The Daily Aztec - Vol. 95, Issue 102

Monday, April 12, 2010

Vol. 95, Issue 102

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I N S I D E T O D AY OPINION

Morris drafted into WNBA B E AU B E A R D E N S E N I O R S TA F F W R I T E R

When Jené Morris joined the San Diego State women’s basketball team, it was in a rebuilding phase.

SDSU had yet to assert itself as a threat in the Mountain West Conference — much less the national scene — but that soon changed.

In Morris’ first season as an Aztec, she helped lead the team to their first-ever MWC title game appearance. In her final season on Montezuma Mesa, she was a part of the program’s first-ever trip to the NCAA Tournament’s Sweet 16.

On Thursday, Morris reached an even higher accolade when she was selected by the Indiana Fever with the 11th overall pick to become the first SDSU player drafted by a WNBA team.

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“I feel honored today ... This is not just for myself, but for my program, for San Diego State and for San Diego.”

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“I feel really honored today,” Morris told ESPN. “This is not just for myself, but for my program, for San Diego State and for San Diego. I’d like to thank our fans, my teammates and coaches for this opportunity.”

It is no doubt a huge achievement for Morris as an individual, but she also takes pride in knowing that it has elevated the national perception of her former college program. The Aztecs already received plenty of

Former SDSU guard Jené Morris poses with WNBA comissioner Donna Orender after being selected 11th-overall by the Indiana Fever on Thursday. Morris was invited to attend the draft and is the first SDSU player to ever get drafted into the WNBA .

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R E E M NO U R S E N I O R S TA F F W R I T E R

While the health care reform bill that President Barack Obama signed into law about three weeks ago was said to represent a historic reform and a victory for the American people. However, some are disappointed and others are completely against it.

San Diego State School of Nursing professor and health care reform expert, Willa Fields said there has been a lot of misinformation in the press and on the Internet both in favor and against the health care reform. She said people, especially college students, need to develop the skills to look at the issues and make decisions based on facts.

International security and conflict resolution senior Kristen Walker said she thinks this reform is a good start and headed in the right direction.

Walker, who has never qualified to receive employer health insurance, said she’s happy that she can now

afford health insurance and not have to worry about expenses if she becomes ill.

“Every time I get sick I have to spend loads of money,” Walker said.

“If I have something happen to me, I don’t know what I would do. I thought about that and I was like ‘Well, do I want to go to the emergency room and end my college career because ... I’m going to have a huge medical bill.’”

Walker, however, is disappointed because illegal immigrants will be pulled out of the coverage.

“Health care is obviously a right everyone should have,” she said. “It’s not a privilege.”

Many people are also against the reform because the government is mandating that by 2014 everyone purchase health insurance or face a monetary penalty. Still, Fields said she is in favor of the mandate.

“People don’t like being told what to do, but it’s better,” she said. “We’re mandated to have car insurance. It just doesn’t make sense to me that

we’re not mandated to have health insurance. It’s the responsible thing to do.”

Political science senior Tory Raymer disagreed with Fields about the mandated health insurance and said the reform imposes pressures on American people. It doesn’t represent their interests, she said.

“I feel that the government has this way of writing legislation so it’s hard for an ordinary American to actually understand what’s actually being put into the laws,” she said.

“It’s not an open and honest piece of legislation.”

Raymer said the American people are being deceived by the government and the media outlets.

“This is not the health care I think America really wanted,” Raymer said.

SDSU political science professor Emanuele Saccarelli said there is a lack of transparency in the government and legislation.

“So as a matter of fact, ordinary Americans don’t have a clear sense of the details of this and I think this is a

very deliberate and a calculated thing,” Saccarelli said.

He said the health care law is a boom for the private sector, which will get a mass of new forced consumers. But it does nothing to solve the health care crisis for the working people in this country, he said.

“It was sold as reform but I wouldn’t call it that,” Saccarelli said.

He said another issue that is very telling of the political character of the legislation as a whole is the way the public option was talked about in the beginning of the healthcare debate and then was quickly set aside.

Fields said she doesn’t understand why people were against the public option. It’d be a good thing for the government to take over health care because everyone would have free healthcare, she said.

