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h ope & C ourage.
Historic power outage affects millions
Jenna Jauregui
Co-Editor-in-Chief
A hush fell over Cal State San
Marcos last Thursday as every
air conditioner, fluorescent light,
and computer abruptly stopped
working. The campus went dark
around 3:30 p.m. when a highvoltage power line between Arizona and Southern California
failed, leaving 1.4 million San
Diego Gas and Electric customers suddenly without power.
T he unprecedented outage affected millions o f people from
Mexico to Orange County to parts
o f Arizona. All electricity users,
including stores, gas stations,
schools, offices and residences
were completely without power.
Traffic gridlocked throughout the
county as people tried to navigate
the lightless intersections. Due to
the initial mystery behind the outage_, the high volume o f commut-
ers and crippled safety resources,
county authorities declared the
situation a local emergency.
Because the sudden loss o f
p ower affected such a massive
area and occurred just before the
lOth anniversary o f 9/11, many
people were afraid the outage
may have been a result o f another terrorist attack. S DG&E
confirmed otherwise in a press
statement released on Friday.
" The p ower outage began with
a major transmission outage in
western Arizona that caused a loss
o f power to southern California.
Shortly afterward, the S an Onofre
Generating Station went o ff line.
As a resuJt, SDG&E did not have
adequate resources on its system
to keep power on across its service
territory," SDG&E officials said.
S DG&E announced at about
3:30 a.m. Friday morning that
power had been restored to many
o f its customers. C SUSM and San
Diego State University, among
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other community colleges and
schools, remained closed on Friday. The outage cost the S an Diego area economy more than $100
million, according to the National
University System Institute for
Policy Research. Officials are
still investigating the reasons behind the widespread power loss.
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The Cal State San Marcos women's soccer team is no stranger to
amazing success on the field.
Last year, the team ended its
regular season with a 10-2-5 record. Five players were selected
to play for the A.I.I. Women's
Soccer All-Conference Team
with head coach, Ron Pulvers,
named Coach o f the Year. The
new season started on a high note
as the NAIA announced in early
September that the lady Cougars were ranked 15th in the nation. Game after game, the team
proved what CSUSM women's
soccer is all about..
Again, playing another game
only three days later, the lady
Cougars faced off in Fresno
against Fresno Pacific. At first,
the game was a toss up with both
teams evenly matched. At the
start o f the second half, the Cougars came off the bench hungry
for a goal to keep their undefeated streak alive. Only minutes into
the second half, freshman Courtney Kay scored 1he games only
goal after Fresno's keeper lost the
ball during a free kick from just
outside the box by Shannon Cox.
Kay's goal was icing on the cake
as she celebrated her birthday and
kept the Cougars at a solid 3-0
start.
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The season kicked off with
an impressive 4-0 win verses
Point Park. Last season's leading
scorer, senior Lauren Johnson,
opened the 2011-2012 season just
sixteen minutes into the game
with a goal o ff a c omer kick. The
Cougars managed to score three
o f its four goals before the end o f
the first half.
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Playing only two days later, the
women's soccer team managed to
scrape by with a 1-0 win versus
Biola. The Cougars were outshooting Biola 14-8 but were not
able to convert until midfielder
Arielle Cohen took a free kick in
the fifty-fifth minute o f the game.
Three-time all American, Kaycee
Grunion, kept her shutout streak
alive with five saves.
W omen's
Basketball News
Kyle Trembley
er and the ball just slipping out o f
the keeper's reach. With a new
record o f 4-0, the women's soccer team jumped up five places in
the rankings and comfortably sat
in lOth place.
G ameS
Game five Vs. Point Lorna took
an interesting t urn for the Cougar's undefeated season when
both teams walked away with a
0-0 tie. The Cougars were outshooting Point Lorna 10 - 3 but
were not able to connect and
score a goal. Arielle Cohen was a
key player in the game for taking
two shots on goal. Kaycee Grunion preserved her five game shut
out streak with three saves.
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After a tie in game five vs. Point
Playing four games in nine Lorna the Cougars looked to add
days might seem impossible and another win to their season just
incredibly hard to do, but the two days later at Whittier ColCSUSM women's soccer team lege. The Cougars out shot Whitplayed through the sore legs and tier 14-4 and walked away with a
tired muscles in search o f main- comfotable 3-0 win. Freshman,
taining its undefeated streak. I n Shelby Bush Scored two goals in
the second home game o f the the game. Sophomore, Kelly Skseason, the htdy Cougars walked varna, scored her first goal o f the
off o f Mangrum Field with a 2-0 season after an assist from Shasha
victory verses L a Verne Univer- Hudson.
sity, outshooting them 20-1. The G ame7
first goal o f the game came in at
Playing less than 24 hours
just under twenty minutes when later, the CSUSM women's socCourtney Kay flawlessly crossed cer team added one more win to
the ball up field to Arielle Cohen their nearly perfect record vs. the
who placed it perfectly in front University o f Texas-Brownsville.
o f the net for Lauren Johnson to The Cougars scored just eighteen
head it into the goal. The second minutes into the game after Shel~
goal was just as cleanly played as ·by Bush cleanly crossed the ball
the first, with Shelby Bush going in front o f the net which connect
one on one with La Verne's keep- with Mary Green who rocketed
TOP: Junior Shelby Bush slipping the ball just past the keeper. Bush leads the team with four goals
in seven games. ABOVE LEFT: Sophomore Kaleigh Dodson heading the ball back up field to the
Cougar foJWards. Dodson is credited with an assist. A BOVE RJGHT: Senior Lauren Johnson taking
the ball at mid-field to set up for a cross. Johnson is the teams secod leading scorer with three goals
in six games. Photos By: Morgan Hall
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in the top o f the net. Shelby Bush
scored the second goal o f the
game after going one on one with
UTB 's keeper. In the eighty-fifth
minute of the game the Cougar
defence was caught off guard and
Kaycee Grunion's six game shut-
out streak came to an end with a
final score o f 2-1.
T he Cougars next game will
be a t home September 21 vs.
C oncordia U niversity.
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Cougar women's basketball
will begin its first-ever season on
October 28th against NCAA Division l l opponent Sonoma State
Uriiversity. The schedule doesn't
get any easier from there, with
the Cougars facing o ff against a
mix o f top-level NAJA. schools
and a variety o f NCAA teams.
Cal State San Marcos women's
basketball will make its home debut on Saturday, November 12th
at 7 :30PM against The Master's
College. Two days later, the
Cougars will be back at home to
square off against another GSAC
opponent, Westmont College,
on November 14th at 7:30 PM.
In total, CSUSM women's
basketball is scheduled to
play 8 home games at MiraCosta in the 2011-2012 season.
Other games o f note include a
November 11th local showdown
against the University o f San Diego (at USD, 7:00 PM), and a trip
to the Biola Classic Tournament
from December 28-30th where
CSUSM will take on #3-ranked
Azusa Pacific, among other teams.
single-game tickets for all
home games will be sold at the
gate, while season tickets can
be purchased through the At.hletic office.
Information on
ticket purchasing will be posted
on the CSUSM Athletic website,
www.csusmcougars .com
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C ougars s tart o ff w ith a n a mazing r ecord f or first season
Morgan Hall
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TOP: Kara Barkdoll. Jacqui Lewis. Lindsy Sappinton and Teanna Robinson, strike a quick pose for
a picture during practice. Sophomore Rachel Quam describes practices as a n ""lntence fun." ABOVE
LEFT: T he entire t eam reanacts their celebration o f their win versus Fresno Pacific. Beating the first
ranked team has been the teams most notable moment. A BOVE RIGHT: Jacqui Lewis dives for the
ball during a practice in the Gym. Photos By: Morgan Hall
Kelly McLin
When The CSUSM women's
volleyball players hit the courts
for practice in !-lunter gymnasium,
the pride o f representing San Marcos will be the team's main drive
to push them through all o f the
hard work in its inaugural season.
Cal State San Marcos announced last fall that the athletic
department would be adding
women's volleyball to the university's growing list o f sports offerings. The team was slowly starting to commit players and a coach
before the start o f the fall season.
The young team, made up o f ten
freshmen, one sophomore, and
five juniors, will play all home
games at the Escondido High
School gyni until a larger Gymnasium can be built on campus.
" It is going to be a little hard
to play home games off campus, but it's also amazing to
think that Escondido supports us
enough to let us use their gym,"
freshman Tayler Gomez said.
One player does admit that
being a part o f a first-year team
and juggling class work does
occasionally come with some
pressure. "Becaus~ student athletes are such a small group on
campus, we really want to prove
that we can represent both the
student athletes and the school,"
sophomore Rachel Quam said.
Quam also reflected that even
though they are athletes, "school
work comes first. We truly
are students before athletes."
As their season enters week
four, the players are starting
to settle in on campus and find
their niche on the team. "We
have been focusing a lot on
team building, and I think we
have finally meshed as a team,"
freshman K iki Atuatasi said.
The most memorable achievements for the team have been their
25-22, 25-22, 12-25 scores, A
couple o f highlights include a 2523, stunning win over the number-one ranked Fresno Pacific as
well as a win over the number
seven ranked Lewis-Clark State.
The CSUSM W6men's Volleyball
team currently holds a record o f
13-5 and is set to play their first
home game o f the season at Escondido High School today at
8 p.m. vs. San Diego Christan.
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M en's s occer v ictory o ver W estmont g ives t eam t heir first win
Kyle Trembley
Contributor
Through the team's tough
0-3 start, Cal State San Marcos
men's soccer haS been unable
to catch a break. That changed
in the second half o f Monday's
game at Westmont, when the
Cougars were able to take advantage o f two miscues by the home
team and win the match 4-2.
CSUSM improves to 1-3 on
the year with the much-needed
victory. Westmont drops to 0-4.
Playing their final game at the
Westmont Heritage Club Classic to~ament, Coach Ron Pulvers' Cougars came out looking
to make a statement, and did so
almost immediately. Just one
minute into the game, a shot by
Alex Rodriguez was stopped
by the Westmont keeper, but
Scott Rice was able to punch in
the rebound for his first .career
CSUSM goal and the first goal
o f the season for the Cougars.
Rice was not content with one,
however: I n the 15th minute, AllConference midfielder Jake Kai-
ser served in a dangerous ball from
30 yards out, connecting with Rice
who headed it past the keeper.
Up 2-0 at the 15-minute mark,
the Cougars were riding high but were quickly reminded that
nothing thus far this s~ason has
come easy. In the 22nd minute,
a foul call on the edge o f the box
gave Westmont a penalty kick,
which was converted to make it
2-1. Westmont would tie it in the
34th minute on a goal from Emmanuel Akyen, capitalizing on a
stretch o f play in which CSUSM
was frankly a bit lucky to escape from without being behind.
But the second half would belong to the Cougars. Adjusting
to the super-direct style o f play
that served Westmont so well
late in the first half, Coach Pulvers directed his team to start
pressuring the back line to shut
down the long passes that had
been hurting CSUSM. The adjustment worked brilliant, as
not only did the Cougars tilt the
run o f play back in their favor,
they pounced on two mistakes
by Westmont's inexperienced
defense to score a pair o f goals.
In the 61st minute, a lazy pass
back to the keeper was picked
off by a very alert Eric Lopez,
who buried his first goal as a
Cougar to put his side up 3-2.
Another first-time goal scorer,
Sullivan Tobin, would ice the
match in the 85th minute, intercepting a pass on the back line and
striking a wonderful shot into the
comer o f the net from 25 yards out
to put CSUSM up 4-2 and close
the door on the team's first win.
K iki Castro picked up the win
in net for CSUSM, making a couple key. saves when the match
was 2-2 to preserve the victory.
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With America's current stale
economy, rising Cal State tuition,
expensive parking and skyrocketing gas prices, students need
to save as much cash as possible
this semester. Here are tips on
ways to save on textbooks, one
o f the hardest hitting expenses o f
college life.
R ent y our textbooks
Websites such as Chegg.com
and ecampus.com allow students
to rent their textbooks for a lower
price than purchasing the textbook. Chegg.com's mission statement is to save students money
and keep the cost o f textbooks to
a minimum. Also, renting books
allows the student to pick the
timeframe they want to keep the
textbook. The less time the book
is kept, the less it costs.
A mazon.com
Amazon offers a cheap marketplace for buying and selling textbooks. College students may sign
up for Amazon Student, which the
website reads "free two-day shipping for six months with Amazon
Prime shipping benefits, as well
as exclusive offers via e-mail."
Amazon also allows students to
a e mo
sell back their textbooks at the
end o f the semester, by signing up
as an Amazori seller. Students can
gain back a portion o f the money
they used to purchase the book.
Interlibrary Loan
Many students do not know
about interlibrary loans. I f you
go to biblio.csusm.edu or library.
csusm.edu (they are the same
website), there is a link on the
right column to sign up for the
interlibrary loan service. Students
can sign up for the service for
free using their campus ID and
password, then librarians search
through the San Diego library circuit to find i f other libraries carry
the book you requested. This usually works for novels assigned for
class, and the book is shipped to
your house in approximately less
than a week.
Course Reserves
Ask your professor i f they put
any o f the required course materials on course reserve. I f they did,
you many go into the third floor
o f the library and check out the
textbook for two hours. Students
are not permitted to leave the library with the book, but you may
copy the pages using a print card
on any floor o f the library. This is
a great option i f your professor
only assigned· a couple pages or
chapters o f the book . .
Share with a
classmate/friend
Save money by
splitting the cost
o f the book with
a classmate or
friend. Most people are happy to
share textbooks
with other students, i f they
are strapped for
cash.
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There are several services the
LGBTQA Pride Center offers to
C SUSM students. One is education and free testing for IDV. To~
day, Sept. 13, at noon, the Vista
Community Clinic will hold their
presentation about t he disease
and give tips o n prevention o f
spreading it. The clinic returns
on Thursday, Sept. 15, for free
screenings from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Both events occur at the Pride
Center, Commons 201.
T hough scientists created many
medical breakthroughs over time,
disease and illness is a normal
part o f h uman life. While mv
(Human Immunodeficiency Virus) is not as widespread in the
United States as in other countries that are heavily affected,
there are a number o f new cases
in the country e very year. The
California for AIDS Research,
Education and Services (CARES)
reported in 2 009, S an Diego
County had confirmed 4008 cases, the third highest number o f
mv cases in the state. Los Angeles held the highest with 14,099
cases and S an Francisco followed
with 5,212 cases. With the help
o f educational talks and testing,
those nunibers can decrease in the
near future.
According to Keyatta P arker
and Gustavo Aguirre, health educators from the Vista Cqmmunity
Clinic, the t est is a simple and
non-invasive process. I t takes 2040 m.iDutes, a nd all information is
kept confidential. After filling_
out health forms., participating
students are given a kit with materials to swab the inside o f their
mouth. I t is a painless procedure
and is done in a private room inside the Pride Center. A fter thl(
waiting period, the administrator
hands· the student the results and
counseling and consultation are
available, i f the student needs
them.
" The goal is to normalize the [IDV] test,"
said Gustavo Aguirre.
A standard l llV test
involves drawing
blood and weeks o f
waiting for results.
Thanks to the program, more people
can be screened at
convenient locations
and times using the
painless oral swab test.
The program with
the Pride C enter first
started in March
2010. According
to Robert Aiello-Hauser,
L GBTQA
Pride Center director,
the
clinic
tested 328 stu-
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a degree in journalism in 1984, she has been working full-time as a
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two fellowships in a rts journalism at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles and Columbia University in New York. She is
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dents between the fall 20 10 and
spring 2011 semesters. Other
than the September dates,
there will be more times
available in the future
to be screened. AielloHauser plans to hold
more free screenings
on Oct. 25 and 27
and Dec. 1, World
AIDS Day.
The Vista Community Clinic has
two locations in Vista. They offer dental
services, family medical services, pediatrics
and have their own
Women's Center.
F or more information,
visit
h ttp://www.
v istacommunityclinic.org/
It's all G reek to m e
T ranslating t he five G reek
o rganizations a t CSUSM
Jenna Jauregui
Co-Editor-in-Chief
Fall semester at C al State San
Marcos signals a prime recruiting
period for Greek organizations as
new students look for ways to be
involved on campus. When deciding which fraternity o r sorority to
"rush," students should research
the history, requirements, and
standards o f e ach organization.
C SUSM recognizes three sororities (Alpha Pi Sigma, Alpha Chi
Om~ga, and Alpha X i Delta), and
two fraternities (Zeta Beta Tau and
S igma Alpha Epsilon). According
to a 2 008 memo from Student L ife
and Leadership Director. Dilcie
Perez, the fraternity Tau Kappa
Epsilon ( 'fKE) is no longer recognized on the CSUSM campus.
Alpha P i Sigma (.AIU:) is a
Latina based sorority. Its website, alphapisigma.org, states
its mission is " to unite and support women to advance academically ai:J.d professionally."
Alpha Chi O mega (AXO) is a
sorority dedicated to developing
" smart, compassionate, makea-difference women," according to alphachiomega.org. This
sorority makes a strong ·commitment to "academics, community service and leadership."
Alpha X i D elta (A3~) is a sorority with a vision: "inspiring
women to realize their potential." Its website, alphaxidelta.
org, states the organization's
commitment to developing its
members strengths and talents
within the sorority's sisterhood.
Zeta Beta Tau ( ZBn is " the
n ation's first Jewish fraternity," according to zbt.org. I t
is " open to all men o f good
character" and seeks to help its
members develop "intellectual
awareness, social responsibility, integrity and brotherly love."
Sigma Alpha Epsilon (~AE)
is a fraternity that touts the message " be true." Its website, sae.
net, states that the organization helps its members "fulfill
their educational aspirations and
goals," a nd promotes· programs
that teach "leadership, scholarship, and personal development."
Students can discover many
opportunities by joining a G reek
organization. C SUSM is proud to
host these fraternities and sorority chapters, but students must
remember to always be safe and
legal when representing their organization. H students have questions o r concerns regarding any
campus organization's activities,
they should contact Student Life
and Leadership (csusm.edu!sll).
ylla
I 'm a third year history major at California State University San
Marcos. This is my second year with the Pride. I 'm a native San
Diegan, hence the Chargers are my favorite football team. My
indulgences are drinking tons o f coffee, getting my nails done,
fashion and anything French. I love the Victorian Era and Roarin' 20§ parts o f history. I look forward taking The Pride along in
a new direction this year and hope that more students, faculty and
staff enjoy and support our paper. Good luck on this semester!
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Jenna is a senior a t CSUSM majoring in Literature and Writing studies. She is one o f the Editors-in-Chief o f The Pride and
she also works in the Writing Center. In her free time, she enjoys
watching movies, eating 1 brifty's ice cream, and going for long
hikes. She is learning to play ukulele and bass guitar. She wants to
teach high school English and iravel to new places while searching for inspiration to spark her creative writings.
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Hi, I 'm Morgan. I am a sophomore here at CSUSM and my major
is VPA; Arts & Tech. I have lived most o f my life right here in San
Marcos and I graduated from San Marcos·High School in 2010.
I have a passion for photography and graphic design and have
always dreamed o f one day working for Disney in the advertising
department.
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adventure, whether it be exploring a haunted forest at night or spending a day at
Disneyland. I 'm a thinker, a listener and a reader. I will get lost in a book; in the
me and definitely
pages o f someone else's mind. I have big dreams, bigger
bigger than any realist. Music speaks to me in a tone that no one else can. I can
give you all the advice in the world. but taking it, myself. is an obstacle I have
yet to overcome. I am fascinated by movieS and the way someone can literally
make their vision come to life astonishes me. I am a night owl and not a morning
person, but I love being awake early. I am a human IMDb and a contradiction.
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a typewriter and bleed." I bleed a lot. I 'm Melissa.
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Hello, I am Faith Orcino, a nerd who loves comics and anime. This will be my third year at California State University
San Marcos and I major in Biology with a minor in Psychology. I joined the Pride newspaper as a volunteer artist and writer in spring 2010. "Student A" is the comic series I make for
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S tudent v eterans still serve
S pecial I nterest
O pinion S ection
Students h elp students 1n Veterans C enter
Jenna Jauregui
Co-Editor-in-Chief
Most Americans ·remember
exactly where they were when
the towers fell in New York 10
years ago. The 9/11 attacks on
the World Trade Center in 2001
became the Pearl Harbor o f the
millennia! g eneration- America
watched and listened in shock
as the news coverage revealed
the devastation and horror.
On Sept. 12,2011, the
United States declared war, targeting the Afghanistan-based leader
group,
Osama Bin Laden.
Oct. 8, 2001 marked the
beginning o f President
Bush's "War on Terror."
A generation o f fresh veterans was born from this decision as young people saw
an opportunity to serve their
t ry ,
" I saw a need for medics,"
Navy Corpsman Mark Mallare,
a Cal State San Marcos student
veteran and kinesiology major,
said. "There were many opportunities in medicine after 9/11.
There were so many trauma patients that needed to be cared for."
Another opportunity that appealed to America's new military recruits was the new GI
Bill, which was revised after the
9/11 disaster to include more
benefits for those who serve.
Signed into law in July o f 2008,
the Post-9/11 GI Bill, or GI Bill
2.0, created a "new robust education benefits program rivaling
the WWII era GI Bill o f Rights,"
according to an overview o f the
bill at military.com/education.
The bill's benefits apply to "servicemembers who have served
on active duty for 90 or more
days since Sept. 10, 200 l ," and
are "tiered based on the number
o f days served on active duty."
Several revisions to this bill
came into effect in August 2011.
revisions include
full coverage o f
tuition and
public schools, including gradu~
ate training. I n addition, Students
may be reimbursed for national
exams such as the SAT, as well as
tests for licensing and certification. Some unfortunate changes
include the end o f " preak pay,"
which means students will not
receive monthly payments for
housing or other needs during semester breaks in the school term.
The Veterans Center at CSUSM
(c susm . edu/outreach/VeteransServices) exists to help student
veterans understand how to obtain these benefits as well as offer
a safe and friendly environment
that promotes camaraderie between military branches. Mallare,
who works in the Veterans Center, said he wanted to help people
in the same way people helped
him when he started at CSUSM.
"We give students peace o f
.mind and assist students with
their paperwork," he said. The
center offers computers, a friendly staff, and a television for students who just want to unwind
and hang out. "We are also looking to start a lending library t()
help students with their textbook
needs," Amber Bouge, who also
works in the Veterans Center, said.
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P ut stuff in, stir it around, enjoy it o r hate it
F reedom o f t he p ress
I mportance o f m edia t ransparecy p ost 9 -11
As I sat down to write this article, I expected to offer commentary on the American media's
coverage o f the events o f 9/11.
The vast and varied ways that
television, film and print journalism told the story o f the attacks
made for extremely compelling
capsules o f information that still
have relevance all o f 10 years
later.
Within that commentary, I expected to be critical o f the media;
I wanted to explain why revealing the president's location on
9/11 and airing footage o f people
jumping out o f the World Trade
Center buildings was beyond the
responsibility o f media.
The more I considered the
subject, however, I uncovered a
different angle to this type o f response (which is rather common
among those who e xpress
an opinion, it seems). W h i 1e
many sought to criticize
the media for their ~- c o m prehensive c-overage
o f the
day's events, others
understood the
i ntent
p ortreal-
importance within a free society.
This concept o f "media transparency" is an irrefutable asset
to the American public. Should
the media cover up events in order to maintain an advanced state
o f public order or government
secrecy, the concept o f freedom
would cease to exist as fast as
true journalism would. Media, as
a service to the public, preserves
transparency so it may preserve
freedom.
All media outlets, from the
largest metropolitan newspaper
to the local dailies, have got toreport the whole truth. For the years
that I have been with The Pride,
I have experienced the good, the
bad and the ugly that comes with
covering events that happen on
campus. True journalism seeks
the whole story and reveals it accurately and ethically.
Journalists often feel confused
or threatened by the concept of
revealing sensitive or controversial information, but those in the
business o f reporting truth must
do just that.
As the editor of the Opinion
section, I encourage the students,
staff, faculty and community to
report truths by writing Letters
to the Editor ad-
readers
deem
important and
worthy o f exploration. Our
small staff o f
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NetAix goes after the world only to lose the Starz
reduction in price from $9.99 to
$7.99." Over the summer, Netflix split its DVD rental and online
streaming services into separate
The Starz will go dim for Netftix packages, instead o f its usual
after Feb. 28, 2012. Starz Enter- $9.99 monthly fee for both sertainment, owned by Liberty Mu- vices. It now costs $7 .99 for each:
tual, asked Netftix for the moon: a a $5.99 increase totaling $15.98 a
rumored $100 million annual ser- month for both rentals and streamvice fee for access to Starz library ing. With this decision, Netftix
consisting o f Sony Pictures and took the chocolate chips out o f
Walt Disney owned movies. As the ice c ream- insisting their
Netftix loses a video download most loyal customers take deeper
application provider, they further scoops into their wallets or be satdistance themselves from Ameri- isfied with plain vanilla. Netfiix's
can audiences already angered by corporate gladiators hoard the
Netfiix's recent price changes. large bowls while doling out meaA Netftix phone representative . ger servings to their customers.
who gave only his first name,
We shouldn't take our eye off
Alex, is proud o f their longest the Lion in the coliseum, Cable
Netflix member. "He has been TV. Many viewers who once enrenting with us for 144 months," joyed their multi-media Netftix
Alex said. "Long-time DVD rent- world concluded that they needed
ers who never signed up for in- less Cable TV in their lives. With
stail.t streaming have received a Netfiix losing its Starz contract,
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with Netftix's reduced services
and video selection. When asked
i f Starz's contracts with Disney
and Sony could potentially run
out, Reza, a S tari customer service agent, said, "Starz has rental agreements with Disney and
Sony that borrow copyrights."
When asked who Starz's greatest
competitor was, Reza answered,
" HBO is our greatest competitor."
Netfiix left the freezer door
open; its customers are melting
away. Analysts predict Netfiix
will increase its earnings per share
by 48%, but shares went down
25% this summer. The corporate
movie media gladiators can fling
digital movie files at each other,
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We all know what it's like to be
i n college with an empty wallet
after paying for books that cost
more than a car payment, tuition
that grows every time we check
our email and non-stop visits to
Chipotle and Chick-fil-A. So,
having fun somewhere without
having to ask mom and dad for
money is an offer no one can resist.
For those who rely on the
Sprinter to get from point A to
B; adventures in San Marcos
are hardly far. For some outdoorsy adventures, taking a stroll
through Jack's Pond located at
986 La Moree Road is a great
place to do homework, relax
and soak in the rays. The peaceful scenery and the sounds o f
nature can offer a place to kick
back and enjoy life or finish up
lab reports and next week's essay .
For those who are not familiar with ·the area, Balboa Park is
perfect way to get a taste o f true
southern California culture. The
tourist attraction offers beautiful
scenery to enjoy throughout the
day and it's perfect for snapping
photos for memories to frame
forever. Carousels, mini railroads
and museums galore are some o f
the attractions visitors are able
to choose from. The park gives
you the opportunity to have fun
exploring trails without burning
a hole in your wallet. Balboa is
perfect destination, whether it be
on a romantic night out or a day
with your family. Located just
40 minutes from CSU San Marcos, Balboa Park is a great place
to get away for the day and relax
while experiencing the beauty that San Diego has to offer.
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California State University San Marcos, San Marcos, California | Tuesday, September 27, 2011 |
Volume XXXVIII
|
Issüe 2
2011 CSUSM Hearst/CSU Trustees' Award recipient
Lauren Holland overcomes tragedies to receive the CSU's highest honor
CSUSM grad student Lauren
Holland decided to channel her
grief into action.
Next June, the 47-year-old single mother from Ramona will
graduate with a master's degree
in Sociological Practice with an
emphasis in pedestrian safety research . Her master thesis will
focus on the statistics behind child
pedestrian fatalities and how fam-
ilies grieve, cope and make sense
of a senseless tragedy.
Last week / Holland was honored for her dedication and 3.88
GPA with the Hearst/CSU Trustees' Award, one of the highest
forms of recognition for student
achievement in the CSU system.
The Hearst award is given to just
one student at each CSU campus
annually, recognizing merit, academic achievement and community service in the face of financial and personal hardships.
"It's an honor to be selected
with a handful of my peers to be a
Hearst Scholar," Holland said, in
a press release. "The award validates my hard work and encourages me by knowing that people
are behind me and supporting me
in achieving my goals."
Holland was in the final months
of her senior year at San Diego
State when she got the news
about her nephew's son, Zaeh
Cruz, who was struck by a truck
and killed in a suburban crosswalk after getting off a school bus
in Berkeley on Feb. 2 7,2009.
Holland finished her Bachelor
of Arts in Anthropology with cum
laude honors, and threw herself
into advocating for pedestrian
safety through the Zachary Michael Cruz Foundation, established by Zach's parents, Frank
and Jodie Cruz. She hopes that
she can use her master's degree
to lobby for pedestrian safety issues at the regional and national
levels.
"I want to be an even stronger
voice advocating for pedestrian
safety education, enforcement
and engineering," she said, explaining that each year more than
1,000 pedestrians lose their lives
in preventable accidents. "I know
I can make a difference and the
Hearst Award further reminds me
to continue to push forward and
give my very best."
Holland's own life has been
touched by tragedy as well. She
worked a series of low-wage jobs
while raising two children on her
own. Then several years ago, she
was working on a construction
project near SDSU when an accident at the jobsite left her with
a disabling back injury.
Although it had been more than
two decades since she'd been in
a classroom, Holland knew she'd
need to get an education to land a
well-paying desk job, so she went
back to school at San Diego State.
She graduated in 2010.
She's also volunteered her time
with the March of Dimes, Head
Start, Zonta International, the
U.N. Association of San Diego
and a local sobering facility,
among other organizations.
Holland is one of 23 CSU students to receive the Hearst Award
this fall. She received a $3,000
scholarship and a Sony technology package (including a notebook
computer and camera).
Campus Calendar
TUESDAY, SEPT. 27:
-Polynesian
•S.D. Asian Film Festival
6 p .m., Clarke G rande Salon.
There will be a p re-screening aNA
KAMALEI: The Men of Hula."
Come o ut a nd s upport t his event!
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 28:
-ASI's Homecoming Spirit Day
12:30 - 1:30 p .m., Kellogg Plaza.
Come celebrate
Homecoming
Week with ASI a nd get some f un
CSUSM spirit swag!
Usuab Presents: Casino Royale
7 - 1 0 p .m., Clarke 113.
A special homecoming celebration
which will allow s tudents to e ngage in a variety of social, f un a nd
inclusive activities.
THURSDAY, SEPT. 29:
-Homecoming
Photo provided by CSUSM
-Job Fair Prep for
Pride Staff Writer
California State University San
Marcos President Karen Haynes
is calling all students and faculty members to nominate their
favorite professors for the President's Outstanding Faculty Award
as announced by
a Sept. 8
university press
release.
the chance to nominate professors who do make a great effort
in teaching .
The Teaching Innovation and
Excellence Award recognizes a
faculty member who introduces
innovative techniques, methodologies, exercises, methods of delivery and technologies in teaching, according to the GSUSM
press release. All current tenure
and tenure track faculty members
are eligible for a nomination.
Students must write a detailed letter, between 100-500
words, discussing the professor's teaching innovations and
how this innovation contributed
to a student's development of the
knowledge, skills and disposition
appropriate to the academic discipline. Students cannot nominate
faculty members if they are currently enrolled in the nominee's
classes.
The award for Outstanding
Lecturer recognizes a part-time
faculty member who significantly contributes to student
learning, advances our university mission of educational excellence and demonstrates
dedication to our
diverse student
community. Any
temporary faculty
member
who had faculty
appointments, in-
cluding teaching and non-teaching assignments, at CSUSM and
has been teaching one or more
classes for the past three years is
eligible for a nomination. A 100500-word letter is also required
for this category.
Nominations for both categories are required to be sent, electronically, to Susan O'Connor at
soconnor@csusm.edu, no later
than Wednesday, Oct. 12. The
nomination letters must include
the student's name, major, email
address, telephone number and
the name and department of the
faculty member being nominated. Information on the course or
courses completed with the faculty member, including name,
course number, semester, or information on the nature of the interaction with a non-instructional
faculty member is also required.
The winning educators will
be recognized at the faculty and
staff award ceremony in January
where they will also receive a
$2,000.00 award.
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Noon - 1 p.m., Career Center
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Students a nd staff get a chance to r ecognize deserving teachers
Students and faculty members
can nominate their favorite professors and fellow co-workers in
two different categories: Teaching Innovation and Excellence
and Outstanding Lecturer.
Whether complaining about the
excessive amount of homework,
discussing unreasonable deadlines or disagreeing with a professor's teaching style, students
rarely get a chance to
recognize amazing faculty
\
members
when they
come
along.
Now,
students
have
Cougarfest
10:30 a .m - 1:30 p .m., Across
C ampus.
Celebrate Homecoming by coming
o ut to t he second a nnual CougarFest! There will be games, food,
f un a nd cougar spirit.
President Haynes calls for award nominations
Morgan Hall
Festival
Noon - 1:30 p .m., F orum Plaza.
Celebrate t he Polynesian c ulture
with f ree food, live e ntertainment,
free giveaways a nd g ames.
TUESDAY. OCT. 4:
-Thank You For Recycling Day
11:30 a .m - 1 p .m., U-Hall Plaza.
Enjoy food, prizes a nd giveaways. Help celebrate CSUSM's 7 th
s traight RecycleMania victory.
-The Coming Out Monologues
5:30 - 7 :30 p .m., McMahan House.
P resented by t he LBGTQ Pride
Center is a n evening of storytelling
by s tudents of CSU S an Marcos.
The stories r epresent diverse a nd unique experiences f rom people
who identify a s gay, l esbian, bisexual, t ransgender a nd allies.
-Employer Resume
Critique
10 a .m - 1 p .m., Career C enter
RSVP h ttp: / / www.csusm.edu/careers/
THURSDAY. OCT. 6:
-Career Expo 2011
10 a .m. - 2 p .m., F orum Plaza.
Come l earn a bout employment
a nd g raduate school o pportunities
directly from t he r ecruiters.
SUNDAY, OCT. 9:
-Barbells For Boobs/
Mammograms In Action
10 a .m. - 2 p.m., F orum Plaza.
Barbells for Boobs f undraiser for
Mammograms in Action. Athletes
from North County a re invited to
p articipate in t he CrossFit workout "Grace" to r aise money t o f und
m ammograms for women who
could not otherwise afford t hem.
Turn to page 4 for our Happy Hour of
the Week. Read all about the newly
opened San Marcos Players Sports
f j Bar and the multiple deals they offer.
�Red Bull Athlete Terry Adams takes a spin on campus
Jessie Gambrell
Pride Staff Writer
At U-Hour on
Thursday, Sept.
23, CSUSM students watched
Red Bull Athlete,
Terry
Adams, do a
BMX demo
on campus
at our very
own Library
Plaza.
Adams, age 28, has
been a professional in
Flatland BMX since he
was 16 years old and has
competed in tournaments
all over the world, winj ning a Gold Medal in the
¡ 2005 X Games and also
scoring Ride BMX Magazine's Number One
Ride Award
in 2005 and 2008.
"I wanted to be a professional,"
Adams said.
When asked about what got him
into Flatland, Adams continued,
"When I looked it up, it looked
more artsy. It was different."
Flatland is a freestyle BMX riding style performed on smooth,
flat surfaces that do not include
any ramps, jumps or grind rails.
By some, it is called "artistic cycling" and can even be related to
break dancing, according to Mick
Ross of In Air on Ground Freestyle BMX.
Adams grew up in Louisiana
and was homeschooled. He graduated at the age of 15 and then
attended Louisiana State University for one semester before he
decided he wanted to focus on his
BMX career instead.
Red Bull sponsored Adams
since 2003. He has been touring
the United States these past few
weeks doing demos at 50 differ-
ent colleges.
"It is very chill, spreading
awareness about what I do. It is a
cool opportunity from Red BuU,"
Adams said. He continued, "Students here are in a good mood.
They are a little more stoked,"
when asked about how it was performing here at CSUSM. .
The big Red Bull truck, called
the Red Bull MXT, came out and
opened up its speakers, blasting
party music throughout Library
Plaza. Students gathered as Adams showed off some of his cool
moves, including his own trick,
Katrina, that he named after the
2005 hurricane Katrina. Students
were handed "spirit" towels to
twirl around which added to the
festivity of the hour. With the
crowds cheering, Adams continued to entertain the students by
balancing, spinning and hopping
with his bike.
On a break, Red Bull
handed out two free T-
* shirts to the first two people that
showed up to the Red Bull MXT.
"One of the lucky winners was Dylan Baquero who started to "shuffle" in the center of the plaza after
winning his T-shirt.
"I won a t-shirt! And it's cool
spirit," Baquero said when asked
what drove him to dance.
Throughout the demo, Red
Bull's Wiiings Team girls gave
out free Red Bulls to the students.
"This is the coolest back-toschool event we've been to,"
Gina Lucas said, one of the Wiiings team girls.
Students also responded to the
event with enthusiasm. "It was a
great experience. It shows the diversity of the campus," ASI VP of
Marketing, Ken LaLonde, said.
If you would like to know more
about Terry Adams, go to his
website: www.terryadams.com.
Photos by Ashley Aronson and Morgan Hall
Riding athe mwaves
CSUSM Surf Team ttracts any for tryouts
Morgan Hall
Pride Staff Writer
.
CSUSM surf team tiyouts occurred Sunday, Sept. 18. Calm
water and bad waves added pressure to student surfers interested
in joining the fall 2011 - spring
2012 team.
"It is a little nerve racking because the waves aren't too good
today," senior Tyler Noonan said.
"You're lucky just to catch a few
good waves," he added.
Noonan, who surfed for his
high school team and was trying
out for the first time, said that he
looks "forward to being able to
get back into surf competitions
and meet new surfers this season."
This year, the Cal State San
Marcos Surf Team tryouts gave
each surfer three 15-minute heats
to catch as many waves as he or
she could with only the two highest scoring waves counting toward the overall score.
"We're looking for length,
turns and connecting rides and, of
course, the more you do the more
points you will get," team captain, Ashley Aronson said.
Dave Kincannon, who was on
the inaugural team back in 2001, tinue to surf and come to tryouts
but had to leave CSUSM to work, again next year "
said, "The way tryouts are set up
Being a part of the CSUSM surf
this year is a lot fairer than the team allows students to do somefirst time I tried out. Now you can thing they love while traveling
walk away with a far better over- to different California beaches.
all average."
"Last year I liked that we went to
Despite the bad waves, there Huntington Beach, Ventura and
was still a huge turnout for try- Black's Beach," Guerrero said.
outs compared to years past.
Kincannon looks forward to
"There are way more people potentially surfing at Ponto,
here this year than there were last his home break. The surf
year. We now have enough for schedule is still to be detertwo teams and a few alternates," mined.
Casey Guerrero, senior and reThe following students
turning team member, said.
made the 2011/2012 Surf Team:
Junior Helina Beck was exA Team: (Men) Ashley Arontremely impressed with the son, Jason Hdez, Paul Brandlin,
amount of women who tried out Daniel Jacobs, Dave Kincanfor this year's team. "Women's non, James Elkins. (Women)
surfing is just blowing up right Annie Howe and Kaitlin
now, and it is nice to see that we Maguire. (Longboard) Willie
actually have enough girls inter- Peterson.
ested in trying out for the team,"
B Team: (Men) Zach Rudy,
Beck said.
Leo Welnick, Tyler Aiken,
Beck participated on the team Tyler Noonan, Andre Ratwo years ago, but broke her an- moska and Casey Guerrero.
kle and could not return last sea- (Women) Laura Thatcher and
son. "I still feel pain and haven't Helina Beck (Longboard) Kaitgotten my full mobility back, but lin Maguire - needs to choose^
surfing is almost therapeutic for between A Team Women or B
me."
Team Longboard.
Beck did give some advice to
Alternates: Mike Fiocco, Robthose who don't make the team: bie Torres. (Longboard) Sean
"Don't let it bother you. We have Malter. (Shortboard women)
such close competitions; still con- Danielle DeFritas.
{Photos by Morgan Hall
�Cornwell, women win; men finish third at UC Riverside
Kyle Trembley
Contributor
Competing in their second race
of the season, Cal State San Marcos women's and men's crosscountry both had strong showings
at the UC Riverside Invitational.
The women remarkably swept
the top-five collegiate spots to
win the 5K Open, while the men
placed third in a stacked field in
the 8K Invitational.
Running against a field that
featured NCAA schools like San
Jose State and Cal State Los Angeles, the two-time defending
NAIA National Champion and
#2-ranked CSUSM women's
team dominated the 5K on Saturday, Sept. 17: Suzanne Cornwell won the race outright with
an outstanding time of 17:11 - the
second fastest in CSUSM crosscountry history.
After four unattached (noncollegiate) runners crossed the
finish line, including CSUSM alums Whitney Patton and Jennifer
Albright, the next collegiate finisher to cross the line was Carol
Schryver. A 2010 All-American,
Schryver ran 17:44 to place seventh overall and second in the
collegiate competition.
Two more Cougars were right
behind her as Chelsey Cortez
continued her strong start to the
season by placing eighth at 17:47,
and two-time All-American Cady
Villarreal taking ninth at 17:48.
One spot later, Kelly Thompson finished in eleventh place
at 18:02, giving the Cougars a
sweep of the top-five collegiate
spots.
Leading the remaining competitors for CSUSM were Heidi
Swanson (14th, 18:09), Cassidy
Reich (20th, 18:17), and Aubriele
Rowe (28th, 18:30).
On the men's side, the Cougars
posted a strong third-place finish,
only finishing behind Southern
Utah and host schooi UC Riverside and finishing in front of
NAIA competitors Cal Baptist
and Master's College in the 25team field.
So far this season, Danny Lyon
and 2010 Ail-American Western
Nelson have established themselves as the two top runners for
the Cougars and that held true on
Saturday, Sept. 17. Nelson placed
eighth in the field of nearly 250
runners, coming within 2 seconds
of breaking the school record for
the 8K with a time of 24:16.
Right behind him was Lyon,
who took ninth with a time of
24:19. Nelson and Lyon are both
All-American threats, and having two runners of that class is a
major reason why Coach Steve
Scott's #7-ranked men's crosscountry team is in the hunt for its
first National Championship.
Of course, to win a national title
lililP
it takes depth and CSUSM will
be looking to build that throughout the 2011 season. On Sept. 17,
Ismael Rodriguez placed 43rd at
25:20, Ryan Jensen took 48th at
25:22 and Armando Lara rounded
out the team's top-five by placing
58th at 25:29, all finishing within
10 seconds of one another to help
the team to its third place finish.
Leading the remaining Cougars were Easton Tackett (72nd;
25:36) and Lenny Santana (75th;
25:37).
CSUSM cross-country will be
back in action in two weeks at the
Pomona Pitzer Invitational.
Raising money for
CSUSM athletics
Kyle Trembley
Contributor
San Diego Padres Hall of Fame
pitcher Randy Jones will be playing in the fourth annual CSUSM
Cougar Scramble Golf Tournament and registration for the limited spots remaining in the field is
now open to the public.
Hosted by Cal State San Marcos Athletics and the CSUSM
Alumni Association, the Cougar
Scramble will be played on Tuesday, Nov. 8, at beautiful ^Crosby
Golf Course in Rancho Santa Fe.
All proceeds from the event will
go towards student-athlete scholarships and Alumni Association
endowed scholarships.
"This is the second year that we
will hold the tournament at The
Crosby, which is an unbelievable
course and the reason we sold
out last year," said CSUSM Athletic Director Tom Seitz. "With
the addition of Randy Jones this
year we expect the field to be full
very soon. This is our major fund
raiser for the year and we need
Juliana Stumpp
everyone's support to provide
Pride Staff Writer
the day at two for three with three ited offensive production without by Mat Latos and Aaron Harang. student-athlete scholarships for
our expanding athletic program."
The Arizona Diamondbacks RBIs and a walk. Diamondback Adrian Gonzalez, their All-Star Injuries plagued starters Dustin
Participants will enjoy fun ondefeated the San Diego Padres pitcher, Joe Saunders, dazzled in first baseman, who was traded Moseley and Clayton Richard for course games and contests, a
Sunday, Sept. 18, 5-1, avoiding the game, allowing just one run fdr promising minor league pros- most of this season along with raffle with terrific prizes and of
a three-game sweep at PETCO on seven hits in eight and two pects Casey Kelly, Anthony Rizzo Tim Stauffer who had a great 2010 course 18 holes of great golf at
thirds innings, earning his twelfth and Reymond Fuentes. Also, the season and helped contribute to
•Park.
one of the most scenic courses
win of the season. Arizona closer departure of Ryan Ludwick to the their postseason run.
The scoring began in the thrid
in Southern California. A dinner
The Padres rounded out the
inning when Padres player Cam- J.J. Putz recorded the final out, Pittsburgh Pirates contributed to
and live auction will follow the
season with a sweep against the
eron Maybin nabbed a homerun which gave him his 41st save, less offensive production.
round.
However, the Padres ranked first Colorado Rockies, followed by a
from a Jason Bartlett ground- good for third-overall in the NaRandy Jones will be joining the
tional League.
in the National League in bullpen series against Los Angeles Dodgout. Miguel Montero then tied
field for the round and the festiviThe Padres closed out play on ERA, led by All-Star closer Heath ers (1 win - 2 losses) and the
the game the next inning with a
Sept. 18, 23 games behind Ari- Bell, as well as leading the NL in Chicago Cubs (series started yes- ties. The 1976 National League
solo home run to center field off
(NL) Cy Young Award winner is
Aaron Harang who later allowed zona for the division lead. As of stolen bases this year at the end terday) here , at Petco Park. The excited to be a part of the Cougar
another solo homer to rookie first the morning of Sept. 26, the Pa- of Sunday, Sept. 18. The Padres team is preparing for 2012 as Scramble.
baseman Paul Goldschmidt in the dres are now 24 games behind also saw good seasons from Jesus highlighted by calling up promis"I'm thrilled to be involved
sixth inning. Harang went six in- the Diamondbacks. The D-Backs Guzman as well as Nick Hund- ing minor leaguers such as Rizzo, with the Cougar Scramble and
nings, allowing two rims on eight remain nine games ahead of the ley, along with improved defense who was acquired from the Gon- helping raise money for studenthits with three strikeouts, earning Giants for the division lead.. San from middle infielders Jason Bar- zalez trade last December with athletes and scholarships," Jones
his seventh loss this season versus Francisco ended playing Sept. 18 tlett and Orlando Hudson. Right Boston, as well as James Darnell, said. "Both my daughters gradufour games behind Atlanta for the fielder Kyle Blanks also contrib- Logan Forsythe and other sur14 wins.
ated from Cal State San Marcos,
wild card division lead.
uted after having a good season in prising contributors that may see
The Diamondbacks rallied for
so this is an exciting opportunity
San Diego has had a rough year Triple-A Tucson and will give the more action in the major leagues
two runs in the seventh inning
to help future graduates."
against Padres relievers Brad after a surprising 2010 campaign Padres more power in the middle next year. The Padres are looking
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The best or Homecoming Week
athletics teams," Sara Gallegos
said, Associate Executive DirecPride Staff Writer
tor of ASI ,and member of the
Homecoming Committee.
The Polynesian Festival occurs
This week, Sept. 26 - Oct. 1,
our third annual homecoming today, from noon - 1:30 p.m. in
week takes place, with multiple the Library and Forum Plaza.
Wednesday, Sept. 28, from
campus spirit events presented
noon - 1 p.m., the Alumni Assofor CSUSM students.
Some of the most notable ciation and USUAB will provide
events are the Polynesian Festi- a free BBQ lunch for Alumni Asval, CSUSM Cougar Spirit Event, sociation Members and students,
Alumni Employee Luncheon, in the Tukwut Courtyard. EveryCougarFest (the equivalent to last one else will need to pay $5 for
jyear's Homecoming Festival), entry. Face painters and balloon
the Homecoming Game and BBQ artists will also be present. All atand the infamous Masquerade tendees must RSVP in advance.
For the first time ever, CSUSM
Ball. The Homecoming Commithas adopted the classic hometee has been building new traditions over the last three years and coming tradition of a homecoming King and Queen. Students
the events vary every year.
I "[Homecoming] is a week to cast votes online from Sept. 19
-unite students, faculty, staff and to today. Eight candidates ran for
Jalumni with university pride and king and 11 candidates for queen.
create a sense of tradition. It is a The top three candidates will be
week that highlights school spirit announced during CougarFest on
and promotes and supports our Thursday, Sept. 29. Winners will
Brianna Cruz
be crowned during the homecoming soccer game, at 2 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 1.
Students are encouraged to
come to CougarFest on Thursday, Sept. 29 not only to hear the
top three candidates for Homecoming Court but to also see
the amazing food trucks selling
meals to guests. Foods available
for purchase will be from restaurants such*as Carl's Jr., Hot Dog
on A Stick, Flippin' Pizza, Sweet
Treats and Super Q BBQ.
Students, staff, faeulty and community members are invited to
support our women's and men's
soccer teams as they play against
Bethesda University Oct. 1. The
women's soccer game starts at
noon and the men's soccer game
takes place at 2:30 p.m.
You can get more information on how to vote for King and
Queen and a list of homecoming
week's events at www.csusm.
edu/homecoming.
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Retraction:
"Tips for textbook buying"
In the Sept. 13 issue of The
Pride, the article, "Tips for
textbook buying" incorrectly
listed Interlibrary Loan (ILL)
as a resource for obtaining textbooks. ILL is a service available to students for obtaining
different forms of research for
course related projects.
"Interlibrary Loan staff search
and order requested materials
from a worldwide database.
Material requested through ILL
typically arrive at the Library
within one to two weeks. You
are notified via your CSUSM
email account when the material arrives, books are held for
pickup and articles are delivered to you electronically," Teri
Roudenbush of Library Resource Services said.
Also, materials from ILL are
never delivered to your home
but rather held at the circulation desk on the third floor of
the Kellogg Library.
For more information on ILL,
contact Teri Roudenbush at
troudenb@csusm.edu
Kristin Melody
Pride Staff Writer
Photos by Morgan Hall
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All of us CSUSM students
could use at least an hour of happiness, and Players Sports Bar delivers all the way, including TVs
over the urinals.
I spent this week's Happy Hour
at Players off Twin Oaks Valley
Rd. across from campus, which is
open from 10 a.m. - 2 a.m. and
has Happy Hour from 2 - 7 p.m.
Monday - Friday. For all you local or new students, this is a great
place to meet fellow students because it is close to campus and
supports a young scene. If you
have any love for Padres or Red
Sox, this place will sympathize
with you.
The Happy Hour deals included
$1 off wine, beer and wells; you
will also get $2 off appetizers
including their delicious, picante
chips and salsa. Enjoy the tasty
potato wedges while watching
a late season baseball game on
one of their 21 large TVs. Another commendable part of Players was the beer list that included
local breweries like Lost Abbey,
Ballast Point and Green Flash
as well as foreign and domes-tic brews. Indulge in craft beers
like Lost Abbey's Red Barn Ale
and Rogue's Hazelnut Brown for
$2.75 each while gawking at the
100 oz. "tubes" of domestic beer
at the next table. The beer happy
hour prices ranged from $2.75 $9 for 16 oz. For those transplant
students from the northeast, Players' beer includes Magic Hat #9V
the famous craft beer of that area.
If you are free on a Wednesday,
head over to "Kick the Keg" to
enjoy that week's domestic beer
keg at $2 - $4 a pint from 2 p.m.
until the keg is empty.
Other enjoyment for family,
18+, and 21+ included the two
pool tables and outdoor seating
withfireplaces and sporty atmosphere. Players is a great place to
meet new friends from CSUSM,
take someone on a date or relax
after a long day of classes.
Photos by Sarah Green
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Where to eat
East of campus food finds
Portion size is generous and the
recipes range from traditional faB laine H. M ogil
vorites such as yummy biscuits
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and country gravy to innovative
dishes such as. the huevos rancheEat Here - Debbie's Restau- ros served smothered in Debbie's
rant and Pie Shop at 740 Nordahl own fresh bell pepper sauce. Get
Road, Suite 114 just north of the past the surprise of this novel approach to the dish and take one
78 freeway.
This is good old fashioned, bite; you'll be hooked. The serdown home cooking. If you're vice is always pleasant and wellooking for home style cook- coming. The décor is pure couning made with fresh ingredients, try kitchen. I doubt you'll ever
great taste and reasonable prices, come back for the atmosphere,
then this is the place to eat. Open but there's a mighty good chance
from 7 a.m. - 3 p.m., you can get you'll be back for the food. 4 out
breakfast and lunch as well as of 5 stars.
Eat Here - Pita's Mediterranean
some of the best pies around. The
food is always freshly prepared Grill in the 763 Center Drive #
from fresh ingredients, and that's 104 north o f the 78 and just west
the key to good food anywhere. of Nordahl Road.
"The Mug
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The restaurant gives patrons a
chance to enjoy fresh food in a
healthier form than Debbie's. The
interior of the place is rather chic
for fast food; pleasant, yet not too
flashy. The food is excellent with
choices from Lamb Shawarma to
Baba Ghanouj along with more
familiar »choices such as Chicken Kebabs and Pita sandwiches
served with tasty fried pita chips.
Take the opportunity to pass up
the Mickey D's, KFC and the other fast fried frankenfood on the
way here and treat your body and
taste buds to a better choice in
dining at reasonable prices. Oh,
and did I mention the Baklava?
Mmmm... 4 out of 5 stars.
Stay Clear - Randolfo's Tacos
at 197 Woodland Parkway, Suite
103 in San Marcos.
I admit it, I am a Mexican
food snob. With so many amazing choices in North San Diego
County, which may be the mecca
of Mexican food, high expecta¡ •»»•««•i
tions can easily be unmet! On
my only visit here, the inside
of the restaurant was clean, the
staff polite and attentive and the
menu selection good. I ordered
the meal that is standard fare
when trying a new place, the
nachos with carnitas. Although
the presentation was nice, along
with freshly shredded jack and
cheddar cheese on top, the portion size was skimpy at best with
about half the size of other taco
shops yet at the same price. The
worst was hidden underneath—
a liquid cheese substance of the
7-11 nacho variety, and it tasted
as bad as it looked. Perhaps other
menu items provide a more satisfying eating experience and better
value, but alas, I will likely never
find out. The best Mexican food
will be the focus in our next issue.
1 of 5 stars.
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I can't tell whether this university wants to have a homecoming
celebration or not. Based on the
limited school spirit and developing athletic department, one can't
really expect to enjoy any sort of
traditional homecoming events.
Enter King and Queen elections .
Yes. You get to witness the first
Cal State San Marcos Homecoming King and Queen receive
his and her crowns at the homecoming jsoccer game at noon on
Oct. 1. On Thursday, Sept. 29,
the top three candidates based on
the results of an electronic ballot
(currently live through today at
csusm.edu/homecoming) will be
announced at 12:30 p m. during
CougarFest according to campus
announcements.
Each student is allowed one
vote, so choose your top three
candidates wisely. The student
body nominated eight candidates
for king and 11 for queen; students can read about the candidates' reasons for running in short
statements posted on the ballot.
The ballot interestingly makes a
distinct separation between king
and queen, perhaps because there
are candidates of both genders
running for both positions.
Jennifer Meneray and Arthur
Silverstein are running for king
and queen, respectively. Notice
that I did indeed get my order of
words correct: we have a female
running for king and a male running for queen.
When I first discovered this
nontraditional homecoming ballot, the first thought to enter my
mind was something to the effect
of, "Why haven't I heard of this
yet?"
"I could not care less," senior
Amanda Puckett said. "I'm happy they have free time," Puckett
continued, saying that homecoming is more of a distraction than
anything.
Puckett's statement bears validity with me, especially considering her choice word of "apathetic" when describing her feelings
about homecoming in general.
"[Meneray and Silverstein]
want people to question gender
identity. They want voters to
question why a king is a king and
a queen is a queen," Puckett said.
"Homecoming Kings are often looked at as people who take
charge of things, who are leaders, who challenge injustice and
encourage understanding of different identities," Meneray said
in her campaign statement, leading readers to believe that she is
in the business of redefining who
can fit that role.
"I did not nominate myself for
homecoming court," Meneray
said in an email interview with
me. The person who nominated
Meneray only nominated her to
run, but not for king or queen specifically. "To be honest and true to
my personal identity and to support one of the communities I am
part of, I knew that I had to run
for king."
I wondered why Meneray felt
she could not be as effective of a
leader if crowned as a queen. She
responded, "Queen just doesn't
feelrightto me, and I would hate
to try and take on that label without identifying with it."
The Pride asked Silverstein the
same questions as Meneray, but
he did not offer comment.
"I work with [Silverstein], the
guy running for queen," Brandon
Torres said, junior and Psychology and Sociology major. "Arthur
is more tongue-in-cheek about
it—more on the comical side, like
he's saying, 'Yeah, I'll be queen'
"I think [Meneray's] reasons for
running are more political," Torres continued.
"On campus I am very active
in a variety of organizations that
support social justice," Meneray
said in an interview. She is the
president of the Women's Studies
Student Association and is a certified Sexual Assault/Domestic Violence advocate for the Women's
Resource Center in Oceanside.
Meneray continued to clarify
her reasons for running as Homecoming King: "Does it have to do
with the politics of the labels and
how exclusive the labels are? Yes,
it has a lot to do with the labels
and how they normally distributed."
Although Meneray has not run
for homecoming court at any
other institution, she did attend
high school prom with her samesex partner. Although she said she
has not experienced any negativity from CSUSM thus far about
her choice to run as king, she did
feel some resistance to expressing
her lifestyle in high school. "People said we made a great couple,
but our yearbook editors would
not publish our prom picture in
my yearbook since we were both
women."
Students on campus responded
positively to the news of Silver-
stein's and Meneray's choices to
run as queen and king. "I think
times are changing. People are
more accepting and I'm really
happy about that," sophomore
and Kinesiology major Joanne
Cayabyab said.
"I think it's great," Julio Zuniga, History and Political Science
major, said. "We passed a barrier—broke down a wall."
After talking with several students, I've come to conclude that
while no one really cares about
homecoming on this campus,
people are happy that the university will allow students to express
different lifestyles through the
homecoming celebration. I can't
say that this means our university
is more accepting than other universities; from my years on this
campus, I've come to determine
that CSUSM is a conservative
institution that is quite concerned
with maintaining a certain image.
But, I won't go there today.
It would appear that "not caring" is one of the first steps toward progress. Acceptance seems
to create a positive blindness to
social change—sort of that, "Oh,
I didn't notice" effect.
When I asked Torres why he
thought people didn't seem to
react much to the news of Silverstein and Meneray, he responded
quite appropriately: "Why should
you?"
The Pride makes ho claim to
support or endorse one candidate
over another.
P hoto p rovided b y J ennifer M eneray
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As m uch as w e d read it, t he "Freshman 15" happens t o all of
us a t some p oint in our c ollege lives. With a new school semester c omes a long t he time for a n ew workout regimen. Here
are some songs t o g o t he extra mile—literally!
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music, while b reaking a sweat, David Guetta's new song, "Little Bad Girl" f eaturing Taio Cruz is t he p erfect song t o g et u p
a nd m ove a round.
Lupe Fiasco's "Till I G et There" from his album, "Lasers," is a n
e ncouraging song. The title says it all. Setting goals is f undamental for working o ut; this song inspires you t o accomplish
those-objectives.
"Violet Hill" by C oldplay is a fantastic c ool d own song after
any t ype of workout. The b eat is g ood for c ardio or stretching.
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"Cherry Bomb" b y t he all girl b and, The Runaways, is p erfect
for punk rock fans. This is a g ood song t o g et in the zone because w hen y ou think of giving up, J oan Jett a nd Sandy West
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Now that the school year has started, students need to have places to go to forget
about school and without worrying about spending a lot of money. Old Town San
Diego is a great place for groups of friends to go any day of the week and enjoy different things that won't burn a hole in your wallet.
Old Town San Diego has 24 full-service restaurants (some award winning) to choose
from, a few choices are Rockin' Baja Costal Cantina, home of the "Big" bucket for
two; Pizza Bella featuring gourmet pizza with secret recipe homemade bread; Old
Town Mexican Cafe, a Mexican landmark featuring a famous bar; Berta's featuring
popular South American recipes; and Harney Sushi featuring traditional style sushi.
Old Town San Diego has more than 100 shops to choose from, three historic parks
and more than 30 historic sites, such as El Campo Cemetery, Seeley Stables, Mason
Street School, Casa de Pedrorena, Alvarado House and a Blacksmith Shop.
Also, on Saturdays from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m., enjoy San Diego's artisan market where you
can browse through goods such as jewelry, photography, pottery, clothing, paintings,
hand painted glass, glass blowing, woodworking and handmade works from local
artists. There is also live music every weekend. The best part is that it's free.
For more information about bus routes and upcoming events, visit Old Town San
Diego's website at www.oldtownsandiego.org. For more information about Saturday's artisan market, visit www.oldtownsaturdaymarket.com.
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Hot Off the Reel
Kyle M. Johnson
Pride Staff Writer
Investing in "Moneyball"
It's almost prophetic that a film
about one of the poorest franchises in Major League Baseball
will likely be one of the most
underappreciated sports films of
all-time. It's a shame, too.
Billy Beane (Brad Pitt), the
general manager of the Oakland
Athletics, sets out to compile a
successful baseball roster with
the help of Peter Brand (Jonah
Mill) and an incredibly modest
budget. With, the entire MLB
against them, Beane and Brand
set out to prove that it's possible
to create a winning team with
comparatively little money.
Moneyball" is a baseball
movie with an asterisk: it features very little field action of
the game. In fact, it isn't until the
last half hour of the movie until
we're placed on the field with
the players during a game, but
with good reason. With Beane's
distance he keeps between himself and the game, it makes sense
that viewers wouldn't witness
anyfield-actionuntil Beane puts
himself near the field.
Instead of your conventional
baseball film, what "Moneyball"
offers is a behind-the-scenes
look at the mechanics of what
goes into developing a baseball
roster and a successful franchise.
Pitt delivers a realistic portrayal of a man who missed his own
major league victory and wants
to give it to those deserving of
it. Hill is warm as the driven assistant who somehow ended up
working in baseball despite his
educational background. Also,
look out for Kerris Dorsey as
Beane's concerned daughter,
who rather impressively performs a cover of Lenka's "The
Show" as a way to reach out to
her dad.
-Moneyball" offers a true story
about the heart and determination that must go into success
and the compromises needed to
reach life's little victories.
See the movie, write a review. If y ou put your review on The Pride's
Facebook page y ou might s ee it in our next i ssue.
How killin' is "Killer Elite?"
With movie trailers and posters
for "Killer Elite" marketing it as
"based on a true story," one may
think that this be Jason Statham's
return to action films with substance. However, upon viewing
the film, aüdience members may
ask how much of this is true,
with some scenes leaving you
consumed in disbelief and awe.
Danny (Statham) is a retired
special-operations agent who
returns to his old lifestyle in order to save his partner, Hunter
(Robert De Niro), who is being
held captive. Hunter's captor is a
man who has lost three sons in
war and wants justice from his
sons' killers to be carried out by
Danny. He must obtain the soldiers' confessions and make their
deaths look like accidents. While
carrying out his mission, Danny is then confronted by Spike
(Clive Owen), who intends to put
a stop to these killings due to his
attachment and association with
the targets.
The actors are all very entertaining to watch. Statham, playing a layered-version of his usual
self, is determined to prove that
what we do does not define us.
De Niro is fun as the wisecrack
ing mentor, leaving us wishing
for more screen-time. Owen
plays a strong roadblock in
Statham's path.
The action sequences, while
immensely exciting, are sporadic. We are often left with many
(in comparison) slower sequences. These sequences, however,
are necessary to the plot and en
tertaining in execution. One such
scene involves the developing of
a mallet that matches the tiles of
one target's shower, in order to
make his death seem like an accident.
The dialogue is cheesy with
the formulaic, bad (but fun),
popcorn-flick one-liners be
ing spouted regularly. A notable
catch phrase worthy line in
volves a character shouting, "BI-N-G-(expletive)-0!"
If you're looking for a cat-andmouse action/thriller with refreshing and perhaps ridiculously, complex action sequences,
see "Killer Elite."
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Reliving a c hildhood almost f orgotten
Melissa Martinez
Pride Staff Writer
Do you remember picking up
your dog and singing mcomprehensively at the top of your lungs
while you held your poor pup
in the air? This signature stance
derives from none other than
Disney's 32nd classic film, 'The
Lion King," that made its (iebut
into the world and our hearts in
1994.
The critically acclaimed animated classic was tremendously
successful in the box offices and
was quite popular, winning three
Golden Globes for Best Original
Score for a Motion Picture, Best
Original Song for a Motion Picture and Best Motion Picture in
Comedy/Musical as well as two
SCfoOQi*
Oscars for Best Musical Score
and Original Song.
With the "The Lion King" in
theaters this September, 90s kids
as well as children everywhere
were given the opportunity to
relive their childhood and experience the tragic but musically
genius adventure in a way no
one has ever experienced before:
in 3D. A friend and I went to the
opening weekend and we weren't
able to contain our joy as soon as
"Circle of Life" started playing.
We, along with many 5-year-olds
and their stressed out parents,
watched in awe as Mufasa and
Simba came to life right before
our very eyes.
Though I have seen this movie
countless times, the experience of
watching it restored and three-dimensional was something I never
thought I would be able to witness. Colors and scenes danced
out right in front of me, and the
elimination of the unpopular song
addition titled "Morning Report"
to the DVD version was delightful. Watching Mufasa's infinite
wisdom, Scar's evil antics and
the silliness of Timon and Pumba brought back memories of a
childhood when my biggest concern was me falling asleep before
Rafiki got Simba back to Pride
Rock in time before the hyenas
took over—a time before school,
work and adult responsibilities
consumed my life.
Though the viewing is limited,
the experience of reliving my
childhood was irreplaceable.
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Graduate student Lauren Holland is profiled as the recipient of the Hurst/CSU Trustee's Award, the CSU's highest honor and President Haynes calls for other award nominations. Athletics are featured in many of the other articles and a quick preview of Homecoming Week. This is Vol. 28, No. 2.
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INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER
California State University San Marcos, San Marcos, California | Tuesday, October 11, 2011 |
Volume XXXVIII
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Issue 3
Homecoming Committee crowns runner-up as king
Student asks, "What happened at Homecoming?
and after waiting f or 10 minutes
the decision was made to crown
Ashley Day
the runner-up," Coordinator of
Pride S taff Writer
Student Involvement Joshua
Galeai said on behalf of the UniSaturday, O ct. 1, the Home- versity and Homecoming Comcoming Committee crowned mittee.
C SUSM's first Homecoming
Instead of crowning Hayes as
King and Queen, but the runner- CSUSM's 2011 Homecoming
up f or k ing, Kenneth LaLonde, King, the Homecoming Comtook the crown.
mittee made the choice to crown
T he student body voted Adam LaLonde.
H ayes, one of the top three conGaleai continued, "We undertestants, as 2011's Homecoming stand Adam's disappointment. In
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making the decision, the HomeAccording
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2011 homecoming court web- it was important to crown a king
page, "The official crowning of at the event and with only a miniC SUSM's first Homecoming mal difference (18.9 percent to
King and Queen will take place at 18.5 percent of the vote), it was
thè Homecoming Game on Satur- decided to crown the runner-up."
day, Oct. 1 around 1:45 p.m." The
" I did not hear my name, so I
page has not been updated since have no clue if [my name] was
the winners were crowned.
even announced," Hayes said.
"I showed up at 1:33 p.m.,"
When asked if he heard LaHayes said, when asked if he Londe's name called, Hayes concame to the Homecoming Game tinued, " I did hear his name being
late. "There was never any time called as the winner.. .the rightful
stated when the announcement winner. That's when I looked at
would be made. [There was] only my watch."
an email sent out stating the arThe Homecoming Commitrival time," which was 1:30 p.m., tee never announced that Hayes
according to Hayes.
came in first place to the crowd. A
"The Homecoming Court had friend notified Hayes that he was
been instructed to meet f or the the students' top vote.
"[LaLonde] was telling people
presentation and announcement
at 1:30. Unfortunately, Adam was he was not the rightful owner
not there to f ulfill his obligation [of the title]," Hayes responded,
Campus Calendar
WEDNESDAY. OCT. 12:
-Ritmo Loco Quartet
5:30 - 8:30p.m., Arts 111.
This all-star group fuses the American jazz tradition with tropical,
Salsa and Afro-Cuban influences.
THURSDAY. OCT. 13:
•International Coffee Hour
Noon - 1 p.m., Tukwut Courtyard.
Come and enjoy a monthly crosscultural campus tradition* Everyone is welcome! There will be free
snacks and drinks.
Adam Hayes receives his Homecoming sash during CougarFest. Photo by Morgan Hall
when asked how he came to find
out he was the student body's first
choice. The Homecoming Committee never informed Hayes of
his placement in the Homecoming C o u r t . ,
"Once [the Homecoming Committee] knew that I had found out,
they wanted to know how I found
out, which is irrelevant," Hayes
said.
Hayes also did not understand
why he was not allowed to take
his place as Homecoming King
when another contestant running
f or Homecoming Queen was not
present at the Sept. 29 Cougar-
Fest announcement f or the top
three Homecoming Court candidates.
"Stacey Hildebrand w asn't present during the nomination anpounçemént, .and her spot „was
still preserved for Saturday, Oct.
1, where she was to receive her
sash," Hayes said.
Still, thé Homecoming Committee chose not to renounce
LaLonde's title as 201 l 's Homecoming King.
"With the program, time constraints and the information available, the best decision possible
was made," Galeai said.
Saying goodbye to a legacy
Melissa Martinez
Pride Staff Writer
ern lifestyle by raising standards News, Jobs was very busy in the and five iPhones later, Jobs anto heights unimaginable. From past couple of decades. In 1986, nounced his resignation as C EO.
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the world lost one of the greatest its latest product (the iPhorie 4S) with the mouse, which h asn't said if there ever came a day
innovators of our time. Former 27 years later, Apple's innova- been off the market f or two dec- when I could no longer meet my
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SATURDAY. OCT. 15:
-CSUSM Improv Comedy Show
7 - 8 p.m and 9-10 p.m., Arts 101.
Welcome to the CSUSM Improv
Comedy Show! You will be entertained by a "Who's [sic] Line is it
Anyway" style of performance.
