TUESDAY March 6, 2012 Volume 97, Issue 85 WWW.THEDAILYAZTEC.COM facebook.com/dailyaztec twitter: thedailyaztec INDEX: SCAN CODE FOR MOBILE CONTENT 3 ENTERTAINMENT 2 OPINION Check out Brody Burns’ predictions on who will come out ahead on Super Tuesday. WEATHER: PARTLY CLOUDY HIGH: 59 LOW: 45 SUNSET: 5:50PM SDSU ’ S INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER SINCE 1913 BACKPAGE (“Clueless”) showed me being shallow and close- minded about my own love life could help me become the perfect matchmaker ... 4 Expo explores aid options Last Sunday between the hours of 2 and 6:30 a.m., all 25 posters promoting a group of candidates running for the San Diego State Associated Students executive board were torn down, thrown away and, in many cases, irre- versibly destroyed. The vandalism, which is estimated to have caused more than $2000 in damage, occurred only two days after the posters and signs were erected. The 25 posters belonged to five candidates campaigning together as a group, or “slate” as it is informally referred to within A.S. Each member of the slate had four posters advertising themselves as individuals. The candi- dates also shared one poster featuring the five of them together. Most were recovered, but some were unable to be located or were damaged beyond repair. These posters were displayed throughout the campus from Campanile Walkway to the residence halls to Storm Hall. The vandals did not miss a single one. A.S. presidential candidate Rob O’Keefe, current vice president of finance and one of the victims of the attack, said while it seems obvious the crime was directed toward him and his slate, he does not believe the individu- als responsible came from within A.S. “I don’t think it’s anyone associated with A.S. elections. It’s probably some- one who’s anti-establishment or maybe someone out late who’s been drinking,” O’Keefe said. SDSU Police Department said it received a report of 10 signs being thrown away or destroyed. It is unknown whether any other candidate or slate’s posters and signs were targeted last weekend; police are investigating the incident. “This happens every year. Someone always tears down A.S. candidate posters,” SDSUPD Capt. Lamine Secka said. O’Keefe and the other victimized candidates will voice concern to the A.S. elections committee to inquire whether any future precautions can be taken to prevent similar incidents. Hutton Marshall news editor San Diego State hosted the 10th annual San Diego County College Expo Saturday. This year’s theme was titled “College is still the best invest- ment!” The event provides underrep- resented students with information that will aid them in the application process for college and financial aid opportunities. San Diego County uni- versities and community colleges were in attendance for this collabora- tive event that rotates campuses every two years. More than 1,000 students and fam- ily members attended making this year’s expo the largest effort to date. The event kicked off with a welcome from Sandra Cook, SDSU assistant vice president of Academic Affairs, Enrollment Services. “Even with the budget problems there is a way to get to college if you really want it,” Cook said. “This event opens students’ eyes to the opportu- nity of having their lives transformed through higher education.” The event featured 10 workshops with English and Spanish options. Radio Latina XLTN 104.5 FM provided music, raffle prizes and facilitated the Spanish-speaking workshops for stu- dents and families. The station has been involved with the College Expo for seven years. Ellen Ascher, a repre- sentative for the station, described XLTN’s dedication to the event. “We do whatever we can to improve the quality for our communi- ty, and education is the best invest- ment you can make in your future,” Ascher said. One of the workshop topics was “College Boot Camp.” The session highlighted the benefits of a college degree and provided steps and strate- gies to make students as competitive as possible for their top college choic- es. Augie Hernandez and his daughter Hope, a sophomore at Point Loma High School, said this year’s expo was a great experience. “The presenters were really good this year. They made everything seem quick and easy,” Hernandez said. “I’m excited because I got to learn important things about the college process that my school doesn’t pro- vide,” his daughter added. AS campaign signs vandalized A.S. presidential candidate Rob O’Keefe fixes a campaign sign at the north end of Campanile Walkway. | ANTONIO ZARAGOZA, PHOTO EDITOR “I don’t think it’s anyone associated with A.S. elections. It’s probably someone who’s anti-establishment or ... who’s been drinking.” Rob O’Keefe, A.S. presidential candidate Edward Henderson senior staff writer Students learning about alternative financial routes. | DUSTIN MICHELSON, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Event provides tuition information for students in need Last Wednesday, North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un announced North Korea will halt its nuclear missile tests and allow United Nations nuclear inspectors to return to power plants in exchange for more than 200,000 tons of food aid from the United States. Because of heavy anti- American propaganda, many North Korean citizens have responded negatively, show- ing a distrust of the American people and government. Many critics have also voiced con- cern about rewarding North Korea for nuclear testing. Deputy Foreign Minister of Israel Daniel Ayalon said, “North Korea is a small and weak state. If it had a nuclear bomb or two in its cellar it was only for economic black- mail. Iran has global ambi- tions, with ideological moti- vations. And it is a direct threat on its environment.” —Compiled by Staff Writer Elisse Miller WORLD NEWS The Daily Aztec is hosting the Associated Students debates today and tomorrow from noon to 1 p.m. at North Campanile Walkway. Make sure to follow @TheDailyAztec for live coverage and join the conversation using #ASdebates.
