FOOTBALL PREVIEW FALL 2011

THURSDAYSeptember 1, 2011Volume 97, Issue 5

Find out what’s in store for the SanDiego State football team in 2011 asSDSU is coming off its first winning

season since 1998 and first bowlvictory in more than 40 years.

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D A I L Y A Z T E CThursday, September 1, 2011N E W S 3

The seventh annual StudentOrganization Expo showcased 78 stu-dent organizations on Tuesday. Thetabling event, which ran from 10 a.m.to 4 p.m., was designed for students tomingle with members of various SanDiego State student organizations.

In addition to tabling, the Expoincluded the Aztec Bash at State, a freebarbecue hosted by Vice President forStudent Affairs James Kitchen. Thebarbecue served hamburgers, chickensandwiches, veggie burgers, chips and

drinks to approximately 1,600 studentswho showed their RedID cards.

Kitchen said events in the begin-ning of the school year are a great wayfor incoming students to socialize.Last year there were 280 studentorganizations on campus, includingfraternities and sororities.

“It’s good to try to meet some-body new and different than whoyou are,” Kitchen said. “That is oneof the good things about WelcomeWeek and tabling.”

He also said he appreciated stu-dents supporting their organizationsat SDSU.

“It is beyond words, it’s inde-scribable, because this is why wedo what we do,” he said.

Sara Pianavilla, a senior classicsmajor, said the Expo is a great oppor-tunity for incoming students to getinvolved on campus. As the currentvice president of Umanisti, a club for

classics and humanities majors, shesaid as a freshman she enjoyed seeingthe variety of clubs on campus.

“I became involved early because Iknew I would become friends withpeople who had similar interests,”Pianavilla said.

Joe Peacock, junior political sci-ence major and public relationsofficer for the Pre-Law Society, said

tabling events such as these are agreat way to increase participationand membership.

He also said student interest in thePre-Law Society was impressive, withmore than 70 students signing up formore information.

“We are expecting a huge increase innumbers for next week’s meeting justbecause of this event,” Peacock said.

Kitchen said he encourages studentsto become involved with SDSU by par-ticipating in positive, healthy activities,such as those offered during WelcomeWeek and Aztec Nights.

The Student Organization Expo isone of the many events to participatein during Welcome Week. AlthoughWelcome Week ends this Saturday,Aztec Nights will continue to enter-tain students various eveningsthrough Sept. 23.

Tonight there will be a campuscarnival on Campanile Walkway from9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Tomorrow theAquaplex will host a pool party fromnoon to 4 p.m, where students canenjoy pizza and music — all free tostudents with a RedID.

The Expo was sponsored by StudentLife and Leadership, and WelcomeWeek is sponsored by the Division ofStudent Affairs and co-sponsored byother on-campus organizations.

Welcome Week brings students together

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ANTONIO ZARAZOGA, PHOTO EDITOR

Student Life andLeadership pushescampus involvement

“I became involved earlybecause I knew I wouldbecome friends with peoplewho had similar interests.”

Sara Pianavilla,vice president of Umanisti

D A I L Y A Z T E CThursday,

September 1, 2011 S C I E N C E & T E C H N O LO GY4

The great Space Race of the 20th century resultedin the launch of the first satellites into Earth’s orbit,sending astronauts to the moon, launching shut-tle flights and creating the International SpaceStation. Now the race continues, but withoutNASA’s central figure in the operation of mannedvoyages into space.

Marc Kaufman of The Washington Post report-ed NASA’s budget took a $1.8 billion cut in itsspace operations sector, resulting in the termina-tion of the space shuttle program and curtailingthe future of NASA’s manned space program.Despite this monetary setback, NASA still remainsviable with a strategic budget plan and goals fornext year.

According to its website, NASA looks to “reachfor new heights” and will focus on other projectsthat will “benefit all humankind.” It has chosen tofocus its attention toward further steps inunmanned space exploration, which includedthe Aug. 5 launch of the Juno Spacecraft, leavingthe development of manned spaceflight to pri-vate companies.

This shift begs the question: Which companywill not only develop a promising method forleisurely space travel, but will also be successfulcompleting the challenge? Several aerospacecompanies are jumping at this opportunity, butonly a select few have made headlines with theiradvancements in space tourism throughout thepast seven years.