TUESDAY. OCT. 18:
•Mexico City Olympics Black
Power Salute
6 - 8:30 p.m., Clarke 113.
John Carlos will touch on the
background to the salute, the immediate responses . both at the
1968 Olympic Games and in the
US and its significance for Civil
Rights and athletics, among other
areas, as well as the role of that
moment in history and what it
portends for the future.
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 19:
-CSUSM Study Abroad Fair
10 a.m. - 2 p.m., Kellogg Plaza.
Come out to speak with representatives from across the field of
study abroad and see how you can
widen your perspective this year.
-Female Entrepreneurs:
Gender Advatages
5:30 - 9 p.m., Markstein area.
Speaker Natalie Pace, CEO and
founder, Women's Investment Network follows a panel of unique
women.
THURSDAY. OCT. 20:
-Love Your Body Day Fair
11:30 a.m -1:30 p.m., Forum Plaza.
Come to the Women's Center Love
Your Body Day fair to celebrate
real beauty and strength. Dozens
of campus and San Diego community organizations will have fun,
interactive activities, giveaway
items, art, food and information.
LATER EVENTS
-2012 O-Team applications are now avalible in the Student Life and Leadership office in Craven 3400. Applications are due
by Oct. 21 at noon in the SLL office.
-The Kellogg Library will be holding a giant curriculum material sale on Oct. 25
from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Some items will cost
as little as $0.25, and proceeds will support the Library's collection.
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The Cougar Athletics Depart
ment is not huge, but The Clarke
Located between Campus Way and its staff have much to offer.
and the two new baseball fields The Clarke is composed of three
the M. Gordon Clarke Field departments: the ASI Campus
House or "The Clarke," as it's Recreation Department, The
known to most students, holds* Clarke University Student Union
many events and activities for and various organizations. The
ASI Campus Recreation DepartCSUSM students and faculty.
"Last year, we had 1300 stu- ment includes Intramural sports
dent events in the building," chosen team set-ups with Mends
Jamie Rose, events coordinator and peers. CSUSM may not have
Jessie Bambrell
National Collegiate Athletics Asfor The Clarke, said.
Pride Staff Writer
The campus constructed The sociation (NCAA) football, but it
The CSUSM women's soccer
Clarke in 2003 and the building does have Powder Puff, a series of
football games played by women. team won 2-0 against San Diego
• is the designated fitness center for
Christian on Tuesday, Sept. 27.
also
students
and
HH
•HHHHBIttASI
This was only their 10th match
Cougar
ath[ASFs] mission is to pro- i n c l u d e s and eighth win of the season,
letes.
excur"The gym is mote wellness and physical sions like having one loss and one draw so
for all students activity for students, staff p a i n t b a l l far.
- a totally stu- and faculty.
Currently, the women- are
and
deep
dent fee funded
-Hugo Lecomte sea fish- ranked #7 in the nation in the Nabuilding," Rose
• H H H H H H H i n S (though tional Association of Intercollegisaid.
these
ac- ate Athletics (NAIA).
The women showed a real zest
Requirements to join The tivities cost a small fee). Fitness
Clarke include a "sign-up for classes are also available for stu- •for the game and showed a lot of
enthusiasm on the field.
membership, scan card and re- dents to attend.
" I'm really excited. I think we
view policy instruction," Rose
The Clarke and Student Un
continued. The athlete to non- ion run the building operations, have a bond that's really unique,"
athlete student population among which include handling events team member Kaylee Mason
said.
Clarke members is about half and and the Fitness Center.
half.
The team worked together on
Organizations are exclusive;
According to the campus Sports many include high school ath- the field and kept the opposing
Information Director, Kyle Trem- letes with partial scholarships, team from scoring goals throughbley, and Assistant Sports Infor- including the CSUSM Athletics out the game. In the second half,
mation Director, Brett Camp- Department, baseball, volleyball,
field, The Clarke's location will track and field and golf.
become more visible after the
Hugo Lecomte has acted as Diconstruction of a soon-to-be-built rector of Campus "Recreation for
arena. Both Trembley and Camp- the past four years.
field look forward to the future of
"[ASFs] mission is to promote
CSUSM athletic programs'.
wellness and physical activity for
"[Campus
athletics
have] students, staff and faculty," Legrown rapidly in the past few comte explained.
years" Trembley said. "In 2005,
Whether students want to
only three sports were on campus: watch a live sports game in their
track and field, golf and cross- royal blue and white campus
country," Trembley continued.
gear, join one of the 14 intercolStudents receive free admission legiate sports teams or sit in The
to all CSUSM sports events with Clarke's Cougar Den and watch
campus ID, but not all games are TV, the building offers a healthy,
held on campus. Basketball home fun place to live and thrive during
games are relocated to MiraCosta your college years.
Kristin Melody
Pride Staff Writer
CSUSM women's soccer update
CSUSM senior Lauren" Johnson
scored two goals for her team.
Johnson scored 26 goals for the
Cougars since her first season as
<j freshman in 2008 and already
scored five goals for her team this
season.
"We've been working really
hard and it's paid off in the end.
I think we're doing really well.
We've been really connecting as
a team," Johnson said.
Ron Pulvers, head coach of
both the men's and women's soccer teams, coached since 2006,
when the soccer programs started
here at CSUSM. Pulvers helped
the team get to the NAIA championships twice in the past three
seasons.
Bobby Renneisen played on
Puivers's team from 2000 - 2001
when he was the coach at Baker
University in Kansas. Now, Renneisen is the assistant coach to
both soccer teams at CSUSM.
Courtney Drummond is the second assistant coach for the women's team. Drummond coached
since last season. She played for
CSUSM as a midfielder from
2006 - 2009.
"Based on our record, we are
having a really good season. We
have a bit of work to do," Renneisen explained.
Photo by Jessie Gambrell
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aen's soccer went o n|
to win against:
Bethesda, 11-0,
D. Santa Cruz, 1-0,
d Holy Names, 1-0.
'he Cougars have
med 11 shutouts in
games and are still
kedtandings. NAIA
s #7 in the
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William J essup w as a nnounced.
CSUSM extra m ile t o p romote h ealth, f itness
C ampus R ecreation
C ampus g oes
Upcoming Homegames
Wednesrlny Orf 19
WVBALL vs Hope International 7 p.m.
Saturday. O rt 15
MXC vs Cougar Challenge 8 a.m.
WXC vs Cougar Challenge 8 a.m.
Saturday Or» 9 9
WVBALL vs Hannibal-LaGrange 11 a.m
WVBALL vs A rizona Christian 3 p.m.
Tuesday O rt 95
WVBALL v s La Sierra 8 p . m .
Friday. O rt 9ft
W SOC vs Westminster (UT) 3 p.m.
Saturday. N ov ñ
MBBALL vs VANGUARD 7 :30 p.m.
MXC vs A .I.I. Conference Meet 9 a.m.
0(C vs A .I.I. Conference Meet 9 a.m.
WVBALL plays at Escondido High School
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The lifestyle of a college student can be exciting, stressful,
fun and especially busy. CSUSM
goes the extra mile to make fitness and a healthy lifestyle part of
student life with Campus Recreation fitness classes.
CSUSM offers freefitnessclasses at The Clarke for activities liker
yoga, cycling, funning, Jiu-Jitsu,
a boot camp from Sept. 19 - Dec.
9 and many other activities. The
campus created classes to accommodate the busiest schedules. The
classes usually last about an hour
during the evening or U-Hour,
Monday - Thursday. The class
— anges
^
attendance r— _ from five - 60
students depending on the class.
Students with any skill level can
show up for classes at The Clarke,
and it is not mandatory to attend
each or all classes.
"I encourage the student population to reset their priorities for
wellness...and use the free services. They are tailor made," said
Hugo Lecomte, director of campus recreation.
Since 2003's inception of the
fitness services, the classes have
varied and been led by certified instructors, professionals or
CSUSM students taking part in
the leadership development certification. CSUSM attempts to
promote health through various
; * ..
programs including, - ut not limb
ited to, Associated Students Inc.
(ASI), Student Health and Counseling Services (SHCS) and Student Life and Leadership (SLL).
CSUSM campus recreation also
offers^ various intramural sports
including flag football and powder puff as well as student excursions like paintballing, a Lakers
basketball, game, kayaking and
camping.
Staff and Faculty must pay a
small fee for fitness classes. HipHop is not offered this semester.
Some classes are not held in The
Clarke Field House.
For more information, visit
www.csusm.edu/rec.
Photo by Kristin Melody
NFL Update: San Diego Chargers start season 4-1
Week 1:
Week 3:
Week 5:
Chargers vs. Minnesota Vikings
Chargers vs. Kansas City Chiefs
Chargers vs. Denver Broncos
Home a t Q ualcomm Stddium
Home a t Q ualcomm Stadium
A way a t Mile High Stadium
Score: Chargers 24
Score: Chargers 20"
Score: Chargers 29
Vikings 17
Chiefs-17
Broncos 24
Week 2:
Chargers vs. New England Patriots
Away a t Gillette Stadium
Score: Chargers 21
Patriots 35
Week 4:
Chargers vs. Miami Dolphins
Home a t Q ualcomm Stadium
Score: Chargers 26
Dolphins 16
This w eek, t he Chargers are on
their b ye w eek a nd d o not play
a g ame. The t eam's next g ame
takes p lace Sunday, O ct. 23 at 10
a.m. The Chargers play the New
York Jets a t MetLife Stadium.
A ll information courtesy Chargers.com.
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Mark Wallace kicks off literary series
Intellectual experience for campus and San Marcos community members
Professor Spotlight
A l ook i nto t he l ives o f CSUSM p rofessors •
Kyle M. Johnson
Pride Staff Writer
On Sept. 29, Professor Mark
Wallace read from his book,
"The Quarry and the Lot," as the
first event of CSUSM's fall 2011
Community and World Literary
Series.
In a nearly full classroom auditorium, Wallace, an associate
professor of Literature and Writing Studies at CSUSM, gave
students, faculty and the general
public an opportunity to experience a literary reading from the
author himself. The event provided the audience with a hybrid
presentation that was both personal and professional.
A brief introduction, presented
by Professor Sandra Doller, explained Wallace received the 2002
Gertrude Stein Poetry Award and
authored more than 15 books
and chapbooks of poetry, fiction
and essays. Also, other countries
translated Wallace's writings into
several other languages.
Following the introduction,
Wallace read several short poems
from his collection titled "Belief
is Impossible." Wallace's poetry
proposed ideas and questions that
gave the audience something to
consider. These considerations
came from lines about art, poetry
and thought-provoking questions
directed at the audience.
Wallace then read from "The
Quarry and the Lot," published
earlier this year. The plot of the
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Brianna Cruz & Ashley Day
Pride Staff Writers
K imber Q u i n n e y
novel follows a group of friends
who reunite following the death
of a childhood friend. Wallace
wrote the novel using four voices
that alternate between the past
and the present.
Wallace forewarned the audience he would not be doing voices for his character, with laughter
ensuing from the audience. He
then advised that when doing a
reading, one should not do voices.
A narration about childhood
experiences, including a reckless
bicycle stunt, first introduced the
audience to the character Nick.
After reading about Nick, Wallace then read several more poems before returning to "The
Quarry and the Lot," introducing
the audience to another character,
Amelia, and her love for the deceased friend, Joseph. Wallace's
voice embodied Amelia as she
spoke of Joseph romantically and
admiringly, seeing him as not just
another one of the boys, but as
something deeper. From Amelia's
perspective, the audience understood Joseph as a tragic, angst-
ridden youth trying to escape
bleak suburbia.
An opportunity for audience
members to ask Wallace any
questions followed the reading.
These questions ranged from different topics including his book,
writing style and writing process.
Many students voiced what they
thought of Wallace's published
work.
"I had read ["The Quarry and
the Lot"] before, so it wjas interesting to see his perspective on
the different characters," Liberal
Studies major Kelsey Carmichael
said.
For those who are unfamiliar
with a guest speaker's work, the
Community and World Literary
Series offers audience members
a free, intimate experience to listen to and interact with writers
as they share their work and give
insight into their writing process.
The series' next"reading will present Tisa Bryant and Amina Cain
on Oct. 27 at CSUSM.
Photo courtesy of agitpropreadings.blogspot.com
Classes:
T eaches i n b oth t he H istory a n d G lobal
S tudies D epartments.
" With r espect t o h istory, I m ostly t each U .S. s ince
1 865 ( History 1 31), b u t I a lso t each U .S. f oreign p olicy
( History 3 49). I t each G lobal S tudies 3 00 u sually o nce
a y ear. T his s emester, I s h a r e a s pecial c ohort of s t u d ents w ith D anielle M cMartin (in t he G lobal E ducation
O ffice). O ur ' Global L earning C ommunity' c onsists of
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h igh s chool t eachers. I t's a g reat p rogram f or s t u d e n t s
w ho l ike h istory a n d w ho w a n t t o t each a t t he s econda ry l evel," Q uinney s aid.
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Breast C ancer Awareness
Community activities for a cause
Juliana Stumpp
Pride Staff Writer
October is the month of breast
cancer awareness.
According to the Susan G.
Komen website, in 2011, there
will be 230,480 new cases of
breast cancer in the United States.
Donating money to the American
Cancer Society helps conduct
more research to help find a cure
and save millions of lives.
This month, CSUSM's Associated Student Inc. (ASI) will hold
their annual "Fight for the Cure"
in the Library Plaza during UHour on Thursday, Oct. 13. At the
event, school organizations such
as the Campus Activities Board
(CAB), • Health and Wellness
center, Women's Center and The
Clarke plan to have information
tables.
"I don't think [students] realize
the importance of getting tested
as women," Alicia Perry from
ASI said.
Breast cancer is most common in women, but men can be
involved in raising money. In
previous years, ASI attempted to
put together a Powder Puff game
where students pay to play the
game and the proceeds went to
the American Cancer Society.
"We would have an issue trying"
to get people to sign up because
they wanted their free time to do
something else," Perry said. "Our
goal is to raise funds for research
and to get as many people involved."
This year, ASI is trying a new
approach to raise money. ASI is
getting the men on campus involved in a fun and interesting
way called "Hotties in Heels."
The event entails a group of
young male volunteers dressing up in drag. Participants accept cash and checks payable to
American Cancer Society on behalf of breast cancer awareness.
If you see a cross dresser walking
around campus, be sure to take a
picture with him and your friends
and give him a tip for dressing up
for a great cause.
"Making Strides Against Breast
Cancer" will hold an event in
Balboa Park, San Diego, Sunday,
Oct. 16. It consists of a three to
five mile walk. If students are
interested, attend "Fight for the
Cure" and visit the CAB table to
sign-up and learn more information regarding organizing or joining a team.
For people who live in Temecula, Susan G. Komen Inland Empire will hold their "Race for the
Cure" on Sunday, Oct. 16. The
event is located in the Macy's
parking lot in the Promenade
Mall. Hundreds of local vendors
will give away free merchandise
and sponsor activities for participants.
Last Sunday, Oct. 9, "Barbells
for Boobs" took place at CrossFit
San Elijo to fundraise for "Mammograms for Action."
Zionna Mnouz founded the
foundation. Mnouz went to get
a mammogram in 2009, but was
denied the test because she was
twenty-six-years-old. Six months
later, Mnouz noticed a lump in
her breast had grown larger. She mammograms. This year alone,
went to a different doctor to get a 400 events are scheduled to raise
mammogram. Within ten minutes over $1.3 million for mammoof her appointment, the doctor grams for men and women of all
diagnosed her with breast cancer. ages.
"[Barbells for Boobs] is a huge
Two weeks later, the doctor removed her right breast and half of resource for young generations to
become more aware about taking
her left breast.
"The average age for college responsibility for their health,"
students [to get a mammogram] Mnouz continued.
is twenty-seven-years-old. Every
There are plenty of ways to beman and woman deserves to get come an advocate for self-knowlchecked out no matter what age edge about health. Take advanyou are," Mnouz said.
tage of all the resources on and
In 2010, Reebok shoes joined off campus so you get the chance
the foundation to help raise to live a healthy and cancer free
awareness for young people to get l i f e .
Photo courtesy of www.komen.org
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Happy Hour of the Week:
BJ's Restaurant a nd Brewhouse
A taste of downtown, in Carlsbad
Kristin Melody
Pride Staff Writer
A good microbrew and a deep
dish pizza always make for one
hour of happiness. BJ's Restaurant and Brewhouse in Carlsbad
provides enough variety to satisfy
any palette.
BJ's motto, "Discover why it's
always Happy Hour at BJ's,"
proved to be valid not only for its
tasty treats, like the spinach artichoke dip appetizer, but also for
their award-winning beers. BJ's
is more refined than your average
dive bar and their menu supports
the ambience with a wide variety
of items from giant stuffed potatoes to gourmet burgers, pizza and
fish and chips. The most creative
thing to do is to build your own
deep dish pizza using ingredients
including bacon, artichokes, jalapeños and sweet corn. Match that
unique pizza with a specialty beer
($3.95 during happy hour), most
notably the Piranha Pale Ale, BJ's
Jeremiah Red and the gold medalist Belgian style wheat beer,
to create a meal all your own.
BJ's supports craft beer brewing and bjsbrewhouse.com runs
a "Brewer Blog." After you've
filled up on tasty beer and pizza,
direct your eyes to the must try
"Pizookie" dessert: your choice
of a baked cookie covered with
two scoops of vanilla ice cream.
The happy hour deals offer $1
off specialty cocktails, $2 off appetizers and certain nights have
specials like half off all wine
on Tuesday nights or $5 Mojito
Mondays. BJ's happy hour runs
from 3 - 7 p.m. Monday - Friday
and 7 - close Sunday - Thursday.
BJ's atmosphere is reminiscent
of downtown San Diego, with an
indoor and outdoor area, invitingly dim light, <>pen space, an
expansive bar, stylish decoration
and friendly service. It is part of
the attractive dining and shopping
scene near the Carlsbad Flower
Fields, which seems geared toward San Diego tourists but still
provides a fun night out for locals looking to hit up the scene of
Carlsbad.
BJ's Restaurant and Brewhouse
is located on Paseo del Norte in
Carlsbad and is open 11 a.m. midnight Monday - Thursday,
11 — 1 a.m. Friday, 10 - 1 a.m.
Saturday and 10 a.m. - midnight
Sunday.
Inventive professor challenges
traditions in entrepreneurial class
Pride Staff Writer
If you enroll in the College of
Business Administration's new
Entrepreneurship 320 class, don't
expect a lot of traditional coursework from professor Scott Landow.
He's teaching his students to
become dreamers.
The first-time professor at Cal
State San Marcos doesn't have a
syllabus and his unorthodox grading criteria includes awarding
points to students who effectively
challenge his ideas, regardless of
whether they're right or wrong!
Landow says he pushes his
student to ask "why not?" because out-of-the-box thinking is
the hallmark of all successful entrepreneurs.
He should know. Landow is
the co-founder and CEO of Solana Beach-based Bridgetech Holdings International, an environment and renewables investment
firm. Before that, he was chairman and CEO of Omaha-based
Bond Laboratories, where he
oversaw the development of new
consumer products such as Fusion Premium Energy Gum and
the hangover prevention drink
Resurrection.
Landow said all successful entrepreneurs have four characteristic traits: "(The) ability to listen,
ability to feel, ability to envision
or see what's not there yet and the
ability to sell."
To teach his students these
traits, Landow's first project this
semestèr was to have them form
teams to create lemonade stands,
the foundation for all young entrepreneurs.
In his loose but engaging lecture style, Landow talked to his
students about how to name their
drink stands.
"Understand a lemon," he said.
"The first priority to naming a
product or business is like naming your first child."
And when telling students
how to choose partners for their
stands, he said, "Go toward people that express the unexpected,
not those that give predictable answers you prefer to hear."
Students in Entrepreneurship
320 say they appreciate Landow's enthusiasm and the unconventional nature of the class. By
the end of the semester, each student will be expected to develop
a marketable product or service.
While owning a successful business is the goal of most
students in the college's Entrepreneurship Track, getting rich
isn't necessarily a goal Landow
espouses. He said he encourages
charitable giving as a way for
business owners to expand their
sales and do good in the world;
"The system doesn't work unless you give back," he said.
"Don't overlook the need to give
back. You can make better contacts through charity than through
business. How thrilling is it to do
something for someone else? I
can't tell you why, (but) it's more
fulfilling."
Do you know a p rofessor who deserves t o b e recognized
f or his o r h er o utstanding achievements?
Let The Pride know a t csusmpride@gmail.com
PUNKC
O n Sept. 27 students a nd faeulity m embers c ame out t o
p articipate in t he third a nnual h omecoming festivities. Several f ood trucks, a rock wall, a d unk t ank, various c arnival
g ames a nd a p hoto b ooth set t he m ood for a sucessful 2011
CougarFest. C heck o ut our photos o n The Pride's F acebook.
To merge or n ot t o m erge?
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is that with the merge between
AT&T and T-Mobile, the number
two and number four top cellular
Lately, the news about AT&T phone companies would damage
buying out T-Mobile has raised the competition. The Justice Demany questions and concerns partment filed a lawsuit following
for everyone, including those the announcement of the merger
not affiliated with the two com- because the combination of both
panies. Since AT&T announced companies will create unfair pricits plan for buying T-Mobile for es.
$39 billion, controversy has risen
According to the United States
to whether this deal is ethical or Department of Justice, Attornot. AT&T's empty promises pro- ney General, James M. Cole
posed new jobs, however, T-Mo- stated,"The department filed its
bile subscribers would be forced lawsuit because we believe the
to pay higher prices for lower combination of AT&T and Tquality. The main complaint that Mobile would result in tens of
Melissa Martinez
Pride Staff Writer
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millions of consumers all across
the United States facing higher
prices, fe\ver choices and lower
quality products for their mobile
wireless services" in a news conference (www.justice.gov).
Since the new deal is only temporary benefitting AT&T, the
chances of AT&T winning the
ability to merge the two companies remains low since the Justice
Department currently holds authority. However; if AT&T is allowed to combine with T-Mobile,
its chances of becoming the largest wireless service in the nation
is promising for the company.
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Opinion
Where's the value in higher education?
Blaine H. Mogi!
Pride Staff Writer
In 1960, the California State
Department of Education drafted
a 230-page., 15-year master plan
for the University of California,
California State College (later
CSU) and community college
systems with the goal of saving
the state's higher education system from "destruction by unbridled competition."
At the time, those heady words
referred to the competition between the three upper education
systems. But with today's tuition
costs rising rapidly at the UC and
CSU campuses, the Department
of Education should be more concerned about competition from
colleges outside the state-supported systems than any internal
threat.
At a meeting of the UC Regents,
Sept. 13-15, in San Francisco, a
budget proposed by UC leaders
would raise tuition fees by 8 percent to 16 percent for each of the
next four years.
If this budget is approved, annual tuition for UC students
could soar north of $22,000 by
fall 2015. With continued annual hikes, students entering the
system that year could expect the
cost of their diploma to exceed
7. University of British Columbia
Location: Canada
Competitive Advantage: QS World ranked # 51
Added B onus: Have y ou b een to British Columbia?
Cost of a Four year education: Under $ 30,000
6 . University of Cambridge or Oxford
Location: Great Britain
Competitive Advantage: Both ranked a mong world's
b est universities
•Added B onus: Weekends in Paris
Cost of a Four year education: Under $ 70,000
1. BYU
Location: Provo, Utah
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Competitive Advantage:
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Religion b ased
Added B onus: Snow Skiing
Cost of a Four year education:
u nder $ 20,000
E ducation
a cross t he globe
$100,000, which begs the question: Which education would you
choose for $100,000?
Take a look at the table above,
and the options might just surprise you. With the state university education system on the verge
of becoming more expensive than
a world-class school such as the
University of Cambridge, the value of a state-supported education
vanishes.
The CSU Chancellor's office
is well aware of the affordability
problem. The CSU system has
3. University of H ong'
Kong
I Location: Hong Kong
Competitive Advantage:
Asia's top University
Added B onus: Hong
Kong Disneyland
Cost of a Four year
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2. University of Amsterdam
education: under
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Location: Amsterdam
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$ 90,000
'Competitive Advantage: World's 5 6th b est University
Added B onus: Ask Harold and Kumar
- Cost of a Four year education: Around $ 100,000
been forced to raise tuition by 22
percent in the past year because
of cuts in state funding, and more
cuts may be on the way in 2012.
While the price hikes for CSU
students have been widely reported, one statistic that has gone
largely unnoticed is an analysis
that for every $1 invested by the
state in the higher education system, $16 iii revenue is produced
for the state, according to Erik
Fallis with the CSU Chancellor's
office.
There isn't an economist alive
B eyond t he t extbook
M aking t he m ost of y our college y ears
Students: let's put on our existential hats for a moment and
ask ourselves the big question:
why are we here (and by "here,"
I mean college)? Why are you—
one specimen in the several billion carbon-based bits of humanity—on this path of higher
education? Don't spout out some
canned response about the terrible
economy and having "no other
choice" but to attend school. The
fact is that you are here for you.
The sad part about attending
college at Cal State San Marcos
is the perception of a "commuter
campus:" one where every student goes to class, goes home and
gets on with his or her life. The
next time you're rushing to beat
the traffic out of the Markstein
parking lot, take a moment and
remember that the "college experience" offers more than just a
degree with your name on it.
This is a special time in your
life, whether you are fresh out
5. École Normale Supérieure
Location: Paris
Competitive Advantage: Among t he world's b est
Added B onus: Weekends in London
Cost of a Four year education: Under $ 1 0,000
of high school or going back to
college after years away from it.
This is a time to discover yourself—your beliefs, your opinions,
what makes you happy. This is
a time to make connections to
friends, professors, and the community to build a network that
will carry you into a career or
other post-academic goal. We are
all hurrying to "get out" on time,
but sometimes we just need to
take a breath and appreciate what
a college campus can offer.
So stick around a while after
class, if you can spare the time.
Get involved. Do something that
will feed your soul. Join a club,
a team or a group. Nurture a talent arid surprise yourself. Wander
into the Cross-Cultural Center,
the Women's Center, the LGBTQA Center or the Veteran's
Center. Talk to the people who
hang out there. Make a friend.
Discuss what's going on in your
life or in the world. Celebrate our
Contributor
different opinions, but stay true to
yourself.
Your professors have office
hours for a reason. Don't hesitate to stop in and say hello. They
are professionals with advanced
degrees, and thiey can help you
with questions or concerns you
have about your major, graduate
school or future career. Talk to
them about their own academic
journeys; they have years of experience as both students and
educators. Building relationships
with your professors will come in
handy when you require letters of
recommendation or are searching
for jobs in your field.
College is so much more than
your class schedule. Don't shy
away from the heart of campus. Dig in and find your niche.
Branch out and network with
people. You came here to learn,
so learn more than just academics. Learn about you and experience college your way.
who wouldn't make a 16-to-l return on investment a top priority
in any budget decision. Unfortunately, politicians make the state
budget, not economists.
Fallis said the Chancellor's office has little, if any, political capital to lobby the state for money
because it's required by its charter
to remain neutral. Although thè
office sympathizes with students
who are overburdened by tuition
costs, the most it can do is make
budget recommendations and
hope for the best.
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4. Korea Advanced Institute
of Technology
Location: Seoul
Competitive Advantage:
Renowned S cience and Tech
Program
Added B onus: Free Tuition
with B average
^ Cost of a Four year e ducali
tion: $ 0
Until elected officials in Sacramento act on behalf of the citizens
of the state and the welfare of the
state itself, the financial woes of
the CSU and UC system will only
get worse. .
The real threat to the state
higher education system today is
competition from private institutions around the globe that better
understand the value proposition,
and are positioning themselves
to acquire California's finest students.
A little more p arking for
a "little" more money
Melissa Martinez
Pride Staff Writer
If you are a student at CSUSM,
you're probably a commuter.
Therefore, you understand what
it's like paying for parking passes. If you live on campus and own
a vehicle, I 'm sure you understand what it feels like to pay for
a parking pass (as well as overpriced rent and groceries), so it
would be nice to have a parking
spot close to the dorms. Yet you
still find yourself racing through
the dorms trying to beat someone
to the only available parking spot.
This year, CSUSM welcomed
its new and returning students
to use the new parking structure; that addition has definitely
made an impact for those who
may háve to walk back and forth
to campus and their car. Now
that I am a commuter, the parking garage is as full as I 've ever
seen. I typically arrive to school
around 9 a.m., and by then, floors
one through three are completely
packed, four is mainly empty and
the congestion begins again on
floors five and six.
I am greatful for the structure
but I will admit, driving to the
sixth floor can be such a bother.
I interviewed student Cynthia Pérez and she shared her thoughts
on the new structure. I wholeheartedly agreed with Perez when
she said, "[The parking structure]
is pretty good because it is great
to have such an easy access to
parking as opposed to having to
struggle to find some when you're
rushing to class."
As someone who is late almost
every single day, I believe the
new parking structure is a blessing—that is, if you're able to find
parking.
Though the new structure is
both convenient and accessible,
being a student and paying the
prices to park in such a convenient structure has its downfalls.
Perez continued,"The prices are
incredibly hurtful to anyone's
wallet. It seems like a huge convenience fee."
This year, an academic year
parking pass which is valuable
for both fall 2011 and spring 2012
costs $643 (currently sold out).
If you want to buy your pass for
each semester, they are $338 separately. If you wanted to save a
little cash for each semester, you
could always chose to pay for the
X, Y, and Z parking pass for the
semester which will only run you
$254. If you really want to save ~
some dough and you are commuting on a motorcycle, congratulations. Your parking pass will only
run you $70 per semester.
If you decide that it would be
easier to buy daily passes, the
rates are $9 for all day, $7 for five
hours, $6 for 3 hours and $3 for
one hour. Let's face it; who has
this kind of money laying around?
Parking information can be
found at http://www.csusm.edu/
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E ditorial Star W ars: A N ew N ope "The Mug"
Lucas returns to darkside
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On Sept. 16, the wait was finally over as "Star Wars: The Complete Saga" was released in stunning Blu-ray in North America.
Since then, the set has shattered
Blu-ray sales records. According
to MSNBC.com; Star Wars: The
Complete Saga has earned over
$84 million worldwide in one
week on Blu-ray.
Though sales are strong, the set
is polarizing fans over the constant changes made with every
release of the "Star Wars" movies. Some of the changes in this
release include new dialogue added to the final Darth Vader scene
in "Return of the Jedi," computer-generated eyelids added to the
Ewoks in "Return of the Jedi" and
new dialogue added to Obi-Wan
in "A New Hope." Perhaps some
welcome the changes and regard
them as a new feature to enhance
the experience. However, I cannot speak for this group of people. I belong to the vast majority
of fans who love and enjoy the
theatrical releases of the films.
The average customer review
for "Star Wars: The Complete
Saga" is currently 2.5 out of 5
stars on Amazon.com. Skimming
through over one thousand "onestar" reviews, the general consensus of the fans appears to be an
overwhelmingly negative reaction to the alterations of the films.
Like many fans before me, I am
no stranger to the Star Wars editing controversy. Since the days
of "Han shot first," fans have
slowly lost faith in their beloved
saga. What disappoints me most
is the unfortunate reality that we
as fans have no voice in the future
of "Star Wars." How many years
must we wait until Lucas will
provide us with theatrical cuts
in high definition? As a die-hard
fan, I don't want to have a new,
updated experience with my favorite sci-fi saga every five years.
I want to remember the series for
what it was, not what it has become. There is no doubt that I
would purchase "Star Wars: The
Complete Saga" had the set come
with both the theatrical cuts and
the 2011 Blu-ray edits. Though
the set would cost more, I would
pay (almost) any price to see the
original classic films restored to
visual perfection.
While the Blu-ray releases may
have a wealth of bonus features
and documentaries, I will not
purchase the set due to all the
changes. Many of us fans will
continue to wait for the theatrical cuts, however long they may
take. If growing up with "Star
Wars" taught us anything, there
will always be a new hope... for a
little fan service.
I am not ashamed to say that I
love TLC's "Toddlers & Tiaras"
even though People Magazine
and CNN say I should be.
Here in California, child beauty
pageants are few and far between.
But in the southern U.S., pageants
take over hotel conference rooms
nearly every weekend showcasing children as young as three
months.
Many publications recently
printed less than comprehensive
coverage of the hit show after a
3-year-old dressed as Julia Roberts's character in the movie
"Pretty Woman." You'd be correct in recalling that Roberts's
character is a prostitute.
Similar costuming includes a
4-year-old dressed as Dolly Parton (complete with disproportionate chest enhancement) and a
2-year-old dressed as Madonna.
I will concede to the argument
that beauty pageants for children
are not age appropriate in any
sense. Considering that the infant
categories in many beauty pageants require nothing more than
a $2,000 dress and a doting parent to parade the often drooling,
crying or sleeping, baby across a
stage, there is little support for the
case that the parent is doing the
pageant because the child wants
to.
This is the cardinal problem
with children in beauty pageants:
crazy, scary moms want to be on
stage, so they live vicariously
through their daughters (and
sometimes sons).
Actually, apart from the whole
age appropriateness ordeal (and
the obscene amounts of money
people spend),.that's pretty much
the only real issue with beauty
pageants.
When a kid lacks his or her own
. agency to decide to go onstage,
then you've got a problem. However, MaKenzie Myers of Montgomery, LA has more gumption
than most politicians do when it's
time comes to grace the pageant
stage (YouTube her and you'll see
what I mean). With catch phrases
that include " I'm not doing what
you tell me," "Well, where's my
drink?" and "Put me down so I
can go get back in line," I 'm surprised TLC hasn't tried to capitalize on some line of MaKenzie
dolls spouting any number of her
hilarious lines.
I guess, if you really wanted to,
you could say this ball of energy
is just a bratty little girl with a lenient mother. And, I guess, you
could say this promotes bad behavior, poor self image development, etcetera, etcetera.
However, the portrayal of
these children is meant to shock
viewers and leave them, mouths
agape, waiting for the next
week's installment. I feel I should
also mention that TLC has hired
the best TV editing team that
ever existed; they truly make the
show far more entertaining than it
should be.
Shame on CNN for trying
to make me feel bad. Sure, I
wouldn't recommend the many
CSUSM students with young
children to watch "Toddlers &
Tiaras" to brush up on their parenting skills. However, just entertainment.
CNN: pick on somebody your
own size.
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The Pride Playlist
Gleek Out
Juliana Stumpp
Pride Staff Writer
The 'O ffice seturns T hursdays aack
trikes b t 9 p.m.
NBC's h it mockumentaiy' r
Melissa Martinez
Pride Staff Writer
Many of us have been anticipating the return of NBC's mocEumentaiy that first stole our hearts
in 2005. For those who have yet
to become addicted to "The Office," the scripted but much improvised show highlighted the
many talents of actors such as
Steve Carell, Rainn Wilson and
John Krasinski. The return of
the sitcom beginning their eighth
season Thursday, Sept. 22 gave
us the hope that the show can be
equally as controversial and delightful with the absence of Michael Scott.
It wasn't easy knowing that Michael Scott would no longer walk
into the Dunder Mifflin-Sabre
Scranton branch, but the season
opened with a hilarious story line:
planking . While some in the office awkwardly planked in inappropriate places (some expected,
as Meredith was caught planking
under the urinals in the men's restroom), we braced ourselves for
the surprise of new management.
We learn in the beginning of the
opening episode that Robert California (James Spader) talked Jo
(Kathy Bates), the CEO of Dunder Mifflin out of her very own
job but returned to work out of
the meeting room. Pam (Jenna
Fischer) was especially sensitive
due to the fact that she and husband, Jim (John Krasinski) are
expecting their second child, a
son, as well as Angela (Angela)
expecting her first child with her
husband, the senator (whom we
were led to believe was gay). The
biggest surprise of the new season was finding out that Andrew
Bernard (Ed Helms) was named
branch manager by Robert. Regardless if anyone agrees whether
he can successfully run a branch,
we can all agree that he truly cares
about the office and his heart is
in the right place. Personally, I
was confused why he would be
named manager, since I figured
the producers were planning to
go in a different direction as far
as personality. We both know that
Michael Scott and Andy Bernard
are both known to cause mishap
around the office.
Last week's episode was one
that would bring a smile to anyone's face—fan or not. As Andy
handled the "manager expectations" nervously, not wanting to
upset anyone or coming off as'
too strict but also wanting work
to get done, he and very disinterested Darryl tried to hire a new
team of warehouse workers to
take oyer since the old ones quit
after winning the lottery. Since
Phyllis has a very important order to be filled by that night, Erin,
Jim, Dwight and Kevin tried
desperately to figure out how to
load the reams of paper into the
delivery truck through trial and
error, though many ended in error. However, they finally ended
with the process they named "Senor Loadenstein" because it was
"muy rapido." The buzz around
the office consisted of the question "what would you do if you
won the lottery?" As always, Jim
and Pam (affectionately known as
PB&J) stole our hearts with an argument of how they would spend
their "fantasy" life after winning
the lottery. Andy surprised us all
when he took charge in getting
Darryl back into the mood of actually working.
Though I am accustomed to
the mayhem Michael Scott always seems to find himself in, I
am excited for the future of "The
Office" and Dunder Mifflin-Sabre and I am curious to see how
Andy will hopefully prove my
expectation of failing wrong. If
you weren't able to catch it, you
can always watch it the day after
airing on http://wwwiiulu.com.
"The Office" airs on NBC every
Thursday at 9 p.m.
The third season of "Glee" premiered Tuesday, Sept. 20. It
introduced a new array of songs a nd displayed the casts'
many skills in classic rock anthems, musical numbers a nd
even hip-hop a nd pop arrangements. The new season
featured songs such as "We Got the Beat" originally by The
Go-Go's a nd "You C an't Stop the Beat" from the Broadway
musical "Hairspray." In honor of the new season, I have
created my own playlist of the top "Glee" songs performed
in previous seasons. I'll spare the readers by not mentioning
the cast's Journey cover, "Don't Stop Believing."
In the first season, Kristen Chenoweth's character April
Rhodes performed the song "Maybe This Time" alongside
William McKinley's Rachel Berry, played by L ea Michele.
t he song is from the musical "Cabaret," I do not follow musicals, but really enjoyed this song a nd Broadway Star C henoweth was impeccable in her v ocal range.
Characters Puck (Mark Sailing) a nd Quinn (Diana Agron)
realized they were going to have a baby, but couldn't
choose her name. Puck sang "Beth" originally by '80s b and
KISS. The heart-warming ballad was touching, especially for
a character with such e dge. The background vocalists offered support physically a nd musically.
Will Schuester, played by Matthew Morrison, performed
the final song of season one, "Over the Rainbow" with Puck
playing the ukulele beside him. This song was the perfect
ending for season one because it is such a classic, put a
tear in my eyes a nd kept the audience on the e dge of our
seats for season two.
Season two's Britney Spears themed episode skyrocketed
"dumb blonde" cheerleader, Brittany S. Pierce (Heather
Morris) to a viewer beloved character. Brittany exposed her
amazing dancing talents. The song she sung a nd d anced
to, "I'm a Slave 4 U" a nd other popular Britney hits, shocked
the audience a nd made Brittany an instant favorite member of the "Glee" cast.
Season two also introduced viewers to the character
Blaine Anderson (Darren Criss) created a buzz around
"Glee's" William McKinley High a nd for Gleeks everywhere.
Saying goodbye to boyfriend Kurt (Chris Colfer), Blaine a nd
competitor glee club, the Warblers, performed the song
"Somewhere Only We Know" by Keane. This song melted
viewer's hearts because it musically intensified the love between Blaine a nd Kurt.
&NOW Literary Festival c omes to San Diego
different panels, performances professors who will also act as
and installations over the course panelists.
UCSD's Archive for New Poof its three day run.
The University of Notre Dame, etry and The San Diego Circle,
Oct. 13 - 15, UC San Diego will Lake Forest College, Chapman which reflects on the community
host the biennial &NOW Festival University and thé University of of writers of San Diego from the
Buffalo, SUNY hosted the &Now 1970s to 1990s, are among some
of New Writing.
panels Doller will participate in.
Festival in past years.
According to www.andnowfesSandra Doller, assistant pro- She will also read excerpts from
tival.com, "&NOW is a festival
of fiction, poetry and staged play fessor of Literature and Writing the anthology "Wreckage of ReaStudies àt Cal State San Mar- son" and items printed on her
readings."
cos, will participate as a panelist personally owned press called
This year, the theme of the festival is "Tomorrowland Forever!" on multiple panels at this year's "1913."
"&NOW is a great force in conThe theme promotes the idea of &NOW Festival.
"There will be good representa- temporary literature and writing
innovative literary art and its ties
to the future of the literary arts. tion from CSUSM," Doller said, studies. It expands the notion of
The festival features around 100 in regards to several CSUSM what literature is," Doller said of
Kyle M. Johnson
Pride Staff Writer
the festival offerings.
Doller believes the festival is a
great experience for writers and
students, as well as anyone who
is interested in literature, writing,
visual and performing arts and
film.
"Many [panelists] do crossgenre work. It's very performance
based," Doller continued.
Attendees also get the opportunity to interact with the panelists.
"You get to see all the writers
you wouldn't normally get to see.
You get to meet writers in person.
It totally humanizes the whole art
form," Doller said.
While the &NOW Festival's
regular admission price is $100,
organizers were able to convince
the festival to remove admission
for students currently enrolled
at a San Diego County school
or university. If a student meets
these requirements, he or she can
take advantage of the opportunity
to experience this three day literary event.
To register for the &NOW Festival,go to www.andnowfestival.
com/registration to download and
fill out the registration form.
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jOctober's Feature: "We Bought A Zoo,"
by Benjamin Mee
Nostalgic novel steals hearts
Kyle M. Johnson
Pride Staff Writer
It should come as no surprise
that Benjamin Mee's appropriately-titled memoir "We
Bought a Zoo" is about a family who, well, buys a zoo.
In his novel, Mee documents
his experiences during the restoration of his zoo leading up
until the opening day. In the
midst of this overwhelming
yet exciting process, tragedy
strikes when Mee's wife dies.
Instead of putting life and the
zoo on hold, Mee uses the onset
of opening day as a productive
distraction from his loss.
Mee's accounts of this time
in his life are heartwarming
and sweet and, at times, devastating. The balance between
moments of tragedy and frustration are carefully balanced
with humorous or even tense
interactions between the humans and the animals.
However, Mee's storytelling
is sometimes difficult to progress through due to the minimal dialogue in the. text. His
story often feels as if you are
listening to someone recount a
series of incidents while often
withholding any conversations
that may have taken place during the events.
With the story being told
from Mee's point of view, his
illustration of himself is wonderfully humbling. His ability
to be touched by subtle ges-
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With every Halloween comes
opportunities to get your scare on
and face your fears (if you dare
to) with Halloween themed attractions. Haunted Trail, Haunted
Hotel and The Scream Zone are
three of San Diego's well-known
places that are sure to make your
blood run cold. These events are
annual running from as early as
late September all the way until
Halloween night.
San Diego's Haunted Trail has
guests take an eerie nighttime
trail trek with shocking surprises
awaiting daring visitors. Trail officials emphasize that the trail is
not for children under 10, and they
do not recommended it for those
who are prone to seizures or have
heart problems due to the use of
strobe lights and intense scares.
The Haunted Trail opened back in
September, and will remain open
Oct. 12 - 16 and Oct. 19 - 31. On
Wednesdays, Thursdays and Sundays the trail is open from 7 - 1 1
p.m. On Fridays and Saturdays,
the trail is open from 6:30 -11:45
p.m. and this time will also apply on Halloween night. General
admission prices are $15 on Sundays through Thursdays and $17
on Fridays and Saturdays.
The Haunted Hotel is the San
Diego Halloween haunted house
attraction that has been around
the longest and therefore has built
notoriety. The attraction takes
its guests down a "Hellevator"
below the hotel and into terrifying themed rooms with zombies,
ghouls and even Freddy Krueger
himself. This attraction is open
Oct. 12 - 16 and Oct. 1 9 - 3 1 .
On Wednesdays, Thursdays and
Sundays the hotel is open from
7 - 1 1 p.m. On Fridays and Saturdays the times are 6 p.m. - 1
a.m. and on Halloween night the
hotel is open from 6 p.m. - midnight. Due to special effects and
scares, the Haunted Hotel is not
recommended for those who are
prone to seizures or have heart
problems. For more information
such as an in-depth FAQ of the
three San Diego Halloween attractions and various ticket price
options, see www.hauntedhotel.
coin (from this site there are links
redirecting to the specific pages
for the Haunted Trails, Haunted
Hotel and Scream Zone).
The Scream Zone, held at the
Del Mar Scaregrounds, opened
on Sept. 30 and will remain open
to guests eager for scares Oct. 13
- 16 Thursdays through Sundays
and Oct. 2 0 - 3 1 each night. The
Scream Zone times are Fridays
and Saturdays 7 p.m. - midnight
and 7 p.m. - 11 p.m. on the other
opening days. The. three attractions are the Haunted Hayride,
The House of Horror and The
Chamber. The Haunted Hayride
takes guests on a haywagon ride
beyond the Del Mar Race Track
and up close and personal with
various ghouls and creatures.
The House of Horror has visitors venturing through a house
with themed rooms and a terrifying twist ending (this attraction
is not recommended for children
under 10). Finally, The Chamber
takes guests into a labyrinth of
frightening proportions featuring
what the Scream Zone's website
states is "the largest 'spinning
tunnel' in San Diego." Prices
depend upon the patron's choice
of haunt (or haunts, if you dare).
The triple haunt (which includes
all three attractions) is $27.99. A
double haunt includes the Chamber and the House of Horror or
the Haunted Hayride and costs
$18.99. A single haunt consisting
either of the House of Horror or
the Haunted Hayride is $14.99.
There are also group sales and
military discounts available for
visitors. For more info on the
prices and directions, visit www.
thescreamzone .com. According
to The Scream Zone website, 509
visitors haven't made it through
to the end of the House of Horror.
Think you can?
Photo courtesy of thescreamzone.com
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California State University San Marcos, San Marcos, California | Tuesday, October 25, 2011 |
Volume XXXVIII
|
Issue 4
Students demand action against hate
Amy Salisbury
Pride Staff Writer
Students in the Women's Studies department at Cal State San
Marcos last week launched a petition drive to push for university
action on the "hateful, obscene
and prejudicial content" in the
controversial student-run Koala
newspaper.
The petition drive, along with
the launch of a student-run antiKoala Facebook page, are in response to the publication of the
Koala's fifth CSUSM issue on
Sept. 27, which promoted on its
front page "homophobia, misogyny (and) pornography."
One page led with the line
"Women secretly want to be
raped," and another featured a
pornographic photo with the picture of a Women's Studies student
superimposed on a woman in the
picture.
The petition seeks 1,000 signatures to lobby university officials
to control the hate speech in the
Koala, restrict its on-campus distribution and eliminate the atmosphere of intimidation and harassment associated with its content
and distribution.
Kit-Bacon Gressitt, a CSUSM
Women's Studies student and
freelance reporter, wrote the petition, called "Act Against Hate
at Cal State University San Marcos," hosted by change.org. The
opening statement of the petition
claims that "the lack of action by
lishes at San Diego State University and UC San Diego—but
the Dean of Students Office did
launch a campus Civility Campaign in September. And on Oct.
20, President Karen Haynes issued a statement encouraging
students to speak out on Spirit
Day against bullying and student
marginalization. .
"We recognize that there may
be instances that while protected
by the First Amendment, are
contrary to CSUSM's core values of diversity and inclusion,"
Haynes wrote in her blog on the
university website.
The Koala, which bills itself as
a "satirical comedy newspaper,"
was first published at UCSD
in 1982 and later expanded to
SDSU. At both universities, the*
Koala obtained early recognition
as an official student organizathe University to directly counter tion but had its status removed
the effects of the Koala has cre- at SDSU after violating campus
ated a hostile environment in the regulations.
CSUSM community that is intimThe Koala debuted in January
idating and fear inducing."
2011 at Cal State San Marcos but
So far, university officials have has yet to obtain student organizanot taken an official stance on tion status from CSUSM's Assothe Koala—a for-profit, privately ciated Students, Inc. (ASI). This
owned enterprise that also pubAction continued page 3.
Mother Nature gridlocks northeast pumpkin production
Kristin Melody
Pride Staff Writer
An average pumpkin sold in
New York City could cost $25
this Halloween—twice the cost
of the previous year, according to
Associated Press.
The price of a pumpkin in the
northeastern states could nearly
double due to nature's adverse
effects that devastated pumpkin
crops.
According to The Week magazine, the pumpkin shortage in the
northeast stemmed from three
factors. First, the season got off
to a late start due to heavy rain
fall in spring and summer; flooding caused late pumpkin planting.
Second, a fungus that thrives in
wet conditions, phytophthora,
infected most of the northeastern crops. Third, Hurricane Irene
swept the east coast and destroyed
the remaining pumpkin crops or
washed them away, leaving many
farmers without pumpkins for
harvest and income.
Other parts of the nation are
able to sell at normal prices, including San Diego's local pumpkin patch Bates Nut Farm.
According to a Bates Nut Farm
employee, since the pumpkins
were grown locally at the patch,
Bates had not been affected by
the pumpkin shortage, so the farm
did not raise prices from last year.
This excluded the jack-o-lanterns which went up $0.25 from
last year. Bates purchased these
from a Colorado farm, which
had raised its prices to accommodate the shortage. A standardsize pumpkin at Bates cost $6.
The "Big Macs," huge pumpkins,
ranging from 25 - 115 pounds,
started at $0.45 per pound and
lowered to $0.30 per pound by
the end of October.
Bates Nut Farm, a 100 acre
community farm in Valley Center
established in 1921, hosts local
events such as classic car shows,
art festivals4 and scarecrow contests. The farm also generates income through the Bates Nut Farm
general store that grows, produces
and packages items such as dried
fruit, fudge, nuts, hot sauces, oils
and candies and seasonal decorations and knick-knacks.
The Pumpkin Station is a local
San Diego pumpkin grower who
has four locations that sell pumpkins and have inflatable toys and
a corn maze. Two farm locations
in Rancho Bernardo and Bonita
are where the Pumpkin Station
grows a small amount of their
pumpkins.
"I didn't even know there was a
pumpkin shortage this year. The
Pumpkin Station has not raised
their prices in 5 years," a Pumpkin Station employee said.
A soccer ball-sized pumpkin
costs $4 or the patch sells larger
"bodacious pumpkins."
The Home Depot in Vista charges $3.33 for small pumpkins,
$4.48 for large and $8.48 for extra large. Last year, they charged
$2.99 for the small size. The
" Home Depot buys their pumpkins
from growers in the U.S.
The 2007 Census of Agriculture
reported
total harvested
pumpkins for
sale in the U.S.
were grown on
92,955 acres of
land at 15,088
farms, producing
approximately 1.5 billion pounds of
pumpkin annually.
Photos by Kristin Melody
Campus Calendar
TUESDAY. OCT. 25:
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-Study Abroad Information
Session
Noon - 1 p .m., Craven 3 701.
I nterested in l earning m ore a bout
s tudy a broad o pportunities a t
CSUSM? Come o ut a nd d etermine
w hat t he b est p rogram i s for y ou.
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 26:
-Invisible Children Screening.
6 - 9 p .m., C ommons 2 06.
Come l earn a bout "Invisible Children" a nd w hat y ou c an do t o h elp.
THURSDAY, OCT. 27:
RADD DAY
11:30 a .m. - 1:30 p .m., Kellogg
Plaza.
Come l earn more a bout alcohol
s afety a nd t he u se of d esignated
drivers a nd get f ree food, f ree info
a nd f ree RADD c ards for free n onalcoholic beverages
FRIDAY. OCT. 28:
-Feminist Poetry Night
5 - 8 p .m., Commons 2 06, Clarke
113. .
This event is a feminist poetry
n ight w here s tudents a nd f aculty
a re invited to t ake t he stage a nd
s pread social j ustice. Food will b e
served, a nd t his event i s something b asic for everyone t o enjoy.
P erformers will n ot b e p redetermined a nd a nyone c an a ttend a nd
;ake t he mic.
MONDAY, OCT. 31:
'or Against the Weak99- Edwin Black
1 : 3 0 - 4 p .m., C larke 1 13.
Edwin Black i s a n a ward-winning,
New York Times b estselling a uthor a nd i nternational investigative writer, w hose p rinted m ore
t han a million b ooks. He will b e
a t CSUSM t o d iscuss h is v arious
b ooks c oncerning t he Nazi e ugenics m ovement.
TUESDAY, NOV. 1:
-"Mamas out of Place99 - Karen
Schwenkmeyer
2 :30 - 4 p .m., C ommons 2 06.
Karen S chwenkmeyer's, w hose
c urrent p rojects f ocus o n t he i nvaluable d omestic a nd p ublic
work m others p erform daily, will
b e a t CSUSM to d iscuss h er l atest
p roject.
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 2:
Rebecca Skloot Common Read
Lecture
5 :30 - 7 p .m., M arkstein Hall 125.
A live-streaming l ecture by t he a uthor of "The I mmortal Life of Henrietta Lacks," Rebecca Skloot, will
b e b roadcast for CSUSM s tudents
to w atch.
FRIDAY, NOV. 4 :
-CSUSM's Night of Cabaret
7 - 9 p .m., Arts 111.
C reated by CSUSM T heatre Arts
s enior A ntonina Pitruzzello, t his
s ultry s how will b e like n othing
CSUSM h as ever s een b efore.
Turn to page 8 for
The Pride's favorite
Halloween Movies.
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Sports
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Juliana Stumpp
Pride Staff Writer
Western Nelson
Class Year: Sophomore
Team: Men's Cross-Country
Major: Physics
Why did you choose to play a sport at CSUSM?
"I like the area and weather. I live in Burbank, which is two hours
away, so it seemed like the right fit for me."
What do you do in your free time?
"Eat and sleep. The team's practice is everyday but on Sundays, so on
those days, I work on homework and rest up for the upcoming week.
What is the best thing about being on cross-country?
"I get a pretty good sense of accomplishment since practice is at 7
a.m., so it starts my day off good [sic] ."
Women's golf defeats Palomar in dual match
Kyle Trembley
Contributor
Two local collegiate golf teams
squared off (for fun) last Friday,
with Cal State San Marcos women's golf taking on Palomar College in a dual match. The Lady
Cougars came out on top, defeating Palomar 304 to 317.
Four CSUSM players shot in
the 70's at the one-round event,
led by Vanessa Chap's 72. The
freshman, who is off to an excellent start to her Cougar career this
fall, shot the best round of any
golfer on the day.
CSUSM
Scorte Qaorses?
Second on the team and at the
event was Tess Russell, who shot
74. Lisa Copeland, recent winner
of the Grand Canyon Invitational,
tied with teammate Felicia Titus
for third with a round of 79.
Also competing for CSUSM
were Cora Busy (81), McKenna
Pautsch (81), and Amanda Rudd
(88).
"I am very proud of our Lady
Cougars," commented Coach
Cindy Naval. "We have already
been challenged by Palomar for
another match."
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How do you balance school with your sport?
"For me, time isn't that much of an issue. It's the energy that is hard.
It's important to have a strict sleep schedule or else I would fall
asleep in class and get behind in everything."
Has cross-country benefited academics? How?
"In the long run, running benefits me because after running I 'm ready
to take on the day. It helps me feel more alert. If I wasn't running, I
wouldn't want to get out of bed."
T wice is n ice: C o u g a r V olleyball c ruises t o t wo h ome v ictories
Kyle Trembley
Contributor
past Hannibal-LaGrange 25-12,
25-18,25-13, trailing only briefly
Do you have any pre-race rituals to get you pumped up?
at the beginning of the second set
"I don't think about the race, trying not to overthink it. The night bePlaying in its second and third in a match the home team comfore, aside from eating, go out to the movies. One time before a race
matches in two days, Coach An- pletely controlled.
I went to see "Jackass 3D." It calmed my nerves and made me laugh.
drea Leonard's CSUSM volleyThe Cougars' defense was overThe day of the race I felt relaxed and I did well."
ball team continued to impress whelming, holding HLGU to a
with a pair of straight set wins at negative hitting percentage for
What is your practice schedule structure?
home over Hannibal-LaGrange the match, allowing just 17 kills
Do you have your own personal regimen?
against them on 81 attempts.
"During the semester, practice is every morning at 7 a.m. Usually on (MO) and Arizona Christian.
The 15 ranked Cougars improve Libera Nichole May led the way
Fridays and on days before a meet, practice starts at 8 a.m. Workouts
are on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Since I have morning classes, I have to 22-6 in their inaugural season. as usual, leading the team with
HLGU drops to 11-15, and ACU 10 digs, with Taylor DeGraaf, 8,
to makeup practices in the afternoon on my own time. Sundays we
falls to 12-14.
Lindsey Sappington, 8, and Linddon't have a structured practice, but we are supposed to
Despite some service woes, a sey Mitchell, 7, not far behind.
run on our own."
combined 25 service errors be- CSUSM recorded 8 total team
tween the two matches, the Cou- blocks as well.
Who is your inspiration?
gars looked sharp and in control
On offense, DeGraaf and Sap"My mom because she does so much work and acts like it
for the vast majority of Satur- pington were unstoppable, reis no big deal. She always pushes me to run the extra mile
day's action.
cording 12 and 11 kills and hitWith its steady defense and ting .391 and .429, respectively.
powerful outside hitters, CSUSM Aiyssa Foster and Taryn Salcedo
is capable of swallowing up shared setter duties, recording 18
teams that lack the size up front to and 15 assists, respectively.
bother their hitters. In the mornThe afternoon's match would
ing match, the Cougars rolled prove a little more testing, with
conference foe Arizona Christian
pushing CSUSM at times, particularly in the second set. The Cougars would stay cool and prevail,
however, winning 25-19, 25-22,
and 25-15.
Lindsey Mitchell and Kara
Barkdoll posted very strong offensive numbers. Mitchell tied
DeGraaf for the team lead with
12 kills while recording a .524
hitting percentage, and Barkdoll
added 7 kills and a .583 hitting
percentage. As a team, CSUSM
hit .283 for the match.
After the Cougars took the first
set, the match hinged on the second. U pjust22-21 late in the set,
a kill from Mitchell and two from
DeGraaf sealed the set, and effectively the match, for CSUSM.
CSUSM will play its final home
game of the season this Tuesday,
Oct. 25., at 8 p.m. at Escondido
High School against La Sierra.
Photos by Morgan Hall
M e n ' s S occer f alls 3 -1 a t La S ierra
C ougars close out regular s eason 8 - 6 - 1 with conference loss
Kyle Trembley
Contributor
On Wednesday, La Sierra took
a 1-0 lead early in the second half
after CSUSM conceded a penCal State San Marcos men's alty. The Cougars would tie it up
soccer team closed out its sea- though, courtesy of an extraordison in disappointing fashion on nary goal from Warren Ashcroft
Wednesday, October 19, losing
But it was not to be, with La Si3-1 at conference foe La Sierra- erra taking control late and scorUniversity.
ing twice more to close out the
CSUSM finishes its year with match 3-1.
an 8-6-1 record. La Sierra im"The better team won tonight,
proves to 10-6.
it was a fair result," commented
Despite the tough end to the CSUSM Head Coach Roil Pulregular season, the Cougars still vers following the match.
finish with a strong record givThe Cougars may get another
en the schedule the team faced. shot at La Sierra at the All. ConAnd CSUSM will be playing ference Championships, which
in the upcoming A J i . Confer- begin on November 11th in
ence Tournament in Georgia for Thomasville, GA. Photo by Morgan Hall
a chance to go to the NAIA National Championships.
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Pride Staff Writer
Are you feeling the stress of
life, school, a job or midterms?
Going to a hockey game may be
the perfect way to let out all of
your stress without breaking the
bank.
On Thursday, Oct. 20, The
Anaheim Ducks Hockey club announced a newly established Student Union program for Southern
California college students who
want to enjoy a hockey game
without paying the high price.
The program offers discounted
tickets to 13 of the Ducks-' home
games during the regular season.
Instead of paying $25 to $37 per
ticket, the Student Union program
will sell tickets for only $18 a
game. Ducks Director of Marketing, Tracie Jones, said in a press
release; "The Anaheim Ducks are
proud to partner with Pepsi Max
to give local college students the
opportunity to attend Ducks home
games for a discounted price."
Any student south of Anaheim
can get Ducks tickets by entering
the promotion code "UNION"
at www.anaheimducks.com/stu-
dentunion. The Student Union
program, which sold its first set
of "cheap" tickets last Friday vs.
the Dallas Stars, includes several
face-offs guaranteed to be intense
match ups. The line-up includes
Nashville on Nov. 9, Montreal on
Nov. 30, Phoenix on Dec. 14 and
Jan. 18, San Jose on Jan. 4, Dallas
on Jan. 10 and Feb. 1, Calgary on
Feb. 6, Carolina on Feb. 8, Buffalo on Feb. 29, Edmonton Mar. 5
and St. Louis on Mar. 21.
For more information, promotions and Ducks discounted
merchandise, text "DUCKU" to
"55333."
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LGBTQA Pride Center hosts its second
annual Gender
Bender Ball
Action page 1.
month, Travis Wilson, president
of CSUSM's ASI, issued a statement condemning hate speech
and hate crimes^ saying, "ASI
adamantly opposes any form of
language or behavior which can
be construed as hate."
Student response to the Koala
has been mixed. On the day its
September issue was published, a
group of students from the Women's Studies department covered
the sidewalks and stairs of the
campus Free Speech areas with
chalk art singling out by name the
Koala's student editors and condemning hate speech.
And on a Facebook event page
launched a few weeks ago, "Sign,
the Petition Against The Koala
@ CSUSM'," several students
voiced their concerns about the
content of the publication.
"I am tired of the Koala at
Faith Orcino
Pride Staff Writer
Don't put your Halloween costume away after Oct. 31.
The LGBTQA Pride Center
will hold its annual Gender Bender Ball at 7 p.m., Friday, Nov. 4.
It is an event where all students
are welcome to dress as any gender they like. The dance's theme
is "The Greatest Drag Show on
Earth," featuring some of the best
drag performers in the business.
The performers for this year's
ball are well-known in their field
of entertainment. Drag queens
Morgan McMichaels, Delta Work
and Raven competed on the Logo
TV show, "RuPaul's Drag Race."
Three of the local San Diego
Kings Club drag kings, Rudy
Ramrod," Whiskey Dick and
Smokey Gonzalez, will return to
the ball with their queen, Regina
Styles, MC of the event.
"Last year's was such a success.
We doubled the seats this year,"
LGBTQA Pride Center Director
Robert Aiello-Hauser said.
P rofessor S potlight
Brianna Cruz
The Pride Center will hold The
Gender Bender Ball at the San
Marcos Community Center at 3
Civic Center Drive, San Marcos,
CA. Ticket sales start Oct. 24 in
the ASI Corporate Office from 10
a.m. - 2 p.m. Prices start at $7 for
regular table seating or an additional $3 for front row. There are
limited tickets available, so buy
thenxquickly to reserve your seat.
Poster courtesy of Robert Aiello-Hauser
Contemporary traditions rest in religious history
Kyle M. Johnson
Pride Staff Writer
The modern practice of Halloween has stronger ties to historical celebrations of the holiday
than you might think.
According to the Encyclopedia Britannica, the name of the
holiday comes from the holiday's
original name, "All Hallows
Eve." As time progressed, the
name shortened to become "Halloween." All Hollows Eve was
in practice the night before All
Saints Day, "a day commemorating all the saints of the church,
both known and unknown."
The traditions we practice in
our modern celebrations of Halloween originated hundreds of
years ago. Over time, our practices, which traditionally take place
on Oct. 31, have lost a great deal
of their original meaning. By going through many of the common
aspects and traditions of Halloween, it is evident where modern
traditions have come from.
According to historian Nicholas Rogers' book "Halloween: From Pagan Ritual to
Party Night," Halloween
is likely to have de
veloped from the
Celtic tra
dition
of Samhain»
Samhain is a
festival which commemorates the end of harvest.
This festival, which begins on Oct. 31 and is typically held for several
days, is a preparation
for the dark seasons to
come following the harvest.
Trick-or-Treating
is the activity commonly associated
with children go
CSUSM," María Bacca, a
CSUSM student and creator of
the events page, wrote.
"If [CSUSM is] a campus that
cares about community, then the
voice of that community should
be heard," Literature and Writing
Graduate student Jeff Schoneman said in an interview. "There
should be a safe structure or space
created where people can address
those ideas [in the Koala] with the
people who are actually writing
them to see how truly weak the
logic behind those assertions is."
Sociology master's student Flora Seawood said in an interview
that she is shocked to hear of the
Koala's content.
Seawood described the publication as counterproductive and
contrary to the university's purpose. "The administration needs
to recognize that," she added.
ing door-to-door and non-threat- into pumpkins because of the
eningly announcing, "Trick or Irish folktale "Thé Legend of
Treat!" to the residents of whose Stingy Jack." This myth told
house they are visiting. Howev- the story of a man who repeater, this modern tradition did not edly tricked the devil to the point
originate with children specifi- where the devil was not allowed
to claim Jack's soul. Due to his
cally.
During All Souls' Day parades trickery, God did not want Stingy
in England, "[Poor] citizens Jack in heaven. As a result, Stinwould beg for food and families gy Jack was forced to walk for
would give them pastries called eternity in darkness with nothing
"soul cakes" in return for their but a coal-lit turnip to light his
promise to pray for the family's way. He became known as "Jack
dead relatives," according to his- of the Lantern" and later as "Jack
O' Lantern" for short.
tory .com.
While we use pumpkins to
- This practice was then adopted
by children as they would visit carve Stingy Jack's face, and now
their neighbors who would give other images unrelated to the tale,
different parts of the world use
them ale, food and money.
Participants in the modern cel- other vegetables including turebration of Halloween often wear nips, potatoes and beets.
Different renditions of "The
costumes. According to Encyclopedia Britannica, this practice Legend of Stingy Jack" can be
comes from many centuries ago. heard on Youtube.com.
"[People] sometimes wore
masks and other disguises
to avoid being recognized
by the ghosts thought to
be present."
Today, we
carve im-
Pride Staff Writer
Joshua
Lovelace
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Halloween costumes
Juliana Stumpp
Pride Staff Writer
This year, Halloween is on a
Monday, just six days away. Do
you have your costume yet? If
not, don't stress. The Pride has
some ideas that are cheap, quick
and fun.
•Wishing it was summer again?
It could be. After all, Halloween
is the excuse to outlaw all fashion rules. Take out your favorite
swimsuit and splotch some sunscreen on your nose. To up your
lifeguard costume, get yourself
a whistle and an inflatable inner
tube from the Dollar Store.
• For a more comedic costume,
get your favorite cereal and literally become a "cereal" killer.
Flatten out some cereal boxes and
tape them to a plain shirt. Think
outside the box and get a rubber
knife to make your costume more
imaginative.
•Unleash your inner rocker and
take out your Green Day concert
shirt from the closet. Put on some
dark jeans, tease your hair and put
on some intense eyeliner. Dressing up as a rock star is great because you can personalize it your
way. If you don't have an intense
rock star shirt but have something a little more mellow like a
Maroon 5 shirt, become a band's
groupie.
•Whatever sport you enjoy, take
out your favorite team's jersey to
show your appreciation. Just because baseball season just ended
and basketball* has a two week
lockout doesn't mean you have to
store your uniform in the closet.
This is a simple and easy costume
to put together, but you still get to
dress up.
• If you and your friends don't
what to do as a group, dress up
as the adorable 101 Dalmatians.
All you need is a plain white
shirt, black or white shorts, white
socks, and white shoes. Get a
black sharpie and draw black
spots on your white plain shirt
and socks. Put your hair up in
pigtails and wear a cute necklace
as your collar.
• Are you a fan of socks and
sneakers? Go as an American
tacky tourist. Put on a shirt you
got from vacation, shorts and dig
in your parents' closet for a fanny
pack. The best thing about being
a tacky tourist is that you caii personalize it. If you are a huge Disney fan, dress as if you are going
to Disney World. If you have always wanted to go to Hawaii, put
on a tacky Hawaiian shirt.
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The basement floor has a dance
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Melissa Martinez
Pride Staff Writer
Growing up, you may remember the ghost stories that were
told to you, passed on from generations that kept us afraid of
the dark. Learning about goblins
and monsters that seemed to hide
anywhere where light fails to
shine. As we got older, the stories got better. Suddenly, these
"monsters" were potentially people whom once lived among us.
Just an average Joe that kept to
himself but secretly kidnapped
teenagers and put their bodies in
dungeons.
Now that •we are technically
"grown up," it's silly to still believe in ghost stories, right? But
tell me, Cougars: have you ever
been on campus alone and felt
something eerie creep up your
neck? Have you ever been in
the library and suddenly a book
falls with no explanation of how?
What about the first floor? Have
you ever made the long walk
from the Math Lab to the Writing
Center and heard other footsteps
or saw someone swiftly walk by,
yet no one was around?
When I asked students about
their "haunted" experiences in
Kellogg Library, the looks of
skepticism told me that they
were sure ghosts weren't "real."
And quite frankly, they're right.
Ghosts aren't real. They don't
have physical bodies, but does
that mean they don't exist?
Upon much investigation, I
found that our very own Kellogg
Library has a few regular guests
that occupy the building once the
doors are locked for the night.
The first account I received was
from Dr. Geoffrey Gilmore, who
has had his own experience on the
first floor of the library. Though
his haunting was a few years ago,
EartOut C«®h Iil
had on the first floor. Footsteps,
doors opening and closing, certainly it can't all have logical reasonings, right? How far can wind
blow through the basement of a
building?
L also spoke with UPD, and
they informed me of more urban
legends. Supposedly, a young
girl haunts the third floor library,
mysteriously playing with toys.
The fourth and fifth floor's usual
guest is a girl in a white dress
with a "slit throat," as some
claim, knocking all the books
down from the shelves.
Was the girl Dr. Gilmore met
just a figment of his imagination?
What about the footsteps Ms.
Dupont hears when the rest of
the building is empty? How can
we possibly explain the sudden
book drops on the fourth and fifth
in the summer of 2009, it still sent than twelve-years-old, mopping floor?
We may not be positive if ghosts
chills through me as he recounted the floor with a broom and an
exist, but there is one thing we
his memory.
old-fashioned metal mop bucket.
