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MAR. 14 - 22 , 2016 • THE DAILY AZTEC EDITOR: JAMIE BALLARD • NEWS@THEDAILYAZTEC.COM

#ENTREPRENEURSHIP

‘E-Day’ showcases entrepreneurs GIOVANNI REYES STAFF WRITER _____________________________ As Entrepreneurship Week got underway at San Diego State, current students and alumni gathered on campus for “E-Day” to showcase their products and ideas.

The Lavin Center coordinated the event, which took place on March 10 on Centennial Walkway.

One of the companies that attended the event was Pura Vida, a bracelet company with SDSU roots.

“The founders of Pura Vida went down to Costa Rica on a senior year surfing trip,” said Justin Causey, environmental science junior and Pura Vida sales representative.

“They met two local artisans and brought back several hundred bracelets. They sold incredibly well here, so they contacted the artisans and decided to sell them stateside.”

SDSU alumni Griffin Thall and Paul Goodman launched the company several years ago.

The company’s target demographic is women and young girls between the ages of

10 and 25.

“We just established a new clothing line as well, building on our success with the female demographic. We do have a few male products though,” Causey said.

Pura Vida also partakes in charity work. Since 2010, it has raised more than $700,000.

Charities that collaborate on unique designs receive $1 to $5 per bracelet purchased.

Some charity examples include “Saving the Dolphins” and “Recovery for Fukishima” for Japan in 2011.

In addition to apparel, other companies at E-Day offered products like iPhone apps and healthy food options.

Shakesmart, a company that sells protein shakes and other healthy foods at SDSU, also attended the event.

“When we founded Shakesmart, there was a very large void of healthy options here at San Diego State,” said 2012 alumnus Martin Reiman, the Shakesmart’s founder and executive vice president.

“We wanted to offer something unique that would meet that niche while still being within students’ budgets and lifestyles.”

Shakesmart’s strategy has been to target college students.

“Now that strategy moving forward has been to appeal to universities and military bases because that is where we see demand for tasty, high quality, and low-cost healthy shakes to

you get 30 grams of protein, and only a third of the grams of sugar from a typical smoothie.”

Other innovative food companies at “E-Day” were culturally themed.

“We wanted an authentic Hispanic flavor on campus.

“ THE ZAHN INNOVATION PLATFORM PROVIDED

MENTORSHIP, MILESTONES AND GUIDANCE ... ”

- Joel Lopez, Founder of Aye! Que Rico!

eat on the go,” Reiman said.

The Lavin Center has helped the company on the technical and business side of the process, as well as getting it involved in business plan competitions that helped refine the materials that are required for expansion and financing.

Shakesmart differentiates itself by focusing on higher amounts of protein with a balance of other nutrients.

“With a smoothie, you are getting upwards of 80 grams of sugar,” Reiman said. “With us

Rubio’s and Chipotle are not authentic in being representative of our culture,” said Joel Lopez, international business junior and founder and CEO of Aye! Que Rico!

“Coming from Los Angeles, the dynamics are more diverse and rich. The inspiration from my grandmother helped, passing down family recipes.”

Lopez said Aye! Que Rico! first targeted the Hispanic population and found it was an idea that resonated across cultural lines to other demographics. Now as

a catering company, it targets all student organizations. Currently, it is looking into expanding across the California State University system.

Many of the entrepreneurs discussed the challenges of founding a startup.

“People say anybody can make bracelets, when in reality these are carefully handmade in Costa Rica,” Causey said. “These are not your typical friendship bracelet, they are of such high and original quality, marketing this has proven a unique challenge.”

For others, it was knowing where to start.

“For us, it was how do we sell on a college campus as that dives into several categories,” Lopez said.

“Thankfully, the Zahn Innovation Platform provided mentorship, milestones (and) guidance to help us (get to) where we are today.”

This is the seventh year the Lavin Entrepreneurship Center has hosted Entrepreneur Day. It will also host the VentureStart Competition Finals at 4:15 p.m. on March 17 in the Conrad Prebys Aztec Student Union.

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

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MAR. 14 - 22, 2016 • THE DAILY AZTEC EDITOR: JAMIE BALLARD • NEWS@THEDAILYAZTEC.COM

#GREEKWEEK

Greek Week raises funds for charity

Four Greek Life councils participated in Greek Week, where they raised money for “Do it for the Love.”

PHOTO COURTESY OF CAMERON LYONS

JASMINE BERMUDEZ STAFF WRITER ______________________________________ Four San Diego State Greek Life councils, consisting of 3,000 members, united and raised $6,000 for the “Do It For the Love Foundation” during Greek Week, which ended Friday, March 11.

The foundation is a wish-granting organization that sends children with severe difficulties, wounded veterans and people with terminally ill diseases to concerts and potential meet-andgreets with the artists.

It is similar to “Make a Wish

Foundation,” but strictly for music, said Anson Han, business administration junior and Greek Life activities director.

The United Sorority and Fraternity Council, National Pan-Hellenic Council, College Panhellenic Association and Interfraternity councils collaborated and organized 12 fundraisers and events ranging from Feb. 22 to March 10.

Because “Do it For the Love Foundation” revolves around music, the talent show on March 10 was musicbased. Each competing team was assigned one of the following themes to incorporate into their performance: Coachella, Stagecoach, EDC, Made in

#WOMENSDAY

WRC march in LA MARIA DEL CARMEN HUERTA STAFF WRITER ______________________________________ Several San Diego State students and faculty attended the International Women’s Day March and Rally in Los Angeles on March 6 through the sponsorship of the Women’s Resource Center.

Women’s History Month celebrates and recognizes the achievements of all women through a countrywide International Women’s Day March.

“We identified this as a really important intersectional event to bring students to, so we set the money aside from our programing budget to make it happen,” Women’s Resource Center Coordinator Jessica Nare said.

Intersectionality is the idea that people can experience oppression in varying ways, based on factors like race, gender, class, ability and ethnicity.

More than 20 students from various intersectional identities were bussed from San Diego to downtown Los Angeles.

Nare said she had never been to an event that was so women-centered and intersectional.

She said she found it inspiring and empowering to be around so many like-minded people in the community supporting a lot of the issues that she believes in, as well as issues that many students who come to the WRC believe in.

The march was organized and led by The Association of Filipinas, Feminists Fighting Imperialism, Refeudalization, and Marginalization (AF3IRM), a transnational feminist organization.

The multi-rally event began in front of the Los Angeles Police Department Headquarters to make a political stance against police brutality, violence against women and other issues affecting women of color.

Although many of the demands made by the organizers pertained to women and people of color, individuals from various ethnicities, sexual orientations and ages came in solidarity.

At every designated stop of the march, speeches and performances filled the air as crowds cheered and rallied with signs on hand.

A sea of posters and the sound of echoing chants flooded the streets as attendees made their way toward the final stop of the march at the Cesar Chavez Bridge.

Women’s studies senior and WRC feminist peer educator Queena Tran, who participated in the march, said she liked that the WRC provided a bus to the march because it allowed students to get involved in issues that affect them off campus.

“It was so powerful to see so many young babies there, they wanted all the moms and the kids to be in the front,” Tran said.

“There were so many young people there, and getting the kids involved is so important.”

The WRC plans on participating next year in the International Women’s Day March in Los Angeles.

The center is also hosting several campus events this semester. A screening of “She’s Beautiful When She’s Angry” is scheduled for 4 p.m. on March 17, and a hip-hop dance lesson with Dulce Arteaga is set for 3:30 p.m. on March 21.

America and Warped Tour.

More than 3,000 people participated in the talent show, including Caleb Hauer, a past “Do It For the Love” recipient who attended his concert at Viejas Arena as a special guest.

“Hearing from Hauer brought it home for a lot of people, because it showed them that although the foundation is small, it has a huge impact on people in our own community,” Han said.

Health communication junior and Greek Life Activities Board President Cameron Lyons said Greek Week has improved from last year, when the Greek Life Advisory Board raised $4,401.

A blood drive was held on March 2 and March 3 with the American Red Cross and the San Diego Blood Bank.

Seventy-six units of blood were donated during the two days, the equivalent of donating blood to 220 people.

From March 1-3, “Feeding America” took place, in which members of the Greek community helped organize and pack food. The members were sent in five shifts of 40 to 50 people.

Between the blood drive and “Feeding America,” the councils were able to complete a total of 694 hours of community service hours in three days, business management senior and Greek Life Director of Community Service Kara Matsune said.

“It goes to show what can happen

when we work together and emphasizes that the point of Greek Week is to remember why we need to always strive to be better versions of ourselves,” Matsune said.

Greek Week also included Aquaplex Challenges, an obstacle course, Change Wars and multiple fundraisers.

A large portion of the funds was raised through the Change Wars event.

Change Wars was a competition in which each team was directed to collect as much change as possible.

On March 8 each team tabled and collected money for three hours.

“Since change was positive and dollar bills were negative we had fun sabotaging opposing teams by donating cash to each other,” accounting junior Greek Life Director of Fundraising Tori Itatani said.

One new option that the organizations emphasized this year was the option to donate using Venmo, Han said.

By using Venmo, $2,000 was raised in 30 minutes.

Lyon said he is really proud of the efforts that were made during Greek Week.

“I think this year’s Greek Week has really brought the community closer together, bridged gaps and broke down stereotypes,” Lyon said.

“It is awesome to see everyone getting competitive for the cause of ‘Do It For the Love.’”

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MAR. 14 - 22, 2016 • THE DAILY AZTEC EDITOR: JAMIE BALLARD • NEWS@THEDAILYAZTEC.COM

#ONTHEROAD

Who’sWho? EDITOR IN CHIEF Kelly Hillock MANAGING EDITOR Matthew Bain NEWS EDITOR Jamie Ballard SPORTS EDITOR Ryan Posner ASST. SPORTS EDITOR Anthony Reclusado OPINION EDITOR Joseph Ciolino ARTS & LIFESTYLE EDITOR Ryo Miyauchi ASST. ARTS & LIFESTYLE EDITOR Olivia Litsey PHOTO EDITOR Cristian Rangel DIGITAL CONTENT EDITOR Annalise Dewhurst VIDEO PRODUCER Daniel Galuppo

Student bikes for charity Political science senior Jordan Mishlove is biking 7,700 miles next summer to raise money for Outdoor Outreach.

NATALIA XIBILLE, STAFF WRITER

NATALIA XIBILLE STAFF WRITER ______________________________________ This summer, San Diego State political science senior Jordan Mishlove and University of Arizona global intercultural understanding senior Joe Previte will embark on a 7,700-mile bike ride across the U.S. to raise $20,000 for Outdoor Outreach, a charity dedicated to connecting youth with the outdoors.

“Both of us are very appreciative of education and we both find that it has motivated us to be the people that we are today, so we figured what better organization to partner with than one that promotes environmental stewardship, outdoor education as well as leadership,” Mishlove said.

Aside from fundraising money for the charity, Mishlove and Previte said they hope their project will spread environmental awareness, educate youth and motivate people to be outside and appreciate the country’s natural beauty.

Previte thought of the idea while abroad in Argentina after his friend showed him the Instagram account of Jedidiah Jenkins, a man who was biking from Oregon down to Patagonia.

“I remember sophomore year (of college) I said, ‘I’m going to do that,’” he

said.

In mid-August, Previte called up Mishlove and told him his plan.

“I wasn’t necessarily too comfortable with the idea,” Mishlove said.

But after that phone call, Mishlove thought about the trip every night and his excitement grew.

“I called him and told him I am all for it,” he said. “We shook hands over the phone and ever since then we’ve been planning it.”

The duo will depart June 6 from Acadia National Park in Maine on the Northern Tier Route, traversing the northern part of the country all the way to Washington.

Then they will work their way down through Oregon, Northern California and Colorado until arriving at their final destination: Phoenix.

