A member of San Jose State’s 2017 homecoming royalty takes pride in her involvement in several activities on campus.

“I started realizing that no matter what you do, people are going to have their own opinions of you,” communicative disorders and sciences senior Christina Dunbar said. “As long as you’re doing what makes you happy, who cares about the irrelevant chitter chatter.”

Dunbar has been involved in over 12 different clubs, organizations and committees on campus throughout her time at SJSU. She has made sure to only make commitments if she knows she can dedicate time to do a good job.

“She’s incredibly selfl ess and a really hard worker,” accounting senior Kristen Flaten said. “She does everything, it seems like, and she cares about so many things.”

Dunbar’s involvement on campus began when she was a sophomore, having served on the executive board for the SJSU chapter of Delta Zeta Sorority. After months of being ill, she was eventually diagnosed with Crohn’s Disease.

“I had to really advocate for myself to the doctors,” Dunbar said. “Crohn’s Disease affects the way my digestive system operates and how I can absorb nutrition from the food I eat.”

After her diagnosis, she realized that there were many things on campus she wanted to do while still in college.

“I wanted to really try to make a positive impact about things that really mattered to me,” Dunbar said. “I just stopped giving myself excuses as to why I wasn’t doing them, and then I just started doing them.”

Since then Dunbar has juggled her academics and

involvement while maintaining a 3.51 GPA. “She’s real and tells it as it is and isn’t afraid to

express her opinion,” Order of Omega Vice President Brandon Do said. “Which is amazing because she isn’t afraid of what others think of her.”

Some of the positions she currently holds are: Peer Health Educator, Treasurer for Order of Omega, President for the One Love Foundation, President of the Black Masque Honor Society, President of the National Student Language Speech Hearing Association, Gender Equity Center Programming Board and Director of the Vagina Monologues.

“She’s willing to sacrifi ce her time and sleep to ensure she’s giving 110 percent,” Do said. “But at the same time she’s reminding herself and her peers about self-care.”

As a communicative disorders and sciences major and a peer health educator, Dunbar advocates for mental health and helping others.

“I got teased a lot as a kid and seeing children that had speech or communication diffi culties and how hard it was for them getting teased,” Dunbar said. “I thought that I could do something to make their lives a little bit easier, and that would be really rewarding.”

Dunbar said she makes sure to choose her priorities and always put her academics before anything, even if that means canceling a meeting to study more for a test. Through it all, she still makes time to put her mental health fi rst.

“The hardest thing has been learning to balance mental health,” Dunbar said. “Really making it a priority and scheduling time for myself where I just do nothing, like go home, watch Netfl ix and eat Chex Mix. That is what helps me recharge.”

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Spartans begin work on airplane project

Aerospace engineering students are making wings to fl y high next year by building an airplane for competition.

Six students formed the club, Stream Chasers Aircraft Research and Build, and began the airplane manufacturing project at the beginning of this semester.

“I used to be really bad at math and science when I was a high school student, but I was interested in the transportation system,” aerospace engineering senior Alex Lui said. “I found that airplanes are more challenging to make but [still] contribute to our society.”

The mission of the club is to build a plane in order to participate in an international competition, the Society of Automotive Engineers Aero Design West. The competition will take place in Van Nuys, Calif. in April 2018.

“Since we chose [an] advanced class, it’s more challenging and interesting,” aerospace engineering senior Andy Lee said.

For the advanced class project design, participants compete to see how accurately pillows can be released from the student-made planes.

The pillow must then hit a target on a ground. The closer to the target they land, the more points the team gets.

“Imagine you are trying to go help people by sending packages to the spot of a fi re. So, you want to drop the box to there as accurately as possible,” Lui said.

The team recently restarted the

project because they changed the class from a beginning to an advanced class.

In order to participate, they needed to be established as a club to obtain funding.

The project is part of the senior design A class. The club also teams up with students from other aerospace engineering classes.

