LIKE US facebook.com/dailyaztec FOLLOW US twitter.com/thedailyaztec FIND US Basement of the EBA Building READ US The Daily Aztec publishes twice a week on Monday and Thursday. Daily content can be found online at thedailyaztec.com MONDAY, DEC. 8 - WEDNESDAY, DEC. 10, 2014 • VOLUME 101 • ISSUE 34 News • P3 Entertainment • P11 Fraternity vows to combat sexual assault in video Hip-hop artist donates to charity per album download SCAN TO DOWNLOAD THE AZTEC APP “ How would you feel buying a book only to discover that half of its pages are missing?” Gaming • P12 P6 WHAT’S INSIDE? News.............................. P2-3, 6 Opinion ............................. P4-5 Sports................................ P8-9 Entertainment .............. P10-11 SNEAKPEEK P9 KELLY SMILEY, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER CHADD CADY, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER PRINT EDITION New scholarships for athletes Meet freshman MyKynzie Fort ALICIA CHAVEZ SENIOR STAFF WRITER _____________________________________ e end of the semester is near. While some students are trying to make the best out of the next few weeks, health professionals are concerned with recent drinking behavior among college campuses. Although “drunkorexia” is not an official eating disorder or medical term, health professionals are concerned with the growing trend of poor nutritional habits associated with binge-drinking. Jennifer Lombardi, the executive director for the Eating and Recovery Center, said mental health professionals describe “drunkorexia” as an extreme dieting routine combined with heavy exercise in order to offset caloric alcohol intake when binge-drinking. “Drunkorexia” may include skipping meals in order to strengthen the effects alcohol. Lombardi said drinking heavy amounts of alcohol on an empty stomach can lead to stronger levels of impairment and intoxication, but can also lead to alcohol poisoning. Both men and women are at risk for developing eating disorders, however research shows more women are affected. According to the Eating Recovery Center, 31 percent of female college students will suffer from an eating disorder while in school, and 91 percent of females have used a form of dieting to control their weight. Lombardi believes “drunkorexia” could increase these numbers. “In a culture obsessed with thinness and dieting combined with diet-focused alcoholic advertising targeted at young people, college students are constantly on the receiving end of messages encouraging drinking and being ‘thin,’ ‘beautiful’ or ‘fit,’” Lombardi said. Professor Mark Kern of San Diego State’s School of Exercise and Nutritional Sciences believes students have developed their own strategies while drinking. One of those strategies includes drinking before or in place of eating in order to feel stronger effects associated with alcohol. “Among college students, I think there is a lot of balancing food and beverages, part of it is for weight and part of it is for intoxication,” Kern said. Lombardi said the concern lies with freshmen students who are undergoing a great transition in their lives, such as moving out of the family home. With the addition of other pressures, students are dealing with a substantial amount of stress in their lives, which may be the trigger for an eating disorder. e “freshman 15” myth can also have a negative impact on students. Lombardi said freshmen students may take extreme measures to stay thin, such as conserving calories at dinner. “Fear of gaining the ‘freshman 15’ can instigate real eating disorders among students,” Lombardi said. “Scared they may gain weight, someone may avoid food to counteract what they think is an imminent weight gain, to the point where it becomes unhealthy and obsessive.” Aside from medically recognized eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia, “drunkorexia” may be an alternative way students try to avoid the “freshman 15.” Additionally, intense alcohol advertising has recently reinforced the pressures to stay thin, especially alcoholic brands aimed at a female audience. “With emerging ‘skinny alcohol’ brands gaining popularity, especially with females, binge drinking and dieting are no longer mutually exclusive,” Lombardi said. “Somehow, drinking heavily but not gaining weight has become an impossible expectation too many girls and boys are trying to achieve.” e long-term effects “drunkorexia” can have on your body are more dangerous due to the combination of binge drinking and malnutrition. Lombardi said long-term effects of “drunkorexia” include gastritis and ulcers. In the meantime, binge-drinking and malnutrition can affect a student’s focus while studying, but can also influence decision making. Kern believes substituting calories from food with alcohol sounds more negative than it actually is. Students who choose to lighten their food intake on days they plan on drinking are not adding excess calories to their diet. Kern, however, said students should keep foods providing the nutrients necessary for a healthy diet in their daily caloric count. “If you’re drinking so much that you’re displacing real food from your diet to the point where you can end up with a nutritional deficiency, then that’s bad,” Kern said. “People’s behavior needs to be smart no matter what they’re drinking.” In order to reduce the number of students affected by “drunkorexia,” the goal is to raise awareness about the long- term effects of the issue. “While ‘drunkorexia’ is not a medical term and official symptoms do not exist, warning signs are often similar to those suffering from a diagnosable eating disorder,” Lombardi said. Kern stressed the importance of eating a well balanced diet, such as “My Plate,” if intending to consume alcohol. However, students should already be eating a nutritional diet on a daily basis. Another goal in Lombardi’s opinion is helping students feel more comfortable in their own bodies to live a healthier and happier life. It is important to help those suffering from a medically recognized eating disorder or “drunkorexia” find the support they need. #FEATURES College students may be skipping meals in order to feel stronger alcohol effects. For healthy drinking, women can have one drink per day. In the U.S., 10 million Americans have suffered from an eating disorder or know someone who has. 10% OF PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM AN EATING DISORDER ARE MEN 90% OF PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM AN EATING DISORDER ARE WOMEN Men can have up to two drinks per day. Binge-drinking: having a blood alcohol count higher than 0.08%. This equates to four drinks for women and five drinks for men or less in two hours. DATA COMPILED FROM THE EATING RECOVERY CENTER AND NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ALCOHOL ABUSE. BINGE DRINKING EATING DISORDERS 40-50% OF THE RISK FOR DEVELOPING AN EATING DISORDER IS GENETIC 50- 60% OF THE RISK FOR DEVELOPING AN EATING DISORDER IS PSYCHOSOCIAL DRUNKOREXIA THINKSTOCK
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The end of the semester is near. While some students are trying to make the best out of the next few weeks, health professionals are concerned with recent drinking behavior among college campuses.
Although “drunkorexia” is not an official eating disorder or medical term, health professionals are concerned with the growing trend of poor nutritional habits associated with binge-drinking.
Jennifer Lombardi, the executive director for the Eating and Recovery Center, said mental health professionals describe “drunkorexia” as an extreme dieting routine combined with heavy exercise in order to offset caloric alcohol intake when binge-drinking.
“Drunkorexia” may include skipping meals in order to strengthen the effects alcohol. Lombardi said drinking heavy amounts of alcohol on an empty stomach can lead to stronger levels of impairment and intoxication, but can also lead to alcohol poisoning.
Both men and women are at risk
for developing eating disorders, however research shows more women are affected. According to the Eating Recovery Center, 31 percent of female college students will suffer from an eating disorder while in school, and 91 percent of females have used a form of dieting to control their weight. Lombardi believes “drunkorexia” could increase these numbers.
“In a culture obsessed with thinness and dieting combined with diet-focused alcoholic advertising targeted at young people, college students are constantly on the receiving end of messages encouraging drinking and being ‘thin,’ ‘beautiful’ or ‘fit,’” Lombardi said.
Professor Mark Kern of San Diego State’s School of Exercise and Nutritional Sciences believes students have developed their own strategies while drinking. One of those strategies includes drinking before or in place of eating in order to feel stronger effects associated with alcohol.
“Among college students, I think there is a lot of balancing food and beverages, part of it is for weight and part of it is for intoxication,” Kern said.
