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DATING & ROMANCE
IINNSSIIDDEE TTOODDAAYYOPINION
THIS WEEK @ SDSU
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Monday, April 12, 2010 Vol. 95, Issue 102
Unpaid internships should beregulated to keep employersfrom exploiting students.
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Former SDSU guard Jené Morris poses with WNBA comissioner Donna Orender after being selected 11th-overall by the Indiana
Fever on Thursday. Morris was invited to attend the draft and is the first SDSU player to ever get drafted into the WNBA .
Morris drafted into WNBA
Health care reform still debated
When Jené Morris joined the SanDiego State women’s basketballteam, it was in a rebuilding phase.SDSU had yet to assert itself as athreat in the Mountain WestConference — much less the nationalscene — but that soon changed.
In Morris’ first season as anAztec, she helped lead the team totheir first-ever MWC title gameappearance. In her final season onMontezuma Mesa, she was a part ofthe program’s first-ever trip to theNCAA Tournament’s Sweet 16.
On Thursday, Morris reached aneven higher accolade when she wasselected by the Indiana Fever withthe 11th overall pick to become thefirst SDSU player drafted by aWNBA team.
“I feel really honored today,”Morris told ESPN. “This is not justfor myself, but for my program, forSan Diego State and for San Diego. I’dlike to thank our fans, my teammatesand coaches for this opportunity.”
It is no doubt a huge achievementfor Morris as an individual, but shealso takes pride in knowing that ithas elevated the national perceptionof her former college program. TheAztecs already received plenty of
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While the health care reform billthat President Barack Obama signedinto law about three weeks ago wassaid to represent a historic reformand a victory for the American peo-ple. However, some are disappointedand others are completely against it.
San Diego State School ofNursing professor and health carereform expert, Willa Fields said therehas been a lot of misinformation inthe press and on the Internet both infavor and against the health carereform. She said people, especiallycollege students, need to develop theskills to look at the issues and makedecisions based on facts.
International security and conflictresolution senior Kristen Walker saidshe thinks this reform is a good startand headed in the right direction.Walker, who has never qualified toreceive employer health insurance,said she’s happy that she can now
afford health insurance and not haveto worry about expenses if shebecomes ill.
“Every time I get sick I have tospend loads of money,” Walker said.“If I have something happen to me, Idon’t know what I would do. Ithought about that and I was like‘Well, do I want to go to the emer-gency room and end my collegecareer because ... I’m going to have ahuge medical bill.’”
Walker, however, is disappointedbecause illegal immigrants will bepulled out of the coverage.
“Health care is obviously a righteveryone should have,” she said. “It’snot a privilege.”
Many people are also against thereform because the government ismandating that by 2014 everyonepurchase health insurance or face amonetary penalty. Still, Fields saidshe is in favor of the mandate.
“People don’t like being told whatto do, but it’s better,” she said. “We’remandated to have car insurance. Itjust doesn’t make sense to me that
we’re not mandated to have healthinsurance. It’s the responsible thingto do.”
Political science senior ToryRaymer disagreed with Fields aboutthe mandated health insurance andsaid the reform imposes pressures onAmerican people. It doesn’t representtheir interests, she said.
“I feel that the government hasthis way of writing legislation so it’shard for an ordinary American toactually understand what’s actuallybeing put into the laws,” she said.“It’s not an open and honest piece oflegislation.”
Raymer said the American peopleare being deceived by the govern-ment and the media outlets.
“This is not the health care I thinkAmerica really wanted,” Raymer said.
SDSU political science professorEmanuele Saccarelli said there is alack of transparency in the govern-ment and legislation.
“So as a matter of fact, ordinaryAmericans don’t have a clear sense ofthe details of this and I think this is a
very deliberate and a calculatedthing,” Saccarelli said.
He said the health care law is aboom for the private sector, whichwill get a mass of new forced con-sumers. But it does nothing to solvethe health care crisis for the workingpeople in this country, he said.
“It was sold as reform but I would-n’t call it that,” Saccarelli said.
He said another issue that is verytelling of the political character of thelegislation as a whole is the way thepublic option was talked about in thebeginning of the healthcare debateand then was quickly set aside.
Fields said she doesn’t under-stand why people were against thepublic option. It’d be a good thing forthe government to take over healthcare because everyone would havefree healthcare, she said.
The new health care law will befully implemented in 2014. The gov-ernment estimates that 95 percent ofAmericans will have health insuranceby then, according to Fields.
