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2 - Student discuss the on-going issue of violence and physical aggression.
3 - Louie Farfan aims t o join
his brothers at the professional level of soccer.
O PINION
5 - The Language Learning
Center is your best resource
f orLOTER.
6 - The Battle of the Brews
puts Starbucks and Campus
Coffee against each other.
8 - Charity Wings invites students t o celebrate Halloween
w ith them.
CSUSM students victims of hacking
B Y K ATUN SWEENEY
EDITOR-IN-GHIEF
Students need to be aware
of the harsh reality and prevalence of hacking in the modern era, especially in light of
the cases involving CSUSM
students in the past few years.
What may have. previously seemed like an issue that
was not relevant has become
a central concern for 'many
students. While many people are aware of the warning
signals of an email containing a virus, hacking is ever
expansive, sometimes resulting in the manipulation of
your own device against you.
According to Information Security Officer Teresa Macklin in CSUSM's
Instructional & Information Technology Services
(ITTS)
department, three
major kinds of hacking are
what typically target college students, or have al" ready done so in the past.
The most well-known type
of hacking amongst college students is phishing or
spamming. In this particular
form, the hacker will send an
email or notification to the
user's computer/device, asking for personal information
or some sort of attention. If
opened or responded to, the
person's information can
be sold to various criminal
organizations and their account will be used by hackers to manipulate further.
"In our case, hackers would
try to get your username and
password to log in to one of
our mail servers as you, and
then they use that to send out
thousands and thousands of
messages in our mail server. They [also] want to get
access to your social media
account, and if they do that
then they can use your access to access your friends
and post things f or them
to click on," Macklin said.
With the existence of
large databases containing
the personal information of
thousands of people like at
CSUSM, Macklin said the
university takes extra precaution to make sure students are not at risk when
they put trust into the school.
"Your campus email address is directory information, so it's not that difficult
for people to get email addresses for people on campus; we list those. One of the
things that we do is we pay
for filtering software so that
when people get those and
try to send us spam, they are
generally blocked. We have a
number of things we do to try
to protect those things from
happening," Macklin said.
Social media privacy
Facebook and Twitter to assess the real you
B Y BLANCA SARABIA
PHOTOGRAPHER
With such a competitive
job market, employers are
now able and willing to
look through prospective
employees' social media
to determine whether they
are fit for a particular job.
Many employers use social
NOV 6,2013
media to learn more about
an applicant than solely going off of what their resume
states. Some people may argue that this is an invasion of
privacy, but we unwillingly
give up that right when we
post different content on social media networks. A potential employer may not pay
much attention to last week's
"mani-pedi with the girls"
post, but depending on the
position you are applying for,
Another kind of hacking
that threatens college students is gaining access to
their webcam. Hackers may
use thefirsttactic of hacking
into an email or social media account to gain access
to personal information or
figure out how to break into
the user's device without
them knowing. In the recent
arrest of Jared James Abrahams, the FBI reported that
he allegedly utilized hacking software and the domain
name "cutefuzzypuppy" to
infect his victims' computers
so that he would have access.
He also was allegedly linked
to hacking forums where
someone with the same domain name was asking questions and researching how
to use malware and control
webcams. Macklin asserted
that crimes with a personal element are a huge risk
for college students more
than large-scale viruses are.
that "Thirsty Thursday" post
(if you're not 21, or depending on how the picture looks)
may spark their attention.
According to the Huffington Post, 37% of employers
use Facebook to prescreen
their applicants and 11%
said they plan to do so soon.
"When I first applied to
my last job, my coworkers
told me that my boss looked
through our Facebook to see
how many friends we had, I
guess the amount of Facebook friends determined how
social we were," CSUSM
student Stephanie Perez said.
"Some people have a mission to target an individual
instead of a group of individuals, so you have to
watch out for both things.
For students, it's more common that it would be a sexploitation-type crime that
they could be at risk for,
versus a CEO of a company has to worry about the
hacker looking for access
to the financial records in
their system," Macklin said.
The use of physical hacking
devices are also of concern,
CSUSM students * exposed
to their existence first-hand
about a year ago. In July of
this year, former CSUSM
student Matt Weaver was
sentenced to a year in prison
for counts of wire fraud, unauthorized access of a computer and identity theft, to
which he plead guilty. Over
the span of January to March
2012, Weaver installed keylogging devices on various
computers on campus so that
he could get the user identification and passwords of
745 students and staff. He
stored the information on
spreadsheets in his computer
and then used them in order
to try to rig the ASI presidential election in his favor.
Macklin stated that the use
of the keylogging device
to gain personal information of students and staff at
CSUSM made the issue of
hacking a greater concern
for the university as a whole.
"It's pretty rare to see
[those devices used]. It is
an unusual amount of effort,
and expensive, to see a physical device used by a student. The way more common
thing is phishing," Macklin
said. "We had never had that
happen here before, those
devices a couple years ago
were $35 to $50 a piece, so
the idea that someone would
want this so bad to install
Illustration
of potential
employer
refusing to
hire based
on unsavory
Facebook
and Twitter
content
by Dane
Vandervelden
them and use them, it was
so highly unlikely. After that
incident, we've purchased
something to lock down the
back of every computer on
campus and want students
to be more aware of protecting personal information."
While it may seem like
students are becoming more
tech-sawy, Macklin said that
expansion of resources is the
real cause of the problem.
"Over the past few years,
what's more common is that
the resources needed to do
this kind of thing are available
publicly. The tools you need
are available; what you really need is the will. I wouldn't
say that it's more common
or people are more capable.
I think that people use more
computers on a, day-to-day
basis so there is more of an
opportunity," Macklin said.
The best way to arm yourself against becoming a victim of hacking is to follow
simple precautions that will
in the end, save your identity.
"The key is for everybody
to protect themselves is to
get virus protection and keep
it current. Also have a consciousness that your identity
and your identity information
are valuable to somebody.
Students should also change
their passwords as often as
possible. If you're faculty/staff here, you have to
change and update your password every twelve weeks."
For more information and
resources on how to prevent hacking, check out the
Information Security portion of the HTS department
website at https://csusm.
edu/iits/security/index .html.
Image by Anne Hall.
Remember, before posting
anything that may come back
and haunt you in the future,
always ask yourself, "Would
I willingly show this to my
future employer?" Yes, that
party Friday night might have
been unforgettable...but you
don't want your boss remembering it as well, would you?
Of course, technology
will only keep progressing,
so asking you to completely refrain from using social
media networks would be
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Test tube burger
Privacy continued from
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on the menu?
outrageous; instead let it
benefit you. Think of them
as a medium to show others who you really are,
the most important thing
is to be yourself while always remaining cautious.
Department Robert Rider
offers some valuable inFEATURES EDITOR
sight into the possibility of
this test tube burger makLast month Dutch scien- ing it to our lunch menus.
tists revealed the first ever "The innovation is highly
lab-grown hamburger, lead- preliminary. In order f or it to
ing to speculation of possibil- have any meaningful impact
ities within the mass market. on the economy it would
Blurred fistsflyingto emulate
male violence. Photograph by
Led by scientist and pro- have to scaled to mass proAnne Hall.
fessor Mark Post, the team of duction level. The currents
scientists used beef stem cells costs are probably prohibito grow thousands of tiny tive... we can produce beef
pieces of meat which were fairly cheaply with.. .current
Fighting f rom t he p erspective of s tudents
combined to form a burger techniques," states Rider.
P h y s i c a l a g g r e s s i o n a mong m a l e s
patty. The first volunteer to Unless advancements in
taste responded with "close the creation process are
to meat, not that juicy." Ap- made, this $350,000 beef
three men who had never have long hair and can
cern society is non-sports
B Y S ARAH H UGHES
parently the juiciest thing patty is extremely unbeen in a fight, all had wit- express their candor simrelated physical fighting.
NEWS EDITOR
about the lab-burger was likely to make any headnessed at least two fights. ilarly" said Brett Goudy.
According to Schultz and
the price: about $350,000 way in the mass market.
Oskamp "In 1994 . . . an Three had seen girls fight- " I've seen two girl
Fighting and school vifor a single five ounce patty. Professor Rider raises anolence are frightening so- estimated 4,513,000 acts of ing and two had not. Most fights including the one
With 33 million cattle be- other key point in regards
cial issues that many peo- violence occurred (Bureau of the fights witnessed I mentioned. They start
for the same reason; one
ing slaughtered each year and potential purchasers. "The
ple are concerned about. of Justice Statistics, 1997)." or fought in were in high
global meat consumption on market for this geneticalMany students have seen a The website dosomething. school or middle school. person is talking trash. Of
the rise, lab-grown meat pos- ly modified beef might be
Some of the guys asked the fights I 've seen two
fight in high school or mid- org has various statistics
es a breakthrough for animal very small. Already Europe
dle school. Some have seen on social concerns. Those about fighting preferred to were girls and the rest
rights activists. Non-profit and other countries restrict
give just their first name. were guys. One was acthem at bars, concerts or on school violence are takorganizations such as New US export of GM foods...
en from sources such as Some people like to make tually a makeshift 'Fight
other locations. Some have
Harvest and PETA have been some nations restrict our
the CDC, School Violence, jokes of how attractive C lub'. It was unofficial
been involved in a fight.
investing in artificial meat re- beef exports because we
Some people have no- NCES and the NY Post. girl fighting is. CSUSM and only lasted a day in
search for years. PETA even use antibiotics in the raistions of how often men fight "In 2011, 20 percent of students did not mention 8th grade. My cousin
was in it," Joseph said.
has a million dollar contest ing of cattle," said Rider.
versus how often wom- high school students were this. They seemed to hapawarding the first person If entire nations are already
en fight and how intensely bullied at school, and 33 per- pen only slightly less fre- When asked to idenable to successfully create turning away beef for simply
quently than male fights, tify a reason for a fight
each fights. Five CSUSM cent reported being involved
lab-grown chicken for retail. being exposed to antibiotics,
in a physical fight in the last " I've seen about five witnessed starting, or
students were asked some
Surprisingly, despite animal theri that leaves little room
basic questions about the year," reads dosomething.org girl-fights. It's a small- who was to blame for a
rights interest direct funding for doubt as to whether or
prevalence of fighting in a in an article titled "11 Facts er number than amount of fight witnessed, trash talk
for the lab-burger came from not they will be embracing
quick survey of whoever About School Violence." times guys fight, but not a seemed to be involved.
Google founder Sergey Brin. entirély lab-grown meat.
was available to find out a "In one month, nearly small number," Luke said. Females were sometimes
Being an evidently forward Even Within the US, Where
little bit about how prevalent 6 percent of high school- ' I've seen fights where involved or had simithinker, Brin was motivated the average person consumes •>
fighting is among CSUSM ers stayed home because girls were involved [as well lar reasons for fighting.
to invest in this burger after around 270 lbs. of meat a
and students' histories. they felt unsafe at or on as females fighting each oth- "The latest fight I saw
speculating about the inef- year, there are thousands of
their way to school," er]. I 've seen more women was between two girls.
A component of a fight
ficiency of current methods people who are inclined to
said
dosomething.org fight than men, but I think One girl was talking trash,
is often aggression and inof harvesting meat. Consid- eat natural; not lab-grown.
tended violence. Accord- In a survey of conve- that is only my experience the other one was fed up,
ering the increasing costs "Yes I think it's preting to Social Psychology: nience five CSUSM male - [however] I don't think it confronted her, full on
of meat production, Brin ty disgusting. Sounds like
An Applied Perspective by students were questioned to generalizes. Men typical- punched her and wupped
shares a few possibilities we're going to turn into
CSUSM professor P. Wes- examine a colloquial idea ly talk more, there's a pack her butt" said Joseph.
for our meat-loving nation: a soylent green society!
ley Schultz and Stuart Os- that "almost every guy has mentality or a mob mentali- "Typically a random
"One is that we'll all be- There's nothing better for
kamp, aggression is the been in a fight" which many ty, and then someone sucker person affiliated with a
people seem to believe. punches. Thefightsare usual- friend of mine will be in
come vegetarian...I don't the body than whole foods,"
"cause of violent behavior".
think that's really likely. said CSUSM junior Eliza"Aggression is defined as When asked about wheth- ly brief and broken up quick. a fight and I 'll get suckThe second is, we ignore beth Cruz when informed
any behavior that is intended er they had ever been in a Females tend to have longer er-punched. The fights are
the issues—and that leads of the beefy breakthrough.
to hurt another living being" fight, two had and three had hair, which makes fights sometimes affiliated with
to continued environmental Soylent is a food substisaid Schultz and Oskamp. not. One [Joseph] asked for harder to separate [wfyen alcohol, petty arguments,
harm. And the third option tute that supposedly contains
One related activity to ag- a definition of the kind of .grabbed], and altercations sometimes there's a womis, we do something new." all the nutrition necessary
gression that tends to con- fighting indicated. Of the last longer. Men can also an involved with one of
the men and she's upset
Whether that something for average daily function.
with the party. Like a girl
new is going to be mass When asked if she would
will stick her current boyconsumption of lab beef is eat a lab-burger, Cruz statfriend on an ex-boyfriend
up to the public. CSUSM ed, "Not if I can help it.
