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Graduate students are asking for increased wages and the abolishment of the Student Success Fee and parking fees. COURTESY OF BO ELDER
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A group of graduate students and supporters delivered a letter condemning administrative behavior toward student activists to President Elliot Hirshman’s office on Friday, April 22. The letter is a response to “discretionary actions” taken by the administration in response to the MultiCultural Coalition’s Day of Action on April 14. It explains that several students marched to the president’s office to deliver petitions, but found no staff were present when they arrived. A video taken by activist Frida Ocadiz-Ortega shows the group chanting “treat your workers like you should,” as another protester slides the letter under the office door. However, activists report that members of the administration have been holding individual closeddoor meetings with some of the activists, where they are being accused of breaking the student code of conduct and threatening university staff. “We believe that outrageous mischaracterization of our colleagues (as ‘swearing’ at and ‘threatening’ university employees), calls to the campus police from administration, vague
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mentions of surveillance and possible expulsion, and rumors of impending cuts to graduate student workers’ wages and benefits are all part of a pattern of unwarranted and likely illegal threats and intimidation in response to legally protected activity,” reads the letter. “We are outraged that SDSU administration is employing such dishonest tactics to intimidate workers from further expressing their interests.” The letter also includes a list of graduate student proposals, which were included in the original documents delivered to Hirshman’s office on April 14. It calls upon the university to raise salaries for teaching assistants and graduate assistants, raise the hourly wage for instructional student assistants to $15, guarantee regular hours, and immediately abolish the student success fee and parking permit fees. Graduate students at SDSU report that their take-home pay before taxes comes to approximately $18,000. They say the salary for similar positions at UCSD is around $29,000. “This is really about raising awareness for the issues that we face as graduate students with low stipends that make it challenging to live a sustainable quality of life in
San Diego,” Lydia Wood, Ph.D. geography student said. One of the most significant challenges is the high loans many students must take out in order to attend graduate school. “I think there might be this idea that we’re just a bunch of entitled, privileged students who want more money, but that’s not the situation for a lot of us,” Wood said. “Academia is increasingly a precarious job market. I have friends that are going to enter the job market with close to $200,000 in debt, seeking tenure-track jobs that they might not even have the option for.” Another challenge graduate students say they face is the fact that while their contract forbids them from working more than 20 paid hours per week, they often have a high workload that requires additional hours spent working. “Students in the sciences are burdened with teaching, but also with unrecognized labor and research hours,” said graduate student Aaron Nash. Graduate students say that they would ideally like to see their demands met, but the immediate goal would be to hear from the administration and to have them recognize that students have a right to organize. “San Diego State University has a long and
successful tradition of shared governance,” wrote SDSU chief communications officer Greg Block in an email. “As such, when a policy issue arises, the university engages in a broader discussion of the issue through the appropriate and responsible democraticallyelected body (e.g., Associated Students, University Senate, etc.). “The university also has a long and successful tradition of allowing and encouraging freedom of speech and expression.” Representatives from Student Affairs regularly meet with student groups to educate them about their rights to protest and demonstrate, and how to do that without violating the student code of conduct. If a student does violate the code of conduct, they are referred to Student Rights and Responsibilities for potential disciplinary action,” he wrote. One student who came out to the April 22 event was freshman Brett Rameil. “As a freshman, these are our teachers, so if they’re not paid enough, they won’t wanna teach us. You’ll be passionate if you’re paid more,” he said. “I wanted to get involved because they’re fighting for what later on will be my issues.” “I’m basically fighting for my future,” he said.
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Fraternity fundraises for children CAITLYNNE LEARY STAFF WRITER ____________________________________ Alpha Kappa Psi at San Diego State held a 5K fundraiser on Saturday, April 23 that raised $1,984, or 34,897.17 pesos, for the Eunime orphanage in Tijuana, Mexico. Eunime is an orphanage for children with HIV/AIDS in Tijuana. The professional business fraternity has been partnering with the orphanage for the past three years. The members have gone down to help build roofs, spend time with the children and assist with whatever the orphanage needed. The orphanage does not get a lot of funding from the government and runs for the most part on donations and volunteers. “We go down and visit them and whenever they need help, we see what we can do and just try and offer as much as we can,” Vanessa Boull’t, vice president of marketing said. “It is in another country but being here in San Diego, it’s so close to home at the same time. Us being so close to the border, it’s so easily accessible to San Diego residents.” Alpha Kappa Psi said this is the largest donation they have been able to give them. They are hoping to continue to build their relationship with the orphanage. “The whole goal was to raise awareness and put them on the map,” Michael McBride, vice president of philanthropy, said. “The kids are affected by HIV or AIDS and not many people know about that. It’s kind of a unique cause, it’s not really well known.”
Alpha Kappa Psi fundraises $1,984 for the Eunime orphanage in Tijunana. CAITLYNNE LEARY, STAFF WRITER
Two members from the orphanage were able to come to the event. Javier Cruz, who has been the psychologist for the children for the past two years, and Elizabeth Mendez, a volunteer, drove up from Tijuana to be there for the 5K. They expressed gratitude to Alpha Kappa Psi for what they have done over the past several years for the orphanage. Cruz, who only spoke Spanish, said if these kinds of organizations didn’t exist, the orphanage wouldn’t exist. Although only five people ran the
course this year, the organization hopes to continue to build up the event over the next several years. Relay for Life was the same day and they only had a few weeks to inform other organizations on campus after Student Life and Leadership approved the event. “For the future we definitely want to find a better time and way to market it,” Alpha Kappa Psi’s President David LinCesena said. “It is kind of amazing to think we put this whole event together in a month.” Guadalupe Feria and Warsan Artan
were two runners who participated for extra credit in one of their classes and felt it was a great way to help out people in need. “They don’t have a lot of financial resources so this is a great way to support both our Aztec family and the orphanage in Tijuana,” Feria said. Marissa Walsh, Vice President of Public Relations, said they hope to make this an annual event. She wanted to get the word out as much as possible this year so future years can make even more of an impact on the orphanage.
