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On a scorching 97-degree Saturday evening, the San Diego State football team welcomed North Dakota to San Diego for a good, old-fashioned shootout that ended with a 49-41 Aztec victory.

Both teams flexed their offensive muscles on Saturday, as the game opened up with a fast-paced 35-point first quarter.

The action began when North Dakota senior quarterback Marcus Hendrickson threw his first pass of the game right into the hands of SDSU senior cornerback Leon McFadden, who would return the interception 28 yards for a touchdown to put the Aztecs up early.

Senior quarterback Ryan Katz and the high-powered Aztec offense would then get their turn in the first quarter. Similar to last week’s offensive approach, the Aztecs primarily looked to keep the ball on the ground with running backs Walter Kazee and Adam Muema. This approach set up constant play action throws for Katz.

The Aztecs’ second drive of the game ended with a 44-yard touchdown throw from Katz to senior wide receiver Brice Butler. North Dakota answered right back with some trickery as Hendrickson would orchestrate a double reverse

flea flicker and connect with junior wide receiver Greg Hardin for a 53-yard touchdown.

But the back-and-forth affair continued as Katz hit junior wide receiver Colin Lockett in stride for a 37-yard touchdown to put SDSU up 21-7. But the Hendrickson-Hardin connection wasn’t done. Hardin reeled in a seven-yard touchdown pass, his second of the first quarter.

The rest of the game seemingly

followed this trend as the Aztecs looked to pound the rock with Muema and Kazee. Muema waltzed into the end zone for a 15-yard touchdown to open the second quarter as the SDSU offense continued to rumble.

The first half came to a close with the Aztecs leading 35-20.

The second half would be more of the same offensive explosion.

In the fourth quarter, Kazee

SDSU beats North Dakota in shootoutHilal HaiderStaff Writer

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punched it in from one yard out to give the Aztecs a total of 49 points. The touchdown was Kazee’s second of the game.

Kazee finished the game with 105 yards on 18 carries and two touchdowns. Muema rushed for 124 yards on 13 carries and one touchdown.

peter kluch, assistant photo editorSenior quarterback Ryan Katz completed 11 of 18 passes for 241 yards and three touchdowns as SDSU defeated the University of North Dakota, 49-41.

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A.S. BeatCommuter Students Plans for a Commuter Student Board were discussed as one of the changes in the Associated Students restructuring. The board would focus on the needs of the many commuter students who attend San Diego State, and would work with Student Life and Leadership to create a commuter lounge in the Aztec Student Union, which is expected to open in November 2013. The restructuring of the A.S. Student Council will be finalized Oct. 17.

Library Improvements A.S. Student Council and Dean of Library Information Access Gale Etschmaier plan to make improvements in the Love Library. Some of the upcoming changes include presentation

rooms and a café in the 24/7 Study Area. Etschmaier also wants to give the library a red-and-black makeover, providing students with an Aztec feel while they study. These additions are in the final stage of planning with Aztec Shops.

A.S. Rocks the VoteWith the presidential election approaching in November, A.S. added a link on its website for SDSU students to register as voters. A.S. encourages students to make their voices heard in the election as a part of their Rock the Vote program. The series officially kicks off on Oct. 31 with a student group debate between the College Republicans and Aztecs for Obama.

San Diego State ranked No. 8 in the nation and No. 1 in California among universities whose students graduate with low amounts of debt, according to U.S. News and World Report’s “America’s Best Colleges” list. The SDSU NewsCenter reports 44 percent of SDSU students graduate with no debt and nearly half of the students receive grant aid. According to Director of Media Relations at the NewsCenter Greg Block, about 41 percent of students comprise their tuition payment of financial aid and loans while less than 15 percent rely solely on loans. About.com College Admissions reported 35 percent of students received loans at SDSU in the 2009-10 academic year. The

website noted 51 percent of UCSD students and 29 percent of students at UC Berkeley received loans in the same school year.

The average amount of student debt at SDSU is $16,400. “After I personally graduate, I’ll have a little over $20,000 to pay back in student loans,” Associated Students Vice President of External Affairs Tom Rivera said.

“Price was not a factor for me coming to SDSU.” Rivera is in one out of the five A.S. executive committees who voted to decrease its annual pay. The executives’ salary would have elevated with the tuition increase in California because A.S. wages are determined by projected SDSU undergrad off-campus living expenses.

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“How often should couples celebrate anniversaries?” I was asked. To answer this, I realized it was essential for me to first de-cide on a distinct system of time. We Westerners are quite accus-tomed to our system of seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks, months and years. I understand the correlation of a year’s time with a revolution of the Earth around the sun, and of a month with the moon, but some of it seems a bit arbitrary. Who came up with a week anyway and why are they seven days long? Seems like a cultural construction to me, something society merely adopted at a young, feeble age of impressionability. Further-more, what do astronomical bodies like the sun and moon

In exclusive relationships, from long term to long distance, there’s a special day for cel-ebrating your significant other aside from Valentine’s Day. In matters of romance, some of us dread, are indifferent to or look forward to this hyped up event for varying reasons. The mark-ings on your calendar signify the day you and your significant other officially became a couple — your anniversary.