Economics professor and There may come a time in
Chair of the Economics the future when I will have
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or on anyone random in the
vicinity that who maybe said
something inappropriate to
them," Brett Goudy said.
The men surveyed often believed fights had occurred for other reasons
unrelated to females. "I
grew up playing soccer and
w e'd fight after games. Or
we were testing our martial arts skills," said Luke.
High school fights were often recalled as barely visible.
Of two high school fights
he saw Salvador Perez
said "It seemed, like there
was no one to blame and
no reason f or the fight that
I could see. I just saw it."
"You really couldn't tell
who was to blame or what
the reason was. Everyone
would always swarm around.
You were always the last
one there. Someone always
shoved someone around"
said Bryce Heathcock.
When asked about how
the fight witnessed or fought
in made them f eel, most
seemed to feel unaffected.
None seemed to feel very
distressed or threatened
or unsafe about the fight.
" I felt the same afterwards as I did before the
fight. I was not afraid for
my weH being," said Joseph.
"It's a pretty good feeling
after, especially because, you
know, the tensions relieved.
Sometimes there's a history
of friction and its relieved
after a long time. There's
a good feeling after a fight,
regardless of who won - a
sense of relief," Luke said.
"Not really. I thought
they were kind of cool and
T H E COUGAR C HRONICLE, W EDNESDAY, O C T 2 3 ,
interesting to witness. I always wondered what they
were fighting about. And
they were kind of dumb
for fighting at school."
said Bryce Heathcock.
"I felt less safe than before the fight, no one
did anything to stop the
fight." said Salvador Perez.
"I think that fighting in
general is completely unnecessary and 99 percent of
the time can be dealt with by
walking away or trying to
reason with the more aggressive person. As far as safety
goes, I personally train in
self-defense, specifically
with women [on sex-related
assault]. I usually feel pretty
comfortable [in the presence
of fights]. I 'm educated to
handle the situation with as
little physical altercation as
possible." said Brett Goudy.
Even in areas with a higher
number of unsafe activities,
like fighting or" aggression,
options exist to modify socially concerning behaviors. Education or martial
arts represents a way some
people protect themselves.
There are also many ways to
change the behavior of fighting, including "social competence training" and "monitoring" which are "aimed
at providing schemas for
positive social interaction,"
said Schultz and Oskamp.
Though non-sports related fighting is often violent and injuring, it appears
many CSUSM students
have not experienced fighting in college, an important note as CSUSM was
praised for being the safest
school in California by State
University.com in 2012.
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Basketball teams facing heavy competition
B oth t he m en's a nd w omen's t eams h ave a dded t he t ools t hey n eed t o c ompete
B YSHAINAPARDO
STAFF WRITER S
The first men's and
women's basketball games
are right around the corner with both teams facing some big competition"
this 2013-2014 season.
With some big changes,
both teams look to bring
home a championship.
The men's team ended
the 2012-2013 season on
a good note. The Cougars
made it to the NAIA Division 1 National Championship Tournament, were
ranked in the top 25 every
week of the season, went
4-0 against teams in the
top 10 and finished the
season with a 23-7 record.
Coach Jim Saia, with a
proven track record at UCLA
from 1997-2003, the University of Southern California
from 2004-2005 and Fresno Pacific University from
2007-2010, has been instrumental in the men's success.
The Cougars have improved
drastically since Saia arrived two years ago and have
ranked as high as sixth in the
nation. As for this season, the
men's basketball team has 11
new players, four of which
are Division I bounce backs.
Saia wants his team to be the
best possible team that they
can be, by increasing stature, so that they can make it
to the National Tournament
in Kansas City. The Cougars have upcoming games
on Nov. 1 against SDSU
and Nov. 4 against UCLA.
The Lady Cougars have a
brand new pack this season
and are determined to win.
There arefivereturning players and nine new members.
" I'm looking forward to
this new group of freshmen
and transfers to mix with our
returners because we have a
lot of potential and competitiveness to win," said returning senior Sharika Miller. She also would like the
new additions to her team
to experience winning and
to begin a legacy by ending
on a high note and winning
a national title this season.
Coach Sheri Jennum speaks
very highly of her team.
"Since we have a lot of
young talent mixed with
experience we are growing
everyday improving, getting smarter and working
harder I see cohesiveness
striving toward one unit
which will lead to the road
to a national tournament and
winning conference." said
Jennum. The Lady Cougars
begin their season Oct. 26
at Mira Costa at 7:30 p.m.
With their revamped rosters, the men's and women's
teams have the tools to improve upon last year's season.
FDA doesn't regulate so you should
A deeper look at the proper use of workout supplements
B Y RACHEL GALLEGO
S TAFF W RITER
A lot of athletes use supplements as part of their
regular training routine to
get the most out of their
time spent and enhance
their overall performance.
Many do so without a full
understanding of the associated risks and benefits.
The use of supplements
has become very common for various benefits,
such as improving health,
preventing illness, increasing performance and
enhancing appearance.
Among the most popular
are diet and workout supplements. Common supplements taken by athletes are
vitamins/minerals, creatine,
protein and glucosamine.
Shockingly, manufacturers do not have to register or
get clearance with the FDA
before a supplement goes
on the market. According to
the FDA, there is no regulation on the potency, purity
or biologic activity of the
ingredients irt the dietary
supplements. The FDA is
responsible for labeling and
claims. It is not until after
the product is on the market
that the FDA can intervene
if it is proven to be unsafe.
Supplements can have serious side effects to the body
and there can be an increased
risk when using multiple
supplements together without proper knowledge. They
can have adverse effects as
fundamental as nervousness,
fatigue or increased heart
rate. It is important to realize that the term "natural"
may not always mean safe.
According to the Office of
Dietary Supplements, safety depends on the chemical
makeup, how it is prepared
and the dosage. Certain herbs
can even cause liver damage.
Although taking an adequate amount of a supplement might be beneficial,
taking it in excess can have
dangerous side effects. For
example, taking too much
protein can cause dehydration and intestinal distress.
You may be getting a sufficient amount through your
diet, so it is important to
be cautious. Some dietary
supplements may also interact in a negative way with
prescription' drugs. Also,
it is important to realize that supplements
should not replace meals
that provide additional essential nutrients.
Look through the nutrition label and look
for any ingredients that
may be part of the "Dirty
Dozen." These are ingredients that claim to have
positive effects, but have serious health risks. Some of
these are kava, bitter orange
and aconite. The three of
them go by three to four other
names as well. Consult with
a dietician and talk with your
doctor before taking a supplement, so you know if it is
best for your overall health.
In general, supplements can be a beneficial
part of your training routine with proper knowledge of the subject matter.
Louie Farfan in action on the soccer field. Photography by Jessamyn Trout.
Louie Farfan aims for the professional level
B YJENHAGER
STAFF WRITER
For the first time in program history, the men's
soccer team has reached
the NAIA top 25, which
is well deserved after
years of hard work and
determination put in by
these dedicated athletes.
Coach Ron Pulvers accredits their success to not
only their returning class,
but also their strong incoming players this year.
One of those new players
is Louie Farfan, a freshman
criminal justice major. Farfan, who chose CSUSM because of how close it is to his
family, has contributed to the
program's success this year
by being a force in the central
midfield. He is an aggressive
player both offensively and
defensively. He is exceptional at free kicks and aggressively taking on defenders.
Farfan says h e strives to,
"keep the morale up on and
off the field." With a 8-3-2
record on the season, he is
definitely doing just that.
Farfan's older brothers
both play in the MLS for
Chivas USA and Philadelphia Union. Farfan's ex-
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STAFF WRITER
Bowling balls couM actually be considered just
colorful round weights
that, instead of being lifted
up and down repetitively,
get rolled at 10 tauntingly waiting wooden pins.
If this sounds like more fun
than a typical gym workout,
then AMF Eagle Lanes in San
Marcos is the place for you.
Besides working those
arm muscles from chucking
the ball at the pins, bowling can also provide an opportunity to relieve your
midterm frustrations.' Not
only does the bowling alley
have 40 lanes available, but
each lane allows bowlers to
choose their own themed
animations that range from
ocean creatures to crazy
birthday bunnies. There is
even a Halloween theme.
Screen shot of screen shot of games. Photograph provided by Alison
Seagle.
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Of course there is the classic
theme, but it is way more fun
to watch crazy disco dancers
gyrate after getting a gutter
ball than simply watching
a 0 appear on the screen.
"Great
atmosphere,"
CSUSM student and Eagle
Lanes fan Nicholas Jaffari
said. " It's a great place to
hang out with friends and
it makes you keep wanting
to come back for more."
Eagle Lanes has recently
had some changes in management, and is looking forward to some remodeling,
including makeovers to the
bar area and concessions'
menu. They currently have
glow bowling on Friday and
Saturday nights and leagues
that are starting up in November. Instead of lounging around after midterms,
get out and relieve your
frustration on some pins.
The bowling alley is located on San Marcos Blvd at
945, near Restaurant Row.
Calling the bowling alley at
(760) 744-7000 or visiting the
website http://amf.com/eaglelanes is the. best way to inquire about that information.
Farfan continued from
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draw and go fishing to take
his mind off his hectic life.
Although dealing with chaotic scheduling is stressful,
Farfan notes that his team
makes it all worthwhile.
"My favorite part of being
on the team would have to be
the fact that every single person on the field has tremendous work ethic," Farfan said.
pectations are to play at the
professional level as well.
" I've seen the professional
atmosphere. Watching my
brothers firsthand makes me
know how hard I have to work
to get to where I want to be,"
Farfan said. His goals are to,
"get better as a player and be
able to play with high quality
players that are better...and
have had more experience."
Staying busy with homework and soccer is definitely an understatement. With
a rigorous travel and class
schedule, Farfan likes to
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P re-Pharmacy S ociety is k ey t o success
checklist of the steps of how
to succeed," Rohani said.
Rohani and Imani came
up with the idea to bring
the group back to life when
they realized the need for it
on campus. While there are
various groups in existence
dedicated to different sides
of the medical field, there
was nothing more focused
on pharmacy and the professions in that field. Inspired
by the existence of societies like Pre-Dental and PreHealth, Rohani and Imani
decided to team up to create
an organization that can operate as a forum and source
of information for students.
"There is a certain mindset that students walk into
college with, some of them
knowing- what their major is« going to be and others not. But sometimes you
know your major but have
no idea what it really is or
what you will be doing. So
we want t o help students
be level-headed and prepare them," Rohani said.
This "starting from scratch"
mentality speaks volumes to
the strength of Rohani and
Imani's vision. Both are Biology majors and have plans
to enter the pharmaceutical
or medical worlds after college. However, their genuine . excitement and desire
to help other students reach
their potential demonstrates
a keen sense of leadership
and ability to teach that
will be invaluable to others.
Their dedication to making
the Pre-Pharmacy Society a
premium resource for other students is evident by the
fact that the duo is not only
investing their time, but their
own money. As Rohani explained, without money it
is difficult for the group to
plan events and make the
club noticeable on campus. process of applying for medThus, the two friends have ical school, applications to
been creating financial sta- pharmacy school, what the
bility for the club out of their deadlines are, forms that
own pockets, paying for the are due, etc." Imani said.
banners and fliers that will In addition t o providing
generate interest and aware- information in accordance
ness that the society exists. with application season and
When the group eventually helping students understand
grows, membership fees will what opportunities the prohelp to pay for the existence fession has to offer, Rohani
of the club. The duo's long- and Imani will be looking to
term goals for the Pre-Phar- members to tell them what
macy Society include pro- they want to get out of the orviding guest speakers, food, ganization as well. Their obactivities and field trips for jective is that by the time stuthe members to enjoy. In dents leave CSUSM and have
the meantime, Rohani and spent time with the Pre-PharImani have already started macy Society, they will feel
educating their peers about more invigorated and conthe pharmaceutical world. fident about pharmacy. Be"During each meeting, ing involved in a group that
w e're really going t o be gives students the means to
providing a run-down of in- communicate their hopes and
dividual topics and spend challenges is a key element
those meetings talking about in what helps them progress
them. It could be in regards to the next stage of education.
to the job environment, the "For students that want to
apply to medical school, it
is important for the administration at these schools to
see that they are not only
one-sided. Students need
to be not only book orientated and know the information from their science
courses, but have social
skills as well," Imani said.
