SDSU runs by WSU to start 3-0
MONDAY September 19, 2011 Volume 97, Issue 13 W W W.T H E D A I LYA Z T E C . C O M
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Agustin Gonzalez staff writer San Diego State’s game against Washington State on Saturday afternoon had all the makings of the dreaded “trap game.” SDSU was coming off of a sloppy win against Army on an emotional 9/11 weekend in New York, and wanted to prove themselves against WSU, a team that despite finishing with a combined 3-21 record the past two seasons, entered the game undefeated. Next week SDSU has arguably the most hyped matchup in school history when they travel to Ann Arbor, Mich. to take on former head coach Brady Hoke and the Wolverines at the Big House. SDSU fans also held their breath after the Cougars (2-1), who had put up 64 points in their season opener and 59 seven days later, scored on an 80-yard bomb on their first possession of the afternoon to take a 7-0 lead. But as shaky as SDSU started, it could not have finished any better. The Aztecs (3-0) scored 28 unanswered points in the second half to turn a 24-14 WSU lead into a 42-24 SDSU win in front of a record-breaking 57,286 fans at Qualcomm Stadium on KGB SkyShow night. With the win, the Aztecs broke a streak of 23 straight losses to a BCS conference team and 19 straight losses against the Pac-10/Pac-12 Conference.
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How big was this come-frombehind victory for SDSU? “I’d say it’s probably the greatest win since I’ve been here,” senior quarterback Ryan SDSU 42 Lindley, who threw for 273 WSU 24 yards and two touchdowns, said after the game. “The way we came back, that’s tough. It takes a team with will and a team with heart to come back and play the way they did, especially when the defense got the ball. They really hunkered down the second half. It was a great team effort.” The star of the night was sophomore running back Ronnie Hillman, who ran around, through and at times right over the Cougar defense for 191 yards and four scores. With his performance on Saturday, Hillman leads the nation with 497 rushing yards, has eight total touchdowns in three games and is getting early season hype as a potential Heisman candidate. “We all know that he can jump sideways, make people miss and outrun people,” head coach Rocky Long said. “But what you saw tonight was when he was corralled in there, he brought his shoulders and helmet down and moved the piles forward … Because I see him make us miss every day in practice, he showed power today that he did-
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— Hillman rumbled for two touchdown runs (including one that went for 59 yards) and Lindley hit Escobar for another score in the closing minutes to make the final score 42-24. Long said the second half comeback may not have been possible without the help of the record-breaking crowd. “We had a home field advantage for the first time since I’ve been here,” Long said. “The energy in the stadium let the home team come from behind and play well at the end.”
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FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK
Record crowd powers Aztecs Antonio Morales sports editor Down 24-14 in the third quarter to Washington State, things weren’t looking good for the San Diego State football team, but this year’s installment of Aztecs is different from SDSU teams of the past. Usually known to fold in tough situations, this Aztecs squad finished
under pressure for the second consecutive week. Thanks to dazzling runs by Ronnie Hillman, stout second-half defense and an electrifying atmosphere from the crowd, SDSU rallied to score the game’s final 28 points and defeat the Cougars 42-24.
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E N T E R TA I N M E N T “Drive” proves itself worthy of its Cannes Film Festival nomination.
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n’t have last year and that was impressive.” Up by 10 with 12 minutes left in the third quarter, the Cougars forced an SDSU three-and-out and Brian Stahovich came in to punt. On the play, however, WSU was flagged for roughing the kicker, giving the Aztecs 15 free yards and a first down. Minutes later Lindley found sophomore tight end Gavin Escobar for a 25-yard touchdown pass. With the defense shutting down the Cougars’ spread attack — allowing only seven points in the second half
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Wins for the Aztecs against the Pac-12 since 1995 Rushing yards for Ronnie Hillman on Saturday
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Interceptions by Larry Parker in the fourth quarter
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ANTONIO ZARAGOZA, PHOTO EDITOR
Bill Crotty news editor Last Friday, students were offered a chance to earn credit toward community service hours by participating in an event held on campus celebrating Constitution Day. The event was held by Associated Students and the office of Student Life & Leadership to commemorate the signing of the Constitution. Although the event at San Diego State this year happened on Sept. 16, it commemorates the signing of the original document on Sept. 17, 1787.
