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‘I never thought it would be me.’

Students moved out of Maya residence hall after mold found

by Sophia Bert STAFF WRITER

VE HISTORIA COMPLETA, PÁGINA 5

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Photo by Mirella Lopez and Kelly Smiley

Marshall Faulk suspended by NFL Network after allegations of sexual assault from former coworker

by Zach Engberg ASST. SPORTS EDITOR

The NFL Network announced Monday night that it has suspended San Diego State alumnus and former football star Marshall Faulk.

Faulk was one of four employees suspended by the network after allegations of sexual assault and harassment from Jami Cantor, a former wardrobe stylist who was fired by the company, as first reported by Bloomberg News.

Cantor’s allegations – which claim that Faulk groped her, asked her invasive questions about her sex life and, on one occasion, pulled out his genitals and pinned her to a wall while demanding oral sex – were submitted as part of a n

amended complaint in a lawsuit against NFL Enterprises, which owns the network.

The lawsuit also claims defamation, discrimination based on age and gender and wrongful termination, among 11 allegations.

Faulk has worked at NFL Network as an analyst and as a part of its main Gameday lineup for the past five seasons.

Ike Taylor, Heath Evans and Erin Weinberger were also suspended by NFL Network.

Former NFL Network employees Warren Sapp, Donovan McNabb and Eric Davis were also named in the complaint.

These allegations of misconduct are the latest in a string of accusations of sexual harassment against public male figures, including Harvey Weinstein, Matt Lauer

and Roy Moore.

Faulk was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame last weekend and was honored at halftime of the Aztecs’ 3114 loss to Boise State on Oct. 14.

SDSU football head coach Rocky Long, who was with Faulk in New York City for the induction ceremony last week, said he saw the report but had no further comments.

From 1991-93, Faulk rushed for 4,589 yards and 57 touchdowns, which were both program records until 2016.

Faulk finished in the top 10 in the Heisman Trophy voting in each of his three seasons. He was the only SDSU player to finish in the top five of the voting until senior running back Rashaad Penny finished fifth this season.

Some students living in Maya residence hall are criticizing the university’s response to mold being found in the building.

Many were moved out of their dorms after Thanksgiving break when elevated levels of the penicillium and aspergillus molds were found on walls, headboards and in vents.

But residents say the problem had been going on for much of the semester before any action was taken.

Undeclared freshman Estelle Emery and business marketing freshman Olivia Smith — both roommates — said they had been sick since freshman move-in day.

“I basically had bronchitis from when we moved in,” Emery said. “We were sick all the time. On move in day we smelled it — the whole room smelled really musty.”

Many other girls on the hall aid they were were experiencing similar symptoms — a runny nose, headaches and coughing.

International security and conflict resolution freshman Natalie Mathiesen said she started getting sick in October and couldn’t find the cause.

“I didn’t even consider mold being a possibility,” Mathiesen said.

After presenting this information to housing, Emery and Smith said they faced difficulty in trying to move out of their room.

“The head of housing was like, ‘That’s just part of being a freshman. You’re always sick, it’s just living in a shared place that makes you sick,’” Emery said.

She said she felt like her voice wasn’t being heard by the Office of Housing Administration. So her father, Michael Emery, stepped in.

“The bureaucracies that are there are probably aren’t something students can negotiate with themselves with any level of effectiveness,” Michael Emery said.

He said housing officials were not prioritizing his daughter’s health.

“The room was there, everything was there to satisfy the situation, yet they were completely uninterested in satisfying the situation until a very, very angry parent spent an hour to implore an employee to do their job,” Michael Emery said.

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SAFETY QUESTIONS

THE SHAPE OF WATER

BATTLE IT OUT

ARMED AND DANGEROUS

San Diego State students question why some crimes warrant a safety alert and others don’t.

Director Guillermo del Toro talks about his newest film.

GreenFest’s Battle of the Bands crowns a winner to open for the spring’s headliner.

SDSU prepares for a fierce ground battle with Army in the Armed Forces Bowl.

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Fires sweep through Southern California

by Jocelyn Moran, Emely Navarro and Will Fritz

A series of wildfires swept through Southern California last week, forcing thousands of families to evacuate and costing many their homes.

Fires spread rapidly through the region Dec. 7, aided by the most powerful bout of Santa Ana winds in a decade. A Red Flag Warning for the winds had been issued by the National Weather Servicea few days earlier.

Various fires started throughout the week, including one in North County, one in Murrieta and several south of the U.S.-Mexico border.

The Lilac Fire began about 11:15 a.m. off of Dullin Road near Fallbrook. As of Dec. 12, the fire was holding at 4,100 acres and approaching full containment, according to Cal Fire. The blaze destroyed more than 200 structures.

Murrieta’s Liberty Fire was

100 percent contained at 300 acres. It destroyed one structure, and firefighters managed to stop it before it spread to more populated areas.

Journalism senior Marcy Cortez said she her family lives very close to the Lilac Fire’s burn area.

“I never thought it would be me,” she said. “I feel relieved now, but I’m still kind of worried because I mean, the fire may be 90 percent contained, but since it’s going to be dry this entire week, there’s a chance that something could happen.

I doubt it, but i won’t be completely at ease until it’s 100 percent contained.”

Firefighters from across the country descended upon California to help with the blazes wreaking havoc on the state.

Robert Arguelles is a firefighter from Bernalillo County in New Mexico who was battling the Lilac Fire on Dec. 9.

He said he’s accustomed to

working in the type of terrain affected by the Lilac Fire.

“New Mexico has low humidity and we’re close to a river,” he said. “It’s rare that San Diego has humidity this low, but it’s a normal thing for us.”

The first and largest of the Southern California fires, — the Thomas Fire — began Dec. 4 in Ventura county. By Dec. 12, the fire had burned more than 236,000 acres, spread into neighboring Santa Barbara County and was only 25 percent contained.

Advertising senior Kai Graves is from Ventura County. Her father, brother, and other family members were ordered to evacuate from their homes due to the Thomas Fire.

