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#finance
Finance experts instruct key points adam burkhart staff writer
Students and San Diegans at large were treated to free financial advice from certified advisers Saturday at the Parma Payne Goodall Alumni Center. The Financial Planning Association of San Diego partnered with San Diego State to host its third annual Financial CheckUp Day, which received an official endorsement from San Diego Interim Mayor Todd Gloria. The event offered free one-on-one advising sessions with 32 volunteer Certified Financial Planners and speeches
from industry experts on topics covering home buying, managing credit and graduating school without debt. “Our focus this year has been on students and parents of students,” FPA of San Diego President Kevin Barrett said. The constant theme from past years was to improve financial literacy among the public. “Particularly with the (economic) downturn a lot people tend to be ostriches and put their head in the sand and they don’t deal with it,” Barrett said. The event was also a learning experience for students who already know a thing or two about personal
financing. Sixteen members of the SDSU FPA student chapter sat beside the certified planners as they helped clients. Lucas Penshorn, a financial services senior and SDSU FPA member, said watching the professionals at work was an invaluable complement to standard coursework. “For students I think it doesn’t get any better than this; you’re not going to do this kind of stuff in a classroom,” Penshorn said. Finance is more than just black-andred-inked ledgers; it has a personal aspect.
San Diego 9th District Councilwoman Marti Emeralk sharing her finance wisdom with students and parents last Saturday. jenna mackey, staff photographer
Business administration graduate Vicky Mengfei Li became president of SDSU FPA this fall, her second semester at SDSU since coming to the U.S. from China with a bachelor’s degree in finance from the University of Macau. Li switched her emphasis from corporate to personal finance because she sees it as the nurturing feature of finance. “I want to educate people and help them to stop from suffering financial issues,” Li said. Li said that personal finance remains a foreign concept to many Chinese, a situation she will work to reverse by helping Chinese immigrants with her expertise. “I know a lot of people from Los Angeles,” she said. “They are lower income people. They also need my help.” San Diego 9th District Councilwoman Marti Emerald came to the district directly from the new San Diego Central Library dedication ceremony. Emerald extended an offer to the crowd, made up mostly of financial planners, to work with her office to create similar events in the future. “I’d like to see these experts in all of our neighborhoods with financial literacy summits on a regular basis,” Emerald said. Emerald identified some particular concerns as populations with unique and pressing financial strains, including those living in areas south of State Route 94, senior citizens and students. “It’s really important for young adults,” Emerald said. “Start planning today. Make it part of that educational enrichment that you come to San Diego State for.”
#CSUchancellor
Chancellor White speaks about CSU issues andrea ciardiello staff writer
On Sept. 27 Chancellor Timothy White spoke to student media at a press conference hosted in Long Beach at the California State University headquarters. During the conference White touched upon key issues such as enrollment growth, funding and a goal toward smoke-free campuses. White said a main concern has been an inability to meet the demand for students interested in enrolling at a CSU because of a lack of resources. “It’s frustrating for me personally to know there are people who, through no fault of their own, can’t get in our campuses,” White said. Despite inappropriate funding for enrollment growth, White was pleased to announce the CSU student body was able to increase by 6,000 students this year. White said with its low budget the CSU system won’t be able to expand the student body much further. Still, it’s continuing to make the case in Sacramento for increased student
enrollment. “I know we need more student enrollment and if I don’t stand up for you then who’s going to stand up for you?” White said. “So, I’m going to stand up and say, ‘This is the true need, Gov. Brown.’ I understand that the political process may not meet that true need … But if I present something less than the true need, then I’m not representing my students or my faculty or staff; I’m not doing my job.” In the case that the CSU system doesn’t receive the funds necessary to increase student enrollment, White said the Board of Trustees would look into redirecting resources so they would not have to continue to turn away qualified students. In addition, White said he is in favor of moving all CSU campuses toward becoming smoke-free environments. “The evidence is overwhelming that smoking is no longer an individual sport,” White said. “The exhale is harmful to others and that’s the basis by which we can say a person’s personal right to make choices is overridden by a broader health concern.” White said that although he doesn’t
California State University Chancellor Timothy White visiting San Diego State last Spring. staff photo
wish to marginalize smoking students and understands the difficulty of implementing a ban, he hopes that in
doing so it can become an educational process on the health benefits of a smokefree environment.
