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AZTECS CATCH CRITICS BY SURPRISE TO REACH 4-4 Despite falling behind early, the San Diego State football team defeated New Mexico on Saturday to improve to .500. For the first time this decade, SDSU has an even record eight games into the season. Full coverage of the Aztecs’ win on page 5

Mixed reactions to campus furloughs 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

Already more than two months into the fall semester, San Diego State students, faculty and staff are still adjusting to furloughs. Political science and Spanish senior Darlene Powell spent last year abroad in Spain, but has come home to differences besides culture and language. She said that the furlough days have made her semester different from her previous semesters at SDSU and that they are affecting her education. “Since teachers are basically forced to take these days off because of their pay cut, they had to switch their whole curriculum around and try to teach what they would normally teach in less time,” Powell said. “It really puts a burden on what they’re trying to teach and how we learn.” As a result of state budget cuts to the California State University system, offices have had to close and faculty and staff have had to take days off because of mandatory furlough days. Biology freshman Grace Oira also feels that the furlough days have hurt her education. “There isn’t enough class time,”

Oira said. Not all people dislike the mandated furloughs. David McHenry, known to students as “McHank,” said he is profurlough. This is McHenry’s first semester as administrative support assistant for the sociology department. He worked in the Career Services office for almost two years, but was transferred when his position was eliminated. “I don’t think that there would be a position at all available for me if not for the furloughs,” McHenry said. “I think the furloughs are beneficial because it’s way better than being laid off.” Sociology Department Coordinator Melanie Dumont works in the same office as McHenry. She appreciates that furloughs have allowed some people to keep their jobs; and, as a working mother, she enjoys the time off. Still, she said furlough days could have been scheduled better. “I don’t like the implementation of it because there wasn’t any consistency between faculty and staff, and also, the various departments,” Dumont, who has worked on campus for more than four years, said. “So a student could possibly come in to do several things on campus and encounter a problem where

one office is open and one is closed, one faculty member is here and one is not. So it just seems very willynilly, and there’s no consistency.” Dumont said while she is not being affected much, the students are. She said that students have even come into the office to voice their frustrations to her. “I think the students are suffering the most from the furlough,” Dumont said. “I just feel for the students. They actually don’t like their faculty not being here as much. They don’t like not getting as much class time or as much accessibility to the instructors, so that’s the negative side that I see.” Dumont is not the only person who has recognized how the furlough days are affecting students. Many professors and lecturers have tried to schedule their furlough days in ways that are the least detrimental to students. Economic Lecturer Jack Russ has worked on campus for about 25 years. He said furloughs have not made a difference in his life this semester because he has chosen not to take his furlough days on instructional days. “My students need the time in class,” Russ said. He understands that some professors may need to use instruction-

al days as furlough days if they teach five days a week. But, because Russ works on Mondays and Wednesdays, he has decided to schedule his furlough days on Tuesdays and Thursdays. “Students need this time so that they don’t get shortchanged and get their full measure of instruction,” he said. Faculty members decide when to take their furlough days for a variety of reasons, however. Rebecca Moore is the religious studies chair and an associate professor. Although she also has a Monday / Wednesday schedule, Moore has opted to take a few of her furlough days on instructional days. For her, this decision is strategic. She wants to accommodate her students while making a statement at the same time. “I think that it’s important for students and the public to know that the furlough is hurting students and is hurting the university,” Moore, who has worked on campus for 10 years, said. “If I didn’t take an instructional day, no one would know that there’s a very serious effect and cost to the furloughs.” For a variety of reasons, Moore believes the furlough system is flawed.

“I find the furlough system very frustrating because you never know when someone is going to be in the office or out of the office,” Moore said. “In addition, it’s very, very difficult to teach around the furlough days. I find that I feel I’m shortchanging the students by having to reduce course material and I think it’s a very serious problem.” Still, if mandatory furlough days cannot be eliminated in the future, some people believe changes should be made to the system. Dumont suggests the school have campus-wide furlough days so that the designated days would be more manageable. She added that it would help save resources, such as electricity, too. Still, she fears that furloughs are “like putting a BandAid on something” and may not fix things in the long term. “The term ‘furlough’ has a negative connotation to me, because it basically represents what I feel like is the shrinking of the university,” Dumont said. “It’s just the first step of more steps. It feels like a little bit of a blow, I guess, because you see that education is not being funded. (Furloughs) are the first step; it’s not the end of it.”

