09-22-2014

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#sexualassaults

San Diego State students hold signs in support of campus safety and the affirmative consent bill. kristian carreon, staff photographer

A group of San Diego State students concerned about recent sexual assaults advocated for a bill that awaits Gov. Jerry Brown’s signature.

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“Consent is hot, rape is not,” read a sign.

“Sign the bill,” urged a demonstrator.

Approximately a dozen students gathered Thursday in front of Hepner Hall to support the affirmative action bill and advocate a positive campus culture.

The demonstration was in light of two sexual assaults recently reported to the San Diego State Police Department: On Sept. 1 a woman was sexually assaulted at an off-campus party, and on Sept. 6 a woman was sexually assaulted in her apartment at The Granada.

Those rallying spoke up about how students and the campus culture affect sexual assaults.

“The culture on campus promotes or facilitates sexual assault”, English senior Douglas Payne said. “Publications such as the Koala constantly make rape jokes and jokes about the LGBT community as well.”

Speaking through a megaphone, demonstrators voiced their concerns about the safety on campus.

“We are here to get an education, not to get hurt,” psychology senior Leslie Padilla said. “This is a beautiful campus.

We should be proud to walk on it and not have fear.”

According to The Bureau of Justice Statistics only 36 percent of rapes are

ever reported.

“It makes me feel sad that people are not comfortable telling people because something should be done but they don’t feel safe enough to speak up,” undeclared freshman Morgan Bailey said.

At the moment the affirmative action bill, commonly referred to as the “yes means yes” bill, is sitting on Gov. Jerry Brown’s desk. Brown must sign the bill before to Sept. 30 for it to pass.

If the bill passes, California will be the first state to pass a bill requiring an explicit yes before sexual intercourse.

A “yes,” according to the bill, may come verbally, through a smile, or in the form of a nod as long as it is a clear and consistent yes from those involved.

“There is more education that comes along with the bill,” nursing junior Stephanie Tonegato said. “This bill will protect victims, add more education, and just make a safer environment.”

In the recent crime alerts, SDSUPD offered the following advice: “Be aware of your surroundings, avoid dimly lit locations, avoid alcohol consumption to the point of impairment and immediately report suspicious activity to the police department.”

The students gathered for the protest were members of the Facebook page “Concerned Students.” The page unites students from various majors and clubs to rally together on various causes.

Tonegato said some of the members

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previously protested against a Planned Parenthood demonstration.

“There are people that go Saturday mornings and yell at the people walking in, so the (members) made signs saying ‘we support you,’” Tonegato said.

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I think too often we underestimate the power of saying, “Hey, are you feeling okay?”

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SEPT. 22 - 24, 2014 • THE DAILY AZTEC EDITOR: DAVID HERNANDEZ • NEWS@THEDAILYAZTEC.COM

#RESEARCH

Professor highlights Autism link

JACLYN PALUMBO STAFF WRITER _____________________________________ San Diego State psychology professor Sarah Mattson recently highlighted a link between autism spectrum disorders, commonly known as ASD, and Jacobsen Syndrome, a chromosomal defect, in her latest research conducted alongside researchers from the University of California, San Diego.

“It is not so much that the symptoms are similar,” Mattson said. “The point of our paper was that we found features consistent with ASD in our patients (that have Jacobsen syndrome) at a much higher rate than you would expect in the general population.”

ASD, diagnosed based on behavioral observation, affects 1 of 88 children age 8, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Symptoms include poor communication skills, a lack of responsiveness and repetitive behaviors.

Jacobsen syndrome is a chromosomal defect diagnosed through genetic testing and clinical assessment, UCSD associate professor of psychiatry Natacha

Akshoomoff said.

Jacobsen syndrome is caused by a defect of chromosome 11. Common symptoms of the syndrome are delayed development and motor skills, and distinctive facial features such as a large head, pointy forehead and low-set ears. Approximately 90 percent of affected individuals have a bleeding disorder called Paris-Trousseau syndrome, according to the CDC. The research was conducted after parents of children with Jacobsen syndrome began reporting ASD-like symptoms in their child. Of the 17 children with Jacobsen syndrome tested, 11 of them exhibited behaviors consistent with symptoms from the diagnosis of ASD, Mattson said.

“The results add to the growing list of genetic disorders or differences that are associated with ASD,” Mattson said. “The results may also allow us to consider the potential for treatment development, related to the specific genes deleted.”

While Jacobsen syndrome can be diagnosed from infancy because of its genetic cause, ASD can’t be diagnosed until behavioral symptoms are present.

Since ASD is not currently pinpointed to any one gene as the cause, multiple genes

Psychology professor Sarah Mattson studied patients diagnosed with autism and Jacobsen syndrome.

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could be contributing.

“The goal is to study more patients with Jacobsen syndrome to better understand how the specific genetic abnormalities present with infants and may be an indicator of autism,” Akshoomoff said.

With a link connecting the two conditions, children diagnosed early on with Jacobsen syndrome have a chance for

early ASD intervention before behavioral symptoms appear.

“It is important for knowing that children with (Jacobsen syndrome) are at increased risk for ASD,” Mattson said. “This means that families can be counseled early on about what signs to watch for and encouraged to seek early intervention services. Later, having a diagnosis helps

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SEPT. 22 - 24, 2014 • THE DAILY AZTEC EDITOR: DAVID HERNANDEZ • NEWS@THEDAILYAZTEC.COM

#ALUMNIASSOCIATION

Alumni make Aztec for Life Toolkit QUINN OWEN SENIOR STAFF WRITER ____________________________________ The San Diego State Alumni Association has developed a new resource to explain that strong alumni relations are beneficial for all Aztecs.

The new web-based resource guide is called the Aztec for Life Toolkit. It combines career services information, alumni engagement data and financial and budgetary breakdowns.

The web page is intended to be a resource for faculty to reference when explaining to students the importance of maintaining a strong relationship with the university after graduation.