Lombardi said the concern lies with freshmen students who are undergoing a great transition in their lives, such as moving out of the family home. With the addition of other pressures, students are dealing with a substantial amount of stress in their lives, which may be the trigger for an eating disorder.
The “freshman 15” myth can also have a negative impact on students. Lombardi said freshmen students may take extreme measures to stay thin, such as conserving calories at dinner.
“Fear of gaining the ‘freshman 15’ can instigate real eating disorders among students,” Lombardi said. “Scared they may gain weight, someone may avoid food to counteract what they think is an imminent weight gain, to the point where it becomes unhealthy and obsessive.”
Aside from medically recognized eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia, “drunkorexia” may be an alternative way students try to avoid the “freshman 15.” Additionally, intense alcohol advertising has recently reinforced the pressures to stay thin, especially alcoholic brands aimed at a female audience.
“With emerging ‘skinny alcohol’ brands gaining popularity, especially with females, binge drinking and dieting are no longer mutually exclusive,” Lombardi said. “Somehow, drinking heavily but not gaining weight has become an
impossible expectation too many girls and boys are trying to achieve.”
The long-term effects “drunkorexia” can have on your body are more dangerous due to the combination of binge drinking and malnutrition. Lombardi said long-term effects of “drunkorexia” include gastritis and ulcers. In the meantime, binge-drinking and malnutrition can affect a student’s focus while studying, but can also influence decision making.
Kern believes substituting calories from food with alcohol sounds more negative than it actually is. Students who choose to lighten their food intake on days they plan on drinking are not adding excess calories to their diet.
Kern, however, said students should keep foods providing the nutrients necessary for a healthy diet in their daily caloric count.
“If you’re drinking so much that you’re displacing real food from your diet to the point where you can end up with a nutritional deficiency, then that’s bad,” Kern said. “People’s behavior needs to be smart no matter what they’re drinking.”
In order to reduce the number of students affected by “drunkorexia,” the goal is to raise awareness about the long-term effects of the issue.
“While ‘drunkorexia’ is not a medical term and official symptoms do not exist, warning signs are often similar to those suffering from a diagnosable eating disorder,” Lombardi said.
Kern stressed the importance of eating a well balanced diet, such as “My Plate,” if intending to consume alcohol. However, students should already be eating a nutritional diet on a daily basis.
Another goal in Lombardi’s opinion is helping students feel more comfortable in their own bodies to live a healthier and happier life. It is important to help those suffering from a medically recognized eating disorder or “drunkorexia” find the support they need.
#FEATURES
College students may be skipping meals in order to feel stronger alcohol effects.
For healthy drinking, women can have one drink per day.
In the U.S., 10 million Americans have suffered from an eating disorder or know someone who has.
10% OF PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM AN EATING DISORDER ARE MEN
90% OF PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM AN EATING DISORDER ARE WOMEN
Men can have up to two drinks per day.
Binge-drinking: having a blood alcohol count higher than 0.08%.
This equates to four drinks for women and five drinks for men or less in two hours.
DATA COMPILED FROM THE EATING RECOVERY CENTER AND NATIONAL
INSTITUTE FOR ALCOHOL ABUSE.
BINGE DRINKING
EATING DISORDERS
40-50% OF THE RISK FOR DEVELOPING AN EATING DISORDER IS GENETIC50- 60% OF THE RISK FOR DEVELOPING AN EATING DISORDER IS PSYCHOSOCIAL
DRUNKOREXIA
THINKSTOCK
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#CAMPUSSAFETY
Course project offers safety adviceADRIANA MILLARSTAFF WRITER____________________________________ In light of the string of crime alerts pertaining to incidents that occur in the evening or at night, a group of four students launched a health communication campaign titled Aztecs After Dark.
The initiative is part of a Communication 425 final health communication campaign project.
Through social media pages, posters around campus and an instructional YouTube video, the group provides students with safety tips to stay aware of their surroundings while on campus at night.
Tips include traveling with friends at night, putting away valuables, staying away from isolated areas, and avoiding calls, texts and listening to music.
“We’re trying to reach out to people and impact them and change their behaviors,” health communication senior and group member Matt Adame said. “It was mostly changing health behaviors, but what we did was more safety. We came up with the idea from the crime alerts.”
Aztecs After Dark also highlights a very serious problem on campus.
The members conducted a student survey and found 87 percent of men feel safe on campus while 63 percent of women feel safe, communications senior and group member Brian Cox said. Aztecs After Dark also counted 11 crime alerts this semester.
“We all get these emails, we all know State is in an inner-city … we just thought there was a need for it,” Adame said.
This semester students have received
crime alerts ranging from an attempted kidnapping to numerous sexual assaults, and Aztecs After Dark keeps their tips broad.
“Our message was mostly about self-awareness,” Adame said. “We didn’t want to narrow it down to sexual assaults. We
just want to focus on changing behavior, (and) in our case, making people more aware of the situation to just basically keep yourself safe from any scenario or crime.”
The group has no immediate plans to become an officially recognized student
group.“As far as someone funding this and
picking it up and making it a California State University issue, that would be amazing,” Adame said. “(Aztecs After Dark) isn’t going to end. We’ll always run the social networks.”
#3DPRINTING
Workshop teaches students 3-D printing JAMIE BALLARDSTAFF WRITER____________________________________
San Diego State’s Love Library, in collaboration with the Zahn Innovation Center, hosted a workshop on Dec. 3 to allow students to see the library’s 3-D printer in action and learn about the process of 3-D printing.
Jenny Wong-Welch, the science, technology, engineering and math librarian, said during the presentation that the $3,000 printer creates objects by printing layer upon layer of plastic. The MakerBot Replicator can print with polylactic acid, or PLA, plastic. Other 3-D printers can use ceramics, metals, and even chocolate.
“Essentially, 3-D printers can use anything that can be melted to a liquid,” Wong-Welch said.
She passed around a few 3-D printing creations: a small chain-linked strand, a replica of the SDSU library logo, and a small nut and bolt.
Wong-Welch walked the group through the process between an idea and a 3-D creation as the printer created an object in front of participants.
First, one needs to create and prepare an STL file, which describes the surface geometry of a 3-D object. Then the printer has to be calibrated, which involves heating the plastic and leveling the plate where the object is printed. Once everything is in order, the printer brings the design to life.
The time and length of the process depends on the size, shape and complexity of the object. Small objects might only take 10 minutes, but large
or complex objects could take hours to print. After the object has printed, the final step is cleaning up.
Computer engineering freshman
Vaughn Ganem attended the workshop, although he already has knowledge of 3-D printing.
“I’ve been to design expos, and done a little bit of research on my own,” he said. “I think it’s really interesting. I thought it was really cool that they showed the machine actually printing something as she was explaining.”
Ganem would like to use the printers once they’re made available to students next semester and look into the possibility of printing a phone case. Ideas such as Ganem’s are what Wong-Welch hopes to encourage students to explore.
“It’s really about making 3-D printing available to all students,” she said. “Right now, there’s one available for engineering students, but we want to make it accessible to everyone.”
The library’s ultimate goal is to create a student-run area where students can teach each other how to use the printers, Wong-Welch said.
Next semester, the printer will be placed in one of the study rooms in the 24/7 area of the library. The Zahn Center also has a 3-D printer that is about 2 years old.
The next workshop will take place after the winter break, and Wong-Welch hopes to have the 3-D printer available for general use next semester. She said details are still being worked out, but students will have to attend an instructional workshop before having access to the printer.
