The Daily Aztec - Vol. 95, Issue 82

Monday, March 1, 2010

Vol. 95, Issue 82

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I N S I D E T O D AY OPINION

Tuition burdens non-residents S A R A H K O VA S H S E N I O R S TA F F W R I T E R

BORDER WAR The U.S. should uphold its commitment to combating U.S.-Mexico border violence. page 2

DATING & ROMANCE

AFTER HOURS How close is too close when students and professors interact page 4

SPORTS

FRIDAY NIGHT DUEL SDSU’s and USD’s star pitchers went head-to-head at Tony Gwynn Stadium. page 5

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Some out-of-state students are leaving San Diego and moving back home because they are not able to meet California residency requirements for in-state tuition.

Freshmen from states other than California are now realizing that they will not be able to obtain in-state residency for their last two years at San Diego State. For most, the financial burden of paying out-of-state tuition all four years is too great.

Many freshmen start at SDSU with the hope of becoming a California resident by their junior year. Such was the case for freshman Brittany Cragin.

Cragin, who is from Washington, felt she had taken all the necessary steps to become a California resident by her junior year. She said it was the only reason she came to SDSU. However, after moving to San Diego and attending SDSU, she became aware that the loans she took out to pay for school prevented her from establishing residency.

Now, Cragin has to move back to Washington. She will begin her sophomore year at the University of Washington in the fall. “(I’m) just kind of disappointed,” Cragin said. “I love it here and I definitely wasn’t planning on going back, but things happen.”

Freshman Brooke Shary is in a similar position. Shary, who is from Alaska, used her own money to pay for her first year at SDSU and intended to take out loans for her second year, until she realized having her parents cosign the loan would prevent her from obtaining residency.

“There was no way that I could go to school here without living off of loans,” Shary said.

Shary is now facing the possibility of moving back to Alaska.

Although students are surprised to find they cannot acquire residency, there have not been any changes in policies or enforcement, according to the Office of the Registrar.

According to SDSU Registrar Rayanne Williams, the policy has always been fully enforced and establishing residency is a black and

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The state of California and the California State University system mandate the policies regarding establishment of residency.

white matter. The rules regarding establishment of residency are mandated by the California State University system and the state of California.

The registrar’s office is in a tough position because it can’t offer guidance to students as mandated by the Office of General Counsel, Williams said.

“It’s really hard for us because we’re here to help the students,” Williams said. “Whether or not, when the student comes in, whatever reason ... they come in and we don’t give them the answer that they want, it looks like we’re not trying to help. But we’re here because the students are here, that’s the bottom line.”

When it comes to establishing residency, students are responsible for educating themselves about all stipulations. The registrar’s office can only determine if the students meet residency requirements or not.

“If someone was there to help us more, I think we would understand what was needed in the first place ... the people that are here are supposed to help you stay here,” Shary said.

However, students can attempt to appeal their case for residency through the General Counsel’s office and are often encouraged to do so, according to Paula Ferguson, administration coordinator at the registrar’s office.

“If a student doesn’t agree with

the outcome, the campus outcome, we always encourage them,” Ferguson said. “We highly encourage them to use (the) Office of General Counsel.”

In the eight years she has been at SDSU, however, no student has been able to overturn an appeal by the General Counsel, Williams said. She still encourages students to appeal to make sure mistakes were not made by the registrar’s office.

“The General Counsel’s office has reminded us to just be very thorough, and make sure that we are following the guidelines for financial independence and so forth and support by parents and determination,” Williams said. “Which we had been doing all along.”

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Vandalism Feb. 21 – San Diego State police arrested a student for vandalism.

Sean Pedeflous, 21 years old, was cited and released after he broke a window at Piedra del Sol Apartments. Police received a call from a security officer after he heard a window break and saw a male suspect with bloody arms. SDSU Police Capt. Lamine Secka said Pedeflous was under the influence of alcohol when police arrived at the scene.

Secka said Pedeflous believed he had locked himself out of his apartment and that he was breaking the window to his own apartment. Pedeflous broke another apartment window, however, according to Secka.

