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H1N1 vaccine arrives at SDSU, Ride-sharing gaining popularityTRANSCRIPT
H1N1 vaccine arrives at SDSU
Ride-sharing gaining popularity
DATING & ROMANCE
IINNSSIIDDEE TTOODDAAYYOPINION
SPORTS
TODAY @ SDSU
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Monday, November 30, 2009 Vol. 95, Issue 51
Mainstream news sources oftenpresent commentators as realreporters to boost ratings.
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The San Diego State footballteam closes out its season withits fourth consecutive loss.
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San Diego State students looking foradded protection against the H1N1flu virus can now find it on campus.
H1N1 flu vaccinations are nowavailable free of charge for studentswith a valid RedID. At this time,however, the number of availablevaccines is dramatically less thanoriginally planned.
“We initially ordered enough vac-cine to cover all students, facultyand staff,” Dr. Gregg Lichtenstein,medical director of Student HealthServices, said. “When it became evi-dent that vaccine supplies were slowto be distributed, we were asked tolower our order for the first batch.”
SHS ended up ordering 5,000doses of the vaccine. Its originalorder had been placed for 15,000.
“This is still a much higher num-ber of doses than any other SanDiego institution of higher educa-tion has received,” Lichtenstein said.
Despite the decrease, campushealth officials are confident thatmore vaccines are on the way.
“As more vaccine becomes avail-able, we will inform the campuscommunity of an expansion of
groups to whom we will vaccinate,”Lichtenstein said.
One question that has arisenamong many people who arechoosing to be vaccinated iswhether or not it is safe to receiveboth the seasonal flu and H1N1vaccinations together.
According to Lichtenstein, it is. “Because of current vaccine avail-
ability, we would suggest seasonalflu vaccine for students with high-risk medical conditions and those inthe health care field,” he said.
When deciding to get doublevaccinated for both flu strains, thereare precautions to follow that affectboth safety and effectiveness.
“People should wait 14 daysbetween doses of the nasal flu vac-cine,” Lichtenstein said. “Injectableseasonal flu vaccines — or a combi-nation of one injectable and onenasal vaccine — may be given onthe same day.”
A small supply of the seasonalflu vaccine is still available at SHS.Unlike the H1N1 vaccine, which isfree of charge, the seasonal flushot costs $15.
The Center for Disease Controland Prevention has set up a compre-hensive Web site to answer ques-
tions and provide updates on thenational status of H1N1.
According to the site, there is atarget group of the populationthat has been labeled high-risk,and has priority during these ini-tial rounds of vaccination.
Members of the high-risk groupinclude, “pregnant women, peoplewho live with or care for childrenyounger than 6 months of age,health care and emergency med-ical services personnel, personsbetween the ages of 6 months and24 years old and people ages 25through 64.”
Though the local and nationalmedia have been highlightingH1N1 for months, questions stillremain about the importance ofvaccinations and the possible sideeffects — a fact many health careproviders, as well as the CDC,would like to see cleared up.
According to the CDC, reactionsto the H1N1 have mirrored thosetypically seen with the seasonal fluvaccine such as soreness, bodyaches, fever and nausea.
In rare cases, vaccinated indi-viduals have developed Guillain-Barré syndrome, a disease inwhich a person’s immune system
attacks its own nerve cells, some-times causing muscle weaknessand even paralysis.
Although there has not been adirect link established between anyvaccine and the development ofGBS, there was a believed correla-tion between H1N1 vaccines admin-istered in 1976 and cases of GBS,according to the CDC.
There have already been multiplereported cases of possible GBS inthe United States this month in con-nection with the H1N1 vaccine.
Despite apparent side effectsboth mild and serious, health careprofessionals maintain the impor-tance of getting the H1N1 vaccine.
They say the preventativeaspect of not becoming ill far out-weighs the risks involved with get-ting the vaccine.
“Immunization is our bestdefense against influenza,” accord-ing to SHS.