In 2004, Mojave Aerospace Ventures fundedand launched the first private successful single-person spacecraft, SpaceShipOne, motivatingother companies to partake in this venture. MAVhas since partnered with Virgin Galactic, whichlaunched its own spacecraft on Oct. 22 of lastyear. Astrium, a leading European space company

and subsidiary of European AeronauticDefense and Space Company, revealed a full-scale model of a space jet in 2007 inspired byMAV’s prototype. However, the company hasnot made any recent advances because of the$1.34 billion price tag attached to the makingof such a prototype.

There are also safety and legal issues thatneed to be addressed and resolved. Space-based research and advancements do notcome without the potential for dangeroussituations. Because space is an unclaimedopen market, developers must proceedwith caution.

The Secure World Foundation, “promotes coop-erative solutions for space sustainability.” SWOstresses the importance of having all space-relat-ed inquiries and explorations “rest on sound poli-cies and clearly formulated international agree-ments” such as the 1967 Outer Space Treaty,which not only provides for a peaceful exchangebut also provides national security.

Other issues that may arise include customerservice conflicts, mechanical problems andpotential for aviation failure. According to MichaelMendelson, a space law expert in Washington D.C.,this endeavor is risky. He expects a “catastrophicaccident” to occur before all flaws are completelyworked out.

“When something happens – and unfortunate-ly, tragically something will happen – that’s whenthe system is going to shake out,” Mendelson said.

Space travel will not be available to the generalpublic for at least a few decades. However, thosewho find the concept of spaceflight to be exhila-rating and are willing to sign a liability waiver bet-ter start saving now. The opportunity will cost pas-sengers anywhere from $215,000 to $290,000. Inthis economy, that may just take a lifetime.

SStteepphhaanniiee SScchhaauueerrcontributor

Private interests define future space travel

Several aerospace companies are jumping atthis opportunity, but only a select few havemade headlines with their advancements inspace tourism throughout the past sevenyears.

MCT CAMPUS

D A I L Y A Z T E CThursday, September 1, 2011S P O R T S 5

FORECASTING THE MOUNTAIN

WHO: SDSU vs. Cal PolyWHEN: 7 p.m.WHERE: Qualcomm StadiumWHY TO WATCH: The Aztecswill try to open the 2011 sea-son by avenging two lossessuffered to the Mustangs inthe past five years.

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MOUNTAIN WEST STANDINGS

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With BYU and Utah out of the Mountain West Conference, the leaguewill take on a new look this season. Here’s a peek of the new teams inconference in predicted order of finish (Standings according to the 2011Mountain West Preseason Media Poll.)

Boise State

TCU

Air Force

San Diego State

Colorado State

Wyoming

UNLV

New Mexico

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AT A GLANCE

UNLV at Wisconsin

Air Force vs. South DakotaColorado State at New MexicoBoise State at Georgia

TCU at Baylor

NNaammee:: Antonio MoralesTTiittllee:: Sports EditorPPrreeddiiccttiioonn:: Wisconsin, TCU, Air Force, Colorado State, BoiseState, Wyoming, SDSUQQuuoottaabbllee:: “Beat Cal Poly, sincerely Fowler Athletics Center.”

NNaammee:: Ryan SchulerTTiittllee:: ContributorPPrreeddiiccttiioonn:: Wisconsin, TCU, Air Force, Colorado State, BoiseState, Wyoming, SDSUQQuuoottaabbllee:: “Ronnie Hillman and Ryan Lindley. Why play thegame? Just give us the W.”

NNaammee:: Agustin GonzalezTTiittllee:: Staff WriterPPrreeddiiccttiioonn:: Wisconsin, TCU, Air Force, Colorado State,Georgia, Wyoming, SDSU QQuuoottaabbllee:: “Football’s here? About damn time.”

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D A I L Y A Z T E CThursday, September 1, 2011F O OT B A L L P R E V I E W 7

Ryan Lindley walks into the pressconference in his black Nikeundershirt, rockin’ a scruffybeard and a sense of euphoriathat only a monumental win canevoke. The quarterback sitsdown at the middle of the tableand looks into the bright lights,video cameras and the expectantfaces of the multitude of sportswriters facing him. He was feel-ing high, both figuratively (afterhis victorious performance onthe field) and literally (sitting onthe raised platform), until areporter’s question brought himback down to earth. “Ryan, isthere any possibility you’ll enterthe NFL Draft?” Lindley rolls hiseyes, smiles and destroys allspeculation with a shake of hishead. “No. There’s no possibilityat all. I’m an Aztec. I’m goingto finish out and I’m going tograduate next year.” He wouldlater admit that he did thinkabout it, but that’s all it was: afleeting thought. Lindleywould come back for his sen-ior season and he was looking for-ward to a big year.

