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Monday, October 19, 2009 Vol. 95, Issue 29

As the economic recessiondeepens, nothing is being doneto help higher education.

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Widely regarded as a potentialHeisman candidate, Max Halllights up the Aztecs’ defense.

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Outcome of A.S. poll

Results from the recent poll onSan Diego State’s student unionstill leave questions about thefacility’s future.

The survey was put out byAssociated Students to gauge thecontinuation of plans for a newAztec Center Student Union.Last week, the SDSU SocialScience Research Laboratoryreleased the results.

The survey, which was acces-sible through SDSU’s studentwebportal, ended Sept. 26. Intotal, 3,679 individuals respond-ed, which is representative of 11percent of the SDSU studentpopulation.

The survey results showedthat 40 percent who votedstrongly favored creating a newstudent union, and 33 percentsomewhat favored it. The surveyresults showed that 20 percent ofthe students polled use the cur-rent student union only once ortwice a semester.

Most of the questions askedin the poll related to how often

students use the current stu-dent union and what featuresthey would like to see improvedor added.

The survey was meant to gaugewhat A.S. will do with funds raisedfrom student fees, voted for in2006, and if additional funds areneeded to start construction onthe proposed Modern Space plan.

If students do not favor feeincreases, then the money raisedso far will be used to repair thecurrent building.

“Either way, this building isn’tup to code, so we’d have to spendmoney — pretty much all of it — tofix it and bring it up to code so thatthey wouldn’t close us down,”Jeremy Katz, A.S. executive vicepresident and Modern Space com-mittee chair, said.

Any additional fees that wouldbe needed to raise money for a newstudent union would not be imple-mented until the new buildingopened in 2013, according to A.S.President Tyler Boden.

So far, the fees obtained as aresult of the 2006 vote allow A.S. toraise $39 million through bondsales, according to Katz.

A.S. will hold a referendum inthe spring to find out if studentswill support the construction of anew student union with the imple-mentation of additional fees.

Although comments made by

students in the survey showed con-cern for what A.S. should do withthe funds in light of the currenteconomic situation, according toKatz, the money obtained will onlybe used in Aztec Center. Katz saidA.S. is mandated by theChancellor’s Office to not use thefunds for academic affairs.

“I think there’s a lot of encour-aging comments,” Katz said.“There’s obviously some com-ments that were, you know, ‘oh,it’s not a good economy, weshouldn’t raise fees, we should payteachers more,’ things like that. Ithink a lot of students have a mis-understanding about where ourmoney can go.”

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A.S. BRIEFElection changesA.S. will possibly change electionstandards and practices as aresult of last spring’s controversy.A.S. has been without an elec-tions coordinator since the previ-ous official graduated two yearsago. Vice President of FinanceIgnacio Prado, along with theexecutive board and executivecommittee, has been temporarilyoverseeing elections. A.S. is cur-rently looking for a new electionscoordinator to take control andwill vote on any changes afterfinding a replacement.

A.S. Web siteStudents can now access theAssociated Students Twitter, blogand Facebook group. The A.S.Web outlets allow students tofind out about upcoming eventsand also voice concerns aboutthe current budget situation. TheA.S. Twitter account can be foundat http://twitter.com/as_sdsu.In addition, the Facebook groupcan be found athttp://facebook.com/associated-studentssdsu, and the A.S. blog canbe found athttp://sdsuasblog.wordpress.com/.

—Compiled by Senior Staff WriterSarah Kovash

Brigham Young quarterback Max Hall scored on a 1-yard run as time expired in the first half to put the Cougars up by seven on Saturday. Full

coverage of the Aztecs’ defeat on page 5.

Majority of voterssupport new

student union

““Either way, thisbuilding isn’t upto code, so we’dhave to spendmoney — prettymuch all of it — tofix it.”

