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ISSUE 4
CHRONICLE
WEDNESDAY
VOLUME XLI
M A R C H 6,2013
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Student fee hike considered to fill budget gap
CSUSM mulls new $350 fee to ensure 'student success'
BY WENDOLYN LEAL
SENIOR STAFF W RITER
SPORTS
3 - This issues "Athlete Spotlight" features men's lacrosse
player Kyle Peterson. Read what
wise advice has stuck with this
captain, president and co-founder of t he team t he most over
t he years
And
4 - The 2013 Cougar Clash
proved t o be an s et of easy wins
f or CSUSM softball. Read about
t he teams they played and what
CSUSM players made t he biggest impact.
FEATURES
5 - Do you know sociology professor Xuan Santos? Read o ne
staff writer's interaction with
this champion of t he campus.
And
6 - Looking t o do some volunteer work around San Marcos?
Read about two different ways
t o give back t o your community
with Amnesty international and
the Boys and Girls Club.
And
7 - If you are looking t o study
abroad next semester, applications are due soon. Read how
you can learn more about t he
amazing opportunity t o travel
the world.
OPINION
8 - Daylight savings time is once
again swiftly approaching. Due
you believe t hat setting t he
clocks forward o r back is necessary. Read one writer's opinion
on how it gives her hope.
And
9 - If you read OUP studying
abroad article on page 7, why
n ot read about t he common
myths t o studying abroad from
someone w ho actually w ent t o
Italy f or a year of education.
10 - The Student Success Fee
has some CSUSM student up in
arms. Read o ne student's opinion on how this fee might due
m ore harm than good.
I I - Have you been t o t he third
f loor of t he library t o see t he
m ost recent a rt exhibit? Read
all about this new gallery and
how t he artist has local ties.
And
12 - Do you find dating frustrating? Read about an upcoming student capstone performance t hat highlights t he up and
down roller coaster of dating
s et t o hit t he CSUSM t heater
March 8 and 9.
OUR NEXT ISSUE
March 27
To cover its expenses for
student education, CSUSM
is considering adding a fee to
student tuition that will grow
from $350 a year to $550
a year over the next three
years.
In an effort to keep up with
the cost of providing a quality education, the campus has
designed the Academic Excellence and Student Success
Fee to make up for budget
reductions that have undermined the ability of CSUSM
to support its students.
The fee which, if passed,
will begin in fall 2013 will
be implemented by
access to critical acaCSUSM and the
" They s eemed so u ncertain as t o demic support," said
entirety of the funds
Cathy Baur, Associwill go to CSUSM. w here t he funds w ould actually go. ate Vice President for
The funds are pro- B efore t he f ee w as p resented t o us, Communications. "If
jected to help stua student graduates
t here should have been a plan as t o
even just a semester
dents graduate and
increase the qual- w here t he funds w ould be allocated. early, he or she would
ity experience on M ore specifically t o s how students save approximately
$6,500 plus the benecampus. The money
fit of starting a career
may be allocated w hat o ur m oney w ill b e used for."
sooner."
to any number of
-Haley P erko, s ophomore
Getting an educauses including: in—
™ tion at Cai State San
creased access to
classes and laboratories by and/or support for student Marcos is costing students
providing additional course life and recreational oppor- a whole lot more than it did
just three years ago.
sections, enhance advising tunities.
and career services, provide
Cai State San Marcos
"From a student perspecadditional academic support tive, the resulting benefits raised its tuition and fees by
(supplemental instruction, of the fee may include more 31 percent to $6,596 in 2011,
math lab and writing lab), access to courses and more more than any other univer-
Top 5 things to know before
the upcoming 2013 ASI elections
other issues come up,
there is a "special
election" which
The 2013 - 2012 elections is held through
are March 25 5 28", and with the discretion
election season approaching, of the current
it is important for students to ASI Board
understand the Associated of Directors.
Students, Inc. (ASI) election This
was
process rules and regula- whht
haptions.
pened last year
1) There are three types after the case of
of elections: The regular election fraud that
election is called "general led to the on-campus
election," where students arrest of former student
vote for executives or rep- Matt Weaver. Lastly, a "runresentatives of colleges, like off election" is typically unuthe College of Business Ad- sual because it exists if there
ministration.
is a tie between two or more
The time of elections falls candidates. These are held
the same time every year, the second or third week
during spring semester, one after the general or special
week before spring break. elections.
If elections are recalled or
2) Undergraduate vs.
BY JULIANA STUMPP
A & E EDITOR
Graduate: Qualifications for
candidates vary among academic standing. If you are an
undergraduate student, you
are required to have completed at least one semester
at CSUSM and have earned
at least six units.
ELECTIONS CONTINUED ON 2
sity in the country, according
to a report by collegedata.
com. The CSU system increased total tuition and fees
by an average of 25 percent
in 2011.
Last fall, Prop. 30 was a
hot topic of discussion, especially among students, many
of whom may have voted in
its favor. At the same time,
the university was already
holding meetings to discuss
the new student f ee.
Baur said that CSUSM
President Karen Haynes
launched the Academic Excellence and Student Success
Fee Taskforce last September. It met with representaFEES CONTINUED ON 2
Future for higher education
BY WENDOLYN LEAL
SENIOR STAFF W RITER
The California Faculty Association, a union of 23,000
professors, lecturers, librarians, counselors and coaches
who teach in the California
State University system, is
involved in the Campaign
for the Future of Higher
Education. This campaign is
driven to ensure that affordable quality higher education
is accessible to all sectors of
society.
Sociology professor Garry
Rolison explains, "the Campaign for funding Higher Education takes a different perspective and that perspective
is that we can actually do it.
We can continue to publicly
fund our universities and we
don't have to fund them on
the backs of students and increase tuition and fees."
By design, the CFA exists to provide opportunities
for everyone seeking higher
education. The members
advocate quality education
for our students, fairness for
instructors and policies that
ensure access to higher education.
The Campaign for the Future of Higher Education has
released three papers geared
towards stimulating a more
thought-provoking method
about paying for higher
education in the country.
According to futureofhighered.org, two of the CFHE
working papers address the
misconception that funding
higher education through the
public sector instead of steep
increases in tuition is merely
impossible. The other paper
focuses on the idea of a free
higher education and inFlJTURE CONTINUED ON 2
2013 Senior Class Gift campaign aims at
raising money for student scholarship
BY MELISSA MARTINEZ
N EWS EDITOR
After last year's success
with the Senior Class Gift
Campaign, the Foundation
Board and student committee
are aiming to create a scholarship to continue aiding current and future students.
The Senior Class Gift Campaign started in 2008 and began its student committee in
2011 to bring student voices,
ownership and responsibilities for students to help their
peers. Last year, the campaign raised 106 gifts, more
than the two previous years
combined. In addition to
"matching donors"—people
who would match what the
campaign raised dollar for
dollar to a certain amount—
the ending amount of gifts
resulted in raising just over
$6,000.
While CSUSM is still a
relatively new campus, the
campaign aims at building a
legacy in raising money for
students. Following campuses that have implemented the
Senior Class Gift Campaign
for decades, the student committee for the campaign traditionally decides exactly
what the students would
like the funds to support.
Last year, student affairs
approached the committee
with a new fund program f or
students called the Student
Emergency Fund. It makes
funds available for students
who experienced unfortunate
emergencies, like an apartment fire or the death of a
family member requiring the
student to need a plane ticket
home.
Every year, the student
committee decides and designates a program they wish
the gifts to benefit.
Unless the donors specify
the program or college they
wish their donation to go
to, the donation will go to
the student committee designated program. Last year, :
that program was the Student
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spects what the actual cost to
provide such an ideal would
be.
Rolison is a strong believer
in the power of education as
are many of the supporters of
CFHE.
"It is a pathway for an informed citizenry and the
realization of equality and
democracy. But there will always be issues of equity, of
course.
However, we are in a situation right now where, because of basic inequities, we
don't have everybody in the
university that could benefit
from education and if they
don't benefit, we d on'tbenefit," Rolison said.
Although the campaign
has been initiated by university staff, it will take a broad
movement of students, fami-
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For graduate students, you
must complete three units for
at least one semester prior
to the elections and have received a bachelor 's degree
within the past three years at
CSUSM.
3) Write-in Candidates:
If you don't like any of the
candidates, there is a special
space on the ballot where
you can write in someone's
name.
The write-in candidate can
only run for one office and
inform the Elections Committee of their plan to run for
office by completing paperwork. However, a write-in
candidate must meet all candidate qualifications.
4) Advertising Limitations: All candidates have
rules as to what they a je allowed to advertise to the
voters. For example, each
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Emergency Fund.
"What we tell our students
and donors is that you can
designate where you would
like your gift to benefit.
For example, if you want to
make a senior class gift and
would like the gift to go back
to CHABBS, you can do
that," Associate Director of
Development & Annual Giving, Sean Briner said, . "If
you are a scholarship recipient of some sort and would
like to help the next student
who might be receiving that
scholarship, you can make
your gift and designate it to
that scholarship, you can."
The product of the
gifts raised last year benefited students right away.
"Just before Christmas,
quite a bit of the student
einergency fund went to
those very same t hingsapartment fire, replacing
books and homelessness.
lies, community and civil
rights organizations, unions
and allies from all sectors of
the economy to make a difference.
As professor Rolison said,
"the point of the matter is
that we have the possibility
to train students to become
activists."
Those possibilities are feasible though the Students for
Quality Education (SQE) organization as they mobilize
to build the student movement for educational rights
in public higher education.
