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Articles by Kristel Rodriguez
Redes sociales y medios de comunicación. Caso de estudio: diario El Informador (Barquisimeto, Venezuela)
Rodríguez, Krisel [1] ; Hernández Arias, Aymara Pastora [1] [1] Universidad Centroccidental Lisandro Alvarado, Venezuela Localización: Dissertare, ISSN-e 2542-3177, Vol. 3, Nº. 1, 2018 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Enero-Diciembre), págs. 33-66 Idioma: español Títulos paralelos: Social media and communication media.
Art store closing after 70 years
Local art supply chain University Art in San Jose is closing its doors Sunday after 70 years in business.Beginning Monday, University Art will only have two retail locations remaining – one in Redwood City and another in Sacramento. “It’s a sad sign of the times for traditional retailers,” University Art CEO Charlie Affrunti said in a press release sent out on April 18. “But our vendors too who are now selling directly online.” The store began its moving sale on April 20.
At-home DNA tests are more novelty than science
DNA testing company 23andMe may be taking a shot in the dark when it comes to users’ results.In the last few years, at-home DNA tests have grown in popularity thanks in part to the claim it can trace a person’s family lineage all the way to its roots.Crystal Villegas, a visual artist from Mountain View, is curious about what one of those at-home DNA tests can reveal about her family’s history. Both of Villegas’ parents immigrated to California before she was born.
SJSU leads Mountain West in Arthur Ashe Jr. Sport Scholars
Forty-one Spartans were named Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholars, which is more than any school in the nation.The school with the next highest number of recipients is Pacific University in Oregon.
Campus police use anonymous tip app, report crime with TipNow
Police officers and community members are connecting, one anonymous text at a time.The growth of mobile technology and the pervasiveness of smartphones have made staying connected with family and friends easier than at any point in human history.Local police departments are now wondering if the same technology can be used to help bridge the gap between law enforcement and the communities they serve.
Workshop aims to educate Spartans on pay gap
Speakers addressed the pay disparity between Latinx women and their non-white male counterparts at the “Know Your Worth Workshop” held in the Boccardo Business Center Wednesday night.Latinx is a gender-neutral term that aims to be more inclusive toward the many intersecting identities in Latin-American communities.
Art 151 demonstrates how the world ought to be
Society should take a lesson from Art 151: Topics in Screen-Printing.You can feel the buzz of the classroom before approaching the door handle. The organized chaos of students cleaning screens, sketching designs and mixing paints spills into the hallway as soon as the door opens. What looks like chaos is actually a rhythm. A rhythm that for three hours, makes you believe that all is right with the world. In this classroom, there is no such thing as a mistake.
Every worker should have the ‘right to disconnect’
I always knew work would kill me. I knew it after the first week of my first summer job when my paycheck was basically a refund for the gas I wasted getting there. Nonetheless, it was my first official leap into the workforce and the last time I remember having a clear distinction between mopping floors at work and watching a movie at home.
Teachers walk out for higher pay
Public K-12 school educators in West Virginia, Kentucky and Oklahoma went on strike on April 2 to demand higher pay and better funding for public schools. Teachers walked off campus during school hours and flooded official government buildings forcing some schools to cancel classes. Though the movement has been called a strike by multiple news outlets, these teachers are participating in walkouts.
Homeless alliance seeks to shelter students
Social action is a San Jose State sociology course that blends the classroom and community by creating student-lead groups to fight various social injustices in San Jose. The Student Homeless Alliance (SHA) began in the social action course of fall 2017 and was revived this spring by sociology senior Gigi Bolanos.SHA is dedicated to finding sustainable housing solutions for homeless San Jose residents and Spartans. “We have three demands,” Bolanos said.
Destiny Longmire leaps to victory
San Jose State University sophomore Destiny Longmire holds the track and field record for long jumping as well as a personal best for binge-watching Netflix. A native of Moreno Valley, California, Longmire began long jumping in the eighth grade. Up until that point, she had only participated in running events.“I always wanted to try a field event, so then I tried long jump and high jump, and I was good at the long jump so I just kept doing it,” Longmire said.
Autonomous cars enable distracted driving
I love driving. My dad was a taxi driver. Some of my earliest memories are of him teaching me to drive around the neighborhood in his yellow cab. I would sit in his lap and steer the wheel while he pushed on the pedals. I practiced so often I could parallel park quite well by the time I reached eighth grade.I worked consistently from a young age to afford my first car inhigh school. Many of my friends found it too costly and preferred to spend their money on other things. Not me.
You will never achieve the American dream
The American dream is a lot like Neverland – entirely in your head and completely out of reach.The term “American dream” was coined in 1931 by James Truslow Adams and represents the idea that anyone can achieve success by simply working hard. The dream Adams describes is most often romanticized with a single-family home, surrounded by a white picket fence and two and a half kids on the front lawn.
Campus responds to Florida gun law
Florida lawmakers passed new gun reform legislation on March 7 in the wake of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland.However, the bill didn’t include arming teachers with handguns, a controversial solution suggested by President Donald Trump days after the shooting took place.University Police Capt. Alan Cavallo expressed through email his opposition to arming teachers as a permanent solution to school shootings. “We do not support arming teachers,” Cavallo said.