Aztecs After Dark members (left to right) Matt Adame, Brian Cox, Celeste Harvey, Jacqueline Corrales Huerta. The group informs students about safety at night. COURTESY OF AZTECS AFTER DARK
The Zahn Innovation Center recently opened a new lab.MEGAN WOOD, SENIOR STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
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#SEXUALASSAULT
Frat vows to combat sexual assaultCOLLEEN LARSONSTAFF WRITER_____________________________________
On the heels of a San Diego State fraternity council suspension on social activities to educate members about sexual assault, SDSU’s Phi Kappa Theta chapter released a YouTube video on Dec. 4 advocating for sexual assault awareness.
The video, titled “It’s On Us,” received more than 2,000 views in two days. Viewers are encouraged to take the “It’s On Us” pledge along with the fraternity.
“Take a pledge and take a stand with us to keep both men and women safe from sexual assault,” a member says in the video.
Phi Kappa Theta President Ahmad Sanatyar said raising awareness for the issue has become a personal mission for the men of the chapter and that the video and social media campaign are just the start. Sanatyar said that the chapter has other related projects in development.
SDSU Greek community members have used the hashtag #ItsOnUs on various social media sites.
SDSU’s InterFraternity Council suspended social activities on Nov. 25 in light of sexual assault rally allegations. Participants in the Take Back The Night march that happened on Nov. 21 alleged that members of Sigma Phi Epsilon yelled obscenities at the demonstrators and members of Delta Sigma Phi waved dildos from their balcony.
Following the allegations, Associated Students President and Sigma Phi Epsilon member Jonathon Cole sent out a campus-wide email confirming the InterFraternity Council’s decision to suspend all fraternities’ social activities for fraternities on campus.
“To the extent such allegations are true, this conduct is unacceptable and does not reflect the values of the Greek system at SDSU,” Cole said in his email.
Members will be required to undergo sexual assault and bystander training, according to the email.
Following the Take Back the Night allegations, SDSU has drawn national attention, including coverage from Greek organizations. Total Frat Move, a website with more than 966,000 followers on Twitter, published an article that describes the allegations as an “embarrassing display of stupidity.”
The university is conducting an investigation into the allegations. Director of Student Life and Leadership Randy Timm said he is speaking with members of Sigma Phi Epsilon and Delta Sigma Phi fraternity, as well as the demonstrators.
Concerned Students of SDSU, a group that co-organized the Take Back the Night rally, released a letter on Nov. 24, describing the allegations. The letter repeats the phrase ‘This is rape culture’ three times and demands bold action from the university to combat rape culture.
“I commend the leaders of the Greek community for recognizing our shared responsibility to end sexual violence and taking these proactive steps to address this critical issue,” Hirshman said in an email to the student body.
Phi Kappa Theta members released a campaign video in which they pledge to raise awareness about sexual assault.SCREENSHOT FROM YOUTUBE
While President Hirshman is under scrutiny for a pay raise, San Diego State coaches’ salaries slip under the radar. ANTHONY BERTEAUXSENIOR STAFF COLUMNIST_____________________________
San Diego State
President Hirshman has once again become the center of controversy as he becomes
criticized for receiving yet another pay hike to add 3 percent to his already high salary. Hirshman’s salary has always been the topic of debate. If one can recall back when he was first hired, California Gov. Jerry Brown openly slammed the decision to hire Hirshman at such an astronomical rate in the face of the deep budget cuts that have caused the 23 California State University campuses to raise tuition. This renewed criticism for Hirshman feels new, but is an argument that is three years old.
However, I feel like there is something missing in this dialogue surrounding colossally high salary rates. Let me let you in on a secret: Hirshman isn’t making the most money at this school. In reality, there are positions at this school that make twice as much as Hirshman does, and if we care to include bonuses, thrice as much. These are the salaries we should be protesting.
These enormously paid people happen to be sports coaches.
While students and the public lose their minds about how
President Hirshman’s salary has reached a whopping $412,000, an amount exceeding the salary the president of the U.S. makes, they’ve conveniently turned a blind eye towards the even more outrageous salaries of sports coaches here at San Diego State. These salaries are not justified and compromise the very mission of this educational institution.
According to USA Today, Steve Fisher, coach of our men’s basketball team, makes an annual rate of $907,000, along with an additional $160,000 bonus should our basketball team prosper and win. Now,
should we add this up, Steve Fisher’s salary could very easily go over $1 million. However, everyone is focusing their energy on protesting Hirshman (justifiably so) and is ignoring this equally and if not more outrageous pay rate.
What’s even more is that Fisher has just signed on for a three-year extension to his contract, meaning he will continue to lead our team throughout the 2017-2018 season. Understandably so, even a sports novice like me knows that Fisher has revived our basketball program, getting our Aztecs into the
NCAA tournament during his third season, leading ten 20 win seasons and two 30 wins seasons. Furthermore, Fisher has brought our Aztecs into the NCAA eight times, including two Sweet Sixteen appearances over the past four seasons. Fisher has an impressive score with our Aztecs.
However, does this justify his salary? Fisher’s salary is 220 percent higher than Hirshman’s but does he hold a position that equates and exceeds the duties that Hirshman does? Sports fanatics will say yes, but I disagree. I believe that this prioritization of athletics over
academics has dire effects on how money is allocated in the system.
SDSU’s operating budget report stated that there was a budget of $6,611,982 invested into the Athletics department. A total of $6,469,321 of this budget was used for salary, as well as personal benefits and services. This amount is sizably higher than the budget allocated for financial aid and scholarships. Priorities show that our school budget system favors athletics over the financial well-being of its students.
What’s even more interesting is noticing the percentage
of budget increase from the previous year. The athletics department was one of two departments out of seven departments that survived the budget cuts of last year. All other departments suffered budget cuts, however, athletics saw an increase in budget by 5.32 percent. This is evidence of an increasing prioritization of athletics over academics or student affairs.
Furthermore, this trend continues on throughout sports outside of basketball. Rocky Long, SDSU’s football coach, makes $850,000 a year along with bonuses that can compete with Fisher, according to CoachesHotSeat.com.
In fact, Fisher and Long aren’t even the worst offenders of considerable salaries. Fisher is 37th in the country in terms of salary, a list headed by Mike Mrzyzewski of Duke, who makes $9,682,032.
Athletics are a crucial part of the college experience. Sports, is a powerful medium that transcends barriers established by politics, race, sex and age.
It allows for a unity and opportunity for a people on polarizing spectrums of any divisive matter to come together to cheer for the same team.
However, athletics cannot overtake the mission of a university, which is to get an education.
We cannot allow for this importance of athletics to justify these outrageous salaries. Protesters need to put their pickets down and look across the field to attack a far worse injustice in coach salaries.
What they’ll find is an offense in itself.
#SALARY
(STEVE) FISHER’S SALARY IS 220 PERCENT HIGHER THAN HIRSHMAN’S BUT DOES HE HOLD A POSITION THAT EQUATES AND EXCEEDS THE DUTIES THAT HIRSHMAN DOES?
SDSU out of tune with ticket costsEMILY ALVARENGASTAFF COLUMNIST____________________________________
Here at San Diego State, students have
the benefit of both the Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theater and Viejas Arena conveniently located on campus.
Both venues hold frequent concerts, hosting artists of various genres, but given the hefty price tag of these events, their location is the only convenience.
One of the first things I heard about upon arriving to SDSU was about the concerts offered to State students.
With the thousands of dollars spent by each student to attend SDSU, a few perks doesn’t seem like a lot to ask for. Concerts on campus are a clear profit margin for SDSU, but they could still make money if they charged a lower rate for students.
As far as ticketing goes, the only discounts are for theme parks, movie tickets, trolley cards and sporting events — for which case the tickets are only free if students get to the box office early and wait in line for them.
