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GATEWAY TO THE EAST: Jung Mee Ahn serves tea to guests, Yvonne Cheung and E. Lee Okumoto, at the San Francisco International Conference on Chanoyu and Tea Cultures at SF State Nov. 10. Photos by Alejandrina Hernandez

TEA CULTURE SURVIVES THE CENTURIES

BY ERIN DAGE | erindage@mail.sfsu.edu

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IVING IN A WORLD WITH stressors and constantly moving from point A to point B, some people choose to immerse themselves in enjoying a cup of tea with friends.

Some of these people practice the art of chanoyu, an ancient Japanese tea ceremony.

San Francisco, dubbed the “gateway to the East” by some, shares a 118 year-old history with Japanese tea culture. The city’s Golden Gate Park holds the oldest public tea garden in the United States, hosting tea ceremonies every Wednesday and Friday. Most recently, SF State and the University of San Francisco hosted a conference focusing on tea culture and ceremonies called Ocha Zanmai: San Francisco International Conference on Chanoyu and Tea Cultures.

The inaugural SFICCTC, which took place in Room 133 of the Humanities Building, was chaired by Midori McKeon, coordinator for the Japanese program at SF State. Focusing on the practices, history and cultural

Trustees’ fee vote put to a halt

BY ELLIE LOARCA emloarca@mail.sfsu.edu

The California State University Board of Trustees has shelved the controversial fee vote which was set to take place Nov. 14 in the wake of the passage of Proposition 30.

California State University Chancellor Charles B. Reed and the CSU Board of Trustees had proposed a vote that would have added three new student fees for the Fall 2013 semester. This would have included a graduation incentive fee, a third tier tuition fee and a course repeat fee.

The board believed implementing these new fees would encourage students to graduate in four years.

“There is no plan right now to about when to bring the proposal back,” Mike Uhlenkamp, spokesman Chancellor’s Office, said.

Board member Lupe Garcia inquired whether the goal of implementing these fees was to change student behavior or to increase revenue at the Board of Trustee’s meeting in September.

“The trustees think they know the students and why they aren’t graduating, but the truth of it is they don’t know and charging students for SEE STUDENTS ON PAGE 3

significance of Japanese and Korean tea ceremonies, the event fostered awareness and further educated people on the centuries old practice.

McKeon had four months to organize the conference and gained support from groups such as the Imuraya Group and the Consulate General of Japan in San Francisco. She believes that a conference focusing on tea is befitting of San Francisco, considering its history with tea culture.

“San Francisco has a vibrant eastern culture, which makes it the perfect place for this conference,” McKeon said. “Tea is learning about history, utensils and zen philosophy.”

Japanese tea ceremonies are called chanoyu, yet no word exists for “ceremony” in the Japanese language.

Directly translated, chanoyu means “hot water with tea.”

The ceremony, set in a tranquil, clean place with upwards of five people, can take anywhere from 40 minutes to 4 hours. The practice of chanoyu is about self-reSEE CEREMONIES ON PAGE 2

Students benefit from Prop. 30

BY CHARLOTTE BOUDESTEIJN | cboudest@mail.sfsu.edu

IMPACTED: Business marketing major Vanessa Correa, 22, has been at SF State four and a half years. Though a senior, she might not get courses she needs. Photo by Jamie Balaoro

As a student who uses federal and state loans to pay for his education, Aaron Fisher tracked the passage of Proposition 30 throughout election night.

“Prop. 30 was a ‘pass or doomsday’ proposition for me,” Fisher, a political science major at SF State, said. “I’m glad that the (California State University) base tuition will not rise dramatically again, but it is really the symbolism that is why Prop. 30’s passage is astonishing. This is the beginning.”

Fisher uses his Federal Pell Grant, along with working up to 20 hours a week, to make college an affordable option. He funds his own rent, insurance and food.

“Interest rates are low enough and with income-based repayment (plans), I will be able to pay off my 20 some-odd grand in student loans without breaking my budget post-college,” the 20-year-old SEE FUTURE ON PAGE 2

2 CAMPUS SF STATE SPEAKS OUT WHAT IS YOUR GUILTY PLEASURE SONG AND WHY?

MITCHEL MEJIA, 19 CINEMA MAJOR

“See You Again” by Miley Cyrus. I find myself singing the words in the shower.

TIMOREI ANDRAOS, 20

COMMUNICATIONS MAJOR

“Aaron’s Party (Come Get It)” by Aaron Carter. Why? Really? He’s the bomb.

He did beat Shaq.

HUGH COFFEE, 22

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Future budget cuts postponed

said. “It is important to take note that the proposition will help fund the CSU system but not exclusively, so it is important to remember that the system isn’t out of the woods and individuals shouldn’t stop saving and investing their money just because of this.”

With passage of Prop. 30, tuition will rollback to 2011-12 levels and students will receive a $249 rebate for tuition, according to the CSU system.

The proposition will raise about $6.8 billion in additional tax revenue, according to the Legislative Analysts Office. The proposition will also raise income taxes on Californians earning more than $250,000 a year and increase sales tax by 0.25 percent for a period of seven years.

“We are still $1 billion short,” CSU spokesman Erik Fallis said. “The students, however, won’t face a tuition increase again, but CSU is working on a plan to get students more efficiently through the University.”

