03-13-2017

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MONDAY, MARCH 13, 2017 – TUESDAY, MARCH 21, 2017 VOLUME 103, ISSUE 27

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Search for SDSU president begins ADRIANA MILLAR ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR ____________________________

Head coach Steve Fisher watches his team play against Colorado State in the Mountain West semifinals in Las Vegas on Friday, March 10.

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No March dancing for Aztec basketball ANTHONY RECLUSADO SPORTS EDITOR ____________________________ Twas the night of Selection Sunday, when all on the Mesa not a basketball fan was stirring, not even The Show. The television sets were tuned into ESPNU with care, in hopes that a picture of the Aztecs would soon be there.

While the holidays have come, and gone, the San Diego State men’s basketball team needed a Christmas miracle in March if its season was to be extended.

After finishing 19-14, and falling to Colorado State in the Mountain West semifinals, the Aztecs failed to receive a bid from the National Invitation Tournament. Just a year ago, SDSU had hopes of making its seventh consecutive NCAA tournament appearance, but a down season forced the team to settle for the NIT. Fast-forward a year and the Aztecs could only hope to make back-to-back NIT appearances.

The idea was not lost on head coach Steve Fisher, who said he knew his team’s chances were slim after the loss to the Rams.

Despite other lesser tournaments that would vie for a brand as large as SDSU and Fisher, the team already made up its mind.

“We’re not going to play in anything other than the NIT, if we get an opportunity, and it probably won’t happen, but if it does, then definitely we will play in that,” Fisher said.

As the University of Nevada, Reno danced its way to a No. 12 seed in the NCAA tournament, three other MW teams did

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San Diego State President Elliot Hirshman announced his resignation on March 8, leaving questions about his potential successor.

In a campus-wide email sent on March 8, Hirshman announced he would be leaving SDSU effective June 30, and will begin a new position as president for Stevenson University in Maryland.

“CSU Chancellor White will be visiting campus shortly to gather perspectives on desired characteristics for the interim president,” Hirshman said in the email. “Following the interim appointment, Chancellor White will launch a national search for the next president.”

Interim Chief Communications Officer Gina Jacobs said the chancellor is going to be coming to San Diego as soon as arrangements can be made to discuss what the community would like in an interim president.

CSU Manager of Public Affairs Elizabeth Chapin said the chancellor will be announcing the interim president before June 30 and an interim president will be starting July 1.

While the selection of a CSU president begins with the appointment of an an

interim president, there are many factors when selecting a permanent president.

First, the Chair of the Board of Trustees will appoint the Trustees Committee for the Selection of the President. The committee is comprised of the chair of the board, four of the trustees and the chancellor, Chapin said.

The committee determines the attributes desired for a successful candidate, approves the final campus and job descriptions, any advertising copy and reviews and interviews candidates, according to the CSU website.

In addition, there is an advisory committee to the trustees committee, appointed by the chair of the Board, Chapin said.

Although the committee is the ultimate body to make the final decisions and advancement of candidates to the full Board, the process is to be conducted in a manner that includes the campus representatives, according to the CSU website.

Chapin said the advisory committee is composed of representatives from the campus, including faculty, students, alumni and campus advisory boards that advise the trustees committee on its selection.

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A.S. presidential candidates contend The four candidates discussed the Aztec mascot, DACA students and their visions for SDSU JOCELYN MORAN SENIOR STAFF WRITER ____________________________ Candidates for Associated Students president debated in the Lee and Frank Goldberg Courtyard on Wednesday March 8 over issues facing SDSU, such as changing the Aztec mascot, student fears of deportation and the SDSU presidential transfer.

The A.S. presidential candidates are international security and conflict resolution junior Kaitlyn Hart, international security conflict and resolution junior Chloe Sension, business marketing junior Chimezie Ebiriekwe and accounting junior Ben Delbick.

On the same morning as

the debate, SDSU President Elliot Hirshman sent out an email at 7 a.m. to the campus community announcing his resignation effective June 30.

Ebiriekwe thanked Hirshman for what he has done for the university — such as help raise $750 million for the school through The Campaign for SDSU. Delbick said Hirshman has done a terrific job for the campus, but there are still challenges facing SDSU. “I want shared governance to be at the highest point that it’s ever been with whoever this next president is, and students and administration working together to solve problems,” Delbick said.

Hart said the job Hirshman

has done hasn’t united the campus enough.

“I hope whoever comes in shares the idea of growing culturally here on campus,” Hart said.

Sension said she is prepared to join meetings to help select the next president.

“I want to make sure this president is someone who is unafraid to interact and communicate with students and who talks about the real issues that are affecting the different communities at our university,” Sension said.

Each candidate was asked to respond to criticism about A.S. representatives being majority

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A.S presidential candidates shared their platforms with the student body on March 8.

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Students talk presidential candidates Two reporters asked students at the A.S. presidential debates their thoughts on the election JASMINE BERMUDEZ SENIOR STAFF WRITER ____________________________________ San Diego State students who attended the Associated Students presidential debate on Wednesday, March 8 shared their choices for A.S. president and reactions toward the candidates’ responses about the Aztec mascot.

Political science junior Mustafa Alemi said he was upset when Ben Delbick referenced a former alumni and talked about the administration’s stance on changing SDSU’s mascot.

“We are Associated Students; we don’t represent the interests of alumni or faculty, staff or administration,” Alemi said. “We represent the interests of students.”

Alemi said the emphasis should be placed on the interests of Native American students on campus.

“Interests shouldn’t be (based) on whether a donor is going to pull their funding,” Alemi said.

Junior international business major Ella Napata said she “hated” Delbick’s response about the Aztec mascot.

“If I was Native American I would feel so discouraged to go to this school because you are viewing my culture as a costume and that is why I’m definitely not voting for that guy,” Napata said. “His response that the brand of the school is better than the people that are in it blows my mind.”

Electrical engineering senior Kevin Archangel said he respects Delbick’s stance on the Aztec.

“Although most people don’t want to talk about changing it, I am not for the change,” he said. “I do believe in the appreciation of what it stands for because I do understand the history and the context of it, (but it) will create a big fiscal damage to our school.”

Archangel said he believes the Aztec name pays homage and respect to the legacy, and that is what the school has to understand.

He said he sees Chimezie Ebiriekwe, the presidential candidate for the Transform SDSU slate, and Delbick as the top two leaders.

“Those two are the ones that may make the actual difference,” he said. “The only difference is Chimezie comes with experience, diversity and a background because he has been intertwined and left his mark on anything he has done.”

Business administration sophomore Dominique Davis said she sides with the candidate that agrees to hear the concerns of students who find it offensive.

“We should not be parading around in other people’s culture, and I completely see why people find it so offensive,” Davis said. “Rather than dismissing their concerns, we should be accepting of their feelings. Culture is not a costume.”

Archangel commented on Ebiriekwe not visiting all the organizations he said

The A.S. presidential candidates debated various campus issues in the Union Courtyard March 8.

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he would speak at during his time as A.S. Vice President of University Affairs.

“He has to understand that when you give your word you have to uphold to your word, but that’s when the student accountability comes to play,” Archangel said.

Napata said she is probably going to vote for Ebiriekwe.

“I am tired of seeing the same kind of representation,” she said. “(There’s) usually a white male with a fraternity background in these positions and I just want to see someone who has the same experiences as I do.”

Business finance sophomore Christian Onwuka said he is thinking of voting for Ebiriekwe and thinks he will take SDSU to new heights.

“The man has handled himself extremely well and professionally, especially considering the negative words that have been said about him,” he said.

said Delbick’s response to feeling unsafe, and his example of being egged in his Jewish fraternity house was really strong.

“It gave an example of how important it is to take initiative on (the issue),” she said.

Business entrepreneurship freshman Jenna Spreier said she is voting for Chloe Sension.

“I just want to support Chloe or Delta Sigma Pi president as much as possible,” she said.

She said she is most excited about how Sension will implement her STRIDE (policies) as A.S. president.

Marketing sophomore and member of Delta Sigma Pi Maddie Roster said she is voting for Sension because Sension is the president of business fraternity and she is confident that Sension will be the best president for SDSU. Tiana Loving said she did not think Sension’s dedication to making the

COMING TO THIS DEBATE HAS BEEN “ REALLY HEALTHY FOR ME TO SEE BOTH SIDES OF THEIR PERSPECTIVE.”

- Alessandra Casey, Sustainability freshman

“To say that he is unqualified by people who might be a little bitter based on previous elections is very childish. He has done an amazing job as VP of University Affairs and has proven his leadership and charismatic energy.”

Political science freshman Michael Wiafe said he was bothered when Delbick said SDSU was a binational campus.

“I expected to see some backlash on that from other candidates,” he said.

“When you call a campus binational that means that there is two, so I mean seeing as his fraternity is one race, I imagine it as one race versus the other.”

He said he does not like that kind of idea of opposition out there.

Sustainability freshman Alessandra Casey said she is leaning toward voting for Delbick or Chloe Sension because she liked what both of them said during the debates, and she is friends with both.

“Coming to this debate has been really healthy for me to see both sides of their perspective,” she said. “They both have conflicting ideas which is normal in any election, you’re going to have to weigh out the candidate you support most. As for issues, I have to see who has the stance on issues that impact what’s most important to me first.”

Journalism junior Mary Porstelmann

Blackboard and WebPortal websites more accessible through the mobile phone is impactful, and it is a simple thing to do.

“It’s rather minuscule compared to the larger issues we face here. I’m not impressed,” she said.

Napata said Kaitlyn Hart has only been at SDSU for two semesters.

“I heard she has only been here for two semesters.” Napata said. “To be A.S. president you have to be in this university for at least three years to know you have an opinion about the university and have yourself established as an Aztec.”

Sustainability junior Charlotte Roberts said she liked how Hart was honest and well-informed.

“But I have also had conversations with (Sension) and she impresses me a lot with her dedication to the university and representing everybody equally,” she said.

“However, coming to the debate today, I am definitely impressed with (Hart) and Delbick’s honesty with issues and staying true to the opinions they have developed based on their own research.”

Voting for presidential candidates begins Monday, March 13. The next A.S. president will be announced at 8 p.m. on Thursday, March 16 in Montezuma Hall.

Additional reporting by staff writer Kemi Giwa.

