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More than 860 students concerned about possible exposure to meningococcal meningitis visited San Diego State’s Student Health Services Thursday through Saturday. Students, faculty and staff received a late-night email from SDSU on Wednesday, Oct. 15, stating that an SDSU student was diagnosed with the bacterial infection. The student was later identified as freshman and Kappa Delta member Sara Stelzer. By the end of Thursday, more than 400 students received anibiotics, director of Student Health Services Gregg Lichtenstein said. Several students waiting to receive antibiotics Friday, including biology freshman Karina Vanegas, shared the same sentiment: It’s better to be safe than sorry. Vanegas was among the hundreds of students who checked in, filled out a medical form, waited to be evaluated by a nurse and then took a 500 mg single oral dose of Ciprofloxacin. Students also received two informative documents and were required to wear a protective mask while inside the student health center. Student Health Services received approximately 460 students on Thursday and 400 Friday, Lichtenstein said. A figure for Saturday was not available. Of the hundreds of students that visited Student Health Services, preventive treatment was only offered to Kappa Delta sorority members and students who attended an Alpha Epsilon Pi party on
Oct. 8 or a Delta Sigma Phi party on Oct. 9. Those who specified close contact with Stelzer or another student experiencing symptoms of meningitis also received antibiotics. Lichtenstein said secondary contacts did not receive antibiotics because they are at low risk. Meningococcal meningitis is transmitted through close contact primarily involving saliva, such as kissing or sharing drinks, utensils, lip balms or cigarettes. Close contact also includes living in the same household or interacting face to face. “If someone is sitting in a classroom, even next to the person (diagnosed with meningitis), it’s extremely unlikely that (he or she) would contract it,” Lichtenstein said. Lichtenstein advised students experiencing symptoms of meningitis — including a high fever, severe headache, nausea and vomiting — to seek attention at an emergency room. A few students underwent secondary assessments and were sent to a local emergency room on Thursday and Friday, Lichtenstein said. As of Friday, hadn’t received notification that those students were diagnosed with meningitis. On Thursday and Friday, the wait time to receive antibiotics ranged from one to three hours. The student health facility extended its hours to 6 p.m. on both days, and opened Saturday from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. “The most difficult thing in terms of the process here is figuring out how we’re going to handle the load,” Lichtenstein said. Student Health Services employed on-call staff as well as two public health
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nurses from the county. The on-campus health facility also offers a $91 vaccine for individuals hoping to lower future risks. According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention research, freshmen living in residence halls have an increased risk of attracting meningococcal meningitis than other college students. Stelzer was vaccinated; however, it is unknown how long ago. Lichtenstein said students vaccinated before the age of 15, which is common, are encouraged to receive a second vaccination prior to entering college. For students living in SDSU student housing, a vaccine is recommended but not a requirement. “For a lot of vaccines, the immunization declines over a period of time, that’s why that booster is recommended before (students) go to college,” Lichtenstein said. Because individuals can transmit the bacteria prior to feeling symptoms, students were encouraged to visit Student Health Services if they had close contact with Stelzer between Oct. 5 and Oct. 14. Stelzer began experiencing symptoms Oct. 12 and was hospitalized Oct. 14. The time between exposure to the disease and the onset of symptoms can be between two to 10 days. An average of 10 cases of meningococcal meningitis are reported annually in San Diego County, Lichtenstein said. This year, six cases have been reported. SDSU has also offered counseling through Counseling and Psychological Services for students to cope during this time. Read more about Sara Stelzer’s life online at TheDailyAztec.com
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OCT. 20 - 22, 2014 • THE DAILY AZTEC EDITOR: DAVID HERNANDEZ • NEWS@THEDAILYAZTEC.COM
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Professor uses Twitter to alert San Diegans EMELY NAVARRO CONTRIBUTOR ____________________________________ A geography professor at San Diego State has begun a project that will help send out emergency alerts throughout San Diego County. Professor Ming-Hsiang Tsou’s new program will influence the emergency alert system, using the concept of viral messages spread through Twitter. The new project began with the MultiLevel Model of Meme Diffusion created by SDSU communications professor Brian Spitzberg. The model demonstrates how “some memes are easier to spread than others,” Spitzberg said. The speed of how fast a meme spreads depends on its relevance, counter memes, people influencing it, the sender and the diversity of their network. These factors contribute to how many people see the meme and the impact it has on society. A key aspect to this model and Tsou’s social media program is that it will analyze how information is transmitted in social media and the way a targeted
geographic audience receives it. Tsou and Spitzberg are using San Diego County as their starting point to monitor why certain issues become viral in comparison to others. Their interest is to “study cyberspace and the impact it has on real space,” Spitzberg said. By understanding this, they hope to apply their knowledge into disaster awareness
see what is being posted and trending at any given moment. Along with the support of the San Diego Office of Emergency Services, Tsou has access to the official San Diego County Twitter account, authorizing him to view its more than 30,000 followers. With this information, Tsou will rank the top 1,000 most influential Tweeters based
A KEY ASPECT TO THIS MODEL AND TSOU’S SOCIAL MEDIA PROJECT IS THAT IT WILL ANALYZE HOW INFORMATION IS TRANSMITTED IN SOCIAL MEDIA AND THE WAY A TARGETED GEOGRAPHIC AUDIENCE RECEIVES IT. alerts through social media. In order to monitor this information Tsou uses a SmartDashboard that allows him to select a topic and gather the most popular URLs on Twitter, as well as a GeoViewer that shows him images with exact locations. This authorizes him to
on their activity, location and interest in current events. Once these Tweeters are identified, he will ask them to retweet emergency messages. This project will be the first of its kind. “Some cities have social media to monitor emergencies but not send
information,” Tsou said. “It will serve as an active force to accelerate the speed of how information is being sent and actively monitor and analyze how effective it is.” He said the project aims to dispel rumors because county officials will be able to see what is on Twitter and send out messages clarifying false information. SDSU student Claudia Gonzalez believes it will help the new generation. “Social media is a huge part of our generation,” Gonzalez said. “{The project will) make it easier for us to be aware of emergencies through Twitter opposed to the radio.” Tsou said he hopes that this program will be successful enough to spread onto other social sites such as Facebook and Instagram. Funding comes from the National Science Foundation, which awarded Tsou a $1 million dollar grant to research how people use social media to inform each other of news. The project also received funding from the Center of Human Dynamics in the Mobile Age, which Tsou directs.