According to Fallis, the California Budget Act for 2012-13 was written in a way that assumed revenue from Prop. 30.

Without that revenue, the budget provided for some specific trigger cuts, including $250 million in cuts to the CSU. “Those cuts have been avoided,” Fallis said. “The CSU is hopeful that avoiding these cuts are a step toward the state reinvesting in higher education.”

He said that campuses will distribute money back to students through refund, credit or readjustment of financial aid.

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BROADCAST AND ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION ARTS MAJOR

“I’m Not OK” by My Chemical Romance.

I can identify with it. I don’t like the band, but I like the song.

Wei Ming Dariotis, president of the SF State chapter of the California Faculty Association, feels relieved and gratified by the passage of Prop. 30.

“The state of California is indeed willing to fund higher education and to push back against the forces that would try to de-educate our population and to make our population one that is focused on getting jobs,” Dariotis said. “Rather, we are focused on making sure that folks have an education that is going to serve them and the state. In the future, most jobs are going to require some form of higher education and this is really showing that the state of California is willing to put in the effort to make sure that we have a well-educated population.”

University President Leslie E. Wong believes that both the UC and CSU systems will benefit from Prop. 30.

“This means that CSU will not incur a budget cut of $250 million and our share of that cut would have been $17.4 million,” he said. “However, we will have to refund the 9.1 percent tuition increase that students paid in Fall 2012, and will not be collecting that in Spring 2013. We have prioritized the importance of the curriculum so we are looking to relieve some of the stress over course availability in a number of majors by hiring faculty.

That is, some students are having a very difficult time graduating in time because they cannot get courses required in their major.”

Wong also said that access and afford-

flection and relating to others — all while having a cup of tea.

“Tea ceremonies entertain pleasure and the five senses in a purifying process,” McKeon said. “(They encourage you to) forget about everything in your mind, being here and now totally.”

Tsuyoshi Hikita, vice consul of cultural affairs at the Consulate General of Japan, takes part in tea ceremonies three to four times a year.

“It is a longstanding tradition that provides a deeper understanding of Japanese culture through peacefulness and communication,” Hikita said. “It’s all about calmness — we live in such a noisy world, but here it is so peaceful.

We can heal.”

Though the practice of tea ceremonies are a century old tradition, it is evolving with the times.

“Tea is not static,” Jennifer Anderson, a guest speaker at the conference who lectures on anthropology at San Jose State University, said.

“We can have a connection to the past (in tea ceremonies) by showing the ways of the past

ability are top priorities and that the tuition rebate provides some relief, but does not solve the problem.

“Structural deficits resulting from prior budget cuts still exist. I don’t know if tuition will go down or up,” he said.

“We are doing our best to help students for example by hiring more faculty, raising money for scholarships and continuing to seek efficiencies which reduce our costs.”

Jocelyn Polanco of SF State’s Students for Quality Education sees the success of Prop. 30 as a win for all the sectors of public education in California.

“However, it is a small victory in the bigger picture toward an affordable, accessible and quality education in the CSU,” Polanco said. “The Board of Trustees approved a ($249) reimbursement to students if Prop. 30 passed that would either be refunded, credited or received in the form a revised financial aid package. For the first time in the past decade of rising tuition we are seeing a reversal on fees even if only for this academic year.”

Polanco said that the revenue, raised

by Prop. 30 will be audited every year and will be open to the public to ensure that the money is being put into education.

“The Board of Trustees planned on increasing tuition by 5 percent, or $150, in the spring if Prop. 30 did not pass,” she said. “If it is decided that the Board of Trustees want to raise tuition next semester, we will not keep quiet about it as we know students simply cannot afford any more tuition hikes.”

and providing visions of the future.”

Mika Sawada, a second-year SF State graduate student studying Japanese, attended the conference as a volunteer to learn about tea ceremonies.

“I always wanted to learn about tea ceremonies and have never got the chance to take part in one,” Sawada said. “My favorite part of the conference was the Korean tea ceremony because it was beautiful the way they did it.”

Though the ceremonies have their roots in the Eastern part of the world, McKeon and other presenters at the conference believe that the art has appeal that crosses cultural boundaries.

“I firmly believe that tea has the power to transcend borders, cultures and nations,” McKeon said.

Mckeon viewed her creation as a success with more than 160 guests in attendance.

“It was a great combination of wonderful presentations, enthusiasm and passion from the attendants,” McKeon said. “I’m thinking about doing it next year, depending on the comments I receive for the (guest) questionnaires.”

CRIME BLOTTER

Comedic interpretations of criminal events at or near SF State

11.07 through 11.13

Sharp Things

AHSLEY BROWN, 22

PUBLIC EDUCATION MAJOR

“Diamond” by Rihanna.

I don’t like the song, but I like her. She’s cool, but some of her songs are annoying.

Photos by: Sam Battles Reporting by: Brad Wilson

Nov. 9 there was a report of a knife left unattended at the J. Paul Leonard Library. Officers responded and took possession of the knife and marked it for destruction — which, if you think about it, is not entirely fair.

This student could have been in the middle of buttering his toast and forgot that he set the toaster to “dark” and had to leave his cutlery behind while he saved his food from a burnt doom. Get the point, officers?

