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Phi Kappa Theta expelled from campus

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by Will Fritz NEWS EDITOR

PARKING WOES Students say parking structure closures for Viejas Arena events are a problem. PAGE 2

San Diego State’s chapter of the Phi Kappa Theta fraternity was removed from campus last week. The fraternity’s national leadership said in a statement that the California Phi Iota chapter at SDSU was notified Nov. 6 that its charter was being revoked. “The fraternity board reviewed and discussed the chapter’s behavior over the last few years and determined that the chapter’s culture no longer aligns with the

fraternity,” the statement said. Fraternity leadership said the charter would be revoked for no less than five years. “This unanimous decision was difficult yet necessary,” said national Phi Kappa Theta President Adrian Gonzalez. “Our intention is to use this process as a means to continue our board’s long-term vision of supporting chapters aligned with our mission, vision and values.” However, SDSU officials have determined a longer period of expulsion for the Catholic

fraternity, which was placed on suspension in abeyance in January. Members were told any further policy violations would result in expulsion. “Allegations of violation of the alcohol policy by the fraternity were reported in September, which necessitated further action,” said a statement from SDSU Media Relations Officer Cory Marshall. “SDSU has determined expulsion of the fraternity for a minimum of seven years. Any further activity in the name of Phi Kappa Theta at SDSU is unsanctioned by both the

university and national fraternity.” Phi Kappa Theta member and Associated Students Vice President for University Affairs Chris Thomas said the September violation report arose after a student who was taken to a hospital for alcohol poisoning, as well as a friend of the student, reported being at a Phi Kappa Theta party. “No other evidence was found to prove the fraternity guilty,” SEE FRATERNITY, PAGE 2

Students, alumni react to mascot resolution

EDITORIAL: MASCOT VOTE The Daily Aztec’s Editorial Board reacts to the University Senate’s mascot resolution. PAGE 4

by Bella Ross STAFF WRITER

DERICK ABRIGU Estudiante licensiado de San Diego State enfoca sus estudios en la comunidad de inmigrantes PAGE 5

REGGAE RENEGADE The popular reggae singer Matisyahu brings his jams to San Diego. PAGE 9

Men’s soccer team ends let-down season with a 4-0 shutout of local rival, UCLA by Mary York DIGITAL SPORTS EDITOR

HUNGRY LIKE THE WOLF SDSU faces 2-8 Nevada in a battle of countering offensive styles. PAGE 11

ith four minutes left in the W match, senior forward Jeroen Meefout raced the ball upfield towards

the goal, just as he has been doing all season, just as he has done for the last three years at San Diego State. Then, he planted a firm kick that began inches from the grass and ended in the top left corner of the Bruins’ net. Already up 3-0 to University of California, Los Angeles, the Aztecs did not need Meefout’s final goal to win the game – senior midfielder Dallin Cutler had already scored a pair in the first half and senior forward Winston Sorhaitz followed up with another goal in the second half, with assists from Meefout and senior midfielder Thom Van den Berg. But for a team of seniors that entered the season with a mountain of Photo Illustration by Mary York

expectations on their shoulders and left with a crushing 1-9-0 conference record, a thorough shutout of the Bruins was a sweet way to end a bitter season. “It’s a mix of emotions because this season was really hard and the ball wasn’t bouncing our way,” goalkeeper Adam Allmaras said. “But it was a nice, bittersweet ending, especially against UCLA. It was really great to end on that and send the seniors off on a good note.” Allmaras recorded five saves to win the game, 4-0. SDSU head coach Lev Kirshner said the win was momentous for a team that has struggled so much all season. “It was a year that we did not expect to happen and it was a very difficult year for us to go through with so many games that were tight, that could have SEE OUT ON TOP, PAGE 10

Following a resolution to retire the human representation and use of weapons by the Aztec Warrior mascot passed by the University Senate, students and alumni shared their reactions to the controversial topic. “I think the idea is, when something is around for such a long time, we don’t want to change it or have to question something that we’re kind of attached to,” theater sophomore Mario Vega said. Vega said the first time he heard San Diego State was trying to change the mascot last semester, he had serious doubts about altering such a long-standing figure. He said his perspective has since changed after doing more research on the topic. “The more research I’ve done and the more I’ve educated myself on the topic of the mascot and how indigenous people are treated, I’ve started to think maybe it should change,” Vega said. Political science senior Violet Friudenberg, who was pictured on the cover of The Daily Aztec’s Nov. 8 issue holding a sign reading “tradition is no excuse for racism,” said they believe changing the mascot should not be considered an issue in any capacity. “So much needs to change and I don’t actually think needing to change the name of a sports team or a building is that big of an issue,” Friudenberg said. “If anything, getting rid of the mascot and the moniker is a starting point and it should continue from there.” The University Senate SEE MASCOT RESOLUTION, PAGE 3

News

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Nov. 15-19, 2017 EDITOR: Will Fritz, news@thedailyaztec.com

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The fraternity has a history of university policy violations over the last nearly two decades.

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Phi Kappa Theta’s former fraternity chapter house on Hardy Avenue. The chapter was expelled from campus Nov. 6. By Nov. 12, the fraternity’s Greek letters had already been removed from the building.

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Thomas said in an email. “Furthermore, the university found us guilty on what they call a ‘preponderance of evidence’ and proceeded to pull our charter.” Thomas said he disagrees with the national fraternity’s statements about the SDSU chapter’s culture. Phi Kappa Theta’s Greek letters had already been removed from its chapter house on Hardy Avenue by Sunday. The house was being rented from Aztec Shops by the fraternity, and will now go back to being maintained by Aztec Shops, Marshall said. This is not the first time the fraternity has been removed from campus. In 2003, Phi Kappa Theta’s charter was revoked by its national organization after a man living in its apartments was arrested for selling marijuana.

The fraternity returned to campus just over a year later in October 2004 when the national organization reinstated its charter and SDSU’s Interfraternity Council voted to allow it to begin operations on campus again. “People know Phi Kap and they know the name,” the SDSU chapter’s vice president told The Daily Aztec at the time. “Maybe now it will have a better connotation. It is all in the past, and this is a new page in the chapter.” Phi Kappa Theta was also placed on interim suspension in 2012 after 20-yearold Barzeen Barzanji was found dead at the chapter house. Barzanji, who was president of another fraternity, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, was later determined to have overdosed on alprazolam — better known as Xanax — and oxycodone. The fraternity was later absolved of responsibility for Barzanji’s death after an investigation.