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““I feel honoredtoday ... This isnot just formyself, but formy program, forSan Diego Stateand for SanDiego.”
—Jené Morris, WNBA first-round draftee
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Monday,April 12, 2010 The Daily Aztec 3OPINIONFREEDOM HAWK
he recent statistics on unem-ployed college graduates in thework force should be troublingfor San Diego State students. Wehave spent many years and a lot
of money obtaining our college degree onlyto enter a desolate job market. With gradua-tion on the horizon for many of us, theemployment opportunities look bleak. Theunemployment rate for workers aged 16 to29 was 15.2 percent last month. Since manyparents do not dole out financial help, stu-dents has that burden to deal with as well.Sixty-one percent of higher education insti-tutions have reported that an increase ofmore than 10 percent of students in need offinancial aid.
Home ownership rates among peopleaged 25 to 29 decreased to 37.7 percent froma high point of 42 percent in 2006. Twenty-one percent of young adults said they movedin with a friend or relative because of theeconomy or have a friend or relative that hasmoved in with them, according to the PewResearch Center. This is supported by thefact that 22 percent of people between theages of 18 and 34 said they have been turneddown for a mortgage, loan or credit card in
the last year, according to www.findlaw.com.As many people in the previous genera-
tion have seen their retirement funds andsavings evaporated, they are forced to worklonger than anticipated. This creates feweremployment opportunities and a far morecompetitive field for young graduates. Wehave more people in the work force whoare older than 65 than ever before inrecent times.
While all this data is daunting, there is asilver lining for our generation. Throughbeing faced with having to pay for bailouts,decreasing the national debt and providingour parents’ generation with social security —which we will not receive — we have beenpresented the opportunity to become eco-nomically resilient. We can set a new courseand standard for this country. We can repairour country through a new standard of fiscalresponsibility and a sound long-term eco-nomic viewpoint.
This has been true of past generationsand we do not need to look far back into his-
tory for an example. After the excesses of theRoaring ‘20s, the following generation wasslapped with The Great Depression. Thatgeneration too, was faced with fixing an eco-nomic burden that was put on them by theover-indulgence of their parents.
Yet again in the 1980s, after a decade ofstagflation, communist gains and an oil crisisleft from the 1970s, our nation was facedwith a moment of crisis. With the leadershipof then President Ronald Reagan and GreatBritain Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, notonly was economic prosperity reinstituted inboth the U.S. and the U.K., but also the 40-year struggle with communism was broughtto an end with victory.
Now, our generation is faced with thelargest national debt in American history. Thesolution to overcoming these obstacles isquite practical, but it will not be easy. It willtake courage. We must be more financiallyconservative than the generation before us.We must separate our wants from our needsand save our money rather than continuous-ly spend. It takes courage to face a financialcrisis head-on and accept the necessarydrawbacks. It takes courage to reject bailoutsand the growing welfare state, which is some-
thing our parents’ generation has failed todo. It takes courage to confront and defeatyour enemies and not appease them.
Faced with a lifetime of economic sacri-fice, our generation must demonstrateresponsibility. We can become more fiscallyresponsible and fix the mistakes of thismajor recession and keep it from ever occur-ring in our country again. The institutionsour generation puts in place once we havepower in Washington must be those ofsound, long-term economic principles. Notthose of short-term benefits with long-termfailure. We must spend less and save more,even if it hurts.
While our short-term prosperity may bein jeopardy, our generation has the chance,through learning from this recession, tomake our country economically stronger forgenerations to come.
—Patrick Walsh is a political science junior.
—This column does not necessarily reflect theopinion of The Daily Aztec. Send e-mail [email protected]. Anonymous let-ters will not be printed. Include your full name,major and year in school.
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uring the Great Depressionpeople were willing to workfor food. Now, during the“Great Recession” of today,people are working for free.
Unpaid internships have answered thedemands of the desperate and unemployedwith the promise of experience, a potentialfoot in the door for a future job and col-lege credit for students.
The unemployment rate in the U.S. is9.7 percent and according to The WallStreet Journal, college-graduate hiringdecreased 22 percent last year. The job out-look for college graduates is bleak.Internships have become the necessaryalternative. In recent years, many paidinternships have been given away to themore qualified professionals out of workrather than inexperienced college studentsseeking to secure a job after graduation orstrengthen their résumés. To supplementthis pressure, internships have set the newstandard for competitive college graduatesseeking work. Simply put, a graduating col-lege student who does not have at leastone internship on their résumé now facesa clear disadvantage against the thousandswho do.
