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WOA reaches past adversity

September 12 2011 Volume 97, Issue 12 W W W.T H E D A I LYA Z T E C . C O M

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Today from 11:15 a.m. to 12:10 p.m., the ROTC and Office of Student Life and Leadership will be cohosting a 9/11 remembrance ceremony at San Diego State’s main flagpole located on Campanile walkway near Hepn e r Ha l l . E ve n t s pl a n n e d include a flag-raising ceremony, vocalists from the School of Music and Dance singing “God Bless America” and a speaker from a new Muslim cultural club called Project Nur.

Michael Manbert contributor n years past a shortage of both emotional and financial support, coupled with a lack of central leadership, has relegated The Andrea O’Donnell Womyn’s Outreach Association into a less prominent role on campus. This year though, things are different. While such detriments have left members and well-wishers shaking their heads in disappointment, a duo of leaders driven by absolute dedication to social justice have emerged to once again bring the group into San Diego State’s limelight. Formerly known as the Women’s Resource Center, the WOA was founded in 1977 in the midst of the women’s liberation movement. The association’s name changed in 2009 in order to highlight the fact there was no actual “Women’s Resource Center,” and to garner support for the hamstrung organization. The WOA is currently located in the Cross-Cultural Center, located in the Cholula Community Center building, and will have a new locale in the Modern Space building at the end of its construction, which is expected in Fall 2013. “The new women’s center in Modern Space is the long-awaited result of tireless efforts of the Womyn’s Outreach Association,” said Alicia Karagianes, the newly appointed president of WOA. “We’re very grateful to SDSU for providing a location where female students can feel safe and have access to the necessary resources that they need. “We hope the school will eventually provide staffing and counseling services as well, just as other competing schools have provided for their students.” Other notable changes to the group’s title were “Womyn’s” and “Andrea O’ Donnell.” The former, obviously and intentionally misspelled title, serves to represent a liberation from preexisting stigmas against women, most notoriously the notion that the gender as a whole is inferior and subservient to men. As such, “men” was removed from the organization’s title in its

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O’Donnell was an example of that,” empowering the female student pop2009 name change. Godfrey said WOA aims to support Godfrey said. “We chose to name the ulation of SDSU.” all women on campus and to actively organization after her to remind othAccording to Godfrey, people educate the female student popula- ers of her story.” who join the organization can help During the next school year the raise campus awareness regarding tion about social issues in education, advocacy and activism. She also WOA, pronounced “whoa-uh,” is - issues affecting women, the LGBTQ described the adversity the group has looking to increase its membership movement and marginalized comfaced in regard to amassing members. numbers and extend its message of munities by participating in and tolerance and “It’s difficult to get someplanning events. equality one to believe in “(You can) build character and lifesomething that carlong friendships while learning and ries such a negaimproving upon leadership skills tive connotation,” in through activism,” she said. she said. women will be sexually “Being a WOA member “Feminists have assaulted during their looks great on your represents the most been portrayed as college careers it is estimated that violent crime in America résumé.” man-haters and fewer than Students interested lesbians, and it’s completely untrue. in joining the WOA can of rapes are reported Feminism is alldo so by attending one more than between the ages of encompassing, of three upcoming orienit’s a movement tations. The first two will be to that seeks to of the rapes that occur held at the Cholula on college campuses are end not only Community Center, located on 5400 committed by someone have the highest gender inequalithe victim knows Remington Rd. These meetings will victimization rates ty, but all forms of in the country take place from 4 to 5 p.m. today, and social injustice.” from 8 to 9 p.m. on Thursday. The STATS COMPILED BY SDSU ’ S COUNSELING & PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES The association third and final orientation will be held chose to honor O’Donnell, a former from 2 to 3 p.m. on Friday at the SDSU student who led the organiza- to a significantly larger crowd than it Tenochca TV lounge located at 6050 tion in the ‘90s before being mur- has in past years. “If you’re looking for an organiza- Montezuma Rd. dered by her Students can RSVP for an orientaabusive boyfriend. tion to join, look no further,” Godfrey “No matter how strong, educated said. “The Womyn’s Outreach tion by emailing aodwoa@gmail.com or powerful (women) are, they can Association is looking for new memand the organization can be found still be subjected to abuse and Andrea bers to help achieve our goal of online at facebook.com/woasdsu.

