All was well at Viejas Arena onSaturday night.

Coming into the game, the No.17/17 San Diego State basketballteam knew Mountain WestConference rival and co-leaderUNLV had lost to Wyoming, givingthe Aztecs a shot at sole possessionof first place in the conference.

The Aztecs also knew, following

their game against the TCU HornedFrogs, they would get a well-deserved break before they headedto Las Vegas to take on the Runnin’Rebels on Saturday. A week withoutgames should do the team some good.

“We need to get our legs back alittle bit,” SDSU head coach SteveFisher said. “I think that with thestretch we had and what we’ve beendoing, and the travel and everything,that it affected us physically a little bit.”

After some less-than-stellar shootingin its previous two games, SDSU shot50.8 percent from the field in route todefeating TCU (13-9, 3-4 MWC), 83-73,in front of a sellout crowd.

TCU jumped out to an early leadbefore SDSU was able to overcome

the deficit and take a seven-pointhalftime lead. SDSU outscored TCU12-6 in the start of second half anddominated the game.

The win gave the Aztecs (20-3, 6-1 MWC) sole possession of first placein the MWC heading into the secondhalf of conference play, and aschool-record seventh consecutiveseason with at least 20 victories.

Sophomore guard Jamaal Franklinhad a game-high 24 points and 11rebounds, while junior guard JamesRahon chipped in 16 points and jun-ior guard Chase Tapley contributed14 points.

The highlight of the night camewith 2:31 left in the first half.Following a missed 3-point attempt

by Rahon, Franklin rebounded theball in mid-flight and threw down anauthoritative reverse tip-jam.Franklin credits SDSU’s style of playas a reason for the victory.

“We were actually running the balland we weren’t really relying on setplays,” Franklin said. “We just ran theball, everyone contributed and wegot open shots.”

Saturday’s matchup betweenSDSU and No. 11/13 UNLV is slatedfor 1 p.m. at the Thomas & MackCenter. Again, the Aztecs will go intothe game with major conferenceregular-season championship impli-cations as the underdog. With fivedays to prepare, the Aztecs shouldbe ready for the challenge.

MONDAYFebruary 6, 2012Volume 97, Issue 68

WWW.T H E DA I LYA Z T E C .CO M

facebook.com/dailyaztectwitter: thedailyaztec

I N D E X :

SC

AN

C

OD

EF

OR

MO

BIL

EC

ON

TE

NT

6O P I N I O N

4E N T E R TA I N M E N TDr. Dog draws on theinfluence of psychedelicclassics to create its ownbluesy style.

W E AT H E R :

PARTLY CLOUDYHIGH: 70LOW: 49SUNSET: 5:26 PM

S D S U ’ SI N D E P E N D E N T

S T U D E N T N E W S PA P E R

S I N C E 1 9 1 3

FredKorematsuhonored foropposingracial profiling.

N E W S

B AC K PAG E

“All the black T-shirts in theworld won’t makeyou a rocker, ifyou think RobertPlant is a famous gardener.”

8

3RRyyaann SScchhuulleerrstaff writer

When shots aren’t falling in from theoutside, there’s a natural inclinationfor most basketball players: Startbringing the shots in closer.

That’s what the San Diego Statemen’s basketball team did onSaturday night in its 83-73 winagainst the Texas ChristianUniversity Horned Frogs.

After shooting 31.3 percent fromthe field in each of the last twogames and a combined 6-for-40from 3-point range, SDSU made aneffort to play from the inside out.

Senior forward Tim Shelton scoredonly four points, but when theAztecs threw the ball in to him hemade good decisions, which wasevident by his four assists. Junior for-ward DeShawn Stephens had animpressive performance, along withmore touches, as he scored 13 pointsand grabbed six rebounds.

“We were looking to go inside a lotmore today,” junior guard ChaseTapley said. “DeShawn and Garrett(and Tim Shelton) were able to finishsome nice buckets.”

The inside play led to an improvedoffensive game for SDSU, which shot

50.8 percent and coincidentallymade seven 3-pointers, one morethan the last two games combined.

“We threw it into (DeShawn) fromthe perimeter and we threw it in toGarrett from the perimeter,” SDSUhead coach Steve Fisher said. “Wescored off of it, we scored some in-the-paint baskets from our post play-ers, which is important to do.”

Fisher said he made it a point ofemphasis with his players to get theball to the big men.

“We also talked about how wehave to throw the ball into the postplayers,” Fisher said. “Because wehadn’t been throwing it in. That wasas much on me as it was on any-body, but we talked about it and theydid a good job tonight.”

Although the trio of senior forwardGarrett Green, Stephens and Sheltoncombined for 24 points on 15 shotattempts, scoring wasn’t the onlystatistic they had an impact on. Theyhelped in the rebounding depart-ment, too. Stephens had a game-high five offensive rebounds andhelped the Aztecs claim a plus-14edge on the boards.

AAnnttoonniioo MMoorraalleesssports editor

MEN ’S BASKETBALL

SDSU 83 | TCU 73

SDSU’s big men had a large role inSaturday’s win

SDSU leaves TCU feeling froggy

PETER KLUCH, SENIOR STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Post play pays dividends in win

PETER KLUCH , SENIOR STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

D A I L Y A Z T E CMonday,

February 6, 2012 S P O R T S2

This past Saturday was a crucialgame for the San Diego State waterpolo team, as it traveled north toLong Beach to take on No. 15 LongBeach State.

The first sprint began at noon, andfrom then on it was a close game.The first quarter ended with anevenly matched score of 2-2, and athalftime SDSU managed to get atwo-point lead of 6-4.

The second half consisted of bothteams scoring back and forth.

Despite the fact the Aztecs weredown by two points in the fourth quar-ter, freshman driver Anique Hermanncame through and scored two goals totie the game at 11.

While it was clear both teams weredetermined to take the win, seniortwo-meter defender Leanne Fordscored the winning goal on a powerplay with 1:10 remaining in the game.

In an incredibly close match,SDSU managed to pull out anincredible win, 13-12, which headcoach Carin Crawford called “A bigcharacter-building win.”

Senior utility Meaghan Poland stoodout with five total goals, while

Hermann ended the game withthree. Freshman utility TaelorMoreno and junior utility AmberPezzolla also contributed on offensewith two goals each.

