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I N S I D E T O D AY SPORTS

FALCON PUNCHED Despite solid defense and more big numbers from Vincent Brown, Aztecs fall to Air Force. page 2

STATE OF MIND

HOUSE THE NEEDY Should Chapultepec be used as a homeless shelter during the winter? page 3

DATING & ROMANCE

ONLINE DATING Read about how you just might find your next relationship via the Internet. page 5

TODAY @ SDSU World Music Series 6-7:30 p.m., Smith Recital Hall The SDSU School of Music and Dance will host Zimbeat to perform music from Zimbabwe. Tickets cost $12 or $15. For more of today’s headlines, visit:

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Increase to CSU standards K R I ST I N A B L A K E S E N I O R S TA F F W R I T E R

California’s $571 million in budget cuts to the California State University system will force the CSU to reduce enrollment systemwide by 40,000 undergraduate students this year and next. Each CSU campus will have to implement changes in order to meet its share of the enrollment cuts. Like other campuses, San Diego State is making changes to its undergraduate admissions process for next fall to compensate for its enrollment reduction of 4,588 undergraduates or 10.8 percent. All majors and pre-majors, including undeclared, will now be impacted in order to help manage enrollment. In the past, students in the school’s service area, those who graduated from high schools south of State Route 56 or in Imperial County, gained admission with lower grades and test scores than those outside that area. Because all the school’s programs are now impacted, priority will no longer be given to local students, because every student will have to meet the same standards to gain acceptance into a program. SDSU Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs Sandra Cook said the decision is not to cut out locals, but to try to keep enrollment numbers down while maintaining the school’s commitment to both out-of-area and local students. Cook added that the campus will still provide local applicants with extra credit in the admissions process, but officials have not yet decided how much. “They’re tough decisions,” Cook said. “I’d really like to have everybody keep into perspective that it isn’t San Diego State doing this; this is kind of being forced onto San Diego State because of the economic situation of the state.” While the CSU Chancellor’s

Office instructed each campus to reduce its enrollment by a certain percentage, campuses have also been given the ability to decide how they will do so. Cook said that impacting all pre-majors and majors was the best decision, as it allows for campus diversity. “We do value our students from the service area and we do value our out-of-area students, too. It’s nice to have a balance,” Cook said. “Because San Diego State University is a university, you don’t really want it to have only students from its local area; you like to have a mix of geographic diversity as well as ethnic diversity.” Each CSU campus is handling the Chancellor’s directive differently. CSU San Marcos, which currently has approximately 9,300 students, will have to reduce enrollment by six percent. CSUSM spokesperson Margaret Lutz said offering admission to fewer students is hurting the school. “We’re feeling the impact, because as a campus, we’re only 20 years old next year,” Lutz said. “We’re relatively young and we have the capacity to grow.” According to Lutz, CSUSM also has a large service area, because it is the only four-year university in North County. The school serves southwest Riverside and south Orange County, too. Because of this, Lutz said CSUSM will still be giving priority to its service area students. “We think it’s important to be able to serve these students first, because they are the ones in our backyard; they are our neighbors,” Lutz said. “We have a strong economic impact on the local economy, because we feed directly into the workforce. The majority of our students are from this area, and when they graduate, they stay in the area. So to not give them priority, we felt, would not be serving our mission.”

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In order for CSUSM to still give priority to its service-area students, only a handful of the school’s majors will be impacted. The school will enforce other rules, such as application deadlines, in order to help meet its enrollment reduction. This is because impaction is not the only tool campuses can use to maintain enrollment. Cook said CSU officials held a summit last month so they could discuss enrollment management options with CSU representatives. She noted that SDSU currently uses all available tools except one: graduating super-seniors. This, however, will now be implemented, too. While campus officials have not finalized the details, she said SDSU will now be able to graduate

students who have excessive units and meet graduation requirements. Still, she said the new changes shouldn’t affect current students, only the incoming class. Cook also said that prospective students should be aware the future may be even tougher. “I think next year’s going to be very challenging, more so than this year. I don’t see the state budget getting any better. I think they’ve overestimated revenues and they’re going to find more shortfalls and have to figure out how to fix that,” Cook said. “I hope the economy recovers and I hope it’s not going to be worse, but nobody’s predicting that. Everybody’s thinking next year’s going to be worse.”

