The Daily Aztec - Vol. 95, Issue 14

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Vol. 95, Issue 14

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I N S I D E T O D AY STATE OF MIND

Organizing for compassion

UNABLE TO CHARGE New credit card reform could hurt more than help college students. page 2

FOOD & DRINK

SUNDAY BRUNCH Find out the best places to go for mimosas and breakfast food after noon. page 4

SPORTS

BACK FROM INJURY Freshman Devon Sandoval returns to the pitch after suffering a broken foot. page 6

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TODAY @ SDSU Charles Darwin Presentation 4 p.m. in SDSU Library, room LL430 David Archibald, SDSU professor of evolutionary biology, will hold a discussion on Darwin and his theories. The lecture is free and open to the public.

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Compassion for African Villages, a nonprofit organization, raises money to support the impoverished village of Rundongo, Zimbabwe. The group recently funded the creation of two water wells.

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

The threat of a drought in San Diego has alarmed many, but for some places in the world, even a few gallons of water can save lives.

San Diego State students, through the national nonprofit organization, Compassion for African Villages, have recently helped make clean water a reality for one village in Africa.

Compassion for African Villages was started by SDSU alumna Tsitsi Mutseta, a native of Rundongo, Zimbabwe, with the goal to support and provide for the orphaned children in the village.

Mutseta had lost most of her family members, along with most of Rundongo’s population aged 18 to 40, to epidemics such as HIV, AIDS, cholera and malaria. Survivors of her family include her mother and eight children passed down from her late siblings, who then became

part of Mutseta’s responsibility.

Mutseta was working three jobs while going to school to help the orphaned children of Rundongo, but when she got diagnosed with breast cancer, she could no longer handle the workload.

Mutseta soon found help from a fellow SDSU student, and the organization was born.

Nursing senior and president of the SDSU branch of Compassion for African Villages, Jennifer Ferrell, said the campus organization was started in 2007 to assist Mutseta on her mission.

“She was taking on so much and not asking for any help and simultaneously starting her battle with (breast) cancer,” Ferrell said. “I thought, ‘how can someone do all this on her own?’ It’s impossible.”

Ferrell said Compassion for African Villages is constantly working to maintain the education of Rundongo’s orphans. The organization provides the children with

school uniforms and supplies, and pays for their teachers. Ferrell said previous teachers sent to Rundongo by Zimbabwe’s government stopped getting paid when government stability began to weaken.

Compassion for African Villages has already seen results from its efforts.

The organization funded the building of two water wells in Rundongo in mid-August. One is located at a local school, and the other is located near Mutseta’s mother’s house.

“Clean water was a first step because cholera is transmitted by dirty water,” Ferrell said.

Ferrell said the long-term goal of the organization is to start working on health issues because education will help prevent the spread of HIV and related diseases.

The rapid death rate was one of the main reasons Mutseta started working on sending money to her

village, she said. There is no health clinic in Rundongo, and no one knows the exact disease causing the deaths because no one can diagnose patients.

“It’s not in the works yet, but we’re hoping to get some of us down there (to Rundongo) to educate them about health,” Ferrell said.

During the fall semester, Compassion for African Villages is focused on getting the local community involved in the San Diego Super Run, which raised $8,500 for the organization last year.

Members of the organization sell T-shirts, hats and scarves throughout the semester and have a booth set up at Kobey’s Swap Meet at the Sports Arena every Sunday.

Ferrell said the organization is also working on getting a band to host a concert this semester in support of the organization’s cause.

For more information about the organization and to donate, visit www.compassionforafricanvillages.net.

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Battery incidents Sept. 10 – A female student notified police that she had punched by another female student at a fraternity house. The incident reportedly occurred when the two students got into a disagreement at a Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity party.

Because the victim waited to contact authorities until the next day, no one involved received a citation as of yet. No other details have been released because of the ongoing investigation.

Sept. 13 – In a separate fraternity-related disturbance, a male student reportedly hit the president of Alpha Epsilon Pi. The suspect had been evicted earlier and returned to the house, interrupting a house meeting. Both students involved declined medical attention and refused to press any charges.

Prowler alert Sept. 9 – San Diego State police posted a bulletin online to warn students to keep their doors and gates locked after a man was spot-

ted videotaping people taking showers through bathroom windows at a campus apartment complex. The suspect, a white man in his mid-20s with medium-length brown hair, was seen in the quad area of an apartment complex in the 5600 block of Montezuma Road at approximately 9:20 p.m.

Police said the man has not yet been caught, and fled the scene before officers arrived.

stolen at Parking Structure 4. The black GMC Sierra pickup truck was reportedly stolen when the victim was in class between 12:30 and 5 p.m. The vehicle, which has not yet been located, was entered into the nationwide stolen vehicle computer database. The vehicle has a Minnesota license plate number 152BL.

