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Court rules on Title IX CSU reassures SDSU ‘fails to provide fair hearing’ for accused student JAMIE BALLARD MANAGING EDITOR ____________________________ A San Diego court ruled on Feb. 2 that San Diego State violated procedural fairness in a Title IX investigation, by failing to provide a student accused of rape with a fair hearing.

In April 2015, a student (identified as Jane Roe in court documents) filed a Title IX complaint alleging that a fellow 19-year-old student, identified as John Doe, sexually assaulted her after a party at Theta Chi Fraternity.

Director of the Center for Student Rights and Responsibilities Lee Mintz investigated the claim and found that Doe had committed sexual assault. He was expelled in November 2015.

San Diego Superior Court Judge Joel Wohlfeil ordered the university to dissolve Mintz’s findings that Doe was guilty of what Mintz called “sexual assault” and “rape”, although Doe’s expulsion is still valid.

Wohlfeil wrote in the court’s minute order that Doe was “fundamentally deprived of a fair hearing” because he was not provided with an adult advisor.

He alleged SDSU had not granted him a fair trial, and brought charges against the university.

Mintz, who the court called “a skillful, trained and experienced advocate,” both investigated the claim

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and ultimately served as an advocate for Roe in the university hearing.

Alternately, Doe was required to speak on his own behalf, without a similarly qualified advisor though the court notes he did have the chance to consult with an attorney.

“The disparity of these circumstances is enough to shock the Court’s conscience,” Wohlfeil’s minute order reads.

“In contrast to the support system respondents (SDSU) provided Jane, petitioner (Doe) was required to speak on his own behalf and did so, with one exception, throughout the hearing...The Court wonders how, given petitioner’s youth, infant stages of his postsecondary education and the seriousness of the charges, petitioner was able to conduct himself as well as he did,” the order reads.

The order also clarifies that the school did not have an obligation to provide a lawyer as defense, but an “adult advisor” with similar skills, training and experience as Mintz in order to ensure a fair trial.

Wohlfeil also wrote in the order, “This case is about a well-intentioned, but deeply flawed, administrative system to investigate and review complaints of student misconduct.”

John Doe isn’t the first student to file a case against the university for mishandling a Title IX investigation.

In 2014, Francisco Sousa was arrested on charges of false imprisonment and forcible oral copulation, and suspended

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As immigration raids occur across the country, California State University Chancellor Timothy P. White said in a statement sent out on Feb. 22 that the CSU will not enter agreements with law enforcement to enforce federal immigration laws.

Following it, San Diego State Student Affairs Vice President Eric Rivera sent out a statement on behalf of SDSU reminding the community SDSU is committed to establishing “a safe and welcoming environment for all students, faculty and staff.”

Both statements acknowledged that the CSU is examining how federal immigration policies can potentially affect university campuses.

Chancellor White’s statement also said university leaders supported state and national officials in requesting that President Trump reconsider his immigration policies.

Center of Intercultural Relations Director Edwin Darrell said the statements reinforce SDSU and the CSU system’s values and attempted to ease student’s minds who

are impacted by the new administration’s legislation.

On Feb. 21, Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly issued two memoranda, implementing President Trump’s executive orders entitled “Enhancing Public Safety in the Interior of the United States” and “Border Security and Immigration Enforcement Improvements.”

Both executive orders were issued on Jan. 25.

The implementations allow for immigration laws to be enforced more aggressively and Immigration Customs Enforcement to go after illegal immigrants who have committed criminal offenses.

Some of these include minor offenses, such as not leaving the U.S. after an order of removal or abusing a program related to public benefits.

One of the criteria for being detained is if an immigration officer determines the illegal immigrant poses “a risk to public safety or national security.”

Darrell said ICE does not need permission from the university to come onto campus, but it does need permission to get information on students.

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The do’s and don’ts of apartment hunting

JULIANNA RESS SENIOR STAFF WRITER ____________________________

Now that San Diego State students are finally getting comfortable in their spring semester routines, many are starting to think about living situations for next year.

While some may be happy renewing their leases, others have been counting down the days to look for a new place.

Maybe students are annoyed with their roommates, want to live closer to campus or they are ready for apartment life after spending a year in the dorms.

No matter what the issue is, apartment hunting is confusing, stressful and overwhelming, especially for

complexes a little more manageable, so it must be step one.

Talking to parents can also be educational on the leasing process as a whole, which can sound like a foreign language to first time apartment hunters.

the first time.

Here are some do’s and don’ts of apartment hunting to make the whole process easier.

Do calculate a budget and learn about the leasing process.

Before asking to live with friends and heading out on apartment tours, calculate a personal price range, because it may differ from potential roommates.

Apartments are not cheap, so discuss a budget with parents and friends before wasting time touring a complex that ends up being too expensive.

Calculating a budget is what allows students to set up a

Ask questions beforehand to avoid getting lost in the jargon and technicalities of a lease.

blueprint of what they want and what they can realistically afford.

It forces them to prioritize and makes a sea of daunting apartment

“The first time around I wish I knew more about the leasing process,” journalism sophomore Megan Cheung said.

“We had to rely on asking our parents or roommates for a lot of it and I think it made

the whole apartment hunting process a lot more stressful.”

Don’t assume everything is included in the rent.

It is an immediate red flag if an apartment’s rent seems outrageously cheap, so it is extremely important to ask what is included before receiving a bill twice the anticipated amount.

Liberal studies sophomore Samantha Willis believes this is the most important part of the entire apartment hunting process, because it is crucial to find the apartment that offers

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Group sparks dialogue with police ‘Game Changer’ organization brings together community members and law enforcement WILL FRITZ SENIOR STAFF WRITER ____________________________________ KPBS played host to “Game Changer,” a focus group discussion between police officers and community members, for the third time on Wednesday, Feb. 22.

Police officers and community members of all ages met in a room at the KPBS office and spent about three hours engaging in conversations about interactions with law enforcement.

“Game Changer” is the idea of Sean Sheppard, an SDSU alumnus and the founder of the San Diego-area non-profit Embrace.

Sheppard said the purpose of “Game Changer” is “to bring people together from all different walks of life.”

“We’re here to spend some time together, talk about some serious issues in the community as it relates to law enforcement and people within the community,” he said.

Sheppard said he drew on his own experiences as a former athlete and a life coach while coming up with the “Game Changer.”

“I know a big part of the problem when it comes to community members not getting along and the community not getting along with law enforcement is just due to a lack of personal exposure,” he said.

Sheppard said his goal is to eventually

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Sheppard said he is working on developing partnerships with the Padres and other sports teams in San Diego, as the sports franchises provide tickets to “Game Changer” participants.

During Wednesday night’s discussion, a participant shared his experience of differing treatment by police officers depending on whether he was in Southeast San Diego or La Jolla.

At another, a police officer, asked a participant if she believed police should have any discretion in making traffic stops at all after the participant questioned why some demographics are stopped at higher rates than others.

In addition to conversing with one another, participants were asked to fill out two survey forms, one before and one after taking part in the event.

Since the first “Game Changer” took place in December, there have been a total of about 60 participants, he said.

Compared to community meetings he has attended in the past, San Diego Police Sgt. Marc Stephens said “Game Changer” allowed for more open dialogue between police and civilians.

SDSU Chief Diversity Officer Aaron Bruce said the event is “an excellent step” toward bridging the gap between police and the community.

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of police officers, but has also opened his eyes to the many different kinds of people who have had challenging encounters with police, regardless of their identity or their socioeconomic background.

“I think by interacting with police officers more and learning more about their lifestyle, it’s helped me to become a lot more understanding of the diversity within the police department and I think that it’s changed my perceptions of the work they do, which has helped lessen my fear of police,” Bruce said.

Political science sophomore Thomas Hintza called it “a nice meeting,” although he did say he had a few

personal qualms he would like to see addressed.

“I understand what they are trying to do but there were, I believe, only three SDSU students in attendance,” he said.

At the end of the focus group, participants headed to Viejas Arena to watch the Wednesday night SDSU men’s basketball game together against Fresno State.

The next “Game Changer” event is scheduled for March 1, the day the SDSU men’s basketball team takes on the Air Force Falcons.

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Queer, trans students of color talk identity The Pride Center and MEChA hosted panel as part of “Spring Into Diversity” lecture series

ADRIANA MILLAR ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR ____________________________________ The Pride Center and Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlán cohosted a presentation on Feb. 22 on the experiences of queer and transgender people of color at San Diego State.

The event was part of the Associated Students’ Student Diversity Commission two-week “Spring into Diversity” series, and took place at Montezuma Hall.

Center of Intercultural Relations Director and Co-Adviser of the Student Diversity Commission Edwin Darrell said the event was important in light of the national climate.

“It’s just really important students have a voice to share their perspectives, different information about their groups and also an opportunity for the campus community to learn about these perspectives as well,” he said.

The event began with a presentation of the history of queer and transgenfer people of color and current issues, such as their representation in history and media, as well as the possible effects of the Trump administration.

The presentation was followed by a panel of five queer or transgender SDSU students of color.

The panelists answered questions about their experiences as a QTPOC at SDSU, as well as within the transgender and queer community.