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SDSU student arrested twice in two days ALEX PISCATELLI STAFF WRITER ____________________________________ VANDALISM On Monday, April 18, at 12:28 p.m., police responded to the Piedra Del Sol apartments, where a woman reported that her ex-boyfriend was banging on her door. Police arrived and arrested the man, who is an San Diego State student, for violating his restraining order. CHECK THE WELFARE On Tuesday, April 19, around 7:45 a.m., the same SDSU student was arrested again at the Piedra Del Sol apartments. According to SDSU Police Department, he (again) violated a restraining order. He was transported to County Jail. SEXUAL ASSAULT REPORTED SDSUPD recieved a report on April
20 at 11:47 a.m. of a sexual assault the previous night. The person who reported the incident said that his friend had been sexually assaulted the previous night by his roommate. Cpl. Peterson said that police are investigating the claim. INDECENT EXPOSURE SDSUPD received a report of a man masturbating at Parking Structure 1 on April 19, shortly after 1 p.m. He was described as a white man in his 40’s, with light brown hair. He was wearing sunglasses, a white collared shirt, white jogging pants and red underwear. A report was taken, according to SDSUPD. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE An SDSU student was arrested for domestic violence on Thursday, April 21 at 4:30 p.m.
SDSUPD responded to a disturbance between two people on the bridge by Parking Structure 1 and the Education and Business Administration building. After investigation, officers determined a domestic violence incident involving minor injuries had occurred, said Peterson. One of the students involved was arrested. VEHICLE THEFT On Friday, April 22, around 6:30 a.m., SDSUPD responded to a report of a campus vehicle having collided into the Geology, Mathematics and Chemical Sciences building. When officers arrived on the scene, they found the occupants had fled the scene. The vehicle had been stolen from another location on campus, said Cpl. Peterson. PUBLIC INTOXICATION - JAIL
On Saturday, April 23, shortly after 11 p.m., a non-SDSU student was arrested at Parking Lot K. Officers responded to a report of an intoxicated subject. The subject was arrested for disorderly conduct, said Cpl. Peterson. DISTURBING THE PEACE On Sunday, April 24, SDSUPD recieved a call about four males and one female throwing watermelons off the roof of Parking Structure 6. Two females below were taking photographs. Police responded to the scene. PEDESTRIAN STOP AND CONTACT On April 25 shortly before 9 a.m., police responded to a man screaming at himself outside the Piedra Del Sol apartments on Hardy Ave. He was wearing a camo shirt and jeans.
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APR. 27 - MAY 3, 2016 • THE DAILY AZTEC EDITOR: JAMIE BALLARD • NEWS@THEDAILYAZTEC.COM
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Students take their film to Cannes EMELY NAVARRO SENIOR STAFF WRITER ____________________________________ Chelsea Best, a theater, film and new media sophomore was anxious submitting her short film, Enamored, to Campus Movie Fest. The movie festival is the largest student film festival in the world and gives students an array of opportunities if their film is selected into the top four of their school. As if what is at stake is not nerve wracking enough, every student that participates in Campus Movie Fest only has five days to write, film and edit their movie. The time restraint, mixed with not knowing who her competition was made Best nervous. There were over 60 submissions into Campus Movie Fest from San Diego State. Out of those submissions the top 16 films were played in front of all the participants. From those 16 films, the top four movies receive the Jury Award. Films given this award can be given the opportunity to go to the Cannes Film Festival in France in May 2016. To her delight, Enamored was not only got shown in the top 16 but it was also given the Jury Award. A few weeks after winning this award, Best received an email from Campus Movie Fest. “They mentioned very briefly about
Graciella Regua, Matt Gibson, Ashlyn Savidge, Chelsea Best, Jonathan Verdugo, Wing-Yiu Cheung, Emily Kaiserauer pose with their award at Campus Film Fest. COURTESY OF CHESLEA BEST
some of the films getting chosen to go to the Cannes International Film Festival, but that kinda went over my head because it is so rare for that to happen,” Best said. “I was waiting for the trolley to come home after a long day and I check my emails and I literally freaked out because I just saw an email saying, “congratulations you are going to the Cannes International Film Festival” and I was like what does this mean?” Out of the four films from SDSU that received the Jury Award only two made it to Cannes: Enamored and Showdown by Maxwell Renner. “It’s so weird though to think about what we made last year versus this year because I feel like I haven’t really changed that much,” Best said. “After watching the film from last year it is like wow I have
changed a lot.” The concept of the film was created by Graciela Regua, a journalism sophomore, after Best mentioned to her how she wanted her film to have a twist. The movie is based on an infatuation that a girl has on a boy after meeting him for the first time. The girl creates an alternative reality in her thoughts of a world where they are together, and obsesses over him in real life. “I think I was inspired by Gone Girl and The Sixth Sense, two of my favorite thrillers,” Regua said. “I loved the idea of convincing the audience of one thing and then completely flipping the script.” Best said they incorporated two cameras with different light sensitivity to portray the girl’s imagination versus
reality. Ashlyn Savidge, a theater sophomore plays the main character of the film. She also won the best actress award at SDSU’s Campus Movie Fest. “I knew from the beginning that I wanted to work with Ashlyn,” Best said. “I just love working with her, it is so easy.” Savidge was also the main character in Best’s Campus Movie Fest last year. “Shooting Enamored was different from the first year because last year was my first filming experience ever, this time I had a lot more experience,” Savidge said. Both Best and Savidge will be attending the Cannes Film Festival in May. In Cannes they will have the opportunity to promote the film and network with several people in the film industry.