“Right now, since we got a lot of things going on with SpaceX and NASA, most guys who are passionate with aerospace are in spacecraft,” Lui said. “Our team started not doing well because some of us were not super passionate [about] aircraft, but I think individuals know their roles now.”

Aerospace study is divided into two parts, aircraft and spacecraft.

According to Time magazine, SpaceX, founded by Elon Musk, is famous because in 2010, it was the fi rst private company to launch a rocket into orbit and return it back to earth intact.

The team often stays late in the engineering building or at a member’s house to work on the project.

Lee explained that time management is the team’s biggest struggle. Every team member is taking fi ve classes this semester.

“Me and Kohei (another teammate) stayed up until 3 a.m. last night, but I felt good because we know what we are doing right now,” aerospace engineering senior Neboneed Farhadi said.

Farhadi has always wanted to be a pilot, but he was also drawn to aerospace engineering while taking classes at SJSU.

“Through the fi ve to six years of study at university, we also learn physics, math and many others,” Lui said. “We haven’t really had a chance to put all the knowledge together.”

Attracting people for help is also one of the major purposes of the club.

“If I got a chance to do more with the club, I would like to expand the network of support,” Lui said. “Some other universities have more resources in terms of aerodynamic research.”

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COURTESY OF CHRISTINA DUNBARHomecoming Royalty Christina Dunbar poses for a photo after receiving her crown and sash with the homecoming court. She is involved in over 12 different organizations, committees and clubs on campus.

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Empty lot turns into a terrifying haunted house

When the sun goes down during Halloween season, a once pitch-black empty lot on Tully Road is turned into frightening haunted houses. This is one of San Jose’s haunted attractions, Dead Time Dreams.

Underneath what looks like a carnival tent is a foggy, dimly lit area where guests buy their tickets to be scared in the two featured haunted houses. As you’re approaching the foggy entrance to the tent, there’s a huge bloody clown head on top that sets the mood.

“I’m deathly afraid of clowns and the whole theme of this place is clowns and carnival,” San Jose resident Leslie Bourges said.

Disturbing horror music blares over the speakers and throughout the fairground as you walk into the pay station and the first attraction, Midway of Terror.

“When I fi rst got here I thought that it was just a semi-scary carnival,” San Jose resident Julian Salazar said. “Little did I know how scary it would actually be.”

While waiting in line for the haunted houses, guests can roam around the Midway of Terror, which has no admission cost. It is a haunted carnival that offers games and photo opportunities but is still part of the haunted experience, so be prepared to see a few clowns or zombies walking through to scare people.

“I wasn’t expecting it to be as scary as it was,” Sunnyvale resident Julia Reyes said. “But when I first walked in I was already holding onto my friend in fear.”

The River Styx and Dethworx are the two haunted houses that will have you screaming in fear.

The River Styx is a terrifying, boat ride-themed journey. As you walk through, expect no mercy because you’ll be scared at almost every corner.

The actors wear such gruesome makeup that it makes them seem real.

All of the props are handmade, adding to the creepiness factor. Each staff member plays their part seriously, leaving you scared to death throughout the maze.

“It was really interesting to see that all of the staff members stayed in character the whole time and tried to scare you at every moment they could,” Bourges said.

Dethworx is a madhouse that tests your pain tolerance. It is a twisted nightmare that enacts different ways to die. When you enter the house, prepare to run out screaming because this is the most horrific and terrifying of the two.

“I was literally so scared on the second maze [Dethworx] I went on,” Reyes said. “I had to go out of one of the emergency exits because I couldn’t do it anymore.”

Admission for the haunted houses costs $20 for both. It is on the pricier side, but for a city like San Jose which doesn’t have many quality haunted attractions, this is worth the price.

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‘Happy Death Day’ kills over and over again

Dying again— and again— and again can bring out the best in a person.

The slasher film “Happy Death Day” follows the life of an arrogant, bratty college student.

Theresa “Tree” Gelbman (Jessica Rothe) is nothing but rude to her warm-hearted roommate and a bit too cozy with one of her professors.

After an assumed one night stand, Gelbman wakes up on her birthday in a random boy’s dorm room.