Paid internships are often scarcebecause they go to more experienced pro-fessionals who are often out of college.College students are willing to work forfree to get the required experience fromjobs with higher standards for paidemployees or interns, and also to get expe-rience in a professional environment beforegraduation. Aside from experience andconnections, the only tangible payoffoffered to students is college credit.
Colleges encourage internships — someprograms even require them — becausethey view this unpaid work with business-es and government agencies as hands-oneducational training. Years into the reces-sion, the government has only begun toaddress the widespread and undetectedabuse this system allows. College credit fora student costs businesses almost nothing,but the rewards for business often equateto several part-time, unpaid staff. Nothingis stopping them from firing low-levelemployees and replacing them with unpaidinterns to increase profits. The governmentdoes not keep a record of paid and unpaidinternships, so there is no way to tell howoften this happens. According to The NewYork Times, top state and federal regulatorsare only now beginning to worry that moreemployers are illegally using unpaid intern-ships for free labor. M. Patricia Smith, thefederal Labor Department’s top law
enforcement official, and the wage andhour division are cracking down on unpaidinternships nationwide because they areconvinced that many of these internshipsviolate minimum wage laws. This crackdown should have started years ago.
So far, close to nothing has been doneabout this because most unpaid interns areunwilling to report potential abuses forfear of losing their pathway into a compa-ny or profession. Federal and state govern-ments need to create a maximum numberof working hours for unpaid interns so theeducational system can keep its integrity.Some unpaid interns have been desperateenough to work 40 hours a week for acompany. Businesses should not beallowed to do this. We must create a legallimit for the number of hours interns are
allowed to work for college credit, so busi-nesses cannot take advantage of people inthe name of job training and education.Allowing businesses to manipulate this sys-tem distorts the value of college units.
The Department of Labor prohibitsinterns from replacing the duties of anemployee; the training must be similar towhat would be offered in a vocational schoolor academic, educational instruction and theemployer must not derive any immediateadvantage from the activities of the trainee.As of now, many businesses disregard theselaws because the threat of legal enforcementis not strong enough. This is where weshould rely on our teachers or college advis-ers for screening and protection.
The role of college advisers shouldfocus on scrutinizing whether unpaidinternships are actually educational. If anintern is spending their hours makingcopies, mopping bathrooms or getting cof-
fee for employees, they should not be givencollege credit. Volunteer work for for-profitcompanies is illegal. If college advisers donot investigate whether educational train-ing is really taking place, it will remain dif-ficult to stop this abuse.
The only way to maintain the integrityof this system is to increase governmentand university scrutiny, set national unpaidwork hour standards and begin monitoringthe sky rocketing number of paid andunpaid internships. Unpaid interning mustbe kept legitimate so we can maintain thetrue value of college credits.
—Tom Hammel is a political science junior.
—This column does not necessarily reflect theopinion of The Daily Aztec. Send e-mail [email protected]. Anonymous let-ters will not be printed. Include your fullname, major and year in school.
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Corvette Diner nourishes nostalgic hunger
Corvette Diner’s gaudy idealization of the1950s makes customers feel like they havestrolled into the wrong decade, and onedoesn’t even need a Delorean. A convertibleis parked indoors and Elvis Presley andclassic film memorabilia line the walls. Ajukebox, checkered floors and poodle skirtsare the norm; but this is not a diner that iseasily dismissed.
At this joint, one will quickly see this rock‘n’ roll diner has an exciting atmospherefilled with bubblegum-blowing, sassy wait-ers who are so rooted in character that itmakes this restaurant an exciting place ofchoice for any night on the town. Of course,at this Americana eatery, burgers andshakes are to be expected. Corvette Diners’patties are grilled in a tender manner andjuicy with every bite, and one can find rich,creamy and untraditional flavored shakessuch as almond mocha and Elvis-PB-Banana-Marshmallow.
After 22 years in Hillcrest, Corvette Dinermoved last year to Liberty Station in PointLoma. This new venue truly emphasizes theimportance of location. The diner may nolonger be in the center of the cultural hub ofHillcrest, but the advantage of the new venueis that it seats about 300 people, which isdouble the original size. It also has an exten-sive parking lot, which was an issue at theprevious location because the restaurantmade people pay to park.
