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T HE C OUGAR
C HRONICLE
I SSUE # 5
W EDNESDAY
Volume XLIII
N OV 5 ,2014
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, SAN MARCOS, INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER
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Student Access Initiative seeks to expand class schedules
B Y K ATLIN S WEENEY
E DITOR-IN-CHIEF
A s t he C SUSM student
population grows b eyond
its current 12,000, administration h as p roposed diversifying class scheduling and increasing t he
n umber of sections o ffered.
T he Student Access Initiative, which seeks t o improve classroom utilization, has b een a subject
of contention among students, faculty and lecturers.
T he university s uffers f rom
critical space constraints that
prevent large, f uture growth
of the student population.
C SUSM has 7 1 classrooms
on campus, with f ewer than
10 of them seating m ore than
5 0 p eople. Without adding
m ore buildings o r increasing the amount of online
courses taught through the
university, C SUSM m ay
f ace the possibility of having
t o restrict t he student body
g rowth, said administrators.
H owever, this process of
f-nuia oy \,nris morales
Due to class size, both student enrollment and physical space, some students find seating wherever
available.
creating m ore r oom f or new space utilization is not in more space is c oming.
"We are expected t o grow
students m ay take longer the ninetieth percentile,"
than finding m ore efficient Vice Provost Kamel Haddad, in students b y five percent
ways t o use the classroom said. "We are in the mid every year f or the next five
spaces that already exist. 80s, which puts us as aver- y ears," Dr. Haddad said.
"Getting a new build- age f or the CSU system." " The number of classes w e
Dr.
Haddad,
w ho added alone this year were
ing is not easy because w e
j oined the university in 100. We expect t o add ancannot m ake a case t o the
C hancellor's O ffice if our May, said the need f or other 100 every year t o ac-
commodate the growth."
T he initiative has been
in the works since summer 2013 and was proposed
by the Scheduling Task
Force. Under Provost Graham O berem's charge, the
group was given the task
of looking at the e ffects of
increased population and
the c ampus' lack of space
t o better accommodate the
influx of new students.
One of the task f orce's
m ajor goals included increasing student access t o
classes in the hopes of reducing overlapping class times,
reducing conflicts between
r equired-classes a nd- giving'
m ore- options to students.
T he second goal w as t o increase space utilization by
becoming more efficient
with existing classroom
space and finding justification f or new facilities and instructional space on campus..
T he Student Access Initiative proposes new time
blocks f or some of the classes o ffered on c ampus, s hift-
ing away f rom t he current
structure that has presented
some of t hese scheduling
problems in t he p ast. 9 8 percent of classes at C SUSM
are three o r f our u nits. T hree
unit classes m eet in 5 0
minute b locks three times
a w eek, 7 5 minute blocks
twice a week or in a 150
minute block o nce a w eek.
Four unit classes m eet in
5 0 minute blocks f our times
a w eek, 100 minute blocks
t wice a w eek, a 90 m inute
and a l l O minute block during the week or in a 200 minute block once a w eek. While
the Student Access Initiative
would retain s ome c lass sections beiifg o ffered in these
intervals, it would alter how
the overall school days are
structured b efore 2:30 p j n .
Under the new proposal,
some three unit classes
would s hift f rom the twice a
w eek, 75 minute b locks t o 50
minute b locks, three times a
w eek. In the Student Access
C ontinued
" access" o n p age 3
Students march to demand change in sexual assault policy
Carrying the mattress, shouldering the weight
B Y JASMINE D EMERS
COMMUNITY N EWS EDITOR
Students are coming together in order t o voice their
concerns o ver t he growing
n umber of sexual assaults
around c ampus and t o demand that t he university
c hange its current policies.
O n Wednesday, O ct. 2 9,
a g roup called Feminists
A nonymous, along with other concerned students, rallied
together in an e ffort t o raise
awareness f or issues of sexual
assault. T hey marched across
c ampus carrying a mattress
and p owerfully demonstrated t he need f or change.
O ct. 2 9 w as the National
Day of Action f or a m ovement t o e nd sexual assault on
college campuses. It was inspired b y a student at Columbia University, Emma Sulkowicz, w ho has been carrying
a dorm mattress around with
her since the beginning of
the semester. Sulkowicz says
that she was raped b y a f ellow classmate on the first
day of h er sophomore year
and when she reported her
c ase, h e was f ound innocent.
She r efuses t o put down the
mattress until her rapist has
been expelled f rom c ampus.
Sulkowicz is o ne of 2 3 students at Columbia w ho have
m ade complaints against the
university f or their alleged
mishandling of sexual assault
cases. Students at C SUSM
have
similar
concerns.
Editor's Note
In the fourth edition of The Cougar Chronicle, published on Oct.
22,2014, a mistake was made in the article titled "CSU system faculty calls for fair contract" by Ryan Downs. The quote read, "This
resolution came on the heels of a budget analysis performed by
Dr. Howard Bunsis...which concluded that CSUSM does not have
the resources to fund such a program." The quote should not have
included the word "not."
Karen G uzmXn, a C SUSM
student and organizer of
the m arch, explains that
their message was in support of Sulkowicz and all
survivors w ho have had t o
experience sexual assault.
"We want t o show people
that w e are here t o stand in solidarity with all survivors and
that w e can carry that weight
f or t hem," GuzmXn said.
GuzmXn also expressed
her concerns over the university's policies and explained that they marched
t o President H aynes' o ffice
in order t o deliver a list of
d emands, including t he need
f or a sexual assault advocate.
" An advocate's role is so
important because this person would know every single action that a survivor
could take. Not only would
they b e there t o navigate
through this very extensive process, but survivors
would also have support
and someone t o b e there
f or t hem," GuzmXn said.
Photo provided by Feminists Anomynous
Student advocates question when a sexual assault advocate will be hired at CSUSM.
GuzmXn
says
that
C SUSM does not o ffer
an advocate f or survivors
and students are concerned
with where their tuition
money is going otherwise.
" The university talks a lot
about how they are in c ompliance with the current sexual assault policies such as
the Yes M eans Yes B ill, yet
w e still d o not have an advocate. It is important that w e as
students are able t o question
these t hings," GuzmXn said.
She explains that their
ultimate goal is t o expand and highlight on
these issues of policy and
persuade the administration t o m ake a c hange.
"Feminists
A nonymous
wants t o h ave an advocate on
c ampus because even as the
safest C SU c ampus, t he university h asn't really served
survivors," G uzmXn said.
C SUSM students participated in this National Day
of Action along with 130
other c ampuses around t he
w orld. T he m essage across
the b oard w as t o correct
sexual assault policies on
college c ampuses and provide support f or survivors.
Students h ope that b y carrying these m attresses, they
are proving their dedication
t o end sexual assault and
are expressing their commitment t o "Carry that Weight,"
in order t o l ift t he burden of
sexual violence f rom those
w ho h ave lived through it.
�News Editor:
Ryan Downs
cougarchron.news@gmail.com
Running beyond cancer
Famed distance runner Coach Scott won't stop
around him than himself,"
Thompson
said.
Being the world record
holder f or the most number of miles ran under f our
minutes, one would think
that would generate at least
an ounce of an egotistical
personality, but not with
Scott. Simply p ut, the man
is class personified; modest, caring and determined.
A 15k race or even a 1500
Photo by Chris Morales meter race is, its s afe t o say,
a long and strategic r ace.
Coach Steve Scott, former Olympian, faces his toughest adversary
Similarly, the battle with
in cancer.
have the pleasure of meeting. cancer is a long process that
B Y B URTLAND D IXON
Epitomizing humility, i t's has t o approached in a parSTAFF WRITER
the simple things he e njoys. ticular manner. Coach Scott
"If there i s o ne person
" Anyone w ho has been knows this and chose t o
who I believe can over- t o m y house knows I love treat his cancer with proton
come a hardship, i t's Coach my
vegetable
g arden," radiation, which according
Scott," C SUSM alumni, Coach Scott said of his f a- t o T he National Association
and f ormer athlete coached vorite things t o d o at h ome. f or Proton Therapy has miniby Scott, Kelly T hompson,
Imagine going t o a Hall mal t o n o side e ffects and
said. " He is truly relentless." of F amer's home and notice an 89 percent success rate
Twenty years ago, Cross h im or her gardening. Peo- on treating prostate cancer.
Country Coach Steve Scott ple vie f or good grades, a
Given his fighting spirit,
was diagnosed with a rare better j ump shot o r even a you can go outside to a
f orm of cancer, a battle he better paying j ob with dis- C SUSM practice and you
was victorious in as if it gruntled looks on their f ac- will still see Scott coachwere one of the many races es. This man is fighting f or ing. Nothing has changed.
he has competed in dur- his l ife with a loving smile.
" He has overcome a
ing his illustrious career.
" It was not until well into lot,"
Coach
Williams
In the month of June 2014, his treatment that he told said."First with [a rare
h e was diagnosed again, but m e that he had cancer," f orm o f] cancer [and] secthis time with prostate can- C SUSM Assistant Track ond with the blood clot that
cer. Results are p ending, but and Field Coach, Wes Wil- went through his heart."
f ar f rom grim. Yet, j ust as liams, said. " And because
All those w ho have rooted
Kelly Thompson believes he is a quiet and assuming f or Steve Scott, f riends and
Coach Scott can overcome p erson, I would have never f amily alike, will only conthis, s o d o those w ho have had guessed he had cancer." tinue to show their support
built a relationship with h im.
Even though Coach Scott during this time of overcomIf anyone were t o m eet has achieved so m uch, h e still ing. All signs point towards
Coach S cott, they would add manages t o stay levelheaded. another victory f or Coach
h im t o the list of the f riend" He is selfless and cares Scott and m ore time in his
liest and nicest people t o m ore about t he people vegetable garden as well.
Lecture to discuss differences
between masculinity, femininity
Challenging w ho you are " expected" to be
BYKATDILTZ
STAFF WRITER
T he Gender Equity Center
will b e hosting a free event
f rom 12 p .m. t o 1 p .m. on
Thursday, Nov. 6 in the
U SU, discussing the interpretations of masculinity and
femininity in t oday's society.
T he speakers on this event
will discuss how, throughout
childhood, adolescence and
adulthood, w e are expected
t o portray specific " gender
r oles," unspoken rules that
are mainly influenced by the
media and modern society.
Stereotypically, as children, girls are expected t o
wear pink and play with dolls,
while boys are expected t o
wear blue (or other " masculine" colors) and play with
toy trucks. A s t eens, girls
are influenced b y magazine
advertisements and celebrities t o b e thin yet voluptuous, and boys are influenced
b y professional athletes t o
b ecome muscular and fit.
During adulthood, women
are expected t o " save themselves f or m arriage," while it
is socially acceptable f or men
t o become sexually active
during their teenage years.
Women are also expected
t o drink cosmopolitans and
martinis while men can order beer o r whiskey. Men
are considered the " superior"
sex, and women are "second-
Photo by Chris Morales
This event at the GEC will encourage a re-evaluation of what it
means to be masculine/feminine.
ary." If any of these lines
are c rossed, an individual
would b e considered a social
m isfit, the speakers a rgue.
However, m ost p eople d o
not f ollow t he "social n orm,"
regardless of their sexuality.
S ome m en m ay say that although they p referred t o stay
away f rom sports as a child
and e njoyed designing f orts
o r baking c ookies, they are
still 100 percent masculine
in terms of their attraction
t o f emales. There are many
women w ho liked t o participate in sports teams o r running marathons when they
were y oung, and d on't like
t o cook o r wear m akeup,
but they still dream of having their o wn children someday a fter meeting o r marrying " Mr. R ight." Of c ourse,
there are still others w ho
share an attraction t o their
s ame s ex, but feel uncomfortable with the alternative
notions of masculinity and
femininity they are assigned.
Essentially, one's initial
genetic makeup does not always determine permanent
sexuality. Still, some question if the pressures of society o r expectations, seen even
at such a young age, shaped
h ow they identify themselves
today, o r if they consider
their sexuality something
that was assigned at birth.
T he Gender Equity Center
hopes t o curb these worries with this event, as well
as provide an open discussion space f or students.
T he "Social Interpretations of Masculinity and
Femininity" event is open
t o everyone. Audience participation is encouraged and
free f ood will b e provided.
Mock trial teaches fourth graders social justice
Catering to the need of learning about the law at an early age
B Y B EULAH SUPRIYA
STAFF WRITER
On O ct. 8 , in Department
2 0 at San Diego Superior
C ourt, a young boy named
David was put on trial. T he
accusation: stealing stickers from the t eacher's desk.
