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Two San Diego State student groups will request a list of reforms from the campus police department at next month’s open forum with Captain Joshua Mays as a result of Marquis Campbell’s arrest two weeks ago.

The Africana Major and Minor Studies Association and MultiCultural Coalition organized a protest outside of Starbucks in the Conrad Prebys Aztec Student Union on Sept. 24 to encourage university officials to drop arrest charges against him and propose these reforms.

“This rally is to shine light on the issue of police violence against people,” said junior political science major and the association’s president, Zakkiyya West. “This could have been anyone. People must not look at this as an isolated incident.”

The groups are requesting transparency and reporting, training to de-escalate situations, keeping track of police racial profiling and a student review board with representatives from cultural organizations, West said.

West said the purpose of the rally was to address police brutality, but they allowed students to express themselves on handheld signs. She said some of the students felt that the Black Lives Matters movement needed to be addressed on their signs.

“When you’re an officer of the law, you have to be aware of not only your safety but the individual safety,” she said. “The officers have overlooked that.”

Campbell is currently being charged with two counts of resisting an officer and two counts of resisting an executive officer, according to an e-mail from Tanya Sierra, public affairs officer for the San Diego County District Attorney.

He is currently in San Diego Central Jail on $20,000 bail, according to the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department website.

Representatives from the association encouraged protesters in attendance to call President Elliot Hirshman to drop all charges against Campbell.

“Whenever issues happen with people of color, President Hirshman is nowhere to be found,” West said. “He in no shape or form is showing any

type of leadership by hiding in his office and not speaking to students.”

Rulette Armstead, retired San Diego Police Department assistant chief of police, said university officials have no control over whether or not he is being charged. That decision is up to the district attorney.

Students at the protest supported AMMA’s approach to support Campbell and his family.

“He wasn’t armed, he did not need excessive force like that,” senior psychology major Judith Howell said. “Two men were tackling one man, and it was just very excessive and very disturbing. Regardless of what he was doing, he was, in my opinion just from the video, very respectful.”

Senior interdisciplinary studies major Korey Miller said the protest was informative for those passing by who were uninformed about what the student groups were asking for.

“Sometimes people think that when students of color get together it has to be invasive or unorganized,” Miller said. “This was not that. This rally was very empowering to be able to come together and say this is what we stand for and this is what we

won’t stand for.”

Dean of Students Randy Timm sent out guidelines for free speech on campus to West and her professor who asked to have it before the protest.

“Any time that people decide to have a rally or protest on campus we want them to be aware of the guidelines that are out there,” Timm said.

“Ultimately we are trying to make sure that classes can continue and normal businesses can continue.”

Timm said he thought the protest was great.

“This is why we are here,” Timm said. “We are making sure students have the opportunity to protest and really exercise their rights. This is their opportunity to do so.”

Campbell’s trial is set for Oct. 6. SDSUPD referred all requests for comment to the communications office of the university.

SDSU Chief Communications Officer Greg Block declined to comment on Monday’s protest.

“I urge everybody to have their voice heard,” Miller said. “Don’t just go ahead and think this is a group of radical students, educate yourself, be informed and then make your own decisions.”

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sept. 28 - Oct. 4, 2016 • THE DAILY AZTEC editor: Emely navarro • news@thedailyaztec.com

Mckesson addresses police brutality jocelyn moran staff writer ____________________________________ DeRay Mckesson, co-founder of Campaign Zero and activist of the Black Lives Matter movement, discussed issues surrounding communities such as police brutality, education systems and trauma at Politifest on Sept. 24.

The event was organized by Voice of San Diego and co-sponsored by the San Diego State School of Journalism and Media Studies. It attracted hundreds of students and community members to the Conrad Prebys Aztec Student Union.

Mckesson said he became involved in the Black Lives Matter movement in August when he drove nine hours to St. Louis to join protesters. He was teargassed the first night he joined others on the streets.

Since then, Mckesson has participated in several protests and even got arrested in Baton Rouge. where he spent 17 hours in a jail cell.

In spite of police brutality, he said he does not get discouraged because people continue to protest.

“What would discourage me is if people saw the trauma and did nothing,” Mckesson said. “People continue to find their voice and be organized.”

At the event, McKesson started off by focusing on the concept of trauma.

He said whether trauma is the police, racism, or poverty, it takes people’s power away.

“Power is this idea of impact and agency,” Mckesson said. “In thinking about trauma myself, I thought about

the moments I felt powerless. I got arrested and spent 17 hours in jail. I wasn’t in control of my body or space and trauma does that to people.”

He said that feeling is what racism feels like.

“Racism is this trauma that feels so present for people because it is so present,” Mckesson said.

Mckesson discussed white privilege and the different ways people can use that privilege to make a difference.

“What white people can do is use their privilege to disrupt its privilege itself,” he said. “They can talk about race in places and challenge systems in ways I can’t.”

Haley Welch, a member of the SDSU College Democrats and international business freshman, said as a white person she learned she needs to use her privilege to help people who weren’t given as much.

McKesson talked about protesting and organizing at its root and the next step in the Black Lives Matter movement.

“Protest is this idea of telling the truth in public,” Mckesson said. “We have forced these conversations in public about the trauma and about the solutions. That’s the power of what has happened.”

Mckesson then shifted to the 2016 Presidential race and how people believe it is about choosing a lesser of two evils.

“You should have concerns. But this is not about the lesser of two evils. There is one evil,” Mckesson said.

He was then asked about the fears

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police have when they’re on the job.

“People in communities are afraid too, and I’m reminded of that every day,” Mckesson said. “People in communities don’t get to just kill people because they’re afraid. Fear doesn’t replace the need for accountability.”

Toward the end of the discussion, Mckesson said he cannot think of an instance where it would be acceptable for a police officer to kill a person.

“When is it okay for someone to kill their child?” he asked. “That is the only way I can think about this. Somebody’s kid is being killed.”

Throughout the day, Politifest also offered various sessions revolving around measures and local elections that will be on the November ballot.

In a press conference before the event, Mckesson was shown the recent video of SDSU campus police officers forcefully arresting 20-year-old Marquis Campbell, a non-SDSU student.

“It is a reminder of the immense power the police have and that they abuse regularly without accountability,” Mckesson said in response to the video.

“It is a disappointment that those police officers are still employed by the university.”

He said the university should have said what happened was a problem.

“People shouldn’t have had to protest,” Mckesson said. “If the president (of SDSU) didn’t make a statement until there was a video, then that is a failure of leadership.”

Driving dangers for Pokemon Go players Rebeca reyes staff writer ____________________________________ A recent study led by a San Diego State researcher links the hit game Pokemon Go with potential traffic danger.

Soon after Niantic released its application based augmented reality video game Pokemon Go, the sidewalks surged with people on their phones searching for the game’s cartoon creatures.

Research led by SDSU Graduate School of Public Health assistant research professor John W. Ayers and UC San Diego professor Linda Hill analyzed social media and news reports to investigate the driving dangers caused by Pokemon Go. Public health leaders lauded the game for encouraging physical activity, but new data suggests there are negative health effects too: hundreds of thousands of players are driving while playing the game or distracted by other players, risking serious injury.

