09-24-2012

THE NEWSPAPER OF SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY SINCE 1913 VOLUME 99, ISSUE 16

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

State-of-the-art finance lab unveiled COUNTDOWN TO VOTER REGISTRATION DEADLINE:

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Don’t miss tomorrow’s public forum J. Hutton Marshall Managing Editor antonio zaragoza , editor in chief

Mayor Jerry Sanders, San Diego State President Elliot Hirshman, Marjorie and Stephen Cushman, Dean Cunningham, Steve Bernstein and other Wells Fargo representatives cut the ribbon at the grand opening of the Wells Fargo Financial Markets Laboratory on Friday.

Tara Millspaugh News Editor

Antonio Zaragoza Editor in Chief

A ribbon-cutting ceremony, held on the north side of San Diego State’s Love Library, unveiled the new Wells Fargo Financial

Markets Laboratory. Students, faculty members, Wells Fargo representatives and San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders were present.

The idea for the laboratory came from Marjorie and Stephen Cushman, a San Diego business leader and chairman of the college’s board of directors, who

began the process by donating a lead gift of $100,000. The couple donated the money with a strict stipulation: the university must complete the project in one year or lose the funds.

“I know how education works,” Cushman said. “This could’ve easily been a three to five year project, but SDSU got it done

within nine months.”

A campaign to raise funds for the project led to a $1 million donation from Wells Fargo Bank, which helped complete the project.

The lab, which is open to all students and staff, has 12 WELLS FARGO continued on page 2

Aztecs can’t hold on against the Spartans

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Hilal Haider Staff Writer

In a heated battle between Northern and Southern California state schools, San Diego State welcomed San Jose State on Saturday for an evenly matched duel.

The game had an aggressive, but sluggish start. Both teams looked to establish their run game, but found themselves turning the ball over a combined three times in the first half.

After a string of defensive stands by both sides, the Spartans punted it away to SDSU junior wide receiver Tim Vizzi, who fumbled the ball, providing the Aztecs with their first turnover since the first game of the season against Washington. The Spartans capitalized with a field goal to take the early lead.

On the first play of the second quarter, senior quarterback Ryan Katz mishandled an exchange to senior running back Walter Kazee, resulting in another Aztec turnover.

Consequently, the Spartans retained possession and marched the ball into the red zone. But SJSU committed a turnover of its own as junior quarterback David Fales muffed a handoff to his own running back.

The Aztecs continued to establish their ground game and proceeded to pound the rock with running backs Adam Muema and Kazee. In the second quarter, Muema found daylight and scampered down the field for a career-long 83-yard touchdown,

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Sophomore running back Adam Muema rushed for 202 yards and one touchdown on 25 carries against San Jose State.

His 83-yard touchdown run in second quarter was a career-long. putting the Aztecs in the lead. “The as he led the Aztecs down the field back Leon McFadden swiped his line held their blocks,” Muema said. for a solid 11-play, 75-yard drive, second interception of the year, “I made a man miss and scored. capped off by an 8-yard touchdown giving the Aztecs a chance to That’s what I need to do.” run by Kazee. The teams entered march down the field. The Aztecs The lead did not last long, the half all knotted up at 17 after capitalized on yet another Spartan though. The ensuing kickoff was senior placekicker Chance Marden turnover with a risky fourth-andreturned for a 97-yard touchdown drilled his first field goal of the year goal touchdown pass from Katz to

by SJSU sophomore running back through the uprights. junior tight end Gavin Escobar, Tyler Ervin as the Spartans regained The second half told a similar giving SDSU a 24-17 lead going the lead. story, as both teams refused to into the fourth quarter.

On SDSU’s fifth drive of the game, break the tie until late in the third FOOTBALL continued on page 4 Katz showed his leadership qualities quarter when senior defensive

Tomorrow, Associated Students will host a public forum featuring upcoming state assembly candidates for the 39th district, George Plescia (R) and Marty Block (D), as well as San Diego State Chair of the Department of Africana Studies, Dr. Shirley Weber, who is running for the 79th District State Assembly seat.

Opinion Editor Leonardo Castaneda and I will be moderating the forum and, while we’ll be starting the discussion with our own questions, we’re depending on your input as well. We want to spend the majority of the time fielding questions from students, faculty, staff and anyone else who happens to be in the area.

I know the idea of a public forum on campus isn’t knocking the socks off most students— I’m sure grabbing a beer at La Casita’s before your afternoon class is much more alluring—but these are candidates who really matter. At least one of them represent us in the California State Assembly, which means they’ll have a lot of influence regarding CSU. They’ll dictate which classes we’ll be able to take and how much we pay for them. Beyond that, soon you’ll be graduating and there’s a pretty good chance at least one of these candidates will still be in office, meaning their power and influence might seem a lot more pertinent once you’re trying to make it on your own in this economy.