Fortunately f or h im, this
w as a m ock trial, conducted
b y the f ourth graders of San
D iego's Monarch School f or
t he h omeless, with the guidance of C SUSM Profressor
Fran C hadwick, w ho teaches
in the School of Education.
Also fortunately f or D avid,
h e is fictional, a character
in the popular b ook, " No,
D avid!" by David Shannon.
" It was a recommended
reading b y the California Department of Education, and
since it was a picture b ook, it
Photo obtainedfrom CSUSM NewsCenter
is easily understood b y the 10 Local fourth graders enjoyed the experience of reinacting a court room.
year o lds," Chadwick said.
T he main aim was t o wick worked with Monarch of time and e ffort, though ing class t o sketch David instead of breaking t hem.
teach the students the rule School instructor, and f ormer fortunately the children were and what he would have t o
Once the students d emonof law, which she said was San Diego County Teacher charming and enthusiastic. say about the law. T he col- strated a grasp of the m atelacking among not j ust of the Year, Stephen Keiley.
In addition t o civics, the lected cartoons were m ade rial, they w ere treated t o a
children of that age g roup,
" It was not a one-day com- students also learned vocab- into a book called " David tour of the c ourt, which is
but in older adults as well. mitment," Chadwick said. ulary, theatre and persuasive says yes t o the law," reopen t o t he public and h as
F or the purposes of the
Rather, the enterprise re- writing as j ury m embers. At coloring t he character as a various outreach p rograms.
p roject, Professor Chad- quired a significant amount the e nd, they held a cartoon- boy w ho f ollows the rules
T he g roup was even al-
lowed t o attend a real-life
f elony c ase. A s soon as the
c ase e nded, the j udge welcomed t he little visitors and
asked if they had any questions, u pon which one of the
girls a sked, " Are you impartial?" T his reflected her education about how the judge
m ust p ut t he law b efore his
o r h er o wn preferences, to
w hich t he j udge replied, "Of
c ourse, of c ourse, I have to
b e." Finally, the group held
D avid's trial in an empty
c ourtroom, in which the
j ury c ame t o the conclusion
that D avid w as not guilty.
T hough t he lesson is over
f or this g roup of students,
t he m ovement is not. Professor C hadwick works as part
of a larger p roject called the
Literacy and L aw program,
and h opes t o implement the
m ock trial program in other schools throughout the
state. To encourage those
showing interest in civics, C ivic Learning Awards
are given as incentives.
C heck out powerofdemocracy.org t o know more
about the movement or to
find out How t o get involved.
�NEWS
THE COUGAR CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5,2014
Female hackers are celebrated at
CSUSM Hackathon
Coding creation to show the good in hacking culture
BY RYAN D O W N S
NEWS EDITOR
" Hackers" h ave b een in
the n ews a lot recently,
o ften
u nder
controversial
c ircumstances,
and
without m uch depth into
t he hackers
t hemselves.
Fortunately, t he C SUSM
" PC G ang" is determined
t o c hange t hat, r eminding t he p ublic not only
that w omen are active participants in h acking and
c omputer c ulture, b ut also
that t he culture itself has
m any
positive
aspects.
T hese ideas were celebrated at the International
W omen's Hackathon e vent,
held o n c ampus o n O ct. 11.
First b rought t o the school
b y Dr. Youwen O uyang in
A pril 2 014, the event returned this semester, with
nearly 6 0 students f rom high
schools and colleges in the
a rea. T heir o bjective w as
coding a p rogram t o h elp
b ring awareness of climate
c hange. T he p rogram could
t ake t he f orm of a g ame,
an a pp or 4 w ebsite, and
h ad t o b e completed during an eight-hour period.
Of the 60 students, 10 were
f rom C SUSM, including the
Photo by Anderson Gould, Jr.
Students participating in the CSUSM Women's Hackathon.
PC G ang, w ho took h ome the
prize at the end of the day.
T he event showed that
computer and coding culture
is about m ore than j ust hacking, but also about creating
new things that serve a variety of p urposes. B ut, m ore
importantly, it showed that
w omen are an active voice in
the computing industry. Not
only t hat, but these voices are
women f rom various m ajors
and backgrounds. Only a f ew
of the students f rom C SUSM
that attended the event majored in computer science.
F or everyone with a noncomputer science m ajor, tu-
torial programs and industry
professionals were on hand
t o provide assistance. T he
important thing was t o remind the students that coding
can b e f or everyone and is not
an exclusive c lub. In some
w ays, the diversity of the
group proved u seful as many
on the team came f rom backgrounds outside of the computer sphere, providing f or
a diverse team experience.
T he e ffect seems t o b e
clear; as a result of the
event, a chapter of IEEE
(Institute of Electrical and
Electronics
Engineers)
has opened on campus.
Taylor Caroll plays at
RADD road safety event
Advocates push against drunk driving with music
Photo by Chris Morales
Taylor Caroll and members of his band poses for a photo with his fans.
BY RYAN D O W N S
NEWS EDITOR
H e m ay b e a supermess, b ut h e's here t o
m ake sure you w on't b e.
Last T hursday,. O ct. 2 3,
f rom 6 p .m. t o 8 p .m., rockstar Taylor Carroll performed
at t he U SU Amphitheater on
behalf of Recording Artists Against Drunk Driving
( RADD), the self-proclaimed
"Entertainment
I ndustry's
Voice f or Road Safety."
Caroll, a singer f rom Los
Angeles whose credits include opening f or Taylor S wift, p erformed several songs f rom his new
album S UPERMESS, b efore addressing an ecstatic
crowd about the dangers
of drinking and driving.
During the p erformance,
Carroll f requently held u p
" RADD c ards," prepaid
credit cards with $20 t o b e
used in case the recipient
was inebriated and in need
of a taxi. These cards, all
adorned with the s inger's
f ace, were handed out at
various points during the
concert t o the loudest f ans.
Taylor and his band
also stuck around f or a
while a fter the concert t o
meet with the concertgoers and take pictures.
Though the event broadcasts the message of R ADD,
the H OPE and Wellness
C enter's organization of it
was done in a coordinated
e ffort. They worked with the
California O ffice of Traffic
Safety as part of a program
t o promote responsible partying and road practices.
In addition t o the c redij f or
taxis, the " RADD c ard" also
allows users t o participate in
the R ADD Rewards p rogram,
a program created in 2 009,
wherein cardholders may
earn special incentives f rom
participating bars and restaurants, including f ree nonalcoholic b everages, f ood,
g ift certificates and even f ree
cover charge, A list of participating b ars can b e f ound at
c ollegeisradd . org/bars .html
Carroll, of course, seemed
more than happy t o p articipate. While the lighting a nd
sound ter the e vent proved
costly,
Carroll
himself
waived his f ee, asking his audience only to check out his
a lbum, e njoy the show a nd,
of course, not drink and drive.
For more i nformation,
students are advised t o
contact Cathy N guyen, or
visit the H OPE and Wellness Center, as well as the
collegeisradd .org
website.
News Editor:
Ryan Downs
cougarchron.news@gmail.com
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C ontinued f r o m p age I
Access: Initiative addresses student needs
Initiative's proposed time
b lock, f or classes that are
scheduled b efore 2:30 p .m.
on Monday/Wednesday, they
would switch f rom 75 minute intervals twice a week
t o 50 minute intervals three
times a w eek, the extra class
t ime being scheduled f or Friday. This would increase the
amount of class sections f rom
what is currently five courses
(between the hours of 7 a .m.
and 2:15 p.m.) t o seven
courses (between the hours
of 7:30 a .m. and 2:20 p.m.).
" There is a lot of concern
on the side of faculty because
this would b e a b ig c hange,"
said Academic Senate and
Executive Committee Chair,
Laurie Stowell. " Not everybody would b e moving
t o three day
a week classes, and with
some classes,
it might m ake
sense t o d o so
because
the
pedagogy would b e easier
t o transition into a shorter
class period. This is not a
one size fits all schedule
and it is not intended t o b e."
Dr. Stowell said that while
the Executive Committee
has discussed the proposal,
the consensus is not unanimous as t o whether or not
the Student Access Initiative
is ready t o b e implemented.
' T h e Executive Committee was considering a resolution in support t o take t o
the Senate on Nov. 5 . It
was a vote of 7 t o 6 not t o
take the resolution of support," Dr. Stowell said.
T he switch t o 50 minute
class intervals may necessitate that students b e on
campus f our or five days a
week if they are unable t o
coordinate all of their classes
t o f all on Monday/Wednesday/Friday. S ome faculty
members have expressed
concerns over whether o r not
the Student Access Initiative
will prove s uccessful in accelerating graduation rates
and accessibility of classes
f or students if it increases
the amount of time they
are spending on c ampus.
"If you are a Literature
& Writing student, unless
you only need o ne o r t wo
classes t o graduate, you will
most likely end u p with a
five-day schedule," Literature & Writing Studies Department Chair, Dr. Salah
Moukhlis, said. " As a chair,
I cannot schedule all core/
elective courses on either
Tuesday/Thursday or M onday/Wednesday/Friday b ecause they have t o b e spread
out t o avoid class conflict."
" The main concern among
f aculty as f ar as consequences is that it will disproportionately impact students that
are poor and working class,
and impact those that have
f amily obligations of f amily, children or siblings t o
look over," history lecturer,
our pay," California Faculty Association President,
and Associate P rofessor of
history, Darel E ngen, said.
" There is the issue of research and service t oo. If
w e have t o spend more tiifte
on restructuring courses
and commuting more o ften,
t hat's going t o take away
f rom the other things w e
are required t o d o as w ell."
"Lecturers and faculty get
short term contracts that
range f rom one semester t o
one year contracts t o three
year contracts. If this m easure goes into place, it w on't
necessarily change class
amount but the amount of
time t o b e on c ampus," said
Professor Henderson. " For
tenure track it will probably
h ave slightly less
of an e ffect o n
t hem
b ecause
they get allocated
their classes first.
Lecturer f aculty
will
probably
h ave the same consequences
as students w here w e are
here t hree, f our, five days a
week rather than t wo. I t's not
m ore work b ut m ore time in
the car and not being able
to d o other things at m uch.
Things like preparation and
grading are done at h ome."
Thus f ar, the proposal has
been brought t o the Academic Senate and A SI, t wo open
meetings have been held
with various dept. chairs
and the Provost conducted
an open f orum with the
university at large f or f aculty and staff t o share their
comments and concerns.
" As f ar as t he Student Access Initiative g oes, ASI h as
not taken a f ormal stance
in support o r against this
initiative," said A SI E xecutive C ommittee President
and C EO, Haley P erko. " Dr.
K amel H addad, presented at
our first A SI B oard of D irectors m eeting, and g ave
his reasoning of w hy the
university would like t o alter the current class schedule. T he c hange would open
m ore course o fferings, h elping students get t he classes
they need in order t o graduate in a timely m anner."
"The number of classes we added
alone this year were 100. We expect to add another 100 every year
to accommodate the growth'~
P rofessor Michael Henderson, said. " Also, there may
b e more campus and local
congestion because m ore
people may drive t o campus
per day using more gas. A lso
equity—access f or poor students o r those with other obligations is important. Very
f ew students have the luxury
of j ust coming t o campus
and doing nothing e lse."
" 90 percent of our students
are commuter students, with
more than 9,000 students
taking 12 or more units,"
Scheduling Task Force Committee Chair, and history
p rofessor, Dr. Patricia Seleski, said. "Of these people, 88 percent already c ome
at least three days a w eek."
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and lecturers would h ave
adequate time t o transition
their syllabi t o a 50 m inute
interval class structure and
if their workload would b e
adequately
c ompensated.
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A lyssa F oster's p henomenal f our-year t enure o n v olleyball t eam
B Y R ESTY G REY
SPORTS EDITOR
Leading the w omen's volleyball t eam, senior setter
and captain Alyssa Foster
continues t o add to her 1100
assists on the season in an
e ffort t o reciprocate another championship, j ust as
she has helped t o d o so before during her three years
of attendance at C SUSM.
Born in Santa R osa, California, Alyssa moved t o
Portland, Oregon at the age
of seven where her m other
began teaching her the f undamentals of volleyball. Foster started playing volleyball
in the fourth grade, a fter her
mother taught her the b asics.
F oster's mother played an
incredible influence on Foster's volleyball proficiency.
A t 17 years o ld, Foster
came back to California
and finally reached college level competition. She
was fortunate enough t o
have her first year coincide
with the year CSUSM created its volleyball program.
