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Fines for skating and biking on the way after a spate of accidents LEAFY GREENS Dining Services has been making an effort to grow more food on campus.

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San Diego State police are more strictly enforcing skateboard and bicycle regulations this semester — and many students aren’t happy about it.

Skateboarders and bicyclists who don’t ride in designated lanes can receive a $75 ticket from university police, something that

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hasn’t always been enforced in the past. That’s changing, according to campus police Lt. Matt Conlon.

Conlon said there is increased enforcement because police have seen a rise in the number of complaints related to biking and skating in pedestrian areas.

“I get dozens of emails a month on that particular subject,” Conlon said. “It is also a safety reason, because we have had a

number of skateboarding and bicycle accidents throughout the past weeks.”

Some students said part of the problem is that the university does not have enough designated areas for skateboards and bicycles.

“There (are) not enough bike lanes to go around the school,” SEE BIKE LANES, PAGE 3

New homecoming royals crowned

by Amber Nelson STAFF WRITER

At the halftime show of the San Diego State football game on Oct. 21, kinesiology senior Charmagne Jones and applied mathematics senior Ryan LaMar were crowned this year’s homecoming royals.

Candidates for homecoming court are selected after being nominated by Honors Council, an Associated Students council, a recognized student organization, fraternity, sorority or Greek Auxiliary, said Student Life Advisor Tierney Harrison. After being nominated, candidates go through an application process, which includes two rounds of interviews.

“We ask them about their contributions while they’re still an SDSU student,” she said. “What do they hope to

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Applied mathematics senior Ryan LaMar and kinesiology senior Charmagne Jones were crowned this year’s homecoming royals Oct. 21.

model and exemplify for the community? And then we want to know what it would look like for them to be royals as alumni.”

As a part of the application

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A group dedicated to a ballot initiative for the creation of a new west campus for San Diego State on the current site of SDCCU Stadium began its signature gathering efforts Oct. 21, the day of the university’s homecoming football game.

Friends of SDSU hopes to get the initiative on the November 2018 ballot.

The SDSU West Campus Research Center, Stadium and River Park Initiative would allow for the sale of much of the SDCCU Stadium site to SDSU, freeing the university to build a satellite campus in Mission Valley that could potentially include student housing, research and technology facilities, a river park and a new multi-use stadium.

The choice to start signature gathering during the culmination of SDSU’s homecoming festivities wasn’t a deliberate one, but rather one of serendipitous timing, said SDSU West spokesman Fred Pierce.

“It coordinated perfectly with our schedule,” Pierce said. “We had a 21-day notice period where when we published the initiative, we had to actually print it in the newspaper. And it just so happened that when we looked at the schedule, 21 days ending up on homecoming was perfect timing.”

For the initiative to appear on the 2018 ballot — alongside the rival SoccerCity plan — it needs to receive more than 71,000 signatures from San Diego residents by the end of December.

The group anticipates a healthy level of support, especially from alumni.

“One in seven college graduates in San Diego attended SDSU,” Friends of SDSU steering committee member Gina Champion-Cain said in an Oct. 20 press release. “We’re hoping to see these proud alumni at the game and convert their support of the university into a signature for its future.”

The group had booths set up at various places around SDCCU Stadium before Saturday’s football game, staffed with dozens of signature gatherers and flyers about the initiative for uninformed or interested voters.

One signature gatherer, Stephanie Mercy, said she believes San Diego needs a sports team and could see SDSU West as a viable option, but that she’ll hold

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SDSU Dining Services installed 20 aeroponic towers on the patio of The Garden restaurant over the summer.

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SDSU Dining Services has been partnering with the College Area Community Garden since 2014.

Dining Services working toward environmental sustainability

by Amber Nelson STAFF WRITER

The community at San Diego State is taking steps toward environmental sustainability through SDSU Dining’s organic-produce campaign, Campus Grown.

Ed Glebus, executive chef and associate director of Aztec Shops, said Dining Services began growing organic and local produce in 2014 when they established a partnership with the College Area Community Garden. That year, Dining Services rented 10 plots from the community garden to grow produce.

Today, the number has been doubled — Dining Services now rents 20 plots.

The community garden is a private, nonprofit organization located off-campus, near the SDSU Child Care Center. The garden’s president, Henry Bertram, says every aspect of the community garden is focused on sustainability.

“There are no herbicides, pesticides or anything harmful to the Earth, the plants or people,” he said.

In addition to organic farming, the garden aims toward environmental sustainability by having tanks to capture rainwater and solar panels that produce more energy than the garden uses, Bertram said.

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Toia helped install the aeroponic towers, and designed and built structures for the garden outside of the Faculty-Staff Club on campus, Glebus said.

“Working with the (aeroponic towers) is really fun,” Toia said. “We’re pumping out an amazing amount of product. I like coming in every day and being able to see more growth, more progress.”

Growing organic produce on campus is not only healthier for those eating it, but also reduces carbon dioxide emissions by negating costs for packaging and transportation, Toia said.

Janissa Reyes, associate director of marketing for Aztec Shops, said Campus Grown will be hosting a tour of the oncampus gardens on Nov. 7 from 4:306 p.m. Students can RSVP for the tour through the Campus Grown website.

“We want to get people to know where their food is coming from,” Glebus said.

“It’s coming from right here.”

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the SDSU community on how to interact with them.

“A lot of people on this campus have never had the ability or the opportunity to interact with someone with a disability,” she said. “I thought it was important to have an event that would reach (the disabled) community and educate us on how to speak to them, how to address them, and how to interact with them.”

Jones said she wants this service event to be an interactive experience for students, rather than lecture-based.

“I wanted something that’s a little bit more interactive,” she said. “Where someone can have something tangible in that experience and walk away with it.”

