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Aztecs watch the reenactment of JFK’s commencement speech from his 1963 visit to SDSU. Department of Anthropology Chair Seth Mallios spoke of the history of SDSU and Associated Students Officers Rob O’Keefe, Channelle McNutt and Tom Rivera read portions of Kennedy’s speech.
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The 50th anniversary of former President John F. Kennedy’s 1963 San Diego State visit was commemorated at the same place the late president gave his speech about the importance of education and California as the then top-ranked state in education.
The Aztec Bowl, now under the shadow of Viejas Arena and Lot L, was the stage for an analysis contrasting current educational issues with those from Kennedy’s times. Associated Students executives reenacted the speech and unveiled a new plaque honoring the visit. The original plaque, stolen in 2008, was never recovered. The event opened with remarks
from SDSU President Elliot Hirshman, who asked members of the audience that attended the 1963 speech to stand up. About 15 people, including former A.S. president Robert Weir, stood up while the rest of the audience cheered. “It’s a glorious history and it was a glorious day,” Weir said. “I remember his suit. He had a blue striped suit on. I remember his tie.
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I remember his shoes were capped. I just remember everything about him, because how often do you get to meet the president?” Department of Anthropology Chair Seth Mallios took the stage and, before diving into his historical analysis of history, he congratulated those who participated JFK continued on page 2
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Jerry Sanders and Linda Lang will be receiving honorary doctorates at the spring commencement ceremonies.
for six years until he withdrew in 1999 to become president and CEO of United Way of San Diego County. In 2002, Sanders was appointed to the board of the American Red Cross before being elected mayor of San Diego in 2005. Sanders named Aug. 27, 2010 “SDSU Green Event Day” in San Diego to honor the university’s involvement in the green building industry. In 2011, Sanders presented former SDSU football player Marshall Faulk, who had recently been inducted into
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the Pro Football Hall of Fame, with a Proclamation from the City. Sanders also sat on the advisory board for the dean of Arts and Letters and the president, and donated $10,000 to the College of Arts and Letters Faculty Excellence Fund, according to SDSU NewsCenter. Lang earned her master’s degree at SDSU in 1991. Since becoming an accounts payable supervisor at Jack in the Box in 1984, Lang held various HONORARY continued on page 2
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San Diego State will present honorary doctorate degrees to former San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders and Jack in the Box CEO Linda Lang during SDSU’s spring commencement ceremonies. In the past, honorary degree recipiants have “demonstrated excellence in areas that benefit humanity, California State University campuses, the state, nation or world,” according to the CSU website. “We are especially pleased to honor Jerry Sanders and Linda Lang,” SDSU President Elliot Hirshman told SDSU NewsCenter. “As members of the Aztec family, both honorees embody our ethos that “Leadership Starts Here” at San Diego State. Their significant contributions to the San Diego community provide models for today’s students, and we are exceedingly grateful for their many contributions to our university.” During his senior year at SDSU in 1973, Sanders joined the San Diego Police Department, where he served for 26 years. He was chief of police
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Last Thursday, the House of Representatives passed CISPA with a bipartisan vote of 288127. CISPA was first introduced by lawmakers in 2011 and was passed by the House last year, but met insurmountable opposition in the Senate. The bill enables private corporations and businesses to share consumers’ online information with the government, including the National Security Agency. The information is intended to be used as a method to monitor cyber threats, but some lawmakers argue it could lead to the concession of privacy in the digital world. According to The Guardian, a number of organizations support the legislation, including the CTIA wireless industry group, along with TechNet, whose members include big
internet names such as Apple, Google and Yahoo and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. However, other large-scale internet companies and websites, such as Mozilla and Reddit, have voiced their opposition to the bill. The Obama Administration discouraged the House from passing the bill, saying the president would veto the legislation unless it included more assurances of privacy, according to BBC. Other groups, such as Reporters Without Borders, The American Library Association, the American Civil Liberties Union and the Electronic Frontier Foundation, have opposed the bill. The EFF voiced its strong disapproval of the bill on its website. “The language of this bill is dangerously vague, so that personal online activity—from the mundane to the intimate—could be implicated,” EFF Activism Director Rainey Reitman said. In a recent debate about the bill, CISPA continued on page 2