Around 11 p.m. on a Sunday He was startled to see a girl so can be sure about: there is more
evening, Dr. Gilmore was com- young, mopping thefloor.He told going on in Kellogg Library that
ing down the stairs and noticed me that most of the time, the cus- we don't know about. Whether
there was a strip of water lead- todial staff would clean and mop we call it a ghost or a spirit looking down the hallway. Dr. Gil- the first floor late at night, but ing for its unfinished business, it
more knew that the library was this girl wasn't wearing the usual up to you to decide.
empty, since it had been closed uniform. Instead, she wore a flanJust beware, the next time
to students earlier. Instead of nel shirt and said nothing to him, you're typing the last of your
walking past the Writing Center even after he apologized for star- paper on the fifth floor or workto the back entrance to his of- tling and interrupting her.
ing late on your math quiz in the
fice, he decided to go through the
Math Lab, just remember, you
I also spoke with Maureen Dufront door of the Math Lab. It was pont of the Math Lab, and she may not always be alone, even
then when he saw a girl, no older recounted some memories she's when it appears that way.
Photo by Morgan Hail
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s p e c i a l F eature
It's t hat t ime of y ear a gain w here y ou c an let y our creativity flow a nd explore
y our a rtistic abilities o n t he c anvas of a p umpkin. W hether y ou carve or p aint,
go t raditional o r t hink o utside t he box, a nyone c an b e a n a rtist on Halloween.
I nstead of c arving m y p umpkin, I d ecided t o p aint m ine t o l ook l ike a P oké B all
f rom P okémon. I u sed a crylic p aint f rom
J o-Ann F abrics & C rafts a nd a p umpkin
f rom T rader J oes.
C reated b y Kyle M. J o h n s o n
After 3 failed a ttempts of t iying t o b e s uper creative
w ith my favorite Halloween t radition, I decided t o
m ake m y p umpkin t he Oogy Boogy m an f rom Tim
B urton's T h e Nightmare Before C hristmas* since
h e's o ne of my favorite c haracters f rom t he movie. I
j ust o utlined h is h ead, eyes a nd m outh f rom m emoiy
a nd b egan carving. It took a bout 10 m inutes.
: Garvedt>y Melissa Martinez
If carving isn't your forte, try updating your decorations
with a more contemporary look. Rustoleum Bright Coat
spray paint in Chrome and Gold on mini pumpkins a dds
a bit of sophistication and interest to fiat orange. P urchase a variety of small gourds a nd pumpkins in several
colors, like white, yellow and green, and spray those
with Mod Podge clear acrylic sealer to give them a shiny,
appealing gloss.
Created by Amy Salisbury
It's not everyday you see Edgar Allen Poe on
a pumpkin. This a uthor, poet a nd all a round
scare king took over five h ours to g ut a nd
carve, Halloween is t he perfect time of y ear to
b rush u p on some h aunted h orrors.
Carved by B rianna Cruz
I got o ut a s heet of p aper a nd s tarted t o d raw d ifferent d esigns, k eeping r andom k itchen tools i n f ront
of m e i n m ind. Finally I c ame u p w ith m y d esign.
While c leaning o ut t he i nside, I c ame a cross t he
long piece of p umpkin t hat I u sed a s t he finishing
t ouch t o a dd t he g ross f actor t o m y p umpkin.
Carved b y J essie G ambrell
Pumpkins
The above p umpkin
w as carved by Chris
Giancamilli, who got
his inspiration from
The Pride's logo.
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E ditorial Scared: A Few Levels of Fear
Staff
and instead of switching off the
television or closing the book
Pride S taff W riter
whenever I got spooked, I would
Maybe it's the feeling you get continue to be drawn in. There's
when you're home alone and you just something about being scared
can't place that odd sound you that is so enticing. Whether or not
heard. Perhaps it's those moments it has anything to do with adrenawhere you feel someone is watch- line, it has to be fed. While I can't
ing you even though you are cer- speak for everyone, it still makes
tain there is no one around. Fear me wonder now what it means to
takes many forms and because of be scared and what it is that actuits versatility, there are different ally scares us.
ways to experience it.
When I think of fear, three
Around Halloween, theme things come to mind: the unexparks, films, shows and other pected, the shock factor and the
sources of entertainment switch fear of fear.
their themes to the scare facHalloween attractions are about
tor, and we turn to them expect- the unexpected. Their main obing it. Media and entertainment jective is to get you shrieking
bring the scare factor to new lev- and send you running. Theme
els each year because we're be- parks take advantage of the scare
ing so desensitized to what used season, turning their parks into
to be. When I was younger, I places of fright for their eager
would watch programs like "Are guests. Knott's Scary Farm, UniYou Afraid of The Dark" and versal Studios' Halloween Horread books like "Goosebumps," ror Nights and Fright Fest at Six
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"Puss in Boots" continues to charm audiences
Pride S taff Writer
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Chris Giancamilli
m ediamanager.pride@gniail.com
Still, when I search for the "best"
horror films on various blogs and
websites, the films listed are predominantly dated back before I
was born. It makes me wonder
what the scare factor had for films
in the past that it's just not maintaining today.
Ifindfear itself a successful way
to instill fear in others. It's frightening to know how easily fear
can transcend into reality as any
other emotion can. Sometimes it
doesn't always have to be in your
face, and you don't have to actually see the "bad guy" (whether
it be human or not). If you strip
away all of the effects, jolting
music and excessive gore, maybe
the real terror can reveal itself.
Whether you're home alone, at a
haunted house or enjoying a horror film, once the distractions are
gone, raw fear arises.
Kyle M. Johnson
Amy Salisbury
Media Manager
Flags Magic Mountain are a few
popular choices. The unexpected
affects anyone. Even those who
claim to be veterans of horror can
be spooked in the right place at
the right time.
The shock factor boils down to
two things. The first is that loud
boom of music that jolts you out
of your seat during a film. It is
quite annoying, considering it
only gets out of you a moment of
fright—only because you weren't
expecting it.
Second, I associate shock with
films riddled with graphic violence and scenarios that seem like
they're meant to gross you out
rather than scare you. But then
again they must be doing something right; the "Saw" franchise
gained an average grossing of
over $59 million and a total of
over $415 million according to
boxefficemojo.com (and I admittedly really liked the first film).
"Mean Girls" is one of my favorite movies. The entire thing
is full of extraordinarily hilarious one-liners, but one sentence
within one scene rang truest to
me: "Halloween is the one night
a year when a girl can dress like
a total slut and no other girls can
say anything about it."
Although you could say that's
kind of true, Halloween does not
constitute an excuse to wear a
costume limited to lingerie and
animal ears. In fact, originality
is not that far away if you know
where to look.
This year, consider cultural
relevance, conversation over
controversy and creativity when
choosing your costume. For your
convenience, here is a list of a
few of the most topical costumes
for this season's celebrations.
Wall Street
You'll need a Styrofoam poster
board painted like a road. Wait
for it.
Instead of being part of the 99
percent or even part of the one
percent, here's your chance to be
even more ironic than the Occupy
Wall Street neo-hippie protesters themselves. Execution: paint
your poster board like a road,
go up to people and hold up the
poster in their faces whenever
they try to do anything at all. The
effect will be especially hilarious
if your significant other dresses as
money and applauds you.
Presidential Candidates
You'll need a power suit and a
convincing thumbs up.
This option is especially easy
and offers a lot of versatility for
those who don't want to buy a
new outfit for the night. Pick your
favorite candidate (like Texas
governor Rick Perry or career
flight attendant Tom Miller) and
go to town. Find a good, appropriate prop to enhance the mockery.
Steve Jobs
You'll need a black turtleneck,
blue jeans, glasses and a winner's
smile.
What better way to honor the
world's leading technology innovator than to actually be him for
a night? Don't even say "It's too
soon." The worst thing that could
happen is someone uses an iPhone to record your Jobsy antics
and then puts it on Facebook using a Mac. It's a win-win.
Retraction
In The Pride's Oct. 11 issue, the "Breast Cancer Awareness" article
incorrectly spelled Zionna Munoz's last name as "Mnouz." The correct spelling is "Munoz."
The article also said Munoz was diagnosed with breast cancer. In reality, her friend was diagnosed with breast cancer at twenty-six-years
old. As a result, "Munoz began Barbells for Boobs to organize the
Amazing Grace fundraiser. Proceeds are donated to Mammograms
in Action, a non-profit breast-cancer organization of which Munoz is
founder and president," according tojournal.crossfit.com.
With "Shrek the
Third" and "Shrek
Forever After" being
unnecessary contributions to a once great
film series, it was hard
to imagine that "Puss
in Boots" would be
anything more than
yet another addition
of overkill to the series. However, the
spin-off prequel does
just the opposite.
Long before Puss
meets Shrek, "Puss in
Boots" tells the story
of the titular feline
as he reunites with
his childhood friend
and fellow outcast
Humpty Dumpty as
they search for magic
beans. With the help of Kitty
Softpaws, a cat with an expertise in thievery, they set out to
find the magic beans so they can
grow a beanstalk in order to steal
the golden eggs from the golden
goose in the giant's castle in the
clouds.
* The story is elaborate and intertwines several fairy tales by
mixing and substituting the traditional, well-known plot elements.
But that is half the fun here, as
Jack and Jill now possess the
beans, while the former Jack who
once possessed them now goes by
Andy Beanstalk.
It's hot just because his character's name is in the title that Antonio Banderas owns this movie
with his voice work as Puss. He
is once again hilarious, over the
top, heroic and seductive, balancing out all characteristics perfectly. Salma Hayek's character
Kitty Softpaws presents herself
as a fun counterpart for Puss. In
fact, as strange as it may be to say,
Banderas and Hayek's chemistry
is a little too good, a majorly un-
common accomplishment for animated films.
Zach Galifianakis lends his
voice to Humpty Dumpty. With
Humpty being such a misunderstood character, he unfortunately
doesn't give room to Galifianakis
for his usual comedic potential.
Seeing the film in 3D is not absolutely recommended unless you
want to pay a few more dollars
to see the occasional gimmick.
However, children are likely to
get much amusement out of the
use of 3D.
"Puss in Boots" is a surprisingly good movie, returning to the
charm and wit that made "Shrek"
and "Shrek 2" so great. If more
sequels are to come in this new
series, we can only hope that the
successors of this film are just as
rewarding.
"Puss in Boots"
opens in theatres
Friday, Oct. 28.
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Tales from
the Nerd Si
Scared Bitless - The Top Five Scariest Games
Chris Giancamllli
Pride Staff Writer
H alloween w eekend l ooking G rimm?
NBC hopes to scare up an audience with premiere of new show
pulls Burckhardt into the world
of the original Grimm fairPride Staff Writer
ytales when an elder member
Halloween weekend will pre- visits him. He is now the new
mier a new show filled with criminal profiler for the mystisuspense and horror. NBC cal residents and must protect
on Friday, Oct. 28, 2011 at humanity from the evils within.
9 p.m. will feature brand
Some who attended San Diego
new series called "Grimm." International Comic-Con 2011
Portland, Oregon is the home got a sneak peek at the pilot epiof Detective Nick Burckhardt, sode and were able to talk to a
played by actor David Guin- panel of those who helped cretoli, who finds out that there is ate the episode. Anthony Head,
something else, other than the famous for his role as Rupert
criminals, disturbing the peace. Giles in "Buffy the Vampire
A dark secret within his family Slayer," acted as moderator of
FaithOrcino
the panel. Executive producers and writers David Greenwait and Jim Kouf along with
actors David Guintoli, Russell
Hornsby, Bitsie Tullock, Silas Weir Mitchell, Reggie Lee
and Sasha Roiz were present to
give attendees a taste of what
is to come in the new series.
"Grimm" is a fresh new look
at some of the oldest, most wellknown fairytales of the world.
For more information, visit
http : // w w w.nbc .com/ grimm/.
October is the month for all
things "scary." Frightening movies, creepy music and horrific
television specials all make thenway into our homes, but video
games also have their share of
bone-chilling stories. Players
walk through blood-drenched
corridors and pitch-black rooms
not knowing what lies just around
the corner. Halloween gives players the opportunity to revisit these
nightmarish settings and experience terrifying new ones. Here's
a breakdown of the top five scariest games to get those pulses
pounding.
Dead Space (2008, Electronic
Arts)
Campus ImprovTeam draws crowds
Players take on the role of Issac Clarke, an engineer sent to
a repair a seemingly abandoned
space shuttle. Issac soon discovers that the ship is infested with
Necromorphs: life forms that
transform the dead crewmembers
into ravenous mutants hell-bent
on destroying all human life. Issac slowly uncovers the mystery
of the Necromorphs as he desperately struggles to survive.
Student performers charm full a udience
Worst:" Each of the games involved the four actors of the 7
Pride Staff Writer
p.m. show: Aaron a.k.a. "Chase",
Students laughed hysterically at Lorenzo, Nicole and James.
Throughout the show, the team
the Cal State San Marcos Improv
took all their material from the
Team's Improv Show on Saturaudience and incorporated some
day, Oct. 15.
the most outlandish suggesKatrina Montalvo, Improv
Team member andfirst-timehost- tions into their acts. The audiess/referee of the show, said, "We ence seemed to enjoy the "Five
are the Improv Team on campus, Things" game the most because
but we are not official yet. We the team sent the referee (Monare really close, and it is so much talvo) out of the room
while the audience
fun." ' I S S H H ^ ^ H ^ O r a
Aaron "Chase" Molina-Mil- and the team came up
bourne, team director, started the with a set of actions
Improv Team about two years that Montalvo had to
identify through the
ago.
Since the team is looking for actions from the Immore recognition on campus, prov Team.
The team's next
they were thrilled with Saturday's
turnout. They played six different show is Friday, Oct.
games during the show: "Extreme 28. They perform
Challenge," "Forward-Reverse," shows every other
"Replay," "Dirty Hand Randy," Friday in ARTS 101
"Five Things" and "World's at 7 or 9 p.m. All the
Jessie Gambrell
shows are free, but donations are
welcome. They also have auditions once a semester. This semester is already cast, but they
also are looking for acts that
would like to perform during intermission.
Contact the Improv Team by
email at csusm.improv@gmail.
com or through their Facebook,
Cal State San Marcos Improv
Team. Photo courtesy of csusm improv facebook
Condemned: Criminal Origins
(2005, Sega)
This action-horror game follows the story of a crime scene
investigator named Ethan Thomas. Ethan tracks down serial killers to the condemned part of town
where demented madmen run
rampant. Players use a wealth of
crime scene gadgets to uncover
clues leading to the whereabouts
and identity of a mastermind serial killer.
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Amnesia: The Dark Descent
(2010, Frictional Games)
"Amnesia" places players in the
shoes of Daniel, an Englishman
who mysteriously wakes up in a
dark castle with, you guessed it,
amnesia. Throughout the game,
Daniel encounters horrific beings
roaming the halls of the castle.
With no weapons to defend himself, Daniel's is forced to run and
hide from the horrors that lurk in
the dark.
FJÏAJL. (2005, Vivendi Universal)
In this horror-shooter, players
are assigned to a top secret squad
of soldiers known as F.E.A.R.
(First Encoùnter Assault Recon)*
The F.E.A.R, group is covertly
dispatched to investigate and
eliminate paranormal problems.
The squad is sent to the Armacham Technology Corporation to
search for a delusional psychic
who controls a rogue army of
soldiers. As they make their way
through the facility, the F.E.A.R.
soldiers are plagued by the ghost
of a little girl who causes them to
see horrific hallucinations.
BioShock 2 (2010,2K Games)
Players return to the underwater city of Rapture, a rusted relic
of a once thriving metropolis, in
"BioShock 2." In this installment,
players control Subject Delta,
an armored behemoth searching
for the girl he was supposed to
protect. Rapture's residents have
been transformed into gruesome
lunatics and other armored monsters.
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The Pride's Halloween favorites
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girl, Marnie Piper, who finds o ut s he's a witch. She a nd
h er siblings, Dylan a nd Sophie follow their g randmother
f on to a* flying b us a nd a re t aken to "Halloweentown*
: where Marnie h as to l earn h er powers a nd help save t he
town from a m asked villain. The "HallOWeeritown* series
c onsists of 4 movies, aHailoweentown" (1998), "Halloweentown 11; K alahari Revenge" (2001), "Halloweentown
| High" (2004), a nd "Return to Halloweentown" (2006).
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s ee t o give y our H alloween s eason a b izarre t wist a n d a t aste of t ranssexual h u mor. B reak o ut of t he b ox w ith t he v ideo o r
g oing t o t he live s how e very F riday n ight a t
L a P aloma t heater i n E ncinitas. B ring y our
s ense of h umor! - Kristin M elody
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Juliana Stumpp
Pride Staff Writer
W e've all heard of the
"Monster M oshl a nd Michael Jackson * $ "Thriller."
The only problem is that
these songs don't" give us
the thrill w e want this time
of year. So if. you are going
to a local haunted house or
getting dressed up in Halloween costumes, here are
some songs from scary movies that will get you in that
heart pounding mood.
This film is one t hat h as s tuck with me since
childhood. It's easy t o get ' This Is Halloween" playing over a nd over in your head a nd
t he b eautiful stop-motion animation is j ust a s
memorable. It may n ot be a s eerie now t hat
we're older, b ut t his film still manages keep
i ts f un, Halloween c harm, even alter 13 years.
- R ebekahGreen
Lonely Island's song "The
C reep" is a great w ay to
get the evening going a nd
have fun with friends. Everyone knows the d anqe
moves, a nd if you don't,
look o n YouTube a nd laugh
your butts off! You c an't g o
wrong with sdfhe Iqughs before a night of scares.
"Re-Animátor"
I n t his f u n h orror film, m edical s tudent H erbert W est d evelops a r eagent
c hemical t hat b rings t he d ead b ack t o
l ife w ith d evastating s ide-effects. O ne
m emorable s cene i nvolves W est reviving h is r oommate's d ead c at, r esulting i n o utrageously c omical c ircumstances. - Kyle M.Johnson
in the horrorfttm,"Insidious",
the creepy song playing o n
the record player is "Tip Toe
Through the Tulips" b y Tiny
Tim. As if the s ong title isn't
scary enough, try listening to
the whole s ong atone in the
dark. ì guarantee you'll p ee
your pants.
" Edward S cissorhands"
T im B urton's 1 990, " Edward S cissorhands" i s a g reat m ovie a bout love,
m ysteiy, a nd m orality. A f amily t akes
i n a " mysterious s cissorhanded m an*
( Johnny D epp), from t he h aunted
c astle o n t he h ill a bove t hem t o h elp
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movie "Nightmare Before
Christmas." As kids w e were
probably freaked out b y the
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IN THIS ISSUE
CSUSM'S
INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER
-Ever u sed a n energy drink
to boost your athletic performance? On page 3, read
about how energy drinks
may be doing more harm
t han good.
-This week's installment
of "The Mug," page 6, discusses Occupy Wall Street:
What h as the movement
actually accomplished?
-"Twilight" fever explodes
with the fourth film installment, "Breaking Dawn."
California State University San Marcos, San Marcos, California | Tuesday, November 8, 2011 |
C SUSM app
provides
i nformation
for
emergencies
TUESDAY. NOV. 8:
-Community
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 9:
-Arts, Language & Cultural Revitalization.
O ccupy S an D iego b ears l ittle
r esemblance t o New York p rotest
Rogers Jaffarian
Pride Staff Writer
It all started at the charging bull.
On Sept. 17, a few protesters
stood in front of the symbolic bull
at the center of New York's financial district saying they represent
the "99 percent," a reference to
the one percent of the U.S. population that controls 40 percent of
the country's wealth. Since then,
T Q j e n ^ f f l ^ qsen to aay s t u |
i^Bid^Jlents ^ i S ^ H P U l
on-campus physical t rainin^^
I The Veterans Success Cent&||
ner will hold its annual Salute mission.
"We have three c at||teriel^H
• il^^terans..
Ischeduled f or Nov. 10, dur- of cadets on campus,. .30 & & J H
|ing : U-Hour in i fitt^utCourt- dents [particij^Bj, freshmei^^
through s eniors" C a p i à i ^ B
Lehner said.
1. llSerans Day is special bePcause "all military recognize
If students continue in the
it," Captain James Lehner of Army ROTC program, they
the CSUSM Army ROTC of- commission and earn health
benefits, advance degree o p- >
fice said.
According to the Veterans tions and are eligible for a <
Center, the event will host an student loan repayment proAir Force Veteran/CSUSM gram.
There is also the Simulta^professor guest speaker, offer
neous Membership P rogram^*
| information f rom veterans,
J have an Army Cadet " color where students in the Army
?J guard ceremony and provide Reserve or National Guard
participate in the ROTC pro®refreshments for attendees.
| The Army ROTC program gram as they complete furP is relatively new to CSUSM ther training.
The Army ROTC office is
and works in conjunction
with the San Diego State currently located at
University Army ROTC pro- where they also train.
For more information,
gram.
The program is intended to tact Captain Matthew
introduce or commission students to enter the U.S. Army at (760)
by enrolling them in Leader- horstman@csusm.edu.
ship and Profession DeyelqpKristin l|plody
Pride Staff Writsr
Games.
11 a .m. - n oon, F ourm P laza.
T he Well will b e h osting v arious g ames
s uch a s l adder b all a nd b occe b all t o
b uild c ommunity o n t he CSUSM c ampus.
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Campus Calendar
Melissa Martinez
Pride Staff Writer
CSUSM recently adopted safety precautions for students, such
as emailing and calling services,
alerting students technologically
if their lives are in danger.
Since the Virginia Polytechnic
Institute and State University
massacre on April 16,2007, when
a single student killed 32 people and injured 25 others, safety
regulations for college campuses
nationwide have updated their
emergency response notification
services. Since the massacre,
colleges and universities have
adopted notification services to
alert students in the event of their
endangerment.
Emergencies continued page 2.
Volume XXXVIII
the "99 percent" movement has
spread to 70 cities worldwide including San Diego, where protestors hold cardboard signs blaming banks and corporations for
their nations' financial woes.
In San Diego, signs are not being waved in the air and chants 6f
"occupy Wall S treet... all day . ..
all week" do not echo through the
streets. There are only a few dozen protesters gathered in two locations—downtown's San Diego
Civic Center Plaza and in Balboa
Park. In North County, protestors
gathered Oct. 28 and Nov. 4 for
marches at the Oceanside Pier.
At Cal State San Marcos,.an Occupation Hour took place Oct.
20 in Library Plaza and flyers
displayed in the Dome cafeteria
say "We are the 99 percent" and
"This revolution will not be pri-
Emergency
vatized."
Civic Center Plaza is the central hub of the Occupy San Diego
movement. One afternoon last
month, about 20 people eating
hot dogs and sleeping on blankets
were gathered, some speaking
into a microphone that America is
a "rich are getting richer, poor are
getting poorer" society. On Oct.
28, police forced protestors out
of the plaza, though some have
returned sporadically. Protestors
in other cities have demonstrated
stronger resistance to police relocation and removal.
Among last month's protestors were Phil Lopez and Robert
Unger, union faculty members at
Southwestern College in Chula
Vista, who said that students and
teachers fall into the 99 percent.
Protests continued page 3.
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November 9, 2011
2:00 PIVI E ST
FEMA will initiate a nation- evision stations. Once the test is
wide Emergency Alert System completed, regular programming
(EAS) test on Wednesday, Nov. will resume and broadcasters, ca9 at 11:00 a.m., Pacific Stand- ble, and satellite providers will
ard Time. The three-and-a-half- provide the FCC with details of
minute "live" EAS alert test will their participation.
The nationwide EAS test is bebe transmitted to broadcast, cable, and satellite radio and televi- ing coordinated by the Departsion stations throughout the state. ment of Homeland Security's
The test will look very much like Federal Emergency Management
the standard monthly local EAS Agency (FEMA), the Federal
Commission
tests that most people are famil- Communications
iar with. Audio messages will (FCC) and the National Oceanic
repeat "This i s a test," but video and Atmospheric Administratext at the bottom of the television tion's National Weather Service
screens may vary in each county (NWS).
From www.csusm.edu.
based on the equipment of the tel-
5 :30 - 8 :30 p .m., A rts 1 11.
T here will b e a m ulti - m edia p resentation b ased o n t he c ultural r evival i n t he
p roduction o f h andcrafts, t hat h elps
n ative a rtisans p reserve, p ractice a nd
r einterpret t raditional a nd ecological
k nowledge.
THURSDAY, NOV. 10:
-Student California
teachers
Association's cans, coats and
cards drive.
Now u ntil Nov. 3 0, P alm C ottrt
SCTA, i n c onjunction w ith EOP, a re
h osting a c anned f ood d rive t o s upport
c urrent CSUSM s ingle p arents i n n eed.
You c an d rop off a ny n on-perishable
f ood i tems, i ncluding c anned o r d ried
f ood i tems i n t he f our'collection b ins
p rovided o n c ampus.
FRIDAY, M V 11:
O.
-Campus C losed.
T he CSUSM c ampus will b e c losed f or
V eterans D ay.
NOV. 14-17
-International Education
Week.
All e vents will b e h appening i n t he office of G lobal E ducation, C raven 3 200
M onday, N ov. 1 4:
International
Game Day. 1 1 a .m. - 1 p .m.
T here will b e a v ariety of g ames from
P ictionaiy t o D ominoes, c ard s harks
a nd g amers w elcome.
T uesday, N ov. 1 5: Voices
from
Abroad Returnee Roundtable.
N oon
- 1 :30 p .m.
H ear s tudents s hare t heir o verseas e xperiences.
*
W ednesday, N ov. 1 6: Study Abroad Q
and A. Noon - 4 p .m.
B ring y our q uestions c oncerning s tudy
a broad o pportunities a nd t hey will b e
a nswered.
T hursday, N ov. 1 7: International
coffee hour. 1 1:30 a .m. - 1 p .m.
Travel 101 Workshop. 4 - 5 p .m.
T ips
a n d T ricks
f or p lanning
y our
first
o verseas
t rip.
Travel Adventure Movies. 5 - 6 :30p.m.
UPCOMING EVENTS
-Register for Winter
Intersession
A ccelerate y our t ime t o d egree c ompletion o r e xplore a n ew a rea of i nterest.
E xtended L earning will o ffer 2 8 c lasses
d uring W inter I ntersession i n a v ariety
of d isciplines. Visit u s a t w ww.csusm.
e d u / e l/ winterintersession2012 t o view
t he s chedule. R egistration i s n ow o pen.
-Get your Flu Vaccine
S easonal F lu V accines a re a vailable
b y a ppointments o nly a t t he S tudent
H ealth & C ounseling S ervices b uilding.
$ 10 f or S tudents a nd $ 15 f or F aculty/
S taff. P lease r emember t o b ring y our
CSUSM ID f or s ervices.
Get The Pride online
straight to your phone
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down the school systems, though
budget ciits have had a negative
"Classes have been cut by 30
impact. Gov. Jerry Brown has
percent over the last three years
endorsed a 10 percent CSU fee
and tuition has gone from zero to
increase, which will increase stu$46 a unit," said Lopez, an Engdent debt in the face of a dissolvlish teacher. "This budget crisis
ing j ob market.
has been caused by corporate
The bull in finance represents
greed."
a strong stock market and New
He said the budget cuts are York protestors have targeted
short-sighted because education their anger at banks selling loans
is the gateway to upper mobility to the secondary market (thereby
and the gates are closing. One washing their hands of the substudent protestor echoed their standard loans they'd profited
sentiments.
from). When the financial sector
"Because of the effect of budget failed, American taxpayers got
cuts, I wasn't able to attend sum- the bill.
mer school," said Mateo MonAn Associated Press poll last
tano, a student at San Diego City
month showed that 37 percent of
College. "Right now I should be
Americans support the Occupy
at Chico State instead of another
protests. Some of the local prosemester here. The one defense
testors say they're committed to
against all injustice is education.
sticking it out and building pubThis protest isn't to destroy or
lic support. When asked what it
deconstruct, it's meant to create
would take to end their campout,
reform."
Unger said "A statement by conThere isn't overwhelming evi- gress or the president."
dence that Wall Street is bringing Photos by Rogers Jaffarian
Protests from page 1.
Last year, the emergency notification system was used when a
report was issued of a sighting of
a gun on campus. Students who
were signed up for the service
received calls, voicemails and
emails directing students to take
shelter and informing teachers
of the steps they should take to
protect themselves and their students.
Via iTunes, students are able to
download the "CSUSM Safety"
application that provides information during emergencies on campus or information to reference
in the future. This application
provides information for campus
threats including chemical spills,
shooters on campus, fire, tsunami
.«süCarrter
3:41 PM
and hurricane warnings.
The app also gives safety procedures, a navigation map and
directions to each parking lot,
safety instructional videos, links
to The Pride Student Newspaper,
CSUSM homepage, University
Police, Emergency Management, Risk Management and
Safety, as well as parking and
fácilty services. The last page
provides an Emergency button in
case students are unable to reach
the multiple emergency call buttons located in various areas on
campus.
If you don't have a smartphone
and have yet to sign up for the
emergency response service, m o r ^ information at http://www.
register at https://ondemand. * csusm.edu/em/NotRegistration.
mir3.com/csusm/login/ and find html.
Women are R.A.D.
CSUSM promotes awareness with women's self - defense
Kristin Melody
Pride Staff Writer
"I will survive and keep going,
no matter what!" is one* motto
for the Rape Aggression Defense
System (R.A.D.) courses hosted
on campus.
This women's self-defense program is a four-day course that occurs Nov. 8, 10, 15 and 17 from
4 - 7 p.m. at the University Police Department. It teaches basic
physical defense for women to
prevent abduction, harassment,
assault or rape.
"Statistics show that when
women resist [assault] they have
a higher likelihood of escaping,"
CSUSM Police Officer Yosaren
Panza said. Although CSUSM is
comparatively a safe campus, attacks happen.
There were two reported rape
incidents on campus in 2008 and possession. The state governone in 2010, according to the ment subsidizes a portion of the
program for CSUSM to create a
2011 Jeanne Clery report.
CSUSM has scored in the bot- lower cost for students.
tom three lowest in terms of
The program started at CSUSM
crime at CSU campuses, accord- in 1996 and currently takes place
ing to Officer Panza.
three times during the year, avail"Sexual assault is the most un- able to female students and comderreported crime," Officer Panza munity members.
said,
R.A.D is a nation-wide program
R.A.D is a non-profit program founded in 1989 by former pcriice
meant to offer services to peo- officer Lawrence N. Nadeau and
ple with limited time or money, "has trained more than 300,000
according to Officer Panza. The women since the program betechniques are easy to learn and gan," according to their website.
effective.
The R.A.D. program promotes
According to oneinfourusa.org, risk awareness^ reduction, recog"One in five college women has nition and avoidance as well as
been raped at some point in her self-defense.
lifetime."
Reserve a space at wwwxsusm.
The cost of the program is edu/police/RAD Jitm or call (760)
$20 but is free to returning par- 750-4567.
ticipants nationwide who have
the participant manual in their
P roject H omeless C onnect s eeks
t o bring c ommunity t ogether
The U.S. State Department issues
a warning to prospective travelers
Chris Giancamilli
Pride Staff Writer
The Office of Communications
sent an email out Oct. 25 warning
students of a possible new safety
risk when traveling abroad.
The U.S. State Department sent
a worldwide notice to CSUSM's
Risk Management and Safety
Office. Risk Management and
Safety, RMS, handles hazardous
materials, waste management, environmental concerns, safety concerns and Workers compensation.
The department distributed the
official warning via emergencyemail .org.
The United States travel warning alerted students, faculty and
staff to the possibility of "antiU.S. actions." The concern of
terrorist activity stemmed from
an alleged plot to assassinate the
Saudi Arabian ambassador to the
United States.
According to an official release
from the Department of Justice,
two men with ties to Iran were
charged with conspiracy to murder a foreign official and at least
three more conspiracy charges.
The release continued to say one
conspirator, Manssor Arbabsiar,
was captured Sept. 29 at JFK International Airport in New York
after a failed attempt to fly out
of the country, The other man. remains at large.
The Foreign Travel Update from
CSUSM advised students to review the campus's Foreign Travel
Insurance program at csusm.edu/
rms/. This program protects students, faculty and staff while they
travel out of the United States on
university sponsored trips by providing medical benefits, political
evacuation benefits, trip cancellation or interruption benefits, accidental death benefits and travel
assistant benefits.,
According to the RMS website,
travel assistant benefits include
pre-departure information, lost
baggage and passport aid, flight
modifications, legal assistance
and emergency cash.
anybody - even the community,"
Valerie Knox Community Partnerships Coordinator said.
Pride Staff Writer
The project started in response
Many are not so lucky to have to President Obama's Interfaith
the luxuries of food and a place and Community Service Campus
to live. Project Homeless Connect Challenge.
Beginning in May, our campus
helps take care of this problem by
"connecting services and resourc- applied to take part in the chales to the people that need them" lenge. President Obama selected
CSUSM as one of a handful of
according to a flier.
The event takes place Wednes- college campuses across the naday, Nov. 16 from 9 a j n. — 5 p.m. tion to take part in the challenge.
at the Clarke Field House. It is During the summer, two reprethe first event in more than 10 sentatives of CSUSM went to the
years in North County that helps White House .
provide service for the homeless
"The idea [began with] intercommunity from cities such as faith and culture tied into commuEscondido, Poway, Carlsbad, Del nity service. . .With the idea being
Mar and cities in between.
that when you can become more
Project Homeless Connect tolerant of someone by working
hopes students, staff and the com- toward a common cause," Dimunity to come together to take rector of Office of Community
part in the cause. Organizers are Service Learning (OCSL) Darci
looking to collect supplies and Strother said.
have volunteers for the event.
Knox also said CSUSM is cenAnyone can put together different trally located in North County
survival kits including toiletries, and is large enough to house the
first aid, clothing items, utility event. The Alliance for Regionitems and canned food.
al Solutions (ARS) and OCSL
"If students want to participate, teamed up to sponsor the event.
there will be training U-Hour on According to a Project Homeless
Nov. 10 and 15. They can col- Connect flier, "ARS is a collabolect things to drop o ff. That's a ration of North County Non-Profgood thing to do, so it's open for its, nine municipalities, County
Ashley Day
of San Diego, healthcare agencies
and universities." Donations go
directly to the homeless and benefit them.
Different campus organizations
and clubs are currently holding
drives for different items. The
canned food drive stemmed from
OCLS Office Coordinator, Alejandra Sánchez.
"I saw a need to get canned
food. Anyone can participate in
donating canned items," Sánchez
said.
In addition to the training events
and main event, there will also be
a stuffing party.
"On Wednesday, Nov. 9, at the
Clarke Field House, there's a
stuffing party," Knox said.
Sánchez continued that different organizations will bring their
collected items to the event to
stuff into bags.
Overall, the main goal of the
event is the community.
"[The event] will hopefully
serve ás a first step for serving
[the community]. I t'll break down
barriers, so people see there is a
need," Strother said.
To see a list of items needed or
to volunteer for the event go to
csusm.edu/ocsl/special events
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Boston's large location in Encinitas provides frequent and
diverse happy hour deals for the
restaurant, supporting its motto
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Jessie Gambrell
Pride Staff Writer
Energy drinks are a source of
energy f or most of us students
these days, but are not regulated
by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Most energy drinks contain a
mixture of caffeine, sugar, taurine, guarana, cola nut and B vitamins. These mixed components
can cause heart palpitations, increased heart rate and blood pressure and dehydration.
"The moderate dose of caffeine per day is 250mg which is
the equivalent to three cups of
coffee," Dr. Michelle Barrack, a
professor in the Kinesiology department, said.
In 1994, Congress enacted the
Dietary Supplement Health and
Education Act, which enabled
any company to be unregulated
by the FDA.
"What is in the energy drinks is
[sic] reacting with your body in a
physiological way," Kaitlyn Siewart, a CSUSM alumnus with a
Bachelor's of Science in Kinesiology, said.
Some people use energy drinks
as a boost for athletic performance.
"If you are an athlete, they
probably improve performance
in moderate to intense exercise...
If you are a regular or average
individual, benefits are probably
less...this has just as much to
do with the fact that most physi-
cal activity they [sic] do does
not merit energy drinks or supplement use, and that research is
sparse in less trained persons...,"
Dr. Todd Astorino of the Kinesiology Department said.
But energy drinks are beneficial
to athletic performance.
"We don't want to show that
caffeine is bad for exercise. Caffeine within the limits of caffeine
intake can be productive and
safe," Dr. Barrack said.
Students felt the same.
"I used to drink an energy drink
before gym session, but after a
while you're left off with stomach
cramps and a useless sugar rush,"
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California State University San Marcos, San Marcos, California | Tuesday, November 8, 2011 | Visit The Pride online at csusmpride.com
E ditorial L.A.-based authors deliver at CSUSM
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CSUSM's Community Mid
World Literary Series (CWLS)
featured authors Amina Cain and
Tisa Bryant reading their works
on the night of Oct. 27.
Prior to the CWLS event, Cain
and Bryant joined Professor
Sandra Doller's creative writing
workshop course for an hour-long
private panel.
Doller assigned students Cain's
book "I Go to Some Hollow"
and Bryant's book "Unexplained
Presence."
By taking part in this intimate
Q&A panel, the class gained insight into the authors' experiences
regarding such topics as authorial
research, the publishing process,
small-press publishing and personal experiences in workshop
settings.
Shortly after 7 p.m., Dr. Mark
Wallace introduced Bryant as a
brave risk-taker in her writing—-
her risks both bold and subtle.
Bryant told the audience how
happy she was to be reading. "It's
like a little vacation out of L.A.,"
she said. After, she read her short
story "Under Cover of Darkness"
from her book "Unexplained
Presence."
During her reading of the text,
Bryant paused to refer to the inter-textuality of the classic film
"The Women" mentioned in the
story. She acknowledged her vocal reference as a type of intertextuality.
She followed "Under Cover of
Darkness" with an excerpt f rom
her manuscript called "The Curator."
Wallace introduced Cain and
her collection of short stories,
which touched on issues of sensitivity and loneliness.
First, Cain read her short story
"Ugly Things." She followed
with a reading of "Two-Dimensional War" from her book "I Go
to Some Hollow."
After the readings, the authors
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held a short Q&A. They touched
on such topics as networking,
personal inspiration and their interests in writing in other mediums, including screenplays.
Bryant and Cain's readings and
presence at the CWLS event defined why these events are held,
with Bryant's insight into her
work and Cain's voice complimenting her text.
"If [students] want to aspire to
be published authors, they need
to go [to CWLS]," Literature and
Writing Studies student Morgan
Orr said.
These two featured authors precisely revealed the importance
of these events- being held at
CSUSM: to educate students on
the literary community and world
with firsthand experiences and interactions with writers.
Kyle M. Johnson
Amy Salisbury
Pride Staff Writer
Occupy Wall Street brings to
mind three things: protest, politics, and pepper spray. I could
have included police brutality in
that list, but I couldn't think of
a synonym for "brutality" that
started with a P.
Anyway, Occupy Wall Street is
indeed the sticky-sweet topic of
choice on every American's lips
right now, especially considering the movement's expansion to
downtown San Diego.
The Civic Center lay empty in
the early hours of Oct. 28 after
San Diego police took 51 campers into custody for a variety of
charges—unsanitary conditions
damaging city property, illegal
lodging, encroachment and curfew violations—according to the
Union Tribune.
The journalist writing the Tribune article interviewed many protesters, but only one of them—the
event organizer—directly commented on the purpose of the
evening's sit-in: they were protesting a plan to spend $200 billion over the next 40 years on
transportation projects.
Occupy Wall Street's origins
have little to do with California
building projects. In fact, every
"Occupy" incarnation has a different aim. While the majority of
its related demonstrations have
something to do with American
finances (thus the use of the 99
percent versus the one percent
idea), there is no collective objective that occupiers can name.
I have little faith in a nationwide movement operating under
a shared name that can't explain
what a successful result of said
movement would be. Sure, protesters want less corporate fingers
Pride Staff Writer
in their pockets, but there is a way
protesters could have prevented
that in the first place: by having a
bit of foresight.
A lot of civil unrest is directly
related to banks offering loans to
people who can't make the payments—quite reflective of the
Californian foreclosure disaster a
few years ago. It was stupid for
banks to offer $500,000 home
loans to people making a $30,000
a year salary. It was equally stupid for people making $30,000 a
year to take a loan of that size to
pay an epically large mortgage.
Likewise, it is stupid for students to take out loans to go to
college if paying it back is not
something feasible within the
next couple of years. However,
many occupiers cite the difficulty
of paying back student loans as
one of the many items to protest.
If occupiers really want to shake
up the system, they need to pull
their money out of the banks that
have done them wrong. Loans are
the lifeblood of banking; without
them, the banks will have to find
another way to survive. Living
outside of your means, as many
Americans tend to do, will bite
back faster than you can hang up
on a collections call. Take this opportunity to fight the one percent
with what they love most: your
money.
At any rate, the irony of Occupy
Wall Street exists in the youth of
the nation passing along information about sit-ins through Facebook and iPhones. As much as
people are protesting the system,
they have to realize that their actions keep them comfortably tethered to it.
Christmas comes early this year
with "A Very Harold & Kumar
3D Christmas." The result is a f un
Christmas film that also acts as a
loyal sequel to its film series.
This time around, stoner buddies Harold and Kumar (John
Cho and Kal Penh, respectively)
are back several years after the
incidents from the previous films
"Harold & Kumar Go to White
Castle" and "Harold & Kumar
Escape from Guantanamo Bay."
They each live their separate
lives, Harold a successful married
man and Kumar still the same old
Kumar, but depressed over his
recent break-up. A mysterious
present arrives for Harold at Kumar's apartment which reunites
the old friends for a Christmas
Eve of outrageous events.
This entry in the
"Harold & Kumar"
series surpasses the
second film in entertainment value and
humor and comes
close to the original.
With an abundance
of the series' conventional racial stereotyping, drug use
and absurd plot development, the film
remains consistent to
its predecessors.
Some of the humor
is very tongue-incheek, as Harold is
referred to as Sulu
(Cho's character in
the most recent "Star
Trek" film) and Kumar is told from a
friend that if anyone
asks, he works at the
White House (which
Penn did in between the second
and third films of the series).
Neil Patrick Harris's return
to the series is something to be
enjoyed with his real-life partner David Burtka as a married
straight father who is paid to act
as Harris's lover in order to widen
Harris's appeal. Burtka's cameo,
which is even shorter than Harris's, is one of the funniest parts.
The 3D presentation of the film
may be a more rewarding experience for viewers with the technology manipulated and played up
for humorous effect. Also, several
references to 3D technology play
their part in execution, as well.
If you enjoyed the first two
"Harold & Kumar" films, y ou're
sure to like this one. If zany,
over-the-top, offensive comedies
aren't your preference, you might
want to pass.
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�Book Review: " Never Let M e G o " by Kazuo Ishiguro
Alternate reality novel embraces readers
Kyle M. Johnson
Tales from the Nerd Sid
Joining the cult: Former
revisited in cult c lassic
Chris Giancamilli
Pride Staff Writer
It is a shame when g ood movies don't find success with
a wide audience. Though some films struggle in mainstream theaters, select few h ave the potential to become what are known as "cult classic" films. These cult
classics are often successful in home media sales years
after their initial release. It is difficult to narrow the field
as there are so many forgotten classics, but here a re my
top four cult classic films to b e enjoyed.
Pride Staff Writer
In Kazuo Ishiguro's novel
"Never Let Me Go," readers are
invited into the unfamiliar society
at Hailsham boarding school. In
three parts, the story chronicles
the protagonist Kathy's experiences from the point of being a
child at the mysterious Hailsham,
until her young adult years in the
life which she and her fellow students were born into and prepared
for as part of their education.
It is difficult to tell much of the
plot without giving away any details that may spoil elements of
the novel. However, Ishiguro's
story is exceptionally well-crafted. Through Kathy's narration,
Ishiguro speaks about this world
he has created very casually and
very matter-of-factly as if it is a
society readers would already be
familiar with. In its telling of an
unknown society set in the 1990s,
"Never Let Me Go" is a type of
modern science-fiction novel.
Kathy is accompanied through
much of the novel by her friends
Tommy and Ruth who all three
develop into a love triangle as
they grow up. Through their companionship, they set out to uncover the mysteries of the school
in their education, lifestyle expectations and mysterious rumors of
ways to avoid their predestined
duties. However, their curiosity
often leads to shocking findings.
While elegantly written, the
narration might discourage read-
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Donny. As he becomes further entangled in a w eb of
deceit, The Dude encounters many absurd a nd strange
characters who provide him conflicting sides of the same
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made to the world in which the
characters inhabit. Be reassured,
though, because all uncertainties
belonging to the reader, as well as
the characters, are answered. By
the end of the novel, the world
for the students of Hailsham, as
well as other boarding schools
founded with the same mission
statement, will be made known to
readers.
"Never Let Me Go" is one of the
most beautiful, rewarding novels
in recent literary history. It offers
all elements of a great novel as it
touches on such themes as friendship, purpose, love and loyalty.
This novel is very deserving—it
deserves to be read and readers
deserve to have read it.
" Once U pon A Time"
ABC d r a m a p rimed t o c h a r m a udiences
Rebekah Green
Pride Staff Writer
ABC's new show "Once Upon
A Time" premiered Sunday, Oct.
23 at 8 p.m. This new fantasy
series takes the memorable fairy
tales and fables of childhood,
like Snow White, Pinocchio and
more, and transports them to reality.
The evil queen threatens Snow
White and Prince Charming during their wedding. While visiting
the imprisoned Rumplestiltskin,
Snow White discovers that a horrible curse will be placed upon
her family, and only her daughter Emma, upon her 28 birthday,
will be able to stop the queen. On
the very day of Emma's birth, the
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and although she is placed safely
inside a magic wardrobe, she
along with the other characters of
the kingdom are inevitably transported to a place devoid of happiness - our world.
28-year-old Emma Swan works
as a bail bondsman, and while her
demeanor is tough, she carries
loneliness within her. But all of
that changes when a boy named
Henry arrives claiming to be her
son and seeks her assistance in
taking him back home to Storybrooke, Maine. All the while, he
asserts that the stories existing-in
his fairy tale book are real and that
the citizens of Storybrooke are
these same f a i r y tale characters
trapped in the-real world with no
memory of their magical selves.
While Emma remains logically
skeptical of his words, Henry's
claims prove to have truth.
Fans of the film "Enchanted"
and Hallmark's miniseries "The
10th Kingdom" are sure to find
some aspects that border the familiar but still deliver an interesting take on the fairy tale world.
The pilot contained a lot of information, yet it was nothing difficult to follow. Rather, it set up
various situations that will keep
viewers curious as to what will
happen next.
There is a reason fairy tales
never grow old, and with "Once
Upon A Time," the tradition of
building upon classic stories is
sure to continue thriving. "Once
Upon A Time" airs Sunday nights
at 8 p.m. on ABC.
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sequel. The film begins with Buckaroo attempting to test
drive a jet-powered c ar fitted with a d evice to allow the
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Ash (Bruce Campbell) a nd his girlfriend Linda (Denise Bixler) taking
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Dawn breaks with fourth film installment of "Twilight" saga
Melissa Martinez
Pride Staff Writer
November marks the
beginning of the end of
the cultural phenomenon:
"Twilight."
"Breaking
Dawn Part 1" will answer
the question w e've all been
dying to learn: does Edward
turn Bella into a vampire?
' Twilight" has certainly
made an impact on our
generation, regardless of
the f ans' genders, with the
addictive story line of a
human falling in love with
a vampire. The first of the
series introduced Bella, an
average girl who moved to
Forks, Washington to live
with her father. She soon
fell in love with the youngest member of the local
vampire coven named Edward. This love immediately put her life in danger.
The sequel, "New Moon,"
separated Bella and Edward, which put Bella into
a deep depression. Upon realizing if she put her life in
danger, she could feel Edward with her, she decided
to be reckless. When Edward's sister, Alice, had a
vision of Bella jumping off
of a cliff—apparently committing suicide—Edward
decided he could no longer
exist without her. It was
then h e decided to end his
life by exposing himself as
a vampire when the Volturi,
the largest and most powerful coven of vampires,
refused to grant his wish of
being destroyed, leaving it
up to Bella to prove that she
was still alive.
The third in the series,
titled "Eclipse," brings
Bella's number one enemy,
Victoria, back to kill her in
revenge f or Edward killing
Victoria's partner.
The last book in the series, "Breaking Dawn,"
puts Bella in the biggest
predicament of her l ife.
A fter her wedding, Edward
impregnates Bella. Since
the child i s half-human,
half-vampire, the developmental process f or the
baby is extremely fast and
if Bella continues with the
pregnancy, she will die.
This November will
bring answers to those who
have yet to finish the saga.
"Breaking Dawn Part 1"
will be in theatres Nov. 18,
2011.
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5) Camp Pendleton is a base for which
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forces.
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H urwitz b rings "Arrested D evelopment" t o big s creen
Faith Oroino
Pride Staff Writer
In early October 2011, "Arrested Development" fans received
the news they have been waiting
for. "Arrested Development" tells
the lives of the Bluth family who
all have their own set of problems, all while they try to keep
the family life afloat. Actors that
play such characters include Ja-
son Bateman, Michael Cera and
Will Arnett. According to the New York
Times, creator Mitchell Hurwitz
and the main cast showed up at
the New Yorker Festival to tell
people that both an "Arrested
Development" movie and small
TV season were in the works,
which may begin next summer.
The Fox sitcom lasted f or three
seasons with 53 episodes total. It
has many devoted f ans, but their
love f or the show was not able to
improve its low ratings. Since its
absence, f ans used petitions and
protests signs, such as the infamous "Bring "Arrested Development" B ack" sign, to plead f or
their beloved show. Now, they no
longer need to worry and hopefully f ans will once again be able
to watch the Bluth family chicken
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IN THIS ISSUE
-Dave Kincannon placed
6th in the surf team's second event of the season.
Read a season update on
page 2.
-Happy Hour of the Week
features Rookies sports
bar. Read about Beer Pong
Tournament Wednesdays
on page 4.
-Page 7 pin-points the hits
and misses of the new "Call
of Duty: Modern Warfare 3*
I D P N E T S U E T NEWSPAPERCalifornia State University San Marcos, San Marcos, California | Tuesday, November 22, 2011 |
N EE DN T DN
Tuition rises 9 percent for fall 2012
T uition fnr Cal State San MarTuition or P al Qtat^ Qon A/To*.
cos students will rise another 9
percent next fall as the result of a
budget vote last week by the California State University Board of
Trustees.
At a raucous meeting in Long
Beach on Nov. 16 - where student
protestors disrupted the meeting
by chanting and waving signs trustees voted 9 to 6 to approve
a budget that will raise tuition by
$498 per year to $5,970 beginning in fall 2012.
CSU tuition has more than
doubled since 1999, when it
was $2,572 per student. Over
the years, tuition hikes covered
budget deficits caused by declining state support. The CSU's $2
billion budget for 2012-2013 is
smaller than the $2.14 billion
budget in 1999, even though there
are 72,000 more students attending CSU campuses today, trustees
reported.
University officials anticipate
the latest tuition increase will be
the last for the 2012-2013 school
year - even though the state may
cut the CSU budget by another
$100 million if year-end tax rev-
•
Average undergraduate
student basic fee
(in dollars)
'01
s potted on
campus
'02
enues come up short.
"If they cut another $100 million from the budget, our portion
would be $2.5 million," said Cal
State San Marcos spokeswoman
Margaret Lutz. "We have some
ideas on how to keep those cuts
from negatively impacting students or instruction."
She said this may include shift-
cuts, growing class sizes and a
wage freeze caused by statewide
budget cuts.
Don Barrett, CFA chapter president at Cal State San Marcos, said
the protest drew a small crowd of
students, including a few who
joined in.
Last week, faculty at the CSU
East Bay and Domínguez Hills
campuses held a one-day strike,
the first in CFA history, Barrett
said.
"We've never struck before,"
he said. "In the past, we had to
threaten to strike to get the chancellor's office moving and this
time we felt we needed to go qn
strike. I want to be clear, the strike
was not over the lack of a contract
but over salary issues that happened over the previous contract.
The strike reflected the chancellor's decision to not treat the faculty fairly." Photo courtesy of Don Barrett
I Issue 6
—
Galifornia S tate University
trustees h ave r aised fees 10
times in 1 2 y ears. N o w t hey
a re planning to raise
o nce more b y nine
Teachers picket over contract dispute
About 70 professors picketed,
chanted and danced on campus
Nov. 9 to protest long-stalled
contract negotiations with CSU
trustees.
The teachers did a flash mob
to the Aretha Franklin song
"Think" ("you better think about
what you're trying to do to me"),
marched .around campus and
chanted about their desire for a
new contract.
The protestors hoped to raise
awareness about contract issues
between the California State University system and the California
Faculty Association, which represents 23,000 teachers and support staff at 23 CSU campuses
statewide. The teachers have been
working without a contract since
June of last year, when the previous three-year agreement expired.
The teachers and support staff are
upset about university funding
"
Volume XXXVIII
'10
ing some carryover funds from
last year and revenue from selfsupporting operations on campus
as well as using extra money that
accumulated when CSUSM exceeded its fall enrollment goals.
More than 50 percent of the students at Cal State San Marcos receive some form of financial aid,
including more than 1,000 schol-
' 1 0 - ' 11' 11 ' 1 2
'12'13
arships. Lutz said the university
system is now looking for ways to
expand the financial aid program
to cover even more students.
"We're looking at ways to expand that to cover the middle
income students - the ones who
aren't making enough to get by
but make too much to qualify for
aid," Lutz said.
Native American H eritage Month
celebrated with new facility
Kristin Melody
Pride Staff Writer
CSUSM opened the California
Indian Culture and Sovereignty
Center (CICSC), Nov. 17, in
the Social and Behavioral Science Building to facilitate Native
American activities on campus
and collaborate with California
tribes.
"There is simply no other place
in California like this one," President Karen Haynes said at the
opening speech.
November is Native American
Heritage month and the CICSC
is open to all California tribes including the 18 tribes in southern
California. It is a meeting place
for American Indian Student Association (AISA) and many other
outreach and development programs.
"With the opening of this center
we are creating a brighter future... and creating history once
again at Cal State San Marcos,"
President Haynes continued.
The CICSC addresses Native
Americans face a unique challenge in attending college as they
most often are leaving a reservation for the first time. This is the
first center dedicated to Native
Americans in the CSU system.
There are more than 10 student
members of AISA and they aim
to "create solidarity among Indian students...and to meet other
American Indians," Tommy Devers, a CSUSM Masters of Sociology student and member of the
Pauma Indian Tribe said.
"Native American peopled
dreams are just as important as
anybody else's," Chairman James
Ramos said, the first Native
American to be appointed to the
California Board of Education.
Dr. Joely Proudfit is the CICSC
director and collaborates with local tribes and tribal leaders to run
the Native American Advisory
A mountain lion was spotted on
campus Wednesday night. It was
the fourth time in five years that
the big cats have been seen on
university property.
About 10 p.m. Nov. 16, campus
police got a call from an emergency kiosk in student Lot F at
the south end of campus. When
they responded, police spotted the
mountain lion, or cougar, heading
back up into the hills near Lot F,
according to university spokeswoman, Margaret Lutz.
Lutz said it was the first time a
mountain lion had been seen on
campus since October of last year
(lions were also spotted several
times at the south end of campus
in 2007 and 2008) .
'With so much open space in
the area, we have a lot of wildlife
that comes on campus at nights
looking for food. People say
they've spotted deer. The moun^
tain lions always seem to show up
in the fall months and they usually always hunt alone," Lutz said.
Cougars are native to the area
and CSUSM's official mascot.
The campus is built on Luiseno
Indian laud. The university's
original mascot was Tukwut, cougar, in Luiseno.
Although there's never been
a dangerous encounter between
a mountain lion and students or
faculty, Lutz said the California
Department of Fish and Game is
advising students to avoid walking alone on campus at night. If
you encounter a mountain lion,
do not run (because it will trigger the cat's instinct to chase) but
stand your ground, wave your
arms and make noise to scare it
off. If a lion is spotted, call campus police from a kiosk or from a
cell phone at 760-750-4567.
Council, the only one of its kind
in the CSU system. In six months,
the CICSC and its partners developed a Luiseno language learning
program for the Nintendo DSI.
The center has resources including workstations, offices and
research capabilities to focus on
concerns and issues regarding
tribes or Native American students.
"I joined to help out the youth
and reach out," CSUSM student
Tommy Cooper of the San Pasqual tribe said. Photo by Kristin Melody
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Super Saturdays
Fall sports close with all
teams
A .I.I.
champions
Kyle Trembley & Morgan Hall
Contributor & Staff Writer
The past three Saturdays
marked several momentous occasions for Cal State San Marcos
Athletics.
Saturday, Nov. 5
At 9 a.m., the Cal State San
Marcos men's and women's
cross-country teams swept the
A.I.I. Cross-Country Conference Championships for the
fourth time at their home track.
In the men's 8K race, 8th ranked
CSUSM had a team total score
of 24 points and time of 2:06:48.
Cal State San Marcos' Danny
Lyon, returned from a mid-season
injury to run an excellent time of
24:46, paced the field of 65 runnets.
On the women's side, 2nd
ranked and reigning two-time
NAIA National Champion Cal
State San Marcos placed six runners in the top nine finishers and
won the 5K with 22 points and
team time of 1:29:38. Suzanne
Corn well ran 17:27
to win the " AiJ.
Championship by 13
seconds.
At 7:30 p.m.r in
Oceanside, the men's
basketball team began its inaugural season with a
convincing and resounding win at
home over Vanguard University.
The score: 86-61. Over 1,200 fans
at MiraCosta College cheered on
the team and saw guard Tim Steed
throw down a thunderous dunk in
the first minutes of thè game.
Saturday, Nov. 12
At 2 p.m., the day began with
CSUSM Volleyball competing at
the A.I.I. Conference Tournament
in Phoenix, AZ. Having already
won their first two matches, the
second-seeded Cougars easily
blew by Mayville State in straight
sets, setting up a championship
game rematch with top seed La
Sierra. CSUSM Volleyball played
again that night at 10 p.m.
At 4 p.m., across the country,
Cal State San Marcos women's
soccer kicked off the A i i . Cham-
pionship game. Despite playing in hostile territory, the 13th
ranked and top seeded Cougars
persevered to take a 1-0 decision with a Kaleigh Dodson goal
in the first half. The win earned
CSUSM women's soccer its third
conference title in four seasons
and a trip to the NAIA National
Championship Opening Round.
" Only thirty minutes later, the
CSUSM men's soccer team took
its turn on that very same field to
play for theirfirst-everA.I.I. Conference Championship. Facing a
very tough Thomas (GA) squad,
• the top-seeded Cougars put together an effort that.Coach Ron
Pulvers called "arguably the best
performance of any team I ' ve
ever coached." CSUSM won the
match 3-1, giving Cougar men's
soccer the conference title and
sending them to their first-ever and 25-18. La Sierra won the
NAIA National Championship.
third 22-25, but on the strength of
At 9 p.m.,. in Las Vegas, the outside hitter Lmdsey SappingCSUSM men's basketball team ton's best match of the season,
was looking to make a statement CSUSM took an extremely tight
against the 2nd ranked team in fourth set 25-23 to capture the
the NAIA, Mountain State (WV). conference championship in their
Coach Saia's team has been elec- first-ever season,
trifyiiig in its first season and
Saturday, Nov. 19
defeated Mountain State by 10
Two weeks after clenching the
points to earn a signature victory A i.L Cross-Country Conference
for the young program.
both the men's and women's
Tipping off just thirty minutes cross-country teams competed
afterthe men's team, the women's for NAIA National titles in Vanbasketball team was in Oceanside couver, Washington. The men's
playing its home opener against team would come in 2nd and the
Master's College. Coach Sheri women's team won its third conJennum's Cougars came out look- secutive NAIA Women's Crossing energized, organized and hun- Country National Championship,
gry for a win. CSUSM took an
Sadly, all good things came to an
early lead, never surrendered and end. Both the men and women's
won 58-52, earning the program's soccer teams and women's volfirst-ever regular season victory.
leyball team lost in the opening
Finishing the night round NAIA playoffs. The men's
at 10 p.m., Coach soccer team lost 1-4 to Azusa PaAndrea Leonard's cific andfinishedthe season with
volleyball team hit a 10-7-1 record. The women's
the court once, again soccer teams lost 0-1 in doubleagainst La Sierra in overtime vs. Westmont College
the A.I.I. Champion- and finished their season 15-4-1.
ship Game. Out for After a dominant first season, the
revenge from their women's volleyball team's seaprevious defeat, the son officially ended with a 3-1
Cougars took the loss to #18 Point Loma.
first
tWO
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with
relative ease, 25-16,
Photos courtesy of Robert & Lucy Blumenshine, csusm
athletics, Ritch Führer/Digital Designs & Photography
and CSUSan Marcos Volleyball facebook.
H ealth
How to stay healthy
during Thanksgiving
Ngyuyen has a simple seven-step
plan:
1. Drink more water. 2.
Pride Staff Writer
Load up on veggies. 3. Snack
ahead. 4. Serve smaller portions.
The average American typically 5. Walk/exercise. 6. Plan ahead.
consumes about 5 lbs. of food 7. Stay away from trigger foods,
First through sixth place competitors. Dave Kincannon is sixth from the left.
during Thanksgiving, according (stuff that might push you overr
to Cathy Ngyuyen, Health Educa- board). That's it. That's all we
tor at Palomar Pomerado Health have to do.
Center PPH; t h a t p H H M « ^
"Make the most
is more food than)
''Make the most of fof your meals. Be
we consume in an your meals. Be sensi* ^sensible with your
Returning after a 10 year abMorgan Hall
average day, let) ble with your servings. {servings. Have a
sence, Dave Kincannon, who was
Pride Staff Writer
alone one meal.
Have a strategy, a plan. ¡strategy, a plan.
part of CSUSM's 2001 inaugural
"A 2006 study? That's the best advice, {That's the best adIn mid-October, the Cal State surf team, proved to be the team's
published in the! -Cathy Ngyuyen
jvice."
Ngyuyen
San Marcos surf team experi- leading force. Kincannon's deter'Nutrition Jour-• -:
V ^'l "said.
enced its first event of the season mination landed him a 2nd and
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nal' studied the
"
m mi
* Students felt the
with a weekend of small surf at three 1st place heats and a spot in
impact of Thanksgiving on col- same way when asked what they
Blacks Beach.
thefinalround, where he finished
lege students [...] the average plan on doing to stay healthy over
The team started strong, but 6th.
weight gain was 0.5 kg, or just Thanksgiving.
quickly lost its momentum after
Strong performances by team
over 1 lb. [...] the authors note
The main point is to consume
round three. The first event of members Daniel Jacobs, who
that weight gain that occurs in less food and exercise more. A
the season was more of a learning ripped his way into the quartersuch a short time period may simple walk in the neighborhood
experience for the members who finals, and Kaitlin Maguire, who
cause long-term health issues," after dinner, or maybe taking one
got a few good heats under then- made the semi-finals in both
writer Carolyn Williams said in less spoonful of those mashed pobelts. The teamfinished8th out of women's shortboard and coed
her article "How Many Calories tatoes and you'll be fine. To help
22 teams.
longboard allowed the Cougars to
Does The Average Person Con- yourself out in preparation for the
On Sunday, Nov.16, the team make an amazing leap from their
sume At Thanksgiving."
occasion, you .can use these tips
competed in its second event at first event.
So you may ask, how in the to help you throughout the year to
Seaside Reef in Cardiff. The three
The CSUSM surf team finished
world am I going to stay healthy ensure a fit and healthy body.
to five foot, clean, glassy waves 5th of 22 teams from 12 colleges,
Dec. 3-4 at 9th Street, Huntington during Thanksgiving? It's actualproved to be more favorable for just missing the podium by five
Beach.
ly not as difficult as it may seem.
the Cougars.
points. The team's next event is
Jessie Gambrell
Surf team update
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Internationally-acclaimed poet reads at CSUSM
Kyle M. Johnson
Pride Staff Writer
Poet Clayton Eshleman was
featured as the last part of the
fall semester's Community and
World Literary Series (CWLS)
on Thursday.
Professor Mark Wallace introduced Eshleman with much
praise as having been at the heart
of American poetry since the early 1960s.
Eshleman has contributed to the
literary world through his own
poetic production and the trans-
lating of poems from poets Cesar
Vallejo, Pablo Neruda and Henri
Michaux.
Eshleman took the stage and announced that he would be reading
nine poems from his book "Anticline," thefirstpoem a recounting
of an experience he and his wife
had in Italy.
Following the first poem, he
shared that he has been translating poetry as long as he has been
reading and writing it.
Between poems, Eshleman
would often share anecdotes and
personal trivia which gave the audience a perspective into his nature as a writer.
"I write a lot of poems about art
or artists," he said, sharing how
if he had been turned to the left
or right, he would have been a
painter.
Eshleman's reading of his poetry often felt conversational,
especially in the literal sense during his last reading, a dialogue
between himself and the artist
Max Ernst. His imagery, at times
graphic, led to much laughter in
F eatures
the audience, as well as the occasional audible "Wow!" Even
Eshleman laughed through some
his own words as he read.
During the Questions and Answers portion, topics approached
included when Eshleman started
writing, his view of surrealism,
thoughts on the future of publishing houses in the internet age and
the importance and influence of
travel.
Dr. Wallace, who headed the
series, felt that this semester's
CWLS was beneficial for students
because he brought in writers normal literary exposure.
The CWLS will begin again in
who are challenging for students,
the spring semester.
pushing students away from their
No Shave November for a c ause P rofessor S potlight
Helps raise money for cancer research
Melissa Martinez
Pride Staff Writer
Ever wondered why men seem to neglect
their beards during the winter? Maybe as
their way of staying warm or in honor of a
tradition called No Shave November.
On Oct. 31, dedicated men shaved their
beards for the last time to grow out for the
duration of November. Most
men decide to grow out their
facial hair to support prostate
cancer awareness month. The
goal is to embrace hair and
let it grow to unimaginable
lengths. Since most cancer
patients lose their hair to
chemotherapy
treatments,
non-shavers can donate the
money they would normally spend to
maintain their hair to cancer research. No
Shave November is less expensive than
shaving every couple of days and is tax
deductible.
According to the National Cancer Institute website,. prostate cancer is "cancer
that forms in tissues of the prostate, usu-
ally occurring in older men."
In the United States, there were approximately 240,890 new cases and 33,720
deaths in 2011. There are many organizations funding research to cure prostate
cancer, such as "ZERO—The Project to
End Prostate Cancer."
ZERO is a charity that not only wants to
reduce prostate cancer, but end the disease
entirely. Their main goal is
to lengthen the lives of men
who were diagnosed with
prostate cancer by providing them with treatment to
cure their cancer, manage
their illness and have a life
that doesn't involve constant treatment to try and
end their suffering.
This particular organization offers ways
to help raise prostate cancer awareness
as well as promote early diagnosis by offering free testing. It also gives patrons a
chance to support organizations such as
"The Great Prostate Cancer Challenge &
DASH FOR DAD," a national race series.
Lauren
Pride Staff Writer
Mecucci
Daniel Van
Tassel
Classes: Professor Van Tassel teaches mainly Intro to l it. b ased courses.
T his semester I'm also t eaching t he second semester of t he British Literature Survey a nd a critical thinking, reading a nd writing course." Professor
Van Tassel said.
Campus Involvement: "I'm involved mainly with my s tudents, b ut I like to
a ttend some events* when I can." Professor Van Tassel said.
Free Time: Professor Van Tassel enjoys c arpentry a nd also h as a Harley.
"I love to read a nd write. Some people doodle, b ut I write a nd read a lot."
Alumnus: Professor Van Tassel attended college a t Saint Olaf in Northfield, Minnesota a nd got h is g raduate a t University of Iowa.
Years at CSUSM: 5
Interesting Fact: Besides being a Preacher's kid Professor Van Tassel is
one of six brothers a nd sisters.
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2011 California Teacher of
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Kristin Melody
encouraged to report it to UPD, Student
Health Services or Risk Management and
Pride Staff Writer
With recent civility controversy at obtain options available to them.
The recently implemented Civility proCSUSM and increase in tuitions fees voted
gram at CSUSM states its mission of "Treatin by the Board of Trustees, students may
ment of others with dignity...promote[s] a
ask what rights they have on campus.
In October, five GSU students sued the physically and psychologically safe, secure
CSU Board of Trustees for raising tuition and supportive climate."
In November, CSUSM students filed
fees past the agreed upon amount for fall
a federal complaint against CSUSM re2009. The class action lawsuit, Keller v.
the Board of Trustees of CSU, is in process garding The Koala newspaper to the U.S.
Department of Education for Title IX of
and thefinaldecision may result in returned
civil rights. In 2010, reported hate crimes
funds to students of the CSU system for the
reached 10.
fall 2009 semester. It represents students at
CSUSM strives for a "campus environ19 of the 23 CSU campuses.
ment that is more tolerant of individuals,
All eligible fall 2009 students are ingroups, cultures, values and ideas" stated
cluded in the 200,000 students represented
the 2011 CSUSM Jeanne Clery report on
in the lawsuit. If students wish to remove
campus safety.
themselves, they must contact the courts.
The 2011 Clery report states that there
In the Clarke Field House, students must
were four instances of motor vehicle theft
sign a liability form giving up their right
in 2009 and one in 2010. Also, three reto sue in the case of current or future unported cases of burglary in 2008 and one
known injuries when they work or particiin 2010.
pate in their excursions .
"[I wouldn't] think the university [was]
Humberto Garcia of the Risk Manageresponsible...but I would report it," sophment & Safety Office (RM&S) conveyed
omore Rosa Cedillo said about if her car
if students should get hurt on campus, they
were broken into on campus.
should report to RM&S and the University
CSUSM policies intended to keep stuPolice Department (UPD). The university
dents safe, including sectioning off smokwill respond at discretion of the UPD deing areas and holding bicyclists and skatepending on the nature of the incident.
boarders liable for on campus injuries.
If there is a safety issue on qampus, stuThere appears to be no written agreement
dents can report anonymously through
in the student code of conduct that states
"phone... email...a RM&S webpage form
whether the student has the right to sue if
or the drop box outside RM&S office,"
this climate is violated.
Garcia said.
If students are hurt on campus, they are
BriannaCruz
Classes: Professor Mecucci t eaches General E ducation Writing
(GEW).
