The Daily Aztec - Vol. 95, Issue 80

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MODERN SPACE Is SDSU ready for a new student union? The choice is yours.

February 26, 2009

Vol. 94, Issue 80

It’s where we eat, play, study and socialize. And for the past 42 years, Aztec Center has put a roof over generations of Aztecs doing just that. But the building, which was heralded in the 1960’s as the first student union of its kind in the CSU system, is now just called “old.” The polls open tomorrow and the future of Aztec Center is in the hands of the student voters. So read on and decide: Is SDSU ready for a new student union?

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Hundreds turn out to protest budget cuts

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San Diego State joined other local universities and organizations on a march from Balboa Park to the governor’s downtown office. The local rallies were part of a statewide protest against budget cuts to education.

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Students, faculty members, teachers, parents and other supporters took to California campuses and streets last Thursday to protest fee increases and funding cuts.

Countywide demonstrations culminated in a march from Balboa Park to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s office downtown. Students and supporters wedged between two intersections on Front Street carrying dozens of banners, flags, signs and even a large skeleton with movable arms that read “Cuts kill.”

Police escorted an estimated 1,200 protesters down the blocked off street as they chanted “Whose schools? Our schools!” Noisemakers, drums, cow bells and shouts of “Shame on you!” grew louder once the crowd reached the governor’s office.

A number of speakers addressed the energized crowd at the rallies.

Among the speakers were representatives from UC San Diego’s Black Student Union.

The crowd cheered even louder to offer support to the group because of the recent racial tensions at UCSD. But no differences divided the crowd. With fists raised in solidarity, protesters young and old cheered the speakers and booed the government in unison.

Adam Osorio, who is a Chicana and Chicano studies graduate student and a member of Frente Universitario en Lucha at San Diego State, addressed the crowd at the rally in Balboa Park.

“I know that education isn’t just an individual thing; it’s for the whole society,” Osorio said after the rally.

Osorio also said he is worried that his brother, who is in high school, won’t have the same opportunities he had.

“Without an education, we’re really not set up for very much in this society,” he said.

The event was part of a statewide “Day of Action to Defend Public Education” that included classroom walk outs, teach-ins and other demonstrations to support public education. Earlier that day, several hundred SDSU students and supporters staged a protest on campus.

Students, faculty and staff walked out at 11:30 a.m. and marched from the Arts and Letters building around campus to Aztec Center. Protesters held signs and chanted for education and against cuts. One student held a cardboard scrap with the message “WTF I can’t even afford a poster.”

Art and liberal studies senior Julie Otto participated in the march. Otto said she was not able to enroll this semester because she could not afford tuition and fees.

“These budget cuts are really affecting me financially,” Otto, who hopes to be back next fall, said. “That’s why I’m not able to attend this semester, because I pay out of pocket. I’m here to support the school, support all these students and support what’s going to happen to us in the fall.”

Criminal justice junior Hans Clements also participated in the march.

“Budget cuts and furloughs have just taken such a toll on education,” he said.

“It’s horrible. The quality of education has gone down so much since I started. I can definitely tell the difference and it’s definitely not what I thought I would get when I signed up for college.”

Philosophy professor Thomas Weston said he believed last semester’s demonstrations made an impact, but the March 4 event had a much different atmosphere.

“This is a much bigger scale than those little one-campus demonstrations that we’ve had so far,” Weston, who has worked at SDSU for about 35 years, said.

High school junior Priscilla Diaz kicked off the rally with an emotionally charged speech.

“I feel neglected as a local student by my local university, by limiting and technically forbidding me from attaining my right to educate myself,” she said as her voice wavered.

“And now, SDSU has shut its doors and turned its back on me — the straight A-student that lives just barely two miles away.”

As she fought back tears, the crowd offered her support and chanted “You can do it!” and “Sí, se puede!”

Chicana and Chicano studies professor Isidro Ortiz asked the audience to join hands when he addressed the crowd. “(You’re) challenging the stereotype of your generation that’s ... young people who are indifferent, apathetic and self-centered,” he said. “I don’t see that here today.”

Ortiz added that many faculty members support the students.

Emanuele Saccarelli, a political science professor and adviser for the International Students for Social Equality, addressed the crowd as a “captive member” of the Campus Faculty Association, which held a “Vent at the Tent” in Aztec Center to record video testimonials.

“If you think that things will be solved by appealing to Sacramento by those means, by venting at the tent, you are sadly mistaken,” he said as he gestured to CFA’s tent. “We are not here to vent at the tent! The power, the solution, the fix to the problems of education in California and internationally is here; it is not there.”

After the rally, San Diego Chapter CFA President Charles Toombs insisted that all messages are important and encouraged others to record a message.

After the on-campus rally, March 4th Committee member Crystal Sudano said she was happy with the turnout, but not “thrilled.” Sudano wished that more instructors actively participated in the walk out.

“I feel like there was a lot of people who let their students go, (but) they didn’t walk out with them and bring them here.”

Caitlin Seandel, another member of the March 4th Committee, agreed.

“I am pleased with the turnout,” she said.