SDSU Assistant Vice President of Alumni Engagement, Jim Herrick, describes the site as, ”an optional resource for faculty who recognize the value of promoting the ‘Aztec for Life’ concept.”

Herrick said the university is in need of more alumni involvement. Compared to other universities of our size, SDSU lacks alumni support, he said.

While it might seem like just a cheesy catchphrase, the concept behind “Aztec for Life” has substantial implications. If more students maintain a relationship with the university after graduation, SDSU’s national ranking may improve, Herrick said.

According to US News and World Report, the amount of alumni support a university gets is a 5 percent factor in drafting its annual university rankings.

This year, SDSU was ranked No. 149 in the US News and World Report’s national

The Alumni Association unveiled a new toolkit for faculty looking to promote alumni ties to the university.

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evaluation of top universities and No. 78 among top public universities. The SDSU International Business program ranked No. 10 among similar programs in the country and Rehabilitation Counseling ranked No. 9.

While rankings such as these do not define a university entirely, the value of a diploma is based on the university’s reputation and rank to some degree, Herrick said.

Business administration sophomore Royce Kilby said he plans on supporting SDSU after he graduates.

“If I’m making good money after I graduate I can definitely see myself donating to the university that helped me get my job,” Kilby said.

This new online resource also serves as a center for information on career services. Links to information on mentorships, internships and job

listings are provided.

According to the website, 35,000 SDSU students will be registered with Career Services in 2014.

The core goal of this new development by the Alumni Association is to strengthen the bond between Aztecs of the past and present, Herrick said.

“We’re doing this because having more alumni participation makes our school stronger,” he said.

#CIACAREERS

CIA holds information session at SDSU

Students listen to CIA representatives speak about possible careers within the agency.

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QUINN OWEN SENIOR STAFF WRITER ____________________________________ Nearly 150 students attended a career information session held by the CIA Wednesday at San Diego State.

The discussion was led by Randy, one of three agency representatives who hosted the event, none of which disclosed their full names.

Randy, who formerly worked as a National Clandestine Service case officer, described his job for the CIA as more of a lifestyle than a career. His wife is also in the CIA. The agency requires that candidates be detailed oriented, have good speaking and writing skills and able to work well with others in high-pressure situations.

Randy added that adequate social and interpersonal skills are required.

Although it’s not mandatory, the CIA prefers students who graduated with a 3.5 GPA or higher and know a foreign

language.

The number one question recruiters ask themselves when evaluating candidates is: “Is this somebody I would like to work with in the future?” Randy said.

Alan Remington, a family and child development graduate student, attended the event. He hopes to get his Ph.D. in clinical psychology and work for the CIA in the future. Remington attended the information session last year as well.

“They definitely went into much more detail this time,” he said.

Randy explained that candidates must have the ability to form close personal relationships with the subjects they are assigned.

“We teach you a lot about human psychology,” Randy said. “You learn how to be a different person.”

That training begins after a long process of interviews, a psychological evaluation and a polygraph test. Students learned that thousands apply to the CIA each

year and only a few hundred are selected.

While the application process is rigorous, there are positions for people with nearly any type of degree.

During the information session one student asked if accounting majors could apply. Randy responded saying the CIA needs people with that type of experience for positions where complex data analysis is involved. Another student inquired about the value of biology degrees and Randy explained that with more training, biology majors could serve as useful assets when dealing with biological warfare.

Some people may mistake the CIA for a law enforcement agency. In reality, Randy said, the mission of the organization is to gather and analyze information in order to allow the U.S. to make the best foreign policy decisions possible.

Another common misconception made about the CIA is that all employees are referred to as agents. There are a wide variety of positions at the agency and the

people who are mistakenly called agents are actually operations managers. Their job is to make direct contact with key operatives in the field.

Randy gave this hypothetical example of a standard assignment for an operations manager: “If you’re assigned to gather intelligence on a particular individual and that individual likes going to the opera, then guess what? You’re going to learn to like the opera,” he said. “It’s about building a relationship and then manipulating the person.”

Matt Hrachovy is a business freshman who attended the information session looking to explore what options were out there for a future career. He said he found it interesting that the CIA representatives in the session were straightforward.

“They don’t try to sugar coat it,” he said.

That seemed to be the case when Randy described the job of paramilitary operations officer. This position requires candidates to have 10 years of Special Forces training and three tours of active duty.

Dave, one of the CIA representatives who attended the event, was a former paramilitary operations officer. He said he was responsible for infiltrating highrisk areas and extracting other CIA personnel.

Randy said one of the most enticing aspects of working for the CIA is that, “you can be a part of making history.”

The application process can take up to a year, Randy said, so students should apply between their junior and senior years. To apply, students can visit the CIA’s website: www.cia.gov.

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SEPT. 22 - 24, 2014 • THE DAILY AZTEC EDITOR: ELPIN KESHISHZADEH • OPINION@THEDAILYAZTEC.COM

Who’sWho?

#INTERVARSITY

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A man wears a standard InterVarsity t-shirt. InterVarsity is a Christian group that is no longer allowed to meet using campus assistance.

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Club persecuted by CSUs EMMILY NGUYEN CONTRIBUTOR _____________________________________

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nterVarsity Christian Fellowship, an international Christian group, is a notable club on campus. IVCF requires student leaders to share the same Christian ideal as the club, a practice not condoned by California State Universities, leading to its “derecognition” by all 23 California State Colleges.

What does this mean for San Diego State? IVCF is denied its right to equal access on campus. This means losing the ability to reserve rooms (their tuition and California tax-dollars pay for), permission to engage in student activities on campus, and any weight with students, faculty and administrators.

SDSU Student Life and Leadership requires clubs to abide by a specific guideline. The Open Membership Agreement, an executive order by CSUs, is the very reason IVCF has been “derecognized.”

CSUs, such as SDSU, always brag about diversity strides, but implementing regulations such as this one undermine the ideals and claimed mission statements.