3 News SDSU Jazz Ensemble honors late donor, jazz musician

Nov. 15-19, 2017 EDITOR: Will Fritz, news@thedailyaztec.com

by Angelica STAFF WRITER

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The San Diego State Jazz Ensemble dedicated its Nov. 7 concert to late alumnus Pitt Warner after it was announced in late October that the longtime jazz musician left a $750,000 endowment to the jazz studies program at the School of Music and Dance. The Pitt and Virginia Warner Jazz Studies Endowment will support the Jazz Studies program and its students by providing funds that include scholarships, travel, equipment, conference and musical festival attendance, music commissions, music purchases, guests artists and clinicians, according to Director of Jazz Studies Bill Yeager. Warner, who died in 2016, was a renowned jazz drummer who not only played on SDSU’s jazz ensemble for many years, but also performed with many other bands, including local Latin jazz group The Bordermen. Jazz ensemble drummer and SDSU graduate student Justin Joyce became acquainted with Warner through the jazz studies program and said he said he thinks that Warner’s gift was

Mascot resolution:

continued from page 1 resolution was only a recommendation to President Roush, and has no power of its own. Friudenberg said they have little confidence that SDSU President Sally Roush will implement the resolution. “I really don’t have a ton of faith in the university administration because they’ve shown time and time again that they’re not here for the most at-risk, marginalized, underfunded, and tokenized populations on campus,” Friudenberg said. “They will talk about how diverse their campus is but, once (Native American) students and other students of color talk about any of this stuff, admin is not there to defend them.” SDSU 2013 alumnus Matthew Clarkson said he gets frustrated when students complain about the mascot, since he feels they do not recognize how good the university is to them. “You have these students who are essentially reaping the benefits of an education at a prestigious university going around saying things about the mascot,” Clarkson said. “It just seems absolutely absurd to me. With alumni donating large sums of money to SDSU, their feelings on the mascot are likely to be a heavy consideration by the university president in any decision she makes on the mascot. Clarkson said he, along with many of his alumni friends, would consider pulling his donation from the university

Photo by Angelica Wallingford

San Diego State Jazz Ensemble rehearses for its Nov. 7 concert with special guest Matt Harris in The J. Dayton Smith Recital Hall.

an amazing contribution to the music department because of massive funding cuts that arts programs have taken in recent years. “The music departments are folding, like all the way, going down to elementary school and it resonates coming up to the

top too,” Joyce said. “I mean, it’s like (the business college) would get something like $3 million and us, we’ll get like $28,000… So it’s a great thing that he left it to us.” Warner also left behind equipment for jazz students, including two complete drum

sets and multi-track recording equipment worth over $100,000, Yeager said. “He left so much gear for us, and, as a drummer, I’m very thankful, but as a musician I’m even more thankful,” Joyce said. “He was a great guy, a great musician.”

if SDSU were to change the mascot. “I think I’d think twice about donating to the university because I really don’t agree with that,” Clarkson said. Clarkson said a decision to change the mascot may also have negative implications for SDSU in the debate over what to do on the current site of the SDCCU Stadium, which SDSU hopes to acquire through a November 2018 ballot initiative. The goal would be to develop an SDSU West campus on the land. “I think (changing the mascot) would have an impact because that land has an identity since it was past the Charger’s home, but also the Aztec’s home,” Clarkson said. “I think the area has that history.” Timothy Meyers Sr., father of an SDSU graduate and co-admin of the “SDSU Aztec Football Fan Club” on Facebook, said he thinks the answer to this debate is not binary, but somewhere in the middle. “I think when you see the reaction, especially on social media, people perceive it as a binary thing where either we’re going to have (the mascot) or we’re not going to have it,” Meyers said. “I think elements of both sides of the argument see it that way. Neither one is right.” Meyers said he doesn’t find the Aztec mascot problematic because the Aztecs no longer exist as a civilization. However, he still said he thinks it should be assessed for appropriateness. “I think it’s something that should be looked at periodically, but I don’t think it’s a binary decision,” Meyers said. “I think it should be updated and challenged and it

should evolve.” Theater sophomore John Michel also criticized the conversation surrounding the mascot resolution, and said supporters of changing the mascot were too reliant on emotional arguments. “Last semester, a lot of them ended up breaking out into tears or relying on pathoslike appeals,” Michel said. “I think everyone’s just relying on emotions and hysteria rather than relying on the objective, logical point of view.” Michel said supporters of changing the mascot should not

be relying on the argument that non-Native Americans could not understand the offensive nature of the mascot, since it is not their culture. “The problem is, you’re not going to convince anybody by saying ‘you don’t understand,’” Michel said. “I’m a self-identified progressive, but I personally think this is ridiculous.” Many opponents and supporters alike said they would endorse greater education about Aztec culture at SDSU. “My solution is we should offer a mandatory unit of Mesoamerican culture, which

Music entrepreneurship and business freshman Derrick Kennedy Martin Jr. said he thinks that the endowment will give great opportunities for music students, especially when it comes to the possibility of traveling and experiencing different musical styles and cultures. “It provides us with opportunities that we wouldn’t otherwise be able to have as jazz students,” Martin Jr. said. “(The endowment) has the potential to provide us with different countries to be able to play with where you get different styles of music and styles of people and it’s just a great cultural experience from all types of musicians and people.” Along with Warner’s endowment, the jazz studies program also has Eugene and Barbara Bowman Endowment Fund, worth $150,000, which was awarded to the department two years ago. The endowment was Warner’s second gift to the university. After his wife Virginia, an SDSU alumna with a degree in English, died in 2012 he gave a donation for the Pitt and Virginia Warner Suite in the Department of English and Comparative Literature.

is what the Aztecs were a part of, so you would be educating everybody on the Aztecs and who they were and what they were about,” Michel said. “I think that’s fair for a school that uses a Mesoamerican mascot.” Friudenberg said greater education would be an essential step to moving away from the Aztec Warrior as the SDSU mascot. “I think there needs to be more of a concerted effort by the university to tell people about this history and how we got here and how they’re going to fix that,” Friudenberg said.

