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Chancellor plans for accessible education

state Stephanie Saccente

Asteroid 2012 DA14 to pass by Earth on Feb. 15

Senior Staff Writer

CSU alumnus and new Chancellor Timothy P. White discussed plans to better the school system at a press conference last Wednesday at the CSU office in Long Beach. White addressed how the budget will affect students and how he hopes to solve the high demand for services

The goal is not to raise tuition for quite some time. timothy p. white

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with finite budgetary limitation on the 23 campuses.

White said one of the major challenges the campuses are facing is the capacity to deliver enough of the necessary classes students need in order to graduate on time.

“It’s one thing to be admitted to one of our campuses,” White said.

“But it’s kind of a false access if once you’re admitted you can’t find the classes you need or the advice you need in a timely way to make progress toward a degree.”

White is going to solve this problem by using the allocated $10 million from Gov. Jerry Brown’s proposed investment budget to add more online classes. By using technology where it’s most useful and

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Chancellor Timothy P. White plans to better the CSU system at a press conference. White said he has no intentions of increasing tuition in the next few years.

creating a fusion between faculty, students and the technological interface, White hopes students will be able to get into the classes they need without having to delay their education.

With Brown’s proposed budget increase of $125.1 million for the CSU system, White has no plan for a tuition increase in the next few years. Brown said this will give students time to plan for educational expenses and for the time being, they won’t have to worry about putting school on a hiatus because they

can’t afford it.

“The biggest thing each individual student will feel is not having to write a bigger check,” White said.

“That’s very real for them and their families… The goal is not to raise tuition for quite some time now.”

While he is chancellor, White hopes to give back to California and create more opportunities for students and their families. He feels there is no reason why a person’s background should interfere with earning a degree.

“The driving force for me to have

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campus accepted the appointment as chancellor is to think of ways in which we can innovate and do our job better,” White said. “Going forward in the realities of our time as well as meeting the need for our students and the communities in which they came from.”

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Manhunt for ex-LAPD cop offers $1 million reward state parent and fair in all the things we do,” Beck said in the statement.

This call to reopen the case came shortly after Facebook fan pages titled “I support Christopher Jordan Dorner” popped up.

As of yesterday, there are more than 6,000 “likes.” The subject headline explains the page is not in support of killing innocent lives but

Love Library seeks new look Jamie Wilde Staff Writer

San Diego State is looking to improve Love Library’s infrastructure through the design firm Pfeiffer Partners Architects.

On Tuesday, Feb. 5 an event was held in front of the library to gain student opinions regarding the project. An open exhibit displaying depictions of proposed renovations, gave students the opportunity to share their opinions by filling out surveys.

I think it is important that we make sure that we respond to the specific needs of students on this campus. jenna gath

Suppressing the truh will leave to deadly consequences ... christopher jordan dorner

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Officers move toward a home in Big Bear, California, on Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013 as the manhunt continues for Christopher Jordan Dorner. Dorner is a suspect in three murders and has vowed to retaliate against LAPD.

Tara Millspaugh News Editor

As the fifth day of the manhunt continues for former Los Angeles police officer Christopher Jordan Dorner, there are multiple reactions surrounding the chase.

Dorner is a U.S. navy veteran suspected of killing three people. He posted a very detailed and lengthy

manifesto online that outlined who he wanted to hurt, why he hurt previous people and the reasons behind his motives.

“Unfortunately, this is a necessary evil that I do not enjoy but must partake and complete for substantial change to occur within the LAPD and reclaim my name,” Dorner said in his public manifesto.

In his manifesto, Dorner said he

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was released from the law enforcement agency because of racist colleagues.

LAPD Chief Charlie Beck issued a statement Saturday saying the department will reopen the case and publically address Dorner’s allegations.

“I do this not to appease a murderer. I do it to reassure the public that their police department is trans-

it supports Dorner for standing up against law enforcement.

A captain who was named as a target in the manifesto told the Orange County Register he hasn’t left his house since he learned of the threat.

Dorner stated in his manifesto, “Suppressing the truth will leave to deadly consequences for you and your family. There will be an element of surprise where you work, live, eat, and sleep.”

Officers are stationed outside the homes of numerous LAPD officers targeted in the manifesto. Anxiety MANHUNT continued on page 2

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There were also poster boards with questions such as “What new spaces would you like to see in Love Library?” and “Where do you currently study?”