According to Crawford, LBSU’s noisyfans made it difficult for the team toget into their element.

“Long Beach had a home crowd thatwas very rowdy and into the game,”she said. “It was hard for us to get intoour groove with that going on.”

Although Crawford was verypleased with a win against a highlyranked team, there were a fewdefensive flaws that could havebeen avoided.

“We gave up and traded a lot ofgoals; that kept slowing us down a lit-tle bit,” Crawford said. “That could havebeen better in terms of defense.”

The Aztecs will play againstHartwick at 3 p.m. this Thursday atthe Aztec Aquaplex.

They say everything is bigger inTexas, but the one thing the SanDiego State women’s basketball teamwanted to get bigger was an impres-sive 13-game winning streak, whichcame to an abrupt end on Saturday.

In one of its worst offensive per-formances of the season, SDSU (17-5,7-1 MW) was defeated by TexasChristian University 58-39 in Daniel-Meyer Coliseum.

SDSU could not get any offensiverhythm going, shooting 15-of-64from the field and had no playersscore in double figures.

TCU (12-11, 5-3 MW) is known forits defense, ranking first in the con-ference in both 3-point percentagedefense and field-goal percentagedefense, but SDSU simply could notget its shots to fall.

“You live by the jump shot, youdie by the jump shot,” SDSU headcoach Beth Burns said. “But you reapwhat you sow and unfortunately wehad to experience this.”

Through the first 10 minutes of thegame, the two teams were shootingmiserably, combining for a field goalpercentage of 19.2 (5-26).

TCU went to various zone defen-sive schemes after SDSU failed to

impress with its poor shooting dis-play. Still, the Aztecs managed tohead into the half ahead 20-18.

The Horned Frogs leaped ahead tostart the second half, beginning witha 6-0 run right out of the tunnel totake a 24-20 lead.

The score was tied at 28-28 with14:39 left in the game, and TCU tookcontrol while SDSU continued tomiss long-range shots and numer-ous layups, giving up an 11-1 run.

“They came out with a little bitmore intensity than us,” junior guardChelsea Hopkins said. “I don’t feel likeTCU did anything to waiver us; theirpressure didn’t make us force shotsor anything, we just could not putthe ball in the basket.”

The game went out of reach asTCU guard Briesha Wynn extendedthe SDSU deficit to 16 points with 3:49remaining. Wynn was the only playerto score in double figures, leading herteam with 16 points and fourrebounds in just 18 minutes of play.

Even though SDSU took 19 moreshots than TCU, it didn’t make much ofdifference because hardly any of themproduced points, especially frombeyond the arc. SDSU missed everysingle one of its 17 3-point attempts.

The Aztecs’ second-leading scorersophomore guard Kiyana Stampswent 0-15 from the field, while MWleading scorer, junior guard CourtneyClements, scored just four points.

SDSU will return home to avengethis loss against UNLV at 2 p.m. thisSaturday in Viejas Arena.

“We have to eat (the loss) for aweek long,” Burns said. “We’ll get alittle rest, we’ll get back at it and we’llfind out what we’re really made ofon Saturday.”

RRuubbeenn MMeezzaacontributor

WOMEN ’S BASKETBALL

WOMEN ’S WATER POLO

TCU 58 | SDSU 39

LLaauurraa BBaarrrriicckkstaff writer

No. 8 SDSU wins aclose one againstNo. 15 LBSU

SDSU 13 | LBSU 12

TCU puts a halt to 13-game winning streak

PETER KLUCH, SENIOR STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Advanced Test Preparation

BEHINDTHE NUMBERS

SPONSOREDBY

Advanced Test PreparationScore Higher, Aztecs!

5

.425

17

10

13

6

Game-winning streak snapped after the loss to TCU

Wins on the road for the Aztecs

Wins at home for SDSU

Wins for the Aztecs

Losses for SDSU this season

Shooting percentage for Courtney Clements

10 Non-conference wins

7 Mountain West Conference wins for SDSU

FOR SDSU WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Lady Aztecs end thelongest winningstreak of the season

FILE PHOTO

MEN’S BASKETBALL STANDINGS

1155--77 ((44--33))

Aztecs claimlast-minute win

1133--99 ((33--44)) 1111--1100 ((11--66)) 1100--1122 ((00--77))

2200--33 ((66--11)) 2211--44 ((55--22)) 1199--44 ((55--22)) 1188--55 ((44--33))

A UNLV loss on Saturday combined with a San Diego State win gives SDSU sole possession of first place.The Aztecs’ next two games are important as they take on the two teams that are tied for second. SDSUwill play UNLV on Saturday, Feb. 11 and New Mexico on Wednesday, Feb. 15.

D A I L Y A Z T E CMonday,February 6, 2012N E W S 3

Members of the student organiza-tion American Institute ofAeronautics and Astronautics at SanDiego State won second place in anational undergraduate space trans-portation design competition. Theteam received $1,500 from the AIAAFoundation; part of which will bedistributed to the participants.Another portion will be given backto SDSU’s division of AIAA.

According to AIAA treasurerRicardo Torres, the team consistedof 4 SDSU aerospace engineeringstudents: former project leaderSamantha Stoneman, who graduat-ed and is currently in Germany par-ticipating in a graduate program inspace development, current projectleader and aerospace engineeringsenior Evan Johnson, project man-ager Jessee Cuevas and TuanLuong, who completed the spaceteam’s design specs and computersystems. Professor of aerospaceengineering Dr. Nagy Nosseir servedas faculty advisor for the team.

According to Johnson, theintended purpose of the projectrevolved around space exploration.

The contest asked teams to designspace transportation capable ofsending paying passengers to orbitin a financially reasonable manner.

“The first missions would be to themoon or a near object,” Johnson said.

The awarded project, titledHydrogen Oxygen PlatformExperiment, holds a second utility.The team created a refueling stationto be sent to orbit either Earth orMars to assist exploration, accordingto Torres. The station would addi-tionally be able to refuel satellites,space stations and space shuttles forfarther space missions. Johnson saidthe fuel used would be liquid hydro-gen with a liquid oxygen oxidizer,both of which are commonly usedpropellants for space shuttles.

According to the team’s modelpresentation, offering satellite com-panies the ability to double orpotentially triple the lifespans oftheir parts could be the beginning ofa profitable business.

