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Debut of campus town hallTRANSCRIPT
STATE OF MIND
IINNSSIIDDEE TTOODDAAYYDATING & ROMANCE
SPORTS
TODAY @ SDSU
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Monday, September 21, 2009 Vol. 95, Issue 13
See how being a jealous personcan ruin a faithful relationship.
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The Aztecs get trounced by theVandals in Idaho.
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THE JEALOUS TYPE
HEALTH CARE Q’S
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Celebrating Darwin Exhibit
Donor Hall, Love Library
In celebration of his 200th birthday,the library will feature “Darwin Now,”a traveling exhibit exploring CharlesDarwin’s life and the theory ofevolution.
Compare the House andSenate version of the newhealth care plan.
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Students frustrated by recentbudget cuts were given a chance tofind answers last week.
San Diego State’s inauguraltown hall meeting was held Fridayto discuss the cuts to the CSU andSDSU this year.
The interactive meeting tookplace on the Free Speech Steps atAztec Center and was hosted byAssociated Students PresidentTyler Boden. The town hallallowed students to discuss and
field questions about the $584 mil-lion cut to the CSU budget.
Russel Statham, student mem-ber of the CSU Board of Trustees,who was appointed last November,was the guest speaker providinganswers to frustrated students andexplaining the measures taken todeal with the budget cuts.
“The California State Universityfaced a $584 million budget reduc-tion, which was really unprecedent-ed … if we would have taken it as afull cut, it would have meant the clo-sure of several of our largest cam-puses,” Statham said.
Statham explained the stepstaken to balance the budget reduc-
tion, including staff layoffs andfurloughs, which saved $275 mil-lion. The board also voted to elim-inate costs that accounted for$190 million which included trav-el, positions and programs.
Statham also explained thatapproximately $200 million wassaved by increasing student feesby 32 percent, which he voted to support.
“I supported the fee increase,”he said. “It was a very unpopularmove … but I felt like it was the bestthing for students.
“Had we not raised fees, most stu-dents would not be able to get intoany classes whatsoever. We would
have had to cut probably around50,000 students from our system.”
One student at the meeting,criminal justice junior CrystalSudano, did not agree withStatham’s decision to increase fees.
“I’m appalled that he voted toincrease the fees,” Sudano said. “Ifeel he should have voted against it.”
Increased financial aid, PellGrants and tax credits are avail-able to students because of thetighter budget and fee increasesaccording to Statham.
The main theme of the eventwas advocacy. Boden focused onfinding out what specific causestudents could advocate for tomake their voices heard.
“We’re students. We’re dealingwith a 32 percent increase,” Bodensaid. “We’re paying more for ourschooling, we’re getting less forour schooling and we have noanswers. We’re basically helplessas students right now.”
Students, staff and facultyattending the event were encour-aged to voice their opinions and askquestions. In addition to the notionof advocacy, more extreme meas-ures were suggested from attendees.
“How about the money that’sbeen given to Wall Street?” CodyStephens, political science graduatestudent and member ofInternational Students for SocialEquality, asked from the crowd.
“Historically when students wereactive and when they did advocatecauses, it was not at the voter box,but it was as radicalism,” Stephenssaid. “So I’m saying what we need isstudents to hold walkouts, to holdmass protests … you need to let all ofthese people know that students arenot just going to passively sit by andallow education to be gutted and tobe attacked the way that it has.”
Still, speakers reiterated that stu-dents need to be advocates forchange, and the best way to do sowould be to let legislators know thathe or she is unhappy and to vote fornew legislators if necessary.
“We’re very limited in terms ofwhat we can do internally as aboard,” Statham said. “What we needyou to do as students is to advocatefor higher education funding.
“The fact that the legislature feltcomfortable and was able to cut$584 million from our system isridiculous and it’s disgusting. Andthe reason that they’re able to dothat is because we have a very apa-thetic student body that doesn’t typ-ically get out the vote and they don’tfeel that they are being heldaccountable by students.”
Not everyone agreed withStatham that students are apathetic.
“Students aren’t apathetic — Idon’t believe that they are,” Sudanosaid. “I think that they just don’tknow what to do.”
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San Diego State hosted the first of a series of town hall meetings to discuss the recent budget cuts. The event was hostedby A.S. President Tyler Boden and featured guest speaker Russel Statham, student member of the CSU Board of Trustees.
