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OLIvIA LItSEysenior staff writer_____________________________________
Fearless is not only a word that reminds us all of past obsessions with Taylor Swift in her heyday. It’s also a precisely descriptive word of the students being admitted into San Diego State’s new bachelor of music degree’s music entrepreneurship and business track in the professional studies specialization on campus: determined students who are not afraid to dream. It’s a program for artists in particular that works toward not only the essential development of artistic skills, but the installment of entrepreneurial and practical business skills as well to prepare them for the modern world of art after college.
The idea for this new opportunity in the bachelor’s for music degree was from the mind of Associate Dean of the College and Professional Studies and Fine Arts and Program Adviser Donna Conaty.
“Music often comes down to performance, operations or the administration side,” Conaty said. “But it’s so much more than that. The entrepreneurship side is a whole different way of thinking.”
As an oboist herself, who to this day performs in a professional ensemble, Conaty is passionate about and has an inside perspective on the music world.
“It’s really about having a different vantage point on how to make the art move forward,” Conaty said.
She was able to start the program when she saw an opportunity with the introduction of the entrepreneurship minor into the SDSU catalog in 2013.
Alex DeNoble, executive director of the Lavin Entrepreneurship Program, has also been instrumental in the creation of this program.
“We typically talk in entrepreneurship about passion, how you have to have a passion and a drive and a belief in your own abilities,” DeNoble said. “We think musicians bring that on the artistic side, and when they see the possibilities of
how they could build on their musical talent by providing a way for them to have economic viability, that’s when we thought this really made sense.”
Once Conaty and DeNoble earned the support of the Dean of the College of Professional Studies and Fine Arts, Joyce Gaddis, they were led to the College of Business Administration’s then Assistant Dean for Student Affairs Christine Probett, who worked with the pair to set the business courses to be included in the program.
“We wanted to make sure that we selected the right classes and the right sequencing to get that value digged into their music degree,” Probett said, referring to the students who will be taking the courses as part of the program.
Once the program was pushed through multiple committees, the program was added to this fall’s general catalog as a bachelor’s of music degree with a specialization in professional studies on the music entrepreneurship and business track.
“Not only was this a curriculum process that involved a complex proposal, but it also involved two colleges,” Conaty said.
She is excited that university faculty were able to come together and successfully create such an innovative new program matched by few, if any, in the academic world.
With less than 20 students currently involved in the program, Conaty’s projections for expansion range from 10 to 15 new students to be admitted each year due to its highly selective nature. In addition to their acceptance into the music school through performance auditions or creative portfolios, students in the program have been personally interviewed by Conaty to determine whether they were a good fit for the program. Conaty wants students to understand that the program is hard work.
“You’ve got to have some excitement about why you’re doing this, have some ideas, and be open to working with
people who are from outside of music.”Lavin Entrepreneurship Director Bern
Schroeder, who has also been involved with the program, encourages students to join because it discourages one-dimensionality, which he described as “like being on a train and never looking out the windows. You know the train’s going somewhere, but you don’t know what’s outside.”
He has a positive attitude toward it and high hopes for its future.
“I’m hoping that students will be more competent, they’ll look at the world differently, and they’ll come out stronger and realize they have choices,” Schroeder said.
One of the select few students who has already declared the major is sophomore Paige Kobdish. She has been passionate about music since her elementary school days, and was recruited by the Director of Bands Shannon Kitelinger to come to SDSU. She joined SDSU’s Wind Symphony and the Symphony Orchestra, and was at first pursuing music in a bachelor’s of art degree program. Discouraged by the seemingly unattainable goal of becoming a professional musician, Kobdish found that the music business and entrepreneurship program appealed to her for multiple reasons.
“Just knowing that I might not be able to make it in the performing world, but my skill-sets and my passions for administration and delegating things can definitely be applied in the business world,” she said. “I’m really excited about it.”
Her career goal at this point is an administrative position with a non-profit orchestra or youth symphony.
Kobdish’s goal is directly in line with Conaty’s vision for students in the music entrepreneurship and business program.
“It’s really about creating cultural leaders here in San Diego,” Conaty said. “I think the capacities of combining the artistic mind and the entrepreneurial mind is going to be remarkable. We’re going to change the world!”
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Honors class hits record numbersMichelle MonroySenior Staff Writer_____________________________________
Making it the largest honors contingent in the history of the university, 226 freshmen form part of this year’s University Honors Program at San Diego State.
All incoming freshmen who applied to the honors program had a GPA of 3.7 or higher, received a score of at least 1,200 on their SAT, or 28 on their ACT.
The honors program is as diverse as they are smart, with about 40 percent of the group being of a nonwhite ethnicity.
“We realize that excellence looks like a lot of different things,” Director of the University Honors Program Stacey Sinclair said. “That’s what makes us unique — we really are inclusive. We see the marriage of access and excellence.”
Over the last seven years Sinclair has seen the honors group steadily grow. She said that for this year’s incoming cohort, the program’s administration reviewed more than 1,000 applications.
Sinclair said the program offers more than just scholarship opportunities; it’s about forming communities and helping each student with their individual goals.
“We want this cohort to be a critical consumer of their education,” Sinclair said.
Communications freshman Tiyana Dorset is part of the incoming honors class. She said she graduated high school
with a 4.3 weighted GPA and 24 college units. Dorset was accepted to University of California, Los Angeles and other universities, but decided that the honors program at SDSU was right for her.
“Over there I would’ve been just another number,” Dorset said. “Here I can start off by knowing a lot of people. It’s nice to be here. It’s like coming in with connections.”
Each student who is accepted to the honors cohort as a first-time freshman is required to live in the residence halls to build community.
“You come here as an incoming freshman and you don’t know anybody
but once you come here, you instantly become like family,” environmental sciences freshman Annabelle Burruss said.
