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Former SF State student sneaks into Egypt.

SPORTS:

Pioneers sweep Gators at the swamp Page 6

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President presents new idea for merger Fourth alternative joins art with humanities in college

By Aaron Salazar

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SPEAK OUT: Demonstrators gather March 19 in United Nations Plaza to protest the eighth anniversary of the invasion of Iraq. The rally was part of a weekend of protests aimed at drawing attention to the effects of U.S. foreign policy.

Activists call for end to conflicts

U.S.-led wars, wellbeing of workers at center of protests

By Krissa Stanton kstanton@mail.sfsu.edu

Activists: Wikileaks source ‘tortured’

Protesters took to the streets of San Francisco Saturday to oppose the act of war – those being waged around the world as well as the figurative war on workers.

Marking the eighth anniversary of the Iraq war, many people protested March 19 in hopes of ending war and occupation in areas all over the globe.

This protest came at an interesting time considering it was the first day of American and European strikes against the regime of Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi of Libya.

Participants also gathered to bring attention to issues relating to unemployment, healthcare and education.

“I agree with the goal of the march, to stop the wars abroad and to stop the war on workers at home,” said Lawrence Abbott of San Leandro. “It is an important issue. Even though I don’t really have the time, I think everyone really needs to make the time in a democracy, otherwise we won’t have a democracy.”

Saturday’s events began at United Nations Plaza with a noon rally that included guest speakers and a spoken word artist.

At 1:30 p.m., an estimated 1,800 participants marched down Market Street carrying signs and

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By Chase S. Kmec ckmec@mail.sfsu.edu A group of demonstrators from various anti-war organizations gathered Sunday at Yerba Buena Gardens and later the Metreon, braving unpredictable weather to call for humane treatment of 23-year-old former U.S. Army soldier Bradley Manning.

Manning is accused of revealing actions and policies of the U.S. military overseas – many unflattering to U.S. foreign policy – and passing them to a number of outside sources, namely Wikileaks founder Julian Assange.

“They’re trying to break him,” said Richard Becker, West Coast coordinator of Act Now to Stop War and End Racism Coalition. “He’s being tortured. They’re using the same methods on him as they do with prisoners at our military bases around the world.”

Manning, who is awaiting a hearing on whether he’ll face a court martial, is being guarded as a “maximum custody detainee” at the Marine Corps Base in Quantico, Va., where he has been since July 2010.

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In an email to faculty and staff on March 21, President Robert A. Corrigan announced a new proposal for the reorganization of SF State’s eight colleges.

The six-college structure recommended by the University Planning Advisory Council initially remains intact, but the new proposal differs in where it places departments and has the potential for additional costs savings, the email said. “(The new proposal) differs from the one favored in the referendum in that it doubles the dollar amount of administrative savings,” said University spokeswoman Ellen Griffin.

The new proposal aims to increase costs savings from $1-2 million.

Elements of the old proposal, which faculty voted on in February, remain the same, such as the dissolution of the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences and the College of Health and Human Services.

But the new plan, which was approved unanimously by UPAC, would create a College of Arts and Humanities and a College of Social and Health Sciences to absorb departments from the dissolved colleges.

Also under the new proposal, the College of Education will remain the same, instead of being reduced to a freestanding school. The College of Creative Arts will be reduced to a School of the Arts housed within the College of Arts and Humanities.

The new proposal stemmed from further consultation between departments and UPAC, as well as discussions of collaboration among disciplines to streamline costs, the email said.

Faculty in BSS were concerned that the old proposal, which placed many BSS departments into a College of Liberal Arts, would dilute the scientific aspects of their curricula.

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ASI election loses competitive edge

By Megan Taros ch3no2@mail.sfsu.edu It’s election season at SF State, which means it’s time for students to execute their civic duty: Make signs, go campaigning, hit the polls and show pride in campus government. Right?

Probably not.

The polls are now open for the Associated Students Inc., student elections, but with many candidates running unopposed, this election is not as competitive as it was last spring.

However, candidates and current members of ASI are using this as an opportunity for outreach.

“I know some of us will win by default, but it’s not just about winning, it’s about how we campaign,” said Andrew Gutierrez, the ASI presiden-

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tial candidate who is running unopposed. “We’re trying to get out there and talk to the students so they know who we are. That way we can be held accountable when we get into office.”

Some members of ASI attribute the lack of candidates to apathy.

“There’s a lack of interest or awareness,” said Travis Northup, vice president of external affairs for ASI. “I’m not really sure what’s up with that.”

About 40 applications were submitted to run for the board’s 18 positions, making Gutierrez believe that the drop in candidates is partly due to support for his slate – Achieving Community Through Integrity, Openness and Knowledge.

But some students do not believe they were

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Board of Trustees meets to discuss CSU budget cuts

“The CFA is urging everyone to consider both non-academic as well as academic funds,” Castellblanch said. “We want to use the reserves to the extent feasible. We want to see more accountability with the auxiliary funds so we know what’s going on.”