For those antsy in their seat before thefood arrives, a new feature in the diner aGamer’s Garage, which is filled with almost50 arcade games such as air hockey, GuitarHero and ticket-winning activities, which areredeemable for prices.
Corvette Diner now has specialty-themedrooms that add some extra excitement to theexperience of dining. One psychedelic roomis filled with fluorescent Beatles memorabiliaand flower power ideology. The tables glowneon green and cast a silhouette on thetables every time they are touched. Anotherwhite room, which looks like a 1950s timemachine, is filled with deep, red booths androunded, window-like TV screens that playteenybobber classic films. There is even aracecar-inspired room, where little cars run
along the walls on a track. This restaurant may have a nostalgic flair
for some, as it brings a homely quality tolongtime favorites for any cool cat or daddiowho misses the vintage and hip experience.The extensive menu stays true to the typicaldiner but is not limited to scrumptiousburgers and sweet desserts. It is also filledwith salads and sandwiches geared towardany demographic.
Although the new Corvette Diner lackssome traditions from the old location such as
throwing excessive amounts of straws andBazooka gum at customers, this new areamakes this restaurant better than ever.
A tourist favorite, the Corvette Diner isworthy of a pilgrimage at least once during astay in San Diego. The new Corvette Diner islocated at 2965 Historic Decatur Rd. atLiberty Station in Point Loma. For moreinformation about the restaurant visitwww.cohnrestaurants.com/restaurants/corvettediner.
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The Daily AztecMonday,
April 12, 20106 DATING & ROMANCE
Extreme dating activities for active couples
Impressing a significant other does notImpressing a siginificant other a new experi-ence does not have to be difficult or costly.
Instead of dinner, trythe thrill of indoor
skydiving with-out being10,000 feet sus-pended in the
air; instead of amovie, try surfing
without ever settingfoot on the beach. Foractive couples lookingto experience extreme
activities without havingto go to the extreme, these
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casual evening.
Wind TunnelSkydivingLocated justtqo hours fromSan Diego,Wind Tunnel
Skydiving inLos Angeles
offers the sameexperience of skydiv-
ing at terminal velocity,without jumping out of an
airplane. “(The wind tunnel)
simulates the same thrill ofthe free-fall experience; itreplicates the same speed of
120 miles per hour that you would befalling from a plane,” Peterson, an experi-enced staff member of Wind TunnelSkydiving, said.
The safety factor of freefalling throughthe air is the sole reason many choose notto participate in skydiving. The indoor ver-tical wind tunnel eliminates this problemby providing an alternate way to replicatethe same sensation. Certified instructorsare only a few feet away to offer guidance atany moment.
First-timers can start a few feet above theair stream to gain a comfort level beforeadvancing to higher altitudes and more dif-ficult maneuvers. Fear of heights or fear offalling is eased, providing those hesitant tojump with the same experience and sensa-tion of skydiving without the worry. Thisdate provides the perfect bonding opportu-nity for active couples looking for a thrill.
Wave HouseFor couples interested in a more groundedexperience, Wave House bar in MissionBeach offers anything but an average diningexperience. As the name implies, WaveHouse offers the perfect waves in a con-trolled setting for couples wanting to learnor showcase their surfing skills.
The FlowRider is one of the two surfingstyles offered at the Wave House. It is aman-made wave available for those with orwithout experience.
“(It combines the feel of) surfing, snow-boarding, skim, skate and wakeboarding,”the Wave House Web site states.
Or for couples unafraid of some friendlycompetition, take on the challenge offeredwith the FlowBarrel, which consists of theperfect curl towering at a peak of 10 feet, cre-ated with 100,000 gallons of water at 30 mph.
Both locals and distant travellers haveenjoyed these waves, including somecelebrities such as Jack Black and TonyHawk. Sarah Abraham, an employee at theWave House, remembers overcoming thefeeling of intimidation of the first time rid-ing the waves.
“The fact of being there with everyonehaving a great time was truly the best expe-rience ever,” she said.
Abraham recommends riding thesewaves as the perfect activity for couples
Nothing strengthens a bond like takingon a new challenge or engaging in friendlycompetition with a significant other.Energetic individuals interested in uncon-ventional activities can offer the excitementof experiencing something new togetherthat a standard dinner and movie datemight not accomplish.
For more information on these uncon-ventional date ideas, check out www.wave-housesandiego.com and www.windtunnelsky-diving.com.
