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St. John’s University junior forward Chris Obekpa stands 6-foot-10 and weighs a sturdy 240 pounds.

He’s fifth in the country with his 3.13 blocks per game and had six games with at least four blocks in Big East play.

He forces defenses to pay attention to him in the paint, creating open 3-pointers for a team full of athletes that shoot the long ball at a 35.3-percent clip.

He also won’t be suited up when San Diego State plays St. John’s in both teams’ first game of the 2015 NCAA Tournament this Friday night in Charlotte, North Carolina. The New York Post reported two days ago that St. John’s suspended Obekpa for two weeks after he tested positive for marijuana.

Without Obekpa, St. John’s has no player taller than 6-foot-6 who averages nine or more minutes per game.

SDSU, on the other hand, has six players in that same category.

But height matters little once a player releases his shot, and this St. John’s team is full of shooters and nimble guards, and the team’s 71 points per game can compete with even the most SDSUesque defenses. “(St. John’s scores) in a lot of different ways,” SDSU head coach Steve Fisher said on Tuesday. “They make hard shots and they’re a hard team to guard. That will be our challenge: make sure they don’t get a lot of easy baskets, especially in transition.”

Leading the Red Storm’s offense is senior guard D’Angelo Harrison — who just so happens to be junior forward Winston Shepard’s good friend.

Harrison scores nearly 18 points a game while only turning the ball over 1.7 times.

He shoots the long ball better than any Aztec with at least 50 shots (37.6 percent) and also grabs 5.4 boards a game.

What’s most impressive about Harrison, though, is his ability to draw contact and get to the charity stripe at James-Harden-like rates (42 more free-throw attempts than anybody on SDSU’s roster). He makes 80 percent of his free throws.

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Harrison won’t be doing much defending in the paint, though. Without Obekpa, that responsibility will fall on the shoulders of 6-foot-6 senior forward Sir’Dominic Pointer and 6-foot-9 freshman forward Amar Alibegovic.

Pointer is St. John’s J.J. O’Brien in the sense that he is good at everything he does — and he does a lot. He scores 13.5 a game to go along with 7.6 boards, three assists, 1.9 steals and 2.4 blocks per game. He also leads his team with his 52.2-percent clip from the field and is second on the team with his 72.4-percent clip from the line.

He’ll be undersized in the paint against junior forwards Skylar Spencer and Angelo Chol, but O’Brien is often undersized, too, and Aztec fans have seen how effective he is.

Alibegovic only played 8.5 minutes per game this season, but he saw more court action as the season progressed and averaged 10.2 minutes in Big East play. He had his best all-around game in a 77-74 loss at Creighton University when he scored five points to go along with three rebounds in 17 minutes.

More of Obekpa’s minutes will go to Pointer, but St. John’s will need Alibegovic to also be a “next man up” to compete with SDSU down low and provide open up the 3-ball for its shooters.

Beyond being SDSU’s first bout in the Big Dance, this game is intriguing because it’s senior forward Dwayne Polee II’s first game against St. John’s after he transferred away from New York to SDSU the summer after his freshman year.

“When I was there, there were different coaches,” Polee said.

“And when I was a freshman, there were 10 seniors. So the team has a completely different makeup now … I’m not going to put too much pressure on myself thinking about St. John’s. I just want to go out and live in the moment of being in the tournament because there’s a lot of schools that aren’t fortunate to be in this position.”

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MARCH 19 - 22, 2015 • THE DAILY AZTEC EDITOR: DAVID HERNANDEZ • NEWS@THEDAILYAZTEC.COM

#ASSOCIATEDSTUDENTS

AS lobbies for more funds in Sacramento The SDSU representatives trained to speak to legislators.

EMELY NAVARRO STAFF WRITER ____________________________ Associated Students representatives recently attended a summit to lobby for an additional $97 million for the California State University budget.

The CSU system has a $137 million budget for its 23 campuses, and when equally distributed, each CSU school receives a $5.9 million budget from the state, Associated Student Vice President of External Relations Jacqueline Karczewski said.

Karczewski, Vice Chair of External Relations Tyler Aguilar, and Outreach Director of the External Relations Chair Cameron Lyons attended the California State Student Associations 20th California Higher Education Student Summit earlier this month to ask for the addition to the CSU budget.

Every month the California Student Association meets with the 23 CSU campuses to discuss issues at each university, and to teach students how to lobby

at the California State Capitol.

Then, once a year the trained students go to Sacramento to lobby state officials about a particular topic. For the past years they students have advocated for a higher CSU budget.

According to the student association, the governor has proposed to fund 51 percent of CSU costs, but the CSU lacks $38 million needed to help close the achievement gap and improve the time it takes to attain a degree, and is $25 million short to fix unsafe classrooms throughout all campuses.

“There are tiles falling off the ceiling at some (CSU) schools because there is not enough funding to cover education and maintenance costs,” Karczewski said.

According to the California State Student Association, 6,900 eligible students are not being admitted into the CSU system because of insufficient funds.

In 2010 Sen. Marty Block, who represents San Diego’s

District 39, spoke out when SDSU rejected 1,740 students who met the CSU requirements.

“It is imperative that we look at ways to open doors to colleges and universities, instead of closing the doors of opportunities to the next generation of Californians,” he said.

The projected acceptance rate for SDSU for the 2015-16 academic year is 33.2 percent.

During their time in Sacramento all three SDSU A.S. members met with six legislators from the San Diego area. In addition to talking about funds, the students also spoke to the legislators about sexual assault prevention and entrepreneurship programs at SDSU. Aguilar believes that overall the trip was overall successful.

“Legislators really care about what students have to say, and that’s why it’s so important to make these lobby visits consistently,” Aguilar said. “We need to keep pushing for more funding, so our students can graduate on time and get the classes they need.”

Three Associated Students representatives traveled to Sacramento to request funding.

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MARCH 19 - 22, 2015 • THE DAILY AZTEC EDITOR: DAVID HERNANDEZ • NEWS@THEDAILYAZTEC.COM

#CSUFACULTY

Part-time faculty percent increases EMILY BRENNAN STAFF WRITER ____________________________ San Diego State is following a growing trend to hire more part-time faculty than tenuretrack professors to cut costs.