He anticipates that many students will be set back if faculty is cut, as fewer classes will be offered and class sizes will grow.

“It’s a problem for quality education,” he said. “A lot of students are going to get hung up if this is going to require a cut in faculty. It will create a serious problem for students.”

Levels of funding are currently where they were in 1999-2000, even though the system now serves 70,000 more students.

A $1 billion cut would drop funding to $1.79 million, which is below the level of the 1997-98 academic year when there were 100,000 less students.

Students looking to attend a CSU in the fall are encouraged to apply to several schools at a time in order to increase chances of admission.

“The CSU’s preference is to admit all who are qualified,” Fallis said. “We still want to provide a level of access to students.”

“Out on the lawn or in the annex.”

Ritika Rai, English/creative writing, freshman, 18

SF State to offer an ‘Early Start’ on remedial classes

A weekly unscientific survey of SF State students.

“Where is the best place to study for midterms on campus?”

Reporting by Geena Stellato, Photos by Sam E. Heller “I like being outside - the student center is a little noisy.”

Haley Day, classics, senior, 24

“Probably in a random computer lab.”

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Fourteen costsaving efforts are already underway, and our efforts to find and implement more savings will continue.”

New Gators to get new opportunity

By Aaron Salazar aaronsal@mail.sfsu.edu

Chelsea RuThis summer, the mathematdolph, liberal studies, senior, ics department at SF State will launch its pilot online course 23 “The library. I usually study at home but I can’t focus there so I go to the library.”

tice, senior, 22

implement a series of measures that will allow us to operate within this austere budget,” said University spokeswoman Ellen Griffin. “Fourteen cost-saving efforts are already underway, and our efforts to find and implement more savings will continue.”

The legislative analyst’s office has already proposed a series of solutions if the system is cut by $1 billion.

This will include a 5 percent reduction in allotted enrollment, which would reduce the number of students served by 20,000.

It would also entail a 10 percent tuition increase on top of the 15 percent fee increase already in place for the fall 2011 semester.

Furthermore, the increase would generate $120 million in revenue for the University while also constituting a 5 percent faculty and staff decrease that is projected to save about $158 million if put in place immediately.

Even with these proposals, the CSU system would still face a $162 million budget shortfall in the coming year.

Ramon Castellblanch, president of SF State’s California Faculty Association, said there are funds being handled that are not being made public.

spokesman Erik Fallis. “For example, just because a school gets more money, it doesn’t change the electric bill. They are critical to keep the University functioning. The CSU does not control these costs.”

The CSU budget office calcuBy Megan Taros lates the approximate mandatory ch3no2@mail.sfsu.edu costs.

The actual amount is set by exThe California State University system’s Board of Trustees ternal factors such as the state.

CSU campuses statewide are met yesterday to discuss the best course of action in coping with a being asked to reduce their budpotential $500 million cut to its gets by $281 million.

“We are doing everything we budget for the 2011-12 academic can, and that includes not servyear. ing more stuAlso, $50 mildents than we lion in mandatocan provide a ry costs, mainly quality educarelated to emtion to,” Fallis ployee health said. care and enGov. Jerry ergy expendiBrown originaltures, must be ly proposed a factored in and $500 million cut will be further to the CSU syscompounded by an additional 10 Ellen Griffin, University tem in his budpercent tuition Spokeswoman get.

If his proincrease as well as a 10,000-student drop in fund- posed tax extension does not ed enrollment and a cut to per- pass in July’s special election, the cuts will reach $1 billion. sonnel.

“We have been exploring a va“These are the kinds of costs where even if the budget increas- riety of cost-saving options for es, they stay the same,” said CSU more than a year now and will

Ellison Hu, criminal jus-

“I usually do my studying at the cafeteria. I just grab a table, put my headphones in and do a little studying.”

Rico Jones, kinesiology, junior, 21

for the new Mandatory Early Start Program, requiring incoming freshmen to begin remedial courses before their first semester in the California State University system.

The pilot program at SF State consists of modules on the iLearn website that students can complete at their own pace, said cocreator of the program and mathematics lecturer Andy Beyer.

Students will incur no additional costs to regular tuition for taking the class.

“We’re trying to give students an opportunity to get a jump start on the remediation process so that they can take more collegelevel courses during the semester,” Beyer said.

The modules reflect high school-level material in the same way remedial courses, such as Math 60, function during the semester.

In addition to completing remediation, the online summer course will allow students to begin preparation for quantitative

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reasoning requirements like introductory statistics or business calculus.

“We’re trying to create new opportunities,” Beyer said, who co-created the summer course with mathematics department chair David Boa. Graduate students will be available for support through email, and Math 60 and Math 70 will still be offered during the semester for students who do not complete the summer program, Beyer said.

“We’re not trying to make a substitute for personal contact,” Beyer said. “We’re trying to give the opportunity for supplementation through the Internet.”