NEWS
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2013
#sdhomeless
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Homelessness persists despite promises raquel heriott staff writer
Underneath the clear skies, sunshine and beautiful beaches lies a deeper issue in paradise— San Diego’s homeless population. More than 8,800 people in San Diego are homeless, according to the WeALLCount Campaign, a part of the Regional Task Force on the Homeless. The city is recognized for having the third largest homeless population, following New York and Los Angeles, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Although the homeless population has decreased since last year, city officials have sought ways to continue lowering the numbers. Former Mayor Bob Filner assured the city’s winter shelters that he would appropriate funds to keep them open on a year-round schedule instead of the usual four-month season. The San Diego Housing Commission has estimated the total expense at nearly one million dollars to extend the shelters past April permanently. Now, city residents are unsure how the former mayor’s promise will follow through. Shelter advocates believe keeping the winter shelters open for a longer duration would allow the homeless to stabilize as they attempt to get back on their feet. “The point of these shelters is to help those who want assistance get connected with a program that can help them,” San Diego State Honors Council member
and Vice President for Phi Kappa Phi Tanya Bauman said. “None of this will be possible if the shelters shut down.” Ultimately, the issue is funding. Council members have not yet decided how they plan to tackle the decision. Interim Mayor Todd Gloria said Filner underestimated the funds before making promises. President and CEO of Alpha Project Bob McElroy said it’s more cost effective to provide yearlong shelters for the homeless population. “It’s far less expensive to have people inside the shelter than outside on the street,” McElroy said. “It’s a tremendous tax saving.” The services offered at Alpha Project, a local organization that provides homeless services, include supplying meals and personal hygiene supplies, case management, medical and counseling services and employment and housing assistance. The medical services lessen the strain on taxpayers because they don’t have to pay for health clinic bills for the homeless, McElroy said. Last year, one-third of San Diego County residents lived in economic hardship and fell at or below the poverty line, according to the Center on Policy Initiatives. In other words, many people still depend on government services to help them. “It is a quality of life issue and is a real problem in some neighborhoods,” SDSU social work professor Loring Jones said. “We have a responsibility to do
something about this issue.” Various campus clubs and organizations offer community service opportunities to assist homeless shelters. The annual Alpha Project Drive for the Homeless is a charity drive founded by SDSU graduate student Vice President of Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society and Honors Council member Aladdin Shadyab. More than 10,000 donations have been
collected throughout the past four years to Alpha Project, including blankets, hygiene items, stuffed animals, food and socks. As the future of the city’s winter shelters remains in limbo, only time will determine how city officials plan to fulfill Filner’s promise. For now, Alpha Project’s winter shelter will close April 1, 2014.
A homeless man in a San Diego shelter. More than 8,800 people are estimated to be homless in San Diego. staff PHOTO
#standwithus
Scholarships open amid map dispute ana ceballos managing editor
Two scholarships supporting students enrolled in the Jewish Studies Program at San Diego State were created in collaboration with the San Diego Chapter of Stand With Us, a pro-Israel group. The scholarships, which support
students with regular tuition and studying abroad expenses, were created after the group sent out an action alert regarding a map distributed during an Arabic 101 class at SDSU. At the beginning of the semester, students were presented with a map of Arabic-speaking countries in the Middle East. The map excluded Israel
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from the territory and instead labeled it as Palestine. The map also excluded non-Arabic speaking countries such as Eritrea, Ethiopia and Chad. “(SDSU’s Chief of Staff) Andrea Rollins got in contact with us and we spoke about turning this into a positive situation and talked about promoting truth in the classroom,” Regional Director for Stand
With Us San Diego Nicole Bernstein said. Regarding the scholarships, the university said it was not created to serve as an apology, but rather as part of the university’s strategic plan to “enhance the quality of our academic programs.” The award amount of the scholarships is still unknown, as it is based on whom the donors will be. Bernstein said her team has already notified people in the San Diego community about its search for donors. SDSU is the first school to offer Stand With Us the chance to provide a scholarship.
4 SPORTS
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2013
#sdsuvsnmsu
Aztecs defeat New Mexico State 26-16 Donnel Pumphrey helped the Aztecs to victory as he ran for 167 yards and three touchdowns on 19 carries in Saturday’s game. all photos by monica linzmeier, Photo Editor
matthew bain staff writer
The San Diego State Aztecs beat the New Mexico State University Aggies 26-16 for their first win of the season. But the game didn’t begin very well for SDSU. NMSU senior quarterback Andrew
McDonald completed seven of his nine passes on the Aggies’ first possession and put his team in front 7-0 with 10:10 left in the first quarter. After an unsuccessful Aztec possession, NMSU wore out SDSU’s defense on a 69yard drive that culminated in a 28-yard field goal by Aggie junior kicker Maxwell Johnson to extend the Aggies’ lead to 10-0.
SDSU finally got on the scoreboard early in the second quarter. In a bizarre play, the Aztecs’ special teams unit blocked a NMSU point after touchdown attempt. Junior defensive back David Lamar picked up the ball and ran 98 yards to the opposite end zone for a defensive 2-point conversion to make the score 16-2. The Aztecs dominated the rest of the game. SDSU senior kicker Wes Feer kicked a 25-yard field goal on the next Aztec possession. Two SDSU players dominated the second half and proved themselves worthy of significant roles on the team. Junior quarterback Quinn Kaehler’s statistics weren’t eye-popping—he completed 22 of 34 passes for 229 yards. However, he was almost unstoppable in the second half, completing 71.4 percent of his passes for 88 yards and leading three touchdown drives, including a momentumshifting 14-play, 69-yard drive in the third quarter. At the most critical points in the game, Kaehler demonstrated a high level of football intelligence and kept the ball safe, even if that meant not getting a first down. The biggest surprise of the game was true freshman running back Donnel Pumphrey’s stunning performance. Junior
running back Adam Muema couldn’t find his rhythm in the first half only running 22 yards and having six carries. Consequently, Pumphrey got most of the carries in the second half. Pumphrey’s breakaway speed, ability to find the defense’s soft spots and impressive power helped him run for 167 yards and three touchdowns on 19 carries. Pumphrey had many remarkable runs, the most notable being his 43-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter. The freshman running back now leads the team with 220 rushing yards and three rushing touchdowns. If he keeps playing like he did on Saturday night, Pumphrey could lead those categories at the season’s end, too. It was a long time coming, but the Aztecs won their first game. The first quarter and a half looked a little disjointed, but from then on the Aztecs played great. They scored 26 unanswered points and shut out the Aggies for the last 42:52 of the game. Head coach Rocky Long could finally smile in the postgame conference and talk about his team’s victory. He didn’t spend too long celebrating the victory, however. “We need to get a whole lot before we play again Friday night,” Long told reporters, speaking to when the Aztecs open Mountain West Conference and play against the University of Nevada, Reno. The game starts at 6 p.m. on Friday at Qualcomm Stadium, and will be aired on ESPN.