The royals will coordinate one service event together, combining their different interests, Harrison said.

The two will work with Student Life and Leadership and A.S. to put on this event, which will take place during the Spring 2018 semester.

Both Jones and LaMar said they were honored to receive this recognition, especially because they were nominated among a group of highly qualified students.

“So many people on that court were just outstanding people,” LaMar said. “I did not expect my name to be called, so when they called it, it was something else.”

Jones said she has looked up to homecoming royals in the past and as a royal herself, she hopes to carry on the legacy they put forth.

“I have a lot to live up to,” she said. “I just hope I represent a homecoming royal and that I do it justice by doing my part on campus.”

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begun growing produce in other areas.

This summer, Dining Services installed 20 aeroponic towers, which are nutrientdriven towers, on the patio of The Garden restaurant, Glebus said. The environmental benefit of these towers is that they use a fifth of the amount of water that would be used by conventional gardening.

“We really don’t have a lot of space,” Glebus said. “We had to get creative because we’re a pretty urban campus.”

Kelly Verakis, a biology junior and co-chair of the Green Love Garden Committee at SDSU, said she is happy to see that Dining Services is participating in sustainable gardening.

“I love that SDSU has incorporated this into the dining services,” she said. “That is beautiful.”

Glebus said the success of the Campus Grown campaign has been due in part to the dedication of students.

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LaMar, who was nominated by the SDSU Honors Council, said his service project proposal was aimed at educating the SDSU community about student veterans and bringing both veteran and non-veteran students together. “(Veterans) face a lot of challenges returning to school after being in the military that normal students don’t face,” he said. “Part of this service event would be identifying those challenges and coming up with ways that A.S. and the administration can help facilitate their return to campus.”

LaMar said his service event idea was inspired by his father, who returned to school after being in the military.

He recalls being young and his father practicing a computer-science presentation in front of him, his brother and his mother.

“That moment particularly struck me,” he said. “When you’re going back to school being so much older than everyone and maybe having a family, the entire experience is completely different for you.”

Jones, who was nominated by the Mortar Board SDSU Jane K. Smith Cap and Gown Chapter, said her service event idea was to bring awareness to SDSU students with disabilities and to educate

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Large class sizes a problem at SDSU, some say

by Paulette STAFF WRITER

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Some students say overcrowded classrooms are a problem at San Diego State compared to other nearby universities.

There are 35,000 students enrolled at SDSU — 30,000 of which are undergraduates. Meanwhile, just over 8,500 students are enrolled at the private University of San Diego.

That’s a difference of over 25,000.

And the difference is reflected in average classroom size.

“You don’t really learn because you’re not close to the teacher, so you’re usually on your phone or your laptop, not really paying attention,” said business senior Nicholas Esparza. “That’s why a lot of people don’t go to large lectures.”

According to the website CollegeData, at USD, 26 percent of classes are 30-39 students. At SDSU, 16 percent of classes are 30-39 students. In addition at SDSU, 16 percent of classes are made up of 50-99 students and 9 percent of classes contain over 100 students. There are no classes of this size at USD. Psychology junior Jenna Snyder said students can become easily distracted in

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continued from page 1 out until both the initiatives are released for San Diegans to make the final decision.

“At this time I don’t know, let’s see both proposals and make a decision on Election Day,” Mercy said. “It’s a way of giving us choice and I’m all about choice.”

However, the stadium is just the beginning. Pierce said SDSU is landlocked, and that expansion would not only bring more potential students to San Diego State, but more innovation in research, technology and business.

“We need room for growth for new students, we need growth for research activities, technology transfers and business incubation,” Pierce said. “We also need a new football stadium. It’s been threatened that they are going to tear down Qualcomm (SDCCU) and the stadium that the opponent initiative, SoccerCity, has proposed doesn’t work.”

Pierce cited the large stadium attendance

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continued from page 1 said accounting junior Quinton Bridgeworth. “There are not enough signs posted around campus that state where you can or cannot ride your bicycle or skateboard and the cost of the ticket is way too high to pay.”

Mechanical engineering sophomore Connor Hill also said he thought the new enforcement is unfair.

“Campus police officers are enforcing this new rule, but there are limited bicycle lane places on campus for the people that are riding to get to other specific places on campus,” Hill said.

Bike lanes are limited at SDSU. On the entire 283-acre campus, there is one eastwest lane, one north-south lane and a few bike routes framing the perimeter of the university.

Management junior Jorge Lopez said in addition to the low number of bike lanes, he sees few people yielding to bicyclists and skateboarders in the few areas where they are allowed.

“People walk and drive on the bicycle lane ... they don’t respect that the lane is

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Students in a large lecture class. Classes with over 50 students are common at San Diego State.

large classes.

“Large lectures make me less inclined to go to class or to participate in class or to focus,” she said.

Snyder also said her major classes were large lectures, something she found strange. She said she thought they would become smaller as she went on to more

from this season as a prime example why he believes SoccerCity’s stadium plan isn’t a viable option.

SoccerCity’s stadium only allows for 30,000 seats, less than half of the over 70,000-seat current stadium.

The stadium seems to be the turning point for potential voters. Longtime SDSU football and Major League Soccer fan Jose Flores said he is leaning toward SDSU West but wants to hold out to see stadium renderings before making a final decision.

“Being a fan of both (SDSU football and Major League Soccer) I’m kind of torn,” Flores said. “It seems like SDSU West would have the bigger stadium and it could cater to both sports but I would love to see what the designers come up with before making my mind up.”

Along with SDCCU Stadium, signaturegathering efforts also launched at different locations around the city, with nearly 75 signature gatherers available to share information with voters, Friends of SDSU said.

only for bicyclists and skateboarders,” Lopez said.

Conlon said many students still aren’t aware of or have misconceptions about the rules.