Mariam Bier / Staff Photographer
A.S. BRIEF
Town halls here to staySan Diego State AssociatedStudents President Tyler Bodenwill continue to host town hallmeetings on a monthly basis. Thedates, times and locations will beannounced closer to the events.The next meeting will discuss theCSU budget further and subse-
quent town hall meetings willinvolve different topics. Studentsunable to make the town hallmeeting can voice their opinionson the A.S. blog.
Possible new parking spotsNatalie Colli, A.S. vice president ofUniversity Affairs, is contacting the
parking offices to redistribute facul-ty and staff parking spaces to stu-dents. The loss of approximately600 part-time positions at SDSUleaves many potential spots open forstudents to use.
New ride sharing programA.S. is sponsoring a new program
called Zimride, which allows stu-dents to carpool to campus. Sign upto either ride along with someoneelse or offer a ride and split the costof gas. Anyone who offers a ridebefore Sept. 30 will be entered towin a $100 gift card to Aztec Shops.
—Compiled by Senior Staff WriterSarah Kovash
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The Daily AztecMonday,
September 21, 20092 DATING & ROMANCE
Breaking the vicious serial dating cycleirst dates can be grue-some. From themoment you sit downfor dinner, you’realready preparing your-
self to survive the interview-likemeeting. And before you give theperson a chance to break the first-impression mold, you have alreadypotentially put them into a catego-ry: “friend,” “hook-up,” “girlfriend /boyfriend” or “none of the above.”
For singles who are looking fortheir special partner, the ritual ofsizing up a first date often leads tolosing interest without seeing thepotential for a second or third date.
Consequently, the vicious cycleof serial first dates persist.
For those who want to moveaway from serial dating to findinglove, it starts with your datingmind-set.
You’re no Cinderella We all want to wait for the“sparks” and “magic” when meet-ing a potential new mate. And if itcan happen for Cinderella andevery other girl in a romantic com-edy, why can’t it happen to me,right? But waiting for this fairy-talelove will often leave us feeling letdown because of the unrealisticexpectations associated with the“perfect couple” image. Rather,these expectations often end up
being the source of our disappoint-ment, which leads us to searchelsewhere to fill the desperate voidwe have crafted in our minds.
Enjoy the momentNothing is more tiresome thanflooding your mind with questionssuch as “Where is this going?” or“What does he think of me?” whileout on a date. By doing this, youare focusing on details that areunnecessary for a first date — yourintense vibe may even be scaringyour date off. By simply calmingdown and appreciating the firstdate for what it is, you can allowyourself to enjoy the moment andthe person you are with. You mayeven find that first dates are enjoy-able when the complicated ques-tions are left at home.
Give the frog a chanceYou don’t always have to kiss afrog to make him a prince.Rather, give the frog, or a guy younever thought you could seeyourself with, a chance. While noguy is perfect, they all deserve achance to grow on you, or at leasta second date. If you discard
them after the first date, you maynever know how funny or com-passionate he is, which wouldhave possibly won you over.Getting to know someone takesmore than a couple of hours on adate, so take a chance and givehim two or three more tries.
Singles who tend to be serialdaters may have high expectations
for those who they allow to bemore than a first date. If you aresingle and desperate to ditch thefirst date ritual and find that spe-cial someone, you may want to re-evaluate your methods of findingthat person. Whether it’s your egoor high expectations holding youback from moving on to the sec-ond date, it’s time to listen to your
heart and take a chance on the guyyou thought had no potential.
—Nicole Callas is a communica-tions and political science senior.
—This column does not necessarilyreflect the opinion of The DailyAztec.
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For the people who are tired of countless first dates, they may need to change their perspective on dating to find that special someone.Karli Cadel / Staff Photographer
Anyone who has been in a relation-ship knows jealousy is the key ingre-dient to preparing a highly poison-ous meal. It can cause tension, stressand destroy relationships.
There are a few main reasons forthis relationship toxin: fear, insecu-rity and distrust. Whether it’sbecause of past relationships, pastinfidelities or just negative self-esteem, the relationship is bound toruin if the issue isn’t addressed.
When someone is afraid of theirpartner leaving them or findingsomeone “better,” they often endup acting on that fear in a formthat causes their partner to notwant to be with them.
