i'm elliot alaguezian live on campus. s-j-s-u faculty members express concern over the developing situation in north korea. i'll have a live report the associated students group on campus has a newly elected leader. and the black unity group has issued a list of demands on behalf of minorities on campus. update news starts now.

hello and welcome to update news... im sean wince. and i'm megan rodriguez... thanks for joining us. san jose state has a new associated students president. he was elected this week. update news reporter bobby dupree gives us a look at his plans. " screams and shouts filled the air as the results to the a.s. presidential elections were announced. junior business major, nicholas ayala, won the position in the record breaking ten percent voter turnout elections. only three percent of eligible students voted last year. "im feeling pretty good right now. i was kind of nervous to see what the results were actually going to be but now that the results are out i am excited to see what next year has in store." "out of all of the candidates i was very happy that he was the one elected. i think that, considering the issues that students are facing right now. he will be a very strong advocate for students." with the elections over and his position solidified, some may wonder, what ayala's plans are for the new year. "one of the biggest changes is a.s.'s presence will grow

over the next year substantially and then once people are able to know what a.s. is, everything else falls into place." "i see a brighter future for a.s. because even though i know the position now, school wise, i know he'll be able to make, or at least impact the school in a better way." ayala will recive a salary and his own office in the associated students house. i'm bobby dupree, update news."

joining us now is newly elected a-s president nicholas ayala. (vamp) tensions remain high in asia...as there are reports

that north korea is saying it has "powerful striking means" ready for launch. update news reporter elliot alagueuzian gathers local reaction to the possible fallout to north korea launching missiles. elliot.... at this point u-s intelligence says it does not appear that north korea can launch a missile that will reach the west coast. but san jose state international politcal science experts say that does not reduce the threat. " "the problem is we really don't have a lot of knowledge right now." political science professor sabrina pinnell the biggest threat for the united states is protecting it's allies and the balance of power that currently exists. "our relations with china will be affected. our relations with japan will be affected. japan is coming out of a period where it's now reconsidering nuclear power, but if it has to consider a nuclear north korea it also has to think about weapons." professor pinnell believes it will take a few years for north korea to develop a weapon capable of reaching the united states.... the more immidiate threat is to nations closer to the rogue cournty.

"because they're more directly in the so called line of fire than we are at this point. and if their reaction is 'ok now we need to think about a nuclear deterrent' that's the bigger issue." sjsu professor karthika sasikumar has a different perspective "i think the severity of the threat is really what a war could do to the international economy, which is just beginning to recover from a recession." doctor sasikumar believes that a full scale war would be costly not just due to military spending. "but also because east asia is a very big market for us goods and east asia is also a very big supplier to the us of low cost. items over there, there are disruptions in shipping. from asia to the us then that's going to lead to huge shortages of goods, price hikes, and a loss of jobs as well."" president obama says quote "nobody wants to see a

conflict on the korean penninsula" however "the united states will take all necessary steps to protect it's people and to meet our obligations under our alliances in the region." the bay area is home to one of the biggest korean american communities in the country. live on campus elliot alagueuzian update news. two campus organizations are expressing concerns about the ethnic diversity on campus. update news' reporter tiffani tofani says the students have issued a list of demands... " the student solidarity network and black unity group hosted an assembly to show support for african american students as well as other cultures on campus. one of the main issues discussed was a list of demands presented by the black unity group at its open forum on april 2nd. "african american students are not just demanding things, we are giving suggestions that, based on our experiences, we feel can help the university achieve its goal of diversity and understanding." the list includes improve recruitment and retention of african american students and an increase in the number of visible african american faculty and staff.

junior political science major gary daniels, a member of both organizations, said that the list of demands was made to improve the university "we consider our list of demands actually suggestions to increase their recruitment and retention of african american students." the university has not received a formal list of demands, however... "these concerns are concerns that have been expressed a number of times, they are relevant to discussions that are under way." daniels said that the student solidarity network and black unity group would like to continue having student assemblies. "we definitely would like to continue the open forum, we are looking for possibly once a week but we'll see how things go..." while the university has yet to receive the list of demands, the school's spokeswoman says sjsu will continue to discuss the issues facing the african american studies department. i in front of tower hall, tiffani tofani, update news..."