To learn more about H1N1and vaccination visitw w w . c d c . g o v / h 1 n 1 f l u .Appointments and information forSHS can be made by calling 619-594-4736 or visiting the Web site atwww.shs.sdsu.edu.
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If traffic seems a little better thissemester, it might be because of theincrease in ride-sharing.
San Diego State’s partnershipwith Zimride, a carpool and ride-share online service, has been grow-ing in popularity, according toTessa Petrich, Zimride’s vice presi-
dent of marketing.Since SDSU’s Zimride communi-
ty launched in September, 975 usershave signed up, according to Petrich.More people are signing up withZimride every day and the service isproving to be successful, she said.
“It looks like this community isreally excited (about Zimride) andis taking advantage of it,” Petrichsaid. “We started out with 640users in September and now we
have almost 1,000.”Zimride is working to enlarge
its community and help more peo-ple share rides, Petrich said. Shesaid sharing a commute can savefrom $1,000—2,000 yearly. If some-one commutes 10 miles daily, forexample, he or she can save up to$100 a month by sharing a rideinstead of driving alone.
“We don’t realize how expensivedriving our cars is,” Petrich said.
Zimride is a utility for students;it can be cost-saving and convenientfor those who have cars, as well asthose who don’t. Petrich said thatthere is an average of 12 possiblematches for each trip posted, sousers can always find a suitable ridefor their destinations.
For more information or toaccess the SDSU Zimride communi-ty, visit www.as.sdsu.edu/zimride.
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A nurse receives a seasonal flu vaccine at San Diego State’s Student Health Services. SHS now has several thousand doses of the H1N1 flu vaccine available for free.Bryan Koci / Staff Photographer
The Daily AztecMonday,
November 30, 20092 OPINIONMEET IN THE MIDDLE EVEN ARTICHOKES HAVE HEARTS
lobal warming is a hoax. Theenvironment is fine. Don’t taxcarbon emissions.
Within the next weeks, wewill be hearing similar state-
ments as the United Nations climate changeconference approaches.
On Dec. 7, world leaders will travel toCopenhagen, Denmark to discuss humanimpact on the environment. Initially, eachcountry was going to propose plans for pol-lution reductions and come to an agreementregarding emission constraints. But on Nov.14, President Barack Obama and other lead-ers decided to postpone setting an interna-tional ruling against pollution.
“There was an assessment by the lead-ers that it is unrealistic to expect a fullinternationally, legally binding agreementcould be negotiated between now andCopenhagen,” Michael Froman, the deputynational security adviser for internationaleconomic affairs said.
While leaders have decided to wait untilanother summit to set an agreement, puttingit off will not make the problem go away. Ifthey wait much longer to cap emissions,countries may postpone it indefinitely.
Many have argued that the focus needs tobe on fixing the poor state of the economybefore tackling climate change. But it is crucialthat world leaders construct an internationaltreaty to improve environmental conditions.
Although it is disappointing that worldleaders will not make a decision inDenmark this year, a climate change billawaits passing in the United States, whichwill hopefully set the standard for the restof the world. Many senators disagree withthe bill, claiming it will be expensive in atime of economic turmoil.
One of the main opponents of climatechange is Sen. James Inhofe, a Republicanfrom Oklahoma. He has publicly declared hedoes not believe in global warming and thatthere is not sufficient evidence to prove it.
But the proof that climate change existsis abundant and an overwhelming majorityof the scientific community accepts it asfact. Professors, doctors, Rhodes scholarsand people who have dedicated their livesto science agree that global warming isimpacting the earth.
Recently, climate change cynics similar toInhofe have attempted to support their
claims that global warming is a hoax. Lastweek, the Climatic Research Unit of theUniversity of East Anglia in Britain washacked in an attempt to discredit scientists.In one of the thousands of e-mails stolen,there was a discussion that suggests scien-tists manipulated data to fit into their viewof global warming. All of this happenedonly a few weeks before the conference inCopenhagen. How convenient.