This fear of losing the love,friendship and affection is, moreoften than not, unjustified. It issomething that can start as a tinydoubt and quickly manifest into acompletely dreaded scenario thatprobably will never happen.
For example, someone mightsee their partner talking to some-one they don’t know at school.Their first thoughts are probably,“Who is that?” and “What are theytalking about?” But soon thesesimple questions can grow intothoughts such as “Does he or shelike that person more than me?”and “Do they see that person veryoften without telling me?” Beforelong, they are imagining situationsof their partner being unfaithfuland they begin to feel unsure ofthe whole relationship.
Insecurity is another reason forsomeone to feel and act jealous, andeventually push their partner away.
Insecurities are also often a mis-conception in a person’s mind. Inthis case, there may not be any-thing specific that sets off theiruncertainties, but just their ownself-esteem problems.
This feeling that they may notbe good enough — not prettyenough, not rich enough, notsmart enough — causes them tofear that their partner may wantsomeone “better.”
With these negative thoughts inmind, the insecure partner causestheir own stress and only gets moreparanoid, constantly questioningthemselves and their partner. “Whyis he looking at her? Does he thinkshe’s prettier than me?” or “I need
money because she likes expensivethings.” If the relationship is basedon love and trust, these doubtsshould not be an issue.
The last common reason forjealousy is the lack of trust in therelationship. When the persondoesn’t trust their partner, they arealways assuming the worst in situa-tions. This is a big problem in anysocial setting.
Even though there is usually astrong connection in a relationship,they are still two separate peopleand they both are entitled to spaceand privacy. When it comes tothings such as class or work, withco-workers or group assignments, itis unfair to accuse the partner orgive them a guilt trip without anystrong evidence that they may actu-ally be betraying them.
Sometimes these fears comefrom previous relationships inwhich their partners were unfaith-ful, but again, this is unfair tobring the painful past into a new,blossoming relationship. Thoseissues need to be addressed andconfronted head-on so both part-ners can move forward withoutthe constant paranoia of havingthe same heartbreak.
An article written by Susie andOtto Collins says, “If your partnersays ‘I trust you but I don’t trust thepeople you work with or other peo-ple you socialize with’ then you canjust translate that to mean ‘I don’ttrust your ability to make consciousdecisions about your conduct withother people when I’m not there.’”
One way to overcome jealousyin a relationship is to simply opencommunication. When each part-ner can comfortably express theirfears and doubts about themselvesand the relationship, they can cre-ate a closer bond and reassure theother that there is nothing toworry about.
“I think that some people reallydon’t practice expressing their feel-
ings enough,” communicationssophomore Natalie Kutches said.“If you can calmly talk about howyou feel then you can workthrough almost anything.”
Without honesty and open com-munication, the relationship lacksthe ability to be a team. Instead, itbuilds a wall between the partners.
Another way to help each part-ner feel more at ease in the relation-ship is to think positively. This mayseem cheesy and easier said thandone, but the more someone thinksor imagines the worst case scenar-ios, the more likely it is to occur. Byconstantly thinking “I hope mypartner doesn’t cheat” or “I’m notgood-looking enough for him orher, I bet they want someone betterlooking,” they are only causing thefear to become a reality.
By merely having trust andbelieving in the positive possibili-ties such as “My partner loves mevery much and only wants the bestfor me” or, “We’re a team and wework together to make each otherhappy,” they will not only causethat positive vibe to manifest itselfbut they will also live more relaxedand stress-free lives.
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The constant fear that a significant other will cheat could actually cause that person to seek another, less jealous partner.Kallie Larson / Staff Photographer
Being the jealous type can cost a relationship
“Whether it’sbecause of pastrelationships,past infidelitiesor just negativeself-esteem, therelationship isbound to ruin ifthe issue isn’taddressed.”
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POINTS TO PONDER
38%
Food and DrugAdministrationannounces H1N1vaccinations available nextmonth
Americans whosaid they are likelyto get the H1N1 fluvaccine:
Americans who believe Obama’shealth care overhaul plan wouldbe able to expand coverage toalmost all Americans without rais-ing taxes on the middle class oralter the quality of care:
Percent of Americans who do notbelieve Obama’s health care over-haul plan could expand coverageto almost all Americans withoutraising taxes on the middle classor alter the quality of care:
60%
Number of virus vaccine dosesthat will become available as ofOct. 15:
45 million
Number of H1N1 virus vaccinesordered by the U.S. government:
Number of sites the H1N1 virusvaccine will be distributed acrossthe nation:
90,000
—Compiled by State of Mind Contributor ThomasHammel
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57%
Poll reveals manyAmericans skepticalof President BarackObama’s health care proposals
Americans who are confident thatmost of Obama’s plan can be paidthrough cost savings in Medicareand other parts of the health caresystem:
43%
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A GUEST’S PERSPECTIVE
tudents at San DiegoState have been toldfor nearly three yearsnow that the currentAztec Center would be
remodeled into a brand new,state-of-the-art ModernSpace.