SPORTS
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2013
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Lacrosse hosts Aztec Warrior Challenge allison muhar contributor
This past weekend the San Diego State lacrosse team hosted its Fall 2013 Aztec Warrior Challenge at the Aztec Lacrosse Field. The Aztec Warrior Challenge is a tournament for high school lacrosse players, in which teams of five to 10 players compete to win the title of Weekend Warrior Champions. A clinic was held in the early morning by SDSU lacrosse head coach Kylee White. This hourlong clinic was followed by the tournament play. On the field, six games were taking place simultaneously as the five-on-five competitions began. The teams standing in the bracket play was dependent on how well each team performed in these games. The tournament allowed for some exciting competition, all players intent on winning and hoping to be noticed and recruited by the team. The games were played on one side of
recruited played by the Aztecs in the the lacrosse field and each game lasted competition. 7 minutes. Teams were guaranteed at This allowed the coaching staff to not least 10 games, after which a double only watch the recruits play and assess elimination bracket play began. their abilities, but to also give them an The event lasted all day, beginning at opportunity to see how 9 a.m. and carrying the potential recruits on into the interact with the early afternoon, current team. when only one This allowed the Because of the fact team finished coaching staff to that this is only the victorious. not only watch the third season for this This was the recruits play and team, much of it is third year the assess their abilities, currently made up women’s lacrosse of younger players, team has hosted but also to give them a majority of which this event, which an opportunity to see are underclassmen. began during the how potential recruits This has also 2011-12 school interact with the allowed the players year—the same current team. to create the culture year the team of the team and received Division set precedence for I standing. all those who follow This event had two them, White said. purposes: to raise money and recruit Junior Catherine Shepardson believes players for the SDSU team. A few of the having a young team this year will play to high school students currently being
advantage, allowing it to grow and prove itself a fierce competitor. This year’s team also has a very diverse group of girls from all across the country, from senior midfielder Isabelle Pickett, an Australian, to sophomore student defender Nicole Lescano, originally a Florida resident. Next week SDSU will begin its preseason games and White said she has high hopes for the team this year. White said the team was able to begin this year ahead of where it ended the last season, and that it has had time to practice and become more physically prepared for the upcoming season. This year, the Aztecs will continue competing in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation against teams including Oregon State, Stanford University and the University of California, Berkley. The schedule for the women’s team will come out before its season starts in spring. Admission to the games is free.
The San Diego State Lacrosse team hosted its third annual Aztec Warrior Challenge this past weekend. all photos by jenna mackey, staff photographer
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The Aztec celebrates its 100th birthday Addie Pratico Contributor
Informing the students of San Diego State about the latest occurrences is what The Aztec newspaper has done for the past 100 years. It began in 1913 when San Diego Normal School approved the notion for a student-run publication. Called Normal News Weekly, the first issue was released on Nov. 26. At this time, there were approximately 10 students running the newspaper. In 1921, it changed its name to The Paper Lantern and kept that name until it became The Daily Aztec in September 1960. Now, in 2013, the paper consists of more than 100 staff members and is completely student-run. “My main goal for this year is to get people to realize that the newspaper is just not a newspaper, but more of a resource for campus,” economics and journalism senior and Editor in Chief Leonardo Castaneda said. “What is going on, what administration doing, what other students are doing, and what there is to do. Just information students need to enjoy their time at San Diego
State.” With the start of a new year, the newspaper will be launching some new projects including SDSYouth, Alumni Codices and its very own smartphone app. “SDSYouth is about getting the high schools involved and promoting the journalism field in the San Diego area,” journalism senior and Managing Editor Ana Ceballos, who is helping launch SDSYouth, said. “We’re trying to publish them and have them write an article that is relevant to the community, give them more incentive to know what it is like to be published.” SDSYouth articles and photos will be featured in the paper once a month and the editorial board will vote on the top three. The top submission will be published in print. All three will receive an official certificate of recognition from The Aztec newspaper staff. Alumni Codices is going to be a new online exclusive section consisting of guest columns from SDSU alumni. This will be a forum for alumni to share their experiences while attending SDSU and how they prepared for their future
after college. It will be open to all former students interested in telling their story to current students. With the launch of the app, articles will be available to users with the click of a button. The app was released today and is available for download in the App Store and Google Play. The paper also recently added a Spanish edition that was launched this May. At least one print article is published every week and approximately four articles a week are published online. “I came up with the idea when I did a story that was about the study of Latinos, which came from the research center at SDSU,” journalism senior and Spanish edition editor Arturo Garcia Sierra
said. “Several of the participants were Latinos and a lot of them don’t know English. I talked to a bunch of people about starting a Spanish paper, talked to faculty in the JMS department, and (The) Daily Aztec. Everyone was super excited for the idea and then it just started.” The Aztec informs its readers on issues around campus through its relationship with Associated Students, the student government on campus. “Our relationship is primarily a business support relationship, where our business services like human resources, accounting, budgeting, support The Daily Aztec and provide the infrastructure for the paper, otherwise the paper would have to go out and pay
I think The Daily Aztec is a good source of news and information about the campus and students, faculty, adminstration, life and time. -Tim Wulfemeyer, SDSU journalism professor.
