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Oct. 12 - 18, 2016 • THE DAILY AZTEC editor: Emely navarro • news@thedailyaztec.com

Trigger warnings caution students spencer white Contributor ____________________________________ Some professors at San Diego State are printing warnings on their syllabi about potentially disturbing topics discussed in their courses.

Two years ago, the University of California, Santa Barbara student senate voted on a resolution that would require professors to include mandatory trigger warnings in classrooms,warning students of traumatic material that would cause emotional or physical stress.

Women’s Resource Center Coordinator Jessica Nare said trigger warnings are beneficial to students.

“I think that trigger warnings can be really helpful for students who have experienced trauma,” Nare said.

“Advance notice that sensitive subjects will be discussed in class can really help to mediate the impact that these topics can have on students.”

Junior journalism major Liza Stephanian said she agrees with Nare.

“I think it is a good idea to have trigger warnings,” Stephanian said.

“I know some people who have unfortunately experienced rape and it is an extremely traumatizing experience. I think it is important to be sensitive to people who have gone through something so horrible and be courteous and considerate.”

Nare shared the same sentiment and thinks improving the way students and teachers communicate would improve the overall student environment.

“As educators, I believe it is our job to create spaces where students can explore issues and think critically.

It is difficult to have meaningful conversations when participants feel unsafe,” Nare said. “I’d love to see us continue to facilitate conversations that are meaningful and impactful, without doing damage.”

One of the biggest arguments against trigger warnings in the classroom is the theory they will stifle freedom of speech and the learning environment by default.

In 2016, a dean at the University of Chicago addressed the freshman class of 2020 in a letter that said the school does not support trigger warnings and that students will be encouraged to speak freely without censorship.

“I hear a lot of rhetoric about how trigger warnings can limit freedom of speech and thought. I don’t, however, agree with this,” Nare said. “I think it is important to recognize that we work with really diverse students on campus who have a range of experiences.”

Nare also expressed that students are not the only benefactors of potential trigger warnings.

“Many folks on campus have experienced trauma.,” Nare said. “I think trigger warnings can create a

Some SDSU professors offer trigger warnings on their syllabi to prepare students. kelly smiley, photo editor

culture of respect, where we honor the experiences of others. It doesn’t have to come in an extreme “trigger warning” format. It is more about preparing folks to have conversations about topics that might be upsetting.”

Stephanian said warning students about sensitive subjects is better than nothing.

“Chances are maybe most people would stay in the class if they would contribute to the discussion but it is nice to receive a warning or disclaimer so they at least have time to stay in that

class, leave early, talk to the professor or what ever may be,” Stephanian said.

“I think we owe it to them to have that kind of protection.”

Angie Peralta, communication junior said it is upsetting that sexual assault is such a problem that there needs to be warnings when those topics are discussed in class.

“I think it’s nencessary for victims of sexual assault that may be suffering from PTSD to have a warning,” Peralta said. “I feel like it would make people feel safer.”

San Diego Zoo officer gives marketing advice Alex Hall contributor ____________________________________ Chief Marketing Officer of the San Diego Zoo Ted Molter spoke to students about his experience in the field and gave some personal words of advice at the American Marketing Association’s meeting on Tuesday Oct. 4 “Recognize your capabilities and network like crazy because there has never been a better time or more tools available to make that possible,” Molter said. “Don’t be a nag, but make yourself relevant and wherever possible provide servant leadership. You can lead from whatever position you’re in.”

Molter spoke about working in the parking lot of Sea World when he was sixteen years old and how he eventually became the CMO of the San Diego Zoo thirty years later. He told students present that no matter the starting point, make sure to show employers their true intentions and that they care.

“Anywhere where you can help, get in and get noticed,” Molter said. “Show up, meet people and show you care.”

Molter’s lifelong love of animals and wildlife led him to his career at the San

Diego Zoo. His story resonated with AMA Multimedia Director Lexi Oplinger, who said she hopes to incorporate her love of art with business and marketing one day.

“I’ve learned from all these meetings and experiences to be really passionate in pursuing what you want to do,” Oplinger said. “If you’re passionate about your job, people will see that and it seems like you can succeed no matter what.”

As Director of Programming for AMA, sophomore business marketing major Allie Lundberg plans and runs all weekly meetings. She contacted Molter through LinkedIn and he responded willing to help SDSU marketing majors learn more about real world marketing strategies and tell his story.

“For each semester’s meetings we set goals and try to bring in six speakers from the marketing force and have workshops as well as case competitions,” Lundberg said. “We try to keep our meetings pretty diverse and interactive for our members.”

The association’s meetings are held weekly, allowing students to gain exposure to the field of marketing.

Lundberg planned the semester’s

Molter advises students to show employers that they care and are passionate about their job. pHOTO PROVIDED BY AMERICAN MARKETING ASSOCIATION

meetings so members can get as much out of the organization as possible.

“In our upcoming meetings this semester, we have a speaker coming from a global tech company called Informatica, another from a tech company called Qualcomm, a representative from AT&T to give a resume and LinkedIn workshop and a Google Analytics representative who will be speaking to us over video chat,” Lundberg said. “Getting to hear directly from people in the workforce is different than what we learn in class so members coming to these meetings can better relate the information back to their own

lives.”

In addition to influential speakers attending many of their meetings this semester, the organization also has job and internship mixers, workshops and field trips planned for members to further gain exposure to the field of marketing.

“I liked hearing how Mr. Molter started from the bottom and worked his way to the top in an area he was passionate about,” Oplinger said. “The experiences through AMA have taught me the importance of being proud to be who you are and saying ‘this is who I am and this is what I want to do.’”

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Oct. 12 - 18, 2016 • THE DAILY AZTEC editor: Emely navarro • news@thedailyaztec.com

Big Four accounting firms at SDSU Giovanni reyes staff writer ____________________________________ The Student Accounting Society at San Diego State aims to help accounting majors connect with professionals and land internships in accounting firms.

“Our mission is to connect students in the accounting major with all the resources that they need, whether it is connecting them with professionals, study groups or workshops,” Ralph Molina, the club’s vice president of membership, said.

Molina said the chapter connects its members with employers by bringing in different accounting firms and private companies every week.

“This can range from a Big Four to a company like Qualcomm or Northrop Grumman,” he said.

The Big Four accounting firms are Deloitte, Pricewaterhouse Coopers, Ernst & Young and KPMG. Networking is one of the fundamental missions of the club.

“Our members have the opportunity to network with professionals at the end of each meeting,” Molina said. “They are given contact information so they can reach out to them and inquire about internship opportunities.”

All seven members of the club’s board have attended a firm tour, gone to a summer leadership conference, had an internship at either a public or private

company or received a full-time job offer.

Stephen Linn said he found out about the club after Molina spoke to his accounting class.

“I was immediately interested,” he said.

“After hearing him talk about it, I emailed him and attended the first meeting.”

Linn said he was able to introduce himself to Big Four professionals through the club.

“I have been able to develop relationships with these professionals through these events,” Linn said. “The club has been a great resource that has helped me learn more about the accounting discipline.”

Samantha Edwards said she joined once she saw that SDSU had an accounting society. She said she enjoys networking with accounting firms.

“I love how I am learning to develop myself in a career and steps I should be taking,” Edwards said. “It’s nice to have other members and see where they are going themselves and what they have done so far through the club.”

Linn said he enjoys meeting people with several career paths through the club.

“The members at SAS have been a great resource when it comes to learning more about accounting at SDSU, public accounting and even recruitment,” he said. “Everyone has been so helpful and friendly.”

Members of the club also participate in community service.

The Student Accounting Society brings in different accounting firms and private companies each week.

Kelly Smiley, photo editor

Molina said they are involved in church food drives and running marathons dedicated to preventing human trafficking.

Members recommend the club for people want to explore the accounting track.

“It can help you in deciding where you want to work after college,” Edwards said. “By looking at the different qualities

of each firm in various industries and if it agrees with what you might want to eventually go down the path with in a career.”

Linn said this club has helped him learn a lot about the Big Four accounting firms.

“In the short time that I’ve been a part of SAS, I have learned so much, and I feel much more prepared,” he said.

Brave Project starts sexual assault discussion kayla jimenez Assistant News editor ____________________________________ As part of an initiative to address sexual assault on campus, the Women’s Resource Center is hosting a monthly certification training on Title IX policies, criminal investigation of cases, bystander intervention and support for survivors of assault.

The first training was held on Sept.

26 and future dates are set for midNovember, early December and Spring 2017.

“We saw a need for programming that anyone can access on campus,” Women’s Resource Center Coordinator Jessica Nare said. “We do a really good job at hitting some of the high-risk groups and incoming students through orientation.”

The Brave Project is held in collaboration with the Title IX office, San Diego State University Police Department, the Sexual Assault Victim Advocate and Counseling and Psychological Services and Health Promotions.

Nare said the certificate demonstrates competency in understanding campus issues of sexual violence.

“It’s a great resource for student leaders, folks who are in student organizations and faculty and staff to really demonstrate that they are allies,” she said. “It shows they have been trained and have some skills, tools and resources to support survivors on campus.”

Sixteen members of the campus community participated in the September program.

The Andrea O’Donnell Womyn’s Outreach Association Co-President and senior women’s studies major Nicole Teltoe attended last month’s program to be an ally in her organization.