They’ll be biking approximately 60 to 80 miles a day and will be carrying 40 to 60 pounds of supplies, including food, tents and cameras, Mishlove said.

Although both have had extensive experience abroad, neither Mishlove nor Previte has done long-distance biking.

“Joe and I have never done something like this,” Mishlove said. “This is the biggest challenge of my entire life, but we are going to face it with optimism and just hope everything works out.”

They will be stopping at nonprofits,

summer camps and other organizations along their route to collect research on urban youth going outdoors.

“The main objective is to do research and figure out what organizations are doing to get the urban youth into the outdoors and raising money for Outdoor Outreach because we really respect what they do,” said Previte.

Mishlove also hopes to interview people along the way to gain perspectives on people’s views of outdoor recreation.

“Every night I think about what’s going to occur on the road, who we’re going to meet, the conversations we’re going to have, what we’re gonna see,” Mishlove said. “I haven’t been this passionate about something in my entire life.”

They will also be documenting their journey by taking photos and vlogging, which will be available on their site.

Mishlove and Previte are currently being sponsored by Passion Planners, a company that creates planners aimed to help people keep track of and achieve their goals, but more sponsors and donations are welcomed.

To view photos, video and blogs, more information on their trip or to donate, visit their site at thebendableroad.com or go to their Instagram account at thebendableroad.

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OPINION 5

MAR. 14 - 22, 2016 • THE DAILY AZTEC EDITOR: JOSEPH CIOLINO • OPINION@THEDAILYAZTEC.COM

#ASELECTIONS

Editors endorse Jamie Miller for president

CRISTIAN RANGEL, PHOTO EDITOR

EDITORIAL BOARD _____________________________ All three presidential candidates are strong contenders, each bring

different assets to Associated Students and all emphasized similar platforms in regard to student representation and inclusion. However, The Daily Aztec editorial board believes

Jamie Miller to be genuine in her “embrace, empower, engage” platform, which is why The Daily Aztec officially endorses Jamie Miller for A.S. President.

As moderators of the debates and reporters for official debate coverage, The Daily Aztec editors have considered the values and platforms of each candidate.

Although all three presidential candidates demonstrated a strong understanding of the university and a commitment to the students, Miller impressed the editorial board with her emphasis on representing the students and her A.S. experience.

Miller has been involved

with A.S. for three years and currently serves as the Aztec Student Union Board commissioner. Her A.S. experience is invaluable in understanding the organization’s mission and how to better communicate A.S. to the university as a whole.

The Daily Aztec would like to see more student participation in the debates and more candidate diversity to better represent the university.

However, as a seasoned A.S. member and Pi Beta Phi sorority member, Miller touched on her experiences serving on the Student Diversity Commission as a pillar for her commitment to student diversity and serving underrepresented students on

campus. We believe she will not only represent the students, but strive to better understand the unique challenges facing the diverse student body on campus.

Miller emphasized her passion for SDSU and commitment to transparency and inclusion in a time when “students feel their voices are being silenced” by both the university and elected student leaders.

We encourage all SDSU students to vote for their student representatives on WebPortal now through Thursday, March 17.

It is only through students electing students that best represent SDSU that we will see true diversity in A.S.

#VIEJASCONCERTS

Students deserve concert ticket discounts HANNAH WILLIS STAFF COLUMNIST _____________________________

My excitement level went through the roof when Rihanna announced she would be performing at San Diego State’s Viejas Arena on May 9.

The singer, whom I have always enjoyed listening to, made it more accessible for me to finally see her in concert.

The only downfall was the ticket price.

Being a typical broke college student, my finances don’t allow me to afford the $165 ticket.

The idea of taking my boyfriend along, which I had originally intended, was just out of the picture.

But what I don’t understand

is why a concert arena held on our college campus makes it pretty difficult for students to afford the shows in the first place.

Shouldn’t there be a discounted price for SDSU students?

Students are offered discounted rates at various amusement parks all across California, such as Disneyland, Knott’s Berry Farm, Legoland, San Diego Zoo, San Diego Zoo Safari Park, SeaWorld, Magic Mountain and Universal Studios.

Tickets for those parks can be purchased at the Viejas Arena box office.

Students are also offered one free ticket to any home SDSU basketball or football game.

However, performances at

the arena remain to be full price for students.

With prices on the rise, students are discouraged from attending shows and are disappointed, like I was, when their favorite musician or band comes and they are unable to go see them perform.

Which made me wonder: Who and what is responsible for determining the price of a concert ticket in the first place?

Relatively speaking, ticket prices are determined by supply and demand in the free market.

However, promoters and other concert venues have successfully demonstrated that there is some wiggle room in allowing a slight price decrease.

“We don’t want to squeeze

every dollar out of every show.

We want people to be able to afford to go to a lot of shows,” said Nate Kranz, general manager of First Avenue Nightclub.

It is (or should be) necessary to maintain an affordable ticket price, he said.

This is a tip that those in charge of Viejas Arena might want to consider.

“Music gives people common ground, it brings them together to enjoy a few incredible moments away from the harder, less pleasant parts of life,” Haleigh McGill wrote in her story “College is expensive — Red Rock Should Offer Student Discount.”

“Right now, college students are being predominantly priced out of that experience,” she wrote.

To recap, a concert arena on campus should be geared toward students who attend school on that campus.

After all, students already pay a large amount of money on tuition and they should have priority over non-SDSU students in terms of ticket prices.

In doing so, students will likely attend more concerts on campus, benefitting both the arena and the students in a big way.

Music brings people together emotionally and spiritually.

It allows students to escape the stresses of school and indulge in blissful artistic expression.

As Bob Marley once said, “One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain.”

#CONGRESSGRIDLOCK

Stop causing a gridlock and do your job AULANI CAPUCHIN CONTRIBUTOR _____________________________ In the midst of this mess of an election season, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia was found dead at his Texas ranch earlier last month.

That means President Obama has an opportunity to appoint a new justice in his place.

What it also means is that our GOP-controlled Congress won’t let him if it has anything to say about it — which it does.

Republicans in Congress have blatantly said they plan to refuse hearings for any of

Obama’s nominees.

For the time being, we’ll currently have an even fourto-four ratio of Republican to Democratic justices.

For any cases they decide to vote on that land on an even four-to-four vote, no action will be passed on them, and the case will remain under judgement of the lower court.

A prime example of an issue that’s going to be pushed aside once more as a result of this is Roe vs. Wade, the case involving women’s abortion rights.

With almost a year left in Obama’s term, this will be the longest wait for a Supreme Court nominee to be appointed since 1869.

Congress likes to reference the infamous “Thurmond Rule” in regards to this situation, but funnily enough, it only really gets brought up in high-stakes nominee decisions such as this.

Another one of Congress’ excuses is that whomever is the next president is more likely to represent the voice of the people, as he or she would be more recently put into office. “(The people) did, when President Obama won the 2012 election by 5 million votes,” Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren said.

Congress needs to stop seeing itself as opposing factions, and rather work on

progressing and getting things done.

For an entire branch of our government to be crippled as a result of wanting to defend parochial ideals is absurdly inefficient.

We, the American people, did not elect these officials to the positions they hold for them to be stuck in a stalemate.

Another common argument you’ll hear from the GOP spectrum of things is: If we know how the situation is going to end (assuming this ‘end’ they’re suggesting is that they’ll reject Obama’s nomination in hearing), is it worth the conflict and extra division?

And my response to that is this: Absolutely.

Not only have there been six occasions in the past in which a Supreme Court nominee had been approved in an election year, but there has never been a time in American history where a vacancy has been left for so long because of a presidential election.

Congress has no excuse to continue to not do exactly what the Constitution states its job is to do, and right now, that’s making sure it does hearings with Obama’s nominations to ensure our government is functioning at full capacity, especially in an election year.

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MAR. 14 - 22, 2016 • THE DAILY AZTEC EDITOR: JOSE GUZMAN • MUNDO@THEDAILYAZTEC.COM

#MUNDOAZTECA

El Aumento de las deportaciones ANDREA LOPEZ VILLAFAÑA ESCRITORA ______________________________________ Era un domingo a la tarde cuando la vida de Carmen y la del resto de su familia cambió por completo porque su esposo Jesús fue deportado.

En 2010, Carmen y Jesús, que pidieron no ser identificados con sus apellidos por miedo a ser identificados por los agentes de inmigración, y sus dos hijos iban de regreso a su casa cuando vieron una camioneta oscura estacionada al frente, según relató Carmen.

“Chuy (Jesús) y yo nos vimos cuando vimos la camioneta y Chuy me dijo: ‘¿estás pensando lo que yo estoy pensando?’ Inmediatamente yo sentí un holló en mi estomago,” dijo Carmen cuando conto su relato para este reportaje.

Los agentes de inmigración que estaban estacionados frente a su casa se acercaron y le pidieron que se estacionara y que metiera a sus hijos adentro de la casa, contó Carmen.

“Inmediatamente lo esposaron y lo metieron en su camioneta pero los niños si alcanzaron a ver”, dijo Carmen.

“Cuando me subieron a la camioneta el agente me preguntó: ‘¿qué estás pensando?’ Y yo le respondí: ‘estoy pensando en mi familia’”, dijo Jesús y agregó que el agente se disculpó y le explicó que estaba haciendo su trabajo.

AUMENTO DE DEPORTACIONES EN LA ERA OBAMA Según un informe del Departamento de Seguridad Nacional, 144.754 inmigrantes que fueron deportados en 2010, tenían orden de deportación sin tener antecedentes criminales.

Jesús es uno de ellos.

Ese año, unas 273.150 personas fueron deportadas, menos de la mitad, 128.396 de ellas, con antecedentes penales.

El 20 de noviembre de 2014 el presidente Barack Obama dio un discurso sobre inmigración y dijo que la deportación de personas con antecedentes penales había subido un 80 por ciento en los últimos seis años y que tenían que seguir usando recursos contra las amenazas a la seguridad nacional “Criminales no familias, criminales no niños, pandilleros no las madres que trabajan todos los días para mantener a sus hijos”, dijo el presidente Obama.

LAS FAMILIAS SE PERJUDICAN MUCHO “Sientes que se te va a caer el mundo cuando ves algo así de feo y fuerte y en ese momento aunque ellos están haciendo su trabajo están afectando a una familia”, dijo Carmen.

Para la familia de Carmen la deportación de Jesús trajo grandes cambios no solamente por la pérdida de su casa pero también por cómo afectó a la salud de su hija menor.

La profesora Joanna Dreby de la Universidad de Albany en Nueva York se especializa en problemas de inmigración, y en cómo estos afectan a los niños y las familias. Dreby llegó a la conclusión con su investigación que la deportación de uno de los padres causa sentimientos de ansiedad e inseguridad en los niños.

Dreby afirmó que la deportación del padre parece tener un efecto más grande sobre la ansiedad de los hijos.

“Mi hija se enfermó con ataques de ansiedad y la tuvimos que llevar al hospital”, recordó Carmen. “Era muy chiquita y no entendía por qué su papá no podía estar con nosotros”, añadió.

“Mi hijo Luis estaba muy callado, y siempre estaba muy metido en sus pensamientos después de que se llevaron a su papá se metió en problemas y ya no quería ir a la escuela”, continúo Carmen.

“Yo le preguntaba a mi mamá qué le iba a pasar a mi papá y siempre que veía una camioneta negra me preocupaba y me ponía nervioso que también se llevaran a mi mamá”, dijo Luis.

En 2013, el número de deportados aumentó a 314. 904 según un informe del Departamento de Seguridad Nacional.

Eufemio Martínez, de 42 años, fue uno de los que fueron deportados en 2013 por tener antecedentes penales en los Estados Unidos. Se trataba de un crimen cometido a los 18 años.

