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REPEAT OFFENDERS The Obama administration should not be satisfied with the terrorist recidivism rate. page 2
Aztecs beat Utes for 20th win
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TOXIC FRIENDS Find out about the different ways to spot types of friends who can’t be trusted. page 4
SPORTS
ROUGH OPENING The SDSU baseball team opened its season this weekend against Oklahoma. page 6
TODAY @ SDSU “Stand” Film Screening 6:30 p.m., Aztecs Athletic Center The Travis Smiley film screening kicks off the last week of events for Black History Month.
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Junior forward Malcolm Thomas posted a career-high in points. Freshman forward Kawhi Leonard recorded another double-double. And the San Diego State men’s basketball team ended up on top of Utah. It’s a situation most SDSU fans and players remember well from the last game against the Utes. see MEN’S BASKETBALL on page 5
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The first step Associated Students is taking to prepare for next year’s budget decrease is rearranging this semester’s budget. By playing with the numbers for the spring budget, A.S. hopes to prepare student organizations for the reality of expenditures in the fall. Despite this semester’s tweaking, A.S. says no dramatic changes are being made this spring. The budget for the 2010-11 academic year will see more significant changes. Because of an expected 10 percent decrease in enrollment, A.S.
is allocating 10 percent less funds across the board to A.S.- funded programs and organizations, according to Ignacio Prado, A.S. vice president of finance. A.S. is also tapping into reserves. “We take the reserves that we already have for these situations and use them to patch it up and balance the budget,” Prado said. Subsidies given to programs such as Viejas Arena and Aztec Recreation, which runs the Aztec Recreation Center, will also be cut from the budget because of less incoming money from enrollment fees. According to Prado, the lack of subsidies won’t have a significant impact; for example, in the case of Aztec Recreation, its share of subsidy funds account for less than one percent of its operating budget. “As a result, you’re not going to see any humongous ... changes, but
definitely there’s a different philosophy … than there’s been in probably quite a few years,” Prado said. “Because the revenues are less predictable and we’re seeing a sharp decline due to enrollment.” According to the vice chair of the A.S. Finance Board, Amanda Pascoe, all of the college councils, including MEChA, AChA and others, will prepare their budgets in the spring whereas in the past they were typically done in the fall. The change will make funds available in the fall for earlier access. Certain programs, such as Green Love and the Green Love Initiative, will not be impacted by budget changes, as they tend to have a good payback ratio. However, plans for the Aztec Culture Project, which would build a botanical garden on campus, have been slightly changed because
of the current economic situation. The estimated cost of the project is $2 million and it was initially decided that $200,000 would be set aside each year for the building of the garden. A.S. currently has $400,000 saved for the project, but funds for the project will now be earned by issuing bonds. The timeline of the project is not expected to change. “That’s something that we probably would not have done, if we hadn’t been faced in such a situation where we need to reduce our budget,” Prado said. Prado says A.S.’s current focus in preparing the budget is responsibility with immediate cash flow and deferring any unnecessary projects. “If we can defer any obligations we have, we’re looking to any options to delay, at least for the time being,” Prado said.