She ignores the call from her father, takes a walk of shame all the way to her sorority house, and goes about her day until she gets stabbed by someone wearing a freaky baby mask.

Trapped in an agonizing time loop, Gelbman relives the same day multiple times until she finds out who is out to get her and why.

“Happy Death Day” is the perfect mix of horror, thriller, humor and romance. It shows Gelbman’s topsy-turvy life turning into a big bundle of non-stop chaos until it finally settles down to an orderly state.

From the very first scene until the end, the suspense hooks viewers and keeps them intrigued.

The careless behavior, Gelbman’s ignorant attitude and the way she presents herself draws the audience into the film.

The movie generates fear, agitation, uneasiness and trepidation because viewers are constantly waiting to see what will happen in the next scene.

Director Christopher B. Landon does a phenomenal job of showing how Gelbman’s character transforms from the beginning of the film until the end.

We get to see Gelbman frustrated, stressed, terrifi ed, anxious and annoyed while she continues to battle all sorts of confl icts throughout the movie.

Some of the themes the movie explore include resurrection, jealousy, empowerment, redemption and self-discovery.

The film explores each theme thoroughly and numerous scenes symbolically portray the change in Gelbman’s character.

Unfortunately, the cinematography was cliché because some of the horror scenes were shot in expected settings, such as parking garages and hospital corridors.

The use of dissonant, jarring sounds added an eerie feeling and elements of tension and anticipation.

Likewise, the lighting was perfect during the night scenes.

Viewers immediately turned apprehensive and fearful when they saw Gelbman strutting toward a dark tunnel because the masked killer makes an unexpected appearance and starts to follow her.

By emphasizing the repetition in Gelbman’s day, hip-hop music created this rhythm of never-ending trauma and distress. Each day would start with Gelbman waking up to an irritating ringtone.

Viewers were never able to guess the identity of the mysterious killer.

The twist in the climax completely surprises the audience and it leaves viewers thinking “what just happened?”

“Happy Death Day” is a great fi lm to watch with friends, family or a signifi cant other in case you want to grasp the arm of the person sitting next to you. Just make sure the person is not a stranger wearing a creepy baby mask.

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Fall is here and so is everything pumpkin spiced. The cherry-orange Pumpkin Spice Latte Frappuccino is tangy like ginger cookies. The moment you swallow the sweet, ice-cold beverage, all of your stress immediately evaporates. The Frappuccino is the perfect blend of coffee, spice, cinnamon and pumpkin all in one. The syrupy drink is as sweet as vanilla frosting on cupcakes. The soft tiers of milky white whipped cream, topped with just a hint of cinnamon does wonders to your mouth. The fi rst sip tastes like taking a scrumptious bite out of a spongy and luscious carrot cake. The cinnamony fl avor adds an appetizing aroma to the drink. As soon as the the cool mixture cruises down your throat, you feel active and energetic. The Pumpkin Spice Latte is available at any local Starbucks in two sizes, tall and grande. It is a seasonal drink that can be purchased for $4.45.

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Con Halloween a la vuelta de la esquina, es importante recordar que algunos disfraces no son ideal, especialmente si apropian alguna cultura.

De acuerdo al diccionario Oxford, la apropiación cultural es “La adopción no reconocida o inapropiada de las costumbres, prácticas, ideas, etc., de un pueblo o sociedad por parte de miembros de otras personas y por lo general más dominantes o la sociedad.”

Muchos de los disfraces comunes usualmente no causan problemas. Pero cuando alguien decide vestirse como una geisha provocativa o como un bandido mexicano con una botella de tequila en cada mano, entonces es cuando los problemas crecen.

Recientemente, los disfraces de apropiación cultural no son los únicos que están causando problemas, los vestuarios de princesas de Disney están

haciendo lo mismo. En un artículo por el New York Post,

la discusión sobre un disfraz de Moana fue presentado. De acuerdo a el artículo, muchos padres han decidido no vestir a sus hijos como los personajes de la famosa película por temor de estar apropiando la cultura Polinesia.

