfe owner, Candy Gomez, describes feeling “heartbroken” upon learning that her shop in Vietnam Town had been burglarized for the second time in a month.

BOBA Continued from page 1 “We have been asking the Vietnam Town Business Association for months for extra security.”

Gomez said she is considering installing a metal gate in front of the glass doors.

Although she believes the business association she contributes money to should take more active security measures to prevent future break-ins.

“The second time it happened, I just felt like we were not being heard,” she said. “The news can actually get the word out for us and the community can know what is going on.”

The second time it happened, I just felt like we were not being heard.

Candy Gomez co-owner of Tea Lyfe

Most angering of all, Gomez said, is that she was unable to take her son to his tutoring session because of the time it took to deal with the burglary.

Business senior Katie Kongsouphone, who is also a manager at Tea Lyfe, said she never thought her

place of business would have been targeted.

“The two years I’ve worked here, I never heard of a break-in,” she said.

Though the incident was upsetting, Kongsouphone said, employees and customers at the shop have kept a positive attitude.

“A lot of people actually came in saying ‘We saw your post on Instagram, that’s why we’re here’ and ‘We’re sorry about it,’ ” Kongsouphone said. “We know how hard it is for our boss [Gomez], so we’re just here to support and help her out.”

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

TUESDAY, APRIL 23, 2019

Zedd ‘Stays the Night’ at Event Center

By Cindy Cuellar STAFF WRITER

The first rave back on campus after a 3-year hiatus took place last week at the Event Center.

The line to get in was exactly how you expected it to be for Zedd. Starting from the event center, past Clark Hall and reaching Tower Hall.

Zedd previously performed at San Jose State for Electric Bounce House 3, a rave event with multiple artists, as an opener for David Guetta back in 2015 when raves on campus were popular.

Body glitter, shiny water packs and a crowd of people filled the top floor of the Event Center as fans tried to get to the general floor of the venue.

Choosing where to sit or stand could create different experiences all at the same show.

Whether holding onto the front railing was favored or lingering farther back in the crowd to see all of the lights and lasers.

Whethan, a DJ from Chicago, was the opener who finished his set with his most popular song, “Radar,” preparing the audience for Zedd.

The second the lights flickered back and forth and the tempo gained speed, screams erupted the room as Zedd stepped onto his elevated diamond-shaped platform

on stage.

“I really enjoyed the show and it’d be cool if the school continued to have raves,” psychology junior Shelby Sharma said, “I wanted to hear his ‘Lost in Japan’ by Shawn Mendes remix so I was sad that he didn’t perform it.”

Zedd remixed classics such as “Thunderstruck” by AC/ DC, “Don’t Stop Me Now” and “Bohemian Rhapsody”

by Queen and “I Want to Dance With Somebody” by Whitney Houston.

Within the crowd, the excitement and liveliness of the show completely engulfed the audience as people screamed lyrics at the top of their lungs.

People encourage the rave mantra, P.L.U.R. which stands for peace, love, unity and respect at generally all EDM events.

This is also a manner to exchange “kandi,” which are accessories typically made out of beads for events such as bracelets, necklaces and masks.

During the middle of the show, the air got thinner, crowds got tighter and people were more uncomfortable as sweaty bodies pressed against one another.

People tried to stand their ground for their spot by shoving, which did not benefit anyone within the vicinity. Some pushed back in response and others moved to more open areas, defeated by the discomfort.

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EDM star Zedd took to the Event Center stage on Wednesday night, ending the three-year rave hiatus at SJSU.

Dancing with strangers was almost inevitable as the rhythm and tempo guided your body to the beats. The same energy attracted others around to join as everyone would jump and dance around in the crowd.

“Spectrum”, “Stay”, “Happy Now” and “Clarity” were just a few of Zedd’s popular songs he played during his set with fire and lasers bouncing off from wall to wall for his visuals.

Kristian Elizes, an interior design senior, went to the event and expressed how nostalgic and fun it was for him.

“I feel that Zedd’s music has a special place in a lot of ravers’ hearts as he’s one of the first artists they’d listen to when they first got into the genre and personally for me, the Event Center was where I went to my first rave,” said Elizes.