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Monday, February 22, 2010
FREEDOM HAWK
Failing grade for domestic counterterrorism
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was pleasantly surprised by President Barack Obama’s tough stance on jihadists abroad. His decisions — to send more troops into Afghanistan, to increase the use of Predator missile drones and to send special forces into Pakistan, Yemen and Somalia — have all made significant improvements in the War on Terror. However, when it comes to dealing with terrorists on our own soil, the president and his administration appear to be tone-deaf. This is an administration that wanted to hold terror trials in New York. This is an administration that showed an incredibly passive response to the Nidal Malik Hasan shooting spree in Fort Hood. This is an administration that treated Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, the Detroit Christmas Day bomber, like a common domestic criminal, reading him his Miranda rights and giving him the right to remain silent. These moves have not measured up to his impressive tactics overseas. It strikes me as odd that Obama justifies using a drone missile to take out a suspected terrorist and potentially any civilians that may be around him, but feels he needs to inform a captured terrorist of his Miranda rights and provide hime a lawyer paid for by taxpayers. Now, yet another figure in the Obama administration has made remarks that leave
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many wondering if he is fit for his post. Deputy National Security Adviser for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism John Brennan wrote an op-ed piece for USA Today stating, "Politically motivated criticism and unfounded fearmongering only serve the goals of al-Qaeda.” Brennan claims that Republicans’ bickering and highlighting the vulnerability of our country to terrorism aids jihadists, making them seem immortal. Brennan made matters worse in a press conference a few days later. When asked by the press corps how he felt about the fact that 20 percent of enemy combatants released from custody end up regrouping with jihadists to fight America, Brennan responded with, “People sometimes use that figure, 20 percent, say ‘Oh my goodness, one out of five detainees returned to some type of extremist activity.' You know, the American penal system, the recidivism rate is up to something about 50 percent or so, as far as return to crime. 20 percent isn't that bad,” according to www.abcnews.com. Many aspects of politics are very scripted and structured. Often, you don’t really get insight into how a particular official feels or what they’re thinking. When an official
speaks off the cuff, like Brennan did, it’s a very revealing glimpse into how that person’s mind operates. Brennan is comparing violent terrorists to common petty criminals. While it may not be that destabilizing if 20 percent of pickpockets are released and return to crime, it is far more dangerous if 20 percent of suicidal terrorists are returning to their previous habits. In our civil justice system, mass murderers are not released back into society. Scratch that — some are, such as Amy Bishop. You remember Bishop — she allegedly shot her younger brother three times with a shotgun and killed him, but was later released. Police never pressed charges. Last week, Bishop killed three fellow professors at the University of Alabama. The country was outraged because of her previous release from her alleged murder. Bishop serves as an example of Brennan’s point. We must have a better screening test for the enemy combatants we release. While officials can’t hold everyone they suspect is a terrorist for life, they cannot continue to release such a high number of terrorists to return to being jihadists. Brennan is satisfied with 20 percent; that’s absurd and frightening. In his position, he should never be satisfied. This has been a common theme in Obama’s Homeland Security team. Attorney
General Eric Holder pushed forth a plan to try Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the mastermind of 9/11, in New York City. This would have caused New York unwarranted danger and economic hardship. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano declared that the system worked after Abdulmutallab made it through intelligence and security forces and was stopped by fellow passengers as he was lighting his explosives. This level of unawareness and unwarranted optimism is terrifying in itself. The foreign counterterrorism branch of the current administration has been effective and persistent. The domestic branch has repeatedly failed. Both must be successful to keep America safe. Many Congressmen, led by Sen. Lindsey Graham and Sen. John McCain, have called for Brennan’s resignation. The administration should hire someone who won’t settle for so much error on a matter of such great importance.
—Patrick Walsh is a political science junior. —This column does not necessarily reflect the opinion of The Daily Aztec. Send e-mail to opinion@thedailyaztec.com. Anonymous letters will not be printed. Include your full name, major and year in school.
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President Barack Obama proposed an education budget that would require Teach for America to compete with other teacher training programs for federal funding.
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resident Barack Obama has recently proposed to include his Race to the Top program in the 2011 education budget, in which states can apply to compete for a portion of a proposed $4 billion. It’s one of the largest education investments in history. States that choose to apply are judged by how they meet the new high education standards laid out by the Obama administration. Forty states, including California, applied during the first phase. Unfortunately, many states that have applied for the Race to the Top program are struggling to keep their basic education programs running. These states, are already struggling, are going to have a hard time taking on the new reforms and projects that are required to be considered for Race to the Top funds. Some teachers also claim that these new projects might fade away if the funding is not consistently re-awarded. In his announcement of Race to the Top, Obama said, “Not every state will win and not every school district will be happy with the results.” That’s an understatement.