Vehicle theft

—Compiled by Senior Staff Writer Kristina Blake

Sept. 10 – A student’s vehicle was

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STATE OF MIND

The Daily Aztec

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

A GUEST’S PERSPECTIVE

San Diego residents must help save water

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ike most of California, San Diego is in a water crisis. We face simultaneous, unprecedented challenges to our water supply, leading to this year’s water shortages and increases in water rates.

Here’s why.

In order to support San Diego’s three million residents and $171 billion economy, the region’s wholesale water supplier, the San Diego County Water Authority, imports more than 80 percent of the region’s water supply.

During the 2008 fiscal year, which ended in June, 28 percent of the Water Authority’s supply was imported from the California State Water Project, which routes runoff from the Sierra Nevada Mountains through the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta; 54 percent came from the Colorado River, which runs through four other states before reaching California; and 18 percent came from local water supply projects. There are problems with all three of these sources.

First, the amount of water pumped through the Bay-Delta, the linchpin of the State Water Project, has been significantly curtailed in order to protect endangered fish that spawn there. Regulatory pumping restrictions are in place nine months of the year, and these restrictions aren’t going to end anytime soon. This means unrestricted water deliveries to Southern California can only occur three months out of the year.

Second, for eight of the last 10 years, the Colorado River Basin has been in a drought.

B ILL R OSE G U E S T C O M M E N TAT O R According to the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, “overall reservoir storage in the Colorado River Basin as of September 1, 2009 is … 58.5 percent of capacity.”

Third, San Diego is also experiencing its third year of drought. This has resulted in the depletion of local storage reservoirs, reducing water supply reserves. In a June 22 article by KPBS News, San Diego County Water Authority General Manager Maureen Stapleton said, “(In) 2008 we had 3.2 inches of rain. The last time San Diego had that small of an amount of rain was when Thomas Jefferson was president.”

The combination of these factors has led California and San Diego County to its present water crisis. According to the California Department of Water Resources, the statewide reservoir storage percentile continues to indicate that reservoirs are more than “abnormally dry” as of Sept. 2.

The Water Authority’s main supplier, the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, ordered a 13 percent cut in water deliveries to our region, effective since July 1.

The Water Authority passed this cut down to its 24 member agencies (such as the City of San Diego) in the form of an 8 percent cut, and also declared a Level 2 “Drought Alert” condition, which has allowed member agencies to enact mandatory water use restrictions.

In the San Diego State area, these mandatory restrictions include: No watering between the hours of 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.; irrigating only three days a week for 10 minutes maximum through the end of October; no hosing paved surfaces; repairing leaks within 72 hours; and fixing inefficient irrigation systems that waste water and cause runoff.

As San Diego residents and citizens, students have a responsibility to help save water.

Saving water also reduces energy consumption by using less energy to import, treat, distribute, heat and treat sewage water for disposal or recycling, thus diminishing your carbon footprint.

Here’s how you can help save water: Get in touch with the Associated Students’ Green Love initiative by either visiting the A.S. Government Affairs Office or stopping by its table in Aztec Center, every other Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

If you see broken pipes or sprinklers on campus, call the Physical Plant Services at extension 4-4754 or e-mail them at wcontrol@mail.sdsu.edu.

If you see water running down the street or sprinklers on in the middle of the day off campus in the SDSU area, call the City of San Diego’s water waste hotline, 619-515-3500, or e-mail them at waterwaste@sandiego.gov.

Limit your showers to five minutes. You’ll save 2.5 gallons of water for every minute you shave off your time.

Avoid using your toilet as an ashtray or trash can: Each flush is 1.6 gallons of water.

Turn off the tap when brushing your teeth or shaving and you’ll save two gallons a minute.

When you do your laundry (or you take it home for mom to do), wash only full loads of clothes to save up to 50 gallons a load.

Only wash your car at a carwash that recycles its water.

“As San Diego residents and citizens, students have a responsibility to help save water. Saving water also reduces energy consumption.”

Visit www.20gallonchallenge.com for more water-saving tips.

These are simple behavior changes, but together, they really add up. Take a second to think about your water use and start saving today. San Diego needs it.

—Bill Rose is the water conservation executive at the San Diego County Water Authority.

—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.

NEWS TO KNOW

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According to U.S. and Somali officials, one of the most wanted Islamic extremist leaders in Africa, Saleh Ali Saleh Nabhan, was killed during a U.S. military helicopter raid in Southern Somalia that left six dead last Monday.

Nabhan allegedly played a large role in two bombing attacks on U.S. embassies in Tanzania and Kenya in 1998 that left 229 dead. He also confirmed his participation in both an attack on a hotel in Kenya that killed 15 and an attempted missile strike targeting tourists on a flight from Mombasa to Israel in 2002. Nabhan was a high-profile leader among the al-Shabab militant group, which has continued to gain closer ties to al-Qaida forces as they attempt to overthrow Somalia’s unstable government.

