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SPRUNG: SF State theater major Gillian Eichenberger practices vocals with fellow student actors. Eichenberger plays Thea in the musical Spring Awakening. Photo by Hang Cheng

SEE MUSICAL PAGE 6 After an open meeting on campus, closed meetings conducted by the Board of Trustees and considerable anticipation, the new university president will be announced before graduation.

UNIVERSITY ONE STEP CLOSER TO PRESIDENT SELECTION

BY ANGELA RAIFORD | araiford@mail.sfsu.edu

Alongside a number of students graduating this May, one face most familiar with the current campus population will also be ending his stay at SF State.

The presidential search advisory committee announced recently the finalization of candidate reviews in the search for a successor to President Robert A. Corrigan when he retires from his position at the end of this semester. The new president will be announced next week following final candidate reviews May 7 by the California State University Board of Trustees, concluding the almost three-month-long search process.

“I’m super excited about this and I feel like students should be, too,” said ASI Presi-

dent Andrew Gutierrez III, the sole student on the advisory committee. “I think that the board wouldn’t pick a person they know SF State wouldn’t react positive to because our campus, it doesn’t react like every other campus. They want to please us.

“However, as of right now, because we signed a confidentially form, we cannot talk about it until it’s announced,” he added.

The announcement is expected to come soon after the closed-door Board of Trustees meeting, no later than May 9, according to Gutierrez. While he is confident in his ability to address the needs and questions of students

WHO’S NEXT?

SEE PRESIDENT ON PAGE 15

Special degree may ease transfer process A specific associate degree will help students earn spring admission in the wake of a measure that could potentially freeze it.

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BY KRISTIE HARUTA | kharuta@mail.sfsu.edu

HILE TRANSFERring from a community college to a California State University once meant meeting the base requirement of 60 semester units, now applying with a specific associate degree will be the deciding factor between a smooth admission and a lengthy wait period.

Though many students will be left hoping for enrollment eligibility, eight CSU

campuses will be accepting applications for students transferring from a community college only if they complete their Associate Degree for Transfer.

CSU spokesperson Stephanie Thara said that criteria for enrollment will also become more challenging, as less space means students with higher GPAs coming out of high school and community colleges will be accepted first. Transfer students have the most priority, and Thara advises them to ensure their enrollment by applying for a transfer degree.

“We encourage all California community

college students to apply for the Associate Degree for Transfer, because these students are guaranteed a place in the CSU system,” she said.

These degrees differ from associate of arts degrees in that they provide a fast-track for students planning to transfer. While not offered in every discipline, Cerritos College journalism professor Rich Cameron says that transfer degrees have been developed for several more disciplines over the last year and a half, with the goal of developing SEE TRANSFER ON PAGE 11

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SF SPEAKS OUT HOW OFTEN DO YOU USE THE HEALTH CENTER AND WHAT DO YOU USE IT FOR?

“Last semester I would go there for everything.

I use it pretty often for planned parenthood.”

DIANDRA BACHELOR, 21 KINESIOLOGY MAJOR

PROPOSED FEE D L U O W E S A E R C IN AID STUDENT R E T N E C H T L A E H THE DOCTOR IS IN: A recent petition to increase health fees by $25 was signed by approximately 18 percent of enrolled students and if approved, it would help fund much needed services for the Student Health Center, the SAFE Place and the Counseling and Psychological Services Center on campus. Christopher Stoehr has been a staffed physician at the Student Health Center for the last five years and supports the petition. Photo by Henry Nguyen

“I use the health center about three to five times a semester for colds and allergies.”

NANCY PHU, 26

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MAJOR

“I don’t use the health center because I’ve never really had to. I’m from around here so I’ve always had my own doctor.”

MORGAN GULYAS, 23 BUSINESS MAJOR

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BY ANGELA RAIFORD | araiford@mail.sfsu.edu

TUDENTS ARE TWO SIGNATURES CLOSER to receiving extra benefits from the health center.

A student petition circulated April 5 to April 23 to gain support for a proposed Student Health Center fee hike of $25, which will increase gradually through Fall 2016. After review by the Student Fee Advisory April 25, who initially advised circulation of the petition, a memo now is being prepared to send to President Robert A. Corrigan and then California State University Chancellor Charles B. Reed for approval.

“The result of the petition process was that 5,267 signatures were collected, representing approximately 18 percent of currently enrolled SF State students,” said Eugene Chelberg, associate vice president for student affairs and enrollment management. “Of these signatures, 5,180 indicated their support and 87 indicated their opposition to the proposed fee increase.”

The petition was open to all registered students, and was distributed by various student health workers and volunteers at different tabling events in the Student Health Center, Cesar Chavez Student Center and campus housing.

Senior art major Traci Thomas saw the petition during a recent trip into the Health Center, but declined to sign it.

“I’m not down for that. The sign said ‘Save the Health Center’ and that they would have to close it because they couldn’t afford to pay for it anymore,” said Thomas, 24. “Kind of misleading because I thought they were going to close the whole thing... We really can’t afford to pay for tuition and then pay for health in case we have a cold.”

According to Alastair Smith, director of student health services, the next and final steps in the process are to have the fee increase

approved by Corrigan and Reed.

All prevailing counseling and psychological services will be cut if the proposal is not approved. There has been a vacancy for the position of staff psychiatrist since Feb. 27; before there was just one full-time psychiatrist for roughly 30,000 students.

If approved, the proposal would introduce 12 new medical and counseling staff, provide 24/7 phone care and free reproductive health services during the next five years.

