12-14-2016

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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2016 – TUESDAY, JANUARY 17, 2017 VOLUME 103, ISSUE 18

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State of unrest: The year in news REBECA REYES STAFF WRITER _____________________________________

Here is a recap of some of the most important stories reported by The Daily Aztec this year.

APRIL 27 San Diego State students protested in response to an email sent to the campus community by President Elliot Hirshman addressing posters made by the David Horowitz Center for Freedom.

The posters named seven students and claimed they were allied with terrorism. Protesters demanded an apology from Hirshman as they felt his response to the posters was inappropriate. Protestors said they were disappointed in the lack of support from the president of the university.

MAY 6 David Horowitz was invited by the SDSU College Republicans to speak to students on campus.

Despite student protests regarding posters accusing students of being allegedly allied with terrorists groups.

He addressed the posters, protests and his opinion on how they should have been handled.

“They should focus their energies

on learning and be eager to hear opinions that disagree with them and learn how to answer that,” Horowitz said.

AUG. 1 SDSU student Alyssa Dominguez died at the Hard Summer Music Festival in Los Angeles. Dominguez was one of three people who died at the festival.

SEPT. 15 Marquis Campbell was arrested on campus after SDSUPD received a call claiming someone trespassed into the Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theater. This incident caused several protests on campus.

Campbell was released on bail.

After his release, he was later detained in El Cajon for theft.

He was later sentenced to 180 days in drug treatment and five years on probation on Oct. 21.

SEPT. 28 Former women’s basketball coach Beth Burns won $3.35 million in a lawsuit against SDSU for wrongful termination.

Burns retired in 2013 after former SDSU Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Jim Sterk told her to resign, retire or be fired after she was caught on camera hitting assistant

coach Adam Barretts’ clipboard and elbowing him during a game in February 2013.

Burns led the women’s basketball team for 16 years and has the most wins of any women’s basketball coach in SDSU history.

OCT. 10 SDSU Graduate Student Union members voted against a 3 percent salary and wage increase which would have given teaching and graduate assistants a 3 percent general salary and 3 percent wage increase.

SDSU graduate students protested on Sept. 8 for a $28,000 yearly salary for graduate and teaching assistants.

They also demanded a $15 hourly minimum wage, free public education and the elimination of all student fees in addition to an expansion of financial aid.

NOV. 10 Students gathered in front of Hepner Hall and marched throughout campus to protest the election of president-elect Donald Trump.

The protest was organized by the Womyn’s Outreach Association and MEChA. A day before, a Muslim woman wearing a hijab was robbed in the parking lot by two men who made comments about president-elect Trump and the Muslim community, according to SDSUPD. NOV. 21 CSU Chancellor Timothy P. White sent an email to all students that said the university system will guarantee that campus police would not comply with any order of arrest or detainment for students on suspicion of not having U.S. documentation.

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NOV. 23

Gholamrez “Robin” Shahini, an SDSU alumus, was sentenced to 18 years in Iranian prison.

Shahini went to Iran to visit his family in his hometown of Gorgan after graduating in May with a bachelors degree in international security and conflict resolution. Shahini was accused of espionage because he had criticized the Iranian government on social media.

San Diego State researchers found black and Hispanic drivers were more likely to be searched by San Diego Police Department officers after a traffic stop than whites, but are less likely to be found with contraband.

The data from 2014 and 2015 was released in a report and submitted to the City of San Diego.

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Racial profiling found in San Diego Research found black and Hispanic drivers were searched more frequently than whites JOCELYN MORAN SENIOR STAFF WRITER _____________________________________ In a report submitted to the City of San Diego on Nov. 23, San Diego State researchers found black and Hispanic drivers were more likely to be searched

by San Diego Police Department officers after a traffic stop than whites, but less likely to be found with contraband according to data from 2014 and 2015.

The study was conducted by professors in the SDSU School of Public Affairs including Joshua Chanin, Megan Welsh, Dana Nurge and Stuart Henry.

Chanin said they were asked by a member of the City Council to do the study.

As stated in the report, the researchers used the “veil-of-darkness technique,” in which police officers would not be able to see the race of the driver in November, but would in July.

This technique has been used to study traffic stops in six other locations in the U.S., including Oakland, Connecticut and North Carolina.

This allowed them to determine racial disparities among traffic stops because people driving at 6 p.m. in January would experience darkness, but at the same time

in July they would experience daylight.

The study presented that in 2014, there was a difference between the treatment of black and white drivers in vehicle stop data, but in 2015 the data showed no such disparities.

Between whites and either AsianPacific Islanders or Hispanics, these disparities were not present in either 2014 or 2015, meaning they did not get stopped more or less than whites.

However, black, Hispanic and AsianPacific Islander drivers were given field interviews more often than white drivers.

Reverend and National Action Network San Diego President Shane Harris said the data does not surprise him, but instead confirms what he and NAN already knew.

“Harassment is most important and what our communities are so terrified about,” he said. “This is a real big problem.”

Harris said NAN is calling for San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer and SDPD Chief Shelley Zimmerman to acknowledge and admit this issue is a big problem facing San Diego.

At a council committee meeting on Nov. 30 to discuss the report, Zimmerman said bias exists in every human, but the department needs to make sure bias does not interfere with fair and impartial

policing.

In a statement Faulconer released after the study was published, he acknowledged the success of SDPD keeping neighborhoods safe relies on the strength of community partnerships.

Harris said Zimmerman reaching out to people who connect to issues facing minority communities is a way to strengthen the relationship between San Diego police officers and minorities.

“The chief needs to reach out to leaders that are not like her, don’t see everything like her and don’t see a perfect department,” Harris said.

The study listed a number of recommendations based on the data, including acknowledging the existence of racial and ethnic disparities and making battling it a priority.

Other recommendations included strengthening the training around racial disparity issues, emphasizing community engagement and revising the current data collection system. Chanin said he and the other researchers put a lot of work into this report and said they thought their recommendations were well substantiated by the data and their findings.

“We think that this, can be a positive component to the SDPD relationship with

the community,” Chanin said.

The SDSU report was initially set to be released at the end of 2015 but then was pushed back to June 2016. The deadline was missed, and it was not submitted until November.

Chanin said the deadline was pushed back to June 2016 because initially, they were only going to look at 2014 data.

Shortly after, they made and were granted a request to include electronic surveys by police officers and interviews in addition to the quantitative data.

They also asked to expand the analysis to include 2015 data. He said the June deadline was missed because their work stopped in early 2016 because of a contractual dispute. They worked it out over a course of four to five months.

“During that four to five month period, the police department refused to talk to us,” Chanin said. “We lost four to five months of our timeline, and so that explains how and why we missed that June deadline.”

Chanin said he thinks race and criminal justice are very important issues.

“For us to participate in a small way in uncovering or finding empirical insights into the relationship between race and traffic law enforcement in San Diego was something fulfilling,” he said.

San Diego State encourages study breaks JASMINE BERMUDEZ SENIOR STAFF WRITER _____________________________________ San Diego State will be hosting events during finals week that can help students stay relaxed and perform well on tests.

MIDNIGHT STUDY BREAK SDSU Aztec Nights is hosting Midnight Study Break Pajama Jam from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 14 in Montezuma Hall.

SDSU Graduate Assistant Jessi Moore said the event will include a free breakfast for students with vegan and gluten-free options and will be giving out prizes, scantrons, pens and pencils.

“Some of the bigger prizes are a bike, crockpot, toaster oven, coffee maker, bean bag chairs, blankets and athletic

gear,” Moore said.

She said Cal Coast Credit Union donated three $50 Visa gift cards to be raffled off.

Moore said there will also be a bestdressed pajama contest, “old school” dance battle, SDSU trivia, balloon art and face painting.

Moore said she is most excited to see the reactions of the students who win the raffled-off prizes.

“This event is an Aztecs tradition and it is a great way to take a break from studying and gain some stress relief and relief from studying,” Moore said.

The master of ceremonies for the night will be Homecoming Royalty winners Jason Ogbeide and Taylor Lemker.