“Obviously, I would like to see all of the students and professors walk out with us in solidarity, because in my belief that’s the only way things will get changed very rapidly.”

Protest organizers are hoping for an even bigger turnout for the next event, which is tentatively scheduled for May 1.

“We’re all fighting for the same thing, the more people the better,” March 4th Committee and Revolution 102 member Debora Santos said. “If I’m another person that can get the message out there then I’ll do what I can.”

SDSU students put research on display The annual Student Research Symposium was held over the weekend with record turnout S U M M E R R A I N B O LT S TA F F W R I T E R

From aerospace engineering to Tupac Shakur, the research presented at this year’s Student Research Symposium ranged near and far.

The SRS took place last Friday and Saturday with a total of 419 presentations of students’ research from each of the colleges at San Diego State. Since the program began in 2008, there has been a 42 percent increase in the number of participants.

The participants were divided into two categories: poster presenters and oral presenters.

Students with poster presentations competed

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to win Provost’s Awards worth $150. Students with oral presentations were eligible to win either a Dean’s Award worth $250, or a President’s Award worth $500. President’s award winners have the opportunity to present their work at the annual California State University research competition held in May at San Jose State.

“I’m extremely pleased with how it turned out this year,” Dr. Fred Kolkhorst, exercise and nutrition science professor, said. “Every year it is really heartwarming. I walk around and hear people say ‘these presentations were fantastic.’

It’s so neat and it’s hard to put words to how I feel about this.”

This year, there was a tie for both the Provost’s Award and the Dean’s Award categories.

“It feels great to win this award,” counseling and school psychology graduate student Jennifer Inaba said. “I feel that it was worth all of the research I have done and it’s exciting to

share my information with everyone and receive such positive feedback. This has motivated me to publish my research.”

Inaba received a Dean’s Award for her research on the racial profiles of autism and mental retardation.

“Some races are more likely to be identified with one disability over the other,” Inaba said.

“My research shows that unintentional racial bias might be impacting the disability label that is given to a student.”

Business administration graduate student Tiffany Eskilson was granted a President’s Award for her research on identity theft in San Diego.

“We worked with the CATCH Task Force, which is a law enforcement agency here in San Diego that works on prosecuting high-tech criminals,” Eskilson said. “We learned that college students are the most vulnerable to identity theft. Based on the research we had done, it takes college students twice as long to detect

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Kolkhorst will be helping students polish a five-page paper that President’s Award winners are required to submit in 10 days in order to continue to the CSU research competition.

“It’s energizing to see students from ethnomusicology, public health, cell biology, computational sciences and over 50 other disciplines all getting together to share their work with the greater community,” Camelle Nebeker, director of student affairs, said. “The faculty mentors work closely with students as they become engaged in research and subsequently, prepare their work for the Student Research Symposium. To see student engagement in research shared with the collective campus community is something we all now look forward to.”

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Monday, March 8, 2010

Astrological advice for curious couples “Hey baby, what’s your sign?”

Most have heard this classic pick up line multiple times. Although some people do find sign compatibility to be reliable, it is not something to base a relationship on.

There are many different subparts that make up each zodiac sign, also known as a sun sign. One of these subparts includes the four different elements. Fire is home to Aries, Leo and Sagittarius. Earth represents Capricorn, Taurus and Virgo. Air describes Libra, Aquarius and Gemini and water symbolizes Cancer, Scorpio and Pisces.

There are some natural connections made between zodiac signs that have harmonious elements. For example, a fire sign will most likely get along with someone who has the same element, because they feel as if they understand each another. However informative this might be, sign compatibility could also be attributed to a simple match of personality traits.

“Sun sign compatibility is a poor way to predict a successful relationship,” an astrologer and member of the San Diego Astrological Society Jannine Oberg said. This is because sun sign compatibility only takes into account certain factors that could make a couple compatible such as a Libra needing a patient partner or a Cancer needing a sensitive partner.

Kevin Burk, another member of SDAS, gave some more insight as to why sun sign compatibility is not a reliable source to predict couple compatibility.

“Astrology can provide powerful insights into human relationships,” Burk said. “(But) what may be compatible for you may not be compatible for someone else.”

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scopes and sign compatibility is known as “party astrology,” according to SDAS member Celeste Kelley. It should be considered just entertainment.

Although it’s fun to compare sun signs and see what Astrology has to say regarding relationships, it’s important to understand that each partner has control of the relationship and its outcome.

For example, psychologist Bernard Silverman of Michigan State looked at 2,978 couples who were getting married and 478 couples who were getting divorced in Michigan in a given time period. He found no correlation to people getting married with compatible signs and people getting divorced with incompatible signs, according to www.astrosociety.org.

A relationship can be based on a friendship that develops into something potentially serious, that keeps both party’s needs in mind. Some of these needs can be emotional, physical, spiritual or social. When all of these needs are kept in mind, the success of the relationship is more likely. If one’s partner is kept happy and satisfied with the relationship, then his or her zodiac sign may be simply irrelevant.

When zooming through the horoscopes on the Back Page of The Daily Aztec, keep in mind that everyone is different and sign compatibility is only one of the many possible guidelines for making the most successful relationship.