Acceptance would mark the first fee increase for the health center in eight years.

Presently, the center relies on student fees to cover costs, which are set at $117 a semester. The last increase took place in 2003, going up less than any other campus entity and leaving the center to use surplus revenue to cover costs, according to Smith.

He added that the only revenue received outside of that is from the state-funded family planning program Family PACT. This covers the salaries of six staff members. Introduction of the program saves students $1.5 million in pharmaceutical bills, including $500,000 in lab bills and tests.

Chelburg said that while the petition results have demonstrated a majority support for the fee raise, the increase also stands in line with CSU Executive Order 1053, which authorizes campuses to increase an existing health services fee to support student mental health services.

All signs seem to point to a fee increase implementation beginning in the fall, but nothing is certain in these interim stages.

“I don’t want to pretend like I know what President Corrigan or Chancellor Reed are going to do,” Smith said.

With speculation over CSU budgets rising, even with proven support from a large number of students, the waiting game is no easier for the health center.

CRIME BLOTTER Quasi-truthful ruminations loosely based on real events.

Compiled by Tamerra Griffin

FOOTRACE AGAINST THE POLICE YIELDS LOSING RESULTS “I use it for workshops and condoms.”

RICHARD SANTOS, 20

PRE-NURSING MAJOR

REPORTING BY CAROLYN COPELAND PHOTOS BY NELSON ESTRADA

University police responded to a call about a suspicious looking individual near the Ethnic Studies and Psychology Building just before 8:30 a.m. April 27. Not one to be caught, the subject decided to put his P90X skills to the test by running away. Unfortunately, one of the officers was a few DVDs ahead of him in the program. The panting perpetrator was taken into custody for resisting arrest and petty theft, and transported to the county jail.

TWO ABANDONED WALLETS STILL SEEKING A LOVING HOME

04.25 through 05.01

Two lost wallets were miraculously found less than three hours apart from each other in the J. Paul Leonard Library the afternoon of April 26. Even more surprisingly, attempts to return the items to their rightful owners were unsuccessful. One can only presume at this point that the owners of the pocketbooks are not absentminded students, but participants on the ABC show “What Would You Do?” We’re still waiting for Don Quinones to pop out from behind a bookshelf at any moment to confirm.

DOWN AND OUT AT THE ANNEX CONCERT

One student received more than doses of dubstep and indie beats when they attended the longanticipated Rhythms Music Festival in the Annex April 26. Apparently, the attendee had been playing a drinking game in which a shot was taken every time a partier shouted “YOLO,” which resulted in such intoxication that they had to be transported by the San Francisco Fire Department to the UCSF Medical Center.

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Mr. Fix It meets Mr. Clean in dirty restrooms As I made my way toward a the majority of students come to restroom in the Business Buildschool to do the initial clean up ing, I was told many times to on campus,” Meyer said. “Then stay away, but I reassured myself at 11 a.m. we have a staff of only I was going. about five to seven I entered and people that take stood in shock. The care of the campus.

A WEEKLY easily grossed-out We generally have COLUMN BY STAFF germaphobe in me them maintain the WRITER BRIAN BALISI ABOUT wanted to run away, high traffic areas WHAT NEEDS TO but the hulking voice such as the student BE FIXED AROUND THE SF STATE of Mr. Fix It told me center or the CAMPUS AND HOW to get working. library.”

TO GET IT DONE. Business major This problem Christopher Tran, is not just in the who has a majority of Business Building. his classes in that buildCommunicaing, said “The restrooms tions major Elaine Herare always disgusting nandez said restrooms there. Sometimes I don’t in the Humanities want to use it, but I don’t Building are OK, but R. want to walk even further M get worse throughout to use another restroom the day. so I just hold it.”

“By the evening the I was given a few awkward floor is all wet, there’s toilet pastares as I took up a place in the per everywhere and the garbage restroom where I could conduct is overflowing,” Hernandez said. field notes. In five minutes I The solution is simple: just noticed students just throwing clean up after ourselves. We can their trash anywhere. I witnessed take a quick moment to make one student throw his paper sure our trash actually lands towel toward a trash pile and just in the garbage or the toilet is watched it roll down to the floor; flushed. These are things we he didn’t bother to pick it up. learned before kindergarten.

We can’t expect staff to We are a campus of thouclean up after us. Facilities and sands of students, and custoServices director Charles Meyer dial services are a team of a few said the custodial services are dozen constantly cleaning up understaffed. after us. Doing our part to keep “There is a staff that comes campus maintained will help the in from 2 a.m. to 8 a.m. before staff out immensely.

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DRIVING IN BUS-ONLY LANES A NO-GO

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BY ANA PREZA | acpreza@mail.sfsu.edu

CASTRO This often bustling neighborhood, one of the most prominent symbols of LGBT activism nationwide, offers a trendy personality that’s apparent in its array of clothing stores and outdoor cafes. From the numerous diners to the colorfully themed bars sporting vibrant neon signs, this neighborhood’s lively nature is also apparent in its myriad selection of good eats.

SWEET TOOTH

THOROUGH BREAD AND PASTRY

HINT: Just as its name implies, this bakery doesn’t cut corners when making fresh artisan baked treats.

There’s nothing like enjoying the slice of carrot cake or Baba au Rhum, which is a pastry soaked in rum and garnished with crème Chantilly and a raspberry, on a lazy afternoon with a fresh cup of coffee.

248 Church St.

CHEAP EATS

DINOSAURS

HINT: Despite its odd name and energy-drink design sense, this sandwich shop is an excellent purveyor, serving high-quality, zesty banh-mi sandwiches for an affordable price of $4.75. It offers two “special” combos with various types of pork, including an irresistible Banh-Mi with roasted pork, ham and pate.