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Aztecs pull through with three-point victory against Army

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SPORTS

FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK

Aztecs survive scare and beat Army 23-20 SDSU improves its record to 2-0 for the second time in the last 17 years Antonio Morales sports editor In what was guaranteed to be an emotional game because of the ten-year anniversary of 9/11, the San Diego State football team took on every shot Army had and defeated the Black Knights in a thriller 23-20. With the win, SDSU improved to

2-0 for the second straight year and won its first game in the Eastern time zone since 1972. The Aztecs were outgained by Army, who had 446 yards to SDSU’s 292. It wasn’t the prettiest of victories, but a win is a win and the Aztecs will take them any way they can get them. Triple-option troubles Coming into the game head coach Rocky Long gave high praise to the triple-option, an offense SDSU would be playing against for the third game in a row. Long was explaining how he hates coaching against the triple-option and even went as far to say that it was the best offense ever

Rocky Long won his first road game as head coach on Saturday against Army. | ANTONIO ZARAGOZA, PHOTO EDITOR

designed. After watching this game it’s not hard to see why he doesn’t like it. Army rolled up 423 yards rushing and controlled the ball for more than 42 minutes of game time. After the game, Long said the Black Knights played well. “I thought Army played as good as I’ve ever seen them play,” Long said. “I thought they played tough football, I thought they ran a couple plays we hadn’t practiced against and no matter how much we adjusted to those plays, as soon as we adjusted some other play hurt us.” Junior linebacker Rob Andrews explained how difficult it was to play against the Army offense. “It’s a straight triple-option team,” Andrews said. “They do so many smoke-andmirrors that it’s hard to play defense and to stop it because they do one thing too many times then you overcompensate.” Offensive inconsistency After storming out to a 14-0 lead, it looked as if the Aztec offense was going to roll to another big outing. But after the first quarter the offense began to sputter until the end of the third quarter when it started to put some drives together again. The offense went through the motions for most of the game, as receivers were dropping passes and the Army defense was putting constant pressure on senior quarterback Ryan Lindley. Another factor might be that the offense was never on the field; SDSU had the ball for a little less than 18 minutes. Lindley gave Army recognition for coming prepared to play. “You have to give them all the credit in the world,” Lindley said. “They came out ready to

fight and we expected that. We just needed to come out with a little more intensity.” Despite the sluggish play, Ronnie Hillman managed to keep up his solid play with another 100-yard rushing performance. Hillman ran for 117 yards and two touchdowns, his fourth straight 100-yard game. Forcing the issue Those who watched the game must have seen the inordinate amount of fumbles by the Army offense. The Aztecs forced eight fumbles in the contest, recovering three while the Black Knights managed to pounce five of them. It was apparent early on the SDSU defense was focused on taking the ball away from Army. Black Knight junior quarterback Trent Steelman told the media after the game that the defense’s speed played a part in the ball being put on the turf. “They (SDSU) were resilient when it comes to ball security and getting that ball out,” Steelman said. “They are one of the fastest defenses I’ve played against. They flew around the ball and were very, very talented.” The fumbles both helped and hurt the Aztecs. It helped for obvious reasons, especially getting the ball back for the offense. But it hurt because the defense wasn’t recovering most of them, which in turn kept the game close. Long thought the game might have played out differently if some of those bounces went in favor of his team. “You turn the ball over eight times and only get three of them, that’s not a good deal,” Long said to the media. “If you get more than three of them and you capitalize on them, then it’s not a close game.”

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SDSU Aztec news Defensive stop wins game Men’s golf honors and women’s tennis is in the news Antonio Morales sports editor Men’s golf in the news Coming off a historic season, the San Diego State men’s golf team has earned some preseason honors this fall. SDSU was ranked 14th in the nation by the Golf World/Nike Golf Division I College Preseason Coaches’ Poll. The Aztecs were the only team from the Mountain West Conference to be ranked in the poll. The team received even more recognition in a separate poll. Golfweek ranked the SDSU sixth in its preseason poll. Individual honors were given to team members as well. Sophomore Todd Baek, along with seniors J.J.

