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Staff condemn administrator’s removal

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DAUGHTER OF HISTORY Ilyasah Shabazz, daughter of Malcolm X, comes to the student union to talk to students

San Diego State’s firing of an administrator led to more than 300 signatures from faculty and staff petitioning that she remain.

Joanna Brooks was released in June from her position as associate vice president for

faculty advancement by outgoing SDSU President Elliot Hirshman.

A press release from SDSU faculty and staff described the action as “one of (Hirshman’s) last acts of unchecked power before leaving the school.”

Citing confidentiality in relation to personell matters, SDSU Media Relations Officer

Katie White said she could not give out information on the circumstances surrounding Brooks’ removal.

“Joanna Brooks is currently on paid administrative leave, allowing the established process for personnel matters to be followed,” White said. “The Provost has appointed Emeritus

Professor Bill Eadie to run the Office of Faculty Advancement in the interim which will ensure continued support for our faculty.”

Brooks’ removal was met with backlash, sparking a petition SEE JOANNA BROOKS PAGE 2

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LIBRO CHICANO El libro relata las historias y experiencias de la vida de mujeres que enfrentaron obstáculos.

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by Will Fritz NEWS EDITOR

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ANCHORS AWEIGH Sailing Club returns to the university after a 20-year absence.

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ON THE ROAD AGAIN After its upset over Stanford, SDSU opens up offense play with a tough road battle against Air Force PAGE 14

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With its 20-17 win over Stanford Saturday night, SDSU football jumped into the national spotlight. For full coverage see pages 14-15.

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Student struck, killed by car after football game tailgate party

San Diego State’s newest beautification project was officially commemorated in honor of two notable graduates.

With the help of SDSU’s band and cheer teams, the Sickels Plaza monument was unveiled on Sept. 14, celebrating the contributions and lives of Christopher “Kit” and Karen Sickels.

Kit graduated from SDSU in 1960, while Karen graduated in

1969.

Vice President of University Relations and Development Mary Ruth Carleton said the two have been extraordinary volunteer leaders at SDSU, serving as advisors to three SDSU presidents and contributing to numerous university programs, even hosting events in their home.

The Sickelses also own a winery in Ramona, from which they have previously provided wines to university functions.

“They are emblematic of San

Diego State becoming a bit classier, up-scaling our events,” she said. “When the winery really got going Kit started donating wine to our functions.

It really changed our functions because we didn’t have to paste labels over the Two-Buck Chuck anymore.”

Sickels Plaza lays in the Centennial Walkway, the stretch of campus between the Conrad Prebys Aztec Student Union SEE SICKELS PLAZA PAGE 2

A woman who was struck and killed by a car Saturday evening was identified as SDSU student Jasmine Madarang, the San Diego County Medical Examiner’s office confirmed.

Madarang, 20, was reported missing by her friends after she attended the Kappa Alpha fraternity’s tailgate party for Saturday night’s football game against Stanford University at San Diego Stadium.

She was said to have last been seen and texting with her friends between 5:30 and 6 p.m., according to a Facebook post from her aunt.

Just before 8 p.m. Saturday, a woman was reportedly witnessed to have entered westbound Interstate 8 on foot from the north shoulder in an attempt to cross the freeway, according to the California Highway Patrol.

The driver of a vehicle traveling west on I-8 was unable to stop in time, and struck the woman.

Paramedics were called, and the woman, later identified as Madarang, was pronounced dead at the scene, the Medical Examiner’s office said.

Friends offered their condolences Madarang’s aunt updated her Facebook post Monday morning.

“We appreciate your love, support and prayers,” the updated post read. “Please continue to pray for Jasmine and our family.”

Madarang was a junior mechanical engineering major at SDSU, and a 2015 graduate of El Toro High School in Lake Forest, California.

She was a member of the Delta Zelta sorority during her freshman and sophomore years and had been on the Dean’s List every semester, according to a GoFundMe page created by her family.

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Christopher “Kit” Sickels thanks his wife, Karen, at the Sickels Plaza dedication ceremony.

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continued from page 1 and the SDSU Bookstore. The plaza covers what was formerly grass and contains shade trees, water conserving succulents, wicker furniture and benches for students to study and gather.

In the middle of the plaza sits a six-foot bronze medallion honoring the Sickelses.

SDSU Interim President Sally Roush said the placement of the medallion in the heart of the campus was fitting.

“It is by design that we are gathered here at the center of our campus. Kit and Karen have been at the center of a wide range of efforts and initiatives that helped build this

great university,” Roush said. “Their love and passion for the university is palpable.”

Kit said the placement of the medallion was particularly special to him because it was the starting point for his education.

“In the fall of 1943, I entered kindergarten at the campus laboratory school. And the campus laboratory school was located right over there…in 1943. So we’ve been hanging around here awhile,” he said. “A lot has changed since I first stepped on campus, but what hasn’t changed is the importance of a San Diego State education and the importance of SDSU in the life of the entire San Diego region.”

Monica Algya, a Communications junior, said she appreciates the university’s efforts to beautify the campus with more conservation-minded projects.

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written for the Huffington Post as well as the Washington Post, and has appeared on MSNBC, NPR and the Daily Show, her SDSU biographical page says.

The petition describes Brooks as having continued from page 1 made meaningful change in her two years as associate vice president for faculty urging intervention from Interim President advancement.

“She worked tirelessly to ensure faculty Sally Roush, who took over for Hirshman were heard, well-informed on subjects that in July. “I want them to reinstate her,” said Doreen Mattingly, professor and chair for mattered, and given the impression that SDSU’s Department of Women Studies. fairness and equity were at the forefront of “Really, that’s what we want, there was one their concerns,” the petition said.

Imazeki believes past conversations administrator that people respected and the Provost and trusted and felt former President was working on Hirshman had “Is this a campus where if you their behalf.” with Brooks may Brooks was stand up on principle, there will be related to her released without removal. warning, and was be a vendetta against you?.”

“She was told escorted out of on a number of – Doreen Mattingly, her office in front occasions that she Women’s Studies department chair of her staff upon was too close to receiving the the faculty, which news, Mattingly is an odd thing to said.

“On his way out, President Hirshman say about a person whose job is to support essentially fired her — I think technically faculty,” Imazeki said.

Lamke said this was his understanding he put a lot of pressure on the provost to of Brooks’ firing also. fire her,” said Jennifer Imazeki, an SDSU “Whether or not she was too much proeconomics professor, referring to Provost faculty, I would have no idea,” he said. “I Chukuka Enwemeka. thought she was doing exactly what she There was never an official announcement ought to in that position.” from the Provost’s office on the matter.

Others believe Brooks’s firing is more “The silence leaves faculty to wonder, ‘Is this a campus where if you stand up on personal.

“I don’t think that the former president principle, there will be a vendetta against really respected high level women that you?” said.. “Is this a way of telling other much,” Mattingly said. “He did wait until administrators who take a stand or make he was walking a mistake what the out the door to outcome will be?” do it. He didn’t M a t t i n g l y “She was told on a number of do it earlier when said Brooks was occasions that she was too close to he could be there considered by to make sure the many to have the faculty, which is an odd thing transition was been doing an to say about a person whose job it smooth and that extraordinary job someone else was before she was is to support faculty there.” fired, Mattingly Brooks made – Jennifer Imazeki, said. changes Economics professor several “I just find it in her capacity surprising that she as associate vice could have done president, including implementing faculty something worth taking her out of the diversity initiatives adjusting the retention, position without [first] being disciplined or mentored into not making that mistake tenure and promotion process, both of which received positively, Imazeki said. again,” Mattingly said.

What Imazeki finds most odd, however, Gene Lamke, professor emeritus in the Hospitality and Tourism Management is the way SDSU dismissed Brooks.

“Normally when people leave their department, said held Brooks in high position there is some sort of ‘Thank you regard and was shocked at her firing. for your service’ thing, and there has been “I think she understands how valuable nothing like that from the administration,” faculty are to the university,” he said.

Imazeki said.

“And so many faculty think “And I think she understands what the so highly of her and the job that she was university’s role is relative to faculty.” doing.”

Brooks is described as a nationally Brooks declined to comment for this recognized scholar, according to the SDSU faculty and staff press release. She has story.

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Health services offers PrEP, gender-affirming therapy

by David Santillan SOCIAL MEDIA EDITOR

San Diego State Student Health Services recently began offering gender-affirming therapy and pre-exposure prophylaxis as part of a commitment to support diversity and inclusivity.

SHS began offering gender-affirming therapy in the fall of 2016. Students who identify as transgender or non-binary will be able to start undergoing treatment under the supervision of the SHS. PrEP, a drug that dramatically reduces the risk of contracting HIV, started being offered at SDSU in the spring of 2017.

Darrell Hess, SHS director, said these are all part of efforts to ensure students’ mental and physical well-being during their time at SDSU. “Offering (these services) was a natural outgrowth of our commitment to support diversity and inclusivity,” Hess said. “SHS strives to meet the needs of all SDSU students regardless of race, religion, sexual orientation, and gender identity.