Photo by Kelly Smiley

Students and alumni are reacting to news that the University Senate has passed a non-binding resolution to do away with the human Aztec Warrior mascot, bringing the controversial topic once again to the forefront.

Opinion

The Daily Aztec

Nov. 15-19, 2017 EDITOR: Dana Tsuri-Etzioni, opinion@thedailyaztec.com

Editorial: Resolution backlash The issue: A University Senate resolution to retire the Aztec Warrior mascot has galvanized alumni against the current generation of students and led some to threaten to end financial support of the university.

Our take: While this board has not taken a position on the resolution, this university is bigger than its mascot, and alumni should recognize and respect its students regardless of what costumed character runs around at sporting events.

MANAGING EDITOR Lilly Glenister NEWS EDITOR Will Fritz ASST. NEWS EDITOR Jasmine Bermudez

The Editorial Board “Can someone tell me just what happened in the last 20 or so years that everyone has become so damn sensitive?”

EDITOR IN CHIEF Andrew Dyer

OPINION EDITOR Dana Tsuri-Etzioni

First, despite what some news reports stated, the University Senate is not a student governmental body — it’s composed of professors, lecturers, staff and four students. SDSU’s student government is Associated Students, which rejected a similar resolution last spring, 14-12. The senate passed its resolution 52-15. Secondly, as reported by The Daily Aztec, the senate’s vote is advisory and non-binding, meaning President Sally Roush could choose not to adopt it at all, or to adopt only parts

alumni, their affinity for their alma mater runs only as deep as this mascot. Many argued that this was part of their heritage. Binge drinking while dressed in an Indian costume — Joel Sartan, The Daily Aztec, Jan. 27, might have been fun in the 1980s, as one 2002. Facebook commenter reminisced, but that is not heritage. That statement would have been at home in It’s important for the alumni of SDSU to any number of social media comment threads ask themselves what their time here meant for after the University Senate’s mascot resolution them, and what it is about this institution that, vote last week. However, they came from years later, still stirs emotion and nostalgia. Is another fight over the controversial mascot. a guy in a costume really the only tether there Then-president Stephen Weber is? had defied student wishes to keep the Regardless of the nostalgia — and Indian caricature “Monty Montezuma” donor checks — of alumni, this and replaced him with a tamer, lessuniversity, first and foremost, exists to exuberant “Ambassador.” That wildly serve its students. unpopular incarnation was replaced in The CSU mission statement includes 2004 with the mascot with which most clauses to “advance and extend are familiar today, the Aztec Warrior. knowledge, learning and culture,” and Defensive strategies around the “to encourage and provide access to an mascot have not changed much over excellent education to all.” Nowhere in the past two decades. Almost 16 years the mission statement is there a clause later, Sartan’s opinion defensively to kowtow to the demands of nostalgic smearing opponents of the mascot alumni, no matter how deep their as overly-sensitive politically correct pockets. babies shows these ideas are nothing Another clause in the CSU mission new and far from original. statement is “to provide opportunities Sartan, then a senior sports writer at for individuals to develop intellectually, The Daily Aztec, continued his piece personally and professionally.” Photo by Kelly Smiley The Aztec Warrior mascot leads the football team on to the field. bemoaning the loss of Monty. Ideally, this intellectual development “It seems like every group that’s out doesn’t end once a graduate walks across there is looking for an excuse to be a victim, of it. the stage, but continues throughout life. Finally, there appears to be a misconception and they use political correctness as their President Roush is unlikely to sign off on this issue was settled years ago. It was not. shield,” he said. this resolution. However, that doesn’t mean The university narrowly avoided an NCAA the issue goes away. The NCAA ban on Native SDSU students face a myriad of issues in school — food insecurity, student debt, ban on Native American mascots in 2005, four American mascots stands, and as long as this housing and safety — yet nothing stirs up years after ditching Monty. Another resolution university has a guy in an indigenous costume as much consternation among alumni as do was soundly rejected by A.S. in 2014. as its mascot, the issue will persist. However, a master’s thesis published by efforts from activists to get the university to And when new ideas, or new ways of lecturer Ozzie Monge in 2015 reignited thinking of our past emerge, perhaps we move past its native mascot and moniker. Too many alumni seem to see the mascot the long-simmering mascot fight last year, should strive for the continued intellectual resolution as an invitation to jump in with resulting in both the spring A.S. resolution development the university exists to foster, both feet and trash this generation of students and the current one passed by the senate. rather than dismissing every challenging idea Another troubling trend observed in the as endemic of a generation of “snowflakes.” with little regard for the facts of the story or backlash to this resolution was that for many the concerns the resolution raises.

MUNDO AZTECA EDITOR Jocelyn Moran ARTS & CULTURE EDITOR Cami Buckman SPORTS EDITOR Zach Engberg ASST. SPORTS EDITOR Abraham Jewett DIGITAL SPORTS EDITOR Mary York ENGAGEMENT EDITOR Alex Piscatelli PHOTO EDITOR Kelly Smiley MULTIMEDIA EDITOR Mirella Lopez SOCIAL MEDIA EDITOR David Santillan VOLUNTEER EDITORS COPY EDITOR Brian del Carmen EDITOR-AT-LARGE Jacob Sisneros ART DIRECTOR Aiden Prehatny GRAPHICS ASSISTANT Noah Callahan SENIOR STAFF WRITERS Emely Navarro Julianna Ress Talia Raoufpur Cassidy McCombs Sydney Sweeney STAFF WRITERS Bella Ross Angelica Wallingford Elizabeth Barboza Julie Cappiello CONTRIBUTORS Jeffrey Chacon STAFF PHOTOGRAPHERS Samantha Bonpensiero ________________________________ ADVERTISING DIRECTOR Connor Brooke