san jose state is offering a new alternative to the way students take online classes, update news reporter christian ceaser explains. " online classes are becoming a popular option for students as the average college student has to balance jobs, and internships. graduating senior namdi weegway , believes if online classes can improve interaction with professors there will be no need to physically come to class. if we can set up a program, whether it be exercises or coursework, that your physically doing something and applying what your learning and establishing that, thats a go, i'm all for it. san jose state this semester is alreadly enhanceing teacher-student learning experience by partnering with udacity...which offers project based interactive online classes. on campus, san jose state held an open form for faculty and students curious of the new innovative technology. sean laraway, a psychology

professor for udacity says the program has more pros than cons. the nice thing about the online course is that it's self paced to some extent, they can access it anytime they want, they can work on their ipad or computer at home, or in the library. they don't have to physically come to class on the other hand they miss that in class interaction with their fellow students and instructor, but we are trying to replicate that as much as possible online. andy brown, a course developer says despite the old way of classroom teaching, online classes can help professors and students of this generation. if i have a 200 person lecture hall and im giving 95 percent the same lecture every year, my time as an instructor can be way better spent if i do that part once. udacity main goal is to expand its affordable online classes throughout the csu system. this is the first semester of the program and san jose state will asses the data at the end of this semester. on campus, i'm christian ceaser, update news." san jose state will be offering a hybrid engineering class that involves both online curriculum as well as practical hands-on class time. class "e-e-nine-eight", intro to circuits analysis, will be offered in fall twenty-thirteen. depending on the success,

the class could pave the way for these blended classes to expand from engineering to the social sciences, business, science, and the humanities. president qayoumi said, "san jose state is the perfect place for a center for excellence in online education. we look forward to helping other california state university campuses make available to thousands of students the innovative, blended approach to learning developed by s-j-s-u and ed-x." california public schools are now allowed to expand their reading lists to feature l-g-b-t friendly books. update news reporter ashley cunha explains what this means for the future of the state. " according to the california department of education, the reading list is being expanded to over 7,800 recommended titles for children in grades k through 12. this is the first time in california's history where award-winning works of fiction, non-fiction, poetry and activity books are being added that recognize lgbt youth. despite being in london, sociology professor james lee says that this move will benefit students in learning about the history and future of the lgbt community. "i believe that one of the biggest problems that young gay and lesbian people face is the silence about people who are like them, because it's always been something that we hushed up. like, i imagine there are still lots

of people out there who don't know that oscar wilde was gay, right. but he's one of these great literary figures, but kids would never know even though that's such a prominent part about who he was." the new list will function as a guide for teaching curriculums in the coming school year, but california teachers are not yet required to use the books in their classes. "i don't really have an opinion on whether or not lgbt books are added to the public school reading lists, but i do remember from public school that we learned about communities and cultures. and as an occupational therapy student, if in my future, a patient or a client was gay and was a student i'd have to advocate for them." some of the books that have been added are "i am j" about transgendered teens, and activity books about harvey milk and his life.

reporting from san jose, i'm ashley cunha. update news." high schoolers from around the bay area gathered on campus to create some strange gizmos and gadgets. and two s-j-s-u business majors are providing late night munchies for their fellow students. but first we asked students how concerned they are about north korea. " diaz: "i haven't really thought too much about it, but i am little concerned just because i know that they have that possibility of destroying us if that happens." salehi: "i'm just worried, like, the u.s., like, doesn't have enough systems for the, like, back-up plan to the anti-missiles system

that might, like, destroy us." thompson: "i have no idea what is happening in north korea right now." elkins: "and i will say that there is always that mild concern that something might happen but there's not really too much that i can do about it. so i kinda just find out as much information as i can and get updates that way." trout: "i pray that god will bring peace to the men who want to attack. you know? i just pray that god will change their hearts and cause them to understand the love that he has for them."" the obama administration is deciding whether to approve a new oil pipeline, but people took to the streets to oppose the plan when the president recently visited san francisco. " "barack obama, yes you can!" "stop the dirty pipeline plan!"

