The Daily Aztec - Vol. 95, Issue 107

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Vol. 95, Issue 107

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Students learn sustainability K R I ST I N A B L A K E A S S I S TA N T C I T Y E D I T O R

CSU SAFETY The CSU must reconfigure its budget to make student safety a priority. page 2

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GREENFEST Read about some of the best GreenFest events happening on campus this week. page 4

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COSTLY ERRORS SDSU’s clumsy day cost the team a win against Utah on Sunday at Tony Gwynn Stadium. page 5

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Some San Diego State students are learning both inside and outside the classroom.

Six students are developing and managing a sustainable farm at the Santa Margarita Ecological Reserve, which is a Research Field Station of SDSU and the SDSU Research Foundation. The project is for a new political science class called Food Justice and Food Sustainability.

“My students are wonderful,” lecturer Dr. David Larom, who hopes to expand the course into a farming program, said. “I’m just giving them a lot of freedom and they’re defining their own roles and the work is getting done.”

The Center for Community Based Service-Learning and the Center for Regional Sustainability, two programs housed in the Division of Undergraduate Studies, asked Larom to create and teach a sustainability-oriented service learning course.

“It’s a key piece of sustainability to learn how to grow our own food,” Larom said. “We are in deep trouble with our food supply and to get around that we have to get closer to the land.”

In addition to learning about concepts of food justice and food security, the 17 students in the class participate in various community projects related to course topics. Six of Larom’s students decided to work on Aztec Farms.

Division of Undergraduate Studies Dean Geoffrey Chase said the hands-on approach is the best way to teach students the meaning of sustainability.

“This project is a perfect example of how we all benefit when students connect the learning they do in the classroom with learning in a community,” Chase said. “Through this project, students connect theory to practice, and in the process of doing so make a significant difference for the campus.”

Management senior Keryna Johnson said she has learned a lot from the course.

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San Diego State students have developed and managed a sustainable farm this semester. They hope to soon sell their produce on campus.

“I think that we as a country need to be self-sufficient when it comes to our food,” she said. “In the class I’ve learned a lot about where our food comes from and it’s kind of scary to think that most of our food comes from other countries … We have to have some local resources.

Just like we shouldn’t have dependence on other countries for energy, we shouldn’t be dependent on other countries for food either.”

Sustainability and environmental studies senior Sarah Ealey said she has enjoyed doing something good for the community.

“The community outreach portion of the class gives me the ability and encouragement to both learn about how the issues of food insecurity affect our community directly, and then to also be part of the

solution,” Ealey said. “That’s what we are trying to do at Aztec Farms.

We are trying to learn in a handson way about sustainable agriculture to provide a resource for our fellow students, as well as to participate in efforts to make our community more food-secure.

Aztec Farms is the best outdoor classroom you can get.”

Johnson hopes the class will continue so other students can get involved.

“I think it’s important to have an opportunity to do something tangible and not just listen to lectures and read textbooks,” she said.

“Even students in our class who weren’t really excited about getting dirty have actually had a lot of fun with some of the community service projects we’ve done.”

Larom and his students plan to eventually sell their produce on campus and in the community.

He said many students have expressed their interest in the course and its topics. Larom suggested students attend the third annual Cultivating Food Justice Conference, which will promote the creation of an equitable and sustainable food system through education, networking and direct action. The free conference will take place from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on April 24 and 25 on campus.

“I think students get this message and they care about it,” Larom said. “There’s something that drives us to want to understand our connection to the land and food and break that cycle of dependence and waste.”

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The Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 might make it easier for Pell Grant applicants to receive money.

President Barack Obama signed the act on March 30 and part of its stipulations include cutting intermediary agencies for student loans, such as Sallie Mae that profit from the interest on such loans.

The act will affect higher education, even though it is part of health care reform legislation. According to San Diego State American Politics professor, J.T. Smith, attaching education legislation to health care was a strategic move by the Democrats to prevent the Republicans from filibustering it.