Yes, the e-mails shed light on an individ-ual research center, but do not account forthe melting ice caps or the increase in tem-perature. Other research centers have pro-vided data that state global warming is actu-al and affirm it directly correlates withhuman impact.
After the e-mails were exposed, Inhofesaid, “(Researchers) cooked the science tomake this thing look as if the science wassettled, when all the time of course weknew it was not.”
Inhofe’s statements are selfish. To denythe impact humans have on the environ-ment is naive and unfounded. He is a 75-year-old man who will likely be deadbefore the environment drastically changesfor the worse. He might not be around toobserve the change in sea level, but hisgrandchildren will.
We cannot let opponents of climatechange hold up reform in the Senate, or inCopenhagen. Our generation will be inherit-ing these problems and if something is notdone now they may be irreversible.Statewide and worldwide environmentalreform is not only vital to our future, but itwill also provide jobs for our present.
A change for sustainable energy is anambitious goal to set, but one that we mustencourage our leaders to put into actionimmediately. We only have one earth andwe must take care of it.
—Sarah Grieco is a public relations junior.
—This column does not necessarily reflect theopinion of The Daily Aztec. Send e-mail [email protected]. Anonymous let-ters will not be printed. Include your full name,major and year in school.
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The United Nations conference in Copenhagen, Denmark will be an opportunity to address serious climatechange issues on an international level. Solutions, not on the existence of climate change, should receive focus.
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mmigration has always been wide-ly discussed in American politics.The positive and negative impactshave been debated for decades.
However, what many fail to rec-ognize is that immigration is not as much apolitical issue as it is a humanitarian issue.According to the American Civil LibertiesUnion and Mexico’s human rights agency,around 350 to 500 immigrants die everyyear in their attempts to cross into the U.S.from Mexico. While many argue that this issimply the consequence of illegal activity,the reality is human lives are being lostand something must be done to stop it.
The All-American Canal is one sitewhere many immigrants are losing theirlives while crossing the border. The canalspans from Yuma to east of El Centro andprovides water to Imperial Valley and SanDiego. It was also the site of a recentdemonstration by immigrants rightsactivists who were there to protest migrantdrownings. According to the Imperial ValleyPress Online, 530 people have drowned inthe All-American Canal since 1943. Fifteenmonths ago, Imperial Irrigation District offi-cials agreed a new cement lined stretch ofthe canal must be made safer. But sincethen, no safety features have been installedand 17 people have drowned.
While Imperial Irrigation District offi-cials must be held responsible for actingon their agreement of implementing moresafety features in the canal, doing so is asmall solution to a very large problem.
The American Civil Liberties Union ofSan Diego and Imperial Counties andMexico’s National Commission on HumanRights recently released a report statingthat border deaths have increased despitefewer unauthorized crossings because ofthe economic downturn.
Those who oppose implementing newsafety measures along the border cite thatadvocates for the changes are also advo-cating for illegal immigration. This is ashortsighted assumption. Those who areconcerned with immigrant deaths areconcerned with unnecessary lives beinglost, not finding easier ways for illegals tofind their way into the U.S. While cross-ing the border without proper documentsis illegal, the number of deaths occurringfrom the act cannot simply be written offas a consequence of such actions. In fact,it is policies such as OperationGatekeeper, aimed at discouraging immi-grants from crossing the border illegally,
which are indirectly causing the unneces-sary deaths of so many.
Rather than trying to deter immigrantsfrom crossing the border by pushing themto cross more dangerous terrain, policymakers in both the U.S. and Mexico mustwork for a proactive solution to this issue.
It must be recognized that this is aninternational issue requiring compromise,communication and synchronized actionfrom both sides.