The treatment is also aimed at improving the quality of life on campus for students who struggle with identity. Junior Adrian Marcos, who identifies as non-binary and uses the pronouns they/them/theirs, started taking testosterone at the beginning of their sophomore year.

“I feel a lot happier with myself” Marcos said, explaining they can now focus better

on their studies.

“Before (starting testosterone) I’d have really bad dysphoric days,” they said. “I didn’t want to look in the mirror, I didn’t want to get of my room, I didn’t want to go to class because I didn’t feel like myself.”

The American Psychiatric Association describes gender dysphoria as conflict experienced between a person’s assigned gender and the gender they identify as.

Often times, this dysphoria causes people significant stress and can hinder how they function in their everyday lives.

“Now I’m me, I can go about my day” Marcos said.

This aligns with what Hess said are the goals and mission of the Division of Student Affairs.

“Ensuring that our students are healthy and well so that they may thrive socially and academically during their time at SDSU is a priority for the Division of Student Affairs,” he said. “SHS plays a critical role in meeting this important goal.”.

Pride Center coordinator Christopher Lujan is also enthusiastic about having these services available to students on campus.

“It’s great that students have a local easy access space to get those services” Lujan said. “The positives of doing (those services) here is that it’s an environment that’s familiar to students”.

Students who are trying to privately access these services may sometimes experience roadblocks with health insurance providers who either don’t provide the treatments or

The Calpulli Center offers a variety of health services to SDSU students.

make it too expensive to afford.

“At least here they have the resources to fall back on,” Lujan said.

The Pride Center is this year focusing on informing students about safe sex practices and resources like PrEP.. Currently, the center is working alongside SHS to increase

Photo by Mikayla LoBasso

visibility on campus, and is planning a three-day event for World AIDS day, where they’ll be giving out information about their services.

Students who want to sign up for treatment or discover more information can visit the SHS website.

Daughter of Malcolm X gives talk at San Diego State

by Rebeca Reyes STAFF WRITER

On Sept. 14, Ilyasah Shabazz, daughter of activist Malcolm X, visited San Diego State’s theater in the Conrad Prebys Aztec Student Union to talk to students about activism and issues in today’s society, such as racism and stereotypes.

The event began with a question session moderated by Dr. J. Luke Wood, director of the Community College Leadership program in SDSU’s College of Education.

Shabazz said because she was very young when her father was assassinated, she was raised by her mother in a way that taught her to acknowledge important women in their lives and in their country.

“She raised us with the idea that all of us are brothers and sisters under the same family of God,” she said.

Shabazz continued to recognize how growing up with a single mother influenced her persona.

“When you teach a man, you teach a community,” Shabazz said, quoting her father. “When you teach a woman, you raise a nation.”

When asked about the relationship between Malcolm X and Dr. Martin Luther King, Shabazz said they were both fighting for the same cause, but the media portrayed them as adversaries. She said her mother and King’s wife were good friends.

“What I do know is that they respected one another,” Shabazz said. “The beauty about Malcolm is that as he learned, he shared. And toward the end of his life, they were working toward working together because they understood the importance about fighting injustice.”

Referencing a famous picture of Malcolm X with a gun, Shabazz explained that her family had been attacked and after calling the police and not receiving help, “(My

father) was ready to protect his wife and children by any means necessary.”

After being asked about the recent killings of African-Americans throughout the country, Shabazz mentioned her nephew Malcolm, who was assassinated in Mexico after visiting to help Afro-Latinos.

“At some point, we have to say enough is enough,” she said. “It’s not a thing of black and white but about right and wrong and recognizing that.”

Shabazz said people who don’t understand Black Lives Matter are misinformed or not educated enough on it, and the educational curriculum should be modified to teach the struggles of Africans.

“When we talk about Black Lives Matter, it’s about the people who were taken to be enslaved for a long time,” she said. “For so long, we were told that black people didn’t have a history and that their history began with slavery, when in fact they cultivated on the land of milk and honey that each of us have the opportunity to call our home.”

Political science sophomore Tiana Loving said she was most excited about the strong message she knew Shabazz was going to have for minorities on campus.

“I knew she was going to stress the idea of education and just the idea of inclusivity and unity,” Loving said.

Business management freshman Alexya See said it was a blessing to hear Shabazz speak.

“I feel like I can do more to help move us toward the goal, and the ultimate goal is just equality,” See said.

To the audience, Shabazz said to live in the moment, to not regret, to learn and to ask.

“Don’t feel that you are not worthy because we’re here to learn about life, and we’re here to discover our power, our purpose and make sure that we live these really meaningful lives.

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Ilyasah Shabazz, daughter of Malcolm X, addresses students at student union theater.

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Black minds, like black lives, matter The issue: A ‘Black Minds Matter’ course has drawn criticism from conservative groups on and off campus, who have accused the class of being designed to “indoctrinate” students.

Our take: Critics have been misleading and dissmissive in their criticism, obfuscating the rationale behind the course and have used the publicity around the issue to push their own agendas.

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result. What that has to do with a graduate course at SDSU is anyone’s guess, but once a story makes waves, there is never a lack of those looking to drop in to advance their particular interests.

Take SDSU’s College Republican organization, for example. Under its president, Brandon Jones, it has not missed an opportunity to weigh in on news stories, even those only tangentially related to the university. The news releases have come fast with Jones at the helm, from professors’ Facebook posts to calling for the Muslim Student Association to comment on terrorist attacks. Jones even finagled backlash against his MSA release — which included some admittedly nasty threats — into an appearance on Fox & Friends.

Jones did not miss the opportunity to pile on to the “Black Minds Matter” story, either.

“The university must distance itself from this project and others like it that teach students to become victims instead of preparing them to become contributing members of society,” Jones told The Daily Aztec in a statement that echoed Coupal’s quote in the UnionTribune almost verbatim.

None of these critiques acknowledge the facts behind what Wood has said inspired the course in the first place, nor do they even attempt to refute them.

In 2012, data from the Department of Education revealed that students of color

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The Editorial Board ews of Professor J. Luke Wood’s fall graduate “Black Minds Matter” course was met with swift — if not predictable — reactionary conservative outrage. Fringe media coverage has cast the class into a cause de célèbre for right-wing outrage junkies eager for any narrative that confirms their endemic campus persecution complex.

The finger-wagging began with organizer Craig DeLuz, who began a Facebook group — “Education not Indoctrination” — and issued a news release detailing his complaints about the course, namely that taxpayer money was being used to “indoctrinate our children.”

Who is Craig DeLuz? According to his website, he is a Sacramento area “writer, actor, public speaker & media personality,” which doesn’t suggest a lot of expertise in higher education. He is an elected trustee on the Robla School Board, but most of his recent work — other than D-list movies — is as a gun rights crusader.

The Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association also jumped in.

Its president, Jon Coupal, told the San Diego Union-Tribune that “we should be spending public funds on courses that will actually prepare the next generation for meaningful jobs instead of teaching them how to be victims.”

The association formed after the passage of Proposition 13 in 1978 and lobbies to protect property tax advantages property owners gained as a

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are disproportionately faced with harsher discipline than their white public school classmates. By 2016, those numbers showed black K-12 students were suspended 3.8 times more than white students.

These numbers prove that across the country educators — intentionally or not — treat students of color differently than they do white students. The question is, why do so many find this fact so threatening that they would attempt to rally public pressure on the university to cancel a college course? Is the idea of black students gaining even a modicum of progress in achieving equality in the classroom that threatening?

The irony in casting the course as indoctrinating people to become “victims” is especially ironic coming from groups like the College Republicans, who have perfected the narrative of perpetual victimhood in their incessant whining about the hardships of being conservative on campus. Please.

The backlash to “Black Minds Matter” serves as a vivid reminder of why courses like this are so important. Too many people in this country are invested in the idea that racism is not real and spend precious energy challenging anyone who dares to take it on.

We applaud Professor Wood’s resolve in creating this course, his resilience in the face of his critics and the administration at SDSU for supporting him in allowing the course to go forward.

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Skateboards and bikes are a dangerous nuicance

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by Jacob Rosenzweig CONTRIBUTER

There are many ways to get to class besides walking like bicycle, scooter or skateboard. The large number of skateboarders and bicyclists at San Diego State pose a serious safety threat to students because of the lack of rule enforcement for these riders.

Following university rules on skateboarding and bicycling is essential for the safety of everyone on campus. Unfortunately for pedestrians, people on boards or bikes dominate the sidewalks, using their speed to create their own rules.

This problem is most evident when crossing the pedestrian bridge between the Conrad Prebys Aztec Student Union and the residential halls.

There are rules against getting across the bridge. The ground is plastered with warnings and pictures forbidding skateboarders and bicyclists from using their transportation while crossing the bridge.

Looking at the bridge, it’s not hard to tell why skating and riding is not allowed since it is a narrow bridge with a constant flow of pedestrians over one of the major streets near campus.