“As a student leader it was very beneficial because I’m able to now take that information back to my organization and be a resource myself,” Teltoe said.

Teltoe said she benefited from hearing about the different processes the Title IX office and campus police department use to handle sexual assault at SDSU. “This is something that happens on our campus,” Teltoe said. “It’s probably happened to one of your friends or someone in your social circle. Knowing how to respond and react and be supportive are skills that everyone can benefit from.”

She said the presentation given by Lee Mintz, director of the Center for Student Rights and Responsibilities, helped her learn about the interim remedies available for students who report an assault to the university.

“The more you talk about it, the less scary the topic of sexual violence becomes,” Teltoe said. “You realize there are actually resources available and support in our community and it can be combative.”

Information about the project was shared with campus faculty and staff through the Center for Teaching and Learning and Faculty Affairs.

Women’s Studies Department Chair Doreen Mattingly said she will be attending the training in December to fill any gaps in her knowledge on campus sexual violence.

“The more that you have people that understand the issue in all of its complexities at different locations on campus builds awareness in a really different way,” she said. “It creates committed experts all around campus and that’s the way that you get meaningful climate change.”

Mattingly said she is unaware of the way students are presented with

The Brave Project is hosted by the Women’s Resource Center in collaboration with various campus resources.

Kelly Smiley, Photo Editor

information about preventing and addressing sexual assault on campus.

“Faculty and staff need to take it because they’re here in the long run but students need to take it because they’re at the front line,” Mattingly said.

The 2015 Annual Security Report released this month reported that sexual offenses on campus reached a record number compared to the past three years with 23 reports.

Reports of campus rapes decreased from 12 to nine and the first statutory rape within the past three years occurred in 2015.

SDSU Police Department Detective Carrie Hogan is one of the presenters for The Brave Project.

She said she wants to educate members of the campus community on the legal process and what resources are available.

“We’re there for them,” Hogan said.

“We’re not there to make the process difficult. We’re there to be supportive, provide resources and education during

the entire process.”

Corporal Mark Peterson said the ultimate goal of the campus police department is to make sure students who experience sexual assault crimes are able to continue at SDSU successfully.

“One thing for our patrol officers is that we recognize it is incredibly courageous of somebody to come forward and discuss what occurred to them,” Cpl. Peterson said. “We try to be understanding of that throughout the entire process.”

Nare said the Women’s Resource Center is still accepting registration applications for the November session of The Brave Project and will offer additional opportunities next semester.

“My biggest question is what happens after people go through the training and how can we create opportunities for people to stay involved,” Nare said. “That to me is the biggest question. A lot of the participants had ideas of things that we can do so we’re working on organizing and implementing those ideas.”

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oct. 12 - 18, 2016 • THE DAILY AZTEC editor: Andrew Dyer • opinion@thedailyaztec.com

Shared study sows fears Sydney sweeney staff columnist ____________________________________ Social media broke out into hysterics last week over news that a study found hormonal birth control increases a woman’s risk of developing depression. Facebook statuses, shares and likes revolved around a Time magazine article published on Oct. 4. The article’s assertions were based on evidence from an investigative paper printed late September in JAMA Psychiatry.

The Time article, along with a handful of others with headlines such as “Your Birth Control Might Raise Your Depression Risk,” and “Is Your Hormonal Birth Control Making You Depressed?” were sensational and shifty.

The public’s immediate reaction to the news of a potential correlation between hormonal contraceptives and depression was overblown.

Many people just wanted to pick a bone with something — big pharma, the government or the devil’s grip on modern society.

Reporters ignored the study’s nuances for the sake of mass appeal and easy digestion and consumers gobbled it up. The study’s finding of an 80 percent increase in the risk of developing depression was particularly skewed.

While the percentage might seem worrying, it represents relative risk, which compares risk in two different

groups of people.

An 80 percent relative risk means that for every 10 women who become depressed while not using hormonal contraception, 18 women using contraception develop depression.

The findings did not indicate that 80 percent of women on hormonal contraception would develop the condition.

A proper way to assess the likelihood of a woman on hormonal birth control developing depression is to consider the absolute risks and the overall chances of someone developing a condition such as depression.

Less than 1 percent of women who began taking hormonal contraceptives

hormonal birth control is safe, effective and available. developed depression who otherwise might not have. The JAMA article concluded that depression was a potential adverse effect of hormonal contraception. But the widely publicized 80 percent relative risk ratio was perceived as evidence that hormonal birth control is a cause of depression in women using hormonal contraception.

Social media users’ catastrophizing behavior was obnoxious given the social significance of hormonal birth control.

Societal norms have come a long way since Eisenstadt v. Baird and even farther since Griswold v. Connecticut, cases that bulldozed contraceptive laws governing both married and unmarried women.

Since then, the political disfavor of birth control has dwindled and women have been liberated.

The most popular and nonpermanent form of birth control is the pill. The tiny tablets are packed with hormones that protect women from ovarian and uterine cancers, anemia, uncomfortable menstrual cycles and acne in addition to pregnancy.

The pill, along with other forms of hormonal contraception, has become more accessible for women whether or not they can see a doctor.

Instead of blowing up Facebook feeds people should understand the number of women who have developed depression in correlation with birth control represent a mere half-percent of the millions of hormonal birth control users.

Results should not be completely disregarded — science should continue working toward a complete understanding of the association between hormonal contraception and mood disturbances — but it is irrational to demonize one of the world’s most liberating drugs because of a study that suggests an undesirable side effect might be possible.

Hormonal birth control is safe, effective and available. For now, for most women, that is good enough.

Letter: Time for me to speak out Donald Trump’s comments about groping and kissing women without their consent, and “grabbing them by their pussy,” were not the breaking point for my disavowing him in this election. My breaking point came many months ago.

Ultimately I voted for Gov. John Kasich even though it was too late for him to win the nomination.

Trump’s comments promoting sexual assault should concern all of us. Men, women and transgender people deserve to be treated with respect and as equals, not violated because someone thinks they are a “star” and they can. As a Republican and a millennial I am livid that my party’s nominee thought it was okay to sexually assault women at any

point in time. I do not support him now and I will not support him in November.

I will never support him or anyone like him.

Many of us are aware of the rape culture at SDSU that is pervasive on our campus community and the effort to combat it. FRATmanners and SDPD do what they can to help bring awareness and prevent future sexual assaults. To excuse Donald Trump’s actions and words as playful banter is to turn a blind eye to the seriousness of the issue of sexual violence.

As a leader in the College Republicans, I cannot sit quietly and wait for the storm to pass. I will stand against sexual violence and my national party’s

candidate, whatever the consequences.

I believe this is what conservatism is.

It requires standing up against what is immoral and to say that enough is enough. This is not the party of Abraham Lincoln as I know it to be and am inheriting. While the GOP has a range of other policies, it is still our job as conservatives to denounce Donald Trump in the name of human dignity and respect.

Jordan Dennison Fourth year political science major and Chairman of the San Diego StateUniversity College Republicans

Letter: Prop 54 for transparency As the Public Relations Chair for the SDSU College Republicans, I understand the critical role technology has in our lives. Technology connects us and empowers us to have our own voice.

Yet, the Legislature bans all personal recordings of legislative committee hearings.

Fortunately, an initiative on the November ballot, Proposition 54, will bring the legislature into the 21st Century and is one that both parties can get behind in order to increase transparency at the State Capitol.

Proposition 54 is simple. First, it requires all bills be posted online and in print for 72 hours prior passing out of either house. This will give legislators enough time to read each bill before

the final vote. Citizens will have time to track legislation that impacts them.

Most importantly, it will stop special interests from sneaking in last-minute backdoor provisions.

Second, Proposition 54 requires all committees open to the public be recorded and posted online. Recording committee hearings will bring the process into the light, prevent special interests from having an unchecked access to legislators and allow Californians to be involved regardless of distance or location.

Finally, Proposition 54 will end an outdated rule and allow individuals to record and post their videos of legislative proceedings. This means we can share what we see at the State

Capitol on Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat and anywhere else on the Internet. Our legislators are always trying to find ways to encourage civic engagement and participation; what better way than by allowing citizens to record and snap their experiences and even post on Instagram?

Please vote “Yes” on Proposition 54 this November to increase transparency and bring the legislature into the 21st century.

Vivian Herscovitz First year political science major and Public Relations Chair for the San Diego State University College Republicans.

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Testigo experto deja su legado monserrat torres Escritora ____________________________________ Tom Davies, quien por 35 años impartió clases de historia y estudios latinoamericanos en la San Diego State University, regreso el 5 de octubre a la universidad para hablar de su labor como testigo experto en casos LGBT - lesbianas, gays, bisexuales y transexuales en la corte.

Davies, ha servido como testigo experto en más de 200 casos de apelación de inmigrantes latinoamericanos quienes buscan asilo por persecución sexual en sus países y no por situaciones de inmigración.

Davies con el apoyo de su esposa, Adele Davis, viajó a18 países tratando de encontrar casos de personas que hubieran sufrido algún tipo de maltrato y necesitaran ayuda.

Davies se encargaba de ayudar a estas víctimas y conseguirles asilo político en otros países.