How could you possibly dread a celebration dedicated to the person you’ve been spending weeks, months or years with? For us girls, it’s no secret some-times we just don’t have the slightest clue what to get him.

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file photoSDSU students wait patiently in line at the Office Financial Aid and Scholarships to figure out their loans and grants for the year.

Sunday evening marked the last day flags flew at half-staff to honor the lives lost during the attack on the American em-bassy in Libya last week. The gesture was meant to illustrate how in the darkest hours, our nation comes together in unity.

However, presidential can-didate Mitt Romney and his campaign saw the attack as an opportunity to turn a national tragedy into a partisan issue.

In a remark hours after news of the attack broke, Romney

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Photos from the SDSU-North Dakota football game on page 5

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happy constitution day

As the 2012 U.S. presidential election approaches facts are spun left and right, especially after the Democratic and Republican National Conven-tions, that it can be hard to verify the candidates claims. FactCheck.org an-alyzes the accuracy of what is said by politicians in speeches, debates, ads, interviews and news releases.

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One example, ac-cording to FactCheck.org, is when President Obama quoted Romney as saying it was “tragic to end the war in Iraq,” but Romney was actually criti-cizing the pace of the troop’s withdrawal, according to FactCheck.org.

At the Republican National convention, Romney accused Obama of apologizing to for-eign countries for American mis-deeds. However, after analyzing Obama’s speeches, FactCheck.org staff members agreed Obama never apologized; but instead drew a distinction between his policies and

San Diego is quickly becoming a biking community, and may soon become the largest bike-friendly city in America.

Last year, San Diego State did its part in helping this become a reality by installing SDSU’s first permanent bike lane on campus.

SDSU junior Hillary Lupo said although she appreciates having lanes on campus, there is still room to make SDSU even more bike-friendly.

Protesting tuition increases and cuts to CSU campuses would have been hypocritical for A.S. had they accepted financial compensation for the issues they’d been fighting. According to A.S. Executive Director Dan Cornthwaite, such is the case of SDSU President Elliot Hirshman’s controversial salary. Hirshman’s presidential wage, a 33 percent augmentation from those of his predecessor’s, were increased to match other major university presidents. Hirshman’s pay has been heavily noted amidst California State University and University of California budget cuts. Because of this, meetings to determine pay increases of executives and CSU budget cuts have been discussed during the same meeting. Last week, The Huffington Post published an article quoting Hirshman’s support of the CSU and UC decisions to follow a national trend and increase the out-of-state student population of their universities. However, the article failed to quote Hirshman’s entire sentiment toward the decision. Hirshman has previously called the issue “sensitive” and assured the increase would be “moderate” for SDSU. Some California administrators argue the increase is used to create a more diverse student body. The U.S. News and World Report’s “America’s Best Colleges” lists also ranked SDSU on the top 20 universities for ethnic diversity. Recently SDSU was named a Hispanic-

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Serving Institution by the U.S. Department of Education, providing the school access to federal grants and scholarships to colleges and universities serving a high population of Hispanic students. “We are very proud to serve such a diverse group of students, which enriches our campus both academically and socially,” Hirshman said. Most Hispanic undergraduate students at SDSU, which comprised 29 percent of undergraduates last year are California residents or in-state students, according to collegeportraits.org. Other administrators including UC Berkeley Chancellor Robert Birgeneau opposed legislative initiatives to limit out-of-state student enrollment. In a letter to California Senator Michael Rubio, Birgeneau said, “a reliable revenue stream” is his main allegation for such enrollment’s continuation and growth. According to Birgeneau, state support fell to fourth place as a source of revenue for UC Berkeley, behind research-funding, philanthropy and tuition. Out-of-state enrollment amounts to 25 percent at UC Berkeley and only 8 percent at SDSU. According to the San Diego Union-Tribune, SDSU state funding dropped from $221 million to $103 million since 2008. An additional $200 million cut will happen next year if Proposition 30, a temporary tax for education and public safety, is not passed by voters in November.

The Youth Leadership Program from Libya, Egypt and Tunisia came to San Diego State during its three-week media literacy program, which began Aug. 24.

The group consisted of 10 high school students from each country chosen by the American embassy. This program, created by the non-governmental organization World Learning, is the first of its kind.

On Sept. 5 the group spoke to Dr. Rebecca Coates Nee’s “Media Tech-nology in the Global Environment” class about the social revolutions fu-eled by social media known as the Arab Spring, which started in Tuni-sia in late 2010.

In many countries with oppres-sive leadership, channels of commu-nication and international media are closed or highly regulated.

Arab Spring, though independent-ly motivated, involved social media to help people mobilize, organize and communicate freely.

“We tweet things like, ‘I’m at the grocery store’ or ‘I’m going to a concert,’” senior program facilitator Peter Plass said. “But in the Arab world … people are using Twitter and using Facebook as a way to communicate under the noses of the old guard.”

Nadine Bubteina from Libya said people were disorganized in the past, but the emergence of social media gives them a way to communicate.