2275 Market St.

ROMANTIC

ZADIN

HINT: Started by two cousins, this Vietnamese restaurant offers a quaint mix of rustic and traditional cuisine in a fine-dining atmosphere. From imperial rolls stuffed with fried basa and rice vermicelli, to lemongrass pork garnished with a cucumber salad, this family restaurant maintains a personal touch in every dish. Step on in and feel right at home.

4039 18th St.

WILDCARD

CURRY BOYZZ

HINT: Some - particularly grammar freaks - may simply be put off by the two “z”s in its name, but that has no bearing on how great the food tastes. Boasting a menu of meat and vegetarian options, highlights include the juicy chicken boti kabobs and crispy samosas. Make sure to wash it down with the marsala chai tea, which will leave a gentle spicy and sweet aftertaste.

4238 18th St.

AN XPRESS GUIDE TO DINING IN THE CITY. COMPILED BY EAST BAY DWELLER AND VORACIOUS FOODIE MATT MAXION, WHO ENJOYS WRITING ABOUT THE BAY AREA FOOD SCENE. HE IS ALSO THE SOCIAL MEDIA EDITOR FOR THE GOLDEN GATE XPRESS.

Parking or driving in busonly lanes could get expensive for city drivers as SFMTA installs more cameras on buses to ticket offenders.

OTORISTS in San Francisco who park or drive in bus lanes may soon be in for a rude

awakening.

In an effort to improve bus services, the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency is expanding an existing program that uses Muni buses to cite drivers using transit-only lanes.

The plan is to gradually install forward-facing cameras that will record motorists illegally in bus lanes on all of the 819 Muni buses, but there is no set time as to when this transformation will be complete. A motorist caught on camera will be cited up to $115.

The Transit Lane Enforcement Pilot project was launched in 2008 to deter people from driving in bus-only lanes. Motorists using these lanes cause bus delays and traffic because buses have to maneuver around them. Paul Rose, spokesman for the SFMTA, said keeping bus lanes unobstructed ensures Muni buses can get to their destination on time and without incident.

“It’s one of the self-enforcing ways we can help (Muni buses) improve their transit travel time,” said Lulu Feliciano, transit outreach manager of the Transit Effectiveness Project, a program created to improve services and provide quicker Muni rides.

Lane enforcement is only one of many initiatives under the Transit Effectiveness Project. Feliciano said one of the reasons buses are unreliable and inefficient are these vehicles

in transit lanes.

“Some people think that they can be in the transit-only lanes and the message is no, there is a reason why it’s a transit-only lane,” said Feliciano.

Feliciano explained that Muni buses catch people breaking the law just like red light cameras do.

Currently 30 buses have parking violation cameras and have been issuing citations since the program began.

Fines vary depending on the violation. Cars driving along transit-only lanes receive a $60 fine, while those illegally parked get a higher fine of $115.

Last year, the SFMTA issued 3,000 citations that generated nearly $300,000 for the agency, but Rose said the program is not about creating revenue, but about improving Muni services.

There are about 15 miles of transit-only lanes in San Francisco, primarily in Chinatown and the Financial District.

SFMTA plans to add more bus-only lanes throughout the city.

SF State math major Saki Hanaoka, 19, thinks this program is a good idea and hopes it improves delays. She said if a bus is late and at capacity, she has to wait even longer for the next delayed bus.

“I have to wait for the bus a long time,” Hanaoka said.

“That is a problem.”

On the other hand, business major Dee Smith, 19, said Muni drivers were the problem, not cars blocking the street.

He said he has seen many bus drivers stop to get out and get something to eat before the end of their route. “(Muni) drivers don’t even take their jobs seriously,” Smith said.

Smith, who uses Muni every day, expressed frustration that Muni is never on time. He thinks this program is not about improving service but about making money.

“Muni is trying to make money any way they can,” Smith said.

Survey spotlights the mythical G-spot Just inside a woman’s body, there’s their G-spots. a magical little zone that’s the key to According to the study, 95 her pleasure. It can make her squirm, percent of women needed a warm scream and even squirt. Maybe. up before stimulation of the GAccording to a study released April spot felt pleasurable; 33 percent 26, more than 50 percent of women thought 15 minutes was sufficient stimulate the mythical G-spot - meditime, while 17 percent needed an cally known as the urethral sponge orgasm first.

- often or most of the time during sex “To some women, if you hit it or masturbation, while 12 percent a certain way it can feel amazing,” stimulate the spot every time they said peer sexual health educator have sex or masturbate. The survey Deirdre Bridgett, 21. “Stimulation also explored the multitude of ways depends on the person when it all that women enjoy G-spot stimulation. comes down to it.”

“The G-spot is not a vaginal ecstaAlthough many women like sy button - rather, it’s simply a cushion G-spot stimulation on its own, of tissue wrapped around the urethra. incorporating other forms of The reason this cushion can aptly stimulation can be even more be described as a ‘spot’ is that the pleasurable. Twenty percent of urethra is only about one and a half to women enjoy anal penetration and two inches long,” according to “The Good another 20 percent enjoy using butt plugs Vibrations Guide to Sex.” The G-spot is during G-spot stimulation, according to located about 1 to 2 inches inside the body the study. It’s also possible to stimulate Since breaking up with her on the upper wall of a woman’s vagina. the G-spot and clitoris at the same time inner prude, Cassie Becker The results came from surveys issued to to produce what’s known as the “blended has done it all. Her interest more than 300 people by San Francisco’s orgasm,” a more powerful combination in sexual exploration has led her to write several blogs and own Good Vibrations, a company dedicated of the two orgasms. break even more beds. She’s to supplying sex toys and information to the As a kind of added bonus, 40 percent extensively researched and people of its fair city. of women said they often or always written about it - all with a One-third of the respondents to the ejaculated during G-spot stimulation. sexy smile.