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APR. 27 - MAY 3, 2016 • THE DAILY AZTEC EDITOR: RYAN POSNER • SPORTS@THEDAILYAZTEC.COM
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Henrikson goes out on top
Senior Emma Henrikson became the second women’s golfer in school history to win MW Women’’s Golfer of the Year. FILE PHOTO
JOSEPH FARIA STAFF WRITER ___________________________________ San Diego State senior women’s golfer Emma Henrikson became the second women’s golfer in school history to take home the Mountain West Women’s Golfer of the Year award on Wednesday April 20. A fitting end to a career with plenty of highlights and accolades. Henrikson posted six top-10 individual placements this season, recorded two third-place finishes, was the Mountain West Women’s Golfer of the Month in September and conference player of the week in early March. “I feel like I’ve been working hard for a long time,” Henrikson said. “My goal
has always been to achieve player of the year status since coming to SDSU. I’ve never practiced so much coming into this year. “In my first year or so, (that hard work) didn’t pay off, but I stayed patient and focused to eventually be rewarded. I’m truly happy with my accomplishments, but there’s still work to do this season.” Born and raised in Malmo, Sweden, Henrikson has grown up around golf. “My parents and my brothers have played (golf ) their entire lives,” said Henrikson. “I started to play for real when I was 8 and competed in tournaments when I was 11.” Even though she was playing “for real,” golf was not her first passion. “To be honest, golf wasn’t my favorite sport when l was growing up,” she said. “I was an active dancer and gymnast as
a little girl. Back then golf was just kind of a summer thing. But as years went on, I dreamt about competing and winning in golf. I liked the individual aspect of it and I saw a bright future for myself.” When she was 14 years old, Henrikson received a letter from the Swedish national golf team to participate in tournaments along with other girls her age. “That motivated me a lot,” Henrikson said. “I felt like this was my calling and I soon fell in love with playing the sport.” She also had never lived anywhere besides Sweden before attending college in San Diego. Luckily for her, she landed in a place where golf can be played year-round, and finding a course to play on is no problem. “Going to SDSU has certainly been life changing,” she said. “Back home, the weather is always a problem and there are easier golf courses. Here it’s the opposite: the weather is perfect and there are more difficult courses. You really have to change your tactics.” Many of Henrikson’s friends in the golfing ranks began to go pro as she began her college career, and she admitted there were doubts if she would stay at SDSU all four years. In the end, the time she spent with the team has been invaluable toward her progression. Henrikson isn’t the only one to notice her immense improvements. “I think that Emma is a leader on the golf course and is committed to excellence,” head coach Leslie Spalding said. “Her goal is to have the most minutes practiced per year. That’s her mentality and it shows an example for the younger players. I want to have them watch her.” “She can be an All-American.” Having a traditional “coach” was something that Henrikson was not used to back in Sweden. Her time with Spalding, though, has shaped her golfing experience at SDSU. “Coach Spalding has pushed me as a player and I’m thankful for it,” Henrikson said. “My team and I have so much fun on and off the course. I would say my relationship with my coaches and teammates have been on an upward slope.” Henrikson’s legacy will surely be remembered at SDSU. She plans to take in these last couple of weeks of the season before carrying out her career plans, which include going back to Sweden in the summer to practice before returning to San Diego to go pro.
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Thornton taking on mentor role MAYER POHLOD STAFF WRITER ____________________________________ It’s expected for any sports team to go through highs and lows over time. No team can be great forever, and despite any previous success, there’s always going to be some down years. The past five seasons, San Diego State baseball has experienced both sides of the coin. From the under .500 season in 2012, to the three consecutive NCAA tournament appearances from 2013-15, to the current 12-25 team this year, there has been only one player that has been through it all: redshirt-senior outfielder Spencer Thornton. Though there are two other redshirt seniors on the team in right-handers Brian Heldman and Dalton Douty, Thornton is the only one to have been with SDSU every year. Out of Los Osos Valley High in Rancho Cucamonga, Thornton is in his final season with SDSU after five years with the program. When Thornton first arrived on campus Tony Gwynn was the head coach, Barack Obama was campaigning for reelection and former Aztec, Stephen Strasburg, was in the midst of his first major league season. “What I’m trying to take away from (2012) is that even if we’re not winning as many ballgames as we’d like, just still be consistent, be myself and be someone that the younger guys can look at and say ‘If Spencer’s still going hard we still got to go hard,’” he said. Thornton’s path to his veteran role has been littered with the good and the bad. Though he was technically a part of the 2013 Mountain West Championship team, he had to sit out the whole season due to Tommy John surgery, hence the redshirt year. “That really stunted his progress. There was a lot more awaiting him if he didn’t have to skip a year,” head coach Mark Martinez said. “But
Redshirt-senior outfielder Spencer Thornton leads the baseball team with five home runs this season. KATELYN MULCAHY, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
he’s battled himself back into being a premier guy. He’s really worked himself into being successful.” Thornton recovered from his injury in time to help lead SDSU to its second and third consecutive MW Championships in 2014 and 2015. This season, Thornton is the usual tenant of the fifth slot in the lineup and out in left field. One of just two upperclassmen in the regular starting nine, he’s the elder statesman on a team full of younger players still maturing. One player who’s felt his influence is fellow outfielder, sophomore Denz’l Chapman. “Being an outfielder, I’ve worked with (Thornton) every day,” Chapman said. “He’s a pretty open guy. The first time I met him, he introduced himself
to me and a lot of older guys really aren’t open like that. “He’s one of my closest friends on the team. He’s very insightful.” Through 37 games, Thornton is batting a respectable .287, good for third on the team, with eight doubles, a triple, and 17 RBIs. He’s also belted a team-high five home runs, one ahead of sophomore outfielder Tyler Adkison. Thornton takes inspiration in part from his former coach and Major League Baseball Hall-of-Famer, Tony Gwynn, who died in 2014. “Coach Gwynn was going through some tough times when he had cancer, and he showed up here everyday before practice, cracking jokes, and just being that positive guy even though it was a tough situation,” Thornton said. “That’s definitely
one thing I’ve taken from it; Be the guy that’s going to put a smile on everyone’s face that day and be someone that everyone respects.” Being a mentor on the team has not only helped some of the newcomers this year, it has helped Martinez transition into his era as the team’s head coach. “He’s a kid that’s answered the bell, whether it’s on or off the field. He’s a calming presence in the clubhouse and takes everything off of the baseball field. He’s a true gentleman, a great citizen and a great leader,” Martinez said. Not counting tournament play, Thornton has 14 college baseball games left, after which he will graduate with a master’s degree in business management.
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LAX ends down season with loss to Stanford ASHLEY WASHBURN STAFF WRITER ____________________________________ San Diego State lacrosse closed out its season Sunday afternoon against Stanford University (13-3, 8-1 MPSF), a team known for being extremely active on the offensive side of the ball and were defeated by the Cardinal, 16-10. After going a program-record 9-8 last season, the Aztecs took a step back this year (4-11, 3-6 MPSF). The Aztecs fought hard in their finale though against a Stanford team ranked inside the top 15 of multiple national polls. “I’m very, very proud of how our entire team played today,” SDSU head coach Kylee White said. “From goalie, defense, offense, midfielder, just all around.” Sunday also marked senior day for a group that helped lead the team to its only record over .500 in the program’s five-year history in 2014-15. “This group of seniors is very special. They are exceptional people and we are going to miss them a lot. I wish them the best in the future.”