Raymond Clark III was arrested last Thursday for the suspected murder of Yale graduate student Annie Le, whose body was discovered on Sept. 13 in a basement wall of the building where she worked as a medical researcher and Clark worked as a lab technician. Medical exam-

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inations concluded that Le died of “traumatic asphyxiation” on the day she was scheduled to marry Columbia graduate student Jonathan Widawsky. Clark was arrested based on strong forensic evidence gathered from the site of the murder. Clark currently faces a $3 million bail.

Last Tuesday, Director of National Intelligence Dennis Blair, revealed the U.S. spent a total of $75 billion on all national and military intelligence operations across the globe in the past year. Blair also revealed that these funds employ more than 200,000 people. The last time discretionary intelligence funding figures were released was by mistake, when a defense subcommittee accidentally published the national and military budget, which totaled $26.7 billion in 1994.

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A U.N.-supported oversight organization recently requested that the Afghan election commission recount the ballots from more than 2,500 of the estimated 26,300 polling sites

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opened for the Aug. 20 presidential election because of the widespread allegations of voter fraud. A complaints panel, also supported by the U.N., is requesting voting stations that received 100 percent voter turnout and ended with one candidate receiving more than 95 percent of the votes cast undergo investigation for fraud.

Two weeks ago the same panel discredited all ballots from 83 polling stations that received numerous complaints of fraud.

All discredited polling stations provided overwhelming support for Hamid Karzai, who is currently running for re-election.

Last Wednesday, U.S. District Court Judge Clay Land refused to hold trial concerning a complaint issued

by Army Capt. Connie Rhodes, who attempted to avoid deployment to Iraq based on the legal argument that President Barack Obama cannot hold office because she does not believe he is a U.S.-born citizen. Land has also placed Orly Taitz, the leader of the national “birther” movement and Rhodes’ attorney, on notice by stating

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she could potentially face sanctions if she ever files a lawsuit of similar nature against Obama again. In his court order, Land stated that Rhodes’ case presented no credible evidence and was used to accuse the president of being “an illegal usurper, an unlawful pretender, an unqualified imposter.”

Last Thursday, the House of Representatives voted 345 to 75 to approve an amendment that will end all government grant funding to Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, a community organizer group. After a journalist videotaped multiple ACORN employees providing legal advice on how to falsify tax forms and an illegal brothel housing female minors from El Salvador; the company has lost all political backing. Additionally, ACORN is currently being investigated in 11 states for alleged voter fraud from the 2008 general election.

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-Compiled by State of Mind Contributor Tom Hammel

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

STATE OF MIND

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FAIR AND BALANCED

Obama’s new plan hurts foreign relations

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hile Americans remained fixated on relatively minor domestic issues such as the ACORN scandal or the censuring of Rep. Joe Wilson, a fundamental shift in our foreign policy priorities occurred without much warning.

Last Thursday, President Barack Obama declared that America would be scrapping plans to deploy an anti-ballistic missile system in Eastern Europe to counter potential Iranian warheads and replace it with a sea and land-based program that focuses on shorter range projectiles.

Although the new plan may adequately address the threat from Iran, the president’s missile defense realignment completely neglects our Eastern European allies. This system threatens to erode American interests in the region by encouraging and emboldening a resurgent and hostile Russia.

The military argues that this new system will better address the current threat of shorter range missiles, which recent intelligence reports suggest are now Iran’s main focus. If true, the revision makes logical sense. Such an argument puts the president in the uncomfortable situation of having to rely on unverifiable reports about a hostile nation’s weapons program. This is the same situation that his predecessor found himself in and was a primary reason for Obama’s ascension into office. This is coupled with the administration’s obsessive desire to investigate, limit and generally degrade our intelligence services with trials, probes and accusations.

T U C K E R W INCELE S TA F F C O L U M N I S T

Assuming the reports are correct, the new system still makes America and its allies less safe. The value of the old system lay in tactical abilities and symbolic importance. In former President George W. Bush’s administration, the radar and interceptor missiles would have been permanently placed in Poland and the Czech Republic. The presence of American soldiers in the former Soviet bloc would have cemented military commitment to our democratic allies and sent an unequivocal message to a Russia still dreaming of reclaiming its lost empire.

By reneging on our promises to our allies, our credibility will be tarnished and we will find it increasingly difficult to extract favors from our skeptical friends.

Former President Lech Walesa fo Poland suggested his country “should reconsider our approach to the U.S.” Former Czech Prime Minister, Mirek Topolanek, interpreted the decision to mean that his country is not “anchored by a strong security partner, a strong ally,” according to the BBC. The Russians understand the symbolic importance of having U.S. soldiers on the ground. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has vehemently objected since the idea was formulated. This is not because the proposed 10 interceptor missiles pose a risk to Russia’s thousands of missiles, but because their presence detracts from his goal to

reunite the old Soviet Union by dominating comparatively weak allies.