Last November, each CSU campus was asked to submit a proposal to the Board of Trustees addressing how to implement MESP. Administrators in Academic Affairs Division of Undergraduate Studies, who helped draft the SF State MESP proposal, declined to comment because the program is still being developed.

According to the CSU website, an online pilot program has already taken place at CSU Fullerton with more than 85 percent of participants completing their remediation for math.

Also according to the website, more than 60 percent of all CSU first-time freshman need remediation because they did not score

high enough on their entry-level math or English placement exams.

However, the faculty and staff have scrutinized MESP for possibly restricting access to the CSU for low-income students and students of color who have higher rates of remediation, said Kimberly King, associate professor and director of the social justice and community psychology lab at CSU Los Angeles.

In a MESP presentation at SF State on March 9, King said 53 percent of black freshmen needed remedial courses, along with 74 percent of Mexican-Americans and 60 percent of AsianAmericans.

“The University should be facilitating students’ educational progress, not putting up more barriers,” King said. “We have to raise people’s consciousness, and one way is to focus on specific policies that hold us down.”

Enrollment restrictions, which were a byproduct of the $1.4 billion budget cuts the CSU has suffered over the last two years, created the need for MESP, King said.

However, MESP might be another barrier for thousands of eligible students who are unable to complete summer courses because they have to work to support their families, King said.

Kimberly Vargas, a Latina hospitality management and tourism

major, had a 3.8 high school GPA when she applied to SF State, but needed to take remedial math classes before she could begin major coursework.

Vargas, now a junior, said she wouldn’t have been able to start classes in the summer because she worked two jobs to supplement her mother’s $13,000 yearly salary.

“I’m one of those statistics,” Vargas said.

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Campus crime log from the past week

Peepin’ and creepin’ While on patrol March 18, an officer spotted a suspicious individual lurking in the bushes along Denslowe Drive around midnight. When the officer attempted to make contact, the suspect ran and a foot pursuit followed. The 18-year-old subject was apprehended and cited for resisting a peace officer. He was not detained.

Tag, you’re detained An officer spotted a subject vandalizing the Creative Arts building around 1 a.m. on March 19. The suspect was apprehended after a brief foot pursuit during which he allegedly assaulted the officer. The 19-year-old suspect was arrested and charged with vandalism, obstructing a public officer and one felony charge of battery on a police officer.

Don’t whoop that trick While patrolling the Towers at Centennial Square around 2 a.m. on March 20, an officer spotted a male subject push his girlfriend. The subject was arrested and charged with misdemeanor spousal battery.

— Compiled by Tom Garcia

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ACTION: Kelly Carson and Jeff Wilks perform their rehearsed scene for Acting 2 on March 16.

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TOUCH ME: Three students test out the new iPad 2 at the SF State bookstore on March 16.

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SPINNING: MPHD DJs at Noise Complaint on March 18. The concert in the Cesar Chavez Student Center was a part of the Rhythms Music Festival.

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Bands begin battle for six-month crown title DNA Lounge hosts series of musical group competitions

By Spencer DeVine spencerd@mail.sfsu.edu Hercules. Hector. Achilles. Odysseus. Much like the glorious heroes of mythology, champions walk among us today, fighting for dominance in their field. Weapon of choice: electric guitar.

The DNA Lounge in downtown San Francisco served as the venue for the start of a six-month series of “Battle of the Bands” shows.

Every month eight bands will play a 30-minute set with the hopes of moving on to the finals in early September.

Each band used its time to the fullest, pumping out hits with electric guitars, bass guitars, drum sets and sometimes even a keytar in the mix. Sean Johnson, lead singer of the band West of Sunset, a local band that is less than a year old, said the opportunity to battle was a great benefit.

“You get a lot more exposure from doing this,” Johnson said. “A bunch of new fans make their way out of the woodwork and then start moving to the music you’re making.”

Genres ranged from metal and hard rock to screamo, inciting the audience to haphazardly swing their limbs in a wild dance. However, it wasn’t only the audience with energetic reactions to the music. Eli Contreras, lead singer of Mirrors, was right in there swinging as well.

“Playing in shows where nobody does anything is boring,” Contreras said. “If a band has the willpower to get up there and play, then I think the least we can do is participate, and that’s why I hope I leave here bleeding.”

Contreras knew why he was there, though, and

that was for the passion of the music.

“We played this show because we wanted a show, and also we all wanted to try something different,” Contreras said. “We play this type of music because there’s a passion and strength behind it.”

Although the venue itself was dark, the show had an assortment of lights and smoke that bombarded the stage with special effects. Projected light shapes darted from the ceiling onto the audience.

While the Battle of the Bands is a competition, there is more meaning for some of the contestants.

“I’d say that the best part of it all is making connections with other bands from all over,” said Will Ehlert, lead singer and guitarist for Raised Threshold. “We love hooking up with newer bands and just letting them know the things that we’re doing.”

Ehlert seemed to lead his band with confidence, at one point pulling out an electric violin. However, the contest was not life or death for Ehlert.

