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SDSU hosted FresnoState in its final homegame of the seasonon Tuesday.

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RRoobbbbeerriieess oonn ccaammppuussThree incidents have been reported topolice officials throughout the past weekconcerning phone robberies. Police sus-pect two African American males whoappear to be high school students arebehind at least two of the incidents.

The first report was made on March13 at the footbridge on ParkingStructure 4. The victim was talking onher cell phone when the suspect ran upbehind her and grabbed her phone. Thesuspect was last seen running towardthe Music building.

On March 19, a second report wasmade when a second female was avictim of what appears to be the same

suspect. This robbery took place in thearea behind the Physics building. Thevictim, who was not injured, last sawthe suspect running toward theGeology Mathematics ComputerScience building.

Related to these incidents, a suspi-

cious black male adult carrying a clip-

board was reported to police on March

17. The suspect was asking for the vic-

tim’s money and phone and threatened

to slap him on the face if he did not

comply with the demands. Police were

unable to locate the suspect, who was

last seen at the Love Library.

EEvviiddeennccee iinnssiiddee bboonngg ddiissppoosseedd ooffThree people were seen jumpingthrough a window at the CuicacalliSuites Residence Hall on March 12 at 1p.m. The suspects were later seen dis-posing of water from a bong throughthe window. When police arrived at thescene, they found what was deemed tobe a negligible amount of marijuanainside the disposed bong. The suspectswere not charged, because it is not ille-gal to own a bong, however they wereadvised about the apartment’s policyconcerning illegal substances.

—Compiled by Staff Writer Ana CeballosCRIME BEAT

As the Internet sensation “Kony 2012,”made by San Diego-based activistgroup Invisible Children, grows moreviral, San Diego State studentsexpressed analytical opinions of thevideo during an event held by theInternational Students for SocialEquality on campus Tuesday.

Ricardo Ruiz, an SDSU teachingassociate in political science, explainedthe event was not held to attackInvisible Children, but to give historical,economic and political perspective tothe popular video.

“The purpose of the ISSE holdingthis meeting is not to question theintentions and motivations of the cre-ators of ‘Kony 2012,’ or personallyattack Jason Russell. I think InvisibleChildren is composed of a lot of youngpeople moved by the injustice inAfrica. We don’t see them as a sinistergroup, that’s not our interpretation. Weanalyze them from what it means froma political standpoint. The film, despitethe intentions of the filmmakers, isused by the U.S. military as a justifica-tion to intervene for economic andgeostrategic interests,’’ he said.

The ISSE claims Washington’s inter-vention against Joseph Kony’s Lord’sResistance Army has selfish motiva-tions, such as a recent discovery of oilreserves in the area where the hunt forthe LRA is staged.

Justin Jones, a political scienceundergraduate and keynote speaker atthe event, said the viral video did notmake it clear that Kony is no longeractive in Uganda.

“Both experts on the matter andnews sources such as The New YorkTimes state that Kony and the LRA havemoved to neighboring countries suchas the Democratic Republic of theCongo,” Jones said.

Brandy Cyrus, a comparative liter-ature and political science under-graduate, thinks the “Kony 2012”video sells itself as a quick answer toa complex question.

“The questions they should be askingare, will U.S. intervention in Uganda notonly capture Kony, but will it make thelives of the Ugandan people and childrenany better? By looking at the record ofU.S. intervention we can see that the lives

of the people involved are often madeworse by U.S. involvement. Whether ornot the video will lead to the capture ofKony is secondary to what military inter-vention would do to the civilian popula-tion in these countries. The Kony videoshould not be taken lightly and its rec-ommendations should be placed into abroader political perspective and notallowed to remain within the context ofpurely emotional appeals,” she said.