The fist goal of the game came from Stanford sophomore midfielder Kelly Myers. SDSU junior Kristen Hickey answered back nearly 40 seconds later and then scored again, letting the Cardinal know that the Aztecs weren’t going down without a fight. Stanford then scored seven unanswered goals in a matter of 15 minutes, with goals from sophomore Maggie Nick, Myers, junior Kelsey Murray off a free position attempt, senior Mackenzie Tesei, junior Elizabeth Cusick off a free position attempt, sophomore Dillon Schoen and senior Anna Salemo. The run put Stanford up 8-2. Hickey scored her third goal of the game to stop the Cardinal’s seven-goal streak. However, Nick was given a free position attempt shortly after and scored. Before the end of the first period, SDSU junior Ijeoma Ikpe scored, but Myers scored again for Stanford, giving the Cardinal a 10-4 lead at the half. At the start of the second period, Mackenzie Tesei scored her second goal of the game for Stanford
San Diego State lacrosse finished with five less wins and three more losses than in 2015. KATELYN MULCAHY, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Then the Aztecs mounted a 4-1 run, with goals coming from junior Vickie Porter, redshirt-senior Katie Gill, sophomore Mackenzie Lech and Hickey, making the score 12-8. SDSU junior defender Casey Taggart was then handed a penalty, forcing her to sit out for a minute. The Cardinal capitalized with the Aztecs a player down, getting a goal
from senior Paige Southmaid. Stanford earned a penalty themselves shortly after, which allowied Ikpe to score an easy goal and cut Stanford’s lead to 13-9. SDSU scored its final point of the game from Hickey, which gave her five goal on the game. Salemo closed out the game with her 31st goal of the season.
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Around the ‘Hoorn’ to San Diego MATT FIERST STAFF WRITER ____________________________________ For someone who grew up in the Netherlands, San Diego might as well be a foreign planet with its sun-swept beaches and mild climate. Despite the distance and differences, San Diego State women’s tennis senior Isabelle Hoorn is exactly where she wants to be. The transition from the northwestern European country to San Diego came as a shock to Hoorn. “It was so easy for me growing up there,” Hoorn said. “Everything was super easy-going. It’s very different from (San Diego) weather-wise, but (the Netherlands) is an awesome country.” While growing up in a village outside of Amsterdam, Hoorn was always active in sports. She dabbled in field hockey as a child and her parents had her pick up ice skating as well. Hoorn first picked up tennis at around 10 years old and her abilities with the racket were quickly apparent. “I got selected to play in the (Netherland Tennis Federation), so I basically started to practice more and more because I was asked for the Federation,” she said. For Hoorn, attending and playing for SDSU became a realization through
a network of her coaches in the Netherlands. “I had a coach that knew a coach that was an assistant for another school in California,” she said. “That coach brought me in contact with (SDSU head coach) Peter Mattera and that’s how I ended up here.” The team’s reputation is what sold her on playing for the Aztecs, though. “I had a coach from the Federation that said (SDSU) would be good for me because I find academics very important,” Hoorn said. Although the adjustment moving to a different country and continent was a lot to handle, it has been a smooth transition. “I had never been to San Diego,” Hoorn said. “It was a total guess, but I could not have picked a better place.” In her four years at SDSU, Hoorn has had some impressive feats. As a freshman she engineered a three-match win streak. Sophomore year she was an impressive 12-4 in doubles play and as a junior, Hoorn combined with former teammate Kristin Buth for the topspot during dual-match play on nine different occasions. This season, she is the only player on the team who’s record is over .500 in singles play (13-12). In spite of her individual accomplishments, it was the team’s
Senior Isabelle Hoorn grew up near Amsterdam, Netherlands, before coming to San Diego State. KRISTIAN CARREON, SENIOR STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
2011-12 run in the Mountain West Tournament that stands out for Hoorn when she looks back at her time as an Aztec. But her memories of the team are not solely on the court. “Off the court we do so many things both with friends on the team and outside the team,” Hoorn said. “We get to travel a lot and all the little things we do together like the hikes, the skydiving and everything like that.”
As her college and playing career as an Aztec wane, Hoorn is looking forward to the next match of her life. “This is going to be the last couple of weeks for me competing at this level,” Hoorn said. “I’m a finance major and I’m planning to go to New York this summer and coach tennis there at first and then from there I’m going to try to find a (finance) internship in New York. I’m really excited for that.”
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APR. 27 - MAY 3, 2016 • THE DAILY AZTEC EDITOR: JOSEPH CIOLINO • OPINION@THEDAILYAZTEC.COM
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It’s music festival, not clothes festival ZOE KAYE CONTRIBUTOR ____________________________________ If you’ve logged on to any social media site in the past week, chances are you’ve seen one-too-many photos of widebrimmed hats, crochet tops and reflective sunglasses. The flood of these posts has begun to change my view of The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, an event I attended and loved for the past two years. But this year I decided to not go and I sold my ticket. Coachella has become an overpriced and overrated scene where privileged teenagers and young adults flock, not so much to appreciate the music, but to socialize and flaunt festival fashion.
Many of the attendees respect the music and art, but these typically aren’t the ones posing for the camera like primped-up flower children. Between the costs of festival-appropriate attire, wristbands, lodging, transportation and food and drink, the event easily totals up to $1,000 and more. Is this kind of money worth spending if your first priority is social and not musical? This was first brought to my attention a few months ago when a classmate and I were discussing the thrill of Coachella being on the horizon. But the only thing she contributed to the conversation was her excitement about outfit planning — nothing about the lineup, the visual art instillations and the desert setting and feel. Sure, dressing for an occasion can
be half the fun, but music festivals are not fashion runways. It should be about music. With the progressing popularity of outdoor music festivals, there is an unwritten uniform dress code, especially for females. Its a Woodstock-inspired, boho-hippie and seemingly carefree look. When in reality finding a statementmaking outfit for each of the three days can be the most distressing part of the experience. Luckily, online stores make the process easier with their “festival wear” tab — which if thorough — will include everything from floor-sweeping suede vests to fake septum rings. Honestly, I can’t blame anyone for wanting to frolic around on Coachella’s lush green grass in a flowing dress and floppy hat. It’s when blister-inducing sandals
are paired with a metric ton of chunky jewelry that I begin to wonder how one can enjoy the music, let alone anything when trying to appear put-together in triple-digit heat. However, after sacrificing time, money and effort creating the perfect outfit, a festival-goer can’t be blamed for flaunting it and documenting the fashion statement on social media. Coachella was an incredible highlight of the past two years of my life. But for me, what was once a celebration of music and art has become an overpriced gathering of carefully-dressed artificial free-spirits, who honestly all look the same. While I’m sorry to have missed Disclosure and Edward Sharpe, I’m glad to have sold my wristband.