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INDEX SPORTS............................................................................2 STATE OF MIND.............................................................3 DATING & ROMANCE.................................................5 CLASSIFIEDS....................................................................7 THE BACK PAGE...........................................................8

Covering the windows of nearby restaurant La Casita last Thursday were raindrops bearing the signatures of San Diego State men who pledged to help end sexual assault on campus. In an effort to educate men about sexual violence and dispel rape myths, Fraternity Men Against Negative Environments and Rape Situations, hosted RAINN Day in coordination with the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network. Since 2006, 41 reported forcible sex offenses have occurred on and around campus, 13 of which occurred in residence halls, according to SDSU Police Department internal reports.

Information and decision systems senior Nick Kwok, FratMANers secretary, said many students do not understand consent laws. “A lot of people are under the conception that as long as this person says yes, even if she’s intoxicated, it doesn’t really matter, it’s still consent. No, that’s actually considered rape,” Kwok said. Charges were never filed for an incident earlier this month when a woman reported to police that she’d been sexually assaulted at the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity house. “Rape and sexual assault is a problem on every campus. I don’t think (SDSU) is perfect. I think we’re far from it,” FratMANers President Kevin Guerrero, a business management senior, said.

A.S. BRIEF Children’s Center furlough days The San Diego State Children’s Center will refund up to five days of services in light of furloughs and budget cuts. Families needing a monetary relief for child care at SDSU can potentially save an estimated $355. Children will not be present for days previously requested as furloughs by parents.

E3 events The Enviro-Business Society, or E3, will be hosting a beach cleanup next month. The event will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 18 in Ocean Beach. E3 also hosts the local farmer’s market on

campus. It runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. every Thursday on Campanile Walkway and participants are encouraged to bring cash.

Aztec Nights Associated Students will continue to host bowling and games night in October as a part of Aztec Nights. Festivities run from 8 p.m. to midnight every Thursday, Friday and Saturday. In addition, the next Aztec Nights event will be at 10 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 8. A.S. will be hosting the Reel Rock Film Tour featuring the Reel Rock movie premiere and a rock climbing competition.

—Compiled by Senior Staff Writer Sarah Kovash

SPORTS

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AIR FORCE

Lindley’s four interceptions doom Aztecs EDWARD LEWIS SPORTS EDITOR

Photo courtesy of Ernie Anderson / SDSU Athletics

VOLLEYBALL

San Diego State football quarterback Ryan Lindley once threw five interceptions in a game as a freshman at El Capitan High School. He says he hasn’t thrown that many in a single game since. But on Saturday against Air Force, he sure came close. Lindley and the SDSU offense struggled mightily against the Falcons, falling 26-14 at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colo. Lindley’s fumble and career-high four interceptions led to 20 of the Falcons’ 26 points. “I take that all on my shoulders today,” Lindley told reporters after the game. “I tried to make plays that weren’t there. You’ve got to eat it sometimes. It’s a game, 60 minutes, and you can’t play like one play is the biggest play of the game.” Lindley’s day started out the same way last weekend’s did: with the defense taking his turnover to the house. Last weekend against Idaho, it was a pick-six. On Saturday, it was a fumble on the first Aztec offensive drive which gave the Falcons a touchdown. Air Force defensive back Reggie Rembert scooped up the Lindley fumble and returned it 47 yards for the score. “That should’ve been a temporary setback,” offensive coordinator Al Borges said of the fumble recovery to the North County Times after the game. “Instead, it was a

microcosm of the game.” Lindley’s day would only get worse. After throwing two interceptions in the first half, Lindley overthrew a screen pass in the third quarter and was picked off by Falcon corner Anthony Wright Jr., who returned it 47 yards, giving Air Force a 26-2 lead. “I don’t think it was one of his better ones, obviously,” head coach Brady Hoke said of Lindley’s performance. Lindley was able to save face — and not to mention his stat line — by throwing two fourthquarter scores to junior receiver Vincent Brown. He finished the game 25-of-41 for 284 yards, two touchdowns and four picks. It wasn’t just the sophomore quarterback who had a rough day, though. Aside from a third-quarter, 29-yard scamper by freshman running back Anthony Miller, SDSU rushed 24 times for an abysmal 10 yards. “Our offense took five steps backward,” Borges said to the North County Times after the game. “I can’t sugar-coat it. We were pathetic.” The defense was the only part of the Aztecs’ day which didn’t look miserable. SDSU’s defense held the Falcons’ tripleoption offense to just 294 total yards and didn’t allow an offensive touchdown for only the 33rd time in the Division I era. “They (the defense) played a great game,” Lindley told the North County Times. “It’s tough when your brothers on the other side of the ball are playing great and you can’t help them.”