Meshing multiple types of legislation together is normal in

Congress, according to Brian Adams, an associate professor in the political science department.

“The trend in Congress has been to add more and more stuff into a bill,” Adams said. “Once it's in a bill, it's hard to remove and it basically forces people to support it, who wouldn't otherwise support it.”

The changes from The Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 are mostly administrative and won't affect students acquiring loans, according to Adams.

“It's not going to make that big of a difference for students,” Adams said. “The real difference is for the companies that are now getting cut out and for the federal government that can save money.”

In the past, banks and private companies administered loans to students and the loans were backed by the federal government,

creating an ideal situation for lenders, according to Smith.

However, implementation of the new act will mean the federal government will supply loans directly to students and will obtain all of the profit from the interest. The goal was for the federal government to save money, Smith said.

He also doesn't think the takeover of student loans by the federal government will lead to inefficiencies in supplying the loan.

“It's not that complicated to make a loan to a person,” Smith said.

Now that the federal government will supply direct student loans doesn't necessarily mean that Sallie Mae and other companies will go out of business, according to Chris Collins, SDSU associate director of financial aid and scholarships. The companies will probably survive on alternative loans, he said.

According to both Smith and Collins, the federal government will save a substantial amount of money by directly providing loans, which means it will be able to offer more money for Pell Grant applicants.

“That was a primary reason behind eliminating the financial institutions from the student loan program,” Collins said. “The money that was being used for subsidies to private lenders would no longer be needed and could be converted into new Pell Grant dollars.”

Ultimately, the legislation won't impact SDSU students applying for loans, according to Collins.

“This will not create any problems at SDSU since we have been a longtime participant in the Direct Loan Program and have found that it serves our students very well,” Collins said.

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Tuesday, April 20, 2010

LOYAL DISSENTER

Vatican scandals Campus safety must show need for reform be made a priority

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ost people consider the Catholic Church a sacred entity that always has the best interests of its followers in mind.

But as more and more cases of sexual abuse within the church come to light, some are starting to reconsider.

In 1985, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger signed a letter that resisted requests to unfrock an American priest who had a history of sexually molesting children. Ratzinger, who became Pope Benedict XVI in 2005, agreed that the negative publicity would damage the church.

News agencies and governments around the globe are now revealing thousands of cases of sexual abuses against minors committed by Catholic priests throughout the past 60 years. The Vatican has tried to protect the pope against allegations from the international community that claim using secrecy in sexual abuse cases is equivalent to a deliberate obstruction of justice in civil courts.

“But now under attack from the world, which has been telling us about our sins ... we realize that it’s necessary to repent,” the pope said.

The pope has asked his followers to repent for sins committed by these priests. These priests have ruined thousands of lives though rape and molestation and the Catholic Church only asks that its followers repent for what has been done. Despite the horrific abuse this secrecy policy has allowed, the Catholic Church has been willing to withhold reports of sexual crimes from civil authorities. On March 12, the Vatican issued guidelines for the first time, explicitly requiring church officials to report sexual abuse crimes to the police, according to The Los Angeles Times. The U.S. and the rest of the international community must demand that the Vatican enforce this policy and reveal current cases of abuse hidden under the secrecy policy. We must also request the Catholic Church release its records of past abuse to the public. The old policy directly creates an obstruction of justice and has facilitated violations of the basic human rights of the thousands of young victims, and we must hold the Vatican responsible.

So long as the Vatican is willing to enforce change to its secrecy practices, the international community must do what it can to protect minors from abuse. Nations do not have the jurisdiction to intervene in incidents that occur within the Vatican walls, but they can take proper legal action within their borders.

We cannot trust the Vatican will take appropriate action to condemn these acts through action. Even if it was willing to bring priests to trial, its court system is archaic and blatantly disrespects international human rights laws.

