10-11-2012

thursday, october 11, 2012 volume 99, issue 27

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NEWS

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Safe practices can be sexier Tijuana hosts event to change city’s image

campus

Terence Chin

national

Contributor

Two sexologists presented sex based workshops to San Diego State students focusing on happier and safer sex, how to play with sex toys and the truth about female orgasms in the Fowler Family Ballroom at SDSU’s Parma Payne Goodall Alumni Center.

On Tuesday, Love Campus Tour began its first Southern Californian college tour at SDSU. The Love Campus Tour’s guest speaker, Jill McDevitt, started the event with a presentation on how to have fun and safe sex. In McDevitt’s first workshop, students ranked the risks of different sexual activities; such as dry humping, kissing and oral sex. Students were also given the opportunity to learn how to safely put on a condom.

“You’re actually getting involved with the action rather than just looking at the Powerpoint and trying to remember it later in life,” sophomore Olivia Hill said.

“I learned that dry humping is less risky for getting a sexually transmitted disease than kissing is because there’s no mucus membranes involved.”

Sociologist and sex therapist Jennifer Gunsaullus, spoke about the different sex toys available, along with how to use them in erotic play. After the presentation, Gunsaullus said she hopes SDSU

Arturo Garcia Staff Writer

terence chin , staff writer

Aztecs play a game to learn safe sex practices during the Love Campus Tour in the Parma Payne Goodall Alumni Center. The event featured safe and sexy workshops.

students will take away something useful from her presentation.

“The more creative and playful you can be around sex, the more you’re present in the moment and the more fun you have,” Gunsaullus said.

Gunsaullus continued to explain the importance of sexual enjoyment.

“The more you enjoy and appreciate yourself, the more you can connect deeply with a partner which is one of the most beautiful things we can do as humans,” Gunsaullus said.

Love Campus Tour at SDSU concluded with a presentation from McDevitt about the female orgasm. This presentation focused on women who fake orgasms to “get it over with.” It explored two main reasons why women may

be unsatisfied with their orgasm, and how they can experience multiple orgasms.

Love Campus was founded more than a year and a half ago. Its mission is to promote safe sex on campus while focusing to educate young women, along with the kind of sex toy products that are safe for their bodies. In addition to everyone in attendance at the event, Love Campus provided SDSU students with a free gift bag filled with condoms, tickle pleasers, and massage oil candles to take home. Love Campus Tour’s next stop will be today at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

For more information on Love Campus, visit lovecampustour.com.

International and regional innovators will gather in Tijuana for a 10-day conference, which aims to improve the city’s image.

The events start today and ends on Oct. 21.

Tijuana Innovadora (Innovative Tijuana) will comprise keynote speakers, high-tech firm exhibits, workshops in fields such as health care, education, fashion design, wine tasting, and a 12-mile

San Diego has long believed it has been living with a toad called Tijuana...

Jose Galicot Behar President of Tijuana Innovadora bike tour around the city and a closing concert by the electronic group Nortec Collective.

“San Diego has long believed it has been living with a toad called Tijuana, but in reality Tijuana is a prince waiting to be discovered,” President of Tijuana Innovadora

Jose Galicot Behar told La Prensa San Diego in 2010. “In the midst (sic) of the deep financial crisis in the U.S. they would benefit from joining forces with Tijuana when it comes to medical services, cultural life, real state, creating a win-win situation for the region.”

Confirmed speakers include Co-founder of Apple Inc. Steve Wozniak, 2009 Nobel Prize winner Ada Yonath in chemistry, TOMS Shoes founder Blake Mycoskie and Wired Magazine editor in chief Chris Anderson.

Al Gore, Larry King and Twitter Co-founder Biz Stone were among the 2010 speakers drawing more than 700,000 attendees the first conference. The multi-elemental event is geared for young people, said media coordinator of Tijuana Innovadora Aida Garcia.

Ticket prices are $35-$45 per single event, but each conference includes several speeches, Garcia said. Some events, such as the conclusive concert, will be free.

“I’m convinced 99 percent of us living in Tijuana are honest, interesting, hard-working people,” Behar said. “It is only a small group that insists in terrorizing us.”

Sessions will be in English and Spanish simultaneously. For more information on event dates, visit the conference’s website Tijuana2012.com.

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Aspiring SDSU Students adapt to gas price spike lawyers get advice state

Hannah Beausang Contributor

campus

High gas prices have students driving less and slower so they conserve the gas they have in their tanks.

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Aspiring lawyers listen to a panel of law school representatives give advice on how to get into law school. The reps advised students to get high GPA’s and study hard.

Law school reps advise students on how to get in.

Stephanie Saccente Staff Writer

After holding a successful forum last year, the Department of Political Science and the College of Arts and Letters held a “Getting into Law School” panel Tuesday evening and welcomed three California law schools to inform prospective students about what it takes to get into law school. While San Diego

skill that must be applied to be successful,” a political science and hopeful law student, Greyson Kilmer said. “I believe it’s important to be well rounded in what classes you take before law school.”

The panelists noted prospective students don’t need to be political science majors in order to be admitted into law school. Law students have a wide variety of undergraduate degrees, including history, English and business. What a student decides to study at the undergraduate level is not a factor in determining acceptance.

“Having a variety of majors is something we want to see in our

I’ve heard a lot of advice from attorneys to do what you like, learn what you’re good at, get a great GPA, because your major doesn’t matter once you get to law school.

Janelle Alisuag Vice President of the SDSU Pre-Law Society

State doesn’t have an established pre-law major, SDSU provides aspiring law students other ways to prepare for law school.

Deans of admissions from University of California, Hastings College of the Law, Loyola Law School and University of San Diego School of Law hosted the panel.

Although each school’s application varies slightly, they all look for similar things when it comes to selecting students for their schools; effective writing skills and a good personal statement are two of the key components. According to the panelists, a well-written personal statement is a student’s way of differentiating themselves from other applicants. Many law schools don’t offer an interview in the application process. Thus, an applicant’s personal statement is the way to stand out.

“I think that, in preparation to go to law school, the most important classes would be a combination of rhetoric and writing classes as writing essays are an important

classrooms,” Associate Director of Admissions at UC Hastings College of Law Bryan Zerbe said.

Jannell Roberts, the assistant dean of admissions at Loyola Law School, says although law schools do accept a variety of majors, students should still plan on taking rigorous classes during their sophomore, junior and senior years of undergraduate education in order to show deans of admissions they worked hard and challenged themselves.

“I’ve heard a lot of advice from attorneys to do what you like, learn what you’re good at, get a great GPA, because your major doesn’t matter once you get to law school,” Vice President of the SDSU Pre-Law Society and business marketing major Janelle Alisuag said. “That’s when I decided to go to SDSU. I heard that SDSU had a great business program, and I always had a talent for marketing.”

Last saturday, gas prices hit a record high of $4.667 a gallon for regular unleaded fuel, according to AAA’s Daily Fuel Gauge Report. NBC 7 San Diego reports gas spiked to more than $5 per gallon at some local pumps.

According to studies by San Diego State Commuter Resources, more than 85 percent of SDSU students live off campus. Commuter students are frustrated with the increase in gas prices. While the campus is easily accessible by public transportation, some students think public transportation can take more time than driving to school.

Information systems major, Mike Sorenson is concerned about gas prices.

“They’ve actually decreased the amount of activities we can do on a day-to-day basis or even on a week-to-week basis,” Sorenson said. “You really have to plan your weekends now.”

Students surveyed around campus reported driving is almost out of their price range and are relying on carpooling, walking or taking public transportation.

Other surveyed students who continue to drive said they are making an effort to change their driving habits. In attempts to save money, some students are trying to drive slower and turn off their air conditioning.

which produces less pollution than the winter blends.

Political science lecturer J.T. Smith shared his opinion on the current state of gas prices.

“I think the supply issue will work itself out,” Smith said. “I doubt they will come down to what they were before they spiked because my experience is when gas spikes, it comes back down but never below the level that it

Students surveyed around campus reported driving is almost out of their price range and are relying on carpooling, walking or taking public transportation.

The price increase is slowing, but gas prices remain high.

Experts blame the spike on issues with refineries and pipelines as well as a power failure at a large Exxon Mobil Corp. refinery located in Southern California.