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Monday, November 2, 2009

FEELING TRUTH AT YOU

Don’t build Los Angeles stadium

e have all felt the repercussions of California’s budget problems. Like a failed game of Jenga, the building blocks of our state’s economy lie in a collapsed pile of rubble. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has taken the easiest ways out in an attempt to curb the downturn, and he has most recently turned to football to recover his fumble of the state economy. Schwarzenegger recently signed a bill allowing the construction of a 75,000-seat stadium that brings hope that a National Football League team will come to Los Angeles. But the plan to build a new football stadium in LA is exploitative and corrupt, and without major revisions it will not be a way to save the state economy. Edward Roski Jr., chief executive officer of Majestic Realty Co., claims that the stadium will utilize the latest environmental technology to set a new green standard for NFL stadiums going into the future. However, Schwarzenegger waived the Environmental Impact Report, which details the kind of impact the stadium would have on the surrounding area. Because of this, we will never know how the stadium would affect the environment.

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The local community of Walnut filed a lawsuit because it claimed the stadium would bring an unnecessary amount of traffic and noise pollution to the area. In addition, it strongly pushed for an EIR to be conducted. In an attempt to satisfy the residents and the city of Walnut, Roski Jr. quickly threw $9 million at the residents in a desperate effort to quell the opposition. The money was given to schools, roads and similar renovations in the Walnut community for the settlement of this lawsuit. If the stadium is so green and will utilize the latest green technology, then it’s suspicious how Roski Jr. was so quick to throw money at the situation and the governor was so quick to flex his power. This is a red flag that should signal the project is not environmentally beneficial to the area. In addition, Roski Jr. also claims the stadium will generate $760 million in yearly economic output for the city and create more than 18,000 jobs in a time when the state could use it the most. With California’s current 12.2 percent unemployment rate, well above the national rate, this project appears to

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solve some of the economical problems. But the stadium will not bring in a significant amount of extra revenue. Roski Jr. and the governor know people are desperate, allowing them to easily use the potential jobs as a façade for the eventual outcome. Majestic says it has guaranteed that parking lot attendants, concession stand workers and other stadium employees would be paid middle-class wages, according to Los Angeles County Federation of Labor Executive Secretary and Treasurer Maria Elena Durazo. The average per capita income in California is $43,641, which is an obscene amount of money to pay concession stand workers and parking lot attendants. This is why the stadium will contract artificially higher paid union workers who have supported the efforts to push the stadium’s construction. But it

will in no way help lower the unemployment rate among teens, Latinos or African Americans in LA. The stadium is going to benefit the city of Los Angeles, but not necessarily the state in its entirety. Among the potential teams being reviewed to make the move into the stadium are the San Diego Chargers, Oakland Raiders and San Francisco 49ers. If one of these teams already stationed in California makes the move to LA, the state is doing little more than moving economic activity around, rather than generating more of it. If the stadium is built, Roski Jr. should instead choose to move an out-of-state candidate. Doing so would realistically create new economic activity and new money for the state. The creation of jobs will do little for the people who actually need it

and the promise of new revenue for the state will become little more than a promise if a California team is chosen to move into the new stadium. The stadium’s on the environment remains a mystery, which comes as a surprise considering California is supposed to be a leader in the green movement. Don’t let the unnecessary building of this stadium become yet another foolish attempt by the governor to turn California’s economy around.

—T.J. Bronson is a journalism and finance 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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Brown and Lindley Aztecs at .500 but still too much for UNM face attendance issues

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Saturday’s football game against New Mexico drew a season-low 12,647 fans at Qualcomm Stadium.

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For the second consecutive game, sophomore Ryan Lindley and senior DeMarco Sampson came up huge for SDSU. Lindley threw for 253 yards and three touchdowns, two of which went to Sampson.