#SEXUALMISCONDUCT
Berkeley: Allegations swept under the rug JULIANNA MCDOWELL STAFF COLUMNIST ____________________________________ The University of California, Berkeley, a public university known for its prestigious academic standing, has recently come under fire for a multitude of sexual misconduct allegations. In any other college setting, one would think that these reports of sexual assault would emanate from harassment between students, but in actuality, the charges have been aimed at the chief administrators and faculty of various departments of the university. Now, in recent events, Berkeley’s provost has resigned after being accused of mishandling a sexual harassment case. Numerous staff members have have been fired for sexual harassment violations. However, the question remains – are these actions too little, too late? Sexual harassment is defined as harassment in a workplace or other professional or social situation, involving the making of unwanted
sexual advances or obscene remarks. To many students, these actions may not seem out of the ordinary between a superior and a subordinate. Realistically, many may not know how to report these incidents, while others may not want to report them. And what’s more, Berkeley’s administration failed to properly address these concerns, according to several students who have filed lawsuits against the university. The administration continued to allow these faculty members, including the dean of Berkeley’s law school, Sujit Choudhry, astronomy professor Geoffrey Marcy and men’s basketball assistant coach Yann Hufnagel to remain in positions of tenured authority even after investigations determined the claims of sexual harassment were valid. All three men have recently resigned from their positions at UC Berkeley. Choudhry filed a grievance suit against the university, alleging his due process rights were violated. Even survivors brave enough to speak up and stand against these administrators were left feeling neglected by the university.
Protests have been taking place on campus as students have voiced these concerns in a public and vocal forum. Many students feel the university has disregarded their safety and education and instead worked to maintain faculty reputations and the reputation of the university overall. Students and faculty alike are questioning the ethics of the university’s leadership, and in turn are speaking out against it. “I think I speak for a large portion of the Cal community when I say this kind of treatment of students by faculty members cannot be tolerated,” said Sanjay Nimmagudda, sophomore film and English major at UC Berkeley. “It’s a blatant misuse of professional standing and is cause for significant alarm.” The ethical principles and serious professional integrities ignored in the handling of these cases cannot go unpublicized. Berkeley’s underreporting of these crimes on campus is part of a larger sexual assault issue on campuses nationwide, where according to the National Sexual Violence Resource Center, more than 90 percent of sexual
assault victims on college campuses do not report the assault. This may be in large part due to the gross underreporting and underplaying of these crimes by university administrators who see students as another dollar amount of tuition. Sexual harassment at Berkeley has shed light onto both itself and the university system in general on the issue of sexual harassment and assault. Campuses cannot continue to treat their students as second-class citizens while faculty play God. University administrators, especially at UC Berkeley, must take responsibility for their actions and the actions of their employees. They must take steps to ensure that these cases are brought to justice and handled with the utmost care and seriousness. In each instance, no student should have to feel unsafe in a place that is supposed to be dedicated to higher learning. College students have a lot to worry about: midterms, money and jobs for some. They shouldn’t have to worry about sexual harassment as well.
#BIRTHCONTROL
Contraceptives more accessible for women SYDNEY SWEENEY STAFF COLUMNIST ____________________________________ It’s nothing but good news for women in California who want easier access to birth control. As of April 1, women of all ages no longer need to visit a physician to get the pill, patch or ring. Instead, they can visit a local pharmacy and pick up their preferred contraception without a prescription. Similar legislation took effect in Oregon at the start of 2016 — there, recipients must be age 18 or older. And women in Washington state have picked up their prescription-free contraceptives from local pharmacies for over 30 years now. But this is not to say that such laws disregard the health and safety of the birth control recipients. This new method of distributing
contraceptives is not over the counter, and pharmacists must follow a procedure when issuing the drugs. Potential recipients must speak directly with a pharmacist and fill out a health questionnaire comparable to the sort of patient surveys used in a traditional physician’s office. A customer’s blood pressure is taken, and pharmacists must confirm that the customer is appropriately trained in administration of the selected birth control. The comprehensive process will ensure that recipients are prepared, fitting candidates for the chosen option. With the measure’s recent implementation, medical professionals widely argue that more accessible birth control will prevent abortions and unintended pregnancies. “The easier it is for someone to access medication, the more likely they are to use it,” said Sarah McBane, president of
the California Pharmacists Association. Certainly, the U.S.’s history with birth control largely validates McBane’s theory. Consider the early decades of the 20th century, when women favored commercial douches for contraception, despite the fact that condoms and diaphragms more effectively prevented pregnancies. Douches were unreliable and even dangerous—some caused inflammation, burning and death—but they were also conveniently cheap. On the contrary, both condoms and diaphragms were pricey, and the latter required women to visit a physician, creating yet another hurdle against the prevention of unintended pregnancies. Research conducted in 1933 revealed that nearly half of the 507 women who used douches as contraception still ended up pregnant. Things are no different in today’s
America, where women of all ages and incomes desire safe, effective birth control but may encounter difficulty obtaining it. Teenage girls become pregnant from unprotected sex, too afraid to speak to their parents or doctors about the matter. Women without health insurance cross southern borders to obtain over-the-counter birth control, but are less likely to take preventive health screening for the drugs. Those who lack transportation to even a physician’s office or clinic are unable to obtain hormonal contraception at all. This new measure seeks to help women overcome some tribulations that hinder their welfare, and California’s move is definitely a positive one in support of increasingly accessible health care and women’s reproductive rights.