Jeh Charles Johnson del Departamento de Seguridad Nacional anunció el 20 de noviembre de 2014 las nuevas reglas migratorias que el Departamento de Seguridad Nacional y la patrulla fronteriza debían seguir.

En el documento, Johnson comunicó que los inmigrantes indocumentados que son considerados primera prioridad para deportación son los que posiblemente estén involucrados en actividades terroristas, los que son arrestados en la frontera tratando de entrar ilegalmente, y los que tiene algún

tipo de antecedente penal en los Estados Unidos.

Martínez se estaba arreglando para ir a su trabajo de construcción en Long Beach cuando los agentes de inmigración lo fueron a buscar. Después de hacerle unas preguntas lo arrestaron.

“Me acuerdo que mi mamá me recogió de la escuela un día y me dijo: ‘algo pasó con tu papá pero no quiero que te pongas muy triste’”, dijo Gabriela, la hija de Martínez. “Mi mamá me dijo que mi papá fue deportado y que por mi situación de inmigración iban a ser varios años hasta que yo lo pudiera volver a ver”.

Martínez tiene tres hijos y dos de ellos son ciudadanos estadounidenses pero su hija del medio nació en México. Después de que el hombre se divorciara de su mujer su relación con sus hijas empeoró.

“Estábamos tratando de mejorar esa relación cuando fue deportado y ahora no hablamos tanto”, dijo Gabriela. “A veces siento que me falta una gran parte de mi corazón por no tener a mi papá cerca, pero es algo con lo que yo tengo que vivir todos los días”.

Para Jesús el viaje de regreso a los Estados Unidos no fue fácil, pero era necesario regresar con su familia. Jesús trató de cruzar la primera vez por el mar y la segunda por tierra pero eso causó que los pies se le hincharan por caminar tanto, dijo Jesús. No fue hasta la tercera vez que logró regresar a los Estados Unidos.

“Cuando regresó estaba siempre asustado cuando alguien tocaba la puerta”, dijo Carmen. “Ya no volvió a ser el mismo”.

UNA FORMA DE ESTAR CERCA En la ciudad de San Diego, hay un parque llamado Parque de la Amistad en el que las familias que están a ambos lados de la frontera se pueden visitar los sábados y domingos entre las diez de la mañana y las dos de la tarde.

El parque está abierto al público pero hay agentes de inmigración y casualmente piden identificación. Por lo que para familias como las de Carmen esta opción no es factible porque ella también es indocumentada.

“Yo entiendo nosotros estamos en su país pero solamente necesitamos que nos den una oportunidad para mejorar la vida de nuestras familias”, dijo Carmen.

Sin embargo, muchos se arriesgan para poder ver a sus familiares que tanto

extrañan.

LA SITUACIÓN PODRÍA COMPLICARSE AÚN MÁS La campaña presidencial de 2016 tiene al tema migratorio como uno de los más importantes.

Entre los candidatos republicanos el tema migratorio tiene que ver con asegurar la frontera, pedir verificación de permiso de empleo y aumentar el número de agentes fronterizos.

Uno de los aspirantes a ser el candidato republicano que anuncio su plan de inmigración y sus sentimientos sobre la comunidad latina muy abiertamente en su campaña es Donald Trump.

El republicano recomienda que los Estados Unidos aumenten el número de agentes del Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas de los Estados Unidos (ICE, por su sigla en inglés) y la deportación de indocumentados con antecedentes penales.

Entre los candidatos demócratas el tema de inmigración se enfoca en proteger el programa de acción diferida (DACA, por su sigla en inglés), mantener a las familias juntas y expandir los programas de salud.

Bernie Sanders, que aspira a ser el candidato demócrata a la presidencia, anunció su plan para inmigración y entre otras cosas recomienda expandir el programa DACA que le permite a ciertas personas no sean deportadas para que las familias no sean separadas.

EL TRABAJO DE ICE La función del ICE es defender la seguridad de los Estados Unidos y sus ciudadanos. Se enfocan en amenazas a la frontera y actos de terroristas.

También son responsables de detener inmigrantes indocumentados con antecedentes criminales, según su sitio web.

Según la directora de ICE, Sarah R. Saldaña, las personas que están en la lista como prioridad para ser deportadas son aquellas que aparentan ser una amenaza para la seguridad nacional, la segunda prioridad la ocupan personas con antecedentes penales y la tercera prioridad son personas que tiene orden de deportación.

“Todos merecemos una oportunidad”, dijo Carmen. “La gente que se levanta bien temprano hasta dos trabajos y luchando para que en un momento vengan y te destruyan todo horrible”.

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#STUDENTMUSICIAN

Open Mic winner gains a following

While Flores’ songs are in Spanish, they channel the positivity of American music.

COURTESY OF GIULIANA FLORES

JULIANNA RESS STAFF WRITER ______________________________________ Singer-songwriter and marketing junior Giuliana Flores has received praise for her performances in Mexico and is now making a name for herself at San Diego State.

Flores, who is musically known by her first name only, was born in San Diego

but raised in Tijuana, where she has done a majority of her performances.

Although she plans to perform in the U.S. more frequently, she still plays in Mexico often, having performed in Mexico City this past January.

Flores defines her genre as acoustic pop and describes her music as catchy and fresh.

“In Latin pop, there isn’t music like my songs,” she said. “I do have an

American sound, but since (my songs) are in Spanish, that’s what makes them different.”

Flores got her start in music by taking up guitar at age 14. Her brother encouraged her to start singing as well, and they played covers together before she started writing her own music. She said songwriting is what she loves most about music.

Flores has begun to receive recognition for her music at SDSU. She won the Open Mic Night competition on Thursday, March 3. Her victory proved to her that her music appeals to a non-Spanish speaking audience as well.

“Even though not all of the people understand (my lyrics), the music is telling what I’m trying to say,” she said.

She added that the Open Mic Night was the first time she showed the musical aspect of her identity on campus.

“I always come to school as a marketing student,” Flores said. “I don’t bring that music part of me. Bringing that part of me to school was such a great experience. The fact that I won (showed) they appreciated that part of me that I hadn’t shown.”

Students who attended the Open Mic Night reacted positively to Flores’ performance. Communication freshman Briana Marquez was intrigued by her style and identified with her music.

“She was different,” Marquez said.

“Being a Mexican girl myself, it was

entertaining to watch something that’s different and is not represented here.”

Although Flores sings in Spanish, she is lyrically inspired by the positivity of American music.

“Songs here (in the U.S.), their approach is a little more present tense,” she said. “In the Latin pop industry, they usually talk in past tense and (sing about) heartbreak. I want my music to contribute present-tense songs, not only talking about the sad stuff but also what we can do about it.

“I want to change something in the listener,” she said. “Taking a personal thing beyond myself, that’s my goal in life.”

She hopes performing more in San Diego and Los Angeles will help her to be more involved in the U.S. Latin music community.

When writing music, Flores additionally aspires to connect with her audience on an emotional level.

Flores has started to create a fan base through use of social media. She uses Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, SoundCloud, YouTube and her own website to post and share her music.

The music video for her song “Chamaco Traicionero” has more than 25,000 views on YouTube, and her song “Tormenta Favorita” has 10,000 plays on SoundCloud.

She is currently finishing a live album, which will be her first album to be released.

“I really want to get (the album) out there and expose it,” she said.

#BREADANDROSESCENTER

Center revival promotes feminist activism

The Bread and Roses Center initially started in 2002, but was revived again two years ago.

COURTESY OF KIMALA PRICE

NICOLE SAZEGAR SENIOR STAFF WRITER ______________________________________ The phrase “bread and roses” was the rallying cry of female workers on strike in the 20th century.

The political slogan became an iconic reminder about social and

economic justice to pay women enough to maintain a good quality of life.

Aligning with this motto, The Bread and Roses Center for Feminist Research and Activism came to fruition in 2002 by means of the San Diego State women’s studies department.

Co-director Doreen Mattingly said the center’s mission is to support the women’s movement through promoting feminist creativity, scholarship and community engagement.

“We really are most interested in helping prepare students to enter into women’s organizations and women’s movements as intellectual and artistic workers, so not just as unskilled interns,” Mattingly said. “(We want to) make them think, ‘I’ve learned all this stuff in college. How can I use what I’ve learned to help improve things for women?’”

The center has since become a hub for activism and feminist research.

The center began with the intention to offer a sabbatical to activists and artists who wanted to take time away from their activism and work.

As time went on, however, it proved unsustainable due to the lack of funds.

Two years ago, Mattingly and codirector Kimala Price revived the center thanks to the donation by alumna Deborah Carstens to create a fellowship for student researchers.

The revival of the center created opportunities for students to become more involved in social justice issues.

The center offers programs such as the feminist research justice symposium. The symposium connects students involved in activism for their research with local organizations with research needs.

“We have a lot of students who are really passionate and who really want to get involved but don’t know how to do it,” Price said. “We are here to

help them make those connections by doing those kinds of programs where we bring in community groups. (These students) hear how people who are working in these big organizations got there and hear their stories about how they got involved and what they do.”

Another platform from the center is the feminist research colloquium series. The series allows for monthly discussions of activism and research in women’s studies.

The center also collaborates with Hoover High School to bring the school’s Young Women’s Studies Club to campus. The club has boys and girls talk about women’s studies and feminist issues about once a week.

Through everything the center has to offer, multiple students have gained opportunities they would not have received otherwise. The center helped some of them connect with top-level organizations.

One student currently works with Planned Parenthood as part of her graduate thesis. After her thesis is done, she will continue to work with the organization.

Another student received an internship with Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi. The student is now a finalist for The Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation, a fellowship that supports young people dedicated to public service.

While a lot of SDSU students who aspire to change the world are capable of jumping right into student organizations, some need a bit of a push. The Bread and Roses Center helps aspiring activists without a direction find the outlet they need.

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#KYOTOSYMPOSIUM

Esteemed chemist comes to SDSU

Chemist Toyoki Kunitake won a Kyoto Prize in advanced technology last year.

COURTESY OF KYUSHU UNIVERSITY

NICOLE SAZEGAR SENIOR STAFF WRITER ______________________________________ Chemist Toyoki Kunitake was the first in the world to discover synthetic bilayer membranes.

For his accomplishments in science, he won the 2015 Kyoto Prize — a prize presented by the Inamori Foundation and next to the Nobel Prize is

Japan’s highest private award for global achievement — in the area of advanced technology for his discovery.

As part of the San Diego Kyoto Symposium, San Diego State will host a lecture by Kunitake on Wednesday, March 16 from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. in Montezuma Hall.

The event is free and open to the public, but registration is required to attend.

The San Diego Kyoto Symposium is a three-day celebration of the lives and works of the Kyoto Prize winners.

The symposium features lectures by esteemed scholars in fields such as basic sciences, advanced technology and the arts and philosophy.

SDSU, University of San Diego, Point Loma Nazarene University and UC San Diego will jointly host the symposium with funding from the Inamori Foundation and supporters.

Kunitake’s lecture aims to inspire student attendees by teaching them the importance of advancing science and creating more technology for the betterment of society.

“Many new problems appear as we solve some of the problems we face,” Kunitake said in the press release.

“To maintain proper scientific and technological literacy is essential for the new generation to survive in the future and to create a better world.”

SDSU invited high school students in the Sweetwater Union High School District, Grossmont Union District and San Diego Unified to attend the symposium.

Through its Compact for Success program, SDSU will introduce these students to the university and the idea of pursuing a career in science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields.

The symposium aims to inspire

students who attend by providing an opportunity for the audience to learn about the achievements of the laureates and discuss their accomplishments in relation to the quest for peace and harmony.

Kunitake’s goals include those of introducing students to science and technology.

“I am surprised and honored to receive the Kyoto Prize, as this is one of the foremost scientific awards,” Kunitake said.