The Pre-Pharmacy Society
gives dimension to students
that will benefit them far beyond their years at CSUSM.
It is inevitable that with the
amount of excitement the duo
has the club will become one
of the best ways that students
can become stronger forces
in the j ob market and when
applying for medical school.
The group meets once a
week on Thursdays during
U-Hour in various rooms.
For more information on the
group email them at csusmprepharm@gmail.com.
offered as well, since many
CSUSM students take these
courses at Palomar. Students
Whether you need help can either schedule an appassing your language pointment or try drop-in for
course or just want to test tutoring whenever the tutor
out of it completely, the Lan- specializing in that language
gwg& l earning Center is is available. Bilingual stuthe best resource available. dents are also encouraged to
The three main goals of the take advantage of the LLC to
Language Learning Center work on their writing skills.
(LLC) are to advise on test- The LLC can help with acing and the Language Other ademic writing so that stuThan English Requirement dents can improve their En(LOTER), assist students glish grammar and structure.
to become better foreign According to the LLC Dilanguage students and help rector and LOTER Advisor,
bilingual students improve Hilary Comerchero, having
their English. The LLC also that dynamic of student tufunctions as a quiet place tors is key to their success.
where students can study "For students that are aland do their homework. ready stressed out, they
Tutoring is offered for any may feel more relaxed t o
of the languages that are talk to a student that has altaught on campus, which ready taken the class and
include Spanish, French, knows the information realGerman, Japanese and Man- ly well," Comerchero said.
darin. ASL tutoring is now The LLC takes its j ob very
seriously, only hiring tutors
that are specially trained and
embody the most impressive characteristics needed
to help students succeed.
Tutors have to be patient,
empathic, know the subject
matter very well and many
of them have taken the same
class they are tutoring for.
"We joke that we're working ourselves out of a j ob
because we're trying to
make students better learners
and more confidant on their
own," Comerchero said.
One-on-one tutoring is not
the only method available for
students. The LLC also offers
University Hour Workshops,
where they teach lessons
in accordance with the students' course. The most popular workshops take place
the first and last weeks of
the semester. The first Tuesday that students are back
to school tutors provide a
crash review of the previous
semester; the week before
courses end they do a finals
review. Comerchero said that
she sends an email to every
student that is enrolled in
the course and informs them
what they will be reviewing for and tries to ensure
that what is being covered
is similar to what the students have learned from thenprofessor the week before.
"We go along with the university's goal of trying to
create lifelong learners. We
don't tell you the answers,
but we ask open-ended ques-
tions to help you figure them
out. For example, we might
ask what page the example
is on, walk you through the
sample and have you explain why you think you got
the answer wrong," Comerchero said. "Students often
times end up figuring out the
correct answer as they start
explaining* their mistakes."
The LLC also provides
testing for students that want
to complete their LOTER
early. At CSUSM, a student
has to take three semester
pf a language (101, 102 and
201). If they want to complete the requirement sooner, they can either test out
or jump ahead to the 102 or
201 courses. According to
Comerchero, the LOTER*
two-year rule allows a student that took their last language course in their sophomore year of high school
to jump to 102 or 201 by
the spring semester of their
freshman year at CSUSM.
After the spring semester,
students must begin their
language courses with 101.
Testing out of taking language classes can also be accomplished through AP, IB
or CLEP credits. The LLC
provides the proficiency
exam that students need to
take if they want to test out
of language, which focuses
on their writing and speaking
skills. Students can test out of
the LOTER if they can pass
a proficiency exam in any
language, not just the ones
that are tatight on campus.
For more information on
the LOTER or the LLC, go
to csusm.edu/llc. The Language Learning Center is
located in Kellogg Library
1107. It is open from 9 a.m.
to 5 p.m. Monday through
Wednesday and 9 a.m. to
3:45 p.m. on Thursdays.
my major to Literature/Creative Writing. Feeling like
I never dreamed I 'd a failure, I was certain I had
be doing what I 'm do-wasted two years and my
ing now f or a living. parents' money on the wrong
I was torn in college be- major. My fix? I pushed
tween getting a degree in harder to finish and earned
something I love versus get- my B.A. degree from UC
ting a degree in something Santa Cruz with a thumbsthat could actually land me up f rom my dad. He thought
a job. Hey! Good news f or finding a corporate j ob or
all you undergrads who d on't academic career would be
feel quite sure of your life's easier flaunting a Literature/
path: Things do work out! But Creative Writing degree
let me start at the beginning. rather than one in Music.
When I first entered col- When I graduated from
lege, I was dead-set on ma- UC, I had spent so much
joring in m usic...no matter time as an introvert with
what my dad said. In fact, my nose in a book that I rehis disapproval made m e alized my need to develop
more determined to go after a more outgoing personalit. I took every music class ity. I seized an opportunipossible, got straight A's ty t o attend the American
and suddenly, somewhere at Academy of Dramatic Arts
the two-year mark, changed earning my A.A. in Theater
Arts, which was super f un. my Theater Arts backFinally it was time to work. ground) more language arts
My first real position was and writing (thanks, dad).
a supervisor at a marketing The next career was in edresearch firm. I discovered ucation. This is where I 've
that old dad wasright.The stayed for many years. I 've
firm hired me because of found many opportunities
my degree. First of all, they in teaching at various public
were glad I had one. Second, and private schools because
they needed someone to help of my degrees and my work
write, edit and monitor the experience. I use all the skills
research studies, which uti- from my college education
lized much of my language in my current career as an
arts and writing skills. Inter- elementary school teacher.
estingly, I also saw my The- I use my music training in
ater Arts training come into the classroom all the time
play when I had to interview for unique instructional opclients repeatedly, keeping it portunities such as helping
lively and fresh each time. special needs students learn
My next j ob was in a pub- multiplication. I use my thelic relations department of ater arts background to teach
a hospital. We wrote and drama and make boring litedited various publications erature come to life for my
for the community. I used students. I also host "Open
more personality (from Mic for Kids," events to give
kids a chance to perform
original music. The best part
of this story is that I get paid
for all those units that I took
in music and theater arts.
Get this: I entered the
school district salary scale
at the top because I could
verify that all those classes
provided me with skills and
training directly applicable
to teaching kids. W ho'd
have thought? I actually
make more money now in
education because of those
theater arts and music classes in college. I didn't waste
my time or my parents'
money after all. Plus, my
teaching j ob allows me the
time off to pursue my music and acting. Don't worry
fellow colleagues. You will
use what y.ou have learned
along the way and it will
come together in a way you ^
never would have dreamed.
Jane Fuller is both a teacher
and a singer-songwriter-guitarist who performs professionally throughout Southern
California. With 4 CD releases, her original music is ^
currently getting radio, television and Internet airplay.
Her new CD, "Someone
to Listen" is inspired by her
experiences as a teacher.
You can hear song clips at
www.j anefuller.com
B Y K ATUN SWEENEY
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Students interested in entering the medicalfieldor just
wanting to learn more about
a different profession should
invest time in the Pre-Pharmacy Society on campus.
While the group used to
exist on campus, current
President Rustin Rohani
and Treasurer Hassan Imani have decided to re-create
the Pre-Pharmacy Society
under new leadership, a
cluster of goals and with a
fierce passion that promises
great things f or the future.
"Our primary objective
is to inform students about
what they want to become,
what major is necessary
and applicable or what the
points are that they need to
cover before they apply to
medical school. We're really helping them make a
L earning l anguage and l oving i t
B Y KATLIN SWEENEY
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
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The Battle of the Brews
The Battle of the Brews
est
Starbucks is where i t's at The new billed with ething in coffee
f
ndless lectures.
BY
Rico PALMERIN
FEATURES EDITOR
CSUSM offers two locations to get fresh coffee, Campus Coffee and Starbucks,
and each are located ai short
distance f rom Craven Circle.
Want to avoid hiking
even more stairs before
that hot roast hits the spot?
Campus Coffee is still another double set of stairs
away _ so hit Starbucks
right outside the library.
Since caffeinated watering
holes are no longer limited
to plain ole cups o ' Joe, Starbucks offers a wide variety
of lattes, coffees, espressos,
mochas, smoothies, frappuccinos, the list goes on
and on, each customizable
with various flavored syrups, sweeteners and creams.
Evoking Holiday spirit,
Starbucks also offers the beloved seasonal drinks, such
as the Pumpkin Spice Latte,
a steamy espresso sweetened
up with pumpkin-syrup, milk,
whipped cream and topped
with pumpkin pie spices.
Not only is Starbucks
loaded with delicious caffeinated drinks but there
are tons of tasty treats in
the bakery and cold food
section: scones, bagels, banana walnut bread, paninis, bistro-boxes and more.
"When I 've been at the
cart, I 've bought sandwiches.
I like the ones at Starbucks
better and I feel like they have
more of a variety," CSUSM
student Kim Naraine said.
Clearly the menu speaks
for itself, but at CSUSM,
Starbucks' superiority goes
beyond just the product by
providing a pleasant hint
of privilege. Stepping into
the air-conditioned coffee
bar creates a mingled sensation of exclusivity and
intimacy, something that is
just not possible over at the
outdoor Campus Coffee.
As far as seating goes, Star-
bucks offers both outdoor
and indoor seating. Outside
the front door is a cozy nook
with umbrellas at every table and a tree for shade. Indoor seating is up one floor
above the store, and offers a
quaint room overlooking Library Plaza—a far cry from
Campus Coffee's minimally shaded outdoor chairs.
Starbucks even gives back
to its customers. By simply
going online and registering
a Starbucks card, customers
can earn "stars" with every
purchase. 12 stars grant a
free drink or food item, and
that includes the more pricey salads and sandwiches.
Why choose the largest
coffeehouse chain in the
world over Campus Coffee? Starbucks offers the
possibility of free food and
coffee, sensations of exclusivity and community, quick
and detailed service and a
deliciously elaborate menu.
B Y G LORIA MAGALLANES
STAFF WRITER
Cal State San Marcos has
multiple options when buying coffee, but if you are
a student who enjoys the
wind's breeze, the shade
of trees and originality,
Campus Coffee is for you.
When you think about coffee, you imagine the taste of
it in your mouth and you automatically know where to
get the best cup. At CSUSM,
students are fortunate to
have coffee especially designed and created for them.
If you are a coffee lover
and want to try something
new this semester, head
over to Campus Coffee.
Campus Coffee is located
in Founder's Plaza in the
midst of movement and student activity. In comparison
to Starbucks, the location is
convenient for students who
have classes in the area or
are simply taking a break
from their hectic schedules
The seating is located under
big aiid bodacious trees that
envelope students with shade
in the spring and yellow
leaves in the fall. Unlike the
Starbucks seating, there is no
need for umbrellas to cover
the shade when students have
natural shelter from the sun.
Campus Coffee offers more
than just coffee. They also
have a variety of drinks and
snacks that include fruits,
snack bars and pastries. They
have so much originality.
For such a small place they
know how to make students
feel cozy with their warm
and caring attitudes. The
employees always greet students with a smile, infecting
others with positive energy.
"My favorite thing about
Campus Coffee is that the
employees are really approachable and friendly,
even if there is a long line.
I also like how convenient
it is because it's near all my
classes. I am also discovering
that the prices are lower than
Starbucks," said Chelsea
Tucker, a CSUSM student
that utilizes Campus Coffee.
At Campus Coffee students
can't help but feel original
themselves. They won't find
Campus C offee anywhere
else. Every season, students
are guaranteed a spot under
the trees, whether it's relaxing while drinking an iced
coffee or enjoying a nice
hot cappuccino with a warm
scarf around your neck. The
smell of coffee and the buzz
of students' conversations
make Campus Coffee the
perfect location to sit, have
a cappuccino or make a pit
stop to buy a snack before
heading to class. Campus
Coffee gives students the opportunity to feel like they're
a part of a campus community. Fall season is now upon
us and as wind blows by
rustling the leaves, making
students forget the stressful
load of college duties, Campus Coffee is the place to be.
C ommentary: S moking b enches s hould s tay
B Y JARRATT ROBINSON
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
The smoking benches by
Markenstein Hall should
remain open to smokers.
These benches are a way
for students to alleviate the
stress of school as well as
developing lasting relationships with other students
they might not have ever
met if it were not for the
designated smoking areas.