According to the U.S. Department of Education, each institution receiving federal funds during the fiscal year is required to hold an educational program about the U.S. Constitution for its students within a week of the anniversary of the original event. This mandate was enacted in 2005 when the day was named “Constitution Day.” According to Director of Student Life & Leadership Randy Timm, campuses across the U.S. observe the holiday in many ways. Timm said there have been birthday cakes and bulletin boards in the past, but this year’s activities included costumed colonials. “It was a community service scavenger hunt where we posted 26 con-
stitutional facts around campus,” A.S. Executive Vice President of Finance Rob O’Keefe said. “Students were given the opportunity to take pictures of the facts and be given one hour toward community services for every three photos.” O’Keefe, who dressed in revolutionary-era attire outside of Hepner Hall on Friday, said many people walking by were surprised with how he was dressed, which prompted many to ask what they were doing and get more involved. “It was a lot of fun, and made an educational program a lot more interesting,” Timm said.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY KRISTEN! Photo Editor Antonio Zaragoza snapped this picture of The Daily Aztec’s copy chief, who turns 21 today. Best wishes, ginger!
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‘Drive’ captivates via full throttle action Refn’s film deservedly earns him Cannes Film Festival’s Best Director David Dixon staff writer As the masterful opening sequences indicate, “Drive” is not meant to be a standard crime caper. It is a tense, passionate journey about a man who has one true talent in life. When the protagonist Driver (Ryan Gosling) first appears on screen, he is a getaway wheelman who mostly waits for criminals to commit robberies. Before the opening credits roll, there is a brilliantly executed vignette in which a standard job is shown in full detail from beginning to end. After a chance encounter with his neighbor, Irene (Carey Mulligan), Driver falls in love with her and also starts a genuine friendship with Irene’s son. The rest of the adventure encompasses a series of shocking events that force him to confront immoral people who embody pure evil. Nicolas Winding Refn won the award for best director at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival, and it does not take long to realize why so many critics applaud his vision. “Drive” runs in the vein of something from the ‘70s and the ‘80s. Refn uses a variety of techniques that include visually stunning montages and highcaliber editing to create a fervent world without taking away from the naturally paced story or unique characters. Gosling’s character does not have much to say, but he is able to effectively convey his emotions through silence. He rarely speaks his mind, yet his eyes are so expressive that Gosling makes every subtle moment of Driver’s fear, sadness and happiness ring true. Mulligan matches Gosling’s level of depth
with a performance of unblinking authenticity. Without going over the top, she commands the screen in her depiction of a very young mother who earns self-respect from the audience by trying not to get involved in the carnage around her. There is a fresh romantic aspect about “Drive.” Lacking a “love at first sight” moment to suggest that Driver and Irene will be attracted to each other, the exploration of the chemistry between them is moving and is absent of any syrupy dialogue. This eventually leads to a moment of sexy liberation between the two that ranks as one of the most memorable and quirky scenes of the whole picture. Be forewarned, there are several bursts of bloody viciousness that are crucial to the stakes at hand. The body count does not start until about a third of the way into the film, and the director is usually nice enough to give the squeamish a few seconds warning to cover their eyes before things get graphically ugly. Does this mean that detesters of grotesque imagery should steer clear of seeing the movie? It would be a shame if that was true, because the violence is neither extraneous nor mindless. In context, it makes sense whenever a life is taken and there is so much more to appreciate in this extraordinary film. “Drive” stands out as a cool, at times offbeat, yarn with a main character who is more benevolent than he initially seems to be. In several scenes a song plays the lyrics, “you have proved to be a real human being, and a real hero.” After the final fade out, it is clear that Driver is a bit of both.