El logró recopilar más de 200 casos de personas LGBT. Actualmente Davies se enfoca en casos relacionados en México donde el piensa que aún existen muchos peligros para la comunidad LGBT donde las autoridades no pueden proteger a las personas.

Davies y su esposa decidieron donar sus descubrimientos a la biblioteca de SDSU, creando una base de datos llamada: The Papers of Thomas M. Davies Jr. En esta base de datos están todas las declaraciones de jurado que ha realizado Davies en la corte de inmigración de los Estados Unidos.

En las colecciones se encuentran una descripción de cada caso, donde los nombres de los inmigrantes fueron omitidos para proteger su identidad.

Michelle Sandoval, estudiante de

estudios comparativos internacionales de la SDSU, dijo que es importante tener las colecciones de Davies en la universidad para que los estudiantes estén informados.

“Cuando piensas en asilo político piensas que es porque alguien necesito ir con su familia, o porque se trata de algo más, pero nunca porque alguien de la comunidad LGBT está escapando violencia”, dijo Sandoval.

Toda la información que Davies logró almacenar en sus declaraciones de jurado le han ayudado como evidencia en nuevos casos.

Davies puede demostrarle a un juez que lo que está diciendo no es su opinión sino datos que él ha obtenido de paginas oficiales y fuentes del gobierno.

Davies dice que estos datos le han ayudado a la hora de que los jueces van a tomar una decisión y que vean que él está calificado para ayudar a las víctimas.

“Con las pruebas en la mano los jueces han sido más tolerantes que hace 20 años”, dijo Davies.

Davies prefiere que las víctimas de estos casos lo contacten por medio del teléfono o por correo por que descubrió que cuando lo hacían en persona los jueces le hacían preguntas previas a dar la orden. Preguntas acerca de como de veía or actuaba la persona.

“Los jueces me llegaban a preguntar que cómo se veía a la persona, si parecía gay o no”, dijo Davies. “Por esto es que ahora solo baso mis entrevistas por medio del teléfono, para así no tener idea de la persona y ser cuestionado”.

Davies reconoce que a lo largo de su labor como testigo muchas personas se han hecho pasar por víctimas, pero asegura saber cuando una persona está diciendo la verdad.

“Algunas veces he tenido historias que no suenan lógicas”, dijo Davies “hasta el horror tiene que tener sentido y ser

Tom Davies donó su base de datos a la universidad.WW christian hicks, fotÓgrafo

lógico”.

Para Davies no hay un caso que sea más complejo que el otro, todos los casos han sido difíciles y diferentes pero todos demuestran tortura de seres humanos, abuso y negación de sus derechos humanos.

“Algunos casos son tan horribles que llego a mi casa, me siento y me pongo a llorar”, dijo Davies. “Cuando pienso que un caso ha sido terrible, viene otro que está peor. No pensarías que los humanos hacen esto pero si lo hacemos”.

Davies dijo que hay mucha gente que necesita de nuestra ayuda y que la mejor forma de ayudar a todas estas víctimas es juntos como sociedad porque muchas veces las autoridades son las que abusan de las víctimas.

“Quiero que recuerden que hay gente, seres humanos que necesitan nuestra ayuda”, dijo Davies. “tal vez no quieran

actuar solos pero juntos es como podemos crear un cambio”.

Independientemente de la violencia que sufre la comunidad LGBT a Davies también le preocupa la violencia doméstica que sufren las mujeres al ser violadas y golpeadas a diario.

Por esto fue que sus colegas se han dado a la tarea de ayudar a estas mujeres para que también reciban asilo. Óscar López, estudiante de ciencias políticas de SDSU valora mucho que Davies haya visitado la universidad a dar un mensaje para los estudiantes.

“Es fascinante saber que aun existe gente que se interesa por el bien de otros”, dijo López. “Esta fue una de las pláticas más interesantes en las que he estado y no solo porque Davies haya venido pero porque estos son temas actuales que nos deben de interesar a todos para crear conciencia”.

Los aztecas dominan a los rebeldes de UNLV roberto reyes escritor ____________________________________ Los aztecas despertaron después de su tropezón en Alabama, que los despojo del top 25 del futbol colegial en los Estados Unidos El sábado pasado, la San Diego State University regreso a casa con una victoria de 27-7 sobre los Rebeldes de la Universidad de Nevada, Las Vegas.

El plan de ataque para los aztecas era jugar agresivamente y usar a los corredores Rashad Penny de tercer año y Donnel Pumphrey de ultimo año para confundir a la defensa de los rebeles.

El coach Rocky Long dijo que aprovechó la velocidad de Pumphrey y la fuerza de Penny para usarlos en diferentes situaciones para que no se acostumbrara la defensa.

“Si se acostumbran a un corredor luego van a tener dificultad atrapando al otro”, dijo Long.

Penny termino el juego con mas de 100 yardas por tierra por primera vez en su carrera, también anoto un touchdown por tierra y recibió un touchdown por aire.

Pumphrey también corrió mas de 100 yardas, con lo cual estableció una nueva marca de la SDSU ya que fue su partido numero 26 donde corre más de 100 yardas y con esto empato el record de la división Mountain West.

Los aztecas empezaron el partido con una serie ofensiva de 72 yardas y un touchdown por aire de 41 yardas de el quarterback de segundo año Christian Chapman a Penny.

El primer pase lanzado por los rebeldes fue interceptado por el esquinero de tercer año Dereck Babash, y con un gol de campo de 48 yardas por el pateador de segundo año John Baron los aztecas su pusieron arriba 10-0 en el primer cuarto.

La defensa de SDSU no dejo que los rebeldes anotaran puntos en el primer cuarto.

Los aztecas tuvieron dos capturas de mariscal y dejaron a los rebeldes con solo 122 yardas totales.

El quarterback de primer año de los rebeldes completo el partido con nueve yardas lanzadas y una pase completado de 12 intentos.

Baron anoto dos goles de campo, incluyendo uno de 50 yardas que fue el mas largo de su carrera.

En el segundo cuarto, el liniero ofensivo de ultimo año Jerimiah Valoaga de los rebeldes forzó un balón suelto gracias a una captura de mariscal en la zona roja.

El liniero ofensivo de segundo año Dominic Baldwin recupero el balón suelto y lo llevo 20 yardas para el único touchdown de los rebeldes.

Chapman fue capturado en tres ocasiones y apresurado varias

Los aztecas usaron diferentes corredores para confundir a la defensa de UNLV. kelly smiley, editora de fotos

veces, pero se pudo recuperar para completar el partido con 15 pases completos en 20 intentos. Termino el partido con 215 yardas lanzadas y un touchdown por aire.

Con esta victoria los aztecas suben a 4-1 por primera ves en 20 años.

También suben a 1-0 en juegos de conferencia. Los aztecas han salido

con la victoria las ultimas 12 veces que se han enfrentado con equipos de la conferencia Mountain West, incluyendo el partido de campeonato.

El próximo viernes, SDSU se enfrentara contra los bulldogs de Fresno State en el estadio Bulldog a las 7 p.m. en un juego importante para los aztecas.

6 Study Abroad

Oct. 12 - 18, 2016 • THE DAILY AZTEC editor: Emely navarro • news@thedailyaztec.com

Travel scholarships up for grabs

chandler atkins staff writer ____________________________________ In order to help ease the financial toll of traveling to a foreign country, San Diego State provides students with the opportunity to apply for several scholarships.

Although there is more than enough scholarship money to go around, Inemesit Williams, assistant director for the International Student Center, said not many students apply for them.

“I cannot express how many times I have heard people say ‘I would have applied but I didn’t think I would get it,” Williams said. “A lot of students fear that other people will have similar stories

“If you start early, it’s a lot less daunting,” she said. “And a lot of the time what seems like a lot of work only has to be done once. If you do one really good statement of purpose you start out with a really solid statement which can be changed slightly for all the other scholarships.”

Students like Junior anthropology major Katrina Chavez have already taken the first steps on their journey to study abroad.

“I recently submitted an application to the Gilman Scholarship,” Chavez said. “I have not been awarded it yet, but it is up to $5,000 with the average being $4,000.

Although it took a good amount of time to complete the essay, the payoff will be

“ This probably the only time you’re going to be able to live

somewhere else and get paid for it.”

- Inemesit Williams Assistant Director for International Student Center

and that their story isn’t going to be unique or valid enough.”

Williams said she encourages all students to start the scholarship process as early as possible so that they have enough time to write an exceptional essay.

well worth it.”

Junior business management major Chelsey Smith, currently studying abroad in Sydney, Australia, said he knows how real that pay off can be.

“I have no financial assistance from my family so I rely fully on scholarships

SDSU offers several scholarships for students who are interested in studying abroad.

Kelly smiley, photo editor

and government assistance,” Smith wrote in an email. “It has been great to have to take out fewer loans than I would have had to without the scholarships.”

Ryan McLemore, study abroad advisor and scholarship specialist, explained some of the ways students can gain more insight into the application process.

“Students can easily search for many international scholarships in the Aztecs Abroad database after they create a basic profile,” McLemore said.“We also have good information on our Scholarship webpage. Many SDSU colleges and academic departments

now have their own awards in addition to several national and international organizations.”

Williams said she encourages students to take full advantage of the financial assistance while they have the chance.