Burruss said she graduated high school with a 4.17 GPA.
In addition to living in the residence halls, the students have an honors interdisciplinary minor and a study abroad requirement to fulfill before graduation.
“I definitely think this has taught me to get out of my comfort zone and do more and to always try to better myself,” Burruss said.
As part of being a member of the honors program, the students have access to four full-time staff that are dedicated to helping guide them during their time at SDSU. Sinclair said the staff wants to help each student create goals and show them different ways their engagement on campus will help them meet those goals.
“It’s really about making conscious, wise and international choices,” Sinclair said.
In 2015 the honors program expects to admit about 250 students with the establishment of an honors college at SDSU.
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Emily BrEnnanstaff writer____________________________________
After the third sexual assault reported to San Diego State police this month, nearly 30 SDSU students came together on Thursday, Sept. 25, to demonstrate their support to those sexually abused and to encourage Gov. Jerry Brown to sign the affirmative consent bill that nears its approval deadline.
Last Thursday’s rally saw an increase in student participation from a previous demonstration against sexual assaults that was held on campus on Sept. 18, in which about a dozen students participated.
For American Indian Studies senior Jordan Busse, the issue at hand is more personal. Three years ago, she was sexually assaulted at 18 while she was away in college. She returned to San Diego after to care for her mental health and began studying at SDSU.
“For a while I didn’t talk about it, I didn’t think about it, I questioned if it even happened,” Busse said. “I started to take women’s studies classes and feminist studies classes and I began to realize that what happened to me was not an individual thing, it’s a systematic problem.”
Students rallying Thursday marched to Manchester Hall, gaining enough momentum to be invited to speak with SDSU Title X Officer and Associate Vice President Jessica Rentto. With media present, demonstrators were able to ask questions and give suggestions.
“We want to make sure our message is effective, but it is going to take some time,” Rentto said to the students. “I love seeing all you here, because to me you’re more people to help get the message out.”
One of the suggested ideas from a
Sexual assault rally gains traction
student was to create an atmosphere in which students could be involved in the discussions with SDSU’s sexual assault task force.
SDSU’s sexual assault task force began meeting in June, Rentto said. The group is divided into four sub-committees that work on communication, educational programs, evaluation and changing culture on campus.
“It might be a good idea to work with Associated Students and create a forum and give our students an opportunity, almost like a town hall, so we can all get together and discuss these issues,” Rentto said.
According to www.oneinfourusa.org, fraternity men are three times more likely to sexually assault then those not in a fraternity.
To combat these statistics, the school
offers various programs, such as sexual assault intervention and awareness programs such as Frat Manners specifically for fraternities.
“(Frat Manners) is a course for upper level fraternity members where they learn about what they can do to stop the culture of rape and to intervene,” Rentto said.
Rentto said SDSU is working with researchers to create a survey to better understand the numbers surrounding sexual assaults. The survey is likely to be released in the spring, and there will be a campaign to encourage students to take it.
From the audience came the suggestion to make the survey mandatory, such as the alcohol surveys through eCHECKUP freshmen are required to take.
“I think it would be useful to find out
what eCHECKUP did to make their survey work because I remember doing that so many times,” English literature and women’s studies senior Marina Butler said. “This is my sixth year and I have barely gotten any information of what to do if I got sexually assaulted but I know how many cheese burgers I eat in a month.”
The demonstrators also made the decision to send a letter demanding that SDSU president Elliot Hirshman listen to their voices.
“I hope that when he sees what we are asking for that he really responds to the needs of the students and does more to make sure that we are safe here,” Butler said.
Gov. Brown has until Sept. 30 to sign the “yes means yes” bill requiring an explicit “yes” before sexual intercourse.
students protest in front of hepner hall. the sexual assault rally had twice as many protestors as last week.KrISTIAn cArrEon, SEnIor STAff PHoTogrAPHEr
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a group of san diego state students rallying against sexual assaults marched around campus and ended up in manchester hall, speaking to an administrator about the university’s policy.
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SEPT. 29 - OCT. 1, 2014 • THE DAILY AZTECEDITOR: Elpin kEshishzadEh • [email protected]
Anthony BerteAuxSenior STAff columniST____________________________________
As Aztecs, we are living in the golden
age that is San Diego State. As a public school, we are quickly climbing the ranks and getting notable mentions on
industry-important lists such as Forbes and the United States News and World Report. Nationwide, we rank No. 10 in international business programs, No. 19 in MBA business programs and No. 18 in entrepreneurial programs.
The positions our school has earned in these notable rankings has proved us as the owners of superior programs compared to notorious rivals such as the University of California, San Diego and the University of Southern California.
Needless to say, it’s a good time to be an Aztec. We study at one of the top public universities in the U.S. However, these rankings are conveying a misleading message.
It’s in this bleak environment for the millennial of this generation that the value of our college education has become equated with the possibility of employment and its monetary value. As students, the rankings our school prides puts emphasis on this perspective, which diminishes the importance of a liberal arts education and upholds the value of maintaining a quota of employed students. Many college campuses have become less of actual educational universities and have transformed into trade schools.
While we, as a school, should celebrate SDSU’s recognition for excellence in these programs, we are ignoring something vital to our education in the process. There is a
#SDSuRANKS
High rank sets low valuecrucial flaw in the ranking system.
The objective ranking system used by these notable publications and organizations have a heavy emphasis on post-grad employment, quantifying educational institutions by objective statistics. No matter what the ranking system, there seems to be a continuous and eerie echo of graduate employment rates and obvious emphasis on the results of education through employment. This skews the rankings to favor technical majors, such as business, over non-technical liberal arts majors, such as history or art.
