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Changes aimed at improving function and serving more Hutton Marshall senior staff writer San Diego State’s newly appointed Dean of Library and Information Access Gale Etschmaier has a vision for the Love Library she hopes will create an improved home of academia for students. “It’s important not just to look at the library, but at its changing role in its relation and ability to help the entire university,” Gale Etschmaier said. Since arriving from George Washington University where she served as associate university librarian,
Etschmaier has met with all but two SDSU deans, and she’s not finished yet. “I’m trying to find out more about the teaching needs of each college, and what the library can do to support those needs,” Etschmaier said. This includes allotting library space for events, but beyond that it involves continued innovation to accommodate the changing needs of the students. “One of the things we know about student learning is how important student learning is, about how important collaborative learning is in this environment, and how much we need to incorporate technology into that environment so that students can collaborate on multimedia projects to create different kinds of scholarship than was created 20 years ago,” she said.
One goal Etschmaier hopes to accomplish as the new Dean is creating a state-of-the-art multimedia production studio where students
students could practice, record and perfect in-class presentations. Her short-term goals at SDSU involve improving the Love Library’s exterior and its alignment to SDSU. This would involve repainting some of the library’s inner walls to Aztec colors. She would also like to add additional outdoor seating to accommodate the crowds that gather around the area surrounding the library. She hopes smaller expenses such Gale Etschmaier, as these could potentially be for dean of library and paid by donors. information access “I think the library is the most important learning envican create media productions and ronment outside of the classroom. have access to high-quality sound We want students to feel like this is equipment. She also hopes to open their academic home at San Diego private presentation rooms where State,” Etschmaier said.
“I think the library is the most important learning environment outside of the classroom.”
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Civil disobedience On Oct. 12, students who feel as though the recent ban on skateboarding and other forms of wheeled transportation on campus is unjust are planning to respond with civil disobedience. Among the more than 400 people who said they will attend, one person claimed, according to an inside source, the San Diego State Police Department
will be making a greater to $100 was taken from the SDSU effort to give out more tickets Bookstore in what was described this Thursday. as a fraud / forgery case. Police also responded to a report citing Spike in campus crime possible drug activity in Zura In a recent media bulletin sent Residence Hall, but the suspects out by the SDSUPD, several less- were unable to be located near common reports were made by reported rooms. officers last Friday. In Parking Structure 4, a car was keyed and had a note left by the suspect. At -Compiled by News Editor Bill approximately 10:30 a.m., close Crotty
Aztecs put doubts to rest with a crushing win against the Mustangs
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Defense, Denso lead Aztecs to victory continually bit on play-action passes in fear of Hillman, leaving receivers wide open. Sophomore wideout Dylan Denso told the media after the game he could see how much the running game helped the passing game. “You can tell when you have a defensive back in front of you and he’s looking in the backfield,” he said. Lindley broke the SDSU record for career touchdown passes, totaling 71 for his career. Coach Long said he was pleased with the offensive performance. “I thought the offense played well in the first half,” Lindley said. “They struggled a bit in the third quarter, they didn’t have the same rhythm they had in the first half but they cranked it back up.”
Antonio Morales sports editor San Diego State’s football team came to Qualcomm Stadium, saw Cal Poly and conquered. Senior quarterback Ryan Lindley shined during Saturday’s 49-21 victory against the Mustangs, breaking a school record held for more than 20 years. Sophomore running back Ronnie Hillman also had a standout night, not missing a step from last season. The win — Rocky Long’s first as head coach — avenged the previous losses to Cal Poly in 2006 and 2008. Second-Half adjustments Long expressed concerns all week when he spoke about the Cal Poly offense. The Mustangs traditionally run a triple-option offense, but this offseason Cal Poly decided to implement elements of the spread option — a change that appeared to throw SDSU off guard in the second quarter as the Mustangs scored 14 points and looked like they were in the game for the long haul. Until the third quarter started. The Aztecs held Cal Poly to 10 yards in the quarter and allowed the offense time to put the game away. Sophomore safety Nat Berhe credited halftime changes to the dominant defense in the third quarter. “We made a lot of adjustments in the secondary,” he said. “We moved to a lot of cover two, which helped a lot.”