Spaun and Alex Kang were named to Golf Worlds’ 50 Men’s College Players to Watch. The team is tied with Alabama for having the most players on the list with three each This is following a season in which SDSU finished ranked 16th in the nation. The Aztecs will begin their fall schedule this month, when they travel to Washington Sept. 26 to take part in the Husky Invitational. The team will take on William H. Tucker later that week in Albuquerque, N.M.

Women’s tennis schedule set SDSU women’s tennis will hold three tournaments this fall, and will welcome the rest of the Mountain West to school as they are hosting the Conference Championships. The season starts with the SDSU Fall Classic I from Sept. 30 to Oct. 2 at Aztec Tennis Center. The team will finish the fall portion of its schedule when it hosts the SDSU Fall Classic II from Nov. 11-13.

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Agustin Gonzalez staff writer The San Diego State football team’s matchup with Army on Saturday was a game of clichés. For the Black Knights, it was “turnovers will kill you.” Army (0-2) outrushed SDSU 403 yards to 146 and held the ball for more than 42 minutes (compared to 18 for the Aztecs). But the most important statistic is what eventually mattered most: eight fumbles, three lost. For SDSU, it was “a win is a win.” Senior quarterback Ryan Lindley (146 yards, one touchdown on 8-18 passing) struggled with dropped passes by his receivers and a constant pass

ance (117 rushing yards, two scores) suffered from cramps late in the fourth quarter and missed several key possessions. The Aztec defense made Army quarterback Trent Steelman look like Tim Tebow-lite (157 rushing yards, three TDs). But the SDSU defense held strong when it mattered most to escape West Point with a 2320 victory, which makes the Aztecs 20 for only the second time in 17 years. SDSU has now beaten the three service academies, Army, Air Force and Navy, in an 11-month span. “Yards don’t win games,” Army coach Rich Ellerson told reporters. “Turnovers are what correlates to the final score.” Although the game came down to the wire, in the early goings it

AZTECS 23 ARMY 20 rush by the Black Knights that had him on the run for much of the game. Sophomore running back Ronnie Hillman turned in a good perform-

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looked like it could be a blowout. It took only two plays and 33 seconds for Lindley to find his new favorite target, sophomore Colin Lockett, for

a 68-yard touchdown pass for an early lead. After a Hillman 16-yard TD run made the score 14-0, it looked like SDSU would knock the Black Knights out early. But then the Aztec offense started to struggle, and Army found itself down by three with 2:48 left in the game. Bending all game, the SDSU defense refused to break. Steelman, who had single-handedly kept the Black Knights in the game, took the cadets to the Aztec 25 yardline, but was injured on a six-yard rush. His backup, senior Max Jenkins, came into the game and Army selfdestructed without its leader at the helm. Slotback Malcolm Brown fumbled for a four-yard loss, and SDSU’s Leon McFadden knocked down Jenkins’ pass to Brown on 2nd down. After Jerome Long sacked Jenkins for a six-yard loss, an incomplete pass on fourth down sealed the win for the Aztecs. “To spot those turnovers and those big plays early in the game, and give yourself a chance on the final possession to win is remarkable resilience and toughness,” Ellerson said after the game. Last weekend marked the 10th anniversary of Sept. 11, and to mark the occasion American flags were given out to the cadets, a giant flag was unfurled covering the entire field at halftime and former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani addressed the West Point crowd.

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Hannasch sets new goals for volleyball team Hannasch was named MVP of the Aztec Invitational Laura Barrick contributor Don’t be fooled by the early months of the season — despite the fact that it’s still very early in the campaign, junior middle blocker Andrea Hannasch has already been a tremendous standout player for the women’s San Diego State volleyball team. Hannasch, along with the rest of the SDSU volleyball squad, has proven that it is not going to be an easy team to beat this year. It is clear how badly Hannasch wants to prove this, by coming into each game with

consistent hard spikes and blocks that have been difficult for opposing teams to respond to. To start this season, Hannasch was named MVP of this year’s Aztec Invitational. It was an award she was proud to receive. “Felt amazing,” Hannasch said. “Definitely a surprise but it was such an honor to receive that at our home tournament.” With only one loss to Tulane and wins so far against UC Irvine, Portland, Nevada and William & Mary, SDSU stands with a solid record of 4-1. Hannasch, along with the rest of the Aztecs, is looking forward to performing consistently throughout the season. “Our expectations are very high this year,” Hannasch said. “We’re looking to win the Mountain West and really make a name for our-

selves. It’s a big jump from where we’ve been in the past but we know we can do it as a team.” With the team dedicating several hours into extra conditioning at practices, things are looking up for SDSU as it launches into the season. “We’ve conditioned more than we ever have going into the season, which has made a big difference,” Hannasch said. Another key aspect to the team’s success thus far has been discipline. “We’ve put a lot of focus on discipline this year,” she said. “We’re working on being much more consistent during practice and after a really tough but successful preseason, going into games was the easy part.” The ladies will put their hard work to the test once again when they play against Kansas on Friday in the DePaul Invitational in Chicago.