Another contributing factor is the production of what refineries call a “summer blend” of gas. People are known to drive more in the summer months, so refineries produce a different grade of gas,

began the spike at.”

Gas blends typically switch on Oct. 31, however Gov. Jerry Brown ordered refineries to start production of the winter blend ahead of schedule in order to combat high gas prices, according to California Air Resources Board. Gas prices are expected to fall as the winter blend hits the pumps in the upcoming weeks.

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Name: Christoper Stone (3711) Title: Staff Writer Prediction: Boise State, Wyoming, SDSU, Hawai’i, Nevada Quotable: “If any team can come back from 0-2 in a series, it’s the A’s, not the Giants. #respectOAKLAND.” Twitter: @cstone948 Name: Ryan Schuler(35-13) Title: Sports Editor Prediction: Boise State, Air Force, SDSU, New Mexico, Nevada Quotable: “October really is the best month of the year.

Football is in full swing and there’s nothing better than the Major League Baseball playoffs.”

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Getting to know the Rams football

Ryan Schuler Sports Editor

The San Diego State football team will take on Colorado State University at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday at Aztec Warrior Stadium (Qualcomm Stadium). The Aztecs are 3-3 overall and 1-1 in conference play after defeating the University of Hawai’i 52-14 this past weekend.

Conversely, CSU is riding a fivegame losing streak. The Daily Aztec’s Ryan Schuler caught up with Cris Tiller, the sports editor of the Rocky Mountain Collegian, CSU’s daily student newspaper, to talk Rams football.

Ryan Schuler: What is the morale of the team like after five consecutive losses?

Cris Tiller: I would say the morale of the team is fairly high, considering the past five games and really, the past three seasons in general. New head coach Jim McElwain has remained insistent that changing the tone of a program is a process and he believes CSU is doing it the right way. With that being said, they are definitely sick of losing games, especially long streaks, which have become the norm since the team’s last bowl appearance in 2008.

RS: Are there any serious injuries on the CSU team that could affect the game?

CT: The most serious injury this year was to starting quarterback Garrett Grayson, who broke his collarbone against Air Force two weeks ago. Fifth year senior M.J. McPeek took over for Grayson in that game, his first appearance in college football, so he is relatively inexperienced in actual games.

RS: What is Coach McElwain’s biggest concern heading into Saturday’s game?

CT: McElwain always talks about teams that have experienced quarterbacks who are proven winners. San Diego State’s explosive offense poses a serious threat under Ryan Katz, which has definitely caught McElwain’s attention.

One thing about McElwain is he believes it’s what his team does or doesn’t do on the field that determines the outcome more so than what the other team does. His biggest concern really is making sure his team takes care of their assignments and plays sound, detailoriented football.

RS: Who are some CSU players to look out for on Saturday?

CT: Defensively, CSU has flashed signs of being a relatively strong unit and its biggest strength is in the linebacker group. The most talented and sound defender is linebacker Shaquil Barrett. Barrett is a rare blend of size and speed, who can get after the quarterback, but shows up in run support. Offensively, CSU has weapons, but the entire unit

has struggled to find rhythm and consistency. Running back Chris Nwoke has battled ankle problems since fall camp and has yet to break out like he did last season, but he remains a potential game changer if CSU’s offensive line starts to block more consistently. Wide receiver Lou Greenwood provides a vertical threat for the offense with a knack for catching long touchdown passes.

RS: CSU has lacked a running game this season. Was this expected? Why do you think that is?

CT: CSU’s struggles to run the ball consistently is probably the biggest surprise of the season. With Nwoke returning and an experienced offensive line led by center Weston Richburg, most figured the run game would be the staple of this offense. This has not been the case for a few reasons. First, the offensive line does not dominate the line of scrimmage to give the backs the kind of blocking they need to wear down a defense. Secondly, the running backs have been banged up. Nwoke left the Colorado game with a tweaked ankle, freshman running back Donnell Alexander suffered from the same, limiting his action. CSU has been forced to go to emergency back Joe Brown on occasion, who typically plays the H-back position. Lastly, CSU puts themselves in third-and-long situations taking the run game away as an option. Penalties and negative plays have hindered the offense.

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Aztecs-Rams breakdown SDSU versus UCLA football

The Daily Aztec breaks down Saturday’s matchup between San Diego State and Colorado State.

Logan Burns Contributor

Offense

Aztecs: The Aztecs’ offensive arsenal fired on all cylinders Saturday in an astounding home win against the University of Hawai’i. The running game, impressive as always, was led by senior quarterback Ryan Katz, who finished the night with three rushing touchdowns to go along with 190 yards passing and two touchdowns. The Aztecs depend mostly on their offense to put points on the board and on Saturday the passing and running attacks combined to put up 52 points against Hawai’i.

Rams: The Rams hosted a highly talented Fresno State Bulldogs team, which saw quarterback Derek Carr throw for 217 yards and four touchdowns. The Rams continue to struggle on offense, boasting the 91st overall offense in the country according to ESPN, with a scoring average of 16 points per game. They face the Aztecs coming off a 7-point offensive performance, tying their season low.

Edge: Aztecs

Defense

Aztecs: Both defenses are pretty even, with both depending on offense to win games. However, the solid play of the Aztec defense held the mediocre offense of Hawai’i to 14 points-a silver lining in the Aztecs defensive struggles this season.

They’re facing a passing attack averaging 228 yards per game, but look for senior defensive back Leon McFadden and others to keep SDSU’s momentum going at home.

Rams: The Rams have the 85th overall defense in the nation according to USA Today, but held the powerful Fresno State offense to only 28 points on Saturday.

Opponents tend to gain most yards on the ground, but the Rams do surprisingly well against the passing game. If the Rams limit SDSU’s running game, it could be a close contest.

Edge: Tied

Special teams

Aztecs: Struggles continue for the Aztecs on special teams, as they still tend to give up 15-plus yard punt returns and 30-plus yard kickoff returns. Giving up large returns

shift momentum to the Aztecs’ opponents.

Rams: The Rams have a solid special teams unit this year, with one of its only errors coming last year in a blocked punt by Fresno State.

Look for the Rams special teams to contain the Aztecs return game to minimal yardage. Rams kicker Jared Roberts is 5-for-6 on field goals this season compared to SDSU’s Chance Marden, who has only made 3 of 6 attempts this season.

Edge: Rams

Coaching

Aztecs: Head coach Rocky Long is following up a tremendous 2011 season with another solid start this year. Although the 3-3 start is probably not what Long expected, the Aztecs seem to be establishing their offensive scheme and after Saturday, they look to be a definite threat in the Mountain West.

Rams: Jim McElwain is in his first season as head coach of Colorado State after a stint as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for the Alabama Crimson Tide.

While the Rams have had a shaky start, McElwain promises to bring a winning experience to the program for many years.

Edge: Aztecs Prediction Aztecs 38, Rams 21

men’s soccer

Alex Riggins Contributor

Forwards

Aztecs: San Diego State’s forwards have had little impact this season.

Junior Jordan Ongaro has six goals, but half came during a 9-0 route of North Florida. Senior Ata Ozbay has started all 11 games, but has yet to find the back of the net.

Bruins: Fernando Monge has four goals for UCLA and is especially dangerous in the air. The Aztecs’ first priority on every set piece must be to mark Monge. Reed Williams has three goals and three assists.

Edge: Bruins

Midfielders

Aztecs: Junior Blake Wise has tallied four assists and two goals, both on long strikes from well outside of the 18-yard box. This unit is best when the Aztecs link short, quick passes and run a narrow attack. SDSU’s biggest weakness is its lack of size to win headers.

Bruins: The four starters in the midfield have accounted for 16 assists and five goals. Seniors Ryan Hollingshead and Evan Raynr, who are both dangerous on the attack and skilled dribblers, lead this group.

Edge: Even

Defenders

Aztecs: SDSU seems to commit one or two costly mistakes per game. In Friday’s game against the University of Washington, SDSU only allowed eight shots compared to the 22 the Aztecs

took. But they did let a Washington forward slip by unmarked for an easy goal. The Aztecs’ organization often breaks down late in games.

Bruins: The UCLA defense is stout, having given up just 11 goals in 12 games. It will provide a tough test for the SDSU attack.