“We’re in this to play music and have a show,” Ehlert said. “If we happen to win, well then that would be so freaking awesome.”

More than just random fans, Battle of the Bands was home to a decent amount of family members coming to support their own. Val Argate said that he came to the show to see his cousin Matthew Estalano’s band Abandon Ship, a newer band composed of high school students.

“They’re young compared to everyone else and maybe lack some of the confidence that experience brings, but it’s good to get new groups out there to interact and get exposure,” Argate said. “The event overall is all right; I’m not quite feeling the screamo bands, but that’s just me.”

Elizabeth Simon, promoter representative for Gorilla Productions, the producer putting on the series of Battle of the Bands shows in San Francisco, kept the mood light with jokes and high energy.

“It can be stressful because it’s dealing with musicians and all of their fans in an uncertain envi-

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BAND: Abandon Ship performs at the Battle of Bands event at the DNA Lounge located the SOMA district on March 20. ronment,” Simon said. “In the end, though, it is fun because everyone I’ve worked with is really cool here.”

After almost seven hours of music, all the bands had performed and a weary-but-pumped audience cast their votes.

The members of the crowd chose two bands to advance past the first round by applauding for their favorite group. The winners were the last two bands to play: West of Sunset and The Weathermen. The finals will be in September.

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Explorers chase mysteries in GG Park

By Christine Tjandra ctjandra@mail.sfsu.edu Dressed in sturdy running shoes, jogging pants, and thick sweaters and jackets, runners were undeterred by the cold rain as they hunted to find mystery items in a competition of will, wit and fitness.

Approximately 13 runners gathered at Sharon Meadow in Golden Gate Park in the early morning hours March 19, ready to partake in a scavenger run sponsored

by The Half Full Running Club.

“Mieke (Strand), one of the runners, came up with the idea initially about a month and a half ago,” said Tom Collier, the event’s coordinator. “We started to put the details together and ended up picking one of the rainiest weekends.”

The runners explored the park in teams and brought back photographic proof of the 10 mystery items scattered throughout the park, running about four miles in the process.

Each team had to submit all the photos on one camera as a way to encourage the teams to stick together.

“A part of this is just to have fun for our members, but it’s also to bring people from outside the club, introduce our club and hopefully get some new members that way,” said Collier, an avid runner for 20 years.

Some of the mystery items were obvious, like the colossal statue of Francis Scott Key, while others were more subtle, such as mystery item No. 6 entitled “A

Living Roof.” That clue led runners to the iconic living roof of the California Academy of Sciences.

Other mystery items included a turtle, a slide, a large mammal and a boat on the water.

“Golden Gate Park is one of my favorite places to run,” Collier said. “You’re not surrounded by concrete or stop lights, so you can just run unfettered. There’s also a lot of cool things to find in the park.”

Collier said the event was intended for everyone, but while some participants were experienced runners, others had a difficult time keeping speed.

Mark Lantz, who began running a month ago, had difficulty keeping up with his teammates’ pace.

Lantz’s team was assembled that morning and its members were unaware of each other’s diverse abilities.

Unlike Lantz’s team, Benjy Weinberger, Mieke Strand and Angela Nguyen-Dinh’s team has been running together for two years. Because they knew each member’s strengths, the team ran at the same pace, jogging together in search of the mystery items.

“What’s great about running? It’s the only opportunity where you really get someone’s exclusive time to have a really good conversation for two hours at a time,” Nguyen-Dinh said. “Otherwise, you have your phone and kids, and things are happening. While running you get to know people.”

Nguyen-Dinh’s team teamwork was solid. Weinberger was the photographer, Strand was the map carrier and NguyenDinh was the clue holder.

Through the vigorous hunt across the park, they kept the mood light – laughing often.

Collier said it was a close race, with the

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WINNING: Club member Jay Kloepfer (right) listens as event coordinator Tom Collier announces the winners of the Half Full Running Club’s scavenger run March 19. The group focuses on training runners for half and full marathons. second team arriving just two minutes after the first team.

“Some people got different pictures for different things but the first and secondplace teams pretty much got very similar pictures.” Collier said. “So looks like they kind of (followed) each other the whole way. Probably back and forth.”

Despite their determination, Weinberger, Strand and Nguyen-Dinh finished last after running for 1 hour and 24 minutes.

However, disappointment did not show on their faces as they waited for the winners to be announced. Some even left without claiming their prizes.

“They would’ve come even if there weren’t prizes,” Collier said. “I think it’s the competition and the element of fun.”

The Half Full Running Club plans to host another scavenger hunt at the Embarcadero, but have yet to schedule a date, according to Collier.

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DOUBLE HEADER Seven games in five days

Gators drop two, swept at Swamp

Baseball 3/23 at Hillsdale College (at College of San Mateo) 10 a.m. By Juan Martinez juanm@mail.sfsu.edu 3/25 vs. Chico Strong winds and non-stop rain State 3 p.m. combined to dramatically affect an 3/26 vs. Chico outdoor spring sport this past weekState 11 a.m. end.