Campus Involvement: "I'm c urrently helping s tudents right now
s tart t he Cougar Workout Club," Professor Mecucci said, also
l ast y ear s he w as a part of t he Greek council.
Free Time: al a m on two soccer t eams ... a nd lots of grading a nd
reading."
Alumnus: Professor Mecucci completed h er u ndergraduate a nd
g raduate degrees from Cal S tate S an Marcos.
Years at CSUSM: 3
Interesting Fact: "My mom w as a n i mmigrant... so English w as
something my mom struggled to l earn, i t's always b een a p assion
of mine to m ake s ure I s peak a nd write English well a nd h elp
o thers s peak a nd write English well." Professor Mecucci s aid.
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Downloading the effects of drugs
Controversy rises over sound waves that give feeling of being high
Kyle M. Johnson
Pride Staff Writer
Websites such as idosing.org, idoser.com and i-dose.us are selling audio tracks which provide
the listener with similar side effects of taking specific drugs.
These listening experiences are
known as "sonic drugs" and "idosing."
According to nbclosangeles.
com, "Sonic drugs work through
binaural beats ~ the playing of
two slightly different tones and
frequencies into both ears simultaneously/'
Many sites, including i-dose.us,
provide online shoppers with the
ability to purchase audio tracks
appropriately titled to the effects
they have on the listener. Some
tracks offered on the site include
"Deep Sleep" which is said to
help wijth sleep-related disorders,
"Quit Smoking" which helps the
listener to quit smoking and "Stop
Alcohol Abuse" which helps the
listener treat alcoholism.
While some tracks assist in
treating disorders and addictions,
there are also other websites
which offer audio experiences
that provide the effects of stimulants, both legal and illegal. Experts are advising caution when
approaching these audio tracks .
"It's not like you listen to an
i-dose for crack cocaine and the
next day you're smoking a crack
pipe [...] But I do think that if
you have an impressionable 13
- 14-year-old kid that does an idose, it may drop their inhibition
if they're presented with the real
drug to try it," addictions specialist Dr. Gregory Smith said in an
interview with Colleen Williams
of NBCLA.
One website that offers this legal listening experience is i-doser.com. Some of the MP3 tracks
sold on the site provide the listener with the effects of anti-depressants, inspiration and confidence.
However, some tracks are named
after and provide the listener with
the effects of illegal substances
including marijuana, cocaine and
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Marcos Farmer's Market, located ment of the market.
in parking lot B.
"We would love to have student
People from all over North groups, anything that would bring
County joined in on the festivi- more
community.. .different
ties of our local farmer's market. groups, different sports groups,
They had food booths galore: etc.," Scott said.
bread and cheese, desserts, sandShe invites performing arts
wiches, hot dogs and hamburgers students to perform for the cusand lots of fruits and vegetables. tomers to enjoy while they walk
Participants of the farmer's around the market. This would
market strolled down the rows of add to market festivities.
tents, shopped and found differScott would like entrepreneur
ent goods. The market isn't only students to come set up their own
about food, it's also about the booths. The market could serve
as a venue for students to try out
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"The Mug
Amy Salisbury
Pride Staff Writer
Seven out of ten Americans
claim Christmas as their favorite
holiday according to an Associated Press poll.
Well, that poll was conducted in
1981.
Sorry if that mislead you. However, I feel a little mislead by inferred holiday statistics, too.
Apparently, 100 percent of
Americans begin celebrating
Christmas before Halloween. At
least, that's what retailers seem
to claim. Some stores' Christmas
layaway began in October; so of
course, the deals begin by then.
Of course, your family has a large
Christmas list, so you'd better get
a head start.
Christmas trees in shopping
malls light up. Advertisements
for Black Friday flood cable TV
??
ing Hanukkah... But that's another story). Now we use strand
lights and glass ornaments to promote decoration longevity.
Now, I 'm not trying to suggest
before stores are fully stocked
with Christmas inventory. Star- that modern progress has somebucks infiltrates their thousands how diminished the charm of
of stores with lovely red cups, Christmas. But to those people
seasonal music and delicious who put their trees and lawn deceggnog and peppermint-flavored orations up the day after Thanksgiving and take them down the^
coffees—all by Nov. 1.
day after ChristThe power of commercial suggestion is truly undeniable: spend, m a s :
spend, spend. As obvious as profit s hame,
margins are, who would want to s h a m e
on you.
deny Christmas because of that?
I don't ;
Traditionally, the 12 days of
feel com- if
Christmas started Dec; 25 and
went until Jan. 5. Christmas trees pelled to
went up on Christmas Eve be- d i s c u s s 1
cause it's difficult to keep a live the "true"
tree healthy and lush indoors for m e a n i n g *
Christ- |
a month—thus the introduction of
of fake trees. Germanic tradition mas because, 1
dictated the use offlame-litcan- well, it's irdles and food to decorate the tree, relevant. If
but the food will spoil after days you want to
and one can't keep aflamegoing celebrate the f
day and night (unless we're talk- birth of Jesus,
go pagan and celebrate the winter solstice or just enjoy time
with your family, try to view the
Christmas industry for what it
is—commercialism. Don't let it
dictate how you want to celebrate
any holiday.
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Making Thanksgiving
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Rebekah Green
Pride Staff Writer
In "A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving,"
Sally Brown said, "Why should I give
thanks on Thanksgiving? What have I got
to be thankful for?"
Unlike Sally, it's not hard for me to think
about what I 'm thankful for. I'm grateful
for my family, my friends, etc. I 'm thankful for the things I have. And the times
when I'm not cramming on multiple papers due in the same week, I'm thankful
for the opportunity I have to be in college.
Being thankful isn't the only thing people
do on Thanksgiving though (not to say that
we shouldn't be thankful any other day of
the year). It is also a time for people take
part in nationwide traditions and more personal traditions that transcend generations.
-Let's face it. When we think of Thanksgiving, we think of food. Needless to say,
food is a big deal - or rather, it becomes a
big deal, especially once the holiday season
rolls around. Foodconsumer.org weighs
some statistics: practically two-thirds of
turkey from the U.S. last year originate
from just six states (with Minnesota as
the winner at 47 million) and 735 million
pounds of cranberries were produced in
the U.S. in the same year. Food consuming aside, Thanksgiving's traditions differ
from household to household, but many
remain almost universal in the U.S.
If there is a football fan present within
the house, that television will be on for the
game. If you aren't watching football and
you aren't able to attend in person, you're
probably watching the annual Macy's
Thanksgiving Day Parade, held in New
York City, on NBC or CBS. Some people
are just anxious for Christmas tofinallyarrive. Others are just too stuffed to do anything.
Thanksgiving has come a long way since
the 1600s, and I for one am glad that so
many people have made it unique to.their
own personal traditions and meanings. It
doesn't matter what you do for Thanksgiving or who you do it with. So don't worry
if you don't have an actual turkey, if you
can't stand football, if you forgot about the
parade or if none of these apply to what
you do. The heart of the matter is to make
memories that will stick for years.to come
and to take time to appreciate your life*.
You. don't have to think hard to answer
Sally Brown's question. There is always
something to be thankful for.
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Rebekah Green
Pride Staff Writer
November makes m e nostalgic, but not just
for music of my distant past. These songs
may not seem like they belong together a t
first listen, but e ach track gives a sense of
memory, love, loss a nd hope.
A rcade Fire's "Rebellion (ties)" depicts how
sleep c an b e a n excuse to get a way from
the realities of our lives. It fits well with the
themes that I get from their album Funeral
- the dramatic a nd often sad switch from
childhood to adulthood a nd how the w ay
w e see things b ack then seem to twist
around completely as w e get older. It's definitely nostalgic a nd emotional but still keeps
some of the heaviness u pbeat a nd fun.
Feist's " 12 3 4" manages to sound happy
a nd almost playful while dealing with issues
of time a nd how fickle the heart c an b e
w hen it remembers love.
"A Thread Cut with a Carving Knife" by Stars
tells the stories of four different people in
three different situations (romantic, troubling,
etc.) a nd shows how no matter w ho you are
or w hat y ou've b een through, life is indeed
unpredictable a nd as fragile as a thread.
Coldplay's "Paradise" sparks a sense of
escaping the harshness of reality a nd finding
comfort in your own paradise. It definitely
makes you feel as though you are being
lifted out of your life a nd you a re given four
minutes a nd 39 seconds to hide a way in a
paradise of your own.
The Beatles' "Let It B e" is a n exception on '
this list as a song that c an literally take you
b ack to the past to w hen you would hear
it on the radio or o n your parents' favorite
albums. This track is nostalgia a nd h ope
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The acoustic version of '.'Hysteric" by Yeah
Yeah Yeahs is a very calming, almost lullabylike song, a nd it speaks of the realization a
person has w hen they find someone w ho
they feel "completes" them.
Considering how they tend to h ave sad or
slow songs a t the e nd of their albums, you
c an imagine my surprise as to how u pbeat
a nd hopeful D eath C ab For Cutie's song
"Stay Young, G o Dancing" is from their newest album C odes a nd Keys, it's like a daydream in song form, depicting the anxiousness of new beginnings in love a nd in life.
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E vanesco-ing t he Harry P otter s eries
Juliana Stumpp
Pride Staff Writer
years, puttingxthem into a vault.
Recently, "The Lion King" was
released in theaters in September.
This past summer marked the The rerelease of the movie earned
ending to the Hairy Potter fran- $30.2 million worldwide^ With
chise, as millions of fans attended the gigantic success of "The Lion
the midnight premiere of the last King," Disney and Pixar plan to
movie, "Harry Potter and the have "Beauty and the Beast,"
Deathly Hallows Part 2" which is "Finding Nemo," "Monsters
now on sale. Now fans will have Inc." and "The Little Mermaid"
to say another goodbye to their rereleased in theaters as well.
"Harry Potter and the Deathly
favorite witches and wizards, as
Warner Brothers are planning to Hallows Part 2" grossed $1.3 bilstop shipping all the Harry Potter lion in worldwide box offices.
films for sale to stores on Dec. 29. Warner Bros, has earned $12.1
This strategy is similar to Dis- billion in sales from DVDs, video
ney's marketing technique. Dis- games and more.
Also as of Nov. 11, an eightney releases classic movies in
stores and discontinues them for disc set will be on sale that will
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include the last movie of the series that will be released that day,
separately. The complete set will
no longer be on sale after Dec. 29.
If you don't want to live without
the magic of Harry Potter and
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft
and Wizardry, we suggest you get
your hands on the films soon before they vanish.
The author of the series, J.K.
Rowling, Scholastic published
the first of the series, "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" in
the United States. Ever since the
start of the series, Rowling has
received numerous awards for the
books and films.
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Tales from the Nerd Sid
The wait is over: the b iggest gaming releas
e s in time for the holiday s eason
Chris Gianoamilli
Pride Staff Writer
The holiday season always sees the industry's biggest gaming releases and this year is no different. From role-playing games to
racers, there is sure to be something to pick up for every gamer.
Super Mario 3D Land (3DS)
N ew " Call of Duty" hit with new
players, but miss with die-hard fans
Rogers Jaffarian
Pride Staff Writer
Gamestop in Carlsbad's Westfield
Plaza Camino Real mall where
employees handed out posters
For the first-time player, just- and prizes.
Game developer Activision sold
releas£<J "Q4L of ^ yj^X Modern^
Warfare 3" is an arsenal of fire- 12 million copies of MW3 in its
power. The first-person action first week, resulting in a record
shooter game has more weap- $738 million in sales.
Among the new features in
ons, equipment and perks than
its predecessors, while removing MW3 are more realistic sniper
the game-ending multi-player nu- rifles. When an enemy is hit by
clear bomb. MW3 is also bigger, a bullet from one of these weapwith more detailed maps and re- ons, he's taken right off of his feet
alistic animation, creating a better with more body movement animation than in previous Modern
overall balance of play.
Unfortunately for true fans of Warfare titles.
the series, the intensity of the
Other improvements include
game has been toned down. There less annoying red blood splats
are fewer open areas where play- on your screen after taking damers can get shot and the helicop- age, and getting to collect dog
ters and planes do less damage tags from fallen victims in a kill
than before. This was done to confirmed game. Weapons profilevel the playing field between ciency lets you level up your gun
veterans and new players.
along with the usual two attachThe console game - avail- ments. The highest rank an onable for PS3 , Xbox 360 and PC line player can attain is now 80,
- came out on Nov. 8. A group with a prestige level of 10. When
of about 150 fans gathered at the you choose to go prestige, it still
Dropping
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Week
Melissa Martinez
Pride Staff Writer
"Super 8" will hit shelves on Bluray and DVD as well as a twodisc Blu-ray/DVD combo + DigiThis week marks the biggest tal copy. The sci-fi movie starring
shopping days of the year: Black Elle Fanning and Kyle Chandler
Friday. Though most bargaining is rated PG-13.
The wait for "monsters" evewill be done bright and early after
we've had a dinner that for once rywhere is finally over as Lady
didn't consist of Top Ramen and Gaga releases her concert DVD
coffee, here is a head start on new "Lady Gaga presents the Monster
releases for the week of Nov. 21. Ball Tour at Madison Square."
The complete sixth series of
The critically acclaimed movie
resets you to level one, but you
get to retain one of your unlocked
items. The game has been integrated with Facebook so you get
to see your friends' online accomplishments.
Campaign mode has plenty of
action with a quick and confusing story line. You get to shoot up
the New York Stock Exchange,
attempt to rescue the Russian
president on a plane, and fight a
chemical warfare attack in Paris.
Some of the new gameflawsare
the choppers and stealth bombers are less realistic than before.
In the previous titles there were
fewer buildings around to run for
cover, airstrikes would put the
fear in your heart when you heard
them coming. No more secondary
shotgun and certain perks such as
"last stand" are gone.
Online gaming can be addictive, but it can also be a lot of fun.
"Super Mario 3D Land" adds some new features to an already
classic formula. Harkening back to "Super
Mario Bros. 3;" this new installment gives Mario
H
his old Tanooki suit tail, which grants him the
power of a spin attack and brief moments of
floatation. Mario has the ability fo throw boomerangs with the new Boomerang Flower. The
game returns to the same mechanics as "Super Mario Galaxy" and "Super Mario 64" with
the dazzling introduction of 3D to the mix.
Saints Row: The Third (PC PS3, Xbox 360)
"Saints Row: The Third" gives players the opportunity to become the leader of a gang
called the Third Street Saints. Players arrive in
the city of Steelport seeking to claim it for the
Third Street Saints. This entry in the series adds
experience points and leveling to give characters different perks. The game's over-thetop action and humor makes "Saints Row: The
Third" an interesting buy for those looking to
have some sandbox style fun.
Assassin's Creed: Revelations (PS3, Xbox 360)
This installment of the Assassin's Creed series
sees the return of thefirstmain character Altaic
as well as Ezio and Desmond. Players will travel
to exotic locations such as Constantinople and
Cappadocia in an attempt to link memories
and uncover the history of a bloodline. "Revelations" also introduces new weapons such
as the hookblade and creatable bombs.
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (Wii)
In this entry of the classic Legend of Zelda series, Link hails from the floating city of Skyloft.
There, he finds the Skyward Sword and sets out
on a journey to the land beneath Skyloft in order to cleanse it of the evil monsters that thrive
there. Skyward Sword utilizes the Wii Motion
Plus controller which allows for more precise
sword movement.
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the critically acclaimed, "Doctor
Who" will also be released on
DVD and Blu-ray as well.
"Scream 4" will make its debut to stores on Blu-ray as well
as DVD. The rated R movie stars
Neve Campbell and Courtney
Cox and was directed by Wes
Craven.
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Star Wars: The Old Republic (PC) - Dec. 20
This Star Wars themed massively multiplayer
online game takes place several thousands of
years before the film series. Players will travel
across space to familiar planets such as Coruscant, Tatooine and Alderaan in a quest to
either save the galaxy as an agent of the Galactic Republic or a member of the Sith Empire.
The Old Republic provides players a with a
fresh and expansive Star Wars experience with
hours and hours of gameplay.
Mario Kart 7 (3DS) - Dec. 4
"Mario Kart 7" relies upon a heavy use of 3D
to give a new life to the kart racing sub-genre
of games. Players must use the new sense of
depth to avoid obstacles and take out their
opponents with a variety of power-ups. Racers
traverse the vibrant landscapes with the new
addition of gliding and underwater racing.
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INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER
ARTS SENT.
California State University San Marcos, San Marcos, California | Tuesday, December 6, 2011~
Volume XXXVIII
Issue 7
CSUSM promotes civility on campus
Civility Campaign hopes to reform the university's sense of community
Kyle M. Johnson
Pride Staff Writer
At the start of this semester, the
Civility Campaign was organized and founded on the
CSUSM campus.
The campaign, led by the
Dean of Students Office,
promotes the essence of
community and the Values
needed to reach a strengthened sense of community.
This idealistic community is said to be reached
through the practice of a set
of values and respect.
'The university strives
to be a community demonstrating respect for oneself
and for others, treatment
of others with dignity, and
behaviors which promote a
physically and psychologically safe, secure and supportive climate enabling | ^
all community members to
engage as full and active ]
participants where the free
flow of ideas are encouraged and
affirmed/' the Civility Campaign
page on the CSUSM website
states. The campaign's committee
consists of roughly 15 members
comprised of CSUSM faculty,
staff and students. The committee lives by a pledge which states,
"As a member of the CSUSM
community I will conduct myself
with care, respect, and empathy
awarded to the winners of an opportunity drawing.
On the Civility webpage, students are also encouraged to nominate any CSUSM faculty, staff
while acknowledging the culture
and humanity of others."
During U-Hour on the first
Tuesday of every month, the
Civility Campaign hosts a tshirt day in which free shirts are
and students who display civility on campus. At the end of the
month, the committee will award
one Civility ICON (Initiating
Civil Opportunities Now) with
their picture displayed on the
Students get scammed on campus
Kristin Melody
Pride Staff Writer
he'll spot the rest," 'James' told
Mellard.
Mellard was convinced into
his scam after James talked to
On Nov.17, University Police
responded to a call on cam- her for 45 minutes.
"The situation was weird the
pus regarding students getting
whole time," Mellard said
"scammed" out of monfcfe and afterwards knew it was
ey by a small group i f l ^ k j
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a scam.
of people at the
On Nov. 17 at
Library Plaza.
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A week beI police questioned
fore, Nov. 10,
Ashleigh Melother airls wo
James' gnd taflard, junior,
ter they rewas one of
ceived a
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dents ap•
Acproached
cord by a man
ing to
using
Mellard,
the name
the young
'Tames.'
people
"He told
were not arme I would
rested on Nov.
be buying books
17 because nobody
to donate to a chilfiled a police report of
dren's hospital" Mellard
the initial incident and nobody
said.
The books were "one for $26, could provide receipt proofs.
but she must buy them in pairs,
or she could be 4 for $80 and
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Photo courtesy of Csusm Civility facebook
Web Site Ranks C SUSM
# 1 in Campus Safety
Margaret Lutz Chantung
California State University San
Marcos (CSUSM) has been recognized by StateUniversity.com
as the safest four-year university
in California in its
Safest Schools report.
Dominik Mazur,
founder of StateUniversity.com, said in a
press release, "Student safety and campus crime are sometimes
overlooked
during the college
evaluation process. "
We believe it is important for
students to be aware of crime on
campus and in the surrounding
community."
The StateUniversity.com 2011
School Safety Ratings are based
on campus crime statistics as reported by 4$0 of the largest U.S.
colleges and universities. Each
institution's safety score, which
can range from 0 to 100, is cal-
Campus Calendar
Civility website, a multi-colored
TUESDAY, DEC. 6:
shirt and a Civility hat.
The committee's vision is that -New Play Festival •
Telling Stories
"one simple act will have a rip- 7 - 9 p .m., Arts Hall 101.
ple effect and a tsunami of civility CSUSM T heatre, ACE S cholars a nd
roject h ave
will take over our cam- The Playwright's Pn evening ojfoined t ogether t o c reate a
o riginal
pus."
s hort p lays b y f oster y outh. T heir w ork
The Civility webpage e xamines t he c hallenges, c elebrates t he
positive c hoices a nd s hares t he l essons
also features Monthly t hat s hape t heir lives.
News & Exercises. The
Registration/
exercises act as a way -Bone Marrow
ENTR320
to practice and learn
T uesday, Dec. 6 , 8 :30 a .m. - W ednesabout civility. One such day, Dec. 7, 3 :30 p .m., F ounder's Plaza,
exercise featured in the Chavez Plaza, Kellogg Plaza.
Help
L andow's b
November News & Ex- c lass prof. S cott ,000 s tudent,usiness
r each a 2
b one
ercises involves writing m arrow d onation goal, t o h elp s ave a
a letter to someone who CSUSM s tudent's family m ember.
has had a positive imWEDNESDAY, DEC. 7:
pact on you and reading
-Farmers Market
it to them.
1 - 6 p .m., P arking lot B.
"With Civility, we C onnect to y our food a nd find o ut
will reach a consensus w here i t's coming f rom; come m eet S an
O pen
where we can identify Diego f armers. b reak. o n Wednesdays,
t hrough w inter
with each-other not by
THURSDAY, DEC. 8:
the political spectrum,
physical characteristics, -Whiteness Forum
or by societies stand- 10:30 a .m -2 p .m., C ommons 2 06.
ards, but by where we The C ommunication D epartment t ackles t he c oncept of w hite privilege a nd
stand for the good of r acism. This interactive f orum a lso
the community," student d iscusses t he e ffects of r acism i n t he
and University Student Union United S tates.
Representative Matt Walsh says
FRIDAY, DEC. 9:
on the Thoughts from the Com-Apifsa Scholarship/
mittee page.
Fundraising
Luncheon
Noon - 2 p .m., C larke 113.
J oin t he Apifsa f or a f estive A sian s tyle
l unch a t t he first a nnual A sian Pacific
I slander F aculty S taff A ssociation F undraiser L uncheon. T he e vent will f eature good food a nd r ecognize s tudent
l eaders t hat m ake C al S tate S an M arcos a nd t he c ommunity a b etter p lace.
C ost: $ 20 F aculty/Staff, $ 15 S tudents.
To b uy t ickets, c ontact t he e vent c hair
C athy Nguyen.
culated based on the number and
type of campus crime reportM N A , DEC. 12:
ODY
ed during the year. As seen at
http://www.stateuniversity.com/ -CSUSM Vocal
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rank_by_state/safety_score_rank/ Ensemble Artsoncert 01.
7 - 9 p .m.,
Hall 1
CA.html, CSUSM tops all other E njoy t he m usical stylings of fellow
[ California universities, CSUSM s tudents p erforming v arious
g enres of m usic.
ranking in fifth place
when community colI leges are considered,
with an overall score of
95.7*9.
"We are proud to be
the safest university in
California," commented
CSUSM Chief of Police
Ronald
Hackenberg.
mi
"24/7 the University
Police Department works with
the entire campus community to
keep Cal State San Marcos a safe
place to work, study and visit. We
ask everyone who comes onto
campus to be our eyes and ears
and to report suspicious activity."
CSUSM's 2011 Annual Security and Fire Safety Report can be
Get The Pride online
viewed at http://www.csusm.edu/
straight to your phone
police/Clery.pdf.
Study hard for finals
and nave a safe and
happy winter break
See you in 2012
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Upcoming & winter break games
Tuesday, Dec. 6
MBBALL v s Concordia, 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 8
WBBALL v s Loma Nazarene, 7:30 p.m.
S an Diego P adres:
Going b ack t o b asics
Saturday, Dec. 10
MBBALL v s Azusa Pacific, 4 p.m.
Monday, D ec. 19
WBBALL v s Menlo College, 3 p.m.
MBBALL v s Arizona Christian, 7:30 p.m.
Juliana Stumpp
Pride Staff Writer
Tuesday, Dec. 20
MBBALL v s Montana Western, 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 21
WBBALL v s University of La Verne, 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, Jan. 19
WBBALL v s Biola University, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 21
MBBALL v s La Sierra, 7:30 p.m
All games played at MiraCosta College
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Brett Campfield
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In spring 2012, the Major
League Baseball (MLB),
San Diego Padres will ditch
their wave styled font and
shadowy colors around
the player's numbers for a
bolder, traditional look.
During the 2011 season,
the Padres debuted their
military inspired uniform
that featured a digital camouflage design, which will
remain the same.
Throughout the team's
history, the primary uniform changed four times.
The original 1975 edition
Padres uniform was yellow
and brown and stated the
city they represented.
In 1984, their uniforms
changed again to a retro
look, that kept the same
colors.
The 1998 season introduced the blue and white
colored jerseys.
The last change occurred
in 2005, when the Padres
updated their look to a
modern and clean appear-
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Lyon, a junior, missed some midseason r aceswithmjuries, but stepped up big for the
Cougars when it mattered m ost He showed no rust in winning the A JUL Conference
Championship by a whopping 21 seconds, and then went on to earn NAIA A11-American honors with his 17th place finishatNationals. Lyon and the Cougars were ranked
#9 heading into the championships, but finished 2nd ito the NAIA, the highest the te^m
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ance.
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the Padres president stated,
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ones that have tradition and
history.. .they stand the test
of time. They're not trendy
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but they're a classic baseball style."
This baseball season, expect a classic, traditional
look for the San Diego Padres.
Cornwett
A member of last year's national #tompionship team and a Track and Field All-Amerlean, Cornwell continued to excel in her semoryear.Afterranning the 2nd fastest time
-hool history, and winning the A l l . Conference Championships by 13 seconds, she
ped off an amazing year with a 6tìi place finish at Nationals. Cornwell earned Allericaa honors and led the #2 ranked Cougars to an upset victory over Azusà Pacific
m their 3rd consecutive NAIA National Championship.
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Freshman Scott Rice returned from a midseason injury t o become a postseason hero
for the Cougars. Rice scored twice f or CSUSM in the Ä JX Conference Championship
Game, earning tournament MVP honors md leadingtikeCougars to their first appearance in the NAIA National Championship. Rice also, w ait on to score against Azusa
Pacific in first round of the national tournament, getting the Cougars an early lead be'.
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KayceeGunim
Kaycee Gunion has been a rock f or theCougars in her 4 years at CSUSM, and this
year's A J J . Conference Tournament was no different. She held opponents scoreless
throughout the toumament, earning first team All-Tournament Honors, and was selected as the Conference MVR Gunion allowed only 6 goals In 20 games played this
season, notching 54 saves and leading CSUSM to their winningest season in program
Men's Baketball: Tim Steed
Senior guard Tim Steed has been excellent in all areas f or the first-yearCougars, He
leads the team in scoring with 18.6 p/g, as well as steals With
In addition to Ws
strong defense. Steed is a good rebounder and is efficient with the basketball, Through
November, he shot an includible 54.5% on 3-pointers, and boasts nearly a 2-to-l assist
to turnover ratio. He has also stepped up big when it mattersmost, scoring 35 points in
ieading CSUSM to a victory oyer #2 ranked Mountain State (WV).
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Women's Baketball: Sidney Dobner
Senior point guard Sidney Dobner has been a floor general and all-around key contributor for the first year Cougar basketball team, leading the team scoring (10.7
p/g>, assists ( 43), and steals (2.0). Dobner has led the Cougars to several road wins
over NCAA Division H schools, mcludingimpressive victories over #14 rankedGtand
Canyon (17 points^ 6 a bounds, 6 assists) and Cal State San Bernadino (22 points, 6
rebounds, 3 assists, and 3 steals).
Volleyball: Brittany
Thompson
Freshman Brittany Thompson took little time adjusting to the college game, playing a
large role for the 29-8 Cougars, a young team playing in their very first season. She led
the team with an impressive .300 hitting percentage, and was a consistently efficient
player for the Cougars as they went on to win the A l l , Conference Championship and
continue on to the NAIA National Tournament. Thompson had 6 games this season
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F eatures
A l t e r n a t i v e holtòaus f o r t h e C h r i s t m a s season
Other religious and cultural holidays celebrated during the u)inter season
Kyle M.Johnson
Pride Staff Writer
While Christmas is one of the
most widely-celebrated of
holidays in American
culture, many other
holidays take place in
close proximity in the
calendar.
Another form of the
Christmas celebration exists
in the Catholic tradition. While
many Christmas celebrations
pay tribute to the birth of Jesus,
Catholic celebrations express a
form of preparation for the second coming of the Lord.
According to the Catholic Education Resource Center, "The
Catholic Church has designated
the four weeks preceding Christmas as Advent, a time to 'prepare
the way of the Lord.'"
The Catholic Education Resource Center also lists in
great detail many activities of Advent. Each activity including the Advent
wreath, the blessing of the
tree and the Christ and
Mary candles act as a
symbol of the faith of
the Catholic Church.
Hanukkah is a Jew-
ish holiday that is celebrated for
Kwanzaa, a cultural holiday
eight days and nights.
established in 1966 by
"[Hanukkah] starts on the 25 Dr. Maulana Karenga of
of the Jewish month of Kislev, CSU Long Beach, takes
which coincides with late place from Dec. 26 - Jan.
November-late December 1 is an African-American
on the secular calendar," and Pan-African celebraAriela Pelaia wrote on tion of family, community and
her about.com article on culture.
Judaism.
The Official Kwanzaa website
Pelaia, a professional shares the customs of the holiday,
Jewish educator who received stating that it builds on the activiher Master's degree in Jewish ties of the beginning of harvest
Studies at Columbia University, celebrations in Africa.
also shared how Hanukkah beThe activities: ingathering,
came popularized due to its
reverence, commemoration,
proximity to Christmas.
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recommitment and celebration, are a way to
"Because many Jews
respectively
reiterate
live in predominately
the bonds between thè
Christian societies, over
people, express gratitime Hanukkah has betude towards the creator
come much more festive .
for blessings, reflect on the
and Christmas-like. Jewish
children receive gifts for Hanuk- past in an effort to learn lessons
kah - often one gift for each and honor ancestors, recommit to
of the eight nights of African ideals and celebrate the
determination of Black freedom.
the holiday," she said.
Winter Solstice, or the DeOther
Hanukkah
Solstice,
is
traditions include the cember
lighting of the meno- a celebration
rah candles each of the dedicated to
eight nights, the spinning of the beginning
the dreidel, a four-sided top with of winter. The
Hebrew letters on each side and date in which
the
celebraeating fried foods.
tion takes place differs annually depending on "when
the sun reaches its most
southerly declination of
-23.5 degrees," according to timeanddate.com.
On Circle Sanctuary's
Guide to Pagan Holidays,
Selena Fox encourages many
traditions of Winter Solstice
to commemorate the arrival
of winter including strength
ening bonds with family and friends, blessing one's home with
a Yule wreath and
mistletoe, collecting
and donating food
and clothing and
greeting
the
sun on Solstice
morning and
the moon on
Solstice night
with bells.
Fox
also suggests that
the celebrator
identify
his or
her indi*vid-
ual purpose for celebrating,
whether that may be to strengthen
family bonding with one another,
adjust family to Nature's cycles or
to just have fun,
as well as many
other
reasons
Fox lists.
These
different celebrations that
take place during this holiday
season display diversity
in culture that presently
exists in American
lifestyle.
Artificial vs. live Christmas trees
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Do you prefer the Christmas
tree smell and excitement of picking a live tree each year or the
consistency and convenience of
an artificial Christmas tree?
People have different opinions
on the matter because it's related
to family traditions.
"Its easier to have a fake tree. I
grew up with a real tree til [sic]
my parents got lazy," student
Adam Dettelbach said.
According to Art Espinoza,
"The Christmas Tree Guy," at
Home Depot in Oceanside, artificial trees are fairly easy to assemble, last longer than live Christ-
mas trees and are energy efficient.
Though there are many pros to
artificial trees, some people still
prefer real ones.
"I like real Christmas trees, if
they stay alive. I mean sure fake
Christmas trees will save you in
the long run, but they take up so
much space in storage and you
have to assemble them," student
Chandra Charette said.
Artificial Christmas trees do not
have the beloved pine smell and
tend to be pricey.
It's also a hassle to assemble
and disassemble the artificial tree
each year, let alonefinda place to
store it.
Still, people have their own traditions when it comes to Christmas trees.
According to tree farmer Bill
Warren of Mission Pines Christmas Trees in Fallbrook: live
Christmas trees are fresh, have
that wonderful "Christmas" smell
and you get the pleasure of going
out and picking your own Christmas tree.
There are a few cons in buying
a live tree.
Since it is a tree, it's flammable, doesn't live long and makes
a mess with pine needles.
No matter how you feel on
whether on the matter, it's up to
you.
"Christmas is not Christmas
without the real Christmas tree,"
student Tara De Gaetano said.
Professor Spotlight Jennifer Lynch
Classes:
G eneral E ducation O ral C ommunication
(GEO).
Campus Involvement: "I w ent t o m y f irst girls volleyball g ame t his s eason a nd a c ouple of t he s occer g ames
b ecause I h ave s tudents t hat a re o n t he t eams a nd I
t hink m ore p eople n eed t o go t o t he s porting e vents e specially i nstructors a nd t eachers b ecause y ou get t o s ee
a d ifferent s ide of t he u niversity." P rofessor L ynch s aid.
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Happy Hour of the Week: Ocean House in Carlsbad
Kristin Melody
Pride Staff Writer
The Ocean House is an iconic
landmark of Carlsbad and provides a decent happy hour with a
unique setting.
The Ocean House is a beautiful Victorian era building that has
been around for 120 years. It lies
in the heart of downtown Carlsbad and is very close to the beach.
The Ocean House prides itself on their Sunday champagne
brunch served, from 9:30 a.m.
- 2:30 p.m. which is hosted in a
spacious dance room with large
wooden floors. For students on
a budget, head over to their bar
room Monday - Friday, between
3 - 6 p.m. to take advantage of
the happy hour while enjoying
the antique setting.
The happy hour includes $2 off
mixed cocktails, draft beers and
house wines. The beer list supports local breweries with beers
such as Ballast Point Black Marlin Porter, Stone Pale Ale, Coronado Orange Ave Wit, Green
Flash 30th Street Pale Ale and
Port Brewing Wipeout IPA. To
fill up on snacks Ocean House
provides cheap eats including $4
nachos, cheese fries, quesadillas
or potato skins and $5 artichoke
spinach dip and chicken strips.
The Ocean House also runs
discounted domestic beer for $3
and $5 burger and fries during all
football games.
What is most enticing about
the Ocean House is the historic
setting that mixes modern attractions like banquets, weddings and
salsa dancing on Sundays with
rustic and antique architecture
and design. The Palm Room, in
the front, has a history that dates
back to 1922 and is a nice lounge
with large windows overlooking
the main walkway of downtown
Carlsbad.
The Ocean House is open Monday - Wednesday 11 a.m. - midnight, Thursday - Saturday 1 1 - 2
a.m. and Sunday 9:30 - 2 a m. It
is located on 300 Carlsbad Village Drive in Carlsbad.
Website:
www.oceanhousecarlsbad.com
Phone: (760) 7 29-; 4131
Ringing i n t he New Year with roses
Melissa Martinez ,
Pride Staff Writer
If you don't have special plans
to celebrate the New Year, the
Tournament of Roses Parade is
an amazing experience to take
part in.
Every year since 1890, Pasadena (located in the Los Angeles
County, 2 hours away from San
Marcos) housed traditional floats
made entirely out of flowers as
well as the "Rose Bowl" game,
which consists of the top colle-
giate college teams in the U.S.
Marching bands, floats and
people come from all over the
country to partake in this historic
event, camping out days ahead of
time in Old Town Pasadena, with
tents and blankets along the parade trail throughout the streets of
the historic city.
Guests for the Rose Parade include the mayor of Pasadena and
the Grand Marshallr as well as
the Rose Princesses and Queen,
high school students who have
been chosen from a cohort of
12th grade females, who have
auditioned to represent the Tournament of Roses as Pasadena's
queen.
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Beginning bright and early on
Jan. 2 at 8 a jn., the 123rd Rose
Parade will make its journey
throughout Pasadena to present
the work of thousands who devote the entire year to the debut
of their floats. The Rose Parade
is a great way to celebrate the arrival of the New Year by joining
those who travel from all over
the country to
welcome another year of life.
However, if you already have
plans in celebrating the New Year
elsewhere, you can always watch
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Melissa Martinez
Dec. 12, 2011 will be quite a
day for me. No, I won't be finished with finals. No, I won't
be going on a tropical vacation.
Actually, I'm going to the Ellen
DeGeneres Show for her Twelve
Days of Giveaways. So far, it's
looking way better than a trip to
Hawaii.
If you think you just show up
at Warner Brothers Studios in
Burbank on the day of the show's
taping, you would be wrong. Attending the Ellen show is a process which must be followed to
the letter. Those who attend the
Twelve Days of Giveaways must
be invited by Ellen herself, a treat
I received back in April of 2011.
My mom—a die-hard Ellen
fan—scored tickets to a taping of
the Ellen show on April 20 and,
of course, invited yours truly.
Fortunately, the guest packet
mailed prior to the show outlines
the dos and don'ts of an Ellen
audience member. If you're late,
you're out. If you're without ID,
you're out. If you're a convicted
criminal, you're out (seriously—
the Ellen show conducts preshow background checks on its
audienôe).
Once you find yourself on the
Ellen soiundstage, chances are,
y ou'll there to stay. Before you
go into the studio, you have to
walk through what Ellen c au^ne
"riff raff' room. This is where the
stand-by people who show up the
day of the show go if there were
no cancellations or open seats in
the audience. It is actually Ellen's
very beautiful and well appointed
gift shop, outfitted with memorabilia and several large HD TVs
for remote viewing of the live
show.
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The riff raff room leads the
audience into the set as you see
on TV. If you wear bright colors,
you're more likely to get a seat
toward the front of the stage as
per the direction of thé audience
managers. Also, I sure did see a
lot of blondes in the front row.
Not that I'm insinuating the Ellen show likes blondes better than
brunettes or anything.
Anyway, once you're seated,
fun, hilarious people warm-up the
audience pre-show and get you
dancing—a lot. I'm talking outof-breath, sweaty, spastic, spontaneous dancing for a half hour
before the show even begins.
' " T he^Ellen finally emerges. The
crowd screams and cheers with
what energy they have remaining
as Ellen dances up and down the
aisles. Before we knew it, the audience receives a $100 gift card to
Rite Aid (score!). Then we got to
see Reese Witherspoon talk about
her movie "Water for Elephants,"
Paul Walker discuss something
related to his career (all I recall
is getting an advanced screening
of a cologne commercial he was
starring in) and a young Justin
Bieber wanna be called Jackson
Guthy perform a song that is still
stuck in my head: L-O-V-I-N-G.
Overall, i t was a pretty entertaining group.
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Throughout the whole show, Ellen kept teasing us with iPad stories. Every single person thought
we were going to get an iPad by
the end of the show. When Ellen
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started thinking about what kind
of gift we would like to have. The
tease seemed endless. Suddenly,
she announced that each audience
member was getting a guaranteed
ticket to one of her Twelve Days
of Giveaways shows in December. The audience exploded with
applause, and my family and I
talked about what would happen at that December taping for
months on end.
As an experienced Ellen show
attendee, I'd like to offer a few
tips to consider during your preshow preparation if you are the
next lucky winner of Ellen tickets. First, don't wear dark colors.
If you must, wear a black sweater
and perhaps a bright scarf with
it. Second, practice your dance
moves, and don't be tempted to
use all your energy during the
audience warm-up. Keep your
movements controlled. Railing
around on TV does not translate well. You may think you are
dancing "cute," but big, unchoreographed moves, can look
alarmingly like a seizure.
I would like for Christmas: I draw
almost everyday, managing with the
pens and pencils that I also use for
school. I don't need an entire kit, but
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Book Review: " A Christmas M emory" by Truman C apote Tales from the Nerd Sid
Geek Gifts: A short g uide to s ome of thef
Capote's classic story a Christmas treat
Kyle M. Johnson
Pride Staff Writer
In the common Christmas-eelebrating household, the traditions
of reciting "The Night Before
Christmas" or reading Dickens'
"A Christmas Carol" often take
place.
Rarely, and sadly, does one hear
about a tradition of reading Truman Capote's heartwarming short
story "A Christmas Memory."
Set in Alabama in the 1930s and
inspired by his childhood, Capote
tells the story of a Christmas he
shared with his friend, Miss Sook,
an aging woman in her sixties.
Capote's portrayal of his seven year-old self called Buddy is
sweet, but the real charm is in
his relationship with Miss Sook,
whom he refers to as "my friend."
Despite her age, Miss Sook is
very much a child herself.
Together, they touch the lives
of those around them, including a
Mr. Haha Jones (ironically nicknamed this because of his serious
disposition). The reader cannot
help but feel touched, as well.
In the Modern Library edition of "A Christmas Memory,"
you will also find the short stories "One Christmas" and "The
Thanksgiving Visitor" which also
feature Capote's Buddy and Miss
Sook.
"One Christmas" tells of a trip
Buddy takes to stay with his father in New Orleans for the holiday and "The Thanksgiving Visitor" tells of Buddy's school bully
nemesis being invited to Thanksgiving dinner.
While his stories possess a
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child-like charm, Capote counters
this with a very dark and personal
tone which lies below the surface
of the text. In a tragic life and upbringing specifically, we can be
grateful that Capote had someone like Miss Sook to impart her
love and wisdom upon him, a gift
that will surely resonate with the
reader.
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lights brightening up neighborhoods and my personal favorite: Christmas music. There
is something special about grocery aisles blasting yuletide hits we^all grew up with, This
issue's playlist is dedicated to Christmas music that warms our hearts as we prepare for
this holiday season.
You can't start the holiday season off without listening to "I Want a Hippopotamus for
Christmas" by the amazing Gayla Peevey. This song is both catchy and cute and was
the primary reason I asked for a hippopotamusior Christinas every year.
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O ne of the toughest parts of the holiday season is finding just
the right gift for that s pecial'someone in our lives. Sometimes, the
best gift is the o ne that is absolutely i mpractical a nd serves no
real purpose other t han to b ecome a new addition in a nerdy
collection of toys a nd g adgets.
There a re a few e asy things to k eep in mind w hen c hoosing
a g ood g eek gift. First off, g eeks love gifts from their favorite licensed v ideo g ame, TV, film a nd c omic series. Next, g eeks enjoy
t echnical toys (robots, mechanisms, e tc.). Finally, g eeks like weird
things that you c an't find a t a ny old d epartment store.
This holiday season, p ick up something a bit more u nconventional rather than the standard v ideo g ame or D VD b ox set.
Here's a few examples to help g et those motors running.
One of the best parts of Christmas decorations is realizing you are standingrightunder
mistletoe with someone you care about. This brings me to the next song, "Mistletoe" by
Justin Bieber. Not only is his voice sweet, but so is his heart. All proceeds from his Christmas album, "Under the Mistletoe11 wenfto charity.
Speaking of sweet voices, Michael Bubie's version of "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" from his new holiday album, "Christmas," is a must listen to. His jazz style and velvet voice will make you want to cuddle near afireplacewith your special "someone."
Speaking of cuddling, Glee's version of "Baby, it's Cold Outside," a duet between
characters Blaine and Kurt is a romantic song that musically captivates us to continue
listening as we anticipate the character's future relationship.
Another traditional song remake from Glee's second volume Christmas album is "Little
Drummer Boy" sung by Artie? a character with a rough, but angelic voice for this year's
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four auxiliaries
on
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There has been a big
change in the beverage department at Cal State San
Marcos. Previously our
campus provided a variety
of brands of beverages, but
now, through an agreement
between University Auxiliary and Research Services Corporation (UARSC)
and PepsiCo, our school
has accepted PepsiCo
as our sole beverage
provider.
"Just the minor
improvements
have made a
huge
difference," UARSC Executive
Director Dora
Knob lock
said.
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a dministrativ e
services for all dining and beverage services
at CSUSM: catering, the
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event.
Recent protests online by
websites and individuals
have caused Congress to delay the vote regarding internet privacy and intellectual
property rights.
The two major acts in the
spotlight are the U.S. House
of Representatives' Stop On-
line Piracy Act (SOPA) and
the U.S. Senate's Preventing
Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft
of Intellectual Property Act
(PIPA).
SOPA seeks to take legal
action or shut down "U.S .-directed foreign Internet site[s]
committing or facilitating
online piracy... including
criminal copyright infringe-
new program that will benefit our students," Knoblock
said.
All over the campus, the
beverage departments have
received makeovers. The
vending machines have a
new look and are more technologically advanced in that
they now accept debit and
credit cards.
"The vending machines
are .more modern, and I really like the Pepsi products
better," freshman Koresh
Dashtizadeh said.
The beverage switch to
PepsiCo is cheaper in the
stores, but costs an extra 25
cents in the vending machines.
The ne\# soda change
features Pepsi, Dr. Pepper,
Mountain Dew, Sierra Mist,
Crush, Aquafina, SoBe,
Lipton, Gatorade, AMP and
Rockstar. They can be found
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Ramamurthi
A member of the CSUSM Mathematics at CSUSM.
community, Professor Ra- Professor
Ramamurthi's
dhika Ramamurthi, passed commitment to scholarship
away on Friday after a long was evident in her own work,
and brave struggle with can- and throughout her years
cer.
as Faculty Center Director,
Professor
Ramamurthi where she made it her misjoined CSUSM in 2002 as sion to increase research opa faculty member in Math- portunities for faculty. Her
ematics, where she was the infectious laugh and smile
model of a true teacher- are legend across campus
scholar. She brought to the and will be greatly missed
classroom a dedication to by all who experienced the
the success of her students joy of knowing and working
and the beauty of mathemat- with her. She is survived by
ics. She believed deeply in her husband, Professor Anthe transformational power dre Kundgen, and a daughof education, and she spent ter, Mira.
many hours encouraging stuA memorial event is bedents to pursue mathematical ing planned and details will
study as the faculty advisor be announced when they are
of the Hypatians, a Mentor- available,
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Commuting to C SUS M
to Barham Dr. and La Moree
Road, which runs every half
hour Monday through Friday
If you haven't paid the $338 from 7 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.
for your campus parking perThe last v/estbound Sprintmit, then taking the Sprinter er departs at 8:41 p m .
could be a cost-effective al- from CSUSM station. The
ternative.Students should be last eastbound train leaves
aware of the temporary con- CSUSM stations at 9:16 p.m.
struction and know times and Service hours are extendprices.
ed on Friday and Saturday
One-way Sprinter tickets nights.
are $2; tickets are $5 for an
On the first day of every
all-day pass that includes the month, a subsidized CSUSM
Breeze bus system. The day student pass is offered for
pass is recommended for $29 a month until supplies
those that wish to ride the last; afterward, the price is
340 bus from Craven Circle $49. Passes run out fast, so
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Travelers should be aware
of Sprinter track construction
that began Jan. 24. Workers
will be fixing a damaged retaining wall near Rancho Oro
Station. To avoid costruction,
riders can take the non-stop
bus between the Vista Transit
Center and Oceanside Transit Center or switch trains at
College Boulevard to Oceanside Transit Center with
possible 15 minute delays.
Students leaving CSUSM to
Escondido should not be affected by delays.
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Sprinter is cheaper, quieter and more efficient than
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H I V awareness , testin g
event p lanne d f o r Feb. 7
MARCOS CHRON
STAFF W R I T E R
One in 500 American college students is infected with
the HIV virus. For a campus the size of Cal State San
Marcos, that means about 20
students are carrying the Human Immunodeficiency Virus, which without treatment
causes AIDS, according to
American College Health
Association.
Although the transmission
of HIV has slowed since
it was epidemic in the late
1980s and early 1990s, it
still remains a potent force
on college campuses. According to a report from the
Centers for Disease Control
in Atlanta, young people
ages 13 to 29 accounted for
39 percent of all new HIV
infections in 2009. The highest rate of infection occurs in
people ages 20 to 24, with
a disproportionate infection
rate among gay and bisexual men and young blacks.
AIDS suppresses the body's
immune system, making it
susceptible to secondary infections.
To spread the word about
the dangers of HIV, the university's Student Health &
Counseling Services (SHCS)
department will have free
HIV testing from 1 : 1 5 - 4
Pepsi from 1.
fountains at The Big Cat Bistro and the Big Gat Market.
"I'd rather drink Rockstar
than Monster; and I like Pepsi much better," freshman
Michael Dalupan said.
There is a conflict of preference among the students
with regards to the beverage
product change. Some students agree and are happy
about the new change, but
others liked the old, Coca
Cola products better.
"They used to have Sprite
p.m. on Feb. 7. The event
is geared toward enrolled
students and will include an
information fair. HTV testing will be held at the center,
which is located just east of
campus at 120 Craven Road,
Suite 100.
Through a partnership with
North County Health Services, students can receive free
HIV testing with Ora-Quick
Rapid, a test that requires
just one drop of blood and
produces a result in 20 minutes.
The testing is anonymous,
meaning that the results of
the HIV test will not be entered intQ the student's medical record. The student will
be given a code, and only
the student and the counselor will know the result of
the test. As a result, the test
results cannot be linked to
the student. Center staff can
provide pre-test and post-test
counseling, as well as referrals to trained counselors.
Free testing services will
be offered on the first Tuesdays of each month from
1:15 to 4 p.m. Upcoming
dates are March 6, April 3
and May 1. No appointments
are required. Service is first
come, first served.
The center can be reached
at 760-750-4915.
and now they have Mountain
Dew and its not that great"
student Ramon Villhgoz said.
This alignment of enterprises has turned out to be
successful so far, and now
UARSC is set to start the
same process for all the food
vending machines on campus.
For more information or
concerns regarding the beverage switch, call 760-7504700, or visit their website
at: www.csusm.edu/uarsc.
Congress from 1.
The PIPA and SOPA acts
are supported by the media
industry, musical recording
companies and Hollywood
video producers. The opponents of PIPA and SOPA include YouTube, Wikipedia,
the 4.5 million people who
signed Google's anti-SOPA
petition, 1.5 million people
on activists' websites, and
103,785 signed the We The
People petition according to
The White House blog.
On January 18 websites
Wikipedia, Reddit and others
"blacked out" for 24 hours
in protest of the SOPA and
ning from Oceanside to San
Diego costs $5 .50.
For Palomar students attending the San Marcos campus, the first couple weeks is
a predatory hunt for parking
spaces. The Sprinter gives
them front door service at
Palomar College Station.
For students taking classes
at Palomar's Escondido
campus on Midway and Valley Parkway, they can take
Breeze busses 351 or 352
from the Escondido Transit
Center.
For those who want to
avoid the bus, car and Sprinter, ride your bicycle—it's
free. Staff and students who
own a motorcycle or scooter
and have purchased a parking pass can obtain a Locking Permit Holder. This is a
high impact PVC sleeve that
holds a CSUSM parking pass
which locks securely around
handlebars. Go to www.
LoginParking.com and order
Model 45 for $20.
PIPA bills.
"As a consequence of failing to act, there will continue
to be a safe haven for foreign thieves; American jobs
will continue to be lost; and
consumers will continue to
be exposed to fraudulent and
dangerous products peddled
by foreign criminals" said
Senator Chris Dodd, Chairman of Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA).
"Online piracy by foreign
websites is a serious problem that requires a serious
legislative response, we will
not support legislation that
reduces freedom of expres-
sion, increases cyber security risk, or undermines the
dynamic, innovative global
Internet" said Victoria Espinel, the Intellectual Property
Enforcement Coordinator for
The White House.
The House of Representatives SOPA act is due to
resume voting in February according to the leader
of the bill House Judiciary
Committee Chairman Lamar
Smith (R-TX).
President Obama publicly
opposed the bill because
he believes it would hinder
business and lead to online
censorship.
Photo by: Rogers Jaffarian
D rea m A c t j us t o n e o f m or e t ha n
750 n e w l aw s i n C aliforni a
MARCOS CHRON
STAFF W R I T E R
Although the California
Dream Act got the most attention when it passed into
law on Jan. 1, there were
more than 750 other bills that
also became law in California this year, and many could
affect students at Cal State
San Marcos.
AB 130, better known as
the Dream Act, has been a hot
topic on campus since Governor Jerry Brown signed it
into law last year. It allows
illegal aliens who've attended California public schools
for at least three years and
graduated from a California high school to apply for
state-funded financial aid at
UC and CSU campuses as
well as community colleges.
Tim Torlakson, the State
Superintendent of Public
Instruction, said the Dream
Act will help many young
Californians afford a college
education that was previously out of reach.
"Our goal for the new year
and every year is to make
education accessible and effective for all children," Torlakson said in a statement.
"These new laws will help
ensure children are safer, enter kindergarten at the appropriate age, learn what they
need to know to succeed in
life and careers, and fulfill
the dream of a college education."
Cal State San Marcos
spokeswoman Margaret Lutz
said some other new laws
that also may affect students
here are AB 194, which offers priority enrollment to
any former foster at any
CSU, UC or community college campuses through 2017,
and SB813, which grants
priority enrollment to former members of the military
(within four years of leaving
active-duty service).
Other new laws on the
California books this year
include:
•A ban on the sale of caffeinated beer
•A requirement that schools
intervene in cases of bullying
of gay students
•A restriction on the sale
of cough syrup containing
destromethorphan (found in
Dimetapp, NyQuil and other
over-the-counter products)
•A ban on the sale of shark
fins (used as a delicacy in
soups by the Chinese)
•Governments or other agencies cannot gather information on people's online reading habits without a court
order
•Mandatory instruction in
the public schools on the
contributions of gay people
•A ban on allowing employers to check applicants' credit reports
•Student athletes who sustain
a possible concussion cannot
play until receiving a doctor's clearance,
•A ban on the use of tanning
beds by anyone under the
age of 18
•A requirement that children
under the age of 8 must be
restrained in a booster seat
while riding in the car
•A ban on therightof citizens
to openly carry handguns
•A requirement that apartment buildings begin recycling programs
•Police can no longer impound a vehicle at a sobriety checkpoint if the driver's
only guilty of driving without a license
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After what has been a season to remember, the 2011
NFL season will culminate
in Indianapolis with Super
Bowl XLVI. With the season
full of prolific passers leading their teams to victory
and breaking records left and
right, it's no wonder that this
year's Big Game will feature two of the league's best
quarterbacks when Eli Manning's NY Giants (9-7) representing the NFC take on
Tom Brady's New England
- Patriots (13-3) of the AFC.
The Giants,
San Francisco 49ers in the
conference championship to
reach their fifth Super Bowl
in franchise history, winning
three of their previous four
appearances.
The Patriots will be making their seventh super bowl
appearance, their fifth appearance since 2001, winning three out of the six. Tom
Brady of
The Patriot s
be looking to win his fourth
Super Bowl ring and solidify his hall of fame status in
football lore; with a win next
Sunday, he will surpass Joe
Montana as the quarterback
with the most playoff victories with 17. Eli Manning is
also looking for his second
Super Bowl title, and could
become the Manning brother
with the most Super Bowl
titles with a win against the
Pats.
will
This isn't the first time
these two quarterbacks have
met in the league's title
game, the two teams met
four years ago in Super
Bowl XLII, where Giants upset the Patriots,
17-14 and thwarted New
England's run at a perfect
season. If history tells us
anything, then the Patriots
should come out champions. In their last super bowl
meeting, the Patriots' loss
to the Giants after already
beating them earlier in the
regular season. This year
they met again in the
ular season with the
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considered the hottest team entering the playoffs as the
fourth seeded team, beat the
Atlanta Falcons in the NFC
wild card round, the Green
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giants coming out the victors
in that meeting meaning the
patriots should prevail.
The Patriots are three point
favorites in the Las Vegas
line. This is not surprising
considering these two high
power offenses have the
potential to put up points in
bunches and should go down
to the wire, as it did when
they last met. Look for the
Pat's defenbacks to
have their
Aaron Hernandez and Rob
Gronkowski.
The Patriots look to avenge
their super bowl loss this
time around when they meet
Feb. 5 at Lucas Oil Stadium
in Indianapolis, ID. Game
time is scheduled for 3:39
p.m. Sunday night and can
be seen on NBC.
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The Cal State San Marcos Cougars women's cross
country team, winners of
three consecutive NAIA National Titles, will join Olympic Gold Medalist Shaun
White and NFL Pro-Bowler
Arian Foster, along with
many other standouts from
the professionál and amateur ranks as part of the annual Salute to the Champions
February 15, at the Town and
Country Convention Center
in San Diego.
Attending the banquet and
receiving an award will be the
seven CSUSM athletes who
competed in this year national championships; Suzanne
Cornwell, Kelly Thompson,
Chelsea Cortez, Cady Villareal, Carol Schry ver, Cassidy
Reich, and Heidi Swanson.
Cornwell will also be one of
16 individual athletes who
will be honored as Stars of
the Year, following her AllAmerican seasons in both
cross country and track and
field. Also receiving recognition for being named Stars
of the Month in 2011 will
be CSUSM softball's Alex
Miller, volleyball's "Nichole
May, and men's basketball
player AJ Chamberlain.
Other notable athletes receiving an award will be San
Diego Chargers Pro-Bowler
Eric Weddle, MLB All-Star
Adrian Gonzalez, San Diego
Padres MVP Cameron Maybin, and San Antonio Spurs
forward Kawhi Leonard.
The San Diego Hall of
Champions is an undisputed
national leader in recognition of amateur, collegiate
and professional sports
excellence; youth sportsbased education; and sports
memorabilia exhibition. The
Hall was launched by the
Breitbard Athletic Foundation, which was founded in
1946 to recognize significant
athletic achievement in San
Diego, and the HOC museum is located in Balboa Park.
UPCOMING
HOME GAMES
Thursday, Feb. 2.
M en' s Basketball takes
o n Fresno Pacific at
Mira C ost a C olleg e at
7:30 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 3.
Baseball plays Menio:
o n the C SUS M field a t
2 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 4.
Baseball plays M eni o
a gai n o n the C SUS M
field a t 11 a.m.
Sunday, Feb. 5.
M en' s Golf participate s in the 13th A n nual C SUS M C ouga r
Invite at Lake S a n
Marcos,Golf Course.
The e ven t g oe s to
Tuesday, Feb. 7. Time
TBD.
Saturday, Feb. 11.
W omen' s
Basketball
f ace s off a gainst La Sierra University at Mira
C ost a C ollege , 7:30
p.m.
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Starbucks to offer alco- Palomar College to open planetarium this spring
describes" the planetarium as
holic b everage s on menu
new, larger and state-of-theKYLE M JOHNSON
STAFF W R I T E R
Stores in Atlanta, Chicago, Southern California .
to sell beer, wine by e n d of 2012
KYLE M JOHNSON
STAFF W R I T E R
Starbucks will be adding
beer and wine to the menu at
several locations in Atlanta,
Chicago and Southern California.
After much customer
feedback requesting a relaxing evening atmosphere in
their stores, Starbucks has
responded by offering this
transition which is said to
occur by the end of the year.
Starbucks intends for these
expansions to take place at
five to seven stores in Chicago and four to six stores
each in Atlanta and Southern
California.
In October 2010, a location
on Olive Way in Seattle, WA
began successfully experimenting with this "evening
day-part" concept of serving
beer and wine, as well as pre-
mium foods. Currently there
are five stores in the Seattle
area and one store in Portland, OR which have adapted
to this expanded menu.
On the Starbucks News
page, spokesman Zack Hutson wrote, "The wine and
beer list will be hand-selected to reflect local customer
tastes and preferences." He
went on to share that stores
will also incorporate flexible
seating to accommodate individuals, small groups and
larger parties.
"At select stores where it
is relevant for the neighborhood, we are focused on creating an atmosphere where
our customers can relax with
a friend, a small bite to eat
and a cup of coffee or glass
of wine," senior vice president of U.S. Operations,
ClariceuTurner said.
Construction is currently
underway at Palomar College as a new planetarium is
being built to replace the former planetarium, which was
demolished in 2008.
The presence of the new
building, which will be located in a different area of
the school than the previous
one, will lead to an expansion of the Palomar campus.
According to the webpage
for the new Palomar College Planetarium, funds received from the passing of
Proposition M in 2006 have
allowed this development
to take place. The webpage
art, open to the college and
the general public.
The webpage also features a New Planetarium
Construction Blog, which
features descriptions, photographs and videos depicting the construction taking
place. In the blog posts, it is
revealed that the planetarium
will possess such features as
a 50-foot dome, 142 seats
and a Digistar 4 projection
system with surround sound
and LED lights.
According to "The Starry
Messenger," Palomar's official planetarium newsletter, the new planetarium will
offer shows to the public
regularly, guided tours of the
current night sky and topical
shows about popular subjects
of astronomy.
The most recent developments to take place at the
construction site have been
associated with landscaping,
carpet installation, fire-lifesafety work and audiovisual
technology.
The grand opening of the
planetarium is scheduled for
early March 2012.
Bi-annual fair offers opportunity for involvement
tor of Student Involvement,
Shannon Nolan, said.
The fair is also an opporToday, Jan. 31, at Library tunity for students who are
Plaza, Student Life & Lead- interested in joining a club,
ership (SLL) hosts another sorority or fraternity. It also
Student Organization Fair provides an informative way
from 11:30 a .m. - 1 p.m.
to find out how to start a new
The fair gives students and club.
staff the opportunity to learn
There are a total of over
about clubs, athletics and the 100 student organizations at
Greek Life present at Cal CSUSM, providing students
State San Marcos.
with a broad variety of inter"The students get to look ests from which to choose.
forward to a presence of vis"There will be about 40 oribility from the student or- ganizations present, ranging
ganizations, and it is a great from cultural to academic to
opportunity to learn. Staff campus recreational sports
members have an opportuni- to political and religious that
ty to show leadership devel- are all willing to share with
opment as well," Coordina- the community," CoordinaJESSIE GAMBRELL
STAFF W R I T E R
tor of Student Involvement,
Joshua Galeai, said.
CSUSM's Greek Life,
which has doubled since last
semester, will be present as "
well in an effort to attract
student involvement and
membership.
For more information, go
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in a solo piano concert on Jan. 31.
Following her arrival to the university
in fall 2011, this will mark the debut performance of Cheng on campus. The concert will be a musical journeyfromthe
classical era to modern romanticism, featuring compositions from Haydn, Chopin, Ravel and Busoni.
Although she started piano lessons at
the age offive,it was around the second
or third grade when a teacher suggested
that Cheng audition for a musical program that offered formal training at no
charge to those selected. It was at her
teacher's suggestion that Cheng felt a
sense of maturity in her training .
Cheng has since grown into an experienced performer with such credentials as
having been part of the New World Symphony as a keyboardist and in the Taipei
Century Symphony and National Symphony Orchestra playing the double bass.
Prior to joining the faculty at CSUSM,
Cheng taught in the music department at
Humboldt State University. Even though
she felt it was a great program with devoted students, Cheng decided to take an
open position as an assistant professor in
CSUSM's music department.
She has high aspirations for the music
department including the recruitment of
piano major students and composition
students. "I hope we can build a thorough
and complete department," Cheng said.
The free piano recital will take place
Jan. 31 at 7 p.m. in Arts Building, room
111.
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Opinions
on
CSUSM's spring 2012
fees and costs
Mn
Parking is,pretty
l i p JJP high, almost too
high.
-Lisa Monro
Books are ridiculously
high. [The Bookstore]
charges outrageous prices
when you can find them
so much cheaper on Amazon or online. I had to pay
$ 170 for one book because
it was a specific addition.
- Janneil e Andrews
Parking is way too expensive, even a day pass is
unbelievable.
- Natha n Choi
Parking is expensive
compared to other Cal
State's. What they pay f o r
an entire year we pay a semester, i t's unfair to pay
double and be at a smaller
campus. I think all of the
other fees are for good
benefit,
-Ricardo Campos
It's ridiculous that I have
to pay fees for things I
don't use. Paying $10 for a
child care facility, when I
don't even have _ _ _ _
children, seems Tf.^ \
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31,2012
Tales f ro m t h e n er d side
"Star Wars: The Old Republic"- The forc e is s tron g w it h t hi s o n e
CHRIS
GIANCAMILH
STAFF
WRITER
On Dec. 20, the gaming
world saw the release of
"Star Wars: The Old Republic" and since then it has
quickly become one of the
biggest massive multiplayer
online (MMO) games of all
time. With a heavy emphasis on story, Bio ware's latest
venture is keeping gamers,
such as myself, thoroughly
engaged in the Star Wars
universe.
"The Old Republic" takes
place several thousands of
years before the events of the
films during a time of galactic
unrest. The game is a sequel
to Bioware's single-player
role playing games (RPG)
"Star Wars: Knights of the
Old Republic" and "Knights
of the Old Republic H." In
"The Old Republic," the Sith
Empire has reclaimed their
home world of Korriban and
the Galactic Republic was
forced to retreat to the planet
Tython. Players join either
the Sith Empire or the Galactic Republic.
Within the Sith Empire,
players are given the choice
of four main classes: Sith
Warrior, Sith Inquisitor,
Bounty Hunter, or Imperial Agent. Those who join
the Galactic Republic can
choose to be a Jedi Knight,
Jedi Consular, Smuggler, or
Trooper. Players can customize their characters appearance and choose from a
number of races familiar to
Star Wars fans.
Though the game plays
much like other MMOs,
"The Old Republic" differs
by giving players dialogue
options during cutscenes
which can alter the outcome
and rewards of missions.
Some scenes also have lightside and darkside choices.
Gaining lightside or darkside points can open up more
weapon and armor options.
Throughout their storyline,
players will meet Non-Player
Character (NPC) companions who will aid them in
combat. Each NPC companion is unique to the player's
class. Companions each have
their own special roles. For
example, some are attack
oriented, others have high
defense, and some heal the
player. Players are limited to
one companion's assistance
at a time.
Space combat is another
unique feature to the game.
Players are given their own
spaceship to travel to other
planets and upgrade to engage in space combat missions. The space combat
missions take pltfce in a set
path, but players can somewhat maneuver their ship to
dodge obstacles. Ship upgrades work much like item
upgrades to characters themselves. Some upgrades boost
attack power or defensive
power.
However, most of the
game takes place on foot.
"The Old Republic"
has players hoofing their way
through Sith
temples,
ing grounds, and mercenary
infested lairs. Currently,
players can explore
over 15 planets
each with several
hours of gameplay to complete.
With strong support from
its developer through weekly
patches and update content,
"Star Wars: The Old Republic" is keeping players
returning for more. The
added depth to the
Star
Wars
mythos is
quickly revitalizin g
interest
in
the galaxy far
far away.
Jedi
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Back To School B lues... S till ?
The pressures vary at the
start:
1-.Trying to work out that
There's no shame in driv- "perfect" schedule that gets
ing to school on the first necessary classes in and still
day of spring semester with manages to fit .well with a
Christmas music playing in work schedule.
the stereo. It is still winter,
2.Feeling uncertain about
and not everyone has packed a class once you are in it
away her holiday lights. I and having to rearrange said
haven't quite packed the "perfect" schedule.
vacation away—at least not
3.Even deciding which
mentally. If you spend the books to buy and which ones
holidays the way that makes to possibly skip on for the
you the happiest, leaving sake of saving money.
that feeling can be a bit sad.
Switching to school mode
People spend the holidays in could include some or all of
diverse ways, so it's safe to the things abpve and more,
assume that people transition but -as a student I realized
to school-mode in different that it comes with the j ob .
ways as well. Some students And if this is your first year
have to travel long distanc- in university, you will begin
es from home to return to to notice the trends of these
dorms or nearby apartments. pressures and figure out how
Others, like me, commute you can handle each one.
from home to school. Once When you think of the tranlate January nears, it is as sition that way, it becomes
though you can go in one easier to handle going back
of two directions:
preparation mode or
denial. I can honestly say that denial
comes in full force
for me after New
Year's, and preparation mode sets in
right around a day
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or two before class
commences.
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transition from winter break to spring
semester is significantly different and
yet still similar to the
summer break to fall
semester transition. .
to sehool. I realize not everyone may have as tough a time
dealing with this . The anxieties are still a reality though,
and it's important to remember that as a student, you are
not alone in this.
Going back to schoolmode was tough as a child,
though no one really told me
that it would get easier as I
got older. Soon, once all of
the initial pressure to get reorganized at university dies
down, the time will speed up
and we will wonder where it
went. All of this reminds me
of the quote that many believe Dr. Seuss said: "Don't
cry because it's over. Smile
because it happened." I 'l l
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Campus gallery opens
on Restaurant Row
F AIT H O RCIN O
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Cal State San Marcos now
offers an off-campus art
gallery in the Old California Restaurant Row on San
Marcos Blvd. Old California, TERI Inc. and the San
Marcos Arts Council hope
the center becomes a new
hub for local artists, including CSUSM students. It will
be open on Fridays from 5 8 p.m. and Saturdays 3 - 8
Digital Arts
Information Session
Friday, Feb. 3
6-8 p.m
Foundation Classroo m
BIdg/104.
p.m. The gallery officially
opened on Jan. 2 7,2012 , but
there will be a grand opening reception on March 9
at 4 p.m. The Funes Fund
Photography Exhibit is currently- showing with others following that have yet
to be announced. The VPA
department is curating the
gallery and looking for volunteers. For more information, contact Marilyn Huerta
at mhuerta@csusm.edu.
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Community and World Literary
Series resumes next month
KYLE M JOHNSON
S TAF F W R I T E R
On Feb. 9, the Community and World Literary Series will be restarting for the
spring 2012 semester.
The series hosts on-campus
literary readings performed
by visiting authors. Past
GWLS events have included such guests as Rae Armantrout, Clayton Eshelman.
and Kate Greenstreet.
This semester, the series is
scheduled to feature Claudia
Rankine, Harold Jaffe, Susan
Schultz and Craig Perez Santos.
Claudia Rankine is the author of four collections of poetry titled "Don't Let Me Be
Lonely," "Plot," "The End of
the Alphabet" and "Nothing
in Nature is Private." She is
also a playwright and has
edited many anthologies.
Rankine currently teaches at
Pomona College.
Harold Jaffe is the author
of nineteen books, including
collections of fiction, novels
and essays. His work has
been translated into numerous languages. Jaffe currently teaches at San Diego
State University and is also
the editor of "Fiction International."
Susan Schultz is the author
of several volumes of poetry
and prose. She is also the
editor of Tinfish Press in Hawaii and currently teaches at
the University of Hawaii.
Craig Perez Santos has
written two books of poetry
and is the winner of the 2010
Poets & Writers California
Writer's Exchange Award.
He is the co-founder of Ala
Press and currently teaches
at the University of Hawaii.
Rankine will be reading on
Feb. 9 at 6:30 p.m. in Markstein Hall, room 125.
