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Freshman forward David Olsen celebrates with fans after scoring the go-ahead goal against the Tigers. ANDY FARRA, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
PATRICK CARR STAFF WRITER ____________________________________
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The Sports Deck may as well be a burial ground for nationally ranked soccer teams. Since 2005, the San Diego State men’s soccer team has taken down a top-25 team 11 times. On Friday night, they made it 12. This time SDSU took down the No. 25 Clemson Tigers 2-1 in front of a raucous crowd thanks to a game-winning penalty kick by freshman forward David Olsen. Olsen stepped up and calmly made the kick, with the keeper guessing the wrong way, sending the crowd into a frenzy and effectively winning the game. “(He) put it away very calmly as if he were a senior, I mean it was amazing,” Head Coach Lev Kirshner said. The win improves the Aztecs’ record to 2-1, and the importance of Friday’s thriller wasn’t lost. “I think it means we have a very bright future,” Olsen said, “This is a big statement for us.” The Aztecs struck first in the fifth minute through freshman midfielder Jeff Rhodes. Clemson’s junior goalkeeper Chris Glodack saved SDSU sophomore forward Forrayah Bass’s shot, but the rebound fell to Rhodes, who tapped the ball in for a 1-0
lead. Clemson had two chances from senior midfielder Manolo Sanchez, whose wideopen header sailed over the crossbar. Sanchez also had a one-on-one saved by SDSU freshman goalkeeper Adam Allmaras. The Tigers’ persistence payed off as they equalized on the resulting corner kick. Junior defender Kyle Fisher volleyed in from close-range after fellow junior T.J. Casner’s corner kick. Shortly before halftime, Rhodes should’ve put the Aztecs up 2-1 when he was one-on-one with Glodack, but Rhodes’ shot was tame and easily saved. The game changed for SDSU in the second half when freshman forward Donald Benamna came in, as his speed added a new element to the game, putting Clemson defenders on their heels. Benamna picked up the ball and sped down the left side, cut in and passed it to fellow freshman Kevin Baboyian, whose shot was way over. Benamna also had another chance, but Glodack was up to the task and held on to the low shot. Sanchez nearly stole the game for Clemson, but Allmaras got just enough of Sanchez’s thunderous shot to deflect it onto the crossbar and out of harm’s way. SDSU would control the rest of the
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game, marking the improvement they’ve made in the past two games. “Our energy was very good on the defensive side to get good pressure on the ball, and then what we haven’t been doing is holding onto the ball and circulating it,” Kirshner said. With more eyes turning towards the clock, SDSU almost scored twice. Bass’s shot actually went in from a corner, but he was ruled offside. Next was Benamna’s free-kick from 20 yards away, which went just over the bar. But in the 87th minute with the game winding down, the Aztecs finally struck gold. Benamna raced into the penalty area and won a penalty kick after he was dragged down. Olsen sent the kick into the right-side corner and sent the Aztecs home happy, himself included. “It feels amazing, I haven’t quite felt anything like that in a long time,” he said. The win was made all the more important due to the particular makeup of SDSU’s team: 20 newcomers. “We’re heading into the Pac 12 in three weeks so this is a massive victory for us,” Kirshner said. Read about Sunday’s thrilling 4-3 victory over No. 19 Denver online at www. thedailyaztec.com.
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2 NEWS
SEPT. 8 - 10, 2014 • THE DAILY AZTEC EDITOR: DAVID HERNANDEZ • NEWS@THEDAILYAZTEC.COM
#RESEARCH
SDSU draws $107 million in grants CAMILLE LOZANO ASST. NEWS EDITOR ____________________________________ San Diego State researchers received 731 awards totaling $107.8 million last year to continue their efforts in their individual fields. A total of 243 researchers received funds for the 2013-2014 academic year from 266 sponsors. According to an email from the Vice President for Research and Graduate Affairs Stephen Welter, the awards included $26 million for 110 National Institutes of Health grants/contracts and $9.6 million for 46 National Science Foundation awards. These numbers reflect a slight increase from last year’s awards, Welter said. Other grants and contracts awarded to researchers between July 2013 and June 2014 came from organizations such as the National Cancer Institute, the California Sea Grant College Program, Columbia University, The San Diego Unified School District, The Henry Ford Foundation, Pfizer La Jolla and Autism Speaks, among others. The sponsors include federal agencies, state and local government, educational institutions, school districts and school boards, foundations, corporations and more. “Last year’s awards demonstrate the diversity of SDSU expertise and exploration,” Welter wrote in the email. “Thanks to the SDSU researchers who are making discoveries and
developing improvements to benefit our students, our university, our community and beyond.” Communication professor Peter Andersen received a grant from the National Cancer Institute, the fifth grant he has received for his projects on sun safety. “Only 9 percent of all grant applications are awarded by the National Cancer Institute,” Andersen said. “I’m up against Harvard and Johns Hopkins—it’s like making it to the final four of the NCAA. We are very gratified to receive (the grant).” Andersen said that although he is a communication professor, his research focuses on health communications, by making people aware of the dangers of sun damage. “Skin cancer is a huge problem, but it is also largely preventable,” Andersen said. He is currently studying the sun safety measures of individuals on vacation at 40 different resorts in 19 different states. The study is in its fourth year and the research group is beginning to analyze the pretest data. Andersen said that with the 200 pre-test observations and 100 interviews, the research group has found so far that “very few people at resorts have very good sun protection habits.” Much of the data has yet to be analyzed, but Andersen said that they have found through their pre-tests that only 19 percent of the vacationers pre-apply, only 10 to 20 percent re-apply, and most
San Diego State researchers received more money in grants during the 2013-14 year than the previous year. MONICA LINZMEIER, EDITOR IN CHIEF
don’t spend extensive time in the shade or wear protective clothing. Andersen is using the funding from the National Cancer Institute for his study and the materials needed for website creation, social media alerts, salaries, brochures, posters and more. Public health professor Thomas Novotny was also an award recipient, having received a grant from the SeriousFun Children’s Network and a contract from Simon Fraser University. His current projects focus is on tobacco
control and politics and a study on camps across the world providing confidence and counseling to children with HIV/ AIDS. Novotny said the grants provide an excellent way for students to gain experience within their fields of study by becoming involved in the work-study projects that the awards fund. “We’ve been able to send students abroad, and the tobacco grant is going to provide long-term funding support for our doctoral students,” Novotny said.