The pictures above are from past issues. The Aztec celebrates 100 years of serving the San Diego State community. all photos by the Aztec Archives
someone to do all that so it is a nice relationship that we can provide that,” A.S. Executive Director Christina Brown said. In the past, the newspaper was called The Daily Aztec because it came out on a daily basis. But because of economic hardships, the newspaper had to change to twice a week, running on just Mondays and Thursdays instead. “We’ve started the year off slow and it has been a bit of a challenge in the past getting ads, but now we’re getting more open to advertising and have been advertising online and will release advertising on the mobile app, as well,” international business senior and Advertising Manager Jesse Castaneda said. “We are shooting for more funding and a better year this year, and will be focusing on being more than just an advertising service, but on what the students and demographic are looking for.” The paper has made its impact throughout campus on professors, administration, and students across campus. “I think The Daily Aztec is a good source of news and information about the campus and students, faculty, administration, life and time,” journalism professor Tim Wulfemeyer said. “It’s a good way to keep up on what the concerns are, the hot topics of the day are. Other local media won’t be quite as focused on San Diego State and surrounding campus community.” There has been a huge change in the students’ outlook of the paper and an increase in readership. “I have noticed a lot more students picking the paper up,” A.S. Vice President of Financial Affairs Mariah Kelly said. “I started picking it up a lot more this year, as a student in past years I didn’t really pick it up unless either I knew a story was in there or a student that was being covered in it, but now I pretty much have picked up every one since the summer issues.” In the last 100 years, the paper has come a long way and overcome many obstacles along the way. The paper is headed in the right direction for another 100 years in the making.
Normal News Weekly 1913
The Paper Lantern 1921
The Aztec 1926
The Daily Aztec 1960
The Daily Aztec 2012
The Aztec 2013
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#AztecCentennial
The Aztec celebrates its 100th birthday Addie Pratico Contributor
Informing the students of San Diego State about the latest occurrences is what The Aztec newspaper has done for the past 100 years. It began in 1913 when San Diego Normal School approved the notion for a student-run publication. Called Normal News Weekly, the first issue was released on Nov. 26. At this time, there were approximately 10 students running the newspaper. In 1921, it changed its name to The Paper Lantern and kept that name until it became The Daily Aztec in September 1960. Now, in 2013, the paper consists of more than 100 staff members and is completely student-run. “My main goal for this year is to get people to realize that the newspaper is just not a newspaper, but more of a resource for campus,” economics and journalism senior and Editor in Chief Leonardo Castaneda said. “What is going on, what administration doing, what other students are doing, and what there is to do. Just information students need to enjoy their time at San Diego
State.” With the start of a new year, the newspaper will be launching some new projects including SDSYouth, Alumni Codices and its very own smartphone app. “SDSYouth is about getting the high schools involved and promoting the journalism field in the San Diego area,” journalism senior and Managing Editor Ana Ceballos, who is helping launch SDSYouth, said. “We’re trying to publish them and have them write an article that is relevant to the community, give them more incentive to know what it is like to be published.” SDSYouth articles and photos will be featured in the paper once a month and the editorial board will vote on the top three. The top submission will be published in print. All three will receive an official certificate of recognition from The Aztec newspaper staff. Alumni Codices is going to be a new online exclusive section consisting of guest columns from SDSU alumni. This will be a forum for alumni to share their experiences while attending SDSU and how they prepared for their future
after college. It will be open to all former students interested in telling their story to current students. With the launch of the app, articles will be available to users with the click of a button. The app was released today and is available for download in the App Store and Google Play. The paper also recently added a Spanish edition that was launched this May. At least one print article is published every week and approximately four articles a week are published online. “I came up with the idea when I did a story that was about the study of Latinos, which came from the research center at SDSU,” journalism senior and Spanish edition editor Arturo Garcia Sierra
said. “Several of the participants were Latinos and a lot of them don’t know English. I talked to a bunch of people about starting a Spanish paper, talked to faculty in the JMS department, and (The) Daily Aztec. Everyone was super excited for the idea and then it just started.” The Aztec informs its readers on issues around campus through its relationship with Associated Students, the student government on campus. “Our relationship is primarily a business support relationship, where our business services like human resources, accounting, budgeting, support The Daily Aztec and provide the infrastructure for the paper, otherwise the paper would have to go out and pay
I think The Daily Aztec is a good source of news and information about the campus and students, faculty, adminstration, life and time. -Tim Wulfemeyer, SDSU journalism professor.