—Jeremy Katz, A.S. executive vice president

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The Daily AztecMonday,

October 19, 20092 STATE OF MINDA GUEST’S PERSPECTIVE

No hope for budget help from the governore are in a budgetcrisis and we needhelp. However, thegovernor won’t becoming to the res-

cue anytime soon. On Oct. 11, Gov. Arnold

Schwarzenegger plowed his waythrough nearly 700 bills, vetoingat least 230. Among the billsvetoed were Senate Bill 86 and SB218. SB 86 aimed to prohibit payincreases to top executives in theCSU and UC systems in years thatthe budget was less than or equalto that of the year before. SB 218would have required state collegeauxiliary organizations thatreceive state funds or provide gov-ernment functions on campusadhere to the California PublicRecords Act therefore increasingtransparency of the interactionsbetween non-governmentalgroups and UCs, CSUs andCalifornia Community Colleges —this would have included entitiessuch as Associated Students. Thebills, introduced by Sen. LelandYee, passed both houses of thestate legislature last month.

In response to vetoing SB86,the governor stated that cuttingthe pay of high-level administra-tors and executives would hinderCSUs and UCs from providing ahigh level of education andattracting top researchers andprofessors. The governor’s rea-soning behind his veto of SB 218was that holding the activities of

private donors and volunteers tothe criteria of the CPRA wouldhave a “chilling effect on theirsupport and service.”

Clearly, the governor is faultyin his reasoning. The decision ofwhether to take action against thebudget crisis facing state collegesshould not be conditional onpleasing auxiliary organizations orexecutives. The governor hasmade a mistake by vetoing thesebeneficial bills and students, facul-ty and professors will continue topay for his crippling lack of action.

In the case of SB 86, the gover-nor has considered state collegesunable to be fiscally competitive inbidding for top researchers andprofessors therefore makingCalifornia colleges and universitiesless credible and decreasing thestandard of education. However,he fails to realize that budget cutsin and of themselves are debilitat-ing the reputation of all CSUs,UCs and CCCs. With budget cuts,students’ tuition increases, admis-sions and class hours decreaseand professors get fired; this isobviously a recipe for long-termdisaster. It is doubtful that in try-ing to attract top-level personnel,those worth the bid will simplyoverlook the downward spiral thatour state college systems arefalling into and expect to be paid acomparable amount of money for

a long term. This is shocking espe-cially because last July, in themidst of this budget crisis, the UCBoard of Regents approved bothsalary increases for some execu-tives and a raise on student fees atthe same meeting.

SB 218 is a reasonable steptoward tracking funds andincreasing transparency that couldmeet more immediate needs ofstate colleges. Again, the governorfailed to comprehend its over-whelming benefits. As govern-ment organizations, the CSU, UCand CCC systems should be heldaccountable for all the money thatgoes in and out of the system.Increasing the transparency ofwhere money goes when it is paidto auxiliary organizations con-tributes to the health of a democ-racy and should not be censoredfor fear of putting off the charita-ble funds of these organizations.

If there is no corruption, theseorganizations and the executivesof state colleges will have nothingto hide and should therefore bewelcoming of the CPRA to exposetheir lawful and moral moneyusage record. The governor’s vetoof this bill exemplifies his lack ofcare for the ideals of a democracy,for the state college system and hishypocrisy as he has a Web siteentirely dedicated to the promo-tion of governmental transparency.

Politicians often carry no solidreasoning behind their actions,however, in these difficult times,

the political antics and false rea-soning behind vetoing beneficiallegislation cannot be overlooked.The governor has clearly failed toserve the students and faculty ofall CSUs, UCs, and CCCs andcontinues to leave us all searchingon our own for solutions.However, we cannot get very farwhen the funds are clearly andsimply not there. We must pushfor legislation that will in any wayhelp relieve our budget con-straints. As our fiscal dilemmacontinues to affect the quality ofeducation in state colleges, allaspects of the system will gradual-ly lose quality and credibility. This

is no longer the time to considerpolitical correctness and stayingon the good side of executivesand outside organizations. Oureducation is at risk and our gov-ernment must take action.

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October 19, 20094 DATING & ROMANCE

Racial differences are only skin-deep when it comes to relation-ships. And while some peoplelook for comfort in a partner withthe same race and background,they may be surprised to find dis-tinct similarities of a person froma different culture.

In the mid-1900s, it was lookeddown upon to date someone of adifferent race, and many peoplewere often ridiculed for doing so.America has been seen as a “melt-ing pot,” where people of all racesand religions have joined togetherto become one nation. There arestill some people who considerinterracial relationships ethicallywrong, but in today’s society inter-racial relationships have becomemore common.