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OCT. 20 - 22, 2014 • THE DAILY AZTEC EDITOR: DAVID HERNANDEZ • NEWS@THEDAILYAZTEC.COM
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Panel talks election, gender justice EMILY BRENNAN STAFF WRITER _____________________________________ With an election coming up on Nov. 4, San Diego State held a panel to discuss the importance and power of women’s voices in politics. Held on Oct. 17, the panel discussed the issues they considered most relevant to the upcoming elections, including abortion rights, rape culture, minimum wage and more. Gender Justice in the 2014 Election speakers included SDSU women’s studies associate professor Kimala Price, and political science professor Ronnee Schreliber. Policy Analyst Robert Nothoff spoke on the issue of minimum wage in San Diego. “Women make up nearly half of the work force in San Diego and their budgets are crucial to many family budgets and support a lot of local businesses here,” Nothoff said. Nothoff argued for raising minimum wage and allowing earned sick leave. On Monday Oct. 20, a hearing on this topic will be held at San Diego City Hall to discuss whether the council will place this issue on the ballot for voters. Caroline Heldman, associate professor of the political department at Occidental College, spoke about rapes occurring on campuses across the nation. Heldman argued that as a culture, rape is not taken seriously as a crime. “For no crime do we use alcohol as an excuse for committing a crime against another person,” Heldman said. “If we used alcohol as an excuse for perpetuating a felonious crime against another person in any other instance, it
would seem crazy.” Heldman encouraged students to use social media to raise awareness about rape culture and discussed how to pressure universities to protect its students through the use of federal complaints. Associate professor of women’s studies Kimala Price spoke about abortion. Price talked about the difficulties that women face while trying to receive an abortion or contraceptives in the U.S. “With the Affordable Care Act, contraceptives are supposed to be covered under health plans but there are some employers who are pushing that saying they don’t want to have contraceptives as part of our care act because it is against our religious beliefs,” Price said. Price argued this could lead to other companies being able to deny other forms of healthcare. Barbara Bry, founder of Run Women Run, emphasized the importance of students voting in the next election. “Voting is the first way to get involved, and it matters,” Bry said. “The people voting are electing the people who decide what the student fees are going to be at San Diego State, whether the interest rates on your student loans go up or down, and whether birth control pills are going to be covered by your health insurance.” Nina Flores, an educator, scholar, writer, and activist, talked about the importance of speaking out against as well as using social media to combat it. “Yes All Women started after the (University of California, Santa Barbara) shootings,” Flores said. “People came together after the shooting and decided
A stamp depicts a woman voting. The panel urged women to vote in the coming elections. JENNA MACKEY, PHOTO EDITOR
to create the hash tag ‘Yes All Women,’ and that was to show that, yes, all women have experienced misogyny.” After each of the panelists discussed their own topics they had the opportunity to take questions from the audience. One of the questions voiced to Heldman asked for her thoughts on the “yes means yes” law Gov. Jerry Brown recently passed to require affirmative
consent on campuses. “Instead of one person being the gatekeeper and the other the pusher, both parties have to actively consent,” Heldman said. “It’s kind of a no brainer standard when you think about it, but the controversy around this is very revealing to how embedded this idea of heterosexual male access to female bodies is in our culture.”
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CIBER program receives $1 million grant JACLYN PALUMBO STAFF WRITER ____________________________________ San Diego State’s Center for International Business Education and Research received a federal grant of $1 million. The grant follows the final disbursement of a similar grant awarded in 2010. The CIBER program focuses on creation and implementation of educational programs under three main branches; creating and strengthening the curriculum, faculty research, and outreach to the national and international business communities. “CIBER helps our students better compete overseas and with the rest of the world,” Managing Director for CIBER Mark Ballam said. Since SDSU’s CIBER program began in 1989, the federal grant has been renewed every three to four years, Ballam said. The new grant began this month and the total amount will be dispersed over the next four years. According to SDSU NewsCenter, the grant was funded in part by the U.S. Department of Education. SDSU’s CIBER program is one of only 17 such programs in the nation, and the only one located in California. When the $1 million federal grant was dispersed four years ago, two other California schools — University of Southern California and University of California, Los Angeles — also received the grant, Ballam said. This year, 42
The CIBER program, housed in the College of Business Administration, began in 1989. JENNA MACKEY, PHOTO EDITOR
business schools applied, and besides SDSU, only one other college in the western U.S. was awarded the grant. Ballam said SDSU’s application highlighted the university’s goals if awarded the grant. Initiatives mentioned included reaching out to local community colleges to help their
business curriculum to better prepare their students for a smooth transfer to SDSU. The application also mentioned it hoped to serve and strengthen minority programs. “Now that we have been awarded the grant, we will work to deliver the initiatives we proposed and create new
opportunities for students to accomplish goals,” Ballam said. The application filling period began in June and ended on July 3. “The CIBER program helps students to have more of a global focus and international perspective,” Interim Associate Dean for the College of Business Administration David Ely said. “It gives our business program a sense of national prestige.” Specific programs through CIBER include increased study abroad opportunities, especially short-term ones to accommodate all students, Ballam said. The Global Business Project through CIBER has allowed SDSU business students together with students from other universities to travel to other countries to work with clients, Ely said. Through this experience, students used their business expertise to solve problems, often having to speak to their clients in a foreign language. SDSU’s International Business program, offered jointly through the College of Professional Studies and Fine Arts and College of Business Administration, ranked No. 10 in the nation this year in the U.S. News and World Report rankings. “I am very proud that we got the grant and I am proud to be at SDSU with the students, faculty and willing administration,” Ballam said. “We have become a model for the rest of the country and it is nice to be recognized for the position we hold.”