Given all these reasons, a lot

can go wrong when a high-speed skateboarder rides across. Several SDSU students on the bridge have witnessed someone getting hit by a biker or a skateboarder on the bridge who did not get off their vehicle while crossing.

Many times, skateboarders on the bridge don’t even know how to properly stop or control their boards. A problem causing this might be their choice of shoe wear. No one should be riding a skateboard with sandals on.

After crossing the bridge from the Student Union to the residence halls, all forms of public transportation are forbidden, but that doesn’t

stop skateboarders. People who ride bikes and skateboards on campus do not care if there is a designated bike path or not.

Riding to class is efficient, but dangerous. People who walk rather than skate or bike to class have been in the wrong when it comes to the rules plenty of times. But just like when driving a car, the people outside the car always have the right of way because of the potential damage a car can cause.

A solution is necessary to preserve a safe environment for pedestrians and skaters. This suggestion goes out to both students and campus authorities

with the hope that skating and other methods of transportation can continue to be popular for students.

Students who ride should pay closer attention to the posted rules before campus authorities catch on to this disobedience and ban the practice all together.

This will ruin skateboarding on campus for everyone who wants to ride. It can’t be expected that everyone knows and follows every little rule — but everyone should begin respecting the rules of the pedestrian bridge mentioned earlier — the area that seems to be the most problematic.

ARC membership should be free for all students

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The San Diego State Aztec Recreation Center has multiple facilities on campus.

by Julie Cappielo CONTRIBUTER

Health and fitness is important in society and it is especially prevalent on San Diego State’s campus. With high quality equipment and many facilities, the Aztec Recreation Center, sponsored by Associated Students, provides everything students need to stay in shape during the school year, but only if students live on campus. Students who live off campus must pay $19 per month

for a gym membership.

In 2016, there were 33,776 undergraduate and graduate students enrolled at SDSU. According to the Office of Housing Administration and Residential Education, there are currently 5,098 students living on campus.

With 28,678 students living offcampus, it is ridiculous that gym memberships are not included in the cost of tuition.

“The on-campus residents do pay for membership. Their fee is part of their residential

contract. It’s a prepaid nine-month membership,” Amy Schiller, marketing coordinator for the ARC and AS said. “Everyone pays for a gym membership, some are just prepaid. After, memberships are sold one-by-one.”

Institutions like the University of California Berkeley, San Diego, Riverside and Davis include the use of their gym facilities in their university fees and tuition.

What makes SDSU so different?

In 1988, SDSU approved a fee for construction and operation

of the Student Activity Center.

The SAC includes the now Viejas Arena and the ARC. It was proposed in a referendum that student fees would increase over time to pay off debts.

On February 17, 1988, a letter to the student body explained that the financing of the project would primarily be through, “the sale of Student Union revenue bonds to be retired over a (30-year) period.”

The Student Union Fee affects all SDSU students today because part of the funds collected from students still go toward paying off the debt of the ARC’s construction.

According to the Office of Business and Financial Affairs, the fee “supports the financing, construction, and operation of campus student body centers including (the) Aztec Student Union and Aztec Recreation Center.”

The referendum does not include the cost of student memberships nor how they will be paid. On March 7, 1988, the Daily Aztec reported that of the 35,000 enrolled students that year, only 5,807 voted on this.

If students who live off-campus are not allowed to use the ARC

without membership then the Student Union Fee should be reduced to exclude the cost to use the ARC. It is not fair and it does not make sense that students who are supposed to purchase a membership have this fee included in their tuition.

If students choose to not use the ARC but decide to use another facility they are still paying this fee. Students who live in apartment complexes like BLVD63 are provided gyms within the complex, so there is no need for an ARC membership. Yet, those students are still paying for the operation of the ARC. Students are still paying for gym memberships based on a referendum that was proposed almost 30 years ago and was agreed upon by less than 20 percent of SDSU’s total enrollment.

It’s time for something to be done. Either students should stop having to pay for the ARC as part of the Student Union Fee or SDSU should follow the suit of some of its fellow state and UC schools, and also allow all of their students currently enrolled to have full access to the ARC free of any extra charge

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Hija de Malcolm X visita San Diego State

by Rebeca ESCRITORA

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El 14 de septiembre, Ilyasah Shabazz, autora y hija de Malcolm X, visitó San Diego State y dio una plática a los estudiantes en el teatro del Conrad Prebys Aztec Student Union, cubriendo varios temas, incluyendo racismo, activismo y estereotipos.

La plática comenzó con una sesión de preguntas y respuestas moderadas por Dr. Luke Wood, director del Programa de Liderazgo de Colegios Comunitarios en el Colegio de Educación de SDSU, y terminó con estudiantes haciendo preguntas a Shabazz.

Shabazz empezó hablar sobre el hecho de que su madre era muy joven cuando Malcolm X fue asesinado y como eso causó que su madre criara a los hijos de una manera que les enseñó a reconocer a las mujeres importantes en su vida y en el país.

“Ella nos crió con la idea de que todos somos hermanos y hermanas bajo la misma familia de Dios”, dijo Shabazz.

“Cuando le enseñas a un hombre, le enseñas a la comunidad”, dijo Shabazz, citando a su padre. “Cuando le enseñas a una mujer, le enseñas a una nación”.

Al preguntarle acerca de recuerdos de sus padres, Shabazz contestó que su madre le inculcó el aprender sobre otras mujeres importantes y estar orgullosa de ser una mujer musulmana y afroamericana, grupos que muchas veces la sociedad marginaliza y coloca como menos importante.

Sobre ser una mujer afroamericana musulmana, Shabazz dijo que cuando

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Ilyasah Shabazz, tercer hija de Malcolm X y autora, contesta preguntas de los estudiantes.

alguien sabe quien es, es fácil hacer que los demás lo respeten. Aconsejó a los estudiantes que aprendan sobre su identidad ahora que están en la universidad para que puedan tener un futuro mejor.

“Sé muy bien quien soy porque mi madre se aseguro que yo aprendiera sobre las mujeres, el poder de la mujer”, dijo ella.

“Que aprendiera sobre el poder y el rol de los musulmanes, que aprendiera sobre el rol y poder de la gente africana”.

Después de ser preguntada sobre las recientes muertes de varios hombres afroamericanos a lo largo del país, Shabazz comentó que su sobrino Malcolm fue asesinado en México al ir a ayudar a afrolatinos.

“En algún punto, debemos decir suficiente es suficiente”, dijo Shabazz.

Shabazz dijo cuando encuentra dificultades que la desaniman para seguir luchando, el simple hecho de saber sobre las injusticias que los demás viven, hace imposible para que ella pare. Dijo que ser activista debería de ser una manera de vivir.

“No es sobre blanco y negro, pero sobre bien y mal”, dijo ella. “Hay que reconocer eso”.

“Estamos aquí para aprender acerca de la vida. Estamos aquí para descubrir nuestro poder, nuestro propósito y para asegurarnos que vivamos vidas que valgan la pena”.

– Ilyasah Shabazz, Autora y hija de Malcolm X Al preguntarle sobre la relación entre su padre y Dr. Martin Luther King, Shabazz dijo que los dos luchaban por la misma causa, aunque los medios de comunicación los ponían como adversarios. Dijo que su madre y la esposa de King eran buenas amigas.

“Yo sé que se respetaban mutualmente”, dijo Shabazz. “Lo hermoso de Malcolm era que lo que él aprendía él compartía, y al casi al final de su vida, ellos estaban trabajando en colaborar juntos porque ellos entendían lo importante sobre luchar contra la injusticia”.

Shabazz dijo que para ella, su padre era un hombre de compasión ya que ella dice que él entendía las injusticias y trató de

hacer algo acerca de eso.

Acerca de Black Lives Matter, Shabazz dijo que las personas quienes no entienden que es están mal informadas o maleducados sobre el tema. Dijo que el currículum educativo debería de corregir eso y enseñar las adversidades la gente africana han vivido.

“Cuando hablamos de Black Lives Matter, es sobre personas quienes fueron llevadas a ser esclavizadas por mucho tiempo”, dijo Shabazz. “Es importante entender que por mucho tiempo nos dijeron que no tenían historia y que sólo comenzó en esclavitud, cuando en realidad ellos cosecharon la tierra de miel y leche que podemos llamar los Estados Unidos, nuestro hogar.”

Shabazz continuo diciendo que la historia de los afroamericanos debería ser reconocida y enseñada no solo durante un mes pero siempre para honrar a todos los que han sido victimas y a sus familias.

Estudiante de segundo año de ciencias políticas y líder de la junta Cultura, Arte y Filme en Estudiantes Asociados dijo que lo que más anticipaba era el mensaje.

“Sabía que ella tendría un gran mensaje para los estudiantes de minorías en el campus”, dijo Shabazz. “Sabía que acentuaba la idea de educación, de unidad e inclusividad”.

Estudiante de primer año de administración empresarias Alexya See dijo que fue un honor poder oír a Shabazz platicar.