The argument is if they let one club discriminate, they’re allowing all the other clubs to do so as well. This argument holds little-to-no weight. If one club is going to be derecognized for being discriminatory, all others should also have to follow the same guidelines or face derecognition.

This policy punishes clubs for being selective, but turns a blind eye on the

social sororities and fraternities on campus. These organizations are allowed to dismiss this mandate because they’re an exception under Title V, allowing for gender segregation — or as many would call it, discrimination.

Technically speaking, no male would feel comfortable joining a sorority and vice versa.

With that being the case, why would anyone want to join a club not affiliated with their faith, let alone rise in its ranks to leadership roles when they can choose to the join the many other groups on campus?

IVCF doesn’t ban students who aren’t

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IT MAKES SENSE TO BE CHRISTIAN IN A CHRISTIAN GROUP.”

- Madison Alves, Pyschology sophomore

religious from joining the club, like gender exclusions associated with Greek life. IVCF has been wrongly derecognized for reasons that aren’t sound, and certain students agree and are troubled by this recent happening.

“We are a Christian group, it’s what we believe,” psychology sophomore and InterVarsity member Madison Alves said. “It makes sense to be Christian in a Christian group.”

It’s neither unusual nor unseen on this campus for faith-based groups to be led by persons of said faith. Isn’t that the point?

Someone who actually believes in the faith would better represent and work bearing the best interests of the group. Being affiliated with a particular faith positively correlates with more practical promotion and education of the club. Conveying messages of the club’s purpose, intention and practices becomes a bit conflicted when the messenger can’t relate. The coalition of religious leaders in this club would be more fitting than an outsider without personal experience or stake in the club.

Even non-Christian students agree with the reasoning of faith-based organizations being led by religious leaders. It seems like common sense, but clearly not to all.

“It would make sense for a religious group to be run by religious people,” journalism sophomore Katie Koach said.

“It just makes sense.”

The SDSU InterVarsity Facebook page currently reads “Regardless of what faith background you come from, you are welcome here!” Judging from this message, it’s safe to say the club is still alive and well despite their persecution.

IVCF has not lost hope, holding meetings off campus with students from all around the San Diego area to provide a place of worship.

Although this derecognition is a huge slap to the face and an obstacle preventing routine functions such as weekly meetings and school appearances, it’s not successful in stopping the practice of their faith.

Nevertheless, the bureaucracy has once again ruined something as simple as people coming together to practice and share their faith with their school and community.

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SEPT. 22 - 24, 2014 • THE DAILY AZTEC EDITOR: ELPIN KESHISHZADEH • OPINION@THEDAILYAZTEC.COM

#RACISM

Crime alerts: racism or reality?

Columnists Anthony Berteaux and Marissa Ochoa debate the repetitive racial descriptions in SDSU Crime Alerts. Is this coincidence or racial profiling?

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ANTHONY BERTEAUX SENIOR STAFF COLUMNIST ____________________________________

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early 50 years after the Civil Rights movement, without a doubt, our country is still at war with itself when it comes to racial and injustice issues resulting from race-based discrimination. Hundreds of years of structural oppression against minorities have led to a unified mindset of us versus them and whites versus blacks. The Ferguson riots are testaments as to how race tensions between AfricanAmericans and predominantly white police departments are still relevant issues in a post-Obama America.

Some argue our school’s crime alert suspect descriptions perpetrate racism and racial profiling on our campus, especially in regard to African-American males. A popular argument points toward the way crime alert suspect descriptions are drafted. Specifically, how they perpetuate an irrational fear amongst students toward African-American

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NO TRUTH WILL CHANGE MATTERS THAT SUSPECT DECRIPTIONS EXIST TO SERVE AN OBJECTIVE PURPOSE: TO CATCH THE PERETRATOR.

students on campus and instilling covert racism in how we approach our AfricanAmerican peers.

However, insisting crime alerts perpetuate racial profiling is a selffulfilling prophecy.

It seems the more we say these reports demonize African-American males as criminals, thieving and suspicious, the more it becomes a true statement for us to perceive it as so. We tend to see what we want to see.

Granted, many crime reports sent out do disproportionately feature AfricanAmerican males as suspects. However, these are objective facts provided by the

victims themselves.

“99 percent of the time, our suspect descriptions comes directly from the victim witnesses themselves,” San Diego State Police Department Capt. Joshua Mays said. “We simply put what the victim says.”

The simple matter of fact is AfricanAmerican males make up a majority of the crime reports because they just simply do.

It’s a tragic and unjust truth reflected in our society. One in three AfricanAmerican men are in jail, prison, on probation or parole.

No truth will change the matters that suspect descriptions exist to serve an objective purpose: to catch the perpetrator. These descriptions exist not to racially profile anyone, they exist to uphold justice.

On Sept. 9, SDSU campus police arrested the perpetrators of a laptop theft and recovered the stolen item due to a tip from a student who read the suspect and vehicle description in the alert. The student who called the police did so because the suspects were in the described vehicle, not because they were African-American.

It’s really us who add subjective attributes to the descriptions of race.

SDSUPD is doing what it’s supposed to do. It’s a convenient narrative to blame our issues on other races or administrations without looking at the real problem.

The real war here isn’t racism perpetrated in the crime reports, or racial profiling from our campus police; it lies within students’ perceptions of the idea of race in America today.

The argument that crime reports perpetrate racism only works if we assume that all SDSU students are shallow enough to generalize all African-Americans as criminals, or even generalize all people with dark skin color as African-Americans. Covert racist attitudes against African-Americans on our campus will exist if we truly believe the incorrect and dangerously racist attitude that all African-Americans are like the suspects in crime reports.

We are better than that, at least, I’d like to hope so.

There comes a time and point where we cease riding racial identities and oppressions to blame the administration for these issues.

It’s time to contemplate whether some things are about race — but not all things. This war with race isn’t against police racial profiling against African Americans. The police aren’t the enemy here. It’s about how we define perceptions of race.

In a sense, the real war starts within us.