Despite an incredibly hectic start, s he's gone on t o
help tally three Associates
of Independent Institution
ing together f or C SUSM.
" The seniors that w e d o
h ave, t hey've really g rown,"
Foster said. "I k now they
always h ave my b ack and
I k now I can always count
on t hem. Especially on t he
c ourt, I k now I can g o t o
t hem and I can trust t hem.
A s a setter, the importance
of F oster's role is similar t o
a q uarterback's in f ootball
or a point g uard's in basketball. Her role is t o analyze
the d efense of the opposing
team while systematically
distributing the volleyball t o
her o ffensive outside hitters.
" I j ust k now i t's m y j ob t o
p erform every g ame," Foster
said. "A setter is such an important role o n the t eam that
Photo provided by Matthew Berson I c an't take any d ays o ff. I
Senior volleyball player Alyssa Foster sets a team member up for a volley in front of a home crowd.
k now if I h ave a b ad g ame,
Over the course of her Foster said. "My j unior year it d oesn't j ust a ffect m e,
[A.I.I.] championship titles.
"[Freshmen year,] we kin- stay at C SUSM, Foster has I b ecame a captain and this it a ffects t he entire t eam."
Foster h as been the g o-to
da had t o go with the flow," considered herself "lucky year I 'm a captain again. I
Foster said. "We d idn't have e nough" t o b e the start- hold a higher standard f or girl f or the Cougars as rea g ym, w e d idn't have a set ing setter f or all f our years. myself now that I 'm older flected in H ubbard's r emarks
schedule; we d idn't even Despite F oster's modesty, and now that I 'm a senior." on F oster's exceptional play.
" Alyssa definitely r uns this
know half the schools we she has developed into the
Alongside seniors Alyssa
were playing or how w e kind of person that under- H ubbard, Kelli M cLin, Erin t eam, as she should as a setwere going t o get there. It stands what it takes t o stay in Talafus and Taylor D egraaf, ter," Hubbard said. "Without
was chaos f or a little b it, but such a demanding position. Foster can attribute much of her, w e w ouldn't b e w here w e
it was f un. It was almost like
" As I 've gotten older I 've her success in f urthering her are today. S he's the MVP."
w e went in with n o p ressure." had m ore responsibilities," volleyball expertise t o playA s the postseason draws
PLAYER
C ross-country r unner's f ierce
d edication i nspiring f or t eam
G etting t o k now K ate B ouvatte
consistency is "having faith
in the work [she has] put i n."
" I have an end goal and
I intend t o reach i t," Bouvatte said. " I put confidence in those goals and
faith in my training to k eep
m y head in the g ame."
Bouvatte is a very positive
and hard-working person; as
a psychology m ajor she plans
on going to grad school and
having a career i n research
or
clinical
psychology.
B Y S HAINA P ARDO
SENIOR STAFF WRITER
Bouvatte is a m om, w ife,
mother, student and athlete.
In her spare t ime, she likes
Senior Kate Bouvatte is on
to r ead, assist in a research
top of her game this cross
lab in the psych departcountry season. She has lead
ment and hang out with her
the Cougars to be one of the
husband and son, J ackson.
most competitive teams
"There are so many chalin the NAIA C onference.
lenges to balancing all of my
It is not an easy task t o
roles; m y biggest challenge is
be an elite runner like Bouthat there never seems t o b e
vatte. The secret behind her
enough t ime. Time management is key," Bouvatte said.
She has a big impact on
the t eam not j ust as a captain, but as a person. Raelyn Werley commented on
how awesome of a captain
and person Bouvatte i s.
" I look at Bouvatte as such
a hard worker and someone
I can trust t o go with questions, advice and to f ollow
her by the example she sets,"
Werley said. " She d oesn't
only lead with her words but
with her actions. She influences m e in a positive way
and challenges m e to b e the
best athlete I can b e because
of her positive attitude and
work ethic. She is super talented, but also puts in the
w ork, which is inspiring."
Kate Bouvatte is a great
Photo provided by Matthew Berson inspiration and is leading the Cougars t o a
CSUSM student athlete Kate Bouvatte leads the pack in a recent
great end of the season.
cross-country meet.
PRO
closer, Foster prepares herself towards her final championship run with CSUSM.
" Alyssa Foster always
gets better at the end of the
season, and w e're starting to
see that now," Head Coach
A ndréa Leonard said. "She's
executing our offense, she's
m aking sets that are even
deceiving m e. You're really
starting to see her competitive side emerge as we inch
closer t o the championship."
Her continued developing
p rowess in volleyball has her
aiming f or a fourth A.I.I. title.
" I'm looking f or a championship, f or sure," Foster said. "We already have
t hree, so I d on't want to let
this f ourth one slip away."
A side f rom volleyball,
Foster is majoring in Business Administration with
an emphasis in Marketing.
She hopes t o find an internship in Sports Marketing
a fter she has graduated.
" I want t o be involved,
especially with San Marcos," Foster said. "I would
love t o come back and
practice or be a part of the
staff somehow; help out
o r maybe be a mentor."
m
T hompson c ontinues o n p ath
t o A ll-American g reatness
Cougar leads women's basketball team to success
B Y B EULAH SUPRIYA
STAFF WRITER
Meet Heather T hompson,
the first NALA all-American
f or C SUSM's w omen's basketball t eam, w ho also averaged a double-double in rebounds and points last season.
Standing
at
5 '11",
Thompson
plays
starting f orward f or C SUSM.
A s the season b egins,
Thompson speaks about
the t eam, her achievements
and how t o continue on this
path of success by putting
forth her best e fforts during this year, her final year
"Every year, I 'm getting f aster and stronger
and the experience gained
through the years plays a
huge r ole," Thompson said.
Her goals f or the upcoming season are to secure a
NAIA ail-American title
again, average a doubledouble every game and
k eep running as f ast as possible throughout the g ame.
In preparation f or the season, Thompson pointed out
that she has been practicing since the second week
C SUSM reopened its campus. She has been concentrating on o ffense and with
Photo provided by Matthew Berson
CSUSM student athlete Heather Thompson shoots a basket for the
basketball team.
m any of the players b eing veterans, the m atches
will b e worth w atching.
T hompson identifies h er
strong points as r ebounding and b eing a f ast post
player. Her f avorite shot is
the turnaround j ump shot.
Thompson is part of the
first graduating basketball
t eam, f or she was part of
the first w omen's basketball
t eam h ere at C SUSM in 2011.
In a short span of f our years
the t eam has done extremely
well in t he NAIA and this
y ear they h ave been accepted
into N CAA 2nd division.
T hompson's hard work and
c ommitment have contributed t o the t eam's success,
actions she plans to continue this year while building
u pon her own achievements.
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Secret w eapon on m en's soccer team
B uckets o f g oals and a dvice f rom E rik L opez
" Evan is fiat out the most
goals and 20 assist on his
consistent soccer player you
career, trumping C SUSM's
& R ESTY G REY
previous school record held will ever m eet," Lopez said.
SPORTS ASSISTANT
Lopez
comments
on
by Bradley Seidenglanz.
SPORTS EDITOR
N ow that Lopez is play- starting center midfieldLeading C SUSM M en's ing his last season at ers Yuki Hate and SulSoccer t eam with 8 goals C SUSM, h e has an abun- livan Tobin's work ethic.
"[Hate] really stepped u p
and 6 assists, midfielder dance of advice t o pass on
this year, h e i sn't holding
E ric L opez h as helped t o t o h is f ellow underclassmen.
carry t he Cougars through
" I try t o prepare them b ack," said L opez. " He is
an a mazing season so f ar. f or what is going t o come like a little pit bull throwA t a y oung a ge, L opez b ecause i t's a way d iffer- ing his body e verywhere...
m atured quickly m aking ent game than high school I d on't know what it is
h im taller than many of his soccer," said L opez. " Col- about this year [for Tobin]
f riends. T his g ave h im an lege soccer is really f ast- but something clicked with
and
physical." him; h e is j ust on fire."
advantage w hen it c ame t o paced
As much praise as Lopez
sports. Soccer and b aseL opez's best strategy f or
gives his t eammates, his
ball w ere the t wo main helping the lower class playsports L opez played w hile ers is t o b e tough because that own work ethic has helped
h e w as growing u p; h ow- is w hat prepares them f or the him to achieve the title of
ever, evidently L opez grew types of things they are going captain of the M en's soct o love t he g ame of soccer. t o h ave t o deal with in a g ame. cer team along with Scott
" Coming f rom my posi- Rice and Erik Mueller.
O ver t he past w eekend,
"Eric Lopez is really great;
tion playing f orward, a lot
L opez b roke
C SUSM's
of my success comes from h e's • a hard-working guy,"
school record f or most career goals. According t o m y t eam," L opez said. said L opez's roommate and
Starting f orward Evan attacking center mid with 14
the Athletic D epartment's
gets
incredible assists f or the season, Angel
w ebsite, L opez's t wo goals M yers
M ora. " He's strong and h e's
and o ne assist in Satur- praise f rom L opez. They
a hands-on guy. H e creates a
day's match against Ante- h ave been f riends belot of problems f or the centlope Vallev outs h im at 5 4 fore they started college.
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CSUSM student athlete Erik Lopez shows off skills that illustrate why
men's soccer team's * secret weapon.'
er backs he goes against." dous kid off the field and a tion L opez is currently in
Throughout the season, super-spirited competitor;" the midst of his f ourth y ear
" Lopez is a really good at C SUSM while w orkLopez has shown exceptional
leadership among his t eam: guy," Mora said. " He's al- ing towards a degree in
M anagement.
"Erik Lopez has been ways motivating the whole Business
" I w anttotry a ndplay soccer
one of our most dangerous t eam, trying t o k eep everyone
players in the entire time heads u p and trying t o stay as m uch as I can at t he highh e's been h ere," head coach c alm, cool and collected." est level I c an," L opez said.
Soccer m ay not b e a career
As the season comes t o
Ron Pulvers said. " I think
f or h im, but believes h e will
first and foremost h e's a an e nd, Lopez is making
great guy. E rik's a tremen- plans f or l ife a fter gradua- always h ave soccer in his l ife.
2014-15 Men's Basketball season preview
CSUSM H OME G AMES
etrate, w e have some inside
physical post players that our
program has never had in the
Expectations and hype p ast," Saia said. "We have a
around the campus com- lot of pieces. Our point guard
munity
have
reached has the ability t o score over
new
levels
a fter
the 20 points per game and w e
t eam's results last season. h ave another point guard
T he
Cougars
experi- w ho can run a t eam. So hopeenced a remarkable 2013- fully w e figure out a way t o
14 season where they spent put all these pieces together."
T he Cougars f ace some
seven weeks ranked N o.l.
tough challenges ahead as
They also won 2 3 consecutive games and finished the they search t o build new t eam
year with an overall record chemistry and integrate the
of 32-2. A season résumé new players into the system.
"You h ave got t o r ememwith those types of credentials will raise the bar ber w e have t o replace 9 0
f or any school program. points on o ffense that w e've
Coach J im Saia has the lost f rom last y ear's t eam,"
task t o now lead a team that Coach Saia said. "We are in
features many new f aces and a learning curve right now.
I only three returning play- Everyone has t o learn how
ers f rom last y ear's roster. t o d efend, rebound and not
" I think w e got shooters, allow transition points. High
w e got people w ho can pen- scoring o ffenses brings peoB Y E RIK SANDOVAL
STAFF WRITER
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MEN'S SOCCER 12-3
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WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL 22-10:
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7:30pm 11/11/2014, vs. Pomona Piteer
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12pm 11/10/2014, vs. Southwestern College (Scrimmage)
1pm 11/14/2014, vs. Grossmont College (Scrimmage)
Intramnrals
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From 5pm to 6:30pm Fridays on Mangrum Field. The final
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final game will end at 10pm
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BOWLING:
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on Friday, Nov. 14,2014.
CO-REC SOFTBALL;
Saturdays between 10/18/14 and.11/22/14. Thefirstgame will
start at 11am and thefinalgame will end at 5pm
IRON MOUNTAIN HIKE:
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ULTIMATE FRISBEE:
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will start wffl start at 6pm and thefinalgame will end at 10pm
ple t o the games b ut you got
t o d efend and rebound and
those are constant in everything w e d o as w e look
t o build team chemistry."
With all the new players
still trying t o build relationships on and off the basketball
court, Coach Saia would like
t o c urb some of t he pressure
f rom t he risen expectations;
at least f or the t ime b eing.