Sexual assault Feb. 19 – SDSU Police issued a

crime alert regarding a sexual assault that reportedly occurred at a Kappa Sigma fraternity party. A female student apparently went into a room with a man who was unknown to her. The man reportedly locked the door and sexually assaulted the victim, Secka said. According to Secka, the victim called her friends for assistance after she was able to get away. The victim’s friends notified the police. The victim described the suspect as darkskinned, possibly Latino, wearing a black hooded sweatshirt and black basketball shorts.

There is no other suspect information at this time. Police are conducting an investigation.

Anyone with information should contact the SDSU Police Department at 619-594-1991.

Burglary Feb. 19 – A safe was reportedly stolen from a Peabody’s Coffee cart. The safe, which was taken from the cart near Student Services, contained $385.

According to Secka, an employee reported that the safe was taken between 7 p.m. on Feb. 18 and 4:30 a.m. on Feb. 19. Secka said it is difficult to secure the coffee carts “because they are essentially giant tents” and that a number of problems with vandalism and theft involving the carts have been reported in the past.

Stay away order Feb. 18 – A man has been ordered to stay away from the university after being removed from the Bowling and Games center at SDSU. Bruce Calhoun,

a 51-year-old who is not affiliated with SDSU, was reportedly creating a disturbance at the center. Secka said staff complained that he was acting strange, yelling and leaving inappropriate comment cards for the staff. He also reportedly offered to help the staff as if he was an employee and became upset after the staff declined his assistance, according to Secka. Secka said Calhoun has been previously removed from the area before.

Calhoun was taken into custody by the San Diego Police Department and arrested for two outstanding warrants from UCSD and Escondido. Secka said he does not know what the warrants are for.

— Compiled by Assistant City Editor Kristina Blake

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A GUEST’S PERSPECTIVE

Increased security will end border violence

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The U.S. needs to uphold the Mérida Initiative in order to effectively end the drug war along the U.S.-Mexico border. The violence has spilled into our community with drug cartels operating in San Diego and commiting crimes in the area. The U.S. must take more initiative to protect Americans and increase border security.

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he U.S.-Mexico border has become a war front.

Since Mexican President Felipe Calderón’s war on drug cartels began in 2006, more than 16,000 people have died. The violence between competing drug cartels and Mexico’s federal troops has left vacuums of power along the border that perpetuate territorial violence. Rival cartel families are murdering, gunrunning, using prostitution, carjacking, kidnapping and supplying drugs to the U.S., all to protect their territorial rights to the routes that run straight through our border.

Most of the violence has occurred in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico which borders El Paso, Texas.

Violence has also erupted in Tijuana, Mexico.

Mexico continues to be a major producer and supplier to the U.S. market of heroin, methamphetamine and marijuana and the major transit country for cocaine sold in the U.S., according to a recent Congressional Research Service report. The gaps in the U.S.Mexico border have allowed these cartels to utilize this trade to amass weapons and create networks of organized crime, which has perpetuated the corruption along Mexico’s bor-

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der region for decades.

Regardless of the politics surrounding illegal immigration or the U.S. war on drugs, we need to take cooperative measures to secure our southern border, to protect our domestic security and to help Mexico halt the increasing death toll.

Until now, the U.S. has denied much of its mutual responsibility for creating this conflict. But our nation’s drug demand started this. We need to accept our role and begin addressing the problem before Calderón’s presidential term ends just two years from now. Mexico’s efforts to uproot cartel control could fall apart with a new administration and agenda.

At the Mérida Summit in March 2007, former President George W. Bush and Calderón agreed that both nations needed to expand cooperation to combat drug cartels along the border region. The result was the Mérida Initiative, a multi-year security assistance package for Mexico and Central America.

Mexico was guaranteed $1.4 billion to help fight the war.