Students were able to use colorcoded stickers to show their level of interest for each poster.

“Definitely need a lot more group study rooms because it gets very crowded,” SDSU senior Andrealiz Afable said.

Afable said she mostly studies in the library and believes group study rooms are in high demand, especially during midterms and finals.

The posters indicated great interest in more group study rooms, as well as a reading room. The new group study rooms would include white boards and new technology. Other options included a faculty training and a graduate area, a classroom, LOVE’S NEW LOOK continued on page 2

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Immigration reform analyzed locally

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as a student. He said he owes the skills he has today to the activities he took part in as an undergraduate student.

“It’s really about setting goals and helping people shape those goals and believe in them and own them and working day and night to be successful,” White said. “When you fail, continue to not give up and to pursue it.”

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was high last Thursday on the first day of the search as LAPD officers mistook a blue Toyota Tacoma for Dorner’s suspected vehicle, a grey Nissan Titan. As the Tacoma drove down the quiet residential streets in Torrance officers on watch opened fire on the truck.

The two women inside the truck were delivering copies of the Los Angeles Times to the area. One woman suffered bullet wounds to the back and is in recovery and the other woman suffered minor cuts from shattered glass.

Celebrities are also taking part in the search for Dorner.

Actor Charlie Sheen was cited in the manifesto by Dorner saying Sheen is “effin awesome.” Sheen made a public announcement on TMZ to have Dorner call him to try and figure things out.

As the search for Dorner remains primarily in Big Bear where his burned truck was found, authorities announced on Saturday federal and local authorities are involved in the search and are now offering a $1 million reward for information leading to Dorner’s arrest.

In an afternoon press conference on Saturday, LAPD Cmdr. Andrew Smith said the joint task force includes the Los Angeles, Irvine and Riverside police departments, along with the FBI and U.S. Marshals.

local David Hernandez Staff Writer

Since President Barack Obama and a group of senators each released a blueprint for immigration overhaul, reforming the nation’s immigration laws has become a primary issue with the discussion of border security at the forefront.

On Jan. 28, a bipartisan group of eight senators revealed its plan for comprehensive immigration reform, followed by President Barack Obama’s proposal on Jan. 29.

The senators’ intended plan would allow undocumented immigrants to apply for citizenship after qualifying to become permanent residents and after certain border measures have been satisfied.

As a result, the plan proposes the creation of a commission of governors, law enforcement officials and border-state community leaders to assess when border security measures have been accomplished.

Similarly, Obama’s plan would create a pathway to citizenship by allowing undocumented immigrants to earn “provisional legal status” as a first step toward permanent residency and citizenship, with border security being incidental.

Republican Sen. Marco Rubio, a member of the bipartisan group of senators, is one of many politicians who have emphasized the importance of enforcement at the border before allowing there to be a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants.

“If there is not language in this bill that guarantees that nothing else will happen unless these enforcement mechanisms are in place, I won’t support it,” Rubio told radio host Rush Limbaugh.

The senators’ plan provides Border Patrol with the latest technology,

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drones, surveillance equipment and adds more agents at and between ports of entry. It would also establish a system to track whether people in the U.S. on temporary visas have left when required.

Obama’s plan enhanced infrastructure at ports of entry, facilitates public-private partnership aimed at increasing investment in foreign visitor processing and creates new criminal penalties for those who smuggle people, drugs, weapons or money across the border.

San Diego State Chicano and Chicana studies assistant professor Roberto Hernández, whose areas of research include the U.S.-Mexico border, indicates that, throughout the years, border security has indeed been imposed.

“The proposals neglect the fact that border security has been going on,” Hernández said. “There have been increases in funding personnel, new technologies and we’ve seen a sharp increase not only in miles of

fences that have been erected, but also in the budgets and staffing of the Border Patrol.”

During a tour of the border, Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano stopped by San Diego last Monday to discuss border security.

“I believe the border is secure,” Napolitano said, according to The Huffingtonpost “I believe the border is a safe border. That’s not to say everything is 100 percent.”

Hernández believes discussion about border security and enforcement is diminishing the discussion of citizenship for the undocumented individuals already in the U.S. As far as obtaining citizenship, the bipartisan group plan requires undocumented immigrants to undergo a background check, pay fines, back taxes, learn English and pass an American civics test before applying for permanent residency and then citizenship.