Associated Students and theSDSU community as a whole couldnot raise the $44 million for theoriginally planned ModernSpace.Recently, A.S. had decided to goback to the drawing board, get anew architect and try to passanother referendum in the spring,in hopes of continuing this projectpromised to the student body.
Students have been upset for awhile about Aztec Center, but itseems like whenever AS tries todo something about it, they get alot of positive feedback and thenno results. This year has to be dif-ferent and we need to make thesechanges to Aztec Center.
For those who were on campusin 2006, you may recall the ideafor ModernSpace received a 75percent ‘yes’ vote. Since then sup-port for the project has decreased,but the concept still remains pop-ular among the student body. Thenew ModernSpace includes manyamenities students have been ask-ing for, such as expanded foodand retail services, a newMontezuma Hall, a pub and grilland a satellite fitness center.
As it stands right now, AztecCenter is 41 years old, the oldeststudent union in the CSU system. Italso contains amounts of asbestos,
making it a public safety hazard.Asbestos is a building material thatreleases cancer-causing toxins.
“The building services depart-ment that runs Aztec Center hasbeen limping along and stickingbubble gum over the problems,knowing and hoping thatModernSpace construction willbegin soon,” A.S. Executive VicePresident Jeremy Katz said.
The state of the building is dis-mal compared to many other stu-dent unions right in our backyard.
UC San Diego passed a refer-endum in 2003 to double the sizeof its student union, the PriceCenter, a $64 million project.With construction rates increas-ing and with few signs of SDSUadmitting more students, the timeto act is now. If we don’t, thefuture generations of students
will have an underperforming stu-dent union.
Building the new ModernSpacealso allows us to save money in thelong run and become more sustain-able, something that SDSU has beentrying to do for some time now.
“(It is) Costing us more everyday to keep this building in tactover the long term than it wouldbe to build the new building thatwould provide services to all stu-dents on campus,” Katz said.
Many students are fed up withthe fee increases, but the fees arenot going to decrease, which iswhy students are reluctant topass a referendum. A.S. has triedto make it clear that no feeswould be increased as a result ofthe referendum concerningModernSpace until at least 2013or completion of the project,whichever comes first.
When the referendum is pro-posed in the spring, it would be inthe best interest of the students tovote ‘yes.’ We should do this forthe future generations of Aztecs.
—Ammar Moheize is a journalismjunior.
—This column does not necessarilyreflect the opinion of The DailyAztec. Send e-mail [email protected] letters will not be print-ed
—Include your full name, major andyear in school.
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Approve ModernSpace
Associated Students hopes to approve plans for a newer, more useful Aztec Center.Glenn Connelly / Photo Editor
he California StateUniversity educationsystem is rolling downand falling off the LaJolla cliffs.. The current
financial crisis requires the CSUsystem to implement enrollmentmanagement “designed to slow, ifnot stop continued growth.”California’s students should not beshoved out the academic doorwhen the economy takes a wrongturn. They should be capitalized onand taught without restraints.
The entire CSU system, whichhouses around 450,000 students,must restrain enrollment to 40,000prospective students next year.“CSU has declared a system-wide
impaction that will result in fewerstudents admitted for next fall,”according to the CSU Web page.
Last year, a 10 percent cut inenrollment was mandated and theschool managed to curtail enroll-ment by three percent. San DiegoState must limit the prospective stu-dents by seven percent, which trans-lates to 4,588 students, according toAssociate Dean of UndergraduatesStudies Chris Frost.
When planning the goal forenrollment for this semester, theenrollment administrators weretold to stay within range of the pre-
vious year’s admittance levels.“Being three percent under enroll-ment helps us for 2010-11 becausewe don’t have to cut so much in(the next) year” Dr. Sandra Cook,assistant vice president for academ-ic affairs, said.