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OCT. 20 - 22, 2014 • THE DAILY AZTEC EDITOR: ELPIN KESHISHZADEH • OPINION@THEDAILYAZTEC.COM
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Stop inverted classrooms The ‘flipped’ approach of teaching, where students teach students the material, is a lazy alternative for professors at San Diego State. KC STANFIELD ASST. OPINION EDITOR _____________________________________
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here are different ways for professors to teach students beyond the classical lectures. There are the traditional homework and reading assignments we are required to complete. However, these pale in comparison to interteaching sessions since no other method is as annoying, or a bigger waste of time and money. For those of you who have been lucky enough not to take a class with interteaching sessions, allow me to explain. The professor simply assigns the students some form of assignment, such as reading or research, and during the next class students teach one another what they learned. Rinse and repeat until the semester ends. If your professor randomizes who you’re stuck with for your interteaching session, and you get someone who doesn’t understand the material or didn’t bother to do it, you’re screwed. By then, the only way to catch up is doing his or her portion on your free time, which is twice the work (just in case math isn’t your favorite subject). I’m not comfortable leaving my academic future in the hands of someone else. Interteaching sessions are becoming more popular because they produce results. Numerous studies indicate a student is more likely to retain material discussed in this format than by professor-led lectures. Of course, studies are based on averages, so there
are people who struggle in interteaching classes. To be fair, an interteaching session isn’t so bad when it comes to breaking the monotony of long-aired lectures, but too many classes rely on them entirely. The Achilles heel of this method is it depends on who you get to teach you. Every student is different, so everyone is going get a different quality of education for each particular assignment or reading. At least with lecture-based classes, anyone who actually goes to class receives the same lesson, whether it’s good or bad. We don’t pay San Diego State
8-year-old movie). To be perfectly blunt, the whole purpose of interteaching classes is to guilt students into doing — and actually learning from — their work. Each and every one of us is more inclined to do our portion of the reading lest we receive glares so sharp you could use them to make shish kebobs. Unfortunately, the workload for interteaching sessions is often more difficult and lengthier than normal readings because you’re forced to take the teacher’s role and educate someone else. The end result is becoming so bitter and discontent, you eventually resent
WE DON’T PAY SAN DIEGO STATE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS PER SEMESTER TO HAVE OTHER STUDENTS TEACH US. IT’S BEYOND LAZY FOR PROFESSORS TO RELY ON INTERTEACHING. thousands of dollars per semester to have other students teach us. It’s beyond lazy for professors to rely on interteaching. We pay the same amount — unless you’re only taking six units — so we should be taught in a uniform fashion. Ironically enough, the more emphasis a professor places on interteaching sessions, the less useful they become. If students are so good at teaching each other, then what’s the point of even having a professor? A teacher’s aide could run an interteaching class, because they only have to grade and to moderate the class. If interteaching is so great, then SDSU should just follow in the footsteps of “Accepted” (yes, I did just reference an
the entire class, even if it’s actually interesting. Requiring students to do more tedious work than what we already do only damages our interest in the subject. We’re all busy people, so not making our lives more difficult would be appreciated. Retaining the information presented to us is the students’ responsibility. Just as teaching is the professors’. We don’t need to be forced to learn by making our role more challenging. Lecturing has been an effective — albeit sometimes boring — method of teaching that has lasted centuries. There’s no need to reinvent the wheel because oftentimes, it just makes life more difficult than it needs to be.
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oct. 20 - 22, 2014 • THE DAILY AZTEC editor: elpin keshishzadeh • opinion@thedailyaztec.com
#payourteachers
Raise the standards, raise the pay Anthony Berteaux senior Staff columnist ____________________________________
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he dialogue surrounding faculty compensation has for far too long been treated with deafening silence. Our knowledge, and therefore our opinion, on faculty salaries have been skewed toward those who we deem worthy of debate — specifically when it involves administrative executive salaries, particularly those of presidents. The conversations surrounding the astronomically highlypaid executives in higher education institutions always make headlines. What often gets pushed to the wayside is the dialogue involving faculty salaries. Beneath the sensational headlines about thousands of dollars going to administrative executives and football coaches in the midst of budget cuts, there’s a real struggle when it comes to faculty compensation and the quality of higher education. Recent contractual concerns within the California State University system breaks the silence on issues regarding faculty salaries and reveals a priority struggle when it comes to the quality of higher education. The California Faculty Association has issued letters to President Hirshman to call for a salary structure reform in light of increasing class sizes and workload. Faculty members have been working without contracts since June 30, and they’re calling for the implementation of fair and just
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contracts. “The biggest issues are salary and workload,” San Diego State CFA Chapter President Charles Toombs said. “We haven’t had raises since 2008, and we also have faculty members who have been working here for a long time and they make less than newer hirers.”
However, the system as it is now erodes morale as it forces faculty to work ridiculous hours with minimal pay. According to Toombs, with the increasing workload and class sizes, current compensation is not proportionate to cover the required research projects. Students, alongside faculty members,
need to advocate for fair contracts in support of those who constantly strive to deliver high quality education. However, the system as it is now erodes morale as it forces faculty to work ridiculous hours with minimal pay. Over the past few years, SDSU has seen a near exponential growth when it comes to class size. In 2006, SDSU’s undergraduate faculty to student ration was 18.9:1. Fast-forward to today, the ratio reflects the influx in undergraduate student class sizes to a whopping 30:1. Class sizes have increased by 58 percent in eight years and for faculty who have taught here for the duration of that period, the increase in class sizes has lead to a relative increase in workload. However, while the assumption is that teachers get paid for the amount of work they do, faculty salaries have stagnated at the same rate while work load and class sizes have not. In 1998, it was reported the average weekly salary for a full-time faculty member of the CSU system was $1,223.
Today, that number has increased to $1506. While this 23 percent increase of faculty compensation seems modest, it’s an atrocious injustice, especially when we observe how executive salaries have nearly doubled — not to mention the 245 percent spike in student fees. While administrative executives receive ridiculous pay hikes, it’s students and teachers who pay the price. When did higher education become about university executives with sixfigure salaries, while teachers and students are left to struggle with the consequences? Where do the priorities lie in this situation? Although this isn’t an issue pertaining solely to faculty, the issue surrounding faculty pay is one that wholly defines higher education for us students. If our administration fails to treat our faculty with respect and a fair contract, teachers will suffer. But ultimately, students will suffer the most. “Our working conditions are directly connected to learning conditions,” Toombs said. “If faculty are struggling with salary and workload issues, it does impact our abilities to deliver quality education.” This movement isn’t entirely about money. It’s about a pursuit of quality higher education for all students and faculties. Faculty members are the backbone of our education. The neglect to treat faculty with respect is the neglect of quality education at SDSU. Negotiations are still ongoing for the CSU system, as they’ve agreed to a 3 percent salary increase this year. However, there’s a lot of needed catchup in regard to how faculty has been treated for the past decade.
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An article a day keeps the ignorance away emily alvarenga Staff columnist _____________________________________
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s an employee of The Daily Aztec’s Street Team, I have a lot of firsthand experience with students’ opinions of our student-run newspaper. Every week, twice a week, I pass out the new issue of San Diego State’s newspaper to students on campus and every week I get a lot of mixed reviews. As I stand on campus, passing out The Daily Aztec, I always find myself wondering why my fellow peers aren’t more interested with the happenings of our campus. The Daily Aztec writers don’t just write for their own pleasure. They write to inform the SDSU population about campus-related issues and events — issues and events that will more likely than not effect them in some form. It’s becoming worrisome that our generation is starting to drop the ball as far as their knowledge is concerned. It’s no secret in today’s technologydriven age, print media is slowly dying. It seems as though no one reads a print newspaper anymore, let alone college
students. These same individuals claim to get their news online, but that’s highly debatable. Not only are we, as a generation, relying too much on technology, but we’re neglecting the importance of news and world-related events. “Whenever I see someone handing out the paper I walk the other way,” engineering junior James Dunn said. “Actually, whenever I see anyone handing out anything, I try and avoid them. I don’t know what it is, but the school paper just doesn’t appeal to me. What is that great about reading some article about our school? I just don’t see the point in it.” When offered a copy of the paper, many say no or just ignore my presence. Some respond by claims of reading it online, or through empty promises of reading the last issue. There’s also a handful who ask why they would want to read the paper in the first place. For the very few who do take a copy, it feels like it’s done out of kindness. As college students, we’re very busy, focused on our schoolwork while trying to make some extra change so we don’t have to live off top ramen — everyday, at least. We have a lot more important priorities and concerns than to sit and read the newspaper. But what many don’t realize is just how important it is to stay up to date with the happenings of the world, including this campus.