Despite a sluggish start against the Lobos, Aztecs win close game D AV I D P O P E A S S I S TA N T S P O R T S E D I T O R

It wasn’t pretty and it wasn’t easy. At times, it was downright hard to watch. But on Saturday, Halloween night, the San Diego State football team improved to 4-4 (2-2 in Mountain West Conference play). Against a winless New Mexico team (08, 0-4 MWC) SDSU gritted out a 23-20 win in front of a meager crowd of fewer than 13,000. But keeping consistent with his mantra of there being “no AZTECS 23 good losses,” head coach Brady Hoke LOBOS 20 reiterated that there are no bad wins. “A win is good to have,” Hoke said. “And to get a league win and get it at home, is important. How you do it sometimes is something that can be a little scary and this one was a little scary.” While the Aztecs seemed sluggish to start both halves, sophomore quarterback Ryan Lindley orchestrated two clutch drives that sealed the win for SDSU. The first of those two drives came when the Aztecs were down by one point with 1:41 left in the second quarter. Lindley led SDSU on a 10-play, 80-yard drive that ended with a touchdown pass to senior wide receiver DeMarco Sampson to put the

Aztecs up going into halftime. The second signature drive came in the fourth quarter with SDSU trailing by four. In four minutes and 19 seconds of game time, Lindley took the Aztecs 75 yards and once again capped it off with a touchdown pass to Sampson, who made a tremendous catch over two Lobo defenders to put SDSU ahead for good. “DeMarco (Sampson) really is just turning into a force and I don’t know anything else you could say,” Lindley said. “He’s a mismatch. They double-teamed him in the end zone. We still put it up and he got (it). That’s just the kind of plays he makes. It’s exciting when you’ve got a guy like that on your team.” Junior tight end Alston Umuolo also caught a touchdown in his third consecutive game. The New Mexico offense racked up 386 total yards, out-gaining the Aztecs who were once again held to less than 100 yards rushing. The SDSU running game did see some light however as the junior running back got all the carries and established a rhythm, netting 81 yards. “There’s a lot of things we need to work on,” senior offensive lineman Peter Nelson said. “We feel good. We’re happy to win. That’s obviously the ultimate goal. We just need to keep getting better because there are some things we can really improve on and clean it up.” Things won’t get any easier for the Aztecs as top-10 ranked TCU comes to Qualcomm Stadium this weekend.

E D WA R D L E W I S

Ground game stays grounded

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The Aztecs may be .500 this late in a season for the first time since 2003, but everything isn’t all fixed with this SDSU squad. Most notably, the Aztecs’ running game has been, at times nonexistent this season. SDSU ranks second-to-last in the nation in rush yards per game, averaging just 66.5 per contest, and ran for a measly 50 yards against a then-0-7 New Mexico team. “(It’s) a work in progress,” senior offensive lineman Peter Nelson said. “We just need to keep grinding it out, keep working every day. We’re getting better in practice. I can feel it in the O-line that there’s progress being made. We’re figuring it out, we’re getting there, we’re chipping away at that rock. We just need to carry it over to Saturday, knock them down, execute our assignments and we’re going to be just fine.”

San Diego State’s star junior receiver Vincent Brown didn’t play on Saturday night against New Mexico and missed more than a half against Colorado State on Oct. 24 because of an injured right thumb. Yet without the electrifying Brown, sophomore quarterback Ryan Lindley has played the best football of his young career. In the past eight quarters alone, Lindley has thrown for 712 yards and a staggering nine touchdowns. “It’s tough having V.J. (Brown) out — obviously, losing a weapon like that,” Lindley said after Saturday’s 23-20 victory against the Lobos. “But I think we picked up without him.” One of the biggest reasons SDSU has succeeded without its best all-around player is because of the emergence of senior wideout DeMarco Sampson. He, like Lindley, has racked up otherworldly statistics with Brown out of the lineup, compiling 313 yards and five scores on 22 catches in the past two games. Sampson’s touchdown in the fourth quarter ended up being the game winner. Lindley pulled up, lobbed a fade to the back corner of the end zone and Sampson reached over two defenders to snag the ball for six points with less than eight minutes remaining in the game. “I think we know that we’re deep at that position,” Lindley said. “(Dominique Sandifer) played great, Roberto (Wallace) and all the guys; Jon Toledo’s coming in and getting some playing time — they’re all doing a very good job.”

BEHIND THE NUMBERS

Apparently, Halloween means more than football at SDSU Yes, it was Halloween night and Game Three of the World Series. Still, an abysmal announced crowd of 12,647 really ruffled head coach Brady Hoke’s feathers. “These kids work awfully hard as student athletes,” Hoke said. “I know how important it is … it makes them feel good when people come and watch them play. So I’m going to stick up for these kids, because they’re great kids.” The Aztecs finally have a respectable team that might go bowling this season. Yet the 12,647 were by far the lowest of the season — nearly 9,000 lower than the New Mexico State game on Oct. 3.