Following last season, Lindley(the bearded one) had a bigdecision to make.

The talented Lindley hadthrown for almost 4,000 yards and28 touchdowns and showed offhis rocket arm, big play abilityand leadership while leading theAztecs to the Poinsettia Bowl. Hehad impressed NFL scouts andhis head coach bolted forMichigan. He was also losing histwo elite receivers,Vincent Brownand DeMarco Sampson, who leftfor the league. Combine that witha weak QB draft class (ChristianPonder at No. 12 and BlaineGabbert at 10), and the smartdecision for Lindley would havebeen to cash in his chips anddeclare for the draft.

But times have changed onMontezuma Mesa.With the success of a9-4 season and a bowlvictory, expectationsfor the football teamthis season are thehighest they’ve beenin recent memory.And although Lindleyis losing his top twotargets from last yearand the current WRcorps are young andunproven, he still hasyoung gun sopho-more running backRonnie Hillman andone of the country’sbest set of tight ends returning.

Last year the question wasposed: Does Lindley make Brownand Sampson that good, or doBrown and Sampson makeLindley that good? If the answeris closer to the former rather thanthe latter, then Lindley has agreat shot at leading SDSU toanother bowl game and being afirst-rounder in next year’s NFLDraft. But he’s not looking that faryet — he still has some businessto take care of. And if RockyLong’s vote of confidence is any-thing to consider, then theexpectations for another bowltrip aren’t far-fetched.

“Ryan is one of the best lead-ers of a football team that I haveever been around,” the new headcoach said. “He is our guy. Hesets the stage. He is the one whomakes them all work when thecoaches aren’t around. He is theone who makes them act rightand if he has the kind of year Iexpect him to have, we are goingto have a good football team.”

It was the start of the fourthquarter at Faurot Field inColumbia. No. 25 Mizzou wasleading 20-14, and had the Aztecsbacked up at their own 7-yardline, second-and-9. Hillman linesup behind his fullback, one footinside his own end zone. Thefreshman running back hadalready scored on a 75-yard run inthe first half, but this time he wassimply hoping to gain a few yardsand deny the Tigers a safety.

Lindley hikes the ball, turns to hisleft and hands it off to a streakingHillman, who darts to a hole in themiddle of the line of scrimmage.As the hole collapses around him,the freshman bounces off onetackle and spins off another.Seemingly wrapped up, linemanTrask Iosefa grabs the freshmanand twists him out of it. Seeingonly green ahead of him, Hillmanrumbles 93 yards for the scoreand a one-point lead over shell-shocked Mizzou. Hillman wouldrush for 228 yards in his breakoutparty against a power-conferenceteam. Ladies and gentleman, Ipresent to you SDSU’s next super-star running back: Ronnie“Heisman.”

Look up that clip on YouTube.Seriously, do it, and witnessRonnie “Heisman’s” best touch-down run of the year. Not that anyof his total 17 TD runs were anyless impressive, though. Onevery single one of his 1,532rushing yards (most in theMountain West), he evoked mem-ories of another 5-foot-10-inchAztec running back who was justelected into the NFL Hall ofFame. In fact, the only reason“Heisman” wasn’t a consensusNCAA Freshman All-American isbecause South Carolina’s MarcusLattimore plies his trade in theSEC and is pretty damn good too.

And to think, the universityalmost completely ran him off theteam in 2009 with an entranceexam controversy before heeven suited up for his first game.Boy, they’d be kicking them-selves if they did. How important

was Hillman to SDSU last year?Well, he took a rushing game thatwas dead last in the MWC andfourth worst in the entire countryand added some punch to it.Vastly underrated by recruiterscoming out of high school,“Heisman” now finds himself onthe preseason watch lists for theWalter Camp Award (collegeplayer of the year), Doak WalkerAward (top running back) andMaxwell Award (college playerof the year).

But his value stretches beyondthe running game. Hillman took aone-dimensional SDSU offense,which had one of the most prolif-ic air attacks in the country, and

forced opponents to respect therunning game, opening the fieldfor Lindley.