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Last semester, the Student Success Fee passed, raising the price of tuition at SDSU. The open forums, which included the voting process, were covered multiple times by the writers at The Daily Aztec, yet there were so many students who didn’t have a clue what the fee was or what it did. To no surprise, this fee passed with minimal student-body knowledge. Shouldn’t stuff like that be important to the students of SDSU? Shouldn’t a little more attention be paid to what’s going on? The information is there, specifically in the newsstands around campus, but students are beginning to care less. Students who say they’ll read the latest issues online, rarely do so. Most aren’t going to go out of their way to go
on the website when they’re rejecting the issues conveniently handed to them; that’s a problem. How are we supposed to make a difference in our own lives, let alone in the world, if we aren’t aware? Reading the newspaper and staying up to date is a crucial component of a successful life. It doesn’t take much time to read a few articles. Read during breaks, or in between classes. Read when waiting for your food at Rubio’s. Being informed isn’t hard, especially when you have the Street Team handing you a paper conveniently twice a week. You don’t even have to walk to a newsstand and grab one yourself. It’s hard to believe print media would be dying down in the first place if there was still a generational interest.
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OCT. 20 - 22, 2014 • THE DAILY AZTEC EDITOR: KRISTIAN IBARRA • SPORTS@THEDAILYAZTEC.COM
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Aztecs first in MW after Hawaii win MATTHEW BAIN SENIOR STAFF WRITER ____________________________________ The San Diego State Aztecs (4-3, 3-1 Mountain West) took possession of first place in the MW west division Saturday night when they beat the University of Hawaii Rainbow Warriors (2-5, 1-1 MW) 20-10 at Qualcomm Stadium. “There’s momentum since we’re in first place in our division,” sophomore wide receiver Lloyd Mills said after the game. “We control our own destiny now.” The Aztecs and the Rainbow Warriors mirrored each other in their passing games with both quarterbacks throwing for 174 yards. But SDSU’s ground attack, led by sophomore running back Donnel Pumphrey, ran for 182 yards and a touchdown against a Hawaii defense that entered the game allowing just 125.8 rushing yards per game. “The most impressive thing is he’s not very big but he runs hard,” SDSU head coach Rocky Long said. “(He) runs hard between the tackles and breaks tackles,
which most guys his size don’t do. I’m glad he does.” The Aztecs jumped on top on their first drive of the game. Redshirt-freshman running back Marcus Stamps ran it for the first time since Week 1 and took it 34 yards down the visiting sideline to Hawaii’s 30-yard line. Four plays later, Pumphrey ran 10 yards almost untouched through the middle to put the Aztecs ahead 7-0 with 9:44 left in the first quarter. After a Hawaii three-and-out, SDSU pushed into Rainbow Warrior territory again, but a holding call stalled the drive and it settled for a 36-yard field goal by junior kicker Donny Hageman. The Aztecs nearly shut out Hawaii in the first half. However, on third down with five seconds left in the second quarter, sophomore quarterback Ikaika Woolsey slung a pass 39 yards into the end zone. SDSU defensive backs and Hawaii receivers juggled the ball and it ultimately found the hands of sophomore wide receiver Marcus Kemp for the touchdown. The Aztecs entered halftime leading 10-7.
“The problem was our defensive backs tried to catch it underhanded like a punt returner instead of going up and getting the ball,” Long said. “That’s why (the touchdown) happened.” Aztec senior quarterback Quinn Kaehler completed seven of 15 passes for only 49 yards in the first half. But he completed all four of his passes for 91 yards and a 26-yard touchdown pass to Mills on SDSU’s only scoring drive of the third quarter. After missing two straight starts with a sprained right shoulder, Kaehler finished the night 13 of 24 for 174 yards and one touchdown, as he spread the ball to 10 different targets. At the postgame press conference, Kaehler said his shoulder was a little sore but it didn’t hurt during the game. Hawaii answered SDSU’s touchdown with a methodical 16-play, 70-yard scoring drive that wound the clock down to 14 seconds in the third quarter. The Rainbow Warriors ran six plays within SDSU’s 20-yard line, but they couldn’t punch it into the end zone and had to settle for another Hadden field
goal. The Aztecs led 17-10 at the end of three quarters and controlled the rest of the game. In fact, SDSU out-possessed Hawaii 12:11 to 2:49 in the fourth quarter. Hageman missed a field goal from 31 yards out early in the fourth quarter, his first miss since Week 1. He redeemed himself though, with a 23-yard field goal set up by sophomore cornerback Damontae Kazee’s first interception of the season. _Sophomore safety Malik Smith picked off Woolsey again with six minutes to go, sealing SDSU’s 20-10 victory. The Aztecs have now won five consecutive home games, the program’s longest streak in 17 seasons. _This week is SDSU’s second bye week of the season. The Aztecs will next play at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 1. at the University of Nevada, Reno. Long said he hopes senior wide receiver Ezell Ruffin will play against Nevada after missing five games with the broken collarbone he sustained against the University of North Carolina.