This sentiment is reflected widely in colleges across the U.S. According to a Forbes article about the “The 10 Worst College Majors,” liberal arts majors such as anthropology,
archaeology, film and media arts, fine arts, philosophy and religious studies are considered useless because of their low-income opportunities, lack of market value and generally high unemployment rates among graduates.
Conversely, the article recommends technical majors such as health, business and various science, technology, engineering and mathematics majors because of their high income and low unemployment rates. The value behind a major now lies in its intrinsic market and monetary value for employment, rather than its educational value.
When we allow objective ranking statistics to assign value to our education in such a manner, we are misled to think the ultimate purpose
of our college education isn’t the knowledge itself, but a job.
Understandably so, we live in the dark ages when it comes to millennial post-graduation employment. The unemployment rate for educated adults with degrees is nearly double now than it was in 1965.
The reality of the matter is liberal arts majors and a liberal arts education benefits students in the long run in relation to employment benefits. The reason we take humanities, regardless of whether we are liberal arts majors, is because of the long-term benefits of gaining skills in critical thinking and communication. In a recent study, 47 percent of employers found these are the skills students often lack.
A recent survey has shown 93 percent of employers value critical thinking,
communication and problem solving skills over a particular major. While employment isn’t the end-all for liberal arts majors, the critical thinking skills fostered by such an education actually help a student.
“Being an English major is applicable to more jobs than people think,” English senior Kelly Borns said. “The skills I’m learning are skills I will carry with me with everything I do.”
That’s what education should be about. It isn’t so much about how we can quantify our rank in the world in certain fields, or how many students get jobs after college; it’s about what each unique student can learn from our prestigious programs and carry with them in everything they do. Each educational journey is different.
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...the value of our college education has become equated with the possibility of employment and its monetary value.
emmily nguyenStaff writer___________________________________
Financial aid, once sacred and coveted, strictly for low-income households, has finally opened
up to help the rest of California in an attempt to make higher education more affordable. In previous years, middle-class students were stuck when it came to paying for college.
Being too rich for financial aid and too poor to afford college has become a common disadvantage of middle-class college students attending any California State University.
Thankfully, the Middle Class Scholarship has come to the rescue — just in time for Congress to double student loan rates, but that is beside the point.
Most students need financial assistance for their education and an annual household income of $80,000-150,000 isn’t some sort of lifeline. But many still don’t think this scholarship is fair.
We’re talking about a lot of money. Why would these middle-class students even need help paying for college? Shouldn’t these funds go to students who actually need it?
$80,000 may seem like a lot of money, but let’s break that down. The United States Census shows the average income of a California family is $61,400 with about a three-person household. Granted, the median income is lower than the middle class bracket, they still have to pay for the same things.
This household comes with a
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mortgage, monthly car payments, cell phone bills, car insurance bills, utility bills and tuition for possibly multiple college educations simultaneously. Without any financial aid, CSU tuition is roughly $7,000 annually with an average of $7,200-10,800 in rent. These costs still do not including food, gas and books.
Los Angeles Times affirms the new scholarship will take effect during the 2014-15 school year, having awarded 73,000 state scholarships to students as of Sept. 15. These scholarships on average are $1,112 for University of California students and $627 for CSU students.
The California Student Aid Commission allows students in households earning between $80,000-150,000 annually to qualify for this scholarship.
Other factors that affect eligibility include: United States residency, minimum of three-year attendance and graduation from a California high school, or a General Equivalency Diploma, and enrollment in a UC or CSU.
Once fully implemented over the course of four years, the MCS will cut the cost of attending UCs and CSUs by 40 percent for Californians earning less than $100,000 annually and 10 percent for those making less than $150,000.
According to Gov. Jerry Brown, this scholarship is going to be funded by General Fund revenues, money given to the state by the federal government from business and property taxes, to be used for a variety of state activities.
All college students, whether 18
or 45 years old, could benefit from financial assistance. So it’s irrational to group students who come from a different social class as undeserving. There is enough money to go around for everybody. Whether you are form a low or high-income household, college is expensive.
I don’t know about the rest of the student body, but just because I’m considered middle class by some
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SDSU standard of dance not on pointmarissa OchOaStaff columniSt_____________________________________
Dance is one of the most graceful
sports out there and I’m proud to be able to identify dance as one of my own skills for the past eight years — it may not
be my best skill, but I digress. Given my own interest, it was a huge shock when I looked into the dance major offered at San Diego State and found it wasn’t exactly what I expected. Modern and contemporary are its primary form, which is great for any modern and contemporary dancers. However, what about the rest of the dancers who aren’t interested in pursuing this form?
It can safely be assumed anyone majoring in dance in college has some sort of intention to carry it out professionally. There are abundant forms of dance, and in this day and age nobody can be one type of dancer if the goal is to make it in the entertainment world.
The dance major here is too focused on one form of dance, hindering any future professional dancers’ career, because its only focus is developing modern and contemporary skills, not the development of a strong foundation. I’m not putting down modern or contemporary styles here; I respect both realms of dance. However,
without the foundations of dance, one is still considered an undeveloped dancer.
All professional dancers know the foundation of dance is ballet. However, in the fall of 2014, only two ballet classes were offered — both of those were level-one classes.
From a technical point of view, this is a great class for students to brush up on the ABCs of ballet. However, anybody even thinking about making it professionally knows that he or she needs more than the basics and should already have most of them down entering college.
SDSU’s dance major leaves no room for progression. Isn’t that what any
dancer is looking for, to strengthen his or her skills while developing new ones?
“They want to mold you into a certain dancer and that’s not what I wanted,” now psychology sophomore Caroline Cypress said. “I wanted training but I didn’t get that.”
Training is what all dancers need. I don’t care if a student has danced for seven or 17 years. Training is what all dancers need and if SDSU can’t even provide the basic training that backs up all forms of dance, then what is the purpose of this major?