There are several cases of car accidents caused by the game. In Japan, two women were hit by a driver who was playing. In Quebec, two players crashed into a police car. I n Rhode Island, a woman drove her car off the road, with another woman on board and in Melbourne, Australia, a 19-year-old man drove his car into a school, distracted by playing the game.

“By relying on big media data we can rapidly discover emerging public health issues by directly observing what the public is thinking and doing in their own words and in near real-time,” Ayers said.

As reported in JAMA International Medicine, researchers analyzed Twitter

postings after the game was released between July 10 and 19 that used the words “Pokémon” “driving,” “drive” or “car.”

They compiled and analyzed 345,433 tweets in order to determine if a driver was playing the game, a passenger was playing or a pedestrian was playing and interacting with traffic.

According to that analysis, about 33 percent of the analyzed tweets came from Pokemon Go players driving or riding in a car, or from pedestrians distracted by the game.

The results indicated that 18 percent of the players were driving, 11 percent of the players had a passenger that was playing and four percent were pedestrians playing near traffic.

By analyzing Google News articles from the same period, the team identified 14 car crashes that news reporters attributed to Pokemon Go. After the study was completed, the researchers discovered that at least two fatal traffic accidents had been attributed to playing the game.

“Considering that people had to tweet or be tweeted about to be captured in our study, we are likely underestimating distractions linked to Pokemon Go,” Eric Leas, study coauthor and doctoral student in the SDSU and UCSD Public Health joint doctoral program said.

“In just 10 days our findings suggest there were more than 110,000 cases of potentially distracted drivers or pedestrians and 14 accidents, giving a clear justification for a public health response.”

Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death among people between the ages of 12 and 24, the game’s target audience.

Pokemon Go warns about playing and driving.

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“Pokemon Go may be accelerating and amplifying these dangers, entirely outside of any public health checks,” Hill said.

According to a survey posted on SDSU Facebook class group pages, SDSU had similar results.

A total of 19 people responded to the survey. 12 students said they played occasionally, five said they had played the game while driving and 10 did the same but were in the passenger seat.

Two students answered they have been close to getting into an accident while driving and playing the game, five students said their friends often play

Pokémon Go while driving.

The researchers noted there are a variety of solutions to address the safety concern like adapting the technology so the game cannot be played at driving speeds or limiting gameplay near roadways.

“We are calling on game and mobile device makers to self regulate now and restrict access to playing the game near roadways,” Ayers said.

Ayers also encouraged students to actively enforce safety regulations while playing the game and be an example for others.

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sept. 28 - Oct. 4, 2016 • THE DAILY AZTEC editor: Emely navarro • news@thedailyaztec.com

Parking lot burglary occurs at SDSU Emely Navarro News editor ____________________________________ Taylor Clark, a senior physiology major, parked her car outside University Tower on Sept. 9 around 7:15 p.m. when she walked outside about 30 minutes late, her car had been broken into.

The incident occurred at the UT residence hall parking lot.

“I came back outside (from talking to my friend) and my passenger window was completely shattered,” Clark said. “I looked inside my car and realized that my purse was stolen.”

Inside her purse, Clark said she had a planner, iPad, portable iPad keyboard, a psychology textbook and a school notebook.

She called the San Diego State Police Department who sent an officer to write a report on the incident.

Later on that night, Clark said she received a phone call from an unknown number. She answered the call from a woman who said she found her purse on Alvarado Road. The woman was able to contact her because her phone number was written in her planner.

Clark said she met with the woman and retrieved her purse and planner, but her other belongings were still missing.

That night she said she called her phone carrier and locked her iPad. “The next morning I wake up at 6 a.m. to a notification on my phone telling me my iPad is now online,” Clark said.

“I use the (Find iPhone) app to track my iPad and it’s quickly moving to different locations. It stops at Mission Valley, so

my mom and I drive to its supposed location, which was a random office.”

After looking for her iPad for an hour, Clark said she received a text message from an unknown number.

“It was a guy saying that he had just bought my iPad off a homeless guy at the trolley station,” she said.

Clark said she met with the man and was able to get her device back, but is still missing her other belongings.

The crime against Clark is one example of crimes that occur at SDSU. Last year in August there were three reported burglaries, two car thefts and one robbery according to the August 2015 San Diego State Police Department monthly police report.

In July of 2016, there were six burglaries and one robbery, but no reported vehicle thefts according to the monthly police report.

The statistics for burglaries, robberies and motor vehicle theft for the month of August have not yet been reported.

The statistics show crime has gone down this year in comparison to last August.

Jasmine Polloni, senior English major, said she noticed crime go down this semester, but is still concerned about her safety on campus, especially at night.

“I believe my first and second year, I constantly received crime reports via email from the school,” Polloni said. “I feel like SDSU is a great campus, but like any open campus with people coming from all over the place, there is always going to be the issue of how safe an environment it is.”

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Taylor Clark’s car after someone broke into it and stole her belongings.

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major Constantine Samios said he feels men are more safe on campus because they are not targeted as much.

“I feel safe against sexual assault, but I can see why females may not,” Samios said. “There have been recurring instances in the past that could scare a few people, but when it comes to theft, no matter where I am I never let my valuables be left unattended.”

Crime around SDSU and in the San Diego County has gone down in comparison to July 2015, according to the Automated Regional Justice Information System.

Within the past year, motor vehicle theft was the highest in July 2015 with 605 reported thefts. In July 201 there were 451 vehicle car thefts reported in the county.

Delta Beta Tau aims to expand on campus generosity. This semester there will be four retreats around San Diego with one overnight retreat in Irvine.

“For me this opportunity is to help me while I’m in school, it helps me be mindful and patient,” senior Pej Zaimarad said. “I want to be able to promote that within the community. Especially with the pressure of being a student with expectations, you really need to be able to be level headed and the meditation helps with all the chaos.,” There are also volunteer opportunities to encourage generosity and give back to the community.

Buddhist fraternity Delta Beta Tau offers medidation retreats to its members.

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Katherine White Contributor ____________________________________ Delta Beta Tau, a fraternity that practicess buddhism, is teaching students patience, diligence, meditation and wisdom.

It is the first Buddhist fraternity in the country to teach these principles.

The fraternity started at San Diego State in September 2015 with eight students, but has grown to over 30 members.

There is no recruitment process to join the organization. All students are welcome regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation or religion.

“It helped me be more empathetic and be more mindful,” senior Matthew Tristan said. “These practices can really help you in your daily life.”

Each week new members introduce themselves and meditate for 10 minutes, Delta Beta Tau Co-founder Jeffery Zlotnik said.

For first timers who have never

meditated, Zlotnik is a guide to help them through the practice.

At the meeting Zlotnik also introduces the topic for the night which can be about morality, patience, compassion, kindness or love, he said.

At the organization’s meetings, everyone has the opportunity to share how he or she feels without being questioned nor judged, he said.

“Don’t correct people,” Zlotnik said.

“That’s what I want people to understand is that they don’t need to feel like they’re being judged or critiqued for how they think.”