Action needed to end mass shootings in U.S. by Julie Cappiello STAFF WRITER

In 1996 San Diego State student, Fredrick Martin Davidson, shot three professors during his thesis dissertation. He was spared the death penalty and was sentenced to three life terms without the possibility of parole. According to Mass Shooting Tracker, there have been 378 mass shootings in 2017. The Las Vegas shooting left 58 people dead and more than 500 injured. The deadliest shooting in American history, not even two years after the Pulse Nightclub shooting in Florida that killed 50. In Sutherland Springs, Texas Devin Patrick Kelley killed 26 people. With the gun violence in America an ongoing problem, there is a need for stricter gun control and realistic resolutions. Gun control is downplayed in the media. The media refuses to acknowledge that mass shootings are acts of terrorism. The New Yorker published an article titled “Why We Should Resist Calling

the Las Vegas Shooting Terrorism.” The problem with calling the shootings terrorism is because there is no clear definition. Meriam-Webster defines terrorism as, “the systematic use of terror especially as means of coercion.” While Oxford Dictionary defines it as, “the unlawful use of violence and intimidation especially against civilians in pursuit of political aims.” Describing terrorism as having political motives makes these shootings not fit the definition — when they should be considered acts of terror. The U.S needs proper evaluation and background checks for possession of firearms — it could prevent mass shootings from occurring. The second amendment can still remain intact, but there needs to be a compromise. President Donald Trump said the Texas Church shooting is a mental health issue, not a gun violence issue. If mental health is the problem, there needs to be some reform. The government should increase mental health awareness and treatment.

Instead of something being done the government covers it as being a different problem and the media report the story and then move on. People think there are laws set in place when it comes to gun control. However, these laws have loopholes and are not as strict as they should be. According to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives there are three laws that directly pertain to gun control. First is the National Firearms Act of 1934, which was the first federal imposed gun control law. It originally imposed a tax on the making and transfer of firearms. It also required registration of all NFA weapons. In 1968 Title II of Gun Control act, amended the definition of firearms by adding that they are destructive devices and expanded on the definition of machineguns. Following the Gun Control act is the Firearm Owner’s Protection Act from 1986. This act amended the definition of silencer and altered the GCA to prohibit the transfer of possessions of machine

guns. In 1994, President Bill Clinton signed the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act. The bill bans the manufacturing copycat weapons and nineteen military style assault weapons. It also strengthens federal licensing standards for firearm dealers. While these laws limit what kinds of firearms one can buy, they do not stress proper vetting and evaluation of those purchasing guns. According to the State of California Department of Justice, California imposes a 10-day waiting period for buying firearms and the purchase must be through a licensed dealer. The department has a list of types of individuals who cannot own or possess firearms. Now more than ever America needs to provide gun control because many lives are at stake. How many more must die before a new law or regulation is passed? Julie Cappiello is a sophomore studying journalism and media studies. Connect with her on Twitter @juliecappiello.

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Estudiante enfoca sus estudios a la comunidad de inmigrantes y deportados por David Santillan EDITOR DE MEDIOS SOCIALES

Estudiante licenciado de San Diego State Derick Abrigu enfoca sus estudios en la comunidad de inmigrantes, cruzando a Tijuana para mejor entender las condiciones de los deportados y otros. Abrigu empezó con sus estudios en San Diego State en 2015, viniendo desde Canadá con su esposa e hija. Siendo hijo de inmigrantes peruanos, quienes llegaron a Montreal en los años 70, Abrigu sintió el deseo de investigar y contar las historias de otros inmigrantes latinos para mejor entender las razones por las cuales cruzan y las situaciones con las que se enfrentan diarias. “La propia historia de mis padres fue (lo que me inspiró), pero también es la historia de nuestra cultura”, dijo Abrigu. “Yo soy una representación de la inmigración que hicieron mis padres”. Abrigu creció en Montreal hablando español, francés e inglés. Sus padres fueron unos de los primeros inmigrantes peruanos que se establecieron en la región tras escapar la instabilidad del sistema político en Perú. Tras

recibir su primer título en la Universidad de Concordia en Montreal, Abrigu decidió emigrar por sí mismo a San Diego para investigar y reportar. “Hay muchos inmigrantes de todas partes del mundo quienes están viviendo en condiciones deplorables por consecuencias políticas binacionales que existen entre los Estados Unidos y México”, dijo Abrigu. Las razones por las cuales la gente inmigra son más complejas que por simples razones económicas. Cosas como la violencia y el ambiente social también influencian a la gente para que inmigre. A pesar de lo difícil que es entrar y establecerse en los EE.UU., gente de todas partes del mundo siguen tratando, usando la frontera de Tijuana como una puerta. “La gente viene porque tiene que trabajar”, dijo Abrigu. “Tienen que superarse y seguir adelante. Solamente quieren oportunidades que no existen en sus países”. Abrigu cruza la frontera para observar y convivir con estas personas, escuchando sus historias para mejor entender sus razones de inmigrar. “A veces vamos al parque o a jugar pelota. Después regreso

Estudiante licenciado de SDSU cruza a Tijuana para entender a las comunidades de inmigrantes y deportados.

al albergue y los ayudo con diferentes documentos que tienen que llenar, y me quedo platicando con ellos”, dijo Abrigu. Aparte de escuchar y observar a estos inmigrantes, Abrigu también los trata de informar de sus derechos y ayudarlos a

comprender las situaciones en las cuales están. Abrigu dijo que no está buscando una solución por sí mismo para los inmigrantes, sino que primero, quiere comprender sus situaciones y ayudar a poner una cara a la palabra inmigrante.

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“Invito a toda la comunidad de San Diego, que estamos (cercas) de la frontera, a (venir y) observar”. Su meta al acabar con su investigación y sus estudios en SDSU es entrar en una carrera centrada en la consultación política para ayudar a los inmigrantes.

Estudiantes de SDSU brillan en conferencia de SACNAS por Jeffrey Chacon CONTRIBUIDOR

Ocho estudiantes de San Diego State fueron reconocidos en la conferencia de Sociedad para el Avance de los Chicanos y los Nativos Americanos en la Ciencia en Salt Lake City, Utah, por sus logros en investigaciones científicos. La conferencia tomó lugar desde el 19 de octubre al 21 de octubre. SACNAS es la conferencia más grande en el país para la diversidad de estudiantes en carreras de ciencia, tecnología, ingeniería y matemáticas. SACNAS ofrece a estudiantes la oportunidad de conocer a científicos profesionales, asistir simposios que hablan sobre programas de postgradado, visitar instalaciones donde hacen investigaciones

científicos y presentar sus investigaciones delante de una jueza y estudiantes de escuelas de todo el país, incluyendo Puerto Rico. Estudiantes son seleccionados del programa Iniciativa para Maximizar el Desarrollo Estudiantil. Estudiantes del programa IMSD son asociados con estudiantes de posgrado para colaborar en experimentos, conseguir apoyo para aplicar a programas de doctorado y para practicar como dar una presentación profesional en conferencias. Manuel González, estudiante de cuarto año de psicología, dijo que la misión de IMSD es preparar y mandar estudiantes directo a programas de Ph.D. IMSD cumple con su misión a través de dar fondos a estudiantes

