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Antonio Zaragoza photo editor Frustration at yesterday’s California State University Board of Trustees meeting in Long Beach turned into a violent riot after the board approved a $498 tuition fee increase. Four protesters were arrested, including San Diego State student Ashley Wardle. Three police officers were injured during the conflict, one of whom was transported to a local hospital afterward. His condition was unknown at the time of publication. “This was definitely one of the most highly frustrating and contested board

meetings I have ever seen or known about,” Greg Washington, president of the California State Student Association, said. The 9 percent increase, set to take effect next fall, is in addition to the 29 percent in increases that have already been placed on CSU students since last year. Students should expect to pay about $7,000 in tuition fees next year. Approximately 400 protesters gathered at the trustee meeting, which took place at the Chancellor’s Office. Several of the protesters carried signs that read “Make banks pay” in bold letters. Inside the meeting, the crowd of more than 100 people contained approximately 12 protesters. Many of

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those protesters were affiliated with the ReFund California Coalition, which could not be reached for comment. After a 30-minute public comment period preceding the vote, protesters continued to disrupt the meeting by shouting and yelling obscenities, after which the trustees called for a 10-minute recess. Police began removing the disruptive protesters from the building as the meeting was relocated to an adjacent room, where the trustees passed the measure with a 9-6 vote. During this time, protesters began trying to force their way back into the building. A video posted on YouTube shows campus police using pepper spray on protesters as they tried to get inside, followed by the breaking of a glass door blocking the protesters’ entrance. It was unclear whether the broken glass door was an accident or done intentionally. Accounts of exactly what happened yesterday differ. According to Erik Fallis, media relation specialist for the CSU, much of the disruptive behavior could be attributed to only a handful of people not reflective of CSU students or faculty. “Our faculty students and staff are much more respectful of each other and of their institution than this group was,” Fallis said. Reaction to the trustee vote was immediate and determined.

“It’s time to recognize that our students and our state are in crisis, and we need talented college graduates to bring California’s economy back. This proposal takes us the wrong direction at the worst possible time,” State Superintendent of Public Instruction and CSU trustee Tom Torlakson said in a statement released by his office. Many students, including SDSU graduate student Tess Banko, have dreaded additional fee increases but were not surprised by the vote. “I kind of knew that the increase was going to happen. It was just a matter of time. I think the leadership of our state has just forgotten about what it’s like to be a student in this state,” she said. “I work two jobs and get student loans and every year, tuition goes up. At some point, something has to give and I think we’ve given enough.” SDSU President Elliot Hirshman was at the meeting, along with other CSU presidents. He declined to comment on the situation. A.S. Vice President of External Affairs Krista Parker, who was also present at the meeting, said she was disappointed in the vote. “It’s unfortunate that students have to see these increases again,” she said. “Of course the alternative could be lay-offs, limits to accessibility and fewer class sections but it’s sad that students have to be the ones to pick up the cost.”

New budget proposed to trustees Carl Hensley staff writer The CSU system presented a budget request to the Board of Trustees concerning the more than $300 million needed in monetary resources for the CSU system yesterday, while also presenting the alternative of a fee increase. The CSU Office of the Chancellor released a statement stating that “CSU’s state funding support was slashed by $650 million this year and the system faces an additional $100 million cut if state revenues don’t improve.” Robert Turnage, the CSU assistant vice chancellor for budget, said , “for the past four years, California and the CSU system have been in a fiscal crisis.”

He also said the CSU may go through a trigger cut next month that would mean another $100 million less for the current budget. “The CSU system has had $868 million cut from their annual funding levels and could go up to $968 million is the trigger cut goes off in December.” This would bring the money currently allotted to the CSU system to about $2 billion — about one-third of the budget the CSU had four years ago. Turnage said the CSU’s budget should have been growing to take care of student access and other items related to the issue. He also said even though there were tuition increases in the past few years, CSUs still have a “sticker price” and the fees of the CSUs will remain less than any other universities in California, and in most of the U.S.