“When I started school here my freshman year, you got at least ten percent off concert tickets if you purchased them at the box office and showed your student ID,” business graduate Jason Scott said. “That was over four years ago now, but I don’t know why or when they stopped offering the discount. To a college student with not much spending money, that discount was the deciding factor in most of my concert ticket purchases over the past few years.”
I decided to figure out exactly where the benefits of being an SDSU student lie in regards to purchasing tickets.
The only discount students can receive is the same discount anyone can if they take the time to visit the box office.
Basically by purchasing a ticket from the box office, an individual only saves the cost of a service fee. Ticketmaster, and most other online ticket purchasing websites, charge at least seven dollars for service fees.
So if tickets are purchased directly through the Viejas Arena Box Office that service fee is waived.
According to Viejas Arena and Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theater, only two discounts aside from the waiving of the service fee have been offered in the past 10 years.
Anytime the news is turned on or when San Diego State Crime Alerts
are sent out, witnesses act as key informants of the events that took place. For most individuals involved,
this is seen as a great way to get facts straight. But it’s important to note what these witnesses were doing at the time of these events. Rather than being actively involved in the process, witnesses more often than not keep a safe distance and watch harmful situations take place. This has come to be better known as the bystander effect.
Bystanders add to a rising crime culture#BYSTANDEREFFECT
Society ignores a major factor of so many crimes and that is bystanders standing around watching without intervening.
It would be an ideal world if when somebody was in need of help, an individual would quickly come to the rescue. However, lending a helping hand is more often said than done.
There have been multiple accounts of people in situations where help would have made all the difference. Instead, onlookers often walk past blatantly harmful situations they can help prevent. It’s easy to pretend Good Samaritan deeds go unnoticed, but to ignore a plea for help can have dire consequences. Just as recent events on campus have illustrated, society needs more actively involved witnesses.
Popularized by Psychologists Bibb Latane and John Darley, the bystander effect is a
situation where individuals feel inclined to retract any help once he or she sees, or assumes, somebody else offering the same service. It’s a psychological dilemma that has been seen even in the most public of spaces.
For example, Hugo Alfredo Tale-Yax laid bleeding on the ground after being stabbed for more than an hour while bystanders walked past and took photos, according to the Huffington post.
In 2011, Daily Mail reported that a two-year-old girl, Wang Yue, was run over by a car twice and left on the street to die. People walked clear around the child before somebody finally called the authorities.
Although these may be extreme examples, it adequately showcases the injustice lingering even in the most innocent of people.
College campuses swarm
with similar events even though millennials are supposedly referred to as “the next greatest generation.” It’s usually the fear that stops most people. “I don’t want to get involved” and “What am I supposed to do?” rush through people’s heads when they are faced with third-party confrontations. This often overcomes a person’s need to help and thus leads to more crimes that could have been easily prevented.
On the same note, a person failing to intervene isn’t the only problem. In fact, in one study, it was found 80 percent of men felt uncomfortable when faced with confrontational scenarios. People now are almost always inclined to put themselves before the safety of another individual.
Colleges across the nation have attempted to address the bystander effect and have implemented bystander
least some kind of benefits to attending school here,” biology freshman Cassie Ruble said. “I have friends who go to quite a few different schools and all of the ones who have concert venues on campus get discounts. Any discount makes a difference to us, so why don’t they want to encourage us to attend the concerts? I just don’t understand their logic.”
To put ticket prices in perspective, an SDSU student could spend the same amount to see Maroon 5 at Viejas Arena in April 2015 as they could for the same concert in Vegas.
If the prices don’t make a difference, what’s the point of attending concerts on campus?
If SDSU wants to raise profits earned from ticket sales, a student discount is absolutely necessary. Since discounts have been offered on occasion in the past, the possibility of this suggestion isn’t a question.
Students make a large chunk of the attendees of these events, and rightly so, so why not cater to them a bit?
SDSU students deserve to attend concerts at their own school with some sort of advantage.
ANDY FARRA, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
intervention — reasons why SDSU hasn’t tried this program is beyond me. This intervention will allow college students to break the cycle of simple watching crimes take place, instead taking initiative to stop it. This literally nips the problem in the bud. This alone gives students strategies to intervene in confrontations in a safe manner.
Stepping in to prevent a crime can be challenging and most of the time, it seems easiest to pretend it didn’t happen. However, being a neutral bystander is just as bad as being a perpetrator.
Edmund Burke summed it up pretty well: “The only thing necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing.”
Until students understand this, crimes on campuses will become just as normal as passing up the chance to help a person in need.
...THERE ARE NO LONGER BENEFITS TO ATTENDING A CONCERT ON CAMPUS ASIDE FROM ITS CONVENIENT VENUE LOCATION.
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#ATHLETICS
SDSU launches fund for athletesASHLEY QUINTEROSTAFF WRITER_____________________________
The SDSU athletic department recently received a $1.25 million donation to help launch a scholarship program for student-athletes.
Donations from Robin and Bill Sinclair will help fund the Coryell Legacy, which is part of the athletic fundraising program Aztec Club.
“We hope our gift will provide scholarships for athletes that may not otherwise have had a chance to attend college, long into the future,” Robin Sinclair said. “Since our gift is unrestricted, we trust the athletic department to choose students interested in both playing a sport in college and getting their degree.”
Although the Sinclair’s are not alumni, they are big fans of SDSU athletics. They have season tickets for football and basketball, and they also attend volleyball, baseball and softball games.
According to a press release the Coryell Legacy, which was named after top-winning Aztec football coach Don Coryell, will
be funded through endowments and estate gifts for Aztec Athletics.
Associate Athletic Director Bob Moosbrugger said the gift means the Sinclair’s have left the athletic department in their trust.
“Their commitment shows their commitment to SDSU Athletics and our need for scholarships,” Moosbrugger said. “This gift will allow us to create an endowment in their name that will continue to give forever.”
The Coryell Legacy has an endowment goal of $20 million to attempt to stabilize the financial future of the athletics department and the success of its student-athletes.
More than 298 student-athletes were recognized as scholar athletes this year, which is 30 more than last year, according to the Aztec Club website.
A scholar athlete must have a 3.2 GPA per term or a 3.0 cumulative GPA.
Special fitness senior
Kristina Rivas believes that students should only receive a scholarship if they are doing well academically.
“I do not think it is fair that they pick a student-athlete that isn’t doing academically well rather than a student that is doing academically well to give a scholarship to,” Rivas said. “I understand some student-athletes receive scholarships because they cannot financially afford it but what about all the other students that cannot financially afford school? They
just get the option to pull out more loans.”
Other students believe that the student-athletes should apply for scholarships like any other student.
“I think all students including the athletes should have opportunities, but it would only be fair if the athletes applied for these scholarships just like everyone else,” biology freshman Tien Pham said.
Scholarships are based on the limited number of scholarships the NCAA allows. Student-athletes in football, men’s and women’s basketball, women’s volleyball and women’s tennis receive a full scholarship if awarded. In all other 14 sports that SDSU sponsors, the coaches can determine how much of a scholarship a student-athlete will receive. NCAA rules determine these scholarship guidelines, Moosbrugger said.
Aztec Club’s goal is to provide scholarships for all of its student-athletes. The athletic scholarship campaign has secured more than $7.4 million, according to the Aztec Club website.
SDSU athletics grants 420 students some sort of scholarship, if not a full scholarship.
The Coryell Legacy student-athlete fund has set an endowment goal of $20 million.KELLY SMILEY, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
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I hate finals week. I hate the exams, the nerves, the
pressure and the anxiety of waiting for final grades to come in.