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#BINACOM16
BINACOM 2016 en la SDSU JOSÉ GUZMÁN-QUIRINO MUNDO AZTECA EDITOR ______________________________________ BINACOM 2016 en la San Diego State University reunió el pasado fin de semana a periodistas, alumnos y profesores de ambos lados de la frontera. La Asociación Binacional de la Facultad de Comunicación mejor conocida como BINACOM le dio la oportunidad a decenas de estudiantes de exponer su trabajo de campo y también entrar en diálogo con otros alumnos, académicos y profesionales de diferentes universidades acerca de temas como la comunicación digital, su transformación y hacia donde se dirige el periodismo y la comunicación en general en el futuro. Esta conferencia se hace cada dos años y se distingue por estar dirigida a académicos, estudiantes y profesionales de comunicación y periodismo. Hubo decenas de talleres durante el evento, incluso una exhibición de arte llamada Mextasy que incluía arte de los estereotipos comunes que existen hacia los mexicanos y latinos en los Estados Unidos. También vinieron distinguidos profesionales a relatar acerca de su experiencia cubriendo temas de la frontera y de personas hispanas que no tienen que ver con solo crímenes, como es una costumbre ver en los medios de
comunicación. Ivan Orozco, graduado de la SDSU y actual jefe de prensa de Club Tijuana Xoloitzcuintles de Caliente resaltó que se empeñó en esta carrera por que tenía que ser la voz de esas personas vulnerables quienes no representados adecuadamente. Además dijo que el empezó a reportar sobre estos problemas por un consejo de un amigo, quien le dijo que si él no hacía esta cobertura sobre los hispanos nadie lo haría. Orozco dijo que incluso una vez escribió un reportaje y esa nota fue quitada de la primera plana porque era acerca de un estudiante cuyos padres habían sido deportados, y como era un tema sensible no le dieron el lugar que merecía la nota. Como el caso de Orozco, varios reporteros mencionaron historias similares, y dijeron que era algo muy común, pero resaltaron que este tipo de situaciones los han hecho seguir trabajando más fuerte porque hay una necesidad y también para eliminar cualquier perjuicio sobre estos temas. Yasser Villa, estudiante de ciencias de la comunicación en la Universidad Autónoma de Baja California del campus de Mexicali dijo que no sabía mucho sobre BINACOM antes del encuentro, pero que se enteró gracias a una profesora de su universidad. “Me gusto la idea de lo que busca BINACOM sobre un encuentro en las
#BINACOM16
Concurso de BINACOM JASMIN SHERIF ESCRITORA ______________________________________ Cada dos años la Asociación Binacional de Escuelas de Comunicación lleva a acabo su tradicional concurso de ensayos en el que participan estudiantes de ambos lados de la frontera. El tema de este año fue la comunicación digital: transformaciones, innovaciones y nuevas direcciones.
una experiencia muy interesante y enriquecedora. Asistir a este congreso le permitió ampliar su conocimiento en cuanto a la importancia que tienen la cultura mexicana y la estadounidense en San Diego, al igual que la importancia de manejar el español y el inglés en el periodismo. Brian del Carmen escribió el ensayo titulado “Integridad periodística en la era de las redes sociales (Journalistic integrity in the age of social media)” que
(ES IMPORTANTE) MANEJAR EL ESPAÑOL Y EL INGLÉS EN EL PERIODISMO. Los ganadores de este año fueron dos estudiantes de la San Diego State University (SDSU): Janelle L’Hereux y Brian del Carmen. Ambos tuvieron la oportunidad de leer sus ensayos durante el encuentro y recibieron un reconocimiento y un premio monetario. LOS GANADORES Janelle L’Hereux cursa su segundo año en la SDSU como estudiante de periodismo. Desde el momento en que leyó la convocatoria para el concurso le pareció muy interesante el tema y por eso decidió participar, pero confesó que jamás imaginó que ganaría. Su trabajo se enfocó en el impacto que tiene la comunicación digital en la sociedad. Asímismo L’Hereux explicó que aunque no se considera bilingüe, participar de BINACOM fue
trata acerca del impacto que tienen las redes sociales en la sociedad, y cómo afectan la credibilidad de los periodistas debido a la cantidad de información a la que están expuestos los usuarios de la internet. En cuanto a BINACOM, Del Carmen mencionó que le pareció una experiencia muy interesante, debido al enfoque binacional. Y agregó que hablar español es una ventaja y un factor clave en la actualidad. Ambos ganadores aseguran que utilizarán el dinero que ganaron para sus estudios, L’Hereux dijo que lo guardaría en su cuenta de ahorros para hacer algunos pagos y tal vez para invitar a cenar a su familia. Mientras que Del Carmen aseguró lo guardará para adquirir su pase de transporte público y así poder asistir a la escuela el próximo semestre.
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escuelas de comunicación de ambos países y el encuentro entre estudiantes y alumnos es por eso que decidí participar en este evento”, dijo Villa. “Considero que este tipo de eventos son importantes porque hacen que nos reunamos y podamos conocer ideas o puntos de vista en la comunicación desde otro punto de vista o contexto”. Villa dijo que lo que más le gustó de este evento fueron los comentarios, charlas e investigaciones de universidades estadounidenses y mexicanas y que le gustaría volver a participar en un futuro. Carlos Gómez, estudiante de relaciones
públicas de la SDSU, dijo que le gustó mucho este evento, especialmente por la participación de la compañía de relaciones públicas Nuffer, Smith, Tucker Public Relations para quien le gustaría trabajar en un futuro. “Tienen un director de su sector hispanohablante y eso me dejó impresionado porque ninguna otra compañía de relaciones públicas aquí en San Diego tiene tanta interacción con el público hispano”, dijo Gómez. “También quedé encantado con la presentación de Mark Zeigler quien hablo de los juegos olímpicos y la corrupción”.