Similarly, Obama’s proposal will require immigrants to pass a back-

Plants can care too A new study revealed that plants are capable of showing altruistic behavior.

Altruism is a characteristic usually found in the animal kingdom, such as when a tiger adopts piglets or when a female albatross takes an orphan chick into its nest.

The study by the University

The next step will be for Pfeiffer Partners Architects to return to SDSU to make a presentation and generate more input.

Universities of California San Diego and Santa Barbara libraries were renovated by Pfeiffer Partners Architects.

Gath said the company wants to ensure Love Library is tailored to SDSU students.

“I think it’s important that we make sure that we respond to the specific needs of students here on this campus,” Gath said.

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ground check, pay taxes and penalties and learn English to acquire citizenship.

Under both proposals, individuals brought to the U.S. as children would earn citizenship sooner. However, Obama’s plan would require attending college or serving for two years in the military to have a quicker path to citizenship.

While border security is likely to be part of any immigration legislation, it remains unclear how the southwestern border will be evaluated and what criteria must be met.

“We need to see whether the legislation that gets proposed is really about responding to the demands and needs of the broader migrant communities,” Hernández said. “These proposals are really about trying to appease and minimize the impact of these groups.”

Obama is expected to speak about immigration tomorrow during his State of the Union speech.

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a small lab space, a distance learning meeting room, an exhibit area, viewing and taping rooms and media production editing bays.

“A lot of the staff can’t see what the student needs because they’re not experiencing it themselves,” Afable said.

Pfieffer Partners Principal Jean Gath said the library renovation will be directed by input from the SDSU community.

“We do not anticipate that all of the changes would be made at one time,” Gath said.

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San Diego State Chicano and Chicana studies assistant professor Roberto Hernández discusses immigration reform. This reform would alter citizenship and border security.

This is the first observation of plants showing alturistic behavior.

Asteroid nears Earth The asteroid that NASA labeled 2012 DA14 will make a close pass

by Earth on Feb. 15—closer than the moon’s orbit.

This asteroid, 45 meters in diameter, will be about 17,200 miles away from Earth as it passes. However, it will not strike the Earth, according to NASA. What is interesting about the 2012 DA14 asteroid is it passed by in 2012 and will sweep by again in 2020.

The possibility of a 2020 collision with Earth was speculated, but has recently been confirmed to have a one in 83,000 chance of occurring, making it a highly remote possibility, according to NASA astronomer Donald Yeomans.

The asteroid is too small to be seen with the naked eye but can be viewed through a telescope or through live, online streaming on the Clay Center Observatory’s Ustream channel.

of Colorado Boulder compared how corn seed embryos grow when raised by their parents’ nutrient-providing endosperms to adopted parent endosperms.

The results showed that parent endosperms gave their seeds more nutrients than adopted parents, yet the adopted parents still cared for their orphan embryo enough to let it live.

This is the first observation of plants showing altruistic behavior. Though not as touching as a piglet wearing a tiger-striped shirt, this discovery provides a new way to look at the unique world of plant biology.

—Compiled by Staff Writer, Will Houston

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Love Guru solves relationship conundrums

love & relationships Love Guru

now on, avoid getting into double trouble and your dating life will be much easier. Good luck, man.

Staff Columnist

Player at Parma Payne: Love Guru, I need your help! I’m in a bit of a pickle between two girls that I think are really great. I’ve gone on a couple dates with both of them, and they were generally a lot of fun. The problem is, neither girl knows about the other. Each one has advantages against the other, but I don’t know who to choose and how to let the other one down. Tell me, wise one, how do I resolve this situation without burning two bridges at once?

Love Guru: First off, I can’t help but chuckle to myself a little bit about your situation. This predicament that you’re in is nobody’s fault but your own, my man. Here’s an analogy for you: You were supposed to just go to the diner, but you ended up at the all-you-can-eat buffet and now you’re sick because you ate too much. The translation? Don’t bite off more than you can chew, dude. Courting one lady is hard enough, but putting yourself between two who don’t know about each other is like jumping headfirst into shark-infested waters. I commend your bravery, but pity your ignorance.