Edge: Bruins

Goalkeepers

Aztecs: Both junior Blake Hylen and sophomore Tim Peitsch have seen time in net, although Hylen normally starts.

He has been the more impressive of the two, regularly making tough, acrobatic saves.

Bruins: UCLA keeper Earl Edwards plays well when healthy. In eight games, he had 32 saves and seven goals allowed. His defense keeps him from being tested often.

Edge: Aztecs

Intangibles

Aztecs: There should be a certain excitement in the air on Friday night ahead of the basketball team’s Madness on the Mesa that will start two hours after this game kicks off.

The event should give attendance and crowd noise a boost in the Aztecs’ favor.

Bruins: UCLA drew 1-1 with UC Santa Barbara earlier this year in front of more than 7,500 fans, so the crowd won’t intimidate them. Coming off its first conference loss to Washington on Monday, UCLA looks a bit more vulnerable.

Edge: Aztecs Prediction: Bruins 2, Aztecs 1

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Thursday October 11, 2012 The Daily Aztec

Conversation can make or break it

Dating etiquette: What not to do on the first date Andrea Ciardiello Staff Writer

Let’s face it, we’ve all had our share of horror date stories.

Whether you’re a seasoned dater or only experienced a couple of dates, everyone feels the pressure of first-date jitters. Often times it can be easy to let nerves get in the way. Luckily, keeping these tips in mind can help guide daters toward a successful second date.

1. Don’t Text

The topics chosen to talk about on the first date can either impress your date or scare them away.

Jaimie K. Wilde Staff Writer

Dates are a cautious dance of words. Making a good impression is no easy task. It is important to carefully consider what you reveal about yourself. Trust is earned with time and unless you’re going out with a best friend, your date doesn’t need to know every dirty little secret just yet. Besides, a little mystery is always attractive.

On the first date, small talk is the usual protocol. Discover what you have in common through talking about your daily life, hobbies and interests. If the person is second date material, the words should flow easily. First

dates are inevitably awkward, but when you’re with someone who has potential, the awkwardness is laughable, not stifling.

Keep in mind some topics should stay out of the conversation completely, including exes, sex, fetishes, secrets, self-esteem issues, socioeconomic status, religion, politics, anything controversial and anything too depressing.

Basically, you want to avoid anything that would provoke discomfort or awkwardness. As a disclaimer, it’s more important to be yourself. If any of those topics are so integral to your selfimage that you would feel fake not mentioning them then, by all means, cut to the chase. Perhaps your date will admire your

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conviction and directness.

Another important rule is to listen more than talk. You want to be confident but not self-absorbed and you want to take a genuine interest in the person you’re with.

Ask a lot of questions, use a lot of humor and show the best parts of yourself. In later dates, you can delve into more sensitive issues when the time is right and when your date has earned your trust.

It is also important to remember, while making a good first impression is important, there is plenty of room for mistakes. Take a page from Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice” and a lesson from Mr. Darcy, who proves (at least in fiction) redemption is always possible.

Seriously, this is a big one. When someone has taken time out of their day, the worst thing to do to someone is pay more attention to your phone than your date.

Granted, there are instances when answering a call or text might be necessary, but if you’re really hoping on making a good impression avoid this at all costs.

2. Don’t Get Drunk

4. Don’t Assume Your Date Will Foot The Bill As much as I love when a date volunteers to pay for my meal, movie ticket, etc, realistically, it can become a pretty expensive responsibility for one person. Try volunteering to pay half or pay for the first round of drinks. Most dates will appreciate the gesture.

5. Be Yourself I cannot stress this enough. When it comes to dating, there are plenty of “don’ts” but the best “do” is to be yourself. Don’t try to be who you think your date wants you to be, because this can lead into dangerous territory. It’s exhausting to keep up with a created persona on the first date and the lies following. Embrace who you are, what you’re about and your date will pick up on the confidence that comes with staying true to yourself. Trust me, it can be the most attractive trait.

Sure, drinking on a date can make you feel more confident, but it can be easy to overdo it. Completely abstaining from drinking on a date is pretty drastic, but a good rule of thumb to follow: stick to two drinks maximum.

3. Avoid Serious Topics Dates are supposed to be fun, so keep the conversation lighthearted and geared toward common interests. Try to avoid discussing politics, religion or even worse, exes.

The good and the ugly of dating a co-worker Michele Pluss Staff Writer

When you work full time and go to school full time, you’ll quickly begin to notice one thing—it leaves depressingly little time for the scraps of a social life to which you desperately cling. If you’re not already in a committed, longterm relationship with someone (conveniently built into your hectic schedule) you face the daunting dilemma of dating as well.

As time goes on, especially with the approaching holidays, you begin to notice a strange phenomena. You suddenly realize how attractive that Information Technology guy you’d never really paid attention to at the office is. Before you know it, you’re dressing cuter than you normally do and finding unusual computer problems that require him to stop

by your desk more frequently than ever before.

Then you two begin dating, it’s wonderful. I mean, it’s as close to perfect as you could imagine. For starters, you see him eight hours a day, five days a week. Given your crazy schedule, that’s more than you see your best friend.

Neither of you wants to deal with the drama of the entire office knowing you two are an item, so you keep it hush-hush and try to fly beneath the radar. And nothing is more thrilling than forbidden love.

The main downfall, however, with dating someone you work with is you’re dating someone you work with. If it doesn’t work out, you’re stuck with a sulking co-worker eight hours a day, five days a week—and now you’ll have to find someone else to fix your computer.

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Dating in the workplace can be fun at times, but be careful, because if you two break-up you most likely have to see them everyday.

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You’ve Had Your First Date…Now What?

Tara Kistler Contributor

After you get home from a first date with someone you’re totally into and you stop smiling and thinking about all the lame jokes you cracked, you think “Now what?” Do you call him, does he call you; or should you text? When are you going to see each other next? Movies, such as “He’s Just Not That Into You,” tell us there is a “three day rule” to call the other person back, but this doesn’t seem to apply today, at least not at San Diego State.

Students ranging from freshmen to seniors have heard of this three day rule but Junior Weston Stutz says, “If this girl is special, then you won’t play those games with her.”

Guys: If you’re planning on playing games, you’re making a huge mistake. While your buddies might say you have “game,” they are forgetting the girl may not have given her number out to only you.

Maybe some other guy who isn’t worried about playing hard to get will ask her out before leaving you

out to dry…alone.

Some girls such as sophomore Jill Wirt suggests guys send a text goodnight then wait a few days before asking your date out again.

However, one thing is for certain: If the date goes well, “girls should be affirmed that the feelings are mutual,” said junior Allie Sherrod.

And if you’re worried about making an awkward phone call, junior Max Rooney suggests to, “text her later that night and say you had a great time.”

Girls: Chivalry isn’t all lost. If the date was as good as you thought it would be, chances are he thinks so too. Freshman Connor Shellito thinks it’s best to wait a day or so in order to prevent coming off as desperate.

“But if it was a great date and you know that you connected, I think it’s OK to contact sooner,” Shellito said.

Guys want to feel needed and in control, so if a guy wants to talk to you, he will. Let yourself be pursued before giving your number to that guy in your chemistry class who’s been eyeing you all semester.

Do you expect a kiss on the first date?

When is the appropriate time to contact someone after a date?

Ways to get out of a terrible date Ana Ceballos Assistant News Editor

Oh, dates. They’re great, aren’t they? At least for ladies, date night means a cute guy who is interested enough in you will splurge on you with dinner, ice cream or a boba tea. Not only will he spoil you, but there will also be a storm of compliments about how pretty you are. Unfortunately, not all dates are like that. Some are meant to perish along like a mysterious warm section in a pool. Here are different scenarios on how to get out of abominable dates.

1. The crowded room date

All data was taken from a survey conducted on The Daily Aztec’s Facebook page.

You are trapped in a crowded place with a creeper rather than prince charming. Do not fear, this is an easy escape. Whether you are at a concert, fair, festival or the crowded food court at the mall, tell your date politely you need to go to the restroom and do not return.

2. Romantic table for two So everything looks great, you sit down at a romantic table for two

and once the conversation starts, your date brings up a porcelain doll collection. If you have a smartphone, get the Fake-Call Me app ready. Answer the fake call and act as if your fake sister just went into labor.

