THE NEWSPAPER OF SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY SINCE 1913 VOLUME 99, ISSUE 22
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2012
Brown signs student protection bills COUNTDOWN TO VOTER REGISTRATION DEADLINE:
19 DAYS First debate underplayed by candidates J. Hutton Marshall Managing Editor
go into effect until 90 days after approval, in order to give students a chance to prepare accordingly. Effective Jan. 1, AB 970 will require the UC and CSU to provide justification for a fee increase, information on how the allotted funds will be used, a description of what alternative options considered and the fee’s potential impacts on students. The bill requires students to be notified 30 days prior before it goes into effect. In addition, universities cannot
The first of three presidential debates will take place tonight at the University of Denver. With President Barack Obama’s lead in the presidential race growing in key swing states such as Ohio and Florida, this debate could potentially make or break Mitt Romney’s campaign. However, the Obama and Romney campaigns, and many of their key supporters, have downplayed the importance of this debate and conservatively lowered expectations. Vice-presidential candidate Paul Ryan (R) went on Fox News Sunday and spoke about the challenges of going up against Obama in a debate. “Look, President Obama is a very gifted speaker. The man has been on the national stage for many years ... He’s done these kinds of debates before,” Ryan said. “This is Mitt’s first time on this kind of a stage.”
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AB 1844 and SB 1349 were signed by Gov. Brown to protect social media users’ privacy from employers and universities
AB 970 gives UC and CSU students the opportunity to prepare for fee increases as well as receiving fee increase justification
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Ana Ceballos Assistant News Editor
California Gov. Jerry Brown announced the signing of two bills, which will limit potential employers and universities’ access to the profiles of social media users. “The Golden State is pioneering the social media revolution and these laws will protect all Californians from unwarranted invasions of their personal social media accounts,” Brown said in a prepared statement
after announcing his signature. Assembly Bill 1844, sponsored by Nora Campos, restricts employer access to employees’ and applicants’ social media passwords and usernames. It is also illegal for employers to fire or punish employees who refuse to divulge social media information. The bill does not impede employers to investigate workplace misconduct. A similar bill, Senate Bill 1349, sponsored by Leland Yee, protects students’ social media accounts from AB 1844 and SB 1349 continued on page 2
Stacey Oparnica Staff Writer
If students can’t avoid fee increases, at least they can now avoid the element of surprise. Compliant with Assembly Bill 970, the Working Families Student Fee Transparency and Accountability Act, which Gov. Jerry Brown signed on Sept. 27, a tuition increase for California State University and University of California students will not
Erotic uniforms objectify women athletes
Check out the review of SDSU’s production of Shakespeare’s classic “As You Like It.” Page 3.
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Madison Hopkins Contributor
Professional athletes are a prime example of impeccable physical fitness. We expect them to work
new association is exactly what it seems: professional female basketball players … in bikinis. The BBL is not to be confused with the W.N.B.A. This new league is completely autonomous
In addition to being disrespected, female athletes are now being gawked at as overly sexualized bimbos. When in fact, many women involved ... are actually highly skilled athletes ... hard, win games and, apparently do all of this half naked. This new stipulation isn’t required of all serious athletes — just those who happen to be women and want people to actually watch them play. The Bikini Basketball League recently announced it would soon create two California teams as a part of its national league. This
and mainly for entertainment purposes. Although many of the women involved consider themselves serious athletes with extensive sports backgrounds, the main focus of such leagues is the exploitation of sexuality rather than athletic skill. In an aggressive and maledominated sports community,
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it’s difficult for female athletes to be noticed, let alone respected as much as their male counterparts. In addition to being disrespected, female athletes are now being gawked at as overly sexualized bimbos. When in fact, many
women involved in these leagues are actually highly skilled athletes who take the game seriously. However, they do not receive this feeling in return. WOMEN ATHLETES continued on page 4
... it is clear this is not a typical interpretation of (his) classic comedy ...