“I strongly feel that I am obliged to convey the excitement and the responsibility of science and technology to the younger generation.”

As part of the event, SDSU graduates are invited every year to compete for an Inamori Fellowship, which supports research in the fields of natural sciences, humanities and social sciences contributing to international understanding.

Each fellow receives a $5,000 scholarship.

SDSU media relations officer Natalia Elko said applicants must have completed or planned reviewed work, as well as at least two semesters remaining in their program.

They must also have scholarly accomplishments, a training environment with time used to focus on research and a faculty mentor recommendation.

#COMPUTERMUSIC

Bass exhibit awes ALISSA KASAWDISH STAFF WRITER ______________________________________ Music comes in all sorts of innovative forms. Lecturer and composer Chris Warren shows this with his new exhibit, “Low: The Power & Beauty of Bass.”

Warren is a sound artist, signal processing researcher and a professor at San Diego State. He earned a doctorate in computer music from UC San Diego, a master’s degree in music, science and technology from Stanford University and a bachelor’s degree in music composition from Brandeis University in Massachusetts. One of his research topics is acoustic measurement.

Warren is also a lecturer in SDSU’s School of Music and Dance. He currently teaches Electro-Acoustic Music Composition.

He said he enjoys teaching the pure good of music to students.

“I get to help all of these composers learn to create their own personalized synthesizers and drum machines that they can use to create compositions,” he said. “I want them to sound more like themselves and refine their ability to express themselves in this sonic medium.”

His new exhibition, “Low: The Power & Beauty of Bass,” is currently featured at the Museum of Making Music in Carlsbad.

“I wanted to make an exhibit that focuses on experiencing bass instruments through as many different avenues as we could make that happen,” Warren said. “I wanted to make interactive exhibits that really hook the viewer into them and helps explain how these instruments work, how low frequencies work and what bass feels, sounds and looks like.”

Warren said the wonderful and openminded collaborators at the Museum of Making Music helped Warren bring the exhibition to life.

One feature of “Low: The Power & Beauty of Bass” involves non-auditory senses. Museum-goers can touch or lean against this exhibit to hear and feel the lowest bass note. The note drops and drops until they can no longer hear it but can continue to feel it.

The exhibition features many other interactive exhibits. They will be able to see, hear and feel low sound throughout the musical journey. Warren hopes to inspire people with his new project.

“Once people start thinking about bass and bass instruments in a little bit more nuanced of a way and have the opportunity to interact with some of these, I’m hoping it inspires them to think about music a little more and let it into their lives more,” he said. “I’m also hoping it inspires them to pick up an instrument if they haven’t before.”

The exhibition also features different instruments on display. Some of these unique instruments are the bassoon, bass trombone, tuba and the kick drum.

Warren is grateful for new technological advances and tools because of the ability to design and implement such a tactile and interactive exhibition.

“I think this is a much more interesting experience and better learning experience since it involves the viewers so much more,” Warren said.

Music is important to Warren for many different reasons.

“It is this beautiful, secondary language that we all share,” he said. “In so many ways, it is more directly tied to our emotions. This is a language we can speak that speaks directly to people in a way that words can’t quite achieve.”

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SDSU hoops is going to the NIT RYAN POSNER SPORTS EDITOR

For the first time in six seasons, the San Diego State men’s basketball team didn’t make the NCAA tournament. But, it’s still time for March Madness and this issue is ready to put you into full-time basketball mode. Check out the legacy that Winston Shepard and Skylar Spencer are leaving behind for the team on pg. 10. Former basketball player Aqeel Quinn reflects on what it’s like to play in the NCAA tournament on pg. 11. Take a look at some of the most successful NCAA tournament players in the Steve Fisher era on pg. 13. Angelo Chol talks about his decision to transfer to SDSU on pg. 24. And read up on one of the most talented women’s basketball players to step on campus, McKynzie Fort, on pg. 25.

San Diego State celebrates after closing the regular season with a win over UNLV. KRISTIAN CARREON, SENIOR STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

#MARCHMADNESS

SDSU settles for NIT RYAN POSNER SPORTS EDITOR ______________________________________ Every season, there are NCAA men’s basketball teams that get left out of the tournament, even though their resumes are fairly identical to other teams that received at-large bids.

It’s the reason they call it March Madness, it’s the reason people’s eyes are glued to the TV on Selection Sunday.

“Every year there’s the same story.

Every year there’s teams that people expect to be in it, but just came up short,” senior center Skylar Spencer said.

For the 2016 NCAA tournament, San Diego State is one of those teams on the outside looking in. After making it to a school-record six straight NCAA tournaments, the team will not make it to a seventh.

While head coach Steve Fisher knew it was going to be a 50-50 chance to make it in after losing to Fresno State in the Mountain West Tournament final, he believed his team had done enough to be worthy of a bid.

He wasn’t alone.

One of the premiere predictors of the NCAA tournament field, ESPN’s Joe Lunardi, had the Aztecs making it in as a No. 11 seed and one of the last four teams in. SDSU had the No. 2 nonconference strength of schedule in the country and were No. 40 in RPI leading up to Selection Sunday.

Instead of the Aztecs, teams like Tulsa University (No. 58 RPI), University of Michigan (No. 56 RPI), Vanderbilt University (No. 60 RPI) and Syracuse University (No. 70 RPI) will get a chance to play in the Big Dance.

No question about it, the team had its struggles in the nonconference.

Losses to University of San Diego

(neutral site), University of ArkansasLittle Rock and Grand Canyon University (both home games) characterized what was a peculiar nonconfernece showing.

However, the team won a game against UC Berkeley, which was given a No. 4 seed in the tournament, and tore through what is obviously being looked at as a beleaguered MW, going 16-2.

“The way I keep myself sane, able to wake up and sleep, is whatever happens, that’s what was supposed to happen,” senior forward Winston Shepard said.

“We could sit up here all day and say, ‘Our resume, our RPI, our BPI, our KenPom and all this stuff,’ but whatever happens is what’s supposed to happen.”

Now, the team gets a shot as a No. 2 seed in the National Invitation Tournament at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Viejas Arena against Indiana UniversityPurdue University Fort Wayne. Because the Aztecs won the MW regular-season title, they automatically got a bid for the NIT. Before Fisher became head coach, and in the early parts of his tenure, a trip to the NIT was coveted, and an opportunity not guaranteed every season. But after six straight NCAA tournament appearances, including two trips to the Sweet 16, it’s understandable why the team isn’t as elated as in past seasons.

“I think there is disappointment,” Fisher said. “Our goal was to, one, win the the (MW) Tournament and we fell short. Our goal was to make the NCAA tournament, and we didn’t make that.”

While the team won’t be playing in the high-intensity, highly-watched NCAA tournament, it will get a chance to play in front of its home fans at least once again at Viejas Arena.

“Pack Viejas (Arena) Tuesday,” Shepard said.

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Legacy of Shepard and Spencer Senior forward Skylar Spenceris the winningest player in SDSU men’s basketball history.

FILE PHOTO

Senior forward Winston Shepard receivng his jersey on Senior Night.

KRISTIAN CARREON, SENIOR STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

KRIS KEEHL SENIOR STAFF COLUMNIST ______________________________________ It doesn’t matter that the Aztecs lost the Mountain West Tournament championship 68-63 to Fresno State on Saturday night. It doesn’t matter that this team started the season 7-6 and had all San Diego State fans nervous about the postseason prospects — a worry that has since been validated.

What matters is removing yourself from the mind-narrowing trap of fandom, taking a minute to zoom out and evaluating the body of work put forth by senior forwards Winston Shepard and Skylar Spencer.

These two hold the record for most conference wins in the MW at 56.

Below is fact and commentary on their legacies: WINSTON SHEPARD Shepard made his way to SDSU out of Findlay Prep in Nevada. With his arrival, expectations were piled high because he was the highest-rated recruit in the history of Aztec basketball.

The expectations were unfair, no one would have been able to meet them.

Due to the hype, Shepard immediately became the shiny object that the program always wanted. He was symbolic that this program “made it.”

In the past, head coach Steve Fisher built his program and its success on getting transfer students to come play at SDSU, but Shepard was different.

He belonged to SDSU for four years, he was a beacon of hope that the Aztecs would one day haul in loaded recruiting classes one after another.

Instead, Shepard became a punching bag. He wasn’t the immediate NBA talent fans were expecting and he turned the ball over frequently, but what most missed was his ability to pass — having almost two assists per game as a freshman.

As a senior Shepard has 92 assists, a career-high, and has committed his second-lowest amount of turnovers at 66.

He’s grown as a player and he raised this program with him. He has paved the way

for the future and for other highly touted recruits like Malik Pope, Jeremy Hemsley and Zylan Cheatham to come to SDSU. In a recent press conference Shepard was asked about his legacy, and he — true to himself — responded by saying “I think the better question is, do I care?”

“I am who I am, I came to grips with that a long time ago,” he said.

Regardless of how you feel about his response or his on-court personality, it’s time to realize that Shepard will always be a part of Aztec basketball history, and that he is responsible for ushering in a new tradition.

SKYLAR SPENCER If there was ever hope in high school recruiting services, it should have vanished when Spencer was rated as a three-star recruit out of Price High School in Los Angeles.

Spencer didn’t arrive with nearly the fanfare that Shepard had, but he started to generate his own in a hurry.

As a freshman, Spencer played half the minutes of the starting five and still led the team in blocks with 51. Jamaal Franklin was next-closest with 26. His blocks continued to increase. As a sophomore he had 89, and had 91 as a junior.

Spencer’s presence as a defender inside the paint has helped solidify SDSU as one of the premiere defensive teams over the last four years.

His defensive dominance has been rewarded by receiving his second defensive player of the year selection by MW coaches and media.

It was this type of performance each night that helped Spencer amass 106 career victories as an Aztec, which is good enough to break the previous Aztec alltime win record of 105 held by D.J. Gay. Though he was never a preeminent scoring threat, the nimble big man scored at the right time by raising up and hammering down two-handed dunks.

To put into perspective what he has done, Spencer broke the MW all-time block record and currently sits atop the list with 291 blocks.

Aztec fans may never see another shotblocker of Spencer’s caliber.

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people out there because of there was a game before ours,” he said. “Then you go to the tunnel and we’re all looking at each other like, ‘Oh we’re up next!’”

Even though the Aztecs had made four For any Division I college basketball consecutive tournaments at that point, player, making the NCAA tournament is getting to the Sweet 16 still placed that the pinnacle achievement. team in rarified air. It took Quinn all the Playing on national television, being a way up until the tip-off of the game to part of one of the most watched sporting realize the impact of the game at hand. events in the U.S. and getting to travel all “You look around, and you see all these over the country with your teammates. people watching you. Then you look over Doesn’t get much better than that. and you see (former Indiana Pacer) Reggie “You think about that moment for Miller getting ready to commentate the so long, since you’re a kid,” said Aqeel game and you’re just like, ‘Wow, we’re Quinn, a former San Diego State men’s basketball guard who played in two NCAA really here,’” he said.

Although the experience was a once-intournaments a-lifetime opportunity, it was short-lived, After playing two seasons at CSU as the Aztecs were defeated by the No. 1 Northridge and getting regular playing seeded Arizona. The team fought hard time on the team, he walked on at SDSU against a Wildcat team that came two with no guarantee of a scholarship.

Quinn practiced with the team that next points away from making the Final Four.

“I remember we were up at the season, not being able to play because beginning of that game and you could of NCAA transfer rules, and gained the hear the roar of our fans and we had a respect of head coach Steve Fisher, who little homecourt advantage,” he said. gave him a scholarship.

Quinn got the opportunity to play in the His gamble continued to play off in his junior season in 2013-14, when the Aztecs, tournament once more last season, when the team received a No. 8 seed and beat St. out of nowhere, became one of the top John’s University in its first game, before teams in the country, ranking inside the top 10 in the nation at times in the season. losing to eventual national champion Duke University in the next round.