Most people who are involvedin this type of relationship are stillsurrounded by racism, whichmore often than not comes fromfriends and family members,according to the article “AboutRacism in Interracial Dating,” byIsabel Prontes.

According to graphic designjunior Delia Torres, she has beenin an interracial relationshipbefore, and has experienced beingdisapproving public glances. Shesaid that she had never experi-enced any problems in her rela-tionship, and their racial differ-ences did not affect what theyshared as a couple. This stigmaattached to interracial dating ofhaving a “different” relationshipfrom other people is not necessar-ily true. In actuality, the person’sskin color or background does not

matter, but instead it is the loveand trust they share that counts.

College campuses today are rel-atively diverse and are continuingto accept people from differentbackgrounds. According to thearticle “Attitudes and Behaviors ofCollege Students towardsInterracial Dating,” by Nicole R.Goforth at Loyola University,many college students say theyhave no problem with interracialrelationships and it is generallyaccepted in today’s society. Thearticle also explains that many stu-dents’ opinions are often influ-enced by their parents’ beliefs,and if their parents do notapprove of interracial dating, thenstudents may have a negative atti-tude toward it as well.

Goforth also conducted anexperiment to see if there was acorrelation between students’behaviors and parental influences.She took a convenience sample of100 college students who were 18years or older; the experimentconsisted of a matching exerciseand written survey to assess thestudents’ opinions on the subject.In Goforth’s results, she foundmales were more open to an inter-racial relationship and parentswere more accepting of such rela-tionships than the students them-selves were willing to participatein. An interesting result of thisexperiment was the males seemedto be more willing to experiencean interracial relationship thanfemales were. However, the rea-sons for these differences mayresult from one’s personal beliefsand opinions, not necessarily fromgender groups as a whole.

Deciding to be in involved withsomeone from another ethnic

background can be a complexdecision, but race should not be adeciding factor. Once a relation-ship with a solid foundation hasbeen formed, a couple has a better

ability to focus on the relationshipand not on what people thinkabout them. Being in this type ofrelationship can broaden perspec-tives on life and other cultures.

Not only are interracial couplesable to share their different back-grounds, but they are also able toappreciate different cultures andother people.

Differences in couples are only skin deep

Even though society has come to accept interracial couples, many people still think such relationships are different from same-racerelationships. In reality, differences in race rarely affect couples, but rather, the issue lies with getting past mainstream stereotypes.

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American women are often consid-ered lucky to live in a society thatallows them to be equal to men.Women can vote, own propertyand have careers.

But in the dating world, it’s rareto see a woman approach a man,ask for his number or even takehim out on a date. Many girls stillwant to be old-fashioned when itcomes to dating, but that might bechanging as men and women con-tinue to become more equal.

There are all kinds of rules andcriteria that people have for choos-ing a significant other. Some pref-erences are silly, such as being acertain height or having a certainhair color, while others are morein-depth, such as religious beliefsor childhood upbringing.

It can be difficult to decidewhich rules are legitimate andwhich are outdated. Each gender(and individual person for that mat-ter) has unique ideas and views, buthere are a few of the basics.

Pay upMoney should not matter when itcomes to love but in general, weconsider a guy to be a gentleman ifhe takes a girl out and pays, right?That’s typically expected. If a girlgoes on a date and the guy doesn’tpay, he’s considered cheap andprobably not that into her.

But nowadays, when a girl canmake the same amount of moneyas the guy, is it really so odd for herto pay? It dos not necessarily makethat man rude, selfish or uninter-ested just because he doesn’t pay.

“It’s not fair for women todemand equality but cling to thisold-fashioned rule,” ISCOR seniorBrittney Silver said.

According to an article titled“Dating Rules for Women,” “Letyour man pay. If he is interested ina girl, he is interested enough toensure she eat well and get homesafely in a cab.”

First movesIf the guy really likes the girl, he’llask for her number, call her andask her out on a date, pick her up,open the door and treat her to din-ner — supposedly.

That shouldn’t mean if a girl hasthe guts to be bold and ask a guyfor his number that she is inferiorto the man or easy.

On the other hand, it’s notalways about being old-fashioned.We’re all human and we all getnervous or shy, so it’s not really fairto put all the pressure on the guy?