Some have defended Obama’s unilateral concession, hoping for a grand, geopolitical bargain where our removal of the missile shield would, in turn, illicit Russian cooperation on Iran, specifically for U.N. sanctions and the cessation of weapon sales.

Sadly, this support is misguided. A U.S.-led war against Iran would be in Russia’s national interests and Obama’s overture will do nothing to get the Russians to ignore that outcome.

With the Russians expected to veto any effective sanctions and Iran refusing to give up its nuclear program, the U.S. and Israel will be forced to attack. The supply disruption and subsequent spike in oil prices will greatly enrich Russia — a major exporter of petroleum.

Additionally, with the U.S. forced to commit even more soldiers to the Middle East, Russia will have a much freer hand to act aggressively against our interests in Eastern Europe.

This missile realignment is truly a litmus test for Obama’s foreign policy rationale. If reaching out to Russia provides demonstrable and tangible results, then the president’s optimistic and progressive vision for the future will have been justified. More likely, however, if his sacrifice yields nothing, then those of us who have feared that the president is a naïve, dangerously unaware and utopian statesman will have been vindicated. However unlikely, for the future of national security, let us hope the president is right.

—Tucker Wincele is a political science and economics senior.

MCT Campus

Russia’s Prime Minister, Vladimir Putin, is against the U.S.’s recent plan for shorter range projectiles.

—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.

A GUEST’S PERSPECTIVE

Credit card reform puts students at disadvantage

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et another item has been added to the off-limits list for those younger than 21 years old. President Barack Obama’s newest form of change involves credit card reform with questionable solutions and new limitations for college students.

As of May, Obama signed the Senate version of the Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility, and Disclosure (CARD) Act of 2009 — the first attempt to reform unfair practices of credit card companies in, well, ever.

With Americans paying an estimated $15 billion in penalty fees each year, this bill is expected to both improve the economy and educate Americans about smart credit.

Because of the reforms, credit card companies will have to provide plain and clear policies while giving the credit card holders more power. While these reforms are intended to further protect consumers, some see it as inhibiting access to vital lines of credit.

For citizens not yet 21 the bank has to verify their ability to pay the bill, very similar to rules regarding loans. The group most affected by this change is college students. It prevents them from using this method for paying ancil-

A I L E E N PA N T O J A CONTRIBUTING COLUMNIST lary expenses associated with college, including books, food and gas. This policy change will make students rely on federal grants, loans or scholarships — three alternatives that aren’t as easy to attain.

Irresponsibility is an underlying factor that has ushered in this reform. This act facilitates the debt paying process and encourages more fiscal responsibility. Although the credit card system is flawed, many students and Americans with limited incomes rely on it.

Credit card companies have relied on unfair practices such as retroactive rate increases, fee traps, small print and fluctuating due dates.

Even though the suggested changes put the customer first, it does not mean the customers will be running their own policies.

Facilitated economic issues come with more responsibility.

Fees may still be charged for late payments, but more time will be given between statements to ensure payment. At least 21 calendar

Want to read more on water conservation and its impact on students?

Go to www.thedailyaztec.com/state-of-mind to read TJ Bronson’s column regarding the selfishness of certain water districts in regard to their concern with falling profits in a time of water shortages.

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days from the time of mailing must be given for payment. Also, the companies will have to remind the payer of the total amount owed and inform them of any changes made to their assigned date, something that was not done before. The new law will ban over-thelimit fees, sub-prime fees and double-cycling, allowing card holders more freedom to manage their money without being penalized for the amounts.

Choosing to pay the minimum amount necessary has given credit card holders an easy alternative to keeping their credit card debt at bay. This tendency, however, has allowed credit card companies to increase their revenue. While a person is paying the minimum thinking they are right on track with their bills, they actually are not.

Companies are not required to provide its customers with timelines, but with the new laws this will change. Companies will be required to inform customers about how long it would take them to pay off their balance ranging from 12 to 36 months.

Although these changes won’t take effect until next February, credit card companies have already started to change their policies in

hopes of taking a smaller hit from these new laws. It is expected that credit card companies will make a greater push to recruit new customers before mandatory changes actually begin.

At the end of this reform, credit cards will become easier to use, will aid responsible holders and help those needing more assistance paying off debt.

Credit cards began as a source of convenient spending but have evolved into an economic necessity for a cash-strapped economy, especially for college students who often live from paycheck to paycheck.

For credit card holders in debt, this has been a great win. For cash-strapped college students, this may limit their ability to afford textbooks or food between paychecks.

Hopefully net changes will result in a more responsible, financially prudent consumer base. Still, some students just can’t afford to be responsible.

—Aileen Pantoja is a zoology freshman.