“Letting human beings express their feelings without feeling like it needs to be immediately fixed or corrected,” Zlotnik said. “I think it’s a part of our problem with society, everybody is telling people who is right and who’s wrong and in this setting we want people to be comfortable to express their feelings.”

The pledge class offers meditation retreats, guest speakers and practicing

“We want Delta Beta Tau to stay true to its roots and not change because our motto is “for the benefit of others” and we want to keep that strong,” sophomore Alyssa Burkitt said.

“Part of the pledge class is retreats, you explore different ways to meditate to figure out how you can grow in your meditation practices,” Delta Beta Tau intends to expand within San Diego and eventually develop more chapters around the country.

The fraternity meets every Wednesday from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. in room 211 in the Conrad Prebys Aztec Student Union.

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sept. 28 - Oct. 4, 2016 • THE DAILY AZTEC editor: Andrew Dyer • opinion@thedailyaztec.com

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Andrew dyer opinion editor ____________________________________ In the second installment of The Daily Aztec’s ballot guide, staff

columnists explore California Proposition 60, which would mandate performers in pornographic films wear condoms and other protective devices.

Film producers would also have to cover medical exams and treatments

for sexually transmitted infections.

Producers would also be required to be licensed and would be liable for violations.

The AIDS Healthcare Foundation, the American Sexual Health Association and the California State Association of Occupational Health Nurses support Prop 60.

Opponents say the initiative would lead to lawsuits, cost taxpayers millions and violate the privacy of performers.

The California Democratic Party, Republican Party, Equality California, AIDS project Los Angeles, the San Francisco AIDS Foundation and journalist/activist Dan Savage are opposed.

The AIDS Healthcare Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization and is funding the “Yes on 60” initiative. The “no” side is funded mainly by the adult film industry and has raised significantly less money.

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Prop 60 protects performers Julianna mcdowell staff columnist ____________________________________ California Proposition 60, a measure on the November ballot that would require adult film performers to wear condoms, seems like a no-brainer.

However, both the California Democratic and Republican Parties oppose the measure. The proposition is not clear-cut.

Prop 60 would require adult film performers to wear condoms in scenes with anal and vaginal intercourse, thus protecting workers from the potential spread of sexually transmitted diseases.

It would also require adult film companies to acquire health licenses and pay for costs of vaccinations and health tests for sexually transmitted diseases for their performers.

This is significant legislation that

would strengthen theexisting 1992 law that requires adult film performers which wear condoms. This law would positively affect the health and lives of adult film workers and their safety in the workplace. The “Yes on 60” campaign is sponsored by the AIDS Healthcare Foundation and supported

by Rachel “Chanel Preston” Taylor, president of the Adult Performer Advocacy Committee. Polls suggest 55 percent of Californians support Prop 60.

The opposition for this bill says it would do just the opposite of protecting workers.

The “No on 60” campaign claims industry workers would be at risk for lawsuits and harassment.

California’s nonpartisan fiscal advisor said Prop 60 could cost taxpayers “millions of dollars” each year and that it would lead to lawsuits

against anyone who produces or distributes adult content, including performers, on-set workers and cable and satellite providers.

Opponents say this litigation would amount to harassment against performers.

Analysis by Politifact.com found this to be partially accurate, but that only those with a financial stake would be liable.

Though the facts are convoluted, Californians should vote yes on Prop 60 on Nov. 8 and support any bill that strengthens the health and safety of workers in any industry, especially pornography.

Adult film workers are entitled to protections under the law.

This is a huge first step in the right direction in the dialogue about pornography and the health of the industry’s performers.

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Prop 60 not what it seems aulani capuchin staff columnist ____________________________________ This year’s crowded ballot includes Prop 60, the “Condoms in Pornographic Films Initiative.”

If passed, it would require the use of condoms and other safety measures during filming.

AIDS and LGBT organizations, both major political parties and the California Workplace Safety Board oppose Prop 60.

This initiative not only leaves room for harassment of adult film industry workers, but would also be expensive for Californians on both local and state levels.

There is nothing inherently wrong with wanting the best in safety for adult film performers, but the language of the proposition leaves a lot to be questioned.

The description of how they plan to protect performers is by providing a barrier for the “eyes, skin, mouth and mucous membranes.” This barrier is meant to protect performers from blood and “OPIM-STI”, which is the technical term for any other potentially

infectious material. This will require the use of not just condoms, but also dental dams and goggles, which is irrational to legislate as a requirement for this industry.

Adult film performers are tested at least once a month, sometimes twice. The Performer Availability Screening Services is a database where performers can look up other industry members in order to see their test results.

Regulation against condom-less porn does not mean this kind of porn will cease to exist. There is a demand for it, and where there is demand, there will always be a supply.

This law would push the industry out of California or underground, and might lead to some of the exact issues that this proposition is working to prevent.

Unregulated porn is more likely to feature actors who get tested less often, as well as unclean and unsafe environments.

The loose language of the initiative gives any California citizen the opportunity to sue adult film producers, many of whom are also performers, if they find a violation of

the policy. This seems to be more of an excuse for a pornographic witch hunt rather than a means of protecting performers. These kinds of lawsuits require investigations into the privacy of those involved, requiring them to disclose sensitive information such as their real names and addresses.

If this initiative passes, it is projected to be costly for California. The adult film industry is lucrative for California.

Enforcement of Prop 60 would push the industry out of California to other states.

A similar law was passed in Los Angeles County in 2012 and resulted in a 90 percent drop in filming in the county. This decline in income and wages for the industry in California will have an effect on tax revenues by several million dollars. It is also predicted that approximately 20,000 people will lose their jobs if the industry chooses to move elsewhere, which means potential increases in costs for health and social services.

Looking at the proposition, it is easy to see that although it is well intended, it contains too many flaws to implement. This legislation is not prosafety, it is anti-porn.

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sept. 28 - Oct. 4, 2016 • THE DAILY AZTEC editor: Andrew Dyer • opinion@thedailyaztec.com

Protesters march around Conrad Prebys Student Union Monday, demanding charges against Marquis Campbell be dropped. andrew dyer, opinion editor

D.A. Dumanis should drop charges andrew dyer opinion editor ____________________________________ Two videos of black men being gunned down by police have again galvanized the U.S. in a debate about what is or is not wrong with policing in the country.

Police violence can be thought of as an open wound in the black community; before any healing begins, another video surfaces and reopens it.

Students found out on Sept. 15 that San Diego State is not untouched by this issue when Marquis Campbell was arrested by SDSU Police outside the Conrad Prebys Aztec Student Union Starbucks. The video spread rapidly and soon protesters from the Afrikan Student Union gathered at Manchester Hall, demanding a response from President Hirshman.

A second protest on Sept. 26 drew students and community activists who demanded charges be dropped against Campbell. Campbell, who is not a student, was charged with four misdemeanors: two charges of resisting an officer and two more serious, if not redundant, charges of resisting an executive officer.

Campbell is still in San Diego County Jail, his bail set at $20,000.