These candidates are coming directly to you, right in front of Hepner Hall from noon to 1 p.m. Stay informed, especially when the opportunity is being spoon-fed to you. Students have a reputation for being apathetic about politics, which is an easy attitude to take. Sure, the system isn’t ideal; it’s far from being free from corruption, incompetence and partisan pandering, but we’re in it whether we like it or not. Being apathetic only serves tosurrender any influence you may have over the politicians in control. So go, learn something and vote.

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NEWS

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Bloomberg terminals and a Wharton financial database for students to use. Stock tickers and monitors are mounted on the wall, constantly displaying financial information from around the world.

“Bloomberg terminals are research engines, that if used properly you can predict trends of the latest and greatest,” SDSU Dean of the College of Business and Administration Michael Cunningham said.

“It really is the beginning of that overall vision of collaborative learning spaces,” SDSU Dean of Library and Information Access Dean Gale Etschmaier said.

“Bringing a resource that might be primarily used by business students, but making available to the entire campus community.”

The lab is designed to educate students in markets and finance.

Aside from having access to equipment similar to what experts use on Wall Street, students can receive specialized training and become Bloomberg certified.

“Students from across campus will have this deep, rich research tool that they can use from science projects to engineering projects,”

Cunningham said.

SDSU alumnus Steve Bernstein the President of Business Banking in Southern California at Wells Fargo, said the contribution Wells Fargo made was a worthwhile investment.

“We don’t just hand money over and leave,” Bernstein said. “It’s really about involving ourselves in the community.”

Finance and Investment Society Vice President of Finance Brian Callaway encourages students, not just business and finance majors, to utilize the lab.

“Anybody that’s interested in starting their own business, working with the sciences, pharmaceuticals, anything like that, will also be really well served,” he said.

Callaway, a senior, is eager to use the lab to gain a competitive edge compared to other students seeking jobs after graduation in May. The lab may also bring special distinction to SDSU. The lab has 12 Bloomberg terminals, compared to Duke University, regarded by many as the best business school in the nation, which has three terminals.

On Fridays, San Diego high school students will be able to use

the lab and learn about different aspects of money and finances.

Sanders, who is also an SDSU alumnus, spoke to the crowd about the impact research grants and donations such as those from Wells Fargo have on the city.

“San Diego State is a tremendous economic generator for the community, with the jobs that it creates and the economic impact and with the grants that it receives,” Sanders said. “This is an exciting thing for the city of San Diego and the region.”

After the ceremony, guests were invited to tour the facility and were given a presentation on how the lab could be helpful for students.

“This is a great opportunity for our community to move forward (with) both our university community and the broader community working on issues of financial literacy, building on the research basis that our students, faculty and staff provide to local businessmen and then providing state-of-the-art technology and facilities for our students and staff to do their important work,” SDSU President Elliot Hirshman said.

antonio zaragoza , editor in chief

antonio zaragoza , editor in chief

Top: Gale Etschmaier speaks to the crowd at the opening ceremony.

Bottom: Marjorie and Stephen Cushman use the new laboratory.

CSU creates plan if Prop 30 fails in election

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CSU Chancellor Charles B. Reed bows his head during an open board meeting on Sept. 19 to discuss Proposition 30. Many Cal State students and staff were in the audience debating back and forth with the board about potential fee hikes.

state

Tara Millspaugh News Editor

The California State University Board of Trustees has adopted a plan in case Proposition 30 does not pass in the Nov. 6 election.

Proposition 30 proposes a temporary sales and income tax increase that Gov. Jerry Brown says would fuel revenue into public education in California. According to an analysis of Proposition 30, conducted by the nonpartisan Legislative Analyst’s Office, if this measure is not passed, $6 billion will be cut from the state budget. Universities of California, CSU campuses and community colleges will receive the largest cuts if Proposition 30 is not passed.

The CSU Board of Trustees is being proactive in case Proposition 30 is rejected and the plan that was adopted last week will take effect in January.

“It is clear that we cannot simply cut our way out of another $250 million hit to our budget,” CSU Chancellor Charles B. Reed said. “We need to take a balanced approach in terms of cost reductions and revenue enhancements.”

The board voted 11 to 3 to raise tuition fees by $150 starting next semester. That would bring San Diego State’s spring ‘13 tuition to $3,688, which would amount to $58 million in revenue for the 2012-13 school year.

In addition, the board approved an increase in nonresident student tuition. The plan is to increase the tuition of out-of-state and international

students seven percent or $810 per year.

Finally, CSU campuses will continue to reduce faculty assigned time, layoffs or non-renewals of contracts to yield cost reductions for the current school year and beyond.

CSU Media Relations Manager Erik Fallis has been watching the ebb and flow of the budget cuts throughout the years.