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

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FOOD & DRINK

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

I’M A GIRL, YOU KNOW

Not quite breakfast and not quite lunch

Maura Ochoa / Staff Photographer

San Diego is home to numerous restaurants, many of which offer delicious and reasonably priced brunch menus. With champagne and mimosa deals accompanying the mouth-watering french toast and egg dishes, finding the perfect brunch joint in San Diego is a piece of cake. Whether you’ve just rolled out of bed or you need a bite to hold you over before lunch, you’ll be sure to get your money’s worth with a great brunch.

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unday is undoubtedly my favorite day of the week.

Although, I’m sure many would disagree with me.

Now, I’m going to go out in left field and assume that most people like Friday or Saturday because these are the two nights when everyone brings out their “fun” to go schmooze around at some frat rager or shake their tail feathers to beats the DJ incessantly spins on the rooftop of Stingaree. And sure, that is all fine and dandy, but come now people. How can one resist the carefree aura that is known as “Sunday Funday?”

Of course, everyone who knows exactly what I’m referring to also knows that there is only one way to properly kick off “Sunday Funday” and that is with a scrumptious brunch.

From bottomless mimosas and spicy Bloody Marys to cure the malady your liver is suffering to Belgian waffles piled high with strawberries and whipped cream, I’ve composed some of my top favorite brunch restaurants in San Diego that offer the best eat-your-heart-out Sunday brunch.

Sneak Joint If you’re all about getting in your dose of football come Sunday, Sneak Joint in

R Y A N E I S E N AC H E R S E N I O R S TA F F C O L U M N I S T

Mission Beach is the prime place to get your kicks. Every weekend, Sneak Joint hosts “Bad-Ass KEGGS and EGGS Sunday-Funday Football-Brunch” from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. For $24.95 per person, guests can indulge in the free-flowing Bloody Mary and champagne bar and chow down on endless omelets, pancakes, French toast and Eggs Benedict while cheering their favorite NFL team. And hey, if that’s not enough for you there’s always the bikini-clad waitresses.

Humphreys Restaurant Both locally and nationally recognized for its romantic ambience, award-winning coastal cuisine and live music, it’s no wonder that Humphreys is also known as one of the top restaurants for Sunday brunch in San Diego.

At $39.95 per person, it’s not easy to find the typical roll-out-of-bed-and-throw-onsome-sweats inexpensive Pacific Beach breakfast deal here. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the bottomless champagne brunch features everything from omelets, pastas and waffles to fresh seafood and meats. Save room for dessert though — the chocolate-dipped

strawberries, cheesecakes and ice cream sundaes are irresistible.

Lei Lounge If you’re craving the classic American continental breakfast, you’re not going to find it here. From 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Lei Lounge ups the ante on the traditional American brunch serving unique fare such as Sticky Coconut Crepes, Kobe Steak and Eggs and Salmon Benedict. I must admit that after tasting Disneyland’s version at Blue Bayou and absolutely falling in love, Lei Lounge’s Monte Cristo sandwich — turkey, Canadian bacon, cheddar and Swiss cheeses served between two pieces of French toast — is an impeccable indulgence that any genuine food worshipper, such as myself, most definitely needs to try.

Hash House A Go Go For those who know the places that define Hillcrest, you are sure to know that Hash House A Go Go is the go-to spot for weekend breakfast. And while some might be thwarted by the lengthy line of anxiously awaiting patrons, the food itself is most definitely worth the wait. From 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., diners can feast on an array of comfort food such as the Sausage Gravy Pot Pie,

Barbecued Griddled Flank Steak with Eggs, Maple Pecan French Toast and the infamous “O’Hare of the Dog” which consists of a 24oz. Budweiser and a side of bacon. Bring your appetite. Better yet, save some cash and share with a friend because a single portion could easily feed a family of five.

Maryjane’s Coffee Shop The famed coffee shop at the Hard Rock Hotel in downtown is clearly resplendent of San Diego style. Although the words “coffee shop” might offset you, leave it to Hard Rock to give us a hip twist on the way we dine on Sunday mornings. From 6:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Maryjane’s offers everything from Cinnamon Brioche French toast with berries to cheeseburgers with spicy wings — might I add MJ’s famous house-baked L.A. Sticky Buns served hot and fresh.

So whether you’re still awake from last night’s debauchery or having just crawled out of bed at noon, you’re bound to find something at Maryjane’s. Oh, did I mention the build-your-own Bloody Mary bar?

—Ryan Eisenacher is a journalism senior.