Good Vibrations survey said they learned Be sure to put a few towels on the bed about the G-spot by reading about it in a before attempting that one. book, roughly the same amount during But not all women enjoy this kind of sex, 24 percent during masturbation and 16 stimulation, Bridgett said. percent through playtime with a partner.

“With G-spot stimulation once again that depends on the The results of the survey are further affirmation of the person because some women don’t like G-spot stimulation, spot’s actual existence, which scientists continue to debate, and for some women they either haven’t found their G-spot or even after Adam Ostrzenski’s findings were published in the may not have one,” she said.

“Journal of Sexual Medicine.” Orstzenski said he found severFeel free to experiment with locating and playing with al layers of erectile tissue where the G-spot is said to be while your or your partner’s G-spot using fingers, vibrators, dildos performing a postmortem examination of an elderly woman. and whatever other safe products you can think of. Don’t get But the debate can’t deny the fact that more than 300 discouraged if it takes a bit of time - that’s half the fun! Then women had plenty to say about their personal experiences with let the good times roll.

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A WEEKLY SEX COLUMN BY CASSIE BECKER

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LIFTED: Theater major Jonathan Riley rehearses with other student actors before a recent performance of “Spring Awakening.”

Riley plays Melchior, the lead male role in the musical. Photo by Hang Cheng

High-production musical aims to rock stigmas

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BY BARBARA SZABO | barbaras@mail.sfsu.edu

unappealing to boys, so she aimed to portray her in N HOUR AND A HALF a quirky and sweet way. before the show, between In the first scene, Wendla’s quirkiness is imhaving makeup artists mediately revealed as she begs her mom to explain apply heavy liner to their where babies come from, and remains relentlessly eyes, even heavier blush persistent in her inquiry. to their cheeks and dash“Spring Awakening” is an adaptation of the ing onto the stage for brief 1892 German play by Fred Wedekind. It was origisound checks, a troupe of male actors escaped to a room full of chairs. Within nally banned for depicting themes such as sexual abuse, suicide and homosexuality. moments, they were dancing atop the chairs, wideAlthough these themes are more commonly eyed, singing into invisible microphones. accepted in today’s society, the musical remains They, along with the rest of the cast and crew, controversial. Audience were preparing for a performembers gasped during some mance of “Spring Awakening,” scenes, especially the one in a rock musical about a group which Wendla’s character asks of teenagers living in a sexuMelchior to beat her with a stick ally oppressive environment in in an effort to make her feel Germany at the turn of the 20th something. century.

THE SHOW WILL RUN THROUGH Throughout the musical, the The week before ThanksgivMAY 8 IN THE LITTLE THEATRE characters struggle with emoing, about 150 students with tional turmoil revolving around various majors auditioned to join LOCATED IN THE CREATIVE ARTS those themes. For actor Brennan the cast.

BUILDING. Cook, who plays Moritz, that The 19 chosen cast memdid not end when rehearsals bers began rehearsing for the For show times go to: came to a close. musical three months ago for http://creativearts.sfsu.edu/ “This role has taken an emofour hours a day, five days a events. tional toll on me as a performweek, not including several er,” said Cook. “I remember just weekend sessions. The musical after doing some of my scenes has consumed more preparation or finishing up a rehearsal I would just get so detime than any other production at SF State, and is also one of the biggest in terms of the use of techni- pressed. I would just sit and sulk for like an hour.”

Moritz’s character was emotionally distraught cal equipment, according to stage manager Rachel during every scene, which he demonstrated through Golden.

Lead actress Julia Letzel started practicing with frantic gestures, and a fast, yet nervous, manner of speaking. her vocal trainer last summer in preparation for her These scenes were further dramatized with the audition to play the part of Wendla. use of 250 stage lights.

“I wanted to get inside Wendla’s head and The emotional involvement was just one of the understand the character,” said Letzel. “I wanted obstacles the cast and crew faced during producto play her in a way that’s different than how any tion. other people in professional productions have ever Golden said that involving different groups played her.” within the theater department, such as set, costume, Letzel has watched a few different versions of light and prop design, was one of the biggest chalthe production since her junior year in high school. lenges in making the musical come together.

She felt that Wendla’s character seemed boring and

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BY DEVERY SHEFFER | dsheffer@mail.sfsu.edu

RMED WITH SCISSORS, students, who work on their required senior fashion collection in his Advanced Apparel and Design pins and sewing machines, Problems class. Each student was given a $15 students in the Advanced voucher that they could spend at the Goodwill AsApparel Design Problems Is Store, which is where clothes from the other Bay class transformed clothing Area Goodwill stores go after they have surpassed they found at a Goodwill their shelf life of four weeks. The students were store into new and trendy given 30 minutes to search through the large blue outfits that will grace the bins and racks of used clothes. Each piece sold for runway along with their senior collections tomorjust a few dollars before the store was open to the row at “Runway 2012: Defined.” general public.

The Fashion Network Association’s Spring “We’re really excited about it,” Leong said.