Unforeseen weather delayed the SF 3/27 at Chico State men’s baseball team’s scheduled State (DH) 11 March 18 road contest against the Cal a.m. State East Bay Pioneers.

“I’d be surprised if anybody was 3/29 at Cal tired,” said head coach Mike CumState East Bay mins. “If anything, they might be 12 p.m. mentally tired.”

The Gators quickly resumed their 4/1 vs. Cal season Tuesday, hosting the Pioneers State San Ber- for a doubleheader game at “The nardino 3 p.m. Swamp” despite the looming rain predicted to fall later in the day.

SF State led in both games, but Cal 4/2 vs. Cal State San State East Bay battled back and evenBernardino 11 tually swept the series 2-0: The Pioa.m. neers defeated the Gators 4-3 in game one and 9-7 in game two.

“We go in the gym or we’ll even 4/3 vs. Cal State San come out in the rain and hit in the Bernardino 11 cage,” coach Cummins said about a.m. having games postponed and cancelled due to the weather. “We just Softball try and do as much as we can. Plus, 3/24 vs. Cal we need to take care of the field and State East Bay all that too. That takes the most time, (DH) 2 p.m. getting the field ready to play.”

Starting game one for the Gators 3/26 vs. Cal was Junior left-hander Steven Dea State East Bay who would pitch four innings.

Dea got off to a rocky start in the (DH) 12 p.m. top of the first inning when he al4/1 vs. Central lowed an earned run after giving up Washington 6 a single to junior catcher Jake Davis, p.m. who scored the game’s first run on senior infielder Nick McManus’ single 4/1 vs. Notre to right field.

“I can’t knock anything that Cal Dame de Namur 8:15 State East Bay did,” said Gators’ sep.m. nior catcher Kevin Dultz. “They battled. Three runs aren’t going to win a For more game in college baseball.”

The Gators responded in the same information on game dates, inning by scoring some runs of their visit www. own: Senior infielder Drew Andersen sfstategators. reached base with a base hit to center com and advanced to third on an error that

put Dultz on first.

Junior outfielder Ian Fregosi singled to center field, driving in the two runners.

However, the Pioneers took control of the game in the fourth inning as they scored three runs on five hits.

Sophomore outfielder Charlie Sharrer singled to center field with the bases loaded, scoring junior infielder Chris Houston.

Senior infielder Nick McManus and junior infielder Andrew Woolfe also scored on an SF State double play and freshmen infielder Dylan Johnson’s single to the right side of the field.

“We’re just not tough enough right now to win close games,” Cummins said. “We’ve lost a bunch of close games lately, and it’s because I don’t think we’re tough enough.”

Although players did not admit that the wet field was the reason why they lost, SF State did struggle defensively.

They finished the first game with three errors.

According to Dultz, it’s a mystery why the team is not making routine plays and getting easy outs.

“I don’t know if we are playing tight or what,” he said. “It just happens. One ground ball can extend or end an inning.”

Just as in game one, the Gators found ways to score runs in the second contest.

They jumped ahead of the Pioneers 3-0 in the third inning.

Junior infielder Thomas Wood scored the first run for SF State from second base on a double by junior infielder Will Klein, his first of the season.

Two at-bats later, Klein scored and was followed by senior outfielder Ben Mielke, who scored when Dultz hit a single to third base.

“I came into this series struggling and in a slump,” Dultz said. “I tried to not overreact on bad calls or bad plays. I just take one at-bat at a time.”

Still, the Pioneers fought back and exploded in the seventh and final inning of the doubleheader.

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CURVEBALL: SF State junior Branden Petrangelo pitches in the rain during the first game of a double header against Cal State East Bay at Mahoney Field on March 22.

Down 3-1, Cal State East Bay put up eight runs. Of the eight runs, four came courtesy of senior outfielder Jared Berrier.

With the bases full, Berrier drilled a ball off of junior right-handed pitcher/shortstop Matthew Cummins for a grand slam.

Thanks to an RBI-single by Dultz, the Gators went on a run of their own in the bottom of the seventh.

They ended the inning by scoring four runs, but could not hold on as they failed to score two more that would have sent the game into extra innings.

“We didn’t finish the game,” coach

Club Volleyball preparing for title Athletes offered the chance to compete

By Natasha Artavia nartavia@mail.sfsu.edu From the screech of sneakers on the wooden floor of the gym to the “got it!” repeatedly shouted out, SF State’s women’s club volleyball team is hard at work preparing for their biggest competition of the season.

Beginning Saturday, the team will be competing in the Northern California Collegiate Volleyball League Championships hosted at San Jose State University.

“Our team is a young team, and we are really hoping to do well during the first round,” said head coach Trung Le. With half of their team consisting of freshmen and sophomores, the players are not as seasoned as their Division II counterparts UC Davis, San Jose State and UC Berkeley.