Protesters demanded on Monday these charges against Campbell be dropped. His grandmother addressed the crowd and said his arrest was reminiscent of the larger issues people of color have with law enforcement nationwide.

She might not be wrong.

Police departments were used as the

enforcement arm of American white supremacy for decades. From slave patrols to Jim Crow, black resistance was often met with violence and death, either at the hands of or with the consent of law enforcement.

Things began to change with the emergence of television. Images of police viciously beating black protesters and turning fire hoses and dogs on them led to broader support of reform and, eventually, the civil and voting rights acts.

But legacies die hard.

Studies have shown American

current presidential race. Some communities have even criminalized sagging pants. Terrebonne Parish, Louisianna; Ocala, Florida and Timmonsville, South Carolina have banned the style.

This criminalization of blackness was explored extensively in Michelle Alexander’s book, “The New Jim Crow,” where she argues that mass incarceration and policing are nothing more than a form of racialized social control.

Demonstrations on the SDSU campus are about more than just

FROM SLAVE PATROLS TO JIM CROW, BLACK RESISTANCE WAS OFTEN MET WITH VIOLENCE AND DEATH, EITHER AT THE HANDS OF OR WITH THE CONSENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT. communities of color are policed differently than others. A Justice Department investigation of Ferguson, Missouri found the police department functioned as a revenue-generator, ticketing residents at high rates for minor violations. Broken-windows policing, a strategy in which officers strictly enforce minor offenses to prevent larger ones, targeted these communities and only fostered resentment. Stop-and-frisk, an unconstitutional practice that encourages racial profiling, has reemerged as a major issue in the

one arrest, one person or one video.

The arrest of Campbell takes on new urgency when considered in the context of the wider issues of policing.

Individual officers are not entirely at fault. The climate within which they operate and the systems of control they enforce is.

Would there have been protests had Campbell been white? It is difficult to say. Perhaps not.

Would Campbell have had the police called on him if he had been white?

Again, it is difficult to say. Perhaps not.

SDSU Police said they approached

Campbell after receiving reports he had jumped a construction fence and was believed him to be intoxicated.

However, Campbell has not been charged with either offense.

Civil rights activist DeRay Mckesson was concerned but unfazed upon viewing Campbell’s arrest video.

“It is a disappointment those officers are still employed by the university,” Mckesson said after being shown the video during a Q&A session with SDSU JMS students Saturday.

All of Campbell’s current charges stem from his reaction to the officers’ attempts to arrest him.

Given these facts, it is difficult to find justification in his prosecution. If the District Attorney’s office does not have a case for the crime that allegedly lead to Campbell’s arrest, whose interests are served by furthering his ordeal?

African-American students have the same right to feel protected on campus as everyone else, and the actions of the SDSU Police only reinforce the negative reputation they already have with many people of color.

It is difficult to find justification in Campbell’s prosecution. If the District Attorney’s office does not have a case for the crime that allegedly led to Campbell’s arrest, whose interests are served by furthering his ordeal?

The disruption and pain his arrest has caused on campus is the far greater crime.

District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis should act in the public good. In this case, the greater public good is in dropping the charges against Marquis Campbell.

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sept. 28 - Oct. 4, 2016 • THE DAILY AZTEC editor: JOSÉ GUZMÁN-QUIRINO • MUNDOAZTECA@thedailyaztec.com

Joven fronteriza coronada reina

andrea Lopez villafana asst. Mundo editor ____________________________________ Nancy Moeller comenzó su día comprando cinta adhesiva, algodón y bocadillos pero lo termino con una corona sobre su cabeza y el título de Nuestra Belleza Baja California 2016.

La estudiante de periodismo en la San Diego State participio en el concurso por primera vez pero no se imaginaba que iba a ganar Moeller dijo.

Nativa de San Diego, Moeller no tenia planeado competir pero un día antes de que se acabara el plazo para entrar al concurso ella decidió participar.

Ella dijo que desde que era pequeña veía el concurso de belleza con su familia y que deseaba algún día ser concursante y ganar.

“El glamour de todo el concurso me llamo la atención”, dijo Moeller.

“Pero no todo el concurso es glamur si no trabajo duro”.

Ella tuvo que faltar la primera semana de clases de este semestre en la SDSU para participar en el concurso.

Moeller tuvo dos semanas de preparación donde se enfocó en estudiar temas globales, políticas y de lectura Mexicana.

“Fue leer, practicar pasarela, y repasar preguntas que a lo mejor me fueran a preguntar”, dijo Moeller.

Moeller decidió enfocarse y desconectarse de todos durante su entrenamiento con excepción de su hermana pequeña Denise Moeller.

“Se separó un poco de la familia y me dijo que yo era la única con quien se sentía cómoda”, dijo Denise Moeller.

Denise Moeller dijo que ella y su familia no se lo esperaban pero desde que escogieron a Moeller para el concurso en sus ojos su hermana ya había ganado.

El día de la final Moeller dijo que decidió comprar cinta y algodón para evitar que le doliera los pies de tanto traer puesto los tacones.

“El día anterior habíamos tenido el ensayo de vestuario y estuvimos cinco horas en tacones”, dijo Moeller.

Recuerda que fue requerido a las concursantes que se llevarán un vestido propio como cambio ya que si no ganaban tenían que regresar el vestido del concurso.

Moeller llevaba un vestido en su maleta la mañana de la final.

“Llevaba mi vestido y dije ojalá no me lo tenga que poner”, dijo Moeller.

Ella dijo que se sentía muy relajada durante el concurso y la energía de la gente le dio mucha emoción.

“Fue algo bonito, no estaba nerviosa y estaba viendo a los jueces”, Moeller dijo.

Su amiga Sara Vargas fue al concurso y ella tenía un presentimiento que Moeller iba a ganar.

“Yo sentía que mi amiga iba a ganar y le dije a su papa que Nancy va a ganar”, dijo Vargas.

La familia de Moeller fueron a verla en la final para apoyarla.

Moeller estaba con otra concursante y cuando nombraron a la otra joven ella supo que había ganado.

Nancy Moeller excedió las expectativas y culmino como reina de beleza Foto de Daniel PiIedra

“Mi hermanita estaba gritando como una loca, por fin en algo le sirvieron todos los gritos”, dijo Moeller.

En enero Moeller viajará como representante de Baja California para competir en Nuestra Belleza México y si gana podrá concursar en Miss Universo.

Va a tener un reality show sobre su proceso en el programa en Nuestra Belleza México.

Moeller se graduara de la SDSU en diciembre así que el concurso no va a interferir con sus estudios.

Denise Moeller dijo que admira su hermana porque todo lo que se propone

lo hace y ella sabe perder y no rendirse.

Moeller causó controversia porque muchos criticaban que ella había ganado aunque es de San Diego dijo Denise Moeller.

“Somos mexicanas en la sangre”, Denise Moeller dijo. “Para ella es un orgullo ser representante mexicana y americana”.

Moeller nació en américa pero creció en ambos lados de la frontera, ella dice que le tiene una amor a los dos países y es un honor para ella representar a los dos.