“Sé que puedo hacer más para ayudar movernos hacia la meta, y la única meta es igualdad”, dijo See. Estudiante de primer año de periodismo Tim’mya Cook dijo que después de oír a Shabazz, siente que puede hacer más como una persona jóven.

“Le agradecería, no solo como una estudiante afroamericana pero como una mujer afroamericana”, dijo Cook. “Lo que dijo de que nosotras levantamos naciones me inspiro”.

A los asistentes del evento, Shabazz dijo que vivan en el momento y que aprendan y pregunten.

“No sientas que no eres digno porque estamos aquí”, dijo Shabazz.

“Estamos aquí para aprender acerca de la vida y estamos aquí para descubrir nuestro poder, nuestro propósito, y para asegurarnos que vivamos vidas que valgan la pena”.

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Escritoras se reúnen para celebrar el libro dedicado a la comunidad Chicana

by Marcela Camargo CONTRIBUIDORA

El 12 de septiembre fue una tarde llena de relatos, poesía y canto con motivo del lanzamiento del libro Chicana Tributes: Activist Women of the Civil Rights Movement, editado por Sonia Lopez y Rita Sanchez en la biblioteca Love Library.

Este libro, en el cual contribuyeron 61 escritoras, relata las historias y experiencias de la vida de estas 61 mujeres quienes tuvieron que enfrentar obstáculos diversos a lo largo de su vida. Entre estos obstáculos, se encuentran la desigualdad de género, el racismo y la opresión que han vivido en los Estados Unidos, especialmente en la época de los sesentas.

Además, hablan sobre sus esfuerzos y activismo como mujeres dentro de la comunidad Chicana.

"Con este libro, nosotras esperamos que la historia de la comunidad Chicana se transmita de generación en generación”, dijo Sanchez.

Zoe Jarocki, encargada del departamento de Chicana y Chicano Studies de la biblioteca, fue la anfitriona de la noche.

Comenzó por agradecer a todos los asistentes.

Coral MacFarland-Thuet, docente del departamento de Chicano y Chicana Studies, deleitó al público con una canción llamada "Como Pájaros En El Aire”.

Antes de comenzar con las experiencias

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Escritoras hablan sobre los obstáculos que han enfrentado a lo largo de sus vidas.

y narraciones de las panelistas y escritoras invitadas, Zerina Zermeño, quien recitó dos poesías, una de ellas en inglés llamada "The Threat" y otra en español llamada "Viva”.

La segunda parte del evento consistió en escuchar las experiencias de las panelistas Enriqueta Chavez, Irene Lara, María Figueroa, María Ibarra y María Nieto Senour, quienes forman parte de las 61 activistas y escritoras del nuevo libro.

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Trump llega a un acuerdo con Demócratas sobre DACA

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Líderes Democráticos del Congreso anunciaron el 13 de septiembre que habían alcanzado un acuerdo con presidente Donald Trump para redactar una ley para extender protecciones de deportación a ciertos inmigrantes indocumentados protegidos bajo la Consideración de Acción Diferida para los Llegados en la Infancia y finalizar un paquete de seguridad fronteriza.

Nancy Pelosi y Chuck Schumer, líderes minoritarios de la Cámara de Representantes y del Senado, dijeron en una declaración conjunta que ambas partes estuvieron de acuerdo de conseguirle protección a personas protegidos bajo DACA y elaborar un paquete de seguridad fronteriza, excluyendo el muro. El siguiente día, Trump dijo en un tweet que ningún acuerdo había sido alcanzado en respeto a DACA. Sin embargo, más tarde el 14 de septiembre, el New York Times reportó que Trump le había dicho a reporteros que estaban trabajando en un plan para DACA. Este acuerdo entre Trump y los Demócratas ocurrió una semana después de que el Fiscal General Jeff Sessions anunció que la administración de Trump iba a revocar DACA, una acción ejecutiva de la era Obama que protege a los jóvenes indocumentados que emigraron a los Estados Unidos cuando tenían menos de 18 años.

DACA protege a estas personas de ser deportados y ofrece educación, permisos de trabajo y en algunos estados como California, una licencia de conducir.

La revocación afecta a casi 800 mil en los EE.UU. y 38 mil en San Diego.

"Mientras discutimos sobre DACA y

la seguridad fronteriza, llegamos a un acuerdo sobre el muro fronterizo", dijo Sarah Huckabee Sanders, secretaria de prensa de la Casa Blanca, en un tweet.

Este acuerdo para proteger a los jóvenes indocumentados todavía necesitará votos Republicanos para hacer cualquier cambio en las políticas de inmigración.

El presidente de la organización Republicanos de San Diego State, Brandon Jones dijo que está contento que los republicanos y demócratas puedan llegar a un acuerdo.

"Espero ver la misma cooperación en temas como la salud y la reforma tributaria", dijo Jones.

Marlene Martínez, miembra de SDSU M.E.Ch.A., dijo que piensa que este acuerdo fue el resultado de la desaprobación en todo el país después del anunció que DACA sería revocado.

"Espero que este acuerdo pueda ir más lejos de solo ayudar a los estudiantes indocumentados y que pueda proteger a todos los inmigrantes indocumentados", dijo Martínez.

La administración de SDSU envió un correo electrónico el 5 de septiembre a los profesores y estudiantes para asegurar que la comunidad de SDSU continuará siendo un "ambiente inclusivo para todos los estudiantes, profesores y comunidad".

El canciller de la California State University Timothy White también envió un correo electrónico donde dijo que estaba decepcionado con el acuerdo de Trump para poner fin a DACA. En su correo, él dijo que la matrícula y ayuda financiera no serían afectadas debido a este cambio.

Pelosi publicó un tweet el 13 de septiembre en donde dijo que se juntó con White y oficiales de estudiantes de los CSU’s para hablar sobre cómo proteger a los estudiantes protegidos bajo DACA.

a Enriqueta "Queta" Chavez quien compartió los obstáculos que enfrentó en su juventud, especialmente cuando decidió estudiar una carrera universitaria en San Diego State University.

"Mi papá se oponía a que yo me fuera de mi casa a estudiar una carrera”, dijo Chavez. "Él me decía que una mexicana no debía irse de su casa hasta que se casara”.

Por otro lado, María Figueroa recalcó la importancia de aprender de nuestros errores para así poder seguir adelante.

"Este trabajo no ha terminado”, dijo Figueroa. “Este trabajo necesita continuar”.

María Ibarra, jefa del departamento de Chicana y Chicano Studies, también formó parte de las panelistas quienes compartieron sus experiencias de vida.

Ibarra mencionó que el departamento que ella dirige es un lugar en donde los estudiantes y la comunidad pueden visualizar un mundo mejor para así crearlo.

La última panelista de la noche fue María Nieto, quien dijo haber sido víctima del racismo y la desigualdad de género que se vivía en esa época.

Nieto también mencionó que actualmente se encuentra luchando contra las irregularidades y maltratos de varios policías contra personas de color. A su vez, alentó a los asistentes a unirse a la causa.

"De chica, nunca tuve modelos a quien seguir”, dijo Nieto. “Es por eso que yo quería convertirme en una”.

La tarde culminó con unas palabras de Rita Sanchez quien agradeció a todas las personas que contribuyeron al lanzamiento de este libro.

Varias personas del público tomaron el micrófono, la mayoría con lágrimas en sus ojos, para agradecer a las panelistas y escritoras por servir de gran inspiración para la comunidad Latina.

Al final del evento, los asistentes tuvieron la oportunidad de acercarse con las escritoras para poder firmar su libro mientras disfrutaban de botanas y bebidas.

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The College Democrats of San Diego State University is an organization of students associated with the College Democrats of America.

Organization president Michael Cline said his club’s goal is to bring together like-minded people to share opinions with each other on current events and political issues.

“I like personally to open up the floor a lot to students and to let them take the lead,” Cline

said. “When I first joined, it was very much an open dialogue.”

Cline said the organization is a place where students can develop and understand complex political policies.

“We really do cover these topics in depth and we also have debates over these issues. I think that’s very valuable,” he said.

“I was technically a member last year, but I wasn’t a regular attendee until after the election happened.”

Cline said the club’s discussion shifted its focus after the 2016 presidential election.

Michael Cline, SDSU College Democrats president

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“The club became a place to express your opinion and your feelings of it all, but I’ve also wanted it to be a place to solicit change,” said Haley Welch, the organization’s vice president.

“My ultimate goal for this club is to use our voices and use the power that we have to solicit change,” she said.

Lindsay Ross, the club’s vice president for external affairs, said that she believes many students have political opinions, but don’t want to affiliate themselves with any particular political party.

Ross said it’s her opinion that students should care about and involve themselves more in politics because, whether they’re invested in it or not, political issues have an impact on everyone, sometimes in a very personal way.

“Everything our representatives vote on affects us,” she said. “Just because you don’t want a career in politics doesn’t mean you shouldn’t be putting attention (toward) politics.”

Cline said he wasn’t really involved in politics before joining the organization, but felt right at home when he joined.

