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College hostile to conservatives, students say

by Andrew Dyer EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

It was just a short, simple gripe on social media.

“As a Republican in college, I am genuinely afraid to speak about my conservative views in fear of being stereotyped or labeled negatively.”

Michelle Shampton, a sophomore at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana, said that in a tweet on March 17. It took a few days, but after a handful of retweets and replies, the tweet began to snowball. Within a week, it had been retweeted more than 1,000 times and garnered almost 4,000 replies

— most of which are negative.

Shampton described the scrutiny as “harrowing.”

“It was kind of like a life-changing experience for me,” she said. “The amount of criticism I was receiving really got to me and started making me upset.

There were a couple days when I would just sit there and cry

reading the responses. I started getting a lot of death threats.”

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Border crossings increase amid political uncertainty

by Jocelyn Moran MUNDO AZTECA EDITOR

After U.S. Customs and Border Protection said construction of prototypes would be completed by September in a June press conference in Washington D.C., funding for President Donald Trump’s wall is yet to be approved by Congress.

On Tuesday, Aug. 22, Trump threatened to shut down the government if Congress did not approve funding on the southern border in a rally in Phoenix.

“Let me be very clear to Democrats in Congress who oppose the border wall and stand in the way of border security,” Trump said. “You are putting all of America’s safety at risk.”

Days after entering office, Trump signed an executive order to hire 5,000 more border patrol agents to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, but the hiring of those agents has proved to be a challenge.

San Diego controls one of 20 sectors at the border with 2,400

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A little boy from a family in Mexico looks through the fence at Friendship Park.

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border patrol agents guarding it. In that sector, agents are responsible for 60 miles, with only 46 miles having some type of fence. Of those 46 miles, 13 miles have a second fence, taller than the first one.

In a border tour given to members of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists on Aug. 19 and led by border patrol agents Eduardo Olmos and Saul Rocha, Rocha said he believed the San Diego sector was understaffed.

Rocha said a typical day at work involves going into the office, where the supervisor gives a safety brief and assignments.

Agents then get their keys to their vehicle and have one hour to get to the location assigned.

The day consists of watching the fence for eight hours.

He said when assigned to the mountains, agents are prepared to hike and work alone.

According to a nationwide border patrol apprehensions list provided by U.S. Border Patrol San Diego’s apprehensions was over 65,500 in fiscal 2010, and in fiscal 2016, the number was close to 32,000.

San Diego State economics professor James Gerber said more people have left the U.S. in comparison to those who have come to the U.S. “A lot of people think it is due to the efforts of the border agencies, but that is only one part of it,” he said. “A lot of it is the demographics of Mexi-

co. While Mexico’s economy isn’t in crisis, it is unlikely that there will be another wave of immigrants like in other times.”

Through all sectors and in only the San Diego sector, the total number of apprehensions has increased between 2015 and 2016.

Nationwide, there was a 23.3 percent increase between fiscal 2015 and fiscal 2016, and in San Diego, there was a 17.6 percent increase.

Rocha said on average, 70 people are apprehended daily in the San Diego sector.

Through July 31, in San Diego, the total number of apprehensions in 2017 is over 21,500.

SDSU to change policies for incoming students

by Chris Bremer SENIOR STAFF WRITER

San Diego State is invoking a new housing policy for incoming freshmen, requiring first year students to live on campus for two years.

This new housing policy, taking effect in fall 2019, is coupled with SDSU’s decision to make remedial mathematics and English courses credit bearing. Both new policies are being implemented to help increase four year graduation rates.

The Housing Administration & Residential Education Office is supporting the policy based on “success data for freshmen and sophomores living on campus,” SDSU marketing coordinator Hannah Bowen said in an email.

Despite the data, SDSU’s new housing policy has been met with mixed reviews from current students.

“Two years is too much,” said Bryan Copeland, a sophomore and former on-campus resident. “Living on campus was a wonderful experience, but I couldn’t imagine doing it for two years in a row.”

For others, two years on campus is livable, but restricting.

“If I could choose who I wanted to live with and didn’t have to check people in and out – or really have RAs ¬¬¬– I wouldn’t mind it,” said Mary Sullivan, a junior and former on-campus resident. “Plus I wish I had a meal plan for two years.”

In preparation for the additional students required to live on campus, SDSU will begin constructing more student housing. The latest addition to SDSU’s student housing, South Campus Plaza, was debuted in the spring 2017 semester and is capable of housing approximately 900 students, according to Bowen.

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Conservative Students:

continued from page 1 is difficult not to say that the tone and tenor of the responses didn’t work to confirm the sentiment of her original tweet.

“People hear the word ‘Republican’ and they start assuming what my beliefs are,” she said. “(I) don’t abide by every single belief that the party does.”

The narrative that colleges and universities are politically liberal institutions is supported by the numbers. A study published by Econ Journal Watch in 2016 found that in a sample of 7,200 professors, roughly 3,600 were registered Democrats, while 314 were registered Republican — a ratio of 12 to 1.

Brandon Jones is the incoming chair of the San Diego State College Republicans. He said that he believes conservative viewpoints are often shut down by university professors.

“The number of times that my hand has been called on after my first initial comment during a semester I could probably count on one hand,” he said. “You just don’t get called on if you’re not speaking to what the professor and the other students want to hear.”

Jones described an incident with one such professor — whom he would not name.

“After three years at SDSU I went up to one of the professors in the political science department and said ‘I’m not getting called on. You’re not letting me speak this class,’” he said. “She looked me right in the eye and said, ‘you asked for this on day one when you wore your Make America Great Again hat to class.’ She shut me down because of something I wore.”

Jones said he feels the hostility to conservative ideas comes from the top down—directly from the administration. He said this is especially apparent because of what he saw as the university’s tepid response to an associate dean and a professor who, in two separate incidents, made statements on social media that were seen as derogatory towards Republicans.

“The views and opinions expressed by faculty and staff on their personal accounts are protected by the First Amendment and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of the university,” SDSU then-spokesperson Gina Jacobs said in a statement after Patrick McCarthy, an associate dean of library and information access, referred to the Republican party as an “extremist terrorist organization” in a Facebook post.

“It’s clear that kind of treatment is tolerated,” Jones said of the university’s statement. “I feel like, you know, they don’t support us, and yes, he has his right to free speech, but that doesn’t mean by any means that we’re not going to hold him accountable for it.”

Shampton said she had similar experiences at Ball State.

“Most of the time I don’t really speak (about politics) because I know my grades are going to be affected,” she said. “I tend to not really share with my professors’ points of view.”

Jordan Dennison was the chair

of the SDSU College Republicans during the 2016-2017 academic year. He had a different take on the campus political climate.

“It’s not a big issue for me,” he said. “Of course, you will see at SDSU conservatives and Republicans b----ing and moaning and complaining that they feel ostracized or that they can’t be outspoken or their teachers are going to downgrade them. I’ve never really had that problem.”

Dennison also said he thought that focusing on campus climate was a distraction.

“I think it delegitimizes the Republican cause and who Republicans are,” he said. “It makes them into — and I hate this term — snowflakes. They’re playing the victim.”

There have been physical incidents at colleges recently where leftist demonstrators became physically violent.

Several clashes took place at UC Berkeley following the

“She looked me right in the eye and said, ‘you asked for this one day one when you wore your Make America Great Again hat to class.’

She shut me down because of something I wore.”

– Brandon Jones, SDSU College Republicans inauguration of Donald Trump in reaction to incendiary conservative speakers’ scheduled appearances.

Conservative firebrands Milo Yiannopoulos and Ann Coulter had to cancel talks at the campus.

Conservatives framed the issues at Berkeley as a free speech issue, while the upstart Antifa, or antifascist movement, frames them as a fight against what they call “facism.”

Columnist Neil Lawrence, writing for The Daily Californian, Berkeley’s student newspaper, defended antifa tactics in a column and said they had also received death threats after publishing an open letter to Yiannopoulos.

“These were not acts of violence,” Lawrence wrote in the column, “They were acts of selfdefense.”

Then, after the SDSU College Republicans issued a statement Aug. 17 asking the university Muslim Student Association to denounce the recent terror attacks in Barcelona, Spain — something Jones said he did not feel was unreasonable given his organization’s condemnation of the actions by white supremacists in Charlottesville, Virginia, where a counter-protester was killed — Jones said he began receiving threatening messages and phone calls.

One individual, who would not go on the record with The Daily Aztec, sent Jones a series of text messages telling him to “watch ur back every step u take,” and warning him that SDSU’s campus would be “the war zone against u inhuman rats.”

However, Jones said he wanted to separate what he called “leftwing indoctrination” from the threats he has received, because

he feels SDSU authorities are taking the threats seriously. He said he received a phone call from SDSUPD Cpl. Mark Peterson and SDSU Dean of Students Randy Timm checking in on him and ensuring campus safety resources are available to him.

“In my personal experience, I think that they’ve done a great job on the security aspect,” Jones said. “But then when we start talking about ideas and open discourse, that’s where it gets a little different.”

Apart from these instances, reports of threats or violence against conservatives is more difficult to confirm. One video posted on the blog “The Narrative Times” gained national attention among right-wing media outlets.

The video shows conservative students being physically accosted by a liberal student.

Other claims do not hold up.

A viral story about a Rollins College student being suspended for disagreeing with a Muslim professor was shown to be untrue by fact-checking website Snopes.

The story that had circulated was only from the student’s point-ofview.

