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THE NEWSPAPER OF SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY SINCE 1913 VOLUME 98, ISSUE 124
MONDAY AUGUST 13, 2012
Mayoral debate focuses on Mexico
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As San Diego State concludes the first week of fall football camp, spirits and expectations are high. Sports editor Ryan Schuler caught up with Aztec cornerback and Mountain West Preseason Defensive Player of the Year Leon McFadden after practice to get to know the man under the helmet.
Mayoral candidates, Bob Filner and Carl DeMaio, focus on the Mexican-American border during a
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The Calif. State University Board of Trustees is in the process of ironing out a budget strategy in the event that Gov. Jerry Brown’s Nov. tax initiative doesn’t pass. Though no definite plans have been set, a host of general options to balance the budget within the CSU system were discussed at the CSU Board of Trustees’ July meeting. One of the options is a Graduation Incentive Fee, which would be coupled with adding a “third tier” to CSU resident tuition, according to the CSU Board of Trustees Committee on Finance. Under the Graduation Incentive fee, the board proposes an increase in tuition for “super seniors” who are in their fifth year or who have exceeded a set number of units generally needed for a bachelors degree. “It’s not a direction the board wants to go, but it’s a possibility,” CSU Media Relations Specialist Erik Fallis said. The incentive fee would have “helpful effects,” including an increase in graduation rates, which would free up admission slots for incoming CSU applicants, according to the Committee on Finance July agenda. “In the case of students that maybe need a little motivation to finish up and get their degree and
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debate at University of California, San Diego Institute of the Americas.
Both candidates went on to stress (with Mexico),” and showing no The debate progressed on to the importance of international interest in doing so while serving specifics regarding the improvement collaboration across the border. in Congress. In response to the of the border crossing. Filner Filner promised to create a coalition accusation, Filner credited himself suggested implementing biometric of Mexican and American mayors with the sewage system at the smart cards to increase efficiency along the border while DeMaio border. He then called DeMaio a at the border. DeMaio stressed spoke of the economic prosperity guy “who just discovered the word the importance of building trust possible for both countries through ‘Mexico.’” on both sides of the border and codependence. Filner quoted Ronald Reagan improving local roads leading up to In addition to the importance of by saying, “I will not hold my the San Diegan side of the crossing. international collaboration, both opponent’s youth and inexperience Then, in another move off the candidates agreed on improving against him.” debate’s intended topic, DeMaio’s efficiency at the border, saying The debate’s moderator had political party became the subject it will lead to safer crossing and trouble maintaining control of of discussion. economic efficiency. the discussion after that. Filner “(Republicans) are a party that However, the cordial discussion accused DeMaio of not having does not believe people of color quickly disintegrated. DeMaio enough Hispanic representation deserve the same chance at accused Filner of having “failed on his staff, to which DeMaio success,” Filner said. to build the collaboration and responded two of his seven staff They moved on to briefly discussing partnerships (San Diego) needed members are Hispanic. MAYORAL DEBATE continued on page 2
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J. Hutton Marshall Democratic rep. Bob Filner and Republican City Councilman Carl DeMaio convened last Thursday at the University of California, San Diego Institute of the Americas Aug. 9 for the second debate of San Diego’s mayoral race, which planned to focus on the MexicanAmerican border and San Diego’s large Hispanic population. DeMaio opened the debate by addressing the importance of building strong ties south of the border. He illustrated his commitment by revealing his plans for a trip, him and several Southern Californian business leaders will make across the border later this month to meet with several Baja Californian leaders in the public and private sectors. “We shouldn’t see the border as a boundary, as something to fear,” DeMaio said. Filner said it was important not to step on the federal government’s jurisdiction when it concerned patrolling the border. He said, in his experience, this has led to racial profiling. On the other hand, DeMaio said he would use local law enforcement to make sure undocumented immigrants, who could at times be “vicious predators,” are sent back south of the border.
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move on, we can look at look at tuition specific to that group of students,” Fallis said. Approximately seven percent of students within the CSU system are “super seniors,” according to the CSU Board of Trustees. The “super seniors” are “potentially taking a spot of someone who is currently being denied due to enrollment cuts,” Calif. State Student Association Executive Director Miles Nevin said. Pat Gaffney, a general manager at Costco, is paying for his youngest child’s tuition at San Diego State University. He says the incentive “makes sense.” Gaffney’s youngest son, Chad, is an incoming freshman. “We would definitely want our son to do everything he possibly can to get out in the four years,” Gaffney said. But Gaffney acknowledges that many students change their major, which may cause students to enroll in school for more than four years. “You’re all pretty young. You’re going to school at 18, 19 years old and you’re not sure what you want to do. I changed my major personally three times,” Gaffney said, “and it took me six-and-a-half years.” “They always tell us to take our time in school and now they’re punishing us for taking our time. That’s kind of messed up,” SDSU communications senior Joseph AtSUPER SENIOR continued on page 2
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San Diego State collected $71.5 million in private donations in support of The Campaign for SDSU in the 2011-12 fiscal year. This quantity is part of the $330 million already received to reach the campaign’s goal of $500 million. This is the first universitywide fundraising program for a campaign and already has more than 38,000 donors who have contributed to aiding SDSU programs, scholarships and other specific areas of donor interest. This year, SDSU’s academic units raised more than $40 million, which goes to fund university programs, endowed professorships and student scholarships. This is
Ryan Schuler: You’re a week through fall camp. How do you think you’ve done so far? Leon McFadden: I think we have progressed a lot further than we have in previous camps. We are ahead of schedule and getting better every day, but there’s always room for improvement. We are off to a good start. RS: You signed with SDSU as a wide receiver. Why did you switch to defensive back? LM: We were three days into camp and a couple of guys went down at corner. In high school, I played corner and receiver. The FOOTBALL continued on page 3
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the most money the academic units department has seen in three years. The academic department also received the most donations this year, according to Media Relations Manager, Gina Jacobs. SDSU alumnus, Lawrence Peterson, and his wife Madeline, recently donated $2 million to the SDSU College of Business Administration to “support the education that was so much applied” in his life because of the program. “If you graduate and have the mentality of creating, as well as finding, when searching for a job your options will be better,” Lawrence Peterson said. “The business entrepreneurial skills I learned at SDSU can be applied to any major and will definitely
In a room full of tank top clad behemoths ceaselessly lifting beams of metal in violent opposition to the forces of gravity, I meandered through the Aztec Recreation Center. I was determined to engage in an exotic activity the likes of which I had never experienced; a grueling, rhythmic pastime from which many do not get out alive. A ritual which at first has you trembling with fear, then leaves you drowning in an endless sea of your own sweat. I’m speaking of a Zumba dance class. I slipped through the door to find myself in a sea of yoga pants and X chromosomes. The 360 degrees of mirrored walls immediately reflected I stuck out like a snoring narcoleptic during meditation class. Would my masculinity be jeopardized in this cesspool of femininity? Would the instructor ostracize me, callously pointing out all of my flaws, pummeling my selfesteem? Would my feet hurt afterwards? What lay ahead of me was pure mystery, an unfathomable metamorphosis that would leave me forever changed. The instructor of the class, complete with tight blue shorts and the charisma to make Richard Simmons blush, walked to the stereo and begun the escapade. To my surprise and delight, rather than hearing the
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