CROSS COUNTRY

Monasco leads SDSU to Aztecs place low despite victory against UNLV their individual success BEAU BEARDEN S E N I O R S TA F F W R I T E R

Earlier this month against St. Mary’s, the San Diego State volleyball team was unable to take advantage of a career day by Kelsey Manasco in a 3-1 loss. But that was not the case Saturday afternoon. The junior outside hitter’s career-best 24 kills lead SDSU to a 3-2 victory against UNLV at Peterson Gym. “It was awesome,” Manasco said. “I’ve been working hard on eliminating my errors and being smart with the ball. So I think today, I proved that I can make better choices with the ball.” Manasco no doubt played an important role in the win, but the Aztecs had many others contribute. Hannah Evans was one kill shy of setting a new career high, as the junior outside hitter notched 16 kills. Freshman middle blocker Andrea Hannasch finished the day with 11 kills, while sophomore outside hitter Paije Pearson and junior middle blocker Lauren Salisbury each had 10 kills. Rounding out the top performers was Lauren Van Orden. The sophomore setter set a new career high with 61 assists against the Rebels. “It means my hitters are getting their jobs done,” Van Orden said. “They’re supporting me and they’re allowing me to do my job and hopefully I’m putting them in good situations. And they’re making me look good.” SDSU opened up the first set by jumping out to a 10-4 lead, but UNLV fought back to tie it up at 19 apiece. The Aztecs scored the next two points and after three ties, had an oppor-

tunity to end it with a 25-24 lead. SDSU was unable to do so and both teams went back and forth until the Rebels won 29-27 on a kill by outside hitter Kelsey Keeler. The Aztecs may have lost a close opening set, but they came out in the next one with all the momentum. SDSU jumped out to another early lead, but didn’t let up this time. With the decisive 25-14 win, the Aztecs tied things up 1-1. “It was great,” head coach Deitre CollinsParker said of the second set victory. “We needed that confidence. We played so well in every position in game two that we knew, no matter what, we had the ability now, to beat this team.” SDSU demonstrated this late in the third set when it gained the upper hand in a tight game. After taking a 17-15 lead, the Aztecs scored seven straight points to get the win, three of which came from Manasco. She notched a total of seven kills in the third set after having just eight in the previous two. “She’s just getting more and more confident every day,” Collins-Parker said of Manasco. “We have talked about our outside (hitters) needing to be better for us. And this week, they have really done that.” SDSU may have had the momentum, but UNLV wasn’t going down without a fight as it pulled off a 25-20 victory to force a deciding fifth set. With the help of the crowd, the Aztecs (6-7, 1-2 in Mountain West Conference play) stepped it up in the final set to get the 15-11 win against the Rebels (3-8, 2-2 in MWC play). “It’s the first time that we’ve felt like the crowd is here and excited for what we’re doing,” Collins-Parker said. “We’re so happy and we hope that they’ll come back.”

SDSU finishes in 20th place out of 22 at Stanford Invitational CHUCK HERRMANN CONTRIBUTOR

Five runners for the San Diego State cross country team all set personal bests for this year on Saturday, but had a tough time executing the plan laid out by the coaches. With two new coaches and a young squad, the focus this year for SDSU has been to retrain and rethink long distance running. Saturday, the Aztecs headed to Stanford University to compete in the annual Stanford Invitational hosted by the fifth-ranked Cardinal. SDSU finished in 20th place out of a total 22 teams on Stanford’s golf course, where the event took place. “They started the first mile at too quick of a pace, which ended up hurting them the rest of the race,” assistant coach Jason Karp, Ph.D., said. The plan for the team has always been to build up all season so they hit their peak at the Mountain West Conference meet. “This was a big event, and in the heat of competition, the plan we had coming into the race was not executed,” Karp said. The Aztecs brought five runners to the event, and were led by freshman Marianne Hogan, who finished a respectable 85th out of a total 179 runners with an overall

time of 23:03. Senior Rachel Williams, freshman Jordan Davis and juniors Michelle Martinez and Sara Beyers rounded out the rest of the SDSU squad.