On the same day of the event, President Trump rescinded protections for transgendered students. Under the Obama administration, transgender students were allowed to use the bathroom of their choice. Although the panelists did not mention Trump’s reversal during the event, several panelists referenced the current political climate as a need for

ICE: CSU gives students safety tips Continued from P1 In SDSU’s statement, Rivera said students’ immigration status is protected by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act. In his statement, White said students should contact their university’s police department if anyone in the CSU community is approached by local, state or federal officials who ask for information on their immigration status.

“Our university police departments will not honor immigration hold requests, and our university police will not contact, detain, question or arrest individuals solely on the basis of beingor suspected of being-a person who lacks documentation,” he said.

White said the implementations do not affect the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy.

Darrell said the Center of Intercultural Relations offers a space for students to talk.

“With the students we do come in contact with, we’re making sure we’re

awareness for QTPOC issues.

“Specifically with LGBT issues, it’s only recently that we got gay marriage and now Donald Trump is president, sadly, and now all these things are possibly going to be turned over,” English senior and panelist Louys Christian said.

Interdisciplinary studies junior and panelist Shane James said he chose to be a part of the event because he had been a part of many different panels dealing with being queer and a person of color, but not many on his transgender identity.

“To be on this panel was really

successful as it could be at this current moment for SDSU. “”When I look around this campus I see a lot of white people or whiteidentified people,” he said. “Because they don’t really experience those differences and those challenges and discrimination, because of being white and having that privilege, they wouldn’t necessarily see it as such a big thing to have to have these kind of events.”

James said he would love for the school events like the QTPOC mandatory for certain organizations or certain groups.

“ WE FELT LIKE THE PRIDE CENTER IN THE PAST HAS NOT CATERED SPECIFICALLY TO QUEER TRANS PEOPLE OF COLOR IN THE SPACES.”

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helpful in allowing people to understand my experience of being a queer trans person of color,” he said.

James said he wished more people with the individual needs he has would have attended the event.

“So they could at least have a person to identify with when thinking of ‘oh I don’t know a whole lot of trans people so I don’t have an investment in those kind of issues,’” he said.

James said his goal was to be vigilant.

“So people can be like ‘oh I know that person!’ and they think like ‘oh, bathroom issues, so that’s how this affects this kind of person or this friend, and I would hate for them to not have bathrooms and be discriminated against,’” he said.

James said the event was probably as

“I feel like if we continue these kind of conversations, then events like these can be even more successful and have even more attendance,” he said.

Christian, whose preferred pronouns are they/them/their, said it was important for them to use these panels to explain their story and explain why more knowledge of the QTPOC community is necessary.

“When you see SDSU, yes it’s diverse, but that diversity only correlates to a specific type of diversity, and its usually a bunch of white people and then like three people of color,” they said. “None of the LGBT folks get represented, none of the trans-folk get represented, and a lot of these salient identities are hidden behind this mask of diversity.”

After the panel, an attendee spoke to

giving them accurate information about the resources they do have on campus,” he said.

Darrell said when it comes to students who are being impacted by these executive orders, the Center of Intercultural Relations will partner up with SDSU Educational Opportunity Program in regards to resources that can be provided.

SDSU Interim Chief Communications Officer Gina Jacobs said the Dream Success Resource Area is part of the EOP renovation and is set to open at the end of March.

“We are looking into a program that’s going to focus, specifically, on knowing your rights when it comes to if ICE comes to talk to a student and asks them for their ID,” he said. “There is no set formula for how to respond to what’s going on, so we are truly learning as we go.”

Jacobs said any students who have questions or concerns regarding the recent executive orders can contact EOP. In addition to EOP, Rivera listed resources open to students and faculty in his statement including Associated Students, the Employee Assistance Program and Dean of Students Randy Timm. He also offered information about Ready Now San Diego’s “Know Your Rights” presentations.

Rivera said SDSU is proud to be one of the most diverse campuses in the U.S., as diversity is needed to prepare students to work in San Diego’s “binational economy and global workforce.”

Title IX: Investigation finds faulty procedures Continued from P1 from SDSU. The District Attorney dropped the charges against Sousa in February, but he remained suspended until the start of the fall 2015 semester.

His lawyer, Domenic Lombardo said in a previous interview with “The Daily Aztec” that trying to communicate with SDSU through the course of the investigation was “the most frustrating experience a lawyer could have.”

A status conference on John Doe’s case is scheduled for March 10.

SDSU Interim Chiief Communications Officer Gina Jacobs provided a statement on behalf of the university which reads, “We are considering the court’s findings and directions regarding the procedures.

As this is a pending matter and to respect the privacy of the individuals involved, we cannot comment further at this time.”

Mark Hathaway, the attorney who is representing John Doe, also did not respond to a request for comment. His firm, Werksman, Jackson, Hathaway and Quinn, specializes in defending students

Christian about the struggles Christian went through as a Filipino immigrant and queer person of color.

“They said that they know people who are looking for a sense of community in those intersectionalities, and now that I have contact with this person I can create that space for them and for me,” Christian said.

Christian said queer and trans people of color need to find other queer and trans people of color to affirm each person’s struggles.

“These communities, these friends that we make are extremely important because that’s how we create change, that’s how we create power within ourselves and other people,” Christian said.

Pride Center Community Outreach Assistant and event organizer Alejandra Tostado said the panel was the first of its kind ever held by the Pride Center.

“We felt like the Pride Center in the past has not catered specifically to queer trans people of color in the spaces,” she said.

Tostado said she was glad the people in the audience included many members of the POC community or were queer as well.

“One of my worries was that this event was going to be tokenized by certain Greek councils as fulfilment or accreditation,” she said. “This space was what I wanted because … people were able to ask questions and interconnect people that normally wouldn’t come into these spaces.”

Tostado, who identifies as QTPOC herself, said the goal for the Pride Center is to re-direct its programs and events to cater to everyone, including racial backgrounds.

“We are done being a group within the queer-trans community,” she said.

“We’re done being tokenized.” accused in Title IX cases.

“I’m interested in these cases because what we’re seeing is valuable rights being taken away by what appears to be a political agenda,” Hathaway said in a previous interview with “The Daily Aztec.”

“If there’s not fair process for everybody, hundreds of thousands of students in the CSU system risk losing their right to an education arbitrarily,” he said.

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Trump action violates law SYDNEY SWEENEY SENIOR STAFF COLUMNIST ____________________________________ Last week President Donald Trump rescinded Department of Education instructions to public schools outlining policy meant to protect transgender students by allowing them to use restrooms that correspond with their gender identity.

Barely a month into his presidency, he has stripped one of the nation’s most marginalized groups of an essential right.

This eradication of harmless autonomy is Trump’s latest attempt to “make America great again,” and while that fact is obviously frightening to those affected, it should be alarming for all U.S. citizens.

The Trump administration is not just trampling on civil rights, but ignoring instructions that accompanied a wellestablished federal law known as Title IX. Title IX has been around since the early 1970s, when sexism in the U.S. education system was pervasive and particularly damaging to female athletes with few opportunities for athletic scholarships or to partake in well-funded athletic programs.

The importance of such unique legislation – a law that addresses sexbased discrimination in an environment where young people are most vulnerable – is increasingly important today, especially as the government repeatedly recognized LGBT rights as human rights under the Obama administration. The former president’s administration was the first to accept that cisgender women were not the only ones negatively affected by gender-based discrimination, and

the preservation of transgender civil rights was promised by Barack Obama in early 2016, when he issued a letter that aggressively defended the rights of transgender students.

Trump-supporting conservatives have called the Democratic action a feeble directive, but forget that the Obama administration’s use of a 45-year-old law sufficiently warrants the strength of those far-reaching protections.

Title IX was designed to eliminate sex-based discrimination in any federally funded education program or activity, and the powerful legislation can apply to a variety of educational activities and connected complaints, including those related to facilities like restrooms and locker rooms. And if prohibiting a student from using a school restroom that coincides with their gender identity is not a violation of Title IX, then it is difficult to say exactly what is.

This entire restroom ordeal reveals that Trump’s promise to do “everything in (his) power to protect (America’s) LGBTQ citizens from the violence and oppression of a hateful, foreign ideology,” as stated at the final night of the Republican National Convention, was a bold-faced lie.

Subjecting the rights of transgender and gender non-conforming students to the jurisdiction of state legislative houses – particularly those of markedly anti-LGBT states like North Carolina and Texas – is subjecting them to the dangerous, hateful ideology that Trump was supposedly so adamantly against eight months ago.

Considering his “brash truthfulness” is a characteristic applauded by conservatives, it is noteworthy that the President has so quickly transitioned from gay rights

advocate to transphobic oppressor.

While Trump targets transgender students, Obama’s mandate simply elucidated what should have already been implied — that transgender students were protected under Title IX. The Trump administration’s position is that state and local governments are primarily responsible for establishing this sort of education policy. Such a statement highlights White House’s naiveté regarding Title IX’s reach, which by definition overrides any state legislation.

And there is most certainly a need to recognize the way Trump readily casts off significant civil law-related issues to the states while choosing to tighten the federal government’s grip on criminal law.

Aside from further oppressing America’s most marginalized populations and warming the hearts of conservative dogmatists, there is no method to any of Trump’s orders. His annulling of the Obama administration’s directive is irrefutably another instance of that bigoted ineptitude.

It has been 39 days since Trump usurped American democracy, and this country is sinking deeper into a pit of social and cultural bigotry each week.

This is what his voters wanted — the endangerment of lives enabled by an administration that seeks to attack individuals on the basis of religion, ethnicity and gender. They voted for intolerance; they voted for regression.