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MARCH 13 - 21, 2017 • THE DAILY AZTEC EDITOR: KAYLA JIMENEZ • NEWS@THEDAILYAZTEC.COM

YG did not break $60k contract

The rapper will be paid for his performance despite playing ‘FDT’ at the GreenFest concert KAYLA JIMENEZ NEWS EDITOR ____________________________________ Despite a report by Complex magazine claiming rapper YG broke a contract with San Diego State by performing “F--Donald Trump” at the GreenFest concert, the artist did not sign a contract that would have disallowed him from doing so.

He will be paid in full for his March 3 performance, according to Associated Students Public Records Act Coordinator Raven Tyson.

The A.S. GreenFest committee did request he not play the song, but were advised by Live Nation, the company that contracted the concert, there was a possibility he would still perform it, she said.

“On the night of the concert, YG indicated that he wanted to play the song ‘FDT’ even though he had been asked not to by Associated Students,” Tyson said. “Associated Students indicated that payment would not be withheld if he played the song. YG was paid his full $60,000 fee for performing at Greenfest.”

In response to a public records request for the contract between YG and the university, she said SDSU was not involved in the contracting process.

During his performance at the GreenFest concert on March 3, headliner YG said he would play the song even if

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Delbick, who is the president of the Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity, said the criticism is “totally unfair” because Greek communities have good leadership development programs.

Sension, who is the president of the Delta Sigma Pi business fraternity, said all perceptions from people are valid, and it is important to listen to all criticisms.

For future policy proposals, Delbick said he would develop programs to help prepare students for graduate school.

Sension said she wants to participate in technological advancements for SDSU. Hart said she would implement programs that help victims of sexual assault.

Ebiriekwe said he would work to battle food insecurity.

With recent debates about changing SDSU’s Aztec mascot, candidates were asked if they would support replacing it.

Sension said she intends to vote yes on the resolution to change the mascot because of events she has attended that have helped her understand the racist and institutionalized history of the Aztec mascot.

Ebiriekwe said it would be unethical

YG performed ‘FDT’ at the Cal Coast Credit Open Air Theatre as part of GreenFest on March 3.

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A.S. requested him not to.

“I’mma be real with y’all,” he said. “If your school don’t want to pay me for the s--t I’m about to do, I’mma take the L, because there’s some real s--t going on in the United States of America.”

Complex magazine reported on March 4 that YG would not be paid the $60,000 fee for breaking a clause in his contract that prevented him from singing ‘FDT.’ The media outlet tweeted “.@YG reportedly broke a $60K contract to play ‘FDT’ at SDSU’s #GreenFestConcert2017” with a link to the article the same day.

The Tweet garnered 1,296 retweets and

to take a stance on the issue. Ebiriekwe is a part of the University Affairs council, which was meeting to discuss the mascot that afternoon.

Hart said she does not have a formed opinion at this point.

Delbick said changing the mascot would be a terrible thing for SDSU, and was then booed by some people in the crowd.

He said changing the mascot would be expensive and would hurt SDSU’s brand and national recognition.

“I’m not going to dance around any issue,” Deblick said. “I’m gonna tell you what I believe, and I firmly believe SDSU should not change the mascot. I am a very proud Aztec.”

Candidates were also asked about the recent executive orders regarding the deportations of undocumented people implemented by President Donald Trump’s administration that have caused fears among students.

Hart said students’ immigration status is not the business of the university.

“You’re here to learn, to develop, to become a better human being and to grow,” Hart said. “If you’re an immigrant, guess what? You’re still going to grow the same way.”

Ebiriekwe said he wants to make sure undocumented students know where to get the resources they need.

Sension said students’ status does not define their right to an education, and she would want to permanently establish an undocumented resource center where students can learn what their rights are.

Delbick said it is important SDSU remain a safe space for students and a sanctuary for students of all ethnicities.

Voting for A.S. positions will take place March 13 through 16 on WebPortal.

The winners will be announced at 8 p.m. on Thursday, March 16 in Montezuma Hall.

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A.S President Jamie Miller also said the report was not true.

“As far as proof of payment, we have not yet processed payment which is typical at this point, but he will be paid in full,” Miller said.

Many students reacted to his comment on Twitter, supporting his decision to perform the song.

Twitter user @audreyeallen posted “SDSU: ‘Hey YG, you will not get paid your 60k if you play ‘FDT’ YG: plays FDT anyway,” on March 4.

The tweet generated 245 retweets and

750 likes.

User @Shenaniganz22 also posted on Twitter showing her support.

“Shout out to @YG for playing FDT even though it means he won’t get paid. Not just bc it’s a good song but it’s relevant and important,” she tweeted the night of the performance.

GreenFest Committee Chair Linda Dawood confirmed the committee did ask YG not to play the song.

The Committee declined to comment further.

YG and his team did not respond to The Daily Aztec for comment.

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MSA hosts ‘Happy in a Hijab’ event

The film screening, poetry reading and discussion panel were a preview of Islam Awareness Week ALLYSON MYERS STAFF WRITER ____________________________________ Two student organizations hosted an event aimed at encouraging a more understanding and allied relationship between Muslim and non-Muslim students.

“Happy in a Hijab: Ask a Muslim” was hosted by the Muslim Student Association and Sigma Lambda Gamma.

Muslim Student Association president Fayaz Nawabi said this was the first time a Greek organization reached out to them to co-host an event.

The event consisted of a short filmscreening, two student poetry readings and a question-and-answer panel. The audience was almost entirely women, and topics focused on feminist concepts such as agency, oppression and empowerment.

The short film that was screened, “Hijabi World,” was created by Muslim students at Rutgers University, and featured Muslim women discussing what it means to wear the hijab--or headscarf --as well as addressing common misconceptions about Islam.

The women in “Hijabi World” discussed the assumption often made by non-Muslims that the hijab is a form of oppression.

The film said Muslim women have agency in deciding whether or not to

wear the hijab, and that the decision is a personal choice.

Following the film was two poetry readings.

The first, “The Muslim in Me,” was written and performed by freshman food and nutrition major Muna Hussein. The second poem, “Prejudice Unveiled,” was written and performed by freshman biology major Sahra Artan.

The final portion of the event was a panel of three students and one recent alumna, all of whom are Muslim and wear a hijab.

The panel included Hussein and Artan, as well as senior sociology major Aisha Sharif and class of 2015 graduate Aleena Nawabi.

They said that the most important way for non-Muslims to be allies to Muslims is by building an understanding of Muslims.

“I think it’s especially important to have allies (with) the political tensions that are going on right now,” Artan said. “I think just being open minded and being respectful of other faiths--just treat others how you want to be treated.”

The audience was asked to write down and submit questions for the panel, allowing for anonymous questions. Some questions were about what wearing the hijab meant to the panel members personally, while some questions were about the current political climate.

One question asked whether the panel

The Muslim Student Associated hosted “Happy in a Hijab: Ask a Muslim” on March 8 .

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members felt unsafe on campus. The students referenced recent incidents on campus last semester, one in which a student reported that herheadscarf was pulled by her attacker and another where two students reportedly made an antiMuslim comment to a woman in a hijab before stealing her purse and keys.

“Yes, given the political climate, I definitely do feel unsafe on-campus and off-campus,” Sharif said. “I think being a Muslim woman, and being a black Muslim woman at that, we definitely walk around with targets on our backs. And

Journalist rides with SDSUPD WILL FRITZ SENIOR STAFF WRITER ____________________________________

happened to have two. Honestly, I could go weeks without doing this.”

But throughout Sieckman’s 15-year career, he says such incidents have happened often enough.

Sieckman is a relatively recent hire at SDSUPD — though he worked for the La Mesa police department for 14 years, he was hired at SDSU just seven months ago. He was one of the officers who arrested Marquis Campbell, a man whose on-campus arrest sparked accusations of police brutality. Campbell was later convicted of a drug charge.

Sieckman and the arrestee continue their dialogue. After a while, Sieckman manages to get the man to be a bit more

taking it seriously,” he says. “You have to have a lot of thick skin because, ultimately what he’s trying to — he’s not a bad guy. He’s got too much alcohol in him. So I don’t hate him.”

It’s an afternoon in late February, and However, Sieckman does admit to a bit I’m sitting shotgun in a Ford Crown of sarcasm.

Victoria police cruiser on a ride“I’ll be honest with you, I roll my along with the San Diego State Police eyes a lot,” he says. “Sometimes I make Department. smart-aleck comments, not because I’m “You cannot send me to prison!” a man trying to be rude but because that’s the shouts from the backseat of the cruiser. way I deal — humor, for me, is a way to “I did not say I was sending you to get through. You have to have a sense of prison,” San Diego State police officer humor to stay balanced.”

Jason Sieckman says.

Sieckman deposits all of his weapons “I said, you realize that you’re going — in the back of the cruiser before entering literally, like last time. You’re going to jail the jail. It’s a security precaution, he says, to sleep in a cell until you’re sober and to ensure prisoners are not able then they send you out.“ to get their hands on anything “No, listen!” the man that could be used against shouts.

YOU HAVE TO HAVE A LOT OF guards or each other.

I’ve been listening to the Jerry is at first cooperative two of them go at it for about THICK SKIN.” enough as Sieckman raises him 10 minutes now.

- Jason Sieckman, out of the cruiser. Then, he has Sieckman is taking the SDSUPD officer a change of heart, and lets out a man, Jerry (not his real loud scream. name), to county jail after cooperative.

Sieckman brushes it off with a bit of his picking him up for public intoxication.

“We’re in two different worlds, young trademark humor.

Jerry, who is homeless, has been man —,” Sieckman says.

“Don’t yell,” he says. “Scares me.” arrested a number of times for similar “Young man?” says Jerry, who looks to Sieckman gives the sheriff’s deputies at offenses, Sieckman says. be about 10 years older than Sieckman. the county jail a friendly greeting when Jerry continues to shout expletives “—But don’t you worry, we still get he walks in. from the backseat. along, right? We still get along.”

“I’m back,” he says to them. “I know “Officer, I’m calling you every name I “No, we don’t,” Jerry says without you just saw me, but...” possibly can,” he says. skipping a beat.

Meanwhile, Jerry continues his tirade.

“Yes,” Sieckman says. “You do.”

“Well,” Sieckman says. He pauses for a This time, he is directing his attitude These kind of incidents are a semimoment. The man shouts more from the toward me. frequent occurrence, Sieckman says. backseat.