Andrea Hannasch has high expectations for the team. | ANTONIO ZARAGOZA, PHOTO EDITOR

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A Z T E C FA N P A G E

Spirits soar while red and black fight on Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re baaaack! The Show is in full force cheering on the football team. Wigs are mandatory with this crowd.

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Clockwise from left: SDSU Alumni show their spirit , Coach Fisher meets new Aztec Warrior Eduardo De leon , members of SDSUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ambassadors pose for the camera.

Clockwise from top left: Aztecs show the love, the Cheer team gives a shout out, members of the Student Veteran Organization know how to tailgate.

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Blue Man Group readies the paint for SD Allie Daugherty editor in chief The color blue is known for feelings of peace and calmness, but there’s a certain company of performers who give the color much more meaning. Blue Man Group, the critically acclaimed entertainers performing shows throughout the world, are coming soon to the Civic Theatre in San Diego as part of the first-ever touring performance. Recently, The Daily Aztec was able to chat with Blue Man Group performer Patrick Newton about the ins and outs of being blue. The Daily Aztec: What is it like being a Blue Man? Patrick Newton: It’s a lot of fun. I went to school for musical theater, so just to have a job where, especially in this economy, I can do what I was trained to do and what I love to do is pretty awesome. And just to have a job where your job is to make other people’s lives better, or more fun, or to make people want to have fun is just a blast. DA: How long does it take to get in the Blue Man costume? PN: The process is kind of split up. When you talk about the whole costume, there are layered steps to it. We get certain warm-up clothes on and then we do a sound check, then we come back and start

putting on glue to hold down the cap, then we put the cap on which takes a few steps. Then we go have a company meeting and get fired up for the show, then we come back and start putting the blue on and the costume. But you can probably do it condensed in about half an hour. DA: What exactly is the “blue” the performers wear? PN: It’s greasepaint. When you put it on, it’s condensed in a little cake. You almost can spread it on your head like frosting. It’s kind of gross. DA: Is it uncomfortable to perform in? PN: It’s hotter, it’s uncomfortable, it gets in your eyes and up your nose and you swallow it. But it’s part of the job, and when you use it enough you get used to it. I don’t really

think about it anymore. But occasionally it gets a little cumbersome. DA: What are the qualifications to become a Blue Man? PN: Blue Man is cool because there are a lot of different backgrounds. Without giving away too much, there’s music in it and there’s com-

“(The blue paint) gets in your eyes and up your nose and you swallow it. But it’s part of the job, and when you use it enough you get used to it.” Patrick Newton, Blue Man

edy and there’s science and art and all sorts of really cool stuff. There’s a lot of percussion in it, so you need to have some sort of background in percussion or at least be able to have a skill level that you do a show with.

he doesn’t really know what it’s for, so he kind of experiments with it … So we get these weird random things that we find and get to explore and figure out in a new way what they do. The Cap’n Crunch is pretty fun.

DA: Is it true that there is a certain physical appearance required to become a Blue Man? PN: There’s a ballpark, for sure. Sometimes they talk about the Silver Surfer look, bald and athletically built. But it’s definitely not restricted to just that. I know some guys who are shorter and taller and thinner and bigger. It’s definitely not just restricted to men, either. There have been females in the company as well.

DA: What exactly is a Blue Man? PN: I’ve heard it said before that he comes out of a bucket of paint. I don’t think it’s something set in stone. We don’t say, “He comes from paint,” or “He comes from space.” He’s not an alien, he’s not a mime or anything like that. He comes from somewhere and he’s this creature or this being that, as an audience member, we can see some of our tribal interests and instincts reflected back without any kind of social distortion or connotation we can put on ourselves.