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A second chance may not change the outcome

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Knowing whether to get back together with an ex-partner can be a difficult decision to make if the wounds of the past have not yet been completely healed.

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Well, it happened. It’s the news no one ever sees coming, until it finally comes — getting dumped.

As anyone who’s ever been through this knows, it can be incredibly hard to let go. So difficult that some don’t choose to try — instead, they try to win back their significant

other. But that may not always be the right road to take. What some call “refusing to let go” may seem like loyalty and determination to others, and when in the middle of a situation such as this, it can be hard to know the best decision.

“A good frame of reference is to ask yourself if you are just lonely in general, or do you really miss that particular person,” San Diego Relationship Therapy individual and couples relationship counselor Barbi Pecenco Kolski

said. “Also, have you taken any time to evaluate yourself and your life before you try to get back together? Sometimes people need time apart to figure out if getting back together is a really good idea or one that is simply coming from loneliness or desperation.”

Should self-reflection reveal no different choice of action than to pursue a past relationship, it’s important to consider whether there’s any possibility that reconciliation could occur. Searching for signs of hope in

the way an ex-partner acts could lead to false positives. “ … Sometimes the person (who broke up with you) feels so bad that they seem to be leaving the door open to get back together,” Kolski said. “However, they may not feel they can be completely honest with where they are … because of the guilt. Another tricky issue is when your ex says that they love you, but they ‘just don’t think the relationship is working.’ You may feel happy to hear that they love you, but neglect to ask what that means.

Often, if pressed, you will get the ‘I love you, but I’m not in love with you’ response.”

Another common misleading step is looking at examples of other couples who have broken up and then gotten back together later on. Other couples’ relationships may not always be a smart meter to use to gauge a individual personal situation, according to Kolski.

“We all know someone who broke up with their partner, only to reconnect later and have things work out in the end,” Kolski said. “But if we are honest with ourselves, we can see that nine times out of 10, it doesn’t work that way … don’t delude yourself into thinking that you have something that you really don’t.”

Breakups are hard, but trying to win back someone who isn’t interested can make the situation worse. However, given the right circumstances, it can happen. It’s impossible to ignore those select couples with off-again-onagain relationships.

“I have seen it a few times, so it can happen,” Kolski said. “But again, in general, unless some important changes are made along the way that lead to a better, healthier relationship, it’s probably better to just let go, grieve your loss and move on.”

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WHITNEY LAWRENCE AND KRISTINA BLAKE C I T Y A N D A S S I S TA N T C I T Y E D I T O R S

Almost 10 years have passed, and many Associated Student councils have come and gone since the idea of a new student union began to dominate discussions about development at San Diego State.

Tomorrow will mark the third time since 2002 that A.S. has asked students to vote on a fee increase to fund the construction of a new student union building. Although students voted 75 percent in favor of a $56 fee increase in 2006 to fund construction, the project came to a halt in 2007 as the onset of the recession caused an increase in bond interest rates and state budget cuts led to decreased student enrollment. So while the fee increase has been fully enacted, breaking ground on the project is now impossible at the price originally quoted in 2006, according to A.S. Since the project’s delay, the Modern Space Committee and its team of professional advisers have been lobbying for a second fee increase to supplement the $143 students now pay each semester for the upkeep of Aztec Center. The fees are expected to add about $58 million to the project’s coffers.

Polls will open on Web Portal tomorrow at 8 a.m. and close at 7 p.m. Wednesday. If passed, the mandatory student body center fee — which is included in tuition each semester — will increase by $94 for a total of $237. The fee increase will go into effect in the fall of 2013, upon completion of Modern Space. If students vote against the project, the existing $143 fee will be used to make repairs to Aztec Center at a cost of nearly $40 million.

A.S. President Tyler Boden said a new student union is needed to serve the needs of a growing student population. The Aztec Center, which opened in 1968, was built for a student population of about 14,000. While the student population has doubled, the student union has essentially remained the same size.

“I’d say the main benefit is offering a community — a community on campus,” Boden said. “I think that the creation of this new Aztec Center would really change the feel of student life. The byproduct of just the building itself is really going to be monumental ... because it changes the way people see our campus and it changes the way students see our campus.”

The proposed building, which is estimated to cost about $98 million, will be nearly twice the size of the current Aztec Center and will meet today’s engineering and accessi-

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“The new Aztec Center is designed to attract every student in all types of recreational, academic and entertainment activities,” Boden said.

While many current students will have graduated by the time Modern Space opens, Boden said they will still get to reap the benefits of the new building.

“They have a vested interest in not only the future of our campus for the future students, but the future of our campus for our own degrees,” he said. “As a student, as our campus improves and grows, our degrees become more and more quality and carry a lot more weight. We’re voting not just for ourselves, but for the future students of San Diego State.”

Others aren’t as sure about the project’s promises to serve the needs of students and the growing number of oncampus organizations needing meeting and office space.

