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T HE C OUGAR
ISSUE # 1 2
C HRONICLE
W EDNESDAY
V OLUME X L H
A P R 9, 2014
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, SAN MARCOS, INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER
PE ATIBES
SPORTS
3 - This Get Out! column features
the beauty of Batiquitos Lagoon.
6 - Campus Rec heads to Utah for
an exciting way to spend spring break.
8 - We argue for the benefits of
choosing holistic health care.
12 - Stre$$ed. Depre$$ed. But Well
Dre$$ed honors our favorite outfits.
SAE passes ban against pledging for all chapters
CSUSM's California Alpha-Gamma chapter institutes changes with enthusiasm
B Y KATLIN SWEENEY
E DITOR-IN-CHIEF
The nationwide fraternity
Sigma Alpha Epsilon has
made national headlines as
the country's "deadliest fraternity." But, the organization, including CSUSM's
chapter, has moved quickly
to change its reputation.
Last December, bloomberg.com published an article criticizing the fraternity
for the disciplinary actions
that have been taken against
multiple chapters across the
country in* recent years. It
also focused on the nine people that have died in what
were referred to as "events
related to Sigma Alpha Epsilon" since 2006, which
Bloomberg reported as more
than any other fraternity.
This March, bloomberg.
com brought SAE back to.
national headlines when JPMorgan Chase & Co. made
the decision to stop managing the fraternity's investment account due to their
negative reputation. On the
same day that JPMorgan
Photos courtesy of Mike McKinney and Spencer Joseph.
made their decision, SAE's
national president, Bradley
Cohen, announced the fraternity's resolution to nationally ban pledging in all
SAE chapters. The decision,
which had been in discussion
for months leading up to the
announcement, was put into
effect in an effort to eliminate the hazing t hat'often
occurs when fraternities and
sororities are initiating new
members.
The 80 members of
CSUSM's SAE Califor-
nia Alpha-Gamma chapter,
which is currently in its fifteenth year of being active at
CSUSM, have welcomed the
ban with open arms. Chapter President Mike McKinney says that all fraternities
and sororities should follow SAE's example and ban
pledging altogether.
"I love the decision that
the [SAE] supreme council
has made. Our chapter collectively has been in favor of
the ban. We looked at hazing
and saw that it wasn't neces-
sarily an issue at CSUSM,
but since we are a national
organization, we respect and
support it. There needs to be
a change and this will help us
nationally and locally," McKinney said.
While hazing has been a
problem with other SAE
chapters across the country,
the California Alpha-Gamma
chapter has not experienced
the issue firsthand. When
recruiting new members, the
chapter contacts individuals pre-rush, which is stand-
ard for all CSUSM Greek
organizations. In the past,
McKinney said that SAE
would have a rush week during 'the third or fourth week
of school.
"We're going in a new direction; we have to revamp
that whole process. We are
looking to create a closer
bond with potential new
members to have deeper conversations about who they
are and what their goals/ambitions are," he said.
The California Alpha-
issue, including the Association for Computing Machinery.
The ACM is a CSM-affiliated student organization.
According to csusm.edu
links, it is responsible for
putting together "a weekly
lecture series on academic
topics on computer science,
mathematics and entrepreneurship. Additionally ACM
organizes field trips to local
businesses and offers workshops on various topics.
ACM meets every Tuesday
during U-hour in SCI n ,
Room 242."
"It's like DLC for the internet," said Kevin, referring
to the controversial practice
of video game companies
charging extra for downloadable content. "It's just another way for companies to
get more money from clients
who are already paying!"
"It also has a lot to do with
control. If a website is undergoing a copyright dispute;
like if it features a video or
music that the owner has
a problem with,, the cable
company can shut the whole
website down," another student, who wished to remain
anonymous, said.
This naturally carries issue
for many of the Internet's
more popular critics and entertainers, many of who have
dealt with copyright claims
meant to take down their
videos, despite the fact that
they are generally* protected
under satire and critical law.
Nevertheless, a corporatecontrolled Internet could do
a lot of harm to these smaller
businesses.
"[Net neutrality] is important, but growing difficult
with ISP's [Internet Service
Providers] creating a mo-
nopoly. It will be interesting
to see how it all plays out in
the next couple of years," the
President of CSUSM's Association for Computing Machinery, Maxwell Partington,
said.
Chief among these more
financial concerns are the
growing worries over the
anticipated merger between
Comcast and Time Warner
Cable, which could allow
the groups to practically monopolize the cable industry;
which, for the moment at
least, controls the Internet.
The only other option lies
in Cloud computing, which
is very quickly being dominated by Amazon.
The backlash on the Internet is more common, with
Tim Berners-Lee, the man
credited with the creation of
the world-wide-web showing
a large amount of concern.
"When I created the web, I
didn't have to ask anyone's
permission," Lee said during an interview. "Control of
information is hugely powerful. In the US, the threat is
that companies control what
I can access for commercial reasons...there is a very
strong short-term incentive
for a company to grab control of TV distribution over
the Internet even though it
is against the long-term interests of the industry." In
the end, the frightening thing
is how our only option is to
wait and see.
There is however some
dissent to the move for net
neutrality as taken on by the
Federal Communications
Commission.
"The Internet was free and
open before the FCC adopted net neutrality rules. It remains free and open today.
Gamma chapter seeks to
follow the "true gentleman"
principles of SAE to the best
of their abilities.
"I have studied SAE history and rituals, and pledging was actually never in
our founders' beliefs," McKinney said. "Pledging was
introduced after WWII as
a way to educate members
more on the fraternity and
what it meant to be in SAE,
but this wasn't the case for
all chapters."
The bloomberg.com article listed California AlphaGamma as a SAE chapter
that experienced one of the
nine fraternity-related deaths
since 2006. McKinney explained that while the individual was a member of SAE
that passed away in 2009, the
death was not directly associated with the organization.
"We took that [article]
with a heavy heart, but we
understood that as reporters they were just trying to
get all of the information
possible " McKinney said.
"We focus on our Minerva
Student group weighs in on net neutrality
B Y RYAN D OWNS
SENIOR STAFF W RITER
In Issue 10 printed on
March 5, 2014, the article
"Demolished Net Neutrality unlikely to hurt customers" discussed the Supreme
Court's decision to end net
neutrality and the effects it
will have on the layperson
of average socioeconomic
status.
Those who have taken notice have a variety of opinions on the change, many of
which are negative. There
have been critiques concerning the fact that little press
has discussed how cable
companies are permitted
to charge popular websites
to use their bandwidth. On
campus, several students
were willing to talk about the
SAE continued on page 10
Net neutrality has always
been a solution in search of
a problem," FCC Commissioner Ajit Pai, one of two
Republicans on the Commission, said.
Some argue that the legal
action is unnecessary and
some that it is an attempt
for the government to claim
more power.
"Republicans have opposed the FCC's attempts
to enact net neutrality rules,
arguing that the Internet has
thrived because it has been
free from government regulation," Jim Puzzanghera reported in the LA Times.
It does remain clear that
without net neutrality, businesses like the less than six
major companies that control
cable, can strangle bandwidth and loading speeds of
content as they seefitand order search results similarly.
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T HE C OUGAR C HRONICLE, W EDNESDAY, APRIL
Sarah Hughes
cougarchron.news@gmail.com
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. Two non-scientific surveys
of convenience were conducted online and in-person
at CSUSM to measure how
the San Marcos and online
communities feel about the
use of Photoshop in magazines.
Done as a follow-up to
Alex Maravillas' article in
issue eight, Feb. 5, 2014,
the surveys shed light on
CSUSM perception of magazines and body image. There
were some differences between the online and in-person survey responses.
The online survey conducted Jan. 23 to Feb. 24, using
the "online survey platform"
surveymonkey was distributed online through various
Facebook pages, emails and
had a link placed in a previous article. The in-person
survey was administered
Feb. 20 and Feb. 24, on paper surveys to individuals on
campus, in classrooms, near
the Clarke and the University Student Union. Most of
the respondents were young
students. Both were samples
of convenience and were
anonymous/There were 40
total participants in the online survey and 102 total
participants in the in-person
survey.
In the online survey there
were 27 female participants
who responded, 10 male participants and three individuals who skipped the question
identifying gender. In the
in-person or physical survey,
there were 58 female participants, 38 male participants
and six who declined to state
or left their gender blank.
Differences:
Participants physically at
CSUSM reâd magazines
slightly more than the participants in the online survey.
The most chosen answer in
the online survey for "How
often do you read magazines
that use Photoshop or retouched photos?" was "Not
at all often" online, selected
by 25 percent of participants.
The most chosen answer in
the physical survey was a
tie between "Slightly often"
with 24.24 percent choosing
this response and "Not at all
often" with 24.24 percent
choosing this response.
Although both groups
claimed to have "good selfesteem," the participants who
were physically on campus
rated themselves lower than
the online group. The most
chosen ratings to the question "To what degree do you
agree with the statement, "I
am a very attractive person"
on a scale of 0 to 10, 0 being completely disagree, and
10 being completely agree",
online were eight (33.33 percent), seven (17.95 percent)
and ten (12.82 percent).
The most chosen ratings to
the same question in-person
were seven (28.86 percent),
eight (22.68 percent) and six
(11.34 percent).
Similarities:
Both groups read for the
same primary reason, entertainment: online (32.50
percent), in-person (29.26
percent).
Both groups claimed that
they took the information
presented in fashion magazines "not at all seriously
- nothing in a fashion magazine is truthful." Online participants chose this response
58.97 percent of the time. Inperson, 48.51 percent chose
it. Both groups perceive the
general population as taking
fashion magazines "moderately seriously," with online
choosing this response 48.72
percent of the time and inperson participants 40.20
percent. This means that par-
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ticipants believe other people generally take magazines
more seriously than they do.
Most participants said they
had good self-esteem. The
rates were comparable, with
a 76.92 percent majority
online and 79.41 percent inperson majority saying they
had good self esteem.
Participants were asked,
"In your opinion, on a scale
of 0 to 10, 0 being the least
attractive, and 10 being the
most attractive, the average
person in a magazine rates
as what number?" Rates between the two groups were
similar, but the orders were
different. Online the ratings
chosen were nine (34.21 percent), eight (28.95 percent)
and ten (18.42 percent). Inperson ratings chosen were
nine (28.12 percent), ten
(23.95 percent) and eight
(14.58 percent).
When asked to rate their
same sex closest friend, both
groups chose the same top
three numbers of nine, eight
and seven in the same order.
Online rated their "bestie"
as a nine (26.32 percent), an
eight (23.68 percent) and a
seven (18.42 percent). Similarly, In-person participants
rated their "BFF" as a nine
(23.65 percent), an eight
(18.27 percent) and a seven
(17.20 percent).
Many participants were
advocates against measuring their bodies against what
they saw in magazines.
"Models in magazines are
unnatural and often touched
up so to compare them to
oneself is unrealistic and
impossible to reach," one
participant answered in the
in-person survey.
"I believe everyone is
beautiful in their own unique
way. There is physical beauty and beautiful personalities. I primarily look at fashion magazines in passing
and when I do, it is for the
clothing and make up. I don't
compare myself to the models in negative ways only for
inspiration," another participant answered online:
The two surveys suggest
that people don't take magazines seriously, yet believe
that others take them into
moderately more consideration. Both groups believe
they have good self-esteem.
N EWS
Natural beauty is preferred aesthetic
B Y RACHEL SMITH
STAFFWRITER
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Magazines and advertising
companies are beginning to
give into demands for natural beauty.
Key movements from 2012
on seem to suggest that the
beauty industry is changing
to relieve social problems
associated with low bodyimage. CSUSM's opinion on
the matter is examined.
On Feb. 5, 2014, the Cougar Chronicle released the article 'Reshaping Perception:
The Vogue Image Creating
Controversy' by fashion
columnist Alex Maravillas,
regarding the subject of utilizing Photoshop in fashion
magazines and manipulating
images for unrealistic expectations of beauty.
As image retouching has
been a trend in advertising
for decades, CSUSM students were not surprised
when the Vogue controversy
erupted.
"People these days are
far too much into looks
and should be into learning
more," one student wrote
anonymously in an in-person
survey conducted by the
Chronicle.
"Many magazines, especially fashion magazines do
not portray "average" people. People should not compare themselves to them,"
another participant wrote in
the online version of the survey.
Learning more is exactly
what some magazines are beginning to do. Back in 2012,
a petition with over eightythousand signatures was filed
by a fourteen-year-old girl
against Seventeen Magazine,
hoping to "celebrate every
kind of beauty." This spurred
a movement in many magazines and even advertisements for lines like, Aerie,
American Eagle's lingerie
line that launched in January. This is an astonishing
advancement and may continue in the coming years, as
the need to change negative
perceptions of beauty and the
levels of self esteem, in both
men and women become apparent.
Out of 102 participants in
a survey handed out on campus, 58 female respondents,
38 male respondents and six
who didn't specify their gender, 29.26 percent of people
that read magazines primarily focus on the entertainment.
Also to be noted, many of
the individuals at CSUSM
who took this survey have
a higher opinion of their
friends of the same sex than
they do themselves. Participants were asked to rate
themselves on a scale of one
to 10 on agreeing with the
statement "I am an attractive
person."
The majority of people at
52.57 percent viewed themselves at a seven or lower
and 39.17 percent responded
as an eight or higher. Eight
individuals (8.24 percent)
declined to respond. But
when looking at the attractiveness of their friends,
34.02 percent answered that
their friends of the same sex
were at a seven or lower,
while an overwhelming turnaround showed that those at
eight and above were 56.70
percent.
"Attractiveness sadly determines a lot of how people are treated in life even
if attractiveness is socially
constructed," one survey
participant answered in the
in-person survey.
As seen in a social experiment sponsored by Dove in
2013, a forensic artist drew
portraits of women based on
how they described themselves and how other women
described them. The results
showed something similar to
the results we received in the
survey, the women viewed
themselves as dowdier, sadder and more wrinkled than
they actually were.
The campaign for natural beauty images is growing every day and hopefully
will benefit the self-image of
those to come.
Governor Jerry Brown has declared a state of emergency and urges Californians to conserve water. By Sarah Hughes.
D rought a ffects s tudents directly
B Y ELIZABETH CRUZ
SENIOR STAFF WRITER
Much of California is experiencing exceptional drought
conditions for the third consecutive year, making it the driest
30 months in over 100 years
according to climate.gov. Currently, California is suffering
from depleted amounts of water, as well as below average
rainfall, causing crops to fail.
Such a threat affects all Californians, as food and water may be
at risk. Even around campus,
there are changes one can make
to conserve water.
Drought is defined by Webster's Dictionary as a period
of dryness, especially when
prolonged. Droughts are more
dangerous than dry spells in that
they last longer and can sometimes take decades to fully develop. They are in the top three
threatstoworld population, accordingtoweatherabout.com.
In Southern California, imported water is relied on heavily. Only 20 percent of the water
consumed is local according
to sdcoastkeeper.org. The rest
is imported from the Colorado
River and Sacramento/San
Joaquin River Delta. With those
areas also affected by drought
conditions, Southern Californians have to recognize the
value of conservation.
USA Today reports that President Obama authorized $100
million in drought aidtofarmers in ordertocover the loss of
livestock. He ordered the Agriculture Departmenttoexpedite
applications so farmers can
receive aid in a timely manner.
Obama has also advised federal facilities to limit water consumption.
Governor Brown signed a
$687.4 million dollar package
on March 1 to aid California
during the water crisis, calling it
the worst in modern history for
the state. The bulk of the funding will gotolocal governments
for water conservation projects.
The rest will be giventoCalifornians who need general food assistance and house related assistance as a result of the drought,
as well as the Emergency Water
Fund.
The storm that hit at the beginning of March helped reduce
the risk of wildfires, but did not
bring enough precipitation to
end the droubt. Unfortunately,
most of the snow caused from
the storm will flow into the
ocean instead of into our reservoirs, according to the Union
Tribune.
Adam Allgood of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Climate
Prediction Center anticipates
drought conditions will persist
or worsen in many of the already affected areas.
More efficient equipment can
conserve water and regulatory
practices can monitor human
behavior. Water reused for landscaping can helptosave drinkable water. CSUSM has many
drought-tolerant plants that may
help reduce water used in landscaping.
Students and staff can conserve water at home by simply
waitingtorun a dishwasher until
it isfoil.This can save 10 to 20
gallons of water a day, accordingtothe U. S. Environmental
Protection Agency. For those
without dishwashers, washing
dishes by hand in a stopped sink
or container is an excellent alternativetoletting the sink run.
" Also, turning off the faucet
while brushing teeth or shaving
and taking shorter showers lasting onetofiveminutes can help
the water supply.
�T HE COUGAR C HRONICLE, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9 , 2 0 1 4
Women's basketball
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B Y ALISON SEAGLE
SPORTS COLUMNIST
B Y RESTY GREY
EDITORIAL ASSISTANT
CSUSM women's basketball team finished the season under .500 but they took
home their first A.I.I. Division 1 Championship title.
The Lady Cougars were
allowed the opportunity to
compete in the NAIA championship tournament, but
lost in the first round against
number 1 seed, Vanguard.
Heather Thompson and
MacKenzie Harnett were
named 2014 DaktronicsNAIA-Scholar-Athletes.
"They're also great people, which is what the NAIA
hones in on; balance and
character. You're talking
about two kids that have
great character and they have
their priorities straight,"
Coach Crystal Harris said.
Thompson was named
A.I.I. player of the week earlier this year. According to
CSUSM athletics, she was
the first woman in CSUSM
basketball's history to be
named NAIA All-American
as an honorable mention .
"She deserves it; she's
a double-double every
night," Harris said. "It not
only speaks with her ability to score or just rebound,
it speaks about her entire
game."
Although CSUSM's leading scorer Shirika Miller is
graduating this semester,
Coach Harris has high hopes
for next season. ' .
"We're gonna get better
every game, we're gonna do
better every season," Harris
said. "Through athletics and
through basketball, we're
trying to mentor and teach
them how to be successful,
high functioning and intelligent people."
With almost the entire
team returning for another
season, the sky's the limit for
CSUSM cougars.
The Women's Basketball
team finish their season 1517, but leave their mark in
their final games of the season.
"Winning this Division 1
Title helped put our name out
there," Coach Harris said.
Nestled between Carlsbad
and Encinitas, the Batiquitos
Lagoon offers home to many
birds, fish and other wildlife
as tides sneak in and out of
the lagoon under Interstate 5.
Hikers can often catch a
glimpse of many of these
critters while meandering the
trails and enjoying the fresh
air.
There are many trails to
venture out along around the
Batiquitos Lagoon, but the
main trail has its trailhead at
the end of Gabbiano Lane.
That's also where the Nature Center is located. There
is only a handful of parking
spots specifically for the lagoon but plenty of street
parking is available.
From the trailhead, the trail
turns from paved to dirt past
the Nature Center, but it is
well maintained and relatively fiat. A bit down the path
the trail begins to run along
the Aviara Golf Course but
not close enough to have to
worry about stray golf balls.
At this point the whoosh of
cars from the 5 dissipates
into the chirps of birds sitting in the trees. The distance
from the trailhead. to the
turnaround is 1.66 miles.
There are other places
along the trail that offer access points and parking.
There are no restrooms or
water along the trails, but
there are plenty of benches
for resting and observing the
wildlife. More information
about the Batiquitos Lagoon
Foundation and the Nature
Center can be found at www.
batiquitosfoundation .org.
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Lady Cougars
keep on winning
BY SHAINA PARDO
SENIOR STAFF W RITER
This season the Lady Con*
gars are excelling on the diamond»
With a 22-3-1 record, they
have been racking up wins
all seasons long and nothing
seems to be slowing them
down.
The Lady Cougars' success
can be attributed to both how
they have played and how
they have bonded.
"The team bought into a
family dynamic outlook and
the fact that they are understanding it is okay to fail, but
all that matters is reaction,"
Coach Ledesma said,
According to Junior Genna
Main, this season has been
"nothing but great so far.
"The team is getting better and better each and every
day. Since day one we have
had a sense of camaraderie;
wefindthe holes to get better
and better. Just as coach sayg
we have seven little battles
each game and each game
we take seven little battles
seriously. We have improved
each and every day, when we
work and stay together as a
team we become one u nit"
Main said.
This season the women
have been doing great in
every aspect, especially their
ability to trust a brand new
coach in her first season at
CSUSM. The Lady Cougars
have quite a while to go before they go to nationals in
May.
According to Coach Ledesma, every single game is important and every game is a
new opportunity to be better.
Get Out! photo courtesy of Alison Seagle,
sports photo provided by CSUSM athletics.
Visit at www.csusmcougars.com
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The Paleo diet, in simple
terms, is what the cavemen
ate. If you haven't jumped
on the bandwagon yet, you
might be missing out on
some major health benefits.
This modern nutritional
plan suggests that you'll be
leaner and reduce your risk
for diabetes, heart disease
and cancer.
If our prehistoric ancestors
didn't eat it, diet rules say
you can't either. The paleo
diet involves eating highprotein and high-fiber meals,
without having to count
calories. Foods include fresh
lean meats, fish, fruits, vegetables, eggs, nuts and seeds.
Foods to avoid are anything
dairy. This is because the
Paleo diet (like our ancestors) is all about "huntingand-gathering" type foods.
It does allow for some cheat
days, which is anywhere
from one to three meals per
week. It just depends on how
far you are willing to take
this meal plan.
There has been some research on the health benefits of going paleo, but not
enough to make any conclu-
sions. Some researchers even
go as far as saying this diet
may improve athletic performance, because we are
genetically made for it. The
theory behind this is that our
genes were made to survive
a tough lifestyle in the ancestral age, so by eating as they
did, we may be able to perform to that level as well.
Something to look out for
is missing out on specific
nutrients, such as Vitamin
A, D and calcium from dairy
products. You may need to
take supplements, but before
making any changes to your
diet, talk with your doctor.
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Restaurant Review
Intertwined pleases with food aesthetic
B Y NIKKI THOMAS
RESTAURANT REVIEWER
Intertwined is a romantic
wine bar and bistro located
in the heart of Escondido.
The ambiance is elegant and
traditional, with bohemian
accents that make this newer
restaurant inviting.
There are three different
seating areas for your enjoyment: The first can be seen
as soon as you walk in and
is used for a normal dining
experience, complete with
booths and tables.
As you continue throughout the space, there is a cozy
lounge with plush couches
and hanging lanterns accompanied by a wall filled with
different varieties of wine.
Continuing on towards the
back of the bistro, there is
a full wine bar with bar top
tables that seem great for enjoying some of their Happy
Hour Specials that are every
Tuesday through Friday from
4:00 p JII. to 6:30 p.m.
The menu is diverse and
includes: beginnings, soups
and salads, signature selection entrées, flatbreads, hoodies and a meat and cheese
plate. They alsQ offer some
side additions and a separate
dessert menu.
Their happy hour consists
of $1 off wines and beers,
and on average about $2 to
$3 off appetizers that are
still a full portion. On Wine
Wednesdays they also offer
wine flights ranging from
champagne to whites, reds Delicious desert presentation of pie alamode photographed by Nikki Thomas.
and many more in-between.
The prices vary from $12 to had. It was three pieces of with chives. The meat was
$ 16.
chargrilled dark meat chick- tender and juicy and made to
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Film Studies minor motivates cultural awareness in film
B Y RYAN D OWNS
SENIOR STAFF WRITER
For the last several years,
Professor Rebecca Lush has
served as the coordinator for ^
one of CSUSM's more elusive programs: Film Studies.
With 15 students currently
involved, as well as countless teachers and classes
across multiple disciplines,
CSUSM's film program fea- From L-R: Casey Camp-Horenik, Alex Smith, Rebecca Lush, Andrew
tures classes to instruct stu- Smith, and Ken White. Photo courtesy of Professor Rebecca Lush.
dents on how to understand
and analyze both independ- it will attract the attention of focus on directing or creating
ent and studio films.
those with a mind for film. film, which would belong
However, as Prof. Lush "It provides a great oppor- more in the field of video
was keen to point out, the tunity for students who en- production,
program has a lot of growing joy watching and analyzing Lush is confident that prostill to do, as currently only film," Professor Lush said, viding an education in critia minor is offered. With only who teaches the Children's cal analysis in the film me18 units spanning a wide va- Literature into Film class.
dium is a more than worthy
riety of courses, Lush hopes While there is not a huge endeavor in its own.
"Critical analysis is something that can help people in
multiple walks of life," she
said.
However, the class does
provide collaboration with
the video production program. It also works with history, literature and independent study classes, along with
the obligatory film studies
classes.
"In fact, the majority of
professors in Literature and
Writing are involved with
the program," Lush, who is
also a Literature & Writing
professor, said.
But the program offers far
more to the campus than just
classes. The program also
facilitates film showings on
campus,freefor students.
Recently this included the
Spiked Strawberry-Lemonade Cooler
The perfect spring season beverage
B Y LAUREN HAMMOND
OPINION EDITOR
Spring has finally sprung!
Now is the perfect time to
stay refreshed with a Spiked
Strawberry-Lemonade
Cooler.
Ingredients include:
1.) 3 ounces of your favorite
vodka
2.) VA cup of diced strawberries
3.) 4 leaves of mint, torn in
half
4.) Half a lime, diced
5.) Your favorite lemonade
6.) Club soda or sparkling
water
Instructions:
1.) Place torn mint leaves, diced lime and vodka into a cup. Use a muddle to
muddle the mint and lime into the vodka.
2.) Pour VA cup of diced strawberries into a separate cup andfillwith ice.
3.) Pour about half a cup of lemonade into the cup with strawberries and ice.
4.) Pour muddled mix of vodka, mint and lime into the second glass and
gently roll the ingredients three times.
5.) After rolling the lemonade, strawberries, mint, lime and vodka,fillthe
remaining room of the cup with club soda/sparkling water, gently stir and
then serve!
OR
For non-alcoholic version, repeat instructions but eliminate the vodka and add Sprite
in place of club soda/sparkling water.
From Right: Sample photo of luscious lemonade provided by Lauren Hammond.
independent film Winter in student's involvement with
the Blood, which premiered it.
to a sold-out theater on cam- The Student Media Festipus on Wednesday, March val, which is currently in its
26.
ninth year, will be hosted
It featured a discussion from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
panel with co-directors Alex on May 9 in Arts 111. Stuand Andrew Smith, screen- dents are encouraged to subwriter Kevin White and one mit work they have created in
of the actresses in the film, the last two academic years
Casey Camp-Horenik. Gen- for a chance to win prizes
erally, there is little more and to show theirfilmsto the
than one or two film show- public. Submissions must be
ings a year, but they often sent in by 5 p.m. on May 1.
prove to be popular events. For more information, stuThe program also hosts the dents can go to https://www.
yearly Student Media Festi- csusm.edu/vpa/mediafest/
val, in which students may index .html.
submit and display short For more information on
films or other media created the Film Minor, students may
as assignments for courses look online at http://www.
on campus.
csusm.edu/filmstudies/, or
This is another way to cel- contact Professor Lush via
ebrate the film medium and email atrlush@csusm.edu.
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FEATURES
C S U S M C ampus R ecreation H osts
S pring B reak T rip t o U tah
THE COUGAR CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9,2014
B Y N ADA SEWIDAN
STAFF W RITER
From sightseeing in the
Grand Canyon, to eight
mile hikes in Utah's Canyonland and mountain biking in Moab, students from
CSUSM's recreational club
had a lot to enjoy during their
adventurous spring break.
Students Gabriel Escobedo and Brenda Ferro were
among 11 others who attended the spring break trip
hosted by CSUSM's Campus
Recreation. The week long
trip was both recreational
and educational.
Gabriel Escobedo, Intramural Coordinator of Campus Recreation, said that one
of the best moments on the
trip was mountain biking in
Moab. Escobedo described
how crazy mountain biking
could be in Moab, A great
deal of people travel from
around the world to experience mountain biking here.
Escobedo explained how
different mountain biking
was because of shifting gears
and the changing terrain, and
how a person tends to get absorbed in the moment.
"With mountain biking you
focus on the moment and forget about any stresses, about
homework and whatever else
is going on in your life," Escobedo said.
Participants spending spring break in an exciting way. Photos submitted by Beatriz QuinterofromCampus Recreation.
It isn't only about being
adventurous, the trip also
allowed students to interact with nature and learn to
appreciate it. Escobedo explained how important it is
to experience nature and step
outside of the everyday life.
"Experiencing how life is
like outside of our cars, outside of iPhones and interacting with nature itself is important," Escobedo said. "It
is realizing that there is truly
something there in nature to
preserve."
The spring break trip also
had its educational moments
where students were taught
principles used when experiencing the wilderness. Escobedo explained how the
staff presented these principles through activities, films
and group discussions.
Whether it was hiking,
sightseeing or mountain biking, the truly memorable aspect of the trip was the connections that were forged
and the friendships made
along the way. Escobedo
expressed how much he enjoyed the group of students
that accompanied him on the
trip and how inspired he was
by seeing those students gain
a wonderful experience.
Ferro talked about her fellow spring breakers as well
and how appreciative she was
of having them on the trip.
"During our cross country
mountain biking, my sister
and I were so slow, I thought
they would say come on lets
go but they were so supportive," Ferro said. 'They were
very patient even though
they had to wait for us."
During hikes, Ferro explained that although they
were challenging, being with
her group made the experience that much better.
"We got a along pretty well
and talked the whole way
and took pictures," she said.
The trip included U peopie: 11 CSUSM students and
two staff members. The total
cost of the trip was approximately $350, which included
activities and lodging. The
v
trip to Utah occurs every
year during spring break.
There is also an upcoming
three day trip hosted by campus recreation to Sequoia
National Park. Sign-ups are
held at Campus Recreation
beginning Monday, April 7.
"The outdoor and recreational activities in general
is a .great opportunity to get
away from the stresses of life
and experience nature," Escobedo said. "CSUSM students should join and take to
advantage of it."
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Taking Back
the Night
B Y K A T U N S WEENEY
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Take Back the Night starts
off with entertainment like
dances, music, spoken word
and speakers. During the
performances, various clubs,
community members and
classes will set up tables that
offer resources on issues like
violence against women.
Then the evening transitions
into a survivor's circle. Everyone sits down and candles
are passed out to the group.
This is an opportunity for
sexual/domestic violence or
sexual exploitation victims
to share their stories.
"For a lot of people, it's
their first time, You ended up having a significant
amount of people going up
to share their stories ," one of
the event organizers, Karen
Guzman, said.
After the discussion circle,
Take Back the Night transitions into a march around
campus where participants
chant to reclaim their bodies and voices. Afterwards,
the group gathers to list their
demands for promoting recovery against sexual assault
and ending sexual violence
against women. Take Back
the Night occurs on college
campuses across the country
and generally only reaches
students.
"One of the really cool'
things that the student committee coordinating Take
Back the Night is doing is
that they are making the program bilingual and encouraging the community to attend," Guzman said.
Take Back the Night will
take place from 5 p.m. to 9
p.m. on April 17 in Kellogg
Library Plaza.
Opinion Editor:
THE COUGAR CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9,2014
M isrepresentation o f
v alues o n c ampus
B Y G LORIA M AGALLANES
SENIOR STAFF W RITER
During U-Hour on March
3, CSUSM students heard
some unusual commotion
coming from Library Plaza.
A crowd began to gather
around a woman standing on
top of a cement bench with
a Christian Bible in hand.
Those who stopped to listen
glanced at each other out of
confusion as the woman condemned everyone around her
to a pit full of fire.
Although shocking, scenes
similar to this happen several
times throughout the school
year. As many CSUSM students have gotten used to
hearing the judgment and
condemnation that comes
with these ignorant rants, it
still never fails to leave a bad
impression.
"I thought it was rude because they're judging, the
Bible says you shouldn't
do that. It's kind of hypocritical," a CSUSM student,
Tayeler, said.
The people responsible for
the controversial speeches
are not CSUSM students.
They are older folks who
come every once in a while
to remind us that we are sinners.
,,, These^ folks ., call .them-,;
selves Christians and believe
they are doing God's will by
preaching the gospel of salvation, which says, "And he
said unto them, Go ye into
all the world, and preach the
gospel to every creature."
(Mark 16:15).
Where is the line drawn?
This woman, who claimed to
be free of sin, was verbally
abusing people and picking
on whoever passed by. It
seems that she and her companions have misunderstood
God's purpose.
1 John 1:8 says, "If we say
that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth
is not in us."
In other words, if we did
not sin then we wouldn't
need God's existence, and
there'd be no need for salvation.
"It's distracting on a
school campus. I think they
shouldn't allow that here but
it is freedom of speech and
I respect that," CSUSM student, Katie, said.
Summer, who is also a student at CSUSM, had a different perspective.
"I wish the campus would
do something about it; it's to
the point where they're harassing people. It's not even
freedom of speech anymore
when it becomes harassment," Summer said.
According to the Christian
Bible, when Jesus spoke of
repentance and salvation he
attracted multitudes of people, reaching thousands of
hearts. Jesus approached his
people with love, care and no
judgment.
Jesus himself ate with sinners, and when those around
him judged him for doing so
he simply replied, "It is not
the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not
come to call the righteous,
but sinners." (Mark 2:17).
The most troubling part of
this commotion is the negative light it sheds on Christianity. If these people leave
a lasting bad impression on
students it may even have an
effect on the religious groups
on campus that are trying
to reach out to fellow classmates.
"They make religious
groups look bad on campus
because they make it seem
like God is an evil person but
God is not like that, he's the
opposite," Summer said.
The truth is that not all
Christians are judgmental,
hurtful, critical and naive.
In reality, it is ignorance that
leads people to do things
such as this.
The Bible says, "Let no
corrupting talk come out of
your mouths, but only such
as is good for building up,
as fits the occasion, that it
may give grace to those who
hear" (Ephesians 4:29).
This world is a big place.
Within the walls of every
city, state and country exists
people with different levels
of conviction and beliefs.
People shouldn't allow one
bad testimony to have a negative impact on their belief in
God, because in the end it's
just you and him.
Lauren Hammond
cougarchnon.opinion@gmail.com
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C elebrate d iversity
B Y K EVIN A D S O N
CONTRIBUTOR
Education is one of life's
most valuable opportunities.
With each generation we
are pushed to learn more and
more at an earlier age. With
most educational facilities
in the US, they aspire to cremate a well-cultured and well
rounded individual for higher education to follow.
With that being said, there's
a huge emphasis on learning
about black/African American culture during February,
mostly black history.
So why is it that we're
meant to be so well rounded,
yet we only learn about and
celebrate one month and one
specific race or background
at a time?
Before coming to college
I knew absolutely nothing
about Hispanic Heritage
Month (Sept. 15 to Oct. 15),
Women's Herstory Month
(March) or even LGBTQ
History Month (October). So
why is it that there's a huge
push to learn about black history, but not other histories?
In my opinion these need to
be taught in high schools and
learned about. They are part
of the real world, and they
deal with the understanding
of diversity and inclusivity
of others.
Some may argue that learning LGBTQ history or women's history may go against
certain religions or rights.
Others may argue that if
one culture is to be celebrated, like Hispanic Heritage •
month; and then all should
be celebrated.
Other cultures are celebrated throughout the year and I
believe that at least by high
school courses, they need to
be spoken about. This creates
tolerance, or at least an education on other cultures and
their success.
Some fail to realize that
we are a diverse country and
many things are contributed
from various cultures and
identities. The United States
is not made of one culture; '*
it's a melting pot full of
multiple. There's no reason
one culture should be taught
more than the next. Bringing these to high schools will
help develop knowledge and
tolerance of many different people that represent the
United States of America.
L ighting it u p blue
B Y G AITUN M ONNAHAN
A X I D CONTRIBUTOR
Hannah Hawker, our Philanthropy chair, recently
hosted an Autism Awareness
Event during U-Hour here at
CSUSM. During U-hour, Alpha Xi Delta passed out blue
lollipops with facts about
autism attached to them to
educate the public about how
prevalent it is becoming. It
has been recently announced
.that, "1 in 68 children are being diagnosed as having an
autism spectrum disorder"
(Autism Speaks). It is important that the public is educated about this disorder because of how often children
are now being diagnosed.
April 2 was World Autism
Awareness day. During this
day, we encouraged everyone to wear blue, as well as
to "Light it Up" blue during
the entire month of April.
This means that an individual can purchase a blue light
from Lowes or Home Depot
and replace their front porch
light with the blue light to
spread autism awareness.
Photo courtesy o f Caitlin Monnahan.
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Labels take the mystery out of food Supreme Court proceedings televised
Opinion Editor:
Lauren Hammond
cougarchron.opinion@gmail.com
B Y RACHEL SMITH
STAFF WRITER
GMOs have been a topic
of heated debate for many
years, but we are beginning
to see more evidence that
companies like Monsanto
are what is instigating the
problem.
According to a live RT report on Oct. 12, 2013, millions of people in 500 cities
worldwide marched against
the company Monsanto in
the hopes of influencing
others to boycott Genetically Modified Organisms
(GMOs).
GMOs are organisms
whose genetic material have
been altered using genetic
engineering techniques, and
thus do not naturally occur
in nature.
GMOs have been around
since the early 1990s, and
• have been a main contributor to the vapid growth in the
consumer marketplace.
With the genetic resistance
to diseases and pests intertwined with natural DNA,
the crops being yielded have
been substantially greater
than in previous years. But,
all it takes is one bad seed
to make any fruitful idea go
sour.
4
However, even with the
consideration of cross-contamination, the biotech has
consistently come out on top.
In 2012, Proposition 37
proposed to Californians the
idea of GMO Labeling. If
this proposition had passed it
would have made it mandatory for companies to label
their genetically modified
foods. The loss was by a fraction of only three peroent.
Community members have
become outraged. In 500 cities worldwide, three million
people have marched against
Monsanto, one of the larg- Monsanto for the right to
est agricultural biotechnol- know, advocating GMO laogy businesses around the beling.
world, manufactured and These activists are also
patented their GMO seeds. demanding that long-term,
This has conflicted with the independent studies be made
idea of nature versus nurture to further the community's
in regards to plant growth, knowledge on exactly what
as patenting something as benefits or consequences
untamable as a plant has its come from GMO foods.
Proper Federal Drug Asconsequences.
sociation (FDA) statutes
According to The Daily
Show in 2013, Monsanto has should be applied to GMOs,
filed 145 lawsuits since 1997 as it is with anything else. 50
against local farmers for un- countries around the globe
authorized use of patented have made a stand by banning GMOs. It is time that
seeds.
How could that have hap- citizens of the United States
pened? Simple, it was the demand their right to know
hand of Mother Nature, do- what it is they are consuming what nature does best: ing.
thrive.
GMOs
are
organisms
whose
genetic
material have
been altered
using genetic
engineering
techniques,
and
thus do not
naturally
occur in
nature.
B Y NOELLE FRIEDBERG
SENIOR STAFF WRITER
A new ad airing in Washington D.C. is putting pressure on the Supreme Court to
televise its proceedings.
This twenty-nine second ad
is funded by the Coalition for
Court Transparency. The Coalition is calling for cameras
in the Court in order to foster
a "more open judiciary."
Initially, this sounds like
an excellent idea. Why
shouldn't Americans get to
view Supreme Court proceedings when it is our tax
dollars that fund them anyway?
There is one problem with
this new initiative. However,
it is one that should perhaps
be given more thought by
those in support of transparency.
The issue is that if Supreme Court proceedings
are televised then there is a
greater likelihood that what-
The Court
will be run
by public
opinion
instead
o f the law which is
exactly why
many of the
justices are
against
the use
of cameras.
ever the justices say will be
distorted by various news
sources, and even perhaps
politicians, in order to meet
their own agendas.
The Court will be run by
public opinion instead of
the law - which is exactly
why many of the justices are
against the use of cameras.
While transparency is a
pillar of any thriving democracy, in this case there
is too much risk that justices
will give into the pressure to
make decisions simply to ap-
pease audiences.
The reason the justices have
their jobs in the first place is
because they have dedicated
a significant amount of their
lives to studying the law, and
they know the law far better than the average viewer
who would be watching the
proceedings. Because of this,
Supreme Court decisions
should not be based only on
public opinion, but in careful
deliberation and review of
the law.
The Coalition makes the
point that there have been
other courts in the nation that
allow their proceedings to be
televised. But the difference
here is that there is no jury in
the Supreme Court; the justices themselves are the jury.
Courts that allow their
proceedings to be televised
would never allow the jury's
deliberation and discussion
to be seen by the public. This
is another reason that having
cameras within the Supreme
Court would not work.
Acknowledge Cesar Chavez Day
B Y ZACH SCHANZENBACH
SENIOR STAFF W RITER
Cal State San Marcos
gave students the day off on
March 31 in reflection of Cesar Chavez Day.
CSUSM administration
heads are in charge of die- *
tating what holidays the
campus will recognize. Everyone needs a break once
and a while, however, it is
interesting to note that Cesar Chavez Day happened to
fall on thefirstday of Spring
Break. ,
In other words, CSUSM is
giving us a day off on a day
we have off. There are probably a number of students
who find this rather annoy- Cesar Chavez statue ordained with sunflowers in memory, by Anne Hall.
ing.
off, and T il gladly take it. why won't we honor our
* What's the point of say- There's something else that country's fathers with Presiing we get March 31 off as bothers me about this. We dents' Day? In my opinion,
a holiday if it falls on Spring celebrate Cesar Chavez Day if we had to choose between
Break? That's like saying yet neglect Presidents' Day? taking Cesar Chavez Day
we get Christmas off. Cesar I know Cesar Chavez is a or Presidents' Day off, we
Chavez Day has fallen out- strong historical figure, and would be obliged to honor
side of Spring Break's radius his actions as a civil rights the fathers of our country.
in the past, so a student's activist cannot be underap- I know most colleges don't
frustration with this is more preciated. I have nothing give students Presidents'
understandable.
against honoring his work Day off, but that doesn't re* I, on the other hand, don't with a "day off." But if ally change much for me and
really care. A day off is a day we're going to do that, then my opinion.
Holistic care versus toxic care for cancer patients
B Y ALEX MARAVILLAS
FASHION COLUMNIST
Current American medical practices do not necessarily cure or treat patients,
but instead prolong the life
of those with illness with the
use of expensive, artificial
and poisonous material.
Cancer is a prevalent evil
in our society. According to
the California Department
of Public Health (CDPH), in
2013 there was an estimated
144,800 citizens diagnosed
with cancer: making that
16 new cases every hour.
Alongside that data, cal.gov
also included that an estimated 55,485 Californians died;
approximately 152 deaths
each day.
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. cancer patients will be alive
five years after diagnosis and
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in those five years after diagnosis? Unfortunately, the
most common practice in the
United States incorporates
radiation and chemotherapy.
Chemo and radiation definitely have an effect on cancer, but they also have an effect on the patient's body and
mental state.
Chemotherapy and radiation ultimately destroy the
body along with the cancer,
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lieve it or not, eating and
using healthy, organic, raw
fruits and vegetables can
make you a healthier person
that lives longer.
Instead of treating the body
with nutrition, our hospitals
and doctors advise expensive
procedures and prescribe
harmful artificial chemicals.
Consuming and applying synthetic and poisonous
pharmaceuticals actually
deteriorates the body and
contains absolutely no nutritional value.
Why not start with your
own nutrition to heal yourself? Why wouldn't having a
healthy lifestyle for yourself
help?
Because chemotherapy
actually makes people feel
better? Really? I mean the
answer should be obvious by
now.
All you need is yourself and the knowledge of
healthy eating to help care
(Cancer continued on page 9).
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Harming the environment, Fracking ridiculous
BYCAITLYN THIBODEAU
STAFF WRITER
Hydraulic fracturing for
natural gas, better known as
"Fracking," has been a controversial topic in the news
recently because of pros and
cons surrounding this new
form of obtaining fossil fuels.
Despite all of the talk surrounding Fracking, not many
people actually know what
it is, and what effects it can
have on the environment.
According to What-IsFracking.com "Fracking, or
hydraulic fracturing, is the
process of extracting natural
gas from shale rock layers
deep within the earth ."
This website claims that
Fracking will result in both
internal and external benefits
to our country and suggests
that it is a completely sate
way to extract natural gas
from underground. However,
nowhere on this site does it
give any indication that this
method of extraction could
pose a threat to the environment or thé people that surround the site.
On the other side of the
spectrum, DangersofFracking .com dives deeper into the
chemicals used to undergo
this process.
D angersofFracking .com
asserts that during the pro-
cess of Fracking, "methane
gas and toxic chemicals leach
out from the system and contaminate nearby groundwater."
Furthermore, in the critically acclaimed documentary Gasland by Josh Fox,
Fox travels to areas where
Fracking occurs. During his
travels, Fox uncovers a number of severe issues related
to Fracking; such horrors included sickness and tap water catching fire. He asks his
viewers to take action and
speak out against Fracking
and the negative impacts it
has on our environment.
Like Fox, I ask you to
look at the biological effects
Fracking-has on the environment and do research into
exactly what it is and how it
can affect the environment
we live in. It's easy to pretend like it's not important
when it's not happening in
your backyard, and it's even
easier to ignore when money
is to be made in our capitalistic^ society. But, if we
continue to let this go on it
will eventually lead to detrimental environmental effects
that may never be fixed. So
get informed and speak out
against Fracking,
(Cancer continued f rom
page 8).
and even cure any illness you
may have.
The reality is that eating
and applying healthy, organic substances speeds up
our immune system and can
makes it stronger, which
can then lead you to heal
completely. Most cures start
within our immune systems.
It's that easy, and there's
nothing wrong with it.
Just ask the people at the
Gerson Therapy Institute of
San Diego. It is a non-profit
organization that dedicates
its time providing education
and training in the Gerson
Therapy.
The therapy was originally
developed in the 1920's by
Dr. Max Gerson and consists
of a non-stop treatment of a
raw, organic vegetarian diet
as well as coffee enemas and
natural supplements.
According to the Gerson
Therapy website, the program "treats many different
conditions by healing the
body as a whole, rather than
selectively targeting a specific condition or symptom."
Unfortunately, due to U.S.
restrictions on providing holistic medical care for cancer
patients, the closest Gerson
Therapy Clinic is located in
Mexico. The cancer-healing
center has an extremely strict
protocol.
Aside from the therapy's
dietary guidelines, all prospective patients must go
through an application pro-
cess and meet a certain criteria before being admitted
to the clinic. Once admitted,
patients must bring a loved
one or companion with them
and are recommended to stay
for three weeks for optimal
care and training.
After their three-week stay,
patients are then able to go
home to continue their treatment on their own.
If you are interested in
learning more about cancer
treatment alternatives, check
out the Gerson Therapy's
website for further details:
http://gerson.org/gerpress/.
You can also watch the
Gerson Therapy documentary and see first hand what
they do via Netflix or YouTube, which is entitled "The
Gerson Miracle."
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He owned hisfirstbusiness
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Wayne State University. He
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a photography magazine,
recording studio, vintage car
business, publishing company and a consulting business
in market research.
A career in business "just
felt very natural..! had that
entrepreneurial spirit from
the beginning," Balian said.
Dr. Balian believes that his
experiences in school "was
the spark that got [him] into
teaching." He explains that
the positive feedback he received during class presentations from peers and professors helped him to consider
teaching as a career.
"When class presentations
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one of the most important
elements for me in my entire
career in teaching," Balian
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Professor Balian had been
out of teaching for a few
years and was running his
other businesses. He realized
he missed teaching, so he applied to California State University, San Marcos for an
adjunct position and started
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Drawn by humor, wit and seifi
Enter Zimbabwe, 2194.
Political and social turmoil
that once plagued this African country cut down more
than thought possible.
The streets are safer than
they were once upon a time,
and the one to thank for this
brighter future is Zimbabwe's most powerful man,
General Matsika. But the
gangs of Zimbabwe do not
take kindly to Matsika's valiant efforts. His reign is not
safe, and neither are his children.
Nancy Farmer's brilliant
science fiction j iovel, The
Ear, the Eye, and the Arm
analyzes a futuristic society
whilst composing a story of
adventure and thrill. Still
as poignant and charming
as when it was published in
1994, Farmer's novel is well
worth the read.