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OCT. 20 - 22, 2014 • THE DAILY AZTEC EDITOR: KRISTIAN IBARRA • SPORTS@THEDAILYAZTEC.COM
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Can State commit to pay commits? MATTHEW BAIN SENIOR STAFF WRITER _____________________________________ Laid lengthways one-dollar bill after another, the $81.7 million the University of Texas at Austin football team made in 2012-13 would span the distance between San Diego and New York more than three times. Profits like these fuel the national debate on paying student-athletes, or “pay-for-play.” But not every Division I athletic department rakes in eight-figure profits. According to Department of Education statistics, some schools, such as the University of California, Los Angeles and University of New Mexico, barely broke even in the 2012-13 school year, the most recent year on the department’s file. The same statistics show San Diego State was one of those schools that broke even with zero profit in 2012-13. SDSU athletic department members are paying attention to the national pay-forplay debate and questioning if studentathlete compensation would work on Montezuma Mesa. “We’re absolutely monitoring it,” said Kathy Van Wyk, head coach of SDSU’s softball team. “Ninety-nine percent of athletic programs are in the red; we don’t make money. That separation is where it’s going to be difficult for us to keep up because (bigger athletic programs) have so much more money.” Some who oppose pay-for-play argue a free college education is more than enough compensation for a studentathlete’s effort. Syracuse University men’s basketball coach Jim Boeheim expressed his views on the matter quite frankly at the 2013 New York Associated Press symposium, saying that pay-for-play is “the most idiotic suggestion of all time.” Wingate University Associate Professor of Sports Sciences Dennis A. Johnson echoed Boeheim’s sentiment — but with a tad less zeal. In a 2012 article in
The Sport Journal, Johnson wrote that some student-athletes receive up to $200,000 of total scholarship money, which he argued is ample compensation. Johnson also reported that, according to census statistics, college graduates earn approximately $1 million more than nongraduates in a lifetime, making a college education worth more than tuition alone. Johnson also argued profits from big Division I men’s basketball and football teams shouldn’t turn into studentathletes’ paychecks because they fund other sports that don’t turn profits. He wrote that schools’ unprofitable sports programs might disappear without that funding. Now to the other side of the debate, where some proponents of pay-for-play argue colleges unfairly make millions from the free labor of student-athletes. John Acquaviva, also an associate professor of sports sciences at Wingate University, wrote in opposition to Johnson in the same 2012 article in The Sport Journal. Acquaviva argued student-athletes shouldn’t be compared to other students in the pay-for-play debate because their college experiences are vastly different; athletic time commitments keep student-athletes from activities other students normally enjoy, such as concerts and school clubs. In a 2013 issue of the Case Western Reserve Law Review, writer Marc Edelman cited a 2011 NCAA study’s findings that support Acquaviva’s statement: Division I football players reported spending an average of 43.3 weekly hours doing football-related activities. Other pay-for-play supporters simply cite huge profits to support pay-for-play. In his 2013 Time magazine cover story, Sean Gregory used the 12-year, $3 billion television contract the Pacific-12 Conference made with ESPN and Fox in 2011 to demonstrate how schools profit from their student-athletes’ efforts. NCAA President Mark Emmert has
been advocating an annual stipend of $2,000 to $5,000 to cover studentathlete’s miscellaneous college costs, such as traveling home to see family. His idea was initially shot down in December 2011 when 160 Division I schools signed to veto the proposal. But according to Bob Moosbrugger, SDSU’s associate athletic director for development and major gifts, the NCAA will allow schools to pay studentathletes annual stipends to cover those miscellaneous costs beginning in 2015-16. Pending NCAA approval, Moosbrugger said SDSU would give student-athletes an extra $2,100 next year. Coach Van Wyk said she wholly supports this stipend, but she doesn’t believe SDSU’s student-athletes should get paid for their play. “I’m fully against it,” she said. “With the value of their education, road trips, food they eat on the road, clothing, medical services and academic services, (the SDSU athletic department) figured that $71,000 per year was spent on each student-athlete. You can’t tell me these student-athletes aren’t paid.” _ Time magazine’s Gregory wrote that if pay-for-play were allowed, most schools would just pay teams producing the most profit. Department of Education statistics show the 2012-13 SDSU men’s basketball made the largest profit over other SDSU sports by a large margin. But according to Van Wyk, SDSU would have been flooded with Title IX lawsuits if it only paid men’s basketball players. A part of the Education Amendments of 1972, Title IX is a federal law that protects gender equality in academic institutions. Taking Title IX into consideration, Sports Illustrated constructed a payfor-play model in 2011 that would pay all student-athletes equally. However, this model requires schools to cut unprofitable teams to create enough funds. If SDSU used this model, many teams could be cut. Department of Education statistics show all SDSU teams other than men’s basketball ran a
combined deficit of almost $2 million in 2012-13. Matt D’Ambrosi, an SDSU senior and former Division II lacrosse player at the University of Tampa, said that while he understands the logic behind pay-forplay, he would not support a model that cuts teams. “I think (cutting unprofitable teams) would be an absolute shame,” he said. “Although we only hear about football and basketball, other people are putting in just as much time and heart.” According to CBS Sports’ Matt Norlander, there’s an ideal pay-for-play model that wouldn’t force any teams to get cut: the Olympic model. Just like Olympic athletes, student-athletes would be able to profit off their name through things like sponsorships and memorabilia. For instance, SDSU basketball player Winston Shepard could be paid to sign autographs for an hour at a sporting goods store. However, Livvi Sefton, four months removed from a four-year career on SDSU’s swim team, said the Olympic model would add unwanted professionalism to the amateur college sports community. “I think the whole thing about the student-athlete is that you’re not professional,” she said. “I think if you’re in school, just focus on school. When you leave and you’re professional, that’s when you can have it all.” Van Wyk and Sefton agree on a payfor-play model that seems fair: coaches sharing end-of-year bonuses with their teams. According to USA Today’s most recent data from 2013, SDSU head football coach Rocky Long has a maximum end-of-year bonus of $855,000 and head basketball coach Steve Fisher has one of $160,000. However, Van Wyk said even this payfor-play model would run into problems. “I don’t know how you’d regulate that because you’re paying certain studentathletes but not paying others,” she said. “You’re still going to open yourself up for lawsuits.”
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OCT. 20 - 22, 2014 • THE DAILY AZTEC EDITOR: KRISTIAN IBARRA • SPORTS@THEDAILYAZTEC.COM
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Across the pond and onto the Mesa
Forrayah Bass has three goals in 11 appearances this season with the Aztecs. KRISTIAN CARREON, SENIOR STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
KRIS KEEHL CONTRIBUTOR ____________________________________ Over the course of its 46-year history, the San Diego State men’s soccer team is known for 15 straight winning seasons and a trip to the 1987 NCAA championship game. Its ability to attract talent from the birthplace of the sport — England — is equally noteworthy. This year’s elusive English soccer talent comes in the form of sophomore forward Forrayah Bass, who was born and raised in rainy Leeds, England. According to Bass, he is the son of parents who share a love for the sport. Bass’ father was on track to a professional career before suffering an injury that rendered him unable to compete. As a result, Bass’ parents poured their love of the sport into their son. As best as he can remember, Bass began his soccer journey when he was 5
years old. A short year later, Bass entered into academy level training with the English Premier League’s Leeds United. As a 6-year-old, Bass was recognized as having great potential by a team that played in the highest league in England. Bass would remain with that team until he was 16. “It was a great experience being around the professional environment, some of the best coaches and some of the well-known players that are still playing today,” Bass said. After age 16, Bass was eligible for a two-year apprenticeship with Leeds before the club had to decide whether or not they would offer him a professional contract. Leeds, an organization with a great deal of money, opted to forgo the apprenticeship offer and instead invest its money in already developed talent. After departing from Leeds, Bass found himself with the opportunity to accept an apprenticeship from a nearby team, the Bradford City Bantams.