Dylan Denso equaled his career total in catches with four receptions in SDSU’s win on Saturday | ANTONIO ZARAGOZA, PHOTO EDITOR
“I’m going to do whatever I have to do for the offense. I don’t really care about personal stats. It’s always good when the team gets the win.”
Dylan Denso, sophomore receiver
Balanced offensive effort buries Cal Poly The Aztec offense dominated Cal Poly for the majority of the game, a far cry from the last time the teams met in 2008. In that game the Aztecs could only muster 27 yards rushing while
passing for 352 yards. The team displayed a much different and more balanced effort on Saturday as it ran for 289 yards and passed for 203. Hillman was the main cog of the offense, carrying the ball 28 times for
191 yards. The sophomore running back passed the 100-yard plateau for the third straight game and for the seventh time in his career. The running game opened the game up for Lindley. The Mustangs
Denso dines on the Mustang secondary Denso entered the day with four career catches — by the end of the game he had matched that total, racked up more than 60 yards and scored twice. He has been described by Lindley as a new face who is going to help fill the void at receiver. Denso remained humble. “I’m going to do whatever I have to do for the offense,” he said. “I don’t really care about personal stats. It’s always good when the team gets the win.” His performance may have calmed down some doubtful SDSU fans who have questioned this season’s group of wide receivers. “We wanted to let everybody know that they don’t have to worry,” Denso said. “I think this game is going to help a lot with our confidence.”
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Off on the right foot; SDSU wins opener Agustin Gonzalez staff writer A lot can change in 1,099 days. That’s how long it has been since San Diego State last played Cal Poly, a 29-27 loss in 2008. That Aztecs team went 2-10 and saw its head coach, Chuck Long, fired at the end of the season. But this SDSU squad is completely different, coming off a 9-4 season and a Poinsettia SDSU 49 Bowl victory. And although it CP 21 wasn’t a flawless performance, the Aztecs still recorded a dominating 49-21 victory against the Football Championship Subdivision Mustangs Saturday night at Qualcomm Stadium. “I think it was a great win, especially when you consider the history of this series,” head coach Rocky Long said. “The last two times they’ve walked into the stadium and walked out with a win … It was a big win, I think we can do a whole lot better than we did tonight, but it’s fun to start that way.” The two players most responsible for SDSU’s success last season picked
up right where they left off. Sophomore running back Ronnie Hillman rushed for 189 yards and two scores and senior quarterback Ryan Lindley threw for four touchdowns to pass Aztec legend Todd Santos for first place on SDSU’s career passing touchdown list with 71. Coming into the season, the team’s biggest question mark was at wide receiver, where the Aztecs had to
replace two NFL draft picks, Vincent Brown and DeMarco Sampson. The team may have found a couple of bigplay replacements in sophomores Dylan Denso (four catches for 66 yards and two touchdowns) and Colin Lockett (three catches for 82 yards and one touchdown), who also recorded a 94-yard kickoff return for a score in the fourth quarter. Both receivers made their first career
starts on Saturday. Lindley gushed about his two new weapons after the game. “Colin’s a guy who’s got some explosion,” the senior quarterback said. “There were a couple plays too where we’ll look back and adjust and get on the same page. I’m excited, he’s going to be a guy who’s just going to blow up. Who knows where he’s going to be at the end of the year.
The Aztecs dominated on the ground Saturday, led by Ronnie Hillman who ran for 191 yards.
| PETER KLUCH, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
He could be a VJ (Vincent Brown) or DeMarco (Sampson) type. “Dylan did awesome. He showed up in spring ball and he’s been a consistent player. He’s really just a guy you can depend on play in and play out.” Long had his first big coaching decision halfway through the second quarter. Up 14-7, the Aztecs found themselves at the 3-yard line, fourthand-goal. Instead of kicking a field goal and taking the easy three points, Long opted to go for it. The boldness paid off: Lindley found Denso for his second touchdown pass of the game. Neither team could muster up much offense coming out of halftime until junior running back Walter Kazee rumbled 41 yards to the Cal Poly 20-yard line. Lindley found Lockett for another touchdown to go up 35-14, and the outcome was never in doubt after that. Although SDSU won big, Lindley said he believes the team still has things to improve on and will aim to do so as the season continues. “We expect more out of ourselves so we’re going to push ourselves to the next level, which is going to make our team better,” Lindley said. “We’re a more mature team, more experienced team, and as the year goes on you’re going to see us improve.”