“This is probably the only time in a student’s life where they’re going to be able to live somewhere else and actually have someone pay for it,” she said. “With a vacation you take pictures; say you’ve been there and say you’ve seen it. But when you study abroad, you often times get a lot more immersive, memorable experience that will last well beyond your visit.”

Study Abroad options vast for State students Tashfina Rahman staff writer ____________________________________ San Diego State offers a wide variety of programs for students who are looking to or are required to study abroad.

SDSU Exchange The SDSU Exchange program is a popular study abroad option for students.

A reason many students choose this program is because students still pay SDSU tuition instead of an international tuition at their university abroad.

This often makes the SDSU Exchange program more affordable in comparison to other programs.

The exchange program is offered for both short term and long term programs over the summer or for an entire academic year. A requirement to apply for SDSU Exchange is 2.5 GPA. “I did the SDSU exchange program in Heidelberg, Germany for a semester and it absolutely changed my life,” study abroad peer advisor and business marketing senior Jaynie Lee said. “I made international friends from all over the world that I’ll be able to visit in the future.”

The California State University International Program The California State University International Program is another study abroad program that offers 62 programs offered across 18 different countries.

Sydney Gebroe, senior classics major and CSU-IP global ambassador for

SDSU, participated in a program in Florence, Italy.

“This program was great because by the second semester, you’re no longer making mistakes and you no longer feel like a tourist,” Gebroe said. “You really feel like you’re a part of the culture and the city. It meant so much to be able to do this for my major and my own experience.”

The international program is only offered for the academic year. Students are able to pay CSU tuition and pay their room and board fees to the institution they choose to attend.

Depending on the study abroad program within CSU, students may also be required to take a language course pertaining to the country they will be studying in. Students are required to have at least a 2.7 GPA in order to partake.

International Student Exchange Program The International Student Exchange Program, also known as ISEP, has programs offered during the summer, for a semester or for a full academic year.

The International Student Center said this program really allows students to become a part of the mainstream university life in their host country.

Students enroll in classes with both local and international students. If a student chooses to study abroad through ISEP, they will have over 100 international universities to choose from.

Faculty-led programs SDSU offers faculty-led programs, which tend to be shorter. They are

SDSU offers several types of program for study abroad.

Kelly Smiley, photo editor

offered during summer, winter, spring break and for full semesters.

Students can also study abroad through independent programs, although they tend to be more expensive than programs offered through the university.

For those students looking to gain hands on experience in their major, there are also opportunities to work or intern abroad.

“I want to intern abroad because I think it would provide me with really valuable experience for my future career and it would also look great on a resume,” Chelsea Guevara sophomore social work major, said. “I want to have experience working and dealing with a wide range of diverse people and I think interning abroad would be the perfect opportunity for that.”

SDSU offers a wide range of financial

aid and scholarships to assist students while studying abroad.

The International Student Center can also help students find study abroad programs that work for them financially.

The first step to studying abroad is attending a mandatory information session. These are offered various times during the week in the International Student Center.

After students attend the informational meeting, they can meet with a study abroad advisor to discuss their options.

The International Student Center during offers walk-in advising hours on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Appointments can also be made Monday through Thursday 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 pm or Friday, 10:00 a.m. to noon.

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Faculty lead students in Europe tashfina rahman staff writer ____________________________________ San Diego State’s faculty led study abroad programs offer shorter study abroad trips for students in any major.

One option available to students is the faculty-led study abroad program, where students are guided through a country of their choice by a faculty member.

This program is available to students who are looking to go abroad for a shorter amount of time, but still want to have a fulfilling experience. They tend to last for one to four weeks, in either the spring, winter or summer.

Just as with any other study abroad program, students have an assortment of destinations to choose from, offering a variety of different curriculums.

One of the upcoming faculty-led study abroad trips this winter session is the International Entrepreneurship program led by professor of Global Marketing and Consumer Marketing Strategy, Lois Olson.

Olson has been leading study abroad trips for 13 years in Shanghai and Paris.

This winter will be her first time taking students to Bangkok, Thailand.

While these faculty-led programs may be shorter than others, Olson says it does not affect the capacity of knowledge and experience that student obtain during their journey.

“They learn more in two to three weeks in the other country in a regular class and

with company and cultural visits than in a whole semester with five courses in their seats at SDSU,” Olson said. “Mostly, they learn what they are capable of achieving beyond their comfort zone. The biggest problem is once they are introduced to travelling and learning, they cannot stop.”

Olson said another benefit of the faculty-led program includes the lasting relationships that are formed between students and professors.

“On campus, I teach very large sections, usually with 235-300 students,” Olson said. “In the faculty-led programs, I have 22-24 students. Students get to interact with faculty on a very different level.”

Another faculty-led study abroad program is held by English and Comparative Literature professor William Nericcio. He guides students on a culturefilled trek through London every other summer.

Professor Nericcio has been taking students to London for eight summers through a program that he calls London Rocks.

Nericcio first began his excursions to London during the fall semester of 2001.

Nericcio’s said “London Rocksfully immerses students in a world rich with art and culture.

“My program is made up of field trips,” he said. “We go to all the art museums, music concerts, the theater and we always make it a point to visit Oxford and even just hang out in pubs. We do a lot in the short time that we’re there.”

Nericcio said the claim that study

“London Rocks” is a study abroad program that allows students to emerge themselves the British culture.

Kelly smiley, photo editor

abroad is a “transformative experience” is not a mere cliché.

“It really does change the students,” he said. “In other countries, they’re truly treated like adults. Even the fact that they can just go to a pub and have a drink with their meal, and not have it be a big deal, is a really maturing experience for some of them.”

The impact study abroad programs

have on students can be seen in the decision many students make to return.

“Many of the students I’ve taken to London end up going back because they love it so much,” Nericcio said.

For those who may be interested in participating in a faculty-led study abroad program, more information can be found in the Faculty-Led Study Abroad Office in the Extended Studies Center, 303.

Studying in Paris after terrorist attacks Adriana millar senior staff writer ____________________________________ Although France remains in a state of emergency following a series of major terrorist attacks in the past year, 27 San Diego State students are currently studying abroad in programs across the country.

International economics senior Jed Arco is currently studying at the Paris campus of the Institute of Political Studies, or Sciences Po. Initially, the threat of attacks in France did scare him.

“The more I thought about it, the more I realized that I don’t want to let fear stop me from pursuing my goals and ambitions,” Arco said. “I personally believe that in order to grow and flourish as an individual, you have to do something new, no matter how scary it may be.”

Arco said he chose Paris because of Science Po’s notable political and international studies programs, and because the city is famous for three of his favorite things: fashion, food and history.

“I would have had deep regrets if I passed up an opportunity to study and live here,” he said.

The past attacks did not impact business administration graduate student Adam Marsden’s decision to study at Audencia Business School in Nantes.

“The type of attacks that occurred in Paris and Nice could have just as easily happened in Los Angeles, San Diego or anywhere else in the United States or western world,” he said. “I’m at the point in my life that I can’t be afraid to venture out into the world to experience new things.”

The state of emergency status provides a wider array of power to France’s security forces to address potential concerns and also provides France with the opportunity

to review and address their current security measures to make improvements where needed, SDSU Study Abroad Office Assistant Director Inemesit Williams said in an email on Oct. 7. Williams also said this is not meant to stop visitors from traveling, studying or experiencing France.

Williams said the office still has regular interest in France and past incidents have not impacted interest or submission of applications at all.

“Aside from students asking more questions in preparation and our office taking steps to continue to monitor worldwide travel notices and address potential concerns, I think most students and family members understand that the one incident in France does not ultimately make France a destination less safe than say, the United States, for example,” Williams said.

Williams said that the most common concerns are usually related to finances and academics.

“We ask students to consider their academic goals, including major or minor,” she said.

Williams said she encourages students to think beyond just an experience in Paris, since there are several more affordable and wonderful universities and cities to experience if they just take the time to research and explore.

Both Arco and Marsden recommend France as a great place to study abroad and experience a new culture.

Marden said what makes studying abroad the chance of a lifetime is meeting people from all over the world and learning who they are and where they come from.

“Just in one month of studies and travel, I have meet people from at least 20 countries and learned a lifetime of knowledge that will change the way I live my life in the future,” he said.

Students continue to study abroad in Paris despite recent terror attacks and a state of emergency.

Kelly Smiley, photo editor

Arco said studying abroad overseas has been one of the scariest but best things he has ever done in his life.

“It has forced me to be more

independent and tolerant of change,” he said. “Overall it’s such a positive life changing journey and I think all students should experience it.”

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Study abroad obstacles not unusual emely navarro News Editor ____________________________________

actually tell them until she returned to San Diego for the spring 2016 semester.

Geluz said having her grandmother in Germany and going with Deguia made her parents more comfortable with the idea of her leaving.

The Netherlands Visa application was another obstacle Geluz faced. She said she made the mistake of holding off her Visa application until early June when she knew about the application in April.

The application requires students to prove they have enough funds to support themselves during their entire stay.

This was an issue for Geluz because she didn’t have all of the money in her reach. She heavily depended on financial aid through loans, grants and scholarships which are not dispersed until schools starts each semester.

“I realized though that I have three months to get the permit so I just finalized it all when I got to Netherlands,” Geluz said.