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Trying to invest in our education system in this way is a bad idea. Making states compete for money for their schools will probably cause adverse affects to the system as a whole, especially for states already faced with challenging budgetary reforms. The Obama administration, in what appears to be in the same spirit as Race to the Top, has also proposed in their 2011 education budget to eliminate an $18 million federal grant for Teach for America. The administration wants indtead to include Teach for America in a larger program called Teacher and Leader Pathways, in which several other teacher training programs will compete for a portion of $405 million. This is also a bad idea. At a time when the post-college world seems uninviting, many students are turning to alternative programs as a transition from college to the working world. Teach for America is a two-year program that trains and places college graduates as teachers in low-income schools. It is a very
popular alternative to graduate school or career placement for recent college grads. “Last year, 35,000 people applied to Teach for America, 42 percent more than in 2008. Further, at more than 20 colleges and universities, Teach for America was the top recruiter. At Harvard, 13 percent of graduating seniors applied,” according to www.nytimes.com. The Department of Education argues that Obama’s proposal for the Teacher and Leader Pathways program is an opportunity for Teach for America to receive more funding. The proposal is “a new program that would consolidate five current authorities promoting alternative routes to certification for teachers and school leaders and improving existing teacher and principal preparation programs into a more flexible competitive grant program, with a greater focus on student outcomes,” according to the Department of Education Web site. But this proposal is counteractive — it eliminates Teach for America’s usual noncompetitive grant, and also forces organizations to compete for funding.
Critics say that Teach for America is not worth the federal funding, because the teachers in the program are not well-prepared and the retention rate of teachers who have completed the program is poor. If this is the case, we need to improve these aspects of the program. The solution is not to punish organizations for falling behind. Cutting funding only causes them further harm. The original $18 million for Teach for America should remain in place to fund continued operation and growth of the program. The rest of the $405 million should be allocated to the other organizations according to need. The government should set standards that each organization has to meet to ensure that they are all providing quality services. Improving the overall quality of education should be the priority. All these organizations should succeed, instead of some succeeding at the cost of others. Instead of enlisting people to judge who “wins” the competition for the money, enlist people to guide the organizations toward improving standards. We need all of the diverse quality programs possible, for recent college graduates as well as for the students. “We need to use every high-quality avenue possible to recruit teachers, whether they are older, successful adults interested in taking a new career path, or college seniors looking to serve the country and work with children,” Arne Duncan, Education Secretary, said. Duncan is certainly right, but the Obama administration is headed down the wrong path by not securing funding for K-12 education and Teach for America. At a time when job prospects are making students uneasy, the government needs to ensure that the alternatives for college grads are available. If Teach for America loses this funding, it will probably have difficulty continuing to grow and accommodate its rising popularity among college grads. Those who cannot afford to race to the top will be doomed to a downward spiral to the bottom. The American people must urge Congress to not approve of this disastrous education budget proposal.
—Sally Schilling is a political science senior. —This column does not necessarily reflect the opinion of The Daily Aztec. Send e-mail to opinion@thedailyaztec.com. Anonymous letters will not be printed. Include your full name, major and year in school.
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LIFE ON THE SHARP SIDE
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riends are there for you through thick and thin. They are there to deter you from hooking up with the wrong people and are willing to pick you up from the airport when you “just had to get out of San Diego for the weekend.” But almost everyone has, or has had, one friend who is toxic. The girl that steals the person you’re dating from right under your nose, the guy that spreads rumors — you know, friends that have proven time and time again that they aren’t looking out for you. A toxic friend is “a friend who has double-crossed you, who no longer shares the same values and you can no longer trust,” according to Susan Shapiro Barash, a gender studies professor at Marymount Manhattan College. Toxic friends are experienced by both sexes, but generally it’s women that are plagued by this type of friend. They can be more toxic to your health than your latest drinking spree or food binge. Because people generally trust those they are close to, that trust can blind them and cause them to make excuses for their poisonous friend. Barash, who recently released a book on the topic of toxic friends titled, “Toxic Friends: The Antidote for Women Stuck in Complicated Friendships,” says that one problem with women that have these friendships is they need to understand their own inner motivations. They need to ask themselves: Does this person have my best interests at heart? Friendships are supposed to enrich your life, but toxic friendships have the opposite effect, causing unnecessary voids and heartache. Before you can deal with a toxic friend, first you need to know how to spot one. Generally this friend will act without consideration for others, including flirting with people they know are in a relationship, stealing, and spreading hurtful gossip about people they call friends. If you have a friend that falls into this category, Barash suggests you seriously evaluate whether the friendship is worth salvaging. “If you feel someone is worth salvaging, talk with them and salvage what’s left,” Barash said. In some instances, the friend is not even aware of how his or her actions are affecting other people, and bringing these problems to light can ease not only your relationship, but also that friend’s interactions with others. In other cases, it may be in your best
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interest to leave the friendship and move on. This is a hard move to make, but it will be better for your well-being in the long run. Maybe the person affected is not you, but rather a friend or family member that has a toxic friend. Barash suggests talking about the situation with that person.