3. Dinner and a movie This is a tough one, but it’s still doable. This technique is similar to a dine-and-dash. Try to stay for the entire meal and be polite so your date won’t suspect you’re just with him for the free food. (If you’re not the one paying, that is.) After dinner there are two options. Option A: thank your date for the dinner and make up an excuse. Option B: If your date was a real punk, let them pay and then ditch them by using the bathroom excuse.

4. Hiking date You are hiking. Need I say more?

Just run!

Side note: Only use these in case of emergencies. People do have the right to date no matter how creepy and freaky they might be.

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The Daily Aztec editors share their worst date experiences

Edward Henderson Features Editor

Senior prom: The night mainstream media portrays as the best of an adolescent’s dating life.

Unfortunately for me, perception and reality took separate limos to the event.

I had a lovely date for the evening.

We didn’t know each other well, but she was cute. That was more than enough for a hopeless teenage romantic like me.

Finally, the epic day had arrived.

Ana Ceballos Assistant News Editor

I remember it like it was yesterday, it was a Tuesday and I had no plans.

This guy, who I will call Bob, insisted on “hanging out” so I gave him a chance. I invited him to my apartment to watch a movie.

Two hours later, Bob knocked on the door and the first thing he said to me was, “Lets do something spontaneous.” I looked back at the

Standing outside her residence hall (our high school was a boarding school), I pictured her descending the stairs in slow motion to Sixpence None the Richer’s hit “Kiss Me” into my open arms. She looked amazing when she came outside, but she seemed taller than usual (a lot taller actually).

At that age, I hadn’t mastered the science of estimating how much taller a girl would be in heels on a formal date yet. She was three solid inches taller me. We looked like a poor man’s Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman standing next to each other.

The lack of formality between us only made the awkwardness worse.

She was silent most of the evening, only offering the obligatory “yes” and “no” short responses to all my attempts at conversation and we didn’t dance much.

When we made it back to campus, for some reason unbeknownst to me, I went in for a goodnight kiss.

Her neck snapped back quicker than a philosoraptor’s. The walk back to my residence hall was the longest of my high school career.

DVD sitting on the couch and felt sad for leaving it unwatched, but I ran to my room, grabbed my purse and was ready to go.

Bob took me to the trolley station, at 9 p.m. We got on the trolley, 40 awkward minutes passed by and aside from a nonexistent conversation, Bob refused to tell me where we were going.

We arrived at the last stop, on Fifth Avenue. and found a bar with a pool table. He got in even though he wasn’t 21, but I was. So I bought myself a martini as he waited to play pool. Bob loved small talk, but he was not good at it. It seemed like he was trying to play the bad guy card, which was even more annoying.

I finished my drink and the only joke he made was about me drinking an appletini. By 11 p.m. we had missed the last trolley and ended up having to take a cab, which I ended up paying for because Bob only had $10 on him. When the cab dropped me off, he asked for a kiss and I laughed. Even though the date was a nightmare, that last appletini was well-deserved.

good in his pictures.

After talking for a couple of weeks, we finally made plans to meet for dinner at one of my favorite local sushi restaurants.

Listen up my friends. The date is doomed to go down in flames from the beginning if you go into it with high expectations.

I felt my heart sink when I spotted him outside of the restaurant wearing high-water pants and a fedora planted on top of his Farrah Fawcett hairdo.

As if the awkward, crooked hug wasn’t enough, every attempt I made to start an intriguing conversation was thwarted by his one-word Paige Nelson simpleton answers.

Photo Editor After making some small talk I can say with 100 percent certainty about the weather, followed by more that there is nothing worse than silence, he asked me what my favorite color was. trying to escape a bad blind date.

Words cannot begin to describe A couple months ago, I became a casualty to the dating scene when I how agonizingly painful it was to sit agreed to go out with a seemingly there across the table from a stranger for an entire hour. His only redeeming normal guy I met online.

Every characteristic and quality was his superb taste in sushi.

I get nervous in uncomfortable achievement listed in his dating profile checked off on my list of situations, so I did what any girl standards, not to mention he looked would do and made a run for the

Antonio Zaragoza Editor in Chief

Years ago I was working at a clothing store at the mall. A very lovely, petite woman came into the shop.

She began asking for advice on some new outfits and wanted to know my opinion. She was sweet and wellmannered. I liked her instantly.

She wore little tennis shoes with her ensemble and dressed conservatively compared to most fashionably conscious young women these days. Her hair was pulled back

Ryan Schuler Sports Editor

As a born and raised San Diegan, I made sure to keep up with high school friends who attended college in the area. One night my freshman year of college, I was hanging out with old friends at a house party near the University of San Diego, where I met a lovely Southern girl from Louisiana named Sarah Mary (I’m not

and she wore very little makeup.

She left her number with a coworker to give me.

The phone call took all but 20 seconds. I called her, she said “hi” and asked me out. Yes, I didn’t even get the chance to ask her anything, so I guess it worked out in my favor.

When I went to pick her up, my heart stopped and the first thought to cross my mind was to run away as fast as I could. The cute, friendly, conservative woman, whom I met only hours earlier transformed into a scarier version of a Spice Girl. She wore bright pink heels, a very short skirt, a tubetop and a fuzzy pink vest.

Along with her pink eye shadow and glittered face, she had bleached her lovely brown hair platinum blonde and had added pink highlights.

I swallowed my pride and took her to eat sushi in what quickly became the shortest date I’ve ever had. After 33 minutes—yes I remember how long it was—I said I needed to take her back home because I had to work in the morning. She reluctantly agreed, popped open her phone and made other plans for the rest of the evening right in front of me.

kidding), who was a freshman at USD. I was attracted to her accent and her innocent smile, so I worked up the courage to ask her out.

What a mistake! We started off at dinner at a seafood restaurant in Coronado, which she didn’t enjoy because she said the seafood tasted weird compared to back home. Strike one.

Afterward, we headed to a Padres game because she said she had never been to a professional sports game. Apparently, she didn’t know the Padres played baseball because upon arriving, she announced she hated baseball.

What a joy the next three hours were. Strike two.

Mercifully, we headed for home. So much for a quiet girl from the South. When she wasn’t complaining about the night or how there were too many parties at USD (yeah right), she was chatting my ear off about Southern stuff I had no idea about. Strike three!

Dear Lord, I hope the South never rises again.

bathroom to call my friend for help.

She advised me to leave without saying a word and I almost did. It was solely my conscience that made me return to the table to pay for my part of the bill.

After dinner, we both said we would keep in touch, knowing fully well it would be the last time we spoke.

I never saw him again after that first blind date, but the scar he imprinted in my memory will stay with me forever.

J. Hutton Marshall Managing Editor

I went on a date with a die-hard Republican. It was 2008 in Dallas.

She was a thin, well-spoken blonde who went to a private, all-girls Catholic school. We had nothing in common, but she was cute and seemed interested in me. For my shallow, 18-year-old self, that was enough to go on.

I pulled up to her semi-barricaded mansion to pick her up. It was

one of those big, Victorian places where the front lawn is the size of a football field. I went inside and met her parents. Her dad tried to stare holes into my face and almost amputated my hand via handshake death grip.

As we drove off, she told me she nearly got arrested for being drunk in public the prior weekend, but her family friend, a U.S. Republican congressman, saved her from justice and drove

Tara Millspaugh News Editor

He was a wannabe bodybuilder.

His bicep was bigger than my thigh.

Despite his intimidating physique, I thought it was sweet he was getting his master’s degree in creative writing and poetry. Our first date was at his friend’s poetry reading.

I picked him up because he didn’t have a car. After we drove around and got lost for 15 minutes, we finally arrived at a house smelling of dead cat.

My date polished off four glasses of boxed wine. He and I exchanged a few words, but he found it much more engaging to talk to his buddies about rock music.

The night was winding down and there were only four of us left. The owner of the house, a handsome young poet, my date, and me…It was an awkward bunch.

My date was off talking to the host of the party as I struck up a conversation with the dashing young man who I wished I was on the date with instead. He offered to take me home and I would have taken him up on the offer if I hadn’t driven.

After two more glasses of wine, my date was finally ready to leave.

We drove home in silence. I pulled up in front of his apartment and said “bye”. He invited me upstairs and I respectfully declined.