The best part? “Heisman” willbe bigger and badder this sea-son. He added 16 pounds of mus-cle to better handle the rigors ofbeing a workhorse tailback andis expected to be a threat in thepassing game as well. The worstpart about Hillman? SDSU fanswill get spoiled watching an All-American running back for twoor three more years.

It was all too much. The 48,049screaming fans; the PoinsettiaBowl trophy; the knowledge thatthis would be the last time hewould play under the lights atQualcomm Stadium, his last gameas an Aztec. And that feeling! Likean indescribable weight beinglifted off his heart, a warrior’sheart that had battled through a 2-

10 season, three differ-ent head coaches in afive-season span andbeen a part of a 41-year bowl victorydrought. BrandonSullivan took off hishelmet and began tocry, his tears splashingdown onto the samefield where minutesbefore he and his teamhad become champi-ons. Lindley, who hadbeen his quarterbackfor three years, hadthrown for 276 yards

and two touchdowns. Hillman, therookie he had taken under hiswing and blocked for all season,rushed for 228 yards and threescores. His defense had com-pletely shut down Navy’s tripleoption. He was damn proud ofthem, damn proud to be anAztec.

“It’s a family right here,” thesenior fullback said. “It’s a bunchof brothers out here, and I’m realproud to be a part of this team.”

The last time we saw SDSU inaction, the team won its first bowlgame since 1969. It had finishedwith its best record in years, andit was a great time to be an Aztec.

All of a sudden, the head coachresponsible for the football pro-gram’s transformation left for hisso-called dream job at Michigan.Playmaking receivers Brown andSampson took their talents to theNFL, and the two guys slated toreplace them — DominiqueSandifer and Jay Waddell — suf-fered season-ending injuries intraining camp. The team’s mostexperienced wideout is currentlya walk-on sophomore with fourcareer catches. SDSU’s receivers,its biggest exclamation point lastseason, are now a glaring ques-tion mark. The Aztecs also have anew head coach (Long) andoffensive coordinator (Ludwig).Throw in a treacherous out-of-conference schedule, with CalPoly (remember that heart-breaking loss in San Diego twoyears ago?); Army (a bowl team);Washington State (from the Pac-12) and Michigan (need I saymore?), and it will be that muchharder for the Aztecs to replicatethe success of last year.

But as SDSU develops from anup-and-comer to the nationalcontender it is aiming to be, theteam will have to take those chal-lenges head-on to show that itcan win against tougher compe-tition.With success comes higherexpectations, and a new era offootball has dawned onMontezuma Mesa, led by afourth-year starter at quarter-back hoping to cement his Azteclegacy, and a sophomore runningback who is just getting started.Expectations to make it to anotherbowl game? No sweat. Pressure toperform against stronger oppo-nents? Not a problem.

“We had expectations last yeartoo, but at the same time, at theend of the season, we playedsome tough teams and wealready made our mark,” Lindleysaid. “I think we gained a lot ofgreat experience last year. Welearned some things about our-selves, about this team, and Ithink individually too, that isgoing to help us.”

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SDSU is looking tobuild off of last season’s success

SDSU wants to prove last season was not a fluke andthat the program is more than a one-year wonder.

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“... we gained a lot of experiencelast year.We learned some thingsabout ourselves, about this team,and I think individually too, that isgoing to help us.”

— Ryan Lindley,quarterback

Ringing in a new Aztec era

D A I L Y A Z T E CThursday, September 1, 2011P R E V I E W

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September 1, 2011 F O OT B A L L

SDSU has a strong linebacking core thisyear and it’s led by senior standoutMiles Burris. Burris is next in the line ofgreat Aztec linebackers, as he led theMWC in sacks (9.5) and tackles for loss(20) last year. Playing middle linebackerwill be redshirt freshman Jake Fely.Junior Rob Andrews should also getsome playing time with Fely. The otheroutside linebacker will be senior LoganKetchum, who was fourth on the team intackles last year. The linebackers havemore veteran players than any otherportion of the defense.

There will be plenty of new faces in the secondary this year. Oneof the players SDSU fans will be familiar with is Leon McFadden,who is the star of the secondary. McFadden was First-Team All-Mountain West Conference last season as a sophomore and hisjunior year should be even better. At the other corner will be sen-

ior Larry Parker, who should also be handling punt return duties this year as well.The two safeties will be sophomores Nat Berhe and Gave Lemon but seniorBrandon Davis will be in the rotation. The “Aztec” position will be filled by juniorKhalid Stevens. Parker, Andrews, Berhe and Stevens are all first-year starters butare all talented enough to fit well in their new roles.