If deep novels aren't your
taste, then fear not. Farmer
delivers humor and clever
character writing in spades.
When Matsika's children are
kidnapped, his wife takes
matters into her own hands
and enlists the help of three
mutant detectives so named
Ear, Eye, and Arm.
Ear's powerful sensitivity to sound, Eye's equally
powerful, keen sense of sight
and Arm's empathie sense of
touch all must soon be used
to save Matsika's children.
But Tendai, Rita and Kuda
embark on a perilous adventure of their own as they
flee from danger to safety
then back again to danger,
meeting both enemies and
allies along the way. Their
once sheltered lifestyle collides against the brutal practices of the slums, and they
must learn how to adapt in
this new world if they hope
to survive. Survive long
enough, at least, for the three
odd detectives to hopefully
rescue them just in time.
The Ear, the Eye, and the
Arm earned a well-deserved
Newberry, Honor Award
since its publication, and it
remains a powerful piece of
literature in the science fiction genre.
Shield policy [which deals
with alcohol, drugs, hazing
and related issues] and our
current risk management
policy at CSUSM. That article didn't change anything
[with our procedures] because we have correct and
proper policies in place, but
it reminded us that we need
to look towards the future."
While SAE has nationally
received negative publicity, few articles have highlighted the many chapters
doing positive work in their
communities. For the past
six years, the California
Alpha-Gamma chapter has
participated in a project in
New Orleans where" they
rebuild the area due to Hurricane Katrina and the recent oil spills. They also do
a beach clean up on a regular basis. CSUSM's chapter
also donates a lot of money
to the Children's Miracle
Network and to researching
Crohn's Disease. McKinney
explained that thé fraternity's
adoption of the second cause
is due in part to the fact that
two of their chapiter brothers
have Crohn's and Colitis.
California Alpha-Gamma
believes strongly in not only
giving back to their community, but their members being
leaders on campus as well.
"We have a lot of brothers
in our fraternity that give
back to the community, like
ASI President Matt Walsh
and Joseph Sandoval, who
was the O-Team director last year and currently
works for the USU. We also
have Charles Sullivan, who
worked at the LGBTQA
Pride Center for a while,"
McKinney said. *
CSUSM's chapter aims to
continue this trend of giving back to the community
and building strong campus leaders in future years.
McKinney says that implementing the pledging ban is
an honor that will help SAE
to become even stronger.
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STAFF W RITER
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42 sheds light on Jackie Robinson
B YZACH SCHANZENBACH
SENIOR STAFF WRITER
"I don't know about you,
but I'm feeling 22." So goes
this popular Taylor Swift
song about living it up. Well
I don't know about her, but
I'm feeling more like "42."
Yeah, I'm an old soul, but
that's not what I'm talking
about.
42 is a 2013 baseball
movie that tells a true story.
Didn't see that one coming,
did you? The story is that
of Jackie Robinson, the first
black player to play Major
League Baseball (MLB) and
break the racial lines of his
day.
Like any true story that
deals with race as a basic plot
element, the story is inspiring and uplifting. Chadwick
Boseman does a wonderful
job reincarnating Robinson's
story, as do all the other characters.
What surprised me most
about thisfilmwas who was
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R e m i x ) " b y D eadmau5
08. " Perth L ove ( B o n I ver & D aughter)" b y I sosine
chosen to play MLB executive Branch Rickey; Harrison Ford. Most people don't
think of true stories when
they hear that name, but here
he is, and, just like always,
he scores big in acting.
Naturally racism gets the
boo of disapproval from this
movie, which is most prominent in Philadelphia Phillies
manager Ben Chapman's
(Alan Tudyk) incessant rambling against him during a
game about halfway through
the movie. Needless to say,
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Chapman gets his just desserts.
There's also a strong endorsement of "turning the
other cheek," mostly from
Rickey to Robinson. 42
makes it clear that while refusing to strike back at someone who struck youfirstcan*»
be painfully difficult, it is the
better choice.
42 is a movie that speaks
for itself; capturing the essence of a movie like that
in a measly 500 words just
won't cut it. 42 gets 5 paws.
09. " Beta L ove ( R A C M i x ) b y R a R a R iot
10. " Stranger T h i n g s ( Wallpaper R e m i x ) " b y L ocal N a t i v e s
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WONDERCON
SDCC blog released news
that WCA will premiere the
newest DC Universe animatedfilm,Son of Batman. The
PG-13 feature brings motion
to the tale of the Dark Knight
and his son, Damian. While
his father fights for justice,
his mother Talia al Ghul lives
a life of evil.
Its official public release is
May 6, but WonderCon goers
will get a sneak peek of this
B YLEXY PEREZ
STAFF WRITER
April 18-20 • Anaheim Convention C enter
Avid comic fans join industry guests and stars at the
Anaheim Convention Center
for WonderCon 2014.
A former northern Californian convention established
by comic vendor John Barrett, this event grew to become a "sister" show of the
famous Comic-Con International: San Diego (SDCC).
Organizers, according to the
Comic-Con website, moved
the show to Southern California when the Moscone
Center in San Francisco
went through construction in
2012. A year later, it received
a new name: Comic-Con International Presents WonderCon Anaheim (WCA), after
having successful years at its
new location.
WonderCon will take
place this year during Easter weekend, April 18 to 20.
The special guests include
co-publisher Jim Lee of DC
Comics, artist Cliff Chang
and writer Kelly Sue DeConnick. Earlier in February, the
Divergent: "The Mediocre Dark Horse"
movie. Other events include
panels on a wide variety of
topics and a costume masquerade. Tickets may still be
available for purchase, but
only through their online service in comic-con.org. This
year, there will be no onsite
badge purchases. For more
information, visit the WonderCon website: http://www.
comic-con.org/wca
A teen heroine living in a
dystopian society realizes a
need for corrupt government
to be taken down. Throw
in some action sequences,
impressive visual effects,
young up and coming actors/actresses, a love story
and a best-selling novel as
inspiration and you have the
formula for a successful Hollywood blockbuster.
Centered in post-apocalyptic Chicago, Veronica Roth
based her story on a dystopian society where citizens are
divided among five groups
(factions): the Selfless "Abnegation," the Honest "Candor," Peaceful "Amity,"
Knowledgeable "Erudite"
and the Brave "Dauntless."
In their society, they evaluate every coming of age teen
in order to determine which
faction they belong in.
Abnegation-born, Beatrice "Tris" Prior (Shailene
Woodley) learned that her results were inconclusive. This
causes her to be "Divergent,"
someone the government
cannot easily manipulate and
control. Eager to keep her
identity hidden, Tris claimed
Dauntless as her chosen faction and must not only prevent the government from
discovering her threatening
identity. However, she must
prove she is Dauntless wor-.
thy.
attachments that the novel
developed. Rather than be
the enemy of Tris, Peter
(Teller) was more as an immature boy only present to
add a comedic appeal. Maggie Q portrayed Tori, a trusted confidant in the novel, as
a distant stranger, The only characters shown
with accurate depictions
and steady character devel-w
opment were the two main
characters. Although "starring in her first leading role,
While fans of the novel ea- Woodley proved she had the
gerly anticipated the screen potential to be more than an
adaptation, it was disappoint- American teen living a secret
ing that the movie missed life. The film demonstrated
pivotal moments in the novel that she was capable of being
or rushed and wrongly rein- an admirable heroine, con-.*
veying more emotions than
terpreted them.
The film attempted .to ap- other Hollywood actresses.
peal to both the dedicated Meanwhile, James was
book fans and new audi- able to embody everything
ence members. However, it a YA leading man is supwas frustrating that it based posed to convey: a mascuits plot with the assump- line mysterious soul, with a
tion that fans will infer story kind heart, leading him on
components not explained the path to becoming Hollythroughout the movie, leav- wood's new eye candy. w
ing new fans confused about With two more installments of the franchise, there
the overall plot.
Although an imperative is a potential for redempcomponent of the novel is tion. Fans can only hope that
the love story between Tris their beloved story can be
and Tobias "Four" Eaton better executed by abiding
(Theo James), their playful, more truthfully to the novel,
romantic chemistry seemed as well as to be respected
amongst newcomers, for
rushed.
Even with a cast of ris- trhe underdog can always be
ing young actors (Woodley, ooted for.
James, Miles Teller and Zoe
Kravitz) the film, overall,
failed to create the emotional
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C HRONICLE
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VOLUME XLII
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CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, SAN MARCOS, INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER
SPORTS
FEATURES
. 3 - Feeling run down before finals start?
Check out these super foods that can help
you finish u p the semester strong.
OPINION
4 - Ross Edmunds talks about his time at
CSUSM and being involved with multiple
entities on campus.
6 - Students weigh in on whether parking
prices, and penalties for failing to pay, are
fair on campus.
A&E
7 - Is Hemlock Grove worth binge watching
on Netflix? We review the storyline and its
character development.
Students take initiative for new Raza Center
B Y K ATLIN SWEENEY
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Members of the student
body and various student
organizations are uniting to
advocate for the creation of a
Raza Center on campus.
Translating from Spanish
to mean People Center, a
Raza Center would function
as a means of providing support to Latino students and
cultural education to the student body as a whole. Primary goals including creating
a sense of community and
motivating students to succeed in school, a Raza Center would cater to the needs
Members of various Latino/a club members on campus coming together for one cause, photofromthe CSUSM's USCC Facebook page.
of the Latino population on
campus and those arriving in Combined with this title and own space is not isolating no issues on campus, which gas, Vice President of Operthe high volume of Latino yourself. We all have differ- resulted in the proposal for ations on ASFs Board of Diupcoming years.
The idea for a Raza Cen- students in the surrounding ent experiences, cultural be- a Raza Center. Students uti- rectors to learn more about
ter has continued to devel- communities, research was liefs and it is important to ac- lized multiple avenues in or- the process of creating a cenop as the amount of Latino conducted to develop a plan knowledge that everyone is der tó begin working towards ter. Vargas wrote an ASI Resstudents on campus has in- for laying out the foundation different. Our goal is that the their vision, which included olution for a Latino/Hispanic
creased, currently totaling 36 for the center.
center would be in the USU petitioning for support from center on campus, which he
"The school promotes uni- and would have a homey en- their peers and garnering presented to the Board of
percent of the student body.
In Spring 2010, CSUSM ty and working together, but vironment so that eyeryone about 600 signatures in total. Directors to be voted upon.
gained the title of Hispanic I also think that having your felt welcome ."
Participants, which included They also had meetings with
Serving Institution f rom the individual space where you
Established last year, Unit- M.E.Ch.A, Ballet Folklori- Arturo Ocampo, Associate
U.S. Department of Educa- can breathe, relax and be ed Students of Color Coali- co, United Students of Color Vice President of the Office
tion, whose guidelines man- yourself should be on cam- tion (formally known as Es- Coalition, S.T.A.N.D., Femi- of Diversity and Inclusion,
date that at least 25 percent pus and respected," United tudiantes Unidos) invited all nists Unite, Muslim Student who provided them with reof the . student population Students of Color Coalition Latino and multiple student Association and American sources and different routes
be Hispanic/Latino for this President, Thiana Ruiz, said. organizations on campus to Indian Student Association, that could be taken to make
distinction to be awarded. "I believe that having your participate in discussing Lati- also met with Cipriano Var- the center a viable possibil-
ity.
"We're in a new spot in
the CSU [system] where
money is going into higher
education. 2008 and 2009
[at CSUSM] saw major
cuts when tuition was going up, classes being cut
and teachers and staff with
the furlough days," Vargas
said. "Right now, this is an
opportunity where the state
is investing more in education and opportunities f or
growth."
The Resolution was passed
by the Board of Directors on
Feb. 28, 2014 and was then
sent to President Haynes to
be either approved C * disM
missed. It received positive
remarks, Haynes creating a
Work Group that will consider the possible development
of a center, with conclusions
decided on by the latest in
December 2014.
"When you bring in centers
like these, I have seen that it
is an opportunity to help Latino students and all students in
general," Cipriano Vargas said.
"Being a part of the ASI Board
of Directors, I've been wanting
to help establish this and start
the conversation about it."
Center continued on page 7
Lucas Dunn memorial scholarship to send students abroad
B Y AMANDA LENOX
FEATURES EDITOR
Dr. Veronica Anover and
the French Club try to keep
one student's memoiy alive
through the Lucas Dunn Memorial Scholarship after he
died from a rock-climbing
accident.
Lucas Dunn was a CSUSM
student who tragically passed
away on May 17, 2013, before he was going to leave
to study abroad in Aix-enProvence, France in the fall.
Dunn's life was cut short
while he was rock-climbing; a rock went loose and
hit him. Although he wore a
helmet and harness, it ended
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his life.
Dunn was one of Professor
Anover's French students in
her French 201 class in Fall
2011.
"Lucas sat in the back of
the class with a permanent
smile on his face. The first
time he spoke (in French!),
I was surprised by his deep
voice coming from a very
young face. And his French
was beautiful," Anover said.
Professor Anover felt
Dunn would be the perfect
candidate to study abroad in
France.
"I always mention to my
students the importance of
studying abroad and how it
is a life changing experience.
I give my students full support and help them prepare
their trip abroad along with
my wonderful colleagues in
Global Education," she said.
Because Dunn was unable
to make it to France, Anover.
decided to create a memorial scholarship to help fund
students to go to France and
study abroad. With the permission of Lucas' parents,
Kathy and A1 Dunn, Professor Anover was able to begin
raising money for the memorial scholarship.
To create an endowment
with Cal State San Marcos,
Anover and the French Club
must raise $25,000.
"An endowment is permanent. Cal State San Marcos
will give a percentage of the
funds ($25,000 is the minimum) for life. Lucas will
be "immortalized" for life.
A small consolation that will
never replace Lucas, but such
a big help for the students
who need financial support
to go abroad," she said.
Currently, they have raised
$10,000 and hope to reach
their goal by 2015. They are
currently organizing events
for next year to help in their
fundraising. In the Fall, the
French Club will hold a "garage8 sale" on campus and in
the Spring, Professor Anover
hopes to have a 5K run/walk.
To make a donation for the
scholarship you can go to
http://www.csusm.edu/giving/makeyourgift .html
(select "other" and write
"Lucas Dunn Memorial
Scholarship" in the box "I
would like to make my gift
to support" and then type in
the name of the scholarship.
Or you can contact Dr. Veronica Anover at vanover@
csusm.edu. Dunn's parents
will choose the scholarship
beneficiary once funds are
raised.
Lucas Dunn enjoying a day of rock climbing, provided by the
- Dunn Family.
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Celebrating the new USU
Feeling the beat in the heart of campus
B Y MIGUEL MAGANA
STAFF WRITER
The University Student
Union kicked off its Grand
Opening with cheers and
glee from all aspects of the
San Marcos community.
The grand opening is being called "The Beat: See it!
Hear it! Feel it!" because of
it's "heartbeat" function to
the campus. The union has
brought together students,
clubs and other organizations to create more sense of
a community. Students have
expressed the USU gives
more of a college feeling to
the campus.
"The USU is a great spot
for commuters on campus to
hang out between classes and
get some lunch or snacks! I
love going in the USU because it's really nice and
comfortable," commuter, &
student, Savanah McPhillips
said.
Sigma Chi member Jared Johnson said that despite
the food prices, the USU is
the focal point of the campus and makes Cal State San
Marcos feel more like a university. "I went to the Frozen
movie and felt like everyone
enjoyed it," he said.
The showing of Disney's
Frozen'was one of 12 events
CSUSM celebrations were at their best during theribboncutting ceramony.
Photo provided by Miguel Magana.
of the USU's two week
Grand Opening Festivities.
"Since I had never seen
Frozen, it was really cool
to be able to go to the USU
with not only fellow classmates but with members of
the community.
It was a definitely a success," women's golfer, Casanadra Stevenson said, with
over 300 people showing up
to attend the film.
Initially, USUAB had anticipated 100 attendants for
the event. The amphitheater
was nearly as filled for the
Ribbon Cutting Ceremony where student athletics,
Greek life, student organizations, faculty, staff, alumni and community members
gathered in anticipation.
The USU has enjoyed tre-
mendous success thus far
with their grand opening
events. These have included Commuter Appreciation
Day, where students that
drive to school were given food as they explored
the new USU Commuter
Lounge. Another was the
Art fUSUion event, where
a local artist led an art class
which kicked off this new
program on campus. There
also was USU Unplugged,
which will also become a series, where students played
acoustic songs.
A full list of the remaining
events can be found on the
University Student Union
website
at
http://www.
csusm .edu/usu/grand_opening/index . html#Past%20
Events.
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Parking prices weigh on student body
Students held responsible for parking structure expense
B Y A NNE H ALL
DESIGN EDITOR
Students, faculty and staff
alike are frustrated as parking prices continually add
to the financial burden of attending CSUSM.
Since the completion of the
487,000 square foot parking
structure in July 2010, Parking and Commuters Services
has been trying to make up
for the $27 million expense
of erecting the additional
1,605 parking spaces that
were made available by the
six floors of parking that exist on the north end of campus.
Decisions to create the
parking structure were finalized by the administration to
accommodate the projected
growth of student attendance
since 2002. Parking fee plans
held what was called a parking service open f orum to
inform campus community
of the population growth.
Students had addressed their
disapproval of the development plans, according to Alexander Hoang, former ASI
President.
The students' disapproval was measured against
the issue of the progressive
growth, with the vote to
move forward with these
plans siding with the university.
These plans for projected
fees resulted in a decision to
establish parking fee increases as of January 2003, Fall
2006 and Fall 2009 for students and other permit holders for the sake of providing
additional parking over time.
Along with these plans
came an expense projection
to open a second parking
structure between 2015 and
2016 to add an additional
1,200 parking spaces "without future drastic fee increases," according to the Parking
Fee Plan (3 Tier), which can
be found at www.csusm.
edu/parking/parkingfeeplanthreetier.html.
There are now 10 lots on
campus for parking on this
fast-growing campus.
"Parking prices are ridic-
ulous. Where does $600 go munications major, Ron
to? That's per student, right? Summers, said.
Based on comparisons of
And there are about 11,500
that attend. Makes me won- cost between parking pricder. I pay about $320 a se- es at other universities in
mester because I go to school southern California, CSUSM
twice a week," Public Rela- students pay almost three
tions Club President, Tracey times more than other camEngleton, said.
puses for the privilege. Yet,
The campus was founded this campus shows to have
in North County as a satellite ample parking for students
campus for SDSIMn 1989, and guests and does not have
with a total enrollment of nearly as many complaints
448 students. By 2004, the for lack of parking availabilnumber of students enrolled ity.
at CSUSM rose to 7,000 stuFor students and faculty
dents. In 2013, there was a that absolutely cannot see
total of 8,180 full time stu- themselves spending such
dents on campus, with over high prices for parking on
10,000 students enrolled and campus, Parking and Comover 1,000 students on a wait muter services offer various
list for enrollment according options for assistance in findto campus attendance statis- ing alternate means of transtics.
portation. These include carBecause the Parking and pool options, bus and train
Commuters Services Depart- passes, as well as potential
ment is not a state funded en- fee waivers for special needs
tity, it is required to be inde- purposes.
pendently funded through its
" I'm glad that I have the
acquiring funding for paying option of taking the sprintoff the cost of development er, considering the cost of
and maintenance over time. parking on campus. It sucks
Thus, the establishment of to have to abide by the train
•parking fees charged to stu- schedule but you get used to
dents, faculty and staff.
it. You spend 1/3 the cost per
Estimates to reaching the semester f or transportation
fuU rate of the parking fees by taking the train. Not putwas estimated to be reached ting wear and tear on your
by Fall of 2011 at $338 per vehicle and gas mileage are
semester and $225 per sum- an added bonus when using
mer semester. This projec- the train," senior math major,
tion is reflected in the current Henry Brooks, said.
total fees for parking that
When inquiring about
students are paying as of parking policies and stanSpring 2014.
dards f or developing fees for
"Cost of parking is ridic- the cost of providing parking
ulous. Can I at least get va- ' for Cal State San Marcos, the
let?" senior psychology ma- Parking and Commuter Serjor, David Acosta, said.
vices Department declined to
On the other hand, non-bar- comment.
gaining unit employees are
This reporter was unable
charged $75 a month for to find any public record of
parking, while Vendors are how much of the campus
charged $30-$50 a month, population use public transthe Vice President is charged portation or utilize any other
$150. per month and Deans alternative means of travelare paying $130 per month ing to and from campus.
to park in designated lots
For more information,
on campus. If not attending Parking and Commuter Sercampus full time, parking vices can be reached at (760)
can potentially be more af- 750-7500. Suggestions and
fordable by paying $9 f or an comments can be submitted
all day pass.
to the department through
These expenses are "just the campus web site at http://
another ridiculous charge to w ww.csusm.edu/parking/
make education even more forms/suggestioncommentunaffordable," senior Com- form.html
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Dr. Dalakas leads efforts to bolster the inclusion of Sports Marketing
B Y JUSTIN DONNER
SPORTS EDITOR
The United States sports
industry is huge, according
to Plunkett Research, it's
$422 billion huge.
With that being said, it's
fitting that a college campus
offer a business class that is
focused on this market, and
CSUSM is doing just that.
Business professor, Dr.
Vassilis Dalakas, teaches
CSUSM's sports marketing
class. Dr. Dalakas received
his doctorate in marketing
from the University of
Oregon where he was involved with their Warsaw
Sports Marketing Center.
Between the many sports
marketing studies he has
conducted and his own personal passion for sports, Dr.
Dalakas is more than qualified to lead GSUSM's efforts
within this realm.
"It's only a two unit class,
we are hoping to turn it into
a four unit class to do more,
but the focal point is mostly Photo of the Dalakas family visiting the Sports Center Studio provided by
marketing to the fan and the
Dr. Vassilis Dalakas.
basics of sponsorship and licensing," Dr. Dalakas said.
CSUSM business profes- can reduce the likelihood of
One study done by Dr. sor, Dr. Ben Cherry, studied helping a person in need,
Dalakas and his colleague, how the disliking of a team
Dr. Cherry wore a white
t-shirt, a Chargers shirt and
bravely a shirt of the hated
Oakland Raider rivals, while
asking for money near the
San Diego Chargers stadium.
The comparison found that
wearing the Oakland Raiders shirt in Chargers' territory drastically decreased
the amount of assistance received.
For the many students interested in pursuing a career
in the sports industry, they
need to keep in mind that it is
extremely competitive.
The positive thing is that
numerous companies are
heavily involved in this mar-
ket in regards to advertising
through sports.
"A more creative way to
get into those sport related
careers would be to get jobs
with regular companies that
have a very strong sports
presence. You could be doing sports marketing while
working for Home Depot or
American Express," Dr. Dalakas said.
You have to be williiig to
start at the bottom and work
your way to the top.
Dr. Dalakas likes to remind
his students that the president of ESPN started in the
mail room.
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Nutrient-dense indicates
the ratio of nutrients per
calorie: vitamins, minerals,
Super foods are dense in antioxidants and phytonutrinutrients that benefit health ents.
An ANDI score means
and well-being.
What is it that makes su- aggregate nutrient density
per foods so super? Four key index system. It rates foods
concepts will help you un- on a scale from 1 to 1,000 for
nutrient content. For examderstand:
ple, kale has an ANDI score
Super foods, such as blueberries, kale and salmon, are of 1,000, whereas Coca-Cola
not only nutrient-dense, but has a score of 1.
The pH scale is the balance
have a high ANDI score, are
on the alkaline side of the pH of alkaline and acid in your
spectrum and have a high body - acid being prone to
sickness, disease and aging,
ORAC value.
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while alkaline oxygenates
yDur system to balance. Super foods help keep your
body at ideal pH levels.
Lastly, the ORAC, or oxygen radical absorbance
capacity value, measures a
food's antioxidant power
to overcome free radicals,
which lead to disease and
aging. The higher the ORAC
number, the stronger the
foods ability is to subdue free
radicals using antioxidants.
For better health, consider
adding a super food to each
meal that you eat.
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As the highest peak within San Diego's city limits,
Cowles Mountain offers up
the ultimate view of San Diego County.
Clear days even gift views
of Catalina, San Clemente
and Baja, and they are the
perfect reward to hikers who
accept the challenge to reach
the summit.
The trail to the summit
boasts nearly a 1,000 ft. elevation gain. However, the
trail has plenty of rocks and
several steep steps that demand a bit of caution.
The hike is quite popular and can also be trekked
at night. During the recent
lunar eclipse, hikers' flashlights dotted the trail lighting up the mountain like
stars in the sky. Many hikers
converged on the summit to
watch as the shadow grew
across the moon and turned it
from bright white to a glowing piiik.
There is a parking lot and
restrooms located at the trailhead but no facilities are on
the summit. Four-legged
friends are permitted to hike
the trail and can be seen navigating the terrain like pros.
The entire route from trailhead to summit and back is a
three mile journey.
With awesome views plus
challenging terrain, this hike
can be summed up as very
gratifying.
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Leadership Spotlight
Ross Edmunds reveals strong force of passion for life
B Y K ATUN SWEENEY
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
After
transferring
to
CSUSM three years ago,
Ross Edmunds made the
unique transition from art
major to Kinesiology, which
has resulted in a wealth of
success.
It was Dr. Todd Astorino's
influence that sparked Edmunds' accelerating interest
in thé fitness and Kinesiology fields. In Astorino's
KINES 326 Intro to Exercise
Physiology course, Edmunds
worked as a teaching assistant to instruct students with
machines and as a research
assistant for a study that is
currently undergoing review.
He ended up continuing as a
research assistant for three
years and became a teaching
assistant for Dr. Sean Newcomer for two years.
"Dr. A has pushed me to
grow. He throws me outside
my comfort zone and has
kept pushing me to get more
passionate about the program
and everything we can do at
CSUSM and with the body,"
Edmunds said. "Dr. Newcomer has influenced me to
be in the best aerobic shape
of my life. He has made it
one of the highlights of my
week to go out and run. Sean's enthusiasm and passion
for learning has inspired
Ross Edmund tandem skydiving,
provided by himself.
me.
Edmunds has gone on to
work on a project entitled Effects of Foam Rolling Versus
Static Stretching on Recovery of Quadriceps and Ham-
strings Force, which he has
presented five times at various fairs and conventions.
In May, he will be going to
Orlando, Florida with David
McMillian and Amy Clarke
to present his project at the
National America^ College
of Sports Medicine (ACSM)
Convention. Dr. Astorino has
been encouraging Edmunds
to publish the manuscript for
this particular project that
has received a high amount
of positive reviews.
Edmunds is the president
of the Kappa Omicron NuNu Upsilon Honor Society
for Kinesiology and Human
Development majors, vice
president of Kinesiology
Club, member of Sigma Chi fairs to encourage new stuand a member of the Greek dents to join Kinesiology.
honor society Order of OmeAfter he graduates this sega. He was the team captain mester, Edmunds plans on
for Relay For Life in which going to school to become
he represented the Kinesi- a Physician Assistant so that
ology Club, was a teaching he can do what he loves and
assistant for Dr. Astorino help people become the best
and works as a rehab aid at they can be.
San Diego Spine and Rehab.
"I like people that are drivEdmunds was also the team en, motivated to get better
captain for Relay For Life to and improve their lot in life.
represent Kinesiology Club Enthusiasm feeds off of enand helped organize a blood thusiasm. I 'm so glad that I
drive through Kinesiology came to this university. I've
Club. Throughout his time at just had so much fun on this
CSUSM, he has participated campus; CSUSM is one of
in the Susan G. Komen Race the best choices that I have
for the Cure, STEM Satur- ever made. I can't imagine
day, Zumbathon, Donate my life otherwise," Edmunds
Don't Dump and student said.
Improv alumni return for reunion show
B Y AMANDA LENOX
FEATURES EDITOR
CSUSM's Improv Club
brings comedy to the campus.
Currently, there are 16
members participating in Improv. Auditions are usually
held once a semester, after
the first show. Those who
audition are put through a
series of games. Downs explains that students aren't
"judged on how funny they
are, or even how good they
are." They are looking for
people who are able to "work
well on stage or can work on
a team and get along with
other people ."
President Ryan Downs explains that the club "holds
shows where people on
the team will get on stage
and take suggestions from
the audience and based on
those suggestions we'll play
games, we'll build scenes,
characters and we'll just
try and make the audience
laugh."
The team practices every
Monday from 7 p.m. to 9
p.m. They practice methThe Improv Club will oc- include Frank John Tabaods and quick thinking, but casionally work with The rez, Ryan Suffridge, Sarah
everything at the shows is National Comedy Theater, a Gibbon and James Wallace
done on the spot and they professional Improv organi- competing against the curhave Xo be ready when zation, in San Diego. Mem- rent Improv team. The two
thrown curveballs, so the bers from the organization teams will be playing cometeam must learn to be able will come to a show hosted dic games against one anothto respond.
by the CSUSM team and er for points.
"It's built around teach- participate onstage.
If you are interested in joining people theater, acting,
The Improv Club will be ing the Improv Club, contact
emotion and how to tell a having an Alumni Show at 8 President Ryan Downs at
story. You learn a lot about _ p.m. on April 25 in Arts 101. downs005@ cougars csiism.
writing and storytelling," The show will comprise of edu.
Downs said.
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Great opportunities discovered at Job Fair
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CSUSM students could be
seen dressed to impress with
resumes in hand at this year's
Job Fair.
Located in the USU Ballroom on April 10, students
Alencastre, will be making had the opportunity to meet
with representatives from
an appearance at the event.
The film, which follows about 60 different potential
Salcedo's life in Guadala- employers, some of which
jara, her battles with drugs included Escondido Union
and her eventual activism School District, Fashion Infor HIV and the transgender stitute of Design and Mercommunity, will play at 5:30 chandising (FIDM), GEICO
p,m. on April 28 in Clarke Insurance, San Diego Police
Department and many more.
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Brenda Dumas, Employer
Gaypril ends with a univerRelations and Events Coorsity-wide Pride Walk parade,
beginning at noon in the dinator at the Career Center
USU ampitheater on May 1. hopes that students "get a
"My favorite part is the chance to see how their maPride Walk, because the jor can apply to some of the
number of allies who join us careers that are available out
is outstanding. I feel loved!" there or just gain information
about different companies
student Jairo Leon said.
The Pride Walk ends the that they might be interested
month by allowing those in in, and hopefully get some
LGBTQ culture, including interviews." She also enthose in the community who courages students to come to
ally themselves in solidarity CSUSM's Job Fair even as
with it's community, to pro- freshmen.
"This has been a fantasvide a visible show of support as the parade marches tic venue. Students are very
well prepared, they've been
around campus.
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Gaypril gives something to look forward to
B Y R YAN D OWNS
SENIOR STAFF WRITER
For the remainder of the
month of April, CSUSM's
Pride Center will once again
host Gaypril, its annual
month-long celebration of
LGBTQ culture and awareness. The celebration features events, lectures, film
showings and gatherings
throughout the month, bringing together the school's
LGBTQ community in unity with its allies on campus.
This all, of course, leads up
to the famed Pride Walk parade on May 1.
Gaypril is split into four
different weeks, with each
week focusing on a different
subculture in LGBTQ. With
the first and second weeks
focusing mainly on gay and
lesbian subcultures (respectively), the upcoming weeks
in the month will focus on
some of the more marginalized and less culturally prevalent LGBTQ groups. This
includes third week events
concerning Bisexual and
Queer issues and a fourth
week dedicated to transgender issues.
During the third week,
the center plans on hosting
events to raise awareness of
problems faced by those in
the bisexual community; including marginalization by
both straight and gay cultures that do not understand
them, the problems associated with actively avoiding
a label to one's lifestyle and
the increasing stigma of HIV.
The fourth week, which focuses on transgender issues,
includes the screening of
Trans visible, a documentary
about famed transgender activist Bamby Salcedo, who,
along with director Dante
Many businesses, state and government agencies, as well as nonprofit organizations attended the April Job Fair. Photo provided by Amanda Lenox.
coming in with resumes," a
representative for the Drug
Enforcement
Administration (DEA), Jackie Borboa,
said. "We have a vacancy
announcement opening for
the Special Agent position.
We're excited to have Cal
State San Marcos students
apply for our positions and
we look forward to working
with the University at future
career events."
" I'm graduating this year,
and I 'm looking for an entry-level job or an internship," Human Development
major, Nina Sonevongxay,
said.
There were many students
at the Job Fair trying to network with representatives
and learn about the different positions offered by this
year's participants. Students
are encouraged to participate
next year due to how many
opportunities it brings.
Ride Along with University Police Department proves to be exciting experience for aspiring student
B Y N ADA SEWIDAN
SENIOR STAFF WRITER
After accompanying Police
Officer David Angulo on a
three hour policeride-alongI
learned why CSUSM is recognized as one of the safest
campuses in'the state of California. .
It was 8 p.m. on a Friday
night. I was eager and wideeyed listening intently to the
officer as he gave me a tour
of the facility. He led me
through narrow hallways,
scanning his badge to gain
access to locked doors .
"The campus police office
is equivalent to a full blown
police department," Officer
Angulo said.
The CSUSM campus police facility is equipped with
two holding cells and one
padded cell. There's also
the evidence locker where
officers are trained on how
to book weapons, drugs and
other illegal items in possession. Hie officer then led me
inside an interrogation room
with a two-way mirror. There
were also cubicles, conference rooms, lockers and
even a little gym in the back
of the facility.
Officers on patrol work
12 hour shifts and rotate
from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. while
graveyard officers^ patrol
from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m! During
my ride-along, I accompanied Officer Angulo on his
graveyard shift. I rode shotgun, next to a literal shotgun, which he immediately
showed me how to unlock. I
needed to know how to unlock it in case anything happens he said to me.
The officer's job is to patrol on campus and outside
of campus explained Angu-
deter people from reaching
campus and thus preventing
any incidents on campus.
"Our officers do a lot of patrolling off campus," Angulo
said. "About 98 percent of
arrests occur outside of campus."
An officer has the power
of authority to stop indivicir
lo. Police officers have juris- uals approaching campus. It
diction no more than a mile keeps individuals who are
outside of school. However, considered transients, indiofficers still hold the same viduals who do not belong
power regardless of where to the campus, from utilizing
the campus.
they are.
The officers at CSUSM
According to StateUniversity.com, CSUSM campus is receive the same training as
acknowledged as one of the any other police officers, in
safest campuses in the state addition to training tailored
of California two years run- specifically to the campus and its students. In an
ning.
"Our main priority is to event where an incident ockeep everyone on campus curs with a CSUSM student
where a campus police ofsafe," Angulo said.
Police officers patrol out- ficer has to be involved, the
side of campus in order to campus police are trained to
handle such situations differently.
"If a student on campus
commits a crime we have the
power of helping them out
when they make a mistake,"
Angulo said.
If an incident occurs, a student has two options, either
get arrested, or in certain cases answer to the Dean of Students. Sometimes it is better
to hit the students with what
Officer Angulo calls the spirit of the law rather than the
letter of the law.
"I understand they are college students and are young,
and sometimes they make
mistakes and that's why we
have to tailor to people differently here than other places," Angulo said.
If any students are interested in joining a CSUSM Police Officer on a ride-along,
they should contact the University Police Department
located on La Moree Road to
fill out the necessary forms
and schedule a time or call
(760)750-7530.
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B Y SADIB K HAN
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"Only White people can
be racist." "Only men can
be sexist." Have you heard
either of these statements before and not used ironically?
I certainly have not, until I attended a lecture at
our campus Gender Equity
Center earlier this semester.
Before the lecture I thought
that racism and sexism
were simply defined as the
discriminations based on
race and sex respectively.
The GEC kindly explained Blog posted on September 2013 about the show, Dads, portraying ultimate
that their definitions of the discriminatory offenses at http://www.kissmywonderwoman.com/2013/09/
pilot-season-dads-racism-sexism-ageism.html.
words, which I understand is
also taught in some Women's just a way for people to ra- tragedies, but some people
Studies courses, also include tionalize racism and sexism do not see it that way. "Well,
a power component.
by calling them something the second scenario was definitely racism, but the first
Simply put, since White that sounds less severe.
The notion that only men one was only discrimination
people and men are in charge
of the world, only they are can be sexist and that only based on race." Why should
allowed to be Tacist and sex- white people can be racist is there even be a distinction?
ist respectively^ According based on the assumption that Do you expect me, or anyto that logic, since I did not an individual who comes one else, to believe that those
have the foresight of being from a group with power is terms can be separate but still
born into a White family, better off than an individual equal? If you read a quote
I can say whatever I want who doesn't. Inductive rea- that said, "All [insert race
about any race without being soning has never been a very here] need to be set o nfire
considered racist because my sound form of logic. Induc- do you need to know who the
discrimination is not backed tive reasoning is the root of speaker was to figure out if
racism, sexism and the belief the quote was racist or simup by an institution.
This article isn't about de- that tables are dogs because ply only discriminatory?
I believe that equality is
bating whether these defini- they both have four legs.
Think of this hypotheti- about balancing the scales,
tions have any validity. If you
want that answered, check a cal scenario: A White child not tipping them to the other
dictionary. It shouldn't mat- commits suicide after getting side by deliberately rebrandter who wrote the dictionary. bullied every day for the last ing racism and sexism to fit
I am also not accusing the year for being the sole White an agenda. I wholeheartedly
members of the Gender Eq- person in an all-black school. believe that whoever coined
uity Center of any intentional Now think of the same sce- those definitions doesn't care
wrongdoing. I know most of nario, but with the words about equality at all, because
discrimination
them, and they are very nice White and Black switched trivializing
around. Both
scenarios doesn't solve anything.
people. Although, what they
are preaching is essentially should be valued as equal
Teeth whitening naturally vs. over the counter
B Y LAUREN HAMMOND
O PINION E DITOR
Americans seem to be obsessed with dental hygiene,
particularly teeth whitening
treatments that help keep
smiles looking flawless.
However, many people
do not understand the severe side effects associated
to whitening treatments. In
2009, the Journal of Dentistry published a study stating
the harmful effects of tooth
whitening.
Over the counter treatments often have painful
effects on the gums. Over
whitening can cause the gum
line to recede, bleed and become inflamed. Excessive
whitening can also lead to
sensitive teeth and enamel
depletion. Enamel depletion
is the most harmful side effect, as it may lead to severe
internal tooth decay.
There are several holistic
remedies for tooth whitening. The benefits from using
natural products are that they
are more affordable and have
little to no side effects.
Coconut oil pulling is one
of the most effective natural remedies for whitening
teeth. When using this remedy, take a tablespoon of coconut oil and swish in your
mouth for 10 to 15 minutes.
Push the oil through the
teeth when swishing. Brushing with baking soda has an
amazing whitening effect,
but when brushing with it be
sure to only use this solution
once a week. Baking soda
can cause minor irritation to
the gums if used excessively. Swishing daily with food
grade hydrogen peroxide is
another affordable and effective remedy.
Ultimately, when it comes
to tooth care it is best to use
remedies that are naturopathic and that will not cause
one's oral health to be compromised. The holistic remedies as mentioned above
are especially convenient
for college students who
are looking to save money
any way they can. Instead
of spending your money on
teeth whitening items that
can cause harm to teeth, I
advise to spend a lot less on
a more effective, safer and
simpler natural product.
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The new "Ban Bossy"
campaign focuses on encouraging women to pursue their
ambitions, and changing
the conversation from what
women can't do to what they
can.
The campaign director,
Sheryl Sandberg, and Leanin.org confront the double-standard of women being
considered as "too stubborn"
and "hard-headed" when
they are being assertive,
while men who act assertive
are viewed as a "boss" and a
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care of business.
Many women that I know,
myself included, are strong
people that are never afraid
to go after what they want. wards.
CSUSM students, male
None of them should ever be
seen as anything less than a and female alike, should take
leader. This is why I am in a second look at the words
love with the "Ban Bossy" we all use to brand others,
and try to recognize it's imcampaign.
pact. Ladies, do not be afraid
The campaign is made
to spread the awareness on to be ambitious. Please rethe word bossy itself. These member that you have the
negative terms prevent girls power within to lead, even if
from being leaders and there are people that are inspeaking out because she timidated by your strength.
risks being called "bossy" by I think we are all too beaumen and even some women. tifully complex to be called
These kinds of words can anything smaller than what
make women become less we truly are. So if anyone
interested in leadership posi- has labeled you a high handtions, and I do not think we ed and overbearing term, just
should be held back any lon- say to yourself-1 am not hard
ger. I am sure the word bossy headed, I am the boss. I am
has come out of my mouth not outspoken, I am the boss.
before, not even realizing I am not BOSSY, I am the
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Letter to the Editor
Unjust treatment paying day pass prices
B Y ANDERSON G OULD
CONTRIBUTOR
I parked in the parking
structure and I purchased a
parking pass for the day with
my credit card. I placed the
ticket in the window in the
driver side window as advised. However, as I closed
the door and unforeseen
circumstances occurred, the
ticket fell off the dashboard.
I was on campus on a
Wednesday, which is the
only day I am on campus
the longest. I have a class at
2:30 p.m. and another at 5:30
p.m. These classes are back
to back and the last class
ends at roughly 8:15 p.m.
When I returned to the
parking structure and I approached the vehicle I no-
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ticed there was a green envelope on the windshield. I was
shocked knowing that I had
paid for parking. I looked in
the windshield and the parking permit was not there; it
was on the floor of the car.
I immediately called campus police and explained the
situation. I was told it could
be resolved by stopping by
the campus police office and
filling out the paper work. I
did and I waited to receive
a letter of a waiver or warning for the ticket. When I
received the letter, I was denied and forced to pay the
ticket for $65.
I was shocked because I
had proof that I had paid
for parking. Secondly, the
charge was on a credit card
and the last for numbers from
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permit ticket. I could riot believe I was denied knowing
I had honestly paid and with
proof of paying.
In the end, I paid for a day
pass of parking $9 and for
a ticket f or not paying for
parking of $65. Accidents
do happen that are out of
our control. I would understand having to pay for the
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what would have been more
reasonable would have been
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information so if it happened
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For myself and many others, science fiction tells more
than mere stories. Science
fiction imagines our future
world.
It imagines a future where
humanity seeks life in the
stars, fascinated by and celebrating our differences
rather than shunning them.
This genre calls up a sense of
wonder for technology and
exploration that we might not
revel in today but could well
tomorrow. Science fiction is
the human testament to our
ability to hope. But there is a
darker side to this genre. As
desirable as it is to envision
a shining future, science fiction easily provides accurate
social commentary on the
nature of man. At times we
must b e forced to confront
the fact that the more things
change, the more things stay
the same.
Orson Scott Card creates
an air of shivering realism in
his novels. The most famous
of w hich,inder's Game, has
long been considered one of
the most renowned works of
science fiction for the past 30
years.
However, it is the sequel
to this novel that deserves
the brunt of the accolades.
Speaker for the Dead takes
place 3000 years after
Ender's Game, and the titular character, Ender Wiggin, seeks redemption for
the genocide he committed
during the war. Space travel
has allowed Ender to freeze
his body in stasis, letting
Ender search the universe.
His journey leads him to a
Portuguese colony on the
planet Lusitania, where new
alien life has been discovered.
Pig-like in appearance yet
communicative, there may
be hope for humanity to redeem itself with this new
alien race. But fear of the
unknown and the colony's
firm hold on Catholic ideals threaten to damage their
relationship. Ender must intervene before humankind
makes the same mistake,
destroying Lusitania in the
process.
Speaker for the Dead is a
gorgeous novel. It addresses
issues that humans face today while teaching tolerance
and accepting the different.
There is no science fiction
novel more worth the read
and I highly recommend it to
all. This novel has won two
prestigious science fiction
awards, the Nebula Award
and the Hugo award, since
its publication.
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Based on the novel by
Brian McGreevy, Hemlock
Grove is a Sci-fi original that
only appears on Netflix.
Some critics such as Entertainment Weekly's Jessica Shaw stated "Hemlock
Grove takes its time with
story lines, ensuring that
each one has plenty of room
to ripen. It carries out every
dastardly deed with gusto,
but still offers enough moments of levity" while other
critics such as The Hollywood Reporter's Tim Good-
Center continued from page 1
"We need the Raza Center to nourish confidence,
belonging, academic and
professional growth for students, specifically Latina/o
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man called it "plain bad."
I have to unfortunately
agree with the latter; I found
Henilock Grove to be unbelievably frustrating and confusing with its multiple plots
and storyline twists. Frankly they just tried to put too
much into one show. There
were werewolves (who were
more like shape shifters to
me), demons and other fantastical creatures that tied
in both as mystical beings
as well as with their own
sub-plots that include love
triangles, family drama and
a of hiding the truth. I talked to multiple people about
the show and those that
have read McGreevy's book
seemed to have a lot better
things to say about it than
those that had not.
Maybe that's the part that
I 'm missing, but it felt like a
low budget horror flick with
a cast they just threw together to see how their mess of
a story line would work.
Though, I will commend
the visual effects artists on
is the transformation scene
when Peter shifts into a wolf,
which was sick .
support, that is my vision. I
do however encourage other students to get involved
in this movement in order
to push forward a culturally intelligent and equitable campus inclusive of all."
Returning Golden Boy - Captain America 2
B Y L EXY PEREZ
STAFF WRITER
Every year, we find ourselves listening to Tony
Stark's witty comments as he
puts on that iron suit, admire
Thor's ability to be a masculine "Goldie Locks," root for
Peter Parker as he is trapped
in a "web" and watch the
Hulk turn into a big, green
guy, who clearly needs some
anger management classes.
Out of all the superheroes,
Captain America is the only
one that seems to be the
epitome of what we aspire
to be and hold principles
that we should abide by: to
be true to who you are and
stand for what , you believe
in. In this year's first superhero return to the big screen,
"Captain America 2: The
Winter Soldier" delivers everything that every Marvel
Fan would hope: Visual effects, gut-wrenching action
sequences and familiar faces
such as the characters Black
Widow and Nick Fury.
The film, reintroduced Steven Rogers (Chris Evans) as
the once scraggy soldier who
transformed into a "macho
man" with super strength,
speed, abs of steel and, not
to mention, glowing skin
and pearly white teeth that
makes-you wonder whether
he is a long lost relative of
Edward Cullen, Mr. Clean
and Barbie Ken. Dedicated
to stopping Hydra's evil plan
to control humanity, with assistance from Black Widow
(Scarlett Johansson) and his
new friend Falcon (Anthony
Mackie), Rogers is forced
to battle the bad guys, while
questioning the loyalty of
the U.S. government and his
S . HI .E .L .D. headquarters.
Adding more drama, Captain
America is acquainted with
Keanu Reeve's lookalike,
the Winter Soldier, a mysterious assassin questioned to
be a familiar face from his
past.
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guys. Call me old-fashioned,
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but I can't help but prefer a
film with a genuine story
rather than one that focuses
purely on Hollywood glitz
and glam and who can throw
a punch better. Although the
film is nothing short of being
an enjoyable, edge of your
seat "Superhero" tale, it is
the hidden vulnerability of
the story that makes it all that
much better.
As Captain America battles
new enemies, he consistently expresses his loyalty to
only doing what he thinks
is right for himself and society, refusing to let anyone
convince him otherwise. Being that Marvel already confirmed future installments, it
is pointless to add dramatics
over whether Rogers will survive at the end of the film. At
times it can almost seem as if
the film is a documentary on
Rogers' new transformation
to being the American Yoda
(Becoming Society's guidance and Patriotic "force").
"Captain America: The Winter Soldier," is proof that a
sequel can outdo the original. The Avenger becomes an
admirable and likeable hero,
proving to be more than just
a handsome man that can
throw a shield.
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popular Nintendo crossover
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Since then, Sakurai has
slowly but surely showed
little details about the game
as development went on, primarily through the pictures
he posts on Miiverse. Over
the course of these past 10
months since Smash Bros.
4 was unveiled for the first
time, they announced several
returning characters including Olimar of the Pikmin series, Lucario from Pokemon
and, much to Smash Bros.