The Bell Trolls for Thee

An officer spotted a subject under the bridge at the Sutro Library Nov. 7. When approached, the subject challenged the officer to a fight and then ran. The officer caught up and took him into custody. The suspect lost con-troll when he decided to go Street Fighter on the officer and now we have no bridge troll collecting tolls. If any volunteer is willing to pa-troll this area, please contact campus police.

Reporting by Brad Wilson

Stop, Thief! Give Me Back What’s Mine!

A suspect burglarized a parked car Nov. 10. The suspect was described as a 25-year-old male, 5 feet tall, wearing all black clothing, sunglasses and black gloves. In the words of Peter Parker: “If you’re going to steal cars, don’t dress like a car thief.” We have a weekly fashion column that could help you burglarize in style, or maybe throw in some leopard print on those black gloves to set yourself apart from all those would-be thieves.

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STUDENTS VIEW PROPOSED FEES AS PUNISHMENT CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1

Graduate on time or pay up Chancellor Charles B. Reed proposed these fees because he believed “students are gaming and abusing the system”

GRADUATION INCENTIVE FEE: Super seniors would be charged up to $372 per semester for every unit more than 160 units

THIRD TIER TUITION FEE: Charges of up to $209 per semester unit for those who have enrolled in more than 18 units

COURSE REPEAT FEE: Charges of up to $105 per semester unit for any repeated coures

having more units is basically saying who can and cannot graduate,” Marcela Pimentel, a communications major and member of Students for Quality Education, said.

SQE is an on-campus organization fighting for quality and equal opportunity education.

Stephanie Thara, spokeswoman for the Chancellor’s Office, explained that these fees would have been voted on as an all or nothing fee increase, but since the shelving of the proposed fees the plan is subject to changes.

The graduation incentive fee would have charged students with more than 160 units $372 to $399 extra per unit, according to the Nov. 14 agenda. It would encourage “super seniors” to graduate and open up spots in the CSU for newcomers.

According to the SF State Data Book, however, only 12 percent of first-time freshmen enrolled as fulltime students graduate within four years. Additionally, only 31 percent of transfer students finish their undergraduate within two years at SF State.

SF State biology major Mariana Leiva has spent four and a half years at the University and plans to graduate this semester. She explained that her experience here at the University has been a rough road.

“When I was a freshman, we had our orientation and we’re supposed to get the classes we need to start off our major. In biology there were no classes left,” Leiva, 22, said.

With no classes available in her

major, Leiva fell behind quickly.

“Not getting the classes made me feel like I was always playing catch up. I wasn’t able to take one of my main prerequisites until my junior year,” Leiva said. “Priority is for those in a higher class standing, which made it nearly impossible to get the classes I needed my sophomore year.”

Business marketing major Vanessa Correa, 22, has been at SF State for four and a half years.

She explained that availability and impacted classes make it difficult to keep up with the four year track.

“My major isn’t impacted, but it sure feels like it. Usually there are at least 10 students that try to crash these classes because everyone is trying to take them,” Correa said.

Correa also talked about the struggle of taking classes students actually want to take considering they are paying for it.

“I’m in a class I didn’t want to take but had to because what I needed wasn’t available, and I’m a graduating senior so I feel like I should of had the option,” Correa said.

According to the Board of Trustees, the CSU system has been encountering problems with making access to classes equal and fair.

The proposed solution is to charge students taking more than 17 units an extra fee.

Right now students are charged on a two-tier basis. Anyone enrolled in six units or less is charged $2,215 and anyone taking more than six units is $3,469. However, this proposal would install a third tier for

students taking more than 18 units and would range between $182 to $209 per additional unit.

The third fee would affect students who need to repeat courses.

The board has acknowledged that since classes have been cut, students who want or need to repeat courses are taking spots from incoming students.

The proposed fee would cost anywhere from $91 to $105 per semester unit for students who want to retake classes.

“No student shall be assessed more than one of the three proposed fees for the same course,” Thara said in response to the possibility that a student would be eligible for every fee.

Some students say that the idea of new fees isn’t the way to encourage students to graduate on time.

“The CSU system is the most affordable system in the state and by charging students these fees this is limiting the amount of people who will have access to higher education,” Paul Murre, 21, president of California College Democrats, said.

SQE held a rally Nov. 8 to get students to sign a petition and share their stories of what it’s like to deal with the CSU system today.

“Everyone is going to be affected by this, and so far we’ve collected over 300 surveys and testimonies statewide of what it’s like to be a student,” Pimentel said. “We are trying to get familiar with the student body so we can communicate the truth to the trustees.”

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Decrease in staff affects University career center

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HE STUDENT INVOLVEment and Career Center at SF State had nine staff members and one manager in 2008. Four years later, only one counselor remains to assist more than 30,000 students.

The center was organized to help students with a future career, but a lot of services for students might get lost.

“I don’t know if there is going to be any more staff hired. They keep telling me it’s because of the budget cuts,” Mariko Hingston, the sole counselor for the career center, said.

The career center works closely with employers, faculty, staff and student organizations to help those in the process of looking for internships, part-time student employment, co-op programs and full-time professional employment.

Lauren Harrington went to the career center in the past, but hasn’t been there for more than one year. Her first experience came while looking for jobs her freshman year, where she said she was given some brochures for job fairs and resume-building seminars.