The pictures above are from past issues. The Aztec celebrates 100 years of serving the San Diego State community. all photos by the Aztec Archives
someone to do all that so it is a nice relationship that we can provide that,” A.S. Executive Director Christina Brown said. In the past, the newspaper was called The Daily Aztec because it came out on a daily basis. But because of economic hardships, the newspaper had to change to twice a week, running on just Mondays and Thursdays instead. “We’ve started the year off slow and it has been a bit of a challenge in the past getting ads, but now we’re getting more open to advertising and have been advertising online and will release advertising on the mobile app, as well,” international business senior and Advertising Manager Jesse Castaneda said. “We are shooting for more funding and a better year this year, and will be focusing on being more than just an advertising service, but on what the students and demographic are looking for.” The paper has made its impact throughout campus on professors, administration, and students across campus. “I think The Daily Aztec is a good source of news and information about the campus and students, faculty, administration, life and time,” journalism professor Tim Wulfemeyer said. “It’s a good way to keep up on what the concerns are, the hot topics of the day are. Other local media won’t be quite as focused on San Diego State and surrounding campus community.” There has been a huge change in the students’ outlook of the paper and an increase in readership. “I have noticed a lot more students picking the paper up,” A.S. Vice President of Financial Affairs Mariah Kelly said. “I started picking it up a lot more this year, as a student in past years I didn’t really pick it up unless either I knew a story was in there or a student that was being covered in it, but now I pretty much have picked up every one since the summer issues.” In the last 100 years, the paper has come a long way and overcome many obstacles along the way. The paper is headed in the right direction for another 100 years in the making.
Normal News Weekly 1913
The Paper Lantern 1921
The Aztec 1926
The Daily Aztec 1960
The Daily Aztec 2012
The Aztec 2013
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Plan B availability protects students madison hopkins
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This is the highest proportion out of any senior staff columnist age group. They are also most likely to use emergency contraception, with 23 percent reporting prior use. college student goes out on a These figures tend to be accentuated Friday night. She meets a nice guy, around college campuses. With has a nice time and decides to have such a high population of sexually an ever nicer time back at his house. The active students at risk for unintended two wake up and smile at the hazy, yet pregnancies, it’s only logical to make vaguely pleasant memory of their night emergency options as available as together before they suddenly panic, possible. “Damn, did we use protection?” SDSU students already have access Maybe the answer is yes, but to some birth control methods via the unfortunately oftentimes that isn’t the Family PACT services at Calpulli student case. There’s the solution of emergency health center, but the implementation of contraceptives, but this is now Saturday an easy-access machine could take the morning and health centers at many commitment to students’ reproductive college campuses, including San Diego health one step further. State’s, aren’t open. Currently, Aztecs have access to So what is this hypothetical couple condoms, hormonal birth control supposed to do? At most campuses their methods and emergency contraception options are either finding an off-campus with a prescription. However, these pharmacy—assuming they have adequate services are only accessible Monday transportation and time—or risking an through Friday during limited hours. unintended pregnancy. The hypothetical Most emergency contraceptives already choice may seem clear, but those who have limited effectiveness compared actually find themselves in this situation to other methods of birth control, and don’t always act responsibly. To help efficacy declines as time passes. It’s most make the choice easier, some schools are effective within the first 24 hours, which making protection available to students leaves plenty of students who experience any time of the week. a birth control failure on a Friday or Shippensburg University in Saturday night out of luck. Pennsylvania installed a vending Opposition to easy-access emergency machine that dispenses the emergency contraceptive is contraceptive pill nothing new. Plan B, commonly Contrarians have known as the loudly voiced their “morning-after” opinions for decades. pill. The machine Shippensburg Some spout out also dispenses University in the classic birth condoms, control argument of pregnancy Pennsylvania how access would tests and installed a suddenly remind decongestants. vending machine young adults that sex It’s located that dispenses exists and therefore inside a school the emergency encourage them to building where contraceptive pill engage in it. Others only students fret that ladies will have access, and Plan B ... (it) also take advantage of students are dispenses condoms, the situation and required to pay pregnancy tests and take Plan B as their $25 to obtain the decongestants. regular form of pill. birth control and The machine hurt their long-term was implemented health. more than three Both arguments years ago but are flawed. The former sparked attention I find too ridiculous to debate. The from the FDA earlier this year when latter is inaccurate and based on a lack critics questioned the legality and the of information regarding the subject. supposedly corrupting influence of easy The World Health Organization, the accessibility to the drug. The FDA chose American College of Obstetricians and not to take any regulatory action, leaving Gynecologists and the Association of the students of Shippensburg University Reproductive Health Providers have all free to protect themselves quickly and come forward stating there is no known conveniently. harm in long-term repeated use of This is a victory for reproductive rights. emergency contraception. Any increase to birth control access is a So we know it’s safe and we know it’s positive influence on the range of options in demand, so it’s time to do something students have to control the direction about it. A primary birth control method of their lives. I commend Shippensburg is clearly the best route to take, but University for doing its part to prevent planning for the unplanned can only unintended pregnancies, and to SDSU, I benefit students who are victims of ask, “Why not us next?” poor decisions or bad luck. This is an Approximately 107 out of every 1,000 opportunity for universities across the women aged 20 to 24 will have an country to implement a simple solution to unintended pregnancy according to a protect students. 2011 report by the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy.