“We were feeling ourselves a bit that Just making the tournament twice and year. Going into pretty much every game, getting to spend time with his teammates, we knew we were going to win,” he said.

SDSU ended that season ranked No. 16 who like with most teams, were his family away from home, is an experience that he in the country and garnered a No. 4 seed will get to cherish for the rest of his life. in the NCAA tournament.

He especially mentioned the memories “When you’re a high seed, you want to he got to make rooming with former guard prove to people you belong there and all Xavier Thames over the two tournaments. that jazz,” Quinn said.

“It’s just like one big family enjoying The team proved it belonged that year, each other’s company,” he said. “Talking doing something it had only done one to coach Fisher, all the other coaches, other time: make the Sweet 16. going out to eat and stuff like that. You’re The Aztecs would battle with regional out there making memories that will last a foe University of Arizona, with the lifetime. spotlight and all the eyes of college “(Thames) is my best friend from that basketball fans in the country, directed team and we still talk about those days to squarely on the team. this day. The tournament days, the big win Not to mention, the game was being played at the Honda Center in Anaheim, a against Kansas University (in the 201314 regular season). You’re pretty much little over an hour north of SDSU. “In the locker room before the game, we creating memories with people you’re going to know for the rest of your life.” could feel the energy outside with all the

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The power of a dynasty in sports Junior guard Kymberly Ellison and redshirt-junior forward Alediah Brandon head to the bench in their annual Play4Kay game.

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MAXIM GARSHMAN STAFF WRITER ______________________________________ Dominance: ruling, governing or controlling; having or exerting authority or influence.

The denotation of the word dominance is most positively associated in the world of sport.

The word is sacred, treasured and is consistently strived for.

The Lakers in the 80s, Yankees in the 50s, UCLA men’s basketball in the mid-60s and most recently the University of Connecticut women’s basketball team, all represent the hierarchy of sport.

Each one of these dynasties is forever cemented in sports history for their sheer supremacy in their time.

However, it can get tiring when those at the top reap all the benefits for extended periods of time.

Women’s college basketball is currently in that area.

UConn has won nine of the past 15 NCAA championships.

Since 2005, only 14 teams have reached the Final Four. The Huskies have appeared in eight of those with Notre Dame having six and Stanford University with five.

Not to mention, upsets in the women’s game are anything but common.

In last year’s March Madness, there were just four upsets in the first round and just one of them was a mid-major, University of Arkansas Little-Rock, beating a Power-5 conference, Texas A&M University.

In that same tournament, UConn outscored opponents by an average of 32.8 points per game.

Compare that to the Duke University men’s basketball team, which won the 2015 NCAA Championship, beating

opponents by an average of 15.5 points per game. “(UConn is) great,” San Diego State senior forward Deidra Smith said. “(Their head coach) is great. Brianna Stewart’s great. They’ve been good forever. Since I was like 10 and I’m 23 now. They are just amazing.”

Senior point guard Ahjalle Harvey appreciates what UConn has done, but feels it’s time for change.

“It’s great to see UConn on top, but at the same time I think people want to see other teams have that same level of competitiveness, same level of excellence,” Harvey said. “I see it happening slowly, but gradually … I think people are ready to see a change happen.”

There’s also the business side of this issue.

Since the UConn women’s basketball team has dominated the past 15 years, TV ratings have hit record highs.

The 2004 and 2015 championship games, both involving the Huskies, boast the highest ratings at 3.5 and 2.8, respectively.

UConn also has the highestrated regular season matchups ever recorded.

Their undefeated matchup with Notre Dame garnered a 1.5 rating, tying their own record when their unbeaten streak ended at 90 games to Stanford.

The fact of the matter is no one upstairs in the NCAA wants the women’s game to change at all.

They have never received as much recognition and money as they are getting at this very moment.

Dynasties come and go, but when they occur in small market sports there tends to be more patience.

And for the UConn women’s basketball, it seems that patience will continue.

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Bracketology: A science in its own right MAYER POHLOD STAFF WRITER ______________________________________ Bracketology isn’t considered a real science by any means. There aren’t any institutions to study it and you can’t exactly go on to some form of higher learning for it.

However, it can get as unpredictable as any experiment in an unmonitored chemistry lab.

By definition, bracketology is the process, or science, of predicting the field

of college basketball participants in the NCAA tournament. Predicting a March Madness bracket perfectly is, with all things considered, impossible. With a field of 68 teams being selected from 351 colleges in 32 conferences, the disparity between a seventh and eighth seed is paper thin.

It started back in 1996, when now ESPN analyst Joe Lunardi was first coined as a bracketologist by the Philadelphia Inquirer. Lunardi is credited as creating Bracketology, and now runs the page of the same name with ESPN.

Preceding the bracket relies on one of the most important stats defining each team, RPI. Standing for Ratings Percentage Index, it’s a way to nationally rank every team from one all the way to 351. Taking into consideration wins, losses and strength of schedule, it’s one of the best indicators of where a team stands in relation to others.

The evolution of March Madness has changed in some ways and stayed the same in others.

Through the years, the randomness and anything-can-happen atmosphere has remained.

The fluidity of the teams participating is ever-changing, though. A first seed one year could easily fall to a 10th seed the next.

That’s where the fun arises for the viewer. Rooting for the underdog isn’t just always a pipe dream. It’s called March “Madness” for a reason.

It was just four years ago when two No. 15 seeds knocked off two No. 2 seeds in the same day.

Though we have yet to see a No. 16 seed knock a No. 1 seed out in the opening round, the mere possibility of it occurring is what brings about a boomerang effect.

It brings those interested in the tourney back.

However, it’s not always fun and games for those vying for a spot in the Big Dance.

College basketball players from all around the country start the season all looking to accomplish the same goal. The be-all end-all of college hoops is to win the tournament.

The incredible entertainment to the viewer is the result of a season-long grind

for hundreds of student-athletes and coaches.

It’s a very applicable situation for San Diego State’s men’s basketball team. The Aztecs, after making it to the tournament the past six years, expect nothing less than an appearance in March.

In a year in which expectations have fallen short, that pre-set notion could be credited as a detriment to the tourney hopefuls.

According to sophomore forward Malik Pope, it’s not such a case.

“I wouldn’t say it bothered us, I’d say energized,” he said of bracketology. “It made us realize that even a good team shouldn’t be awarded. We use that as energy and motivation to come out and show who’s the best.”

On a personal level, Pope acknowledges it but doesn’t let it cloud his mind among more important things to think about.

“I do focus on it but me personally, I focus on my next move and who we play next. I don’t look too far ahead about stuff like that, I just play what’s in front of me,” Pope said.

Even if players try to not think about the end of a season and just take it game to game, it’s still an incredible amount of pressure weighing down on them.

If a team finds success at the beginning of the season, it can be more a cruise into the tournament, while if they struggle early on it’s much more of a pressurefilled grind.

It’s the different and contrasting storylines and scenarios of each team that make the tournament interesting every year, and the 2016 edition stands to be no different.

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MAR. 14 - 22, 2016 • THE DAILY AZTEC EDITOR: RYAN POSNER • SPORTS@THEDAILYAZTEC.COM

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There is no such thing as too much KRIS KEEHL SENIOR STAFF COLUMNIST ______________________________________ March Madness. There, it’s been said.

The two words that aptly describe the year’s single-best sporting event — yes, it’s all one event despite being scattered over weeks — are certain to evoke emotions akin to a buzzer-beating win, a Cinderella-type upset win and cutting down the nets.

Yet, in a harsh departure from the characteristics that make this time of year so joyous for a sports fan, there seem to be complaints about the number of teams in the NCAA tournament.

To those that lament the number of teams: How on earth can you, in good conscience, commit such sports sacrilege?

The NCAA tournament is a nearreligious experience that could singlehandedly influence a measurable dip in U.S. GDP during the opening weekend of the tournament, which is

why it’s hard to imagine how a numeric increase in tournament teams would harm the product.

As it stands now, there are 32 conferences in Division I basketball with all but one, leave it to the Ivy League, hosting a conference tournament which sends the tournament winner to the NCAA tournament as an automatic bid.

The conference tournament is where the madness actually begins, ignoring this is disingenuous and irresponsible.

Based on this principle, the NCAA tournament should expand to the point to include all 351 teams.

Think about it for a minute.

With the current state of affairs and conference championships, all 351 teams already have a chance to advance to the tournament, so it only makes sense to let them all in.

The conference tournaments could serve as a function to seed lowerranked teams into a sub-bracket that would would ultimately feed into a tournament of 64.

Conference winners could still get a free pass into the tournament of 64, but that would only provide 31 teams to the NCAA tournament, and the need to fill 33 more spots with at-large teams.

It would only be fair for at-large teams to participate in a 320-team tournament that would yield 33 winners — the top 33 teams in the tournament of 320 would fill out the final spots in a 64team field.

From there a field of 64 teams could easily complete a classic tournament that we are all used to seeing.

Really, there are no drawbacks.

In college basketball, the cream should rise to the top, right?

This would essentially eliminate the guesswork of the tournament selection committee, and really eliminate the need for committee altogether.

Plus this sort of format casts a wider net to include fan bases that otherwise would not have paid attention to certain parts of postseason college basketball.

For example: When Virginia Commonwealth University upset No. 1

seed Kansas University in 2011, no one knew who VCU was, but you can bet your bottom dollar that more than the casual fan immediately learned who VCU was and there was an immediate widespread interest in watching a team that just took down a giant.

If the fan can’t get behind giving every team a shot to win, and eliminating the tournament selection committee, then the NCAA should unilaterally pursue this option for money-making purposes.

Incorporating more teams would allow the NCAA to generate more than the $700 million it generated during the 2014 tournament.

For an organization such as the NCAA, that can only curb its appetite by shoveling more money into its mouth, it gives the organization more money and flexibility to further fund women’s athletics and other non-revenuegenerating sports.

Realistically, there isn’t a valid objection to expanding the tournament field.

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Quality over quantity for NCAA tourney BRENDAN PRICE STAFF COLUMNIST ______________________________________ The March Madness field is seemingly stuck at 68, at least for the time being. I could stand on my soapbox until I croak, and try to beg, cajole and plead my case for the smaller field of 64, but it will never happen, therefore such a column joining the plethora already in existence is a waste of my time and yours alike.

The fact that so-called “March Madness” is slated to end on April 4 should be enough of an opening salvo to negate the rest of the the discussion.

Parity is the buzzword that continues to float amongst college basketball pundits and fans alike this season, in a year where six different teams have occupied the No. 1 spot in the polls and the top 5 has been occupied by a variety of teams, ranging from blue-bloods University of Kentucky and University of North Carolina to resurgent University of Iowa and Xavier University squads.

The parity that college basketball neophytes dream about has its currency in March Madness dreams, which with a field this large, anyone, absolutely anyone, can have.

The fact that such parity coupled with a bubble that gets softer and softer doesn’t necessarily equate to a field with stronger competitors or a worthy “resume.” In this day and age, parity is a fantastic concept that really inordinately benefits the Power-5 conferences at the expense of the mid-major conferences.

In a Power-5 conference, referring to the ACC, Pac-12, Big 10, Big 12, and SEC, it is within the realm of possibility to finish at or barely above .500 in your conference, but because of its perceived depth and strength, be in the conversation to get a bid to the postseason.

This year, the culprits are USC, the University of Florida, University of Michigan and Oregon State, who all finished .500 in their respective conferences.

If you don’t win more than half your conference games, you don’t deserve a bid, end of a discussion. Without winning a majority of your own conference games, objectively, people are supposed to accept the fact you are not one of the top 68 teams.