Equal Pay is about more than just gender
Equal Pay isn’t a real thing.Earlier this year, Time magazine published an article on actress Jessica Chastain’s demand for equal pay.The equal pay Chastain refers to is the difference in pay the average woman earns compared to men for completing equal amount of work. As it stands today, women earn 79 cents for every man’s dollar, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Photography and paint used to fight social issues
“Power in Faces” made its debut Friday night at the Social Policy Cafe in downtown San Jose during FIRST FRIDAYS art walk.The show is a collaboration between photographer Aaron Pettigrew and illustrator Yosef Gebre. The pair who teamed up to raise awareness around contemporary social problems. “There are a lot of things going on in this world that are difficult to talk about,” Pettigrew said.
California ignores critical flaw in its highway system
California highways suck. It’s as simple as that.The Daily Beast compiled a list of the 50 worst commutes in America, and California dominated the list with several Bay Area cities appearing in the top ten. No matter how scenic the hillside view is from Interstate 880, or how breathtaking the water looks driving along the coast on Highway 1, there is one thing that always manages to mess all of that up for me: entering and exiting the highway.
‘LimeBikes’ complement commuter culture
What’s bright, green, yellow and all over campus?A LimeBike, of course!The San Mateo-based company’s neon-colored bikes and scooters have sprung up all over campus and downtown San Jose in the recent months, sparking curious questions from students and residents.
Art takes many forms in nature-based gallery
When asked about the inspiration behind her work, artist Susanna Salim said, “I want to lighten the suffering, and find the humor in silly stuff and beauty in the often overlooked details of life.”Salim’s artist reception took place at Gallery three in the Art building on Tuesday night. People were greeted with a large wooden woven basket piled up high with fresh apples, bananas and oranges before entering the gallery.
Gender neutral bathroom hide-and-seek
Sociology senior Erica Estrada was attempting the gender-neutral challenge presented by sociology lecturer Soma de Bourbon, but she failed. The optional assignment in de Bourbon’s class challenges students to only use gender-neutral restrooms for a day. However, Estrada was forced to use a gendered restroom when she couldn’t wait any longer. “Honestly, I don’t even know where those bathrooms are located,” Estrada said.
Time’s Up for women who make money off of abuse
It’s “Time’s Up” for Hollywood.Time’s Up is a movement that was formed by a group of celebrity women in Hollywood as a response to the wave of sexual misconduct allegations made againsttop filmmakers. According to its website, “Time’s Up is a unified call for change from women in entertainment for women everywhere.
Health officials urge STD tests for Valentines
Chocolate, check.Flowers, check. Sexually transmitted disease (STD) test, check? That last one might be hard to find on short notice, but the Santa Clara County Public Health Department has Valentine’s Day covered by offering screening options.
Animator reveals Disney secrets to SJSU students
Many people don’t know the first drafts of Belle in “Beauty and the Beast” were shelved because they were considered too sensual.Disney executives also thought the initial drawings of Ariel’s face in the “Little Mermaid” were too morose, and all of Rafiki’s character movements in the “Lion King” were designed around his trademark staff.Audience members in the crowd in Morris Dailey Auditorium were as surprised to hear this.
‘Worlds Beyond the Poles’ questions round Earth beliefs
Author F. Amadeo Giannini’s theory that the Earth is flat is supported with declassified accounts of U.S. Naval missions that claimed to have breached land beyond the poles in 1947. “Worlds Beyond the Poles” is a literal depiction of our ‘world with no end’ and a suggested guideline for not being trapped by the conventional parameters that limit our thinking.
SJSU must stop undergraduate admission
For the sake of this argument, you’re going to have to pretend like every student at San Jose State has their basic needs met.I know it’s a stretch, especially when you consider the rising cost of rent, the gentrification of downtown areas and the overwhelming feeling that if you don’t pledge allegiance to Google, your degree might wind up as a door-stop in the one-bedroom apartment you share with eight roommates that, as luck would have it, are aspiring journalists too.So now that we’ve got...
'Dawn of the New Everything' gives honest view of virtual reality
Last year we witnessed a sudden demand for virtual reality. It was so that phone carriers included VR headsets with the purchase of specific mobile devices. This was a solid effort on behalfof technology companies who tryto normalize and incorporate VR into our daily lives.
Figure skating greatness has new dress code in ‘I, Tonya’
There’s a scene in the film where Tonya Harding, played by Margot Robbie is standing with her back to the camera. She’s hitting a screaming woman on the ground repeatedly with a baseball bat, her face and the walls of the room she’s in are covered in blood. She’s sweating, out of breath and by the look she gives the camera; completely content with the number she’s done on Nancy Kerrigan’s knees. And I’ll tell you what, for the last 20 years, I thought that’s exactly what happened.
Poor House Bistro welcomes Evan Thomas Band for an afternoon of blues
Nestled on the corner of South Autumn Street and West San Fernando Street exists a little slice of New Orleans in downtown San Jose.The beige Victorian house is hard to miss. It’s covered in neon beer signs andflyers.
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