She said she received multiple phone calls from her mother about the evacuations on Dec. 5.

“A lot of people who I grew up with lost their homes,” Graves said. “It’s just crazy thinking that somewhere I used to go to play as a kid is completely gone. It’s

Photos by Kelly Smiley

The Lilac Fire destroyed much of the Rancho Monserate Country Club in Fallbrook.

ridiculous. I am a ball of stress” The Santa Ana winds are normally at their strongest from June to September, but sometimes continue until the beginning of winter. They are caused by a high pressure system above the deserts of the

Great Basin.

One area devastated by the Lilac Fire was the Rancho Monserate Country Club in Fallbrook. The fire destroyed more than 85 homes at the club.

The cause of the Lilac Fire is under investigation.

Why are safety alerts sent out for some crimes and not others? Here’s the reason.

by Bella Ross STAFF WRITER

At the end of a semester that has seen numerous reported cases of sexual violence on campus, some San Diego State students have found themselves questioning why they have not received community safety notifications for incidents of sexual violence.

However, whether a community safety alert or a timely warning is issued is not up to the discretion of the SDSU Police Department, but dependent on a set of laws and their specific guidelines.

SDSU Emergency Services Director Lamine Secka said the federal Clery Act of 1990 has specific guidelines on what crimes mandate a safety alert being issued. Clery-reportable crimes include sexual assault, auto burglary and robbery, among others. The crime must occur on or near campus and pose an imminent threat to the campus community, Secka said.

University Title IX Coordinator Jessica Rentto said significant crimes that do not qualify as Clery crimes may still be reported to students in the form of a community safety notification.

These notifications are issued

by Rentto herself, because SDSU Police are not legally allowed to issue timely warnings for nonClery crimes.

Rentto said a large reason why students don’t receive timely warnings or community safety notifications for all of the sexual violence crimes on campus is dependent upon whether the victim is known to the perpetrator.

“One of the issues with sexual violence that you have to take into consideration is that, in most cases of sexual violence that we have on our campus, they are acquaintance crimes,” Rentto said. “The acquaintance nature goes into the analysis of whether or not this is an ongoing threat to the campus community.”

Additionally, there is the consideration of whether or not an arrest was made for the crime.

“If there is an incident that occurs and an arrest is made, for example, then there is no mandate to put out a timely warning for an incident like that,” Secka said.

These aspects of the timely warning system are what concern some SDSU students.

Journalism sophomore Julia Reeder said she believes notifying students about reported sexual assaults, despite the nature of the

relationship or the fact an arrest was made, could be an important step in decreasing incidents of sexual violence on campus.

“The sexual assault should be known about and be discussed amongst all students because I think that it being known that this is happening might decrease the chances of it happening again,” Reeder said. “If people do these things and nobody really knows about it, then it’s like it never happened.”

Women’s studies sophomore Mia Ortiz said she thinks only reporting incidents of sexual violence that occur on or near campus could be problematic.

“I feel like reporting incidents of sexual violence (involving SDSU students) that occur in any part of San Diego makes people more conscious members of the community,” Ortiz said.

However, Rentto said finding the correct approach in such situations has proven to be a particularly difficult process.

“What we also have to balance is our desire to encourage sexual violence survivors to report these crimes,” Rentto said.

Rentto said one problem is that safety alerts sometimes stir up large amounts of media coverage.

“This creates the perception that people knew that they had

Photo by Mirella Lopez

SDSU Chief of Police Josh Mays speaks at a campus safety open forum on Dec. 6.

reported and they knew that it was them,” she said.

Along with the intimidating nature of reporting incidents that may lead to an alert being issued, Rentto said there is also the societal issue of the stigmas surrounding sexual violence, a factor that notoriously leads to underreporting of such crimes.

“We can do our best at the university level to break down those stigmas, but every year we get new students who are coming in so it’s an unending educational process,” Rentto said.

She said when it comes to

sexual violence, awareness may be the best tool to increase reporting and bystander intervention.

Ortiz said it is important that the university takes on a role in informing students about consent and what sexual violence often looks like, which is usually between acquaintances.

“We think of rape as this far-off thing that happens in a dark alley with kicking and screaming but it’s really not always that,” Ortiz said. “I think that SDSU needs to be doing more to be having these conversations about sexual violence.”

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Opinion

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Dec. 13, 2017-Jan. 16, 2018 EDITOR: Dana Tsuri-Etzioni, opinion@thedailyaztec.com

Help end the slave trade in Libya

by Kemi Giwa STAFF COLUMNIST

Last month CNN released footage that uncovered a slave trade in Libya — a video that shows smugglers selling off a dozen men outside the capital of Tripoli.

According to aid and migrant workers, slavery in Libya is not a new phenomenon. It has gone on for years, with smugglers selling off men and women for as little as $400.

People leave their countries for better economic opportunities.

In this case, Africans from south of the Sahara are escaping countries plagued with poverty, unemployment and violence, the

answer to better conditions leads them to travel to Europe. Ever since the fall of ex-Libyan leader, Muammar Gaddafi, Libya has been ravaged with instability. The result of a failed state has made Libya the main transit point for refugees and migrants — where they are murdered, raped or sold.

This is reminiscent of the most grueling chapter in human history, 400 years of American slavery — when black men, women and kids were beaten, raped, killed and sold for free labor.

Many media outlets have listed ways for individuals to help put an end to the slave trade in Libya, and there are a few viable options for students.

Hold the United Nations

accountable. Call them out, and make sure the U.S. and U.N. are effectively investigating and condemning the slave trade.

Social media is an effective platform for this option. But, personally contacting the U.S. Ambassador to the U.N., Nikki Haley, and encouraging her to prioritize the end of the slave trade in Libya would help as well.

Use Twitter. Utilize hashtags, retweet videos and connect with those in governmental positions.

Donate to anti-slavery organizations such as Anti-Slavery International or Free the Slaves.