MARISSA OCHOA STAFF COLUMNIST _____________________________________

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s my phone vibrates with the most recent alert, I receive an email with the subject line reading “SDSU Crime Alert.”

Random emails continually pop up from the SDSU Police Department informing the student body of any recent crimes that have happened on or near campus.

These crime alerts can range from cell phone abductions to the recentlypopular sexual assault alerts.

In the beginning, I was very impressed with the convenient access of such important news. We receive emails warning us who and what type of criminals to look out for. Who wouldn’t want such a system?

It wasn’t until I started to receive more crime alerts when I started to profile only one suspect description as a dangerous criminal: an AfricanAmerican male.

I agree getting an accurate description is important, but at what expense? These crime alerts are painting all African-American males as potential criminals and that’s where the problem lies.

Constantly describing perpetrators as African-American males criminalizes all those fitting said description. In turn, anybody remotely close to the description is subject to being profiled and that’s a tremendous regression toward racism.

“I would like to say no, but in reality yeah, I probably would be subject to racial profiling if the descriptions always happen to describe something that I look like,” Spanish senior Brendan Price said. “I would continue going on everyday normally but it would be incredibly frustrating to try and dispel the notion that because I’m a certain race I’m inclined to be a criminal.”

Race is one of the first descriptors crime alerts touch on. First off, I don’t blame SDSUPD for doing its job. I blame the process of continually sending out the same type of description in crime alerts, giving African-American males a bad reputation.

“Victims provide us with descriptions in different ways each time,” SDSUPD Cpt. Joshua Mays said. “We may follow up with ‘do you remember the color of his shirt, pants, what race etc.’”

No matter the crime, in general, the

descriptions of perpetrators begin with an “African-American male.”

From the beginning of 2014, 50 percent of crime alerts that have been sent out describe an African-American male as the perpetrator. In September alone, three-out-of-five crime alerts described the perpetrators as AfricanAmerican as well.

There’s now this universal idea amongst SDSU students to steer clear of African-American males because according to the crime alerts, those who look that way are potential perpetrators.

The safety of a student is a priority, but there are many other factors a description can entail without having to undermine one particular race.

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THESE CRIME ALERTS ARE PAINTING ALL AFRICANAMERICAN MALES AS POTENTIAL CRIMINALS AND THAT’S WHERE THE PROBLEM LIES.

Biology freshman and Black Student Society Organization member Kyle Aaron believes race shouldn’t play any portion in descriptions.

“I don’t think race should play a part,” Aaron said. “Just describing their skin color would be better…and most of the crimes happen at night so you don’t know if they’re black or white. It’s dark out.”

Many students don’t understand this racial profiling because they’re not the subject. However, by taking a different perspective, one can see the damage racial profiling can have.

“Humans are intensely patternseeking and I’m sure I would encounter some different behavior toward myself if someone who looked like me kept on committing crimes” psychology senior Lizet Serrano said.

Crime alerts are supposed to keep SDSU students safe, but with said safety comes this installation of subliminal racial profiling into anybody that consumes these alerts.

So until crime alert descriptions are given a second look, racial profiling will always be prominent in the SDSU community.

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SEPT. 22 - 24, 2014 • THE DAILY AZTEC EDITOR: KRISTIAN IBARRA • SPORTS@THEDAILYAZTEC.COM

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Beavers chew down Aztecs 28-7 MATTHEW BAIN SENIOR STAFF WRITER _____________________________________ San Diego State (1-2, 0-0 Mountain West) left Corvallis, Oregon empty-handed last Saturday as the Oregon State University Beavers (3-0, 0-0 Pac-12) handled the Aztecs 28-7.

“Our big plan was to stop the run first the make the mark for us tonight, but (Oregon State) came out and played harder than us,” sophomore linebacker Calvin Munson said after the game. “They beat us off the ball, they ran it well and they threw very well. It just wasn’t our game tonight.”

Head coach Rocky Long and company started the game just about as perfect as they could have. SDSU’s first play from scrimmage was a 36-yard end-around run by sophomore receiver Lloyd Mills. Senior quarterback Quinn Kaehler almost put the Aztecs in the end zone on the next play with a flea-flicker pass, but he overshot redshirt-sophomore Eric Judge.

Sophomore running back Donnel Pumphrey then carried the ball four straight times for 27 yards, and eventually scored from two yards out to put SDSU ahead 7-0 with 11:27 left in the first quarter.

The Aztecs would never touch the end zone again. In fact, they would never get within Oregon State’s 20-yard line again as nothing seemed to click for SDSU in Corvallis.

For instance, the Aztecs went three-

and-out on its second possession. But OSU sophomore receiver Victor Bolden fumbled senior Joel Alesi’s punt, and junior defensive back Pierre Romain recovered the fumble for the Aztecs. SDSU didn’t jump on this opportunity to go up 14-0 early, though; Kaehler tossed his fifth interception of the year two plays later.

Kaehler had his worst game as an Aztec, completing 14 of 26 passes for just 106 yards and two interceptions. However, Kaehler clearly wasn’t feeling 100 percent and trainers were working on his left hamstring during the game. Also, a lot of Kaehler’s poor performance can be credited to SDSU’s offensive line.

“There were several times that their defenders were in (Kaehler’s) face or hitting right after he threw,” Long said. “So, if I was just guessing without watching the film, I would say that their defensive line played extremely well and our offensive line played absolutely horrible.”

The Beavers scored their first of 28 unanswered points on the ensuing drive, when senior running back Terron Ward danced 12 yards through SDSU’s front six to tie the score at 7 with five seconds left in the first quarter.

The second quarter wasn’t very eventful for the Aztecs as they had two empty possessions.

OSU senior quarterback Sean Mannion had a pretty active second quarter, though.

Mannion led his Beavers on an eight-play touchdown drive in which he completed six passes for 81 yards to put OSU up 14-7

The Aztec offensive line struggled mightily against the Oregon State Beavers last Saturday.

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at halftime.