According to a Government Accountability Office report released Dec. 3 of last year, only $26 million of the $1.4 billion in U.S. aid has been spent as of September. Last year, 1,000 violent killings occurred in 51 days in Mexico. This year, 1,000 deaths took only 34 days. The records for violent killings across the border have been broken every year since the Mérida Initiative was created, and still only 2 percent of the dedicated funds have reached the Mexican government.

The same report concluded that delivery of the aid has been postponed because of “statutory conditions on the funds, challenges in fulfilling administrative procedures and the need to enhance institutional capacity on the part of both recipient countries and the United States to implement the assistance.”

In plain English: bureaucracy, legal gridlock and neglect have forestalled the U.S.’ commitment to responding to this national security threat. The U.S. had been obligated to provide $830 million as of last September.

Some cooperation has been established so far, but not enough to decrease the violence.

Dealing with the logistics of paperwork has allowed thousands more people to die in Mexico every year.

To start, we need to get on the same emergency radio frequencies as Mexico and solidify cooperation with the mayor of Tijuana. We need to increase satellite surveillance of drug trafficking routes, identify where the gaps are and mobilize waves of multi-agency tactical response, including ocean routes. We have nearly $1.37 billion left to spend on combating these cartels. Let’s mobilize the technology, personnel and training needed to respond where it damages their routes most. In addition to these tactical measures, the U.S. should provide infrastructure and temporary personnel to secure border crossing points entering Mexico. Every U.S. resident entering Mexico should provide a passport, and secondary inspection stations need to be installed to locate money and weapon transports.When cartels attempt to find an alternative route, let’s use satellite imagery to respond again.

This war isn’t just affecting Mexico. Six men, allegedly members of a rogue faction of the Arellano Felix drug cartel organization, have been implicated in as many as 12 murders and 20 kidnappings throughout the past three years. The Los Angeles Times reports they were operating in San Diego.

Dozens of underground tunnels breaching the border have been discovered in the past several years. According to a report from KPBS, the Chula Vista Police Department attributes 43 crimes since January of last year were tied to Tijuana drug cartels. A vast majority of these crimes were kidnappings and several were murders. This isn’t some distant problem; Chula Vista is about 15 miles from San Diego State.

We are involved in two wars in the Middle East, but there is another war at our own border, and you can see the front line from the eighth floor of Zura Residence Hall. Aside from eliminating the most profitable drug trade route into the U.S., taking effective measures to secure our southern border would cut off the cartels’ ability to fund their violence. It would protect families in San Diego from becoming victims of kidnapping and murder.

The money is already set aside. We must use it, and end the violence.

—Tom Hammel 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.

LETTERS Racial tensions are unwarranted In the opinion column “Racism has no place in media” from Feb. 23, Reneé Villaseñor states that UCSD students, of mostly African descent, were making demands to the University administrators, including the creation of “a safe space on campus for black students” and “free tutors for black students.”

This was inspired by the infamous “Compton Cookout” party that was organized earlier this month by the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity at USCD. The author opines that, “The demands are understandable, and at best will be swiftly implemented by campus officials.”

The “Compton Cookout” was just an original theme party. Groups often throw parties with themes to make the parties different and exciting. I honestly doubt that anybody in the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity is a racist. I am sure that many of them are very good friends with several minorities. This was most likely a party thrown with good intentions by goodnatured, hard-working UCSD students.

This incident has been overblown and overrated to leverage special treatment for a small group of people.

I doubt there has ever been a student

backlash against a trailer trash party, a Hawaiian backlash against a luau party or a tagger backlash against a graffiti party.

Fifty-six years after Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, The Daily Aztec reports that a group of black students wants its own segregated space on a local university campus. If whites gathered and asked for these demands, they would be labeled racists immediately. How are minorities different?

It is time to move forward, not backward.

—Morgan Myrmo, SDSU alumnus, 2007

GOP has valid concerns I’m writing to respond to Sarah Grieco’s Feb. 16 column, “GOP avoids health care summit.” As a consistent follower and former member of the Opinion section, I come across a fair number of columns I disagree wholeheartedly with. However, as long as they are thoughtful, well-written and sincere, I believe they add to the debate and reflect positively on the paper.