The CSU Budget Central blog states there is “a negative $410 million in annual resources to teach and serve students.” With the proposed budget request to the Board of trustees, these resources will be filled by additional funds given to the CSU system, if the governor accepted the request for the additional $300 million. Another outcome of the budget crisis is that the CSUs are restricting enrollment to CSU eligible students. “We need additional resources to accommodate new students,” Turnage said. “We need resources to provide meaningful access to all students to the courses that they need.” According to Turnage, these additional resources will promote student success and increase student graduation levels. Other resources

used by the CSU assist students through financial aid. “Financial aid programs are quite substantial,” Turnage said. “There is $2 billion of financial aid for CSU students through grants, aid and tuition through tax credits. This protects 45 percent of undergraduate students from the tuition increase that may happen if the governor does not approve the new budget request.” SDSU Vice President of External Affairs Krista Parker said, “The university is doing everything it can to sustain the experience students receive here at SDSU. Eventually, students are going to see some changes on the campus if the cuts keep happening and that will hopefully result in students taking action and voicing their concerns.”

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“So teachers have lives. Students have lives. People on both sides of the dais have lives outside of the classroom. But are we aware of this?” B A C K PA G E

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SDSU hopeful for Hillman against Broncos Antonio Morales sports editor In San Diego State’s first two chances to knock off one of college football’s elite, both games ended with resounding thuds of disappointment. The opportunity may not be as big as it was one week ago, when Boise State was still undefeated, but it’s a chance to beat a Top-10 team nonetheless. It’s no secret the Broncos are the best team the Aztecs have played all season. Head coach Rocky Long agreed in his assessment of BSU. “They aren’t any different (from other teams) except that they’re really good,” Long said. “They’re the best team we have played to this point and will be the best team we play all year, I bet.” The Broncos are going to walk into Qualcomm Stadium with a Heisman Trophy candidate at quarterback and a chip on their shoulder after last week’s one-point loss at home to TCU.

After having played mostly dualthreat signal callers this season, the Aztecs face a new challenge in defending the BSU offense and senior quarterback Kellen Moore. “He’s a great player and makes everyone around him great, too,” Miles Burris, senior linebacker, said at SDSU’s weekly press conference.“ We’re going to have our hands full, and we know that, so we just have to have our best week of preparation.” Moore and the Broncos will most likely be the last ranked team the Aztecs will play this season. The Mountain West Conference Championship might be out of reach, but a win against the Broncos would definitely be the highlight of the season, no matter what else happens. But the Aztecs won’t be coming into the game at full strength. Senior linebacker Logan Ketchum, senior defensive lineman J.J. Autele and junior running back Walter Kazee have all been lost for the season because of injuries. The injury plague has also struck SDSU’s most important player, sophomore running back Ronnie Hillman.

Hillman sustained a high ankle sprain in the Aztecs’ 18-15 win against Colorado State last week. Hillman’s status is questionable and Long said if he doesn’t practice today, he won’t play against the Broncos. With injuries to the team’s two top running backs, SDSU’s hopes may ride on the legs of freshman running back Adam Muema. Senior quarterback Ryan Lindley knows injuries are unfortunate but a part of the game, so another player will just have to step up. “Obviously you don’t ever want to see anyone go down, but that’s also part of football,” Lindley said. “We have someone like Adam Muema that can come in and carry the load for us. I think Ronnie is going to work as hard as he can to get back and hopefully he will.” No matter which players play for the Aztecs, Long said the game plan will stay the same. “I don’t think our game plan will change,” Long said. “ If Ronnie can’t play then Adam Muema will be the guy getting most of the carries.”

“I don’t think our game plan will change. If Ronnie can’t play then Adam Muema will be the guy getting most of the carries.” Rocky Long, SDSU head coach

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Follow me @AntonioCMorales WHO: SDSU vs. Boise State WHEN: Saturday at 5 p.m. WHERE: Qualcomm Stadium WHY TO WATCH: The Aztecs will attempt to notch seven back-toback win seasons with a win against the 10th-ranked Broncos in the first-ever meeting between the two schools.

The Aztecs are looking to give Boise State its second conference loss and knock it out of a BCS game, costing the conference millions of dollars in the process.

F O R E C A S T I N G T H E M O U N TA I N Name: Antonio Morales (41-13) Title: Sports Editor Prediction: Wyoming, TCU, Air Force, Boise State Quotable: “I’m just going to end my quotable with an exclamation point because everybody else did!”

Name: Ryan Schuler (40-14) Title: Staff Writer Prediction: Wyoming, TCU, Air Force, Boise State Quotable: “Laugh out loud like you just read something funny. Do it!”

Name: Agustin Gonzalez (38-16) Title: Staff Writer Prediction: Wyoming, TCU, Air Force, Boise State Quotable: “Dear freshman male population: This semester is way better than your second, because that’s when all the hot, not-so-intelligent girls drop out. Enjoy it while you still can!”