Students for Quality Education are working closely
with the California Faculty
Association with a shared vision to improve educational
justice in the CSU system.
To learn more about funding
for higher education, visit
csusqe.org.
tives from ASI, the Academic
Senate and others to discuss
the fee and get feedback.
To pass such a fee, the
campus must gather student
input. The campus can consult with students through a
vote or a process called "alternative consultation."
CSUSM has chosen the
alternative consultation process which involves hosting
forums and asking for input on their website csusm.
e du/successfee/index .html)
through a survey with a
feedback form. The CSU
system codes states that an
alternative consultation must
get "input from the student
body association and the
fee advisory committee [is]
to ensure that the process is
transparent, and meaningful,
and will solicit the input of a
representative sample of the
student body."
To address questions and
concerns of students and
staff, two open forums were
scheduled that presented key a plateau in the 2015-2016
information on where the school year with a $275 per
funds generated would go. semester fee charge, a $550
The first forums were held yearly rate that is expected to
on Feb. 26 and Feb. 27. The continue. With approximatelast forum is scheduled for ly 10,600 students enrolled
U-hour on March 12 in Arts for the 2013-2014 year, that
is about $3.71 million in rev240.
Haley Perko, a CSUSM enue in the first year from
sophomore, was disappoint- this f ee.
If the fee goes into effect,
ed that the forum did not
provide the information that it will impact every single
student enrolled at CSUSM,
she hoped to hear.
"They seemed so uncertain because every students will
as to where the funds would be required to pay the f ee no
actually go. Before the fee matter class status.
CSUSM is not the only
was presented to us, there
campus that is exploring the
should have been a plan as
to where the funds would use of a student success f ee.
be allocated. More specifi- Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
cally to show students what which instituted the fee last
our money will be used for," fall, held informational forums and a student advisory
Perko said.
If approved, the Student vote.
Although CSUSM has choSuccess fee will rise 57
percent over the next three sen to gather feedback in the
years. It is proposed that the form or alternative consulfee will begin in the 2013- tation (i.e. forums and sur2014 school year with a $175 veys), other campuses have
per semester fee, a $350 opted for a referendum, a
yearly cost. The fee reaches process in which all those af-
fected vote on the fee.
"President Haynes determined that the use of alternative consultation was more
appropriate than a student
f ee referendum," Baur said.
"This decision was based on
the consistently low voter
turnout the campus has experienced during ASI elections
and other fee référendums
held on campus. Alternative
consultation ensures that
students from all aspects of
campus life have an opportunity to participate in decisions regarding fee increases
and the use of those fees."
The success fee website
indicates that feedback is required by March 12. Some
students oppose the fee and
d on't feel the university has
given them enough time and
information to comment on
it. The week of Feb. 14, students began receiving emails
f rom the Office of Communications regarding the website for the Student Success
Fee.
Shooting the breeze with UPD
Chief of Police has litt e crime to report
and gives insight on a cohol on campus
candidate gives a campaign
statement that must not exceed 350 words and is given
a $500 spending limit on
campaign finances. The candidate is required to provide
receipts of their spending to
ASI corporate office before
election result day. There
also specific rules to what the
signs say or promote. Any
signs that are not approved
by University Facilities and/
or Election Committee will
not be shown.
5) Change of Mind: Candidates that win the election
are able to resign before a
month after accepting their
position. The second highest
votes from tfoat category will
replace the former winner. If
that candidate declines the
position, then the incoming
board of directors will be
hiring for the unfulfilled position using a 2/3 vote.
As the Chronicle recently
reported , CSUSM has again
been recognized as the safest
four-year university in California by Stateuniversity.
com.
Of course, the inclination
to congratulate ourselves for
being the kindest, sweetest
and most open-minded students and professors in California is tempting, but there's
always credit that must be
given to the men and women
of the UPD and Chief of Police Robert G. McManus.
So what have these peacemakers been up to? Apparently, they've been doing
We have a few students on campus who are
homeless. So, the money
is being well used immediately," Briner said.
The committee aims at
showing students the importance of giving back
to fellow or future peers.
As Briner highlights, "the
idea of a senior class campaign is to teach students
what giving back (some call
it paying forward), the impact
of giving can have on their
current and future students."
This year, the Foundation
Board decided to create a
student scholarship to be distributed next academic year.
"What students probably
don't realize or don't think
about is [that] some of the
things they're able to take
advantage of at this school
is philanthropic generosity
of people who've come before them. So whether it's
a scholarship, a building, a .
program, a lot of times those
are funded by people who
have given," said Briner.
The senior class campaign asks students of participation—regardless of the
amount of the gift—to participate and give back to current
and future students in their
time of need and understand
the importance of giving.
Though the title states
"Senior Class Gift Campaign," the committee of
students includes both seniors and juniors; students
of any year are able to
make a gift benefiting their
current and future peers.
This year, the Senior
Class Gift Campaign asks
students to give $20.13 in
honor of the class of 2013.
To find out more infor-*
mation on the Senior Class
Gift Campaign and ways
of making a gift, please
visit csusm.edu/giving/annualfund/seniorclass .html
BY BEN CARLSON
STAFF WRITER
an outstanding j ob, but what
about the details?
When asking McManus
whether the UPD is shy
when it comes to releasing
crime reports, he replied,
"Communication between
UPD and the student body
is sometimes mishandled,"
and that they "take caution"
when proceeding to give out
information. "Being careful about proceedings" as
McManus put it, is essential
in avoiding miscommunication.
Police reports:
According to McManus,
"a typical week on CSUSM
consists of DUI reports and
noise complaints," with over
50 percent being from non-
students. H e then proceeded
to list off three or four alcohol violations, only1 one of
which was f rom a CSUSM
student from this past week.
The 21-year-old male student was caught at 2 a.m.
wandering aimlessly in the
middle of a street adjacent to
campus.
Alcohol on campus:
Alcohol, it seems, is still
a topic of importance to the
UPD and is perhaps one of
the most crucial factors in
maintaining the No. 1 spot on
the list of safest universities
in California.
The Chronicle recently
highlighted opinions by our
editors on whether the campus should remain a dry
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campus or, pardon the expression, get wet. In rebuttal,
"there is an inherent downside to alcohol," McManus
said. "The CSUSM campus
is relatively quiet compared
to SDSU or UCSD."*
So while CSUSM remains the safest and possibly friendliest university in
California, Chief McManus
supports the continuation of
a dry campus to maintain
as much peace as possible.
There may always be an
occasional inebriated student wandering around, but
according to the UPD, for
CSUSM to remain peaceful,
it must remain dry as well.
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B Y K ARLA R EYES
T HE H E A R T B E A T :
W hat you need to know about concussions
SENIOR STAFF W RITER
B Y C URTIS B OVEE
Senior Kyle Peterson is
captain, president and cofounder of the CSUSM
men's lacrosse team. He and
every member of the undefeated team, is enthusiastic
about this season and hopes
to ¿ee fellow students attend
every home game this season.
Question: How long have
you been playing?
Answer: I 've been playing since fourth grade, so f or
about 11 years.
Q: Do you play any other
sports?
A: Not competitive anymore, but I use to play everything, soccer, basketball,
golf and snowboarding.
Q: What is your favorite
sport and your favorite
team(s)?
A: Lacrosse is my favorite
sport, of course. [My] favorite teams are the Denver
Broncos, the Denver Nuggets, and the Denver Outlaws.
Q: Do you plan on continuing to play after college?
A: I handle all the administrative stuff and that is something I may still be involved
in if I have time. There's a
SENIOR STAFF W RITER
Photo courtesy of http://mcla.il player/27898/kyle_peterson/
slight possibility that I might
become an assistant coach if
I stick around San Marcos.
Q: Any advice you received that has stuck with
you?
A: Just take control of your
own life, nothing is going
to be given to you and be a
leader, I would say is important, be a leader to yourself
and others.
Q: Do you have a routine
before a game?
A: I do, I do something the
night before as well as the
morning of. The night before I layout all my stuff, my
shorts, my jersey, my undershirt and my socks; I make
sure I have pasta too. The
momii>g> o f, I have cheese,
eggs and bacon.
Q: What are your goals
for this season?
A: From a player standpoint, first and foremost,
make playoffs. Making the
playoffs is our main goal, at
this point. As [the] president
and founder of the team, I
just want to keep growing it
and get a lot more school recognition and keep building
the school spirit and pride.
Cheer on Kyle and the rest
of the Men's Lacrosse team
at their next home game on
Saturday, March 9 at 2 p.m.
For more ypcoming games
and game recaps check out
their pages: www.csusmlacrosse.com or Facebook.
com/LAX.
Concussions are the most
common form of traumatic
brain injuries (TBI) and any
blow to the head should be
taken seriously.
According tô the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC), approximately 1.7 million people
sustain a TBI annually, or
every 21 seconds in the U.S.
A concussion is caused
by a bump, jolt, or blow to
the head, resulting in impairments in brain function.
When left untreated, concussions can cause serious brain
damage. A common misconception regarding concussions is that there need be a
loss of consciousness. This
is not true. In fact, most concussions occur without a loss
of consciousness.
Symptoms of concussions
can include:
- confusion
- clumsiness
- nausea or vomiting
- slurred speech
- headache
- problems with balance
- dizziness
-, sensitivity to light or
noise
- sluggishness
- ringing in ears
- behavior or personality
changes
- concentration difficulties
- memory loss
Importantly, even when
the symptoms disappear,
brain function is still not 100
percent normal. It is imperative that you are medically
cleared before returning to
any kind of activities, including sports and mental activities.