En mi opinión, hay una gran diferencia entre los disfraces que usan los niños a los que usan los adultos. La razón es porque un niño usualmente no sabe la diferencia y un adulto si, al contrario, tiene la capacidad de entender la diferencia entre lo que es correcto y lo que no es.

En un artículo diferente, USA Today menciona la discusión sobre los disfraces de Moana. A la misma vez, el mismo artículo se enfoca en diferentes maneras cuales la gente tiene que ser consienta sobre una línea muy fina entre

apreciar la cultura de otros y cuando eso se vuelve irrespetuoso.

“La apropiación de cultura puede ser ofensivo,” dijo el artículo. Un ejemplo que USA Today proporciona es cuando alguien convertir un hijab en un disfraz. Esto puede confundirse como una burla de las

personas que la usan todos los días como parte de su religión.

Ad ic iona l mente, el artículo también habla sobre el tema de disfraces cuando se trata de niños. USA Today dijo que nunca es demasiado temprano para enseñarle a sus hijos cómo ser respetuoso de otras maneras. Estas otras maneras a

las que se refi eren son como ser respetuosos sobre otras culturas.

Aunque creo que esto es correcto, no estoy convencida que vestir a niños como personajes de una película de Disney es malo. Cuando un niño pide vestirse como un personaje como Moana o Mulan, no lo

hacen con intención de ser irrespetuosos, simplemente piden vestirse de cierta manera porque son personajes que miran en la televisión y a los cuales les llaman la atención.

En cuanto a los adultos, Business Insider publicó una lista de 16 disfraces más ofensivos de este año.

Esa lista varía entre una atrapasueños Nativa Americana, un jeque Árabe y una catrina. Sorprendentemente, esa misma lista incluye un disfraz de Anne Frank.

La razón porque esto me sorprende es porque no puedo entender quien pensó que invertir un disfraces así fue una buena idea.

Business Insider también dijo que vestirse como cualquier personaje de otro cultura, como alguien con un poncho y un sombrero, es ofensivo.

Recuerda, no tiene nada de malo divertirse durante Halloween pero hay maneras de hacerlo sin ofender a alguna persona o a différente culturas. Hay muchísimas opciones de disfraces cuales no aportan ninguna cultura.

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La historia detrás el Dia De Los Muertos es para celebrar

Halloween no de excusa para apropiar una culture

Caléndulas, pan de muerto y calaveras de azúcar son unas de las pocas cosas que son incorporadas durante las celebraciones del Día de los Muertos.

De acuerdo a National Geographic, está celebración es practicada principalmente en México, pero otros países de Sudamérica y Europa también celebran este día.

La mayoría de las personas celebran durante el primero y segundo de Noviembre. Durante estos dos días, familias toman tiempo para honrar a sus familiares y seres queridos que han fallecido.

Típicamente, familias crean altares en sus casas decorados con arte, flores, dulces, calaveras de azúcar y la comida favorita de los fallecidos. La mayoría de los altares tienen retratos o artículos de ropa de mucha significancia cuales pertenecían a los que han fallecido. Estos altares sirven para dar honor a los que ya no están presente.

Dependiendo el la region, El Dia de los Muertos es una celebración que dura dos días. El primero de Noviembre es conocido como “El Dia de los Inocentes” o “El Die De Los Angelitos.” Este día es dedicado a

los niños que han fallecido. El día siguiente es conocido como el “El Dia de los

Difuntos” y celebra a los adultos que han fallecido. Hay poca diferencia entre los dos días de celebración. De acuerdo a la tradición, durante estos días los espíritus regresan para estar con su familiares.

La celebración es un poco diferente en los Estados Unidos. Familias Mexicanas Americanas frecualmente celebran Halloween el 31 de Octubre. Ese día, los niños se disfrazan y piden dulces de puerta a puerta.

Aunque la celebración de el Día de los Muertos no se celebra en grande en los Estados Unidos come en México. Muchas familias crean altares pequeños en sus casas, pero la tradición de ir a los cementerios no es practicada.

