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Elma Avakian, a 2019 San Jose State alumna with a bachelor’s degree in business marketing, started her home-based business Femôme in July to expand her activism work during the Black Lives Matter movement and channel her creativity. Her entrepreneur mindset along with her big heart and love for others is a killer combination, which when put together leaves those around her inspired and eager to be a part of the action, said Marina Urroz, a friend of Avakian’s. Writer: Oli...via Gerber @oliviaagerber Photographer: Blue Nguyen @lam.thanh.thi Read the full story at sjsunews.com!

SJSU women’s soccer captain, Bella Bowers, has won multiple awards for her academic achievements, and is seen as an inspiration by her teammates. Writer: Samantha Herrera @sammiherreraa_ Photo courtesy of SJSU Athletics ... Read the full profile at sjsunews.com!

OPINION: Proposition 22 protects the flexibility of drivers’ schedules and provides riders the low costs they expect. Writer: Laura Fields @lauranicolepie Illustration by Nick Ybarra @milkytoon ... Full opinion at sjsunews.com!

BREAKING NEWS: According to an athletics article posted Oct. 20, Stephen Bartlinski, a long-time south bay athletic trainer, was named the new Director of Sports Medicine at San Jose State. Bartlinski started the position yesterday. This news comes two months after Scott Shaw, former athletic trainer and sports medicine director, resigned during an ongoing investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct.

Impostor syndrome is typically defined as feeling inadequate, despite an individual’s evident success. SJSU psychology lecturer Neelam Rattan said it feels like perceived fraudulence. The person feels that they may be exposed, that they’re not as worthy as they think they are, Rattan said. That finally, people will find out that he or she is not really intelligent or competent or capable or high achieving and their mask will be taken off their face. Ifeyani Ebochie, who s...tudied microbiology at CCSF for two years, said at the time, he didn’t realize he was experiencing impostor syndrome as a Nigerian and African American student. Ebochie said, I’d think, ‘did my work not matter? Did I do well and [the professor dropped] my grade below anyways?’ The feeling of being an impostor never left Ebochie’s mind as he continued to take science classes at SJSU. He switched his major to justice studies in 2019 after deciding the science department wasn’t for him. Read more how impostor syndrome affects students from minority communities, the problematic usage of the term and how to overcome those feelings of inadequacy. Writer: Bryanna Bartlett @brybartlett Illustration by Marci Suela @mmsuela Full story at sjsunews.com!

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When they come to places like this where they can kind of get a sense of normalcy, I feel like it makes people feel a bit better about the situation, said Aryana Hernandez, an SJSU graphic design senior and assistant manager of 3Below Theaters and Lounge cafe. The downtown movie theater opened its doors once again to revive the movie theater experience through outdoor social distancing amid the pandemic. Writer and photographer: Ruth Noemi Aguilar @ruth.n.aguilar ... Full story at sjsunews.com!

SJSU student-athletes race for change and raise almost $3000 for the African American Community Service Agency. Writer: Laura Fields @lauranicolepie Photo courtesy of SJSU Athletics ... Full story at sjsunews.com!

OPINION: During a still very active pandemic Lakers fans dangerously gathered in the streets to celebrate the championship and put their community at risk. Writer: Olivia Gerber @oliviaagerber Illustration by Hanz Pacheco @hanzarts ... Full opinion at sjsunews.com!

The San Jose City Council discussed new arrangements for indoor establishments under the county’s orange tier regulations and reducing homeless encampments near waterways during their meeting Tuesday. Writer: Jovanna Olivares Full story at sjsunews.com!

San Jose State alumni question the value of general education (GE) courses, saying they aren’t very beneficial to their career paths in light of how much they cost. Writer: Felix Oliveros @f3lixthe3rd Illustration by Hanz Pacheco @hanzarts ... Full story at sjsunews.com!

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The Spartan Marching Band will perform their pregame and halftime shows online in order to adhere to county health guidelines. Writer: Stephanie Lam @steph.c.lam Photo courtesy of Joseph Khalifa ... Read the full story through the link in our bio!