2012 fashion show not only gives students an “We got the product, we cut it up, we remade it into opportunity to show off their work, but is also the fashion product that the students can relate to.” culmination of a project created by three SF State Turning old clothes into something new is professors who teamed up with Goodwill to proknown as upcycling, and was something that all the mote sustainability. students were familiar from past classes because Professors Connie Ulasewicz, of apparel merthe ADM program is very focused on environmenchandise and design, Hamid Khani, of broadcast tal consciousness in and electronic fashion. In February, communication a group of ADM stuarts, and Kathy dents held a similar O’Donnell, of event called Designmarketing, wanted ing a Difference. to find a commuSultana Lodin is nity engagement a 26-year-old senior that students from who turned a knit all of these areas top into an infinity could be involved scarf, a men’s blazer with. Their goal and corduroy pants was to promote the into a paneled mini used-clothes recyskirt and redesigned cler to a younger a men’s silk blouse generation of colby cutting off the lege students. sleeves and shortenThe marketing students conducted STRUT: Apparel design student, Sultana Lodin (left) prepares her dress ing the length in the front and back. surveys to find and model, international relations student Sophia Zhu, for the “Runway Lodin has been out why students 2012” fashion show. The show is presented by SF State’s apparel and dedid or didn’t shop sign merchandising department to showcase designs made with recycled doing it with her own clothes for years, there, the people clothes. Photo by Hang Cheng by turning old pants from broadcast into skinny jeans and and electronic adding new pockets communication to her clothes to change them up a bit. arts turned that information into a visual and those “It’s really important to practice sustainability from ADM created window displays at two Goodin your life because it’s good for the environment,” will stores with the outfits they made.

Lodin said. “I think it’s really cool that we are do“These students are millennial students and have a better idea of what students and other people ing this project to show that you can do a lot with Goodwill clothing and old products.” want, so they can help support the concept of The outfits will be featured on the runway the Goodwill, so all of us together are making a differnight of May 3 at 7 p.m. at The Galleria at the San ence,” Ulasewicz said.

Francisco Design Center, located at 101 Henry This was the first time that professor Adrian Adams St. Tickets range from $15 to $25.

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COPING with THE

PEAKS AND VALLEYS OF

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BY TAMERRA GRIFFIN | tgriffin@mail.sfsu.edu

ROM THE CURRENT DEBATE between the White House and the House of Representatives regarding student loan interest rates to a current California proposal that would make college more affordable for those coming from middle class families, students are now situated at a crucial intersection of education and politics.

Students who have taken out unsubsidized loans faced the possibility of doubled interest rates to pay back after graduating, which were set to increase from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent July 1.

While both Republicans and Democrats agree that the current interest rates should be extended through the summer, the former group proposes to cut funds from the 2010 Prevention and Public Health Fund. This proposal was outlined in the Interest Rate Reduction Act, HR 4628, released by the U.S. House of Representatives April 27.

According to a White House press release, however, President Obama will be advised to veto the bill in order to avoid cutting funds from public health.

Whether the interest rate extension is maintained throughout the next four years will have a significant effect on Antaisha McClary, a freshman at SF State. While she has received educational funding from the G.I. Bill, she still needed to apply for an unsubsidized loan of approximately $3,200 to cover the remaining cost of her fees this year.

“It shouldn’t affect us too much, but it’s still going to put a damper,” said the Japanese major. “My family just moved to California and bought a house; we’re still trying to get situated financially.”

The 18 year old added that she may need to get a job now to start saving to pay back the interest rate.

According to SF State Student Financial Aid Director Barbara Hubler, the increases of educational fees and the amounts of available financial aid have been disproportional. In the 10 years that she has been in the position, she has noticed that even as tuition rises, students have not been offered more aid.

“For example, the maximum Federal Pell Grant and federal student loan awards have not increased in the last few years,” she said.

Hubler added that more students have been applying for financial aid in the past decade, and that those who graduated from the University last June had acquired an average of $18,800 in loan debt.

One California assemblyman is currently working to reduce that amount by making college more affordable for students whose families earn enough money to make them unqualified for grants, but who are not financially equipped to single-handedly fund four years of post-secondary education.

Speaker of the California Assembly John Perez recently introduced the Middle Class Scholarship Act, which would reduce tuition by more than 60 percent for students in the state who are not approved for Cal Grants, but whose families’ annual income is less than $150,000.

According to Speaker Press Secretary John Vigna, the proposal was a result of legislators’ dedication to preserving the funds given to students to pursue college at public universities in California.

“UC and CSU fees have more than doubled; community colleges have nearly tripled,” he said. “The net effect of this is that middle class families are having difficulty in affording college.”

According to Vigna, the Middle Class Scholarship Act would be funded by allowing larger corporations operating in multiple states to select the cheaper of two formulas in calculating taxes.

“We feel that’s an unjustifiable tax loophole,” he said.

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LLISON Michael will be graduating from SF State this semester with close to $40,000 in debt, despite saving as much as she could by going to community college and only spending two years as a student at the University.

“I’m almost in denial about it,” Michael said. “I’ll cross that bridge when I get to it.”

She has found herself in the same place as most other college students who believe they fall into the middle class. Their parents make just enough so they get the bare minimum in financial aid, but, while living in California, their parents don’t have enough money to pay for their education anymore.

Michael was raised by a single mother in Redondo Beach, and her father contributes to her education when he can, but those times are few and far between. Her mother has had

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to take out the majority of the loans through the Parent PLUS program because she can only take out so much each semester, and will have to pay back her mother and the government beginning in just a few months.

After the semester comes to a close, Michael will be moving back home to stay with her mother and begin the job search with her newly acquired bachelor’s degree in history.