The Beavers owned SDSU in the second half, outscoring the Aztecs 14-0. SDSU was especially outmatched in the third quarter, and that seems to be a trend this season — a trend that the Aztecs will want to reverse before conference play starts next week.

SDSU’s strongest element is its run defense. In quarters one, two and four of the three games this season, the Aztec defense has limited opponents to just more than 19 rushing yards per quarter.

But it allows almost 59 yards per third quarter — a 40-yard difference that seems without explanation.

In a game where SDSU only gained 215 yards and allowed 25 first downs, there

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were few bright spots. Mills had a few nice catches for 35 yards, though, and Pumphrey played well, carrying it 17 times for 89 yards and a touchdown.

But Pumphrey’s backfield partner junior Chase Price only ran it once for zero yards.

As the Aztecs use a tandem-back system where success on the ground depends heavily on using different running styles, one wonders why SDSU’s second running back only had his number called once in a big non-conference road game — especially since Price had done so well this season.

SDSU begins conference play next Saturday, Sept. 27 at Qualcomm Stadium against the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (1-3, 0-0 Mountain West).

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SEPT. 22 - 24, 2014 • THE DAILY AZTEC EDITOR: JENNA MACKEY • PHOTO@THEDAILYAZTEC.COM

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SEPT. 22 - 24, 2014 • THE DAILY AZTEC EDITOR: KRISTIAN IBARRA • SPORTS@THEDAILYAZTEC.COM

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Beaver dam blocks Aztec offense ETHAN BAILEY SENIOR STAFF COLUMNIST _____________________________________

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he San Diego State Aztecs started Saturday’s game against Oregon State University just the way they needed to: with a convincing eight-play touchdown drive that gave them an early lead.

Then, the team’s offense went missing for the rest of the game.

After that 75-yard march to the end zone, the team managed to add just 140 more total offensive yards and turned the ball over twice. The Aztec offense simply wasn’t good enough on Saturday and it cost the team the game.

We’ll start by looking at senior quarterback Quinn Kaehler. Although sometimes quarterbacks are given too much credit or receive too much of the blame, they do play the most important and polarizing position in the sport.

Many of us love Kaehler’s story as a junior college transfer turned starting quarterback, but the fact is through three games this season, he doesn’t look as good as he did last year. He’s already thrown six picks this season — he threw nine all of last year. If he keeps up this pace, he’ll shatter his own personal bests

in all the wrong ways.

His first intercepted pass was intended for sophomore wide receiver Eric Judge on a play where it looked like there may have been some miscommunication between the two. For better or worse, Kaehler still takes the blame because he’s the quarterback. The Aztecs special teams forced a fumble on the punt giving the team great field position, but the interception wasted the opportunity to add points to the scoreboard. His second interception is forgivable — down by three scores, it’s not surprising Kaehler was trying to hit deep passes down the field.

It’s important to note the Aztec offense was without one of its top weapons in senior wide receiver Ezell Ruffin, who’s accounted for 6 catches and 117 yards this season. In a passing attack that has posted 652 yards through three games, losing Ruffin this week to injury was a huge blow to the Aztecs. They had virtually no deep threat on a night when opposing OSU senior quarterback Sean Mannion was dropping bombs all over the field. Kaehler’s longest pass of the night was only 28 yards.

But this offense can get it done on the ground, too, right? Normally, yes. But it’s hard to get the ground game going when only one running back handles the bulk of the carries. After finding success on a reverse play to sophomore wide receiver Lloyd Mills, sophomore running back Donnel Pumphrey was basically given

Donnel Pumphrey was one of few Aztec players to stand out in Corvalis, Oregon.

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the rest of the team’s rush attempts.

“So what?” you’ll probably ask.

Pumphrey is, by most accounts, a pretty good running back.

He is definitely good but he can’t carry this offense on his shoulders alone.

Pumphrey doesn’t have the build to be a three-down back and much of the Aztecs’ success in t he running game this season has come from him sharing carries with junior running back Chase Price.

Speaking of Price, he had one carry for zero yards-one carry. You’d think a running back tandem like SDSU’s would be effectively used against a power conference team like the Beavers, but Pumphrey ended up having a lopsided 17 touches compared to Price’s one.

We can speculate the reasons as to why Price didn’t get the chance to run

the ball more: He could have gotten injured in his solo carry. Maybe he’s in the coaches’ doghouses for some reason.

There’s only so much information yours truly can obtain from watching a web stream of the game, but watching Price sit on the sidelines was frustrating to watch nonetheless. This one falls solely on the coaching staff.

On two separate occasions, the Aztecs shot themselves by coming out with no points at the end of long drives.

One lasted almost 12 minutes in the first quarter and another was about 13 minutes near the end of the game.

Playing from behind, the Aztecs needed to make those drives count. They didn’t.

On a night when the defense kept Mannion out of the end zone, it’s unfortunate the Aztec offense couldn’t hold up its end of the bargain.

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SDSU has tough time in Tuscaloosa JACK HAWORTH STAFF WRITER ____________________________________ The San Diego State volleyball team finished off non-conference play this past weekend going 1-2 in the Crimson-White Tournament in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

On Friday, the Aztecs lost to the Clemson University Tigers in three sets (25-18, 25-21, 25-21) and also to the University of Alabama Crimson Tide in four sets (25-20, 19-25, 25-21, 2511). However, SDSU salvaged a win on Saturday afternoon against Florida International University in three sets (2511, 27-25, 25-20).

The Aztecs overall record now stands at 4-6 with three of those victories coming in the Aztec Invitational.

SDSU faced Clemson on Friday afternoon as its first game of the weekend.

The Aztecs were able to keep all three matches close but never secured a set victory.

The loss was in large part due to SDSU’s inability to establish its hitting game, only able to mustering .088 percentage in that department. The top scoring Aztecs in the game were juniors Ciara Brown, Kaja Sandberg and senior Chaiymin Steel who all recorded seven kills against the Tigers.

A few hours later, it was time for SDSU to face the hosting school, Alabama, in front of a healthy crowd of 1,053 people.