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

RECIPE OF THE WEEK

Glazed Chicken

4 cloves garlic, minced

What to get:

1 large red bell pepper, seeded and very thinly sliced

1 pound thin-cut chicken breast meat, available packaged in meat case of market

1 cup packaged shredded cabbage and carrot mix

Grill seasoning (recommended: Montreal Seasoning by McCormick)

3 scallions, chopped on an angle 1/2 cup plum sauce

2 tablespoons vegetable oil, 2 turns of the pan

2 cups basil leaves, loosely packed

2 tablespoons minced ginger root

1 tablespoon fish sauce

1/2 head iceberg lettuce, cut into half again 1/2 seedless cucumber, chopped What to do: Thinly slice the chicken into strips and sprinkle with grill seasoning.

Heat a large skillet to screaming hot.

Add vegetable oil, then chicken.

Cook chicken 2 minutes, stirring constantly.

Add the ginger, garlic, peppers, cabbage and carrot mix and scallions and stir-fry another 2 minutes.

Add plum sauce to glaze the mixture, toss 1 minute, then add basil and wilt leaves.

Add fish sauce and turn to coat.

Transfer cooked chicken and vegetables to a bowl. Place spoonfuls of chicken into a piece of lettuce with cucumber and fold lettuce over to eat, like small tacos.

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Tuesday, September 22, 2009

FOOD & DRINK

J. Wok will satisfy any fusion craving

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J. Wok, a new restaurant downtown, has quickly become a local favorite. A variety of meals and drinks makes for a delicious experience balancing affordable prices with tasty Pan-Asian cuisine.

K A R I L UU S TA F F W R I T E R

The concept of fusion food is still relatively new and unusual for those accustomed to the sea of generic meals and chain eateries. It may seem like these types of restaurants are expensive because of their uniqueness; however, J. Wok defies these odds and provides satiating meals at a low cost.

Fusion, or modern mix foods, usually entails blending ingredients from Eastern and Western cultures to make one dish. J. Wok does this by blending Pan-asian foods (Thai, Chinese and Korean) and tweaking them in an unconventional way that sets them apart from other Asians restaurants.

Located just blocks from Petco Park, J. Wok is worth the trip not only for the food, but also because the most expensive thing on the menu is just $8.75.

J. Wok serves dishes such as tofu spring rolls with sweet peanut dipping sauce, Korean barbecue beef sandwiches and flaky curry chicken rolls. They also offer fried bananas for dessert. These dishes can be an overwhelming yet delicious combination. Although the curry in the crispy roll is not as strongly flavored as it would be traditionally expected, such is the fusion nature of J.Wok’s

menu. Another positive aspect of J. Wok is its relatively small menu, which would usually be a negative; however, this allows it to specialize in specific dishes.

For those who enjoy more traditional meals, J. Wok also has something to offer with dishes such as curry, fried rice and noodles.

Specialty drinks are also notable as an excellent complement to the meals. Its Asian Lemonade packs a punch by combining salty and sweet. The Chinese iced chrysanthemum tea, Thai tea and coffee are also delicious. The restaurant will soon receive its alcohol license, which will surely draw in more patrons.

Located on the corner of Market Street and Eighth Avenue in East Village, the small restaurant provides indoor and outdoor dining. The warm dĂŠcor and comfortable setting allows it to be an inviting and quaintly casual atmosphere. Ideal for taking a date or a friend, J. Wok is a nice addition to balance all the expensive restaurants downtown. The best part: lots of parking near the restaurant, which is scarce downtown. For more information on the restaurant call 619-231-1088.

Hours are Sunday through Thursday from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Friday and Saturday from 11 a.m. to midnight.

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SPORTS

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

WOMEN’S SOCCER

MEN’S SOCCER

Freshman works to Aztecs win physical rebound from injury battle against 49ers F E L I N A T A M BA KO S S TA F F W R I T E R

It took a while to heat up, but once it did, there were some flaring tempers.

In its Sunday afternoon game, the San Diego State women’s soccer team steered clear of wild activity from the visiting bench of CSU Long Beach.

SDSU hosted a very physical game that had the crowd roaring with every call and every collision. One fan in the crowd even yelled out, “This is soccer, not football!”

No one seemed more upset than visiting 49ers’ head coach Mauricio Ingrassia, SDSU 2 who received a yelcard for his CSULB 1 low antics on the sideline with a little more than 10 minutes left.

“He got fired up,” Aztec head coach Mike Friesen said. “It really created a different dynamic in the game; everything took a big turn emotionally.”

SDSU players kept their cool however, showing confidence on the field and winning the game 2-1.

“It was definitely an intense game,” freshman forward Hillary Harvey said. “It was a battle, but we knew it was going to be a battle. During the game I just tried to stay focused.”

Harvey was very successful in keeping her cool. After 37 minutes, 55 seconds of play, she was able to get a clear shot five feet out, with an assist from junior midfielder Michaela DeJesus. Harvey’s goal was the first of the game, and her first as an Aztec.

“It felt amazing,” Harvey said. “It was fun, my energy was up. Hopefully I can continue the rest of the season and score as much as I can.”