“I wasn’t in a hurry and there was no one else waiting to be helped; the counselor gave me as much information as he could to help me,” the 20-year-old broadcast and electronic communication arts major said. “I’ve been there a couple of times since to try to find out where to get things taken care of, for example finding my guidance counselor and figuring out about scholarships. Every time they’ve been efficient, helpful and upbeat.”

According to University President Leslie E. Wong, all staffing decisions were made prior to his arrival at SF State this semester.

BY CHARLOTTE BOUDESTEIJN | cboudest@mail.sfsu.edu

“I know that student affairs is looking into (staffing) right now,” Wong said. “The staff is looking at how career counseling happens in other places, but the perception where students think it’s a job placement needs to change as well.”

Harrington noticed that over the past few years, there have been fewer people working at the center desk leading to longer lines.

“I try to avoid it now, unless there’s less than a couple people waiting,” she said. “I’ve seen the line double on itself before. The longest I’ve waited in a line was the day I moved in after freshman year, which was about half an hour.”

Kirsten Liaz works at both Leadership, Engagement, Action, Development — a center for student leadership and campus activities — and the career center. The two share a floor in the Student Services building.

“Last year, we had three counselors. One found a better job and the second one moved,” she said.

Before the drastic reduction in staff, the career center was set up to serve students Tuesdays and Thursdays. At the beginning of this semester, students could email Hingston for an appointment.

According to Liaz, Hingston received about 70 emails in the first couple of weeks and took her email address off the website due to the rush.

“Nowadays, she has quick questions where she filters out which need to be appointments and which can be quickly answered. That’s something different now (that) she is the only counselor,” she said.

“There is life after college; the career center leads to other opportunities.”

Adapting to college can be overwhelming, Liaz said. She thinks that students don’t come in the center early enough in their college years.

“Out of 10, I would say three or four freshmen

come in, asking for resources in the first month.

Compared to seniors, they are scrambling.”

Dean of Students Joseph Greenwell explained that Student Affairs and Enrollment Management has needed to make some difficult staffing decisions due to budget cuts. He stated that this was also the experience within the career center when it was decided to combine the center with LEAD. “With this new model, one manager is able to provide vision for the new department. In addition, a staff member from LEAD who has academic counseling experience will provide additional career counseling services for students in the future,” he said. “The staff of the Student Involvement and Career Center have worked diligently together to continue providing quality services for students.”

Greenwell said that the career center’s budget is not on student fees. Students who come into the career center are currently referred to career workshops, online career resources and drop-in hours instead of going directly into one-on-one meetings with a counselor.

“However, students that cannot attend a workshop or drop-in hours and/or need more time than what can be answered with these services have the opportunity to meet one-on-one with a career counselor,” he said. “While this might not be ideal, students seeking career resources are able to have their fundamental career service needs met.”

Carlos Davidson, a professor in the environmental studies program, thinks the career center would benefit from an increase in staff.

“Reduction in the number of counselors at the career center are a real shame as our students, especially first generation college students, need help navigating the work world — help with resumes, interviewing and job search strategies,” he said.

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A new spin on rental cars

CRUISING: Reise Tanner uses several car rental programs in the Bay Area. With vehicle rentals becoming more popular in San Francisco, Wheelz has launched a rental option that lets private car owners rent out their automobiles to other people in the city. The company started on college campuses to create more options for transportation and some extra cash for those renting out their cars. Photo by Deborah Svoboda

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RBAN DRIVERS HAVE AN innovative new option to rent vehicles in San Francisco — even a ride that might be just next door.

After success at several universities throughout the state — including UC Berkeley and Stanford — Wheelz, a peer-to-peer car-sharing service, has opened an office in the city. “(San Francisco) is the mecca of innovative mobility solutions,” Wheelz co-founder Aaron Plashton said. “People here have pretty progressive thoughts of car sharing.”

Wheelz made its San Francisco launch Oct. 30 with the help of a $13.7 million investment, led by Zipcar. The company is a smaller version of the booming company, focused on universities.

“We thought a college campus was a great start,” Plashton, head of marketing and communications, said. “College students are strapped for cash and it’s a cheaper alternative.”

After seeing the demand and expansion of car-sharing services, Zipcar has created a trend of investing in membership-based car-sharing companies.

Wheelz is different in that it lets automobile owners rent out their own cars.

Drivers can rent cars by the hour or day and prices vary from $4 to $40 per hour, depending on the vehicle. On average, car owners earn between $200 to $1,000 per month and drivers control their availability as well, according to Plashton.

Plashton believes students enjoy the business because they either have a car and don’t use it as often as they intended, or they don’t own one and now temporarily have access to it.

“Cars sit out 23 out of 24 hours a day,” Plashton said. “Why not make extra cash from it?”

By using Wheelz’s Facebook page, app or website, customers can sign up for free and rent from a selec-

tion of owned vehicles, narrowing the search by model or neighborhood.

The company also features DriveBox, a device designed and built by Wheelz engineers, that tracks mileage, location and can unlock the vehicle so both the driver and owner never have to meet to exchange keys.

Prior to any rental, background checks are required from renters and those renting, and a vehicle history report must be submitted. Cars in the company inventory must be made after 1995 and have fewer than 150,000 miles.