“After 30 years people were starv-ing, there was poverty, people had no shelters,” Reem Akef, who is from Egypt, said. “Everyone got sick of the old regime…They started on Facebook to organize protests.”

Governments tried to shut down communication, but people became more frustrated and the number of protesters increased.

“The sudden explosion of people was really unimaginable,” Noreen Aly, said. “Those demonstrations weren’t hundreds of people or thou-sands of people. We were millions.”

The students agreed there is still a lot to be accomplished, but the revolutions were a step in the right direction.

According to Aly, who is from Egypt, the potential consequences are nothing in comparison to the good that can be gained from speak-ing up and taking a stand.

“People can now speak freely, do whatever they want, say whatever they want,” Saher Barsoum, also from Egypt, said.

After speaking to Nee’s class of nearly 100 students, it was easy to forget the members of the group are no older than 17.

Program coordinator at San Diego Diplomacy Council Sarah Nugent, who helped organize the group in San Diego, was amazed by the stu-dents’ motivation and confidence.

According to Nugent, young adults such as the students from YLPLET are important to social change. Plass thinks teenagers offer a fresh perspective for adults who have built up anger toward their government for decades.

After San Diego, the group heads to Washington D.C., where the stu-dents will focus on action-planning and goal-setting through media use.

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“I love that there is more space with the new bike lanes…but it’s inconvenient that there aren’t as many places to lock up,” Lupo said. “They should definitely put in new corrals.”

Although SDSU does not have plans to incorporate more bike corrals, new bike-friendly structures are popping up all across “America’s finest city.”

In recent months the San Diego Business Improvement District Council and the San Diego County Bicycle Coalition along with numerous organizations have

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worked hard to install a total of three new bike corrals. In Hillcrest, North Park and Boulevard neighborhoods the rise of new bike corrals are expected to stimulate more bike-friendly enthusiasm among residents and generate citywide acceptance of bikes as a primary method of transportation.

“Getting people active is our goal,” Executive Director for the SDCBC Andy Hanshaw said. “In San Diego, we’re lucky enough to be able to ride year round … We have so many great districts that you can bike to so conveniently.”

Hanshaw wants to show people how fun, convenient and cost-effective bicycling can be, especially during a time when gas prices are skyrocketing. Hanshaw hopes putting a new corral in every district will be a steppingstone to a more bike-friendly environment.

With the latest success of the latest corrals, the city has begun planning the installment of seven more bike corrals in the following year. Furthermore, the city government continues to develop ideas for new bike lanes and rental services, which are supposed to

take off within 20 years. Another promoter of San Diego’s

new movement and the leading advocate for everyday bike riding, Bikesd.org, has a blog with updates regarding the latest news on the journey to creating “world-class bicycling infrastructure that contributes toward an aesthetic, livable urban environment” in San Diego.

Hoping to entice San Diegans to hop on their bikes more often, Bikesd.org regularly posts bike related events for our city’s bike enthusiasts to enjoy.

antonio zaragoza, editor in cheifA student bikes down the bike lane on SDSU campus, avoiding pedestrians.

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Sex offenders are people too

Caitlin JohnsonContributorI love the turtles from Disney’s

“Finding Nemo.” There’s some-thing liberating about the way they

move in the water. I also enjoy their cool surfer bro lingo. Plus, they don’t worry about trash and plastic bags contaminating their home and ruining their backside roundhouse it’s because they’re fictional and fictional stories always have happy endings.

Unfortunately, in the real world, we can’t say the same. Trash ends up in the ocean, sometimes unseen, negatively impacting the surrounding

Don’t be shellfish and keep plastic bags out of our ocean

Leo CastanedaOpinion Editor

environment. Luckily, San Diegans are the “go green” type and individuals are already taking action to reverse the damage to our aquatic neighbors.

On Aug. 9 Solana Beach became the first city in San Diego County to outlaw the distribution of single-use plastic bags at grocery stores. Con-sumers must also pay a 10 cent fee per paper bag they use. Revenue from the cost of the paper bags will be kept and

used by retailers. According to U-T San Diego, the law stems from similar initiatives already put into place in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Santa Monica.

Although this ban isn’t unique, it sparked controversy throughout the county. Some people feel the govern-ment is taking away their rights. Why shouldn’t we be able to answer the question, “Paper or plastic?” Well folks, I hate to say it, but it all comes down to taking responsibility for our actions. Yes, there are those of us who

do properly dispose of our plastic bags after reusing them, but the sad part is, most of us don’t.

Have you ever heard of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch? It’s just what the name implies: a massive, man-made island of garbage and waste floating in the Pacific Ocean, not far from our own coastline. The majority — about 80 percent according to San Diego Coastkeeper — comes directly from land and is made up of consumer products such as food packaging, bottles, plastic foam and plastic bags. While you may be diligently recycling your bags, it’s obvious many people aren’t.