The new health care law will be fully implemented in 2014. The government estimates that 95 percent of Americans will have health insurance by then, according to Fields.

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OPINION

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FREEDOM HAWK

Financial crisis teaches fiscal responsibility

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he recent statistics on unemployed college graduates in the work force should be troubling for San Diego State students. We have spent many years and a lot of money obtaining our college degree only to enter a desolate job market. With graduation on the horizon for many of us, the employment opportunities look bleak. The unemployment rate for workers aged 16 to 29 was 15.2 percent last month. Since many parents do not dole out financial help, students has that burden to deal with as well.

Sixty-one percent of higher education institutions have reported that an increase of more than 10 percent of students in need of financial aid.

Home ownership rates among people aged 25 to 29 decreased to 37.7 percent from a high point of 42 percent in 2006. Twentyone percent of young adults said they moved in with a friend or relative because of the economy or have a friend or relative that has moved in with them, according to the Pew Research Center. This is supported by the fact that 22 percent of people between the ages of 18 and 34 said they have been turned down for a mortgage, loan or credit card in

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the last year, according to www.findlaw.com.

As many people in the previous generation have seen their retirement funds and savings evaporated, they are forced to work longer than anticipated. This creates fewer employment opportunities and a far more competitive field for young graduates. We have more people in the work force who are older than 65 than ever before in recent times.

While all this data is daunting, there is a silver lining for our generation. Through being faced with having to pay for bailouts, decreasing the national debt and providing our parents’ generation with social security — which we will not receive — we have been presented the opportunity to become economically resilient. We can set a new course and standard for this country. We can repair our country through a new standard of fiscal responsibility and a sound long-term economic viewpoint.

This has been true of past generations and we do not need to look far back into his-

tory for an example. After the excesses of the Roaring ‘20s, the following generation was slapped with The Great Depression. That generation too, was faced with fixing an economic burden that was put on them by the over-indulgence of their parents.

Yet again in the 1980s, after a decade of stagflation, communist gains and an oil crisis left from the 1970s, our nation was faced with a moment of crisis. With the leadership of then President Ronald Reagan and Great Britain Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, not only was economic prosperity reinstituted in both the U.S. and the U.K., but also the 40year struggle with communism was brought to an end with victory.

Now, our generation is faced with the largest national debt in American history. The solution to overcoming these obstacles is quite practical, but it will not be easy. It will take courage. We must be more financially conservative than the generation before us.

We must separate our wants from our needs and save our money rather than continuously spend. It takes courage to face a financial crisis head-on and accept the necessary drawbacks. It takes courage to reject bailouts and the growing welfare state, which is some-

thing our parents’ generation has failed to do. It takes courage to confront and defeat your enemies and not appease them.

Faced with a lifetime of economic sacrifice, our generation must demonstrate responsibility. We can become more fiscally responsible and fix the mistakes of this major recession and keep it from ever occurring in our country again. The institutions our generation puts in place once we have power in Washington must be those of sound, long-term economic principles. Not those of short-term benefits with long-term failure. We must spend less and save more, even if it hurts.

While our short-term prosperity may be in jeopardy, our generation has the chance, through learning from this recession, to make our country economically stronger for generations to come.

—Patrick Walsh is a political science junior.

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

THE REALIST

Unpaid internships need stricter regulation

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uring the Great Depression people were willing to work for food. Now, during the “Great Recession” of today, people are working for free.

Unpaid internships have answered the demands of the desperate and unemployed with the promise of experience, a potential foot in the door for a future job and college credit for students.

The unemployment rate in the U.S. is 9.7 percent and according to The Wall Street Journal, college-graduate hiring decreased 22 percent last year. The job outlook for college graduates is bleak.

Internships have become the necessary alternative. In recent years, many paid internships have been given away to the more qualified professionals out of work rather than inexperienced college students seeking to secure a job after graduation or strengthen their résumés. To supplement this pressure, internships have set the new standard for competitive college graduates seeking work. Simply put, a graduating college student who does not have at least one internship on their résumé now faces a clear disadvantage against the thousands who do.