Name: Beau Bearden (38-16) Title: Contributor Prediction: Wyoming, TCU, Air Force, SDSU Quotable: “This time next week, I’ll be heading up to Pope and Eichmann’s house and then off to Vegas on Friday. Can’t wait!”

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BarCraft brings gaming to the mainstream Competitive “StarCraft” is breaking into the sports bar scene.

made the bar owner very happy, to have “110 nerds show up at (the) bar on a Sunday.” BarCraft has now expanded around the world. This weekend there will be events held in Austria, England, Germany and Israel. “Diggity” was surprised to see how BarCraft has spread. “I always felt that San Diego and Southern California in general was esports nerd central, but recently I have heard about the gigantic turn out in Montreal and elsewhere. “I am hoping that we are just scratching the surface,” he said. The next BarCraft events will be held this weekend for Major League Gaming Finals at Providence, a huge tournament with many top players in attendance. Nehlsen and Markham will host an event at Randy Jones starting at noon this Friday through Sunday. Finn will be hosting an event in Irvine as well, for those willing to make the trek north.

Cody Franklin staff writer On an unassuming night, dozens of people are crowding into bars across the nation to watch their favorite teams and players clash in epic battles of will, determination and unmatched skill. As the game begins, the bar is packed full of roaring, excited fans ready for an adrenaline-pumping night. Sounds like a typical Chargers game here in San Diego, right? Wrong. Rather than lining up on the football field, the players on the screen are sitting in front of computers. Rather than pushing their bodies to new heights, these players are performing incredible feats of mental prowess at rates as high as 300 actions per minute. This is e-sports, and the fans are here for BarCraft. BarCraft is a movement to bring e-sports from the locked confines of nerd caves into the public eye. For a night or two every few weeks, sports bars across the world have begun changing their televisions to competitive video gaming coverage of “StarCraft II.” The first BarCraft event took place in San Diego at Joe’s Pizza, and was created by popular e-sports personality “Diggity,” also known as Zach Smith.

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“BarCraft is really no different from any other sports gathering. It’s just like the bar scene during MLB, NFL or NBA playoffs but nerdier,” he said. Southern California is the heart of BarCraft. The Irvine chapter has seen massive success, partly because of its proximity to “StarCraft II” developer Blizzard Entertainment’s headquarters. More than 400 people attended the event, including Blizzard staff such as CEO Michael Morhaime and lead designer Dustin Browder. Host of the Irvine event, Caleb “CableSC” Finn, a UC San Diego grad-

uate, said the game was “chess on steroids and in real time.” He said outsiders shouldn’t be afraid to come to the events because of their accessibility to all people. According to Finn, many patrons who weren’t there for BarCraft ended up coming back and getting involved. He even has a “StarCraft for Rookies” sheet he hands out. The San Diego BarCraft scene has also continued to grow. Jeff Nehlsen and Mikel Markham have organized several events at Randy Jones All American Sports Grill in Mission Valley. Markham described e-sports as

“Monday Night Football for nerds,” and they both described “StarCraft” as being “sort of like a soap opera where person X and person Y have no idea what they’re doing and have a grudge against each other.” However, Nehlsen said while other sports have a lot of rules, “The thing about “StarCraft” is it comes down to one rule: Blow the other guy up.” Markham mentioned some bars have had a better turn out for BarCraft than other events, including the Super Bowl. He said BarCraft is “breaking the stereotype of the nerd living in his mom’s basement.” He also said it

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‘J. Edgar’ tries to do it all and falls short Andrew Younger

With a diverse collection of plots that run the gamut, from police procedural and political drama to a forbidden love story, “J. Edgar” shoehorns enough story to fill several feature-length films.

senior staff writer Much like the controversial FBI director himself, the film “J. Edgar” suffers from an identity crisis. In an attempt to provide a multifaceted portrait of J. Edgar Hoover, director Clint Eastwood fails to commit to any of the movie’s six plot lines, instead creating a film as bloated as the actual former FBI chief. The film relies on the narrative of an elderly J. Edgar (Leonardo DiCaprio) dictating his memoirs, which launch into alternating series of flashbacks that fail to anchor the plot in one era. “J. Edgar” uses the clumsiest of devices, the flashback within a flashback, to depict a scene from Hoover’s early childhood. Ostensibly, the film’s spine is the repressed homosexual affair between J. Edgar and his FBI associate director Clyde Tolson (Armie Hammer). Despite the fact that the nebulous relationship between Clyde and J. Edgar dominates the final third of the film, “J. Edgar” doesn’t introduce Clyde until 30 minutes into the plot. Instead, the audience is left to flounder in J. Edgar’s memories regarding the 1919 bombings of government officials by “radicals” (a catchall term favored by J. Edgar throughout the film) as a catalyst to centralize power with the FBI. Juxtaposed with this prohibition-era power-grab is the aged J. Edgar’s attempt at blackmailing the “radical” Martin Luther King Jr. for perceived criticism of the bureau. Those three plots alone would have made “J. Edgar” an ambitious under-