The worst part is plastic never actu-ally disintegrates. Exposure to sun-light simply breaks it into microscopic particles, which are then ingested by microbes. Slightly larger organisms eat those microbes and are in turn are eaten by larger animals, such as fish and shrimp. Keep going up the food chain and you can see why this is a problem on a much larger scale. Soon, the food we eat won’t be much differ-ent from its plastic container.

We don’t like it when the govern-ment holds our hand. But this issue goes beyond our trips to the grocery store. This affects not only our own land and beaches, but the entire

world. The health of the planet is a global responsibility and we need to stop being selfish about what we want for the sake of convenience. The plastic bag ban is the result of ignor-ing the problem for too long. It’s not a nefarious government plot to take away our liberty one reusable grocery bag at a time. By working together to replace plastic bags, we take a more responsible stewardship of the ocean and guarantee clean beaches we can all enojoy.

There are already incentives in place for consumers who use biodegradable multi-use bags. Most retailers offer a 5 cent refund per bag, which doesn’t seem like much, but it adds up each time you make a trip to the store. I am not a “save the oceans” fanatic, but I like the idea of going to the beach without worrying about whether it is unhealthy.

The first step to change begins at home; in this case, more than any other. San Diego is called “America’s finest city” and it is our responsibil-ity to keep it that way. We should be proud to be facilitators of change. We have to learn the lesson Squirt and his dad learned long ago: If we don’t make some sacrifices now to protect the big blue, we’ll all suffer in the long run.

The law has failed sex offenders. Rather than preventing crime, the law makes crime inevi-

table. California’s Fourth Appellate District court recently ruled current laws regarding where sex offenders can live as “unreasonable.”

This is not an isolated case, but a pattern. California’s judicial system has slowly shifted away from pre-vention and rehabilitation toward punitive retaliation. Obviously, criminals are not the most pitiable people so it’s hard to feel bad for a registered sex offender, but one measure of a developed society is how well it treats its most despica-ble members. An advanced society tries to put an end to the cycle of crime by rehabilitating criminals so they can atone for what they did and then get back to their lives. A less advanced society is content with punishing transgressors by casting them off into a life where crime is the only viable path.

According to San Diego Superior Court Judge Michael Wellington, San Diego has been content with punishment and unconcerned with prevention and rehabilitation for too long. The stigma attached to criminals, especially those accused of sexual offences, make it ex-tremely difficult for them to find a job. Voter-approved Proposition 83,

“Jessica’s Law,” prohibits registered sex offenders from living within 2,000 feet of a school or park. Less than three percent of multifamily

houses in San Diego would be eli-gible, assuming those landlords are willing to rent the residence to a sex offender.

In the end, sex offenders are pushed out of the city and into scarcely populated rural areas with other criminals. The examples given by KPBS of four individu-als challenging the legality of the residency restrictions are indicative of the problem: two individuals lived in the alley behind the parole office, one in his van and one with other sex offenders in a San Diego riverbed.

The conditions other criminals face are equally inhumane. The level of overcrowding in Califor-nia prisons forced a judge to take control of the penal system. The surplus will be shipped back to the counties because the system can no longer handle all the criminals it produces. Punitive rules such as the three strikes penalty, up for voter review in the upcoming election, turn repeat minor offenders into lifetime prisoners.

Forced to the edges of society, these people don’t have access to jobs, rehabilitation services or even basic housing. They are forced into a life where crime seems like their only logical path. Their crimes vary but they are often loathsome acts, making it easy to dismiss their per-

petual punishment. But this is when it’s most important for us to take a stance for justice. The goal of our judicial system should be to prevent crime and rehabilitate criminals, regardless of their offenses.

Our commitment to justice is not tested with everyday thieves, but in the extremes of criminal activ-ity. We don’t test our devotion to rehabilitation with the little old lady caught stealing a ham to feed her starving grandchildren. We test it with child molesters and rapists. We must be able to treat those indi-viduals with fairness and attempt to rectify whatever made them act in a criminal way.

Of course, such an overhaul of our attitude toward crime won’t be easy. We are accustomed to harsh punishment to scare people into not being criminals. The goal instead should be to eliminate the condi-tions causing an individual to do something illegal. Crime prevention needs to stretch beyond the legal system. The best antidote for crime is more available jobs, not more po-lice officers. And a judicial system concerned with getting criminals the help they need to avoid future crimes would benefit society the most.

Punishing criminals without giv-ing them a chance to rectify their wrongs is inhumane and it should be illegal. It’s time we start acting as the advanced society we know we are.

criticized President Barack Obama’s administration for a se-ries of tweets sent out by the U.S Embassy in Cairo while trying to ward off protests near their own embassy. In part, the tweets read as follows:

“The Embassy of the United States in Cairo condemns the continuing efforts by misguided individuals to hurt the religious feelings of Muslims — as we con-demn efforts to offend believers of all religions.”

Romney interpreted the com-ments as contradictory of the First Amendment’s protection of free speech clause, stating it is “a ter-rible course for America to stand in apology for our values.”

Although the White House dis-tanced itself from the statement, Romney still held Obama respon-sible, claiming his administration was sending “mixed messages to the world,” and “the first response of the United States should be outrage.”