The College Fix, a conservative news site critical of liberal academia reported the story and it took off from there. But upon further scrutiny by Snopes, it was found that the student had been threatening the professor.

Conservative students at Minnesota’s St. Olaf College have also reported being threatened.

Conservative students told the college’s student newspaper, The Manitou Messenger, that they experienced a hostile climate on campus. Some reported threats of violence.

Student Emily Schaller told the newspaper someone threatened to beat her up.

This story was also widely disseminated by The College Fix, a media outlet whose funding has come under scrutiny.

Inside Higher Education reported in February that the organization’s financial backers included a fund that received significant contributions from Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos and that her son, Rick DeVos, sat on its board of directors.

Despite the stories of hostile academia, Dennison remained skeptical, saying it was also a fundraising tactic college organizations play up to elicit donations.

“You can play this card and people will donate to your cause because they pity you,” he said.

Dennison said he thinks policy should dominate conservative conversation on campus.

“Instead of talking about that, we could talk about policy — things that actually matter,” he said.

“Millennial Republicans are already different. They’ve got different views on gay marriage, climate change and abortion.

People tend to describe us as socially liberal and fiscally conservative.”

Jones also said the perception of college conservatives was off.

“I think that when somebody thinks of a conservative, they think of a straight, white male,” he said. “And really, in the College Republican organization, there’s people of all walks of life.”

Jones said he knew where the stereotype came from.

“I think the biggest reason for

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College Republicans President Brandon Jones speaks on Fox and Friends, Aug. 25

that misconception is the media,” he said.

And he’s not alone in this type of thinking.

A survey by the Pew Research Center found trust of media down with millennials. In 2010, about 40 percent said the national media had a positive effect on society. By 2016, when the survey results were released, that number had dropped to 27 percent.

Conservative students interviewed mostly agreed that the perception more liberal students have of them is inaccurate, but that conversations were not allowed to happen. And while frequent demonstrations and marches in support of liberal causes do take place at SDSU, it is scarce to see that level of outspoken activism amongst conservatives.

“I think the biggest problem with conservative activism is it’s very hard to be active on a liberal campus,” Jones said. “Other groups on are allowed to thrive.

I don’t think conservative groups get that respect.”

Jones said he plans on doing more to increase the conservative profile on campus during the 2017-2018 academic year,

including inviting potentially controversial figures on campus to speak.

“I will be inviting conservative speakers like (those that led to protests) to SDSU,” he said. “I hope we don’t see the same thing that’s happening at Berkeley and other college campuses. It’s just not acceptable.”

Jones said it was as simply a first amendment issue.

“It’s very clear in the first amendment,” he said. Students that don’t agree with that speaker have the right to protest, but they do not have the right to make sure that individual is not even allowed to come speak. An act of violence that takes away someone’s free speech is the very thing they (should be) standing up against.”

Shampton was diplomatic after her harrowing social media ordeal.

“I think what’s important to take away from this is that if people stop believing the stigma and stereotypes people give each other, we’d realize that we’re a lot more alike than we think,” she said.

“We can understand and take the time to listen to each other and discuss each other’s views before we attack.”

SDSU sees rise in grant money

by David Santillan SOCIAL MEDIA EDITOR

San Diego state faculty members received a significant amount of grant funding for research work during the 2016-17 academic year.

Professors from different departments across campus won a combined $134.3 million in research grants last year, up from $130 million in 2015-16.

The money received is used for funding student and faculty research projects and university needs. This increase in grant money is a step in the direction of SDSU’s goal of becoming a top-50 public research university, according to a statement from the university.

“Regardless of numerical ranking, being recognized as a top research institution would make SDSU more competitive, allowing the university to hire additional top-tier faculty members” said SDSU’s media relations officer Katie White. This also allows SDSU to do better research and receive even more funding she added.

Some of the grants received

include epidemiologist Melbourne Hovell’s investigation of the sources of in-home air pollution.

According to White, Hovell received SDSU’s Outstanding Faculty Award in 2014 and is one of the leading scientists in pollution research.

Among the grant donors are the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation, the San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency, the California Department of Health Services and the Department of Defense, the university statement read.

“Not only is the personal drive of our faculty demonstrated by these efforts, but their success also reflects the respect of their peers, who serve on the review panels recommending their proposals for awards” said Stephen Welter, SDSU’s vice president for research and dean of Graduate Affairs.

Faculty and staff are eligible for recognition through their departments and at the university wide awards known as the Faculty Monty awards.

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Bigotry disturbingly close to home Aggressive old antiSemetic Tweets made by alumna resurface

by Talia Raoufpur SENIOR STAFF COLUMNIST

The United States is unrecognizable. America’s reality is now that of a nation afflicted with violent protests and rabid discrimination. Charlottesville, Virginia exposed itself as a cesspool for neo-Nazis and the Klu Klux Klan. Graphic images of white men and women carrying lit tiki torches and swastika flags flooded across the internet along with videos in which these villains verbally express their hate. One of them is a new mother, claiming that the Jews “are a poison and need to be eradicated.”

The fight to combat hatred and bigotry towards the Jewish people is re-emerging across the country and across college campuses.

In 2017, Jewish people find themselves residing in a nation that once fought to eliminate the world of such poison just seven decades ago — yet the poison lingers. The less than 100,000 remaining Holocaust survivors in America assumed the evil would not be offered the opportunity to re-emerge.

The Jewish community continues to be targeted — even at San Diego State.

Halima Eid, a recent psychology graduate from SDSU, and former Associated

Students representative and Events Coordinator for Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), was responsible for writing a series of now deleted anti-Semitic tweets — which have resurfaced.

In these tweets, Eid encouraged people to kill themselves, made homophobic remarks, denied

announce her support for Hamas, a widely recognized terror organization.

Eid’s written declarations were retweeted and favorited by users who condone her attitudes towards supporters of the Jewish state. Her tweets could be viewed as a call to action — a call to

“The Jewish community continues to be targeted — even at San Diego State.” the existence of the Holocaust, and supported Adolf Hitler — all while emphasizing her desire to murder those in support of the self-determination of the Jewish people.

Eid’s Twitter account has since been deleted.

The significance that lies within these statements is the platform they stood on — a public social media account. Social media has become the knife held in the hands of anti-Semites who use it to penetrate wounds into innocent Jews and Zionists.

Eid purposely took to Twitter to advocate for violence towards a marginalized group of people.

Her statements, which now appear to be deleted, were kept online for years.

She even goes far enough to

eradicate the world of those who support Israel.

Perhaps the most troubling aspect of these posts is one in which she suggests Zionists to commit suicide. Eid now has a degree in psychology.

On February 11, 2017, SJP posted on Facebook notifying its followers of a series of tweets posted by a member of their organization years prior to the start of their membership. The post claimed that “the tweets were made against the Jewish and LGBTQ community and were extremely bigoted, racist and offensive in nature. Our organization stands unequivocally against anti-Semitism, homophobia, and all forms of bigotry and racism.” The member was said to have resigned from

their position.

While it is not known that these tweets belonged to Eid’s account, the organization didn’t mention the violence promoted in the tweets towards Zionists.

As the organization’s events coordinator, Eid had influence in the organization.

That the organization ignored Eid’s tweets for so long comes as no surprise considering the organization’s history with antiSemitic criticism of the Zionist cause.

Eid is no longer enrolled at the university after having graduated in the spring. However, she is an alumna and part of an antiSemitic history.

Although a resolution to combat anti-Semitism was passed by Associated Students in the spring, it does not excuse the university’s history of hatred and abuse towards Jewish students and is not to be forgotten. Anti-Semitism in any from is reprehensible. AntiSemitism has neither evolved nor decreased and continues to play a role in the SDSU community.

While the United States must condemn all forms of bigotry, the work must begin at the local level.

Halima Eid and Students for Justice in Palestine did not return Talia Raoufpur’s request for a comment.

Talia Raoufpur is a fourth year student studying psychology and communication. Connect with her on Facebook or Twitter @TaliaRaoufpur

Passive social media responses to riots inadequate, assertiveness required instead The internet isn’t the effective way to take action about different issues, especially political

by Mary York DIGITAL SPORTS EDITOR

It has been a week and the deluge of social media posts about Charlottesville finally begin to dwindle.

Reactions to the violence and bold-faced racism were understandable. It has been half a century since the Civil Rights movement and 80 years since the Holocaust. Are there really still anti-semitic white supremacists in this country?

Fingers were pointed at our president, political parties and any other group that can shoulder blame. Even the parties responding to the racism were called racist. Black Lives Matter and the Alt-Left were slung with mud along with the groups they oppose.

It was a riotous week in America, and now all is quiet.

This is not the first time Americans rose in righteous anger, creating an army of memes and hashtags to combat a targeted evil — only to forget about the crusade weeks or days later.

When was the last time there was

an article about Syrian refugees posted on Facebook? Have refugees stopped drowning in the Aegean Sea? Is it just that attention has turned to shinier objects, like the Trump Administration and each media flare up that followed? Or maybe after letting out frustrations on social media, Americans feel like they have done their part in the crisis.

It would seem that to speak one’s piece about last week’s events is the only piece that means anything. As long as the cyberworld knows who is and is not a racist, what does it matter how long it will take for Charlottesville to rectify its community?

Like the “ice bath challenge” of several years ago, the passion for helping is short-lived. There is no need to continue giving money to medical research or follow the progress of Lou Gehrig’s Disease.