Cortesía de Ivette González

Ocho estudiantes de SDSU fueron reconocidos en la conferencia SACNAS.

para conducir investigaciones, dar becas para viajar a conferencias como SACNAS y ofrecer la oportunidad de hablar con científicos profesionales y reclutadores. En este momento, González está conduciendo investigaciones científicos en el Laboratorio de Imagen Corporal, Sexualidad y Salud. Sus investigaciones se trata de la depresión de adolescentes hispanos con cáncer de la piel. El próximo año, González volverá a SACNAS a presentar el resultado. Miembros seleccionados del programa IMSD son invitados a mandar un resumen de sus investigaciones científicos a SACNAS. Si SACNAS acepta el resumen, los estudiantes tendrán la oportunidad de presentar sus investigaciones durante la conferencia nacional. En SACNAS, un panel de expertos revisan cada investigación de los estudiantes y dan comentario sobre que hicieron bien y que pueden hacer para mejorar. Los ganadores fueron anunciados el último dia de la conferencia. Los ganadores recibieron un certificado, $200 y una foto con el ganador del Premio Nobel en biología. Manuel González dijo que asistir la conferencia de SACNAS es una gran experiencia porque se puede mirar lo que otros estudiantes están haciendo para sus investigaciones científicos y también hay simposios interesantes como uno que había sobre síndrome impostor.

Una ganadora fue Ivette González, quien está en su tercer año estudiando psicología y español. El enfoque de su investigación científico fue sobre los efectos que ocurren en la combinación de alcohol y teratógenos y cómo afecta el desarrollo de niños durante el tercer trimestre. Usando ratas de laboratorio, González experimentó tres secuencias diferentes para descubrir cuál tiene el efecto sobre la coordinación. En el primer experimento, usó solamente alcohol, el segundo fue una combinación de alcohol y el cannabinoide y el tercer experimento fue solamente el cannabinoide. “Miramos que cuando el alcohol y el cannabinoide fueron combinados, sí había un efecto sobre la coordinación”, dijo González. “Vamos a empezar a mirar los efectos porque hay mucha gente que fuma marijuana mientras están embarazadas. Queremos descubrir cómo esto afecta a los niños en el futuro”. La investigación de estudiante de tercer año de estadísticas Kristine Dinh se trató del impedimento del lenguaje. Dinh usó estudiantes de la escuela primaria para investigar cómo niños que aprenden dos idiomas crecen y desarrollan a comparación de niños que solamente saben un idioma. “Nosotros creamos una tarea llamada “repetición no verbal”, dijo Dinh. “Repetición no verbal” midió el lenguaje y la fonología de la memoria corta para ver si

los niños son capaces de oír la palabra y repetirla. Podemos usar la tarea como un examen para medir el impedimento del lenguaje de los niños”. Dinh está analizando los datos de su estudio. El estudio dura cinco años para mirar la tendencia de los estudiantes. Clases en Vietnam han implementado la investigación de Dinh para recolectar información que va a comparar a estudiantes quienes son monolingües a estudiantes quienes son bilingües. La investigación de estudiante de quinto año de química Esteban Delgado se trata sobre agentes de anti-cáncer. Delgado ha estado trabajando en este proyecto por un año y medio. Delgado dijo que está dedicado a desarrollar tratamientos efectivos para cánceres gynecological, los cuales son cánceres del sistema reproductivo de mujeres. Dijo que quiere surgir un examen de reviso para cáncer ovárico porque en este momento, cuando doctores diagnostican a sus pacientes, el nivel de cáncer en los pacientes ya se ha avanzado al nivel tres o cuatro. Cuando el cáncer está al nivel tres or cuatro, es obligatorio que doctores quiten todo los intestinos afectado por el cáncer. “Si hubiera un examen, doctores hicieran menos cirugía porque uno podría detectar el cáncer mucho antes y también podrían comenzar tratamiento inmediatamente”, dijo Delgado. “Sería mucho más mejor para los pacientes”.

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Frente a un público de estudiantes, graduados y profesores, el profesor de antropología Seth Mallios se presentó el 9 de noviembre para conmemorar los ciento veinte años que San Diego State lleva sirviendo a la comunidad de San Diego. Mallios, autor de “Hail Moctezuma: The Hidden Treasures of San Diego State”, ha llevado a cabo numerosos proyectos con el fin de preservar la historia y el legado de la universidad. La universidad fue fundada con el nombre de San Diego Normal School en 1897, un año turbulento en todo el mundo, según Mallios, muy similar a nuestro tiempo. Ese mismo año, las instalaciones de la universidad se mudaron del centro de la ciudad de San Diego a El Cajon Boulevard, donde iban a permanecer hasta 1921. En 1929, la universidad fue relocalizada por última vez a Montezuma Mesa, territorio que una vez perteneció a los

kumiai, afirmó Mallios, y tomó un momento para aclarar que los kumiai no son aztecas. Originalmente, una escuela normalista, el nombre de SDSU se cambió varias veces entre el periodo de 1921 y 1974. Entre sus nombres, estaban “San Diego State Teachers College”, “San Diego State College” y “California State University San Diego”. “San Diego State University” fue el nombre que se le otorgó a la universidad en 1974. Mallios dijo que la universidad tiene una comunidad que está prosperando y fue divertido ver a personas de edades diferentes juntos durante su presentación. “Somos el más viejo, grande y diverso institución en la región”, dijo Mallios. “Creo que eso es increíblemente importante poder traer a las generaciones juntas”. El profesor mostró gran interés por dos hechos en especial que han marcado la historia de SDSU. El primero es la visita del entonces presidente John F. Kennedy el 6 de junio de 1963, poco antes de su muerte en Dallas. Kennedy dio uno de

sus discursos más memorables ese día ante los graduados y fue otorgado el primer título honorífico de doctor honoris causa. La visita de Martin Luther King Jr. es el segundo evento que Mallios considera eminente para la historia de la universidad pero que nunca recibió la atención adecuada por los medios de comunicación en 1964. La fecha lo dice todo, señaló Mallios, un tiempo turbulento en la historia de los EE.UU. King se presentó ante un público mayormente blanco que no lo recibieron con gran agrado, sin embargo, King dio uno de sus mejores discursos del siglo veinte en SDSU. Para concluir su presentación, Mallios compartió un video de uno de sus grandes descubrimientos del campus en el edificio de Harvey Tower. Mallios y su equipo lograron restaurar un mural de los años treinta que ahora se encuentra en una pared de Love Library. Una vez que finalizó su presentación, Mallios agradeció al público y tomó un tiempo para platicar con varios graduados de SDSU quienes rodearon al