The students won the award lastfall at the 2010-2011 competitiontitled Undergraduate Student SpaceThe project was finalized in June oflast year after six months of work.

“When you first start these typesof projects, most people are (likely)to get bewildered, scared,” Johnsonsaid. “But it really helps you get intothe groove of things and you getused to making these sorts of engi-neering decisions.”

AArrttuurroo GGaarrcciiaastaff writer

Last Monday, assemblyman MartyBlock, the San Diego JapaneseAmerican Citizens League, NikkeiStudent Union, Asian Pacific StudentAlliance, UCSD Nikkei Student Unionand Vietnamese Student Associationgathered in the Fowler AthleticsCenter to commemorate the secondannual Fred Korematsu Day.

The statewide holiday celebratesthe life of Fred Korematsu. In 1942,President Franklin D. Rooseveltauthorized the internment of allAmerican citizens of Japaneseancestry, in response to the attackson Pearl Harbor. More than 110,000

men, women and children weredetained and had their propertyseized by the government. In an actof protest, Korematsu refused to turnhimself in. He was later arrested andconvicted of defying the govern-ment’s order. Korematsu appealed hiscase questioning the constitutionali-ty of interning citizens of Japanese-American descent. The case reachedthe Supreme Court in 1944.Ultimately the court ruled againsthim, citing the internment was justi-

fied because of military necessity. In 1982, however, a team of

Japanese-American lawyersreopened Korematsu’s case, resultingin his conviction being overturned.To honor his commitment to fightingcivil injustice, Korematsu received the

Presidential Medal of Freedom, thenation’s highest civilian honor, fromPresident Bill Clinton in 1998.

The theme of the on-campus cele-bration was courage. “Through hisexample, we’re going to talk aboutcivil liberties under the constitution,how one can be courageous in day today life and how we can take Fred

Korematsu’s example to do what webelieve is right,” NSU Vice PresidentStuart Mizokami said. AssemblymanBlock addressed the room via Skypefrom Sacramento. Block was a part ofthe team that introduced the assem-bly bill proposing Korematsu Day.

“The stand that (Korematsu) took isvery alive, very important today and

setting a day aside in his honor tomake sure our civil liberties remainunchallenged is critical,” Block said.

Those who attended the celebra-tion watched a documentary aboutKorematsu’s life and participated in apanel discussion afterwards. Tolearn more about Fred Korematsu,visit korematsuinstitiute.org

“Through his example, we’regoing to talk about civil liberties under the constitution... and how we can take FredKorematsu’s example to dowhat is right.”

Stuart Mizokami,vice president of

Nikkei Student Union PAIGE NELSON, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

TThhee ggrroowwiinngg ddeemmaanndd ffoorr ssiisstteerrhhooooddSan Diego State is looking to expand thenumber of sororities on campus. Thereare more fraternities than sororities, sothe National Panhellenic Conferencewill be soliciting bids to those interest-ed in starting a chapter at SDSU. Presen-tations for those interested will beginafter spring break.

FFuunnddrraaiissiinngg wwoorrkksshhoopp iinn ddeevveellooppmmeennttAssociated Students is developing afundraising workshop to help organiza-tion leaders learn how to prepare asuccessful fundraiser and help planners

approach reputable companies to workwith. The idea stemmed from a historyof failed fundraising experiences withan unnamed local restaurant.

BBuuddggeett aaccttiioonnA new committee called the BudgetReview Action Team began workingwith SDSU’s Division of Business andFinancial Affairs to review the universi-ty’s budget for the upcoming schoolyear. They will work together toresearch where the university’s fundsare going and how financial efficiencycan be increased.

As for California’s finances, there aremore proposed financial aid changes.Gov. Jerry Brown’s budget, which is tobe decided on this spring, could raisethe GPA requirement for Cal Grants forboth transfer students and incomingfreshmen. The Assumption Program ofLoans for Education, a programdesigned to aid teachers in paying offstudent loans, could be cut completelyfrom the budget.

Federal budget changes in Decemberaffected Pell Grant distribution. Studentsmay only receive the benefits of PellGrants for 12 semesters, rather than the

18 previously allowed. Also, the six-month grace period to start repayingstudent loans after graduation waseliminated. Payment plans for loansactivated after July 2012 will begin rightafter graduation.

AASS EExxeeccuuttiivvee BBooaarrdd EElleeccttiioonnssElections to join A.S. are coming up inspring. Feb. 10 is the deadline for stu-dents who wish to apply.

–Compiled by Contributor Amy Williams

AS BEAT

Engineering teamrockets to secondplace nationally

EEddwwaarrdd HHeennddeerrssoonncontributor

COURTESY OF AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF AERONAUTICS AND ASTRONAUTICS AT SAN DIEGO STATE

California politicians honor Fred Korematsu

Students soar in astronautics competition

It’s been more than 20 years sinceSgt. Pepper taught the band how toplay, but Dr. Dog takes a few cuesfrom the psychedelic pop of the1960s for its music. Blended into amusical concoction with influencesof blues, the band’s new album “BeThe Void” is the lo-fi remedy for thewinter blues.

The album opens with“Lonesome,” a bluesy number full ofslide guitar riffs. Dr. Dog thengrooves through 12 tracks, all clas-

sic in their own way, including theanthemic “These Days” and the sur-real ballad “How Long Must I Wait.”One of the star tracks is classic-gui-tar heavy “Big Girl,” incorporating anequally expansive guitar solo.

The standout track of the albumis the song “Warrior Man.” The songincorporates all of the great influ-ences from the psychedelic era andtransforms it into a lo-fi anthem forthe modern day, using some space-age electronic sound bites as well,intertwining with the harmonics theband is known for.

The closing song, “Turning TheCentury,” is what would result if TheBeatles mixed Southern rock into

“Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts ClubBand.” It ends the album on a fittingnote, blurring the line of a musicalchronology when it comes totrending styles. The album is theeagerly awaited follow-up to 2010’s“Shame, Shame,” and represents theband’s sixth LP. The album is outtomorrow and is available fromANTI Records.

Dr. Dog plays San Diego at theBelly Up Tavern in Solana Beachtomorrow night. Purling Hiss isopening. The show begins at 9 p.m.and is for ages 21 and older. Ticketsare sold out, but a few may still beavailable on Craigslist and otherticket resellers.