Now that I’ve given you some life advice, let’s get down to your relationship troubles. Firstly, you need to decide on what you want from your next relationship. Is one of these girls more eligible to be your girlfriend than the other? If this is the case, quickly make your decision and tell them what’s up—the longer you wait, the uglier the end result will be.

Like I always say, honesty is the best policy, so you need to man up and tell these girls the truth.

As for the girl who doesn’t get to go out with you, make your confessions and apologize. If you’re lucky, she won’t hate you, but don’t hold your breath. From

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Awkward Affection: I really like this guy who I work with. How do I tell him without making it awkward at work?

Love Guru: Getting romantic with coworkers can be a tricky situation. If you want to pursue him, I’d make sure you’re really serious and it’s not just a fleeting crush. If you two do hit it off and things eventually end, it could be a bad situation at work and you need to take that into consideration before you make any moves. Once you are positive this is what you want, I’d start out by asking him to hang out casually. Try to ease into more than a friendship, but be open from the start. If you get the opportunity to make things more serious, tell him you don’t want to jeopardize your work relationship.

The best thing to do is make some rules before anything happens.

Sometimes trying to pursue a relationship with a coworker isn’t worth the negative aftermath.

Montezuma Movers: My boyfriend and I have been dating for about a year now. Everything is going great between us and I want to take our relationship to the next level. What I mean is, I want us to move in together, but I don’t get the sense that he is on board with the idea, which bothers me. I don’t want this to be the roadblock that ends our wonderful relationship. What should I do?

Love Guru: First off, the only way that this conundrum will ruin your relationship is if you let it—so drop the negative outlook and see the silver lining. You’ve been in a relationship for a year now, which is no easy feat, and shows that you two are committed. If you haven’t already, sit down and talk with your man about how you feel. However, don’t be too pushy when you suggest moving in together. It can be a life-changing decision that must be mutually agreed upon in order for it to work successfully. If you try too hard to get him to move in with you, it may deter him enough to the point of a break up. One thing you can try is a mock live-in for a week or so.

This will give you a chance to test the waters of living together to see if it would even work out. Bring small pieces of furniture and a few other posessions to your partner’s house to recreate the feeling of living together. Try taking turns cooking dinner and doing household chores. I’m not telling you to act like an old married couple—rather, I’m suggesting you partially live out your dream to better understand what it truly means to live together. Again, this is no easy decision to make and, when the time is right, I think you’ll know when to make the move.

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Aztecs keep the Bulldogs on a short leash

men’s basketball

Ryan Schuler Sports Editor

After the San Diego State men’s basketball team finished the first half of Mountain West Conference play with a 5-3 record, many wondered if the team could catch conference leader University of New Mexico. The Lobos had a two-game lead at 7-1, with road games against the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and Colorado State University. SDSU will play against Boise State University and UNM. But the Aztecs took their first steps to catch the Lobos, defeating the Fresno State Bulldogs 7553 to move to 18-5 overall and 6-3 in conference play.

Senior guard James Rahon scored double-digits for the third consecutive game, totaling 14 points on six of 10 shooting from the field and two of four from 3-point range, while junior guard Jamaal Franklin added a double-double, scoring 14 points and grabbing 11 rebounds.

“It’s always nice to win,” SDSU head coach Steve Fisher said. “The bottom line is finding a way to win. It’s a lot easier on the coaches and a lot less exciting maybe, but a lot easier to win in the fashion that we did today … I thought we had great energy, but really good and smart defensive play.”

Fresno State scored the game’s first two points of the game, before SDSU scored the next 10 points to take a 102 lead. For the rest of the first half, the Aztecs continued to hold a single-digit lead until grabbing a 23-11 lead with 2:33 left in the first half. At the half, SDSU led 25-17.

The Aztecs used a 13-2 run at the start of the second half to race to a 38-19 lead. The home team coasted the rest of the way, outscoring the Bulldogs 50-36 in the

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Freshman forward Winston Shepard goes up for the layup against Fresno State.

Shepard finished the game with 10 points, three rebounds and two assists.

second half and leading by 29 at one point in the game.

Junior guard Xavier Thames, who hadn’t played in the last two games because of a back injury, returned to action, but didn’t get the start.