“We (the CSU) have two revenue sources, the state and students,” Fallis said.

Fallis said tuition, although it has increased, has not helped deter the billion-dollar hole the CSU system is in.

“We, the whole CSU system, has taken an institutional hit,” Fallis said.

Throughout the past years, the students are not the only ones who have been affected. The CSU system

has continuously been consolidating staff and services as well. Fallis said this type of budget reduction is much trickier than raising tuition costs because students see tuition as a single number when professors and staff are losing their jobs.

Fallis explained that a reduction among employees in turn hurts the quality of education. There are more students in classrooms, fewer advisors helping students graduate on time and fewer library resources.

Assistant professor of the Department of Rhetoric and Writing Studies Paul Minifee has seen the effects particularly among his colleagues who are lecturers. Lecturers are not on a tenure track and their sole responsibility is to teach, not conduct research.

Their contracts range from a year to three years at a time.

“Our department is largely composed of lecturers who teach courses and who run a lot of our department,” Minifee said. “A number of them teach at two to three different schools, so when they get classes cut from them; they are suddenly scrambling for an extra class somewhere. It’s now at the point where we aren’t cutting classes, but cutting them. Some of them have been with the university longer than I have.”

If proposition 30 is passed, the board has voted to roll back the 9.1 percent tuition fee increase that’s already in effect. This means $249 will be reduced from the tuition starting in Spring 2013.

This means students should receive a reimbursement of approximately $249 for the tuition increase applied this semester.

NEWS

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SDSU gets $127 Cookie service makes dough mil for research local Stephanie Saccente Staff Writer

campus Ethan Orenstein Staff Writer

San Diego State researchers received about $127 million for grants and contracts in 2011-12.

The total is slightly less than the 2010 academic year, when researchers secured about $145 million. The decrease follows the end of the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009, which funded SDSU research projects working toward stimulating the economy.

However, SDSU Vice President for Research and dean of the Graduate Division, Dr. Stephen Welter said SDSU’s success rate for receiving grants remains well above the national average.

“Overall, our grantship has been phenomenal,” Welter said. “The quality of scholarship is really outstanding.”

Research at SDSU is diverse. In 2011-12, grants were awarded for programs and projects ranging from health to performing arts.

Director of the National Language Resource Center at SDSU Mary Ann LymanHager received more than $2 million in total awards. Those awards will fund programs

working to quickly teach indigenous languages and cultures to troops overseas.

Mechanical engineering professor Dr. Kee Moon received grants for neural engineering to research and develop prosthetic devices that can be controlled with the brain.

Welter said SDSU faculty falls within the top 12 percent receiving funding from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute.

Awards from the NHLBI fund cutting-edge research in the use of stem cells for heart regeneration, as well as projects to understand links between tissue inflammation and heart diseases.

While SDSU research has global, national and local impacts, immediate effects are felt on campus.

Not only are professors in all areas of study involved with research and projects in their fields, but undergraduate students have opportunities to get involved as well.

“We (SDSU Research Foundation) make very active and conscious efforts to engage undergrads in research,” Welter said.

“Students should understand the importance of the linkage between research and scholarship. There is direct feedback of the quality of education for students when faculty is actively engaged in research.”

Aztecs volunteer for free textbooks campus

Ana Ceballos Assitant News Editor

On Oct. 4, San Diego State will participate in the second annual National Student Day, a countrywide initiative, to promote community involvement on college campuses.

The initiative, which is put together by the National Association of College Stores, is known for rewarding students in the community for their submitted volunteer hours.

Last year, approximately 160 SDSU students participated, collecting more than 600 volunteer hours according to Aztec Shops marketing manager Ben Eisenstein. At the event hosted by Associated Students Student Life and Leadership and the SDSU Bookstore, more than $2,000 worth in prizes was awarded. This year, firstplace winners will receive free textbooks for a semester and runner-ups will get a $1,000 SDSU Bookstore gift card.

According to Eisenstein, this year’s goal is to beat last year’s results by 50 percent. Eisenstein says he expects 234 volunteers, 940.5 volunteer hours and hopes

to see more than 200 attendees the day of the event.

Last year, Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity won in the group category, with a total of 340 volunteer hours. The fraternity earned hours at a paddle-out for clean water with the Surfrider Foundation, volunteering at a family health center downtown and participating in the Adopt-AHighway program.

According to Sigma Phi Epsilon Community Service chairman Maxwell Louie, the fraternity will participate again this year, contributing hours from last week’s sponsor of the San Diego Blood Bank drive. The blood drive brought in 93 donors and 77 pints of blood, reaching 150 patients and families.

Last year’s first place individual prize went to Nikki Mayer, who submitted 49 hours.

National Student Day will take place from 1-1:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 4 inside the SDSU Bookstore. Hosts will provide refreshments and discounts on SDSU merchandise all day.