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Seth Mallios saluda a graduados de SDSU después de su plática.

profesor. Dr. Seth Mallios, profesor, arquitecto y arqueólogo ha contribuido a la comunidad de San Diego State por más de diez años. “Puedes ver a tras a la historia (de SDSU) y ver que estudiantes enfrentaron problemas similares

y muestra que somos similares”, dijo Mallios. “Cuando empecé aquí, un ex-presidente de SDSU me dijo que SDSU no tenía historia ni tradición. Yo he podido ver a través de los últimos 17 años gente empezando a emocionarse de SDSU ahora y su historia rica”.

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Matisyahu said he thinks that the best kinds of concerts are blended. In these instances, music not only transports listeners to a meditative space of movement, but lighter, easy moments too. From performance to reaction, the Jewish American vocalist’s conviction certainly reflects his own concerts, one of which was recently held at downtown San Diego’s Music Box. The reggae artist–a character who frequently fuses the Rastafarirelated sound with elements of hip hop, rock and pop–directed a secularly spiritual gathering on Nov. 10 at the modern Little Italy venue, where fans dressed in suede before neon stage lights with chilled beverages in hand. Sure, these folks were dressed in flannels and jeans, but the Bob Marley music occupying the spaces between each performer filled the room with a warmth and groove that quality reggae perfects. Orphan and Zion I prefaced Matisyahu’s performance with their energetic opening acts. For the next two hours, the Music Box felt like a well-needed

summer escape, smack-dab in the middle of fall. But despite the evening’s atmosphere starkly contrasting the chilly, undistinctive outside world, it was anything but forced or unnatural, for a Matisyahu show at least. Just hours earlier, the New York native revealed that his performances are rooted in organic sensibilities, rather than manufactured enthusiasm. “I don’t really come out on stage really fired up, it takes me a bit of time,” Matisyahu said. “But I think it’s cool for an audience to see how a performer is organically going to get into the creative space. We have to feel it out and ask, ‘What’s the right song at the right moment?’” Although Matisyahu later noted that his “real fans” appreciate this conscious, natural attitude the most, it was hard to discern legitimate supporters from fake ones on Friday night. Everyone seemed to be in a space of halcyon, especially after Oakland alt hip-hop act Zion I exited the stage after gifting the crowd with one last banger—a track called “Coastin’” that rapper Baba Zumbi dedicated to “people who are working every f--king day to make their dreams come true.” The roof-raising song doubled

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Matisyahu sang his hits at the Music Box in San Diego on Nov. 10.

as a feel-good anthem, the kind of inspirational music that Matisyahu is famous for blessing contemporary reggae fans with. However, it’s in this certain way that Zion I’s music juxtaposed some of the performed tracks from his successor’s lengthy, but wellflowing set. Clocking in at a steep 90 minutes, Matisyahu’s time on stage was a raw reproduction of his

latest, most introspective record, “Undercurrent,” released in May. Both the eight-track reggae-rock album and its accompanying live recital explores a reflective tone that Matisyahu regards to be more than ear candy or quick, inspirational music. Instead, “Undercurrent” is art to lose oneself in—its title, inspired by the ebb and flow of water that the vocalist observed while living

in a river house in New York, touches on what he refers to as the “currents of life, and how they pull you back home, back to yourself.” “(‘Undercurrent’) is kind of artistic in the sense that I didn’t want to make any compromise on song length or what would work better for radio or for fans,” Matisyahu said. SEE MATISYAHU, PAGE 9

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The San Diego Asian Film Festival returns for its 18th season, bringing the color and diversity of Asian cinema to theatres across San Diego. This year, the festival will be presenting over 150 films from 20 different countries such as China, Japan, South Korea, Vietnam, Iran and more. The festival’s long-term goal has been to provide Asian filmmakers and actors with a platform to showcase their talent, and ultimately “inspire, entertain and encourage a more compassionate society,” Kent Lee, the festival’s executive director, said. Asians are statistically underrepresented in movies and TV, where often times Asian stories are portrayed by non-Asian actors. It is even less common to find an Asian director or producer. “We wanted to have a space as a community to talk about how (these) films can have significance, media representation, activism and identity,” Brian Hu, SDAFF artistic director, said. Often when an Asian actor is casted, they are made to play a stereotypical role. This includes the “odd nerd,” the “typical doctor,” the fetishized Asian woman and even the “uncivilized and mysterious stranger,” according to a study of Asian American and Pacific Islanders in television and movies. Asian and Asian-American film artists will showcase their every ability to be just as versatile as the rest of Hollywood and

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continued from page 7 The album consists of expansive rock instrumentals fitting for immersion. There’s no denying that the crafting of “Undercurrent” is unconcerned with commercial pressures. After all, the album’s average song length is upwards of eight minutes and lacks the digestible, electronic pop sound of his previous record 2014 record, “Akeda.” Yet, at the live show, this sonic uniqueness was appreciated by Matisyahu’s fans who enjoyed not only the artist’s biggest hits— “One Day,” “King Without a Crown” and “Sunshine” to name a few—but the intense longevity of “Undercurrent’s” gems. Instrumental jams consisting of bombastic keyboards, guitar riffs and drum fills energized each part of the show. Just that afternoon, Matisyahu noted that

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The San Diego Asian Film Festival runs until Nov. 18 and is being screened at locations like the Ultrastar Mission Valley at Hazard Centre.

the mainstream media landscape in the films being shown at SDAFF. Film themes range from violence and drug abuse to young love and tradition. Asian actors and directors share their artistic vision, creating pieces any audience can relate to. “That’s the point, to see these characters as someone you can relate to,” Vince Cruz, a film director, said. “They’re just characters. You don’t have to point and say, ‘Oh, he’s Asian,’ just that he’s relatable.” Cruz will be presenting his short film, “The Last Straw,” in the festival this year. Cruz said he is happy to present one of the many comedic films in the festival amongst the deep and complicated themes that several of the films hold. As the SDAFF seeks to bring audiences of all cultures together, laughter proves to play a large role in helping the cause.