Ms. Grieco’s column does neither.

The author leads us to believe that the Republican party is obstructing the president’s agenda because it has no plan of its own and simply wishes to sabotage Barack

Obama. Her solution is for the Republicans to compromise with the Democrats and accept large portions of the present bill.

This analysis reflects an utter disconnect from the thoughts of a majority of Americans who, in a recent Zogby poll, indicated they want Congress to start anew with the health care bill and that it should be done on a step-by-step basis. It also fails to make even a cursory attempt to understand the mindset of those opposed to a massive increase in public spending and government bureaucracy. The Republicans have rightly determined that no progress on health care would be preferable to passing the unreadable, bloated, and unimaginably expensive bill currently being floated.

Obama’s publicity stunt to save his agenda is geared toward tweaking what has been hammered out, but because much of the bill is simply non-negotiable to a party representing the free market, low taxes, and limited government, the incentives for Republican concessions at Obama’s summit are nonexistent.

The political atmosphere is far too toxic and polarized for a comprehensive bill to be passed. Instead, the administration and Congress should start small, and grab the low hanging fruit that both parties can take

credit for. Things such as allowing the purchase of insurance across state lines, reforming the system of medical malpractice and ending the practice of dropping coverage after a certain dollar amount has been spent are all common-sense ideas moderates from both sides will surely vote for. The confidence developed between the parties can be successively built upon for larger and more complex issues, all the while gaining the trust of a cynical electorate that has had it with politicians of all stripes and colors.

Instead of continuing with the partisan rancor and using generic stereotypes to explain the lack of progress, a superior approach would have recognized the legitimate concerns of the GOP and used the column to suggest something realistic and constructive, not symbolic and impractical.

—Tucker Wincele, political science senior —The Daily Aztec welcomes letters on all subjects, sections and stories. Letters may be edited for brevity, libelous and overtly offensive content.

Letters must include the writer’s year in school and major or professional title. The Daily Aztec offices are located in the basement of the Business Administration building. Please send email to opinion@thedailyaztec.com.

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Students with children struggle for balance

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As if college wasn’t hard enough, students with kids have to balance childcare and work responsibilities.

The SDSU Children’s Center, located on the edge of campus near the Cuicacalli suites, provides a convenient child care solution for students.

Approximately 30 percent of enrollees are children of current students, according to the center’s director, Robin Judd.

Other programs, such as those through the California Department of Education, aid students in paying for childcare services. The maximum income level a family can have and receive assistance is capped at 75 percent of the state median income, which is less than $45,000 for a family of three. Many families who qualify pay a smaller fee, and some may not have to pay a fee at all.

Calvillo, origionally from Fresno County, has been attending SDSU for more than two years and understands the challenges as a single-parent and full-time student. She advises future parents to stay in school and never give up on their goals.

“I’ve been through so much, especially being a single parent,” she said. “You just have to be a strong-willed person. I have no family here at all; it’s just me and my son. If I could move away from all my family and come to school, I don’t see why anybody else couldn’t do it ... Having a baby shouldn’t stop you.”

San Diego Gas and Electric Company helps families save money on energy bills by providing discount programs online at www.sdge.com/residential/assistance. For couples planning to move in together, or for single parents, there are affordable housing options offered on a sliding scale or reduced rate to those who qualify.

One resource is South Bay Community Services, which provides low-cost housing to working families. The Community Development Department also offers support to residents in fair housing assistance, financial literacy, counseling, job readiness and training. For more information visit www.southbaycommunityservices.org or call 619-420-3620.

Baby food, diapers and others supplies Doctors and medical insurance Choosing the right OB-GYN is an important first step, because he or she will be closely involved throughout the pregnancy process and help deliver the baby. Students can ask friends or relatives who have recently given birth for recommendations or search online for doctors and clinics, SDSU sexual health educator Angela Basham said.