Sydney Sweeney is a third-year journalism major minoring in creative editing and pblishing. Find her on Twitter @syderature.

Death penalty repeal worth revisit CHLOE O’ROURKE CONTRIBUTOR _____________________________________ More than half the world’s prison population is incarcerated in U.S. prisons — the highest rate in the developed world.

Almost 3,000 of them languish on death row.

Capital punishment is an archaic method of punishment for an advanced and developed country. It is a punishment rooted in revenge, and has no place in civilized society.

Not only is the death penalty morally wrong, it also condemns innocent people.

A group called The Innocence Project works to exonerate innocent individuals nationwide who would otherwise not be able to have their cases heard. This group has exonerated 349 people, 157 from death row.

With a high likelihood of more innocent people on death row, this method of punishment needs to be abolished. This system is dated, puts innocent citizens in danger and condones violence.

Other than the moral consideration, there is also an economic cost. Keeping individuals in prison costs California taxpayers $71,000 per inmate, per year.

That figure is for a prisoner who is not on death row. Someone waiting on death row costs $1.26 million per year on average.

An assessment done by Judge Arthur Alarcon and Professor Paula Mitchell through the Death Penalty Information Center showed that the death penalty has cost taxpayers in California upwards of $4 billion since 1978. If capital punishment were to be abolished, this study shows that

those on death row could be re-sentenced to life without parole at an immediate savings of $170 million per year.

That money could be diverted to things such as rehabilitation programs within the prison system to ensure that these individuals do not end up in the same place once they are released.

California has almost double the amount of inmates on death row than any other state. Prop 62 — defeated in November — would have repealed the death penalty in California. It was defeated in a 53 to 46 percent vote.

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Students should ‘GoFund’ themselves EMILY ALVARENGA STAFF COLUMNIST ____________________________________

GoFundMe was launched seven years ago as a creative way to fundraise.

Donation bins have become a thing of the past and crowdfunding has become the fastest way to raise money for important causes.

“Most people use GoFundMe to raise money for themselves, a friend, or a loved one during life’s important moments,” GoFundMe’s website states.

“This includes things like medical expenses, education costs, volunteer programs, youth sports, funerals & memorials — even animals and pets.”

This platform is a great way for friends, family and strangers to donate to causes.

Some of the most successful campaigns have raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for cancer patients, families displaced by disaster, teachers in need of supplies and students who need some

help making their dreams of studying abroad come true.

“Studying abroad is required for my major, but without the help of my family and friends there was no way I would’ve been able to afford the trip,” said hospitality and tourism management junior Reese Woodrow. “I applied to dozens of scholarships, but GoFundMe was the perfect way to reach out my relatives and raise some of the money I needed to make my trip to Thailand happen.”

With the rise of social media, contacting almost anyone is just a click away, which makes crowdfunding sites like GoFundMe the easiest way to gain funding for a worthwhile cause.

Unfortunately, the world is full of people who see it as a new way to ask for handouts.

Millenials have been under fire for years for being spoiled and entitled, and some San Diego State students aren’t doing their generation any favors by

playing into that stereotype.

“As a poor college student, affording a pair of Heelys is something that I cannot do with just my funds alone,” a student’s GoFundMe campaign reads. “This has been a dream of mine for a long, long time, please help me make my dream a reality.”

Another student, whose campaign is titled “I Can’t Afford My Parking Citations,” is hoping to raise $200 to pay off five tickets she received parking illegally in Hillcrest. While yet another raised $432 for a new iPhone after losing her previous two while drunk.

“When I’m broke and in need of a little extra cash, I call my mom,” anthropology sophomore Paige Evitts said. “I don’t feel the need to fundraise $1,000 from strangers because I can’t budget my money. How people think it’s okay to ask for money because of their mistakes or for something as insignificant as a pair of shoes I will never understand.”

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include $5 for a Starbucks drink, $500 for Coachella tickets and $20 for “beer money” to name a few. While some are started by friends as jokes, many still receive the funding they are asking for.

When used correctly, GoFundMe is a great way to raise money for causes beyond someone’s control. These campaigns have the opportunity to show the compassion perfect strangers can have for others and the ability to raise even more than was asked for worthy causes.

These types of frivolous crowdfunding campaigns take away from the site’s intended purpose. Crowdfunding was created to have people come together to solve real problems, not indulge the whims of college students.

Emily Alvarenga is a fourth-year journalism student minoring in television, film and media. Find her on Twitter @emalvarenga10.

There’s no excuse for rape jokes TALIA RAOUFPUR STAFF COLUMNIST ____________________________________ Judd Apatow’s recent stand-up comedy appearance promoting a new HBO project was yet another example of blatant Hollywood hypocrisy. During his routine, Apatow took aim at the election. He said he felt like he had just been raped, “and I just don’t know if I’m going to get murdered.” Last month, he said he felt like he was a “person about to get raped, but didn’t know how bad it would be.”

In a time when most are working to combat the stigma behind rape and sexual assault, it is difficult to accept that comedians still find it acceptable to poke fun at the subject. Apatow’s close friend and “Girls” collaborator Lena Dunham is a rape survivor herself. Given

her history and relationship to him, one would assume Apatow would not make light of the subject.

Apatow also joked about Melania Trump and her sex life with her husband. While it is acceptable to criticize the current commander-inchief — or any politician — the criticism should be aimed at their policies, not their family and sex lives.

Both liberals and conservatives have participated in this despicable mockery.

It is important to bring attention to Trump’s own use of the word rape, which he uttered multiple times throughout his campaign. During a rally in Indiana, Trump used similar language to describe China’s economic influence on the United States, according to CNN. “We can’t continue to allow China to rape our country,” he said.

When prominent members of society

allude to sexual assault in this context, it becomes difficult to consider it in a serious light.

The push toward a more accepting and connected society is being foiled by flippant attitudes toward these issues from the likes of Apatow and Trump. These privileged men, whose economic wealth and fame have left them out-of-touch with the real world, are perpetuating rape culture. This is not a matter of political correctness, but rather the need for words to be used in the proper context, not just for shock value.

The meanings we associate with words hold significance. When people deliberately divert from their meaning, they cease to hold value, which in turn delegitimizes the subject.

For Apatow and Trump to co-opt the word for their own means is shameful.

Rape is not a punch line. Sexual assault is no joke.

Sexual assault and rape often devastate the victim’s self-worth and can tear families, schools and communities apart. It is not an issue to be mocked, taken lightly or pushed away. Privileged members of our society such as Judd Apatow and Donald Trump should be mindful with their language. Should one find oneself upset over the President’s policies, they should use their platform to create good instead of poking fun at sexual violence.

Talia Raoufpur is a third-year psychology major minoring in communications. Connect with her on Facebook.

Special commentary: Mission Valley’s future JOEL ANDERSON SDSU CLASS OF 2003 ____________________________________ In 1956, the citizens of San Diego voted to gift coastal land in La Jolla to the Regents of the University of California, which ultimately became UC San Diego. Today, UCSD is San Diego’s top employer and has altered the trajectory of the economy. The citizens of San Diego and its stewards are in a unique position to alter the course of San Diego’s social, cultural & economic future for the benefit of the public yet again.

The primary mission of San Diego State is to provide a high quality, well-rounded education and to serve the citizens of the greater San Diego community. While the stadium and athletics are an important part of the university, they are secondary to education, research and service to the community.

SDSU is one of the largest economic, social and cultural workhorses in the

region. The impact SDSU has is so profound it can’t be measured in mere dollars.

For example, nearly 50 percent of the teachers in San Diego county attended SDSU. SDSU is San Diego’s public university.

About 60 percent of SDSU graduates remain in San Diego to become part of the region’s skilled work force. SDSU is currently the 10th largest employer in San Diego and employs nearly 10,000 San Diegans. SDSU’s current annual economic impact to the region is $2.4 billion and generates $308 million in tax revenue.

With the addition of 10,000 students to an expanded SDSU west campus, these figures nearly double to $4.5 billion and $587 million respectively, according to an independent study conducted by ICF International. Contrast that to what FS investors claim as a tax base of $1 billion, and it is not on the same level as an SDSU expansion.

The FS plan has some good points,

but can’t compare to a plan that would include an SDSU expansion at its core.

It is far too dense and would suffocate an already congested Mission Valley.

A university is the only entity who can command and control use of real estate in perpetuity in a fashion that maximizes value. The university would be able to control the vehicular impact on the site and have the ability to encourage the use of the trolley, bus and cycling paths to the residents.

I would like to see Major League Soccer to San Diego, but not at the expense of the public property in Mission Valley. Perhaps a model for MLS to find its way onto the SDSU west campus could be found in the AEG/LA Galaxy and CSU Dominguez Hills.

Anyone who hasn’t been on the campus of SDSU in the last 10 or 20 years might not recognize it. Over the past 20 years SDSU has funded nearly $700 million in construction projects with a variety of funding avenues.

SDSU has the ability to develop large

projects over a long period of time.

An SDSU west expansion at Mission Valley would take 15-20 years to build out — independently or with partners.

FS investors have suggested a similar time frame of 15 years as the master developers of “SoccerCity.”

Whether SDSU pays fair unentitled market value or is gifted the land doesn’t change the obvious fact that there is no better use of that public land for public benefit than a river park, recreational, affordable housing and education.