IIllggiinn KKaarrlliiddaaggstaff writer

Students challenge ‘Kony 2012’

ISSE members Ricardo Ruiz and Justin Jones led the discussion regarding Kony 2012 on Tuesday, March 20. | PAIGE NELSON, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Student group hosteda discussion on theviral video Tuesday

In an effort to raise money for medicaldevices and lend aid to countries foremergency care, maternal care andinfectious disease support, the SanDiego State College of Sciences divi-sion of Associated Students is holding aused cell phone drive. The PhysicianAssistant Student Association is work-ing with the College of Sciences torecycle cell phones for an organizationcalled Hope Phones.

According to the Hope Phones web-site, 500,000 cell phones are discarded

in the United States every day and pol-lute the environment with plastic anddangerous toxins. As a sustainablecampus, the College of Sciencesbelieves students at SDSU can helpmake a difference.

“Donating a phone that you don’tuse anymore is very easy, and ifenough students get involved with thedrive, a lot of aid can be prepared tohelp out struggling countries,” journal-ism and media studies student ErikChristensen said.

This is PASA’s first time participat-ing in this project and has collectedaround 50 phones so far. For everyphone that is recycled, Hope Phoneswill receive $5 to donate to medicalcare in 11 countries. If it is able torecycle one percent of phones, it canhelp 50 million people.

“We want to help our environmenthere and our communities, and also

help people abroad medically whodon’t have the technology. We areusing our lesser technology to formu-late into money to increase their tech-nology. I think that’s really cool,” A.S.College of Sciences representativeAlana Brooks said.

The cell phone drive will be held theentire month of March and studentscan take the phones they wish torecycle to drop boxes throughoutcampus. Drop boxes will be located inthe Preprofessional Health AdvisingOffice, Geology MathematicsComputer Science 323, Student Lifeand Leadership, Student Services West1661, School of Exercise andNutritional Services AdvisingDepartment, ENS 351 and the BusinessAdvising Center in Education andBusiness Administration 448.

“Our university’s future as well as ourown future lies in our hands as stu-

dents. It’s important to get involved inour school and make a difference inothers’ lives in any way we can,” A.S.member Bridget Mulrooney said.

Students who don’t have a cellphone to recycle can still participateby donating money through theHope Phones website at hope-phones.org. Hope Phones is accept-ing all types of cell phones regardlessof whether they’re functional,although it will receive more moneyfor smart phones. Chargers andaccessories are not necessary.

“I think everyone has old cell phonesaround their houses they can take andrecycle. Usually people will just throwthem away and that’s really not goodfor the environment. We have 30,000students on this campus; we should beable to get at least 150 cell phonesturned in,” Brooks said.

SStteepphhaanniiee SSaacccceenntteestaff writer

Hope Phones willmake a $5 donationfor every phone given

D A I L Y A Z T E CThursday,

March 22, 2012 E N T E R TA I N M E N T2TURN IT UP

It has been five years since TheShins released its breakthroughrecord “Wincing the Night Away”and fans have been eagerly awaitingits follow-up. It is surprising theindie-rock pioneers have sustained ahigh level of anticipation and namerecognition considering the fre-quent rise and fall of major artists inthis age of music. However, duringthe hiatus, frontman James Mercerkept the excitement going for hisfans. Broken Bells, his side projectcollaboration with acclaimed pro-ducer Danger Mouse, became ahuge success and a definingmoment in Mercer’s career.

After the long break, Mercerseems happy to be working with The

Shins again – even though he hasreplaced some of his original band-mates, which he explains was an actof developing a new sound. It defi-nitely shows. “Port of Morrow” is anoptimistic fresh start for the group.Compared to previous albums, thelatest is more concrete. The Shins’first two records, “Oh, InvertedWorld” and “Chutes Too Narrow,”had some good songs that didn’tquite reach their full potential.“Wincing the Night Away” had astrong start but lost momentum asthe record progressed. But in thenew album, each track is composedof minimalist chords and riffs lay-ered with sonic chimes and dreamyambiance that builds a greater com-plexity of sound.