The California State University system has seen an increase in the hiring of parttime faculty at its 23 campuses to stay within its budget. SDSU has seen a steady increase in the percentage of part-time faculty from 31.9 percent in the fall 2010 to 38 percent in fall 2014.

“The way the ratio is figured out is based on not specifically head count, but how much people teach,” Associate Vice President for Faculty Affairs Edith Benkov said. “Because we had not been hiring as many tenure-track faculty the past few years, the tenuretrack faculty population decreased and because of that, the part time and temporary faculty proportion goes up.”

Tenure-track faculty formed 61 percent of total faculty population at SDSU in fall 2014, down from 67 percent in fall 2012.

Because of strict budget cuts in California, rather than hiring new tenure-track staff, part time faculty were brought in

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as a way to conserve money.

“With temporary faculty the funding is much more fluid because you’re not making any type of specific commitment to them,” Benkov said. “Also most temporary faculty do not have the Ph.D.s, so their salary is lower.”

Because faculty that are not tenure-track generally make less money than those staff members who have a

Ph.D., many work at more than just one school in order to supplement their income.

Leslie Bryan, a lecturer representative for Southern California, said it is hard to be as involved on campus as a lecturer because of a lack of time.

“I think that one of the bigger hurdles is that most of the lecturers I know — even the ones that are full time — tend to make less money, so we have

to work at other places and do other things,” Bryan said.

University service is part of the contract for all tenuretrack staff, such as advising, curricular development and positions on different types of committees.

Part-time faculty members tend to teach fewer classes, are more likely to work at more than one college, and do not partake in university service.

“That’s another issue because if you have a small department you may have four or five tenure-track faculty and you could have ten or fifteen lecturers but the lecturers can’t participate in a lot of the main university business,” Benkov said In addition, there are committees that by definition part-time faculty may not be involved in.

“It’s interesting because on most campuses there are more lectures than tenure-staff and yet we are not part of that governing body,” Bryan said.

“Even though lecturers have the desire and the passion, they are not allowed to do that.”

The Sacramento Bee reported there is a lack of teachers to offer sections for required courses at California State University, Sacramento.

Benkov, however, does not believe this is a major problem at SDSU. “Even at the upper-division level we will add a course if it is necessary,” Benkov said. “We have raised the cap on many courses just to make up for the fact that we don’t have as many classes.”

Benkov said the ideal tenure-track to part-time faculty would be 75 percent to 25 percent, respectively.

“With tenure-track faculty you have more people who are fully committed to the university because that is their job,” Benkov said. “It is not a blanket statement to say it is bad having temporary faculty.

Some of them have taught here 30 years.”

Bryan has taught at Cal State University, San Bernardino for the past 17 years as a part-time staff member.

“When you have the passion to teach you usually do want to give something to your community and so a lot of lectures have that same passion,” Bryan said. “It is a big body of knowledge coming from a very dedicated group of people that need to be allowed to be more involved in what is happening on their campuses and the decisions being made.”

#HONORSCOLLEGE

Honors college named after ex-president ADRIANA MILLAR STAFF WRITER _____________________________ San Diego State recently named its honors college after former SDSU President Stephen Weber and his wife. In addition, philanthropist Darlene Shiley gifted $1 million to the Susan and Stephen Weber Honors College to add its endowment.

Last April SDSU announced its plan to create a college for the existing honors program. The

college’s current endowment is $10 million. According to NewsCenter, the endowment will help increase enrollment to 1,200, as well as design new curriculum and support faculty fellowships.

“The honors college teaches us to be intentional in our goals, and I feel the endowment will help more students at SDSU do just that,” speech language and hearing sciences junior and honors college student Makayla Bradsord said.

To graduate from the honors college program, students must complete the Honors Minor in Interdisciplinary Studies, which consists of 15 units; study abroad, have a cumulative 3.2 GPA and participate in meetings and events the college sponsors.

First-time freshmen accepted into the program live in the Honors Residential College in Maya Hall.

The announcement to name the college was made after the donation from Shiley.

“I am most grateful to Darlene Shiley for her generosity and vision in supporting these honors students,” Stephen Weber said in a statement.

“Susan and I did the work because we loved it and San Diego State — not for any recognition. Truth be told, however, the recognition does feel good. Susan would be pleased, as am I.” The Honors program was created during Weber’s time as SDSU President. Susan and

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Stephen Weber also made a personal contribution of $250,000.

“Susan and Stephen Weber’s focus on academic excellence transformed San Diego State University, and it is entirely fitting that our new Honors College be named in their honor,” SDSU President Elliot Hirshman said in a statement. “We are deeply grateful to Darlene Shiley for her generosity and her commitment to our students and the Webers’ legacy of excellence.”

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MARCH 19 - 22, 2015 • THE DAILY AZTEC EDITOR: DAVID HERNANDEZ • NEWS@THEDAILYAZTEC.COM

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Associated Students J. Cole, Undergraduate Studies Dean Geoff Chase, Eric Rivera of Student Affairs, Jeff Glazer and President Elliot HIrshman at the naming ceremony.

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Donor spreads leadership San Diego State’s leadership center was named Jeffrey W. Glazer Center after an endowment from its most recent donor.

JACLYN PALUMBO STAFF WRITER ____________________________________ San Diego State’s leadership center was recently renamed and will expand its services after receiving a donation from alumnus Jeffrey Glazer.

The funding from Glazer will go to promote several leadership programs offered through Student Life and Leadership, Assistant Director of Student Life and Leadership Robyn Adams said.

Adams said the programs include the one-day Leadership Summit, the Aztec Core Leadership Retreat, and the Aztec Unity Project, a community service project including various student organizations.

The leadership center, now named the Jeffrey W. Glazer Center for Leadership and Service, hosts classes and workshops, offers leadership consulting, and it is open for students to study and

use its resources.

Randy Timm, director of Student Life and Leadership, said the center serves to connect students to leadership opportunities and reward them for their leadership.