According to The New York Times, Monsignor Scicluna, a high-ranking Vatican

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official overseeing internal investigations, revealed details on March 13 concerning 3,000 accusations of abuse in the past decade.

He said that of these 3,000 accused priests, 80 percent came from the U.S., and that about only 20 percent were brought to Vatican trial courts, in both local dioceses and in Rome, where some priests were acquitted. He added that in about 1,800 of these cases, the accused did not come to trial, mainly because the men facing these accusations were elderly. He went on to describe that a mere 300 priests have been accused of pedophilia by the Vatican in the past nine years and that these convictions concerned the acts of diocesan and priests committed throughout the past 50 years.

According to Scicluna, these 3,000 cases represent only what was reported to the Vatican. According to BBC, a separate report commissioned by the Catholic Church in 2004 revealed that more than 4,000 priests in the U.S. had faced sexual abuse allegations throughout the past 50 years, in cases involving more than 10,000 children, most of whom were young boys. This report contradicts Scicluna’s description of the Vatican’s trials.

In the past, the pope was willing to protect the image of the Catholic Church before the lives of children. At this point, we can assume that the Catholic Church’s secrecy policy has allowed scores of priests around the world to keep their own crimes hidden.

The pope has the responsibility to enforce this change in the secrecy policy, if not for morality’s sake, then for the protection of basic human rights. Mere apologies will not amend the sexual molestation of thousands.

The magnitude of this obstruction of justice has granted nations around the world the authority to intervene.

If the Catholic Church receives any complaint of abuse, it must report the incident to civil law enforcement. If abuse is reported to legal authorities, we must investigate and take firm legal action against every church official who held knowledge of the crime, no matter what position they hold in church hierarchy.

This is the only way to ensure Catholic priests and diocesan will not continue to abuse children. No person deserves to be above this kind of law, no matter what religion they belong to.

—Tom Hammel is a political science sophomore.

—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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f only those in charge of the California State University system were compelled to hold students’ safety as the priority. Unfortunately, this is not the case.

An investigation conducted by California Watch, a project of The Center for Investigative Reporting, found that there are about180 buildings owned by the CSU system that are unsafe to occupy in the event of a major earthquake. The investigation found that San Diego State’s Love Library could collapse during a major earthquake.

Many people, including CSU officials, are inclined to disregard the safety hazards posed by out-of-date buildings.

In light of recent tremors felt throughout San Diego, the CSU’s inattention to dangerous buildings is a cause for major concern.

The CSU community should capitalize on these recent earthquakes as a catalyst for changing its budgeting priorities.

SDSU structural engineering professor Ziad Bayasi recently told The Daily Aztec that old SDSU buildings were up to code when they were built so they wouldn’t collapse in the event of an earthquake.

The Love Library surely could have increased safety risks since its construction about 40 years ago. To make the assumption that it is as earthquake-ready now as it was when it was built is a complete disregard for the safety of thousands of students.

The California Watch uncovered that the extensive analysis has already proved the Love Library would collapse in a major earthquake. University officials have known about it since 2006 or earlier.

Bayasi said that a truly detailed assessment of a building’s safety during an earthquake can be done after an actual earthquake happens. What he means is we should just wait and see what happens. It appears that, for the sake of accuracy, he does not want to deem the Love Library unsafe until it collapses.

Thomas Kennedy, the chief of CSU architecture and engineering, said the universities do not always make seismic safety a top priority.

“You realize that (seismic safety) is an important issue but it’s probably not the most important issue as seen at any one time,” Kennedy said. Kennedy also thinks that potential hazards such as the Love Library will not be a priority until they prove to be actual hazards.

These prevailing “wait and see” attitudes of the university are ridiculous. Yes, seismic upgrades are expensive projects,

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but if we keep waiting for stronger justification for the investment, it will be too late.

Procrastinating on these projects could lead to irreparable damages.