If you or someone you
know sustains a concussionlike injury, it is important to
do the following:
- Refrain from further participation in
activity. This is extremely
important. You might feel
like you can continue and
fight through the pain, but
if you have sustained a concussion, the symptoms
will not go away. Further
participation with TBI symptoms will certainly
exacerbate any symptoms.
- Get evaluated by a medical professional immediately.
- Wait to return to activity until cleared by a doctor.
It may take anywhere from
weeks to months before being cleared medically.
"It has been five weeks and
I still haven't been cleared by
my doctor to return to swimming or surfing," Tess de
Ghetaldi, daughter of faculty
member Dr. Laura de Ghetaldi, said.
Tess, currently a junior at
Torrey Pines High School,
has suffered recurrent concussions, twp of which were
major TBIs; the first due to
being hit in the head with
a long board while surfing.
She i s currently part of an
NFL study through UCSD
and has had extensive medical testing to determine the
severity of her head injuries.
"Tess has had CT Scans
and MRI's on her brain;
however, it wasn't until she
had magnetoencephalography (MEG) which revealed
the extent of her injury," Dr.
de Ghetaldi said.
MEG machines have a
diagnosing rate of 90 percent; however, only 20-30
machines currently exist in
the country. CT's and MRI's
diagnose concussions only
about 10 percent of the time,
emphasizing the need f or
MEGs when serious head injuries occur.
Further studies indicate
that those who experience
multiple concussions are atrisk for subsequent concussions and are more likely to.
develop persistent post-concussive symptoms, including depression, which can
have life-long repercussions.
Alarmingly, those who have
experienced a concussion
are three-to-six times more
likely to experience recurrent
concussions.
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2/21 Men's Basketball
V S Concordia
L 78 - 85
2/22 Softball
VS Arizona Christian
W 13-0
W 5-1
2/22 Baseball
VS La Sierra
W 8 -1
2/23 Softball
VS Arizona Christian
-W 8 - 0
W 12-1
2/23 Men's Basketball
VS Bethesda
W 96 - 76
2/24 Baseball
VS La Sierra
L1 -3
W 4-3
2/26 Women's Golf
1 st place/8 teams
3/1 Softball
V S Arizona Christian
W 11 - 0
V S Hope International
W 5-0
3/1 Women's Basketball
VS Morris College
W 86 - 50
3/2 Women's Basketball
VS Robert Morris
162-65
3/2 Men's Basketball
VS Voorhees
L 65- 80
3/3 Softball
V S Arizona Christian
W10-1
V S La Sierra
W 8-2
On Feb. 23, Men's basketball played and won their final home game of the season against Bethesda at MiraCosta College. The Cougars ended the 2012-13
season with a 96 - 76 victory and were named the top seed going into the Association of Independent Institutions (A.I J .) Tournament. On March 2, the Cougars
advanced to the semifinals of the A.I.I. tournament where they lost 66-80 vs fourth-seeded Voorhees. The Cougars now must wait until} March 6 at 5:15 p a
to see if they earn an at-large berth for the NAIA National Tournament. Photo by Anne Hall.
Cougar bats come alive in sweep of vi siting Ashford
BY ALEX FRANCO
S PORTS E DITOR
The offensive struggles
appear to b e over now for
the CSUSM baseball team
as they trounced the visiting Ashford Saints Monday,
March 4 in San Marcos.
The cougars scored a combined 22 runs in the double
header, in what Head Coach
Pugh called their best performance of the season by far.
"We really swung the bats
better today than we have
all season, I knew we better
than what we were showing." Pugh Said. "Hitting is
one of those things that's just
contagious, one guy gets hitting and they all s tart."
And that it was, as the hit
totals hit double digits in
3/7 Baseball
VS Ashford at 1:30 p.m.
3/8 Softball
VS William Jessup
at 1:30 p.m.
3/9 Baseball
V S Sioux Falls (DH)
at 11 a.m.
3/10 Baseball
V S Sioux Falls
at noon
3/11 Softball
V S William Woods
at 2 p.m.
3/15 Baseball
Vanguard
at 11 a.m.
contributed another three
RBI's going 2-5 and 1-3,
respectively. Catcher Kody
Sepulveda helped the cause
by adding a solo homerun to
straight away centerfield in
the sixth inning.
Game two of the double
header saw more of the same
out of the Cougars with some
added production on the offensive side. CSUSM struck
early and often, with score
six runs in the g ame's first
three innings on its way to a
dominating 14-2 rout of Ashford.
Bentson and Sepulveda
once again jump started die
offense, picking up where
they left off the last game
with first inning RBI's to put
them 2-0.
Pitcher Steve Messner
C SUSM softball is t oo hot t o handle
N o . I t e a m in t h e c o u n t r y d ecimates c ompetition in C ougar C lash
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3/4 Baseball
V S Ashford
W 8-0
W 14 - 2
both games and the runs followed suit. CSUSM won the
first game with a score of 8-0,
as star pitcher James Dykstra
pitched another dominating
lights out game, surrendering only three hits to Ashford
hitters and striking out 11 in
a complete game shutout.
"Pitching was great, James
Dykstra was outstanding especially after coming back
from being sick for a week,"
Pugh said.
The Cougar offense helped
take the pressure off Dykstra
throughout the game striking
first in the third inning off a
Kenny Belzer single to left
that scored Kyle Secciani.
Belzer would finish the game
3-5 with a pair of RBI's.
Fellow teammates Brandon
Bentson and Tyler Bernard
S PORTS E DITOR
CSUSM's very own No. 1
ranked softball team carried
a 10 game winning streak
as the Lady Cougars hosted
Arizona Christian, Hope International and La Sierra for
the two-day Cougar Clash
event.
Friday, March 1 was the
start of the clash when Arizona took first swing at the top
ranked Cougars against AilAmerican Cortney Allen. Allen demonstrated why she is
considered one of the best in
the nation at her position as
she kept Arizona Christian's
bats silent f or four innings on
her way to an 11-1 pitching
record in this early softball
season.
Olivia Lucatuorto began
the scoring in the clashes
opener with an RBI double
in t he first inning to score
Kaitlin McGinley and finish
the game 2-2 with a pair of
R BI's. The offense was powered by right fielder Patricia
Banda who helped bring in 4
of the Cougars total runs going 1 -2 with a double.
CSUSM would win the
game 11-0 and f ace Hope
International in the second
game of day 1. Banda would
once again be the driving
force of the Cougar offense
has she brought in the game's
first 2 runs against Hope International.
Alex Miller led the team
going 3-4 with 2 doubles
and a RBI on the day. Allen pitched another shutout
in game 2, this time going
six innings and striking out
5, carrying the team to 5-0
victory in the first days final
game for CSUSM.
Sunday picked up where
Friday left off when the Cougars would take on Arizona
Christian for the second time.
CSUSM scored a bevy of
runs in the first 3 innings of
the match led by Tani Leasau
and Taylor Ybarra's third inning homeruns that brought
in 2 runs apiece. Ybarra had
a triple on the day as well finishing 3-3 with 3 RBI's beating Arizona Christian 10-1.
Cal State looked to finish
the Clash unbeaten as they
faced La Sierra in the final
clash of the weekend. The
Lady Cougars would have to
fight from behind this time as
La Sierra struck early with 2
runs in the first inning off of
pitcher Allen.
CSUSM would answer
right back with 2 runs of
their own in the bottom of
the first inning with Leasau
belting a double to left field
to score Lucatuorto and
Banda. Alex Miller would
give the Cougars the lead in
the following inning with a
steal attempt of second base
that allow Brittney Guy to
score to put them up 3-2, a
lead they wouldn't give back
winning 8-2.
Leasau and Brogan Hoenisch led the way for the offense both going 2-4, helping
Cortney Allen pick up her
fourth win of the weekend.
Allen pitched both games
Sunday afternoon striking a
total of 8 batters.
"We are a young, growing team and we have some
growing pains right now but
we came away with four
wins this weekend and that's
what's important," Head
Coach Dave Williams said
on his team's performance
this weekend. "We just have
to work on being mentally
prepared the day of the game
and be ready to play."
Coach Williams also says
the young Cougar squad
feels no pressure to perform
and win being ranked atop
the NAIA polls and have
tucked it away and is just
focusing and getting better
each week.
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would hold the Saints offense to one run in his five
innings of work, allowing 3
hits and striking out 7 to secure his second win of the
season.
CSUSM's own Killer B 's,
Bentson, Belzer, and Ber-
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from the plate with a combined 8 R BI's.
The Cougars now stand at
11-1 on the season going into
the March 7 rematch against
Ashford, once again at home.