Melissa Kastner-Treisnan, president of the Pride Action Committee, said representatives of the Modern Space project have promised the organization a resource center in the completed building, but details about the size and nature of the office have been minimal. Her opinion on the project, she said, is also complicated by the fact that the vote will impact future students whose fees are already increasing because of system-wide state budget cuts.

Modern Space was also an issue at last week’s budget rally, where fliers protesting the project were being handed out as students took a stand against state budget cuts.

A.S. has considered renovating the building, but found that repairs would be costly and last 20 years at most. The proposed building would serve students for at least 50 years.

A.S. Sustainability Commissioner Grant Mack said that reconstructing the building is much more efficient than renovating it.

“The most sustainable thing to do would be to renovate the building,” he said. “I always believe that you take what you have and you try to reuse it in any way possible.

Unfortunately, with the Aztec Center, there’s a lot of constraints behind the building.”

The proposed design includes many “green” elements. As proposed, the building would be the first Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Platinum student union in the nation.

“I really hope that all students look into the project, study the project and seek as much information as possible,” Boden said.

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Aztec Center fee sparks fiery debate

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Modern Space fee referendum This week’s vote will decide fee increase

Monday, March 8, 2010

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While the Modern Space project may seem like just another random fee to add to the list, San Diego State is no stranger to student union debates, and The Daily Aztec’s 1963 coverage of the very first student union vote rings eerily similar to today’s debate.

Thursday, Oct. 24, 1963 was the big day. The headline, which took up about a quarter of the front page, read “STUDENT UNION ELECTION TODAY” and sat atop a picture of homecoming queen Gayle Griggs. Griggs, flashing a smile and nod of approval for the project, wore her gown, white gloves, sash and tiara in the photo.

Not everyone was as pleased with the prospect of a student union, however.

“Must $3 million dollars be spent to provide diversion for the non-student so as to get him out of the way of the

student? Perhaps, though, this elaborate structure dedicated to non-pursuit of things intellectual really would be a fitting monument to the San Diego spirit,” A.C. Wilson, a former editor for The Daily Aztec, wrote on the opinion page.

The staff editorial had a decidedly different tone.

“A Student Union, which will include facilities to hold large concerts, dances, banquets, meetings and recreational activities will serve to fill a serious vacuum here. The students of tomorrow will realize the success of the building that so many short-sighted persons ignore today.”

The votes were tallied that night after the polls closed at 10 p.m., and because of the 71.3 percent vote to approve its construction, Aztec Center now stands as SDSU’s current student union.

The following fall, full-time students saw a $1.50 per semester fee increase. By 1966, fees for the project had increased to $7 for full-time students.

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As the first permanent student union facility on a California State University campus, the Aztec Center has a lot of history. Since it opened more than 40 years ago, however, the Aztec Center has also had a lot of problems.

Although the student population has more than doubled since the building opened in 1968, the size of the student union has not increased.

Associated Students Executive Vice President Jeremy Katz said there is not enough space to provide adequate facilities and services.

“It just doesn’t create a sense of community,” he said.

“A vast majority of students don’t use the Aztec Center other than to go get some coffee at Starbucks or grab some food at the market. There’s not very much services we can provide to the everyday student on campus.”

In addition to its size constraints, Aztec Center Director Lynn Cacha said the building has “extreme” mechanical, plumbing and electrical problems. She said the old copper pipes leak every week, for example.

“It’s an ongoing situation,” she said. “We never know on a day-to-day basis what’s going to fail in the building that we need to address.”

Like many buildings on campus, the Aztec Center contains asbestos. Asbestos is located in the glue that holds the ceiling tiles, floor tiles and rubber base molding along the walls. If the asbestos is disturbed, the section of the building is closed off and evacuated so that Environmental Health and Safety can safely address the problem, Cacha said.

“Because the building was built in the ‘60s, buildings today would not be built as they were back then,” she said.

“Any renovation, depending how extensive the renovation is, triggers lots of compliance issues.”

The building also does not meet current seismic codes.

And, while “great strides” have been made in making the current building more accessible to people with disabilities, Cacha said a new building would be much more accessible.

Cacha said the building is also “absolutely not energy efficient.” Air handler units serve an entire side of a building instead of individual rooms, for example.

“On the face, for the everyday student who just walks past the building, walks though the walkway, they might not see anything wrong with the building,” Katz said. “However, for the people that work in the building everyday, they know the problems that happen behind the scenes … You won’t see a structural issue until there’s an earthquake or something like that happens. So just because you can’t see it doesn’t mean it’s not a problem.”