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SEPT. 8 - 10, 2014 • THE DAILY AZTEC EDITOR: DAVID HERNANDEZ • NEWS@THEDAILYAZTEC.COM
#INTERNATIONAL
Aztecs buddy up with foreigners ADRIANA MILLAR STAFF WRITER ____________________________________ A fairly new club on campus helps international exchange students adjust by pairing them up with San Diego State students who have recently returned from studying abroad. Global Aztec Alliance aims to link together exchange and study abroad returnees by providing a buddy system and hosting social mixers. “We facilitate different activities,” psychology senior and GAA’s President Savannah Benefield said. “Usually they’re social events or community event or fundraising events for the club. Basically they’re different ways students can meet each other.” The club aims to have at least one event each week, and is planning a barbecue at the end of the month, its biggest event thus far. Other future events include a bowling event, a bonfire and s’mores night and a beach cleanup. Javier Inzunza, a communications senior and GAA’s public relations officer, said GAA offers local students the opportunity to show the exchange students areas tourists wouldn’t necessarily see or answer questions ranging from buying textbooks to receiving financial aid. The club deals primarily with exchange students who are spending either one semester or one academic year at SDSU. “Its harder for them to make connections because they’re not long term,” Benefield said. She added that GAA primarily deals with exchange students because they don’t have access to SDSU degreeseeking international students, but GAA pairs them up with a buddy if they are looking for one. There are 250 exchange students and 175 SDSU students who are signed up,
Members of the Global Aztec Alliance at their last meeting of the spring 2014 semester. COURTESY OF GLOBAL AZTEC ALLIANCE
and the club sent out buddy pairs by email the first week of August. “It’s up to them how dedicated they are to be to their buddy,” Benefield said. “We usually ask they at least email each other a few times (and) meet up throughout the semester.” Currently anyone at SDSU can sign up to be a buddy, but the club hopes as their numbers grow to make it only available for members. The club also hopes to help SDSU students study abroad. “Our board is made of people who studied abroad and before we went there were no resources, and it was hard to ask questions or find a student
who had already been to that country because there was no organized way to find them,” Benefield said. Plans include speaking to students whose study abroad requirement, and creating a buddy system for students before they go abroad, with someone at SDSU who had already studied abroad there and a local student at that university. Benefield was inspired to start the club after witnessing similar clubs while she studied abroad in Australia and Barcelona during the 2013-14 school year. “I wanted to keep meeting internationals (after I came back),”
Benefield said. After coming back from abroad, she visited the SDSU international center and realized similar clubs didn’t exist, so she set out to create Aztec Global Alliance, which was officially recognized last March. “It was crazy how much interest we generated,” hospitality and tourism management senior and Fundraising Chair Kiana Ghassemi said. Even SDSU staff and faculty have shown interest and support. “A lot of the administration has been like ‘Wow, we’ve really been waiting for something like this to come long,’” Benefield said.
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Fraternity looks to cash in on members
The newly established Pi Sigma Espison hopes to attract more members this semester. DAVID HERNANDEZ, NEWS EDITOR
JAMIE BALLARD STAFF WRITER _____________________________________ Pi Sigma Epsilon, a business fraternity created last semester, has been interviewing member in hopes of increasing membership and expanding its professional network. “We offer a number of professional social events, we train our members to take their abilities and mold them into skills that they can use in the business world, and we teach them about sales, marketing, and management,” Vice
President of Public Relations for PSE Dereck Forde said. Other business fraternities such as Delta Sigma Pi or Beta Alpha Psi exist already, but Forde believes there are many things that make his organization stand out, such as the fact that it’s “organized like a small business” but has the support from Fortune 500 companies such as Aflack and Enterprise. Additionally, Forde said, many of the fraternities at SDSU are social organizations, while Pi Sigma Epsilon is a professional organization. Although the organization focuses on
business skills in sales, marketing and management, the co-ed fraternity is open to all majors. “(Members) learn how to interview well, they learn how to collaborate and network with other organizations, we help them get job opportunities in and after college, and we help members reach out to businesses they’re interested in,” Forde said. The fraternity has 28 members, three of whom are studying abroad, and hopes to add between 20 and 25 new members this fall. PSE is currently holding interviews and expects to extend invitations to its
accepted members by Wednesday. Forde, who has being helping interview potential members, said the organization is looking for members who can contribute. “We want people who can give us their time, their skills and their abilities,” he said. He added that the organization looks for members who would “fit in well” to the culture of the fraternity, which Forde said is “supportive and comforting, but also exciting.” PSE tries not only to support their own members, but also to collaborate with other student organizations. “We enjoy working with and giving back to other campus organizations,” Forde said. The next upcoming event for PSE is the Pro-Am Sell-a-Thon, in which members will compete with other chapters in a sales competition to see who can present themselves the best in a simulated sales call. Students will be evaluated based on their ability to smoothly move the customer through the sales process and obtain commitment, according to the website for the event. It’s a yearlong event, and Forde said the PSE chapter at SDSU will begin participating on Oct. 15. Forde said PSE is also working with an on-campus organization that organizes a walk for cancer.