Paid internships are often scarce because they go to more experienced professionals who are often out of college.

College students are willing to work for free to get the required experience from jobs with higher standards for paid employees or interns, and also to get experience in a professional environment before graduation. Aside from experience and connections, the only tangible payoff offered to students is college credit.

Colleges encourage internships — some programs even require them — because they view this unpaid work with businesses and government agencies as hands-on educational training. Years into the recession, the government has only begun to address the widespread and undetected abuse this system allows. College credit for a student costs businesses almost nothing, but the rewards for business often equate to several part-time, unpaid staff. Nothing is stopping them from firing low-level employees and replacing them with unpaid interns to increase profits. The government does not keep a record of paid and unpaid internships, so there is no way to tell how often this happens. According to The New York Times, top state and federal regulators are only now beginning to worry that more employers are illegally using unpaid internships for free labor. M. Patricia Smith, the federal Labor Department’s top law

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enforcement official, and the wage and hour division are cracking down on unpaid internships nationwide because they are convinced that many of these internships violate minimum wage laws. This crack down should have started years ago.

So far, close to nothing has been done about this because most unpaid interns are unwilling to report potential abuses for fear of losing their pathway into a company or profession. Federal and state governments need to create a maximum number of working hours for unpaid interns so the educational system can keep its integrity.

Some unpaid interns have been desperate enough to work 40 hours a week for a company. Businesses should not be allowed to do this. We must create a legal limit for the number of hours interns are

allowed to work for college credit, so businesses cannot take advantage of people in the name of job training and education.

Allowing businesses to manipulate this system distorts the value of college units.

The Department of Labor prohibits interns from replacing the duties of an employee; the training must be similar to what would be offered in a vocational school or academic, educational instruction and the employer must not derive any immediate advantage from the activities of the trainee.

As of now, many businesses disregard these laws because the threat of legal enforcement is not strong enough. This is where we should rely on our teachers or college advisers for screening and protection.

The role of college advisers should focus on scrutinizing whether unpaid internships are actually educational. If an intern is spending their hours making copies, mopping bathrooms or getting cof-

fee for employees, they should not be given college credit. Volunteer work for for-profit companies is illegal. If college advisers do not investigate whether educational training is really taking place, it will remain difficult to stop this abuse.

The only way to maintain the integrity of this system is to increase government and university scrutiny, set national unpaid work hour standards and begin monitoring the sky rocketing number of paid and unpaid internships. Unpaid interning must be kept legitimate so we can maintain the true value of college credits.

—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.

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Corvette Diner nourishes nostalgic hunger K A R I L UU S TA F F W R I T E R

Corvette Diner’s gaudy idealization of the 1950s makes customers feel like they have strolled into the wrong decade, and one doesn’t even need a Delorean. A convertible is parked indoors and Elvis Presley and classic film memorabilia line the walls. A jukebox, checkered floors and poodle skirts are the norm; but this is not a diner that is easily dismissed.

At this joint, one will quickly see this rock ‘n’ roll diner has an exciting atmosphere filled with bubblegum-blowing, sassy waiters who are so rooted in character that it makes this restaurant an exciting place of choice for any night on the town. Of course, at this Americana eatery, burgers and shakes are to be expected. Corvette Diners’ patties are grilled in a tender manner and juicy with every bite, and one can find rich, creamy and untraditional flavored shakes such as almond mocha and Elvis-PBBanana-Marshmallow.

After 22 years in Hillcrest, Corvette Diner moved last year to Liberty Station in Point Loma. This new venue truly emphasizes the importance of location. The diner may no longer be in the center of the cultural hub of Hillcrest, but the advantage of the new venue is that it seats about 300 people, which is double the original size. It also has an extensive parking lot, which was an issue at the previous location because the restaurant made people pay to park.

For those antsy in their seat before the food arrives, a new feature in the diner a Gamer’s Garage, which is filled with almost 50 arcade games such as air hockey, Guitar Hero and ticket-winning activities, which are redeemable for prices.