Last October, articles were shared about the UN’s need for blankets for refugees facing a cold winter in Europe. Reshare and check off that box.

Black Lives Matter, Blue

Lives Matter, stories that only matter as long as they keep our attention. We live in a quick-fix culture where affirmation lives at the end of a “like” button and most millennials and many Gen X-ers never actually had to invest the whole of themselves into something in order to see the fruits of their labor. Our society does not understand or appreciate what it means to fight for something, or that real action takes place in real life and not on the internet. Wars are won through actions — not memes and hashtags.

After the 2016 election, people began “unfriending” anyone who voted for Donald Trump. They stood on grounds of “principle.”

They did not want people who supported a racist bigot counted among their friends or acquaintances.

Is it a surprise then, to find out that there are white supremacists?

If one does not engage with people of differing beliefs and opinions, how would one ever know they exist? More importantly, how would one ever be able to influence effective change?

African American musician Daryl Davis, of whom the documentary “Accidental Courtesy” is about, made it his mission to collect the robes of Ku Klux Klan members. He does this by befriending members of the Klan. He gets to know their families, dines with them and spends time in their homes. He puts aside his own pride, though never his principles, and he listens to men who not only disagree with him, but do not even respect his humanity. Through friendship, Davis convinced his acquaintances to give up the KKK. Davis’ method takes time and humility. It requires investing in , despite political opinions or personal backgrounds. It has no place in the fiery debates of Facebook or the scathing, aggressive social media gimmicks we use to preach to the choir.

If America really wants to fix its problems, it is time to get off the computer and spend time at the houses of our neighbors.

Mary York is a sports photographer and journalist.

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Opinión: Películas para ver durante el tiempo libre en San Diego State por Elizabeth CONTRIBUIDORA

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El inicio de clases se acerca y también el inicio de fechas importantes, desvelos, tareas y exámenes. El tiempo libre de estudiantes es poco y puede ser difícil escoger una película después de navegar por la lista infinita de películas en Netflix.

Aquí está una lista especial de películas dirigidas y/o protagonizadas por actores latinoamericanos que podrán interesar a los estudiantes.

Cómica ¿QUÉ CULPA TIENE EL NIÑO? (México, 2015) El cine comercial pocas veces me impresiona, pero esta película, sin duda, es una de mis favoritas. La protagonista es la inigualable y talentosa Karla Souzal. La recordaras por su impresionante TED Talk, “Dulces son los frutos de la Adversidad”.

La trama de esta película no parece del todo único al principio. Parece la típica historia repetida de Romeo y Julieta con familias rivales buscando separar a dos jóvenes enamorados, pero el desenlace le da un toque singular. Muy cómica pero conmovedora.

Documental CHEVOLUTION (México, 2008) Este no es un documental más del Che. Lo que distingüe esta producción de las demás es que no centra su tema en la vida del revolucionario, sino sobre la imagen icónica que todos conocemos, si la que hemos encontrado en búsquedas de Google, en playeras, posters, calcomanías y más. Esa misma que ha conmovido a gente al rededor del mundo que comparten las mismas ideas revolucionaras que él o igual que desconocen su filosofía pero conocen su nombre.

Según el narrador del filme, aquella imagen fue tomada por accidente ya que el Che pocas veces se dejaba retratar. Fue capturada por el fotógrafo cubano Alberto Korda durante el servicio memorial de los muertos en la explosion de La Coubre, un barco que explotó en la bahía de La Habana en el año de 1960. Este largometraje también confronta a la idea de la mercadotecnia en base a esta imagen, surge entonces la duda de que si esta imagen y su popularidad es el antítesis de la ideología anticapitalista del Che. No obstante desde que aquella cámara hizo “click” se dice que aquella imagen ha sido la foto más impresa del siglo veinte. Aun así no queda la menor duda que esa es la imagen que la mayoría de los latinoamericanos tenemos impresa en nuestra mente al pensar en Che. La gente que fue entrevistada para esta producción es gente que interactúo con Che, que conoció a Alberto Korda y gente común y corriente familiarizada con el nombre del Che, algunos que lo catalogan como un mártir y otros como asesino; entre los entrevistados podemos reconocer a Gael García Bernal y Antonio Banderas que de igual manera comparten sus puntos de vista. Si eres seguidor de Che Guevara, estás interesado en la historia de Cuba después de la revolución o simplemente buscas saciar tu curiosidad sobre el tema, no debes perderte este documental.

GABO: THE CREATION OF GABRIEL GARCÍA MÁRQUEZ (Colombia, 2015) De Colombia para el mundo. Gabriel García Márquez también conocido como Gabo, le dio al mundo una de las novelas que llevo en alto el nombre de Latinoamérica y le otorgo un Premio Nobelde Literatura, Cien años de soledad.

Este documental de directores ingleses, trata sobre la vida de Márquez, sus

influencias literarias, su niñez y sus ideas políticas que le costaron ser exiliado de su país natal. Con varias entrevistas pregrabadas de Gabo, conocerás más afondo al genio detrás de sus obras. Este filme hace frente a varias especulaciones sobre el autor, entre ellos, su amistad con Fidel Castro que iba más allá de una ideología política. Podrás hacer conexiones entre su vida y sus obras como los personajes que él creó basados en sus familiares, sus ideas presentadas como metáforas en sus obras y la magia encantadora entre sus paginas como una influencia de su abuela.

Indie GÜEROS (México, 2014) Este largometraje hace un homenaje al estilo French New Wave de los sesentas.

Filmado sin una trama específica, la película entera sigue a cuatro jóvenes Fede (Tenoch Huerta), Tomás (Sebastián Aguirre), Ana (Ilse Salas) y Santos (Leonardo Ortizgris) que toma lugar en la Ciudad de México durante la protesta universitaria de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico durante la mitad de los años noventa. Tomás es enviado por su mamá a vivir con su hermano Fede a la capital por su mal comportamiento.

Tomás llega y se entera que su hermano y su amigo Santos llevan meses sin hacer nada viviendo con poca comida pasado sus días bebiendo y fumando sin estudiar por la huelga sostenida en su facultad.

Tomás, fanático del rockero Epigmenio Cruz, se entera de que el artista de rock está internado en un hospital y los tres deciden ir a buscarlo. Tras no encontrarlo, deciden ir a la universidad donde se encuentran con Ana, una de las líderes del movimiento y amiga de Fede. Ana decide acompañar a los jóvenes en búsqueda de Epigmenio y entre Fede y ella surge una atracción amorosa. Al fin logran encontrar a Epigmenio gracias a una conocida per lo encuentran debilitado y abrumado por la vida.

Las películas en blanco y negro no llaman mi atención ya que pienso que evocan un estilo anticuado, pero esta fue la excepción.

Aunque parece carecer de un guion esta filme ilustra la vida de jóvenes idealistas más allá de la superficialidad que presentan la mayoría de las películas modernas a una imagen cruelmente sincera del día a día viviendo en momentos de incertidumbre y falta de dirección.

Historia 1. 7:19 (México, 2016) Siete de la mañana con diecinueve minutos marca la hora exacta en la que ocurrió el terremoto más destructor en la Ciudad de México en septiembre de 1985.

Miles de muertos y edificios destrozados quedaran por siempre infiltrados en la memoria de una gran mayoría de la población capitalina y en la historia de México.

La trama de esta película circula alrededor de dos personajes don Martin (Héctor Bonilla) y el Dr. Pellicer (Demián Bichir) que se encuentran atrapados entre las ruinas de un edificio de siete pisos después del temblor. Desde ahí, escuchan distintas voces de gente que se encontraba en el edificio pero no hay nada que puedan hacer por ellas ya que ambos se encuentran atrapados entre las ruinas. en el que obtuvo una gran cantidad de dinero.

La película carece de acción, presenta un ambiente tenso, asfixiante y desesperante ya que se sitúa entre los escombros del edifico. El largometraje podrá interpretarse como una distinción de clases sociales, una combinación de dos mundos, el rico y el pobre en una misma situaciónel sobrevivir. No importa la situación

socioeconómica del licenciado, en ese momento lo único que él y don Martín anhelan es ser rescatados. Su ayuda llega pero demasiado tarde.

ALLENDE EN SU LABERINTO (Chile, 2016) Este filme dramático del director Miguel Littín se sitúa en el Palacio de La Moneda durante las ultimas horas de vida del presidente chileno, Salvador Allende en 1973. En un ámbito tenso con el sonido de bombas estallando y metralletas disparando, se encuentra el General Allende indispuesto a rendirse ante la amenaza del ejercito bajo el mando del General Augusto Pinochet que ha rodeado el palacio.

Conmovedora LITTLE BOY (USA, 2015) De productores mexicanos, situada en el pueblo de O’Hare en los años cuarenta durante la segunda guerra mundial, conocemos a Pepper Flynt Busbee (Jakob Salvati) también apodado “Little Boy” por su estatura diminuta en comparación con sus compañeros. Little Boy y su padre son mejores amigos, viajan en aventuras imaginarias como vaqueros y piratas y se dicen llamar “compañeros”, eran inseparables hasta el día en que su papá fue reclutado para participar en la guerra.

