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San Diego State ranks first in fundraising among all California State Universities. Nearly $50 million in philanthropic gifts was raised during the 2008–09 fiscal year.
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Even during a time of fiscal frenzy and furloughs, San Diego State has managed to muster up some money. According to a new report by the Council for Aid to Education, SDSU ranks ninth in California for university fundraising, and first among all California State Universities. The SDSU division of
University Relations and Development was responsible for raising nearly $50 million in philanthropic gifts during the 2008–09 fiscal year. The majority of the gifts was used to fund endowments for faculty positions, scholarships and academic programs. According to Vice President of University Relations and Development Mary Ruth Carleton, fundraising is becoming increasingly important because state funding has significantly
decreased in the past decade. Since the 1998–99 fiscal year, California’s general fund has decreased the amount it contributes by nearly $6,500 per student. Data on the SDSU Senate Web site shows that state dollars make up nearly half of the university operating fund. This is significantly less than five years ago when state appropriation accounted for nearly two-thirds of the university operating fund. This decrease has caused SDSU to rely heavily on
other sources of income. Since July, SDSU’s universitywide scholarship campaign, “Fuel Potential,” has brought in $5 million. Director of Development and University Initiatives Jesse Brooks said scholarships that the university offers significantly help to people who struggle financially. In addition to scholarship programs such as “Fuel Potential,” the Campanile Foundation, a nonprofit university auxiliary, has raised nearly $520 million in the 10 years
it has been operating. This is two and a half times more than the university had raised in the previous 102 years. Brooks said he believes this success can be attributed largely to the relationship SDSU fosters with its donors. “We have a great team who goes out and engages our donors,” Brooks said. “We show them in many different ways how their money not only impacts SDSU but the entire San Diego community.” According to Brooks, a great tool for showing donors their money matters is the scholarship luncheon, which gives donors and scholarship recipients a chance to meet face-to-face. The first Scholarship Donor Appreciation Luncheon was held last semester and had more than 200 guests. “Building private support, particularly our endowment, provides a strong underpinning for the future and will assist SDSU in achieving its vision as a top 10 urban research university, one that is engaged locally for global impact,” Carleton said. According to Carleton, Qualcomm donates to the engineering program and Sharp Health Care donates to the nursing program. Carleton said that private donors and corporations understand that the students they help out will someday become part of the work force. Brooks said he is excited his team has done well and pleased that the university is ranked for fundraising. “We hope the donors continue to see SDSU as a great place to contribute,” Brooks said.
College requires international study More undergraduate students will need to study abroad soon J A N E L B R UA N S TA F F W R I T E R
The College of Health & Human Services can be added to the growing list of programs San Diego State offers that require international experience. Next fall, CHHS will be requiring its undergraduate students to have international academic experience to graduate. “There are a lot of things happening outside of the United States; a lot of needs of people, a lot of environments that people live in
and different health care systems,” Stephen Williams, associate dean of CHHS, said. Since 2005, SDSU has been one of the top universities in the nation for sending students abroad. Recently, the University Design Consortium recognized SDSU as one of the four winners of the 2010 International Awards for Innovative Practices in Higher Education in the internationalization category. Students in the college do not need to spend a semester or a year abroad to fulfill the requirement. “Two weeks is the minimum to meet the international requirement,” Williams said. “Usually the program is completed through an alternative spring break, but the students have the option to complete it through a semester abroad, internship and year abroad as well.”
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“We want our students to have a lot of options,” Donna Daly, assistant dean for Student Affairs of CHHS, said. Currently, the program can send students to La Gloria, Mexico; Alajuela, Costa Rica; Bangkok or Pattaya, Thailand. Daly and Williams both expressed hope to add more countries in the future. Last spring, CHHS sent an experimental group of 17 people to La Gloria. “Going to La Gloria, Mexico ended up being more than I ever imagined,” nursing senior Micaleen Fulkerson said. “I saw first-hand the negative effects that a poor health care system can have on a nation. I completely changed my point of view on immigration.” During her experience, Fulkerson and the group participated in a vari-
ety of volunteer and educational programs. They spent two days building a home for an underprivileged Mexican family for an organization called Esperanza International. She also learned about the Mexican health care system at the Esperanza Free Clinic, a clinic located in a Tijuana, Mexico landfill where hundreds of people lived. During Fulkerson’s nine-day stay in La Gloria, the group also spent an evening at La Casa del Migrante, a migrant shelter in Tijuana for immigrants trying to cross the border, or those who were recently deported. “I highly recommend this experience to all students, especially those in the College of Health & Human Services,” Fulkerson said. “Though it receives much criticism, it is all too often we forget how blessed we are to have the health care system that
we do. This course is highly beneficial to students seeking to expand their knowledge and get hands on experience with issues such as globalization and international health care practices.” Daly also emphasized that students who need to meet the international requirement for CHHS should start thinking about it ahead of time. “When you’re looking at what your financial need will be, factor in how much you’ll need to fulfill your international experience,” Daly said. “This can be completed through the FAFSA and if the students are applying through the Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships.” Williams added that SDSU is diligent in reminding students about the availability of the Associated Students Study Abroad Scholarship for students who study abroad.
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Professor and chair of Africana Studies, Weber is known for many achievements. But raising her two kids is her proudest personal accomplishment. As a parent, she strived to instill a sense of pride and humbleness in her daughter Akilah and son Akil. “I don’t want to raise kids that I don’t like,” Weber said. “I don’t want two children who are not comfortable around me or people who look like me. I want my kids to be pretty much like I am — that they can walk in a white world and embrace it and they can also walk in a black world and love it; that they’re not uncomfortable anywhere.” Her husband, who is now deceased, was a judge and knew many affluent doctors and lawyers, but it was important to Weber that her children be around people from all backgrounds. Her kids attended public schools instead of private schools and they lived in a community with other African-Americans, Mexicans and Asians. “I’ve never made a distinction with who we interacted with,” Weber said. “I didn’t surround them with people that only had things. Our friendship base was very broad and I never spoke in disdain
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The rows of plaques hanging on Dr. Shirley Weber’s office walls only hint at the enormity of her accomplishments. As a professor at San Diego State since 1972, Weber has been actively involved in multiple campus committees including the Academic Senate and the College of Arts and Letters Personnel Committee. In honor of Black History Month, Cox Communications recognized her in a “Shades of San Diego” segment. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, National Urban League, American Civil Liberties Union and Women’s International have honored Weber’s humanitarian work; she was chosen for Outstanding Faculty six times and awarded Outstanding Young Woman in America twice.
about the people who lived in my community. There are people who live in a community that hate living in the community and so what happens is that with your own negativity, you are telling your child, ‘This is a horrible place.’” Her family could afford a home in La Jolla but chose to stay in a diverse community because she wanted her children to be well-rounded and embrace everyone around them, including those who were less fortunate. “I never wanted them to turn their nose up to those who were poor because I spent a portion of my life living in the projects of L.A. (where) our family was always poor,” Weber said. “I never wanted my kids to believe they were better. I wanted them to understand that they had more opportunities than others and that they had a responsibility with those opportunities to make a difference.” Weber was the only child of eight siblings who pursued a college career, but she feels having an education does not entitle her to respect. Motivated by her dad and people who always believed in her, she works hard every day to make a difference in the lives of those around her. “My father had very little in this world,” Weber said. “He went as far as the sixth grade because of discrimination in the South. But everyday of his life he was optimistic that the world would be better for his children. And he worked everyday to make it better.” Weber did not know of the opportunities she would be faced with at SDSU when she was a 23year-old young graduate student from UC Los Angeles. She quickly learned the inside politics of the university, a unique experience that put her in a leadership position where she was able to transform communities and touch the lives of thousands. One of the more unique experiences she helped create was the Alternative Spring Break program, where a group of approximately 30 students travel to South Africa to volunteer in youth centers and other places in need. Even though she never foresaw the extent of her accomplishments, she recognizes it was SDSU that helped set her on the right track to becoming the influential professor she is today. “I had no idea what a blessing it was going to be or the opportunity I was going to have to really define myself and my life at such an early age,” Weber said. “So if I look at a pivotal point in my career it was really coming to San Diego State to get involved in the development of a black studies department.”