The big loser in all this supposed parity, especially with an ever-widening field, are one bid leagues, are the Davids of college basketball.

It is mind-boggling that smaller leagues send their conference tournament winners, when oftentimes it isn’t their best team.

A team in a small conference may finish 16-2 or 17-1 and dominate their conference, and still have to play three added games of perfect basketball, whereas their Power-5 brethren have no worries at all. The point of the NCAA tournament is to showcase the 64, excuse me, 68 best teams, and having a threeday tournament negate two months of dominant play is a travesty.

If you have the “First Four,” it ostensibly

represents teams who have a resume that have more holes than Swiss cheese and are more volatile than a high school chemistry experiment.

Those teams shouldn’t be dancing.

Instead of giving those bids to borderline teams, reserve them for traditional one-bid leagues.

If a team in a one-bid league wins more than 85 percent of their conference games, which equates to approximately 14 or more, they should get a bid even if they lose their conference tournament.

Even in a downright crazy year, that would be only three or four bids at most and it’s a logistical match made in heaven.

It suits March Madness better to see an underrated, unheralded team rather than a known, mediocre team.

I know that shrinking the field will never be an option, nor will not dragging the tournament out for more revenue, but this change is at least palatable and may add a bit more excitement to the opening stages.

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MAR. 14 - 22, 2016 • THE DAILY AZTEC EDITOR: RYAN POSNER • SPORTS@THEDAILYAZTEC.COM

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One man’s support, one man’s show John Kegley is a one-man “Show” at the women’s basketball games.

COURTESY OF JOHN KEGLEY

BRANDON TRUFFA SENIOR STAFF WRITER ______________________________________ If you’ve attended a San Diego State women’s basketball game at Viejas Arena, you know the atmosphere is the polar opposite compared to a men’s basketball game.

To put it in perspective, the total attendance for SDSU women’s basketball in the entire 2015-16 season was 7,789, just more than 60 percent of the consistent 12,414 attendance at a single men’s game.

“The Show,” SDSU’s prized student section, is a no-show.

However, one man consistently supports the women’s team, and acts as a one-man “show.”

For the past three seasons John Kegley, a student at San Diego Mesa College, stands alone in the student section and cheers on the women at every home game.

Even though he has never attended SDSU and relies on a friend who volunteers in the pep band to snag him a ticket, his loyalty to women’s Aztec hoops is unmatched.

Originally from Carson, California,

Kegley has lived in San Diego for 12 years and has been a die-hard Southern California sports fan his entire life, especially for sports on the Mesa.

He is a season ticket holder for Aztec football and makes appearances at other SDSU sporting events, including ice hockey, baseball and softball.

Kegley does not own a car, therefore he resorts to running as his mode of transportation.

He says he runs upwards of 6 miles to attend a basketball game at Viejas Arena, but will occasionally take the trolley, which is only a 2-mile run from his house.

Five years ago, Kegley saw SDSU Athletics advertising $5 women’s basketball tickets on Facebook.

“I didn’t know we had a women’s team, honestly,” Kegley said. “I counted every penny, nickel and dime I had and I got $5 to go to my first women’s game. I saw that there was nobody there and I was ashamed.

“There were like three people from ‘The Show’ there, and this was back when ‘The Show’ was hardcore.”

The feeling of not seeing much support resonated with Kegley, and

motivated him to make a stand and show support himself.

At first, he claims there were other students who would occasionally show up.

As of today, it’s just him and the members of the SDSU pep band that act as the student section.

So, why does Kegley do it?

“At the women’s games, ‘The Show’ doesn’t show up, and so I feel like if they’re not going to be there instead

Typically there is a lot more scoring in a men’s basketball compared to women’s.

But this is not an excuse. Kegley said the support should be equal.

“If you’re a fan of SDSU, you should be at the women’s games as well,” he says. “They are Aztecs, too.”

Kegley also stressed “The Show” is as much as an experience for the players as it is for the fans.

“Believe it or not, being able to

“ I COUNTED EVERY PENNY, NICKEL AND DIME I HAD AND I GOT $5 TO GO TO MY FIRST WOMEN’S GAME.”

- John Kegley, student at San Diego Mesa College

of sitting down and enjoying the game, I’m going to try to give us an advantage, with the bleachers and getting the band into it,” Kegley said.

Kegley says the feeling of being the only fan in the arena standing and cheering throughout the game was awkward at first, but after he realized the security was OK with his antics, the feeling went away.

The rest was history.

Kegley has rarely missed a game for three straight seasons, and wears the same gear to every game he attends: a black SDSU basketball jersey, hat, sweat bands and a chain made up of 220 old soda can toppers with an SDSU emblem hanging from it.

Unlike the men’s games, there are no pregame rituals from sections K, L and M. A giant banner does not drape over the student section, there is no “I Believe” chant, no taunting of opposing players throughout the game, and not one giant head waves in the air to distract a free-throw shooter from the visiting team.

The only thing you do hear are Kegley and the band’s chants echo throughout the arena.

Kegley believes the lack of attendance comes from the fact that some may think women’s basketball isn’t as exciting as men’s.

experience ‘The Show’ as you play is something the players look back on,” Kegley said.

Students are comped with free tickets to every sporting event hosted at SDSU. For the general public, the women’s hoops team has a group promotion where tickets are $4 if you purchase 10 or more.

But Kegley believes SDSU could do more to promote women’s basketball for the students and community.

One of his suggestions is that when students go to pick up men’s basketball tickets, they include tickets to the upcoming women’s games in the pickup as well.

Around the community, Kegley said there should be banners around the college area showcasing player’s on the women’s team, like senior forward Deidra Smith and junior guard Ariell Bostick.

His commitment doesn’t go unnoticed, as SDSU head coach Stacie Terry reveres Kegley’s commitment to her team.

“He’s committed to this program, and I love that,” Terry said. “He does a great job of getting the crowd into it, cheering and keeping our kids in a positive (attitude). He’s selfless, so compassionate and so very important to this team.”

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Hemsley didn’t play like a true freshman

Freshman guard Jeremy Hemsley drives to the basket against UNLV. KRISTIAN CARREON, SENIOR STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

ANTHONY RECLUSADO ASST. SPORTS EDITOR ______________________________________ Any seasoned San Diego State men’s basketball fan is aware head coach Steve Fisher does not run an offense-heavy system and there can be a steep learning curve for incoming players, especially for point guards.

Last season the Aztecs believed they found the heir apparent to Xavier Thames between freshmen Trey Kell and Kevin Zabo. Kell struggled as he tried to move from his natural shooting guard position and Zabo eventually lost playing time and transferred out at the end of the year.

That is what makes freshman guard Jeremy Hemsley’s meteoric rise all more impressive, as he stepped into the starting point guard position and flourished from the opening tip.

In his first career appearance he sent a message to the raucous 12,414 fans of Viejas Arena that they were in good hands.

In the game against Illinois State he posted 20 points on 8-of-13 shooting, grabbed six rebounds and dished out five assists.

“I wasn’t concerned that when the lights came on he would be a little bit taken aback by the environment and all of that,” Fisher said after that game. “I didn’t know that I would say that he would shoot and score 20 points, but I do know that he is

someone that I love having on our team.”

After a quick dip in production in his first road game as a collegiate athlete against the University of Utah, Hemsley left little doubt what type of player he was to become for SDSU. He would close out the remaining 11 nonconference games scoring in doubledigits in all but one and would average 13.1 points, a team high, on 46-percent shooting.

His play gained him the confidence of the coaching staff and, along with Kell, he was the only player to start every nonconference game, as Fisher rotated men in the frontcourt after losses to the University of Arkansas-Little Rock and Grand Canyon University.

The curve between the college and high school game that affected so many freshmen before him in Fisher’s system, and anywhere else for that matter, never hampered Hemsley.

In fact, he still didn’t reach his freshman peak as he, along with the rest of the team, picked up his play once the Aztecs began the Mountain West season.

In front of a sellout crowd, Hemsley dazzled at home in his first career conference game against University of Wyoming. He dropped 16 points, five rebounds and two assists.

Unfortunately for the rest of the MW this freshman never played like one and posted 10 double-digit scoring games in

his next 12 games, averaging 14.1 points.

His true coming-out party in the conference was against University of New Mexico, when he scored eight points in the overtime period to seal the win and ended with a career-high 23 points.

“You better enjoy (him) while he is here, is all I have to say,” senior forward Winston Shepard said after the game about his freshman point guard.

It would take a bone bruise in the next game against Fresno State on Feb. 10 to slow down Hemsley and his sensational freshman campaign.

While posting double-digit outings in his four games after sitting out a game against Air Force Academy, he wouldn’t start another game for SDSU and his minutes were diminished.

In the MW Tournament, Hemsley only averaged five points per game and 18 minutes, which was 10 minutes less than his season average.

However, his play was recognized by both the MW media and coaches for end-of-the-year awards. He earned third team All-MW honors from the media and fst team All-MW and freshman of the year accolades from the coaches.

Despite the slow, but eventual decline at the end of the season, it is Hemsley’s play prior to the injury that should have the Aztec faithful excited for years to come, especially, in a system that he already proved he can thrive in.

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Mar. 14 - 22, 2016 • THE DAILY AZTEC editor: ryan posner • sports@thedailyaztec.com

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The enticing lure of March Madness ryan posner sports editor ______________________________________

Aztec fans Terry Shippen and Peter Trojnacki smile pregame at the 2016 Mountain West Tournament. ryan posner, sports editor

Conference tournament season is truly a special time in college basketball. It’s a chance for teams who may not have played up to par a chance to play in the NCAA tournament, and it’s also the time where teams sitting on the bubble can relieve their stress by punching their ticket with an automatic bid.

That kind of excitement has kept San Diego State fans Terry Shippen and Peter Trojnacki coming to the Mountain West Tournament in Las Vegas for the last six years.

The two got a glimpse of the kind of magic the conference tournament holds in 2011 when the Aztecs beat BYU, 72-54, to win the championship.

BYU had beaten the Aztecs the previous two meetings that season. For Shippen, who graduated from SDSU in 1971, that win has been his favorite memory in all his years coming to the tournament.

“There were BYU fans everywhere and they all tucked their tales and scurried out after the game,” he said. While the duo makes the trip to support the Aztecs, they admit they also spare a little time to play some golf and do some gambling.

“We’re thinking of trying to make the trip three or four times annually,” Shippen said jokingly.

The big question for the Aztecs heading

into the tournament is if they need to win it to make it to the NCAA tournament.

For most teams, that’s the only way to punch its ticket to the Big Dance.

But the Aztecs, who’ve made the NCAA Tournament the last six seasons, haven’t won the MW Tournament since that win against BYU in 2011.

That season, the team made its first run in program history to the Sweet 16. “I think they have to make it to at least the final (of the MW Tournament),” Tojnacki said. “If they keep winning convincingly like they have been, then they should get (into the NCAA tournament).”

Tojnacki said the biggest obstacle keeping the team from winning the MW Tournament will be, naturally, No. 2 seed Fresno State.

The Bulldogs served the Aztecs one of their two MW losses on Feb. 10 in Fresno.

“They’ve had our number the last two years,” said Tojnacki, referring to the Aztecs’ 2-2 record against the Bulldogs over the last two seasons.

Both men expect to be back next year and for many years after that. However, Tojnacki has one change he’d like to see happen for the MW Tourney. “I think they should change the venue,” he said.

“UNLV has the advantage.”

Whether or not the MW will ever take its annual tournament out of Sin City remains to be seen, but it’s a guarantee that there’s always a chance to see something special in the opening weeks of March Madness.

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JAM Center not dividing sports JOE FARIA STAFF WRITER ______________________________________ The San Diego State men’s basketball team found a new practice facility in the Jeff Jacobs JAM Center at the beginning of the school year. The official opening date was Aug. 27, when the 23,500-square-foot basketball performance center was on full display for the SDSU community.