You can also support broader efforts that combat the root causes of slavery — the International Organization for Migration and

the United Nations Refugee Agency.

If you don’t have the money to donate, you can at least control where your money is going.

Shop slave free, and hold businesses accountable. Often times we unintentionally contribute to a crisis through our purchases.

Visit this slave-free shopping guide. This guide identifies companies which seek to prevent the use of slave labor in production.

You can help end modern day slavery.

Kemi Giwa is a junior studying public relations. Connect with her on Twitter @_KemiG.

EDITOR IN CHIEF Andrew Dyer MANAGING EDITOR Lilly Glenister NEWS EDITOR Will Fritz ASST. NEWS EDITOR Jasmine Bermudez OPINION EDITOR Dana Tsuri-Etzioni MUNDO AZTECA EDITOR Jocelyn Moran ARTS & CULTURE EDITOR Cami Buckman SPORTS EDITOR Zach Engberg ASST. SPORTS EDITOR Abraham Jewett DIGITAL SPORTS EDITOR Mary York ENGAGEMENT EDITOR Alex Piscatelli

Jewish students need to be taken into account

PHOTO EDITOR Kelly Smiley MULTIMEDIA EDITOR Mirella Lopez SOCIAL MEDIA EDITOR David Santillan

by Jordan Rubin STAFF COLUMNIST

VOLUNTEER EDITORS

The final stretch of the semester is the most difficult and demanding time of the year. Students have to face the struggle of studying for finals, but Jewish students are faced with the additional problem of not being with family for almost half the days of Hanukkah.

Jewish students should be taken into consideration when finals schedules are prepared.

There should be equal time given for Jewish students to be able to travel back home and spend the holiday with their family. Instead of having the ability to see relatives, light the menorah and open presents, these students are stressing over finals.

Hanukkah is a holiday many enjoy — the chance to eat delicious traditional foods with one’s family and celebrate. Many other traditions are practiced the first night of Hanukkah. There is a special dreidel game families play with money or chocolate coins.

Before the game is complete, there is often an intermission to light the menorah. Then families sing songs as they remember the miracles of the past.

Christianity is mainstreamed

COPY EDITOR Brian del Carmen EDITOR-AT-LARGE Jacob Sisneros ART DIRECTOR Aiden Prehatny GRAPHICS ASSISTANT Noah Callahan SENIOR STAFF WRITERS Julianna Ress Cassidy McCombs Sydney Sweeney Emely Navarro

Illustration by Noah Callahan

in schools regardless of the supposed separation of church and state. The holiday schedule is catered to Christian students and faculty. Schools mask this by naming the break holiday break, when it may as well be named Christmas break instead.

Special moments with loved ones are often set aside to focus on school work. Having the ability to travel back home

for the holidays is something many Jewish students would appreciate. Christian students are taken into consideration during the holiday season.

Students have the ability to be home for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. But most Jewish students can’t be home for the first night of Hanukkah. Why are Jewish students not given the same consideration? There

should be an equal schedule to accommodate the Jewish students and give them an opportunity to spend time with their loved ones as well.

Shalom and happy holidays!

Jordan Rubin is a sophomore studying television, film and media with a minor in entrepreneurship.

Connect with him on Instagram @Jordanrubin23.

SPECIAL COMMENTARY

San Diego State police need to pick up the pace by

Emmalee Ferbert

Women have to worry about predators and perverts every day of their lives. They fear walking alone — day or night — because of them.

Being new to this campus, I believed I would be safe my freshman year living on campus in the dorms. I believed this until I found out that I was placed in Chapultepec Hall.

Chapultepec Hall is the farthest dorm from campus. The argument the school had for its safety was the police department across the street, which made me feel better about the placement of my dorm.

But, that feeling of safety eventually took a turn for the worse.

One night I wanted to go to the library. I called the police escort service so I would not have to walk in the dark alone.

The escort took more than 45 minutes to arrive, which is ironic considering the police station is right across the street from my dorm. I watched an officer slowly walk out of the station texting on his phone before he got into the car and drove over to me.

The next night I needed to go back to the library, and I called the escort again. More than 20 minutes passed and they did not show, so I walked to the library alone.

Little did I know this was a dangerous move. The same night I walked alone, another girl was choked and thrown into a bush.

Safety is a problem on campus.

If tuition paying students feel unsafe on campus because of major incidents of assault, attacks and robberies, then the campus police is not doing its job.

Without campus police performing its duties, more violent acts will occur. Women will not be able to walk around without feeling unsafe.

Campus police needs to be on top of its game and pick students up as fast as possible to ensure that scenarios like this do not continue. Since they

take too long to respond to calls of assistance, people are calling them less.

If they could be efficient in their duties of escorting students when they feel unsafe, the campus would be a much safer, happier community.

Do not let the current standard we let the campus police department function at continue to be accepted. They need to perform better and respond to calls quicker.

This issue needs to be addressed now, before it affects another student on this campus.

Emmalee Ferbert is a freshman studying child and family development.

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Dec. 13, 2017-Jan. 16, 2018 EDITOR: Jocelyn Moran, mundoazteca@thedailyaztec.com

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Incendio Lilac destruye a cientos hogares Bomberos llegaron a San Diego para combatir Incendio Lilac. El bombero a la derecha es de la estación de bomberos de Boise, Idaho.

Una casa en el Club de Campo del Rancho Monserate queda derrumbada por el incendio.

El incendio quemó a 4,1000 acres en Fallbrook y Bonsall. Varias familias quienes vivían en el Club de Campo del Rancho Monserate perdieron a sus casas móbiles. Entre las casas derrumbadas, se encuentran varios objetos de valor como una estatua de un santo. historia por Jocelyn Moran, Emely Navarro y Will Fritz fotos por Kelly Smiley, Emely Navarro y Jocelyn Moran

La semana pasada, incendios por muchas partes del sur de California se desataron, causando la evacuación de miles de familias y que cientas perdieran sus casas.

Los Ángeles fue afectado primero por los vientos fuertes de Santa Ana con tres incendios grandes empezando el 4 de diciembre.