Chances for goals were extremely limited in the first half. Harvey’s goal was the only score going into halftime, with only three shot attempts from either side.

The second half brought the heat.

SDSU hit the field hungry, with three shot attempts in the first 10 minutes. Junior midfielder Cat Walker brought the Aztecs to a 2-0 lead in the 71st minute. After a pass from the right side by freshman midfielder Marisa Fraticelli, Walker was able to drive it into the upper left corner of the net.

It was almost immediately met by a goal from CSULB, taking the score to 2-1 with 17 minutes on the clock. The last minutes of the game seemed to bounce back from side to side, including two clear chances for Long Beach to score for the tie.

“They were fired up,” Friesen said.

“They did a good job of keeping us on our heels late in the game, but we kept the ball in the corner and did a nice job in slowing the game down.”

“At the end I was just thinking, ‘Come on everyone, give it your all. We have a couple minutes left and we’ll be done.’”

—Hillary Harvey, freshman forward With 10 minutes on the clock, it was a rush to seal the score for either side.

“At the end I was just thinking ‘Come on everyone, give it your all,” Harvey said.

“We have a couple minutes left and we’ll be done.’”

SDSU held strong in the corner.

Although being out-shot 13-11, the Aztecs were able to take the win. The win takes SDSU’s record for the year to 5-3-2, and brings the 49ers down to 4-4-0.

Bryan Koci / Staff Photographer

This past year, SDSU men’s soccer team freshman Devon Sandoval underwent a series of surgeries, including having a screw placed in his foot, after he broke his foot on a freak play during his senior year of high school.

D AN P E R E Z S TA F F W R I T E R

Forty-eight minutes into his third collegiate game for the San Diego State men’s soccer team, Devon Sandoval knew everything was going to be just fine.

The freshman forward could feel nothing but relief and joy as he witnessed the ball wrinkle the twine in the back of the net.

Less than a year ago, Sandoval was hurt on the field. He went up to play a ball with no one else around and as he came down, he heard a pop.

“When I landed all I heard was my foot pop,” Sandoval said. “I get an X-ray and it turns out I broke my foot. There was no real reason why it happened, it just happened. It was sort of like a freak accident.”

The broken foot took Sandoval out of commission for two months. He returned to his high school team and continued to play until the injury flared up again. It wasn’t thought to be serious at the time, so Sandoval continued to play. When the pain wouldn’t go away, he had his foot reevaluated and found that he had broken it again. Sandoval was then forced to have surgery for a screw to be placed in his foot. The surgery kept him off the field until midsummer.

“The first time I broke it I thought I would be OK,” Sandoval said. “The second time I broke it, it was really hard for me to stay positive. Without soccer I mean, there wasn’t a lot for me.”

He had a lot to overcome heading into training for SDSU: the injury itself, the time he missed on the field, and the mental aspect of not being 100 percent. The thought that he

may never be the same crept into the back of his mind at times.

“We recruited Devon (Sandoval) during the first injury and never saw it as a real concern,” assistant coach Matt Hall said. “When it happened again we still had faith in him. We never thought it would end his career but we knew it was annoying and held him back. We did have to wait and see how he handled it physically and mentally.”

Sandoval went to work once he was cleared to practice and play again. He was on the field twice a week, working and training to be ready for this season.

“It’s incredibly tough to come back from injury in the college game,” redshirt senior tricaptain midfielder Jamel Wallace said. “I know from experience that it takes a lot out of you mentally not just physically. And sitting out three or four days you lose a step in this game, but you need to have the desire to work to stay up. Devon (Sandoval) showed that.”

Sandoval put everything he had into making sure he wouldn’t lose much of his touch and fitness after being gone for so long.

“The road back was tough but what got me through was the support of my friends and family,” Sandoval said. “I don’t how I could ever make it to where I am right now without my family, they kept me going.”

The support from his family and the desire to be back on the field again transcended into Sandoval’s performance on the field, allowing him to play in three games for the Aztecs, starting in two.

“It was a really long year,” Sandoval said.

“Being able to perform and play with the great and talented guys on my team has been the best thing. But really being out there, playing with everything I got, and even scoring, that’s how I know everything is going to be OK.”

Nicholas Santiago / Staff Photographer

Junior midfielder Cat Walker scored a goal in the second half of SDSU’s game against CSULB on Sunday. The Aztecs surrendered one goal, but took the victory at home on the Sports Deck, 2-1.

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Making a way in Mexico

L

et me preface this whole Back Page by letting you know that I go to Mexico almost every other weekend. But it’s all right, I was raised by ninjas, so I’m really good at dodging bullets.

I’ve also become completely desensitized to the gruesome killings of Americans that don’t take place there.

Mexico is my final frontier, the desolate land of mysterious opportunities. The liquor is cheap, the food is a religious experience, the waves and towns are empty because everyone thinks they are going to be shot and everything there is “almost free.”