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An activist for cultures other than her own K A R I L U U, Staff Writer Apathy is not a term to be associated with Caitlin Seandel. Like many young women at San Diego State, she has a variety of hobbies. Some of these include reading, hanging out with friends and playing intramural kick ball. However, what makes Seandel noticeable is that this women studies and international security and conflict resolution junior is also an activist. Along with a full course load, Seandel juggles her time as a member of the Association of Chicana Activists, the Andrea O’Donnell Women’s Outreach Association, Phi Alpha Delta Pre-Law Fraternity and is currently preparing SDSU for the March statewide budget rally. But apart from all those activities, she has retained a strong sense of modesty. “A lot of people are doing just as much or more than me,” Seandel said. She is also chair of the Cross Cultural Advisory Board, which she joined to help bring SDSU students together. “I joined that to get more involved with other communities,” Seandel said. “I was shocked by the lack of integration on campus. In my hometown everyone kicks it with everyone despite ethnic differences.” Locked on the guiding principle justice, Seandel immerses much of her time in these organizations because they mirror her political beliefs. “I want to do what I feel is right,” Seandel said. “If I see something isn’t being done right, I feel I should try and fix it.” With her heart already set on law school, she wishes to pursue the areas of human rights and war crimes. “We all go to SDSU, but there is no connectedness and how our student government will be able to properly represent us,” Seandel said. “From whom I’ve been talking to, students don’t know what’s going on in A.S. (Associated Students), or they feel they don’t have a voice. It is a lot about communication, and people need to start talking and listening and seeing where other people are coming from.” With many meetings and events in Seandel’s life, her time management skills are crucial. She lives by her agenda. Her multitude of activities and obligations can cause her time to be stretched thin, but the involvement in her community contributes to making her well-rounded. It took immersing herself in these groups to
become educated on what is going on in the community. “I would say I wasn’t aware of a lot of the issues going on (around) campus because I wasn’t involved,” Seandel said. “Before, I didn’t know about a lot of the issues … and not following procedures, and a lot of communities on campus are affected deeply and personally.”
“In my hometown, ever y o n e k i c k s i t with ever yone despite ethnic dif f e r e n c e s . ” But after getting involved, she is now well informed about these issues. All it took for her to find answers was to search for them. A current hot button issue that has recently caught her attention is the removal of the guaranteed admission policy for San Diego residents, because it impacts potential SDSU students. Even though Seandel is not directly affected, she acknowledges the policy’s importance and significance to many groups such as The Association of Chicana Activists. “I get to see different perspectives when talking to my A.Ch.istas in meetings,” Seandel said. “They share very personal stories and you see administration making these rules without even knowing. I think it’s very thoughtless and I don’t think they really understand the repercussions of their actions.” Nonetheless, she continues to work tirelessly for SDSU causes and knows the rewards outweigh the stress. However, Seandel admits getting her voice heard can be difficult. “It’s really stressful,” Seandel said. “I don’t want to say it’s pointless, but sometimes it feels like no one’s hearing our complaints and no one wants to hear from our side. And it gets really frustrating. And it does get stressful with school, but I have made so many friends. And I know I have a bigger support system.” Seandel is an example of the benefits of taking initiative to become informed, and as a result is a committed leader, activist and, for all the different communities at SDSU, a friend.
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Beasley tosses gem in a loss to CSUN SDSU’s ace strikes out 10 batters and allows zero earned runs D AN P E R E Z S E N I O R S TA F F W R I T E R
In the misty air last night, Samantha Beasley’s dominance continued, but it wasn’t enough to capture a San Diego State softball victory against Cal State Northridge at the SDSU Softball Stadium. The junior pitcher entered the game in the top of the fifth inning for starting sophomore pitcher Bailey Micetich. Beasley pitched four innings, allowed MATADORS 5 no earned runs and AZTECS 4 struck out 10 batters while only facing 16. Yet her effort wasn’t enough, as SDSU (7-4) fell 5-4 in eight innings. “It’s just simply really disappointing,” head coach Kathy Van Wyk said. “Our defense really let everyone down. It let us down early, but we battled back. Then when we really need a stop and for our defense to come through, we didn’t’ get what we needed.” The Aztecs struck first blood with two doubles from freshmen designated player Tanya Holguin and junior catcher Eva Sahatdjian in the bottom of the second to give them the lead at 1-0. “We had everything going early and we wanted to keep the momentum,” senior captain third baseman Monica Alnes said. “We knew we could score and produce runs, we just hope we would get more than we got.” CSUN (2-9) responded in the top of the third inning when Jaci Carlsen hammered a two-out double with the bases loaded to give the Matadors a 3-1 lead. Beasley entered the game for SDSU in the top of the fifth inning and struck out three, but she allowed another two-out double, which scored another run for CSUN. “Sam (Beasley) has really been on a roll,
she’s been so amazing,” Van Wyk said. “But we can’t rely on her for everything. We need to be able to back her up with defense because there will be a couple times where she’ll need us. She can’t always bail us out.” The Aztecs found life again in the bottom of the fifth with the bases loaded. Senior center fielder Brittany Knudsen crushed a grounder up the middle scoring two runs. Freshman pinch hitter Kristin May then hit a ball just behind second base, allowing the runners to advance and the tying run to score.
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—Kathy Van Wyk, head coach “When Sam came in and took control we really felt like we got back the momentum we lost,” Alnes said. “And after that big inning we wanted to keep them scoreless in the sixth and bring home the win.” Pitching prevailed in the latter half of the game, forcing the teams into extra innings, and in the top of the eighth SDSU struggled to convert on a pop-up foul ball. The missed pop-up led to the Matadors loading the bases and then scoring the go-ahead run. In the bottom of the eighth with a base runner at third for the Aztecs, sophomore pinch hitter Felicia Reifschneider knocked a chopper back to the pitcher. The play forced the third base runner, junior right fielder Traci Wolf, into a rundown. Wolf was tagged out and Reifschneider was caught rounding second base and tagged out as well. “You never want to lose that way; it’s frustrating and painful,” Van Wyk said. “(It) was the right call it was just bad luck. Having to rely on luck is never the best strategy.”