A toxic friend is “a friend who has double-crossed you, who no longer shares the same values and you can no longer trust.” — Susan Shapiro Barash, gender studies professor, Marymount Manhattan College “You have to take risks in order to make the point known,” Barash said. She argues that you have a moral obligation to your friend to point out toxic relationships. When you talk to them, mention the ways in which the other person may not be looking out for your friend or taking advantage of him or her; say you’re concerned. Recognize ahead of time that even after the conversation, your friend may not be ready to accept the validity of your concerns. Just support your friend as best you can; don’t pressure. No one wants toxic relationships. Happiness and peace of mind are hindered when you are near a toxic person. The best advice to those dealing with a toxic friend is to assess the damage a conversaion about your concerns would do to the friendship. Ask yourself if you would be able to repair, forgive and move your friendship forward into the future. If not, you may have to consider the uncomfortable possibility that you may need to ditch the friend and the headache, and move on to find friends that support you and you can rely on.
—Mallory Sharp is a journalism junior. —This column does not necessarily reflect the opinion of The Daily Aztec.
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Monday, February 22, 2010
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M E N ’ S B A S K E T B A L L : Malcolm Thomas scores a career-high 28 as SDSU guts out a win at home against Utah CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1
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“It was a little bit of déjà vu of the first game,” head coach Steve Fisher said. In a game that was eerily similar to last month’s Aztec-Ute matchup, SDSU beat up the Utes, 68-61, on Saturday night in front of 10,695 fans at Viejas Arena. The last time the Aztecs played the Utes on Jan. 19, Thomas scored a career-high 23 points and Leonard tallied a double-double with 16 points and 11 boards. On Saturday,
Thomas scored a career-high 28 points and Leonard notched his 13th career doubledouble with 14 points and 15 rebounds. The way SDSU pulled out the win was similar, too. In Salt Lake City, the Aztecs had a seven-point lead with one minute remaining AZTECS 68 and had to scrap for the 60 seconds to get UTES 61 final the 70-68 win. At Viejas Arena, SDSU had a fivepoint lead with a minute remaining and needed clutch defense to pull out the victory. “The first time, they had 17 offensive rebounds,” Leonard said. “That’s how they came back at their house when we had a
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big lead on them. That was the key point in today’s game: defensive rebounding and stopping their 3-point shooters from shooting.” Fisher said Utah did some things differently defensively from the first game, but the Utes still chose not to double Thomas. Utah’s big man, 7-foot-3-inch David Foster, couldn’t hang with the quicker Thomas and finished the game with zero points and four rebounds. “He’s so big you have to find ways to get the ball in the rim,” Thomas said of Foster. “And you know you can’t go over top of him; but in practice we just worked on going into his body and just drop stepping and shooting jump hooks and we tried to put that in
the game today.” The win gave the Aztecs their 20th victory of the season, marking the fifth straight 20-win season for SDSU. With BYU, New Mexico and UNLV all winning on Saturday, however, the Aztecs gained no ground in the Mountain West Conference standings and remain in third place. Still, Thomas likes his team’s chances this season. “I think we can be really good,” Thomas said. “Everybody’s working a lot harder than the beginning of the season when we played St. Mary’s. There’s a big difference from then to now.”
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BASEBALL
Sooners beat up on SDSU
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The Aztecs lost 7-4 on Friday’s season opener and then fell in both games of Saturday’s doubleheader against Oklahoma.