Attendees are not required to submit volunteer hours to participate in the event. The last day to submit hours is Friday.

Correction In last weeks article, “Out-of-state students fuel revenue into CSU system,” it was stated San Diego State will be admitting out-of-state and international students in Spring 2013. This is incorrect, as SDSU will not be admitting any new students this spring semester.

Sporting black suits and dark sunglasses, The Secret Cookie Service is now offering its signature cookies on the San Diego State campus.

With a variety of different cookies to choose from, students can text or call in their late-night cookie orders and receive freshly baked cookies delivered personally to their doors.

A former University of California San Diego student, now known as Agent 219, started The Secret Cookie Service last September. 219 grew up around his family’s business and knew he wanted to start his own business from a young age.

Armed with his mother’s personal recipe, what started as an idea has transformed into a thriving delivery service that serves UCSD, SDSU, La Jolla and the greater San Diego area.

“The way I see it is that, you can have a pizza delivery man come to your door and just give you your pizza and leave,” Agent 415, one of the service’s newest student staff members, said. “We come to you, dressed up nicely and try to make a connection with you. That’s really what we pride ourselves off of and makes us different from the rest.”

While The Secret Cookie Service has only served the SDSU campus since the beginning of fall semester, the positive responses from students have made SDSU a hotspot for deliveries.

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Agents of the Secret Cookie Service deliver cookies to students on SDSU campus.

“When they come to your door holding their silver briefcases and wearing their suit and sunglasses disguise, instantly you get so excited,” Sondra Yamashita, a resident advisor in the Tenochca Residence Hall, said. “My personal favorite is their Cookies ‘n Cream recipe; it’s the perfect cookie creation. I would say it’s definitely worth it to order their cookies.”

Apart from making cookies during the day and delivering during the night, The Secret Cookie Service staff is big on community involvement and gives back any way it can. Last year, it donated more than $2,500 and 4,000 cookies to student organizations at UCSD and hopes to be just as involved with

SDSU organizations this year. In addition to being actively involved with the Camp Kesem Organization, the service frequently donates its cookies to homeless shelters in downtown San Diego.

“We are a for-profit business, but we have a big heart for the community,” 219 said.

The Secret Cookie Service is open seven days a week from 7 p.m. to 2 a.m. and 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. on Saturdays. 219 recommends students “like” The Secret Cookie Service Facebook page for exclusive deals for SDSU students. The Secret Cookie Service is excited to be on the SDSU campus and is eager to see what the year ahead holds.

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SPORTS

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But the Spartans responded with a 21-yard touchdown pass from Fales to junior wide receiver Noel Grigsby, which tied up the score at 24.

The ensuing 13-play, 59-yard drive for the Aztecs resulted in yet another clutch Chance Marden field goal, this time from 41 yards out.

Down by a field goal, with five and a half minutes and only one timeout to work with, the SJSU offense orchestrated a touchdown drive down the field behind the arm of Fales for seven more points as the Spartans reclaimed the lead.

It didn’t take long for SDSU to regain the lead. Katz threaded the needle to junior wide receiver Colin Lockett for a 40-yard touchdown pass with less than three minutes to go in the game.

“I think the offense played really well,” Escobar said. “There are two times we have to convert on third and long and at the end of the game, we have to try to finish. Overall, we did play well.”

But the Spartans had the last

laugh as Fales led the Spartans on yet another touchdown drive, finding junior wide receiver Chandler Jones over the middle for a 14-yard touchdown and leaving only 50 seconds for the Aztec offense to answer. But it was too late as SJSU stole the victory, with a final score of 38-34.

“We’re back to the same problem,” SDSU head coach Rocky Long said. “They made plays. If we blitzed them, we didn’t play good enough man coverage. If we didn’t blitz them, we didn’t get to the quarterback. In my opinion, the difference in the game is they were able to sack our quarterback with a four-man rush. We were unable to get to their quarterback with a four-man rush.”

Katz finished with 213 passing yards and two touchdowns, while Muema had a career day, finishing with 25 carries for 202 yards and one touchdown, including his 83-yard run. The Aztecs fall to 2-2 on the season and are back in action on Saturday when they travel north to take on Fresno State.

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The captains of the San Diego State and San Jose State football teams shake hands after the pregame coin toss.

Defense falters in fourth quarter Ryan Schuler Sports Editor

After three quarters of Saturday’s game, San Diego State led San Jose State 24-17. It was not the widest of margins, but the way the defense was playing, it seemed like enough to hold on for a victory. Obviously it was not.

SDSU gave up three fourth quarter touchdowns and was outscored 21-10 in the final 15 minutes of the game en route to losing 38-34.

The Spartans scored two touchdowns in less than three and a half minutes, including one with 50 seconds left in the game, to steal two leads from the Aztecs.