As another effect of the CSUenrollment management, nearly allof SDSU’s majors and pre-majorswere impacted as of last Tuesday.The CSU Web page states, “(the)campus has exhausted existingenrollment capacity in terms ofthe instructional resources andphysical capacity … the campusmust therefore restrict enroll-ment.” The impaction will “bettermanage enrollment and ensure
students get the classes they needto graduate,” Cook said.
There are various points of viewon the impaction of almost allmajors. It will curb enrollment andbetter provide for the students whoare accepted. Impaction of themajors means that the major doesnot have enough room for all stu-dents who wish to gain the degree,thus they weed out the studentswith lower GPAs and make the pro-gram more competitive.
The underlying reason for allthe cuts in admission andimpaction is the CSU systemreceived $564 million less thanwhat it needs to properly providefor the continual growth of thestudent body.
“California’s 2008-2009 budgetprovided $2.97 billion of state gen-eral funds to the CSU, which isapproximately what it received inthe previous year,” Cook said. Laterin the year, the system is expectedto endure millions more in cuts.
Each year the CSU graduates90,000 students into the work-force, providing jobs in engineer-ing, nursing, education and infor-mation technology.
By limiting the number ofincoming freshmen, the systemautomatically undermines the num-ber of students it can graduate.That translates to a less prepared,smaller California workforce.
Because the university cannotafford to keep its student body, theacademic quality is suffering. Byerasing topics and discussion fromthe syllabus, the student automati-cally receives a less rich and diverseeducation. Again, this underminesthe future graduates of the CSUsystem, and potentially leaves themunder-prepared to serve and workwithin the economy.
Average class sizes have grown
to meet demand. Specifically toSDSU, the General CourseCatalogue has been modified. Theadministration has cut the numberof available courses offered for thissemester’s schedule, often leavingclasses required for graduationscheduled to hold 200 or more stu-dents at disadvantageous times.
The campus is trying to pushstudents in and out of the systemas fast as possible. By impactingthe majors and limiting admis-sion, it would seem as if the CSUsystem has lost its value for theeducation of its students.Chancellor Charles Reed said,“The quality of all students’ edu-cation will be degraded by thechronic combination of under-funding and over-enrollment.”
Students should not be left outof college because of a lack ofspace. If someone does the work,they deserve to be educated. Asbleak as the future looks for thesestudents who didn’t get in, thefuture for those admitted is stillriddled with uncertainty. We’repaying more for less and are beingshoved out the door with a ques-tionable diploma in hand. Collegeshould be making us smarter, butI’d question the intelligence ofstudents who would settle forsuch a poorly funded system.
—Ashley Boyles is an English sopho-more.
—This column does not necessarilyreflect the opinion of The DailyAztec. Send e-mail [email protected] letters will not be printed
—Include your full name, major andyear in school.Students, faculty and staff rallied together on the first day of class to protest the statewide budget cuts affecting San Diego State.
Nicholas Santiago / Staff Photographer
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Enrollment decrease hurts state workforce
““Building the newModernSpacealso allows us tosave money in thelong run andbecome moresustainable.”
Monday,September 21, 2009 The Daily Aztec 5SPORTS
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On paper, the San Diego State footballteam should beat Idaho.
Statistically, the SDSU running gameshould wear out the Vandal defense whilethe Aztecs’ passing offense exploits mismatches.
Theoretically, SDSU’s 3-3-5 defenseshould be too much for Idaho to handle.
But as the cliché goes, that’s why theyplay the games.
On Saturday, at the Kibbie Dome inMoscow, Idaho, the Aztecs (1-2) suffered a34-20 defeat at the hands of the Vandals (2-1) and remain winless on the road sinceNovember of 2007.
Things went wrong for SDSU right out ofthe gate. On the Aztecs’ first possession ofthe game, sophomore quarterback RyanLindley was picked off by Idaho linebackerJoseph Dickson who ran the ball back 74yards for a touchdown.
After SDSU was forced to punt on itsensuing possession, Vandal quarterbackNathan Enderle led his team on a methodi-cal drive that ended with a 4-yard touch-down by running back Deonte’ Jackson.
The Aztecs’ defense would give up 379total yards in the game, including 232 yardsin the air from Enderle and 93 on the groundfrom running back DeMaundray Woolridge.