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Ari Gold has mentioned it; Kim Kardashian does it and now, San Diegan’s can be a part of it too. So, what is this fitness phenomenon that’s replacing typical gym memberships and workout routines? It’s called Barry’s Bootcamp — a Los Angeles-based fitness program that has branched out to San Diego with a new location in Hillcrest. The self-proclaimed “best workout in the world” has attracted a great deal of attention from its celebrity clientele, which includes Kim Kardashian, Jessica Alba and Eliza Dushku. The program was started in 1998 by LA fitness instructor Barry

Jay and two of his former clients, Rachel and John Mumford, who now serve as the president and general counsel of the company. With a high intensity program combining strength training, interval cardio and treadmill workouts, Barry’s Bootcamp garnered a devout following at its West Hollywood and Sherman Oaks locations. Although the celebrity endorsements have added to the popularity of the program, the consistency and effectiveness of the workouts are the real reasons why the boot camps have become so successful. “These are hands-on, customized classes (with) cardio and strength training to build a great body,” Chief Executive Officer Joey Gonzalez said. “You’re given all the tools you need and an instructor

whom you can e-mail anytime.” Another attraction of the boot camps is the specialization of classes, which focus on one to two body parts as opposed to a full-body workout every day. Mondays focus on arms and abs; Tuesdays are reserved for legs and butt; Wednesdays work on chest and abs; Thursdays concentrate on back and shoulders and Fridays mainly focus on full-body workouts. “San Diego has the unique feature of specialized classes, which none of our other studios have,” Gonzalez said. These unique classes include a pre/post natal workout, a body suspension TRX boot camp and a Kettleball boot camp, all of which are available on the weekends. All classes last one hour and an average

of 800 to 1,000 calories are burned each session, according to Gonzalez. Classes are offered seven days a week with multiple sessions available throughout the day. Members can purchase classes in bundles or opt for the more intense Academy series. The Academy offers a supportive group setting and consists of 20 consecutive sessions that run Monday through Friday for four weeks at designated times. According to Gonzalez, the program is a big departure from typical boot camps with non-stop, high intensity workouts. The programs are designed for all ages as members range from single young adults to soccer moms who want to get in shape and maintain a healthy lifestyle.

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Sizing up the relationship

ecently my boyfriend John and I discovered the true meaning of love while waiting in line for breakfast at Hash House a Go Go. For those who have never been, Hash House is a breakfast restaurant in the Hillcrest area that provides large servings of food. And I do mean large: One meal could easily feed a starving family of four. This colorful place is full of farmer themes with tractor decorations on the menu. This place is known for its disgustingly large serving portions: a very American-style meal. You have to earn these tasty meals, though. Waiting times can be as long as three hours, which really give you the opportunity to learn more about yourself and your friends as you wait in line. John and I were stuck in line for only an hour and a half. And in that time we learned the true meaning of love. Some people would say love is “never having to say you’re sorry,” as in the 1970 film “Love Story.” Love is also said to be “always knowing what the other person is thinking.” Neither of these is true. As John and I were waiting in line, we saw a fat man walk out with two boxes of leftovers. John turned to me and said “if you really love me, don’t ever get that

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fat.” Love really means keeping yourself sexually attractive for your partner. This quite simply means don’t get fat. John and I have come to a point in our relationship after dating for five months — more than three years in gay years — where we can be open and honest with each other. As other people walked by, we used them as litmus tests for how fat we could get before we could legitimately break up with one another. We both agreed when we saw the women in the pink spandex suites that we needed to maintain young and perky butts. Also when we saw the man with the large accumulation of fat in his upper chest we made another rule: Man breasts are a deal breaker. There was also a man who had his shirt buttoned up all the way and we both agreed that we remain a two-chin couple (one chin per partner). Once inside and seated, I saw a man have his wife force-feed him the rest of her meal, which she said she was too full to finish. I told John we would not solicit each other for help in finishing meals. That just sounds

like trying to sabotage the relationship. If you really love someone, you should try to stay in good shape for them. I always assumed I’d get someone to fall in love with me, and then I could let myself go. I guess that was true for our grandparents, but now people have options. John and I agreed if either one of us gains too much weight, we would have full license to dump one another. I feel like this is a fair rule. After leaving Hash House, I realized that I need to do a better job taking care of myself or risk being single. I’m much too lazy to actually work out or watch my weight, so I’ve resorted to lying. Once a week, I go to Hometown Buffet with my friends and tell John I’m going to the gym. Maybe in a few months he may notice some weight gain, but for the time being, he’ll be more focused on his own figure to notice the change in mine. Yes, this is true love.