The audition process for the major is less than stellar according to dance freshman Brianna Monzon. An
audition is supposed to be a look into what it’s going to take. Considering this process is unimpressive at best, I fear the major itself is not more difficult.
“The audition to get in the program even felt like I was taking a master class,” Monzon said. “It felt informal … out of the dance auditions from other schools, SDSU was the least formal.”
Unless a student wants to fork out extra money to fill in the training gaps the dance major leaves wide open, then the major will only continue to produce exceptional modern and contemporary dancers. Any job or audition outside of that will unfortunately leave SDSU students wishing they had better-rounded training in college.
As a professional dancer, being a well-rounded dancer means you have the basics down on ballet, modern and jazz, all while being able to find niche that sets you apart. This is where SDSU’s dance major falls short. Dancers may not want to be modern and contemporary dancers. But, for now, SDSU will unfortunately only cater to those who do.
The dance program here at SDSU needs to reevaluate its basic foundations to think about what it takes to be a professional dancer in order to cater to that criteria.
Dance can be vicious at times and unless the dance program starts providing a variation of dance forms within the college, SDSU dancers will only get a small snippet into the training needed to make it in today’s dance world.
monetary cutoff doesn’t mean I want to drown in debt until I’m 65. Thank you, Gov. Brown, for making sure I don’t consume Cup Noodle for the rest of my adult life while scraping change from the bottom of my purse for shampoo.
The world would be a better place if we could all just get out of college being in a puddle of debt rather than an entire ocean’s worth.
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The San Diego State Aztecs defeated the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Rebels 34-17 in front of 28,005 fans at Qualcomm Stadium.
The win snaps a two-game losing streak for the Aztecs in their Mountain West Conference opener.
“I’m happy and excited for our team, I thought they went out and played hard and executed well enough to win a game,” head coach Rocky Long said.
Sophomore running back Donnel Pumphrey had his most productive game as an Aztec, with a career high 22 carries, while tying his career high with 167 rushing yards and four touchdowns.
All four of Pumphrey’s touchdowns came in the first half.
“What you saw is what he is,” Long said. “What’s most amazing is how hard he runs between the tackles.”
Pumphrey even attempted a pass in the first half but it fell incomplete in the end
Aztecs win in conference openerzone.
“I didn’t even pay attention that I was wide open (to run) for a touchdown,” Pumphrey said with a chuckle.
Senior quarterback Quinn Kaehler bounced back nicely after a rough outing against Oregon State University. He threw for 209 yards and completed 16-27 pass attempts, and no interceptions.
Kaehler took back-to-back big hits in the fourth quarter that caused him to favor his right shoulder, but remained in the game. Long noted that Kaehler was receiving treatment from doctors on that shoulder post-game, but did not have any further information.
In the absence of senior wide receiver Ezell Ruffin and sophomore wide receiver Eric Judge who sat out with a knee injury, junior wide receiver Larry Clark netted a start. Clark had the best game of his Aztec career, grabbing four catches for 71 yards, both of which were career highs.
“(The receivers) had a great week at practice, the defense gave us a great look (at UNLV),” Clark said.
On the defensive side of the ball, the
Aztecs were swarming. They collected a season high six sacks, with two interceptions.
“Coach Long definitely had a good scheme going into this game, just bringing a lot of pressure,” sophomore defensive lineman Alex Barrett said.
The great defensive effort comes a week after Oregon State senior quarterback Sean Mannion had his way with the Aztecs defense. As Mannion is a traditional pocket passer, UNLV junior quarterback Blake Decker is a scrambler. The adjustment between quarterbacks did not seem to bother SDSU all that much.
“We knew he was a scrambler coming into the game, the key for us was to stay in our rush lanes and keep him contained,” Barrett said.
SDSU did a good job containing Decker on the ground, holding him just to 68 yards. However, he exploited the Aztecs secondary for 346 yards and a rushing touchdown. The secondary did come up with two interceptions though, both deep into Aztec territory.
One of the interceptions came from redshirt freshman Billy Vaughn Junior, who picked off Decker in the end zone in the first half.
“If you want a big play, I thought that was the biggest play of the game,” Long said.
Lost in the madness of Pumphrey’s incredible game was junior place kicker Donny Hageman, who hit two field goals in the game, putting him at 5-6 on the season.
Senior linebacker Derek Largent was a late scratch to the game due to an appendectomy. Senior linebacker Josh Gavert got the start in his place. Long said he did not know the timetable for Largent’s return. Senior defensive lineman Sam Meredith had injury problems himself — aggravating his AC joint in his shoulder during the game — but was healthy enough to finish the game.
SDSU (2-2, 1-0 Mountain West Conference) will hit the road next week to play the California State University, Fresno Bulldogs (2-3, 1-0 Mountain West Conference) at 7p.m. on Oct. 3.
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the San Diego State Aztecs football
team opened up conference play on Saturday against the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Rebels.
Thankfully the team also opened up a can of you-know-what on the Rebels in a 17-point win, largely thanks to a stellar rushing performance from sophomore running back Donnel Pumphrey.
Pumphrey, a Las Vegas native, ran all over the Rebels for four quarters, decimating UNLV’s front seven and making defenders miss all over the field. His first carry — SDSU’s first offensive play — went 71 yards to the house after a sneaky draw play confused the Rebel defense.
“(Kaehler) was looking for the bubble route, and the receiver didn’t run a bubble route, so he just ended up handing it off and fortunately it was wide-open,” Pumphrey said after the game.
OK, so it was actually a broken draw play. But a touchdown is a touchdown, so we’ll take it.
Pumphrey finished with 167 yards and four touchdowns in the game, averaging about 7.6 yards per carry. All four of his scores and 107 yards came in the first
Pumphrey pumps life into offense
half. The first half.Obviously, the Rebel defense had
no answers for Pumphrey’s speed and elusiveness. The Rebels couldn’t have brought enough aloe vera with them on the trip to soothe all the burns left by Pumphrey.