Adams said a leadership advisory board led by Vice President for Student Affairs Eric Rivera has formed to discuss the goals of SDSU’s leadership programs. Board members include Glazer and alumni corporate members.

Adams said the center would be adding desks for students to take online leadership assessments that, although normally expensive, will be free to students.

“It’s really a place for all students to come no matter what level of leaders they are,” she said. “We’ve had people who never did anything in high school to people who did everything in high school and we focus on how to coach all of the different levels for where people are at.”

The center will also add new classifications to redefine service and encompass types of service beyond the community, Adams said.

“Through our service area we partner with a lot of non-profit organizations and we have offered the space to them to do information sessions during lunch time to provide good, safe opportunities to our students,” she said.

The Glazer Center is located in the southwest corner on the second floor of the Conrad Prebys Aztec Student Union.

Glazer donated many of the books at the center upon his graduation from SDSU in 1981, Timm said.

“It’s great that we are able to name the center after him because he’s done so much over the years for the leadership center and the campus,” he added.

As Glazer requested, the exact amount of his donation is not being disclosed, which is common with “gifts of a larger size,” SDSU Communications Director Kimberly Lamke Calderon said.

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MARCH 19 - 22, 2015 • THE DAILY AZTEC EDITOR: KRISTIAN IBARRA • SPORTS@THEDAILYAZTEC.COM

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BASEBALL PREVIEW

SDSU VS. AIR FORCE FRIDAY @ 6 P.M., SATURDAY @ 2 P.M., SUNDAY @ 1 P.M. ALL GAMES AT TONY GWYNN STADIUM

SDSU Record: 16-5 (Home: 10-3 / Away: 5-2 / MW: 4-2) TOP HITTERS Pallares, Steven France, Ty Calabuig, Chase Brown, Andrew Sheehan, Danny

AVG. .453 .370 .358 .318 .306

HITS 39 30 19 27 26

HR 2 2 1 0 0

RBI 21 21 11 10 14

SLG% .640 .513 .509 .388 .365

AIR FORCE Record: 8-10 (Home: 3-1 / Away: 3-8 / MW: 5-4) Junior pitcher Bubba Derby has a 2.23 ERA through three starts in 2015.

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Baseball plays host to Air Force San Diego State Aztec baseball welcomes the Air Force Falcons for a three-game series.

BRANDON TRUFFA STAFF WRITER ____________________________________ The San Diego State Aztecs (16-5, 4-2) will host the Air Force Academy Falcons (8-10, 5-4) in a three-game Mountain West showdown this weekend at Tony Gwynn Stadium.

The Aztecs are looking to bounce back after dropping their second series in a row, losing two of three to No. 10 Texas Tech University this past weekend.

This upcoming matchup against Air Force poses an excellent opportunity to not only get back in the win column, but also gain some ground on the conference-leading University of Nevada, Reno Wolf Pack.

SDSU swept the Falcons in three games last season at Tony Gwynn Stadium. It was the only time the two teams met in 2014.

Air Force has had a steady year so far.

The Falcons currently sits tied for third place in the MW standings, however it has enjoyed success within the conference.

Five of the Falcons’ eight total wins have come against MW opponents.

Air Force’s success is predominantly hinged upon its offense. In the last eight games, in which they’ve gone 5-3, the Falcons have put up a staggering 54 runs.

Sophomore infielder Bradley Haslam and sophomore utility player Adam Groesbeck lead the Air Force offense.

Over the four games Air Force played this past weekend, Haslam went 1012 (.833), including a 5-5 performance against Adams State University, earning himself the Louisville Slugger National Player of the Week honor.

Groesbeck, on the other hand, is currently fifth in the MW in both batting average (.378) and hits (28).

The Falcons have had some struggles in the bullpen, though. Four of the six Air Force bullpen pitchers have an ERA over

5.00.

Air Force’s starting pitching, however, has been fairly consistent, thanks to the success of junior lefty Trent Monaghan and sophomore lefty Jacob DeVries.

DeVries currently places third in the MW in both strikeouts (30) and wins (three).

Monaghan also is fifth in conference in wins.

Taking advantage of a struggling bullpen is important for SDSU, especially in a season which has seen the Aztecs’ offense resemble an explosive volcano.

SDSU boasts two of the best hitters in the MW: senior outfielder Stephen Pallares, and junior third baseman Ty France.

Pallares currently leads the MW in batting average (.453) and hits (39).

France currently sits one spot behind Pallares in the hits category (30) and fifth in the RBI category (21).

In order to shut down the Falcons’ red-hot offense, the Aztecs will have to rely on the arms of their rotation and bullpen.

This should not pose an issue considering the Aztecs’ pitchers are among the best in the conference.

Junior right-handers Mark Seyler and Bubba Derby rank among the top five in the conference strikeouts.

Derby was honored for his success this past week, receiving the MW Pitcher of the Week honor after his 11-strikeout performance in Friday’s 9-0 victory against Texas Tech.

It was not the first time an Aztec pitcher has received this honor. Earlier in the season, sophomore closer C.J. Saylor was honored.

Saylor is currently tied for third in the nation in saves with eight.

The series will kick off Friday night at Tony Gwynn Stadium with the first pitch slated for 6 p.m. PST. Saturday’s and Sunday’s games begin at 2 p.m. and 1 p.m., respectively.

TOP HITTERS Haslam, Bradley Groesbeck, Adam Jones, Tyler Draws, Spencer Saleck, Tyler

AVG. .400 .378 .339 .328 .318

HITS 18 28 21 21 21

HR 0 3 3 0 0

RBI 6 10 14 13 11

SLG% .511 .635 .613 .453 .485

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MARCH 19 - 22, 2015 • THE DAILY AZTEC EDITOR: KRISTIAN IBARRA • SPORTS@THEDAILYAZTEC.COM

#AZTECFB

Ruffin, Poole to take the field for pro day RYAN POSNER STAFF WRITER ___________________________ The San Diego State football team will hold its pro day on Thursday and the most intriguing workout won’t be from an Aztec.