“Some skateboarders that pass me do get off their skateboards, but others don’t because I believe that students sometimes don’t know that they cannot ride their skateboard in that specific area,” Conlon said. “The dilemma that we have is to try to get the message out, so people can know where they are supposed to be at by publishing maps (of) where they can or cannot be on their bicycle or skateboard.”

Television, Film and Media freshman Haleigh Bolduc said enforcing the rule will improve student safety.

“I have seen a couple of people get into accidents with bicyclists and skateboarders,” Bolduc said.

Marketing sophomore Audrey Liebenberg said navigating through bicyclists and skateboarders is a constant hassle.

“This new (enforcement) that campus police are putting into effect will be very helpful because it is hard to walk to class due to bicyclists and skateboarders riding where they are not suppose to,” Liebenberg said.

advanced courses.

USD political science senior Joseph Busalacchi said his average classes include, at most, 40 students. “I’m getting one-onone time with my professor frequently,” said Busalacchi.

SDSU students also said large classes can be intimidating, making them less likely to approach the professor or ask questions.

Esparza said there have been many times he didn’t understand the class material but refused to raise his hand because he felt embarrassed.

“I’ll just look it up on Google or something,” he said.

Busalacchi said he never feels

intimidated to ask questions in large lecture classrooms. He says part of the reason he feels comfortable talking to his professors is because the classrooms are smaller and therefore more personable.

“The professors are very accessible, they have ample hours for office hours that they offer per week,” said Busalacchi. “They even provide their phone numbers for you, you can call them, they’re more than helpful.”

“You don’t have a personal relationship with them (professors),” said junior Abigail Johnson, when asked if classroom size plays a role in her academic success.

Because of large classroom sizes, professors have teaching assistants to help them and as a result, students are directed to the assistant to answer their questions which decreases student engagement time with the professor, Snyder said.

“They always say go to your teaching assistant first before me,” she said.

Snyder said she is concerned that she is not getting her money’s worth when it comes to her education. She said that in order to improve her education at SDSU she would like more classroom time, fewer hybrid (online and in-person) classes and smaller class sizes.

“Schools like this are so big they’re running out of room, I think that’s why they do hybrid, because they can’t have the room twice in a week and were paying the same amount of money for that,” she said.

In comparison, Busalacchi said that throughout his college career he has not taken a hybrid class throughout his college career at USD. “Stop packing us in like sardines,” Snyder said.

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More parking needed at SDSU

by Chloe O’Rourke STAFF WRITER

There is one struggle San Diego State students know too well — trying to find a parking spot in the middle of the day. SDSU’s website for commuter life estimates that more than 85 percent of all college students live off campus.

There are not adequate accommodations for students to park in order to get to class on time despite the large portion of the student population not being located on campus.

The SDSU student population is growing and a new parking structure is needed. There were 29,138 full time students in 2014 compared to 33,917 in fall 2017.

With an extra 4,779 students on campus there needs to be more space for those individuals to have space to park. Students are missing classes, running late and having their day interrupted by a lack of parking. It’s time that changed.

The cost of a standard student parking pass is $168 per semester and an overnight pass is $266 per semester.

According to SDSU’s parking and transportations website, the revenue for parking permits can only be used for parking related things such as parking staff, and maintenance.

With this revenue, SDSU should be able to provide enough parking for all students to get to class on time without planning their entire schedule around the prime parking times.

A new parking structure is ideal, but it is a long shot.

However, there are more costeffective measures that can be taken to ensure a less stressful parking experience for students.

One of these could be placing a small marquee in front of each parking structure that displays how many spaces are available in each respective location. If the number of spaces is displayed before entering the structure, students would be able to know if there is any parking still available.

This would eliminate time wasted driving around full parking structures and would be much more effective.

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Parking spaces on campus are limited.

Another way of knowing which structures are full before arriving could be up to the students. A Facebook page could be created for SDSU students, for them to go online and post which structures and lots are full for other students to see.

This would help the entire campus community. If the page were active it would save many commuter students time and frustration.

Parking is a daily battle that many SDSU students face. There are ways of combatting this.

There is a Twitter account for parking services (@sdsupark), which gives students information about the amount of spaces left in the parking garages.

This could be a solution that would make the Facebook group unnecessary.

However, the profile is active the first few weeks of school, and then become less active throughout the school year.

Therefore, it is not a solution for students on a day-to-day basis.

Either action needs to be taken

by the university, or students can keep each other informed through social media.

Students should not have to endure a lack of parking.

They pay for parking passes and should not have to pay the additional price that comes with trying to battle for a space.

Chloe O’Rourke is a sophomore studying journalism and public relations. Connect with her on Instagram @chloe.orourke and Twitter @chloeeorourke.

People might not think about how old their favorite artists are.

Many are the same age or even younger and have a career that most can only dream about.

Some of the most successful artists in their 20’s include Lil Yachty, Khaled, Justin Bieber, Travis Scott and Chance The Rapper.

Attending concerts and festivals such as Coachella is a great way to feel connected to artists.

Coachella was a crazy and unforgettable experience.

It was interesting to see the

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Concerts a good way to connect with musicians

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artists interact with one another and which rappers they brought out as special guests. It showed they were trying to provide a special experience for the audience.

“My favorite artist is Logic, because his music preaches peace, love and positivity. If you aren’t living your life and treating others with those three things, then you are living life wrong,” said jazz studies sophomore Ben Watson. “Not only is he a genuine person, but his music is incredible with an even more incredible message.”

Lil Yachty is influential and talented. Not only is he just 19 years old, but he is also a recent graduate of high school

and became successful before attending college. He recorded five albums, been featured on many songs and was even nominated for a Grammy.

However many young artists — as well as older ones — flash their money on social media.