Luckily for the San Diego State
football team, it doesn’t have to wait for its final grades of the season. At least the ones evaluating its performance on the football field. The players still have to wait for their classroom grades, but that’s for the birds (am I right, University of North Carolina football team?).
And with that, here we go:
rUNNING bAcKS: A+This one is easy, since it’s hard to
argue against the top-rated rusher in the Mountain West. With 1,761 yards on the ground this season, sophomore running back Donnell “DJ” Pumphrey is the undisputed valedictorian of the 2014 Aztec football team. His speed, elusiveness and power combine for an offensive weapon that decimated the MW this year, and get this: He’s only a sophomore.
Of course for every Batman there is a Robin, and junior running back Chase Price was a solid sidekick to the explosive Pumphrey in 2014. While his 605 yards and five touchdowns on 130 carries won’t exactly blow you away, his pure power-style of running came in handy to pick up critical third downs this season. If Price ends up staying for his senior year, the Aztecs running game has the potential to be the same two-headed monster next season.
offeNSIVe LINe: b+It’s hard not to give this group of guys
an A because of how dominant the Aztecs’ running game was, but senior quarterback Quinn Kaehler was sacked 23 times during the regular season. That being said, there’s no doubt the offensive line was a highlight for the Aztecs this season. Just ask Pumphrey after he runs for 200-plus yards in a game, he’ll tell you the same thing.
Also, don’t be surprised to see senior offensive lineman Terry Poole get drafted into the NFL next year. He’s listed at 6-foot-5 and 310 pounds and could be a nice prospect at the left tackle position.
QUArTerbAcK: b-Quinn, Quinn, Quinn. This is one
of the tougher spots on the team to evaluate. While Kaehler threw some heart-breaking interceptions this season (partly due to poor play calling), he played well down the stretch. Against the University of Idaho, Air Force
Academy and San Jose State University, he had quarterback ratings of more than 100 and cut down heavily on turning the ball over. At the end of the day, Kaehler led the team to its fifth-consecutive bowl appearance which is why he passes this season with a B-.
defeNSe: ASay what you want about head coach
Rocky Long, but his defense was rock solid this year.
The unit was able to disguise blitzes and coverage schemes, resulting in some seriously confused opposing quarterbacks. Sophomore linebacker Calvin Munson was a force to be reckoned with, finishing the season with 80 tackles, four sacks and four interceptions. He and the rest of the Aztecs’ front-seven were able to get consistent pressure, and it’s a big reason the team did as well as it did this season.
Behind Munson and Co. are the defensive backs, and they’re the most improved position group from a year ago. They got burned a few times early in the season but rebounded nicely, and sophomore defensive back Malik Smith visibly came into his own. Along with fellow sophomore defensive back Damontae Kazee, the Aztecs’ secondary punished opposing receivers in 2014.
SPecIAL TeAmS: AYes, it’s true. A year ago, I could’ve
written 800 words on how this unit killed the team’s chances at a MW. This year, however, it’s clear Long and the rest of the coaching staff realized how important having good special teams unit is. Junior kicker Donny Hageman made 17-21 field goal attempts, scoring 87 points and — wait for it — made every single extra point this season. What a concept.
Meanwhile senior punter Joel Alesi put together a nice season as well, and even though most of his raw stats were below where they were last season he consistently pinned opposing offenses inside their own 20-yard lines.
fINAL commeNTSThe Aztecs relied heavily upon their
rushing attack this season, making up for a less-effective passing game. The defense played well all season long and even the special teams unit was pretty clutch. I expect the team to win its bowl game and end 2014 on a high note.
The Aztecs will play the Naval Academy in the San Diego County Credity Union Pointsettia Bowl on Dec. 23 at Qualcomm Stadium. Students with a valid Red ID can pick up their tickets starting at 10 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 8. The first 500 students will get a discounted price of $10, while the remaining tickets will be sold for $35 apiece. Students can also pick up two additional tickets for $35 apiece.
Aztec football: a season in review
Same old song and dance for 2014 Aztecs
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It’s the same old story with San Diego State’s men’s
basketball team.Good defense,
again. Bad offense, again. Somehow, SDSU wins again.
On Thursday night the Aztecs hosted University of San Diego, or the “little sister,” as referred to by SDSU’s student section “The Show.” The Aztecs defeated USD 57-48 in what can be best described as a yawner, just like the game against California State University, Bakersfield.
They shot 37.3 percent from the field and less than 50 percent from the free-throw line. The Aztecs also turned the ball over 15 times.
SDSU is built around streaks. Forty-four straight wins against teams from California, 126 straight wins when leading with less than five minutes to play and 18 straight home wins.
The Aztecs also have a lot of scoreless streaks. They had a six-minute and 17-second scoreless streak from the middle to the end of the first half. Yet, their defense held USD’s offense to four
points during a stretch of seven minutes and four seconds in the first half.
And then came the second half where SDSU shot 26.1 percent from the field after shooting a pretty decent 46.4 percent in the first half. Freshman guard Trey Kell said the second half was so lackluster because they didn’t play as aggressive as in the first half.
The biggest cheer of the night wasn’t the deafening “I Believe” chant before the game.
There was 9:04 left in the game when junior forward Angelo Chol made SDSU’s second free-throw (out of 10 attempts), drawing a loud and mainly sarcastic cheer from the fans, who then went back to their groaning selves when Chol clattered his second free-throw off the rim.
The Aztecs finished shooting 48.1 percent from the charity stripe. On an unrelated note, they held the Toreros to 48 points, cue the conspiracy theories.
Did I mention SDSU’s scoreless streaks in the second half? Separate ones of two minutes, 57 seconds and three minutes, 17 seconds.
And what about the turnovers? Freshman guard Kevin Zabo had two turnovers on back-to-back possessions. Junior forward Winston Shepard’s Maui magic must’ve worn off; he had three turnovers on the night including two on
consecutive ill-advised attempts to drive to the basket against three defenders.
Ten of those 15 total turnovers were in the first half, when the Aztecs were at their best.
The creators of basketball probably wish SDSU’s games wouldn’t be televised for fear of corrupting the young and innocent. On Twitter, Geoff Grammer of the Albuquerque Journal called the Aztecs’ shooting woes “laughable” at times. A fan called SDSU’s performance “lethargic.”
Even if it was only by eight over the Aztecs’ “little sister,” it was a win nonetheless, which head coach Steve Fisher and the team both liked at the end of the day.
But Fisher also frequently talks about the team needing to rebound half its misses.
SDSU pretty much did that, grabbing 15 offensive boards on 32 missed shots. The Aztecs had been getting outmuscled on the glass, but were able to use their size advantage to dominate the Toreros on Thursday.
SDSU took a lot of pretty smart shots. Granted some of them didn’t go in, but the Aztecs only hurled up 11 3-pointers and made six, which was a better rate than their 28 percent 3-point clip coming into the game.
Fisher also subbed a lot of guys to
keep his rotation fresh. Nine players played 13 or more minutes. Freshman forward Malik Pope saw some more action, but still looks rusty as he recovers from a leg injury.
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Fort knocks on greatness’ doorsKRIS KEEHLcontributor_____________________________________
Coming off of the bench in all six of San Diego State’s women’s basketball games, freshman point guard McKynzie Fort has made the most of her time on the court. She leads the Aztecs in points scored.
Thus far, Fort says she finds the campus friendly and she enjoys the environment, but based on her mild manner that response comes as no surprise, even when she likely has more classmates in a general education lecture than fans at her basketball games inside of Viejas Arena.
She is humble, patient and optimistic. She has the kind of optimism that one would expect from a player that knows it’s just a matter of time before she takes her corner of the world by storm. She has the type of refreshing attitude, skill set and work ethic to shift attention back to a long-overlooked program.