Construction projects such as Modern Space or the Parma Payne Goodall Alumni Center are the kinds of projects that take priority, and not making sure the Love Library is safe. Kennedy pointed out that at “any one time” these types of projects are more important. Of course at almost any given time, a profitable construction project such as the new alumni center seems more important to a cash-strapped institution than a costly project that will protect people in the rare event of an earthquake. In the eyes of university officials, there is the uncertainty of whether these seismic upgrades would be worthwhile and therefore they are inclined to put them on the back burner.

It is nice to think that CSU officials would somehow decide on their own to invest in safety before profit. If it were mandatory for the CSU to follow a standard that made campus safety of utmost importance, officials might reconsider their priorities.

Unfortunately there is currently no such mandate in place. CSU policies do not require unsafe buildings be fixed first.

In fact, there are even limitations within the CSU building budget on which money can be spent to upgrade buildings that do not follow seismic code.

Hopefully, the recent tremors have shaken the CSU community to the point where it will demand permanent changes to CSU policy. There must be a mandate within its policy for the CSU to first invest in insuring that university buildings are safe for its students. The CSU cannot afford to rely on its buildings being safe most of the time. University structures should withstand the types of natural disasters that are causing increasing devastation around the world.

The CSU budget policy’s primary priority needs to be an investment in buildings that are safe for people to occupy at all times.

—Sally Schilling is a political science senior.

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

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Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Preserving the Going green for GreenFest ocean at SDSU E R I K A C U E VA

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There will be no shortage of activities this week thanks to the annual weeklong GreenFest organized by Associated Students. Aimed to advocate sustainable awareness and Aztec pride, students will have the opportunity to enjoy several events and vendors all week that promote the sustainable movement.

Tonight: SDSU Night at Petco Park

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The Save My Ocean Tour comes to campus to promote an eco-friendly future.

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The highly anticipated, monthlong tour that has enlightened and educated college students across the nation with art, film and music arrived yesterday at San Diego State. The Save My Oceans Tour, sponsored by Participant Media, is visiting about 30 college campuses to raise awareness about plastic pollution, overfishing and the importance of maintaining marine-protected zones.

The tour’s purpose is to educate students about excessive plastic consumption that leads to major ocean pollution, as well as provide them with environmentally friendly alternatives, Eddie Dondaldson, correspondent with The Marketing Division, which produced the tour, said.

Disneynature’s film OCEANS inspired this purpose, which hits theaters nationwide on Thursday.

Brita pitchers, reusable Nalgene water bottles and shopping bags from ChicoBags, a company devoted to reducing singleuse bag waste, are some of the earth-friendly products that will be given away. To take part in the cause, students can pledge to use only recyclable bottles and bags.

The pledge can be made on campus at the Aztec Center walkway or online at www.savemyoceans.com. EmergenC, another tour sponsor, will be giving away a yearlong supply of its vitamin-filled powder packets to eight students through the online registration. People unable to attend can make the pledge by texting “oceans” to 77717 to join the Save My Oceans campaign and to follow its progress.

The tour will be giving away movie tickets to 500 students who make the pledge for an advanced screening of OCEANS. Created by the studio that produced the record-setting film “Earth,” the movie will show never-before-seen underwater scenes captured by the latest underwater technology, according to a Save My Oceans Tour press release. As part of the “See OCEANS, Save Oceans” initiative, Disneynature will make a contribution to the Nature Conservancy to save coral reefs in honor of every guest who sees the movie during the first week of its release (April 22-28).

Also part of the festivities to raise awareness is an art installation of sculptural creatures that many students may see while

walking by the Freedom Steps from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. this Monday through Thursday.

The installation, entitled “Infiltrate,” was created by Julie B, a Planet Illogica artist and owner of Pretty in Plastic, a company specializing in couture toys. The creatures are built out of recycled plastic bottles and biodegradable materials. Featured are 4-foot-long sea turtles, albatross with 7-foot wingspans and 4-foot-tall jellyfish.