“It was obviously nice to have Xavier (Thames) to have a chance to play,” Fisher said. “I’m crossing my fingers that he’ll be OK. He seemed to be after the game, but he felt good being able to be out and play. I thought he was pretty good for having done nothing

Sophomore forward Dwayne Polee II finishes the alley-oop against the Bulldogs. The dunk was the first of Polee’s career.

A member of the student section holds up a sign that reads “fresNOPE.” SDSU defeated Fresno State 75-53.

competitively for two weeks.”

Thames finished with five points, a season-high four rebounds and a career-high of two blocked shots.

“It feels good to be back out there with my teammates,” Thames said.

“It feels really good to be back out there and we got a nice win as well.”

Franklin became the 28th player in team history to record 1,000 career points and the 11th player to record 1,000 points and 500 rebounds. He reached his 1,000-point milestone on

a layup with 6:17 left in the game.

“It is a good accomplishment, but I am just glad we won,” Franklin said. “... But a lot of people have done it. At the end of the day, the accomplishment would have been bad if we lost (but) we won.

So that is the biggest accomplishment to me.”

The Aztecs return to action on Wednesday when they travel to Fort Collins, Colo. to take on Colorado State.

Notes - SDSU defeated FSU for the sixth consecutive time.

- The Aztecs scored a season-high 50 points in the second half.

- SDSU is 14-0 this season when shooting 25 percent or better from 3-point range.

- The Aztecs have won 30 straight games when leading at the half.

- SDSU is 56-1 in its last 57 home games against an unranked opponent.

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Senior guard James Rahon drives to the rim while being heavily guarded. Rahon finished with 14 points.

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Shepard attempts a contested jumpshot against the Bulldogs.

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Senior guard Aaron Douglas (left) and Polee warm up before Saturday’s game.

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Boldin to retire if released Fresh off a Super Bowl win one week ago, Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Anquan Boldin says he will retire if the team releases him.

“I won’t play in another uniform,” Boldin said in an interview on Friday on NBC Sports Radio.

“We have a saying: ‘Once a Raven, always a Raven,’ and I’ll always be a Raven.”

Boldin, 32, who has one year left in his four-year, $25 million deal is owed $6 million in his final season. If the release is made, it’s expected to be because of salarycap reasons.

Boldin caught 65 passes for 921 yards and four touchdowns in 15 games with Baltimore this season.

In Baltimore’s 34-31 Super Bowl win against the San Francisco 49ers, Boldin caught six passes for 104 yards and a touchdown.

“I think you go out and let your play speak for itself,” Boldin said during the NBC interview. “You deal with that if you have to, but, I think for me—I know for me— Baltimore is the only place I want to play.”

Garnett hits 25,000-point mark Boston Celtics forward Kevin Garnett became the 16th player in NBA history to score 25,000 points.

The milestone occurred during Thursday night’s game against the Los Angeles Lakers, when Garnett hit a turnaround fadeaway with 8:08 minutes left to in the second quarter.

Garnett joined Kareem AbdulJabbar, Karl Malone, Michael Jordan, Wilt Chamberlain, Kobe Bryant, Shaquille O’Neal, Moses Malone, Elvin Hayes, Hakeem Olajuwon, Oscar Robertson, Dominique Wilkins, John Havlicek, Alex English, Reggie Miller and Jerry West.

“I guess when you’ve been in the league as long as I’ve been in it, you want to accomplish some things,” Garnett told ESPNBoston.com. “ Nothing more, nothing special in it. I guess some day it’ll mean something to me. But at this point, it’s relative… I’m not into the individual stuff, but obviously I’ve accomplished some things in this league, so that’s a good thing.”

—Compiled by Ryan Schuler, Sports Editor

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Shepard waits next to the scorer’s table to substitute in for a teammate.

King Felix to skip World Baseball Classic Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Felix Hernandez will not compete for Venezuela in the upcoming World Baseball Classic because of contract negotiations with the Mariners, according to his representative from the Octagon agency.

Hernandez, who had been announced as Venezuela’s No. 1 starter, is in the middle of negotiations for a five-year, $135.5 million contract extension.

“Felix called Luis Sojo with a lot of pain in his heart to inform him that he could not play with Venezuela in the World Baseball Classic,” Wilfredo Polidor of the Octago agency told Deportes ESPN on Friday. “It’s a shame because he was really eager to start the first game for Venezuela against the Dominican Republic.”