4 OPINION
SEPT. 8 - 10, 2014 • THE DAILY AZTEC EDITOR: ELPIN KESHISHZADEH • OPINION@THEDAILYAZTEC.COM
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Sexual assault unmasked
SDSU undermines violent severity of sexual assault cases on campus by burying four years of reported attacks against the community ELPIN KESHISHZADEH OPINION EDITOR ____________________________________
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’m sure many students are as tired of reading about sexual harassment issues on campus as I am writing about them. I’ve practically become the sexualharassment reporter here on campus and after receiving the first crime alert about sexual harassment last weekend, I swore up and down I wouldn’t write about it. Then it hit me: I keep writing about sexual harassment on campus because it’s still an issue. I keep writing about it because this campus, even after an audit, is still trying to protect its image from a sexual harassment problem by blanketing them with vague guidelines and less-than-thorough protocols. The downpour of sexual-harassment related talk at San Diego State began last year when I covered rising statistics of college students who are sexually harassed by relating it back to this campus. After discovering 21 reported forcible sexual offense cases, which were never sent out in crime alerts by the SDSU Police Department, it begged one question: Why were students not notified of these incidents? As I began digging, I got the same textbook answers. As of last fall, SDSUPD officials clarified this question with the reasoning that it was crucial for these victims to have both their, and the suspects, identity kept private. This explanation made sense and was good enough for me at the time to feel that I had gotten the whole story. Shortly after, SDSU got audited for the way they were handling sexual harassment cases—further confirming
the suspicions I thought I had put to bed. Not coincidentally, last weekend SDSUPD sent out the very first (in recent history at least) crime alert about a reported sexual harassment case. The location, incident and suspect were all described in full detail. Where did the privacy guidelines go? According to Cpt. Joshua Mays each report is judged on a case-by-case basis determining if it gets sent out in a crime alert. Coincidentally, the cases from the past two weekends met all the appropriate criteria shortly after the audit report got released. Great timing. “The police issue a crime alert when we determine there is a potential continuing or serious threat the community,” Mays said. “Each case is different and is evaluated on its own merits and circumstances. Obviously anything with the threat or use of violence is more concerning to everyone involved.” Threat or use of violence? Personally, I have never heard of a sexual harassment case, yet alone 21 forcible ones, not involving threat or use of violence. Who actually believes out of all the cases reported to date, only one posed as threatening, violent and serious? Who is the police to determine one victim’s sexual harassment experience as non-violent and non-threatening? That is not only uncalled for but it also insinuates an unwarranted question of the victim’s credibility by allowing the police’s hands to determine how severe the experience was. If you aren’t shocked so far, ABC 10 News recently reported in the last four years, 40 sexual assault reports have been made at SDSU, only two of which led to arrests. That’s justice for only 0.05 percent of victims who were brave enough to make a report. Not only is that an injustice for the remaining 99.95 percent, but it’s an injustice for an entire student body
who could have taken these reports as warnings to be even more cautious of their surroundings and actions. I don’t want to place sole responsibility and blame on SDSUPD, because although I’m unaware of the politics, I’m sure there are more people involved in the decision-making process of the best way to handle these cases. Our school has an image to protect and if our police department is passing out sexual harassment crime alerts like candy on Halloween, it’s going to be a huge problem. However, now it seems clear: The school wasn’t protecting the identity of the victims. Instead, it was protecting its own. SDSU didn’t want a sexual assaultproblem on its hands, so it created vague guidelines for reporting that were thinly veiled as protective measures for victims. It’s likely that these guidelines were driven by very different motives. Many don’t even consider the courage it takes for these victims to report such incidents. According to the Rape Abuse and Incest National Network, 60 percent cases are often left unreported. So, I’d like to take a moment to apologize to the minority who were brave enough to report such an unfortunate incident in hopes of getting some sort of justice. I’d like to apologize that a stolen iPhone took precedent over your rights as a human being. I’d like to apologize that the violation of your privacy and safety didn’t fall under the criteria of violent or threatening. Yes, I did consider turning the other cheek with yet another sexual harassment article, but I won’t stop until this campus realizes that all sexual harassment cases are violent and threatening because they are unwarranted and unwelcome. The auditors missed one minor detail. It isn’t quite so that SDSU doesn’t know how to take reports appropriately, it just knows how to file them away even better.
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Vandalized bathroom in the Education and Business Administration building. JENNA MACKEY, PHOTO EDITOR
#SDSUVANDASLISM
Mental illness in need of dialogue Lack of cultural dialogue regarding mental illness poses a major threat to society ANTHONY BERTEAUX SENIOR STAFF COLUMNIST __________________________________
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et’s be real Aztecs, when we heard the reported news about the naked 53-year-old man eating toothpaste and vandalizing the Education and Business Administation building this past weekend, our first reaction was to laugh and to laugh hard. The incident was a bizarre, ludicrous joke to many of us and I too laughed about it while using the bathroom in EBA recently. This incident was a testament that truth was truly stranger than fiction. However, while truth may be stranger and funnier than fiction, we’re missing the real truth behind the story. We need to stop laughing and look beyond what this narrative tells us about our perspectives and our country. At face value, this story was mere hilarious gossip. However, the great backbone of this story is a dialogue about how we approach mental illness in the U.S. The past couple of years have consisted of continuous conversations about how culture deals with the consequences of derailed mental illness. The tragic and heartbreaking narratives of tragedies sown from mental illness this year have been countless, ranging from Elliot Rodger’s “retribution,” to the Aurora
shootings and the suicide of Robin Williams. The consequences of mental illnesses gone derailed are devastating. However, it’s very telling of our culture that these dialogues about mental illness only begin once we see the consequences of it. Why do we only talk about these issues once things go bad? Why don’t we focus on solutions to these issues? These questions are the very reason why we should be afraid of the story of the naked man in EBA. With an influx in tragedies resulting from mental illnesses lately, our culture has become desensitized toward it. With shows like “My Strange Addiction” and “The OCD Project,” capitalizing and tokenizing those with mental illnesses, we aren’t shocked, but we laugh at mental illnesses. We are mystified and entertained by it, observing
those struggling with mental illness, but we are compassionate when tragedy strikes. What scares me most about the reactions to the news of the man in EBA is how it was portrayed as a non-issue and treated as a joke. The man, who was sent to a mental health facility for evaluation, committed the vandalism in hopes of making a “statement” in the form of antisemitic writing on whiteboards and in the bathrooms. What if he had a gun? Would we treat it as lightly? He called 911 to report his actions after he was finished making his “statement.” This situation, in which the perpetrator calls 911 to report something unsettling, is something that has been mirrored in both the tragic shootings that occurred at Isla Vista and Seattle Pacific University. Aaron Yyarba, who was the perpetrator of the SPU shooting this year, repeatedly called 911 in 2010, four years before his shooting, to report his desire to hurt others and himself. He also boasted an uncontrollable rage within himself. He
IT’S VERY TELLING OF OUR CULTURE THAT THESE DIALOGUES ABOUT MENTAL ILLNESS ONLY BEGIN ONCE WE SEE THE CONSEQUENCES OF IT. the sufferers with the same zeal as we look at exotic animals. This destructive perspective on those who suffer from mental illnesses perpetrates prejudice and discrimination and allows for unjust insurance policies. But when a tragedy occurs, we see an overwhelming surge in mental health advocacy. We want to look down upon
was discovered two years later, drunkenly ranting in the streets telling the SWAT team that picked him up to “make him famous.” This year, he showed up to the sciences and engineering building at SPU, armed with a shotgun, and killed one freshman and wounded two others. He was then tackled and stopped before he carried out his plan to kill as many people as possible.