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A.S. hires architectural and facility planning firms to assess student union expansion

A.S. chooses La Tienda for Aztec Center expansion site; student union fee increases to $98

2001 Students vote in favor of graduated $56 Aztec Center fee increase to build Modern Space

Student union fee is $71

FALL 1963

1968

Aztec center opens, making Students vote to approve new SDSU the first CSU campus fee to pay for construction of with a permanent student union Aztec Center

2004 2002 Students vote against first student union referendum, which would have increased fees by $95

2005

SPRING 2006

SPRING 2010 SPRING 2009

FALL 2006 A.S. realigns focus to Aztec Center remodel and rehires facility planning company, Brailsford & Dunlavey

SPRING 2007

$11 fee increase goes into effect; student union fee is $82

2006 referendum goes into effect and student union fees increase by $45; student union fee is $143

Project comes to halt, citing economic slump and reduced enrollment; Modern Space committee proposes new referendum to further increase fees

If referendum passes, Modern Space opens and fees increase to $237

FALL 2013

MARCH 9-10, 2010 Student referendum to increase fees to build Modern Space

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Vote ‘no’ on A.S.’ Modern Space

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his week, students will be given an opportunity to vote on whether to selfimpose a new student fee for facility upgrades to Aztec Center. For some students, this may sound like déjà vu — in 2006, students voted on a similar measure to increase student fees by $56 throughout the course of four years; the last portion of that fee increase went into effect this semester.

The 2006 referendum promised additional facilities, such as a 24 / 7 “state of the art” study space with lounges, theater-style performance space, healthy food offerings for the Aztec Center Food Court, a day spa, new fitness and recreational facilities, more meeting rooms for students, and more bowling allies and electronic games, not to mention more job opportunities for students to staff these outlets. This semester was set as the “ the anticipated opening of the new facilities,” according to the student voter pamphlet distributed at the time.

Obviously, things didn’t go as planned.

We are now in 2010, and students are being asked to vote again to increase student fees to fund a building we should already have — and have already been paying for.

Since 2006, new items have been added to the list of far-reaching promises of the new ModernSpace — or “may” have been added, according to the confusing wording of the 2010 Voting Pamphlet. These items include striving for LEED Platinum certification of the building, a costly green energy and sustainability certification issued by the U.S. Green Buildings Council. Vegetative roofs, solar panels, ground heat exchangers, pervious paving and underground storm water storage are also part of this new proposal.

Maybe. The “may” language in the proposal means those newer plans may not actually occur. Even more difficult to decipher from the pamphlet is whether Associated Students can be held accountable for anything that isn’t included in the new building. The far-reaching proposal is supposed to be completed by Fall 2013, and the $94 proposed fee increase would not go into effect until then.

Essentially, this referendum is running on the hope that students will not worry about a roughly 65

percent increase to their student facilities fee, because the students who are actually paying for it are currently freshmen in high school who enroll here after graduating in Spring 2013.

Asking students to vote for such a significant fee increase — when most of the current students voting on the fee may not be here to actually pay the fee when it goes into effect — is troublesome, bordering on the reviled “taxation without representation.”

Students also need to understand that some of the current hazardous issues with the building — lead paint, asbestos and seismic retrofits required for earthquake safety compliance — will occur even if the majority of us vote no on this referendum. Those changes must take place, whether we approve the ModernSpace project or not.

We have already taxed students enough for the funds necessary to upgrade the building and eliminate the compliance and safety issues; we don’t need yet another gross fee increase for already cash-strapped students to fund an unnecessary project. Yes, many of the proposals sound nice and would be pleasant to have, but add the current state of the economy to the fact that most students voting on the referendum probably won’t be here to pay it. It’s just irresponsible to approve this.

The alternative is clear. Let’s use the millions of dollars already collected and paid for by students to fix the building itself, rather than make yet more changes to a project that should have already been completed.

The economy is in bad shape. Individual students are already struggling with financial constraints. The university’s persistent budget problems hampers our ability to predict how much enrollment will be cut in the future — if there are fewer students admitted in 2013, the fee may have to be increased more to make up the difference. We have more immediate concerns that must be addressed first — such as reducing our enormous class sizes and increasing the number of courses offered.

We don’t need a brand new Aztec Center right now, and we don’t need any more fees than we’re already paying. The responsible thing to do — not just for us, but for the students to come — is to vote no.

Monday, March 8, 2010

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Modern Space: Vote for a brighter future

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t’s your big two-hour gap between your accounting class and your management class, what do you do? Your house is too far to make a trip back, the library seems stuffy, the gym is too crowded and all the food options on campus fast forward your freshman-15. At first glance, it seems that San Diego State is deprived of a central location where students can sit, talk, relax, study and play, but that is all going to change — thanks to you.

By voting “yes” for the ModernSpace referendum tomorrow and Wednesday, you will have the opportunity as an Aztec to put SDSU on the map for having the first student union that is LEED-Platinum — the highest sustainability certification for a building awarded by the U.S. Green Buildings Council — in the world.

Progress isn’t a mere sentiment of adaptation, it’s showing an innate and proactive ability to predict change and prepare to not only confront the challenges that face you, but to rise above them and set an example.

In 1963, students of SDSU approved a mandatory fee to fund the construction of a new student union facility. Five years later, Aztec Center became the first, permanent student union facility ever in the CSU. For more than four decades, Aztec Center has served as the home of student government, student organizations and clubs, restaurants and recreation. However, the building is now in need of severe upgrades, because it doesn’t meet crucial safety and building codes, and is grossly undersized.

With SDSU’s Campus Master Plan set to increase the full-time student population equivalent to 35,000 by 2024, a failed referendum will result only in an old building attempting to keep up with modern times, while failing to serve all the students that work so hard for their share of its use.