Hernandez is a three-time All-Star and the 2010 American League Cy Young Award winner.

Venezula is in Pool C for the WBC with the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico and Spain.

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Insidious porn sullies tech advancement

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t’s the golden rule of technology that when something new is created, someone will figure out how to get naked on it. Our generation is one of sexual freedom and openness, usually a commendable trait. But often times, people take it way too far. The Internet has always been ripe with porn pickings.

That’s all fine. The real problem is when this kind of vulgarity pops up on mainstream sites and apps. It seems no matter how innocent the intentions of some programs, perverts of the world always manage to make their presence known. This surge of sexual explicit content is nothing new to online communities and leaves me wondering not if I will find a naked man on a new app, but when.

The iPhone app Tindr takes the game of “hot-or–not” to a whole new level. This middle-school era classic game evolved from passing notes between classes to a much more efficient medium.

The app is essentially online speed dating in which users are shown pictures of members of the opposite sex in the area. Users then decide to anonymously accept or reject each person. If someone accepts a profile, and the other person accepts as well, a match is born and the availability for romantic flirtation ensues.

It all sounds innocent enough at first, but I’m not falling prey to this delusion. In this day and

age, I’m forced to assume it’s only a matter of time before the word “tinder” is synonymous with chatting (and pictures) of a whole different nature.

This cynical view of technology and our generation doesn’t come without evidence. Looking back at most of the popular social apps and websites throughout the past few years, it’s difficult to find anything free from xxx influence.

Most recently, Twitter released its new video-sharing site, Vine—a site that allows users to upload 6-second video clips to run on a loop, similar to Cinemagram. True to our generation’s vulgar form, it took all of two weeks for explicit content to become such a problem that an age-restricted label was attached to the app.

Vine attempted to control the pornography epidemic by removing results from hashtags, such as “porn,” “sex” and “naked.”

However, after some research for this story, I can tell you that it isn’t difficult to find when you know what you’re looking for. Vine can do all it wants to try and protect its fledgling app, but some people will not be stopped. Even with the 17-andolder warning label, there is no real way to verify a user’s ages. If anything, it only adds enticement for younger users the same way an R-rated movie is forbidden fruit for a PG-13 viewer.

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The question is not how programmers can restrict explicit material, it’s why people feel the need to post it in the first place.

Whatever one chooses to do online is their own business; I just ask people to keep that business to their intended outlets.

Of course, one could argue that sexual material can be easily avoided on many programs.

That’s true in some cases, but it’s unavoidable in others.

Chatroulette comes to mind as a particularly fitting example.

Ideally, the website is meant to

connect people around the world through video chat. In reality, it’s just a long line of penises. I don’t like surprises in general, but I especially don’t like when the surprise is a strange, naked man on my computer screen.

To give them credit, Chatroulette has done its best to eradicate the problem by implementing an offensive material filter in 2011. Prior to this, it was estimated that almost 25 percent of the site’s material was considered offensive. Even with the filter, nearly 50,000 users were

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banned daily for inappropriate use. That’s 50,000 people who feel the need to use the website inappropriately.

It’s a sad realization to know my favorite apps will likely be tainted by someone else’s perverted desires. I’m not sure what’s inherently wrong in so many people’s lives that makes traditional porn sites not enough.

Please, just keep it to yourself.

— Assistant Opinion Editor Madison Hopkins is a journalism junior.

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Debt derails local infrastructure investment

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an Diego is in a pothole, literally. The city has more than $900 million worth of backlogged infrastructure projects to repair including potholes, buildings, and broken pipes. To make matters worse, the city government already has a $40 million budget deficit and it costs $31 million just to maintain the status quo on infrastructure for the next year.

Repairing our infrastructure should be a top priority for both the San Diego City Council and

San Diego has clearly learned nothing about fixing deficit problems.

Mayor Bob Filner. Maintaining local infrastructure is important to keep the roads we drive on and the buildings we work in from crumbling beneath our feet or on top of us. The backlog is a failure of former Mayor Jerry Sanders’ administration, which ignored redevelopment and infrastructure projects to focus more on the already prosperous downtown area.

However, the city must come up with a reasonable plan to pay for it. San Diego can’t afford to continue throwing money at projects when it does not have the funds to pay the bills.