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Twelve pitches were all it took for San Diego State sophomore pitcher Ryan O’Sullivan to come off the mound. The doubly-talented pitcher and shortstop’s season debut was cut short after feeling pain in his throwing arm midway into the fourth batter of the No. 22 Oklahoma lineup. “He grabbed his elbow and the trainer went out and what OKLAHOMA 9 did they do,” SDSU 5 head coach Tony Gwynn said. “You could see it on his face he felt pain so we got him out of there.” During the second game of the Saturday doubleheader, O’Sullivan both debuted and departed Tony Gwynn Stadium. “Cory (Vaughn) had the same thing and missed a couple weeks but at this point I don’t know,” Gwynn said, “I shouldn’t speculate. We’ll just wait and see what happens.” Right-handed senior pitcher Drew Leary took his place and lasted into the sixth inning, facing 27 batters and striking out eight. The more apparent problems Saturday night were SDSU’s defensive plays — or lack thereof.
“Our heart went in our throats right away; in both of these games we got sped up,” Gwynn said. “We had a chance to make plays and minimize the damage and we didn’t.” Saturday night’s match had a few dropped balls and some overthrows by Leary, allowing baserunners to advance and eventually score. The first game of the doubleheader ended in Oklahoma’s favor 17-5, after dropped balls and overthrows allowed runners around the bases numerous times. The Aztecs made six errors and went through five pitching changes, ending in freshman Matthew McDaniel, who gave up a grand slam to Tyler Ogle in the ninth. “We could have executed better,” sophomore first baseman Jomel Torres said. “I felt like we wanted to come back and recover from the loss we had (Friday) night, but we fell short.” A comeback was possible for the evening game. Trailing 7-0 in the bottom of the seventh inning, SDSU was able to spark a rally beginning with walks from sophomore catcher Chris Wilson and junior catcher Matt Parker, and a scrambled play with Oklahoma third baseman Garrett Buechele that allowed senior shortstop Brandon Decker on base. Then senior second baseman Mitch Blackburn hit a single, allowing Wilson to score, and Torres shot another one out, bringing in both Decker and Parker. “I was ready to play, I wanted to get in and we were able to get
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“ The good thing for us, I think, is that we scrapped ... They kept fighting and put some runs on the board.” —Tony Gwynn, head coach “The good thing for us, I think, is that we scrapped,” Gwynn said. “We were down seven nothing so it was easy (for them) to be down (on themselves) but they didn’t. They kept fighting and put some runs on the board.” The final score of the evening portion of the doubleheader ended in a 9-5 loss for SDSU, resulting in two losses Saturday after seven and a half hours on the playing field. “They’re talented enough to be out there playing, but you got to be able to make the plays,” Gwynn said, “and we didn’t do a good enough job of that today.”
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his is my seventh or eighth year in college, and I have a 2.003 overall grade point average. No joke. Not long ago I was forced to declare a major, one of those that San Diego State allows undergraduates that have less-than-stellar GPAs to pick. I figured it was time to start doing some research. Where to start? I had often thought about a career as a gynecologist, so when I came across gerontology I kept reading about it. Then I learned that gerontology is the study of the conditions of older adults. Hm. Well, caretaking might be a good fit for me, because there aren’t many jobs that pay people to care. I have always been pretty good at taking care. Well, depending on what I’m taking care of ... don’t ask about my goldfish, may they rest in peace. Caretakers usually work at retirement homes and are surrounded by retired people, so taking care is pretty much the same thing as being retired, right? Still ... gerontology is definitely not gynecology. Caretaking didn’t seem challenging enough for me, anyway. So I flipped around the General Catalog a bit ... geography, I could perhaps enjoy that. I use Google Earth all the time; I’m practically already a geography major. Problems: Is there any place on earth that hasn’t already been mapped? Probably not. Strike one. Could I see myself becoming