“They started the first mile at too quick of a pace, which ended up hurting them ... This was a big event, and in the heat of competition, the plan we had coming into the race was not executed.” —Jason Karp, assistant coach

“This is a great lesson for them, and now we need to continue with the plan for the rest of the year,” Karp said. The Aztecs were coming off a fourth place finish at the Aztec Invitational on Sept. 19, the team’s first top-five finish of the season. SDSU’s next event will take place on Oct. 10 at UC San Diego’s Triton Classic Invitational in La Jolla.

STATE OF MIND

Monday, September 28, 2009

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AGAINST ALL ODDS

Use Chapultepec as winter homeless shelter

he Chapultepec residence hall is useless to students. When it’s not used for San Diego County Police training exercise, it’s empty, collecting dust and helping no one. But it doesn’t have to stay that way. The eight members of the San Diego City Council refuse to agree on a location for the emergency winter shelter. Each councilmember has been assigned by Mayor Jerry Sanders to come up with a possible location in their district. Three replied to the mayor’s request, but all others have yet to suggest solutions. Their apathy toward San Diego’s estimated 7,600 homeless people, including 525 families, is repulsive. While they may be unwilling to face this issue, I’m not. I propose our empty, useless “Chappy” become this year’s emergency winter shelter. Closed early this year for undisclosed reasons, the Chapultepec residence hall is the perfect location for a homeless shelter. It has a 550 student capacity complete with TV lounges, a kitchen and other amenities. It could easily fit 1,000 people. Last year’s East Village shelter was nothing more than a vacant lot covered by a large tent, but city officials still managed to squeeze 200 homeless people in. With four to a room and plenty of space in the multiple lounges, our homeless people would be more than comfortable during the cold winter months. Similar to downtown, San Diego State is a central location, completely accessible by public transit.

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I question why Councilmember Marti Emerald, who represents the College Area, hasn’t proposed the idea. Emerald has made some effort, and identified three sites in the Tierrasanta area, but it seems campus wasn’t even considered. Not only is Chapultepec closed for the entire year, but out of the four months an emergency shelter is needed, students will only be on campus for three. During our month-long Winter Break, the time when we go back to our homes, warm our chestnuts by the fire and cozy up to the family cat, hundreds will be left shivering on the freezing streets. Opening Chapultepec to the homeless would affect us in no way, and most likely, be completely forgotten about come the spring semester. Some students may be concerned the homeless would ruin the building, and the school would be left with nothing but a big bill. This is a shocking and embarrassing response from a group of my peers. Students are naïve to think that because someone is down on their luck they are reckless and uncontrollable. Another counterpoint directed at my proposal was the concern that increased crime would come from bringing homeless men and women around our school. In any case, Campus Police do not take the winter off. Our officers could patrol the streets as they always do, and keep a watchful eye on the residence hall. If the school needed it, I’m sure the city would provide more officers to help

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San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders has tasked the City Council to find alternative housing for homeless in need of winter shelter.

increase security. Fear not, if these concerns crossed your mind, you’re not alone. These concerns are currently on the minds of all the councilmembers, all of whom do not want to bear the burden of this problem. These concerns, while practical, are entirely selfish. Just as we turn our heads to avoid the beggars on the corner, the city council chooses to ignore the homeless issue and hopes someone else will care enough to house them. Homeless people are not just a downtown problem, they are the city’s problem. Here in the College Area it is

our duty to find them shelter. No buildings have been damaged yet, nor crimes committed. It’s just the thought of homeless invaders that sends students into a tizzy. For once, step outside yourselves, and think about somebody else, somebody who hasn’t had all the breaks you’ve had and isn’t lucky enough to attend college. We aren’t using Chapultepec, so they should be able to use it. The city is willing to shell out all money, supplies and food the shelter needs – they just need a building in order to do so. Chapultepec is the perfect building. Not only is it a viable solution,

but it’s the right thing to do. If you agree, please support this idea by writing Emerald at martiemerald@sandiego.gov or call her at 619-236-6677.