Head coach Rocky Long wasn’t surprised at Pumphrey’s success on the ground.
“When I call defenses in practice he does that to us too and that kind of makes me mad,” Long said after the game. “When he does it to the other team, it makes me happy.”
Basically, coach Long is saying he likes when Pumphrey “Pumphs it up” against opposing defenses.
“And I’m not trying to pump him up because we don’t do that in our program,” Long said.
Clever, Rocky. Very clever. It’s no secret the 5-foot-9-inch
170-pound halfback is the secret weapon to this Aztec offense. Pumphrey had 22 carries in Saturday’s victory and is averaging about 18 per game, which is about eight more than junior second-string running back Chase Price. Through four games, there’s no doubt about it: This is Pumphrey’s backfield, and the team has no intentions of hiding it.
The winning formula for the Aztecs is simple. Effectively running the ball puts less pressure on senior quarterback Quinn Kaehler, which in turn allows the
offense to attack opposing defenses with a healthy balance of running and passing.
This week’s game is a prime example. As a collective unit, the offense posted
257 yards rushing and 209 through the air. It doesn’t get much more balanced than that, and UNLV’s defensive woes in the game show the balanced offensive attack can work.
I’ve only got one problem with banking on a balanced offensive game plan every week. What if the team can’t establish balance before trailing by multiple scores? It happened last week against Oregon State University and that game was straight-up ugly.
“Our team is based on our offense being 50-50,” Long said after the game.
Right now, that breaks down to 50 percent Pumphrey and 50 percent everybody else. Will that formula carry the Aztecs to a Mountain West Conference title? Perhaps, seeing as the rest of the conference stinks like a post-game locker room. Want proof? Boise State University lost to Air Force Academy by 14 points on Saturday. Enough said.
Regardless of how shaky a strategy it may be to feed the ball to Pumphrey 18 times per game, there’s one thing you can’t deny: When it works it, seriously works. He has the skills and the mindset to carry the Aztec offense on his back, and opposing teams will have no choice but to take notice and account for it.
So for now, let’s revel in the fact the Rebels couldn’t stop Pumphrey. Let’s also hope he can continue to dominate on the ground in the games to come.
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SDSU, NCAA struggling with attendanceMikE hEralSenior Staff ColumniSt____________________________________
Last month, the Wall Street Journal
reported a 7 percent decline in college football student attendance. Even the Power Five conferences
observed a 5 percent decrease in student attendance.
You might be asking, “Who cares?” After all, student attendance is always a problem for San Diego State football. Losing 7 percent isn’t noticed when Qualcomm is at least 40 percent empty for every game anyway. But the problem is that a student not attending a free game means it isn’t likely the student will buy full-priced tickets after graduation. And universities depend upon spectator sports to keep the alumni invested enough to donate for campus improvement projects and scholarships. That is why you should care.
To find out what students, alumni, or just those who attend Aztec football games think about attending games, The Daily Aztec posted a question on Facebook. Here is a representative sample of responses received:
“They are starting to charge like they (do at) NFL games and that’s completely unreasonable especially if (you’re) not a top school,” Majorie Calvillo, a former criminal justice student at SDSU, said.
It’ll come as a shock to SDSU students where student tickets are always free, but many colleges charge students to
attend games. Here’s what you’d pay for a student ticket at the following universities:
University of Michigan: $40University of Southern California: $29California State University Fresno: $10“The price of parking with food
(and) drinks is what tilts the scale for the average consumer,” business administration student Gabriel Torres said.
Qualcomm parking costs $10 to $20. A $7 daily transit pass reduces that cost, at the expense of increasing commuting time since a trolley ride often takes longer than driving. There are free parking spots outside Qualcomm, but those usually involve a long walk.
Not everyone finds the college football experience to be less than it used to be. Salvador Galvan wrote via email that he started attending Aztec football during the 2010 season. He was smitten, and has missed only one game since. The SDSU alumnus cites San Diego’s amazing weather and ample tailgate room as reasons he’ll continue buying season tickets.
I, too, intend to buy Aztec season tickets after I graduate. But I have my own list of concerns about college football games:
It’s too long. The average length of a game is three
hours and 20 minutes, according to a report obtained by CBS Sports reporter Jeremy Fowler. Fowler writes that a game’s length increases almost every year. In contrast, the NFL gets in and out 10 minutes earlier. An average MLB games takes less than three hours to play.
Uneven competition.The culprit here is that old saw about
up-and-coming programs needing to schedule lopsided losses against Power Five opponents. I’d rather watch a 34-30 game played by two mid-size opponents than a 56-0 debacle. But to better ensure tightly contested games are played,
mid-size schools have to give up big-size dreams.
I think the student attendance decline is a problem that universities can overcome. All they need to do is listen to what the students are saying.
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TuESDAY, SEPT. 30men’s tennis at ita men’s all-american championships (tulsa, oklahoma; all day)
men’s soccer vs. point loma nazarene university (sdsu sports deck; 7 pm. pt)
frIDAY, ocT. 3Football at caliFornia state university, Fresno (Fresno, caliFornia; 7 p.m. pt)
Women’s soccer vs. colorado college (sdsu sports deck; 7 p.m. pt)
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SEPT. 29 - ocT. 1, 2014 • THE DAILY AZTEcEDITor: kristian ibarra • [email protected]
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Aztecs lose, look ahead to PLNUPatrick carrstaff writer_____________________________________
In college soccer, a team’s win-loss record may not always indicate how good that team is. On Saturday, San Diego State men’s soccer traveled up to Santa Barbara to take on the University of California, Santa Barbara Gauchos, who owned just two wins in six games.