My question for Romney is this: What messages are your statements sending to the world?

With limited information avail-able about who facilitated the attack or if anyone was injured, outrage is hardly the first response a prudent leader should administer. The 13-year-old children attend-ing at the summer camp I worked showed more restraint when things didn’t go their way.

Statements like these send a message to the world that an ad-ministration led by Romney would let anger dictate its decisions in foreign relations policy.

Do we really need another trig-ger-happy president who is ready to utilize bush-league tactics (pun intended) and blow another for-eign country “back to the Stone Age” without fully understanding the situation at hand?

I believe the statements made by the U.S Embassy in Cairo weren’t an apology for our values, but a condemnation of ignorance. While the views and opinions conveyed in the controversial film “In-nocence of Muslims” — which sparked the violent acts of last week — are protected under the First Amendment, it doesn’t mean the U.S can’t take a stand against unethical expressions of hate.

As flags across the nation return to full-staff today, it is unfortunate Romney and his campaign chose to send a message of division to the rest of the world during a time when we should set aside political quibbling while embracing a col-lective moment of solemnity.

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“The offensive line just did a great job opening up holes and our wide receivers did a great job blocking up field, so it wasn’t really that hard to find an opening,” Kazee said.

But it was Katz who stood out, throwing for 241 yards and three touchdowns on 11-of-18 passing.

“Up front, I think when you get the running game started I think it opens up things down the field,” Katz said. “It gets our guys in one on one coverages and that’s what it was tonight and you know, like I said, the run and pass game was working well.”

Junior tight end Gavin Escobar snagged five receptions for 117 yards and one touchdown, while Butler finished with 66 yards and one touchdown on three catches.

“I’m very happy with the way the offense played,” SDSU head coach Rocky Long said. “(I was) disappointed with what the defense did. The defense seemed to struggle all night.”

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Courtney MullerContributor

Catching up with senior libero Kristi Jackels The San Diego State volleyball team jumped to a perfect 5-0 start this season for the first time since the 2001 campaign thanks in large part to senior li-bero Kristi Jackels, who leads the team with 163 digs this season and ranks third all-time in digs at SDSU with 1,632. Contributor Courtney Muller sat down with Jackels to discuss the team’s stel-lar start to the season and what she enjoys to do off the court.

Courtney Muller: How did it feel to be undefeated at the start of the season (5-0 record)? Kristi Jackels: It was really ex-citing. Our team is working re-ally hard, so putting in all the ef-fort is showing. We have a tough road ahead of us, but we are de-termined to do well. The more effort and work we put in, hope-fully the more it will show.

CM: What makes this year’s team different from teams in the past?KJ: The team is a unit; we are working together as one. We all have each other’s backs and trust

each other. We know the hard work and dedication that we are putting in is worth it in the end.

CM: What made you choose to attend and play for San Diego State?KJ: It is close to the beach and it’s a good place to be. San Diego is close to home and I love it.

CM: What is your major and why did you pick it? KJ: Business management. I was going to do international busi-ness but you can’t study abroad and do a sport. So, I chose busi-ness management because busi-ness is the direction I want to go.

CM: What do you enjoy doing in your spare time?KJ: Play beach volleyball, sleep, eat and relax at the beach.

CM: What are the team’s goals for this season?KJ: The team’s goals are to work together as a team to win the conference championship and to make it to the NCAA tourna-ment.

CM: If you didn’t play volleyball,

For the second consecutive game, the San Diego State offense scored at least 42 points.Against Army, the Aztecs put up 42, while SDSU scored 49 points on North Dakota.It’s the first time SDSU has scored 42 or more points in consecutive games since 1996.

“I thought they (the offense) respond-ed to everything that was thrown at them,” SDSU head coach Rocky Long said. “(North Dakota) would catch up and get it close and the of-fense would go down and score and make it not close. So, they responded every chance they had to.”

Aztecs get off to another fast startThe Aztecs really seem to like the first 30 minutes of the game. SDSU scored 21 points in the first half against Army, then came back and outdid itself by scoring 35 first-half points against North Dakota.Not only has the scoring come in bunches in the first half of the last two games, but the scoring is balanced be-tween rushing and pass touchdowns.Senior running back Walter Kazee ran in two touchdowns in the first half against Army, while senior quar-terback Ryan Katz threw for three touchdowns and sophomore running back Adam Muema ran for a touch-down against North Dakota.

Escobar has his best game of the seasonJunior tight end Gavin Escobar is widely considered one of the best tight ends in the nation.But he did not play up to that hype in the first two games of the season.Escobar was held to eight yards on two catches against Washington and 34 yards on two catches against Army.Against North Dakota, Escobar pulled in five catches for 117 yards and one touchdown.

“He’s a big target,” Katz said. “He’s had a lot of catches for this program. Today he got behind the defense and he just got up on the ball and he made plays. He did a good job.”