Like many activists demonstrating forincreased safety measures along the bor-der, I am not advocating for illegal immi-gration, but rather that human lives mustbe made a priority. Once immigrantscross to the other side of the canal or anyother part of the border and be caught byborder control, it is fair to send themback. However, innocent people shouldnot be losing their lives, especially whensimple safety measures could help reducethe number of people drowning in theAll-American Canal.
The solution to this humanitarian issuelies in immigration reform and changes inborder safety by both U.S. and Mexicanofficials. Those claiming such reformwould result in increased illegal immigra-tion fail to realize immigrants are seeking abetter life and more opportunities. Thiswas the motivation for the first immigrantswho came to and established this country,and it continues to be the motivation forthe hundreds who risk and lose their livesevery year while trying to cross the border.Despite this being an illegal activity, no onedeserves to lose their life in the pursuit of abetter one. The drive for happiness andopportunity is one inherent in all humansand preventative policies aimed at discour-aging illegal immigration attempts toresolve the issue in the wrong ways. Wemust work to an international solution tothis problem while taking proactive stepstoward making the border safer for thepeople who find themselves in danger.
—Renee Villasenor is a journalism senior.
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U.S.-Mexico border humanitarian concerns needs to be addressed by the government on both sides ofthe border in order to protect lives, rather than force immigrants into crossing dangerous terrain.
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OPINIONMonday,November 30, 2009 The Daily Aztec 3MASS MEDIUM
hat cable network youchoose to get your newsfrom says a lot about yourpolitical beliefs. Cable newsnetworks have become
increasingly polarized and objectivity injournalism has been lost.
Fox News and MSNBC have been chal-lenged by none other than Jon Stewart from“The Daily Show” for failing to meet theirown journalistic standards. Just this month,Fox has shown old, erroneous video footageof large crowds of people while reporting onboth the Republican health care protest onCapitol Hill and Sarah Palin’s book tour. Inaddition, they showed the wrong book coverof her “Going Rogue” memoir. The signifi-cance of each network’s fact-checking fail-ures is they aided in reinforcing the perspec-tive of each network.
When a comedy show is fact-checkingactual news organizations, there’s a problem.
Objectivity has been lost from news net-works as a race to win ratings and advertis-ing dollars sets precedence above real jour-nalism. Such special interests control con-tent and the agendas of news making.
It’s no secret both Fox and MSNBC havepolitical agendas. Any intelligent viewer canwatch 10 minutes of programming on eitherchannel and recognize the bias and politicalright-wing rhetoric of Fox News or the liber-al propaganda of MSNBC.
It is the opinion programming, however,that defines each network’s ethos and is thereal cause for concern. Delusional commen-tators such as Glenn Beck, Bill O’Reilly andSean Hannity are the hallmarks of the Foxnetwork. Their programs personify Fox’sright-leaning perspective. MSNBC left-wingcommentators such as Keith Olbermannand Rachel Maddow portray their networkas liberal and elitist. None of these shows isnews. This continued blurring of news andopinion continues to damage the reputationof both networks, in addition to damagingthe standards of journalism. With such pop-ulist programming comes the degenerationof objectivity.
According to a recent survey by the PewResearch Center for the People & the Press,63 percent of Americans surveyed believe
news stories are often inaccurate. Moreover,74 percent of respondents believe storiestend to favor one side of an issue more thananother. Americans are conscious of the biasin the media and the networks’ failure to liveup to their own journalistic standards.
Journalism’s purported objectivityremains the crux of the problem. If Fox andMSNBC are going to continue to operateunder the guise of objective journalism, thenthey need to consider adding on-screen dis-claimers for their opinion programming,much like the age ratings at the beginning ofnon-news TV programming. Differentiatingbetween blocks of news and opinion pro-gramming with on-screen graphics betweensegments, such as “Opinion Hour” or“Primetime Voices,” would be ideal. Othernetworks could also adopt such practices inhopes of maintaining credibility while stilloffering popular opinion programming.
Recently, CNN purged itself of the veryopinionated Lou Dobbs, because the net-work recognized the damage such commen-tators have on an organization’s credibility.With Dobbs’ resignation comes a renewedfocus on objective reporting.