Once the confetti came out, things started to stick.

It looked beautiful once it trickled down to the floor, but the tiny little pieces of streamers clung to every wet pore in the hot and crowded area.

Zedd hyped up the crowd to jump, carry one another for shoulder rides and scream.

After he performed his last song and the lights turned back on in the venue, the ringing in

your ears lingered for a while longer as everyone stopped to take pictures, looked for an exit or searched for their lost friends.

As Zedd’s second time performing on campus, this time as the headliner, he delivered a grand show to SJSU students and other fans.

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What’s up gamers? It’s your boy, Jonathan Austin.

Look, I know we all like to spend money on stupid crap that nobody should ever spend money on, and that’s fine.

But you know something you should spend your money on?

The answer is season passes for video games, especially if you’ve already spent money on the game in the first place.

Let’s face it, modern games just aren’t fun with limited unlockables and fewer options to choose from cosmetically.

Gone are the days in which you would buy a game at release with 20 items, and would then have to unlock them by playing the game and completing silly challenges.

Replacing that old and Machiavellian system are season passes.

What are season passes?

Well, it’s basically what I previously described with unlockables a few lines up, except you pay money to do it.

Who doesn’t love spending money?

Communists probably, but not us capitalists!

It’s how we stimulate the economy.

Season passes started off as a way for dumb guys like the creators of “Fortnite,” a game you can play for free, to actually make money instead of charging to play it like literally every other game studio.

However, this was great for me because I hate taking advantage of people’s hard work, and I felt like I was doing so by playing their free game.

So, I gave them my money. And I am proud of it.

After all, who wouldn’t be proud of giving money to rich corporations who view me as an ATM machine.

I know I sure am!

Besides, now this is seen as a hip new consumer habit.

Companies like Activision are releasing season passes for popular titles such as “Call of Duty.”

You know, the game that already costs money to play.

This is fine because I am tired of getting way too many games at such low prices. Who can’t afford $20 on top of $60 right?

Obviously students do not suffer from this problem!

I mean really, what’s more enjoyable, sitting down to a game you just bought and playing it until you unlock everything like a chump, or paying for a season pass for a game you just bought and unlocking everything like a champ?

I know I’m going all in on the latter!

Truly, gamers are not stupid people.

They pay for things they want, is that not the American dream?

I believe that the direction we are heading in the gaming industry is excellent.

Who would want fully developed and functioning games when they release when we can get broken and unplayable messes instead.

I know I would rather play some poorly made thing that some doofus put together in a few months.

Because that’s the game that would have a season pass, and I love those.

Besides, what am I going to do with all of this money I have laying around as a college student in San Jose anyway.

Certainly not pay back my debts that’s for damn sure.

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OPINION

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A ‘League of Legends’ of their own Jonathan Austin STAFF WRITER

Racing to the finish line. Jumping as high as you can. Sitting in one spot for hours.

These are all feasible tasks in various sports.

Sports are essentially games, defined by individuals or teams competing in physically demanding and skill-based challenges.

While some people may be surprised to think so, playing a video game professionally can also constitute playing a sport by its definition.

As per the definition of a sport, professional video gaming also requires physical execution to be able to win at high levels of competition.

Similarly, you may think that racing a car is not a sport.

However, anyone who can drive a car 200 miles an hour for 500 continuous mile-long loops and not crash into everything around them is amazing.

This long debate is intriguing, as many define sports as conventional games we play, such as baseball and basketball.

Many would not consider playing Monopo-

ly or chess a sport and similarly they would not consider the act of running as a game.

This concept only gets wider and harder to follow when you consider the broad spectrum of sporting events around the world.

In addition to the four main sports recognized as such in the United States: American football, baseball, basketball and hockey, we have to consider the growing popularity of sports from other countries and cultures.

For example, the sport known as soccer or “football,” as the rest of the world calls it, is without a doubt the most popular sport globally.

FIFA reported that an estimated 3.572 billion viewers alone watched the 2018 FIFA World Cup Final between France and Croatia in Moscow.