Ninety-five percent of the more than 62,000 people who voted in a San Diego Union-Tribune poll agreed with the vision on the future of Mission Valley, calling for higher education expansion and protecting and preserving the San Diego River Park. I am disappointed in the leadership at both the city of San Diego and SDSU that there isn’t already a plan. The city, developers and university should work together to find the best use of our public land in Mission Valley.

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Sueño de mejorar la transportación Fidel Cadena escritor ____________________________________ Interés en la transportación para Yesenia Ortega, estudiante de ingeniería civil en San Diego State University, creció de su deseo en poder ayudar a mejorar los modos de viajar en la comunidad.

Para Ortega, dedicarse a una carrera como la suya le trajo sorpresas, unas de esas fue ser una de las pocas mujeres en sus clases.

Según Katie White, encargada de prensa de SDSU, solamente 178 de los 630 estudiantes actualmente en el departamento de ingeniería, son mujeres.

Ortega dijo que cuando empezó su carrera fue algo intimidante porque la mayoria de los estudiantes en su clase eran hombres.

Las pocas mujeres que había se juntaban en sus propios grupos.

La organización, Women in Transportation Seminar, se dedica en ayudar a mujeres que buscan carreras en la industria de transportación.

Ortega es la presidenta de la organización WTS de SDSU. Esta organización sirve para conectar a estudiantes con profesionales de estas carreras por si hay algunas oportunidades de trabajo en el futuro.

“Si usted está involucrado con la transportación, usted pertenece a esta organización”, dijo Ortega.

La sección de estudiantes de WTS

Ortega decidió ser parte de WTS para ayudar a constuir un camino para otras mujeres en la misma carerra. andrea lopez-villafaÑa, editora de mundo azteca

de SDSU es la primera sección de esta organización internacional establecida en California.

Ortega dijo que la organización está abierta para todo tipo de estudiantes no solo estudiantes de ingeniería.

Cuando ella estudió en el extranjero y conoció a más personas sus sentimientos de intimidación se desaparecieron.

Fue allí donde se fue conociendo más con sus compañeros de clase y ellos le dijeron que también se sentían intimidados por las mujeres.

Los hombres, como las mujeres temían de hablar entre ellos mismos por algún tipo de ayuda.

“El problema no es necesariamente que hay más hombres que mujeres en

esta carrera, sino que la sociedad tiene una creencia que hay más hombres que quieren estudiar este tipo de carrera”, dijo Ortega.

Ortega quiere que la organización WTS sea bien conocida antes de que se gradué.

Su sueño es que algún día todos los modos de transportación mejoren para los que viajan regularmente.

Profesora ayuda incorporar la Prop 58 Jocelyn Moran escritora ____________________________________ Proposición 58 paso en los Estados Unidos el noviembre pasado permitiendo que la educación bilingüe sea restablecida en las escuelas. San Diego State University profesora asociada Cristina Alfaro, se ha dedicado a preparar maestros para las escuelas bilingües.

Alfaro también es la directora del programa de preparación para maestros bilingües en SDSU que fue nombrado numero uno en el estado de California.

La educación bilingüe fue restringida en las escuelas después que Proposición 227 pasó en 1998.

Esto causo que muchos programas de preparación para maestros bilingës fueron cerrados. Alfaro dijo que el programa en SDSU casi fue unos de esos.

“Nosotros acá en SDSU, nos paramos firme y dijimos no, esto todavía es importante”, dijo Alfaro. “Hace cinco años, básicamente, nos cerraron”.

Pero eso no fue lo unico que sufrió.

Proposicion 227 también impacto la educación de estudiantes bilingües que no pudieron continuar aprendiendo en ambos lenguajes.

“De un año al otro, estudiantes ya no fueron permitidos hablar español”, dijo ella. “De repente, español se convirtió como algo ilegal. Era casi como si estuvieras rompiendo la ley”.

Cuando Alfaro empezó la escuela, no sabia como hablar inglés y el español no era permitido. Cada vez que hablaba su lengua nativa, la maestra la castigaba con humiliación, pero ella resistio.

“Yo no me puse las orejas del burro.

Corrí y eso fue mi primer día del kinder”, dijo ella. “Yo no soy una víctima. Solo eres

una víctima si permites ser una víctima”.

Ella dijo que esta ocasión específica la motivó a pelear por la educación bilingüe en las escuelas.

En noviembre del 2016, las restricciones impuestas por Proposición 227 fueron levantadas con la aprobación de Proposición 58.

Alfaro dijo que hay muchos beneficios que viene con la educación bilingüe. La primera es cognitiva.

“Cuando tienes la habilidad de usar las dos partes de tu cerebro, eres un aprendedor mejor”, dijo ella.

La segunda es el aspecto socioemocional.

“Ahora, pueden ver el lenguaje del estudiante, aparte del inglés, como un beneficio en vez de un déficit”, dijo ella.

“Eso construye tu autoconcepto. Eres mucho más fuerte en ese sentido”.

Alfaro dijo que para estudiantes que solo hablan inglés, desarrollar otro lenguaje tiene muchos beneficiosos.

“Te hace tener un perspectivo global en la vida”, dijo ella.

“Con Proposición 58, podemos validar el capital lingüístico de los estudiantes.

No puedes separar lenguaje y cultura.

Entonces, cuando valoras el lenguaje de un estudiante, también estás valorando su cultura”.

Actualmente, Alfaro está preparando para restabilizar la educación bilingüe en las escuelas. Tambien está involucrada en muchos desarrollos profesionales y trabaja con directores, superintendentes escolares y estudiantes de doctorado.

“Nadie está diciendo que no necesitamos hablar inglés”, dijo ella.

“Pero, eso no significa que necesitas deshumanizar el lenguaje de un niño y la cultura que viene con ese lenguaje”.

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SDSU deja su huella en Barrio Logan

Chicano Pak ha sido nombrado como un punto prominente histórico nacional. foto de Irene a. mathews

concepcion guzman escritora ____________________________________ Como buen Sandieguino quizás hayas pasado alguna parte de tu tiempo en esa isla majestuosa de Coronado. No importa de qué parte vengas todos cruzamos aquel puente icónico al igual miles de turistas que visitan nuestra bella ciudad cada año.

Centrado justo bajo el puente Coronado se encuentra Chicano Park.

Un parque creado por la comunidad de Barrio Logan es un resultado de los años 1970 cuando la comunidad fue desplazada al empezar la construcción de la autopista en 1963 y el puente

Coronado en 1967.

Este espacio cual primero fue designado por la ciudad para ser una estación de policía, fue reclamado por la comunidad ya que los residentes de Barrio Logan tenían otros planes al tomar posesión del espacio.

Fue allí donde muchos artistas Chicanos empezaron a expresarse de manera única. Atreves del arte se crearon muchos murales donde muchos artistas pudieron expresar los sentimientos de su comunidad.

La historia de Chicano Park muchos la conocen, pero pocos conocen su conexión a San Diego State University.

Ruben DeAnda y Guillermo Aranda fueron unos de los artistas muralistas de

esa época y alumnos de SDSU. Aranda quien estudió escultura y arte de estudio en la universidad en 1968 a 1970, fue uno de los primeros artistas quien pintara sobre la comunidad, política y cultura en esas paredes de Chicano Park.

Aranda fue introducido a la pintura de muralismo en el otoño del 1969 donde él y su compañero Ruben DeAnda ayudaron al famoso muralista Mexicano Gilberto Ramírez.

Juntos pintaron un mural en el Aztec Lounge. El mural Triptico, como es llamado, representa la evolución del movimiento Chicano.

“Habla de nuestra lucha y la búsqueda de encontrar nuestro propósito, nuestra historia y nuestra cultura”, dijo Aranda del mural.

En enero de este año la secretaria del departamento interior de Estados Unidos Sally Jewell anuncio a Chicano Park como punto prominente histórico nacional (National Historic Landmark).

Este reconocimiento nacional trajo mucha emoción pero también reconocimiento para los artistas muralistas y los residentes de Barrio Logan.

En una entrevista previa por Tobin Vaughn quien platicó con Aranda desde su hogar en Salinas, California hablo sobre su emoción al aprender del reconocimiento.

El artista ya de 72 años se encuentra muy feliz. También dijo que nunca pensó

que las paredes de concreto que pintÓ en ese entonces tendrían reconocimiento nacional después de 40 años.

“En ese entonces solamente éramos un grupo de Chicanos muy enojados, queríamos decir algo”, dijo Aranda. “No teníamos idea de lo que sería ahora todo nuestro trabajo”.

Para miles de residentes de San Diego, Chicano Park es más que un lugar de encuentro.

“Es un lugar hermoso donde puedo conectarme a mis raíces visualmente y espiritualmente”, dijo Beatriz Montes.

Montes, graduada de SDSU tiene muchas conexiones a Chicano Park, residente de la comunidad vecina Sherman Heights y anfitriona de muchos eventos de su comunidad.

Recientemente participando en el evento de Día de los Muertos donde concluyó en Chicano Park.

“Me encantan los murales, creo que son fundamentales e importante para la comunidad”, dijo Andréa Agosto, alumna de SDSU y fanática de lo que Chicano Park será ya con este nuevo reconocimiento.

No importa si eres artista muralista como Guillermo Aranda o residente de Barrio Logan. Lo importante es saber que como residentes de San Diego tenemos entre nosotros un parque reconocido nacionalmente.