His comment is far too profane to “Every day,” he says. “Well, not every “I don’t have anything against you. print, but the gist of it is he threatens to day,” he corrects himself. “When I’m at Although I was gonna get off in a half assault me if he ever sees me at SDSU. home, I’m not around drunk people, so hour, but now I can’t.”

By now, I’ve learned Sieckman’s it’s not the same.”

Upon arriving at the jail, Sieckman sarcasm and nonchalant attitude is the Just 30 minutes before, he was tied has an opportunity to discuss his proper response. up with a similar incident, the only interactions with Jerry and other people “Good luck with that,” I say. difference being the suspect in that case he encounters over the course of his job was violent, he says.

For an extended version of this who may try to rile him up.

“I wouldn’t say it’s super frequent,” he article visit thedailyaztec.com.

“Well, for me it’s just, it’s about not says. “Today it’s frequent. Today we just

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it’s definitely an uncomfortable place to be, you don’t want to have to walk from classroom to your car, constantly looking over your shoulder to see if someone’s following you.”

Following the event the audience was invited to a table with dozens of scarves, and Muslim students demonstrated how to put on a headscarf. The audience was allowed to take a scarf home.

Islam Awareness Week is coming up in April, and the Muslim Student Association will be hosting more events that week.

CSU : Presidential selection process begins Continued from P1 A vice president or academic dean from SDSU and a president from another CSU campus will also be a part of the advisory committee, Chapin said.

“The trustees committee and the advisory committee function as one unified group,” she said.

After the committee is appointed, the search begins and the committees will meet to make the selection, Chapin said.

The committees will meet in a open forum to review the role of the committee and to receive comments and input from the public and the campus community.

They will explain the search process and confidentiality, confirm the schedule of meetings, discuss preferred attributes for the next president of the CSU, and review the descriptions and needs of the campus presidential position, and any other business related to the search process, Chapin said.

Chapin said the CSU presidential selection process varies in length.

“It really varies, (because) it does require some time and it all depends on the search...it could be a few months or more,” she said.

However, the CSU expects the trustees’ selection of the new president sometime this fall, she said.

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Galería de arte celebra las mujeres

La exhibition captura el movimiento feminista.

CONCEPCION GUZMAN, FOTÓGRAFA

CONCEPCION GUZMAN ESCRITORA ____________________________________ Este mes de marzo se celebran a miles de mujeres por su esfuerzo y trabajo al romper los estándares sociales.

En un mundo dominado por el hombre, la mujer exige respeto e

igualdad. Este mes es para las miles de mujeres que han peleado y para las miles más que hoy en día siguen la lucha por la igualdad.

Estas mujeres se identifican como feministas, ya que apoyan la causa de la mujer. Para ser feminista no tienes que identificarte como mujer, ni tampoco tienes que odiar a los hombres. Incluso

existen hombres feministas y al igual familias enteras se pueden identificarse como feministas.

Recientemente se dieron a cabo las marchas para la mujer y todos fueron testigos de cuantas personas alrededor del mundo apoyaron a los derechos de la mujer. El feminismo simplemente es la lucha por la igualdad y los derechos fundamentales.

“Ni santas, ni p---s, sólo mujeres”.

Esta frase icónicas del movimiento feminista, llegó a la luz cuando la fotógrafa Mexicana Rotmi Enciso lo capturó.

Hoy esta frase lleva por nombre la nueva exhibición de arte en la galería de Southwestern College, “Ni Solo Mujeres: Intersecting Chicana Identities” hecha a cabo por Leticia Franco.

La fotografía, una imagen de una chica en plena marcha feminista en la ciudad de México, surge de los años noventa. La mujer retratada en la foto en blanco y negro es de edad media, su rostro fijo sin expresión, usa lentes grandes y en su boca le cuelga un

cigarro.

Con ella la pancarta que dice “Ni santas, ni p---s , sólo mujeres”.

“Es un mensaje muy poderoso, que como mujeres no podemos ser mujeres”, dijo Verónica Aguirre estudiante de Negocios Internacionales. “Tenemos que ser lo extremo en los ojos de la sociedad”.

Aguirre también es residente de Chula Vista y estaba emocionada de tener a Enciso presente en la apertura de la galería.

Leticia Gomez Franco, la conservadora de la galería, estaba tan orgullosa de poder tener arte de tan alto prestigio.

En su cuenta de Instagram agradeció todo el apoyo que le han brindado y poder exhibir arte tan poderosa.

“Me da felicidad, al ver el arte me doy cuenta de la fuerza de la mujer”, dijo Pablo Juárez estudiante de sociología en Southwestern College.

La galería estará abierta sin costo absoluto para el público y seguirá abierta hasta el 6 de Abril.

Bélgica es un país con mucho que ofrecer EMELY NAVARRO ESCRITORA INTERNACIONAL ____________________________________ Bélgica, un país conocido por el chocolate, gofres, patatas fritas y cerveza, no me llamaba la atención de visitar pero terminó siendo una gran decisión.

La oportunidad se me apareció cuando una nueva amiga encontró vuelos de poco precio a Bruselas y me invitó.

LA COMIDA El chocolate, los gofres y patatas fritas eran todo lo que esperaba y más.

En Bélgica la comida tiene un sabor especial por ejemplo, las papas fritas tiene un sabor diferente porque algunos restaurantes las fríen en carne.

Los gofres son caramelizados, haciéndolos más dulces aunque no tengan chocolate.

Mayra Preciado, estudiante de cuarto año de sociología, dijo que nunca ha probado ninguna comida mala en

Bélgica.

Jessica Haro, estudiante de Español, dijo que le gustaba la comida.

“Los gofres son deliciosos”, dijo Haro. “Y la sopa de tomate, no soy una persona de sopa, pero esa era muy buena”.

EL PRECIO Es tan barato ir a Bélgica. Estuve allí por tres días y casi no gaste dinero en comparación con todo lo que compré.

El hostal era el mejor en el que me he estado en comparación con otras ciudades como Londres, Roma, París o España y fue barato.

Bélgica es uno de los países más pequeños de la Unión Europea, por eso es fácil viajar dentro del país por un costo relativamente bajo. Un viaje en tren a Brujas, una ciudad en Bélgica, fue sólo 15 euros ida y vuelta que es el equivalente a $20.

Debido a que el país es pequeño, es fácil ver la mayoría del país en la semana o las partes principales en un fin de semana.

Los edificios en Bélgica son únicos y muy diferentes a los que se encuentran en los Estados Unidos.

EMELY NAVARRO, FOTÓGRAFA

Recomiendo ir a Bélgica como una parada en el camino a otro país porque los vuelos dentro y fuera de Bélgica son bastante baratos.

LAS PERSONAS El país de Bélgica es muy diverso y en varias partes del país la gente habla diferente lenguajes.

Fue muy interesante estar en un país que no tenía un idioma determinado.

“Bélgica parecía un lugar para muchas personas diferentes”, dijo Preciado. “Puedes encontrar un montón de gente diferente como nuestro guía turístico quien nació en los Estados Unidos, creció en Grecia y ahora un guía turístico en Bruselas.”.

Algo notable e inesperado fue la gran población de gente del Oriente Medio y refugiados presente en Bruselas.

Después de hablar con personas de Bélgica entendí por qué tantos refugiados llegaron ahí, el país es relativamente barato y el país se ha mantenido la paz con varios países a pesar de estar en medio de Europa.

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POS-ATAQUE DE TERRORISMO En nuestro último día en Bélgica mis amigas y yo fuimos a un tour de Bruselas. En un punto de la gira visitamos la Bolsa de Bruselas, que

ahora es un edificio vacío. Nuestro guía turística, Dora, dijo que ahora se utiliza principalmente como un lugar de encuentro para las personas de Bélgica porque está en el centro de Bruselas.

Ella dijo que el día después del ataque terrorista, que ocurrió el 22 de marzo del 2016 en el aeropuerto, la gente llegó a ese edificio y escribió mensajes positivos en la pared con tiza.

Hasta el día de hoy el edificio se utiliza como un santuario y un símbolo de paz para la ciudad.

Dora dijo que ella recuerda los ataques terroristas y lo mal que el gobierno de Bélgica lo manejó.

“No nos dijeron nada”, dijo ella. “Nos enteramos de lo que estaba sucediendo a través de los medios de comunicación europeos y estadounidenses”.

Como guía turística, Dora dijo que notó una drástica caída negativa en el turismo después del ataque.

“Otros países ya no anunciaban a Bélgica”, dijo Dora. “Bélgica es un país hermoso y diverso y es triste ver que nadie quiere venir”.

Después de la gira terminó Dora continuamente nos agradeció por la elección de visitar Bélgica a pesar de que ya no es un destino turístico popular.

Haro dijo que recomienda visitar Bélgica, porque es un país muy bonito y con mucha historia.

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Editorial: A.S. elections STRIDE SDSU slate carries best potential for growth, diversity and inclusivity

Who’sWho? Editor In Chief Jacob Sisneros Managing Editor Jamie Ballard News Editor Kayla Jimenez asst. News Editor Adriana Millar Sports Editor Anthony Reclusado asst. sports Editor Austin Gayle Asst. sports editor, club sports Sydney Olmstead ARTS & culture Editor Christine Whitman asst. ARTS & culture Editor Lilly Glenister Opinion Editor Andrew Dyer mundo azteca editor Andrea Lopez-Villafaña Asst. Mundo azteca editor José Guzmán-Quirino Photo Editor Kelly Smiley video producer Adriana Heldiz

CHLOE SENSION

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president

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Graphic Designer Aidan Prehatny social media EDITOR Alex Piscatelli Copy Editor Brian del Carmen senior Staff writers Jasmine Bermudez Will Fritz Jocelyn Moran Staff writers Kayla Asencio Nicole Badgley Danny Dyer Kiani Dumagan Kemi Giwa Concepcion Guzman Allyson Myers Emely Navarro Mayer Pohlod Kayleigh Venne Ashley Washburn

samantha ledesma

krystal nzeadibe

vp of external relations

vp of financial affairs

Staff Photographer Elissa Tauscher _____________________________________ photos by kelly smiley

The Editorial Board This year’s Associated Students campaign comes at a time of change for San Diego State. University president Elliot Hirshman is leaving, and the next A.S. president will be looked upon for leadership in the search for his replacement. The departure of the Chargers has raised questions about the future of the Qualcomm Stadium site and SDSU’s future in Mission Valley. On campus, protests over police brutality, the BDS campaign and Trump Administration policy have grown over the past year. There is a growing effort underway to retire the Aztec mascot.