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Champions on Campus: X uan Santos
Sociology o f the u nderdog meets Cal State San Marcos
B Y B OBBY RJYERA
world that plagued Professor
Santos and I was sure he had
stories to share that I wanted
After leaving school thir- to hear.
teen years ago» I returned
Professor Santos was
as a student in 2012. I was polite and asked me what
caught in signing up fQr subjects I was interested in
courses late, so I had to do studying. He then asked me
what everyone on campus to walk with him outside
is familiar with and crash the first floor of the buildclasses. Since I planned on ing where we could chat. For
majoring in Sociology, I be- the next forty minutes, I was
gan talking to students I met educated in theories and conand asked them what profes- cepts that could be reviewed
sor they recommended for in future social research I
classes. As I gathered names, attempted. The more ProfesProfessor Xuan Santos was sor Santos spoke, thé more I
reiterated the most by stu- was embarrassed. I had done
dents. This prompted me to what I never thought that I
stop by h is office and see if it could do, stereotyping this
was possible to get into one man who was now giving
of his classes.
me his time and teaching me
As I roamed the fourth on the walkway of the Sofloor of the Social Behavio- cial Science building near a
ral Science Building, I got bridge. He shared his past
lost looking f or Professor of growing up in the Los AnSantos. I asked an unknown geles area known as Boyle
man if he knew where Pro- Heights, the same area I refessor Santos* office was member visiting years ago,
located. He responded, seeing many gang members
"What's it to you?" I looked and poverty. The bridge we
at him and saw him wearing sat by was a metaphor for
Stacy Adams shoes, as well his entry into the scholarly
as a pressed Pendleton shirt world of sociology. He told
and a brim hat. From my life me about his move to North
experiences, I thought I was County and how he wanted
talking to someone either on to see if he would be racially
parole or probation. I told stereotyped as he had been in
the unknown man that I just the past.
wanted to see if I could get
"So I shaved my head and
into one of Professor San- let my tattoos be exposed
tos' classes. I turned around, when I went out. It was pretty
and as I was walking away, surprising the looks I got and
the male turned to me and how I was treated differently
said, " I'm Xuan Santos and when I went into a store. I reI 'm just messing with you." alized that San Diego North
Messing with me was un- County was like other places
heard of from a professor. that I 've visited and bias is
But as I reflect on our ini- all along southern Califortial meeting, I realize that I nia," Santos said.
had walked into the biased
As the conversation conSENIOR STAFF WRITER
tinued, I realized he was far
superior to me in intellectual
thought, and I felt like I was
sitting in his classroom. He
spoke to me not as a professor, but as a new friend. I also
noticed something else unusual. Students were walking
up to him and shaking his
hand when saying hello.
Within the time he allotted
me in conversation, he had
at least twenty-five students
approach us and greet Professor Santos. It was as if I
was momentarily with a rock
star that was sharing with me
the gift of music. The music
Santos was sharing was critical thought within criminology and I was quickly becoming a f an.
After the recent success of
Father Boyle's visit to our
campus last month, I wanted
to talk to Professor Santos
about the event and his connection to youth gang issues.
Professor Santos considers
Father Boyle his mentor as
well as his friend. In addition to this, he told me how
he went to UC Santa Barbara and CSU Los Angeles,
where he majored in Sociology. One of his biggest motivations to succeed was a
teacher that he had in high
school.
"I was a smart ass and
thought I was funny and
trying to be cool. Mr. Peter
LaFarga talked to me about
going to college. He was the
first to sit me down and talk
seriously about what my f uture could hold. I had many
friends I grew up with that
were dying on the streets.
What separates myself from
many of my friends was that
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I would always finish my
homework before I went out
to hang out with them and
the street credit I developed
living in Boyle Heights.
Homework was a priority
for me and friends who were
closest to me respected that
and understood," Santos
said.
- As he spoke, it was evident
how much he loves the area
of Boyle Heights and how
much he missed many of the
people he grew up.
"When I got to college, I
was amazed at how bright
the students were. It was uncomfortable for me to speak,
because I spoke differently. I
also dressed differently and
felt out of place. One day
a professor called me out
in class to answer the three
forms of government. Everyone looked at me and I felt
embarrassed that I couldn't
answer him. He thought I
was being disrespectful and
taking up space in his class
so he threw me out. I left the
classroom and was upset because I knew the answer, but
felt it didn't matter to anyone
in that class. I stood outside
the door and didn't want
to walk away from school.
I came back in and yelled
out Judicial, Executive, and
Legislative. Everyone stood
up in class and started clapping for me. The professor
apologized and had me take
a seat back in class. I then
knew that I could actually
be a college grad someday,"
Santos said.
"I was really inspired
by Professor Santos in his
youth gang class, him having
so much knowledge as he
Xuan Santos (right) with artist Saul Figueroa (left) at the opening of the "Incarceration, Liberation, Imagination" exhibit in
Kellogg Library. Photo courtesy of Office of Communications.
shares his experience reference racial profiling and stereotyping," Santos' former
student Erica Dawson said.
"The students see Professor Santos as someone who
cares about them and wants
them to succeed, not just in
the classroom but out in the
world. He's a role model
that the students see as being real and someone who
is creating positive change
for our local communities,"
Santos' current student Jose
Martinez said.
"Xuan Santos has an incredible connection to students that is profound. His
gut level of experiences in
life and his reaching out
to community through his
teaching and understanding is unmatched. He sits in
many group sessions with
our students and is part of the
process of change," Director
of the Hannity Foundation in
Vista, Dwain Rogers said.
"My instruction is to connect students and understanding the difference from
people that struggle every
day. I speak on spoken word
as a means of education in
bringing in the invisible,
the voiceless, and the oppressed," Santos said.
" I'm seeking out a career in law enforcement and
have been on numerous rides
along with police officers.
Xuan Santos has the ability
to dispel the stereotype and
return respect and dignity
to a group of people whose
only violation is that they are
part of a lower socioeconomic level," Dawson said.
From my own experiences
with Professor Santos, I can
agree with Dawson and the
many others who speak so
highly of him. While I have
tried for three semesters to
take Professor Santos' course
on youth gangs, the class always fills up within a few
days. This semester was no
exception, the course becoming full before I could even
register. I 'm now realizing
that with one semester left, I
might not be able to take any
of his courses before I graduate. Is it unlucky on my part
that I can't get into his class,
or is he still messing with
me?
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neighbors knocking on y our door. It is a very simple recipe t hat
makes a delectable addition t o y our dinner table, o r maybe just an "I
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C OPY EDITOR
Many students are aware
of the CSUSM LGBTQA
Pride Center on campus, but
there is also another club that
shares a similar name: the
LGBTQA Club.
The LGBTQA Pride Center, located in Commons 201,
is described as a "welcoming
and inclusive space for all
students, staff, faculty, and
friends to socialize, study,
make new friends, and build
community."
The area is open to all who
are interested and openminded, or even curious
about the environment that
is present here. The Center
is a host to many in-house
events, such as discussion
groups, game nights and
movie nights, with an occasional night of karaoke to
spice things up. Whether you
are looking for information
or simply a place to hang out,
Pride Center
California State U niversity San M arcos
this is an option available to
students.
The LGBTQA Pride center is open from 8 a.m. to 8
p.m. Monday - Thursday,
and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
on Fridays. For more information about the center and
events, stop by at any time
during those hours.
The LGBTQA Club is a
student org that is welcoming visitors and members
as it continues to grow over
time. Their goals are to promote a safe environment for
all students and staff, as well
as to educate students on issues relating to the LGBTQ
community. The club also
has hopes to advocate f or a
more comprehensive LGBT
curriculum and generate a
larger field of understanding
on LGBT topics.
The LGBTQA Club holds
meetings every Thursday
during U-hour in Kellogg
3010 unless otherwise noted.
For more information about
the club, attendance to the
meetings is open to students
and staff.
While the LGBTQA Club
and the Pride Center share
similarities in purpose, both
have unique experiences to
offer the students and staff
that join them. The meetings
are open and they look forward to meeting new people
during the semester.
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of Ireland. Born in Roman Britain, h e w as kidnapped and b rought t o Ireland as a slave a t
t he age of 16. He l ater escaped, b ut r eturned t o Ireland and w as c redited with bringing
Christianity t o its people. In t he c enturies following Patrick's d eath o n March 17,461,
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Amnesty International is
looking for CSUSM students
to join the North County
chapter. Amnesty International provides a great opportunity for criminology or
political science students as
well as students involved human rights and doing good.
Amnesty International is
an international organization
with strong goals to fight injustice and promote human
rights all across the world.
They tackle various issues
like helping those who are
political prisoners in other
countries, travelling to areas
in which there is great ine-
quality on various levels and
the issue of the death penalty
and alternatives to it. They
also address other issues that
affect the overall state of the
world, both on the f rontiines
and behind the scenes.
North County's chapter, Amnesty International
Group 471, is also working
towards the same goal.
"[Amnesty International]
is a non-partisan organization... and tries to get governments to enforce a universal declaration of human
rights," Steve Wiener, Amnesty International Group
471 member, said.
Formed about 25 years
ago, the North County chapter has grown to around 20
members that has bi-weekly
meetings, twice a month.
Wiener has noticed that the
majority of student involvement is on the high-school
level, with few, if any, college students involved. It is
uncertain as to whether this
is due to a lack of student
motivation or knowledge of
the existence of Amnesty International.
"Intrinsically, it's very rewarding. [Students] are welcome to show up for a meeting. We also do educational
events, everything from film
screenings to seminars with
famous speakers talking
about a human rights issues
in North County. I 'd encourage sociology and history
Shamrock Shindig
SENIOR STAFF WRITER
Once again, it's the time of
year when the Irish spirit
can be felt all over
campus, and ASI is
more than happy to
make use of the opportunity to put on an
event in celebration.
On Thursday, March 14,
ASI plans to hold its annual
Shamrock Shindig during
U-Hour. In celebration of S t
Patrick's Day, there will be
an explosive party thrown
in front of Kellogg Library,
complete with free
food, dancing, potatoes, performers
and an appropri-
ately large amount of the
color green.
This enormous celebration of everything Irish has
proven fantastically popular with students in the
past, with over 200
students in attendance each year
for the past several events. Free food
has been one of the
major contributors to the
event's popularity.
"It's definitely a celebration you don't want to miss.