He said he and the organization focus on making sure students keep coming back.

“It’s vital for us that we have

people that are politically engaged and they want to come and have a conversation,” he said.

The club also includes networking and social opportunities.

“Networking is so big in general, but especially in politics,” Welch said. “I can think of at least three internship opportunities as of now that people can get involved in and that I can direct them to the person in charge in that campaign.”

Ross said he is a very political person and being a part of the SDSU College Democrats has given him the opportunity to spend time with like-minded people.

“It’s cool to just hang out with a bunch of people that are also democrats and that something that I can bond over. There’s definitely a social aspect.”

Ross said the organization is trying to solidify a schedule that brings in campaigns, non-profit organizations and people that help the politically conscious get involved in a campaign. On Oct. 5, Ammar Campa-Najjar, a Democratic candidate running for California’s 50th congressional district, is set to come talk to the College Democrats as a guest

speaker.

“I personally think that if you’re someone who wants to be politically active, wants to be exposed to people that have a certain viewpoint or dip your feet into Democratic politics, we’re a really great resource,” Cline said. “We’re open to all people regardless of what you identify as politically. The door is open.”

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by Will Fritz NEWS EDITOR

political climate is more unwelcoming than ever.

College Republicans member and political science junior Madison Marks-Noble said she thinks conservatives are more reluctant to share their views after the election of President Donald Trump because of the ideologies associated with him.

“The polarization as a result of the election has definitely made people be more gun-shy as far as telling their beliefs because a lot of people associate Donald Trump with the very far right,” Marks-Noble said.

In reality, she said, Republicans represent a much more diverse swath of ideologies.

On campus, members say they feel even more singled out, citing separate incidents over the summer in which an SDSU administrator and professor both made controversial statements online that College Republicans found problematic.

“People are increasingly hostile toward conservatives and even people that are center-right, and it’s made it definitely more difficult to openly discuss our political views and stuff in a classroom setting,” said College Republicans member and social science junior Ryan Orozco.

The San Diego State College Republicans are doing their best to make SDSU a more inclusive environment for conservative students, members say.

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Brandon Jones, SDSU College Republicans president, said he believes part of the problem is that some people feel victimized

by President Trump and his administration.

But the backlash Republicans are getting is all the more reason for conservative students to stand up for what they believe in, Jones said.

Members say they want their organization to be more outspoken.

“We’re shedding light on some issues that our past leaders have not been willing to shed light on,” Jones said.

Marks-Noble agreed with that sentiment.

“Our organization in the past has been kind of silent,” she said.

“And we’d rather make our views crystal clear to everyone.”

Though the College Republicans have been considered controversial in the past, organization member and social science sophomore Skyler Shibuya said he doesn’t see the club that way.

“I don’t really see it as controversial just because people don’t like what we say,” Shibuya said. “We’re not going to be scared into not saying them just because some people disagree with us.”

It’s already been a big year for

the College Republicans. And they’re just getting started.

Jones has been in national news three times since June -­ twice for responses to the incidents with university employees, and once for a letter the organization addressed to the Muslim Student Association asking for a condemnation of last month’s terrorist attacks in Barcelona.

After the latter incident, Jones said he received threats. The SDSU Young Democratic Socialists’ Twitter account also referred to the College Republicans as “white nationalists.”

Jones said his organization is in talks to bring Milo Yiannopoulos,

a former senior editor of Breitbart, to campus sometime this year.

Violent protests broke out at UC Berkeley when Yiannopoulos spoke at that university earlier this year.

“Our intent is not to turn San Diego State into a UC Berkeley, or a war zone as I’ve been accused of before,” Jones said.

“We’re not looking to do this as a controversy, we’re doing this in an effort to bring conservative ideas to students on campus.”

“We definitely want people to hear him speak,” Orozco said.

“The event is open to everyone who’s going to be respectful.”

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San Diego State’s chapter of Best Buddies is focused on spreading inclusion and ending the stigma for people with disabilities.

Best Buddies is an international nonprofit organization that seeks to establish leadership development, friendships and job opportunities for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

The SDSU chapter pairs student members, known as “peer buddies,” with adults from around San Diego, with the intent to integrate them with SDSU students.

It is led by club president Julia Moluf, a sophomore double majoring in psychology and speech, language and hearing sciences.

“At SDSU, our focus is really making sure that adults with disabilities in the San Diego community (are) able to participate in the collegiate experience,” Moluf said.

Peer buddies are paired with individuals after going through an interview and application process.

They establish a one-on-one friendship with their buddies and are required to go to mandatory meetings every Wednesday and meet with their buddy twice a month.

“It’s just a really awesome way to make friends and for people with (intellectual and developmental) disabilities to be involved and included,” Best Buddies secretary and liberal studies junior Ella Holton-McCoy, said.

Best Buddies hopes to break down barriers those with intellectual and developmental disabilities must endure in their day-today lives, and enhance the opportunities available to them.

“One of the biggest (overlooked

situations) is people with disabilities not being hired in the workplace for jobs that they’re completely capable of, if not would succeed at,” Moluf said. “I’d like to see people with disabilities on our campus being hired and taking classes.”

Holton hopes Best Buddies can change SDSU students perspectives on those with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

“As a club, we are going to make an effort to help get inclusion (on campus) and (get) people with disabilities recognized and comfortable around campus,” Holton said.

Both Moluf, who has been paired with her buddy Haylie Ausen since her freshman year of high school, and Holton, have found Best Buddies to be an enriching learning experience.

Kinesiology senior and executive member Kyle Swain has also had a similar experience.

“I’ve learned (to have) compassion, empathy and patience from each and every one of (the buddies),” Swain said.

Swain said he has been in a buddy program since he was in middle school and is pleased with the progress and growth the club has undergone in the past couple of years at SDSU. Best Buddies officially became a recognized student organization two years ago, with roughly seven buddies and 15 students participating.

The club now boasts over 100 members, Swain said.

Johnny Espinoza, Swain’s buddy for the past year, has also found being in Best Buddies to be a valuable and enriching experience.

“I hope we can make an impact,” Espinoza said. “It’s something really powerful that can change lives.”

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Newt Cutcliffe completes a roll tacking maneuver in windy sailing conditions at the South Designate last March.

SDSU sailing club back at sea again

by Ceighlee STAFF WRITER

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The sailing club has returned to port after being lost at sea for 20 years.

Anthropology junior Gigi Dean, founder and president of the club, developed a love for sailing after taking a water sports class at the Mission Bay Aquatic Center but couldn’t find a club on campus.

So, she decided to make one herself.

“At first, I wanted it to be casual sailing, but then I discovered the world of racing,” Dean said.

Applied communications senior Tom Rall is the vice president of the club and has been sailing for 14 years.

His boss mentioned the new sailing club on campus while he was working at the Mission Bay Aquatic Center.

Rall said he signed up right after.

“I’ve always had a thing for sailing, and racing is my favorite part of the club,” Rall said.

The sailing club is not a sports team because the process to become one is lengthy, but it is Dean’s goal to expand the club.

Out of the 75 people that showed interest through the club’s tabling efforts, about 17 people attended their first meeting.

Dean hopes the club of 11 members will expand to around 20.

“A lot of people showed interest,” Dean said. “Sailing is a male dominated sport, so the fact that we also have a lot of women is really exciting.”

During the upcoming semester they have three races ,called regattas. Each one is a full weekend with two days of sailing.

The club mostly travels locally in California to places such as the UC Santa

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Barbara and Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.

One of the upcoming regattas is in Hawaii.

The team is planning on traveling nationally next year as well.

A portion of the traveling fees are covered by donations from the sailing alumni who are important to the club because of the lack of school funding.

“We are really grateful for the alumni because they help a lot with costs, materials and getting new coaches,” Dean said. “Sailing is an expensive sport.”

An upcoming alumni regatta will be held at the local San Diego Yacht Club.

Dean predicts there will be around 20 to 30 people involved.

The club practices during the semester twice a week from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. on Wednesdays and Fridays at the Southwestern Yacht Club located in Point Loma.

If students are interested in the sailing club and want to get involved, contact any of the current members.

After that, the students are invited to two practices to test the waters and see if they enjoy it.

If they don’t, Dean said there are no obligations to stay.

Environmental science sophomore Emilia Cloutman is the secretary and the public relations manager for the club.

As Dean’s freshman year roommate, she has seen the club come together since the beginning.

“I could see how cool it would be and it seems like something great to be a part of,” Cloutman said. “It is really fun and easy to learn.”

If students have any doubts about their sailing skills, Cloutman said that flipping the boat isn’t as bad as some might think.

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Coaching Corps trains to inspire and educate

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Coaching Corps members table at the University of California Berkeley for a team captain retreat last year.

by Stacy Marquez CONTRIBUTER

A year ago, marketing freshman Zara Wehrung encountered a flyer posted in her residence hall inviting students to join an organization —Coaching Corps— and become coaches for afterschool programs.

Given her background in soccer and volleyball, and a lingering curiosity to coach a sports team, she signed up.