She is waiting to hear back from the AmeriCorps, which will contribute $5,000 toward paying off her debt at the end of her one-year commitment.

But that is just a start.

“Doing AmeriCorps isn’t about the money for me,” Michael said.

“It’ll only take care of a small part of it, but it’ll be worth it.”

She is not alone in her worry about how to pay back her student loan debt.

John Gondkoff, 23, returned to community college in his hometown after one year at Cal State Channel Islands, during which he accumulated $7,000 in debt. He came from a similar middle class family, but has three brothers and one sister whom

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his parents are trying to put through college.

“I only have $800 more to pay off,” Gondkoff said. “I’ll be done paying off loans from Channel Islands right before I transfer to CSU East Bay and have to take out another loan.

At least I’ll have a little bit of break.”

The two older brothers have already graduated, one from Pepperdine University and the other from Cal State Fullerton and both were able to pay most of their way with scholarships, but his parents had to help them out, too. His younger brother, Patrick, is a junior at Humboldt State University and has a full ride in tuition for playing football, but his parents are financing his room and board.

“They help out as much as they possible can, but it varies with every kid,” Gondkoff said.

For him and his youngest sister, who is about to graduate and go to Chico State University, it has been the largest financial burden.

“My sister is a very similar student to me,” Gondkoff said. “We don’t get all A’s, so it’s harder for us to get scholarships.”

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Student health: an opportunity to invest

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HEN WAS THE last time you made an important phone call at 4 a.m.? While drunk dials and ordering a late night pizza might be the only time you reach for the phone past midnight, what if you were experiencing a medical issue and wanted to talk to a medical professional?

Now, a group of students is lobbying for a fee increase to benefit SF State’s Student Health Center. The very fact that this increase is coming from the minds of students should be a clue as to the importance of the health center to campus life. Though Xpress usually denounces increases, this is one that everyone should be able to get behind.

If a fee increase is approved for the Student Health Center, such worries could be eliminated. Aside from saving counseling and psychological services, the $25 increase would fund services that are basic necessities for a viable, useful student health program. For example, a 24/7 advice line that students can call into and

seek medical advice.

Anything that has the potential to benefit the physical wellness of students should take a high priority when it comes to funding. And while it doesn’t have to be at the top of the funding list, it is a little odd that something like the Student Health Center has gone eight years without a funding increase.

The center serves as an indispensable resource for students seeking low-cost health care. If you don’t have insurance or don’t qualify for the city’s Healthy San Francisco program, there aren’t many other options for care.

Even for those who might have access to health care, having an on-campus space to go and seek help for minor ailments is a precious resource. Being able to centralize education and minor medical services is a lifesaver when you can’t afford to miss class or have an important test on the horizon. Keeping the resources we have as well as expanding them can only

LETTER TO THE EDITOR Response to 4/25 “Disabled Students Lack Support” I would like to thank Lisa Carmack for sharing her personal experiences as a student with a disability at SF State in her April 25, 2012 editorial “Disabled Students Lack Support.” Coming forward in a public light is not always an easy thing to, but doing so does much to lift up how it feels to live with a disability, as well as raise the importance of comprehensive services and accommodation support for all students, faculty and staff at SF State.

SF State is committed to access and equity for people with disabilities in all areas of campus life: living, working and learning. We provide highly individualized, one-on-one accommodation support to over 850 students and 200 faculty and staff employees each semester, and the DPRC Staff is dedicated to comprehensive, individualized, thorough service provision. In the two years since Lisa visited us, and in light of the ADA Amendments Act of 2009, the DPRC has revamped our appointment, intake and accessible media referral process, and found ways to improve the quality of our accommodation services and accessible instructional materials delivery.

We hope that these changes have improved the academic experience and the quality of life for students, faculty and staff with disabilities.

However, if an oversight occurs, we want to know about it so that it can be addressed right away. We take feedback seriously and appreciate referrals from students, faculty members with students in their classes, and managers and coworkers of employees with disabilities, to name just a few. Please call us at (415) 338-2472 or send us an email at dprc@sfsu.edu if you have any questions at all. We want to hear from you.

Together, we can continue to work to make the experience of all members of our SF State community a positive one.

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have a positive impact.

President Robert A. Corrigan and California State University Chancellor Charles B. Reed will soon be in the position of approving funding for things like free reproductive health care and increased psychological counseling. There is no good reason to stifle service that has such a tangible benefit to students on campus.

After having to endure fee increases for years, it’s telling that students are actually asking for an increase that could ironically help address some of the literal headaches that result from education expenses.

STEREOTYPES UNDERMINE MINORITY VOICES

ODAY’S MOST CRITically acclaimed shows have ignited controversy in their depiction of people of color as minor characters, part of the background, or as help. A tweet claimed “Mad Men” as the “‘Roots’ for white people,” and HBO’s “Girls” is accused of misrepresenting NYC’s multicultural landscape.

Critics who laud these shows with praise and adornment have ignored a central question: where is the agency for POC? POC have seen a rise of representation through alternative outlets with millions of viewers crowding around to watch YouTube clips such as “Sh*t White Girls Say,” or, my favorite web series, “The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl.” The characters curse, awkwardly say racist comments and act on morally questionable acts, without relying on TV norms for answers such as: 1) turning to a licensed (white) therapist, 2) turning to the best (white) friend, 3) turning to the (white) authorities.