Yes, that’s right. Quarterback Chris Bonner of Colorado State University, Pueblo will throw at the SDSU pro day. Not only is he the most intriguing player at the event, he is one of the more intriguing players in the country.

A graduate from local Clairemont High School, Bonner, who towers at 6-foot6, spent time with local Grossmont Junior College before heading to CSU Pueblo where he flashed his arm strength and surprising mobility for a guy his size.

While he did not receive an invite to the combine he has already participated in University of Colorado Boulder’s pro day and gets another crack to work out in front of scouts at SDSU.

Some mock drafts have him in the 5-7 round range, but in a draft class that’s top heavy in quarterback, he may be able to shoot up the board.

As for the Aztecs, it will be a two man show consisting of wide receiver Ezell Ruffin and offensive lineman Terry Poole.

Both were the only Aztecs to be invited to the NFL Combine and were the only players invited to a postseason allstar game (East-West Shrine Game).

For Ruffin, 2014 was supposed to be a breakout season in which he jumped out onto the national scene.

That wasn’t the case, though, as a broken collarbone suffered during the second week of the season kept Ruffin from having the kind of season he was capable of.

He even missed the team’s Poinsettia Bowl loss to the Naval Academy due to missing practice during the week.

Nonetheless, he was still given an invite to the NFL Combine.

However, the combine played out much

like his season did. Ruffin had hoped to run a 4.5 40-yard dash but he fell short, running a 4.68 official time as his best run.

That placed him on the lower end of a deep wide receiver class.

Two things still work in Ruffin’s favor, though, moving forward.

Watching game tape it’s not too hard to see what Ruffin’s greatest asset is: his hands.

Even though he played just seven games last season, he still led Aztec receivers with 26 receptions. He also added a couple “circus” catches throughout the season.

The other thing working in his favor is that he will get a chance to improve that 40-yard dash time during his pro day — a much more comfortable environment.

Even with a good pro day, it looks like Ruffin will need to make his way on a team as an undrafted free agent, as he is ranked No. 54 among wide receivers in his draft class according to NFL.com.

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Senior wide receiver Ezell Ruffin had a team-high 26 receptions in 2014-15.

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While Ruffin was somewhat of an enigma this past season, Terry Poole was a stalwart on the Aztecs offensive line, serving as the team’s left tackle.

Poole has a high motor and you could routinely see him finishing off plays longer than his fellow lineman most of last season.

He displayed that high motor at the combine where he ran a 5.09 official 40-yard dash — the fifth best out of all offensive lineman.

The knock on Poole though is his heavy feet, which hinder his lateral movement and may make him a better fit as a guard in the NFL.

While he is ranked No. 16 out of tackles in his draft class, according to NFL.com, some mock drafts have him going between rounds 5-6.

The true determination of his draft position will be on how a team views his upside in a move to guard.

The Aztecs’ pro day, where the most intriguing prospect isn’t even on the team, somewhat mirrors how their lackluster season unfolded.

However, with a lot of talent coming back, including junior running back Donnel Pumphrey and junior linebacker Calvin Munson, there is a lot to look forward to for future pro days.

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march 19 - 22, 2015 • THE DAILY AZTEC editor: kelly hillock • features@thedailyaztec.com

#loveatsdsu

Long-lasting love in the fast lane The Abrams married in 1970 after graduation.

you were at least a junior.”

During the time Marv was working with The Daily Aztec, freshman and sophomore students were not permitted on staff. But Marv found a way around the rule by serving in various writing and editorial positions. Marv later received the Gold Press Car award from

Christine Whitman Senior Staff Writer ___________________________ Throughout history, there have been several couples that owe their love story to San Diego State, but Ann and Marv Abrams are not one of those couples.

Although both attended SDSU simultaneously, their love story did not begin on campus.

Ann and Marv Abrams met at a staff meeting when they were both employed during their junior and senior years with the City of San Diego as recreational leaders.

“I had quite a crush on him, but I didn’t know he was interested in me until I had planned a trip to Europe, and he asked me out right before I was going to leave,” Ann said.

“The rest was fast and furious from there.”

Both Marv and Ann Abrams graduated in 1969 and were married shortly after in 1970.

Ann was a transfer student from Prescott, Arizona who first attended Whittier College before attending SDSU.

life is completely different from what I thought it was going to be during college.”

Ann spent the bulk of her career in medical social work, but is now a retired educator from University of California, Irvine after 32 years. Marv spent 34 years as a school administrator and teacher

“

i had quite a crush on him, but i didn’t know he was interested in me...”

- Ann Abrams, Lovebird

Ann and Marv Abrams met at SDSU and have been married for 45 years. courtesy of the abrams

Ann received a bachelor’s degree in English from SDSU before receiving her teaching credential. Soon after, Ann decided to change her career path and received a master’s degree in social work from SDSU. “I had found my two years at Whittier to be very limited,” Ann said. “If I hadn’t gone to San Diego State, I’d probably be a Republican instead of a Democrat.”

Marv was a San Diego native who received both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in political science from SDSU, and later received

a doctorate in educational leadership from Northern Arizona University. During his undergrad, Marv was involved with the Model United Nations and became president during his senior year. Marv was also involved with The Daily Aztec from 1965-1969, when the system was entirely different than it is now.

“Back then, The Daily Aztec was the lab class for the journalism department,” Marv said. “All of our stories were graded and on carbon paper, but we did get priority registration, which was a regularly a difficult task unless

the then-Daily Aztec adviser Eric Odendall.

“I consider SDSU to be been the greatest possible experience I have ever had largely because of my involvement with The Daily Aztec,” Marv said. “Without all of that training beforehand, I don’t know what I would have done in my later career.”

Ann remembers everything about the 1960s and Steinbeck expert Dr. Benson, a former professor of SDSU. “So much was going on during that time, and everyone was so political, unlike me,” Ann said. “My goals changed throughout the years, and my

in both Orange County and Los Angeles County. Before retiring, Marv worked as a university professor at Brandman University.

Ann and Marv Abrams had two children, Janet and David. David is also an SDSU graduate and now works for the City of San Diego.