These eco-friendly works of art are more than what meets the eye. In the daylight, they are opaque, but at night they illuminate from the inside revealing plastic bottles hidden inside each creature’s belly. This demonstrates the way wildlife scour the ocean for food and come up with discarded bottles and other pollution, according to the Participant Media press release.

It is rumored that SDSU students may see some Padre and Giant baseball players hanging out on campus giving away baseball tickets to students. Some believe that the baseball players will be on campus because they appeared on other college campuses, such as University of Southern California, where Players for the Planet gave away 100 Dodgers and 100 Angels tickets to students, according to Donaldson.

Students can conclude the memorable celebrations in honor of Mother Earth at the GreenFest Concert from 7 to 11 p.m. on Friday in the Open Air Theatre. The concert, organized by Associated Students, will feature LMFAO and DJ Skeet Skeet. Save My Oceans Tour will be giving away 150 tickets to students who get 10 people to make the vital pledge.

Companies that have contributed to the cause include the Surfrider Foundation, a nonprofit grassroots organization dedicated to the protection of the world’s oceans, waves and beaches and Studio Number One, an art studio founded by Shepard Fairey, who created the art for the tour bags, fliers and posters.

These companies recognize the potential in young people and know their support and knowledge is crucial for more positive, societal changes in the future.

Each student who takes the pledge and makes some minimal adjustments in their daily routine can make a difference in saving the oceans from pollution and supporting the movement toward sustainability. For more information about the events on campus visit www.savemyoceans.com.

Today is the second annual SDSU Night at the Ballpark. The Padres will play the San Francisco Giants starting at 7:05 p.m. Tickets can be purchased at the Aztec Center Ticket Office for $10. A limited amount of free trolley passes will be given out to students who arrive at 5 p.m. at the campus trolley station.

and Cultural Event will promote social awareness and strive to make everyday life more “green.”

From 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. a fair featuring sustainable businesses and organizations will be at the Open Air Theatre and Campanile Walkway.

This will be a good opportunity for students interested in professional networking opportunities.

The west side of campus will see some action from 10 a.m. to noon on Thursday when a tree will be planted in front of the College of Arts and Letters Building.

Jerome Ringo, the GreenFest keynote speaker, will be traveling from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. across campus. Ringo, an advocate for environmental justice and clean energy, will give presentations for environmental awareness and sustainability. For

more information about his presentations visit www.as.sdsu.edu/greenlove/JeromeRin go.html.

All of these events lead to Friday’s GreenFest evening festival from 7 to 11 p.m. on Campanile Walkway. These events are open to students and are either free or relatively inexpensive.

Also among the eventful festivities happening this week, a local and sustainable company BottleHood will be making its debut on campus. The company repurposes glass bottles taken from bars, restaurants, parties and events and sells newly made glassware to the public. For more information about this eco-friendly company visit www.bottlehood.com.

Wednesday: Clean fuel car show From 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Wednesday there will be an alternative car zone on Campanile Walkway. Alternative fuel cars will be displayed, including vehicles that use biodiesel, ethanol, electricity and natural gas. The first privately owned plug-in hybrid electric vehicle in San Diego will also be featured. This is a great opportunity to learn about the technology of ecofriendly transportation.

Thursday: Earth Day This Thursday is Earth Day, which is the most important day of GreenFest and there will be several events on campus.

From noon to 7 p.m. there will be a beer garden at the Aztec Center Outdoor Patio with a special theme.

Save the Ales: A Garden, Compost

Courtesy of Jessica Goodwin

GreenFest shows its support of sustainability by encouraging environmental awareness.

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BASEBALL

Mistakes plague Aztecs in 5-4 loss

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Silly, erroneous plays showered the San Diego State baseball team on Sunday.

There were runners slipping and getting tagged out, outfielders colliding after converging for fly balls, a pop-up lost in the sun and fumbled plays in the infield.

And unfortunately for SDSU, when the game against Utah at Tony Gwynn Stadium came down to the bottom of the ninth, the mistakes continued.