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Expo explores aid options
Last Sunday between the hours of 2and 6:30 a.m., all 25 posters promotinga group of candidates running for theSan Diego State Associated Studentsexecutive board were torn down,thrown away and, in many cases, irre-versibly destroyed. The vandalism,which is estimated to have causedmore than $2000 in damage, occurredonly two days after the posters andsigns were erected.
The 25 posters belonged to fivecandidates campaigning together as agroup, or “slate” as it is informallyreferred to within A.S. Each member ofthe slate had four posters advertisingthemselves as individuals. The candi-dates also shared one poster featuringthe five of them together. Most wererecovered, but some were unable to belocated or were damaged beyondrepair. These posters were displayedthroughout the campus fromCampanile Walkway to the residencehalls to Storm Hall. The vandals did notmiss a single one.
A.S. presidential candidate RobO’Keefe, current vice president offinance and one of the victims of theattack, said while it seems obvious thecrime was directed toward him and hisslate, he does not believe the individu-als responsible came from within A.S.
SDSU Police Department said itreceived a report of 10 signs beingthrown away or destroyed.
It is unknown whether any othercandidate or slate’s posters and signswere targeted last weekend; police areinvestigating the incident.
“This happens every year.Someone always tears down A.S.candidate posters,” SDSUPD Capt.Lamine Secka said.
O’Keefe and the other victimizedcandidates will voice concern to theA.S. elections committee to inquirewhether any future precautions can betaken to prevent similar incidents.
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San Diego State hosted the 10thannual San Diego County CollegeExpo Saturday. This year’s theme wastitled “College is still the best invest-ment!” The event provides underrep-resented students with informationthat will aid them in the applicationprocess for college and financial aidopportunities. San Diego County uni-versities and community collegeswere in attendance for this collabora-tive event that rotates campusesevery two years.
More than 1,000 students and fam-ily members attended making thisyear’s expo the largest effort to date.The event kicked off with a welcomefrom Sandra Cook, SDSU assistantvice president of Academic Affairs,Enrollment Services.
“Even with the budget problemsthere is a way to get to college if youreally want it,” Cook said. “This eventopens students’ eyes to the opportu-nity of having their lives transformedthrough higher education.”
The event featured 10 workshopswith English and Spanish options.Radio Latina XLTN 104.5 FM providedmusic, raffle prizes and facilitated theSpanish-speaking workshops for stu-dents and families. The station has
been involved with the College Expofor seven years. Ellen Ascher, a repre-sentative for the station, describedXLTN’s dedication to the event.
“We do whatever we can toimprove the quality for our communi-ty, and education is the best invest-ment you can make in your future,”Ascher said.
One of the workshop topics was“College Boot Camp.” The sessionhighlighted the benefits of a collegedegree and provided steps and strate-
gies to make students as competitiveas possible for their top college choic-es. Augie Hernandez and his daughterHope, a sophomore at Point LomaHigh School, said this year’s expo wasa great experience.
“The presenters were really goodthis year. They made everything seemquick and easy,” Hernandez said.