“The defensive effort was bad the last two drives,” SDSU head coach Rocky Long said. “I thought the defensive effort was pretty good except for the last two drives and then I think it stinks. You can blame me for that. Obviously, we’re trying to make our players do something that they can’t and that’s a coaching thing. So that’s totally on me.”

Long said adjustments will need to be made.

“The option now is you’ve got to be inventive and try to figure out some zones that you’re going to give up some pass plays, but some zones where you can maybe get a decent heat on the quarterback,” Long said. “You’ll give up passes like you always do, but we obviously can’t get to the quarterback quick enough when we blitz or we don’t play good enough man coverage when we blitz. And when we rush four, we don’t even get close.”

McMorrow, who is No. 1 on the depth chart for kickoffs and punts and routinely kicks touchbacks on kickoffs, was suspended for the week for violation of team rules, Long said.

Senior placekicker Chance Marden hit his first two field goals of the season and of his collegiate career.

The first came with less than a minute left in the first half and tied the score at 17. His second was from 41 yards out and gave SDSU a 27-24 lead with 5:33 left in the game.

The offense remains on a roll After putting up at least 42 points in each of the last two weeks, the SDSU offense continued to impress by scoring 34 points against SJSU. Sophomore running back Adam Muema rushed for 202 yards and an 83-yard touchdown, while senior running back Walter Kazee finished the game with 90 yards and one touchdown.

Senior quarterback Ryan Katz was 17-for-27 for 213 yards and two touchdowns. Junior wide receiver Colin Lockett led all SDSU receivers with 73 yards and one touchdown on three catches, while junior tight end Gavin Escobar caught five passes for 46 yards and one touchdown.

News and notes •Long is now 10-7 as SDSU’s head coach.

•Junior wide receiver Tim Vizzi’s first quarter fumble on a punt return was the team’s first turnover since the third quarter of the Washington game.

•SDSU gained more than 200 yards rushing for the eighth time Kicking game plays a factor SJSU gained 253 yards and one in the last 12 games. touchdown on seven kickoff re- •SDSU allowed a kickoff return turns compared to the 22 yards for a touchdown, the first allowed North Dakota gained on two by the Aztecs since Oct. 28, 2000 kickoff returns the previous week. against Colorado State.

A large reason for this was be- •Muema had a career-high 202 cause the Spartans return men yards on a career-high 25 carries. actually had several opportunities •Kazee now has five touchdowns on the season. He has scored nine to return kicks.

SDSU freshman kicker Seamus touchdowns in the last six games.

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The SDSU mascot does push-ups in the end zone after an Aztec score against SJSU on Saturday evening.

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The SDSU cheerleaders gather at midfield before the start of Saturday’s contest between the Aztecs and the SJSU Spartans.

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Former SDSU wide receiver J.R. Tolver and Dr. Ken Karr, the former athletic director, exchange a handshake as the 2012 Aztec Hall of Fame inductees are announced on the field.

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OPINION

Monday September 24, 2012 The Daily Aztec

Prop 30 is short-term pain to save higher ed

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hate needles. I hate when one violently pierces my skin and muscle, enters my vein and releases its juices inside me. The ordeal is done in less than 30 excruciating seconds at the hands of an almost complete stranger.

As I stagger home clutching my arm, I ask myself why I willingly, even happily, submit myself to the pain and humiliation of vaccines.

I don’t do it because it’s fun. I do it because in the long run, it’s

For a $60 copy of NFL “Madden 2013” you’ll pay a whopping 15 cents extra in sales tax. good for me. I endure one day with a sore arm so I can avoid weeks of being sick. We constantly make trades of short-term pain for long-term relief. Gov. Jerry Brown’s Proposition 30 is one of those trades. Most of us won’t feel the pain of higher income taxes. Only 3 percent of California’s highest earners are expected to pay more. However, the proposition also imposes a higher state sales tax we all have to pay for.

The 0.25 percent higher sales tax might not sound like a lot.

Leonardo Castaneda Opinion Editor

For a $60 copy of NFL “Madden 2013” you’ll pay a whopping 15 cents extra in sales tax. During the seven year life of the tax hike imposed by Proposition 30, those extra few cents add up to a substantial amount, especially if you’re living paycheck to paycheck. This trade-off preserves the quality of public K-12 and higher education in California.

If the constant pressure of budget cuts further erodes the quality of our education and the education of younger generations, our state will be in a crisis far worse than the current one.

Our state, and the businesses employing graduates in our state, depends on students graduating with a world-class, competitive education. For decades, the University of California, California State University and California Community College systems have provided this essential service for students. The allure of a constant stream of highly educated graduates attracts businesses much more than high taxes repel them.