Chicano Park sigue su propósito de crear un lugar más allá del encuentro y está más vivo que nunca.

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Football outsources QB position Austin Gayle Asst. Sports Editor ____________________________________ San Diego State football is geared to make an upgrade under center, as former Rutgers University quarterback Chris Laviano is expected to join the Aztecs for the 2017 season.

Laviano, a four-star recruit according to ESPN, completed 55.8 percent of his passes for 3,102 yards, 21 touchdowns and 15 interceptions in 24 career games with the Scarlet Knights.

He also was announced to the 2014 Academic All-Big Ten team and the 2013 American Athletic Conference AllAcademic team.

Prior to taking his talents to Rutgers, Laviano was considered ESPN’s No. 14 pro-style quarterback coming out of the state of New York after starting four years at Holy Trinity High School.

A starter for 11 of 12 games with Rutgers as a redshirt sophomore in 2015, Laviano started the first seven games of the 2016 season before losing his starting spot to Rutgers’ sophomore gunslinger Giovanni Rescigno.

With Rescigno penciled into the Scarlet Knights’ future plans, Laviano was erased from the page, forcing him to take his talents elsewhere if he were to earn the nod under center in his last year of eligibility.

In order to lure Laviano, SDSU must have assured him that he would at least

receive a chance at the starting job on the Mesa, for it’s highly unlikely he would choose to spend his last year of eligibility on the pine just for the weather.

After announcing that he would transfer in Nov. 2016, Laviano emphasized that he wants an opportunity to start in an interview with NJ Advance Media’s Ryan Dunleavy.

“I’m not done by any stretch of the imagination,” Laviano said to Dunleavy.

“I still feel like I have a ton of ball left in me and that’s kind of the purpose for this move I’m making.”

By all stretches of the imagination, Laviano’s intentions will push SDSU’s sophomore quarterback Christian Chapman down the depth chart barring a significant injury.

Chapman, the Aztecs’ starting signal caller in 2016, has completed 182 of 300 passes for 2,430 yards, 22 touchdowns and seven interceptions in 19 career games with the Scarlet and Black.

He also led the Aztecs to a 13-3 record, two Mountain West championships and the programs first back-to-back bowl wins in history in 16 starts.

However, despite his relative success in the box score and the win column, Chapman has underwhelmed in terms of his ability to take the Aztecs’ offense to the next level.

With his pocket presence and decision-making still far from developed, SDSU was unable to pick up the pace through the air when necessary, often

Former Rutgers University quaterback Chris Laviano calls for a snap against Illinois University last season.

Courtesy of Dimitri Rodriguez

forcing their offense to lean too much on the ground game.

Chapman is also recovering from a thumb surgery on an injury he suffered in the team’s win against the University of Houston in the Las Vegas Bowl.

Laviano is expected to step into Chapman’s shoes to turn SDSU’s offense two-dimensional, a needed transition for the Aztecs given the number of seniors

graduating this year, including Donnel Pumphrey, Nico Siragusa and Daniel Brunskill.

With Laviano limited to Rutgers’ campus until he graduates, the Aztecs will press forward this offseason without their potential starter until this summer.

Laviano is one of three quarterbacks that left the Rutgers program this offseason.

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Aztecs roughed up during weekend Kyle Saunders Contributor ____________________________________ It was an underwater rollercoaster this weekend for San Diego State women’s water polo, as it saw a win and some losses, double-digit scoring and also the lowest single-game score of the season.

SDSU went through a patch of rough water otherwise known as the Barbara Kalbus Invitational Tournament which was held Feb. 24-26.

Playing in Irvine and Newport Beach, the Aztecs, the No. 12 ranked team in the nation, were projected to be a top contender in the tournament, but ended up with a 1-3 record for the weekend after several close games. Though the record seems not impressive, the team battled from start to finish and several Aztec’s posted exciting performances.

The first game of the weekend took place in Irvine against No. 6 UC Irvine (96), where SDSU found itself on the short end of the stick in a shootout game that ended up 14-10 in the Anteaters’ favor.

UCI started the game hot, notching a 5-0 lead right out of the gate, and the Anteaters never looked back.

The Aztecs did their best to match the scoring frenzy but to no avail, as they trailed the entire length of the game. AllAmerican and senior utility May Caroline Israels notched two scores in the contest, and even the Aztecs scoring in double digits, was not enough to get past their

opponent.

The loss placed SDSU in the consolation bracket of the tournament.

The team then looked to bounce back from the loss against the Anteaters with a statement win against crosstown rival and No. 16 ranked UCSD Saturday morning. The Aztecs found themselves down 5-1 at intermission and were never able to recover from the rough start, losing the game 10-1.

The Triton defense suffocated the Aztecs all game, which resulted in SDSU tallying only one goal, their lowest score of the season.

The win for UCSD evens the head-tohead record for the two schools at one win apiece, with SDSU’s 5-4 win over the Tritons earlier in the season.

Following two consecutive losses to start off the tournament, many teams would be down on their luck and just looking to finish out the weekend, but not the Aztecs. The resilience of this team shined just hours after its previous game against UCSD, as the Aztecs notched their first win of the weekend against No. 20 Loyola Marymount (4-10) with an allaround team performance.

The Aztecs posted their second double-digit scoring game of the weekend, ending the match with a 10-8 victory.

The final game of the weekend for the women on the Mesa didn’t play out as they expected, as they dropped the final contest to Long Beach State 10-7.

An SDSU water polo player scans the pool for a pass.

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SDSU was still swimming on the momentum from their win in the previous contest, and the Aztecs found themselves up 2-0 early. The game quickly changed momentum as LBSU scored three straight goals, but SDSU’s Israels scored her second goal of the first half to even the score at three apiece.

At intermission, the ‘49ers were up 6-4, and the Aztecs would not be able to

regain the lead for the rest of the contest.

SDSU dropped the match 10-8 despite Israels’ four goals.

SDSU will resume play starting Thursday, March 2 with an exhibition match against Chengdu University.

The Aztecs will follow that up with four games in two days in the Aztec Invitational, with all games played at the Aztec Aquaplex.

STEVE HE BELIEVES THAT WE WILL WIN. COACH STEVE FISHER HAS BUILT THE MOST SUCCESSFUL MEN’S BASKETBALL PROGRAM IN SDSU HISTORY, AND MODELED THE UNIVERSITY’S MANTRA, “LEADERSHIP STARTS HERE,” FOR A CADRE OF TALENTED YOUNG STUDENT-ATHLETES. TO HONOR HIS LEGACY, SDSU CREATED THE STEVE FISHER ENDOWMENT, WHICH WILL SUPPORT AZTEC BASKETBALL EXCELLENCE FOR DECADES TO COME. VISIT CAMPAIGN.SDSU.EDU

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Softball cracks Mary Nutter Classic Raman Sidhu Staff Writer ____________________________________ For the third weekend in a row the San Diego State softball team scheduled five games in three days, however, this time around the Aztecs proved the better of those matches in the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic, held Feb. 24-26.

The women of the Mesa notched four wins, including a 3-2 win against No. 17 Utah to end the tournament, which was their first win against a ranked opponent this season.

SDSU 17, OSU 5 The Classic opened with SDSU outgunning Oklahoma State, 17-5, in only six innings.

“We really got off on a great start offensively,” head coach Van Wyk said.

“We kept the pressure on them (the) whole way.”

The Aztecs put up three runs in each of the first three innings, while totaling 12 hits and leaving seven runners on base. After failing to score in the fourth inning, SDSU saw its lead dwindle to 9-5, with the Cowgirls tallying two runs in the bottom of the inning.

Junior catcher Jenavee Peres and sophomore third baseman Molly Sturdivant were both walked to start the fifth inning. Sophomore outfielder Aris Metcalfe entered the game to pinch run for Sturdivant.

Senior designated hitter Frankie Orlando sacrifice bunted to allow Metcalfe to advance to second and Peres to third. Sophomore OSU pitcher Christina Biggerstaff walked junior first baseman Taylor Stewart, to load bases Senior pinch hitter Sydnee Cable tripled which scored Parker, Metcalfe, and Peres. With no runs from the Cowgirls, the Aztecs led 12-5.

SDSU kept the adrenaline rush going by stacking up five runs in the sixth inning.

Junior leftfielder Zaria Meshack singled to left field, while freshman centerfielder Kiera Wright reached on a fielder’s choice. Peres placed an exclamation mark on the inning with a three-run homerun.

The Aztecs tallied two more runs to end the inning and secure the lopsided win.

SDSU 4, No. 1 Florida State 6 SDSU’s next match was against the top-ranked team in the country: Florida State.

The first inning was a pitching duel between SDSU sophomore pitcher Julie McDonald and redshirt senior pitcher Jessica Burroughs, who both retired the side in order. Both players allowed a hit in the second, but no runs scored.

The Seminoles took the 1-0 lead in the bottom of the third with a run from junior outfielder Morgan Klaevemann. FSU kept the Aztecs scoreless in the fourth while picking up five runs in the bottom of the fourth.

Down 6-0, SDSU had a response.

The Aztecs first run came on a Seminole error, which allowed Metcalfe to score. Wright later singled up the middle to score senior rightfielder Jaylene Ignacio, but that was the last score of the inning for SDSU. The Scarlet and Black kept Florida State scoreless in the fifth, trailing 6-2.