The POC character against those norms is portrayed as the ethnic minority in poverty, solely due to a cultural/ attitudinal fault. In “The George Lopez Show,” the characters who adhere to a

normative way of life by their “white” employers or classmates are given mobility, while those who stick to their cultural roots or an alternative route face a future as a minor, stereotyped, or obscured role, such as George’s mother Bennie and his son Max. When criticism like this appears though, the perception of the language used is “too general,” they are “empty terminologies” and only exist to create controversy.

If this gaslighting continues, POC criticism is devalued unless it is supported by the mainstream media.

It also addresses the bigger issue: class. It’s not only a “white” person thing, but it is a “first world” thing. As a working class POC in the world of academia, I face a low number of representation of people in my class position, and am statistically more likely to drop out or perform poorly from a lack of support or representation.

When you hear someone use “whiteness” as a form of criticism of the lack of representation of POC in the media, ask yourself how many of these voices are actually heard, addressed and taken seriously, and how many are actually given credibility without having to follow a “white,” normative behavior.

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them for the top 35 transfer disciplines.

“Some of the universities have indicated that they will have limited mid-year admissions only for those students coming in with these new degrees,” he said.

Cameron suspects that if the budget continues to shrink, more universities will feel pressured to give priority to students who earn these transfer degrees.

While the transfer path becomes narrower for students, CSU faculty and staff, who have already suffered cuts of 3,000 people in the last four years, are also in danger of further reductions.

Robert Turnage, CSU assistant vice chancellor for budget, stated in a press release from the CSU that they must start making these “terrible choices” now so they are prepared for the November decision.

“The university system is still a half-billion dollars in the hole, and if this trigger cut goes into effect, we will be at the same level of state funding as 1996, but serving 90,000 more students,” he said.

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“I’m so glad I got in when I did. Otherwise, I’d have to wait so much longer in order to get my degree,” he said. “Pretty soon, each generation is going to be less educated than the next. It’s a real shame.”

But while Hebenstreit can breathe a sigh of relief, students like Casey Lewis, a psychology major at Santa Rosa Junior College who is looking to transfer to Sonoma State next fall, were shocked to hear about the proposed cuts and possible waitlisting.

“Most of the people in my classes are only there to try to transfer,” she said. “It would totally put me off track. If something like this happens, you have to reroute. If I wasn’t so strong-willed, I might just give up on school.”

Jo Volkert, assistant vice president of enrollment management at SF State, said that 1,500 students may have to postpone their plans if they apply to SF State in the spring.

She reiterated that students in nearby Bay Area counties will still have priority over non-local students, and said that the best thing for all incoming students to do is to stay updated.

“I advise students to continue to watch the website. Admissions start in August, and there may be some developments over the summer,” Volkert said.

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GOALKEEPER FURTHER PURSUES SOCCER DREAMS

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IKE MCNEILL EATS, sleeps and breathes soccer, but his time as a player is almost up.

The goalkeeper for the men’s soccer team is finishing his athletic collegiate career in his junior year, but refuses to let the game go. McNeill, who was accepted into the 2012 NCAA National Career in Sports Forum, which will take place from June 7 to 10 in Indianapolis, has high hopes of becoming a college coach.

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NEXT MOVE: Gator goalkeeper Mike NcNeill studies soccer in his time outside of the goal and intends to become a college soccer coach at the end of his collegiate career. Photo by Sam Battles

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She was also named CCAA women’s track and field athlete of the week, a first in her career.

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As a goalkeeper, McNeill knows firsthand how crucial goals are, which is why he will stop at nothing to score his dream job of becoming a soccer coach; the acceptance into the forum brings him one step closer to this goal. McNeill plans to graduate Fall 2013 and wants to take advantage of anything that will aid him in achieving his goal. The summer conference is the perfect tool to help him further his soccer career and McNeill is more than happy to utilize it. The forum is meant for student athletes who want to pursue a career in coaching or administration, but it will also give him the chance to network with other people who are exploring careers in intercollegiate athletics.

“Obviously as a kid everyone has an aspiration to be a (professional athlete), but realistically not everyone gets to be it,” McNeill said. “I’m a student of the game. When I’m not watching, I’m studying it. I just enjoy soccer and I want to be around it for the rest of my life.

McNeill’s father, George, saw early signs of his son’s love of soccer.

He wasn’t surprised when McNeill expressed his desire to become a soccer coach; he would have been even more shocked if it was anything else.

Soccer has been a part of his son’s life for so many years that he felt it was only natural he would want to keep it that way for many years to come.

“As soon as he started playing, he just fell in love with the game and he’s just been obsessed since he was 6 years old,” said George McNeill.

“We never had to push him about having to go to practice or travel to a game. I think he’ll make a really good coach because he loves the game so much.”

Former players entering the coaching realm is nothing new, but many times their strengths are overlooked. The criticism on some coaches is their lack of personal experience in the sport.

Many coaches emphasize the mindset of preparing for war when inspiring their players for games. The experiences of a coach who has played the game and can relate can lead to greater success inspiring the team because the coach knows both sides of the game.

Experience beyond watching is a critical facet that can strengthen a As soon as he coach’s resume. The knowledge that started playing, McNeill has gathered during his soccer he just fell in love career, playing the game since grade with the game school, will make him even more comfortable transitioning from player to and he’s just been coach. obsessed since he Since receiving a medical red-shirt was 6 years old. last season, he has seen the game from George McNeill, a perspective that he was not used to: Father of Mike McNeill the sideline. This has helped him see the game from the sideline as a coach.

Though frustrating, the experience strengthened McNeill’s passion for both playing and visualizing the game as a leader.