The Perinatal Care Network aids expectant mothers in finding a prenatal care provider in their area, applying for Medi-Cal insurance, scheduling doctor appointments for free health check-ups and shots for infants and obtaining free bus and trolley tokens for prenatal care appointments. Call the network’s toll-free hotline at 800-675-2229 for further assistance.

Birthline of San Diego County provides free baby food and clothing to mothers in need. Diapers, formula, baby food and adult food, as well as new and used clothes for mothers, infants and young children are available in the Clairemont or Chula Vista offices. For more information visit www.birthlineofsandiego.org or call 619-425-5012.

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Like many San Diego State students, criminal justice senior Marjorie Calvillo begins her mornings at 6 a.m. She makes breakfast, gets ready for work and heads out the door. But before clocking in to work at the SDSU Children’s Center, she walks her 4-year-old son to his classroom down the hall.

When her shift ends, Calvillo attends class on campus from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. and then picks her son up from a babysitter before heading home to study. As a single parent, she has learned to manage her time wisely between doing homework, studying for exams, attending class, working 20 hours a week and spending time with her young son.

She would not change a thing.

“Your child is always who comes first no matter what,” Calvillo said. “It doesn’t matter what you have planned or what you want in life, it’s always going to be what’s best for your child.”

College life can be difficult for many students, but adding a baby into an already busy schedule can become a harsh scramble for time for parents, coupled or single, who are not well-prepared for the challenge. Students have other options besides simultaneous parenthood and college studies, including abor-

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tion and adoption. Those who choose to keep their baby while attending school face the challenge of balancing a hectic life of expenses and schoolwork, in addition to the task of raising a child. Here are a few key local resources for students who are parents.

tious foods that are high in vitamins and essential nutrients, including eggs, milk, cheese and peanut butter. Nutrition counseling, cooking demonstrations, breastfeeding classes and community referral assistance are other free services that are available to those who qualify.

Eligibility for WIC is based on family size and income. WIC covers women who are pregnant or breastfeeding and infants and children younger than 5 years old. To enroll by phone, contact the American Red Cross WIC program at 800-5006411 or visit www.sandiegowic.org.

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healthy development. In addition, pregnant women need to consume an extra 300 calories a day and an assortment of grains, vegetables, fruits, milk products and proteins.

Pregnant women should avoid undercooked meat and poultry because it may cause food poising, according to past research. Shrimp and salmon are healthy in moderation, but expectant mothers should avoid fish that are raw or high in mercury. Pregnant women should also avoid caffeine, smoking, alcohol and drugs. For those who think they may be at risk, call the California Pregnancy Risk Information Line at 800-532-3749.

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Boundaries of student-professor relationships NICOLE C ALLA S F E AT U R E S E D I T O R

A professor can be an adviser, a confidant, an inspiration and a friend. Students often look to their professors to lead them through their academic and personal experiences in college. But while some students stay after class, visit a professor’s office hours regularly and become involved in their professor’s academic and personal lives, other students keep their distance.

A relationship between students and professors can be defined as the way in which both parties interact in the classroom and, in some cases, outside of campus.

Some see close interaction with professors as beneficial to doing well in their course — others consider it out of line.

“Professors who have controversial, artistic or subversive lectures seem, to me, to be more open-minded about interacting in and outside of class with their students,” Rachel James, a comparative literature student, said. She often had close relationships with her professors. “Then, there are some professors who strictly draw the line and enlarge the teacher-student gap.”

James said that the professors who do not engage with their students make her feel intimidated and inferior, which she thinks is worse than professors who get too close.

“This social distance between professors and students is institutionally mandated not because relationships between teachers and students are inappropriate, but because most professors can’t relate,” Dr. Michael Mahin, an adjunct professor in English and comparative literature, said. “They are too distant, selfobsessed and removed from the reality of their students … So the institutional mandate becomes an excuse for what is really a personal choice.”

When a student is openly close with a professor, other students may often attribute it to ulterior motives, such as attempting to gain “points” for a better grade. Other students may

perceive that professors giving grade advantages based on personal preferences, or even a romantic relationship.