“I’m willing to compromise ona lot of things but I won’t make thefirst move as far as asking someoneout on a date or for a number,”Silver said. “It’s not just becauseI’m old-fashioned, but morebecause I am not that brave.”

All created equalIf we’re all so equal, who’s to saythat a guy should be the one tomake all the first moves? If the girlis interested, she should not hesi-tate to be up-front and honest, andask him out.

According to Silver, whenwomen make the first move, she isperhaps perceived to be more mas-culine or even desperate.

“Maybe if more women askedmen out it wouldn’t be as taboo as itis,” Silver said. “So keep it up ladies!”

With all these rules, regulations,compromises and different ideas ofrelationships, it’s hard to keep up. Itseems that with time, the youngergenerations are breaking out of thattraditional idea that dictates mascu-line men to support the householdand women remain submissive.

“I have absolutely no idea whomade up all these relationshiprules,” French senior AlejandraGarces said. “But I suppose theyhave been around forever. I thinksome are legit because they arewhat we have grown up with andwhat we consider the norm.”

In the end, it’s always a safer betto go with your gut: Be honest andavoid games. If there’s really aspark there, there’s no reason towaste time worrying about rules orcomparing yourself to other cou-ples or worse, the media. Everycouple is unique and can functionperfectly well with its own rules.

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As women become more independent and dominant in relationships, expectations become blurred. Traditional roles of women andmen are no longer set in stone, so couples now have to rely on what they think is good for them apart from others’ expectations.

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Monday,October 19, 2009 The Daily Aztec 5SPORTS

BYU’s Hall puts on aclinic against SDSU

Last Tuesday, San Diego State football headcoach Brady Hoke said BYU senior quarter-back Max Hall was “one of the best two orthree quarterbacks in this country.”

On Saturday, Hall showed why.In a 38-28 victory against SDSU, Hall

wouldn’t let his No. 18 Cougars go down.He carried the rock 14 times for 51 yardsand a touchdown, completed 27 of his 39passes for 346 yards and tallied three touch-downs through the air.

But his statistics only tell part of the story. With no timeouts and the clock running

at the one-yard line just before halftime,Hall was instructed by his sideline to spikethe ball. The senior had other plans,though. With four Aztec defenders stackedin the A gap, Hall snapped the ball, pulledup and sprinted to the corner of the endzone, crossing the goal line with no time leftin the second quarter.

“It was one of those last minute decisionswhere I thought this is either going to bereally good, or really bad,” Hall said. “So itturned out pretty good.”

BYU head coach Bronco Mendenhalladded, “Max saw the clock running out,grabbed it and just took it on his own initia-

tive, went around the end and scored a touch-down, which was phenomenal.”

That’s what veteran quarterbacks such asHall bring to the table.

Facing uphill battles all afternoon, Hallkept his composure and answered the belleach and every time for the Cougars. WhenSDSU took a 14-7 lead early in the secondquarter, Hall marched his squad down thefield on a 12-play, 68-yard drive whichended in a Hall touchdown pass. WhenBYU got the ball back tied at 14, Hall led theteam on a 14-play, 80-yard drive capped offby the quarterback keeper. When the Aztecstied it again at 21 in the third quarter, Hallthrew two more touchdown passes to keephis Cougars up for good.

“The big thing that hurt us is obviouslyMax is a tremendous quarterback,” Hoke said.

In a perfect SDSU world, sophomore quar-terback Ryan Lindley will become Hall-like inthe future. On Saturday, he was pretty close,throwing for 298 yards and three scores. Butan ill-advised throw in the second quartertook points out of the Aztecs’ pocket whenBYU defensive back Scott Johnson intercept-ed Lindley in the end zone.

But Hall threw his fair share of intercep-tions as a sophomore, grew from every singleone of them and became the quarterback heis today because of it.

Only time will tell if Lindley can do the same.

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In what was possibly the best game of hisyoung career, it was Ryan Lindley’s one bigmistake that may have cost his team theupset victory.

With the San Diego State football teamtied 14-14 with No. 18Brigham Young, thesophomore quarterbackdrove his team 56 yardsto the BYU 9-yard linelate in the second half.