“I’m excited because I got to learnimportant things about the collegeprocess that my school doesn’t pro-vide,” his daughter added.
AS campaign signs vandalized
A.S. presidential candidate Rob O’Keefe fixes a campaign sign at the north end of Campanile Walkway. | ANTONIO ZARAGOZA, PHOTO EDITOR
“I don’t think it’s anyone associated with A.S. elections.It’s probably someone who’santi-establishment or ... who’sbeen drinking.”
Students learning about alternative financial routes. | DUSTIN MICHELSON, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Event providestuition informationfor students in need
Last Wednesday, North Koreanleader Kim Jong-Unannounced North Korea willhalt its nuclear missile testsand allow United Nationsnuclear inspectors to return topower plants in exchange formore than 200,000 tons offood aid from the UnitedStates. Because of heavy anti-American propaganda, manyNorth Korean citizens haveresponded negatively, show-ing a distrust of the Americanpeople and government. Manycritics have also voiced con-cern about rewarding NorthKorea for nuclear testing.
Deputy Foreign Minister ofIsrael Daniel Ayalon said,“North Korea is a small andweak state. If it had a nuclearbomb or two in its cellar itwas only for economic black-mail. Iran has global ambi-tions, with ideological moti-vations. And it is a directthreat on its environment.”
—Compiled by Staff WriterElisse Miller
WORLD NEWS
The Daily Aztec is hosting the Associated Studentsdebates today andtomorrow from noonto 1 p.m. at NorthCampanile Walkway.Make sure to follow@TheDailyAztec forlive coverage and jointhe conversationusing #ASdebates.
he proverbial belle of theprimary season ball isback. The quadrennialcontest known as SuperTuesday has again
descended upon the primary electionseason. This particular Super Tuesdaywill consist of primaries and caucusesin 10 different states, all pushing thecountry closer to a dismal inevitability:One of these guys will actually win theRepublican nomination and run in thegeneral election this fall. Today standsas a national barometer in which mil-lions of Americans will have theopportunity to influence the primaryprocess simultaneously. This is a farcry from the 5,541 Republicans whocaucused last month in Maine. That’sthe significance of today: it will featurethe most prominent contests of theunending primary season. With 437total delegates at stake, Super Tuesdayis roughly as valuable to the nomineesas the entire primary season has beenthus far. Until this point 450 total dele-gates have been awarded.
Super Tuesday is a prep test forthe general election, when candi-dates cannot solely rely on appear-ances at Tommy’s Country HamHouse in South Carolina or one ofthe Family Table Restaurants in Iowain order to do well. To win on SuperTuesday, a candidate must do one oftwo things: They must either run astrong and cohesive campaign on anational scale, which includesspending boatloads of money incourting the “general” vote. Or, theysimply divide the states and focustheir resources on those limitedcontests they have a legitimate shotat, with larger hopes of propellingthe primary season deep into June.In a race that has had as many front-runners as candidates the secondstrategy of prolonging the inevitablewill prevail on Tuesday. The requisitevalue of this strategy to the generalpublic is truly incalculable, as weshould all prepare for another threeexcruciating months of Republicanprimaries. What follows is a primeron what to expect today.