The guy asked me for a kiss. As I said no, he pouted his lip, turned his head and begged for a kiss. I was tired and wanted to go home, so I gave him a quick kiss and drove away.

This is just one of my many bad date stories. her home. I Googled him later and found he had been rated by a Washington publication as the eighth most corrupt politician in Congress.

We went to the rooftop pool of a corporate building downtown where her friends were having some kind of barbecue. We drank Stella Artois a rare delicacy in my high school days and talked about what our parents did for a living. She and her friends told me about their previous night, where they drove around neighborhoods stealing “Obama For President” signs and throwing them away until they got caught by the cops and were forced to put them all back.

Afterward, we went back to her place and snuck in to the clubhouse, which doubled as a theater. Someone had shot some stuffed animals on the wall of the clubhouse. The night ended with us making out beneath a large, stuffed moose head, while we listened to the gunshots and explosions of “The Bourne Identity” playing on the giant screen nearby.

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The beauty of Balboa Park Elisse Miller Staff Writer

For those who thirst for knowledge, Balboa Park is the perfect date destination. With more than 15 museums covering topics including cars, science and culture, there’s plenty to do and see if your date is a total sports geek or an art history nerd.

Outside the museums, there are always other festivities. While walking the main promenade, you’re sure to be treated to live music, magicians or even Shakespeare performances. People,

and sometimes dog, watching is a must.

Every Sunday at 2 p.m., lovers can listen to one of the world’s biggest outdoor pipe organs perform at the Spreckels Organ Pavilion.

In addition, Balboa Park is stunningly beautiful.

Coupled with the blessing of San Diego weather, Balboa Park offers fantastic architecture and several gardens.

Be sure to visit the lily pond and the Botanical Building to get in touch with nature. When hunger strikes, you can snack at one of many cafes, sit down for a meal

from the award-winning Prado or pack a picnic lunch and get comfortable on a grassy field.

As a student, budget is always a consideration, but do not fret. Most of the museums offer special discounts for students and free admission to select museums for San Diego County residents every Tuesday.

On a side note, you might not want to tell your date about your wise, but frugal dating strategy.

San Diego offers a plethora of unique date spots, but none are as picturesque and varied as Balboa Park.

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A couple walks under the archways at Balboa Park. The park makes for a great date place for those who like museums and appreciate the arts.

Every date should be adventure packed fun Laura Nguyen Staff Writer

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If your date jumped off a cliff, would you?

Take a chance! You could soar 320 feet above the sparkling ocean water, picture-perfect golf course, lavish mansions and breathtaking coastline. This is all possible at the Torrey Pines Gliderport, where you and your date can either go paragliding or hang gliding.

Show off your adventurous side by taking a leap of faith. Feel the adrenaline rush and the wind in your hair. Embrace the opportunity to exchange “good luck/have fun/ please don’t die!” hugs and kisses before your flight, and make fun of each other’s faces at the end. It will be a truly unforgettable, priceless experience. Sorry if you had high expectations for later in the night— the exhilaration and excitement of

paragliding or hang gliding will be hard to beat.

If you and your date would like to express yourselves completely freely, hike to the clothing-optional Black’s Beach. If you’re not quite this comfortable, Torrey Pines State Beach is just a short drive away.

The beach, which extends as far as the eye can see, is perfect for a long walk, piggyback rides and sand angels. It’s fun to stroll past families under bright umbrellas and surfers killing the waves. Things get romantic when you hit the almostsecluded shores … just you, the ocean, the cliffs right behind and of course, your oh-so-lovely date.

No matter what you end up doing at a beautiful place like San Diego, just take a second and pretend your life is a movie. Go ahead. Splash around in the water, bury each other in the sand and watch the sunset.

Awkward dates make the best stories Donna P. Crilly Staff Writer

Many of us are destined to suffer the agony of an awkward date. If you’re like me, you’ve had several.

Despite what they (whoever “they” are) say about things getting better throughout time, I can assure you dealing with an awkward date does not. Awkward dates now and forever will be, well, awkward.

I know this from firsthand experience as well as from the testimony of many adolescents, young and middle-aged adults and even from seasoned Nanas and grandpappies. My grandma’s friend Lucy was just regaling me the other week about the time she went on a date with a man who played with his set of fake teeth the whole time.

They were sitting in a Red Lobster, bibbed and sipping soup. The waiter brought out the lobster legs but left the biscuits. Lucy was too shy to make the first move for the food, so she grabbed a lobster leg cracker, twirled it in her hand and waited.

A moment later, her date seized a thick and juicy piece of lobster leg, removed his false teeth, said something about trust and began cracking the lobster legs with his dentures. Poor Lucy was horrified.

I also know from the testimony of toddlers. I’ve babysat and chaperoned many an awkward baby date.

One time, I was watching my friend’s kid play in the sandbox with her little boyfriend. He had a denim jacket and was almost potty-trained.

In strolls a doe-eyed girl carrying a state of the art pail and shovel. She

had a red bow on her head, eyelashes for days and was fully potty-trained.

My friend’s kid never had a chance. I could tell the little boy felt awkward leaving his date for the girl with the pail and shovel, but it happened. Kids can be ruthless.

Now that I’m older, my awkward threshold still hasn’t subsided, but I’ve gained a little more perspective.

We’re supposed to go on awkward dates. It makes life just a little bit more hilarious.

So the next time you’re watching a really bad movie with a hot guy or girl, you’re holding hands and a pool of sweat is accumulating between you and your date’s palms because you both feel too awkward to let go, remember it’s only awkward for you so it can be hilarious to everyone else.

A little sandy fun goes a long way Ethan Orenstein Staff Writer

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A a girl annoyingly waits while her boyfriend talks on the phone. This can lead to an awkward situation for the girlfriend.

There are about one million reasons why the beach is the perfect combination of salty water, sand and sweet, sweet loving. The beach is just begging you to bring a date.

When it’s hot, the water feels refreshing, the sun feels warm and the clothes are minimal. When it’s cold, you can snuggle up and get cozy.

Whatever the weather, the beach allows the date planner the option

of choosing how romantic the date will be.

For the Romeos and Juliettes, take a stroll hand-in-hand along the water’s edge, while the sun sets. Unroll a blanket and listen to the waves crash as the stars come out overhead. Even if the date is unsuccessful, you can still say you enjoy long walks on the beach on your online dating profile.

For everyone else, get in the water.

Although you won’t be fined or arrested, going to the beach without at least touching the water is a crime.

It doesn’t matter what you do in the water. Whether you simply get tossed around by the waves or attempt to surf, both of you will be smiling.

When you’re worn out and need a little escape from the sun, there is a 92 percent chance there is a taco shop nearby with some decent fish tacos. Go there, share some chips and salsa and eat some tacos made out of the critters you were just swimming with.

Although conversation and charm are on you, the beach is the place to go.

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ELECTION

Thursday October 11, 2012 The Daily Aztec

Prop 31: Wrong solution for flawed government J. Hutton Marshall Managing Editor

One of the many things Californians will be voting on next month will be Proposition 31: “State budget. State and local government. Initiative constitutional amendment and statue.” The bill makes several changes to the way the California government operates by targeting local, state and government powers, as well as the way they interact with each other.

Here is an overview of how it will affect each level of government: • Currently, the California Legislature passes a new budget every year. Proposition 31 will lengthen the budget cycle to two years. Ideally, this would encourage state legislators to ignore the often short-term special interests for longterm state budgeting.

• It prohibits the state legislature from creating programs and creating expenditures that will cost more than $25 million, unless it determines revenues or spending cuts that will counterbalance them.

Adversely, it requires the Legislature to show how the spending would be balanced out if it reduces revenues (i.e. cut state taxes) by more than $25 million.

• The governor has the power to declare a state fiscal emergency.

When this occurs, the governor must call the Legislature into a special session and propose actions to resolve the emergency, then the Legislature has 45 days to respond. If the Legislature fails to respond, Proposition 31 gives the governor the power to cut

general fund spending as long as said spending isn’t required by the California Constitution or federal law. According to the Official Voter Information Guide, such spending includes “most school spending, debt service, pension contributions and some spending for health and social services programs.” The Legislature could override these reductions with a two-thirds majority vote.

• Proposition 31 also gives local governments a significantly large amount of power. First, $200 million in sales tax revenue that would normally go to the state will now go to fund locally created programs.