“Playing club volleyball at SFSU is one of the best decisions I ever made,” said libero and defensive specialist Sara Shantz.

The 18-year-old child and adolescent development major, who has been with the team since last semester, acknowledges that while the team can let their nerves get the better of them, they are more than capable of competing on the same level as their opponents.

Having played competitively since seventh grade, Shantz found that not

When the roster was finalized, Palenonly did club volleyball present her with a chance to continue playing a cia was elated and relieved to find out sport that she loves but allowed her to she had finally made it.

Being able to compete competitively establish new friendships.

“It was tough being so far from on a collegiate level was both exciting home and having no real connection to and nerve-wracking for Palencia.

Making her first official appearance SFSU,” said Shantz, a San Diego native. for the team against Away from home UC Davis, Palencia as well, middle blockwas not sure what to er and outside hitter expect.

Kathy Palencia was “I was so nervous,” drawn to club volleyPalencia said. “And I ball for the same reatotally messed up.” sons.

The team lost to “It’s good to be on a Davis 13-25 and 20team,” Palencia said. “I 25, affecting Palencia grew up with that.”

Palencia, 19, has Sara Shantz, libero and deeply. Feeling like played competitivedefensive specialist she let not only herself down but also her ly since attending Mt. Whitney High School in her hometown teammates, the sophomore internalof Visalia, Calif., along with a few sea- ized her feelings of failure and became sons on volleyball clubs Sequoia Crush overly stressed.

“I was kind of hard on myself, but and Side-Out. The transition from high school ath- with the support of my teammates they lete to collegiate athlete was not an helped me out,” Palencia said.

Since then, Palencia has become easy one.

In her freshmen year at SF State in more confident in the club.

Both Shantz and Palencia are optifall 2009, Palencia tried out for the club mistic about the club’s performance team but didn’t make the cut.

“It was the worst feeling ever,” during the last stretch of the season.

Saturday’s games will allow the team Palencia said with a sigh. “I definitely to showcase their talents against the let myself down.”

Devastated by the outcome of her likes of UC Berkeley, Cal Poly San Loutryouts, the 5-foot-6-inch former cross- is Obispo, San Jose State University, country runner was hesitant in repeat- and University of Nevada-Reno .

“I have all the faith in the world that ing the process this past fall. After tossing the idea around for several weeks, if we play to the best of our ability, we she mustered up the strength to give will be very successful this weekend,” Shantz said. the club one last shot.

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Playing club volleyball at SFSU is one of the best decisions I have ever made.”

Cummins said. “We didn’t make the plays when we needed to, and we didn’t add any runs during the game at all to make it a little easier for us.”

In losing the series, SF State is 8-12 overall and 3-11 in the California Collegiate Athletic Association.

According to Dultz, the Gators can’t worry about today’s result because they have to compete in seven back-to-back games in just five days.

“That’s what college baseball is,” Dultz said. “We have Hillsdale College tomorrow. I’m not even worried about the two doubleheaders against Chico State on March 25 and 26. I only look at one game at a time.”

STANDINGS

Conference and regular season

BASEBALL CCAA OVERALL UC San Diego 14-5 20-6 Sonoma State 14-6 18-9 Chico State 11-5 14-7 CSU Dominguez Hills

11-9 17-13 CSU San Bernardino

13-11 21-13 CSU Stanislaus 11-13 14-18 CSU East Bay 8-12 11-13 Humboldt State

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7-12 9-18 SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY

4-16 6-19 SOFTBALL CCAA OVERALL Chico State 8-2 14-3 CSU LA 11-5 16-8 UC San Diego 10-6 17-7 Sonoma State 9-6 16-6 CSU San Bernardino

8-6 11-11 Cal Poly Pomona

9-7 15-7 CSU Monterey Bay

8-7 11-12 CSU Stanislaus 8-8 14-8 CSU Dominguez Hills

6-14 10-17 SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY

3-10 8-11 CSU East Bay 3-13 6-18

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EDITORIAL Merger proposal

Keep trying Corrigan

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niversity President Robert A. Corrigan’s email to faculty March 21, which detailed his newest proposal to reduce the number of colleges from eight to six and suggested that faculty participate in another campus-wide referendum, comes as no surprise.

When the first referendum was in progress Feb. 11-22, it was the common perception that the vote was merely a way to allow the president and his administration to save face. Still, voter turnout was the highest in University history; the faculty widely opposed options one and three, and narrowly accepted alternative two – the least of three evils. Once the referendum ended, however, [X]press was pessimistic that Corrigan would follow the faculty’s decision.

In the email to faculty, Corrigan spoke of interdepartmental conversation and cooperation between the faculty and himself. Yet the email spoke in generalities and offered no concrete evidence of such work. Despite a resounding plea from the SF State community for more transparency, Corrigan and the University Planning Advisory Council have yet to do so.

While we disagree with his tactics, the proposal

Corrigan has set forth is relatively acceptable.