The defensive line lacks experience this year, and a numberof young players will have to step up. Senior defensive tack-le Jerome Long, who piled up 30 tackles and 6 tackles for losslast season, will take on the leadership role for the defensiveline as he is the unit’s lone returning starter. SophomoreJordan Thomas is starting at defensive end in place of seniorLarry Gibbs who is still recovering from a foot injury. Slatedto start at the other defensive end spot is senior J.J. Autele.Expect both freshmen Sam Meredith and Jon Sanchez to seea lot of time in the rotation as well.

The Aztecs have four quality tight ends on the depth chart,making it the deepest and most talented position on theteam this season. Sophomore Gavin Escobar led all tightends last season with 29 catches for 323 yards. Those num-bers should be higher in his second year. Alston Umolo, asenior who was a preseason All-Mountain West pick lastseason before an injury cut his year short, is back in action.Junior D.J. Shields and sophomore Bryce Quigley round outthe best tight end group in the MWC. The tight ends willbe a major part of the offense as the receivers will bebreaking in early this the season.

Four of the five starters are back from a group that paved holesfor Hillman and kept Lindley clean last year. The lone newstarter on the line this year will be senior left guard EmilioRivera. Protecting Lindley’s blind side at left tackle will be hishigh school teammate senior Tommie Draheim. Senior KurtisGunther will resume his role at right tackle. The right guardspot will be filled by junior Nick Embernate, while junior AlecJohnson will move to center this year after occupying the leftguard spot last season.

This position has the most inexperienced group on the team and the biggest questionmark as the season is about to begin.The Aztecs lost both Vincent Brown and DeMarcoSampson to the NFL, and now have a bunch of new faces at the receiver spot. Afterbeing a defensive back as recently as the spring, sophomore Colin Lockett will be oneof the starters at wideout. Joining Lockett at the other receiver spot will be sophomoreDylan Denso. Denso is the only SDSU receiver who has caught a ball in his career ashe had four grabs last year. Redshirt freshman Ezell Ruffin will also see some playingtime this season. The pressure will be on the receivers to make defenses respect thepassing game and keep teams from putting eight men in the box.

The SDSU rushing attack made a giganticleap last year. After the running game fin-ished 2009 ranked 116th in the nation, theAztecs doubled their rushing output andfinished last year ranked 46th in rushingaveraging 161.3 yards per game. Comingback is sophomore running back RonnieHillman, who was a First-Team All-Mountain West selection last season.Hillman ran for 1,532 yards and scored 17touchdowns last season. Look for juniorWalter Kazee and freshman Adam Muemato contribute to the running game as well.Sophomore Chad Young will be leading theway for the running backs, as he replacesBrandon Sullivan as fullback.

The San Diego State football team is welcom-ing back four-year starter Ryan Lindley, who

is looking to make his last year on Montezuma Mesa amemorable one. As the leader of the offense, Lindleyenjoyed his best season last year when he threw for3,830 yards and 28 touchdowns. He will be workingwith his third offensive coordinator in four years, asAndy Ludwig, former Cal offensive coordinator, is nowthe new play-caller for the Aztec offense.

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RUNNING BACK

Ronnie Hillman: running with expectations

One year ago, the San Diego Statefootball team was looking forsomebody — anybody to injectsome life into a putrid runninggame, which ranked 116th in thenation in 2009.

Fast-forward to now and SDSUhas its man; sophomore RonnieHillman burst onto the scenewhile displaying an arsenal ofcuts and jukes that put the Aztecnation on notice.

As a freshman, Hillmangrabbed everyone’s attention byrunning for 1,532 yards and 17touchdowns.

This was a performance thatled Hillman to be named theMountain West ConferenceFreshman of the Year and helpedhim earn first-team All-MWChonors along with a first-teamfreshmen All-American selection.

A four-touchdown, 228 yard-outburst in last years PoinsettiaBowl left Aztec fans salivatingfor what’s to come from Hillmanthis fall.

One question many people areasking is, how can Hillmanimprove on one of the greatestrushing seasons in SDSU history?

The sophomore knows he hasroom to improve and grow as abetter all-around player.

