i'm karen harvey live on campus. overbooked housing has disappointed studenting protesting a new policy. i will tell you guy 60 seconds -- tell you why in 60 seconds. people hoping to protect themselves may want to carry

self-defense sprays. next time you are thirsty and there's a milky colored liquid coming out, should you worry? how safe the water on campus really is. >> many professors like this with low reviews. why you shouldn't read everything online. >> your source of what is happening with a fresh prospective. you're watching upstate -- update news. >> hi, and welcome. >> thank you for joining us. one month into a the semester, and emotions are running away from overbooked housing. the policy withdraw 145 dorm rooms from returning students. >> reporter: gina the demonstration was here on campus, but the hotel protesters are upset about it 3

miles away. the group quality for education organized the protest. about 30 students held a noisy demonstration winding their way through campus. freshmen living outside of the 30-mile radius stay outside of the storm. the campus is so crowded with new februarymen this semester -- new freshmen this semester were sent to the clarion hotel. >> i'm just being put to the side for new people. >> reporter: he doesn't have a car and has a 30-minute ride to and from commute. >> i'm exhausted. the commute takes a lot out of me. >> reporter: officials say they are acare of the small rooms and smaller closets but happy

with the location. >> all students have the free passes. we picked the hotel to be on the lightrail it's convenient that one. >> reporter: 150 students had to lose their place in the dorm because of the new rule. >> i think i would be mad. that's a lot of stress to go through. >> reporter: before the president can reconsider the housing policy, the academic senate must consider resolutions. the policy will remain in fact in policy. some medical marijuana patients may soon find it harder to get their needed product. >> in a city with 140 pot dispensaries, san jose is

putting a lid on it, ending the 2-year debate to 10. many are calling it a buzz kill. >> reporter: alexis says the cost of getting high will be higher. >> every new place you go to you get a gift, including a discount. i imagine with a lot of less clubs, it will be a lot more expensive. >> reporter: the price is not the only thing changing drastically, so will the jobs. the new ordinance will eliminate 150 clubs in the united states including high stakes medical collectives. >> i would be standing online. in line. >> reporter: he said it -- i would be standing in line. >> reporter: he said he would be standing in line as well as

his patients. >> you may not get the happiness anywhere else. >> reporter: among the new restrictions, clubs must grow all marijuana on site, and some say it's not practical. >> i don't think they know the supply and the demand. beau said it's easier said than done. >> if we have to grow on site, the demand will not be met, especially limited down to 10. >> reporter: sam lecardo says the number is not set in stone. >> i'm confident 3 years for now the number 10 will be something larger when we figure out how to go over the one wes -- the ones we. have >> reporter: it will -- the ones we have. >> reporter: it will be first

come first serve to see who gets the 10. rain stands for rape, abuse, incest national network. they handed out cards and challenged campuses to hand out 10% of their cars and cads staff. the information how to help yourself or a african american if you attacked. there's a list of resources 234 the community. >> this is not a an unsafe campus, but they have to know the issues of violence are here, and we have the resources to push everyone through it. everyone can be part of the solution. >> it's the fourth year san jose state university has participated, and gunner says next year it will be bigger. as we reported last week and the start of the week before,

there's were two don't haves. students may want to know what they can do to carry self- defense and protection. all laws including tasers, stunt guns and any blade over 2 inches are forbidden. pepper spray is allowed as long as it is a canister carrying 2.5-ounces. >> only pepper spray is the legal self-defense item on campus. >> switchblades, swords, firearms anything of that nature is illegal on the campus, as are other weapons. >> you should carry your pepper spray on a waist belt or belt key chain. if you don't have some, school

supplies, shoes, and books may slow the attacker. students seeing a counselor don't have to go far. there's new counseling policyings and housing. locations will allow no resources to go to the elderly and the lbgt groups. directer of housing services ellen lynn says the offices will continue to provide much of not resources. >> we will see clients and also for the counselors to meet students and maybe do some outreaches or workshops possibly. >> they are told to utilize the conferences around them.