It turned out to be an ill-fated trek to Harder Stadium as UCSB came away with a 1-0 win and condemned SDSU to its second straight loss after winning five of the first six games of the season.
“These are two young teams with a lot of potential,” head coach Lev Kirshner said after the game.
The Gauchos scored the lone goal in the 21st minute. Sophomore midfielder Drew Murphy’s shot was saved by the Aztecs’ redshirt freshman goalkeeper Adam Allmaras, but the rebound fell right to UCSB sophomore midfielder Nick DePuy for a simple tap-in.
SDSU’s freshman midfielder Jeff Rhodes had the best chance for the Aztecs in the first half. Good midfield play opened up a chance for the Indiana native, but his thunderous shot was tipped onto the crossbar by the Gauchos’ freshman keeper Brandon Berke.
That would be the only other real chance for SDSU as many of its later shots were either wide or were blocked. Allmaras finished the game with six saves for the Aztecs, who were outshot by UCSB 15-12.
A LooK AHEAD For SDSUNext up for SDSU is a home match
against crosstown foe Point Loma Nazarene University at 7 p.m. on Tuesday.
To say the Aztecs have historically dominated the Sea Lions is an understatement. SDSU is 12-1-1 all-time against Point Loma, with some of the biggest wins in Aztec men’s soccer history coming in this series. The two sides last squared off in 2012, a 4-0 drubbing by the
Aztecs.One reason why it’s been so lopsided
between these two is because the Sea Lions are in NCAA Division II, a full division lower than Division I SDSU.
While the Aztecs have enjoyed a nice start to the year, the Sea Lions have not, with no wins in their first six games. They’ve scored just four goals against 13 conceded against mostly D-II opponents.
SDSU should easily cruise over Point Loma; however, one thing needs to be noted.
The Sea Lions are a huge drop-off in quality from UCSB, but Point Loma is also nothing compared to No. 1 University of California, Los Angeles, who the Aztecs will play the Sunday after playing the Sea Lions.
SDSU will need to take this game
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Booth boots sole score as SDSU winsanthony reclusadostaff writer____________________________________
In a game where goals were at a premium, the San Diego State women’s soccer team was able to edge out its rivals from Northern California, as they defeated California State University, San Jose 1-0 last Friday. The sole goal for the Aztecs came in the opening half as senior forward Kelsey Booth netted her fourth goal of the season to lift her team to 1-0 in Mountain West Conference play.
SDSU (6-2-1, 1-0 MW) headed up north as SJSU (3-4-2, 0-1MW) was on a four-game unbeaten streak and did not concede a goal for more than 185 minutes. To come out with a victory, especially on the road, was no easy task.
The Aztecs opened the game as they have done so many in the past, at a frantic offensive pace and with their patented suffocating defense. SDSU continuously put pressure on the Spartans defense from both sides of the pitch probing for a soft spot, which finally came in the 26th minute of the match.
After SJSU failed to clear the ball from their side of the field, the Aztecs were able to take the ball up the right side of the
field where senior forward Haley Locker found her aforementioned counterpart in the middle of the goalie’s box, who was able to get her shot off while sliding away from two defenders.
Defensively in the first half, SDSU dominated the opposition as they rarely allowed SJSU to have a concentrated effort on the attack. The Aztecs only gave up one shot to the Spartans the entire half and not conceding a single corner kick.
The second half saw both teams playing dead even as neither team were able to break each others defensive codes and finished the half in a draw. SDSU ended the second half with the edge in shots (6-5) and blanked SJSU again in corner kicks (3-0).
Booth’s goal was the second straight game where she found the back of the net and marked a team-best fourth goal of the season. Senior goalkeeper Melanie Vaughn improved her record to 5-2-1 on the season, completing her third shutout.
With Booth’s goal, it extends the Aztecs’ undefeated streak (6-0-1) when either seniors or freshmen score a goal. It also improved SDSU’s record to 31-4-3 against conference opponents since the 2009-10 season.
seriously and there’s no doubt they will. They simply have too many good players and will be playing at the SDSU Sports Deck, a place that favors the Aztecs.
Kirshner certainly won’t let Point Loma go under the radar as he prepares his team for the game.
“It’s a local derby,” he said. “We better be ready to come out.”
kelsey booth (3) scored her fourth goal of the season on Friday against san Jose state University.KELLY SmILEY, STAFF PHoTogrAPHEr
Jeff rhodes (right) plays at the sdsU sports deck earlier this season. he came close to tying the game for the aztecs on Friday.KrISTIAN cArrEoN, SENIor STAFF PHoTogrAPHEr
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Grad program serves field professionalsStephanie Saccente Senior Staff Writer _____________________________________
The Robert Payne School of Hospitality and Tourism Management’s master’s program at San Diego State recently admitted its third cohort since the program’s inauguration in 2012.
The program offers field professionals tools they can immediately apply to their careers. Creating the opportunity for students to build their leadership skills and interact with key people in the industry, the 17-month, 10-course hybrid program is known for being personalized and real-world oriented.
Unlike many other master’s programs, applicants are only accepted into the program after they have had three to 35 years of experience in their field. Jeff Campbell, director of the program and former CEO of Burger King said the program looks for individuals who show evidence of being upwardly mobile in their industries and would see this degree as giving them a competitive edge.
“As opposed to a master’s that prepares somebody for a Ph.D. track, this is all about taking those next couple of steps as a leader in the industry,” Campbell said.
Candy Flynn, the program coordinator, said students spend a lot of time working on their own leadership style and
developing into a better leader than when they started. In addition to participating in team exercises and gaining feedback from mentors and professors, admitted students create personal leadership
development plans and an in-company project for their business that must make a meaningful impact.