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

DEWEY DEFEATS TRUMAN

Soda tax a healthy option

oca-Cola or Pepsi? Either way you are going to get a canful of unhealthy and sugary, high fructose corn syrup. People know it’s not good for you in excess. This is why a one cent tax for every ounce of soda consumed has been suggested. A recent report from the New England Journal of Medicine stated sugar consumption through soft drinks by our nation’s youth has soared throughout the last decade, and obesity has continued to rise. This demonstrates the necessity to curb this problem. It’s becoming such an issue the president may take action. “I actually think it’s an idea that we should be exploring,” President Barack Obama said in an interview with Men’s Health magazine. To corroborate the necessity of taxing soft drinks, a recent study by UCLA connects obesity in California to the over-consumption of soft drinks. The study alarmingly shows people who drink more than one soda per day are 27 percent more likely to be overweight or obese than those who do not. A small tax on soda will be the push Americans need -- but this is nothing new. Thirty-three states already have such a tax, with a mean tax rate of only 5.2 percent. If a cent-an-ounce tax was instituted, that $1.05 can of soda may end up costing roughly $1.15. Revenue generated for the federal government could be up to $15

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billion in the first year, according to the NEJM. If earmarked correctly, it could lead to better educational programs for kids or even help support part of the new health care proposal. Taxing soda wouldn’t be different from existing taxes on unhealthy products. Tobacco and alcohol, both deemed vices by society, are taxed to discourage use. In California, these so-called “sin taxes” go to the state general fund and health education programs. These are necessary services that need to be funded. Despite some frustration, some “sin taxes” save lives. Heavy taxes on alcohol actually result in less binge drinking and promote better decision making, revealed a study by the American Journal for Public Health. Soda should definitely be included in this category. It could make people think twice and be a first line of defense toward stopping obesity. Of course such an idea wouldn’t be without its corporate detractors. At a Rotary Club meeting in Atlanta, Coca-Cola CEO Muhtar Kent was reported by Bloomberg saying such taxes are “outrageous.” “I have never seen it work where a government tells people what to eat and what to drink,” Kent said. He might want to talk to a few states that have made such taxes

work. Arkansas, West Virginia and Virginia already have sugar taxes. Arkansas’ tax has been around for 17 years already, according to the state’s Miscellaneous Tax Section. The two-cent tax doesn’t fill the coffers of the state’s general fund, but is earmarked to pay for Medicaid. Just like with Arkansas, though, it won’t fix all financial woes. Revenue of $15 billion a year won’t fix all of the obesity problems in the U.S., The California Center for Public Health Advocacy, which helped UCLA on its study, said in California alone, obesity directly and indirectly costs the state $41 billion a year. A soda tax could get the ball rolling on public policy to help Americans get into a more active lifestyle so parents today won’t have to worry about their kids having shorter life spans than themselves. If you feel a bit of a burn when you buy that 20-ounce bottle of Pepsi at the Aztec Market, you can know that a small, but meaningful tax can be the first step to a better lifestyle for all.

—John P. Gamboa is a journalism and geography 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 . MCT Campus

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Soft drinks contain empty calories and copious amounts of sugar. In 33 states, a tax has been implemented on soda to discourage consumption and increase revenue.

STATE OF MIND

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NEWS TO KNOW Famous Mexican artist Frida Kahlo has become part of a controversial scandal regarding her globally known artwork. The authenticity of the artwork published in two books, “Finding Frida Kahlo” and “The Labyrinth of Frida Kahlo: Death, Pain, and Ambivalence,” published about her have been questioned. The items described and published in the books are said to have been gifted to a carpenter she knew. Historians agree the books award false credit where it is not merited and damage the artist and the art itself. The lack of proof is causing people to push for pulling the books from shelves.

Justice in Palestine group received $5,000 in funding from a school activities fund. The opposition to this cause is worried about the disruptive nature of the group and believe the funds are supporting anarchy. The G-20 group has been known to attract protesters from many different countries, and the university doesn’t think its support will result in anything different. Giles Howard, a columnist for “The Pitt News” said in his article, “It’s improper for a group to call for the disruption of schools when they’re being funded by students who’d like nothing more than to go about and get their education on a daily basis.”