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#SHAUNAHAYNES
Friend’s death honored by Aztec JAMIE BALLARD NEWS EDITOR _____________________________________ Shauna Haynes was described as “always caring, always giving, someone who always wanted to make sure you were having a good day.” This description comes from Kelsea Lake, business junior and Haynes’ former coworker at The Old Spaghetti Factory. “It’s been said a lot by a lot of different people, but she was a person whose smile would light up a room,” Lake said. “She would just run and jump on co-workers to give them the biggest hug.” Lake, along with many of Haynes’ friends and family, was shocked to hear Haynes had been identified as the victim of a homicide earlier this month. She was found on April 6, and the suspect has been arrested and is awaiting trial. “It sunk in, and I was like ‘How do you even deal with this?’” Lake said. “You don’t see something like this in real life, to someone you know.” After talking to several other employees who had worked with Haynes at The Old Spaghetti Factory, Lake decided the best thing she could do was find a way to help. She started the Shauna Haynes Service Fundraiser through GoFundMe. As of this writing, $7,325 has been raised in honor of Haynes. The money will go to her family to assist with various expenses, such as a memorial service. Lake said the family has not yet made any decisions on exactly what to do, but the funds are available when they decide.
“Obviously money doesn’t fix everything, she still won’t be with us anymore, and this horrible thing still happened,” Lake said. “But I think not having to worry about the financial aspect will help.” The average cost of a funeral service is between $8,000 and $10,000, and that doesn’t necessarily include other expenses such as providing food for the service or paying travel expenses for family members to attend the service. Lake said her primary goal of the fundraiser is for Haynes’ family to have the means to honor her in a peaceful way and create a legacy not centered on her death. To that end, she’s also working with Make a Wave, an organization which promotes acts of kindness in honor of a person or cause. Make a Wave offers coins that read “This coin is on a voyage! This coin is one of a kind. Before rolling it forward, go to MakeaWave.com to see what this specific vessel represents.” Below the message is an identification number. “So, say you’re behind me in line at Starbucks and I paid for your coffee,” Lake said. “I’d ask the barista to give you the coin, and then you would go to the website and type in the identification number, and Shauna’s page would come up. Then you could perform an act of kindness and pass the coin on to someone else.” She plans to begin the coin’s journey by giving it to Haynes’ family. “She would be ecstatic about something like this, her name living on in this way,” Lake said. She shared memories of her “spunky” nature and “go-getter” attitude. She said while other co-
The Make a Wave coin is a way to honor a loved ones memory. JAMIE BALLARD, NEWS EDITOR
workers occasionally griped, Haynes was always cheerful and volunteered to take on extra tasks. The goal for the fundraiser is set at $15,000. Lake attributes some of the fundraiser’s success to her dedication to get the word out but also acknowledges the media has been helpful by mentioning it in articles pertaining to Haynes’ death and the subsequent trial process. ABC News10 interviewed Lake on campus in a political science class taught by lecturer John Mercurio. However, she also expressed frustration that many of the news outlets she’s spoken to focused on the more gruesome aspects of Haynes’ death and not the fundraiser itself. “Sometimes, they take snippets of what you say and twist it into what they
want it to say,” she said. “I’m just trying to raise money for her family to be able to honor her in a way where she’s remembered for something other than this ... But fortunately, a lot of them have mentioned the GoFundMe.” Lake has been contacted by both local stations as well as national outlets including CNN and Nancy Grace. She’s staying firm in her commitment to only speak about the fundraiser and her memories of Shauna and not speak about the death. “I don’t want to be highlighted or portrayed as someone who was very close,” she said. “We were friends at work. I didn’t know her for 15 years. I wasn’t really a close family friend. I was just touched enough by this to create the GoFundMe. I wanted to make a difference.”
#FINANCELITERACY
New class offers finance ‘survival guide’ NICOLE SAZEGAR SENIOR STAFF WRITER ____________________________________ The minute high school is over, the umbilical cords attaching students to their parents are cut, and they’re left to fend for themselves in the real world. All of a sudden, foreign concepts like decisions of buying or renting a home, buying or leasing a car, insurance and taxes are thrust at them. Unfortunately in America, individuals are not fully equipped in financial literacy. Fortunately for San Diego State students, a financial literacy class will be offered in the fall semester as a general education foundations class under social and behavioral sciences. Finance professor Tom Warschauer will be teaching the course. California is one of about a third of states in the U.S. without a financial literacy class requirement in high school, but because these concepts seem hard to grasp firsthand for high school students, the class is more suited to college students. The class covers a range of practical concepts about decisions students will have to make in the next three or four years. Warschaur will teach students the tips and tricks on how to not be tricked by businesses and their agents. “My viewpoint in this class is not that businesses are good or bad, it’s not that they’re trying to take advantage of you
Tom Washauer will teach the finance class this fall. COURTESY OF TOM WARSHAUER
or not,” Warschauer said. “It’s just that they have their set of interests and you have your set of interests, and they don’t always merge.” Warschauer will arm students with enough knowledge to tell when advice from a company or business is really in their best interest or not. For him, it’s a “consumer protection class.” When Americans are forced to choose a retirement plan or disability insurance when they get their first job in their field, they end up making bad decisions due to financial illiteracy.
When it comes to disability insurance, people don’t want to think about being disabled, so they ignore the possibility until the worst happens. At this point, people are stuck with short-term insurance, and they don’t have the financial resources to respond to the situation. The financial literacy class will teach students how to avoid such a scenario. “You need to be aware of what the choices are, and that’s what the heart of the class is,” Warschauer said. The class will teach students how to use smartphone applications to help keep track of spending. It gives guidelines on a range of topics such as borrowing, interest rates, car leases and car loans It will mostly teach students about where to look for information and the best information sources. Warschauer knows students can’t absorb a lot of information right away, so he hopes to equip his students with the ability to find information when they need it. The class will have multiple project requirements. One project will involve students envisioning themselves in seven years and decide what kind of job they might have. Using income data from the government, they will build a budget and calculate taxes around those earnings. The project also requires the student to build a budget and savings plan
around the possibility of marriage and children. Warschauer said he hopes to keep everyone who will take the class from making poor, irreversible financial decisions. “The cost-benefit relationship of this class is really high,” Warschauer said. “If I can keep half the class from making a really bad financial decision and messing up their life, then I’ve really accomplished something important.” Finance assistant professor Ning Tang also hopes this class will change the culture of not talking about financial decisions in homes. “It’s about changing the culture because people don’t talk about finances,” Tang said. “When you learn about this, you can go to your parents and ask them about financial management.” Warschauer believes the class should be a requirement not just for all SDSU students, but also for all human beings. “Financial literacy is a survival guide,” Warschauer said. Warshauer built the nation’s first bachelors’ and masters’ degree programs in personal financial planning. Warshauer is also the founder of the finanical planning program within the College of Business Adminstration.In 2011, the college was nationally recognized by Financial Planning magazine as one of the top 10 best financial planning schools in the U.S.