D A I L Y A Z T E CMonday,

February 6, 2012 E N T E R TA I N M E N T4

CCoouurrttnneeyy RRooggiinnstaff writer

SNEAK PEEK

PASS THE POPCORN

Sasquatch lineuprevealed for May

SNEAK PEEK

For those unable to attend theCoachella Valley Music and ArtsFestival this year, fear not — thereare other festivals within reach.Granted, reaching the other eventsdemands a bit of a road trip — or, inthe case of South By Southwest, asteep financial commitment — butthe adventure is well worth the cost.

For the uninitiated, SasquatchMusic Festival is a four-day eventfeaturing a broad range of music,comedy and other performances atThe Gorge Amphitheatre in George,Wash. during Memorial Day week-end in late May. The 1,229-mile, 22-hour drive is not for the weakheart-ed, but those who make the journeyare in for sweeping vistas, crystal-clean air, green natural beauty and atruly unforgettable experience.

Producers Live Nation and Adam

Zacks released the lineup last Friday.Jack White is set to release a soloeffort early this year; he will beheadlining at this year’s Sasquatch.The iconic, dancy, irresistible Beck isalso featured. The festival will alsoinclude many of the same musiciansperforming at Coachella. The Shins,Bon Iver, M. Ward, Girl Talk and Feistwill stop in at The Gorge after festiv-ities wrap up in Indio. Post-rockersMogwai and Explosions in the Skywill play on the Bigfoot Stage. JackBlack and Kyle Gass will also play asTenacious D and sketch groupPortlandia will perform skits as well.

Event organizers have announcedfour-day passholders will have in-and-out privileges this year. SeveralVIP packages with prices reaching$6,500 are also available. Thesepackages provide everything fromfully furnished safari tents to yurts totickets including food and beverages.

The complete lineup, along withsong samples of the performing artists,is available at sasquatchfestival.com

The San Diego State School ofTelevision, Film and New Media helda student film showcase Friday nightin Don Powell Theatre. Friday’sshowcase, the second of a two-nightfestival, focused on longer-form stu-dent films with run times of 10-15minutes. Despite several technicalproblems involving improper DVDencoding that prevented several stu-dent films from screening, the sixfilms that ran all demonstrated amultitude of talent across genres.

The festival kicked off with thehilarious sex comedy “Deep Dish.”The hapless virgin protagonist Todd(“the Rod”) is coerced into deliveringa pizza for a co-worker. When Toddshows up to the house, a sultryvoice asks him to come inside. Thisquintessentially-‘80s porno plotturns on its head as Todd realizesthat, in fact, a porn is being filmed inthe house and he is mistaken for thetalent. Sharp acting and clever visu-al gags will appeal to fans of Farrellybrothers films and the Trey Parkerand Matt Stone comedy “Orgazmo.”Behind-the-scenes footage of “DeepDish” is available on YouTube.

The lone documentary of the show-case, director Pat Clark’s “Language of

War” focuses on the complexities ofcross-cultural communication in a warzone. At the onset of the Iraq War,American and coalition forces sweptacross the country without any train-ing in Arabic or competency in Iraqiculture, leading to unnecessary blood-shed and distrust on both sides.Americans recruited Iraqis as transla-tors and embedded them with troopsduring patrols into hazardous regions.However, terrorist cells in the countryview the translators as traitors and tar-get them for attacks. As the U.S. troopsand the protection they provide fortranslators withdraw from Iraq, thedocumentary raises questions aboutthe human cost of American foreignpolicy and the deleterious effect it hason its allies. Clark combines newsfootage with interviews featuring Iraqitranslators while providing minimalcommentary — allowing the transla-tors to tell their stories themselves.

Director Hilary Andrews’ twee,“Amelie”-esque comedy “TheLinguist” tells the story of a word-obsessed SDSU student with asesquipedalian vocabulary who sud-denly finds himself at a loss for anappropriate descriptor when hespots a certain female student in thelibrary. This leads him on a search tofind her identity and the bon motthat appropriately encapsulates hisfeelings. To aid him in his quest, sheleaves little fortune cookie clues thathe must follow if he wants to findher. Andrews uses on-screen dic-tionary definitions and smart narra-tion to keep the main character’sobsessive personality playful.

Director Stephen Crutchfield’s heav-ily symbolic drama “El Abuelo” focuseson the friendship between an autistic,nonverbal 12-year-old and a migrantworker. After the 12-year-old injureshis leg at the bottom of a canyon, apaternal migrant worker takes himback to his camp. The worker sharesinformation about his family and hisexperiences with the boy while theboy’s family fears he has beenabducted. The trailer for “El Abuelo”is available on Vimeo.com.

If “Tenacious D in the Pick ofDestiny” and “This Is Spinal Tap” wereunited in unholy matrimony with BenStiller as the officiant, “Rock Off”would be their hilarious offspring.Director Greg Nicolayeff’s mocku-mentary features the finalists of the“Triannual Rock-Off.” A faux newsanchor interviews the two competi-tors, Emo Chris and Kevin theShredder, before launching into pitch-perfect parodies of emo and ‘80s hairmetal during the competition.

The last film of the night, andarguably the best, was director JoshKrohn’s tightly constructed comedicthriller “Firesale.” After a guy and girlspend the night in his apartment, shehires movers to steal all of his posses-sions. However, she fails to recognizethat he is a con artist as well. Thisleads to a series of smart twists andescalating traps between the two.With excellent pacing, great actingand sharp writing, “Firesale” begs tobe expanded beyond its 15-minuterun time. For more information about“Firesale,” visit jaydeekay.com.

AAnnddrreeww YYoouunnggeerrsenior staff writer

COURTESY OF ELIZABETH WEINBERG AND PARK THE VAN

Dr. Dog has the remedy

JJoohhnn AAnnddeerrssoonnentertainment editor

Despite hitches, TFM Fest showcases talent

PHOTODISC

CHRIS POCOCK, OPINION EDITOR

Student filmmakersshine with six captivating flicks

Although the San Diego NormalSchool was founded as a trainingfacility for elementary school teach-ers, one of the first seven facultymembers hired was a music instruc-tor. Forty years later in 1937, SanDiego State’s School of Music wasformally established. The School ofDance was created 56 years later, andthe two combined to create theSchool of Music and Dance. The pro-gram will be celebrating its 75thanniversary by offering a number ofperformances throughout the springdesigned to honor alumni and show-case student talent.