Brawl fans' delight, Sega's
blue blur, Sonic the Hedgehog. In addition, Sakurai also
revealed two new characters:
Rosalina and Luma of Super
Mario Galaxy and Little Mac
from Punch Out, who was an
Assist Trophy character in
the previous installment of
the franchise.
On April 8, Sakurai devoted a full, 40-minute-long
Nintendo Direct to release
even more information about
the highly anticipated Smash
Bros. 4. Here he presented
several new aspects of the
game, including the differences between the 3DS and
Wii U versions.
The most recognizable of
these are: stages and game
modes. When Sakurai said
that the two versions would
have different stages, he
wasn't kidding.
As far as anyone can tell
right now, the only two stages the two games have in
common are the franchise's
signature stages: Battlefield and Final Destination.
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Sakurai also showed a game
mode exclusive to the 3DS
port: Smash Run, where four
players compete in a unique
competition involving a race
for power buffs that will be
used in a match following
said race.
Other than that, Sakurai
also talked about new and returning Assist Trophy characters from Brawl, including
Andross (Star Fox), Knuckle Joe (Kirby), Nintendog,
Skull Kid and Midna (Legend of Zelda), Dark Samus
(Metroid), Chain Chomp
(Super Mario), Elec Man
(Mega Man), and a rather
hilarious trophy called "Color TV-Game 15" that, as far
as Sakurai shows, is a large
game of Pong taking place
on the stage, knocking the
players around.
Although it's on the same
plane as every other franchise represented, Pokemon
has a special place in Smash
Bros in terms of items.
Whether a new fan .or old,
every player knows the value
of a PokeBall. If one drops
onto the stage, the reaction
of everyone is the same: get
it before the others! This
time around, however, those
red and white balls aren't the
only thing players will want
to get their Jhands on.
THIS time, Sakurai has included a new kind of PokeBall that is easily more valuable: the Master Ball, which
will only contain rare or
legendary Pokemon, where
a regular PokeBall will
contain common Pokemon.
New Pokemon include Arceus (4th generation), Eevee
(1st generation), Fennekin
(6th and newest generation),
Meloetta (5th), Gogoat (??),
for
Wii
Palkia (4th), Kyurem (5th),
Victim (5th), Keldeo (??),
and the well-known mascot
Xerneas.
Also, players who had a
problem with characters with
multiple forms will no longer
have that problem. ,In previous games Brawl and Melee,
Two returning characters
had alternate forms that they
could switch to in the middle of a battle: Zelda (Zelda)
could transform into Sheik,
while Samus (Metroid), by
using her Final Smash, could
shed her armor and become
Zero Suit Samus, while performing another Final Smash
would restore her armor.. In
Smash Bros. 4, these characters have all been split into
their own, solo forms, with
Zelda and Sheik getting new
attacks to replace the one
they would use to transform.
In addition, Sakurai also
made the anticipated confirmation of a returning fighter
who hasn't missed a game
yet: Yoshi (Mario), whose
revelation was delayed because the developers were
working on remodeling him
and didn't want to upset fans.
After Sakurai bade his fans
farewell, he dropped one
more trailer for us, dropping
two more exciting pieces of
information: the return of the
massively popular Pokemon
Charizard, now as a solo
fighter, and the introduction
of a new Pokemon fighter:
Greninja, the fully evolved
form of the 6th generation
starter Pokemon Froakie.
Super. Smash Bros, for
Nintendo 3DS is set to be
released in Summer 2014,
while Super Smash Bros, for
Wii U is set to be released the
following Winter.
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THE C O U G A R
CHRONICLE
ISSUE # 1 4
W EDNESDAY
MAY 7, 2014
VOLUME XL I!
—
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, SAN MARCOS, INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER
FROM THE STAFF
SENIOR FAREWELLS
ATHLETE SPOTLICHTS
3 - Graduating Chronicle editors Amanda Lenox
and Lauren Hammond say goodbye to CSUSM.
4 - Mary Green reflects on the memories she has
5 - Business major and golf instructor Kyle
Inmanfindsa way to bring his passions together.
made on campus and talks about the future.
SENIOR P ROFILE
8 - Matt Walsh leaves behind an impressive legacy
after being ASI President this year.
Commencement sparks new beginning for CSUSM graduates
B Y K ATUN SWEENEY
E DITOR-IN-GHIEF
The Class of 2014 is a
group of students that reflect
the diversity that CSUSM
has to offer.
Office of Communications
Public Information Officer,
Christine Vaughan, provided
the campus' official data for
the demographics that make
up the graduating class. Between the four commencement ceremonies on May 16
and 17, there will be 2,649
students, not including credential students, graduating
from CSUSM. 52.1 percent
of these students will be the
first person in their family
to earn a bachelor's degree.
146 graduates are studentveterans and eight graduates
are ACE Scholars (a program
for former foster youth), both
statistics the largest amount
Last year's graduates celebrate their last year at CSUSM. Photos courtesy of Christine Vaughan.
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awarded degree this year will
be a "Bachelor of Science in
Business Administration,"
the second most common
being a "Bachelor of Arts in
Human Development."
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the scheduled ceremonies
are for the College of Business Administration at 10:30
a.m. and the College of Education, Health and Human
Services at 4:30 p.m. On
Saturday, May 17, the Col-
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will take place at 9:30 a.m.,
followed by the College of
Science and Mathematics
at 3:00 p.m. According to
Vaughan, the largest ceremony is CHABSS, followed by
CEHHS, CoBA and CSM.
She encourages social me-
This year's graduating
class is comprised of seniors that have contributed
to countless student orgs.,
publications,
committees
and departments. From the
ASI Board of Directors,
graduates include President
Matt Walsh, VP of External
Affairs Arthur Silverstein
HI and VP of Operations
Cipriano Vargas. Graduates
also members of The Cougar Chronicle editorial staff;
Sports Editor Justin Donner, Features Editor Amanda
Lenox, Opinion and Copy
Editor Lauren Hammond,
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Congratulations to the
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CHABSS, Tim Hoh from nothing but success and had
CSM, Mary Green from a great time with you this
COEHHS and Sarah Lane year!
from COBA.
Civility Campaign honors Champions and ICONS of 2014
This year honored outstanding members of the student body, faculty and staff. Photos courtesy of Miguel Magana.
B Y MIGUEL MAGANA
STAFF W RITER
The Third Annual Civility Celebration took place
on April 30, a celebration in
which members of the California State University San
Marcos community are honored for their countless acts
of care respect and empathy.
The Celebration started
with Associate Dean of
Students, Gregory Toya restating the Civility mission
statement and pledge: As a
member of the CSUSM com-
munity, I will conduct myself
with care, respect and empathy, while acknowledging
the culture and humanity of
others.
Toya then happily announced the growth between
the Civility Campaign with
Student Life & Leadership
and the Cross-Cultural Center.
The Civility Celebration
recognized past events hosted by the Campaign. These
events help the ' CSUSM
community understand who
we go to school with and
their culture to eliminate discrimination and hate.
Then the Civility Champions were recognized. These
Champions were nominated
because they live out the Civility Mission. Some words
which described these Champions are: polite, safe to be
around, pleasure to be with.
These Champions are recognized for being involved in
issues such as social justice,
environmental justice and for
being an ally to women.
This years Civility ICONs
(Initiating Civil Opportunities Now) are students and
faculty that are our everyday
superheroes, from . giving
someone a ride to school to
making one feel welcomed.
The faculty, staff and students being honored were Dr.
Fredi Avalos, Melanie Chu,
Kaja Dunn, Terri Metzger,
June Trudel, Marie Parrish,
Peter Vu, Kevin Adson, Josti
Byrd, Jesse Grajeda, Karen
Guzman, Rosalie Michaud,
Faith Orcino, Ariel Plaza,
Jerry Pham, Dominica Ranieri, Nicki Croly, Lia Mauga, Emily Miller and Sonia
Perez.
One extraordinary student
is Rosalie Michaud by an
anonymous classmate who
had a bad day resolved by
Michard. Ms. Anonymous
had left class and crying in
the stall. Michard followed
her and refused to leave until
they talked. Ms. Anonymous
tried to regain her breath
from crying and hyperventilating to talk to Michard.
Michard stayed outside her
restroom stall saying, "I have
two dry shoulders to cry on."
As the celebration approached an end, guest
speaker and ICON, Dr. Laura de Ghetaldi stressed the
importance of Civility. Dr.
Ghetaldi then talked about
how she tries her best to teach
civility in all of her classes.
Being a victim to race riots,
zebra murders and helping
after the Columbine Shooting, Dr. Ghetaldi explained a
part of being so connected to
the Civility Campaign is because being a victim "never
leaves your soul."
This year's Civility Celebration did an excellent
job honoring its nominees
and reminding the audience
what Civility is all about. To
learn more about the Civility
Champions and Icons visit
the CSUSM Civility website
at: https://www.csusm.edu/
civility/index .html.
�Cougar Chronicle graduation message from the President
On behalf of the California
State University San Marcos
administration, faculty and
staff, I extend my heartfelt
congratulations to you, the
Class of 2014.
You have reached an incredible milestone in your life and
your commencement ceremony celebrates your hard work
and achievement in completing a rigorous and demanding
course of study. You should
be proud of what you have
achieved, as should all those
who have supported you in
your journey.
You have each taken a different path to get to this moment.
Some of you navigated through
college full time; others have
taken a longer route, combining work and family obligations with your academic pursuits. Nearly 50 percent of you
are the first in your families to
earn a four-year degree.
You are veterans, former
foster youth, non-traditional
students, underrepresented. students. You are wnat make Cal
State San Marcos such a unique
and vibrant university.
I sincerely commend you on
your accomplishments. Your
reaching commencement demonstrates your fortitude, your
resolve, your determination.
You exemplify the best that
CSUSM has to offer in our
graduates and I hope that you
will recall your time here fondly. As alumni, you — the Class
of 2014 — will join an extraordinary group of individuals who
represent hope, creativity and a
true passion for lifelong learning. 1 am delighted that you
chose Cal State San Marcos and
I wish you all the very best in
your futures.
Karen Haynes, Ph.D.
President
Senior Farewell
Graduating from Cal State University San Marcos
B Y VICTORIA PANTELEYEVA
GRADUATING SENIOR
Switching from Ukrainian
alma mater to an American
one was a smooth transition
for me.
As a philologist of English
and Turkish, I was interested
in finding an optimal major,
which could serve as a fitting vehicle for my linguistic
abilities. To my great joy,
I discovered that CSUSM
offered a Global Business
Management (GBM) option for business majors. Not
giving it a second thought,
I enrolled in this option. By
minoring in Political Science, I upped the ante. I'm
not going to single out any
professors I encountered in
CSUSM. Nonetheless, I feel
obligated to say that all professors in the GBM option
are on par with PSCI professors, despite having different
pedagogical styles, left their
indelible mark on my mind.
Being culturally proud and
yet having cosmopolitan
outlook has always been my
forte. In fact, my life philosophy sums up in the words
of the most revered Ukrain-
ian poet, Taras Shevchenko,
who wrote:
Learn, study and discern,
And learn from foreigners.
But don't disdain your own.
For these reasons, I felt that
being a GBMer will help
sate my curiosity about other cultures. Joining Global
Business Management Association and becoming its
officer brought me closer to
like-minded people. Besides,
I got an opportunity to widen
my social circle by meeting
a plethora of international
students. I still keep in touch
with a lot of them. As GBMers we get encouraged to
participate in a study abroad
program to widen our cultural horizons, and a number
of my friends took up this
opportunity and ended up
truly benefitting from it. As
for me, I chose to culturally
enrich myself by travelling independently during
last summer to a string of
Eastern and Western European countries. After
this prolonged travelling,
I realized that I selected
therightvocation for me.
As an afterword, I'd like
to say that being the first
Ukrainian in my family to
study in the US, I'm truly
honored to be a graduate
from CSUSM.
Farewel
A bittersweet goodbye
B Y R OSS E DMUNDS
GRADUATING SENIOR
It is needless to say
that my time at CSU San
Marcos has been a time
to cherish, and to be cliché, the best time of my
life. Day one at Cal State
"Stair Master" began with
struggling to summit the
11 staircases to make it
to Markstein Building on
time, and I would wonder why on earth I chose
to go to a school built into
the side of a mountain.
Three years later, I look
forward to that same
mountain, and have raised
the ante by running Double Peak twice a week
with Dr. Nessler and Dr.
Newcomer. Running with
them has become one
of the highlights of my
week, with every step
I realize how blessed I
am to have professors
who not only care about
academic excellence but
also physical well being.
Ross Edmunds dominating the indoor rock climbing wall.
However, if it weren't for
Dr. Astorino, I would have
never been able to have the
college experience that I did.
Dr. A has pushed me to excel within our department,
to do things I have never
dreamed of doing. Without
his guidance, I would have
never been able to compete in research competitions or present research at
ACSM's National Conference this May in Florida.
His mentorship has opened
the doors to being a Research
Assistant and Teachers
Assistant in the Kinesiology Human Performance
Lab where I try to pass on
my enthusiasm to every
new class of students.
The fun I've had at
CSUSM is immeasurable and it is a bittersweet moment to see
graduation on the horizon, because it signals an
end of days. Days that,
without a doubt, have
been the time of my life-
�Senior Farewell
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Thank you Cal State San Marcos
Saying Goodbye
B Y A MANDA L ENOX
F EATURES E DITOR
connect with others. I remain
tunity to serve as a research enthusiastic about my love
assistant to Dr Linda Persh- of literature and composiing, Professor of Folklore tion and for the past year
and Cultural Studies here on have been working as a writcampus. In that time, several ing consultant at the Writing
other students and I began Center.
collecting research to form
This activity not only althe new Harry Potter class lows me t o exercise my own
that opened this semester,
talents and interests in writMy involvement in the ing, but it also enables me to
project not only strengthened strengthen the writing skills
Photo provided by Lauren Hammond.
my skills as a researcher, cul- of students as well as to bond
tural analyst and writer, but with others on campus.
it also helped me to form a
Working as the OpinAmanda Lenox (Left) and Lauren
strong connection and devo- ion and Copy editor for the
Hammond (Right) enjoying Grad
tion to our campus. Serving school paper has been anFest together.
as a research assistant only other uplifting experience at
furthered my opportunities, CSUSM, My initial interest
as I was able to attend the in becoming an editor was to departing from our beloved
annual American Folklore help diversify my own writ- campus, to thank all of my
Society conference in Octo- ing skills. However, as time fellow students, the profesber of last year as an under- has progressed, not only my sors and staff of the Literagraduate representative of love of written language has ture and Writing Department,
CSUSM.
strengthened, but I have also and all of CSUSM's campus
My attendance at the con- found an incredibly unique advisors for helping to shape
ference was an amazing ex- bond with my fellow editors the woman that I am today.
perience, to say the least and and our staff writers.
I would be lost if it weren't
it gave me the opportunity to
This opportunity has given for all of the love, respect
meet with academic schol- me a new outlook on what it and encouragement everyone
ars, which further inspired means to be a successful col- on campus has shown me.
my ambition to write,
lege student. Achieving good I look forward to furthering
As a CSUSM Cougar, I grades is one thing, but mak- my educational career and
have also been given the ing positive connections with cannot wait t o see where all
aid necessary to develop my others is what really makes a of the campus' support will
own voice as a writer: giving college experience worth- take me.
my life a new sense of pur- while.
pose. In my time here, I have
Ultimately, I would just
learned that writing helps me like to take this time, before
BY LAUREN HAMMOND
2 013,1 w as g iven the oppor-
OPINION E DITOR
The first couple years of
my undergraduate studies
had been characterized by
uncertainty, dread and a lack
of self-awareness.
Being the first of my family to attend college, I had littie understanding of what to
expect. Before attending Cal
State University San Marcos,
I spent one year at a private
university in Oregon and two
and a half years at a junior
college here in Southern California. During that time, I
felt a strong disconnect from
my peers, my professors and
the campuses altogether.
This sense of disengagement
left me with little motivation
and I feared for my future.
When coming to San Marcos I had only one intention
in mind and that was to earn
a bachelor's degree in Literature and Writing, with
a concentration in Writing,
However, after settling in
at the university I found my
previous academic detachment lift, as I was greeted
with many unique and lifechanging opportunities.
In my second semester at
CSUSM , in the spring of
As a sixth year senior, you
long for graduation day when
you have finally earned your
degree and school is over.
But as the day is nearing, it
only makes me wish I could
spend more time with friends
here at CSUSM.
I started at California State
University, San Marcos in
August 2008 and the campus has definitely changed
since then. I was able to see
the building of the Parking
Structure, the Sdcial and Behavioral Sciences Building,
the Quad and the brand new
University Student Union.
As the school has changed
and grown, I now realize that
I have grown as well.
Cal State San Marcos has
offered me a great education
and I have learned so much
from all of my professors. I
have made great friendships
that I know will last a lifetime.
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Before I leave, I have a f ew
words of advice for CSUSM
students:
1. Be proud of the work that
you do. There may be certain
occasions where you procrastinated and didn't put too
much effort into a research
paper. Don't make a habit of
it. Instead, submit your best
work and be proud of the effort you put into it.
2. Get involved. It took me
awhile to realize the importance of getting involved but
there will be so many great
people that you might miss
the chance of meeting if you
don't.
3. Don't be too hard on
yourself when you fail.
There might be that one class
that you just don't get, for me
that would be anything that
involves math or science.
If you don't do well, don't
worry. It's a lesson that you
learn . Just try harder the next
time.
A ND LAST, BUT NOT
LEAST:
4 . Have fun. College is an
adventure. I got six years of
it. Some of you may get five
or four. But there is a time
limit; the fun doesn't last forever. So cherisji, the memories.
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B Y K YLE C ODAY
B Y MARY GREEN
GRADUATING SENIOR
GRADUATING SENIOR
As I reflect on my experience here at CSUSM, I
find that it would be nearly
impossible to accurately
describe it using only 500
words.
I can tell you that as a 17year old freshman, I didn't
know what to expect when
I decided to move away
from my home, step outside
my comfort zone and pursue a college education at
CSUSM. Although my journey was nothing like I had
imagined it to be, it turned
out to be the most beautiful
ride I have ever been a part
of.
For me, when I think back
to my college experience I
won't think about having
to learn the Kreb's cycle or
mitochondrial
biogenesis
frontwards and backwards.
It won't be the memory of
learning about the developmental life span of a child
or the differences between
a gram-positive and gramnegative bacteria, because
my experience at CSUSM
was a lot deeper.
College for me was about
forming lifetime relationships with my teammates,
roommates and classmates.
It was about getting my ideas
challenged by my classmates
Mary Green with her personal cheering squad showing the love.
but inspired by the sharing of
each one of their passions
and goals for the future.
It was about gaining wisdom from professors like Dr.
Laura and coaches like Ron
Pulvers and also being reassured that they truly believe
in you. It was that high you
get after winning a championship game, but the feeling you get when you lose
a game and can look up at
your teammates and still
say to yourself, "Wow, I am
blessed."
It's about * realizing how
much you miss the little
things about home and finally appreciating everything
your parents have given and
taught you. It's about going through an ACL/MCL
knee injury, learning the true
meaning of patience and realizing there's more to life
than just soccer. Not to mention, the indescribable feeling you get when stepping
foot on the soccer field for
thefirsttime after 10 months
of continuous rehab.
I think it is safe to say college for me was about finding myself. As I embark on
the next part of my journey
and attend graduate school
at Johns Hopkins next fall,
I will keep a little bit of
CSUSM near to my heart. I
am forever grateful for the
lessons, the "successes, the
fails and the people that surrounded me at CSUSM, for I
wouldn't be where I am today without them.
I will say at the beginning,
CSUSM was not my first
choice. However after my
first semester here as a junior
changed my opinion. My first
class was Chlcano Theater
and I had the pleasure of
meeting an admirable and
strong woman,. Yeni Orozco
Towver, who became my
best friend in that class. With
other future classes, I got the
opportunity to meet other
extraordinary people: Brittany Rose Tribulski, Yohita
Reyes, Juan Puentes, David
Flores and Alex Contreras,
to name a few. However, my
best friend at the university
is Jesslyn Lopez, who has
been by my side since the
beginning of our undergraduate study at MSJC. I thank
her for helping me in both
fields: academic and social.
One of the most outstanding things about CSUSM is
the faculty within the department of my studies: Spanish.
Each faculty member has not
only been an instructor in the
academic field but also an instructor of life. To this I say
my thanks:
Professor Shuh: Thank you
for making me a better writer
in Spanish and helping with
other writing projects in different Spanish classes.
Professor Rolle:
Even
though I did not have a class
with you, I say thanks for
your advice of the publish-
Photo courtesy of Kyle Coday.
ing field and your encouragement to be a writer.
Professor Ramos: Thank
you for teaching me the art
of translation and thank you
for encouraging me to be a
better leader as a VP in the
National Collegiate Hispanic
Honor Society.
Professor Hughes: Thank
you for teaching me the different aspects of linguistics
within the Spanish field and
I say thank you ten times
fold for the opportunity to
travel with you to Guatemala
in order to do my independent study on the culture" of
the Ixil Maya along with
learning the Ixil language
with other faculty members,
Professor Garcia of the Linguistic department, and other
students.
Professor Strother: Thank
you for being a passionate
and caring professor in two
of my classes. With your
guidance, you helped me regain my passion for creative
writing and not only I want
to be a teacher, but a writer
as well.
Last but not least...Professor Martin: You've been my
professor in each semester:
SPAN 301A, SPAN 315,
SPAN 350A, and SPAN
410E. Your wisdom had a
profound change on my view
of education and the importance of being an educated
person. I hope your wisdom,
along with the wisdom of my
other professors, will guide
me in the right path in Spain
or Latin America because the
most important concept you
taught me: ser el individual
como el ingenioso cabellero
Don Quijote de La Mancha.
Gracias a todo el mundo
A letter to C SUSM graduate, Stephanie Borders
Stephanie Borders as a new bride
and graduate . Photo provided by
Alah Jay Garcia.
B Y SARAH H UGHES
N EWS E DITOR
Dear Stephanie,
Congratulations
on
graduating with a Bachelors of Arts in Liberal
Studies. I know you'll
make a wonderful and
enthusiastic elementary
school teacher. This role
will be in addition to all the
other captivating spaces you
occupy - fabulous actress,
model, dancer, fun friend,
girly girl and Disney enthusiast (Well done! You now
have as many occupations as
Barbie).
I've had the honor of being friends with you from
Palomar to transferring to
CSUSM. It's been fun listening to you talk about good
and crazy teachers, trying to
make schedules that balance
with work, acting classes,
passions explored, monologues, headshots, accidentally somehow volunteering
to be in other students' videos for their classes and too
much homework.
I'll never forget our exciting group project on Old
Wives Tales in Dr. Metcalfe's fairy tale class, the notes
from which have gone to
die in my email and Google
Drive folders. lt was hilarious seeing your reaction to
the never ending Freudian
interpretations of the tales
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of childhood. Some of those
interpretations were clearly
invented by people with too
much time on their hands.
Others destroyed Disney's
versions for us - and provided me with a* couple hours
entertainment from watching
the reaction on your face.
I will always treasure our
times spent dancing, exercising and lollygagging - sometimes all at once. Thè times
spent talking or shopping, or
meandering to the Westwood
Club. The sleepovers with
Grease and Grease II double
features and lounging about.
The dozens of ridiculous
profile pictures and group
selfies all over San Diego,
often with Melody Parks,
Katie Donalson or Mariah
Paterson. The times you'd
hall out your nail polish collection and insist on fourth of
July mani-pedis.
The times spent at your
parents' house rocking karaoke with Mrs. Borders, dancing like MJ and discovering
our inner Wii bowling champions - a sharp contrast to my *
real bowling abilities. The
hours spent getting ready
as a group of giggling girls
for a party T HIS with Katie.
Our mutual delight in dorky
themes and the costumes we
delighted in.
Congrats on getting engaged to Bryan Wammack. I
think you two are as perfect
as people can be for each
other. You have spent the last
four years getting to know
each other and I can't wait
to be there for the next four
years to watch you grow. It
has been an adventure getting to know him, with his
smiling enthusiasm and bear
hugs. It has been sweet to
watch Bryan Wammack take
care of you this semester.
It was always obvious he
cared a lot for you, but a man
that'll smile as he drives you
every Monday and Wednesday, carts around your heavy
stuff when you need help and
happily get you out of class
is pretty cool.
I look forward to watching
you use your degree to serve
your community.
Love you girl,
Sarah
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B Y JUSTIN D ONNER
SPORTS E DITOR
Kyle Inman is graduating
this year from CSUSM with
a degree in Business Administration.
A s one of the college's
brightest students, he has a
great understanding for the
world of business, but he
also has a great understanding for the game of golf.
The game of golf first became a part of Inman's life
when his stepfather, a head
pro and golf instructor, started giving him lessons at 13
years old. Now a days, Inman is the one giving golf
lessons to young kids.
According to Inman, one of
the biggest things to remember when learning to play
golf is to be patient.
"Golf is a sport where you
have long term goals. You
should stick with it in the
long term like most longterm-life goals that you set
for yourself. Not being patient with your results is why
Kyle Inman
a lot of people turn away
from golf," Inman said.
After coaching for many
years, Inman says that the
number one tip that he constantly gives is that you need
to keep your head down.
People are often so anxious
to see where they hit the ball
that they look up before it
even goes anywhere.
San Marcos Executive is
a great golf course to learn
on because it is shorter and
more forgiving according
to Inman. Students are on a
budget, and he recommends
that you find a cheaper set of
clubs online to start with.
"You have to figure everyone started at ground zero.
Don't feel worried about
feeling judged or stupid. It's
so easy to get into your own
head," Inman said.
It is important to figure out
if you learn best with watching, listening or doing, but
then you just have to get out
and do it.
In the fall of 2069, Matt
Bataska came to CSUSM
to play baseball right out of
high school. In fact, he was
here before the campus even
had a baseball field.
During Bataska's freshman
year, the baseball team had
to drive to Escondido High
School for practice, at noon,
five or six times a week. He
reflects on how much of a
challenge that was for the
team, for most of the team
had class before and after
practice. Somewhere in-between all of that, they would
have to find time to eat.
"My sophomore year we
got the field on campus and
it instantly became one of
my favorite places to be in
the world. Now the program
has its roots grown in and
every year the teain gets better. It's amazing to see the
vast improvements year after
year," Bataska said.
Bataska started at CSUSM
as a business major, for he
had heard that CoB A degrees
from CSUSM were highly
r egarded. A fter t aking b utli
Economics 201 and 202, he
realized that he was truly
enjoying all of the aspects
of the material he was study-
years," Bataska said. "I am,
and have been, sober and
extremely focused on tasks
and goals since, but it took
a lot of growing up. Some
can handle the casual beer
after work, but frankly that
won't ever be me, and I am
better off that way. Take your
time growing up if you need,
but learn about yourself, find
out what makes you tick and
what you are passionate for."
After graduating, Bataiska
Photo o f Matt Bataska provided by
wouldfirstlike to get a steady
C SUSM athletics.
job in the business world,
pay off his student debts and
ing, and Bataska changed his hopefully eventually find my
major to Economics.
way into a graduate program
"I especially enjoyed Dr. for economics. When talking
Robert Brown's Economics with Bataska, you can tell
201 and decided that a de- that he truly wants to make
gree in economics would be a difference in the political
just as beneficial in the long realm. Teaching is also anrun, while also being able to other option for him, for it
enjoy the process of getting gives him the opportunity to
my degree," Bataska said.
help young brains gain apThis focused student and preciation for the political
ball player has a lot of good and economic freedom that
advice to give students, and our forefathers gave to us as
he believes you should enjoy Americans.the process of being a stu"I would like to thank God
dent, but get in and out in a and Jesus, my mom, dad,
timely manner.
step-mom, girlfriend, grand"I lost valuable time in mothers, brothers, aunts,
my life from driving under uncles, cousins, coaches,
tlic influence, I LUtilled a cai piufcasuia ami injr iwmugiven to me, and learned mates for always being there
many lessons the hard way. for me, no matter what the
I skateboarded almost eve- circumstances, all 5 years I
rywhere for two and a half have been here at CSUSM."
Weinberger has made much contribution to cancer research
Local polo coach heads to medical school after graduating from CSU San Marcos
of mammals and has been
linked to atrophic gastritis,
SPORTS EDITOR
peptic ulcers and gastric cancer," Weinberger said.
Water polo and science;
Looking back on his time
these two words alone do a at CSUSM, Weinberger says
pretty good job of describing that he would not change
Kevin Weinberger's college much, except maybe having
life.
to take physical chemistry,
Weinberger will be gradu- which unfortunately every
ating this May with a degree chemistry and biochemistry
in Biochemistry. He has a major has to take. Dr. Mendostrong desire and passion to za has served as his academic
work in the medical field, advisor and PI for research.
specifically as a doctor. He
"Dr. Mendoza has really
is currently planning on at- helped along the path to gaintending Lake Erie College of ing acceptance to Medical
Osteopathic Medicine in the School. I owe him a lot, and
fall.
don't think I will be able to
Besides the challenge of a repay him for everything he
very difficult major, taking has done. I can recall my first
the Medical College Admis- day of Biochemistry when
sions Test and applying to Dr. Mendoza said, 'Welcome
medical schools, Weinberger to Biochemistry with a Mexihas been involved in cancer can accent.' He wasn't lying,"
research at CSUSM. He re- Weinberger said.
flects on the research as being The great thing about Weinvery rewarding and gratify- berger's story is that he actuing to actually get meaning- ally never planned on going
ful results.
to college. Palomar was his
"I started conducting re- alternative when he did not
search Spring 2013 with Dr. get into the Coast Guard.
Jose Mendoza. We work with While at Palomar, WeinbergHsp60, a protein in the bac- er, a past high school athlete,
teria Helicobacter pylori. It decided he would give playcolonizes the gastric mucosa ing water polo a shot again.
B Y JUSTIN D ONNER
Kevin Weinberger with his women's team, courtesy of Aquatic Club of Escondido http://ace.escondido.org/
Unfortunately, he ended up
suffering from a torn rotator
cuff and labrum.
"After the diagnosis, I did 6
months of Physical Therapy,
but my shoulder continued
to dislocate so then I had surgery followed by another 8
months of Physical Therapy,"
Weinberger said.
Weinberger's busy schedule at CSUSM has also consisted of coaching. It was
after he could no longer play,
that Weinberger decided to
take a coaching position that
he had been offered. He first
started coaching at the high
school level, but soon found
out it was not the environment he had pictured it to be.
Weinberger decided to start a
year-round club for kids who
really had a desire to play and
improve their skills. With the
help of his supervisor, they
created ACE (Aquatic Club
of Escondido) Riptides.
Weinberger's biggest piece
of advice to young students,
is to go get involved. There
are lots of opportunities at
CSUSM, and if you take advantage of them as Weinberger has, you will find much
success.
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Graduating senior Rachel
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CSUSM even after acquiring
her BS in Kinesiology,
Born and raised in sunny
San Diego, Rachel graduated
from Rancho Bernardo High
School and was accepted to
Texas State University in
San Marcos, TX.
Feeling homesick after a
year, Gallego returned to
California and attended Mira
Costa Community College
until she was accepted into
CSUSM as a junior transfer
student.
"It wasn't until my senior
year that I became more involved. I joined the Kinesiology club and signed up to
write for the Cougar Chronicle (whoop!)," Gallego said.
"Let me tell you, this was the
best decision I ever made.
The only thing I can say is I
wish I became involved a lot
sooner because CSUSM has
so many beneficial things to
Ms. Gallego's amazing articles will be missed
offer."
Having written for The
Cougar Chronicle as the exclusive writer for the Heart
Beat for the fall and spring
semester, Rachel appeared as
one of the most dependable
authors the Chronicle during
the 2013 - 2014 academic
school year.
"Rachel was absolutely
great to work with. She was
one of the best writers, the
first to turn everything in
and continuously looking
for ways to improve, herself.
In fact, I still remember the
time slje got on me for not
giving her feedback on her
article so that she could improve," Sports Editor, Justin
Donner, said.
Rachel began at CSUSM
having declared her major in
Child Development. However this quickly changed to
nursing and even quicker to
Kinesiology.
"I had an internship at the
hospital working with nurses
and that's when I realized it
wasn't for me," comments
Gallego. "During this time,
I was in a nutrition class as
an elective and I thought 'I
really like this, I could see
myself doing big things with
this kind of information."
"Shout out to Dr. Astorino!!" of the Kinesiology program.
Gallego believes Dr. Astorino is "one of the most
amazing
professors" at
CSUSM. Considered one
of her most difficult classes,
Professor Astorino motivated and taught her how hard
work really pays o ff.
Rachel now plans to look
for a career in Health Education after graduating. She
has thoroughly enjoyed her
time at Cal State San Marcos
and there is no doubt that she
will have a very successful
career.
"Oh, yes this too..my oh
my was there a lot of stairs.
I realized I was going to get
my butt kicked here..literally," Gallego said.
ASI President, Matt Walsh, graduates from CSUSM
B Y K ATUN SWEENEY
E DITOR-IN-CHIEF
Matt Walsh has been a fundamental part of CSUSM for
the last five years, using his
passion and year of presidency to leave behind positive
changes on campus.
He worked as a Resident
Advisor at the UVA for two
years and as an assistant in
the Dean of Students office. Walsh has participated
in Sigma Alpha Epsilon,
College Republicans, Summer Bridge and USUAB.
He was the representative
for all students on the Civility Campaign committee as
the program was being created. Walsh has served as
the Chief of Staff, the treasurer of College Republicans,
Residence Hall Council and
is currently the President on
the ASI Board of Directors.
"I tell people that you re-
ceive your degree in the
classroom," Walsh said.
"You get your education being involved in the community, and that's what I did."
Graduating from CSUSM
with a degree in Social Sciences and a minor in history,
Walsh plans to pursue a career in the political realm.
"My goal is to continue
to help empower other péople to achieve their goals,"
he said. "I'm staying local,
going back to Escondido. I
just want to continue to get
involved with political operations and community involvement."
Walsh considers the biggest influences of his college
career to be the ACE Scholars program for former foster
youth and Brian Dawson,
the former Director of the
dorms.
"Brian had the biggest impact on me and a lot of the
seniors that have graduated
between this year and last
year. He was the one that
gave me a chance," Walsh
said. "He recognized the
talents and abilities in people and empowered them,
giving them the opportunity
to achieve what is great. I
don't think my college career
would have looked how it is
if he hadn't given me the opportunity to be an RA at 19.
It opened the door for me and
was the floodgate to everything else in my life."
Walsh looks forward to his
future after CSUSM and is
grateful for the time he has
spent here.
"This is the perfect way
to end my college career.
I spent four years learning
and growing and educating
myself about numerous facts
of life and leadership, and
presidency let me use all of
that this year."
Leah Korthof: Looking good isn't as easy as you think
B Y JUSTIN D ONNER
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Leah Korthof, a graduating marketing major from
the College of Business at
CSUSM, has built herself
quite the resume.
Her passion is rooted in
fashion, and it's something
she got seriously involved in
at an early age.
In high school Korthof
opened her own clpthing
boutique in Fresno, California. It wás in this process that
she learned what goes on behind the scenes in the world
of fashion. She would travel
to the Los Angeles fashion
district with her boyfriend,
now fiancé, to explore skyscrapers filled with fashion
wholesalers.
"Hey I'm not going to lie.
Some of the best cardio I've
ever done has been carrying huge loads of wholesale
clothing through Downtown
LA. Yes, I made my boyfriend carry a lot, but we are
talking about a lot of clothes
here," Korthof said.
Korthof transferred to
CSUSM as a junior, and did
her best to manage her business from long distance.
Eventually the property
owners leasing her the space problems, and she felt
were having some financial it was a perfect time
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customers meet their clothing needs.
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into helping clients meet
their needs and sustaining a
competitive clothing business," Korthof said.
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Arthur Silverstein believes in importance of community
B Y A MANDA L ENOX
FEATURES E DITOR
Arthur Silverstein, ASI
Vice President of External
Affairs, is a Psychology and
French double major who
has left a lasting impact on
the CSUSM community during his time here.
He recalls his most memorable accomplishment while
on ASI to be his lobbying
days in Sacramento. The
California State Student Association (CSS A) coordinates the California Higher
Education Student Summit,
which teaches students how
and what to lobby, and how
to be effective.
"My biggest accomplish,ment was when legislators and their staff talked to
CSS A directly and said the
delegation from San Marcos was one of the absolute
best delegations they' ve ever
had," Silverstein said. "So to
know that my students, that I
got to take and train with me,
the five us, went in there, not
only were dressed to impress
but also represented the CSU
and San Marcos and were
able to talk about why its important that we fund higher
education and that they actually listened."
One of his favorite memories while at CSUSM is being involved with starting
Sigma Chi and becoming
the founding President. He
also loves seeing the impact
that Sigma Chi has made in
the community. Silverstein's
advice to CSUSM • students
would be to never turn down
an opportunity and to learn
from them.
"One opportunity, which
was [being] accepted onto
Orientation Team, led me
into everything I've done
on this campus," Silverstein
said. "It got me involved in
ASI and from there I got involved with study abroad."
What he'll miss most about
CSUSM is being on a campus community that he has
called a home. Being a part
of so many different communities, Silverstein believes
that once he leaves it will
be a surreal moment. One
teacher that he credits for
having an impact during his
time at Cal State San Marcos is Dr. Joanne Peterson.
She was his very first college professor ever, teaching
GEL 101. She told everyone
in the class that 25 percent of
the class would not make it
past the first year and that of
the remaining number, only
50 percent would make it to
graduation.
Silverstein explains that
Dr. Peterson "said the only
difference between that
number and you, is that you
all are going to graduate, because she believed in every
one of us and made us feel
like we were here to graduate." Everyoiie that he does
remember from that class has
graduated, he explains, "because we instantly felt a connection with a group or with
a person on this campus who
believed in us and guided
and mentored us."
Silverstein's plans for
the future include graduate
school in the United Kingdom. He has applied to six
different schools which include the University of Kent,
University of Sheffield, Regents University, Richmond
American University, Kingston University and Queen
Mary's College. He has already been accepted into two
graduate programs [as of our
interview]. He plans to get
his Masters with a focus in
International Relations.
seeks to use this to make a
difference in his community.
While he has had plans to
join the military, he is contemplating a career in law
enforcement to work for
either a police or sheriff department. If people encourage him to, Molina hopes to
eventually enter the political
realm and become a politician for at least 20 years.
"Involvement is the biggest
takeaway from CSUSM,"
Molina said. "It's the experiences within my stay here
that really shaped my form
of thinking."
Molina attributes his love
for the campus to many of
the people that he met while
working with countless student orgs.
"I'm going to miss all of
the ASI staff, especially
Robert [Aiello-Hauser] and
Rodger [D'Andreas]. I will
miss SLL, everyone from
Josh to Dr. T to Floyd [Lai].
I will miss my fraternity adviser Dan Shaver and Jennie
Goldman. From Poli Sci, I
will miss Professor Cyrus
Masroori, Professor Beavers
and Professor Chavez Metoyer."
Molina advises freshmen
to get involved as soon as
possible at CSUSM and to
make the most of their time
on campus.
"Stay on your grades. Stay
involved and take out your
headphones. Say hello to
somebody. Meet a person
today."
Peer Mentoring and has sat
on various committees. He
plans to take a break from
school for a while before he
goes into a masters program.
Afterwards, Long plans on
either working with nonprofits for mental health and therapy or with an off-site branch
of an organization that works
with persons dealing with
eating disorders. While he is
excited for graduation, Long
is nervous to meet new peo-.
pie and to leave the comfort
that CSUSM has given him,
Evan Long
especially the LGBTQA*
Pride Center.
ates or leaves, the space think the entire energy of the
"Whenever anyone gradu- changes," Long said. "So I [Pride] Center changes every
semester. I'm going to miss
that comfort and consistency."
Long encourages students
to find their niche on campus
as soon as possible to make
their CSUSM experience
even better.
"I would say anyone that's
feeling uncomfortable at Cal
State, there's always opportunity to get involved and
make friends," Long said.
"For transfer students, there's
a huge population of them
that think they only want to
be here a couple years. Me
getting involved a little later,
I finally realized that there's
a lot of people, things and
ideas to work with. You only
have so much time here that
at the end of it, you won't
feel like it's enough."
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Eliasar "Biggie" Molina reflects on campus involvement
involved with the Cross-Cultural Center, Black Student
Union; 'M.E:Ch.A., College
Republicans, College Democrats and the Civility Campaign.
"Being involved has helped
me be a little more communication effective and result
seeking. It's opened my eyes
to a lot of social injustices but
reminded me to always fight
for the justice of things,"
Molina said. "Working with
student orgs, has kept me
well involved and busy, but
it has been overwhelming at
times because sometimes I
forgot I was here for school."
Now that he is graduating
with a Bachelor of Arts in
Political Science with a General Concentration, Molina
B Y K A T U N SWEENEY
E DITOR-IN-CHIEF
In his five years on campus, Eliasar "Biggie" Molina
has left an impressive mark
at CSUSM.
While Molina was not involved on campus during
his*firstsemester, he pushed
himself to change this in
his second one at CSUSM.
Molina has actively participated in a wide range of
student orgs, on campus.
These include Sigma Chi
fraternity, the Gender Equity Center, Students Talking About Relationships and
Sex (S.T.A.R.S,), LGBTQA
Pride Center and CSUSM
Network Colleagues. In addition to these, he has been
Evan Long inspires
ority.
"I really immersed myself
E DITOR-IN-CHIEF
in the production that I was
Evan Long is an outstand- in. I didn't have connections
ing example of how campus to campus and I had friends
involvement can inspire a at the dorms [where I lived]
person to excel.
that started talking about OAfterfiveyears at CSUSM, Team, their involvement and
Long will graduate with a applying for RA positions,"
Bachelor of Arts in Human Long said. "The second seDevelopment and a minor in mester of my first year here
Women's Studies. While fo- is when I started tofigureout
cusing on his interest in the what I wanted to do."
arts and doing a professional
From then on, Long beshow in San Diego during came an active presence on
hisfirstsemester at CSUSM, campus. He has been inLong explained how his volved with the LGBTQA
grades and getting involved Pride Center, O-Team, Neton campus were not his pri- work Colleagues, Sigma Chi,
B Y KATLIN SWEENEY
�Being a part of NAK at CSUSM
My NAK Fraternity Inc. experience
NAK that I found a motivation to keep fighting. As a
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I will be the first member of so when I became a NAK I
my family to graduate from did not gain friends, but a
college. For that reason, I family that I could count on.
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brothers, my NAK Carnales.- the way. Hence, being part
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campus and our Pillars rep- my Fraternity chapter fills
resent our commitment "to me with pride and honor that
Academics,
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Nu Alpha Kappa mean to organization has been one of
me? During F all 2012 I had the highlights of my college
made up my mind: I was career. I was able to develready to drop out of college op social skills by promotdue to financial hardship. ing fundraising events and
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Dedicating four years of
my life towards the establishment of Nu Alpha Kappa
Fraternity at Cal State San
Marcos helped me in many
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university was a challenge.
Nu Alpha Kappa served
as the support system that
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school. NAK not only enriched my college experience but also motivated me only to come to school but
to persevere for a better edu- also to feel as though they
cation; it opened the doors are part of the school.
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and allowed me to build life- chapter and fundraise for our
long relationships with my annual community service
brothers. NAK has been the event, NAKLand, which is
family away from home that a small-scale children's carI was looking for. I cherish nival for underprivileged
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with my brothers. I remem- am very happy to be part of
ber we struggled when we a fraternity that values edustarted brainstorming for cation, cultures and brotherthe future of the fraternity. hood. I know that I am leavWe had no idea how to run ing the chapter in good hands
a professional meeting, let and I can say that every sinalone how to finance the gle one of its members has
chapter. All we knew is that benefited from the fraternity
we needed something at Cal in one way or another. A day
State San Marcos that could that I will never forget will
help motivate students not be the day we initiated the
Alpha class. It was a big
accomplishment especially
because two of my personal
little bros, who I mentored
throughout their pledging
process, crossed in that line.
Being able to see how
much the fraternity has
grown in the last two years
makes me realize that all of
my hard work and dedication
is being paid off. I will miss
all of you and I thank you for
being part of the best years
of my life. I really appreciate
the unseen bond that keeps
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Candace Watts
B YNOELLE FRIEDBERG
SENIOR STAFF W RITER
Candace Watts has attended CSUSM for the last four
years and is graduating this
semester with a degree in sociology and a minor in Spanish. She has been a leader in
Intervarsity Christian Fellowship for the last two years
and helped start Black Campus Ministries at Cal State
San Marcos.
Whenever you see Candace around campus her contagious smile is always there
to greet you. Whether it's
at her job on campus with
food services, in class, or at
InterVarsity, everywhere she
goes she brightens the days
of those around her. She
says that being a part of the
InterVarsity community has
empowered her to reach out
to those around her, and it
has made her aware that her
faith can't be hidden. She is
always inviting people from
her class and from work to
come and check out InterVarsity because she says it's
not a church, it's a bunch of
people getting together as
a family.
Candace's advice for
anyone who is trying to
stay on track with their
faith while in college is to
get involved in a community. She also encourages
people to take risks in their
faith and to step out into
roles of leadership because
that is something other
people have empowered
her to do and she has been
so blessed by those experiences.
"Faith is hard when
mitment and drive are the
main components to run an
organization and any event
that we hold as a chapter. I
know I may graduate and
focus on my professional
life in the years to come, but
something I will never forget
is that Once a NAK, Always'
a NAK, Until the Day we
Die! Best of luck to all my X
Chapter Brothers and know
that I will always cherish you
all and the memories we developed together.
Sincerely,
Cristopher Mora
NAK X Chapter Alpha Class
#23
Graduating Greek
Expressing love for A OII
B Y CAROLYN BLIZARD
GRADUATING SENIOR
Although I'have only been
a part of Alpha Omicron Pi
for three semesters, my sorority has given me many
memories that I know I will
never forget.
A o n has permanently become part of my heart and
soul. As cheesy as it sounds,
I don't think I would have
conquered senioritis and the
constant stress of upcoming
graduation without my sorority sisters.
AOII has not only given
me many opportunities to
grow as a woman, but also it
has given me lifelong friendships that will continue to
help me grow and succeed in
life. Because of AOII I know
I'll always have a strong
support system through the
good and the bad no matter
how long it's been since I've
spoken to my sisters. It's true
when they say you find your
best friends through your sorority.
One of my favorite memories was probably the moment when I finally found
out that Marley Small was
my "big sis." She successfully made me cry on the
day of reveal because she
knew she had tricked me into
thinking someone else had
taken her place. She was my
first choice since day one and
I'm so lucky to not only call
this girl my sister, but also
my best friend. I don't know
where I would be without my
big and I'm so excited we get
to graduate together and I get
to start this crazy journey
called life with my big by
my side.
To all of my sisters, AOII
and Panhellenic alike, my
words of advice are don't
take your sisters for granted
- do things together, help
each other, talk on a regular
basis, don't stay mad at each
other, love each other. My
heart breaks leaving my sisters behind and the goodbyes
will be the worst, but how
lucky I aril to have known so
many people who are so hard
to say goodbye to.
you're isolated from the
body of Christ. We definitely
learn from other's experiences," Candace said. "Putting yourself in places where
you feel unqualified stretches
your faith. God touches people in different ways, but
everyone has a story."
When Candace was a
freshman she had no idea
what she wanted to major in,
bujt after taking a sociology
class she fell in love with it.
"Sociology looks at the big
picture of how people's environments influence them, not
just their biology or their personality," Candace said. "It's
interesting that people can
try to solve complex social
problems by looking at how
a person's place in society
shapes their experiences."
After, graduation she first
wants to get work experience
to figure out what area she's
interested in and then wants
to get a master's in social
work. She wants to be a part
of providing social services
to people who need help.
"With my internship with
North County
Lifeline,
I'm learning that there are
many free resources that can
change people's lives," Candace said.
Keep up the good work!
Carolyn (right) and her bud, Marley Small (left). Provided by herself.