" Right now I d on't h ave
any e xpectations, o ur main
goal is t o get b ack t o the
National t ournament and
win t he
c hampionship,"
Saia s aid. " That's t he standard of o ur p rogram and
that d oesn't c hange, b ut it
is all about the process f or
us at the m oment. I think
w e can b e good and hopefully b y February and March
w e will b e really g ood."
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C SUSM m en's s occer t eam p repared f or s tretch r un
T eam a ims f or s econd A .I.I t itle i n f our y ears
B Y ERIK SANDOVAL
STAFF WRITER
C SUSM m en's soccer began their 16-game regular
season schedule in a stellar
fashion by earning victories
in their first f our matches.
M en's soccer followed u p
its impressive start by losing three of their next five
matches, but has regained
momentum by winning their
last three consecutive games.
The Cougars have a current record of 12-3 with one
game remaining. Their season résumé includes highprofile victories against top
ranked opponents such as
Concordia University (CA)
and Biola University ( CA).
The Cougars have held
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their
opponents
scoreless in f our games behind
their well-organized defense and have average
scoring of over t wo goals
in each of their victories.
"We have a lot of depth
on this t eam," leading goal
scorer, Eric L opez, said.
" The competition among the
players has been driving this
team and pushing us f orward.
There is a lot of pressure t o
p erform well and that makes
everyone want t o d o the best
that they can because if you
d on't, you can lose your
spot in the starting 11, but
the depth makes us better."
T he key component behind
all of the t eam's victories has
been their imposing d efense.
T he Cougars have permitted
only eight goals in their nine
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k eep a block of eight m en
defensively," Rice
said.
" These last f ew games w e've
lost sight of o ur d efense
by trying t o b ecome m ore
attack-minded on o ffense,
but w e really need t o f ocus
on becoming tight again as
a d efensive unit, not allowing goals and w e're m ore
than capable of doing i t."
With one match l eft, and
the prospect of playing the
remaining part of their schedule in f ront of the f riendly
h ome confines of San Marcos, the Cougars seem t o exPhoto by Cody Cook
ude plenty of confidence and
As the season comes to an end, the men's soccer team prepares for
optimism looking f orward
a fierce postseason.
t o their remaining fixtures.
" We'd like t o k eep posiw ins, but have allowed eight must continue to zone in degoals in their three losses, fensively in order t o replicate tive m omentum going and
Midfielder and Co-captain their early season success. f ocus on the things w e're
Scott Rice believes the team
"Coach always says to doing right," senior f orward,
l illlil
SILil
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Sullivan Tobin, said. "The
final games are at home
so c ome out and support."
Carrying
the
winning
m omentum will be crucial f or the remaining portion of the schedule because these players have
aspirations that extend beyond the regular season.
" We'd like to win out our
remaining schedule and end
our season 13-3," Lopez
said. "We have the ability
to reach NAIA tournament,
but we all want to win the
A.I.I c onference championship. I was on the team in
2011 that won the conference title and that was such
a great f eeling, being around
that team w as so much fun
and I 'd like to end my time
here with that feeling again."
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Eating potatoes has never been so sweet
BY LEXY PEREZ
A & E ASSISTANT
While it can b e assumed
that potatoes are a f ood f avorite across the nation,
the new f ad of eating sweet
potatoes seems t o now b e
popping u p everywhere, providing more health benefits
that many are not aware o f.
Sweet potatoes have become the next popular item
on the menu and their versatility allows them t o b e
made into j ust about anything: Sweet Potato f ries,
Sweet Potato p ie, Sweet
Potato soup and even
Sweet Potato smoothies.
While these orange potatoes may not b e as popular as regular potatoes,
they provide nutrients imperative f or our bodies t o
f unction and b e healthy.
If y ou're battling a flu,
consider eating a sweet potato. Consuming this Vitamin D-filled f ood item is
another way of gaining the
antioxidants needed in order to assist your body to
battle inflammatory issues.
Vitamin D is crucial f or
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Addflip-flopsto shoe-icide list
Is dressing down better for feet?
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Flip-flops are a common shoe amoung CSUSM students and Californians.
B Y A LEXIS S AUCEDO
SPORTS COLUMNIST
L iving in So-Cai w e c an't
h elp o urselves, flip-flops
are j ust so c omfortable and
convenient. B ut does this
c omfort and convenience
c ome with a price? How are
wearing flip-flops affecting
our musculoskeletal system?
Flip-flops are quick t o slip
on a fter a long day at one of
San D iego's b eautiful beaches. S ome flip-flops are even
f ashionable enough f or a
night out on t he town in the
casual Pacific Beach area.
In f act, C SUSM students
r ock flip-flops on a daily b asis.
"Flip-flops are my go-to
s hoe," Genevieve Baskiel
said. " I wear them at
least three out of the f our
days I am on c ampus."
Six students were randomly stopped and asked how
o ften they wear flip-flops t o
school. Four of the six students admitted t o wearing
flip-flops everyday, even
during the cooler winter
season. One of the t wo remaining students said she
wears t hem, one of t he t wo
days she is on campus. T he
remaining student stated
h e never wears flip-flops
nor did h e even own a pair.
T he human f oot is f ar
more intricate that anyone
gives it credit f or. According to the American Podiatric Medical Association
( APMA), " The heel b one is
the largest of the 2 6 bones i n
the human f oot, which also
h as 3 3 j oints and a network
of m ore than 100 tendons,
muscles and ligaments."
T he A PMA also explains
that flip-flop wearers can experience chronic f oot p ain,
hair-line f ractures and tendonitis due t o the lack of
arch support, heel cushioning and shock absorption.
R ip-flops can also leave
ankles vulnerable t o spraining and crush injuries f rom
objects in the environment.
WebMD also states that
flip-flops can b e the culprit f or many h ip, k nee
and lower back issues. A dditionally, WebMD
has
even added flip-flops t o
the very same -sho^-icide'
list that include high h eels.
So next time you decide t o dress it u p or dress
it d own, k eep in mind the
beating your f eet are taking.
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C ontinued f r o m p age 6
Potatoes: A good addition to a diet
building healthy teeth, b ones,
e tc. It also plays a role in elevating o ur energy levels
and m oods. Sweet p otatoes'
high amount of Vitamin C is
also important in building a
stronger immunity system.
Sweet potatoes are also
beneficial in
alleviating
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If y ou're not a f an of b ananas, sweet potatoes can
also b e a great source f or
potassium, preventing heart
disease, averting
onsets
of heart attacks, strokes
and maintaining balance
throughout the body under stressful conditions.
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While
iron
is known as an
energy boosting
mineral, it is
also important
f or metabolizing
proteins, ensuring the i mmune
system is f unctioning
properly and pro-
ad
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white b lood cells.
Potatoes are a great source of vitamins and
T hose with iron
nutrients with a varied bank of preparation
deficiency
c an
styles.
c onsume
sweet
stress-related
s ymptoms. potatoes f or they contain an
If y ou're having a stress- adequate amount of i t, as
ful week filled with mid- well as natural sugars, m agterms, your stress is causing nesium (aka: t he anti-stress
your body t o u se a large mineral) and Vitamin B 6.
Whether y our taste b uds
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FEATURES
P rofessor of H istory: Dr. I brahim A l-Marashi
Middle Eastern scholar has fascination with region's past
B Y N ADA S EWIDAN
FEATURES EDITOR
To love a subject so deeply
that you become consumed
by i t, i t's n o longer simply a j ob, but a way of l ife.
C SUSM P rofessor of history, Ibrahim Al-Marashi,
reflects this exact sentiment.
A s an assistant History
p rofessor with a teaching
emphasis in Middle Eastern history, Dr. Al-Marashi
hopes t o impart the same
fascination and awareness
of the past into his students.
He stresses that there is
always a m ajor event in t he
Middle East: A rab Spring,
War of Libya and the debate of whether the U .S.
will strike Syria. He discussed how relevant Middle Eastern studies is now
and how important it is t o
learn, understand and address misconceptions in re-
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gards t o these global events.
"Students not only learn
the history, but learn a lot
about the regions that shape
most American foreign policy to this very day," he said.
Professor Al-Marashi enjoys being a history professor
because history is a reflection of the human condition
and of identity. He explained
how it is an all-encompassing subject that looks at the
past in order t o gain an understanding of the present.
" When you are a professor
of history, you are always
learning; i t's a continuous
p rocess," P rofessor Al-Marashi said. " I can honestly
say n o day of work is ever
the s ame. I may b e teaching
the same subject, but n o matter what I a m teaching, I 'm
teaching f rom a d ifferent approach o r d ifferent material
f rom the present t o tell these
students why these events
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Dr. Ibrahim speaks to members of the history department.
in the past are important."
Professor
A l-Marashi's
family is originally f rom
Iraq. However, h e was
born in Baltimore and
grew u p in California.
H e earned a B .A. f rom
University
of
California, Los Angeles, his M.A
f rom. Georgetown
University
and
eventually
his Ph.D. f rom University of O xford in the U .K.
He was motivated t o become a history professor in
order t o learn and discover
more about the region of
his ancestors. H e explained
that the time h e was studying t o become a professor of
Middle Eastern history was
a d ifferent time than now-
FACULTY
-it was pre 9/11, pre I raq.
A fter graduation h e d ecided t o travel t o the M iddle East and experience the
region h e was studying.
A mong some of the places h e lived includes M orocco, Yemen and E gypt.
" I f elt like I needed t o
live there t o really understand the culture and the
region and apply what I
was studying t o the places
I was going t o," h e said.
P rofessor Al-Marashi confessed how h e is never in o ne
place f or m ore than seven
weeks and how h e is continuously on the m ove, traveling
f or work and f or c onferences.
H e is also currently w orking on writing another b ook
on the ' 91 Gulf War, and
as a side p roject, h e works
with the local community t o
teach the history of Iraq t o
r efugees still in high school.
P rofessor
Al-Marashi
currently teaches general
history, War and Society,
several courses on the Middle East and a course on
w omen in the Middle East.
Next semester h e will be
o ffering a class about Spain
and the Middle East which
explores the Arabic influence in Spain and how a
Catholic country deals with
a Muslim past. T he class
will b e o ffered in the spring
from 2 :30 pm t o 3:45 p.m on
M ondays and Wednesdays.
Teaching i sn't simply a j ob
f or P rofessor Al-Marashi,
but a hobby as well. There
is n o delineation between
courses taught in classrooms and his way of living.
"History is not j ust something I teach; i t's a philosophy; i t's a way of life; it's
a way of l iving," Professor
Al-Marashi said. " It's not
work f or m e; i t's something
I a m passionate about."
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PROFILE
P rofessor Y uan Y uan e ncourages c ritical t hinking
B Y S HANICE D AVIS
STAFF W RITER
C SUSM professor, Dr.
Yuan Yuan, is known t o b e
both upfront with his expectations and f air while
c harming the class with his
w arm smile and f unny j okes.
Dr. Yuan Yuan, a Literature and Writing professor h ere at C SUSM,
talks about h ow m uch h e
loves h is j ob as a Literature and Writing Professor.
" I e njoy being a professor because you have
a lot of time t o read and
t hink," Professor Yuan said.
" As the Chinese saying
goes, thinking without reading leads t o laziness and reading without thinking leads t o
c onfusion. Especially f or a
professor engaged in theories, thinking helps put ideas
into different perspectives
and reading f urther challenges those perspectives."
P rofessor
Yuan
was
originally born in J inan,
the capital city of Shandong
Province,
China.
"[Jinan] is about a hundred miles away f rom Qufii
where C onfucius was born
about t wo thousand years
a go," P rofessor Yuan said.
B efore arriving in the
States, Yuan received his
B achelor's Degree in Foreign Language and Literature and his M aster's
Degree at T he Institute of
Modern American Literature, both located in Shandong University in China.
Professor Yuan later received his Doctorate Degree
in English at t he University
of
Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
Living and studying in both
China and the United States,
P rofessor Yuan acquired
language proficiency in now, and I witnessed the
both English and Chinese. huge change of C SUSM from
Professor Yuan has been a university without a camliving in the states since pus and with only a couple
1985; h e first migrated t o of hundred students, t o now
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MJ£.Ch*A. advocates for higher education and unification
S tudents s trive f or e qual o pportunity f or g enerations t o c ome
BY SHANICE D A V I S
STAFF WRITER
CSUSM's
M .E.Ch.A.
is more than an organization; it is a m ovement
that implements concentration on higher education,
political
involvement, culture and history.