It remains to be seen whether this back-to-basics approach to journalism will suc-ceed or live in the shadow of populist pro-gramming more prevalent on other cablenews networks.
Fox News and MSNBC have a responsi-bility to society to promote transparency andaccountability in government. By choosingwhat to report on and what to exclude, theyare acting recklessly.
If you want real news, stick to local newsoutlets or non-profits such as NPR. They don’tchoose what to report — they just report.
—Andy Lewandowski is a media studies senior.
—This column does not necessarily reflect theopinion of The Daily Aztec. Send e-mail [email protected]. Anonymous let-ters will not be printed. Include your full name,major and year in school.
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NEWS TO KNOW
Approximately 4 million Toyotacars with faulty gas pedals arebeing recalled. The pedals can get
stuck on the floor mats, creating a dan-gerous situation for drivers. Beginning inJanuary of next year, new gas pedalsshortened by about three-fourths of aninch will be available from Toyota deal-ers. New pedals will be installed begin-ning in April. The Camry, Avalon andLexus ES350, IS350 and IS250 modelswill additionally have break override sys-tems installed and will be standard in allToyota and Lexus vehicles by the end ofnext year. According to the government,five deaths and two injuries haveoccurred because of accidental accelera-tion from floor mats and 100 incidentshave been reported in which the acceler-ator may have been stuck. The recall wasannounced in September and ownerswere prompted to remove the driver’sside floor mats until the manufacturerdecided on a solution. However, TheNational Highway Traffic SafetyAdministration accused Toyota of report-ing deceptive information regardingrecall and that removal of floor mats didnot “correct the underlying defect.” Thisoccurred despite Toyota’s Novemberstatement that NHTSA found “that nodefect exists in vehicles in which the dri-ver’s floor mat is compatible with thevehicle and properly secured.”
British Prime Minister, GordonBrown, and French PresidentNicolas Sarkozy proposed a $10
billion fund to aid developing nations indecreasing their greenhouse gas emis-sions at the Commonwealth summit inTrinidad. Brown said that one-half of thefunds will help reduce emissions andthe other half will help these nationsadapt to climate change. The U.K. willoffer $800 million during the next threeyears with the first portion of the fundsbeing available next year. Sarkozy pro-posed that the program fund $10 billionannually from next year to 2012, but didnot state how much France would con-tribute. Both leaders said the measurecould encourage developing nationsconcerned with the economic outcomesof reducing emissions to include them-selves in a climate treaty. This was theonly issue brought up on theCommonwealth summit’s agenda forthe first day. This is the last major worlddiscussion before the global meeting onclimate change in Copenhagen,Denmark next month.
Iran has denied Norway’s claimthat the Nobel Peace Price forhuman rights activist, Shirin
Ebadi, was confiscated by the Islamicrepublic. Norwegian officials suggestedthe issue was implicated by tax evasion.Ebadi won $1.3 million for the prize andnews reports claim Tehran’sRevolutionary Court demanded$410,000 in taxes and froze her bankaccounts. Iranian Foreign MinistrySpokesman Ramin Mehman-Parastdenies these reports. Norwegian ForeignMinister Jonas Gahr Store wrote in astatement that “the medal and the diplo-ma have been removed from Dr. Ebadi’sbank box” and it was the “first time aNobel Peace Prize has been confiscatedby national authorities.” Mehman-Parastwas quoted saying Norway needed tosee both sides of the issue while also say-ing that tax evasion is a crime in Iran.Ebadi was awarded her prize foractivism in human rights, particularly forwomen and children.