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How does Cory Vaughn respond to getting hit twice by two different pitchers? When the next pitcher comes up, he hits the first ball he sees out of the park. On Tuesday night at Tony G w y n n the SDSU 14 Stadium, junior outUCR 1 fielder did just that, as the San Diego State baseball team beat down UC Riverside 14-1. In the first inning, Vaughn faced Highlander pitcher Eddie Orozco and was hit in his left arm on the third pitch. His third plate appearance in the fifth drew gasps from the crowd as again on the third pitch, Vaughn took a ball in the kneecap. Just as he approached the plate in the sixth, UC Riverside switched pitchers again. “I kind of had that attitude like, ‘Hit me again and watch what happens,’” Vaughn said laughing. “So I went up there trying to swing away. “(Assistant) coach (Mark) Martinez told me that when guys throw side-arm or submarine like that, the ball runs back into your bat. He told me to get on the dish, so I was about two inches off the plate. First pitch was a fastball and I just swung knowing that it was in the zone, and it got out.”
Vaughn’s three-run home run padded SDSU’s already huge lead, securing the Aztecs’ first win of the season. “I told them what I always tell them,” head coach Tony Gwynn said, “‘We’re not going to win a game until we hit the four phases: We gotta pitch it, we gotta catch it, we have to swing at strikes and we gotta get runs on the board.’” SDSU started the scoring early in the game, beginning with a bases-loaded walk in the bottom of the first, bringing in sophomore first baseman Jomel Torres. Immediately after, junior catcher Matt Parker hit his third double of the season, bringing in two more runners, and making the score 3-0 with one out. The bottom of the lineup was able to bring two more in before ending the inning with a five run lead. Aztec freshman third baseman Blair Moore also knocked a double in the fourth and was brought in three batters later on a pop fly by
senior infielder Mitch Blackburn. SDSU rallies dominated the scoreboard for the remainder of the game, including the three-run homer by Vaughn and a two-run homer in the seventh inning by Torres. “They swung at balls in the strike zone and we get our first win,” Gwynn said. “It’s nice to get the monkey off your back and get it done.” From the bullpen, junior pitcher Steven Moranda started the game off with six innings. He only gave up one walk, four hits and one run in his debut start for the season. Moranda had the team behind him defensively, also. The Aztecs made no errors again, completing what Gwynn called a “clean game.” “This win is definitely what we needed to get us going,” Vaughn said. “It feels good to sing the fight song. Usually when I sing it I just pump the arm and mumble, but tonight, this is the first time I was really into it.”
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At the 9:37 mark in the second half of last night’s game, BYU guard Jimmer Fredette drove the lane and got fouled. San Diego State men’s basketball guard Tyrone Shelley tugged on Fredette’s shoulder just before the Cougars’ star threw the ball at the basket. Shelley watched the ball fall through the net, looked over at his bench and pointed his palms toward the sky as if to say, “What more can I do?” Fredette is a puzzle that SDSU just can’t solve this season. Last night in Provo, Utah, the Mountain West Conference’s leading scorer piled up 26 points and dished out five assists and led BYU to an 82-68 victory against the Aztecs. “We tried,” head coach Steve Fisher said to AM 600 KOGO after the game. “But they just ran us and ran us and ran us. When we missed shots, they just beat us down the floor way too many times.” The last time BYU played SDSU on Jan. 23, Fredette torched the Aztecs for 33 points. While he didn’t have quite as many last night, he still scored more than enough to give SDSU headaches. He finished the game 8-for-17 from the field and 4-for-8 from behind the 3-point arc. The rest of the Cougars gave the Aztecs more than they could handle as well. Guard Jackson Emery scored 17 points on 6-of-7 shooting, forward Jonathan Tavernari scored 11 points and guard Tyler Haws added 10 points. BYU shot nearly 44 percent from the floor and only turned the ball over seven times. “This is a very good team that is a hard out for anyone,” Fisher said to AM 600 KOGO. “And they were tough on us.” SDSU stayed with the Cougars for most of the night, but could not control BYU’s runs. The Cougars had an 11-0 run in the first half and a 14-2 run early in the second half which put the Aztecs away. “We did a bad job of being able to stop their runs and their run-outs,” Fisher said. SDSU played with a bit of a handicap last night as its star freshman forward Kawhi Leonard played just 24 minutes while battling an illness. He finished the game with just three points and five rebounds. “He probably shouldn’t have played,” Fisher said after the game. Leonard and the Aztecs will have seven days to rest before they take on Colorado State at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday at Viejas Arena.
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After losing by two points at home to BYU last month, the San Diego State men’s basketball team was hungry for revenge, seeking an upset win against the Cougars in their building. Unfortunately for SDSU, Jimmer Fredette and company were too much to handle once again as the Aztecs were defeated 82-68.
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Johnson leads SDSU past BYU D AV I D P O P E A S S I S TA N T S P O R T S E D I T O R
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It was only appropriate that Paris Johnson had the ball in her arms in the deciding play of the game. The San Diego State AZTECS 73 women’s basketball team’s COUGARS 71 junior center dominated the paint with a game-high 24 points on 9-of-14 shooting and recorded a team-high nine rebounds. But her most important play came with fewer than five seconds left when she grabbed a defensive board to clinch the 73-71 victory for SDSU (16-10, 8-6 in Mountain West Conference play) against BYU last night at Viejas Arena. Johnson was also the one who accounted for that two-point lead when she knocked in a jumper underneath the basket with 35 seconds remaining in the game.
The performance came as a relief to Johnson, who has had inconsistent offensive performances all year and has especially struggled lately. In the Aztecs most recent game, a loss at Utah, Johnson was held to just eight points and four rebounds. That performance was fresh on her mind last night. “Coming off the Utah game,” Johnson said, “I didn’t think I did too well in the post and I just knew that I wanted revenge.” Much of Johnson’s success can be attributed to the extra attention the Cougars paid to SDSU’s top scorer Jené Morris. BYU (18-7, 9-4 MWC) did a good enough job on the Aztecs’ star, holding the senior guard to 10 points on 4-of-13 shooting, but Johnson made the Cougars pay for their lack of an extra defender in the post. “They can’t guard three people with two people,” head coach Beth Burns said. “I thought we we’re going to be open at the cup. (Johnson)
made great reads.” Sister guards Quenese and Coco Davis were also instrumental in Johnson’s scoring; finding Johnson in the post with seven assists each. Quenese scored 13 points while Coco had a career-high 14 on 4-of-4 shooting from 3-point range. The Cougars had four doubledigit scorers of their own, led by 19 from guard Mindy Bonham. BYU forward Kristen Riley tied Johnson with a game-high nine rebounds. The game was especially important for SDSU as the MWC tournament draws near and seedings are on the mind of each team. Currently, the Aztecs are tied with New Mexico for fourth place, just one game behind third-place Utah in the loss-column. With the loss, the Cougars retain their second seed but by the slimmest of margins to the Utes. The Aztecs’ next game will come at 7 p.m. MT on March 3 when they take on Colorado State in Fort Collins, Colo.