It’s understandable why one would want the attention and for people to see how wealthy they are, but there should be a certain level of respect when posting such images.

Rappers don’t seem to be fully aware of how this representation of themselves makes them look.

A negative presentation can deter fans from wanting to connect with them.

Artists like Famous Dex

and Rich the Kid have a large amount of followers, and they throw around money on their social media accounts as if it’s worthless.

They should be more humble with the opportunities they were given because they were lucky enough to make it this far.

Concerts and festivals are not just enjoyable experiences, but also good ways to feel more connected with an idolized artist.

Jordan Rubin is a sophomore studying telivision, film and media and minoring in entrepreneurship.

Connect with him on Instagram @Jordanrubin23.

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Library resources should be fully utilized

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The dome of the SDSU library.

by Kasey Foster CONTRIBUTOR

Almost every San Diego State student has tried to maneuver their way through the library.

Some end up avoiding the area.

However, the library should be utilized more often.

Its appearance and space is outdated. But, the Love Library is equipped to aid every student in some way.

The library has staff on site to help with things such as printing and tech issues, and to help students find what they need.

There is an array of tools waiting to be utilized, such as course reserves, where many of the textbooks used for class are made available.

As long as the professor provides a copy to the library, it’ll be there.

Students can check out up to 100 books at a time — though it is unlikely they’ll need to.

There are also media centers, group study rooms, writing and

learning centers, a quiet study area and a computing hub. Love library has projectors, cameras and GoPro’s available for any student to check out.

the library.

Attempts are being made to update the physical structure of the library. The library wants to fill itself with innovative

“There is so much technology and resources waiting for students to use, but not many seem to know much about it.”

There is so much technology and resources waiting for students to use, but not many seem to know much about it.

The library is seen as an outdated source. Many think of it in terms of a place to check out and return a book, or as a place to study.

However, moves are being made to reach the students and show them the importance of

technology and intrigue students so they’ll utilize the space.

There are two student positions working with the media and communication officer of the library. These students were brought on to focus on social media and outreach efforts to connect all student audiences to the library. They work with student associations and organizations to notify them

Bookshelves in the Love Library.

with details regarding events of interest or the emergence of a new resource.

The Love Library is an important resource for all students.

Although some progress needs to be made in order for it to seem a modern

resource, students should utilize it to its full potential.

Kasey Foster is a junior studying public relations with a minor in film. Connect with her on Twitter @kkaseynicolee.

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Stress not going away after college, can’t be ignored now The health issue many think will pass stays for a lifetime and Americans need to be proactive in treating and curing it.

by Cassidy McCombs STAFF WRITER

What are your plans for after you graduate?

College students are feeling the growing stress as the semester hits its midway mark, and the stress of the fall and winter seasons also begins to creep in. These seasons mean holiday season — which means family, friends, out-of-town guests and a lot of questions about the future.

While social pressures weigh in from all sides, internal pressure to meet projected standards and expectations is ultimately the stress trigger.

The real problem with stress in college is the idea that remaining stressed now somehow translates to not being stressed later in life.

Yes, college brings on anxiety and amplified pressure. But, the expectations that cause this unease are not limited to the college experience. Popular media sites release articles related to college stress such as Spoon University’s

piece, “8 College Eating Habits You Don’t Realize Aren’t Normal Until You Graduate.” It helps lighten the mood around self-care and health maintenance. These articles give a comical appeal to how people prioritize expectations over selfmaintenance.

But the truth is, America is stressed out.

NPR published an article about the American Psychological Association’s (APA) survey “Stress in America: Coping with Change.”

It found that for the first time in 10 years, American stress levels were rising.

Stress is often related to the future. According to Lynn Bufka, APA’s associate executive director for practice research and policy, constant access to news is a large factor.

Breaking news can be accessed at all times, from a variety or social media platforms and multiple viable sources.

While remaining up-to-date on the world is a responsible task, knowing too much about uncertain

predictions and updates is more stress than one might think.

The American Psychological Association measured stress from a variety of causes. The largest stress factors remain to be money, work and the economy.

They also found that Americans not only worry about the political climate, but also fear terrorism, mass shootings and/or gun violence and the future of America.

Race and gender gaps have seen slightly lower average of stress levels since last year, but stress management consistently remains unaddressed.

This theory is applicable to the way stress and anxiety is treated at a college level.

Mental health is overlooked when topics such as nuclear bombs, executive orders and civil rights are broadcasted constantly.

Even more so when issues like midterms, group projects and social events have to fit around other world affairs. College stress is a matter of time management and self-preservation — in the hands

of students who only just learned how to separate their laundry or

“The stress faced in college is not on a time limit.” who transferred from a community college.

The level of stress becomes internalized, alongside physiological concerns such as sleep, nutrition and self-restraint.

Stress has both emotional and physical side effects. These include

frequent headaches and body aches. These side effects alongside the concern for emotional stability, make it necessary to face the issue.

The stress faced in college is not on a time limit and learning how to healthily address stress and selfcare is important.

Start prioritizing mental health and well-being because learning stress management skills is a way to reduce overall anxiety.

A lack of attention to teaching stress management skills is an issue found within the American Psychological Association’s nationwide survey.

Addressing mental health and self-care on college campuses will help bring light to the fact that students on campus — and people in all walks of life — are in need of more emotional support and understanding.

Cassidy McCombs is a junior studying journalism and media studies. Connect with her on Twitter @Cassidy_McCombs and Instagram @cassidyemily.

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Opinión: Soy chicana por obligación por Carolina CONTRIBUIDORA

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Nací en Chicago, Illinois en 1996, sin embargo, cuando me preguntan ¿“de dónde eres”?, mi respuesta es León Guanajuato, México.

De acuerdo con la definición de una persona chicana, yo soy considerada una.

