09-28-2010 by The Daily Aztec

LATINO ACCESS

STOLEN TERRITORY

SDSU received a $75,000 grant to improve educational success for Latinos. page 2

A student voices out against a study abroad program in a region of Cyprus. page 3

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Cal Poly’s early goal proves decisive SDSU drops last nonconference match in the 90-degree heat ELI BALDRIGE S TA F F W R I T E R

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“We’re really disappointed,” senior forward Michaela Dejesus said after the San Diego State women’s soccer team came up short against Cal Poly at home on Sunday. “That was not our best and we know it.” In its last non-conference game, SDSU (2-7-3) did not score a goal and fell to the Mustangs 1-0. The game, which offered free admission to fans, was played in 90degree heat and made for tough playing conditions. “It’s a bit frustrating,” head coach Mike Friesen said. “It’s a hot day but we played without any energy.” The Aztecs were careless in the first half and gave up a goal in the 11th minute. Cal Poly (5-5-0) was able to play the ball forward to Julie McKee who dribbled down the right side of the field. Once McKee got behind the SDSU defense, she shot toward the far

post. The ball went across the goal toward the goal while blasting a where a charging Bianca Burright shot, but the Mustang keeper was uncovered and slid the ball made a diving save to keep the ball out of the net. DeJesus had a into an open net. “The ball passed right in front similar opportunity just three minof our goal and we weren’t back,” utes later but failed to connect. The Aztecs kept the pressure Friesen said. “From there she just on late in the second half with a kicked it into the open goal.” flurry of shots in The Aztecs the final 15 minhad a couple of f irst-half utes from Britney The Aztecs kept chances with Bennett, Grace crosses from Shevlin and the pressure on freshman midGomez, but were fielder Soledad unable to get the late in the second Gomez and equalizer before sophomore half with a flurry of time expired. midfielder SDSU came shots ... but were Megan Jurado, into this weekend but the at home hoping unable to get the M u s t a n g for a pair of wins against Cal State defense would equalizer before Fullerton and Cal not break. Cal time expired. Poly, but finished Poly had the the weekend with shooting advantwo losses in a tage in the first couple of hardhalf, 6-4, and went into halftime with a one-goal fought games. The Aztecs were frustrated after the weekend but lead. The second half provided more excited about the opportunity to chances for SDSU. DeJesus col- start conference play next week. “We’re very excited to get a new lected a ball at the top of the box with 36 minutes left. From there start,” DeJesus said. “And confershe took two touches and turned ence play is where it really matters.”

Aztecs’ victory extends unbeaten streak DAN PEREZ S E N I O R S TA F F W R I T E R

Since its opening 2-1 overtime loss to Loyola Marymount University, the San Diego State men’s soccer team has gone unbeaten in seven games, and has only surrendered four goals. SDSU (6-1-1) continued its streak of SDSU 2 unbeaten games by defeating Houston AU 0 Baptist University and Albany University, not giving up a single goal throughout the entire weekend. In their first game against HBU, the Aztecs got off to an exciting start by scoring just outside the first minute when freshman midfielder Sean Zaher scored his first career goal. Zaher took a pass from senior tri-captain Raymundo Reza and finished his goal by sliding his shot just inside the left post. SDSU beat the Huskies 3-0, outshooting them 18-7 with 11 shots on target. The Aztecs controlled possession and held HBU from forcing any pressure on senior goalkeeper Brad Byrns.

In its second game against Albany University, Reza collected another point to add to his total, as SDSU beat AU 2-0. Reza’s goal came as the first half was winding down: He took a penalty kick for the Aztecs, nonchalantly putting it in and adding to his season point total. In the game against AU, senior forward Michael Rocha and junior captain Daniel Steres were both out with injuries, but their absences were minor. SDSU outshot the Great Danes 11-8 and again controlled possession of the ball for much of the game. The weekend continued the Aztecs’ strong start, giving them their best starting record since 2005. Another SDSU player also had a first career goal. Redshirt junior Pedro Adan started in the back against AU for the first time in his career, replacing the injured Steres. It was also the first time the Aztecs went undefeated in a tournament and managed to win the title. The next home game for SDSU will be a conference matchup against Oregon State on Friday. The Aztecs plan to extend their unbeaten streak to eight, continue to roll into conference play and come away with solid wins.

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SDSU peer counseling program Compact for Success received $75,000 from the nonprofit organization Excelencia in order to promote Latino educational success.

Latino students will benefit from a recent $75,000 grant ASHLEY MORGAN S TA F F W R I T E R

San Diego State was recently awarded a grant for the Compact for Success peer counseling program. The $75,000 grant is called Seeding Educational Models that Impact and Leverage Latino Academic Success. SEMILLAS is also the Spanish word for seeds. The nonprofit organization Excelencia in Education, based in Washington D.C., has dispersed the money as a part of its “Growing What Works” initiative, with support from the Kresge Foundation, to five schools in the nation including SDSU. The recipients of the one-year award include Texas A&M, Colorado State SDSU, University of Arizona and Palm Beach State College. The beneficiaries had to propose initiatives relating to Latino educational success including integrated services, promotion of seamless transfer from community college and development of sustaining academic programs and practices to ultimately receive funding, according to a press release. “SDSU was selected because they offered a very strong program in peer counseling to serve Latino students and others, and that they were going to tie that to student retention and completion,” cofounder and Vice President of Policy and Research for Excelencia in Education, Deborah A. Santiago said.