“We’ve been taking every opportunity just to screen (the film), our goal is just to share it. By making it accessible, we can bridge (the) gap,” Cruz said. Opening night for the festival was held Nov. 9 at the San Diego Natural History Museum. The feature film, “Oh Lucy!” directed by Atsuko Hirayanagi, kicked off the festival with the delight of comedy and love, and seriousness of self-identity and psychological issues involving substance abuse. The film had a majority Asian cast and few American actors, so it was a perfect example of SDAFF’s end goal—building a bridge of relatability and understanding by working together. The movie travels in between worlds, with scenes in both Japan and Los Angeles, resulting in audience members finding themselves both exposed to new culture

and identifying with their own, tying the two together. “We are all the same, just with different cultures, way of expressing ourselves, containing ourselves and dealing with the pressures of daily life,” Hirayanagi said in a commentary with festival goers after the showing. “I wasn’t conscious of the audience while making the film, I just wanted to tell a story.” Hirayanagi echoes the hope of many Asian and Asian-American filmmakers across the world who wish for the opportunity to tell their stories. “We want to focus on giving (Asian film artists) a voice. It’s our responsibility to give them the extra spotlight,” Hu said. This year’s festival has a selection of films that represent the true capacity Asian filmmakers have to offer, bringing to southern California the vivid color of the true meshing and blending of art and culture. With sci-fi and romance to action and documentaries, there is a feature for every type of audience. To take part in the festival is to be a part of a greater cause in the media world. Hu said he firmly believes that art is the catalyst of positive change. “We have to find new ways to have new conversations about things that matter to us. Nothing is completely solved, but it’s undeniable that change is happening,” he said. SDAFF runs until Nov. 18 and will have films shown in six different venues across San Diego. To see the schedule of films, their location and their descriptions, visit the SDAFF website.

the newer music emulated a “real journey,” and his spiritual moments of silence and closed eyes physically evidenced that mystical navigation. Even as the night winded down and concert-goers tricked away from the colorful show and into the dull of the real world, those who remained standing in the balcony and pit were observably pumped as one song flowed into another. Couples swinged with interlocked hips, single ladies two-stepped to Matisyahu’s danceable grooves and the atmosphere teetered between a tropical club, rock show and relaxed, reggae-sparked fantasy. And indeed, that’s the dynamic, interpretable vibe that its creator wanted to achieve that evening. “It’s a background to your own experiences, and that’s what I try to do live,” Matisyahu said. “(At the show), the atmosphere is less about experiencing the performer, and more about people experiencing themselves.” Orphan and Zion I opened for Matisyahu at the Music Box in San Diego on Nov. 10.

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continued from page 1 gone a different direction and went against us one way or another,” he said. “There’s no love lost between us and UCLA. To get this done for the seniors on the home field on the last night was very important, very significant.” Kirshner said this year’s seniors deserved a better season than they got. “It’s just an amazing end to a great group of young men,” he said. “I told the team that I don’t know if I’ve had a finer group of a senior class as far as human beings. They’re great players, they were all part of the greatest team I ever had last year.” Pressure may have had an impact on SDSU’s season, Cutler said. “At the beginning of the season, everyone was so frantic because we were expected to be a lot better than last year’s team,” he said. “I think we got down on ourselves early in the PAC 12 season.” Somewhere along the line, Cutler said, the team adopted a “can’t change the past” attitude and it made all the difference. “We got together in the locker room before the game and the consensus was we were just going to go out there and have a good time, we didn’t have anything to lose,” he said.

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Several SDSU seniors celebrate during the Aztecs’ 4-0 win over UCLA on Nov. 11.

“Honestly, that was the most fun we’ve had all season. I think it stemmed from that. There was no stress, we all just went out and played for fun.” Cutler, who hopes to continue playing soccer after he graduates, said this game was one of a kind. “Everyone plays for these moments and we pulled it through,” he said. Meefout, whose final goal

was celebrated by the whole team swarming behind the goal post next to a fence holding back cheering fans, said he did not feel pressured to score in the second half. “When it was 3-0, I was fine with it,” he said. “I really felt like this was our win, I didn’t feel like I had to score. These guys are my brothers and I’m so proud to be the captain of this team, I’m so proud of what we

did.” But, recording his eighth goal this season in those final moments of his college career, Meefout said, was certainly something he will always be grateful for. “It’s nice to score, to get that feeling one more time,” he said. “You have to understand that even though I might play at the next level back home, it’s never going to be like this. These are

my fans and these are my boys.” Allmaras, Meefout and Cutler are all exploring options for continuing in the game after graduation, but each one said that these will always be the golden days of soccer for them. “I feel like I’ve done everything I can to contribute to the team, I’m happy and I can move on,” Allmaras said. “But this will be the best of days. You can’t recreate this stuff.”

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San Diego State football returns from its bye week on Saturday, Nov. 18, when it takes on the University of Nevada in a Mountain West Conference game with potential postseason implications. SDSU (8-2, 4-2 MW) remains one game behind Fresno State University in the MW West Division standings, and will try to win its first home game since a 34-28 victory over Northern Illinois University on Sept. 30 gave the team its first 6-0 start since 1975. The Aztecs have gone 2-2 since, and a win over Nevada (2-8, 2-4 MW), coupled with a Fresno loss to the University of Wyoming, would set up a wild finish to a rollercoaster season. However, since Fresno owns the headto-head tiebreaker over SDSU, an early day victory against Wyoming would end any chance of the Aztecs going to a third straight MWC championship game. SDSU defensive coordinator Danny Gonzales said that while the team is aware of the situation, it won’t have any effect on how they play against Nevada, which will be trying to win its first road game of the season. “If Fresno wins Saturday morning I don’t think it’ll have any effect on how our kids play Saturday night, if they lose I don’t think it’ll make them play any harder,” Gonzales said. The Aztecs could have their hands full against a Wolf Pack team which gained some momentum this past weekend, after a 59-14 blowout victory over San Jose State gave them their first win since Oct. 7. “They’re playing with a lot of confidence, and that’s scary for a 2-8 team because they have nothing to lose,” Gonzales said. “Trick plays, go for it on fourth-down, I mean they’ve got nothing to come in here but play relaxed.” Nevada has scored over 40 points in three of its last four games, and ranks second in the conference with 253.7