Una chicana es aquella persona quien tiene descendencia mexicana y es criada en los Estados Unidos.

Mi conflicto ocurrió porque mi madre decidió empacar nuestras maletas para comenzar una vida nueva en México cuando tenía nueve años.

Vivir cinco años en México fue suficiente para que regresara a los EE.UU. negada a estar aquí.

En la high school, recorría los pasillos con la mirada hacia abajo, y en ocasiones, comía mi almuerzo en los baños.

En mis casi cuatro años de estudio, fueron contadas las personas con las que interactue.

Mi escape fue trabajar y en la escuela, aislarme y pretender que todo estaba bien.

Poco a poco, obtuve un incremento de autoestima y seguridad en mi hablar, pero ni con la gente hispana encajaba.

López camina por el puente teniendo puesta una camisa que tiene la bandera de los EE.UU.

No entendían mi dialecto o mi modo de hablar. Muchos me decían, riéndose, que hablaba como las del programa de la Rosa de Guadalupe, porque para ellos era “fresa” al utilizar ciertas palabras que ellos no habían escuchado.

Por esto fue que me atemorizaba

el pensar que un maestro me podría preguntar algo delante de la clase.

En ocasiones, me sentía inexistente. Mis comentarios con mis amigos en México y que iniciaban conversaciones, aquí eran casi ignorados. Hasta los saludos de medio abrazo o solo

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un apretón de manos, en lugar de un beso en la mejilla, me parecían fríos y superficiales.

El que un muchacho me ofreciera ir a su casa o fumar, en lugar de ir a la plaza por una nieve, era nuevo e inaceptable para mí. Pero fue la cultura a la cual regrese.

Nunca deje a un lado mi sueño de regresar al que yo consideraba mi país.

Un chicano conoce la cultura mexicana a través de sus padres, pero yo tuve la oportunidad de vivir y empeñarme a la vida en México.

A pesar que nací en los EE.UU., yo me identifico como una mexicana en vez de una americana.

Allá, experimente el utilizar uniformes en la escuela, el que los alumnos se levantan de sus asientos en muestra de respeto cuando se presenta algún adulto, vivir en una sociedad conservadora, la gente tan acogedora y siempre con una sonrisa.

Esto siempre tendrá un lugar en mi corazón, y por ende, tuve que descartar las costumbres aprendidas en México para incorporarme cada día más a la cultura México-Americana.

Hoy por hoy, me atrevo a decir que dí un giro completo de 180 grados.

Ahora, camino por la universidad con la frente en alto y lucho por mis metas profesionales.

Aunque me costaron muchas lagrimas y sacrificios asimilarme a la cultura de los EE.UU., hoy soy la Caro que siempre quise ser.

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Herman Baca: Activista para la comunidad

Cortesía de archivos de Herman Baca de UCSD

Reporteros entrevistan a Herman Baca en la demostración de inmigración en 1978.

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Si se maneja en National City por la avenida Highland y la calle tercera éste, se ve un edificio que dice Aztec Printing.

Pero lo que no se puede ver es la historia que tiene este taller.

Aquí, empezó y se organizó varias protestas en los 60’s de los movimientos chicanos.

El dueño del taller, Herman

Baca, es un activista chicano quien peleó junto a Cesar Chávez.

Baca nació en Nuevo México, y se mudó a National City cuando era pequeño.

Herman recuerda creciendo en San Diego en los 50’s, y él dijo que era muy diferente para los latinos en ese tiempo.

Dijo que cuando se salía de la escuela secundaria, había muy pocas opciones en lo que podrías hacer y las metas que

podrías alcanzar.

“En ese tiempo, tenías muy pocas opciones”, dijo Baca. “Si acaso eras mexicano, una opción era trabajar en la construcción, la segunda entrar al ejercito, la tercera era casarse y la cuarta era la cárcel”.

Baca escogió la tercera opción que fue casarse. Se puso a trabajar en varias imprentas cuando decidió abrir su propio negocio. Igual, en esta época, empezó a crecer todos los movimientos en los EE.UU. Baca empezó a ver personas venir a su taller y imprimir folletos de huelgas.

“Yo estaba casado, yo tenía tres trabajos, tenía carro del año”, dijo Baca. “Yo alegaba con ellos y les decía que se pusieran a trabajar”.

Pasando el tiempo, Baca empezó a ver más folletos de huelgas y juntas para hablar de situaciones que él veía afectar su comunidad, “Con el tiempo, comencé a ver y leer asuntos que yo sabía que eran la verdad”, dijo Baca.

“Como la brutalidad de la policía”. Él dijo que no fue hasta que asistio la primer conferencia de M.E.Ch.A. en San Diego State que decidió meterse en el activismo, “Fui a una conferencia de M.E.Ch.A y recuerdo ver individuales mexicanos hablando de cosas sociales, cosas de política, de la historia, y era la primer vez que yo vi mexicanos

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“Unas de las grandes razones por las que me metí en el activismo fue porque no quise lo que les pasó a mis antepasados que les pase a mis hijos, a mi o a otras personas”.

– Herman Baca, Activista chicano

hablando políticamente que no era boda, bautizo, o quinceañera”, dijo Baca.

“Estaban hablando de asuntos políticos y los problemas de nuestra comunidad”.

Como resultado, Baca se involucró intensamente en el movimiento chicano empezando en organizaciones como La Asociación Política de Mexicanos Americanos (MAPA), y ayudó organizar un capítulo en National City.

Igual, se involucro y ayudó organizar Casa Justicia, que es una organización que ayuda a inmigrantes indocumentados con sus documentaciones y enseñarles sus derechos.