Last Thursday it was found that, despite contrary belief by many scientists, a larger amount of water was found on the surface of the moon than originally predicted. The moon was thought to be a rough and rigid place, but water was found in the rockiest parts. Although there was not enough water found to sustain life, it was estimated that 32 ounces of water could be created from one ton of lunar soil. This has enabled researchers to further their experimental projects of ultimately having lunar settlements.

Because of overwhelming coverage of the recent murder of a Yale student, 20-year-old Samantha Michelle Nance’s death went unnoticed in the media. The third-year student at the Art Institute of Dallas was found stabbed to death in her apartment. Suspicion arose when she was not seen for multiple days. Authorities have some suspects but none have been arrested, because of a lack of evidence.

Last Tuesday, federal officers were forced to open fire when three vans smuggling illegal immigrants drove through the San Ysidro international border. The officers began shooting at the vehicles when they were headed toward them. Four people were injured, including one pedestrian. Out of the 78 people in custody, 66 were returned to Mexico, and the rest were detained as witnesses. Their cost of being smuggled was anywhere from $2,300 to $4,000.

The G-20 Resistance Project has divided the University of Pittsburgh. The Students for

Yucca Mountain became a hot topic at last Wednesday’s Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board. The area near Las Vegas was discussed, as it has been for the past 20 years, after debating whether it would be possible to reuse the nuclear waste in a newly built repository. The plan would be costly and time consuming but recycling waste would benefit the environment. Some methods to treat the waste would be to bury it or use reactors for other chemicals. The summit itself did not end in a clear consensus, but the plan to build a repository is still a possibility.

—Compiled by State of Mind Contributor Aileen Pantoja

Do you have a nose for news? Can you dig deeper into the issues affecting the San Diego State community? The City section of The Daily Aztec is looking for motivated, news-minded writers. It’s a great opportunity for journalism and English majors looking for newspaper experience. To apply, pick up an application at our office in the basement of the Education and Business Administration building. Contact City Editor Kevin McCormack at 619-594-7782 for more information.

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DATING & ROMANCE

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I’M A GIRL, YOU KNOW

Love only a click of a mouse away

In our day and age we can do just about everything with the click of a mouse. We check the “feed” and “tweet” every five minutes; we manage our finances, get our daily dish of celebrity news and gossip and stay up-to-date on our Fantasy Football league stats. So, of course, it would make complete sense to find oMr. or Ms. Right online too, right? From www.Match.com and www.eHarmony.com, to www.Chemistry.com and www.perfectmatch.com, online dating services have quickly become a staple in today’s society. Flooding TVs with commercials and filling up magazines with advertisements, each one promises to help find that long and lasting relationship we desire. Taking into account that our lives are swamped with busy schedules, it’s no wonder many people have started jumping on the online dating bandwagon. After all, time is of the essence, and when our hectic lifestyles and long hours of work account for the majority of our time, the Internet provides the quickest and easiest solution for busy singles to find a quality match. No more sifting and sorting through a haystack to find the needle you’ve been looking for all along. But with the multitude of choices out there, how do we decipher between the good, the bad and the downright sleazy? One plus to going online is that the months, or even years, conventional dating methods often take to get to truly know someone are thrown out the door. Sites such as www.eHarmony.com match men and women based on 29 different dimensions of compatibility that are predictors of long-term relationship success. Dr. Helen Fisher, the Chief Scientific Advisor behind www.Chemistry.com, designed a series of questions to determine whether you are an “explorer,” a “negotiator,” a “builder” or a “director” personality type to establish what chemical types you tend to be attracted to. But is it really as simple as creating a profile, browsing matches and suddenly finding the perfect mate before your eyes one day? Wouldn’t it seem easier to simply meet someone when you are out and about in your daily life? According to Dr. Fisher, “Online courtship