Exercise nutritional science, nutrition and sociology junior and Geluz’s friend, Alexis Carino said she didn’t see Geluz go through the study abroad process but knew she felt nervous, excited, anxious and gleeful about it.

“I never had any doubts in my mind on whether or not she could survive studying abroad,” Carino said.

After officially getting accepted to

Communication junior Pauline Geluz did not have the easiest experience leading up to her year long study abroad in the Netherlands.

Geluz originally wanted to study abroad in Paris and took French classes in order to become proficient but was unable to learn the language quickly enough to live in France.

Geluz said her friend Kelsey Deguia, journalism and media studies junior, told her about Erasmus University in Rotterdam, Netherlands and encouraged her to consider the program.

After looking into the program in Rotterdam, Geluz contemplated studying abroad for a year.

“I was hesitant at first because of the money thing and being away from family for so long, but realized this is probably a once in a lifetime opportunity, so why not seize it,” Geluz said in a Skype interview.

Aside from money, another issue Geluz faced was telling her family.

“I was scared of what they’d think, mostly being rejected because I wanted it so bad and didn’t want to even think about it not being possible for me,” Geluz said.

She planned on telling her parents during winter break in 2015, but didn’t

go go

Pauline Geluz took this photo while traveling through a canal in the Netherlands photo Courtesy of pauline geluz

study abroad for the 2016-17 academic year, Geluz said preparing to study abroad was not too difficult. She also said adjusting to life in Rotterdam has been fairly easy.

“I really feel like I’m getting such a rich education out here filled with diverse people, perspectives, new opportunities to grow myself,” Geluz said. “I mostly got the impression that going abroad was mostly gonna be for traveling, but school has proven to be life changing so far.”

Now that she is gone Carino said she misses her best friend.

“It’s difficult to adjust to her not being here,” Carino said

Hayden Willis, finance junior said he misses Geluz too but knows she is seizing the opportunities she has abroad.

“She’s spontaneous and fun, so I can only imagine all of the cool stories that she’ll come back with,” Willis said.

So far, Geluz and Deguia have traveled to Germany, Paris, Amsterdam and Utrecht and are planning a trip to Prague.

“It doesn’t seem real but it is,” Geluz said. “It’s like a dream. I wish everyone had the opportunity to go abroad for at least a short time in their life. It’s so much more worth it than you could ever imagine.”

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International student shines at SDSU Jasmine Bermudez senior staff writer ____________________________________ Georgina Bourke is a junior interdisciplinary studies major from Wellington, New Zealand.

She moved to San Diego in 2015 to be part of the San Diego State rowing team.

“When I got here everyone was friendly and I didn’t have a problem fitting in,” Bourke said.

She said adjusting to American culture was not hard for her because of how much she moved growing up.

Bourke was born in England, moved to New Zealand when she was 10 and spent three years living with her family in Dubai.

She said she decided to come to SDSU while in Spain during the summer of 2015.

“It was an amazing summer, but I realized I was really sick of waking up every morning and deciding what to do with my day,” she said. “I wanted structure.”

Bourke said the only thing she knew about American culture were the stereotypes in American movies.

She said one of the first things she noticed when she came to SDSU were the many cultures within the SDSU community.

“There are so many different areas and I had no idea about half of them,” she said She said she found a family within the

sports community.

“I love being a part of the sports community,” Bourke said. “Everyone is really driven and serves their own unique purpose. The whole idea of a university here is a different approach than home.”

She said learned that SDSU is spirited and much larger than universities in New Zealand.

“You guys live around sports, we don’t have that,” Bourke said. “In New Zealand there are more sheep than people.”

She said people in New Zealand who want to continue their career in sports often move to the United States.

“I love picking up and moving and immersing myself in someone’s culture,” Bourke said.

She said the best way to learn about culture is to live in it and learn to adapt to it.

Bourke said there were a lot of little differences between her culture and United States culture.

“I found that I would offend people by how close I stood next to them,” she said. “In New Zealand, standing close is a friendly gesture; here everyone emphasizes personal space.”

Bourke said America surprises her everyday.

She said she was surprised to find that many people at SDSU do not own passports.

“Traveling is so important because being able to see other people and

Bourke smiles after finishing a rowing race. photo Courtesy of georgina bourke

experience the way they live versus how you do is so eye opening,” she said. “It has made me better at understanding different perspectives.”

She said she can understand where people are coming from and why they think a certain way because of her experiences abroad.

“I have learned that everyone is so different, no one lives the same,” Bourke

said. “People need to stop trying to live a certain way and just be themselves.”

She said she encourages people to expand their knowledge and perspectives by diving into new cultures.

Bourke said SDSU has made her want to find a reason to stay in America.

“I have been able to travel a little bit with rowing, but I haven’t been able to stay for as long as I want.”

Facing Zika abroad

Gina vargas Contributor ____________________________________ The mosquito-borne Zika virus is an emerging health threat that is spreading globally.

With no vaccine or treatment for the virus, San Diego State students who are studying abroad are encouraged to take precautions before traveling. Despite the Zika virus threat, several SDSU students are studying abroad in Zika-infected countries.

The International Student Center requires students to learn about the health risks and threats in the countries they are visiting from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention website.

“Zika is a newer threat and we send students to universities where there is less risk such as Puerto Alegre in the south of Brazil,“ senior advisor and study abroad coordinator Maribel Franco said.

“We send students a fact sheet for risk management and an emergency card for services in the country and even at SDSU.” Franco said the northern part of Brazil has a large number of Zika outbreaks.

Stanley Maloy, dean of the College of Sciences and professor of biology, warns the Zika mosquitos can cause threats to pregnancies. Maloy said the Zika virus is also tricky because mosquitos like humans and are able to survive in areas where there are less water.

Maloy was a moderator at an event for the Center for Ethics in Science and Technology on Oct. 5 where a panel of experts discussed the Zika virus.

“It is important to be aware of the males that can transmit the Zika virus because it stays in their bodies for six months,” Malloy said. “Males are able to transmit the virus to a baby if they get a female pregnant during that period of time.”

Abel Martinez, an international

Abel Martinez visits the beaches in Brazil. photo Courtesy of abel martinez

business student with an emphasis in Latin America said he doesn’t think he will get the Zika virus while studying abroad. He said he has gotten four vaccines in order to avoid getting sick.

Martinez is studying at the Universidad del Desarollo in Chile and learning new business concepts to find ways in which the U.S. can help South America in their development.

Martinez was in Brazil for five days before the school semester began and said he never worried about the Zika virus.

“If it’s something that seems to be big in the U.S., it may be the media inflating it,” Martinez said. “The locals don’t talk about the virus and I never saw any information about it anywhere.”

Maloy said that Zika is spreading throughout the world and recently there have been outbreaks in Puerto Rico.

“Students need to have mosquito protection when traveling such as being aware of where they sleep especially in open areas, wearing mosquito repellent and closing windows at night if they don’t have window screens,”Maloy said.

Franco said she also tracks current events in countries where the students are studying to inform and help them if there is a threat.

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Liberal studies majors take Belize mary vitale staff writer ____________________________________ A 10-day trip to Belize during spring break every year is geared towards Liberal Studies majors.

The trip includes volunteer programs in addition to excursions throughout the Latin American country.

Senior liberal studies major Roseann Chesky traveled to Belize over spring break in 2016 and recommends the trip.

“As future teachers we are going to experience children in our classrooms that come from many different cultures,” Chesky said.

Chesky said traveling to another country gave her the opportunity to learn new things.

“This trip has taught me to keep an open mind and that adventure is out there,” Chesky said. “It made me appreciate what I have here in the states. I can now say that I am brave enough to do more activities.”

Senior liberal studies major Jasmine Lenart also traveled to Belize with the same program. She said this program is different from all others at SDSU because they get to interact with local families, students and teachers.

“It was great to immerse myself with another culture especially because we had homestay,” Lenart said.

There are countless excursions available through this program.

Students take a group picture in Belize during their spring break trip.

Courtesy of Roseann Chesky

“We went to the Belize zoo, to Mayan ruins, canoeing down a river for about 10 miles, cave tubing, snorkeling in the second largest barrier reef, went to a local festival and took tours in local schools,,” Lenart said. “Most importantly we held a two day math and science camp with kids from local schools.”

Erika Reyes, senior liberal studies major, said she found the experience unforgettable.

“Dr. Filiberto, the head leader of the

program for Belize, said something that I will never forget, and that is ‘Just because a culture is different from yours, does not make one better than the other, it just makes them different,’” Reyes said. “I also learned a lot about myself on the trip, but that is something that could only happen there, while you are living in those moments.”

Reyes said the small communityfilled environment differentiates this programs from others.

“Though there are not large beautiful buildings such as the cathedrals in Spain, or the art in Italy, Belize is filled with beautiful people,” she said.

This program requires no minimum class standing and requires a minimum cumulative GPA of a 2.00.

“I would most definitely recommend this trip for anyone who wants to be a future teacher for sure,” Lenart said.

“In fact, anyone would love it! Belize is a wonderful country with so much culture.”

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Summer Europe trip enlightens class alex hall Contributor ____________________________________ From May 20 to June 11, a class of about 30 San Diego State students and two professors took a three-week trip throughout Europe.

Through a study abroad program from the school of Communication, the group traveled to Germany, Spain, Switzerland, Czech Republic and Hungary, staying in each location for about five to six days.