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Corvette Diner now has specialty-themed rooms that add some extra excitement to the experience of dining. One psychedelic room is filled with fluorescent Beatles memorabilia and flower power ideology. The tables glow neon green and cast a silhouette on the tables every time they are touched. Another white room, which looks like a 1950s time machine, is filled with deep, red booths and rounded, window-like TV screens that play teenybobber classic films. There is even a racecar-inspired room, where little cars run

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along the walls on a track.

This restaurant may have a nostalgic flair for some, as it brings a homely quality to longtime favorites for any cool cat or daddio who misses the vintage and hip experience.

The extensive menu stays true to the typical diner but is not limited to scrumptious burgers and sweet desserts. It is also filled with salads and sandwiches geared toward any demographic.

Although the new Corvette Diner lacks some traditions from the old location such as

throwing excessive amounts of straws and Bazooka gum at customers, this new area makes this restaurant better than ever.

A tourist favorite, the Corvette Diner is worthy of a pilgrimage at least once during a stay in San Diego. The new Corvette Diner is located at 2965 Historic Decatur Rd. at Liberty Station in Point Loma. For more information about the restaurant visit www.cohnrestaurants.com/restaurants/corve ttediner.

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Extreme dating activities for active couples R AC H E L E . S W A N S O N CONTRIBUTOR

Impressing a significant other does not Impressing a siginificant other a new experience does not have to be difficult or costly.

Instead of dinner, try the thrill of indoor skydiving without being 10,000 feet suspended in the air; instead of a movie, try surfing without ever setting foot on the beach. For active couples looking to experience extreme activities without having to go to the extreme, these two adventures offer the opposite of a casual evening.

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Located just tqo hours from San Diego, Wind Tunnel Skydiving in Los Angeles offers the same experience of skydiving at terminal velocity, without jumping out of an airplane. “(The wind tunnel) simulates the same thrill of the free-fall experience; it replicates the same speed of

120 miles per hour that you would be falling from a plane,” Peterson, an experienced staff member of Wind Tunnel Skydiving, said.

The safety factor of freefalling through the air is the sole reason many choose not to participate in skydiving. The indoor vertical wind tunnel eliminates this problem by providing an alternate way to replicate the same sensation. Certified instructors are only a few feet away to offer guidance at any moment.

First-timers can start a few feet above the air stream to gain a comfort level before advancing to higher altitudes and more difficult maneuvers. Fear of heights or fear of falling is eased, providing those hesitant to jump with the same experience and sensation of skydiving without the worry. This date provides the perfect bonding opportunity for active couples looking for a thrill.

Wave House For couples interested in a more grounded experience, Wave House bar in Mission Beach offers anything but an average dining experience. As the name implies, Wave House offers the perfect waves in a controlled setting for couples wanting to learn or showcase their surfing skills.

The FlowRider is one of the two surfing styles offered at the Wave House. It is a man-made wave available for those with or without experience. “(It combines the feel of) surfing, snowboarding, skim, skate and wakeboarding,” the Wave House Web site states.

Or for couples unafraid of some friendly competition, take on the challenge offered with the FlowBarrel, which consists of the perfect curl towering at a peak of 10 feet, created with 100,000 gallons of water at 30 mph.

Both locals and distant travellers have enjoyed these waves, including some celebrities such as Jack Black and Tony Hawk. Sarah Abraham, an employee at the Wave House, remembers overcoming the feeling of intimidation of the first time riding the waves.

“(The Wind tunnel) simulates the same thrill of the free-fall experience; it replicates the same speed of 120 miles per hour that you would be falling from a plane.”

—Peterson Staff member of Wind Tunnel Skydiving “The fact of being there with everyone having a great time was truly the best experience ever,” she said.

Abraham recommends riding these waves as the perfect activity for couples Nothing strengthens a bond like taking on a new challenge or engaging in friendly competition with a significant other.

Energetic individuals interested in unconventional activities can offer the excitement of experiencing something new together that a standard dinner and movie date might not accomplish.

For more information on these unconventional date ideas, check out www.wavehousesandiego.com and www.windtunnelskydiving.com.