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divided the class into two groups: labor vs. management. He set out an issue that had to be negotiated and resolved by the end of the STAFF WRITER semester.” Three months prior to his college graduaSan Diego State is listed on Reggie Blaylock’s tion Blaylock was approached by former résumé more times than the average SDSU SDSU President Thomas B. Day and the athgraduate. Throughout his many years at SDSU, letics director about staying on campus as a Blaylock has been a student, an athlete and is part of the faculty. He took a job as the assonow a more than 20-year faculty member. ciate athletic director for student services, where he worked for 10 years. “I felt fortunate because they could have selected anyone and “WHEN YOU HAVE HAD THE KIND OF they selected me,” Blaylock said. EXPERIENCE THAT I HAVE HAD WITH A He had originally made a twoyear agreement with the university, UNIVERSITY, YOU WILL ALWAYS BE but has now been working at APPRECIATIVE AND NEVER FORGET SDSU for 22 years. Blaylock curABOUT THE FRIENDSHIPS, MEMORIES rently oversees the SDSU AND EDUCATION YOU RECEIVED. THAT IS Educational Opportunity and Ethnic Affairs Program. WHAT MAKES ME AN AZTEC FOR LIFE.” “I was an EOP student myself (at) SDSU,” Blaylock said. “Working with the students is per—REGGIE BLAYLOCK sonally rewarding, having been a part of the program. The students Blaylock was born and raised in Chicago are what keeps me anchored here. Every year I and decided to move to Los Angeles his senior think I’ve seen the best group of students, year of high school to begin his life in until the next crop comes in. The students California. He recently earned his doctorate never disappoint me.” degree at SDSU. He received his undergraduWhile the students are the main reason ate and masters education from SDSU as well. Blaylock has remained at SDSU, he said that During his college years, he was the captain of he has also become friends with the faculty the football team, president of the Phi Beta and staff. Sigma fraternity and sang in the gospel choir. “He’s high-energy,” Educational “I took a campus visit (to SDSU) my sen- Opportunity Program counselor Beth ior year in high school. I had also taken recruit Crawford said. “He’s a mover and a shaker; he visits to Michigan and Iowa. Choosing SDSU knows everyone on campus and he always hosts had a lot to do with the location and when I the staff awards. I think if he wasn’t doing this came to campus I found the students to be very friendly. I actually met some SDSU job, he would be a stand-up comedian.” Blaylock’s wife, Felicia Blaylock, also ambassadors who showed me around. The campus seemed to be very alive and I thought attended SDSU. Although they graduated only one year apart and shared many of the same it was a great fit for me,” Blaylock said. Blaylock lived in residence halls his first friends, they didn’t meet until after graduation. “I have two unbelievable daughters, one in two years of school. He lived in Toltec, a former residence hall, and Zura. He said he third grade and the other in sixth,” he said. met some of his best friends during his “They are the most incredible little midget dorm experience, with whom he still keeps women. They are the loves of my life. With my wife included, I have three girls and they make in close contact with. “One of my favorite classes was a public me a better person … They think they are stuadministration class called ‘negotiations and dents who go here. We really do the school bargaining,’” Blaylock said. “Our teacher thing together; it’s a lot of fun for us.”
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Ken Kramer is a storyteller. Just ask him and he’ll tell you a story about it. The San Diego State alumnus is seen weekly on the KPBS show Ken Kramer’s “About San Diego.” His natural flair and enthusiasm for storytelling provides the perfect base for his show, which highlights quirky stories about current and historical facets of San Diego. Curiosity is all he needs to find a new story. “I mean, somebody knows how Escondido got its name, somebody knows how Grossmont got its name, somebody knows why that road makes a little bend and I just do the research and find out and then it’s storytelling,” Kramer said. A native of Pasadena, Kramer recalls watching local TV personality Ralph Story and knowing from a young age he wanted to pursue a broadcast career. “He told little stories about L.A., how L.A. got to be the place it was and I thought, phew, I would love that,” Kramer said. “If I ever got in a situation, you know, where I’m able to do that, that’s what I would love to be able to do. And that’s kind of what I’m doing now.”
The prestige and positive reputation of SDSU was the deciding factor that made Kramer transfer from Pasadena City College in the late ‘60s. “I knew that this place was the real deal,” Kramer said. With an emphasis in telecommunications and film, Kramer said that he never had to work as hard professionally as he did in his SDSU production classes. “It was very, very difficult,” Kramer said. “At the same time, it was huge fun.” After transferring, Kramer landed a job at KPBS and graduated in 1974. Fellow SDSU alumnus and KPBS general manager, Tom Karlo, remembers working at the station with Kramer in the ‘70s. “We knew each other right away working at KPBS ... I knew him as one of the top voices of KPBS radio,” Karlo said. Kramer continued to work at KPBS until the late ‘80s and moved to NBC where his show “About San Diego” aired for 14 years. “I was really sorry to see him leave, myself, because he was such a consummate professional,”
Karlo said. “He was extremely talented and still is extremely talented.” Karlo and Kramer, who remained in contact throughout the years, encountered each other again when both became members of the Board of Directors of the SDSU Alumni Association.
“I LOVE BEING AROUND (SDSU), I THINK THAT IT’S A STIMULATING, INTERACTIVE CAMPUS AND IT’S REALLY BLOSSOMING.” —Ken Kramer “We’d see each other at the alumni meetings and ... I’d always said jokingly, ‘wouldn’t it be something if you came back to KPBS someday and did ‘About San Diego’?” Karlo said. After leaving NBC last spring, Kramer returned to KPBS to continue “About San Diego” and do a 30-minute show featuring 10 to 11 stories. “I love being back at KPBS,” Kramer said. Kramer will also be a part of the “Explore SDSU” event March 20, meeting with fans and signing autographs at the alumni booth.
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AZTEC WARRIOR GETS ROWDY Lopez continues to be part of the Aztec family not only being the Aztec Warrior but also working at the Parma Payne
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Mike Lopez is a name that is not familiar to the Aztec family. But one look at him on game day and any San Diego State student would know exactly who he is. Lopez is best known as SDSU’s mascot, the Aztec Warrior. A 2009 political science graduate from SDSU, Lopez truly is an Aztec for life. “Mike is the best example of what an Aztec should be,” Mike Sweet, friend and facility manager at the Parma Payne Goodall Alumni Center, said. “If you cut him open you will see Red and Black through him.”
“WHAT THE EXPERIENCE OF SAN DIEGO STATE IS FOR YOUR LIFE, THE AFFECT THAT IT HAS ON IT, AND HOW PROFOUND IT IS FOR EACH DIFFERENT PERSON - THAT’S WHAT I THINK AN AZTEC FOR LIFE IS.” —MIKE
Lopez embraces being an Aztec for life. To him, being an Aztec is all about what the university is to a person’s life. “What the experience of San Diego State is for your life, the affect that it has on it, and how profound it is for each different person – that’s what I think an Aztec for life is.” Lopez’s love for SDSU is so strong that although he has graduated from SDSU he has never left.