Elliot Rodger’s parents also called the police worried about the mental state of their son. These instances prove that this case needs to be treated more seriously. History has proven before that recurring behavior like this is indicative of a tragic future. However, is the solution to lock those who are mentally ill in jail just because they’re a danger to themselves as well to society? It’s this ablest and hypocritical view which has unjust effects in terms of how our justice system treats and imprisons those who struggle with mental illnesses. The Bureau of Justice Statistics estimated that around 1,264,300 adults who suffer from mental illnesses were incarcerated in 2006. On top of that, more than 18 percent of the homeless that are in homeless shelters suffer from mental illnesses. The desensitization of mental illness narratives is a destructive process that delegitimizes the struggles of those who do have mental illnesses and allows for mass incarceration rates and mass mistreatment of mental illness sufferers. A stigma can go a long way. We are living in the Stone Age in regard to how we treat mental illness in the U.S. We need to stop focusing on solving the issue once there are consequences and push for better mental health care and treatment for patients. If we don’t start taking narratives, like the one we experienced over last weekend, seriously and treat mental illness patients like human beings and not as jokes for our entertainment, we will see the consequences. We will see tears and we will see blood. Blood, unlike tears, doesn’t wash away easily.
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SEPT. 8-10, 2014 • THE DAILY AZTEC editor: kristian IBARRA • sports@thedailyaztec.com
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Tar Heels stomp SDSU comeback Ryan Posner Staff Writer ____________________________________
Senior quarterback Quinn Kaehler fell short in his come-from-behind victory against the Tar Heels. jenna mackey, photo editor
The No. 21 North Carolina Tar Heels defeated the San Diego State Aztecs 3127, in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, on Saturday night. This was a tough loss for the Aztecs, who were in the lead for most of the game in front the Tar Heel faithful at Kenan Memorial Stadium. Crucial turnovers from senior quarterback Quinn Kaehler, who completed 23 of 39 passes for 341 yards with one touchdown and three interceptions, sealed SDSU’s fate. “It’s always disappointing when your quarterback throws interceptions,” said SDSU head coach Rocky Long via a Goaztecs feed. “Quinn is a competitor, he’s trying to make a play.” Early in the second quarter, Kaehler was picked off by UNC sophomore cornerback Brian Walker, who ran it back 100 yards for a touchdown. It was the first score of the game. “He’s a great quarterback, people make mistakes, you just have to keep your head up,” said senior offensive lineman Terry Poole via the Goaztecs feed. Kaehler managed to keep his head up after the first interception, quickly answering with a 56-yard touchdown pass to sophomore wide receiver Eric Judge. It was Judge’s first touchdown catch of the season. On UNC’s next possession, redshirtfreshman backup quarterback Mitch Trubisky was picked off by junior defensive lineman Jon Sanchez, setting the Aztecs up in Tar Heel territory. SDSU would not waste its good field position by scoring quickly on a 12-yard run by Donnel Pumphrey, giving SDSU a 14-7 lead going into halftime. Pumphrey had his second 100-yard rushing effort of the season, going for exactly 100 yards and two touchdowns on 17 carries. UNC opened up the second half with a missed field goal, which again set the Aztecs up with good field position. The Aztecs marched 76 yards and capped off the drive with a 12-yard touchdown rush from Pumphrey. That lead would not last long, as UNC junior quarterback Marquise Williams put together his best drive of the night, ending it with an 11-yard touchdown pass to junior receiver Quinshad Davis. “They started to execute a little better,”
Long said via the Goaztecs feed. “I think our pass rush got a little out of whack.” What happened next came as a surprise to SDSU, when junior kicker Donny Hageman nailed a 49-yard field goal, something that has been a huge weakness for the Aztecs. Williams quickly answered though, with the third longest play in UNC history: a 91-yard touchdown pass to sophomore wide receiver Mack Hollins. “(Williams) made a couple of really big plays scrambling with football in the fourth quarter, and he completed some passes too,” Long said via the Goaztecs feed. Hageman would again come through with some big plays of his own though, sending a 40-yard field goal through the uprights. That would be the last time SDSU held the lead, as Williams drove his team 80 yards down the field before a two-yard score by freshman running back Elijah Hood. The Tar Heels would go up 28-27. “We were up, we shouldn’t have let them score,” said senior cornerback J.J. Whittaker via the Goaztecs feed. “They don’t score, we win.” Needing to answer, Kaehler was picked off again by Walker, trying to throw on the run, which helped set up a 23-yard field goal for sophomore kick Nick Weiler, giving UNC a 31-27 lead. On SDSU’s last drive of the game, Kaehler drove the Aztecs all the way to the UNC three yard line. However, on first and goal Kaehler made his biggest mistake of the game, throwing an interception to senior safety Tim Scott in the end zone, sealing the UNC victory. “He under threw that ball a little bit, you give credit to the defensive back who made a great play,” said Long via the Goaztecs feed. The Aztecs played admirably against the No. 21 team in the country on the road, but nine penalties, which cost them 65 yards, proved to be a big factor. “At least it’s early, but it doesn’t get much tougher than this, this is a heartbreaker,” said Whittaker via the Goaztecs feed. Worse news came post-game when it was revealed that standout senior wide receiver Ezell Ruffin broke his collarbone in the second half, according to Tod Leonard of UT-San Diego. The Aztecs will now get a week off in preparation for Oregon State University, who they play on Sept. 20 in Corvallis, Oregon.