In the final frame, the Aztecs trailed the Utes 5-4, but couldn’t find any kind of rhythm. SDSU ended the night with a pick-off at first, a strikeout on a fouled bunt attempt and a groundout at first.

“Today’s loss leaves a real sour taste in your mouth because you battle back from being three runs down, you get even, and then you find yourself where you could win,” head coach Tony Gwynn said. “You hope somebody can get out there and make a play, make a pitch, but we couldn’t.”

Gwynn had a lot of planning to do throughout the weekend as a result of recent injuries in the middle of the Aztec lineup, as well as on the mound.

“It’s really been like playing chess, trying to find the right piece at the right time,” Gwynn said. “But there’s no excuses. That’s part of the game. Injuries happen, and when they do, you need guys to step up and these guys did a good job bat-

tling. They haven’t had a lot of playing time; they competed and unfortunately we came up on the short end of the stick.”

SDSU’s unusual lineup did manage a rally in the seventh inning that tied the game at four. Senior second baseman Mitch Blackburn earned a free base after taking a pitch to his upper back and was able to score after sophomore right fielder Chris Wilson hit a solid double. Wilson was also brought home when the next batter, freshman third baseman Blair Moore, knocked a single into center field.

Two consecutive walks and a pitching change later, senior outfielder Brandon Decker hit a sacrifice fly into right field bringing Moore home as well.

The Aztecs’ scoring ended there, as they were unable to capitalize on loaded bases in the eighth.

Freshman pitcher Ethan Miller started the game, giving up seven hits and three earned runs before retiring to the bench midway through the seventh inning.

Sophomore closer John Pecoraro earned the loss after Utah was able to score the winning run in the top of the ninth.

After winning games one and two of the series, SDSU’s inability to seal game three puts the Aztecs at 17-19 this season and 66 in Mountain West Conference play.

“We took two out of three and you have to feel good about that,” Gwynn said. “But when you have the chance to sweep the series, you’d like to finish it out. Back to the drawing board.”

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ince the beginning of time, men have despised the great art of shopping. The crowded malls, the nagging salespeople, and the sweet aroma wafting from the food court is enough to have most men tugging at the end of their boyfriend leashes to ditch the shopping spree and succumb to their inner chowhounds.

But who could blame a man for cringing at the thought of shopping for lingerie, tampons, throw pillows and presents for friends? If the idea of shopping for these items doesn’t have a man running to the bar to down a cold one while trying to arm wrestle the burly bartender to regain his manliness, well he may be the new Adam Lambert.

For the man who is toted around the mall by his girlfriend like the stars of Hollywood who tote their dogs in purses, I wonder what kind of adhesive she used to glue him to her arm to endure such unwarranted torture.

Let’s be honest, women not only bring guys along to spend time together, but also to ask for opinions, which makes no sense.

We are asking for the opinions of those whose wardrobe we criticize on a daily basis. Women often complain that men don’t give the feedback they want and that they have no fashion sense.

The fact of the matter is, no, they don’t, unless they are gay or have some weird shopping fetish yet to be explained by science.

Though as women, it is understood that there are some mallembarked journeys in which our male counterparts should not be forced to partake in. This

M A L L O RY S H A R P S TA F F C O L U M N I S T includes all of the above mentioned, such as shopping for lingerie, household items for the apartment, gifts and of course, feminine hygiene products. The latter should be a given. Once they know what goes up where, the novelty of fooling around may soon wear off and you’ll find yourself high and dry.

When it comes to sharing a living space, it is a well-known fact that when the task of decorating is at hand, women really don’t want men’s input. Instead, they ask out of “courtesy,” but never intend to take a man’s input about color swatches seriously. But then again, who would trust the sex who often can’t even color coordinate their own outfits?

So if you are planning to redo your whole apartment to look like an IKEA ad blew up inside, only ask his advice if he’s uptight.