This is an extraordinary time for the university, and extraordinary times demand extraordinary leadership.

Therefore, The Daily Aztec Editorial Board is endorsing Chloe Sension for A.S. president.

In choosing whom to endorse, this board considered several criteria. It looked at tangible qualities such as experience and track record. In this regard, Sension shines. She has served in A.S. on the judicial affairs council, is currently on the board of directors and is the two-term president of the Delta Sigma Pi business fraternity.

However, it was Sension’s intangibles that eventually swayed this board.

Sension is on the right side of history on issues of social justice as they relate to SDSU. Sension’s rhetoric about inclusivity and diversity was a positive, but she also went the extra step and laid out how she would make A.S. more inclusive, such as mandating inclusion and diversity training throughout the organization.

In the candidate debates moderated by The Daily Aztec last week, Sension did not shy away from confronting her opponents or from taking a firm position against the Aztec mascot, something the other candidates — except for Ben

Delbick, who supports it — did not do.

In the past few years, The Daily Aztec has only endorsed for A.S. president. However, throughout the debates a familiar theme emerged, and this board would be remiss not to address it.

Two slates fielded candidates for each seat — Transform SDSU and STRIDE SDSU. However, there was nothing transformative about Transform SDSU’s platform. Their candidates consistently avoided taking firm positions on controversial matters, such as Boycott, Divest and Sanction (BDS) and the Native American Student Association’s (NASA) resolution to retire the Aztec mascot.

Transform SDSU candidates answered tough questions about the mascot with politically safe answers, stating this was an “important conversation” and that a decision should be made in “the best interest of students.”

In this board’s endorsement deliberations, it considered each executive board position independent of each candidate’s slate — or lack thereof. The only reason it warrants mention here is that when all was said and done, this board had endorsed a straight-ticket ballot of STRIDE SDSU candidates: Chloe Sension for President, Shannon Sneade for Executive Vice President, Samantha Ledesma for Vice President of External Relations, Krystal Nzeadibe for Vice President of Financial Affairs and Brie Hornig for Vice President of University Affairs.

Each candidate advocated for a more diverse and inclusive A.S. Each candidate expressed support for SDSU’s immigrant and undocumented communities. And each candidate is experienced and prepared to lead A.S. as advocates for all students.

Voting will be held on the SDSU Webportal from March 13 to March 16.

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No ‘Madness’ atop the Mesa in 2017 ANTHONY RECLUSADO SPORTS EDITOR ___________________________

For the first time in 11 seasons the San Diego State men’s basketball team will not participate in postseason play after failing to receive a bid from the NCAA tournament and NIT. Check out the cover, and below, for a recap of the men’s season and how the Aztecs ended on the couch with their fans.

Read how Khalia Lark transfered

Basketball: There is no dancing atop the Mesa Continued from P1 receive spots in this year’s NIT: CSU, Boise State and Fresno State.

Even though SDSU did beat the Broncos by 19 in the MW quarterfinals and edged out by the Rams, consistency won out. All three teams selected for the NIT finished second, third and fourth, respectively, in the conference standings.

The Aztecs were a distant sixth place finisher with a .500 record in MW play. Reggie Minton, the NIT selection committee chair, didn’t even mention SDSU in the first two teams left out.

Now for the first time since the 2004-05 season, the Aztecs will not take part in a postseason tournament, which included seven bids to the NCAA tournament and four to the NIT. The abrupt end to the season also snaps a streak of 11 years with at least 20 wins.

As this may come as a shock to some fans, this scenario was set in stone months prior.

While a loss to Gonzaga University is nothing to be hung up on, threestraight losses to Loyola Chicago, Grand Canyon University and Arizona State, is a worrying sight.

Those three teams have Rating Percentage Indexes, or an aggregate of strength of schedule and a team’s wins and losses, of 182, 132 and 126, respectively, which can destroy any teams hopes of snagging an at-large bid in the NCAA tournament.

to the Mesa from the University of Washington and made an instant impact with the team on pg. 8.

Read a recap of the women’s season abrupt season on pg. 9. Take a look at how shoes are a part of SDSU’s identity on pg. 12. Check out “basketball Caesar’s” favorite player on pg. 14. Also on pg.

14 is how head coach Stacie Terry is confident in her upperclassmen to take the Aztecs back to the promised land.

Then after winning four-straight matches, including winning the Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic, the Aztecs dropped three games to the University of New Mexico, the Wolf Pack and the Broncos. All of whom finished ahead in the conference standings.

In regular season play, the Aztecs best wins came against UC Berkeley (RPI: 54), which is a No. 1 seed in the NIT, the Bulldogs (RPI: 76) and Nevada (RPI: 24). In total 13 of SDSU’s 19 wins came against teams with an RPI of 100 or more.

Eight of those 13 wins came against teams with an RPI of 200 or more.

Translation: A resume with $20 attached to it.

With little merit, it was understandable why the only scenario where SDSU made the NCAA tournament was to win the conference’s automatic bid by winning the MW tournament. But a third 13-point blown lead to the Rams, and MW Player of the Year redshirt senior guard Gian Clavell, ended those hopes.

Now Fisher and his players are simply spectators in a month that belongs to college basketball.

But whether this is simply a blip on Fisher’s resume atop the Mesa or a trend in the wrong direction is remain to be seen.

While losing four seniors in guard Dakarai Allen and D’Erryl Williams, forward Matt Shrigley and center Valentine Izundu, the Aztecs still have a host of talent.

Junior guard Trey Kell and sophomore Jeremy Hemsley will return to the backcourt and sophomore forwards Zylan Cheatham and Max Hoetzel will only improve in the frontcourt.

Junior forward Malik Pope’s status is still up in the air, but sophomore forward Nolan Norain and freshman Jalen McDaniels will try to fill his shoes.

But that is next year, so to those who will watch the craziness of the Big Dance, happy March Madness to all, and to all a good night.

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Ex-Husky is offensive force for SDSU SYDNEY OLMSTEAD ASST. SPORTS EDITOR, SPORT CLUBS ____________________________________ After averaging 2.5 points and 1.5 rebounds in 29 games last season for the University of Washington, junior guard Khalia Lark transferred to San Diego State to continue her education and her basketball career.

As a freshman at UW, Lark shot an impressive 40.7 percent from beyond the 3-point arc.

“Lark is a perimeter player with good size who can shoot the ball as well,” ProspectsNation.com managing editor Chris Hansen said. “She put a lot of work in her game to become a perimeter player after being stuck in the post early in her high school career. She’s a capable scorer and can rebound from the wing.”

Lark attended Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, California. There she earned two varsity letters and helped her team win two California Interscholastic Federation championships, one state title and one national championship.

As a sophomore, her team posted a 34-3 record and took the CIF Southern Section Division IAA crown. Lark scored 14 points in the title game.

During her time as a Husky, Lark appeared in 29 games as a reserve. She saw action against SDSU in a nonconference game last year and had one rebound and one assist in eight minutes. As a freshman, she scored a

collegiate-best 10 points against Seattle University and a career-long 26 minutes at Colorado.

Lark also had a season-high five rebounds against California at the Pac-12 championships and ended the year with a short appearance in UW’s first-round loss to Miami in the NCAA tournament.

The six-foot guard was originally signed with Fresno State, but was granted her release after there was a coaching change. She was also recruited

by Oregon State, Stanford, Rice, Harvard, UNLV and UC Santa Barbara.

Lark said her time at Washington “just wasn’t a good fit.”

After sitting out the fall portion of the schedule because of transfer rules, Lark scored 29 points and grabbed 21 rebounds in her first three games as an Aztec. At the beginning of the season, head coach Stacie Terry had high hopes for the new addition to her team.

“Khalia is going to have a huge impact going forward,” Terry said to the UnionTribune. “She’s an excellent shooter, has a high IQ, and has a toughness about her. She wants to win and compete, and her energy is contagious.”

Even though the team struggled, Lark was a strong offensive force for SDSU this season. She appeared in 21 games and scored 176 points throughout the season, fifth highest on the team. She posted a .247 three-point percentage and averaged six rebounds a game.

Terry recognized Lark’s potential as a

Junior transfer Khalia Lark controls the ball and plans her next move.

KELLY SMILEY, PHOTO EDITOR

versatile player on the court early on.

“She is so much more than just a three-point shooter,” Terry said before the season. “She can attack off the bounce, she can pull up at the rim, she can be a really good rebounder when she puts her mind to it an d I believe she’s going to be one of our better

defensive players when it’s all said and done.”

The Aztecs lost their first game of the Mountain West tournament, which brought their season to an abrupt end.

Lark feels as though she’s found where she belongs and hopes she can help her team bounce back next year.

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MARCH MADNESS 9

Aztecs continue to fall on hard times MAYER POHLOD STAFF WRITER ____________________________________ One could say that San Diego State women’s basketball’s 2016-17 season was best encapsulated by their early exit from the Mountain West tournament, a firstround loss to San Jose State.

At some points, the Aztecs could beat nearly anyone, such as when they scored 20 points in the fourth quarter against SJSU in that tournament game. At other times, inconsistency was the team’s downfall, like in the first quarter when it only mustered nine.

“It was a roller coaster season for us, we had some really high highs and some really low lows,” head coach Stacie Terry said.

While it ended with a 11-19 record overall and a 6-12 mark in the MW, the season started rather pedestrian for the Scarlet and Black. The team ended with a 5-6 record out of conference play which included wins that were as impressive as their losses were disappointing.

While that initial stretch included dominant wins, like an 80-62 triumph over Central Connecticut in the Seton Hall Tournament and a 63-48 victory over Biola University, it also contained one-sided losses, like a 92-57 blowout against Michigan and 91-53 drubbing to the University of San Diego.

Things just never seemed to be completely put together for the Aztecs going into conference play as well.

After winning three straight going into its first taste of MW action, SDSU dropped its first game against New Mexico. While it went on to win the next two against the University of Nevada and Boise State, eight of its next nine games ended with with a tally in the loss column.