En 1979, se involucró en organizar protestas de hasta 600 personas contra la brutalidad policial cuando un joven nombrado, Tato Rivera fue asesinado por la policía en National City. Además, ayudó a formar un capitulo en San Diego del Partido Nacional de La Raza Unida que apoya candidatos políticos chicanos para poder aumentar el número

de representantes en congreso.

Todas estas protestas y juntas fueron organizadas en su taller, “Nos juntábamos en mi taller porque en esos tiempos no había lugares donde uno se podría juntar”, dijo Baca. “Yo siempre digo que la prensa invita gente que está en la política porque todos quieren sacar su palabra en la comunidad”.

En 2006, UCSD le compró a Herman Baca su colección mas de 4,000 objetos digitales, de boletines de noticias, documentos y fotos que ahora son disponible para los cual se interesan saber y ver mas del movimiento chicano en San Diego.

Baca dijo que aún no se ha retirado y que aún sigue involucrado en el activismo “Uno nadamas trata de hacer las cosas que son bien y que nos enseñaron”, dijo Baca.

“Unas de las grandes razones por las que me metí en el activismo fue porque no quise lo que les pasó a mis antepasados que les pase a mis hijos, a mi o a otras personas”.

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Oct. 25-31, 2017 EDITOR: Zach Engberg, sports@thedailyaztec.com

After Fresno State disaster, Hawaii game looms large for reeling Aztecs

by Kyle Saunders STAFF COLUMNIST

Photo by Kelly Smiley

Junior wide receiver Fred Trevillion drops a pass from redshirt junior quarterback Christian Chapman in the end zone during the first quarter of SDSU’s 27-3 loss to rival Fresno State on Oct. 21.

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home crowd, and not many people have answers for what in the world happened to the team that played the first six games of the season.

Was the 6-0 record and national ranking an honest reflection of the quality of this team?

As disappointing as these last two games have been, the Aztecs historic start cannot be discredited.

Beating two Pac-12 Conference teams is no simple task, and in that six-game win streak the Aztecs dominated both sides of the ball.

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season with a 27-3 beating that launched the Bulldogs two games in front of SDSU in the MW, putting the Aztecs out of reach from a potential rematch with Boise in the conference championship game.

SDSU has been outscored 58-17 the last two games. The defense hasn’t forced a turnover in over three weeks, and Penny hasn’t tallied more than 100 yards since the Aztecs’ 41-10 win over UNLV. The team that took the field in the Scarlet and Black these last two weeks seems like a completely different team.

There’s no way to sugar coat the beatings that the Aztecs have taken in front of their

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A lot can change in two weeks in the world of college football.

Before Boise State and Fresno State came to San Diego, a seemingly invincible 6-0 Aztec squad was ranked 19th in the country and boasted a Heisman contender in Rashaad Penny. The Aztecs proved they could hang with the best by beating teams like Arizona State and Stanford, and the more the team won, the more people started to pay attention.

It was the dream start to a season.

It was the first time since 1975 that SDSU started off to a 6-0 record, and with a perfect record and a national ranking, it seemed as if it was finally the Aztecs’ time to dethrone Boise as the best in the Mountain West.

With Heisman hopeful senior running back Penny on offense, a top 25 rush defense, a quarterback who doesn’t fold under pressure and a defensive backfield full of playmakers, the Aztecs seemed to have the perfect recipe.

So we thought.

In front of 49,053 fans the Aztecs were dismantled by the Broncos. That loss stung, but SDSU was still on the edge of the AP and Amway Coaches Top 25, and the Mountain West championship was still in reach.

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numbers nearing 50,000.

Everything was going perfect – which is why these last two games have been such shock to fans and players alike.

Head Coach Rocky Long has said time and again that perfection is a near miracle in the world of college football.

“I’ve said this a thousand times,” Long said, “but I will say it one more time: There wasn’t one team in Division I football that went undefeated last year, not one.”

SDSU football is at a crossroads.

Its next game is on the road against the University of Hawaii, and it is a must win for the Aztecs if they want to keep their faint dreams of a third straight MW championship alive.

Hawaii is coming off a bye week, and the 55-0 loss it suffered at the hands of SDSU last season is motivation enough to go out and compete in front of its home crowd.

The Aztecs are trying to prove that they are still a force to be reckoned with.

Defensive Coordinator Danny Gonzales thinks that this game is an opportunity for players to regain their confidence.

“Good football players are emotionally hurt until they get a chance to right themselves, and that’s not until next saturday (against Hawaii),” Gonzales said.

It will be no easy task for Rocky Long and his team, but if they are who we thought they were in the first half of the season, they will find a way to win and return to being the dominant team that they proved they can be.

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Fair-weather fans flee on-field failure

SDSU faithful have yet to live up to their moniker this season, as they showed in the 27-3 loss to rival Fresno State

by Mary York DIGITAL SPORTS EDITOR

San Diego football fans do not deserve the Aztecs.

Despite “One City, One Team” billboards speckling highways all summer as part of an immense marketing move to engender affection for San Diego State football, no one seemed to care about the historic athletic program from the Mesa until it started winning.

The Aztecs Fan Fest in August had an embarrassingly low turnout. Even their opening night Sky Show had lower numbers than expected, especially given the very recent and still festering breakup with the Chargers that has left a footballshaped vacuum in the hearts of the city’s spurned sports fans.

One would assume, following the graceless and insulting departure of Dean Spanos and his Lighting Bolts, that San Diegans would realize the importance of loving a sports team that actually loves them back.

But it was not until the Aztecs proved they could put wins on the board that seats started to fill up. It took a victory against Stanford University for people to begin paying attention, and an incredible comeback win on the road at the Air Force Academy for the excitement to really take root. Fans finally started filling out the stadium with home colors and high spirits. For six weeks, it was a great time to be an Aztec.