Senior accounting major Ogbeide said he is excited to interact with the crowd and have them participate in the activities.

“It’s much more fun that way and makes our job a whole lot easier,” he said.

Ogbeide said it is important for students to go to the Midnight Study Break to recharge.

“Studying too much in one sitting is counterproductive, especially on an empty stomach,” he said. “Coming to the event encourages the school to organize more fun programs that support students’ academics.”

THERAPY DOGS IN LOVE LIBRARY Baxter, SDSU’s resident therapy dog, will be in the Love Library Dec. 14-Dec. 16.

He will be in the library from noon to 2 p.m. on Dec. 14, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. on Dec. 15 and 10 a.m. to noon on Dec. 16.

Finley, another therapy dog, will be in the Love Library from 10 a.m. to 11:30

a.m. on Dec. 19 and 20. “(These dogs) provide an opportunity for the students to take a break, relax and distress,” Director of Counseling and Psychological Services Jennifer Rikard said. “Therapy dogs are helpful in decreasing blood pressure, increasing the feel-good hormones and even improving concentration.”

FINALS RELAXER SERIES Commuter Life is hosting a Commuter Finals Relaxer Series. The series will take place on the weekdays from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 15 to Tuesday, Dec. 20. The series will be in the Commuter Resource Center.

“The Commuter Resource Center will be available to relax and destress during finals,” Student Life Advisor Melissa A. Gonzalez said.

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Crime recap: Hate crime and clowns WILL FRITZ SENIOR STAFF WRITER _____________________________________ MARQUIS CAMPBELL A non-San Diego State student was arrested Sept. 15 after being confronted by a private security guard for trespassing in the Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre.

Marquis Campbell, 20, who is AfricanAmerican, was forcibly detained by police officers during his videotaped arrest, prompting campus-wide protests against what many saw as police brutality.

SDSU Interim Chief of Police Josh Mays said the day of the incident that Campbell appeared to be under the influence of narcotics. Campbell was arraigned on four misdemeanor charges of resisting an officer on Sept. 18.

The San Diego County District Attorney’s office added one charge of being under the influence of a controlled substance on Oct. 6, after a toxicology report showed Campbell had a trace amount of methamphetamine in his system at the time of his arrest.

A number of concerned SDSU students raised money to bail Campbell out of jail, but he was arrested three days later in El Cajon for an unrelated petty theft incident.

Campbell pleaded not guilty for both SDSU charges and charges of resisting an officer and petty theft relating to his El Cajon case.

Nancy Craig, the security guard who first made contact with Campbell, said he “didn’t seem quite normal,” but also said he did not hurt or threaten anyone during her interaction with him.

Campbell’s defense team said he had become homeless prior to his SDSU arrest, and was taking a walk through SDSU’s public campus when he entered the open air theatre through an unlocked gate.

Civil engineering sophomore Verne Patrick, who filmed Campbell’s arrest video, testified that the SDSUPD officers’ handling of the arrest did not seem right to him.

“I proceeded to see police officers just asking him questions and then moving on to tackling him to the ground and skipping the whole detaining process,” Patrick said.

In the prosecution’s closing argument, Deputy District Attorney Oscar Hagstrom said officers could have responded with much more force than they actually did.

“I don’t think that’s the bar we should set,” Deputy Public Defender Pedro Garcia said during the defense’s closing argument. “I don’t think we should sit here and say, ‘Well, at least they didn’t shoot him.’”

A jury found Campbell guilty of being under the influence of a controlled substance, but deadlocked 11-1 on his resisting arrest charges.

In the end, Campbell took a plea deal and was sentenced to 180 days in a drug treatment program and five years of summary probation.

CREEPY CLOWNS

SEXUAL BATTERY

The “creepy clown” trend came to SDSU in early October, with three alleged clown sightings between the evening of Oct. 5 and the morning of Oct. 6.

One person stopped to check on a clown lying on the ground near the intersection of 55th Street and Remington Road just after 5 a.m. on Oct. 6. However, the reporting party said the subject stood up and left before campus police were able to arrive. None of these reported clowns were ever located by officers.

The clowns made a re-appearance on Oct. 27, when one person reported a male clown wielding a bat and a sword near the North Art Building.

The sword turned out to be a toy and a separate large knife was found in the subject’s possession. The subject was arrested and taken to county jail for possession of a weapon on campus.

The following evening, on Oct. 28, a man said he was attacked near SDSU by four individuals wearing clown costumes after a verbal altercation.

San Diego Police Department Lt. Scott Wahl said this was “an isolated incident” at the time of the investigation.

In the most recent sighting, reported on Nov. 22 she driving in Parking Structure 1 when she reported being chased by a subject on foot wearing a clown mask and wielding a knife.

Police were again unable to locate a suspect.

A female SDSU student reported being inappropriately touched by an unknown man at 2:30 a.m. on Oct. 16, near the intersection of Montezuma Road and E. Campus Drive.

The victim escaped uninjured after fighting off the man, who was never located.

The incident resulted in a community safety alert being sent to all SDSU students and staff.

HATE CRIME A female SDSU student was robbed of her purse, car and keys by two assailants in Parking Structure 12 on Nov. 9.

She later discovered her car was stolen as well.

The victim, who was wearing a hijab, said she heard the two suspects, a white and hispanic man talking about President-elect Donald Trump before the robbery, according to a community safety alert.

“They said something along the lines of ‘now that Trump is president, get ready to start packing up and flee,’” said sociology senior Aisha Sharif, a friend of the victim. “She had her keys in her hand, and they just took her keys and took her car.”

A statement from President Elliot Hirshmancondemned the incident as a “hateful act.”

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Psych. dept. receives research funds GEORGINA VARGAS STAFF WRITER ____________________________________ Faculty and students in San Diego State’s psychology department were recognized for their research, advising and presentations this year.

Georg Matt, chair of the psychology department, said the department receives the second highest amount of funding in the state from the National Institute of Health.

“It is something that has grown over many years and the spirit among faculty members is that we are all here to support students and to do good work in research and we found a good way to combine this,” Matt said.

RECOGNIZED FACULTY Among the faculty members who have been recognized for her research is Vanessa Malcarne, a professor who studies chronic illness and is part of the SDSU and UC San Diego Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology.

She received a large grant to work with UCSD in cancer research.

The funding will go to students who will be participating in the research.

“We want (students) to be good consumers of research regardless of if they want to be professors because they can be clinicians, too,” psychology advisor Katherine Turner said.

Psychology professor Terry Cronan also received funding to research gerontology, the study of aging,

through SDSU’s Advancing Diversity in Aging Research Program.

Students work with faculty members to learn about specific fields of psychology they are interested in.

RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES The department researches a variety of topics including the brain, the study of humans, organizational behavior and much more, Matt said.

“They have a lot of resources, and the peer advising center is actually really helpful,” psychology and social work sophomore Adriana Benitez said.

The Psi Chi Honors Society in the psychology department was also recognized this year with an award for its outreach.

This is the first time the club has received a national award.

Other annual awards in the department are the Outstanding Graduating Senior in Psychology award and awards for presentations and research at SDSU and the national level.

Psychology is also helping students in learning multidisciplinary skills so they can apply for careers and research.

“A lot of work we do has translation into practical application and into other departments,” Matt said.

The psychology department will be opening a new imaging center for students who are interested in neuroscience. In this center students will be able to study autism, effects of alcohol exposure and language development, Matt said.

SDSU’s psychology department receives the second most funding in California from the NIH. KELLY SMILEY, PHOTO EDITOR

GRADUATES Turner said that former students continue to stay in touch and inform the department of upcoming opportunities in San Diego.

“The faculty and students are very involved, we couldn’t do it without them,” Turner said.

Students will continue to grow and have the opportunity to discover which area of research they are most interested in through the classes and research that is conducted at SDSU. “It is something that has grown over many years, it is a spirit among faculty members, that we are all here to support students and continue research,” Matt said.