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Bookstore celebrates literary freedom Emily Alvarenga contributor
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walked into San Diego State’s bookstore last week on a mission to buy a required textbook before my class started. I was running late and only had a few minutes to spare. But despite my race to get there on time, a table near the store’s entrance caught my attention and caused me to stop. A sign on the table said “Banned Books Week: Celebrate your Intellectual Freedom,” but that wasn’t exactly what caught my eye. On the stand there was a book I loved as a child. It’s a book many of you are probably familiar with—“The Lorax.” I was confused. Not only did I not understand why this Dr. Seuss book was banned, but I also wasn’t aware books were still being banned at all. As I read the explanations attached to each book, I realized how preposterous
the bans were. Books that had won awards for their content and even been on bestseller lists were banned. I grew wary as I read, realizing any little thing that could possibly offend something or someone was grounds to be banned. I thought to myself, “Isn’t this the 21st century? Haven’t we ended all types of unreasonable bans?” Apparently we haven’t. I had to run to class, but during the lecture my thoughts remained on the books. A couple of days later I returned to the bookstore; I still couldn’t get the thought of those books out of my mind. As I read more of the explanations, I became even more frustrated. Here we are, in 2013 in the U.S.—we pride ourselves on being a free nation where citizens aren’t punished for speaking their minds. Who is judging these books and telling authors their words cannot be read?
After reading more, I realized several bans weren’t applied in the U.S., so I began to focus my attention only on the ones banned here at home, realizing many, if not all of them had once been on The New York Times’ best-sellers list. Some were even used in my elementary school classrooms to teach important life lessons. The Diary of Anne Frank, for example, has been “taught by almost every school in America,” according to the SDSU Bookstore’s information card. I remember learning about Anne Frank and the horrors Jews faced during the Holocaust. Who has the right to say Anne Frank’s story shouldn’t be heard? I’ve come to the conclusion that, much like racism or sexism, banning books is just another way for people to impose their prejudices on others, causing this problem to persist in several locations. Just because a book offends someone,
doesn’t mean it’s bad or needs to be banned. The offensiveness of a story comes down to a matter of opinion. What if someone else picks up a book deemed offensive and learns something valuable from it? It’s not fair to rob people of opportunities because someone decided a book was unsuitable. As I read the explanations, I realized most objections seemed to come from parents who were concerned about what their children were reading in school. This leads me to one last question: If parents don’t want their children reading certain books—whatever the reasons may be—then why don’t they just ban their own child from the books, instead of everyone else’s children? Who are they to take away books from others who might actually learn something from them? So thank you, SDSU Bookstore. You have shed light on a problem I didn’t even know existed.
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U.S. education more urgent than defense Kelly Gardner
who had an education were found more likely to view college as unaffordable. If educated members of our society are viewing an education as difficult he average cost to support one to obtain we need to re-evaluate our soldier for one year in Afghanistan system. For some Americans the struggle in 2012 was $850,000. For the same to get through high school is far too amount of money, 41 students could great to even think about college. In attend San Diego State for one year. Life schools performing below standards, as as a college student can be tough, and in well as highly impacted areas, students recent years it has only become tougher. are struggling to gain even the most Not only has competition for admission basic education. Why are educational increased dramatically, but the cost institutions, from grade schools to to attend college has almost doubled universities, receiving such little support? since 2000. Most of these cost increases An obvious indicator may come to our have been driven by cuts to education attention when we consider how the U.S budgets. Currently, military and defense spent more on military in 2011 than 13 spending consumes the majority of the other major nations combined including U.S. government’s yearly discretionary China, Russia, England budget. Military and France, just spending needs to name a few. to be redirected The proposed into educational The U.S. used to discretionary spending to improve lead the world with budget for 2014 U.S schools. has 57 percent Education is the hightest number of all U.S. funds something society of adults who had being funneled preaches over and toward the over again, and college degrees, but military, while with good reason. as of 2011 we aren’t only six percent Having an educated is being directed society drives the even among the top toward education. U.S. forward as a ten countries in the The ability to country and as a world. defend our nation global community. is absolutely We have been necessary, but able to expand we are spending our capabilities in far too much diverse fields because compared to the we are able to capitalize rest of the world. The Department of on innovate new ideas and improve Defense regularly purchases missiles and on existing technological advances. rockets that cost $1 million dollars each, Education is also a major factor in how which is equivalent to the average salary we produce our leaders. Whether they are of 25 schoolteachers here in San Diego. leading our country or our communities, If we were to opt out of building just five good leaders know that education is the F-35 fighter planes, we could redirect foundation of a successful society. $565 million toward schools. There are In a recent Huffington Post poll, 62 so many obvious ways to cut spending percent of participants believed most without drastically harming our ability to people were not able to afford college. defend our country. Additionally, respondents to the poll Contributor
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The problem is not as straightforward as it may seem. After World War II the federal government spent large amounts of money on both education and the military. Education was highly valued after the war, and post-war society placed tremendous emphasis on creating a highly literate society that was capable of moving on to higher educational institutions. Director of SDSU’s international security and conflict resolution program Jonathan Graubart explains, “The military, like most other major components of U.S. society are shaped by who wields the most power domestically. So we maintained and expanded a huge military-based economy after WWII because it offered an economic boost and subsidy to powerful domestic sectors, like high tech and other major industries and could, to some extent, be spread out across many communities in the country.” This type of spending was beneficial to our country at one time, but
unfortunately times change and our economic future won’t get any brighter if we simply continue throwing money at the military. Our federal spending habits are causing the U.S. to experience a major lack of funding in critical areas. The U.S used to lead the world with the highest number of young adults who had college degrees, but as of 2011 we aren’t even among the top ten countries in the world in terms of education. Other countries are surpassing us simply because they have chosen to make education a priority. We enjoy a culture that allows us to voice our needs and desires, but we’ve lost the ability to influence which of those needs and desires are fulfilled. We cannot control the flow of our money once it ends up in the hands of lobbyists and government agencies, and until some of that power shifts to benefit the greater needs of society we will be unable to fix our disproportionately underfunded educational system.