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#THEBFG
‘The BFG’ dazzles fans of all ages CAMI BUCKMAN SENIOR STAFF WRITER ___________________________________ Prepare to be whisked away to the days of wonder and childhood with the School of Theatre, Television and Film’s production of “The BFG.” Taken from the beloved children’s story, the stage production tells the tale of a little orphan girl, Sophie, and a loveably large Big Friendly Giant, known as the BFG. One night, Sophie sees the BFG roaming the streets with his huge trumpet-like object, blowing dreams into the minds of children. The BFG snatches Sophie away with him and travels back to his homeland of Giant Country. There, Sophie learns all about the BFG’s ways, and the two quickly become friends. “‘The BFG’ highlights the importance of storytelling and the power of imagination,” said assistant show director and choreographer Elena Malekkou. While the show is conducted in a way that caters to younger audiences, people of all ages are sure to fall in love with the story’s innocence, excitement and pure talent. “There are many levels to the story,” said show director Margaret Larlham. “Adults will see the layers of connection, and the children will love the action.” The most unique and memorable aspect of the show was with the performance’s use of puppetry to replicate the towering giants. Along with the actor who portrayed the BFG, the costume was controlled by about four other cast members, who manipulated the BFG’s lengthy arms and legs. Larlham said the show was a challenge to make, but the design department loved
the difficult task of working in puppetry. Along with working hand-in-hand with the design team, the theater department also teamed up with the film department to record the performance. The convergence of different departments created a multimedia-induced and visually spectacular experience. “It’s been a fantastic, collaborative experience,” Larlham said. On Sophie and the BFG’s journey, the two encounter a group of not-so-friendly giants on the hunt to eat humans. While these giants appear to be terrifying flesheaters, their dim-witted conversations and droopy dance moves allowed for a hilarious and light-hearted performance. Perhaps the most challenging thing for the audience to comprehend was whether or not to look at the faces of the puppets or the actors. Whether it was the BFG, the Queen of England or the Fleshlumpeater, each actor completely immersed themselves into their performances. The dedication was seen with their spot-on English accents, pronunciations of giant jargon, precision of puppetry and detail in the digital set design. The inventive design team and talented actors delighted audience members of all ages. The show’s actors encouraged the audience to participate and even invited an assortment of children on stage. “I grew up reading ‘The BFG,’ and everyone enjoys remembering the days of their childhood,” said child development sophomore Melissa Patel. The playful cast of giants went out of their way to literally reach into the crowd and provide an up-close and personal experience. The excitement, curiosity and utter
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(citizenship),” Larlham said. “The BFG” runs April 22 through May 1. Thursday and Friday showings are at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday’s showing are at 2:00 p.m. in the Don Powell Theatre. Tickets range from $15 to $17 for general admission and students, and children age 10 and under are $10.
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rince’s death didn’t fully get to me until I tuned into The Current. On the unfateful day, the Minnesota radio station ran marathon of songs by the Purple One. Around noon, the station started playing “Purple Rain” from start to finish. After a local listener recounted a memory about his home state hero, “Let’s Go Crazy” hit me like a ton of bricks as it opened the classic album. “Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to get through this thing called life,” Prince began. "Electric word, life, it means forever and that's a mighty long time. But I'm here to tell you there's something else — the afterworld." It would’ve gotten me on the edge of my seat as an epic intro to one of my favorite albums of all time if it was any other Thursday. Those lyrics now read too much on the nose. Prince didn’t fear the afterlife in “Let’s Go Crazy.” Thirty-two years after he released one of the many of his classic album “Purple Rain,” he finally went to the other side on April 21. Like David Bowie, who passed away this January, I foolishly imagined Prince to be immortal. He too played by different rules and operated on a separate timeline, one that was a good decade ahead. If anyone was going to cheat death, it would’ve been Prince. He already rewrote the rules of music and culture, so he might as well have beat life at its own game. Prince’s art direction and onstage performances during his early years
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earned him notoriety as a provocateur, but his showmanship was far from pure antics. He made his audience confront their own ideas about sexuality and, while doing so, how comfortable he was in his own skin. Second to the color purple, the image that pops up when I think about Prince is the musician on the record sleeve of his third album, “Dirty Mind.” There he stands on the front with
In his best songs, Prince clutched onto his love as if he’s down on his knees to prove his passion. He looked to love like religion, as life’s guiding force and source of answers. A man can’t convince his love by simply saying “I would die for you.” He has to show it like Prince and preach every word with life-or-death urgency. Every word in “I Would Die 4 U”
“ he looked to love like religion, as life's guiding force and source of answers."
nothing but a leather jacket and his underwear. It’s not the raciness but his sure-shot confidence in the outfit that strikes me whenever I look at the cover. He boasted his own brand of male sexiness by flexing machismo but not without showing off his femininity. He defined his iconography as a fluid and complex in-between state of existence — just like his favorite color. Prince wanted to be remembered as a star strictly by the image and ideals of his choosing. For a musician so meticulously invested in perfection, however, his music ran off the cuff while he let his imagination loose. Though his music was pristinely produced, his screams reminded me his art came raw from his gut like some primal instinct. More than any raunchy lyric, his grunts and moans sold the carnal desires best in his songs about sex. What his growls translated best, though, was his faith.
summed up who he was as a musician. “I’m not a woman, I’m not a man,” he sang. “I’m something that you’ll never understand.” He said it himself: Prince aspired to be elusive, more myth than man. He made sure he was untouchable as well as unimpeachable as an artist, and he fulfilled that ambition through a series of incredible, era-defining albums. I also heard a part of him through other people’s music to the point I felt I couldn’t escape his hold. I heard Prince’s dream world in OutKast’s funk extravaganza during the late ‘90s. Pop singers from Chairlift’s Caroline Polachek to Niki and the Dove’s Malin Dahlstrom tried their hand at the Purple One’s yelps. There was no way not to hear the legend’s LinnDrum in all of my favorite Detroit techno records. If that’s not proof Prince is essentially pop music, I don’t know what is.
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