Unfortunately, San Diego lawmakers seem bent on using temporary solutions to fix the problem. One councilman proposed borrowing money from bonds to pay for the infrastructure project, which is like putting a Band-Aid

on a broken leg. Using bonds for every fiscal problem the city faces puts the city even further in debt.

This will reduce the amount of funding for other big projects in the future. The city could already pay as much as $42 million back to the state government on bonds from previous redevelopment projects this year. Considering the deficit the city is already facing, bonds should be a last resort, used only if officials cannot find the money elsewhere.

City Council President Todd Gloria called for a ballot initiative to address the problem, but wasn’t specific about how the ballot measure would fix the problem. Only tax increases require a ballot initiative, but Gloria said a ballot initiative does not necessarily have to increase taxes. So, does Gloria plan on using a ballot initiative to borrow more money or to use money the city doesn’t have, which could create an even bigger deficit?

San Diego has clearly learned nothing about fixing deficit problems. As both the state and federal governments have learned the hard way, you can’t fix a financial mess by only addressing spending cuts or increasing taxes. A combination of both will likely be needed and politicians will have to make painful decisions to fix both the city’s deficit problem and the infrastructure backlog.

San Diego has some of the lowest tax rates in the state and it’s obvious the city needs more revenue. While Gloria’s plan for a ballot initiative seems lacking in fundamental mathematics, a bal-

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pocketbooks. Contributing our own money is the right thing to do as honorable citizens. Furthermore, a tax increase with provisions guaranteeing money would help with infrastructure projects that would boost our economy by creating jobs for people who work in construction.

However, raising taxes alone would not be enough to get San Diego out of debt. The city will need to cut wasteful and unnecessary spending and can start by repealing Proposition B, a costly retirement ballot initiative that passed in last June’s primary

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This is in addition to last year’s $231 million spent by the city on pension payments.

Taking care of our infrastructure backlog will not be easy. It will require a lot of tough decisions and hard work from local leaders.

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Volume 99, issue 68 | MONday, february 11, 2013

Equality for all body types

humor Kenneth Leonard Copy Editor

Class and gender privileges have long been hot topics when discussing oppressed or marginalized groups in society. Body consciousness is at the forefront of sociological activism and body acceptance is a critical step toward advancement as a culture. Of course, one group in particular is discriminated against more than any other and it needs to stop.

I’m referring, obviously, to swole persons.

You may not be familiar with the swole acceptance movement, so let me explain. Swole acceptance means not systematically reducing swole people to the size of their pectoral muscles or deltoid measurements. Swole acceptance is abolishing the stigmas surrounding swole persons. Swole stigma is real, ubiquitous and aggressive. It has invaded entertainment, science, the media, advertising, business, education, dating/love/sex/marriage, travel, academia… The list goes on, but you get the idea.

As a swole American, it’s not unusual for me to be publicly swole-shamed. People have openly asked me what supplements I take or where the best gyms are. Do they have any idea how offensive this is? Oh, because I’m swole, I must just automatically know where the best gyms are. Do these people walk up to random Mexicans and ask where the best taco shops are? I certainly hope not.

I can’t go to the grocery store and buy protein bars without ending up on the receiving end of judgmental glances as I push my

meat-laden cart down the aisle.

I’ve also been a victim of swolestation. People seem to assume that because I have big arms I should be groped, and that by wearing a tank top in public I’m somehow “asking for it.”

Oh, and good luck trying to find clothing as a swole person.

Many times, my swole brothers and sisters have found themselves in fitting rooms, struggling to pull a pair of jeans up over their massive quads, lamenting the current trend toward skinny jeans. Fashion trends push swole persons to the very fringes of society by subliminally shaming them for their size. If you’re a small person, you can always move up in size, but there is no hope for the swole.

It’s not like we can make small clothes bigger.

Swole persons are frequently victimized by vicious stereotypes.

Slurs such as “meathead” are tossed around with no regard for the lasting damage caused by such abusive language. Swole people aren’t dumb, but for reasons I don’t fully understand, the media continuously portrays us as unintelligent or somehow mentally deficient because of our size. In the workplace, we are always the ones asked to replace the jug at the watercooler or carry boxes. Our coworkers may not even realize when their prejudices are revealed.