It will certainly bring out
the Irish culture,"
Sh a mr o ck
Shindig coordinator Kathleen Atienza
said.
Most exciting
about this particular "shindig"
is the feature of
dancers from the
local Rose Academy of Irish
dancers, who will be
performing traditional
Irish dances for the
gathered students. In
addition to this, they
have volunteered to give
a brief tutorial on Irish dance
for students who may want
to join in.
Overall, it is an easy and
convenient opportunity for
students to be a part of the
Irish spirit on campus while
having plenty of food and
f un in the process.
from the international headquarters in London or the
international
headquarters
in D.C., a human rights prisoner, always in an external
country, never on behalf of
someone in the same country. Amnesty International
doesn't work on behalf of
felons," Wiener said.
For more information on
Amnesty International, visit
www.amnestyusa.org on the
international level or www.
amnesty471.org for local information.
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The actions of each chapter of Amnesty International
varies, but the central mission remains the same.
"Every chapter is assigned,
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Studying Abroad
An ideal addition t o the avid
student's college experience
BY RYAN D OWNS
SENIOR STAFF WRITER
College is meant to be a
time for students to go outside their comfort zone and
learn more about the world by
travelling to a new country.
For those who may be
interested in this, there is
CSUSM's Study Abroad
Program, the campus's proud
organizer of exchange programs between CSUSM and
foreign schools.
"Practical benefits are
many for studying abroad.
It's a resume builder, it can
give you a competitive edge
when talking to prospective
employers," Study Abroad
Coordinator Tiffany Gabbard said.
There are a variety of
programs designed to cater
towards students' desired
schedules. The most popular is the semester exchange,
which is a single semesterlong exchange to a school
in a foreign country. Other
programs can run as short as
two weeks or as long as a full
academic year.
Studying abroad is incredibly flexible and designed to
work with both the student's
time and money. Many of the
transfer schools-that students
can choose from also speak a
fair amount of English.
"There are different fee
structures in place for shorter-term programs...we try
to be aware of our student's
needs. For the semester exchange and year-long programs, you are essentially
paying the same tuition you
would here," Gabbard said.
Students who have participated in the study abroad
program have had positive
things to say and found that
they got a chance to explore
themselves and their possibilities.
"Studying abroad was one
of the highlights of my life,"
Lance Rosenberger said. "I
feel I learned and grew more
in my one year abroad than
in my whole time in college."
The process is incredibly
simple questions are welcome at the Office of Global
Education in Craven 3200.
Students can also visit the
Study Abroad page on the
school website: http://www.
csusm.edu/global/, for information on schools that fit
their interests and work for
their majors.
Walk-in hours are from 10
to 11 a.m. on Mondays and
Wednesdays and 3 to 4 p.m.
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review, but you can take they share in preparing their
yourself to different coun- favorite Filipino dishes.
tries around our globe with
Some of Manila Harbor's
a simple walk into a local most notable dishes include
restaurant. Today, we go chicken, pork, fish and beef.
only a few minutes from our The prices of menu items
campus to the Philippines by range from $3.99 (1 item) to
heading to Manila Harbor in $5.99 (2 items). All combo
San Marcos.
orders come with white rice
If you're looking for gour- or pancit (noodles), and
met food and you're faint of all portion sizes are large
heart, this may not be your enough to fill you up.
place. Yet if it interests you
Items such as chicken,
to find affordable, traditional pork adobo (light soy sauce
and tasty Filipino food, then flavored) and lumpia, which
Manila Harbor might be for is similar to a smaller egg
you.
roll, fill the menu. You can
* Filipino cuisine can be de- also choose from about 12
scribed as a fusion of Span- items they cook daily that
ish and Chinese cultures. are showcased in front of
Ideal for food lovers that you which are part of the
enjoy ethnic food, Manila combo selection. We recomHarbor is a restaurant that mend menudo, a stew-like
B Y BOBBY RIVERA
SENIOR STAFF WRITER
Manila Harbor is ideal for food lovers that enjoy ethnic food.
Photos by Anne Hall
dish with pork, potatoes and in the Philippines. It is reccarrots. Another great item ommended for your pocketis Daing Bangus, which is book and satisfies your food
marinated milkfish and is hunger with their large porvery tasty.
tions and favorable cuisine.
Manila Harbor equals Tayo'y magsikain!
great food and an even betManila Harbor is open
ter experience. It gets the every day from 9:30 a.m. to
thumbs up for cost, taste, 6:30 p j n. It is located at 844
locale being within a few W. San Marcos Blvd.* San
miles from the main campus Marcos, CA 92078, phone
and an atmosphere of being number 760-591-9551.
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O PINION
' Zero DarkThirty' Daylight saving time is worth our time
film vs the W orld D ST gives students hope that summer is on its way
B Y JULIANA STUMPP
BY CASSIDY HAMILTON
A & E EDITOR
SENIOR STAFF WRITER
When the historic thriller
"Zero Dark Thirty" was released in theaters on Jan.
11, Oscar buzz quickly surrounded the movie. After all,
it tells the remarkable story
about the fall of the world's
most wanted man, Osama
Bin Laden.
However, with a powerful movie about the United
States government and one
of our country's most inspiring yet haunting stories, a
storm follows about what really happened.
"Zero Dark Thirty" started
off strong by being already
nominated for multiple
awards before it was released
in theaters. However, the film
only won one Golden Globe
award for Jessica Chastain's
performance as brutally
tough and obsessive CIA
agent Maya. At the Academy Awards, the film was
nominated for five awards
but walked away with only
one for Best Achievement in
Sound Editing.
The biggest concern of the
film was the torture scenes
that may or may not have left
moviegoers under the impression that these methods
helped track the military to
Osama Bin Laden. Senators
like Johii McCain, Dianne
Feinstein and Carl Levin
complained heavily about
this issue simply stating that
the methods of torture such
as "waterboarding" did not
result in Osama's death.
Like many movies, and
even the movies that were
nominated for Oscars this
year, are heavily dramatized
for the audiences. "Zero
Dark Thirty" is no exception.
I was recently indulging
in some routine Facebook
poking around when I came
across a friend's status:
"Can we all take a moment
to appreciate the fact that its
5:30 p.m. and its nowhere
near dark. Summers comiiiinnnnng!!!"
As it happens, I already had
With politics aside, "Zero this epiphany just moments
Dark Thirty" was a movie before as I was walking out
that our generation can relate of psychology, my last class
to because we lived through of the week. I had looked out
it. We woke up in elementary in the south/west direction at
school watching those two the beautiful mountains and
towers fall to ashes. We grew apartments behind campus
up in this war where families as the sun was* setting. (If
were broken because fathers, you've never taken the time
mothers, brothers and other to check out this view around
family members died to re- sunset, I highly recommend
claim justice. We discussed you do so. It is worth the dein school if the military had tour.)
been and would continue
Anyways, I commented
to make the right moves or on this friend's status, "I alwhat our president would ways get so happy the first
need to do to end this strug- time I realize this every
gle. We all gathered around
the television in May 2011
to actually believe with our
eyes that Osama Bin Laden
died.
Maybe "Zero Dark Thirty"
Since the first two victims
didn't win big this award were shot to death, allegedly
season because it's too soon by ex-LAPO Christopher
to make a movie about this Dorner on Feb. 3; the scanif there aren't enough faets. dalous case of Dorner has
Or maybe the Academy was gotten everyone up in a tizzy.
dodging more controversy Dorner fled from the cops all
to themselves or the movie over San Diego,finallyfleeitself. Either way, it leaves ing to the snowy hills of Big
the audience unsure of the Bear Mountain. Dorner is
movie's credibility.
said to have murdered four
What do you think about innocent victims, (two of
"Zero Dark Thirty"? Do you them fellow policemen, the
think that it was snubbed other two were the daughwinning awards it was nomi- ter of the LAPO who fired
nated for? Or do you think Dorner in 2008 and her fithat it got what it deserved? ancé), before taking his own
Email your thoughts to cou- life, cornered in an overtaken
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cabin went up in flames,
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savings has become a cultural practice that we cannot
simply abandon at this point.
It is a ritual, a sign of society
emerging from the dark winter months and into the beautiful, lighter summer months.
I will gladly wake up an hour
earlier if it means I can continue to catch the breathtaking views of the sun setting
into the mountains when I
get out of class each afternoon.
the loose gave me a sense
of uneasiness, but thankfully the police were able to
prevent the danger Dorner
posed to others from increasing."
- Features Editor
Katlin Sweeney
"The Dorner case was something that I feel was taken a
bit extremely. Of course,
there was the issue to consider that law enforcement
officers were being targeted
and were quite likely in
greater danger than bystanders, but the lengths gone were
a bit extreme with a few near
misses along the way. Although it did indeed come to
a close, I feel as though the
methods used weren't by the
book and could have resulted
in damage not only to others
but damage to the reputation
of law enforcement in the
area. It could have been handled better, in my opinion,
but the results were more or
less desirable."
- Copy Editor
Keandre Williams-Chambers
Photograph of Christopher Dorner released by the Los Angeles
Police Department.
in San Diego. It was especially shocking when he fled
to Big Bear where I have
traveled to many times over
the years. I feel bad that he
flipped out like that, I can't
image turning psychotic like
that if I was kicked out of
my career. I can totally see
how upset the cops would
if many of their fellow policemen were getting shot
down in cold blood. I think it
ended fairly, it's just too bad
those innocent people had to
die before they brought him
down."
- Opinion Editor
Jessie Gambrell
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The reason we have kept
the tradition all these years
has not changed much since
its initial implementation.