Junior outside hitter Ciara Brown (#5) was the top-scoring Aztec against Clemson University.

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The Aztecs showed more life in this game but walked off the court with another loss.

SDSU was not able to create enough offense to win the first set of the match but came out determined in the second set. The Aztecs offense came alive with an impressive .317 hitting percentage to take the second set and even up the match at one set a piece.

The third set of the match saw the SDSU women try to keep pace with Alabama but ultimately fell just a few points short.

The Aztecs only hit an abysmal .182 in the fourth set against Alabama which led to a lopsided loss, securing the match victory for Alabama.

Brown put up good numbers against Alabama by leading the Aztecs with 12

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kills in addition to a block assist and two digs.

The freshmen also turned in solid performances. Freshman setter Courtney Eckenrode recorded a season personalbest 40 assists and redshirt freshman Alexa Saba ended the match with a personal high 17 digs.

On Saturday, SDSU was able to put an end to its three-game losing streak by downing Florida International in three straight sets.

Junior outside hitter Halle Aiken turned in a strong performance by leading the Aztecs with 14 kills and a double-double with 12 digs. Eckenrode built on her performance the night before by turning in her first career double-double with 35 assists, 12 digs and a pair of kills.

The Aztecs dominated the first set going on an 8-0 run to make the score 17-3 before cruising to an easy victory.

The second set was by far the closest contest and went right down to the wire.

SDSU was down 24-23 before Eckenrode made a crucial kill allowing the Aztecs to come back and win by two.

The third and final set saw SDSU jump out to an early lead before FIU brought it back within one at 20-19. However, the Aztecs were then able to win five of the last six points to secure the match victory.

On Sept. 27 the Aztecs will open up conference play at home against California State University, Fresno.

COMMENTARY

SDSU winning streak Student-athletes snapped in shutout will act their age pressing on the gas pedal, as they were the one’s constantly on the attack throughout the second half.

The equalizer for San Diego State appeared to come in the 72nd minute On what was a beautiful night to play off Jen Rupey’s perfectly timed header soccer, the weather forecast for the San off a corner kick. However, as they were Diego State women’s soccer team simply celebrating, referee Ashbir Singh waved read “dark.” The Aztecs were stunned this off the goal due to what he signaled to be a past Friday at the hands of cross-town shove by Rupey of a USD player. foe University of San Diego, 2-0, before The call demoralized the red and black a roaring crowd of more than 1,400 at and swung the momentum back to the Torero Stadium. home team. The Toreros capitalized on This loss snapped SDSU’s three-game the lapse in SDSU’s defense and were able winning streak and five-game unbeaten to score the final goal of the game in the streak. Furthermore, Friday marked their 77th minute. The two new transfers from first loss since dropping its season opener University of Denver orchestrated the to Michigan State University. goal, as Jacey Birtcher sent a SDSU (4-2-1) began the low cross from the left side to game flat-footed, uninspired WOMEN’S Nikki Pappalardo, who took and played down to its level of SOCCER the shot from 12 yards out. competition, which allowed SDSU USD Even though the Aztecs USD (2-4-2) to control the did lose a game that had all tempo of the game. It was the makings to be an easy rare in the first half to see the victory, they showed in the ball leave SDSU’s half, as USD second half that they are able to make the controlled possession with crisp passing proper adjustments and turn the tide of in the midfield and picking the Aztecs’ the game in their favor. In the second half defense apart.

San Diego State outshot San Diego 12-3, The Toreros netted their first goal of the held the advantage in shots on goal (5-2) half in the 17th minute off a corner kick, and denied the Toreros to even record a as USD senior midfielder Mariah Butera corner kick. delivered a shot inside the box that the The loss won’t ruin the morale the towering six-foot Julia Sherwood was able Aztecs have built this season, head coach to head in past junior goalkeeper Melanie Mike Friesen said.

Vaughn. Fortunately, for the Aztecs this “We don’t fold after one game, no matter was the lone goal of the half. who it is,” Friesen told Mark Zeigler of U-T After 45 minutes of play, USD led in San Diego. “We know this game doesn’t total shots (4-2), shots on goal (3-1), make or break our season. Our season is corner kicks (5-3) along with the lead of still in a good spot.”

1-0 against SDSU. Be sure to read about how the Aztecs The Aztecs come out of the intermission rebounded during Sunday’s matchup with urgency and dominated the rest between against Idaho State University at of the game in terms of possession and TheDailyAztec.com. shots. The Aztecs’ offense was clearly

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bout a decade ago, I was at a hotel bar in Colorado Springs while on a business trip for the U.S. Navy.

To my right sat a younger couple, possibly college-aged, engaged in a tiff. The woman turned to me, noticed my age and asked, “When do you (men) grow up?” My response then, is still my response today, “Sorry, hasn’t happened yet.”

Now let’s apply this to Florida State University’s student-athlete-turnedbad-boy Jameis Winston. Like it or not, we have to set the rape allegation aside since Winston wasn’t formally charged, and ask: What has he done to deserve his game suspension against Clemson University? Was it when he shoplifted seafood from a grocery store? Or when he caused an estimated $4,000 in damages when he had a pellet-gun battle inside of his apartment? Or when he drank a little too much from a soda dispenser without paying for it? Nope, it wasn’t any of those — although he did get a three-game baseball suspension for the misappropriated crab legs. Instead, he’s whacked for screaming a profane meme in the student union. Jeez, Winston, you’re hard core.

The truth is, he hasn’t grown up yet, nor has almost anyone walking around campuses nationwide. His offenses— again, set that unproven rape allegation aside—are little more than youthful indiscretions. Even our presidents

succumbed to those. Bill Clinton smoked but didn’t inhale and George W. Bush fought substance abuse. They overcame mistakes and so can Winston.

On Saturday night’s Fox Sports 1 college football recap show, former University of Pittsburgh head coach Dave Wannstedt complained that Winston wasn’t showing the leadership befitting of a Heisman Trophy winner.