SEPT. 8-10, 2014 • THE DAILY AZTEC editor: kristian IBARRA• sports@thedailyaztec.com
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Aztecs to tee off 2014-15 season Rafael Avitabile staff writer ____________________________________ The San Diego State men’s golf team will open the 2014 season at the Southwestern Intercollegiate Tournament at North Ranch Country Club in Westlake Village, California on Monday. The Aztecs, ranked No. 34 by GolfWeek. com heading into the first fall event of 2014, are one of three top-40 teams competing in the tournament. The other two are Stanford University and the University of Southern California, who are ranked No. 3 and No. 25 respectively. The Aztecs are anchored by three AllMountain West First Team selections in senior Xander Schauffele, junior Riccardo Michelini, and 2014 Mountain West Freshman of the Year Ricky DeSantis. The final two spots in head coach Ryan Donovan’s five-man lineup are still up for grabs as of Thursday afternoon. Schauffele, a three-time Mountain West Golfer of the Week last season, enters the season ranked No. 54 by GolfWeek.com. North Ranch Country Club is a par 71 with 6,964 yards laid out for membersonly enjoyment. The last time SDSU teed it up at North Ranch was at the North Ranch Intercollegiate Tournament in the spring of the 2013 season, where they came in fifth at a combined 36 shots over par. Michelini, the lowest scoring Aztec, tied for 7th carding a 5-over 218 over three rounds. USC won the tournament in 2013 at 11 strokes over par, suggesting that North Ranch is a tough place to score, and may be one of the tougher venues SDSU plays all season. The Aztecs are looking to take back their seat atop the Mountain West Conference after finishing second to the University of New Mexico the last two years in a row. Before the Lobos won back-to-back titles, it was the Aztecs hoisting the trophy in 2011 and 2012. “We are deeper and more experienced this year,” coach Donovan said. “But we
Senior Aztec golfer Xander Schauffele attempts a put last sesaon. sarah smith, Staff PhotograPher
have to focus on one tournament at a time.” The Aztecs will play 36 holes of continuous golf on Monday, followed by the final round on Tuesday. Tee-off will be at 8 a.m. on both days. You can follow along with live scoring updates from GolfStat.com. Aztec fans looking to see the U.S. Amateur Champion this season will
have to wait. Gunn Yang will not suit up for San Diego State this season, according to coach Donovan. After a miraculous win at the U.S. Amateur Championship last month, Yang has received exemptions in nine PGA Tour events next year, including the U.S. Open and British Open. He has also been invited to play in the 79th Masters Tournament at
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Augusta National. While his schedule is not yet set, it would be nearly impossible to prepare and compete in these tour events while participating in a college golf season. You could see Yang in a professional event on American soil as early as February at the Farmers Insurance Open held at Torrey Pines Golf Course in La Jolla.
COMMENTARY
Clutch moment never came for Aztecs Ethan Bailey Senior Staff columnist
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he San Diego State Aztecs came within 10 yards of upsetting the No. 21 University of North Carolina Tar Heels on Saturday, which is especially upsetting because the Aztecs had a real chance at winning in clutch time. The problem is the Aztecs weren't clutch when they needed to be, and I'm talking about more than just senior quarterback Quinn Kaehler's interception in the end zone with less than a minute on the clock. We'll start this anti-clutch voyage with the Aztec offense's final drive of the first half. Up 14-7, the Aztec defense forced a Tar Heel punt leaving Kaehler and company with both time on the clock and timeouts to put together a scoring drive. Senior wide receiver Ezell Ruffin found a soft spot in the UNC defense and Kaehler delivered the ball to him
for what would've been a 31-yard gain. Except an Aztec offensive lineman was called for a facemask on the play, negating the pass and setting off a chainreaction that ultimately resulted in a SDSU punt. Not clutch, Aztecs. The second anti-clutch moment came early in the fourth quarter after— ironically enough—a clutch 48-yard field goal by junior kicker Donny Hageman. A Tar Heel penalty came on the ensuing kickoff, forcing UNC to begin its drive at its own 9 yard-line. Backed up against his own end zone, North Carolina junior quarterback Marquise Williams took the snap from shotgun and took what the defense gave him—a 91-yard touchdown pass. It's hard to pick on the SDSU defensive backs too much. For the most part, the unit played a great game against the Tar Heels. But playing great for most of a game isn't how games are won, unfortunately, and in this situation the cornerback simply got beat for nearly the entire length of the field. Not clutch, Aztecs. Our third stop on the anti-clutch train
takes us to even deeper in the fourth quarter, when Kaehler threw his second interception of the evening. After a big gain on a pass to junior wide receiver Paul Pitts, Kaehler rolled to his left and threw a head-scratching interception to a linebacker he assumingly didn't see. It's important to note Kaehler threw his first interception while rolling to the left, too. This one falls on both him and offensive coordinator Bob Toledo for repeatedly calling leftrolling play action passes. Not clutch, Aztecs. Luckily the defense was able to hold UNC to just a field goal after the interception which, in the Aztecs' defense, was pretty darn clutch. But if this column was about what the team did right it would have a completely different tone. Remember Kaehler's third interception of the game in the end zone with just seconds left on the clock? Good, because it's our final destination in anti-clutch land and it's a doozy. While many will point directly at Kaehler on this one, the truth is it isn't all his fault. Did he throw the ball? Yes.
