Extra Credit Lead

ORIGINAL LEAD: San Jose State University President Mary Papazian held a press conference on campus last Thursday to address the recently reported attack on a female Muslim student.

Mary Papazian, President of San Jose state University, addresses attack on a female Muslim Student by voicing details to the press.

President of SJSU, Mary Papazian, speaks out to press of an attack that happened to female Muslim student on campus.

Perfect Job

Sip happens, and it’s up to someone that can promote and advertise the best of the best.

When you think of the food and wine industry, your mind tends to instinctively think of a chef or sommelier of a restaurant.

However, not all people who have passion for food and wine want to be part of the gruesome restaurant life.

Some may want to be hermits and live quietly amongst the vineyard and cellars while mastering the grape must which creates the wine.

Some may want to be the head of the garden in which the chef will take vegetables from for his restaurant.

Others may want to sell the wine, but not necessarily on the sales floor in a restaurant.

Maybe, they want to sell in a wine shop away from the chaos from the restaurant.

Maybe, they want to sell directly from the source at the winery.

But, wouldn’t it be the most fanciful job to sit, 9-to-5, Monday through Friday, and orchestrate the harmony of selling wine through media and sales representatives?

Since the media has taken a new and more intense role in the world, Facebook and other social media sites have become one of the most important sources for promotions and news.

It takes someone to stand up and master promotion and advertising for a business.

The most perfect job would be to work for a winery and being the marketing director.

A person in which he or she strategically plans for positioning the brand across all markets nationally and even internationally.

A person in which is a key leader for the sales team to build rapport and develop new relationships with key buyers while spreading the word of the brand.

It is up to that person to be the chieftain of advertising of that winery.

It may not a three-figure salary, but the creativity and leadership that you will obtain will overlie finances tremendously.

Manager, Marketing

Obituary

Emily O’Mara, dog mother and devoted San Jose State University student, passed away painlessly at her home in San Jose residence on Wednesday evening. She was 30.

O’Mara, who is known for her passion for wine and balancing 12 wine glasses in one hand, is also well known in her community not only for wine but her love for her dog, Chloe.

Starting out as a tasting room associate for a local winery, Testarossa, O’Mara began her passion for wine and food and actively made her passion in life.

After passing the Court of Master Sommeliers’ Certified Sommelier exam, she pursued her joy by advancing into food and graduated from The International Culinary Center with a grand diploma in Culinary Arts.

Persistent as O’Mara was, she strived further to advance her education by going to SJSU for a B.S. in advertising.

Her dream fell short, for unknown reasons, when she passed away in her San Jose home late evening Wednesday.

Her career hadn’t fully started but was known to many as being funny, easy-going, and loveable.

It was her dream to open her own winery in Sonoma County and with hope of raising a family one day.

She is survived by her close mother, Karen O’Mara, and loving aunts, Janet and Marti, and dear cousins, Sarah and Andi.

Descriptive Feature Statues

Descriptive feature

Guarded by a half-circle of garbage bins and cushioned with plush tall standing trees, a powerful righteous statue of 1968 Olympic winners of Tommie Smith and John Carlos lies in the middle.

Positioned in the heart of San Jose State University, the two alumni figures forcefully distracts traveler’s eyes to the spirited monument.

The bold cobalt blue mosaic tiles organically shape the two figures with one or two majestically glistening bright blue as the sun travels along them.

Wilted yet still full of life, stems of flowers are scattered along the base and of the bare feet that these statues stand tall on.

With their closed fists of power towards the sky, and their solemn heads bowing down, their shadows travel as the sun migrates leaving only two times in the day of theirs shadows coming together showing unity.

A previous vigil of an unlit candle inconspicuously placed next to the trademark Puma shoes, showing that this statue is not forgotten.

As Carlos’ statue stands with his jacket zipped and eyes closed, Smith numbly stares in the ground as his jacket is open and colorful tiles representing beads that circles low from his neck.

The third-place winner pillar stands empty for an invitation to those who take unity of solidarity with the statues.

“Take a Stand” it reads, take a stand.