But Winston won that award even as the rape allegation swirled around him unresolved. Clearly, Heisman voters didn’t care then about his alleged behavior. So why should we be surprised now that he still acts like a 20-year-old kid? If anything, he learned that playing quarterback better than any other collegian excused moral turpitude lapses.

When will society learn that undesirable behaviors can’t be changed when contempt is diluted by praise?

Additionally, it isn’t fair for us in the media to hammer Winston for not knowing acceptable behavior for a joke when a professional journalist re-tweets a sexual innuendo by “The Show,” and tacking on a “HAHA” in the process. I joked on Facebook earlier in the day that society needs a Venn diagram to understand where to draw the moral outrage version of the Mason-Dixon Line.

It didn’t take long for someone to post that such a diagram would be impossible.

The aforementioned tweet proves my responder is right.

It’s been 21 years since NBA’s great Charles Barkley declared that athletes aren’t role models. Yet, society still acts surprised that athletes aren’t superheroes. Let’s remember that Heisman Trophy winners and 46-yearold student journalists alike take time to mature.

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International club gives perspective Thane Hale contributor ____________________________________ San Diego State’s International Student Association recently held “Binglo,” a combination of Bingo with glow lights, this past Thursday at the International Student Center. Binglo had bingo, a DJ, neon lights, lasers and ultimate twister.

This is just one example of the many events put on by the club, according to club president and fourth-year international event planning major Laurelle McVicker.

“We have bonfire nights, movie nights and we’re preparing a Halloween event as well,” McVicker said.

The organization, which meets regularly from 5 to 7 p.m. on Wednesdays, also puts on a coffee hour at 1 p.m. on Fridays, giving international students and others the opportunity to share their culture. Domestic SDSU students are encouraged to come as well, and to ask questions of and interact with the international students.

It’s an especially good opportunity for those who want to study abroad to get information about where they want to visit. As international business junior Myrna Farhat, the co-events coordinator in charge of planning the coffee hours, describes it, it’s for everyone. But the organization is about much more than just games and dances.

Through these events, the

Club members show their enthusiam at one of their club events. ISA meets at 5 p.m. on Wednesdays. courtesy of isA

organization hopes to teach “skills in organizational leadership, international communication, and problem-solving,” according to the group’s website.

For a more concrete example, it has given club promoter Koray Kayhan, an international student from Turkey and a second year mechanical engineering major, a great chance to improve his public speaking in English. For those who want it, added McVicker, there are endless public speaking opportunities.

It’s especially helpful for students studying degrees with an international focus.

As far as “developing skills in organizational leadership goes,” an example is given in preparations for the upcoming Binglo event.

“Members break up into committees and everybody works on a different aspect of it, including finance, promoting and advertising,” McVicker said.

The three club officers also talked about how it is interesting to discover how other people live.

“It’s nice to see how people think outside your part of the world,” Farhat said.

“I like this club because since I am foreign student, I think it’s a great opportunity to meet people all around the world and learn about their cultures,” Kayhan said.

They also talked about what a helpful teaching experience it was. Two of them shared how much they have enjoyed being active.

“One of my favorite memories was putting on the ISA pep rally at International Orientation. This was a great opportunity to hype up the students about joining the ISA and we got to play fun games and tell them what the ISA was all about,” McVicker said.

“One of my special moments with this club was talking in front of 500 new upcoming students and sharing with them my motivation about having the opportunity to study at SDSU,” Kayhan said.

Finally, with the helpful prompting of Kayhan, McVicker was asked to describe the organization in one sentence.

“The goal is building lasting relationships between domestic SDSU students and our visiting internationals.”

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#Mazerunner

‘Maze Runner’ is adventure packed hayley spence staff writer _____________________________________ Director Wes Ball took the James Dashner novel “Maze Runner” and ran with it. I saw the film as someone who never read the book before, and it was amazing. The film keeps you engaged from the very first minute. The audience is left guessing because of the film’s restricted narrative and left trying to figure out what is going on step by step with the film’s characters.

“Maze Runner” follows Thomas (Dylan O’Brien) who has found himself in “the Glade” and doesn’t know why. The other boys there are in the same predicament; they can only remember their names but nothing more. Every morning, the door from the Glade to the giant surrounding maze opens and the “runners” go out into the maze to map and explore it.

Once Thomas gets to the Glade, things seem to go wrong as if he carries bad luck wherever he goes. Yet, he earns a few friends, along with a few enemies after he risks his life for two of his fellow Gladers.

Thomas is a new chemical in a mix that is only just simmering in the Glade.

He not only disregards the rules and principles of the Gladers, he thinks differently than them. Rather than wanting to stay peacefully in the Glade,

he wants out of the Glade and the maze.

This is revolutionary thinking for the Gladers. While few follow Thomas, others fear what he does and believe he is the cause of every bad event that occurs after his changes. A revolution finally erupts, and it is interesting to see how children act in these dire situations.

This film follows in the wake of other successful book-to-film adaptations such as the “Harry Potter” franchise and “The

overall, the film is fun and adventure filled with action and thrills.

Hunger Games” trilogy. It’s an exciting time for book lovers with one coming out right before the other. But groans were heard from the fans of this book as to the order of events in the film.

Yet, as someone who never read the book and knew nothing much about the film besides the basic premise and setting, it was pretty good. Reminiscent of “Lord of the Flies,” the 1954 novel by William Golding, the film reflects the fall of a society when one curious new member is thrust into its midst. It’s a

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testimony of our own society today, which still turns against those who think outside of the box and differently than the masses.

Overall, the film is fun and adventure filled with action and thrills. For those who have never read the book, it’s a rewarding surprise. “The Maze Runner” might not be suitable for younger children for some of its darker scenes, but it’s definitely one you need to see.

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COMMENTARY

Stay sensitive, stay aware annie beltran staff writer ______________________________________

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n August, we lost Robin Williams. He died of self-inflicted injuries.

September is Suicide Awareness Month, and I want to use this space to share what happened to me when I lost a loved one to suicide.