Sexual battery suspect given probation

Glen Balancar was arrested in 2015 at SDSU and pleaded guilty to 3 counts of battery EMELY NAVARRO NEWS EDITOR ____________________________________ A man who was arrested on Sept. 14, 2015 for two sexual battery incidents at San Diego State was sentenced to three years of probation after he served six months in county jail.

Glen Balancar, a former Southwestern College student, pleaded guilty to three counts of battery for allegedly harassing three Southwestern College students and two misdemeanor counts of sexual battery at SDSU. The San Diego City Attorney’s office said Balancar will need to undergo health treatment and full protective orders have been filed for all 10 victims of the SDSU and Southwestern College sexual battery cases.

One of the counts of sexual battery occurred Sunday Sept. 13, 2015.

Four suspects stole the personal belongings of a student at an eastcampus residence hall. When they were inside the dorm Balancar asked one of the suspects asked a woman to touch his groin and once she refused he placed her hand on his penis.

The woman was able to escape the residence hall without being hurt.

The second incident occurred on Monday, Sept. 14 in the Life Sciences North building.

Balancar followed a woman to her classroom, sat close to her and touched her breast, according the the

Non-SDSU student, Glen Balancar, who was arrested September 2015 for sexual battery recieved three years probation.

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community safety alert.

The victim pushed him away, but Balancar attempted to touch her two more times before a student confronted him, causing him to leave the classroom.

Throughout the day there were other reports of him inappropriately approaching other woman.

Balancar also harassed a woman in the Southwestern College Library in September 2015.

Cristofer Garcia, a student at Southwestern College, said he saw Balancar approach his friend in the library the day she got harassed.

His friend was alone at a table when Balancar started talking to her.

“Glen came up and started a conversation with her,” Garcia said.

“Then he took a seat next to her. She started moving away slowly around the table and Glen would move closer as she would move away.”

Garcia said the victim looked up, recognized him and started walking to his table.

When she got to him she started crying and told him Balancar was touching her and pointed at her thigh.

Balancar left the library and eventually Garcia and his friend told a librarian about the incident and called the police.

Days later, Balancer was arrested at SDSU.

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S. Korea protests a success AULANI CAPUCHIN STAFF COLUMNIST ____________________________________ This has been an active season for American activists, but the U.S. is not alone in its political turmoil. South Korea, a notable strategic U.S. ally, just impeached their president.

South Koreans took their displeasure to the streets in October to demand the impeachment of their president, Park Geun-hye. The president has been embroiled in an almost movielike political scandal in which secret connections to a woman named Choi Soon-sil, a supposed “shaman fortune teller,” was revealed. Soon-sil had access to confidential information — despite not having government clearance — and had a heavy influence on Geun-hye

that some have compared to Rasputin’s influence on Nicholas II in imperial Russia.

Geun-hye relinquished high-level members of her cabinet and staff but did not step down herself. Protests involving approximately 20,000 people began Oct. 29, and grew into the hundreds of thousands, eventually reaching estimates of up to a million on Nov. 12. These demonstrations grew progressively larger as she refused to resign, reaching numbers of about 2.3 million on Dec. 3.

The protests have been notably peaceful. Violent protesters have been reprimanded for their behavior by some and advised to adopt peaceful behavior in lieu of violence, because violence can be used against their cause.

Court decisions allowed a previously

blocked-off area to be opened to protesters and authorities made the decision to bypass aggressive means of controlling crowds, such as pepper spray and water cannons, that have been used before. The result was not just a much more light-hearted protest, but a more powerful one. Geun-hye faced an impeachment vote on Friday, Dec. 9 and but was successfully voted out, 234-56.

With the news of the rerouting of the Dakota Access Pipeline, there is something to be learned. Peaceful protests work more so than violent ones – albeit they take time. The American government and police forces around the country should also take note that it took mutual respect from all participating parties in South Korea to reach a peaceful consensus. Democracy requires unity, not division.

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There’s nothing like receiving an unsolicited dick pic.

It’s unexpected, unwelcomed and offensive.

In a real life situation a man who exposed his penis to someone would face legal repercussions, but in the digital world, the consequences vary.

Receiving a dick pic isn’t different from seeing a flasher’s penis in real life and it can be just as upsetting — especially if it wasn’t requested by the receiver.

For starters, there needs to be consent between individuals when engaging in sexting and not just the assumption that sending those kinds of images is acceptable.

If there isn’t consent then it becomes about something other than sex.

“It’s a way for the person to harass the recipient,” said Jessica Nare, Women’s Resource coordinator at San Diego State University. “In some contexts they can be consensual and be positive.”

Nare said dick pics are often about power over the recipient.

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that they are about to receive a dick pic until they open the message.

The sender, just like a real-life flasher, can get off on knowing that he forced someone to see his penis.

These pictures will typically end up being passed around and made fun of among friends, so why do it?

Punishment for sending unsolicited explicit photographs can only be initiated if the receiver reports the image. It could be considered harassment in certain situations but, in California, it doesn’t fall under the official classification of indecent exposure.

California Penal Code 314 defines the act of indecent exposure as a person who exposes his private parts in a public place or somewhere where anyone present could be offended. Digital exposure isn’t included.

The average college male might not drop his pants in public, but it would be safer and less breezy for him to send a flattering picture of his penis.

Cpl. Mark Peterson with the San Diego State Police Department said in an email that there is a clear legal violation if the person taking pictures or if the person receiving explicit photographs is under the age of 18.

“If both parties are adults, and the sender has been asked to stop sending such messages, there may be a legal violation of sending annoying or harassing messages,” he wrote. “If the recipient desires, they also have the option to pursue a restraining order against the sender.”

He explained that as a police department, each situation is handled according to the case but in order to investigate the cases they need to have knowledge of them.

Alexandria Johnson, comparative international studies senior, said she’s received several unsolicited pictures but doesn’t mind because it’s not hard to block them.

Reporting an unsolicited dick pic seems like a lot of work for one image, but if someone is sending too many it is definitely worth taking the time to making the individual face some time of repercussion.

There isn’t a single reason for someone to send a dick pic without permission from the receiver.

It’s not difficult to simply ask, “Hey do you want to see a picture of my (whatever you want to show)?” so please before you send a picture make sure it’s solicited.

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Name 'alt-right' normalizes hate

KEMI GIWA STAFF COLUMNIST ____________________________________

The term “alt-right” originated with extremists but recently has become mainstream. This vague term, according to the Anti-Defamation League, encompasses a range of people on the extreme right who reject mainstream conservatism in favor of forms of conservatism that embrace implicit or explicit racism and white supremacy.

Members of the “alt-right” claim “liberation from a left-right dialect” but in reality use rejection of political correctness to promote racism and bigotry. They use racist and antiSemitic language on social media and refer to it as “free speech” and an act of “freedom” rather than what it is — hate speech.

Theirs is a hate-filled platform reminiscent of Nazi Germany, with rhetoric encouraging a future of authoritarian force returning white Christian men to their proper place in society.

Their ideology stems from the notion

that white people are responsible for all prosperity in the country.

They ignore the contributions of Africans, Chinese, Latinos and Native Americans who, despite systemic oppression, helped shape America into what it is today. In this alternative reality, white people are somehow responsible for the foundation of America, but its greatness is threatened by a “white-genocide.”

This so-called extermination of white people ignores the fact that white people remain the majority of the population. They also believe that races are biologically and genetically different — that race is not a social but rather a genetic fact — and that white people are genetically superior.

In addition to their misguided notions of race, they also oppose feminism, a worldview reinforced throughout the online “manosphere” and the men’s rights movement. In this universe, the “alpha male” is the idealized form of masculinity.

The election of President-elect Donald Trump has pushed this movement to the forefront. This ideology is even more dangerous

considering its adherents constantly spew statistically impossible, scientifically dubious and historically inaccurate “facts”.

Using “alt-right” to describe modern white supremacy lessens their impact and hides their potential to do harm.