Wheelz’s staff will It’s certainly then test run the car understandable to ensure proper that other function. Customers with more than three companies are moving violations or launching, given a DUI are excluded that historically from renting. there has not been Wheelz expanded enough taxi service into San Francisco throughout the city after receiving Series A financing from Paul Rose, Zipcar. Since its Oct. SFMTA spokesman 30 launch, 50 car owners have signed up with 25 more awaiting approval as they undergo safety inspections.

Wheelz is one of many car sharing companies that has launched in San Francisco within the last few years. Other car-sharing services such as Lyft, Uber and Sidecar vehicles can all be seen cruising throughout the city and have all gained popularity for their convenience, low prices and relief from the financial burden of owning a car. In additon, Plashton said pub-

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lic transportation is limited and, with only one-third of San Franciscans owning a vehicle, car rentals are the new norm.

“It’s certainly understandable that other companies are launching, given, that historically there has not been enough taxi service throughout the city,” Paul Rose, spokesman for the San Francisco Municipal Transit Agency, said. “What we are doing is focusing on improving taxi service to compete with these companies.”

Jordan Wallace, 22, has used a car rental service twice this year. He enjoys renting a car since he doesn’t own one, but wouldn’t rent his car to a stranger.

“Some people drive carelessly,” Wallace, an English major, said. “I’m worried if I offered my car, what could happen to it. I would consider the service if I had two cars and the second car was beat up. ” Wheelz protects its drivers and vehicles under a $1 million insurance plan provided by the National Automotive Club. Car owners are not required to pay extra from their personal auto insurance and are not subject to penalties if the renter is involved in an accident.

Renters who are in a collision are subject to pay up to the $500 deductible for any damages.

If the owner rents out his or her vehicle, “their insurance rates should not increase because the business provides the additional coverage needed,” Jenny Mack, spokeswoman for Northern California’s AAA, said.

Wallace believes the rental can be appealing if someone is in desperate need of a car, but for the price he believes that there are more affordable alternatives.

“Sometimes you can rent a car for $10 a day,” Wallace said. “There isn’t that concern in the back of my mind that I’m driving someone else’s car.”

Plashton believes the broad range of cars is the reason Wheelz has become successful with college students. The company hopes to expand to other universities and metropolitan areas throughout the West Coast in the future.

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The Fashion Blueprint The fashion connoisseur outlines ways to avoid the fashion walk of shame.

It’s true, you are what you wear and for him, every day is a runway.

Sexologist gets hot and heavy with feminists

BY BRYAN VO | bryanvo@mail.sfsu.edu

Sexy intimates enhance, excite Shopping for lingerie can be daunting, but don’t get your panties in a bunch just yet. Lingerie is not only an important staple in a woman’s life, but in her relationship as well.

Lingerie is not the same as the undergarments women wear in their daily lives. It is meant for special occasions, and the power of these intimates can enhance the energy and excitement for that special occasion. These intimates are sensuous, comfortable and the lightest garment on a woman’s body.

“Lingerie is a necessity in a woman’s life,” Victoria’s Secret model Lindsay Ellingson said.

“Look what it has turned into.

Lingerie is not just something you wear under your clothes, but it gives power and confidence to a woman.”

Revenue for Victoria’s Secret increased by 11.4 percent since last year, bringing in $9.61 billion, according to Wikinvest. The rise has also been attributed to the expansion of the stores accessories, since they now offer luggage and handbags.

Lingerie exudes femininity and exoticness. Unlike men who largely choose between boxers and briefs, women’s undergarments include thongs, stockings, burlesque corsets, bustiers and other pieces.

Good lingerie will not only add spice to a relationship but make temperatures rise in the bedroom. It can shift romance from plain contentment to one ignited with flaming passion.

But are these sexy little numbers splurge-worthy?

We spend nearly one-third of our lives in the bedroom, according to MagforWomen. No partner wants an image of you lying in bed wearing sloppy granny panties, so look good while you’re in there.

According to the Reportlinker, the global underwear industry is estimated to be worth more than $30 billion. The market encompasses a range of lingerie and intimate clothing, with bras representing more than 50 percent of the overall market and corsetry more than 10 percent.

Style, evolving fashion trends and factors such as novelty and comfort are the main drivers of this industry.

“Lingerie has become high in demand and women spend so much money to make them feel sexy and beautiful,” Victoria’s Secret model Izabel Goulart said. “Its not just important, it’s everything.”

Forget the pep talks with the parents and toss the training bras, girls.

It’s time to spice it up and bring the good times with sizzling lingerie.

BY KIRSTIE HARUTA | kharuta@mail.sfsu.edu

BODY IMAGE: Virgie Tovar, center, edited the anthology “Hot & Heavy: Fierce Fat Girls on Life, Love and Fashion.” After the Nov. 1 release, Tovar spoke at The Booksmith in the Upper Haight with fellow contributors. Tovar will facilitate another reading Nov. 30 at the Modern Times Bookstore. Photo by Tearsa Joy Hammock

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OLD, BUBBLY AND UNABASHED, Virgie Tovar is on a mission to transform the meaning of the F-word most weighed down in negative societal assumptions — fat.

A sexologist, activist, coach, writer and vlogger, Tovar’s fight for body positivity and acceptance has most recently culminated in “Hot & Heavy: Fierce Fat Girls on Life, Love and Fashion,” a collection of 31 heartfelt and empowering stories by fat-identified women released Nov. 1. Edited by Tovar, this anthology was born out of the urgency of the issue of fatphobia.