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Goodall Alumni Center as the assistant facility manager. He also lives in the College Area. Lopez became the Aztec Warrior about two years ago when he came across an advertisement in The Daily Aztec announcing that SDSU had an opening for a mascot. He thought it would be a great opportunity to get involved with SDSU. “I always wanted to be involved with the school. I was a transfer (student) so I did not get to live in the dorms, I was not here my freshman and sophomore year, so I really wanted to get involved and be part of the school,” Lopez said. Lopez takes his job as the Aztec Warrior seriously, prepping before each game as if he were a warrior getting ready for battle. His pregame ritual includes listening to some Metallica or Slayer and doing about 100 pushups. He does all that after having his favorite pregame meal, consisting of pasta and water. Lopez said his job is to provide fans with a better experience at Aztec athletic events. “He makes the games more fun for people to go to. He is passionate about his job and looks great doing it; I give him props for what he does day in and day out,” Lopez’s friend Jeff Goodall said. The biggest difference between Mike Lopez the person and Mike Lopez the warrior is in his day-to-day life, he is laid back and mellow. But that laid back person disappears come game time when it is time to don the Aztec Warrior garb. Although he does not play on the team, he said he hopes he helps the Aztecs come out of the game with a win. Lopez hinted that next year may be his last as the Aztec Warrior, although he is not certain. He likes the idea of a student taking his place. When he is no longer the Aztec Warrior, he said he will definitely miss the experience. Other than a great education, the best thing Lopez got out of SDSU is the friendships he has today. “Our friendship is not just one that is a supervisor and worker relationship but also a personal one,” Sweet said.
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BOWLING PRO TURNS PINS SKILLS INTO POPULAR CLASS ASHLEY MORGAN STAFF WRITER
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Jim Mitchell started bowling at 9 years old. Since the 1970s, he has parlayed his skills into a professional bowling career, which later developed into a bowling TV show. To add to his success, he also became the Bowling and Games coordinator at San Diego State. “I think he commits everything he has to the bowling center here,
and to campus rec in general,” bowling center assistant and media studies senior Bre Brooks said. “He does so much and he puts everything he has in here, he’s here everyday and he has like 40 sick days saved up because he never misses any days.” “I originally started out as the head mechanic, I was the lead bowling instructor, and the manager, and I worked the desk, and cleaned and oiled the lanes, and I did all that by myself for many, many years,” Mitchell said. “You couldn’t get him out of here now; I’m here as long as Jim is here,” bowling center instructor and fellow professional bowler Dennis Fitzsimonds said. “He’s really gungho as far as the bowling center and he doesn’t even like it when somebody calls the bowling center a bowling alley, it makes him cringe.” Mitchell came to SDSU in 1990 when the university was planning to close the Bowling and Games Center, or expand it, he said. Mitchell now oversees the daily operations of the Bowling and Games Center including mechanical work and managing classes, which have up to 500 students a semester. “I hope that my employees look at me as a friend not as a boss, because I treat them as friends, I treat them as equals and I think I get a lot of respect by having that attitude,” Mitchell said. “And I’ve had hundreds of students
Bowling Hall of Fame, consisting of 3 counties in northeast Ohio, when he was 39 years old. “I said ‘39 years old!’ That’s awful young to be inducted into a hall of fame, and, at the time I was the youngest ever inducted into a hall of fame (for bowling),” Mitchell said. “But they told me what I had accomplished in such a short period of time warranted this honor, so obviously I accepted it with great pride.” Mitchell received a degree in mar"I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE HIGHS AND keting from the University of Akron, LOWS WITH MANY OF THE CURRENT AND which he said he used to promote the game of bowling when he realized proPAST STUDENTS WHO ARE LIFE LONG fessional bowling couldn’t pay the bills. FRIENDS. I WAS BORN IN OHIO, SAN He developed the idea for, as well as DIEGO IS MY HOME, SDSU IS MY SCHOOL. hosted, a TV show, called “Pot of Gold Bowling” for local TV in northeast I WILL RETIRE AN AZTEC." Ohio that aired for 4 years in the 1980s. The Bowling and Games coordinator —JIM MITCHELL also designed the floor plan for the bowling center in the proposed ModernSpace Student Union. Virtually all the person who hired Mitchell, said. “I can not remember a day in the last 30 of the plan has been accepted by the architect and years that I did not enjoy getting out of bed Mitchell hopes to use the same amount of space and going to work, so not too many people can to try to make the center feel bigger as well as having a sports bar atmosphere and a lounge area. make that statement,” Mitchell said. “I’m looking forward to working with Some of his favorite memories as a bowler include going on the professional bowling ModernSpace to get a new center, I don’t know tour, traveling across the country with the how many years I have left, but I definitely world’s greatest players and his highest bowling want to be a part of opening the new Aztec series (scoring 300, 300 and 232 consecutively) Center in the future,” Mitchell said. Mitchell said. Mitchell was inducted into the Tri-County check out the photo slideshow online come back over the years or write email or on Facebook. In fact I just opened an e-mail from a young man today who is now working in China.” “He has a passion for bowling and the students, and wants everyone to love it as much as he does,” Aztec Recreation Member Services Coordinator Vicki Green, who happens to be
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MODERN MANIFESTO
Enjoying MTV show is no walk on the beach
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isclaimer: To all my past and present professors, please stop reading here, as to not tarnish our (assumed) mutual respect for one another. I love “Jersey Shore.” I’m not ashamed. Everyone I know, myself included, scoffed at the commercials. I thought to myself, “That show represents everything that is wrong with America. I will never watch it.” As I am perpetually contradicting myself, I was addicted before Angelina was disgracefully ejected from the shore home. What I’ve realized and wish to point out to you is that I was wrong — my theory is completely incorrect. Allow me to explain. The formula for “Jersey Shore” is relatively simple and astonishingly similar to the concept for MTV’s social experiment “The Real World.” Eight strangers are put in a house for three months and
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given a dummy job which allows them to party to an extent that would make even the most established San Diego State alumni blush. “The Real World” has been around since 1992. It’s practically an American institution. As evidenced by its ratings, the novelty hasn’t worn off, but any element of “realness” has long since disappeared along with the dignity of the lavish residents. Good-looking yet arguably insane samples of what MTV believes its audiences want to watch have replaced average people. While the cast may somewhat accurately represent a random selection of SDSU students, it certainly doesn’t correspond with America’s population. “The Real World” ensures conflict
between housemates by bringing together a handful of people with different backgrounds, qualities and principles and making them live in close quarters for a period of time. Unfortunately for MTV, “The Real World” has played out its artificial shock value and now we can expect to see certain token cast members every season. We expect a mix of race, gender and sexual orientation. We know there will be at least three type-a personalities that will clash and/or inevitably hook up. There will be at least one AfricanAmerican and one individual who does not identify as heterosexual. We are mildly entertained, but not surprised. The defining principle of “Jersey Shore,” as opposed to “The Real World,” is that these strangers are all pretty much the same. They are self-described Italian “guidos and guidettes,” hailing from the upper East Coast with large families and Christian backgrounds. The girls tease their hair and wear booty shorts with stilettos and the boys’ daily routine consists of tanning, doing laundry and pumping iron at the gym. Why is this relevant? Because the tired cast members of “The Real World” spend the majority of their time explaining themselves to roommates. They whine about their issues because they were abandoned by their mothers, or as a member of the new season set in Washington D.C. shared, one was a member of a cult-like religious organization as a child. They crave understanding from their peers and invisible audiences. They grew up watching the show; they know how this works. Motivated by their own desires for fame and general achievement they participate in the show to boost their own careers — careers which will inevitably dead-end after their third cycle on “The Gauntlet.” As a result of MTV’s effort to recruit more and more hideously incompatible people, insanity is rampant within “The Real World” house. I made my dad watch the current season’s premiere with me and as he eloquently summed up, “These people make me sad for the future of America.” I agree, Dad, I agree. In contrast, from the moment they meet, the cast of the “Jersey Shore” already gets each other. Their relationships are practically built in. While “The Real World” brings together diverse individuals to document contrived culture clashes, “Jersey Shore” celebrates relative
“sameness.” It’s a basic principle of human nature: Uncertainty decreases comfort. Because the cast already understands one another they are at ease and, therefore, more prone to unabashed drunken mistakes. The only reason “Real World” fans are interesting is because they are different people forced to live together. If it weren’t for the circumstance of the show, they would be boring. A wonderful aspect of “Jersey Shore” is the cast would be hilarious even without the cameras. They are specimens of a sect of society that we rarely get to see. The guido is not indigenous to Southern California. And we love observation. These people are messes, there’s no doubt. But they’re lovely, honest, well-intentioned messes untainted by impending fame. The first season demonstrates the value of unapologetically being yourself and the freedom that comes from not having to explain your behaviors. At the time of the filming (last summer), they were eight kids unaware of how publicized the show would become. Because of its popularity and very public battle with the Italian-American rights groups, a second season has been renewed and each of the cast mates, in all their fist-pumping glory, have signed on to return next summer. Unfortunately, their charming aloofness has been compromised. They know they are a goldmine of controversy and ratings. They know we adore Snooki’s ridiculousness and we might consider buying memorabilia advertising The Situation. MTV executives know it and the cast knows it. This is why “Jersey Shore” will never be good again: They think they know what we want. The second season won’t consist of a genuine Pauly D or J-WOWW because they will be playing the roles that the audience has assigned to them. They will be the out of control guidos and guidettes we have come to love, but they will not be genuine. That quality has been lost in the recesses of our pop culture-obsessed minds. This is not to say I won’t TiVo every episode. For as I said, I am a hypocrite.