Having already completed high school by 16, which is customary in England, Bass found himself engulfed in an apprenticeship that was ripe with the rigors of a professional soccer player. “It was every day,” Bass said. “On Wednesdays we would go into college, and do just a little bit of work. We would play on Saturdays and get Sundays off, and then back in on Monday.” England is well known for its intricate Football Association strata, which includes thousands of amateur and professional teams. The teams Bass played for were accounted for the top four levels of the league. He was considered talented enough to train with two of the top 93 teams in England. The English Football Association is well known for the FA Cup, which is a tournament where any team has the opportunity to become the champion. In theory, a group of garbage men and school teachers have the opportunity to
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win a championship over recognizable teams, such as Manchester United. On Dec. 18, 2012, 17-year-old Bass took the field as left back for Bradford City in the FA Cup. Outmatched by their opponents from Brentford, Bass and his teammates battled Brentford through 90 minutes of full time, plus two 15-minute periods of extra time. It was 120 minutes of unadulterated English football. Bass was substituted for after the 105th minute in the 4-2 defeat. Bass was nervous with his first taste of a professional match. He remembers playing at Brentford’s stadium against a team from a higher league, running with grown men and having expletives lobbed at him by fans while attempting a throw-in. He would stay on Bradford City’s roster until his contract expired in April. The team offered him another contract, but informed him that his play would be limited. Considering his options, Bass took his services across the Atlantic to play soccer and start his college experience at Louisburg College in North Carolina. During his only season at Louisburg College, Bass played in 10 games with five goals. Two of those goals were game-winners. In light of his descent from professional level soccer to college, he still wanted to play a high standard of soccer. In his year at Louisburg College, Bass constantly emailed coaches at Division I college soccer programs with game footage. “It’s not these facilities, this standard, these players or these coaches,” Bass said in reference to his time a Louisburg College. After sending game footage to coaches on the west coast, SDSU being one of them, Bass started receiving offers. “I wanted to come to California, the west coast,” Bass said, “The main issue was they didn’t know who I was.” After visiting the SDSU men’s soccer team last spring and touring the beaches, Bass decided SDSU was the right fit. This year Bass, with his self-described attacking style, has helped lead SDSU to a 7-6 record with three goals and four assists in 11 games. In addition, he boasts the second-highest shot-on-goal percentage of any player on this year’s Aztec soccer team.
COMMENTARY
Penalties put damper on Pumphrey party MIKE HERAL SENIOR STAFF COLUMNIST _____________________________________
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t’s unbelievable when the NCAA penalizes a student-athlete for celebrating. One such celebration occurred on Oct. 10 when superstar sophomore running back Donnel Pumphrey executed a — wait for it — gentlemanly bow after running for a 93yard touchdown against the University of New Mexico. While the Queen of England would’ve been pleased with Pumphrey’s pageantry, the NCAA was apoplectic and figuratively pointed its finger of shame at him, prompting its officials to tar and feather Pumphrey with accursed yellow
flags. But, I ask, why shouldn’t Pumphrey be allowed to show pride? After all, how many rushes of 93 yards can one see during any given college football weekend? The answer is as rare as a smiling British monarch. Scrolling through ESPN’s list of longest runs this year in Division I football, I note that Pumphrey places third in the nation. I’d tell Pumphrey to take a bow, but I wouldn’t want to risk provoking the NCAA’s culture cops to start snooping into whether or not I’ve used up my collegiate writing eligibility. Why is it that a baseball player can pump his fists after belting a homerun? Why can a basketball player yell after a slam dunk? Or how about a soccer star sliding on the pitch after a goal? But let a football player take a bow? Balderdash! That’s 15 yards and a public shaming! Oh, the travesty and the hubris Pumphrey
displayed that day. Tut-tut, I say, tut-tut! This never used to be an issue. Back in the dark ages (the ‘90s), Heisman hopefuls such as the University of Michigan’s Desmond Howard could strike the iconic pose after scoring a touchdown while announcers applauded. But sometime around Joe Buck emoting anger over a full Randy Moon, the NCAA decided that it was tired of celebrating athletes. In 2011, they instituted the “excessive celebration” rule that it used to deflate Pumphrey. Now, we only hear about athletes when they appear in courtrooms. Coincidence? Perhaps. Look, I’m not advocating a full-on celebration party in football. While I understand that sacks cause giddiness from 300-pound men, I don’t think offensive linemen should twerk every time they execute a perfect pancake block. And while wide receivers like
to make the first down signal after hauling in a critical catch, it’s clearly inappropriate if a defensive back signals second, third or even fourth down after forcing an incompletion. Not only is it unbelievable when the NCAA penalizes the fun, it’s unAmerican. I can act the fool after acing an exam — okay, probably not this year, but stay with me. I can, and should, boogie down whenever I find that the Aztec Student Union Starbucks has less than a 30-minute wait. And I can even high five every student I see after scoring a sweet parking spot in PS — oh, wait, I’m not about to disclose my secret spot to you. But why can’t Donnel Pumphrey? It’s time to end this national embarrassment, this plight on the game we love. So let’s support our Aztec athletes and demand the NCAA allows football fests of frivolity to return.