ME.Ch.A. stands f or M ovimiento Estudiantil C hicano
de Aztlan, and ultimately,
the organization's mission is
to strive f or higher education
and awareness of the history
and struggle. " M.E.Ch.A.
is determined t o contribute
and develop political, social
and culturally competent
projects that will prepare
o ur people t o b ecome the
f uture leaders of our c ommunity," M .E.Ch.A. secretary, Lizbeth M oreno, said.
T he o rganization's goals
consist of having equal opportunity in higher education f or all p eople, especially
underrepresented c ommunities. A mong their objectives
include establishing a Raza
C enter on c ampus, ensuring
that their ancestors and their
culture is never f orgotten,
giving b ack t o the c ommunity and staying united as o ne.
T his
m ovement
has
m any
Hispanic/Latino
m embers, b ut M oreno e xpresses that t he org. is open
f or e veryone on c ampus.
ing part of this organization,"
Moreno said. "Unity is a
huge benefit from the organization [because] w e support
each other in all that w e d o,
and [we] m ake sure that w e
all graduate and balance the
stresses this l ife has t o o ffer."
M EChA has t wo main upcoming events—Jornaleros
and a high school c onference.
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"Jornaleros, which means
Members of M.E.Ch.A show support for Raza Center.
' day laborer,' are the m en
" MEChA is f or anyone is that you care f or our c om- and women w ho stand at corinterested in helping out the munity as much as w e d o." ners looking f or j obs," MoreM oreno
also
empha- no explained. "We set aside
community and helping those
w ho d o not h ave a v oice," sized an essential b en- a Friday of every month t o
achieved
through w ake u p bright and early t o
M oreno said. " Everyone and efit
anyone is w elcome t o attend M . E . C h . A . - u n i f i c a t i o n . m ake burritos f or these day
and b e part of our w onderful * " A minority and a nori-mi- laborers and take it t o them
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" The high school c onference is t o promote higher
education," M oreno said.
"We provide f ood and w orkshops f or the youth so that
they know higher education is a possibility f or a ll."
In addition t o those e vents,
M .E.Ch.A. is having another upcoming event, Baile
d e Los Muertos on Nov.
2 1 at the C larke, so m ark
y our calendars cougars!
If anyone is interested in
j oining M .E.ChA., all are
welcome t o attend the m eetings held from 4 p .m. t o 6
p ,m. every Tuesday in C ommon 2 06. E mail the o rg.
at
c susm .mecha@ g mail.
c om f or m ore i nformation.
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The Cougar Chronicle was
among those recognized f or
helping to promote Maxwell
Dickson's " Pink Tie A ffair"
art show fundraiser f or breast
cancer care and research.
T he P ink Tie A ffair-a
charity gala produced to
raise m oney and awareness
f or breast cancer research-hosted hundreds of patrons
that included local celebrities and politicians f or a
night filled with art auctions,
live m usic, f ood and d rinks.
This group of artists associated with the Pink Tie A ffair
h ave helped develop and host
this event in Los Angeles f or
t he past couple of years now.
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One-of-a-kind photography experiences b y Reid
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were part of the guest entertainment, along with t apas,
w ine, pool tables, classic arcade games and c lub m usic.
A s guests graced the red
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of f ame that included various other sponsors that
helped m ake the event possible. All proceeds earned
b y the event went directly t o the Breast Cancer
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t he atmosphere f or the evening, and all the artwork was
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What employers look f or in college g raduates
The CSUSM Career Center prepares current students as well as
alumni for today's competitive job market.
B Y SYDNEY SCHABACKER
STAFF W RITER
Please raise your hand if
y ou'd like t o make some
money. While i t's u p t here,
wave and smile pleasantly
at someone t o practice social
skills, and then make your
way t o the Career Center.
There are people in the Ca-
reer Center w ho want nothing m ore than t o h elp you
find the employment that
will lead you t o that money.
C alifornia's unemployment
is currently at 5 .9 p ercent,
and if students all would
rather b e in that other 94.1
percent, then students need t o
know what employers w ant.
" What employers look f or
ALUMNI:
are ' soft s kills,'" Career Center Director, Pam Wells, said.
These
skills
include:
communication efficiency,
both oral and written, experience working in t eams,
t echnology]
skills, experience in a diverse e nvironment,
leadership
potential and the capability t o learn n ew things.
"[The] majority of these are
[skills] students are getting
[at C SUSM]," Career Counselor, Dian Sanchez, said.
G EO and GEW, required
f or every student, f ocus on
oral and written communication skills. There is n o
shortage of group work as
students progress through
classes. T he technological
skills she referred t o can b e
gained through t he computer classes that are o ffered.
C SUSM is a diverse environment with students f rom
all over the country. T hanks
t o t he international student
p rogram, w e are globally
diverse. T he c lubs, activities and organizations students participate in can in-
WHERE
dicate leadership potential.
A s college students, t he
capacity and ability t o
learn can h opefully b e assumed here at C SUSM.
Graduates of t he C SU
system o ffer strong skills t o
employers. A C SU executive
summary, published January
1 9,2012, reviewed the results
of a survey of employers in
California. T he f our distinctive characteristics of C SU
graduates are t eamwork,
flexibility, capacity t o learn
and representation of the
diversity of the workplace.
However, according t o the
above mentioned research,
this is what students need t o
improve on: interpersonal
skills. In any workplace of
any size, these skills matter.
A s a specialized area of interpersonal skills, C SUSM
students need t o cultivate
their interviewing skills.
"Feedback
is
that
some of our students are
not as polished as other colleges," Wells said.
Employers know what they
are looking f or in potential
ARE
e mployees, and the interview
process is w hen they are considering most w ho t o h ire.
Here are some things t o
k eep in mind t o get t o that
point. T he Career Center
o ffers " mock i nterviews"
where students can practice and gain familiarity with possible questions
and appropriate answers.
Social m edia h as also b ecome a significant and even
a determining f actor in what
employers are looking f or, so
strong interview skills can
b e undermined by u nprofessional revelations online.
A s f ollow u p t o an interview, thank-you notes are
imperative. In every b usiness, time is valuable. Every
candidate f or a position m ust
acknowledge and show appreciation f or the t ime spent
on their interview. T hese
notes are standard in b usiness and networking, and
t he lack of t hem c an also
undermine a strong interview p erformance when it
comes t o deciding which
candidate will b e h ired.
A s a show of strength,
having some pertinent work
experience b efore seeking
e mployment could p ut you
at t he t op of t he candidacy
p ile. T he a nswer t o this conundrum i s internships. T he
Career C enter o ffers students assistance in finding
a variety of internships that
b est fits t he s tudents' n eeds.
S ome internships pay, some
o ffer class credit, b ut all
look good o n a r esume.
A s college students, w e are
building o ur e mployment
f utures right now. D on't
wait until y ou are sitting in
an interview t o contemplate
h ow you will answer " What
are
your
w eaknesses?"
Thinking about w hat e mployers look f or in college
graduates n ow and addressing what n eeds t o b e addressed c an only strengthen
your
opportunities.
F or m ore i nformation,
stopover at t he Career Center
o r visit t he website w ww.
csusm.edu/careers/ t o see
what they can h elp y ou with
as you prepare f or your f uture.
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W here does l ife t ake y ou
a fter graduation?
S ome
students m ay b e terrified of w hat h appens a fter
graduation while others
are ready t o experience reality outside of C SUSM.
Former CSUSM Cougar, Sarah Kinney, is currently working as a high
school teacher and part
t ime professor. While attending C SUSM, her main
f ocus was primarily work
and school. She worked on
campus at t he Online Writing L ab ( OWL) and the
Writing Center. During o ne
summer she worked at the
Admissions o ffice giving
tours of the campus as well.
Kinney discussed h ow
C SUSM helped h er prepare f or h er career as both
a high school teacher
and a college professor.
"The credential program at
C SUSM has definitely helped
m e t o get hired not only b ecause it prepared m e w ell,
but also because others k now
about its rigor," Kinney said.
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her teaching credential in
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Since t hen, Kinney has been
teaching English at Temescal
Canyon High School, located
in Lake Elsinore, California.
Recently, Sarah received
her M aster's degree in English f rom National University and has begun teaching
college level English courses
at M t. San Jacinto College.
" CSUSM h as helped m e
get m y j obs because the reputation of the school is well
k nown," Kinney said. " My
department chair at M SJC
is an alumni f rom C SUSM
and I think that m ade h er
f eel confident in hiring m e."
Not only is Kinney a
teacher, b ut she is also
married and lives happily
with her dog and husband.
C SUSM has definitely paid
off f or this Cougar. With
her huge accomplishments
and outstanding achievements, it all goes t o show
that with hard work and
dedication, students here
at C SUSM can succeed
in their f uture endeavors.
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Tomato T ofu r ecipe i s a
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Tomato T ofu i s a s imple and e asy d ish t o c reate and is u sually s erved
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1/2 -whole onion
3 to 4 cloves garlic
1 cup water
4 to 5 tomatoes (the
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Pre-packaged mushroom seasoning
1 teaspoon olive oil
1/2 package of tofu
oil
1/2 package of tofu
throw them in olive oil
on medium to high heat;
cook until caramelized.
2. Dice up tomatoes and
garlic; add to pan.
3. Cut up tofu into
blocks and add to pan;
add salt and pepper.
4. Add one cup water,
simmer on low heat;
slow cook (the longer,
the better).
5. Add mushroom
seasoning for flavor;
continue to slow cook.
6. Serve over rice.
Directions:
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D ate n ight i n S an D iego
A thens M arket C afé v ersus T he S pot
BY W ILL M CCURDY
For date night, an e vening
you've been preparing f or
meticulously down t o y our
best outfit, where d o you t ake
him or her? W here can y ou
show your date a g ood t ime
without breaking t he b ank?
There are t wo local r estaurants, one tucked a way in
the suburban reaches of San
Diego, Athens M arket C afé,
and the other in t he h igh r ises
of downtown L a J olla, T he
Spot. The Athens M arket
Café is located on C armel
Mountain Rd in San D iego
while The Spot is l ocated
on Prospect S t. in L a J olla.
With an unassuming l ook
but a richly seasoned m enu,
the Athens M arket C afé
couples affordability a nd
a taste of Greek c ulture. If
both parties are l actose t olerant, order some pita b read
with saganaki, a goat c heese
soaked in oil set ablaze at t he
table before b eing q uenched
with lemon j uice as a starter (it is tradition t o say o pa
when the cheese is o n fire).
Main course dishes r ange
from spiced gyros ( made
of pork or b eef) t o s immered lamb chops a nd citrus seasoned s almon. F or
those who d on't eat m eat,
there are equally delectable dishes such as spinach
spanakopita and f alafels.
R epresenting C SUSM student talent in
the field of m usic
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Finally f or d essert, t here is
b aklava, a pastry with ground
nuts and h oney h eld together with a flakey o uter c rust.
A nother location f or d ate
night is T he Spot located
i n t he sprawling u rban center of d owntown L a J olla.
T he S pot acts as a cozy b ar
a nd restaurant h aven away
from t he h ustle of t he city.
T heir b ar p rovides m uch
a mbience f or t hose of a ge,
t hough it is t he m ain dining
r oom w here o ne c an achieve
t he r omantic a tmosphere.
With a fireplace t ucked in
t o t he right and televisions
scattered f or t he b ar p atrons,
o ne c an e njoy an appetizer w ith their d ate in o ne of
t he m ore isolated b ooths o r
c atch t he sunset from o ne of
t he t ables n ear t he w indows.
With b oth restaurants h aving t heir strong p oints, it
c omes d own t o a matter of
c omparison t o d ecide w hich
restaurant h as t he b est criteria f or a r omantic e vening.
First is t he f ood. With A thens M arket C afe's e xotic variation of G reek f ood against
T he S pot's classic A merican
m enu, t he c hoices of A thens
M arket p rovide f or a m ore
diverse culinary e xperience.
T he Spot is a s afer b et
f or p eople w ho e njoy pizza
and there are other options
as well if o ne d oes not care
f or o r is allergic t o c heese.
N ext
is
atmosphere;
which restaurant provides
its guests with t he romantic f eel t hey're looking f or?
T he Spot mainly f unctions
as a sports b ar with t he televisions o ften showing the
latest football o r baseball
g ame. However, this can
b e o ffset b y the ocean view
and the proximity t o the
coast with t he sea themed
decor providing a m ore
laid b ack f eel f or the place.
Athens Market C afé, on t he
other h and, is very secluded
from t he local neighborhood,
instead relying o n the painted interiors of Greek cities
and portraits f or the customers t o lose themselves i n.