— Maggie Pehanick is a communications senior. — This column does not necessarily reflect the opinion of The Daily Aztec.
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The cast of MTV’s “Jersey Shore” includes Angelina, Jenni “J-WOWW,” Nicole “Snooki,” Mike “The Situation,” Vinni, DJ Pauly D, Ronnie and Sammi “Sweetheart.” A second season has been confirmed.
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New cop movie gives more laughs than action H UI LING T H A M S TA F F W R I T E R
How far would a person go to retrieve a rare baseball card? In the new movie “Cop Out,” directed by Kevin Smith, two cops show they would do almost anything. Famous his roles as John McClane in the “Die Hard” series, Bruce Willis moves away from all the action-packed adventure to portray a less intense and dangerous role. In this film he plays Jimmy Monroe, an NYPD officer who is trying to find money to pay for his daughter’s upcoming wedding. After being suspended from his job for 30 days, Jimmy is forced to sell a valuable baseball card as it is the only way he can afford the wedding. However, everything starts going wrong when the card is stolen. As Jimmy and his partner try to track down the location of the card, they unexpectedly land themselves in the middle of a drug dealing case. Alongside Willis in the film is comedy and “30 Rock” star Tracey Morgan. The comedian plays Jimmy’s nine-year partner-in-crime, Paul Hodges. Just like his partner, Paul has trouble in his personal life. He suspects his wife Debbie is cheating on him with their next door neigh-
bor. Throughout the movie, his obsessive concern about what she is doing and his oblivious knowledge to what is actually going on provides audiences with constant laughter.
The writers give a substantial amount of comedic spin to the film, especially taking advantage of Morgan’s character. The unexpected combination of Willis’ serious character and Morgan’s reckless behavior prove to be a good match for the big screen. Although this action-comedy did not provide audiences with a lot of gun shooting and blood-splashing scenes, it did offer a fair amount of hilarious and rather amusing moments. The duo managed to use the good cop, bad cop role to show how their blend of opposite personalities makes them a good team.
Written by Robb Cullen and Mark Cullen, the film uses numerous anecdotes and one-liners to steal laughs from the audiences. Even the “knock knock” joke are used a couple times. The writers give a substantial amount of comedic spin to the film, especially taking advantage of Morgan’s character. His experience in the comedy world helped boost the laughter from audiences throughout the 107 minutes of entertainment the movie provides. Actor Seann William Scott makes a surprising appearance in the movie as well. He plays Dave, a robber who also happens to be a big fan of parkour. Scott adds his own brand of humor to the film by portraying an
annoying, can’t-stay-quiet criminal who enjoys getting under everyone’s skin. For example, one of the things he enjoys doing the most is copying what others have to say. The comedy also features some familiar faces such as Kevin Pollak, Adam Brody, Michelle Trachtenberg, Jason Lee, Francie Swift and Rashida Jones. Catch the new comedy duo in action when “Cop Out” premiers in theaters tomorrow.
Movie: Cop Out Distributed by: Warner Bros.. Pictures Directed by: Kevin Smith Release Date: Feb. 26 Grade: B
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Bands give throwback to ‘70s punk K A R I L UU S TA F F W R I T E R
It’s easy to come to the dark side with The Damned. In one ghoulish and thrilling evening, The Damned and The Creepy Creeps played a sold-out performance last Wednesday night at The Casbah. The downtown venue was chock-full of classic punk-rock fans around 40 years old. Many audience members were dressed in black; women pouted shockingly red lipstick. In what felt like a late Halloween party, The Creepy Creeps, known for its freakish costumes, donned ridiculous get-ups of matching 1970s tuxedos, zombie masks and stringy black wigs. The band pulsated with dark, fast-paced punk songs reminiscent of a Disney haunted house. Smoke spewed off the stage from the dry ice machines and sexy Creepy Creeps go-go girls swayed merrily to the music. Band member Dr. Creepenstein clanked away in his mobile keyboard coffin that was tuned to sound like an organ. Although the band’s lyrics are minimal, its sheer stage presence and wild enthusiasm create an exciting atmosphere. Many of its songs are oddly happy-go-lucky in a “Munsters’’ family sort of way. The Creepy Creeps set the tone. However, the following act, The Damned, took nearly an hour to take the stage. Yet when they began to play, they dominated
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most of the crowd’s attention. The floor was packed; only tall concert-goers could benefit from the full view of the band. The British punk band, formed in 1976, is known for its garage-rock sound with a cabaret flair. Like most bands from that decade, it had a turbulent past, which makes it surprising The Damned has managed to stick around. The group has developed a strong following and is well-known for popularizing the Gothic culture. With excessively loud drumming, screeching guitars and fast-paced vocals to songs such as “Neat Neat Neat,” a mosh pit quickly formed near the bottom of the stage. Known for outlandish antics on stage, The Damned was certainly more subdued on Wednesday than when compared to the 1970s. Lead singer David Vanian’s voice showed his years of experience singing in a haunted tone similar to that in “Monster Mash.” The band even joked around in its heavy British accents, which were sometimes difficult to comprehend. With the dim lighting of The Casbah, performances filled with obscene language and the bar only a few steps away, the evening was a riproaring good time for any fan of punk music. The Creepy Creeps has several concerts coming up in the San Diego area, which can be found at www.myspace.com/thecreepycreeps . For more information on The Damned and its tour dates, visit www.officialdamned.com.