“Students really opened their minds on this trip,” Patricia Geist-Martin said.

“They may have initially thought that things in the United States were the only way things should be or at first impulse thought the different cultures were wrong, but after about three to four days I noticed students start to shift their perspectives. They really expanded their viewpoints of roles, rules, and norms of other cultures.”

Before leaving for the trip, the students took two courses during the preceding semester.

Every other Thursday, they studied Rhetoric of Tourism with professor Winslow and Conversation about Home and Public Spaces with professor GeistMartin.

Once they left for Europe, they had class the first few days in each city where they talked how they were feeling in the new country and the differences in culture they were encountering.

“It was super interesting to see what

we learned in communication, things like verbal and nonverbal behaviors, in other countries and how they communicated with one another,” senior Conner Boyd said. “One of my favorite parts was just experiencing cultures that weren’t American that have thousands of years of history.”

Students were required to keep a journal to record every emotion they were feeling, sights they were seeing or they were smelling.

They also had to do group presentations for each city. The students said their favorite part was the friendships and bonds that emerged from the trip.

“It’s interesting because I feel like during the semester since we were in a class setting, there wasn’t really a chance to all bond until we left for the trip,” junior communication major Erica Mangione said. “When we were in Switzerland we stayed at this lodge and there was like thirty of us in bunk beds in one big room. It was our second stop and it was so much fun because that was where everyone really started to get along and get to know each other.”

Not only did the students connect with one another, but they grew closer to Winslow and Geist-Martin.

“For me, studying abroad has really strengthened my ability as a professor to see each student as a separate individual with their own unique story,” GeistMartin said. “I utilized the long hours we spent on transportation to meet one

A group of Communication students studied in five countries in Europe over the summer 2016 session. kelly smiley, photo editor

on one with students. It was like taking office hours on the road. I met with students while looking over the Swiss Alps. You can’t beat that experience.”

This trip is one of the two summer study abroad programs offered by SDSU’s School of Communication. The students both said it was absolutely amazing and a life changing experience.

“I know a lot of people when the graduate say the one thing that they regret not doing was studying abroad,” Mangione said. “It really does change

your mindset and make you think about other things and not just your little bubble.”

Geist-Martin said to never miss an opportunity to travel, because traveling gives people an opportunity to grow and learn.

“The opportunity to learn and the opportunity to discover things you didn’t even know you needed to discover and immersing yourself in other cultures ultimately makes you a better and more open person,” Geist-Martin said.

Be International blog hosts photo contest

jocelyn moran staff writer ____________________________________

San Diego State students studying abroad are giving other students an inside look into their experiences in other countries as they share their adventures and insights on the SDSU Be International Blog.

The SDSU Be International Blog launched in the spring semester of 2015. Since then, students have been sharing tips and stories to inspire other students to study abroad.

Journalism junior Kelsey Deguia is studying at Erasmus University in the Netherlands for a year and has been sharing her experience on the blog.

She said the website is a great resource for students who are unsure whether to go abroad.

“Through the blog, you are able to find more about different countries, specific schools or simply about your fellow Aztecs’ experiences in a new environment,” she said. “This would hopefully help students get a feel for

“If you have any doubts about taking the opportunity given at State to study abroad, I can vouch that these doubts will be crushed by the experiences you create,” Deguia wrote.

The 2016 International Photo Contest Tournament is also featured on the blog where anyone can vote for a student-submitted photograph taken while studying abroad.

This year’s contest revolved around the theme “Experience Movement.”

Dominic Gialdini, a sophomore international business and tourism management double major, was in the top four of the contest after taking a photo during the summer titled “We, Vagabonds” in Laos.

The photograph captures people crammed inside a truck with their personal belongings on top of it.

“It’s very anonymous,” Gialdini said “You just see their backs and you don’t know their stories or where they’re going or where they’ve been. It was crazy how anyone in the world has the power to just mount on a bus that will take you hours away to wherever you

“ I was able to capture a moment, and now i can relive it.”

- Avery Durko, Integrated marketing communication senior

what they may face.”

In her first blog post “My Study Abroad Action Plan,” Deguia wrote about her first two weeks in the Netherlands.

She wrote how in two weeks, she danced with the Dutch at an Amsterdam music festival, rode on the back of a bicycle at night through a busy city and connected with people from all over the world.

want. It was a moment in the craziness of Southeast Asia, everything kind of just froze for a second.”

Gialdini said he would recommend studying abroad to students because of how big the world is and how many cultures there are to experience.

“Once you go out there and see everyone, you come to realize we are not really different after all at our core,” Gialdini said. “We are all human. We

Students look at the photo contest pictures in the Goldberg Courtyard in the Conrad Prebys Student Union Katelyn Mulcahy, Staff Photographer

all have our desires, our aspirations, our pain, our sufferings and our joys.”

Integrated marketing communications senior, Avery Durko received second place in the contest after taking a photograph titled “Don’t Blink” in Capri, Italy in the summer of 2016.

The photograph captures waves crashing with the island in the distance.

“I was on a speeding boat, and the waves and clouds were wrapping around the island,” Durko said. “So much was going on, I was able to capture a moment, and now I can relive it.”

Durko said by the end of the summer in Italy, she was able to listen to a full on Italian conversation and understand what they were saying.

“I feel a lot more cultured and not as sheltered,” Durko said. “It opened my eyes to a completely different culture.”

Bloggers will continue to share their adventures and challenges faced abroad on the Be International website throughout the semester.

Deguia said she will continue to blog for the website.

She said getting accustomed to a new culture has been crazy, but she is embracing it.

“The world is the best classroom. I really value learning in an international environment because it opens you up to so many different perspectives and ideas that will expand your education to new heights,” Deguia said. “I have over 16 different nationalities in one of my classes, and the discussions that take place are so eye-opening.”

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Thompson sets SDSU up for success

Sophomore setter Indigo Thompson tries to catch her breath in between sets against Air Force. katelyn Mulcahy, Staff photographer

Sydney williams staff writer ____________________________________ The San Diego State women’s volleyball team has taken on a new Aztec this season in sophomore setter Indigo Thompson.

Thompson started her college career playing at Virginia Commonwealth University, but she wanted to find a team that was competitive and had a great team culture.

SDSU fit the bill.

The Aztecs decided to give her a shot, and now she is the starting setter.

Many people may believe that being a setter in volleyball is easy, although they do not see the work behind closed doors that is put into achieving success.

This is where Thompson shines.

Thompson grew up around volleyball.

She tried out for her first team in ninth grade, and ended up making the Junior Varsity team at Armstrong High School.

This was her first time playing on an actual team.

She caught interest in the sport by dipping her feet in several different

sports, including soccer and basketball, but ultimately fell in love with volleyball. She loved how fast paced and competitive the game was.

Watching her family play throughout the years also influenced her to give the sport a try.

Her mother, aunt and uncle all played Division I volleyball, while her sister, Dominique Thompson, played volleyball at Wisconsin. Thompson’s father, Darrell Thompson, was the 19th overall pick in the 1990 NFL Draft and played for the Green Bay Packers.

Thompson explained how growing

up in an athletic family developed her attitude.

“When I began playing sports, I had a hunger to go out and play,” Thompson said. “Sports was an outlet for me to showcase that hunger. Having an athletic family helped us all grow close and sports was something that I had grown into wanting to do.”

Once Thompson found her niche, she began to evolve as a great setter.

Thompson was drawn into being a setter from the beginning of her career.

She loved that being a setter was all about technicalities and dynamics. “ It is such a challenge to interact with each player throughout the entire game, but that is what I love,” Thompson said. “I love being involved in every play and overall, I love to be challenged.”

SDSU head coach Deitre CollinsParker saw that this 5-foot-6 girl was one who could adapt to such a challenging environment, and she decided to give her a shot. When Thompson transferred, she quickly earned a starting spot on the team.

“It was not easy. It is a lot of hard work and each day in the gym is a day to get. A new day to earn and keep my spot,” Thompson said. “A persistent mindset is key for me and keeps me working hard.”

Thompson has continued to showcase her talents at SDSU as the premier setter on the team.

She now has 453 assists, 98 digs, eight blocks and four kills in 2016.

Thompson wanted to be apart of a team that made her step up her game, and that is exactly what she has done.

Aztecs need to keep their foot on the gas

The San Diego State football team runs out onto the field at the beginning of the win over UNLV. kristian Carreon, Staff photographer

Brendan Price Staff columnist ____________________________________ The No. 6 University of Houston football team lost this past weekend to the Naval Academy in American Athletic Conference play, 46-40.

It sent shockwaves through college football, knocked the Cougars out of the college football playoff race and dropped them to 2-1 in conference play.

That very evening, the Aztecs opened

conference play with a convincing 26-7 win over University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

The Rebels were held to nine passing yards and did not score an offensive touchdown. Redshirt sophomore kicker John Baron II set a career long twice, with 48 and 50-yard field goals. Senior running back Donnel Pumphrey and junior running back Rashaad Penny each scored. The Aztecs are 1-0 to start Mountain West Conference play.

And it put the red and black back in the driver’s seat for a New Year’s Six

Bowl berth.

Both the MW and AAC are constructed the same: two divisions with the winner of each division facing off for the conference championship.