According to FIFA, soccer, as we know it, was started in late19th century Europe as leagues in nations such as England enforced rules like pen-

alty kicks and the aggregate system.

However, the iconic sport’s roots date farther back and all the way to current Mexico/Central America. Ullamaliztli, the ancient Aztec game featured in the 2000 animated movie, “The Road to El Dorado,” was a sport used to settle political conflicts between lords and tribes, as well as to perform religious sacrifices.

the Gods’ enjoyment.

Reaching into another part of history, jousting was a major event for medieval and middle age royalty.

Although not practiced and followed like a major sport today, jousting was a prime competition in medieval-era England.

The sport is simple – while on horseback, run at your opponent and try to knock them off with

Historically, sports evolve with changing methods and ideas.

Society should move with them and not resist that change.

This sport featured players kicking rubber balls into stone rings while typically having their hands literally tied behind their back.

According to BBC News, Aztec historical records state that the game was a double-edged sword of sorts. The losers of this match were typically executed and their possessions were awarded to the winner.

However, it was not uncommon for victors to also be sacrificed as it was seen as an honor to have your life taken for

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a lance.

Modeled after actions of heavy cavalry at the time, the sport was popular in settling feuds between different lords.

Often times the sport would be held in single elimination tournament style affair, where the champion would be given vast riches.

Coming back to history of modern times, cricket is a major sport across the pond in England, India, Australia and to an extent, worldwide.

First played in 16th century South East England according to Bleacher Report, it has evolved into what we know it as today.

The game itself is essentially the English-based equivalent of American baseball. Cricket features players trying to hit balls thrown at them with elongated wooden paddles within designated confines.

The player throwing the ball is attempting to knock over some pegs that are behind the batter.

Today, an emerging new esports scene is developing.

The act of competitive video gaming is not one that many people consider a sport.

But that is it, sports are games that require physical exertion and/ or skill to outmatch opponents in games.

Playing competitive video games is just that.

For example, Engadget, a gaming news website, claims that competitive “Starcraft 2” players can perform 300 to 600 actions per minute. That means basically, they are furiously clicking their mouse and keyboards in order to try to outplay their opponent.

Such an extraneous performance requires practice and training, similar to what practice and training athletes in

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“conventional” sports, such as soccer and basketball do.

Additonally, many people don’t realize that professional video gaming is becoming as mainstream as watching the NBA or NFL. National Public Radio reported that in 2016, the League of Legends World Championship Finals drew an audience that sold out the 21,000-capacity Staples Center in Los Angeles.

NPR reported tickets sold out in 12 minutes and that the estimated revenue from compeition was $1.6 billion in one year.

If e-gaming isn’t a sport, why are peope taking this just as seriously, if not more, as a Golden State Warriors playoff run?

Personally, I can’t fathom how hard it would be to perform that many actions in a single minute while playing a game, but these professionals make it look routine.

Simply put, sports are dependant on what is happening at the time.

Historically, sports evolve with changing methods and ideas.

Society should move with them and not resist that change.

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JOKIN’ AROUND Why did the coffee file a police report?

He got mugged.

SOLUTIONS

ACROSS 1. Death notice 5. Ear-related 9. Hairdo 13. Forearm bone 14. A financial examination 16. Back 17. Lather 18. A woody place 19. Anagram of “Ties” 20. A framework of beams 22. Brows 24. Focusing glass 26. Moon of Saturn 27. Ovular 30. Spotted cat 33. Enter unlawfully 35. Fall color 37. Bamboozle 38. Weepy 41. Abet 42. To deceive or cheat 45. Dampened 48. Not physical 51. Without consideration 52. Rabbits 54. Feudal worker 55. Powerlessness

59. Infant’s illness 62. Alone 63. Gibe 65. Remain 66. Search 67. Inscribed pillar 68. Dregs 69. Concludes 70. Satan’s territory 71. Historical periods DOWN 1. Dethrone 2. Make unclear 3. Pampering 4. Braided cords 5. Buffoon 6. Territory 7. Fool 8. Kind of acid 9. Insecticide 10. Greek cheese 11. Police action 12. Mining finds 15. 8th Greek letter 21. Trim 23. Angel’s headwear 25. Three-handed card game