The facility was named after Jeff Jacobs in honor of the key contributions he made to the construction of the project.

Other major contributors included Hal and Debby Jacobs, Steve and Lisa Altman and Jim Morris, who created the name “JAM” Center.

The JAM Center contains amenities such as two full-length basketball courts, eight baskets, two scoreboards, strength equipment, locker rooms, team lounges, a film room and an athletic training room.

It not only houses the men’s basketball team and coach Steve Fisher’s staff, but it attracts stars like former Aztec and current NBA champion and Finals MVP Kawhi

Leonard, who occasionally works out there during his NBA season with the San Antonio Spurs.

Following a 23-8 regular season record and appearance in the Mountain West Tournament championship game, SDSU prepares for the 2016 National Invitation Tournament by practicing in its state-of-the-art home.

The basketball team has become one of the main attractions at SDSU as students want to be a part of “The Show” and San Diegans want to experience the home atmosphere.

And now the addition of the JAM Center gives them more of a reason to boast.

Other athletes around campus don’t find the practice facility to provide sport-on-sport competition with basketball, but instead embrace its features and numerous resources that support the athletic program.

“Basketball brings in a lot of revenue,” redshirt-junior and women’s lacrosse team captain Jackie Leibrandd. “They worked hard to build their reputation and national rankings, so they deserve to have a building like that.”

“I see it as a step toward the school’s goal of revamping athletics to become a

top-25 program. I mean, we’re already working on redoing the (Fowler) Athletic Center’s weight room, locker rooms, track and sound system, as well as processing a logo change. We’re even looking at possibly adding a juice bar station outside (of the center). That all comes down to funding.”

According to SDSU Athletics, the total cost for construction of the JAM Center was $15 million, $12.5 million of which was raised through private funding.

“Our athletic center is still amazing, but we lack funds compared to top-25 schools across the country like Oregon, USC and Michigan, for example,” Leibrandd said.

Last year, men’s basketball had $5.5 million in revenue. Only football had a higher revenue at $12.5 million, but football spent more money than it made, whereas men’s basketball ran a profit.

Even with the players knowing how much money they bring in to fund the program, they don’t see themselves superior to other athletes and students on campus.

“Me and my teammates’ relationship with the (basketball) team is really good,” Leibrandd said. “I’m friends with

most of them and they’re really nice guys. I run into Skylar (Spencer) a lot around campus. (Matt) Shrigley, Parker (U’u) and I all tore our ACLs, so we spent some time in the athletic training room. I also added most of the team on Snapchat.

“However, when it comes to them and us, season is business. So there’s no 24/7 interaction during that time. I’m personally busy with balancing school and practice, so I don’t have much free time during the week. It also makes it difficult to attend (the basketball) games.”

There’s plenty of support from athletes and the rest of the Aztec community heading into March Madness.

“I think that they can go far,” Leibrandd said. “Even though they struggled a bit in beginning (of the season), they finished hot and have the core fundamentals, resources and coach to do it.”

The JAM Center will attract additional basketball recruits in the future and look to bring back alumni to work out there, such as soon-to-be graduate and ring leader of the team, Winston Shepard, who looks to follow in Leonard’s footsteps by playing professional ball.

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SDSU’s transition from Burns to Terry BRANDON TRUFFA SENIOR STAFF WRITER ______________________________________ The past three seasons have been a transition period for the San Diego State women’s basketball team.

The Aztecs have been transitioning from the era that former head coach Beth Burns left behind, and into the new era which has been established by current head coach Stacie Terry.

Burns coached the Aztecs for nine seasons (1989-97), before landing a head coaching job with the Ohio State University Buckeyes. She spent five seasons in Columbus, which included leading OSU to a WNIT championship in 2000.

At the end of the 2002 season, the Buckeyes refused to renew her contract, and three years later, Burns returned to the Mesa for her second stint with the Aztecs.

For the next eight seasons SDSU would win two Mountain West Tournament and regular season titles, and make three NCAA tournament appearances, going as far as the Sweet 16 in 2010.

Additionally, former SDSU guard Jene Morris would be drafted in the first round, 11th overall, of the 2010 WNBA draft by the Indiana Fever.

But in April 2013, the unexpected happened.

Burns retired, one season after the Aztecs finished 27-7 overall, 15-2 in the MW, and made it to the second round of the WNIT. “I wasn’t really expecting that at all,” senior guard Ahjalee Harvey said. “It was difficult. When you come to college you don’t necessarily anticipate that you’ll go through a staff change, or coaching change like that.”

Having the opportunity to be coached by Burns was a large part of why Harvey chose SDSU, and a large

reason why senior forward Deidra Smith decided to transfer to the Mesa after her freshman season at Boston College. But both Harvey and Smith would only play one season under Burns.

Burns left as the winningest coach in program history, and controversy surrounded her departure. Many believed the move was not voluntary due to rumors of conflict between her and the athletic program.

Since then, the team and school have moved on, and the 2015-16 season marked the end of the third season in the Terry era.

Shifting from Burns to Terry was an enduring process. Harvey even considered transferring after Burns left to avoid such a change.

“I thought to give it a chance, (and) give it an opportunity and kind of see where it went,” Harvey said.

Ironically, the staff that originally recruited Smith at Boston College was let go right after she transferred to SDSU in 2012. After her first year as an Aztec, where she redshirted under Burns, she once again had to adapt to a new system.

The direction the program went, and is still going, under Terry was night and day compared to her predecessor.

“It was weird getting a very different feel from one coach to another coach,” Harvey said. “Coach Burns is very, very intense, very passionate about the game, and then (Terry), she really brought a family of closeness atmosphere to the court. So it was interesting to get both elements.”

Smith also elaborated on Terry’s “family feel” approach.

“They’re two different coaches,” Smith said. “The atmosphere changed a lot it was definitely more of a family feel. It was definitely less stress.”

Both Terry and Burns are passionate coaches, however Smith said Terry is

Redshirt-senior point guard Ahjalee Harvey dribbling the ball up the floor.

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more of an open book off the court, while Burns was a little more reserved.

“Coach Burns was a mystery,” Smith said. “She was just about basketball, that was her business. We didn’t really know much about her, but coach Terry is definitely more of an open book and you can go and talk to her if you need to.”

Terry’s more welcoming approach allows players to feel comfortable going to her for advice on anything.

“If there’s something personal going on with your life you can go and talk to her and she won’t have any judgement,” Smith said. “(Terry) is a little more easygoing,” Harvey said, “and that makes it easier for a player to kind of gravitate toward her, and feel a little more comfortable.”

On the court, Burns’ passion was translated via her intensity, while

Terry’s energy helps convey her passion. “(Terry’s) personality kind of just translates onto the court,” Harvey said.

“She’s always high energy. You feel that energy from her.”

In the three years under Terry, the Aztecs have gone 37-55, including 23-31 in the MW. But Smith thinks the early struggles are from Terry inheriting a team, rather than having the opportunity to build one.

Now that Terry has had time to recruit the team that fits her system, Smith believes she has the team heading in the right direction.

“It was a little more difficult for her coming in because she didn’t recruit any of us,” Smith said. “So now that she has the pieces that she wants, it’s probably going to go in the direction she wants.”

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Chol happy with transfer to SDSU

Senior forward Angelo Chol transferred from Arizona to San Diego State after his sophomore season.

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ANTHONY RECLUSADO ASST. SPORTS EDITOR ______________________________________ There is no master blueprint or roadmap when it comes to life to guide one back on the intended path if there was a misstep along the way. No fairy godmother to right all the wrongs or make all one’s dreams come true.

However, some things have a way of figuring themselves out.

For San Diego State men’s basketball senior forward Angelo Chol, it took a 400mile trip east before he realized that San Diego was where he belonged.

After a stellar prep career at Herbert Hoover High School in San Diego, Chol was a prized recruit for the University of Arizona Wildcats and head coach Sean

Miller.

But the honeymoon was shortly lived for the 6-foot-9 forward, who saw his minutes diminish in his second year due to a highly-touted incoming freshman class.

The decision was then made to return home, to San Diego — which he lists as his hometown, not Khartoum, Sudan, where he was born — and play for Steve Fisher and the Aztecs.

“Angelo disappointed all of us when he went away, but made everyone stand up and cheer when he came back,” Fisher said.

Of course, the hype built around Chol’s arrival by fans was intense as he was slated to be a part of a block-party frontcourt alongside fellow senior forward Skylar Spencer.

With NCAA rules requiring Chol to sit out a season after transferring, a full extra year of anticipation was built up.

But that one-two punch was never able to materialize, as Chol was a regulated bench player in his first SDSU season.

In his first full season, he averaged 13.7 minutes, 4.4 points and 3.1 rebounds per game, far from his playing days at Hoover High where he was the runner-up for California player of the year as a senior.

This year Chol posted a near identical stat line, averaging 13.5 minutes, 3.9 points and 3.2 rebounds per game.

While the lack of minutes or production would have others on their feet in protest, Chol never forgot the opportunity that Fisher and SDSU provided.

“Transferring from Arizona was a great decision, so I’m really happy that I actually transferred here,” Chol said on Senior Night. “Playing for coach Fisher has been an honor.”

That opportunity provided him the ability to return to a familiar environment only 2 miles from where he went to high school and a strong support network of South Sudanese immigrants in San Diego.

But he wouldn’t have made a scene or started to bash his team, regardless. That is simply not who he is.

“Angelo truly epitomizes what a great teammate is all about,” Fisher said following the team’s 92-56 win against UNLV. “He’s good enough to start. He’s not starting. He probably isn’t playing as many minutes as he deserves, but you

never hear anything from him other than, ‘How can I help us get better?’ and ‘Thank you.’”

Perhaps it is that quiet demeanor and willingness to do whatever it took to aid the overall team, even at the expense of playtime, which allowed the SDSU staff to overlook Chol during games.

But with the power of hindsight, Fisher realized the mistakes he made in utilizing Chol and his skillset.

“He is a very athletic, talented player,” Fisher said prior to their game against UNLV. “He is our most dangerous lowpost player. Sometimes we don’t get him the ball enough, and never does he complain.”

After the game Fisher would go a step further.

“He deserved more minutes,” Fisher said on Senior Night. “I brought the three seniors up front in the locker room … I made that comment about Angelo, ‘You deserve more than you got in terms of oncourt time.’”

Chol’s attitude ingratiated him to this team and with the coaching staff, as it has left a mark on this squad.

“Angelo (was a leader) by never ever doing anything but being compliant to what we ask him to do,” Fisher said. “He never would give you a look or ask why he isn’t playing more or why he is coming out, everybody sees that.”

While Chol’s story is still being written, one thing is for sure he is right where he should be: home.

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Domination in MW not enough JACOB SISNEROS ASST. NEWS EDITOR ______________________________________ Clinched regular season Mountain West title with three games remaining, have two seniors set a record for most regular season conference wins in conference history and set a conference record with an 11-game win streak this season to open conference play.

The San Diego State men’s basketball team built up quite the resume this season, yet didn’t receive an at-large bid, snapping its streak of six-straight NCAA tournament appearances.

“I thought we had an excellent season,” senior forward Winston Shepard said after the loss in the championship to Fresno State. “I think we’re definitely one of the best teams in the country. I don’t think this is a team that many people would want to play. So this is the hard part.”

A one-point loss to Fresno State and a three-point loss to Boise State were the only blemishes on a 16-2 conference record before SDSU lost in the conference tournament championship to Fresno State and lost out on the opportunity for an automatic tournament bid for the third year in a row.