Is it ultimately his decision to throw the ball where and how he did? Absolutely. But the truth of the matter is the playcalling at the end of SDSU's final drive was terrible. After a first down pickup by junior running back Chase Price, the Aztec offense went no huddle which was the first mistake. There were less than 30 seconds left in the game and the Aztecs smartly saved two timeouts, yet neither of them were used. Instead, the offense regrouped at the line with Kaehler in shotgun waiting to hike the ball. Tick tock, there's less than 25 seconds on the clock. It's like the coaching staff forgot their running back duo had combined for more than 170 yards on the ground. Sophomore DJ Pumphrey sliced the UNC defense for 100 rushing yards and Price added another 71. Inside the 10 yard-line with two timeouts, it seems just plain silly not to try running the ball at least once. Instead, the play call had Kaehler move and throw to his left. The heartbreaking ending to this game falls on Toledo and head coach Rocky Long as much as it does anyone else. Not clutch, Aztecs.
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SEPT. 8 - 10, 2014 • THE DAILY AZTEC editor: nick knott • entertainment@thedailyaztec.com
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Catch summer TV online Mike Heral staff writer
Summer used to be a time for vacations, but now it’s time for more TV. Here’s a recap of some of this summer’s offerings, along with how to find them now.
The Leftovers
The Strain
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After finding success with “Hellboy” and “Pan’s Labyrinth,” Guillermo del Toro is the latest top-talent Hollywood director taking a shot at TV. It’s actually his return to TV, but his 1986 thriller “Hora Marcada” aired only on Spanish-speaking channels. “The Strain” reboots the waning vampire fad by turning the ageless creatures into a hybrid between Count Dracula and the Xenomorph from “Alien.” Using a virus to transmit vampirism is a smart strategy given the global pandemic hysteria in play, following the seemingly endless H1N1 swine flu and Ebola crises. And speaking of scares, del Toro delivers enough to keep the audience from dwelling on the dumb decisions his characters make just to service the plot.
You’d think “Lost” writing veteran Damon Lindelof would avoid creating a series featuring more questions than answers. After all, he famously shut down his Twitter account after disappointed “Lost” fans filled his feed with heavy criticism. But Lindelof either loves punishment via snark or he’s a slow learner because “The Leftovers” invites comparisons to “Lost.” Survivors? Check. Male protagonist involved in a crisis of conscience? Check. Flashbackheavy episodes resulting in the viewer’s temporal delirium? Check. Despite how slowly this show moves, and whether or not you like the characters, “The Leftovers” is worth checking out if only to see how Lindelof walks the ledge between putting together a classic story and falling into a pit filled with trolls. If he harnesses the brilliance of the “Two Boats and a Helicopter” episode, this show is destined for masterpiece status.
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BoJack Horseman
You’re the Worst
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Netflix hopes to take its bingewatching success into animation with this story about an aging horse/past TV star, almost two decades removed from his ‘90s sitcom success. But it’s not your grandfather’s “Mr. Ed” because these animals interact with humans in every way imaginable. I can imagine this show’s pitch thusly: Come for the sex scenes between cartoon animals and cartoon people, stay for the titular cartoon horse’s existential crisis. One highlight includes the second episode focusing on BoJack’s public relations headache after he insults a Navy SEAL. That is, a cartoon seal who serves as a naval officer. Yeah, it’s that kind of show. Wisely straying from typecasting, Jesse from “Breaking Bad” (Aaron Paul) also shows up as a down-on-his-luck sidekick with a penchant for unwise lifestyle choices. Seriously, though, “BoJack Horseman” delivers enough clever gags and interesting plots warranting the binge-watching Netflix knows you’re going to do.
In “You’re the Worst,” two millennials have the anti-social market cornered. Naturally, they meet and fall in love despite themselves, and hilarity and hijinks ensue. Despite the growing corniness, the chemistry between leads Chris Geere and Aya Cash makes the show worth watching. The real issue with this show is that it wants to be edgy, yet its edginess is constrained by its cable channel home. Sure, cable pushes the envelope, but only so far. If the producers want to truly deconstruct the format, take the show to HBO or Showtime a la “Entourage” and “Californication.”
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Best movies of the month Nick Knott Entertainment Editor ______________________________________________________________________
Summer is over. We can finally say goodbye to the summer blockbuster films filled with too much computer generated graphics, multi-million dollar budgets and sub-par plots (sorry Michael Bay). With the fall come some great films that stimulate a moviegoer’s brain with more than just pretty colors and explosions, but rather quality flicks for all types of fans. With September being the first full month at school, you’ll inevitably need a break from studying. So here are the best films coming out this month. The Skeleton Twins
Release date: Sept. 12
After 10 years of not speaking to one another, a set of twins try to start fresh when Milo, played by Bill Hader, returns home after a failed trip to Los Angeles to become an actor. His sister Maggie, played Kristen Wiig, invites him to stay with her and her husband so they can work on repairing their relationship. Seeing that Hader and Wiig worked together on “Saturday Night Live,” it’s safe to say that the team chemistry will be strong in this film. The story of the struggle to rebuild their sibling bond is filled with laughs and cries, making a great dramedy.
The Drop
Release date: Sept. 12 Tom Hardy and the late James Gandolfini star in the crime drama “The Drop” as cousins who run a small bar. However, the only difference in this bar from others is that it’s a drop point for dirty money owed to gangsters. The bar gets robbed which causes an uprooting investigation that digs up dirt from years before. Merv, played by Gandolfini, becomes eager for his past power and stirs the pot so much that he and his cousin may not be able to clean it up.
A Walk Among the Tombstones Release date: Sept. 18
Liam Neeson is the man. And in “A Walk Among the Tombstones” he continues to be the man. Neeson plays private investigator Matt Scudder who is hired by a heroin trafficker to find his kidnapped his wife. After digging up the facts, Scudder realizes that taking on this case may not have been the right thing to do. But he pursues on chasing the culprits through New York City making for an action-packed crime drama.