“We’re in a state of emergency when it comes to fatphobia,” Tovar said. “Fat people have no real protection from the law; fat people are discriminated against in the workplace; fat people are refused medical care based on their fat, and it’s endangering lives.”

The idea for this book began before Tovar entered her graduate studies in human sexuality at SF State. First pitched in 2009 as a manifesto called “Fatties of the World Unite,” Seal Press, a Berkeley-based publisher focused on women’s issues, decided it was too niche to publish at the time.

But through her work and her participation in events like the NoLose conference for fat queers and their allies, Tovar knew she had to make “Hot & Heavy” happen. Not only did Seal Press agree, they fast-tracked the book’s completion.

“They were going to give me a year to edit it, and then they pushed up the publication date, so I just feel like the urgency of the issue is so clear in the way (Seal Press) was interacting with the work, and they were kind of picking up on the zeitgeist,” Tovar said.

While fatphobia affects a wide range of people, Tovar recognizes her target audience as college-aged women, many of whom are making their first forays into feminism and are coming into their sexualities.

“Up until high school, our sexualities and our bodies are really kind of policed by our parents and teachers, and in college you kind of have this autonomy,” she explained. “This is how you can deconstruct and change the way you think about your body.”

Champagne and glitter-frosted cupcakes were served Nov. 8 in The Booksmith in the Upper Haight in celebration of the book. Tovar and six of the book’s contributors read excerpts from their stories to a crowd who laughed, applauded and hummed in understanding of struggle and self-discovery.

“I felt incredibly empowered, and I felt like, ‘Aha! Someone else has had that same experience!’” Elisa Cecaci, a promoter for Full Figure Entertainment and attendee of the book release party, said. “Especially when they speak about childhood. I was

a prisoner of my body. I was very outgoing and very loving, but I still always hated myself and limited my activities based on my weight. To know someone has gone through that and risen out of that ugliness makes me feel really hopeful.”

The pieces read turned many assumptions of body image on their head, from Jessica Judd’s experience as a dancer tokenized for her size to Deb Malkin’s discouragement of hiding in black clothing. Sociologist and yoga instructor Kimberly Dark talked about being read as fat in a fitness setting like a yoga class.

“We’ve all internalized this kind — it’s not even body hatred — it’s body foolishness,” Dark said. “This foolishness that the body can only do certain things and can only look certain ways.”

The book has received positive feedback, mainly from women who find their experiences reflected back to them in the stories. Esther Rothblum, who mentored Tovar while on sabbatical at SF State, holds Tovar’s work in high regard and is submitting the book to be reviewed by the academic journal she edits called “Fat Studies: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Body Weight and Society.”

“Her book is terrific,” Rothblum said. “It is this young, hip, in-your-face generation of fat-positive activists that is making a huge impact on society’s concepts about weight and self-esteem.”

Tovar makes a point not to seek out the negative responses to fat positivity. A friend warned her not to read the comments on the San Francisco Chronicle story written about her, many of which were opposed to her work — and not respectfully. She says she has no morbid curiosity to read those types of comments anyway.

“I’m committed to seeing my work as something that elicits a positive response,” she said.

Fat studies and activism are complex and intersectional matters, but “Hot & Heavy” delivers these issues in a very accessible, entertaining work of literature. Attendees of the book release party encouraged people to pick the book up.

“It’s a lot of fun,” Erica Jones, a former SF State sociology student, said. “It’s emotional, it’s personal and it’s important.”

As the book reaches its first wave of readers, Tovar looks forward to seeing it get passed on to friends, family and a broader audience. Cecaci says that the “curvy revolution” is happening now and “Hot & Heavy” is a good entry point into the movement.

“There’s no excuse anymore,” Cecaci said. “It’s time to get enlightened, to understand that we are always going to be a part of society and we’re valuable members. We’re not going anywhere and we’re not going to apologize for ourselves, our weight or the way we look.”

Tovar and some of the contributing writers will return to San Francisco for another reading Nov. 30 at the Modern Times Bookstore at 7 p.m.

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HIS PAST WEEK has been a bit of a roller coaster when it comes to the CSU’s budget.

Students scored a monumental victory with the passage of Proposition 30, as California voters decided to raise their own taxes to try and salvage our financially beleaguered system. Fresh off the heels of that success, the CSU Board of Trustees was poised to vote on a series of new fee increases meant to give students who were taking too long to graduate incentive to finish school. In the end, the board decided to delay their vote amid mounting pressure from student groups.

So what can we learn from this topsy-turvy week in the CSU system? The main takeaway for us at Xpress is that, despite how it feels sometimes, student voices and actions actually can make a difference.

The proposed fee hikes would have raised costs for students with more than 150 units, those with more than 18 units per semester and those who needed to repeat courses. The fees were misguided and delaying the vote was the right move. While they were meant to encourage students to

complete their degrees within the normal four-year span of a college education, they were effectively financial punishments for students who weren’t able to get the classes they needed.

Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom chalked the decision up to the board’s commitment to student access. “(The) CSU Board of Trustees are sending a strong message to students and their families that we are serious about protecting access for all,” he said in a statement.

But the delay may have been less about the philanthropic tendencies of the board and more about the actions of California students.