That awful stretch of play was much better than it looks, as five of them were decided by ten points or less. Terry didn’t attribute the rough patch to anything within the team.

“This group is extremely resilient, they want to be great so they really work hard at it. They came to practice with a great attitude wanting to get better,” Terry said.

That stretch included one 81-80 overtime loss and another 99-90 defeat at the hands of the Spartans, as well as a three-point nail-biter to Air Force.

The women on the Mesa ended the regular season much like how they started, with an even 3-3 record in their final six games. One major positive was their record at home; it stood at 8-6 overall with a 5-4 mark in conference.

The team couldn’t keep that win streak into the tournament though, falling as the ninth seed to the eighth-seeded Spartans.

The biggest takeaway from the season can be placed with the players, or more specifically, this year’s junior class.

That core, made up of guards McKynzie Fort, Lexy Thorderson, Geena Gomez, Khalia Lark and Cheyenne Greenhouse, all of whom saw significant playing time,

Junior Geena Gomez looks to attack the paint against a Utah State defender.

KELLY SMILEY, PHOTO EDITOR

will be returning to SDSU next year after making remarkable strides this year.

Arguably the most notable was Fort, who was undoubtedly a leader for her squad. She was far and away the leader in minutes, averaging 31.6 a game while the next highest was Thorderson with 25.7. In addition to that, she led in points with 15.9 a game while also tallying 121 rebounds, 75 assists, and 29 steals.

“Fort is drawing the best defender night in and night out … she had a great season and improved so much, she improved tremendously on the defensive end as well,” Terry said.

Another player who emerged was Thorderson.

“Thorderson had a monster season with the three-point shot, she’s established herself as one of the best shooters in the MW,” Terry said.

A “monster season” was nearly an

understatement; she shot .344 from the beyond the arc, second to just senior guard Kymberly Ellison.

Lark led the team in rebounds despite missing half the season after transferring from the University of Washington.

While the Aztecs do have a solid group returning, that’s not going to undermine this season’s performance from the season from their main seniors, namely Ellison and guard Ariell Bostick.

Ellison ended as the best three point shooter for SDSU, leading the team in three point percentage (.345) while Bostick had the most steals (51) and assists( 106).

Either way, Terry in no way considers the season a loss.

“We’re not that far off at all, we’re right there and we just need to make a few adjustments and we’ll be ok,” Terry said.

“They’re a great group to get to coach.”

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It’s all about the shoes for the Aztecs

The San Diego State men’s basketball team have a variety of shoes including the black Air Jordan 11s and the Nike Foamposities on the far right.

KELLY SMILEY, PHOTO EDITOR

ANTHONY RECLUSADO SPORTS EDITOR ____________________________________ While sports are supposed to build teamwork and create an atmosphere of cohesion among its players, one’s individuality usually finds a way to break through.

Aside from talent, a trademark dance or a quirky play style, athletes turn to gear to stand out from their peers.

Football players have cleats, gloves, a facemask and other smaller accessories to pick from, however, when watching on TV nothing truly stands out. The same rings true for baseball.

And while a soccer player can flaunt highlighter cleats, he or she play on a pitch that is more than 100 yards in length with 21 other bodies and pairs of cleats.

The one sport that has a blend of intimacy in the playing field with fans and where TV shots spotlight individual players, is also the one where gear is king on, and off, the court: basketball.

Players use headbands, shooting sleeves and a variety of wristbands to aesthetically separate themselves from teammates, however, nothing stands out like the shoes.

As Spike Lee said in his 1989 commercial with Michael Jordan, “It’s gotta be the shoes.”

With the NBA relaxing and opening up its shoe policy since Jordan’s 1984

black and red Air Jordan 1, the effects have trickled down to the collegiate level.

Today, the college game is riddled with players sporting their favorite kicks, but it will be hard for any team to hold a candle to the San Diego State men’s basketball team’s shoe list.

On any given night, any Aztec can pull out a classic, like junior guard Trey Kell’s all-black Jordan 11s, or something that screams “What The” in sophomore forward Zylan Cheatham’s Kobe Elite 10 SE “What The” color scheme.

While some schools sport team sneakers, other programs allow their students to choose their kicks but only if the shoes are a uniform colorway.

Not restricted to a uniform shoe or a basic red and black, or white and red, scheme, the Aztecs flaunt their “sneakerhead” style.

In their Mountain West semifinal match against Colorado State, senior guard D’Erryl Williams had a pair of crimson KD 8s and junior forward Malik Pope wore Kobe 11s in a grey and mango color scheme.

Sophomore guard Jeremy Hesmley was strapped in Air Jordan 5 “Laney,” which is primarily white with blue and yellow accents on the sole and the tongue of the shoe.

Despite the Aztecs’ not garnering an NCAA tournament bid for their play on the court, their shoe game is Final Four worthy.

Senior guard D’Erryl Williams in his crimson KD 8s.

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Sophomore guard Jeremy Hemsley in the Air Jordan 5 “Laney.”.

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SDSU fans share their stories at MW BASKETBALL CAESAR AKA KEVIN LEACH Can you tell me a little about your identity as Basketball Caesar?

I’ve had the basketball head for about five years, my mom made the numbers on it. They’re past players, Chase Tapley, Xavier Thames, I think Kawaii was number 2, DJ Gay, Malik, Rahon, Shrigley, just different numbers throughout the years.

JEFF LARNER, CLASS OF ‘94 What brought you to the Mountain West Tournament?

I come every year, Aztec for life. Every year. I missed it one time in the last 11 years, and we didn’t win, unfortunately, but at least I didn’t miss a win.

Who is your favorite player?

It’s gotta be Zylan Cheatham. He’s got so much potential, he needs to just not GISELLE AND URIEL DAMIAN

What brings you to the Mountain West Tournament?

I’ve been going to games since about 2010-2011, I’m a first-year transfer so this is my first year in the student section, I only missed about three games the entire season and that’s only because of tests. Beyond that, I go to football games, so it’s just a passion, it’s passed down from generation to generation. Second-generation Aztec. rush his dribble so much, just has to slow it down, but he’s an amazing athlete.

Love him to death. I’d love to see more out of Kell, he’s a leader. I could tell you a million things, but I just gotta say, I love the Aztecs. I watch every game and I go crazy over it.

What is it like to see the team succeeding like this?

I went to the USD game at the beginning of the year and I walked out

Where are you from?

G: San Diego, we traveled about six hours to get here.

U: We’re Aztec season ticket holders, we go to a lot of the football games and basketball games. She (Giselle) used to work for San Diego State, and we still live just a mile from the school.

How long have you been coming here?

G: It’s actually our sixth year coming to the Mountain West conference together.

Did you meet at SDSU? G: No, but my daughter went to San Diego State.

My mom went to SDSU, my dad is...an adopted Aztec.

Who is your favorite player?

Shrigley. He’s been with them the longest, he’s really quiet, even when he was injured, he puts in the effort, even when he doesn’t make the shots, you see him put the effort in. And he hasn’t been hyped up as much as some of the other players, so that allows him to not deal with the pressure. upset and worried. Not to take anything away from the players, but they weren’t the hustling team in charge of the ball, but last night (against Boise), they were the team that hustled, out-did everything.

How are you feeling about the game right now at halftime, Aztecs leading 36-30?

I’m passionate as can be about the Aztecs, it drives me crazy and it hurts but I love ‘em.

What do you guys think of the game so far, Aztecs leading 10-2?

U: Oh, it’s been great! We are dominating!

Interviews have been edited for length and clarity. Interviews and photos by managing editor Jamie Ballard and opinion editor Andrew Dyer.

The future is bright for women’s basketball ASHLEY WASHBURN STAFF WRITER ____________________________________ As the 2016-2017 season comes to a wrap for San Diego State women’s basketball, instead of reminiscing on the past, it’s time to look at the future for the Lady Aztecs.

The past few years for the Scarlet and Black have been difficult on the court, going 11-19 this past season, 12-19 the year before and 12-19 again in the 20142015 season; but looking the 2017-2018 season is a promising one to say the least.

San Diego State will introduce a large senior class next year including six guards: Khalia Lark, Allison Brown, Geena Gomez, Lexy Thorderson,

Cheyenne Greenhouse and last but not least, McKynzie Fort.

Fort has always been a key player for the Aztecs, racking up her third consecutive All-Mountain West accolade this past season and becoming only the fourth Aztec to ever receive an accolade in each of her first three seasons.

She joins Courtney Clements, Paris Johnson and Jené Morris on the prestigious list.

The Fontana native received AllFreshman honors her first year as an Aztec, garnered two accolades her sophomore year including All-Mountain West and All-Defensive team and was granted an All-Mountain West Nomination this past season.

“McKynzie is a kid who has a lot of promise and aspiration of playing at the next level,” head coach Stacie Terry said.

“Lots of improvements were made in her game last season and I’m looking forward to her success. We’ve already started talking about what she needs to work and focus on this summer, and I can tell you now she is going to have one heck of a senior year.”

Over the past three years, Fort has appeared in all 92 games and has started 85 of those.

Coming in as a freshman, the guard averaged 10.1 points per game and average of 15.9 points per game close out her junior year.

Washington transfer Lark is another powerhouse senior who is going to do some damage next season for the Aztecs.

“Khalia is a great kid who works extremely hard on the court,” Terry said. “She had a great offseason, but it’s challenging to come in as a transfer and having to sit nine or 10 games before being able to play.”

As an Aztec, the California native has more than doubled her stats and averaged

Junior guard McKynzie Fort looks to advance the ball into the frontcourt.

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8.4 points per game along with 6.1 rebounds in her debut seasom.

“This past year was hard, but I’m excited to see her play a whole season and start from the beginnings,” Terry said.

“She’s excited to put the work in.”

San Diego State will also be introducing a nationally ranked class of freshman, Téa Adams and Kiara Edwards. Both were recognized and nominated to play in the 2017 McDonald’s All-American Games this past season.

Adams is a three-star recruit, according to ESPN, and averaged 22.1 points per game during her senior year at Juanita High School. The Washington native received many accolades during her high school career, including being a threetime All-KingCo 2A/3A First Team, and earning Co-MVP and Defensive Player of the Year honors as a sophomore.

Edwards is a four-star recruit ranked No. 119 by Prospects Nation, who averaged 13.7 points and 6.7 rebounds for Valley Vista High School in Surprise, Arizona this past season.