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Hailing from West Palm Beach, Fla., critically hyped indie-rock newcomer Surfer Blood released its debut album “Astro Coast” on Jan. 19.The LP cover is awesome and the music is pretty sweet too. While its sound certainly recalls recognizable surf-rock influences, it also sounds refreshingly original.The band incorporates a groovy pop flavor on top of the crashing drums and rock guitar, which borders on Afro-pop and psych-rock at times, synthesizing a fresh, neat package of musical enjoyment. The previously released single “Swim” establishes the band’s lo-fi surf-indie meets stadium-rock style. The entire album is good, starting with the opening guitar riff on the power-pop kicker “Floating Vibes.” The band also shows promise in its songwriting abilities by touching on familiar subjects such as having fun, staying up late, screwing up relationships and, well, surfing, all from a unique perspective of artistic poetry and sardonic wit. Favorable new tracks include “Twin Peaks” and “Catholic Pagans,” which both use creative sounds and witty lyrics to reinforce the songs’ moods, cleverly name-dropping David Lynch and Barack Obama. Like the album cover suggests, the boys of Surfer Blood may prove to be sharks in the sea of young new musicians if they continue cranking out tunes such as these, while still swimming out even further from its influences. Fortunately, Surfer Blood has recently added several California shows to its tour schedule. It will be playing on March 26 at Bar Pink in North Park with Best Coast. Surfer Blood’s “Astro Coast” is available digitally on Amazon for $10.99. Visit www.kaninerecords.com for more information on the band and its label. GRADE: A-
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A spectacle in every sense of the word STS9 Ad Explorata 1320 Records PAUL HERNANDEZ, STAFF WRITER The latest compilation from Santa Cruz-based band STS9 (Sound Tribe Sector 9) from its boutique label 1320 Records, “Ad Explorata,” pushes the envelope with terrains of melodies and rhythmic tones with minimal vocals. Nothing new for its outfit — Hunter Brown on guitar, laptop, midi keyboard; Jeffree Lerner on percussion, laptop, handsonic; David Murphy on bass, laptop, midi keyboard; David Phipps on keyboards, laptop and Zach Velmer on drums — the synth-embracing band continues to incorporate multiple genres of music. “Phoneme,” the first track of the album, drifts into the unknown with its melancholy keys while other instruments find their way into the song, most notably the echoing guitar. Hiphop rhythm is a foundation in “Oil & Water,” dissolving into more digital elements with the following tracks “Crypto City” and “EHM.” The album-titled track “Ad Explorata” and “Re:Stereo” push the doors of the already diverse compilation in a more dreamy sense. Drum patterns drive the other instruments into unexplored melodic patterns fit for space traveling astronauts while fulfilling a comfort zone for any listener. According to Pollstar, STS9 is one of the Top 50 American touring acts. Watching it perform at a small venue in as ideal setting, since the band is a veteran of large festival circuits. For more information on the band, take a peek at its Web site www.sts9.com. GRADE: B Courtesy of La Jolla Playhouse
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The Theatre of the Absurd was a moniker given to European plays of the 1940s through 1960s, and fittingly so because of themes of confusion, hopelessness and dialogues full of clichés, oppositions and overall nonsense. This whimsical theater and its predecessor, Vaudeville, live in the work of Charlie Chaplin’s offspring: daughter Victoria Chaplin and granddaughter Aurélia Thiérrée. With her mother’s inventive and absolutely mesmerizing work in creation, direction, costuming and sound and stage design, the audience’s eyes were keenly focused on the thick, crimson velvet curtains that dressed the stage of “Aurélia’s Oratorio” last Saturday at the La Jolla Playhouse. A lone four-drawer dresser sat in the center of the stage awaiting Thiérrée’s
first trick of contortions, leading the enamored audience to believe she had more than two arms and two legs as she poked them out of various drawers. What followed was a 70-minute spectacle of transformations, tricks and the best physical feats theater has to offer. With little dialogue and a vague storyline, the audience was left to put the pieces together itself, so each patron came away with something different. In an interview with The San Diego Union-Tribune, Thiérrée said, “I discover things through them. I love listening to them.” She went on to say, of the play’s theme, “There’s definitely something there. It’s up to you to decide what it is.” The audience was indeed appreciative; “Oohs” were commonplace and discussions began the second the show concluded. Thiérrée learned the tricks of her trade from her parents, champions of the modern theatrical circus. Thiérrée describes her art as “live experiments,” which couldn’t be a
truer depiction. When she swings high across the stage attached only to vivid red fabric, it seems well rehearsed. However, Thiérrée’s nuanced, almost childlike facial expressions give an innocent sweetness to the atmosphere of this performance. One of these tricks that played to the whimsy of the show was Thiérrée’s puppet show of herself for about a dozen puppet children sitting cross-legged with their hands clapping. The little eccentric oppositions to reality left many audience members chuckling to themselves from their seats. Apparently, this show has the ability to bring out an effervescent spirit in anyone who watches it. For those who like the style of artfully rendered movies such as “Amélie,” this play should definitely not be missed. “Aurélia’s Oratorio” will be performed nightly at the La Jolla Playhouse through Sunday with tickets between $25 and $45. For more information, visit the La Jolla Playhouse Web site at www.lajollaplayhouse.org.
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Dashboard Confessional’s current tour schedule boasts more than just a handful of dates. The alternative band is not only performing its own tour, it has also been busy opening for Bon Jovi’s North American tour. The band has agreed to tour with Bon Jovi for selected shows from February through April. Tonight, the band will be performing with San Diego native Ives The Band. The four-man band, which includes members Jason Tolliver, Kyle Moore, Bryce Newman and Drew Newman, is ready to draw music fans into its world with unique melodies and expressive performances. The band recently released its debut album titled “The Incredible Story of Mr. Birch,” which is a tour through the imaginary world of a circus leader. Catch Dashboard Confessional with Ives The Band at 8 p.m. tonight at the House of Blues. General admission advance tickets are $22.50, while general admission day-of show tickets are $25. To purchase tickets, visit www.livenation.com.
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Opening act Surf Asylum is an unsigned surf-rock band from Los Angeles. According to its MySpace page, its sound has been described as “Clint Eastwood on acid at a beach in Mexico.” The show starts at 8 p.m. and general admission costs $40 the day of the show, $37.50 if purchased in advance or $60 for reserved seating for this 21 and older show. Visit www.georgethorogood.com for more information on George Thorogood and The Destroyers. To purchase tickets or for more information about shows at House of Blues, visit www.houseofblues.com.
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From the way Hollywood has depicted teens’ angst and attitude of spitefulness, complaining about being misunderstood seems like the typical teen experience. In the new film “Fish Tank,” newcomer Katie Jarvis plays 15-year-old Mia, a girl who fights nonstop with her single mother and is ostracized by her peers. Mia lives in a harsh, low-income part of London and is constantly kicked out of various schools. She also has an outlet for her anger: her secret passion for hip-hop dancing. No, this film doesn’t turn into a danceflick where the protagonist rises to fame, but this is a coming-of-age drama that has surprising twists and turns. Director Andrea Arnold knows how to make an audience feel deeply uncomfortable. When Mia’s mother finds a charming boyfriend named Connor (played by Michael Fassbender), his attentiveness and friendliness toward the teen is a nice change of pace for her. However, things are not always as simple as they seem. Granted, “Fish Tank” did not receive any Oscar nods, yet this over-dramatic film still would be the perfect formula for an Academy Award, with strong performances and a non-family friendly plot. The entire film was shot in six weeks and the actors weren’t even able to read the script until days before the production.