these students have a plan of packing up their gets and sed eat. how their research can save lives. wow! look at that. >> before san jose state's meteorologist damage student, it's what they love to be around. on the top floor of the restrictioned cam. the are preparing for wildlife research. >> reporter: it's the only academic institution conducting the fire-ready research. professor clemons says some of the studies have never been done before. >> the national weather service has radars but they do not use

measures for the wild fire plumes. ten instruments are used, costing up to tens of thousands of dollars. they are placed in controlled fires, set by firefighters to test the fire behavior. >> everything comes up, and then you pack it up and go. >> plans are in motion to start working with nassau next month. they hope for a pickup truck for their trips to florida, georgia, and north carolina. tree ground squirrels has increased over the last decade. they have used some methods to try to get them to move. toe eliminate the risk of being

hit by falling squirrel the, the back entrance is now closed. whether you like them or not they are vital on campus. buying bottled water can be expensive, but if you look at the tap on work joe say state, you may be included to buy more. >> reporter: this week i searched out the experts to find out if our water is safe and just looked bad. >> you have probably noticed the water on campus to be a bit different. >> i think it's sort of gross. the taste of the water is really weird. >> reporter: the facility services directer, betty luna says there's nothing to fear. >> ifif at any time it's not safe, you be the first to show. >> san jose state pulls water

from below. a simple flip of the switch will transport the water from below. >> we noticed the water is gray, and it's concerning. >> reporter: what are you concerned about? >> what is actually in my water i'm drinking and putting into my body. >> reporter: but luna says the grayish water is not dirty. >> it's possibly that it appears to be cream colored or vanilla colored because of the sulfur cop tent. -- content. it's checked daily. but some people are more sceptical with a different approach. >> well, i carry water. >> reporter: why do you need to carry water? >> it's more sanitary, or at least it seems that way to me. >> reporter: if you're still concerned about the bubbles in

the water -- >> when i got it out the fountain, it was bubbly at first but it settles. it was weird. >> reporter: the bubbles go away, and while many are not surprised with the taste and look on campus, i spoke to the hazard materials specialist who says beauty is in the eye of the beholder. we will be talking to courtney to hear how facebook is helping artistsbility. and we will show fancy new steps in salsa. a man is preserving history with a number of records and photographs. we will be right back.

grademyprofessor.com is a website that allows students to grade their professors. one professor uses the page to prove his point. he thinks it's useless. >> reporter: when you walk into marty freeman's class, first impressions don't necessarily know everything. >> if students want to know about me, come ask me, contact me. >> reporter: he grew storied of students use ratemyprofessor.com, because it's stupid. he began to review himself. some are favorable, but most are terrible. >> as long as they allow anyone

to post whatever they want, i will do that. >> reporter: he has said things like laziest professor i have ever seen, and don't take him. you will waste your time. notice the misspelling on purpose. one semester he posted a review every other class period. >> i wanted it to see how low i could get my rating. >> reporter: his goal is to get people to know each other on personal levels, not through the computer screen. >> if you want to know about an instructor, service, you talk to the service, the professor, or the contractor. >> reporter: he says his students have a hard time with this because of how often they use a computer. freeman is leaving at after the semester, but that's not slowing him down. his last negative review was just win. we will introdeuce you to a teacher who is ranked number 1

nationally on the site. with the anniversary of job going attention park people of islam were the story. some insight into muslim- americans. >> reporter: bay area muslims had the 7th annual unity day. more than 4,000 attended. they prayed, parked, and joined joined in peacefully. >> we are violent by nature. when you come to the ballpark and see thousands laughing, you will see that's not the case. >> reporter: this tax accountant in new york has sponsored the event for the last few years. >> like any other person, we come out to the park, have fun, do barbecues and all that

stuff. on campus, susan, she will graduate this fall. >> we are normal people. nothing violent about us. >> reporter: the muslim organization is in the mosaic center of the student union. information is ready available to all who would like to learn more about the religion. now we have courtney joe jolander -- courtney jolander. historic photo documentation landed a former syu profess fors. 40,000 photos. dominic reports. arnold is known to many as the photographer. now 91 years old, and the world war ii veteran is taking thousands of dollars throughout

his life and was unsure of what to do with them until he met a retired professor. >> all i thought was what in the heck am i going to do with these. long time for professor laky. >> reporter: he keeps researches. in return, they are at san jose state, and i just decided to build a archive of images, always from the beginning of photography through the 1960s. >> reporter: he considers the collection a diamond in the rough and purchased over 40,000 negatives. they are organized 1940s to 960s ranging from urban development to the vintage sju football. >> the collection is at the academy at the king library at