SDSU failed to establish any runninggame as the Aztecs’ top two rushers, juniorrunning backs Brandon Sullivan and DavonBrown, combined for just 53 yards.
SDSU did however get yet another stellarperformance from junior wide receiverVincent Brown. Idaho defenders had noanswer for Brown, who hauled in 143 of theAztecs’ 241 receiving yards.
It was a record night for Brown as his 13catches are a career high and the most by anSDSU player since Dec. 3, 2005 at Hawaii.Brown’s touchdown in the fourth quartergave him at least 100 yards and a touchdownin each of the Aztecs’ three games this year.
Aside from Brown’s performance,SDSU’s passing game was not up to its nor-mal standards. Lindley threw for 200 yardsand a touchdown but went 21 of 35 withan interception.
Lindley missed the last two possessionsof the first half with an undisclosed injurybefore coming back for the remainder of thegame. In his stead, senior quarterback DrewWestling completed four of his six passes for41 yards and his first career touchdown tosenior wide receiver Roberto Wallace.
Things will not get any easier for theAztecs next week as they will beginMountain West Conference play onSaturday at Air Force before coming homefor a game against New Mexico State.
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SDSU
Brown’s career night not enough for Aztecs
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Last season, the San Diego Statevolleyball team found success onthe road with upset victoriesagainst BYU and TCU.
But the opponent’s home floorhas not been as kind to SDSU sofar this season.
On Thursday night, the Aztecsfell short of pulling off an upset to
s t a r tM o u n t a i nW e s tC o n f e r e n c eplay anddropped a 3-2
decision to the Cougars at SmithFieldhouse.
“We were in that match thewhole time,” head coach DeitreCollins-Parker said. “We felt likewe could have won that match. It’sencouraging for our development,for where we are, the way we wereable to compete.”
SDSU jumped out to a quick 8-3 lead in the opening set and con-trolled the momentum. The Aztecscouldn’t hold on though, as BYUcame back to win 25-19.
The momentum was still on theCougar’s side in the beginning ofthe next set, but SDSU took con-trol midway through to tie thegame up at one apiece.
After winning the second setwith a kill, Andrea Hannaschproved to be a big factor in the
Aztecs gaining the upper hand.With the score tied up at 24 in thethird set, the freshman middleblocker had a kill and service aceto give the SDSU a 2-1 lead.
“It was great,” Hannasch said.“Because I wanted to make sure I wasworking hard and really had some-thing to contribute to the match.”
The Aztecs came out with themomentum in the fourth set andhad the opportunity to end thematch. It looked like SDSU woulddo so, as it held the lead for nearlythe entire match. But with it alltied up at 21, BYU scored four of
the final five points to force agame-deciding fifth set.
The Cougars (6-6, 2-0 in MWCplay) took an early lead in that setand never looked back. BYU seniorright side hitter Kayla Walker wouldget the winning kill and finished thegame with a career high 32 kills.
“She just was a different type ofplayer than we’ve seen,” Collins-Parker said of Walker. “And althoughwe felt like we prepared, we reallydidn’t know her until we saw her.”
On Saturday afternoon, theAztecs dropped a 3-0 (28-26, 25-19, 25-15) decision to the presea-son MWC favorite Utah.
In the first set, SDSU battleddown the stretch. But the Utesmade some late adjustments andpulled out a 28-26 win. It was thesame story in the next set, as bothteams went back and forth. Utah’stalent was too much for the Aztecsthough, as the Utes went on an 8-2 run to end the game and take acommanding 2-0 lead.
SDSU (4-6, 0-2 in MWC play)found itself in a deep hole in thethird set and was never able toovercome it. With the victory,Utah improved to 8-5 overall and2-0 in league play.
“It was definitely a disappoint-ment,” Hannasch said of the loss.“But it was somewhat of an eye-opener for the team and gave us alot to work on for future games.”
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Sophomore setter Lauren Van Orden had season-highs in kills with six as well asdigs with 11 in the Aztecs’ 3-2 loss to Brigham Young on Saturday in Provo, Utah.
Glenn Connelly / Photo Editor
Though the San Diego State hockeyteam lacked consistent energy, theteam made up for it with its offense.
SDSU kicked off its season witha win Friday against the College ofthe Canyons by a score of 7-5.