News and notesSDSU had a pair of 100-yard rushers for the first time since 1998 and 15th time in program history.SDSU has a winning record after three games for the third straight sea-son.Senior defensive back Leon McFad-den’s interception return for a touch-down was his first career touchdown and the first defensive touchdown for SDSU since Nov. 13, 2010 at No. 3 TCU.The temperature at kickoff was 97 degrees, the warmest home game for the Aztecs in the Division I era.

Offense comes up bigRyan SchulerSports Editor

Four-star basketball recruit commits to AztecsSan Diego State men’s basketball head coach Steve Fisher and the aztecs landed a class of 2013 Top 100 high school prospects last Wednesday.

Dakarai allen of Sheldon high School in Sacramento considered Washington, Ucla, Washington State, USc and Pepperdine before deciding to become an aztec.he has a four-star ranking by eSPN, Rivals and Scout, which are national recruiting services.

allen is widely considered the best defensive player in the 2013 class. his length and athleticism allow him to guard multiple positions.

“i chose the aztecs because of the coaching staff,” allen said to cBSSports.com. “They made me feel like family and have my future at heart.”

Cross country team finishes third in annual invitationalThe SDSU cross country team finished in third place at the 68th annual aztec invitational on Saturday, behind USc and Biola University.

The third-place finish is the team’s highest at the annual invitational since 2005.

Senior Marianne hogan took second overall, finishing with a time of 18 minutes and 23.7 seconds.

Men’s basketball releases nonconference schedule

it’s finally here. The SDSU men’s hoops team released the 2012-13 non-league schedule.

The aztecs will start the season with exhibitions against cal State San Marcos and Uc San Diego before taking on Syracuse on Nov. 9 in the inaugural Battle on the Midway, which will take place on the USS Midway Museum flight deck.

SDSU will then travel to Missouri to take on Missouri State as part of the Mountain West-Missouri Valley challenge on Nov. 17 before playing arkansas-Pine Bluff at home.

Then it’s a pair of Pacific-12 opponents when the aztecs visit USc on Nov. 25, followed by Ucla at the honda center in anaheim for the John R. Wooden classic on Dec. 1.

after Ucla, SDSU enjoys four straight home games against Texas Southern, Uc Santa Barbara, the University of San Diego and Point loma Nazarene in early December.

From Dec. 22 to 25, the aztecs will be in honolulu as part of the Diamond head classic. SDSU will battle San Francisco and either Ole Miss or indiana State.

The last nonconference game for the aztecs will be on Jan. 2 at Viejas arena against cSU Bakersfield.

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what sport would you play?KJ: I don’t really know. If I didn’t play volleyball, I would probably be playing basketball. I mean, I’m short but basketball is fun and I like watching it.

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CM: What is the hardest obstacle you have had to overcome?KJ: Being a redshirt walk-on my freshman year fighting for a posi-tion to play.

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Writers share their views on anniversaries

eduardo hernandez, staff photographerfor some couples, celebrating anniversaries is an important part of the relationship. sometimes men and women differ in their interpretations of that importance.

In either case, there’s a bit of ex-citement and wishful thinking for the girl who hopes to be treated like a princess and the guy who wants to feel like Han Solo by the end of the night. Liberal studies student Crystal Bonilla, who’s been married to her husband for more than a year, admits it can be a little nerve racking.

“If he’s the one planning some-thing, then I get a little anxious because I’m trying to figure out what I can do to surprise him,” she says. “It’s always a lot more work to surprise a guy than a girl.” Leave it to romantic com-edies and pop songs to raise our already instilled hallmark-experi-ence expectations. Let’s be honest with ourselves ladies. It doesn’t matter how indifferent you are to mushy displays of affection, if you think “Titanic” is the worst romantic movie of all time, or if you don’t turn up the volume at the first note of your favorite in-sert cheesy pop song. So if your boyfriend sends a dozen red roses to your work with a hand written love letter, you’d automatically feel like Allie from “The Note-book.”

When it comes to celebrating anniversaries, from my obser-vations, there are four types of lovebirds: the weekly, monthly, halftime and yearly couples. To happily married couples, it’s a day to look forward to. “It’s like a birthday,” Bonilla says. “You celebrate it with your significant other and do something nice to symbolize another year spent together.” Bonilla prefers to cel-ebrate her anniversary at the half year point. “I like half marks be-cause it just sounds more impor-tant versus the 2nd month or 7th month,” she explains.

“I don’t see the point,” SDSU media studies student Jen-nifer Romero says. She thinks cel-ebrating anniversaries too often is a waste of time early on in a

even have to do with time? Just because I produce bowel movements in consistent intervals doesn’t mean we should devise a calendar from them.

When describing how often he celebrates anniversaries, history major David Koski said, “In my last relationship, we celebrated our anniversaries in ascending prime numbers of days since our first date. Anniversary #73 was one that in my mind really sets itself apart from the others… although anniversary #197 was particularly steamy as well.”

It became clear how questions regarding love could not be answered using the fictitious models of time designed by man. Our temporal perceptions must be dropped altogether and we must learn to celebrate our love with every moment we are given. Any time spent with your partner in which you are not celebrating that blissful bond of devotion is time of you have squandered.