Alaska — Ron Paul will fight it outwith Mitt Romney for Alaska, withPaul eventually striking gold. In2008, nearly 14,000 participated inthe Republican caucuses in thestate, and the smaller caucuses havegenerally been a source of strengthfor Paul. His passionate base shouldtip this one in his favor. Winner: Ron Paul
Georgia — This will be NewtGingrich’s last hope for the generalelection. Six weeks ago he surprisedeveryone with a win in SouthCarolina, but unless Las Vegas bil-lionaire Sheldon Adelson wants tofund his campaign into perpetuity,Georgia stands as a make or breakfor Gingrich. Georgia is his homestate and the 76 delegates at stakeshould be his last stand. Today,Gingrich and Rick Santorum willslug it out, with Gingrich taking it ina closer race than he hoped.Winner: Newt Gingrich
Idaho — In 2008 Paul finished sec-ond to eventual nominee JohnMcCain in Idaho, but the race forthe nomination had all but wrappedup at that point. Idaho will beanother state of interest for Paulwho would win if not for MittRomney and Idaho’s 23 percentMormon population. Winner: Mitt Romney
Massachusetts — Romney wasgovernor here from 2003 to 2007,and he won the Republican primaryin 2008. He will easily repeat.Winner: Mitt Romney
North Dakota — Another smallstate, and another caucus state,meaning Paul should do well here.Romney did win the primary here in2008, but there were fewer than10,000 votes cast. This clearly meansit should come down to whoeverhas the most passionate base ofsupporters. Paul should win here. Winner: Ron Paul
Ohio — The grand prize of SuperTuesday. Santorum and Romneyboth have a viable chance onTuesday for various reasons. Currentpolling shows Santorum with a sin-gle-digit lead ahead of Romney, butthe same polling indicates voterssee Romney as the strongest candi-date in the general election. Ohiocould play out like the rest of thecountry; do you vote for the candi-date you prefer or the one who ismost electable? Ohio is too prag-matic, so I’m picking Romney in asmall upset. Winner: Mitt Romney
Oklahoma — The Sooner State willbe one of the three key races on
Tuesday. Santorum is polling nearly2-to-1 against Gingrich, and heshould resonate with the evangeli-cal base. Romney and Paul arenowhere to be found in polling andwon’t vie for the victory tonighteither. This contest is between
Gingrich and Santorum. Santorumshould take Oklahoma relativelyeasily, by 7 to 10 percentage pointsagainst Gingrich. Winner: Rick Santorum
Tennessee — Like Ohio andOklahoma, this race is going to bevery influential in determining theoverall nomination. In 2008, MikeHuckabee carried the state based onhis social conservative values —something Santorum could do thisyear. Currently, 38 percent of votersidentify themselves as being “veryconservative” in Tennessee and thepolling gives Santorum a double-digit lead going into the race.Romney did garner 24 percent of theprimary vote in 2008, but Santorumshould handily win this contest. Winner: Rick Santorum
Vermont — The New Englandneighbor to Romney’sMassachusetts should also opt forRomney. Santorum has been pollingwell lately, with Paul and Gingrich ina lower tier but the state isRomney’s to lose, and he won’t.Winner: Mitt Romney
Virginia — Should easily fall toRomney. Because of a technicalityonly two candidates will be listed onthe ballot, Romney and Paul. Thismeans Romney should prevail rela-tively easily in Virginia, by virtue ofhis electability in the general election. Winner: Mitt Romney
That’s five forecasted wins forRomney, two for Santorum, two forPaul and one for Gingrich, meaningeach candidate will find some wayto celebrate a pseudo-victorytonight while deciding to continuetheir campaigns in the wide openrace. Super Tuesday will provide nomore clarity, no more answers, andno more of a “candidate” than thelast six months have. LikePunxsutawney Phil looking for hisshadow, Super Tuesday will guaran-tee another three months of theunbearable primary season.
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Russ Peck is the organist who will beperforming this Saturday at the SanDiego Symphony’s showing of theDouglas Fairbanks silent film “TheMark of Zorro.” Peck passionatelyanswered in-depth questions aboutthe movie and his expansive andunique career.
TThhee DDaaiillyy AAzztteecc: What inspired youto be an organist?RRuussss PPeecckk: When I first heard aboutwhat an organist was as a kid, I wasplaying piano. About five years afterthat, I heard an organ and my aunthad one. I messed around on herorgan, and it just took over. I fell in lovewith the sound immediately. I buggedmy parents to no end and they even-tually bought a small Hammondorgan for me in 1970. From that pointon, I have been playing.
DDAA: You were obviously passionateabout it from a young age.RRPP: I was ever since I first heard one.You’ve got to remember that when Iwas growing up in the 1960s and1970s, the organ market was a really
big deal. You could go to a shoppingmall and there would always besomeone playing in front of anorgan store. I have been obsessedwith it ever since then and I still am.
DDAA: Is this the first time you have per-formed during “The Mark of Zorro”?RRPP: Yes. I have created a fresh scorefor it. My scores are compilations,which means I pull from a lot ofmusic from the era, which is howthe scores were done in those days.