“Learning is an intimate experience,” Mahin said. “It requires you to share space, share ideas and share yourselves. Of course this is where things get complicated, because any time trust is involved, you have the potential for abuses of that trust.”

Mahin, known as “Dr. Mike” to students, said he thinks that the issue is not student / professor relationships themselves, because two consenting adults should be able to do as they please. Rather, issues arise when one participant abuses his or her professional power to manipulate the other person involved.

“The professor / student relationship is inherently unequal,” Dr. Noah Arceneaux, an adjunct professor in the School of Journalism and Media Studies, said. “The professor has power over a student, so any kind of intimate relationship is immediately suspected. Did the professor coerce the student, or is the student trying to gain an advantage in class?”

Even when both individuals do like each other, according to Arceneaux, it may give the impression that personal professor / student relationships are necessary to get a good grade.

Because professors are subject to such assumptions when developing close relationships with their students, the question remains — how close is too close?

“It only becomes a problem when someone feels uncomfortable,” James said. “From my own experience, I’ve had professors who have directly hit on me, which made me feel as if maybe my work is being graded well not because of my intelligence, but because that professor has feelings for me.”

When such situations occur, students may lose respect for the professor’s position as an educator and feel as though their trust and security once given to them has been violated.

As a professor, avoiding crossing a student’s “line” of comfort and maintaining objective grading may be difficult.

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“Every class is different, but in general, I believe that professors need to maintain some kind of distance from their students,” Arceneaux said. “If you get too friendly with students, it makes evaluating them more difficult, as the natural human tendency is (to) be more lenient with your friends.”

Spending any amount of time with a student in a social environment could be a problem even if the professor isn’t doing anything wrong. This includes going to a party with students, which seems inappropriate, unless the whole class is invited, according to Arceneaux.

Student / professor interaction is essentially up to the professors’ judgment, but general guidelines are stated in each year’s Faculty Handbook. The “personal relationships with students” section of the handbook states, “Faculty members should be especially cautious about socializing with students in environments that serve alcohol and should never drink with underage students,” as well as stating that faculty should not engage in sexual relationships with stu-

dents currently enrolled in their courses.

These are some of the direct guidelinesabout what is and isn’t appropriate. If what is and isn’t appropriate isn’t explicitly stated, professors and students are often left to interpret themselves what is “right” and “wrong.”

“The issue whether or not to ‘friend’ a student on Facebook is an interesting dilemma,” Arceneaux said. “I refuse to friend a student who is currently enrolled in my class because it gives the impression of playing favorites.”

Mahin believes cultural taboos hinder the ability of professors to reach their full teaching capacity and connect with those he teaches.

“There’s no reason why professors and students shouldn’t be allowed to meet socially, get a coffee, exchange recipes, see a movie, whatever,” Mahin said. “The assumption seems to be that professors and students can’t and shouldn’t be friends. That relationship must remain on campus. Why is that?”

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Reed out-duels Griffin in cross town rivalry F E L I N A T A M BA KO S S TA F F W R I T E R

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The four-game matchup between San Diego State and cross town rival No. 19 USD started heavily, with a battle of the All-American closers. Both pitchers are now the number one starters for their respective teams.

Tony Gwynn Stadium hosted a pitching showdown Thursday night between junior e a v y we i g h t SDSU 5 hAddison Reed USD 2 and visiting Torero AJ Griffin that ended in favor of SDSU, 5-2.

Reed got the job done, allowing only one earned run and staying on the mound all nine innings. The Aztecs gave up just four hits and only one walk the entire game, making it the third consecutive game when SDSU allowed only one base on balls.

USD scored first with a solo home run in the top of the third inning, but the Aztecs met it immediately with a run in the bottom.

Griffin gave up two walks in a row, leaving a man on first and second. Both runners were able to move ahead one base thanks to a sacrifice bunt by senior outfielder Josh Chasse, and one scored because of a base hit by senior second baseman Mitch Blackburn.