yards per game through the air. SDSU head coach Rocky Long said the team isn’t looking to get into a shootout. “They’ve scored a lot of points on some pretty good football teams,” Long said. “That’s not our style, I hope it doesn’t get into a scoring contest.” Starting at quarterback for the Wolf Pack is junior Ty Gangi, who has thrown for 2,066 yards with 20 touchdowns and nine interceptions, along with 155 yards and four touchdowns on the ground. “Gangi’s playing really well,” Gonzales said. “He’s athletic, (he) can run. I mean he wants to throw it but he’ll pull it (down) and run.” Gangi’s favorite target has been senior wide receiver Wyatt Demps, who leads the team with 58 receptions for 734 yards and 10 touchdowns. Demps caught seven passes for 115 yards and two touchdowns in the team’s victory over San Jose State. “I think they’re really good on offense, they’re scary at wideout,” Gonzales said. “They do a great job of trying to get the safeties to bite on intermediate routes so they can throw it over the top on the outside.” SDSU will counter the Wolf Pack on offense with senior running back Rashaad Penny, whose 1,602 rushing yards are the second highest total in the FBS and have him in contention for the Maxwell Award, given to the best college player each year. SDSU offensive coordinator Jeff Horton said it will be important to hold the ball while on offense, and the Aztecs could look to pound the rock often with Penny, against a team that gives up 204.6 rush yards per game. “The key for us is to obviously keep the ball, don’t let them on the field as much,” Horton said, “and obviously gotta do something with it when we got it, try to just lean on them and pound them up.” The Aztecs have won six of nine games played between the schools, and won last years contest in Reno by a score of 46-16.

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I’ve been to countless shows and concerts in my lifetime, but the chance to see one of my favorite bands of all time, Arcade Fire, had always slipped away from me. Since their 2014 Reflektor tour, they have only ever played at ridiculously expensive and inaccessible music festivals. Therefore, you can only “Imagine” my excitement when I saw that they were coming to Viejas Arena on Oct. 18. I remember being just ten years old when Arcade Fire released their second full album, “Neon Bible,” and hearing my older sister play it on repeat down the hall. After finding out the name of the mysterious album I always heard, I instantly fell in love with the rest of their discography. I waited for Oct. 18 anxiously for months after buying my general admission ticket. Then, the day finally came and I made my boyfriend show up to Viejas with me three hours early so I could be as close to the stage as possible. As soon as the doors opened at 6:30 p.m., I ran down the steep stairs of Viejas and I got my coveted spot right behind the barricade. The huge arena was bathed in a sea of blue and white light, coming from giant disco balls. The general admission floor had barely filled up, as well as the arena, when opening act Angel Olsen came out to perform. While I was more excited for Arcade Fire, Olsen killed it with her six piece band who all came out in matching grey suits. While her set was short, she made sure to include fan favorites like “Give It Up” and “Shut Up and Kiss Me.” After she finished her set, the rest of the arena quickly filled up in anticipation for Arcade Fire. Their team began setting up a very elaborate looking stage, in the style of a boxing ring. About a half hour went by and

around 8:55 p.m., strobe lights starting flashing all around the arena and suspenseful music began playing. After a few minutes, the band began to enter the arena. As they entered, spotlights flashed upon each member of the band, while an announcer said their names and weights, sticking to the boxing theme. Since bigger bands like Arcade Fire aren’t usually very interactive with fans, everyone was surprised when they walked right through the crowd, touching hands and smiling at everyone. It felt surreal seeing my musical idols, Winn Butler and Regine Chassagne, right in front of me. Not only did they stand in front of me, but Butler grabbed my hand right before getting on stage and I felt my 10-year-old self nearly cry. The band instantly brought an insane amount of energy to the stage. They begn the show with the song, “Everything Now,” a single off their most recent album, “Infinite Content.” This made me weary that they would mainly play music from their new album, which I, along with many others, had not been extremely fond of. However, their unfortunate awareness regarding the criticism of their new album from both fans and reviews, caused them to play a variety of old hits, to my contentment. Three songs in and the band began to play one of their most popular songs, “Rebellion.” All the die-hard fans, including myself, began to scream with excitement. With each song, beautiful and vibrant lights would envelope the stage. The stage was also rotating, which made it possible for people to have a good view from basically any part of the arena. After taking a hiatus from touring, the band certainly pulled out all the stops to create an incredible show for their fans.

A beautiful, intimate scene was created during “Neon Bible” as Butler played it alone, accompanied by his guitar and a sea of cellphone lights. On the other hand, the band created a literal disco during “Sprawl II,” between giant disco balls, flashing pink lights and Chassagne dancing with colorful streamers. It seemed as though every single person in that crowd had to be dancing during that song. As soon as they began to play “The Suburbs” and Butler sang the famous lyrics, “In the suburbs, I learned to drive,” I instantly became nostalgic, thinking of the small Orange County suburb I grew up in. I never cared for the suburbs, but Arcade Fire had me tearing up thinking about them. This concert was nothing short of an emotional roller coaster for me. I thought this night couldn’t get any better until a security guard walked up to me and handed me a piece of paper. I was confused and even a little bit worried until I opened up the folded up piece of paper and saw that I had been given the band’s personal set-list. I had no idea why I had been chosen to receive such an incredible gift, but I certainly wasn’t complaining. For their final encore, the band played their most popular song, “Wake Up.” As thousands of fans chanted the song, you could even see the band members in awe of the legacy they’ve created with their music. Butler, near tears, thanked the crowd for coming and the band danced out of the arena. While I’ve been to plenty of shows, I don’t think I’ll ever be able to forget my Arcade Fire experience. This long awaited concert exceeded my expectations and the energy I felt in Viejas Arena that night was absolutely electrifying. If you ever want to attend a giant, emotional dance party, attend an Arcade Fire concert if you ever get the chance.

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