Marv and Ann will have been married 45 years this June. Ann and Marv advise couples attending SDSU now to pay attention to and support each other’s growth, even when it’s not the easiest thing to do.

“You have to be ready for change,” Ann said.

#aztecpride

Engineers go wall to wall in competition Thane Hale Staff Writer _____________________________ The San Diego State student chapter of the professional organization California Technical Engineering Association aims to improve the practice of and promote the field of geotechnical engineering at SDSU. The team consists of five engineering majors who recently competed in the GeoWall national championship held in San Antonio on March 18. The event was organized by the American Society of Civil Engineers as part of the International Foundations Congress and Equipment Expo.

The competition required the team members to build a threesided wall inside of a sand box using kraft paper and packaging tape within 50 minutes. The goal was optimization — if the reinforcement was done well and the compaction of the sand was good, the solid wall was removed and everything remained intact.

Civil engineering senior Emerson Revolorio is the codesigner of the GeoWall.

“The whole point of this competition is to use our design and skill to hold 400 pounds of sand with just poster board,” Revolorio said.

This is SDSU’s first time in

San Diego State civil engineering students compete in a national GeoWall championship. courtesy of Calgeo

the national competition. In order to get into nationals, the team had to submit a report to the ASCE Geo-Institute. The report included the design and analysis that went into the team’s wall. The report was judged by a panel of practicing engineers and professors, who named SDSU’s team number 17 in the competition based on that design.

Revolorio said the GeoWall team members have been working together for more

than a year. They competed in the GeoWall regional conference competition last year. They participated in the extremely competitive Pacific Southwestern conference, against California State University, Fullerton, Cal Poly Pomona, University of California, Los Angeles and University of California, San Diego. Fullerton won the national competition last year, while Cal Poly Pomona has won multiple times in the past. After

the competition, team captain Clayton Vogan decided to take their work to the next level for the national competition this year.

The rules were released in August and the team has been working on a new design ever since.

Civil engineering professor and interim department chair Janusz Supernak has attended 25 engineering competitions and mentioned past events, including a concrete canoe and

a steel bridge. The GeoWall competition was added recently to incorporate geotechnical engineering.

“You wouldn’t like to have too much reinforcement because the more weight you have, the lower the score,” Supernak said.

“At the same time, if you don’t have enough reinforcement, the wall will collapse.”

Supernak said the engineers have to make decisions about how to design the wall and where to put the reinforcements. All of the work is based very strongly on theory and the engineers’ knowledge.

“They need to know how forces are distributed. They need to know what is happening through statics and the geotechnical point of view,” he said.

Revolorio said that the competition was a learning experience.

“When it comes to calculations, a lot of people have taken math,” Revolorio said.

“Then what we’re doing is also theory. We have the design and then we have the practicality of it.”

He said that one of the most important parts of the competition was being able to apply the lessons he has learned to real-world situations.

“We’re getting an experience we wouldn’t get in school,” Revolorio said.

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#AZTECALUM

Alum family business moo-ving up ALICIA CHAVEZ SENIOR STAFF WRITER ____________________________ From the football field and science labs to the world of big business, one Aztec alumnus is using his life as a student athlete to inspire leadership in business. Ted Edwards is currently the chief executive office of RaptorCow, a marketing and advertising company for small businesses, and wants to provide affordable services to his customers.

RaptorCow, which is owned and operated by the Edwards family, launched online in late August 2014. It works to help small businesses organize their marketing plans, manage their social media platforms and create promotional items for their customers. RaptorCow’s goal is to help drive traffic to clients’ websites and bring customers to their doors.

Edwards remembers being a student athlete at San Diego State and struggling financially to finish school.

With RaptorCow, he wants to partner with local restaurants in order to provide students with discounts they would appreciate.

COURTESY OF RAPTORCOW

For now, RaptorCow is located in Los Angeles, but Edwards plans to expand the business to San Diego in the next few years.

RaptorCow is a family business in every aspect, including its name. The term “RaptorCow” is an old memory the Edwards family shares together. When Edwards was seven years old, he and his sister were drawing pictures of their mother to surprise her with when she got home from work. Edwards drew a picture of a velociraptor and his sister drew a picture of a cow.

Needless to say, their mother was not amused.

“My dad asked us why we drew our mother those ways,” Edwards said. “I drew her as a velociraptor because I thought my mom was the toughest person ever and no one could mess with her. My sister said it was because cows are pretty and happy, so that’s how the name came about.”

Edwards believes the name “RaptorCow” best represents the company he has built from the ground up. RaptorCow is intended to help small, local and family-owned

businesses afford branding and advertising services to help their businesses be successful.

“Small businesses don’t have a huge budget for marketing and advertising, or might not even know how to get started,” Edwards said. “We cut the price of those services because we understand them.”

Edwards’ mother is the chief operating officer of RaptorCow and Edwards’ father is the director of programs.

Deciding to work as a family was easier said than done. Before the company got started, each family member found themselves in different parts of the world.

Edwards was traveling around the world, working as a strength and conditioning coach and sports nutritionist for Olympic and professional athletes.

Before moving to LA, he spent some time in Barcelona, Spain and parts of China preparing athletes for the 2008 Summer Olympics.

His parents were living in the Virgin Islands enjoying retirement when they all decided to move to LA and start a new chapter in their lives.

“We made the decision to try and do something new together, so we all jumped off the cliff, moved to LA together and started a business together,” Edwards said.

Since starting RaptorCow, the family has begun building trust with their clients.

However, Edwards intends to continue expanding the company. In order to do this, Edwards has started a Crowdfunding campaign to help keep the costs low for their clients and their customers.

“We’re starting to gain a lot of traction, but with the business plan, we really want to expand at a good rate to bring consumers to the business and build a community,” Edwards said. “The Crowdfunding campaign will solidify our deals platform and the company because we want to keep the platforms free for consumers.”

RaptorCow wants to continue creating a personal bond with its clients, because it understand what it’s like to be a small business. Edwards understands his company is a direct reflection of what he learned on the football field and inside the classroom at SDSU.