The idea is that people will
preserve energy by waiting
until later to use the lights in
their houses.
While this remains true, I
think it has developed into
something much bigger than
this. Although waking up an
hour earlier certainly sets a
damper on my mornings for
the first week or so, daylight
"Aside from watching the
news coverage of Christopher Dorner surrounded by
police in the cabin in Big
Bear, I did not follow this
story too closely. But based
on what I learned from
watching the cabin go up in "When I first saw the news
flames and what the news alert of ex-LAPO Christoanchors discussed, I 'm glad pher Dorner fleeing the pothat Dorner was caught and lice all across our hometown "Fm not so informed on the
is no longer able to harm county, I was shocked! Noth- Dorner issue but it makes me
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year, haha." This comment
received four "likes" of
presumed agreement from
others, to which one of my
friends replied, "Its one of
those good moments in life."
Simple, but she could not be
more right in my eyes, and
this is precisely why I feel
that preserving the daylight
saving time tradition is entirely necessary to society.
It gives me hope, hope that
summer is on its way, hope
that I can get through the remainder of the school year;
and it brings me joy thinking
of all the good times that lay
ahead in the months of summer — the first sign of this
being the prolonged light.
The tradition of DST (daylight saving time) was actually introduced by Europeans during World War I. The
motive behind this push forward in measured time was
that more hours of daylight
would conserve coal for the
efforts of the war.
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It is unfortunate that officers
in our society could succumb
to such a dreadful fate."
- News Editor
Melissa Martinez
"It was an unfortunate case
that happened, it's a shame
there were so many casualties and that a man was driven to such an extent to exact
revenge on them. I want to
know the whole story behind this and what exactly
went on that we don't know
100 percent about right now
before we make a judgment
on it, but it is a tragedy for
the families and people involved."
- Sports Editor
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BY CHRISTINA BASTIANON
CONTRIBUTOR
There are tons of concerns
regarding studying abroad
and plenty of reasons to turn
away from die opportunity,
So, as a returnee f rom a year
abroad in Florence, Italy, I
wanted to break down these
myths to show that studying
abroad is not only possible,
but also is a great opportunity for students.
The first myth I hear about
all the time is that study
abroad costs too much. This
is false. In my year abroad,
I paid the same tuition cost
as every other CSU student,
My rent was cheaper and I
lived blocks away from Piazza Santa Croce and the infamous Florentine cathedral,
I could buy most of basic
goods each week at the local swap meet while supporting the local merchants
and farmers. Best news of
all, your financial aid travels with you, making it even
more affordable.
The second myth is that
studying abroad can delay
graduation. Again, this is
false. If you plan for your
program, you will study in
your academic major and
minor abroad, often earning just as many units, if
not more, than you would
earn at CSUSM. All coursé
work taken from abroad will
receive academic credit if it
comes from an accredited institution. In your search f ora
program, choose where you
can get the best academics
for your time and be sure to
meet with a faculty advisor
to make sure your courses
correlate to the ones on campus.
The third myth deals with
the host country's language.
While it can be very nerve
racking to go into a foreign
country that speaks a different language, you will be
glad to broaden your perspective once you realize
how language informs culture.
While I was abroad, I took
language courses that helped
me adapt to my new country,
The vast majority of study
abroad options at CSUSM,
require no foreign language
fluency as coursework is offered in English. Don't let
your fears about learning a
new language keep you from
this opportunity. Chances are
your English skills will be
enough to study and travel
abroad. J
Homesickness. is the
fourth myth of studying
abroad. This differs between
each individual, but I found
that with the advancement of
technology, I was still able
to talk to my family multiple times a week. Skype,
Facebook and email helped
me fight my homesickness,
Every time I started to feel
homesick, I planned to travel
somewhere so I could send a
postcard to my family as if I
was traveling in their honor;
cheesy I know, but it worked,
Beyond this, you will have a
whole new set of priorities
and experiences abroad, so
you may be surprised that
homesickness may not strike
as often.
Lastly, myth number five
concerns safety both abroad
and traveling. Many worry
about the unknown and that
is exactly why this myth exists. Not to say that it's invalid, but we all are uncertain
about what we don't know
and it's understandable. I
definitely worried the first
time I traveled outside of
Florence. I had a complete
itinerary listing hostel numbers, airline numbers, consulate numbers, and other
emergency numbers. I was
well prepared for anything to
go wrong and what I found
was an amazing change of
culture. Everywhere I traveled I found welcoming peopie and in many cases peopie who were interested in
me and where I came from
and wanted to know about
America. The best travelers
are those who are prepared,
yet flexible and open-minded
to where their travels take
them,
Studying abroad for a full
year gave me an unforgettable experience that has
Photographs taken of Christina Bartianon during her year
abroad in Italy. Photos provided by Christina Bartianon
honestly changed my life, opportunities for studying
My experience has lead me abroad, whether you go for
to encourage others to ex- a semester, a year or even a
plore their options and study summer. To* find out more,
abroad. The opportunities check out the programs on
are out there; it's just up to the website: www.csusm.
you to find them. Visiting the edu/global. The world is
Global Education Office is yours; go explore.
the first step in finding these
Cougar asks:
Fact: There are over 850
stairs on campus
B Y ALISON SEAGLE
SENIOR STAFF WRITER
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They see me rollin':
A different perspective t o the
modes of transportation on campus
B Y N ICOLE IGNELL
CONTRIBUTOR
CSUSM is known by another name you may well
be aware o f, "Cal State Stair
Master," due to the hundreds
of stairs the campus has. This
athletic sense of architecture
may seem like the perfect
solution to the "freshman
fifteen" and the "sophomore
twenty" and so on. However,
while these stairs may cut off
those cookie calories, most
people don't consider those
unfortunate few whp are unable to use. this alternative
means of working out.
Take me for example. I
hate stairs. I mean I avoid
them by all means possible.
Whether it's laziness or lack
of motivation to actually get
up and move, I try to avoid
these beautiful stairs at all
cost. Boy, did my appreciation for these stairs change
when I was faced with the
challenge of being temporarily handicapped. My
only way of accessibility is
through the use of elevators
and handicap ramps, which
are inconveniently placed.
Long story short, I was in
a car accident. One week after being in the hospital and
recovering, I stuck out like a
sore thumb when I returned
to school. With a neck brace,
two huge scars on my leg
and one sexy scooter that I
drove around campus in as I
attempted to defeat the long
day ahead. My first day of
classes absolutely sucked. I
had to take an extra 20 minutes to maneuver around
campus, trying to find the
few elevators that weren't
past their safety inspection
expiration date. I got stuck
in an elevator twice, drove
around i n'circles trying to
find ramps, got trapped on
the bridge from the parking lot and had to attempt to
open doors by myself while
operating the scooter. Now
d on't get me wrong, those
nifty little buttons that open
the door for people in my
situation are great, but only
when they are working. Attempting to successfully maneuver around campus is like
solving a Rubik Cube, nearly
impossible unless you know
all the secrets.
I will say one positive thing
about being handicapped; the
Disabled Student Services
(DSS) staff on campus is absolutely outstanding at their
job and exceeded in making
me feel comfortable to come
back to campus after my accident. Anyone who needs
any type of assistance should
go to DSS. The director, John
Segoria, is awesome.
. As a person who is only
temporarily disabled, I am
very thankful that I had help
in getting around campus.
From an insider's perspective on "Cal State Stair Master," I think that the school
should attempt to become
more handicap-friendly. Just
one way the school could accomplish this is to have accessible maps to find all the
elevators on campus. The
blue handicapped push open
buttons are very helpful, and
so they should add more and
make sure they are functioning well.
All in all,4 being temporarily handicapped showed me
the other side of things, and
I hope that other people can
speak up too so some changes can be made to make it
easier for handicapped people to move around campus.
Tani Alkaabi, business:
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Taylor Hart, criminology:
"Caramel mocha"
Megan Guilfoyle, kinesiology:
Iced caramel macchiato with
extra ice and extra caramel"
Sadad Alfkhli, business:
"Caramel latte"
Jazmin Espinoza, sociology:
"Salted caramel mocha, either
frappucdno or hot"
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"Chai tea latte"
Cate Chambers, business:
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THE COUGAR CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6,2013
O P I N I ON
Give students a vote on Student'Success* Fee
B Y MELISSA MARTINEZ
N EWS EDITOR
In case you haven't heard,
GSUSM administration is
exploring a "Student Success
Fee," in which they are thinking of charging students a fee
designated to possibly one
or more of four categories:
course sections, advising
and career support, academic
support and student life and
recreational opportunities.
As a student, offering more
course sections and academic support seems like a fresh
breath of air, however, I do
not understand why we, the
students, should pay more to
receive these resources that
have yet to be determined.
The CSUSM website dedicated to the Student Success
Fee states, "Why a Student
Success fee?" and further
says: to help ensure students
graduate in a timely manner." This is something every
student will benefit from,
however, how will charging
us money that could« potentially go to campus recreation help me to graduate a
semester early, as the presentation states? I understand
the importance of academic
support and being involved
on campus. However since
most of us aren't able to afford the tuition and fees now,
we are all going to be too
busy working extra hours to
make rent, tuition and now
our "student success fee."
Yes, some of us get financial
aid but what about those students who don't benefit from
financial aid? Don't make us
pay another fee without asking first.
The "success" fee was first
introduced last semester and
there were two open forums
providing information on
the fee on Feb. 26 and Feb.