�Cougar dance department leaves the audience craving more
BY A NNE H ALL
DESIGN EDITOR
As the spring semester
concludes and the heat begins to rise, Dr. Karen Schaffman and the Cougar dance
department follow through
with their promise to provide
spectators with one amazing dance compilation for
the Twelfth Annual Spring
Dance Concert.
Audiences cheered and
were motivated to dance in
their seats as CSUSM students presented their semester of hard work creating hip
hop, modern, improvisation,
ballet, jazz, etc. that combined reading, literature,
writing, music and visual
aesthetics from other artistic
disciplines created from various students on campus.
With the help of Professor Sandra Doller's Literature and Writing students,
students from very different
fields of study were brought
together to invent stories that
could be told through text
and visually. The result: a
dramatic, humorous, yet tantalizing presentation of com-
Photo by Anne Hall.
Cierra Potts performing Moving Forward as a solo dance accompanied by
poetry reading.
billed art forms that focused
on both sight and sound.
"The dances are always
different in reflection of the
choreographers. In this case,
the students who are creating
the work," Dr. Schaffman
said, as thefinalperformance
was being revealed.
Like promised, the new
Choreography
Workshop
course that was offered for
the first time this spring, delivered a one of a kind performance that reinvented
Anne Teresa De Keeresmaeker's presentation of
RE: Rosas! The fABULEUS
Rosas Remix. The dance department took full advantage
of Keeresmaeker's challenge
to recreate her choreographic
work and developed a strong
and moving creation that
focuses on personal growth
and observation. The recording of this creation can be
seen with the more than 200
videos created from all over
the world in response to the
challenge. More information for this movement can
be found at http://www.rosasdanstrosas .be/en-home/.
What a way to end the semester; let alone a college
career. Various graduating
seniors helped to create and
present this performance.
Among them are Yessette
Navarrete, Maria Apudaca,
Rhiannon Jeglin and Kenia
Vargas. All of which have
departing remarks for being
a part of the dance commu-
nity at CSUSM:
"I'm sad that I have to go
because I really enjoy doing the dance shows. This
show is my third year doing
it. This is my final show and
I am really going to miss it.
I've worked a lot with Karen
and she has been my dance
instructor, I guess you could
say, and I've learned a lot
from her and she's helped
to make me aware of things
I didn't even know about
my own body. I would like
to say thank you to her for
giving me the opportunity to
express myself through this
medium and allowing me to
make my ideas come alive.
For always supporting everything and just never rejecting
an idea," graduating Visual
and Performing Arts major,
Yessette Navarrete, said.
"I am very excited for this
performance. It's my first
time performing and it's
like the icing on the cake
for me graduating and having this chance. Karen...
it's so amazing to work with
her. She just helps you to
flow with your own movements and flow as your own
person without having to
invade your style. She just
develops you and just lets
you know how great you're
doing while letting you know
how you can fix things here
and there. It's an amazing experience working with her,"
a performer in many of the
routines created through the
DNCE 390 Choreography
Workshop class, Maria Apudaca, said.
"I'm excited for all that is
to come in life. Everybody
should take dance," a very
active contributor to dance
at CSUSM, Rhiannon Jeglin,
said.
"I've been participating
in dance classes and performances for three years. It
has taken me to levels that
I didn't know that my body
could go and I'm feeling relieved and grateful that I'm
actually graduating. Dance *
has helped me to be more
committed to my work,"
Human Development major,
Kenia Vargas, said.
Congratulations to the
graduates and to the Dance
department for an amazing
finish.
Congratulations CSUSM Graduates of the 2013-2014 School Year
Rainbow Recognition at CSUSM Cipriano Vargas says goodbye to CSUSM
Awards and history of Lavender Graduation
B Y SARAH H UGHES & K ATUN SWEENEY
NEWS EDITOR & E DITOR-IN-CHIEF
Lavender Graduation spotlights accomplishments of
lesbian, gay, transgender
or intersex, questioning or
queer and ally (LGBTQA )
students who are graduating
at many universities.
In tracing the origins of
Lavender, a nation-spanning
story is told. Different locals celebrate the graduation
and contributions of their
LGBTQA campus communities in their own unique
way. "LavGrad" as Lavender
Graduation is colloquially
called, is a celebration within
a school's Pride community
or LGBT center. It is often
open to friends, family, interested students and supporters
called "allies." It celebrates
accomplishments of LGBTQA students in a more intimate setting than an official
v
graduation.
According to LGBT Terms
and Definitions, a webpage
put up by the University of
Michigan, "An ally is a person who is a member of the
dominant group who works
to end oppression in his or
her own personal and professional life by supporting
and advocating with the oppressed population."
The University of Michigan's list also has 19 other
definitions "commonly used
in American English" and
notes that it is polite to respect others' "desired selfidentifications" by utilizing
their preferred pronoun and
"never assume another person's identity based on that
person's appearance."
LGBTQA or LGBT is typically added to organization
names to indicate an effort
to include everyone, as opposed to just one group.
In many cases, "allies" are
heterosexual, the defining
note is that they support the
LGBTQA community without judging what a person's
sexual preference is.
The CSUSM Pride Center
has their own version of
Lavender Graduation called
"Rainbow
Recognition."
It is a special night to acknowledge graduates who
have been involved with the
Pride Center. Taking place
at 5:30 p m. on Friday, May
2 at the McMahan House,
where members of various
departments and student
orgs, came together to celebrate graduating seniors.
Attendees included Interim
Associate Dean, Greg Toya,
Associate Director of Multicultural Programs, Floyd Lai
and ASI Executive Director,
Rodger D'Andreas.
President Karen Haynes
gave a speech congratulating
the graduates and discuss-
ing the demographics of the
class of 2014 as a whole. It
was followed by dinner and
then an inspirational speech
by Arthur Silverstein HI, the
very first Rainbow Recognition Student Speaker.
Interim Assistant Dean of
Students, Jennie Ruiz, presented the graduation tassels and cords to seniors that
have been active supporters
and participants of the LGBTQA Pride Center. The ceremony honored LGBTQA
Pride Center employee Evan
Long, Sigma Alpha Epsilon
President Mike McKinney
and Gender Equity Center
employee Eliasar "Biggie"
Molina. It also honored
Pride Center supporter Alyse
Prichard, ASI Vice President
of External Affairs Arthur
Silverstein HI, CSU Board
of Trustees member Cipriano Vargas and former Pride
Center employee Brandon
Torres.
The final award of the
night, the Stonewall Catalyst For Change Award, was
presented by ASI Community Center Director Robert
Aiello-Hauser, Coordinator
of Fraternity & Sorority Life,
Nicki Croly and Jennie Ruiz.
It was presented to Arthur
Silverstein HI in recognition
of his contributions for positive change for LGBTQA
individuals and and communities.
B Y N ADA SEWIDAN
STAFF W RITER
As CSUSM student and
ASI Vice President of Operations Cipriano Vargas gets
ready to graduate and move
on to the next step of his life,
he muses over the past couple of years at CSUSM.
Vargas has achieved numerous goals throughout his
career at CSUSM including
serving on the ASI Board of
Directors for three consecutive years. He explained that
classes, internship opportunities, the mentorships from
faculty and staff and leadership involvement have all
given him a well-rounded
framework for the real world.
"I have had the opportunity of mentoring many students, I see their growth and
development," Vargas said.
"Having a mentor makes a
huge difference and I am
proud t a see my fellow student leaders continuing this
work of mentorship."
The years he spent atCSUSM have produced numerous memories for Vargas; however, his favorite
memory happened while
serving on ASI. During an
ASI meeting in his first year
on the Board of Directors
one particular event stood
out the most. It was a heated meeting in which everyone present had differing
opinions but afterwards the
whole board went to grab
dinner. Vargas conveyed that
it didn't matter what their
differences were as long as
they came together at the end
to serve their purpose—the
student body.
"At the end of the day we
hope to do what is best for
the students and put ideologies aside and be able to
come together as a family,"
said Vargas.
Vargas explained that his
biggest
accomplishment
while serving on ASI was being able to register as many
as 1,600 students to vote.
Along with ASI Board of
Directors, Vargas supported
Proposition 30 and was able
to stop CSU budget cuts.
"I hope that other students
are inspired to get more involved on campus because
of the things we are accomplishing as student leaders,"
Vargas said.
Cipriano is graduating with
a
Sociology degree
and a double minor in Women Studies and Spanish.
After graduation, Vargas
will be joining Teach for
America as a corp member
in San Antonio, Texas for
the next 2 years. "I will be
teaching kindergartners with
a focus on a dual immersion bilingual program," explained Vargas. Afterwards
he will be applying for a joint
program to get his Master's
in Education .
"I truly believe that education can be transformative
and my journey at CSUSM
is a story of transformation
through experiences,"• Vargas said. "As I get ready to
go into 'real world', I hope to
use my knowledge as a sociologist and a scholar to be an
agent of social change."
Vargas advises CSUSM
students to not be afraid to
fail. "Sometimes [failing] is
the best thing that can happen," Vargas said. "As an
individual I have learned a
lot from my own failures as
a student leader and these
experiences have helped me
become a better person."
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T HE C O U G A R
C HRONICLE
ISSUE # 8
WEDNESDAY
FEB 5, 2014
V O L U M E XLII
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, SAN MARCOS, INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER
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2 - Students pose the question of whether text books
are necessary.
3 - Women's track looks forward to a promising season.
5 - Dance is moving to greater heights and creating stronger challenges for students.
6 - Trader Joe's goes another
step further in becoming
environmentally friendly.
8 - Read the latest installment of the Student A
Comic.
Top ranked Cougars at home finale
D ont regret missing this last regular season h ome game
B Y JUSTIN D ONNER
SPORTS EDITOR
The CSUSM m en's basketball team is now ranked No.
1 nationally in the NAIA,
and they have only one more
regular-season home game
to play against Bethesda on
Tuesday, Feb. 11 at 7:30 p.m.
With admission being f ree
for students, this is the perfect opportunity to witness a
piece of history in CSUSM
athletics.
This season started off with
the Cougars playing the San
Diego State Aztecs, a NCAA
Division I program, in an
exhibition game. The Aztecs
are now ranked No. 5 in the
nation on both the AP Top
25 and USA Today Coaches'
Poll.
CSUSM lost this match up,
but definitely held their own
against a nationally ranked
division I program. At one
point, the score was 58-55 at
the 8:26 mark of the second
half. If this was not an exhibition game, Jason Johnson's
27 points f or CSUSM, would
currently be the second high-
De'End P arker d rives t he lane e arlier t his season. P hoto b y C SUSM a thletics.Visit w ebsite a t w ww.csusmcougars.com
"I think we are the best brand of basketball in North County/'
CSUSM head Coach Jim Saia said at the beginning of the season.
est on the season, falling
only behind De'End Parker's
28 against Vanguard. This
game was a strong predictor
of the high caliber of play we
have seen from the Cougars
this year.
Jim Saia's brand of basketball seems to be working for
the Cougars, as they were the
first team in the country to
reach 20 wins on the season
after their 86-73 victory over
Simpson on Jan. 18. They
are currently boasting a 21-1
record overall, and they have
remained on the national
poll for 19 straight weeks, a
streak that dates back to last
season's preseason rankings.
If you happen to miss this
upcoming
regular-season
home game, the final appearance for the Cougars will be
March 1 with a 7:30 p.m.
start time. This exhibition
game, against St. Katherine,
will honor the team's seniors.
These last two home appearances offer students a
great chance to see the rapidly developing athletic department representing them
at CSUSM.
30 minutes can save a life T he g eneration o f b loggers f lood t he w eb
Upcoming blood drive on campus
B Y KATLIN SWEENEY
E DITOR-IN-CHIEF
Students have the opportunity to make a huge impact
on people's lives by donating
blood this month.
The American Red Cross
and the CSUSM Athletics
Department are teaming up
to host a blood drive on campus, with the goal of having
75 students participate. Just
by spending 30 minutes of
their time, a student can save
the lives of up to three people with their donation.
"When I was born I was
diagnosed with a rare blood
disease called hereditary
spherocytosis. My disease
caused me to spend several
months in the hospital receiving blood transfusions
and missing out, f or the
better part of my childhood,
playing athletics," former
CSUSM baseball pitcher and
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FEB 19,2014
blood drive organizer, Jackson Gaskins, said. "I realized
from a young age that because of blood donors I was
able to live my dream. I was
able to compete in sports after about the age of 10, perfectly healthy and fully functioning."
Students can schedule their
donation appointment ahead
of time at www.redcross.
org with the code CSUSM.
They are encouraged to eat
iron-rich meals beforehand.
On the day of the blood donation, students should make
sure they have had plenty
of rest, wear comfortable
clothes, bring a form of identification and drink extra fluids.
The American Red Cross
Blood Drive will take place
from 9:30 a.m. to 3:45 p.m.
on Monday, Feb. 17, in the
Grand Salon of the Clarke
Building. Every donor will
receive a Red Cross T-shirt
as a thank you for donating.
Social media and technology increase our interest but hinder our retention
B Y GLORIA MAGALLANES
SENIOR STAFF W RITER
When it comes to the word
"blog," there are people who
automatically reject the idea
of owning one and much less
writing one.
Yet there is a large number of young people who
are gaining more interest in
creating and sharing their
own personal blogs, as evidenced by a growing number
of blog-formated forums in
recent years. Blogs are being created for multiple, and
new, purposes.
With the evolution of technology, it is normal to encounter people who embrace
the idea of self-expression.
If someone is interested in
sharing their written work
or ideas, they can almost
be certain it will be read or
"skimmed" by others online.
Many blog sites give writers
an opportunity to hashtag after every blog post and it al-
lows other users with similar
interests more opportunity
to view it.
There are other tools to
help share written work with
more people. Most sites now
have "share" or "reblog"
buttons that make it easy to
spread the word on people's
creations. Modern social media makes it easy for people
to create and inspire. Whether they like to write or share
their fashion sense, they can
always rely on blog sites to
give them that liberty.
Tumblr is one of those
blogs. It's a site that is not
just for creators but also for
followers.
"I look down the list of
blogs and I follow whatever
seems interesting," CSUSM
student, Yadira said.
Yadira, among others, uses
this social media site to learn
more about what they are interested in, whether it be TV
shows, cooking, fashion, science or poetry.
Some studies show that
people in our generation
have shorter attention spans
due to the fact that we retain less when we read and
this happens because of our
skimming habits. Nicholas
Carr speaks about this new
habit in his book The Shallows: What The Internet Is
Doing To Our Brains.
"The more we use the Web,
the more we train our brain
to be distracted—to process
information very quickly and
very efficiently but without
sustain attention," Carr said.
Yet blogs that focus on
news, science and history,
give everyone the ability to
understand things they otherwise might not comprehend
easily if they read it in an online article or newspaper.
Though blogs may make
such people more comfortable with reading information outside their comfort
zones, blogs can contain
information that is questionable because of a lack of
being based on reliable evidence.
Those who rely on other
people's blogs to get information about news or fashion trends often don't think
twice about whether the
posts are credible. They forget about the biases that often occur in these blog posts.
A blogger can pretend to be
an expert or journalist, without experience or a degree.
To many people it is simply
the truth, without question.
People tend to follow what
they like and therefore read
what they are interested in.
Sometimes
confirmation
bias, the act of looking f or
information that confirms
previously held beliefs, is a
related issue.
�News Editor:
Sarah Hughes
cougarchron.news@gmail.com
Books are worth investing in
B Y ALISON SEAGLE
SPORTS COLUMNIST
Now that the new semester is underway, the lines at
the bookstore have dwindled
and students are beginning to
crack open those books that
they've spent so much money on.
Some students are reading
their books, Or at least they
intend to. Not reading the
material occurs at CSUSM
as well as other schools. This
factors into the learning process and can affect even the
smartest individual's ability
to pass a class.
Regardless of major, students can be heard around
campus discussing their
reading assignments: they
have too much to read, they
read everything, they read
nothing, they only read for
classes they like, they only
read for classes they struggle
in or sometimes they don't
even bother getting the textbook for a class.
"It is ineffective for students to attend my classes
if they have not prepared by
reading the text, but I can't
speak for other professors,
who may work differently. The reason I give unannounced reading quizzes is
to provide external motivation for students to read the
assignments, as I find that
they largely do not read if I
don't provide some kind of
grade incentive," said Dr.
Heidi Breuer, a literature and
writing professor at CSUSM.
There are two important
factors every student should
consider before deciding to
forgo reading assignments:
their own personal learning
style and the format of their
course.
Everyone has different
ways that they learn. Some
studies suggest that people have different learning-styles or sense-based
best approaches for learning.
People can be auditory
learners, some learn better
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when they have visuals to
aid them and others grasp
concepts best when kinesthetic activities are included
in the instruction. Just because a few classmates say
they think the reading is a
waste of time does not mean
it's useless.
In fact, many teachers
administer regular quizzes
based solely on the reading.
Perhaps students that shy
away from reading may just
learn better from lecture than
from reading. Other students
may prefer to do the reading
on their own and feel like
going to lecture is a waste of
time.
Students can go to the following link to get an idea of
what their learning style is so
they can develop study habits
to help them best understand
material: http://www.edutopia .org/multiple-intelligences-learning-styles-quiz.
The format of a course and
the teaching style that the
professor uses also play a
part in determining whether the reading assignment is
worthy of a student's time.
Some professors thoroughly cover all of the reading
in their lectures, and often
more, only assigning the
reading so that students can
get a preview before the lecture, and hopefully follow
along better or ask questions
if necessary.
Other professors assign
reading to be done before
class so that the material can
be discussed in class, where
students are able to share
their ideas and interpretations rather than just scribbling notes for an hour. It is
critical in classes of that format for all students to do the
reading so that everyone can
participate, more ideas can
be shared and a greater understanding of the topic can
be grasped.
If only a handful of the students do the reading, those
class discussions will not
be very lively and the students who have not read will
not get the most out of their
class.
Curling up on the couch
with a textbook to spend an
hour or two reading may not
sound like everyone's idea
of a fun night, but it may
be necessary for a student's
learning style or the best way
to prepare for a class so that
students can benefit the most
from taking that course.
The Cougar Chronicle will
be conducting an anonymous
survey on the subject of
reading textbooks and other
sources. To take the survey,
goto:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/8PG5R86.
Responses will be included
in a follow-up story later this
spring semester.
R eshaping
The Vogue i mage creating c ontroversy
B Y A LEX MARAVILLAS
FASHION COLUMNIST
Vogue's February issue
will feature a retouched
photo of Lena Dunham and
some people feel the use of
Photoshop on the actress is
inappropriate.
In times where editing
photos is practiced, we can
reshape a person's body
through programs such as
Photoshop. Because of the
media's infatuation with unattainable beauty standards,
Photoshop has taken a primary role in the tool set of the
modern day magazine editor.
However, there are certain
situations where these photos
are criticized, such as how
they affect the way that people perceive attractiveness in
themselves and others.
A few CSUSM students
weighed in about the issue of
retouching on body images.
The representation of women
in the media is an issue that
students immediately pointed out problems with.
"In our society, the representation of women is a
complex and interesting issue," CSUSM student, Melisa Velazquez, said. "Women
for example are being objectified and judged by their
physical appearance. Even
through new diversified roles
married parents," according of women arise, images of
to the Census.
[how] the media represent
The U.S. News reported on women have a strong influMay 6 of last year that pov- ence."
erty is linked to "out-of-wed"In my opinion, the media
lock births" because of these produces an unachievable
statistics.
Descendants of baby boomers are not reproducing
B Y A NNE H ALL
DESIGN EDITOR
As buildings rise to higher
heights and neighborhoods
are designed to accommodate max capacity, the population is supposedly catching
up with itself.
Multiple sources trace the
national birth rate as it drops
and postulate possible causes. CSUSM students contradict the measures.
According to nation .time,
com, the American Census
shows that our 1 percent
population growth is the
lowest birth rate since the
Great Depression.
Based on the National Vital
Statistics Reports from the
U.S. Department of Health
and Human Services, the nation's conception rate had depleted by 3 percent between
2007 and 2010 and slightly
increased in 2011 and remained constant through
2012. The 1 percent growth
noted in 2013 still does not
surmount the rate for reproduction.
"Who d oesn't w ant a c arbon
copy mini m e?
Plus these
g enes M UST c arry o n.. . N uva
Ring unti1 t here is a ring
on her finger," c ommunications
m ajor, K yle G loges, said.
The American Community
Survey Reports show that 34
percent of women bearing
children since 2011 were unmarried in the State of California.
"Women and men who
have children outside of
marriage are younger on average, have less education
and have lower income than
p erception
fertility levels are projected to experience only minor
changes, either slight decrease or slight increases.
The results of logistic projections are evaluated in light
of recent socioeconomic
"As in the case for mortal- trends, social policies, public
ity, some assumptions about health and program coverthe fertility trajectories are age, and the proximate deterconsistent across countries minants of fertility.
and regions.
Trends in women's educaAn expected increase in tional attainment and labor
contraceptive prevalence is force participation, for eximplicit in the assumptions ample, are examined.
about future fertility declines
Family planning program
for many countries.
efforts are also reviewed as
For some countries, future are age at marriage and the
representation of women
through means of perfection
and a standard of idealized
beauty that does more harm
than good," CSUSM student,
Paul Rodriguez, said.
Vogue fashion magazine
just released their February
issue featuring actress Lena
Dunham from the show
"Girls." Some people feel
there is a paradox between
the spirit of the HBO show
and thé modifications the
magazine made to Dunham's
photos. The website Jezebel,
com offered $10,000 for "unretouched" photos of Dunham after the Vogue shoot.
The request was quickly answered.
Regarding the photos of
Dunham, critics pointed out
the obvious Photoshop retouches done to the actress's
body. According to Jezebel's
blog, she had the bags under
her eyes retouched, her smile
lines airbrushed, her jaw refined, among other changes.
Jezebel also claims Dunham
had numerous touch-ups,
such as her neck thinned and
brought in, her hips pulled
in and a male model's knee
raised to be closer to her.
According to "Gender and
Popular Culture" by Katie Milestone and Anneke
Meyer, "Women in popular
culture have always been
closely associated with and
scrutinized in terms of thenphysical appearance, for example the size and shape of
their appearance or the condition of their skins."
Some feel the need to be
worried about the long-term
effects of Photoshop's prevalence in Western media, citing children and eating disorders as the reason for these
concerns.
Consider the message of
the popular Buzzfeed. video,
"Watch Photoshop Transform Your Favorite Celebrities Right Before Your
Eyes." According to the
video, on a typical day 8 to
18 year olds engage in some
form of media for an average
of 7.5 hours a day.
Of a survey of American
elementary school girls who
read magazines, 81 percent
of ten-year-olds said that
they are afraid of being fat.
69 percent said images influence their concept of the ideal
body shape. Forty-nine percent said the pictures make
them want to lose weight and
one-third of non-overweight
girls reported dieting. Seventy percent of people believed
that advertisements and media should use more average
sizes.
Lena Dunham's controversy is just one small incident
out of thousands of others.
Student opinions seem to
lean more towards the harmful effects of Photoshop on
body images.
The Cougar Chronicle will
be conducting an anonymous
survey about magazine reading and body image perception. Go to https://www.
surveymonkey.com/s/MYQTHQJ.
proportion of women using
contraception," according to
the Census Bureau's International Data Base.
In light of these projected measures, 30 students at
CSUSM were surveyed on
their desire to have children.
Questions asked if they are
parents, their marital status
before or after having children, how many children
they would like to have and
whether the recession plays
a part in making choices to
start a family.
Twenty students stated that
they had interest in having
children, and of those 20,
four individuals stated that
they would be willing to
adopt.
They equally state that society is overpopulated and
there are many children that
need families.
"The earth is reaching max
capacity. It is no longer necessary to reproduce for survival of the species. Adopt,"
communications
major,
Benito Olamendi, said.
(Babies
page 4).
continued
on
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THE COUGAR CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY, FEB 52
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Heart Beat
Crossfit an exciting and communal form of exercise
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Track andfieldgearing up for the season
B Y S HAINAPARDO
B Y RACHEL GALLEGO
SENIOR STAFF W RITER
HEALTH COLUMNIST
If you have not heard of
crossfit yet, it is the recent
exercise regimen that consists of various high-intensity and functional movements
that enhance all aspects of
a person's performance and
fitness level.
What may seem strange
and unfamiliar has a remarkable way of bringing together the community. This is
one of the fundamental foundations that makes crossfit so
effective.
Crossfit has recently become a popular group exercise program involving many
different exercise routines,
weights and movements including barbells, jumping
squats and handstand pushups. It is different f rom that
of a traditional gym because
people are not only there to
get better themselves, but
everyone is working together to advance the entire
group. It prides itself on the
communal aspect, because
it gives people the support
and encouragement needed
to continue to benefit their
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performance.
Although it is a program
focused on strength and conditioning, one of the principles of crossfit is that it does
not specialize in any particular sport or target muscles.
Each class is different in that
it changes its routines and
exercises so that you are always gaining new experiences. Crossfit encourages individuals to push themselves
and continues to challenge
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your body to adapt to increased demands.
"It never gets easier, and
that's why people keep coming back," James, an instructor from Crossfit Mission
Gorge, said.
Due to its wide variety of
exercises and team effort,
Crossfit is ideal for any
committed individual that is
willing to try a new way of
exercising that is unlikely to
become boring.
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GAMES
February 4
Men's Baseball
vs. Chapman
Women's Basketball
vs. Point Loma Nazarene
3:00 pm
February 8
Softball vs. La Verne
12:00 pm
February 11
Men's Basketball
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Baseball vs. Biola
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Last season the Lady Cougars finished 13th as a team.
Finishing top 20 is an accomplishment in itself. This
season the women have
returners who did really
well last year such as Kelly
Thompson who was third
in the 5k, Brianny Williams
who was fifth in the hurdles
and Amber Rosario who
was an All American in the
4x400 relay team and in the
100 meter hurdles. With all
of the strong returners and
new athletes adding to the
equation, the women's team
has the potential to be even
more competitive than they
were last year.
As for the men, this season
CSUSM has the whole team
back. This includes Maurice
Strickland, who was an All
American in the decathlon,
the 4X800 and the 4x400.
The men will have their first
meet Feb. 22 in Claremont at
the Rossi Relays.
From the looks of all the
returners and new members
of this year's team, the men
and women should both do
even better this season.
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This track season is beginning to ramp up, with
the women having already
started and the men soon to
follow.
There should be a lot of
notable action to look out for
this year with returning and
new talent on both sides.
Brittany Hollie and Brianny Williams started the season off in style with excellent
performances at the Azusa
Pacific Indoor All-Comers
meet. Both placed second
in their qualifying heats,
and then ended up with the
third place overall time from
Hollie and a fourth place
time from Williams. An eye
should definitely be kept out
for both of these athletes
this year. Hollie has already
earned an automatic spot in
the NALA National Championships with her first performance as a Cougar. Williams
is eligible for nationals from
her performance in the 2013
Indoor Nationals.
"We have athletes who
have their events on lock
which is Kelly Thompson
in the 3k, Heidi Swanson in
the mile, the women's 4x800
team, the women's 4x400
team and the distance medley relay should all qualify,"
head coach Steve Scott said.
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There are many public C hildren f igure s kating a t t he I ceoplex, b y A lison Seagle.
skate sessions at the Iceoplex
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around the rink while listen- their hockey or ice skating
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dido. Their full schedule
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Skaters can take a break can be found on their webfancy moves. During the
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bar. The menu has a number dido.com/, as well as more
lessons or practices going on
at the end of the ice, but on of usual snack items. This information about hockey
the weekends they turn down includes beverages like hot leagues, lessons and special
the lights, turn up the music chocolate and apple cider for events.
Even beginners, or someand the atmosphere gets a bit the skaters to warm up with
one who hasn't laced up a
while the Zamboni smooths
more party-like.
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FEATURES
Building CSUSM softball brick by brick
New coach leading team t hirsty for national title
B Y JUSTIN DONNER
SPORTS EDITOR
CSUSM softball is fast
paced, fun to watch, has free
admission for students and is
10 times better with a packed
house.
The team has done well
in the past, including four
straight NAIA National
Championship appearances,
but new coach Laurie Nevarez brings the skills necessary to continue building the
program for a university that
has experienced overall rapid
growth.
"She is a great coach and
great person. Coach Nevarez
holds us accountable, looks
out for our futures and puts
school first," senior outfielder, Brittney Guy, said.
Nevarez spent 10 years as
the head coach of the University of Redlands, and
had led the Bulldogs to nine
straight SCIAC titles. In fact,
her first game as a Cougar
was against her old school,
and the Cougars swept the
Bulldogs with a pair of victories.
"It was an intense first couple of games and we were
focused. I knew their players
because I had recruited a lot
of their roster," Coach Nevarez said.
Some key players to look
out for this season would
P hoto o f C oach N evarez i n a ction, p rovided b y A nne H all.
be Alex Miller, a senior said.
outfielder, Brenna Parker, a
Coach Nevarez is excited
transfer from Palomar and about her position because
Katie Wilkinson, the Cou- the university is growing and
gars' junior pitcher. Students going places. She already
of CSUSM should mark had family and a house in
Sunday, April 13 on their the area, and the move to San
calendars since the Cougars Marcos seemed like the perwill be taking on Concordia. fect scenario for her and her
They are the team that won family.
the NAIA National ChampiThe next home game for
onship Tournament last year, the Lady Cougars will be
and it should make for a very Saturday, Feb. 7 at noon and
exciting game.
2 p.m. against La Verne. It's
"We are building this pro- a great time to check out
gram brick by brick, and the what CSUSM has to look
administration has been very forward to this year out of its
supportive of that," Nevarez softball team.
O riginal w o r k b y t he a uthor. T hese a re b eing u sed f o r h er classes t his s emester. P hoto b y N oelle F riedberg.
DIY Corner
H ow to give your n otebook a p ick-me-up
B Y NOELLE FRIEDBERG
SENIOR STAFF W RITER
With the beginning of a
new semester comes the
same dreaded feeling of
schoolwork.
We sit in class, reminiscing
on all the fun we had over
winter break and daydreaming about the upcoming
spring break.
Monotony quickly sits in.
But alas, there is one small
way to spice up your school
routine. And that way is to
collage and decorate your
class notebook so that it
matches your unique personality and interests.
Sounds kind of fun, right?
Well it is, trust me.
You will need:
1 notebook or composition
book
Pictures from magazines,
old calendars, old picture
books, travel books etc.
Scissors
Glue
Clear packaging tape
l . Find and cut out all of
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(Babies, continued from
page 2).
T would like to have my
own children, but there are
thousands of children who
need homes. I've always
been open to adopting. I
think it is beneficial for children to have both male and
female role models," communications major, Kelsey
Schwarz, said. "With that
said, I will have children
someday, hopefully while
married, but if not, I'll still
be the best mom ever. I want
to have two or more children
as I'm interested in being a
foster parent."
Of the students who participated in the survey, two
were parents with one child
ful, that inspire you or that
you find amusing. You want
your collage to be something
you're going to want to look
at every day.
You can cut your pictures
out any way you like. This
could be in straight squares
or cool shapes.
The most important part of
this process, however, is that
these pictures will give your
notebook a personal and
unique flair.
Starting at either the far left
or farrightside of your notebook, you are going to gently place one long strip of
packaging tape from top to
bottom.
I say gently because you
have to proceed with caution in order to make sure the
tape is in a straight line. You
cannot set it down and l ift it
up again because it is far too
sticky for that.
Fold the extra tape over the
top and bottom edges of your
2. Next you must arrange notebook. Once you have
your pictures on your note- laid the first strip of tape,
book. I have found it works continue this process until
best if you first plan out you have covered your colwhere you want to glue down lage completely.
all of your pictures before
This layer of tape will alyou actually start the gluing. low your pictures to stay
Once you have done that, nice and fresh looking and
you can start to apply just prevent any water damage or
enough glue to the back of crumpling to ruin your coleach picture so that it doesn't lage.
move around too much.
Once you become a pro at
What will really hold the decorating your notebooks
pictures down is the pack- you can start giving them to
aging tape you are going to your friends as gifts. They're
apply in the next step.
perfect presents because
they're an inexpensive but
3. This is the last step be- personal way to give your
fore you can sit back and ful- friend a gift as unique as they
ly admire your handy work. are.
each, who were not married
when they conceived but
show that the Census demographics do not apply to their
parental status or the desire
to have a family. The average
number of desired children
among people that do want
to reproduce is two.
"I want to be able to give
my children all the advantages I didn't have and hopefully they can make a bigger
difference in the world for
the better. I would like to
have a child with or without
the married label as long as
my significant other is willing to help," psychology major, David Acosta said.
16 out of 30 surveyors state
that the recession and socioeconomic climate of society
has nothing to do with their
decisions to have children.
Half of the individuals interviewed state that the socioeconomic condition does
not affect their choice to get
married. All 30 participants,
however, are college students that will most likely
make more money after getting their degree than if they
had not.
CSUSM appears to be contradictory to Census projections for the social drive to
reproduce.
If the present birth rate
continues or escalates in depletion, America will soon
experience youth as the minority and the weight of society will once again rest on
its elders.
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Nursing Beat
Starting out for Spring 2014
B Y MEGAN HABEGER
NURSING C OLUMNIST
The year 2014 promises
to be a momentous year f or
many of CSUSM's students,
whether they are excited to
be starting their first semester at the university or are
preparing f or a long-anticipated graduation.
For the pre-nursing students, they may be hoping
that this is the year they finally get accepted into nursing
school! However, in addition to focusing on those last
f ew prerequisite classes that
are needed to meet the application requirements, there
are a few extra steps that
pre-nursing students can be
taking even now to improve
their experiences once they
do get into the nursing program.
First: Learn to be a team
player! Nursing students
quickly realize that the independent study habits that got
them good grades in all their
other classes do not necessarily equate to success.
The structure of the nursing program is such that
students are thrown together
for two to three years (depending on the specific program) of constant group papers and projects. If they are
not handled properly, these
group assignments can be a
major source of stress and
even resentment between
classmates. Therefore, rather
than always relying solely on
yourself in order to avoid the
potential headache of group
work, start taking advantage
of any and all opportunities
to improve your teamwork
skills of communication and
coordination with your peers.
When in a group setting,
practice being assertive in
speaking up if there is an
inappropriate distribution of
the workload. Also be able
to discuss potential problems
calmly and respectfully rather than allowing frustrations
to escalate.
Learn to recognize the
strengths and weaknesses of
both yourself and those you
work with so your team can
make the most effective use
of each other's abilities.
The second, related, tip is:
Become an APA master! You
may have had some casual
exposure to various formatting guidelines in previous
classes, but once you are in
the nursing program (as with
all the sciences) you need to
develop an intimate familiarity with the formatting style
of the American Psychological Association (APA).
With an overwhelming
number of papers, care plans
and exams to keep up with
every week, you will not
have much time to spare for
figuring out what to include
on a title page or how to
properly create in-text citations. If you have mastered
the rules of APA formatting
ahead of time, you will not
only be doing yourself a favor, but you will quickly become a valuable resource for
your classmates.
Lastly, one of the best
things you can do to prepare
yourself is to gain hands-on
experience by working or
volunteering in a healthcare
setting.
Not only do volunteer
hours help you earn points
for the nursing program application, but more importantly, you gain valuable insight into the reality of life as
a health care professional.
Reading and studying
about Clostridium difficile in
a microbiology class is one
thing, but experiencing the
smell of a patient with C. diff
for the first time is what will
really help you determine if
nursing is for you!
Additionally, simply becoming familiar with the
terminology, equipment and
the roles of the various members of the healthcare team
will prove to be an invaluable advantage in minimizing the terror and confusion
that inevitably washes over
each and every nursing student when they show up in a
foreign environment for their
first day of clinicals!
Of course, each student
will have to make their own
way, whether through Nursing School or any other
program, but hopefully by
taking advantage of the tips
and tricks that others have
discovered through personal
experience, future students
can avoid unnecessary frustrations and make this year a
success!
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Restaurant Review
Trying out t he new Habit Burger Grill
B Y RICO PALMERIN
SENIOR STAFF W RITER
Located hardly 10 minutes
from CSUSM campus, the
Habit Burger Grill provides
a refreshing and inexpensive
food stop.
On the menu, the Habit
flaunts the slogan "There's
no substitute for quality!"
Rest assured, the small
restaurant takes its slogan
seriously. With virtually all
of the menu being under 10
bucks, the Habit is the perfect
place for any college student
looking for an affordable and
filling meal.
The Habit goes for a mix
between beachside grill
and modern restaurant with
metallic high chairs, wood
floors and tables and various,
small lighting. Providing an
easy-going mood, the Habit
plays a mixture of soft rock
and rock music and has several beach-themed paintings
on the walls.
As for the food and menu,
the Habit is strikingly reminiscent of the popular fast
food joint In N Out Burger.
The menu can easily be divided into three main categories: Charbugers, grilled
sandwiches and fresh salads.
Smaller categories include a
kids section, sides and cold
desserts, such as shakes,
malts and cones.
The Habit's food is exceptionally prepared and arrives
with that look that says "we
took care to prepare this"—
as opposed to the fast food
look of "we made this as fast
as we could."
Considering flavor, the
double Charburger (two
ground beef patties) is superb, and the flavor lasts 4 till
the final bite. Each burger is
customizable and favorites
like avocado, mushrooms
and bacon can be added for
a small fee. Also, the fries aren't bad, just not as memorable as the main course.
For a burger grill, the Habit's salads are surprisingly
elaborate and include a variety of vegetables that taste
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Dr. Schaffman looks to take dance department to new and greater heights
B Y A NNE H ALL
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In 2011, the famous singer Beyonce, was once again
caught using the work of
other artists without their
permission.
The act inspired the originating artist of this particular offense, Anne Teresa De
Keersmaeker, a world renowned contemporary dance
choreographer to challenge
the world to create their own
choreographic piece that emulates sections of her dance
company's work and share
it with the world. People
responded with work that
completely changed the appearance of the piece Rosas
Danst Rosas, and now, Dr.
Karen Schaffman has taken
the challenge into the classroom.
The new course offered is
called VPA 380-25: Dance
Ensemble and Repertory,
on Tuesdays and Thursdays
from 2:30 p.m. to 3:45 p.m.
in Arts 101. The class emphasizes use of inspirations
from choreographies already
made. It focuses on appropriation and adaptation of
those pieces to make them
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interest for Dr. Schaffman.
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of activism while it evolves,
into cross disciplinary work
with visual artists and media
artists," she said.
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offered up her work. Be- she is collaborating with the in the process of being hired with new things and find
themselves beyond their
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Adds e xciting addition to CSUSM campus
B Y ZACH SCHANZENBACH
SENIOR STAFF W RITER
V alentine's f o r t he s weetness o f l ife. S omething t o c onsider w hen s preading t he l ove. P hoto b y A nne H all.
V alentine's Day is o verrated
--Or is it?
B Y A NNE H ALL
DESIGN EDITOR
Valentine's Day is right
around the comer and there
are lots of reasons to celebrate this holiday.
Personally, I always found
The Day to be an excuse for
women to make men spend
money to pamper them and
prove their affections for
one extra day out of the year.
Many-a-times, I 've seen all
hell break loose because that
just didn't quite happen for
one reason or another and
the poor man was left to pay
some kind of consequence.
Growing up, all that ever
really happened on The Day
was making pink and red
hearts for valentines. Then
we would find out who got
the most by the end of the
day and exchanged candy
while the grown-ups left all
us kids behind to do whoknows-what without us. That
never seemed to be much to
look forward to. I have to admit that I did adore the flower deliveries; that part never
gets old.
As I got older I came to
realize that there is so much
more to Valentine's Day than
passing out decorative cards,
stuffing peoples faces with
sweets and topping one romantic date after the other.
Learning of the Roman Emperor, Claudius H , who made
a martyr of one Saint Valentine completely altered my
perception of The Day and
gave it a new meaning.
Claudius forbade young
men to wed for the sake
of having an abundance of
soldiers. This Saint Valentine felt that it was wrong to
forbid soldiers from marrying and performed marriage
rights in secret, despite Claudius decree. For that, he was
imprisoned and beheaded.
He sacrificed his life for the
sake of defending true love.
In some versions of the story, he found love for himself
in the process and coined
the phrase "Your Valentine."
That part I think Hallmark
was more responsible for.
Of course, Feb. 14 was selected to represent Saint Valentine's Day because it was
conveniently the same time
frame that pagans celebrated
the Lupercalia. It is a holiday that introduces the right
of spring and is based on the
ideals that being whipped by
hides would grant fertility.
Many occasions of pairings
during this time were told
to have ended in marriages.
Birds and other animals were
also exercising their natural
fertility cycles around this
timeframe as well. Ironic? I
don't think so.
I never had celebrated
the couples' holiday until I shared them with my
best friend, who now just
happens to be my husband.
Without him, it would just
be another day full of people
stuffing faces full of sweets
and trying to prove their affections where I think they
could just do that at any time
of life. Yet, I would continue to take a moment of pause
for the story of Saint Valentine of Rome and the battles
made throughout history
for the right to express and
live for true love. No matter
what, that is always worth
celebrating.
W iFi m a y p o s e h e a l t h h a z a r d
B Y CHELSEY SCHWEITZER
SENIOR STAFF W RITER
Constant exposure to WiFi
may be negatively impacting
student health.
Internet access is a main
concern for the majority of
students, especially with the
growing number of classes
turning to online resources.
The WiFi that allows students to have access to the
materials they need can lead
to numerous health problems.
WiFi uses electromagnetic radiation in order to send
signals through the walls of a
building and to the computer hooked up to the wireless
network. This leads to small
doses of EMF radiation exposure. The closer you are
to a wireless modem and the
more time you spend near a
wireless network, the more
radiation you are taking in.
Many students even have
their own WiFi modems
within their apartments or
homes, exposing them to this
electromagnetic radiation at
a much closer range. In addition, if this modem is not
turned off at night then you
are being exposed to small
doses of radiation 24/7.
The electromagnetic radiation that is released by WiFi
modems has prompted some
scientists to believe that they
cause adverse health effects.
Dr. Henry Lai published a
study in which he argues that
radio frequency radiation,
which is released by wireless
internet modems as well as
cell phones and other forms
of wireless technology, cause
health effects. These include
cancerous tumors and genetic effects, including damage
to DNA. Other noted symptoms that are argued to result
from wireless modem radia-
tion over time are sleep disturbance and an increase of
migraines.
While the radiation received from wireless modems is at a much smaller
dose and not as harmful as
the radiation received from
cell phones, I still believe
that students should try to
reduce their exposure time
where they can. For students
that have their own wireless
modems, unplug when not
in use to reduce your daily
amount of exposure. Try to
spend some time outdoors
where the radiationnis less
potent. I also think that the
campus might consider
shutting the WiFi off in the
student housing areas for
a few hours when internet
activity is consistently the
lowest, allowing students to
sleep without the presence
of harmful electromagnetic
radiation.
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P hoto o f o pening day b y A nne H all.
Of course, you may be
worried because you need
your computer to do homework but it needs to be
charged. No problem, there
are electrical outlets at certain points.
If you are hungry swing by
one of the restaurants located on the fourth floor. The
USU offers sub sandwiches,
Mexican food, burgers and
Chinese food, pretty much
covering the whole spectrum
of delicious options.
Throughout the building,
there are a number of offices for certain departments
and orgs, that were set up
originally near Craven Hall.
These include Student Life
and Leadership, the Dean of
Trader Joe's implements grocery bag fee
Great f ood, p rices a nd e nvironmental c onsciousness
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OPINION EDITOR
Some Trader Joe's locations throughout California
are now charging customers
for grocery bags in the hopes
of minimizing environmental waste.
T J.'s is no stranger to promoting higher standards of
consumption. The grocery
stores are best recognized
for their plethora of cost-efficient organic local meats
and produce and their nonGMO ingredients. Stores
emphasize the importance
of good quality food and service. They even accommodate gluten-free, kosher and
plant-based dieters. T J.'s
also focuses much of its attention on aiding environmental preservation.
According to the website
"Eco-conscious," in 1977
T J.'s became the first grocery company to market the
sale of reusable shopping
bags, a campaign known as
"Save a Tree." In Sept. 2012,
the company announced
their decision to charge cus-
P oster r egularly
d isplayed a t
T rader Joe's
l ocations t o
r emind c ust o m e r s t o have
r euseable bags.
P hoto p rovided
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tomers 10 cents f or each
paper bag used when shopping. Charges were originally implemented in the Santa
Monica location in 2011 after a city ordinance was set
in place to eliminate plastic
bag waste as well as to help
regulate and minimize paper
bag usage.
Not all areas of Southern
California have been affected by the new fee declaration. However, city locations
neighboring San Marcos,
including Los Angeles, Long
Beach and San Gabriel, have
implemented charges and
the trend is sure to spread
towards the San Diego area.
The goal of the new bag
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pollution by promoting the
one-time purchase of reusable bags. Although some
have noted their distaste for
the new charges, this remains
a small but effective way for
such a popular and renowned
corporation to help increase
environmental
consciousness through its wide array
of customers.
Waste continues to have
a devastating impact on
the United States ecosystem. Employing this sort of
change will force a sense of
awareness at a time when it
is imperative for the US population to begin embracing
cleaner consumption habits.
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Now at the start of the
spring semester, I am struck
with curiosity as I notice that
the new University Student
Union building is open.
Last semester, anytime I 'd
walk from the Sprinter station to school, I would see
construction on my right and
left as I ascended the stairs of
Chavez Circle. I never paid
this much heed and I didn't
care much for whatever they
were doing. It was just another ordinary day.
With some down time in
between classes, I decided to
check out the new building.
I was more than just mildly
surprised. I felt like a kid in a
candy store.
The USU could aptly be described as a college student's
heaven. There are plenty of
places to gather and study,
but perhaps the best place
this time of year is on the
green roof. Next to a garden
filled with 15 different kinds
of plants, this is a wonderful
place to get together with
friends because it takes into
account that we live in California, and weather is swell
this time of year.
Students and so on. If your
favorite club c an't be found
near Craven, you might want
to stop by here to find it.
On the first floor, there is
a commuter's lounge made
mainly for people on the
go. With a vending machine
stocked with drinks (but no
Pepsi, oddly), places to sit
and catch a breath and two
microwaves, this is a nice
place for anyone to chill at.
There is a cafe on the other side of the fourth floor,
where you can grab your
morning cup of j oe, making
three coffee places on campus. Just beyond that there
is a convenience store where
you can get some supplies
for living on your own, like
deodorant, instant meals,
etc., as well as snacks that
you previously were only
able to find in on-campus
vending machines. There is
also a fruit-smoothie bar for
students who are health enthusiasts.
Don't even get me started
on the ballroom; the largest room in any building on
campus.
Overall, hanging out at the
USU is an experience no
CSUSM student will want to
miss.
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Celebrating the lives of
women around world
BY KATLIN SWEENEY
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Student
organizations
Feminists Unite will be presenting a night of laughter
and tears as an alternative
to the traditional Valentine's
Day celebration.
The Vagina Monologues
originate from the play written by Eve Ensler of the
same name. Ensler traveled
around the world to conduct
a series of interviews, ask-,
ing women questions about
their lives and sexuality.
The answers she received
ranged from happy to sad,
reflected in the stories that
would later become the plays
framework. The .Vagina
Monologues is £ script that
presents the lives and experiences of women across the
globe. Performed all around
the world, CSUSM will be
hosting its own interpretation of the script as has been
done in the past.
Feminists Unite members
Karen Guzman and Ashley
Gutierrez have spearheaded
the organization of the event
and look forward to seeing
the performers take to the
stage this Valentine's Day.
"Most of the performances have an introduction, so
someone will give a one
minute speech about what is
going to come up next. While
it is performed in different
languages around the world,
the script is always the same.
You never know what is going to come next. The point
of it is to raise awareness
about violence against women," Gutierrez said.
The Vagina Monologues
are typically anywhere between an hour and a half to
two hours in duration. This
includes an intermission,
which this year will include
the opportunity to win prizes.