El 7 de diciembre, San Diego experimentó los efectos de los vientos en el condado norte, específicamente en Bonsall y Murrieta.

En el otro lado de la frontera, se desató varios incendios en México Incendio Lilac empezó alrededor de las 11:15 a.m. en

Dos bomberos de la Estación de Bomberos de Boise se bajan de la camioneta para apagar la llamas en una casa en Fallbrook.

el norte del condado de San Diego en la calle Dullin de Bonsall. Hasta las 6:48 p.m. del 12 de diciembre, el incendio estaba 95 por ciento contenido a 4,100 acres, de acuerdo con el Departamento de California de Protección de Silvicultura y Fuego, mejor conocido como Cal Fire.

Una de las áreas afectadas más fuerte por Incendio Lilac fue el Club de Campo del Rancho Monserate. El club de campo tiene varias casas móviles y es el hogar de varias personas jubiladas. El fuego destruyó a alrededor de 85 casas en el club.

Incendio Libertad en Murrieta está 100 por ciento contenido, y quemó a 300 acres, de acuerdo

con Cal Fire.

Marcy Cortez, estudiante de cuarto año de periodismo, dijo que su casa estaba cerca del incendio Lilac.

“Nunca pensé que me pasaría a mí”, Cortez dijo. “Me siento aliviada ahora, pero todavía estoy un poco preocupada porque el fuego puede estar contenido un 90 por ciento, pero como el clima estará seco toda esta semana, existe la posibilidad de que algo pueda pasar”.

Varios bombers de todas partes de los Estados Unidos viajaron al sur de California para ayudar con los incendios.

Robert Arguelles fue uno de los bomberos que vino de Nuevo México para ayudar con

Incendio Lilac. Él dijo que está acostumbrado a trabajar en estos tipos de áreas porque su región tiene condiciones similares.

“Nuevo México tiene poca humedad y está cerca de un río”, dijo Arguelles. “Es raro que San Diego tenga humedad tan baja, pero para nosotros, es algo normal. Áreas como estas son áreas que estoy muy interesado en”.

El más grande de los fuegos, Incendio Thomas, ha afectado a los condados de Ventura y Santa Bárbara.

De acuerdo con Cal Fire, 794 estructuras han sido destruidas, 187 dañados y 18,000 amenazados. Hasta las 6:55 p.m.

Un árbol de limones sobrevive el fuego que afectó al Club de Campo del Rancho Monserate.

del 12 de diciembre, el incendio estaba a 236,000 acres y 25 por ciento contenido.

Kai Graves, estudiante de cuarto año de publicidad, es del condado de Ventura. Ella dijo que su padre, hermano y varios miembros de su familia fueron evacuados.

Graves dijo que se despertó el 5 de diciembre con varias llamadas de su madre diciendo que su familia había sido evacuada.

“Muchas personas con que crecí perdieron sus hogares”, dijo Graves. “Así que es loco pensar que algún lugar que iba a jugar cuando era niño está destruido por completo. Es ridículo. Soy una bola de estrés”.

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Mold problems: continued from page 1

were out of their rooms within a couple of hours on Nov. 28, he said.

Other students said they were moved out a few days later.

“We got a call that we were moving out because there was mold found, they did not tell us what kind of mold, they said it ‘wasn’t a health concern’ but we still had to move out,” child and family development freshman Abigail Martinez said.

Nursing freshman Tara Plummer said she received very little information.

“I was not notified about the substance at all, there was no email and in the call they didn’t specify what kind of mold it was either,” Plummer said.

Housing Administration Director Eric Hansen said all students with mold problems in their dorms were contacted.

“All impacted residents were notified that an elevate fungus (sic) was found in their room and were offered new spaces in other buildings,” Housing Administration Director Eric Hansen said in an email. “The genus was shared with those residents who asked about the details.”

According to the Centers for Disease Control, any type of mold should be immediately removed.

“Since the effect of mold on people can vary greatly, either because of the amount or type of mold, you can not rely on sampling and culturing to know your health risk,” the organization’s website said.

Although some students were called and told they had to move on Dec. 4, one student said she and her roommate had still not been moved out, even after repeated requests and conversations with Housing Administration.

“It’s like The Walking Dead,” psychology

SAN DIEGO

Photos by Sophia Bert

Plastic covers furniture in a dorm affected by mold (left). A moldy headboard in Maya residence hall (right).

freshman Gianna Wood said. “The whole north side only has one set of girls.”

Wood was also concerned about the treatment of the mold in the dorms.

“Housing did not tell us — the girls who were left — that they would be painting over the mold,” she said. “One day I walk out and they are treating the rooms and these guys are in full white hazmat suits and masks.”

She said she was not notified that the treatment that would be taking place nor of the chemicals and paint used to fix the situation.

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“If you’re spraying these kinds of chemicals in the rooms where men need masks and our air vents are connected, shouldn’t we need masks as well?” Wood said.

She said it seemed like Housing Administration was just painting over the problem.

Hansen said his office was following proper procedures.

“The initial response was to follow the instructions from previous consultants which was to utilize a HEPA-filtered vacuum, to clean the walls with an antibacterial scrub

and then to paint the walls with a sealer and antibacterial paint,” Hansen said. “Given a different consultant, the remediation has been discontinued until additional recommendations could be provided by the current consultant.

The Facilities Service grounds crew have also repaired and adjusted the sprinklers to keep this from occurring again.”

Hansen did not return requests for additional comments before deadline. This story will be updated online at thedailyaztec. com when more information is available.

Dec. 13, 2017- Jan. 16, 2018 EDITOR: Cami Buckman, arts@thedailyaztec.com

Arts & Culture

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‘The Shape of Water’ magically impresses

By Stephan Early STAFF WRITER

In 1962 the societal climate in America began to change. The rise of television was causing the decline of the cinematic industry.