It keeps ethnic studies intact. The departments within the College of Business remain stable, the only additions being economics and labor studies; both rational choices. The College of Education is also unchanged. However, the proposal oversimplifies the different processes of the social and health sciences, combining them based seemingly on name alone.

Given the circumstances, Corrigan has created a far more acceptable proposal for the college merger. But, again, it is not without faults.

[X]press continues to believe that the college merger is the reactionary decision of a panicked, struggling University and should not been seen to completion.

But, if we must move forward with this merger, Corrigan’s newest proposal is a step in the right direction, but it is not yet there.

The administration cannot alter the entire foundation of the University without ensuring the best possible alternative.

You’re getting closer, Corrigan. But for now, do not proceed with another referendum and instead go back to the drawing board.

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Real journalists check the facts, don’t incite fear

By Kelsey Avers kavers@mail.sfsu.edu

W

ithin minutes of Japan being hit with the largest recorded earthquake in its history as well as an ensuing tsunami on March 11, journalists were on their feet, ready to provide the public with fair and balanced information, and continuing coverage of the catastrophe, as is their duty.

But some self-proclaimed “journalists” didn’t really get on their feet. Instead, they sat down in a comfortable chair, touched up their foundation and prepared to report the news by reading off of a teleprompter from the comforts of an air-conditioned room.

Even through such a horrendous disaster, which to date has killed more than 9,000 people, network news kept their focus on the entertaining and tearjerking aspects of the damage done, and didn’t even bother to check their facts.

In a rush for ratings, sensationalism and sloppy reporting quickly controlled these “expert” reporters, and they shied away from their responsibilities as a journalist.

In America, FOX News lost credibility by inaccurately reporting that if another large earthquake were to hit Tokyo, residents should evacuate in order to avoid a nuclear meltdown at the “Shibuya Eggman nuclear reactor.” FOX News displayed the name on a map that showed nuclear plants in Japan that were in danger of a meltdown. The problem: Shibuya Eggman does not have a nuclear plant, as it is a nightclub and music venue in Shibuya.

It wasn’t just our national reporting that sensationalized the impact of the disaster. Taiwan exaggerated the news also, using words such as “doomsday” and “flee” to describe the disaster and let residents know what they should be doing, resulting in complaints from residents of the unnecessary panic resulting from the reports.

Television news reporters provided the public not with timely, essential information, but with highly sensationalized, incomplete and sometimes incorrect news. This is a full disservice to a public that most likely kept their television on news channels to keep track of the earthquake and tsunami coverage.

It’s already difficult enough to tune the television to a local news station and actually end up in a positive mood about the continuing coverage of depressing and horrific stories. Where has the significance, accuracy and fair and balanced news in broadcast media gone? Television journalists need to follow the duties and ethics of fair and balanced reporting that they have vowed to uphold, whether the situation be as catastrophic as this earthquake or as boring as an annual town event, and follow the lead of the true journalists that are risking their lives to get the most accurate facts that will not only inform the public, but will also help them as well.

CONTRIBUTOR Middle East uprising

Experiencing Egypt’s revolution, witnessing national pride

By Samuel Vengrinovich

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Samuel Vengrinovich has a bachelor’s degree in international relations from SF State and a master’s degree in diplomacy and conflict studies from The Interdisciplinary Center in Israel.

He currently lives in Tel Aviv-Jaffa.

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veryone has his own definition of what opportunity is.

For me, it was the chance to get to Cairo a few days after former President Hosni Mubarak’s regime fell.

While most foreigners were fleeing the country, I was waiting for the opportune time to get into the country and be on the ground to document

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what was happening.

Living in Tel Aviv, Israel, I was only a few hundred kilometers away by land to Cairo. I took an overnight bus to the border and paid my way into Egypt.

The next task was arranging a ride with the local Bedouins to drive me to Cairo. I passed through nearly 10 military checkpoints on the way to Egypt’s capital. At one of them, I was caught photographing by an ecstatic young Egyptian soldier.

The Egyptian military detained me for about an hour and examined all my photos. They told me they had heard I was photographing them. That was the first of many arrests.

I got arrested, detained and interrogated a few more times.

In Alexandria, I was arrested at a checkpoint and moved from one location to another throughout the night until 5 a.m. They asked me what I was doing in Egypt. They were convinced that I spoke Arabic fluently.

The Egyptian intelligence officers were intently trying to figure me out.

At the end of my interrogations, one of them quietly asked me: “No one cared about Egypt before. Now the whole world cares. Why?” Events happened so quickly for Egyptians that they could not even comprehend what was going on in their own country. They were tired.

One of the Egyptian navy officers told me he hadn’t slept properly or been home in weeks. They were all on call, tired, and acting as both po-

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lice officers and the army at the same time. His last words to me before they dropped me off at the checkpoint where I was arrested were: “Do you have Facebook? I hope you do positive things with the photos and videos you have.”