“I really need to work on mypass blocking and be able toprotect Ryan (Lindley) a littlebetter so he’ll feel more comfort-able with me in the backfield onthird down,” Hillman said.“I wantto be able to hit the holes fasterand harder.”

Despite dominating defens-es on the ground last season,

Hillman only tallied ninereceptions.

Expect that to change this sea-son as the Aztecs are breaking ina new crop of wide receivers.New offensive coordinator AndyLudwig is also figuring out addi-

tional ways to get Hillman the ballin space.

“Ronnie has a lot of skills,”Ludwig said. “We have to find away to use them all and get himthe ball any way we can.”

Ludwig is no stranger to tal-ented running backs. As theoffensive coordinator at Cal thelast two seasons, Ludwig hasoverseen an offense with a cou-ple of running backs who havebeen selected in the last twoNFL Drafts.

One of those selections isJahvid Best, who was chosen inthe first round of the 2010 Draftby the Detroit Lions, and the

other is Shane Vereen, who wastaken in the second round of thedraft this past April by the NewEngland Patriots.

Hillman believes he is in goodhands with Ludwig as the newcaretaker of the offense.

“His offense helps me alone;he’s a smart guy,” Hillman said.“He knows what he’s doing. Hehas two running backs in the NFLright now, not counting the oneshe had before. If you follow himI’m pretty sure he’ll lead you tothe promise land.”

When asked to compareHillman to the past runningbacks of his coaching career,Ludwig wasn’t shy about throw-ing heavy praise on the sopho-more’s shoulders.

“He’s right up there with thebest of them,” Ludwig said. “He’sa hardworking guy, he’s dedicat-ed to getting better every day,

he’s a team player and he’s got alot of talent.”

After toting the rock 262 timeslast season, Hillman should bearthe same workload — if not more— this year because of the inex-perience of the receivers.

To prepare for the heavyamount of carries and hitsexpected to be coming his waythis season, Hillman has bulkedup this offseason.

After playing at 175 poundslast season, Hillman now weighs190 pounds. Putting on weightshould help the running backendure the wear and tear he willreceive from week to week.

“The biggest difference (fromfreshman to sophomore year) isthe size and explosiveness,”Hillman said. “The coacheswanted me to put on the weight

to be able to takemore hits and bemore durable.”

His teammateshave also noticedHillman has addedto his body frame

this season.Lindley is excited to see how

Hillman’s added weight will helpaffect his performance.

“It’s going to be exciting,”Lindley said. “He’s put on somegood weight. He’s going to bebigger and a little stronger. Thatshould help him a ton.”

Although he has shaped him-self up to be more durable thisseason,defenses are still going tokey in on Hillman.

It will be up to the passinggame led by Lindley to take pres-sure off Hillman, as they are likelyto see a lot of schemes that fea-ture eight men in the box.

“There are going to be teams

that want to load up the box,”Lindley said.“We’re going to beable to spread the field onthem, and get them off his backa little bit.”

Attention isn’t new to Hillman;he’s grabbed it from both fansand opposing defenses. Despiteall the success and accolades, hehas managed to stay humble.

He has the game and numbersworthy of a Heisman Trophy butif you ask him about the Hillmanfor Heisman buzz, he’ll quicklypush that aside to talk of teamaspirations.

“If we’re 9-4, I’m not getting it,”Hillman said. “If we’re undefeat-ed it comes with it. The more youwin the more accolades you get. Ijust want to win.”

Hillman often enlists the help ofpast SDSU running backs whoshare the same experiences hehas had.

His relationship with formerAztec great Marshall Faulk hasbeen publicized in the media,butthere is another former SDSUback that is a mentor to Hillman.

“Lynell Hamilton,” Hillmansaid.“He’s been here at practice acouple of times. He’ll text meevery now and then; Lynell is agood guy. He made it (to theNFL), so you have to listen tothose guys that made it.”

Make no mistake, even thoughHillman and the Aztecs have tast-ed success, their expectationshaven’t changed.

“I want to help the team winand help the offense be thebest that it can,” Hillman said.“We’re not coming here to racefor second or third place. Wewant to compete for first placeevery time.”

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After an impressive freshman season as an Aztec,Ronnie Hillman is searching for ways to be better.

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2011 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE

vs. Cal Poly 7 p.m.

at Army 9 a.m.

vs.Washington State 3:30 p.m.

at Michigan TBA

at Colorado State 3 p.m.

vs. Boise State 5 p.m.

at UNLV 7 p.m.

vs. Fresno State 5 p.m.