But an interception in the endzone effec-tively prevented SDSU from posting any morepoints before halftime and allowed his coun-terpart, Cougar quarterback Max Hall, to drive80 yards down the field and score on a 1-yardrun as time ran out in the second half.

While it was Lindley who gave BYU (6-1,3-0 Mountain West Conference) the ballback, it was the Aztec defense that failed tostop the Cougars’ attack as Hall and companyracked up 512 yards of total offense in the 38-28 defeat of SDSU (2-4, 0-2).

“When you play the game, you’ve got toplay to win,” head coach Brady Hoke said.”There’s an intensity it takes to play to winand there’s a demeanor you play with. That’sthe most frustrating thing, because I thoughtour kids prepared well. They came in with agreat attitude, but I think at times, we didn’tplay with `I’m going to go win.’”

Hall accounted for 397 total yards as hepassed for 346 yards and three touchdownswith 51 yards and a touchdown on the ground.

“That was one of those games when, at theend of the game, it felt really good to win thegame,” Hall said. “I thought it was a battle. Ithought the San Diego State players and coach-es did a phenomenal job. They played reallyhard and gave us everything we could handle.”

While Hall stole the spotlight, Lindley putup impressive numbers of his own with 298yards and three touchdowns.

Though the Aztecs managed just 20 yardson the ground, Lindley’s performance cameas a relief to fans who have watched theoffense struggle in many games this year.

“We are gelling with coach (Al) Borges andthe offense,” Lindley said. “I think it’s reallygetting to the point where we understand

schemes. It’s more than just guys knowingwhere they’re supposed to go, but (that) theyunderstand what they’re doing and nowthey’re getting other guys open and thewhole schematics of the West Coast offense.”

Junior wide receiver Vincent Brownnotched his fifth 100-yard receiving effort insix games this year, finishing with eight catch-es for 147 yards while senior wide receiverDeMarco Sampson caught five passes for 77

yards and two touchdowns.SDSU’s next game will come this week-

end when the Aztecs travel to Fort Collins,Colo. to take on Colorado State in anotherMWC matchup.

FOOTBALL

BYU 38 SDSU 28

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Aztecs hang tough against No.18 Cougars

Senior wide receiver DeMarco Sampson helped showcase San Diego State offense’s potential with 77 yards on five catches and two touchdowns. Fellow widereceiver, senior Vincent Brown led SDSU in receiving in the game with eight catches for 147 yards and is currently third in the nation in total receiving yards.

Glenn Connelly / Photo Editor

Brigham Young’s senior quarterback Max Hall had 346 yards and three touchdowns through the air andalso tallied 51 yards on the ground with a a rushing touchdown he scored as time expired in the first half.

Glenn Connelly / Photo Editor

FOOTBALL

It had been almost two months since theSan Diego State volleyball team recorded a3-0 sweep.

On Aug. 28, SDSU swept Seattle in itsseason opener, but in the Aztecs’ 16 match-es since, they’ve lost at least one set inevery contest.

That changed on Friday night as SDSU(8-10, 3-5 Mountain West Conference) fin-

ished off Air Force (8-12, 0-8) in straight sets(25-19, 25-12, 25-17) atPeterson Gym to notchits second straightMWC win and clinch

the eighth consecutive loss for the Falcons.“It’s exciting to win 3-0,” head coach

Deitre Collins-Parker said. “One thing thatwe are really focusing on is finishing. So ifwe’re beating a team 2-0, then we want tofinish by beating them 3-0.”

The Aztecs’ offense was a big part of its

success, as SDSU’s .466 attack percentagewas the highest since they hit .473 againstHarvard on Sept. 18, 2003.

Kyley Sexton led all players with 16 killsand the sophomore outside hitter set acareer high with a .714 hitting percentage.

“It helps with a really great setter,”Sexton said. “V.O. (sophomore setterLauren Van Orden) did amazing today andthat really helps us a lot.”

Redshirt freshman libero KristiJackels, who leads the conference with4.25 digs per set, recorded 16 digs inthe three-set match.

Paije Pearson and Hannah Evans alsoplayed roles in the victory, as the respec-tive sophomore and junior outside hit-ters notched nine kills apiece.