Differing religions can complicate the dating world
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“(The Wind tunnel) simu-lates the same thrill ofthe free-fall experience;it replicates the samespeed of 120 miles perhour that you would befalling from a plane.”
—PetersonStaff member of Wind Tunnel Skydiving
A Google search for “dating and religion”returns a little more than 64 million results. Soit’s clear, this is a topic that is greatly prevalent.
For some, the experience of dating someonewith different religious or spiritual beliefs canbe as trivial of a problem as what their partner’sfavorite type of eggs are or what theirHalloween costume was in 10th grade. Butfor others, their partner’s choice in religionmay play a pivotal role in the relationship’sblooming, “The Notebook”-style success,or its fiery, apocalyptic demise. The out-come of either choice depends on how thesituation is handled.
Most students have at least a basic idea ofwhat their religious beliefs consist of or whatthey are looking for in a partner. In a situationwhen one’s religious beliefs don’t match theirpartner’s, it may be advisable that each per-son asks himself or herself how much itmeans to them that their partner believes inthe same faith.
“The most important thing to understand isthat the other person, no matter how compati-ble you are, is going to have a different view onthings,” political science and media studies jun-ior Alyson Fargher said. “Like politics, religion,that kind of stuff.” Fargher, a self describednon-practicing Christian is currently in a nearlyone-year relationship with an atheist.
Fargher emphasized that understandingand compromising in a relationship is critical.
“As much as you believe in your faith, yourpartner’s going to have their own views andyou have to learn to accept,” she said.
Gen Kelsang Atisha, a Kadampa Buddhistmonk and resident teacher at the VajrarupiniBuddhist Center in Banker’s Hill would agreewith Fargher.
“(Buddhism) focuses on accepting peopleand having love and respect for them regardlessof their beliefs or views,” Atisha said.
Atisha said that someone being uncomfort-able with another’s religion is his or her ownproblem, no one else’s.
Elise Curry, a 10-year practicing Buddhist,enjoys practicing her religion with her partner,Kathy Dolan.
“I think it is vital that (partners) respecteach others beliefs,” she said. “Kathy (Dolan)and I find strength in practicing Buddhismtogether … (Practicing the same religion) isnot necessary, but helpful (for couples) if theydo. I think if they both have some kind of spir-itual path, even if it is different from eachother, it helps.”
According to an article on Christian mar-riage on http://christian-parenting.suite101.com,keeping God involved in a relationship is essen-tial for Christians.
“You need to remember that it was God whobrought you together and God who will keepyou together,” the Web site states. “Marriage isnot easy, even for the strongest of couples, butwhen you take the time to remember God eachand every day, your marriage will stay strong.”
The site also states that praying and wor-shipping together as a couple is healthy for arelationship.
However, when sharing a religion oraccepting a partner’s choice does not work, acertain amount of effort and patience is need-ed to keep the relationship healthy and func-tional. In time, the differing beliefs may find apeaceful balance, and if not, there is alwaysanother option.
“... (If a difference in religion) is somethingthat shakes your inner core,” Fargher said.“That your partner believes in a different faith,then it might not work out.”
After both people have discussed the situa-tion, they may find that their different beliefsare a persistent problem and cannot be com-promised. In this case, after careful considera-tion, it may be appropriate for each person togo their separate ways. This will inevitably be adifficult decision to reach, which is why it is sopivotal to communicate and understand whateach person wants.
Communication is an undeniably impor-tant factor in any relationship, be it withfriends, family members or significant others.
“You should always try for a compromise,”Fargher said.
Religion plays a factor in many aspects ofsociety, from politics to colleges, births to funer-als. To be able to understand what religionmeans on a personal level is special, to be ableto work with someone else with that idea inmind might be even more so.
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Monday,April 12, 2010 The Daily Aztec 7SPORTSWWOOMMEENN’’SS BBAASSKKEETTBBAALLLL:: WNBA’s Fever drafts Morris
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national attention during their run to theSweet 16, but getting a player into the profes-sional ranks brings it to a whole new level.
“It means a lot, especially for our women’sprogram,” Morris said. “It shows that if youwork hard and believe, anything is possible.This should help with recruits and better posi-tion this program to continue its success.”
Morris will also be looking to continue hersuccess, but at the next level. It will be a quickturnaround though, as she will be moving intwo weeks to start training camp. Not onlythat, but because she is still an SDSU studentshe will have to balance both priorities.