With her authentic accent, Jarvis’ performance is commendable; she is able to naturally show Mia’s distrust and anger that weighs her down. Fassbender is convincing as an empathetic father figure, but hides the fact that he has another family. Connor almost makes the movie more relaxing — until the tension between him and Mia grows stronger. Because Mia is not a likable character, the film employs symbolism such as silhouettes and heavy breathing to make the audience feel more empathetic toward her. “Fish Tank” doesn’t fall into clichés — it doesn’t make the protagonist a pathetic figure who is reamed with one tragic event after another, but shows a confused girl who acts before she thinks and occasionally encounters some misfortune and let downs. The audience will feel fearful and uneasy for the last half of the movie as Mia’s impulsiveness and rashness begin to seep through in a dangerous way, all while the audience learns more about Connor’s life. Awkwardness is also a common feeling throughout the movie — viewers will often want to yell at Mia and question her thinking. This is not the type of film to watch more than once. Viewers feel uncomfortable for most of the film, like they are watching a slow train wreck that is foreshadowed early on. However, for those who want to see an unconventional drama, it depicts a rough side of life from a teen’s point of view.
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esterday, my esteemed colleague and hetero lifepartner, Edward Lewis, turned 21 years old. To celebrate, we went out to Effin’s at midnight on Tuesday, which I suppose is technically Wednesday — whatever. My point is the first thing Edward said to me this morning was, “So, at one point last night, I was sitting on my toilet, vomiting into my bathtub.” Success. All I remember was taking advantage of karaoke night and singing R.E.M.’s “It’s The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine).” I thought I did pretty well, which means I must’ve been incredibly intoxicated because there’s no way that’s true. Well played, Effin’s. Well played. But I’m getting ahead of myself. Now that Edward can legally drink with Glenn and me, I got to thinking about the different ways booze affects us. Let’s start with Glenn, the Photo Editor here at The Daily Aztec. He is a fan of sports, drinking and all things debaucherous — which explains why he and I get along so well. But women are Glenn’s kryptonite. If you have a vagina and a pulse, a drunken Glenn will want to get to know you. This was best exemplified at The DA’s end-of-semester party a year or two ago. After turning 21 years old himself just days prior, he pleaded with me for days leading up to the party. “Pope, do not let me go crazy and buy drinks for every girl I see,” he told me, repeatedly. I agreed.
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The night arrived, and as were walking through downtown from the pre-party, en route to a certain restaurant where we are no longer welcome (that’s a story for another day), an increasingly intoxicated Glenn continued to remind me, “Don’t let me do anything stupid. I can’t afford it.” I assured him I had his back. When we got there, the last thing he said to me before we went inside was, “Don’t let me down, Pope”. Again, I agreed. We couldn’t have been more than six steps in the building when a particularly attractive coworker walked by. We will call her “Erica.” As soon as Glenn saw her he instantaneously shouted, “Erica! I’m buying you some shots! Let’s go!” “Uhh,” I interjected. “Didn’t you tell me ... ” “F*** you, Pope,” he said as he pointed to the bar. “Shots!” Anything you ever need to know about Glenn Connelly is summed up in those last few paragraphs. Edward is similar, but more understated. Drunken Edward likes to find girls who look like more attractive versions of his exgirlfriend and strike up a conversation. Sometimes he does pretty well. The time he said, “My name is Edward — like the vampire” was not one of those times. As for me, I’m a drunk-texter.
It’s always been my thing, but it’s always been bad news. Although, I’ve gotten pretty good at it. The trick is in your opening statement. Avoid something idiotic and vague such as “Hey” or “What are you up to?” Instead, go with something like “I don’t know your middle name.” But not, “what is your middle name?” that’s creepy. It’s a perfect ice-breaker for that casual acquaintance whose number you somehow have in your phone. They’ll think to themselves, “Why the hell does this guy (or girl) want to know my middle name?” and will absolutely text you back to find out. I’m realizing that I could easily write a month’s worth of columns on drunk-texting alone, so I’m going to save that for another time. Anyway, Edward, I hope you woke up feeling absolutely horrible, yet satisfied with your first night being of age. As for me, I was busy for about two hours explaining to approximately a dozen girls why I asked what their middle name was at 3 a.m. on a Wednesday.
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TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (2/25/10) Shift your attention toward creativity this year and you can't go wrong.Your powers of perception steer you to the right possibilities, guided by that creative energy.You could become obsessive about personal relationships. Drop the pressure for best results. ARIES (March 21 - April 19) - Today is a 7 You have the power to create whatever you want today. Infuse your actions with excitement. Leave correspondence for another day. TAURUS (April 20 - May 20) - Today is an 8 - Extend your love to others through the tender expression of your feelings.There's no need for flamboyance, but gifts are always welcome. GEMINI (May 21 - June 21) - Today is a 7 You wake up with an idea that could change the balance or intensity of love in your life. Whatever you do, the outcome feels just right. CANCER (June 22 - July 22) - Today is a 6 Join a female associate to move your agenda forward.You need visible, satisfying results by day's end.That's all. LEO (July 23 - Aug. 22) - Today is a 7 Accept your role as social butterfly, even if you feel cramped or agitated inside. Once you hit the stage, you relax and begin to enjoy the spotlight. VIRGO (Aug. 23 - Sept. 22) - Today is an 8 There's a lot happening inside your head today. Don't expect other people to know
that.You can maintain the secret or share with a special someone. LIBRA (Sept. 23 - Oct. 22) - Today is a 6 You probably can't get romance off your mind today. So, plan for the weekend and then refocus on work. SCORPIO (Oct. 23 - Nov. 21) - Today is a 7 - This is a good day for filing and organizing.You have a pile of stuff that could be put away (or thrown away). Only you can make these decisions. Don't leave it for the cleaning crew. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 - Dec. 21) - Today is an 8 - Creative efforts shift toward personal relationships. Stifle any tendency to criticize. Instead, talk about how each person's contribution enhances the whole. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 - Jan. 19) - Today is an 8 - You edge closer to a major goal. Your thoughts take you in multiple directions, so your actions need to focus on the logic of your priorities. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 - Feb. 18) - Today is an 8 - The efforts you've put in over the last few days pay off now.You're far more comfortable in your role, and others support you. PISCES (Feb. 19 - March 20) - Today is an 8 - Find your groove and stay there all day. Everyone contributes to make today memorable. And you thought it was all about work! Silly you. © 2010,TRIBUNE MEDIA SERVICES INC.
—David Pope is an English senior. —This column does not necessarily reflect the opinions of The Daily Aztec. —Did you love this column? Did you hate it? Got a topic you want me to discuss? E-mail me at dpope@rohan.sdsu.edu with any comments, questions or derogatory insults and you may see your message in my monthly mailbag column.
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