Fort began playing basketball at 4 years old and says she hasn’t taken a break since. She describes her family, who introduced her to the sport, as athletic basketball enthusiasts who lacked the same opportunities to compete at a high level.
In seventh grade Fort joined her first club basketball team through her church. The team was organized by one of her early mentors Darryl Dubose, a man that would push her toward excellence.
When high school arrived, Fort was already prepared for the expectations of playing club basketball during the offseason and soon found that she was playing basketball during every free moment. That didn’t bother her.
“It was always instilled in me to work hard,” Fort said. “You have to want it more than anyone else on the floor, and you have to want to get better, so I just worked on improving my game at every chance I got.”
Fort brought her words to life when she started playing one-on-one with grown men, Fort’s high school basketball coach Anders Anderson said. He recalls her bringing her dad, brother and other full-grown men to the gym just to raise her level of play.
“She definitely made a jump between her sophomore and junior year in high school,” Anderson said. “Every part of her game improved during that period. She was always good, but that’s when you could tell she would do well at the next level.”
Anderson remembers the next two
years being special for Fort. During that time she was named captain of her high school basketball team, but it wasn’t just for her play. Sure, she would mentor teammates in basketball, but would often be found out of her study hall seat helping teammates with academic struggles.
For Fort, hard work had its way of translating onto the court. She earned a varsity letter all four years of high school while playing for a team that won its league each year. After her junior season she was named a second team all-state player. A year later, she was named player of the year by The Inland Valley Daily Bulletin.
Excellence on her high school team was only one aspect of Fort growing into a young phenom. Her club team, Finest Basketball Club, traveled to a number of big-time basketball showcases across the U.S.
Her great on-court performance led to calls pouring into the Fort house and to club coach Ray Mayes.
Fort was receiving interest and offers from ranked and unranked teams alike. University of Oregon, Oregon State University, Wake Forest University, University of Los Angeles, California, a host of others, and even the previous SDSU regime contacted Fort about her basketball playing ability.
But what is it about a 17-year-old player that makes colleges trip over themselves as they hustle to get a commitment? What is it that set her apart or elevated her to state and national recognition?
“She is the proverbial gym rat,” Anderson says. “When others leave, she keeps playing. She is always finding something to improve.”
Fort would stay after practice for a couple of hours, or come in before to get some shots in. She trained six days a week without any vacation time.
“While people had a great summer, basketball was the main thing I was doing all the time,” Fort said. “Even when I was tired I continued to keep pushing.”
This discipline and dedication eventually earned her a four-star recruit rating before landing a spot on ESPN’s top 100 national recruits. Her dream of playing college basketball was fulfilled the day she committed to Oregon.
Fort said that she looked for comfort with the coach and team and the plans for her as a player when deciding which school to attend, but everything would change in spring 2014 when Oregon women’s head coach Paul Westhead would not get his contract renewed.
Her comfort zone was gone.In true McKynzie Fort fashion, she went
back to work — but this time it was the unfamiliar work of finding a team.
Fort made a blind phone call to SDSU women’s basketball head coach Stacie Terry, who had never recruited Fort. After the first conversation, the two set up an unofficial visit that eventually led to Fort’s commitment to SDSU.
Six games into the season, and though she has not started a game, Fort leads her team in scoring, minutes played and assists. She is second on the team in steals.
“Not only is she a talented player, but she is an incredible athlete and has a very high basketball IQ,” Anderson said. “She is one of the most humble players you will
meet.”Despite her statistical success, it’s hard
not to get the feeling that Fort is anything but satisfied. She discusses mountainous personal goals that would only leave her feeling like she let herself, and most importantly the team, down if she didn’t reach them. She has a quiet confidence veiled behind her unassuming smile when she discusses what the future holds. In her eyes, she is a just part of a program that is working to build a legacy and do great things.
In the approaching seasons she expects to generate a buzz around the team. The kind of buzz that is only heard beyond the bright lights of Viejas Arena, the kind of buzz that is only generated by 12,414 fans.
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Nothing has come easy for the San Diego State women’s basketball team thus far this season. The road will only become more rigorous as they visit crosstown rival University of San Diego at the Jenny Craig Pavilion.
The Toreros have hit the ground running to start the season and are 4-1 at home where they are outscoring their opponents on average by 16 points. USD also boasts a starting lineup with four offensively-inclined athletes: sophomores Maya Hood, Katherine Hamilton, junior Malina Hood, and senior Sophia Ederaine, All four starters are averaging double digits in points this
season.Ederaine, in particular, is a nightmare
for opposing coaches to game plan for. She has size standing at 6-foot-3, and the skill set to be a dominant force under the basket on both sides of the ball. Not only does she average a double-double, 15.1 points and 11.3 rebounds, but defensively is the anchor for the Toreros inside the paint. Ederaine is averaging 3.7 blocks per game and leads her team in steals with 16 on the season.
“(Ederaine) is someone that we will need to limit her touches,” SDSU head coach Stacie Terry said on the Moreno Valley native. “She is very good, she can turn over either shoulder to score and she has quite a few moves. We have to keep her off the glass, she scores a lot of her points off put backs and gives them
second and third opportunities.”For the Aztecs to have a chance in
this matchup, they will need to remedy the glaring holes in its game that have haunted it in this early season: turnovers and rebounding. The Aztecs have turned the ball over at an alarming rate of 25.2 times per game.
Though her team has struggled to start the year, Terry is confident in knowing what the Aztecs need to work on for the upcoming matchup.
“My biggest concern is turning the ball over, we need to take care of the ball better and our rebounding,” she said. “The focus in practice has been on us and putting on us on fixing our problems that have plagued us.”
What the Aztecs do have in their favor that cannot be overlooked is depth.
Freshman guard McKynzie Fort and redshirt junior Erimma Amarikwa will provide a spark off the bench as they lead the team in points. Both bring a different element to the game. Fort will try to speed the tempo, attack the basket and create opportunities for her teammates. Amarikwa will look to help in the restricted zone and haul in rebounds. Both Fort and Amarikwa get to the free throw line more than anyone else on the team aside from freshman guard Cheyenne Greenhouse, who has rotated in and out of the starting lineup.
In the last six years, these teams are tied at three wins apiece. The Aztecs have not dropped back-to-back games to the Toreros, who won last year’s matchup.
Tipoff is at 6 p.m. on Tuesday.
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Burke Moses stars as the Grinch at The Old Globe Theater in Balboa Park. COURTESY OF JIM COX
NICK KNOTTENTERTAINMENT EDITOR
The holidays are in the air, and it’s pretty easy to see. It’s always a telling sign at San Diego State when the ugly sweaters get broken out of the deep dusty parts of one’s closet, eggnog flavored everything hits the Starbucks menu and the frantic faces of students preparing for finals can be seen scurrying around campus. However there’s light at the end of the tunnel. Netflix is updating its streaming library with films that are perfect for students once finals are over and students are back home and unsure what to do with all their newfound free time. The service has gifted its users with a new batch of wonderful watchables for the month of December. Here are some of the best:
THE VILLAGE (2004)
STARRING: SIGOURNEY WEAVER, WILLIAM HURTRELEASE DATE: DEC. 11
Set in a small Pennsylvanian town, “The Village” is a M. Night Shyamalan flick based around a countryside village that’s plagued with scary occurrences in the woods located right outside the residences. The village people refuse to enter the woods, and the mysterious creatures of the woods refuse to enter the village. The spooky standoff continues throughout the whole movie as the townspeople try and figure out what haunts their wooded surroundings. Eventually a few brave souls take on the challenge of entering the woods, and the outcome is a surprise for everyone.