Coaching Corps is a non-profit organization that recruits, trains and supports community members to use sport as a way to teach children life lessons.

In addition to using sport, their goal is to also inspire young athletes to reach their fullest potential.

Today, Wehrung is a head coach for soccer teams with players ages 10 to 12, and said she has found an organization where she feels welcome.

“Every person in the organization has been so nice and genuine, that’s what makes it great,” Wehrung said. “They care about what they’re doing.”

Through Coaching Corps, participants don’t just learn how to dribble a ball, but they also learn perseverance and teamwork.

One of their main goals is to close the sports gap.

Marketing and communications manager for Coaching Corps, Michael Rohn, refers to the sports gap as the difference in resources and funding lower income communities receive compared to more affluent communities.

In 2010, Coaching Corps began recruiting on college campuses for energetic and dedicated volunteers.

In San Diego, the University of San Diego and San Diego State were their pilot campuses, with SDSU becoming their flagship campus.

Emily Barnes, regional manager for Coaching Corps, said SDSU stuck as their

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Running Club members meet everyday at 4 p.m. near the Exercise and Nutritional Science field.

flagship campus because there is an athleticminded community.

She said many programs and students at SDSU were interested in community involvement.

Volunteering with Coaching Corps is not a heavy commitment.

With roughly two hours a week committed to volunteering, Rohn and Barnes said it reaps the benefits.

They recall conversations they have had with student volunteers who express their gratitude to the organization.

“The students get just as much from the program as the kids do,” Rohn said.

Wehrung said she wants the children to know she cares about them and is there to support them.

Coaching Corps is adamant about positive reinforcement and encouragement in their coaching methods.

Because of this coaching method, Rohn said the children involved are more confident, engaged and play better while partaking in the afterschool programs.

Wehrung believes this organization attracts an amazing group of people.

“I am part of the leadership team, and they are all just so warm and welcoming,” she said.

To get involved, applications are found online through the Coaching Corps website.

Online trainings lasts 90 minutes to two hours and teach volunteers how to run a practice, deal with behavior issues and organize group activities.

When volunteers are done with training, they are given a map where volunteers select which sports they want and the map shows their options.

Coaching Corps has more than 250 programs nationwide, so if someone wanted to coach outside of San Diego there are plenty of opportunities.

Applications to volunteer for the fall season are online now, and teams will begin in October.

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Running club takes long strides on and off campus

by Josh Rogers STAFF WRITER

The San Diego State running club has been making strides since its creation in the fall of 2016.

Under the leadership of sustainability senior and club president Nate Kling, the running club has become a place for beginning and experienced runners to come together and share the love of the sport.

After seeing a lack of diversity on campus for accessible sports, Kling decided to form a club of his own.

“No matter if they are trying to compete in a marathon or just accomplish running a mile, it is an all ability sport,” Kling said.

“I wanted to create a community where people of multiple athletic abilities can come and meet new people on campus.”

The running club is a registered student organization, but it still has the feel of a club sport at heart.

Kling said he created the club to be inclusive of all students, regardless of running ability.

The club is free for any prospective runners.

All students need is a pair of shoes.

“We have members who come from swimming, gymnastics and even soccer backgrounds who want to come out and enjoy something different while still getting a great exercise,” Kling said.

The club also allows prospective students and faculty members to join the club and run with them.

“You always have someone to run with and everyone is at a different level,” kinesiology junior Carlos Leo said.

“We all just jump in and go for it because we’re all here for the same reason—to run.”

The club has seen an extreme growth since its formation last fall.

Kling said the club’s membership has doubled in size since last year.

“I got involved with the club this semester because I needed a nice recovery run and this is the best time to do it,” Leon said.

The club plans to develop a competitive team this semester and hopes to compete against other schools in the spring.

Additionally, the club is looking to increase membership rates by finding ways to engage beginning runners and make them feel more comfortable when first joining.

Kling said he wants the club to use the time running to not only prepare for competitions, but also participate in various 5K races around San Diego.

The club intends for the SDSU homecoming 5K in October to be the first race the club participates in.

The running club meets at 4 p.m.

Monday through Friday on the Exercise and Nutritional Sciences field on campus.

For more information about the running club and how to get involved, visit the club’s website at www.runningclub.sdsu. edu or follow them on social media at @ runningclubatsdsu.

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Members of SDSU Students for Justice in Palestine at a national conference in 2015.

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Lauren Gutin, Students Supporting Israel president, reads a poster in the Hillel Center detailing a birthright trip.

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San Diego State’s Students Supporting Israel strives to promote Israel to students on campus.

SSI is an international campus organization that supports the state of Israel, as stated on the organization’s website.

San Diego State is home to one of many chapters on college campuses across the United States and Canada.

“Our mission is to promote Israel on campus to Jewish people and non-Jewish people,” said SDSU Students Supporting Israel President Lauren Gutin.

SSI representatives say they encourage students to seek factual information about Israel as opposed to framed media coverage in an effort to help students formulate their own opinions on Israel.

“I hope to speak to as many people as I can and help inform them about facts and stories and anything related to Israel that can help them formulate their opinion correctly regardless of if it is in my view or not,” Chair of Public Engagement Isaac Lutbak said. “I just want them to have the right facts and the right knowledge behind

it.”

“I think that’s the ultimate goal, is to have dialogue and communication between people,” Lutbak said.

SSI members say Israel isn’t what is portrayed by “the media.”

They say Israel isn’t a war zone, but rather a beautiful country with a rich culture and a welcoming people.

The Hillel Center at SDSU also helps facilitate trips to Israel for SSI as well as other organizations on campus.

“A lot of us who are in the club have gone to Israel or have a connection with Israel, whether that’s religion or just a passion for it,” Gutin said.

“There’s a reason why we’re so passionate about it, and I want people to understand that passion.”

SDSU Students Supporting Israel’s board members meet once a week to discuss and plan future events, and hold a general body meeting every other week.

“At our last board meeting we were talking about how something we really want to make sure of is that every general body meeting we’re giving people education on Israel because that’s super important to us.,” Campus Coalition Chair Delaney Khalert said.

opposition occurred last month,the San Diego State College Republicans called the SDSU Muslim Student Association to Most students’ awareness of Students officially condemn a terrorist act that had for Justice in Palestine stems from the occurred in Barcelona, Spain.

“I think these outrageous statements large wall SJP displays in the middle of they’re making are to try and stay relevant the North Library walkway each on campus,” Nabulsi said. “We’re just spring. going to chose to ignore This wall, in many that.” aspects, largely In another such encapsulates “Our instance, many what SJP seeks students were opinions will not change to do as an d i s s a t i s f ied organization. regardless of the with former “ T h e environment around university w h o l e president us. People are going to organization E l l i o t is based on have different opinions H i r s h m a n ’s our goal of and we’re open to have response to educating a situation in dialogue for that.” students on 2016 in which the history -Fareed Nabulsi flyers were of the IsraeliSJP president posted around Palestinian SDSU that conflict and identified certain on the history as students as terrorists. of Palestine pre-creation of Nabulsi said he hopes Israel,” said SJP Presidnet Fareed Nabu university administration learned Nabulsi describes the wall as “more of from what he felt was a mistake. an artistic approach to educate people on “I wouldn’t say that we can expect a what life is like in Palestine and the harsh better response,” Nabulsi said. “But it’s lives that the Palestinian people have to happened once and we hope that our deal with back there.” administration has learned from the past “The main thing is liberation for the experience and how they acted before that Palestinian people and freedom and they can change that and act accordingly equality for them, because that’s definitely this time.” not happening right now,” Nabulsi said.

Overall, SJP said it seeks to continue The wall is not the only way SJP spreads with their goal of spreading their message, their message. educating students and answering The organization regularly hosts questions into the 2017-18 school year. screenings and lectures. But they are “Our opinions will not change regardless best known by many for their political of the environment around us,” Nabulsi demonstrations. said.

“People are going to have different “Any way that we can get our word opinions and we’re open to have dialogue out there and get that attention to raise for that.” questions on campus or have people come SJP meets every Monday at 12 p.m. in up to us with questions; we love that,” the Center for Intercultural Relations.

Nabulsi said.

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As with any political organization, SJP has been met with opposition.

“We have always dealt with opposition and are definitely prepared to continue dealing with it,” Nabulsi said.

Though directed at the Muslim Student Association, rather than Students for Justice in Palestine, one recent case of such

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SDSU stakes claim for big time bowl

by Mayer Pohlod STAFF COLUMNIST

Last year many fans were hoping to hear San Diego State football named as one of 12 teams to be in a New Year’s Six bowl, which only the best teams in the FBS are lucky enough to participate in.

Unfortunately, SDSU was instead relegated to the Las Vegas Bowl, held on Dec. 17, 2016, against the University of Houston.

Maybe the Aztecs 34-10 drubbing of the Cougars was a legitimate sign of what’s to come, and maybe it’s the committee’s snub that’s made them even hungrier for that elusive New Year’s day bowl bid.