9/3/11

9/10/11

9/17/11

9/24/11

vs. TCU 7:30 p.m.

at Air Force 5 p.m.

vs.Wyoming 7 p.m.

vs. New Mexico 5 p.m.

10/8/11

10/13/11

10/29/11

11/5/11

11/12/11

11/19/11

11/26/11

12/3/11

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Friday, December 12, 2011 S P O R T S

D A I L Y A Z T E CThursday, September 1, 2011E N T E R TA I N M E N T 11

It has been more than five yearssince the Red Hot Chili Peppersreleased its last album, so expecta-tions are high for its forthcoming10th studio album, “I’m With You.”Written and recorded throughout thelast two years, the album is the Chili

Peppers’ first in 15 years withoutlong-time guitarist John Frusciante.Replacing Frusciante is ex-Warpaintdrummer and long-time friend of theband, Josh Klinghoffer.

In an interview with Guitar World,bassist Flea described Klinghoffer asa “subtle, sublime and poetic musi-cian,” rather than a guitar-hero virtu-oso like Frusciante, his predecessor.

With or without Frusciante, fans stillhave a lot to look forward to in the newrecord. Klinghoffer’s guitar playingmanages to preserve the classic ChiliPeppers sound through vibrant funkriffs and melodic falsettos, while simul-taneously exploring new ground.

“Monarchy of Roses” opens thealbum with feedback-filled guitars,distorted vocals and a militant beat,eventually evolving into a fun-lovingand melodic sound that defines theRed Hot Chili Peppers.

While major guitar leads seem todominate most of their discography,that isn’t the case for “I’m With You.”It’s a very diverse album that revisitsthe band’s older sounds with retroand funk influences. Songs such as“The Adventures of Rain DanceMaggie,” “Factory of Faith,” and“Annie Wants a Baby” derive from thebass line and are greeted by a shy

and melodic guitar riff. Other songssuch as “Police Station” and “Did I LetYou Know” sound like something lis-teners would enjoy during a sunny dayat the beach. “Look Around” and“Goodbye Hooray” have an upbeat andcharismatic sound, which singerAnthony Kiedis presents with hisunusual and cleverly humorous lyrics.

“I’m With You” will be a pleasantsurprise for every fan. It isn’t asmelodic as “By the Way” or as sophis-ticated as “Stadium Arcadium,” but itis definitely worth a listen. Thealbum went on sale in CD, vinyl anddigital download on Monday.

Member shuffleforces the band todiversify and grow

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Affordable high fashion prices still steep

The United States’ shaky economyhas left college students in a toughposition. The precarious economiccondition has reduced paychecksand made jobs a scarcity, leavingscholars as the butt of a not-so-funny joke.

With a miniscule amount of spend-ing money, it’s difficult to find fash-ionable, quality-made clothing that isinexpensive. Designers, however,have made a dramatic change toadjust to the current economy by cre-ating more affordable product lines.

Rather than focusing on runwayand red carpet-ready couture, thefashion industry has begun to createclothing for average-income shop-pers. Beginning with Target’s collab-oration with Isaac Mizrahi in 2002,the superstore chain has become afigurative mecca of “luxury to lowcost” lines. The Olsen twinsdesigned a clothing line for J.C.Penney Co., with items priced instark contrast to the sisters’ otherhigh-end fashion line, Elizabeth andJames. Singer Miley Cyrus hasteamed with designer Max Azria tocreate an affordable preteen fashionline for Walmart. Kohl’s works withfamous designer Vera Wang to cre-ate affordable clothing and acces-

sories that are easily available towomen across the country. Even theinternational store H&M has pro-duced a few collaborations withhigh-end fashion designers , such asLanvin and Jimmy Choo.

Fall seems to have spurred aninflux of even more affordable fash-ion lines. Last month, Sears wel-comed the sassy Kardashian sisterswith a line full of sequined blazersand jumpsuits. Jennifer Lopez grad-uated from velour sweatsuits andTimberland booties to create a moreclassic and urban line of clothing,

accessories and decor with Kohl’s,out next Wednesday. The belovedItalian brand Missoni is bringing itsfamous zigzag pattern to Target onSept. 13 for an anticipated launch ofmore than 400 products, from babyclothes to bikes. Brian Atwood, praisedby celebrities for his expensive sky-highheels, launched his more affordable “Bby Brian Atwood” shoe line last month.Even Karl Lagerfeld, the head of Chanel,is launching a line of affordablewomen’s fashion at Macy’s this month.