With no runs in the sixth inning from either team, the women of the Mesa looked to take the lead in the seventh.

Only scoring two runs from freshman outfielder Megan Smith and Ignacio, the Aztecs fell 6-4 after seven innings.

Even with a tough loss, Van Wyk remained positive.

“They proved to themselves they could play with any team in the country ... it helped them build a lot of confidence,” Van Wyk said.

SDSU 5, Stanford 4 The Aztecs looked to bounce back from its loss against Florida State and came back from three deficits to beat Stanford University, 5-4.

The Cardinal took a 1-0 lead on senior righthander Erica Romero in the top of the first inning with a run from senior infielder Kylie Sorenson.

Stanford held SDSU without a run for the first three innings, while its bats also went cold.

“We had no particular strategy other than continuing to swinging the bats the way we’ve been but we didn’t do that,” Van Wyk said. “We came out flat.”

SDSU’s Ignacio tied the game 1-1 in the bottom of the fourth, but the Cardinals’ freshman leftfielder Teaghan Cowles upped the score with a run in the fifth.

“We allowed Stanford into the game … kept it close. We came back on numerous occasions which was another good test for us,” Van Wyk said.

The women of the Mesa tied the game in the bottom of the fifth inning on an error by Stanford’s third baseman Whitney Burks.

The Scarlet and Black kept the Cardinals scoreless in the sixth and Wright scored for the Aztecs giving them their first lead in the game, 3-2.

In the seventh and final inning, sophomore pitcher Julie McDonald gave up two runs to Stanford, which regained the lead at 4-3. Freshman pitcher Marissa Moreno took the mound, substituting in for McDonald.

“Marissa was the next best thing,” Van Wyk said. “I was very proud of how she came in and got the job done. She shut them down.”

The Aztecs clawed its way back in the bottom of the seventh. Stewart hit a solo home run tying the game 4-4. Cable’s sacrifice fly allowed Thompson to score and ended the game, 5-4.

Senior catcher Frankie Orlando midswing on an incoming pitch against UCLA. Kelly Smiley, Photo editor

As with their match against Stanford, the Aztecs were held scoreless for the first three innings, and, Utah took the 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning. The Scarlet and Black came back in the fourth with two runs tying the game at 2-2.

Cable singled to third base for and with an error from the Utes, Metcalfe scored to give the Aztecs a 3-2 lead.

The women of the Mesa got their first lead in the sixth inning when Sturdivant hit her second home run of the weekend.

With no runs in the seventh from either

team, SDSU won 3-2.

“They had numerous opportunities with a lot of runners on base and we were able to get out of some really tough situations,” Van Wyk said. “That felt fantastic to hold on and finally pull out the victory against a ranked opponent.”

Sturdivant was named Mountain West Player of the Week, who batted .524 with two homers, eight RBIs and six runs.

SDSU returns to the mound this Thursday, March 2, with five games in four days in the San Diego Classic.

SDSU 10, New Mexico State 2 After the comeback victory against Stanford, SDSU run-ruled its second team of the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic.

“We stuck with a pretty good lineup the whole way,” Van Wyk said. “It was another game that was very important for us to win.”

The Scarlet and Black opened up the scoring with a four-run second inning in a bizarre fashion. While tallying four runs, SDSU only recorded one hit as the Aggies walked two Aztecs and committed two fielding errors.

Still holding a 4-0 lead heading into the fourth inning, the Aztecs jumped on NMSU. With runners in scoring position, Sturdivant hit a three-run homer to top off a five-run inning and take the 9-0 lead.

The Aggies prevented being run-ruled in the fourth but still trailed 9-2. In the fifth and last inning, the Aztecs scored one more run from Thompson while holding New Mexico St. scoreless.

SDSU 3, No. 17 Utah 2 In its final match of the tournament, SDSU took on No. 17 University of Utah and unlike the last three attempts against ranked opponents the Aztecs were the victors.

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New construction impacts students Nicole Badgley STaff writer ____________________________________ South Campus Plaza opened on Jan. 15 to house a portion of freshmen living in the dorms.

One of the freshmen resident dorms, Tenochca, closed over winter break and is undergoing construction this semester.

The 600 displaced students from the dorm were moved to the apartment-style rooms in the South Campus Plaza.

Residence halls are open but other areas of the plaza are still undergoing construction for future retail development.

The plaza is off of College Avenue and Montezuma Road.

These two roads are connected to the I-8 freeway and most students use either of these two streets to get on and off the freeway when they are headed to or leaving campus.

Traffic has increased in this area because of the construction of the South Campus Plaza.

“The roads are sometimes under construction by the plaza on College (Avenue) and only one lane will be open,” public administration junior Jessica Davis said. “It’ll take me over 20 minutes to get a mile down Montezuma.”

Davis, who lives less than half a mile from campus this year, says the construction limits how far she wants to live from campus because it takes such a long time to drive to school for those who don’t live right next to campus.

Additionally, San Diego State has been accepting more undergraduates and the campus population is continually growing larger.

According to SDSU NewsCenter, San Diego State had 28,344 undergraduates enrolled in fall 2015.

By fall 2016, the school had 29,046 undergraduates enrolled, an increase of over 700 students.

SDSU also received a record-breaking number of applications in fall 2016. With over 83,000 applications, there was nearly a 3 percent increase in applications since fall 2015.

Last year, a city ordinance went into effect that prohibits the new development of “mini-dorms” in the College Area.

Homes now cannot be built with more than five or six bedrooms depending on the size of the home.

This poses a problem because there are only a set number of houses and room for students to rent near campus, yet the amount of students requiring housing continues to increase.

“I started looking for houses for the 2017-2018 school year and the ones near campus almost all went before the end of February,” mechanical engineering junior Jessica Roesgen said. “All the houses by campus are more expensive to rent too, but I also don’t want to live too far from campus because the traffic is so bad in the mornings. I’ve been late (to school) a couple times because of it.”

While South Campus Plaza was still under construction in 2015, San Diego State proposed a city ordinance to widen

A sign outside South Campus Plaza displays the restaurants that are confirmed tenants. petey dyer, staff photographer

sidewalks and bike lanes to encourage environmentally better alternatives to driving.

The College Area Community Council opposed SDSU’s proposal because the traffic conditions are already congested.

Instead, they proposed the development of a six-lane road down College Avenue.

Former councilmember Marti Emerald said that she “favors a plan that better meets the needs of everyone that will be impacted by the South Campus Plaza.”

There are no set plans yet to address the traffic congestion in this area.

It takes commuting students longer to get to and from school, cutting into time that could be spent at school or studying.

As the amount of housing near campus

stagnates while the number of students seeking housing rises, more students will be forced to live farther from campus.

As more students live farther from campus and have to commute to school, there will be more cars on the road and increased traffic on the streets near campus.

The freshmen who live in dorms and the new South Campus Plaza this year will be looking for housing for the 20172018 school year, along with thousands of other juniors and seniors.

With the current construction obstructing traffic near campus and the increasing number of enrolled students, the challenge of finding housing in a community with limited resources becomes that much more challenging.

Isolation creates bond alex noble STaff writer ____________________________________ Much like throwing a party or pulling an all-nighter, living in a dorm is considered a rite of passage for many college students.

The first precious taste of freedom resonates with students long after they leave their twin beds. However, some oncampus living situations can feel like an obligation rather than a “rite.”

As with any other school, some facilities are simply newer and better quality while others unfortunately fall into disrepair.

Since the recent closure of Tenochca, Chapultepec, assumes the unofficial title of the ‘worst dorm’ in many students’ minds at San Diego State.

Affectionately referred to as “Crappy Chappy,” stories of power outages, flooded bathrooms, elevator malfunctions and of course, the “Chappy Plague” has relegated the dorm to the butt of many jokes and disappointment of many freshmen.

While some may say that it’s only fair that the under-classmen pay their dues, others see a problem with paying the steepest rent in the college area, the residence halls, just to essentially live in a closet.

Despite its nasty reputation, the dorm enables residents to form tighter bonds with their roommates and floor mates.

While other students may be sitting pretty in their suites or newly renovated dorms, they’re also missing out on a unique community out west. Despite any initial disappointment, most students glean a more relaxed and positive attitude from living there.

Psychology sophomore Bailie Rivera not only lived in Chapultepec last year, but also returned to serves as a resident advisor for the building.

“The good thing about Chappy is that everyone is so much closer,” she said. “It

really feels like a big family.”

Although she does admit that the building could use newer elevators to support its more than 800 tenants, Rivera said she sees the volume of residents in the 11-story building as a benefit rather than a hindrance.

“Living on a floor with almost 100 other people, you have a much higher chance of finding at least a few people you can click with,” she said.

Nutrition freshman and current Chapultepec resident Jackie Laniado echoed this sentiment, saying she believes it is actually easier for Chapultepec residents to make friends.

“I feel like it’s easy to make friends in Chappy just because there’s so many of us,” she said. “There is always someone in the lounge you can talk to and become friends with.”

The longer trek from campus also facilitates a greater sense of unity and cooperation.

“I do think that being the only dorm located so far on the left side is not as safe as the other dorms,” Rivera said. “But the bright side is that you can always find someone to walk with you so you’re not alone.”

While the road to Chapultepec is dimly lit and less populated, it is also the closest dorm to the university police, offering students greater peace of mind. Laniado said she feels that the close relationship amongst residents is not despite the dorm’s isolated location but because of it.