Every student can tell you
that attending college is extremely stressful especially
when a big project or exam
is around the corner. Every
student deals with that stress
in different ways and smok-
ers handle that stress with the
vice of having a cigarette.
Ask yourself a question,
when you have been studying and going to classes for
a few hours straight, what
do you do to take a mental
break? Well smokers enjoy a
cigarette during those breaks.
Also, the Markenstein benches are placed in an area that
has minimal effect on others
because it is in an open area
that has optimal time to dissipate second hand smoke.
Another benefit of the
smoking area is the relationships that develop with
other smokers. Smoking is
a social habit and you can
see that by just walking past
Markenstein benches or
any other designated smoking area on campus. For
instance, I have met many
people at the Markenstein
benches and made friendships that will last a lifetime.
All of that was possible
by CSUSM forcing smokers to only smoke in designated areas. One aspect of
college beyond obtaining a
degree is developing friendships and relationships that
can last a lifetime. The designated smoking areas do
serve that purpose for the
student smoking community.
Furthermore, I personally witnessed this sense
of togetherness on the
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first day of classes back
from a summer break.
There was a group of people I routinely saw throughout the spring semester, well
on the first day of campus it
was joyous because we all
were back together. Our discussion became so lively I
noticed people passing looking at us as if we were crazy,
but that is the smoking area.
The group of people that
convene there have the most
in-depth thought provok. ing discussions whether it
.. be something we learned in
class, interesting topics in
the news, teachers to take
and avoid, or even just joking around with each other.
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situation needs to be sought
out to make all parties happy.
Maybe that means moving the Markenstein benches into the dirt lot that is
150 feet to the south. Maybe a new style of smoking
area needs to be planned.
One solution that Paradise Valley Hospital created was having an enclosed
smoking area with a vent
fan which sucked up smoke
and make surrounding areas
more pleasant. Solutions
are available but they need
to be researched. The designated smoking areas are
an integral part of college
for the select few that enjoy the habit of smoking.
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Need for adjustment as online forums become too aggressive
BY CHELSEY SCHWEITZER
STAFF WRITER
The comments that people post in forums are less
about expressing ideas and
more about insulting others.
' With freedom of speech
and the internet allowing
people to comment on anything, opinions have become
a common part of any online
experience. This ability t o
make your voice heard can
have a very positive impact
and lead to educated discussions and debates over certain topics. More often than
not, however, I have seen
what starts as a good conversational topic deteriorate into
people insulting one another.
The areas where this is
most apparent are on online
newspaper articles, online
magazine articles and Youtube. On these websites you
are able to either create a
screen name that cannot be
traced back to you by the
average person or you can
choose to stay anonymous
when you post. While this allows a great number of people to make their opinions
heard, it also allows people
to hide behind a pseudo identity when making comments.
By posting comments that
cannot be traced to a specific
person, some people feel as if
they can post whatever they
want without ramifications.
This often leads to educated
arguments in the comments
sections of the newspaper
to deteriorate into people directly insulting specific users
and calling them bad names
or accusing them of being
racist. I come across this often when doing research for
school papers and it is very
distracting. It also makes
every other commenter increasingly angry, leading to
multiple personal attacks be-
ing posted. Eventually there
is nothing but an angry argument that has no relevance to
the original article whatsoever. This is an unfortunate
downhill slide that detracts
from the article itself and
leads to unpleasant internet
experiences, leaving users
feeling irritated and upset.
Students should always be
aware that what they say is
still viewed by many people and that words can hurt.
I hope that all of the students here at CSUSM are
kind enough to know that
what they say does have an
impact on others. Sadly, in
this online age people often
hide behind their usernames.
This is not a good policy to
have as it generates unnecessary hate and aggression.
The golden rule of treating
others how you would want
to be treated should not only
be incorporated throughout
face to face interactions but
also within, the online public sphere. That's not to say
that you can't voice your
opinion, simply make sure
that your opinion is connected to the article and is
not a direct attack on anybody. Remember to respect
other internet users and we
can all have a positive and
enriching online experience.
Replace boring classes with what your passion is
Finding a way to personalize college
B Y LAUREN HAMMOND
OPINION EDITOR
Taking time to get more
involved with campus affairs can help CSUSM
students gain a sense of
community as well as
achieve scholastic success.
As an undergraduate student, I have been told repeatedly throughout the past
few years of the importance
of extracurricular involvement on campus. However,
living on my own, having a
job and fitting in time outside of the strenuous hours of
homework to join a club or
organization had previously
seemed both frivolous and
impossible. It w asn't until
more recent semesters that I
began to consider any f orm
of campus involvement.
Getting closer to the completion of my undergraduate
education, I felt it necessary
to build up my resume. I
understand that aside f rom
mlaintaining a good grade
amtaining
ooa
point average, the only way
to standout during the graduate application process
is to participate in at least
some academic activities
outside of the classroom.
For the past nine months
I have been working with
Professor Linda Pershing
and several other students
to create a folklore and mythology course based on the
Harry Potter series. Over
the past week, I attended the
annual American Folklore
Society Conference held
in Providence, Rhode Island and presented some of
the research my group has
accumulated thus far. The
conference itself gives profound scholars from all over
the world an opportunity to
meet, gather and share thenpassion for folklore, mythology and culture as well as
other academic disciplines.
During my stay in Providence, my co-presenter and
I had the pleasure of meeting several i—* ~ indinspiring
—
senter and fellow CSUSM
senior, Joseph Deragisch.
Being surrounded by such
brilliant minds and hearing
of their many accomplishments within the academic
sphere, Deragicsh and I have
left there feeling more motivated than ever before. For "
thefirsttime in our academic
careers, we were able to experience the true power of
knowledge. This conference
will forever remain in our
hearts as one of the best moments of our lives and will
continue t o instill a sense
of passion throughout our
many future years of study.
In sharing this personal ex¡, ,
r\ .
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perience with others, I hope
Get involved on campus to make your college experience more fofilling. Image provided by Anne Hall.
to inspire my fellow CSUSM
students to become more int
of a
viduals. The room in which from being in a beautiful my perspective on a lot of volved Iin whe rnealmnly hcademia. t ill ot o
elp
we presented was filled new area of the country and things and caused me t o you to a brighter future, but
with amazingly supportive our presentation going ex- rethink my future. It in- it will also foster long lastscholars who spent hours ceedingly well, my partner spired me to want to reach ing relationships with others.
after the actual presentation and I were most impressed further in life and go after
to delve further into our with the aptitude and power a Ph.D. It was an invalutopic and provide us with spewed by these intellects. able and exceptional exincalculable advice. Aside "The conference changed perience," said my co-pre•-
Maiala Y ousafzai: Education a ctivism i n P akistan
BY KATALINA LAWRENCE
STAFF WRITER
I was recently watching an
episode of 20/20 in which
Dianne Sawyer interviewed a
petite, young and seemingly
ordinary girl f rom Pakistan.
But as the show continued I realized that she is
definitely out of the ordinary; she is extraordinary.
The road t o equality in
our country is vibrant and
exciting. Education is a
natural right f or all people in our country, and it is
something easily taken for
granted. However, in cer- not stop Malala Yousafzai.
tain parts of the world, ed- She had dreams of becomucation is something that is ing a doctor and she was
exclusively permitted to the not letting the Taliban hold
male gender only, making her back. Malala began to
many young girls' dreams write a blog under the BBC,
just a distant memory. about her life, and her views
The Taliban bombed and on education for girls. Her
banned all the girl schools in activism became even more
Pakistan, preventing many known when the New York
young women f rom getting Times created a documentaan education. Dreams were ry about her as a young girl
shattered because of the living under Taliban rule.
extreme traditional ideas. Her father, Ziauddin
The woman's place is not Yousafzai, pushed Malala.
in school but in the home, He told her that she could do
where they are barely seen and be whoever she wantand never heard. This did ed no matter the circum-
stance and when the Tali- dignity, and passion for edban put threats on her life, ucational equality in front
he did not make her stop of us all. She has paved the
the fight. They both knew way for young girls around
that she was fighting f or the world who only see the
something greater than her, simple right of education
it was a fight for equality. as just a dream. Malala has
Malala was a threat in shown us the true meanthe Taliban's eyes and her ing of strength and we can
strength frightened them. On all learn from her. Global
October 9 , 2012, they shot Organizations stand next
Malala in the head while rid- to Malala in thefightf or
ing the bus with friends. Her educational equality world
survival from such gun shots wide. Her heroic acts also
was a true miracle, and it told led to her being nominatthe world that no one could ed for a Nobel Piece Prize,
hold this young girl down. making her the youngest
Malala has shown courage, person to ever be nominated.
I truly hope that no other young girl or woman in
any part of the world has
to ever face an assassin
because of their dreams to
have an education. We do
not need to wait for another
Malala Yousafzai to come
around to fight for this simple right. There must be a
change in the equality for
women and education and
the time is now. The fight
is not over until every girl
and woman are able to get
an education and be the
person they dream of being.
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Charity Wings hosts Halloween crafting events
B Y KATHERINE RAMOS
STAFF W RITER
In the light of the r eason,
the Charity Wings Art Center
will be hosting Halloween
themed events this month
just across the street from
t he San Marcos campus.
Until the end of October,
the center will be open to
the community for the creation of Halloween costumes
as well as special crafting classes for the holiday.
Tools and materials will be
provided at the center. The
cost will be $10 for students
to go in for the open studio sessions, so it is a good
T H E COUGAR C HRONICLE, W EDNESDAY, O C T 2 3 , 2 0 1 3
way to create a personal
costume while on a budget.
Every kind of art and craft
medium is offered at the center for a student to go wild
with their own artist flair
from jewelry, scrapbooking, stamp making, metalwork, silk screen and more.
The Halloween themed
classes include creating
masks made out of gourds,
Halloween banners, felt Day
of the Dead skulls, handmade polymer clay earrings,
a mini-album and a spooky
mosaic out of mixed media. Each will cost between
$10 and $20 for students.
The Art Center has been
Halloween in North County
is bustling as arts and crafts
are displayed in windows
and hung on doors. Images
provided by Anne Hall.
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founder and executive director of Charity Wings.
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to come," said Etcheverry, "It's just a very inspiring place we have."
All events will be held at
the Charity Wings Art Center at 287 Industrial E)rive.
It is not a far drivefromCS U
San Marcos and is open from
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday
through Saturday and from
noon to 5 p.m. on Sundays.
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This time of year definitely transforms the media.
From The Human Centipede and A Nightmare on
Elm Street to the classics like
Night of the Living Dead
and Dracula, we celebrate
all things horror or Hallowr een-themed in the month of
October. So, to abide by the
laws of tradition, this review
will cover an unusual modern classic, currently available for streaming on Netflix.
Donnie Darko (2001) was
not a success at the box office
r upon its release, but thanks to
the new DVD format it soon
became a cult classic. Set in
the 1980s, the plot revolves
around Donnie, a troubled
teenager, who sleepwalks out
of his bedroom one night and
gets told by a six-foot-tall
rabbit named Frank that the
world will end in 28 days.
The rabbit manipulates
Donnie io do a series of
mischievous tasks, possessing him to commit a series
of crimes and involve himself with unsavory people.
We are able to sympathize
with our protagonist and we
become more worried about
him than his own family.
Donnie Darko is a film that
includes multiple genres. It
is not quite horror, but also
not quite science fiction.
You will be trying to make
your own interpretation
of this film long after you
watch it. The film boasts an
eclectic 80s' soundtrack that
is exciting and memorable
to people of all generations.
Even if psychological
horror is not typically your
genre, this movie definitely has the range and capacity to keep any viewer
involved and entangled
in the brilliant characters.
Directed and written by
Richard Kelly, the film
includes actors such as:
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T HE C OUGAR
C HRONICLE
ISSUE I
WEDNESDAY
VOLUME XLI
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, SAN MARCOS, INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER
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S PORTS
3 - This issues Athlete Spotlight
features CSUSM track and field
distance runner Bridgette Stevens. Read about her plans after
graduation.
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5 - CSUSM'sVSAR 301 students
have been given the chance of
a life time by being able t o display their w ork in the CSUSM
gallery. Read when and where
you can see their w ork before
it's taken down.
O PINION
6 - Gun control has been a hot
button issue the last few weeks.
Read what our editing staff has
t o say on the issue and see if
you agree o r disagree with our
positions.
And
W e did a Facebook poll on the
issue of recent shootings and
school safety. See how CSUSM
voted.
7 - Have some down time this
week, want a suggestion on
what t o watch on Netflix? Read
this issue's "For your entertainment" for great films and T V
shows out now.
