Tristan Borillo

Studying legal procedures and going to court may not sound like everyone's cup of tea, but it's the funnest and most interesting class I've taken at SJSU. Courts and Society is a Justice Studies class that focuses on court procedures and the roles of everyone involved in it. The subject matter is what most people would find boring, but reading on legal precedents and court procedures is one of the most interesting things to do. It provides a peak into how the law affects people's lives and what the flaws of the system are. The professor requires students of this class to watch three different court sessions and complete a four page write-up on your observations. Being able to see what you've learned in action is a gratifying experience. I went to three different courtrooms and saw three different types of cases. The most interesting observation session was when I got to witness a real trial which is rare since most cases are often settled ...

Kendrick Lamar is making an appearance for SJSU's 2018 commencement on May 23. Commencement will be held in the Avaya Stadium at 5 P.M. and  Lamar is expected to speak at 6 P.M. Lamar is seen as one of the greatest and influential rappers of this generation. Lamar is known for his influential "good kid, m.A.A.d city" that illustrated life on the gang and drug infested streets in his home city of Compton. He is the first rapper to win the Pulitzer Prize for music in history through his hit 2017 album "DAMN" and has earned 12 Grammy Awards throughout his career. In addition to his solo career, Lamar is also a member of Black Hippy, a musical group comprised of fellow LA based rappers Jay Rock, Ab-Soul, and Schoolboy Q. SJSU is honored to have Lamar appear for the graduating class and impart his knowledge. "It's a great honor to be able to speak to the graduating class of 2018. SJSU is known for it's diverse community and su...

Of all the media jobs, I would like to be a social media manager. A lot of users are spending their time on phones and social media is only becoming more prevalent in our lives. People tend to use social media as their first contact with a brand or a company, so creating a good online persona is invaluable Companies are still figuring out how to navigate the social media landscape and fewer take the creative liberties to carve out their own identity. Wendy's has a sassy Twitter persona that takes shots at its competitors while Arby's posts obscure anime references on their Instagram page. The salary for social media managers is between $50,000 and $60,000, but the increasing demand for managers can increase this. I wasn't looking for a high salary in the first place. I'm just looking for something that allows me to take creative liberties with a brand name and make something unique. To be successful in this position, one would have to be aware of how the...

The first feature article was about the use of mobile tickets for sporting events while the second article was about the rise of Emotional Support Animals. I am partial to the mobile ticketing story because I didn't know that was a trend.  I go to a lot of raves and concerts, but have only ever used mobile tickets. It was second nature and I forgot that there was a time where hard copy tickets were the only way to get into an event. In the mobile ticket story, my favorite quote was by Chris Chan,  “I do like the change but for baseball, there’s images and ‘collector’ type tickets. I’m the type that likes to keep those.” It interesting to know that those types of tickets exist and that people collect them. In the ESA story, my favorite quote is  “My family is a traditional Latino family, meaning mental illnesses don’t necessarily exist for them. That made it much harder for me to open up to them,” Orellana said. “Bay is just always there and that makes my bond wi...

A moment in time cast in bronze stands in front of the Robert Peckham federal building. It captures a dark time in U.S. history and the struggles of Japanese Americans living in it. One side displays the freedoms and passions that the Japanese once had being stripped from them. The memorial displays the Taiyo Maru, a ship filled with hopeful immigrants, on the left. The scene pans to the right which displays how these hopefuls made their living. They farmed, traded and lived in tightly knit communities. This way of life is disrupted by the officers of the law escorting the Japanese citizens to camps by the busload which was immortalized in bronze. Families that were desperate to show their allegiance are depicted burning away artifacts of their heritage. A little girl begs her father not to burn away her doll. Signs adorn a number of family owned stores that read "Evacuation Sale." The futile desperation of these families is captured on this side while...

Tristan Borillo, one of the greatest American otaku, dies in his home in Tokyo at the age of 83. Leading an ambitious, but lonely life, Borillo succumbed to a rare form of lung disease. Borillo was awkward in his youth and often turned to the world of anime as an escape from the harsh realities of life. After graduating from San Jose State University, Borillo found himself living in Japan for several years. With minimal knowledge of Japanese, he traveled across Japan, working odd jobs and staying at capsule hotels with the objective of immersing himself in the Japanese language and culture. He returned to the states where he began doing freelance translating work for five years before finding a job with J-list, a Japanese goods importing company. Borillo was enraptured by the world of anime, but the walls of reality stood in between him and his goal. He promptly began to tear down those walls. Borillo left J-list to start his own company, JABOX, which would go on to cre...