“Everybody assumes that living in Chappy is a pain because it’s so far,” she said. “But I actually like its distance because it keeps people in the dorm more.”

Many facilities, mostly suites, observe a “closed-door” policy, Laniado noted that this is definitely not the case for Chapultepec, saying that everyone’s doors are always open, welcoming anyone.

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City ordinances aim to stem growth jacob sisneros editor in chief ____________________________________ Chemistry senior Jon Bush hasn’t lived in a house with fewer than six tenants since his freshman year. His junior year he had a family of rats living in his walls for about a month, and this year he had a rat almost chew through the pantry door in his kitchen.

Students like Bush live in so-called mini-dorms to make housing more affordable despite drawbacks in living conditions.

While there is no official definition, the term “mini-dorm” refers to single-family houses in the area around San Diego State that have been rented out to five or more tenants by the homeowner or a landlord.

College Area residents argue these highoccupancy dwellings lead to problems with overflowing trash cans, reduced street parking and parties — prompting the San Diego City Council to pass two ordinances Nov. 14, 2016 aimed at stemming the growth of mini-dorms in the College Area.

The first ordinance, called the High Occupancy Single Dwelling Unit Ordinance, limits the number of bedrooms a house can have to five for a lot of less than 10,000 square feet and six for a lot of 10,000 square feet or more.

“The (houses) that tend to be the real problems are the ones with eight, nine (or) 10 bedrooms,” said 28-year College Area resident Rhea Kuhlman. “The community isn’t set up for that kind of density.”

The regulations put in place by the ordinance do not affect current houses in the College Area, but prevents the city’s Development Services Department from issuing a construction permit to build a house with more than six bedrooms.

Community Assisted Party Program The San Diego Police Department is also aware of the mini-dorms surrounding SDSU and tracks problem houses with the Community Assisted Party Program.

A residence can receive a CAPP designation if police receive two or more valid noise complaints within 30 days, a citation or arrest is made when officers respond to a call for a noise complaint or five neighbors from separate addresses sign a petition asking for a residence to be considered for the designation, according to SDPD Community Relations Officer John Steffen.

The designation remains in effect for

one year, even if there is a change of tenants.

The second ordinance increased the maximum fine for municipal code violations citywide from $2,500 to $10,000 per violation per day. This raise in the maximum fine for municipal code violations does not affect the $1,000 fine per tenant for a Community Assisted Party Program violation because the $1,000 fine is under a separate section of municipal code violations, according to Steffen.

“The CAPP system has been pretty harsh in general,” Bush said. “Having an even stricter punishment would be just silly.”

Kuhlman said she thinks the CAPP has been effective since it was implemented in 2007 and doesn’t think a harsher punishment is necessary.

“Most of the students, in my experience are well-behaved and considerate and good neighbors,” she said. “But there are always a few that really create problems in the neighborhood.”

San Diego State’s involvement Kuhlman currently serves as the vice chair of the College Area Community Planning Board and the vice chair of the College Area Community Council, which both participate in planning decisions the city makes regarding the College Area.

Kuhlman said Nicole Borunda, the SDSU representative on the College Area Community Planning Board and College Area Community Council, has consistently abstained from voting on measures related to the College Area community.

Borunda abstained from voting on a motion to approve the concept of a College Area Community Character Preservation Ordinance at a July 13, 2016 meeting of the council and planning board, according to the meeting minutes.

“That is SDSU’s position: that they don’t get involved in what they call municipal issues, but really this is very much an SDSU issue and we would love to have more involvement on the part of the university because this is a joint problem,” Kuhlman said.

SDSU’s Associate Vice President of Real Estate, Planning and Development Robert Schulz said the mini-dorm problem came from a switch in student demographics.

“I think what’s really happened, if you go back 20 plus years, San Diego State was a commuter campus,” Schulz said.

“Over the last couple decades that has become no longer true. We’re now about 65 percent non-local.”

These non-local students need someplace to live and the area around campus wasn’t designed to withstand the switch from a commuter campus to a residential one, Schulz said.

“I think capacity is the solution,

students need to have options and places to live,” he said. “In the short term it’s a really hard problem to solve because the new stuff we build will not be cheap.”

Bush said he didn’t see a reason to look at residences outside the College Area when he and his roommates were searching for a place to live.

“Commuting is honestly the main reason (I live in College Area), skating to class and whatnot is real easy and none of the traffic is really annoying around here,” Bush said.

Sophomore Success Program and South Campus Plaza SDSU announced the implementation of a Sophomore Success Program Nov. 30, 2016, which will require all non-local, second-year students to live on campus beginning in fall 2019.

Bush said that while he has enjoyed living off campus the past few years he doesn’t miss the process of searching for housing.

“I think it will be good in that there will be some kind of guarantee that people would be able to find housing the semester following their first year because I have had a lot of friends have trouble with that,” he said. _ Schulz said he is constantly monitoring how much on-campus student housing is needed and it typically takes five or more years to complete a housing project.

“The university has been pretty

responsible and responsive I think,” he said.

“We are literally investing hundreds of millions of dollars of building student housing so more of our students can live on campus instead of in the surrounding neighborhood so I don’t think we are ignoring the issue.”

South Campus Plaza, the university’s $143 million housing project, opened Jan. 15 and currently houses 600 freshmen that previously lived in Tenochca, which closed for renovations over winter break.

SCP also provides 34,000 square feet of retail space, with Trader Joe’s, Broken Yolk, Wings-N-Things and Eureka! already confirmed as tenants.

Schulz said he started reaching out to community members in 2012 to see what kind of retail space was needed in the College Area and hopes community members get as much use out of the retail at South Campus Plaza as students do.

Kuhlman said that while she has seen the dynamic of the College Area change in the last decade she has seen students’ involvement in the community change too.

“Now there are community clean-ups that SDSU students do. While students came en masse to oppose the ordinances it was good to see them involved,” she said.

“It’s great to see the students more aware of what is happening in the community and taking some ownership of it.”

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Residential advisors build a home DANNY DYER STAFF WRITER ____________________________________ San Diego State offers a litany of on-campus job opportunities for students of all talents and financial backgrounds.

Whether it is managing the front desk of the Aztec Recreation Center or handling data collection at Love Library, perks like walking to work and structuring a flexible schedule around classes has enticed numerous undergraduates to capitalize on these student-orientated occupations.

Of all these on-campus job opportunities however, one of the most demanding positions is also one that is of the most overlooked and underappreciated.

Being a resident advisor, commonly abbreviated as an RA, is no six-hour work shift three days a week.

At the very least, it is a rigorous, daily job.

At the most? It is a year-long commitment to a residential hall and its inhabitants.

As an RA, duties fluctuate weekly, requiring a knack for multi-tasking and versatility.

“Some of our responsibilities include planning at least 10 events for our residents each semester, putting up bulletin boards and enforcing policies in the building,” said Kimberly Alli, a

Apartment: The hunt is on Continued from P1 the most bang for the buck.

“Make sure if you’re paying more you’re getting something out of it,” she said. “If you’re paying less make ... sure you understand why and what you’re going to have to pay for instead.”

A number of complexes do not include electricity, gas, water, parking, Wi-Fi or cable in the rent, so consider how much those necessities will be used and add that cost to the rent to create a more accurate monthly payment.

residential advisor at South Campus Plaza. “Some aspects are definitely more fun than others, but ‘duty’ nights can be a great time to bond with staff members and residents.”

One of the primary goals this challenging position strives to accomplish is creating a friendly environment where a sense of unity is felt between all students on their residential floor.

about all students they oversee.

Julia Grigorian, who has been the residential advisor for University Towers for the past two years said her residents are the most inquisitive people she knows.

“Entering into university is such a pivotal moment in an individual’s life, often making their new circumstances feel uneasy,” she said. “Acting as their role model is such a gift. I’m their

“ ACTING AS THEIR ROLE MODEL IS SUCH A GIFT. I’M THERE CONFIDANT, THEIR BIG SISTER, THEIR MOM, THEIR SUPPORT SYSTEM AND THEIR FRIEND. ”

- Julia Grigorian, Resident Advisor for University Towers

This isn’t always an easy task though, as it is, after all, a building brimming with newly anointed college students.

Depending on what kind of freshman resident you are, the RAs are either a beneficial resource for understanding campus life, or a lingering authority knocking on your dorm door at 3 a.m. requesting you to turn off the music.

While live-ins have varying opinions on their RAs, the RAs themselves seem to uphold the same positive mentality

DO FACTOR IN DISTANCE. Living close to campus is convenientand close-by complexes that are not within immediate walking distance also offer shuttles to campus.

Think about how much time is needed to get ready in the morning, and if it is feasible to wake up about an hour earlier to catch the shuttle or walk to class.

However, some students value other amenities over distance.

“I wish I had known that while it’s super convenient to live close to campus, really for how much I’m paying all I’m paying for is living close,” Willis said. “There are equally as nice, and probably nicer apartments that aren’t as close to campus that offer way more at a way cheaper price, I just wish I had known that having to walk a ways or take a shuttle isn’t such a bad thing if your rent is substantially cheaper.”

confidant, their big sister, their mom, their support system and their friend.”

This mindset of placing the student first is as much of a necessity for an aspiring RA applicant as having a sturdy work ethic and adept collaborative skills.

All the same, this mindset appears to be one of passion, rather than dutifulness.