The Cold War and great Space Race between America and the Soviet Union were prominent affairs. The Civil Rights Movement was in mid-swing and many Americans wrestled with issues of identity, homophobia and changing political and ideological landscapes.

Director and writer Guillermo del Toro manages to use these elements to tell a love story rooted in magical realism in Fox’s upcoming film “The Shape of Water.”

“Sixty-two for me, of course, is time of the Cold War and the Space Race but, it is also the last fairytale time in America,” del Toro said. “It’s a time when America kind of dreams itself into what we conceive as the modern America.”

Del Toro continued to speak about how the movie makes note of issues experienced in the modern world but offers the notion of how if the story were set in modern times, it would be become too topical of today’s news.

“If I were to say, ‘once upon

a time in 1962,’ it becomes a fairytale for troubled times,” Del Toro said. “People can lower their guard a little more and listen to the story and listen to the characters talk about the issues rather than the circumstances of the issues.”

The cast of the film includes big names such as Sally Hawkins, Michael Shannon, Richard Jenkins, Octavia Spencer, Michael Stuhlbarg and Doug Jones. “The Shape of Water” tells the story of a mute woman who finds an ally and love interest in an amphibious-man-creature being held in a top-secret government facility.

Del Toro and writer Vanessa Tailor wrote a story filled with memorable lines and inside jokes that centered around characters that lack the ability to verbally speak.

“I wanted characters that were able to communicate to the audience their emotions and love through looks, touch, body language and essence,” del Toro said. “It’s impossible to talk about love but, you can think about it.”

Del Toro said it was important that these two characters share a bond of silence. This is a bond which allows them to see each other as the whole beings that they are, instead of the incomplete roles they take on for the other characters in the film.

He said he knew Hawkins’

ability to act through listening would be key to the role she would be playing. He also said in his time working with Doug Jones, who also played in past del Toro films such as the “Hell Boy” series and “Pan’s labyrinth,” he has seen him grow so much as an actor. Del Toro knew he would be able to stand his ground with any actor put in front of him.

“She moves differently than anybody else in the film and the creature moves differently than anybody else in the film,” del Toro said. “There’s this misconception that a great actor delivers great lines, but the reality is that a great actor looks, listens and helps the other actors come to be.”

This becomes evident when del Toro reveals that there is a running theme throughout the movie within all the characters— dealing with isolation and communication.

Other characters brought to life by the cast like Shannon and Spencer have big personalities and the ability to speak. They utter lines in the film like “I don’t fail, I deliver,” and “Oh woman, we gone burn in hell,” yet they are communicating less through their own story arcs than that of Liza and the creature played by Hawkins and Jones.

There is wide variety of communication techniques used in the film. The use of unique

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Actors Octavia Spencer and Sally Hawkins seen on the set of “The Shape of Water.”

camera angles and rhythmic story telling tools help to convey what life for these characters is like. Del Toro brings his almost trademark use of magical realism to help push the story in a fun and whimsical way.

The use of old camera tricks like “dry for wet,” where items in a room are suspended from cables on the ceiling and blown by fans to give the appearance of being submerged in water, add to the film’s aesthetic.

The film has been well received

by critics, earning a 98 percent score on Rotten Tomatoes.

“A ravishing, eccentric auteur’s imagining, spilling artistry, empathy and sensuality from every open pore, it also offers more straight-up movie for your money than just about any Hollywood studio offering this year,” Variety’s film critic Guy Lodge wrote.

With many fan theories of possible links to previous del Toro movies, audiences will have a chance to judge for themselves when “The Shape of Water” is in San Diego theaters now.

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Students rock out at Battle of the Bands

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GreenFest held its Battle of the Bands show on Dec. 7 in Montezuma Hall.

By Kelly Kerigan STAFF WRITER

This years Battle of the Bands proved once again how talented the students of San Diego State are.

The event, hosted by GreenFest, promoted sustainability and going green.

Last Thursday in Montezuma Hall seven bands showcased their

Abstracts, an indie rock band, who opened with its song “Girls.”

The band played four more upbeat songs that made any listener want to pack up and go to the beach.

The second performers were Colly & Whomptie, a San Diego based rap duo, who brought energy to the stage and the audience.

“We like to get crazy, we like to

“I walked past the open air theater every single day and I told myself, ‘I got to preform there before I graduate.’”

– D. Sel, Battle of the Bands winner

original music, in addition to performing several popular cover songs.

The winner of the show walked away with something more special than a trophy, a chance to open for the GreenFest concert headliner.

The show kicked off with The

have a good time, we want to see you guys jumping,” Colly yelled to the crowd before the music began.

The two danced around the stage throughout their entire performance as they performed their original songs “Gucci Snakes” and “Shawty Wanna.”

The event featured tabeling from other music organizations on campus like Aztec Music Group and more.

In addition, the mediterranean restaurant Luna Grill was catered and all utensils were made from recycled materials.

As stages switched, so did the mood with the third performer Jackson Dean.

Jackson’s R&B music caused the whole audience to be in a daze.

The performance included background saxophones with keyboard accompaniment.

Before concluding his performance, the musician called out to the crowd for a topic to freestyle.

Someone in the audience yelled “Starbucks,” which followed with a 30-second improvised song about cold brew coffee.

Ki, a solo rapper, took the stage in his bright orange jacket and brought the audience to complete silence when he sang his final verse without any music.

The verse was about racism in society and the personal struggles he goes through everyday.

“Do me a favor and stop hating on my permanent tan,” he rapped.

One of Jackson Dean’s backup musicians sang vocals to accompany the R&B singer at GreenFest’s Battle of the Bands performance on Dec. 7.

The fifth performers, Village Park, wooed the audience with catchy original tunes and a Killers cover of the song “Mr.Brightside.”

The band filled the room with energy as they sang their song “Way Down.”

The next performer, D.Sel, has performed his soulful music at Battle of the Bands three times now.

“2017 was one hard year, I need some energy on this one,” he said before a song.

The final performance by Sonner Collective left the crowd vibing with its reggae-like sounds.