While much has changed duringthe past 75 years, students face manyof the same challenges as when the

School of Music first opened. DonnaConaty, the department’s director,said the world economy and stabilitywas a lot like it is today. “There was awar brewing in Europe, the U.S. wasin the midst of the Great Depressionand students faced the same uncer-tainty then as they do now,” she said.“Yet, they still chose to pursue adegree in the arts. It is testament tothe importance of the arts, reflectingthe essential truths about what it is tobe human in a given time and place.”

Conaty said each year the schooloffers more than 300 performancesof a variety of types of music anddance. With everything ranging fromtraditional classical chamber musicto electro-acoustic, jazz to Javanesegamelan, opera to contemporarydance, there are, of course, bound tobe a variety of memorable perform-ances within the past 75 years. Someof these highlights include massivechoirs of more than 600 studentsperforming large masterworks withan orchestra during the 1960s,renowned visiting artists in variousworld music traditions, jazz greats and even a 1980s performance by the

New York Philharmonic orchestra.However, Conaty said the school

goes beyond performances; it likes togive back to the community as well.Some of this philanthropy includesfaculty and students playing orches-tra concerts each spring to more than600 elementary school students freeof charge, as well as working with at-risk youth and veterans using musicand dance to aid in recovery. TheSchool of Music and Dance is one ofthe leading music education pro-grams and its track record proves it.

“Nearly 100 percent of our music

education students are hired upongraduation (and) 65 percent of allmusic educators in San Diego Countyare SDSU alums,” Conaty said.

The 75th anniversary of the Schoolof Music and Dance is important forConaty because it allows the schoolthe opportunity to share the talentsof its faculty, students, alumni andemeriti with the community. To com-memorate the anniversary, theschool is presenting speciallydesigned events to commemoratethe past, provide a sample of currentmusic and dance practices and lookforward to the future.

“Through these events, (SDSUreengages) many alumni and (high-lights) the talents to the region,”Conaty said. “Regardless of yourinterest, whether it be opera, dance,jazz, orchestra or choir, there is a 75thanniversary event for you.”

The opera “The Magical Flute”begins at 7 p.m. this Friday, continu-ing through the weekend. TheHausmann Quartet and SDSUSymphony Orchestra both have per-formances later in the month. Formore information on the details anddates of these performances, visitmusic.sdsu.edu.

D A I L Y A Z T E CMonday, February 6, 2012E N T E R TA I N M E N T 5

Send your mate a

VALENTINE’S

MESSAGE!

To express your love, visit

To express your love, visit

www.thedailyaztec.com

www.thedailyaztec.com

To express your love, visit

www.thedailyaztec.com

and your message could be

published in our Valentine’s Day issue!

SNEAK PEEK

Music and Dance celebrates its 75th year

SSaammaanntthhaa HHiirrsscchhstaff writer

COURTESY OF POLKA DOT IMAGES

One of SDSU’s firstschools to put on freeevents this spring

“Regardless of your interest,whether it be opera, dance,jazz, orchestra or choir, thereis a 75th anniversary event for you.”

Donna Conaty, director of the School of Music

D A I L Y A Z T E CMonday,

February 6, 2012 O P I N I O N6

tudents, be advised: If youattend San Diego State,Rick Santorum doesn’tthink you should be here.According to presidential

hopeful Santorum, universities are crit-ical for “the left holding and maintain-ing power in America.” If you are cur-rently a person of faith, you shouldalso be aware of the statistic Santorumrecently shared with an audience inFlorida. He said, “Sixty-two percent ofchildren who enter college with a faithconviction, leave without it.”

First of all, I am impressed whenchildren go to college. Most of thechildren I know are younger than 18,and most of them are not done withhigh school. Secondly, there may besome reasons for this alarming andprobably false statistic.

Santorum is an unapologeticCatholic. The guy is proud of his faith.You see the word I used there? I’ll useit again. Faith. There, I used it again. Ifyou are a student, or if you have everbeen in an academic environment,you may have noticed faith isn’t a veryimportant part of college. College islargely biased toward the accumula-tion of knowledge, which is based onthe study of reality.

Santorum has begun his assault onhigher education largely in responseto President Barack Obama’s commit-ment to speaking about the impor-tance of education. Listen to this left-ish propaganda direct from the mouthof Obama: “I want us to produce 8million more college graduates by

2020, because … America has to havethe highest share of graduates com-pared to every other nation.” In thesame speech Obama said, “Educationis the economic issue of our time.”

Sure, Mr. President. We all knowwhat’s really going on. You justwant kids to go to college so they’llget indoctrinated and comply withyour left-wing agenda. Pretty soonthere will be a whole generation ofeducated and / or indoctrinatedyoung Americans wanting to drivehybrid cars, eat tofu and go to yogaclass with their hemp clothes andNPR tote bags. Obama’s got a sinis-ter plan indeed, and Santorum

recently called Obama out for hisinsistence that Americans shouldget a chance to go to college, call-ing such a notion “elitist snobbery.”

But while we’re on the subject ofleft-wing indoctrination centers —known by some as universities — Ithought this next bit of informationwould be relevant. You’re not going tobelieve this: Santorum went to college.He went to three of them, actually.Our anti-education crusader attendedPenn State, University of Pittsburghand Dickinson School of Law. I won-der why he did that? After all, a collegedegree isn’t required to be a congress-man. How did he manage to keep hismoral bearings while under attack inthe most dubious of ethical environ-

ments? Perhaps he was going under-cover, toiling through years of educa-tion — uh, I mean, indoctrination — inorder to warn future generations ofthe dangers of thinking and learningthings. He certainly doesn’t seem toexhibit the telltale signs of an educatedperson. He must have found a way tobravely resist the professors attempt-ing to mold his young mind. Maybehis school had one of those “Teach orPreach” lists, so he didn’t have to thinktoo much in his classes.

We should all be aware of one pos-sible reason for Santorum’s reluctanceto encourage Americans to go toschool. Statistics have shown thosewith higher levels of education tend tovote for Democrats. This may bebecause, as Stephen Colbert so suc-cinctly put it, “Reality has a well-known liberal bias.” MaybeRepublicans strongly believe theyknow what is best for America, so it isessential to keep voters uneducated.