I’d like to help put to rest any stigma there might be about having suicidal thoughts, bringing up these conversations, and seeking counsel when emotions feel like too much to handle.

On Jan. 13, 2013, between midnight and 5 a.m., my 26-year-old cousin likely decided he did not want to live anymore. I say ‘likely’ because members of my family still have doubts and questions pertaining to the events of that evening.

‘Likely’ because no matter how we try to play this event over and over in our heads, there is still little resolve to our grief.

Let’s compare this feeling of uncertainty to a giant endless Rubik’s Cube, that no matter what combination you turn and twist to, nothing makes sense or seems to fit.

I last talked to my cousin for about three minutes, three days before he passed. Our conversation went like this: “Hey, I booked the rooms in Vegas for next month.”

“I’m at work, can’t talk now it’s reggaeton night and it’s super spicy in here,” he said.

“I’ll call you back Sunday.”

I can hardly talk about how much I wish I called on Saturday. If I was a better cousin, I would have heard something in his voice.

Of all the emotions this tragedy brought me, guilt is what pains me the most.

How is anyone supposed to know another person is feeling isolated in emotional distress, if neither party ever speaks up?

I think too often we underestimate the power of saying, “Hey, are you feeling

okay?”

On the other hand, there is too often a stigma about saying, “No, I’m not feeling okay. I need help.”

I can tell you at my cousin’s funeral there was a packed room full of his friends and family that longed for an opportunity to listen to him.

It’s been well over a year and my family frequently talks about my cousin’s life.

There are also noticeable differences in the way we communicate with each other, whether on social media, over the phone or in person.

We were always a tightly-knit bunch, but now I feel like I’m being watched over more often. If there are supposed to be warning signs that a person is losing control, no one in my family wants to miss another one.

During my time spent in the military, I was often subjected to suicide awareness training. Posters of Armed Force’s campaigns would decorate military bases,

Sometimes feelings of depression or distress are not only situational, but endogenous factors play a part in the way our brains produce ‘happy’ chemicals throughout our body.

Speaking from a Hispanic cultural perspective, seeking professional mental help is too often perceived as strictly for crazy people or wealthy people who have money to blow on non-emergency doctor’s visit.

Telling someone you were feeling depressed would be deemed as a sign of weakness.

Society really needs to evolve from that stigma, considering mental health treatment is not a sign of weakness nor is it a plea of insanity.

I am not a medical or psychological professional, nor have I ever thought of working in mental health. I am simply a person who was directly affected by suicide as a cause for death, and hopes to give small insight about what

...it is important to remind others that rapidly-made decisions, such as harming oneself, can have the most permanent effects. most featuring a stereo-typical somber black and white picture of a sad G.I. Maybe the campaigns should display a smiling person who is chained to a heavy weight of seemingly unfixable problems.

I don’t believe all suicides are planned.

Sometimes a single situation can have very destructive powers over the way we are able to cope in crisis.

Therefore, I think it is important to remind others that rapidly made decisions, such as harming oneself, can have the most permanent effects.

Feeling overwhelmed with depression or having emotional pain is normal, and no matter how catastrophic the impacts of these feelings are, they can be mitigated with time and help.

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happens to the people that live on after a family member permanently removes themselves.

I hope to encourage others to become less afraid of seeking the many options for help when life feels like it is spiraling out of control, and options for relief feel limited.

For information about San Diego State’s Counseling and Psychological services, contact (619)-594-5220 or the C&PS office location in the Calpulli Center room 4401.

If you are considering harming yourself or someone else or are in need of immediate crisis counseling assistance, please call the San Diego Access & Crisis Line at 1-800-479-333, trained professionals are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

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HOROSCOPE happy Birthday (9/22/14) - Begin a new phase of personal power and creativity with this Autumn Equinox.

Act on long-term plans. Have envisioning conversations. This year gets profitable. A new 30-month period of communications and connections opens after 12/23. Nurture dreams (and health).

Passionate partnerships spark, especially around eclipses on 10/8/14 and 10/27/15.

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Aries (March 21 - April 19) - Today is a 7 - Long-term career plans advance, with Pluto direct. Mysteries get solved, as the truth reveals. Illusions wash away. Enjoy the Autumn Equinox as the Sun enters Libra, highlighting partnerships. Take a walk together for a brief escape.

Taurus (April 20 - May 20) - Today is a 6 - Launch your next adventure with Pluto direct. It's been fun, and now work beckons. Fantasies dissolve, and practical issues call. Celebrate the Autumn Equinox as you maintain work momentum.

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Postpone travel. Get your work done.

Share the load. Move slowly to avoid accidents and error. Take action on a financial matter, now that Pluto is direct.

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Costs could be unexpectedly high. Give and take abundant love.

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Your efforts seem to go farther, and with greater ease. Focus on practical matters, rather than pursuing mirages.

The Autumn Equinox heralds a month of powerful communications.

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Invite family participation. The Autumn Equinox launches a profitable month.

Spend less than you bring in and save.

Squirrel those nuts away.

Libra (Sept. 23 - Oct. 22) - Today is a 6 - It's easier to keep house with Pluto direct. Your personal growth and power leap forward with the Autumn Equinox and the Sun entering your sign tonight. Your plans go more smoothly.

Compassion is an essential component.

Scorpio (Oct. 23 - Nov. 21) - Today is a 5 - Communications and shipping flow with greater ease, now that Pluto is direct. Begin a phase of introspection and resolving internal conflicts, with this Autumn Equinox. Speculate on a contribution you'd love to make.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22 - Dec. 21) - Today is a 6 - Now that Pluto is direct, seeds you've sown sprout abundantly. Make long-term financial plans. Don't trade a sure thing for a pipe dream. Take practical, concrete actions or rest. Group collaborations especially flourish after this Autumn Equinox.

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The Autumn Equinox heralds a new adventure, a period of exploration and discovery. Live simply and frugally, and consider your heart's desire.

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