Finally, t he third and arguably t he most important category rears its head—cost.
T he Athens Market C afé
o ffers quite a f ew desirable
d ishes, b ut o ften patrons
will find themselves in t he
f orty dollar r ange with alcoholic beverages excluded.
T he Spot o n t he other h and
d oes not b oast a s b road of
a palate as Athens M arket,
b ut can h ave both parties
reasonably satisfied with
twenty t o thirty dollars.
B oth
Athens
Market
C afé and T he Spot o ffer a
u nique and quaint perspective t o date night; whichever restaurant is chosen depends on o ne's p reference.
OUTREACH ASSISTANT
F or Vitor, music gives
h im encouragement and
c omfort,
f eelings
he
hopes t o translate t o others through his own m usic.
JESUSM s tudent K arrkVitor started a b and during the
summer with his f riends Andrew Velasco, Colin Hagan
and Arman D olphin. T he
b and was an idea that w as not
initially p lanned. Vitor would
usually meet h is f riends
at t he b each in Carlsbad o r t he Oceanside
Pier j ust t o play f or f un.
T he b and's n ame is
T he Strangers, which
happened t o b e a suggestion m ade b y a
stranger w ho saw t hem
play together during
o ne of their meet-ups.
"We started off as
strangers b ut c ame together
with a c ommon interest and
started p laying," Vitor said.
A fter playing there f or
a w hile, V itor's M end,
Josh
Fowler,
helped
t hem record their first album in his h ome studio.
Vitor plays the guitar and
sings b ut everyone in t he
b and contributes t o the m u sic in other w ays. T he group
brings a lot of variety t o t he
music because each b and
m ember uses an instrument
that reflects their b ackground such as an acoustic
guitar, an electric guitar, a
keyboard and a m elodica.
" Each of t hem, however,
is extremely talented and
bring something d ifferent
t o this g roup, and I 'm glad
that the first b and I 'm in is
with these g uys," Vitor said.
T he b and's first o fficial performance was at the Mission
Asian market in Oceanside.
They did not h ave a set list
so instead, they improvised.
They played " Saved R oom,"
" Happy" and " Creep." It
was a good first experience
because people
cheered
and danced as they played.
Vitor is mostly self-taught.
His
musical
education
started when h e received a
guitar at the age of 16. H e
began by watching videos
online and reading the guitar tabs of whatever music h e was into at the t ime.
O ne of his first memories is
side Filipino Cultural Festival where h e m et Katherine
Sinsuan, w ho later played
with h im at other shows.
Vitor plans t o take a road
trip with h is b and in the
spring and h opefully play
m usic in various v enues,
as well as work on p roducing a second album.
Other b ands such as M umford and Sons, T he Head
and t he H eart, Paramore and
Jeff Buckley all are part of
h is musical influences.
Their n ext performance is at 9 p .m.
o n Saturday, N ov. 1
at t he M ission Asian
m arket i n O ceanside.
"If students w ant
t o p ursue m usic t hen
t hey n eed t o b e o pen
a nd willing t o e xplore d ifferent k inds
of m usic a nd b e w illing to put e ffort i nto i mproving,"
Vitor
s aid.
Vitor also holds m eet-ups
on c ampus f or students w ho
are interested in playing m usic together in a relaxed e nvironment. M usic m eet-up is
designed f or t hose w ho like
m usic and w ho w ant t o share
that passion b y connecting with f ellow m usicians.
" Thursday m eet-up is m ore
of j ust a m usic j am session
with d ifferent people c oming o ver t o play," Vitor s aid.
T he m usic m eet-up gathers at 12 p .m. o n T hursdays
in t he third floor of t he A rts
Building o n t he grass. Students c an either b ring t heir
o wn instruments o r u se s ome
of t he extra instruments that
h e a nd h is f riends A ndrew
Velasco, Colin Hagan and
I mmanuel B rown b ring.
If y ou w ould like t o k now
m ore about T he Strangers,
y ou can check out their F acebook p age at w ww.facebook.
c om/thestrangersjamband.
"We started off
as strangers but
came together
with a common interest and started
playing"
when h e learned how t o play
" Stop and Stare" b y O ne
Republic. H e was so proud
that h e succeeded at playing the song that h e wanted
t o show his f amily what
h e had learned. His f amily
were the ones w ho initially
encouraged h im t o play in
front of others during f amily gatherings o r parties.
" I d idn't like it at first,
b ut it helped m e get used t o
playing f or p eople," h e said.
B efore starting t he b and,
Vitor would p erform at open
m ic nights. H e played his
first acoustic show at a b ar
in Temecula about a y ear
a go. T his w as a new experience f or h im b ecause h e
h ad never prepared f or a live
p erformance b efore. H e h ad
t o consider things like vocal endurance and material.
T he crowd was small, b ut
h e got t o know the people
there, which made it worth it.
T he most memorable m oment f or Vitor was t he Ocean-
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Think f ast in I mprov C lub
Join Improv Club for fast-paced, f un club experience
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STAFF W RITER
Fast-paced and actionpacked, there is never
a dull m oment with the
C SUSM
Improv
Team.
W hat is improv, you m ay
ask? Improvisation is anything m ade-up on the spot.
T he Improv Team specializes in concocting characters, scenes, dramas a nd
laughs in seconds based on
audience suggestions. T he
club team was started in
2010 by Nicole H ernandez,
Aaron C hase, Molina M ilbourne and Lorenzo Taylor.
Originally, Improv w as o ffered as a class, but then
these three students took the
idea and f ormed the c lub.
I joined this past semester, and I am 100 percent
biased in its favor. To get
on the club t eam, auditions
are held once a semester f or
anyone interested. Senior
Player Ryan D owns, w ho
j oined Fall semester of 2010,
has some insider advice:
" The auditions are t o see
if you can act on a stage,
in a team as a team player. T he only problem is if
y ou're frying to b e t oo f unny," D owns says. " Just b e
Improv club poses for a group photo during practice.
y ourself, and w e'll worry
about [being f unny] later."
There are a f ew rules in
keeping with classic improv, but i t's mostly j ust one
game a fter another. One of
my favorites is "Zip-ZapZ op," when the players have
t o point at someone else in
the circle, yelling one of
uses in real l ife. In all of the
g ames, players h ave seconds
t o c ome u p with a character
with reactions and f eelings.
"You learn t o think on
y our f eet," D owns said.
" [Which is] very
important in other t hings."
Just consider public speaking o r class participation
f or that matter. It c an't hurt
socially either. T he confidence this builds with practice can easily b e transferred
t o everyday
experience.
I 've only b een on the Improv Team f or about a month
now, meeting once a w eek on
Monday nights. Every practice is d ifferent, and even
the basic g ames vary f rom
practice t o practice and get
energized with laughter and
good company. If you aspire
t o always b e on y our toes
and ready t o react t o what
happens next when surprises
are part of the g ame, please
come audition f or the I mprov Team next semester,
Photo provided CSUSM Improv Club would be beneficial f or potential users of these various
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the words, and y ou've got f un. This kind of stimulating i sn't something you find b y
t o k eep track at high speed f un f or the brain is addictive. reading a profile of checking
which word is being zoomed
Despite improv exercises b oxes; i t's something you
at y ou. While surprisingly being m ade u p of g ames, discover b y getting t o k now
d ifficult, messing u p can b e improv has many important people in t he real w orld.
W hy b reak-ups d on't a lways h ave t o m ean g oodbye
R emaining f riends a fter h eartbreak
g uys handle a b reakup, essarily in your l ife as a partit is assumed that sports ner, that d oesn't mean you
g ames, video games and have t o lose them completely.
L et'sfaceit: B reak-ups s uck. adrenaline activities with
Regardless
of
everyI n movies and television, f riends
are
involved. thing, feelings are still there
b reak-ups are treated as an
I t's a common debate as and memories still exist.
over-dramatic b uildup t o that t o whether guys and girls
It can be difficult to let go
f ated happy ending. But what can in f act b e f riends a fter
of the l ife you once had
happens when in real l ife, it a b reakup. The decision can
and t o "shut o f f ' f eelings.
can b e common f pr a break- lie on the myriad of situWhile it can vary with each
up t o simply b e a break-up? ations that could have ocp erson, break-ups are a time
Insert what I like t o call curred: cheating, lies, disf or personal healing. Time
the "breakup m ode." That tance, growing apart, or, like
apart is essential if there is
consists of common thoughts m e, the f act that it w as t oo
ever intent on remaining in
such as: " My life is over," difficult t o accept that Ryan
each o ther's lives. Distance
" I'm so happy," " I l ied, I 'm Gosling is a f ather and is
allows there t o b e a time t o
not really happy," " Maybe never truly entering my l ife.
find yourself again and learn
I 'm destined t o b e a loneWhether
t o b e your own
ly cat w oman" and " Why
y ou're
the
| ferson, findc an't Channing Tatum enter
"dumping your own
my life already?" Then it is
er" or the
happiness.
time t o channel Julia Rob"dumpee,"
Tears may
erts a nd E at, Pray, Lovethe
hardb e shed and a
except the only thing that
est f actor is
film of m emois actually accomplished
f eeling
as
ries may play.
is conquering that j ar of
if you lost
Whether t he
cookie butter while watcha huge part of yourself. I t's break-up was amicable o r
ing T he Notebook 5 0 t imes.
important to realize that j ust not, this person mattered f or
While I 'm not sure h ow because this person i sn't neca reason and there is nothB Y L EXY P EREZ
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"Time will
heal all
wounds"
Relationships gone sour can sometimes end up sweet.
ing wrong with them still
meaning something t o y ou.
T he important thing t o note
is t o not rush o r f orce things.
If this person is truly meant
t o b e in your l ife, then time
will heal all wounds and
your relationship can blossom into an alternated ver-
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Just because you broke
u p, d oesn't mean your relationship is technically broken. I t's simply in repair,
preparing t o experience a
m etamoiphosis. It is nice
t o h ave the idea of being
f riends with your e x, but that
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d oesn't m ean there w on't b e
obstacles in getting t here.
Take t ime f or yourself and
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How one blog misunderstands true meaning of feminism
B y K ATIABRUNSON
OPINION ASSISTANT
Hide your b ras -- t he
feminists
are
c oming.
The term " feminism" h as
been somewhat of a t aboo
in Western culture, and f or
people living in m any o ther
parts of the world, i t's c ompletely unheard o f. T he o ppression of women m anifests
itself differently all o ver t he
world, but in the c ase of
Western society, some individuals are not f ully a ware
of its presence on a daily b asis. Many men and w omen
argue that gender equality
does exist in America t oday
when, in f act, w e are f ar
f rom tackling the perpetual
disadvantages of o ur society's g ender stereotypes.
T he theory of " anti-feminism" is the belief that
w omen's disadvantages in
society are exaggerated o r
n on-existent, o r assumes
that f eminists seek t o oppress m en. It is an ideology
that h as recently b een p opularized b y a b log o n T umblr entitled " womenagainstfeminism.tumblr.com."
O n this b log, w omen send
in pictures of themselves
h olding u p signs explaining w hy they d on't agree
with f eminism o r why they
c hoose not t o b e a f eminist.
T he c ommon d enomina-
tor that holds true through
each one of these w omen's
arguments is that they are
arguing
against
b eliefs
that d iffer f rom f eminism.
T he term f eminism is defined in the dictionary as " the
advocacy of w omen's rights
on the ground of political,
social and economic equality
t o m en." In recent decades,
the term f eminism gained attention due t o the W omen's
Liberation M ovement, which
originated during the 60s and
7 0s. Many feminists p refer
t o cite a definition that comes
f rom f eminist theory and/or
f eminist writers such as bell
h ooks, whose definition says
that " feminism is a m ove-
Why mass media is the best major
they d ress, their sexuality,
their ideas and their b odies.
" Womenagainstfeminism"
h ave got it all wrong. Feminism is not about burning
bras o r shaming women w ho
e njoy cooking f or their significant other. I t's not about
hating men or playing the
victim c ard. I t's about challenging s ociety's expectations of w omen and being
w ho you are without having t o apologize f or it. I t's
about the social j ustice that
comes with equality. I t's
about taking pride in celebrating how great it is t o
b e a w oman in every beautiful shape, b ra size and l ifestyle choice they c ome i n.
Benefits of stem
cell research lauded
B y K ATIABRUNSON
OPINION ASSISTANT
America is the consumer
capital of the world; a fflicted by a constant b arrage
of media selling us social
norms, values and ideas.
Almost everything w e
know to be true has b een
fed to us through various
media outlets, whether it b e
through the news, a T V show
or a friend's status u pdate.