This movie was produced in 1920.Most of the music I will be playing isfrom right around that era. Some of ita little later, some of it a little earlier.Since Zorro is a Spanish character, Iget to use a lot of classical and pop-ular Spanish themes. It is one of thefunnest movies I have worked on.Douglas Fairbanks is just an amazingactor and it’s an amazing movie.
DDAA: Any advice for students who wantto make it as professional musicians?RRPP: Be passionate about it first. It’s alot of hard work. The payoff is theactual show for me. When I’m onstage with an audience, I’m having aball. When I’m getting ready for it,it’s not always fun. It’s just hardwork, but it’s fun too. It’s hard to put
the two together. I don’t call it alove-hate relationship with the actu-al preparation, because it’s a lovelyprocess and sometimes it goes well,sometimes you got a scene that youmight try to get the timing right andso on. The payoff and rewards aredefinitely worth it.
Making it professionally is veryhard. My day job is working in elec-tronics. I’m not a full-time musician.It takes a combination of talent, hardwork and luck. I was very fortunate toperform in Symphony Hall, because Ihave known some people over theyears who have played movies formany years, and those people havefound me because they know mywork. I’m very lucky and fortunate tohave that kind of opportunity.
DDAA: Which musicians have been themost influential to you?RRPP: Good question. Gaylord Carterfor one. Carter was a theater organ-ist that I have worked with for manyyears. He was the organist at theMillion Dollar Theater in L.A and wasHarold Lloyd’s favorite organist.Lloyd was a very famous silent filmcomedian. Whenever Harold pre-miered a movie, he would always
have Gaylord play it. I worked withhim all throughout the 1980s. Hewas an amazing film organist and Iwould work as his projectionist forlocal shows here in San Diego.What’s neat is that one of the “Zorro”DVDs that helped me prepare for theshow has got his score on it.
Col. Henry Jenkins was a Boston-area silent film organist who livedout here. These people are all gonenow, because they were old guysback in the 1980s when I first metthem. He was a very inspirationalguy to work with. He was local, so Ihad a lot of time with him.
As far as theatre organ goes in gen-eral, there was George Wright who wasa very seminal person in the 1950s and‘60s, who recorded a lot of HighFidelity albums on theater organs. Hewas probably one of the most impor-tant figures in resurgence of interest inthe instrument. I took a master classfrom him and also worked with him ona couple of shows. He was definitely abig influence.
Tickets and information about “TheMark of Zorro” can be found atsandiegosymphony.org.
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TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (3/6/12) As a symbolicblessing, treat yourself to time today withgreat friends. Recurring themes this yearare family, friendship, career, finances andlearning. The first six months highlightcommunity and finances, while home andfamily dominate the second half. Make awish!
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 -There's plenty of action at work, and thingsare flowing. Creative sparks are firing, andyou've got what you need. Stay focused. Itmay go home with you.
TAURUS (April 20 - May 20) - Today is an 8- Go ahead and get nostalgic. Reflectingon the past puts a little perspective oncurrent situations. You can learn whateveryou need to know. It's getting romantic.
GEMINI (May 21 - June 21) - Today is a 7 -Clean up a mess at home. Add more thana touch of romance to the decor. Stick tothe budget with upgrades, and limityourself to what you love.
CANCER (June 22 - July 22) - Today is an 8- It's getting creative now. Friends give youa boost. Add an inspired touch to theproject. Finish a tough job so you can goplay. Back up those hard drives.
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bare midriffs. Did I just describeClarissa Darling’s wardrobe? Yep. Butaside from that, there could really beonly one thing I’m talking about. I’llgive you one guess. Got it? It’s the‘90s, my friend.
What is there to say about adecade defined by horrendous fash-ion choices, irony before anyoneeven knew what irony was and anever-ending supply of brilliant tele-vision lineups across all networks? Inretrospect, the ‘90s were a magicalfairyland where it was OK to tie yourflannel shirt around your waist,when Topanga Lawrence was every-body’s dream woman and your oneand only goal in life was to one daystand on screen with that glow stickand draw the Disney Channel logolike Kirsten Storms (or any otherfavorite Disney Channel originalmovie star) did circa “Zenon: Girl ofthe 21st Century.”