it was a peaceful but loud protest in san francisco's pacific heights neighborhood. hundreds of people gathered in the streets to speak out against keystone xl. the proposed pipeline would transport oil from canada, through the united states, and into houston refineries. but critics say expanding oil production would worsen the effects of climate change and won't help america become energy independent. "this is all about corporations and their consumers. this is not about nations and their citizens." police kept protesters away from the area where president obama was holding a private fundraiser for the democratic party. he didn't mention keystone xl but did say that "we've got more work to do in terms of dealing with climate change and making sure that we've got an economy that is energy-efficient, that is productive, that is cutting-edge, and thinks about not just the energy sources of the past, but also the energy promise of the future." the state department is currently considering whether to approve the pipeline project, but some environmentalists aren't holding their breath. "whether or not obama changes his policies, that's not really the issue so much. it's that all of us recognize that in our communities we can begin to apply these solutions right

away." americans have until april twenty-second to submit their opinions to keystone comments at state dot gov." president obama is expected to make a decision on keystone x-l by mid-summer. the san jose state community is coming to the aid of local families in need. hygiene kits, first aid kits and goodie bags are just several of the donations the black masque honor society put together for san jose shelter families this week. the group, made up of 13 select students, focuses on serving the community by contributing to many different causes. such causes include: giving to shelter families, creating valentine's wreaths for the elderly in convalescent homes, as well as creating holiday cards for children in hospitals. " we're a part of san jose and it's our duty as students and as honor society members to get out there and help the rest of

the community, do what needs to be done and especially for those that are less fortunate than us." the organization collaborated with the san jose family shelter to help provde needy families with basics such as toothbrushes, cleansing gel and razors. the group is currently beginning their membership campaign to recruit new members. joining us now is melody gonzales for arts and entertainment. what's going down, melody? there's a ton going on this week, let's get to it. for the first time ever san jose hosted its very first robot competition. update news reporter monique coble was among the humans watching the mechanical marvels at the events center. " they are not your average r2d2's, instead they are sports robots programmed and developed by high school students. these as you can see, are designed to throw frisbees through hoops. the competition was held for the first time ever at the event center. the program is called first and it helps aspiring engineers.

"we use like this program called cad, i forgot what it stands for. it's like this um you kinda make measurements of parts and see how it moves and create it. it's like a blueprint but 3d." while it is a competition, contest coordinators say it's more about education. "are philosophy has always been the kids get out of it what they put into it so it's not about having a winning robot, it's the process that got here to the to the competition. whatever they learn they will take with them for the rest of their life."s students can go to a national competition. monitory prizes awarded go to a team's school to fund similar projects. first's ultimate goal is to prepare the children for college. whether it's mechanical, programming or art it's meant to be carried over into their futures. in san jose i'm monique coble, update news." two san jose students

transformed their experience of living in a dorm, into a business. putting food in student's mouths, and money in their pockets. " a sizzling hot new mecca for late night munchies is on the rise. san jose state business students carlos paredes and charles lamar parker cook up late night meals to deliver to the sjsu dorms. the two teamed up this year to create the food delivery service called feed me! after living in the dorms their freshmen year parades and lamar parker realized that late night dining options around school were limited. carlos paredes," "so it was kind of like a flashback to nights when we were like we're hungry there's no food... what do we do?" it wasn't long before their simple kitchen skills and sunday night dinner experimentations at home turned into a full grown business. feed me! delivers full course meals, snacks and desserts . charles lamar parker" "it is a free food delivery ... with homecooked meals just like your mother would make it" parades says that all of their food is uniquely made with healthier ingredients.

feed me!'s menu includes items such as not your mom's spaghetti and the dutchie. students on campus say that feed me is making life .. much easier. "sometimes i come from work and have no option but to eat the stale bread on my counter because my schedule is so jam packed, but to have a service like this would defeinitely.... help me out" to place an order with feed me! is simple... all students have to do is call or text the number located on feed me's webpage and food will be delivered straight to your dorm. with such a huge success in the little amount of time they have been open... the two entrepreneurs say that they would like to expand feed me! to other colleges in the bay area." to ensure students don't to go to bed on an empty stomach, feed me! makes deliveries to the dorms until three a-m, seven days a week. students are taking steps to prepare for upcoming midterms and finals. counseling services held a workshop monday afternoon called "crash course to crush finals."

students were taught study skills and techniques to better prepare for upcoming exams. topics included time management, reading, memory, test taking, and stress reduction. partner discussions and personal reflections helped students identify the weak points in their study habits. " many students go through personal issues here right, being college students and whatnot, and those stressors can affect their ability to perform academically. so, if they're struggling with that, rather than struggling by themselves, i hope they can come to us because we are here to help and there are things that can be done." there are more workshops this month and next. go to s-j-s-u dot e-d-u back slash counseling, for the counseling service's spring 2013 workshop schedule. the san jose state university dance theater hosted its showcase "glimpse of hope" this past weekend.