If he’s not, just accept that he will be like almost every other man on the planet and not give a damn. As long as the thing that’s holding up the TV doesn’t prevent him from watching SportsCenter while the side table provides a nice resting spot for his brew, he couldn’t be happier.

Well, he could probably do without all the pillows on the bed because let’s face it, you don’t really needs 20 pillows on a bed.

Another time to ditch the man for a day with the girls would be when it comes to shopping for clothes that come in bags with Victoria’s Secret or Fredericks of Hollywood imprinted on the side.

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That’s right, I’m talking about the lacy, fluffy, see-through stuff that is sure to have your man drooling in the bedroom. While many men may protest being excluded, this is not the optimal time to provide a peep show. Instead, opt to send a racy little text and believe me, he will be waiting by the door until you come home from your shopping escapades.

And finally, probably the most dreaded shopping experience known to man is the infamous task every couple partakes in, which almost always escalates into some form of a public dispute, and that is picking out a gift for a mutual friend. Women are often expected to know exactly what to get while men only have to deal with handing money to the cashier. Rarely does an excursion for a friend’s gift end in harmony. More often than not, it leaves the couple fuming with a mall full of injured sales associates in their wake whose heads were bitten off in the bitter lovers’ quarrel.

Why not skip the headache and spare the casualties and just opt for the old gift card route?

And if you must drag your man to the mall, at least make sure there is some sort of sports or gaming store where he can hide until your power shopping stint is complete. If not, at least give him his allowance and let him duck into the arcade to play some Street Fighter.

BY LINDA C. BLACK, TRIBUNE MEDIA SERVICES

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (4/20/10) Stress increases in relationships this year. Some tension signals the magic that draws you to partners, but too much conflict interferes with your pursuit of happiness.To find a balance, pay attention to the rhythm of your passions and use communication as a pressure valve.

ARIES (March 21 - April 19) - Today is a 8 Turn your attention away from work to encourage those closest to you. Mutual support gets everyone through a ticklish situation. A bit of caution is advised.

TAURUS (April 20 - May 20) - Today is a 7 - Your fondest wish is to finish work from yesterday. Fat chance! You're not in the office. Write down ideas and then let them go, and then go play.

GEMINI (May 21 - June 21) - Today is a 5 The work you do in private will be appreciated when you finally reveal the completed assignment. Others may worry about deadlines. Don't add to their concern.

CANCER (June 22 - July 22) - Today is a 5 If you have a long meeting, bring drinks and snacks for everyone.That way, no one becomes restless. Bend rules to maintain the focus.

LEO (July 23 - Aug. 22) - Today is an 8 - This is the day you've been waiting for! As luck would have it, the females in your life are right there beside you, aiding and abetting your every move.

VIRGO (Aug. 23 - Sept. 22) - Today is a 7 Group effort gets you a long way today.

Take charge of persnickety details, because no one else will do it right now.

LIBRA (Sept. 23 - Oct. 22) - Today is a 7 - If love truly does make the world go around, then your world is spinning nicely.

Keep your feet on the ground by taking time to savor it.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23 - Nov. 21) - Today is a 9 - By choosing a direct path to your own personal comfort, you indirectly satisfy the needs of an elder you respect. How fortunate!

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 - Dec. 21) - Today is a 7 - By the end of the day, you'll feel most fortunate.You took on a complicated, detailed task and completed it well within budget and on deadline.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 - Jan. 19) - Today is a 7 - You start the day feeling lucky. Add to that your ability to choose exactly the right method, and you'll achieve the goal easily.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 - Feb. 18) - Today is a 6 - Arrange today's activities to allow plenty of time for fun and romance.You know your deadlines, but relax.You'll make them.

PISCES (Feb. 19 - March 20) - Today is a 9 You truly enjoy the company of your favorite people now. Surprise them with a unique new game, or see a movie. Indulge in popcorn or treats. © 2010,TRIBUNE MEDIA SERVICES INC.

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