En varias partes de México, la gente visita a sus seres queridos en los cementerios para estar con ellos y poder celebrarlos.

Algunas familias contratan mariachis para traerles serenata. Muchos consideran este día festivo como una manera de poder celebrar a sus seres querido, en vez de recordarlos con tristeza o luto.

Los altares también son construidos en los cementerios, encima de sus tumbas. La gente trae la comida favorita de sus seres queridos para que puedan

disfrutarlos cuando su espíritu regresa. En diferente partes del mundo, el Dia de los Muertos

se celebra un poco diferente. En países como Bolivia, Brasil, Ecuador y España la gente también visita a sus familiares en los cementerios. Dependiendo del lugar, algunas familias reparan y limpian las tumbas, mientras otros van a orar.

El origen de la celebración del Día de los Muertos comenzó hace miles de años. De acuerdo a AZ Central, cual es parte de USA Today, la celebración se originó por los Aztecas hace unos 3,000 años. Cuando los Españoles llegaron a México, ellos vieron como los Aztecas practicaban sus rituales en un modo sacrilegio.

Eventualmente la celebración de los Aztecas se extendió hacia el norte y el dia feriado obtuvo influencias Católicas y Cristianas. El aspecto religioso agregó un elemento festivo.

Aunque diferentes partes del mundo celebran el Dia de los Muertos un poco diferente pero el mensaje es igual. Familias tienen dos días donde pueden estar con los espíritus de los que han perdido.

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THEY ARE MAKING A MOVIE ABOUT THE HAUNTED WINCHESTER HOUSE!!!This February, get ready for a thrilling movie that was filmed in our neighborhood!Over by Santana Row sits a house that was owned by Sarah Winchester, widow to William Winchester, founder of Winchester Rifles in the late 1800s. When her husband died, Sarah inherited the rifle company, and with it an immense sense of guilt and responsibility for all of the lives taken by her husband’s rifles. She thought the spirits of the victims would come to terrorize her so she had this house built in a fashion that would deter them. Hallways and staircases lead to nowhere, doors on the top floor open to nothingness; it was designed to confuse.

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Minors should pay the price by being charged as adults

San Jose high school students Randy Thompson, 16, and Jae Williams, 15, killed their fellow student

Michael Russell at Russell’s home on November 10, 2009.

According to NBC, Williams told San Jose police that his religion, Satanism, motivated the fatal stabbing.

Russell, Thompson, Williams and I went to the same high school. I didn’t get a chance to meet Russell, but I saw the aftermath of his murder and the number of people that were affected.

“Given the level of destruction that happens as a result of it [the crime], it [the punishment] also depends on how old they are too and what the circumstances are,” engineering sophomore Ralron Herzog said.

Sentencing options are hard to talk about when minors commit serious crimes like murder or arson. If they’re old enough to know right from wrong, they should pay for the crime they commit.

“At that age, there should be a clear sense of what’s right and what’s wrong,” Herzog said. “If you’re taking away

someone’s life, there is no getting around the fact that it took a lot of effort and planning to be able to kill someone.”

It’s not fair that Russell’s life was cut short when Thompson and Williams killed him that November night.

For that, it’s justifi ed that they ended up being sentenced — Williams in 2014 and Thompson in 2016 — to 26 years to life in prison. They ended Russell’s life and his family and friends are continuing with life without him.

According to NOLO, a website that provides legal information and advice, a minor who is charged with a serious offense, has a lengthy juvenile record or is older may waive their case to adult court.

The fact that minors at that age are “still developing” is not an excuse for the number of acres burned or lives affected when it comes to crimes such as murder or destruction of national parks.

In September 2017, four teenagers were arrested in connection to the Ballybunion Fire that burned 100 acres in Gilroy.

Those kids should’ve thought about the consequences that would affect people in that area. The costs of rebuilding, the lives potentially endangered and the amount of time it will take for vegetation to grow back are serious issues.