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a mapmaker? Absolutely not. Strike two. Wait a minute ... has my cumulative GPA ever been high enough for SDSU‘s geography major? Nope. Strikeout. Next, I googled “hospitality and tourism management;” it seemed pretty interesting. On the SDSU College of Professional Studies and Fine Arts’ Web site, I found some words gathered together in this confusing sentence: “People go into tourism management with hopes of ‘going places’ and SDSU is here to ensure that happens.” Now, I’m not the best when it comes to reading and writing, but this could have been worded differently. Because it basically says ... nothing. Especially because I didn’t actually need to be “going places” — I needed to stay here at SDSU and go into tourism management. But I wanted to go places other than somewhere on campus ... that’s probably why I spend so much time on Google Earth. Majoring in hospitality and tourism management would have prevented me from going anywhere. Besides, tour guides usually have to address groups of people. And speaking to an audience — or any number of females — has always been nerve-racking for me. So tour-guiding and staying on campus in order to “go places” weren’t for me. I doubt my cumula-
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tive GPA was high enough, anyway. The dance major was next, and I found some information about it at the same Web site: “The art, the training and the degree — they come together in SDSU’s dance program in the School of Music and Dance.” The beauty, the fame and the glory — I could be a dancer! Chicks dig dudes who dance well. And having sweet dance moves has always been just as important for me as having a college degree. So dance! Dance! Dance! Wait ... an audition is required. Hm. So I have to prove I can dance before actually learning how to dance. I tried it, I really did. I practiced in front of a mirror. It didn’t take long for me to fall, bruise and realize that dancing wasn’t my forte. I kept looking. Then, lo and behold, the philosophy major caught my eye. Being a philosopher is easy. One must love wisdom and forget about earning a six-figure salary. Also, if one wishes to enroll in philosopher training, then one must have a GPA of 2.0 or higher in all pre-philosophy major coursework. Bingo.
BY LINDA C. BLACK, TRIBUNE MEDIA SERVICES
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (2/22/10). Family matters come to the forefront his year.You're certainly capable of expressing your beliefs. Now it's time to listen and find out what other people are feeling. Don't speculate. Get them to talk about problems so you can offer help or moral support. ARIES (March 21 - April 19) - Today is an 8 - Yesterday's meditation can now be shared with a partner or close friend.You see how to change your work habits to achieve more without additional effort. TAURUS (April 20 - May 20) - Today is a 6 - If you don't adapt, you could feel trapped at work. Practical ideas take over, so save an inspired plan for later, after the dust has settled. Go with the flow. GEMINI (May 21 - June 21) - Today is a 6 You'll get more done if you work in seclusion today. A team player suggests a change that you have to ponder before saying yes. Choose balance over glitz. CANCER (June 22 - July 22) - Today is a 7 Change your tune but make sure you were on key to begin with. Imagination removes limitations and extends boundaries. LEO (July 23 - Aug. 22) - Today is a 7 - Who has control over your decisions? This is no idle question. If you feel out of control, try a tiny adjustment. It may be as simple as an attitude shift. VIRGO (Aug. 23 - Sept. 22) - Today is a 7 You don't face the War of the Worlds.The
situation calls for adaptation, not annihilation. Going around the bush is easier than charging through it. LIBRA (Sept. 23 - Oct. 22) - Today is a 7 Work and play flow remarkably well today. You're saying exactly the right words, with the correct logic and colorful flair. But don't hog all the glory. SCORPIO (Oct. 23 - Nov. 21) - Today is an 8 - Don't plan on getting your way with everyone. A female challenges your assumptions. State your case clearly and offer several alternatives. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 - Dec. 21) - Today is a 5 - You may want to ease into work but instead find yourself in deep water.Today's life preserver is made of logic and reason. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 - Jan. 19) - Today is an 8 - You begin the day with an image of your goal. Creative energy takes you a long way, but you also need to get the feel for the material you're using. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 - Feb. 18) - Today is an 8 - Check the schedule early.Verify appointments. A private meeting with an older person points you in the right financial direction. PISCES (Feb. 19 - March 20) - Today is a 6 Plan on taking baby steps today as the only way to make forward progress. Challenges come in the form of private conversation. Maintain confidentiality at all costs. © 2010,TRIBUNE MEDIA SERVICES INC.
--Jason Henry McCormick is a philosophy senior. --This column does not necessarily reflect the views of The Daily Aztec.
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