The logistics of Group of 5 schools parroting the larger conferences by hosting a championship game for added drama and to get an added game to impress may end up saving a hope that many, present company included, had written off just a week ago following a resounding loss at the University of South Alabama.

At the end of the year the highest ranked Group of 5 conference champion gets a New Year’s Six Bowl berth.

Sitting at 2-1 in conference play with a loss to Navy, coach Tom Herman and the Cougars no longer control their own destiny. They need Navy to drop two of their final five conferences to even make the AAC championship game, because the Midshipmen now own the tiebreaker.

SDSU can win the West division in conference play and put itself in a position to play the MW Championship Game at home for the second straight year.

The key for the Aztecs is to not get complacent, and instead show the attitude and drive that raised their game to another level down the stretch during conference play to send a message that they were the class of the MW. This past weekend, the signs of growth continue on both sides of the football. Junior cornerback Derek Babiash had another pick, and is

putting the finishing touches on what could be called “Babiash Island.”

Sophomore linebacker Ronley Lakalaka and senior linebacker Austin Wyatt-Thayer each had huge tackles for loss, Wyatt-Thayer’s was a big third down sack, giving Long’s 3-3-5 defense even more options in the second layer and limiting the opportunities for teams to go over the top on SDSU by continuously pressuring opposing offensive lines with aggressive, welltimed blitzing.

Beyond the flashy duo of Pumphrey and Penny in the backfield and junior wide receiver Mikah Holder, the red and black are starting to see other options emerge that can be key if a situation arises where surprise can get them an edge.

Freshman tight end Kahale Warring has two touchdown catches, and has emerged as a play action target for redshirt sophomore quarterback Christian Chapman in the red zone.

Additionally, junior fullback Nick Bawden has made important strides in his blocking out of the backfield and has been used as a decoy and as a tertiary passing option out of the Aztec backfield.

With Boise State University moving its way up the AP Top 25, the Air Force Academy still undefeated and a road date with a feisty University of Nevada, Reno team awaiting, the hurdles are still there.

After having and fighting through adversity, the men from Montezuma Mesa got a gift.

Here’s to hoping the Aztecs take it to the bank and cash it in.

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Baron kicks his way into unknown kickoffs.

It was not until his senior year in high school that he became the primary kicker and officially left soccer behind.

As Baron walked off the pitch and stepped onto the gridiron, he left question marks for what could’ve been in his soccer career. Baron was as good dribbling the ball as booting one, which led him to play with the Pateadores Football Club of the USA Soccer Olympic Development Program throughout high school.

Despite the unanswered potential, once he dove head first into football, he never looked back.

“I’m always going to love soccer, but all my focus is on football,” Baron said.

“There’s nothing like having that gamewinning kick with all the pressure on you and you make it. Nothing in soccer can compare to that.”

Division I schools lined up to see Baron his senior year, as he left high school with an 11-of-17 mark, including a 51-yard boot. Ultimately, he chose San Diego State and arrived on campus in 2014.

Baron redshirted his first year and watched Hageman set the programrecord. After another season riding the pine behind Hageman, Baron received the nod from the coaching staff heading into this campaign.

He also received advice from his predecessor: “Make every kick the

same … No matter what kick you’re doing, if it’s the game-winning field goal or PAT, you want every kick to have the same emphasis and you want the same thought process.”

Similar to how the 18 feet and sixinch gap remains stationary between those yellow goal posts that extend into the sky, kickers try to remain constant as well. But things do go awry and field goals are missed.

“You expect to receive hate as a kicker, especially if you miss, but you got to deal with it,” Baron said.

“Nobody is perfect.”

On the season, he is 5-for-6 on field goal attempts and 19-for-19 on extra points. So while he hasn’t been perfect, there has been little room for any “hate.”

“I’m pretty confident with John,” SDSU head coach Rocky Long said prior to the season. “You can give him whatever kind of situation you want, but you don’t actually know until you get in the game.”

If there was any doubt left in Long about his kicker, Baron expelled that against UNLV. Against the Rebels, Baron booted a 48 and 50-yard field goal, with the former being a careerlong until he kicked the latter.

Now the only unknown remaining for the left-footed kicker is whether he can remain consistent. So don’t be surprised to hear the echo of leather striking rubber around the Mesa.

Redshirt sophomore kicker John Baron II prepares himself for a kickoff against UC Berkeley.

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Anthony Reclusado sports editor ____________________________________ On a cloudless August afternoon, with the sun tormenting any who dare walk out of the shelter of shade, a lone sound echoes behind the SDSU Sports Deck.

While his team practices on the far end of an adjacent field, redshirt sophomore kicker John Baron II attempts field goal after field goal with only an occasional ball boy walking

The bedrock for any kicker is consistency, especially for one that has to replace one of the most successful kickers in program history, Donny Hageman, who holds the school record for most field goals in a season with 20.

The same kicker who scored the go-ahead field goal to capture the first outright Mountain West championship in program history last year.

But before being in line to replace Hageman and the impressive standard he left, Baron was participating in the game of unknowns and what-ifs in high school.

“ There’s nothing like having that game-winning kick with all the pressure on you and you make it.”

- John Baron II, Redshirt Sophomore Kicker

past.

However, he might as well have been the only person on the Mesa as his sole focus was on the 18 feet and six-inch gap that sits 10 feet above the ground.

He sets up a 30-yard attempt from the middle of the field and easily boots it through. He sets up a 35-yard attempt from the right hash with a similar result. Same thing from 40 yards out on the left hash. And 43. And 45.

“As a kicker you always need to keep working and improving your skill,” Baron said. “It’s all about consistency.”

“They needed a kicker for the football team and some of the guys that knew me from soccer told the head football coach that I could do it,” Baron said. “So he pulled me out of a class one day and asked me to come down to kick at practice. I went down, hit a couple of balls and he was like ‘You’re on the team.’”

While joining the team was easy, the transition from soccer to football wasn’t immediate for Baron. He began his football career in his sophomore campaign for his high school in Temecula, Calif., but only handled

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New record label signs students julianna ress senior staff writer ____________________________________ San Diego State possesses a considerable number of talented musicians in its student body, many of whom do not have the resources to expose their music to the public or the music industry at large.

Three students and one faculty member are attempting to assist these students in pursuing their music careers by starting a record label called Apollo Grand.

Global composition senior and president of Apollo Grand, Brendan Prednis said the mission of the label is to act as a stepping stone between an unsigned artist and a larger music label.

“There’s this weird gap between unsigned artists and people who aren’t getting very far with their music because they don’t have a team behind them or they just don’t have the resources to get signed to a label,” Prednis said. “I wanted to eliminate that weird gap and place a little stepping stool to get people who are really talented onto larger labels.”

Bridging this gap is what fueled the idea for creating Apollo Grand.

After six months of preparation, the team is ready to release music made by students.

Music by currently signed student

musicians is available to stream on the Apollo Grand website. Select albums can be purchased and downloaded via Bandcamp.

Electronic music composition professor and label facilitator Chris Warren said he hopes all musicians signed to Apollo Grand will only be there temporarily.

“Our goal as a record label is a little different than every other record label’s goal,” Warren said. “Our goal is to get everyone who’s on our label off of our label and onto greener pastures.”

Apollo Grand has one extended play release under its belt and is currently working with a number of musicians who plan to release music in the near future.

“I’m hoping that a few months from now we’ll already have a deep catalog of releases,” Warren said.

Management sophomore and label manager Lexi Cook said the Apollo Grand team is open to hearing music submissions from anyone and encourages anyone interested to submit recordings via email or inquiries via their website.

“Don’t hesitate to send us your music because we can give you feedback regardless of if it’s ready to go or not,” she said.

While Apollo Grand is not affiliated with SDSU, it is mostly aimed at signing student musicians.

“We have so many great composers who are in the SDSU community that we could be releasing music for a decade without having to go outside of it,” Warren said.

Apollo Grand accepts musicians of all genres and the team encourages diversity within the label.

“We want to have a really wide range,” Cook said. “We want to represent anyone that’s putting out good, quality music and we want to give them the tools necessary to get their music out.”

A major aspect of Apollo Grand is exposure and finding an audience for their signed artists.

“We do a lot of PR,” Prednis said.

“We publicize (our artists’) albums. We get them shows. We have their music on our site making sure we are getting them out there.”

Apollo Grand is designed specifically to help musicians, as the label does not profit from any of its releases.

“We don’t even see the money,” Prednis said. “We don’t see what people are paying for albums. It all goes straight to the artist.”

Marketing senior and head of marketing Elaina Johnson said a main priority during these early stages is getting the word out about the label.

“We’re trying to find platforms for us to get our name out,” she said.

“Obviously there’s social media, but the nice thing about music is the

Apollo Grand hopes to repesent student musicians.

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community is usually pretty receptive so we’ve been talking a lot to other kids in our classes (about Apollo Grand).”

Johnson said Apollo Grand is starting to launch social media pages and will be tabling on campus to spread the word about their label and their signed student talent.

Musicians and other interested students can find a list of Apollo Grand’s current signed musicians on their website.

Student musicians interested in signing with Apollo Grand can send their music submissions and questions to hello@apollogrand.com or contact them on their website.

LGBT asylum warrior speaks at SDSU library kayleigh venne contributor ____________________________________

Rape, abuse and unequal rights are not things that most people are used to dealing with on a daily basis. Seeking political asylum is not an issue that the average college student usually worries about either.