Busbee anhelaba que su padre regresara a casa y quería hacer lo imposible para estar de vuelta con su mejor amigo. Con la fe necesaria él estaba seguro de que su

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padre regresaría. Little Boy es inculcado por el padre de la iglesia a tener fe del tamaño de una semilla de mostaza y cumplir una lista de actos caritativos, entre ellos hacerse amigo del enemigo del pueblo, el Sr. Hashimoto, señalado como “el japonés”. Contra su voluntad pero aferrado a su esperanza, Little Boy forja amistad con el Sr. Hashimoto quien lo defiende de aquellos que se burlan de él.

Una noticia inesperada llega a la familia Busbee de que su padre había muerto en Filipinas lo que destruye la fe de “Little Boy”. Días después regresa la esperanza a la familia Busbee cuando un informado del ejercito les da la noticia de que el Sr. Busbee está vivo, Pepper y su familia van a visitar a su padre pero un herida en la cabeza le impide reconocer a su hijo hasta que lo escucha llamarlo “compañero”.

Esta es una película llena de fe, esperanza y ternura te garantizo que te conmoverá el corazón. Más allá del tema de la película está la historia de Jakob Salvati de cómo fue que obtuvo la parte estelar de esta película. En una entrevista con las presentadoras del “Today Show”, el director de la película Eduardo Verástegui comparte la conmovedora historia de que fue el hermano mayor de Jakob quien originalmente fue a la audición para la parte estelar no Jakob, pero cuando el director vió a Salvati, supo que él era el “Little Boy” y sin duda Salvati, a tan corta edad encarna el personaje de Pepper Flynt Busbee a la par excellence.

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Guatemala: la gente, las calles y la cultura por Jocelyn Moran editora de mundo azteca

Desde que era pequeña, he dejado que el temor tome muchas decisiones para mí. He rechazado muchos viajes y aventuras por el temor de los aviones y el miedo de ir a un lugar desconocido.

Pero, este verano, decidí ir a Guatemala con mi familia para conocer a más familia, visitar nuevos lugares, conocer el país donde nacieron mis padres y aprender más sobre la cultura.

El viaje fue una de las mejores experiencias, y me abrió los ojos a mucho de lo que no puedo ver desde los Estados Unidos.

No había visitado Guatemala desde que tenía 10 años, y no había visto a primos, tíos y tías desde entonces. Hasta conocí a primos que nunca había conocido.

Me fui sintiéndome más consciente, agradecida y afortunada.

Cuando aterrizamos a las seis de la mañana en Guatemala, me sentí ansiosa pero emocionada al mismo tiempo. Mi tía y primos nos recogieron y me recuerdo viendo hacia las calles de la capital mientras manejaba mi prima, tratando de absorber todo lo que estaba viendo y experimentando.

Esa mañana, fuimos a comer a Cayalá, un lugar en la ciudad de Guatemala tan bonita. Tomé un video en Snapchat, en donde el

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Las calles de Antigua, Guatemala.

geotag de “Guatemala City” con un quetzal al lado aparecía, y me recuerdo no poder creer que estaba en Guatemala.

Esa noche, la pasé en casa de mi tía en un pueblo llamada Mataquescuintla a una hora y media de la capital. Una de mis cosas favoritas del viaje entero fue despertarme con desayunos tan deliciosos, huevos rancheros con frijoles. Acá no los hacen tan buenos como mis tías en Guatemala.

El día siguiente, nos levantamos a las cinco de la mañana para ir al pueblo donde creció mi mamá y mis tíos y tías, Esquipulas.

Manejamos por tres horas y mientras manejabamos, voltía a ver a niños y niñas pequeñas desde la ventana caminando cerca de la carretera, preparándose a trabajar para el día, y se me partía el corazón.

Yo tenía la oportunidad de obtener una educación y vivir en una casa sin preocuparme

si la lluvia pudiera pasarse por el techo. Y estos niños con sus familias se estaban levantando a las cinco o seis de la mañana para trabajar. Unas mujeres traían canastas sobre sus cabezas mientras sus hijas copiaban lo que estaban haciendo.

Cuando llegamos, fuimos a la iglesia que Esquipulas es conocida por y que muchos turistas visitan. El pueblo era tan diferente que los Estados Unidos.

Mis primos de mi edad andaban

en motocicletas, las calles estaban llenas de personas caminando y toda la gente se conocían.

La siguiente noche, mi tía preparó cena para las familias y niños de Mataquescuintla en su casa. Casi cien personas llegaron, y tuve la oportunidad de hablar y gozar con estos niños que disfrutaban de los tamales.

Pasé las siguientes noches en Antigua y la capital. En Antigua, caminabamos por las calles, comprando dulces Guatemaltecas para llevar a nuestra familia en los Estados Unidos y nos tomábamos cientas de fotos. Allí, me subí en un tuc tuc, un mototaxi, y conocí a gente de Canadá, Inglaterra y Australia.

Las experiencias que obtení por decir sí a un viaje sin dejar que temor tuviera algo que decir me permitió tener memorias que cargaré con migo para siempre.

La gente fue amable con nosotros y aunque solo fui por diez días, aprecie la cultura. Pase tiempo con mi familia y aprecie cada momento.

Me enamoré de Guatemala, y me dí cuenta que todas las experiencias que obtenemos nos hace crecer como personas, y dejar que el temor nos pare de hacer cosas nos impide de vivir nuestras vidas al máximo. Estoy ansiosa por regresar y hablar con y conocer más a la gente de Guatemala.

El número de personas cruzando la frontera incrementa mientras Trump se frustra con Congreso

Por Jocelyn Moran Agente de la patrulla fronteriza Saul Rocha mira hacia el muro.

por Jocelyn Moran EDITORA DE MUNDO AZTECA por David Santillan EDITOR DE MEDIAS SOCIALES

Aunque el departamento de Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza de EE.UU. afirmó

durante una conferencia de prensa en Washington D.C que las preparaciones de construcción se completarían en septiembre, el congreso no ha aprobado el presupuesto para el muro de Trump.

El 22 de agosto, el presidente amenazó al congreso con un cierro de gobierno si no aprobaban su

presupuesto del muro fronterizo durante un discurso que dio in Phoenix.

“Permítanme ser claro con los demócratas en el congreso”, dijo Trump. “Quienes se opongawn a la construcción del muro fronterizo y se ponen entre la seguridad fronteriza del país, ustedes están poniendo la seguridad del país a riesgo.”

Días después de empezar la presidencia, Trump firmó una orden ejecutiva para contratar 5,000 agentes adicionales de la patrulla fronteriza para el departamento de Aduanas y Protección de Fronteras de los EE.UU. El contrato de estos agentes ha mostrado ser un desafío.

San Diego controla uno de los 20 sectores de la frontera con 2,400 agentes de la patrulla vigilándolo. En ese sector, agentes son responsables por 60 millas, con solo 46 millas teniendo algún tipo de muro. De esos 46 millas, 13 millas tiene un segundo muro, más alto que la primera.

En una visita de frontera dada a los miembros de la Asociacion Nacional de Periodistas Hispanos el 19 de agosto, por el agente de patrulla Eduardo Olmos y Saul Rocha, Rocha dijo que piensa que hay una falta de agentes en el sector de San Diego.

Rocha dijo un día típico involucra ir a la oficina, donde el supervisor le da al agente un lugar donde supervisar. Agentes reciben llaves al los automóviles, y tienen una hora para llegar al área asignada. El día consiste de vigilar el muro por ocho horas.

Rocha dijo que cuando son asignados a vigilar las montañas, necesitan tomar más precauciones y estar preparados para trabajar solos.

Según una lista nacional de patrullas fronterizas

proporcionada por la Patrulla Fronteriza de los Estados Unidos, las aprehensiones de San Diego fueron más de 65.500 en el año fiscal 2010, y en el año fiscal 2016, el número fue cerca de 32.000.

James Gerber, profesor de Economía de la Universidad de San Diego, dijo que más personas se han hido de los Estados Unidos en comparación a los que han llegado a los Estados Unidos.

“Muchas personas piensan que esto es debido a los esfuerzos de las agencias fronterizas, pero eso es sólo una parte de ella”, dijo Gerber.

“Muchos de ellos son los datos demográficos de México. Si la economía de México no está en crisis, es poco probable que haya otra ola de inmigrantes como en otras épocas”.

A través de todos los sectores y sólo en el sector de San Diego, el número total de aprensiones ha aumentado entre 2015 y 2016.

A nivel nacional, hubo un aumento de 23.3 por ciento entre el año fiscal 2015 y el fiscal 2016, y en San Diego, hubo un aumento de 17.6 por ciento.

Rocha dijo que en promedio, 70 personas son aprehendidas diariamente en el sector de San Diego.

Hasta el 31 de julio, en San Diego, el número total de aprensiones en 2017 es más de 21.500.

Aug. 28-Sept. 5, 2017 EDITOR: Jocelyn Moran, mundoazteca@thedailyaztec.com

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NAHJ visita la frontera de Tijuana fotos y palabras por

Jocelyn Moran

Miembros de la Asosiación Nacional de Periodistas Hispanos (NAHJ) tuvieron la oportunidad de visitar la frontera, en donde dos agentes de la patrulla fronteriza de San Diego explicaron estadísticas a los periodistas.

Eduardo Olmos, agente de la patrulla fronteriza de San Diego, creció en Tijuana antes de moverse a San Diego. Se graduó de San Diego State de la ciencia política.

Los agentes dijeron que una manera que atrapan a contrabandistas es por seguir sus pasos.