There will also be a tabling
event beforehand, where
students can meet different
groups and gather various
resources dedicated to social
justice. The tabling starts 45
minutes before show time.
The Vagina Monologues
will take place in English on
Friday, Feb. 14 at 7 p.m. and
in Spanish on Saturday, Feb.
15 at 7 p.m. It will be in the
Arts 111 Performance Hall.
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B Y KATALINA LAWRENCE
SENIOR STAFF W RITER
In December of last year,
a Youtube video entitled
"Fukushima Radiation Hits
San Francisco" caused community uproar.
The amateur video is seven
minutes long and is of a man
walking along the Pacifica
State Beach in San Francisco
with a Geiger counter radiation detector. The detector
alarms once he gets closer to
the ocean, showing that radiation levels are five times
higher than what is typically
found in that area.
Radiation can affect us all
in many ways, causing cancer and even affecting the
seafood that we all enjoy,
making it toxic for humans
to consume. After the video
became viral, officials investigated the radiation levels
along the pacific. Their response was not as alarming.
Dr. Daniel Stram from
the University of Southern
California is a preventative
medicine professor that had
studied the effects of radia-
tion from Hiroshima and Nagasaki. He said the data collected so far on Fukushima
does not show a health risk.
He believes that there is no
way the radiation levels that
were detected could affect
our seafood.
It is comforting to know
that government officials
have properly tested our
beaches, but I still believe
that this is something that
everyone should keep an eye
on. I believe that the best
thing for us to do as a community is be aware of our
surroundings. We have to useful, is updated daily and
take everything that we see will send alerts if any radiin the media with a grain of ation levels are urgent. This
salt and strictly look for the is not a government site
facts. Although we should but has clear, scientific data
be able to relax and trust that where the community can
our government is giving us get the facts. It is easy to get
true facts, we all understand wrapped up in all of the hype
that it does not always run as that is presented by our media. But some things are not
efficiently as it should.
Before deciding on what worth a single wony as the
stand to take on such an information presented is not
issue, check out theradia- always factual.
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where
I think that we should all
you can clearly see all the be cautious and make judgradiation levels across our ments based on facts, not
country. This website is very propaganda.
Going green with solar energy
B Y CHELSEY SCHWEITZER
SENIOR STAFF W RITER
Electricity plays a large
part in the life of the average
American. Using solar panels to power residences and
workplaces can help people
save money as well as the
environment.
Solar power can come
from many different sources, some of which are much
"greener" than others. One of
the cleanest forms of energy
that is available today is solar energy, which uses solar
panels to create electricity
from the sun's rays.
Solar panels serve as a
more positive alternative to
coal or nuclear energy as it
reduces the amount of greenhouse gases and pollutants
that are released into the air.
If enough people were to
switch to solar energy, this
would slow the rate of global warming and fossil fuel
consumption. This form of
energy is less likely to drain
precious resources as the sun
is an energy source that is
present the majority of the
time. There are even technologies available that allow for
the storage of electricity generated from the solar panels
for use at night or on cloudy
and rainy days.
Not only do solar panels
save the environment, they
also save people money.
While solar panels can be
expensive to install initially
depending on the company
being used and the type of
panel being installed, once
the initial payment is taken care of the panels will
immediately begin t o save
consumers money. According to the newspaper "The
Observer," energy prices
have increased by approximately 37 percent since Oct.
2010. These price increases
on electricity do not apply to
solar panels. There are even
federal and state incentives
that allow for people with
solar panels to save additional money through tax breaks
and other methods depending on where you live.
I believe that more people
should switch to solar energy. Although solar energy is
not necessarily cheap to begin with, it ends up saving
money in the long run and
requires little to no maintenance depending on the type
of panels purchased. More
important than the financial
savings, solar panels are better for the environment and
much safer than the majority of the methods currently
used to provide the United
States with energy. Improvements are constantly being
made to solar panels to help
produce newer and more efficient models and at an international level.
Solar energy could help to
slow global wanning by reducing greenhouse gas emissions and the consumption of
fossil fuels.
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FASHION COLUMNIST
Need a hardcore show
about witches, with a Mean
Girls vibe and a decapitated
racist?
American Horror Story:
Coven might be the show for
you. Season one and two is nitely unique, especially in
currently on Netflix. When terms of appearance and perFX released the third season sonality. For example, each
known as American Horror witch in the coven had their
Story: Coven last October, unique, individual powers.
its fan base gained a large Some of the powers were
amount of newcomers.
telekinesis (the ability to
The TV series recycled move objects at a distance
many actors each season, mentally), clairvoyance (the
but Coven had guest stars as ability of perceiving things
well.
or event in the future) and the
The cast included Sar- ability to be a human voodoo
ah Paulson, Taissa Farmi- doll.
ga, Frances Conroy, Evan
The young witches would
Peters, Lily Rabe, Emma soon discover their potential
Roberts, Denis O' Hare and throughout the show.
Kathy Bates.
The show executed the
The characters were defi- character designs in a way
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2. " (Everything is) D ebateable" b y
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3. " Mind O ver M atter" b y Y oung the G iant
4. " O n e M inute M ore" b y C apital C ities
5. " Endless F antasy" b y A namanaguchi
6. " Under t he T ide" b y C H V R C H E S
7. " Fools G old" b y F its and t he T antrums
8. " Better D a y s " E dward S harpe & T he
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that made the characters
come to life. The emphasis
in the costume design in the
show was apparent.
Each character had their
sense of style however it also
screams "witch-chic."
My favorite characters included supreme witch Fiona
Goode, who was definitely up to no good. She was
played by the award winning actress Jessica Lange.
I also loved Marie Laveau,
voodoo queen and arch nemesis of Fiona Goode. She
was played by the amazing
Angela Bassett. Some of
the particular themes in the
show were occult practice,
a historical view on racism
in New Orleans and it also
emphasized women empowerment.
I give American Horror
Story Coven 4/5 cougar
paws up!
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Avatar: The Last Airbender goes beyond the show
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A &E EDITOR
While fans of the Avatar
series wait for Book Three
of "The Legend of Korra,"
they can grab copies of the
AILA comics.
First released in 2012,
show co-creators Michael
DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko teamed up with writer
Gene Luen Yang and artist
duo Gurihuri to tell the epi-
logue of Airbender. The tale
of Aang and his friends continued in Avatar: The Last
Airbender - The Promise,
which takes place around a
year after the television series 2008 finale. The team
must settle disputes between
the Earth Kingdom and the
Fire Nation. Last year, Dark
Horse published the epilogue's next installment, The
Search. This story arc concerned one of the questions
fans asked the most: "What
happened to Zuko's mom?"
Writer Gene Luen Yang,
2007 Eisner Award winner
for American Born Chinese,
and Gurihiru, who previously worked with Marvel,
were veterans of the comic/
graphic novel industry. Both
kept the essence of the show
in the comics. The creative
team made the books feel
like the episodes. Their
work brought a nostalgic at-
mosphere while also having
curiosity to find out what
will happen next. There was
motion page after page, panel after panel. Each installment of the epilogue is three
parts long and Dark Horse
will release the first one of
The Rift in March. Collected volumes are available for
purchase also. For more information, visit DarkHorse.
com or your local comic
vendor.
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to the Community.
5 - Take a break from studying and go for a hike.
10 - Debate has sparked
over whether makeup is
safe to use.
6 - Haley Perko looks to
combine health and policy.
12 - 'Her' takes a unique
look at relationships and
how they function.
ROTC students want to end SDSU trips
B Y K ATUN SWEENEY
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Students currently enrolled in ROTC must travel
60 miles round-trip f rom
CSUSM to SDSU to take the
appropriate classes, which
has sparked the debate over
whether military science
courses should be offered on
campus.
A favorable vote f rom the
Academic Senate would allow ROTC members, as well
as any students interested in
the subject material, to take
military science courses at
CSUSM. The classes would
focus on leadership skills
while having military principals.
Students can participate in
ROTC at CSUSM, however
the courses that are required
for them to take are cross-enrolled through SDSU. ROTC
students are required to commute to San Diego on Tuesdays for an outdoors leadership lab and on Thursdays
f or work in the classroom.
The program is extremely
time intensive, some participants commuting up to four
times a week f or extra train-
ing to help them excel.
Proponents for military science courses say that making
them available at CSUSM
will save ROTC members
currently driving to SDSU
on a weekly basis drastic
amounts of time and money.
In the case of former
ROTC member-Jeff Gutowski, commuting to San Diego
cost him $2000 a semester in
gas. While financial aid was
able to help with the expenses, Gutowski says that many
members have to drop out
of the program because they
cannot afford the gas on their
own.A student that wants to
complete the ROTC program must finish it within
.four years, or five years if
they have an approved special major. This adds an even
greater sense of urgency for
students to build the rest of
their class schedule around
when the ROTC courses they
need are offered. However,
students must also graduate
with a college degree in order
to ensure that they meet all
qualifications necessary for
pursuing a job in the armed
forces post-graduation.
ROTC participants performing color guard at the Cougar baseball game. They w ork hard inside and outside of the
classroom t o obtain their college degree and establish experience and understanding, while participating in military
training. This image and more can be found at http://csusnrwrmyrotc.weebly.com/.
"I had to quit because I
didn't have enough time to
graduate, and because of the
cost factor," Gutowski said.
" I'm such an advocate [of
ROTC] because it is such a
good program. It teaches you
things you can't get around
school. But some students
have to be down to SDSU
by 6 a jn. They are there for
three hours and then have
to rush back to CSUSM for
a 10:15 class, and are on
campus as late as 8 p.m. so
that they can get the rest of
their classes they need. The
commute limits their ability
to actually invest in the program."
David Casas, who has
stayed in the program and
still commutes to SDSU on
a regular basis, echoed similar sentiments about how the
time and financial burden
have negatively impacted
his experience. Casas, who
graduates this semester, is
working towards a career in
the Air Force.
"To compete, you have
to put in extra time and effort to your responsibilities
and take the initiative to get
them done. The day you join,
you're in charge of people.
Learning to manage people
requires a lot of face time,
so I have be there for three
hours, twice a week," Casas
said. "It's a lot of management right off the back. And
you have to make sure that
you yourself are competitive
so that you can work towards
a career as a pilot, nurse, or
any other professional career
you want. You have to promote yourself so that they
see that you are worth the
Air Force's dollar f or them
to invest in you."
Critics of having military
science courses on campus
argue that integrating them
into the university course
catalogue would be a step in
the wrong direction. Opponents say that the military's
message of bloodshed and
violence are not as productive on a college campus as
offering nonmilitary and diplomatic solutions.
"[CSUSM] has a different
purpose for our existence.
We are not about military
engagements. I 'm always
sympathetic to students of
how difficult it is to piece
together work, classes, family and personal time. It's
not that I totally don't hear
that issue," Sociology Dept.
Chair, Dr. Sharon Elise, said.
"But that's not what the CSU
means or what we came here
to build. This is the people's
university and we can show
people other options they
(Military science continued
on page 2).
Political Corner
Health care law changes point to college students
B Y SARAH HUGHES
NEWS EDITOR
Recent changes involving
health care have many concerned and. questioning, but
information regarding the
Affordable Care Act may
look different depending on
whether one is a student or
the supporter of a large family.
Under the Affordable Care
Act, everyone must enroll
for health insurance or pay
a fee as of Jan. 2014. The
fee is scheduled to increase.
The 2014 annual penalty is
$95 for the individual, with
up to a family maximum
of $285 or 1 percent of the
family income, whichever
is greater. The 2016 annual
penalty is extended to $695
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for the individual, with up to
a family maximum of $2,085
or 2.5 percent of the family
income, whichever is greater.
In three years time, that is a
$600 increase for the individual without health insurance.
Though the pre-paid student health- fee allows enrolled CSUSM students to
receive free basic services
for colds, physical exams,
cryotherapy, biopsies, immunizations and other ailments,
it is not health insurance.
"You do not need health
insurance to utilize Student Health and Counseling
Services. However, supplemental health insurance
is strongly recommended
. . . We strongly urge you
to maintain health insur-,
ance," Student Health and
Counseling's information on
health insurance states.
The Student Health and
Counseling Services page
has links f or applying for
health insurance through
CSUSM and information
about it. If a student is covered by their parents' insurance, they don't need to get
it through CSUSM. Covered
CA lists the Affordable Care
Act's changes for customers as "more health insurance options," "protection
for consumers," "fines f or
no coverage," "affordable
coverage and financial assistance," "increased coverage"
and "what businesses will
need to do."
."All health insurance plans
(not counting most plans sold
before March 10,2010) must
provide health insurance for
individuals and their, families |
even if someone has a health
condition such as diabetes or
asthma. That health insurance cannot be dropped if
someone gets sick," Covered
CAsaidi
If one follows the CSUSM
Student Health and Counseling Services health insurance page, they will see a
list of available policies provided through Wells Fargo
Insurance Services. The insurance options are based on
whether a student is a U.S.
Citizen, an International student or other options.
A domestic student who is
a U.S. citizen can get health
insurance through Anthem
Blue Cross with a deductible of $250 per insured person, or $750 per family. The
available student dental plan
is $196 for the annual rate,
covering Sept. 1, 2013 to
Sept. 1, 2014. It i s also run
through Anthem Blue Cross.
Eligible enrollees for the
domestic campus medical
plan must meet certain requirements.
"Regularly
matriculated
students who are enrolled in
nine or more credit hours or
registered graduate students
are eligible to enroll. All eligible students must have paid
fees to the University, and be
actively attending classes on
main campus," according to
the Student Health'Insurance
Domestic Medical Plan flyer
available through the Student
Health and Counseling Services link.
If a student does not have
insurance through a parent
and can't afford the campus
policies, they may qualify
for Medi-Cal.
"Covered California will
help individuals and families
determine whether they may
get federal financial assistance that will cut the cost of
health insurance or whether
they qualify for free health
insurance through MediCal," Covered CA said.
Insurance plans are prohibited from placing lifetime
limits on coverage. Other
changes seem aimed to help
students obtaining insurance
through school plans.
"If you are on a school plan
and undergo a severe medical issue, you'll be covered
no matter how high your
medical costs are," USA Today reported.
Changes to health care are
numerous, but whether a
family's breadwinner or an
individual, it's clear the affordable care act means all
students and adults must enroll in health insurance soon.
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Sarah Hughes
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F rontiers in S cience
Lectures to shecl light on cancer cause and treatments
B Y RYAN DOWNS
STAFF WRITER
Every year, the science faculty on campus work together to provide an event series
meant to spread the word
about the latest innovations
from scientific minds, and
Spring 2014 is no different.
For the upcoming semester,
the Department of Physics
is debuting a lecture series
called "Frontiers in Science"
in celebration of such innovations, which kicked off
on Feb. 6 and will continue
through May 1. Each lecture
focuses on a different matter
in the forefront of science,
covering topics from disease, to food, to the Internet.
An expert in that very field
is scheduled to speak at each
lecture. One vital subject the
lectures will cover are discoveries related to treating
cancer.
. The series kicked off last
week with "The Targeted
Delivery of Chemotherapeutics to Tumors," with Dr.
Dowdy Jackson, the Principal Scientist/Assistant Director at Agensys. Jackson
has worked with companies
at the forefront of the development of pharmaceuticals,
meant to combat cancer. During the lecture, he described
the process of enabling the
body's antibodies to target
cancerous cells within the
body with impressive preju-
dice; allowing the treatment
to reach the harmful cells
without damaging too many
of the healthy ones. This
treatment, which has recently begun adoption at medical
centers, helps deal with some
of the more harmful side effects of chemotherapy.
Dr. Jackson was keen to
remind that the company and
its scientists are still working
on a litany of projects using
similar technology.
"It's one of the exciting
new breakthroughs for cancer patients," Jackson said.
"There's two [treatments]
already out there, but there's
a whole lot we've been developing right now that are
making their way through
the pipeline."
However, Jackson is just one of
the many experts
who can be expected this series,
which continues
on Feb. 27 with a
lecture on "Social
Media Helping
Global Disaster
Response (in 140
Characters
or
Less)" with Dr.
Eric Frost, in Arts
240.
The rest of the
lectures will be
held during UHour in Science
Hall 2, Room 242.
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President reports to the community
CSUSM c ontinues to grow at a fast pace
"Our goal . . . was
to raise educational
rates in our region*
--Karen Haynes
In the President's Report
to the community, Karen
Haynes gave her 10th annual address, relating the accomplishments and future of
CSUSM to community leaders.
The event was held Thursday, Feb. 6, in an Event Pavillion set up in Lot N. The
report discussed the achievements of the students, faculty and programs. Haynes
presented many stories of
successful students to, illustrate the impact of CSUSM
programs.
The fuschia-suited Haynes
began with a recap of how
CSUSM has grown under
her leadership since her
start Feb. 1, 2004. About the
struggle to become a modern
education model during a recession, Haynes said, "Could
any of us have imagined how
far, how fast we have come?"
To illustrate CSUSM's
growth,
Haynes
went
through a list of what had
doubled ' and increased at
CSUSM in her time as President. The student population
has increased from 6,000 to
12,000 according to Haynes.
Buildings have doubled from
10 to 20.
Academic Degree Offerings have increased from
27 to 58. Athletic teams
have more than doubled.
The Alumni has grown from
13,000 to 35,000. The employees at CSUSM has increased from 700 to 1,900.
The endowment has been
raised from $10 million to
$20 million.
An endowment is the total
amount of money or property donated and invested for
a university. There are rules
for how it's utilized and it
mainly goes to aiding students.
"Over a three-year period,
$143 million in new endowment gifts has been added to
endowments throughout the
(Military science continued
from page 1).
have besides being trained in
the art of killing. How does
that fit with what I do as a
faculty member?"
The Cougar Chronicle
recently surveyed 240 students about their opinion of
military science courses and
whether or not they should
be allowed on campus. An
overwhelming
majority
was found in favor of Army
ROTC, and many participants were open to military
science courses being offered on campus. However,
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$32 million from endowment
in support of student scholarships, faculty research and
academic programs.
Endowment investments
gained an average 20.38t%
percent in 2010-2011, recovering much of the losses
incurred from 2007-2009,"
the 2010/11 Philanthropic
Annual Report on calstate.
edu stated.
Haynes' speech addressed
goals CSUSM is working towards, including more campus space and the desire to
improve educational rates in
the region.
"Riverside and San Diego
counties are among a handful of counties in California
that have experienced a moderate or even robust growth
in high school graduates,"
Haynes said. "However, the
statistics show that most of
the growth is in populations
not expected to go past high
school, if that far. Statistics
also indicate that California
will be short one million college educated workers by
2025."
Hayne's goal to increase
educational rates in the area
is tied closely for her with
persons who are atriskof not
graduating college. Haynes
touched on the Ace dollars
service program for former
foster youths, as well as other vital causes.
"We now educate more
former foster youth per capita than any institution in the
United States," Haynes said.
Former foster children appear to face incredible odds
and disadvantages that affect
their ability to obtain a college education.
"Surveys report that there
there was no unanimous
agreement to either entity.
Out of 240 students, 201
participants answered that
they were very or somewhat
familiar with Army ROTC,
whereas 39 participants were
not at all familiar. 213 participants answered that they
thought there should be an
Army ROTC program on
campus, 5 participants were
opposed to it and 20 participants did not feel informedenough to answer.
When asked about their
familiarity with military science courses, 103 participants answered that they had
heard of these classes, 70
participants had taken them
in the past and 66 partici-
pants were not familiar with
military science courses at
all. After receiving a brief
definition of what military
science courses are, 110 participants said that they would
be interested in taking the
courses, 56 participants answered that the classes were
of no interest and 73 participants said they would want
to learn more information
about them before deciding.
Finally, participants were
asked if they would be opposed to other CSUSM students taking military science
courses. 232 participants
answered that they were
not opposed, and seven participants answered that they
were opposed. Two students
chose to comment on the
last question, one participant
stating that they were neither
for nor against military science courses because there
had not been sufficient communication and information
provided about the classes.
"We have enough military
all around the world. Plus,
we're in the Marines' backyard. I hope CSUSM is one
place the students can get
away from military influence. As a veteran, I see this
as propaganda," the other
anonymous survey participant wrote.
The Academic Senate is
comprised of approximately
50 members, ranging from
faculty to administrators to
are 500,000 foster youth
in the United States. Even
though 70 percent of them
desire a college experience,
most age out of foster care
only to find themselves illprepared and unsupported for
success: 65 percent become
homeless, 20 percent are arrested or incarcerated, and
less than two percent graduate from college," CSUSM
Steps Magazine stated, in an
article referencing the scholarships.
Students walking up Craven Drivé may have recently
"noticed signs for a "Report
to the Community" and/or
emails from the Office of
Communications. Many of
these messages were an effort to inform them of the
President's annual Report to
the Community.
Though the report has
come and gone, it can still
be viewed through watching
the video versions available
online in a 34 minute version
and a five minute summary
posted on the days after the
speech.
students. The diverse range
of opinions about military
science will be the crucial
deciding factor in whether
they will vote for or against
bringing the courses to campus.
"The Academic Senate at
CSUSM will hold a discussion about ROTC on campus
sometime this spring. We
value, and will take into account, student opinion when
we hold our discussion,"
Academic Senate Chair, Dr.
Vivienne Bennett, said. "We
will use the responses to this
survey as a measure of student interest and support for
or opposition to ROTC and/
or military science courses
on campus."
�Sports Editor:
Justin Donner
cougarchron.sports@gmaii.com
Basketball playoff excitement nears
Men's basketball looking t o capitalize on near perfect season. T here is one more home game for the Cougars this season. Photo montage of the February 11 game provided by Anne Hall.
B Y JUSTIN DONNER
SPORTS EDITOR
The student union is the
"poster child" of rapid
growth for the CSUSM campus, and men's basketball is
the same for the athletic department.
It may be time for the administration to put combining the two into full throttle
and build an arena on campus for.the team to play in for
their home games.
• The Cougars practice at a
local Boys and Girls Club
right up the street from campus. Their home games are
not really at home, but they
are around 12 miles away
at MiraCosta College of
Oceanside.
This is a small facility with
a large Spartan logo, the
community college's mascot,
painted at center court. At
first, it sounds like the recipe
for a mediocre program but
that couldn't be further from
the truth.
With only three years of
existence, the Cougars are
currently No. 1 in the NAIA
national rankings, own a
27-1 overall record and have
the longest current winning
streak in NAIA Division I
with 18.
When asked about a comparison with last year's season, Coach Saia was nothing
but ecstatic .
"Last year's team has a lot
to be proud of. This year's
team might be just a bit deeper, more mature in spots and
bigger in size," Coach Saia
said.
The Cougar's recently
played Bethesda at home and
finished with a 93-54 victory.
Not only were the starters
one point, but as always, the
bench made some noise.
Of the 14 total 3-pointers
for CSUSM, 6 of them came
from Zack Zaragoza off the
bench. Zaragoza also had a
game high of 18 points.
In regards to keeping his
focus coming off the bench,
"It's visualization and mental preparation for the game.
I see myself making my
shots and giving it my all out
there," Zaragoza said.
The seniors of the team
will be recognized in an exhibition game against St.
Katherine Saturday, March 1
at 7:30 p.m.
From there the Cougars
have their eyes on a conference tournament in Georgia
and a National Championship in Kansas City.
"Kansas city is the top 32
team of the NAIA. You have
to win 5 games in 6 or 7 days
to win a national title. That's
the golden prize and that's
what we are shooting for,"
Coach Saia said.
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Track star uses humor to get in shape
order to repair his body from
the rigorous preparation.
SPORTS EDITOR
To make it all the more
CSUSM track star, Hector difficult, he is sculpting his
Collazo may be filled with body into the perfect shape
numerous jokes and play- for the specific events he
ful remarks, but this4 guy is competes in for the Cougars.
Athletes who run the 100
a fierce competitor on the
meter tend to have bigger
track.
Don't let humorous re- frames and powerful upper
sponses like, "Know how to bodies.
Those who run the 400
look good when you run, and
know where the cameras are meter, such as Collazo, need
at all times" fool you. There to be lighter with powerful
is a lot to leanrfrom his prep- legs in order to be quick for
aration for season when it a longer distance. Collazo
comes to nutrition and train- is naturally a swole guy and
he needs to get his "six pack
ing.
After getting some much game on point." [Swole-The
needed relaxation in the off- state of being very muscular
season, Collazo dramatically and in good shape.]
increases the amount of time
Getting his body into this
he spends training. Along kind of shape takes strict
with that, Collazo multiplies dedication. For example,
the amount of food he eats in Collazo stays away from
B Y JUSTIN DONNER
most of the food sold at
school, and brings his lunch
so that he has better control
of what is" going into his
body. Perhaps the biggest
piece of advice comes from
the way he confronts possible diet challenges from the
beginning.
"You have to get your boys
on the game plan and let
them know- no bad foods no drinking.
Let mom and dad know
your game plan too. From
there it's a lot of water and
discipline," Collazo said.
Collazo's secret weapon
though, is coming home to
Mom's home-cooked Mexican food every day after a
hard practice. Just the thing
to rejuvinate the mind, body
and soul.
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C ALLING
" I'm not only learning about
nutrition, I'm learning
about treating people w ith
integrity and care."
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Mount Woodson
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challenging
trails.
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Hiking Mt. Woodson is
something many people like
to do, not just for the awesome view, but also to get
an epic photo on Potato Chip
Rock for their Facebook or
Instagram.
Coming up the mountain
from either side offers an enjoyable challenge, as well as
rewarding scenery.
One way to begin the trek
is to start at Lake Poway.
Parking is free during the
winter, but the gates to the
recreational area do close, so
it's important to be mindful
of the hours.
More information about
Lake Poway's seasonal hours
and parking fees can be
found at http://www.poway.
org/Index .aspx?page= 1615.
Restrooms and water fountains are located in the recreation area, but it is important
to take water on the hike due
to there being no facilities on
the trails.
Plenty of signs are positioned around the lake to
show where the trails go and
how to get to the Mt. Woodson trailhead. The trip con-
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and rock trails.
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the lake until reaching the
trailhead. As the incline of
the trail increases, markers
continue to dot the path to
the summit to inform hikers
which way to go, what trail
they are on and how much
farther they have t o go. Just
before reaching the summit which has power towers
scattered around it, Potato
Chip Rock will be on the left.
Another place to start the
ascent is near the fire station
off of the 67 highway. Parking on fire station property is
prohibited but the shoulder
is plenty wide enough to accommodate many cars, and
there are lots of signs to point
out where the trail begins.
Gallego
The route from this side of
the mountain is steeper, but
it is paved, shorter and it is
even possible to do at night,
especially when there is a full
moon. There are no facilities
at the base or along the route
so it is critical to bring plenty
of water.
This trail meanders up and
through many huge boulders
that dwarf hikers and intrigue rock climbers. While
navigating the switchbacks,
it may even be possible to
spot rock climbers tackling
these giant boulders.
Either trail offers plenty
of spectacular views and a
great workout. Furry friends
are also invited to enjoy the
toils. Mt. Woodson is a perfect day hike for anyone in
need of fresh air and an adventure.
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A Semester in Sweden
Colder climate , warm embrace
long as I present myself as
approachable first. Probably
because we are in a big city,
people keep to themselves.
Still, no matter if I stop and
ask for directions, or to translate something in the grocery
store, I have found people are
not only helpful and friendly,
but that everyone speaks
English! I think this is a big
part of why I am adjusting to
Stockholm so easily- if I am
lost, or curious, or confused,
I just ask.
There is another aspect of
this as well, and that is I am
not alone! There are hun- Haley Perko is excited about her communicative vision for CSUSM. Photo provided by Faith Orcino.
dreds of other students in my
same boat. In some cases, I
have an advantage because
English is my native language. But here we are, far
from home and our regular
routine, making a fantastic
decision to change our lives
and opportunities into something different. We have
not one, but two, universiquestions and concerns you
tage of resources.
ties to support us, a will to B Y K ATUN SWEENEY
Perko also sat on the Stu- have, the more we can do."
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
try something different and
dent Fee Advisory Board last
Perko came into college
the opportunity to do so in
Haley Perko is a pame that spring and was part of Alpha looking towards a career in
a beautiful, albeit cold, new
is synonymous with success, Kappa[ Psi her freshman and the health field. However,
home.
her motivated spirit and in- sophomore year. She volun- CSUSM introduced her to
tense drive creating one of teered for Campus Recrea- her love for student affairs as
the most dynamic leaders on tion, was the ASI College of well. As an intern at Palomar
Education, Health and Hu- Hospital through the Path
campus.
The junior Kinesiology man Services representative Maker internship, Perko
major, who is currently Pre- and was on the club lacrosse works at a clinic in $n AlbertPhysical Therapy, seeks to team her sophomore year. son's in San Elijo Hills. Here
make a significant differ- Recently, Perko has also she interns as a secretary/reence at CSUSM. She accom- tacked on attendance to Tuk- ceptionist that interacts with
plishes this by combining the wut Leadership Circle work- patients coming in for flu
skills that she has learned shops and Kinesiology Club shots and completes adminfrom each dimension of cam- meetings as well.
istrative paperwork.
pus life that she is involved
Her position on ASI has ceSpending time with people
with.
mented Perko's desire to see in the clinic, and helping stuPerko boasts a list of more open dialogue between dents on campus, has prodextra-curricular
activities her office and the student ded Perko to lean towards a
that would exhaust even the body to make change happen career that combines policy,
most, enthusiastic and ener- on campus.
health and possibly returning
getic people. She has been a
"I think the really big thing to the university setting after
Resident Adviser at the UVA that students need to know is she finishes grad school.
dorms for the past two years, that there are actual students
" I'm not as outspoken as
is a member of Alpha Omi- who sit on university com- most people. I 'm definitely
cron Pi and currently serves mittees and the Board of Di- more reserved and quiet,"
as the Chair of the ASI Board rectors is capable of doing so Perko said. "But when I see a
Professor Gliniecki usually teaches Abnormal Psychology (PSYCH 336), Psychology of Personality (PSYCH 334) and
of Directors.
many things.
need-be for me to say someSurvey of Clinical Psychology (PSYCH 340). Photos provided by Amanda Lenox.
Perko also has partaken in
I want to figure out some thing, I will. I really like
a Leadership Retreatment, way to get it out to the stu- being a mentor and the bewhere SLL and ASI go away dents that we want them to hind-the-scenes person. I refor a weekend for different come to our office," Perko ally like to listen to people's
workshops. They are struc- said. "I don't think it's well
and ive
Dr. Megan Gliniecki strives for education with a purpose tured to find ways to help known what BOD is for; we iadeas and Iconcerns,eally lgove
dvice if can. I r
freshmen and sophomores are the voices of students. processing and listening to
"I felt very strongly about campus forever."
B Y AMANDA LENOX
integrate better into campus I want to advocate that we other people's issues so that
Professor Gliniecki fol- life and to take more advanhelping people who didn't
FEATURES EDITOR
are here for them. The more I can help them through it."
have any resources; people lowed her husband, a physiDr. Megan Gliniecki is a who didn't have money, or cian in the Navy, out to Califascinating professor that family support, or education fornia and she applied and
brings compassion and em- to fall back on. Those are the got hired at Cal State San
people that you see in state Marcos. She loves teach- Professors reveal what irritates and impresses t hem a bout students
pathy to her courses.
Professor Gliniecki re- mental facilities?' Gliniecki ing at CSUSM. She finds B Y ALISON SEAGLE
Bonnie Mendenhall, Pro- fessor of Linguistics, Liberal
the students here to be very
ceived her Bachelor's degree said.
fessor in the School of Edu- Studies Department:
SPORTS COLUMNIST
She then went back to genuine and caring.
in Chemistry at the Universication:
-Pet Peeve: "When a stuThe spring semester is just
school and took undergradu"There's this very human
ty of Michigan. She began to
-Pet Peeve: "When I try dent knows they're having
work on her Ph.D. in Organic ate psychology classes at side of psychology, where entering its fourth week of hard to make everything
Chemistry from the Univer- UT and received her Ph.D. there is a focus on under- classes. School loads are be- clear but then a student asks trouble and I know they're
sity of Texas, but then took in Clinical Psychology from standing not just people who ginning to increase and many a question about something I having trouble but they don't
come for help—they're intime off to healfroma family University of Texas, South- are mentally ill but under- syllabuses forecast exams.
covered—I have to count to vited and they don't come."
standing the people around
As course loads get harder
tragedy that related to a fam- western Medical School.
10 before I answer."
-Advice: "Imagine that you
"There is no more exciting us that we meet everyday," and more routine, students
ily member's mental illness.
-Advice: "Communicate have 10 percent more confilooking to do well might
It was due to this trag- environment than a college Gliniecki said.
with the professor and let dence and act like you have
She believes students will want to abide by their profesedy that Professor Gliniecki campus, because there is a
them know what's going on, 10 percent more confidence
switched her career course. spirit of learning and excite- develop a sense of compas- sor's advice. A few profes- like if an assignment is goand see what happens, see
She began volunteering at a ment," she said. "So if I can't sion. She hopes that when sors were interviewed about ing to be late. It's better to be
be a student, I want to have students learn we are here to their pet peeves and advice proactive."
mental hospital to learn more
(Do's and do not's contina reason to stay on a college care for each other.
on how to succeed.
about mental illness.
Jule Gómez de García, Pro- ued on page 8).
to explore.
A huge adjustment was
STAFF WRITER
the climate . It gets cold
When I landed in the Ar- sometimes in San Diego,
landa airport in Stockholm, but here I need waterproof
Sweden, all of it kind of hit boots, a super thick jacket,
me - 1 was in Sweden, I was scarves arid hats and gloves
staying here , for months, I that serve more purpose than
fashion. The days have been
was studying abroad.
Four "weeks later, I feel cold, snowy or rainy, and the
like I've been here for much nights long and dark (Sunrise
longer. Sure, I still get lost, at 8... sunset by 3).
and even yesterday I bought
One of the biggest differweird food from the grocery ences from home in Esconstore on accident. But other dido is how I get around. In
than hiccups like that, I am San Diego, the public transcomfortable and confident in portation frankly sucks. To
my new home.
get around Stockholm, it is
After months of applica- easier to take a bus, the mettions and emails, I arrived ro or walk than drive. You
in Stockholm to study social can buy a monthly pass at a
work. And although I'm fair- student price (no limits on
ly confident and adaptable the discounted price, either)
overall, I certainly didn't ex- and use it to travel the entire
pect to settle into the swing city. The buses and subways
of Stockholm so effortlessly. are clean, easy to maneuver
Maybe it is because I always and run through the nights.
wanted to be in Sweden, or Streets in Sweden are well lit,
maybe because of the won- have a bike path and walking
derful friend living here who path away from the road, and
showed me the ropes those feel incredibly safe.
first few days. Regardless,
Many people told me
one month into my adven- before my departure that
ture and I feel confident in Swedes aré very friendly.
my environment and excited This seems to be true, as
B Y EMMA GRACE FAIRCHILD
Leadership spotlight
Haley Perko
Powerful leadership and vision
CSUSM do's a nd d o n ot's o f t he c lassroom
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ard. Having a physical, old- so you can organize the portschool version is a project I folio and label what everyhad to try.
thing is
Supplies:
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(Optional)
Any
Materials should be acid- stickers, brads, stencils or
free to prevent yellowing or cut-out tools that you think
decaying of the pages.
would make your portfolio
•
A Scrapbook (I look more polished
recommend a plain design
•
(Optional) Headand neutral color, preferably shot: pick a work-appro12" by 12" size. I got mine priate picture of your face.
for $2.99 at Michaels Craft Headshots are important for
Store, but they usually range certain fields
from that to $20. They usu•
Short profile: type
ally come with clear page out a small summary of who
holders. You can buy them you are and why you are
separately if you need more good for the job you're seekspace).
ing. Include skills and inter•
Acid-free paper in a ests relevant to your intended
variety of designs and colors career or artistic passion. The
(I bought one black textured profile section should be an
pack and one varied design extended version of the obA beautiful page sample of Sarah Hughes starter page for her w ork portfolio featuring her News Editor experipack).
jective on your resume
ence with the Cougar Chronicle.
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Double- sided
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Contacts: Print a
scrapbooking tape (Comes sheet that lists all ways you
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Links to your work: work.
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Resume: print a
in a roll of sticky squares would like a prospective emin most scrapbooking sec- ployer to contact YOU. This Similar to contacts, but needs
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(Optional) A cover polished copy of your retions of stores like Michaels, could include your website if it's own heading and page, letter: print out a general ver- sume out.
List links to your previous sion of a cover letter.
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Work Samples: colJoAnns, Wal-Mart, etc.).
you have one.
B Y SARAH HUGHES
NEWS EDITOR
Offbeat Brewery shares
a close connection with CSUSM
B Y JUSTIN DONNER
SPORTS EDITOR
Right up the streetfromthe
university, Sarah Garcia, an
alumni of CSUSM's undergraduate and graduate business programs, is painting a
vision with her husband Tom
Garcia.
Between his experience
in brewing and her business
education, the two have created Offbeat Brewing Company, featuring a community atmosphere that students
should take the time to visit
and experience.
While Tom gained experience as a professional brewer
and brewing consultant, Sarah received her undergraduate degree in business from
CSUSM and a MBA as well.
As entrepreneurs, the classes
taught across the entire business program proved to be
valuable for the couple.
"Having a solid, broad
base of business knowledge
is critical to anyone hoping to start their own business. Small business owners
wear many hats and you will
need the breadth of knowledge from those Foundation
Classes," Sarah said.
Sarah maintains relationships with many of the professors from the College of
Business
Administration,
and she is currently creating
projects with a couple professors for their classes.
The steps Sarah has taken
are especially motivating
Delicious sushi roll and brew photographed by Justin Donner.
to aspiring female entrepreneurs.
"I couldn't be happier to
see our female alumni blazing a trail just as successfully
as our male graduates. As a
female faculty member, it is
particularly gratifying to see
that the young women that
were in our undergraduate
and graduate programs just a
few years ago are now successful entrepreneurs, creating jobs in the local community and giving back to
the university," business professor, Dr. Rajnandini Pillai,
said.
Offbeat Brewery has a casual tasting room with picnic
tables, a wall-to-wall mural
done by a collection of artists and an open view of the
brew house.
For the 21 and over crowd
at CSUSM, the brewery offers a wide collection of
excellent
craft
brews and fun
events.
Some
events
gourmet
trucks,
nights,
cal artists are
featured every
quarter and regular specials that
benefit local nonprofit organizations. You can
visit their website
at www.offbeatbrewing.com or
Facebook for updates on events.
Growth is in the
future plans for
Offbeat, but they
aim to always
provide a community feel.
California S tate University
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www.csusm.edu/el
lect a variety of work samples. The more you have
the better. If you have too
many to choose from, pick
your best and a variety that
highlights your different
work and skills. If you are
using newspaper articles, it's
a good idea to make copies
on acid-free paper, because
newsprint has a habit of yellowing and curling. I have
these, but wanted a portfolio
that had the actual newsprint,
because I kind of like the feel
of old newspapers.
•
Any letters of recommendation or awards you
have
•
A list of appropriate
references. The list should
be varied: people you've
worked with, character references, people you've volunteered for, teachers. Above
all, be sure they would say
something nice about your
work ethic and talents. Also,
they should not be relatives
or significant others...or
worse, past significant others«
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Bringing attention to an 'Invisible Threat'
S tudent
film
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A group of film production students f rom Carlsbad
High School have taken on
the controversy over whether
vaccinations are effective investments or foundation for
disaster.
"Invisible Threat," the latest installment in the talented
teenagers' series of eyeopening documentaries, explores the variance of opinions that arise when parents
contemplate the best way to
take care of their children.
They interviewed families,
physicians and experts about
what the positive effects of
vaccination are, as well as
discuss the myths of how
harmful they are to children.
"Invisible Threat" was created entirely by students,
directed by Douglas Green,
written by Camille Posard
and narrated by Mark Huckaby. Like their past projects,
it was funded by the Rotary
Club, with no stipulations on
their part .
. *'It is done entirely by high
school . students, without
p oses
i mportant
any influence from adults.
They did the research and
interviewing, they wrote the
script» and it's very exciting.
After the screening, we will
have speakers such as a couple physicians and someone
with a biology background.
We're^ really promoting
health literacy," one of the
coordinators of the event, Dr.
Laura de Ghetaldi, said.
The young filmmakers
have found controversial
topics to be their niche in the
documentary realm. Before
"Invisible Threat," their first
film was on the survivors of
the Holocaust. This was followed by "One in Seven,"
which took a critical look
at the fact that at the time of
filming, one in seven people
in North County had hunger
insecurities. By the time of
production, the figures had
changed to one in five people and one in four children.
Their next project will be
about SeaWorld and killer
whales.
The screening of "One in
Seven" at a film festival is
what created the link between Dr. Laura de Ghetaldi
q uestions
and Lisa Posard, the mother
of one of the filmmakers. De
Ghetaldi called Posard to introduce herself, thus spiraling into the CSUSM Kinesiology Club's partnership
with Donate Don't Dump and
now the screening of "Invisible Threat" on campus. This
is thanks to multiple partners
with Kinesiology Club, Dr.
de Ghetaldi citing Hugo Lecomte and the Rec Center as
one of their biggest supporters for the event.
Invisible Threat is being
shown across the country,
arid students have the opportunity to watch the film for
themselves. It will be shown
on campus from 7 p.m. to
8:15 p.m. on Tuesday, March
4 in Clarke Grand Salon,
Room 113. Students can also
view the film from 5 p.m. to
6:15 p.m. on Wednesday,
March 5 at Temeku Cinemas
in Temecula. Temeku Cinemas is located at 26463 Ynez
Rd, Temecula, CA 92591.
Both screenings are f ree.
For more information, contact Dr. Laura de Ghetaldi at
ldegheta@csusm .edu.
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a side of angel hair pasta
with spinach, mushrooms,
capers and artichoke hearts.
The salmon had a white
wine and butter sauce that
made it tender while still
having a crisp texture as
well. And if you happen to
be gluten f ree, they have the
best tasting gluten-free pasta.
You would never be able
to tell the difference. We
tried out the Zingada Penne
($14.95), which had a light
tomato and cream sauce with
mushrooms, black olives
and sweet peppers added in,
topped off with fresh grated
parmigiano.
Fratelli's also has a
great Happy Hour Monday through Friday, from 4
p.m. to 6 pjm. It includes $5
wines, $5 select appetizers
and $2 off all beers, great for
those students on a budget.
Fratelli's Italian Kitchen
left a great impression. The
food was delicious, fresh and
authentic and the service was
astounding. We will definitely be back.
Fratelli's is conveniently
located at 1020 W. San Marcos Blvd., just two-and-ahalf miles f rom campus.
etiquette when communicating with professors—using
email like i t's text messag* „»
mg.
-Advice: "Make the effort
to get to know professors on
a personal level—go to office hours." "Focus on the
information being taught,
riot the grade . Care about the
learning and you will learn
more."
S TAFF C ONTINUED
Nikki Thomas
D I S T R I B U T I O N M ANAGER
O PINION E DITOR
what you can accomplish."
Sherry Freeborn, Professor
in the School of Education,
ICP Coordinator:
-Pet Peeve: "It bothers me
when students send frantic
emails asking for information or due dates or whatever
and then don't respond after
I 've replied. It is courteous
to thank the person who has
taken the time to answer."
-Advice: "Organize your
schedule. Put your school
work first but be sure to set
aside f un time for yourself—
. strive for balance".
Juliet Falce-Robinson, Professor of Linguistics, Liberal
Studies Department:
-Pet Peeve: "Lack of email
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(Do's and do not's continued from page 6).
C OPY E DITOR
Sarah Hughes
Justin Donner
Walking into Fratelli's we
were greeted by a big smile
from the hostess and the
owner, who invited us right
in.
Fratelli's is the new restaurant that opened up in Restaurant Row of San Marcos.
Fratelli's means "brothers"
in Italian, and that's exactly
what these two owners are.
Brothers Brandon and Austin Lorbert started this Italian
restaurant that emphasizes
homemade ingredients made
daily, and authentic Italian
cuisine.
The atmosphere has a family-oriented flair with a warm
and rustic quality, including
wooden beams that surround
the restaurant .
They had several rooms,
including a bar, and even
a private banquet room for
those special occasions. The
service is welcoming and effortlessly attentive, sure to
make anyone feel at home.
We started with their
mouthwatering
Burrata
Caprese ($13.95), an heirloom tomato and burrata
mozzarella caprese appetizer
drizzled with a balsamic vinaigrette glaze and garnished
with micro basil that was
earthy and fresh. We paired
this with their house Chardonnay, which had hints of
apple, oak and blossom to
compliment the starter. Their
wine has their own Fratelli
label and is made from OneHope Winery.
Next was their Classic Caesar salad ($5.95). Fratelli's
makes their own homemade
creamy tart dressing as well
as garlic savory croutons.
This salad was unlike any
other, topped off with freshly
grated parmingiano cheese.
This was paired with the
house Sauvignon Blanc that
was sweet, bright and refreshing.
Following was an heirloom
tomato bisque ($3.95 for
a cup, $5.95 for a bowl), a
hearty soup full of onion and
garlic flavor.
To accompany the entrée
we had the house Cabernet
that was smooth and rich.
The main course was a perfectly cooked and very generous portion of salmon piccata ($24.95), accompanied
with steamed asparagus and
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Muslim Student Association
addresses misconceptions
B Y AMBER MAHMOOD
CONTRIBUTOR
The CSUSM Muslim Student Association (MSA)
aims to increase knowledge,
growth and awareness of Islam, not only on the campus,
but to the community as a
whole.
The term Muslim is often
falsely associated to terrorism by many outside of the
Islamic community.
Many individuals form this
misunderstanding from the
constant anti-Islam media
portrayals.
Others simply do not know
where to access correct in-
formation to educate themselves on the matter, or are
afraid to confront those of
Muslim faith to ask them.
Although there may be many
reasons, ultimately the majority of American society is
unaware of the true concepts
and practices of Islam.
"If anyone asked me about
Islam, I would want them to
know that it is a religion of
peace. The word Islam itself
means peace."
The MSA also aims to
form long lasting relationships and provide support for
its members, which includes
Muslims and individuals of
other faiths.
Since the association's es-
tablishment a few years ago,
the MSA continues to grow.
The MSA has also become
active in partaking in community service events, on
campus meetings, other fun
events, as well as educational events in which acclaimed
scholars are invited to share
their insight on intriguing
topics.
Individuals interested in
learning more about Islam,
meeting people of the Islamic faith or attending one
of our various events should
visit http://www.csusm.edu/
orgs/muslimstudentassociation.html or send us an email
at msa.csusm@gmail.com.
If you want t o know more about InterVarsity, when and where we meet, o r more about our Spring Break trip,
check out the website ivsanmarcos.org.
InterVarsity connects campus through
community and spirituality
B Y N OELLE FRIEDBERG
SENIOR STAFF WRITER
InterVarsity Christian Fellowship is an international
organization that focuses on
campus ministry with vision
"to see students and faculty
transformed, campuses renewed and world changers
developed."
A collection of athletes,
Greeks, international students and people just trying
to graduate, who all come
together with this one shared
desire: to know Jesus and to
make Him known.
My first experience with
InterVarsity was two years
ago. As a new student, it is
often just easier to go to class
and then leave campus rather
than try to make new friends.
That is where InterVarsity
came in. I started going to
their events and was instantly amazed by how loving
and encouraging the community is. They made me feel
so welcome that I just had to
stick around.
One of the best things about
being a part of InterVarsity is
that every spring break they
do this thing called Mark
Camp. It's a week on Catalina Island, where members
spend time going through the
Bible and going deeper into
the gospel of Jesus through
the book of Mark. Some of
my fondest memories of college and lasting friendships
have been made there. Every Wednesday they have a
weekly meeting called Large
Group where a speaker
shares a message. They also
have various Bible studies
on campus throughout the
week. The Bible studies really focus on being a place
of encouragement, and are
a great place to make new
friends and connect to campus life.
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Truth about Twitter
Company tax breaks raise alarm
B Y L A U R E N H AMMOND
OPINION EDITOR
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Many students at CSUSM
probably have a Twitter account, but likely are unaware
of the company's questionable history.