In 21st-century America, movements like this should not be normalized or accepted. While this has not been a normal year, regressive movements such as the “alt-right” have no place in a country that has made so much progress. Hate groups must not be sanitized.

Do not give racist, pseudo intellectual, white nationalists cute nicknames. Call the “alt-right” what it is — white nationalism.

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No-Shave November raises issues, hairs TALIA RAOUFPUR STAFF COLUMNIST ____________________________________ As a feminist, I am always interested in any activity that would allow me to defy gender norms and prove my gender does not define my abilities. No Shave November is no exception.

This November, I joined six male KCR college radio members and did not shave, wax or tweeze my body hair for 30 days — rituals I have partaken in since I was 12 years old. Mind you, I am Persian, which means my hair grows like wildfire.

My friends and parents were shocked of hear of my new project.

Their faces projected a look of disgust

and utter confusion, somehow unclear what my decision meant.

I anticipated feeling embarrassed throughout the month, ashamed to show my body hair, which is partially accurate. I predicted that my femininity would be lost in the dense forest that was to flourish on my legs.

My outfits quickly went from short skirts and dresses to long pants and sweaters.

Although I was proud to silently protest society’s feminine beauty standards I was embarrassed to display my undertaking to the world.

Perhaps my negative presumptions centered on the sudden change in my daily routine, or my personal prohibition of the removal of my body hair.

A decision that was made to raise

awareness for men's prostate health became a personal test to see if I was able to be comfortable with natural, unedited being.

At home, I was satisfied with my appearance. I would walk around proud of my hair growth and the progress made.

At the law firm where I work, however, I felt unprofessional. Attorneys would roam around the office wearing jeans and t-shirts exuding confidence and professionalism, while I buried myself in black pants and sweaters.

Among the male members of KCR, there was no explanation was needed for the recent appearance of facial hair.

While men’s body hair is considered rugged, strong and mature, mine left me feeling self-conscious and unclean.

The positive traits men enjoyed were not garnered to me. Why would something natural ignite feelings of foreignism and anxiousness?

With the passing of November, I realized I still have insecurities regarding my femininity that I did not think I had.

I care about my appearance and how I am judged according to society’s standards, which are stricter for women than men.

Although I did not raise money to support men’s prostate health, I did raise my awareness in my own mind pertaining to the unnecessary and timeconsuming double standards of beauty that foists upon women.

My experience raised quite a few hairs and reminded me of the skewed expectations I am handed as a woman.

Bike share would alleviate theft and traffic DANA TSURI-ETZIONI CONTRIBUTOR ____________________________________ Many San Diego State students use bicycles, skateboards or scooters to navigate campus and as efficient options for getting to class. SDSU has a bike lane straight through campus to accommodate them. Because so many students opt to arrive to their classes on wheels, a shared system of bicycles, such as what is available downtown and throughout mid-city, would make a lot of sense on campus.

In San Diego, the price to rent a DecoBike, or a rollout shared bicycle, is $7 per hour, $35 per week or $50 per month. With other options available for long-term membership, the system is a viable alternative when compared to the usual cost of a bicycle, which ranges from $100 to $300.

A bike-sharing system like this would ensure a person always had a place to store their bike during class and would

provide peace of mind. The risk of theft anyone takes when locking his or her bike on campus would no longer be a factor with a campus-wide bike share.

An alternative transportation model like a bike share would also help students plan whether or not to arrange for parking spaces in their offcampus homes or on campus. It can take up to 15 minutes to walk across campus, a time that doubles or triples when walking to or from apartments or houses in the surrounding neighborhood. A bike share with stations throughout campus and the neighborhood could help address transportation and parking issues both at SDSU and in the College Area.

SDSU should take on a shared bicycle system because it is an affordable and convenient method of transportation. New San Diego city councilmember Georgette Gomez is an advocate for alternative transportation and claims on her website to be committed to making

An An SDSU SDSU student student pedals pedals across across campus. campus.

ANDREW ANDREW DYER, DYER, OPINION OPINION EDITOR EDITOR

San Diego — including District 9, which includes SDSU and the College Area — more bike friendly. There is an opportunity for the university to work collaboratively with the city on a project that could go a long way

in alleviating traffic and parking issues. Given the existing bicycle infrastructure throughout SDSU, a comprehensive bike-sharing program makes a lot of sense for the university, community and students.

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Comenzando mi nuevo capítulo

Emely estudia periodismo en SDSU. KELLY SMILEY, EDITORA DE FOTOS

EMELY NAVARRO EDITORA DE NOTICIAS ____________________________________ Lloré escribiendo este artículo porque por primera vez en todo el semestre me di cuenta en que en 48 días me subiré a un avión y estaré en España por cinco meses.

Desde antes de comenzar mis estudios en San Diego State University, yo quiera estudiar en otro país por un semestre.

Cuando envié mi solicitud tenía confianza que me iban aceptar en el programa, pero nunca comprendí la magnitud de moverme a otro país por todo un semestre.

Cuando recibí la nominación para estudiar en España llore.

Estaba en el gimnasio de la escuela cuando leí el correo electrónico. Corrí al baño llorando y le llamé a mi mamá.

Pensé que me iba a sentir feliz pero ése no era el caso.

Me sentía nerviosa, asustada, triste y sí, un poco emocionada también.

Se me hizo realidad que me iba a ir al extranjero, pero aún así, no se me hizo realidad hasta hoy.

Hay ciertas cosas que alguien tiene que hacer después de ser nominado por la universidad para estudiar en otro país.

Hay una lista que la oficina de Estudios al Extranjero te da que incluye la aplicación a la universidad, clases aprobadas, solicitud para una visa y becas.

Aunque hacer todo eso es fácil, las aplicaciones de becas, asegurando que de mis clases estuvieran aprobadas y buscar donde vivir me tomo tiempo y esperando una respuesta de todo me hizo ansiosa.

Envié mi solicitud a La Universidad Zaragoza para que me aceptaran oficialmente en la escuela en octubre, pero no recibí una respuesta oficial de ellos hasta principios de diciembre.

Este fue un gran obstáculo porque para obtener mi visa de estudiante Española necesitaba la carta de aceptación oficial de mi universidad en el extranjero.

También no era recomendable

Fashion en SDSU NANCY MOELLER ESCRITORA ____________________________________

¡Estoy impresionada de los looks que encontré esta semana! Aunque los exámenes finales están comenzando, a nuestros fashionistas no les importo.

Estos tres fashionistas demostraron lo bien que te puedes ver sin perder tanto tiempo en la mañana.

Bufandas, botas, y chamarras de colores otoñales fueron vistas en nuestros estudiantes de la semana. El clima ya ha estado un poquito más frío lo cual causó que ellos usaran más capas y ropa más calientita.

Desafortunadamente este será el último artículo de moda de este semestre, pero pueden estar atentos para el próximo año.

Me dio mucho gusto poder compartir las tendencias de SDSU con ustedes y espero que las hayan disfrutado.

Mundo Azteca y yo les deseamos lo mejor a todos nuestros Aztecas en sus exámenes finales y que pasen buenas vacaciones.

JEPPE INGVERSEN, SOPHOMORE Carrera: Negocios “Mi estilo es escandinavo”.

ATHENA WESTMORELAND, SOPHOMORE Carrera: Kinesiología “La mayoría del tiempo uso ropa deportiva y me visto mejor dos veces por semana”.

NIKKIRAE YAMANE, SOPHOMORE Carrera: Seguridad Internacional & Resolución de Conflicto “Si tengo tiempo claro que si, pero de todos modos tengo que vestirme bien para mi clase de negocios”.

comprar mis vuelos hasta que estuviera segura que era aceptada y no podía solicitar alojamiento hasta que recibiera la carta.

Esto hizo todo difícil y me causó estrés.

Antes que me aceptaron oficialmente, estaba comprando ropa, mirando los vuelos y eligiendo qué clases quería tomar, pero todo parecía una fantasía.

Tenia muchas preocupaciones con mi escuela, mi trabajo en el periódico de The Daily Aztec y mi vida personal, que puse el pensamiento de estudiar al extranjero al lado porque no estaba segura que me iban a aceptar.