If the quality of higher education falters, obviously we college students, faculty and staff at a CSU will suffer. This problem is showing people who have already graduated how underfunded higher education affects everyone in the state. Colleges are incuba-

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tors for innovation and research.

California won’t continue to be one of the largest economies in the world 20 years from now because low wages and taxes attracted a washing machine factory to the state. It will continue its economic dominance by fostering the next Facebook or Apple product.

Brown’s proposal isn’t a silver bullet. It won’t magically restore education budgets and finally lift the state out of sluggish job growth. More needs to be done

to make the state government more efficient. The state needs to reprioritize by finding ways to decrease the percentage of the budget dedicated to prisons and the correctional system in a responsible way. Two props on the ballot (Proposition 34 to end the death penalty, and Proposition 36 to repeal the three-strikes law) alongside Proposition 30 can help accomplish this goal.

What the state really needs is a complete overhaul of its revenue and spending system. I

would love to see a ballot initiative doing just that, ensuring stable funding for education and stabilizing tax revenue streams.

I’d also love to see the flu virus eradicated and doctors who don’t put their hands in ice before an appointment. Until then, temporary tax increases help us bridge tough economic times and are vital for the future of the state.

I will continue to happily allow strangers to stab me in the arm at my own expense, because I know if I don’t, I’ll regret it.

Bi-national airport terminal hostage to propety tax brawl

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magine if someone were to move into your house without paying rent, consequently making your food, water and electric bills more expensive.

Adding insult to injury, the freeloader turns out to be a multimillionaire who argues he does not have to pay rent because your parents own the house.

As absurd as it sounds, a similar situation is threatening to derail an airport terminal and border crossing project linking Otay Mesa with Tijuana International Airport. Unlike American airports, which are managed and operated by local governments, the majority of Mexican airports are managed by private corporations.

One of the project’s primary investors, Mexican airport management company Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico currently operates Tijuana International Airport without

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paying property taxes to Tijuana’s municipal government.

Tijuana Mayor Carlos Bustamante has taken a stand against this injustice by stalling the project’s approval until GAP agrees to pay property taxes.

GAP argues it shouldn’t have to pay property taxes because the airport is on federal land.

This argument reveals a flaw with Mexico’s government: its structure is too centralized, which hurts local governments.

Because local governments in Mexico must get approval from their state legislatures to issue their own taxes, many have to rely heavily on the federal government to provide them revenue. This makes it nearly impossible for local governments to generate revenue or benefit from major projects, such as the

Otay Mesa terminal. Tijuana is trying to resolve the issue in Mexican courts, but a favorable ruling is unlikely given the rampant corruption in Mexico’s judicial system.

Bustamante isn’t against the project. He knows it would boost the local economy by increasing international commerce. What he is against, however, is a giant corporation making fat profits by freeloading on the local government. Bustamante wants Tijuana to get its fair share of the deal by ensuring filthy rich investors on both sides of the border will make massive profits.

He’s taking a stand for the right of local governments to collect their own taxes and generate their own independent revenue stream. It’s the same as asking your neighbor for a share of the profits from the lemonade stand he wants to set up on your property.

GAP should not be complaining about having to pay property taxes to the Tijuana municipal government.

The corporation has a total revenue of $304.1 million and oversees almost every major airport on Mexico’s West Coast.

It can easily afford to pay property taxes and shouldn’t be freeloading when its airport lies inside Tijuana’s municipal boundaries. If GAP wants to be an ally of Tijuana, it should pay its fair share of taxes to the city, considering it operates the airport serving it. GAP’s business partner, Equity Group Investments, will have to pay business and property taxes to San Diego City and County, respectively, but the company isn’t moaning about it.

It would be a disgrace for a project benefiting both sides of the border to be derailed by GAP’s corporate greed. This

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project would ease overcrowding at Lindbergh Field and make border crossings easier by decreasing wait time of three hours to cross at San Ysidro.

GAP would be one of the primary beneficiaries with an estimated 1.1 million new customers coming to its airport. The profit from all these new customers will outweigh any property tax GAP would have to pay to Tijuana.

We need a new airport terminal and easier access to the border, and all the partners involved should be able to benefit financially from the project.

This should include businesses, customers and local governments.

It will improve relations on both sides of the border where cooperation is needed. Paying your fair share to your local government is a responsibility for both individual citizens and private businesses.

FEATURES

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SnoCal’s shaved ice helps beat the heat wave Sofie Casillas Assistant Copy Chief

Leo Castaneda Opinion Editor

It is the end of September and it seems as though the scorching sun will never go away. What better way to cool down than to have a shaved ice on a hot day? SnoCal Shaved Ice, a local food truck company, has introduced many private events and local spots to cool (pun intended), fruity flavors of shaved ice.

ally find shaved ice in San Diego,” Olanoff said. “We found there was a demand for it, but not enough supply so we decided it was worth a shot.”