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is basically no different from any other way of wooing. In fact, Internet dating is more natural to the human brain than meeting in a bar. In a bar you often interact closely with people before you know anything at all about them.” However, when you put yourself into the realm of online dating, there are a few factors to keep in mind. According to David DeAngelo, dating guru and author of “Double Your Dating: What Every Man Should Know About How To Be Successful With Women,” the first step to being successful is creating a personal ad in which you really sell yourself. “Writing a great profile is one way to separate yourself from the crowd and turn the entire game around,” DeAngelo said. “Have fun and most of all, put energy and personality into your profile.” Experts Beth Roberts and Karin Anderson, co-authors of “Finding Your Mate Online: No Fear, No Embarrassment, Just Love!” say the biggest mistake both men and women make when it comes to an online dating ad is writing about what they want instead of what they have to offer. “Offer examples of what you did last weekend, which book you’re in the middle of reading and what athletic activity you do every week,” Anderson said. “Don’t be afraid to get a little personal — that’s why it’s called a personal ad, after all.” When it comes down to it, the fundamental attraction to online dating is something you shouldn’t be scared of. Think about it: Dating service sites have memberships in the millions and the pool of online daters is only expanding exponentially. Have fun and be yourself. After all, in the worst case scenario, rejection via your wireless router rather than a humiliating face-to-face encounter in the bar is much easier to deal with. But in the best case, you could wind up finding the man or woman of your dreams. It’s only a click away. —Ryan Eisenacher is a journalism senior. Courtesy of Jupiter Images

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

Online dating sites have made finding a new relationship as easy as logging into a Web account. With compatibility tests and profile matching, the odds of finding that similar someone increase.

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Constructive fighting can solve issues with their friends more than spending time with their partner, it’s best to not confront them by calling him or her “inattentive” or saying, “You care for your friends more than me.” These harsh words may make a partner feel criticized and put down. Instead, express feelings like “I’ve been disappointed that I have seen less of you because you go out with your friends.”

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Not all fighting is bad — when engaging in healthy and constructive arguments, you and your significant other can resolve problems and improve your relationship.

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Dysfunctional, unstable and untrusting are words that may come to mind when thinking of a couple that fights and argues regularly. While this may be true in some cases, one should reconsider the negative stigma associated with fighting. Yes, fighting can actually be good for a relationship, if done effectively. According to the Development and Evaluation of Constructive Fighting Workshop study by Carol J. Lutker, a constructive fight is one that ends positively rather than negatively

and is when the partners feel more trust, closeness and understanding after the open discussion of each other’s feelings. Having a constructive fight with a partner may lead to a couple feeling as though it has gained a greater closeness it may not have experienced if the fight had not occurred. This means there is no “winner” or “loser” in the fight, but rather, a compromise to make both people come out on top. While the heat of the moment may make it more difficult to make a fight “good,” there are some strategies available to achieve the best fight possible, without the bruises.

Attack problem, not partner By putting down a partner, either by name-calling or insult, they may be unwilling to come halfway to solve an issue, and they may also build their defenses. According to the article “A Good Fight - Tips for Constructive Fighting” by counseling psychologist Dr. Eliza Lian-Ding, degrading a partner’s character not only puts them down on a personal level but also devalues the love and trust in a relationship. Rather, focus on not personally attacking a partner’s character or personality, because they can change. For example, if someone has been going out

A good fight does not always result in a solved fight. According to the article “Avoiding ‘He said,’ ‘She said’— How to Fight Fair,” published by the online magazine www.womensnet.com, a “good” fight outcome does not always mean the solution will be found right away or in the perfect manner. Couples with a healthy relationship do not resolve every issue, or even fight constructively; but that’s only because some problems are OK to be left unresolved and are accepted as natural issues in a relationship. So keeping a light heart about some issues is key to avoiding the stress in solving unnecessary fights.

Take responsibility Few tools are more useful than taking ownership for one’s actions. Taking responsibility and being able to apologize for wrongdoing can help accomplish a constructive fight. According to the Dr. Lian-Ding article, accepting responsibility for one’s wrongdoings in a relationship leaves room for his or her partner to also come halfway. And by becoming vulnerable by taking responsibility, the other person may have a softer attitude to approaching the issue. So next time the gloves come off for a fight, keeping an argument focused and under control may eventually make for a “good” fight.