The group performed multiple original songs as well as a Red Hot Chili Peppers cover that was a crowd pleaser.

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After all seven performances, D.Sel walked away victorious with a first place win, and Jackson Dean and Village Park following close after.

“Honestly it doesn’t feel real like I told you guys during the show, this is my third year doing it and each year I laid my heart on the line and it wasn’t good enough,” the rapper said. “I walked past open air theatre every single day and I told myself, ‘I got to perform there before I graduate.’”

D.Sel will get to open up for the GreenFest concert in the spring and Jackson Dean and Village Park will be playing at GreenFest during the day.

All of the artists can be found on Soundcloud or Spotify.

Dec. 13, 2017-Jan. 16, 2018 EDITOR: Zach Engberg, sports@thedailyaztec.com

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Late-game heroics fall short against Cal

by Abraham Jewett ASST. SPORTS EDITOR

In the end, it was just not meant to be.

A combination of poor three-point shooting and a let down in the game’s final minute spelled doom for San Diego State men’s basketball, which fell 63-62 to the University of California, Berkeley, in front of a raucous crowd at Viejas Arena.

The Aztecs (7-3) trailed by as many as 14 points in the second half and looked poised to finish off a dramatic comeback after a free throw from junior guard Jeremy Hemsley gave the Aztecs a 62-58 lead with 50 seconds to play.

Cal (4-6) would score the final five points of the game, however, and delivered the knockout blow after two free throws from freshman guard Juhwan Harris-Dyson gave the Golden Bears a 6362 lead with eight seconds left.

The Aztecs last chance shot fell short after Hemsley’s three-point attempt clanked off the rim as time expired.

SDSU head coach Brian Dutcher said that he was proud of the way his team played through adversity and clawed back in the second half.

“I just like the toughness and grit of my team to fight back and put themselves in the lead, and unfortunately we couldn’t hold it,” Dutcher said.

SDSU made only six of 28 three-point shots in the game, including just two of 12 in the second half.

“We all know if you shoot 6-for-28 from three, you’re not going to win a lot of games against a zone,” Dutcher said. “The thing I’ll say about the shots is they were from the people I wanted shooting them, and they didn’t go in.”

SDSU junior forward Max Montana and Watson combined to go 0-for-12 from behind the arc.

The loss was the Aztecs third in as many tries against Pacific-12 Conference schools this season, after losing to No. 5 Arizona State University and Washington State University.

“When you’re trying to get a resume built, it’s always harder when you’re a non-Power-five conference,” Dutcher said. “But the thing that we can’t do, and I refuse to do, is obsess with games in the non-conference and let our kids get depressed.”

Senior forward Malik Pope led SDSU

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Senior forward Malik Pope rises for a jumper during SDSU’s 63-62 loss to UC Berkeley on Dec. 9.

with a game-high 20 points to go with eight rebounds and scored the team’s first 13 points in a big first half.

Pope said that the team is not going to let the loss change their mentality or affect their focus going forward.

“We just focus game by game, to be

honest,” he said. “It’s really just what we can control, we control. You can’t really think too far in the future.”

Cal came out on a 9-0 run to build a 48-34 lead a little over three minutes into the final period.

SDSU stuck around thanks to

unanswered runs of six and seven points, and was able to mount its final comeback after Cal failed to convert a field goal for over nine minutes while missing 10 consecutive shots.

Freshman forward Matt Mitchell drained a three-pointer to give the Aztecs their first lead since the 3:51 mark of the first half, which completed a 11-1 run and made the score 58-56 with 4:27 to play.

Mitchell finished the game with 13 points – seven in the second half – to go along with six rebounds and three assists.

The Golden Bears were led on offense by junior guard Don Coleman, who scored a team-high 19 points and whose three-point play with 42 seconds left in the game got Cal within 62-61.

Coleman was involved in an altercation with Pope at the halfway point of the second half after the two became tangled up on the ground under the basket and double flagrant fouls were issued after Coleman appeared to attempt to kick Pope in the head.

“Just physical, you know, a lot of emotions,” Pope said. “There’s no taking from him, you can only respect it. But yeah, got a little kick down there. A little retaliation by me, which is just a mental breakdown.”

Coleman heard emphatic boos from the Viejas crowd every time he touched the ball for the remainder of the game.

Cal went into halftime with a 34-29 lead, and controlled the pace for the majority of the half after scoring on it’s first five possessions to jump out to an 11-2 advantage.

Pope appeared to single-handedly keep the Aztecs - who led for only 15 seconds in the initial period - in the game in the first half, scoring the team’s first thirteen points en route to 15 points at the break.

A Hemsley free throw with 12:21 left in the first half was SDSU’s first point to come from someone not named Pope.

Senior guard Trey Kell returned for the Aztecs, after he had missed the previous two games with an ankle injury, but he scored only three points in the first half before sitting out the second half after suffering a quad contusion just before halftime.

SDSU will attempt to take down a ranked opponent in its next game, when they host No. 12 Gonzaga University at Viejas Arena on Dec. 21.

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Aztecs shoot down all Hope for Royals by kyle saunders STAFF WRITER

San Diego State women’s basketball defeated Hope International, 92-68, at Viejas Arena on Dec. 10.

The Aztecs played without their top scorer, senior guard Mckynzie Fort, who was benched as a precaution by head coach Stacie Terry.

Fort said she broke her thumb during SDSU’s 78-67 win over the University of Arizona.

A trio of guards – senior Khalia Lark and freshmen Naje Murray and Te’a Adams – stepped up for the Aztecs, scoring 15, 14 and 20 points, respectively.

“I think as a team we played really solid,” Lark said. “We had 25 assists which is something coach highlighted in the locker room. We tried to get everyone open shots.

We always joke that it’s called dessert and the threes are dessert and coach says we don’t want a lot of dessert but here and there it’s great.”

The first quarter was a tug-of-war battle until the Aztecs began to pull away, building a seven-point lead on 50 percent three-point shooting. SDSU also forced five turnovers in the opening period.