Differing religions can complicate the dating world M AT T S A LWA S S E R S TA F F W R I T E R

A Google search for “dating and religion” returns a little more than 64 million results. So it’s clear, this is a topic that is greatly prevalent.

For some, the experience of dating someone with different religious or spiritual beliefs can be as trivial of a problem as what their partner’s favorite type of eggs are or what their Halloween costume was in 10th grade. But for others, their partner’s choice in religion may play a pivotal role in the relationship’s blooming, “The Notebook”-style success, or its fiery, apocalyptic demise. The outcome of either choice depends on how the situation is handled.

Most students have at least a basic idea of what their religious beliefs consist of or what they are looking for in a partner. In a situation when one’s religious beliefs don’t match their partner’s, it may be advisable that each person asks himself or herself how much it means to them that their partner believes in the same faith.

“The most important thing to understand is that the other person, no matter how compatible you are, is going to have a different view on things,” political science and media studies junior Alyson Fargher said. “Like politics, religion, that kind of stuff.” Fargher, a self described non-practicing Christian is currently in a nearly one-year relationship with an atheist.

Fargher emphasized that understanding and compromising in a relationship is critical.

“As much as you believe in your faith, your partner’s going to have their own views and you have to learn to accept,” she said.

Gen Kelsang Atisha, a Kadampa Buddhist monk and resident teacher at the Vajrarupini Buddhist Center in Banker’s Hill would agree with Fargher. “(Buddhism) focuses on accepting people and having love and respect for them regardless of their beliefs or views,” Atisha said.

Atisha said that someone being uncomfortable with another’s religion is his or her own problem, no one else’s.

Elise Curry, a 10-year practicing Buddhist, enjoys practicing her religion with her partner, Kathy Dolan.

“I think it is vital that (partners) respect each others beliefs,” she said. “Kathy (Dolan) and I find strength in practicing Buddhism together … (Practicing the same religion) is not necessary, but helpful (for couples) if they do. I think if they both have some kind of spiritual path, even if it is different from each other, it helps.”

According to an article on Christian marriage on http://christian-parenting.suite101.com, keeping God involved in a relationship is essential for Christians.

“You need to remember that it was God who brought you together and God who will keep you together,” the Web site states. “Marriage is not easy, even for the strongest of couples, but when you take the time to remember God each and every day, your marriage will stay strong.”

The site also states that praying and worshipping together as a couple is healthy for a relationship.

However, when sharing a religion or accepting a partner’s choice does not work, a certain amount of effort and patience is needed to keep the relationship healthy and functional. In time, the differing beliefs may find a peaceful balance, and if not, there is always another option. “... (If a difference in religion) is something that shakes your inner core,” Fargher said.

“That your partner believes in a different faith, then it might not work out.”

After both people have discussed the situation, they may find that their different beliefs are a persistent problem and cannot be compromised. In this case, after careful consideration, it may be appropriate for each person to go their separate ways. This will inevitably be a difficult decision to reach, which is why it is so pivotal to communicate and understand what each person wants.

Communication is an undeniably important factor in any relationship, be it with friends, family members or significant others.

“You should always try for a compromise,” Fargher said.

Religion plays a factor in many aspects of society, from politics to colleges, births to funerals. To be able to understand what religion means on a personal level is special, to be able to work with someone else with that idea in mind might be even more so.

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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: WNBA’s Fever drafts Morris CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 national attention during their run to the Sweet 16, but getting a player into the professional ranks brings it to a whole new level.

“It means a lot, especially for our women’s program,” Morris said. “It shows that if you work hard and believe, anything is possible.

This should help with recruits and better position this program to continue its success.”

Morris will also be looking to continue her success, but at the next level. It will be a quick turnaround though, as she will be moving in two weeks to start training camp. Not only that, but because she is still an SDSU student she will have to balance both priorities.

“It’s expected most players have to go through this because of when the season starts,” Morris said. “I will be like the majority, luckily I’m only taking one unit.”

Morris will fit well on a team known for its defense. Indiana has been in the WNBA’s top

three in terms of scoring defense for the past five years and has also led the league in steals in three of the past four seasons.