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Todos juntos, con mucho esfuerzo, levantaron la pared que completo uno de los salones en la escuela primaria Las Palmas en Tecate, Baja California. El sábado 21 de Septiembre a las 7 a.m., el club Rotario de la Universidad Estatal de San Diego (SDSU) partio hacia Tecate para ayudar a reparar y construir partes de la escuela. El club Rotario es una organización cual meta en servir a la comunidad y es integrado por un grupo de estudiantes que requiere a sus miembros estar involucrados en más de dos organizaciones de servicio comunitario en SDSU. Este año su presidente es Kodi Bobier, quien ya estableció varias metas—entre ellas se incluye ser más involucrados con proyectos que requieran el esfuerzo físico de los integrantes. Bobier dijo que en los años pasados su servicio comunitario no era tan interactivo como ellos hubieran querido, pero ahora se les ha dado una oportunidad de interactuar con la comunidad de Tecate. “En el pasado ha habido varias ocasiones en donde solo entregamos un cheque a una filantropía, pero ahora queremos participar en proyectos que requieran nuestra mano
de obra”, dijo Bobier. La escuela Las Palmas esta ubicada en una comunidad de bajos recursos, en donde en un solo salón se dan clases a los años de preescolar hasta secundaria. Bobier dijo que las estructuras estaban descuidadas con la pintura rasgada. Pero poco a poco, clavando y midiendo los marcos de madera, el club, al lado de trabajadores, levanto las paredes de un nuevo salón. Ahora están construyendo el quinto salón, y al terminar ese seguirán construyendo más para expandir el campus estudiantil, dijo Bobier. Los colores azul, amarillo y blanco ahora decoran las afueras de los salones. El club, junto a los pequeños estudiantes de la primaria, colaboró para pintar las paredes de los salones. Los pequeños demostraron interés, felicidad y emoción al ver su escuela crecer y verse más colorida, dijo Bobier. “Yo pintaba … y el pequeño junto a mi movía su brocha hacia arriba y abajo … era tan lindo y fascinante porque ellos solo querían ayudar … y ser parte de la construcción de su escuela”, dijo Bobier. El club Rotario de SDSU fue contactado por su patrocinadora, el Rotario del Centro de San Diego, quien requería su ayuda en el proyecto de Tecate. Después de un día laborioso, ellos disfrutaron de una carne asada cocinada por la comunidad en
El Presidente del Club Rotaract Kodi Bobier pintanto la escuela primaria Las Palmas. Cortesia de bobier
agradecimiento por su ayuda. “Fue un día grandioso a pesar de las ocho horas de trabajo, todo valió la pena … nos dimos cuenta de que esto fue de gran importancia para los pequeños, y estamos contentos de haber podido ser parte de
esto”, dijo Bobier. El club Rotario planea viajes a Tecate cada tres a cuatro semanas hasta terminar con Las Palmas y después continuara con otros proyectos en escuelas que necesiten su ayuda, dijo Bobier.
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ehind his facade of smugness, Damon was worried.
The surprise run-in with Forrester had complicated things. He now had to deal with her whereas before he could safely hack Source Point’s mainframe to pull the files he needed. When they had worked together, Damon had admired Forrester’s efficiency in dealing with both cyber and physical threats as the security manager. But now he realized that she was onto him. She had always been stubborn when he was alive, but now she knew better than that. She would be relentless. He immediately began dismantling all of his equipment. Who knew how much time he would have? He thought it was best not to take a chance and be around when the men with big guns kicked down his door. He would have to lay low for now, becoming what he had been for those 13 years on the run—a ghost. Ghosts didn’t have any attachments to their pasts. They didn’t need any, but Forrester had been close. He finished his packing. The heavier components that he couldn’t take he set to self-destruct, and he wiped the apartment clean using gasoline. Source Point wouldn’t find anything. He set off toward the woods on the outer city limits. His thoughts led back to Forrester as he called up his AI, V.i.V. “V.i.V., bring up video log KF-001,” he said, Youthful and exuberant, Damon’s face filled the screen. “This is the video log journal for our new project here at Source Point. New AI
tech! It’s about time they let me lead my own research team. I can’t say too much about what we’re working on just yet, but I can say that our first shipment arrives tomorrow from Singapore!” Here he lowered his voice. “There’s also a new security manager here, in charge of keeping us tech people away from viruses. A little icy, but I think I’ll get her to warm up.” Damon started a small fire to keep warm, knowing he wouldn’t be found out here. “KF-013, V.i.V.” This Damon appeared scruffier and more tired. “We’ve managed to isolate the main component of our AI. The guys around the office have named him V.i.C. I keep trying to tell them it’s a computer program, not a human being,” he said. “The program in question is proving to be very tricky. It won’t obey our code structure that would make it applicable for mass marketing. On a brighter note, I have two tickets tonight for the Virtua Opera. Karen seems to have a thing for electronica. Hopefully things go well.” That night Damon didn’t eat or sleep. Instead he watched more logs depicting forgotten memories. Their first kiss at the opera, the picnic in the rain and even his team’s reactions to the news. He opened the second to last entry. Damon’s eyes were sunken and sleepy. All the stress and tension had melted away with thoughts of Forrester. The Damon before him now was not of the same mind. “We’ve hit a wall. The technology is there, but the problem is ideological: just because we have access to it, does that mean we should enslave it? Some of the guys don’t feel comfortable with that approach. The V.i.C. appears to be