But a loss on home turf against Boise, 14-31, followed by a crushing defeat at the hands of Fresno State the next week during the homecoming game on Saturday, Oct. 21, has left fans disillusioned.

When Bulldogs sophomore running back Josh Hokit punched in his third touchdown of the night against SDSU with just under two minutes left in the third quarter, leaving the Aztecs to trail 27-3, Aztec faithful decided enough was enough.

In 10 minutes, nearly the entire stadium had emptied and the Aztecs played out the rest of the game in echoing stands.

This is the very definition of a fairweather fan.

For a city that stood behind the Chargers for fifty years, one might expect them to know how to root for a team that consistently disappoints.

But the Aztecs do not disappoint often.

Sure, Boise was a tough loss and the game against Fresno was flat-out ugly football.

In the game against the Boise St. Broncos, quarterback Christian Chapman could not seem to let go of the ball, and when he did, it rarely made a successful landing.

And the Aztecs must have left their run game in lockers, because it certainly was not on the field – Fresno made sure of that.

Despite the last two games, the Scarlet and Black are having a good season.

They have several major victories under their belt, a winning record, a guaranteed spot in a bowl game for the eighth consecutive season and a running back who has garnered national attention.

That is more than the Chargers gave San Diego in one year in recent memory.

More than that, the Aztecs have been doing well for years.

They have been a Division I team for almost as long as the Chargers have been disappointing San Diegans.

They have seen 16 conference championships since 1936 and, in more recent history, have played seven consecutive bowl games under Rocky

Photo by Kelly Smiley

Two SDSU faithful hold up signs and yell into their megaphones during SDSU’s 34-28 win over Northern Illinois on Sept. 30.

Long.

And this season they were the last college team in California to be undefeated.

Have the fans who rushed the field after Stanford’s game forgotten the achievements of their team this season

No one should be able to call themselves an “Aztec for Life” if they bail on the home team in the third quarter.

after just two losses?

West down Interstate 8 from SDCCU Stadium, presumably many of the same San Diegans are sitting through Padres baseball games.

The Padres will never have to worry about fair weather fans because they never have fair weather.

And yet members of the “Pad Squad” will sit in the bleachers until the last painful inning is over. Why? Inherent in baseball culture is something unique in the world of sports: hope.

No matter how far the home team is trailing at the bottom of the ninth, they can turn the tide and win the game because the game is not over until the very last out is played. And so baseball fans will wait till that very last out.

Football does not have the advantage of the miracle ninth-inning comeback.

Playing against a clock can be merciless. But maybe football fans could learn something from their baseball counterparts.

Sure, if fans stick out a tough game, the odds of catching a magical comeback win are still low. But leaving makes that win nearly impossible.

Fans are not just there to fill seats, they are part of the experience and have been proven to influence a game’s outcome.

Home field loses a huge aspect of its advantage if the fans do not show up – or worse, leave mid-way through the game.

No athlete is perfect, nor is any program. Even Long has said that perfect seasons are hard to come by.

Some days, nothing comes together, which is the only way to describe how the Aztecs played against Fresno. And even though those days can last a long time, the comeback will always, always be worth it.

Raiders fans – disliked though they may be in these regions – are especially good at playing the role of the undaunted fan. Win, lose or tie, Raider Nation never seems to die.

It behooves those calling themselves Aztec football fans right now to accept their role in this sports drama.

Fans should be rooting for SDSU every Saturday in full colors, not because they are winning but because they are San

Diego’s team now.

No one should be allowed to call themselves an “Aztec for Life” if they bail on the home team in the third quarter.

Maybe this is it for the Aztecs. Maybe their season is over and they drift back off into obscurity.

Maybe the Aztecs are not the football team San Diego needed after the Chargers left, but they are certainly no worse than the team this city deserves.

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Oct. 25-31, 2017 EDITOR: Cami Buckman, arts@thedailyaztec.com

Art exhibit shares border experiences

by Stacy Marquez STAFF WRITER

The San Diego State School of Art and Design offers four galleries for students and faculty to share their art with the public and the SDSU community.

The gallery located off campus in downtown San Diego has four exhibitions shown a year, each ranging from nine to 12 weeks each.

The current exhibition in the downtown gallery opened July 27 and is titled “We

She said she wondered how she could highlight the experiences of people interacting with the border.

“What could an exhibition look like that broadens that story and shares personal stories through the images of the border, what the culture of the border is and how people are moving across the border and where they end up,” Paul said.

This exhibition focuses more on photography to show the various border experiences.

“I specifically chose photography

“At the most basic level, have an understanding of this culture and community that exists in the San Diego region, and be aware that transborder people are part of the community and they are people that work in different settings in different institutions in San Diego.”

Photo by Elissa Tauscher

This series by Ingrid Hernández and Peter Wisse called “Nada que Declarar” showcases border interconnectedness.

– Vannessa Falcon Doctorate student

Are Here/Estamos Aquí.”

This exhibition features photography as a mode of storytelling and as an agent for social change through images depicting the dynamic social aspects of the U.S. and Mexico border, according to their website.

Downtown gallery director Chantel Paul proposed this idea after noticing a number of photographers looking at the border, migration and farm workers.

because more than any other art form, photography has been used since it was started in the 19th century as a tool for social change and to bring awareness,” Paul said.

Although the exhibition is small, it features various international photographers and artists like Thomas Kiefer, Stefan Falke, Ingrid Hernández

and Pieter Wisse.

Kiefer features a photo series titled “El Sueño.”

Kiefer collected, arranged and photographed items he found in trash bins, arranged them and photographed them when he was working as a janitor in U.S. Customs and Border Protections in southern Arizona.

A stand out piece from the series is “La Magnifica,” which is a photo of a prayer written in Spanish on a Motel 6 business card and an English translation written in the white space of the photo.