“Simple Song” and “Bait andSwitch,” the two announced singles,are a perfect representation of theentire album. The songs demon-

strate lyrical maturity from innocentpoems to songs of greater sub-stance. The 41-year-old singerreveals parts of his personal life inthe lyrics, such as coping with grow-ing while reflecting on the past.Unlike past records from The Shins,“Port of Morrow” avoids a melan-choly edge. Mercer shows content-ment and happiness rather than thedistress of a midlife crisis.

It’s difficult to say the Portland-based indie rockers have finally dis-covered their sound, considering theband’s change of members, but “Portof Morrow” is definitely a step forwardin the group’s history. Its production ismore technical and complete thanany of The Shins’ other records. Withevery spin the listener discoverssomething new and interesting abouteach song. Although it was worth thewait, hopefully the next The Shinsrecord won’t take so long.

CCoonnnnoorr CCooxxstaff writer

March Madness may be done for theAztecs, but another kind of “Mad”-ness is about to get back into fullswing after a year-and-a-half-longhiatus. AMC’s ratings darling “MadMen” will grace televisions onceagain starting this Sunday with atwo-hour season premiere.

“Mad Men” is an hour-long dramacreated by Matthew Weiner. Theshow is focused around suave-yet-damaged protagonist Don Draper(Jon Hamm), and the comings andgoings at his Madison Avenue adver-tising agency, Sterling Cooper DraperPryce, during the tumultuous andlegendary 1960s. The agency featuresa perfect cast of characters includinga bombshell office supervisor, JoanHamm, and an oddly lovable agencypartner, Roger Sterling.

Mad Men incorporates the “typical”(calling marrying a secretary typical)work gossip and the changing genderroles at work and home with the cul-ture of the 1960s, turning the seriesinto a historical snapshot. The showuses actual brands and logos from theera and even tastefully covers the 1963

assassination of former PresidentJohn F. Kennedy. There have also beensome dark and buried secrets thatfound daylight throughout the courseof the previous four seasons, includinga case of stolen identity and who’s-the-baby-daddy moments for morethan one of the women at the agency.

The Golden Globe-winning castonly epitomizes the show’s basis, withthe remarkable cast that steps back intime. Don is a character that seemsinfallible when behind his desk, with aperfectly crafted Manhattan made atthe bar in his office in hand. BettyDraper (January Jones), Joan(Christina Hendricks) and Peggy Olson(Elisabeth Moss) comprise the power-house female trio, defining the genderroles of the 1960s from the stay-at-home mother, to the rise-to-the-topcopy writer, to the office supervisorwith endless sass.

The fifth season will jump back inwhere the last season finale left off,which paid close attention to the pri-vate lives of those in the agency,whereas earlier seasons left focus onthe business. Will Don actually marryhis secretary, stemming from a curve-ball engagement at the end of last sea-son? Who is the father of Joan’s child?What does 1965 hold for the cast, withthe Vietnam War coming to a head andthe Cold War in full swing?

Take a trip back in time – theclever, sophisticated show returns at9 p.m. this Sunday on AMC with atwo-hour premiere.

CCoouurrttnneeyy RRooggiinnstaff writer

Mercer reunites with The Shins, sort of

BOOB TUBE SCOOP

James Mercer has reshuffled The Shins ahead of the new album. | COURTESY OF ANNIE BEEDY

‘Mad Men’ and women back in new season

Jon Hamm, January Jones and the rest of the “Mad Men” cast are back to the action, drama and energy of the advertising world. | MCT CAMPUS

AMC’s acclaimedshow returns for itsfifth season, Sunday

D A I L Y A Z T E CThursday, March 22, 2012E N T E R TA I N M E N T 3

RELEASING

““TThhee HHuunnggeerr GGaammeess”” LLiioonnssggaattee 33//2233Based on Suzanne Collins’ best-sellingbook, Katniss Everdeen (JenniferLawrence) must represent her districtand do what it takes to survive whenshe is forced into the Hunger Games.