However, for some people asylum is their only hope. And for others, an entire career has been made out of presenting a case to grant these immigrants refugee status.

Professors and students waited patiently inside a quiet study room in the Love Library Wednesday, Oct. 5 for Thomas Davies to step up to the podium.

Known as the LGBTQ Asylum Warrior, Davies has dedicated his life to working on asylum cases.

Davies was a history professor at San Diego State for over 30 years and has donated hundreds of affidavits to the library for research purposes.

He has served as a witness in over 300 cases in support of Latin American immigrants seeking political asylum from torture and abuse in their home countries.

The crowd was mesmerized as Davies talked about his world travels and his passion for law and human rights.

He started in 1959 when he crossed the Mason-Dixon line and traveled to Arkansas for spring break and witnessed blatant racism for the first time.

“My life changed in those 24 hours in Arkansas,” Davies said. He joined the Civil Rights Movement and began to advocate for human rights.

In 1966, Davies headed to Peru. He lived with a family there for two and a

half years.

Davies grew accustomed to the culture and became fluent in Spanish.

He said he appreciated the culture of Peru despite witnessing extreme poverty and horrible living conditions.

Davies returned to the United States in 1968 with a non-English speaking wife.

They traveled to the University of Texas in 1969 for a Fellowship.

While in Texas, Davies and his wife experienced racism firsthand.

The couple was dining at a restaurant and refused service because they were speaking Spanish.

This occurrence stuck with Davies for many years.

“They thought my wife was Mexican, even though she was Peruvian,” Davies said. “Once they understood that she was, in fact, not Mexican, we were able to get our food.”

This event fueled Davies’ passion for human rights. He went back to Peru in 1977 to find that the country was under dictatorship and in an authoritarian state. Davies witnessed an attempted coup.

“It gave me a close up view of military rule,” he said.

Davies stayed in Peru for 15 months working for the military during the Spanish Civil War. He found himself in the middle of a political movement and worked on seven case studies of guerilla movements.

In 1992, Davies was contacted by a former student who needed help with a political asylum case with a man who had been tortured in Guatemala.

“This is how I got involved in political asylum,” Davies said. “After all of the (political) work that I’d been doing, it was just a natural progression of my career.”

Davies retired in 2001. These days, he only works on LGBTQ cases in Mexico.

He discussed the denial of basic human rights that is still happening in Mexico today.

“Being LGBTQ in Mexico is dangerous,” Davies said. “Passing same-sex marriage laws only made things worse. Mexico cannot provide basic security and it is considered a failed state.”

Davies said the police in Mexico often rape gay individuals and it is not considered a homosexual act. It is common in Spanish culture to have the belief that as long as a man is doing the penetrating, it is not considered homosexuality.

“Every time I think I’ve seen the worst case, it gets worse,” Davies said.

He told the crowd of a case where two boys were raped by their family for a decade until they were finally able to escape from Mexico.

They were raped because they “looked feminine.”

“Until the last few years, there has been no protection there,” Davies said.

He went on to discuss the process of receiving a case.

Davies gets a respondent’s affidavit that states why the person deserves political asylum.

He reads it and then continues on to write his own affidavit. He has even received fictional cases.

“Even horror has to be logical,” Davies said.

Davies no longer meets the people in the cases that he works on.

He does this because the first question the government asks him of an LGBTQ case is, “Did he or she sound gay?”

Davies feels that once he meets the immigrant, the government has the opportunity to discredit or disqualify

Tom Davies spoke to SDSU about asylum cases.

Christian hicks, staff photographer

him by asking these questions.

Nowadays, Davies goes through a lawyer to avoid these issues.

“We aren’t done yet, but it’s getting better,” Davies said. “Please remember that there are individual people, human beings, that need our help.

Important changes need to happen.

You have some promises to keep.”

“It’s still a problem, and it’s going to be a problem for a while,” LGBT studies minor Aria Huerta said. “It’s nice to hear that even people that are outside of the (LGBTQ) community are coming together to help.”

Although the collection of Davies’ past cases can be found at the library, names have been omitted for the sake of the immigrants’ safety.

These are the very affidavits that have been used in United States Immigration Courts for years.

“People are being tortured and threatened in all cases,” Davies said.

“You can’t say ‘It’s not my business!’ because it is.”

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Musician inspired from experience Nicole sazegar Senior staff writer ____________________________________ Music recording technology and audio design sophomore Jesse Aaron had just finished playing a new song for 15 of his classmates in high school when, by the end of the song, six of them were crying.

That was the moment Aaron knew he wanted to pursue music professionally.

“The way (the performance) made me feel by being able to convey that emotion and portray it with other people,” Aaron said. “That was the first time it clicked with me that this can be more than just a fun hobby.”

Aaron first came to San Diego State undeclared but quickly declared the music major when he realized he couldn’t picture himself in a 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. office job. Ever since joining the music program at SDSU, he has received support from classmates and professors.

Assistant Dean for Student Affairs Tita Gray helped Aaron create a music video, connect with other musicians on campus and introduce him to people at Atlantic Records.

Aaron said he identifies as singersongwriter and hopes to be a professional performer in the future.

His music influences range from Ed Sheeran to Pink Floyd.

“As far as inspiration goes, (it’s)anyone that pulls any type of emotion out of me,” Aaron said. “It’s kind of like hearing

original sounds helps me create original sounds. Any song I hear that draws raw emotion fuels me to write something with genuine emotion.”

Aaron also pulls inspiration for his songs from personal experiences. He’s noticed a darker theme to his songs, but believes that his best songs come from his worst days.

“It’s ironic because you don’t want anything bad to happen, but if nothing bad happens then you may or may not have a real drive to write,” Aaron said.

Aaron uses social media to promote his music and open mic night shows for exposure. He already has connections with managers at major record labels who are interested in his music, but he cannot progress in his career until he has a larger fan base. Although growing his fan base hasn’t been easy, he’s hopeful for the future.

“It’s really depressing because I still have so much to go, but I at least know that people are interested,” Aaron said.

He encourages people to listen to his music because his originality and passion separate him from other young artists.

“People have talked to me about my music and performances, and they tell me that I have a lot of passion when I’m singing and that connects more with the audience than someone who is singing with no emotion whatsoever,” Aaron said.

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TwitchCon becomes gamers haven sydney olmstead staff writer ____________________________________

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sea of purple flooded the San Diego Convention Center when TwitchCon took over last weekend.

Gamers, artists, musicians and fans spent three days exploring the expo hall, listening to panels and meeting their favorite video game streamers.

Being very new to Twitch, deciding to go to the convention was somewhat of a last-minute decision for me.

Twitch is the world's leading video platform and community for gamers and describes the type of gameplay that tests the player's reaction time.

As a gamer, I was excited to go, but wasn’t sure what to expect due to my lack of Twitch knowledge.

I don’t have any favorite streamers or friends in the Twitch community and I haven’t begun to do my own streams.

What I’m trying to say is: I wasn’t overly hyped for this event. I just thought it would be something fun to do over the weekend. Upon entering the expo hall I almost burst into tears at the beautiful sight laid out before me.

An ambient purple glow washed over the giant room and most of the decorations nodded to Twitch culture, such as its popular emotes. The hall was a gamer’s paradise, filled with game demos, product showcases, company exhibitions and live tournaments.

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was on display as well. There was a main stage where different events took place each day, as well as a smaller stage by all the charity exhibitors where a charity marathon stretched across the weekend.

The funniest thing I saw on the floor was the Bob Ross section in the art area. There was someone conducting Ross-like painting lessons to groups of people.

Better yet, there was a merchandise stand where you could buy funny Ross-themed shirts with pictures of the happy painter on them and phrases such as “Painters gonna paint.”

The H1Z1 invitational was also going on at TwitchCon. An impressive display of a hill of skulls bathed in red light provided fans with a photo op and a place to watch the video game tournament. I also watched the Mario Maker finals, which were interesting.

For those who don’t know, Mario Maker is like other Mario games, but far more infuriating because its levels are created by ordinary people and fans that love to put Mario through nearly impossible challenges.

I roamed up and down every aisle countless times throughout the weekend and every time felt like a kid on Christmas morning.

I soaked in all the games I could, from indie to virtual reality. I talked to people I probably would’ve never met otherwise and learned incredible things everywhere I went.

Most importantly, I couldn’t believe

TwitchCon brings together gamers, artists and musicians to the San Diego Convention Center.

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how inspired I was by Sunday night after it was all over.

There is a place for everyone on Twitch. Originally, the platform was a home for gamers.

It was somewhere people could live stream their gameplay and form their own communities.

Today, it has kept that core quality and built on it. From the original gaming culture on Twitch, new cultures and subcultures were born. Now, people live stream music, art and even this thing called “social eating.”

The most interesting thing to me about Twitch is its dedication to charity.

Last year, fundraising drives on the site raised over $17 million for various charities and non-profit organizations.

I attended a panel about this topic, where a group called Zeldathon talked about its experiences with gaming for charity.

It amazed me that something like video games could do so much to make a difference in the world.

Learning about Twitch and its familylike community was an incredible experience and I would highly recommend checking out the site.

It’s a great place to hang out and talk to like-minded people.

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