Jaffe will be reading on
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Part of the excitement in
starting a new year not only
consists of "beginning it
right" or keeping your new
year resolutions, but for artists of all traits in the music,
television and film industry
to be recognized with the
highest honors their industries could present to them.
Michelle Williams's role
in "My Week With Marilyn" (who has already won a
Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actress in a
Motion Picture - Comedy Or
Musical) was one of many
performances nominated for
a Screen Actors Guild Award
as well as an Oscar for Actress in a Leading Role.
Popular television shows
like "Modern Family," "The
Office," "Glee" and new
shows like "American Horror Story" were also awarded
nominations for Screen Actors Guild Awards.
Musical artists like Mumford & Sons, Nicki Minaj
and Adele have made their
mark on the nominations for
The Grammy's list, one of
the most prestigious awards
in the music industry.
If you are curious whether
Kanye West will take home
the most Grammy's or if
Adele's power over love will
win her all of her six nominations, you can tune into
The 54th Grammy Awards
on Feb. 12,2012 at 8/7c only
on CBS.
For the film industry's most
exciting night, tune into The
84th Academy Awards live
on Feb. 26, 2012 at 7e/4p
only on ABC.
W h o do you think got
the biggest snub at
the 2 01 2 Screen
Actors Guild A wards ?
SAG Winners
M OVIES :
Actor: Jean Dujardin, "The Artist"
Actress: Viola Davis, "The Help"
Supporting actor: Christopher
Plummer, "Beginners"
Supporting actress: Octavia
Spencer, "The Help"
Cast: "The Help"
Stunt onsemblo: " Harr y Potter
and the Deathly Hallows: Part
2"
TELEVISION:
Actor in a movie or miniseries:
Paul Giamatti, "Too Big to Fail"
Actress in a movie or miniseries:
Kate Winslet, "Mildred Pierce"
Actor in a drama series: Steve
Buscemi, "Boardwalk Empire"
Actress in a drama series: Jessica Lange, "American Horror
Story"
Actor in a comedy series: Alec
Baldwin, " 3 0 Rock"
Actress in a comedy series: Betty
White, " Ho t in Cleveland"
Drama series cast: "Boardwalk
Empire"
Comedy series cast: " Moder n
Family"
Stunt ensemble: " Gam e of
Thrones"
Life Achievement: M ar y Tyler
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Dropping this week
C HRT S G I A N C A M I L L I
STAFF W R I T E R
The Comic Book Corner: " Anya' s G host "
with drama and angst. Her
life takes a turn when she
meets a new friend and must
For those who'd like figure out whether she could
something different from be trusted before it's too late.
Brosgol's art style is differthe mainstream comics like
"The Avengers" or "Justice ent from those found in MarLeague," there are many in- vel or DC comics, definitely
dependent comics that are offering a refreshing break as
hidden treasures. "Anya's she works as a cartoonist and
Ghost" by Vera Brosgol is a has a talent in comics. Her
story of a teenage girl who writing and plot twists are
tries to get through life filled sure page turners for anyone
interested.
Though "Anya's Ghost"
is Brosgol's first book, her
other published comic stories are in Image Comics'
anthology series "Flight."
Brosgol also worked on the
storyboard of Henry Selick's
"Coraline." You can find
"Anya's Ghost" at your local
comic shop or online
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MELISSA MARTINEZ
FAITH O R C I N O
STAFF W R I T E R
In Time (DVD/Bluray)
I11 the future, lifespan
has replaced money
as currency. Everyone
is given a set age of
25 years to live unless
they can earn more life.
Will Salas (Justin Timberlake) is a poor man
living in a bad neighborhood and working in a factory. When he
finds himself framed for a murder, Will is
forced to outrun the law while attempting to
fix the broken society hefindshimself in.
Drive (DVD/Bluray)
"Drive" follows the
exploits of a nameless
Hollywood stunt driver
and part-time getaway
driver for thieves. The
driver (Ryan Gosling)
meets and helps a woman and her son whose
father, Standard (Oscar Isaac), is recently released from prison.
When the driver discovers that Standard
'owes money to a gangster, he agrees to help
pull off a heist that would clear Standard of
his debt.
Soulcaiibur V (PS3/Xbox 360)
"Soulcalibur V" is
set sixteen years after
"Soulcaiibur IV" and
follows a new protagonist,
Patroklos.
The game will feature
over 25 playable characters, some returning
as veterans and others
brand new to the series. Both Playstation 3
and Xbox 360 versions of the game will feature the crossover character Ezio, a central
character in the "Assassin's Creed" series.
New fighting mechanics include a meter
that gives players the ability to unleash more
powerful attacks.
Final Fantasy XIII-2 (PS3/Xbox 360)
Square-Enix continues
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T HE C OUGAR
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said. "We all share the same
dream o f contributing to this
country as professionals."
There are not any current statistics on how many
CSUSM students are illegal
aliens, but Cipriano V argasTreasurer for the CSUSM
chapter o f Movirniento Estudiantil Chican@ de
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each'year.
Opposition to the Dream
act addressed California's
preexisting debt crisis and
the priority o f legal students
obtaining aid, warning that
this law will affect stUdents
now and for years to come.
State
sj,gnatiiiie
Pag• 3 - Women's
Basketball is a pproaching the e nd
of their season.
Read how the l ady
C ougars d ominated
La S ierra University on Senior night.
F EATURES
n
o.n to the
No ember ballot. On his
website, StopAB13l.com,
he wrote:
students.
"We will not give up in the
Vargas said the students
war to save California from
who would become eligible
or aid through the Dream the reckless politicians who
c t shouldn't be penalized want to raise our taxes to put
r acts o f their parents; the college dreams o f illegals
ey should be accepted into ahead o f our own children."
Another Republican state
? .merican society.
because she was balt:Rchb'OIII•
"Most AB 540 students senator, Robert Dutton (Rapplying for p · e univer- are brought [to the United Rancho. Cucamonga), said
sity scholarships and grants, States] as young kids, and the Dream Act comes at a
Cal Grants and other finan- they consider the U.S. their difficult time for the debtcial aid.
home. It wasn't their option plagued state o f California.
Nayeli is one o f an estimat- to come here undocumented.
"We d on't even have
ed 2,500 California college They shouldn't be punished," enough money to provide fistudents who will now be Vargas said, a third-year So- nancial aid for students who
able to apply for financial aid ciology and Women Studies are here legally let alone ilas the result of the California major who hopes to practice legally," Dutton stated in a
Dream Act.
release.
law in California.
But the Joint Committee on
"There are a lot o f people
The San Francisco Chroniw ith s o m uch t alent t hat (sic1··~Cle· - repOrted in 201L_:tbat.· Taxation, a nonpartisan comd on't go to school because more than 25,000 undocu- mittee o f the U.S. Congress,
they do not have the finan- mented students graduate said that helping motivated
cial means to do it," Nayeli from California high schools college students graduate
and move into professional
careers will help the economy.
"On balance, these changes
would increase revenues by
$2.3 billion over 10 y ears''
the oommi
discrimination on campus ineluding "minute men on
campus that promote hate."
Programs O!l campus like
Standing Together As oNe
Dream (STAND) and College As.sistance Migrant Pro-
gram (CAMP) raise awareness and provide support
regarding immigration and
higher education.
Nayeli had experienced
- · at:ion while obtainr Associate Degree in
· g at MiraCosta
counselor and the ad·on office, but she
did not discourage
me from pursuing my dream
of obtaining a Bachelor's
Degree."
" I believe that the access to
higher education shouldn't
be measure by your legal
status in this country, but
by your academic achievements," Nayeli said.
Page 5
Professor
R adhika
R amamurthi
remembered. R ead
a bout h er l egacy
a t CSUSM.
O PINION
Page 6 - Student's
a ren't h appy with
the new CSUSM
c ampus b everage
p rovider a nd choices. Are you a Coke
o r a Pepsi?
s uspension case
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S TAFF W RITER
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favorite movie to
watch with your
s weetheart o n Valentine's Day? Find o ut
w hat the Chronicle
staff likes to watch
on the big day.
February 2 8
San Diego State University graouate student, Ashley Wardle, was at risk o f a
possible two-year suspension from the university after
protesting against possible
tuition increases within the
CSU-UC education system.
On Nov. 16, 2011 CSU
students from San Diego
and Long Beach gathered
to protest tuition increases
at a CSU Board o f Trustees
meeting in Long Beach.
Wardle said, "Until tuition
increases end, until class
sizes stop raising [sic] at
the same time as executive
compensation, until all those
things end I will continue to
protest."
The protest was held due to
a now approved state-wide
nine percent tuition increase
that will be imposed this fall
for the 2012-2013 academic
year. On average, tuition will
increase by $500 for all undergraduate CSU students
and even more for graduate
students. Staff, students and
the public want the CSU
Board o f Trustees to t ax the
wealthiest one percent in the
state in order to better fund
higher education tuition.
Board members did n otallow students ~o speak in the
meeting and were removed
from the meeting, which
most considered unfair, causing commotion among the
students outside o f the office.
I n an effort to participate, students began chanting as they
attempted to enter Chancellor Charles B. Reed's office
Protest continued on page 2
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force. They shoved students
from behind with no warning." She continued by saying that students should not
refrain from practicing their
First Amendment rights .
Students from UC Berkeley were also arrested due ·
to protests to the tuition increases and were removed
o f any blame by President
Robert Birgeneau. Many
wish for SDSU president Elliot Hirshman and Chancellor Charles Reed to grant the
same for Ashley Wardle.
A settlement statement was
presented to Ashley Wardle on Jan. 6, 2012, which
states that suspension will
not be activated, allowing
Wardle to continue attendance at SDSU. However,
Wardle will be ineligible to
participate or hold leadership
positions in student organizations.
Protest from page I
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where the meeting was held.
The glass door was shattered
after friction between students and the police, leading
the board members to feel
the need to secure the building with police. Without any
warning, Wardle was among
one o f the four SDSU students who were shoved and
pepper-sprayed before' getting arrested.
In the first week o f December, Wardle attended an informal.hearing, because after
being arrested at the protest,
Wardle was accused o f violating the school's code o f
conduct and had the option
to either take the two-year
suspension or attend a formal
hearing, which could potentially extend the ·suspension
or lead to expulsion.
At the hearing, Wardle
stated, "The police engaged
in an unnecessary amount o f
B racing f or i mpact:
Remaining Republican candidates duke it out
for right to challenge Obama
D ANE A V ANDERVELDEN
York Daily News.
Gingrich is the initial foreI f you haven't been fol- runner behind Romney, ha~
lowing the current political lost his title o f "most viable
machinations o f the 2012 threat to Romney's candidapresidential election, you cy" to the quickly rising Rick
haven't been missing a Santorum. Santorum, former
whole lot.
Senator o f Pennsylvania, has
As voting citizens o f the been dominating all three o f
United States it is paramount his opponents in the three
to be at least moderately latest nomination contests.
aware o f what is happening.
Romney still leads despite
For November elections, these surprising losses. The
the pool o f Republican presi- · Latter-day Saint from Masdential hopefuls is down sachusetts has acknowledged
to four men: Mitt Romney, these harsh defeats and has
Newt Gingrich, Rick Santo- indicated that the next few
rum and Ron Paul. The op- months will not be easy ones
portunity to challenge presi- for his campaign, but he bedential incumbent Barack lieves that he will eventually
Obama is surprisingly still rise as victorious once the
up for grabs, despite Mitt nomination· process is comRomney's early lead in the plete, Reuters reported.
As the Republican dog
polls.
Ron Paul, despite his de- fight trudges oil, Obama
voted following, has effec- waits for his opponent.
tively been written off as Obama is hardly the face o f
even a potential dark horse hope that he was four years
winner. He is in third place ago, and questions about his
behind Gingrich and Rom- failure to create enough jobs
ney.
and controversial "ObamacPaul's numbers are lack- are" healthcare may deny
ing; in the Nevada prima- him a second stab at bringry he spent an estimated ing about the change he had
$869,650 in campaign adver- promised.
tising, according to the New
S TAFF W RITER
"CSU was following suit
with UC's proposal for a
smoke-free campus," Frasca
said, but due to the budget
cuts two years ago, the ban
was put in the ashtray.
"Unless there is full blown
enforcement, a complete ban
won't happen," Frasca said.
Student smokers receive a
disciplinary written warning i f they willfully ignore
an official's request to move
or extinguish a cigarette. For
most students, they value
their educational reputation
and choose to abide by the
rules.
Smoking from page 1
Cal State University based
student groups, such as Associate Students, Inc. (ASI)
and Campus Organized
and united for good health,
(COUGH) lead the charge
against smokers and hannful second hand smoke. Procedures start with surveys
being conducted, votes o f
support are signed, and then
the results are presented to
campus health boards. At
CSUSM, a campus-wide tobacco ban may be closer than
expected.
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On Tuesday, Feb. 7, the
Federal Appeals court abolished the California ban on
same-sex marriage to allow
the Supreme Court to rule
what the next step shall be
for the gay and lesbian community within the state.
U.S. 9th Circuit Court o f
Appeals concluded that the
2008 proposition that bannedsame-sex marriage violated
the U.S. Constitution's Equal
Protection Clause.
"They took a step in the
right direction. It's an issue
o f civil rights, we deserve
happiness and loyalty. Many
people came from across the
board to do what's right,"
Ana Flores Community Advocate for CSUSM's the
Pride Center said. I n May o f
2008, gays and lesbians were
allowed to marry during a
window o f six months before
it became illegal again. Now,
three and a half years later,
Proposition 8 gets a second
look in California. " I think
they should have suspended
the ban before. I f straight
people can get married, why
can't gay people?" Tyler
Warren, Australian exchange
student, said.
" It's wrong to go back on
something that was banned,
but I do thi~ that they [gays
and lesbians] should be allowed to get married," Puleo,
a transfer student said.
Recent events show that
the future for same-sex marriage can only be detennined
by the voice o f the people
and the decisions o f the Supreme Court.
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S PORTS
Ladies d ominate o n t he c ourt
Women's b asketball s huts d own La Sierra 70 - 35 for fourth consecutive victory
A LEX F RANCO
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The CSUSM women's basketball team exerted its power and will to stifle L a Sierra
in all facets o f the game on
senior night.
La Sierra's offense never
had the opportunity to get
off the ground with the Cougars defense dominating for
a fourth straight win Saturday night. CSUSM got off
to a quick and strong start,
gaining the lead with the first
basket o f the game, a lead
they wouldn't relinquish for
the remainder o f the game.
After leading 28 - 21 in the
first half, the second half
is where the lady Cougar's
defense really came out to
shine, holding La Sierra to
just 14 points by the end o f
the second half,
The 35 point total from La
Sierra was the lowest opponent score given up by the
Cougars' defense all season.
T he La Sierra Golden Eagles
were held to just 16 percent
shooting from the field, while
CSUSM shot an outstanding
46.7 percent from the field.
Senior night recognized
the lady Cougars' lone senior, guard Justine Chacon before the game's openrng tip
off. Justine added 11 points,
along with three rebounds
and two steals. The team's
leading scorer for the night
was freshman guard Cassie
Damyanovich, who scored
16 o f the teams total points,
making four 3-pointers.
The Cougars now improve
to 15-13 on the season, and
will look to finish their inaugural season on a high note
after their final two games
this week.
With wins this week
CSUSM will likely
be entering next
w eekend's
A.l.l. Conference Championship
Tournament as one o f the
hottest teams in the conference.
The team's .final games
will be on the road against
the 12 ranked Vanguard on
Feb. 16, and Feb. 18 against
Chapman University.
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C SUSM's baseball team
is one o f the fastest rising
programs on the west coast.
Baseball started only five
years ago and Coach Pugh
has built a winning team
from the ground up, ending
with a record over .500 in all
but one o f his seasons here
at San Marcos. This week,
Coach Pugh discussed the
high hopes for this year's
team.
Coach Pugh coached at
Mission Bay high school
before he began his tenure
at CSUSM. H e saw great
success as the head coach
at Mission Bay, winning 8
CIF championships. Coach
Pugh brought his championship pedigree to San Marcos,
to begin building a (what is
hoped to be) championship
caliber team.
When asked what the biggest adjustment has been
since moving to CSUSM,
Pugh said starting a new program and simply getting off
the ground when starting out
with little scholarship money, no field and poor facili-
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ties. Pugh cites his inaugural
group o f players and dedicated coaching staff as a contributing factor as to why the
program is where it is now.
When asked to describe
his first five seasons, Coach
Pugh said the first five years
have been difficult for him
personally as he said his
teams faced a lot o f up and
downs and saw challenges
in scheduling games against
same-level opponents. Pugh
thinks this is the best team
he's had in his five year tenure and is as good as anybody and is looking to get
progressively better each and
every week.
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I nterested in running for a Representative
or Executive position on t he Board of D"ireltto1rs?
Eledion applications will be a vailable
Monday, Felaruary 6th.
For more information p lease visit
www.csusm.edu/a si/bod/a sieledions.hhnl
As college students, 'free
time' isn 't a very familiar
concept.
Finding enough time to get
to the gym and actually have
a worthwhile workout might
seem impossible. Utilizing
some o f the following alternatives will help you bum
some extra calories, regardless o f whether or not you are
a gym-rat. Fortunately, they
are alternatives that you can
practice for a lifetime.
•Take the stairs instead o f the
elevator. At CSUSM. stairs
are by no means difficult to
find. Climbing stairs can provide a good cardiovascular
workout while strengthening leg muscles and bones.
According to the Center for
Disease and Control (CDC),
a 154 lb person burns five
calories per flight o f stairs
climbed. Think o f the possibilities! Parking on the
bottom floor o f C SUSM's
parking garage and walking to the top will burn 30
calories. Climb six flights
o f stairs, three times per day
and you have burned almost
I 00 calories.
•Park further away than normal: A 154 lb person will
burn roughly five calories per
minute walking briskly. Park
in the far corner o f the parking lot, and you've burned
about 10 - 20 extra calories
just on the way to class.
•Stretch often: you can
stretch anywhere. Stretching burns three calories per
minute for a 154 lb person, according to the CDC.
Stretch for five minutes
before and after class , and
you've burned an extra 30
calories.
Implement these natural
alternatives into your daily
routine, and you will not
only b um more calories, but
can help to prevent diseases
brought on by sedentary lifestyles.
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Men's Basketball takes
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Costa C ollege a t
7 :30p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 16.
Baseball plays La Sierra
o n t he CSUSM field a t
2 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 17.
Baseball plays Bethesda
Ch. on t he CSUSM field
a t 2 p.m.
Monday, Feb. 20.
Baseball takes on C hapman on t he CSUSM field
a t 2 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 25.
M en's Basketball challenges Black Hills State
a t Mira Costa C ollege a t
7 :30p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 2 5.
Baseball plays V anguard
in a d ouble h eader o n
t he CSUSM field a t
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�F EATURES
T HE C ouGAR C HRONICLE
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4 , 2 012
C ivility Week- pro~noted c ourtesy
f or C al S tate S an M arcos c a1npus
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J ULIANA S TUMPP
S TAFF W RITER
C SUSM's Civility Campaign celebrated Civility
Week from Feb. 6 -9 in an
effort to spread a positive
message to students, professors and faculty.
The Dean o f Students
formed the Civility Campaign last semester in an
effort to remove negativity
and regenerate civility in the
community.
" Our goal· is to reestabl,ish
the normal, so that the students are accountable for
the students, as opposed to
the administration stressing good behavior," student
ambassador for the Civil~
ity Campaign, Sammi Carr,
said.
During Civility Week, each
day had a certain theme reflecting what the campaign
best represents.
I n the University Village
Apartments; small door
hangers were placed on-each
door explaining the day's
them~ with a quote by an in~
fluential figure that embodies civility. The four themes
were respect, empathy, care
and forgiveness.
Being a relatively new organization on campus, the
Civility Campaign has received a great response.
" It's been cool seeing .the
open participation. Everyone
seems interested and excited
about the campaign," Carr
said.
Many clubs on campus are
supporting the campaign, including A~sociated Students,
Civility shirts are available
to studentS at all . Civility
Campaign events.
Another way to get involved in the campaign is
through Civility Champions, where you nominate a
student, professor or faculty
member who deserves to be
noticed for their outstanding civil behavior in the San
Marcos community.
In addition, Positive Personals is a way for students
to send a positive- message
to someone they admire.
Inc. (ASI), which partners Th~ messages appear in the
monthly ASI magazine.
with Civility.
"Everyone is looking for
The Civility Campaign
was first introduced to in- what's normal or how they
coining students during the can fit in. We want to have
summer orientation for the civility become normal by
2 011-2012 school year. O ri- changing campus culture.
entation team members con- Civility is a beautiful thing.
tinue to show their support ·It d oesn't mean everyone has
by wearing the green Civility to b e b est friends but just be
shirt on the first Tuesday o f civil with one another," C arr
said.
every month.
The campaign will host a
However, }'OU d~n't have
to be on the Orientation Civility Showcase offer:ing
Teani o r in ASI to offer your food, music and free green
encouragement. The green shirts on March 6.
W omen's S tudies S tudent A ssociation t o
presen~ " The V agina MonolC?gues" a nd f estival
K YLE M J OHNSON
S TAFF W RITER
ness
A ll proceeds from the event
being held a t CSUSM will
b e given to the Women's Resource Center o f Oceanside.
Jennifer Meneray, a Literature and Writing Studies and
Wr
" The Vagina Monologues" ' ble will promote the idea that
are an empowering produc- men, too, can prevent rape.
" Men can be .a great inflution for both audience members and cast and crew mem- ence. We need
as allies.
M en are victims . too. ' R i-
d.
s
·u b e d iw:tini
formances o f "The
Monologues" at SU
Fi b 17 and t 8.
T he play, writt ~ by Eve
E n. l er. f eatu res. .man.y
o logues whic are to b e
armed by women.
p lay acts as a
ent: o r
women and has gainea m
m o ntum sin
998-when
Ensler d a g roup o f women e stab ' h ed " V-Day." The
day's mission is t o demand
an end for iolence against
women and girls. The proceeds gained from V-Day
events are t o be donated to
local programs that pos~ess
the same mission as V-Day.
Men era
t o say Lhat bec:au :~
alternating
monolo
logues, there is no a ropriate point to have a break.
While the subject matter is
heavy, Meneray and her codirector A ri Rivera feel that
in atsuch
eking
d dpmestie
vio lence .
i n attendance
will be the Student Health
and Counseling Services
and the Women's Resource
Center o f Oceanside. One ta-
couraged t o ttend and
ing o f£
lp thal is
m t he resources present.
A ll performances wi ll take
<:e'in A rts Building:.
m
Ll a t 7:
p.m. on Friday
-and 2 fl.nl. a nd 7 p.m . on
Saturday. Tickets for the
e vening
orman
cost
$10- Ti ersi'or the aturday
afternoon p erformance cost
$7. The free Vagma Festival
w ill be held b efore the Friday performance at 5:30p.m.
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C ommunity a nd W orld L iterary S eries
D ANE A V ANDERVELDEN
S TAFF W RITER
CSUSM welcomed Jamaican-born poet .and playwright Claudia Rankine onto
its campus for ~ reading and
discussion o f her works on
Feb'. 9.
Organized by Professor
Sandra Doller, the hour-long
event touched on a number
o f issues and topics including racism, politics and the
corroding ideal o f American
optimism.
Rankine's presentation began with a viewing o f .three
five-minute long video essays that she produced with
her husband, visual artist
John Lucas.
The first video was a
slowed-down version o f
soccer player Zinedine Zidane's infamous head-butt.
As Zidane slowly crept into
position to deliver his ribsplitting head butt, Rankine's
voice calmly spoke over the
incident about the issue o f
race itself, quoting a number
o f famous authors including
James Baldwin, Frederick
Douglass and Shakespeare.
The second film clip was
a collage o f various people
sleeping on airtine flights.
The audio for this video was
projected i n three layers. The
sound o f a heartbeat could
be heard throughout the
video, while Rankine's spoken word and the tragic, final
phone calls from those who
perished on the various 9/11
flights accompanied it.
The final video o f the trio
was a somber, yet more hopeful one. It depicted a black
man sitting in some sort o f
car, staring out the window
as the vehicle cruised to its
destination.
After the video wrapped
up, Rankine explained what
each video was about and
revealed that the final video
was actually about o f a pair
o f brothers who had been
imprisoned for twenty years
o f their lives on unfair robbery chargers. The video was filmed on the day that one
o f the brothers was released
from prison.
This segued into a discus- _
sion about a murder trial
soon to be held in Brandon,
Miss. Rankine explained the
gruesome story, in which
19-year-old white male Deryl Dedmond intentionally ran
over an innocent black man;
for no clear reason. Further
details explained that there is
a chance that Dedmond may
get away with his senseless
act o f brutality. This provided a powerful paradoxical contrast to the two black
men wrongly imprisoned for
20 years, bringing up racial
issues in a powerful and candid manner.
"Whiteness defines normality," Rankine said in regards to the contrast between
the two cases.
After a few more readings
from her book . " Don't Let
Me Be Lonely," Rankine
concluded the e vent b y taking questions.
Notable questions were
about her opinion o f President Obama, to which she
replied that while she did initially support his campaign,
"No political party or presidency [is] going to have all
o f the right answers."
However, she stated that
she did not believe hope
is slipping away from the
American people and that
those in power needed to
keep their promises and help
those truly i n need rather
than bend to the ways o f
capitalism.
The next Community and
World Literary Series will
feature Harold Jaffe on April
12 at 7 p.m., with the location to be determined.
CSUSM G reek l ife c ontinues r ecruitment
F air a nd e vents r aise i nterest f or f raternities a nd s ororities
K YLE M J OHNSON
S TAFF W RITER
- Last week, the fraternities
and sororities o f C SUSM's
Greek life held events in an
effort to generate interest
with students.
O n Feb. 9, a Fraternity and
Sorority Fair hosted by the
campus's Fraternity and Sorority Life took place on the
lawn in front o f Kellogg Library. T he fair acted as a way
to capture students' attention
regarding the organizations
as well a way to encourage
students to take part in recruitment week.
At the fair, each organiza-
tion hosted booths and games
which exposed students to
the focus o f the fraternity
or sorority. One particular
sorority, Alpha X i Delta,
hosted a game involving the
throwing o f puzzle pieces.
The puzzle piece represents
the organization's involvement in nrising awareness
for autism.
· The organizations are involved in fundraising for
a variety o f charities. Last
semes~r.
the fraternities
and sororities consisting o f
almost 3oo students collectively raised $25,000. ·
The fair also featured the
three new additions o r "col-
onies" to C SUSM's Greek nity/sorority eligibility conlife, two groups o f which are sist o f 12 completed college
culturally based in the Asian units, current enrollment in
nine units and a minimum
and Latino cultures.
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will hold recruitment events
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W ine a nd d ine
y our V alentine
B est p alces i n S an D iego· t o t ake t hat
s pecial s omeone o n V alentine's D ay
A t ribute t o P rofessor R adhika R amamurthi
J ESSIE G AMBRELL
S TAFF W RITER
R EBEKAH GREEN
S TAFF W RITER
It's Valentine's Day, but it
is still not too late to take out
your valentine to a delicious
dinner. Here are a few diverse restaurants from North
County to San Diego County
that might interest you and
your significant other.
The Bemard'O Restaurant,
located in Rancho Bernardo,_
specializes in French cuisine.
The restaurant has private
rooms for selected parties
and a fireplace that creates
a home-like atmosphere.
Dinner entrees (such as the
seafood and poultry) are generally more than $20 and include dishes like Atlantic Sea
Bass and Center Cut Filet
Mignon. Visit bemardorestaurant.com for details on
reservations, directions and
other information.
I f you are up for a restaurant with a view, visit Tom
Ham's Lighthouse~ located
along Harbor Drive on Harbor Island. At this restaurant, you get a scenic view
o f the port and Coronado
Island across the bay. For
-the morith o f February, Tom
Ham's Lighthouse has a couples menu available. At $39
per person, this includes a
3-course meal with diverse
choices o f appetizers, entrees
and desserts. The. Lovers
Dessert Trio for Two consists
o f either a chocolate brownie
with mousse, cheesecake or
fresh strawberry shortcake.
The normal dinner prices
range from $19 to $34 depending on the entree. Visit
tomhamslighthouse.com for
more information.
For a more casual place
with a bit o f an edge, visit the
Hard Rock Cafe. The cafe is
just one o f the widespread
chain o f cafes branching all
over the world. LOcated in
downtown San Diego on
4th Avenue, the restaurant
is decorated with rock n '
roll memorabilia from musicians o f the past and present
and is perfect for the not-sotraditional Valentine's night
out. Some entrees include
various steaks, sandwiches
and seafood. The burger
menu consists o f Hard Rock
Cafe's "Legendary Burgers."
Desserts include hot fudge
sundaes; cakes, shakes and
Ben & Jerry's ice cream. For
more on this popular themed
restaurant, visit hardrock.
com.
Other popular restaurant
choices include:
The lovely Prado, located
in Balboa Park. For more information, visit pradobalboa.
com.
The fun ' 50s-themed Corvette's Diner. For more information, visit cohnrestaurants.com.
The French-themed Mille
Fleurs in Rancho Santa F e.
For more information, visit
millefieurs .com.
Va~e~t~11:~'s
The late Professor Radhika Ramamurthi · was
considered a: great woman
who benefitted CSUSM in
many ways.
She helped graduate students with their theses, as
well as improving the Faculty Center to· b e niore o f
a community atmosphere
for our faculty here on
campus.
"Radhika was so wellrespected. She worked
tirelessly in the Faculty
Center. She ·made a mark
on this campus. She was
a very accomplished person, and her sense o f humor could just break a
logjam. She was a real
problem solver; a mover
and shaker," Professor at
the College ·o f Education,
Health and Human Services, Janet McDaniel said.
Professor Ramamurthi
got herB-A. in Mathemat~
ics from the University o f
Delhi, India in 1993 and
her Master's in Operations Research in 1995.Jn
2001 , she got her Ph.D.
Specialization:
Graph
Theory from the University o f illinois followed by
her Postdoc ·at UCSD.
I n the fall o f 2002, she
came to CSUSM where she
began working in the Mathematics Department.· That
same semester, she started up
the Hypatians, a mentoring
program in mathematics intended for women. She also
organized the -Mathematics
Colloquium, which promotes
collegiality and intellectual
engagement for various disciplines.
From fall 2004 to spring
2008, she was a part o f the
Academic Senate. I n the academic year o f 2007 - 2008,
she was the chair o f NEAC.
I n the fall o f 2008, she was
promoted to Associate Professor and received tenure.
From fall 2009 to early
spring 2011, she held the position o f Director o f the Faculty Center.
" She was very straight
forward- and to the point; no
nonsense. She was always
happy and upbeat and very
approachable during office
hours. She was never afraid
to speak her mind and was
very inspirational as a matbematician," Professor Joshua
Lovelace said.
"We are going to miss her
so m uch- her energy and
enthusiasm. She had a
passion for teaching,
learning and math. She
was a champion o f the
idea o f structuring the
Faculty Center i n such a
way to serve the faculty,"
Professor Amber Puha
said.
"She cared about people. I wouldn't be where I
am today i f i t weren't for
her. She kicked my butt,
and [my thesis] came out
pretty good. She was a
wonderful person and I
owe her a lot," student
Gina Sanders said.
Professor Ramamurthi
passed away on Friday,
Jan. 27, 2012 after a long
battle with bone cancer.
Her first encounter with
the cancer was in 2005.
After successfully battling the disease, it came
back in 2010. I n her passing, she is survived by her
husband, Professor Andre
Kungden, and seven year
old daughter, Mira.
A campus-wide memorial will be held in her
honor on Friday, Feb.
17, location T BA. · For
more information, email
Dr. Marie Thomas at:
mthomas@csusm.edu.
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S TAFF W RITER
Valentine's Day, the -holiday filled with themes o f
love and affection, has several possible origins, many
o f which are darker than the
celebrations o f the present
day may indicate.
The holiday o f love is also
known as St. Valentine's Day, due to
its ties to the martyred Saint Valentine. However,
historical evidence
reveals that there are at
least three saints named Valentine from whom the holiday may have originated.
According to an article on
History.com, one likely inspiratiJiln for the
a priest in 3rd century Rome
who was sentenced
to death for performing marriages
for young men, in
spite o f laws against
such ceremonies.
"Emperor Claudius J I decided that single men made
better soldiers than those
with wives and families ," the
article states.
Another likely. inspiration for the holi~
day was an imprisoned
priest who fell in love
with a female -visitor who
may have been his jailer's
daughter.
"Before his death, it is alleged that he wrote her a letter, which he si~ed ' From
your Valentine,' an expres-
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sion that is still in use today," the article states.
There are many other ·saints possessing
the same name who
are believed to have influenced the creation o f
the holiday through their romantic heroism.
According to the Britannica Online Encyclopedia,
Valentine's Day also has
origins from the Roman festival Lupercalia, which waS
celebrated in mid-February.
"The festival, which celebrated the c on$lg o f spring,
included fertility rites and
the pairing off
o f women with
men by lo~ry,"
the article states.
b ack
end o f the 5th century, the
pope replaced the festival
with St. Valentine's Day.
There are also several
iconic symbols o f the holiday. These include a heart,
possessing a stylized shape-;
birds, due to their springtime mating season; and
Cupid, the Roman god
o f love who would
cause his subjects to
experience love and
passion by shooting
them with an arrow.
According to the
Britannica Online Encyclopedia, while the imprisoned
priest may have written t he
first "valentine," formal
letters and cards did not
appear until much later.
"Formal messages, or
valentines, appeared in the
1500s, and by the late 1700s,
c ommer- cially printed
c ards
being
u sed.
The first
mercia!
tines in
United States
were printed in
the mid-1800s,"
the article states.
Valentine's Day
has spread to
presently be celebrated in
areas on such continents as
North America, Europe
and Australia.
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T HE C ouGAR C HRONICLE
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T ales f rom t he n erd s ide:
T he P layStation V ita i s r eady f o.-Iaunch
CHRIS GIANCAMILLI
STAFF W RITER
S ony's newest handheld
device is set to drop Feb. 22,
and the launch period could
be crucial in determining
the system's success or failure. Since its announcement
early last year, the handheld
has been officially titled the
PlayStation Vita (PSV), and
Sony has released loads o f
hardware details. Whether
or not the launch is a success is determined by garners, but Sony is ready to win
them over with a wealth o f
new f eatures- some good
and some that will leave you
cursing the name "Vita."
T he Good
L et's start with the awesome stuff Sony packed into
the new portable.
The Vita places a heavy
emphasis on digital distribution. That being said, the
device is capable o f down-
loading and playing all
PlayStation Portable (PSP)
games that are available o n
the PlayStation Network
(PSN). I f you downloaded
P SP games from P SN, you
can play them on your new
Vita by linking it with your
P SN account.
The handheld will also
sport a front and rear camera
for use with applications like
Skype.
Developers are showing
the Vita lots o f love with the
release o f big-name launch
titles such as "ModNation
Racers: Road Trip," "Uncharted: Golden Abyss,"
"Wipeout 2048," "Ultimate
Marvel vs. Capcom 3 ,"
"Street Fighter X Tekken"
and "Touch M y Katamari."
These titles are shaping up to
give the Vita an impressive
start in the software department.
Sony built in a gorgeous 5 "
O LED touch screen, doing
justice to those graphically
stunning games. The Vita
also has a rear touch pad,
adding new depth PlayStation's handheld devices.
For the truly nerdy, the
PSV will feature a 32-bit
quad-core processor, allowing quick navigation around
the device.
T he B ad
Unfortunately, whatever
seems too good to be true
probably is and the PlayStation Vita is no exception.
Since the Vita is downloadonly, P SP games you bought
on their Universal Media
Disk (UMD) will not be
playable on the Vita. I f you
were hoping to bring your
entire P SP library on· your
Vita, you're out o f luck.
The Vita's digital distribution means you'll be storing
games o n special Play Station
.brand memory cards, which
will run anywhere from
$19.99 to $99.99 for 4GB
to 32GB cards respectively.
Compared to SD cards o f the
same storage size, these Vita
memory cards cost significantly more.
Powering all this is a rechargeable battery, which
equals to a mere 3 - 5 hours
o f playtime.
Sony is releasing two ver-
Dream A ct woes
M ORGAN H ALL
S TAFF W RITER
they c an physically p ass the~e
bills. How c an
you regulate s omething a s
big as t he i nternet?
- Paith M abry, t hird y ear,
V uaaland P erforming
A rts; A rts a nd T ech M ajor.
W hat i s really so wrong
- about copying a nd t hen
u ploading a video f rom t he
i nternet? W ho i s h urting?
- L'!-ura M usgrove, t hird
y ear, V isual a nd P erforming A rts; V uaal A rts
Major~ ·
It's b ad e nough t hat t he
g overnment w ants t o s ensor t he c ontent o n t he i nternet b ut t o also s ensor
h ow i nformation is being
u sed is u psetting.
- Leon P alaganas, f irst·
y ear, B iology Major.
If t hese bills eventually g et
passed, I t hink i t is really
going t o affect new a nd
rising a rtists o r p eople
trying tD g et t heir s tart b y
p romoting t hemselves o n
t he i nternet.
- Steven M endez, f irst
y ear, P re H ealth S ciences
M ajor.
I actually signed t he p etitions t o e nd t he PIPPA a nd
SOPAbills.
- Christopher
S &Dchu,fint
year~ P olitical
ScimlC.e M ajor.
I am one o f the thousands
o f students across California
who was, and will most likely continue to be, affected by
the loss o f financial aid.
I n the 2010-2011 academic
year financial aid, grants and
a small subsidized Joan covered my educational costs
quite comfortably. However, in the 2011-2012 school
year, my family's annual
household income exceeded
the new maximum aid level
by $19 causing my aid money to be cut in half, forcing
me to take out a much bigger
loan. I fear that in the years
to come, the Dream Act will
cut my aid even more.
With the Dream Act going into effect in California
for the 2013-2014 academic
year, I worry that I may be
even more impacted despite
Governor Jerry Brown's assurance that this bill will not
affect citizens.
The Dream Act stipulates
that undocumented immigrants can apply and receive
financial aid. O f course they
have to qualify under the
same guidelines as any other citizen, and in no way is
money just handed to them.
In order to be even eligible
to receive finds, immigrants
must also attend a California
high school for at least three
years. Also graduate from a
California high school and
file and affidavit with the
college or university stating
that they have applied to be-
come citizens and will do so
as soon as they are eligible.
For several decades my
great-grandparents, grandparents, parents and myself
have paid taxes to provide
the fund for financial aid to
needy students, and this is being handed to undocumented
immigrants who have not
paid into the system.
The bill does state that
these qualified immigrants
will only receive financial
aid i f there is money left over
after first giving it to citizens
and will not max over five
percent o f the total budget.
However, why should there
be any extra money left over
to give out?
Each year the cost o f education rises but aid distributions get smaller. Starting
this year, income levels to
receive Pell Grants fot the
2012-13 school year c an't
max $23,000 compared to
last years $32,000. Doing
basic math, i f you or parents
made more than $11 an hour.
working 40 hours a week,
for 52 weeks then you do not
qualify for Pell Grant aid.
It's baffling to think that
the state o f California would
rather give financial aid to
the 2,500 eligible undocumented high school students
who graduate each year,
then raise the income limits
to help natural born citizens
like myself, and thousands o f
others like me, who will now
need to find other ways to
fund their education.
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sions o f the P SV - one is exclusively Wi-Fi and the other
has 3G support via AT&T's
3G network. AT&T will be
offering a data plan similar
to a phone's data plan with
$15 and $30 monthly plans.
Though that sounds decent,
3G functions .will b e limited.
According to IGN .com, players will not be able to play
multiplayer games over the
3G network. Furthermore,
the AT&T network still ranks
last i n terms o f customer
satisfaction compared to the
three other m ajor networks
according to CNN.com. The
Wi-Fi version is limited to
whatever Wi-Fi connections
are available nearby, but over
time, it'll be a big money
saver versus the 3G Vita.
Verdict
T he PlayStation Vita has
plenty o f goods to keep you
entertained during those
breaks between classes, but
buyers b eware-there are a
couple downsides to the new
gadget. For hardcore garners,
the device will be a must~ave. Casual garners on the
other hand might opt for
something a bit more affordable or stick to Droid and
iPhone games until the Vita
gets a price drop.
P epsi-only s tatus
n ot w elcome a t CSUSM
increased by 25 cents when
purchased from vending rnaWith the beginning o f a chines. I know a number o f
new semester, San Marcos students who want to know
became a Pepsi-only school. where that extra money is
All vending machines and going. I f the money is going
soda fountains replaced to keep extracurricular proCoca-Cola and Sprite with grams and teachers' salaries
Pepsi and Sierra Mist. While funded, or to keeping tuimany accept this switch as tion and parking fees down,
beneficial for the school
then I 'm sttre the majority o f
(and, for a number o f
the student body
students, their palwould be more
let), many more do
than willing to
not support this
support this small
move.
price hike. HowFor one, many
ever, i f the extra
students
want
revenue is going
their
choice
to line the pockets
o f administrators as
back. I am a
Coke fan. I love
extra income, then I
speak for the majorthe taste o f Coke
over Pepsi. By the
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same token, I also love
when I say this is unacMountain Dew. I, like many ceptable. Especially when
o f my friends and other stu- tuition and parking fees condents, miss the choice we tinue to climb semester after
once had. On certain days, semester.
a bottle o f Coke is just what
The school administration
I need; on· others, Mountain should be more transparent
Dew hits the spot. Now, I · in its decision to increase
d on't have my choice, nor the price o f sodas bought
does anyone at the school.
through vending machines.
I can understand the rea- If w e're asked to pay more
soning for the switch - be- for a cheaper product, those
coming a Pepsi-exclusive responsible should present
school saves the school in the their good reasons before the
long term as it costs less to student body. I f the adminisbe an exclusive school. What tration is u1:1able o r is unwill1 d on't understand is why the ing to be transparent, then it
price for the cheaper product should bring back our Coke.
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Ills Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?
{ond Other Concerns) by Mindy Koling
M ELISSA M ARTINEZ
S TAFF W RITER
"Is Everyone Hanging O ut
Without Me? (And Other
Concerns)" is marvelous
comedic memoir written by
NBC's " The Office" actress
and writer, Mindy Kaling.
She journals her various
stages o f childhood chubbiness and growing up with
immigrant parents
(her
mother is a doctor and her
father is an architect), Kaling
recounts experiences about
her childhood (when she
was forced to jump off o f a
diving board and gashed her
knee), her adolescent years
(when she learned that it's
better to have just one friend
· who loves the same comedic
skits you do) and even her
adult adventures (when she
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IS EVERYONE HANGING
OUT WITHOUT ME?
met her best friends
at Dartmouth and
moved to New
York, with a big
dream and no job)
and scoring her role
on one o f N BC's
most watched television series.
This
charming
series o f experiences and tips include dealing with
various romances,
a list o f a best
friend's rights and
responsibilities, and the differences between men and
boys, captures the audience
o f any reader. Whether your
girlfriend wont stop quoting
it o r you, like me, are just curious to learn more about the
woman behind her bubbly
character as Kelly Kapoor
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on " The Office," y ou'll enjoy Kaling's rants about her
writing habits and the day
she stopped eating cupcakes.
As a devoted fan o f " The
Office," I found the humor
in this satirical collection o f
memories to be entertaining
and unpredictable. Just when
I thought it wouldn't get funnier, I was laughing
to myself. I f you
are unsure whether
to devote so much
precious time to a
new book, take her
advice found in the
introduction, "This
b ook will take you
two days to read.
Did you even see the
cover? It's mostly
pink. I f y ou're reading this book every
night for months,
something is not
right."
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" The Vow," starring Channing Tatum and Rachel McAdams, isn't a typical romance film.
Though it begins with
love, it ends with tragedy.
The roles are based off real
life couple Kim and Krickitt
Carpenter who experienced a
tragedy similar to the plot in
" The Vow." The Carpenters'
love and marriage was put on
the line after Krickitt was in
a tragic car accident leaving
her with memory loss, and
forgetting who her husband
was and their entire marriage. In the movie, Tatum
plays Leo, the husband to
McAdams' character, Paige.
Throughout the movie, Leo
their marriage; he
fights for _
never gives up on his wife
and attempts to make her fall
in love with him again.
" The Vow" stands out from
all other romantic movies
because o f the passion and
determination for this young
couple to overcome their
heartbreaking situation. Unlike romance films that fol-
Here are show times for " The
Vow" at Edwards San Marcos
Stadium 18 for Feb. 14.
11:15 a.m., 11:45 a.m., I :55
p.m., 2 :30p.m., 4 :35p.m., 5:05
p.m., 7:15p.m., 7:45p.m., 9:55
p.m., 10:25 p.m.
Summer's concert series kickoff
A s neak p eak a t C oachella a nd S tagecoach festivals
A LEX F RANCO
S TAFF W RITER
-With the spring concert
season right around the corner, there's no better way to
kick it off than with one o f
the biggest music festivals in
the world, the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival
in Indio, Calif.
Usually a single three-day
concert weekend, this year
will take place April 13 - 15
and on a second weekend
April 2 0- 22, to accommodate the high attendance each
year.
T he same performers are
to be featured both weekends, so concertgoers o f both
weekends will experience
the same spectacle.
Coachella, known for having a wide range o f musical
geme headliners, didn't disappoint this year with The
Black Keys headlining Friday, April 13 and 20, Radiohead, the headliners o f Saturday, April 14 and 21, and
rappers Dr. Dre and Snoop
Dogg will close the show
both weekends on Sunday,
A pril15 and 22.
For ihose music lovers o f a
different sort, the same venue will host a country festival the following weekend.
Stagecoach,
California's
Country Music Festival will
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love, " The Vow" follows a
couple who have already
found love but are forced to
rediscover it as their relationship is put to the ultimate
test.
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and find out i f Leo and Paige
can ever regain their passionate love they once had.
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27 - 29, in Indio, California. This year's event will
feature country superstars,
Brad Paisley, Jason Aldean,
Miranda Lambert, Blake
Shelton and Alabama, all
performing over the course
o f the three-day festival.
You can see the concerts at
the Indio Polo Grounds in Indio, Calif. located two hours
east o f San Marcos. Tickets
are now sold out for Coachella but can be purchased from
various ticket resellers like
Stubhub and eBay.
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M ELISSA M ARTINEZ
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Not even Adele's heartfelt
speech when she won Album
o f the Year for her album
" Roll~g i n the Deep" could
do justice with the emotion
that was felt at the 54th A nnual Grammy Awards.
Just a day after the world
lost six time Grammy-winning singer, Whitney Hou- ston, the Grammy's recognized this years top artists
as audiences everywhere
mourned the loss o f a great
one.
Along with Record o f the
Year, Adele took home Album o f the Year for her second album, " 21," Song o f
the Year for "Rolling in the
Deep," Best Pop Solo Performance for "Someone Like
You," and o f course, Best
Pop Vocal Album for "21."
Bon Iver, a folk band from
Wisconsin took home the
Grammy for Best New A rtist o f the Year as well as Best
Alternative Music Album for
their self-titled album, " Bon
Iver."
The emotional roller coaster took off when Tony Bennett won Best Traditional
Pop Vocal Album for "Duets
II" and alone, accepted the
award for Best Pop Duo/
Group Performance for
"Body and Soul," a track he
and the late Amy Winehouse
recorded together.
Fortunately, Taylor Swift
w asn't interrupted as she accepted ~e awards for Best
Country Solo Performance
and Best Country Song,
which both were in recog-
nition for her
single " Mean"
from her album, " Speak
Now."
With
that
said,
Kanye
West won Best
Rap Album for
" My Beautiful
Dark Twisted
Fantasy ," Best
Rap Song for " All o f the
Lights," written by West,
Jeff. Bhasker, Stacy Ferguson, Malik Jones and Warren
Trotterv. The song also won
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration. West and Jay-Z won
Best Rap Peformance for
their song "Otis."
O f course, the Grammy 's
wouldn't be complete without a tribute to Grammywinning artist Whitney Hou-
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ston, who passed away on
Saturday, Feb. 11. Jennifer
Hudson honored her with
a beautiful rendition to one
o f Houston's most famous
songs, " I Will Always Love
You."
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TUESDAY
FEBRUARY 28, 2012
V OLUM E X X X I X
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, SAN MARCOS, INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER
Expired elevator p ermit s stoke concerns
over C SUSM' s s af e school status
registration is out of date,
FREDRICK M1SLEH
Cougar Chronicle on Facebook
you cannot drive. Therefore,
STAFF W RITE R
if the elevators are out of
csusmchronicle on twitter
In early December 2011, date ^ they should not be opthe website StateUniversity. erable."
SPORES
Regina Frasca, head of Risk
com ranked CSUSM as the
Page 3 - ''The
safest four-year university Management at CSUSM, acHeart B eat' '
disin California. However, this knowledged the expired percusses quick, e as y
ranking only extends to cam- mits, yet asserted students
a n d healthy w ay s to
pus security. The integrity of and staff were safe when
our elevators is a different riding the elevators: "The
lose w eigh t S um state inspectors who have
matter.
mer is just a roun d
Six of our elevators have the power to issue new perthe c omer , follow
expired permits: car number mits are few and far between.
the a dvic e for a
three in the parking struc- So when we aren't able to
healthy transformature (a temporary permit .schedule them, we have our
tion.
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on March 17, "If your registra- tion
teams
FEATURES
2011),
car
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tion is out of date, tso ensure the
number 2 in
afety and th
Markstein Hall you cannot drive. integrity of
(Oct. 1, 2011), Therefore, if the el- our conveyboth elevators evators are out of ances. They
in the Social
do not have
and Behavio- date, they should not the authority
ral Sciences be operable."
to issue new
Building (both
-Katie Gonzalez, fourth- permits, howtemporary per- year Human Development ever."
mits, expired major
Frasca also
March
28, ^
added a key
2011 and April 1,2011), the word of advice to all elevator
Arts Building elevator (Sept. riders. "If the elevators ever
Page 5 ¡¡B The in30,2011) and the D-building do stop working and you are
teresting
history
elevator in the UVA (July 29, stuck in one of them, please
2011, with a temporary per- do not try to get yourself out.
of Leap Year is exmit being issued QirDec. 9, Stay in the elevator and use
plained. W ha t will
2011? that Jias a pending ex-_ the elevator's hotlittf J o the
you do^with your
piration date).
service center and we will
extra d ay ?
Many students reported come to you. That way, we
this made them feel unsafe at can all avoid a repeat of the
school. One student, a first- tragic incident at CSU Long
OPINION
year student who wished not Beach," referring to an into be identified, said, "It's a cident in Dec. 2011 when
huge misnomer consider- an employee of CSULB got
ing you have the safety of stuck in an elevator and atall your students going up tempted to climb out. The eland down the elevator, and evator began to move again,
it's just a simple thing mak- trapping and killing the eming sure your tags are up-to- ployee under 2,000 pounds
of machinery.
date."
For more information on
Katie Gonzalez, fourthPage 6 - " Let' s Talk
Politics" m ove s to . year Human Development elevator safety, readers can
contact Regina Frasca at
major, likened the permits in
the o pinio n p ag e
the elevators to registration 760-750-4502 or at rfrasca®
this issue. Find out
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private note-selling between
college students, while some
are already facing consequences.
According to the investigative reporting website, California Watch, this issue raises questions as to who owns
copyrights of the notes, the
students listening to lecture,
or the instructor providing
the lecture. Professors at UC
Berkeley and CSU Chico are
concerned with note accuracy. They fear that these notes
are provided by students
with low grades. As a result,
low note quality could ultimately hurt the instructor's
reputation.
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these notes for sale. There
have already been some
changes made to school policies in regards to attaining
and purchasing notes from
such websites. CSUSM's
student conduct "prohibits
any business or person from
selling or otherwise distributing or publishing class
notes for a commercial purpose," (California Education
Code section 66450).
Muniz found this situation
to pertain more to a plagiarism issue as well: "I don't
support the ban [of websites]
but I do support actions
against students using these
notes for plagiarism."
But there are some students
who are more than willing to
support the ban, seeing that
some of
should put up their notes...
but not students who have
failing grades. I don't know
how tbe website would judge
that, but I understand that a D
student shouldn't put up thennotes [for sale] ," Karen Hernandez, CSUSM sophomore
and Biology major, said.
Outside sources and critics state that the universities
are focusing on the wrong
aspects of the situation, and
the notes are simply there
to share knowledge. There
is still a discussion about
whether disciplinary students should receive disciplinary action, although some
students have already been
reported in regards to their
affiliation to such purchases.
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Chegg have received letters
from CSU and UC campuses in their attempt to shut
down the space available for
students to post their notes
up for sale, according to
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CSUSM aimed to make the
campus more communityoriented and attractive to
students with the University
Student Union (USU) which
kicked off with a groundbreaking ceremony and
after-party last Thursday,
Feb.23.
The lawn between Kellogg Library and the Cesar
Chavez stairs is fenced off
because CSUSM is in the
process of cpnstructing the
new USU building. USU
will house student eveiits,
clubs, activities and community life. The two "Phases"
are due to for completion
August 2013, and the structure will be ready for occupation January 2014.
"I think that it is really hard
to capture the excitement of
it. There have been so many
people working really hard
on this. It is actually student- room, more food services
designed; they brought in and more student organizasome students to get their tion offices.
opinions on what it should be
"The Clarke used to be
like," Eloise Stiglitz, Ph£>. the hub for student organiVice President of Student zations, but soon there will
Affairs said.
be the Student Union. In the
. USU's Phase I (58376 sq. rainy weather you will have
ft) will provide services in- a building to go to," Ed. D.
cluding food services, retail Executive Director, Universpaces, dining, a ballroom, sity Corporation, Kim D.
conference rooms, student Clark, said.
This new University Stuorganization offices, recreational and game areas as dent Union building has been
well as USU administration in the books since CSUSM
offices. Phase H (85,880 sq. opened in 1989. The total
ft) will provide a large ball- cost of the building will be
$43.98 million, and the Student Body Center Fee that
each CSUSM student pays
will fund the entire project.
It will take 30 years to pay it
off completely.
"I'm excited. It's a sign
that our school is growing.
It'll be worth it," Phoebe
Morris, CSUSM sophomore,
said.
The opportunities and
space it will provide the
student community will add
greatly to the student life
here on campus.
"I don't like the fencing,
but I am excited about the
Student Union being built,"
Kaitlin Lingnau, a freshman,
said.
In fact, the Cesar Chavez
staircase will be completely
out of commission from
spring break until mid-August 2013.
The groundbreaking ceremony speakers and attendees
included CSUSM President
Karen Haynes, President
& CEO of ASI Travis Wil. son, USU Advisory Board
Chair Cipriano Vargas, Vice
President for Finance and
Administrative Services Dr.
Linda Hawk and Director of
the Clarke House & the USU
Sara Quinn.
"Student life is going to
be absolutely amazing. I ' m
excited for this opportunity,
and I am proud to call this
my school," Wilson said.
For more information go
to: www.csusni.edu/usu.
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Students and staff gather f o r President H aynes ' and Chief Diversity Office r Crawford's diversity based open forum.
Photos by:Amira El-Khaouli.
Diversity Matters Forum
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on Feb. 16,2012.
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how to interact in the world.
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CSUSM has "almost half of
the entire student body as
m inorities] , that's 5,000 students," Haynes said.
"Diversity comes in a variety of f orms.. . [CSUSM
is an] inclusive campus for
all meanings of diversity,"
Haynes said.
Crawford explained his
five-year plan for diversity
which included changes in
curriculum and staff diversity composition in order to
be pragmatic andT broaden
the-meaning of diversity.
Professors and some students questioned how this
talk would be put into action
during these tough financial
times.
Professor Marisol ClarkIbanez of the Sociology de-
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partment questioned where
the resources are coming
from when there aren't any
to give. Clark-Ibanez is the
program coordinator for
the Ethnic Studies minor;
she stated she only receives
$1,060 annually for the program.
Crawford's five-year plan
for diversity is due to President Haynes late this spring.
In the meantime, CSUSM
faces economic challenges, a
60:40 ratio of women to men
and a growing awareness of
diversity.
There is another Diversity Forum today, Feb. 28,
noon - 12:5 0 p jn. , in Markstein 103.
This semester, History and
Global Studies professor Dr.
Kimber Quinney, and her
History 393 students took
advantage of a mentoring
opportunity working with
high school students at High
Tech High School.
Alongside teacher Ms.
Michelle Clark, Dr. Quinney
teamed the High Tech High's
students and CSUSM's History students together in
groups and presented their final projects, ¿11 following the
theme: Wash. Rinse. Don't
Repeat, on Friday, Feb. 17.
With the help of Dr. Quinney's class, High Tech
High's students compiled an
arrangement of videos and
interviews to compare historic events, such as the Holocaust, to recent events like
the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
Their primary goal was to
spread awareness to prevent
these catastrophic tragedies
from reoccurring through
media, interviews of Holocaust survivors and spoken
word. Junior Jenna Phelps'
group dedicated their video
to spreading awareness of
the injustices in history and
how, unfortunately, it can
replicate.
"Racist comments aren't
taken seriously, and we want
to show everyone that it isn't
okay andjwe need to stand up
against it so it won't repeat,"
Phelps said.
Not only did the students
of High Tech High benefit
from their mentors, but also
CSUSM students took advantage of a great opportunity to branch out and experience a different kind of
learning.
CSUSM
student/mentor Bryan Romanelli spoke
of his experience working
alongside these students.
Seeing the final production
come together was the highlight of his experience.
"Being a mentor was honestly one of the coolest experiences ever. The students
cut above the rest, took the
bull by the horns and ran
away with it. They were extremely dedicated and wer e
on top of their work. It was
great being able to work with
these students for a common
goal: to prevent history from
repeating itself," Romanelli
said.
SPORTS
NBA Stars shine bright at
All-Star game in Orlando
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With the NBA All-Star
weekend in Orlando, Fla.
coming to a close, the 2012
All-Star game came down to
the wire in the last seconds
of the fourth quarter as the
West stars stopped the East
stars dead in their tracks.
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Starting for the West were, Wade, Miami Heat small
forward LeBron James, NY
Knicks small forward Carmelo Anthony and hometown favorite Orlando Magic
center Dwight Howard.
The first quarter of the
game was filled with the defense-less basketball play we
come to love and enjoy during All-Star weekend. There
were ferocious slam dunks,
and alley-oop dunks from
both sides of the court, f ro m
Chris Paul throwing it up
to Blake Griffin to Dwyane
Wade sending it to teammate
LeBron James. The West got
out to an early lead, a lead
they wouldn't surrender f o r
the rest of the game, leading
88-69 at halftime.
The West's 88 points at
halftime now stand as the
All-Star game record f o r
points in a half. That wasn't
the only record that we saw
fall Sunday night. Kobe
Bryant in his record tying
fourteenth All-Star game appearance broke the record
f o r most career points in the
All-Star game passing Michael Jordan's mark of 262
points. Dwyane Wade of the
East registered the third triple-double in All-Star game
history with 24 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists.
Kevin Durant and Bryant carried the West in their
win over the East. Durant led
all scorers with 36 points;
enough to have him voted the
game's MVP. Lebron James
led the East's late charge at
the end scoring 36 points for
the East, but also gave the
ball away in the closing seconds of the game, sealing the
victory for the West.
" Can' t turn the ball over
like that, I let my team down,
but overall it was a great
weekend," James said.
The weekend came to a
close with the West 152-149
victory, which is now the
second year in a row they
have walked away the winners.
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Healthy weight loss
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With summer right around
the corner, losing weight to
perfect your 'beach body' i s
perhaps a top priority. Sadly,
too many people are unaware of healthy ways to lose
weight and can inadvertently
cause more harm than good.
With so many crash diets
available on the market, it
is hard not to get caught u p
with them. Unfortunately,
they have proven to be ineffective.
"They d on' t work and can
be harmful to your h ealth/ '
Lea Roberg-Chao, professor of Kinesiology here at
CSUSM, said.
Many crash diets emphasize maintaining a 1,000 calorie diet or less, which certainly i sn' t safe or effective.
The goal is to lose one to
t w o p ound s per w eek.
aptwo pounds p e r week . "Rapid weight loss is mostly water loss and muscle loss.
"The key t6 losing weight
is to look beyond going on
a diet," Laura de Ghetaldi,
professor of Kinesiology at
CSUSM, said.
One pound is equivalent to
about 3,500 calories. Implementing a strategy to have
a deficit of 500 calories per
day would lose one pound
per week on average. 500
calories per day is the difference between a salad and
a cheeseburger with fries.
Seems pretty easy, not to
mention worthwhile, doesn't
it?
Imagine if you employed
an exercise routine with your
diet; the pounds would come
off even easier. Ideally, this
is the goal. Modifying only
your diet might prove as an
e ffectiv e m etho d f o r w eigh t
effective method for weight
loss, but utilizing some type
of aerobic activity will prove
to be more effective.
"A healthy diet coupled
with a healthy aerobic exercise program where one gets
the heart rate up for 30 minutes per day, four days per
week, will easily and safely
lose one to two pounds per
week," de Ghetaldi said.
More importantly, crash diets work in opposite fashion
of one's goal to lose weight.
"They slow down the body's
metabolic rate, causing the
body to burn calories less efficiently," de Ghetaldi said.
Keep these things in mind,
and not only will you shed
that 10-15 pounds by summer, but you will have created a healthy template that
you can follow the rest of
your life.
Congratulations to the Men's and
Women's Basketball teams who both
finished their inaugural seasons with
wins and earned spots in the A.I.I,
conference championships.
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As the basketball regular season comes to a close
and the playoffs commence,
I spoke to Sarah Jackson,
three guard, from the Women's Basketball team before
the Cougars went to South
Dakota for the A.I I. (Association of Independent Institutions) conference championship.
Jackson is a junior majoring in Sociology and mi-noring in Psychology who
has been playing basketball
since she was six-year-old.
Jackson's favorite team is the
Los Angeles Clippers, while
her favorite player being Miami Heat forward, LeBron
James.
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the best thing about playing
here at CSUSM?
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The
strong friendships I 'v e made.
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me on track with my priorities.
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Justin C ampbel l r epresent s
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JULIANA S T U M P P
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CSUSM students and faculty gathered on campus
to enjoy the contemporary
dancing in Lux Boreal's
presentation of "Lamb" on
Feb. 21.
This was the first time
that the performance was
presented at CSUSM as it
is typically preformed in
many festivals and theaters
in Mexico.
Phillip Adams, of Australia, in collaboration with Lux
Boreal, created the production. The company's name,
"Lux Boreal" translates to,
"lights from the north."
The performance began
with a queen-like woman lying in the middle of the stage
with six dancers off to the
side wearing a black cloth
over their faces with feathery
sashes over their bodies. In
the beginning of the show,
the dancer's movements
started slow and leisurely,
but throughout the performance, the dances became
more emotional and dramatic
as even some of the dancers
started t o c r y .
At the side of the stage,
there were six red, toy pianos
that were played occasionally for the effect of spiritual
DANEA
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The Wavehouse in Mission
Beach played host to a Red
Bull-sponsored DJ showcase
and President's Day party for
Greek leaders and captains
from local dorms and sororities on Feb. 19.
The top DJs from UCSD,
USD, SDSU and CSUSM
were invited to the event to
compete before a large number of Wavehouse patrons
and the DJs' fellow students
in attendance.
Selected as the top student DJ from Cal State San
Marcos and chosen to represent CSUSM in this friendly competition was Justin
Campbell. He opened the
competition, which ran from
noon to 5 p.m., and as per the
rules of the contest, he had
an hour to spin.
After finishing his set, he
joined me for a brief chat
about the contest, his motivation and music in general.
Campbell has been DJing
for two years and has been
gradually building his reputation by posting his songs
online. Mostly instrumental
mash-ups (a song created
by entwining two other usu"Lamb" w a s honored in
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local clubs downtown, and
pretty soon, he was being
change.
In "Lamb," the shepherdess helps guide her six lambs
to the Promised Land. The
show included multiple
themes including forgiveness, innocence and sin and
many biblical references.
Eunice Contreras, who
played the shepherdess, gave
her insight to the meaning of
the production.
"The sheep have to trust
in the path I ' m giving them,
because it's the path to salvation. They have to forgive
themselves, but they also
must be forgiven. You have
to ask for forgiveness. You
have to surrender to that,"
Contreras said.
At the end of the show,
some of the dancers answered questions from the
audience.
"[Phillip Adams] spent his
time explaining his thoughts
and beliefs. He didn't give us
a direct definition of what the
pianos represented. He gave
us room for imagination. To
me the red pianos represented blood," performer Henry
Torres said.
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known establishments as
The House of Blues have allowed Campbell to branch
out of San Diego and permitted him to spin at places like
Los Angeles' historic Avalon
theater, where The Beatles
played their first west coast
performance.
When asked about his musical palette, Campbell says
that his taste is quite broad,
and that as a DJ, one should
be open to all sorts of genres
and sounds when composing
a piece. This speaks to his ultimate goal as a DJ which is
to keep underground music
creative.
As the party went on and
the other DJs completed
their respective sets, it ultimately became the audience
that would decide the winner
through applause and cheers.
As the roar of the crowd
was gauged, it was determined that the winner of the
STAFF W R I T E R
The traveling film festival
LUNAFEST is making a
stop at CSUSM on Thursday,
March I at 6 p.m.
LUNAFEST is a short-film
festival with works made by,
about and for women.
Established in 2000, LUNAFEST is dedicated to
sharing stories of women
through film and spreading
those connections through
the traveling festival.
According to the LUNAFEST website, the festival
has spread to more than 150
screenings in North America
with over ninety filmmakers featured so far. Since its
foundation, the festival has
raised nearly $1.2 million.
At this year's festival,
nine films will be presented,
showing the diversities of
community. The shorts will
illustrate different genres and
content, all of which are representative of women.
The festival will donate
—
Right and Below: CSUSM student, Justin
Campbell, performs his set at The Wavehouse in Mission Beach.
Photos proided by: Tom Nguyen.
I InFonna+ional Day
Women's Center to host film festival
REBEKAH GREEN
showcase was Justin Campbell. It came as no surprise
that CampbelFs skills triumphed, but it still came as
a very welcome victory for
CSUSM to overcome their
big-time rival schools.
To hear some of Justin
Campbell's music, visit
http://soundcloud.com/
jcam8989.
all proceeds and ticket sales
from this event to various charities, including the
Breast Cancer Fund and the
ASI Women's Center.
Tickets are available at the.
ASI Corporate Office andj
at the door the night of theî
festival. Ticket prices range?
from $5 for students, $10 for
general admission and $15
for VIP tickets.
To view a trailer featuring
clips from the short films,
go to www.csusm.edu/wc/
events/LunaFest .html.
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CSUSM's The Pride Center presented "The Distorted
Male" on Tuesday, Feb. 21 in
association with next week's
Eating Disorder Awareness
week supported by the three
social justice centers on campus.
The event consisted of
pictures hanging f ro m the
ceiling at eye level, depicting different types of male
bodies, different statistics
pertaining to male eating
disorders and different views
about male body images .
The pictures and statistics
were presented in a more engaging way which allowed
students to walk around and
prised to see students show
up to an event and fully engage in discussion about
such a controversial topic.
An anonymous attendee
male body images in society stated that t h e event met exsee these different pictures and what it means to be maspectations. However, the stuand initiate conversation culine or feminine.
dent felt that the discussion
about them.
"I knew it was there, but I stayed at a surface level and
After students viewed the didn't realize that it was so
wished it was more critical
d i ff e r e n t
p r e v a l e n t , about the topic. The attendee
pictures,
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about their bodies.
Later, after light snacks the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual,
"I feel like that's what we
and drinks, everybody gath- Transgender,
Questioning
need to do more on campus,
ered to engage iri a lengthy and Allies (LGBTQA), said.
like create an atmosphere
discussion about common
Chatham went on to say where everybody feels like
misconceptions
regarding how he was pleasantly surthey can talk," Chatham said.
Leap Year r eappear s
after four-year absence
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amount of toppings, varying
from cheeses to meats a nd .
Flippin* Pizza opened a vegetables. The prices f o r
new location on South Twin the 18-inch custom whole
Oaks Valley Road on Feb. 1, pizzas start at $14.50 for the
providing CSUSM students "Cheese Pie" with an extra
and staff members with a $2 for each topping. Flippin'
convenient location.
Pizza also offers their classic
As I walked into Flippin' red and white pies for $19
Pizza, I was eager to taste each.
their New York-style pizza
For my night out with
and excited to have a pizza friends, we chose the Pesto
place across the street from Classic White Pie and split
campus. For students who the cost five ways. It was
don't have cars, Flippin' Piz- perfect, because we each ate
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two pieces for only about
The menu has a large vari- $4.00 per person.
ety of offerings at affordable
While the franchise also
prices for the typical college has restaurants on the east
student on a budget. A sim- coast, only five locations are
ple cheese slice is $2.25. A currently open in Southern
pizza slice with toppings is California. These locations
just 50 cents more.
are in Carlsbad, Encinitas,
If you and your Mends or La Costa, Vista and San Marfamily are especially hun- cos, with a sixth location set
gry, 18-inch custom pizzas to open soon in San Diego.
are available with a large
STAFF
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ated with the day from other
countries.
"St. Bridget struck a deal
with St. Patrick to allow
women to propose t o men and not just the other way
around - every four years.
This is believed to have been
introduced to balance the
traditional roles of men and
women in a similar way to
how Leap Day balances the
calendar," another article on
timeanddate.com states.
The article goes on to share
that in Scotland, it is considered unlucky to be born on
Leap Day, and in Greece it is
considered unlucky to marry
during the entire year and especially on Leap Day.
In spite of its occasionally
ominous presence for some
cultures, the day is typically
embraced in many areas of
the world with enthusiasm
and a cause for celebration.
I ntegrate d a rt s p rogra m
improves test s core s
Elementary students show significant literacy progress
K YL E M .JOHNSO N
S TAF F W R I T E R
CSUSM President Karen
Haynes recently announced
that the Developing Reading
Education with Arts Method
(DREAM) program contributed towards improving elementary student test scores
in reading by 87 points.
The program is a 4-year
arts integration program with
a nearly $1 million grant
received from the United
States Department of Education.
According to the DREAM
website, "The goal of
DREAM is to train third and
fourth grade teachers to use
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writing skills."