#OFFICEHOURS

Students often head to the Communications buiilding for office hours with Michael Rapp.

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Master Rapp eager to help students succeed CONOR NORDBERG STAFF WRITER ____________________________ Michael Rapp, often referred to as Master Rapp, Michael or just Rapp, is the large lecture professor of Communications 103 and one of the most recognizable faculty members on campus. Overseeing thousands upon thousands of students every school year in one of the most popular classes on campus, his face is sure to be recognized by almost any student.

This year marks Rapp’s

second year teaching Comm 103, with thirteen years of teaching experience at San Diego State already.

Considering the fact that he is an SDSU alumnus with a Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts in communications, there’s no doubt that Rapp is well-acquainted with the school.

“I started out teaching in grad school and just kind of fell into it after I completed my master’s,” Rapp said.

Anyone who has been in one of Rapp’s classes is sure to know of his enthusiasm and

eagerness to teach. Despite the huge class sizes of Comm 103, he tries to make sessions more personal by including relevant clicker questions and insisting that no one call him “Professor” in hopes that he won’t seem too austere.

“I feel that there’s a distinct difference between lecturing and teaching,” Rapp said. “I have to talk to students for them to learn.”

With the advent of larger class sizes and hybrid courses, this kind of teaching will inevitably have to become more common to

accommodate for a lack of student-teacher interactions.

The new Storm Hall building demonstrates this developing emphasis on more substantial class sizes, with multiple large lecture halls.

“It’s more about (the students), not me, and I love to see that ‘I get it’ moment,” Rapp said.

It’s not uncommon to see students coming to Rapp’s office hours for help on homework or just general life advice.

“Master Rapp actually managed to make a subject that

I’m usually bad at and don’t care about fun and interesting,” aerospace engineering freshman Israel Lopez said.

Keeping things interesting and staying in the flow of speaking is Rapp’s main objective for classes. Combine this with his many years of experience and a commitment to students, it’s no wonder Master Rapp is so well-received on campus.

“The point of teaching isn’t assigning work and writing exams, it’s about talking to students and seeing them succeed,” Rapp said.

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#BOPTOTHETOP

Dance team earns nationwide recognition CHRISTINE WHITMAN SENIOR STAFF WRITER ____________________________ Most San Diego State students have seen the dance team perform at football or basketball games, but what many students don’t know is that the team is nationally ranked. This season, the dance team has battled long hours of practices, several injuries and other collegiate competitors to rank No. 4 in the jazz category and No. 7 in the hiphop category at the 2015 Universal Dance Association National Championships.

The SDSU dance team, led by Coach Carrie Smith for five consecutive seasons as well as Dean Cortez and Kaitlin Collins, has a total of 27 women. The team has only been competing at

the UDA competition for three years.

“It’s a great feeling to be part of a team,” communications sophomore Karah Del Cont said. “The dance team is a great way to get to know people and it makes the school seem much smaller.”

The Universal Dance

Association National Championships is the largest collegiate dance competition in the nation, and to place within the top five teams at the awards ceremony is a great honor.

The UDA, which was held in Florida this year, is a threeday competition that features warmups, a preliminary

round and a final round.

“The easiest way to describe the competition is intense,” Emily Davidson, co-captain and speech, language and hearing sciences senior, said.

“The preliminary round is the scariest because you have to rank better than half of the teams to make it into the finals.”

In the first year that it competed, the dance team met its goal and made it into the final round for both categories. The following year, the team had planned to make it into the top five, but unfortunately did not make it to the final round.

“Not making it into finals was probably the most humiliating thing that has ever happened in any of our lives,” Davidson said.

“When you’re just sitting in a room waiting for your name to be called, it’s nervewracking,” Del Cont said.

However, at this year’s COURTESY OF SDSU DANCE TEAM competition,

not only did the dance team make it into the final round, but they entered it in sixth place for both categories, out of 26 teams in the jazz category and out of 16 teams in the hip-hop category.

Perks of being a UDA championship top five team include a name recognition boost as well as the opportunity to be featured on ESPN. On top of practices, sports events and competitions, the dance team also completes numerous community service events throughout the year.

This weekend dance team will compete at the United Spirit Association’s Collegiate Championships.

The dance team practices for hours every week to make sure everything is perfect. Davidson said there was a huge change in the team’s work ethic because everyone wanted to win so badly. Compared to being fairly unknown among programs throughout the country before their January win, they are excited about rising in the rankings.

“We’ve become a program to watch out for,” Davidson said.

“To go from being an underdog to making top five is a huge accomplishment.”

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#walkthemoon

Indie rock invades House of Blues Courtney Brown STAFF WRiter ___________________________ March 15 was a blur at San Diego’s House of Blues. It was the opening night for indie-pop band, Walk the Moon, as it embarked on its headliner tour, Talking is Hard.

The energetic party rockers that remind us to “Shut Up and Dance” almost daily via FM radio were joined by Australian electro-punk group, The Griswolds. The sold-out show featured a colorful assortment of hard-core fans with painted faces to reference Walk the Moon’s signature Lost Boys look.

Those who haven’t been to a sold-out show at The House of Blues, should know that it is shoulder-to-shoulder packed. Fans get to know each other really well, which could either be gross or awesome, depending on the fan.

This show in particular echoed disco, dance anthems, making it near impossible to not get a groove on.

The tone was set with The Griswolds opening performance. The Sydneybased foursome lit the stage, beaming with positive energy.

Fresh off the heels of their debut album, “Be Impressive,” the grungy Aussies held nothing back for their first

night of the tour. The band, whose name is inspired by the ‘80s Van Wilder movie family, is self-described as “tequila-inspired party pop” and channels influences from MGMT to The Beach Boys to Kanye West. New hits infused with ‘80s synth like “Down and Out” and “Be Impressive” were definite crowd pleasers along with their breakout single, “Beware the Dog.” There was enough shaggy-haired head banging, dueling guitar solos and audience involvement to qualify the set as a genuine rock and roll performance.