san jose state. >> this was a big deal for us. get all of this. 40-year documentation in photographs of san jose. >> it's the academy's largest collection of photographs. >> save the date. made me think i did something important instead of shooting up a bunch of film. >> delcarlo is glad his photographs are in a way that more can appreciate it. salsa club meets tuesday evenings, and it's open to all. no charge for membership. the instructor says free membership sets the salsa club apart from others. >> at the club where we will teach you all the moves. we will also go out together on field trips, and you will always have someone you know. work and partner chorography

are taught every week. they can practice the steps at the club outings. young says it's a great way to meet people. a group of artists came together with facebook. a middle age has formed with various artists able to network together. rina with the story. >> reporter: kyle patrick tover yeted a whole community. -- tovey created a whole community. together they support one  another. >> anything they want right here in san jose. >> san jose has resources, but it's attached. the students are involved. writing lyrics is great.

>> jose will jump on shows that i haven't been able to do. that was the ultimate purpose i was searching, and it's served me 10 folds. >> there's 1500 artists. who said they have artists with common interests who helped him. >> beside working on campuses, he wants to slab rate to do body wart. >> 10 or 12 tattoos which i have been wanting to get into. anyone who can join san jose as long as you are respectful and want to help san jose grow. now that the nfl is up and running, many places to watch your favorite team are downton. >> reporter: the pro season is downtown. it will make your experience excellent. with more than 0 big screen

tvs, the brit has a special offer that other places do not. >> you will have a satellite speaker boxeses we can put out at tables. you can listen to your game and not offend the person next to you. >> reporter: the manager says few places can call themselves a sports bar. other places have themes, and happy hours hours. >> the soul show exexperience is what brings people in to watch. >> it's more money to watch a game with me and being outing and selling and talking about sports rather thatten watching it by myself. >> reporter: it's close to san jose state. a packed crowd on sunday, but take your pick of the spacebars in se use blocks of downtown.

update news. 8 news. >> i'm excited it look all season. >> sounds like it will be a lot of money. fun and free activitiess at the shark tank. >> we see what went wrong and what went right in the game against nevada. >> first, journalism students write letters home explaining how the comesser is going so far. -- explaining how their comes she's -- how their semester is going so far. >> i would have to say things are going really good. i will be doing a lot of studying on fridays and saturday nights. if i don't come home or answer my phone, you know why. classes are tough. i'm faking 18 units. it's lot of hard work, but you know i can handle it. dear mom and dad, classes have been really smooth.

>> senior year is keeping me busy it would help if there's more hours in the day. >> the tailgates are over. it's tremendous. my classes are manageable so far. fall has started, and classings are getting into full bloom. howard is here with sports. howie, trying to get our first sport the what happened? >> the spar danes theying at home against ucl -- the parastans tieing it at home against ucla. >> they opened up with nevada. a few mishas beens including a wrong time smoke injury. the vat win with the touchdown from 4 yards out.

later in the 1st, the spartans respan with dazzling stu down the touchdown. tie it up at 7. after his touchdown, he may just be putting them in front of her, 14-7. they are down at the half. were much in the game. are upping the bam pretty well, and keying keying in on turn covers. 2nd half for more highlights. >> a stiffening up they force the 27-3 lead. after morrisson ford misses the florida, it remains 17-17. the spartans get the ball pack and march down the field to the 15-yard line, but that's all she wrote for the spartans. escaping with the win. after the game disappointed.

>> they will not lay down, and we will rebound, and find a way to start getting over the hump. >> starting slow is never a good thing. for the san jose women's soccer team, it's nothing new. for the last 3 seasons they have started with a losing record only to go on to win the whack season title. this year one of two teams picked to win the whack championship. they are still confident. lauren sanchez was named offensive wax player of the week. >> doing it in practice, we are not so tense. we can relax and have fun. we will have more. >> the spartans have two road games this weekend before starting the whack play on october 2nd. they begin with idaho at

spartan stadium. the sharks kicked off the season with the 7th annual tale -- teal and white night. >> the fans cheered at the inner squad matchup. they could get autographs, and two students waited 45 minutes to get their shirts signed. >> you get to meet hockey fans. games were set up around h.p. pavilion, and prices were given to fans. my big question for the end, will they get to the stanley cup this season? >> we will see if they go past the finals. we will see if they can pull it out. >> that will do it for now. thank you for staying up late with us.

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