China has reported eight patientswith a mutated strain of theH1N1 virus. However, infectious
disease experts claim that while thesecases might be a mutated strain it is nota reason to be alarmed. According to Dr.Mary Nettleman at Michigan State,mutations are not uncommon, whetherthey are significant is a completely dif-ferent factor. She also stated althoughthere have been several mutations; manyhave not had any significance in thevirus. Chinese officials have indicatedantiviral drugs can still keep the mutat-ed viruses controlled, but officials areconcerned that the virus might mutateinto a form with antiviral resistance.Scientists have been observing the virusfor mutations. According to the WorldHealth Organization, the same mutationhas been found in other countries,including Japan, Ukraine, Mexico,Brazil, and the United States. China’sHealth Ministry has reported a totalnumber of 104 H1N1 fatalities.
The federal government will soonfinalize a new tax-supported pro-gram to increase the sales of ener-
gy-efficient appliances. The program,known as “Cash for Appliances,” willoffer rebates from $50 to $200 to con-sumers that replace their older appli-ances with newer, energy-efficient appli-ances. The initiative is supported by$300 million from the economic stimu-lus plan, but has economists question-ing on how well governmental spendingwill work for the economy. Economistsalso note unemployment rates thatmight affect the success of the program.Manufactures are worried that con-sumers will delay their purchases untilthe start of the rebate, resulting in an ini-tial decrease in sales. The program willbe directed by state governments thatwill determine whether or not con-sumers can only qualify if an old appli-ance is recycled and how many jobs willbe created. The program is scheduled tobegin some time between January andApril of next year with California plan-ning to begin in March.
The Mexican government willsoon be updating its border secu-rity to help reduce the amount of
drug money and weapons smuggled byMexican organized crime groups. Agate will keep motorists from drivingstraight onto Tijuana streets, cameraswill be installed to take photographs oflicense plates, and scales and vehicle-scanning systems will be used to detectcars that are weighed down with illegalobjects. Businesses and trade groupsmay be threatened by the new barrierswhile others, including Baja CaliforniaGov. Jose Guadalupe Osuna Millan,worry about declining tourism in thealready crumbling industry. PresidentFelipe Calderon says the actions areneeded to show improvement againstdrug cartels after more than 1,000 peo-ple have been killed in Tijuana withguns that may have been obtained inthe United States since last year. Dailyborder crossers will be mostly affectedby the increased security and Mexicanofficials estimate the new process totake eight seconds per car, translatingto waits of at least an hour.
—Compiled by Contributor Aileen Pantoja
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Secret lovers, mistresses or homewreckers —most people know who they are from per-sonal experience or know someone who hasencountered them. They are individualswho knowingly have romantic affairs withcommitted or married people. But whetherone is the cheater or the cheated, someonealways gets hurt.
One mostly hears stories of the man orwoman in a relationship who strayed andbetrayed their partner’s trust, but rarely is theother man or woman’s role in an affairexposed or discussed The story of the otherperson who may or may not have been led onor illusioned is rarely shared because of thehumiliation or guilt felt afterward.
Some affairs begin with big promisesand false hopes.
A San Diego State student, who wishes toremain anonymous, dated a married man withtwo children for one year. They were co-work-ers and their friendship quickly grew while hismarriage crumbled. He had been married for10 years and this would not be the first time hestrayed from his marriage.
At first, they were just good friends and hewould share his marital problems with her.Soon thereafter, he began to make promises ofleaving his wife and finally getting a divorce.He started inviting her to parties and he alsobegan attending her family parties. Thingsseemed to be working out, except that he wasstill legally married.
He would say he was going to divorce hiswife because he was unhappy and wanted theother woman to be his girlfriend. Theircourtship continued for months until one daythis past summer, his wife came home andcaught them both in the marital bed.
The wife angrily threw her out of the house
and threatened her. She never saw herself being in that situa-
tion and does not want to be labeled as ahomewrecker, she said.
Now, months later, he has reconciled withhis wife. Why someone in a committed rela-tionship cheats is a question with no universalanswer because everyone thinks and acts dif-ferently. Why someone outside that relation-ship would want to enter a dramatic and chaot-ic situation probably has a harder answer.