After doing plenty of research, SnoCal came up with a unique process to create the best recipe for shaved ice. Olanoff says not to get shaved ice and snow cones confused, because their processes are extremely different.

“There is a definite difference between shaved ice and a snow cone,” Olanoff shared. “A snow cone is crushed ice which tends

There is a definite difference between shaved ice and a snow cone ... using a sharp blade, finely shaves off the ice in small layers creating a much fluffier and easier to eat treat.

Joe Olanoff Co-Founder of SnoCal The idea of SnoCal started when to become very hard very quickly University of Arizona graduates as opposed to shaved ice which and co-founders, Joe Olanoff takes a large block of ice, and usand David Vallecorsa were en- ing a sharp blade, finely shaves lightened with the idea to create off the ice in small layers creating a shaved ice food truck company. a much fluffier and easier to eat Part of the reason the food truck treat.” concept appealed to Olanoff and The processes involved in creatVallecosa was because of the busi- ing shaved ice include a multi-step nesses’ cost efficiency. However, reverse osmosis system, which another motivation was the de- produces pure blocks of ice, and mand for shaved ice in San Diego. “tempering,” which allows the “(I) have never been able to re- blocks to create a perfect shave of

Beachgoers wait in line to at one of SnoCal’s stops to enjoy some of its delicious shaved ice collections. Its eclectic mix of flavors range from root beer to mai tai cones.

ice for the added flavors. These two steps together create a fluffy, refreshing snow cone.

“SnoCal snow absorbs the flavor into the flake and doesn’t pool at the bottom like your little league snow cone,” the company’s website states.

The truck displays its abundance of flavors in a Southern California-inspired surfboard.

The flavors offered are root beer, piña colada, tigers blood (a fruity

mix with a hint of coconut), sour grape, margarita, mai tai and much more. Customers don’t have to limit themselves to the items on the menu, but can ask for a combination of more than one flavor to create a unique blend.

Olanoff suggests trying a fruity flavor and adding sweetened condensed milk, which is also known as a snowcap.

“Many people are afraid of it, but it really makes it taste so

much better. Most true shaved ice fans always put it on theirs,” he added.

The variety of flavors and styles make a cup of shaved ice the ideal refreshing midday snack, or a filling after-lunch dessert.

For those interested in tasting shaved ice, track SnoCal Shaved Ice on Twitter (@SnoCalShavedIce) and Facebook where it shares its day-to-day locations.

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How to handle a breakup Samantha Hirsh Staff Writer

Ah, breakups. With the holiday season just months away, breakup season is unfortunately right around the corner as well. As a recent survivor of a messy split, I can say getting past a breakup is not only tough, but extremely painful. And painful is an understatement.

You know how it feels when you hit your funny bone? Or step on a Lego?

Or crack your skull open? A broken heart feels much worse. Whether you are the dumper or the dumpee, surviving a breakup can be tremendously difficult.

This article is not for me to vent or get even or throw my ex under the bus. No, readers, this article is here for you—to give you lovely men and women tips on how to survive breakups. Remember, if you’re wallowing in self-pity, misery and despair, you’re not alone. Everyone goes through it. This alone should put a smile on your face. So, without further ado, here is my guide on how to survive a breakup.

DO remember you’re not the first person to go through a breakup.

There are hundreds of movies, television shows, songs, poems, books, magazines, journals, memoirs and “my personal diary” (whoops, how did that get there?) devoted to the subject of breaking up. Ever heard Alanis Morissette’s, “You Oughta Know,” watched “Sex and the City,” opened a magazine or talked to another human being? Everyone has gone through this.

Everyone has had their heart broken and everyone survived. Really, there’s nothing like metaphorically getting punched in the stomach by the one you love to put things into perspective. Next time you get the urge to throw yourself a pity party, remember: Nobody wants to hear it.

We’ve all been there and don’t want to hear about your problems (just kidding). Which brings me to my next

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DON’T vent to everyone you know. Yes, for a while you’re going to want to talk to everybody about your breakup. Your mom, your dad, your brother and sister (which is weird, because I don’t even have a brother, but I somehow vented to one) your friends, your friends’ friends and eventually the mailman will know every little detail about your breakup. Before too long, no one will want to hear it anymore.

Rough as it sounds, those are the cold, hard facts. If you can’t handle the truth, get out of the kitchen (I was never really good with colloquialisms). Turn to friends and family, but don’t talk their ears off. Your support system obviously supports you, but don’t let one broken relationship kill your healthy ones.

DO see a therapist. I may be a bit biased, but my favorite conversation topic is myself. Being able to pay someone every week to ask me questions about my life is pretty awesome.