Rocha dijo que esta área tambien se llama el campo de fútbol porque en los años 70’s y 80’s, contrabandistas se reunían para jugar. Dijo que la policía de México no podía venir porque era terreno de los EE.UU., y no había agentes suficientes de la patrulla fronteriza para enfrentarlos.

Rocha dijo que Colonia Libertad muestra generaciones de contrabandistas.

El sector de San Diego es responsable por 60 millas, pero solo 46 de esas millas tienen un tipo de muro.

Saul Rocha, uno de los agentes de la patrulla de San Diego, muestra la área de Colonia Libertad.

Un niño mexicano muestra tristeza mientras ve el lado de los EE.UU.

Esta imagen muestra Colonia Libertad, una área residencial directamente atras de la frontera, en el lado de Tijuana.

El niño saca su pie hacia el lado de los EE.UU.

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students, according to Bowen.

Construction on a new student residence hall will begin in the fall of 2017, housing approximately 800 students, Bowen said.

To meet system wide California State University requirements, SDSU accepts the top third of applicants in their specific major, despite being an impacted campus.

“We are expecting [about] 5,400 new freshmen on campus when classes begin Aug. 28,” said Matthew Hebert, SDSU’s director of student recruitment and school relations.

“It is slightly up just a few percentage points from how many freshmen we had expected this time last year in 2016.”

This student housing policy is just one of the ways SDSU is attempting to increase the graduation rates of incoming freshmen.

In early August, Timothy White, the chancellor of the CSU system, implemented Executive Order 1110, changing the way universities handle college-readiness preparation placement for incoming freshmen.

Following this executive order, SDSU is removing English and mathematics placement exams for incoming freshmen, instead allowing students to show their college readiness through the SAT, the ACT or AP testing, according to Esther Rodriguez,

'It comes down to whether they follow through on the little things that they may not know about unless the correct resources are reached.”

– Esther Rodriguez, SDSU admissions counselor an SDSU admissions counselor.

Remedial English and mathematics courses are required for those who do not show college readiness, but effective fall 2018, all remedial courses throughout the CSU system will become credit-bearing, and will be offered concurrently with a general education credit-bearing course. In previous years, remedial classes did not always carry college credit, forcing students to spend time and energy on classes they needed to

pass in order to advance but would not increase their total amount of credits earned.

Changes to the separate Early Start program, which offers remedial classes in the summer prior to a student’s freshman year, will be implemented by fall 2019, though universities may offer “pilot” credit-bearing classes before that.

And in fact, SDSU does not have much catching up to do on remedial courses, according to Shaun Harvey, an SDSU admissions counselor and point of contact for Early Start.

Summer early start courses — which at SDSU are offered to students who were accepted to another CSU but live in the San Diego area — already carry one unit, Harvey said.

And for students who are admitted to SDSU and need remediation in English or Math, Harvey said the university already offers three-unit remedial courses the FAST program – which stands for “Freshman Academic Success Track.”

“There’s a couple differences as far as cost and time of completion, but as far as the big picture, the SDSU FAST program is actually what the CSU system is kind of moving towards, because they’re moving the current one unit early start course to try to make it

Aug. 28-Sept. 5, 2017 EDITOR: Will Fritz, news@thedailyaztec.com

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a two unit or three unit credit-bearing course,” Harvey said.

One difference, though, is that while the current FAST program allows students to take both a math and an English remedial course — if they need both — during the summer before their freshman year, the executive order mandates that students may only take one such course over the summer.

“So if a student needs math and English, they take one over the summer and then they would take the alternate course in the fall their first semester,” Harvey said.

Rodriguez said the point of the changes is to give incoming freshmen as much of a chance as possible to graduate on time.

Credit bearing remedial classes is one way the university hopes to accomplish this. Additionally, Rodriguez said SDSU’s Office of Admissions is helping students become “self-advocates” by connecting students with the right resources.

“Once we accept students, we ask ourselves: ‘how will we be strategic so students graduate in four years?’” she said.

Still, to Rodriguez, a student’s success is up to no one but the student.

“It comes down to whether they follow through on the little things that they may not know about unless the correct resources are reached,” Rodriguez said.

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Friesen creating model of sustained success

by Matthew STAFF WRITER

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For many college coaches, building a program with sustained success is the ultimate goal of the job. San Diego State women’s soccer head coach Mike Friesen has done just that as he enters his 11th season as head coach.

Before arriving on the Mesa, Friesen spend five years at UC Santa Barbara, where he ran the team’s offense and played a vital role in recruiting. Friesen assisted in rejuvenating the Gaucho program, going from a 7-29-2 record in the two seasons before he arrived to a 24-11-6 record from 20022003.

After his tenure at UCSB, Friesen made the move to SDSU, where he spent three years on the coaching staff, including two years as an associate head coach.

Friesen says he made the transition to SDSU because he felt it provided the next phase in his coaching career.

“I felt I needed to make the next move in my coaching career,” Friesen said. “I felt (SDSU) provided a great opportunity and that it was also the next step for my family.”

After arriving on the SDSU staff, Friesen implemented an

up-tempo, fast-paced defense that resulted in 12 shutouts for the Aztecs in 2004. In that same season, the Aztecs reached the Mountain West Conference championship game for the first time since 1999.

Since becoming head coach, Friesen says that he and his coaching staff have tried to focus on two major points for the program. “(When I became head coach), we focused on creating a very pro-student-athlete, familyfriendly culture,” Friesen said.

“We also focused on recruiting and getting the best players

“The goal is to put ourselves in position to win...the national championship.”

we can to come (to SDSU).”

Friesen’s recruiting efforts have paid off, as the program has achieved a high level of steady and consistent success in recent years. SDSU has played in five consecutive Mountain West championship games, has had six consecutive 10-win seasons

and has won four outright Mountain West regular season titles in the last five years.

Friesen says that despite the team’s consistent success, the team is working to set the bar higher every year.

“We want more (success) than what we have”, Friesen said.

“The goal is to put ourselves in position to win as much as we can and to win the national championship.”

The reliable and steady success of the team has gotten Friesen into the SDSU record books: on Aug. 20, SDSU beat UC Davis 1-0 and Friesen earned his program-record 123rd career victory.

Regardless of his recordsetting achievement, Friesen says that the culture of the program remains dedicated to focusing on the players.

“The program is not about me,” Friesen said. “It’s about looking back and realizing we have done and what we set out to do.”

Friesen says that it’s important to remember the true nature of the program, and to keep the pro-student-athlete, familyfriendly culture alive to achieve the team’s ultimate goal.

“The ultimate goal remains to win the national championship,” Friesen said. “We’re going to strive to be our best.”

Photo courtesy of Derrick Tuskan, SDSU Athletics SDSU women’s soccer head coach Mike Friesen shakes hands with one of his assiatant coaches.

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Football depth chart loaded with freshmen

by Zach Engberg SPORTS EDITOR

San Diego State football released its depth chart for the 2017 season on Thursday, Aug. 24.

The chart, which details the projected starter and backup at all 30 positions, is chock full of freshmen and features names that may be unfamiliar to fans.

“There might be some surprises for you but there are no surprises for me,” head coach Rocky Long said of the depth chart.

Many freshmen jumped upperclassmen who have played in previous years, a testament to the depth and talent on this young team.

On the offense, redshirt junior quarterback Christian Chapman will be at the helm for his second full season. Since he took the job from Max Smith in the Mountain West Conference championship game in 2015, the Aztecs have gone 133, winning two straight MWC titles and launching themselves into the national spotlight with two dominant bowl wins over the University of Cincinnati and University of Houston.

Junior Ryan Agnew is listed as the backup, but Long said that that could change by season’s start as he continues to battle with senior Chris Laviano, a transfer from Rurtgers University.

Taking over the coveted backfield spot is senior running back Rashaad Penny who will take over for Donnel Pumphrey.

Penny ran for 1037 yards on 7.5 yards per carry in the 2016 season.

He will head a running back group that will consist of redshirt sophomore Juwan Washington - who was declared the backup - as well as redshirt freshman Chase Jasmin and, if Jasmin’s knee issues persist, junior Tyler Wormhoudt.

Some of the biggest surprises came on the wings, as two redshirt freshmen Isiah Macklin and Tim Wilson Jr. - were named the starting wide receivers. The freshmen jumped two seniors - Mikah Holder and Quest Truxton - who were featured players last season. Macklin and Wilson have impressed in practice, and were surprise performers at the Fan Fest scrimmage.

Holder and Truxton were listed behind junior receiver Fred Trevillion, one of the eight players who missed time because of chickenpox.

Holder and Truxton are featured players in special teams, as Holder is listed as the starting holder and Truxton will be the punt returner for the second year in a row.

“That’s a great deal, that’s what I want,” special teams coordinator Bobby Hauck said of Holder’s position. “I tried to convince (Mike May) to not put his name on the depth chart.”

The offensive line includes two freshmen among three underclassmen.

Redshirt freshman Tyler Roemer will man the blind side as the left tackle, sophomore Daishawn Dixon will work as the left guard and redshirt freshman Keith Ismael will start at center. Senior Antonio Rosales - the lone returning starter on the line- and junior Ryan Pope are marked as right guard and right tackle, respectively.

Long said that despite the release of the depth chart, the offensive line will continue to change as camp progresses.

“We said we’d put out a depth chart today so we did,” Long said. “But there is no one assured of their spot until actual gameday.”

Long, offensive coordinator Jeff Horton and offensive line coach Mike Schmidt have spent most of camp moving the five starters, plus a handful of backups, from position to position.