The rest of SDSU’s runs came

from power hitting. First, junior center fielder Cory Vaughn knocked out a solo homer in the bottom of the sixth. It was his second home run of the season and his second in two games, both of which were at home. Vaughn now leads the team with nine hits, five runs, and six RBIs. Griffin tired out in the bottom of the seventh after giving up a double and a base hit. USD’s relieving pitcher’s first pitch went to Chasse, who was able to take it over the left field wall for a three-run home run.

The Aztecs benefited from the home field advantage, taking the 52 win from the nationally ranked Toreros (19).

The second matchup between SDSU and the Toreros did not maintain the same level of offense.

Friday’s game took the Aztecs across town to their first away game of the season.

The outcome of the entire game all came down to the swing of one bat — unfortunately the bat was not red and black. SDSU freshman pitcher Bryan Crabb gave up a tworun homer in the third inning, which would remain the only score on the board.

The Aztecs’ 2-0 loss Friday takes them to 2-5 for the season thus far, and USD to a record of 4-3.

The two teams were scheduled to play at SDSU on Saturday, but the game was postponed because of inclement weather.

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Ranked foes too much for Aztecs SDSU goes in 1-4 in weekend slate against tough opposition D AN P E R E Z S E N I O R S TA F F W R I T E R

One more hit, one more out or one more strike and the story of the Cathedral City Classic would have been very different for the San Diego State softball team.

SDSU (8-8) battled a gauntlet of ranked opponents such as Oklahoma, Texas A&M and California, but couldn’t hold on long enough for a victory in any of those contests, going 1-4 in the tournament.

“We had our ups and downs all over the place this weekend,” head coach Kathy Van Wyk said. “We learned a lot, we felt a lot of pain in losing and we just kept fighting.

That’s the one thing we did all tournament, was continue to fight.”

The Aztecs began the difficult weekend against the No. 12 Sooners and struggled to find their offense in the contest. They managed to get only one hit in the game that stayed scoreless for five and a half innings. With two outs in the bottom of the sixth, a SDSU fielding error extended the inning, and allowed Oklahoma to take advantage by scoring four runs and eventually win with a score of 4-0.

“We were right there for almost all of the Oklahoma game against a nationally recognized pitcher,” Van Wyk said. “But the problem

was that we were almost there for the whole game.”

The Aztecs’ only win of the classic would come against Fordham University at 3-1. Following the victory against the Rams, SDSU was routed by Baylor, 11-0.

“To lose so big after our win really took a lot out of us mentally,” Van Wyk said. “All the momentum we had going for us vanished and the rest of the classic was an uphill battle.”

The second game of the doubleheader pitted the Aztecs against the No. 24 Aggies. The game turned into an offensive showdown as it entered extra innings and eventually, the international tiebreaker rule.

Texas A&M would convert but SDSU left its runner on base and dropped the contest 7-6.

After the heartbreaking loss, the Aztecs set their sights on trying to steal a victory to close out the classic against the No. 13 Golden Bears. SDSU found itself down entering the sixth inning, needing to overcome a four-run deficit.

The Aztecs gave Cal their best shot, but would come up just short, scoring three runs and losing 5-4.

“The message from this weekend is we never gave up,” Van Wyk said. “We battled in every single contest and when they didn’t end up the way we wanted, we moved on and fought the next opponent.

Where we go from here is improving and knowing that one different bounce of the ball and we can beat those teams.”

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ike many of you students out there, I have what experts in the automotive field call a POS: a car that stalls while driving over the simplest of hills, goes from 0 to 60 mph in a brisk minute and a half, and has more miles on the speedometer than several thirdworld countries’ GDPs. Admittedly, I don’t take very good care of my car. I’m of the philosophy that as long as my car can hobble its way to campus, fixup funds could instead be used for things such as near-daily stops for Mexican food or shennanigans on the weekend. But recently it’s become painfully obvious that that strategy can only work for so long. Because of increasing difficulty with steering and braking, I was forced to bring my car to an automotive repair shop.

When I went to pick up my car from the auto shop, I was hardly surprised when I received a rather large list of problems.

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prove to be a wise decision.