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recently started the most successful rumor about myself on Facebook: I got engaged to a bearded 30something-year-old man who none of my friends had ever met before. It’s the best relationship I’ve never been in. The gossip began when I found myself at an event surrounded by lots of professional surfers. I won’t tell you exactly where I was, but all you need to know is that it was very cool and that I, by association, am very cool. But there was one surfer I was craning my neck for all night. During the entire event, my blonde head was pointed in the direction of his table. His name, ladies and gentlemen, is Dan Malloy, and he is my fiancé … syke! OK, let me pitch to you the glory that is Malloy. The man surfs with so much grace, the way he sets his line on even the smallest of boards lets you know he’s been on a longboard or two. He’s not a spastic ripper, but an ease-driven cruiser who finds himself deep in the pocket every time and always with the same style. He’s like Joel Tudor, but a little more versatile (sorry Tudor, you’re still the king). He does environmental work, wears Patagonia, rides crazy surfboards and says funny things to cameras for me to watch on repeat. I’m kidding … I realize a lot of you really

Monday, September 28, 2009

PAT R I C I A B . DW Y E R S TA F F C O L U M N I S T

didn’t understand the first part of that description, but it is what it is. So yes, Dan Malloy, the least famous of all the Malloy brothers. I don’t have a lot of crushes, but this quiet shredder man from central California had me at the surf video skit where he dressed up like a vampire and paddled out in a coffin. So I’m at the afterparty, surrounded by all sorts of chiseled, tan bros who ride surfboards for a living, but the whole time I’m just trying to find my lanky and arguably pale Malloy. Don’t worry, I found him and smiled too much and talked too fast about how he came to my home break when I was 14 and rode my surfboard. I was a little giddy, but so was he because I’m pretty sure I was the only person who asked him for a picture the whole night. And that picture is priceless. Granted his other arm is around his girlfriend, I am standing so close to that man, fitting so perfectly into his side, it looks like we stand that close together regularly. All the picture needed was some strategic cropping and suddenly Malloy and I look like the prettiest of items. Naturally, I made the cropped

picture my user picture, and naturally I tagged him as “baby daddy” and made the caption about how our wedding is in October. But I guess not enough people know who Malloy is or what he looks like. I mean, did you? I could have posted a naked picture of myself and not have received as many comments as I did for that picture. People I have known for years, even people who surf, kept leaving me comments of “Congratulations!” My inner circle of friends were calling me, asking for clarification because they had gotten so many calls from other people. It has been great. I have only recently started admitting to people that I am not marrying the dashing man in my user picture. This column should do the trick though. I’ll have to make sure to post this on my Facebook too, because the grapevine is long enough that Malloy found out and I got an e-mail about how creepy I am. His girlfriend was pretty upset (sorry again, Grace). So here is my formal announcement of the truth, as sad and incomplete as it is … sigh.

BY LINDA C. BLACK, TRIBUNE MEDIA SERVICES

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (09/28/09) You're not quite finished with your household renovation projects, but you're close enough to take a day off every so often and enjoy what you've accomplished. ARIES (March 21 - April 19) - Today is an 8 - It looks like you've achieved one major goal. Celebrate with friends, but don't forget your chores. TAURUS (April 20 - May 20) - Today is a 6 - Someone wants to offer you a new assignment. Have confidence that you can do it.This will lead to more income later. GEMINI (May 21 - June 21) - Today is an 8 You know you shouldn't gossip, but sometimes you do.This time there's a false rumor going around, so stay out of it. CANCER (June 22 - July 22) - Today is a 6 Is your treasure safe? Maybe you ought to go over the numbers again. Something may have changed. LEO (July 23 - Aug. 22) - Today is an 8 - You feel like you're carrying the world on your shoulders. Get your partner involved. Together you can do anything. VIRGO (Aug. 23 - Sept. 22) - Today is a 6 Don't worry if your words are getting tan-

gled.That's going around right now. Keep trying until you get it right. LIBRA (Sept. 23 - Oct. 22) - Today is a 6 You change your tune today, so make sure your voice is up to the task. Do you remember the words? SCORPIO (Oct. 23 - Nov. 21) - Today is an 8 - You reverse direction today. Plan on objections. Work out the kinks after lunch. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 - Dec. 21) - Today is a 6 - Practical measures don't work today. But wild ideas may work if you give them just a little thought. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 - Jan. 19) - Today is a 6 - If it weren't for all the changes, you'd do just fine.Try to take the new stuff in stride.Tomorrow's another day. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 - Feb. 18) - Today is a 7 - If you can't change your tune today, at least sing on key.This takes effort, so apply yourself. PISCES (Feb. 19 - March 20) - Today is an 8 - Ordinary methods won't work now. Use whatever you can to change course. Remember: water flows downhill easily. © 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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