“We want to have the best five guys out there,” Long said, “regardless of position.”

The defense features more returnees, with junior linebacker Ronley Lakalaka manning the middle linebacker position and junior safety Parker Baldwin in the

SDSU players prepare for a snap during a practice in 2017 fall camp.

center of the defensive backfield.

Beside Baldwin will be freshman safety Tariq Thompson, who locals might recognize from his years at Saint Augustine High School in San Diego.

Thompson, who was not listed on the original depth chart, beat out sophomore Trenton Thompson for the starting spot.

Another local, sophomore linebacker Troy Cassidy, will work from the inside linebacker position alongside Lakalaka.

Cassidy jumped seniors Ryan Dunn and Tyler Morris for the starting spot.

Morris missed over a week of practice with chickenpox.

Sophomore defensive end Myles Cheatum will take over for senior defensive end Dakota Turner, who is likely out for the season after tearing his ACL at the Fan Fest on Saturday, Aug. 19.

Junior Noble Hall, who started at defensive tackle last season, made the switch to his natural position of defensive end and will start.

Inside will be senior defensive lineman Sergio Phillips, one of only three seniors starting on defense.

The other two will work from the defensive backfield: cornerback Kameron Kelly, who is making the transition from safety, and safety Trey Lomax, who will also serve as an emergency backup behind Baldwin.

Also listed in the defensive backfield are freshman safety Darren Hall, and sophomore cornerback Kyree Woods, among others.

Some other expected inclusions are redshirt sophomore cornerback Ron Smith as starter, junior John Baron II as starting kicker, senior Nick Bawden as starting full back and senior David Wells as starting tight end.

Wells is still recovering from a Jones fracture, but Long said Wells is expected to be back by the Aztecs’ season opener against UC Davis on September 2.

Long said he is excited by the depth of his team, but expects the talent to take time to fully develop.

“We will be good eventually,” Long said, “but not until around week five”

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Penny ready to take over on offense

by Kyle Saunders STAFF WRITER

San Diego State football senior running back Rashaad Penny should be more than capable of filling into Donnel Pumphrey’s shoes as the starting running back and main offensive weapon for the Aztecs this season.

Penny scored 11 touchdowns and averaged 7.5 yards per carry in 2016 while only touching the ball half as much as Pumphrey. Not bad for a guy offensive coordinator Jeff Horton described as a “momma’s boy.”

The spotlight is focused on Penny now that Pumphrey is in the NFL - Phil Steele named him a Preseason Second-Team AllAmerican and the Walter Camp Foundation listed him on its preseason watch list.

A major reason for that success was head coach Rocky Long’s two-headed running back combo of Penny and Pumphrey.

Each back complemented each other in unique ways: Pumphrey provided the lightning while Penny was a one cut power back who brought the thunder to opposing defenses.

“I think Rashaad is a quality running back in his own right,” Long said. “They have different styles but he is just as good.

DJ was a guy that could jump around and make you miss while Rashaad slashes through tackles.”

There is a concern that without the threat of Pumphrey defenses can now key in on stopping Penny, but Long says he plans on using redshirt sophomore running back Juwan Washington as the second back to

“I’m a team guy. Whatever the head coach decides, that’s what I’m on,” Penny said. “If he decides that I am returning kicks, I’ll return kicks. I love it, that’s probably the biggest thing to me and the thing I’m used to doing, so it’s easier for me. But now, I am getting used to this running back role and running the ball behind the offensive line and getting better.”

With the natural ability Penny possesses, he can take over a game whether it be

“I can teach him everything, but I can’t make him do what he does. He has exceptional talent.”

– Hunkie Cooper, wide receivers coach Photo by Kelly Smiley Senior running back Rashaad Penny looks for the ball during a practice in 2017 fall camp.

maintain a run-heavy offense.

“We plan on doing it the same way (as last season),” Long said. “It’s just Rashaad will be the main ball carrier and Juwan will be his backup, but we hope to share carries just like we did last year.”

Horton said that Penny stuck close to Pumphrey the last few years, learning from him as he readied to step into a leadership role on the team.

“He was like a sponge with DJ,” Penny said. “He likes everything he did. He’s like a mini-m. He watched everything he did.

Watching him talk to the guys after plays,

and while watching film, I just see him much more outspoken with the whole team.”

Not only is Penny a team leader and a threat out of the backfield, but he is als one of the nation’s top kick returners, earning two consecutive Special Team Player Of The Year awards in 2015-16. Last season he racked up more than 600 yards and two touchdowns for the Scarlet and Black.

Penny hopes to still have the opportunity to return kicks even with the new responsibilities as the starting running back.

through running, receiving or special teams.

Wide receivers coach Hunkie Cooper had high praise for Penny.

“At the end of the day, these guys have been doing this a long time,” Cooper said.

“There isn’t a drill I could create to make Penny as good as he is. I can teach him everything, but I can’t make him do what he does. He has exceptional talent.”

Penny has spent his time at SDSU sharpening his skills and learning from one of the most decorated backs in FBS history, and now it is his time to put those skills on display.

Aztec football has always been the team in San Diego

by Mary York DIGITAL SPORTS EDITOR

If San Diego State football existed before the Chargers left San Diego for more opulent waters, it is not being advertised.

A Division I team for 49 years, home of Marshall Faulk and Don Coryell, with 16 conference championships since 1936 and seven consecutive bowl games under current head coach Rocky Long, SDSU football has a long and glorious history.

The Aztec’s first home was Balboa Stadium (1921-1935), back when they were known as the “Staters” and the college was located on Park Boulevard in University Heights. Seating capacity was only 15,000 and only later expanded to

34,000 when the Chargers expressed a need for a home stadium in 1961.

By then, SDSU had moved to its current location and built its own oncampus stadium (Aztec Bowl, 19351966), a 7,500-seat facility and the only state college stadium in California at the time. It later became Cox Arena -- now Viejas Arena -- home of SDSU’s men’s and women’s basketball. A piece of the original Aztec Bowl is still visible on the north side of the arena and was briefly listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

But since 1967, the Aztecs have called Qualcomm Stadium home. From its inception, The Q, originally San Diego Stadium and then Jack Murphy Stadium, Qualcomm was planned to be a home for the Aztecs. Other sports franchises have come and gone, but every fall the Red and Black have flocked into the familiar

stands and gazed out over a well-worn field to watch the Aztecs defend San Diego’s favorite university.

The Aztec mantel is generational.

Parents and grandparents, watching their sons play beneath the bright lights of breezy San Diego Saturday nights, were themselves once students at SDSU. The city’s true team has always been right here, playing second-fiddle to the big leaguers in the NFL, fighting for recognition, respect and reputation - and doing a much better job.

With the Chargers’ graceless departure, the future of Qualcomm is in the throes of uncertainty and political upheaval, and there has been a resurgence of affection for Aztec football. The billboards are hard to miss.

Like the less-attractive friend left behind at the bar, last call has come and suddenly the Aztecs are getting a lot of

Several Aztecs celebrate after a touchdown by sophomore cornerback Jeff Clay at Fan Fest.

attention.

And while it may be hard to turn down the fuss suddenly being made over a team too-long underappreciated, true Aztec fans have the right to turn up their nose at the excitement. It is not that it is not deserved, but it is blowing in on a fickle wind.

Will the money behind the hype still be there if Qualcomm ends up in the hands of FS Investors? Will the fans that have appeared in the wake of the Chargers breakup still be around when the storm has calmed?

Who can say?

But SDSU will still be playing its magnificent game and Aztec fans will come out to watch.

They have been here all along.

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Junior defensive lineman changes positions

by Abraham Jewett ASST. SPORTS EDITOR

In a game of inches, a shift of just a few feet can make a big difference. San Diego State defensive lineman Noble Hall, coming into his junior year, is looking to make a seamless transition from defensive

tackle to defensive end. During the 2016 season he started every game at the nose tackle position.

Hall was successful last season playing inside, finishing the year with 26 total tackles, including six tackles for loss and three sacks. This season Hall has his eye’s set on more sacks, with his goal being to surpass last year’s sack total.

“I look to make more plays,” Hall said.

“I set a goal for myself in the first game to get three sacks.”

Hall said he is happy to make the move from nose tackle to defensive end, believing it will give him more opportunities to reach the quarterback.

“I played D-end like all my life and then they moved me at nose tackle. I wasn’t really too familiar with playing so interior like that,” Hall said. “I like to edge pass rush. So once I feel like I get that edge rush, I’ll be good.”

First year SDSU defensive coordinator Danny Gonzales believes in Hall.

Gonzales, who spent the last six years as the Aztecs’ safeties coach, said he is confident that Hall is talented enough to

end,” Gonzales said.

While expectations surrounding him are high, Hall said he believes that the whole team will start the season ready to defend their 2016 Mountain West Conference title.

“People are going to expect a lot for us, it just means we’ve got to get better,” Hall said. “We’re going to work and we’re going to get to where we really need to be.”

SDSU starts their season with a home game against UC Davis on Sept. 2, followed by a visit to Arizona State on Sept. 9. Stanford University comes to town Sept. 16, and is a game which could vault Hall and his team into the national spotlight.

“People are going to expect a lot for us, it just means we’ve got to get better. We’re going to work and we’re going to get where we really need to be” – Noble Hall, junior defensive end

Photo by Kelly Smiley SDSU junior defensive end Noble Hall dancing before a play during a practice in 2017 fall camp.

make an easy transition.