After their set, members of the band hung out and watched Walk the Moon in the middle of the crowd. It’s always rad to see musicians be so down to Earth after being a “rock god” for 30 minutes on stage.

The rest of the night was electric. Honestly, the best way to describe Walk the Moon is just fun. The Ohio-based band that got their big break in 2011 with hits like “Anna Sun” and “Tightrope,” kicked off their 2015 headlining tour, Talking Is Hard.

The on-stage neon, smoke screens and kaleidoscope-like props made for a euphoric visual performance. It’s music that you simply have to dance your face off to.

Most would think front man, Nicholas Petricca, had a theater background from his

Australian band The Griswolds opened up for Walk the Moon last week at the House of Blues. courtesy of leann mueller

exuberant stage presence, similar to Tyler Glenn of Neon Trees. Walk the Moon’s entire set was executed to the nines, and it showed. Guitarist, Eli Maiman, shredded many flashy guitar solos, standing on speakers and encouraging the crowd. There was a pinnacle moment when Petricca addressed the Walk the Moon “virgins” in the audience, who’d never been

to a show before. The sold-out venue mimicked Petricca’s instructions to channel all negative energy and release it all at once in a 60-second explosion of pure ecstasy.

They followed this moment with “Shut Up and Dance,” which had the whole crowd buzzing with energy and good vibrations — literally, walls were shaking. The foursome ended with an encore of “Anna

Sun.” After the show, fans stuck around and snapped photos with the musicians. Members of both bands showed how humble and genuinely stoked they were to be playing in San Diego. Those looking for a killer spring break mix tape should definitely download stuff from The Griswolds and Walk the Moon. Seriously, do it.

#myfairlady

Former Aztecs star at Cygnet

David Dixon Staff Writer _______________________________ One of the most beloved musicals ever written is playing at the Cygnet Theatre in Old Town. “My Fair Lady” combines classic show tunes with quickwitted dialogue to depict an unusual relationship between a poor, uneducated flower peddler Eliza Doolittle and the egotistical professor Henry Higgins, played by San Diego State alumnus and Cygnet Theatre artistic director Sean Murray.

The new production features several actors from a previous Cygnet staging at the Rolando Theatre, now known as the Moxie Theatre.

Not only is Murray starring and directing once again, but Tom Stephenson, who recently won Actor of the Year at San Diego Critics Circle’s 2014 Craig Noel Awards, is reprising the role of Colonel Pickering.

Stephenson’s father, Dr. courtesy of darren scott C.E. Stephenson, helped start

SDSU’s Master of Fine Arts Musical Theatre program.

“I remember playing the catwalks of the Don Powell Theatre when I was growing up,” Stephenson said. “I was blown away by the scene shop and the theatre in general. It is still a beautiful theatre.”

Stephenson will be creating his own take on the role of Pickering, as opposed to being inspired by previous portrayals of the character, he said.

“During conversations with Murray about the process of ‘My Fair Lady’ coming to the stage, my impression from his remarks was that Pickering was kind of whittled down into a guy who sat and read the paper,” Stephenson said.

“We’re trying to work away from that and make Pickering more intellectually active and invested in the whole project of tutoring Eliza.”

A unique aspect of this Cygnet’s staging is that instead of a traditional, large cast, many ensemble members will be playing several different roles.

SDSU alumnus and stage manager Jennifer Kozumplik feels handing these scenes are some of the most fun and interesting challenges of the musicfilled comedy.

“Making it all operate smoothly backstage can be a challenge and also enjoyable because there should be a magical feeling when certain thespians play someone completely different 30 seconds later after they exit a scene,” she said. “Sometimes by pairing a story down, it shines more as opposed to having tons of artists and having a really

big production.”

One performer who will be portraying several people is SDSU alumnus Debra Wanger. She will primarily play Mrs. Pearce, Higgins’ housekeeper who gets to sing alongside Eliza during the showstopper “I Could Have Danced All Night.” Like Stephenson, Wanger does not want the movie version or other productions of “My Fair Lady” to influence her depiction of Mrs. Pearce.

“I’ve seen the film, but not for a few years and I haven’t gone back to it for this,” she said. “Murray is really letting us take these characters from scratch, which is really fun. I have always kind of dismissed Mrs. Pearce as being just a housekeeper, but she is integral in keeping the dysfunctional family together and Higgins’ life running.”

Wanger hopes that the new version of “My Fair Lady” captures the spirit of the original source material “Pygmalion” from George Bernard Shaw.

“We’ve really gone back to the original ‘Pygmalion’ text,” she said. “I think one of the traps of ‘My Fair Lady’ is it’s really easy to get away form the main characters and story and get into scenes that seem to be about hats, costumes and big numbers. This rendition will attempt to tackle some of Shaw’s themes about class, judging a book by its cover and what makes a person a person.”

If the messages, tunes and jokes resonate, then “My Fair Lady” will be a fresh take on a timeless family friendly show. Having so many on and behind the stage with connections to SDSU should also make any Aztec proud.

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#Datsik

Datsik sneaks into town on Ninja Nation Tour Josselyn Molina Staff Writer ___________________________ At the age of 26 producer Troy Beetles, better known as Datsik, has already established himself in the entertainment industry as an artist as well as the founder and owner of his independent label, Firepower Records.

Last Wednesday, March 11, Datsik’s Ninja Nation Tour made its stop in San Diego along with Kennedy Jones, Fox Stevenson, Truth and DJ Paul Kom. The show, originally supposed to be held at Soma, got moved five days prior to the event. The Ninja Nation Tour filled the three-stage set up at Somewhere Loud — one of San Diego’s up-and-coming venues for electronic music.

The venue change was a small disappointment at first until Somewhere Loud’s setup for the Ninja Nation Tour proved satisfactory. Three DJs played throughout the night, filling the small venue with booming sound and good vibes coming from San Diego’s close-knit rave community.