Flynn said having an undergraduate degree in hospitality and tourism is not
a requirement to be admitted into the program. Individuals working in a variety of fields including healthcare, athletics and flight operations have been accepted.
“They come from all walks of life and from more segments of the industry than we ever anticipated,” Flynn said. “It’s really not a cookie-cutter student coming from hotels and restaurants.”
Sean Brody, a graduate from the first cohort and co-founder and director of operations of the Kwepunha Retreat said that while he found the program curriculum valuable, the connections he made has made all the difference for growth in his industry.
“The most important thing to me was the network I created through professors that have a vetted interest in my project, and to have San Diego State have a vetted interest in my project for eternity,” Brody said. “The better our project becomes, the more successful we are and the more help we can create for the community.”
Since its start in Aug. 2012, the program has admitted students between the ages of 25 and 57. In order to keep the program personalized, no more than 24 individuals are accepted at one time.
“Once they commit to us, they just bought into a whole network of friends, a whole network of relationships and that doesn’t end when they graduate,” Campbell said.
Professors study obesity locallyjaclyn palumboStaff Writer_____________________________________
San Diego State was one of three grant recipient sites for an ongoing research project studying childhood obesity in Imperial County. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention awarded more than $6 million in Oct. 2011 to the project.
The project involves a partnership with Imperial County Public Health and focuses on children and their families in Imperial County cities. Clinics, schools, recreation centers, childcare centers and restaurants in the area are monitored for their impact on the health of children.
“The notion is that some environmental conditions are challenging,” co-investigator and professor of exercise and nutritional sciences Thomas McKenzie said. “There are very warm and windy conditions (in Imperial County) often with no indoor exercise space and no physical education teachers.”
Imperial County is east of San Diego County and borders Mexico and Arizona. The population was estimated to be 174,528 in 2010 with 77 percent of Mexican descent. The average 2010 household income was $39,402 for the county, whereas the average for the state of California was $61,632, according to Our Choice/Nuestra Opción.
“Childhood obesity among Latinos is reported as high as 50 percent in Imperial County, which adds many more risk factors for premature death,” principal investigator and professor of public health Guadalupe Ayala said.
Children who are obese have a much higher likelihood to become obese adults, Ayala said. With higher than state average poverty rates, getting proper nutrition to children is also more difficult.
“It is important to start with children because they learn eating and physically active habits at a young age,” McKenzie
said. “It takes a community to create a physically active child.”
The research was an initiative by the CDC Division of Nutrition Physical Activity and Obesity for prevention and control of childhood obesity. Four main components make up the foundation of the research.
“The project has focused on exercise, nutrition, sleep, and decreasing sugary beverages,” co-investigator Helina Hoyt said. “While the messages have been promoted throughout the entire county, Brawley, El Centro, and Calexico have been the focus.”
Over a period of 18 months, the habits of 1,200 children 2 to 11 years old will be monitored. Such habits include exercising, sleeping, water drinking and indicators of their overall health. After the 18 months are up, results will be analyzed to see if the child’s overall health and body mass index (BMI) improved.
At the conclusion of the study, the CDC must report to Congress what funding is necessary to support a healthy lifestyle for children, Ayala said.
“There is true strength in the people of the community,” Hoyt said. “The Centers
for Disease Control has been pleased with our progress and I look forward to the dissemination phase when we are able to showcase all of the hard work that has been produced.”
A report of the results of the four-year-long project will be published when the research concludes. About one year is left in the study.
The other sites funded for similar research included the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, the University of Texas Austin, and the University of Massachusetts Health Department.
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SEPT. 29 - OCT. 1, 2014 • THE DAILY AZTECEDITOR: NICK KNOTT • [email protected]
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Country singer Luke Bryan made a dying girl’s wish come true with just a few simple words. 17-year-old Kenna Taylor found out from doctors that her time on Earth was very limited from Cystic Fibrosis, a genetic disease that attacks the lungs. Her dying wish was for Bryan to send her a tweet, according to Entertainment Tonight. But it took actor James Woods, known for his role in Martin Scorsese’s “Casino,” to make the wish come true. Wood first tweeted to Bryan on Sept. 15 about Taylor’s tragic situation saying, “You may all remember the young girl @KennaTaylor97 in hospice with CF. Her one wish is a tweet from @LukeBryanOnline. Let’s do this. RT.”
Finally, three days later, Bryan tweeted Taylor a simple, get-well message, “@KennaTaylor97 hope you feel better today.” The fan ecstatically tweeted back, “Am I dead?? LUKE SERIOUSLY JUST TWEETED ME FOR THE ENTIRE WORLD TO SEE! !!! OMG OMG OMG OMG.”
HOLLYWOOD HAPPENINGS#HOLLYWOOD
SIGHTINGSJimmy Fallon got a 40th birthday surprise on his “The Tonight Show.” Funny man Seth Rogen popped out of a big, blue birthday cake shirtless with balloons and confetti. Of course, Rogen was accompanied by his partner in crime James Franco, who wanted to arrest Fallon as a sexual innuendo. The surprise didn’t stop there. The duo introduced iconic singer Stevie Wonder as he sang and played Happy Birthday on the piano. Fallon seemed pretty speechless from the surprise only repeating, “Oh my god,” as he danced and clapped along.
Jennifer Lawrence has laid pretty low since the nude photos leak, but she made an appearance for her man at the iHeartRadio Music Festival in Vegas on Friday, according to E! Online. The “Hunger Games” actress was spotted backstage by the iHeartRadio official Twitter account that tweeted, “SPOTTED #JenniferLawrence Backstage! Wonder who she’s here to see? *Cough New b/f #ChrisMartin Cough*.” Martin and the rest of Coldplay performed several of the band’s hit songs including “Viva La Vida,” “Clocks” and a “A Sky Full of Stars.”