Grigorian said her favorite part of her job is the residents.

“I am incapable of adequately

Everyone is different, so consider distance when apartment hunting and how important it is in comparison to other attributes being looked for.

DON’T AGREE WITH ROOMMATES JUST TO MAKE THE PROCESS EASIER. Sometimes it is okay to be selfish, especially in regards to living situations.

This does not necessarily mean be difficult for the sake of being difficult, but if there is something absolutely and uncompromisingly essential, do not be afraid to stand firm on it, even if roommates disagree.

It may be tempting to be agreeable just to move the process along faster, but it will be a regretted decision a few months down the road.

Worst case scenario, it is possible to meet and live with brand new roommates.

While that seems frightening, it is often a better option than living with friends who constantly disagree, or paying to live somewhere unhappily.

Meeting new roommates can often lead to lifelong friendships that would not have happened otherwise, and may save old friendships that could have been ruined by living together.

“There will always be great people to live with,” Willis said. “If you don’t want to live in a place but your friends do, don’t feel like you have to give up the things you want. You are, after all, going to be paying and living there.”

describing how incredible it is to cultivate those meaningful relationships with them,” she said.

“My job comes in with a built-in community that I’m in charge of creating.”

Despite such attractive perks as free room and board, along with a stipend of about 100 dollars a week, the main allure that gravitates students such as Grigorian and Alli to this position are the people they engage and guide.

For many, it is the atmosphere crafted by their own RA’s that actually inspired them to take on the job themselves.

Shannon Williams, a residential advisor for Zura said she had a great RA her first year.

“I was able to see the strong community that was created on my floor as a freshman,” she said. “I decided that this was something I wanted to be a part of and foster, so I decided to apply for the job.”

Evidently, this is not a job for everyone. Most students juggle the common trials of school work and social life.

RAs handle these commonalities while also mentoring an entire floor of other students, through both experience and example.

But most of all, residential advisors strive to obtain a friendly, safe community amongst their peers and other students on campus.

opinions,” she said. “Read online reviews and try to get a full idea of what you’re getting yourself into. Don’t just go off of the first positive or negative review you hear.”

Leasing office employees can discuss all the specifics and perks of the apartment complex, but the tenants are the only ones who really know what it is like to live there.

They will most likely be students who have similar views when it comes to apartment hunting, so their opinions will certainly be valuable.

DO GET EXCITED ABOUT THE CHOSEN APARTMENT. Above all, live somewhere that makes moving day something to look forward to. Do not put happiness on the back burner, make the money being put into the apartment well worth it.

“It’s basically your home away from home,” Cheung said. “It has to be a comforting environment that you actually enjoy living in.”

With so many options, there is definitely an apartment out there for everyone.

It may take time and compromise to find it, but living happily in a great place will make the hassle of apartment hunting pay off in the end.

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Apartment tour guides are obviously going to try to make a complex seem like the best one out there.

However, the immaculate show rooms are not always reflective of what life in the apartment is really like.

Willis said to avoid making snap judgments based on a small sample of experiences.

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NICOLE SAZEGAR SENIOR STAFF WRITER ____________________________________ While the usual narrative of two students getting into an after school fight has been played out in most movies, “Fist Fight” goes against most played out sketch comedies and uses original and outrageous jokes to highlight a bigger issue.

“Fist Fight” starring Ice Cube and Charlie Day replaces the usual narrative of high school students on the last day of school and puts teachers in the spotlight instead.

Andy Campbell, played by Charlie Day and Ron Strickland, played by Ice Cube, are both high school teachers at a public high school. When a senior prank day goes too far, Strickland, the school’s toughest teacher, challenges Campbell, a mild mannered teacher, to an afterschool fight.

In the midst of a chaotic school day filled with pranks such as a horse high on meth running through the school’s halls, Campbell scrambles to find a way out of the fight.

“I keep saying it’s the prison guard versus the inmates in this movie,” director Richie Keen said. “On a day where it’s just gone too far with senior pranks, Ice Cube’s character goes too far and I just thought using that as a tool to have two teachers need to shine a light on a system.”

When New Girl star Max Greenfield approached the writers of the moviewith a script about two teachers who get into an afterschool fight, Keen knew it would be the perfect comedy.

“I felt like I wanted this to be an insane

comedy, but, at the end of the day, I wanted it to shine a light on the education system because whatever side of the alley you’re on, I think we can all agree there’s a real problem with our public school system that needs a look,” Keen said.

“Fist Fight” runs to the edge of outrageousness without ever stepping over.

“I wanted to make a movie where you saw people being outrageous in a world you’d believe was happening next door,” Keen said.

Comedians such as Jillian Bell, Ice Cube, Kumail Nanjian and Tracy Morgan playing next to actors like Dean Norris and Christina Hendricks creates a balance of comedy that never feels like it’s trying too hard.

“My goal was to find the absolute funniest people in the world and put them next to the people you didn’t know were the funniest people in the world,” Keen said. “I tried to find the actor that I loved the most and sort of tailored the role to them.”

Although each character was designed for each actor, beloved actors are also seen coming out of their usual lanes and doing things they have never done before in other roles. Ice Cube engages in physical comedy for the first time while Day plays the sane, normal man.

“Fist Fight” is a comedy that gives a voice to the underdogs and unappreciated people in society.

“I think most people on the planet right now want two things: they want to laugh and they want to cry,” Keen said.

“That’s what this movie is. This movie is for people who don’t always stand up for themselves.”

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Sex and death with Los Campesinos!

New album 'Sick Scenes' finds band members growing up but still filled with anger and angst JAMIE BALLARD MANAGING EDITOR ____________________________________

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came to learn about indie rock band Los Campesinos! the way I imagine most of their fans do: a pretentious boyfriend who was determined to “teach” me about music.

To his credit, while our relationship ended several years ago, Los Campesinos! is still my favorite band.

Lest you think this piece went completely unchecked by an editor, the band’s official name includes the exclamation point.

Their most recent album, “Sick Scenes," sticks to the band’s core themes of sex, death and soccer but also delves into ideas about what it means to grow up.

For a band whose lyrics have often relied on tongue-in-cheek and bitter humor, its latest offering proves to be a bit darker but still carrying the signature sharp wit fans have come to expect.

One of the singles from the album, “5 Flucloxacillin,” finds lead singer Gareth Campesinos lamenting on aging and the state of the world overall. By the way, all members of the band refer to their last name as “Campesinos,” though only Gareth and lead female vocalist and keyboardist Kim are actually related.

Of the song itself, Gareth Campesinos wrote, “Most everyone I know struggles with their mental health and is trying to cope in whatever way they can, while baby-boomers chastise us millennials for the manner in which we attempt to find solace amidst, and fumble out of the mess they made for us.”

In true Los Campesinos! fashion, the arguable sorrow of the lyrics is offset by

Indie rock band Los Campesinos! performed at the Teragram Ballroom in Los Angeles on Feb. 26.

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the high-energy tempo.

While it is not new territory for the band by any means, nearly all 11 songs on this album make at least a passing reference to death or dying with lyrics like “I know little, but I promise: There's a slow, slow death if you want it.”

The song of the same title “A Slow, Slow Death” is a actually triumphant-sounding ode to a lover, while on “Got Stendhal’s,” he fears he will never truly rest peacefully, even in death.

Though the band has been around for just over a decade, they have clung to some of the youthful, righteous anger that’s tinged with self-awareness.

If anything, “Sick Scenes” relishes that emotion and youth while calling attention to the fact that the band members are all older, if not wiser, than when they began

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their journey.

On the album’s final track, “Hung Empty,” Gareth sings, “Not right to call this old age, but it certainly ain’t youth no more, this certainly ain’t youth.”

If it sounds dark, that is because it is, but Los Campesinos! almost always puts on a high-energy performance that seems to defy the melancholy of their lyrics.

Their sold-out show at the Teragram Ballroom in Los Angeles on Feb. 26 was no exception and a testament to their growing success on the indie circuit.

Having attended four of their shows now, this crowd was one of the more excited ones.

As lead singer Gareth introduced a song from the new album, which had been released just the day before the show, one energetic fan screamed “I already know all

the words!”

If it isn’t apparent yet, the cynical, funny, sad words are a large part of the band’s appeal.

But they only work with the nearcacophonous harmony of instruments: two guitars, a keyboard, drums, bass and the occasional glockenspiel.

Their live performances are powerful, sometimes almost frenzied.

The audience is drawn to lead singer Gareth leaping around and shouting passionate vocals, but the other six members of the band are similarly intense performers.

Kim Campesinos, the female vocalist and keyboardist, brings a cooler, lighter energy that nicely offsets Gareth’s nearmanic stage presence.

In the performance at the Teragram Ballroom, Los Campesinos! played mostly songs from five previous albums, but fans were excited to hear selected tracks from "Sick Scenes" as well, including "Here's to the Fourth Time," a punchy, laissez-faire song whose best lyric might be "And all we've got's the need to breed before we rot."

Nice.

As enjoyable as it was listening to the new songs, there's nothing quite as cathartic as screaming the words to a song you have listened to a million times before.

For me, I found that catharsis in one of my all-time favorite high-school angst songs, "Miserabilia."

The ending lyric says it best: "Shout at the world, because the world doesn't love you; Lower yourself, because you know that you'll have to."

Present-day me might disagree with the sentiment, but it still felt good to scream.

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