Twitter was first formed
in 2006. Since its debut and
coining of the legendary
"Tweet," the social networking site has seen a rapidly
growing user base. As of late
2013, the company has been
estimated to be worth 31 billion dollars.
Since its opening, Twitter headquarters -has been
located in San Francisco,
CA. In 2011, the company
was threatening to move
locations but was offered a
six-year payroll tax break
to maintain its California
residency. More recently,
the city agreed to stop taxing
Twitter stock options. Calcu" lations suggest that since the
initiation of the company's
tax breaks, Twitter has saved
over 50 million dollars.
Twitter currently resides in
San Francisco's Mid-Market
area. Alongside the "Twitter Tax Break," the city has
also included tax incentives
to any other companies that
moved to Mid-Market, a preA viously undeveloped area,
and has seen tremendous
corporate growth.
Much of the money Twitter has saved due to tax incentives could have gone
towards improving the city's
public transportation, health,
education and more. Aside
from major losses in city revenue, Twitter has had absolutely no involvement in giv-
> o r t e s t i n g in,
community. Twitter, along
with fifteen other companies
residing in the Mid-Market
area, has also been affecting
neighboring residential communities.
The technical industries
within the Mid-Market area
have aided in an increase
of property valuer With the
high request for office space,
many residential property
owners have also been forced
to sell, causing a large number of home evictions,
Several activist groups
including South of Market
Community Action Network, Senior and Disability
Action, Eviction Free San
Francisco and the San Francisco Housing Rights Commrttee have joined forces
with local workers and residents tofightback. A number
of protests have taken place
outside of the Twitter headquarters and throughout the
Mid-Market area to express
outrage for the companies'
tax breaks.
It is important that social
networking users understand
the implications associated
to their Twitter memberships. Until Twitter realizes
the injustice of their actions,
users are unconsciously participating in the corporate
conglomerate's indifference
to the general public. This
is not an uncommon practice for multi-billion dollar
corporations to take advantage of lower-income demographics. Although this does
not directly affect CSUSM
students, it does harm communities similar to ours and
that is something to consider.
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Many common beauty
products contain toxic substances that consumers don't
know about.
Self-publishing. It sounds like an aspiring author's best friend and that's
According to the nonprofit
not far from the'truth. Photo provided by Sarah Hughes.
organization Campaign for
Safer Cosmetics, the average
American woman uses about
B Y Z A C H S CHANZENBACH
book. Aside from that the 12 personal care products a
SENIOR STAFF WRITER
odds are generally against day. This not only includes
the author. On average, the makeup but shampoos, lo"50 Shades of Grey."
self-published print book tions and perfumes as well,
Also, according to the same
Doubtlessly, you've seen w i l l m o s t l i k e l y s e l l 1 0 0 t o
a book with this title and 1 5 0 c o p i e s p ^ g a s t a n d _
source, of the more than
an ominous-looking cover a r d b o o k a t a b o u t 1 0 b u c k s >
10,000 chemicals that are
somewhere recently, possi- t hat > s a revenue o f 1 0 0 0 t o
used in beauty products,
bly in our very own book- 1500 dollars,
over 89 percent have not unstore. It's a relatively new
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ous health risks as our skin
originally self-published?
d o w e see children publish.
absorbs these chemicals,
It is what it sounds like: i n g books? I rest my case,
which may lead to cancer
the author publishes his/
With how easy it is to self- and respiratory problems
her work him/herself or publish, it should ¿ome as no in the case of powders and
with the aid of a company s u r p r i s e t h a t «everybody's sprays.
that specializes in convert- d o i n g i t » Aspiring authors
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format, then distributing it t i o n t o ^ m a s s i v e . A n d > Gf
group that created an online
to digital retailers. The au- c o u r s e > n o t e v e i y s e l f . p u b . database that lists the conthor retains full rights to the l i s h e d book is going to be cerning ingredients in beauty
work and keeps all the cash g o o d B y - n o t e v e r y book," I products and how safe they
he/she makes off of it. For m e a n t h e overwhelming ma- are to use, says, "Companies
authors looking to get their j or ity of books. That being are allowed to use almost
novels out in the world, self- s a i d ( t h e r e can be some pes- any ingredient „they wish,
publishmg is the quickest simism about the market and The US government doesn't
and cheapest route. There is a n a c t u a l l y g o o d book may review the safety products
no cost for printing physical g e t t u m e d down based on before they're sold." This
books, and eBooks have be- potential prejudices towards > means that the products
come more attractive in this self-pUblished books. People that we are purchasing are
technological day and age.
who are serious about getting not being regulated to make
Of course, it's not all sun- their book published would sure that they're safe. Acshine and rainbows - no really have to invest time and cording to the same source,
author's life could be like effort into making it the best beauty products aren't even
that, especially if their sole i t c a n b e> a n d m a r k e t i n g it> i f
required to have a full list of
income came from writing. t h e y w a n t i t t o h a v e a c h a n c e
the chemicals that are used
There's still no guarantee a n d s t a n d o u t o n t h e d i i t a l
in the product, allowing the
that someone will buy their
manufacturers to market
items with dangerous chemicals without the consumer
even knowing.
There have been various instances of dangerous chemi-cals in our beauty products,
such as our shampoos having
sodium laurel sulfate in them
or many trusted name brand
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The Uterus Flag Project creates shock, awe and amazement
BY ANNE HALL
DESIGN EDITOR
Walking into the student
library, I was anticipating a
cloud of people showing interest in this blatantly titled
project. The campus library
released the Uterus R ag
Project on Feb. 10 and will
remain until May 20. This
installation, provided by
Terilynn Quick, is a compilation of small flags that are
adorned with uterus made by
people from all over the nation. So much detail in each
piece.
The space was like a ghost
town. I was in awe at the
ideas shared by artists who
addressed the issues behind
women's health and the
blessings that exist with being a woman and having the
ability to conceive.
While finding myself impressed and awe struck, I
noticed that I was being
watched. Passer by's were
laughing at me for admiring
the artists work. Others appeared to avoid the display,
as if they would catch some
kind of disease if they came
too close.
A friend of mine decided
to draw attention to passers by and lured individuals to come and consider the
artwork. Once one person
started admiring Terilynn's
presentation, more and more
lipsticks having dangerous
amounts of lead in them.
Even the supposedly natural
mineral-based makeups contain small particles of mica
that we can inhale, which
Forbes online magazine puts
into perspective by pointing
out that construction workers have to wear masks when
dealing with mica.
While women have more
products that expose them to
these dangerous chemicals,
men aren't safe from the
danger. Aftershave, cologne,
shaving cream and shampoos are just a few of the
items that men use that fall
under the same category as
all of the other beauty products. These products contain
as many chemicals as the
products women use and are
regulated in the same way,
putting men at as much risk
as women,
I think that it is wrong
that there are no regulations
within the beauty industry,
The food that we eat has regulations placed on it, so why
not the items that we cover
our skin with? I believe that
we should have the right to
know exactly what is in the
products we use. I also think
that cosmetic companies
should strive to eliminate
as many of these chemicals
from their products as possible in order to provide their
loyal customers with healthier products,
If you want to check the
ingredients and the risk fac- ..
tors associated with the products you use, a good place
to start is the Skin Deep
Database, http://www.ewg.
org/skindeep/, created by
the Environmental Working
Group. That is just one small
step towards knowing your
products better so you can
make an informed decision
on whether to continue using
that product,
people began finding interest. Once the pieces were noticed, interest was struck and
people began admiring all of
the display.
"The art work is amazing,"
student, Erin Taylor, said.
This is a presentation that
truly touches the core of existence. Take a moment to
observe and appreciate the
artistry and creativeness.
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Faith Orcino
cougarchron.arts@gmail.com
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'Man of Tai Chi' delivers
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4. " Good L ife" b y O neRepublic
5. " Shooting S tar" b y O wl C ity
6. " It's. T ime" by I magine D ragons
One of the better things
about Netflix is its showcase
not only of westernfilms,but
also foreign films. This allows martial arts movies that
normally would go straightto-DVD, like "Ip Man" or
"The Raid: Redemption," to
become surprise cult hits.
Standing in the middle of
these, in a bold attempt to
merge both western and international audiences alike,
is "Man of Tai Chi ." It is primarily a Chinese martial arts
film. However, it features
American star Keanu Reeves
in two uncommon roles; the
villain and, for the first time
in his career, the director.
The story attempts to tell a
martial arts legend in a contemporary setting. It focuses
the story on Tiger Chen
(Chen Hu in his film debut),
a young practitioner of Lin
Kong Tai Chi, an ancient
Chinese method of exercise
and meditation. However Tiger comes to learn that this
peaceful art can be applied in
combat as well.
It is stunningly effective,
even though it strays from
the art's purpose. Nonetheless, it is not long before
Tiger attracts the attention
of Donaka Mark (Reeves),
the head of an underground
fightingring.He sees Tiger's
potential and tempts him
with money and fame. Tiger
needs it to save his master's
temple from demolition.
It is not long before Tiger's
involvement with the fighting ring begins to corrupt
his character. Worse still, it
becomes clear that Mark is
conditioning him into something deadlier than just another fighter. It may be too
late for him to escape.
For the most part, the film
works for the same reason
Keanu Reeves works. I t's,
simple, cool and strangely
likeable. On the other hand,
like the actor, it tends to get
awkward when it tries too
hard and there are some embarrassingly silly moments.
However, Reeves is understated as ever both in front
of, and behind, the camera.
Coupled with some awesome fight choreography
from Hollywood legend
Yuen Wo Ping, the end result
is a straightforward but enjoyable action flick.
3/5 Cougar Paws!
'Friday Night Lights', 'The League' keep gridiron going during off-season
B Y AMANDA LENOX
FEATURES EDITOR
The first few Sundays after
the Super Bowl are always
the hardest for football fans.
However, Netflix has some
football themed shows* to
help fill up your time while
you wait for the next season
to start.
One show I highly recommend is the drama series
Friday Night Lights. The
show focuses on head coach
Eric Taylor (played by Kyle
Chandler) as he helps lead
the high school football
team, the Dillon Panthers, to
the Texas State Championship. Viewers might forget
they aren't watching a real
football game. You wait in
anxiety to see if the team
makes the play and cheer in
excitement for a touchdown.
With an ensemble cast, the
show also looks at the individual players as their lives
are woven together both on
and off the field. The sweet
yet insecure Matt Saracen
(Zach Gilford) struggles with
balancing being the starting quarterback and trying
to date the coach's daughter
(Aimee Teegarden). Fullback
Tim Riggins (Taylor Kitsch)
is the bad-boy character who
tries to prove he is more than
a stereotype. Throughout the
series, the players deal with
issues including steroid use
and college recruitment.
Friday Night Lights is a
critically acclaimed series
with two Primetime Emmy
wins, including Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama
Series (Kyle Chandler) and
Outstanding Writing for a
Drama Series. It has 76 episodes within five seasons
available on Netflix.
The second season is the
only lackluster season because of its multiple dull storylines. Recommended episodes include: "Mud Bowl"
in Season I , "There Goes the
Neighborhood" in Season 2,
"The Son" in Season 4 and
"Always" in Season 5.
One of the best parts of
football is the way it can
bring together a community,
whether you are tailgating
at a stadium or watching
the game with family and
friends. Friday Night Lights
will remind you of that feel-
ing and will prepare you for
the next football season. I
give Friday Night Lights a
4.5/5 rating.
Another football-themed
show to watch is the comedy
series The League. The show
follows friends, Pete Eckhart (played by Mark Duplass), Rodney Ruxin (Nick
Kroll), Andre Nowzick (Paul
Scheer) and Kevin MacArthur (Stephen Rannazzisi).
Also, Kevin's brother, Taco
(Jon Lajoie) and wife, Jenny
(Katie Aselton) as they all
play each other in their fantasy football league.
The show has a raunchy
style of comedy as the friends
argue over things like draft
picks and trades. The series
is also abundant with notable
NFL guest stars, including
San Diego Chargers player
Antonio Gates in Season 1
episode "Mr. McGibblets."
There are currently 45 episodes within four seasons
available on Netflix. Recommended episodes include:
"The Shiva Bowl" in Season
1 and "The Marathon" in
Season 2 .1 give The League
a 3.5/5 rating.
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A Spike Jonze love story: 'Her'
'American Gods': a modern lore and timeless tale
B Y A LEX MARAVILLAS
FASHION COLUMNIST
In a future where you can
fall in love with an artificial
intelligence behind an advanced operating system, the
film "Her" portrays a tragic
love story of a man and his
computer.
Theodore Twombly is in
love with his operating system named Samantha, essentially an evolved Siri.
Thefilmdefinitely approaches the dramatic question,
"Could love have no boundaries?" There are countless
moments in which Theodore
and Samantha demonstrate
character development in regards to their relationship, a
unique characteristic of this
fascinating movie.
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The film also boasts a
cast of well-known actors.
Joaquin Phoenix play s Theodore and Scarlett Johansson
plays the voice of Samantha.
Rooney Mara plays Theodore's ex-wife Catherine and
Amy Adams plays Theodore's friend Amy.
The "Her" soundtrack especially adds sentiment to
the film. Film soundtracks
are just like mixtapes by the
directors. Spike Jonze's mixtape for "Her" is definitely
appropriate for this teaijerker
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Myths and legends are the
odd ingredients that shape us,
and our cultures.
Religions follow humanity wherever we go. America
contains some of most divergent beliefs and cultural
systems in the world. Starting with tales told by Native Americans, mythologies
have poured into America
via the mass migration from
settlers worldwide. What if
every one of these old gods
were alive and struggling to
survive in this country?
Neil Gaiman asks this question in his novel, "American
Gods." The story follows the
reticent Shadow, an ex-con
who upon his release from
prison finds that his wife
has died. Alone and without
a home, Shadow meets Mr.
Wednesday, a mysterious
con-man who offers Shadow
a job as his bodyguard.
Soon Shadow's world turns
upside down as he discovers
that all Gods not only exist,
but exist amongst humans
and are preparing for war.
The Old Gods are clashing
with the New Gods, which in
America are represented by
the various deities of Media,
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T HE C OUGAR
C HRONICLE
ISSUE I O
WEDNESDAY
V O L U M E XLIt
M A R C H 5 , 2 014
C ALIFORNIA S TATE U NIVERSITY, S AN M ARCOS, INDEPENDENT S TUDENT NEWSPAPER
F EATURES
4 - The campus Athletic Department finally
applies for NCAA DII status.
5 - Come see what gloriously tantalizing food
we have encountered just across town.
O PINION
7 - Writers argue why a vegan, vegetarian
or carnivorous diet is the best decision.
- To write about love, loss and a desk. Yes,"
that's what we're talking about here in A&E.
Protocol for mountain lion encounters on campus
Recent sightings of mountain lions in the area raise concern for local officials for the safety of students and résidents
B Y N ADA SEWIDAN
STAFF W RITER
A mountain lion sighting
occurred on Wednesday, Feb.
12 in CSUSM parking lot F.
A reliable source confirmed
the sighting to CSUSM campus police at 10:00 a.m.
Although the sighting was
confirmed, CSUSM campus
police officers did not have
a visual on the animal. There
is a special protocol CSUSM
campus police officers follow once a sighting as this
one is called in .
CSUSM Sgt . Herman Hernandez explained that if a
sighting is confirmed from a
reliable source who can accurately describe the animal,
then campus police notifies
CSUSM students and staff
via e-mail. A patrol officer is
sent to the scene where the
sighting was originally reported and conducts a visual
evaluation of the perimeter.
Campus police also notifies
the San D iego County Fish
and Game Department. The
Fish and Game Department
M ountain lion p hoto courtesy o ffish and wildlife services can be found a t http://digitalmedia.fws.gov/cdrii/singleitem/collection/natdig1ib/id/12981 / rec/3.
sends an officer to patrol the
area and once the animal is
spotted, it is captured, tagged
and eventually released back
in the wild. Sgt. Hernandez
said the only circumstance
where an officer would shoot
the wild animal is when it
is life threatening to people
nearby.
Sergeant Hernandez said
CSUSM campus police o fficers are trained and briefed
on how to respond to mountain lion and other wildlife
sightings on campus. He
emphasized that students and
staff should be familiar with
the procedure as well.
"Keep the campus police
phone number programmed
in your cell phone," Sgt.
Hernandez said. "Whenever
wildlife related, or anything
else, it's always good to be
aware o f your surroundings."
In the past 10 years, there
have been a total of 3 to 5
both confirmed and non-confirmed mountain lion sightings. Other animals that
have been previously found
around the perimeter include
bobcats and coyotes.
In order to maximize safety
in situations as this, students
and staff are also advised to
not run from the animal and
to not seem intimidated, but
make themselves seem as
large as possible.
New University Student Union building adds personality to campus
B Y GLORIA MAGALLANES
SENIOR STAFF W RITER
The new University Student Union Building located
next to Chavez Plaza has given CSUSM a new color.
Its construction began
in February of 2 012, with
a total project budget of
$43,980,000.
After
23
months of construction the
building opened up to students this spring semester of
2014.
Part of the university exr
perience is to have a campus
that students may connect
with, without that connection; a university is simply
a place to get an education.
Both Palomar College and
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on campus. UCSD has a Student Services Center dedicated to being the "one-stop
resource located in the heart
of campus" according to the
website.
The U SU is unique in its
layout and design; it has an
air of sophistication and modernity that envelops every
student who steps through
the clear doors. However
some students have mentioned that they have had
some trouble with the new
design.
"The
bathrooms
are
strange, it's difficult to find
them," one CSUSM student
said.
Along with its fantastic
d esign come many new and
convenient locations for students to eat a meal or simply
soak in the sun. The U SU
has an amphitheater that has
thè capability to seat around
4 00 people. It also has a spacious roof patio on the fourth
floor that connects one wing
to the next. On this patio students may be found sitting
on silver chairs and tables or
lounging on big comfortable
sofas that face the beautiful
view of San Marcos.
"I like to read on the patio
whenever I have free time.
Especially when it was earlier on in the semester, I was
able to enjoy the sunset"
Yadira, a CSUSM student,
said.
The U SU, along with the
new lounge areas, now provides new food location»
for students to choose from,
although reviews have been
mixed about whether the
changes have been good. A
CSUSM student lounging on
a couch on the patio voiced
her opinions, saying that the
U SU "has its good and its
bad."
T he n ew University Student U nion building provides repose o n t he campus. P hoto provided by Sarah Hughes.
"It looks super nice, the
bad thing is that I wish that
they had somewhat better
food and also heaters on the
patio to warm us up on cool
evenings," she also said.
Although many things can
be said about the U SU Build-
ing now, there is no doubt
that it is a great new addition to CSUSM's campus.
Whether students find themselves loving the new location or disliking some things,
it has definitely earned a spot
in the university and in the
hearts of many students.
The University Student
Union Administration contact was not available for
comment at this time. The
University Student Ribbon
Cutting ceremony wiil be
held April 15 at noon.
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THE COUGAR CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY, MARCH. 5,2014
Demolished Net Neutrality unlikely to hurt customers
Political Corner
H o w m ilitary c uts a ffect o ur w ay o f l ife
BYNADASEWIDAN
STAFF W RITER
Military budget cuts threaten the future of several U.S.
military service men in reserve and active duty.
The size of military troops
in the Air Force, Army and
Marine Corps are being reduced in order to accommodate impending budget
plans. CSUSM veteran students personalize this issue
and explain what to expect
according to USA Today.
The Marine Corps is projected to decrease its size by
5,000 troops in the following three years reducing the
military from approximately
190,000to175,000.
The Air Force also faces
cutbacks of roughly several thousand troops through
2019. Likewise, the Army
estimates that more than
100,000 soldiers will be
cut to a force of 420,000 by
2019.
Formally in the Marine
Corps, CSUSM student and
Student Veterans Organization President, Claudia Oreegal said that cutting military
personnel will cause "lower
morale" within the military.
Oreegal suggested budget
cuts should instead be implemented in other areas in the
militaiy where money is possibly being wasted.
Several military personnel
have already been or are in
N EWS
B Y RYAN D O W N S
STAFF W RITER
Network neutrality formally demolished, it's likely it
won't hurt consumers.
Yet choices between cable
companies are limited, so if
one has a problem with the
policies of the industry, they
have little to choose from
if they wish to use cable.
Seven CSUSM professors
from a variety of fields were Image f rom w ww.forbes.com
contacted for a comment on
Internet neutrality implica- the concept of Internet equaltions.
ity, they were rejected when
Rika Yoshii, Ph.D and the court ruled that corporacomputer science and infor- tions had no legal obligation
mation systems professor to give neutral treatment
said of recent events in net- with regards to data.
work neutrality "Interesting.
The ramifications of this
I have not talked about it in are simple; cable compamy class but I will."
nies such as AT&T, Verizon,
One of the founding princi- Comcast and Time Warner
ples behind the Internet has are legally allowed to charge
been the concept o f net neu- web based companies like
trality, or the notion that all Google or Netflix for use of
data on the Internet should -their bandwidth.
be treated with equality. That
A lack of payment and the
means no website is acquir- cable companies can strangle
ing any kind of preferential the bandwidth, which can
Flags a dorned outside o f t he Veterans C enter. Photo by Katlin Sweeney.
treatment or discrimination force websites to take longer
in the eyes of the govern- to load and cause a decrease
ment or businesses.
in quality.
the process of being let g o ta, considered the positive
It's a provision that has,
However, it's important
from their service with limit-" outcomes of military cuts on
arguably, helped make the to remember that this had
ed benefits. Some high rank- CSUSM.
Internet what it is today. In been the case before the rul"There will be an influx of
ing officials are also affected
the eyes of many experts, it ing; it had just never been
by budget cuts and maybe new veterans using the GI
has just been demolished.
set in stone. Telecom lawforced to retire early with re- bill which gives more money
In January, after a long- yer, Marvin Ammori, stated
to the school," Acosta said.
duced pension plans.
With these changes, people standing legal battle over the how, even before the ruling,
. Numerous military troops
issue, the Federal Communi- cable companies still techwill soon have to decide hoping to enlist into military
cations Commission (FCC) nically had the power to do
what to do once they are dis- service will also struggle to
took the issue to a circuit with their bandwidth as they
charged from their military reach their goals of serving
court in Washington D.C. pleased.
duties, CSUSM student and their country.
While attempting to legalize
"Whim. Envy. Ignorance.
former Marine, David Acos-
Competition.
Vengeance.
Whatever," he lists as reasons a cable company would
hurt a website's download.
"Or no reason at all." However, many, such as Verizon,
waited for a court ruling on
the subject before going so
far as to enforce payment.
Naturally, the ruling has
not sat well with many in
the industry, but its doubtful
customers will be hurt. Timothy Lee from Forbes states
that the problem with legislation about neutrality is that
neutrality i s not explicitly
defined.
"However desirable a neutral Internet might be the rule
of law i s more important,"
Lee said.
It is possible that rates to
use services like Netflix may
increase, but its unlikely
mega corporations like it and
Amazon will be unable to
pay the fees.
The real problem comes
from the somewhat limited
share of power inherent to
the new system. There are
less than six major companies that control cable,
a number that could grow
smaller with a potential acquisition of Time Warner by
Comcast.,
It seems as if little will
change for the customers,
especially as more and more
people turn to wireless data
and cloud computing. But
the race for power in the network industry, nothing will
be the same.
Food that motivates thoughts : the paleo diet
B Y RACHEL SMITH
STAFF W RITER
Every day during U-Hour,
students make their way towards the University Student
Union and are offered a variety of food options.
The human act o f consuming food is one of our most
basic instincts, but food
choices have an effect on
brain chemistry.
According to Professor
Gary Wenk Ph.D., at Ohio
State University, almost everything we consume, from
coffee to meats, can directly
or indirectly affect the brain.
Foods that positively affect
our brain function, over a
long term period, contain
high levels of anti-oxidants,
such as fruits, vegetables,
fish and olive oils.
Anti-oxidants are connected to extended life spans.
They combat the negative
effects of oxygen and its correlation with aging.
Foods consisting of high
levels
o f carbohydrates
have a high-glycemic index.
This system measures the
effects on blood sugar and
can leave one feeling hungry
when they're physically not
according to Caroline Ced-
Foods that
positively
affect o ur
brain function,
over a long
t erm period,
contain high
levels of
anti-oxidants,
such as fruits,
vegetables, fish
and olive oils.
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and a medical director for
Bistro MD, an online diet delivery program.
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The Cycling Club is a great opportunity for students who are seeking ways to experience a more active lifestyle
B Y ELIZABETH C RUZ
SENIOR STAFF W RITER
If you love to ride your
bike, you may enjoy working
out with your f ellow Cougars
of the CSÜSM Cycling and
Triathlon Club.
The club is currently open
for members to join that
want to work out and have a
great time on wheels.
Although the focus is now
on cycling, due to the lack of
members interested in triathlons, students are welcome to
join & bring the focus back
Beautiful d ock side v iew o f Lake Poway P hoto p rovided by Alison Seagle.
Escape to fun at Lake Poway
B Y A LISON SEAGLE
SPORTS COLUMNIST
Lake Poway Recreational
Area offers a number of activities for anyone looking to
get away from the urban chaos and enjoy the outdoors.
The beautiful lake and surrounding mountains offer the
perfect backdrop for hiking,
fishing and camping.
The lake, generally open
from sunrise to sunset, has
opportunities for fishing and
boating. Pedal boats, rowboats and motorboats are all
available for rental.
Fishing seasons vary at the
lake, but the types of fish that
are usually caught are trout,
ba£s, sunfish, trout and bluegill.
Around the lake, there are
several trails to choose from
for a nice stroll through nature. Some of the hiking
trails even venture off into
other hiking areas for those
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who are looking for more of
a challenge.
Dogs are allowed on them
as long as they are not within
100 feet of the lake.
Within the park area, there
are sites for camping and
picnics, playgrounds, gazebos and pavilions for events,
volleyball courts, horseshoe
pits and a softball field.
There is also a concession
office that offers snacks,
fishing supplies and is also
the place to g o for boat rentals. There is even an archery
range located just on the
outskirts of the recreational
area.
Lake Poway i s only about
a 2 0 minute drive from campus, just a little ways off of
the 15 a t the Rancho Bernardo exit.
The hours and fees at the
park vary, so it is best to visit their website, http://www.
poway.org/LakePoway/, before planning an awesome
adventure to Lake Poway.
to these events. The team has
done five to seven cycling
races this season. The races take place from January
to the summertime, and the
team will do more depending
on funds. Races are held all
over California, with their
next one in Santa Barbara.
Competitions are held at beginning to expert levels.
Members are not required
to race but are welcome to
attend events to volunteer or
just cheer on their teammates.
Students can join to ride for
fun, no specific type of bike
is needed. The Cycling &
Triathlon club enjoys one
of the lowest membership
fees on campus, which pays
for the races that members
participate in throughout the
year. Interested members can
contact club treasurer, Nicole
Bryant, at bryanO 18©cougars .csusm.edu.
"We are really fun! We
want to make the team closer and do things together on
outings and practice runs,"
Bryant said.
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Heart Beat
Juice cleansing beyond being trendy
B Y RACHEL GALLEGO
HEALTH COLUMNIST
Juice cleansing is a popular trend, with people using
everything from mainstream
brands such as BluePrint and
Nekter to their own pressed
fruits and vegetables.
If you aren't selective in
choosing the right cleanse
that's best for you, it could
backfire and leave you disappointed.
There are a couple key
points to keep in mind in
order to recap the benefits associated with juice
cleansing. You don't need to
cleanse to be healthy, so if
you are doing it to be trendy
it could leave you struggling,
instead of feeling physically
and emotionally balanced.
Cleanses are meant as a
means to detoxify and reset your metabolism, which
is why exercising during a
cleanse isn't-the best decision. Juice cleanser don't
provide all the nutrients that
are necessary for working
out and recovering, and as a
result you may become dizzy
or nauseated.
It's important to not use a
juice: cleanse as an excuse
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CSUSMfilesNCAA DII application, plans for new gym
B Y JUSTIN D ONNER
SPORTS EDITOR
N ekter Cleanse juices are o ne resource f or juice cleansing. Photo provided by Rachel Gallego.
for overindulging or feel like
you have to d oit because rypu
over ate. This can cause you
to jump back and forth between cleansing fujd ^ t m g ,
poorly.
When you find a juice
cleanse that works for you,
while still maintaining a
healthy balance, it can be a
CSUSM athletics has come
a long way since its inception in 1998 with three original teams. The program now
boasts 13 teams, 2 4 conference championships and
three national titles.
N ow in 2 014, the athletic program is applying for
NCAA DII membership and
is confident in their resume.
The Department of Athletics has had the vision of taking the university to the next
level for a while now, and
this is actually not the department's first attempt. With
two previous applications,
the department was turned
down both times. There were
too many competing applications that were better suited
in the applicant pool.
"We needed additional funds for operating, we
needed to increase our scholarship allocations, we need-
ed to add sports, w e needed
to build athletic facilities
and lastly we needed a comprehensive compliance program," Director of Athletics,
Jennifer Milo, said.
There have been some big
changes in the 2 014 application that will really make it
stand out and have drastically increased the program's
chances . This includes plans
for a full court gym on campus that is predicted to be
completed by 2016 .
An application for NCAA
membership is so extensive
that the department hired an
outside consulting firm to
help with the process. When
the application was finally
submitted on Feb. 1, 2 014,
the document was a hefty
6 00 pages. From here, the
NCAA will arrange a visit
in April to check and see if
the application matches with
what the program is really
doing.
Although the NCAA was
not pushing for CSUSM to
apply, the CCAA, a conference within the division has
been awaiting the application. This conference is full
of 11 CSU campuses and
UC San Diego. With a large
assortment of close competition such as Cal State LA,
Dominguez hills and UCSD
in the conference, the Cougars will have an easier time
scheduling games and it will
be better for the overall budget.
"There aje so many positives right now in our department. Really the sky is the
limit with what we can accomplish. We have amazing
student-athletes, top notch
coaches and a committed
support staff to make it all
happen," Milo said.
CSUSM has outgrown its
current home in the A ll conference of the NAIA, and the
NCAA is a logical next step
that the players and coaches
are very deserving o f.
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It's been a rocky start for Cougar baseball with a 5-8 record, but they may be on
the verge of a turnaround with plenty of
season to play.
They recently pumped themselves and
their supporters up with a 9-7 win over San
Diego Christian on Feb. 25.
Overall, the team has plenty of hot bats
and the offense side seems to be producing well for the Cougars. The pitching staff
still appears to be having some trouble with
their lowest ERA sitting at 3.24. One of the
Cougars' key pitchers, Hunter Brown, a DI
bounce back, currently has a 4.18 ERA in
his 5 starts.
According to head coach Dennis Pugh,
the Cougars needed this win to get back in
the game and they did. San D iego Christian
is a top 2 0 team, so bringing back a victory
is an accomplishment. The Cougars showed
the Hawks that they really wanted the win
in the fourth inning with Matt Arlington's
home run and an RBI double from Dylan
Costello. Key player l yier Bernard finished
the game with a base hit to score Matt Arlington for the win.
"With all this new talent on the field it takes
a while for it to get going, but they work hard
and will see results," Coach Pugh said.
The Cougars just started their season and
with this win against San Diego Christian
their future is appearing brighter. Their next
home game is 11 a.m. on March 8 against
University of Antelope Valley.
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Wrench & Rodent Seabasstropub serves up great sushi
Jäestaurant Review
BYNIKKI THOMAS
FEATURES COLUMNIST
Wrench & Rodent Seabasstropub is a local's sushi
joint. You wouldn't notice it
atfirstbecause there is not a
sign up and it is attached to
Bull Taco, a Mexican restaurant.
But once you arrive you'll
be glad you did. The Seabasstropub gives off a surfer-rock flair. It has surf
boards and skateboards
posted up, as well as United Kingdom Flag artwork
over green mossy walls. The
space has a cozy feeling because it can't be bigger than
500 square feet. Our server
was actually a sushi-chef
(he broke his arm so he
could only serve until it was
healed) s o he knew to hook
us up with good choices.
We started o ff with a Beach
Honey beer ($5.50) and a
fruit wine ($6), where you
can choose flavors such as
raspberry or pomegranate.
The wine had a very unique,
sangria-like taste. For starters w e opted for the Ceviche
Flight ( $8), which changes
daily. When I tried it, it in
eluded a tuna tartare, mango
infused yellowtail and albacore with miso glaze. It was
served with an extra large
puffed sesame crisp that had
an unfamiliar, crunchy texture but paired well with the
soft delicate fish. The next
round was hamachi nigiri, at
just $5 a pair you can't beat
Delicious crunchy sushi r oll t hat hits t he s pot w hen you're looking f or lots o f flavor. P hoto by N ikki T homas.
it! Nigiri sushi are slices of
yellowtail fish over a bed of
rice. One order had an arugula chimichurri and pickled
red onion sauce, it was very
creative and extremely tasty.
Next to it was the traditional style, with the yellowtail
belly over rice, and lemon
to drizzle on top, which just
mfelts in your mouth, to die
for.
After, we moved on to the
sushi rolls, which included
The Chronic ($12) and the
Hedgehog ($13) The Chronic was crab, spicy tuna and
avocado, wrapped in rice
then seaweed and flask fried
for a crunchy exterior. It was
finished off with a spicy aioli as well as a sweet citrus
sauce, excellent. The Hedgehog was different; it was a
shrimp tempura roll inside
with seared yellowtail on top
finished with roasted garlic,
truffle oil, salt and pepper.
It was a little overwhelming
and only recommended for
those who like extra garlicky,
spicy truffle flavors. After
that w e ordered some salmon sashimi that tasted extra
fresh and amazing. We could
tell this place makes sure
their fish is top-notch quality.
To finish off dinner we chose
a raspberry-rum sorbet ($5)
that was huge and icy with a
deep purple color, a perfect
way t o end the night.
These chefs have a true
passion for presentation
and display their creativity beautifully through their
ingredients and fish selection. They profess that their
"ingredients are carefully
chosen, grown ourselves or
made from scratch" and that
is apparent at this new joint.
If you want to try some newage sushi try out Wrench and
Rodent Seabasstropub! It is
located on 1815 South Coast
Highway in Oceanside.
The Literature and Writing Club creates unique addition to CSUSM community
BYNADA
SEWIDAN
STAFF W RITER
When asked what makes
the Literature and Writing
Club unique, club President
Michael O'Marah and Vice
President Marie Parrish
spoke about the importance
of promoting literacy and
love for books.
However, the club is not
only exclusive to literature
and writing majors in general. O'Marah and Parrish emphasized the larger aspects
of the club's purpose of getting involved in the CSUSM
community and getting to
know one another in a fiin,
relaxed atmosphere.
The LTWR Club, also
known as Club Cognoscenti, was originally started
four years ago by Michael
O'Marah and Marie Parrish
and is overseen by faculty
Professor Heidi Breuer. At
the start of the semester there
were a total of four people
members, however, the club
has now expanded to approximately 30 to 4 0 people.
There are several events
planned for the semester including an open mike poetry
reading on March 19, a trip
to the Huntington library and
a bonfire at the beach. There
is also an ongoing Easter egg
hunt where Club members
hide Easter e ggs throughout
various places on campus.
Parish and O'Marah highlight the relaxed, laid back
and friendly environment of
the meetings.
"You don't have to come
to every meeting," O'Marah
said. "We want people to enjoy being there and we want
it to be fun ."
Some of the events the
LTWR club has held in the
past include three minute
skits of Shakespeare's witches from Macbeth and the
whole Harry Potter Series.
"We got to dress up and act
out the plot in three minutes," said Parrish. "It was
a rewarding experience because it got the attention of
other students and got them
C SUSM has a new club in town
interested."
The club president's duties
include increase membership, raise money and generate ideas for events and
meetings while club vice
president Parrish plans, organizes and implements the
events.
"We have a good team dynamic," Parrish said.
In order to raise money
for club and campus events,
club members employ several fundraisers throughout
the semester. Such fundraisers will include a create your
own T-shirt event where students purchase a shirt and
have the opportunity to print
anything they like on it. OthUh of a Nursing Student
Michael O 'Marah, M arie Parrish, and D aydree S now in a 3 m inute skit o f
Macbeth's witches. P hoto provided by t he L iterature and W riting C lub.
er fundraisers include a book
sale and some signed copies
of professor's books.
"We try to be as welcoming
as w e can be," said O'Marah.
"You don't have to be a Literature and Writing major to
join the club," said Parrish.
Club Cognoscenti meetings are held on the first and
third Wednesday from 5 p.m.
to 6 p.m. and Thursday from
3 p.m. to 4 p.m. of every
month in Markstein 322.
by Kate CkiUanonda.
tett get Better-
The Public Relations Club expects to make noise
The first members t o j oin t he Public Relations club, p hoto by A nne Hall.
BY A N N E
HALL
DESIGN EDITOR
> K?
The first Public Relations
Club to ever grace the halls
of CSUSM has begun convening this spring. Members
have high aspirations to help
make a positive impact on
society and motivate intellectual thinking.
Each semester, the club
will be aiding a specific campaign or organization to allow students to perform tasks
and expectations of the public relations field. Students
that are already involved in
the org. are excited about the
opportunities provided.
"The main purpose of the
Public Relations Club is
to develop practical public relations skills through
participating in community
outreach and building civic
relationships while fostering
campus involvement " PR
Club President, Tracey Engleton, said. "The mission of
the club i s to combine theory
and application for use in the
real world, while also gaining experiences from professionals in the field, using
social media and networking, along with many other
PR tools that make public
relations a fascinating career.
Our club uses the definition
of praxis to set our agenda
[Praxis: putting theories to
work]."
"Our goal is to educate
people. For me, personally,
the experience I will gain
from participating in this
club will give me the leg up
on the competition. I want
to be in public relations and
having this club in my background will show that I'm
already doing campaigns and
already making taglines and
doing crisis letters. It's going to help me to look better
against any competition," PR
Club Secretary, Erin Taylor,
said.
"This club has been a dream
of mine for a number for
years, and for many of those
years students have come to
me, knowing my background
in public relations, and have
asked me about internships
and how they might get involved in this field," club adviser, Dr. Fredi Avalos, said.
"For me, this club allows the
students to take what they've
learned; their skill set knowledge, and connect the dots to
a real profession. An exciting
profession: public relations,
putting theory to work."
There is plenty of room for
participants and the club is
looking for people that have
the motivated spirit to help
the club achieve its goals.
For more information, contact Tracey Engleton at prclubatcsusm@ g mail c om.
There is a strong demand for
people with various talents
and skill sets.
Organization Spotught
Civility Campaign exercises strong values on campus
BYKATLIN
SWEENEY
E DITOR-IN-CHIEF
Students ^ ill often see their
peers wearing bright green
t-shirts marked with the name
"Civility" on the first Tuesday
of every month.
The Civility Campaign seeks
to bring together the values of
care, respect and empathy while
acknowledging culture and humanity on campus. Thefirsttwo
years of the program were designed to spread the awareness
of Civility's core beliefs. They
developed an event called Civility Champions, where peers
nominated students, faculty and
staff that represent the values
of the program on campus. In
its third year, the Civility Campaign shifted its focus to partnering up with orgs, on campus
that are doing this and much
more.
*
"We want to focus our programmatic emphasis on anti-bullying, bystander interven-
tion and intergroup dialogue,"
program coordinator, Greg
Toya, said. "We envision looking at more opportunities to
have activities that will spark
conversations around diversity
dialogue."
"We need to bring awareness
to our campus and expose students to what they're not used
to," Gross-Cultural Center peer
educator and Civility Campaign
member, Arely Ramos, said.
The Civility Unity event in
October brought together all
dimensions of the campaign's
values by creating activities for
students. For the concept of respect, the LGBTQA Pride Center created activities centered
around bullying. For empathy,
Student Health and Counseling
Services focused on domestic
violence and alcohol awareness.
For culture, Kellogg Library
had participants contribute to a
mural. For humanity, Civility
created "couch conversations,"
where people talked about their
hopes and dreams.
Also in October, Civility partnered up with the Majors and
Minors Fair to promote the campaign to new students. In honor
of Veterans Day in November,
Civility had community members write thank you notes to
students at the Veterans Center.
In December, Civility partnered
up with Hillel to play dreidel
games. Participants learned
different facts about Judaism,
Jewish people and history. In
February, Civility partnered up
with BSU for Black History
Month and did a "couch conversation" about discrimination.
On March 4, they partnered up
with USUAB, the Gender Equity Center, SLL, and the Pride
Center to do a Herstory Month
event.
Students interested in joining
the campaign or nominate people that represent the core values
of Civility can find more information at https://www.csusm.
edu/civility/.
�Being vegan is about being satiated with purpose
B Y LAUREN HAMMOND
OPINION EDITOR
Delicious cucumber burger made fresh a t h ome by Lauren H ammond. P hoto provided by herself.
Being vegetarian easier than you think
B Y RESTY GREY
STAFF W RITER
American society is eating too much meat and not
enough vegetables.
I am willing to bet the last
thing you ate had some sort
of processed meat added to
the plate to give the meal a
sense of "completeness."
Vegans and vegetarians have
a good chance of winning
that bet, but I think the odds
are in my favor.
Why do we eat dead animals? Most of us have come
to believe that it is our best
source for protein but where
do you think the animals get
their protein? Our society is
consuming enough micronutrients.
When protein is consumed
in abundance, the nutrients
that are not immediately
used become stored as fat.
In a time where feast or
famine was normal, storing
fat would be ideal. However, the advancements in our
contemporary culture make
the convenience of the dollar
menu too accessible.
Eating has changed from
a conscious decision of sustenance to a habitual action
to fulfill some innate desire
to feel good. Don't get me
wrong; I think meat is deli-
cious, but so are cigarettes.
There are countless studies
showing the positive benefits
from reducing the amount of
animal intake.
Fun fact: cholesterol is
only found in animal products.
Meat seems to dominate
our culture. Men are seen as
wussies if they refrain from
eating meat. Satirical twitter
account @overlymanlyman
makes apparent our societal stereotypes by tweeting,
"How do I like my steak?
Next to my other s t e a k j ^
In her book, Main Street
Vegan, Victoria Moran states
"at some point it entered the
collective consciousness that
meat and masculinity were
inextricably linked." But
it's 2014, Victoria. I thought
we were past those preconceived notions of inequality
between genders; apparently
not.
I'm pesco-lacto-ovo-vegetarian, but let's just refer to
it as semi-vegetarian. I still
eat eggs, cheese and fish, but
I have completely cut out
cow, pig and chicken from
my diet. I have abstained for
two months and I honestly
feel fantastic. I don't feel
weak, sick or deprived in any
way. My body feels and looks
better.
I'm active; serving tables,
running, riding and playing basketball. My stomach
never feels heavy from food
and I feel an increase in energy. My bowel movements
are timely, meaning my digestive system is working
properly and I have a greater
appreciation for vegetables.
Since cutting out practically 33 percent of my diet,
I have been filling that excess space with delicious
nutrient-dense whole grains,
vegetables, fruits, legumes
and nuts. What vegetarians
would consider their five basic food groups .
My eating changed from
a habitual action to a conscious choice. I became
aware of how much animal
flesh I actually consumed
on a daily basis. I no longer
believe dead animals should
be a staple food group, but I
can still enjoy the occasional
tilapia and fish sinigang my
mother loves to cook when I
come home to visit.
Instead of letting your next
meal pick you, try to remember the last time you ate a
bright green granny smith
apple or even add crisp red
cabbage on your burger instead of habitually buying
that bland, dead animal.
The topic of dietary preference can be just as touchy of
a conversation as politics or
religion.
Veganism is often labeled
as radical and even dangerous, both for the diet's limitations in food choices as
well as its profound respect
for animals' lives. Vegans
are not only concerned with
who they eat but are often
more concerned with the
amount of nutrient density
that comes with each bite. .
My personal progression
into veganism, or what I like
to refer to as "plant-based,"
has been a life changing
experience in a number of
ways.
Growing up, my body had
an inability to digest foods
such as meat, dairy and gluten efficiently. Due to my
body's shortcomings, as a
child and far into my teenage
years, I often found myself
fatigued, bloated, having abdominal pains and suffering
from degenerative arthritis.
Despite frequent trips to
medical specialists, there
was never more offered to
me than painkillers, laxatives
and physical therapy. The notion of perhaps changing my
diet was never mentioned.
It was at the age of 19 that
I decided to begin searching
for alternative ways to improve my health. After doing
some research, I discovered
the benefits of restricting my
diet to the bare essentials. I
came tofindout that the most
nutrient dense and easily digestible foods are produce
items such as fruits and vegetables.
For the past five years, I
have been working towards
transitioning myself into the
plant-based lifestyle. Although it takes time, and is
not something I advise anyone to do overnight, it has
helped to better my overall
quality of life. I no longer
suffer from exhaustion spells
or irritable bowel syndrome.
Even the joint pain caused
from my
osteoarthritis,
which will affect me for the
'Dumb Starbucks' a big publicity stunt
B Y CAITLYN THIBODEAU
STAFF WRITER
"Dumb Starbucks" was a
worldwide phenomenon for
a day in Los Angeles, when
its doors opened and comedian, Nathan Fielder, came
outside.
The star of the comedy
show, "Nathan for You," was
revealed as the owner of the
parody shop.
Fielder claimed commitment to the store, as well
as its widespread populari-;
ty was short lived when the
LA County Department of
Health Services shut him
down for opening without
valid permits.
According
to
NBC,
"#DumbStarbucks was the
top trending hashtag on twitter in Los Angeles."
Many wonder if Fielder's
decision to open the shop was
truly because of his commitment to keeping it open or if
it was just a publicity stunt in
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dumb-starbucks-coffee/ captured
this p hoto o f t he shop opening.
Kent D avy
Resty G rey
Lauren H ammond enjoying t he w onderful vegan friendly f ood f rom
t he N ative Foods C afe in Encinitas. P hoto provided by herself.
rest of my life, has dramatically alleviated. Even more
so, the plant-based lifestyle
has heiped me become better associated to the natural
world.
Not only do I love my own
body, but I have found a new
respect for the body of all
beings. The innocence of animals and the maltreatment
they face within the overly
abundant slaughter houses
and factory farms spread
across the United States,
which is alarming.
The industrial meat and
dairy industries confine
hundreds of animals into
small areas where they are
often exposed to chemicals,
disease and injuries. These
factories are also known for
their practice of injecting
antimicrobial agents and
hormone - supplements into
the animals as a way to fatten them and eliminate illness. These animals suffer
throughout their entire lives
as they are restricted to cages
and are unable to move about
naturally.
My disapproval for the
way factory farming conducts this grotesque sense of
assembly line production has
altered my initial decision
to become plant-based into
more of a compassionate,
ethical stance.
I believe strongly that humans have lost touch with
nature, animals and plants
alike. We have been responsible for innumerable
amounts of innocent deaths
for centuries and have now
made this idea of slaughter
and comfort consumption
a corporate conglomerate
based solely on profit.
I understand that the idea
of converting everyone to a
plant-based lifestyle is unreasonable. However, there
are both health and ethical
benefits into limiting animal product intake that most
people do not consider or are
even knowledgeable of.
I urge everyone to take the
time to understand what it
is they are putting into their
body and where it has come
from. It, and when, choosing
to eat meat, people should be
sure to get it locally and organically.
Local farmers are more invested in both the animals'
welfare and the consumers'
welfare. Still, raw vegetables and fruits are considered
to be the most nutritionally
substantial foods due to their
live enzymes. It is time that
humans begin to eat to survive rather than live to eat.
er audience for his show.
In my opinion, the opening of "Dumb Starbucks"
was definitely just a publicity stunt meant to gain more
viewers for a show I never
would have heard of before
his appearance as CEO. I
mean let's look at the facts;
he opened a store with a patented world-renowned company.
"As long as we're making
fun of Starbucks, we're allowed to use their corporate
identity," Fielder, on opening
day, said.
I think the real question
behind this entire debacle is
whether Fielder is a really
unqualified and uninformed
business owner, or if he's an
extremely savvy self-promoter.