“It’s expected most players have to gothrough this because of when the seasonstarts,” Morris said. “I will be like the majority,luckily I’m only taking one unit.”
Morris will fit well on a team known for itsdefense. Indiana has been in the WNBA’s top
three in terms of scoring defense for the pastfive years and has also led the league in stealsin three of the past four seasons.
But it wasn’t just her defense that got theFever’s attention; her 17.1 points per game asa senior stood out as well. “With Morris, we were looking at her scoringability,” General Manager Kelly Krauskopftold USA Today. “She’s so fast and so quick.We know that her pedigree early on in hercareer was defense, but what we really likedabout her was her offense.”
Morris will surely be a force on either side ofthe ball and head coach Lin Dunn thinks shecould play during her rookie season. But fornow, Morris is enjoying being a WNBA player.
“It feels great,” Morris said. “I have a joband I’m getting paid to play the game I love. Achildhood dream has come true.”
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SPORTSMonday,April 12, 2010 The Daily Aztec 9BASEBALL
Aztecs win offensive shootout at Air Force
It doesn’t take a physics degree tounderstand that baseballs tend tofly farther in high altitudesbecause of decreased friction inthe air, but the San Diego Statebaseball team used this weekendas an open lab experiment.
Saturday’s game against the AirForce in Colorado Springs looked
like battingpractice forSDSU, as theydefeated theFalcons 16-9.The Win
boosts their overall record 14-18and their Mountain WestConference record to 3-5.
Every Aztec in the starting line-up got a hit at least once, includingleadoff batter and senior secondbaseman Mitch Blackburn, whonow has a nine-game hitting streak.
Also impressive was sopho-more right-fielder BrandonMeredith’s totals for the day. Outof the team’s 15 hits Saturday,Meredith was responsible for fivein his six plate appearances.
Meredith claims that his recentsuccess is thanks to SDSUDirector of Player Development,Mark Viramontes.
“(Viramontes) was helping mewith the 2-strike approach, and say-ing I was striking out too much,”Meredith said. “He helped me fig-ure out what I need to do to go upthere and not get frustrated.”
Meredith drove in one RBI andcrossed the plate four times himself.He was one of two runners to scorein the first inning, and also talliedruns in the third, fifth, and seventh.
Sophomore third basemanChris Wilson had one of thestrongest games in his career,
knocking two doubles into the out-field and bringing in five RBIs.
SDSU scored eight runs in thefifth inning and was able to main-tain its lead throughout theentire ballgame.
Freshman starting pitcherBryan Crabb pitched the first seveninnings for the Aztecs, giving upseven hits, and four walks, holdingAir Force to two earned runs, leav-ing nine runners on base. Crabbretired his glove with the score-board reading 16-2, receiving thewin for his performance (3-3).
The Falcons turned up the heatwith a rally in the bottom of theeighth inning facing relievers sen-ior Kegan Sharp and freshman KyleShaver. Unsteady SDSU pitchinggave up seven runs on only fourhits and one out, taking the scoreto its final 16-9.
“I wasn’t nervous about themcoming back,” Meredith said. “Wejust needed to make some plays andget out of there with the victory.”
Junior closer Ryan Wynveencame in to close up the eighth,and also solidified the win, closingthe bottom of the ninth in threeshort at bats.
The success against the AirForce stretches the Aztecs’ winstreak to four, including game one’s14-9 triumph that stretched into a10th inning the day before.
Sophomore pitcher JohnnyPecoraro received his second winfor the season after sealing up ascoreless extra inning, taking himto 2-1.
Also a star on Friday afternoon,Meredith went 3-6 with five RBI.
“When you have opportunitieslike in practice, you got to use themand get yourself better,” Meredithsaid of his success. “It comes downto coaching, going out there everyday and sticking with what works.” After getting a hit in Saturday’s game against Air Force, senior second baseman Mitch Blackburn extended his hit-streak to nine games.
Glenn Connelly / Photo Editor
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WATER POLO
Aztecs lose on senior day
WOMEN’S TENNIS
Before Saturday’s contest againstUCLA, the San Diego State waterpolo team recognized its lone sen-ior Melissa de Jonckheere in frontof a packed crowd.
It proved to inspire SDSU’splay, but itw a s n ’ tenough, asthe Bruinspulled off the
7-5 victory on Senior Day at theAztec Aquaplex.