What we value as n orms in
our society are perpetuated
through the media, w hich
is why being an i nformed
consumer in this day in age
is crucial to making sense
of what all of the constant
information means t o u s
as individuals. We r evolve
around our F acebook, Instagram and Twitter a ccounts;
constantly seeking interconnectedness with t he h umans
around us. We thrive on instant updates and n onstop
information. T he
m edia
holds a lot of p ower in o ur
society, so if you c an't b eat
'em, might as well j oin ' em.
Anything involving t he
distribution of i nformation
is classified as m edia. T he
subject of mass m edia is s o
vast and continues t o g row
exponentially, making it e asy
for anyone t o find a specific interest in this m ajor,
women out of the 4 35 m embers that make u p the U .S.
House of Representatives,
and only 20 out of 100 m ake
u p the Senate. Pay inequality still exists, and even in
the year 2014, some men
grow u p believing that they
are entitled to w omen's b odies. This results in issues
such as cat-calling, sexual
assault and r ape, which in
some cases are classified
as socially acceptable o r
deemed the w oman's f ault.
Society needs f eminism
because women are tired of
not being taken seriously
and feeling that they constantly have to apologize f or
the way they act, the way
ment to end sexism, sexist
exploitation and oppression."
This movement launched
awareness f or issues such
as reproductive rights, domestic violence, maternity
leave, equal pay, w omen's
s uffrage, sexual harassment
and sexual violence; all
of which are issues still
being dealt with today.
So why all the animosity
towards feminists? Somewhere along the l ine, society
has convinced many people
that women in the Western
world are " out of the w oods"
in the sense that w e have
reached the equal treatment
that men are born with. In
reality, there are only 79
Potential gains outstrip ethics concerns
B Y JASMINE D EMERS
COMMUNITY N EWS EDITOR
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Mass media gives students diverse knowledge set.
M edia is constantly e volving t o k eep u p with new
technology, and with a w orld
that thrives on i nformation,
i t's a s ubject that is sure t o
n ever g o out of style. T he
first e xample of m edia b eing p roduced dates b ack t o
t he fifteenth century with
print m edia such as n ewspapers, b ooks, m agazines and
p amphlets. T his w as t he first
t ime that i nformation w as
spread in other w ays t han b y
w ord of m outh. Since then
w e h ave seen t he growth
of recorded m edia, c inema,
r adio, t elevision, Internet
and m obile d evices, w hich
all f all u nder t he v ery large
u mbrella that is t he m edia.
T he m edia is such a l arge,
e ncompassing and p owerful
f orce that e veryone in t he
w orld looks t o f or i nformation; w hich b egs u s as consumers of t he m edia t o b e
r esponsible about h ow w e
digest the f acts and ideas
thrown at u s. A m ass m edia
m ajor will provide you with
skills t o b ecome an i nformed
consumer as well as skills t o
b e able t o p roduce and distribute information f or the
w orld. A s of today, 90 percent of what w e r ead, watch
o r listen t o is controlled b y
six corporation. T hese include Disney, Viacom, C BS,
Time Warner, N ews C orp
and G E. 90 percent of what
w e know is decided b y 2 32
media executives, b ut you
can c hange that 9 0 percent
b y b eing a part of the media
and contributing your voice.
T he m edia is the most influential aspect of American
culture. It is a growing movement of independent minds
looking t o express themselves t o a global audience.
B e a mass m edia m ajor and
b e a part of the movement
t o h ave your voice h eard.
W hat if you were told that
you had a 50 percent chance
of inheriting a genetic disease b y the time you were
30 years old? A genetic disease that will kill you 10 t o
2 0 years a fter your diagnosis
and that will slowly eat away
at your nervous system until
you c an't t alk, eat o r b reath.
H untington's disease has
been passed down in my
f amily f or five generations. I
h ave watched it slowly take
o ver my g randmother's body
and m ind, and I a m in a constant state of worry that it will
b egin t o d o the same t o my
d ad, my siblings and m yself.
More than anything, I a m
a fraid that I will b e unable
t o experience the wonders of
motherhood b ecause I h ave
t o protect my f uture children
f rom the burden that this disease will plague t hem w ith.
There is n o cure f or H untington's disease and not
very many approved treatment options. Ever since I
could remember, I have researched everything and anything possible about this disease and I have always laid
my hope in this truly amazing scientific advancement
called stem cell r esearch.
Human stem cell research
has the potential t o cure devastating diseases and regenerate injured or destroyed b odies. However, since scientists
discovered that they could
remove stem cells f rom embryos in 1998, controversy
f ollowed closely thereafter.
T he ethical concerns of
stem cell research have created a widespread debate
about the moral consequences of using aborted h uman embryos f or research.
T his controversy h as raised
many questions about t he
right t o l ife and whether o r
not there is a valid j ustification f or participating in i t.
M ore recently, h owever,
scientists have introduced
new study m ethods, which
they call Induced Pluripotent
Stem Cells (iPS). T hese cells
are derived f rom a non-pluripotent cell in adults. Scientists can basically extract
these cells and reprogram
them t o grow into any type of
tissue that they might n eed.
I would like t o argue h ere
that the benefits of stem cell
research significantly outweigh any issue of ethics
that is presented. If a w oman
decides t o h ave an abortion
and that e mbryo is going t o
b e destroyed, why s houldn't
people b e able t o use that
f or something that is u seful,
p owerful and life-changing?
As a person who could
directly benefit f rom this research, I definitely f eel like
stem cell research is an i mportant and necessary idea. I
would have the opportunity
t o spend more time with my
grandma and my dad. I would
b e given a chance t o bring
children into the world and
live a longer l ife. Stem cell
research could create these
opportunities and change the
lives of so many other f amilies all around t he w orld.
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t he ability t o treat s ome of
the m ost c ommon and l ife
threatening diseases (including c ancer), r eplace o r r epair
d amaged o rgans, create copies of organs f or transplant
and so much m ore. We need t o
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Facts about Ferguson:
Another case of police brutality?
B Y C OLLIN V AZ
FEATURES ASSISTANT
Despite the shooting of
Michael Brown taking place
on A ug. 9 , protests are still
o ngoing. With strong e motions surrounding the events
in F erguson, M issouri, it
is crucial t o e xamine all of
t he available information
in order t o understand the
f ull scope of the situation.
O fficer Darren Wilson had
originally stopped Michael
Brown f or j aywalking with
his f riend Dorian J ohnson.
According t o p olice, a struggle ensued inside of the police cruiser between Wilson
and Brown over the o fficer's
weapon. Brown was then
shot six t imes. He received
multiple gunshot wounds t o
the hand and a rm, b efore a
final round t o t he t op of his
head fatally wounded h im.
At t he time of the incident,
B rown's f riend Dorian Johnson told police that Michael
put his hands u p in the air and
told the police o fficer that
h e did not h ave a gun. This
sparked riots and protests in
F erguson, as the community
was outraged by the nature
of the shooting. More information was released soon
t hereafter that cast doubt on
the notion of police brutality.
A fter the name of the o fficer w ho shot and killed M ichael Brown was released,
a video was also given t o
the press showing Michael
Brown along with his f riend
Dorian, robbing cigars f rom
a liquor store and violently
shoving the salesman in order t o escape. Because O fficer Wilson was not aware
of the t heft at the time of the
shooting, B rown's f amily
is claiming that the video is
merely a "character assassination a ttempt." If character
is t o b e called into question
it is also important t o understand the m edia's portrayal
of B rown. Brown is o ften
described as an "unarmed
black teenager," indicating that Michael posed n o
threat t o the police o fficer
and therefore the situation
did not j ustify lethal f orce.
However, it is not widely publicized that Michael
brown was 6 '4", 292 lbs. at
the time of his death. If an
altercation did take place
inside O fficer Wilson's car
and Michael Brown did attempt t o steal his w eapon,
the shooting was j ustified.
Medical examiner, Dr. Michael G raham, stated that
the trajectory of the gunshot
wound to the hand " does support that there was a significant altercation at the car." It
should also b e noted that Dorian B rown, M ichael's f riend
whose statement sparked
protests, has a record of t heft,
lying t o p olice, skipping
court and previously had a
warrant out f or his arrest.
While police brutality is a
m ajor problem in America
and deserves the n ation's
attention, it is difficult t o
say with certainity that
the incidents that have occurred in Ferguson q ualify
as such. Protests in Ferguson are still underway, and
the police have responded
in f orce with hundreds of
militarized police o fficers
and unconstitutional " free
speech z ones." New information is still surfacing as
the chief of police in Ferguson is expected t o resign.
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Is Student Access Initiative beneficial?
Academic advising saves time
and money
Reasons to make an education plan before you
enroll for next semester
B Y N OELLE F RIEDBERG
OPINION EDITOR
T he myth has been spread
around campus that walking
over the seal on the ground
in f ront of the c offee cart in
Founders Plaza will k eep you
f rom graduating in f our years.
B ut what actually holds
you b ack f rom graduating on time is failing t o
m ake an education plan
with your academic advisor.
T he importance of an education plan is something
I learned while attending
a local community college. I m et with my academic advisor b efore the
start of each new semester
t o ensure that the classes
I was enrolled in would
transfer over t o C SUSM.
This is a good habit t o adopt
n o matter how f ar along you
are in your degree. T he reason is that creating an education plan allows you t o m ake
sure that each class you take
counts towards graduation.
We want t o finish our degrees in the least amount of
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time as possible. We also sound like a h assle, b ut it
d on't want t o waste any actually ends u p saving you
money on classes w e d on't t ime - and m oney - in the
actually n eed. Meeting with end b ecause it ensures y ou're
my academic advisor has only taking t he classes y ou
actually saved m e m oney actually need t o graduate.
on a class that I was able t o
S o n o m atter h ow f ar
take at MiraCosta instead along you are in obtaining
of taking the same class f or y our d egree, o r even if you
a much higher price here at h aven't declared your maC SUSM. I would not have jor yet and still d on't know
even k nown that I needed what you want study, I enthat class until it would h ave courage you t o m ake an apbeen t oo late. This serves as pointment with your acaj ust one example of the im- demic adviser by the end of
portance of meeting with this semester t o guarantee
your
academic
adviser. that you d on't waste any of
I am now in t he habit of your valuable time or money.
meeting with them b efore
G o t o http://www.csusm.
I enroll in classes f or each edu/academicadvising/
to
new semester. T his might schedule an appointment.
One guy's perspective
on
have their own acronym?!)
All of us have t o deal with B Y C ODY C O O K
not t rue, men only care about
these challenges, but the PHOTO ASSISTANT
what w e look l ike." Some
SAI will reduce them sigb oys might act that way, but
nificantly. I belive it is in the
mature m en act differently.
best interest of all students.