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taking. However, Eastwood then devotes nearly an hour to recounting the entire investigation of the kidnapping of Charles Lindbergh’s baby to demonstrate how Hoover spearheaded modern forensic analysis. Other plots include Hoover’s domineering mother Annie (Judi Dench), whose homophobia leads to Hoover’s transvestism while contributing to his paranoia and repression, as well as an additional section devoted to killing bank robbers. With a diverse collection of plots that run the gamut, from police procedural and political drama to a forbidden love story, “J. Edgar” shoehorns enough story to fill several featurelength films. But the film focuses so much of its 137-minute runtime on setting up each plot within each era that the momentum of the film falters. Even worse, J. Edgar isn’t damaged enough by his overbearing mother to warrant sympathy for his emotional isolation, nor are his intentions pure enough to consider him heroic. When it is revealed his narration of past events are unreliable at best and out-

right lies at worse, there is no reason for the audience to invest any emotion in the character. Perhaps the most egregious problem with “J. Edgar” is that the film resides squarely within the writer, director and star’s repertoire, and yet still lands so far off-target. From “Titanic” to “The Aviator,” DiCaprio remains the go-to actor for early-to-mid-20th century Americana, while screenwriter Dustin Lance Black scribed the excellent gay rights period piece “Milk.” Meanwhile, Eastwood makes a perennial Oscar bid about the man in the twilight of his life reflecting on his past regrets (see “Unforgiven,” “Million Dollar Baby,” and “Gran Torino”). Sadly, much like J. Edgar himself, this confluence of talent proves too much ambition leads to self-destruction. For more information visit jedgarmovie.warnerbros.com.

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A professor professes have a life. I swear. I’m not home at 9 p.m. on a Friday writing this. OK, I am, but I have my reasons (practice with The San Diego Rowing Club early the next morning, and the “Get Matt Doran Drizzy Foundation” is financially strapped as of late). I have friends (until I inevitably alienate them with my implacable misanthropy). I go out. I do s—. I’m hip. I’m in with the In Crowd, and I know what the In Crowd knows. I have a life. But who, other than those few friends I keep close, knows this? I teach two sections of RWS 100. Do any of my students know my bike was stolen recently, that I haven’t spoken to my parents in months and that all of my friends are getting married while I’m perfecting the fine art of philandering? Do they know I go home and curse their abysmal editorial skills, regale my friends with the pathetic excuses I hear for late papers and mock what (little) the girls wear to my class? I doubt it. They probably think I leave class and immediately go home and devise new and interesting methods of torture to bestow upon them. They imagine me in a small, dark apartment, hunched over an old wooden desk, grading by candlelight, cackling maniacally as I maliciously wield my red pen, excoriating their pedestrian prose and crushing their dreams of passing the WPA and making it out of the RWS department alive. I’m just as guilty. I forget my students have other classes, clubs and teams, have boyfriends and girlfriends, nagging parents, insomniac roommates and car trouble. I forget for some of them this is their first time away from home, living on their own, subjected to an unhealthy amount of ramen noodles and Lil’ Jon. I forget they walk into my class with problems, problems like anybody else.