It also gives local governments more control of the property taxes allocated to them.

Second, local governments have the opportunity to alter state laws and programs to cater to their respective county. Local governments can revise the program or requirements of the law—or even create their own program or method of implementation—so long as the intended outcome aligns with the intentions of the state. This can be vetoed by the Legislature for 60 days, after the local government makes its proposal.

• Finally, Proposition 31 would require state government to dictate a certain amount of time each session to reviewing and evaluating public programs. During this time, it would not be allowed to pass bills except in special circumstances. The Proposition would also require the Legislature to release bill proposals to the public at least three days before voting on them.

Opinion: Proposition 31 has some amendments that have a good chance of making the government more efficient. The gubernatorial powers it grants would promote action in times of financial crisis.

It grants local governments much more autonomy, giving them the power to cater to the specific needs of their counties. Proposition 30 also holds the state legislature accountable for its actions by holding it to higher standards and increasing transparency. Forcing it to release bills to the public is a great idea.

However, there is an enormous amount of uncertainty attached to this bill. When a state passes a law or enacts a program, every single county can take it and turn it into something new, using state funds to do so.

This proposition not only defangs the state legislature, it pretty much neuters it. Local governments will have the opportunity to use depleted state funds to fund new, untested programs—the impacts of which, financial and otherwise, cannot be predicted.

However, what really turns me off from the bill is the enormous

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Billionaire Nicolas Berggruen was photographed last year with the Metropolis II art installation. Berggruen has donated more than $1.5 million to the “yes” on Prop 31 campaign.

burden it puts on the state legislature when it comes to cutting taxes and increasing funding for bills and state programs (second bullet point in the summary above). The intentions here are good: Hold the Legislature accountable and don’t let the state overborrow, burdening the state with debt.

In the recession that California is in, it is going to tack on some debt. It’s inevitable. Restricting the government’s ability to take on that debt will slow it down and make it difficult, if not impossible, for it to offer financial aid to local programs or taxpayers in need. It prevents

the Legislature from having true oversight of the state.

California is in bad shape and its government is far from being free of blame for that. It’s tempting to take risks to fix this by making drastic decisions. While I’m all for making changes to our often sluggish, inefficient government, this isn’t the change to make. Not only does it attempt to do too much at the same time, it has the potential to severely derail the checks and balances in the California government. Reform is vital, but this sweeping measure is the wrong way to go about it.

Vote no on Proposition 31.

OPINION

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Bullies’ victims become heroes by standing up

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remember in fifth grade when the so-called popular girls were brutally mean to me. I spent my entire recess in the corner of the playground crying alone. I couldn’t tell you now what they said to make me feel so low, but I still remember how they made me feel. The way this continues to impact me today tells me something about myself and who I was back then. It didn’t drive me to hurt myself or someone else, but I understand how consistent bullying can mentally harm a person—even a child.

Bullying is a serious problem.

Although it isn’t a new issue in our society, it’s getting more publicity in the news now than ever before. New laws are being created to combat bullying; sports rules are even changing to make children feel equal.

However, the most effective factor in the fight against bullying isn’t the news stories of children and teens who bring guns to school or who commit suicide. It’s the people, young and old, who stand against bullying and make a difference.

Last week, an online video response from Wisconsin news

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anchor Jennifer Livingston went viral. Livingston was attacked in an email by a man named Kenneth Krause who wrote, “Surely you don’t consider yourself a suitable example for this community’s young people, girls in particular.”

Livingston read the entire email on camera and then gave her amazing, heartfelt response.

“To the person who wrote me that letter: Do you think I don’t know that? That your cruel words are pointing out something that I don’t see,” Livingston said. “So you know nothing about me but what you see on the outside. And I am much more than a number on the scale.” She also pointed out the words Krause wrote in his email which could be detrimental to kids whose parents might say the same thing about their weight.

“If you are at home and talking about the fat news lady, guess what? Your children are probably going to go to school and call someone fat,” Livingston said.

Livingston is a great example

of standing against harsh words, but she is an adult and a news personality with more composure and influence than the average victim. Kids around the world are receiving the same sort of bullying from their peers.

The young people who stand against it are the real heroes.

In September, Whitney Kropp of West Branch, Mich. was jokingly voted representative of the sophomore homecoming court at her high school.

Knowing she was an outcast, the students thought it would be funny to vote for Kropp and then tell her it was just a prank.

She did not see the humor in it.

“I’m like, ‘Wow, I feel like trash.’ I feel like I’m a little thing that no one really cares about,” Kropp told CNN. She said she even considered committing suicide. Thanks to support from family and friends, she instead opted to stand against the pranksters and attend her homecoming dance with pride.

Local businesses donated a dress, shoes and a new hairdo to support the girl’s decision to play along with her peer’s joke. She and her boyfriend attended the

dance on Oct. 5, as planned.

Bullying is just a coping mechanism. In my experience, kids who were bullied often turned into bullies themselves. It is just a way of making the bully feel better about him or herself.

It can turn into a cycle and some kids end up taking their own lives, or the lives of others, because of it.

That’s why kids who stand against bullying are the ones who make a real difference.

They are the ones showing

The most effective factor in the fight against bullying ... [is] people ... who stand .... and make a difference.

victims around the world there is a way to make it stop and it’s not worth hurting yourself or others.

Musician Taylor Swift was inadvertently made a part of a large-scale bullying scheme when she offered a concert and

Throwback Thursday: Reagan’s reelection

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ast week, The Daily Aztec looked at its coverage of the 2000 election between Al Gore and George W. Bush for Throwback Thursday. This week it will cover the 1984 election when President Ronald Reagan campaigned for his second term against Democratic challenger Walter Mondale.

The day before the election The Daily Aztec ran an editorial supporting the need for an alternative to four more years of Reagan stating,

Leonardo Castaneda Opinion Editor

“Whether perfect or not, Mondale is that alternative.”

A cartoon published the same day suggested the dissatisfied minority could derail Reagan’s reelection hopes.

Mondale was running an uphill battle late in the campaign, but still received The

who supported Reagan.

The Daily Aztec also featured three other columns about the elections, including one in support of the president.

“America’s youth made its decision last night and will have to live by it—or die for it.”

grants for music through an online school contest. Pranksters thought it would be funny to vote for Horace Mann School for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.

The school was subsequently disqualified because of the fake votes. Swift, in an effort to make her own stand against the bullies, donated tickets for her next local concert to every student in the K-12 school and partnered with sponsors to donate $50,000. VH1’s Save the Music program also donated $10,000 in musical instruments to the school.

Media focus on bullying may assist in the fight against it. However, the brave souls who take a stand and don’t let becoming a victim get them down, are the ones making the real difference. No child, teen or adult deserves to be pushed around or made to feel less than they are. There are many anti-bullying organizations throughout the country that are great places to start your own fight against bullying, but the real heroes are those who take action on their own. I commend you.

Go to our website, the dailyaztec. com, for more indepth analysis of the coming elections.

Daily Aztec’s endorsement.

The newspaper also ran several editorials critical of both parties. Echoing the women’s rights battle surfacing in the current elections Tracy Dell’Angela criticized women

Reagan went on to win a landslide victory against Mondale. The following day The Daily Aztec ran a bitter editorial about the possible consequences of this decision. It ended saying,

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ENTERTAINMENT

Thursday October 11, 2012 The Daily Aztec

Globe’s latest production full of ‘Good People’

all the world’s a stage

actors move on a set both abstract and realistic. The bottom of the stage includes many photos of small shops, which automatically gives

David Dixon Senior Staff Writer

The current show at the Old Globe’s Sheryl and Harvey White Theatre is called “Good People,” but the title “Complicated People” would make more sense. The characters are not always on their best behavior, and they can switch from cruel to nice in a matter of seconds.

In South Boston’s Lower End, Margaret (Eva Kaminsky), a single mother of an intellectually disabled young woman, gets fired from her job at a dollar store after being consistently late to work as a result of day care issues. Looking for a new job, Margaret decides to reacquaint herself with an old high school boyfriend, Mike (R. Ward Duffy).

While Mike grew up in the same tough environment as Margaret, he is now a big shot fertility doctor with an attractive AfricanAmerican wife named Kate (Nedra McClyde) and a daughter. Mike seems happy, but disturbed to see Margaret, and the tension between the two continues throughout the rest of the play.