““MMiirrrroorr MMiirrrroorr”” RReellaattiivviittyy MMeeddiiaa 33//3300The Queen (Julia Roberts) exiles aprincess (Lily Collins) and seizes herkingdom. Snow White must workwith a group of rebels to retake con-trol from The Queen.

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Perseus (Sam Worthington) is back in

action, this time to rescue Zeus (Liam

Neeson) from the underworld, in the

sequel to 2010’s “Clash of the Titans.”

—Compiled by John Anderson, enter-tainment editor

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COURTESY OF JAN THIJS

COURTESY OF WARNER BROS. PICTURES

What happens when an all-male acappella group is mixed with pre-posterous amounts of testos-terone? Preposterone, of course.Preposterone is San Diego State’sfirst and only all-male a cappellagroup and will be hosting an a cap-pella concert this evening. Thisintercollegiate a cappella concertwill be the first one held since 2010.In honor of the recent holiday, theconcert is appropriately named“Shamrockapella.”

The concert will not only featuretwo of SDSU’s a cappella groups,but two groups from other localuniversities as well, includingUniversity of California San Diego’sThe Beat, and Point LomaNazarene’s Pointless. Joining

Preposterone to round out theSDSU a cappella ticket is SDSU’scoed a cappella group, Sunset Clefs.Luke Ranieri, musical director andbass player, said by collaboratingbetween different schoolsPreposterone has the ability tothink of more ideas, as well asallowing them to see how othergroups perform. Ultimately, he saysthese collaborations are beneficialfor everyone because they “allow usto learn how they do things, and(other groups) can learn from us,and we can all have a good time.”

To listen to a mix of today’s hitsand most popular songs, as well asat least one traditional Irish melodyin honor of St. Patrick’s Day, see“Shamrockapella” from 8-10 p.m.tonight at the Smith Recital Hall.Admission for “Shamrockapella” is$2. For more information, visitPreposterone’s Facebook page atfacebook.com/preposteronesdsu.

SSaammaanntthhaa HHiirrsscchhstaff writer

SNEAK PEEK

1970s Laurel Canyon folk sound. With songs such as the home-

grown “Heart Like a Wheel” andruckus-causing “Welcome To L.A.,” it’sno wonder Truth & Salvage Co.’sshows are like a backyard shindig, afeel-good party somewhere in therural south. That’s exactly what Truth& Salvage is offering in support of itsupcoming album. For a limited timethis summer and fall, the band willoffer a “backyard hootenanny” for

those interested in a private party. For those unable to host a private

concert, Truth & Salvage Co. will rockthe folk out of The Griffin with TheGrass Heat at 9 p.m. this Saturday.Tickets are available through TheGriffin’s website and are $10 inadvance and $12 at the door. TheGriffin is located in Linda Vista onMorena Boulevard. The show is 21and older only.

Springtime in San Diego is perfectwith some folky harmonics circa 1974.That is exactly what The Griffin has instore this Saturday night — Truth &Salvage Co. will be gracing America’sFinest City this week with a rareappearance. The band, which was

previously based in Los Angeles andhas since relocated to Nashville,Tenn., is prepping for its secondalbum, set to release later this spring.

The band is comprised of ScottKinnebrew, Tim Jones, Bill Smith,Walker Young and Adam Grace. Itsfirst full-length album, released inMay, was produced by Chris Robinsonof The Black Crowes, whom the bandmet while opening for in 2009. Truthand Salvage Co.’s music is perfectlycomplementary to The Black Crowes,The Avett Brothers and Old CrowMedicine Show, and incorporates theskill of four vocalists in one band, cre-ating an unconventional, bohemian,

Truth and Salvage Co. are relocating to Memphis, Tenn. this year | COURTESY OF TONY BYRD