My last casual jaunt in Mexico was similar to those prior to it.

The sky was blue, the ocean was glassy and the roads were empty.

It’s like a beautiful ghost town I reap the benefits of regularly.

As I was lying on the beach, I met this man who began telling me about what he called, “The Cheers bar of Mexico.” He was crusty enough to seem like he would point me in the direction of an adventure, so I wrote the directions on a napkin to this supposed watering hole and planned heading there toward the end of happy hour.

Right as my sunburn was becoming too much to handle, I cruised the highway looking for the dirt road the fried acquaintance had described to me. I found it, but all I saw were shacks that looked like they were sinking, hairless three-legged dogs and a closed strip bar. Not that I could-

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n’t find something to keep me occupied with that trifecta of fun, but I really had my heart set on happy hour.

Then I heard a yell from one of the sinking shacks, followed by laughter. The sun was just setting, so the empty dirt road had a very dingy orange glow and it wouldn’t have surprised me to see a tumbleweed or two. I scanned the eerie area until I found a door that wasn’t locked.

I pulled on the dirty brass handle and stumbled into a packed bar of older Americans in dirty aloha shirts and old sunglasses.

“Welcome!” the majority of them yelled as they stood in the beam of sunlight the open door was shooting into the dim and smoky room.

I smiled and made my way to an empty seat at the bar between a very old and leathery man with long, white hair and a portly Mexican man who didn’t even look at me as I sat down.

The Doors were playing from some corner of the room, and the ex-patriots would let out a sporadic wriggle every now and again during an organ solo. I have never felt so connected to Hunter S. Thompson until I stepped into this maudlin and merry American consulate on a dirt corner in Mexico.

The women reminded me of the wives in Goodfellas: too much gaudy makeup, horribly dyed hair, bright un-fitting clothing and big, yellow smiles to greet the new-

comers. The men were loud, talking about the old days and yelling about people called “Skippy” and “Rascal.” One of those fine gentlemen bought me a drink as I sat and surveyed the scene, but I never found out who exactly it was. My future husband is in Baja somewhere and he wants me to drink vodka.

Horrible art hung from every wall; there was an abstract neon rendition of The Last Supper on some shiny black surface hanging behind the bar. By my skillful eavesdropping, I found out the artistic expression had been executed by the longhaired man sitting next to me. When I asked him if he had done all the paintings in the bar, he slowly turned to me with eyes that looked like they had seen too much and were still scared. He monotonously muttered, “Yeah, did you wanna buy ‘em?” I laughed, sipped my drink and turned the other way.

Well, the night progressed in ways I cannot recount to you, dear Aztecs, for a handful of reasons. But if you ever want to find some bizarre conversation and set your esophagus on fire with cheap shots, I have directions to the promised land written on a cocktail napkin.

BY LINDA C. BLACK, TRIBUNE MEDIA SERVICES

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (09/22/09) You and your team can make lots of money this year.They push you to take action and you keep them on track.This could be your own business, by the way.

ARIES (March 21 - April 19) - Today is a 5 You're getting frazzled. Don't give up.

What you're doing now will bring in more wealth later. It's worth the effort.

TAURUS (April 20 - May 20) - Today is a 9 - Everything's going your way.Take advantage of these conditions and launch a new project. Follow your passion.

GEMINI (May 21 - June 21) - Today is a 6 Home has been kind of a sticky place to be for the past few days. Put off major decisions until this phase passes.

CANCER (June 22 - July 22) - Today is an 8 - You're doing well at controlling the quality of your life.Take this to the next level and try to enjoy it, too.

LEO (July 23 - Aug. 22) - Today is a 7 You've done the work and you've got the cash. What will you do with it? Any answer other than "save" is wrong.

VIRGO (Aug. 23 - Sept. 22) - Today is an 8 You're going full speed ahead, but be care-

ful.There's one last bump to go over, but you know what it is.

LIBRA (Sept. 23 - Oct. 22) - Today is a 9 You're so busy, you don't know what to do first.Tackle the biggest project passionately, but heed your intuition.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23 - Nov. 21) - Today is a 7 - Say what you mean and mean what you say. Other people can't decide, but you can. Practical efforts succeed.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 - Dec. 21) - Today is an 8 - Your mind is racing ahead of your practical ability. Hire an artist or photographer.You'll like the results.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 - Jan. 19) - Today is a 9 - Big day today! Follow the practical path, but don't be afraid to add an exotic touch. Choose your words well.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 - Feb. 18) - Today is an 8 - Practice: you thought it had made you perfect. Not true. But you're close. Don't give up.

PISCES (Feb. 19 - March 20) - Today is an 8 - If you think through your proposal carefully, your presentation will win support. Be prepared to answer questions. © 2009,TRIBUNE MEDIA SERVICES INC.

—Patricia B. Dwyer is a journalism junior.

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

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