Matt Doran senior staff columnist I wonder if my teachers are any different. Do they think I live only to come to their 700-level seminars and leave to mull over the sage pearls they imparted? “Oh Professor, how wise you are. Your lectures drip with wit and insight. Please, let me study under you so that I might absorb more of your wise counsel.” Please. Most of these elbowpatched cogs (and I include myself in this category) have no clue what they’re talking about, nurse mild to severe substance addictions (how could they not with what they’re paid?), rely heavily on TAs to do their grunt work and likely aren’t interested in the material they teach. They don’t want to be standing in front of 150 listless freshmen expounding on the exchange of ideas in the agora of Athens. They want to be … doing whatever the hell it was they did when they were in graduate school, before they were hoodwinked and lured into a career that promised a bounty of vacations and downtime to pursue their passions. Except that didn’t happen. What awaited them was a river of papers to grade, meetings to attend, boards to sit on, panels to advise and innumerable other obligations that thwarted their initial dream of writing the next great American novel or finding a new species of orchid. So teachers have lives. Students have lives. People on both sides of the dais have lives outside of the classroom. But are we aware of this? Think about when the two worlds collide. What happens when Suzie and her professor bump into each other in the dairy aisle? Would the professor even recognize her? If so, maybe a nod will be exchanged, followed quickly by a feverish reading of nutrition labels or a flat-out dash for the produce

department. Maybe Suzie goes back to her residence hall to share the event with her roommate. “OhmyGod, guess who I just saw at Ralphs? Like, seriously, he was wearing jeans and some old Tshirt. Jeans! And sandals! And he was totally buying chocolate milk. I can’t believe my teacher drinks chocolate milk. Seriously, what is he, like, in kindergarten?” Why is it so awkward for students and teachers to see each other off campus? Why do we assume we have nothing outside of our Tuesday / Thursday 2 p.m. class? A student of mine came to me after class recently and shared a personal, painful story, so painful it brought him to tears. He wanted to justify why the quality of his work had declined. His level of honesty was refreshing and humbling. I was proud I had fostered an atmosphere where he felt comfortable coming to me, and I was reminded my students, just like me, come to class with lives, riddled with good, bad and ugly. This campus is not a vacuum. Teachers and students have baggage. Our personal lives are crammed into our bags next to the notepads and textbooks. We cannot lose sight of this. I am by no means the best teacher or the best student, but that’s my point. I’m human. I have a life, and that life is flawed. We need to remember this. If we engage in more open, honest dialogue and interact outside of the classroom, we’ll see each other as human and be in a better position to learn. Or the students and teachers will just get f—ed up together and the school will shut down within a few years.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (11/17/11) If you ever thought you weren't good at asking for money, this is the year to get over that. Practice makes perfect. First, get straight with yourself about what you want. Then, let others know, in particular those who can do something about it. To get the advantage, check the day's rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging. ARIES (March 21 - April 19) - Today is an 8 Your cuddly side is showing, and others seem more than happy to come pay attention. Romance and friendship can be yours, should you dare. Love and be loved. TAURUS (April 20 - May 20) - Today is a 7 Protect your environment. Improve your home; plant a tree; fix a leaky faucet; add curtains; seal the cracks. Save money and energy at the same time. GEMINI (May 21 - June 21) - Today is an 8 Confer with family to work out a game plan. Keep communications open, and make sure everyone knows their part. Many hands make light work. CANCER (June 22 - July 22) - Today is a 9 Your work ethic is attracting attention, so keep getting after it. Money's readily available, but it can be spent quickly. Step out of your own way. Allow for expansion. LEO (July 23 - Aug. 22) - Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) - Today is a 9 - Love is what it's all about. Your passion moves you, and provides strength to surmount any obstacles. Let it give you wings. It might even put coins in your pocket.

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VIRGO (Aug. 23 - Sept. 22) - Today is a 7 Barriers may not be as universal as they seem. Your well-developed conscience keeps you on the right path. Doors that appeared closed are ajar. Go on through. LIBRA (Sept. 23 - Oct. 22) - Today is a 7 The right words come easily now. Get into a recording or writing project, or deliver communications and promotions. Send out that holiday letter. SCORPIO (Oct. 23 - Nov. 21) - Today is an 8 - You excel on a test, with concentration and effort. You've got the gift to gab today, so let it flow. Ask for what you want, and get results. Send that application! SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 - Dec. 21) - Today is an 8 - Even if you'd rather not, there's still plenty of work. The trick is to play and get it done simultaneously. For that, focus on some aspect of the task that's fun. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 - Jan. 19) - Today is a 7 - You may find yourself attracted to someone completely opposite. Give yourself permission to explore carefully, one little step at a time. There's no hurry. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 - Feb. 18) - Today is an 8 - An investment in your home is okay now. How can you use the space more efficiently? Your wit is quite attractive. Use it to reveal a hidden dream. PISCES (Feb. 19 - March 20) - Today is an 8 - When in doubt, get advice from a trusted friend or partner. They're clear where you're fuzzy. Make time for helping others and you'll help yourself.

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