As a student, I can’t help but get alittle freaked out at the thought of aman with these ideas sitting in theOval Office and possessing theauthority to use nuclear weapons.Education is obviously a critical issuefor our nation, and it seems like thelatest herd of would-be “leaders”don’t take the development of ourcollective national intelligence seri-ously. Santorum’s statements are rep-resentative of a greater problem inour national dialogue regarding thetopic of education.

You see, the only type of personaladvancement elected officials such asSantorum are preoccupied with latelyis gratuitous self-promotion. Any legis-lation or policy that would serve tocreate better, more capable and highlyeducated generations of Americans issecondary in Santorum’s mind todumbing down America as a whole, tocreate an easily manipulated genera-tion of future voters. Isn’t it time for us,as citizens, to demand a higher classof politician? Would it be too much toask for a leader who actually wantsAmerica to be great? It might be. Afterall, some may interpret aspirations ofgreatness as “elitist snobbery.”

—Kenneth Leonard is an Englishjunior.

he precarious financialsituation of theCalifornia StateUniversity educationsystem is well-docu-

mented. For the 427,000 students inthe CSU system who are pursuing ahigher education, whether under-graduate or postgraduate, the ven-ture is becoming a more significantfinancial burden with each passingyear. An accessory to this fact is theoverriding perception that studentsare being utilized as a means ofbailing out the budgetary woesthat plague the system. Shiftingthe weight of economic shortcom-ings to the students, through con-tinually increasing tuition, is acommonly used tactic.

This school year brought totaltuition increases of 22 percent to theCSU system; and this past November,the Board of Trustees approvedanother 9 percent increase for theupcoming school year. According toan official press release from the CSUsystem, the 22 percent increaseraised an additional $300 million dur-ing the current school year, but thisfigure was still far less than the $750million reduction from state fundingto the CSU budget.

California Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom,who serves as a trustee, has been anardent supporter for the financialinterests of students. He delivered thefollowing quote this past week onthe topic of escalating tuition costsduring a radio interview with KQED:“Higher education is the reason thiseconomy has succeeded over thelast half-century plus,” Newsom said.“We are losing that key advantage.You’ve doubled tuition since 2007,you’ve tripled it since 2001, you’repricing out the middle class. This is aserious code-red crisis.”

There is some certain truth inhis statement. If the escalating costof higher education turns into asystem that indirectly discriminatesbased upon a student’s economicbracket, major opportunities willbe lost. The financial standing ofan 18-year-old student who isentering college as a freshman isby no means an indicator of thepotential successes that studentcould achieve. More simply, ifescalating costs make pursuinghigher education an unrealisticoption, something not unfath-omable, then a larger probabilityexists that the university, and thestate, will suffer because of thosemissed opportunities.

Newsom’s financial figures fromhis radio interview, of tuition dou-bling since 2007, and tripling since2001, are nearly accurate. In 2001,the cost of tuition and fees to attendSan Diego State as a full-timeundergraduate student was $1,776.By 2007, that figure had nearly dou-bled to $3,428. This school year,those costs will equal $6,578. Thisrate of increase actually gives SDSUthe dubious distinction of havingone of the top-10 fastest-growingtuition costs among public four-yearinstitutions in the nation. Between2007-08 and 2009-10, tuitionincreased 43 percent, placing SDSUas number 10 on the list. Of theother schools in the top 10, fivewere in the CSU system.

The future of tuition increasescould be even more horrifying.Throughout the past decade the CSUsystem has increased tuition ninetimes in 10 years, and these increaseshave averaged an annual increase of15 percent. This means the tuition astudent expects to pay when enter-ing as a freshman is likely far lessthan what they will actually berequired to pay.

Comparatively, the national aver-age during the past decade was a 6percent increase in tuition. There isa breaking point. As the cost oftuition continues to increase, otheroptions will be seriously considered;whether they are for-profit universi-ties, out-of-state education, interna-tional education or foregoing theentire educational process.

In the wake of these startling fig-ures a group of students at Universityof California Riverside has proposed anew student-financing plan aimed toafford the escalating costs of attend-ing college in the state of California.Within the “UC Student Investment

Proposal,” students would not beburdened with any upfront tuition,but would pay 5 percent of theirincome to the system for 20 yearsfollowing graduation. UC PresidentMark Yudof was so impressed withthe idea that he dispatched membersfrom his inner-circle to meet withthe students “to evaluate viability.”

A plan of this nature has a tremen-dous amount of merit. First off, itsproposal has been acknowledged bythose in power, and the Board ofTrustees of the UC system have dis-played a willingness to engage indialogue, which shows a receptiveattitude toward the escalating costsof higher education. Realizing thatthose hit the hardest in this situation,the students, could serve as a sourceof remedy for the situation is a victo-ry. A small one, but still a victory.Through incorporating a student per-spective, and directly exploring a planput forth by students, a precedencemay be established of direct involve-ment with students regarding finan-cial decisions in the future.

The feasibility of this plan will cer-tainly have to be examined. Defaultrates could be incredibly expensive,and major obstacles exist in additionto the prospect of universities losinga significant source of immediaterevenue. However, even analyzingthe plan demonstrates recognition ofthe major problem that is escalatingtuition costs. If tuition continues toincrease at such a pace, a completeredesign may need to take place —just what this plan proposes. All stu-dents who attend public universitiesin California should pay close atten-tion, because the implications of theoutcome, albeit a longshot, couldimpact our personal financial bur-dens in the near future.

BBrrooddyy BBuurrnnssstaff columnist

R E T R AC T I O N

KKeennnneetthh LLeeoonnaarrddcontributor

Education, shmeducation

MCT CAMPUS

Within the “UC Investment Proposal,” students would pay 5 percent of their income tothe system for 20 years following graduation.

BBRROODDYY BBUURRNNSS IS

SEEKING HIS MASTER’SIN BUSINESS ADMINIS-TRATION

In the column titled “CityBeatoverstates juvenile hall rapestats,” published Jan. 31, TheDaily Aztec falsely reportedthere are more than 12 juve-nile facilities in San DiegoCounty; in truth there are 11facilities, five of which are fordetention. It was also incor-rectly reported the Juvenile

Probation Department inten-tionally and illegally falsifiedreports, the OIA investigatesallegations of law enforce-ment misconduct, that publicrecords become public whencases are closed and thatcounty officials aren’t theones responsible for misre-ported numbers.

