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TUESDAY, APRIL 30, 2013
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VOLUME 99, ISSUE 109
Aztec researchers compete for $10 mil campus Tara Millspaugh News Editor
Locals embrace bargains at Kobey’s Swap spotlight Victoria Valenzuela Staff Writer
A team of 60 San Diego State faculty, researchers and students entered Qualcomm’s X-Prize Tricorder Competition to revolutionize health care and win $10 million.
This is one step to pursuing a dream and making a difference and that’s all we really care about ... team captain and graduate student
Lambert Ninteman
Team captain and graduate student Lambert Ninteman’s said if the team wins, all of the money will go back to SDSU. The competition is named after the futuristic series “Star Trek” and the team must complete a wireless portable device by April 10, 2014. The prototype must be able to monitor five vital signs: blood pressure, electrocardiography, temperature, respiratory rate and pulse oximetry. Also, for the prototype phase, the device must
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Members of the San Diego State X-Team pose at the Qualcomm’s X-Prize Tricorder Competition. The members will compete for a $10 million prize to revolutionaize health care.
be able to diagnose five out of 12 diseases that are on a list, including, diabetes, stroke, hepatitis A, urinary tract infections and sleep apnea. Ninteman is a longtime “Star
Trek” fan and is spearheading the competition. The day he found out about the competition, he was accepted into SDSU’s master’s degree program.
Greek Week showcases talent
campus Raquel Martin
“I found an outlet for my Tricorder design and then I got into the MBA program and it clicked X-TEAM continued on page 2
I happened upon it as I was perusing the nearby photo frames, a few of which still housed the original photos from family members that once stood on display. It was an ancient contraption, it’s use had become obsolete when the computer was invented. I peered down at the box-like item, fitted with forest green keys for each letter of the alphabet. It sat in a carrying case bearing the Smith-Corona logo circa 1950 and a piece of blank paper was poised in its platen, ready to be stamped with ink. In a world permeated with advanced technology, I marveled at the piece of history sitting before me—a vintage typewriter. This is just one of the items I found during a Saturday afternoon at Kobey’s Swap Meet, a venue best described as a farmers market, outdoor mall and street fair all in one. Located at 3500 Sports Arena Blvd., it’s the perfect place to explore with KOBEY’S continued on page 4
FBI overlooks Russian warnings about suspects
Staff Writer
Last Thursday, San Diego State’s Greek community on campus celebrated its annual talent show at the Open Air Theatre. The talent show incorporated the ‘90s theme into an entertaining show with acting, dancing and design. The $20,000 proceeds of this year’s Greek Week were donated to Embrace, an SDSU student organization that helps veterans and homeless individuals in the community and the SDSU Children’s Center. The competition is just one of a series of events held during SDSU’s Greek Week. Public health senior Jamie Nemrow and political science junior Wiston Rodriguez, who are both part of the Greek Life Activities Board, worked with Student Life & Leadership to organize the event. “I’m very happy about the event. I feel like the crowd was really in it. I’m really glad to see the results,” Rodriguez said. The seven teams were judged based on creativity, dancing, crowd involvement and incorporation of theme. “I think it went really well, this was personally my event that I was the head of, so this was great to see it go smoothly, to see everyone here doing there thing and our emcees were amazing,” Nemrow said. The Greek talent show is one of the largest events during Greek Week. Throughout Greek Week, the events allow sororities and fraternities to gain point through activities such as collecting cans and selling food. The winner can re-
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The Orange Team, the talent show winners, posing at the end of Greek Week. Greek Week raised $20,000.
ceive as many as 100 points toward the grand total from participating in the talent show. This year, the Yellow Team accumulated the most points and was named the winner of Greek Week. High energy from the crowd was felt throughout the Open Air Theatre. Tension was high and the competition was intense. Greek students cheered loudly for their teams, singing and dancing along to each performance. “This year, we’ve been focusing on getting our Greek unity to become even better, so it’s really good to see everyone supporting each other,” Nemrow said. “That’s one of the best parts.” The Orange Team—comprised of a mix of sororities and fraternities groups—won the competition with its Nickelodeon “Rocket Power”
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skits, which included ‘90s music, dance numbers and commercials such as the infamous Baby Bottle Pop ads. As a crowd favorite, the Orange Team stole the show with its creativity. “It’s a really fun event. We get to go out rally up and get people hyped, ” Delta Gamma participant and foods and nutrition junior Keiko Menda said. “We all get really into it with the costumes and dancing.” Other participants chose from a variety of ‘90s shows including “All That” “Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,” “Power Rangers,” and “Rugrats.” This year’s Greek Week held from April 22 to April 28 not only united the various Greek organizations on campus, but also raised awareness and money for two beneficiaries.
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the younger brother of the two Boston Marathon bombing suspects, told the FBI last Thursday that the duo was targeting Times Square for their next attack, according to CBS News. The plan was to plant numerous bombs in the heart of the New York landmark; the brothers had one pressure cooker bomb and five pipe bombs left among their supplies for the attack. New York Police Department Commissioner Raymond Kelly says the brothers discussed the Times Square plan while driving in a stolen Mercedes SUV after they fatally shot Massachusetts Institute of Technology police officer Sean Collier. “That plan, however, fell apart when they realized that the vehicle they hijacked was low on gas and ordered the driver to stop at a nearby gas station,” Kelly said. The owner of the SUV was able to flee and call the police while the two were fueling up on gas. Immediately after the call was placed, the car chase began in Watertown where the older brother, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, would eventually die. Meanwhile, the U.S. national security systems are getting more criticism. According to the Washington Post, Tamerlan Tsarnaev was no stranger to the FBI. In March 2011, Russian security
officials warned the FBI by saying Tsarnaev was “a follower of radical Islam” and that he had severely changed since 2010. Despite this crucial information, Tsarnaev was able to travel to Caucasus where he joined unspecified underground groups. The FBI defended its handling of the Russian warning by saying it inspected Tamerlan Tsarnaev’s Internet activity and checked government databases. According to FBI findings at that time, there was nothing suspicious. In conjunction with a neglected alert about Tamerlan Tsarnaev’s plan to leave the country appearing on the system, House Intelligence Committee Chairman and former FBI agent Mike Rogers said that traveling isn’t derogatory information. “It’s hard to say they did something wrong … and that area is far down on our priority list,” Rogers said. According to The Boston Globe, on Sunday key lawmakers suspected the two brothers may have not acted entirely alone. Currently, law enforcement officials continue to investigate the possibility of outside training and encouragement from other extreme groups. However, the comments surrounding this issue are diverse. Chairman of the Armed Services Committee Senator Carl Levin stated, “Unless there’s additional information that pops up, I’m not critical of their actions.” In contrast, Senator Lindsey Graham said this case “is becoming, to me, a case study in system failure.”