“Soy la niña de la frontera, me crie en los dos lados y eso no va a cambiar”, dijo Moeller.

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Blain anything but plain for SDSU Austin Gayle Staff Columnist ____________________________________ With the hype surrounding senior running back Donnel Pumphrey and San Diego State football entering the AP Top 25, it’s easy for certain players to be overlooked.

However, senior punter Tanner Blain has no reason to be cast behind the scenes, as he is set on taking a lead role in the Aztecs’ quest for a New Year’s Six bowl.

In their week three contest against Northern Illinois University, Pumphrey did rush for over 200 yards and sophomore quarterback Christian Chapman threw three touchdown passes but Blain’s performance belonged in the same conversation.

Blain pinned four of his five punts inside the NIU 7-yard line, three of which stayed within the 5-yard line in

be, and I can be, and I will be.”

With that being said, some might believe that Blain is simply in it for the stats and his personal achievements, but his definition of consistency extends further than having a high average or double-digit punts inside the 20-yard line.

“That’s all I want to do is win,” Blain said. “That’s it. I could care less if the stats are good. I want to win, and those punts (against NIU) put our team in the best position to win.”

Despite his recent success, Blain is no stranger to adversity. Prior to joining SDSU, Blain spent two years with the University of Kentucky, but after not seeing live action in both years, he enrolled in what has become the land of opportunity for many successful football players at the next level, community college.

At El Camino College, Blain punted 53 times for 1,968 yards (37.1 avg.), pinning 18 inside the 20-yard line.

“ I want to do everything i can to help this team win ... ”

- Tanner Blain, Senior punter

front of what was a home crowd for the Illinois native.

Blain had 20 friends and family in attendance for his career day.

“You need to be strong,” Blain said when asked what it takes to punt well.

“I love the weight room. Coach (Adam) Hall is an awesome strength coach.

You got to be flexible.

“You got to be confident, like any position, you’ve got to be confident.

I’ve always been a confident dude …

There’s no one else out there, just me and the ball.”

No, you haven’t seen that phrase on a Gatorade bottle or in a Nike commercial. Blain just has a way with words.

Though he likely hasn’t ruled out poetry or writing, Blain has had his eyes set on one goal since he punted his first football in fourth grade.

Blain, like many children before him, wants to take his talents to the next level: the NFL. With his confidence pouring out with each breath, Blain described what he must improve to turn his NFL dreams into a reality.

“Being consistent is what I want to

Though his road to Division I was long, Blain emphasizes that his coaches at both Kentucky and El Camino have made him the player he is today.

Upon joining the Aztecs’ football program in 2015, Blain punted the ball 77 times at an average of 40.29 yards per punt in 14 starts, solidifying himself as the starter this season.

With three games now under his belt, Blain will look to continue to have success against the Aztecs’ week four opponent South Alabama (2-2), but as hinted at previously, he will do everything in his power to help his team walk off the field victorious.

“Let’s win,” Blain said. “We’re in the Top 25. It’s win or go home. I want to do everything I can to help this team win, and that’s all I want to do. Period.”

With their eyes set on breaching the AP Top 10 some time this season, SDSU will need to earn a win on the road over the Jaguars.

Therefore, we can expect them to lean on Blain to perform at a high level.

It also helps that he knows a thing or two about getting inside the 10.

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Barba begins quest for fifth title

Senior midfielder Victoria Barba looks to advance the ball.

Kelly Smiley, Photo Editor

Mayer Pohlod Staff Writer ____________________________________ Even with four consecutive Mountain West Conference titles under its belt, many things have changed with the San Diego State women’s soccer team.

Players have come and gone, and stepped into new roles along the way.

However, for the last four championship teams, there is one player that has been a constant presence on the field and in the locker room.

That woman is senior midfielder

Victoria Barba.

Barba started playing soccer at the age of five, and immediately knew she’d found her passion.

“I think for the first game, I scored 13 goals for myself,” Barba said. “I think from then I wanted to stick to it, and my dad and my brother grew up on it so it just got me into it.”

She was recruited out of Sandis High School in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where she was a four-year varsity veteran while accumulating a trophyroom’s worth of awards.

Those range from district and state player of the year all the way to the New

Mexico Gatorade Player of the Year.

In addition, Barba led her team to the state championship in 2008.

“We recruited her for a long time,” head coach Mike Friesen said. “She was one of the players that after we offered was probably six months before she decided to come visit. It’s someone that we felt could come and have an immediate impact on our program.”

Coming to the Mesa, Barba was immediately inserted into the starting lineup, starting and playing in 20 games her first year in 2012.

Recording two goals and two assists, she only improved from there.

In her sophomore season, Barba started 20 games, seven of which she logged the full 90 minutes in. She brought her goal tally up to three while leading the team in assists with five.

In her first two years Barba had a series of minor injuries that wouldn’t sideline her for an extended period, but caused her to miss more time than she would have otherwise.

“The strange part was, she’d be out for 10 days then all of a sudden be 100 percent ... by the time 2014 rolled around she was having some lingering issues with her hip,” Friesen said.

After surgery in the offseason, the 2015 season was a return to form for Barba as she once again logged a full 20 games for the Aztecs.

With one goal and four assists in 2015, she was right back to making an impact on the pitch.

“She pushed through it and came back and looked the same if not better,” senior defender Jen Rupey said.

The one caveat was that she redshirted the season, giving her one more year of eligibility for 2016.

And so far, she’s made the absolute

most of it.

Through the first nine games of the season so far, Barba has tallied two goals and two assists apiece, both tied for the team lead with junior forward Aliyah Utush.

Her first goal was arguably the most important of the season so far.

The Aztecs uncharacteristically lost their first four games to open up the season slate, conceding 13 goals while not finding the back of the net once.

Finally, in the fifth game against Cornell University, after SDSU was fouled hard in the box, Barba was set up for the penalty kick.

She didn’t disappoint, giving the Aztecs their first goal of the season and breaking the tension amassed to that point.

Their record since then? 4-1, with the lone loss came against No. 23 Texas Tech University. SDSU has outscored its opponents 7-1, recording shutouts in each win.

As evidenced by her play this year, Barba has evolved into one of the premier leaders of the team.

“I’m not really vocal or verbal so I like to show it when I play. When I get the ball and do what I know how to do I hope it inspires to want to do better too,” Barba said.

Rupey took note of Barba’s playing style.

“I remember when I first got here, one of my first games I saw her play and I was in awe, one of the best players I’ve ever seen,” Rupey said. “She plays like a guy.”

Friesen echoes the impact she’s had on women’s soccer at SDSU. “She is a player who’s gonna bring us together and make us go,” Friesen said. she’s like the engine of the team.”

Aztecs set the standard in Albuquerque

The men’s golf team stands with its trophy after winning the William H. Tucker Intercollegiate tournament.

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Joe Faria Staff Writer ____________________________________ The No. 23 San Diego State men’s golf team captured the title at the William H. Tucker Intercollegiate in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this weekend. The Aztecs finished with a combined score of 1-under par (-1).

SDSU’s competitors included the University of San Diego, Washington State University, University of Colorado

Boulder, Texas Tech University and Mountain West rivals Colorado State University and University of New Mexico.