BY LINDA C. BLACK, TRIBUNE MEDIA SERVICES

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (11/02/09) This year you find yourself believing that you know exactly what to say in every situation. However, when you pause to think about it, you realize that you get better results from asking others what they think, then sharing your opinions. Others come to you for romantic advice. Here again, they need to figure it out for themselves. ARIES (March 21 - April 19) - Today is a 6 Adapting to your partner's desires can be tricky. Listen carefully to the words, but also pay careful attention to your instincts. You get further that way. TAURUS (April 20 - May 20) - Today is an 8 - Focus on the deeper meanings in your relationships. Imagine a world where you can say "I love you" every day. GEMINI (May 21 - June 21) - Today is a 7 Keep your eyes open.You're likely to discover new methods for getting things done. It's all about imagination now. CANCER (June 22 - July 22) - Today is a 7 Adapt your desires to the needs of an associate. Use your imagination to figure out how to fix a communication problem. LEO (July 23 - Aug. 22) - Today is an 8 Because you have to adapt to someone else's needs, shake off emotional tension and focus on compassion action.

VIRGO (Aug. 23 - Sept. 22) - Today is a 7 Immerse yourself in feelings.You sense the wealth of love in your environment. Say "thank you." LIBRA (Sept. 23 - Oct. 22) - Today is a 7 Be ready to change your tune.Your partner's playing a different instrument.You'll love the duets. SCORPIO (Oct. 23 - Nov. 21) - Today is an 8 - A female acts like she's seen a ghost. Listen carefully to her story.There's a message in it for you. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 - Dec. 21) - Today is a 7 - Group effort works only if everyone participates. Listen to each person and weave a complete story. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 - Jan. 19) - Today is an 8 - Fresh concepts earn money and boost self-esteem. Add a feminine touch, even to products designed for men only. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 - Feb. 18) - Today is a 6 - Cash flows out now.You see that more income is possible, but it won't arrive today. Adjust your behavior accordingly. PISCES (Feb. 19 - March 20) - Today is a 7 Your imagination carries you away to a wonderful story land.This is Monday. Do you need to focus on work? © 2009,TRIBUNE MEDIA SERVICES INC.

—Allan Acevedo is a comparative literature and political science junior. —This column does not necessarily reflect the opinion of The Daily Aztec.

SUDOKU

BY THE MEPHAM GROUP

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Instructions: Complete the grid so each row, column and 3-by-3 box (in bold borders) contains every digit 1 to 9. For strategies on how to solve Sudoku, visit www.sudoku.org.uk.

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GREENMAN SIDESHOW Photo Editor Glenn Connelly captured this shot of Greenman running through Qualcomm Stadium during the SDSU football game Halloween night.

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Solution available online at www.TheDailyAztec.com 67 Cancel, as a newspaper story 68 Ski slope lift 69 Villainous look 70 __ gin fizz 71 Given moment, which can begin both parts of the answers to starred clues 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

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9 Oblong cream puff 10 *One-armed bandit 11 Prefix with -cycline 12 Trouble greatly 13 Clear, as a tape 18 “My guess is ...” 24 *Movie that evokes prior times 26 TV’s Nick at __ 28 ’Zine on the Net 29 Runner-up 31 Initials on a Cardinal’s cap 32 Dove sound 33 Golf ball path 35 Other, in Mexico 37 Had followers 38 “__ you kidding?” 39 Cow sound

41 Military command center 45 Stop in on 47 Ad to lure you in 49 __ of joy: new baby 50 Popular PC interface before Windows 51 Second showing 52 Chiropractor’s target 53 Secures using a key 55 Synagogue leader 56 Muslim’s faith 57 Tractor maker John 60 Letters in a box 61 Singer Guthrie 65 Lawyer: Abbr.