I’m not sure where the magic ofthe ‘90s stemmed from, but I doknow I can partly attribute the feel-ing I get whenever I hear the “Sister,Sister” theme song to my olderbrother and his supreme love for the‘90s. No one loves anything on thisplanet as much as my brother lovesthe decade. It’s an obsession. It’s alifestyle. It’s a constant state of mindthat he will be forever stuck in,along with “The Mighty Ducks” andEmilio Estevez’s acting career.
It’s just this: Life was simpler, easi-er and less dramatic back then. Nodecade will ever compare to theglory of the 1990s. And here are afew reasons why:
Boy Meets WorldHas a better show ever existed than“Boy Meets World”? Has there everbeen a fictional television family youever wanted to be a part of morethan the Matthews family? Has anygirl, ever, lusted after luscious locksas beautiful as Topanga’s? The
answer to all of those questions is aresounding “no.” America watchedBen Savage grow up. We watchedCory Matthews navigate throughchildhood, adolescence and earlyadulthood with an adorable disposi-tion and an even more adorable bril-lo head. We learned life lessons, lovelessons and lessons about maintain-ing a perfect friendship with yourbest friend, Shawn Hunter. Welaughed, we cried and we felt realfeelings watching this show. Nowwhen “Boy Meets World” airs from 7a.m. to 8 a.m. on ABC Family everymorning, rewatching episodesbrings us back to that blissful time.But sooner or later, we have tocome back to reality and realize noshow will ever compare and Mr.Feeny will never be available tosolve our problems.
The Spice GirlsIn a world where stereotyping hadbecome discouraged, five Brits cameinto our lives using one-word classi-fications to shape a movement anda generation. There was Baby Spice(who was just perfectly adorable),Sporty Spice (who actually had tal-ent in real-life ventures aside fromwearing platform tennis shoes andsports bras on the regular), GingerSpice (who was a saucy little minx)and Posh Spice (who was the mostfashionable of all and made the rightdecision to never set foot in a plat-form shoe. Pun fully intended). Butwhat about Mel B? What did sheever do to earn the title “Scary”?Irrelevant, though definitely worthpondering one night after we’ve allhad a few cocktails. We need onlyremember what those five beautifulladies taught us: the immensepower of Brit pop, the ability to carryout a full singing career solely basedon tight Union Jack mini dresses,low-budget feature films and, aboveall else, girl power.
CClluueelleessssTell me, as a girl growing up in the‘90s (or any decade for that matter),you didn’t just die about CherHorowitz’s computer program thatchose her outfits. Tell me you didn’tfind Jeremy Sisto incredibly sexy asElton. Tell me you’re not totallyweirded out by the fact that PaulRudd looks exactly the same now ashe did almost 20 years ago. Tell methis movie isn’t one of the greatestof all time. What was the point ofgoing to high school if you weren’tbest friends with Cher and Dionne?When I had to change schools whenI was 8, I was absolutely stunned tofind a makeover set to Superchick’s“Supermodel” wasn’t required.“Clueless” gave me unrealisticexpectations of high school, unreal-istic expectations of what mywardrobe should be and unrealisticexpectations of what happens whenI try to argue my way to bettergrades. However, it also showed mebeing shallow and close-mindedabout my own love life could helpme become the perfect matchmak-er, money could buy me happinessand it was OK to make out with mystepbrother. And above all else, itshowed me how incredibly perfect amovie could be.
Now that was just the tip of theiceberg. Honorable mentions for thebest of the 1990s are: JustinTimberlake’s Top Ramen hair, Jackand Rose’s “I’m the king of theworld!” scene, Saturday-morningcartoons, TGIF on ABC, “The BigLebowski,” Disney Channel originalmovies, Game Boys and O.J.Simpson’s Bronco chase.
While I haven’t completely losthope in future generations’ abilitiesto recreate a perfect decade, I amconfident nothing will ever compareto the perfection of the 1990s. Betterthan the ‘90s? As if.