‘Shamrockapella’at Smith Recital

SNEAK PEEK

CCoouurrttnneeyy RRooggiinnstaff writer

Truth and Salvage Co.are releasing a newalbum and touring

Salvage Co willfolk The Griffin

D A I L Y A Z T E CThursday,

March 22, 2012 O P I N I O N4

Vote changes bring shame to CA Assemblylashback to Jan. 3, 2008: Atruly strange contingent ofDemocrats has descendedupon the state of Iowa tobegin what will be a six-

month fight for the party nomina-tion. At that point, the field featured ahost of the most repugnant speciesof elected officials vying for thenomination, the career politician.Included on the list were the longestserving United States senator in thehistory of Connecticut and a U.S.senator from Delaware who’d beenin office for 35 years. Additionally,the motley crew included twobizarre fringe candidates, an adulter-ous trial lawyer from North Carolinawho once spent $1,250 on a haircut,a former first lady who survived herown husband’s public bout with infi-delity and a senator from Illinois witha peculiar sounding name.

Surprisingly, these laughable per-sonal characteristics did not decidethe party’s nomination. In what wouldturn out to be one of the more deci-sive issues of the entire election sea-son, the candidates’ voting records onthe war in Iraq were critically exam-ined. Despite what a particular candi-date claimed on the airwaves or in adebate, his or her voting records pro-vided inadmissible evidence of whatthey truly felt on the issue. In an oth-erwise muddled process in which vot-ers generally have to extend someamount of “good faith” into acceptingcampaign promises, examining votingrecords provided clarity and truth. Acandidate could not deviate fromtheir past votes on the war.

Now fast-forward to this year inCalifornia. Such transparency andclarity may no longer exist on the

local level of politics. In what can onlybe described as a cosmetic votingprocedure, members of the CaliforniaState Assembly are legally allowed tochange their vote on record after a billpasses or fails. While the majority of

the changes were members who didnot vote the first time, but merelyadded a vote after passage or failure,these actions of changing an officialvote are deplorable.

What follows is the rule on recordregarding vote changing: “In the stateAssembly, prior to adjournment onthe same legislative day and in theabsences of any objection a lawmakercan instruct the chief clerk to changehis or her recorded vote after the voteis announced, as long as the outcomeof the vote is not changed.”

Collectively, these actions allow ouresteemed electorate to skirt any realresponsibility yet allow them to profi-teer of their “votes,” by adding themto their official records. In effect,members of the Assembly can “doc-tor” their voting records like a house-wife in Beverly Hills getting a face lift,in order to appease potential voters in

an impending election season. Voteswitching also permits Assemblymembers to avoid taking part in thetrue responsibility of their positions,which is casting legislative votes, andit further isolates them from the risk ofmaking a controversial vote.

A review by The Associated Pressfound 419 instances of CaliforniaAssembly members changing their

votes in the past two months alone. Inthis same time period, only 75 billswere reviewed by the same legislativebody. This is an amazing amount ofvote changing — that is, until onerealizes 2012 is an election year for allAssembly members.

The most serial of the vote chang-ers are Assemblymen Jim Miller andKevin Jeffries. Miller made 31 votechanges in the first two months ofthis year, while Jeffries changed 25 ofhis votes. Both have claimed theycouldn’t adequately vote if unin-formed about the legislation toexplain the sheer number of changes,as Miller specifically said, “You got toread the bills before they vote andsometimes that doesn’t happen,” andJeffries said, “I just refuse to cast badvotes because I haven’t had time toask questions or study material.”

Well, thanks for the open admis-sion of neglecting to do your legisla-tive duty because you weren’t ade-quately prepared. Only in an exoticutopia could one expect a level ofprofessionalism and dedication fromtheir elected officials includingsomething like reading potential leg-islation prior to voting. In attemptingto defend the usage of the votechanging practice, these two menhave succinctly positioned them-selves. Their own personal lives ortheir commitments to the golfcourse seemingly take more priority

than the specific responsibilities oftheir positions.