DA: What’s the weirdest prop you have to work with? PN: It’s funny, because in the show Blue Man finds these ordinary things from the world as we know. Like there’s this part about Cap’n Crunch, and

DA: Anything else you’d like to add? PN: I really have a good time doing this, and if nothing else, maybe people will come see it knowing that the guys who are up there are just as excited about doing it as the people watching it. I have just a blast, I really do. It’s my job to make sure everyone else has fun. It’s gonna be a party, I promise.

Tickets and more information about Blue Man Group can be found at blueman.com and broadwaysd.com. COURTESY OF BLUE MAN GROUP

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OPINION

Make the best of the San Diego blackouts But while you’re at your neighborhood friendly grocery store shopping for the next apocalyptic event, pick up a bottle of wine and a good board game ... The fact is ... blackouts happen. Better to celebrate the unexpected downtime prepared, ready and in ... style.

San Diego neighborhoods such as Hillcrest were brimming with the din of barbecued dinners and passersby checking out the darkened and starlit city. | ANTONIO ZARAGOZA, PHOTO EDITOR

Chris Pocock opinion editor As the lights went out all around the county this week, so too came the barbecues, steaks and bottles of high-end beer. Neighborhoods came alive with residents enjoying the halcyon weather and clear

night skies on rooftops, as other suburbanites juggled between wine glasses and dog leashes. A cornucopia of lit candles gave new meaning to urban romance while stars shown brighter than they had in years. The fact is, though the blackout took its toll on our county — an estimated $100 million of damages along with the countless refrig-

erators full of spoiled, now unusable food — for many of us, it was a holiday of utmost spontaneity. Sure, there’s a lot to take from the blackouts that transpired. Obviously, it’s time to update the emergency preparedness bag hiding in the back of that slightly out-of-reach cabinet among the other dust bunny denizens. (No, batteries from any

time Monica Lewinsky was relevant don’t work well anymore.) Neither would it hurt to buy a few extra water bottles, flashlights, duct tape, candles and a sturdy space blanket. If and when the time comes when those extra supplies are necessary (or you need to fashion a fort of epic proportions), you’ll be glad you spent the extra dollars.

But while you’re at your neighborhood friendly grocery store shopping for the next apocalyptic event, pick up a bottle of wine and a good board game. Hell, even make your own blackout party mixtape and buy enough glowsticks to outrival Electric Daisy Carnival. Enjoy the break from classes, the unceasing workweek, the mounding homework and those other miscellaneous daily doldrums. The fact is, despite how sophisticated our power grid is or any number of other safety precautions, blackouts happen. It’s a fact of life; San very own snow day, if you will. Better to celebrate the unexpected downtime prepared, ready and in true San Diego style than be — quite literally — left in the dark.

CHRIS POCOCK IS A JOURNALISM SENIOR.

End wide-scale blackouts with smarter grid Power outages can be prevented with less energy reliance Randy Wilde staff columnist In the wake of last week’s major blackout, everyone seems to be shocked by the “unprecedented” energy failure. To be sure, when 1.4 million people in San Diego County are without power for approximately 15 hours, causing an estimated loss of as much as $100 million, it is a serious emergency. But it may not be as rare as you’d think: Even just throughout the past decade, you can find a long list of entirely similar events, especially in California. Frequent rolling blackouts throughout the energy crisis of 2000 to 2003 made our state’s vulnerability to power fluctuations and market manipulations painfully obvious. In 2003, 50 million Americans in the Northeast and Midwest lost power in a massive outage. And again in 2005,

the Los Angeles area was hit by a major blackout. To put last week’s events into context and learn from them, we must keep history in mind and examine not only emergency preparedness, but also what we can do to prevent the continuation of the trend. First of all, I would like to applaud San Diego State’s impressive reaction to the crisis. Like minutemen, police and other personnel appeared quickly to direct traffic at major intersections. The phone and email notifications of campus closures as well as general emergency information were helpful and reassuring. Some cracks in our regional preparedness did show through — especially when it came to water. The residents of Fallbrook, Ramona, Valley Center and Coronado had to severely cutback usage. And massive sewage contamination caused the closure of San Diego beaches and the issuance of a boil-water advisory for tap water in many areas. So what useful perspective should we take from all this? Like the metaphorical fallout after the Fukushima disaster in Japan, I expect most media commentary will focus on preparedness and emergency