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It's all about being a carnivore
The truth behind shopping at Walmart stores
are not used for the greater Alliance For New Economy
good. Instead, the company's said.
This is the outcome of their
profits go straight to the six
extra low prices.
heirs of the Walton fortune.
Many students at CSUSM
The Business Insider comThe average worker at
probably
benefit
from Walmart does not even pared other business moguls,
Walmart's low prices but are make enough money to like Warren Buffet to the
unaware of where that mon- survive, putting them un- Waltons, who only donate
ey actually goes.
der the poverty line, and on roughly two percent of their
net worth. If that does not
About two years ago, on Welfare.
Super Bowl Sunday, I told
Let me remind you that make you sick to your stommyself that I would never we are paying for the thou- ach I do not know what will.
step inside a Walmart again. sands of Wal-Mart employI was even more conMy mother asked me * to ees that are on welfare, with cerned when I found out that
make a "quick" run to the our tax money! This situa- Walmart also had their hands
store to get a few things for tion is completely unnec- in corrupting America by
the big game. Let's just say essary and preventable but lobbying in Washington D.C.
it was hell on earth.
most of the top one percent Their goal was to prevent
People were running and of our country is filled with increases in minimum wage
scrambling around trying to greed and self-centered- so they would not have to
get into the shortest check- ness,
pay their employees a decent
out line; at least 20 people.
"In 2006 Wal-Mart reports amount to live.
The long lines and the herds that full time hourly assoThis company is an asof people were overwhelm- ciates received an average sault on American values,
ing, but there was one thing 10.11 dollars an hour, mak- crushing mom and pop
that stood out to me the most; ing $17,874 per year,.This businesses. A small-owned
the employees.
pay is $10,000 less than what business has heart, soul and
I thought to myself, how the average two-person fami- knowledge that Walmart
could they work in an en- ly needs to survive," the L.A. will never have.
vironment like this? They
work so hard dealing with
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people day in and day out.
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How much are they getting
paid to break their backs for
Seeking Outstanding Summer Staff
this company? The truth is
alarming.
Make a
Counselors and Instructors
Walmart is a company
difference in a
for swimming, horses, beach
with massive profits; greatchild's fife this
activities, sports, crafts, hiking,
summer!
er than the gross domestic
ropes courses, archery, & more!
product (G.D.P.) of more
than a few small countries.
Unfortunately, the profits
B Y KATALINA LAWRENCE
B Y JUSTIN D O N N E R
SENIOR STAFF W RITER
SPORTS EDITOR
My ancestors didn't work
their way to the very top of
the food chain for me to just
throw the glory away and not
consume meat.
I enjoy being primal and
tearing meat from the bones
of ribs. If it's so "unnatural",
why do millions of people
enjoy doing the very same
thing?
If you throw an apple on
the ground, chances are your
dog is not going to purposely
consume it. They may swallow some thinking it's a new
ball, but they do not naturally eat or enjoy eating apples.
The dog is by instinct a carnivore, just like we humans
are instinctively omnivores.
You can make claims that
we are not supposed to eat
meat but the fact is we do.
There are marly more people
in this world that consume
meat than those who don't.
In some countries like the
U.S. and the UK it makes up
the bulk of individuals' diets.
In countries where it doesn't,
meat is a rare delicatessen.
Sometimes it is only to be
cherished and eaten during
times of celebration.
Many of our close primate
relatives are omnivores. So
are many primitive tribes that
G oing so far as t o taking a big bite o ut o f a f rozen steak, by Justin D onner.
are still excellent examples
of human beings in their raw
and unindustrialized form.
"Nearly all herbivores, like
cows, have fermenting vats
— large chambers in their
stomachs where microbes attack plant material for digestion. Humans don't. Intestine function relies more on
surface area than length. As
mentioned earlier, creatures
with plant-based diets need
larger guts to absorb more
energy, while carnivores
have rather small intestines.
Humans possess intermediate-sized digestive tracts,"
according to John McArdle of the Vegetarian Research
Group.
Many important nutrients
can be obtained from meat
such as calcium, vitamin
B12, and protein. A person
who engages in heavy physical activity needs to rely on
the nutrients from meat to
help their body recover. For
example, in the sport of body
building, it is recommended
to at least get one gram of
protein per pound of body
weight. This would be nearly
impossible on a vegan diet.
One would be left to use soy,
and that destroys your testosterone levels. Not exactly ideal for a man trying to
build muscle.
Researchers at Oxford
University recently followed
35,000 individuals aged 20 to
89 for a period of five years
and discovered that vegans
are 30% more likely to break
a bone than their vegetarian
andflesh-eatingpeers.
I have heard the argument
that livestock production
causes an excess of methane
gas. Our human bodies have
a hard time fully digesting
the complex carbs in a vegetarian diet, and this results
in more human released gas.
In my opinion, we will have
gas from either the vegetarians or the cows, so I will just
enjoy my meat.
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Art has always been an
important institution on campus, with exhibits commonly
being featured in both the library and the Arts Building.
What many may not know
about is the off-campus gallery in Old California.
CSUSM owns the gallery
and features artwork both
for and sometimes by, the
students behind the Old California Coffee House, neighboring IHOP and the movie
theater.
The gallery was founded
in early 2012 and outlasted most of its neighboring
businesses in the area during
that time. Since then, it acts
as both a celebration and a
gathering place for artistic
minded individuals both on
and off campus.
The gallery showcased a
multitude of artists in the
past. For the first time, it has
formed a joint partnership
with the Oceanside Museum
of Art to display the "Altered
Landscapes" Exhibit, with a
student art showcase set to
premier on March 14.
"We change the exhibits
every six weeks," Marilyn
Huerta said. "So we generally have about two or three
exhibits per semester." This
does not include the exhibits
over summer, during which
the gallery remains open.
While the Altered Landscapes Exhibit is set to hold
its closing reception on Friday March 7 . The student art
showcase Redefined II is set
to hold its opening reception
on the March 14, featuring a
performance by the Cal State
San Marcos Jazz Ensemble.
The off-campus gallery is
open Fridays- and Saturdays
from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. and
located at Old California
Restaurant Row, 1080 W.
San Marcos Blvd., San Marcos in the village shops area.
Admission is free to both
students and the public.
Great House. The Story of a Des
Book Review
B YNOELLE F MEDBERG
SENIOR STAFF W RITER
VPA seniors create Capstone concert
B Y N A D A S EWIDAN
STAFF W RITER
An upcoming Capstone
event hosted by several
CSUSM music majors is a
Billy Joel tribute.
The Visual and Performing
Art major requires students
to set up a Capstone as part
of their curriculum. Music
students have a choice between putting on a concert
or producing an album. The
Capstone is a production
showcasing the skills and
knowledge students learn.
Since November, the students involved in this event
contributed more than 20
hours practicing and setting
up for the concert in preparation for the show. CSUSM
students, Stephanos Georg-
es and Scott Middough, are
hosting. Georges will be on
piano and vocals while Middough is on drums.
"I am looking forward to
playing with my fellow musicians who are more advanced than I," Georges said.
"Playing with others who
are more advanced than you
encourages you to practice
harder and play better."
Middough's role in the
concert also includes setting
up the technical aspects of
sound and lighting. CSUSM
student Josh Fowler will be
playing bass.
"It'll be a fun show," Fowler said. "We try to make it
feel like a concert experie n c e T h e show is free of
charge. It begins at 7:30 p.m.
on March 7 in Arts 111.
Nicole Krauss' third novel
is a story of revolution, love,
loss - and yes, a desk.
It is a tale of an American
novelist who has been writing at her beloved desk for 25
years. A s the story g oes on,
it becomes known that she
actually inherited this desk
from a Chilean poet who
disappeared at the hands of
Pinochet's secret police. But
the women's world is turned
upside down when the poet's
now-grown daughter comes
to take the desk back.
. This catapults the novel
into a collection of scenes
from around the world that
all tell of the lives of the
characters who once called
the desk their own. The reader is transported from N ew
York, to a London suburb, to
an antique shop in Jerusalem,
to a poet trying to survive
under a harsh dictator. For all
of these different characters,
the desk stands for all that
has been taken from them.
This allows the novel to ask
the crucial question: how do
w e survive change?
Krauss' novel gives a beautiful and well-written answer
to this question. By the end
of the book, the desk is no
longer just a desk. It lives on
as a symbol of what has been
lost, but also as a source of
hope.
I couldn't put this com-
pelling book down. Krauss
paints each of the characters
so intimately that you feel
as if you are experiencing
their struggles alongside
them. You feel loss over their
losses, and joy over their triumphs. I suggest this book
for anyone looking for a
stimulating read amidst the
humdrum of classes. It will
transport you from the boring
reality of your accounting
homework into a world that
is wondrously intertwined by
a single piece of furniture.
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ISSUE # II
VOLUME
CHRONICLE
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M A R C H 19, 2014
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7 - Marvel releases five new solo series featuring
strong empowered females dominating the
Relentless Cougars head to Nationals in Kansas City
Men's Basketball for CSUSM looks to tear up the courts as they fight to finish strong
B Y RESTY GREY
STAFF W RITER
The CSUSM men's basketball team will be heading
to Kansas City to compete
in the National Associates
Intercollegiate Athletics
(NAIA) Division I Championship tournament as the
number one seed.
Led by head coach Jim
Saia, CSUSM finishes the
regular seasons with a 30-1
record, winning their first
Associations of Independent
Institutions (A J J.) Division
I Conference Championship
title.
CSUSM defeated life in
their final game on Sunday,
March 9, leading 112 - 95
with exceptional contribution from the entire team.
The Cougars shot for 50 percent from thefield,44.8 percent from three-point land
and out rebounded Life.
Bobby Macias and Zack
Zaragoza came off the bench
and combined for 31 points
and 15 rebounds.
When asked what he at-
Division I Men's Basketball Champions for the first time in CSUSM history. Photo provided by the campus athletic department, www.csusmcougars.com
tributed to the Cougars'
success, starting three-guard
Malcolm Lemmons said,
"Our camaraderie; we're a
close knit group on and off
the court."
Lemmons contributed a
double-double in the final
game.
"I do anything I can to help
the team win. If coach needs
me to rebound or play defense, I do anything I can to
meet our goal," he said.
"It's nice tofinallysee the
hard work is actually paying off. We made a name for
ourselves the first year, got
ranked the second and getting ranked number one this
year; it feels good," three-
year veteran, Brian Emmanuel, said.
The Cougars are headed for
a week of a challenge with
the tournament being filled
with the nation's best players
at the small collegiate level.
Thirty-two teams are slated
to compete for the NAIA Division I Championship title
through March 25.
CSUSM's number one
ranking leaves the rest of
the league anticipating some
great competition.
"It's a great feeling, but we
know rankings don't mean
anything when going into the
tournament and every team's
going to be gunning for us,
so it's like we got a c)iip on
our shoulder," Lemmons
said. "We just have to go in
there and play hard and take
it day by day."
When asked if there were
any specific teams to look
out for, Emmanuel said there
was not.
The Cougars' selfless offense and defensive prowess
gives the team a well-deserved confidence going into
the tournament.
CSUSM Cougars are set
to play the thirty-second
seed, Oklahoma Baptist, on
Wednesday, March 19 in
round one of the NAIA Division I tournament.
Motivation to vote on March 24 as candidates of ASI Elections make their voices heard
- Haley Perko - President
Thiana Ruiz - VP of External Affairs
I would like to give back to CSUSM, a place has given me so much I am a third year and am double maE DITOR-IN-CHIEF
to me. I would like to continue serving the students and advocating for joring in Human Development with a
them at both a state and university level, through CSSA and university Health Service emphasis and Spanish.
Students are encouraged to
administrators. We currently have over 11,000 students here at Cal State Through my involvement on campus
take an active role with polSan Marcos and I will ensure the effort to reach out to as many diverse with student orgs and programs such
itics at CSUSM, whether by
populations as I can. Dedication, respect and honesty are three valuesI as S.TA.N.D (Standing Together As
follow and will guarantee these throughout my entire presidency! Perko oNe Dream) , United Students of Color
running for office or voting,
Coalition, Golden Key, Peer Mentoring
for President!
for the candidates they beProgram, CAMP, EOP and HD Club,
lieve in.
I will work closely with faculty, adTricia Alcid • VP of Operations
As of this month, fliers
I'm a third year studying Psychology at CSUSM. As a current ASI ministrators, students, student leaders,
promoting the elections
Student at Large Representative, I will be running for Vice President lobby politicians and statewide leadwere posted around campus,
of Operations. I will do my best to create a bridge between the student ers to make sure that the student voice
featuring 1the 19 students
public and the ASI BoD. I want to extend more opportunities for stu- is heard and addressed. I will work to
that are running for 10 ASI
dents to get involved with not just ASI, but the university itself. I want strategize, organize and finalize.
leadership positions. Each
to empower more students and tap into the potential that so many stuof these candidates was condents have to change this, university for themselves and future students Alhijaz Althagafi - CHABBS Rep.
tacted via email by The CouI am very grateful for the opportunito come.
ty that this election represents for all
gar Chronicle and asked to
Jairo Leon - VP of Operations
of
that the
write a short description of
I'm a third year literature major that believes ASI needs a recharge. Too of us. It is tiimeepresentedstudent body
CSUSM s r
by
why they are interested in
many are let out. Let's change this. Let's make more traditions, let's make who knows people from everyscomeonef
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being elected.
more happenings where strangers turn into friends. ASI needs to create the world, and knows themrighthere
student unity, not just students inside the union building and it needs to n our c
Students can vote online
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make administrators transparent. What's on their committee agendas? ovailableampus! I promiseasoaalways be
for their preferred candia
to anyone who h ny issues
Having worked in two ASI departments (LGBTQA Pride Center/Gender with anything that happens at CSUSM.
dates at www.csusm.edu/
Equity Center), I know how to connect students and build bridges between
vote between March 24
students and administrators. Vote for a campus recharge. Vote Jairo Leon.
and 27. Descriptions of the
positions can be found at
Jasmine Jeter - CSM Rep.
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I am a Biology Major and my goals are to try and get more sections of bottleneck courses, such as Physics 205,
asi/bod/asielections .html. (ASI continued on center open. I would also like to start having Deans List meet and greets with Dean K. This is something other colleges do
to honor those who have achieved academically and I would like our college to do the same.
of page 2).
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Jamaela Johnson - Diversity & Inclusion Representative
My major is pre-nursing and I am a junior. I believe that with my experience of being a Resident Advisor and my 2 years of being a Peer Educator at The Gender Equity Center gives me the knowledge and quali- B Y S ARAH H UGHES &
fications for this position. I have sat on a number of campus committees
geared toward improving campus environment and reflecting student C HELSEY SCHWEITZER
concerns. My passion for social justice is what will guide me through NEWS EDITOR & STAFF WRITER
this role as an affective leader on this campus. If I were to obtain this
position, one of my many goals would be to strengthen the message and
actions of the Civility Campaign. Another goal would be to enhance the CVS Pharmacy has decidvisibility and presence of ASI Board of Directors at student programs ed to stop selling cigarettes
and events.
and all tobacco products in
their stores.
It seems the company
Madisen Jaurique - CHABBS Representative
wants to focus on their image
I am and have been involved in, many campus organizations such as,
the women's cross country and track andfieldteam, I currently am a and expanding role in healthResident Advisor at the UVA, I'm in the process of completing the Tuk- care. Management has heavwut Leadership Circle program and I am a new member of Alpha Chi ily considered the impacts
Omega. One issue that I want to tackle is the issue of academic support this might have on business,
for the college of CHABSS as some of the majors are not allowed in the but ultimately thinks it's a
math and stem lab centers.
move for "future growth."
Larry Merlo, President
Eddie Gonzales - Sustainability Representative
and Chief Executive Officer
I decided to run for ASI after my fraternity brother suggested to get involved at CSUSM. (CEO) f C Caremark exExperience new perspectives for myself and give back to this campus. To help future cougars plainedohis VSoves for "long
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find a place called home and make sure these future students have a clean campus. CSUSM has
term success" on CBS This
continued to crush in Recyclemania and, honestly, I think recycling and being environmentally
friendly has become natural to students and faculty ! want to continue this tradition, make sure it Morning.
"It's a real contradiction
does not go away and continue to push for environmental friendly technology in our classrooms
and buildings; alsofindways to preserve energy waste. More than anything, I am excited and to talk about all the things
looking forward to all the people I will meet and ideas thats students will come up with.
we're doing with people to
help them on their path to
Mads Elton Nilson - CHABBS Representative
etter
the same
The reason I am running for election is that as an international student I want to make the most bime shealth and atproducts,"
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ell tobacco
of my three year stay here in California. I have all my life wanted to get involved in the things Merlo said.
going on around me, and running for ASI is a great way for me to get more involved at CSUSM
other than just going to class every day. My goal for ASI if I get elected is to be a positive drive An employee at the CVS
for all the good work ASI already is doing and represent the students of CHABBS in a construc- across from CSUSM on
south Twin Oaks Valley
tive and positive way.
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Karen Guzman - CHABBS Representative
which will take effect on
I'm a third year student at Cal State San Marcos with the intention of graduating as a Political Oct. 1,2014.
Sciences and Womyn studies double major Philosophy minor. Aside from being Co President of Besides abandoning sale
Feminists United, I also work with different club organizers with the ACLU. We need curriculum of cigarettes, tne move that
that reflects that diversity of current students bodies, faculty that understand our realities and a has made CVS seem more
sincere sensitivity for student affordability. I want to work alongside faculty and my peers, so.
that we continue to build bridges between campus and neighbor communities. I want to launch geared toward health care is
more programs where we apply what we're learning in class to address serious social problems.
Image found at countertobacco.org, where y ou can learn more about tobacco
and 'War in the Store.'
"It's a real
contradiction to
talk about all
the things
we're doing
with people to
help them on
their path to
better health
and at the same
time sell
tobacco
products/1
the availability of MinuteClinics. Their predecessor,
QuickMedX centers in the
Minneapolis-St. Paul area
began in May 2000, to provide quick care for common
conditions. These centers
changed to MinuteClinics
in Dec. 2002. There are now
more than 800 locations in
28 states and the District of
Columbia. The CVS website
seems to tout the pharmacy's
changing focus to convenient
wellness.
"Your pharmacy is always
open. Spend less time at the
pharmacy and more time
watching winning goals and
ballet recitals with myCVS
Pharmacy," their homepage
said.
The Cougar Chronicle will
be conducting an anonymous survey on the subject
of cigarettes. If you would
like to take it, go to https://
www.surveymonkey.eom/s/
MMVZN36. It will be followed up on in a story later
this semester.
P resident c alls f or i ncrease in f ederal m inimum wage by 2016
By R YAN D O W N S
SENIOR STAFF W RITER
Students may be seeing a
change in their federal and
state based pay checks.
Making minimum wage —
It's arguably one of the most
important things in the life
of a student. For many, it's
what keeps them busy while
they're in school. For many
others, it's the very thing
keeping them in school while
countless individuals rely on
it keeping them alive. The
minimum hourly wage that
businesses are required to pay
employees is a matter of economic importance not just for
San Marcos, but for students
everywhere and it may face
some large changes in the
coming months.
The issue of minimum
wage became a talking point
recently, after a report by the
Congressional Budget Office
elaborated on a plan by the
President to raise the nationwide minimum wage from
$7.25 an hour to $10.10, tentatively by the year 2016. It's
not too difficult to see why. In
the last 14 years, the costs of
education, gasoline, healthcare and living have all skyrocketed, whereas the wage
has remained in a fixed position.
Naturally, this affects many
individuals in the labor force,
but not necessarily in a positive way. According to the
CBO, while the wage in-
crease could make lives easier for upwards of 16 million
'Americans, it is also slated to
cost approximately 500,000
workers their jobs. In other
words, the act would actually
increase unemployment, the
boon being that the already
employed would make more
money. This comes as a result of companies making less
money when customers are
less willing to spend on products that will be more expensive to pay for the workers.
However, the President
remains optimistic, having
acted as the primary force
behind the bill since its inception. While the measure is
expected to pass the primarily
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recession worse. Some economists beg to differ, like Pension Chairman Tom Harkin,
who stated "workers benefit
from modest increases in the
minimum wage without negative consequences for the low-
wage job market," reminding
individuals that an increase
in revenue and circulation
could very well increase job
potential, cancelling out the
increase in unemployment.
Still, the benefits to those
suffering in the labor force are
undeniable and the increase in
circulation could very well allow the creation of new jobs.
Ultimately, the fate of the
measure depends on its standing in Congress at this point,
which remains to be seen.
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Sports Editor:
Justin Donner
cougarchron.sports@gmail.com
Game of golf holds lessons for business
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Dr. Ed Balian knows the importance of a good mental game
B Y JUSTIN D ONNER
SPORTS EDITOR
Mastering the difficult
game of golf can offer a
large advantage in the world
of business, but becoming
aware of the mental side of it
can provide an even greater
one.
There is arguably no other
sport that is more closely related to business than golf.
The relatedness of business
to golf spans from companies sponsoring professional
tournaments, such as the local Farmers Insurance Open
of Torrey Pines, to major
business decisions and negotiations being done on the
course.
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CSUSM's business professor, Dr. Edward Balian, is a
seasoned vet in the world of
business and is the author of
Buddha Plays 18. His book
takes an innovative approach
to teaching the overlooked
skill of being mentally sound
while playing golf.
For business professionals,
golf can be a valuable tool.
You learn so much about
your business partners and
clients by playing golf with
them. The game reveals values, ethics and reaction to
stress. Acts of courtesy are
demonstrated by pulling the
pin at the hole, shooting in
the correct order and a proper attitude while in the lead.
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SPORTS COLUMNIST
Nestled at the end of Point
Loma, Cabrillo National
Monument and the many
great trails that surround it
offer terrific views of San
Diego Bay and the Pacific
Ocean.
This national park, which
is the only one in San Diego
County, has two levels to explore for some fun and exercise in the outdoors.
The top level of the park
includes the visitors' center
and the lighthouse. The bay
side trail is a 2.5 mile round
trip hike that starts at the Old
Point Loma Lighthouse and,
not surprisingly, weaves its
way along the bay side of the
park. From this trail, visitors
can pass by old clues to Point
Loma's role and existence
during WWI and WWII. The
journey is filled with sweeping views of the beautiful
harbor and Coronado Island.
Tliere are no restrooms or
The sport can be important
to learn for business, but you
have to be careful. Performing terribly can lead others to
assume that you are terrible
with business as well. Saying
that you're, working on your
game and that you are not
comfortable on a course may
be more productive than trying to play. If you do have a
bad game, make sure to carry your sense of humor with
you.
"Your behavior during the
round is going to be remembered a lot longer than your
score," Balian said.
If you are interested in
learning the mental side of
golf, Balian's book is available on Amazon or at http://
www.buddhaplay s 18 .com/.
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Probiotics: make this bacteria your friend
Coastal view of Downtown San Diego from Cabrillo on a sunny day courtesy of Alison Seagle.
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many ways.
"You think your business
career is over you've hit a
terrible shot you're in the.
rough. You follow it with
you best shot of the day.
Under the stress of the challenge your focus went up and
you applied your skills diligently," Dr. Balian said.
How business professionals react to the highs and lows
of golf can be synonymous
with how they would in life.
Staying calm and getting out
of a bad shot can show a certain level of tenacity.
Dr. Balian has used golf
many of times in his business career, and he feels that
not being available to play
in certain circumstances has
even hurt him at times.
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The journey
is filled with
sweeping views
of the beautiful
harbor and
Coronado Island.
water stations along the trail,
so it is advised that hikers
bring their own water and
utilize the facilities by the
lighthouse before beginning
their venture.
There is also another short
trail that starts at the lighthouse and offers views to
the west, including a lookout
for whales during December
through February and the
kelp forest.
After checking out the topside trails, lighthouse and
Cabrillo Statue, there is still
more to see down at the tide
pools . The tide pools can be
reached by a narrow road
that turns offrightby the entrance to the park. From three
different parking lots, hikers
can find a trail and continue
their journey, witnessing the
waves crashing on the cliffs
and experiencing a closer
view of the ocean.
Cabrillo National Monument is open daily from 9
a.m. to 5 p.m. There is a $5
entrance fee per car. More information about Cabrillo can
be found at http://www.nps.
gov/cabr/index .htm.
Probiotics, also known as
"good" bacteria, are live microorganisms that inhabit our
bodies naturally.
They have become of popular interest recently because
of the supposed health benefits.
Although the FDA has not
yet approved any of its health
claims, probiotics are used to
help with certain health conditions, especially with the
digestive health of our gastrointestinal tracts.
The body, especially *he
gastrointestinal tract, is host
to many different species of
bacteria that are not considered to be germs but necessary for proper functioning.
, Probiotics, which are found
in products like supplements
and yogurt, contain similar
bacteria that are beneficial
for our gut.
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Faculty Profile
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FEATURES EDITOR
Known for her energetic and passionate teaching style, Professor Heidi
Breuer is one of the most
fascinating Literature &
Writing professors on campus.
The classes she usually
teaches include: Survey of
Medieval and Renaissance
Literature (LTWR 308A),
Studies in Shakespeare
(LTWR 402), Fantastic
Journeys (LTWR 206) and
Workshop in Argument and
Analysis (LTWR 307). She
also teaches different special topics at the graduate
level including Arthurian
Literature, Old English Literature and Tolkien.
Another popular class Dr.
Breuer teaches is The Monstrous, the Grotesque and
the Occult (LTWR 340),
which also helped with the
research for the book she is
working on. Currently, Dr.
Breuer is writing a book titled Is the Zombie Apocalypse Good For Feminism?,'
which focuses on witches,
zombies and vampires in
popular culture.
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University of Arizona. Her
love of "King Arthur" stories led her to become a Medievalist and Renaissance
scholar. Professor Breuer
She explains that the book
also specialized in feminist
will analyze "how representheory, gender studies and
tations of these supernatural
sexuality studies.
figures are linked to the way
in which gender norms opOnce out of graduate
erate. The idea is that we're
school, Professor Breuer
asking if these texts are
worked at a university in
feminist, [and] do they have
Ohio. Although she liked
possibilities for women to
the job, Ohio itself was not
enjoy strong characters."
the right fit. She wanted to
Professor Breuer received
look for another university
her Bachelor's degree from
similar to the one she was
Florida Southern College in
working at, one that valued
both Biology and English.
diversity and egalitarian acWhile working on her biolocess.
gy degree, she took English
"Cal State was a good
classes for fun. Professor
fit for me because it is a
Breuer wanted to be in a
teaching-oriented univerfield full of the things she
sity and it serves students
loved to do.
from a broad range of backShe was encouraged by
grounds," Professor Breuer
her professors to get her
said.
Master's degree, so she conThe greatest accomplishtinued her focus in English
ment for Dr. Breuer comes
and earned her M.A. from
from seeing students get
Florida State University.
excited "about the assigned
While in the M.A. program
literature.
at Florida State, Professor
"I like working with stuBreuer was "thrown right
dents. I especially enjoy mointo the classroom."
ments where I see that stu"The very first semester
dents-have learned to think
critically about texts. I like
that I started my M.A., I
seeing students' improvestarted teaching two classes
ment in writing. I also get
Photo of Doctor Heidi Breuer taken by Amanda Lenox during the interview for this article.
of first year writing [GEW
excited when students link
equivalent], along with
taking two classes. What I teach. I found it rewarding Professor Breuer said.
cpme a cpllege professor and twhat they're doing in ocrlass
found was I really liked to to be teaching students," She then decided to be- received her Ph.D. from the co the outside world to
ulture."
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Leadership Spotlight
P ower duo T aylor Nagel, G abrì Provencio
planning, coordinating and
scheduling but it is also the
operational side. We have 19
operations employees that
Gabri Provencio and Tay- I oversee, who take care of
lor Nagel are the forces be- cleaning, set up and making
hind some of the most suc- sure that the event is ready. I
cessful events at the Clarke also plan the order of events,
and the University Student how they are set up and who
Union.
does that work," Nagel said.
Both Provencio and Na- Provencio picked up the
gel initially applied for staff majority of her communicainformation desk positions tion and management skills
at the Clarke. The last inter- * in high school, where she
view of the day, Nagel stood planned pep rallies, met with
out immediately due to her the administration once a
outgoing personality and week and eventually became
dedication to working hard. ASB president. When she
Under Jamie Rose, the previ- turned in her application last
ous Clarke Events Coordina- semester, Provencio was notor, she was appointed to the tified of an Events Assistant
Events intern position three opening and decided to apply
years ago and later became for it as well. After getting
an Events Assistant. When the position, she started out
changes in staffing opened doing basic organizational
the position, Nagel then be- jobs . With the opening of the
came a student manager with USU, Provencio transitioned
an emphasis in Events, trans- into a new office and took on
ferring to the USU when it more responsibilities. Earlier
opened. This month, she was in March, she was selected
promoted to the Logistics as the building's Employee
Coordinator position for the of the Month.
Union.
"The Clarke is more low
"It's still the same concept maintenance, in terms of
behind helping with events, there is only a certain amount
BY K ATUN SWEENEY
E DITOR-IN-CHIEF
Taylor and Gabri bring dedication and strong work ethic to the Events
staff at the USU. Photograph taken by Katlin Sweeney.
of things that can be done in
each room without a lot of
options. At the Union, we are
still in the process of figuring
out what we can and cannot
accommodate, what we can
do and what is too much,"
International Beat
Traveling through Europe
B Y EMMA GRACE FAIRCHILD
STUDY A BROAD C OLUMNIST
One of the first things I
noticed upon my arrival in
Stockholm was the trend that
everyone I spoke with had
previously done a lot of traveling.
While it seemed most of
it was contained within Europe, there were also many
people who frequent parts
of Africa, the Middle East
or Southeast Asia. At first
I was intimidated by the
worldliness of so many of
my peers. Then I considered the span of states I have
covered in the US and how
new friends here would press
me about the differences between them. Now, instead of
shame for never having left
the country before this experience, I feel contented that I
have been to eight states and
explored a great deal of California (which is large enough
on its own).
But since I have settled in
Scandinavia, I realize the
proximity of so many unique
cultures, languages and landscapes. There are affordable-flights (less than $75
for round trips sometimes),
boats for cruises to several neighboring countries
and comfortable, affordable
trains as well. Weekends between exams are notorious
for "booze cruises." The al-
Map of Europefrommappinet.com
cohol is cheap and duty free,
and you spend a day in Estonia, Latvia or Finland.
Personally, I have already
spent four days in England
and have a five day trip to
Poland in the works. The decision to go to England was
easy. I have a friend who
lives outside of London that
I really wanted to see (and
who I could stay with for
free). I flew into Gatwick
airport in London. With a bit
of help from the aforementioned friend, I bought train
tickets in advance, which
would deposit me in her
country suburb. Evenlhough
Sweden is, fairly easy to get
around as an English speaking traveler, it was a relief to
see every sign and hear every
announcement in my native
language in England. I ended up spending a three day
weekend playing around the
country side with my friend
and her three dogs, getting
rained on and experiencing
parts of local culture. I tried
traditional 'tea for two' in a
garden restaurant (amazing)
and atefishand chips out of
butcher paper (also amazing).
On my last day, I was able
to spend several hours exploring London itself before
myflightback to Stockholm,
which was a great experience. I chose two places-prior to my arrival and simply
explored, with no destination
or plan. Camden Market was
an interesting experience. I
found it to be a big-city version of Venice Beach, without the body builders. I had a
wonderful time overall, and
can't wait to go back and do
all of the touristy things London has to offer- Big Ben, the
London Bridge, etc. And the
flight was only two hours.
I'm really looking forward
to my trip to Poland. I am going with afriendfrom school
this time, so all of the costs
can be shared and experiences had together. After that, a
cruise to Tallinn in Estonia is
definitely in order, and maybe a trip to the other side of
Sweden to see Gothenburg.
Ultimately, living in the
states gives me proximity to
see other parts of the states,
and living in Europe gives
me the opportunity to see
more diverse and historical
parts of the world.
Provencio said. "It has so
much to offer to clients and
students, but the USU is just
a whole different process.
We have not discovered what
we can do there yet, while at
the Clarke we have had it for
years and know its capacity."
Provencio and Nagel both
work underneath Megan
Simpson, the Professional
Events Planner for the USU
who also works for Events
and Conference Services.
They work to represent the
Events office, Clarke and
Union well through their
hard work and networking
with various individuals and
groups on campus.
"I know a lot of students
involved in various organizations, so it is easier for
me to contact people for
specifics and events. I build
relationships amongst professional staff as well, and
when events happen I introduce myself," Nagel said.
"My name is being presented
in that area, so when people
come in they know who is
running the events within
the building and who they
can ask when they need
things. With the student staff
I supervise, it has helped me
build relationships with people and delegate work. I try
to make their shift as enjoyable as possible since they do
a lot of hard work."
"This job is so socially involved with students, staff
and faculty that you just
meet so many different people. They start to recognize
you on campus and it is good
to build positive relationships with clients because
you work with them multiple times," Provencio said.
"A lot has been expected of
me and I am glad that 1 have
been able to fulfill expectations and to be a good face of
the Union."
Provencio and Nagel strive
for careers in the business
field after graduating from
college. Nagel plans to apply
for a professional management position at the USU at
the end of the semester, when
she graduates with a degree
in business entrepreneurship. She aims to open her
own business in the future.
Provencio aims to secure an
events planning position for
a city or large corporation.
She hopes to eventually orchestrate events that draw
large crowds of people, like
the New York City ball drop
on New Year's Eve or the
Pasadena Rose Parade.
Cleaning up the coast
CSUSM students doing their part in helping the community
B Y A NNE H ALL
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The gracious and talented Sarah Christensen, a Resident Advisor at CSUSM's dorms, took it
upon herself to motivate students
on campus to spend a beautiful,
sunny Sunday cleaning up the
coastline around the Oceanside
pier.
This motivated young student
notified people that were living in her dorm and occupying
campus to let people know that
the event was taking place on
March 9. Students gathered at
the Sprinter and hopped arideto
the end of the line to catch some
rays and make a difference in
their community.
"We really try to focus our
events so that people can not
only have fun with it, but also get
information out of it and learn
something in a new experience.
We really want to make it impactful for them. Everyone really enjoyed this event and people
were thanking us all day as we
were walking along the beach,"
the event's coordinator, Sarah
Christensen, said.
RA's work off of a model
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that usesfivecategories, which
comes from an established curricular model that focuses on
human development to motivate
the residents while living in the
dorms. Among thosefivecategories are civic engagement
& social responsibility, holistic
wellness, career development,
leadership & interpersonal development and critical thinking
& ethical reasoning.
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how to use public transportation,
so there were various levels of
learning that people could get out
of the event," Christensen said.
"It was really fun. I think it
was cool to give back to the community. There was a lot of trash
that needed to be picked up," a
Quad resident and second year
business major, Maegen Luna,
said.
"It was actually very fun because I was able to do it with
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Can child abuse be proven? Recognizing the emotions of veterans and civilians alike
The testimonio of a Mexican woman
B Y YOLANDA CATANO
CONTRIBUTOR
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on, the media scarcely identifies the current events related to its activities. People
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months, my husband brought
to my attention that the local
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was addressing that the U.S.
is currently in peacetime.
ically hurt, but I had no idea we prove Farrow's version The show also said that our
that I could report it or to of the story? What, she was United States Army will be
let my parents know. Issues asking for it too? Oh, she is downsized by the U:S. govsuch as this are sensitive, es- after Allen's money? Or to ernment during peacetime in
pecially similar to Farrow's some exaggerated nonsense order to reduce cost in milicase where the person doing arguments of some, well she tary spending.
the abuse is someone who just wants attention. Well, Among these issues, the
is close to us. When I came of course all women NEED creators of T ar From Afto the realization that I was attention, especially THAT ghanistan' reflect on media
raped, there was no way I kind of attention. Despite na- coverage of the war, replaycould have gone to report it tional statistics of child sex- ing imagery of the Twin
to the police because I had no ual abuse for example where Towers exploding on impact
report of his semen in me. It 1 and 5 girls and 1 in 20 from the plane crashes, symboys experience child abuse bolizing the dust settling on
was too late.
Feministing.org published according to the National America, while the people
an OpEd titled: Don't be Center for Victims of Crime. of Afghanistan suffer and
friends with Rapists. In an Yeah, they made those statis- casualties of innocents are
constantly mutilated by our
attempt to call attention the tics up as well.
issue of the impact celebri- The subject on the 'culture soldiers who are directed to
ties have to the public, the of silence' is often spoken of follow orders.
foci of the article posed at- in academia, but there is still This film is not for the
tention to the rapists. In her a massive silence in Mexican faint of heart. Anyone with
article, Alexandra Brodsky culture for example. The sto- post-traumatic stress disorcalls viewer's attention to ry of Farrow addresses the der is advised to consider the
the power celebrities have. need for women to step out effect that this film's content
Unfortunately, the power of their shell and stop silenc- may have and is advised to
and money Allen , who has ing their oppressed voices. It take heed before considering
denied the allegations, has is a difficult subject indeed. watching thefilm.For all the
utomaticaily ,given him the Especially when there is sup- truth that is neglected; this
upper hand in the situation. portive evidence for women film has captured. There is
We cannot avoid the concept that suggests reasons not to no bias. There is no creative
of power relations regard- speak because what is the obstruction of the storyline.
ing Farrow and Allen in this point if men can get away There is only documentcase, and the advantage Al- with it without repercussion. ed film of events that have
len has over Farrow due to Especially in cases where taken place in both America
child sexual abuse is dis- and Afghanistan due to this
his millionaire status.
No, but really, how can missed because ALLEGED- war and recorded statements
we call attention the issue of LY women cannot present from people that are living
within the more than a dechild sexual abuse? How can enough evidence.
cade worth of terror in its
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Foot health: the bare foot trend returns with summer months wettled inTheewustorkayityave
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Improper shoes hurt far more than just feet and legs when worn regularly
Recent headlines have
sparked much controversy
in and outside of Hollywood
for the February x issue of
NYT.com, in which Dylan
Farrow's letter addressed
Woody Allen.
The commentaries following the letter lends support to
Farrow, and many of those
commentaries described
similar experiences of sexual abuse without the Hollywood light. I could not help
but ponder the thought of
how we could come to prove
accusations of child abuse?
As a Mexican woman who
experienced child sexual
abuse at the age of seven, I
can attest to the experience
where, based on the lack of
evidence that victims are
sometimes unable to provide,
we are questioned whether
the alleged sexual abuse occurred. Alleged; interesting
word. I cannot think of reasons why a seven year old
would happen to give such a
vivid story of the abuse and
still be questioned. Now, I
do understand that as a society we live under the Rule
of Law, and we are to always
be viewed innocent until
proven guilty. What about if
you cannot prove the guilt?
It is a controversial subject,
especially when concerning
children.
For Farrow's disdain, there
is no form of evidence that
provided enough proof. Then
there is the psychological effect of child abuse that arises
issues well beyond evidence
of proof. For example, in my
case, I was sexually abused
for a period of years. As a
child I was unaware that
child abuse existed or that
it was wrong. Yes, I lived in
fear, and I knew how it phys-
B Y LAUREN HAMMOND
O PINION EDITOR
It goes without saying
that foot fashion at CSUSM
comes in multitudes, but
have students considered
how their shoes may be affecting their health?
With the amount of walking CSUSM students do
across campus, it is wise for
them to consider how issues
with their shoes and feet can
contribute to joint issues as
well as hip and back pain.
Shoes with even the slightest
heel can affect the way men
and women walk.
Heeled shoes cause feet
to point in a downward position, putting unnecessary
pressure on the forefoot.
When pressure is placed on
the forefoot, people tend to
lean backward, contradicting
the lower half of the body's
inclined, forward position.
Heals also cause abnormalities in the way people walk
as it limits the foot's natural
function to push against the
ground when stepping.
These walking irregularities have a critical impact on
a person's posture, causing
their spine to flatten: contradicting the spine's natural
s-curvature. Stresses to the
spine further displace the
body's hips by putting too
much pressure on the lower
back. Chronic overuse of the
hip-flexors then leads to excessive force on knee joints.
To alleviate some of the excess pressure on the knees,
the body tends to react by
adjusting the shin inward.
Aside from daily discomfort, continual unnatural
walking habits can even lead
to osteoarthritis in joints. In
all honesty, barefoot is the
best and most natural way to
go. However, due to health
and comfort concerns, many
students are not open to the
idea of going barefoot. If that
is the case, it is imperative
that students begin to look at
what kind of shoes they are
wearing in order-to prevent
long term issues with back,
hip and knee abnormalities.
It is best to avoid or limit
use of heeled and pointed
shoes as well as flip-flops;
pointed shoes and flip-flops
can cause abnormalities in
toe grip, displacing natural
foot rhythms. Instead, students should take the time
to consider shoes that are
comfortable and that aid in
stabilizing the foot before
conquering "Cal State Stair
Master."
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2012
i>ept. 11, but the dark cloud
over our nation and its people will reign for generations
to come.
"It was a very enlightening film which lifted the veil
of current events that most
Americans are oblivious to.
Speaking for myself, I was
unaware that we were still
at war with Afghanistan
and the imagery produced
from watching the film was
very heart wrenching and
has made me curious as to
why media only covers 'two
percent' of this war," Lana
Cook, film screening attendee, said.
A fellow student and Veteran who attended the screening was not willing to share
his perspective of the film
because of the hardship that
he encountered by watching
thefilm.The content truly hit
home, and touches on issues
that spark emotions that run
deep.
As soldiers return home
and are slowly discharged
from service due to government budget cutbacks, they
are left to society and their
families to work through
the horrors that were experienced in the name of protecting and defending a country
that appears tcv have forgotten about them. Our military counts every soldier as a
body. When that body is unfit to fulfill its purpose, it is
disregarded in a manner that
is of the smallest expense to
government funding as possible, in hopes of saving the
taxpayers' dollars. Yet in the
long run, this is costing society and the Department of
Veterans Affairs far more in
expenses for being proactive
infindingthese people help.
"I am aware that the war in
Afghanistan is still going on
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even though our media acts
like it is over. I get my information from a news page
on Facebook that I follow,
and through word of mouth
when I discuss recent news
with friends and family. I
do not know why the troops
are there. My guess is that
they are keeping a watch
on Al-Qaeda to make sure
they do not attack the U.S.
again," an Events Assistant
at the Clarke and the University Student Union, Gabri
Provencio, said.
"Sequestration and budget
pressures continue to place
unacceptable pressure on
our Army, its soldiers, families and civilian employees.
Military retirement and retiree health care programs are
under attack by those who
view the programs as 'overly
generous' and programs affecting the Army's ability to
train and equip its forces are
whittled away," according to
the Association of the United
States Army (AUSA) News
membership report for 2014.
There is so much to the story still untold. The average
civilian will never have the
capacity to fully understand.
There is no true way of describing the full experience
of tragedy that is suffered by
a soldier or sailor that joined
the service to defend the
rights of his or her people to
find out that their sacrifices
were ignored.
'Far From Afghanistan'
is a film that should not be
missed. This act of humanitarianism does not end with
just the film. Various organizations work with the developers of thefilmto create
public awareness. For more
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Within the list of titles in
the "All-New Marvel NOW!"
phase, fans canfindnew books
taking a more personal look
at some of their favorite super
women.
These stories take place after last year's "Infinity" story
arc and is a new chapter for
the 2012 Marvel NOW! event.
Four iconic characters are given the spotlight, as well as one
newcomer under a familiar
name.
"Black Widow" - released
in January. Readers are taken along the other side of
Black Widow, Captain Marvel, She-Hulk and others return with new solos.
Avenger, Natasha Romanoff's
life. While most know her as
a member of the lead heroic
team, Romanoff still is an assassin. Punisher writer works
Nathan Edmonson with veteran artist Phil Noto to shed light
on this private and covert side
of Black Widow. The fourth issue was out on March 12.
"Ms. Marvel" - In 2010, writer Brian Reed and his creative
team released the last issue of
"Ms. Marvel." Now, a new
creative team brought back
this series with a new girl role.
Former DC Comics writer, G.
Willow Wilson, and Runaways
co-creator/artist, Adrian Alphona, combined their talents
to introduce the new Ms. Marvel, Kamala Khan. Khan is the
first Muslim character of Marvel Universe to receive a solo
book series. Both editor, Sana
Amanat, and writer, Wilson,
are Muslim and work to deliver the teen Pakistani American
superhero. Issue Two will be on
shelves March 19.
"She-Hulk" - Jennifer Walters, cousin of Bruce Banner,
is back with writer, Charles
Soule, and lead artist, Javier
Pulido, showing a closer look
at the life of She-Hulk. Readers
see her attempt to balance her these conflicts, Danvers will
time between her missions and have new ways to prove she is
some of the crazy lawsuits her "Earth's Mightiest Hero". The
firm gets. Marvel employs the first issue was available in print
help of watercolor illustrator, on March 12.
Kevin Wada, to create beauti- "Elektra" - The assassin in
ful covers of the single issues. red goes on her own with a new
March 5 was the release of is- series to be released in April.
Former co-writer of Batwomsue two.
"Captain Marvel" - A new an, Haden Blackman, and vetchapter for Carol Danvers eran Marvel artist, Mike Del
starts with the re-launch of Mundo, plan to show a more
"Captain Marvel". Writer, Kel- graceful side to Elektra. The
ly Sue DeConnick, returns with book will be about -her trying
artist, David Lopez, as Danvers to find a way out of the dark
travels a different path. She world she lived in New York
faced many of her past de- for many years.
mons, including the very being For more information on any
that gave her the powers she of these series, visit your local
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• Candlelight Vigil | 5 - 8 PM
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Gathering to r emember lives
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• Frontiers in Science
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• CSUSM Faculty Artist Piano Concert
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Univ. Hall 100 | 12-12:50PM
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stacking up you can really see
that it did need to be cleaned
For about as long as she's
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up," a motivated participant
been a teacher on campus,
and second year kinesiology
It's midterm season o n campus so here's a playlist
Dr. Ching-Ming Cheng has
major, Betsy Floies, said.
performed at on-campus
that w ill help y ou get through t hose m any
"When I was going through
events for the University, and
it and thinking about all of the
assignments, projects and helpful study guides.
she has already made plans
things that we were picking
to do so again. This month,
up, I was thinking about how
Dr. Cheng will perform a piit could impact animals if they
ano recital for the benefit of
ate it. I'm always watching
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Dr. Ching-Ming Cheng
the soda cans and how much
plans to conduct a piano rea difference picking up those
01. " Please D on't G o ( kuma r emix)" b y M ike P osner
cital with an emphasis on
little things can do for the few
art and imagery, showcasing
animals that we might help. I
pieces inspired by paintings.
03. " Trying T o B e C ool ( Robotaki R emix)" b y P hoenix
thought that was pretty cool,"
In another sense, these piec- ness, and the ability to generanother Quad resident, Rio
03, " Better D ays ( Ellie G oulding v . O utkast v . Vanderway)**
es are those that give the im- ate different levels of timbres
Amman, said.
b y R icky C ervantes
pression of creating images in music to create peculiar
"My roommates wrote it
images for the listener." i
themselves.
on the board in our dorm. We
"I would say the theme for In order for the audience to
04, * A equarium 2013 I llumination M i x "
found out from our RA, Sarah.
this program is 'use music get a better understanding of
B y D A ( Dirty A ndroids) and A equarium
She came by and told us about
(piano) to paint,'" Cheng the mindset the composers
it and had the sign up sheet so
said.
were in upon the creation
we really felt like we wanted to
05, " Fly A way T o T he B lack M oon » b y T eddyLoid
It's afittingtheme; the piec- of the pieces, Cheng will be
do it," Rio's roommate, Zhaina
es she intends to use include displaying some of the paint/
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works by Russian composers ings that inspired the music.