(nat sound 3 secs) it was another sold out show at the spartan complex. all of the contemporary dancers have been practicing for the past couple of months on their routines, the outstanding performance ended in a standing ovation from the crowd. " autumn taylor senior dance "the crowd was crazy. i mean like five rows on each side were like all of our families so that helped too... but it was amazing" allyson del rosario junior dance "this performance was everything...special and very family oriented and just filled with a lot of love and passion, for sure."" the university's group of dancers will be performing for its last time all together at the american college dance festival this week. well, that's the end of our arts and entertainment coverage for this week. back to you. the s-j-s-u baseball team brought it down to the wire against number twenty five ranked stanford. and san jose will once again play host for some local fighters looking to bring pride to the bay area. but before we get to that, we asked students what they would do if they won the lottery.

" ryan hennessey, business sophomore if i just won the lottery i think i would invest half of it and the other half i would buy cars or a nice house or something big like that. kristen wirtz, journalism sophomorei i would use it to pay for my schooling and my rent. martha galvan, business freshmeni i would buy myself a house. and i guess give my mom some money. mykel jeffrey, political science sophomorei if i won the lottery, first i would pay-save up money to pay for my education and then i would start a super-pack so i could just uh, spend a bunch of money on political stuff. joshue orumwesodia, computer engineering freshmenh help my family out. and then help the community as well. tim avila, global studies seniorp probably put about half of it in savings just to be on the safe side for like future tax reasons and the other half uh...probably go on a marathon vacation. some

place like maybe uh, the south pacific." now we turn our attention to christian ceaser and sports. what's going on, christian? thanks sean. we've got a lot going on in sports, so let's get to it. the eyes of mixed martial arts fans will be on san jose as the ultimate fighting champion fighters make their way to h-p pavilion...update news reporter...megan rodriguez says it's a homecoming for some of the fighters. " the ufc event in san jose means several fighters are returning to their old stomping grounds. a san jose natives, daniel cormier and josh "the punk" thomson, return to hp pavilion along with nate diaz of stockton. cormier and thomson trained locally with aka, the american kickboxing academy. "i think san jose is just a fight town in general i think. i love the community here, it's the whole bay area actually, is a very martial arts minded community." ufc fighters are competitive martial arts fighters...thi means they train with various amounts of fighting styles and techniques. "training for an mma fighter

it's, you know it's like a decathlon, you know you got your striking, you jujitsu, wrestling. and then you do longer cardio days on the days you're a little burnt from the grind, because it becomes a grind you know. " when ufc fighters are training they use boxing gloves, like these, for safety. however during events, fighters often wear smaller and lighter gloves. injuries are a possibility when stepping into the ring. "ankle sprains, wrist sprains, jammed fingers, things like that, shoulder sprans, we see alot of knee injuries we see a lot of. you know recovery time varries from person to person." fights will result in injuries...but fighters are trained to protect themselves in their events. the ufc light weight champion will be determined on april 20th at the hp pavilion. in san jose, i'm megan rodriguez...update news." san jose state's mens baseball team came within one inning of defeating number 25 ranked stanford on tuesday.

the spartans made it a close game with the score tied seven to seven in the ninth inning before the cardinal pulled away with three more runs. s-j-s-u could not recover " "we had our opportunity late in the game, and early in the game we just gave up, we gave them too many runs."" infielder jacob valdez's three earned runs led an inspired effort from the spartans, despite the loss. after this game the spartans are 5 and 4 in the western athletic conference and are tied for second place. the spartans softball team is in a tight race for the wac conference title. coach peter turner says their most recent loss to stanford does nothing to affect that. stanford won by a score of 7-1. the cardinal scored at least one run in their first five innings and starting pitcher teagan gerhart threw 5 shutout innings, five hits, and oone strike out. the spartans only run of the game came in the fifth inning when outfielder markesha collins hit her seventh homerun of the season. the teams head coach says the loss is not that important. " "our goal is league.

don't get me wrong this means a lot to us to play here but i can't burn my number one pitcher and two of my starters who i said needed some mental time and to get ready for this weekend."" the spartans will have a three game series against ut arlington next week. and that covers it for sports. back to you guys. that'll do it for now. thanks for spending some time with us. catch us next week when s-j-s-u president mohammad qayoumi joins us in studio! and don't forget to check us out on facebook by searching 's-j-s-u update news.'