And
8 - The comic book corner is
back and this issue i t focus' on
iZombie. Read about this comic
and its growing popularity.
O UR N EAT ISSUE
February 6
CSUSM continues t o be a safe school
Recognized as safest California f our year university
B Y KRISTIN MELODY
sideration frequency of crime on college campuses is also
C O E DITOR-IN-CHIEF
and severity of each crime making its way in numbers,"
and are given in ratio of eve- the .Stateuniversity.com blog
CSU San Marcos was re- ry 1,000 students. CSUSM stated.
cently recognized by Sta- scored in the categories ag- In 2012, the violent crime
teuniversity.com as the gravated assault, burglary, of CSUSM included 75 persafest California four-year larceny-theft, robbery and cent aggravated assault and
university in 2012. This is vehicle theft. CSUSM did 25 percent robbery, accordthe second year in a row that not score in arson, forcible ing to .Stateuniversity.com
CSUSM has been named the rape or murder.
statistics. The property crime
safest four year university.
"Violent crime is on the reported was mostly larcenyStateuniversity.com pulled rise; news reports of callous theft.
statistics from 450 of U.S. acts bombard the headlines CSUSM scored a safety
colleges and universities. every day, and while street score of 95.33 out of 100,
The rankings took into con- crime is increasing, crime SAFE CONTINUED ON S .
J ANUARY 23, 2013
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a drop from the 2011 score
of 95.79. In 2012, CSUSM
ranked seventh place overall
in California university safety, a drop from thefifthplace
standing in 2011.
CSUSM is also growing
physically, with the Student
Union and the Quad campus
housing under construction.
The campus has also seen an
increase of student population.
"I think overall our school-
1 /23 Farmers Market
1 - 6 p.m.,
Parking Lot B
Connect to youf food and
find out where it's coming from;
come meet some San Diego
Farmers. You may find mor
information at www.sdfarmburear.org.
1 /24 Meet the Greeks
7 - 9 p.m.,
UVA & Quad Courtyard
Members of all 9 recognized
fraternities and sororities will
be hanging out, playing games,
and eating food down at both
the UVA and the Quad. Come
and get to know Greeks on
a personal level and ask any
questions you may have about
rushingl
RECYCLEMANIA FROM 1.
Since 2005, CSUSM had
claimed seven consecutive
National Champion titles
I before the loss last year.
CSUSM finished fourth
overall in 2012 with a recycling rate of 79.36 percent
and missed the top spot to
America University by fewer
than 6 percent.
This annual competition
allows the CSUSM students
and staff to actually establish
and maintain school spirit
#
1 /29 ASI Extravaganza!
Noon - 1 p.m.,
Forum Plaza
W ho is ASI? W hat do we do?
W hat does it stand for?Come
out for some awesome give
aways, good music, and learn
more about how ASI can help
enrich your time at CSUSMI
1 /31 Student ORG Fair
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library Plaza
Come meet some of CSUSM's
organizations during this annual
event. Members of the greek
sororities and fraternities, Arts
Association, Kinesiology Club,.
French Club, College Republicans, American Indian Alliance
and many more are expected to
attend.
2 / 5 Tukwut leadership
Circle: Shannon Nolan
Noon - 12:50 p.m.,
Uhall 373
This workshop is your opportunity to learn about the Tukwut
Leadership Circle program and
what you'll gain as a participant. About Shannon: Shannon
Nolan
organizes the Tukwut
*
Leadership Circle (TLC) program
and is a Coordinator of Student
Involvement for Academic and
Honor Societies at CSUSM.
NEWS
THE COUGAR CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23,2013
atmosphere is laid back...I
hope that those new students
and those already here keep
that mellow ambiance/'
CSUSM commuter student
Karla Reyes said.
The 2012 Jeanne Clery
report showed that reported
total crimes had decreased
by 87 percent from 2009 to
2011. Yet, CSUSM has seen
a growth in total student population from approximately
9,700 to 10,200 during that
time.
while making recycling fun
for everyone.
"RecycleMania's power
comes from the way it taps
school spirit to motivate students who may not react to
a traditional environmental
message," President of RecycleMania Inc., Bill Rudy
said in a press release.
On average, 91 million
pounds of organic materials
and recyclables are salvaged
across the 7.5 million student
and staff.
C OUGAR A N N O U N C E M E N T S
Please be advised that for approximately eight weeks, beginning Jan. 21, there will be intermittent weeknight closures
on SR 78 between Nordahl and Twin Oaks Valley roads from
11:30 p.m. to 5 a.m. as crews work to rehabilitate portions
of the SR 78 andfinishconstructing the eastbound auxiliary
lanes.
Motorists are urged to avoid the area if possible as traffic
delays at this location are expected. Heavy machinery will
cause nighttime noise in the area. Signs will be in place to
direct motorists through detours.
We are entering an exciting time of growth at CSUSM. This
is the time to be part of the change and help to build the future
of YOUR campus! How can you do this? Apply to be part of
the 2013 Orientation Team! Orientation Team (O-Team) is
a group of student volunteers who are trained to provide a
welcoming experience for new students antHheir families at
Orientation. We need students who are interested in getting
involved at CSUSM and are willing to help our future cougars make a seamless and wonderful transition to our campus
community this summer.
Applications are now avalible both online and in the Student Life and Leadership office in Craven 3400. We highly
encourage interested students to attend an information session. Visit the Orientation and New Student Programs website at www.csusm.edu/sll/6nsp/oteamJitml tofindout when
and where the information sessions are being held, to review
important dates, and to apply today!
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Gov. B rown proposes new budget
in s upport o f CSU system
B Y MELISSA MARTINEZ
N EWS EDITOR
Last fall, Governor Jerry
Brown gained the support of
California State University
students with his new budget
proposals aimed at keeping tuition from increasing.
With the success of Prop. 30,
some CSU students received
a reimbursement of $249, or
nine percent of what tuition
was raised in fall 2012.
With the start of the new
year, Gov. Brown released
his 2013-2014 proposal for
the state budget, including
$125.1 million in funding towards the CSU system.
Gov. Brown stated that
$10 million of the proposed
budget will benefit students
for advancing through their
degree program without having to deal with "bottleneck"
courses, which often causes
the students degree progress
to be extended longer than
anticipated because they are
waiting for a particular lower
division classes or prerequisite for their major.
Governor Jerry Brown addressing the budget.
Gov. Brown's support for
the CSU system is needed,
since it has continuously lost
financial support over the
last several years. According to a press release of CSU
Public Affairs, the-CSU has
lost more than 30 percent of
state funding.
CSU Chancellor Timothy
P. White has stated, "We appreciate the Governor's recognition that California will
benefit from the investment
of state funds into higher education. The proposed budget heads us in the right direction. It will allow the CSU to
address the unprecedented
demand for high quality education at our institutions, as
well as areas of critical need.
We still face many fiscal
challenges and will continue
efforts to operate efficiently
and effectively, and seek out
additional innovative ways
to control costs."
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Sports Editor:
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T HE H EART BEAT: Athlete spotlight: Bridgette Stevens
Healthy eating is only half the battle Distance runner f or track & field
B Y CURTIS BOVEE
SENIOR STAFF WRITER
It has become obvious
that portion sizes have gotten larger over the decades-throughout restaurants and
grocery stores.
According to the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention, more than one-third
of U.S. adults and approximately one-fifth of children
and adolescents aged 2-19
years old are obese.
Portion sizes have certainly
fueled this obesity epidemic.
According to the American
Dietetic Association, the
size of dinner plates has increased by 36 percent over
the last decade.
It is no secret, that more
food on your plate, the more
you will eat. Making less
food every meal is a great
way to combat portion control issues. Having an abundance of food at the dinner
table is far worse than not
having enough, which in all
actuality is probably enough.
From the lack of nutritional food offered to the overwhelmingly large portion
sizes, America's restaurants
are contributing to the obesity problem rather than helping it. For example, at Outback Steakhouse, a popular
chain-restaurant throughout
the globe, an order of MacA-Roo 'N Cheese yields
over 600 calories, with greater than 220 of those from
fat. It is safe to
say that this
menu item
is popular
a mo n g s t
the youngsters; however, there is
no reason why
an 8 year old
should consume all
of this in one sitting.
Solution? Allow your
child to eat less than half,
and order a side of vegetables. Your caloric total will
still be around half of the
entire portion, while offering
nutritional value.
Importantly, don't forget
about what is on your plate.
Just because you are eating less doesn't give you
permission to eat anything.
The USDA recommends
that half your plate should
be fruits and vegetables. For
the remainder of your plate,
about half should be a protein source and the other half
should be whole grains. Using this as a template should
make it easy to determine
how much of each kind of
food you should be consuming.
When attempting to eat
less, cravings are inevitable,
thus stressing the importance
of snacking. To help with
portion control, try eating
snacks throughout the day.
Include things like fruit and
vegetables, and foods with
healthy fats like nuts. Nuts,
B Y JESSIE GAMBRELL
OPINION EDITOR
including walnuts, pecans
and almonds offer healthy
fats, keep you fuller longer
and are easy to pack and take
anywhere.
What you are drinking is
just as important. Soda is
incredibly harmful to your
health, and is over-consumed in America because
it is cheap and easily accessible. Most sit-down restaurants offer free refills of
soft beverages, which seems
inexcusable given the large
glass sizes. Did you know
that one can of Coca Cola
contains the equivalent of 10
teaspoons of sugar? Replacing soft drinks with water at
the dinner table can drastically decrease chances of
obesity and rapidly improve
health.
Remember, portion cpntrol
is not easy. Fortunately, it
is far better for your health
than some fad diet and it is
something you can practice
forever to improve your
health.
Bridgette Stevens has been
running for CSUSM for her
entire four year college career. She has been competitively running since middle
school, but has always loved
to run. She is also a kinesiology major with plans to
be a physical therapist once
she graduates, and has been
working at the Clarke for
two years, sporting her time
as an active member of the
CSUSM community.
Question: How do you
like your team?
Answer: Overall our team
is really good, we have sent
many people to nationals.
Last year we sent 26 people
into the nationals.
Q: Have you already
started to practice for your
February season?
A: Yes, we (long distance
runners) have been practicing six days a week. I like
the practices it really relieves
stress for me and I like spending time with my friends.
Q: When did you start
running?
A: I started doing things
with track in 4th grade,
but didn't really get into
the competition till middle
school. Then I ran for Mission Hills high school and
was rankedfifthon the Cross
Country team.
Q: Being a senior, what
are your plans for once you
graduate?
A: I might want to do some
triathlons or 5k's to keep
running, but I want to be a
physical therapist and actu-
C ougar athletics goes t o
T witter f or live updates
B Y ALEX FRANCO
SPORTS EDITOR
The CSUSM athletics department has recently announced that it will now
connect Cougar students
and fans with CSUSM athletes and coaches during the
teams' home games with a
new Twitter account.
The athletics department
will tweet in-game updates,
game photos, statistics and
results directly from the Twitter name @CSUSMGameday. The update is an improvement to the old way the
athletics departments offered
live updates with a live stats
link it offered on its homepage csusmcougars.com.
According to the cougars
athletics website, a twitter account is not required
to access the live feed. You
Men's basketball stays h ot this w inter Women's basketball trying
The streak includes an im- pora who leads the team in t o turn their luck around
B Y A LEX FRANCO
, SPORTS E DITOR
While most of us were
home enjoying our winter breaks, the San Marcos
men's basketball team took it
upon themselves to continue
their torrid pace and climb to
the top of the NAIA national
rankings.
The Cougars have went on
an impressive run since the
start of break, going a perfect 8-0, improving to 15-4
on the season , in the midst of
an eight game winning streak
that they will look to keep
alive this Wednesday against
Point Loma Nazarene in San
Diego. All eight of the Cougar's wins during the streak
have been convincing wins,
not allowing more than 64
points to any opponent and
averaging .80 points per win.
pressive win against at-thetime No. 5 ranked Westmont
College and currently No. 7,
66-52 at home.
As a result of the Cougar's tremendous string of
victories, they have climbed
up to a No. 8 ranking in the
country, the school's highest
ranking in the NAIA coaches
poll to date. The last time the
cougars cracked the top 10
was earlier this season when
they were ranked ninth but
loss the next game to defending champion Concordia.
CSUSM has bounced back
immensely since the defeat
and hasn't looked back winning 11 of the last 12 games
with the afore mentioned
streak.
Leading the way for the
CSUSM team this season has
been senior guard, AJ GasH HHHH||
points per game and 3 point
percentage, 20.3 and .516
percent respectively. Fellow
senior forward, Ali Langford
who is second on the team in
points with 15.0 points per
game, and leads the team
in rebounding with 5.8 per
game.