The exhibition also includes an interactive video where visitors can watch a video but click and drag with the mouse to get a 360 degree view of where it was shot.

The video captures the experiences of transborder individuals as they cross the border, take public transportation, attend work or school and interact with social groups in both the U.S. and Mexico.

Doctorate student Vannessa Falcon works with local nonprofit AjA Project and collaborated with Borderclick to create the video.

Falcon said she is proud to have an exhibition that shares her experiences as a transborder student and the border culture in general.

“I’ve been very grateful that people like (Paul) have taken an initiative to bring to light these experiences and bring it into an institutional setting, specifically higher education,” Falcon said.

The San Ysidro International Port of Entry in San Diego sees up to 50,000

vehicles and 25,000 pedestrians crossing to the U.S. each day, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

The people crossing to and from the U.S. and Mexico are diverse in age, ethnicity, identity and their frequency of crossing.

SDSU serves as one of many homes for some of the transborder individuals that cross the border to attend school and engage in the community.

Paul said she would like people to have a better understanding of the border culture.

“The main goal is empathy, it’s really about the story of what is the culture of the border and who are the people we talk about,” she said.

Falcon shared similar thoughts about the message of the exhibition, especially the cultural relevancy of transborder individuals.

“At the most basic level, have an understanding of this culture and community that exists in the San Diego region, and be aware that transborder people are part of the community and they are people that work in different settings in different institutions in San Diego,” Falcon said. “If it weren’t for ‘Estamos Aquí,’ I wouldn’t be able to tell educators and student affairs professionals ‘Hey you want to learn more about (the transborder) student population? There’s an exhibition.’”

The Estamos Aquí exhibition will run until Sunday, Oct. 29. The gallery is free and open Wednesday through Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Photo by Elissa Tauscher

“Inside” a photo series created by Ingrid Hernández, depicts the everyday lives of Mexican immigrants living in New York City.

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Photo by Kayleigh Venne

Denis Lim, Le-Hsuan Chen and Chad Arulsamy tabled for their club Aztec Outreach on Oct. 11 outside of the Malclom A. Love Library.

Service club raises funds for charities

by Kayleigh STAFF WRITER

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San Diego State offers a variety of philanthropic organizations on campus, however only one donates nearly 90 percent of its funds toward various charities.

During fall of 2016, economics and political science double major junior Chad Arulsamy had an idea.

On a Saturday afternoon in his room, he

includes three main principles: service, advocacy, and philanthropy.

Through these principles, the organization plans to support charities such as UNICEF, ASPCA and other animal and human rights advocates.

The organization will vote democratically on which specific charities will receive funds throughout the semester.

Arulsamy said he and his members share a common passion.

“A lot of the time as students we feel that we can’t do anything because we are in a

“We can make a positive difference in the world with the smallest of impacts.”

– Chad Arulsamy, Aztec Outreach president

decided to create SDSU’s new philanthropic organization, Aztec Outreach.

Arulsamy is the organization’s current president for the 2017-2018 year.

“I wanted to get involved again,” Arulsamy said. “I felt like I wasn’t contributing much, and felt useless reading the news. I wanted to make a club that could include anyone, no matter who they are.”

Arulsamy said he felt most of the volunteer-based organizations on campus had too many requirements for members to join.

He wanted to create an organization that was more inclusive.

The organization aims to create a safe and welcoming community for all students at SDSU looking to make a positive difference in the world through volunteer and charity work.

Aztec Outreach’s mission statement

university and first we need to finish our degree,” Arulsamy said. “(We feel) like we can’t be entrepreneurs or philanthropists, but I feel like we can. We can make a positive difference in the world with the smallest of impacts.”

The organization’s dues are $40 for a full academic year. 100 percent of the dues are put toward funding the organization’s projects and supplies.

Arulsamy said that this fact sets his organization apart from others.

“We don’t just hoard the money and let it sit for years,” he said. “That is one of the defining aspects (of Aztec Outreach).”

Aztec Outreach partnered with the Aztec Unity Project to participate in and support the Special Olympics last semester.

The organization has also conducted a cleanup at Mission Beach.

On Halloween, team members plan to

visit affluent neighborhoods and go doorto-door in costume to collect donations for disadvantaged children rather than candy.

Arulsamy explained that the process to become a recognized student organization is a long and thorough process. Now that everything is in order, the organization expects to grow.

“This semester is when we are really starting up,” Arulsamy said. “We are trying to get a lot of people interested. We are looking for quality people that love to do things.”

Aztec Outreach’s team of board members includes the president, chief secretariat, marketing specialist, event administrator and an operations coordinator.

Arulsamy said it was important to include an operations coordinator in order to keep the organization accountable. He feels this makes the organization unique as well.

“The operations coordinator ensures that we follow all procedures, bylaws and school policies,” Arulsamy said. “This position makes sure all dues are recorded, reviews violations and makes sure everyone does their job.”

Public administration senior LeHsuan Chen is the organization’s current operations coordinator.

“Having been a part of the National Honor Society and the California Scholarship Federation throughout my high school years, I feel that this organization is a great way for me to continue giving back to the community,” Chen said. “As the operations coordinator, I am stoked to have the opportunity to apply what I’ve learned about managing administrative behavior in organizations and get hands on experience, while making the world a better place, one step at a time.”

Aztec Outreach meets at noon on the first and third Friday of every month.

The meetings are held on the second floor of the Conrad Prebys Aztec Student Union in Aztlan.

Arulsamy urges any student to come and check out the meetings.

He wants to end the negative stereotype that community service and advocacy is just boring labor.

“Don’t be afraid,” Arulsamy said. “I know that meeting new people is sometimes tough, but you won’t regret it. Come check us out, and you will have a bunch of fun with our organization and meet new friends, best friends, even possibly the love of your life. You never know.”

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