Considering shrinking paychecks,the question arises: Are these truly

“affordable” clothing lines? TheKardashians have created clothesthat run almost exclusively for $99, asteep price for polyester andpleather. Lopez seems to have fol-lowed suit by pricing some of heritems at more than $100. Though theMissoni line incorporates manyfacets of everyday life, some itemsare pricier, such as the $400 bikesand $50 thin cardigan sweaters.Brian Atwood’s “affordable” shoes arepriced from around $200 to $600.Finally, though the Lagerfeld line ismade from high-quality fabrics, the

prices can reach into the hundreds. Should consumers be forced to

spend so much money on qualityclothes, and are these prices reallyconsidered affordable? Rather thanaccept ill-fitting and poorly manu-factured clothing as the norm, shop-pers should expect a higher stan-dard without having to shell outhundreds of dollars.

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elaborate ritual, but by the person theylove. If you don’t fall into this category,you are A. a pedophile; B. a priest; C. Aand B; D. a vacuous beach bunnywhose only real relationship is with atanning-lotion bottle.

We have all suffered in life. I haveknown some awful feelings in my day.I’ve had mono. I’ve had a heatstroke.I’ve lived in Baltimore. I’ve been reject-ed by countless publications. I’ve losttwo state rowing championships ontechnicalities. I’ve had to go to sum-mer school my senior year of highschool. My mother has been treatedfor cancer (and recently myself —gotta love melanoma). But nothing,positively nothing, feels worse thanbeing told your significant other nolonger loves you.

It is the most crushing blow a per-son can take. Tell me I’m a bad writer(OK, that’s a lie). Tell me I dance worsethan a blind paraplegic. Tell me I smelllike Bigfoot’s member. Tell me mymother was a hamster and my fathersmelled of elderberries. Just don’t tellme, out of the blue, that you no longerlove me.

This is the person who, up until thatvery moment, said I was the mostimportant thing in her life, that I madeevery day brighter, that I made thestars shine at night, who put up withmy bad days and came back for sec-onds. I’m not talking about some half-assed relationship where we were sortof together, maybe had a comare, saweach other when it suited us. I’m talk-ing about first thing you think about

when you wake up, last thing youthink about before falling asleep, head-over-heels, fate, destiny, Simba andNala, Edward and Bella love. That shizwas fo’ reals.

And then it’s done. Our friends com-fort us, tell us it’s going to be OK, thereare plenty of fish in the sea. This girlcut open my chest, took a dinosaurdump on my heart and sewed meback up, and you’re telling me to getback out there and enjoy being singleagain? This just in: Being single sucks!Hard. I don’t want anyone else; I wanther. But I have my pride, so there willbe no desperate pleas.

So, how do we brokenheartedcope and attempt to move on? Party

like Caligula? Buy stock in Ben &Jerry’s? The last time this happenedI cranked the gangster rap mix onmy iPod and ran ‘til my toes bled —literally. Me and Biggie grew quiteclose, and as he so wisely pointedout, “Things done changed.” Itworked out well for my VO2 Max,but my heart was still tormented.

This time I tried a differentapproach. I raced my Volvo home and

immediately set to work on my Cost-co-sized bottle of Pearl Vodka. I sathunched in a corner in my undies sob-bing and taking long draws of thatclear nectar. I woke up hours later onthe floor with a mysterious sizeablecut on my nose. I spent the next fewdays not eating much other than air-plane nuts I found in my suitcasewhile rummaging around for thingsof hers to burn.

This behavior is surely similar if notidentical to what many of you fellowbroken hearts have gone through. Andwhile it may feel good at the time, weall know it’s a myopic catharsis. Thataudacious beast is still out there, carry-ing on as if the last months didn’tmean anything, probably dating some-body new and better looking andsmarter and funnier. And we wish thatperson has herpes and gets audited.

-Matt Doran is a creative writing grad-uate student and hopeless. Email himat matthewtdoran@gmail.com to com-miserate.-Listen to or download an audio tran-script of this column read by theauthor at thedailyaztec.com.

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Breaking up is hard to do

The last time this happened Icranked gangster rap on my iPod ...Me and Biggie grew quite close, andas he so wisely pointed out, “Thingsdone changed.”

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