“MJ (de Jonckheere) has beeneverything you could want in astudent-athlete,” head coach CarinCrawford said. “She’s just got thebest disposition, she works reallyhard and she has been a wonder-ful captain for us. It’s always hard(to send off seniors).”
The Aztecs came out withintensity in the opening minutes,taking a 2-0 lead. But UCLAquickly responded with two goalsof its own.
Both teams stepped up theirdefense in the second period andkept each other off the board until
the Bruins scored on a 6-on-5opportunity to take a 3-2 lead.
SDSU would respond 20 sec-onds later though, and again laterin the period to have the advan-tage going into halftime.
The second half was a differ-ent story for the Aztecs (18-12overall, 0-6 in Mountain PacificSports Federation play), whoonly notched one goal. TheBruins (17-6, 4-2 in MPSF play),on the other hand, took advan-tage of their power plays and fourgoals was more than enough tolead them to victory.
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After a rocky four-game road tripin which the San Diego Statewomen’s tennis team lost fourstraight matches, it has been ableto rebound nicely and pick upsome momentum as the MountainWest Conference ChampionshipTournament looms.
SDSU beat a very talentedTCU Horned Frogs team on
F r i d a ybehind thestellar playof No. 78f r e s h m a nA l i c i a
Aguilar, who got the close outvictory. Then the Aztecs turnedaround and handled New Mexicoon Saturday at the Fertitta TennisComplex at UNLV’s campus.
The Ellison sisters continuedtheir impressive No. 1 doublesseason, as sophomores Sierraand Roxanne set the tone earlyby beating Anya Villanueva andAshley Bonner 8-2.
The doubles teams of Aguilarand junior Olivia Colman as wellas junior Julia Trunk and fresh-man Julia Wais were able to getthe clean sweep at the doublespoint at the No. 3 and No. 2spots, respectively.
Colman then continued thestrong Saturday for SDSU by get-ting the first singles win of the day,
beating Amy Shipperd 6-2, 6-1. No. 50 ranked Trunk contin-
ued her impressive season bybeating Villanueva in three sets.
The latest two wins for theAztecs have brought the teamrecord back up to .500 at 9-9 on
the year, with a 2-3 record againstMWC opponents.
SDSU will begin a four gamehome stand to close out the reg-ular season on Thursday againstColorado State at the AztecTennis Center.
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After losing its first two Mountain West Conference games, the San Diego Statewomen’s tennis team has defeated both TCU and New Mexico, consecutively.
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SDSU cruises in MWC match
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April 12, 201012 THE BACK PAGETODAY’S BIRTHDAY (4/12/10) Financial
matters continue to challenge your creativi-ty this year.Your success grows out of anincreased capacity to use both sides of yourbrain when making decisions and plans. Inaddition, artistic talents provide an incomestream to supplement other resources.
ARIES (March 21 - April 19) - Today is a 7 -If you can take the day off with your signif-icant other, you'll discover romance atyour fingertips. If you can't, plan an eveningthat starts as early as possible.
TAURUS (April 20 - May 20) - Today is a 7- Take extra care when working on cre-ative projects, especially when using sharpinstruments. Make refinements in smallincrements, and evaluate as you go.
GEMINI (May 21 - June 21) - Today is a 6 -Every time you meet a deadline, you turnan obstacle into opportunity. Deliveringahead of time eliminates pressure for every-one and frees you for the next great idea.
CANCER (June 22 - July 22) - Today is a 5 -You find yourself in the spotlight withoutpart of your costume. Oops! Grab anassociate or two and ask them to fix it,now! They'll jump to help.
LEO (July 23 - Aug. 22) - Today is a 5 - Youmay be tempted to tiptoe around a prob-lem today. A better strategy would be toface obstacles head-on while pulling stringsin the background.
VIRGO (Aug. 23 - Sept. 22) - Today is a 5 -Be aware of your partner's unusual needs.
The challenge is to meet demands evenwhen neither of you enjoys the process.Add empathy, and then just take care of it.
LIBRA (Sept. 23 - Oct. 22) - Today is an 8 -A solid strategy for work would be tochallenge all participants. Inspire enthusi-asm by focusing on practical outcomesthat everyone can appreciate.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23 - Nov. 21) - Today is a 7- Spread your charm as far as you like.There's plenty to go around. Meanwhile,keep your opinions to yourself.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 - Dec. 21) - Todayis a 6 - You'll get more done today if youwork around everyone else.They havetheir own challenges, unrelated to yours.Leave them to their own devices.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 - Jan. 19) - Today isa 7 - Everything will work out the wayyou want if you pay attention to yourpartner's requests. If you don't, you'll facemajor obstacles.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 - Feb. 18) - Today is a 5- You surprise even yourself with yourcareful management.You recognize thechallenge in stretching dollars to cover itall. Reward yourself, too.