THE WOLF OF WALL STREET (2013)
STARRING: LEONARDO DICAPRIO, JONAH HILL, MARGOT ROBBLERELEASE DATE: DEC. 11
A true story always makes a great film, and the same goes for “The Wolf of Wall Street.” Based on the life of stockbroker Jordan Belfort, the film follows Belfort and his stock brokerage company as the rise to power in the ‘90s. The further Belfort and his company rises, so does the corruption, drug abuse and overall malpractice. The film shows the typical rise and fall of a man of power, but the setting is different than the norm. Once the feds catch on to the scheme, Belfort and his partners struggle to keep the corrupt cash flowing in without getting caught.
ANTHONY BOURDAIN: PARTS UNKNOWN (SEASON 3)
STARRING: ANTHONY BOURDAINRELEASE DATE: DEC. 8
Edgy food connoisseur, chef and professional traveler Anthony Bourdain takes viewers of his show around the world in his CNN show. Bourdain peels back the layers of the cities and countries he visits to show the not-so-well-known parts, thus the name “Parts Unknown.” In season three, Bourdain pushes his passport to the limit when he visits Brazil, India, Las Vegas, France, Thailand and a few more. Bourdain’s personality and wit make watching the show a breeze. “Parts Unknown” will definitely bring out the explorer in its viewers.
ANCHORMAN 2: THE LEGEND CONTINUES (2013)
STARRING: WILL FERRELL, STEVE CARELL, PAUL RUDDRELEASE DATE: DEC. 6
San Diego’s favorite news team assembles yet again for a hilarious sequel. However, Ron Burgundy has taken his script reading talents to New York City where he lives with his wife Veronica Corningstone and their child Walter. Ron gets fired, yet again, and then makes his way home to work at Sea World. His shot at redemption arises when a producer hires him on for a 24-hour news network. Ron rallies his former news team to take the new channel by storm, but does it work?
This tale tracks a trio of friends as they follow their fearless leader William (Ledger) who attempts to fulfill his destiny of becoming a knight. However, competitors must be of royal blood and William is not. After hiring a gambling-addicted writer, the boys travel the countryside competing in sword duels and jousting fights. “A Knight’s Tale” is a great story that will have you going through a range of emotions. It’s still great to see the late Heath Ledger in action. If for no other reason, watch “A Knight’s Tale” just for that.
The Grinch is back at The Old Globe in Balboa Park. Directed by James Vásquez, the show is running for its 17th year on the Donald and Darlene Shiley Stage at The Old Globe Theatre. Running from now until Dec. 27 for the holidays, the show stars Broadway veteran Burke Moses as the Grinch. The show is based off of Dr. Suess’ “How the Grinch Stole Christmas,” and uses the same name. It is a show for all ages from young children to the older generations who are still young at heart; a show for the family during the holidays to delight and entertain.
Moses took the time recently to speak with The Daily Aztec, regarding both the show and what his plans are for off the stage, which might include
a teaching career at the college level. He began his Broadway career in the role of Sky Masterson in the 1992 revival of “Guys and Dolls.” He then followed up with that role, by originating the role of Gaston in Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast” in 1994, not only on Broadway but also in the Los Angeles and West End Productions. This year has been a big year for him, as he not only performed in the role of JJ Brown in “The Unsinkable Molly Brown,” but he also released a book, “Stanislavski Never Wore Tap Shoes: Musical Theater Acing Craft,” in April of this last year.
When asked about the production of Dr. Suess’ “How the Grinch Stole Christmas,” and who he likes to perform for, he said each audience has it’s charms.
When it comes to the younger children, they enjoy a
more innocent humor, whereas the adults enjoy a subtle humor that the children would not understand. He also spoke of the costuming for the show. He said it takes, “approximately 25 minutes to get ready, when I get to the theater late, but I would prefer it to take 45 minutes.” The costuming for the Grinch has heavy face make up, along with a heavy and warm fur outfit, to give Moses that green look of the Grinch.
But Moses isn’t as mean as his Grinch character. He has advice for students who dream of a career on the stage or working in that area of the entertainment business: Nothing comes to those who don’t work for it.
His history, the book he just released and the accomplishments he’s had on the stage have proven it.
“Anxiety just means that there is an opportunity
See ‘The Grinch’ at The Old Globe
presenting itself to you,” he said.
With performances through Dec. 27, there are prime opportunities to go see the
show, and this amazingly talented star.
See Moses as the Grinch now, and whatever opportunity brings him in the future.
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ACROSS1 “__ Mia!”: ABBA musical6 Bit of baby talk10 Defensive trench14 So all can hear15 Apple MP3 player16 Makes mistakes17 Secretary of state before Hillary Clinton20 Approx. landing hours21 To be, to Caesar22 Golf shoe feature23 Theater level25 Changes for the better26 Score symbol that usually has a stem31 Shirt with a band’s logo, maybe
32 __ shower: pre-wedding event33 Correct a pencil mistake35 Throw in the first chips36 Dude37 Swabbing tools41 New England fish44 Flagged down46 Word repeated before “black sheep”49 Digit-shaped sponge cakes51 Performed better than53 __ close to schedule54 Shenanigan55 Cowpoke’s pal57 Target practice supply61 Spot between a rock and a hard place ... or a hint to
the ends of 17-, 26- and 49-Across64 Backsplash material65 Truth or __?: party game66 Tied up in knots67 Aegean and Irish68 Fr. holy women69 Polishes text
DOWn1 Self-defense spray2 More often than not3 “__ Lisa”4 Saturated hillside hazards5 Kerfuffle6 Fuel for semis7 “Dawn of the Planet of the __”8 Sleep lightly9 Wood-shaping tool
10 Travis or Haggard of country music11 Point in the proper direction12 Pinball player’s place13 Dangerous fly18 Not prohibited19 High points24 South American tuber25 “One thing __ time”26 Management deg.27 Coffee vessel28 Obedience school command29 Far from cool30 Gold, in Granada34 Moved to a new country36 Hunk’s physique38 Encouragement for a flamenco dancer39 Part of mph40 ‘60s radical gp.42 Mouse sound43 “Far out, man!”44 Bhagavad-Gita student, likely45 “I’ll take that as __”46 Blows one’s own horn47 Em, to Dorothy48 Leader of the Huns50 Strong points52 Cuts into cubes55 Exam for high school jrs.56 Suffix with million58 Knee-showing skirt59 Lion’s share60 Vending machine bills62 QB’s gains63 Had a bite
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Sarah Tanoristaff Writer ___________________________
Evonte Jina is a San Diego State business administration senior by day and stellar rapper Chaos by night. His new mixtape “Who is Dominic Pierce?” is set to release this week via audio upload site Soundcloud.
In a society that can many times seem nothing but narcissistic, Chaos is an offbeat individual of sorts. This is not only through his work but also the way he chooses to present it.
His latest project includes a dual campaign combining his new mixtape and a charity called Power for Change. Jina plans to donate 50 cents for
San Diego State hip-hop artist rhymes for charity
every download to this charity in the months thereafter.
Power of Change is a foundation that helps build homeless youth to be self-sufficient through school, the job force and daily necessities. This charity highlights the importance of self worth despite status. And that’s a lot of who Chaos is: a student who believes in a revolution for change and sees it in everyone.
Jina’s work as Chaos displays his die-hard desire to empathize. Although his latest mixtape shares a more heartbreak-ridden point of view, his lyrics bring a silver lining of positivity.