“[At] 14 or 15 years old you’re still young, but I don’t think that it’s a crime that should be let off easy no matter what,” psychology junior Mona Khoury

said. “If you were 10 or 11 you don’t really understand what you were doing. It’s different.”

In California, if a minor is at least 14 years old, prosecutors can decide whether they will be tried as an adult for certain defi ned crimes, according to law corporation Wallin & Klarich.

“They [minors 14 and older] know what they’re doing,” child and adolescent development senior Marissa De La Torre said.

In July 2015, De La Torre heard about the rape and murder of 8-year-old Madyson Middleton by Adrian A.J. Gonzalez, who was 15 at the time.

“You hear about the really young children [who are] 10 and even younger that do commit murder [and] that is a gray area for me,” De La Torre said.

By the age of 14, kids should have a basic understanding of wrong and right and recognize the impact of their actions. It’s not rocket science. A minor who decides to take someone’s life should not be let off easy.

Murder can’t be undone.

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Facebook’s News Feed split is great for consumers

Facebook’s feed split is harmful to businesses, good for consumers and great for Facebook.

Facebook is testing a feed split that would create two separate news feeds for its consumers. Currently, you see updates from your grandma, your favorite sports team, pages you follow and advertisements in one feed. After the split, your friends’ posts will be on one feed and everything else will be on another.

As a consumer and business owner, I have two very different perspectives on this issue.

When I use Facebook 37 times a day for 25 seconds each to see if any of my friends are doing anything interesting, I have to

scroll past ads and shared political posts, and it ruins my experience.

Keeping pages and commercial posts out of my friend feed would help me focus on the reason I joined Facebook in 2008 — to keep up with the lives of my friends and family. With all the political pages and advertisements, I’m not getting the experience I want anymore.

“The goal of this test is to understand if people prefer to have separate places for personal and public content,” Facebook Executive Adam Mosseri said in a blog post. “We will hear what people say about the experience to understand if it’s an idea worth pursuing any further.”

I think the consumers will support the split. If they want to look at public or

commercial posts, they need only to click that feed, but those who want to avoid them can do so.

The Telegraph reported the testing is taking place in Bolivia, Cambodia, Guatemala, Serbia, Slovakia and Sri Lanka. Testing will continue for months before a decision is made.

While my consumer perspective has one wish, my business owner perspective has another.

I run two esports media outlets that rely on social media for traffi c. Splitting news feeds will cause my businesses to reach fewer people and less people will read my content.

Companies can still pay to put ads in the personal news feeds. For a small business owner like me, it probably isn’t worth the investment.

Large corporations don’t have the budgetary issues I do and will gladly pay large sums to fl ood your feed anyway. The only difference is instead of ads being broken up by page posts from your favorite

sports team or artist, it will be broken up only by your friends’ posts.

Facebook made over $18 billion in 2015 and should make decisions to better the user experience, not to increase revenue. I concede that it is a business, and that businesses are supposed to make money, but one can dream.

The Independent’s Andrew Griffi n believes this split solves two problems for Facebook.

First, people will post more about themselves in the personal feed, making advertising data more accurate. It also generates revenue for Facebook because companies will have to buy ads to be seen on the personal feed.

The real winner here is Facebook. They make consumers happy, and they make more money from businesses. As a consumer I support this, but as a business owner, it hurts.

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LUKE JOHNSON | SPARTAN DAILY (fi le images)(Left) SJSU freshman quarterback Montel Aaron drops back to pass versus Cal Poly on Sept. 2 at CEFCU Stadium. (Right) Linebacker Frank Ginda (5) and teammates look at their sideline for instruction against Utah State on Sept. 23.

An extended streak is guaranteed to end this Saturday.

After losing six consecutive games, San Jose State’s football team travels to Brigham Young University to play a team that has lost seven in a row.

The Spartans (1-7, 0-4 MW) were the fi rst among the 129 Football Bowl Subdivision teams to play eight games. They lost their eighth game to Hawaii on Oct. 14 leading into the bye week.