Two Night Stand Release date: Sept. 26
Typically one-night stands are quick and easy. But, what happens if you get snowed in the next morning, as you’re about to take your walk of shame? That is the premise of the “Two Night Stand.” A young woman who’s recently ex-engaged is struggling to find love, or any sort of significant other for that matter. Her friend suggests a one-night stand, which turns into a two-night stand when Mother Earth decides to drop snow all over New York. The snow day turns into a day filled with awkward activities and getting to know one another, between her and the guy’s apartment she’s trapped in. This rom-com is perfect for students who are tapped into the awkward digital age of dating.
The Two Faces of January Release date: Sept. 26
Chester and Colette MacFarland, played by Viggo Mortensen and Kristen Dunst, are on vacation Europe. When one of Chester’s ex-employers comes after him, the trip goes awry. The couple befriends an American working as a tour guide and the threesome all become intertwined in the murder Chester committed. The trio are on the run and as the chase takes way, their newfound allegiance will be severely tested.
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Aoki brings cake to Del Mar track Alek Sanchez staff writer ___________________________________ Del Mar Thoroughbred Club continued its summer concert series with an explosive performance from Dim Mak Records founder Steve Aoki. DMTC has had huge artists come through this summer, and Aoki stands as one of the biggest electronic music acts to make it to the track. Taking a break from the large festivals and Vegas club shows, he brought an energetic set to the allages event. It’s important to note and distinguish his performance on stage, as opposed to a traditional DJ set. Steve Aoki is a performer: He has created an act that thousands of fans come out to see and enjoy, and he has honed his image and sound to appeal to those fans. Take his cake for example: it’s a widely known fact sometime during his show a lucky fan in the crowd will gladly take a cake straight to the face. Fans beg and scream for the cake, and Aoki gives that love right back. Now what I wasn’t prepared for was him
bringing out the cake a total of three times. Again, it’s a part of his act, and Aoki excels in fan interaction. First seen in 2009 during his Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival performance, a big part of his show for the past couple years was bringing out a giant inflatable raft to surf the crowd. Not many artists can have that kind of crowd interaction. Whether they’re chanting for cakes or rafts, fans know what they’re coming for when they see Aoki perform. Though he retired the raft, the cake still lives on and so will Aoki’s show. Music is still the meat of his act. A big breakthrough act from the underground Los Angeles scene, Aoki also stressed the importance of underground music and its culture of expanding new, progressive sounds. He even took time out of his performance to educate the crowd on the Ché Café and its impending closure. Whether or not you are a fan, you can see Aoki still has his heart in the right place. And he gives exactly what you want when you come to a Steve Aoki show: the cake, the madness and the man himself.
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Beginning a new semester can be stressful. Maybe you’re new to college, new to San Diego State’s campus or new to California. Maybe everything isn’t turning out the way you expected. Maybe your new roommate sucks, and you haven’t made any close friends. It might seem like you are the only person struggling to adapt to this new environment, but you’re wrong. “This is a common experience that freshmen and transfer students are having,” Assistant Director and Intern Coordinator at the SDSU Counseling and Psychological Services center Doug Thomson said. “A good part of the time, these students are isolated. They look around and see smiling, happy faces, and they are thinking to themselves, ‘I’m the only person going through this,’ That makes it even worse, because now they feel like something’s wrong with them,” Thomson said. “But this is the transitional stress of being a freshman or transfer student, and it passes with time.” Located in the Calpulli Center, Counseling and Psychological Services provides options to help new students cope with this transitional phase. One-on-one therapy sessions, group workshops and spaces where a student can escape the pressures of college life are all available in the Counseling and Psychological Services office. One of these group workshops, Cultivating Optimal Personal Experience, helps students learn the skills necessary to better manage stress. The meetings are two sessions long, and times are listed online for the fall 2014 semester. COPE is just one of the many free workshops available to students. Others include Healthy Emotional Living, Living With Loss, and even a meditation workshop. The meditation workshop can be helpful in calming overwhelmed students, and can also help improve concentration and focus. “Meditation is not just a way to manage stress, but one of the things it is also very helpful with is attention difficulties,” Thomson said. “If a student is having difficulty focusing and concentrating, meditation is just a great way to help a person enhance their ability to do that.” Therapists are also working with biofeedback techniques to help students cope with overwhelming feelings. “This technique is more tailored
towards academic stress,” Thomson said. “It’s designed to teach students the breathing techniques to help them to learn how to calm their own physiology down.” This program is done in individual meetings between a therapist and student, and is especially helpful for anyone who deals with test anxiety or any other overwhelming feelings of panic when dealing with academic stressors. Services offered extend beyond just helping students who are struggling to transition to a new environment. Crisis intervention services are offered for students who are experiencing high levels of emotional distress, such as suicidal feelings, physical or sexual abuse, and loss. An online assessment is available at Counseling
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IF A STUDENT IS HAVING DIFFICULTY FOCUSING... MEDITATION IS JUST A GREAT WAY TO HELP A PERSON ENHANCE THEIR ABILITY TO DO THAT.” - Doug Thomson, Asst. Director and Intern Coordinator, SDSU Counseling and Psychological Services center
and Psychological Services website. This assessment asks questions to determine if a student’s feelings and symptoms are abnormal and suggests resources for getting help and support. The staff of Counseling and Psychological Services is fairly small, so most of the therapy and workshops they offer are on a short-term basis. However, if a student or therapist feels longer-term treatments are necessary for improvement, the student can receive referrals based on insurance and financial capability. The website offers other tools to assist students, including hotline numbers, times and dates for workshops and programs, and tips for helping someone who has recently experienced trauma in their life.