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showing signs of self-awareness. I have to admit that my faith in the program has been shaken. I told our head of development and all he seemed to care about was the lifespan and marketability. This V.i.C., it talks to you, questions your logic and gets into your conscience. No one in history has ever come this close to replicating human logic! But should we? Just so it can be exploited?” The screen went blank. Damon was unsure if he wanted to see the final entry. He hit play. Smoke was billowing everywhere in the research lab. A coughing Damon appeared on camera with electrical sparks sputtering dangerously close to him. “Karen, Source Point is going to try to spin what we’ve done today how they want to, but you deserve to know the whole thing. I don’t have a lot of time so here it is: I’m leaving and I’m taking V.i.C. with me. I know it’s not even human, but I can’t let it fall into the wrong hands, and knowing Source Point, I can’t let them have my research either. I’m destroying all of it, as well as this facility. Backups, notes and any other prototypes will be incinerated in the fire. My team and I are going into hiding. Please…try to understand. I still love you, but I just, I need to do this. It’s about what’s right. Us humans, maybe we don’t deserve all of this power. There has to be a better way. And I’m going to find it.” The recording went dead. Damon turned off the transceiver. He had never sent that message. To do so would have been to admit guilt and admit failure. But thinking now, Damon knew he was better off anyway. Rolling out his mat, he settled into a deep sleep. The night was quiet, but all he could hear was the echo of his broken promises.
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Today’s Birthday (9/30/13) - You may travel for work this year (definitely for pleasure). Talk about what you love, and cultivate your networks toward that. Study a passion, formally or not. Build savings with a frugal lifestyle. Less is more. True up habits with ethics. Build partnerships with loving attention. Allow yourself to be adored. HOW IT WORKS: 10 is good, 1 is bad.
Aries (March 21 - April 19) - Today is a 7 - Watch where you’re going. Gather information. Rules must be enforced. Promise to keep a secret. An older person sets boundaries. Determine when you’ll do it. Take notes for future reference. Do a good job. Taurus (April 20 - May 20) - Today is a 6 - Ease into a group situation. It could get awkward for a moment. Consider the consequences. Do the job carefully now, or do it over. Allow others to protect you. Build your egg’s nest one twig at a time. Gemini (May 21 - June 21) - Today is a 7 - Keep your money in your pocket, and don’t bring it out in public. Stick to basics on the home front. Respect your budget. Follow up intuitively with your intentions. Test everything. Don’t believe everything you read. Upgrade your image. Cancer (June 22 - July 22) - Today is a 9 - Share your dreams. Devise a plan, possibly including some delicious wandering. Stick within your budget. Avoid getting burned by too good of a deal. An older individual offers practical information. Consider carefully before proceeding. Get firm bids. Leo (July 23 - Aug. 22) - Today is a 9 Play by the rules to win big. Find a treasure in your own stuff. Work out financial details. If concerned or frightened, study and learn. Darkness evaporates under inspection with light. This is starting to feel nice. Virgo (Aug. 23 - Sept. 22) - Today is a 6 - There are lots of good ideas floating around. Don’t rush into anything. You have a lot going on. Count your blessings. Heed a friend’s warning to be frugal. Provide information. Handle practical matters early for a new understanding. Libra (Sept. 23 - Oct. 22) - Today is a 7 - Consider all possibilities, including consequences, before you accept a challenge. If emotions get low, just acknowledge that. A work trip can incorporate pleasure, even if it’s a challenging assignment. Don’t show work to a critical person, yet. Scorpio (Oct. 23 - Nov. 21) - Today is a 7 - Take advantage of difficult circumstances. Distance yourself from emotions in order to choose freely. Don’t interfere with another’s plan. Listen to all their considerations. Consider the ramifications. Make sure your choice is something you can live with. Sagittarius (Nov. 22 - Dec. 21) - Today is an 8 - Don’t offer to pay for everyone. Someone else contributes, much to your amazement. Your partner has practical input. Fix something (or replace it) at home. Consider all possibilities, and save funds for a rainy day. Capricorn (Dec. 22 - Jan. 19) Today is a 7 - Don’t overextend. Home is the best place. Avoid a cold or flu by resting and eating well. Investigate new options in your game. Friends offer good advice. Chaos could swirl. A teacher offers perspective. Aquarius (Jan. 20 - Feb. 18) - Today is an 8 - Take care of business. There’s a disagreement about priorities. Work out a better budget that includes something it was missing. Trust your imagination. Offer advice only if asked. Test your psychic impressions. Notice what’s blocking your path. Pisces (Feb. 19 - March 20) - Today is a 9 - Postpone a date or purchase. Consider lots of points of view. Don’t spend on games. Follow your intuition. Recent innovations work out well, with positive developments. Don’t brag about your good fortune.