27, with another one slated^
March 12. In the presentation provided at the Feb 27
forum, I felt that the information highlighted only the
benefits of the success fee,
skewing the information in
favor of students. Honestly,
I feel that this "success"
fee presentation is trying to
make the students believe
that it is up to us to pay for
these resources.
The presentation also
showed that in 2013/2014, if
approved, the student "success" fee, would start at $175
a semester, then move up to
$225 a semester in 2014/15,
and then rise once more to
$275 a semester in 2015/16.
My question is why the in-
crease?
What also caught my eye
was the survey that was so
generously offered on the
website. Now, if you are a
student, faculty or administrator, you are able to complete the survey and in completing the survey, you are
asked which departments
you would allocate $100, assuming the fee is approved.
Not "do you oppose or approve the student success
fee?" When I tried filling out
the survey, I put $0 in each
of the categories and stated
my opinion iti the following forum. I was not allowed
to submit because I did not
properly distribute a $100
total: This makes me wonder
whether the forum following
the survey is even considered
since regardless if you agree
on the success fee, you must
distribute a total of $100
amongst the presented options.
If you are serious about
stating your opinion, I suggest filling out the forum
on the "Send Us Your Feedback" page, however, if you
do not agree with the fee, you
cannot properly complete the
survey, without deciding that
certain departments should
receive a certain amount of
money.
However, if you'd like to
ask administrators directly
about the fee at the open forum, you can't because those
providing the forum only
represent the administrators
and information regarding
the fee. When asked questions regarding the fee at the
Feb. 27 forum, Student Affairs spokeswomen Bridget
Blanshan announced that
debate of the fee is not welcome to multiple students. If
you want to raise your voice,
take the survey! Tell them
where you want the money
to go, even if you don't want
it to go anywhere! The survey instead should include a
choice of whether students
agree. I heard at the Feb. 27
open forum that the reason
this was not taken to a vote
(a guideline in implementing
a student fee at any CSU requires either a vote frdm the
students, a referendum or an
alternative consultation) was
because it was believed that
they would not receive proper feedback.
The CSUSM website dedicated to the Student Success Fee states, "President
Haynes determined that the
use of alternative consultation was more appropriate
than a student fee referendum. This decision was
based on the consistently low
voter turnout the campus has
experienced during ASI elections and other fee referendums held on campus."
However, I believe that
had the students been given
an opportunity to vote, they
would receive appropriate
feedback and that was proved
with the results of Proposition 30. Because proposition 30 affected money, students cared. I don't believe
the case is different with
CSUSM students. Offering
an alternative consultation
rather than a vote is a way
for CSUSM to get what they
want from students without
giving them the respect of a
voting opportunity.
Maybe this "success" fee is
important; maybe it will benefit our campus more than it
will take away from students.
However, does CSUSM believe that .proposing a "success" fee without first allowing students to vote is the
right way to do this?
For example, students are
currently charged for the
building of the Student Union. This does not infuriate
students because we know
exactly where the fee is dis-
tributed. From what students
understand about the success
fee is that it's being proposed
and administration has yet to
decide which department(s)
on campus will benefit from
this fee.
This fee was approved at
multiple CSUs. For example,
at Cal Poly Pomona, there
is information on exactly
where and how the fee will
be distributed. Their website
even offers a fee breakdown
of where the fees will be disbursed each year (csupomona.edu/~studentsuccessfee/
faq.shtml#faql). I believe if
CSUSM offered us the same
information as well as the
right to a vote, the success
fee may be approved and
even supported by students
Even the university .admits
on its website, on a page listing the pros and cons of the
success fee proposal that
without a vote "there is not
a way for students to reially
say NO to the fee." That is
a pretty big disadvantage
when you're asking students
for more money; it's taking
away the opportunity for students to have a voice.
I encourage all students
and faculty to attend the forum at U-hour, March 12 in
Arts 240.
Since 2007, the State appropriation to C SUSM has been cut by
approximately $20 million or 20 percent, while the number df
students has increased by approximately 20 percent
The budget reductions of the past five years have seriously
undermined the ability of our campus to maintain the current
levels of student support.
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Incarceration, Liberation, Imagination
other young men and women; those who suffered like
me. But it seems that the
The third floor of Kellogg language of love comes from
library has been witness to deep inside and has touched
plenty of fascinating art ex- my h eart... "
hibits over the many years,
Figueroa visited the cambut there has yet to be a spot- pus earlier this month to
light quite like this.
oversee the transfer of his
CSUSM's most trafficked work. His paintings deal
art gallery is currently play- with a litany of themes from
ing host to the work of S^ul his life including his sincere
Figueroa, a painter who uses Christian faith, his time in
his checkered past, and his prison and his hard life in
overcoming of it, to inspire Oceanside. He hopes his
others. The artist in question, work will strike a chord with
Figueroa grew up in Oceans- others who may have experiide and joined gang life f rom enced a similar life.
an early age, eventually doEspecially proud of the
ing time in prison. While exhibit is the coordinator,
incarcerated, he focused on Melanie Chu.
painting using the limited
" It's rare that people get
materials he had available.
a real big second chance to
"I am a believer that [art] do something very different
saved my life and in do- with their lives," Chu said.
ing so saved my family," he
Chu wanted to try somewrote in the Artist's State- thing new with this latest exment available at the exhibit. hibit, using Figueroa's work
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it is to really connect to what Funds, as well as the Arts &
people are learning,in class. Lecture Series, ArtMiles and
So you can learn about gang Charity Wings.
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experience it in a different May 10, and will be open to
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Carly Skeletoyer, known
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San Marcos musician with a
ukulele and admirable musical talent.
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life, with her childhoodspent being involved in choir
as well as taking vocal and
piano lessons. Eventually
moving up to perform in musicals and singing for special
events.
Skeletoyer taught herself
the ukulele, what could be
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her stay in New York as part
of an AmeriCorps program
where she ran choir and hiphop clubs in an elementary
school in the Queensbridge
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had the opportunity to play
with a full band at venues
around San Diego and even
tour the West Coast to Seattle
and back. She has even begun working on a full-length
album of original songs.
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describes her style as one
that carries a basic pop/folk
structure.
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Skeletoyer said, while going over past performances
with a full band alongside
her. "There are some R&B
and country numbers in there
too, though. I like to mix it
up."
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described as a personification of internal thoughts.
" I'd also like to think that
it wouldn't necessarily be
my diary," Skeletoyer said,
noting that she herself is her
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A red carpet walk: The guest's view at the 2013 Academy Awards
terviews and paparazzi taking pictures, guests still get
FEATURES EDITOR
to walk on the red carpet
It is the feeling that comes along with the celebrities.
You are greeted by the
when you are surrounded by
hundreds of people, cameras sounds of flashing cameras
are documenting your every and hundreds of fans screammove and you are trying not ing the names of their favorite actors. While walking
to trip over the red carpet.
You are not a celebrity, alongf guests get a behindbut being at the Academy the-scenes look at what goes
Awards gives you a taste on before the cameras start
of what it feels like. Pull- rolling. You see Mario Lopez
ing up to the Dolby Theatre and Kristin Chenoweth readentrance, hundreds of lim- ing f rom the teleprompter for
ousines surround you. You their respective networks,
stand in line, walk through Rico Rodriguez from "Mod,,
security and then find your- ern Farnily standing in the
self at the beginning of the crowd to keep their energy
red carpet. While a rope and pumped and watch managa dozen security members ers escorting their clients
stand in between you and the down the carpet. Celebrities
portion of the carpet that is like Adele, Charlize Theron,
dedicated to conducting in- Anne Hathaway, Chris TuckBY KATLIN SWEENEY
er, Joseph Gordon-Levitt
and Hugh Jackman pause
less than foot in front of you
to wave to their fans in the
stands directly behind you.
Some celebrities like Chris
Pine even step over to your
portion of the carpet to take
pictures with their fans. Others like Daniel Day-Lewis
choose to walk on the side
that is not bombarded by
cameras, putting him less
than two inches away from
you.
As you walk towards the
end of the carpet, you find
well-known television personalities like Kelly Ripa
and Robin Roberts waiting
to conduct interviews with
anticipated award presenters
like Halle Berry. Since this is
the part of the carpet where
the rope ends, celebrities and
the other guests are now able
to walk side-by-side as they
enter the Dolby Theatre. You
find yourself bumping shoulders with Jennifer Hudson
as you walk up the steps of
the building and having seats
next to the filmmakers who
created "Life of Pi," "Django
Unchained" and "Beasts of
the Southern Wild."
When the show starts, you
experience Jennifer Hudson's powerful voice firsthand, see the cast members
of "Les Miserables" perform
"One Day, More" and hear
Anne Hathaway's acceptance speech. From the first
balcony of seats, you are surrounded by a crowd jumping to their feet when Ang
Lee wins the Oscar for Best
Katlin Sweeney and cousin standing on the red carpet at the Feb.
24 Academy Awards. Photo provided by Katlin Sweeney
Director for Life of Pi and breaks are restricted to durcan look below you to see ing commercials, and unless
Bradley Cooper and Jennifer you make it back to your
Lawrence walking around seat before they end, you are
to talk to their friends in the locked out of the audience
surrounding seats. You learn until the next break.
that bathroom and snack W ALK CONTINUED ON 1 2
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Hey Mr. DJ turn the music up
Breaking down the Red Bull Thre3style University D J competition
B Y ALISON SEAGLE
SENIOR STAFF WRITER
The bass was booming,
the lights were flashing and
the crowd was dancing and
cheering Thursday, Feb. 28
at the Typhoon Saloon in Pacific Beach for the Red Bull
Thre3style University DJ
competition.