Langford also shoots an astounding .569 from the field
which is among tops on the
team.
With only three home
games remaining on the
schedule, don't miss a
chance to see . the Cougars
in action as they attempt to
keep the streak alive and garner theirfirstnational title in
school history,
The next home games are
Jan. 25 and 31 against UC
Santa Cruz and La Sierra,
both games start at 7:30 p.m.
Like snorts, like to
Write f or usi
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meetings on Tuesdays, noon - 12:45, in Craven 3500
ally work with the athletes.
The Track and Field season
begins this coming spring
when Bridgette and the rest
of the Cougar squad will
look to improve on their progress last sèason.
B Y ALEX FRANCO
SPORTS EDITOR
The 2012 - 2013 basketball season has
not gone the way
the Lady Cougars
would have
hoped with \
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last ten
games
the season 7;
during the winter break dropping to 9-16 after
entering the break at
6-7.
CSUSM has not been able
to generate any offense during the stretch of losses,
being held under 60 points
each of the times. The Cougars season went south after
a loss in the Arizona Christian University Basketball
Classic earlier this season
and CSUSM has only won
one game against Simpson
College 76-73 at home on
Jan. 3.
The bright spots in what is
a relatively young basketball
squad for head coach Sheri
Junnum is the play of junior
forwards, Sherika Miller and
Danielle Cooper who have
lead the way
for the Cougars offense
this season.
Cooper
a verages
a doubleHft double a
game with
10.7 points
per game
and
10.6
rebounds per
game while shooting .466 from the field.
Miller compliments Cooper
well averaging 10.9 points
a game and shooting .392
from the field.
The Cougars will look
to finish the season strong
heading into the A l l conference tournament where they
excelled last season and won
the conference title and will
look to do the same this season. With five more games
left in the season, CSUSM
hosts one of its final two
home games today, Jan. 23,
against Point Loma Nazarene at 7:30 p.m.
can simply log on to www.
twitter.com/csusmgameday
to get"the updates; but an account is recommended to get
seamless updates onto your
twitter home feed.
Be sure to. follow @
CSUSMGameday and @
CSUSMCougars on twitter for the most up to date
results and news about your
own CSUSM cougars athletics for each season.
SCORE REPORT
1 /8 Men's Basketball
VS Pomona-Pitzer
W 74 - 5 4
1 /14 Men's Basketball
VS Pacific Union
W 7 5 - 64
1 /16 Women's Basketball
VS Point Loma N azarene
L 41 - 5 5
1 / 2 3 Women's Basketball
VS Point Loma N azarene
7 :30 p.m.
1 /25 Men's Basketball
VS UC Santa Cruz
7 :30 p.m.
1 /31 Men's Basketball
VS La Sierra
7 :30 p.m.
2 / 2 Baseball
VS Concordia (DH)
11 a.m.
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A & E EDITOR
FEATURES EDITOR
In Toby Keith's good-time
anthem "Red Solo Cup" he
sings, "Red solo cup, you're
not just a cup/you're my,
you're my friend/thank you
for being my friend." For the
past couple of years now, this
song has been played to bring
people together and enjoying
being in each other's company. As college students,
we study hard during the
week but live for the weekends when we can have fun,
a concept that entrepreneur
Ryan Craig understands.
Craig, a San Diego State
student who transferred from
Palomar community college,
created his own clothing
company, "Red Cup Tour,"
which illustrates our generation with Ae depiction qf
the infamous plastic red cup.
With the company's website
up and running, as well as
stylish shirts available for
purchase, we sat down with
the designer.
Question: What inspired
you to start a clothing company? What does the "Red
Cup Tour" represent?
Answer: I feel there are all
these clothing companies. I
wanted to create something
about simplicity and relationships, the people you C l
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ebrate with. It wasn't about
creating a clothing company
but the idea~and expanding
from that idea.
Q: Why did you choose
the "red solo cup' as the
logo for your brand?
A: First off, [red solo cups]
are everywhere. It's the universal symbol of people together and having a good
time. The line isn't about
beer pong or drinking per
se but to live life to it's full-
Now that the Christmas
season has ended and the
new semester has begun,
giving back to the community and donating to charity is
often at the back of people's
minds.
However, the people in
need of your help are not
just seasonal based. They
are around you at all times,
and they include students
on campus. Even if you are
already busy amidst your
homework and classes, here
are two easy ways to help the
people around you, even if it
is just during a study break.
One way to immediately
give back to the CSUSM
student body is by helping
Summit Church (across the
street from CSUSM and next
to The Quad) with their Food
Distribution program. Summit is in need of volunteers
that are willing to help pass
out food to students and people that need it. Volunteers
would need to show up at
1:00 p.m. and the actual distribution would take place
from 2:00 p jn. to 3:00 p.m.
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Life.' That explains it all.
Q: How has the journey
been from an idea to putting designs together to
selling your product?
A: It's been a while, actually, a year that I started
working on the idea. I found
resources from my friends
to my family and them helping me out. You just have to
tell yourself everyday to do
something even if it's going to be a mistake, at least
I tried. It takes a lot of planning. It's not just drawing
something in class and putting it on a shirt.
Q: Where do you get inspiration for your designs?
A: I didn't want anything
too cheesy. Its just things I
find entertaining and think
other people would like. I
take in the world around and
use certain things in my life.
Q: How do you balance
school and running a business?
A: I've never thought I
needed to be in school to be
successful. I want to create
jobs for others and myself.
If I had the choice between
reading a business book over
a textbook, I would choose
the business book. In my
opinion, education is too
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have to balance school. For
me, school is more networking and I take it upon myself
to learn what I need to.
Q: What future plans do
you have for the "Red Cup
Tour"?
A: Every clothing line has
collections, so I have some
upcoming releases seasonally. There will be different
designs and clothes, some
surprises. Eventually* backpacks and other accessories
but I don't want to give too
much away.
Q: What advice do you
have for aspiring entrepreneurs?
A: Be a self-learner. You
can't completely rely on others to do everything for you
but allowing their help. Definitely know your strengths
and weaknesses. Find others that can supplement your
weaknesses. Also to fail faster, by that I mean learn by
failing because it's a quicker
path to success. This is the
best time to make mistakes.
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collection at theredcuptour.
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"It is a ministry to help
out youth/families living in
North County Solutions for
Change, which is a homeless shelter. We take out the
youth to Boomers and serve
as 'Big brothers and sisters.'
The discounted rate for those
participating in Friday Night
Heights is $12 for activities,"
Pastor Hopkins said.
While these are only just a
few of the ways to give back
to the community, there are
plenty of opportunities both
on campus and in the San
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while the Christmas season
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Donate Don't Dump, the
North County Food Bank
and the [CSUSM] Kinesiology Club with Professor Laura de Ghetaldi. In general,
it's to help feed students and
families in our community,"
Summit College Ministry
Pastor Andrew Hopkins said.
In addition to helping pass
out food, Summit is also
looking for volunteers to
participate in Friday Night
Heights from 6:30 p.m. to
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TA positions available
at Dehesa C harter School
BY KEANDRE WILLIAMS-CHAMBERS
COPY EDITOR
Dehesa Charter School
is offering TA positions to
CSUSM students that are involved in education or considering teaching as a career.
CSUSM students can have
the opportunity to get handson involvement in the classroom environment with students from the middle school
to high school level. One of
the available options is to
be a classroom TA, assisting
teachers in classrooms of up
to 30 students. TAs would
be asked to provide in-class
assistance that ranges from
grading, student assistance
and help with classroom activities, among other duties.
This would be done Monday
through Thursday during
class time.
Another option available is
one-on-one advisement and
assistance to Dehesa students
who seek to improve their organizational skills, complete
miscellaneous class assignments, develop essay planning and writing strategies
and otherwise improve their
class performance in various
areas. TAs would be work-
ing with either individual
students or small groups, offering their skills and knowledge to those;they attend to.
This would be accomplished
Mondays through Wednesdays.
Dehesa Charter School is
a K-12 school located in the
city of Escondido, boasting
over 1,000 students throughout Sain Diego, Riverside and
Orange County. With the reasonably close proximity, this
opportunity is ideal for those
seeking experience within
their own school schedule.
Students won't have to go
too far out of their way to
make use of this opportunity.
It would be ideal to balance
this with a given schedule
and make the most out of this
learning experience .
Should any CSUSM students be interested, contact
the Dehesa Charter regional
manager Tony Drown, who
can be reached by phone at
(760) 455-5376, or through
their main office line at (760)
743-7880.
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B Y KATLIN SWEENEY
FEATURES EDITOR
CSUSM is home to countless creative visionaries and
artists. Beginning in December, the public has been able
to experience some of their
work up close.
Students from Professor
Judit Hersko's VSAR 301,
"Materials and Structure of
Art" course, have been given
the unique opportunity to
showcase their art to family,
friends and members of the
community at the Old Restaurant Row CSUSM Gallery.
Throughout the semester,
VSAR 301 students worked
hard creating different projects, with their final project
being the gallery showing.
This allowed the students
to put their best work in the
exhibit, while simultaneously displaying all of the
knowledge and experience
they had gained during the
If you take advantage semester.
of this opportunity let us The gallery features an
know and you could be fea- array of work, showcasing
tured in our next issue!
different styles. Visual Arts
major Amalia Wood created
the piece "Sobering Up,"
which featured a brightly
colored canvas that showed
women flying upwards. Liberal Studies major Karissa
Bullington contributed two
of her dream catchers, the
first entitled "Enchanted"
and the second called "Birds
of a Feather." Visual and
Performing Arts major Laura
Musgrove created the piece
entitled "Resilience," created
from wood, paint, the Bible,
text, Paper Mache and yarn.
"In ["Resilience"] I explored two very vital elements: spirituality and
identity. My intention is to
awaken the viewer's mind
to the contrast I perceive between the negative cultural
communications and the uplifting, encouraging and lifegiving truth spoken by God
through His Word. I wanted
this piece to reflect my personal design aesthetics as
well as communicating the
underlying theme conceptually," Musgrove said.
The ability to show their
work in a gallery has moti-
vated the students to work
even harder on future art
pieces.
"This was my first time
having my artwork shown.
It made me feel pretty happy
that others could see it; I look
forward to making more artworks to show," Wood said.
"It was such an amazing
opportunity to have my artwork showcased. This
was the first time having my work displayed
in an art gallery so it
was very exciting and
I hope to have another chance to do it
again!" Bullington
said.
"I feel very fortunate and I am also
appreciative to
have had this opportunity to create
an art piece that
expresses my
personal views
and my identity
both as an artist and person
and for it to be
showcased in an art
gallery located at Restau-
rant Row which is a popular
area," Musgrove said.
To see these and other
works created by the VSAR
301 students, visit the
CSUSM Art Gallery. The
exhibit is open Fridays and
Saturdays, Dec. 7 through
Jan. 26, from 5 to 8 p.m. It is
located at 1080 San Marcos
Blvd. Ste 185 (in the Village
Shops Area) in San Marcos.
Photo Courtesy of Amalia Wood
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event t o kick o ff
new semester
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BY MELISSA MARTINEZ
NEWS EDITOR
& ALEX FRANCO
SPORTS EDITOR
Looking for amazing food,
great service, atmosphere
and the best beer in town?
Look no further than San
Marcos' very own San Marcos Brewery restaurant.
San Marcos Brewery is a
grill-style restaurant, offering the best cheeseburgers
and hamburgers. You can order your way with any combination of toppings, ranging
from standard ketchup and
mayo to the not so standard
jalapenos served with a side
of lightly seasoned fresh cut
fries. They also offer a delectable choice of freshly grilled
steaks with a variety of sides
such as potatoes, baked or
mashed, and steamed veggies.
For those looking for a
little different entree, the
brewery also serves a sausage platter with all types of
dipping sauces, as well as an
endless selection of seafood
for those not looking for the
standard choice of meat.
The brewery's menu also
includes sandwiches, pastas
and salads , which along with
the rest of the menu are delicious andfilling.
What makes the San Marcos brewery different from
other restaurants is their
selection of beers and ales
brewed on site and are available in bottles and jugs to
take home and enjoy. They
have classics like red amber
and IPA, specialties such as
the Pompous Ass beer and
many other styles.
Lunch and happy hour specials are offered, lunch being
served before 4 p.m. Happy
hour is Monday through Friday from 3 to 7 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from 3 to
6 p.m.
Regular hours of operation are 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Monday through Thursday,
11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday and
Saturday and 10:30 a jn. to
9:30 p.m. on Sundays.