“Noble’s a really good football player,” Gonzales said. “You’ve got to stay after him to play hard but he’s got a lot of talent. It’ll be a seamless move.”

Gonzales said he feels the position switch will add versatility to the defense.

“He’s played enough inside that we can move him back inside if we need to, and he’ll be just as valuable in there as he is at

Stanford, which finished the 2016 season 10-3, will be a formidable opponent as they come into the year ranked No. 14 overall in both the coaches and AP preseason polls “I’m really looking forward to (the Stanford) game,” Hall said. “That’s the game I feel like if I do good I’ll really get my name out there, because that’s big time football.”

New rule changes in store for 2017 focused on safety

by Abraham Jewett ASST. SPORTS EDITOR

Fans of college football are in for some changes this year as three new rules have been implemented for the 2017 season.

The NCAA football rules committee recommended changes earlier this year for the 2017 season, which were approved by the Playing Rules Oversight Panel.

The changes for this year are focused primarily on player safety, as major rule changes were not eligible to be made for the upcoming season.

Game Length The NCAA football rules committee is looking for ways to shorten games this season, with the idea that keeping games around three hours long will be ideal for the sport.

Referees have been instructed to be more efficient when managing dead balls and clock stoppages, while making sure that the flow of the game stays at a steady pace. In addition, half time shows will be more closely monitored so that they do not exceed the maximum of 20 minutes in length before play begins in the second half.

Over the past eight years the average length of a college football game has risen by 13 minutes. The average game time for San Diego State football last season was three hours and 23 minutes, which puts them right above the NCAA average of three hours and 22 minutes. The longest game of the Aztecs’ 2016 season was four hours and three minutes in their week two 45-40 victory against Cal. The shortest game of the season was during SDSU’s 34-10 victory against Houston in the Las Vegas Bowl, a game which ended in only three hours and two minutes.

Leaping and Hurdling Defensive players are no longer allowed to leap or hurdle over the offensive line in an attempt to block a field goal or punt.

In previous seasons players were only called for a penalty if they landed on top of another play, making this the first year where even the act of leaping or hurdling will result in a penalty.

This additional rule was put into affect after players became injured last season while leaping over the line even without falling on an opposing teams player.

Horse Collar Tackle In previous seasons a horse collar tackle was considered to have occured when a player tackles another by the inside collar of the jersey and shoulder pads.

This season, grabbing and pulling down a player by their nameplate will no longer be allowed and will also be considered as a horse collar tackle.

Stock Photo SDSU offensive lineman Nico Siragusa holds up two fingers during a game in the 2016 season.

Knee Pads One change which has been made but that will not be implemented this season is a rule requiring all players to wear pads that cover their knees. This will better help protect players from greater risk of injury in the future.

Currently, players are suggested to wear knee pads but it has not been officially required. The rule change will not be formally put into place until the 2018 season, on account of teams already having purchased their equipment for the new season before the rule was finalized.

Knee injuries affected SDSU players last season, including to then sophomore tackle Joe Salcedo, who was lost for the season after a preseason knee injury.

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Young composer finds unlikely muse

by Julianna Ress SENIOR STAFF WRITER

Recording technology and audio design senior Josh Jackson can often be found digging through dusty crates of vinyl records at thrift stores, later repurposing them into a musical vision that is new and original.

Jackson, known musically by the name Hi-Fi, prefers to call himself a composer, and describes his music as instrumental, electronic and DJ Shadow-influenced.

Jackson’s music relies heavily on sampling—those samples not necessarily being music-based themselves.

“I’ll go to some run down thrift store and find, like, ‘Becky’s Fourth Birthday Party, Chuck E. Cheese’ on VHS and I’ll rip the audio off of that,” he said. “For me, it’s like the weirder I can find something, the better.”

He also broadens his horizons by purchasing CDs and cassettes from artists he hasn’t heard of, and listening to them to search for something sample-worthy.

Though using thrift store finds as muse is a common strategy when it comes to sampling, Jackson does not agree with the elitism among some producers.

“There’s kind of this snobbery in sampling where you’re supposed to sample stuff that no one’s heard before,” Hi-Fi said.

“I get that view, but at the same time as long as they’re doing something new with the sample, I think that’s the biggest thing.”

The 23-year-old’s musical catalog is astoundingly expansive, dating all the way

back to 2005. He is currently working on his 11th album, but still looks back on those early recordings.

“When you listen to the early stuff as opposed to what I’m doing now, you can still hear that it’s a Hi-Fi song.”

His most recent album, “How Wonderful it Could Be!,” was released via Bandcamp last December. However, his latest project, a compilation entitled “Fever Dream” in which each track was dedicated to a different person Hi-Fi has collaborated with over his musical career, dropped in July.

Before coming to San Diego State, Jackson grew up in Sacramento, and said he more often looks inward at his experiences in both northern and southern California to inspire his compositions, rather than the musical landscape around him.

“I wasn’t into too much local stuff in Sacramento, at least music-wise,” he said.

“Different things I’ve gone though in Sacramento and things I’ve gone through in San Diego have just inspired my music as opposed to being around the scenes.”

Yet the experience being used as inspiration doesn’t usually reveal itself to the musician until he’s finished the track he’s working on.

“Every once in a while I’ll be like, ‘Oh, I want to write a song like this,’ but a lot of the time I don’t know what I’m going to do,” Jackson said. “I just kind of put it in there and just let it go and see what happens.”

His wife and frequent collaborator, Mesa College junior Kit Jackson, said one of the most striking qualities of Hi-Fi’s music is the attention to detail.

Hi-Fi performs one of his sets at a SDSU silent disco event winter 2016.

“Watching him work, you get a chance to see how intricate it all is,” she said.

“I’ve listened to his music for years now, sometimes I still find samples that I didn’t even realize were there the first time through.”

As an artist herself, Kit Jackson often designs the cover art and visual elements for Hi-Fi’s albums which the musician finds vital to his craft.

“Besides listening to a song and how it makes you feel, the whole idea of looking at album artwork—I still love that,” Jackson said. “Whenever I perform live I always want to make sure that I have visual elements that coincide with the song in order to convey the message a little bit more.”

Jackson described one live performance

Courtesy of Josh Jackson

in which his wife accompanied him onstage, painting while he performed two songs and revealing the finished piece to the audience once the set was finished.

Hi-Fi hopes to perform live around San Diego more frequently and continue to grow a fan base online, but Kit Jackson sees immense success for the musician in the long term.

“I think that he’s already really come into his own with his music,” she said. “If he keeps going at the pace that he’s going, someone with influence in the industry will find him and he could very well be the guy who brings back French house.”

Josh Jackson’s music can be found on Bandcamp, Apple Music, Spotify and Tidal. He is aiming for an October release for his next album.

SDSU Walking Club takes it one step at a time

by Ceighlee STAFF WRITER

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SDSU Walking Club meets twice a week for a two mile loop around campus.

Lace up those walking shoes because San Diego State has a walking club.

Personal trainers Brian Tabor and Anthony Sawh started the SDSU Walkign Club two years ago. They wanted to connect with more people and had a lot of free time during lunch.

“Our motivation was to try to do something to connect with more people,” Tabor said. “People overlook walking as a way to stay fit.”

The trainers started with a group of five people, but now the group varies from 10 to 30 people.

It is mostly made up of faculty and staff.

Marilyn Bredvold, assiatant to the dean of education, is one of the club’s members.

“The route is good and convenient,” Bredvold said. “Anyone can join in different places because it does cover most areas of campus.”

Tabor said the club’s goal is to not keep

Photo by Kelly Smiley

it too structured.

“Our goal is to get more people moving and encourage them to keep moving,” Tabor said. “If people want to get their own group together as well, that would be awesome.”

The walk itself isn’t too strenuous and is a potential social break for people to walk and talk with each other.

“Walking is a fantastic way to get people moving,” Tabor said.

The group begins walking their roughly two-mile long walk promptly at noon every Tuesday and Thursday infornt of the Aztec Recreation Center. All interested members need to do is show up.

The walking path goes around the Calpulli Center, the Conrad Prebys Aztec Student Union, the SDSU Bookstore and the Geology, Mathematics and Computer Science building.

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Comedian Bill Burr set to visit SD The foul-mouthed funnyman talks Instagram, college advice and his upcoming San Diego show.

by Cami Buckman ARTS & CULTURE EDITOR

Somewhere between an overly opinionated uber driver and a tipsy uncle at Christmas lies one of the top comedic voices of his generation—comedian Bill Burr.

Burr’s comedic voice can best be described as a style of uninformed logic.

This “logic” has led him to have five critically acclaimed hour-long stand-up specials, a popular twice-weekly “Monday Morning Podcast” and sold out stand up shows across the globe.

Among his acting history, he can be seen in films like “Date Night” or the television show “Breaking Bad.” His stand up has led him to appear in numerous television appearences on shows like “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” or “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.”

Burr’s hit animated Netflix series “F is for Family” is in its second season and is currently streaming on Netflix.

Along with Burr, the show features actors Laura Dern and Justin Long as the Murphy family.

Set in the 1970s, this raunchy comedy is largely inspired by the life of Burr, who is the co-creator and executive producer of the show.

“Look, if I only

performed for 60-somethings and then did a college show it would be awful, none of you would have any idea what the f-- I’m talking about..”