Legislators cannot be allowed touse ignorance of a bill or unfamiliaritywith the context as an excuse for fail-ing to vote. This behavior should beregarded as neglecting their mostbasic obligation, a failure to uphold theresponsibility of the office and a viola-tion of the public trust. Changingvotes, failing to vote or admitting tobeing uninformed about potential leg-islation is a dereliction of duty.

Fortunately for voters, elected offi-cials on both the state and nationallevels can still be reviewed by theirvoting records. The gold standard ofmeasuring an incumbent politicianthrough the votes cast still exists. Forthe California Assembly, a more ben-eficial evaluation may come inreviewing the sheer number of voteschanged by a given member, with ahigher number correlating to agreater urgency to remove the per-son from office.

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D A I L Y A Z T E CThursday, March 22, 2012S P O R T S 5

Sometimes the true test of a team’scharacter is how it responds in times ofadversity. After three consecutive loss-es, the San Diego State women’slacrosse team found itself in a hole andneeded to climb back out beforebeginning a seven-game road trip toclose out the regular season.

SDSU did just that on Tuesday inits final home game, defeatingFresno State 15-8. It was the team’sfirst-ever Mountain Pacific SportsFederation win.

Although the Aztecs (3-5, 1-3 MPSF)initially fell behind 2-0, they ralliedback with six unanswered goals andcarried the momentum through therest of the game. SDSU head coachKylee White was very pleased with theperformance of her players, and washappy to snap the losing streak beforeheading into the road trip.

“We won all the 50-50 battles today,”White said. “We played good team

defense and we pieced together a fullgame. It was a great team effort.”

SDSU was led by sophomore attack-er Meris Walsh, who finished the gamewith five goals. Walsh has emerged asa dominant scorer for the Aztecs, asshe leads the team with 28 goalsthrough eight games.

“Meris is so fast out there, and sheis always a threat to score,” Whitesaid. “She is driven and always wantsto create scoring opportunities forthis team.”

White also highlighted the play ofsophomore midfielder ChristinaRicciardulli, who led the team with sixdraw controls on Tuesday.

“Christina is doing so much forthis team,” White said. “Peoplealways talk about goals, but shedoes a lot of the little things for us.She is a catalyst on the field andreally helped us maintain ourmomentum throughout the game.”

SDSU will now take a trip toPennsylvania, where it will face threedifferent teams in six days. The Aztecswill begin by playing La SalleUniversity at 1 p.m. ET on Sunday inPhiladelphia. They will also playLafayette College in Easton onWednesday and Saint FrancisUniversity in Loretto next Friday.

WOMEN ’S LACROSSE

HHuunntteerr HHeewwiittttstaff writer

“We won all the 50-50 battlestoday. We played good teamdefense and we pieced together a full game. It was a great team effort.”

Kylee White,SDSU women’s lacrosse head coach

Sophomore attacker Meris Walsh scored five goals in the Aztecs’ 15-8 win against FSU on Tuesday. | COURTESY OF STAN LIU PHOTOGRAPHY

SDSU bounces back in final home game

SOFTBALL

While sophomore utility Hayley Milesmay be all laughs off the field — usingher humor and wittiness to brightenup anyone’s day — on the field, Milespossesses the discipline, leadershipand camaraderie needed to help herteam win games.

“It is a privilege to play with Hayley,”sophomore utility Katie Mathis said.“She is not only a great teammate buta wonderful friend.”

Miles began playing softball at theage of five. She credits her initialinspiration to play the sport to herolder sister.

Since then, Miles has made a namefor herself in the softball community.She played for Center High School inAntelope, where she earned four let-ters. She was a four-time all-leagueselection and a four-time team MVP.

With only her second season play-ing for the Aztecs underway, Miles hasalready achieved honors most athleteswill never claim during their entire col-legiate careers. Last season, she wasnamed the Mountain West ConferenceFreshman of the Year and was also aselection for the all-conference team.