Besides new and improved meeting spaces for students and organizations, the building will offer a new satellite fitness center, a 300-seat theater, a new pub-restaurant, new computer lounges and study lounges.

And while the amenities of this new project speak for themselves, the building’s ability to reduce energy consumption by as much as 40 percent through solar panels, a ground heat exchanger, vegetated roof and underground storm water storage shows

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Associated Students’ commitment to saving both money and the environment.

More than 75 percent of students voted “yes” in 2006 to construct a new student union. That same year, the economy was sent into a wild tailspin, driving costs to an astronomical high and cutting short funding for a new facility.

Many argue that additional fees couldn’t come at a worse time, but the truth is actually the opposite. According to the Turner Construction Company’s Building Cost Index, construction costs in the U.S. have decreased 7.74 percent from the first quarter of 2009 — making now an ideal time to spend the money much more feasibly.

A new state-of-the-art student union will produce close to 100 new student jobs thanks to expanded dining services and recreational services, attract high-class athletic recruits, improve the strength of our community and ultimately promote interactivity on a campus that has long been known as a commuter school.

If critics of the project are so concerned with saving money, think about the pure facts: If the referendum doesn’t pass this week, the $44 million collected from the 2006 referendum will still be needed to retrofit the building up to code — a move that will only safeguard the building for the next 20 years. If the referendum passes, a new building will ensure a sustainable building that will last long past 50 years.

Make the call: spend the money now, or make others pay $44 million more 20 years from now — which seems more reasonable and fair to future students?

Voting “yes” this week won’t just galvanize SDSU as a front-runner in progression, but a trendsetter in responsibility. The outcome is in your hands.

—Faryar Borhani is a journalism senior.

—This column does not necessarily reflect the opinion of The Daily Aztec. Send e-mail to opinion@thedailyaztec.com. Anonymous letters will not be printed. Include your full name, major and year in school.

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There are a number of memories that the three seniors on the San Diego State women’s basketball team have had during their time on Montezuma Mesa.

Senior guards Kim Spinardi, Jené Morris and Quenese Davis all played a role in leading SDSU to an undeSDSU 87 feated record at home last season, followed by AIR FORCE 52 a share of the Mountain West Conference regular season title and even a trip to the NCAA Tournament, where the Aztecs defeated DePaul in the first round.

On Saturday they added another accomplishment, with an 87-52 blowout against Air Force in front of their families on Senior Day. “We went out on top with a win,” Morris said. “And that’s the way we wanted to go out.”

For head coach Beth Burns, their departure brings back memories of the first time she met them. Burns’ first meeting with Davis was in a living room with her family and her new puppies all around. Burns recalls Davis’ father’s concern about all the guards that were on SDSU’s roster.

“Coach you got a lot of guards,” Burns remembers him saying.

But a simple, “Trust me,” and a stern look, implying ‘Q’ would be a focal point of Burns’ team, proved to be enough to make Davis an Aztec.

Morris, on the other hand, didn’t join SDSU right after high school.

The first time Burns met the future star was when she picked up Morris and her mother at the airport. They eventually sat down to discuss Morris becoming an Aztec and it wasn’t long before a decision was made.

“She’s coming,” Morris’ mother told Burns. “It’s August, we’ve got to get the

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Morris officially joined SDSU in midAugust of 2006 and the Aztecs suddenly had one of the most formidable pair of guards in the MWC. And in their time at SDSU, both have left a legacy that will not be forgotten.

One of the most memorable plays by Davis was during the 2007-2008 semifinals of the MWC Tournament, when she inbounded the ball off a TCU player and scored the go-ahead basket to give the Aztecs a big win against the second-seeded Horned Frogs.

Morris will be remembered for many aspects of her game, but her steal and layup en route to a career-high 35 points against DePaul in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament is sure to be at the top of the list. “(Davis’) passing and thinking and what (Morris) does reading kind of epitomizes what they’ve done on the basketball court,” Burns said. “The one thing that we’ve yet to do is turn (Viejas Arena) into the house of horrors that we’ve been able to do on the guy’s side, but (Davis and Morris have) laid the foundation for that. And for people who haven’t seen them play, they’ve missed the boat. They’re going to have to wait until the next level to watch that.”

But the fans in attendance on Saturday were able to see the duo play one last time.

They didn’t disappoint, as Morris and Davis combined for 40 points, eight steals and eight assists. Fans also saw Spinardi make her first career start in her four years at SDSU. In 23 minutes, she hit a 3-pointer, dished out three assists and picked off a steal.

With the regular season complete, the Aztecs now prepare for the MWC Tournament.

SDSU has the third seed and therefore a bye into the quarterfinals. The Aztecs will play the winner of the Wyoming-UNLV game at 7 p.m. PT on Wednesday at the Thomas Mack Center in Las Vegas.

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Aztecs avoid ‘trap game’ said to AM 600 KOGO after the game. “So we just had to match their effort. That was the main idea.”

