THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 2013
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VOLUME 99, ISSUE 59
Military women to serve in combat roles
national J. Hutton Marshall Managing Editor
J. Hutton Marshall Managing Editor
There’s no excuse not to, other than your own laziness
antonio zaragoza , editor in chief
the military who basically heard that women aren’t as strong as men, they aren’t as smart as men,” Los Huertos said. “They just aren’t given the chance. We have to work twice as hard to get there. Then we have to work twice as hard to prove ourselves again.” The ban lift is monumental regarding gender equality in the military; however, there have been many catalysts leading to this decision. The most notable of these include 14,500 jobs previously reserved for men made available to women, the Obama Administration consistently pushing for increased involvement of women in the armed military and the lifting of a ban preventing women from living with combat units.
$3 mil donation gives Storm Hall new name Staff Writer
San Diego State’s College of Arts and Letters was granted a $3 million donation last month from two continued decade-long supporters.
SDSU’s new West building of Storm Hall will be named the Charles W. Hostler Building, which will open in January 2015. World War II veteran Charles W. Hostler and his wife Chinyeh Hostler have continued to donate to the Charles W. Hostler Institute on World Affairs, a campus forum used to discuss the critical global issues, which also grants undergraduate and graduate students
Don’t be stupid and just go get the flu shot editorial
Today, departing Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is expected to officially lift the ban preventing women in the U.S. Marines and Army from serving in combat roles. While Panetta will inform Congress of the policy change today when making his official statement, the ban’s lift will not be immediately noticed. Rather, the Department of Defense will enter into what is called an “assessment phase,” in which each military branch will identify positions not currently integrated for both genders, then construct a timetable appropriate for the integration. “This says the capacity of your service isn’t determined by your gender,” former San Diego State Student Veteran Organization President and former U.S. Marine Tess Banko said. “It’s determined by your capabilities, by your unique talents.” Female ROTC students at SDSU conduct combat training drills. Defense Secretary Leon This announcement by Panetta Panetta has officially lifted the ban preventing women from serving in combat roles. will reverse a policy from 1994, which prohibited women in the U.S. In addition to reservations soci- training for Marine snipers—but Marines and Army from serving in ety may have about women fighting her commanding officer told her, thousands of military jobs, which on the frontlines, some military po- “Sorry, but you know I can’t do often stopped them from moving sitions may still be limited to men. that.” She was ecstatic when she up in rank. SDSU Womyn’s Out- According to CNN, during the heard the ban preventing women reach Association Vice President military’s assessment period, posi- from participating was lifted. and sociology junior Kaia Los tions may be determined because “There was one point that I felt Huertos said that while she’s very of the physical requirements of the like I was judged more on my genhappy about the announcement, position to be “closed” to women, der than my capabilities,” Banko she’s under no illusion that this although any position remaining said. “Some men even told me, decision will solve the problem im- male-only require the approval of ‘You can give birth, you don’t bemediately. the defense secretary. long in combat.’” “Women are given more leWhile Banko said most men she The Joint Chiefs of Staff recomgal equality, that doesn’t mean served with were hesitant to open- mended unanimously to Panetta thoughts surrounding women ly admit gender bias or discrimina- that this ban be lifted, but some serving on the frontlines are going tion they may have harbored, she still speculate on how Panetta’s to change right away,” Los Huer- too felt unfairly judged while ac- successor will feel about the decitos said. “That’s the way social tive in the marines. She recalled sion. Panetta announced he would change works; it may take another pleading with her commanding of- retire at the start of President 50 years before this is considered ficer to let her participate in a snip- Barack Obama’s second term. socially acceptable.” er indoctrination—the preliminary “I personally have had friends in
campus Terence Chin
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stipends to Hostler Fellows involved in research related to world affairs. Along with Hostler’s support for the College of Arts and Letters, international speakers are invited to campus through the SDSU Institute of World Affairs. Guest speakers include, ambassadors from many countries such as Brazil, China, Germany, India, Nigeria and Pakistan. SDSU’s College of Arts and Letters Dean Paul Wong said how appreciative he is for Hostler’s support and for students’ opportunity to learn from bringing their actual studies to life. He also said he was grateful for Hostler’s support giving students the best learning experiences possible. SDSU acknowledged Hostler’s achievements in 2010 with an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree. As a tribute to Hostler’s continued support, SDSU’s new West building of Storm Hall will be named the Charles W. Hostler Building, which will
A view of the construction project of Nasatir and Storm Halls, which are part of the College of Arts and Letters.
open in January 2015. Storm and Nasatir halls, which have been awaiting renovations for a long time, are estimated to cost $73 million. The project will receive approximately $62.8 million of funded from state construction funds, along with nonstate funding support, which is
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expected to be about $10.2 million, according to SDSU NewsCenter. The project completion is expected to end by January 2015. For more information about Hostler’s gift, visit SDSU’s NewsCenter at universe.sdsu.edu.
If you haven’t received a flu shot yet, you’re stupid and deserve to get sick. Maybe you were dropped on your head when you were younger or maybe you ate too much glue in kindergarten. I don’t pretend to know why you’re stupid, but I know that you are because you haven’t gone to get a flu shot yet. It takes 20 minutes. Any side effects you most likely won’t feel will be mild and shortlived—unless you’re one to bet on astronomically small odds. We’re talking about your arm being sore for a little bit. You might feel slightly achy or if you’re really unlucky, maybe you’ll feel slightly feverish for a spell. And for you especially stupid people: No, you won’t get the flu from the flu shot. I’ll try appealing to the money-grubbing side we all know and love: It takes 30 minutes tops to get the shot and it costs $15 at Capulli Center. Let’s say you have a job (you probably don’t, because you’re stupid). It probably pays around $8 an hour (because you’re too stupid to have any marketable skills, so you work for minimum wage at some stupid place). So you sacrifice 30 minutes of work to arrive at the clinic/hospital, plus the $15 to get the shot, so you’re out 19 clams. Now let’s say you don’t get the shot, relishing your $19, which in your infinite stupidity, you probably blow on something stupid—like rock candy or a disposable camera—but then oh, wait, you get the flu. According to flu.gov, the flu typically lasts for one to two weeks, so you’ll probably have to stay home from work for at least two days. You work eighthour days, so in those two days you remained home, you lost $128. Counting the $19 you brilliantly saved, your net loss comes to a total of $109. Don’t be stupid: Save yourself a Benjamin and go get a damn flu shot. So, if you’ve decided to ignore this warning and continue being stupid, don’t go to class once you get the flu. You should wait until the fever goes away and you’ve stopped taking fever reducers such as Tylenol Advil. I wouldn’t sweat too much about missing class though. In your infinite stupidity, you were probably destined to fail anyway.