Ahora que todo ha comenzado a caer en su lugar poco a poco me estoy dando cuenta que va casi voy a ir a España.

En este momento siento lo que sentí cuando recibí la nominación, pero es 10 veces más intenso.

Estoy nerviosa porque voy al viajar sola. Hay muchas cosas que todavía no he averiguado como donde voy a vivir y mi horario de clase y además por veces pienso qué pasa si me pierdo, me asaltan o si me quedo sin dinero antes que terminar el programa.

En este momento estoy triste porque nunca he pasado mas de dos meses sin ver a mis amigos, familiares y novio.

Cuando no los veo les puedo llamar pero en España voy a estar en un horario diferente y la llamadas serán más difíciles de hacer.

Estoy triste de que las cosas podrían cambiar drásticamente mientras estoy en España.

Me pongo triste pensando en todos los eventos familiares que no seré parte y toda la gente que no podré ver.

Estoy triste que ya no voy ha ser la Editora de Noticias de The Daily Aztec y no podré entrar a la oficina todos los días y molestar a todos los editores en el periódico.

Una gran parte de los editores se van a graduar y me pongo triste pensando que nosotros no vamos a estar juntos otra vez.

Sin embargo, aunque estoy triste y nerviosa estoy muy emocionada por este año que viene.

Antes de llegar a España y empezar mi experiencia en el país ya he aprendido algo sobre la vida.

Y siempre he sido la persona para tener un plan y para asegurarse que estoy en el control de todo, pero en este proceso de mi estudio en el extranjero he tenido que poner fe en otras personas o dejar que las cosas se averigüen solas y que hasta ahora todo ha funcionado.

Así que aunque no sé dónde voy a vivir en 48 días, espero que no me quede sin dinero y espero no perder demasiadas cosas en mi casa en California yo se que todo va a salir bien.

Tengo fe que estos próximos cinco meses serán los mejores meses de mi vida.

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Estudiando la población de Twitter MONSERRAT TORRES ESCRITORA ____________________________________ En la actualidad muchas cosas se pueden facilitar con la ayuda de las redes sociales, así fue el caso de Su Han, investigadora posdoctoral, quien descubrió relaciones espaciales entre el ciberespacio y el espacio real usando Twitter.

Han estudió geografía y ciencias computacionales en Chapman Hill y actualmente trabaja con Ming-Hsiang Tsou, profesor de geografía y director del Centro de Dinámica Humana en la Era Móvil de San Diego State University.

Han participó en tres investigaciones usando datos de las redes sociales bajo la supervisión de Tsou.

“En la investigación tratamos de entender la relación entre el ciberespacio y el espacio real”, dijo Tsou. “Ahora tenemos mucha comunicación mediante las redes sociales. Estos datos nos pueden ayudar a entender a la sociedad y lo que pensamos porque muchas veces las ciencias sociales no puede realizar investigaciones. Esto es el margen para entender la geografía y la ciencia social usando datos para probar lo que está bien o mal”.

En su primera investigación, Han revisó la primera ley de geografía del ciberespacio. En este estudio Han usó 5 millones de tweets de diciembre del 2013 a febrero del 2014 para cuantificar el nivel de conciencia geográfica.

Esto le ayudó a estimar resultados de un grupo de usuarios de algunas ciudades de los Estados Unidos como Washington, San José, Nueva York y California.

Su segunda investigación se concentró en revisar la muerte de la geografía en la era de grandes datos. Aquí ella comparó la diferencia entre la influencia de la distancia entre el ciberespacio y el espacio real usando seguidores de Twitter.

En este estudio se usaron 51,019,087 tweets creados por 1,764,293 usuarios de los Estados Unidos de noviembre del 2015 a enero del 2016.

Para la segunda investigación también se usó la decadencia de la distancia para mostrar la frecuencia de interacción y distancia.

Han dijo que muchos expertos han contradecido la decadencia de distancia y que otros han dicho que la distancia sigue viva en el ciberespacio.

Con los resultados que Han obtuvo de las primeras dos investigaciones, Han confirmó la primera ley de geografía de los dos espacios, contradijo la muerte de la geografía en el ciberespacio y sugirió una nueva adición a la primera ley de geografía de Toble.

La última investigación fue sobre el mapeo dinámico de la población usando redes sociales, especialmente Twitter. De acuerdo a Han el mapeo es importante en situaciones que requieren respuesta oportuna como evacuaciones,

Han descubrió la relación entre el ciberspacio y el uso real de Twitter.

KELLY SMILEY, EDITORA DE FOTOS

planeación de transporte y el control de enfermedades infecciosas.

En este último estudio se vio la relación entre el número de usuarios de Twitter y la población estimada usando el Census.

El resultado arrojó que la distribución de usuarios de Twitter durante la noche funciona mejor para predecir el número de población del census que la distribución de usuarios durante el dia.

Se usaron 1,606,744 tweets con locación activada de más de 375,000 usuarios de diciembre del 2014 a noviembre del 2015.

Tsou también añadió porque es importante tener un estimado de la

población en situaciones de riesgo.

“Con la densidad de población trabajamos con el condado de San Diego para que si pasa un incendio forestal o un temblor podamos estimar cuantas personas hay en esa área pero sin usar los datos del census tradicional sino usando datos de las redes para estimar la población exacta que hay en ese tiempo y así diseñar una ruta de evacuación y cuanta gente hay para mejorar al mundo real”.

Han dijo que unas de las limitaciones del estudio fue cómo filtrar los tweets creados por robots.

STEVE HE BELIEVES THAT WE WILL WIN. COACH STEVE FISHER HAS BUILT THE MOST SUCCESSFUL MEN’S BASKETBALL PROGRAM IN SDSU HISTORY, AND MODELED THE UNIVERSITY’S MANTRA, “LEADERSHIP STARTS HERE,” FOR A CADRE OF TALENTED YOUNG STUDENT-ATHLETES. TO HONOR HIS LEGACY, SDSU CREATED THE STEVE FISHER ENDOWMENT, WHICH WILL SUPPORT AZTEC BASKETBALL EXCELLENCE FOR DECADES TO COME. VISIT CAMPAIGN.SDSU.EDU

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‘Boos’ rain down on Aztecs in Viejas

Redshirt sophomore Zylan Cheatham sits on the court after the Aztecs third straight loss.

KATELYN MULCAHY, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

BRENDAN PRICE STAFF COLUMNIST ____________________________________ Eleven straight winning seasons and 13 straight postseasons. That’s a lot of winning, so the apoplectic response from Aztec nation after a 5-4 start from the men’s basketball team does make sense – it just doesn’t justify it.

Last Saturday’s loss against a struggling, inconsistent Arizona State University squad was an ugly one for the

Aztecs. The red and black were sloppy, something that has plagued them all season. Missed free throws, ugly turnovers and poor basketball decisions led to a smattering of ‘boos’ from the Viejas Arena crowd during the second half.

That’s unacceptable.

You can cheer and root for the teams and athletes that represent your school or alma mater, that’s the benefit of home court advantage. At the other end, booing a college basketball team,

especially your own, is wrong. If you are discouraged or dissatisfied with the performance, don’t cheer.

These athletes are still students. They aren’t paid professionals, this isn’t their job. As such, there are certain liberties that fans and media members can’t take. Booing is one such thing.

Secondly, if a performance is so terrible that the fans are finally driven to wordless displeasure, the coaches aren’t happy either. The players know it too, there is zero reason to pile on.

The team is still finding its rhythm after being plagued by injuries and inconsistency. It doesn’t help that during this process their home crowd, or better put, portions of their home crowd, are turning against them.

Don’t boo and don’t flee for the exits early, have a little faith.

On that note, this could be the rebuilding season that we haven’t seen on the Mesa in over a decade. The Aztecs haven’t had a losing record in over a decade and have had multiple years in the past that were claimed as “rebuilding years” that went better than expected.