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To pee or not to pee have worked since I was 15 years old. I have paid taxes from my paycheck for every job I’ve held from 15 to 24. But before I got that paycheck, I was required to pee in a cup. Yeah, I said it; pee in a cup. According to a survey taken by the Society for Human Resource Management, 84 percent of employers require preemployment drug screenings and another 39 percent drug test randomly during employment. Never once have I had an issue partaking in a preemployment urinalysis. It is the employers constitutional right to do so, and I am OK with that. So if I have to partake in a drugscreening to work and pay taxes, why would a welfare or unemployment recipient be able to receive my hardearned tax dollars every month without the same requirements? It’s easy to say there are an unprecedented amount of individuals and families receiving government assistance, unemployment or both. With unemployment rates at an all-time high, it almost seems there are more people without jobs than with jobs. Maybe it’s because of my age or view of the current generation, but I see more enticing benefits for not working than those attained for getting up everyday to wait tables or ring sale items for unappreciative customers at a mere eight bucks an hour. Table bussers and cashiers, bank tellers and maintenance workers, burger flippers and call center retrievers, the ones with the dead-end jobs and not the free money appearing in their mail boxes every other week, are the reason welfare and unemployment checks still exist. They get their checks at the end of a long
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Heather Mathis contributor workweek only to find a huge percentage removed by Big Brother to pay the wages of the guy down the hall who smokes pot and plays Xbox all day. Am I the only one who sees a problem with this? Unemployment, cash aid, food stamps and housing subsidies are provided for those unwilling or unable to work. Honestly, it’s sickening. As a mother, a wife and a student with a full-time job, I am offended. Why would the mother who has more children than she can afford stay home, pay a fraction of the cost for her apartment and receive free grocery money via a convenient little debit card on my dime while I slave away to put food on the table? Where is the logic in this? Not to mention the homeless man on the corner who conveniently fails to mention on his sign that his Supplementary Security Income check this month was more than I made working 64 hours in the last two weeks, but he needs change to buy his next bottle. Forgive me if I am going to extremes here, but how can I put any of this lightly? My daughter — who is now 3 years old — went the first nine months of her life without immunizations or healthcare because when I applied for Medi-Cal, they told me I made “too much money” and would have to find other means for getting her doctor visits covered. At the time I was a part-time manager making less than $10 an hour and barely pulling in enough money to pay for rent, and I qualified for nothing. The woman next to me in the dirty
welfare office with four kids and fewer teeth than my infant was awarded Cash Aid, Medi-Cal and food stamps in the amount of more than $400 per month. She, of course, had no tax-paying job — and I know this because she was so proud of the way she cheated the system, she had to fill me in on her entire life story, which included prostitution (hence the four children) and a severe crack cocaine addiction. So I think it is a fair request that California require drug tests for welfare and unemployment applicants. Florida passed a similar law in June requiring any welfare applicant to submit a urinalysis that they are required to pay for. If the test is negative, the state will reimburse the applicant for the cost of the test. If it draws a positive result, the applicant is denied benefits for one full year and must test again if they reapply. If the second drug test is failed, the applicant is denied benefits for three years. The state saves roughly $120 per month per failed applicant and has so far had a 2 percent positivity rate. It sounds like a small number, but Florida has less available benefits and fewer applicants than California, and has not yet implemented a drug test requirement for unemployment. Other states, including Oklahoma, Kentucky, Alabama and Louisiana are following closely in Florida’s footsteps with plans to implement similar statutes for drug testing federal aid applicants. It’s time we face facts and take a real look at the people - living off our tax dollars. If we have to pee to work, they should have to pee not to work.
HOROSCOPE TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (9/19/11) Step into a leadership role this year in an area of your particular passion. Others are grateful that you step forward, and willing hands abound. Rely on experienced friends to teach you the ropes. You're creating a positive buzz. 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 a 9 A new phase of inspiration begins today, with Mars in the house of Leo for almost the next two years. Listen to experience; practice with discipline; and gather resources for home and family. TAURUS (April 20 - May 20) - Today is an 8 - Go ahead and become your ideal self. You've been practicing, and even if you don't think you know how, you can do it. Get a coach or mentor, and your power grows. GEMINI (May 21 - June 21) - Today is a 9 For the next two years, your reservoir grows. A careful, work-related investment may be necessary. Talk it over with respected friends and family. Gather up riches. CANCER (June 22 - July 22) - Today is a 9 How would you do it if you were the boss? Speak out respectfully, and others appreciate your point of view. You know the rules. Explain them clearly, especially to elders. LEO (July 23 - Aug. 22) - Today is an 8 Inquire among your friends about a solution, or organize a team to help you do it all. Your wish is their command. You'd do the same for them. Avoid spending for the time being.
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