The Aztecs placed ahead of second place CSU (+9) and third place Brigham Young University (+14), boasting the only score under par for the weekend.

SDSU led after Day 1 with a combined score of 3-under and had four players in the individual top-10.

Junior PJ Samiere paced the team with a three-way tie for first on Friday. He

sank seven birdies and an eagle, giving him a score of 4-under.

Senior Gunn Yang also had an impressive Friday as he came in a three-way tie for fifth.

He held a score of 1-under and overcame four bogeys by sinking nine birdies on the day. He seized the opportunity and climbed up two places on the leaderboard.

Senior Nahum Mendoza III and junior Blake Abercrombie were the other two top 10 finishers for the red and black. Mendoza countered five bogeys with five birdies and an eagle.

Abercrombie posted a team-high 29 pars to go with five birdies. They both finished tied for 10th at 1-over.

Day 2 on Saturday proved to be more difficult than day one, causing some teams and individual players on the leaderboard to drop.

However, the Aztecs did not lose their composure nor their spot as they won the team title.

Samiere finished as the top Aztec with a second place finish and score of 4-under. He placed behind individual champion Blake Cannon of CSU (-6).

The only other SDSU golfer to finish in the top-10 for the weekend was Abercrombie, who came in a three-way tie for third with a score of 2-under.

Both Mendoza and Yang fell out of the top-10 leaderboard, with Yang finishing in 12th (+2) and Mendoza in 13th (+3). “(Samiere and Abercrombie) played solid all week,” said head coach Ryan

Donovan. “They made a lot of birdies and came up with some big putts. It was exciting to see them feed off each other and play well in synch.

“Mendoza and Yang struggled on the greens on the final day, which really added up, but they were still right there till the end.”

In addition to the challenges of the course, the weather was once again a factor as it was in Independence, Minnesota two weeks ago.

Donovan described the wind speed as being up to 30 miles per hour, which affected many of the golfers’ play.

“Many golfers, including our own, had difficulties with shots in the air throughout the weekend,” he said.

“We’ve dealt with crazier weather before, so we embraced it as a team.

Overall, it was a very challenging golf course. Yet we were able to maintain a positive attitude.”

The higher scores, other than SDSU scoring under par, paralleled the course’s difficulty. Many of the regional and championship tournaments are hosted in Albuquerque, so the Aztecs will most likely play there again in the future.

“I think we’re playing disciplined golf and the percentages right now,” Donovan said. “We stayed aggressive this weekend and we’re playing as one unit.”

Men’s golf will tee off next at The Meadow Club in Fairfax, California, for the Alister MacKenzie Invitational on Oct. 10 and 11.

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Men’s soccer begins Pac-12 play

Redshirt senior defender Sergio Enriquez attempts to kick the ball out of his defensive third.

Kelly Smiley, Photo Editor

Ashley Washburn Staff Writer ____________________________________ No. 22 San Diego State men’s soccer (5-1-2) hosts Oregon State University (4-3-1) Thursday night to begin Pac-12 conference play.

The Aztecs are coming off a big 1-0 overtime win Sunday night against cross town rival University of San Diego. In

the 95th minute, redshirt senior Travis Nicklaw scored the game winning goal after finding a gap through the Torero defense. Freshman forward Daniel Sagano assisted on the goal.

This is Nicklaw’s second game-winner of the season, the first coming against nationally ranked Akron University.

On Sept. 27, 2016, Nicklaw was named the Pac-12 Conference Men’s Soccer Player of the Week for his outstanding

Hockey gets offensive Brendan Price Staff Columnist ____________________________________ Defense may win championships, but offense is certainly more entertaining to watch.

The San Diego State club ice hockey team delivered with a pair of highflying victories this past weekend over Grand Canyon University, winning the home opener 4-2 on Friday night and racing past the visitors 8-2 the following afternoon.

Those two wins even the Aztecs’ record at 2-2, and showcased what may be their calling card for the 2016-17 campaign: goals.

Forward Aaron Mayer was second on the team in goals last year and looked absolutely dazzling during stretches last year, blending his breakaway speed with nifty stickwork en route to 22 goals.

This season, through four games, Mayer looks more than capable of being the number one option on the wing.

He is among five of the team’s six top returning scorers back from last year for head coach Phil Bateman.

That fact on paper alone is comforting, but seeing it in action is both reassuring and an indelible stamp on the pure speed the Aztecs possess on the attack.

There were countless rushes where forwards for the red and black turned on the jets and absolutely flew by the Antelope defenders, setting up a handful of odd man rushes and quasibreakaways that resulted in goals.

Mayer and forwards Hayden Bolls and Isaac MIller are thrillingly fast and have excellent stick control.

When any of them have the puck and heads the attack, the question is never if they score, but instead, how they will

score and how many defenders they will humiliate in the process.

Having one player that can provide that explosiveness on the puck is a blessing, but having four is criminally unfair.

For those that only counted three, the fourth is center Anthony Mata.

A truly gifted passer that opens up so many shooting lanes for his teammates, darting around defenders and sets up shop behind the net.

He is just as potent a goal scoring threat as the others, but his game is more tuned to the faceoff circle, passing and some ferocious forechecking.

Finally, captain junior Vincent DiMaggio has completed a transition from the defensive unit to the wing.

With his booming slapshot and big body presence coming down the wing is a change of pace compared to the other Aztec forwards’ shiftiness and cause opposing defenders fits trying to contain him in the corner.

The superlatives are fun, but candidly speaking, coach Bateman has a lot of weapons at his disposal and they could be the key to unlocking another playoff berth for the boys from the Mesa this season.

They have averaged four goals per game so far and are primed for a return to the West Coast Hockey Conference, which includes rivals Long Beach State and California State Fullerton.

Having multiple options makes it a challenge for teams to counter one player or one line with another to stop them, and with two lines worth of offensive threats, including Mata, Miller and DiMaggio, the Aztecs come in looking like a favorite in the conference.

Skill is teachable, but speed isn’t, and luckily, the Aztecs have both in spades.

Buckle up, because it’s going to be a good season.

play over the weekend. This is the first time he has received the honor in his career and joins two other Aztecs who have earned the prestigious title this season.

Heading into conference play, the Aztecs are currently second in the standings, right below the University of Washington (6-2). The Beavers are ranked fifth with a record of 4-3-1.

Despite being second, the Aztecs lead in many of the team and individual statistics in the Pac-12. SDSU dominates the leaderboard when it comes to shutouts, tallying six so far on the season. OSU is ranked the closest to them, but only with three.

Both the Aztecs and redshirt freshman goalkeeper Adam Allmaras are first in the Pac-12 with a goals against average of .355. As of last week, Allmaras was first in the nation for goals against average (.35) and save percentage (.906).

After the weekend, he slipped down a couple spots, but still is in the top-10 for both.