But it wasn’t just her defense that got the Fever’s attention; her 17.1 points per game as a senior stood out as well.

“With Morris, we were looking at her scoring ability,” General Manager Kelly Krauskopf told USA Today. “She’s so fast and so quick.

We know that her pedigree early on in her career was defense, but what we really liked about her was her offense.”

Morris will surely be a force on either side of the ball and head coach Lin Dunn thinks she could play during her rookie season. But for now, Morris is enjoying being a WNBA player.

“It feels great,” Morris said. “I have a job and I’m getting paid to play the game I love. A childhood dream has come true.”

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BASEBALL

Aztecs win offensive shootout at Air Force F E L I N A T A M BA KO S S TA F F W R I T E R

It doesn’t take a physics degree to understand that baseballs tend to fly farther in high altitudes because of decreased friction in the air, but the San Diego State baseball team used this weekend as an open lab experiment.

Saturday’s game against the Air Force in Colorado Springs looked like batting practice for SDSU 16 SDSU, as they AFA 9 defeated the Falcons 16-9.

The Win boosts their overall record 14-18 and their Mountain West Conference record to 3-5.

Every Aztec in the starting lineup got a hit at least once, including leadoff batter and senior second baseman Mitch Blackburn, who now has a nine-game hitting streak.

Also impressive was sophomore right-fielder Brandon Meredith’s totals for the day. Out of the team’s 15 hits Saturday, Meredith was responsible for five in his six plate appearances.

Meredith claims that his recent success is thanks to SDSU Director of Player Development, Mark Viramontes. “(Viramontes) was helping me with the 2-strike approach, and saying I was striking out too much,” Meredith said. “He helped me figure out what I need to do to go up there and not get frustrated.”

Meredith drove in one RBI and crossed the plate four times himself.

He was one of two runners to score in the first inning, and also tallied runs in the third, fifth, and seventh.

Sophomore third baseman Chris Wilson had one of the strongest games in his career,

knocking two doubles into the outfield and bringing in five RBIs. SDSU scored eight runs in the fifth inning and was able to maintain its lead throughout the entire ballgame.

Freshman starting pitcher Bryan Crabb pitched the first seven innings for the Aztecs, giving up seven hits, and four walks, holding Air Force to two earned runs, leaving nine runners on base. Crabb retired his glove with the scoreboard reading 16-2, receiving the win for his performance (3-3).

The Falcons turned up the heat with a rally in the bottom of the eighth inning facing relievers senior Kegan Sharp and freshman Kyle Shaver. Unsteady SDSU pitching gave up seven runs on only four hits and one out, taking the score to its final 16-9.

“I wasn’t nervous about them coming back,” Meredith said. “We just needed to make some plays and get out of there with the victory.”

Junior closer Ryan Wynveen came in to close up the eighth, and also solidified the win, closing the bottom of the ninth in three short at bats.

The success against the Air Force stretches the Aztecs’ win streak to four, including game one’s 14-9 triumph that stretched into a 10th inning the day before.

Sophomore pitcher Johnny Pecoraro received his second win for the season after sealing up a scoreless extra inning, taking him to 2-1.

Also a star on Friday afternoon, Meredith went 3-6 with five RBI. “When you have opportunities like in practice, you got to use them and get yourself better,” Meredith said of his success. “It comes down to coaching, going out there every day and sticking with what works.”

Glenn Connelly / Photo Editor

After getting a hit in Saturday’s game against Air Force, senior second baseman Mitch Blackburn extended his hit-streak to nine games.

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Aztecs lose on senior day

David J. Olender / Assistant Photo Editor

B E AU B E A R D E N S E N I O R S TA F F W R I T E R

Before Saturday’s contest against UCLA, the San Diego State water polo team recognized its lone senior Melissa de Jonckheere in front of a packed crowd.

It proved to inspire SDSU’s play, but it UCLA 7 w a s n ’ t enough, as SDSU 5 the Bruins pulled off the 7-5 victory on Senior Day at the Aztec Aquaplex.

“MJ (de Jonckheere) has been everything you could want in a student-athlete,” head coach Carin Crawford said. “She’s just got the best disposition, she works really hard and she has been a wonderful captain for us. It’s always hard (to send off seniors).”