27. Carve in stone 28. Spouse-to-be 29. East southeast 31. Branched lighting fixture 32. Bay window 34. Unhappy 36. Countercurrent 39. Confederate soldier 40. Harvard rival 43. Detaches 44. Immediately 46. Platter 47. Dignify 49. Districts 50. Distance 53. A sloping mass of loose rocks 55. Small island 56. Natural satellite 57. Trudge 58. Scream 60. Bright thought 61. To tax or access 64. Snake-like fish

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TUESDAY, APRIL 23, 2019

Bulldogs send Spartans to dog house

By Mauricio La Plante, Javier Velez, Cora Wilson STAFF WRITERS

Game 3 After two close games, San Jose State experienced a rare scoring drought, only finding home plate once against Fresno State on Saturday.

The game ended in a 6-1 defeat, capping a weekend of losses for the Spartans.

“I think the biggest thing in the games was we just didn’t get that big hit,” said junior infielder Troy Viola.

“We showed glimpses throughout the series, we had guys on, we had lead off runners on and then we failed to either move them over or score them.”

The Bulldogs opened with an early 2 run lead in the first inning and SJSU struggled to make plays.

“We’re a little bit short, we gave up 9 runs in the first inning all weekend, and just kind of playing from behind,” said head coach Brad Sanfilippo.

Unlike their past two games, the Spartans did not find their stride when faced with the early deficit.

Fresno State pitcher Nikoh Mitchell launched strikes past the Spartans, mounding 7 strikeouts and only giving up 3 hits and 1 run.

However, the Spartans almost caught the Bulldogs off guard when Mitchell made a failed pickoff at second base, leading Viola to steal third base.

Soon after, Viola ran to home base after not hearing the umpire call timeout.

The run was thrown out, and Sanfilippo flew toward the umpire and engaged in a yelling match.

“Anytime you have a chance to score and it gets called back, I’d say that is a bit of a momentum killer,” Viola said.

Despite the confusion, freshman outfielder Brandon Peterson had a breakthrough after stealing two bases and sprinting to home plate on a sacrifice fly ball by senior infielder Aaron Pleschner in the third inning.

“I was just trying to find a way to help my team, and the pitcher had a high leg kick, so I was just taking advantage of that,” Peterson said.

However, the run was not enough to rally the Spartans for a comeback.

Fresno found 2 more runs in the seventh and put up a lone home run in the ninth.

Game 2

The Spartans failed to comeback from a 5-run deficit in the first inning, as they fell to the Bulldogs 7-5.

MAURICIO LA PLANTE | SPARTAN DAILY

Coach Brad Sanfilippo yells at an umpire after Troy Viola’s run was called back.

Senior right-hand pitcher Tevin Cadola started on the mound for the Spartans.

He and the Bulldogs’ starting pitcher Davis Moore were undefeated coming into Game 2 of this series.

Cadola issued 3 walks, 5 hits, including a 3-run home run and 5 runs in the top of the first. Moore allowed 4 runs on 2 walks and 3 hits in the bottom of the first, bringing the game 5-4.

Cadola ended up giving the Spartans 4 1/3 innings while allowing a season-high 8 walks and 7 runs on 8 hits.

“He was kinda forced to throw pitches in the zone

when I thought he was doing a pretty good job on the outside corner,” said head coach Brad Sanfilippo. “It was a little tight and [was] forced to be back into the zone a little bit more, with some good hitters, they made him pay.”

After the Spartans put up 4 runs in the first inning, they only added 1 more run in the bottom of the fourth.

“It is frustrating. They put a 5-spot in the first inning and we comeback with a 4-spot so we’re showing fight,” said Viola. ”[Nolan Dempsey of the Bulldogs] put up a couple big swings out there today.

That’s tough is baseball.”

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Game 1

a single made by freshman left handed pitcher James Shimashita. Shimashita scored the third run after a single hit

by Viola.

“You just gotta fight and you gotta believe and we’ve come back this year by being down,” said head coach Brad Sanfilippo. “You just hang in there and you get a couple base runners and you try to make stuff happen and our guys did a good job of getting opportunities to make things happen.”