Datsik’s label, located in the backyard of his Los Angeles home, has already signed multiple artists in the EDM

All walks EDM of fans converged at Somewhere Loud for the Datsik show. josselyn molina, staff writer

world, some of which were featured in his four-monthlong tour. While resident DJs at Somewhere Loud took over both side stages, the line-up in the main stage progressed from New Zealand DJ duo Truth, the U.K.’s Fox Stevenson, the musically versatile Kennedy Jones and special guest MC-performer DJ Paul Kom, all coming on stage to open for Datsik’s much anticipated set.

Datsik’s hip-hop influence on American dubstep was evident throughout the

progression of artists and the different fusions of dubstep and electro being mixed.

Since Datsik’s beginning in 2009, he has been able to produce an enterprise, allowing him to be his own boss. Six years later, his independent label still lives on to support artists with the same ideals as him.

The Ninja Nation Tour exposed a little more of Datsik’s real persona. Not only did Datsik go all out with his “Down 4 My Ninjas” album release this past November

CROSSWORDS

Across 1 Dancing shoe item 4 Initially 11 Doo-wop syllable 14 Modern address 15 Seedless raisin 16 Oakley forte 17 Cape Town’s nation: Abbr.

18 Farm hauler 19 Jurist in 1995 news 20 Area 23 “Come __!”

24 Govt. stipend provider 25 __ Addict: fragrance brand 27 Spot relative 28 Hound 31 Fictional Melbourne Dame

32 SONIC’s Quarter Pound Coneys, e.g.

37 “Sweet as apple cider” girl of song 38 Extinct emu relative 39 1985 sci-fi classic 48 “Argo” setting 49 Flying Cloud, for one 50 “... __ is given”: Isaiah 51 Sub builder 52 It may be pitched 55 High-level predator 56 Hamlet’s satisfied comment about the starts of 20-, 32- and 39-Across?

61 Dadaism founder

Kennedy Jones was one of the opening DJs for Datsik’s tour stop in town. josselyn molina, staff writer

and its promotional tour this year, his partnership with V Squared Labs and PK Sound also brought amazing visuals and some booming bass to the tour, respectively. The small space in which the opening acts had to perform was a bit puzzling until the unveiling of Datsik’s Vortex Lumen — a speaker-shaped cone larger than 10 feet in diameter, built in collaboration with V Squared Labs. The Vortex produced hypnotizing visuals which kept the dancers going until the end.

Aside from the constant drop of beats and funky dance music, a fire-breathing circus act dominated the outside stage floor prior to Datsik’s appearance.

LED finger gloves from Emazing lights were available for sale by the front entrance and dancers brought lightup hula hoops, putting bystanders in awe.

Overall, Ninja Nation Tour’s show at Somewhere Loud impressed and also gave the public an idea of what Datsik is really all about.

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8 Deserve 9 Storm output 10 Hawaiian root 11 Took marriage vows 12 Top-ten tune 13 Latin trio word 21 Unit of speed 22 Had too much 26 Dorm figs.

29 Words of woe 30 Idle, with “off” 33 Fired 34 Potpourri quality 35 “The Great” boy detective 36 Greek consonant 39 Bridge column datum 40 Decorator’s recommendation 41 Nymph in Homer’s “Odyssey” 42 Baby bootee, often 43 “Wait, there’s more” 44 Ticker __ 45 Loan sharks 46 Eponymous city founder 47 Co-dependency figure 53 Oklahoma tribe 54 Playful fisheater 57 “His,” per Ambrose Bierce 58 Juice you can’t drink: Abbr.

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#REALTALK

The truth of my resume CHRISTINE WHITMAN SENIOR STAFF WRITER ____________________________________

T

he whole reason we attend college is to have a piece of paper saying we’re qualified to head out into the real world as adults. That piece of paper can help us reach our dream jobs and all the amenities that come with it. But, before you get that diploma at the end of your college career, you have to study, work and write the dreaded resume.

Most students have experience with writing a resume, as it’s required no matter what industry you apply too.

These days resumes are filled with dozens of extracurricular activities, club affiliations, job qualifications and, most importantly, work experience.

But what about all of the other things you’re good at that are not really resume worthy?

In my eyes, a person is more than what is on their resume. Imagine all of the other things you could add to your resume that truly show who you are. It could give an interviewer a real inside look into who you are by providing a list of your most valuable skills. If I created my own version of a resume, I would add these things:

EDUCATION • San Diego State University

- Bachelors of Attending the Best School in the nation – May 2017

- Named the Best Basketball Game Student Section (2012-2014) EXPERIENCE • Certified Burrito Eater, Chipotle – Present

- Knows Guacamole is extra.

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Sign Holder, The Show – Present - Always believes that we will win.

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Professional Trivia Crack Player – Present - Undefeated at level 100.

RELEVANT SKILLS • Has the ability to watch an entire season of a Netflix television show in one sitting.

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Wears absolutely nothing but SDSU attire on campus.

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Capable of cheering on SDSU sports teams without losing my voice.

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Competent in the art of dodging a skateboarder in the bike lane.

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Sleeps through a series of alarms without waking up.

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Watches every re-run of “F.R.I.E.N.D.S.” when it’s on television.

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Has the ability to pull three consecutive all-nighters.

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Is able to avoid all conversations with other people.

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Can stand in a Starbucks line for an hour without getting impatient.

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Proficient in writing an entire paper an hour before its due date.

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Qualified to survive on nothing but Top Ramen and coffee.

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Transportation and communications surge with energy. Your mind races.

Study what worked before. Meditate on it. Listen to music. Get your message out, and take it in person if necessary.

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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 - Jan. 19) - Today is a 7 - Words fly fast and furious.

Monitor trusted sources. Take notes.

Meditate to reveal a hidden answer.

Define your position and share it. A partner says it even better. Listen to the grapevine.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 - Feb. 18) - Today is a 9 - Profitable opportunities arise in conversation with friends, partners and colleagues. Stick to practical actions rather than nebulous fantasy. Finalize plans. Determine who does what. Keep track of your time, and prepare invoices.

PISCES (Feb. 19 - March 20) - Today is a 9 - New rules apply. Listen to your heart, and to someone who loves you. You're gaining wisdom. Write your discoveries.

Manage practical aspects with budgets and spreadsheets. Do background research. Seek fresh inspiration in nature.