Following the loss of the two senior leaders, this season is the first one in recent memory where the line of succession hasn’t been clear.

Junior guard Trey Kell and sophomore guard Jeremy Hemsley have picked up the bulk of the scoring, as expected.

However, beyond that there haven’t been players, through minutes or performance who have stepped into the

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monumental holes in clutch scoring or interior defense that graduates Winston Shepard and Skylar Spencer formerly patrolled.

Through nine games, the depth for the Aztecs hasn’t appeared as it has in years past. Despite the potential of a down year for the team, fans still need to remain supportive. The program has had a resounding record of success over the past decade and for people to wonder if the sky is falling after a bumpy three weeks is premature.

Early on, the Mountain West doesn’t have a win against an RPI top-50 team and a losing record against top-200 teams. The Aztecs are right in the middle of both of those metrics.

If the Aztecs were to have a rough year and still gain positive results, this would be the year to do it in conference play. Many teams in the MW are having a bridge year this season with either a new coach or an entirely different roster.

Their win over Alabama State University on Monday was convincing, especially since Hemsley sat out to rest. The hardest part of their schedule is behind them. The Diamond Head Classic and the familiarity of conference play will help.

This is the moment when fans need to stand behind their program. Keep coming to games, keep being loud and keep the faith and confidence in the job head coach Steve Fisher has done in building one of the more renowned programs on the West Coast.

Breathe in, buckle up and be positive.

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Shrader’s dominance unmatched Head coach Mike Shrader talks to his swimmers during the meet against Pepperdine University.

COURTESY OF SDSU MEDIA ATHLETICS

JOE FARIA STAFF WRITER ____________________________________ Integrity, discipline, efficiency, grit and optimism. These are some of the qualities that define San Diego State swimming and diving head coach Mike Shrader. In his ninth season with SDSU, he has a record of 123-15 and has compiled three Mountain West championships.

Before his coaching career, he was

born and raised in Fort Worth, Texas.

Although his father was a collegiate swimmer, Shrader did not immediately fall in love with the sport as a child. It was not until high school that he found it to be his passion.

“In my freshman year, I hung out with wrong crowd and was working all the time,” Shrader said. “It wasn’t the path I wanted to take. During my sophomore year, one of my buddies convinced me to try out for the swim team.

“I made the final cut and later joined

a club team as I became more serious about the sport.”

From there Shrader only got better.

In his second year of competitive swimming, he qualified for the junior nationals in New York and made the relay team as a junior.

“In my junior and senior years of high school, swimming was my deal,” Shrader said. “I loved it. It helped me go to college. I don’t know if I would have gone without it.”

He attended Midland College in Midland, Texas, where he became an individual national champion and seven-time All-American. He helped lead the school to a second-place finish at the junior college national championships.

From there, he continued on to Texas

in fall 2007.

“I loved my time in Reno, there’s no doubt about that,” Shrader said. “But I saw the San Diego job as a special opportunity. The team was last five years in a row. It was definitely a rebuilding project. We just worked on getting better each year and recruited at a higher level.”

By the 2010-11 season, Shrader and the Aztecs received national recognition as they finished 19-0 and won the school’s first-ever conference title. They now had an elite recruiting class and Shrader won the MW Coach of the Year – his third in as many seasons.

“It was truly a team effort to turn the program around,” Shrader said. “All the hard work came to fruition. If anything bad happens it goes on me and anything good it goes for everyone. I owe a lot to

“ COACHING ISN’T JUST A JOB FOR ME. IT’S A WAY OF LIFE.” - Mike Shrader, Swimming and Diving head coach A&M where he earned all-Southern Conference honors and was a senior national qualifier. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in psychology in 1981 as an Aggie and later earned his master’s in exercise and sports science from West Texas A&M University in 1991.

Following his time competing at Texas A&M, he began thinking of coaching.

The more he talked to his coaches and teammates about it, the more apparent it came to be.

He started as a club coach and continued to climb up the ranks from there.

“I found it as a phenomenal experience,” Shrader said. “I bounced around a bit, but I learned a lot from each club I went to. My first college coaching experience was at (Southern Methodist University) as an assistant and that’s when I knew I wanted to coach my own team.”

Prior to his arrival on the Mesa, Shrader coached at the University of Nevada, Reno. During his eight-year tenure there, he established an overall record of 89-12-1. This included his best season in 2007, which the team boasted an 18-0 record and won its first Western Athletic Conference championship.

Shrader also won the WAC Coach of the Year award twice.

In one of the hardest decisions of his life, Shrader stepped away from the Wolf Pack following the 2006-07 campaign.

He took the head coach position at SDSU

the staff around me.”

Aside from his first season, Shrader’s teams have been ranked nationally and qualified for the NCAA championships every year since he took the reins. In Shrader’s time with the red and black, he has produced 13 All-Americans.

“I enjoy making an impact on athletes’ lives,” Shrader said. “The Good Lord has blessed me with excellent talent. I truly want them all to find success in and out of the pool, to get a great education.

“By preparing properly, whether its for a championship meet or final exam, you go in with confidence. It’s a life lesson because the world is a competitive place.”

Shrader still loves learning and talking to coaches when he goes to meets. He’s taken advice from assistant coaches, strength and conditioning coaches and athletic trainers. He truly is a student of the sport.

“Coaching isn’t just a job for me,” Shrader said. “It’s a way of life. There are definitely highs and lows, but it’s my passion. It keeps me feeling young and engaged. I enjoy working with college athletes and watching them grow.”

And as a coach, he’s had tremendous support from his family and friends. His parents have attended nearly every meet, his children bring their families to watch and so does his college roommate from Texas A&M. His wife, Catherine, serves as the team announcer for home meets.

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An Art Director’s sincere goodbye HANNAH LINGLE-VEALE ART DIRECTOR ____________________________________ Hello readers, my name is Hannah and I have been a graphic designer with the Daily Aztec for about a year and a half.

My time working here has been such a huge learning experience and I have met so many wonderful and talented individuals.

I have learned to find my own voice and follow my own artistic visions.

I have learned to work with individuals outside of the design department and have made their ideas come to life on the printed page.

Getting the opportunity to work at The Daily Aztec has not only helped me

grow as a writer but also as a person.

Many of your professors have probably mentioned the importance of networking.

At The Daily Aztec you not only get this opportunity to network with your peers, but also with other working professionals in various occupations.

On a more personal note, besides networking, the Daily Aztec crew becomes your family almost instantly.

Everyone here is very sweet and has strong, inspiring personalities that make the workplace fun and energized.

I couldn’t ask for a better team of writers who push me to create pieces I would have never thought to produce on my own.

I have worked on a variety of projects

including information graphics, editorial illustrations, and cover designs.

After working at The Daily Aztec I feel more prepared for the real world where preparing for the unexpected becomes the expected and that’s okay.

I will never forget the friends I have made, the memories that have been shared and late nights of doing what I love while being hilariously frustrated all at the same time.

Leaving San Diego State and especially my Daily Aztec crew will be bittersweet, but I can only hope that I can make all my friends proud and colleges proud.

I have made my mark at The Daily Aztec and hope that the designers who follow me can make The Daily Aztec

even better than how I left it.

The Daily Aztec deserves the best designers our school has.

For all the designers out there looking to test their skills. I would highly recommend applying to work as a designer for The Daily Aztec.

You won’t regret it.

Tired senior signing off.

I wish everyone the best of luck and for those of you who know me, if you ever need an ear or a helping hand I’m only a social media message or phone call away.

Editor’s Note: The Daily Aztec would like to thank Hannah for the numerous last-minute designs, “punny” headlines, ramen noodles and her grandma advice.

We wish her all the best in the Bay Area.

Film Society festival screens artistry ALEX NOBLE STAFF WRITER ____________________________________ Proudly advertised as a “film festival for all,” Film Society’s semiannual festival provides a storytelling platform for an array of artists.

From Dec. 8 to 9, 39 films were screened at the Don Powell Theatre ranging from narrative to experimental in structure and lighthearted to somber in tone.