I constantly get asked why I wanted to go to Tahrir Square. And I always think to myself, who wouldn’t?

There are probably millions of people around the world who would have loved to experience what I did: the chance to witness the physical and emotional release of Egyptians after decades of pent up emotions under Mubarak’s rule combined with the overwhelming optimism and hope they now have for their country’s future.

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Anti-war: Protest draws attention to U.S. policies continued from Page 1 chanting. The march stopped traffic and disrupted public transportation before ending at the Westin St. Francis Hotel, where another rally took place concerning contract issues between the hotel and its workers.

“We always love people coming out and protesting,” said Frank Lara, an SF State student in the teaching credential program.

“We don’t measure the success of a protest by numbers, but the consciousness of the people at the protest.”

The Act Now to Stop War and End Racism coalition initiated the march. ANSWER is composed of hundreds of organizations and individuals from across the U.S. It campaigns for civil rights and social and economic justice for working and lowerincome employees. They are also against U.S. intervention in other regions of the world.

Alongside the ANSWER coalition, other participating groups included Unite Here Local 2, San Francisco Labor Council, American Indian Movement, Jobs with Justice – SF, United Educators of SF, and SF Hotel Workers Union.

“You can see that here people

are coming together and making the connections and thoughts of all these cuts,” said Lara, who also served as the master of ceremonies for the U.N. Plaza rally. “All the different oppression is tied to the United States war machine. It was really great to see people out here and enthusiastic.”

Many who participated carried signs, some of which read “One More Death Dollar Day,” “U.S. Out of the Middle East,” “Stop U.S. Aid to Israel” and “Capitalism is Organized Crime.”

“People have so many of their own issues,” said Cheryl Kozanitas, an SF State alumnus who participated in the march with a sign that read “General Strike.”

“Sometimes it is really hard for somebody to come to something like this.”

She also said that the turnout was impressive given the time that has elapsed since the U.S. launched its campaign in Iraq.

“I think it is pretty good considering this is the eighth commemoration of the invasion and occupation of Iraq,” Kozanitas said. “It is hard for some people to maintain interest.”

The next demonstration is scheduled for April 10 at Dolores Park in the Mission district.

ASI: Elections underway continued from Page 1 informed enough about the candidates to make a decision.

“It’s important to participate in these elections, but I feel like you need to know the people who are running to actually be able to vote,” said Muriel Eastman, communications major. “That’s why I’m not voting.”

Besides the candidates, a major issue in this election is a proposed referendum set to increase the $42 student fee that funds ASI by $12 over three years. The referendum would increase the fee $9 in the first year, $2 in the second and $1 in the third.

“I’m interested in students voicing their opinion on this,” Northup said. “I don’t necessarily agree with it, but without it, it could spell doom for ASI.” The idea for an increase stems from cuts to ASI, such as lower enrollment and making summer session a part of the College of Extended Learning.

“We can’t really do anything about the CSU raising tuition, but student fees are something we can work with,” Gutierrez

said. “I’m in support of it because it can be used to provide students with so many more services.”

With the loss of funding creating a situation where ASI becomes unsustainable and unable to provide support to students, some find the increase necessary.

“It’s worth it,” said Margarita Gonzalez, an international relations major. “If it’s going toward students and it’s just a few more dollars, it’s not a big deal.”

Tuition increases and a possible cut of $500 million or more due to Gov. Jerry Brown’s proposed budget lead some to believe the fee increase is inappropriate.

“I personally don’t even see a lot of the money going toward ASI being reflected on the campus,” Eastman said. “I disagree with the increase and think it’s the wrong time to be asking for one.”

Gutierrez believes that students should vote not only to make their voices heard, but also to build a rapport with the candidates.

The polls close March 26. View ballots at sfsu.votenet.com/sfsu.

UPAC: New vote coming continued from Page 1 “A College of Liberal Arts doesn’t take into account the methods involved in disciplines like sociology,” said Andreana Clay, associate professor in the sociology department. “I’m not in favor of the University restructuring as it is, but we’re doing with it what we can.”

The president asked the Academic Senate to conduct another faculty referendum for the new proposal, and the email urged teachers to voice their opinions.

“Everything is still subject to change,” said Maxine Chernoff, chair of the creative writing department, which is housed in the College of Humanities and would be designated to the College of Arts and Humanities.

“I think it’s fine as long as the departments have had their input

and their identities stay intact,” she said. “People should be satisfied with where their department ends up.”

The new proposal also creates a School of Public Affairs/Public Policy within the College of Social and Health Sciences.

UPAC hopes to have the reorganization finalized by July 1, which is the beginning of the next fiscal year, Chernoff said.

Students have yet to be consulted about the proposed reorganization of the University, leaving some confused and upset.

One student did sit on UPAC, but graduated in May 2010. “(UPAC) should inform the students on any talks of transformation,” said Mia Hunt, a 24-year-old theatre arts major. “We are paying to be educated, and I don’t understand why it’s OK not to inform us.”

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