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oct. 20 - 22, 2014 • THE DAILY AZTEC editor: kelly hillock • FEATURES@thedailyaztec.com
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Aztec inspires others with recovery alicia chavez senior staff writer ____________________________________ A year ago, English freshman Julia Grigorian was suffering from anorexia and never imagined attending San Diego State. After creating a blog dedicated to her stuggle with an eating disorder, Grigorian is now in a heathy state of mind. In fact, her blog, lordstilllovesme. wordpress.com, has not only helped her recover, it has reached more than thousands of readers trying to overcome the same disease. The success of her blog has even caught the attention of Seventeen Magazine and a nonprofit organization. Grigorian became anorexic during her junior year of high school in Los Angeles in 2013. The pressures of high school started to take a toll on her. “I had so much going on and there was a lot out of my control,” Grigorian said. “I was being asked to start looking at colleges and making all these big decisions, but I was so overwhelmed.” One aspect of her life Grigorian knew she could control was body image. As a result, Grigorian started running. Later, another eating disorder developed, orthorexia, which is an obsession with only eating healthy foods combined with the need to compulsively exercise. “I started to take up running and people started referring to me as ‘the runner,’” Grigorian said. “I liked that and I liked feeling I was worth something.” Grigorian began paying closer attention to her physical appearance and it soon became a coping mechanism in order to balance external stress. After surviving her junior year of high school, Grigorian hit her lowest weight the summer before becoming a senior. Within two months, Grigorian lost 30 pounds. “As awful as it sounds, I began to worship my body and food rather than worshipping God,” Grigorian said. Feeling alone and not being able to communicate her personal issues with the people around her, Grigorian began to have thoughts of death. “For a long time, I was ready to die,” Grigorian said. “I saw no other life and I didn’t want to get better. I thought God had given up on me and I had given up on myself. I never saw a life past my eating disorder.” In order to pull herself out of such a dark place, Grigorian turned to an unconventional source: the Internet. Creating a blog began as a place of comfort for Grigorian. It was something she turned to in order to express feelings of self-doubt and vent frustrations. The blog later led her to recovery. “It was a lot of my internal thoughts and me processing how I was going to move on in this time of my life,” Grigorian said. After recovering, the blog transformed into a small community for young women. Grigorian’s goal was to help others visualize a life after an eating disorder by sharing personal struggles and stories along the way. “Once I truly wanted to recover, I used it as a motivation for others,” Grigorian said. “I wanted people to know it is possible to move past such a dark time in your life.” Although her blog, ‘Lord Still Loves Me’ started in September 2013, Grigorian did not gain a following until she posted a “Transformation Tuesday” picture displaying her journey to recover. On the left hand side of the photo is a picture of Grigorian at her
lowest weight, on the right, is a picture of Grigorian gaining her weight back. Now, the inspiring “Transformation Tuesday” photo has more than 160,000 notes on Tumblr and has been shared on Facebook and Twitter. Her blog has reached more than 7,000 people locally, nationally and even internationally. Grigorian has recieved more than 300 hand written letters and more than one thousand emails from readers. People from around the world began contacting Grigorian asking for advice and thanking her for sharing her story. “It’s the most humbling thing ever to know I am just sharing my story with whoever will listen and I’m motivating and inspiring people,” Grigorian said. Along with her blog, Grigorian has also started a ‘Lord Still Loves Ice Cream’ hashtag on Instagram, which has transformed into a small movement for young women to bring awareness to eating disorders. The hashtag now has more than 3,000 pictures shared, with every post expressing a different journey to recovery. “It’s an incredible thing to know I am impacting people I’ve never even met,” Grigorian said. “I love social media for that, the way it can bring people together.” Grigorian said she is happy, healthy and enjoying life. In fact, a year ago, SDSU was a dream she never thought would be a reality. “Sometimes I walk around campus, look around and think it’s crazy I’m here and I’m alive and I’m healthy and I’m happy,” Grigorian said. Although Grigorian confessed to being less active online recently, she admits to enjoying experiences and meeting new people in a new city. “My blog was more of a place I would go to when I was strugging, or had a big revelation,” Grigorian said. “Now that I am here, I’m more focused on making friendships, living in the present moment and enjoying life.” However, she does not intend to stop blogging or sharing her story. Grigorian wants to continue inspiring young women around the world by setting an example that there is a life after an eating disorder. “I want girls to realize that more people feel this way than is verbalized to this world,” Grigorian said. “I just hope anyone that reads my blog knows that it’s possible to get through it and live a happy life.” Grigorian is currently being contacted by the body image section of Seventeen Magazine in hopes of bringing more awareness to eating disorders nationally and promote healthy fitness and eating. Project Heal has also been in contact with Grigorian. Project Heal is a nonprofit organization that raises money for young adults and provides them with treatment in order to recover from an eating disorder. Grigorian is participating in their recent picture campaign, where young women are encouraged to post pictures or videos of what recovery means to them. Grigorian plans to become a high school English teacher and wants continue to help students recover from the difficult times in their life. For now, she wants people to be more conscientious of the way they treat one another. Grigorian is thankful she is happy and healthy today, and is appreciative God did not give up on her. “I went through this horrible time and I completely turned away from God. He’s still there for me and accepting of my faults.”
San Diego State English freshman Julia Grigorian recovered from an eating disorder and now is living happily. megan wood, senior Staff PhotograPher
facts and statistics about eating disorders
10% rise in disorders among men
20% rise in disorders among women
if left untreated, begins to have medical and psychiatric damage
10 - 15% of these students are male 25% of college students have an eating disorder
Full blown eating disorder begins between the ages of 18 and 21 for both genders
Suicide rates are 50x higher among those with an eating disorder than the general population
25% of female college students reported to managing weight by binging and purging
According to the National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders
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OCT. 20 - 22, 2014 • THE DAILY AZTEC EDITOR: KRISTIAN IBARRA • SPORTS@THEDAILYAZTEC.COM
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COMMENTARY
Long’s defense in it for long haul ETHAN BAILEY SENIOR STAFF COLUMNIST ____________________________________
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he San Diego State football team grinded out another win on Saturday by a lessthan-favorable score margin against the University of Hawaii Rainbow Warriors. It wasn’t pretty, but we’re at the point in the season when it’s apparent this Aztec team isn’t going to get many pretty victories. Nevertheless, it’s time we discuss and give credit to head coach Rocky Long’s defense. During the past few weeks, the Aztec defense has looked pretty darn good. The defensive line is getting decent pressure without the help of any exotic blitzes and the young secondary seems to be coming into its own. Against California State University, Fresno, University of New Mexico and Hawaii, the Aztecs have allowed a combined 428 passing yards. That equals out to about 142 passing yards allowed per game, which is excellent. According to ESPN, the Aztecs defense ranks 15th in the country in regard to points allowed per game at just less than 19. If that kind of stifling
Junior defensive lineman Jon Sanchez had one tackle against the University of Hawaii. MEGAN WOOD, SENIOR STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
defense continues, the Aztecs can be in prime position to win the Mountain West Conference title at the end of the season. “We won tonight,” Long said after the game. “I don’t think we can play like we did tonight and win the championship.” I’ll give you that, coach. A less-thanstellar Hawaii team kept Saturday’s game tight until the end, and the opponents the Aztecs face down the road are certainly of higher quality than the Rainbow Warriors. Mediocre Mountain West rivals aside, the Aztec defense has done its job well through most of the season. It’s visible that the defensive backfield is growing up in a hurry. Sophomore defensive backs Damontae Kazee and
Malik Smith both had interceptions against Hawaii late in the game when their team needed it most. Speaking of interceptions, through seven games this season, the Aztecs defense has picked off nine passes which is one more than it had in all of 2013. It suggests the players are buying into Long’s system and philosophies, which hopefully will translate to a consistently improving defense each week. The Rainbow Warriors only sustained one long touchdown drive the entire game and converted on only three of 13 third downs. They also were forced to punt six times, meaning the Aztec defense came up big in multiple situations throughout the game. “OK great,” you’ll say. “But it was
Hawaii, after all. It barely counts.” Wrong. When your offense is as lethargic as SDSU’s has been recently, defense is the only thing that saves you in close games. While sophomore running back Donnel Pumphrey lit up New Mexico and Hawaii, the passing offense simply isn’t where it needs to be. It’s worth noting the Aztecs’ best wide receiver, senior Ezell Ruffin, has been out for multiple weeks and senior quarterback Quinn Kaehler has been dealing with an injured throwing shoulder. We can only hope Kaehler’s two touchdowns and seven interceptions even themselves out as the season goes on. Until then, the defense must continue to step up. A little bit more number crunching shows the Aztec defense has allowed a combined 414 rushing yards in its last three games, averaging out to 138 per game. The stats on rushing and passing yards allowed are only four yards apart, telling the story of a balanced and effective defensive attack. As of now, SDSU is in sole possession of first place in the West division of the Mountain West Conference. Yes, you read that correctly. The team has another upcoming bye week, which hopefully Kaehler, Ruffin and other injured players will use to get healthy and come back strong for the homecoming game against the University of Idaho on Nov. 8.