They’ve been trained by our swole-shaming culture to judge us by our bodies.

Even our families don’t necessarily know how to relate to us. I remember the first time my mother walked in on me doing curls in my room. We were both so embarrassed. Things only got worse when she found my stash of muscle magazines under my mattress.

She just couldn’t understand. It’s like she thought swole was something I decided to become, instead of realizing it’s just who I am inside. This is a common misconception. We can’t just stop being swole any more than a person can change sexual orientation or skin color, and it’s deeply offensive to imply that swole is merely a lifestyle choice.

So, at this point, if you are nonswole, transswole or just a little bicep-curious, you may be wondering what the do’s and don’ts are when interacting with swole persons. First of all, don’t act surprised when you find out a swole person is intelligent or articulate.

Second, don’t make generalizations. If you look at a swole person and say something such as, “That guy must work at GNC,” you’re perpetuating the cycle of swole-shaming, even if you’re just kidding. Try to avoid statements implying people shouldn’t be swole, or that smallness is something to be desired. For example, saying, “I just don’t understand why someone would get so big” is the type of judgmental statement a swole person just doesn’t need to hear. Swole isn’t some horrible thing people should avoid. The only thing people should avoid is dumping more shame on the broad shoulders of the swole community.

Hopefully you’re now aware of the swole persons’ plight. It’s time for swole discrimination to end and for non-swoles to realize swole persons are simply people, too.

The bottom line is this: No matter what your level of swole is, remember to love yourself for who you are and don’t accept negativity from outside sources. Love your swole, people.

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by Nancy Black, Tribune Media Services

Today’s Birthday (2/11/13) - Creativity, communication and play lead to a career opportunity that keeps you busy for the rest of the year. As work increases, balance for health with new exercise practices. Radiate love.

To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.

Aries (March 21 - April 19) - Today is an 8 - There’s more going on than meets the eye, and there’s no time for idle chatter. To avoid arguments, blast by them with targeted focus.

It’s a good time to buy.

Taurus (April 20 - May 20) - Today is a 9 - There’s some instability at work. You get the necessary data. Check it through twice, and read between the lines. Use imagination. A discovery could reveal impracticalities. Take a trip.

Gemini (May 21 - June 21) - Today is a 9 - Express your vision with optimism. Others bring amazing ideas; let them take leadership.

Spend less money partying, and enjoy a fuller wallet. A key relationship grows stronger.

Cancer (June 22 - July 22) - Today is a 7 - A lofty scheme may encounter difficulties when you and a partner disagree. Fix something before it breaks, clean up or ignore a thoughtless remark. You can work it out.

Leo (July 23 - Aug. 22) - Today is an 8 - Listen carefully to someone who doesn’t make sense initially. Choose love over money, and resist the temptation to splurge. Keep a low profile. Your admirable discipline gets rewarded.

Virgo (Aug. 23 - Sept. 22) - Today is an 8

- Imagine how the next project gets moving.

Some ideas are too expensive, so be creative.

Smooth rough edges before proceeding. You solve it by editing down to basics.

Libra (Sept. 23 - Oct. 22) - Today is an 8 - Dress for public action. Get the agreement down in writing, and provide what was requested. Cut superfluous costs. Make plans with your sweetheart for later.

Scorpio (Oct. 23 - Nov. 21) - Today is a 9 - Humility is a quality worth practicing. It’s easy to push ideas forward now, but there’s no need to rush. Thank others for their input.

Back opinions with facts.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22 - Dec. 21) - Today is a 9 - Put off travel and avoid an interrogation; take risks later. Let your partner carry the load for a bit, but stay active. A spiritual experience feels miraculous.

Capricorn (Dec. 22 - Jan. 19) - Today is a 9 - Accept a sweet deal. Go ahead and get yourself a little treat. Increase your personal space by decreasing stuff. Cultivate compassion for others by counting your blessings.

Aquarius (Jan. 20 - Feb. 18) - Today is an 8 - Restate your intentions, and stand up for what’s right. Work interrupts your research.

You’re gaining respect. Wait a while before gathering up the loot. Provide a spiritual perspective.

Pisces (Feb. 19 - March 20) - Today is a 9 - You identify a new starting point and make a bold move. Let your partner balance the books. It’s good timing for an important conversation. Listen to the senior member.

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