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Looking in the mirror ANNIE BELTRAN STAFF WRITER ___________________________________
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veryone has body image issues. Either every year the skin surrounding my body gets worse, or every year I wear my skin I identify new details. The way I look to other people matters to me. Although I may appear very confident about announcing various markings I find to be imperfect, I had to first realize that I am no crazier than most people. I have often been informed that everyone has nipple hair. However, I still feel mine is thicker and more abundant than most women. I’ve yet to hear any complaints from people who’ve seen me naked, but I know my areola hair exists in a fashion ranging from less than chimpanzee but more than I’m comfortable having. I am self-conscious about very specific details on my body that I feel directly affect my public appearance. I’m not about to offer any new revelations on how to feel better about your body, because we are all beautiful and unique in our own way. The word “unique” has so many negative undertones. It’s like in the phrase “Bless her heart” in Texas. You really have to question why the “blessing” is being offered in the first place, usually because you’ve done something considered dumb or “unique.” As a 26-year-old woman, I am still battling acne. Small, eye-catching, temporary flaws make their presence on my back, neck and face. No one has ever said, “Annie, you
have such a good complexion.” I know this to be true, because I would have jump for joy and tattooed “Finally Winning” on my chest with arrows pointing toward my face. At 4 feet 11 inches, I often lie about my size (adding the extra inch) because I don’t like being recognized as less than 5 feet tall. Sometimes I think when people give me a nick-name they simply run down a list of synonyms for the word "little." As if I didn’t already know about my limited stature, you screen-printed a t-shirt with a picture of a mouse on it and thought it was a clever birthday gift.
IF I FELT THESE GENETIC TRADEMARKS ON MY BODY WERE NORMAL, THIS WOULD NOT BE A TOPIC FOR ME TO WRITE ABOUT. One thing on my body that isn’t small is my nose. It was a gift from my grandfather. He gave it to me without any regard of what I thought a woman’s nose should look like. Shopping for sunglasses is a strategy game of “how these fit my nose” rather than “how do these look on my face.” My point is not to change other’s thoughts about how one recognizes
self, in the skin we never had a choice to wear. In fact, I really don’t think I can do that for you. Just like others cannot tell me that the abnormal growth of hairs on my chin are not blatantly obvious. My words cannot change your beliefs, but hopefully bring to light some commonality in that we are all self-conscious. Body image issues are not for one specific type of person. Although I can only write from a female perspective, because that is the only view point I’ve ever truly known, I am confident in saying body image issues are equally distributed among every gender. Let’s only blame the media, and leave out possible discrepancies in anyone’s upbringing. Leave out the fact that people can be ugly to each other. Let’s have no regard for the thought that somewhere down the line we allowed the standards for physical perfection to be dictated by naturally impossible restraints. Some reader out there is probably saying, “Annie, don’t use the words ‘imperfection, flaw, or abnormalities’.” Why not? If I felt these genetic trademarks on my body were normal, this would not be a topic for me to write about. If I told you I felt 100 percent comfortable with my perfect body, from my teeth that could use braces, across my small, disproportionate bust line, down to my oddly sized pinky toes, I would be lying. I’ve never met a person worth knowing who noticed imperfections on my body the same way I see them. Hopefully I never have to.
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HOROSCOPE HAPPY BIRTHDAY (9/8/14) - Talk about the world you'd like to see this year. Creative communications and networking build community resiliency. After 12/23, begin a new phase at home for the next few years. If money is tight, trade or barter. Share compassion to make a difference. The solar eclipse (3/20) especially boosts romantic partnership. Grow the love. HOW IT WORKS: 10 is good, 1 is bad. ARIES (March 21 - April 19) - Today is a 5 - Put a dream into writing under the Full Moon in Pisces. A turning point arises backstage. Peaceful introspection reaps results today and tomorrow. Others want your attention. Calm and clarify. Inspire with simplicity. TAURUS (April 20 - May 20) - Today is a 6 - A new direction presents itself regarding group participation with the Pisces Full Moon. Complete previous efforts gracefully, and prepare. Working in teamwork gets you much farther today and tomorrow. Watch for hidden pitfalls. GEMINI (May 21 - June 21) - Today is a 6 - Use social grace, especially in an uncomfortable moment. An opportunity to increase your influence and fulfill a fantasy arises with the Full Moon in Pisces. You get more than expected. Explain and schedule carefully. CANCER (June 22 - July 22) - Today is a 7 - Chores interfere with romantic fantasies. Pay bills and save up. A new adventure calls to you under the Pisces Full Moon. Consider the unlikely when planning. Focus on the main objective. Study for a test. LEO (July 23 - Aug. 22) - Today is a 6 - Seek a win-win solution regarding shared finances under the Full Moon in Pisces. What at first seems strange turns out to work well. Encourage another to put a dream in the budget. Compromise. VIRGO (Aug. 23 - Sept. 22) - Today is a 7 - Clear up confusion before proceeding. A Full Moon turning point arises in a partnership. Change things around. Check out a vacation destination. Renovate your workspace. Tight scheduling is key. Set the pace. LIBRA (Sept. 23 - Oct. 22) - Today is an 8 - Embrace a new career direction under this Pisces Full Moon. Share your dreams and speculate on fantasies. Find what you need far away. Don't step on sensitive toes. Turn your ideas into scheduled tasks. SCORPIO (Oct. 23 - Nov. 21) - Today is a 6 - Rest and play under the Full Moon in Pisces. Begin a new game. Physical activity gets your passion out. Relax in as much luxury as you can muster, without maxing out funds. Invite family. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 - Dec. 21) Today is a 5 - The Full Moon in Pisces illuminates a new phase at home. You're in tune with a distant loved one. Opposites attract. Checks and balances are needed. You're gaining spirituality. Investigate the unknowable. Play in the water. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 - Jan. 19) - Today is a 6 - Present a balanced report. Open a new communications door under the Full Moon. It's better to save than to spend now. Count your winnings. Scoop up both gold and straw. Shop carefully for a family event. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 - Feb. 18) - Today is a 7 - A new financial opportunity arises with the Pisces Full Moon. Don't tell anyone yet. Re-affirm a commitment. A female points out an inconsistency. Keep the goal in mind. Make a decision you can live with. PISCES (Feb. 19 - March 20) - Today is an 8 - You're in a state of flux. Begin a new phase in personal development with this Full Moon in your sign. Follow a hunch. Write down your dreams. Find someone you'd like to play with. Make magic.