Despite the high expectationsplaced on this sophomore to contin-ue the streak she ended last seasonwith, Miles never lets the pressureget in her way.

“There’s pressure, but I don’t let itget to me. I don’t think about lastseason because my focus is now on

this season and playing my bestgame,” Miles said.

It has become evident during thecourse of this season that Miles canhandle the heat. As the Aztecs’ lead-off hitter, she leads the team with a.374 batting average and has a team-best 37 hits.

In addition, Miles is the only playerto start in every game. Defensively, sheplays several positions including centerfield, shortstop and catcher — essen-tially, she’s the whole package.

Even with such notable stats, Miles isalways looking for room to improve.

“I like being the leadoff batterbecause I enjoy setting the tone and Ilove whatever position they put me in.But this season, I want to become amore consistent hitter,” Miles said.

Miles certainly has a bright futureahead of her. Her dedicated work ethicand strong compassion for her team-mates truly exemplifies the qualities ofan athlete worth recognition.

DDaanniieellllee GGaauuttstaff writer

BASEBALL

The San Diego State baseball teamwas once again unable to get goingoffensively, as it dropped a 5-1 con-test to a streaking University of SanDiego squad Tuesday night at TonyGwynn Stadium.

Despite starting with an early 1-0lead courtesy of some opportunis-tic base-running from the speedyGreg Allen, who led off the firstinning with a single and eventuallymade it home after a couple of wildpitches, SDSU would remain score-less for the rest of the game.

USD’s Austin Bailey hit a bases-loaded double in the top of the sec-ond, which gave the Toreros pitchingstaff all the runs they would need and

then some. Starter Dylan Covey, whowas credited with the win, combinedwith four other pitchers for USD tohold the home team to just five hits.

Although it threatened to score inthe eighth inning by loading the basesand recording back-to-back hits tolead off the ninth, SDSU was unable tocash in when it mattered.

The Aztecs have now lost five con-secutive games, with their last victoryon March 10. Freshman catcher SebyZavala, who spoke of the team’s col-lective improvement after an extra-innings loss that began the streak, wasthe only SDSU player with multiplehits on the evening. Zavala has thrivedin the midst of the team’s slump, andis now hitting .378 after moving intothe starting role following BradHaynal’s injury.

With the loss, the Aztecs drop to 9-12 this season, while USD improves to18-6. The team will resume play whenit hits the road to begin a four-gameseries against Cal Poly at 6 p.m. onFriday in San Luis Obispo.

MMiicchhaaeell MMaannbbeerrttstaff writer

Freshman Greg Allen scored the team’s only run. | PETER KLUCH, SENIOR STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

USD 5 | SDSU 1

SDSU 15 | FSU 8

Sophomore Hayley Miles is the only player to start every game. | COURTESY OF SDSU ATHLETICS

Miles does it all for SDSUMiles leads softballteam with a .374batting average

Aztecs’ bats goquiet in loss

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Number of hours Madrid is ahead of San Diego

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Number of people living in Barcelona, in millions

97.6 Percent of Spain’s population that was literate as of 2008

21.52 Spain’s unemployment rate as of last year’s third quarter

SPAIN

s a high school stu-dent growing up in atown of many horsesand few sidewalks, Itaped snapshots of

the world to the back of my bedroomdoor. The Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe,Blarney Castle in Ireland and theGolden Pagoda of Myanmar are a fewof the pictures clustered around a St.Augustine quote that reads, “Theworld is a book and those who donot travel read only one page.” I cansafely say I am still on page one(unless you count family ventures toNorth Dakota as page turners), but Ihave been scanning the table of con-tents for years.

In approximately one year, I will beleaving behind my quiet life as aSouthern California college student tospend a semester studying abroad inSpain. This conjures up images in mymind of taking weekend trips to thesouth of France, cheering on the fút-bol team with my amigos and playingthe occasional friendly tennis matchwith Rafael Nadal.