The 6-foot power forward received an

invitation to the 2016 USA Basketball Women’s U17 World Championship team trials in May 2016, was the 2015 and 2016 All-West Valley Preps Girls Basketball Player of the Year runner-up and a First Team honoree.

“We have a phenomenal incoming class this next year and I can’t wait to see the combination of experience and youthfulness come together,” Terry said.

“This upcoming season is going to be one for the books.”

Adam and Edward will be joined by three other freshmen during the 20172018 season, Jenay Borjorquez, Najé Murray and Kennedi Villa.

“We’re still debriefing over this past season, but one of our goals for the upcoming 2017-2018 season is to have a successful post season,” Terry said.

“Our work this spring needs to carry over to the summer, and then so on and we will be successful. This team has a lot of potential. We didn’t have the season we wanted, but my expectations are high for my seniors next year and I want to bring home a Mountain West Championship.”

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Women’s tennis stung by Sac State KAYLA ASENCIO STAFF WRITER ____________________________________ Four of the five matches that San Diego State’s women’s tennis team has won have been 4-3 victories.

However, when Sacramento State came to town on March 10, they were able to sting the Aztecs where it hurts by winning 4-3.

For many of these occasions, the doubles point was the deciding factor.

It’s the first point up for grabs and if a team wins it, they only have to win three of their six singles matches.

In the No. 1 seed, juniors Jana Buth and Paola Diaz de Regules competed against the Hornets’ junior Ana Loaiza Esquivias and freshman Sofia Gulnova.

Buth and Diaz quickly jumped out to an early lead.

Up 3-0, the Aztecs didn’t show any signs of slowing down and they ended up winning 6-3.

The Aztecs needed one more doubles win to take the point.

In the No. 2 seed, senior Kennedy Davis and freshman Mia Smith faced Sac. State freshman Karina Vyrlan and senior Andie Mouzes.

Vyrlan and Mouzes jumped out to a 4-0 lead and with only two games left to win the match, the Aztecs found themselves in familiar territory.

Davis and Smith aren’t known for going down without a fight and after winning three games, they began to chip away at

the Hornets’ 5-3 lead.

However, the comeback fell short after Vyrlan and Mouzes won the next game to clinch the match, 6-3.

It was all up to the No. 3 seed.

For the Aztecs, senior Olivia Larsson and freshman Alli Valk competed against sophomore Sofia Wicker and redshirt freshman Carolina Chernyetski.

Going into the match, Larsson and Valk had won three straight matches.

However, their win streak came to an end after Wicker and Chernyetski won 6-4.

Down 1-0, SDSU needed to win four of their six singles matches to clinch the victory.

Diaz was the first to finish for the Aztecs after defeating Chernyetsky 6-0 in two straight sets.

“I think what was different about today was that I really came out,” Diaz said. “I really wanted us to win, so I just put my best effort out there and it worked.”

SDSU quickly clinched two more victories after Davis defeated Vyrlan 6-2, 6-1 and Smith defeated Mouzes 6-3, 6-4.

With three matches under their belt, the Aztecs needed just one more of their three remaining singles matches to go their way.

SDSU dropped its next two single matches, which set up a 3-3 tie.

The No. 1 seed match was all that remained and it would decide the outcome.

Buth competed against Loaiza Esquivias and it was as close as it gets.

Rugby downs rival Santa Clara, 92-28 SYDNEY OLMSTEAD ASST. SPORTS EDITOR, SPORT CLUBS ____________________________________

Aztec Rugby defeated rival Santa Clara in Saturday’s match, 92-28. The win was much needed after a tough loss last weekend to undefeated Saint Mary’s.

SDSU is now ranked No. 11 in the nation and second in its conference with just over a month to go until D1A playoffs. The team is 3-1 in league play.

“This win means a lot to the team, as it’s a conference match and vastly improved our standings in the California Conference,” senior flanker Kevin McGlone said. “On top of that, it was a complete offensive performance for the whole game, which was something we were searching for this year.”

The Aztecs struck within two minutes against the Broncos, scoring five on a successful try from Jacob Zinda and then two on a conversion kick from senior Nick Lupian.

SDSU held a vast lead over Santa Clara until 41 minutes into the match, when Bronco Alex Pinon put five points on the board with a successful try, followed by a two-point conversion kick from John O’Hara. This brought the score to 61-7, Aztecs.

The Scarlet and Black were able to keep the Broncos’ offense at bay during the rest of the match and managed to put 31 more points on the board with the help of seven more successful tries to win the game, 92-28.

“This win especially shows our progression on offense, which is something we really focused on in

practice this week,” McGlone said. “Our team cohesion and chemistry have massively improved over the course of the last few months and the score line shows it.”

The club’s aggressive physical mentality gives them a competitive edge and with a mantra like “State Hits,” it’s no wonder the Aztecs are ruthless on the field.

“We take pride going the extra mile for our teammates and putting our bodies on the line for our brothers,” Lupian said. “A culture of defense and physicality is something that stems from a long tradition here with Aztec Rugby.

“The key to being a national championship team is believing and stepping on the field ready to sacrifice our bodies and exhaust our energy for the many next to us.”

This win was especially satisfying for the team because of the close rivalry between SDSU and Santa Clara.

“As conference foes they’ve played us close in the past, and we barely escaped with a win at their place last season,” McGlone said.

“As you can tell, the game got a little chippy at times, which is normal for our games against Santa Clara, so having a lopsided score was pretty satisfying.”

With all the pieces in place, Aztec Rugby looks to come out on top this year with a national championship.

The club will take on Army at home Thursday, March 16 at 5 p.m. before hitting the road to face off against Arizona State March 25.

The team will play its last league game on April 8 against Cal Poly before D1A playoffs start in late April.

Senior Kennedy Davis has her eyes set on the ball in her singles match against Karina Vyrlan.

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In the first set, Buth jumped out to a 2-0 lead.

Despite being down the majority of the match, Loaiza Esquivias took a 6-5 lead and then took the set, 7-5.

With one set down, the Hornets only needed to win one more set to clinch the match.

It was a constant back-and-forth affair that ultimately had to be decided by a tiebreaker after both tied it up 6-6 in the second set.

In the tiebreaker, Loaiza Esquivias went up 5-2 and only needed two more points to win it.

However, Buth fought back and won three straight points to tie it up at 5-5.

In the end, Loaiza Esquivias won 7-5 to clinch the match and her sixth straight singles win.

Despite a tough 4-3 loss, coach Peter Mattera has encouraged his team to “keep the faith.”

“All you can do is learn and move forward and I think we’re going to play a lot of 4-3 matches the rest of the way probably,” Mattera said.

The SDSU women’s tennis team (5-10) will take on Yale on Monday, March 13 at 2 p.m. at the Aztec Tennis Center.

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Softball 16-9 going into MW play SYDNEY OLMSTEAD ASST. SPORTS EDITOR, SPORT CLUBS ____________________________________

In a gauntlet of a task, the San Diego State softball team won four games and dropped two in the four-day Louisville Slugger Classic in Fullerton, California between March 9 and 12.

SDSU 0, CSUF 2 The team snapped its four-game winning streak on Thursday when it lost to CSU Fullerton, 2-0.

The game was a pitcher’s duel between Aztec freshman Marissa Moreno and Titan senior Kelsey Kessler.

Moreno allowed two runs on five hits over five innings and struck out five, while Kessler allowed four hits and struck out four in her complete game shutout.

SDSU left 10 runners on base and went 3-for-16 with runners on base and 2-for-10 with runners in scoring position.

SDSU 11, BOSTON UNIVERSITY 10 SDSU had 13 hits in its first game, but committed a season-high five errors that helped keep Boston University in the game.

The game was tied going into the fifth inning, but a sacrifice fly from junior catcher Jenavee Peres brought freshman

utility Kiera Wright in to score.

The Aztecs scored two more runs in the seventh with a two-run double from Peres.

BU bounced back with three runs in the bottom of the seventh to tie it up and send the game into extra innings.

The Aztecs rallied with two outs in the international tiebreaker eighth inning and scored four runs.

The Terriers persisted in the bottom of the inning, scoring two more runs, but senior pitcher Erica Romero was able to get the last out to secure SDSU’s win 11-10.

Peres went 3-for-4 with a home run, a double and four RBIs, while senior utility Jaylene Ignacio had two hits, including a home run, three RBIs and two runs scored.

Sophomore third baseman Molly Sturdivant also hit a homer with two RBIs and senior first baseman Sydnee Cable and sophomore second baseman Katie Byrd each had two hits.

SDSU 4, HARVARD 5 In the second game, the Aztecs were unable to come back from a three-run deficit in their 5-4 loss to Harvard.

SDSU was down 4-1 after the Crimson scored four times on a two-run double, an RBI single and an error.

A solo home run from Sturdivant and an RBI single by Cable put two more runs on the board for the Aztecs.

A late rally in the bottom of the

Freshman Kiera Wright awaits the pitch.

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seventh was not enough to put the team ahead, despite outhitting Harvard 12-8 in the game.

SDSU 10, EASTERN MICHIGAN 0

a walk and struck out two, picking up the 5-1 win.

Pitching has been a struggling point for the Aztecs so far in preconference play, but that changed in this

“ THE KEY SEEMS TO BE WHEN WE COME OUT STRONG

OFFENSIVELY AND SCORE RUNS EARLY IN THE GAME.”

- Kathy Van Wyk, Softball head coach

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In the first Saturday game, Cable had two doubles, three RBIs and two runs to set the tone for SDSU’s offense against Eastern Michigan.

Peres had two hits, a solo homer and three runs.

Sturdivant also had a two-run home run with a single and two runs.

Junior outfielder Zaria Meshack contributed two hits and two runs, while freshman infielder Sami Aguilar got her first career hit and walk.

The strong offense was more than enough to back up strong pitching for the Aztecs.

Sophomore pitcher Julie McDonald threw four scoreless innings against EMU and gave up just five hits. When junior pitcher Alex Formby relieved McDonald in the fifth, she struck out two batters to bring the game to an early, run-ruled end 10-0.

SDSU 5, LONGWOOD 1 In the second game, the Aztecs outhit the Lancers 9-3.

Freshman shortstop Shelby Thompson was a perfect 3-for-3 with an RBI, run and fifth stolen base of the season.