The Aztecs played shorthanded again on Saturday. Sophomore guard Tyrone Shelley missed his second straight game with a broken thumb and freshman guard Chase Tapley sat out with a broken non-shooting hand. After the game, head coach Steve Fisher told AM 600 KOGO that Shelley would probably be back for the MWC Tournament, but Tapley’s “50-50” to play.

Because of the injuries, SDSU suited up team manager Ben Kneller again, and Leonard and junior guard D.J. Gay played 39 minutes and 40 minutes, respectively.

“We know that we have injuries and we know that we’re going to have to play hard because we have less guys,” Thomas said to AM 600 KOGO. “So everybody buys in to what we have to do and we just play hard, play in and play out.”

Just hours before the game, the Aztecs found out that whether they won or lost, they would take on Colorado State on Thursday in the first round of the MWC Tournament. Last week, SDSU beat down CSU, 68-55, at Viejas Arena.

“Colorado State is a handful,” Fisher said. “It will be our third game against them, second in two weeks. We won’t have to do a lot of remembering back. It’s going to be a quick turnaround and I think both teams will be ready to play, and I know we will.”

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Heading into the final game of the regular season, the San Diego State men’s basketball team had just one goal: Don’t get tripped up by the 9-19 Air Force Falcons.

On Saturday night in Colorado Springs, Colo., SDSU avoided the trap game and destroyed Air Force, 61-42.

“It’s a hard place to play, but we knew it was the last game of conference,” junior forward Malcolm Thomas said to The Mtn. after the game.

SDSU 61 “So we tried to keep the mindset of playing hard every play, and AIR FORCE 42 we tried to do that today.”

With the Mountain West Conference Tournament in Las Vegas kicking off in just a few days, some pundits were worried the Aztecs would overlook the Falcons, who had just one win in MWC play this season. But Thomas and freshman forward Kawhi Leonard made sure SDSU pulled out a win. The two both posted a team-high 18 points, while Leonard grabbed seven rebounds and Thomas tallied nine.

“In practice we talked about how their effort was going to be and how they were going to come out and play hard because they have a lot of seniors,” Thomas

BASEBALL

Crabb keeps turning heads Despite the bullpen’s loss of O’Sullivan, Gwynn is hopeful about the performance of the rest of the squad.

“Our pitchers are doing outstanding,” Gwynn said.

“Our starters have done a good job to put us in the position where our bullpen doesn’t have to work very long to get a job done.”

Friday night, freshman right-handed pitcher Bryan Crabb continued to impress in his third SDSU start. He gave up only one hit during his seven-inning performance, helping the Aztecs shut out Monmouth University 7-0 at Tony Gwynn Stadium.

Crabb threw seven strikeouts and gave up three walks to Monmouth, taking his total to eight walks during the three games he’s pitched for SDSU. “All through his starts, he’s pitched well enough to win,” Gwynn said. “As a freshman his head doesn’t get too high or too low. He keeps his composure and keeps competing, and that’s what you have to do.”

Offensively the Aztecs lucked out. The Muhawks’ pitching staff practically handed the team its first few runs. Four batters were hit by pitches and SDSU was given 12 walks during the contest, including the first two runs being walked in back-to-back in the fifth.

RBIs came later in the seventh for freshman infielder Blair Moore, and senior second baseman Mitch Blackburn. The offensive standout during Friday’s game was junior catcher Matt Parker who went 1-3, bringing in two RBIs and scoring twice himself.

The Aztecs’ second match-up against Monmouth was set for Saturday evening and then postponed to Sunday because of rain.

SDSU currently stands with five wins and six losses, and will play five games this upcoming week, including the SDSU Invitational at Tony Gwynn Stadium.

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Ryan O’Sullivan’s total pitch count for the year will remain at 12.

San Diego State baseball’s number two starting pitcher will probably not see the mound again for the rest of the season.

“As of now, he’s been checked out by three doctors and the consensus is that he’s going to rehab first and see how it is,” head coach Tony Gwynn said. “For me personally, I AZTECS 7 doubt very seriously if he’s going MUHAWKS 0 to pitch the rest of the season. If you do see him, it’ll be at shortstop and he’ll be our offensive guy, but I’m not going to take a chance until I see proof that he’s better.”

In that case, Feb. 20 will remain O’Sullivan’s first and only pitching appearance for SDSU this season. He started the game and faced only three batters for Oklahoma before he grabbed his arm in pain and was escorted off the mound by the athletic trainer and Gwynn by his side.

“I feel for the kid because he worked really hard this fall and spring to put himself in a good position, and he threw the ball and got hurt,” Gwynn said Saturday evening. “He’s an antsy kid. He can’t just sit still and watch, but he’s gonna miss at least five or six weeks before he gets a chance to get out there and compete again.”

During O’Sullivan’s short-lived appearance, he gave up one single, one ground out, and one strike out swinging for the Aztecs before his exit.

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ellow students, I am happy to announce the Winter Olympics have finally ended.

Sometime between watching U.S. figure skater Johnny Weir emasculate himself as he pranced with his fur and feathercovered costume, and the always disappointing winter cross-country, it finally hit me — the Winter Olympics are mind-numbingly dull. There must be a better way.