The Aztecs looked to have thegame lockedup early in thesecond periodwhen theyscored threegoals in the
first three minutes to take a 5-1 lead. But as the period progressed
momentum started to shift towardCOC. A goalie change by theCougars midway through the sec-ond period preceded a power playgoal and a shorthanded goal by the
Cougars within two minutes. SDSU had a golden opportunity
to take a three-goal lead going intothe third period with a five-on-threepower play, but instead, COC’sTyler Gilmore scored his secondshorthanded goal of the game tocut the lead to one point.
“He’s a great hockey player,”Aztecs head coach Benjamin Jacksaid of Gilmore. “He’s fast andmade plays when it mattered.”
“I was able to capitalize on a fewmistakes,” Gilmore said. “I do what-ever it takes for the team.”
Although the SDSU coachesweren’t particularly pleased withtheir work on the power play, theAztecs capitalized five times with aone-man advantage.
“We need to work on our specialteams,” assistant coach DavidHough said. “You wouldn’t believewe’ve been running the same power
play breakout for four years.”Despite the lapse in play, SDSU
came out strong once again in thethird period, scoring two goals inthe first eight minutes beforehanging on in the second half ofthe period to win.
The Aztecs’ clutch offense in thethird came from an unexpected
source, senior forward Kevin Wu.Wu spent the first two periods onthe bench before getting a chanceto spark the team in the third.Taking full advantage of his firstshift, Wu scored and gave SDSUthe game’s winning goal and a reas-suring two-goal lead.
“It feels great,” Wu said. “Thecrowds were great, it just feels goodto get out there.”
Although the game got testy attimes, both teams were goodsports at the end, and COC’s headcoach John Taferner was contenteven in defeat.
“This was a great test for theguys to give them a taste of what itis like to play with the big boys,”Taferner said. “We have a lot ofyoung players and they playedhard tonight.”
Although the Aztecs gave up fivegoals, Hough still raved about goal-
tender Carlos Melendez. “Hestepped up big,” Hough said.“That’s something that’s been miss-ing the last few years.”
Melendez stopped three cleanCougar breakaways including apenalty shot with one second leftin the first period. It was Gilmorewho was denied in the penaltyshot, which followed anotherfailed breakaway attempt earlier inthe period.
“A win is a win,” Jack said afterthe game. “But there are a lot ofthings we need to work on fornext week. UNLV is coached welland they just keep coming at you.They never let up.”
SDSU improves to 1-0 with thewin while the Cougars drop to 0-1. The Aztecs will face UNLV intheir next game on Friday at theKroc Center.
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SDSU 7COC 5
MWC ROUNDUP
While San Diego State lost 34-20 atIdaho, it was a rough day overallfor the Mountain West Conference.
Colorado 24, Wyoming 0The Cowboys, coming off a 41-10loss to Texas, played three quar-terbacks who combined for 15 of36 passing while the runninggame generated just 76 yards asthe Buffaloes shut out Wyomingin Boulder, Colo.
Oregon 31, No. 18 Utah 24The nation’s longest winningstreak was snapped at 16 games atAutzen Stadium in Eugene, Ore.on Saturday. The Ducks 217 rush-ing yards proved too much for theUtes to handle as Utah lost for thefirst time in more than a year.
Colorado State 35, Nevada20One of two undefeated MWCteams, Colorado State improved to3-0 on the year with a decisive vic-
tory at home against the Wolf Pack.The Rams defense shut out Nevadain the first half while ColoradoState quarterback Grant Stuckerthrew for two touchdowns.
Florida State 54, No. 9Brigham Young 28In the MWC’s biggest upset of theday, BYU was trounced at home bythe Seminoles. Cougar quarter-back Max Hall was picked offthree times but had two touch-downs and 306 yards in the loss.FSU had 313 total rushing yardsand four rushing touchdowns.
No. 15 TCU 56, Texas St. 21Horned Frogs quarterback AndyDalton threw for 222 yards and atouchdown while running backJoseph Turner gained 129 yardsand three touchdowns. With loss-es by Utah and BYU, TCU is nowpoised to win the MWC title andhas the best shot to get into theBowl Champion Series.
Air Force 37, New Mexico 13The Falcons rebounded from aloss at Minnesota last week with
298 rushing yards against theLobos on Saturday. The Falconsdefense picked off Lobo passersthree times and held New Mexicoto 102 passing yards.