M akeup is a great way f or Boys find girls attractive on
Everyone has a war story girls t o look and f eel con- the outside; m en look f or
about registration, class fident when entering the w hat's deeper in a p erson,
scheduling, and I TPCs. T he professional field trying t o not based off of looks. I
question, t hen, is simple: get hired f or a j ob. H ow- challenge the boys out there
What can we d o about it? We ever, I challenge girls not t o t o look deeper into a percan adopt the SAI, which will wear m akeup on a first date. son than j ust what they look
improve class scheduling, acIt may b e great f or the pro- like, t o look past p eople's
cess t o classes and the num- fessional w orld, important flaws and imperfections.
ber of choices students will events and t o dress u p and
W hat men find attractive
Photo provided Christine Vaughan from Office of Communications have. I sn't that something look nice. However, I find m ore than anything is confiw e all w ant? Better yet, the m akeup unnecessary when dence in yourself and a winThe Student Access Initiative may be what helps students graduate
SAI will make things easier looking f or a relationship. ning personality. You can b e
sooner.
f or all the students who will
If you are looking f or a t he m ost attractive girl in t he
B Y A LHUAZ A LTHAGAFI
tiative (SAI) promises t o attend C SUSM in the f uture. man that you want t o see world b ut w hat really matters
CONTRIBUTOR
achieve m ore space, save It is not a stopgap measure, past your flaws and insecu- is what is underneath all the
C SUSM is growing. Last m ore t ime, reduce overlap, it will produce real change rities, then why cover it u p? m akeup. If a m an is looking
y ear there were 1000 m ore and ensure that m ore students that will a ffect all students Sure, m akeup m akes you at y ou f or only t he way you
students on c ampus than h ave better access t o m ore w ho will come t o C SUSM. f eel b eautiful, but what about l ook, t hen you are not lookthere had been in 2011, j ust f acilities, classes and p rofes- Many of us are concerned what w e d on't see? S ome ing at the right m an. So why
t wo short years a go. Two sors than the current system about ways we can impact a women would say, " That's not start it off on the right
years f rom now w e are pro- allows. By reducing the time world that is rapidly getting
jected t o h ave 1000 m ore of some 3-credit classes f rom more c rowded, m ore inclustudents that w e d o today. 7 5 minutes twice a week t o sive and more diverse. We
D o you think it is hard t o 5 0 minutes three times a can start right here at h ome.
get your classes t oday? D o week w e can achieve all of T he SAI promises t o include
y ou think y our schedule is these things. It is projected more people, and i sn't that
d ifficult t o m anage t oday? that this will allow more stu- something that w e think is
A re you going t o h ave t o p ush dents t o take the classes that a good thing - inclusivity?
b ack graduation because you they w ant, rather than the For t oo long it has been hard
c ouldn't get y our schedule ones they have t o settle f or. t o get a good education f or
worked out? If you answered This will give students m ore many, many p eople. D oesn't
yes t o any of these ques- time on c ampus, and m ore anything w e can d o to b e
tions, then b race yourself - time on campus means f aster m ore inclusive, t hen, f all ununder the current system all graduation times. It will use der the category of " better?"
of these issues are going t o the space C SUSM has much
I t's not easy t o change the
get w orse. W hat can w e d o m ore effectively, which will world. I t's not easy even
about it? T he A cademic Sen- also reduce crowding and knowing where to start.
ate will vote o n the Student speed-up campus l ife. And But here w e have it in our
A ccess Initiative. Tell y our a ren't w e all tired of ITPCs? hands t o m ake a real d ifferrepresentative y ou support it. (Impossible t o place classes. ence that will help us now,
T he Student A ccess Ini- Really? So common they and help all f uture Cougars. Makeup can be beneficial or harmful to your relationship.
f oot and show them w ho
you are on the first d ate, not
j ust what you look like with
a little m akeup o n. Show
them that you d o not need
m akeup to become a beautiful person;, you already are
a b eautiful person- m akeup
j ust enhances your qualities.
F rom the very beginning
of the relationship, show him
how confident you are without m akeup; b e u pfront with
someone you could potentially spend the rest of your
l ife w ith. You never know
w ho it m ight b e. Eventually,
this person is going t o see
you without m akeup o ne day.
Challenge yourself and
challenge some m en out
there t o look past your
flaws and imperfections
and let t hem see how
p erfect you really are.
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MOVIE
REVIEW
2.5/5
P AWS
"The Best of Me" is not quite the best
Newest Nicholas
Sparksfilmfails to meet
expectations
BY LEXY P EREZ
A&E ASSISTANT
The time has come for movie-goers to be introduced to
yet another love story. It is a
new addition to the Nicholas
Sparks collection, a.k.a: the
sappy, teaijerker, Hollywood
hunk-filled, 'why c an't this
be my real l ife' type of films.
"The Best of M e" is
Sparks' new page-to-screen
adaptation. While it consists of his signature love
story components, it is
simply a 2.0 version of his
nationally known masterpiece, "The Notebook."
James Marsden and Michelle Monaghan star as
Dawson and Amanda, former high school sweethearts
who are reunited 21 years
later after forming an inseparable bond filled with love
and passion. While reuniting, they find themselves in
a tug of war- reigniting their
once puppy love or facing
BOOKREVIEW
the reality of their previous
hardships that kept them
apart even after two decades.
While Marsden and Monaghan are established actors
in Hollywood, the young
counterparts of their characters steal the show. Luke
Bracey (young Dawson)
and Liana Liberato (young
Amanda) express an undeniable chemistry that makes
viewers believe in the power of a first true love. All
Marsden and Monaghan
have is a lackluster chemistry that seems as if they
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"Natural choice for criminal suspense"
are just acquainted friends
rather than past lovers.
Without watching Liberate and Bracey depict a
blooming love story, it is
unlikely to ever believe that
these two people were once
love-stricken teenagers. It
almost seems as if two different love stories were being portrayed: the story of
first love and the story of
two sad and lonely adults
turning to each other despite
being strangers (surely another possible Sparks story).
If this movie was released
REVIEW
before "The Notebook," it
could have the potential of
being recognized as a classic
love story, but, unfortunately,
all it does is follow the same
cliché recipe of 'rich girl falls
for poor boy,' families object,
life drama happens, nonstop
tears, the coveted rain kiss
and even more kissing that
makes the film seem as if
it's simply attempting to promote a brand of chap stick.
While I love romance movies as much as the next girl,
this one fails to grasp my
full attention and admiration.
4.5/5
Throughout the film, I found
myself already knowing
what would occur, seeming
as if I wrote the script myself.
While it could prove that I
am worthy of being a screenwriter, the unfortunate reality
is that it is a generic movie
that offers nothing new and
interesting to its viewers.
"The Best of Me" is definitely one of those films that
could be viewed when in
need of a complete cheesy
chick-flick day, but if y ou're
looking for a true love
story, stick to the classics.
P AWS
John Wick, successful film for Reeves
BY SYDNEY SCHABACKER
B Y P IERCE B RENNER
STAFF WRITER
STAFF W RITER
Cassandra Hobbes has a
special talent: she is a natural profiler. It's a talent that
her mother, who made a living pretending to be a psychic, helped Cassie develop.
With one look, Cassie can
discern more about a person than detailed studies
could provide. She notices
the little things-all of them.
Though she lost her mother
to a brutal unsolved murder,
she continues to develop her
skill. When the FBI offers
Cassie a chance to become
part of a secret program that
uses gifted teenagers to solve
cold cases, she accepts with
the hope that she may resolve
at least some of the questions
surrounding her mother's
murder. The rest of the Naturals, those perhaps too gifted
to get along with anyone,
make an uneasy alliance as it
becomes clear that their work
on cold cases triggered a current threat to themselves.
With an excellent cast of
characters making up the
Naturals including teenage
experts in data compilation, lie detection, body language, facial expressions and
more, the Naturals' chapters
should hook you in. If not,
then the alternating chapters written from the point
of view of the killer, known
as 'You,' should do the trick.
Published in 2013, The
Naturals by Jennifer Lynn
Barnes is only the first in
its series. With advanced
degrees in psychology, psychiatry and cognitive science, Barnes is very well
suited for writing criminal
suspense novels. The second in The Naturals series
is Killer Instinct. Based on
how much I enjoyed The
Naturals, I will definitely
be reading Killer Instinct.
John Wick (Keanu Reeves)
is a retired assassin turned
grieving widower. Everything goes down when a trio
of Russian mobsters (led by
Game of Thrones' Alfie Allen) breaks into Wick's house,
steal his car and kill his puppy, as the final gift from his
wife. Fueled by vengeance,
John decides to get revenge
on the men who destroyed
the last good thing in his life.
I never heard of John Wick
until about two months ago,
and I, like most people, was
just waiting for a crapfest;
however, the trailer completely won me over. It was
cool, f un and looked like it
could be Keanu Reeves' return to form. Sure enough,
I was totally right. John
Wick is awesome, and, other
than Gone Girl, better than
any movie out right now.
If you can expect one thing
from a typical Keanu Reeves
film, it's action. Well, the action in John Wick is terrific,
probably some of the best
I 've seen all year. Director Chad Stahelski's background in stunt coordination
is obvious, with the action
being well choreographed
and well shot. It's also violent and gritty, with a great
deal more blood than w e've
come to expect in this Marrara
vel-dominated
landscape.
It's a nice change of pace to
see a great action movie that
also lets all hell break loose.
I 'm generally pretty cold
toward Keanu Reeves as an
actor, but if he's put in the
right role he can work towards the benefit of the film.
John Wick is one of those
roles. He's a vengeful, heartbroken badass who has lost
everything that matters to
him-not very emotional or
talkative-but very good at
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charming, fighting and killing. In short, this role plays
to Reeves' strengths and lets
him do what he does best.
The supporting cast is also runs the Continental H otel- avoids that trap and becomes
quite good. Michael Nyqvist a place where hitmen go a genuinely funny movie.
John Wick is a fast-paced,
(The Girl with the Dragon to cool off after a hard j ob.
There's also a lot of good, f un, funny and thrilling
Tattoo, Mission: Impossible» Ghost Protocol) and subtle humor as well. A lot ride that almost never falAlfie Allen are well cast as of the best bits come from ters. Although I didn't even
a father-son mobster duo, the fact that all the mobsters know it existed until very
with Nyqvist playing the are so scared of John Wick. recently, it ended up becool, responsible one, and The best part is that none of ing a wonderful experience
Allen being hot-headed and it is accidental. John Wick and one of the defining
more than a little foolish. could've been one of those films of 2014. Let's hope
The other standout is Ian movies that was ' so stupid Keanu Reeves can parlay
McShane as Winston, who it's funny,' but thankfully this into a revitalized career.
K E 4 NU REEVES
Pacific ArtsMovement brings fifteenth Annual San Diego Asian Film Festival
is 338 minutes long, which (Memoirs of a Geisha). The
is over 5 hours of footage. red carpet event will start at
Ever since it was estab- It focuses on a town along 6 p m. and following will be
lished in 2000, the San the coast of the Philippines the screening of the film at
Diego Asian Film Festival right before martial law was 7 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 8.
SDAFF will also host an
(SDAFF) has seen its popu- placed on the country. It is
larity grow and gain a repu- one of the must-sees, along- exclusive screening of the
tation for being one, if not side many others that Pacific pilot television show "Fresh
the biggest, film festivals Arts Movement selected. off the Boat," hoping for a
in the country. On Nov. 6 ,
The Reading Cinemas spot on ABC's 2015 linethe non-profit organiza- Gaslamp 15 Theater in down- up. It is considered the festion Pacific Arts Movement town San Diego will host the tival's centerpiece event and
will celebrate their fifteenth opening night of the festi- features a Taiwanese family
anniversary of the event. val. "Revenge of the Green who left their Washington
This year, the group se- Dragon" will be shown after D.C home for a new life in
lected 140 films f rom 21 the cast and crew arrive on Orlando, Florida. It focuses
countries. A number of those the San Diego red carpet. on Eddie, who tries to fit in
films will be shown f or the Directors Andrew Lau and with the rest of the 90's kids
first time in the United States Andrew Loo are expected in school. The screening will
including "From What Is Be- to arrive with actors Harry be at 1:30 p.m. On Saturday,
fore," the longest movie in Shum Jr. (Glee), Leonard Wu Nov. 8 at the University of
this year's SDAFF. The film (NCIS) and Eugenia Yuan San Diego's Shiley Theatre.
PACIFIC ARTS
BY F AITH O RCINO
A &E EDITOR
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After the episode, there will
be a discussion with executive producers Nahnatchaka Kahn and Melvin Mar.
The feature closing night
film will be "Meet the Patels"
at 7 p m . on Friday, Nov. 14
at the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego Sherwood
Auditorium. It is a documentary directed by Greeta Patel
and is about her brother Ravi Qualcomm Stadium f rom
and his troubles with family Nov. 7 to Nov. 13. Other
tradition and love. It won a venues include La Paloma
number of audience awards Theatre, University of Caliincluding at the 2014 Los fornia San Diego and the
Angeles Film Festival, 2014 ArcLight Cinemas La Jolla.
Traverse City Film Festival With so much offered, there
and Hardacre Film Festival. is something f or everyone to
Most of the films will be enjoy. For more information
held at the Ultra Star Mis- on schedule and other locasion Valley Theater near tions, visit festival.sdaff.org.
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Game of Thrones: Alfie Allen (Theon Greyjoy/Reek),
Esme Bianco (Ros) and Gwendoline Christie
Joe Jusko shows off his current projects with Marvel
and many other organizations through 2015.
Stan Lee continues to wow audiences and please crowds
with his generosity in autographing fan memorabilia.
The cast of the 1960s Batman tv series comes together to
celebrate Batman's 75th Anniversary with Comikaze crowd.
Captain America Cosplay: Captain America sharing
his USO performances with the Comikaze spectators.
J. Scott Campbell Illustrator: Artists signings and
illustrations at Stan Lee's Comikaze.
Geek Fashion Show
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Volume 43, number 5 of The Cougar Chronicle. The issue includes stories of adopting a student access initiative in light of increased student enrollment and a student march demanding a change in the campus sexual assault policy.
careers
Comikaze Expo
enrollment
faculty
fall 2014
Improv Club
MECHA
sexual assault
sports