SDSU outrebounded the Royals 41 to 29, had a better field goal and three point shooting percentage and had half as many turnovers as the Royals.

Without Fort, Adams stepped up to lead the team to victory. Not only did she shoot 80 percent from the field, she also tallied eight rebounds and 10 assists with only

Freshman guard Te’a Adams drives to the basket for during SDSU’s 77-50 win over Presbyterian College on Nov. 10

one turnover coming off the bench.

Adams said she understood that an injury to one of the starters is something this team is prepared for.

“It was tough, there was definitely a missing piece but we have to get better just in case something like that ever happens again, (if) one of our main players gets hurt we have to work together,” Adams said.

Terry had high praise for her freshman.

“I’m very impressed but I’m not surprised,” Terry said. “Thats the big thing, we recruited Te’a to come and do this stuff.

She took advantage of the opportunity she had today.”

The Aztecs scored more than 90 points for the first time this season, surpassing their previous season high of 78 against Arizona. SDSU shot 53.5 percent from the field as well as holding the Royals to only 38.7 percent shooting. The high scoring offense is a positive sign in Adams’ eyes.

“That’s really big for our team. It means that (against) better teams we can score a lot and share the ball and be successful against even better teams,” Adams said.

With the win, the Aztecs move to 6-3 on the season.

Lark said this team is showing drastic improvement from last season, both on

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and off the court.

“It’s a lot different off the court, we get along great, we are closer than we’ve ever been before. We’ve had a lot more discussions... Behind the scenes we’ve really grown as a team.”

Coach Terry says that she is seeing a championship-level drive with this team.

“They’re not happy where they are.

They’re still hungry and very driven to win more, and not just winning games, winning possessions, winning quarters, and eventually winning a championship.”

SDSU squares off next against Santa Clara on Dec. 14 at Viejas Arena.

Dec. 13, 2017-Jan. 15, 2018 EDITOR: Zach Engberg, sports@thedailyaztec.com

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by Abraham Jewett ASST SPORTS EDITOR

A whirlwind season will end in a Texassized bowl game as San Diego State football heads to Fort Worth on Dec. 23 to take on Army West Point (9-3) in the 15th annual Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl.

SDSU (10-2) finished the year on a four game winning streak to reach double digit victories for a third straight season, and will face an Army team that has won seven of its last eight, including a come-frombehind 14-13 victory over the United States Naval Academy on Dec. 9.

“We’re excited about it,” head coach Rocky Long said. “It’s always an honor to play a military academy team.”

The game will be the first for the Aztecs since a 35-10 home victory over New Mexico on Nov. 24, as the team failed to reach the Mountain West Conference championship game on Dec. 2 for the first time in three seasons.

“We are disappointed we weren’t in the (Mountain West) championship game,” Long said. “We might have maybe had a little bit more pull on where we would have gone.”

Long said he is still excited for the opportunity to play an Army team that will be searching for its first 10-win season since 1996.

“I think we’re playing a 9-3 team that wants to win 10, we’re playing an Army team that has done things that Army team’s haven’t done in 25 or 26 years,” Long said. “I think it’s a great opponent, I think it’s a great challenge and we’re happy to go.”

The game figures to be a ground battle, as the Aztecs will counter Army’s FBS-best rush offense – 355.83 yards per game – with senior running back Rashaad Penny, the leading rusher in the nation with 2,027 yards.

Penny needs only 107 yards on the ground to eclipse the school record of 2,133 rushing yards in a season, set just last year by Donnel Pumphrey.

“We know exactly where (Penny is),” Long said. “The number one goal is to win the game and the number two goal is to make sure (Penny) breaks that record.”

The bowl will mark the end of Penny’s career at SDSU, and the senior figures to enter the NFL Draft next year after finishing fifth in Heisman Trophy voting and earning First-Team All-American honors from five different media outlets.

SDSU offensive coordinator Jeff Horton said the afternoon bowl game is one final chance for Penny to put on a show at the collegiate level.

“All the people that were sleeping during the year when we played that don’t realize that Rashaad Penny was the best player in the country – maybe they’ll be awake at 2:30 p.m. on that Saturday,” Horton said.

The Black Knights have attempted only 61 passes this season while running a triple option offense, similar to what SDSU faced earlier this year in its wins over University of New Mexico and the Air Force Academy on Sep. 23.

“We’re like an air raid team compared to Army,” SDSU offensive coordinator Jeff Horton said. “If it wasn’t on TV, it would be a really short game.”

Army has completed only 19 passes this season, with 13 coming from senior starting quarterback Ahmad Bradshaw.

“Bradshaw is a great player, a 5-foot11, 205-pound kid runs the ball well and has only thrown the ball 39 times on the entire season,” SDSU defensive coordinator Danny Gonzales said prior to Army’s last game. “Usually when he throws it they are wide open so he doesn’t miss.”

Bradshaw leads the Black Knights in rushing with 1,566 yards, and he threw his 40th pass of the season – a completion to junior running back Calen Holt – in the team’s victory over Navy.

Army has three other rushers with over 500 yards on the ground this season, including junior running backs Darnell Woolfolk (725) and Andy Davidson (546), and sophomore running back Kell Walker (592).

“We’ve got a lot to prepare for,” Gonzales said. “Thank God we have three weeks, which gives you a little bit better chance but doesn’t make it any easier.”

The Aztecs will try to slow down Army’s run game with their conference best and FBS eighth ranked rush defense, which allows only 110.83 yards per game. “(Army) pretty much run an option, so we’ve seen it before and we’re going to do the best we can to stop the run,” senior defensive lineman Sergio Phillips said.

Redshirt junior quarterback Christian Chapman will be under center for his 29th consecutive start for the Aztecs, moving him out of a second-place tie with Billy Blanton in the school’s record books.

“It’s crazy, time flew by, kind of blessed to be able to get that many starts and play that much ball here,” Chapman said. “I’m just excited for the future keep things rolling and just happy to be where I’m at and the success that I’ve had over the last few years.”