Either way, SDSU has never been in a better position to finally play on the first day of the new year.

The Scarlet and Black have everything that a potential New Year’s Six pick needs.

You want flashy players? Look no further than senior running back Rashaad Penny, who has established himself as one of the most dominant running backs in the country. The successor to the all-time FBS rushing leader Donnel Pumphrey, Penny leads the FBS with 196 rushing yards per game to go along with four touchdowns ­– along with one receiving and one kick return score – through the Aztecs first three contests.

You want a resume showing that SDSU can compete with the best of the FBS? Those who haven’t been living under a rock know about the Aztecs’ 20-17 victory over then No. 19 Stanford, one of the biggest wins in program history. Along with the game prior-- a 30-20 road victory against Arizona State -- marks two wins this

season against Pac-12 programs, and three consecutive wins over Pac-12 opponents.

This doubles their win total against Pac12 competition since 2000 - the Aztecs were previously 2-16 since the turn of the century, with one win coming against the University of California-Berkeley in 2016.

The win over the Cardinal also bumped the Aztecs to the No. 22 ranking in AP Top 25 poll, three spots up from where they ended last year after their Las Vegas Bowl victory. “(This game) definitely gave us national recognition, we are a team to play with,” Penny said. “I feel like everyone overlooks us because we’re in the Mountain West.

Tonight proved it. We can match up with anybody.”

This isn’t to say that SDSU automatically deserves an invite to a New Year’s game, as head coach Rocky Long said.

The Aztecs will face many more tough tests this season, including an away game at Air Force Academy this upcoming week, and a home matchup against Boise State University on Oct. 14.

“I’m concerned about next week’s game because (the players) are going to get patted on the back about this game,” Long said.

“I’m happy for them. I’m proud of them, but we (have) a whole bunch more football to play. Our number one goal is to win the conference championship.”

Just like the Mountain West championship, an appearance in a New Year’s Six Bowl also factors in how Stanford and Arizona State do.

If both teams are continually roughed up in their own conference it will reflect unfavorably on SDSU’s final strength of schedule.

Regardless, one thing is for sure - the

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Senior tight end David Wells and senior wide receiver Mikah Holder celebrate after Wells’ touchdown vs. Stanford.

Aztecs haven’t had an opportunity like this in a long time. Whether or not they make the most of it remains to be seen, although their track record the previous three seasons point in a positive direction.

If SDSU can keep the momentum all

the way through December, there’s not much more it can do to establish itself as a legitimate player in the college football landscape.

It can only hope the selection committee realizes that too.

Freshman makes immediate impact for women’s soccer by matthew fierst STAFF WRITER

Placerville is a small California town about 45 miles east of Sacramento that is also the starting point of Mia Root’s journey.

Root, a freshman forward on San Diego State women’s soccer team, had to overcome various challenges while growing up in the small town.

“It’s quiet and not really a soccer town,” Root said. “I had to travel long distances to play for competitive clubs because there’s mostly only recreation clubs (in Placerville).”

Root’s interest in soccer blossomed at a young age, and her family, as well as professional club teams saw saw on television, served as an influence.

“I come from a soccer family,” Root said.

“From when I was a baby my dad made me

watch soccer on T.V. I watched Manchester United and Cristiano Ronaldo and fell in love with the game.”

As her soccer skills developed, Root became a member of the National Premier League, where she set the single-season goal record with 37 in 15 games. Root also competed in the Dana Cup in Denmark and the Gothia Cup in Sweden on a team made up of Swedish and Danish players.

In 2011, Root became a member of the state’s NorCal Player Development Program, where she was given the opportunity to play against the U-15 Japanese National Team, an experience she said was vital for her development.

“It was a huge opportunity and a surreal experience,” Root said. “I was happy to play against great players and great competition.”

After playing for competitive clubs, Root’s

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Freshman forward Mia Root sets up for a shot on goal in SDSU’s loss to University of San Diego on Aug. 27.

next step was deciding where to play college soccer. The recruiting process turned out to be less than ideal.

“I had a tough recruiting process,” Root said. “I felt like other schools didn’t really give me a chance.”

One of the reasons Root chose to come to San Diego was head coach Mike Friesen.

“Mike made it clear that he wanted me (to play for SDSU),” Root said. “He really believed in me.”

The decision to play for the Scarlet and Black has turned out to be a good one, as Root is making an impact as a true freshman.

Root leads the team with three goals and

seven points this season.

She credits her success to her teammates.

“The team has contributed (to my success),” Root said. “From practice to game time, my teammates have always been there for me.”

As her freshman campaign pushes forward, Root wants to continue playing well while bringing more success to the women’s soccer program.

“I want to keep doing well and keep helping the team to victories,” Root said.

“And hopefully we’ll get those Mountain West trophies and make the NCAA tournament.”

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Aztecs look to ground Air Force in Mountain West opener this Saturday

by Abraham Jewett ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR

San Diego State football travels to Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colorado on Saturday, Sept. 23, for a game against Air Force Academy. The contest will kick off SDSU’s Mountain West Conference schedule.

The two-time defending MWC champion Aztecs are 3-0 to start the season, and will look to avoid a letdown following the team’s upset win this past weekend over then No. 19 Stanford University.

The victory placed SDSU on the national radar, as it comes into the week ranked No. 22 in the AP Poll and No. 25 in the Amway Coaches Poll.

“I think it means something different to everyone involved,” Aztecs head coach Rocky Long said. “I think it’s nice to be ranked, but being ranked means nothing until the end of the season.”

While there is always a possibility of a letdown after a big win, Long said it is his job to keep his team ready and focused for the next game.

“As a coach, you try to keep them on an even keel, on a routine, so there are no big ups and downs,” Long said. “That doesn’t mean we’re going to win every game. I hope we do, but we have to play at a certain level in every game to have a

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SDSU senior running back Rashaad Penny pushes past a Stanford defender on a rush during the Aztecs’ 20-17 win over Stanford on Saturday night.

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lost a game the week it was ranked in the AP top 25. One came week three against University of South Alabama and the other in week 10 against the University of Wyoming. Both were road games.

A victory for Air Force, which fell to 1-1 following a 29-13 road loss to then No. 7 University of Michigan, would not only give the Aztecs their first loss of the season, it would also end the Falcons six-game losing streak to the Scarlet and Black, dating back to 2010.

Even with his team’s recent success in the matchup, Long didn’t downplay the difficulty that comes with playing a team like Air Force.

“They present all kinds of problems,” Long said. “Last time we played them in 2015 they had over 300 yards rushing, and we were lucky to win the game.”

For the Falcons to have a chance they will have to contain the FBS leading rusher in Rashaad Penny, who was named the MWC Offensive Player of the Week for the third straight time this season, after rushing for 175 yards on 32 carries against Stanford. SDSU’s senior running back comes into the matchup with 588 rushing yards, averaging 196 yards per game with 8.3 yards per attempt. Penny has rushed for over 150 yards in every game this season, and has yet to finish with under 200 all-purpose yards.

Air Force likes to stack the box on defense, and have given up only one rushing touchdown this season while leading the MWC in average yardsallowed-per-game with 227.

“They’ll have 10 guys in the box,” SDSU offensive coordinator Jeff Horton, said. “We’ll have to handle the pressure.

Hopefully when people do that you can break some big plays on them.”

On the other side of the ball, the Aztecs will have to find a way to slow down Air Force junior quarterback Arion Worthman.

In the Falcons preferred triple option offense attack, Worthman, who attempted 26 rushes 60 yards against Michigan, functions as the team’s primary ball carrier and passer.

“It’s like having a tailback at quarterback,” SDSU defensive coordinator Danny Gonzales, said. “He can pitch it and those guys are fast. It’s like having Rashaad (Penny) at quarterback... every time he touches the ball there’s a chance it could

be a big play.”

The triple-option offense allows teams to have three players that could rush the ball on any given play. Often the quarterback will run with the snap, and put himself in position to pitch the ball to a teammate trailing slightly behind.

“Triple-option, it’s a whole different animal,” Gonzales said. “If we tackle well, everything’s fine. If not, it’s not, and they’ll run up and down the field.”

A player to watch on the SDSU defense will be senior cornerback Kameron Kelly, who as Penny put it, “played like a man possessed” during the team’s victory over Stanford.

Kelly, who was named the Bronko Nagurski National Defensive Player of the Week as well as the MWC Defensive Player of the Week, was all over the field, finishing with six tackles – including two for loss – two sacks, a forced fumble and a game-sealing interception in the waning moments.

The sacks and forced fumble were the first of his collegiate career, but even after arguably the game of his life, Kelly said he still saw the bigger picture.

“Our biggest goal is to win the conference championship,” Kelly said. “Air Force is the biggest game.”

The Aztecs will be looking for continued improvement from redshirt junior quarterback Christian Chapman, who appeared to be struggling to find his groove after passing for only 73 yards in the teams week two victory over Arizona State.