This semiannual festival is home to all film types, from iPhone-shot documentaries to slick crime thrillers. __ This is the fourth Film Society festival since the club’s establishment in 2014.

It serves not as a competition but as a

celebration for a semesters’ worth of hard work, as opposed to the film department’s festival, which has a more traditional structure where entries are restricted to television, film and new media majors and judged by a panel of professors.

“Films are made to be seen,” said Marissa Roxas, Film Society president and film production senior. “What’s unique about our festival is that anyone that goes to San Diego State can submit a film, so whether you’re a TFM major, pre-major or someone that just makes films you can participate.”

The festival prides itself on being an inclusive environment for all particpants and subject matter.

“You are allowed to address things that aren’t always comfortable to talk about,”

Roxas said. “We can have silly weird comedies but also dramas that address heavier subjects.”

The realization of one’s efforts on the big screen is a special experience for filmmakers.

Film production sophomore Benjamin Howard wrote and directed “Toast” and also wrote, produced, directed and edited the teaser trailer for “Disconnect.”

For Howard, the festival provides a sense of validation.

“It’s the gratification of sharing your work with all of your filmmaking peers that I enjoy,” Howard said. “After months of hard work and time being put into your project, seeing it play on the big screen in front of so many people reminds me what it was all for.”

The inherently collaborative nature of the medium makes the festival all the more rewarding.

“I see the film community here is really something special,” Howard said. “I’m always blown away by how dedicated my peers are, especially when they’re working on a project they aren’t obligated to work on. The festival represents a huge web of collaboration and teamwork come to life.”

In addition to the group bonding and artistic gratification, the purpose of the festival is ultimately to showcase what filmmakers are capable of.

“It’s crazy what people can do here,” Roxas said. “We may not be known as one of the premiere film schools yet, but we can still create films just as good as theirs.”

The psychedelic era goes modern THALIA BERNAL STAFF WRITER ____________________________________ What a better way to end the semester than remembering the psychedelic era and participating in an “acid test.“ Acid tests in the 1960s were common. Such images paired with live music really allowed the audience to get the feel for such an era.

There is only so much a piece of text can tell you in comparison to actually being present during what used to be an everyday experience.

In addition to the vivid images and videos playing during the event, there was also a live band performing among several booths.

This event held on Dec. 8 at Montezuma Hall, emphasized the recreation of the acid tests in the 1960s with a focus on the music created during the rock n’ roll era.

School of Music and Dance professor Eric Smigel and department of English and comparative literature professor William Nericcio, collaborated to make such an event possible.

This was the first year in which they put on an event of this caliber and they said they were beyond content with the outcome.

Although both classes may be distinct when compared by department, they involve studies that help students have a better

understanding of the psychedelic era.

Students said they really enjoyed the face-painting booth.

The atmosphere was vibrant, especially once the band went on stage to play.

“There are 500 students here who each brought one guest, so we are expecting an attendance of about 1000 students.” Nericcio said.

There were also several San Diego State staff members roaming around in curiosity.

“This event is meant to ring upon personal transformation,” Nericcio said. “We really want students to apply the psychedelic approaches to both literature and film.”

Attendance at this event really helped with understanding of the era and the music together as one.

“This is actually the first time such an event has been put on and I am really excited about it,” said Makaya Giffens, Graduate Assistant of Arts Alive.

The professors of different departments put on the event, but the students also play a huge role in this events success.

Students made all of the projections that were displayed during the event.

Arts Alive also helped with the event.

They had several students working and assisting those who needed help.

The event followed the format of a show, which really helped in creating somewhat of a memorabilia for

students.

After one semester of learning about the 1960s and acid tests, the students finally got to experience a semblence of the era firsthand within a mass group of their peers.

The professors not only incorporated different topics and subject matters,

but also visually display what the students have learned about all semester.

Although this was the professors first time putting on such an event, they said they definitely know that they will strive to provide students with this unique experience every semester.

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Aspiring rapper releases first album ALEX HALL STAFF WRITER ____________________________________ Theater junior and aspiring professional rapper Deion Selma competed in Battle of the Bands on Dec. 1 for the second year in a row in hopes of winning an opportunity to perform in front of thousands of people as the opening act for the GreenFest concert on Mar. 3 2017.

Selma released his first extended play “Vibrations of the West” on Nov. 15 on SoundCloud, Spotify, Amazon Music and Apple Music. He said he has been writing this album for over two years.

He said he has known what he has wanted to do since he was six years old.

Selma said he would perform Michael Jackson songs, adding in his own lyrics, in front of his class almost every week.

“When I was six years old, I just wanted to sing and dance and be like Michael Jackson any way I could,” Selma said.

He said self-expression was what initially motivated him to start writing, and he always knew he wanted to impact people through music.

Selma has performed at numerous events for organizations at SDSU. During his first week of freshman year, he decided to perform in an open mic night and won. Selma said after seeing people enjoyed his performance, he was inspired to continue rapping.

He said he remembers every performance he has done on campus, and always feels the energy when he is performing.

Selma said recently people have been telling him that they listen to his music when they get ready for school or while they are doing homework.

“Just the fact that people listen to it makes me happy,” he said. “The fact that I’m in their ears, impacting their moods, and allowing them to get away from their problems for a cool minute is tight.”

Selma said performing at Battle of the Bands different than from other performances he has done on campus because he had the power to choose his set, lights, visuals and set the vibe the way he wanted. He said he liked how he was in control and felt like a real artist.

“One thing I truly love about Battle of the Bands is that you get a 15 minute set,” Selma said. “As an artist it’s your first time putting on a concert. You have to think about what you want to audience to see and feel for 15 minutes.

It’s your time, they’re entering your zone.”

Ashley Stamets, business management and entrepreneurship sophomore, attended Battle of the Bands to support Selma for the second time.

“I think Battle of the Bands is a great opportunity to see the talent that all these student artists have,” Stamets said. “You can tell they are all very

Aspiring professional rapper Deion Selma competed in Battle of the Bands on Dec. 1.

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passionate.”

Environmental science and engineering senior Mario Newhouse said he believes the Battle of the Bands motivates aspiring music artists to showcase their musicianship and talents.

“Students have this amazing opportunity to perform in front of thousands of screaming music fans at our very own SDSU Open Air Theater,” Battle of the Bands judge Newhouse said.

The winner of the contest this year was Wet Lettuce and Paper came in second place.

Although Selma did not win Battle of the Bands, he said he put his heart out on the stage and plans to continue to push his music as hard and as far as possible.

“I have one project under my belt and I want to just keep working,” Selma said. “Hopefully 2017 brings even more opportunity. You never know what a year could bring.”

Grinch steals holidays SYDNEY OLMSTEAD STAFF WRITER ____________________________________ “Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas!” returns to The Old Globe Theatre for its 19-year anniversary this holiday season.

Shows have been running since Nov. 5 and the last show is on Dec. 26. This whimsical musical is based on the classic Dr. Seuss book and features a wide variety of talent.

The show is directed by James Vásquez with book and lyrics by Timothy Mason and music by Mel Marvin. J. Bernard Calloway, who made his Globe debut as the Grinch last year, returns to the role this season.

Some San Diego State alumni are featured in the show as well.

Kyrsten Hafso-Koppman earned her master’s in musical theatre from SDSU in 2010 and participated in a few of the school’s shows, including “Into the Woods” and “The Musical of Musicals: The Musical.”

This year, she is playing the part of Trixie Who for the fourth year at the Globe.

“I am from a family of musicians, so I grew up around a lot of music,” she said. “I ended up auditioning for ‘Annie’ when I was in sixth grade. I didn’t want to go, but all my friends were and I was really shy. I ended up getting the part of Annie. I cried with my mom because I was so scared to sing in front of people, but she told me to just give it a try and I’ve been doing it since then.”

The Globe put on a special show on Dec. 10 at 10:30 a.m. for children with autism and their families, as well as other families with special needs.

Slight adjustments such as fewer loud noises and flashing lights will be made

to the show.