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The Phoenix Rising No. 2 max saucedo staff writer ______________________________________
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olice dragged him out of their vehicle and into a holding room. The cuffs were slowly slicing into his wrists. The blood on his battered face was already starting to clot as the lead officer strolled in, followed by an I.D., shorthand for identification drone. The drone, whirring and floating, made rapid clicking noises as it approached. 2 hours ago… The bartender didn’t stop glaring, but at least his attention had been diverted. Tossing back another drink, he swung around on his stool to see the entirety of the Cairo bar. All of these people, he fumed, had just let their government fall. Now, if neighbors disappeared, no one bothered asking questions. If the power goes out, who needs electricity? It was as if the rise of Source Point and Faust, that filth Faust, had predicated the downfall of society. People just seemed not to care anymore. Anger bubbled in his stomach. Or was it the alcohol? This must have been what it had been like to live like Damon Wade among people. Being the one eyed man in the land of the blind, except no one cared about not being able to see. Having to go through everyday life, knowing there
is a better alternative out there, hope, choice and truth that could help people. David Faust had killed Damon Wade. Sure, he used his trained attack dog, Zhou, to do it; but that didn’t matter. In his eyes, Faust was guilty. But so was he. He, whom Damon had entrusted his life to, had failed. He, whom Wade had entrusted the truth to, had failed again. Wade was dead because Kenji hadn’t been able to defend him. And
the cuffs were slowly slicing into his wrists. the blood on his battered face was already starting to clot. the truth Wade had died for was close to dying out as well. Thus far, Kenji had only been able to reach a few reporters, leaking information about the activities of Source Point, most of whom had dismissed his claims as ravings of a madman. The blaring radio continued to spout out government-approved messages. The world had grinded to a halt. Faust had managed to gain control
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over most major heads of states with his companies implantations and augmentations, allowing him to call the shots. The radio continued, the television continued blaring loudly in his ears. He could almost hear that siren pitch that had once nearly incapacitated him. Enough. Hurling his mug at the television, he turned and ripped the radio from its place and smashed it against the table. Silence flooded the room, as many looked over to see the now shattered screen and radio. The bartender yelled something out and hired muscle appeared from outside. Pointing at Kenji he shouted, “Beat him to a pulp!” The first one rushed immediately at him and found himself hitting the table as Kenji deftly sidestepped the assault. Anger poured through his veins as he decided to go on the offensive. Charging the second man, his shoulder smashed into the man’s ribcage, lifting him off the ground and through the glass window. Shattered pieces of glass sprayed the sidewalk. The poor enforcer was knocked unconscious, having had several ribs broken. He suffered the brunt of the force from going through the window. That, as it turned out, was the least of Kenji’s problems. Read the rest of the “Phoenix Rising #2” and follow the entire Source Point series at thedailyaztec.com
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HOROSCOPE happy Birthday (10/20/14) - You're a powerhouse this year. Creativity abounds. With friends, magnify a project's impact. Unpredictable and even impulsive circumstances impact a partnership. Interact with honor and respect. You've got the Midas Touch, especially through 12/23. Then communications take focus. Speak out, write and record. It's all for home and family. Over springtime, balance work and health for personal bliss. HOW IT WORKS: 10 is good, 1 is bad. Aries (March 21 - April 19) - Today is a 9 - Take action for what you love. You hear about a lucky break. Accept encouragement without embarrassment. You're making a good impression. Start from the ground up. Be assertive with your love. Let joy and abundance win. Taurus (April 20 - May 20) - Today is an 8 - Today has the potential for extraordinary fun (and hot romance). Your team shows off their skills. Learn by doing. Ask the family to play along. Your own wit and effort makes the difference. You can win the game. Gemini (May 21 - June 21) - Today is a 7 - It's all coming together at home. Do the homework, so you know what you're talking about. You have what you need at hand. Do what you love, well. Friends provide leads for service providers. Buy household items. Cancer (June 22 - July 22) - Today is an 8 - Good news arrives for your partner or mate. An unexpected bonus gets unveiled. Express your affection. You can still get what you need. Play music while you work. You've got an ace up your sleeve. Leo (July 23 - Aug. 22) - Today is a 9 - Gather valuable clues and piece the puzzle together. Investigate an interesting suggestion from a friend. A beneficial development arises at work. You're learning through experience, earning more than money. Virgo (Aug. 23 - Sept. 22) - Today is a 9 - You're in your element today and tomorrow, with the Moon in your sign. Power on, and add to savings. Make a decision you've been avoiding. Get your teammates on board. Frugality gives you the edge. Act quickly. Libra (Sept. 23 - Oct. 22) - Today is a 7 - Passion is definitely part of the moment. Talk about love, beauty and matters of the heart and soul. Go visit your muse. Your efforts finally show results. Friends help you make a new connection. Provide leadership. Scorpio (Oct. 23 - Nov. 21) - Today is an 8 - Get social for highest impact. Express what you're up to, ask for help where needed, and give abundant thanks. Support your team. Punch up the sexiness! The old blends with the new. Send out a call. Sagittarius (Nov. 22 - Dec. 21) - Today is an 8 - Your career could surge forward in a beautiful direction, with a little encouragement. Let your partner take the lead. Continue to push ahead and pay off bills. Keep track of the details. Do good works. Capricorn (Dec. 22 - Jan. 19) - Today is a 9 - Long-distance travel makes a connection. Passion sparks career advancement. Take stock of where you'd like to be. Cast your nets wide. Never doubt your powers. Make long-term plans. Invest in efficiency. Aquarius (Jan. 20 - Feb. 18) - Today is an 8 - Fortune favors your actions today. Earn money and love. An opportunity arises for physical passion... dance, explore, climb, race and play for a thrill. Form a new partnership. Discover new options to grow your family resources. Pisces (Feb. 19 - March 20) - Today is a 9 - Romance is a distinct possibility. Pay attention to any and all offers. If you've done the homework, you can prosper. Follow your mom's rules. Your loved ones inspire you. Talk about partnership and collaboration.