You can find the San Marcos Brewery in all its wonder in Restaurant Row right
off of San Marcos Blvd.
and can be contacted at
760.471.0050.
Have you been to the San
Marcos Brewery? Share
your thoughts online at
csusmchronicle.com
Photos Courtesy of Yelp
B Y K ATUN SWEENEY
FEATURES EDITOR
If you enjoy live music, listening to guest speakers and
malring new friends, InterVarsity is a great way to start
off your semester.
InterVarsity is a combination of students from
CSUSM, Mira Costa and
Palomar College coming together as a community. They
seek to include students of
different backgrounds, ethnicity and culture who are
all working towards a common goal: to become closer
to God.
To welcome in the new
semester, their first event is
their "1st Large Group of
the Spring Semester." It will
take place from 7 to 9 p.m.
on Wednesday, Jan. 30 in
Clarke 113. For more information on upcoming events
or the club itself, visit www.
ivsanmarcos .org.
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O PINION
U nit cap opinions Is an unborn baby a baby?
B Y JULIANA STUMPP
40th anniversary of Roe vs. W ade sparks ' Walk for Life' marches
A & E EDITOR
B Y JESSIE GAMBRELL
OPINION EDITOR
Over our much-needed winter break, a new
process for class registration took place. In late
November and early December last semester,
the new class registration process restricted you
to a limit of 13 units until Dec. 17th, at which time
you were able to a dd more classes if need be.
Here are some of the students' opinions on this
new change in our registration system:
On Jan. 22, 1973 the Supreme Court came to a decision on the controversial
case of Roe vs. Wade concerning the touchy subject
of abortion. Abortion was
illegal before this court case
controversy came about, but
in 1971 a woman tried to
get a "legal" abortion claiming that she had been raped.
She later confessed that she
had lied on matter in order
to get an abortion, but did
in fact have the baby before
the court reached a decision.
Another similar case (Doe
vs. Bolton - 1973) reopened
the case,finallybringing the
decision to extend the 14th
Amendment of the Right to
Privacy for the women to
make their own decision to
have an abortion.
Ever since that decision
day on Jan. 22, 1973 the
debate still continues on
whether or not abortion is
a right thing to do. On the
"Getting classes wasn't too difficult since I got
priority registration because of my class standing.
Despite the slight advantage, the unit c ap made
it so that it wasn't possible for me to get all my
classes, thus I had to strategically pick the classes
that I knew would fill up fast," - Pat Tang, biology
major
"I reckon the people who will be affected the
most and worst by the unit c ap are those who are
graduating seniors. Though I a m not one of them,
I c an sympathize. There are some benefits to the
unit c ap. It allows students with lower priority to
get some classes, even if it does hinder other's
chances," - Viv Nguyen, biology major
"The unit c ap sucked. I couldn't wait list enough
classes so now I'm stuck with only 12 units," - Jordan Hays, business major
"To be honest, I already had a late priority reg?
istration date the day before priority registration
ended. So, I was already freaking out about getting all my classes. I was not very fond about the
unit c ap benefitting me personally because I'm
still on the wait list for 2 out of 5 my classes," - Savannah Shick, business major
"Well the unit c ap definitely made me prioritize
and choose classes based on importance instead
of kinda adding a bunch of classes and loading
up. I focused more on important classes and it
helped me set my priorities. It was kind of beneficial," - Austin Hoover, biology physiology major
"It's notrightfor all of us to have to wait for everyone to pick their classes and then pick again
later. It should be done on a first come first serve
basis. What is the point of priority registration if we
are going to be capped off at 13? If I'm paying
for all these classes I want to be able to pick as
many as I want," - Hunter Chanove, communication major
"I guess the only concerns I c ame across was
whether or not the classes I needed/wanted were
full. Also, there was a concern with the timing of
my classes, and whether or not the class I wanted
would interfere with the rest of my schedule for this
semester," - Zach Wilson, business major
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In light of the recent tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School, (among other
horrific shooting as of late),
gun control has become a hot
topic across the nation. President Obama has proposed
12 congressional actions and
23 executive actions that he
feels will combat the issue
of gun violence and control
in the United States, which
has led to nation-wide debate, Here are some opinions
from your Cougar Chronicle
editors:
"As a college student, I
feel that gun control is not
regulated enough. Though
you need background checks
to purchase a gun, I highly
believe in the regulation of
Mental Status Exams that
should be required in the
purchasing of a gun. I understand that this is a second
Amendment right, to bear
arms, but tell me, why must
we need assault weapons? As
someone who has had family
members die at the bullet of
guns wrongfully purchased,
people need to realize the
importance of life. How
many people have to die for
this country to realize the
danger we put our children
in without regulating gun
control? I have a question
C OUGAR C HRONICLE S TAFF
EDITORS-IN-CHIEF
Kristin Melody & Morgan Hall
DESIGN EDITOR
Morgan Hall
A & E EDITOR
Juliana Stumpp
COPY EDITOR
Keandre Williams-Chambers
NEWS EDITOR
Melissa Martinez
DISTRIBUTION MANAGER
S PORTS EDITOR
A lex Franco
SALES REP
Rogers Jaffarian
FEATURES EDITOR
Katlin Sweeney
CARTOONISTS
OPINION EDITOR
Jessie Gambrell
ACADEMIC ADVISOR
Pam Kragen
convicted of murder on two
accounts even though his
baby was not yet born. Facts
are facts, but the opinion is
yours, is an unborn baby a
baby?
In the month of January
across the nation, religious
groups, pro-family advo. cates, and many other prolife people gather to fight for
the unborn babies by marching in public with their signs
of protest in what they call,
"Walk for Life".
This year it is the 40th anniversary of Roe vs. Wade
so there are anticipated to be
more than usual. According
to the National Catholic Reporter, tens of thousands of
pro-lifers march every year
in 'Walk for Life' events
to help save the millions of
babies being aborted every
year.
The woman who originally
was fighting for abortion, is
now Catholic and is fighting
in the battle to save the unborn babies as well. "Roe" is
pro-life now!
Editorial goals for
spring semester
B Y JESSIE GAMBRELL
OPINION EDITOR
,
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Editors* topics: gun control
"My main concern was that I could only sign
up for four classes but there was a chance that I
needed five due to a concern with a class that's
was unsure if I was going to pass. I was also not too
crazy about the classes that were available. I was
looking through my course catalog at all these
classes for my major and hardly any of them were
offered. I had already taken most of the classes
offered so it was difficult to plan a schedule with
the few choices I had left," - Jenica Caruso, communications major.
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"Roe" side, people defend it
saying that if a woman becomes pregnant and decides
she does not want that baby,
and then she should have
the right to abort it. On the
"Wade" side, people say that
aborting a baby means killing an innocent human being (since human life begins
at conception) and that the if
you don't want a baby, either
don't have sex or give the
baby up for adoption.
Some defend the notion of
abortion "killing a human
baby" saying that unborn babies are not babies, instead
a "fetus", "lump of cells" or
even "tissue". People who
are pro-life strongly oppose
this claiming that human life
begins at conception, showing the pregnant mothers
an ultrasound image of the
growing baby inside them
proving to the mother that
it is not just tissue. In fact
in the controversial murder
case of Scott Peterson (2005)
proves that an unborn baby is
a human being since he was
Shout o ut!
STAFF
Curtis Bovee
Karla Reyes
for you America: would you
rather have your "right to
bear arms" or see your children reach their next birthday? It's time to prioritize. I
know guns don't kill people.
People kill people, but can
you put a price on saving the
life of even one person? Arguing that is selfish. People
don't realize the importance
of safety until they're burying their children six feet under. Why take the chance?"
- News Editor, Melissa
Martinez
"While creating emergency
plans and paying officer salaries are worthwhile causes,
the amount of money being
spent for these reasons is
far more than we can afford
during a time of economic
hardship. This sounds like
another piece of legislature
that gives tens of millions
of dollars to people that are
already doing their jobs and
taking these precautions
when this money could be
better spent. While Obama
can be applauded for taking
action to preyenf more tragedies like Sandy Hook, there
should be a réévaluation of
how much money needs to
be spent and more of a focus
on the other reasonable ideas
that he has proposed. The
| Join o ur
staff!
Weekly meetings every
foundation for legislation
on gun control [background
checks and bans on certain
guns] makes sense, but the
surplus amount of money being spent on police officers,
gun control research, and
safety plans seems to be a bit
outrageous."
- Features Editor, Katlin
Sweeney
"Guns have taken the
fall for the terrible, horrific
events that have taken place
over the past few months,
but I must say that (as it
says in our Constitution) we
have the right to bear arms.
I don't think that we need to
have automatic guns on the
market, because I do not see
the logic in having that for
hunting, but I do believe that
for the sake of the safety of
the American people every
school, business facility, and
home should have, and be
trained how to use, a hand
gun. You never know who
just may be walking in the
door. I also think that we
should start having Mental
Status Exams for every gun
purchase. Though many of
the criminals buy their guns
in the Black Market this
could possibly weed out any
potential psychos. Oh and
I know my brothers would
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not appreciate me saying
this, but I think violent video
games have a huge factor in
these shootings, there need
to be regulations on the video game market."
- Opinion Editor, Jessie
Gambrell
"Guns have gone beyond
the use of protection but now
is a threat in society. Ever
since school went on break,
^gun control has become a
bigger problem then before.
We can't go anywhere now
without being paranoid if
another tragedy is going to
strike. During the Newtown,
Conn, shooting the press got
the information of the shooting wrong, they just used any
information they got and published it. It just goes to show
that these random shootings
are just a common story in
the newspaper nowadays. It
all starts at home, with everyone watching primetime
shows Where the characters
use guns or random people
being put behind the guns in
violent video games.
- A&E Editor, Juliana
Stumpp
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T H E C OUGAR C HRONICLE, W EDNESDAY, J ANUARY 2 3 , 2 0 1 3
For y our entertainment
Chronicle picks N etflix movies and episodes o f t he week
FEATURES EDITOR
Whether you
want to watch a
movie with your
roommates or are
bored and in need of
some entertainment,
Netflix is your perfect
choice for motivational
documentaries and comedic sketches.
"Craigslist Joe"
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days is to post advertisements online asking f or f ood, jobs to pay
f or necessities, transportation and places to sleep.
He is unable to contact
anyone he already knows
f or assistance, only relying completely on the help
of strangers to get him
through the month. While
viewers may wonder if
the presence of a cameraman may at all affect the
outcome of some of these
encounters or provoke
people to be nicer to Garner, "Craigslist J oe" is still
a fascinating watch f or
anyone that enjoys films
about the human existence
and our connections with
one another.
"Portlandia"
IS
Must-Watch
Episode:
Season 1, Episode 3:
" Aimee" From the minds
of
"Saturday
Night L ive" cast
member Fred Armisen, and Carrie
u m Brownstein comes a
J |f comedy-sketch conHf coction so strange,
I f viewers have no idea
W what will come next.
I Combining a funky
sense of humor with
outlandish wardrobe
design, "Portlandia" is
an off-kilter, charming
satire that commands attention. Brownstein and
Armisen offer up sketch
performances centered
around themes such as
discovering their favorite
singer-songwriter is their
maid, freeing someone's
pet dog because they feel
it belongs in the wild and
a couple that is addicted
to "Battlestar Gallactica." For one of the most
unique, hard-to-describe
satirical sketches ever created, check out "Portlandia."
C ompetition arises f or 2013 Academy Awards
B Y JULIANA STUMPP
A & E EDITOR
On Jan. 10, the nominations for the 2013 Academy
Awards were announced,
with Steven Spielberg's
"Lincoln" leading the other
contenders with 12 selections, including Daniel Day
Lewis for best actor, Sally
Field for best supporting actress, best director and more.
The critically acclaimed
movie "Argo" was not nominated for best director. His
third film in all, Ben
Affleck presents the
true-life story of a
secret operation
during 1980 Iran,
Affleck was honored by the Hollywood Foreign ,
Association at the
Golden Globes Jan.
13, taking home two
awards for best pic
ture-drama and best
director.
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THE SHU^hLE
B Y MELISSA MARTINEZ
NEWS EDITOR
BY KATLIN SWEENEY
From producers Joseph
Garner and Zack Galifianakis comes a documentary that poses the
question of whether or
not survival based solely
off of Craigslist advertisements is possible.