Junior pitcher Alex Formby gave up just one unearned run on three hits and

tournament.

“We really came into our own,” head coach Kathy Van Wyk said.

“We had one glimpse of an issue in the Harvard game, but our pitchers did really well all weekend long, even in our loss.

“Marissa pitched a good game, but we just couldn’t hit. All four of them did a good job.”

SDSU 6, HARVARD 1 SDSU won its final game of the tournament on Sunday afternoon against Harvard 6-1 with the help of a sixth inning grand slam from Peres.

The Aztecs will open up their Mountain West conference season at home Friday, March 17 at 6 p.m. against Fresno State.

The 17-9 Bulldogs are the reigning MW champions, so a swift offense and efficient defense will be crucial for a successful weekend for the Aztecs.

“The key seems to be when we come out strong offensively and score runs early in the game,” Van Wyk said. “It sets the tone and takes the pressure off our pitchers and off the defense. It’s going to be a big step toward a conference championship.”

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Portugal. The Man shatters silence DANNY DYER STAFF WRITER ____________________________________ At long last, Portugal. The Man has shattered its near three-year silence recently with the funk-infused swinger, “Feel It Still.”

The band will be making a stop at The Observatory North Park on Thursday, March 16, to share its new tunes.

Since its acclaimed 2013 effort, “Evil Friends,” the Portland-based indie rock mavericks have been tirelessly scrawling down lyrics and churning out new material.

After completely scrapping “Gloomin + Doomin,” a project that held promise with its individual track list but felt disjointed as an album in whole, the group fled back to the studio to reevaluate its blueprints and start over once more.

“We just felt like we overthought everything way too much,” said Zachary Carothers, the band’s co-founder and bassist. “You really lose perspective when you’re sitting on a song too long. It (ended) up like a painting (where we just) added every color we could possibly think of, and then, even though other people (might have) loved it, we just (saw) it as this gray blob.”

This reassessment led to the birth of its newest work, a social-issue fueled call to arms, appropriately titled “Woodstock.”

The record is a fierce musical crusade, beckoning all listeners to mobilize their empathy, rally all positive vibes and

stride forth into the future, immune from the Donald Trump-induced diseases of animosity and intolerance that our nation is currently suffering from.

The music video for “Feel It Still” gleams a playful light upon this message quite clearly, encouraging viewers to click on hidden Easter eggs throughout the interactive video that unveil the necessary “tools for resistance.”

These weapons against apathy range from web links popping up for Planned Parenthood donations, to a direct line to the White House and even a stencil template for graffiti activism.

Carothers said he thinks the best tool of resistance people can use is themselves and to be informed as much as possible.

“Use your mind, do whatever it is you do,” he said. “The best tool you can use is your own mind, your mouth and eyes.

Get out there and use your senses. Just go out there and do something to make the world a better place.”

As lead singer John Gourley coos, “Ooh woo, I’m a rebel just for kicks now,” in “Feel it Still,” his iconic high-octave voice intermixes with Beastie Boys founder Mike D’s jazzy brass backbeat production for a buttery smoothness.

Despite this, fans shouldn’t expect the upcoming record to veer solely down this funk-flavored lane.

“The album goes a lot of different places,” he said. “It’s all very different from each other, but still works together as a complete whole. I feel like we diversified on this album and I’m excited to see what

Review: Poké pops up in College Area KIANI DUMAGAN STAFF WRITER ____________________________________

It seems like there is a new poké place popping up every day in San Diego.

Recently, a new poké restaurant has opened in the College Area called Pokedon.

Located right under the BLVD63 apartments on El Cajon Blvd., the shop is in a great location for San Diego students.

If you are not familiar with poké, the Hawaiian dish consists of small cubes of raw fish topped with various toppings like soy sauce and green onion.

It is also enjoyed alongside some rice or seaweed salad.

A couple of weeks ago, a man was walking around campus passing out promotional cards advertising Pokedon.

I glanced at the card and saw that it also acted as a $5 credit to the restaurant.

I was ecstatic mainly for the fact that poké has been one of my favorite foods lately and who doesn’t love a discount?

All the other poké places that I’ve been to usually price their bowls based on scoops of fish.

At Pokedon, the pricing is based on size. A third of a pound is priced at $11, while a half-pound is priced at $14.

Customers have the option to create their own bowl, reminiscent of buildyour-own restaurants like Chipotle or Subway, or choose from one of Pokedon’s signature bowls.

All signature bowls come with roe, radish, seawood and cucumber salad.

Similar to other build-your-own poké restaurants in San Diego, the first step after choosing a size is to choose from one of the three available proteins: tuna,

salmon or tofu.

Next, customers choose from the nine available toppings: white and green onion, corn, cilantro, jalapeno, cucumber, garlic, sesame seeds and edamame.

After customers choose from one of the 10 sauces, including spricy mayo, miso mayo, gochu jjang, aloha sauce, ponzu, soy sauce, sriracha and sesame oil.

Lastly, customers can choose their base of white rice, brown rice or organic spring mix salad.

Customers can also choose to add additional items such as furikake, avocado, masago, spicy crab, spicy tuna seaweed and cucumber salad to their bowls for a higher price.

One of their options is the “state bowl,” which includes salmon, cucumber, edamame, corn, white onion, cilantro and their “aloha sauce,” which was on the sweeter side.

This seemed to be a favorite among the customers, however I opted to create my own bowl.

I ended up getting a one-third pound bowl consisting of salmon, white onion, green onion, cilantro, cucumber, garlic, edamame, spicy mayo, ponzu sauce, white sushi rice, salt and pepper and avocado.

After the $5 discount plus the additional 20 percent student discount they offer, my boyfriend and I were able to get both our bowls for less than $20 total.

Overall, the food and staff were both great making it a good choice for longtime poké fans or first timers living in College Area.

Pokedon is open daily from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Portugal. The Man is set to release their newest album, “Woodstock” later this year.

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people take from it.”

“Woodstock” seems to be only one of the many endeavors the band has been busily sculpting during its three-year hibernation.

Aside from collaborating on an unreleased track with Mac Miller and pushing out more than 50 songs with Mike D, the band kicked off its fourmonth North American headline tour in Boise, Idaho, March 9.

“Honestly, it seems crazy but it’s like a break to me,” Carothers said about

life on tour. “Our lives at home are so ridiculous that it’s very stressful trying to be a good friend, or you know, good boyfriend, when you’re working very hard in this band. Once we’re out on tour, even though we’re doing so much more, I know what I’m getting into.”

Boasting seven LP’s in its musical arsenal already, fans can only hope that Portugal. The Man’s end is nowhere near in sight.

“Woodstock” is set to surface on shelves sometime in 2017.

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Panelists discuss sexual violence KAYLEIGH VENNE STAFF WRITER ____________________________________ Planned Parenthood Generation Action of San Diego State celebrated International Women’s Day on March 8.

The organization invited a panel of prominent guest speakers to host the event at Montezuma Hall.

From 7 to 9 p.m., PPGA and the audience members faced the stigmas and realities regarding sexual violence in today’s culture during the program.

The panel members included Dae Elliott, Nora Vargas, Rocio Zamora and YouTube personality Laci Green.

Audience members were educated on issues of reproductive justice as well as rape culture during the interactive presentation and activities.

The audience was also cautioned in the beginning of the presentation that the evening’s content was to be composed of the topic of sexual violence and that anyone triggered by this was more than welcome to leave at any time.

Elliot, one of the panelists, is currently a sociologist as well as a lecturer at SDSU. Elliott’s areas of expertise include sex and gender, sexualities, religion and research methods.

Elliott is also a faculty advisor for the SDSU Queer Student Union.

Vargas, the second panelist, is the vice president of community and

government relations for Planned Parenthood in the Pacific Southwest.

She is an outspoken leader with a variety of experience in a large range of fields such as public policy and government.

Zamora, the third is a current member of San Diego’s chapter of California Latinas for Reproductive Justice.

She also serves as an assistant coordinator of Compact for Success and Collaborative programs for the division of Student Affairs.

The program began with a question

of being taken away from her children ... this is a form of control of women’s bodies and women’s labor and a form of reproduction oppression.”

Zamora went on to explain that reproductive justice will only exist when society and people have the majority of the power, resources and abilities to make decisions for themselves and their community.

Next, it was Vargas’ turn to address the audience with her own definition of reproductive justice, referencing her degree in feminist and women’s studies.

“ I TRULY BELIEVE THAT BY TALKING ABOUT THESE THINGS WE WILL CHANGE

THESE NORMS AND WE WILL TAKE DOWN RAPE CULTURE.”

- Laci Green, Youtube personality

for the panelists. Each panelist was asked to define, “What does reproductive justice mean to you?”

“I realized that reproductive justice had always been part of my experience, having grown up a woman of color and with an undocumented mother,” Zamora said. “We were always raised with the idea that my mother would be taken away from us. This experience of her hiding in fear, of her having the fear

“When I grow up, I want to be the Latina Gloria Steinem,” Vargas said.

“I’m still working on it.”

Vargas was vocal about her experiences within the feminist movement throughout her career.

“What stood out to me the most about this program was how genuine the panelists were,” undeclared sophomore, Erica Lasater said. “It wasn’t like your typical panelists that couldn’t stop spitting out facts. It was real people talking to you about their real lives and I think that made it easier for us to trust them and believe them for it.”

The panelists were then asked how reproductive justice affects college students specifically. Elliott said many college students today are also juggling the issues of parenthood as well as adulthood and navigating their careers.

“There are very few students, anymore, that are the classic, ‘Let me go to class, study somewhat, and party, party!’” said Elliott. “That is not happening, and we need to somehow adjust.”

Elliott also expressed her dismay in regards to financial aid.

She said that in order to set up financial aid, it is required to be a fulltime student with the assumption that the average student is unemployed and lacking other responsibilities.

“If we’re going to give access, we need to give more than, ‘Here, I’ll let you through the door,’” she said.

At the conclusion of the panel discussion, the audience was asked to think about the question, “How does reproductive justice intersect with rape culture?” before welcoming YouTube personality Laci Green to the stage.

Laci Green is best known as the mastermind behind the internet’s most popular sex-ed series, “Sex Plus.”

She is a YouTuber, activist and public speaker from Oakland, California who has a certificate in rape and dating violence crisis counseling.