The Aztecs came out with intensity in the opening minutes, taking a 2-0 lead. But UCLA quickly responded with two goals of its own.

Both teams stepped up their defense in the second period and kept each other off the board until

the Bruins scored on a 6-on-5 opportunity to take a 3-2 lead.

SDSU would respond 20 seconds later though, and again later in the period to have the advantage going into halftime.

The second half was a different story for the Aztecs (18-12 overall, 0-6 in Mountain Pacific Sports Federation play), who only notched one goal. The Bruins (17-6, 4-2 in MPSF play), on the other hand, took advantage of their power plays and four goals was more than enough to lead them to victory.

WOMEN’S TENNIS

SDSU cruises in MWC match CHUCK HERRMANN S TA F F W R I T E R

After a rocky four-game road trip in which the San Diego State women’s tennis team lost four straight matches, it has been able to rebound nicely and pick up some momentum as the Mountain West Conference Championship Tournament looms.

SDSU beat a very talented TCU Horned Frogs team on F r i d a y behind the AZTECS 6 stellar play of No. 78 LOBOS 1 freshman A l i c i a Aguilar, who got the close out victory. Then the Aztecs turned around and handled New Mexico on Saturday at the Fertitta Tennis Complex at UNLV’s campus.

The Ellison sisters continued their impressive No. 1 doubles season, as sophomores Sierra and Roxanne set the tone early by beating Anya Villanueva and Ashley Bonner 8-2.

The doubles teams of Aguilar and junior Olivia Colman as well as junior Julia Trunk and freshman Julia Wais were able to get the clean sweep at the doubles point at the No. 3 and No. 2 spots, respectively.

Colman then continued the strong Saturday for SDSU by getting the first singles win of the day,

Nicholas Santiago / Staff Photographer

After losing its first two Mountain West Conference games, the San Diego State women’s tennis team has defeated both TCU and New Mexico, consecutively.

beating Amy Shipperd 6-2, 6-1.

No. 50 ranked Trunk continued her impressive season by beating Villanueva in three sets.

The latest two wins for the Aztecs have brought the team record back up to .500 at 9-9 on

the year, with a 2-3 record against MWC opponents.

SDSU will begin a four game home stand to close out the regular season on Thursday against Colorado State at the Aztec Tennis Center.

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Backstreet’s Back — All right?

T

he words shouted last Thursday were ones I never expected to hear again.

“San Diego, are you ready for some Backstreet Boys?!”

I stood in the throwback concert crowd of 200 lucky fans — all there to get back at the mothers who wouldn’t take them to see the Boys when they were in middle school.

Nick, Brian, Howie and AJ, listed in order of importance, appeared to remind us all that Backstreet’s back (All right!).

Apparently they’ve been “back” since 2007. Was I the only one who didn’t get that memo? I suppose AJ will continue to be around “as long as you love him” … and even after you stop. Mr. Carter said it best: “We’re the Brett Favres of the music industry.” There are so many ways to respond to that. I’ll let this be one of those insert-your-ownjoke-here situations.

The audience was full of the kind of people who were genuinely excited the day “Twilight”famous Taylor Lautner turned 18 years old. No one could fit into the Backstreet fan T-shirts they bought during their training bra years, so the homemade puffypainted tank top lived strong. I didn’t have one because I just couldn’t decide what to write: “You’ve Been Replaced by Bieber,” “Which Of You Is Going Out with Miley?” or “I Heart Jonas

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Brothers.” Eventually, I settled on my Justin Timberlake FutureSex / LoveSounds tour shirt.

The very small room was packed to the brim. I imagine the public relations guy got the idea from the new Heinz ketchup — if you have less, just put it all in a smaller bottle and hope no one will notice. The only problem — everyone was close enough to realize that AJ now has blond hair and a brunet beard, which begs the question: Is he only here because Burger King fired him for lack of professional appearance?

Maybe it’s that hair choice that has kept MTV from giving him a reality TV show. Carter was the only one of the five that took that route: E!’s “House of Carters.”