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Fire tax burns rural residents
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e’ve all felt the sting of the downturn in the economy throughout the last several years; smaller paychecks, fewer grants, increased tuition, decreased class availability — the list goes on. Several months into the debate about the budget, Gov. Jerry Brown is still struggling to make numbers mesh and keep everyone, or at least those he feels matter, happy. Millions of dollars have been cut from each sector receiving government assistance, and with each revision numerous groups and officials are growing increasingly dissatisfied. But where cuts don’t fill the budgetary gap, taxes take their place. Last month, the state fire board approved a $150 annual fire prevention fee to be applied to yearly property taxes for residents in rural areas, where homes may be at risk. The state fire board has since looked to reduce the fee, decreasing it from $150 to $90 in the unreleased revised version of the proposal. But last Friday Brown proposed raising the fee to $175 per property, with an additional fee of $25 for any other property on that same individually owned piece of land. The rural fire fee has been used as additional funding for fire protection in areas most likely to be set ablaze. Approximately $50 million was cut from the fire funds in the first revision of the budget and the imposed fee would fill that gap. An estimated 72,600 homes in San Diego County would be affected by the fee, and a whopping 850,000 Californian homeowners will see the fee appear on their property taxes. Many articles have speculated as to how this extra $175 per “habitable structure” will affect the budget, the fire crews and the residents, but the truth of the matter is, things just don’t add up. Taking a closer look at the first draft of the adopted fire fee
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Heather Mathis contributor — or tax as I see it — the breakdown of how the funds would be spent looks like this: $15 would be sent to the Board of Equalization, Department of Forestry and Fire Protection and the Board of Forestry and Fire Protection; $10 supports the cost of inspections by the department; $5 funds the mapping of Fire Hazard Severity Zones; $15 funds the department’s Pre-fire Engineering program; $20 is charged to habitable structures in “high” or “very high” fire hazard severity zones; $25 goes to the grant program; and finally, properties with more than three dwellings will pay an additional $25 per unit. Now I know I’m just a college student with two years of collegiate math classes under my belt, but if you add the above numbers (assuming the resident in question is required to pay all of the above) the fee would equal exactly $115. Most homeowners would not be required to pay for all of the above coverage. So Brown, where does $175 fall into place here? What’s even more ironic than the math discrepancies? The rural fire fee, which is meant to provide additional protection to homes, has been added into the budget to support the General Fund, and money collected from the fee may not be spent on anything fire-related at all. According to an article in The Sacramento Bee, “Governor Jerry Brown is working with lawmakers on a new version that allows the state to use some of the revenue for firefighting.” If it is a fire protection fee, why wouldn’t it be spent on fire protection? A massive $50 million was cut from the fire services throughout the state resulting in the loss of at least 730 seasonal
firefighters and 25 percent engine usage cutbacks. There will also be one less helicopter in use and only 10 fire engines available in the winter versus the usual 20. The collection of the imposed fee, which is supposed to offset the aforementioned budget cuts, would do little for the staffing and engine reductions if the money is put into the General Fund and not set aside for the fire agencies as promised. So if this fire tax doesn’t already confuse you, riddle me this: How many times must someone pay for the same coverage? Fire department funding is provided through tax dollars paid by California residents, additional fees are paid to private fire agencies by residents living within their districts and homeowners pay extra insurance rates when living in high fire-risk areas. The rural fire fee would be a second, third or even fourth charge for the same service for some residents within the state. There is some leverage to the multi-fining, but it still doesn’t add up when revisiting where the money goes. Property owners already paying fees to local fire protection agencies may receive a reduction of $25 ($20 less than the previously promised reduction), and structures which have been inspected and found to be “in compliance” in the last four years could get an additional $10 off the bill. In our current budgetary crisis, it appears similar fees and taxes are popping up at every opportunity and few are doing anything about it. I am not willing to throw in the towel just yet. The governor can be contacted directly and I suggest to voice your opinion if you feel these fees are becoming outrageous. If we just lie down and take it, how far will our overpaid government take this budget? —Heather Mathis is a journalism senior.
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