“It was a really good win,” Evans said.“We’ve been working on finishing gamesfor a long time, considering we have atendency to go to five whenever weshould close it out in three. So it’s reallygood to be able to close this one out.”

The Aztecs’ next game will come onThursday in another MWC contestwhen SDSU takes on UNLV in LasVegas. The Rebels are 5-11 overall and 3-5 in conference play but are coming offa 3-0 sweep victory of their own againstMWC foe New Mexico.

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- If you stay focused today, you will accom-

plish great things. Luck is on your side.

TAURUS (April 20 - May 20) - Today is an 8

- You're not very aware of what's going on

around you. But you get caught up in the

natural flow and get things done.

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HUMOR

et me take you back toan innocent time.

A time when peo-ple continuously spec-ulated on the where-

abouts of Carmen Sandiego. Atime when people thought Zackfrom “Saved by the Bell” was thepinnacle of cool.

It was 1992 and I was 5years old.

I had completely forgottenabout this era, but I recently dis-covered a videotape containingprecious family memories. Afterwatching hours of family membersparading around in unfortunatefashion choices, and witnessing afrightening number of MCHammer impressions, I was donebeing nostalgic. I prepared to turnoff my ancient VCR, but stoppedwhen the flickering pixels on theTV displayed a young me dressedas a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle.Thanks to this tape, I was able toreconstruct an important memorythat was lost in the depths of mymind: my first fight.

It was Halloween. My parentslovingly watched as I struttedaround the playground dressedas Michaelangelo, who is easilythe coolest Ninja Turtle. I alsosported my green tights, brownshell and orange mask at wed-dings and baptisms.

Eventually I slipped awayfrom my parents’ gaze in searchof some juice boxes. A few min-utes into my quest I was con-fronted by the unholiest ofsights: The Ninja Turtles’ archen-emy, the Shredder, perched onthe top of my favorite slide.

The boy dressed as theShredder might have appearedcute to an outsider, but I knew hisinnocent act was a charade. I’dobserved all of his evil plots on TVand I couldn’t look past all thetimes he attacked my reptilianbrethren. He even stole the Statueof Liberty once, which was offen-sive not only as a Ninja Turtlesfan, but also as a young American.I had an obligation to defend myschool from his anti-pizza ways.

I surveyed the playground tosee if any like-minded studentscould help with my mountingoffensive. A girl to my left wasadorned in unicorn apparel.Lame. The boy to my right wascasting spells as a wizard --- yearsbefore Harry Potter made wizardscool, so I also filed him under thelame category. The search washopeless; I had to fight withoutother turtles by my side.

I started by calling out verbalwarnings in the Shredder’s direc-tion. Unfortunately, what sound-ed like legitimate threats in myhead didn’t carry the sameweight once the words wereformed. I couldn’t pronounce“Shredder,” instead it soundedmore like “Schwedah.” I wasn’tsure if he couldn’t understand meor if it was just unconvincing.

I had to meet the Shredder onequal ground. I couldn’t climbup the slide’s ladder because hecould easily thwart my ascent.No, I decided to crawl up the

slide itself. He still had the high-er ground, but at least I would bein the position to attack. Freshwith motivation, I defiantlypointed at him and yelled, “I’mcoming fow you Schwedah!”

For the first time he lookedconcerned.

I gripped the sides of the slideand slowly moved up the metallicsurface. It was slippery, but myturtle slippers clung to the surfacesurprisingly well. I prepared forthe approaching battle by pullingout my plastic nunchakus at thehalfway point. Despite resistancefrom the Shredder, I finallyreached the top of the slide.

The ensuing battle wasextremely epic. By that I mean Itotally dominated. He couldn’tmatch my lethal combination ofkicks and nunchaku fury.However, the fight ended abruptlywhen a mob of concerned parentsencircled us. We were both peeledoff the slide. I was furious.

“But I hafe to get theShwedah!” My parents chastisedme for being a bully. But eventhough they were outwardlymad, I knew they were secretlygrateful for my protection. Myanger subsided and I left theplayground feeling content. I did-n’t get to finish the battle, but Idid my part to stop evil that day.Cowabunga, dude.

—Jared Whitlock is a journalism sen-ior.

—This column does not necessarilyreflect the opinion of The DailyAztec.

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