Students for Quality Education, an advocacy group for student rights in public higher education, took a survey of nearly 2,400 CSU students who overwhelmingly decried the fees as the wrong move, saying that additional fees would have made it more difficult to graduate. Nearly 70 percent of respondents to the survey said they have had to delay graduation because they couldn’t get the classes they needed. Charging students more because the classes they need aren’t available strikes us as a

ridiculous attempt to solve the problem of overcrowding, and we applaud the board for not moving forward with such a poorly thought out plan.

The board didn’t specify why the vote was delayed, but the announcement came after SQE delivered the results of the survey to the board and made public their plans to hold demonstrations at the meeting, which was scheduled for the morning of Nov. 13.

While it feels good to actually see some tangible results from the actions of student groups, now is no time to relish in our recent victories. The passage of Prop.

30 was a great success for students, but even though it prevented any further cuts, it did nothing to restore the nearly $1 billion that’s been cut from higher education over the last five years.

The delay of the vote is also a win for students, but is only a delay. The board still plans to vote on the fee hikes some time in the future.

If anything, these recent victories should bolster the resolve of students. They should serve as examples to those who would sit idly by while decisions are made that affect our University. They should tell us that if we speak loud enough, our voices will be heard.

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F YOU’RE ANYTHING like me, a 21-year-old male college student, you have a lot on your mind. There are classes to attend, tests to study for and part-time jobs to show up to. These are all valid concerns that you really want to take care of, but never quite get around to. You have been neglecting these obligations because there is something taking up 90 percent of your brain power on a daily basis — girls. I mean, come on — you’re busy.

But women can be confusing, and as many times as you’ve watched VH1’s “The Pickup Artist,” you know deep down you will never have the skills Mystery has. So what do you do? Well, you study up. Oh, don’t worry! I’m not going to make you actually study because I know you won’t even open the book. (Why did you buy it anyway?)

It’s cram time so just let me give you the abridged version.

There is one thing that is universally true about all women on earth: They like things that show a man has some status.

But those things are close to impossible to obtain (especially with those paychecks you’ve been getting from your part-time job at a café.) Or when, you know, you don’t have any actual status.

So what’s a college dude like yourself to do? You could pretend like you actually are a “baller” and have all the status of your favorite rapper (seems like lots of guys go this route), but any girl worth her weight in gold-plated jewelry will be able to sniff this out.

Never fear, though, because I found a get-girls-quick scheme that actually works, and it’s only one trip to the barbershop away.

That’s right – you need a haircut. But not any haircut; you need an old-fashioned haircut. You need a haircut that is faded short on the sides, but a little bit longer on the top. Then you comb it over and slick it back with some pomade. That’s what you need.

Styles like this are all the rave right now in Oakland (mostly because everyone has been going to the Temescal Alley barbershop), so their aphrodisiactic effects are a little watered down over there,

but across the bay at SF State? Ha! Most of the ladies at SF State are from Orange County. Well, at least 25 percent of incoming freshman last year were from Southern California, according to the SF State Data Book. A little bit of that Oakland hipsterness on the top of your head is simply more than they have ever been exposed to. These young ladies won’t know what to do with themselves!

They will forget the golden locks of the Dogtown boys in a heartbeat!

Seriously, though — too many guys are rocking the shaved head look. Or, even worse than that, the shaved head grown out evenly between cuts look.

It’s lazy. Girls don’t like lazy. They like status, but you don’t have any, remember? So go get yourself a timeless gentleman’s hair cut at the barbershop – it only costs 20 to 30 bucks. Add in another 20 bucks for some fiber grease, and that’s still cheaper than one tank of gas for the sports car you don’t have.

Basically, what I’m trying to say is that when it comes to the battle of the sexes, I suggest you lead with a mostly hair-based offensive.

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City health care to cover sex changes

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EING UNHAPPY WITH your appearance is hard enough to handle. The struggle to lose the extra pounds, appear taller and get the perfect haircut can psychologically weigh on a person’s soul.

But when your biological sex feels wrong, making a change for the better can be almost impossible.

The San Francisco Health Commission recently voted in favor of including sex reassignment surgery in the city’s health care plan to help transgender residents cope with feeling stuck in the wrong body.

This makes San Francisco the first city in the United States to do so. The services would be covered under the city’s Healthy San Francisco plan, which provides health and wellness services to uninsured residents between the ages of 18 and 64.

Props to you, San Francisco.

Transgender people are those who live either part or full time as the opposite of their assigned biological role. They represent 0.3 percent of the country’s population, approximately 700,000 people, according to an April 2011 study released by the Williams Institute at UCLA. Sex change surgeries for government employees are already largely covered in San Francisco, but the ruling would expand the city’s universal health care coverage to include mastectomies, genital reconstruction and other reassignment surgeries for all residents.

San Francisco is unique in offering this procedure because it’s considered nonessential. The city is sending a message that it is beginning to consider

700,000 transgender individuals in the U.S.

3.2% of LGBT individuals identify as transgender

Since breaking up with her inner prude, Cassie Becker has done it all. Her interest in sexual exploration has led her to write several blogs and break even more beds.

She’s extensively researched and written about it — all with a sexy smile.

mental well being and value of life to be just as important as physical health, a refreshing change to contrast the adversity transgender people face every day.

The reassignment surgery had previously been excluded from Healthy San Francisco coverage by the Health Commission. The city’s health plan already covers free hormones, counseling and routine health services for those who feel they were born the wrong gender or assigned the wrong gender as children.