The pluses and minuses for SDSU read: Pluses: •MW regular season champions by three-game margin •Win over Cal (who was selected as a four seed in the NCAA tournament) •Close losses to current No. 1 Kansas and No. 12 Utah Minuses: •Losses to Arkansas-Little Rock (RPI 45) and Grand Canyon (RPI 92)

•Major loss to USD at Petco Park (RPI 301) SDSU needed the benefit of the doubt to get in the tournament, but Joe Lunardi of ESPN’s bracketology picked the Aztecs to play University of Michigan in the 11-seed play-in game before the brackets were announced.

Sophomore forward Malik Pope said Wednesday, March 9, before the team played in the MW Tournament that he didn’t pay too much attention to the people who said the conference tournament was a must-win.

“I wouldn’t say it bothered (us) I would say it energized us and made us realize that even a good team shouldn’t be awarded (a tournament bid),” Pope said.

“We use that as energy and motivation to

Head coach Steve Fisher cuts down the net after closing the regular season with a win over UNLV. KRISTIAN CARREON, SENIOR STAFF WRITER

come out and show who’s the best. That’s the reason why we have the best players and the best team in the conference.”

Much has been made about the MW being a weak conference, which downgraded the Aztecs’ accomplishments this season.

“I don’t have to defend the league,” head coach Steve Fisher said in a March 4 press conference. “This is good basketball.

People who play us know that and have great respect for the Mountain West Conference.”

Fresno State ended up as the only team to make the Big Dance from the MW, marking the first time that’s happened since 2001 and only the second time ever since the league’s creation in 1999.

“We’re not a one-bid league as a rule.

We’ve had as many as four or five in the tournament at one time,” Fisher said March 12 after the loss to Fresno State.

“That’s what we should be. ... You have to have teams that are good, schedule with thoughtfulness and then win some of those.”

Fresno State is in the tournament as a 14 seed and will play three seed Utah Thursday, March 17.

SDSU had an RPI of 41 entering Selection Sunday and teams with higher RPIs were chosen as 11 seeds for at-large bids: Tulsa (RPI 58), Michigan (RPI 56), Vanderbilt (63) and Wichita State (RPI 47).

The Aztecs play next in the NIT as a two seed. They’ll host Indiana Purdue University-Fort Wayne Tuesday, March 15 at 7 p.m.

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McKynzie Fort on path toward greatness

Sophomore guard McKynzie Fort averaged 14.4 point.

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JACOB SISNEROS ASST. NEWS EDITOR ______________________________________ Sophomore guard McKynzie Fort isn’t your typical team leader.

She’s quiet, humble and only outspoken when she needs to be, yet she led the Aztecs on the court this year with 14.4 points a game, was third in rebounding with 4.1 a game, second in assists with 2.4 a game and first in steals at two a game.

Along with the stats she has arguably the most important leadership quality: She lives and breathes the San Diego State program.

“I just want to be able to help the program recruit great players and for people to see how good San Diego State is as a school and as a basketball program,” Fort said. “I want to be able to encourage women to come to this school and I want them to see that a program doesn’t have to be at a high level in order for it to be a great school.”

After her first two seasons at SDSU she is on pace to finish fourth all-time in scoring among Aztecs women’s basketball players with 1,514 points.

“I feel like every year I just want to get better and be able to improve on my game and help any way I can so I haven’t really focused on that,” Fort said. “It sounds great though.”

Fort was second in scoring her freshman year, averaging 10.1 points a game on a team that had an identical record to this year’s team at 12-19.

She said she started playing basketball at age 3 and stuck with it because she liked the competitiveness, energy and team aspect. She said most people in her family play basketball and they would play pickup games when they got together on holidays.

“I was always the only girl playing with a group of guys. Everybody wanted to win so it got rough out there,” Fort said.

“I think that’s where the competitive nature comes from for me … you would be falling on the floor and bleeding and they would be like, ‘Get up, I don’t care if you’re a girl.’”

Fort led Etiwanda High School to a record of 39-1 against league opponents during her career and was ranked as the 24th-best point guard recruit coming out of high school. She chose SDSU over schools like USC, Pepperdine University, Wake Forest University, Boise State and Arizona State.

“To be able to change the program and the culture at a school is a big plus,” she said.

“There was a lot of big schools and sometimes big schools come with an issue. I wanted to be somewhere where I knew I would be able to play right away and make an impact right away.”

Fort has made an impact individually with the team, but the Aztecs have struggled to find success the past two years, finishing seventh and eighth, respectively, in conference, and failing to make the NCAA tournament both times. Fort said her goal for the team next season is to win the conference tournament.

“I feel like that would just prove that we are the team that we want to be and the team that we believe that we are,” Fort said.

She said her personal goals for the off season are to develop counter moves, translate the work she’s done in practice on her 3-point shot to the games and have a stronger mentality on the court.

Fort scores most of her points by driving to the basket and said she has modeled her game after her favorite player, Derek Rose.

“He’s had a lot of injuries, people have doubted him, but he’s always been able to bounce back and prove to be the same player that he’s been,” Fort said. “He’s very humble on the court, you know very quiet (and) I kind of take after that.”

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Not committee’s fault for no bid

San Diego State men’s basketball had made six straight NCAA tournaments up until this season .

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KRIS KEEHL SENIOR STAFF COLUMNIST ______________________________________ When CBS started its NCAA tournament selection show on Sunday, college basketball fans around the country tuned out of everyday life and waited patiently to hear the fate of their teams.

Fortunately for anyone on Twitter, a hero leaked the complete bracket halfway through the show.

The Aztecs didn’t make it. It’s that simple, and it’s their fault, not the fault of old men that lock themselves on the top floor of an Indianapolis hotel.

The six straight NCAA tournament appearances have come to an end.

It may seem as if this was a sudden development, but really look back at the whole body of work and think of what made San Diego State a tournament lock.

The answer is nothing.

SDSU had the chance to make a case for themselves in the tournament dating back to Nov. 2 and the Aztecs’ first game of the season against Illinois State.

When every game is a tournament interview, it’s important not to falter.

The second game of the season saw the Aztecs stumble at University of Utah — not a particularly bad loss considering

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that Utah earned a three seed — then trip at home against University of ArkansasLittle Rock, another tournament team.

Then came another missed opportunity in a 22-point blowout loss on a neutral floor facing West Virginia University — another tournament team.

All of this followed by the face-first slide into a soiled pig pen: Losses against University of San Diego and Grand Canyon University.

A 7-6 start left everyone knowing the Aztecs were in trouble and needed an epic run through conference play to have a remote chance of making the tournament, so why is it now that there are a lot of people up in arms and

claiming SDSU got robbed?

The point still remains that the Aztecs had the opportunity to take care of business in nonconference play and they didn’t.

It’s important to remember that a win against Utah, West Virginia or Kansas University would likely have resulted in SDSU making the tournament.

It’s more important to remember that this young team was within two points of Utah with 27 seconds left in the game and was a missed Jeremy Hemsley layup and Winston Shepard put-back from being within two of Kansas at home with momentum on their side.

The opportunities for SDSU to make this day easy on the tournament selection committee were there, yet the Aztecs didn’t capitalize when given the opportunity.

Forget the USD game, which everyone is keen on pointing to as a reason for the Aztecs not making it. If SDSU would have beat one of these top tournament teams, there would be no conversation.

There would be no “Syracuse or Tulsa stole our bid” conversation.

It begins and ends with what the Aztecs did and didn’t do.

Before anyone gets any hotter over this issue, consider this: University of Louisville and Southern Methodist University would have been guaranteed, had it not been for NCAA violations/ sanctions, a spot in the tournament, further pushing the Aztecs out of the field of 68.

And if a team is banking on the 68th spot to enter the tournament, they are going about business the wrong way.

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Wandering cowboy to stop in SD OLIVIA LITSEY ASST. A&L EDITOR ____________________________________

F

or anyone who doesn’t know, country singer Kenny Chesney is coming to Sleep Train Amphitheatre on Thursday, Aug. 4. It’s otherwise known as the day that’s sure to be one of the best, most fulfilling days of my life.

From trips to the grocery store in the back of my mom’s van in the early ’00s to late nights in college prepping for exams — that’s how long I’ve loved this guy. I couldn’t pass up an opportunity to see him live. I’m almost brought to tears in anticipation.

I often find myself occupying my time until his arrival with musings of the potential set list. While I would like for the concert to go on forever, these particular songs are the ones I’m most desperate to hear live: "I GO BACK" While keeping to the standard country-song themes of Chevy trucks, alcohol and chicken, this sentimental song goes a little deeper. It cleverly weaves between references to other songs that represent different snapshots from Kenny’s life, full of both joy and sorrow. It also showcases his broad vocal abilities with some prolonged power notes. An all-around great pick.

"YOUNG" To be completely honest, I just really

like singing along to the woo woo-oooo’s in the background.

"THE GOOD STUFF" Like its title suggests, this song is so.

Good. Its storyline follows a man who, because of a fight with his significant other, heads to a bar to drink his troubles away. Instead, he finds a bartender who gives him a shot of hard life advice, and the lyrics proceed to flip back and forth between two definitions of “the good stuff.” I could be a little biased, but its closing line could quite possibly qualify as the double entendre of the century: “Look into those eyes so deep in love, and drink it up, ’cause that’s the good stuff.”

"EL CERRITO PLACE" “I’ve been looking for you, baby” — I can’t decide if this song is slightly stalker-ish or just sweet, but I love it either way. Haunting vocals and instrumentals reminiscent of waves crashing on the shore combine to make a sad but high-quality tune. It will be a

KENNY, I LOVE YOU. good one for decompressing between his other high-energy, happy-go-lucky ones.

"NO SHOES, NO SHIRT, NO PROBLEMS" This is a great stress-relieving tune, and I’m sure a great one to sing along to at a concert. Its island-esque vibes effortlessly transport listeners to a tropical getaway with sun, sand and drinks in their hands. It’s also especially accessible to a Chula Vista crowd with its specific references to Mexico.

"SHE THINKS MY TRACTOR'S SEXY" How does anyone not like this song?

Its utter ridiculousness is what makes it so entertaining. It’s full of amusing wordplay, such as the tune’s bridge: “If it runs like a Deere, man, her eyes light up.” Who cares about his tractor when this crooner has got such a way with words?

"BEER IN MEXICO" As you may have guessed, this song also references Mexico, but even as chill island song 2.0, it is just as vital a concert choice. I find the contradiction in one line of the chorus particularly pleasing and relatable on a profoundly corporal level: “Do my best to waste another day.”

Ah, Kenny, you get me.

"ANYTHING BUT MINE" Of all the songs out there telling stories of summer loves come and gone, this one is my all-time favorite. In addition to imagery vivid enough to make one feel like a third wheel, each line aches with the pangs of leaving a summer-beach town and some girl Mary behind with fall’s arrival. I will be truly upset if he

doesn’t perform this.

"BIG STAR” This song was important to 8-yearold me who unjustifiably thought she was a true vocal talent. Thanks for the confidence boost, Kenny, even though it was under false pretenses: “If you work hard to get where you are, you look good in the hot spotlight.” In the end, I’m just excited to reenact all those hairbrushbedroom performances.

“YOU SAVE ME" Personally, this is one of Kenny’s most romantic ballads. Its first chords pull me in at every listen. I think I like it so much because it pertains to (at least my idea of ) Kenny’s persona — a reckless, wandering cowboy, who in this song only has one person in his life who can save him from himself.

“YOU AND TEQUILA” As one of his most popular tracks in recent years — and possibly one of the best he’s ever recorded — I think everyone in attendance at this event will appreciate hearing this. Its slow, easyon-the-ears beats are arguably soothing to any soul while also capable of leaving one feeling helpless in the grips of love.

It won’t be the same without Grace Potter’s beautiful, airy vocals, but it is still sure to be magical. “It’s always your favorite sins that do you in.”

Kenny, if you’re reading this, I hope you take my list into consideration. Also, I love you.

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