Green began by explaining how rape culture is showcased by the disturbing reality that “a lot of people learn about bodies through the lines of exploitation.”

Throughout her presentation, Green’s wittiness and humor captivated the audience despite the dark nature of the program.

Not only did Green present some cold, hard facts about rape culture, but she did so in a way that made her seem relatable and approachable.

“We really have to get the narrow narrative out of our heads that sexual violence only happens to women,” Green said.

Green then went on to tackle the four main pillars of rape culture while utilizing video clips from social media.

She mentioned the well-known Brock Turner case multiple times.

“If you haven’t heard about it, what rock were you living under?” Green said of the case. “Can I join you for a while? I want to hide.”

The four main pillars of rape culture that Green explained to the audience are tolerating sexual violence, minimizing sexual violence, victim blaming and gender roles.

Green drew from her own experiences as a rape and dating violence crisis counselor.

“Victim blaming is a feeling that a lot of survivors I have worked with have,” Green said. “The pervasive notion that survivors blame themselves.

Victim blaming is something people internalize and makes them believe they do not deserve justice.”

Green emphasized that rape culture and the other topics that the panel discussed actually need to be talked about.

“We have to create an environment where it is safer to talk about these things,” she said.

“I truly believe that by talking about these things we will change these norms and we will take down rape culture.”

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Film honors non-binary genders NICOLE BADGLEY STAFF WRITER ____________________________________ Several on-campus groups celebrated this year’s International Women’s Day on March 8 with various discussions and activities.

The Bread and Roses Center of the Department of Women’s Studies hosted a film screening of “Kuma Hina” from 5 to 7 p.m. in San Diego State’s Parma Payne Goodall Alumni Center.

The film was part of a transgressive sexualities event, “Native American Fluidity: from Colonial Eradication to the Two-Spirit Movement,” put on to honor transgender women on International Women’s Day. The event was also co-sponsored by American Indian Studies and the Pride Center.

“Kuma Hina” specifically examines the life of Hina Wong-Kalu, a native Hawaiian teacher and “mahu” - one who embodies both the male and female spirit.

Wong-Kalu was born a male, but embraces the identity and spirit of a woman.

As a teacher, she said she tries to teach her students what “aloha” means

in regards to how to treat others who may be different from them.

Wong-Kalu is open to her students about being transgender so that they can understand the idea of gender fluidity.

Gender fluidity is the idea that gender is not always defined as just male or female.

Especially in the Native American

the deepness of their voices is popular in Hawaiian music.

Wong-Kalu has girls participate in singing.

She says she does this because she wants her students to feel accepted and to be able to do all the things that boys and girls do.

“I think more teachers should have their students participate in

“ IT’S IMPORTANT TO TEACH KIDS FROM A YOUNG AGE THAT IT’S OKAY TO BE A GIRL AND DO ‘BOY ACTIVITIES’ AND TO BE A BOY AND DO ‘GIRL ACTIVITIES.’”

- Donny Chen, business junior

and Hawaiian culture, the meaning of gender is different from other cultures.

Wong-Kalu has boys and girls do activities that are stereotypically known to be done separately.

For example, boys participate in hula and yoga classes, activities that most adolescent girls participate in but few boys do.

In the Hawaiian culture, boys typically sing Hawaiian songs because

different activities like she does in the film,” business junior Donny Chen, who attended the event, said. “It’s important to teach kids from a young age that it’s okay to be a girl and do ‘boy activities’ and to be a boy and do ‘girl activities.’ I think it just really helps kids to teach them at a young age that it’s okay to be who they are.”

In Hawaiian, “ku” is representative of male energy while “hina” is

representative of female energy.

By having her students participate in both stereotypical male and female activities, she wants her students to be able to embrace “ku” or “hina” no matter if they are boys or girls.

University of Washington professor Sabine Lang spoke at a colloquia for the event prior to the film screening.

Lang is a German cultural anthropologist and independent scholar.

Her most recent publication is in the “Native American Men-Women, Lesbians, Two-Spirits” issue of the Journal of Lesbian Studies.

“The film is very relevant today in terms of gender fluidity and what the definition of gender actually is,” Lang said. “Like how, in the film, the young girl knew she was more interested in things that boys liked to do. And instead of rejecting that, she was encouraged to be who(m) she was and do what makes her happy. It’s about acceptance and getting past the traditional idea of gender.”

Through teachings like that of Hina Wong-Kalu, Native American and Hawaiian culture continues to be passed down through generations and the idea of gender fluidity is more accepted as a part of that culture.

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ACROSS 1 Tie up at the pier 5 Basics 9 Expressive chat image 14 “That works for me” 15 “Dang!”

16 Cars sold at auctions 17 Nabisco chocolate-creme cookie 18 Vermeer or van Gogh 20 Postgraduate degree 22 First-class 23 Sailor 24 Tanning lotion letters 27 Golf hole benchmark 29 Snacked (on) to excess, briefly 32 Pinup queen

Page 34 __ buco: veal dish 36 Mob kingpin 38 PG-13 issuing org.

39 __ vincit amor 40 Restful resorts 41 Vase material named for its white color 43 Window insert 44 Wiped off the board 45 Genghis __ 48 ‘60s tripping drug 49 Took command of 50 “Morning Edition” airer 52 Lion’s den 54 Turning point in tennis, and a hint to this puzzle’s circled letters

59 Casino big spender 62 Veggie in a green smoothie 63 Sleep lab study 64 Where Norway’s Royal Family resides 65 Biblical paradise 66 L.A.’s region 67 Pics on ankles 68 Hair-coloring agents DOWN 1 Gloom partner 2 Cajun veggie 3 Course including romaine and croutons 4 Greenhouse gas protocol city 5 Loved to death 6 Get-up-and-go 7 New cow

8 Mar. 17th honoree 9 Horn of Africa nation 10 Clothing store department 11 Withdraw, with “out” 12 G.I. doll 13 Dead Sea country: Abbr.

19 Lawrence’s land 21 U2’s “The Joshua Tree” coproducer Brian 24 “Enough!”

25 Residents around the Leaning Tower 26 __ up: came clean 27 Saddle knob 28 Aim high 30 Madame Bovary 31 Language of Copenhagen, in Copenhagen 33 Culinary meas.

35 Acorn droppers 37 Pike or trout 39 Seasoned expert 42 Army leader 46 Last Olds models 47 Catch redhanded 51 Place to keep a camper, for short 53 Irritated 54 Mets’ old stadium 55 “Casablanca” woman 56 Boston NBAer 57 Protected from the wind 58 Some male dolls 59 Owns 60 NASDAQ debut 61 Health supplements co.

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Belgium, a small and diverse nation EMELY NAVARRO INTERNATIONAL STAFF WRITER ____________________________________

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elgium is a city best known for chocolate, waffles, fries and beer.

A friend I made in Spain found cheap flights to Brussels and invited me to go.

I had no expectations, but going to Belgium was a great decision.

THE FOOD: AMAZING The food in Belgium was ridiculously tasty.

The hype is real about their chocolate, waffles and fries.

I will never feel the same way about fries or waffles than the way I did in that country.

What makes the fries taste different is that some places fry them in meat.

And the waffle mix is caramelized to make it taste sweet even when eating the waffle without chocolate.

Sociology senior Mayra Preciado said she didn't taste any bad food in Belgium.

Jessica Haro, a Spanish senior, said she also liked the food.

"The waffles were lovely," Haro said.

"And the tomato soup. I am not a soup person but that one was really good."

THE PRICE: CHEAP Compared to other cities like London, Rome, Paris or Spain, Brussels was reasonably priced.

I was there for three days and barely spent any money considering how much I bought.

The hostel was the nicest one I have stayed at to date.

International staff writer Emely Navarro visited Belgium on vacation while studying abroad.

EMELY NAVARRO, INTERNATIONAL STAFF WRITER

Belgium is one of the smallest countries in the European Union, making it easy to travel within the country for a relatively low cost.

A train ride to Bruge was only 15 euros round-trip which is the equivalent to about $20.

Because the country is small it is easy to see multiple cities in a short time.

I recommend going to Belgium as a stop on the way to another country because flights in and out of Belgium are fairly low cost.

THE PEOPLE: DIVERSE Despite being small, the country of Belgium is very diverse. In different parts of the country people speak regional dialects.

The northwestern part of the country mainly speaks Dutch because it is close to the Netherlands.

The Northeast speaks German because it borders Germany and the southern region speaks French because it borders France.

It was interesting being in a country that didn't have one set language.

"Belgium seemed like a place for a lot of different people," Preciado said. "You can find a lot of different people, like our tour guide was born in America and raised in Greece and is now a tour guide in Brussels.

I could hear different types of people all over the bars, not like what I've seen in Spain and Scotland."

Something noticeable and unexpected was the large Middle Eastern and refugee population present in Brussels.

After talking to locals it made sense why so many refugees came to Belgium.

It is relatively cheap, has historically kept peace with seveal countries and is also in the middle of Europe.

POST TERRORIST ATTACK: HEALING On our last day in Belgium, my friends and I went on a tour of Brussels.

At one point of the tour we visited the Bourse de Bruxells (Brussels Stock Exchange), which is now an empty

building.

Our tour guide, Dora, said it is now mainly used as a meeting spot for people because it is in the center of Brussels.

She said the day after the three coordinated terrorist attacks, which occurred in the form of suicide bombings on Tuesday, March 22, 2016 in the Belgian Airport, people came to that building and wrote positive and healing messages on the wall with chalk.

To this day, the building is used as a sanctuary and peace symbol for the city.

Dora said she remembered the terrorist attacks and how poorly the Belgian government handled it.

"They didn't tell us anything," she said. "We found out what was happening through European and American news outlets."

As a tour guide, Dora said she noticed a drastic decline in tourism after the attack.

"Other countries no longer advertised Belgium," she said. "Belgium is a beautiful, diverse country and it's sad to see that no one wants to come."

After the tour ended, Dora continuously thanked us for choosing to visit Belgium in spite of it no longer being a popular tourist destination.

Haro said she recommends visiting Belgium.

"It's a really nice country with a lot of history," she said.

Preciado said she also recommends Belgium.

"Especially since it has such a bad reputation right now with the attack that happened being so recent," she said.

"The people are nice, there's a lot to see and chocolate there is worth a trip on its own."

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