These services are the preliminary steps leading up to a sex change operation.

“The first step is psychological counseling to confirm that the individual is truly gender dysphoric; one cannot just see a doctor and ask for a sex change.

The next step is to live as a member of the other sex, and if a person does so successfully for a designated period, hormones are then administered to masculinize or feminize his or her appearance. Finally, sex reassignment surgery (SRS) is performed,” according to Janell Carroll’s book “Sexuality Now: Embracing Diversity.”

But sometimes, one surgery is not the end.

“It may take two or more surgeries to complete the transition,” Carroll says in her book. There may also be complications and repercussions from the 0.5% of transgender people have taken steps toward transition

$37,000 is the average cost for male-to-female surgery

surgeries, leading some transgender people to seek even more corrective surgeries to help them feel at home in their own bodies.

Carroll includes descriptions of how much work the surgeries entail. In men, the penis and testicles are removed entirely, while the penile skin with its nerve endings remains attached. That skin is used to make the inside of the vagina and the labia, and silicone implants are used to create breasts.

Women’s internal sex organs are removed, and then either use hormones to create an enlarged clitoris or have penis and testicles created from abdominal and labial skin. These penises cannot become naturally erect.

Sex reassignment surgery is a costly procedure.

According to ABC News, it costs roughly $37,000 for a male-to-female surgery and $77,000 for a female-to-male surgery.

Opponents fear that the surgeries are too expensive for the bill to be handled by taxpayers, a fair concern. This is understandable since Healthy San Francisco provides medical insurance for city residents who are uninsured and make less than $54,480 per person, or $111,720 for a family of four, regardless of citizenship and employment status.

But isn’t it more important that the citizens of our city are comfortable in their own skins?

Transgender advocates, who pushed for the ruling, are trying to get insurance companies to cover all transgender sex change procedures as medical necessities instead of considering the procedure elective surgery.

City public health officials say that the transgender health initiative probably won’t happen until late next year.

$77,000 is the average cost for female-tomale surgery

Sources: The Williams Institute, ABC News

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T REQUIRES A STRONG WRIST, careful footing and precise aim to bombard a set of 10 blocks of maple wood with a 16-pound sphere to obtain a strike.

Once a month, a group of SF State Gators gets together in teams to try their hands at this strike challenge at the Classic Bowling Center in Daly City.

But these Gators are not students — they are SF State faculty and staff.

About 40 Gator faculty and staff get together for the monthly bowling league created by the Campus Recreation department last spring semester in order to give them an opportunity to meet and socialize with other colleagues in a fun, nonwork environment, according to Ryan Fetzer, intramural and sport clubs coordinator at SF State.

While the program is still in its pilot stage and hasn’t grown much since its Spring 2012 introduction, Fetzer said he has received positive feedback from those participating.

David Wick, assistant director of the Office of International Programs, is participating in his second semester of the bowling league. He said it’s good to get together at the bowling alley with other University faculty and staff, especially with his colleagues because they work separately within the office.

“We’re a busy University and a big University so we rarely get to just be together, interacting,” he said. “We might have a minute to call somebody and ask a technical question about some of their work or our work, but this chance to just laugh and cheer is really nice.”

The Office of International Programs director Hildy Heath said she noticed a difference among her co-workers after participating in the bowling league together.

“I really have enjoyed the way the team members in our own office have just really gotten into the whole thing,” she said. “(They) really enjoyed it, had a great time SPARES AND STRIKES: Johana Duarte (top), Lars Jensen (bottom left) and David Wick (bottom together, gotten to know each other better and gotten to right) — along with other faculty and staff from SF State — come together once a month to bond know other offices.” and test their bowling skills at the Classic Bowling Center in Daly City. Photos by John Ornelas Heath participated in the league for the first time as a substitute for the team’s captain, Noah Kuchins, Nov. 5 and was very excited to join. said the monthly bowling league brings back nostalgic memories Seven teams representing different SF State offices from his childhood. and departments like the International Student Association, Residen“(What I like most about the league is) being able to do something tial Life, Campus Recreation, athletics department, Student Affairs and housing department and others faced each other in this semester’s I haven’t done since I was a little kid, (which) is go out and bowl,” he said. third competition Nov. 5.

Fetzer hopes the program will not only attract more faculty and Among them was wrestling head coach Lars Jensen, who also parstaff members, but will also gain attention from students who would ticipated last spring when the league started. like to join in on the action.

Jensen said he likes the idea of getting together with colleagues “We started as a pilot program with faculty and staff, maybe open off campus to meet and engage in something as fun and active as up to students as well in the future, but we’ll have to see how it goes,” bowling. he said.

“It’s gettin’ together, having a little bit of fun and trying to — Jensen and Wick agree that involving students with their league we’re not very good — but trying to bowl,” he said. would be a great addition and would increase competition among Although he is the only faculty representing the athletics deteams. partment, his team, “Spare Me,” is made up of staff members from “I’d love to see this whole place filled with Gators!” Wick, whose Campus Recreation and the kinesiology department as well. team won the league last semester according to Jensen, said. “(It) Other participants, like Aaron Kitashima, administrative assistant could be just a riot to have this place full of SF State folks.” for Residential Life and bowling team captain of “We’re Striking,”

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