Returning to our dreadful Western convention of time for the sake of argument, I’ll give my critique of those traditional “anniversarists.” Those who say a relationship should only be celebrated annually give me an irrepressible feeling of nausea. By saying every year you and your partner will celebrate your relationship, you are simultaneously not celebrating those days in between anniversaries. What do you do for the other 364 days of the year? Do you just neglect your intimacy until the next anniversary comes up? If you can appreciate your lover to a greater extent on a particular day of the year, then why not schedule an anniversary every day, on every minute, or every instant? The idea that you’d just settle for romantic mediocrity in the meantime seems quite rude toward your partner.

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relationship because sometimes spring flings and summer ro-mances just don’t last. “You cel-ebrate a lot of things throughout the year anyways — birthdays, Valentine’s Day and Christmas,” says Romero. She also admits that even though she’s not the affec-tionate type, it’s the little things that count most when celebrating an anniversary. “I prefer celebrat-ing yearly anniversaries and doing adventurous things like hiking or scuba diving,” Romero added. “It should be a fun day spent ac-knowledging each other.”

The couples celebrating month-ly anniversaries are in the getting-to-know-each-other stage and in the process of writing down a laundry list of do’s and don’ts in the relationship. At the same time, they’re emptying out their wallets for an investment, which might not reap any benefits in the long run. “If I celebrated every month with my significant other, then I’d be broke,” Romero says.

Then there is the excessively festive couple that, for whatever reason, celebrates weekly anniver-saries. “I’ve always thought that was lame, but I did that with my high school sweetheart.” Bonilla says. ”I see that as high school stuff, but as adults, I don’t think it’s necessary to do that.” So, how often should you celebrate an an-niversary?

For couples that aren’t serious yet, there should exist an anniver-sary time boundary that doesn’t necessarily have to be avoided, but could be wishy-washy playing if crossed. For instance, if you’re barely getting to know someone, why take the time to celebrate a relationship without reaching a serious landmark? If a relation-ship doesn’t last a year, then there shouldn’t be too much to celebrate. Preferably, I’d choose to celebrate anniversaries on a yearly basis, or perhaps at the half-year mark. If you think about it, “you can show affection for your boyfriend any day of the year,” Romero advises.

anthropology alumnus Mike Grone gave me his view on anniversaries.

“Each passing moment is intrinsically sacred, a transient flicker that holds the entirety of our cosmic relationship. Truth is love, and love is eternal. That said, attempting to relegate celebrating the passion and inspiration that blossoms from the interweaving of your soul with another to an isolated date is missing the essence. If love is an everlasting and perpetual force it should be celebrated as such. The fire burning like an endless sun and the glimmer in your eyes reflecting a timeless and self-sustaining spark. I treat each morning as an anniversary, when dreamers reunite and begin the day as one. Stop waiting to love each other and hiding behind fear, the anniversary is now.”

Switching gears here, I mean it when I say I firmly believe love is the force that brought us all into existence. Your parents’ passion and devotion is what created your vacuous little cabbage head. It’s our creator – not just some feeling that makes us all warm and fuzzy inside, filling our stomachs with metaphorical butterflies. John Lennon could not have said it better than in the song “Tomorrow Never Knows” when he sang, “Love is all and love is everyone… it is knowing, it is knowing.” And it knows all right – it doesn’t look too highly on those lengthy gaps between your anniversaries.

So to answer my own question, I conclude anniversary celebrations imply that there must also be times when the flame of romance is extinguished, thereby threatening a courtship’s true potential. The tradition of commemorating anniversaries should be phased out once and for all, so that couples around the world may forever revel in the sacred, immortal essence we call love.

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i treat each morning as an anniversary, when dreamers reunite and begin the day as one. Stop waiting to love each other ... the anniver-sary is now.

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A pang of panic swept through me as the foreign exchange student I was hosting looked at me with a blank expression and a shake of the head after I asked for the car keys.

“I don’t know. Wait, the what?” she asked. I repeated my question a few times in English and resorted to my limited Spanish, hoping she would understand. Comprehension overcame her and she shouted, “Ah, the car keys! Your American accent is too good. I didn’t understand.” Turns out she had the keys and we were able to get home from the beach without borrowing a metal detector to track them down.

When you relocate to a new coun-try where people speak a language you aren’t accustomed to, problems are sure to arise. You may have read your phrase book cover to cover and spent hours flipping through flashcards, but something as simple as not understanding an accent can throw off comprehension.

The trick is to not get embar-rassed. We had a good laugh at the situation and it was the running joke for the remainder of her stay. If you take yourself too seriously, you will be afraid to practice speaking the language. Mistakes are expected and when people laugh, more than likely, don’t think you are stupid. Just go with it.

A good way to prepare is to im-merse yourself in the country’s me-dia before your visit. Movies, TV

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shows, newscasts, music and ar-ticles in your destination’s language are valuable resources. Not only do they allow you to learn the words, but you can also familiarize yourself with the way the language is used. After years of watching American TV shows with her sisters, my ex-change student knows far more about ‘The O.C.” and “Gossip Girl” than I do.