PISCES (Feb. 19 - March 20) - Today is a 6 -What a difference it makes to be aware ofyour partner's foibles, and vice versa. Bothof you feel a bit compulsive today.Creative teasing is in order.
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he words shouted lastThursday were ones Inever expected to hearagain.
“San Diego, are youready for some Backstreet Boys?!”
I stood in the throwback con-cert crowd of 200 lucky fans — allthere to get back at the motherswho wouldn’t take them to seethe Boys when they were in mid-dle school.
Nick, Brian, Howie and AJ, list-ed in order of importance,appeared to remind us all thatBackstreet’s back (All right!).Apparently they’ve been “back”since 2007. Was I the only onewho didn’t get that memo? I sup-pose AJ will continue to bearound “as long as you love him”… and even after you stop. Mr.Carter said it best: “We’re theBrett Favres of the music indus-try.” There are so many ways torespond to that. I’ll let this beone of those insert-your-own-joke-here situations.
The audience was full of thekind of people who were genuine-ly excited the day “Twilight”-famous Taylor Lautner turned 18years old. No one could fit intothe Backstreet fan T-shirts theybought during their training brayears, so the homemade puffy-painted tank top lived strong. Ididn’t have one because I justcouldn’t decide what to write:“You’ve Been Replaced by Bieber,”“Which Of You Is Going Out withMiley?” or “I Heart Jonas
Brothers.” Eventually, I settled onmy Justin Timberlake FutureSex /LoveSounds tour shirt.
The very small room waspacked to the brim. I imagine thepublic relations guy got the ideafrom the new Heinz ketchup — ifyou have less, just put it all in asmaller bottle and hope no onewill notice. The only problem —everyone was close enough torealize that AJ now has blond hairand a brunet beard, which begsthe question: Is he only herebecause Burger King fired him forlack of professional appearance?Maybe it’s that hair choice thathas kept MTV from giving him areality TV show. Carter was theonly one of the five that took thatroute: E!’s “House of Carters.”Maybe they all just learned fromhis mistake.
I was moderately impressed bythe show itself — even thoughthey took a five-year break, thoseBoys still dance *NSYNC. (Get it?Get it?) I was kind of hoping thatthey were changing their name tothe Backstreet Men or BackstreetSenior Citizens, but I’ll admit theshow was a lot of fun regardless.
Unfortunately, the stars andstarlettes who do not need toshave yet own the contemporarypop music world. Sad, but true.I’ll just make a blind opinion dis-guised as fact, because my theaterhistory professor loves my con-
stant use of universal statements:All the pop beats we have beenbopping our heads to during ourdaily commute are by artists whostill wear a retainer at night.
My favorite, of course, is JustinBieber. There is something somagnetic, so fresh, so …Canadian. Oh that’s why he wasgiven to us. Americans neededsomeone other than Celine Dionas a bullet point in the “Wait,Canada is a country?” discus-sion. Regardless, as my friendBradley put it so eloquently, “I’mnot sure about Bieber singing onSNL this week … isn’t it a littlepast his bedtime?”
That said, I do feel pretty badfor the Backstreet Boys. How canit compete with the bullet-fastmetabolism of the Clearasil-spon-sored pop stars? I can’t imaginehow hard it is for Brian to comehome to his kids after a hardnight’s work just to find them allwearing Taylor Swift T-shirts.
We need to support the Boys!If you want to catch the rest ofthe Backstreet Boys tour, feel freeto Google the dates. At first it’llsay “Do you mean: *NSYNC?”But keep scrolling ... eventuallyyou’ll find it.
—Kristen Ace Nevarez is a theaterarts junior who wants you to visitwww.musigmagolf.com.
—This column does not necessarilyreflect the opinion of The DailyAztec.
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LOOKING THROUGH OUR LENS
Staff Photographer Kallie Larsen captured this up-close shot of a white and purple flower with blue and yellow pollen
on campus at San Diego State, after its petals curled in an exotic pattern.
EXOTIC BEAUTY
Backstreet’s Back — All right?