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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2013
VOLUME 99, ISSUE 64
Students choose opener for GreenFest
campus Stephanie Saccente
Matt Kenyon Staff Writer
hutton marshall , managing editor
Students await the entertainers competing for the chance to win a performance with Macklemore and Ryan Lewis for GreenFest. The concert will be on March 21.
just trying to bring it back,” founder of Sincere Carl Sharpe said. All of the contestants from the showcase were awarded with free studio recording time courtesy of Hindsight Rehearsal Studios. GreenFest is a four-day event promoting sustainability through social, cultural and educational campus community events. Organized by Associated Students, Cultural Arts and Special Events board and Green Love, GreenFest was organized to bring environmen-
tal awareness to the SDSU student population and the local San Diego community. This year’s events will include a Know Your Food Campaign, Enviro-Fashion Show and Zero-Waste Events among others. According to the GreenFest website, four key terms are used to describe this year’s events: fun, education, Aztec pride and sustainability. A.S. Vice President of University Affairs Matt Cecil, A.S. Executive Vice President and co-chair of the festival Chanelle McNutt,
said they are excited for all the GreenFest events and to help promote a more sustainable campus. “I think what I’m really looking forward to is celebrating Aztec pride and sustainability while really creating a campus culture that really unites together,” Cecil said. GreenFest will begin at 10 a.m. on March 18 with a Bike Brunch at the south end of Campanile Walkway. For more information about GreenFest, visit as.sdsu.edu/greenfest. com
Balboa goes to court Lecture heals hearts local Ana Ceballos Assistant News Editor
Balboa Park’s multi-million dollar project to remove traffic from center hits a legal barrier. A $45 million plan to reduce car traffic from the center of Balboa Park was called into question and set aside because the plan could violate San Diego’s municipal code. The project was proposed by Qualcomm cofounder Irwin Jacobs in 2010 and financed through a $15 million parking revenue bond issued by the city and $25 million raised by Jacobs, according to a U-T San Diego article. The project was set to be completed by 2015 in time for Balboa Park’s centennial celebration. On Friday, Superior Court Judge Timothy Taylor voiced concerns of the Save Our Heritage Organisation, which filed to block the plan to avoid the construction of a bridge, which would divert traffic from the Plaza de California and Plaza de Panama, while declining to give an official ruling. SOHO argued it was agreed prior to approval of the En-
Air Force has SDSU’s number in Clune Arena men’s basketball
Senior Staff Writer
Brightside Radio hosted San Diego State’s GreenFest Artist Showcase on Saturday to determine the opening act for the GreenFest concert next month. A wide variety of different student performers, ranging from hip-hop to DJ electronic-house music, competed against each other to win votes from spectators. The winner was determined solely by the audience. Each person in attendance could text in their vote for a chance to see their favorite artist perform alongside the headliner of this year’s concert, Macklemore and Ryan Lewis. Of the five artists that performed on Saturday, the top two performers were acoustic music duo Brandon Pierce and Ryan Smith and pop singer Julianne Manalo. Ultimately, Pierce and Smith were announced the first place winners and will be the opening act for the GreenFest concert this March. “I know, for both of us, this is one of the bigger things that has happened in our lives,” Pierce said. “It’s really a dream come true to be performing on stage and to be the opening act for Macklemore.” Other performers included last year’s GreenFest student hip-hop and rap group, Sincere Entertainment. Sincere opened for the 2012 GreenFest headliner T-Pain, although, this year, the group came in third place at the showcase. “We hip-hop artists and I feel like that’s disappearing these days. We
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David slays Goliath again. For the second straight year, the No. 22 San Diego State men’s basketball team watched cadets and fans storm the court after the U.S. Air Force knocked off the Aztecs 70-67. Last season at the Clune Arena, the No. 13 Aztecs lost by two points to an Air Force team that won only three conference games last season. This year, the No. 22 Aztecs were victims of a 3-point loss. The loss gives the Aztecs a 4-3 conference record, good enough for a tie for third place. Junior guard Jamaal Franklin, who led all scorers with 25 points, and senior guard James Rahon both missed game-tying 3-pointers in the final minute. The polls picked Air Force to finish last in the Mountain West Conference in the preseason. Unfortunately for the Aztecs, Air Force took that as a challenge. “We have some great teams in this league, but ninth? Come on!” Air Force head coach Dave Pilipovich told CBS Sports Saturday as he basked in the Falcons’ victory. “I joke that there were a couple of guys that picked us 10th – and we’re in a nine-team league. We constantly remind ourselves: This is what people think of us.” BASKETBALL continued on page 7
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vironmental Impact Report, which is against the law. If the plan is put on hold, the 1915 Panama-California Exposition centennial celebration in the park would be difficult to proceed, Taylor said. But he also said in the 9-page tentative ruling “the positives from the project seem to far outweigh the negatives.” The Plaza de Panama project is community-based. It has held more than 200 meetings and has seen “extreme community outreach and input,” according to a statement issued by the Plaza de Panama Committee. The statement also said “it’s d isappoi nt i ng that SOHO has chosen to waste taxpayer dollars by suing the city of San Diego.” The project was processed with a unanimous planning commission recommendation and a 6-1 City Council vote. According to a letter to the editor to the Voice of San Diego, “this exciting opportunity has been marred by the opposition of a small group of people who would derail any public improvement.”
“... this exciting opportunity has been marred by the opposition of a small group.”
SDSU student competes on “American Idol” Ethan Bailey Features Editor
Save a Child’s Heart foundation co-founder Dr. Arie Schachner and chief surgeon Lior Sasson give a lecture
Tara Kistler Staff Writer
Save a Child’s Heart Foundation has focused on raising money to provide surgeries to children with heart problems. The program’s co-founder Dr. Arie Schachner and chief surgeon Lior Sasson came to San Diego State last Thursday on behalf of the Israel Start Up Nation Series organization to raise money for children who need surgery. According to The Children’s Heart Foundation, one out of 100 children suffer from a congenital heart defect. The program is nondiscriminatory and reaches out
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to children from different backgrounds, religions and cultures, who all have heart problems that can be detrimental to their development. Ami Cohen, the founder of SACH, had a vision to change the world by helping others whose governments or financial situations could not afford treatment for children in need of surgeries. The organization started in 1995 and has helped more than 2,800 children in more than 44 countries. To provide the surgeries each costing $10,000, the program relies on CHILD’S HEART continued on page 2
“She looked like she had a ray of light behind her.” That’s the way San Diego State kinesiology senior Marvin Calderon describes the first time he saw “American Idol” judge Mariah Carey during his audition for the reality singing competition last November. For Calderon, who began singing and playing piano when he was 10, the journey from aspiring singer to “American Idol” contestant has been a longtime coming. He sings for his church choir and acts and dances for a San Diegobased Filipino performing arts company that performs at the Lyceum Theatre downtown. “Constantly being able to sing and dance on a lot of super cool stages in San Diego has pushed me to be a performer,” Calderon said. “To move from there to the ‘American IDOL continued on page 6