Playwright David LindsayAbaire’s (“Rabbit Hole”), dialogue is veritable to real-life relationships. The way in which the six actors talk to each other is unbelievably detailed and specific.

This is evident in scenes when Margaret hangs out with her close friend, Jean (Carol Halstead) and

“Good People” is a powerful drama with a lot to say about class, luck, and the passing of time.

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Eva Kaminsky stars as Margaret in The Old Globe’s production of David Lindsay-Abaire’s complicated, yet great play “Good People.”

Kaminsky is flanked by Margaret’s former boyfriend David (R. Ward Duffy, right) and his current wife, Kate (Nedra McClyde, left).

landlord Dottie (Robin Pearson Rose). During their conversations, the three share small talk and gossip that doesn’t necessarily move the story forward, but gives the production a realistic edge.

The book also happens to include a lot of quirky comedy, which sometimes is appropriately awkward and at other moments hysterically funny. Margaret and Mike tend to use humor as a way to

escape their serious problems.

The cast appears to fulfill their roles rather then act them out. Close your eyes and you would swear you were sitting in the heart of Boston.

Kaminsky is stellar as Margaret, a working-class broad from Southie who tries to be the best she can, but feels she was not dealt the best hand in life. When faced with bad news on several occasions, Margaret spirals out of control

and goes on intense rants. She counters threat behavior by being thoughtful and considerate to the best of her ability.

Duffy leaves a lasting impression as Mike, whose affable public persona is hiding some big secrets.

A George Clooney look-alike, Duffy rises to the difficult task of depicting someone whose cool confidence is a dangerous facade.

Director Paul Mullins has the

“Good People” a city feeling. The scenery from Michael Schweikardt is truthful in the way it portrays an apartment, doctor’s office or an upscale home.

“Good People” is a powerful drama with a lot to say about class, luck and the passing of time.

Margaret may not be perfect, but she quickly earns sympathy and understanding.

Tickets and information about “Good People” can be found at theoldglobe.org.

REVIEW PLAY: good people Director: paul mullins RUNS: Sept. 29 - oct. 28

ENTERTAINMENT

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Though not a shoe-in, ‘Argo’ aims for Oscar as American diplomats attempt to shred all sensitive documents before protesters storm the gates.

The volatile political situation in the streets turns the city of Tehran into a single antagonist with thousands of blurred faces erupting after decades of American interference. These faces eventually engulf the embassy in one of the most frightening sieges ever filmed.

However, six

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them several misplaced winking nods about Hollywood (Writers Guild jokes, anyone?) that add levity to a film that doesn’t need it. Whether Affleck intended to show each step in the filmmaking process as a parallel to the decision-making process of government agencies is unclear.

However, the film’s momentum slows the longer he diverts attention away from the American diplomats.

Once the film commits to being

a thriller and not a Hollywood commentary, “Argo” becomes the Oscar-worthy film it’s reaching for. In an act of cinematic wish fulfillment, several characters in “Argo” receive awards during a private ceremony.

With Oscar nominations a few months away, Affleck will have to wait to see if life imitates art.

Once the film commits to being a thriller and not a Hollywood commentary, “Argo” becomes the Oscar-worthy film it’s reaching for.

Ben Affleck stars as CIA agent Tony Mendez in his latest film, “Argo.” He is accompanied by a cast including Bryan Cranston, Alan Arkin and John Goodman.

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Andrew Younger Assistant Entertainment Editor

Director Ben Affleck’s Oscarbaiting new film “Argo” combines period piece prestige with displays of self-congratulatory Hollywood mythologizing. In other words, the only way Affleck could court the Academy any further would be to change the title of his film to “For Your Consideration.” Thankfully, “Argo” remains a smart and capable political thriller amidst the award season shakedown.

“Based on a declassified story” according to its trailer, “Argo” storyboards the history of American’s meddling in Iran beginning with the

CIA overthrow of democraticallyelected Mohammad Mossadegh in favor of U.S.-friendly dictator Shah Pahlavi. The blowback from the events of this government-sanctioned coup d’etat drives “Argo” and introduces a level of moral ambiguity for CIA operative and hero Tony Mendez (Affleck), elevating the film above standard genre fare. This ambiguity extends to the film itself as Affleck intercuts newsreel footage with veritestyle reenactments, which straddles the line between documentary and construct while introducing media as the dominant motif.

After the U.S. refuses to extradite the Shah back to Iran following the Iranian Revolution, student protesters surround the U.S. Embassy in Tehran.

The chorus of chants grows louder

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Rating: Americans manage to escape and take refuge at the home of Canadian diplomat Ken Taylor (Victor Garber).

Between Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps painstakingly reassembling the shredded photos of the six missing diplomats and the protesters’ distrust of anyone who looks American, the refugees have no means of escape.

Enter Tony, who hatches an elaborate extraction plan where he poses as a Canadian film producer scouting locations for a sci-fi film with the six Americans acting as his crew. Tony sets up a shell production company with Hollywood veterans Lester Siegel (Alan Arkin) and John Chambers (John Goodman) to validate the fake movie. While Arkin and Goodman are a welcome addition to any film, “Argo” feeds

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The plot of the film involves Tony Mendez (Ben Affleck) devising a scheme to rescue Americans trapped in Iran. The film, unlike Affleck’s other work, has nothing to do with Boston.

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‘Seven Psychopaths’ is all kinds of crazy pass the popcorn

Because this is ‘date night,’ what’s your favorite romantic movie?

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“Seven Psychopaths’” writer and director Martin McDonagh recently walked the red carpet at the San Diego Film Festival, promoting his latest production amidst the exhilarating support of his many followers. McDonagh is most notably known for also writing and directing a similar dark comedy, “In Bruges,” with returning actor Colin Farrell.

During a lightning-fast interview at the SDFF, McDonagh was caught in a sea of redundant questions from press. I thought it would be fun to test his sense of humor, so I asked him, “Do you feel any friendly competition between your brother, who wrote ‘The Guard?’” Laughing, he responded, “No, no, I know I’m the best, so there’s no competition.”

McDonagh’s response, though certainly good-natured, reflected his brilliant work.

Farrell, who we often see in films portraying a variety of

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While the film stars Colin Farrell in an unusually understated role, Woody Harrelson and Christopher Walken turn in wonderfully unhinged performances. The film opens Oct. 12.

writer’s block while trying to cook up a script containing seven of the craziest characters he can. Marty’s best friend, Billy, played by Sam Rockwell, is eager to collaborate on a script, but with a few twists and turns of his own. He puts an ad in the paper with Marty’s phone number and requests selfproclaimed psychopaths to call and share their stories. As a side project, Billy takes part in a real dog-napping scheme, alongside

“Seven Psychopaths” is more comedic than dark. It definitely doesn’t fall short of action and keeps the audience constantly laughing.

antagonists, is surprisingly the “normal” guy in this film. Farrell plays Marty, an Irish scriptwriter living in L.A. with a definite drinking problem. Marty is also somewhat cowardly, until he sees the need to react. Marty battles

Hans, played by Christopher Walken. Both unintentionally bring Marty into a messy situation, giving him something to worth writing about. The fun really starts after the trio snatches the beloved shih tzu of the crazed

and questionably flamboyant mob boss, Charlie Costello, played by Woody Harrelson.

“Seven Psychopaths” is more comedic than dark. It definitely doesn’t fall short of action and keeps the audience constantly laughing. This script is witty and inventive, humorously obscene at times, and although it seems to depict the murder-spree storyline everyone’s already seen, it’s worth watching to see this new cast of characters take on the roles of good guys versus bad guys until the final showdown. Overall, this film puts Rockwell on the map as a respectable actor. Farrell continues his steady stream of typecast roles, but it works. Harrelson, who deep down everyone wants to befriend, is same ‘ol Harrelson, ‘nuff said. Tom Waits attempts to compete with Walken for the spot of coolest dude on the planet, but ultimately, Walken’s lines are delivered better than in most of his other films. Walken’s performance in “Seven Psychopaths” proves he can never be a bad guy, just a “badass” guy.

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My favorite romance movie sends the heart flirty texts, takes it out for a nice dinner, then curb stomps it mercilessly, but for some reason the heart keeps calling back, even after all the abuse. I’m talking about “Blue Valentine.”