The program uses this
training technique through
week-long summer programs
and classroom arts coaching
with teachers.
"We're not taking the emphasis off of reading and
math by integrating the arts.
We're really supporting it,"
Merryl Goldberg, Artistic
Director of DREAM, said
in a video on the program's
website.
The program is a collaboration of CSUSM, North
County Professional Development Federation, San Die-
go Office of Education and
ten North San Diego County
school districts, specifically
141 teachers and 3,000 students.
"The arts, because it's at
the core of [DREAM], teach
creative thinking,, innovative thinking, teach critical
thinking, teach how to think
outside the box, how to problem solve, how to work well
with others. These are skills
that are just fundamental to
what we need for the 21st
century," Goldberg said in
the video.
For more information on
the DREAM program, visit
dream.sdcoe.net.
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Shocking salary facts
Cal State presidents earn more than Facebook execs
D AN E A
VANDERVELDEN
S TAF F W R I T E R
Recent reports from the
CSU Chancellor's office
have brought some interesting monetary facts to the
table regarding the salaries
of the CSU system's head
honchos.
Facebook is undoubtedly
one of the most powerful
companies on the face of the
Earth and in February went
public and released the salaries of its employees. Sheryl
Sandberg, one of the top executives of this multimedia
juggernaut, makes $300,000
annually, stated the initial
public offering of Facebook.
A hefty sum, but for a top
executive of one of the most
well-known companies, it
may come to us as a surprisingly low amount.
The numbers herein reveal
to us that at least six of the
CSU system's top employees
make more than Sandberg on
an annual basis including the
Chancellor, SDSU president
and CSULB president. The
average CSU president banking in on $300,541 and nine
cents stated the Chancellor's
Executive
Compensation
2011/2012 report on www.
calstate.edu. In addition to
that, they also received an
extra $60,000 for housing assistance.
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Outrage has broken out
over these facts from students and other taxpayers
alike. The California State
Facing Racism
and racial slurs in this video,
I had many questions
when a friend showed me
YouTube, the home7of hu- this video. First, where are
mor, music, film and artistic their parents? You'd figure
talent, as well as the original someone would have taught
place of the "It Gets Better" them manners at some point
campaign against bullying is in their lives. Also, they're
now the home of the most of- from Arizona. If I ' m not misfensive video to go viral that taken, Arizona, like CaliforI have ever seen.
nia, New Mexico and Texas,
On Jan. 6, 2012, three is heavily populated by the
teenage girls from Arizona Mexican culture. It saddens
uploaded a video demon- me that a place so diverse
strating their hate for the could produce such ignoMexican Race. As a Mexican rant ideologies. Instead of
woman, I am infuriated that celebrating diversity, we are
these girls hate one culture discouraging people because
so profoundly that they made of their differances.
this video. As an American, I
It infuriates me that one
am embarrassed to live in the day, if these girls have chilsame country as these wom- dren, their distorted ideen as I see their views are als may be passed onto our
tolerated. As a woman, I am country's next generation.
offended. Their ludicrous be- I ' m livid that these girls,
havior i sn' t helping us gain when they turn 18, can vote
the respect so many deserve. on the lives of my people,
I understand that everyone and that they may deny my
has his or her own opinions. family the right to live in this
However, not even the First country and dismiss their atAmendment of Free Speech tempt at their promise of "the
. can justify the hate speech American dream," as empty
MELISSA MARTINEZ
S TAF F W R I T E R
as it may be.
Why is if that these views
are tolerated? Why do we
live in a country that segregates cultures so much? The
progress we've made seems
minimal to the credo of racism, sexism and homophobia
that has become a "norm"
within our society; instead of
promoting this notion of being "colorblind/' we should
be embracing our diversity,
rather than blatantly condoning the ignorant racism and
hate we can't seem t a extinguish.
I am however, extremely
proud of the video responses
from people of different genders, races and religions who
made it clear that though
these girls are extremely intolerable, they do not represent the opinions and views
of those similar to them.
Though the three girls have
publicly apologized, this
incident shouldn't have occurred at all.
S TAF F W R I T E R
When Ashley Wardle was
admitted to San Diego State
University, she must have
been expecting a place where
all ideas and beliefs were
welcomed and tolerated by
all - especially by school officials.
However, while protesting proposed tuition hikes at
the CSU Board of Trustees
meeting on Nov. 16, 2011,
in Long Beach, Wardle was
arrested after students were
banned from participating in
the closed-doors meeting and
forcibly removed from CSU
Chancellor Charles Reed's
-office.
Upon her return to SDSU,
Wardle faced an informal
hearing regarding her actions. With officials claim-
ing her actions violated the
school's code of conduct,
Wardle risked a formal hearing and expulsion if she refused a two-year suspension.
After weeks of negotiations,
a settlement was presented
to the graduate student: the
suspension would not be activated; yet Wardle will be
ineligible to participate and
hold leadership positions in
student organizations .
This should boil the blood
of every American college
student. College is supposed
to be an open forum for discussion and the sharing of
ideas where the tolerance of
said ideas is undisputed. For
Elliot Hirshman, the president of SDSU, to even consider suspending a student
whom was expressing her
opinion is a blatant violation
of Wardle's First Amend-
ficult economic times, the
CSU(s) must compete on
a national level for highly
qualified candidates to serve
as presi-
dents of its institutions ."
Reed attempted to substantiate the swelling of these individuals' salaries, but at the
end of the day, student's wallets are emptier than ever,
and when students cannot
afford school, they can't
attend i t ; Hopefully the
'Board of Trustees'
p keeps this in mind,
when mulling over
the potential ramifications of their
next act of greedmongering.
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CHRIS GIANCAMILLI
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In the current era of gaming, the amount of downloadable content (DLC) is
quickly rising. Unfortunately
for gamers, this rise is a double-edged sword.
Don't get me wrong—we
love new maps, playable
characters and added storylines. However, we have a
serious problem with paying
an extra $15 for something
that should have been packaged with the game itself.
In some cases, the bonus content is available
on the same day the game
is released. According to
Gamespy.com, "Mass Effect 3" will feature a new
DLC storyline available on
release day. The DLC is included with the Digital Deluxe Edition, but those who
purchase the standard edition
of the game will have to pay"
extra. Gamers are basically
supposed to pay more for
something that is ready on
day-one.
Players also have "Game
of the Year" (GOTY) or
"Greatest Hits" editions to
watch out for. When a game
is rereleased with one of
these tags, it generally features a lower price and past
DLC included. Though this
varies f ro m game to g ame r
those patient or frugal gamers might want to wait f o r
one of these editions. Sadly,
not all games are rereleased
like this. So paying the f ul l
price could become the only
solution for some.
Publishers are exploiting
the wallets of gangers, and
it's killing all the f un . For
money-conscious
college
students, an extra $10 or $15
could mean skipping a few
meals for video game content that could have been free
with purchase.
W orld' s w ors t b os s
The demise of NBC's "The Office99 t elevisio n series
A t SDSU, First Amendment
rights need not apply
F REDRIC K M I S L E H
University Board of Trustees
is the group responsible for
setting CSU employee salary, decided to bump up the
new president of SDSU's
salary to $400,000.
With tuition and other paid
necessities for students skyrocketing in price like
the 9 percent tuition
increase voted in f o r
the CSUSM 2012/2013
school year, it is hard for
any elected 'board ' or individual to justify these
-salary hikes. Chancellor Charles Reed
took a swipe
at it anyways,
stating within
the report that,
"Even in dif-
ALEX FRANCO
head from here.
they once had.
It has been reported that
I personally don't believe
In 2005, NBC producer the writers and producers of there is enough of a story and
Greg Daniels brought the "The Office" have decided depth to be able to carry this
popular British comedy "The to create a spinoff follow- as a long running series. The
Office" to American televi- ing the Assistant to thé Re- reason Dwight is such a sucment right to free speech.
It seems as though Hirsh- sions. Steve Carell was hired gional Manager, Dwight cessful character is because
man wanted to silence all to star and play bumbling Schrute (played by Rainn he meshes and feeds of the
dissent by making a public boss Michael Scott and carry Wilson). The show would other characters in the office
example of one student — a the television show for seven revolve around Dwight and so well. Also, I ' m a big Jim
classic move pulled out of amazing seasons of pure co- his beet farm/bed and break- Halpert (John Krasinski) and
any dictator's playbook. Had medic genius. Unfortunately, fast. I ' m not sure why the Pam Beesly Halpert (Jenna
the Chancellor and all the after seven and a half sea- call has been placed to put Fischer) fan and would hate
Trustees in attendance al- sons of comedic mockumen- this move into action with to see them go and no longer
lowed dissenting opinions to tary, Carell left "The Office" the current season of "The pull pranks on Dwight tobe heard, chances are high and Andrew Bernard (Ed Office" still turning out hi- gether.
With many of the main
Wardle would not have been Helms) took over as Manag- larious episodes and captier of Dunder Mifflin Sabre, vating story lines. My guess staples of "The Office" conarrested.
is that they believe the show tracts ending after the seaWe as the students who pay Scranton.
Normally, a hit television is not bringing in the view- son, it will be clear where
tuition, which translates into
the six-figure salaries paid show wouldn't succumb to ers it once did with Carell on the producer^ decide to take
the ending of an era; how- the show. And that is their the show with season 8's end
to school administrative officials, should have a greater ever, many would agree that problem; they can't have the later this spring. The answer
say regarding how much we the Dunder Mifflin Scran- expectations of a Carell-run is simple, resign everybody
pay and where that money ton Branch isn't the same. "Office" show.
and continue the show as it
The producers should un- is, with no spin-off or new
goes. Until then, no CSU Though the rest of season
system chancellor or presi- 7 and now season 8 have derstand that with Carell's direction taken. With time, I
dent should infringe upon proved to be comedy none- departure they were going believe the show can regain
the First Amendment rights theless, it is obvious the to lose some die-hard Carell the support and fandom it
writers of "The Office" are fans and they weren't going once enjoyed with Carell at
of his or her students.
desperate to decide where to to generate the viewership the helm. In Ed Helms I trust.
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Hundredth: "Willows" The Christian melodic hardcore b an d from Myrtle Beach,
S.C., celebrates individuality a n d selfawareness in this song a n d how to go
from being a follower to a leader.
how women are perceived in
today 's media.
"Black Swan" will be
shown as part of their monthly "Sister Cinema" program.
This is their third semester
presenting Sister Cinema, in
which they provide pizza,
drinks and a comfortable setting to watch view the movie.
Following the movie, there
will be a discussion pertaining to the issues and controversies displayed in the film.
Even though the movies presented will depict women's
lives and their struggles, men
are more than welcome to
join the event.
"Everyone is welcome to
the Women's Center; its purpose is to have a place tohang
out and build community,"
Community Dialogue Facilitator of the Women's Center,
Alejandra Ramos, said.
Ramos and staff hope that
this event will allow more
students to find an inclusive
space where students can get
involved and take advantage of the resources that the
Women's Center has to offer, as well as create a community to learn about social
justice and becoming allies.
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The comic book corner: Marvelous Marvel events
F AIT H O RCIN O
S TAP F W RITE R
Marvel Entertainment announced three comic events
and a special crossover that
will create quite a stir in the
comic book universe.
Thé universe already completed two of its biggest
comics, "Fear Itself* and
"Spider-Island/' but it isn't
quite over for the characters.
February's event is ' Th e
Circle of Four" which
takes place in the on-going
"Venom" series. By some
strange demonic force, Eugene "Flash" Thompson
a.k.a. Venom, must fight
with X-23, the new female
Ghost Rider, Alejandra,
and the Red Hulk, Gen and
"Thunderbolt" Ross, to save
Las Vegas. The event starts
in Venom #13, with four
(#13.1-.4) point issues and
then concluding in Venom
#14. This unlikely team must
stop evil before Sin City literally turns into Hell.
March is going to be an
explosive month when the
Avengers Academy gets
some new transfer students.
The misfit Runaways join
for a special crossover span-
ning two issues. In addition
to the cast, artist Karl Moline
will be the penciler f o r those
issues. Moline was on the
creative team for the "Loners" series, which Avengers
Academy team member Julia Powers a.k.a. Lightspeed
was affiliated with. Marvel
expects a throw down on the
west coast when the two collide.
In April, two events will
surely shake things up. "The
Omega Effect" event creates
an unlikely team. SpiderMan, Daredevil and the Punisher t ik e on some of the top
crime syndicates in order to
make sure they do not get
their hands on the mysterious
Omega Drive. It will take
place in "Avenging SpiderMan #6," "Daredevil #11"
and "The Punisher #10" with
highly acclaimed writers
Mark Waid and Greg Rucka
working together with Marco Checchetto as the interior
artist f o r all three issues.
New York will then become the battleground for
the "Avengers vs. X-Men"
event. It will take place after
the conclusion of "Avengers: The Children's Crusade"
and "X-Sanction." Most of
the fighting will be in the
12-part limited series under
the same name of the event
while certain series will have
issues crossovers with it.
Questions rise concerning
those who have dual membership to both parties, such
as Wolverine and Beast, to
see where their true alliances
belong.
Many teasers are floating
around comic shops and on ^
the internet, but Marvel is
keeping things in the dark.
Several stores such as the f a mous Midtown Comic store
in New Yoik have chosen
their sides. Special early release parties on April 3 will
be held in participating shops
around the nation, a day before the first issue of "Avengers vs. X-Men" is out. Ask
your local vendor if they will
be joining the festivities.
For more information on
any of the Marvel events,
visit Marvel.com. If you
want to get a copy of some
of the issues, check out your
local comic book shop or online vendor.
B oo k of the month: Entering the H unge r G a m e s
A REL Y R A M O S
STAFF W R I T E R
Author Suzanne Collins
introduces "The Hunger
Games", as . the first book
to the epic trilogy, leaving
readers anxious in completing what seems like a neverending story.
Though the series was first
released in 2008, the excitement of seeing the games on
the big screen is making the
series exceedingly famous.
Thé plot unravels when a
district rebels, causing the
Capitol to punish the remaining districts by forcing
two teenagers from each of
the twelve districts to fight
one another in an arena with
provided weapons. As part
of entertainment for the public, the games are aired live
on television. The winner
represents their district a s
well as receives honor and
respect for themselves and
family. Children are entered
at the age of twelve and
THE
must fight against the
other competitors until
only one survives.
The main character,
Katniss Everdeen, is
responsible -for taking care of her mother
—
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and sister, and to do
so, she trespasses outside the fences of Disc\ WM
trict 12 in order to hunt
for food, entering the
Hunger Games arena
and changing her life
foreyer. "The Hunger
Games" offers friendship, love and rebelbearable.
lion, all within the first
Though another book may
book of the series.
Collins' detailed descrip- seem like a distraction to
yodr homework or obligations of the characters and
object in the book are so tions, once you begin readspecific, i t feels as if the ing the first page, putting it
reader is a part of the rebel- down will seem impossible.
lion. You will not be able to Regardless the genres you're
eat or sleep without know- most interested in, "The
ing what characters Katniss, Hunger Games" is by far the
Peeta and Gale will endure best all-around book I have
next. The anticipation is un- ever read.
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Tap Gear - Britain"
The seventeenth season of
Martin Scorsese's latest
Top Gear is out on DVD today.
film is about a boy named
The British series centers on
Hugo (Asa Butterfield) who
motor vehicles and presents its
lives in a train station in
content in interesting, quirky
1930s Paris. After his father's
and fun ways that attract more
death, Hugo takes up his task
than just car lovers. The Top
in repairing a mysterious broGear series was revamped in
ken automaton. "Hugo" is a
2002 and is currently hosted
widely praised film by critby Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and
ics andfilmlovers. It won six of the 11 Academy
Jaibas May.
Awards it was nominated for.
Pink Floyd
The Cranberries
Released yesterday is "Roses»" the newest album from
Irish band The Cranberries.
'Roses" i s the band's sixth
studio album following a
iatus of six years (their l a s t ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ B
lbum "Wake Up and Smell The Coffee" was released back in 2001). If you are a nineties kid,
you may recognize some of their earlier hits
includin"Linger," "Dreams" and "Zombie "
B
"The Wall" is widely seen as
one of the greatest (if not the
greatest) Pink Floyd album!,
First released on November
3 0,1979 , "The Wall" went on
to become one of the bestselling albums in the United States and became a certified 23x platinum album. The Immersion Box
set of 'The Wall" is digitally remastered, with unreleased material, artwork, photographs and many
other keepsakes.
A memorable evening
is one understatement
about the film, 'Project
X,' centered around four
Pasadena high school
students, who lose control over a house party.
Produced by Todd Phillips, the film chronicles
four teenagers (Thomas,
Costa, JB and Dax) while
they plan a "get together" at Thomas's house
while his parents are out
of town that eventually
entertains around 1,500
people and literally burns
down half his neighborhood.
The plot unravels when
Thomas realizes Costa
posted his address on
Craig's List and the night
gets a little out-of-hand.
So, instead of stopping
the party, Thomas drinks
more alcohol and takes
ecstasy to cope. As far
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social outcasts throwing also gives it an R-rating,
a huge party and sud- resembling more of a
denly becoming popular college party than a high
throughout high school, school rendezvous.
equals the plot of many
Though this film makes
raunchy comedies.
you realize your parties
Though the "found aren't half as cool as they
footage" style of filming could be, it also provides
documented the entire what you'd expect from
night of the party, there a racy and wild movie
aren't any unexpected that will surely make you
laugh out loud. If you're
twists in the plot.
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rector of "The Hango- "Project X" is witty, enver" series), doesn't tertaining and surprisdisappoint with scandal ingly compelling.
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T H E C OUGA R
C HRONICL E
I SSU E 4
TUESDAY
VOLUME XXXIX
M A R C H 13, 2 01 2
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, S A N MARCOS, INDEPENDENT S TUDEN T NEWSPAPER
FIND US ONLINE
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SPORTS
ASI Elections focus
on the students
JULIANA STUMPP
STAFF WRITER
Page 3 - Women's
soccer player, Kelsey Gunion sits
down with a staff
writer in this issue's
'Athlete Spotlight/
FEATURES
Page 6 - Learn
about how C SUS M
spreads
educational awareness
Since 1991, Associate Student Inc.
(ASI) has been the
voice for the students, and that
mission continues this week
as twenty-two
candidates run
for positions in
the ASI Board of .
Directors.
On Monday, March
12, the ASI election
polls opened for executive
and representative positions
for the 2012-2013 school
year. The polls are open
March 12 - 15, and voting
is online at www.csusm.edu/
vote. The elected candidates
are a voice for the campus's
issues and interests.
The ASI Board of Direc-
tors works together as a
team to represent the best
interest of the students; there
are individual positions that
concentrate on each student
need.
"As ASI représentatives,
these students sit in commit-
tees that shape our future as
students. These committees
can affect anything from
how many hours a unit
is to what majors we
have or what [a
campus] building
wül look like,"
Eliasar Molina
said, candidate
for Vice President of Marketing.
There are two
candidates
running for the office of
ASI President, Scott
Silviera, who has served
this past year as ASI's vice
president of external affairs,
and Matt Weaver, a business
student who serves as editor
of the Koala, a controversial
student-run newspaper that's
distributed periodically on
campus.
ASI continued on 2.
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President of Operations
Scott-Silviera - A fourth
year Political Science student who currently holds office of Vice President of External Affairs. He is active in
many school programs and
political organizations and
pledges to fight for what students want on the local, state
and national level.
Matt Weaver — A third
year Business Administration student and business
owner. He looks to get students more involved on campus and transform the school
atmosphere from a commuter style to a more community
"home" style.
Vice President of Operations
Yeltsin Gonzalez - A second year Business Administration student and founder
of Truth and Justice through
Brotherhood student organization. He looks to incorporate his leadership skills and
foster leadership in others,
and create a mòre social environment at CSUSM.
Audrey Juarez - Former
ASI Representative for the
College of Humanities, Arts,
Behavioral and Social Sciences (CHABSS) and for-
ilBij
mer president of the LGBTQIA Club at CSUSM. She
looks to incorporate social
justice, student advocacy
and student life into the.VP
of Operations position.
Vice President of Finance
TVevor Cuyno - A third
year Business Administration student with a marketing emphasis. He looks to
advance CSUSM in a forward direction and get students involved with activities on campus.
Mason Smith - A third
year Political Science student and cuiTent ASI Representative of the College
of Business Administration
(COBA). He looks to promote equal educational opportunities for students while
working with the treasury.
Izaac Villalobos - A third
year Business Administration student with emphasis in
Finance and Vice President
of Finance for Alpha Kappa
Psi Fraternity. He looks to
implement fiscal growth and
stability through his experience in the financial world.
Vice President of Marketing
Jason Gonzales - A fourth
year Arts and Technology
Executive continued on 2.
Information from
the Lundberg
Survey of fuel
prices.
O PINIO N
Several members of the Students for Justice in Palestine group stand in front of a mock wall meant torepresentthe
security fence in Israel. Photos by: Fredrick Misleh.
Page 8 disrespecting the
American flag?
S tudent s f o r Justic e in Palestine b rin g
a parthei d awareness to C S US M
G rou p builds a wall in Kellogg Plaza r epresentin g Israel's security f enc e
from Nelson Mandela, the with the wall was how the
head of the anti-apartheid media covers the conflict in
movement:in South Africa: general.
On March 5,2012, CSUSM "We know our freedom is
"The term 'Palestinian' in
students emerged from class- incomplete without the free- the mainstream media bees to find a new, temporary dom of the Palestinians."
come synonymous* with 'suaddition to Kellogg Plaza Marce Mundo Jr., a senior icide-bomber' . . . The media
a \^poden wall painted grey majoring in Global Studies seems to ignore the fact that
with slogans denouncing and one of thé leaders of SJP Palestinians are as victimboth Israel's Security Wall stated the aim of this peace- ized by Israeli violence as
around the West Bank and ful demonstration was to ed- Israelis are from Palestinian
all other walls (especially the ucate the student community violence," Chadwick said.
United States-Mexico border as to what was going on in
Chadwick also mentioned
fence). This was a joint pro- Palestine.
the issue of ideology as eviject by the CSUSM chap"Our objective is to make denced by the names of the
ters of Students for Justice people aware, as well as to wall.
in Palestine (SJP), Aztlân get them to recognize their
"The Israelis term it a 'seChicano(a) Students Move- privilege and responsibil- curity fence' or a 'security
ment (MEChA), and other ity as citizens in .Western wall,' while Palestinians and
student groups.
civilization and what we're much of the world term it an
The Wall was covered with promoting with our tax dol- 'apartheid wall' or a 'separainformation explaining what lars and our foreign policy - tion wall.' Similarly, when
the actual wall in Israel is, how we're supporting almost Mexicans come across the
how it was constructed, and rogue states," Murido said.
border fence, they're called
how the International Court
Cecili
Chadwick,
a 'invaders,' while U.S. citifor Justice has ruled it as il- CSUSM professor in Wom- zens who go in the opposite
legal. There were also quotes en's Studies, was a keynote direction are called 'tourfrom many prominent fig- speaker at the event. She ists.'"
ures in history, including one stated one of the problems
CSUSM continued on 2.
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N EX T ISSUE
April 3
JESSIE GAMBRELL
STAFF WRITER
Since January 2012, gas
prices, in California have
gone up 61 cents per gallon,
causing a major economical
problem for San Diegans.
There was a 37-day streak
of daily gas price increases
that ended Friday, March 2.
These, mega increases drastically made an impact on
the economy and student allowances for other -material/
non-material expenses and
necessities.
"It puts a limit on where
you can go. It's just school
and work, and that's it," student Rose Jauregui said.
San Diegans are paying ap-
per gallon than the average
person in the United States
as of Feb. 26, 2012, according to the Lundberg Survey of fuel prices. In one
week, the gas prices in San
Diego jumped from $4.07
to $4.32—the highest of
the season. As of Tuesday,
March 6, the average price
of gas in San Diego is $4.36
and at the current moment is
considered to be falling, the
survey reported.
"It sucks a lot. I think it
definitely affects the students who are already poor
as it is," student Christa Van
Voorhees said.
Pump continued on 2.
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ASIfrom 1.
Jennifer Ehrhart and Evan
Long are running for College of Education, Health
and Human Services Representatives (COEHHS).
"Duties include holding
one event for COEHHS, sitting on two committees on
campus as well as attending
all Student Affairs Committee (SAC) meetings which
all representatives must attend, and Board of Directors
meetings," Ehrhart said.
"It's all about the student's
voices to be [sic] heard, and
that's what I ' m passionate
about. My passion for this
campus is never ending,
and I ' m here to serve the
students," said Katherine
Atienza of the Student at
Large Representative position.
The online voting process allows the students to
choose who they want to
represent them in the Board
of Directors.
Every semester, students
pay a mandatory $50 fee
for ASI. Cipriano Vargas
was a Social Justice Officer for ASI and is now
running for Vice President
of External Affairs. "Students should care [about]
what the fees are used for."
Vargas explained that they
support operating budgets
for the Board of Directors,
Women's Center, Pride
Center ancf Campus Activity Board.
Also running for VP of
External Affairs is Sammi
Carr, previously a Student
at Large Representative.
"The [VP of External
Affairs] position is like the
CSUSM Student Ambassador. [The] job would be going to different CSU schools
once a month to meet with
other student leaders to talk
about statewide advocacy
issues relating to higher
education," Carr said.
On Tuesday, March 13,
there will be an open forum
during U-Hour at Kellogg
Plaza where students can
find more information about
the candidates and their running platforms. Find more
information about your candidates at www.csusm.edu/
asi/bod/asielections.
The Election Committee
will announce voting results
the day after the polls close,
March 16.
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leave their mark at CSUSM
and create a sense of community and mcliisiveness.
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the current Vice President
of Marketing and looks to
expand on the programs he
implemented last year. He
wants to develop a Cougar
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Representative, As an active member on campus she
looks to incorporate students'opinions and thoughts
at the statewide level.
O sca r Reyes - A third
year Social Science student
and active CSUSM student,
Long
He looks to facilitate honest communication between
CSUSM and its students
while representing students
at the statewide level,
C lprtan o V argas- A third
year Sociology and Worne n' s Studies student and
current ASI Social Justice
Officer. He looks to focus at
the statewide level on high
tuition costs and aecessihility of higher education using his experience in campus
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Individual piecesfromthe SJF mock wall displayed on March 5. Photos
by: Fredrick Misleh
CSUSM from 1.
SJP conducted two more
events that week. One featured Miko Peled, an Israeli
writer and peace activist,
who gave a lecture entitled
"Zionism and the Question
of Palestine." The other was
ty
S E C T I O N E DITO R
K RISTI N M ELOD Y
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"Media and Coverage of
Palestine and Israel" which
featured Annie Robbins, a
writer at large for Mondoweiss.net. SJP's next event
is today, March 13, at 6:30
p.m. in University Hall 100.
The DREAM Project, a
Cal State San Marcos-based
arts-in-education program
that has dramatically boost- tribute
quantified
ed reading scores* at North cess of arts education.
County grade schools, will
get national attention this .art and theatrical-activities,
week at a U.S. Department
of Education conference in
Washington, D.C.
to raise third-grade leading
The
co-directors
of scores by 87 points —- or
DREAM (Developing Read- from below basic to profiing Education through Arts cient levels -— in just one
Methods), Merryl Goldberg year (more than three tftnes
and Brenda Hall, and arts the gain of students who did
researcher Patti Saraniero, not participate in DREAM).
will report on their success
"That's a heck of a leap,"
Wednesday before an audi- said Goldberg, who adminence of more than 200 na- istered the DREAM project
tional recipients of some 40 through the university's
to 50 federal arts education 9-year-old Center ARTES
grants. The DREAM team program, in partnership with
was the only grantee invited the North County Profesto present its results at this sional Development Federayear's conference.
tion. She said she hopes the
Pump from 1.
The continued increase of
gas prices could essentially
put a hold on the creation
of jobs in the U.S., unless
something is done about it
before it is too late. Economists call this effect "spiraling inflation." President
Obama stressed development of other fuel options at
the March American Energy
conference.
Students are recommended
to take other means of public
transportation: the bus, the
Sprinter, the Surfliner, trolleys and taxis, and carpool-
M erry l G oldber g
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astonishing results will convince school boards to revive
arts funding,
"Our biggest challenge is
overcoming indifference so
people see the arts in a different light," she said. "We have
a whole body of research that
shows that if you bring arts
back into schools, attendance
and test scores go up. But
there's such a bias, it negates
believing in these wonderful
scores."
ing helps reduce financial
strain at the pump.
" I'v e been taking the
Sprinter to save on gas and
f o r spring break I 'l l be working to save up for gas," Junior Isaiah Medina said.
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S E C T I O N E DITO R
ALEX FRANCO
cougarchron.sportsQgmail.com
SPORTS 3
Athlete spotlight:
Kelsey Gunion
a.m., and on Tuesdays and
Thursdays, we practice from
n oon- 2 p.m.
Kelsey Gunion, a sophoFM - And how -does that
more Mass Media major, impact your school life?
is one talented student. She
KG - It makes you more
juggles school, friends, fam- tired due to practice every
ily and sports. Her passion is day. It also impacts school,
soccer and has been for the because there's certain classpast 17 years of her life. I sat es you want to get, but you
down with her and asked her can't because it interferes
about her experiences play- with the practice schedule.
ing for CSUSM.
FM - What advice would
Fredrick Misleh - What's you give to students who are
your practice schedule like? thinking of joining the womKelsey Gunion - For the en's soccer team?
fall, we practice from noon KG - First off, stay on top
- 2 p.m. every day, and then of school, because school is
we have games. For spring, more important. If you want
on Monday, Wednesday and to join, you have to work
Friday we practice at 6:15 hard. It takes a lot of respon-
SCORE REPORT
3 / 2 Women's Softball v.s.
Simpson
W2 1
3 / 2 Men's Baseball! v.s.
Azusa Pacific
L36
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3 / 2 Women's Softball v.s.
Bioia
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Baseball in review:
Concordia
home Corey McCloskey, who had tripled
earlier in the inning.
That lead would not
Friday, March 9.
sibility. You have to apply
yourself fully to the team.
The Cal State San stand either, and ConHomework is not an excuse Marcos Baseball team cordia tied it back up
to ditch [practice].
picked up a big win in the bottom of the
Photo by: Fredrick Misleh.
Friday, defeating the seventh. Although the
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7 - 3 at home.
The Cougars out-hit able to bring a runner
Concordia 9 to 6 and home. Concordia hit a
gave the Eagles starting 2-out, walk-off single in
C URTI S B OVE E
this response isn't needed going to exist for a long pitcher Brent Clapper the bottom of the 10th to
S TAF F W R I T E R
time, directly impacting the
every time stress occurs.
his first loss of the sea- take the game.
The American Institute of prevalence of chronic stress
Andrew Larson (0-2)
son.
In America, stress is in- Stress (AIS) lists 50 com- in America.
CSUSM's
starting pitched very well, alChronic stress is the more
credibly
common
and, mon signs and symptoms of
should you give it the op- stress on its website. Stress extreme and long-term reper- pitcher James Dykstra lowing just the one run
portunity, can consume your* can cause anything from cussion of stress and has se- (2-1) was excellent, al- in 3 and 1/3 innings
chest pain to forgetfulness rious health effects. Chronic lowing just 2 earned but took the loss in the
life.
The physical and mental to all sorts of psychological stress causes hypertension»
game.
repercussions resulting from problems . In essence, stress creating an increased risk runs against the highOffensively,
shortcreates mayhem inside the for cardiovascular diseases, powered Eagle offense,
stress aren't worth it.
The stress response in body. It is especially im- cerebral vascular diseases pitching a complete stop Jeremy Baum went
animals is nothing short of portant as a college student and chronic respiratory dis- game and striking out 3-for-5 with 2 doubles
amazing. It prepares them to reduce or control what eases. As stated by the AIS, 7 without allowing a and 5 other Cougars had
to either defend themselves is stressful. Included by the 43 percent of all adults suffer
multi-hit games.
or flee from a dangerous AIS under signs and symp- adverse health effects due to walk.
Game two
The Cougar o ffense .
situation by utilizing a num- toms of stress are headaches, stress, a ndJ 5 - 90 percent of
Once again, the Couber of mechanisms before depression, insomnia, dis- all visits to primary care phy- was superb Friday as
conscious awareness of the organization and difficulty sicians are for stress-related well, led by first base- gars would jump on
threat. These mechanisms in- learning new information, complaints or disorders.
man Kenny Belzer, who Concordia early, this
Placing an emphasis on
clude increasing blood flow all of which are detrimental
controlling and managing had 4 RBIs on the after- time scoring 4 runs in
to muscles via blood pres- to school productivity.
According to the Ameri- stress will not only enable noon. Belzer hit a 2-run the third inning to jet
sure and heart rate, increasing the field of vision, and can Psychological Associa- improved performance in homerun to left field out to a 4-0 lead, but the
increasing perspiration to tion (APA), the top causes school, but it will ultimately to erase a 2-2 tie in the Eagles would chip away
control body temperature. If of stress in America include promote a longer, healthier fourth inning and give and come back for the
you ever needed to flee from money, work and the econ- life.
the Cougars a 4-2 lead- second time Saturday.
a stray pitbull, this response omy. In a financially driven
CSUSM held a 5-3 lead
-a lead they would not
would be necessary. Clearly, society, these stressors are
heading into the bottom
relinquish.
San Marcos added an- of the 6th but gave up
other run in the 5 th in- 3 runs in the frame and
ning on Trent Jemmett's trailed 6-5 the rest of the
RBI double, and Belzer way. The Cougars had a
and Mike Mecucci each few strong chances to
Cougar Men record 8 top-3 finishes, and Women
had an RBI double in tie the game or take the
the 8th to give the Cou- lead, knocking 2 hits in
notch 12, including 2 individual winners
both the 8th and 9th inHeidi Swanson had a spec- gars 7 runs in total.
3000m, where Cross CounB RET T C AMPFIEL P
Saturday, March 10. nings but could not get
try All-American Chelsey tacular early season race in
C ONTRIBUTO R
the run across. Shawn
Game one
Cortez ran a fantastic race, the 1500m, placing second
The Cougars led 6-2 Sanford took the loss,
The Cal State San Marcos winning in 10:00.72 while in 4:44.09, which will qualify her for the NAIA National
Men and Women's Track fellow All-American Kelly
early in the game after and dropped to 2-3 on
teams competed in the San Thompson placed second in Championships. Also quali- a six-run second inning the year.
fying was Amber Rosario,
Diego Collegiate Challenge 10:11.25
Austin
Coleman
Sprinter Krystle Osby also who placed 2nd in the 100m in which they knocked
Saturday at UC San Diego.
The Cougars had two in- was in fine form Saturday, hurdles with a time of 14.7 8 hits. However, the Ea- smacked his team-leadgles slowly crept back ing 5th homerun of the
dividual winners on the winning the 100m race in seconds.
Both the women's 4x100
women's side and placed 12.28 seconds. Jumper Yachi
before finally tying the season in the 3rd inning,
3rd overall, while the men Fails also scored quite a few (47.78) and 4x400 (3:56.25) game at 6 in the 5th in- and leadoff hitter Kyle
placed 4th. Each team was points with her second place relays finished 2nd place
ning.
Secciani had 3 hits on
the top NAIA school at the finish in the triple jump (35' and qualified for the NAIA
San Marcos would the afternoon.
10.75") and 3rd place fin- National Championships as
meet.
well.
The Cougars will play
ish in the long jump (17'
retake the lead in the
Women
Men
One of the biggest high- YO.25"). Briana Gibas took
6th inning after a Mark today, at home, against
The Cougars placed pretty
2nd in the 400m with a time
lights of the meet for the
Challenge continued on 4 Ortivez double brought La Sierra at 2 p.m.
T H E H EAR T B EA T
The impact of stress
Track and field competes at the
San Diego Collegiate Challenge
Cougars was the women's
of 58.75.
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v.s. Simpson
The CSUSM Baseball team defeats Concordia with a score of 7-3 on Friday March 9.
Photo by Juliana Stumpp.
B RET T C AMPFIEL P
C ONTRIBUTO R
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3 / 2 Men's Basketball v.s.
Voorhees
W 74 66
3 / 3 M en' s Baseballl v.s.
Azusa Pacific
L 7 14
L2 3
3 / 3 Women's Softball v.s,
C laremon t M ud d Scripps
W2 1
3 / 4 M en' s Basketball v.s.
l if e University
L 65 90
3 / 4 M en' s Golf a t SMEE
Builders Invitational
P lace d 1st o u t o f 13 t eams
3 / 4 Women's Golf a t C a l
Baptist Spring invitationalPlace d 1 st o u t o f 5 teams
3 / 4 Women's Softball v.s.
Simpson
W3
W8
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3 / 7 Women's Basketball v.s.
Davenport
L 84 63
3 / 8 Women's Softball v.s.
C oncordi a
W6
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3 / 9 Women's Softball v.s.
William Jessup
W 15 4
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W 15 0
3 / 9 Men's Baseball! v.s.
C oncordi a
W7
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3 /1 0 Women's Softball v.s.
William Jessup
W8 5
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C oncordi a
L7 8
L5 6
3 /1 0 Women's Softball v.s.
Hope International
W8 0
W5 0
3 /1 1 Women's Softball v.s.
La Sierra
W8 0
Greensboro C olleg e
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^ HOME GAMES
Today, March 13.
Baseball takes o n
La Sierra
a t 2 p .m .
Thursday, M arc h 15.
Baseball takes o n
Biola in a d oubl e h eade r
a t n oon .
Tuesday, March 20.
Baseball takes o n
Sioux Falls
a t 1 p .m .
Wednesday, March 21.
Softball takes o n
U. o f British C olumbi a
a t 9 a .m .
Softball also takes o n
Hastings in a d oubl e
h eade r
a t 11 a .m . a n d a gai n a t
3:30 p ;m .
Thurday, March 22
Softball takes o n
St. Gregory's University in
a d oubl e h eade r
a t 9 a .m . a n d a gai n a t
11 a .m .
Thurday, March 29
Softball takes o n
H op e Internationa l in a
d oubl e h eade r
a t 2 p .m . a n d a gai n a t
4 p .m .
Friday, March 30
Baseball takes o n
SD Christian
in a d oubl e h eade r
starting a t n oon .
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BRANDON TORRES
S TAF F W R I T E R
Jeremy Lin is one of basketball's most surreal stories
in recent memory. After going undrafted following his
college career, the Golden
State Warriors offered Lin a
deal. Lin received little playing time his rookie year and
was subsequently sent to the
NBA's developmental league
(D-League).
After bouncing around between several teams and the,
D-League, the New York
Knicks claimed. Lin at the
end of December 2011 as
their fourth back up guard.
In a New York Post interview, Knicks head coach,
Mike D'Antoni, revealed
that Lin started getting min-
utes due to the whole team is how the media is handling
him. Lin is the first Ameridoing poorly.
"He got lucky because can player in NBA history
we were playing so bad," to be of Taiwanese descent
and has faced stereotypes
D'Antoni said.
Coming off the bench his entire career. In an interagainst the New Jersey Nets view with NPR, Lin revealed
on Feb. 4 , Lin recorded 25 that throughout college fans
points, 7 assists and 5 re- would yell out "Chinese imbounds and lead his team to port, go back to china, slanty
victory, to the shock of eve- [sic] eyes, can you see the
ryone in attendance. Lin led scoreboard?" and any other
the Knicks to a 7-game 'win offensive stereotypes.
Even major news outlets
streak. He suddenly became
the topic of every sports have had their fare of troushow in America. Accord- ble regarding racial slurs
ing to statistics provided by towards Lin. Following the
ESPN, in the twelve games first loss the Knicks faced
Lin started prior to the All- with Lin, ESPN ran a headStar break, Lin registered line stating, "Chink in the
22 points and 9 assists per Armor," detailing Lin's 9
game.
•turnovers during the game.
What has made Lin such ESPN released a statement
an interesting story to follow stating that the headline was
removed and later apologized for their mistake.
"It's fair to say that no
player has created the interest and the frenzy in this
short period of time, in any
sport, like Jeremy Lin has,"
NBA commissioner David
Stern said in an interview
with ESPN.
Above: Jeremy Lin breaks past the defender
to add two points to the New York Knicks
scoreboard.
UNIVERSITY OF S T . AUGUSTINE
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Let the madness begin:
N CA A championship
tournament brackets
announced S unda y
S TAF F W R I T E R
With the month of March
in full affect and the NCAA
men's basketball season
coming to a close Suiiday
morning, there's only one
thing that can be said, it's
time for the madness that is
SAN DIEGO
'March Madness' to ensue.
Each year the NCAA naSPORTS
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64-team tournament, which
Today t h e Bolts m igh t
features the top talent the
b e e ndin g their five y ea r
relationship w it h w id e recollege basketball world has
ceive r V incen t Jackson.
to offer. The teams involved
Jackson will b e a free
aren't the only ones who are
a gen t this y ea r a n d
engulfed in all the uproar of
seems t o b e lookin g else
the tournament, basketball
w her e t o p la y t h e 2012
lovers from across the globe
season.
take part in the tournament
The Washington Redby printing out their own
skins a n d C hicag o Bears
blank brackets as they get a
will most likely t ak e a n
aggressive a pproach " in . group of their closest fellow
signing t h e p rim e a th sports fanatics and try to suclet e a fte r showing intercessfully predict the winners
est early o n in Jackson's
of each game.
c areer .
Every year there are no
We will find o u t w h o
shortage of selection Sunday
signed this a thlet e in t h e
surprises and snubs arid this
f al l season.
year was no different. SEC
conference champion KenMLB: Padres
tucky led the way with their
The Padres currently sit
32-2 record and claimed the
in 12th o u t o f 15th p lac e
number one overall seed of
in t h e Spring Training
the tournament. The other
C actu s L eague .
O u t o f 9 g ame s t h e
Pad's h av e o nl y w o n
t hree ; The Texas Rangers,
The Los Angele s Angels
a n d The C levelan d Indians,
If t h e Padres a ren' t a bl e
t o m ak e adjustment s b e for e t h e first w ee k o f A pri l
it is sure t o b e a nothe r
l on g season.
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Linsanity sweeping the nation
A L E X F RANC O
Saturday, March 31
Baseball takes o n
SD Christian o nc e a gai n
I in a d oubl e h eade r
starting a t n oon .
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Challenge from 3.
well in the men's 3000m,
where Cross Country AllAmerican Danny Lyon
placed 2nd in 8:47.98, ahead
of teammate Armondo Lara
who took third in 8:49.26.
Javelin thrower Dylan
Kirchberg took 2nd in the
Javelin Throw with a toss of
172 feet and 7 inches, and
triple jumper Trevor Long-
three number one seeds were
Big East champion Syracuse
(31-2), Big 10 champion
Michigan State (27-6) and
ACC champion North Carolina (29-5).
Michigan State was the
only number one seed to
have won their conference
tournament with their 6864 victory over Ohio State
University. All other number
one seeds ended, their season
with weekend losses but still
garnered enough steam during the season to make their
case for the number one
seeds.
The number two seeds of
the tournament who will take
their shot at becoming one of
the 'Final Four' teams will
be ACC conference runnersup Duke (27-6), Missouri
(30-4), Ohio State (27-6) and
Kansas (27-6).
The tournament games begin bright and early Thursday morning, March 15 on
television sets across the
country, so you'll have until
then to round up the gang and
make your predictions to see
who'll ultimately win the big
dance and claim your bragging rights. The full bracket
can be found online at espn.
com or ncaa.com
Anastasia placed second
with his jump of 45 feet, 8
inches.
The Men's 4x400 relay
also performed well with a
2nd place finish in 3:26.22.
High Jumper Greg Talley
placed 3rd with a clearance
of 6 feet 4 inches, and Carl
Davis took 3rd in the 100m
in 11.39 seconds.
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Professor
of philosophy
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USC professor Dallas Willard spoke to students, staff
and faculty about his philosophical views on Thursday,
March 8.
Once everyone was seated,
the event's emcee, Timothy
Mosteller, addressed the audience about Willard's history. He went on to share about
how the two first met; Mosteller was a student of Willard's at USC back in 1989
where Willard has taught
since 1965.
Willard has also written
many books and articles and
has been involved in many
boards, committees and organizations, including the
C.S. Lewis Foundation, Biola University and the Western Association of Schools .
During the lecture, Willard
spoke of many of his philosophical views including the
human quest f o r adequate,
life-basing knowledge, acting without sufficient knowledge and the concept of authority.
"Good authority is authority you can question and
test," Willard said.
Regarding good authority,
he used the example of times
tables; everyone knows their
multiplication tables. but he
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and knowledge.
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objective. Knowledge is always political in its effects.
You believe something when
you are ready to act [in appropriate circumstances] as
if it were so. You always live
up to your faith, but you do
not always live up to your
profession," Willard said.
Willard then took the lecture in a different direction, speaking on the lighter
subject of spring break. He
shared that ever since he
started at USC, spring break
was called Easter break.
" I am all for celebrating
spring, but something" has
gone wrong in our society
to deny that Easter is about
someone who died and came
back to life. We need to return to thinking about the basis of life," Willard said.
The Arts & Lectures Series
sponsored the lecture. For information on more upcoming
events from Arts & Lectures,
visit www.csusm.edu/al.
For more information
about Dallas Willard, visit
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Guest speaker to address issues of social change
BRANDON TORRES
STAFF
WRITER
Guest speaker Dr. Kathryn Sorrells will be featured
at the Arts & Lectures event
"Intercultural Praxis for Social Change" on March 15 at
noon.
"Sorrells presents her
model of intercultural praxis,
a process of critical reflective thinking and acting that
enables everyone to navigate
the challenging intercultural
spaces they inhabit," the
CSUSM events page said on
the campus website.
Sorrells received her Ph.D.
in Intercultural Communication from the University
of New Mexico. She is currently an Associate Professor
of Communication Studies
S E C T I O N EDITOR
KYLE M. JOHNSON
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speak in Escondido
at California
bring a global
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gogy, Gender
also published
Studies and Feminist Rheto- articles on the subjects of Inric and Theory.
tercultural Communication,
Sorrells also raises aware- Gender and Social Justice.
ness on the issues of culture,
The lecture will take place
gender, race, class, sexuality in University Commons
and social justice . She brings room 206 at noon on March
along a unique energy into 15.
her classroom and shapes
For more information on
her lectures around her crea- this event, visit csusm.edu/
tive interests in an effort to calendar.
Winners of the Common Read
essay contest to b e announced
D O C T O R S T O O K H E R C ELL S W I T H O U T A SKING .
T HOS E CELLS N EVE R DIED.
M O R E T H A N 2 0 Y E A R S LATER,
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CSUSM e ncourage s b lac k y outh s
to s ee k c olleg e e ducatio n
Campus spreads educational m essag e at local churches
ers, adults were allowed to
attend, as well.
At the workshop, CSUSM
Recfeiitiy, é fcSMóffidial s
attendedrpfo<^H|inaotly, Af- Enrollment Services Inforrican-American churchès in mation Specialist Ariel SteOceanside and Temecula in venson s harÉTl i thorough
an effort to encourage young presentation on the applicablack students to consider tion process.
Gilmore addressed the adcollege.
These events took place at mission guarantee programs
CSUSM has with specific
S t . John Missionary Baptist
Church in Oceanside and school districts in San Diego
Mountain View Community County and south Riverside
Church in Temecula, where County.
In a private interview, GilCSUSM
representatives
spoke to the congregations more later shared how the
about the importance of a agreement also reaches a
disadvantaged group beyond
college education.
At Mountain View Com- those school districts.
"The agreement is twomunity Church, Vice President for Student Affairs
Eloise Stiglitz and CSUSM
Director of the Centers for
Learning and Academic
Support Services (CLASS)
Geoffrey Gilmore addressed
the church about the affordable and high quality education offered at CSUSM.
They both expressed their
desires to help students succeed and thus transform their
lives.
In order to illustrate the importance of a higher education in the black community,
Stiglitz shared the statistic
that about half of the current
CSUSM minority students
are the first in their families
to attend college.
To show how possible it
is for an African-American
to graduate from college,
Gilmore shared his personal
journey through college
while working three jobs
and living on peanut butter,
bread and Kool-Aid.
Following this message,
students were asked to leave.
the sanctuary to attend a
workshop , set up by thè
church. While the workshop
was intended for 7 - 1 2 gradK X I E M> J O H N S O H :
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fold: to provide access to
higher education to a population we serve—our local
service area—and then -to
former foster youths," Gilmeiesaid .
The agreement is available
to former foster youths in
San Diego County and south
Riverside County.
The Mountain View Community Church event, given
the name "Super Sunday,"
proved to be a success..
"[Super Sunday] generated
a lot of interest. The message
was delivered that students
are welcome and supported,"
Gilmore said.
The California Center for
The California Center for
the Arts in Escondido will be
hold the event "A Conversation with David 'Sonny'
Lacks" on Tuesday, March
13 at 6:30 p.m.
The 2011-2012 regional
Common Read was "The
Immortal Life of Henrietta
Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot.
Last semester, students received the opportunity to
participate in a contest that
encouraged them to read the
book and write an essay on
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mother and her legacy.
At the event, the Facility
Center will also be announcing the winners of the essay
contest.
live music performed by
CSUSM's Jazz ensemble
from 6—6:30 p.m. followed
by the announcement of
the winners of the CSUSM
Common Read essay contest.
Following the announcement, the conversation with
Lacks will take place. Guests
will get to see Willie "Derrick" Crawford* Associate
Vice President of Diversity
and Educational Equity, interviewing Lacks.
After the discussion, Lacks
will be signing books for all
in attendance.
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believes this event to be one
of the largest events held by
the Faculty Center.
"We have 900 reserved
tickets already and are expecting
around
1,000,"
Grant-Vallone said.
For more information and
to make reservations, visit
w ww.csusm.edu/common read.
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Henrietta Lacks, the southern tobacco farmer whose
cells were taken without her
knowledge and used in medical advancements, including
the development of the polio
vaccination.
Lacks' son, David "Sonny"
Lacks, has been traveling
from campus to campus,
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Top: Bryce National Park. Middle left: Arches National Park. Middle right:
Zion National Park. Bottom right: Canyonlands National Park.
Outdoor spring break
group h eade d for Utah
Students will spend break in national parks
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In the trip's featured hikes,
S TAF F W R I T E R
Some CSUSM students
will be spending this spring
break on a road trip headed
to four national parks.
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Limited to 10 people on a
first-come first-served basis,
this trip will give individuals the opportunity to visit
Arches, Zion, Bryce Canyon
and Canyonlands National
Parks. These destinations are
all located in Utah, where
outdoor activities, transportation, accommodations and
meals will be provided. The
outdoor activities include
bicycling and hiking up to
15 miles as well as enjoying
the many programs the park
rangers have to offer.
each
National Park will have
something different to offer
such as various types of rock
features, ranging from arches
to steep rock w a l l a s well as
a variety of different formations found at Canyonlands
National Park,
The sights that will be seen
and the activities that will
be offered can be a once in
a lifetime opportunity to
consider. By exploring and
learning from their surroundings, ten students will make
this a spring break to remember.
The students will leave
from the University Village
Apartments on March 17 and
will be returning on March
24.
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CSUSM flagpoles perhaps
disrespect flag
Craven circle display n o t u p t o p a r
J ESSI E G AMBREL L
S TAF F W R I T E R
In the center of Craven
Circle stands three flagpoles,
one holding the CSUSM flag,
another holding the California flag and the middle one
holding the American flag.
This is all good and proper,
but when it comes to the
American flag, it is standard
protocol that our country's
flag should be higher than
any other flag next to it, unless there is a line-up of flags
from other countries, according to the U.S. Marine Corps
Flag Manual.
As the daughter of a 30year U.S. Marine, I felt compelled to see that our American flag is not disrespected,
especially at our school. So,
I called up Lieutenant Douglass Miller at the Campus
Police, and he explained everything to me, being a U.S.
Marine in the Color Guard
before serving at our school.
He explained to me that according to his U.S. Marine
Corps Color Guard guide*
"No other flag or pennant
should be placed above or, if
on the same level, to the right
of the nationalflag**.~
With that being said, the
flag poles in Craven Circle
are not, per say, breaking any
rules, but it is still "pushing
the limits" with disrespect
toward our flag.
As a precaution, the Campus Police always make sure
to bring the American flag
all the way to the top and the
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other two flags slightly below. If you go to the Office
of Provost on the fifth floor
of Craven Hall, you can see
how the heights of the flags
c ompar e b es t .
This is the most we can do
f o r now, unless the campus
stumbles upon funding f o r
new flagpoles. The flagpoles
are very expensive, and
since the flagpoles are on a
slope as it is, the foundation
for them is very unstable,
causing further difficulties
in construction and manage-
ment. In fact, Lt. Miller said
that when he first got here,
they were uneven, and the
cables were tangled. He said
he got that fixed right away.
N o m atte r w ha t t h e c as e
may be, there are ways
to honor and respect our
American flag, whether by
awareness or fundraising activities. Our American flag is
the symbol of our nation, so
to have it in it's proper and
rightful spot in the sky is our
duty to our nation.
S TAF F W RITE R
Just recently, I found out
that the mother of a girl I
know died in a car accident.
While the event in itself is
devastating, I found something in the mother's back
story to be even more shocking: she was a cancer survivor.
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After hearing about her
death, I began to think about
other people who have suffered similar fates—not
necessarily cancer survivors
who die in car accidents, but
people who essentially survive something life threatening only to die in unexpected
circumstances.
Thè first example that occurred to me was U.S. Marine Anthony Vargas who
was stabbed and killed at a
house party in the San Bernardino area in 2009. The incident was reported to have
taken place just days before.
his secpnd tour of duty in
Afghanistan. He survived
one tour only to bg killed in a
home-setting where soldiers
shouldn't have to worry for
their lives.
Another example that came
to mind was the death of
Ryan Dunn, star of the MTV
television series and movie
series "Jackass." Dunn spent
so much of his time on the
show taking part in reckless
stunts that ranged from seatchanging while speeding to
chugging an entire bottle of
tequila. It came as a surprise
when news broke about his
death in a car accident in
2011.
If you search "ironic
deaths" online, you \yill be
shown many lists that feature
these types of deaths. Some
ironic deaths mentioned are
actually quite humorous because of how outrageous
they are. However, there is
-a painful reality behind the
t o b e s een , b u t p eopl e -will
be lining up for this one regardless. "Halo 4" wiU be
the first time in five years
Master Chief has starred a
game. While not much of the
plot has been revealed, the
game's online trailers suggest a darker mood than the
previous installments.
"Kid Icarus; Uprising" is
the first major release for
Nintendo's 3DS system of
2012 which will be arriving in stores on March 23.
Steeped in Greek mythology,
the game follows a young
hero named Pit as he traverses the skies to battle Medusa. This will be the newest "Kid Icarus" game in 20
years, and I ' m hoping it lives
up to the fame of the original games. The game has two
modes: aerial combat and
ground combat. Pit will be
able to upgrade his weapons
and gain new ones throughout his harrowing journey.
Though it is still very early
in the year, gamers have the
Electronic
Entertainment
Expo to look forward to in
June. You can be sure to hear
a lot of new information on
the year's hottest games.
"You're going to Hell!"
Why fanatic preachers conflict with Christian doctrine
F REDRIC K M ISLE H
The painful side of irony
K YL E M .JOHNSO N
One of the biggest games
oOne of the biggest games
of the year, "Mass Effect
3," was released earlier this
month. While this game
was released quite early in
2012, this year has some
very promising games yet to
come.
The "Assassin's Creed"
series has recently been lacking in terms of originality.
The past three games have
featured the same main character, Ezio, and it's about
time we heard about the next
game in the series, "Assassin's Creed III." This new
game will take place in the
bloody days of the American Revolution. Players will
control a half-Native American named Connor as they
battle their way through the
snowy frontier of New England .The new, uniquesetUng
is a welcome change from
the seemingly overdone cityscapes of Italy .
The first-person shooter
"BioShock: Infinite" is also
due out toward the end of
this year. The latest installment takes place in the dangerous city of Columbia
located high in the sky. The
new location is bright and
vivid as opposed to the dingy
Rapture where the previous
two games took place. "BioShock: Infinite" features a
new device called the skyhook which allows players
to quickly zip line from platform to platform. The game
promises plenty of strange
and exciting secrets much
like the series' previous entries.
Master Chief will be returning this year for more
explosive. action in "Halo
4." The Xbox 360 exclusive
has changed development
teams from Bungie to 343
Industries. Whether or not
that is a good thing remains
three'mentioned here.
Far too often, you will hear
about soldiers who die while
on leave, whether in a car
accident or by murder. And
thankfully, cancer survivors
often live long enough to
tell their story. But there's a
real tragedy taking place in
all these instances, as well
as many others that can tie
into the similarity in the irony. Perhaps the devastation
comes from the unexpected
shock of the outcome of
these events—the surprise,
essentially.
While it is quite literal for
the soldiers who share this
fate, these individuals are
all fighting one war and then
dying in a completely unexpected one. Hie environment
of the illusory war where
they- experience their tragic
fate doesn't resemble their
real war whatsoever, leading
to an untimely and startling
outcome.
STAFt WRITER
Many of us at CSUSM
have at least heard of the
"You're going to hell!"
preachers who love to flock
college campuses to tell students they're sinners who
will go to hell unless they
repent. Our own school had
one such preacher proclaim
that very message during the
week of March 5 - 9, causing quite a stir and a bout of
mockery.
Let me start by confessing
I am an ardent Christian. I
believe Jesus is the Son of
God. He was crucified for
my sins, was buried, and rose
on the third day; I believe He
will come again. The aforementioned kind of preacher,
however, makes me want to sin, we deceive ourselves,
renounce my faith. None- and the Truth is not in us"
theless, I found that many and "If we say we have not
of the Christian teachings I sinned, we make Him a liar,
believe in demonstrate that and His Word is not in us"
this preacher is completely respectively. Immediately,
wrong in his philosophy and I could tell this guy didn't
know his doctrine.
approach.
He also told me that God
I had a conversation with
the preacher who was on was "angry with sinners, and
campus this past week. He Jesus came to condemn all
told me he was completely sinners .'Mf this preacher unwithout sin once he was born derstood the teachings in the
again. Two verses in First Bible, he would know God
John - 1 John 1:8 and 1:10 is heartbroken, not angry,
(English Standard Version)- over our sins. John 3:16 ESV
read, "If we say we have no reads, "For God so loved the
world that He gave His only
begotten Son, and whoever
believes' in Him shall not
perish but have eternal life."
Does that sound like an "angry" God? Certainly not—1
John 4:8 ESV simply reads
"God is love."
Christianity in its purest,
elemental form is about loving one another and being a
good person as well as believing in Christ's sacrifice,
not hating those who you
judge to be wrong.
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Tatum and Hill: comedic dream team
STAFF WRITER
"21 Jump Street" starring
Channing Tatum and Jonah
Hill, is a remake based off
the 1980s television series
of the same title. The plot
for both the show and movie
is young cops going undercover as high school students to solve a crime.
But that is where the similarities end. While the 4 80s
show is classic, each episode taught the audience a
lesson. The movie is a modern, comedic take on what
would happen if two young
cops went undercover at a
high school.
After, Jenko (Tatum) and
Schmidt (Hill) successfully
graduate from the police
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Jump Street" is it's not really a remake. It's not as
predictable as other comedies. There is still the raunchiness, but some of the
comedy is slapstick as well.
The audience laughed from
the start of the movie to the
very end. "21 Jump Street"
is the perfect mix of comedy
and action.
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the shows stars—perhaps
Johnny Depp?
"21 Jumpstreet" opens this
Friday, March 16.
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If the latest live-action
Disney release, "John Cart"TrT bombs ai the trox office,
the only reason responsible
will be the terrible marketing for the movie.
Trailers for the film have
advertised it to look like
another "Prince of Persia"
installment mixed with the
arena scenes from "Star
Wars Episode II: Attack of
the Clones " (If it weren't
for the alien creatures featured, "Gladiator" would've
been a much more suitable
comparison).
However, the one arena
scene in "John Carter" lasts
only about five minutes and
is featured about two-thirds
of the way through the
movie. What remains is far
greater than marketing has
led audiences to believe.
Based on what is considered the first science-fiction
novel, "A Princess of Mars"
by Edgar Rice Burroughs,
tells the story of Civil War
veteran John Carter through
a journal following his
death. The journal being
read by his nepftew; E<3giar
Rice Burroughs, who has
just inherited Carter's entire
estate, contains a documentation of the last thirteen
years, in which Carter was
transported to Mars where
he took part in a civil war
taking place on the neighbor
planet.
The acting isn't great* but
the story is fascinating as it
deals with parallelism between civilizations. While
many might compare the
plot to those of such films
as "Avatar," "Dances with
Wolves" and "The Last
Samurai," it is merely timing that accounts for this, as
Burroughs wrote the original story in 1912.
There are a lot of comedic
moments, which balance
nicely with the epic sci-fi atmosphere of the film. Most
notable is the miscommuni-
Movies coming
t o theaters
Friday, March 16.
"Casa de Mi Padre" (R)
"Jeff, Who lives a t Home" (R)
"Seeking Justice" (R)
Friday, March 23.
"The Hunger Games" (PG-13)
"The Trouble With Bliss" (NR)
Friday, March 30.
N O W PLAYING AT THEATRES EVERYWHERE
Check Local Listings for Theaters and Show Times,
"Mirror Mir roe" (PG)
'Wrath of t h e Titans" (R)
"Goon" (R)
cation between Carter and
the alien race, leading them
to constantly refer to him as
"Virginia," the state where
he's from.
With this being his first
live-action film, director
Andrew Stanton (director
Of Pixar's "WALL-E" and
"Finding Nemo") has lived
up to his reputation as a
strong filmmaker on both
animated and live-action
mediums.
Top box office flicks
"The Lorax" - $ 70.2 M
"Project X"- $ 21.1 M
"Act o f V alor"-$13.6 M
"Safe House"- $7.4M
"Good Deeds"- $7.0M
"Journey 2"- $6.5M
"The Vow"- $6.0M
"This Mean War"- $ 5.6 M
"Ghost Rider"- $4.6M
"Wanderlust"- $4.6M
Information courtesy of yahoo movies
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C S U S M W e t Spots performance
focuses on sexual experiences
twined into a dance solo that orgasm, as we all get the opis the culmination of five portunity to experience with
years of research on the fe- Suarez, is a wonderful sequel
to the story. v
Esteemed artistic dancer, male orgasm.
As I spoke with Suarez, she
Christine Suarez, will bring
In February, our campus
her performance solo, "Wet was elated by the student stated that her performance is
Spots" to the CSUSM stage production of "The Vagina for "anyone willing to hear
on Monday, March 26 at Monologues," which were about Sex. I want to reach
2:30 p.m. in ARTS 101. "Wet the inspirational tales of the young men, women and those
Spots" is part artistic expres- "every" woman on her life, who relate." Though the persion, part historical lecture struggles and successes. The formance is provocative and
and part spoken word inter- achievement of the female possibly upsetting, Suarez
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Earn your master s degree in business,
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says, "Too bad. That's part
of my intention. Hopefully,
everyone benefits."
For many students, sex is
a usual aspect in curriculum.
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ideas of Freud's female castrations, Alfred Kinsey's ideas and research
of the sexual
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have had this information
sooner." Regardless of your
sexual or gender identity,
this exciting performance
provides enrichment to a
better understanding of the
female body. Whether you
wish to learn more or are just
curious, "Wet Spots" is sure
to be an informative and enlightening experience.
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in Clarke 113, the Office
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screening the documentary
"Somewhere Near Tapachula" followed by a Q&A in
hopes of raising awareness
and money for Misión México Children's Refuge, located in Tapachula, Mexico.
Misión México is a refuge for kids who have been
abandoned, abused, involved
in gangs, addicted to drugs
and lived in poverty. Currently, Misión México takes
care of over 50 children and
has helped more than 200
from different conditions of
need. All of the children at
Misión México are enrolled
in good schools which certainly wasn't the case prior
to their arrival at Misión
México. Excitingly, Misión
México provides weekend
trips to isolated beach breaks
in Mexico, providing surfing
opportunities for the chil-
dren. Over the years, surfing
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vides a means to get away
for the children, enabling
them to forget about things
that have happened in their
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main presenter throughout the evening, along with been featured in surf magazines, and "Surfing World
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The CSUSM Visual and
Performing Arts department
is presenting a seven-night
production of "Spring Awakening."
This controversial play
was initially banned in several countries throughout the
world in the early 1900s due
to its blunt portrayal of abortion, homosexuality, rape,
child abuse, suicide, masturbation and sadomasochism.
When shown in New York
in 1917, public outcry forced
production of the play to shut
down due to charges of obscenity;
"My character...is a philosopher. He's constantly
questioning society. Religion
is what he's mainly questioning. Religion was so influ-
ential in society at the time.
He's always pursuing knowledge," said Christopher Murphy, CSUSM senior playing
the lead role of Melchior.
Throughout the play, the
audience follows four teenagers and their sexual realizations while trying to
navigate through our . sexsaturated culture. The play
maintains a comedic tone
and employs alternative rock
as part of its musical score.
''This play is still relevant
tod.ay because teen sexuality
is still taboo. The play raises
questions on teenage life,
not just sexuality. The playwright [Frank Wedekind]
thought adults Were moronic .
All adults are illogical, and
their names indicate that,"
Murphy said.
" I' m most excited about
exploring the different as-
pects of sexuality. There's
heterosexual sex, queer sex,
masturbation, dealing with
abortion and there's even
S&M. Experiencing how the
audiences react is something
I ' m most excited about
The sex scene, while short,
is very intimate. This play
deals with sex in a very real
way, and is impactful," Murphy said.
Tickets are $10 for general
admission, or $5 for students
with ID. Tickets are available at the door. Performances
begin Wednesday, April 4 at
7 p.m. and continue throughout the weekend. The performances will take place at the
Arts Building, Room 111.
Please note: The sexual
content in this play may not
be appropriate for children
12 and under.
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Time: TBD
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more info.
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Pre-Dental Society and Invisible Children will present
à screening of Kony 2012
to spread awareness of Joseph Kony and his malicious
army of the LRA (Lord's
Resistance Army) that have
been abducting children for
his own tactic reasons for the
past 26 years.
This year, Jason Russell
and the Invisible Children
Foundation have taken their
voices in spreading thè word
of Kony and their mission:
to arrest him for the countless injustices he's caused
in Uganda. With creativity
and perseverance, the Invisible Children Foundation
has fought to bring justice
to Uganda in a way that culture and society intertwine,
through media. Through Facebook, a social networking
site that currently has around
500 million active members, Invisible Children is
spreading the word of Kony
by sharing and forwarding
the message, generated and
narrated by Russell with occasional help from his son,
Gavin. The mission revolves
around the idea that to stop
Kony, people must know
who he is and understand his
brutal actions.
On April 20, the Invisible
Children Foundation plans
to "Cover the Night" in cities
all over the country to spread
awareness of Kony to stop
his 26-year-rule of abducting
around 30,000 children and
forcing the boys to kill their
parents and join his army of
the LRA (that has occasionally promoted peace) and the
girls to be sex slaves.
For more information on
becoming a member to support Invisible Children or
to learn more about their
mission, you can visit invisiblechildren.com. You can
catch the screening of Kony
2012 in Arts Hall 111, April
25 from 5-7 p.m.
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contribute to its wide range
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on Hotel Circle, on the days
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www:animeconji.org). Visitors can register at their website to get attendee badges,
and the prices vary depending on age and time spent at
the convention. Visitors can
also sign up to participate in
different activities such as
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Wolverine and the X-Men's interactive side
Fans of "Wovlerine and
the X-Men" can now chat
through Twitter with some of
the characters. Currently, 13
staff and students from the
Jean Grey School of Higher
Learning have their own accounts while the school itself
has its own. Marvel created
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involved cast that followed
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in shops on March 14. Talk
with Professor Iceman (@
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songfromthe duos latest album, "Hell Is
What You Make It," should be a summer
anthem. It's the perfect mixpf electronic
dance music and roc&enfrgy.
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first single from his upcoming major label debut samples Pixies' "Where Is My
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through Artists Alley and the
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party.
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old, but like West raps, "N-n-now that that
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wait much longer." Amen to that. This
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on March 14, 2012 is DC
Comic's collection of critically acclaimed writer Alan
Moore's work concerning its
famous characters. Moore is
one of the minds behind hit
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stories feature characters
such as Superman, Green
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THE COUGAR
CHRONICLE
I SSU E 5
TUESDAY
A PRI L 3, 2012
VOLUME X XXI X
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C ALIFORNI A S TAT E U NIVERSITY , S A N M ARCOS , INDEPENDENT S TUDEN T N EWSPAPE R
SPECIAL REPORT
csusmchronicle on twitter
SPORTS
Matt Weaver
Page 3 - Softball's
Lady
Cougars
pitched double shutouts last week. Read
about how the Cougars crushed Hope
International twice
at home.
F EATURE S
Page 5 - C SUS M
student Madison
Dexter Howe remembered during
memorial service
A pri l 1.
O PINIO N
Page 6 - Read
about student opinions on the Matt
Weaver scandal.
Page 7 - CSUSM's
campus
improv
team ¡s back and
in full swing. Read
about
upcoming
events.
N E X T I SSU E
700 students
caught up
in ASI
election
scandal
KRI STI N M ELODY
STAFF W RI TER
Student Matt Weaver, who
was arrested last month on
suspicion of tampering with
computer ballots in campus elections, is also under
investigation f o r about 700
possible cases of identity
theft f ro m students, a Cal
State San Marcos spokeswoman said last week.
"Yes that is^true. We know
that about 700 passwbrds
and user names were compromised," said Margaret
Lutz Chantung, a CSUSM
public information officer.
"I am not aware of any staff
or faculty members compromised."
A fte r discovering the account break-ins on March 15,
the university's Instructional
& Information Technology
Services (IITS) locked the
compromised accounts and
the affected students were
required to reset their passwords, she said.
Accusations tying Weaver
to possible identity theft first
arose after the university suspected someone had hacked
into its computers and tampered with files in the elections f o r Associated Students
Inc., the university reported
last month.
The voting — all of which
is done online — ran f ro m
March 12 to March 15. But
instead of announcing election results on March 16, the
university declared the elections invalid, and rescheduled them f o r May.
Weaver, a third year business major and one of two
candidates running f o r ASI
president, was arrested on
the final day of online balloting, the university reported.
Weaver was jailed March
15 on suspicion of election
f raud , unlawful access to a
computer or database, and
10 counts of identity t heft .