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First of all, I would like to applaud San Diego State’s impressive reaction to the crisis. Like minutemen, police and other personnel appeared quickly to direct traffic at major intersections ... Some cracks in our regional preparedness did show through, especially when it came to water. response. However, focusing solely on crisis management would be missing the wider picture. Understanding the general conditions that make disaster possible and focusing on prevention is much more important in the long term. Energy security and independence is a common topic of political rhetoric these days, without much real action to back it up unfortunately. But even if our country can begin to move toward energy independence, if one utility employee in another state can inadvertently shut off power for a large swathe of another so easily, perhaps we need to look even a little closer to home. Power distribution and smarter electrical grid technology is certainly a must. Most importantly, though, is moving toward a more self-sufficient

region. The San Diego region is heavily dependent on imports from other areas for both energy and water. We need to take quick action to increase local supply of both. Of course this increase in supply must be accompanied by demand management. Developing more energy efficient technologies and conservation strategies is paramount to the continued success of the San Diego region. Reduced reliance on imports could provide a long list of benefits: economic growth and job creation, enhanced security against terrorism and natural disasters, much greater efficiency, prevention of economic losses and human suffering and reduced environmental impact, to name just a few. A more self-sufficient San Diego is a safer, more pros-

perous San Diego. We can be proud of SDSU’s great strides in the area of energy creation and independence as well. Most of you have probably seen, heard or read about the new solar array newly completed on top of Parking Structure 1, which added 340 kW of solar power generation capacity to our campus. Other solar panels are located at the Aztec Aquaplex, Children’s Center, Extended Studies building, Music building, Physics building, Parking Structure 2 and West Commons. Even more solar installations are planned for other buildings, and the Student Union undergoing construction is also a landmark energy efficient project. SDSU must continue to lead the way in the years to come while championing similar action on a regional scale. Let this unfortunate event serve as a wake-up call and impetus for a new energy revolution. There is no better time to invest in local energy infrastructure. Oil prices, climate change, solar-friendly policies, the blazing sun and now this power outage all cry out that the time to build is now, before imported fossil fuel energy inevitably falls out of reach. Our leaders must work on incentivizing the necessary investment to capitalize on the huge amounts of potential solar energy. One day soon San Diego sunshine will power the air conditioners of overheating San Diegans.

RANDY WILDE IS AN ISCOR SENIOR.

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Gambling on studio life here’s nothing more pleasant than waking up at 2 a.m. to the sound of a large Asian man banging a ukulele against the wall. Of course, when I was woken with a start that late in the night (or early in the morning, whatever floats your boat) I didn’t necessarily know that was the sound echoing through my apartment. Upon further investigation I realized, “This isn’t Mommy and Daddy’s house anymore.” A month and a half shy of my 18th birthday, I moved to San Diego from a smallish town called Thousand Oaks, near Ventura. When I went on Craigslist looking for a roommate, postings such as “male roommate seeking female roommate” and “older female looking for young, male co-ed” should have been enough to scare away any right-minded individual from the process entirely, but not me. I was determined. I was headstrong. No, I do not want the 8-by-8 closet space you call a bedroom and I do not want to live in a house with nine dudes. I don’t want to share that same 8-by-8 space with one other person and I definitely don’t want to pay $700 a month just because it’s right on Mission Beach. When I moved into my studio apartment, I felt like the most badass underage college girl of all time. Fresh out of high school, I was already out of my parents house and not only living on my own, but, really living on my own. Five hundred square feet of pure solitude. It was awesome. It was the best situation I could have ever imagined ... until I met my neighbor.