The competitors included one student each from
UCSD, SDSU, USD, while
CSUSM had two students
representatives; Alec "T3ch-
F4LL" Pagliaro and Edric
"Reekz" Quintong,
DJ Alec "T3chF4LL" Pagliaro was selected to be. the
first performer of the night,
of which he said, " I've got to
set the bar pretty high," and
acknowledged that it was a
real "privilege and an opportunity" to get to participate at
such an event.
DJ T3chF4LL has performed on many occasions
at the Belly Up Tavern in
Solana Beach, as well as
D J'd at clubs in downtown
San Diego, Los Angeles,
and at events on the CSUSM
campus.
Pagliaro said that the "vibe
and the energy of the club,"
is what pumps him up when
he is on stage performing.
His friend and mentor, DJ
Devon Hodgan came to the
event to support Pagliaro and
listen to his interesting set
transitions.
"His set has a lot of energy
and it's an emotional roller
coaster of genres, and he
might even get you to sing
along a bit," Hodgen said.
DJ Edric "Reekz" Quintong was the fourth artist to
perform at the event. He has
previously competed in the
DJ takeover competition, as
well as at the Red Bull DJ
contest that had taken place
last semester.
Before Quintong's set, his
roommate, Bryant Force,
said he had listened to DJ
Reekz work on his set in the
garage a lot, and "I think he
has a good chance [at winning], and we support him a
Student capstone illustrates the frustrations of dating
B Y JULIANA STUMPP
A & E EDITOR
For those of us graduating in the spring, the term
"crunch-time" is an understatement of how we feel. We
want to make sure that we
complete all of our assignments properly and go out
with a bang as we get ready
to close this chapter and welcome in another one.
For Cassie Chase, a visual
and performing arts major
with an emphasis in theatre,
all of her work during her
college career will be coming to an end. Her capstone
p erformance " Venus i n F u r "
will be premiered for the
public. In the play, she plays
one of the leads, Vanda Jordan, and is producing it as
well.
"Venus in Fur" tells the
story or a director, Thomas
Novachek (played by Christopher Murphy) who is in
search of a female lead f or
his adaptation of the same
titled play about the origins
of masochism in 1870. The
character Vanda Jordan is
an extremely driven, passionate, aspiring actress who
arrives late for her audition.
Thomas and Vanda read the
parts for Sverin Kushemski
and Vanda Von Dunayev, respectively. Soon they cross
the lines of actress and director and explore the boundaries of sexual tension and
power throughout.
"Vanda is eccentric and
intriguing, as she does not
divulge much about where
she comes from or who
she is," explained Chase
about her own character.
Last spring, both Chase
and Murphy were the leads
in CSUSM's "Spring Awakening" which was about a
child's tragedy and discussed
other taboo topics. They both
enjoyed the more adult relationship that is presented
in "Venus in Fur" which is
one of the reasons they were
drawn to the roles and story.
The "Venus in Fur" play
was originally written by
David Ives in 2010 and premiered on Broadway in 2011.
"My personal inspiration
for choosing such a script
was to use a small cast of
reliable people in a play that
pushed the envelopes in an
intriguing way," Chase said
• about her inspiration to have
her adaptation of the play. "I
have a preference for comedy, and this play has a dark
tone that I love. Christopher
and I were interested in the
depth, intensity and passion of these characters."
While the play may have
dramatic themes, students
will be able to relate to certain
situations and feeling that
the characters embody. "The
tension explored is familiar
tension throughout the dating
world today. Mind games,
sexual tension, unsure feelings and traipsing into inappropriate territory is touched
upon," Chase said. "On
some level, I think students
will understand the tension
felt between two people who
meet and ignite each other."
"Venus in Fur" is directed by Justin Levine as a
guest director and an artist
in the visual and performing arts department. The
play will be playing at 7
p.m. on March 8 and 9 in
Arts 111. Admission is free.
Hitting the shelves March 12 and 15
B Y JULIANA STUMPP
A & E EDITOR
3/15 " The 20/20 Experience' by
3/12 "Life of Pi"
Based off of t he N ew York
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Sex
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studio album a fter "Future Sex/
nominated f or eleven Academy
Love Sounds" back in 2006, t he
Awards including Best Picture and
f ormer 'NSYNC f ront man made
Best Director. Piscine Molitor "Pi"
t he move t o RCA Records t o reßi
Patel is t he only survivor of a shipcord this new album. Performing
^'mmmm m w r e c k t hat killed his e ntire family.
"Suit and Tie", " Pusher Love Girl"
Along f or t he ride a cross t he Pacific O cean in a life b oat is and " That Girl" a t t he Grammy Awards a few weeks ago, it
a bengal tiger named Richard Parker. Filled with creative im- is needless t o say fans a re excited f orTimberlake's r eturn t o
agery and powerful scenes,"Life of Pi" promises an epic story. t he music industry.
3/12 "Rise of t he Guardians"
T he Guardians comprise of Santa Claus (Alec Baldwin),Jack Frost
(Chris Pine), Easter Bunny (Hugh
Jackman) and t he Tooth Fairy (Isla
Fisher) in this fantasy a dventure
film. Nominated f or Best Animated Feature a t t he Golden Globes
this year, t he holiday favorites fight
Pitch t he Boogeyman (Jude Law) f rom frightening children
with fear. A movie good f or t he w holefamily,n o m atter w hat
t ime of year it is.
3/12 " The N ext Day"
by David Bowie
This year, David Bowie will be
adding a 24th album t o his collection. A d ecade a fter his last album,
"Reality" he announced this current album on his 60th birthday
in January.The C D is already available f or pre-sale on iTunes and
t he single titled " Where A re W e Now?" made t op 10 o n t he
music c harts w hen it was released.
W ALK FROM I I
does not mean they are not
vital members of the film industry.
Sitting with these men and
women gives you the opportunity to see the people
that create the sounds, sights
and costumes that make that
movie you love so great.
While it is incredible to see
the movie stars in person,
After the show, you find
yourself standing next to
Oscar winners like Brenda
Chapman, one of the two directors for "Brave." You get
to meet Melissa McCarthy,
have Eddie Redmayne walk
past you while looking for
his limousine and meet some
of the filmmakers behind
your favorite movies.
Getting to attend the Academy Awards gives you a real
look at how extravagant of
an event the Oscars is and reminds you of how many people are attending the awards
per movie.
Just because some of these
people are not sitting on
ground level of the theater
the real magic lies within the
people on the roped-off section of the carpet, the filmmakers that spend hours perfecting these films that give
the actors a name.
The Academy Awards is
a whirlwind of an experience that looks dazzling on
television but even better in
person.
Allfivecompetitors at the Feb. 28 Red Bull Thre3style
University DJ competition. Photo by Alison Seagle
though as Red Bull National
lot."
After each of the five DJs Thre3Style San Diego Subhad their 15 minutes to Qualifier winner, DJ Chris
showcase their talents, the Cutz, kept the music blasting
panel of judges chose their and mass of club-goers pulswinner: DJ Eric Love from ing into the wee hours of the
SDSU. The party continued morning.
THE SHUjihLE
B Y KEANDRE WILLIAMS-CHAMBERS
C OPY E DITOR
It's hard t o believe that w e have only been in
school for a bit more than 30 days when it actually feels we've been back for 30 months. W i t h
the tedium of classes and other stressors in o ur
daily lives, w e present you with a de-stressor
playlist that consist of low-energy songs with
just enough hook t o keep you from falling asleep
on your homework but t o calm the nerves and
ease the mind.
"Out My Mind, Just in Time"
By Erykah Badu
This soothing track from the Neo-Soul artist, Erykah Badu,' is sure t o calm with its jazzy
feel and sweet undertones of lové and deep
emotion. Although it is lengthy at a good 10
minutes long, the time is sure t o pass by while
absorbing this closing track from her fifth studio
album, " New Amerykah Part Two (Return of the
Ankh)."You might even find yourself wondering
if you've listened t o more than just one song.
"I Love the Rain"
By The Real Tuesday Weld
Though it may not be raining outside, you might
find yourself wishing it w ere with this upbeat
track that is surprising in its ability t o put the
mind at ease with more pleasurable thoughts
about the weather outside. W hether it be in humor at the heat o r reminiscence of chill, queue
this song up and you'll find yourself wanting a
good rainy day.
"Rewrite (Adem Remix)" By Sia
H ere is a song that presents a calm and intriguing air about it from this Australian singer-songwriter that is part of the genius behind some
songs w e all know, such as " Diamonds" sung
by Rihanna and "Blank Page" sung by Christina
Aguilera.This track shows a beautiful blend of
the voices of Sia Furler and English singer Adem
llhan.
"Distractions" By Zero 7
W hether o r not you focus on the lyrics, it is
a good song t o get lost in and perhaps even
daydream in. Just*a w ord of caution: if you think
the ideal is portrayed in this song, you'll be
quite surprised by the flip side of every verse.
That dreamy smile might just come t o a quick
thoughtful expression on your face.
"Beast" By Agnes Obel
Take a listen t o this delightful piece by Danish
singer/songwriter/pianist Agnes O bel, and let
yourself get lost in thé ideal this ¡song can drop
you into. Some describe it as hypnotic, with a
sweet spell cast on the listener until the final
second.The contrast between the piano background and the lyrics is—dare I say, haunting.
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Amnesty International
campus safety
daylight savings
election
health
Pride Center
Saul Figueroa
sports
spring 2013
St. Patrick's Day
tuition