Americans thrive on reality television, dramatic and near-impossible stunts and the occasionally hilarious cat video. Yet not one of these great American trademarks took place during the 2010 Winter Olympics. Surprising, considering how well we owned Vancouver by the end. (Suck it, Russia!)

Therefore, I decided to send the International Olympic Committee a few ideas about how to improve the Winter Olympics.

Here’s three sports and their respective reality shows:

Extreme hockey — featuring the cast of “Jersey Shore” I don’t know what it is about this show, but after watching it, I feel like I’ve seen more fights than any professional boxing tournament, death metal concert or high school reunion. Perhaps I’m missing the point. Even with a beachside residence and near-nightly trips to bars, living in New Jersey must be tough.

Maybe it’s simply that the cast had it rough in high school or that the stock of extra-strength hair gel

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has been dwindling toward extinction since the beginning of the show. Nevertheless, it seems the cast has a lot to be angry about.

This pairs well with hockey, a violent sport, as are most sports that contain heavy wooden sticks and few rules. However, the penalty box is a glaring reminder that rules still exist. What I’m proposing is a no-rules hockey game featuring reality show stars of each country. Reality stars can use teamwork, strategy and the very same drunken violence they promote in their respective reality shows to win the prestigious gold medal.

Figure skating — featuring Carrot Top All right, all right. This really isn’t a new sport. But you’ve really got to feel sorry for Carrot Top by now.

Awkward, girlish features and lame jokes aside, I’m sure he’s pretty jealous of the success of medaled snowboarder and fellow redhead Shaun White. Perhaps rightfully — I certainly couldn’t tell you anything Carrot Top’s done to make a name for himself lately. This could be his chance to reclaim his waning popularity.

Something about Carrot Top leaping and interpretative-dancing to the sweet sounds of Dido in order to express his inner anguish seems like good television to me.

He’d have to be in a Carrot costume for it to be any good, of

course. But I believe that it’d be good for us all — deeply therapeutic for him, and so, so funny for everyone else.

Antarctica speed skating — featuring Bear Grylls of “Man vs. Wild” I’m not sure if any of you know what speed skating is, but essentially it’s like NASCAR — complete with the same 30 minutes of repeated left turns — but this time on ice.

There’s little hope for this sport to be the slightest bit interesting, so desperate measures must be taken. Rather than having this sport occur inside a convention center or something — how is that wintery anyway? — have the event take place in the South Pole.

With average temperatures well in the negatives, you’d better believe Olympians will bust their butts to finish the event. I’d assume it’s more important to get back to warmth than any kind of patriotism for their country, but that’s really beside the point.

But should Bear Grylls, a man who regularly goes to the most hellish parts of the world to entertain his viewers perform in this event, we’d get the gold for sure.

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TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (3/8/10).This year you feel driven to accomplish more with the opportunities you are given. Find time each day to dream in solitude.Then, carry those dreams into the world of partnership. Share your ideas. If necessary, draw them into your private space to share inspiration.

ARIES (March 21 - April 19) - Today is a 6 Obsess early in the day. Get it out of your system.Then accept a challenge to change the way others view your work.They don't need to understand your motivation.

TAURUS (April 20 - May 20) - Today is a 7 - Logic compels you to demand substance from your co-workers.They have little desire for anything but fantasy.Try not to demand compliance today.

GEMINI (May 21 - June 21) - Today is a 6 Social contacts obsess over tiny details.

Create a different perspective in which minutiae blend into the bigger picture.

Agreement will follow.

CANCER (June 22 - July 22) - Today is a 5 Don't fuss when associates continue to brainstorm and you prefer action.You can't do it all today anyway. Plan it for tomorrow.

LEO (July 23 - Aug. 22) - Today is a 6 - You worry about the plan that was made long ago. Can everyone attend? Go ahead, even if someone calls in sick.You don't want to delay.

VIRGO (Aug. 23 - Sept. 22) - Today is a 6 -

Your partner is out thinking up ways to spend the money. Hopefully you've established a budget beforehand.

LIBRA (Sept. 23 - Oct. 22) - Today is an 8 Circumstances allow you to either fall in love, increase the power of a current relationship, or direct your passion into growing your beauty.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23 - Nov. 21) - Today is an 8 - Although you obsess about creative elements in the design, the overall project holds together nicely. Associates polish up the appearance.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 - Dec. 21) - Today is a 7 - You want it all: love, recognition and responsibility. Well, maybe not so much responsibility.Take every action necessary to move it forward.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 - Jan. 19) - Today is a 7 - It's a good thing that you enjoy your work, because today the pressure's on to get more done in less time. Relax in order to get into the flow.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 - Feb. 18) - Today is an 8 - Although the ball's in your court, there's a lot of action on the other side.

Take care of your responsibilities and leave others to theirs.

PISCES (Feb. 19 - March 20) - Today is a 7 If your feelings aren't already pinned to your sleeve, wear them proudly.You can't hide them anyway. Earlier efforts bear fruit. © 2010,TRIBUNE MEDIA SERVICES INC.

—Chris Pocock is an English sophomore.

—This column does not necessarily reflect the opinions of The Daily Aztec.

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