There will also be an online social story available to view and print at home that will outline the experience of a visit to the theatre with words and pictures to assist these families.

“I think the Grinch is special because it’s a story about inclusion and community about somebody who is alone and different, but who is accepted,” Hafso-Koppmann said.

“One of my favorite things is we do a bunch of performances for elementary school kids and people who in most circumstances have never been to the theatre and maybe never would have.

So having them come experience the magic of the show is wonderful.”

The Grinch performances are just a small part of The Old Globe’s 2016-17 season.

Erna Finci Viterbi Artistic Director Barry Edelstein said he is excited about the wide variety of shows the theatre is featuring this season.

“There’s a huge range of material here: musicals and dramas, the comic and the serious, revivals and world premieres, ensemble-created work and a solo show, celebrations of theatre history and plays that relate directly to today’s world,” he said. “This season embodies the best of what the Old Globe can be, and one that will give audiences the widest sense of theatre art at its best.”

Tickets for the Grinch performances start at $37 for adults and $24 for children ages 17 years and under.

Regular shows are Tuesday through Friday at 7:00 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday at 11:00a.m., 2:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m.

Additional performance dates, times and information can be found on the theatres website.

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A piece of paper strikes inspiration JULIANNA RESS SENIOR STAFF WRITER ____________________________________ On Thursday, Nov. 17 marketing freshman Hoyt Yeatman’s band, Paper, was asked to leave the stage during the Open Mic Night competition in the Lee and Frank Goldberg Courtyard for being too loud.

Regardless, Paper ended up winning the competition.

“We try to make our shows really entertaining and we do crazy things on stage,” Yeatman said. “We just push it to the max before we get kicked out of the venue.”

Paper was formed in lead singer and guitarist Yeatman’s native Ventura County along with drummer Jeff Demorest and bassist Kyle Hart and has been active for a year and a half.

“I got the band name “Paper” because I was writing (potential) names down on a piece of paper and I was realizing that all of them kind of sucked,” Yeatman said. “I looked down at the piece of paper and thought, ‘might as well.’”

Yeatman cites Sublime, Nirvana, Green Day and Weezer as influences, and describes Paper’s genre as consisting of rock, ska and grunge elements.

In addition to being lead singer and guitarist, Yeatman also serves as Paper’s primary songwriter.

He said his inspirations range from day to day experiences to the confusions of relationships and adolescence.

“Most of my songs are about girls,” he said. “But they’re also about anything I’m feeling at the time. There’s one song

I wrote when I was super sick, I had the flu, and I wrote about that experience. I try to play on emotions everyone feels, or can at least relate to.”

Yeatman said he believes the relatability of Paper’s songs causes the lyrics to stick with listeners, leading to them singing along at live shows.

“People know the songs and will be singing along (at shows),” he said.

“I’ve never experienced that. It’s like something you created and can share with people and they enjoy it.”

Yeatman values writing catchy, fun songs just as much as meaningful ones. “(I hope to write) earworm songs that also make people think about what they’re hearing with the lyrics,” he said.

Paper has acquired a significant online following, with their Instagram account currently standing at 4,673 followers and their most played track, “Seashells,” having 2,274 listens on SoundCloud, their other tracks trailing close behind.

However, Yeatman credits San Diego’s music scene, word of mouth and Paper’s consistent live performances for their growing fanbase.

“Everyone (in San Diego) is really into music and bands flourish here,” he said.

Paper has also achieved recognition and established connections with big names in its genre.

It recently won a Battle of the Bands competition in Los Angeles that was judged by Shavo Odadjian, bassist of System of a Down.

On Dec. 17 Paper will open for Smash Mouth at the Canyon Club in Agoura Hills.

“A lot of our fans really get into (our shows),” Yeatman said. “If you like

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On Thursday, Nov. 17 Paper was asked to leave the stage for Open Mic Night, but still won.

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jumping around and fun music you should come to a show.”

“Paper always make the most of its time on stage and always have fun with it,” recording technology and sound design sophomore Domonique Crumpton said. “Their music is very fun, upbeat and in your face. It’s hard not to dance around a bit when you’re in the crowd watching them perform.”

Yeatman understands the fierce competition of the music industry, but

still has high hopes for Paper.

“I don’t want to sound like every other band but I want to make it (in music),” he said. “I think we can, I just have to keep making songs and getting them out there. But I definitely want to have a career in this.”

Along with SoundCloud, Paper currently has music up on iTunes and fans can expect its debut full-length album, “Nude Beach,” to be released soon after Christmas.

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Spain: An emotional journey begins EMELY NAVARRO NEWS EDITOR ____________________________________

I

cried writing this article because for the first time this semester it actually hit me like a brick wall: in 48 days I am going to get on a plane and livde in Spain for five months.

Before I started college, I was planning on studying abroad.

I applied knowing I would get accepted into my program, but I never really grasped how big of a deal it was going to be.

When I saw the nomination I cried.

I cry a lot.

I was at the Aztec Recreation Center when I read the email and ran into the bathroom crying, then called my mom.

I thought I would feel really excited when I got the nomination to study abroad but that wasn’t the case.

I felt nervous, scared, sad and yes, a little excited too.

It became real that I was going to go abroad but still, it didn’t hit me until now.

There are certain things someone has to do once they get nominated by San Diego State to go abroad.

There’s an actual checklist provided by the study abroad office and it includes applying to the university you want to attend so they can accept you, getting classes you can take abroad approved, applying for a visa and scholarships and looking for housing, to name a few.

Even though doing all of this is relatively easy I’m not going to lie, applying for scholarships, making sure your classes get approved and looking for housing can be a little annoying and waiting for a response from everything made me anxious.

I sent in my application to La Universidad Zaragoza so they could officially accept me into the school in October, but I did not get an official response until early December.

This was a major pain, because in order to get my Spanish student visa I needed the official acceptance letter from my university abroad.

It was not recommended to purchase my flights until I knew for sure I was accepted and I couldn’t apply for housing until I received the letter.

This was annoying to say the least and caused me to stress.

Before I officially got accepted, I was buying clothes, looking at flights and choosing what classes I wanted to take but it all seemed like a fantasy.

Editor's Note: She really wanted these black Timberland boots and told everyone in the office about them.

I was kind of going through the motions.

I had so many other things to worry about with school, The Daily Aztec and life that I put thinking about studying abroad on the back burner because it wasn't legit yet.

Now that everything has started to fall into place, it’s slowly starting to hit me, but writing this backpage caused my feelings to crumble.

Right now I feel what I felt when I got the nomination but intensified by 10 times more.

I am nervous because I’m going on this journey alone. There are many things that are still unknown, like housing and my class schedule and I also keep thinking "what if I get lost, mugged or run out of money two weeks in?"

Right now, I feel sad because I have never not seen my friends, family and boyfriend for over a month and even

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when I don’t see them, they are in the same time zone and a phone call away.

Even though everyone is still a phone call away, they are now nine hours and an ocean apart.

I am sad that things might drastically change while I am in Spain.

I get sad thinking about all the family events and milestones I am going to miss and all the people I won’t get to see.

I’m sad that I won’t be News Editor of The Daily Aztec anymore and I won’t be able to come into the office everyday and annoy the entire staff with how needy I am.

Editor's Note: She is not annoying.

A lot of the editorial staff are seniors so I might not get to see them all together in this awesome work environment ever again.

However, even though I am currently sad, nervous and have a major fear of missing out, I am extremely excited for this coming year.

Before even stepping foot in Spain I have already learned something about life, as lame as it sounds.

I’ve always been the person to have a plan and to make sure I am in control of everything, but throughout this entire study abroad process, I have put my faith in other people or just let things be and they have all worked out.

So even though I don’t know where I am going to live in 48 days, I pray I don’t run out of money and hope I don’t miss too many things back home, I know everything will fall into place.

I have faith these next five months will be the most life-changing months of my life, for better or worse.

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News editor Emely Navarro and assistant sports editor Zach Engberg say their goodbyes before leaving the United States to study abroad.