Assumptions were alsomade regarding the relation-ship status of a previous detaineewith a former detention officerand the possible reasons whyrapes in juvenile detention cen-ters were not reported.

The Daily Aztec regretsthese errors.

Any legislation or policy thatwould serve to create better,more capable and ... educatedgenerations of Americans is secondary in Santorum’s mind to dumbing down America ... to create an easily manipulatedgeneration of future voters.

New tuition planhas great merit

S

T

D A I L Y A Z T E CMonday, February 6, 2012C L A S S I F I E D S 7

SERVICES

Over 60% of the students get C’s, D’s and F’s. Don’t settle for that nonsense! Get into our awesome reviews and score higher!

www.aplusreview.com589-9900 1-5PM

REVIEW

ECON101 • 102

SDSU is a curved grading system. Over 60% of the class typically receives C’s, D’s and F’s.

We dumb down and perfectly explain the ques-tions, exercises, prob-lems, vocab and con-cepts. Our students learn the material perfectly and typically earn the highest grades in the class.Join us and score high.

www.aplusreview.com589-9900 1-5PM

A B C D F

10%

20%

40%

20%

10%

Econ101

Acctg201

Econ102

Stats119

Math120

MIS180

Acctg202

MIS301

MIS302

FIN323

FIN325

FIN329

ARRESTED? DUI? THEFT? Call Attorney Bradley Corbett for all Misdemeanors and Felonies. (619) 800-4449. Student Discount.

SERVICES SERVICES SERVICES

NEED A PLACE TO LIVE? Live in ahouse with a friendly neighborhoodright by state! Looking for TWO room-mates. Co-ed friendly. Each person hastheir own room for only $550/month.

No utilities paid. Washer and dryer incl.Lease ends in August 2012. (No petsplease). If interested, call/text (925)

548-8233.

ROOMFOR RENT

NONEWSIS

BADNEWS.

So be sure to stay informedby picking up a copy of

The Daily Aztec every day at one of the many paper racks

on the SDSU campus!

The Daily Aztecis going mobile.

Get ready for thenext generationof daily news.

thedailyaztec

pleaseRECYCLETHISPAPER.CHECK US OUT ONLINE @

ARE YOU READY

FOR THE EXPERIENCE

OF A LIFETIME?

For more information about the position,

please email your resumé to:

daads@mail.sdsu.edu or call 619.594.7291

The Daily Aztec is Now Hiring For

Advertising Account Executives!

BUILD YOUR RESUMÉ AND GAIN

REAL WORLD BUSINESS EXPERIENCE!www . t h e d a i l y a z t e c . c om / j o b s

THE DAILY AZTEC DOES NOTENDORSE OR SUPPORT ANDHAS NO AFFILIATION WITH THEPRODUCTS OR SERVICESOFFERED IN THE CLASSIFIEDSSECTION.

D A I L Y A Z T E CMonday,

February 6, 2012 B AC K PAG E8

Difficulty Level: 1 out of 4

Instructions: Complete the gridso each row, column and 3-by-3box (in bold borders) containsevery digit 1 to 9. For strategieson how to solve Sudoku, visitwww.sudokudragon.com

Solutions available online atwww.thedailyaztec.com

©2012, TRIBUNE MEDIA SERVICES INC.

AACCRROOSSSS1 PC screens5 Bumbling types9 Washer or

dryer: Abbr.13 Banister14 “Deck the Halls”

syllables15 Cuba, to Castro16 *Start of a

Jackie Gleason“Honeymooners” catchphrase

19 Capone associ-ate Frank

20 Political satiristMort

21 Pale23 “Be right with

you!”25 Moe, Curly or

Larry28 Space-saving

abbr.29 *Vivaldi classic,

with “The”33 Pot-scrubbing

brand34 Fencing sword35 King with a

golden touch36 *Cat’s blessing,

so it’s said39 Brainstorms42 Company with

a “swoosh” logo43 “The Racer’s

Edge”46 *Tennessee

Ernie Ford hitabout coal min-ing

49 Musician’s asset50 Big name in tea51 New Orleans

university53 Orch. section54 Coarse file58 Pantyhose that

came in a shell59 What the starred

answers startwith

63 Upscale hotelchain

64 Potatoes’ part-ner

65 Post-Christmasretail event

66 Bog fuel67 Hwy. accident

respondents68 Managed care

gps.

DDOOWWNN1 Chums2 Met by chance3 Men’s wear

accessories4 Bandits in

Vegas?5 More than

occasionally, toa bard

6 Oohs’ partners7 Circus insect

8 Scout uniformcomponent

9 Help10 Free TV ad11 Layered building

material12 Layered ris-

torante offering17 Feudal estate18 “Do it, or __!”22 Loch of legend24 Filmmaker

Ethan or Joel26 Domesticated27 Suffix with

psych30 Ivy League sch.

in Philly31 Got going again,

as a fire32 Fancy watch36 NHL part: Abbr.37 “Understood”38 Dryer outlet

39 Followers: Suf.40 Low-cal soda41 Radical43 Company asso-

ciated with thealcoholic “7” ina “7 and 7”

44 Citrus hybrid45 Gets the creases

out of47 BrontĎ’s

“Jane __”48 “Star Trek”

helmsman52 Dog restraint55 Zenith56 Goblet feature57 Jr.’s exam60 Cell “messen-

ger,” briefly61 Tailor’s

concern62 Fourths of gals.

Solutions available online at www.thedailyaztec.com

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (2/6/12) Partners areyour greatest resources: Leverage theirtalents to bring mutual dreams to fruition.Spending could seem overly easy this year,so make sure you handle your basics(calendars, budgets, alarms).

To get the advantage, check the day's rating:10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.

ARIES (March 21 - April 19) - Today is a 7 -You can start enjoying yourself aroundnow; the odds are in your favor. Check outan interesting suggestion. Listen to yourfamily. No need to decide yet.

TAURUS (April 20 - May 20) - Today is an 8- A little effort restores harmony. A femalesoothes ruffled tempers. A balancedcheckbook is only part of it. Make love andromance a priority.

GEMINI (May 21 - June 21) - Today is a 7 -You're really learning now. Consult withyour team. Send off the paperwork for araise in funding. Saving resources can beeasy. Play with friends.