After a thorough scouring of Craigslist turned fruitless, I was forced to consider searching one of the many used car lots of this fine city. Now don’t get me wrong, used car lots have done nothing to personally offend me.

I’ve just always tended to view them in much the same light as Lady GaGa: dirty and full of gimmicks. My recent experience at the used car lot seemed to strengthen these views.

I arrived at the used lot with little hope and an even smaller budget. Despite the lot’s somewhat disorganized appearance, it did seem to have cars of all varieties and conditions — muscle cars were strategically placed near the front, and seemed to call toward men in various stages of mid-life crises. A few cars from recent years sat in the middle of the lot, but carried with them enormous price tags. Most of the lot consisted of so-called “economically friendly” cars that dwelled in the back — coupes, sedans and trucks with flat tires, rust and smashed windows.

As soon as I set foot on the lot, a small, balding man in a leather jacket with a pencil-thin moustache and clumps of exposed chest hair approached me. While I stood there, wondering why every used car salesmen appears

as though they moonlight in the adult film industry, he started telling me the details of each car in a thick Italian accent.

After a small speech — and repeated elbow nudging — about how his sports cars have an unofficial guarantee to “get the girls,” I explained I could afford no such vehicle. After I informed him of the meager state of my savings account, he nodded and told me that he had just the right one for me.

A few minutes passed and finally he came out from behind the back of the lot, rolling a dusty and dented Vespa in front of him.

Friends, even I have limits.

Buying a Vespa is like picking the fat kid for your basketball team — you did it because you had to, but they’re still never going to score you any points. After feeble attempts to convince me that Vespas are all the rage in Italy (which is not where I’d be driving) and practically the same as a motorcycle (more like its mentally challenged half-brother), I left the lot and walked home.

San Diego public transportation, it looks like we’ll become fairly well acquainted in the weeks to come.

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TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (3/1/10) Your mission for the next year - and it does feel like a mission - is to work within groups while refining your individual voice. Research each issue until you understand it from several perspectives. In the process you develop compassion and reason together.

ARIES (March 21 - April 19) - Today is a 6 Focus, focus, focus! Of course, you won't be able to do anything else, as you'll be driven to complete work in a timely fashion before you go on to the next thing.

TAURUS (April 20 - May 20) - Today is a 6 - The point of your efforts today revolves around the need to finish what you started by the deadline. Decide whether perfection is required.

GEMINI (May 21 - June 21) - Today is a 6 You're anxious to get the focus back on yourself.This happens today, so relax in the morning and just let it unfold.

CANCER (June 22 - July 22) - Today is a 6 Drop criticism.You've already stated your case, and repetition just irritates.Take a philosophical perspective.You won't care later.

LEO (July 23 - Aug. 22) - Today is a 6 Finances worry you more today than usual. Seek reasonable understanding of unusual expenses. Continue working in the established direction.

VIRGO (Aug. 23 - Sept. 22) - Today is a 7 Focus on others and you can't go wrong.

The more you understand their motivation, the less you have to worry.

LIBRA (Sept. 23 - Oct. 22) - Today is a 6 The transition from recreational activities to work is troublesome today.The pressure to get down to business involves all members of your team.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23 - Nov. 21) - Today is a 6 - Set creative goals.They may not amount to anything practical today, but they get you headed in the right direction. Context matters.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 - Dec. 21) - Today is a 6 - Nothing succeeds like success.Your only limit today is your capacity to remain flexible under duress. Bring in an expert to sort out details.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 - Jan. 19) - Today is a 6 - If you have plans to head off into the sunset, you're on the right track.This could mean business travel or meeting your partner for a lovely rendezvous.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 - Feb. 18) - Today is a 7 - Your ideas carry more weight with coworkers if you remove the word "I" from your statements.You don't need recognition or to get your way to have it work.

PISCES (Feb. 19 - March 20) - Today is a 7 Group efforts thrive because everyone is on the same page concerning practical issues.Today you feel like you really are where you belong. © 2010,TRIBUNE MEDIA SERVICES INC.

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