Chapman has thrown for 1,848 yards this season with 13 touchdowns and three interceptions, and will be playing

on the same field as senior wide receiver Mikah Holder for the last time.

“It’s Mikah’s last game so we’re going to let him go out with a bang hopefully and get him some yards,” Chapman said.

Holder was Chapman’s favorite target this season, finishing with team highs in receptions (43) and total yards (602).

The bowl game will be a Texas homecoming for 13 players and four members of the coaching staff.

Phillips, originally from DeSoto, Texas, said that he is excited for the opportunity to play in front of family back in his home state.

“It’s a blessing to go back to Texas because some of my family has never seen me play but they will be able to this time,” Phillips said.

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Dec. 13, 2017-Jan. 16, 2018 Editor: Cami Buckman • arts@thedailyaztec.com

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Over the summer I got a job at a bakery and cafe, selling bread and working as a barista. The bakery has been around since 1988, from the days when a good old man named Charlie would present his perfected bread recipes with pride out of his little hole-in-the wall in Pacific Beach. After three decades, the ownership’s changed, and the store has tripled in size now.

The majority of patrons are ones who have been coming since the old days and remember when the bakery was barely large enough to hold its oven.

On Sundays I take our bread and pastries to the farmer’s market in La Jolla. Compared to the incredible vendors introducing colorful flavors, spices and experiences to the world, my bread stand is humble and quiet.

But the real joy is the people I work with.

Dec. 10 was my last day working at the farmer’s market before I leave work to prepare for my semester abroad. Over the months I’ve formed relationships with fellow vendors who I’ve come to cherish. These people have the decades of life experience and outlook that I can only one day dream of having. Upon the farewells, I collected a little bit of wisdom from a few of my friends to share.

Monsieur Jean-Michel- maestro of lemonade, world nomad Jean-Michel runs the lemonade stand. He’s from a little town in the south of France, and his lemonade is pretty phenomenal.

Also, he’s tremendously generous.

Throughout the morning, JeanMichel trots around to various stands, dropping off everyone’s favorite flavor, catching up on life,

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Monsieur Jean-Michel smiles at his lemonade stand at the La Jolla farmer’s market Dec. 10.

with my limited French, and is my biggest cheerleader when it comes to travelling and soul-searching.

A final word of advice from him, “When you’re born, you’re already fighting for life,” Jean-Michel said.

“There’s no excuse to stop fighting every day.”

George Petrou- celebrity stylist, olive oil connoisseur, century-old superhero Over at the table with a spread of olives, pickled garlic, and bottles upon bottles of olive oil is George Petrou. Petrou comes over every week to buy a baguette and sample his olive oil during the market.

“Why do you work so much?” he would ask me. “You should be in Hollywood, you are so young, you should be carefree,” he said.

I’d laugh and assure him I was enjoying my life, and that working at a place such as a farmer’s market is a lovely place for a college

“When you’re born, you’re already fighting for life. There’s no excuse to stop fighting everyday.”

– Monsieur Jean-Michael, Lemonade businessman

flirting with everyone. Sometimes he’ll spend so much time frolicking around the market, delivering lemonade, trading for goods, he’ll have a line of people at his stand for a good few minutes.

After someone finally shouts, “Hey, you have customers!” he’ll trot back, with a big smile on his face, having traded lemonade for a massive bouquet of flowers, plop them in a vase and greet his customers. They’re used to it by now. When I would tease him that he might lose customers, he’d tell me in his heavy French accent, “Why do you come to a place like this and want to rush? I want people to take their time and enjoy themselves!” Enjoy the wait, that was lesson number one.

Jean-Michel is a big fan of having a dream and chasing it. He encourages conversations, even

student’s part-time job.

I thought it was quirky but sweet that he’d mention Hollywood, until one day, when I delivered his weekly baguette, he presented me with a photo album that knocked me off my feet.

Petrou, now 94, was an indispensable component of Hollywood’s golden age. In the album, pictures of young Petrou fitting beautiful women with dresses—Elizabeth Taylor, Linda Carter and Brigitte Bardot to name a few—line the pages. He was the stylist for these glamorous, iconic figures in Hollywood, a man trusted with the red carpet looks that defined fashion six decades ago.

“All this, when I was young and handsome,” he would laugh. When I tell him he’s still quite handsome, even at almost

a century old, he’ll tell me it’s because he eats olives and pickled garlic every day.

“I have never once been sick,” he said.

I believed him.

He’d tell me that standing up straight, with better posture than most people my age, his voice strong, enthusiastic, willing, and his eyes clear, still determined to seize life. With proof like that, I’ve taken on eating pickled garlic every day too. George has taught me that life is for savoring, enjoying, and for goodness sakes, don’t work so much. Oh, and don’t forget your daily pickled garlic and olives.

His reaction to me going abroad?

“Bravo.”

Bravo to travel, bravo to experience, bravo to enjoying life.

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Alejandro- the gracious garden gnome The last I’ll mention is Alejandro.

Under Alejandro’s tent are buckets of flowers lovely enough to be a meadow. His accent is hearty, and his sentences are short. He lets the blooms do most of the talking. Alejandro likes to cut me deals when I go to him for my weekly bouquet. Our Sundays go like this: I’ll hand him a six dollar bouquet…

“I’ll make it three dollars today,” he’ll say.

“Thank you, Alejandro,” I’ll say.

“And--” as he hands me the bouquet, “one more beautiful smile.”

I cheese instantly, and he’ll chuckle, and I’ll skip out from under the tent. I’m sure he says that to everyone, but it still makes me feel giddy to know that a smile can still go a long way in this world. His unspoken advice to me is to keep smiling, as cliché as it is.

I’m off to another country for a semester, and I’m not sure if I’ll return to work at the market.

But I’ve promised each of these characters and more that they’ll hear all about my journey when I get back. Petrou will be 95, Jean-Michel might expand his lemonade business into something bigger and Alejandro will be there to remind me to smile.

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