That passion is what pushes him to better his play and his mind. Even when he’s not playing, he studies the game and learns about different plays and leagues in different areas of the world.

“He’s always inquisitive and you can always tell when a player is just there to play or when a player is there that is in tune and wants to know what we’re doing and why,” said Joe Hunter, head soccer coach.

The same ferocity to learn can be seen in his demeanor during game time. Former teammate and aide to the men’s soccer team, Jorge Calderon, has no doubt that McNeill can take on a coaching role because he has so much knowledge and passion for the game. Calderon, who has played two seasons with McNeill at SF State, can remember looking back at his goalkeeper and being motivated to try harder by seeing McNeill’s own intensity to play.

“He’s intense and demands the highest quality of soccer,” said Calderon. “He’s a leader and a good person to look at when things aren’t going so great.”

Calderon believes that the traits that make McNeill a great player will translate to him becoming a great coach. Leadership and motivation is what drives McNeill as a player, but the ability to have those qualities spill over and affect other people is what will separate him from the average coach.

McNeill’s potential to be a great coach is palpable, but Hunter hopes that he learns from his experiences and excels beyond past coaches.

“I would hope he continues to keep his personality in check but would take a little of what I presented and what other coaches that he’s had and blend that into his own style,” Hunter said. “That’s what I think makes a complete coach.”

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AGELESS LOVE OF MUSIC

Hank Niebolt, 82, is a musician, former school teacher and SF State alumnus who dedicates his life to music.

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Hank Niebolt, 82, sits on the stage of McKenna Theatre before warming up for a performance of the SF State Wind Ensemble and Analy High School Symphonic Band April 5. Niebolt is an SF State alumnus who has been performing since 1954 and has a bachelor’s degree in English with a minor in music. He is also a member of six other musical groups in the Bay Area.

CLOCKWISE FROM ABOVE: Niebolt puts his tuba into his car after a dress rehearsal at SF State April 17, while his 10-year-old French Bulldog, Darlin’, waits in the backseat.

Charles Barrett (left) looks over news clippings of an article in the San Francisco Chronicle about the 130th anniversary of the Golden Gate Park Band, of which Niebolt is a member.

After a two-hour practice, Niebolt pushes his tuba from the music practice room to his car April 26. One of his many tubas, this instrument was restored from the 1920s, and once belonged to Ralph Murray, conductor of the Golden Gate Park Band from 1924 to 1934.

Niebolt practices in the music room of the Creative Arts Building, alongside the SF State Wind Ensemble, the afternoon of April 19.

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during the process, he, along with the rest of SF State campus, won’t find out the selected candidate until next week.

The names of candidates have been kept under wraps throughout the process to maintain applicant confidentiality. In the only open forum regarding the presidential search in February, CSU Chancellor Charles B. Reed said this ongoing effort was to protect the relationships and future of candidates with their current employers.

Reed said that this was a decision to be left up to the committee. However, at this point in the selection process, even in the last stages, finalists will not be scheduled for on-campus meetings. Instead the appointed successor will be scheduled to visit the campus as soon as possible after the announcement.

“The campus advisory committee could make the decision not to hold candidate visits since they do not want to jeopardize any of the good candidates in the pool,” Leticia Hernandez, spokeswoman for the Chancellor’s office said. “The CSU wants to maintain a candidate’s confidentiality as some candidates won’t apply if they have to reveal publicly that they are looking for a new job.”

An additional aspect of the process that has brought about some controversy is the compensation allotted to the incoming president.

Subsequent to the $100,000 raise for new San Diego State University president Elliot Hirshman, who is presently one the highest paid presidents in the system, the Board of Trustees adopted a payment policy for new CSU presidents. Under the policy, newly-hired presidents will be capped at a 10 percent increase on top of their predecessors salaries.

According to Gutierrez, the public announcement of finalists for the San Diego State president was among the reasons for such secrecy around the search.

As a member of the committee, he was required to sign a confidentiality agreement.

President Corrigan has headed SF State since 1988, the longest tenure of any president in University history. He is earning $298,749 for the 2011-12 academic year, meaning his replacement could potentially receive a $29,000 increase.

To provide a smooth transition for the incoming president, a number of University vice presidents and deans, alongside the Chancellor’s office, will work together, according to University spokeswoman Ellen Griffin.

“In addition, the newly appointed president will likely have thoughts on how others can best introduce him or her to the campus,” she said. “And all faculty and staff will be eager to help out in any way they can.”

The incoming president will also meet with the new ASI president for next semester, Adenike Hamilton, who has not been involved in any discussion surrounding Corrigan’s successor. In a meeting facilitated by Gutierrez, he hopes that all three can make an unofficial meeting in order to discuss moving forward in the Fall.

“I really wanted her to be in my position because I know I’m the president but I am also leaving,” said Gutierrez, who is graduating this semester. “We decided on the advisory board in December before elections though, and President Corrigan felt adamant about me being on the committee because he knows what I’ve done on campus. He said that I know the students and I’m the right representative.”

Corrigan’s 24-year history on campus has seen the growth of the University campus, including the establishment the College of Extended Learning in 2007. Since he was appointed president, a number of buildings have been added to campus including Humanities, Fine Arts, Student Services, the Village at Centennial Square, Ethnic Studies & Psychology, and the Cesar Chavez Student Center buildings. The newest completed addition, the J. Paul Leonard Library, is the largest construction project in CSU history, according to President Corrigan, passing Cal Poly San Luis Obispo’s Poly Canyon Village.

Amid the budget cuts and a possible future strike of the California Faculty Association, the new president is set to have a lot on his plate.

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