06, " Electronic D ance M usic M i x " b y D J M eji
Sarah Christensen offered the
Mussorgsky and Rachmani- Cheng, who has a long hisevent to her residentsfirst,and
noff and French composers tory of both solo and collab07, " Take M e H ome f eat. B ebe R exha ( Kastra R emix)"
then went around the Quad to
Debussy and Messiaen.
orative performances around
engage others and find equal
b y C ash C ash
'These composers wrote the world including particiinterest in joining the group.
their compositions based on pating in the Second Chinese
"We want to do it again and
the paintings they saw and International Piano Competi08, " Strangers T o F ind ( Extended) [ Seven L ions x Z edd}"
make the event an even bigger
wanted to create a musical tion in 2009, voiced her exb y flipboitamidles
one," Christensen said.
'image' of the painting," citement over the event.
The next event is tentativeCheng said.
"I really hope the audience
ly scheduled for 8 a jn. on
Cheng hopes this will give will enjoy this journey of
09, " We're D reaming ( Zedd & F oxes v . S krillex & K askade)
April 26. People interested
students a better understand- both visual and musical eveb y R icky C ervantes
in participating in the event
ing of the links between ning of some major twentieth
can contact Sarah directly
various arts and the ways in century works," Cheng said.
10, " Dearly B eloved ( Vose R emix)" by Y oko S himomura
at chris081@cougars.csusm.
which the visible and the au- She worked as an educator
edu.
dible inform and inspire one at over six universities, but
another.
Cheng currently works as an
Dr. Cheng's fascination associate music professor on
in Los Angeles, designed by
with the artistic blends be- campus. Her website can be
'Young & Sick,' who 'Fostween music and imagery fu- visited at www.chingmingter the People' collaborated
els the project, leading to her cheng.com For more infor- B Y C
with before for the cover of
use of primarily impression- mation on the recital and to STAFF AITLYN& THIBODEAU & FAITH ORCINO
"Torches." The band planned
W RITER A & E E DITOR
ist music which ranks among purchase tickets, visit www.
tour dates through both the
the more colorful personali- csusm.edu/vpa.
spring and summer seasons,
million. After the release beties in music style.
The recital will last a little
including performing two
ing pushed back, it is finally
"Impressionist music is over an hour, with a brief ind
his year's oachella
hitting stores on March 18. 'Foster The People' mays atftestival andCoverseas
one of my favorite styles of termission. It will be held at
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RottenTomatoes.com gives
music," she said. "[It's] best 7 p.m. on Thursday, March
returns with new in Europe. Visit http://www.
it 4.5 out of 5 stars. Critics
known for its colors, light- 27 in Arts 111.
fosterthepeople.com/ to find
. album
called it a "winter wonder
more on the band and their
of a family "film" with ¡princesses that "we can definite- The 2009 indie pop group upcoming performances.
ly warm up to." After seeing 'Foster the People' dropped
this movie myself, I would their second album, Superdefinitely say it's a must see. model, on March 18. Earlier
It transforms the stereotypes this year, they released the
'FrozenV tale associated with fairy tales by single "Coming of Age" and
warms hearts featuring strong female leads it was a teaser to what fans
and a meaningful story of will hear and see on this new
Disney's 'Frozen' has been two sisters finding out who album. Its music video inone of this year's top block- they are as individuals as cludes a special time-lapse of
busters, grossing over $864 well as a family.
the cover art as a large mural
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said. "We all share the same
dream o f contributing to this
country as professionals."
There are not any current statistics on how many
CSUSM students are illegal
aliens, but Cipriano V argasTreasurer for the CSUSM
chapter o f Movirniento Estudiantil Chican@ de
lcin
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each'year.
Opposition to the Dream
act addressed California's
preexisting debt crisis and
the priority o f legal students
obtaining aid, warning that
this law will affect stUdents
now and for years to come.
State
sj,gnatiiiie
Pag• 3 - Women's
Basketball is a pproaching the e nd
of their season.
Read how the l ady
C ougars d ominated
La S ierra University on Senior night.
F EATURES
n
o.n to the
No ember ballot. On his
website, StopAB13l.com,
he wrote:
students.
"We will not give up in the
Vargas said the students
war to save California from
who would become eligible
or aid through the Dream the reckless politicians who
c t shouldn't be penalized want to raise our taxes to put
r acts o f their parents; the college dreams o f illegals
ey should be accepted into ahead o f our own children."
Another Republican state
? .merican society.
because she was balt:Rchb'OIII•
"Most AB 540 students senator, Robert Dutton (Rapplying for p · e univer- are brought [to the United Rancho. Cucamonga), said
sity scholarships and grants, States] as young kids, and the Dream Act comes at a
Cal Grants and other finan- they consider the U.S. their difficult time for the debtcial aid.
home. It wasn't their option plagued state o f California.
Nayeli is one o f an estimat- to come here undocumented.
"We d on't even have
ed 2,500 California college They shouldn't be punished," enough money to provide fistudents who will now be Vargas said, a third-year So- nancial aid for students who
able to apply for financial aid ciology and Women Studies are here legally let alone ilas the result of the California major who hopes to practice legally," Dutton stated in a
Dream Act.
release.
law in California.
But the Joint Committee on
"There are a lot o f people
The San Francisco Chroniw ith s o m uch t alent t hat (sic1··~Cle· - repOrted in 201L_:tbat.· Taxation, a nonpartisan comd on't go to school because more than 25,000 undocu- mittee o f the U.S. Congress,
they do not have the finan- mented students graduate said that helping motivated
cial means to do it," Nayeli from California high schools college students graduate
and move into professional
careers will help the economy.
"On balance, these changes
would increase revenues by
$2.3 billion over 10 y ears''
the oommi
discrimination on campus ineluding "minute men on
campus that promote hate."
Programs O!l campus like
Standing Together As oNe
Dream (STAND) and College As.sistance Migrant Pro-
gram (CAMP) raise awareness and provide support
regarding immigration and
higher education.
Nayeli had experienced
- · at:ion while obtainr Associate Degree in
· g at MiraCosta
counselor and the ad·on office, but she
did not discourage
me from pursuing my dream
of obtaining a Bachelor's
Degree."
" I believe that the access to
higher education shouldn't
be measure by your legal
status in this country, but
by your academic achievements," Nayeli said.
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Professor
R adhika
R amamurthi
remembered. R ead
a bout h er l egacy
a t CSUSM.
O PINION
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a ren't h appy with
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c ampus b everage
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February 2 8
San Diego State University graouate student, Ashley Wardle, was at risk o f a
possible two-year suspension from the university after
protesting against possible
tuition increases within the
CSU-UC education system.
On Nov. 16, 2011 CSU
students from San Diego
and Long Beach gathered
to protest tuition increases
at a CSU Board o f Trustees
meeting in Long Beach.
Wardle said, "Until tuition
increases end, until class
sizes stop raising [sic] at
the same time as executive
compensation, until all those
things end I will continue to
protest."
The protest was held due to
a now approved state-wide
nine percent tuition increase
that will be imposed this fall
for the 2012-2013 academic
year. On average, tuition will
increase by $500 for all undergraduate CSU students
and even more for graduate
students. Staff, students and
the public want the CSU
Board o f Trustees to t ax the
wealthiest one percent in the
state in order to better fund
higher education tuition.
Board members did n otallow students ~o speak in the
meeting and were removed
from the meeting, which
most considered unfair, causing commotion among the
students outside o f the office.
I n an effort to participate, students began chanting as they
attempted to enter Chancellor Charles B. Reed's office
Protest continued on page 2
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force. They shoved students
from behind with no warning." She continued by saying that students should not
refrain from practicing their
First Amendment rights .
Students from UC Berkeley were also arrested due ·
to protests to the tuition increases and were removed
o f any blame by President
Robert Birgeneau. Many
wish for SDSU president Elliot Hirshman and Chancellor Charles Reed to grant the
same for Ashley Wardle.
A settlement statement was
presented to Ashley Wardle on Jan. 6, 2012, which
states that suspension will
not be activated, allowing
Wardle to continue attendance at SDSU. However,
Wardle will be ineligible to
participate or hold leadership
positions in student organizations.
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where the meeting was held.
The glass door was shattered
after friction between students and the police, leading
the board members to feel
the need to secure the building with police. Without any
warning, Wardle was among
one o f the four SDSU students who were shoved and
pepper-sprayed before' getting arrested.
In the first week o f December, Wardle attended an informal.hearing, because after
being arrested at the protest,
Wardle was accused o f violating the school's code o f
conduct and had the option
to either take the two-year
suspension or attend a formal
hearing, which could potentially extend the ·suspension
or lead to expulsion.
At the hearing, Wardle
stated, "The police engaged
in an unnecessary amount o f
B racing f or i mpact:
Remaining Republican candidates duke it out
for right to challenge Obama
D ANE A V ANDERVELDEN
York Daily News.
Gingrich is the initial foreI f you haven't been fol- runner behind Romney, ha~
lowing the current political lost his title o f "most viable
machinations o f the 2012 threat to Romney's candidapresidential election, you cy" to the quickly rising Rick
haven't been missing a Santorum. Santorum, former
whole lot.
Senator o f Pennsylvania, has
As voting citizens o f the been dominating all three o f
United States it is paramount his opponents in the three
to be at least moderately latest nomination contests.
aware o f what is happening.
Romney still leads despite
For November elections, these surprising losses. The
the pool o f Republican presi- · Latter-day Saint from Masdential hopefuls is down sachusetts has acknowledged
to four men: Mitt Romney, these harsh defeats and has
Newt Gingrich, Rick Santo- indicated that the next few
rum and Ron Paul. The op- months will not be easy ones
portunity to challenge presi- for his campaign, but he bedential incumbent Barack lieves that he will eventually
Obama is surprisingly still rise as victorious once the
up for grabs, despite Mitt nomination· process is comRomney's early lead in the plete, Reuters reported.
As the Republican dog
polls.
Ron Paul, despite his de- fight trudges oil, Obama
voted following, has effec- waits for his opponent.
tively been written off as Obama is hardly the face o f
even a potential dark horse hope that he was four years
winner. He is in third place ago, and questions about his
behind Gingrich and Rom- failure to create enough jobs
ney.
and controversial "ObamacPaul's numbers are lack- are" healthcare may deny
ing; in the Nevada prima- him a second stab at bringry he spent an estimated ing about the change he had
$869,650 in campaign adver- promised.
tising, according to the New
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"CSU was following suit
with UC's proposal for a
smoke-free campus," Frasca
said, but due to the budget
cuts two years ago, the ban
was put in the ashtray.
"Unless there is full blown
enforcement, a complete ban
won't happen," Frasca said.
Student smokers receive a
disciplinary written warning i f they willfully ignore
an official's request to move
or extinguish a cigarette. For
most students, they value
their educational reputation
and choose to abide by the
rules.
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Cal State University based
student groups, such as Associate Students, Inc. (ASI)
and Campus Organized
and united for good health,
(COUGH) lead the charge
against smokers and hannful second hand smoke. Procedures start with surveys
being conducted, votes o f
support are signed, and then
the results are presented to
campus health boards. At
CSUSM, a campus-wide tobacco ban may be closer than
expected.
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On Tuesday, Feb. 7, the
Federal Appeals court abolished the California ban on
same-sex marriage to allow
the Supreme Court to rule
what the next step shall be
for the gay and lesbian community within the state.
U.S. 9th Circuit Court o f
Appeals concluded that the
2008 proposition that bannedsame-sex marriage violated
the U.S. Constitution's Equal
Protection Clause.
"They took a step in the
right direction. It's an issue
o f civil rights, we deserve
happiness and loyalty. Many
people came from across the
board to do what's right,"
Ana Flores Community Advocate for CSUSM's the
Pride Center said. I n May o f
2008, gays and lesbians were
allowed to marry during a
window o f six months before
it became illegal again. Now,
three and a half years later,
Proposition 8 gets a second
look in California. " I think
they should have suspended
the ban before. I f straight
people can get married, why
can't gay people?" Tyler
Warren, Australian exchange
student, said.
" It's wrong to go back on
something that was banned,
but I do thi~ that they [gays
and lesbians] should be allowed to get married," Puleo,
a transfer student said.
Recent events show that
the future for same-sex marriage can only be detennined
by the voice o f the people
and the decisions o f the Supreme Court.
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S PORTS
Ladies d ominate o n t he c ourt
Women's b asketball s huts d own La Sierra 70 - 35 for fourth consecutive victory
A LEX F RANCO
S TAFF W RITER
The CSUSM women's basketball team exerted its power and will to stifle L a Sierra
in all facets o f the game on
senior night.
La Sierra's offense never
had the opportunity to get
off the ground with the Cougars defense dominating for
a fourth straight win Saturday night. CSUSM got off
to a quick and strong start,
gaining the lead with the first
basket o f the game, a lead
they wouldn't relinquish for
the remainder o f the game.
After leading 28 - 21 in the
first half, the second half
is where the lady Cougar's
defense really came out to
shine, holding La Sierra to
just 14 points by the end o f
the second half,
The 35 point total from La
Sierra was the lowest opponent score given up by the
Cougars' defense all season.
T he La Sierra Golden Eagles
were held to just 16 percent
shooting from the field, while
CSUSM shot an outstanding
46.7 percent from the field.
Senior night recognized
the lady Cougars' lone senior, guard Justine Chacon before the game's openrng tip
off. Justine added 11 points,
along with three rebounds
and two steals. The team's
leading scorer for the night
was freshman guard Cassie
Damyanovich, who scored
16 o f the teams total points,
making four 3-pointers.
The Cougars now improve
to 15-13 on the season, and
will look to finish their inaugural season on a high note
after their final two games
this week.
With wins this week
CSUSM will likely
be entering next
w eekend's
A.l.l. Conference Championship
Tournament as one o f the
hottest teams in the conference.
The team's .final games
will be on the road against
the 12 ranked Vanguard on
Feb. 16, and Feb. 18 against
Chapman University.
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CSUSM's Head Baseball Coach Dennis Pugh
sits down to discuss the upcoming season
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C SUSM's baseball team
is one o f the fastest rising
programs on the west coast.
Baseball started only five
years ago and Coach Pugh
has built a winning team
from the ground up, ending
with a record over .500 in all
but one o f his seasons here
at San Marcos. This week,
Coach Pugh discussed the
high hopes for this year's
team.
Coach Pugh coached at
Mission Bay high school
before he began his tenure
at CSUSM. H e saw great
success as the head coach
at Mission Bay, winning 8
CIF championships. Coach
Pugh brought his championship pedigree to San Marcos,
to begin building a (what is
hoped to be) championship
caliber team.
When asked what the biggest adjustment has been
since moving to CSUSM,
Pugh said starting a new program and simply getting off
the ground when starting out
with little scholarship money, no field and poor facili-
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ties. Pugh cites his inaugural
group o f players and dedicated coaching staff as a contributing factor as to why the
program is where it is now.
When asked to describe
his first five seasons, Coach
Pugh said the first five years
have been difficult for him
personally as he said his
teams faced a lot o f up and
downs and saw challenges
in scheduling games against
same-level opponents. Pugh
thinks this is the best team
he's had in his five year tenure and is as good as anybody and is looking to get
progressively better each and
every week.
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Natural alternatives t o exercise
C URTIS B OVEE
S TAFF W RITER
I nterested in running for a Representative
or Executive position on t he Board of D"ireltto1rs?
Eledion applications will be a vailable
Monday, Felaruary 6th.
For more information p lease visit
www.csusm.edu/a si/bod/a sieledions.hhnl
As college students, 'free
time' isn 't a very familiar
concept.
Finding enough time to get
to the gym and actually have
a worthwhile workout might
seem impossible. Utilizing
some o f the following alternatives will help you bum
some extra calories, regardless o f whether or not you are
a gym-rat. Fortunately, they
are alternatives that you can
practice for a lifetime.
•Take the stairs instead o f the
elevator. At CSUSM. stairs
are by no means difficult to
find. Climbing stairs can provide a good cardiovascular
workout while strengthening leg muscles and bones.
According to the Center for
Disease and Control (CDC),
a 154 lb person burns five
calories per flight o f stairs
climbed. Think o f the possibilities! Parking on the
bottom floor o f C SUSM's
parking garage and walking to the top will burn 30
calories. Climb six flights
o f stairs, three times per day
and you have burned almost
I 00 calories.
•Park further away than normal: A 154 lb person will
burn roughly five calories per
minute walking briskly. Park
in the far corner o f the parking lot, and you've burned
about 10 - 20 extra calories
just on the way to class.
•Stretch often: you can
stretch anywhere. Stretching burns three calories per
minute for a 154 lb person, according to the CDC.
Stretch for five minutes
before and after class , and
you've burned an extra 30
calories.
Implement these natural
alternatives into your daily
routine, and you will not
only b um more calories, but
can help to prevent diseases
brought on by sedentary lifestyles.
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Men's Basketball takes
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Costa C ollege a t
7 :30p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 16.
Baseball plays La Sierra
o n t he CSUSM field a t
2 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 17.
Baseball plays Bethesda
Ch. on t he CSUSM field
a t 2 p.m.
Monday, Feb. 20.
Baseball takes on C hapman on t he CSUSM field
a t 2 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 25.
M en's Basketball challenges Black Hills State
a t Mira Costa C ollege a t
7 :30p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 2 5.
Baseball plays V anguard
in a d ouble h eader o n
t he CSUSM field a t
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C ivility Week- pro~noted c ourtesy
f or C al S tate S an M arcos c a1npus
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C SUSM's Civility Campaign celebrated Civility
Week from Feb. 6 -9 in an
effort to spread a positive
message to students, professors and faculty.
The Dean o f Students
formed the Civility Campaign last semester in an
effort to remove negativity
and regenerate civility in the
community.
" Our goal· is to reestabl,ish
the normal, so that the students are accountable for
the students, as opposed to
the administration stressing good behavior," student
ambassador for the Civil~
ity Campaign, Sammi Carr,
said.
During Civility Week, each
day had a certain theme reflecting what the campaign
best represents.
I n the University Village
Apartments; small door
hangers were placed on-each
door explaining the day's
them~ with a quote by an in~
fluential figure that embodies civility. The four themes
were respect, empathy, care
and forgiveness.
Being a relatively new organization on campus, the
Civility Campaign has received a great response.
" It's been cool seeing .the
open participation. Everyone
seems interested and excited
about the campaign," Carr
said.
Many clubs on campus are
supporting the campaign, including A~sociated Students,
Civility shirts are available
to studentS at all . Civility
Campaign events.
Another way to get involved in the campaign is
through Civility Champions, where you nominate a
student, professor or faculty
member who deserves to be
noticed for their outstanding civil behavior in the San
Marcos community.
In addition, Positive Personals is a way for students
to send a positive- message
to someone they admire.
Inc. (ASI), which partners Th~ messages appear in the
monthly ASI magazine.
with Civility.
"Everyone is looking for
The Civility Campaign
was first introduced to in- what's normal or how they
coining students during the can fit in. We want to have
summer orientation for the civility become normal by
2 011-2012 school year. O ri- changing campus culture.
entation team members con- Civility is a beautiful thing.
tinue to show their support ·It d oesn't mean everyone has
by wearing the green Civility to b e b est friends but just be
shirt on the first Tuesday o f civil with one another," C arr
said.
every month.
The campaign will host a
However, }'OU d~n't have
to be on the Orientation Civility Showcase offer:ing
Teani o r in ASI to offer your food, music and free green
encouragement. The green shirts on March 6.
W omen's S tudies S tudent A ssociation t o
presen~ " The V agina MonolC?gues" a nd f estival
K YLE M J OHNSON
S TAFF W RITER
ness
A ll proceeds from the event
being held a t CSUSM will
b e given to the Women's Resource Center o f Oceanside.
Jennifer Meneray, a Literature and Writing Studies and
Wr
" The Vagina Monologues" ' ble will promote the idea that
are an empowering produc- men, too, can prevent rape.
" Men can be .a great inflution for both audience members and cast and crew mem- ence. We need
as allies.
M en are victims . too. ' R i-
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formances o f "The
Monologues" at SU
Fi b 17 and t 8.
T he play, writt ~ by Eve
E n. l er. f eatu res. .man.y
o logues whic are to b e
armed by women.
p lay acts as a
ent: o r
women and has gainea m
m o ntum sin
998-when
Ensler d a g roup o f women e stab ' h ed " V-Day." The
day's mission is t o demand
an end for iolence against
women and girls. The proceeds gained from V-Day
events are t o be donated to
local programs that pos~ess
the same mission as V-Day.
Men era
t o say Lhat bec:au :~
alternating
monolo
logues, there is no a ropriate point to have a break.
While the subject matter is
heavy, Meneray and her codirector A ri Rivera feel that
in atsuch
eking
d dpmestie
vio lence .
i n attendance
will be the Student Health
and Counseling Services
and the Women's Resource
Center o f Oceanside. One ta-
couraged t o ttend and
ing o f£
lp thal is
m t he resources present.
A ll performances wi ll take
<:e'in A rts Building:.
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Ll a t 7:
p.m. on Friday
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Saturday. Tickets for the
e vening
orman
cost
$10- Ti ersi'or the aturday
afternoon p erformance cost
$7. The free Vagma Festival
w ill be held b efore the Friday performance at 5:30p.m.
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D ANE A V ANDERVELDEN
S TAFF W RITER
CSUSM welcomed Jamaican-born poet .and playwright Claudia Rankine onto
its campus for ~ reading and
discussion o f her works on
Feb'. 9.
Organized by Professor
Sandra Doller, the hour-long
event touched on a number
o f issues and topics including racism, politics and the
corroding ideal o f American
optimism.
Rankine's presentation began with a viewing o f .three
five-minute long video essays that she produced with
her husband, visual artist
John Lucas.
The first video was a
slowed-down version o f
soccer player Zinedine Zidane's infamous head-butt.
As Zidane slowly crept into
position to deliver his ribsplitting head butt, Rankine's
voice calmly spoke over the
incident about the issue o f
race itself, quoting a number
o f famous authors including
James Baldwin, Frederick
Douglass and Shakespeare.
The second film clip was
a collage o f various people
sleeping on airtine flights.
The audio for this video was
projected i n three layers. The
sound o f a heartbeat could
be heard throughout the
video, while Rankine's spoken word and the tragic, final
phone calls from those who
perished on the various 9/11
flights accompanied it.
The final video o f the trio
was a somber, yet more hopeful one. It depicted a black
man sitting in some sort o f
car, staring out the window
as the vehicle cruised to its
destination.
After the video wrapped
up, Rankine explained what
each video was about and
revealed that the final video
was actually about o f a pair
o f brothers who had been
imprisoned for twenty years
o f their lives on unfair robbery chargers. The video was filmed on the day that one
o f the brothers was released
from prison.
This segued into a discus- _
sion about a murder trial
soon to be held in Brandon,
Miss. Rankine explained the
gruesome story, in which
19-year-old white male Deryl Dedmond intentionally ran
over an innocent black man;
for no clear reason. Further
details explained that there is
a chance that Dedmond may
get away with his senseless
act o f brutality. This provided a powerful paradoxical contrast to the two black
men wrongly imprisoned for
20 years, bringing up racial
issues in a powerful and candid manner.
"Whiteness defines normality," Rankine said in regards to the contrast between
the two cases.
After a few more readings
from her book . " Don't Let
Me Be Lonely," Rankine
concluded the e vent b y taking questions.
Notable questions were
about her opinion o f President Obama, to which she
replied that while she did initially support his campaign,
"No political party or presidency [is] going to have all
o f the right answers."
However, she stated that
she did not believe hope
is slipping away from the
American people and that
those in power needed to
keep their promises and help
those truly i n need rather
than bend to the ways o f
capitalism.
The next Community and
World Literary Series will
feature Harold Jaffe on April
12 at 7 p.m., with the location to be determined.
CSUSM G reek l ife c ontinues r ecruitment
F air a nd e vents r aise i nterest f or f raternities a nd s ororities
K YLE M J OHNSON
S TAFF W RITER
- Last week, the fraternities
and sororities o f C SUSM's
Greek life held events in an
effort to generate interest
with students.
O n Feb. 9, a Fraternity and
Sorority Fair hosted by the
campus's Fraternity and Sorority Life took place on the
lawn in front o f Kellogg Library. T he fair acted as a way
to capture students' attention
regarding the organizations
as well a way to encourage
students to take part in recruitment week.
At the fair, each organiza-
tion hosted booths and games
which exposed students to
the focus o f the fraternity
or sorority. One particular
sorority, Alpha X i Delta,
hosted a game involving the
throwing o f puzzle pieces.
The puzzle piece represents
the organization's involvement in nrising awareness
for autism.
· The organizations are involved in fundraising for
a variety o f charities. Last
semes~r.
the fraternities
and sororities consisting o f
almost 3oo students collectively raised $25,000. ·
The fair also featured the
three new additions o r "col-
onies" to C SUSM's Greek nity/sorority eligibility conlife, two groups o f which are sist o f 12 completed college
culturally based in the Asian units, current enrollment in
nine units and a minimum
and Latino cultures.
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will hold recruitment events
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W ine a nd d ine
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B est p alces i n S an D iego· t o t ake t hat
s pecial s omeone o n V alentine's D ay
A t ribute t o P rofessor R adhika R amamurthi
J ESSIE G AMBRELL
S TAFF W RITER
R EBEKAH GREEN
S TAFF W RITER
It's Valentine's Day, but it
is still not too late to take out
your valentine to a delicious
dinner. Here are a few diverse restaurants from North
County to San Diego County
that might interest you and
your significant other.
The Bemard'O Restaurant,
located in Rancho Bernardo,_
specializes in French cuisine.
The restaurant has private
rooms for selected parties
and a fireplace that creates
a home-like atmosphere.
Dinner entrees (such as the
seafood and poultry) are generally more than $20 and include dishes like Atlantic Sea
Bass and Center Cut Filet
Mignon. Visit bemardorestaurant.com for details on
reservations, directions and
other information.
I f you are up for a restaurant with a view, visit Tom
Ham's Lighthouse~ located
along Harbor Drive on Harbor Island. At this restaurant, you get a scenic view
o f the port and Coronado
Island across the bay. For
-the morith o f February, Tom
Ham's Lighthouse has a couples menu available. At $39
per person, this includes a
3-course meal with diverse
choices o f appetizers, entrees
and desserts. The. Lovers
Dessert Trio for Two consists
o f either a chocolate brownie
with mousse, cheesecake or
fresh strawberry shortcake.
The normal dinner prices
range from $19 to $34 depending on the entree. Visit
tomhamslighthouse.com for
more information.
For a more casual place
with a bit o f an edge, visit the
Hard Rock Cafe. The cafe is
just one o f the widespread
chain o f cafes branching all
over the world. LOcated in
downtown San Diego on
4th Avenue, the restaurant
is decorated with rock n '
roll memorabilia from musicians o f the past and present
and is perfect for the not-sotraditional Valentine's night
out. Some entrees include
various steaks, sandwiches
and seafood. The burger
menu consists o f Hard Rock
Cafe's "Legendary Burgers."
Desserts include hot fudge
sundaes; cakes, shakes and
Ben & Jerry's ice cream. For
more on this popular themed
restaurant, visit hardrock.
com.
Other popular restaurant
choices include:
The lovely Prado, located
in Balboa Park. For more information, visit pradobalboa.
com.
The fun ' 50s-themed Corvette's Diner. For more information, visit cohnrestaurants.com.
The French-themed Mille
Fleurs in Rancho Santa F e.
For more information, visit
millefieurs .com.
Va~e~t~11:~'s
The late Professor Radhika Ramamurthi · was
considered a: great woman
who benefitted CSUSM in
many ways.
She helped graduate students with their theses, as
well as improving the Faculty Center to· b e niore o f
a community atmosphere
for our faculty here on
campus.
"Radhika was so wellrespected. She worked
tirelessly in the Faculty
Center. She ·made a mark
on this campus. She was
a very accomplished person, and her sense o f humor could just break a
logjam. She was a real
problem solver; a mover
and shaker," Professor at
the College ·o f Education,
Health and Human Services, Janet McDaniel said.
Professor Ramamurthi
got herB-A. in Mathemat~
ics from the University o f
Delhi, India in 1993 and
her Master's in Operations Research in 1995.Jn
2001 , she got her Ph.D.
Specialization:
Graph
Theory from the University o f illinois followed by
her Postdoc ·at UCSD.
I n the fall o f 2002, she
came to CSUSM where she
began working in the Mathematics Department.· That
same semester, she started up
the Hypatians, a mentoring
program in mathematics intended for women. She also
organized the -Mathematics
Colloquium, which promotes
collegiality and intellectual
engagement for various disciplines.
From fall 2004 to spring
2008, she was a part o f the
Academic Senate. I n the academic year o f 2007 - 2008,
she was the chair o f NEAC.
I n the fall o f 2008, she was
promoted to Associate Professor and received tenure.
From fall 2009 to early
spring 2011, she held the position o f Director o f the Faculty Center.
" She was very straight
forward- and to the point; no
nonsense. She was always
happy and upbeat and very
approachable during office
hours. She was never afraid
to speak her mind and was
very inspirational as a matbematician," Professor Joshua
Lovelace said.
"We are going to miss her
so m uch- her energy and
enthusiasm. She had a
passion for teaching,
learning and math. She
was a champion o f the
idea o f structuring the
Faculty Center i n such a
way to serve the faculty,"
Professor Amber Puha
said.
"She cared about people. I wouldn't be where I
am today i f i t weren't for
her. She kicked my butt,
and [my thesis] came out
pretty good. She was a
wonderful person and I
owe her a lot," student
Gina Sanders said.
Professor Ramamurthi
passed away on Friday,
Jan. 27, 2012 after a long
battle with bone cancer.
Her first encounter with
the cancer was in 2005.
After successfully battling the disease, it came
back in 2010. I n her passing, she is survived by her
husband, Professor Andre
Kungden, and seven year
old daughter, Mira.
A campus-wide memorial will be held in her
honor on Friday, Feb.
17, location T BA. · For
more information, email
Dr. Marie Thomas at:
mthomas@csusm.edu.
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S TAFF W RITER
Valentine's Day, the -holiday filled with themes o f
love and affection, has several possible origins, many
o f which are darker than the
celebrations o f the present
day may indicate.
The holiday o f love is also
known as St. Valentine's Day, due to
its ties to the martyred Saint Valentine. However,
historical evidence
reveals that there are at
least three saints named Valentine from whom the holiday may have originated.
According to an article on
History.com, one likely inspiratiJiln for the
a priest in 3rd century Rome
who was sentenced
to death for performing marriages
for young men, in
spite o f laws against
such ceremonies.
"Emperor Claudius J I decided that single men made
better soldiers than those
with wives and families ," the
article states.
Another likely. inspiration for the holi~
day was an imprisoned
priest who fell in love
with a female -visitor who
may have been his jailer's
daughter.
"Before his death, it is alleged that he wrote her a letter, which he si~ed ' From
your Valentine,' an expres-
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sion that is still in use today," the article states.
There are many other ·saints possessing
the same name who
are believed to have influenced the creation o f
the holiday through their romantic heroism.
According to the Britannica Online Encyclopedia,
Valentine's Day also has
origins from the Roman festival Lupercalia, which waS
celebrated in mid-February.
"The festival, which celebrated the c on$lg o f spring,
included fertility rites and
the pairing off
o f women with
men by lo~ry,"
the article states.
b ack
end o f the 5th century, the
pope replaced the festival
with St. Valentine's Day.
There are also several
iconic symbols o f the holiday. These include a heart,
possessing a stylized shape-;
birds, due to their springtime mating season; and
Cupid, the Roman god
o f love who would
cause his subjects to
experience love and
passion by shooting
them with an arrow.
According to the
Britannica Online Encyclopedia, while the imprisoned
priest may have written t he
first "valentine," formal
letters and cards did not
appear until much later.
"Formal messages, or
valentines, appeared in the
1500s, and by the late 1700s,
c ommer- cially printed
c ards
being
u sed.
The first
mercia!
tines in
United States
were printed in
the mid-1800s,"
the article states.
Valentine's Day
has spread to
presently be celebrated in
areas on such continents as
North America, Europe
and Australia.
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T ales f rom t he n erd s ide:
T he P layStation V ita i s r eady f o.-Iaunch
CHRIS GIANCAMILLI
STAFF W RITER
S ony's newest handheld
device is set to drop Feb. 22,
and the launch period could
be crucial in determining
the system's success or failure. Since its announcement
early last year, the handheld
has been officially titled the
PlayStation Vita (PSV), and
Sony has released loads o f
hardware details. Whether
or not the launch is a success is determined by garners, but Sony is ready to win
them over with a wealth o f
new f eatures- some good
and some that will leave you
cursing the name "Vita."
T he Good
L et's start with the awesome stuff Sony packed into
the new portable.
The Vita places a heavy
emphasis on digital distribution. That being said, the
device is capable o f down-
loading and playing all
PlayStation Portable (PSP)
games that are available o n
the PlayStation Network
(PSN). I f you downloaded
P SP games from P SN, you
can play them on your new
Vita by linking it with your
P SN account.
The handheld will also
sport a front and rear camera
for use with applications like
Skype.
Developers are showing
the Vita lots o f love with the
release o f big-name launch
titles such as "ModNation
Racers: Road Trip," "Uncharted: Golden Abyss,"
"Wipeout 2048," "Ultimate
Marvel vs. Capcom 3 ,"
"Street Fighter X Tekken"
and "Touch M y Katamari."
These titles are shaping up to
give the Vita an impressive
start in the software department.
Sony built in a gorgeous 5 "
O LED touch screen, doing
justice to those graphically
stunning games. The Vita
also has a rear touch pad,
adding new depth PlayStation's handheld devices.
For the truly nerdy, the
PSV will feature a 32-bit
quad-core processor, allowing quick navigation around
the device.
T he B ad
Unfortunately, whatever
seems too good to be true
probably is and the PlayStation Vita is no exception.
Since the Vita is downloadonly, P SP games you bought
on their Universal Media
Disk (UMD) will not be
playable on the Vita. I f you
were hoping to bring your
entire P SP library on· your
Vita, you're out o f luck.
The Vita's digital distribution means you'll be storing
games o n special Play Station
.brand memory cards, which
will run anywhere from
$19.99 to $99.99 for 4GB
to 32GB cards respectively.
Compared to SD cards o f the
same storage size, these Vita
memory cards cost significantly more.
Powering all this is a rechargeable battery, which
equals to a mere 3 - 5 hours
o f playtime.
Sony is releasing two ver-
Dream A ct woes
M ORGAN H ALL
S TAFF W RITER
they c an physically p ass the~e
bills. How c an
you regulate s omething a s
big as t he i nternet?
- Paith M abry, t hird y ear,
V uaaland P erforming
A rts; A rts a nd T ech M ajor.
W hat i s really so wrong
- about copying a nd t hen
u ploading a video f rom t he
i nternet? W ho i s h urting?
- L'!-ura M usgrove, t hird
y ear, V isual a nd P erforming A rts; V uaal A rts
Major~ ·
It's b ad e nough t hat t he
g overnment w ants t o s ensor t he c ontent o n t he i nternet b ut t o also s ensor
h ow i nformation is being
u sed is u psetting.
- Leon P alaganas, f irst·
y ear, B iology Major.
If t hese bills eventually g et
passed, I t hink i t is really
going t o affect new a nd
rising a rtists o r p eople
trying tD g et t heir s tart b y
p romoting t hemselves o n
t he i nternet.
- Steven M endez, f irst
y ear, P re H ealth S ciences
M ajor.
I actually signed t he p etitions t o e nd t he PIPPA a nd
SOPAbills.
- Christopher
S &Dchu,fint
year~ P olitical
ScimlC.e M ajor.
I am one o f the thousands
o f students across California
who was, and will most likely continue to be, affected by
the loss o f financial aid.
I n the 2010-2011 academic
year financial aid, grants and
a small subsidized Joan covered my educational costs
quite comfortably. However, in the 2011-2012 school
year, my family's annual
household income exceeded
the new maximum aid level
by $19 causing my aid money to be cut in half, forcing
me to take out a much bigger
loan. I fear that in the years
to come, the Dream Act will
cut my aid even more.
With the Dream Act going into effect in California
for the 2013-2014 academic
year, I worry that I may be
even more impacted despite
Governor Jerry Brown's assurance that this bill will not
affect citizens.
The Dream Act stipulates
that undocumented immigrants can apply and receive
financial aid. O f course they
have to qualify under the
same guidelines as any other citizen, and in no way is
money just handed to them.
In order to be even eligible
to receive finds, immigrants
must also attend a California
high school for at least three
years. Also graduate from a
California high school and
file and affidavit with the
college or university stating
that they have applied to be-
come citizens and will do so
as soon as they are eligible.
For several decades my
great-grandparents, grandparents, parents and myself
have paid taxes to provide
the fund for financial aid to
needy students, and this is being handed to undocumented
immigrants who have not
paid into the system.
The bill does state that
these qualified immigrants
will only receive financial
aid i f there is money left over
after first giving it to citizens
and will not max over five
percent o f the total budget.
However, why should there
be any extra money left over
to give out?
Each year the cost o f education rises but aid distributions get smaller. Starting
this year, income levels to
receive Pell Grants fot the
2012-13 school year c an't
max $23,000 compared to
last years $32,000. Doing
basic math, i f you or parents
made more than $11 an hour.
working 40 hours a week,
for 52 weeks then you do not
qualify for Pell Grant aid.
It's baffling to think that
the state o f California would
rather give financial aid to
the 2,500 eligible undocumented high school students
who graduate each year,
then raise the income limits
to help natural born citizens
like myself, and thousands o f
others like me, who will now
need to find other ways to
fund their education.
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sions o f the P SV - one is exclusively Wi-Fi and the other
has 3G support via AT&T's
3G network. AT&T will be
offering a data plan similar
to a phone's data plan with
$15 and $30 monthly plans.
Though that sounds decent,
3G functions .will b e limited.
According to IGN .com, players will not be able to play
multiplayer games over the
3G network. Furthermore,
the AT&T network still ranks
last i n terms o f customer
satisfaction compared to the
three other m ajor networks
according to CNN.com. The
Wi-Fi version is limited to
whatever Wi-Fi connections
are available nearby, but over
time, it'll be a big money
saver versus the 3G Vita.
Verdict
T he PlayStation Vita has
plenty o f goods to keep you
entertained during those
breaks between classes, but
buyers b eware-there are a
couple downsides to the new
gadget. For hardcore garners,
the device will be a must~ave. Casual garners on the
other hand might opt for
something a bit more affordable or stick to Droid and
iPhone games until the Vita
gets a price drop.
P epsi-only s tatus
n ot w elcome a t CSUSM
increased by 25 cents when
purchased from vending rnaWith the beginning o f a chines. I know a number o f
new semester, San Marcos students who want to know
became a Pepsi-only school. where that extra money is
All vending machines and going. I f the money is going
soda fountains replaced to keep extracurricular proCoca-Cola and Sprite with grams and teachers' salaries
Pepsi and Sierra Mist. While funded, or to keeping tuimany accept this switch as tion and parking fees down,
beneficial for the school
then I 'm sttre the majority o f
(and, for a number o f
the student body
students, their palwould be more
let), many more do
than willing to
not support this
support this small
move.
price hike. HowFor one, many
ever, i f the extra
students
want
revenue is going
their
choice
to line the pockets
o f administrators as
back. I am a
Coke fan. I love
extra income, then I
speak for the majorthe taste o f Coke
over Pepsi. By the
."'~~~. .!!liiii.ll' ity o f the student body
same token, I also love
when I say this is unacMountain Dew. I, like many ceptable. Especially when
o f my friends and other stu- tuition and parking fees condents, miss the choice we tinue to climb semester after
once had. On certain days, semester.
a bottle o f Coke is just what
The school administration
I need; on· others, Mountain should be more transparent
Dew hits the spot. Now, I · in its decision to increase
d on't have my choice, nor the price o f sodas bought
does anyone at the school.
through vending machines.
I can understand the rea- If w e're asked to pay more
soning for the switch - be- for a cheaper product, those
coming a Pepsi-exclusive responsible should present
school saves the school in the their good reasons before the
long term as it costs less to student body. I f the adminisbe an exclusive school. What tration is u1:1able o r is unwill1 d on't understand is why the ing to be transparent, then it
price for the cheaper product should bring back our Coke.
F REDRICK M ISLEH
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Ills Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?
{ond Other Concerns) by Mindy Koling
M ELISSA M ARTINEZ
S TAFF W RITER
"Is Everyone Hanging O ut
Without Me? (And Other
Concerns)" is marvelous
comedic memoir written by
NBC's " The Office" actress
and writer, Mindy Kaling.
She journals her various
stages o f childhood chubbiness and growing up with
immigrant parents
(her
mother is a doctor and her
father is an architect), Kaling
recounts experiences about
her childhood (when she
was forced to jump off o f a
diving board and gashed her
knee), her adolescent years
(when she learned that it's
better to have just one friend
· who loves the same comedic
skits you do) and even her
adult adventures (when she
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IS EVERYONE HANGING
OUT WITHOUT ME?
met her best friends
at Dartmouth and
moved to New
York, with a big
dream and no job)
and scoring her role
on one o f N BC's
most watched television series.
This
charming
series o f experiences and tips include dealing with
various romances,
a list o f a best
friend's rights and
responsibilities, and the differences between men and
boys, captures the audience
o f any reader. Whether your
girlfriend wont stop quoting
it o r you, like me, are just curious to learn more about the
woman behind her bubbly
character as Kelly Kapoor
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on " The Office," y ou'll enjoy Kaling's rants about her
writing habits and the day
she stopped eating cupcakes.
As a devoted fan o f " The
Office," I found the humor
in this satirical collection o f
memories to be entertaining
and unpredictable. Just when
I thought it wouldn't get funnier, I was laughing
to myself. I f you
are unsure whether
to devote so much
precious time to a
new book, take her
advice found in the
introduction, "This
b ook will take you
two days to read.
Did you even see the
cover? It's mostly
pink. I f y ou're reading this book every
night for months,
something is not
right."
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" The Vow," starring Channing Tatum and Rachel McAdams, isn't a typical romance film.
Though it begins with
love, it ends with tragedy.
The roles are based off real
life couple Kim and Krickitt
Carpenter who experienced a
tragedy similar to the plot in
" The Vow." The Carpenters'
love and marriage was put on
the line after Krickitt was in
a tragic car accident leaving
her with memory loss, and
forgetting who her husband
was and their entire marriage. In the movie, Tatum
plays Leo, the husband to
McAdams' character, Paige.
Throughout the movie, Leo
their marriage; he
fights for _
never gives up on his wife
and attempts to make her fall
in love with him again.
" The Vow" stands out from
all other romantic movies
because o f the passion and
determination for this young
couple to overcome their
heartbreaking situation. Unlike romance films that fol-
Here are show times for " The
Vow" at Edwards San Marcos
Stadium 18 for Feb. 14.
11:15 a.m., 11:45 a.m., I :55
p.m., 2 :30p.m., 4 :35p.m., 5:05
p.m., 7:15p.m., 7:45p.m., 9:55
p.m., 10:25 p.m.
Summer's concert series kickoff
A s neak p eak a t C oachella a nd S tagecoach festivals
A LEX F RANCO
S TAFF W RITER
-With the spring concert
season right around the corner, there's no better way to
kick it off than with one o f
the biggest music festivals in
the world, the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival
in Indio, Calif.
Usually a single three-day
concert weekend, this year
will take place April 13 - 15
and on a second weekend
April 2 0- 22, to accommodate the high attendance each
year.
T he same performers are
to be featured both weekends, so concertgoers o f both
weekends will experience
the same spectacle.
Coachella, known for having a wide range o f musical
geme headliners, didn't disappoint this year with The
Black Keys headlining Friday, April 13 and 20, Radiohead, the headliners o f Saturday, April 14 and 21, and
rappers Dr. Dre and Snoop
Dogg will close the show
both weekends on Sunday,
A pril15 and 22.
For ihose music lovers o f a
different sort, the same venue will host a country festival the following weekend.
Stagecoach,
California's
Country Music Festival will
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low two people falling in
love, " The Vow" follows a
couple who have already
found love but are forced to
rediscover it as their relationship is put to the ultimate
test.
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and find out i f Leo and Paige
can ever regain their passionate love they once had.
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The event takes place April
27 - 29, in Indio, California. This year's event will
feature country superstars,
Brad Paisley, Jason Aldean,
Miranda Lambert, Blake
Shelton and Alabama, all
performing over the course
o f the three-day festival.
You can see the concerts at
the Indio Polo Grounds in Indio, Calif. located two hours
east o f San Marcos. Tickets
are now sold out for Coachella but can be purchased from
various ticket resellers like
Stubhub and eBay.
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M ELISSA M ARTINEZ
S TAFF W RITER
Not even Adele's heartfelt
speech when she won Album
o f the Year for her album
" Roll~g i n the Deep" could
do justice with the emotion
that was felt at the 54th A nnual Grammy Awards.
Just a day after the world
lost six time Grammy-winning singer, Whitney Hou- ston, the Grammy's recognized this years top artists
as audiences everywhere
mourned the loss o f a great
one.
Along with Record o f the
Year, Adele took home Album o f the Year for her second album, " 21," Song o f
the Year for "Rolling in the
Deep," Best Pop Solo Performance for "Someone Like
You," and o f course, Best
Pop Vocal Album for "21."
Bon Iver, a folk band from
Wisconsin took home the
Grammy for Best New A rtist o f the Year as well as Best
Alternative Music Album for
their self-titled album, " Bon
Iver."
The emotional roller coaster took off when Tony Bennett won Best Traditional
Pop Vocal Album for "Duets
II" and alone, accepted the
award for Best Pop Duo/
Group Performance for
"Body and Soul," a track he
and the late Amy Winehouse
recorded together.
Fortunately, Taylor Swift
w asn't interrupted as she accepted ~e awards for Best
Country Solo Performance
and Best Country Song,
which both were in recog-
nition for her
single " Mean"
from her album, " Speak
Now."
With
that
said,
Kanye
West won Best
Rap Album for
" My Beautiful
Dark Twisted
Fantasy ," Best
Rap Song for " All o f the
Lights," written by West,
Jeff. Bhasker, Stacy Ferguson, Malik Jones and Warren
Trotterv. The song also won
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration. West and Jay-Z won
Best Rap Peformance for
their song "Otis."
O f course, the Grammy 's
wouldn't be complete without a tribute to Grammywinning artist Whitney Hou-
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FEBRUARY 1 4, 2 012
T HE C OUGAR S HUFFLE
K YLE M J OHNSON
S TAFF W RITER
V alentine's D ay seems t o b e t he h oliday t hat gets
t he m ost l ove as w ell as t he most h ate. Also known as
"Single's Awareness D ay ," this h oliday has inspired this
c ompilation o f songs o f a m ore depressing nature t hat
c aptures t he a gony o f love, w hether p ast o r present.
Are y ou i mmune t o t he p ower o f A dele a fter l eaving
" Someone Like You" o n r epeat? Then see b elow .
ston, who passed away on
Saturday, Feb. 11. Jennifer
Hudson honored her with
a beautiful rendition to one
o f Houston's most famous
songs, " I Will Always Love
You."
I f you weren't able to catch
the 54th Annual Grammy
Awards, you can catch highlights, videos, performances
and photos at grammy.com
l ."Your Ex~Lover Is D ead" b y Stars tells t he u ncomfortable story o f running into a once-significant o ther a nd
a ccepting t he o utcome o f y our relationship . The song
is all t oo f amiliar a nd a t t he s ame t ime t herapeutic as
it brings a sense o f closure in g etting o ver t he past.
2."Lately" b y The Helio S equence c aptures t he feeling o f b eing o ver s omeone a nd h ow y ou d on't think
a bout t hem o r stress a t t he v ery m ention o f t heir n ame
a nymore. The lyrics are c onvincing a nd l iberating in
o vercoming t he h ealing process.
3. " Hey Yo" b y O badiah Parker is a n e legant c over o f
t he O utkast song. This s lowed-down. m elodic version
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Vol. 39, No. 2 discusses the DREAM Act, smoking on campuses, Politics are represented by articles on the Republican presidential candidates and Proposition 8 challenges. Campus concerns include Civility Week, Greek life and a memorial to CoBA faculty Radhika Ramamurthi.
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Civility Celebration
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