“It was a chance for us to have some physical practices and let our young guys bang a little bit,” Brennan said. “Because our bye week was late and we played a big chunk of our season already, we were able to evaluate stuff we’ve done good and

stuff we haven’t done good.”The Hawaii loss was the fi rst time since the

Sept. 2 win over Cal Poly that SJSU held a lead in a game. The Spartans were initially ahead 10-0 after the fi rst quarter, though they lost the turnover battle 2-1.

“There have been too many mistakes that have led to turnovers,” Brennan said. “It’s something we have worked on [during the bye week]. I think a lot of it stems from young people playing in games. The game is happening fast and sometimes it’s just the wrong route.”

The Spartans’ offense improved versus Hawaii with freshman quarterback Montel Aaron returning from injury. After missing three games, he passed for a career-best 322 yards and led SJSU to a season-high of 504 total offensive yards. He also completed 17 of 27 passes and threw two touchdowns.

“Montel is a good quarterback,” freshman defensive tackle Sailosi Latu said. “The offense trusts what he does as a quarterback to bring into our offense.”

Rahshead Johnson made his season debut at Hawaii — posting three touchdowns and 278 all-purpose yards. One of his touchdowns included a 96 yard kickoff return.

SJSU junior linebacker Frank Ginda has led the country in tackles and tackles per game for the majority of the season. Right now he shares the lead with 115 tackles and 14.4 tackles per game. However, he is No.1 in the nation in solo tackles with 65.

Brennan called this game a true test of poise because the crowd in Provo, Utah makes it a tough place to play.

Even though BYU (1-7) is plagued with injury, SJSU is expecting to face a fi erce, west-coast style defense. 35 BYU players

have been injured this season, including 13 projected starters. Cougars starting cornerback Troy Warner is possibly out of the season, but 250-pound running back Ula Tolutau will be the player to watch on the other end.

“They’re a tough, physical team,” junior tight end Josh Oliver said. “But it’s just another football game. We come into every football game with high expectations to win.”

The game will be broadcast live from LaVell Edwards Stadium on ESPN3 at 12 p.m. Saturday. BYUtv also will carry the telecast. The channel is available on DirecTV channel 374, DISH Network channel 9403 and Comcast channel 228.

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Heredia keeps conference award at San Jose State

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Spartan goalkeeper David Heredia cools off during practice Wednesday afternoon.

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As the win streak continues for San Jose State’s men’s soccer team, so does the weekly recognition.

Sophomore goalkeeper David Heredia was the second Spartan to be named Western Athletic Conference (WAC) Defensive Player of the Week in back-to-back weeks.

“Our defense honestly has stepped up a lot,” said Heredia, a San Jose native and Andrew Hill High School graduate. “I couldn’t be any more proud of them — Andy Rios, Jeff Dukes, Joseph Kay and Omar Lemus — I thank them a lot. They save my butt, I save theirs; that’s how it is in these tough games.”

Following Rios’ award-winning performance from Oct. 9-16, including a 1-0 shutout victory on the road against Houston Baptist on Oct. 15, Heredia delivered two more shutouts during the team’s three-game Texas road trip last week.

Though Heredia said the humidity and heat wave hit the team right as the players stepped onto Texas grounds, it did not stop the Spartans from weekend victories

over University of Incarnate Word and University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley.

Against Incarnate Word on Oct. 20, Heredia fi nished with two saves on 12 shots in the 2-0 win. He then added three saves on 10 shots in the 1-0 win over Rio Grande Valley on Oct. 22.

The preseason was a wide-open race to the back of the Spartans’ net, as SJSU gave up an average of 2.25 goals in eight games. Since then, assistant head coach Jonathan Lester said Heredia solidifi ed himself as the starter.

“We had a lot of pretty talented goalkeepers that were vying for the same position and no one really separated themselves in preseason, so it was kind of hard to pick who was the hot hand at the time,” Lester said.

Heredia has the hot hand in conference as his three shutouts in six starts are second in the WAC behind Seattle University’s Josh Adachi. Additionally, his two goals allowed in conference play is the best among WAC goalies.

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