Even if the therapist is pretending to be interested in my problems, (but, I’m pretty darn cool, so why wouldn’t they be?) it’s a great outlet to talk to a third party, vent and cry without being judged. Plus, what you say won’t get back to your ex. Side note: I now have become one of those people who references their therapist regularly.

“My therapist said that’s unhealthy for me,” or “My therapist would not approve if I did that.” It’s refreshing to know I always have one person who I pay to care about me.

DON’T numb the pain with substances. Just because you went through a breakup, doesn’t mean you have to suffer a breakdown. Be strong! Don’t drown your sorrows in booze. Don’t be that person at the bar who starts crying when someone plays “Every Rose Has Its Thorn” on the jukebox because it was “your song” and you’re drunk. Public intoxication plus a broken heart equals regret (which, ironically is the same feeling I have about my last relationship).

For me, my breakup was the best diet I’ve ever been on, but far too many times I’ve seen friends get lost in buckets of Ben & Jerry’s Chunky Monkey and Cherry Garcia. You have to look good and make your ex regret ever dumping that sweet, sweet body of yours. Which brings me to my last point...

DO take care of yourself. Go shopping. Get a pedicure. Buy a gym membership. A little retail therapy never hurt anyone. (Well, except for Mike Tyson). You know the saying, “you look good, you feel good?” It’s true.

But in all honesty, positive hormones in your body are triggered when you spend money on yourself.

It has to do with serotonin or melatonin or something. Search for it on the “Journal-of-Convenient-Theories-forThis-Article.com.” Look, I’m no scientist, but go out and buy that dress you’ve been eyeing or take up running at the gym. Do something to make yourself feel good, because the most important and longest relationships we have are with ourselves. If that’s not enough to send chills down your spine, I don’t know what is.

Just a few quick tips: •DON’T hook up with your ex (for obvious reasons) •DON’T break picture frames (glass is a pain to clean up) •DON’T stalk your ex (through social media or in real life) •DON’T sit in your room and think about your ex (you are too beautiful to waste another second thinking about you-know-who)

HOROSCOPE Today’s Birthday (9/24/12) - Expanding your mind and boundaries could be themes this year, as home life and an evolving perspective provide satisfaction. Keep to the budget for a big purchase after November.

Spend precious time with the ones you love.

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 - Things will be easier for a couple of days before they get trickier again. Enjoy what you have right now, especially your friends.

Taurus (April 20 - May 20) - Today is an 8 - Dive into an extremely productive Monday.

Focus on the task at hand, and hide from distractions. You’ll be amazed at how much you can get accomplished.

Gemini (May 21 - June 21) - Today is a 6 - Go for it: Step out of your comfort zone.

One thing that you try doesn’t work, but something else does. More work equals more pay. Quiet meditation lifts spirits.

Cancer (June 22 - July 22) - Today is an 8 - Take a deep breath, and let your partner do the talking. The best things in life are still free.

Financial planning seems easier. Friends give you a needed boost.

Leo (July 23 - Aug. 22) - Today is a 7 - Costs could be higher than expected. Someone you trust helps you see a financial leak so you can plug it. It will require negotiations and compromise. It turns out to be easy.

Virgo (Aug. 23 - Sept. 22) - Today is a 9 - What you do for others now counts double.

Focus on doing a great job and completing projects today and tomorrow. But don’t rush your decisions. Listen carefully.

Libra (Sept. 23 - Oct. 22) - Today is a 9 - Don’t let others dampen your creativity and enthusiasm. Make key decisions so you can start the project. Don’t get stopped by regulations. You’re bigger than that. Pay bills.

Scorpio (Oct. 23 - Nov. 21) - Today is an 8 - You’re gaining confidence. Spur others in the right direction, gently. Sand the rough edges.

Do the research to set the right price. Don’t overlook domestic chores.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22 - Dec. 21) - Today is a 7 - Moods fluctuate. A short stroll around your neighborhood or park helps recharge your batteries. Throw your hat over the fence that you know you want to jump.

Capricorn (Dec. 22 - Jan. 19) - Today is a 9 - You’re entering a mentally active cycle.

Imagination takes over, especially about creating new ways to make money. A window may be closing, but a brighter one opens.

Keep a lid on the spending.

Aquarius (Jan. 20 - Feb. 18) - Today is a 6 - Notice what’s blocking your path. Clear the way or just jump over it with ease, and gain accolades. Great wealth can be yours. Accept encouragement.

Pisces (Feb. 19 - March 20) - Today is an 8 - Postpone fun and games for now, and focus on keeping your promises. It doesn’t mean that you can’t enjoy the process. Others admire your work. Don’t buy gifts yet. ©2012, TRIBUNE MEDIA SERVICES INC.

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There has to be at least one person (well, two if you include me) reading this while going through a breakup.

If any of these tips helped you, I have succeeded. Oh, and for all you sexy guys out there reading this, just another reminder. I’m single.

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