Chapman fared much better against Stanford, throwing for 187 yards on 2129 passing, and orchestrated a 75-yard game-winning drive. Chapman was able to withstand a 22-minute delay during the drive, caused by a stadium power outage.

“I’ve matured a lot,” Chapman said. “I think it kind of showed.”

That maturity will be critical against an Air Force team that is relentless in its pursuit of the opposing quarterback, despite only averaging one-and-a-half sacks through the first two games this season.

“Air Force is a high-pressure defense, they like to play zero coverage and they blitz like crazy,” Horton said. “It’s like you’re playing on an aircraft carrier and the jets are taking off.”

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Football vaults into national spotlight SDSU proves it is not to be overlooked in heavyweight bout with previously ranked Pac-12 power Stanford.

by Kyle Saunders STAFF COLUMNIST

Saturday night was the best win in the history of San Diego State football, as the Aztecs beat No. 19 Stanford, 20-17.

All 43,040 fans in attendance most likely woke up the next day without their voices, as they had the stadium sounding louder than it ever had before.

Some may even say the noise caused the now infamous power outage, but that might just be SDSU folklore.

The Aztecs were given a 15 percent chance to win, according to ESPN’s Football Power Index, and ended the game with a last-minute touchdown, field storming, emotional fans and awe-struck players.

On the biggest stage, the Aztecs shocked the college football world.

How does a Mountain West Conference team that hasn’t defeated a ranked power five program since 1981 beat a perennial Pac-12 powerhouse?

To those still asking that question, it’s time to stop sleeping on the two-time defending MWC championships.

Senior safety Kameron Kelly, who had six tackles in the game to go with two sacks an interception and forced fumble, said he is used to being counted out.

“I mean, we’ve been doing this for three years now. As much as we say the rest of the country probably shouldn’t be surprised, they’re always going to be surprised because we’re just little old San Diego State.”

This is SDSU’s third straight win against a Pac-12 team, including a dominant road win over Arizona State University last weekend.

Turnovers killed the Cardinal,

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SDSU foobtall players David Wells, Nick Bawden, Parker Houston and Antonio Rosales celebrate after Well’s game-winning touchdown catch against Stanford University Saturday night.

numbers from his last game against Arizona State, when he completed only 9 of 18 passes for 73 yards. Chapman also led a late 75-yard touchdown drive topped off by an 8-yard game winning touchdown pass to senior tight end David Wells.

Senior wide receiver Mikah Holder, who caught a team -leading seven catches for 85 yards in the game, had high praise for his quarterback.

“Christian is a big-time player. In big games, he steps up,” Holder said. “Just a great athlete, a great quarterback. He leads us to wins.”

SDSU head coach Rocky Long, who is one of Chapman’s harshest critics, was also impressed with his signal caller’s

The Aztecs head into this weekend’s game against Air Force ranked No. 22 in the AP Poll and No. 25 in the Amway Coaches Poll, which brings with it a target on their back. SDSU hasn’t won a game as a ranked

team since the 1980’s, and the team faltered last year after being ranked No. 19, losing on the road to Southern Alabama after starting the season 3-0.

SDSU will attempt to perform better as a ranked team this

season, with their first big test coming on Saturday when it travels to Air Force to take on their MWC foe. If this last weekend was any indication, it will be a long game for the Falcons.

“How does a Mountain West Conference team that hasn’t defeated a ranked power five program since 1981 beat a perennial Pac12 powerhouse? To those still asking that question, it’s time to stop sleeping on the twotime defending MWC championships.”

and the Aztecs capitalized on their mistakes. Redshirt junior quarterback Christian Chapman and senior running back Rashaad Penny led the way on offense, and the defense played lights out for most of the game to give SDSU a chance to win.

One of the biggest improvements for the Aztecs was Chapman’s play. Chapman showed that he is not merely a game manager, having the best game of his career against an outstanding defense.

Chapman completed 21 of 29 passes for 187 yards and a touchdown against Stanford, more than doubling his passing

performance.

“I thought he made some very good throws. I thought he made some good decisions,” Long said. “He was under harassment.

He was under pressure a lot. He got hit a lot, too. That shows you what quality he is as a quarterback. A quality player will have his good times and bad times, but he always comes out when it matters the most.”

For most of the country the victory comes as a surprise, and many outsiders may attribute the loss to poor play by Stanford, but for the Scarlet and Black faithful this game showed what SDSU football is all about.

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by Julianna Ress SENIOR STAFF WRITER

“What year is this?” Special Agent Dale Cooper asks an alternatereality Laura Palmer, who has no memory of Twin Peaks, Washington and only knows herself as Carrie Paige, as he staggers in the middle of the street in front of her childhood home.

It’s where “Twin Peaks: The Return’s” previous 18 hours have led us in its last two minutes— the home to Laura’s ongoing abuse during her teens by BOB, a manifestation of evil who possessed her father.

It’s where the world saw Sarah Palmer yell out her daughter’s name to no response in the “Twin Peaks” pilot 27 years ago, only to watch her heartbreakingly crumble before our eyes when told Laura was murdered.

Laura doesn’t answer Cooper’s question—she probably doesn’t know either—instead, we hear her mother faintly call out her name as we did in that pilot episode.

This time Laura responds with her iconic, blood-curdling scream as the memories come rushing back to her.

The house lights cut and the credits roll.

Cooper had spent the previous hour and a half time-hopping through different dimensions in an attempt to undo Laura’s murder.

He’s the ultimate good guy— he sacrificed his soul for a girl he loved, he is impossibly patient and polite, he loves cherry pie— but does ultimate good cancel out ultimate evil? That is, can acts of evil be erased by acts of good?

According to David Lynch, no, they cannot, at least not when the good is stemmed from idealizing the past.

The limited series toyed with nostalgia and even poked fun at its audience who had long anticipated the return of “Twin Peaks”—it took only one episode for a character to be tasked with sitting on a couch and staring at a glass box, waiting for something to appear.

But more than anything it excruciatingly teased its fans with

withheld nostalgia, taking 16 of its 18 hours for the beloved special agent to finally make an appearance, spending the bulk of the series with Cooper in the body of a shell shocked insurance salesman named Dougie Jones.

Still, when Cooper finally awoke, oh, did we bask in it. (I am still constantly replaying him saying, “I am the FBI,” in my head).

Perhaps that’s when we should have known that “The Return” was not going to end up happily, or even conclusively, as satisfaction tended lead to frustration throughout the season.

But when we long for something in the past, like a two-season crime series from 1990, we tend to overlook not just the uncomfortable parts of that time but how differently and possibly unpleasantly such an event would play out now.

Even Laura Palmer couldn’t remember the trauma of her own childhood, and Cooper’s attempt to safely bring her back to where it all happened only led her to relive the pain.

As much as I loved the Dougie storyline, Cooper finally waking up felt like a reward, but how depressing is that—to view a glimpse of recreating the past as compensation for experiencing the passage of time?

“The Return” amplified the divide between “Twin Peaks” fans and David Lynch fans, which can probably also account for the mixed reaction to the series finale.

At face value, “Twin Peaks” returning with an 18-episode third season after over 25 years only to tie up basically no loose ends (at least Ed and Norma got a happy ending) sounds like a pretty frustrating watch, and it certainly was at times.

Audrey’s scenes were particularly tough—seeing a fan favorite character revealed to be living in some sort of dreamlike state after painfully drawn out dialogues with her annoying husband led us to think, “Yes! Her plot is finally going to get interesting!” only to have her absent from the remainder of the series.

But what made “The Return” transcendent was its sprawling exploration of the cyclical nature of time and evil, while somehow still being unpredictable in doing so.

Cooper is the epitome of a goodhearted man of law, and he thought after dedicating his life to “blue rose” cases (those of supernatural classification) and living in an alternate reality for two and a half decades he understood otherworldly evil enough to undo it and save Laura Palmer.

But after all this time, evil proved itself to be complex beyond his comprehension, and his fixation on the past was detrimental not only to himself, but to the very person he was trying to save.

What’s next for Cooper, who knows.

Maybe he’s permanently trapped in an alternate dimension generated

by Judy, or maybe a Cooper doppelgänger was created when he and Diane crossed universes and subsequently became Richard and Linda, or maybe he and Laura will return to their original timelines.

Unfortunately for those demanding a fourth season, it doesn’t seem the special agent’s fate will be revealed any time soon, or ever.

Certain realms of the universe exist far beyond our knowledge, and this is where the ultimate tragedy of “Twin Peaks” thrives.

When Cooper asks, “What year is this?” he is stood right where the story of “Twin Peaks” begins, yet is awestruck by the scope of the universe he thought he had cracked over the course of the entire series.

He’s back where he started, because the fight against evil is never-ending and idealizing the past, or literally trying to go back and improve it, is not without consequence.

“I’ll see you again in 25 years,” Laura told Cooper in the once series finale of “Twin Peaks” back in 1991.

Even those most dedicated to fighting darkness with light are not immune from the most threatening evil of all: existing in a cycle created by their own twisted nostalgia.

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