Maybe they all just learned from his mistake.

I was moderately impressed by the show itself — even though they took a five-year break, those Boys still dance *NSYNC. (Get it?

Get it?) I was kind of hoping that they were changing their name to the Backstreet Men or Backstreet Senior Citizens, but I’ll admit the show was a lot of fun regardless.

Unfortunately, the stars and starlettes who do not need to shave yet own the contemporary pop music world. Sad, but true.

I’ll just make a blind opinion disguised as fact, because my theater history professor loves my con-

stant use of universal statements: All the pop beats we have been bopping our heads to during our daily commute are by artists who still wear a retainer at night.

My favorite, of course, is Justin Bieber. There is something so magnetic, so fresh, so …

Canadian. Oh that’s why he was given to us. Americans needed someone other than Celine Dion as a bullet point in the “Wait, Canada is a country?” discussion. Regardless, as my friend Bradley put it so eloquently, “I’m not sure about Bieber singing on SNL this week … isn’t it a little past his bedtime?”

That said, I do feel pretty bad for the Backstreet Boys. How can it compete with the bullet-fast metabolism of the Clearasil-sponsored pop stars? I can’t imagine how hard it is for Brian to come home to his kids after a hard night’s work just to find them all wearing Taylor Swift T-shirts.

We need to support the Boys!

If you want to catch the rest of the Backstreet Boys tour, feel free to Google the dates. At first it’ll say “Do you mean: *NSYNC?” But keep scrolling ... eventually you’ll find it.

BY LINDA C. BLACK, TRIBUNE MEDIA SERVICES

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (4/12/10) Financial matters continue to challenge your creativity this year.Your success grows out of an increased capacity to use both sides of your brain when making decisions and plans. In addition, artistic talents provide an income stream to supplement other resources.

ARIES (March 21 - April 19) - Today is a 7 If you can take the day off with your significant other, you'll discover romance at your fingertips. If you can't, plan an evening that starts as early as possible.

TAURUS (April 20 - May 20) - Today is a 7 - Take extra care when working on creative projects, especially when using sharp instruments. Make refinements in small increments, and evaluate as you go.

GEMINI (May 21 - June 21) - Today is a 6 Every time you meet a deadline, you turn an obstacle into opportunity. Delivering ahead of time eliminates pressure for everyone and frees you for the next great idea.

CANCER (June 22 - July 22) - Today is a 5 You find yourself in the spotlight without part of your costume. Oops! Grab an associate or two and ask them to fix it, now! They'll jump to help.

LEO (July 23 - Aug. 22) - Today is a 5 - You may be tempted to tiptoe around a problem today. A better strategy would be to face obstacles head-on while pulling strings in the background.

VIRGO (Aug. 23 - Sept. 22) - Today is a 5 Be aware of your partner's unusual needs.

The challenge is to meet demands even when neither of you enjoys the process.

Add empathy, and then just take care of it.

LIBRA (Sept. 23 - Oct. 22) - Today is an 8 A solid strategy for work would be to challenge all participants. Inspire enthusiasm by focusing on practical outcomes that everyone can appreciate.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23 - Nov. 21) - Today is a 7 - Spread your charm as far as you like.

There's plenty to go around. Meanwhile, keep your opinions to yourself.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 - Dec. 21) - Today is a 6 - You'll get more done today if you work around everyone else.They have their own challenges, unrelated to yours.

Leave them to their own devices.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 - Jan. 19) - Today is a 7 - Everything will work out the way you want if you pay attention to your partner's requests. If you don't, you'll face major obstacles.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 - Feb. 18) - Today is a 5 - You surprise even yourself with your careful management.You recognize the challenge in stretching dollars to cover it all. Reward yourself, too.

PISCES (Feb. 19 - March 20) - Today is a 6 What a difference it makes to be aware of your partner's foibles, and vice versa. Both of you feel a bit compulsive today.

Creative teasing is in order. © 2010,TRIBUNE MEDIA SERVICES INC.

—Kristen Ace Nevarez is a theater arts junior who wants you to visit www.musigmagolf.com.

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

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