Over the course of one
month, "Craigslist Joe"
follows Joseph Garner as
he leaves his friends and
family behind to test an
unthinkable idea. Accompanied only by a cameraman that he met through
the website, Garner's only
means of survival for 30
A & E Editor:
Juliana Stumpp
cougarchron.arts@gmail.com
"Zero Dark Thirty" was
acknowledged for best picture and best actress, Jessica Chastain for playing a
determined CIA officer assigned to search for Osama
Bin Laden in Pakistan based
on her expertise about alQaeda. Kathryn Bigelow
directed best picture "The
Hurt Locker" in 2010. Like
Affleck, she was snubbed by
Oscar Voters.
Hugh Jackman and Anne
Hathaway were nominated
for best actor and
best supporting actress,
respectively,
on behalf of«
their stunning performances
in the musical "Les
Miserables." Both
won for the
same category during
the Golden Globes, and the
film won best picture-comedy or musical.
The past year was filled
with many impressive movies (hat it is hard to say what
movie will take home the
Oscar. To view the full list of
nominees visit oscar.go.com
Here is a list of some of the
nominations:
Best Picture
"Argo"
"Silver Linings Playbook"
"Lincoln"
"Django Unchained"
"Amour"
"Les Miserables"
"Zero Dark Thirty"
"Beasts of the Southern
Wild"
"Life of Pi"
Thirty"
Best Supporting Actor
Tommy Lee Jones
"Lincoln"
Philip Seymour Hoffman
"The Master"
Christoph Waltz "Django
Unchained"
Alan Arkin "Argo"
Robert De Niro "Silver
Linings Playbook"
Best Supporting Actress
Helen Hunt "The Sessions"
Anne Hathaway "Les
Miserables"
Sally Field "Lincoln"
Jacki Weaver "Silver Linings Playbook"
Amy Adams "The Master"
Best Director
Best Actor
Steven Spielberg "LinBradley Cooper "Silver
coln"
Linings Playbook"
Behn Zeitlin "Beasts of the
Denzel Washington
Southern Wild"
"Flight"
Ang Lee "Life of Pi"
Joaquin Phoenix "The
Michael Haneke "Amour"
Master"
David O. Russell "Silver
Hugh Jackman "Les MisLinings Playbook"
erables"
Daniel Day-Lewis
Original Song
"Lincoln"
"Before My Time" from
Chasing Ice
Best Actress
Music and Lyric by J.
Naomi Watts
Ralph
"The Impossible" '^Everybody Needs A Best
Quvenzhane WalFriend" from Ted
lis "Beasts of the Music by Walter Murphy;
Southern Wild" Lyric by Seth MacFarlane
Jennifer Lawrence "Pi's Lullaby" from Life
"Silver Linings
of Pi
Playbook"
Music by Mychael Danna;
Emmanuelle Riva Lyric by Bombay Jayashri
"Amoïir"
"Skyfall" from Skyfall
Jessica Chastain Music and Lyric by Adele
"Zero Dark
Adkins and Paul Epworth
With the excitement of award season
comes the buzz over who will dominate at the Grammys and who will be
snubbed. This playlist is d edicated to
honoring those nominated for top honors
this a ward season a nd my personal favorites.
"Babel/' Mumford & Sons
Nominated for three Grammy Awards,
Mumford & Sons continues to win my
heart. It's not easy to build up the perfect delivery that Mumford & Sons offers, building up their melody as well as
hard-hitting lyrics, but if that's what you're
looking for in an album, you c an find it in
"Babel."
"Set Fire to the Rain (Live)," Adele
I'm rooting for Adele to win Best Pop Solo
Performance. Having just won a Golden
Globe for Best Original Song, "Skyfall,"
the latest James Bond theme and nominated for an Oscar for Original Song of
the same, I e xpect Adele to impress the
Recording A cademy as much as she did
the Hollywood Foreign Press.
"We Are Young," fun.
As much as it was played on the radio,
I never got tired of listening to anything
from fun. Fun. reminds me of a modern,
more pop version of Queen."We Are
Young" offers a catchy tune to sing to in
the car and if you're like me, you'll b e
listening to it w ay longer than the radio
c an play it out.
"The A Team," Ed Sheeran
There is no one more sweet or adorable
than Ed Sheeran. He pretty much makes
me want to b e on the other e nd of his
g aze as he serenades on. Nominated
for Song of the Year, "The A Team" is a
beautiful ensemble of poetry a nd acoustic guitar that makes m e w eak in the
knees.
"No Church in the Wild," Jay-Z & Kanye
West feat. Frank O cean & The-Dream
Though my rap taste is biased since I prefer the old-school stylings, I a ppreciate
the collaborations with legends (Jay-Z)
that c hanged the modern rap industry for
what it is now. With heart-wrenching lyrics and voices of Frank O cean and TheDream, "No Church in the Wild" is bound
to win Best Rap/Sung Collaboration.
This one time....
W e k now you've got those embarrassing
stories, why not share them! Completely
anonymous! W e want t o k now y our m ost
hilarious, random stories you've had at
C SUSM! Email them t o
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I arrived earl/ so
I could crash a
class I need for
my major.
New year.
New semester.
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Wait, the room is already, filled
and there's 30 minutes before
class starts!?
you win some.
You lose some
Welcome back to school! Hope you enjoyed your winter break!
W hat t o e xpect f or p opular music
Currently, applications for
BY JULIANA STUMPP
RV spots have passed. In the
A & E EDITOR
past years, attendees of the
April showers bring May festival were allowed to go
flowers, and music festivals into the campgrounds, but
in the spring. With these this year you won't be able
music festivals comes new to unless you're a camper.
rules that aren't favored Other concerns that arise
by fans of these events. is the lineup of country artStagecoach, California's ists that will preforming.
biggest country festival The top three headliners
altered their rules regard- are Toby Keith, Lady Anteing camping. For the 2013 bellum and Zac Brown Band.
festival, there will only be Actors Jeff Bridges and John
RV campgrounds with- C. Reilly will be performout the usual tent or car ing with their own bands.
camping options. In ad- Stagecoach tickets went
dition to the cutbacks of on sale back in October
ways to camp, there is a 2012. The festival will
six-person limit to each RV. be the weekend of April
festivals in 2013
26. Visit stagecoachfestival.com for the full line
up and more information
The Coachella festival features artists of
the rock, hip-hop, indie
and house music genres
Last year, the festival surprised the audience with
a holographic version of
rapper Tupac Shakur during Dr. Dre and Snoop
Dogg's
performance
The lineup of Coachella
has not been announced
but will be released within
the month, where tickets will also be available
Stay updated with the latest news at Coachella.com
Hitting the shelves
B Y JESSIE GAMBRELL
J an. 29:
" Hotel T ransylvania"
This comical animated version of
the legendary story of Dracula, has
a spin on the tale, placing Dracula
(Adam Sandler) as a hotel owner,
running a hotel for unlikely crea' fures/monsters. Voices include Kevin
James, Andy Sanberg, and Selena Gomez among
other riots in the comedic world.
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J an. 2 9: " Paranormal A ctivity 4 "
This fourth thriller in a series offers
chilling scenes throughout the film
that will leave you cleaving to your
neighbor, and don't forget the nightmares. The first three "Paranormal
Activity" films were huge hits in the
box office as well as the shelves, and no less is expected for t he fourth in the spooky sequel.
J an. 2 9: " Heavy Fire: S hattered
S pear" o n XBox 3 60, PS3 & PC
T his
action-packed, military ops
game will be coming out on all plat| P j j S £ | forms everywhere Tuesday, Jan. 29.
P M B H B S I 11 is Punished by Mastiff (who also
put out: Heavy Fire: Afghanistan a nd
many hunting games] and is rated "T" for mild language and violence.
O PINION E DITOR
F eb. 5 : "Two Lanes of F reedom"
BY KARLA REYES
Often times, we find ourselves sitting around with
friends wondering what to
do on a Friday night. The
typical conversation goes as
follows: Friend 1- "What do
you wanna do?" Friend 2- "I
don't know. What do you
wanna do?"
This could go on for a
white, eventually leading j p I
a night in watching a mov-t
ie. Next time this happens
to you, opt out of watching
Mean Girls for the tenth time
(that month) and see a live
performance to beloved stories at San Marcos's Theater
West.
Shows range from reenacting Disney favorites such
as "Snow White" and "The
Little Mermaid" to seasonal
A zombie novel with heart and brains
B Y MORGAN HALL
C o EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Written in 2011 by Isaac
Marion, "Warm Bodies" is a
comedic and romantic love
story about a zombie who
falls head over brains in love
with a mortal girl.
The main character, R,
who can't remember his real
name or how he became a
zfcmbie, has been spending
possibly years in the confines
of an airport, which he and
hundreds of other zombies
call home and have formed
a community. R is different
than his fellow zombies and
has developed a unique personality and strives to figure
out his purpose in life.
Not being able to hold
long thoughts down or speak
words with more than three
syllables, R personally enjoys riding the airport escalators for hours or spending
time with his friend and fel-
low zombie M.
R and M also take occasional trips to the outside
city to hunt and feast on the
brains and bodies of the "Living/' which R is not particularly found of. On one trip, R
and his fellow zombiesfinda
small group of the living and
begin feasting. As he starts
consuming one man's brains,
he sees these vivid memories
from that man's life and feels
this deep connection to that
man's girlfriend, Julie, which
he falls in love with.
During their time together
R, slowly begins to transform himself and starts to
break away from the typical zombie tendencies and
changes those around him to
become more human like.
"Warm Bodies" is an easy
read, with a great love story
from start to finish -with a
killer ending. It's a novel
that will put life and death
in perspective and will al-
low the reader to see that
just because you are a zombie doesn't mean you have
to act like one. Be warned,
this book is not for the faint
of heart due to its graphic nature and harsh language.
"Warm Bodies" will also
be a major motion picture set
to hit theaters Feb. 1, starring
Nicholas Hoult and Teresa
Palmer.
Reel clips from the film 'Warm Bodies'
byTlmMcGraw
Classic country singer, Tim McGraw
| will be releasing his twelfth album this
February to his country loving fans,
j For those of you love country songs
be prepared to hear some "new
country" tale-telling, beats that you c an sing along
to as you drive.
The Cougars den: local hangout spots to
hang out with friends on the weekends
SENIOR STAFF WRITER
A good read: 'Warm Bodies'
themes like "The Year without Santa Claus" which was
performed at the end of November to early December.
There are five shows a
year. Usual times are Thursday and Fridays at 7:30 p.m.
and weekends at 2 p.m. and 6
p.m., unless otherwise noted.
Tickets are available in person, either in advance at the
Community Center information desk or at the door the
day of.
- .,
Located in Civic Center,"
right across from the San
Marcos Public Library, the
Center of the Arts of San
Marcos puts together plays
for the community at reasonable prices. It's walking
distance away from campus,
and only a couple steps from
the Sprinter stop "San Marcos Civic Center", making it
an easy activity to plan.
Theater West was founded
with the purpose of encouraging creative development
for the youth of San Marcos.
Auditions are any day from 5
- 8 p.m. for those between 7
and 17 years of age. You can
find the audition application
online.
Upcoming productions
include:
"The Little Mermaid": Feb.
14,15,16,17
• "A Bad Day in
Shootersville": April 4,5,6,7
"Rapunzel- A Hairy Tale":
May 16,17,18,19
Tickets:
$10 Adult
$7 Youth, Senior, Student
For more information and
more upcoming productions
and auditions, visit
www.San-marcos .net under
Community service, parks
and recreations
The comic book corner:'¡ZOMBIE'
best to have a normal life.
Recently something has
been stirring up the peaceful
As the release of the town and it may give Gwen
"Warm Bodies" movie the answers she has about
grows closer, zombie enthu- her previous life.
siasts can get their
undead fix with
Vertigo Comics'
'iZombie." First
published in 2010
and nominated
in 2011 for the
Eisner Award for
Best New Series,
the 28-issue series is now in four
volumes for easy
reading and collecting. The story focuses Writer Chris Roberson,
on Gwen, a zombie living who worked on Fables
in Oregon. She has the ap- spin-offs
pearance of a normal human "Jack of "FCinderella," atnd
ables," and
woman, but strangely works iconic Laufa Allreds uhe
se
at a cemetery and does her their talents to tell Gwen's
B Y FAITH ORCINO
CARTOONIST
story. While the setting is
in modern times, the series
goes through events before
Gwen and beyond. It even
touches on the development
of some monsters like
ghosts, vampires and,
of course, zombies.
This then hipts what
other characters and
creatures Gwen will
encounter. Roberson's
intriguing plots filled
with mystery and action wonderfully goes
well with the Allreds'
eye-popping art style,
which Allreds won
the 2012 Eisner Award
for Best Coloring during the
past San Diego International
Comic-Con. For more information, visit vertigocomics.
com or stop by your local
comic shop.
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