CANCER (June 22 - July 22) - Today is a 9 -If you can put up with an offensive tone,you can do well. You're full of ideas formaking money. Only use what you have,and keep your eye on the ball.

LEO (July 23 - Aug. 22) - Today is an 8 -The shyness is only temporary. You're atrue leader now, with increasing influence.Trust your intuition to solve any puzzlesalong the way. You know what to do.

VIRGO (Aug. 23 - Sept. 22) - Today is a 6 -

Your best move could be a well-thought-out surprise. Just say what's on your mind.You're wiser than you may realize. Bigstories are proof of that.

LIBRA (Sept. 23 - Oct. 22) - Today is a 9 -You're sociable today and tomorrow,which plays to your advantage. Friendshelp you open new doors and discovernew treasures. You level up.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23 - Nov. 21) - Today is an 8- You're being tested, but there's no needto worry. Follow your heart. You'll do fine.Friends and finances don't mix well fornow.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 - Dec. 21) - Today isa 6 - Relationships may require patienceright now. Focus on what you have ratherthan on what you're missing. Don't worry.Be open to happy surprises.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 - Jan. 19) - Today isan 8 - You can make it happen as long asyou stay strong and avoid the usualdistractions. Be open to new ideas, and bewilling to reinvent yourself.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 - Feb. 18) - Today is a 9- Create new opportunities with your teamfor the next couple of days. If you don'thave a team, join one, or invent one. Focuson abundance.

PISCES (Feb. 19 - March 20) - Today is a 9 -Hit the ground running to tackle projectsas they come to you. There's no time fordistractions since there's more workcoming in. Allow for different points ofview.

©2012, TRIBUNE MEDIA SERVICES INC.

BY NANCY BLACK,TRIBUNE MEDIA SERVICESHOROSCOPE

BY THE MEPHAM GROUP,TRIBUNE MEDIA SERVICESSUDOKU

BY RICH NORRIS & JOYCE LEWIS,TRIBUNE MEDIA SERVICESCROSSWORD

Apply to be a writer for The Daily Aztec!www.thedailyaztec.com/jobs

osers. They’re every-where. Go to Starbucks:They’re writing screen-plays on their laptops.Go to Guitar Center:

They’re playing power chords on aguitar they can’t afford. Go to … well,go anywhere in San Diego Countyand chances of seeing one of thesehipsters are higher than Kobe Bryant’sdivorce settlement.

Urbandictionary.com defines theterm “poser” as “one who pretendsto be someone (they are) not.”While a simple text definition ismore than sufficient to describe thetype of people who would fall underthis poser umbrella, more specificexamples are needed to fully under-stand just who these people are,what makes them tick and, mostimportantly, how to identify them byno more than a mere glance.

WWrriitteerr GGuuyyThis is the guy who takes nine min-utes to order his coffee at Starbucksbecause of all his special requests andthen proceeds to take a seat near thefront window so everyone who walksby can see him. Why does he want tobe seen? He’s busy toiling away on hislaptop writing the next Citizen Kane.At least, that’s the image he has in hismind. What the rest of us see is a guywho’s using the MacBook his parentsbought him for Christmas to write aterrible screenplay that’s never goingto be seen by anyone except hisanorexic, chain-smoking girlfriend.He wants to be seen as deep andintellectual, but the only thing about

him that’s deep is that enormous cof-fee he just ordered.

FFiigghhtteerr GGuuyyThis is the guy with a closet full ofone-size-too-small Affliction T-shirts who orders every UFC pay-per-view event, and yet has neverplaced his hand inside a boxingglove. He struts around town likehe’s the cock of the walk, hopinghis steroid-induced muscles andfalse bravado will serve as signals ofintimidation to others who mightdare question his toughness. Thisattitude works on most of the pop-ulation: That is, until he has one toomany Heinekens and picks a fightwith someone who actually knowshow to box. All the muscles in theworld are no match for propertechnique, and his broken nose andtorn T-shirt prove this. Thankfully,he has a closet full of backups.That’ll be the last time he picks afight with that girl.

FFoooottbbaallll GGuuyyThis is the guy who spends everySunday watching the pre-game show,the halftime show, the post-gameshow and, somewhere in between,every play on NFL RedZone. He oncespent an entire Thanksgiving dinnertelling his Uncle Angus about the dif-ference between 3-4 and 4-3 defens-es. Yet, he weighs 140 pounds and has

never worn a pair of shoulder pads.Ask him to throw a football and hisform looks like a newborn giraffe try-ing to walk. All he wants is to beaccepted by the jocks. I guess he canalways do their homework.

RRoocckk SSttaarr GGuuyyThis is the guy with a punch cardfrom Hot Topic that has more holesthan an M. Night Shyamalan movieplot. He owns a T-shirt from everyband that’s ever been on the cover ofAlternative Press and his hair is dyed abrilliant shade of black. Unfortunately,his knowledge of music stops at hiswardrobe. If he were asked to play a Gmajor chord on a Stratocaster, hewould curl up on the floor in the fetalposition and urinate on himself. Allthe black T-shirts in the world won’tmake you a rocker, if you think RobertPlant is a famous gardener. He wantsgirls to think he’s hardcore, but beinghardcore takes more than just puttinga Hawthorne Heights sticker on theback of your mom’s minivan.

Posers come from all walks of life,from the athletic to the musical andback again. Most can be easily identi-fied by their attire, while othersrequire an actual conversation beforerevealing themselves as completetools. Whatever the case may be, bewary not to fall under the spell ofthese hipster wannabes. All they wantis to be seen and admired for doingsomething they think looks cool.

Well, I should probably wrap thisup. The barista in the green apron justannounced my coffee is ready.

PLEASE NOTE:The views expressed in the written works of this issue do not necessarily reflect the opinion of The DailyAztec. Letters to the editor can be sent to letters@thedailyaztec.com. Story ideas can be sent to tips@thedai-lyaztec.com.

C O N TAC T :

GENERAL INFORMATION619.594.4199

FOR ALL OTHER CONTACTS, PLEASEVISITthedailyaztec.com

Photo Editor Antonio Zaragoza captured this memorable moment, as cadets of the Army ROTC took the oath of

enlistment during halftime to a standing, roaring crowd.

FINEST HOUR

SDS-VIEW

CChhrriiss BBllaakkeemmoorreegraphics specialist

HUMOR

Posers take the streets

P