UNLV 34, Hawaii 33Rebels quarterback Omar Claytonhit receiver Phillip Payne for a 15-yard touchdown with 36 secondsremaining to give UNLV their sec-ond win of the year. Claytonpassed for 340 yards and threetouchdowns as the Rebels edgedout the Warriors.
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Road woes continue for SDSU against BYU
“We were in thatmatch the wholetime. We felt likewe could have wonthat match. It’sencouraging forour development ...”
—Deitre Collins-Parker, head coach
Strong offensive night gives Aztecs edge against COC
BYU and Utah lose while TCU and CSU stay undefeated
““ It feels great. Thecrowds weregreat, it just feelsgreat to get outthere.”
—Kevin Wu, senior forward
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don’t date. Some peoplefind this weird; whatbroke college girl wouldn’twant to go out for dinnerand drinks without having
to shell out a dime? No, thank you.I’d rather pay my own way.
I’ve been on my fair share ofdates and they have alwaysturned out one of two ways: A)me wishing I hadn’t gotten out ofmy sweats to converse with a guywhose mother clearly shouldhave purchased Hooked OnPhonics back in the first grade orB) waking up in the morningwith a pounding headache andscrambling out of some randomhouse, cursing at myself “Goodlord Ryan! You should really cutback on the drinking.”
By sharing some of my unfor-tunate past predicaments I’mhoping that you can learn fromour mistakes on what kind ofguys to avoid before you wind upin a dating doozy.
The hot/funny coworker I worked with a guy earlier in theyear who always tried to pull thedating card on me, and althoughhe had an incredible body and asexy smile, I always said no. Why,you ask? Oh, that’s right, becauseyou NEVER date a guy you workwith. I’ve had friends who’vemade this mistake before. Theygo on a date, everything is goingperfect, laughing and talking,bada-bing-bada-boom and then itgets weird. Sure, you could runout of his house in the morningand pretend it never happened,but guess what? There he is when
you get to work that night and allyou can help but notice is thatgiant pink elephant following youwherever you go.
The sexy guy who checkshimself out more than youHe had you from hello, at thedark brown hair, piercing blueeyes and chiseled features. Yeah,it is incredibly easy to fall victimto one of these and I don’t blameyou because I’ve done it myselfon several occasions.
Here’s the problem: While itseems so dreamy at first, soonerthan later you start to realize thatif it weren’t for his Tyler Durdengood looks and killer smile,you’re likely to have a more intel-ligent conversation with a tele-phone pole. Long-term datablematerial? Sorry honey, he’s proneto having more interest in yourcompact mirror than you.
The all-around great guywho is dating you plus twoOne of my best friends is a primeexample of this type of guy andalthough I love him more thananything, he’s not the type of guyI’d tell my friends to date.Ironically though, my klepto-maniac friend Frank-the-Tank did.The keyword here: Did.
He’ll make you feel like you’rehis girlfriend by taking you onhelicopter rides and flying you
and your girlfriends out to LasVegas for the weekend. He’sextremely successful, good-look-ing and a total sweetheart. Andjust when you think there has tobe a catch, there is.
You probably wouldn’t havethought that just before he pickedyou up he had dropped off someblack-haired, fake-boobed bimbo,did you? In this situation, there isone of two ways to go: A) keepthis one just as a close friend orB) jump on the bandwagon andbuy stock in Trojan.
The tool bag disguised asthe life of the party Sadly, my girlfriends and I haveall had an attraction to this typeof guy before. Why I have isbeyond me considering thatthey all exude the persona ofDavid Hasselhoff, believingthem to be way more awesomethan they actually are.
But here’s when the partytakes a turn for the douche.Suddenly, his once-mysterioussex appeal turns into the aura ofa pre-pubescent teenage boy whostole a handle of Captain Morganout of his dad’s liquor cabinet.Don’t worry, if I haven’t con-vinced you of his toolbaggish-ness yet, just log ontowww.thedirty.com and take a look.
—Ryan Eisenacher is a journalismsenior.
—This column does not necessarilyreflect the opinion of The DailyAztec.
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HUMOR: I’M A GIRL, YOU KNOW
LOOKING THROUGH OUR LENS
Staff Photographer Daniel Meza captured this moment as the sun began to set and covered the ocean with the
vibrant colors of the pink veil.
SUNSET MIST
We’re not dating, ever
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