He posted $50,000 bail the
following day, according to
court records.
When arrested, Weaver had
Scandal continued on 2.
ASI Board of Directors
discuss reelections
JULIANA STUMPP
STAFF W RI TER
The subject of re-election
was a hot topic at the March
27 meeting of the Associated
Student Body (ASI) Board of
Directors.
Due to alleged illegal activity on a campus computer
constituting election fraud,
the elections that took place
March 1 2 - 1 5 were deemed
invalid. The issues of dishonest actions during the
elections and the pending in-
vestigation were handed over
was stopped before it could
t o a d i f f e r e n t a uthority . T h i s
g o a n y f u r t h e r , " s ai d M a r g a -
meeting was a discussion of
reelection, not the investigation.
Kathy Rees , VP of Administration, said, "At this point
we need to move forward
with the information we do
have."
"Students should have faith
in the university and the upcoming election process...It
was due to the diligence of
IITS staff and ASI staff that
this was discovered so that it
ret Lutz Chantung, CSUSM
Public Information Officer.
An action called to order
was whether or not the ASI
Elections Code 202 should
be revised to include in the
voting committee another
administrator and two students not affiliated with ASI.
Currently on the Election
Committee, there are a required minimum three members of Board of Directors
ASI continued on 2.
Administration rethinks student
Internet policy in wake of I D thefts
M ARCOS CHRON
STAFF W RI TER
In the wake of the theft of
more than 700 student passwords this month, a university official said the campus
is in the midst of a reconsideration of the student Internet usage policy.
Until now, Cal State San
Marcos students were sent
an email each semester suggesting that they change
their passwords to avoid
identity t heft . Faculty members, by contrast, are required to change their passwords every 12 weeks.
Teresa Macklin, who
works in the university's instructional and information
technology services department, said that as the result
of the identity crimes uncovered on campus this month,
the university is reconsider-
ing its policy, and may require students to periodically change their passwords.
In the meantime, she advises students to be vigilant
in protecting their privacy
online.
"Students need to be carefu l where t hey'r e signing in.
They shouldn't share their
password, they should have
a password that's sufficient-
ly complex and they need
to get in [the system] and
change it once in a while,"
Macklin said. "With what
happened here, it just goes
Student continued on 2.
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Three separate events spawn campus alerts
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Deputy Moses with the
San Diego County S heriff' s
San Marcos Station clarified
On F eb . 20 and March that n o confirmed rifle sight2 0 , c ampu s alerts were is- ing occurred on March 20.
sued regarding the sighting
Students are encouraged to
of armed individuals near b e aware of their surroundc ampus . There were three ings. With a weapon sightreported incidents. Campus ing , Deputy Moses provides
lockdown w a s not initiated some guidelines: "First and
on either date. Th e f ollow - f oremost , call 911. D on' t
ing accounts are according c onfron t the individual, and
t o campu s alerts.
d on ' t m ak e yourself k nown, "
On
F eb .
said M oses .
It should b e
19 , . a male
"First andforemost, noted that all
victim was
a pproache d call 911\ Don't con- 911 calls on
will
by three His- front the individual campus
t
panic indiand don't make your- be routed poo
C SUS M
viduals with
self known/'
lice. Corporal
handguns
-Deputy Moses
Balos
stated
T h e victim
that if a lockwas robbed
of his vehicle at the Campus down were to occur, it would
Marketplace shopping center be initiated by campus dison Twin O ak s Valley R d . patch.
In the instance of a robat approximately 8:40 p .m .
Another m al e victim was ap- bery, Deputy Moses providproached by three Hispanic ed some advice. "Try t o keep
individuals who stated that c alm, " said M oses , "Follow
they were carrying a k nife . the instructions of the perT h e victim was robbed of his son. Speaking generally,
wallet at approximately 9:10 they want to get something,
p . m near the transit center on and leave. Most criminals
in that situation are j us t as
San Marcos B lvd .
On March 2 0 , an individu- scared as you are. B e a good
al was spotted disappearing witness."
into the woods near campus
Items t o take note of are
carrying a rifle.
gender, height, complexion,
Details were confirmed by hair, facial hair, sound of
Corporal Balos with the Cal their voice, clothing, shoes,
State San Marcos Police D e - direction they l ef t i n , if they
partment. A recent inquiry t o had a unique r u n or walk,
the San D ieg o County Sher- if you heard a car peeling
iff' s San Marco s Station de- out shortly afterwards and
termined that n o arrests were anything else unique about
m ad e in t h e incidents oc- what they looked like. An
curring in February despite important detail t o rememobservations leading t o a de- ber if available i s a license
scription of the perpetrators . plate number. Prevention
There is also n o police sketch measures include walking in
pairs.
available in either case.
A M I R A EL-KHAOUL I
STAFF WRITER
Studentfrom 1.
t o show that stuff can happen
anywhere."
A fte r the t heft s were discovered, Macklin said the
university "locked d own "
the affecte d students' accounts and the IT help desk
helped these students get reestablished with new online
credentials. University f ac ulty members were also advised by e-mail to work with
any a ffecte d students whose
homework assignments may
h av e been delayed or lost by
the lockdown.
Macklin could not c omment on the involvement of
C SUS M student Matt Weaver' s involvement in the case
or how the crime was detect-
ed , other than to say "there
are times when you might
notice an unusual pattern of
activity in the log files."
She also confirmed the university's report that the suspect student was arrested on
suspicion of using a " device "
to obtain fellow students'
passwords. H e was not using
any sort of key-logging malware or s oftware.
Macklin said a ffecte d students seem t o b e taking the
identity t hef t issues in stride.
" I'v e heard some anecdotal
stories of some students being shocked, but there w asn' t
a lot of concern by students
a bou t the whole t hing, " she
said.
in his possession a device
that can b e used to illegally
obtain students' logins and
passwords, according t o a
university report.
N o charges were filed;
W eaver' s f orma l arraignment
in March was postponed indefinitely as authorities continued their investigation.
T h e university declined to
comment on whether Weaver
has been expelled f ro m the
university.
Weaver was reached by
email but declined to comment on the allegations .
Until Weaver is formally
charged, i t' s hard to gauge
what sort of legal consequences h e may f ace , but
one legal expert said that
the. commission of this type
crime could lead to university punishment as well as a
state trial.
" Th e alleged misuse of
private computer i nforma tion is extremely serious, it
could conceivably j ustif y expulsion," said David Steinberg, a law p rofessor at the
Thomas J efferson School of
Law in San D iego. Criminal
chargers could b e brought t o
a case like this, "you could
conceivably charge the de-
ASI from 1.
and three CSUS M students
as well as A S I Executive Director, ASI Associate Executive Director and CSJUSM
Assistant Vice President of
Administration,
When debating whether
bringing in a third party
is or is not crucial, Roger
D 'Andreas , Executive Director of A S I and advisor, said,
" Thi s is a time t o b e true to
our codes. It sends a message
that has more integrity."
SECTION EblTOR
KRISTIN MELODY
c u arc ro .n s g l.c m
o g h n ew Q mai o
f endan t f o r 7 0 0 cases of
internet f raud , o r internet
t heft. "
T h e courts t ak e very seriously the importance of
protecting the p ublic' s security on t h e Internet , Steinberg
said.
"It is possible t o look at
this as a simple prank like
something out of t h e ' Ani mal H ouse ' m ovie , but this is
not a simple college p rank, "
said Steinberg.
Weaver served as an editor
of the K oala , an undergroun d
campus newspaper. Critics
of the polarizing publication s a y its articles — - o n e
gave the " to p five e xcuses
f o r r ape " — are o ffensiv e
and cross the line into sexual
harassment. Supporters raise
free-speech arguments.
T h e Koala h asn' t b ee n
distributed on campus since
October, when a controversial issue depicted a f emal e
student with her head g rafte d
on to a pornographic i mage ,
leading* t o complaint s and
protests from m ember s of
the W omen' s Studies department and a call f ro m c ampus
organizations f o r improved
student civility.
Stephen D i P adova , a cartoonist who spent nearly a
It was decided to more forward with a special election,
meaning that the whole election process will start anew
with applications f o r new
candidates on April 11. A f ter all applicants' academic
records and conduct history
are reviewed, candidates will
start campaigning. Student
A ffair s will reimburse the
candidates f o r "their campaigning costs of the first
election.
. Voting f o r A S I will b e the
y ea r o n the Koala staff with
Weaver, said that in recent
m onth s Weaver had been trying t o distance himself from
t h e publication and move instead into student politics.
" H e w a s f a r too uninterested in the perpetuation of
t h e paper, a n d was in the
p roces s of trying to slide out
of his implied position of the
editor, " said D i Padova, who
also contributes to The Cougar C hronicle .
O the r students interviewed
on c ampu s this week had
mixed f eelings on the case
and Weaver.
" I' m sure he d idn' t think
through that it was a serious
c rime, " said Krista, a sophomor e w h o asked that her last
n am e not b e used, " I' m sure
h e w a s under a lot of pressure being associated with
the K oala. "
Student Andrea Hook is no
f a n of the Koala and said that
she f el t Weaver practiced a
double-standard in his writing f o r the publication.
" H e would write f o r freedo m of speech, but not for
f reedo m of privacy," Hook
s aid .
Jessie Gambrell contributed to
this article.
week of M a y 7 - 10.
Sara Gallegos, the Associate Executive Director of
A SI , commente d on what
changes they will m ak e to
protect t h e election: "We are
looking into different options.. . It is still not determined."
"Unfortunately, elections
will b e around finals w eek ,
which is a disadvantage t o
those r erunning, " said Travis
W ilson , current President
and C E O of A SI .
T H E E LECTIO N S C A N D A L
J E S S I E G AMBREL L
STAFF WRITER
LU
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in
"I know a lot ofmy friends had to change their passwords. I
think they are handling it right."
- Emily Alexander, freshman
"It shows how desperate he was, no one would have voted for
him anyway. I'm glad they arrested him."
-Candace
"Everybody has a right to win, but you have to win fairly,
you don't need to change the voteforyou."
- Nina Gillette
"He should have had more time in jail and maybe they should
do the next election on paper with a booth and all that."
- Diana Toma, freshman
"That sucks for him. He shouldn't have done that, it was
stupid of Mm."
- Manny
"That guy's a genius, aside from doing it on campus."
- Justi n
"I think he did it to get attention and to purposefully get
caught. He was totally asking for it."
- Tiffany, freshman
"That's not surprising that he was part of the Koala."
- Rose Jauregui, freshman
"I'm sure he didn't think through that it was a serious crime.
I'm sure he was under a lot ofpressure being associated with
theKoala."
- Krista, sophomore
^Editor's Note: Some s tudent s asked t ha t t hei r last names
and s tuden t standings be withheld for privacy purposes
�S ECTIO N EDITOR
A LE X F RANC O
cougarchron.sporh@gmail.com
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Athlete spotlight:
Why you shouldn't skip breakfast Ashley Aronson
CURTI S BOVEE
S TAF F W RI TE R
In the United! States, breakfas t is o fte n overlooked as a
result of the hectic lifestyles
that many of us have fallen
into. Unfortunately, skipping
breakfast has proven t o b e
detrimental to o ne' s health.
Getting a healthy start in
the morning by eating a nutritious breakfast will allow
your body to reap m ajo r benefits.
According to the National
Institute of Health (NIH),
people w h o eat breakfast are
less likely t o b e overweight
than those who skip breakfas t regardless of if they eat
mor e throughout the day.
Furthermore, eating breakfas t a ffect s your satiety center, influencing how f ul l you
f ee l during the day, preventin g impulsive snacking and
binge eating.
Whether you are hungry
or not in the morning, you
should still eat something.
Breakfast provides the energy you need to begin your
day arid can boost your
mood, according to the NIH.
Additionally, according to
t h e Centers f o r Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),
eating a nutritional breakfast
has been linked to positive
short-term effects on cognitive functioning and alertness
in college students. Knowing
that eating breakfast can potentially cause you to excel
in academics should be more
than enough reason to start
doing it.
While it is extremely important to your health to eat
breakfast, what y ou'r e eating is just as important. Eat
foods that are more satiating
during breakfast, includ-
ing f ruits, vegetables, lean
meats, whole grains, legumes, nuts and seeds. Eating
these foods not only during
breakfast but throughout the
day will cause you to feel f ul l
longer, preventing unnecessary eating or snacking.
It is important to avoid eating foods with added sugars
as; these foods have no contribution to satiety and will
ultimately cause you to eat
more throughout the day.
Instead of eating high sugar
foods, try eating a breakfast
with more fiber; y ou'l l eat
the same amount of f ood ,
while eating less calories and
being f ul l for longer.
Take the extra 20 minutes
in the morning to create a
healthy breakfast pattern.
Not only will you feel better,
but you might also increase
academic performance and
energy throughout your day.
#1 Softball cruises to victory 8-0,5-0
Lady Cougars pitch double shutouts against Hope International
A LE X F RANCO
S TAF F W RI TE R
A cool , breezy Thursday
evening in San Marcos saw
the #1 nationally ranked
CSUSM softball team exert
their power over Hope International University, sweeping them in a double header.
The first game was an easy
victory f o r CSUSM as they
won handily 8-0 in five innings.
Game two of the series was
just as dominant as the lady
Cougars scored right off the
bat in the first inning with a
RBI single f ro m sophomore
Alex Miller driving in Kaitlin McGinley. The Cougars
scored in three straight innings f ro m the third to the
fifth, solidifying their victory
and showing exactly why
they are number 1 in the nation.
The player of the game was
by f a r senior infielder,
Alyssa Dronenburg,
who went 2-3 on the
day with a second inning solo homerun
and a double late in
the game. Senior Theresa Houle also helped
the girls to victory
with a 3-3 day which
included a RBI.
The top ranked
Cougars were catalyzed by the strong Senior member, Alyssa Dronenburg, waits
pitching of freshman for the perfect pitch before swinging the bat.
Photo by Alex Franco
Katie Wilkinson who
I
pitched a strong five
ers and defense can play a
innings f o r the team, allow- lot more relaxed when we
ing just two hits and striking have a 5 or 6 run lead," Head
out three HIU players.
Coach, Dave Williams said.
" Ou r pitching staff has
This counts as the 25th
been doing really well. Al- win in the last 2 6 games for
most half of our wins, have women's softball. Look f o r
been by shut-out (16). Plus, the Cougars to continue their
we are hitting really well, dominance at the next home
which actually gives our de- game this Thursday, April 5
fense confidence. Our pitch- against Vanguard.
CSUSM baseball splits doubleheader
against San Diego Christian
A LE X F RANCO
S TAFF W RI TER
The Cougar baseball team
looked to improve its new
national ranking late Friday
afternoon against San Diego
Christian.
The Cougars began the day
with a close loss to SDC,
losing the first game 5 -3 .
Stranded runners and lack
of hits enough plagued the
Cougars in their game one
loss. The third inning was
where they really had their
chance to pull away when
they scored two runs off Anthony Renteria and Austin
Colemen RBI singles to take
a 2-1 lead but the two were
ultimately l ef t stranded when
the team failed to continue
the rally.
The pitching staff ^ ls o
gained 14 hits all together
in the game, losing the 2-1
lead after SDC scored three
runs in the fourth in- WMM
ning, gaining a lead
they wouldn't give
up f o r the rest of the
game. SDC added an
extra run in the ninth
inning to lock up the
Cougars.
The
Cougars
bounced back in the
second game rallying late in the bottom •
Senior member, Anthony Renteria, hits the
of the sixth inning
ball right past second base.
scoring a total of five g g g g
Photo by Alex Franco
runs to beat SDC 7-6.
Dennis Pugh said about the
Centerfielder Trent Jemett team's performances on the
led the Cougars going 2-4 day.
with a double and two RBI's
"This has been our toughand hit a pivotal two run dou- est schedule in my six years
ble in the sixth inning rally here and I ' m proud that we
to tie the game at six and are competing at a high levultimately coming around el," Pugh said.
to score and put the Cougars
The number 23 ranked
ahead f o r the win.
Cougars are now 20-12 on
"Great comeback in the the season and play again at
second game, but we needed home April 14 against Point
to play with a little more in- Loma.
tensity overall," head coach
3/15 Men's Baseball
v.s. Blolo
JESSI E GAMBRELL
STAFF W RI TER
With the surfing national
championships coming up in
June, I got a chance to talk
with CSUSM's Surf Team
captain: Ashley Aronson.
Jessie Gambrell: What
sports have/had you been involved in?
Ashley Aronson: Just surfing since 2010. We got to
go to the semi-final championships at the Huntington
Beach competitions.
J G : How long have you
been team captain?
AA: Just one season, this
semester and last.
J G : How long have you
been at CSUSM?
AA: I have been at Cal
State since 2010. I transferred f ro m Mira Costa.
J G : What is your major
here?
AA: Visual Arts, and I
graduate in December of this
year.
J G : What are your plans
for when you graduate?
AA: Working in the surfing industry in marketing or
something or with my current employers, Red Bull.
3/1 ¿ Men's Baseball
v.s. Biola
J G : How has/is your experience been at CSUSM?
AA: So far Cal State has
been good. We (the surf
team) have a lot of help f ro m
our Faculty Advisor, Amber
Puha. We are looking to get a
National Championship this
year. We won in 2009, so
that is our ultimate goal. We
have Nationals coming up at
Salt Creek on June 14 - 17
through the National Interscholastic Scholarship.
J G : What do you like to do
in your spare time?
AA: I surf a lot, snowboard , I ' m a painter, and I
love shooting ^ n d editing
videos. I stay busy with two
j obs . I d on' t have a whole lot
of f re e time . •
MLB southern
California preview
3/20 Women's Golf at
C hic o State Wildcat
Invitational placed 7th out
of 7 teams
3/20 Men's Baseball!
v.s. Sioux Falls
3/21 Women's Softball v.s.
U. of British Columbia
v.s. Hastings
3/22 Women's Softball
v.s. St, Gregory's University
Angels, Dodgers, Padres
have eyestootn rplrizethis off-seahei ineup
ALEX FRANCO
STAFF W RI TER
Finally, after a five month
hiatus, baseball lovers of
all ages will get a new Majo r League Baseball (MLB)
season. I t' s the return of the
aroma of freshly cut grass,
foot-long hot dogs and buttered popcorn that only MLB
opening days can bring.
The season kicks off
Wednesday, April 4 when
the defending World Series
Champions, the St. Louis
Cardinals take on the newly
named Miami Marlins: The
remainder of the teams will
begin their seasons April 5
- 6 and hunt for October begins.
Southern California will
look to once again return to
promise land that is the playoffs , with local teams like the
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, San Diego Padres and
the Los Angeles Dodgers
building on promising 2011
seasons and making some
important off-season moves.
Look for these teams to
make it awfully difficult f o r
other teams to make it out of
SoCal a winner.
The San Diego Padres
finished dead last in the National League (NL) west division last year with a 71^91.
The Padres will be looking
to make their way out of the
basement of the MLB and
make great strides in progress as they look toward
continuing the rebuilding
process. Padres added power
son with the acquisition of
outfielder Carlos Quentin.
The Padres lost all-star closing pitcher Heath Bell but
replaced him with veteran
closer Huston Street.
The Angels made some
huge noise this off-season
with the signing of future
hall of fame first basemen,
Albert Pujols and All-Star
pitcher C J . Wilson. The Angels finished second in their
division at 86-76. Expect the
Angels to be the favorites to
win the American League
(AL) west division with their
juggernaut offense.
The Angels aren't the only
team in L A , the Dodgers
also call LA home and were
just purchased by an interest
group which included NBA
hall-of-famer and former
Lakers great Magic Johnson to the tune of $2 billion.
The Dodgers are coming
off a season where they finished strong down the stretch
and ended the season with
a record of 82-79. Dodgers
re-signed All-Star centerfielder and MVP runner-up
Matt Kemp and have the Cy
Young award winner f o r best
pitcher in the NL in Clayton
Kershaw who looks to only
get stronger after winning 21
games last season.
Dodgers and Padres open
up the season April 5 , in San
Diego's Petco Park, while
the Angels begin the season
April 7 against the Kansas
City Royals in Anaheim.
3/23 Men's Baseball
v.s. Artzonia Ch.
3/23 Women's Golf at Spring
Fling Invitational p lace d 5th
o ut w 10 teams
3/24 Men's Baseball
v.s. Arizona C h .
3/27 Men's Golf at Prim
Invitational p lace d 5th out of
16 teams
3/27 Men's Golf at Prim
Invitational p jace d 5th out of
14 teams
3/29 Women's Softball
v.s.Hope International
3/30 Men's Baseball
v.s. SD Christian
3/31 Men's Baseball
v.s. SD Christian
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FEATURES
SECTION EDITOR
KYLE H. JOHNSON
T H E C OUGA R CHRONICLE / A PRI L 3 , 2 0 1 2
c ougarchron.features@gmail.co m
Pride Center raises awareness with "Gaypril"
M ELISS A M ARTINE Z
STAFF WRITER
T h e Pride Center is hosting
various events f o r " Gaypril, "
dedicating the entire month
of April to celebrating and
supporting the L GBTQ A
community.
Various events will take
place either in the Pride
Center or elsewhere on campus to provide awareness
of ways to support the L G BTQA community and information on becoming an ally.
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R E B E K A H G REE N
S TAF F W R I T E R
This April , C SUS M will
hold a R ap e Aggression
Defense (R;AX>.) course
f o r women.
T h e course will provide
f emal e students with d if feren t techniques f o r selfdefens e while continuing t o
spread and infor m awareness f o r matters involving
sexual assault and violence.
T h e course consists of
f ou r classes on April 9 ,11 ,
16 and 18 from 4 7 p .m .
and will take p lac e at t h e
University P olic e Department , located a t the Parkin g and C ommute r Services
b uildin g n ea r t h e c ampu s
Sprinte r station. T h e Studen t H ealt h a n d Counselin g
S ervice s ( SHCS ) H op e and
W ellnes s Center , University P olic e Department and
t h e W omen' s Cente r are
i n collaboration with t h e
e vent .
Students
participating
in t h e course will receive
their o w n manuals r egardf j
ing the "Physical Defense
P rogram. "
According t o a statistic listed on the R.A.D.
course website, 7 1 percent
of sexual assault victims
have avoided rape with the
knowledge and use of selfdefense.
T h e d efens e progra m
acts a s an important way t o
spread awareness of rape .
T h e courses are a s af e and
informative way t o e m powe r and dispel the victim
mentality.
T h e course i s $20 f o r new
R .A.D . students and c a n b e
paid f o r at the University
Police D epartment .
Those wanting t o participate can R S V P at www.
c sus m . edu/police/ R A D .
html o r call (760) 7504567 .
F o r m or e informatio n o n
d ates , times, contact informatio n and the specific
directions of the R AJD .
c ourse , including quick
tips o n student s afet y and
a wareness , visi t www.
c sus m . edu/police/ R A D .
h tml .
J E S S I E G AMBREL L
STAFF WRITER
David " Sonny " L ack s
came to Escondido f o r a discussion hosted b y C SUSM' s
Associate Vice President f o r
Educational Equity and Diversity, Derrick C rawford ,
on Tuesday, March 13.
Sonny L ack' s
mother ,
Henrietta L acks , grew u p in
Clover, Virginia during the
1920s. On Sept. 19, 1950,
she was diagnosed with cervical cancer when doctors
f oun d a tumor in her cervix.
A fte r a hard battle with the
cancer and multiple surgeries , she died on October 4 ,
1951.
But something happened
b efor e she died that changed
the f ac e of the medical field.
During a surgery t o r emov e
h e r tumor, Dr. Johns Hopkins saved a f e w of her cells
without her permission f o r
research on Polio, an epidemic at the t ime . Once sent
to Dr. George Gey, the research head of this p roject ,
Gey discovered that L acks '
cells did not die unlik e the
hundreds of cells tested b6for e her cells.
Almost 20 years later, they
had taken her cells t o space
and b ack , as well as discovered cures f o r many diseases.
And yet her f amily still was
not i nforme d of it. In spite
of now k nowing of it , L acks '
f amil y is still not being compensated f o r i t , and many of
them d o not have health insurance.
"[An apology f ro m Johns
Hopkins University] would
have been important t o the
family, I think. They h av e
not apologized. I d on' t think
w e should b e compensated ,
but as they start commercializing her c ells , I d o think that
w e should b e compensated
f o r that. I still d on' t h av e
medical
insurance—most
of my f amily still [doesn't ]
h av e medical insurance,"
Sonny Lacks said.
C rawfor d also asked Lacks
what h e knew about his
mother.
" The y always tell m e that
my mothe r was a giving person. I like all t h e stories they
said about my mother. Everything they told m e about
her w a s g ood . Even w he n
she was sick, s he' d c om e
h om e and take care of the
k ids, " Lacks said.
C rawfor d then asked Lacks
and his daughter Jeri what
they think their m other' s
legacy i s .
"[Her legacy] is a g ift . Just
reading this book touches
everybody' s lives. She is j us t
a g if t that keeps giving," Jeri
said.
T h e event was followed b y
a Q&A discussion f ro m the
audience.
T h e legacy of Henrietta
Lacks and her immortal cells
can b e read about in Rebecca
Skloot's book " Th e Immortal
L if e of Henrietta L acks .
Rebecca Skloot' s b ook ,
" Th e Immortal L if e of Henrietta L acks, " celebrates
Lacks ' l if e and legacy.
and h arass L GBT Q p eople .
T hi s m ont h w e'r e g oin g to
assert ourselve s on c ampu s
and show that w e'r e not a
c ommunit y that lie s down
and allows o urselves to be
d emonized . We want our
c ommunit y t o k no w w e'r e
present and her e to stay,"
Torres said.
F o r m or e information,
p leas e visit the Pride Center
located in C ommon s 201.
The Clarke to host
s tres s m anagemen t event
during W ellnes s Month
J E S S I E G AMBREL L
STAFF WRITER
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S ECTIO N EDITOR
K Y L E M. J OHNSO N
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C ésa r Chávez:
Latino icon for change
"
Migrant workers1 rights activist honored for l egac y
DANE A VANDERVELDEN
S TAFF W RI TER
Holding permanent vigil
at the top of the staircases
to thè l ef t of the school library stands Cal State San
Marcos's tribute to one of
the most highly regarded Latino civil rights activists in
modern history: a life-sized
metallic sculpture o f César
Estrada Chávez.
Perched above the saying,
"Sí, se puede" (Chávez's
personal slogan, meaning
"Yes, it is possible" or "Yes,
it can be done"), the statue
pays homage to the numerous advancements C háve z
made in the steep uphill battle for immigrant workers'
rights.
Whereas CSUSM honors
Chávez with this sculpture,
March 31 has been designated as César Chávez Day by
the states, Colorado, Texas
and California. Across these
three states, many public
schools, community colleges, libraries and other state
government offices close f o r
the day t o honor the memory
of Ch&vez's work, as well.
According to the Cesar
Chavez Foundation website,
Chavez was born March 31,
1927 in Yuma, Arizona to a
Mexican-American family.
Chavez's family owned a
ranch and grocery store, but
eventually lost them both to
the turmoil of the Great Depression.
Forced to seek work,
Chavez's family headed west
to California to become migrant workers. It was there
that Chavez began to encounter the struggles that his
fellow Mexican-Americans
were experiencing on a daily
basis.
A fte r graduating the eighth
grade, Chavez worked the
fields f o r two years to help
support his family before
suiting up and serving in the
U.S. Navy f o r two years.
Upon returning to civilian l ife , Chavez went back
to the fields but quickly established himself as an organizer f o r the Community
Service Organization (CSO),
a Latino civil rights group.
He traveled the country urg-
ing Mexican Americans, to
register to vote, and also
delivered speeches on the
rights of migrant workers.
He would eventually become
the organization's president
in 1958.
In 1962, Chavez left the
CSO and co-founded the
National Farm Workers
Association (NFWA), another organization geared
solely toward the advancement of immigrant workers .
Throughout the 60s, 70s and
80s, Chavez would lead numerous strikes across the nation in pursuit of wage hikes
f o r the various immigrant
fruit and vegetable pickers.
He rarely initiated a strike
that did not succeed in its
goal.
Chavez passed away in
1993, but since then, his
legacy has made him as a
revered historical icon in the
Latino community. His active support f o r immigrant
workers and his unwavering
faith in the ability of grassroots movements t o bring
about national change have
become legendary.
K YL E M.JOHNSON
S TAF F W RITE R
A memorial service f o r
CSUSM student Madison
Howe was held at the McMahon house on April 1 »just
one week after his passing.
Prior to the service, Madison's parents greeted guests,
consisting of friends, family,
students and faculty, among
other relations. His parents
expressed genuine interest in
hearing about how those u n familiar to them had known
their son.
Nearby, a table was set
up with photos of Madison,
some of his favorite books
including works b y George
Orwell and Thomas Paine,
and a sign in sheet and album in which guests could
write about their fondest
memories of Madison.
Following a performance
of traditional bagpipe music, the service began with
F E AT U R E S 5
of Madison Dexter Howe
a prayer, a brief word f ro m
the pastor and a reading of
Psalm 23.
Madison's father, Haydn,
then •delivered a eulogy,
which spoke highly of Madison's gracious attitude, even
in times of pain when he
was being treated f o r his peripheral pulmonary arterial
stenosis, a condition which
affected the arteries in his
lungs. At one point in the
eulogy, Haydn said how he
would love to tell everyone
about his son, but that Madison would not want him to,
so as to preserve every person's individual perception
of him. i
Shortly after, a communal
eulogy took place in which
anyone in attendance could
share a brief anecdote about
his or her relationship -with
Madison. A consensus was
reached amidst the stories
shared, and that was that
Madison was a genuinely
good person who selflessly
gave of himself to everyone
around him, greatly enriching lives.
As a gift to those in attendance, and representative of
Madison's enthusiasm and
talent f o r playing guitar,
each guest was given a guitar
pick.
An essay, written by Madison when he was 17 years
old, entitled "Why is L if e so
Hard" was included in the
memorial program and read
aloud by the pastor.
In thé essay, Madison set
out to answer such questions
as "Why is l if e so hard?" and
"Why do I exist?" Throughout the essay, he addresses his
personal insecurities, namely
defining himself and finding
his purpose, and overcoming
those insecurities. He then
addresses his illness, and instead of allowing it to inhibit
him, he states, "You just do
what you have to do to stay
alive."
With his inspiring philosophy, and the referencing of
the philosophies of V iktôrE .
Frankl and Fyodor Dostoevsky, Madison made a powerfu l conclusion.
"I have come to realize
that without negatives there
will never be any positives,"
Madison wrote.
His ability to accept his illness as a negative, and also
as a way to see things positively, allowed Madison t o
find his purpose in his suffering.
"Simply existing seems
now to be a great purpose,
and still, as young as I am,
I have many years to go,"
Madison wrote.
Photo scanned from the memorial
program.
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CSUSM i s n o t 'Animal House'
K I T-BACON GRESSI T T
GUES T COLUM NI S T
A newspaper headline
caught my e y e recently:
"Animal avoidance leads to
costly collision." It brought
to mind CSUSM student
government candidate and
Koala editor Matt Weaver,
who was arrested the final
day of March's ASI elections
f o r suspicion of election
f raud , identity theft, and unlawful access to a computer
or database.
Weaver helped launch the
CSUSM edition of The Koala, one of three owned by the
privately owned, for-profit
company, in January 2011. student conduct code violaThere have been many times tions. But in a Nov. 2 , 2011
since then that the university letter, the Foundation f o r
administration could have Individual Rights in Educaacted to moderate Weaver tion sent CSUSM President
and his Koalan cohorts (if Karen Haynes a threat of lenot The Koala*s owner) by gal action if the process was
condemning their discrimi- not stopped immediately.
natory content and directly The letter read in part that
ameliorating their effects Haynes would be "at risk of
on the campus community. losing qualified immunity,
Instead, the administration thereby opening you and
avoided confrontation.
other administrators to perThe administration did take sonal liability should one of
the students seek monetary
its head out of the sand after
The Koala published a doc- damages f o r the deprivation
tored pornographic image of of his or her First Amenda student, initiating possible ment rights." N o surprise:
disciplinary action against The administration withdrew
several Koalans f o r alleged into passive mode.
Should CSUSM t ak e
César Chávez Day o ff ?
JESSIE GAMBRELL
S TAF F W RI TE R
1
Last Friday, CSUSM took
a holiday in honor of César
Chávez.
César Chávez Day is< a
holiday that celebrates a man
who fought f o r MexicanAmericans, who worked
farms in the U.S., to have
equal rights and to be treated
respectfully. He helped them
to get decent labor treatment,
such as fresh water and bathrooms to use on the j ob . He
was also a big activist f o r the
unionization of farm laborers.
Our school has a statue of
him at the top of the César
Chávez stairs, in honor of
him because CSUSM is located in a very agricultural
region.
This is one reason our
school decided to take César
Chávez Day off in place
of Presidents' Day. All Cal
State Universities have to
take the same amount of
days o ff . In February, some
students wrote chalk on
some stairways questioning
why Presidents' Day was not
favored over César Chávez
Day. Other students d on' t
mind the observance of this*
holiday.
"I know we have the César
Chávez statue, so i t is like we
are celebrating him like our
mascot. It kind of makes us
different. I d on' t have any
hard feelings about it," freshman Bonnie Miani said.
Presidents' Day is a nax tional holiday celebrating
first U.S. president, George
Washington's,
birthday.
Since 1879, most schools,
colleges, businesses, the
entire military and government have taken this federal
holiday o ff . Why doesn't
CSUSM?
Many students felt very
strongly in opposition toward the fact that our school
takes this day off instead of
Presidents' Day:
"This is America. Honor
the holiday that honors our
presidents," freshman Bret
Unity said.
"I think we honor [Chávez]
enough. We should give our
American presidents a day,"
senior Weston Ryan said.
Personally I feel that we
should observe (only) César
Chávez Day as respect f o r
a man who fought f o r civil/
equal rights f o r farm workers and who achieved the
"American Dream", but not
in place of our American
presidents. One of the great
things about our country is
the courage and bravery of
our Founding Fathers and
past presidents, so why ever
would we not honor them?
They made the backbone
for our nation; that in itself
should be reason enough to
have Presidents' Day o ff , let
alone the fact that a majority of students do not even
have classes on Fridays, so
Presidents' Day would be
more of a holiday f o r the entire campus. So what can we
do? Have our voice be heard
and speak out, this is the best
way that we as students can
get things done, our voices
and opinions are our main
tools f o r standing up f o r
what is right and I believe
that it is our duty as American citizens to stand up f o r
what is right.
Apparently
emboldened
by the persistent lack of censure, Weaver now finds himself charged with multiple
felonies. But is he the only
person potentially guilty of
unacceptable behavior in the
campus' seemingly permissive environment?
How about the other candidates accused of running a s a
slate, a violation of the university election code?
How about the ASI "higher
u ps " who supposedly
leaked early
election returns to a
favored
student candi-
date?
How about the staff member accused of berating students at a campus candidate
forum f o r exercising their
f re e speech right?
How about the administration whose reluctance to act
condones harassment and
discrimination, cheating and
verbal abuse?
CSUSM is not "Animal
House." We live in a real
world, where words wound,
where harassment inhibits
learning, where wayward
college students go t o prison—à world where the administration's avoidance of
confrontation leads to costly
collisions between campus
community standards and
people who feel entitled to
d ef y them. Nope, compared
to CSUSM, "Animal House"
looks like kindergarten.
Tales f ro m t h e n er d side:
C oul d B ioware' s r ecen t r espons e t< f an s s tar t a n e w t ren d i n g aming ?
CHRIS GIANCAMILL1
S TAF F W RITE R
Last month, Bioware's
"Mass Effect 3 " was released
to critical acclaim from
many review websites such
as IGN.com, Gamespot.com
and lUP.com. While professional reviewers are pleased
with the game, die-hard fans
of the series have their objections to the game's ending.
The Mass Effect series has
always stressed the iniportance of the player' s decisions within the game's storyline leading to numerous
outcomes and endings. In
the previous games, endings
would be specifically tailored to the choices players
made. These choices would
determine whether certain
characters would live or die
and the fate of several key
locations. In "Mass Effect 3"
however, the endings d on' t
quite reach the same level of
uniqueness.
Fans started several social
media campaigns including "Retake Mass Effect
- Child's Play." The group,
set up through the website
Chipin.com, was established
to raise funds f o r the Child's
Play charity while raising
awareness f o r their dissatisfaction with "Mass Effect
3 's " ending. Though the
group is no longer accepting
donations, "Retake Mass E f fect " has accumulated more
than $80,000 f o r the Child's
Play charity.
Thankfully, their pleas
have not gone unnoticed.
On March 21, Bioware cor
founder Dr. Ray Muzyka responded in the blog section
of Bioware.com.
" ...Exec . Producer Casey
Hudson and the team are
hard at work on a number of
game content initiatives that
will help answer the questions, providing more clarity
f o r those seeking further closure to their journey. You'll
hear more on this in April,"
said Muzyka.
Muzyka's post signals an
important victory f o r the petitioners and fans alike—it
lets fans know that developers are listening. The creators
care about the f ans ' reactions
to the game and are trying to
resolve the issues.
Whether Bioware's update to the game is well received by the fans remains
to be seen. Hopefully, other
developers will take notice
of the effort fans have gone
through to change a franchise they care for.
A llege d election dishonesty f ro m s atir e publication's editor
Should CSUSM have e xpecte d t his ? ~or) were not only illegal and
f
FREDRICK MISLEH
S TAF F W RITE R
When the news
broke over Spring
Break that alleged
election fraud occurred in the ASI
elections, I was
pretty shocked. I
thought to myself,
"How could those
running be that
corrupt?" Then I
heard it was Matt Weaver, an
editor of The Koala, a satire
publication that has recently
gone quiet on the CSUSM
campus. To m e , that explained everything.
N o one should be shocked
by Weaver's actions. His
publication, The Koala, is
barely tolerated by the administration as an expression of our constitutional
rights to f re e speech and f re e
press, even if the publication lists ten steps to commit
rape and not get
caught. Weaver's
involvement with
the publication is
an indicator of his
character: foolish,
arrogant, and corrupt.
Weaver wanted
to be ASI president, but he felt
the rules d idn' t apply to him;
maybe no one had ever held
him accountable to social
rules we all essentially follow. No one told him issues
like rape and drug abuse are
not acceptable t o j ok e about,
nor did anyone tell him unlawful access to a computer/
database, identity theft and
election fraud (the three
charges Weaver was indicted
would land him in jai l but
also were socially irresponsible and publicly
embarrassing.
In one sense,
h o we v e r ,
the
student
body is lucky
Weaver was
never told he
couldn't
rig
elections; now
we d on' t run the
risk of Weaver' s disruptive behavior
r epresentin g
CSUSM beyond the pages
of
The
Koala.
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S ECTIO N EDITOR
MELISSA M ARTINE Z
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M ARCOS CHRON
STAFF W RI TER
K YL E M .J0HNS0 N
S TAF F W RITE R
Published in 2 008 , ove r
60 years a fte r it w a s written, "And the H ippo s w er e
Boiled in their T anks " reveals the early writing styles
of its authors, Jack K eroua c
and William S . B urroughs .
Written
a
significant
amount of time b efor e their
most notable novels, Kerouac's " O n the R oad " and
Burroughs' "Naked L unch, "
"And the Hippos were Boiled
in their Tanks" provides
readers with fascinating insights into the Beat Generation's origins. The novel
shares a certain prematurity
in contrast to the writers' respective moments when they
reached their prime.
With each writer alternating narrators, Kerouac as
M ik e Ryko and Burroughs
as Will D ennison , the novel
tells t h e story of a group of
f riend s in N e w York, a f e w
of w ho m are making e ffort s
at shipping o ut . A s they wait
f o r an opportunity t o l eave ,
they spend their f re e time interacting at b ars , each o thers '
h omes , movi e theaters and
through some of the g roup' s
shared interest in poetry,
w hil e experimenting with
substances and their sexualities..
T h e murder subplot* which
occurs towards the end of t h e
n ovel , acts as the mai n inspiration f o r the s tory' s existence. T h e b oo k is based on
a murder which took place
among the real-lif e Beats in
the 1940s.
W hil e the writing is not as
impressive as the a uthors '
later w orks , the plot is enjoyabl e and the storytelling
i s easy to becom e involved
AHD THE
HIPPOS
WEHE
BOILSD
IS THEIR
TNS
AK
Jack
Kerouac
and
W illia m S«
Burroughs
with.
T h e characters, mostly all
living intoxicatingly carefre e
lives, provide a w arm , comfortable atmosphere in which
readers can f ee l welcome.
As with most early works
by notable writers, " An d the
Hippos were Boiled in their
Tanks" allows readers t o , in a
sense, time-travel t o experience the Beat Generation in
its early years.
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Spring Break by showing
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start off the night , T he C ombos introduced themselves
as a band f ro m San Diego
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T H E C OUGA R /
C HRONICL E
I SSU E 6
TUESDAY
VOLUME X X X I X
A PRI L 17, 2012
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, SAN MARCOS, INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER
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softboll celebrates
senior night in winning fashion. Head
how the team tied a
school record with
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winning streak in
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reviews the recent
premiere of season two of the hit
HBO show "Game
of Thrones/'
CSOSM welcomed
television writer
arid story editor Larry Reitzer,
Read about Reitzer's accomplbhN E X T I SSU E
T h e university has c on firmed that the FBI is now
investigating j unio r Matt
Weaver, w h o was arrested
on Marc h 15 on suspicion of
committing election f rau d by
stealing m or e than 700 student passwords in his campaign f o r president of Associated Students I nc .
Margaret Lutz Chantung ,
a public informatio n o ffice r
f o r C SUSM , referred all
questions about the case t o
Darrell F oxworth , a spokesma n f o r the San D ieg o o f fice of the F BI . Reached by
p hon e on Monday, Foxworth
declined t o c omment , saying
it would b e premature to discuss the c ase .
Since W eaver' s arrest the
day b efor e election results
were to b e announced , two
key pieces of evidence h av e
become part of the F B I investigation — screen capture images, purported to
be Facebook conversations
between students during the
elections March 12-15. Th e
Facebook images were distributed t o local news media
via email on March 19.
The sender, w h o identified himself only as " Chris, "
implied that the Facebook
pages showed some candidates u p f o r re-election were
running together illegally as
a " slate," had advance access
t o the vote tallies and were
spreading "nasty l ies " about
Weaver (who was then the
associate editor of the controversial student publication,The Koala).
Lutz Chantung said she is
aware of the Facebook images but could not* comment
on them because they ' r e part
of the federa l investigation.
She also would not comment
on whether the Facebook
images may b e fabricated,
whether any students' Facebook identities were stolen
or whether any other students besides Weaver are un-
der investigation.
She did say there
that there i s n o evidence that any students were f oun d t o
h av e run on a slate
(according to election c ode , a* slate is
defined as t w o or
more people publicly running together). She also
stated she is not
aware of any violations of election
code by faculty.
T h e images on
the
Facebook
pages show an
alleged dialogue
between several
members of the
on-campus f ra ternity Sigma
Alpha E psilon ,
some of w ho m
were running
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Silviera faced arrested student in now-cancelled election
w a s basically l ef t in t h e dark;
all the i nformation w a s k ep t
within the people f ro m the
election committee , and only
until w e sat d ow n f o r a meeting w a s everything b rough t
t o l ight . We t he n h ad t o m ak e
a decisio n as t o w her e t o g o
from t here .
M ELISS A M A R T I N E Z
S TAF F W R I T E R
Construction is moving fast at The Quad student housing. Set to open next fall, the
building plans to ease housing competition. Photo by: Juliana Stumpp.
T h e Q ua d lowers prices,
s tudent s still u nsur e
J ULIAN A S T U M P P
S TAF F W R I T E R
T h e Quad university housing will b e completed this
summer, ready f o r students
t o m ov e in f al l 2 0f2 . W hile
the university is in the thick
of promoting T h e Q uad ,
some students f ee l it is an
overpriced housing option.
T h e Quad consists of three
living arrangements with
f ou r t o eight people in each
u nit . T h e cheapest r oo m is
t h e arrangement of eight
p eople , t w o people per r oom ,
starting at $800 per m onth .
T h e six-person r oom' s rate is
$ 825 . T h e most expensive is
a private r oo m f o r $900 per
m onth .
E ve n with recent cutbacks
on p rices, students f ee l living at T h e Quad is a rip-off.
John C aiozzo , a f reshma n
currently livin g in the University Village Apartments
(UVA), s aid , " I will b e living in the UVA. T h e Quad is
ridiculously expensive and
f arthe r f ro m c ampus . I like
how close [the UVA] is t o
c ampus . It takes 10-15 minutes t o walk t o most of my
classes."
At the UVA, a private r oo m
is $900 as well . T h e d iffer ence between the UVA and
T h e Quad is that the private
rooms in UVA are in a sixperson u nit , whereas Th e
Quad o ffer s private rooms
in a four-person unit. T h e
cheapest arrangement at
the UVA is $665 while T he
Q uad' s four-person unit is
$850 and you would share a
r oommate .
Fall 2012 will also mark
the beginning of a live-oncampus requirement f o r first
time f reshma n not from t h e
local area; they will b e r equired t o live in university
housing.
Together the UVA and T h e
Quad will h av e living arrangement options f o r the
upcoming year allowing
students t o live on themed
floors that are suitable f o r
t hem . Options include co-ed
apartment, transfer/graduate
h all , substance f re e hall and
w omen' s hall.
Caiozzo said, " Th e co-ed
apartments sound interesting . I ' m sure cleaning u p a f -
Quad continued on 2.
Since March 15, Cal State
San Marcos has been swept
u p in controversy over the
arrest of j unio r Matt Weaver,
w h o is suspected of stealing
m or e than 700 student identities t o vote himself into
o ffic e during the Associated
Students I nc . spring elections.
Weaver—who was an editor f o r the controversial Koala newspaper—was running
f o r ASI president against
Scott Silviera, A SI' s current
Vice President of External
A ffairs . Silviera spoke t o
T h e Cougar Chronicle about
his experiences, the nowinvalidated election and his
plans t o campaign again in
the spring.
Q: Do you plan to run
again, and do you expect to
run unopposed?
campaigning as hard as they
could t o try and [sic] get as
many people t o vote as possible.
Q: Did you hear the rumor that a professor was
coaching you and other
candidates to keep [Weaver] and another candidate
Q: Were you stunned by associated with The Koala
the news that Matt Weaver from winning?
A : N o , there w a s n o outside
had been arrested?
A : I w as . You know, you
never expect t o hear any
other student getting [sic] arrested and definitely, at the
[time], it was something rando m and n o one knew what
was going o n . There was
c onfusio n f o r everyone.
Q: Did you have any suspicion or hear any rumors
that there was going to be
some effort to swing votes
during election week?
A : N ope . M y understanding was that everyone was
h el p of any kind . . . I was on
my own in my c ampaign .
Q: Can you explain what
happened on March 15?
A : I d o plan o n r unnin g
a gain . M y intentions are
still the s ame . E ve n if I h av e
t o p ostpon e it a c oupl e of
w eeks , I still obviously w an t
t o serve the students. I h on estly h av e n o idea if s omeone
is going t o r u n against m e . I
truly h op e that s omeon e r un s
f o r every p osition , and I ' m a
b i g believer in that c ompeti tion brings out t h e b est . W e'l l
see what h appens , but at this
point* I h aven' t heard anything .
Q: The new elections will
now take place during finals week. How does this
impact you, -since you'll
have to campaign twice this
semester?
A : F ro m my perspective, I
heard rumor s that [Weaver]
A : S o , personally, i t' s a big
got [sic] arrested. I was told burden b ecause t here' s a lot
that the results wer e going of time a n d energy that goes
t o b e postponed , and then into i t . Talking to students,
I received an email saying making the pictures and what
that the results wer e inva- not is a big d eal , so it is u n lid—that someone had c om- fortunat e that I d o h av e t o d o
promised the credibility of it t wice . H owever , I see it as
the results and that f urthe r something that is so imporinformation would c ome . I Candidate continued on 2.
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Candidate from 1.
t ant , so it s houldn' t discourage someone f ro m doings it
again. T h e f ac t that i t' s the
week b efor e finals is also
very u nfortunate , since t hat' s
the crank time f o r studying
and papers . For any student,
t hat' s hard as it is—on top
of doing a j o b and/or campaigning—so t hat' s unfortunate. But again like I said,
COPY EDITOR
i t' s a worthwhile cause and
I ' m excited. As long as I get
the opportunity, I ' m pretty
t hankfu l f o r it.
Q: Do you think the university has handled this
situation well?
A : Absolutely. I am so impressed with how both the
A S I professiona l s taff , as
well as the I T department,
worked to handle this. Fro m
my understanding, it took
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S ECTIO N EDITOR
K RISTI N MELODY
cougarchron.news@gmail.com
Matt Weaver and The Koala newspaper impacted
what changes you'd like to
see in 2012-2013?
both t o really figure out the
issues that were going on
and without either one of
t hem , h e probably c ould'v e
gotten away with it. I ' m so
impressed with how they
handled i t , with the news and
with the f urthe r issues of i t .
They handled it very tactfull y and very efficiently.
think our election committee, as well as s taff , d o the
absolute best j o b they can
and the run a very efficient
campaign. I think the issue
that happened was a rare occurrence, and I think t hat' s
something that the I T department on campus can fix. All
in all, my goal is the s ame ,
and I hope t o still i mprov e
the c ampu s f o r everyone.
A : Obviously, there will alway s b e issues with civility
o n c ampus , which is why I ' m
such a big f a n of the Civility
C ampaign . I think i t' s something that A S I does currently
and continues to back and
support. As f a r as the issues
with the election process, I
Q: If you're elected, have
any of the experiences involving the election fraud,
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dent.
C alifornia' s Faculty A sso In November 2011, CFA
ciation (CFA) will b e voting held a strike at two campuses
April 16 — 27 on whether t o to make a statement to Chanhold a rolling strike in f al l cellor Reed that they wanted
2012 if their contracts are not compromises and f ai r negotiations in their contracts.
negotiated fairly.
T h e April vote is to author- T h e strike in action of 2011
ize the Board of Directors t o caught the attention of the
allow a strike next fall; the chancellor and media..
"We actually have the caexact date will not b e decided in this vote. Students will pacity t o pull off a s trike.. .
be given advanced notice if a even in difficult economic
t imes, " the CFA website said.
strike will occur.
T h e CFA represents all
CFA is looking f o r " a f ai r
and equitable contract that faculty on c ampus , although
creates
an
environment only 60 percent of faculty are
w her e taciilty can d o wftat active members in the u nion ,
they d o best - stimulate according to Barrett.
learning and advance knowl F o r more information visit
edge, " said Don Barrett, http://www.calfac.org/.
K R I S T I N M ELOD Y
N e w Dean o f
Business Administration
J ESSI E G AMBRELL l
STAFF W R I T E R
Cal State San
Marcos will b e |
opening the Markstein doors to Dr.
Sharon Lightner
starting July 1,
w h o will take the _ _ _ _
seat as the new M H
D ea n of Business B B H
Administration.
Lightner
beat out t w o other highly
qualified candidates with
her strong commitment t o
students and impressive
achievements.
She will b e taking Interim
Dean Regina E isenbach' s
place w h o has been the interim dean since J un e 2011. Dr.
Dennis Guseman held the
position prior to that f ro m
2002 - 2011.
C SUS M had t o find some
big shoes t o fill when this
position c am e open , so the
o ffic e of provost did a ' na tional s earch ' to find our new
Dean of Business . Th e three
top candidates c am e t o the
school and each had a twoday interview t o evaluate
their skills and level of commitment to the school and
their f utur e j o b and to see
what they could bring to the
university.
" On e of the things that really appealed to us was her
commitment t o the students.
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forum tomorrow. Don't be late. Also we need votes, we have stiff competition
this year, start thinking of ways to beat theft*,
like -Comment? UníofífW Post- about an hour ago
4 M * f l M M K Don't worry we run ASI, We just spread this
nasty He to the womens studies department that Matt Weaver
is the koala editor. That should put TKE hack.
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see this nasty article about I t More like our dirty I M e
secretin Forget the election, his life Is ruined.
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can't be said to ANYONE! whose next?
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anonymous source on March 19 and is now evidence in an FBI investigation. I t purports t o be a conversation between two Sigma
- Alpha Epsilon members and ASI candidates conspiring to smear the reputation of candidate Matt Weaver, the Koala newspaper
editor who was arrested March IS o n suspicion of election fraud. The students' names and profile photos have been obscured
t o protect their identities.
FBI from 1.
" Chris " suggested that S AE
members would us e any
means t o d efea t candidates
(including Weaver) f ro m the
She also k now s
o ff-campu s fraternity Tau
the area, so she
Kappa Epsilon, which lost
H has an i nsider' s
its C SUS M designation in
I perspective," said 2008.
Provost and Vice
A m embe r of S AE , w h o
President of Aca- asked to remain anonymous ,
demic
A ffairs , confirmed as authentic the
Emily Cutrer. " It' s Facebook screen capture
important to cast a showing SA E members talkbroad n et, " Cutrer ing about the vote on their
continued
with private group p age , but h e
regard t o national believes the second screen
dean searches. "We really are capture mentioning Matt
looking f orwar d t o h e r j oin - Weaver was f abricated . H e
ing our community."
never saw the second conDr. Sharon Lightner is versation published on the
currently T h e William E . group p age .
C ol e Directo r of the Charles
Scott Silviera, w h o was
W. Lamden School of A c - running f o r the o ffic e of A S I
countancy at S DSU . She president and is a m ember of
has received many teach- S AE , said that all of the caning awards at SDSU and the didates were working hard
national levels throughout to get out the vote during
her career. She was also a election w eek , but there was
board m embe r f o r S DSU' s n o " slate " of candidates and
Beta Alpha Psi and received there were n o violations of
the prestigious AICPA/AAA the election c ode .
Collaboration Award in her
e ffort s to bridge business Quad from 1.
practice. She has a Bachelor ter guys w h o are dirty r oomof Science f ro m the Univer- mates will drive some girls
sity of M ontana , a Master crazy."
of Science from San Dieg o
Ariel P laza , a d or m resiState University, and a Doc- dent , said, " I love all the optor of Philosophy f ro m the tions that w e resident s will
University of Oregon .
h ave . I really h op e that more
With Dr. L ightner' s back- and m or e floor themes will
ground and with the support be m ade. "
Of the administrative staff on
Both living units come
c ampus , students of business with similar feature s and
are looking f orward to their amenities such as lounges,
new D ean .
laundry r ooms , game r ooms ,
" M y understanding was
that everyone was campaigning as hard as they could t o
try and get as many people
to vote as p ossible," h e said.
' Ther e was n o outside help
of any k ind , at least in my
specific campaign as t o r u n
an election altogether o r t o
beat any other candidates."
Accusations tying Weaver
t o possible identity t hef t first
arose a fte r the university suspected someone had hacked
into its computers and t am pered with A S U election
files. Whe n Weaver was arrested, h e had in his posses sion a device typically u sed
t o capture s tudents ' onlin e
log-ins. A subsequence investigation f oun d that m or e
than 700 s tudents ' accounts
had been c ompromised , L ut z
Chantung c onfirmed.
Weaver was arrested o n
the final day of the elections
(where all voting is d on e o n line) . T h e next m orning , t h e
university declared the elections invalid, and resched uled the m f o r May. Weaver
was j aile d on election f raud ,
u nlawfu l access t o a computer or database , and 10 counts
of identity t heft . H e posted
$50,000 bail t h e following
day, according t o court r e cords .
Lutz Chanting said she
wants t o assure students that
t h e process f o r online voting in the A S I elections —
w hic h h av e b ee n rescheduled
f o r M a y — are "very safe."
" I h op e that students
h av e f ait h in it because if it
w eren' t f o r the f ac t that IITS
(Instructional & Information
Technology Services) was
monitoring w ha t was going
o n , this w ouldn' t have been
discovered in the first place
. . . Students should be assured that this election will
b ^ ^ l d t o h i g h standards."
p ool , study spaces, workou t
centers , community grills ,
maintenance services and
picnic areas.
O verall , many students
decide t o live off c ampu s
because of the cost of UVA;
they figure t h e rent is cheape r elsewhere .
H owever , rent f o r the UVA
and T h e Quad include f ull y
f urnishe d living area, f ul l
kitchen utilities, c able , c om munity Wi-Fi, and private/
shared f urnishe d bedrooms
with b athrooms . In The
Q uad , a n e w f eatur e will be a
flat screen television in each
u nit .
P laz a said, " I love the community aspect of the dorms.
T h e p eopl e here a r e so great,
and the events make living
h er e so m uc h m or e f un. "
T h e applications f o r The
Q ua d are currently open and
h av e a rolling deadline.
From f ron t page: This screen capture
from a Facebook conversation between
members of t h e Sigma Alpha Epsilon
fraternity appears to show some knowledge of t h e votes in the A S ! elections
b efor e t h e polls closed. This image,
provided t o the media by an anonymou s source, is one erf two being used
as evidence in an F B I investigation. The
students' names and profile photos have
been obscured to protect their identities.
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T H E COUGAR CHRONICLE / APRIL 17,2012
S E C T I O N EDITOR
ALEX FRANCO
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What aerobic activity can do for you
ies, called arteriosclerosis, is
a major contributor to heart
attacks and strokes. When the
According to the Cent- arteries are stiff, they narrow
ers f o r Disease Control and and allow plaque to build up,
Prevention (CDC), heart dis- ultimately inhibiting blood
ease is the leading cause of to freely pass through. The
death in men and women in > resulting blockage prevents
the United States. Further- oxygen f ro m getting to tismore, one in four deaths in sues and can cause damage
the United States are due to and even tissue death. If the
heart disease.
blockage breaks away, it can
Regular aerobic activity, potentially lead to a pulmoincluding running, walking nary embolism, heart attack
and bicycling, can dramati- or stroke. Clean arteries are
cally decrease the likelihood elastic and able to pass blood
that y ou'l l become part of freely, helping to prevent
cardiovascular diseases.
these awful statistics.
The following are a few
• Cholesterol: according to
benefits that y ou'l l see f ro m the American Heart Associaregular aerobic exercise.
tion (AHA), regular aerobic
• Heart: with increasing activity will increase your
aerobic activity, your heart "good cholesterol" or highwill become more efficient. density lipoprotein (HDL)
The stronger you work your and decrease your "bad
heart, the easier it will be cholesterol" or low-density
able to pump blood through- lipoprotein (LDL). LDL is
out your body.
associated with increasing
• Arteries: aerobic activity buildup of plaque, and decreasing its presence in your
will also help keep your pipes
clear. Hardening of the arter- blood will help combat all
C U R T I S B OVE E
S TAF F W R I T E R
cardiovascular diseases.
•Blood pressure: high
blood pressure is correlated
with every type of heart disease. High blood pressure
weakens your blood vessels,
increasing the possibility of
aneurysms and plaque buildup. Regular aerobic activity
aids in reducing your blood
pressure, really helping to
decrease your odds of heart
disease.
A normal heart pumps 60100 times per minute, or
86,400-144,000 times per
day. Your heart doesn't have
the leisure of not working
out—should you?
Exercising isn't easy, especially when it involves
long durations. Nothing easy
reaps major benefits; however, knowing the benefits
of regular aerobic activity
should be enough of a reason
for participating in aerobic
activity four to five times a
week for at least 30 minutes.
Your heart is essential; take
care of it.
Athlete spotlight:
Josh Castillo
SCORE REPORT
4 / 3 Women's Softball
v.s. Biola
FREDRICK MISLEH
STAFF WRITER
Josh Castillo, a sophomore
in CSUSM's Political Science program, has a busy
schedule. In addition to balancing his school and social
life, Castillo also plays on
the CSUSM Men's Lacrosse
team. I sat down with him
and asked about his experiences with the team and how
he juggles school, friends
and sports.
Q: What position do you
play?
A: I play defense.
Q: What other sports
have you played in your
life?
A: Baseball. I played baseball for most of my life. Then
I was converted to wrestling
in high school and mainly
stuck with that. Lacrosse
came in college, and I wanted to try something new.
Q: What's the best part
about playing lacrosse for
CSUSM?
A: Just hanging out with
4 / 5 M en's Baseball
v.s. The Masters
4 / 5 Women's Softball
v.s. V anguar d
the guys and having a lot of
f un . We might lose, but it' s
still really f un . Hang out,
play some lacrosse, just have
a good time.
Q: If someone were
thinking of joining the lacrosse team or any team in
general, what advice would
you give him/her?
A: Just go ahead and do it.
It can't hurt to try, and it's a
lot of fun and a great experience. Just make sure you stay
on top of your homework.
Not with afizzle,but with a bang
4 / 7 M en' s Baseball
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4 / 1 3 M en' s Baseball
v x Pf. Lome
(Rescheduled due to weather)
4 / 1 4 M en's Baseball
v.s. Pt. l a m a
v.s. Pf. Loma
CSUSM's Women's Softball season ends with an incredible victory
M ELISS A M A R T I N E Z
4 /1 4 Women's Softball
v.s. Hope Internationa}
S TAF F W R I T E R
That's more than 8 M ILLIO N
butts every minute
Cigarettes are the most
littered item in America.
The earth is your future,
not your ashtray.
Celebrate Earth Day
Live Tobacco-Free
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written permission from the Department of Public Health.
CSUSM's last home softball games ended on a high
note as the women's softball
team took two consecutive
wins on Sunday's doubleheader of 8-0 and an impressive 19-0 against La Sierra
University.
Other than locking in their
#2 rank position, the game
was more than a victory for
the Lady Cougars as they
played their last two home
games with seniors Theresa
Houle, Alyssa Dronenburg
and Alicia Ingram.
The Cougars were in high
spirits as they took their first
victory of the day, making it
their 10th consecutive win
of the season. The first game
ended on a roar as Houle hit
her 15 th home run of the
season and freshman Jessica
Guillen closed the victory in
the 5th inning, bumping up
the score to a solid 8-0.
After honoring the three
graduating seniors, The Cougars started game two with a
bang, clocking in a score of
5-0 by the 1 st inning.
As the team stole base after base, the score climbed
and hit an incredible 18-0 by
the end of the second inning,
pushing Houle and Dronenburg into the top 5 players of
the NAIA and giving them
their 16th (Houle) and 15th
(Dronenburg) home runs of
the season.
Freshmen Kimberle Smith
and Olivia Lucatuorto both
made 3 hits, giving them a
total of 6 doubles throughout
the game. Freshman Katie
Wilkinson was named the
winning pitcher for her per-
4 /1 4 Women's Softball
v.s. La Sierra
Freshman pitcher Katie Wilkinson, throws straight down the line
for a strike. Wilkinson only allowed
one hit the entire 2nd game against
La Sierra and was honored after the
game. Photo by: Melissa Martinez
formance in game 2.
April 15 marked the last
home game of the season
however, the Lady Cougars
aren't finished yet. They
will take their 42-3 record
to Northern California to
play three more doubleheaders April 21-23, to close the
season and then head to Columbus, GA to participate in
the A J J . Conference Championships May 3-5.
Although the 2012 season
of women's softball is coming to a close, this won't be
the end of the game for some
seniors.
Alyssa Dronenburg is one
of two Americans recruited
to play for UVV Utrecht, a
professional team in Netherlands. Dronenburg's-batting
coach, Jim Burney, spoke
of her technique saying,
"Through the years, everyone wanted to change Alyssa's batting style, but she's
managed to maintain her
own. When coaches wanted
her to change, she always
went back to what she can
do, and look at her now."
I UPCOMING
ä ä ä BS
4 /2 1 Men's Baseball (DH)
v.s. Fresno Pacific
a t 11 a .m .
4 /2 2 Men's Baseball {DH)
v.s. l a Sierra
a t noon.
4 /2 7 Men's Baseball (DH}
v.s. Arizonia C h .
a inoon .
4 /2 6 Men's Baseball (DH)
v.s. Arizonia C h .
a t 11 a ,m .
Congratulations
to the Lady
Cougars softball
team, who will
be the #1 seed in
the AJX
Conference
Championships
May 3-5 in
Columbus, GA,
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Women's Center to hold sixth
annual Take Back the Night event
Event to raise awareness against sexual assault
B R A N D O N T ORRE S
S TAF F W R I T E R
Above: Pictures from the tenth annual International Fair on April 5. Free international food, games, music, religious information
booths and a fashion show were all set up as part of the day's festivities. Photos provided by: Andrew Reed.
Hundreds gather to
e xperienc e world culture
.
J ESSI E G AMBREL L
clubs to Greek life to representations of various countries. Some of the "country"
On Thursday, April 5, booths offered to write your
CSUSM's Global Education name in their native lanCenter hosted the 10th an- guage. The Saudi Arabia
nual International Fair.
booth offered Henna tattoos
Hundreds of students, staff to any who wanted them.
and locals of San Marcos They also played a game
joined in on the festivities of called Shad Alhabi, which
the three-hour event in Kel- could be related to our native
logg Library Plaza.
game of tug-of rwar.
"I thought it was great. I re"It's always good to see the
ally enjoyed it. It shows how different cultures that you
diverse our campus is," ASI don't see every day," student
Board Member, Kenneth La- Valerie Zambrano said.
Londe said.
There were performances
There were many booths from the Tam Tarn Manset up, ranging from student dque, an African bongo drum
organizations to religious group, as well as an internaS TAF F W R I T E R
tional fashion show, belly
dancers, Bollywood dancers,
the CSUSM Improv group
and many more. In between
performances, CSUSM College Radio played international music.
Many of the booths offered food for the students
to- enjoy and thus experience
the tastes of different ethnic
foods, including German
Bratwursts, provided by the
Global Educations center.
"I think it went really well.
The food was amazing.
I 'v e been here all day and
it makes me feel more involved in the student body,"
sophomore Eva Hinton said.
Donations being accepted
for 2012 senior class gift
MARCOS CHRON
S TAF F W R I T E R
With commencement nearing, the 4th annual Senior
Class Gift Campaign is attempting to reach their goal
of $4,000.
The campaign makes it a
point for graduating CSUSM
students to donate for the
well-being of current and
future CSUSM students and
their college experiences.
While any amount of money is an acceptable contribution, there is a recommended
donation of $20.12, as representative of the seniors' class
year.
According to the Senior
Class Gift Campaign website, "By making a Senior
Class Gift of any size, you
will make a significant difference in the quality of programs, the lives of students,
and the atmosphere on campus!"
The website also states
why graduating seniors
should make contributions
for reasons such as boosting
CSUSM's national rankings,
to be listed in the commencement program as a donor and
to create an environment of
giving back.
The campaign has raised
almost $1,500 so far.
To make a donation to the
campaign, go to www.csusm.
edu/giving/annualfund/seniorclass.html, fill out a donation form and drop it off in
Craven Hall, Room 5308-B.
"The goal is participation
rather than a particular dollar
amount," Associate Director
for Annual Programs, Sean
Briner, said.
On April 19, the CSUSM
Women's Center will be
hosting the 6th annual Take
Back the Night, an event
featuring activities where
individuals will speak out
against sexual assault.
Beginning at 5 p.m. in Library Plaza, the event will
include various activities
including spoken word, a resource fair and a candlelight
vigil and will culminate with
a march down Twin Oaks
Valley Road.
"[Take Back the Night] is
an opportunity f o r women to
take back their fears of the
night. It's a chance to give a
voice [to] women who have
survived domestic violence
or assault," Gender Equity
Peer Educator, Raihana Siddiq, said.
According to the Women
Center's website, 1 out of
every 6 American women
have been the victim of an
attempted or completed rape
in her lifetime.
"We want people on campus to see that domestic violence and assault is a serious
issue," Siddiq said.
The Take Back the Night
resource fair will prove service s t o s tudent s w h o h av e
experienced domestic violence or who wish to learn
more about the topic. During the fair, there will also be
performers reading poetry,
performing dance routines
and singing.
Following thè fair, there
will be an opportunity for
individuals to share their
stories regarding assault in a
"speak out circle."
The event will conclude
with a march down Twin
Oaks road for all who wish to
join. Participants will make
posters in an effort to make
this issue more visible to the
public.
"Women need . to speak
out and not be embarrassed
about their experiences. This
is a serious issue, and we
hope that this event makes
that abundantly clear. This
serious issue so often gets
trivialized, but we want people to see that this exists and
it's real," Siddiq said.
For more information regarding this event, please
visit the Women's Center located in Commons 203.
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Take a break from your b u s y ^ ^ ^
schedules and try one of our fitness classes!
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We offer:
-Yoga
Come down to the Wellness Fair April 17 at 10:30
at the Clarke and lear• Boot Camp h and wellness
n about healt
services in our local a- Indooellnessgair will feature
rea. Wr Cyclin f
- Hip-hop
product demonstrations, samplings, and
- Jiu-jitsu
giveaways! For attending, you will also earn $20 in
- Running
Well Bucks towards the Wellness Month Challenge
- Salsa
to win prizes!k
- Turbo Kic
- Zumba
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CSUSM's Literature and
This particular confer- have developed this conferWriting Department will ence will feature eighteen ence with the hopes of being
be holding the school's first panelists, who have been able to ultimately; leave beever Graduate Student Con- selected from about twenty- hind an important legacy for
ference on April 28.
something submissions to the CSUSM campus.
The event has given the take part in the event. Some
"You want to have this
opportunity _ for graduate CSUSM alumni and faculty feeling that you belong t o
students in MA or PhD pro- have offered to mediate the this community, and this
grams to submit proposals panels.
community still belongs to
for their scholarly papers on
When choosing who to you," Strieker said.
any subject of the confer- place on each panel, Strieker
While this jparticular conence's theme.
and St. George decided to ference is based out of the
While conferences of the pair CSU students with stu- LTWR department, students
same nature are common, dents from other establish- from all departments are enthis is the first one to take ments, for diversity.
couraged to attend and expeplace at CSUSM.
The topics of the papers rience the event.
With the help of faculty in presented
by
panelists,
"[The conference] is good
the LTWR department, MA which do not necessarily for the university, for stustudents Colleen Strieker and have to b e their theses, fea- dents. It takes personal acaMichelle St. George took it ture a wide range of topics, demic discourse into the acaupon themselves to orches- so the conference could have demic community," Strieker
trate the conference.
a broad appeal. Panelists will said.
"The idea f o r an academic have fifteen minutes each to
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In this year's Recyclemania competition, CSUSM
failed to reach its goal of
a first place victory, for the
eighth time.