Fresno State scored a home run in the fourth inning to take a 5-3 lead, but the Spartans bounced back with 3 more runs.

Pleschner and Peterson scored and then with junior infielder Blake Berry’s double and a fielding error, Shimashita was able to tie the game at 6.

“I try to do what I can for the team,” said Pleschner. “I don’t think about it too much, but I want to go out there and do what I can to provide.”

The Bulldogs won the game with their 2-run homer that gave them an 8-6 lead in the seventh inning.

High-scoring third and fourth innings weren’t enough for SJSU to combat Fresno State’s home runs, resulting in a 8-6 loss Thursday night.

Within the first three innings, the Bulldogs earned 5 runs.

The Spartans caught up with 3 runs in the third inning when senior infielder Aaron Pleschner hit a single Follow Mauricio, Javier and Cora on Twitter to right field to bring fresh@mslaplantenews man outfielder Brandon @JAVYALVZ408 Peterson home. @ CORAAWILSON Pleschner then scored off

Sharks score speedily, stop shots, save season

By Jonathan Austin STAFF WRITER

The San Jose Sharks forced Game 7 of the series, defeating the Vegas Golden Knights 2-1 in double overtime Sunday night in Game 6.

San Jose decisively won on home ice in Game 5 on Thursday, shutting down the Golden Knights 5-2.

In the first periSHARKS od, the Sharks got to a hot start with center Tomas Her t l KNIGHTS scoring at 1 minute and 16 seconds.

Sharks coach Peter DeBoer said, “I was just happy we got the first goal.”

Sharks center Logan Couture followed that quick explosion on offense, scoring the team’s second goal of the game at the 11 minute mark.

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“I like the fact that we had the lead. It’s the first time since Game 1,” DeBoer said.

Near the end of the first period, winger Evander Kane was issued a high-sticking penalty at the 18:17 mark, giving the Golden Knights a two minute power play.

Eighty-three seconds later, an errant puck bounced off of Karlsson’s stick and into goalie Martin Jones’ skate, scoring the Golden Knights’ first goal of the game.

The second period was defined by blockade-like defense on both ends of the ice, with players and goalies from both sides denying shot after shot.

There were a few exchanges that forced stoppages in play, with players pushing and jawing at one another. No penalties came from any altercation.

Golden Knights goalie Marc-Andre Fleury played masterfully, stopping an onslaught of shot attempts by the Sharks.

At the 12:22 mark, wing-

er Barclay Goodrow scored the Sharks’ third goal of the game on a redirected shot from Justin Braun.

Following the goal, Golden Knights winger Max Pacioretty was issued a tripping penalty, putting the Sharks on a two minute power play.

The Golden Knights’ defense stonewalled any chance the Sharks had of scoring, and at one point had three players in the crease and two without sticks.

The Golden Knights successfully killed the penalty, and the period continued to run scoreless, with the Sharks evening the shot totals to 18.

The third period started much like the second, with defense prevailing on both sides of the ice.

Midway into the third, Karlsson was given a phantom tripping penalty, which was met with loud chants of “ref you suck” by Sharks fans.

Shortly thereafter, The Golden Knights scored on a power play, making it a one goal game.

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Sharks winger Kevin Labanc takes a shot against Vegas goalie Marc-Andre Fleury.

A few minutes later, Couture went down from a high stick striking his face that sent him into the locker room and Marchessault into the penalty box on the Golden Knights’ behalf.

Within 6 seconds of the start of the power play, Hertl scored again for the Sharks, making it a 4-2 game with five minutes left to play.

Eventually, the Golden Knights pulled their goalie in an attempt to force a goal to stay alive in the game, but inevitably were unsuccessful.

Shortly into the empty-net situation, Joe Pavelski was able to secure the puck and score, forcing Game 6.

Following the game, the first star, Tomas Hertl, told

fans, “I know we have one more game and come back for Game 7,” according to ESPN. He made true on his promise, scoring the game winning goal, shorthanded, Sunday night in Las Vegas.

Game 7 will be tonight at SAP Center at 7 p.m.

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