Before leaving for your trip, be aware of vocabulary differences be-tween countries that theoretically speak the same language. Between the one Spanish student and the two Australian students I hosted throughout the years, I learned lan-guage is incredibly geographically specific. These differences gener-ally don’t significantly interfere with communication, but they can cause minor confusion.

I recommend searching online for words and phrases with various meanings between regions. Most important ones to note are the terms that are innocent in one area and mean something offensive in an-other area. This can be especially pertinent when traveling between Spanish speaking countries, as there are so many with much variety.

Be prepared for differences even if you are going to an English-speak-ing country. If you are in Australia and someone calls you a “fair din-kum cobber,” you might not know whether you are being insulted or complimented. In reality, this is part of the fun. Some of the best conver-sations you will have while traipsing

through foreign countries will be about words and phrases you don’t understand.

Probably the best way to enhance your skill in a language is to speak it conversationally. If you aren’t confident in your abilities, try find-ing someone to practice with before you leave.

The International Student Center on campus is a good place to look. On Fridays, its students host an in-ternational Coffee Hour, focusing

on a different country or culture each week. This provides a unique opportunity to expose yourself to different cultures (and, the best motivator for college students, free food). You might even make a friend who can help you learn his or her language in exchange for help with English.

Another SDSU resource is the Lan-guage Acquisition Resource Center. The LARC provides a variety of ser-vices and can be helpful for people

looking to learn other languages.Whatever you do, don’t expect

to get by solely on English while abroad. People tend to be more wel-coming when you try to communi-cate in their own language, provid-ing excellent opportunities for you to learn.

The language of a nation is a large part of its culture. The more you understand and are able to use the language, the more enriching your trip will be.

How to communicate while studying abroadAshley Williamsstaff Writer

thinkstockfor many students studying abroad, putting together the puzzle pieces of another language can present problems. luckily, there are many ways for students to prepare for this challenge before theyv deport the U.s.

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I was living alone the fall semes-ter of my junior year at San Diego State when a couple of old high school friends called to tell me they’d transferred and were rent-ing a one-bedroom near campus. Foolishly believing that after my two years at SDSU I knew anything about the local scene, they asked me to take them to a fraternity party. I knew there were frats around, including an entire row of them somewhere. What concerned me more was how grossly they’d overestimated my penchant for alcohol and socialization. I hadn’t changed much since high school. Sure, I’d gotten my beer-pong shot down but aside from that, not much had changed. Slightly crestfallen but ulti-mately undeterred my friends took action by inviting every girl on their floor to join them at a frat party, figuring the house would let us in if we arrived with a few females.

All 15 girls were let in, but the rest of us boys were denied entrance. “We’re at fire-capac-ity,” the most handsome of the bros said as he closed the door behind him. We’d either made the mistake of trying to get into the most responsible frat on the West Coast or we’d just been played.

Back at their apartment, we

promised ourselves we would live the rest of 21 on the edge. We be-came engaged in a restless game of self-destruction and abandon-ment. I’m not sure whether we ever found the borders of our-selves we so longed to discover, but we tried.

Perhaps we were afraid of the ordinary. Scared of living the same lives we’d always lived. Even more so, I believe we knew once it was time for us to move on from state, we’d understand our leav-ing wouldn’t matter to anyone. That terrified us. Although none of us had known it, we’d decided to sacrifice our youth as collateral for a sense of glory never known. That night, we toasted to a pact — a pact of honor, of duty. This was our time and we were going to seize it.

A few hours and a few toasts later I awoke shivering on the floor in a nest of someone else’s dirty laundry, avoiding the socks and boxers as much as possible like a rat with no shame. Why hadn’t my friends brought a change of sheets with them and who’d left all the windows and doors open? Where was my glory?

We survived off dehydrated noodles and Costco rum, spend-ing more of our funds on the lat-ter because as my buddy Steve so eloquently put it, “There’s only so much Top-Ramen a man can eat.” We signed up for the flag-football intramural league, hop-

ing to attract the attention of the girls who’d ditched us. Fittingly, we lost every single game. Even-tually, we resigned to a semester of drinking with those girls who would never mistake us for poten-tial romance. We’d naively fallen in love without the possibility of getting it in return. We suffered and became more graceful losers because of it, even if we hadn’t met the expectations we set for ourselves earlier. We were, at the end of it all, just another inconse-quential group of guys trying to find our way, failing and giving up too easily.

That’s why we fell short. We’d promised ourselves a future hap-piness we most certainly weren’t deserving of, pouring our faith into a just and objective universe, one that was, I can now admit, unfairly skewed to our own point of view.

Soon I realized that at least one of our beliefs was always true; the universe never takes sides and rarely spits out an advantage for you. Even so, it’s best to believe in the chaotic. Sometimes unbe-lievable things do happen, even if that year was shamefully predict-able. Unlike the old me, I now try to be prepared for that moment, sleeping on a mattress with clean sheets and avoiding cheap liquor whenever possible. I know when I wake, I’ll be a little closer to the “me” I always wanted and de-served to be.

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