New National Soccer Coaches Association of America and National Collegiate Athletic Association rankings were released Tuesday morning, where the Aztecs saw a drop in their national rankings due to Friday’s loss against the University of Pacific. The Aztecs were previously ranked No. 11, but moved down to the No. 22 spot for both the NCAA and NSCAA. Looking ahead to Thursday night, there is no word yet whether SDSU

junor forward Jereon Meefout will play against the Beavers. In the 83rd minute against USD, the junior suffered an ankle sprain before being assisted off the field by athletic trainers.

On the season, Meefout leads the Aztecs with four goals and a shots on goal percentage of .700. He also was named the Pac-12 Player of the Week earlier this month.

The Beavers suffered a huge loss to their team this year prior to the season starting. Sophomore defender John Chambers, who was only 19 years old, died suddenly in July. OSU has dedicated its season to Chambers this year.

A player to look out for on the Beavers’ roster is junior forward Jordan Jones.

The California native scored two goals against SDSU last season and currently leads the Beavers in shots on goal with 11 and goals with 3.

Last season, the Aztecs lost to the Beavers twice during conference play.

The first meeting was in Corvallis, Oregon where the Aztecs lost in a 1-0 shutout. Their second meeting was on top of the Sports Deck, but the Aztecs fell 3-1 despite the home field advantage.

Thursday night’s game is expected to be a tough one. With both teams starting conference play, a new level of motivation arises as the talk of the conference championship begins.

The match begins at 7:00 p.m. on top of the Sports Deck.

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Street fair returns to Normal Heights cami buckman senior staff writer ____________________________________ The sun was shining, the music was playing, the food stands were cooking and the vendors were selling. It seems the 35th annual Adams Avenue street fair had returned to San Diego.

This free two-day festival offered live music, carnival rides, festival foods and art. Located in the heart of Normal Heights, Adams Avenue was blocked off for the vibrant weekend.

More than 90 live music acts performed across the seven stages set up along Adams Avenue. Headliners included Beat Farmers with special guest Dave Alvin, Grammy nominee Lisa Haley and the Zydecats, local surfrock band Mrs. Magician, the electric Sugaray Rayford Blues Band, AfroLatin funk jam band Jungle Fire and San Diego’s B-Side Players.

The Adams Avenue Street Fair has featured local, national and international artists that often include Grammy award nominees and winners, as well as Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees. Past performers have included No Doubt, Wanda Jackson, Mick Taylor and Floyd Dixon.

In addition to the local tunes, the Adams Avenue Street Fair provided craft beer tasting, as well as three beer gardens, for fest-goers over the age of 21. More than 15 breweries were in

attendance during this year’s festival.

The sweet and savory smells from multiple food trucks and stands engulfed the street from every direction. Food ranging from fragrant kettle corn to Cambodian burgers was present. Even the popular San Diego State farmer’s market vendor Flavors of East Africa was in attendance.

Hundreds of vendors, including local businesses, campaigns and community organizations, lined the streets. More than 300 exhibitors sold unique products and services to those in attendance throughout the festival site.

One corner of the festival housed an assortment of friendly individuals dressed as clowns. Unity Lodge, located right on Adams Avenue, provided free child IDs at the festival.

They provide this service every year at the street fair.

One of the many handcrafted jewelry booths included Taina Berardi’s Jewel of the Gypsy. Beradi is a local resident, and this was her first time being in the Adams Avenue festival.

“After I moved here, it was my goal was to be in the Adams Avenue Street Fair,” Berardi said. “It’s been really fun!”

Berardi received her undergraduate and graduate degrees at SDSU, and is hoping to expand her business.

High Tech High Media Arts school group creates handcrafted soaps in

More than 300 exhibitors sold products and services at the 34th annual Adams Avenue Street Fair.

Cami buckman, senior staff writer

their chemistry class. The group, called the Wicked Soap Company, sells their products for other students in need.

Their most recent project involved helping a family whose house had burned down.

Unsurprisingly, the group did not have a problem selling out their booth.

The street performance group, We Are They, provided a lively show of dancing, drumming and other stunts. This group created a crowd of

spectators eager to see what stunts the group had planned next.

The Adams Avenue Business Association, a non-profit organization whose mission is to promote and increase commercial activity, puts on the event every year.

The Adams Avenue Street Fair offers entertainment for people of all ages.

With the diversity in music, art, food and vendors, it’s a shame the festival only comes around once a year.

Miss Baja California represents two countries andrea lopez-villafaÑA asst. mundo azteca editor ____________________________________ Nancy Moeller had one thing on her mind the day of the crowning for Miss Baja California 2016.

She didn’t want to put on her evening gown.

Pageant officials asked the contestants to bring an extra dress because only the winner would keep the dress they provided.

“I had my dress and I was hoping I wouldn’t have to put it on,” Moeller, a journalism senior at San Diego State said.

Moeller didn’t have to put on her dress. Instead, she was crowned Miss

Baja California 2016.

She said she felt relaxed during the pageant and it was the energy from the crowd that got her excited.

“It was something so beautiful, I wasn’t nervous and I made eye contact with all the judges,” Moeller said.

As a last minute decision, Moeller decided to apply a day before the pageant’s application period ended.

Since Moeller had never competed in this pageant before, she never imagined that she would win.

Ever since she was young she watched the Mexican televised beauty pageant with her family, wishing that one day she would compete and possibly win.

“All the glamour about the show is

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what got my attention,” Moeller said.

But she said winning a beauty pageant is more than just glamour. She said it is also a lot of hard work and requires knowledge of global issues.

Moeller had two weeks to prepare for the pageant so she crammed hours of studying global topics, politics and Mexican literature.

“It was all about reading, practicing my runway walk and practicing responses for any questions they might ask,” Moeller said.

She decided to isolate herself from friends and family so she could focus on the pageant, with the exception of her younger sister Denise Moeller.

“She separated from our family and she told me that I was the only who she felt most comfortable with,” Denise said.

Denise said her family never expected her sister to be selected for the pageant, but in their eyes that alone meant she had already won.

Sara Vargas, Nancy Moeller’s friend, said she had a feeling that she would win when she saw her on stage alongside the other contestants.

“I felt that she was going to win and I told her dad, I think Nancy is going to win,” Vargas said.

Moeller’s family attended the pageant and brought a cutout of her face to show their support.

Moeller said she was excited to be in the top four, but also recognized that the other contestants were sad.

“I told them you’re young and you still have so many opportunities, look at me this is my last time qualifying,” Moeller said.

The pageant’s cut off age is 24 and Moeller is 23.

Once in the top two, Moeller knew she had won when the other girl was named as the runner up.

“My little sister was screaming like

crazy and I was thinking finally all that screaming growing up paid off,” Moeller said.

Moeller will travel to Mexico as the Baja California representative to compete for the crown of Miss Mexico in January.

She will be in a reality television show that will follow her process through the Miss Mexico pageant.

If she were to win Miss Mexico she would move on to compete for Miss Universe.

She had to miss the first week of classes at SDSU for pageant training.

Moeller said her teachers were understanding and excited to learn that she had won the pageant.

Moeller plans on graduating from SDSU in December, so the pageant will not interfere with her studies.

She said she is excited for the networking oportunities the pageant will offer through broadcasting classes and the reality show.