Hayley Rafner contributor He was a single, middle-aged corporate sellout working 9 to 5. He hated it and, from what he told me, it hated him right back. He had two DUIs on his record and his favorite things in life were listening to football at a truly alarming level, knocking back a 12-pack of Heineken every Saturday and Sunday (having only four or five during the week after work was moderation). He would stomp up and down the stairs like he was wearing lead-soled shoes at 3 a.m. when he would drag himself home from the strip club. But besides these utterly charming traits, my favorite thing he did was park his giant boat-like Cadillac in the middle of two spaces of the parking lot and complain to me about how all these “white girls” were causing him drama. It goes without saying this guy was the furthest thing from a “catch” a boy could be, so whether it was drunken delusions or his mistaking signals from his coworkers, every night was a new story he assumed I was interested to hear about. This guy really set the bar high as far as neighbors go. Needless to say, I wasn’t sorry to see him move out a year and a half later. While there are pros of living alone, such as being able to sing in the shower at the top of your lungs, walk around in your underwear and drink out of the milk carton without fear of being judged, there are some

unpleasant things that come to mind. Is it the paper thin walls? Is it the fact that, if your neighbor watches a movie or listens to the radio really loud, you are also forced to sit through it? Maybe it’s being awoken on the one morning you don’t have to wake up for work or school and you’re in the middle of the perfect dream where you and Jake Gyllenhaal are skipping hand-in-hand through a field of daisies when, all of a sudden, it is interrupted by a hoard of small children who think the only way to start a Saturday morning is to run around screaming at the top of their lungs. Maybe it’s those nights when you’re quietly enjoying an old “Law and Order: SVU” rerun and all of a sudden, you hear the most foul expletives being shouted between two obviously drunk men right outside your door.. It’s not as though I even live in a bad area, but when your peaceful night is interrupted by a thud and then what sounds like someone falling down the stairs, you have to sit and wonder, is this new-found independence really worth my sanity? Or would I really be better off living in my room at my dad’s house being woken up by our two small dogs yelping at everything that walks by our front yard? At least that’s a little more consistent than the group of teenage boys across the way blasting gangster rap at 4 a.m. or the occasional late-night request from my always-drunk neighbor asking to borrow “just a few more ibuprofen.”

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (9/12/11) Your thinking is sharp. Be prepared. The Full Moon in Pisces highlights your close relationships, so balance your needs with theirs to keep the peace. The year ahead is great for starting new projects, but don't stress about it now. It's a fantastic night for a party. To get the advantage, check the day's rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging. ARIES (March 21 - April 19) - Today is an 8 What seems doubtful and distressing this morning gets resolved by afternoon, and then there's no stopping you. Plug a financial leak, and maintain momentum. TAURUS (April 20 - May 20) - Today is a 7 If you change your mind and direction, let everyone involved know. Follow intuition and a friend's advice regarding a conflict between home and career. Your heart knows the way. GEMINI (May 21 - June 21) - Today is a 9 Love and truth get you past any rough spots. Avoid needlessly antagonizing someone. More money's coming in, so take swift action when needed. It's a good time to ask for a raise. CANCER (June 22 - July 22) - Today is an 8 - Stick to the schedule, and profit arrives with new responsibilities. Harvest what you can. When in doubt, look for inspiration in the little things. Keep your word, and things get easy. LEO (July 23 - Aug. 22) - Today is a 7 - Pay special attention to the details now. The rumors might not match the facts. Avoid useless distractions and unnecessary

expenditures. Stick to your priorities. VIRGO (Aug. 23 - Sept. 22) - Today is an 8 Be prepared, so you can move quickly when necessary. Stay objective. Consider the circumstances from a different perspective. Friends are available. LIBRA (Sept. 23 - Oct. 22) - Today is an 8 Today could very well be busier than usual. Get straight about your priorities. Excessive focus on work could dampen personal relationships. Go for balance. SCORPIO (Oct. 23 - Nov. 21) - Today is a 7 Break some barriers. Take a trip. Today may be the exception to the rule: You're lucky in love and games, but not necessarily with money. Don't gamble. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 - Dec. 21) - Today is an 8 - Today may be a good day to listen to Paul Simon: "Slow down, you move too fast. You gotta make the morning last." Feel the love coming your way. Enjoy quiet time at home. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 - Jan. 19) - Today is an 8 - Expect differences of opinion. Respectfully make your own choices. Competition has you pick up the pace. You have the skills required, so turn up the steam. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 - Feb. 18) - Today is a 9 - Watch out for conflicts between your work and your personal life. Don't think you've got more than you have. Profit comes from your imaginative creativity. PISCES (Feb. 19 - March 20) - Today is a 9 Make changes with confidence. Take advantage of renewed energy. Your optimism helps you stay motivated and in action. Delegate and direct traffic. Others appreciate your leadership. ©2011, TRIBUNE MEDIA SERVICES INC.

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