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SDSU’s Compact for Success program provides peer counseling to current and prospective students as well as guaranteed admission to students in the Sweetwater Union High School District upon requirement completion. The program will start providing counseling services to Southwestern College with this new support. For students coming from SUHSD to have been guaranteed admission, they must uphold certain benchmarks including completion of A-G requirements, a 3.0 GPA, proficient scores on their EPTs and ELMs, be continuously enrolled in the district since middle school and have taken either the SAT or ACT. “What we found in our program is that when a message is delivered by a student who is actually living the life of a student and going through all of the challenges and what have you, when they deliver that message to another prospective student, that message is very powerful,” Director of Compact for Success Lou Murillo said. “So that’s what we find, is the students will listen to other students and by the same token the students who are delivering that information are getting a lot of practical experience along the way.” The current SDSU students involved with Compact for Success’ peer counseling program are a part of the Department of Counseling and School Psychology’s Community-Based Block graduate program, which requires them to get off-campus experience in counseling to earn their degree. The Compact for Success program started its community college efforts last spring with a test group of 59 students accepted to SDSU from Southwestern College, Murillo said. “So far the feedback we’ve gotten … it seems like this pilot project has been successful and those pilot students are in fact doing well here,” Murillo said. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Latino young adults are less likely than other young adults to have earned an associate degree or higher, according to a press release. “As the largest emerging student population in the country, college success for Latino students has far-reaching implications for our communities, our future workforce and our national economy,” President of Excelencia in Education Sarita E. Brown said in a press release. “We look forward to following up with them throughout the year to check on their progress. For us, this is kind of like a demonstration project. We’re really looking forward to seeing what SDSU has accomplished in the given year and what we can learn,” Santiago said. Murillo said he hopes to see this program expand to other local community colleges and encourage other CSUs to do the same with their local schools.

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

OPINION

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A GUEST’S PERSPECTIVE

SDSU cannot support Turkish imperialism

ennifer Lopez, of all people, set an example San Diego State should follow. What is exemplary is not what Lopez did on the big screen or on a sound stage, but rather what she did not do. She refused to perform in an illegally occupied area of Cyprus, turning down a $3 million appearance fee she was offered. The singer-actress issued an official statement on her website, where she explained that her decision was based on the fact that she would “never … support any state, country, institution or regime that was associated with any form of human rights abuse.” Lopez ultimately concluded after “a full review of the relevant circumstances in (the Republic of) Cyprus,” performing in the “Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus” would legitimize a military-occupied region of the island. This is the upper third of the island seized by the Turks and held since 1974, a region that is not recognized by any law-abiding country or international organization, including the United Nations and the European Union. Unfortunately, SDSU yielded to various pressures, which resulted in legitimizing a portion of occupied land that the rest of the world has refused to recognize. SDSU has done this by sponsoring a study abroad program in the TRNC, which acknowledges the puppet regime responsible for numerous atrocities. The program works with the Eastern Mediterranean University, a school that is not recognized by the Ministry of Education and Culture of the Republic of Cyprus, the country where it is located. The Eastern Mediterranean University,

MICHAEL SAVAAS CONTRIBUTOR

along with not having lawful academic accreditations, is located on land that was violently stolen from Greek Cypriots.

The authorities who sanctioned this program at SDSU must be aware that after 36 years of this illegal occupation, an exchange program is ill advised. The European Court of Human Rights, along with the United Nations Security Council, has passed numerous resolutions declaring that the property where this Turkish university lies is property stolen from Greek Cypriots. Both European Union Law and the law of Cyprus state it is illegal to exploit stolen land or property, which means students studying at the Eastern Mediterranean University are accomplices of this illegality and exploitation. The formal education that a student receives at a university such as SDSU should incorporate knowledge of what is fair and proper in international affairs. The authorities who

sanctioned this program at SDSU must be aware that after 36 years of illegal occupation, an exchange program is ill advised. It is not solely Lopez, an entertainer, who was able to boycott injustice. Several academic institutions were more judicious than those responsible for sending SDSU students to militarily occupied lands. Other universities have set precedents and chosen not to take part in supporting an occupied area guarded by 35,000 Turkish soldiers. The universities of Michigan and Connecticut, for example, have chosen to

discontinue MCT Campus programs in the TRNC. As the people of the Republic of Cyprus celebrate 50 years of independence on Oct. 1, SDSU should follow Lopez’s example and consider moral and political concerns and immediately discontinue this questionable study abroad program.

—Michael Savaas is an English senior. —This column does no necessarily reflect the opinion of The Daily Aztec.

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