Recyclemania is a 10-week
competition that ended on
March 31. It was conceived
in 2001 at Ohio University
and Miami University in an
effort to encourage colleges
and schools to recycle more.
Since its conception, it has
grown to the point that over
600 schools, including universities, colleges, community schools and even some
schools in Canada, compete
each year.
There are two weeks of
"practice" for new schools to
see how well they do on the
program. Then the real competition lasts for eight weeks.
The school with the highest percentage of recycling
waste products wins.
We have housed the Recyclemania trophy in the Dome
in a glass case these past
seven years, but this year, it
will have to go to the home
of the 2012 first place winners: American University in
Washington D.C.
Our school joined in on the
competition in 2005, competing against 45 other campus and coming in first place.
Ever since, we have competed every year, continuously
coming in first place, except
for this year.
CSUSM, being such a
young school, was built to
support the "conservation"
style, allowing the new faculty and administrative staff
to endorse the whole idea of
recycling, which has helped
the university to win seven
years in a row.
"We started recycling in
general in 1992 when the
school doors opened. We are
looking at the next generation. The goal is to serve the
communities," CSUSM Recycling Program Coordinator, Carl Hanson said.
Controversial author reads at CSUSM
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On April 12, Harold "Hal"
Jaffe read from three of his
books for the Community
and World Literary Series.
Introduced at the event by
Mark Wallace, Jaffe is the
author of 19 books of fiction and docu-fiction, which
he describes as a combination of factual reporting and
fiction, which uncovers the
crucial, human realities. His
works often possess controversial and disturbing subject
Jaffe followed up "Antimatter.
Twitter" with a reading from
Jaffe began the reading his docu-fiction book, "OD,"
with excerpts from his book which features well-known
"Anti-Twitter," which is figures who either died from
a collection of 150 stories overdosing, or whose drugthat all consist of exactly 50 use led to their death.
words, written in such a way
Jaffe, with musical accomto get close to the restrictions paniment from Shane Roeof the social networking site schlein, read a selection from
Twitter.
"OD " which chronicled the
The stories of the book are figures of Jimi Hendrix, Janis
based on real, published or Joplin and Jim Morrison and
found texts and treated by their overdoses.
Jaffe to obscure the original
Following the reading of
subtext.
"this excerpt, which he pre-
sented with a fellow reader,
Jaffe then read from his
book, "Death in Texas,"
which is based on transcripts
from the final words of prisoners on death row in Texas.
Jaffe stated that he treated,
added and took away from
the original documents .
At the end of the event,
Jaffe and audience members
took part in a Q&A session,
which touched on such topics as the content of his
work, writing male and female voices and J affe's process when approaching such
heavy topics that could be
potentially depressing.
"By expressing the anger,
even if it's an impotent anger, I ' m able to purge that
depression," Jaffe said.
Being a professor at San
Diego State University, Jaffe
was also asked what his
briefest advice for his students is.
"Learn to dream. Learn to
inhabit your dreams," Jaffe
said.
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season comes new cast members and characters.
Stannis Baratheon (SteI 'l l start with a bit of a d is - phen Dillane) is introduced
claimer. There will be mi- as the younger brother to
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Thrones" season 2 and ma- the Iron Throne. Stannis
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continue reading at your own aid of a mysterious priestrisk.
ess, Melisandre (Carice van
Alright, y ou'r e still with Houten). So far, the first few
me. "Game of Thrones" sea- episodes of this season have
son 1 ended on some major placed an emphasis on Stanplot points. Arya Stark (Mai- nis and Melisandre.
sie Williams) is on her way
Theon Greyjoy (Alfie Alto the Wall, Tyrion Lannister len) journeys to his place of
(Peter Dinklage) sets off f o r birth, Pyke. Theon is a reKing's Landing as the new turning character from the
Hand of the King, Jon Snow first season who lived with
(Kit Harington) join s the ex- Eddard Stark most of his
pedition beyond the Wall and life. During his stay in Pyke,
Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Theon is reintroduced to his
Clarke) is the new leader of father, Balon Greyjoy (Pather Dothraki tribe.
rick Malahide), and his sisSeason 2 picks up right ter, Yara Greyjoy (Gemma
where the first season l ef t Whelan).
o ff . However, with the new
Though the introduction of
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these two new storylines is
intriguing, we haven't seen
very much of the other main
characters. For example,
Daenerys was only given one
scene in each of the first two
episodes of this season.
I t' s understandable that the
writers have to cram so much
content into each episode. At
this point in the season, the
story is moving incredibly
fast due to the multiple storylines. I t' s a little difficult
to follow, and it can all seem
intimidating to new viewers.
Though i t' s still early inthe season, w e'r e seeing a
slow build up to something
big. While i t' s a bit confusing at times, the new season is shaping up to be just
as memorable as the first.
New alliances and powerful
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permits still n o t updated
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Nearly two months after it
was brought to the attention
of the student body, the permits in the following elevators have not been changed:
Arts Building, both elevators
in Social and Behavioral Sciences Buildiñg, Markstein
Hall, and D-building of the
University Village Apartments. Only the permit in
car number 3 of the Parking
Structure has been updated.
When I wrote the article
f o r the Feb. 28, 2012, issue
of the Cougar Chronicle, I
spoke to Regina Frasca, head
of C SUSM 'J S Risk Management Department. Frasca
said it was a matter of scheduling the state inspectors. If
the state inspectors could
not be scheduled in time, a
university inspection team
would ensure the safety of
our elevators, though they
lacked the power to issue
permits.
But if the permit in PS1
has been updated (formerly
expiring on March 1 7,2011 ,
the new permit expires A ug.
25, 2012), why d idn' t the
inspectors check and update
the other elevators? The state
inspectors were here sometime between Feb. 28 and
April 10 (when this was written), yet someone dropped
the ball and only one permit
was updated. The j o b was
lef t unfinished.
This is an insult to all students, as our tuition is supposed to cover the costs of
bringing in state inspectors
to ensure the safety of our
elevators. It is also against
California law to operate elevators with expired permits
(California Code, Title 8,
Section 3001 (c): N o elevator shall be operated without
a valid, current p ermit...) .
If we students are made to
pay higher tuition and parking f ee s each semester, then
it is not above our pay grade
to expect top-of-the-line services when it comes to the
safety of our students. I f , as
this case demonstrates, the
expectations are not met f o r
whatever reason, we have the
right to demand our expectations be met.
C SUSM' s
administration and Risk Management
Department either need to
bring back the state inspectors to update the permits or
shut down all elevators with
expired permits pursuant to
California state law.
In the meantime, should
you get stuck in an elevator,
do not try to climb out. Use
the hotline in the elevator to
call f o r help and stay inside
the conveyance. This way,
n o one can get seriously injured or killed.
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Misleh published in the April 3
edition, some information about
student Matt Weaver, who was
arrested on suspicion of identity
theft and election fraud March
15, was incorrect.
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on these charges, and both his
actions, and his depiction as corrupt, should have been described
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event, the volume "Avengers
vs. X-Men: I t' s Coming" is
a helpful recap of what happened in Earth-616.
The book includes snippets
of major story arcs, starting
with "House of M " #8 f ro m
2005 and ending with a por-
tion of "Point One" #1. The
sections feature the key characters in the event, especially
the mutants Hope Summers
and Wanda Maximoff (Scarlet Witch). Though it allows
readers to quickly catch up
to AvX, they would need to
get the rest of each section's
story arc to fully comprehend what occurred. Marvel
released a f re e AvX program
guide in print and online that
lists current issues in the
event, a much cheaper option
compared to the trade paperback (retail price: $19.99)
but does not go deep into the
path towards the event.
Avengers v.s. X-Men # 2
will be hitting shelyes on
Wednesday, April 18. Marvel already sent its previous
issue to second printing with
its first crossover issue in
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"California 37" by Tirata
For their sophomore album, Neon Trees
released "Picture Show" that includes their
early released song "Everybody T alks "
Their alternative pop sound continues f ro m
their debut album, "Habits," that produced
hits like "Animal" and "1983."
Train's newest album, "California 37," is
the follow up to the b and' s 2007 hit album,
"Save Me San Francisco. "Singles such as
"Drive B y " and "Feels Good At First" have
already reached the top of iTunes charts.
Larry Reitzer: the man behind the story
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On April 12, CSUSM welcomed television writer and
story editor Larry Reitzer
to meet with students interested in pursuing a career
in the film and television
industry. A fte r opening with
his experience pitching his
first successful pilot, Reitzer welcomed questions
and discussed his experiences writing and story editing. His television record
includes various television
shows such as "Ugly Betty,"
"Twins" and his current project , ABC Family's "Melissa
& Joey. "
During the Q&A following
his introduction, the Brooklyn native discussed his college experience at NYU (majoring in Theater), his early
career in casting and his transition into writing f o r television. Reitzer also discussed
his venture booking an agent
after pitching the idea of two
men with completely different personalities, modeled
after his and his brothers
contrasting personas.
Although he didn't begin
his writing career until his
30s, Reitzer stressed the importance of networking as
much as possible, stating that
100 percent of his networking connections were made
in college. He also revealed a
tip f o r successfully networking: traveling, stating that
Los Angeles and New York
were the best places to live
to successfully find j obs and
internship opportunities.
Reitzer also addressed
many perspectives in the
television industry; however, the primary focus of the
lecture was writing. When
Reitzer's interest in writing first sparked, he realized
the best writing is produced
f ro m personal experiences.
Reitzer said, " I went out and
sold my l ife . All writing has
to come f ro m someone's l ife .
It d oesn' t matter what kind
of writing y ou'r e doing as
long as y ou'r e coming f ro m
an honest place."
A fte r discussing the pre-
and post-production phases
of writing screenplays, pilots and manuscripts, Reitzer
elaborated on the stages of
casting f o r both television
and Broadway, and the excitement of being on set
with actors while watching
his vision come to life. For
recommendation on successfully selling a pilot, Reitzer
reiterated the importance of
becoming involved in local theater productions. Any
way of involvement, even
volunteering to usher performances and shows to be
exposed to different styles of
direction, as well as becoming familiarized with the environment is one of the best
ways .a person can successfully gain experience in the
entertainment industry.
For more information on
Larry Reitzer, you can subscribe to his Facebook page
at
facebook.com/larry .reitzer. "Melissa & Joey" airs
on Wednesday's at 8 p .m/7 c
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duced to our leads , Melchior
played by Christopher MurCSUSM's Theatre present- phy and Moritz , played by
ed Frank Wedekind's contro- Dillon Thomas. These two
versial play, "Spring Awak- young men stole the show.
ening," a children's tragedy Their passionate dialogues in
this past Thursday. The top-* which two 14-year old boys
ics covered in this play are explore their purpose in l ife ,
enough to make your aver- along with their sexuality,
age church-goer blush, rang- come off as being very genuing f ro m same-sex attraction, ine.
masturbation, rape, atheism
There was one scene howand suicide.
ever, that led some viewers to
The beautiful projections be uncomfortable. In perhaps
displayed above the actors one of the most controversial
established the mood of the scenes in the play, Melchior
play f ro m the start. At times, rapes Wendla, played by Cashowever, it got to be a little sie Chase, a childhood friend
distracting, and sometimes of his and current classmate.
pulled the viewer out of the While not graphic, it leaves
play.
the viewer a little uncomfortThe viewers are intro- able to witness rape between
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There are still plenty of exams to study for, projects to work on and
papers to write as we draw closer to the finish line as we near the
end of the semester. More often than not music can make the a ca demic process become less painful by helping students dive into
their work. Here are some tracks that could actually make you want
to sit down and get things done.
"Why Georgia" by John Mayer - This trackfromJohn Mayer's debut album is an "old" favorite, and is just familiar enough work with,
even if you know all of the words and can't help but sing along from
time to time.
"No Surprises" Radlohead - One of my favorites from "Ok Computer." The song's hypnotic and repeating tune keeps my mind where
it needs to be, whether it be a multiple-page report or a multiplechapter reading.
y" l p p
"Genius Next Door" by Regina Spektor - I can't help but feel entranced by her voice and piano every time I hear her music. When
I don't feel like busting out the classical music fçr working, beautiful
voices with beautiful instruments tend to help concentration just as
well.
"How It Ends" by DeVotchKa - 1 was first introduced to this song by
the film "Little Miss Sunshine/' and I found the haunting strings keep
me In tune to my work.
"Time" by Hans Zimmer - Instrumental music is a must for studying,
especially if you find it difficult to find music with quieter vocals.
Film soundtracks are a popular choice. This track is the memorable
piece of music that brings the film "Inception" to a close—just the
right kind of song to be playing the moment you finish that 10+ page
:
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14 year olds.
"This play is so dialogue
heavy. So f a r i t' s been one of
the most challenging plays
I 'v e been in. And I ' m working with one of the greatest
c astsTveha d the pleasure of
acting with," Murphy, who
played the role of Melchior,
said.
"One of the biggest challenges is jus t getting everything together f ro m a technical aspect," Chase, who
played the role of Wendla,
said. "Rehearsal is so challenging, and getting a huge
cast to work together while
everyone has a busy schedule has been an uphill battle,
but the final product is so rewarding."
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Actor
Kim Rhodes is guest lecturing on Thursday, April 19 at 5 p.m at Marksteiii Hall 125;
Kim Rhodes is known for roles such as Carey Martin (the mother of Zack and Cody Martin)
cm ' Th e Suite Lif e of Zack and Cody" and "The Suite Life on Deck," as well as Sheriff Jody
Mills on the hit CW series "Supernatural." Rhodes will discuss acting and the importance
of
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THE COUGAR
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picked up in a n
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thè organization
they chose to donate to.
for engaging students on the
issues that face our campus
community both internally
and
externally. I have
worked at the
Cross-Cultural
Center as a
Peer Educator. I also have
| worked alongside the Women's
Center
and LGBTQA
Pride Center
to create proi s for students, faculty, and staff to
create awareness, empower,
educate, advance dialogue,
and overall promote Social
Justice. I am also involved
with different student organizations primarily with Kamalayan Alliance as Political
Chair.
Q: Why did you decide to
run for office of ASI President?
A: I decided to run for ASI
President because I wish to
step up and use my experience and knowledge to advocate for students and create a
safe just campus community.
Q: As ASI President,
what are your goals?
A: My goals are to first
continually promote Social
Justice throughout our campus community, second advocate for students so their
voices and concerns are
heard, and create/support
events that enhance our campus community.
When students vote for
the office of
Associated
Students Inc.
president next
week, they'll
see a new
name on the
ballot: Nicholas Jaffari.
The thirdyear sociology
and criminology major stepped up to run
against Scott Silviera after
Silviera's lone opponent —business major Matt Weaver
— was arrested March 15
on suspicion of stealing 700
students' passwords to swing
the vote in his favor. Weaver's case is now under investigation by the FBI and the
elections were rescheduled
for online voting May 7-10.
Jaffari, a 21-year-old p ar ried San Diego native, spoke
to The Cougar Chronicle
about his interest in running
and the goals he hopes to
obtain if he is elected ASI
president (Silviera was interviewed in our last issue).
Question: Can you tell us
a little about yourself—including any hobbies and/or
organizations you may be
involved in?
Answer: I am an easygoing individual who is always
willing to help people whenever I can. I am a strong advocate for Social Justice and Candidate continued on 2.
a ce s i n ASI
FCB 5-103.
Candidate applications became available on April 11
The ASI special elections, online. Candidates had to
being held the last week of attend a mandatory meeting
classes, will have many new the following week and the
names on the ballot after the applications were due April
candidate scandal that de- 20. According to Election
clared the original election Code 602, all candidates are
results invalid.
allowed campaigning two
ASI Board of Directors' weeks prior to elections,
choice to start the elections which began April 23 and
from scratch means that can- will end May 10.
didates from thefirstelection
Candidate open forums
would have to reapply and will be on May 3 and May 8
campaign once again. This during U-Hour at University
also meant new candidates Hall Plaza
could appear on the voting
Associate Executive Dipoll.
rector of ASI, Sara GalleThe polls will be open on- gos said, "This election is a
line from Monday May 7 at 7 brand new election, and I ' m
a.m. through Thursday May hoping that we can have a
10 at 5 p.m. Results of the clean race. I ' m hoping that
election will be announced students will still vote even
Friday May 11 at noon in though it's during a busy
JULIANA STUMPP
STAFF WRITER
T h e other side is starting
to look a little sunny
Job prospects for grads getting better
ASI continued on 2.
CHECK OUT OUR
GRADUATION / SENIOR
RELATED A R T I C L E S
JESSI E GAMBRELL
STAFF WRITER
Recent surveys sugges|
that the hiring rate for gradu-\
ating seniors will be up this 1
year compared to last, but
CSUSM seniors are still
hesitant and weary about the
prospects in the job market.
Job Outlook's 2012 survey
states that in 2012 employers
plan to hire 9.5 percent more
new graduates compared to
2011.
"Employers will continue
to be selective which means
that they are more likely to
hire graduates with more
experience, higher levels of
motivation, and a focused interest in their industry," Mike
Profita, former Director of
Career Services at Skidmore
College, said on About.com.
time of year."
CSUSM student turn out
for elections has been low in
prior years. Approximately
10 percent of the student
population voted in the 2011
elections, according to ASI
presidential candidate Scott
Silviera.
"We actually have more
applicants and candidates
running than the election in
March. My hopes are that is
a sign that the students will
still continue with their involvement," said Gallegos.
During the original March
elections, there were 22 people running in total. This
special election has 27 candidates. Gallegos said, "We
have new faces that have
stepped up as well as those
who ran in the first election."
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P A G E 10 - T O P F I V E M O V I E S F O R R E C E N T
The best tip for students
about to graduate is to visit
your university's career
center. Career centers provide a .variety of resources
for students including career
counseling, internship listings, access to recruitment
centers and job networking
assistance.
"I'm looking (for a job),
but haven't found any. The
Career Center isn't very
helpful, and they should put
more effort into helping us
out," an anonymous CSUSM
senior said.
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T H E COUGAR CHRONICLE / M A Y I , 2 0 1 2
San Marcos Mayor's visit
addresses university
development
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a i d m iddle-clas s s tudent s
Bill w ould raise m one y from b usines s taxes
proximately two-thirds.
"Since the 2003 - 2004
academic year, CSU fees
Students may see much have increased by 191 perneeded aid money from the cent, UC fees have increased
Middle Class Scholarship by 145 percent and commubills circulating in the As- nity college fees have also
significantly...
sembly, but corporations op- increased
pose the source, closing a tax erod[ing] the dream of higher education for too many
loophole.
To keep the cost of attend- California families," said
ing California universities Assembly Speaker 'John A.
and community colleges Perez in a press release.
Supporters of AB 1500 and
down, the co-author of the
bill, Speaker of the California AB 1501 welcome financial
Assembly John A. Perez (D- aid coming to middle class
Los Angeles), proposed As- students who are not covered
sembly Bill 1500 (AB 1500) by low-income federal aid
like FAFSA, or upper class
and 1501 (AB 1501).
The bill would close a "sin- students able to finance thengle sales factor" tax loophole education out-of-pocket. The
currently available to busi- * scholarship would be eliginesses operating in Califor- ble to students not already
nia with headquarters out-of- covered by financial aid and
state. The revenue would be whose family income is undistributed to CSU and UC der $150,000.
Opponents of the Middle
systems as well as community colleges, cutting cost for Class Scholarship, includmiddle class students by ap- ing large corporations, cite
that the source of the funds
is more taxation on businesses operating in a weak
economy. Businesses say
that more taxation may discourage business operations
of out-of-state corporations
in California.
"This policy is intended
to encourage firms to produce in California and sell
into other states," stated the
Legislative Analyst's Office on www.lao.ca.gov, but
only functions properly if
all states are using the same
model.
Currently, these corporations elect their own tax category. Closing the loophole
would make taxes be based
on sales only, not payroll,
property or other assets.
There are 23 other states
currently use this model.
California has not closed this
loophole, which may be putting it at an economical, disadvantage.
Candidate from 1.
secure, and supportive campus climate for everyone.
Q: How do you feel about
the Matt Weaver controversy?
A: I am very disappointed
with what happened. An act
like this creates a lot of distrust amongst students and
is very violating for the students whose IDs/passwords
were stolen. It is a setback
from the work that many
in our campus community
strive for when it comes to
creating a safe and affirming
environment for our campus.
Q: Did his actions spark
your interest in running?
A: His actions alone were
not the only reasons for
sparking my interest to run
in this election. His actions
did strengthen my resolve to
advocate for students and to
step up.
Q: Was your ID/password among those stolen
during the election?
A: My ID/password was
not amongst those that were
stolen, because I had already
voted during that election. I
still changed my password
just to be safe.
Q: How do you feel about
campaigning for the new
elections so shortly before
finals week?
A: Campaigning so close
tofinalsweeks is a challenge
but I am still confident and
will continue to keep pressing forward.
Q: What do you hope you
achieve as ASI President?
A: I hope to achieve creating a campus environment
that continues to promote
and advocate inclusiveness,
acceptance, equality, and equity.
lina and Colton Walsh will
be candidates for this new
election.
Candidates for representatives include Sarah Do, Israel Irizarry, Samuel Robinson, Saul Serano, Anthony
Mercadante, Blaine Mogil,
Jordan Moore, John Caiozzo, Alex Evzerov and Dominica Ranieri.
People running for Student at Large representative
include Daniel Cruz, Scott
Gordon, Karen Guzman,
Kenneth LaLonde and Turner Ward.
LaLonde originally ran for
VP of Marketing and is now
running for Student at Large
Representative.
On the ASI Election webpage, http://www.csusm.edu/
a si/bod/asielection s .html,
there is a link to vote and the
YouTube campaign statements for most candidates.
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Mayor of San Marcos, Jim
Desmond, visited CSUSM
on April 25 as a part of Dr.
Staci Beavers State Politics
(PSCI) course. During his
visit, he informed students
about the inner-workings of
local politics in the City of
San Marcos and discussed
city involvement in current and upcoming developments.
Mayor Desmond was elected to his position in 2006 and
re-elected in 2010. The mayor stated he makes $15,000
per year and serves on the
City Council. As of April 24,
the City Council has hired
a city manager, starting on
June 4, 2012. Both Mayor
Desmond and the city manager will be spearheading
upcoming
developments
near CSUSM.
"Who's my b oss? " asked
Mayor Desmond. "You are,
the voters."
Improvements to Interstate 78 are being worked
on as a coalition between
San Marcos, Escondido, and
Cal-Trans, The San Marcos
Creek District is planned a s .
redevelopment into a downtown, just beyond Discovery
Street and Craven Road.
Funding for these projects
rely on the city's sales tax
and rental revenues, which
are fairly stable.
Sunny from 1.
With the unemployment
rates close to ten percent, it
is now a necessity to search
for a job before graduation
comes around. Before, students would just wait till after their commencement to
look for a job.
"I was originally going to
become a teacher, but my
sister got her credential and
had no job prospects, so she
advised me to change my
major. So I went into cosmetology and am going to work
at a salon," graduating senior
Cabria Camp said.
"I'm relying on moving up
in my job now, maybe get an
internship. I think that it is
kind of what you have to do
these days," senior Brooke
San Marcos Mayor, Jim Desmond, on the
CSUSM campus discussing Interstate 78
and- the upcoming community planned
around the The Quad student housing.
Photo by Amira El-Khaouli.
Several students have
raised concerns about rental
rates at The Quad, the new
university housing on Barham Drive. The Quad is a
city projeqt, part of the creation of a University District.
The entire project will feature university friendly businesses, places to hang out
and more pedestrian-friendly
streets.
The goal is that "you can
live there," stated Desmond
in reference to both the
University District and the
downtown Creek District.
"You don't have to be as dependent on cars. Our worst
problem is the traffic issue."
Miller said.
According to Campuscareercenter.com, the key to
a successful and profitable
career search is research and
networking. Meet with influential people, get the right
information, and get good
leads. Ask yourself what
you would really like to do
and see yourself doing. Find
contacts in the area that you
would like to work. Get help
from people with 'influence'.
"I am very excited (about
graduating), but I think I am
more excited about being an
alum and coming back to
the CoB A program and give
back what they gave to me,"
graduating senior Jessica
Kates said.
Q: Your opponent, Scott
Silviera, is an advocate for
the Civility campaign. How
do you feel about the proposal the campaign hopes
to present?
A: I feel that the Civility
Campaign is very good for
the campus community because it gives students the
opportunity to come together
and advocate for each other.
Q: I understand you
are an advocate for the
Pride and Women's Centers, what changes (if any)
would you want to make
regarding the civility campaign on campus?
A: I would add the mission
and core values of both the
Women's Center and LGBTQA Pride Center to the
values of the Civility Campaign to further create a safe,
ASI from 1.
Running for ASI President
are Scott Silviera and Nicholas Jaffari. Vice President of
Operations candidates are
Yeltsin Gonzalez and Audrey
Juarez. Sammi Carr, Oscar
Reyes and Cipriano Vargas
will be campaigning for VP
of External Affairs, while
Mason Smith and Grant Lattimore are running for VP
Finance. For VP Marketing
Jason Gonzales, Eliasar Mo-
Clarification
In the article, "Candidate reveals other
side of ASI scandal," from our April 17 issue, we stated, "Accusations tying Weaver
to possible identity theft first arose after
the university suspected someone had
hacked into its computers and tampered
with ASU election files." Instead the term
"hacking" should have been described
as an illegal use of student passwords.
We apologize for any misunderstanding.
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Jennifer M il o a ppointe d against Arizona Christian U niversit y
Director of Athletics
California State University San Marcos Athletic Director
Tom Seitz is leaving the university. Tom has been with
CSUSM since 2009. We wish him well in his
future endeavors.
Effective immediately, President Haynes has appointed
Jennifer Milo as the new Director of Athletics. Jennifer
most recently served as Associate Director and Senior
Women's Administrator of Athletics for CSUSM. She
began her career at the University in 2005 as the Head
Softball Coach, and also served as Assistant Director of
Athletics for Development.
Her professional career began at the University of San
Diego where she served as the Head Assistant Softball
Coach. She has also held the positions of Academic Advisor/Counselor for men's basketball and Assistant Softball
Coach f o r San Diego State University. She holds a Master' s degree in Counseling and B A . in Diversified Liberal
Arts f ro m the University of San Diego and is completing
her Ed.D. at the United States Sports Academy.
" I am confident Jennifer's experience and her successful
tenure here at Cal State San Marcos, along with the support of the outstanding coaches and staff, will make her
a successful Athletic Director," said CSUSM President
Karen Haynes. "She is poised to continue and strengthen
Cal State San Marcos's emphasis on the student-athlete
model. Under Jen's leadership, Cougar Athletics will
continue on its successful path."
Questions or inquiries can be directed to Margaret Lutz,
Public Information Officer.
C ougar s close s easo n with impressive "12-5 w i n a n d 6 - 8 l os s
JULIANA STUMPP
STAFF W RITER
Game 1
The Cougars' baseball
team beat the Arizona Christian University Firestorm
12*5 on Saturday, April 28.
The Cougars scored six
runs in the second inning, an
additional run in the third,
three in the fourth inning,
and two in the seventh inning.
In the second and third inning, first baseman Kenny
Belzer had five RBIs and hit
two respective home runs,
giving him seven for the
season. Trent Jemmett also
contributed, with four hits
and two RBIs.
Frank Charlton was the
winning pitcher. He pitched
five innings and struck out
seven batters. At the top of
the sixth inning junior, Seth
Smith, replaced Charlton.
The Firestorm tried to
come back in the eighth inning when they scored five
consecutive runs, but pitcher
Smith, shut them down in the
eighth and ninth innings to
secure the win.
Senior Spotlight, Women's Softball "Player of the
Year"and "Most Valuable Player/'Alyssa Dronenburg
M ELISSA M ARTINEZ
STAFF W RITER
Not many athletes can say
they've hit a home run almost
every game, nor can they say
they were one of two American's chosen to play for a
team in the Netherlands,
however, Alyssa Dronenburg
has accomplished many feats
during her softball career
at CSUSM. Dronenburg's
amazing play and softball
accomplishment has made
her an astounding player to
watch for everyone and with
graduation just around the
corner; I was able to hear
about the life and times of a
legend.
Q: At what age did you
gain interest in softball?
A: I have been swinging a
bat since I was three, and I
have always been very competitive. My dad is *a sport
fanatic and taught me when
I was very young. Softball
arid sports in general are
something I love to do. I enjoy playing them, and sports
allow me to express my life
frustration in a positive way
doing something I truly love
to do.
Q: How long have you
been playing?
A: I started playing softball
at age 8 or but prior to that,
I played baseball and made
the switch to softball because
I was discriminated against
over my gender. [,...] In middle school, I began playing
more competitively then,
mostly traveling to L.A. to
play with better competition.
Q: When did it become
Everyone
in the Cougar starting
lineup got
at least one
base hit.
The win
lifted the
cougars record to 2719.
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At first,
it seemed that the team was at 8-6.
Despite the loss, the Couin the midst of clenching
another victory with Jeremy gars still remain in the top of
the A J.I. Conference.
Baum's three-run homer in
The Cougars will finish
the first inning but Arizona
Christian came back to score their season with the A J J .
Conference Tournament on
one run in the second, three
in the third and four in the May 2 and at the NAIA National Championship Openfourth.
In the bottom of the fourth, ing Round on May 11.
The tournament will be
the Cougars attempted , to
even the score after two held at CSUSM and start in
runs were scored by Jeremy game one against Dakota
Baum and Vince Rizzo but State.
apparent that softball was
a big part of your life?
A: I think it became apparent to me in high school because I could not partake in
the same social events, parties, beach trips, concerts as
my group of friends because
I was playing high school
softball and travel softball
(in off-season) as well as
soccer and field hockey.
Q: Do you wish to continue your softball career
professionally?
A: I am leaving on May
30 to play for semipro team
U W in the Netherlands.
Q: What was your best
experience playing softball?
A: My personal best softball experience was opening
day of the new softball field
on campus at CSUSM, three
years ago. There was a great
crowd of students, friends
and family supporting us. We
ended up beating Redlands
University, a very good division III team. I hit two home
runs my first two at bats, and
that was very exciting.
Q: In what ways has
playing softball shaped
your life?
A i l believe softball and
athletics in general have
made me into the person I
am today. It has taught my
work ethic, discipline, and
leadership skills which I am
using currently in the work
force, as well as open many
opportunities such as playing
softball in Netherlands and
gaining, great lifelong friends
through all the team mates I
have had.
Q: Has your family influenced you to be athletic?
A: My parents have always
encouraged extracurricular
activities to keep me busy as
a kid. However, I decided
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Sleep is a topic overlooked
and is often compromised to
complete unfinished tasks
and engage in unnecessary
activities.
A survey conducted by the
Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC) states
that one-third of adults in the
United States report getting
inadequate amounts of sleep.
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even more effected by sleep
deprivation, as portrayed in a
study at the University of St.
Thomas in Minnesota.
The study, which can be
found online in the "Journal
of Adolescent Health", reported that 70 percent of college students fail to get eight
hours of sleep per night.
Eight hours of sleep per
night is recommended for
adults and college students,
as reported by the CDC. This
recommendation increases
when your brain is utilized
more often; however, this
suggestion rarely becomes
reality.
During finals week, sleep
becomes more important;
however, sleep deprivation
is more common during this
period. Of the 1,125 students in the study, 20 percent
pulled all-nighters at least
once a week to keep up with
academic tasks.
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an abundance of problems.
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Athlete from 3.
athletics were something
I wanted to pursue further
and play in college. Both my
mom and dad have always
been supportive in taking
me to all of my practices and
games. As well as working
on their own to help me grow
into a better player both mentally and physically.
Q: What kind of support
have you received during
your Softball career"?
A: Athletic staff has been
very supportive at CSUSM.
Academic support has been
very helpful too. [..J The
professors are, for the most
part, very understanding and
supportive.
Q: What are some negative experiences you've had
while playing softbail?
A: Last year, coming in
fourth place was very rough
on all of us. To make it that
far at the National Tournament and lose was very disheartening. However, this
year my senior year I think
our team is even stronger. We
have a much deeper pitching
staff, strong defense, and a
destructive batting line-up
1-9.
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MLB SoCal w rap-u p for April 23 - April 29
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The NBA playoffs are set
and are in full effect. After a
long, tumultuous labor disagreement to begin the season, the playoffs are finally
here with 16 teams taking
aim at the grandest prize in
the league.
In the western conference,
the number one seeded San
Antonio Spurs
began their run
to the finals with
a 106-91 victory
over
number
eight seed, Utah
Jazz. The number two seed in
the western conference belongs
to scoring champion Kevin
Durant and the Oklahoma
City Thunder, as they take on
the defending champion Dallas Mavericks. The Thunder
narrowly escaped the Mavs
on Saturday as Kevin Durant's last second heroics
propelled them to victory.
The Los Angeles Lakers
are the number three seed
and defeated the sixth seeded
Nuggets behind Andrew Bynum's record 10 blocks to
take a 1-0 series lead. Another Los Angeles team made
history this weekend when
the fifth seed Clippers erased
a 27 point deficit in a comeback for the ages to defeat
the fourth seeded Memphis
Grizzlies.
The Eastern Conference
side of the playoffs saw just
as much excitement and controversy as the West did. It
began with the number one
seeded Chicago Bulls beating the eight seeded 76ers
but ultimately losing something more valuable than
the game, when reigning
MVP Derrick Rose tore his
ACL late in game one ending the postseason for him.
Fourth seeded
Boston
Celtics were never
able to catch the
fifth seed Atlanta
Hawks v as they
were defeated
74-83.
The sixth seeded Orlando
Magic upset the three seeded
Indiana Pacers, surprisingly
defeated them 81-77 without
star player Dwight Howard
on the court as he is still out
with injury. Finally, LeBron
James and the Miami Heat
look to return to the finals
like they did in 2011 with
hopes of a different result
than what they were given
that year. They defeated the
New York Knicks, handedly
in a 100-67 rout with LeBron powering them with 32
points.
The playoffs continue
today with the Hawks vs.
Celtics, 76ers vs. Bulls, and
Lakers vs. Nuggets all on the
schedule tonight.
to go anywhere this season.
The Angels lost 5 of their 6
The 2012 Major League games this past week being
Baseball season has begun shut out twice.
The San Diego Padres have
to take shape as the World
Series contender's separate also not fared well this seathemselves from the post- son posting a 7-16 record so
season pretenders. Let's take far. The lack of run produca look at how the Southern tion and hitting has plagued
California teams have fair the Padres this season. They
a month into this still very were 2-4 this past week, but
never scoring more than 2
young baseball season.
The Angels thought to be runs in any of their games.
playoff favorites have really The Padres offense must
struggled to get anything go- generate some form runs if
ing offensively this season, they are to help their seventh
sputtering to a dismal 7-15 best team earned run average
record so far. The much pub- (ERA) win any games this
licized offseason pickup; Al- year.
bert Pujols has yet to get his
Finally, the Los Angeles
feet off the ground this sea- Dodgers have picked up
son, struggling to hit a single right where they left off last
homerun this season. Pujols season, winning 4 of their 6
is going through his worst games last week to improve
homerun drought of his ca- their NL west leading and
reer, failing to go yard in 109 league best 16-6 record. The
consecutive at-bats and hit- Dodgers have been hitting
ting a very low .216 batting on all cylinders this season
average. Pujols must be the scoring whenever they need
feared batter he was in St. to and shutting down the opLouis if the Angels are going ponents hitting whenever
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Colts/feeling Luck-v with
number one overall pick
Indy drafts QB, Luck with number 1 pick in 2012 NFL draft
ALEX FRANCO
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The road to the 2012 NFL
season officially opened last
Thursday night, with NFL
ceiving your bachelor's de- it is fun and exciting and commissioner Roger Goodgree in?
sometimes very heated, and ell announcing the newest
A: I will be receiving my I would really love to be on player to enter the league.
It has been known since the
bachelor's degree in Political that side of politics.
Science.
Q: We discussed how season ended last December
Q: Why did you chose you'll be going to play for who would choose number
that/those major(s)/minor? the Netherlands after grad- one overall, the Indianapolis
A: Ever since my junior uation. How do you feel Colts. It has also been know
for the past 2 weeks what the
year in high school, political about this opportunity?
science and the excitement of
A: I am very excited to Colts had intended on doing
politics has been an interest be going to the Netherlands with that first pick, and that
of mine. I grew to love being to play for a Semi-Pro team was to choose the quarterinvolved and studying the U W . I am going with alum-' back from Stanford, Andrew
process of politics and seeing ni Brenna Sanberg, who was Luck.
how one can make a differ- our all-American pitcher last
The Colts have been on a
ence. [...] Political choices year. I am excited to repre- mission to rebuild their franare going to affect your life sent for San Marcos athleti- chise for the future since they
and Americans have the right cally while also showing I decided to release their hall
to vote to protect their liber- am intelligent and a nice
ties. I also choose this major person.
because I see myself in the
Q: How has your experifuture making a difference in ence playing for CSUSM
others' lives through political changed/helped
you
decisions.
through college?
A: I believe I have matured
Q: What are some of your
career goals for after you as a player and a student at
CSUSM. I have stepped into
graduate?
A: After I graduate I plan the captain role the last two
on pursuing my master's years at CSUSM, and I be(maybe in Europe) continu- lieve softbail has helped me
ing my study of political become a better leader. Also,
science, maybe going into I have learned discipline and
international relations. After [gained] a strong work ethic,
my master's, I see myself which has helped me on the
working on the presidential softbail field.
campaign addressing social
. issues. I love campaigning;
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needed. Matt Kemp leads
the way for the Dodgers' offense and makes his early
case for league MVP as he
leads the league in homeruns (11) and batting average
(.425) and is second in the
league in RBIs with 24. The
dodgers pitching staff has
also helped them dominate
opponents with a team ERA
of 1.73.
The season is far from
over, anything can change
from here to October; let's
hope for Angels and Padres
fans some things do change.
of fame quarterback, Peyton
Manning this winter. Indy
hopes to have struck gold
again with Luck at quarterback and produce the same
results Manning did when
they chose him number one
overall back in the 1998 draft
and went on to win a record,
four league MVP awards and
a Super Bowl title.
Luck wasn't the only quarterback taken right away, the
Washington Redskins also
fulfilled their QB troubles
and drafted Heisman trophy winner, Robert Griffin
HI with the second overall
pick. The first round saw its
fair share of teams trading in
order to draft the player they
covet the most.
The Cleveland Browns,
nfl
Jacksonville Jaguars, and
Dallas Cowboys all traded up
in the draft Thursday night
to draft, running back Trent
Richardson, wide receiver
Justin Blackmon, and cornerback Morris Claiborne,
respectively.
This year's draft marked
just the fifth time in the
draft's history that two quarterbacks were taken one and
two overall, with Luck and
Griffin HI being chosen. We
won't know just who was
worthy of their selection until the season begins this fall
when the men are separated
from the boys.
For complete results of this
year's draftees and complete
analysis, please visit espn.
com or nfl.com.
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About 1.800 students
will be participating in the
CSUSM
commencement
ceremonies on Friday, May
18 and Saturday, May 19.
There will be four separate
ceremonies: The ceremony
for the College of Business
Administration will take
place on May 18 at 10:30
a.m., followed by the ceremony for the College of
Sciences and Mathematics at
4:30 p.m. On Saturday, May
19, the ceremony for the College of Humanities, Arts, Behavioral and Social Sciences
will take place at 9 a.m., followed by the ceremony for
the College of Education,
Health and Human Services
at 3 p.m.
"This is the first year that
we are having the commencement by college; before the students just lined
up, but now they will lineup by major. We also have
something new this year that
each college will be following their gonfalon, (flag of
each college) to the stage,"
Manager of Resources and
Strategic Initiatives, Monique Schlichtman, said.
The agenda for the ceremonies will be:
-Processional
-Grand Marshal
-Student Grand Marshal
-'America the Beautiful'
-Welcome and Introductions
-University Awards
-Special Remarks
-Conferring of Degrees
-Recessional
The seating will be first
come, first serve, with the
Common Etiquette being immediate family only (10 or
fewer).
The ceremonies, which will
be held at Mangrum Track,
will be filmed for those unable to attend.
Multiple organizations and
operations throughout the
school will be participating
in this year 's commencement
ceremonies.
"I am very excited, super
excited. My class (College
of Arts, Humanities, Behavioral and Social Sciences) is
going to be the biggest with
800 students. I just can't wait
to be done," Nancy Rossignol j graduating senior, said.
Making plans for summer
staycation in San Diego
JULI AN A S TUM P P
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It's time to whip out that
Alice Cooper record of
"School's Out" and splash on
the sunscreen, because summer time is right around the
corner.
While the weather has
given off the appearance of
summer, it is all the free time
to go to county fairs, concerts and events that really
make it feel like summer.
Here are some activities to
do this summer in the San
Diego area.
Cricket Wireless Amphitheater: Located in Chula
Vista, this venue has a lot
of big name musicians all
for a reasonable price. The
amphitheater has lawn seats
available starting at $25, depending on the headliners.
Upcoming performances at
the venue include the Channel 933 Kickoff, Sugarland,
Skrillex, Vans Warped Tour,
Big l im e Rush, Linkin Park
and Jason Mraz.
San Diego County Fair in
Del Mar: The 2012 fair will
be held from June 8 to July
4. They will be closed all
Mondays with the exception
of July 2. The fair's theme
for this year is "Out of this
World." Toyota will be sponsoring a concert series wkh
artists such as Cobra Starship, Demi Lovoto, Cody
Simpson, Hot Chelle Rae,
Kenny Loggins, Scotty McCreery and Train. Tickets for
the concert series are different from admission for the
fair. Concert tickets vary
from $15 to $40. Children
ages 5 and younger are granted free admission, while kids
from the ages of 6 to 12 have
free admission on Tuesdays.
Adult tickets are $12 each.
Temecula Balloon and
Wine Festival: From June
1-3, Temecula will be holding their annual festival at
Lake Skinner. This year, concert headliners are Lifehouse
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Friday, June I Wednesday, July 4
Sowm dosriMonéays, except Jufy Î
and Gloriana. There are different ticket packages including Cabana Club, Food
& Wine Pairing and General
Admission. Throughout the
weekend, there will be balloon rides starting at 6 a.m.
until 9am. The flights are
around $210 per person and
last for an hour.
Amusement Parks: SeaWorld in San Diego has all
types of specials during the
summer, such as extended
park hours and firework
spectacular. There are also
the returns of Shamu Rocks
nighttime show, Sea Lions
tonight show and Cirque De
La Mer. At Disney California
Adventure, Car Land will be
opening this summer. Car
Land will include Radiator
Springs Racers and Mater's
Junkyard Jamboree, inspired
by the Pixar movie "Cars."
Petco Park: Not only are
there many festivals and
concerts, but its baseball season. Support your San Diego
team by spending an afternoon at Petco Park. Over
summer, the stadium will
have many themes, including 80's night, Beerfest, US
Navy/Army
Appreciation
and Dog Days. Ticket prices
start at $15 depending on the
seating chart.
San Diego Civic Theater:
This summer, many Broadway-originated plays are
coming to San Diego. From
May 8-13, "Chicago" will
be featured and "Wicked"
will start its production from
June 20 and end on July 15.
Ticket prices range from $40
to $150.
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The LGBTQA Pride Center will be hosting a campuswide Pride parade on Tuesday, May 1 from noon to 1
p.m.
Last month, the Pride
Center dedicated April to
"Gaypril," celebrating the
LGBTQ community with
daily activities held either in
the center or on campus to
expand support and welcome
students to daily events and
educational programs.
Since the first Pride Parade
held in New York in 1969,
the parade has traveled all
over the country, allowing
members of the LGBTQ
community and allies to exhibit their support. The annual parade is held in numerous regions to demonstrate.
the necessity of fundamental
human rights being extended
to individuals who identify
as LGBTQ.
CSUSM's first Pride Walk
will begin outside of the
Commons building at noon
towards Palm Court for a
photo and continue towards
Library Plaza, in which the
capacity will be co.unted.
LGBTQ Pride Center director, Robert Aiello-Hauser
explained the purpose for the
campus-wide march.
"May 1 is an opportunity
for campus to live up to the
university's mission and vision and the core values" of
an inclusive community.
There are a lot of allies that
'talk,' but to visibly see individuals showing support for
students at CSUSM will say
and mean a lot to the community," Aiello-Hauser said.
He went on to say that
being an ally is important,
especially when support is
necessary to obtain human
rights, such as marrying
someone of the same sex or
demonstrating love publicly.
Showing ally-ship is much
more than promises; it is
visually demonstrating support, even when it may not
be convenient.
semester's final CWLS event
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On Thursday, April 26, authors Craig Santos Perez and
Susan M. Schultz performed
readings of their respective
works for the final Community and World Literary Series event of the semester.
After being introduced by
Mark Wallace, Perez stood
before the audience and requested that everyone in
attendance boo and heckle
him, all of which he filmed
to post on his Facebook.
Before beginning his reading, Perez shared how he
moved from Guam to California when he was in high
school, and that he used poetry as a means to stay connected to his culture.
"That's why poetry's so
important to me; it kind of
connects me to home," Perez
said.
The first poem read by
Perez, from his unfinished,
third book, was largely about
SPAM,the canned precooked
meat product, and its significance in his culture/However, Perez later revealed that
the poem consisted entirely
of found language, meaning
that none of the
words in the poem
were his own, but
a compilation of
phrases he found
while researching
the product.
Perez then read
from his book
" Unincorporate d
Territory [Saina]."
He introduced the
excerpts to be read
a s influenced by
paddling classes he
took when he was
an adolescent, and
the important role
of canoes in his
culture.
Wallace then inLeft, Susan M. Schultz and Right, Craig Santos Perez. Photos by Kyle M. Johnson.
troduced Schultz,
who spoke to the
She then shared about read- led to her writing about foraudience about the influence
her mother's Alzheimer's ing primarily two children's getting.
books to her kids, "Are You
The readings were foldisease has had on her writing, namely her books "De- My Mother?" and "A Mother lowed by a Q&A in which
mentia Blog" and "Memory for Choco," and how she de- members of the audience
Cards," the latter of which cided to create a hybrid reim- and the featured authors
consists of prose poems that agining of the two to tell the spoke about such topics as
story of her own mother.
the use of social networkfit on index cards.
Schultz concluded her ing and blogging to expose
For Schultz's first reading,
reading with selections one's work to the public, the
she read from a transcript of
dialogue between two Alz- from "Dementia Blog" and form and placement of wor9s
heimer's patients in a clinic. "Memory Cards." She stated in poetry and the balance of
The piece is titled "Love in how it is interesting that her language when writing bilinobsession with memory has gually.
the Time of Alzheimer's."
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On Friday, April 20, a group
of 41 student volunteers participated in CSUSM's first
cigarette butt cleanup, called
"Kick Butts off CSUSM."
Cigarette butts are a form
of non-biodegradable litter,
meaning that when they are
discarded, they stay around.
As a result, their presence is
seen in streets, drains, rivers,
beaches and the ocean, ultimately polluting the environment even further.
Students and faculty of the
Graduate School of Public
Health at SDSU developed
original methodology for
the cleanup event. This year
marks SDSU's 3rd annual
cigarette butt cleanup.
The event on CSUSM was
coordinated by Dr. Devan
Romero, assistant professor
of kinesiology at CSUSM,
and Vanessa Martinez, a senior kinesiology student at
CSUSM.
Each of the 41 volunteers
present collected cigarette
butts for one hour, with a
grand total of 5 38 9 cigarette
butts.
"These findings are astonishing as there is already a
group on campus that picks
up cigarette butts and other
campus litter each week and
we collected over five-thousand butts in only one hour,"
Romero said.
The purpose of the event,
according to Romero, is to:
. »Create
environmental
awareness of cigarette butt
litter as toxic waste.
•Create a partnership with
SDSU to advocate for smoke
free environments.
•Inform students of the
complex problem of cigarette butt waste from an en-
vironmental and behavioral
perspective.
According to the National
Institute of Health, by 2025,
an estimated 9 trillion cigarettes will be consumed
worldwide, while 1.69 billion pounds of butts will
wind up as litter worldwide
per year.
Romero hopes that her research will help to drastically
reduce these figures.
"My future research will
revolve around whether raising awareness of cigarette
butts as toxic waste and as
a detriment to the campus
environment changes litter
behavior, ultimately reducing it. Also, whether the impact of knowing the extreme
toxicity of cigarette smoking
to our environment's health
will motivate smoking cessation in the college population," Romero said.
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Cosmetic surgery for summer
For cosmetic surgeon Dr.
Sherman, the most typical
Summertime is a time to procedure for college age
get work done. While sum- students is nasal surgery.
mer vacation means beaches,
"Rhinoplasty is where we
bonfires and BBQ for many refine the tip and bridge of
college students, others use the nose into a shape that is*
the extended break to start or natural," Sherman said. "We
complete what may be long- want to take attention away
desired cosmetic procedures. from the nose."
"Getting work done" has
With many cosmetic- surlong been an open-ended geries, technical improveresponse to numerous up- ments allow for a student to
grades. Besides cosmetic get back to class in two to
surgery, it could refer to less three days.
invasive procedures, like BoWith rhinoplasty, Sherman
tox, or the noninvasive, such stated, the nose cast comes
as doing your hair and nails, off in about ten days, with no
or getting teeth whitened.
strenuous activity for three
"Correction is common in weeks.
young people," Dr. Maurice
That also applies to breast
R Sherman, of the Del Mar augmentation. No swimCosmetic Medical Center, ming for 3 weeks, but your
said.
bikini-ready body can go to
While many procedures the beach in a couple of days.
require continuing visits
Often, dermatologists ofand can be started anytime, fer procedures that are "presummer is a popular* start- ventative for young people,"
ing point, to see if results Mesa, manager at AVA Medare a good fit for the season. ical Spa in Carlsbad, said.
Athletes with facial trauma "Laser hair removal, Botox
might opt for procedures andfillersare popular."
during the off-season.
Laser hair removal uses
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Botox and fillers are injections that smooth out lines
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results.
"I would offer laser skin
tightening as an option to
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Botox or fillers," liar Soltani, manager of American
Laser Center in Carlsbad,
said. "When you have better
skin it makes you look more
alert, less tired and more approachable. As we get older
our skin loses its elasticity."
It is important to remember
that the reasons for cosmetic
procedures. vary; for some
it's medically necessary, and
for some, there are psychological benefits. Yet others
might not be happy with results. It is equally important
to consider w o à done by licensed professionals .
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�8 OPINION
To the seniors
F ro m a s uper-senior-to-b e
P REDRIC K M15LEH
S TAF F W R I T E R
It's finally here - graduation, summer, freedom, and
sleeping in. No more tests,
papers, equations, "What
i f... " questions, lectures,
and stress. For those who
have developed an addiction to coffee and/or other
sources of caffeine, services
are probably available to
help wean you off the stuff.
That is, unless you were accepted into a graduate-level
program of some sorts.
For me, I had too much
fun one semester, thus I have
to take a fifth year to get
my GPA back to a competitive standing. At first, I bemoaned this fate, but I eventually came to a powerful
and deeply comforting realization - the economy is still
in the dump. Unemployment
is still high and the most economically-seund plan at this
point is to stay in school as
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long as one can.
Suddenly, I was ecstatic
about my fate - a fifth year
at CSUSM seemed to be a
Godsend compared to struggling to find a j o b in the real
world. Continuing on into a
Master's or even a Doctorate
program isn't too shabby of
a plan either, as it will only
grant me access to more
skills and knowledge employers will find vital once
the job market improves.
So, whilst you all "lucky"
graduates are toiling under
the weight of real world bills
and real world unemployment, I and the other "unlucky" souls will be here
toiling under the stress of
midterms, finals, caffeine
addiction, papers, late-night
study sessions, and refrigerators fully stocked with all the
ale one can stand.
Good luck to you all, and
good riddance! Now get out
of here!
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Tales f ro m t h e
n er d side:
Comic-Con-—is it still w ort h it?
C HRI S G IANCAMILL I
S TAF F W R I T E R
ting into the panel they've
been dying to see. Some
Comic-Con attendees wait
in the room of a panel they
don't particularly care for
just to guarantee themselves
a spot in a later panel taking
place in the same room.
Those of us who reside in
San Diego County will have
another problem to face—
parking. Although you can
purchase a parking pass from
the Comic-Con website,
they're pretty expensive.
Each
pass
costs around
$20 for all
day parking
j | for one day.
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are
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around the
Comic-Con has been a
San Diego tradition f o r quite
some time now. San Diegans
and comic fans from around
the world gather for this exciting event every year.
Though Comic-Con can be
heaven for some, it also has
its share of criticisms.
For example, buying tickets gets increasingly difficult
with
each passing
c onvention .
C omic-Co n
tries to alleviate
the
situation by
adding more
p urchasin g
options such
as offering
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in walking
to buy tickets. But offering a distance of the convention
second day to purchase tick- center. Thankfully, Comicets doesn't necessarily mean Con offers a free shuttle serit's going to be easier to buy vice that has various stops
them. Every time Comic- around the city.
Con allows the public to purUnfortunately, San Diego
chase passes online, they sell Comic-Con tickets are sold
out in minutes.
out for this year. However,
And with such a popular fains should keep an eye out
demand for tickets, crowd- for the big entertainment
ing and long wait lines are news and announcements
always expected. I t' s very made during that time.
difficult to navigate through
Though Comic-Con has
the exhibit hall. Attend- several problems and miees should make sure they nor annoyances, it is a very
have their cell phones fully unique scene. Die-hard fans
charged just in case they lose of comics and all-thingstheir party.
nerdy should attend ComicWhile the exhibits are fun Con at least once. It's still an
to hang out at, the panels are incredible experience where
also an interesting aspect of you can be around other
the con experience. But the people who genuinely love
long wait lines sometimes the art, the industry, and the
* prevent attendees from get- wonder of comics.
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Farewell CSUSM. Remember fo work hard, play hard.
relax every now and then.
-Aihtey Day
You made it through another
semester and you deserve it.
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A graduation speech
K YL E M .JOHNSO N
S TAF F W R I T E R
Class of 2012:
Today, I feel that I am justified in using the phrase, "We
did it!" While it is cliché and
overused, the fact is that we
have graduated from college,
and for that we can be proud
of ourselves. We did it!
"It," however, is not just
the solitary act of graduating;
"it" refers to every individual
act that it took to get to this
point.
"It" is thè incredible
amount of hours spent in
the classroom, and the even
more incredible amount of
hours invested in schoolwork conducted at home, in
the library, in between work
shifts, everywhere imaginable.
"It" refers to the struggle to
find the necessary classes in
specific time slots to fit your
schedule.
"It" refers to the tuition
increases, which took place
even after you had already
paid off your semester fees.
"It" refers to paying seemingly ludicrous amounts for
a parking permit, even on
semesters when you only
attended class two days a
week.
"It" refers to overpriced
textbooks.
"It" refers to showing up
to class, only to realize that
you didn't check your email
where your professor reported that he or she wouldn't be
coming to class.
"It" refers to showing up
to class when the professor
didn't even send out an email
to say he or she wouldn't be
in class.
"It" refers to the fact that
attending a school built on
a hill requires the ascension
up countless flights of stairs
of varying length and steepness. (However, we now possess defined, youthful calves
to show for it.)
"It" refers to the dreaded
midterms, finals and exams, for all classes, which
all seemed to conveniently
take place during the same
respective week.
But, "it" was not all bad.
"It" was that sense of accomplishment as you witnessed your Academic Requirement Report gradually
filling up, semester after semester.
"It" was feeling touched by
a professor's desire for you
to learn.
"It" was that sense of understanding gained regarding
your purpose in the classroom.
"It" was those people
you met, grew close to and
endured alongside in the
classroom . "If ' was checking
your report card to find passing grades.
"It" was learning alternate
routes through campus to
avoid those asking, "Are you
registered to vote?" (By the
way, if you're not registered,
visit sos.ca.gov)
"It" was having a professor who posted on Cougar
Courses as many excerpts
from the textbooks as they
legally could.
"It" was all of these things;
a combination of moments
that contributed towards
your feelings of stress and
anxiety, but also accomplishment; feelings of doubt and
hesitancy, but also purpose.
And here we are, with
something to show for it,
something for which we can
be proud.
At the end of my junior
year, I wrote an essay for
myself, entitled, "The Best
Years of Someone Else's
Life." It chronicled my college experience up until
that point, and questioned
the frequent claim made by
some referring to college as
the best years of their life. I
hadn't felt that and I wondered why.
Was it because I spent three
years at a community college
before transferring? Was it
because I wasn't involved
in any clubs or fraternities?
Was it because I commuted
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to school? Was it because
the school itself had been
labeled a commuter school?
All these questions and more
led to my further curiosity and I summed up the essay with the conclusion that
maybe what I needed was to
get involved; meet more people, attend school functions,
anything that could contribute towards the so-called
"college experience."
At the start of my senior
year, I began writing for the
student newspaper. It was
during my run as a volunteer staff writer for the paper
that I began to feel a sense of
purpose at school. I invested
more of my time into making deadlines than I invested
in my classwork. And somehow, my grades rose significantly. I felt productive for
the first time in a really long
time.
It made me feel good about
myself by instilling within
me a step towards finding out
why people call college "the
best years of their life." I began to imagine the potential
of the experience, had I began that kind of involvement
upon first entering campus . I
imagined it would've been a
drastically different experience.
If there is anyone reading
«Ms
this who is feeling discouraged from the college life for
any reason, I can confidently
say that you can find motivation in putting yourself out
there to tackle such and similar endeavors.
Motivation is a necessary
ingredient to pursue a college
degree. Without motivation,
you have no desire. Without
desire, you have apathy or
less. And with that, you cannot accomplish much.
You can apply that same
theory to life after college.
Whether it is in graduate
school, finding a job or taking the time to explore the
world around you, you must
be motivated.
This graduation, while it
has felt like a long time coming, is just the beginning.
Now we must set out into the
dark and scary world. But it
doesn't have to be ominous
and foreboding.
As a lover of film, I tend to
reference movies frequently.
So, I 'l l leave you with this
quote said by James Dean's
character in "Rebel without a
Cause:"
"Life can be beautiful."
Set out and do your best to
make it that. In us is the ability to conquer and restore the
world.
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Letter to
the Editor
The article written by
Jessie Gambrell, [Should
CSUSM take César Chavez
Day off?,] was a great
piece that should be considered thoroughly by the
leadership at Cal State
San Marcos. I, as a student, was wondering why
we don't recognize Presidents Day. I am a veteran,
and I believe that our
founding fathers, such
as George Washington,
Thomas Jefferson, and
-even Abraham Lincoln,
all should be recognized
on Presidents Day. Once
again, [César] Chavez is
an inspirational activist
who should receive récognition-not overshadow
Presidents Day. This country was founded on principles, valués and courage
to break away from one
of the biggest monarchs
this world has ever seen.
CSUSM should recognize
Presidents Day for years
to come and appreciate
the freedoms that exist
today.
-Shane Schneider
Are s tudent s incidentally "
"glorifying" Kony?
K o n y 2012 signs inundate our campus
JESSI E GAMBRELL
STAFF W RITER
On April 23, chalk and
signs were put up all over
campus essentially "glorifying" Kony. "Kony 2012"
the poster says, along with
a picture of Joseph Kony, a
war-lord from central Africa.
This signs were first made
to promote the short film,
"Kony 2012" from the makers of "The Invisible Children," a different short film
documentary that shows the
cruel world of children being
abducted by Joseph Kony to
become soldiers in his army.
This film was a huge hit and
had a huge following.
"Their original documentaries were great, I just don't
know what this (Kony 2012)
does. I have heard that it is
a scam," said student, Tyler
Allred.
The documentary, "Kony
2012" depicts how the Invisible Children organization
intends to capture and get rid
of Kony. The signs and other
propaganda are a means to
raise money f o r "the cause"
of "capturing" Kony at last.
But there has been much
speculation as to where exactly all this money is going.
"I kind of think that it
[Kony 2012] is a scam. The
money, where does it go? I
don't know what is going t o
do for us catching him," said
freshman, Ryan Vaickus.
One of the three film makers of "Kony 2012," Jason
Russell, was discovered,
Thursday, March 15, oh a
street corner in downtown
San Diego, naked and having an alleged "meltdown"
in public. He was arrested
and is being treated medically for the incident. This
among other "sketchy" instances give reason to doubt
the validity of the Invisible
Children organization. But
this incident also helped the
"Invisible Children" and
"Kony 2012" videos become
more viral, since everyone
wanted to know everything
involved with the scandal.
"I heard it was the most viral video, it seems like a big
"trendy" topic. The writing
all over the school though,
definitely, made me more annoyed with it," said CSUSM
staff member, Nick.
The signs all over campus,
I believe, were at first well
intended, but now it seems to
have "over-run" the school
and that we are getting away
from the whole point that
they seem to be striving to be
making. Some of the chalk
on our school grounds even
says, "Kony - 2012. Make
him famous!" I am not sure
who wrote these or if they
are even affiliated with the
Kony 2012 team, but this I
do believe is not what they
meant to say. We do not want
to "glorify" someone who is
a mass-murderer and communist and by saying, "make
him famous" no matter how
they meant it, is glorifying
him. Uninformed students
might support who they believe to be a good person
for the sake of our misleading public media. I hope that
we can see and realize that
something has gone wrong
and we need to change this.
�10 A & E
T H E C OUGA R C HRONICL E / M A Y I , 2 0 1 2
Fall into step with
Off Centre performance
tre performances/This is the
'mainstay' for the dance minor," said dance instructor,
This year marks the tenth Dr. Karen Schaffman.
year for the faculty and stuThe performance will be
dents producing "Off Cen- held on Thursday, May 3
tre," an annual production and Friday, May 4 at 7 p.m.
beginning in 2003. "Off in Arts building, room 111.
Centre" consists of three There is a $5 suggested dodifferent "lectures" of three nation that will go toward
to 10 minute contemporary the Dance Foundation. It is
e stimate d
dance per= = = = = = that
the
formances
from the
"It is a very different shows will
d a n c e show this year, it is very be sold out
in since alw orksho p
held
by kinesthetic with many most every
show has
Dr. Karen unique pieces."
- Dr. Karen Schaffman
sold out
Schaffman.
= = = = = = = = = since
it
The perfirst startformances
ed. All lighting will be conwill be presented in groups.
The first performance by ducted by Professor Karin
eight students will be host- Filijan's TA 305 class, maked by Dance 301 instructor, ing the production a "student
Any a Cloud. The second by run" presentation.
instructor, Nancy Boskin"I am super excited. This
Mullen will be a piece en- will be my first spring dance
titled, "I am Sam," being a performance, so it is a lot of
more family dynamic type of work, but I think i t will pay
scene. The third and largest off. We have a lot of really
yet for CSUSM with 25 stu- good pieces this year," said
dents will be "Ballet Folk- dancer and choreographer,
loico," having two pieces on Sarah Taylor.
Cesar Chavez plaza.
The dances will be con"It is a very different show temporary, which is defined
this year: It is very kinesthet- as "postmodern sensibility,
ic with many unique pieces. body awareness, and a blend
This year I would say that of different dance practices
there are about 60 students combined," according to Dr.
participating in the Off Cen- Schaffman.
JESSI E G AM BREL L
S TAF F W R I TE R
SECTION EDITOR
MELISSA M ARTINEZ
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Students raise money to keep
art in S a n D ieg o classrooms
M OR GA N H AL L
S TAF F W R I TE R
Instead of spending their
Friday night enjoying a movie or out with friends, the
students of VPA 380-17 attempted to keep art alive.
"It was amazing that everyone worked together and the
event turned out to be a big
success," participant Brenton
Lake said.
Starting on Friday, April
20 and ending April 21, the
CSUSM students of "Art and
Social Change" organized,
hosted and curated a student
run art show themed "Keep
Art Alive," where works of
art provided by students from
High Tech were auctioned
off to the highest bidder.
"I'm amazed with the
amount of money we raised.
I think for sure, that was our
biggest accomplishment,"
participant Tiffany Jackman
said.
By the end of the event, the
class had auctioned off all 26
student art pieces and raised
just over $800 to be donated to the CSUSM based
CenterARTES organization
which is headed by Dr. Merry1 Goldberg and supports
and encourages arts education and arts advocacy in San
Diego County schools and
communities.
The "Keep Art Alive" event had a live band, several raffles, free food and several different types of student artwork. Students and parents from High Tech High and CSUSM, San Marcos community members and even Jim Eubank, the original founder of Restaurant
Row, came out to donate and support the event. Photos by Morgan Hall.
Planning began late February with the help of Marilyn
Huerta when the CSUSM
art galley in Restaurant Row
had an open space to display
student work. After guidance
from their professor Kristen Moss, the class decided
to partner with a group of
art students from High Tech
High to display and auction off their artwork. Planning took place during the
Tuesday and Thursday class
meetings and on the Cougar
Courses forums.
"I think it was pretty ambitious of our class to plan an
art gallery event and work
with teen art students outside
of class, while still juggling
homework and [our] personal lives," participant Laura
Musgrove said.
To make sure that each
member of the class could
contribute to the event, the
students formed several different committees, which
had a select group traveling
JULI AN A S TUH P P
Boston teen, "Denise"
alongside Jimmy Fallon as "Sully."
After leaving the
sketch show, she auditioned for a role on "30
Rock" with "SNL" cast
mate, Tina Fey. However, Dratch found it
difficult to find work
and was commonly
hired for unwanted
roles, such as secretaries or lesbians, or both.
Still, she has made
some cameos in Adam
Sandler movies such as
"Click" and "Just Go
With It."
Dratch also illustrates her
experience meeting her husband, John Wahl, after she
was ready to give up on her
dream of falling in love and
having a family.
S TAF F W R I TE R
T a p 5 movies for the
recent college graduat e
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1 ."Reality Bites" (1994): While it is often marketed as a romantic-comedy, thisfilmfollows
aspiring documentarian Lelaina (Winona Ryder), as she seeks to make meaning of her postgraduate life with the help of her friends and roommates . With an honest plot and a great supporting cast (Ethan Hawke, Ben Stiller and Janeane Garofalo), "Reality Bites" stands as one
of the most important films of the 90s.
2."The Graduate" (1967): Considered incredibly risqué at the time of its release, this classic
stars Dustin Hoffman as Benjamin Braddock, a recent college graduate with no idea what to
do with his life. Ignoring the pressure from his parents to take his future more seriously, Benjamin spends hisfreetime having an affair with the middle-aged Mrs. Robinson, and lounging
in the pool. When Mrs. Robinson's daughter comes to town, and Benjamin is encouraged to
date her, things get more complicated than they already are.
In her autobiography, "Girl
Walks into a Bar..."author
Rachel Dratch offers an entertaining and humorous read
to enjoy during free time or
over the summer.
Many memoirs nowadays
usually include some sort of
scandal being exposed about
their childhood or a rough
time in that individual's life.
However, Dratch's book
includes universal situations such as dating and her
"midlife miracle," a recount
of her experience being pregnant at forty years old.
A regular performer on
"Saturday Night Live"
from 1999 to 2006, Dratch
played recurring characters
like "Debbie Downer" and
to High Tech High to work
with the students one-Qn-one
and give advice on student
artwork, ideas and concepts.
"Knowing that all of their
work was bought is really
going to make them feel
great and physically see the
importance of art," participant Kevin O'Neil said.
The money ràised will be
formally presented to Dr.
Goldberg before the end of
the semester.
In "Girl Walks into a
Bar..." Dratch proves that
even though her personal
life has gone through many
changes, she still is able
to entertain years after her
"SNL" days.
3."Into the Wild" (2007): This film tells the true story of Christopher McCandless, a recent
college graduate who donates his savings, abandons his car and destroys his identification before venturing out to hitchhike across the United States towards his ultimate goal of isolation
in the Alaskan wildlife, away from society. The lives he touches and the beauty he explores
contribute towards an incredible journey with a devastatingly, tragic ending.
4. "With Honors" (1994): While the graduation doesn't come until the ending, this film is a
notable one for recent college graduates. Brendan Fraser stars as Monty, a Harvard undergrad
whose thesis makes its way into the hands of local homeless man, Simon (Joe Pesci). A deal
is made: for every favor Monty performs for Simon, he can have one page of his thesis back.
What follows is a mentor-pupil relationship between the two, which promises life lessons and
profound wisdom.
5."St. Elmo's Fire" (1985): Featuring many members of the 1980s' "Brat Pack," this film
tells the story of a group bf friends who struggle with their friendships, romantic relationships
and futures following college. While the acting is at times melodramatic, the themes are sincere and the relationships are honest, providing an array of characters with which to identify.
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"Blown Away" is the the fourth album by
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Assemble," a brand
new monthly series featuring
the same team in the movies,
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Artist Mark Bagley and
writer Brian Michael Bendis
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THE C O U G A R SHUFFLE
B R AN D O N T OR R E S
S TAF F W R I TE R
With the stress of finals in our foreseeable futures,
sometimes w e forget a bout the fact several of our
fellow Cougars will be leaving us. There are several
songs that capture the essence of the friendships
that students establish with one another here on
campus. Sharing these songs with our graduating
Cougars a n d celebrating the l egac y t hey'v e left
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"My Best Friend" by Weezer - In this track off of
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Sharing this song with a graduating senior is the
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know they will b e missed.
" Goo d Morning" b y Kanye West - For our seniors
looking to attack the w ort i a n d start their new lives,
" Goo d Morning" off of Kcftye West's album " Gradu ation" offers the motivation they need . By rapping
about how life is more than just a c olleg e d egree ,
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take control of their future.
F AI T H O R CI N O
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The Countdown to Free
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cast. Currently, issues one and two
are on the shelves
with the third releasing the week
after the movie
premier. Though
it is the same
cast, the Ultimate
Marvel Universe
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a more accurate
comic version to
the cinematic crew. Whether you want to read from
Earth-616 or Earth-1610,
there is a massive selection of comics featuring the
characters of the Avengers
movie.
Every year, comic book
readers wait in anticipation
for Free Comic Book Day
(FCBD). It is always the
first Saturday of May, which
is May 5 this year. The annual tradition that started in
2002 is a national celebration
of comics; everyone from
the industry participates in
the festivities. This year,
publishers created very exclusive FCBD issues and
previews. The list of titles
includes some from DC
and Marvel while others are
from independent publishers. To find out what the
FCBD 2012 books are and
•where you can get them, visit
freecomicbookday.com. Not
all shops will have the same
offer during FCBD, so check
with them on what they have
planned beforehand.
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