This movie follows the courtship of Dean (Ryan Gosling) and Cindy (Michelle Williams).

The movie shows flashbacks of their beautiful beginnings and then jumps to scenes of their currently crumbling marriage.

The bipolar mood of the film creates an accurate depiction of a real relationship, which many can relate to. And honestly, who doesn’t want to watch Williams and Gosling make out?

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My favorite date movie is “A Knight’s Tale.” It has Heath Ledger, one of the best contemporary actors prior to his death, Alan Tudyk of “Firefly” fame (nerdgasm), and Shannyn Sossamon, one of the most gorgeous women in cinema.

The movie has armored knights smashing each other off horses to a soundtrack consisting of Queen, AC/DC, Thin Lizzy and David Bowie, with enough action to keep the men entertained and enough romance from the cheesy poetry scene to make the ladies swoon. Everybody wins, except Heath Ledger.

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Best romantic movie? “The Expendables.” Sylvester Stallone goes through hell for a girl he just met. How many guys would blow up a small Mexican island for love at first sight? If that’s not love, I don’t know what is.

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If romance (combined with a bit of action and lots of guns) is what you’re in the mood to see, then no further than “The Tourist.” Johnny Depp and Angelina Jolie will have you wondering “are you serious?” at their awkward on-screen chemistry against the backdrop of the romantic Venice, Italy. If their fake accents turn you off by the middle of the movie, turn to your significant other and start making out heavily in your best imitation of Jolie’s puckered lips, or give one of those electronic cigarettes a try and attempt to look ravenous like Depp in a white tuxedo. Now that will make the movie a lot more fun to watch and have you thinking the critics who gave this film a bad review were just single.

“Casablanca” is easily the most romantic movie of all time. Bits of dialogue including “We’ll always have Paris” and “Here’s looking at you kid” have been quoted many times since the 1940s and the chemistry between starcrossed lovers Rick (Humphrey Bogart) and Ilsa (Ingrid Bergman) is perfect.

Eventually, Ilsa is forced to make a noble sacrifice by telling Rick she must leave Casablanca with her husband. However, this righteous gesture paves the way for the ultimate bromance between Rick and Louis (Claude Rains), captain of the local police. While one relationship ends, another begins.

“I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship.”

“He’s Just Not That Into You” is a romantic comedy made after the book, which was inspired by a popular episode of “Sex and the City.” It educates women on how to tell when a guy simply doesn’t like them enough, so they can stop wasting time making excuses for a dead-end relationship. It is a movie every girl should watch at least once every six months to reinforce the basic dating do’s and don’ts.

One neat aspect of the movie is how several major characters experience different relationship dilemmas, making it easy for viewers to relate to at least one of the situations. If that isn’t enough, the cast is packed with eye-candy for both men and women.

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Today’s Birthday (10/11/12) - You can really take ground in your career this year.

Responsible financial management coupled with a clear plan of where you’re going can open unimaginable opportunities. New perspectives on wealth allow for greater prosperity. Travel and educational exploration expand mind and spirit.

To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.

Aries (March 21 - April 19) - Today is an 8 - Get down to the actual work for the next two days. Get your ideas into action without delay. You’re gaining respect. Pay attention to details. Love flows both ways.

Taurus (April 20 - May 20) - Today is an 8 - Take more time for play over the next couple of days and be rewarded. Or at least take everything with a grain of salt and a good sense of humor. Consider all possibilities. Question authority.

Gemini (May 21 - June 21) - Today is a 7 - Stay true to your vision and commitments, even as you revise them. It’s a good time to find a bargain. Allow your feet to take you where they want.

Cancer (June 22 - July 22) - Today is a 6 - Study the situation for a while. Meet with an important client or family member, and listen as if you’re paying gold for every word.

Practice something you love.

Leo (July 23 - Aug. 22) - Today is an 8 - Tap another source of revenue, looking at all possible angles. The upcoming days are quite profitable (and you’re very popular). Don’t fall for a sob story. Think about the future.

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“Boxing is the only sport you can get your brain shook, your money took and your name in the undertaker book.”

-Joe Frazier “Well hey there Mr. Murdoch, how are we doing today? You’re looking very good, actually.”

“Much better now that you’re here to save the day,” I think to myself. “I bet you’re so proud.”

Nurse Joyce props me up into a sitting position and brings me a tray of food.

“Good Lord,” I think. “Again with the fish fillets. Wait, do I even like those?”

Reading my face, Joyce fills in, “Yes Kevin, you do like fish fillets.”

I nod my head. It’s best not to speak and make a fool of myself because of my stutter.

As I eat, I read my list of things to remember. Name: Kevin Murdoch.

Age: 55. Born in Los Angeles.

Today’s date: What year is it? Why can’t I remember?

A doctor with a name tag that says “Dr. Steinman” walks in.

“We have a surprise for you today, Kevin,” Steinman says.

“One of the custodians has a tape of you from when you were young, I thought we could watch it together. Maybe you can tell us about yourself?”

I barely nod yes.

They bring in the TV, plugging it in and inserting the cassette.

Steinman sits in the chair on my left, Joyce at my right. The screen flashes bright letters “HBO Boxing Special Event.” The announcer introduces the match: Dominguez vs. Murdoch.

“Wait, I’m Murdoch! What am I doing there? When was this?” I

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The crowd roars as the announcer screams my name “The undisputed champion: Kevin Murdoch!”

The fighters meet in the center of the ring. There I am in the blue trunks. We tap gloves. I head back to my corner and say a quick prayer.

Suddenly, the images on the screen trigger something in my mind. It’s like I’m living in that exact moment.

It’s 1998. World Boxing Organization welterweight championship on the line.

Dominguez dances around, throwing two jabs in quick succession. He’s fast. I crouch and feel my muscles tense up. I pivot to meet his next jab with a block.

Counter with a jab to the body.

“Attack the body, attack that body,” a man in the corner yells.

End of round four. He’s dabbing away at a bruise. I spit out water and he puts my guard back in my mouth.

“Wear him down,” the man says.

“Easier said than done,” I think.

The next round begins and Dominguez attacks my head with more jabs. I must look like a giant lumbering bear with a bright red nose. We go into round 10. I think I’m starting to get his patterns.

He’ll never try to stick with me, always with the feints and ducks.

What he doesn’t realize is he’s tipping off when he’s going to duck away. His feet dance a little quicker and he pulls his right back a little.

He’s coming at me again and looks like he’s going to duck out after this jab. I need to make a move before he busts my nose wide open. I pull my right back in anticipation. It’s then I realize I’ve made a mistake. He’s not going in for a jab; his right fist was pulled way back. That’s a hook, and its coming right for my head. I hurry my punch and grit my teeth.

As soon as we connect I realize

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he’s broken my nose. My punch connects, but comes too late. I hit the ground face first. Now the blood’s pouring out. I snort it out of my nose and shake my head. I close my eyes. How nice if I could just lay here. I hear the referee begin the countdown.

“One!” I wipe my face with my gloves to try and get the blood off so it doesn’t look so bad.

“Two!” I feel my body ache and groan. He opened me right above my nose, in between my eyebrows.

“Three!” The bridge of my nose screams in pain, not from the broken nose.

“Four!” There’s a ringing in my ears.

“Five!” Jesus, he hits hard.

The crowd roars for me to get up. I lumber forward and grasp the middle rope of the ring. The bright lights are nearly blinding me now. Sweat from my forehead and scalp runs down into my eyes.

“Six!” Not a lot of time now.

“Seven!” Need to rise up and grasp the top rope.

“Eight!” I pull myself up and stagger to my feet.

“Nine!” I see the ref, Dominguez, the crowd, the lights, the screens. And then it’s a blur.

I’m already falling down, first to my knees, and then to my side, just as a I hear that final number.

“Ten!” And then, nothing.

“Did this happen the last time you showed him a movie?”

“No, he’s never gripped his tray so hard. He goes into convulsions and almost has a heart attack. I don’t know how much more of this his body can take.”

“When was that fight again, Joyce?”

“Aug. 14, 1998, Dr. Steinman.”

Steinman sighs and glances at the now-sleeping patient. “That day Kevin Murdoch lost his title, his speech and his mind,” he thinks. And for what?

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