– Bill Burr, Comedian, actor, host Burr voices the character of Frank Murphy, a short-tempered airport employee who lives in the suburbs with his wife Sue and their three children.

While Burr may not be a suburban airport worker in real life, many aspects of Frank’s profane personality sound familiar.

“If you ever had a messed up childhood or kind of a f-- up family, then you’ll like the show,” Burr said.

Walking Club:

continued from page 14 Then the group heads back behind the Arts and Letters building, through the koi pond and finishes by going up the Greek steps.

A map of the route is posted on the Strong Made Simple website where people can get more information and sign up for the weekly newsletter.

Tabor writes the weekly newsletter and said people who are interested in the club should sign up to find information like cancellations, weather delays or fitness tips.

The walking route rarely changes. It stays consistent to create a routine for the walkers. When the route changes, the

Courtesy of Pam Loshak

Bill Burr will be performing his stand up special Sept. 2 at Harrah’s SoCal Events Center.

It was just announced that Netflix has picked up the series for a third season.

“Look I’m not going to tell anyone what to do, watch whatever the hell you want,” Burr said. “But this show is funny, so there you go.”

Burr grew up outside of Boston, Massachusetts. According to his website biography, Burr said he did well in school until it counted.

“As a freshman in high school I had dreams of going to Notre Dame and becoming a lawyer,” Burr said. “By the time I was a sophomore, I was taking shop class and was considering getting into construction.”

He ended up working in warehousing and said that other than stand up, that job was the most fun he ever had.

However Burr did attended college in his twenties and does not shy away from giving current college students advice.

Many college students feel lost during their time in university and are worried about finding their passions in life.

“You’re never going to be happy with an attitude like that,” Burr said. “Ask yourself what you want to do and be willing to do it.”

He said college students should be prepared to lose a few friends along the way to finding success.

While Burr admits to have lost friends in his early days as a comic, he said he has also been that friend who could not handle seeing his peers succeed before him.

However Burr quickly grew out of that stage in his life, and like a banana left on the kitchen counter, Burr seems to have only ripened with age.

He also had a few things to say about a certain social media site–Instagram.

“You see these 22-year-olds posing at clubs with lambos and s--,” Burr said. “Like where did you get that money, that’s just not realistic.”

He thinks young people can be distracted by sites like Instagram and urges college

students to not become infatuated with the lives of people who don’t concern them.

Burr does not have an Instagram.

Many comedians have said they do not enjoy or intend to perform for college campuses.

Comedians like Jerry Seinfeld and Chris Rock have said that college students can be too politically correct for certain jokes.

Burr does not feel the same way.

“First of all, Chris and Jerry have the money to say that,” Burr said. “You will not hear me saying anything bad about college shows.”

Burr said he enjoys playing college shows and that speaking with students lets him stay current.

“Look, if I only preformed for 60-somethings and then did a college show it would be awful,” Burr said. “None of you would have any idea what the f-- I’m talking about.”

Burr will be in San Diego performing his always outlandish stand up on Sept. 2 at Harrah’s SoCal Events Center.

“Shows down here are usually mellow and chill,” Burr said.

While Burr said he enjoys Southern California, his busy touring schedule takes him all over the world.

He has toured theaters in Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Hong Kong and Mumbai, not to mention his European and American tours.

“I travel so much that whether I’m in Sweden or San Diego I do my show and adjust for how the crowd is feeling or responding,” Burr said. “If they’re just cringing at my jokes, oh well they’ll get over it.”

Burr is always dynamic, lively and without a doubt, profanely hilarious.

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number of walkers tends to diminish.

Tabor said the walking club is a really supportive group where members can share their lives with each other.

“The walking club has helped me by not only providing a group of fellow Aztecs who want to get exercise during the day, but it is also a good opportunity to get to know people all across campus,” Bredvold said.

Tabor and Sawh chose to created a club revolved around walking because it is simple, accessible and not intimidating.

“Walking is the easiest way to reach out to people and get them more active,” Tabor said.

There are no requirements to join the SDSU Walking Club and new members are always welcomed.

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To eat, or not to eat; that is the question Confessions of a starving college student.

by Mary York DIGITAL SPORTS EDITOR

From the time we are pencilpushing middle schoolers, we are told the end goal of our young lives is to make it to a university somewhere.

In high school, through movies and media (and our older sibling’s friends at that party we were not supposed to be at) we are taught that college will be the best years of our lives.

College is “the peak” they tell us, the “glory years.”

That is where we will make all our best friends and find a community that will last forever, even if we are selling our souls to student loans and an uncertain future.

But no one tells us how hard it is to survive.

And no, I am not talking about 7 a.m. classes or homework on weekends.

I am not referring to those of us who have to work multiple part time jobs while being fulltime students, or student athletes or student whatevers.

I am not even referring to the soul-searching and the doubt and the identity crisis that happens in the middle of junior year.

I am referring to finding food.

That is right, the millennia old pastime of finding one’s daily grub.

Granted, we are no longer forced to forage in forests for berries and whatnot.

But in a world where food can be healthy or affordable, but

not both, finding lunch between classes can turn into a Survivor episode where it is usually every man for himself.

Those of us determined to eat responsibly (read: fruits and vegetables) have very few reasonable choices on campus.

I am sure I am not the only one who has Googled “Where to buy vegetables in San Diego,” and then done a follow-up search on the differences between rutabagas and turnips that last almost an hour.

It is almost as if we made it through two decades of life without ever learning how to feed ourselves, as though the only aisle in the supermarket we know of is the one with the bread and cheap pastries, as if we expect food to just magically appear inside our ovens and microwaves already cooked and smelling like home.

In the absence of homecooked meals, take-out and our roommate’s leftovers have made a distressing debut into our lives.

To compound the problem, most of us need to eat three times a day, making the search for nutrients a day-long nightmare.

Packing a lunch is really complicated.

Unless you are willing to eat a PB&J every day for three months, options are limited.

It is hard to find a sandwich that can survive being squashed and unrefrigerated for several hours.

And who has time for a lunch box?

No one, that is who.

Leaving unsaid the judgment that follows whenever someone pulls out a homemade morsel, not many of us have the personal security to actually do something

that uncool in front of our peers, no matter how practical.

I think the judgment comes from a place of jealousy, really.

Like, who instilled such good breeding in this kid that he already has his life together enough to be making his own fancy sandwiches?

I bet he washes and dry cleans his own laundry and schedules his own dentist appointments, too.

But it is alright, we tell ourselves through salivation and the scent of his banana sandwich.

He will just never be as cool as us.

Once resolve has been formed to go in search of victuals, the question then becomes, “healthy or affordable?”

Food is expensive, in case you had not already heard.

The “eat food or buy gasoline” struggle has never been more real.

That is why many of us can often be found with bags of cheap snacks that have negative nutritional value and probably cost us a small piece of our soul as well.

But, if we eat enough pretend food throughout the day, we assume we will not be hungry at night when we are up late studying and our “make good decision” defenses are low.

This, kids, is just simply not the case.

It is also why the pizza place on El Cajon gets so much latenight business.

But pizza is communal, we tell ourselves, shelling over tomorrow’s rent in ones and fives.

At least we will all be selling our souls together.

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PLAYTIME! Arts & Culture Editor Cami Buckman snapped this picture of a baby gorilla playing with his older brother while in Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda.

ACROSS 1 Plastering strip 5 Go here and there 9 Performs a full-body scan on?

14 “Wonderfilled” cookie 15 Arizona county or its seat 16 Decoratively patterned fabric 17 Exploit a situation for personal wealth 20 Decorator’s asset 21 Black & Decker rival 22 Membership fees 23 Embarrassing shirt-pocket stain 25 Range above tenor 27 Textured overhead interior feature in some homes 34 Soup aisle container 35 Director Kazan 36 Walk-on role 37 Feels remorse over 39 Sock away 42 Works on a seam 43 Identity-concealing name 45 Yr.-end consultants 47 “The fresh air is delightful!”

48 Large final loan remittance 52 iPod download

53 Tofu source 54 Dating from 57 Give the band a hand 60 Brings in from the field 64 Has little significance ... and to all intents and purposes, what the first word of 17-, 27and 48-Across does 67 German steel town 68 “I’ve got the tab” 69 Like some art class models 70 Places for laces 71 Call for 72 Shocked reaction DOWN 1 Artist’s digs 2 Flooring calculation 3 Drinks with crumpets 4 Inside racetrack info 5 Loaf in a deli 6 For you and me 7 Wild way to run 8 Hit song from “Flashdance” 9 Extra NFL periods 10 Ski resort transports 11 “In __ of gifts ... “ 12 Otherwise 13 Sinks out of sight, as the sun 18 Therefore

19 Couture monthly 24 Beverage nut 26 Personal quirk 27 Former “American Idol” judge Abdul 28 Roger of NBC News 29 Volcano edge 30 Anti-discrimination org.

31 “In other words ... “ 32 Not experienced in 33 “Golly!”

34 Clawed crawler 38 Like foods for a low-sodium diet 40 Body wrap offerer 41 Comes out with 44 Not worth a __ 46 Camper’s dessert 49 On a single occasion 50 Willie of country 51 Watching closely 54 Golf rarities 55 Beauty pageant band 56 Roughly 58 Celebrity chef Burrell 59 Fleshy fruit 61 Isla surrounder 62 Advanced degrees: Abbr.

63 Staircase unit 65 State Farm’s bus.

66 Exchange rings