This delusion only lasts brieflybetween spurts of panic at how utter-ly unprepared I am.

Actually, I am surprised I haven’ttaken to carrying around a paper bagto combat hyperventilation in case Iremember I just started learningSpanish, I don’t know anyone in Spain,I can’t play tennis and I’m broke. Did Imention the fact that I don’t have apassport, haven’t signed up for anexchange program and I have no cluehow many dollars go into a euro?

All of this aside, I am optimistic.The challenge of navigatingthrough the scattered list of pro-grams and using my limited Spanish

to track down applications on for-eign websites is daunting, butknowing I will get to live in Europefor a few months as a result of thishard work keeps me sane.

As I spend the next year siftingthrough information and educatingmyself on life abroad, I will use it as anopportunity to help my fellow world-travelers-in-training. This column willchronicle my pre-departure journeystep-by-step so I can hopefullydemystify the process for others.

I will cover issues such as picking aprogram, the application process,necessary documents, living with afamily versus in the dorms, makingthe long-distance relationship work,transferring units and a whole myriadof related topics.

What would you like to learn? Emailsuggestions towilliama1125@gmail.com.

-Ashley Williams is a public relationssophomore.

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ith more than 84million YouTubeviews since itslaunch on March 5,the “Kony 2012”

campaign has garnered a whirlwindof both positive and negative mediaattention. However, few could havepredicted the breakdown that tookplace last week on a high-trafficstreet corner in Pacific Beach.

Invisible Children co-founderJason Russell, the face of the “Kony2012” campaign, became the faceof a media firestorm with sourcesranging from The Los AngelesTimes and broadcast news stationsto entertainment programs such asTMZ and Access Hollywood. Thishas called into question the futureof “Kony 2012.”

Rebecca Nee, assistant professor inthe School of Journalism and MediaStudies explained how students inher media technology in the globalenvironment class reacted to “Kony2012’s” initial popularity.

“My class is very interested ineverything that’s gone on,” she said.“I polled my class and 75 percent ofthem heard about it on Facebook.”

It was clear social media played acentral role in “Kony 2012’s” viral sta-tus, as immediate backlash againstthe video’s creators sparked a floodof social media responses.

“The controversy had an impact …celebrity retweets had an impact andthen the mainstream media coverage

(had an impact),” Nee said. “Thosewould be the three things that Iwould say really made this go viral.”

Last Friday, IC followers were baf-fled by how someone at the face ofa crusade to bring good could men-tally deteriorate in such a short peri-od of time. The credibility ofRussell’s ability to run a campaigndiminished, leaving “Kony 2012”without a clear leader.

In a short survey collected from 63upper-division San Diego State stu-dents from various courses of study,71 percent of respondents said theiropinion of the campaign stayed thesame after Russell’s breakdown.

For years, IC has poured its effortsinto awareness programs aimed tostop the use of child soldiers andchild prostitution, and, with “Kony2012,” utilized Russell as an inspira-tional poster child for good inten-tions. However, the Kony campaign isstill in its early stages and its founda-tion is in the midst of being formed.Can the organization accomplish itsoriginal goals without Russell callingout marching orders?

In the same survey of upper-division SDSU students, 43 percentwere sure the campaign could sur-vive without Russell’s credibilitybecause of the popularity and sup-port the cause has already gar-

nered, while 27 percent wereunsure of the campaign’s future.

“I think that people supported thecampaign from the beginning andstill want to do something,” journal-ism junior Theresa Greene said. “Butwith everything that’s happened … Ithink people are so reluctant. It needspeople in the forefront, generatingsupport and being those speakers forit. I don’t think it can run on the ini-tiative of average people. It won’thappen. Nothing happens like that.”

Though IC followers may still beinspired by the organization’s funda-mental purpose, there is little prece-dent for the consequences ofRussell’s meltdown. Only time will tellif the light shone on the tragedies inUganda will be dimmed by the storyof those who illuminated them.

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