Moeller hopes to pursue a career where she can work in entertainment news.

Denise said she admires her sister because she works hard on meeting her goals and she does not give up.

There was some criticism around Moeller’s win because she was not born in Mexico, Denise said.

“We are Mexican in our blood,” Denise said. “It is an honor for her to be a Mexican-American representative.”

Nancy is from San Diego but she grew up on both sides of the border, commuting to visit family in Mexico on the weekends.

Moeller said she has a love for both countries and she is proud to be representing both.

“I am the girl of the border,” Moeller said. “I grew up on both sides and nothing is going to change that.”

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Archaeologist shapes the future Juliana Ress senior staff writer ____________________________________ Although Isaac Ullah is a new anthropology professor at San Diego State, he is a seasoned archaeologist using his experiences to drive his teaching.

A graduate of Arizona State University, Ullah has conducted fieldwork in Jordan, Italy and Kazakhstan and brings the knowledge he acquired from those travels into the classroom.

“I use a lot of my fieldwork, the substance of it, but also some of the new approaches I’m taking to illustrate some of the concepts of how we can move beyond the traditional narratives in archaeology,” Ullah said.

Graduate advisor and fellow anthropology professor Erin Riley said that Ullah’s field sites could potentially be used for students to apply what they learn in class.

“Ullah has the ability to provide students with hands-on training in archaeological research in an international setting,” she said.

His areas of interest are social and environmental changes surrounding farming and animal husbandry, especially in the Eastern Mediterranean.

“If we go back and look at how people dealt with some of the difficulties of making a living, maybe we learn stuff from that about where we go moving forward, how we can make a living without killing

everything,” Ullah said.

Even though archaeologists study history, Ullah’s main goal is to shape the future.

“As an archaeologist, we study the past,” Ullah said. “We study dead people and all of their stuff. I think that’s interesting in itself, that’s how I got into (anthropology). It’s really interesting to know where we came from, but at some point it occurred to me that we’re not doing anything with that information.”

Ullah said people could use what they know about anthropology to approach current issues such as sustainability, population growth, world hunger and environmental catastrophes.

He said many archaeologists disagree with his viewpoint, since activism is not commonly supported in the field. However, that does not stop him from trying to pass on his outlook to his students.

He said that taking his classes is a great way to start moving towards using anthropology to create a brighter future.

“Basically (in class) we look at when things go right, and a couple of cases of when things went wrong in the past and how we can try to avoid making those same mistakes,” Ullah said.

Ullah also has expertise in computer modeling, creating digital human models based on excavated remains and geo-archaeology: combining geology and archaeology to understand how landscapes change.

He hopes to weave aspects of the field

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Professor Isaac Ullah hopes to weave aspects of geology and archaeology into future classes.

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into his future classes.

He also hopes to work with students individually, despite large classes.

“There is the traditional little bit of lecture (in my classes), but even with large class sizes I try to interact with people as much as possible,” he said.

“My lab class is a great way to have a little bit more interaction.”

Especially in his lab classes, Ullah said he wants students to have

opportunities to learn hands-on, as he believes it will lead them to more valuable learning.

“I like to work towards a more project-oriented style of teaching and learning,” he said.

“I think it’s more satisfactory for everybody. When you have a product at the end of a course, and it’s useful, that’s going to be a more lasting lesson for somebody.”

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I

n the early 1990s Medellín, Colombia was considered the most dangerous city in the world. In those days, Jhon Jairo “Popeye” Velásquez was regarded as Pablo Escobar’s highest-ranking hitman-which also made him a target.

Escobar ended up being killed, like most of the members of the Medellín Cartel.

Popeye outlived his boss, but served more than 23 years in some of Columbia’s toughest prisons.

Two years ago he was released from the penitentiary and is now a legend in the narco-world.

In January I was informed of the possibility of interviewing Velásquez since the music group Fuerza de Tijuana was arranging to travel to Medellín to record a music video for a song they had written about Popeye.

The meeting was delayed for more than six months. I felt that this journey was not going to take place and that I would fail to take advantage of such an opportunity.

But in August it all changed and the trip was finally happening. Though I was no stranger to “Medallo,” as Colombians call Medellín, my experience was different from anything I had previously observed in Colombia.

Conscious of the harm he caused people in this city and throughout this country I was stunned when Velásquez visited the producers and I in our hotel.

Reporting has its dangers and this would be no exception.

When we spoke, he was not reluctant but just the opposite. Velásquez wanted to talk.

He acted like an ordinary person and the hotel staff didn’t seem to mind his

Jhon Jairo “Popeye” Velásquez overlooks Medellín, Colombia. courtesy of juan carlos ortega

presence.

Knowing that we would shoot scenes in high-risk areas of the city, where he could have rivals from his time as a cartel member increased my adrenaline.

It was inexplicable how someone who personally killed hundreds of people and orchestrated thousands of murders could just walk in the streets unescorted.

This baffled me. But this experience was just starting.

The following day we met in a country ranch, where I first met the music group who had just arrived on Columbian soil.

The gathering started with Fuerza de Tijuana playing their song live, which talks about how at 17, Velásquez learned how to kill under Escobar’s orders. The song also explores redemption, now that he served his sentence and is trying to be reintegrated into society.

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After hearing his ballad he said he was pleased with how his life has changed and felt privileged that a group from Mexico had taken the time to write a song about him.

“I have more than 160,000 subscribers on my YouTube page and more than 12 million views on my page,” Velásquez said. “Forty percent of the views come from Mexico. I also know the Tijuana and San Diego region since I was there about 28 years ago when I was deported to Colombia.”

Velásquez said he wants this video to show how terrible the war on drugs was for Colombia. Good or bad he knows people will talk about this video since more than 50,000 people died as a result of the warfare between the Medellín cartel and the state of Colombia.

“Popeye” announced to me that his

own Netflix series is on its way, and that he is working on selling his story so that they produce a Hollywood movie.

“I was an actor of violence,” he said. “I violated people’s rights and today I am a defendant of human rights. I want to go into Colombian politics because I don’t want this country to become a socialist nation like Venezuela.”

The country is currently facing turmoil because of Las Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia and the peace negotiations with the Colombian government.

Velásquez said he fears the FARC will bring a communist government, as they would gain political power by buying fraudulent elections throughout Colombia.

This treaty was signed Monday, Sept. 26 in Cartagena, Colombia. However, voters will have a final decision to vote yes or no on October 2.

“I think I’ll be a good politician since I am no longer ambitious,” Velásquez said.

“A politician without ambition is a public servant who is not corrupt. I’m having a second opportunity in society.”

We then traveled to the Barrio Pablo Escobar, sharing motorcycles with the protectors of the neighborhood. As I looked around, I could see how many people were watchful of our presence.

Arriving at that neighborhood was staggering. The murals with Escobar’s face reminded us of the impact that he continues to have on the low-income community of Medellín.

Velásquez’ final teaching was that crime doesn’t pay or lead to anything good.

“I encourage people to visit Medellín since there are many things to see and enjoy,” he said.

“Medellín is not only about mafia tourism.”

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