He notes his influences as ‘90s icons Nas and Big L, as well as timeless hip-hop legends Biggie and 2Pac. Jina not only plans to distinguish himself on the streets through his charity work but to brand himself as an unconventional rapper in the industry. Interestingly in a rap culture that thrives on new trends, he
is separate from his peers in that he wants to bring more traditional roots to his music.
“I am many times disappointed to say I’m a rapper, mostly due to the negative connotation that comes with it,” he said. “Because most rappers nowadays exclusively write about sex, drugs, making it big, there isn’t much variation. I’m a rapper who stays true to me and how I was raised. I don’t have profanity in my music and if I make it big so be it; if I don’t, my life is unchanged.”
What might one expect next from Chaos? The student says his third mixtape is underway, and he plans to start a hip-hop club or a music collective on campus by next semester.
He also wants to start performing live more. His first performance was recently at the SDSU homecoming talent show with a crowd of about 400 students. He described the experience as exhilarating and encouraging.
A San Diego State student and rapper will soon release his first mixtape to Soundcloud.
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rAP SHEET...Chaos is a potential game-
changer in an genre known for its sex drive and explicit lyrical content. He is a humble guy whose modern style extends to ‘90s hip-hop fans. His lyrics talk honesty, and his persona speaks to character. Listen to “Who is Dominic Pierce?” as it drops on Soundcloud this week. Downloading it is incredibly simple and it helps out a charitable cause.
Check out Chaos’s student showcase video at TheDailyAztec.com
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HOROSCOPEHaPPy BiRtHday (12/8/14) - Step into the spotlight this year, with Saturn in your sign (after 12/23). New home beginnings occupy you after 3/20. Community action takes priority after 4/4. Jupiter's retrograde in Leo today encourages moderation and tranquility (until 4/8). Enjoy an entertaining phase of exploration and adventure, until 8/2015. Give love to projects of truth, justice and spirituality. Redefine freedom.
HOW it WORKS: 10 is good, 1 is bad.
aRiES (March 21 - April 19) - Today is a 7 - For the next few months during Jupiter's retrograde, reaffirm your commitment to the game. Concentrate on the finer details of an enthusiasm. Practice your skills and learn new tricks. Settle into your cozy nest.tauRuS (April 20 - May 20) - Today is a 7 - Jupiter stations retrograde in Leo until 4/8/15, for domestic retrospection. Don't dip into savings. Let your imagination flower with ideas for home improvement. Make charts, drawings and plans. It's amazing what a coat of paint will do. Freshen your space.GEmini (May 21 - June 21) - Today is a 9 - With Jupiter retrograde in Leo until 4/8/15, review and revise communications for greater effect. Study, research and edit what you've written. Publish after Jupiter stations direct. Work closely with your partner.CanCER (June 22 - July 22) - Today is a 7 - Send in those coupons and rebate requests. Make do with what you have. Save as much as you can. Over the next few months with Jupiter retrograde (until 4/8/15), review and revise financial matters. Plug leaks. Invent new income.LEO (July 23 - Aug. 22) - Today is a 6 - Practice to achieve mastery over the next few months, with Jupiter retrograde in your sign (until 4/8/15). Personal growth and discovery allows new capacities. Let go of old practices and habits that no longer serve.ViRGO (Aug. 23 - Sept. 22) - Today is a 7 - Begin a re-examination of your personal priorities. Take time while Jupiter's retrograde (until 4/8/15) for peaceful contemplation and introspection. Spirituality and ritual comfort. Embrace healthy lifestyle practices. Tend your garden. LiBRa (Sept. 23 - Oct. 22) - Today is a 7 - Refine your style over the next four months. Now that Jupiter's retrograde (until 4/8/15), it's easier to collect old debts. Get nostalgic with friends, and enjoy old photos and memories. Strengthen bonds.SCORPiO (Oct. 23 - Nov. 21) - Today is an 8 - For about four months with Jupiter retrograde, refine your plans for fame and fortune. Revive an old dream. Quietly and secretly review your action plan, and prepare to launch after 4/8/15. You have what you need.SaGittaRiuS (Nov. 22 - Dec. 21) - Today is a 7 - Learn quickly. Figure a clever way to earn more. You're pushed to grow. Review and refine the itinerary over the next four months with Jupiter retrograde. Reconsider your educational plans, especially long-term. CaPRiCORn (Dec. 22 - Jan. 19) - Today is an 8 - Make sure you know what's required. Don't make assumptions. Confer with your team. For about four months with Jupiter retrograde, review and revise financial matters. Prepare taxes, and file after Jupiter goes direct.aquaRiuS (Jan. 20 - Feb. 18) - Today is a 9 - For about four months with Jupiter retrograde, invent new possibilities in a partnership. Review and revise your collaboration over the next four months. Make announcements. Choose someone who believes you can win.PiSCES (Feb. 19 - March 20) - Today is a 7 - You're especially brilliant at your work now. For about four months with Jupiter retrograde, old methods work best to advance your agenda. Secure your holdings and nurture work relationships.
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h ow would you feel buying a book only to discover that half of its pages were missing? Or how
about sitting down in a movie theater where the sound is dubbed incorrectly? This is the kind of treatment video games have been receiving in recent years. How would you feel buying a book only to discover that half of its pages are missing? Or how about sitting down in a movie theater only to see that none of the sound is dubbed in correctly? This is the kind of treatment video games have been receiving in recent years.
Video games are a serious form of entertainment in the U.S., with titles such as “Halo 3” and others outselling almost all other forms of media even
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available. They are responsible for some insane revenue numbers as well, ranging up to an estimated $20.5 billion just here in the U.S. But there’s been a disturbing trend of half-baked games released by high-caliber studios.
Games such as the recent “Assassin’s Creed: Unity,” “The Master Chief Collection,” “Destiny,” “SimCity” and several others have all been heavily criticized at release because of their sheer broken nature. “SimCity” was crippled because it did not allow users to play the game unless hooked up to the game’s dodgy servers. “Assassin’s Creed: Unity” features bugs galore, and “The Master Chief Collection” simply wasn’t stress-tested enough to withstand the huge amounts of players online at the moment.
See, there’s this practice that nearly all big-name publishers use that guarantees profits: pre-ordering. Small incentives like in-game rewards and limited edition posters are often included for those that pre-order games, setting a precedent that includes
consumers blindly trusting companies to deliver a working product on day one.
In addition to pre-ordering, there’s the growing habit of developers adding in patches after release to fix issues with games. While this may sound good on the surface, it’s effectively asking consumers to be quality assurance testers — a job that usually entails being paid.
But some leeway does have to be given. Games at that standard do a serious undertaking, with aspects such as music, art, character animations, coding, advertising, writing and many others all having to be utilized to make one piece of entertainment. Compile this with publishers setting unrealistic deadlines for developers to reach and you have a corrosive situation that’s certain to damage consumer confidence.
These kind of habits are essentially anti-consumer and it’s time for greater awareness. Big publishers that use these kind of nasty schemes are beginning to be harmed however, with Ubisoft’s stock listing on the Euronet exchange falling by 9.33 percent after the technical failures of “Assassin’s Creed: Unity.”
Gaming is a legitimate form of expression and recreation, no doubt about it, so it’s about time that consumers get treated with more respect when they buy video games. This is still a somewhat new frontier of gaming, with virtual reality, new business tactics, and new consoles to work with. The pattern of releasing games that are not only made poorly, but also are selling well is an absolutely bad place to be in. It’s a sad reality, but
gamers cannot trust some of their favorite franchises to be solid on day one; if the
recent debacle of glitchy games tells us anything, it’s to wait for
reviews to come in first and purchases to be made later.