ROMANCERapper Bow Wow (Shad Moss) and Love & Hip-Hop star Erica Mena are now engaged, according to E! Online. A red carpet reporter asked Mena if Bow Wow was her boyfriend at the 2014 BET Hip Hop Awards last weekend. She responded saying that Bow Wow was actually her fiancé. Although they have only dated for six months, the newly engaged couple is definitely official and excited to start planning the wedding. They thanked fans on Twitter for their support and even posted a picture on Instagram of Mena’s beautiful engagement ring to show their excitement.
James Blunt and Sofia Wellesley celebrated their wedding this weekend in Majorca with close friends and family. The newlyweds got married on Sept. 5 at a registry office in London. The couple has been dating since 2012 and has been engaged since 2013. Blunt opened up about his relationship with Wellesley and admitted that “it takes a strong person to be able to deal with somebody working in music” and said that he’s “lucky to have her.”
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finance club invests in membersCami BuCkmanConTribuTor____________________________________
What exactly is the Finance and Investment Society? At the Sept. 15 meeting, FIS proved to be more than just a club that discusses finance. Instead, FIS is an organization that thrives on the success and well being of its diverse members (and the free pizza wasn’t too bad either). The main focus of this organization is to provide the club members with insight to the current financial job market and to prepare them for their later careers. Some activities FIS conduct include an investment challenge, an excel workshop and tutoring for members. They are currently in the developing stages of an intro finance course.
When asked if the FIS has helped him on his career path, senior President Karl Maes responded with a proud, “Yes!”
FIS provides it’s members with the proper tools and information needed for internships and job opportunities.
Maes said his involvement with FIS led him to an internship and a job offer at Wells Fargo. FIS is an association that builds the professional networking and critical thinking skills needed in today’s work force.
“We try to expose our members to multiple areas within the finance industry as well as give them some tools and a network to help ease the transition into the working world,” President elect Evan Sofia said.
FIS also brings in notable speakers from the San Diego area. Attendees had the privilege of hearing professor Medhi Salehizadeh, the San Diego State finance department chair, speak about the financial programs here on campus. Salehizadeh spoke about the qualities students need to be successful in the financial field. FIS’s speakers are
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authentic and interactive individuals who are definitely worth seeing for those interested in the financial field. The club focuses on developing skills for the financial industry. FIS’s executive board sincerely wants their members to excel in interviews and internships.
Everything in this organization relates back to the members and the different
ways to improve their professional skills. “We want to make the connections now
and build a professional network,” Maes said.
Whether it’s the philanthropic events, guest speakers, or internship opportunities, FIS is certainly a “yes” for those here at State wanting to pursue a successful career in finance.
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Fish. This last year Denmark took the number one spot in happiness. I’m not kidding. The United Nations
Sustainable Solution Network created the World Happiness Report and Denmark took the top spot.
According to the report, they measured six factors: freedom from corruption, personal freedom, generosity, life expectancy, real GDP per capita and having someone to count on. Let’s quickly get some info in here so I can talk abstractly. Fish. Denmark is lead by a Queen and a woman Prime Minister. They have crazy-high taxes. They have low income-inequality. They have a word for the feeling you get when you decorate for Christmas or when you cuddle. They pay for their doctors to go to school.
Wait, go back a second. They have a word for the feeling of cuddling. It’s called “hygge” and it’s not just cuddling, it’s the feeling you get when you light candles, it’s the pleasure you get from beautiful and soothing things. The closest word we have is “coziness,” but it is more about the feeling of togetherness. Because that word exists, people go about and attempt to experience that feeling on a weekly basis. They actively seek the feeling that English speakers may experience but can rarely put into words. Ignoring the fact that
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understanding 'hygge'#fiSH
Denmark has a lot going for it (free school, good environmental practices) and a lot going against it (high taxes, cold winters) the Danish actually have a word for that specific feeling of awesome.
Once a society has given an object or an idea a word, they give it meaning. They give it significance. Fish. The power of that one word is strengthened by the fact that everyone who shares that language will acknowledge and recognize the word when they hear it. It is a shared identity and it becomes tangible. Our whole system of communication relies on a sturdy agreement of word associations to their meanings. If one word is fish of order or context our brains freeze and get confused. Did you reread that? The wrong word choice can destroy a whole sentence. If everyone decided that the word “coffee table” no longer meant “a place to rest one’s coffee,” but rather “a dangerous mechanism for bruising and scarring shins,” then the coffee table has lost it’s benign status as furniture and becomes a terrifying monster.
I imagine that’s why derogatory words are so hurtful and so destructive. When someone calls you a slur, what they are doing is using the agreed upon meaning of a word constructed to hurt you. They have the entire English language at their back agreeing that there is a word for what you are and society has confirmed it. Fish. Whether the etymology of that word is historical, like the infamous N-word, or
whether it’s has a biological background (C-word, anyone?) the word is only as strong as the idea behind it. If, in some parallel universe, the C-word was an appropriate term for a certain scientific body part, or if nobody even cared about it in the first place, then it would lose it’s meaning. Fish. Unfortunately that’s not the universe we live in.
We take for granted the amazing power that is language, the ability to connect with other human beings in a way that has increased our development beyond anything the planet has ever seen. The story of the Tower of Babel makes sense. All of the people spoke the same language and decided to make a tower tall enough to reach heaven. God was offended and split the people into different groups with different languages. He was afraid of their combined power with one language, if the whole world could communicate without barriers, it would be a powerful thing.
Fish. While the ability to communicate across the board would open up doors, it also would remove the necessity of the beautiful act that is translation and the experience of learning new words for new things, like “hygge.”
But I guess when you over-think things you start chasing your own tail. Just like when you hear the same word over and over again until it’s construction gets confused. Fish, fish, fish, fish. It might just be best to leave language up to the linguists but fish.
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