“I never expected him to leave his wife forme,” she said. “But I grew feelings for him.”
Things are grim for all parties once all thecards are laid out on the table. The girlfriend orwife in the relationship is equally hurt, con-fused and torn. Infidelity will put a strain onany relationship, married or not. Deception,lies and betrayal are not easily forgiven andmuch less forgotten in any situation.
Someone who has been cheated on oftenspends hours analyzing every detail and ago-nizing about the possible motives that led theirpartner to cheat. After the initial shock or rage,the cheated individual still has hope that theirlove is stronger than an affair.
Couples who intend to rebuild their rela-tionship may find it difficult. If ties with theother person are not completely cut off, it maytake months to try to put the broken piecesback together and regain the other partner’strust. Doubts of the other person’s true feel-ings or insecurities of the cheating reoccurringmay always linger.
“If you want to protect your relationshipfrom infidelity, you must first protect your rela-tionship from the silent killers — jealousy, bit-terness, low self-esteem and mistrust,” Dr.Laura Berman wrote in the article “Why DoPeople Cheat?” “The only way to do this isthrough honest communication. Reveal yourtrue emotions and needs to your partner andencourage him to do the same.”
When the initial shock of an affair has sub-
sided it is time for both people in the relation-ship to examine what role they played in let-ting the relationship fizzle. But if constantfights, guilt-trips and tears are shed, it may behealthier to call the relationship quits, accord-
ing to www.webmd.com.Just how there is no easy way to come to
terms with a partner’s infidelity, there is noway to guarantee a partner will remain com-pletely faithful.
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Rebuilding after ‘homewreckers’ move in
After a cheater is caught having an “extra slice” of love away from his or her committed partner, the journey torebuilding a healthy relationship can take years. But the healing only begins if the cheater is willing to change.
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Just as penguins mate for life, humansare assumed to court one another for lifeas well. However, is it possible to know iftwo people can coexist peacefully with-out living together before marriage? Theargument of whether or not it is benefi-cial for couples to cohabit before mar-riage is still controversial. Many peoplerefer to this as the “trial run” of a rela-tionship, to evaluate whether they aretruly compatible before tying the knot.There are a handful of people whobelieve it is beneficial to experience liv-ing together before getting married.Others also believe a lasting marriage is
more realistic when living together issaved until after marriage. Pros and consare weighed extensively by couples, asemotions and personal beliefs play a majorrole in the decision to move in together.
Pro-cohabitationCouples will often make the decision tomove in together after dating for a certainamount of time, giving them the chance toevaluate how they will like living togetherpost-wedding. Living together is definedas two sexual partners, who are sharing ahousehold while unmarried, according toDavid Popenoe and Barbara DafoeWhitehead. In 2002, Popenoe andWhitehead were a part of The NationalMarriage Project, which conductedresearch concerning cohabitation beforemarriage and its outcomes. Today, soci-ety’s view on couples living togetherbefore marriage is more open-minded andaccepting. Generally, people believe that
by living together before the big day willresult in a healthier marriage and areduced chance of divorce.
“I think it strengthened our relation-ship in a lot of ways, such as learning tosolve daily problems together and ithelped us to work more as a team,” JoyaBeamer, international business senior,said. Beamer said she finds it to be benefi-cial to live with someone while they aredating, so they are able to see how theywill act together and get to know eachother on a deeper level. The U.S. CensusBureau found that by 2007, almost 6.4million unmarried, American coupleswere living together.
Each situation and circumstance is dif-ferent for every couple, and many find ithelpful to cohabit before tying the knot.Popenoe and Whitehead state that cohabi-tation is most beneficial when couples areplanning a future together and it may givethem a healthy insight into that future.
Cons to playing houseThere are still a handful of couples whodecide to wait until after they are marriedto share a household. In The NationalMarriage Project, Popenoe and Whiteheadalso found negative effects resulting fromcohabitation. They found that cohabita-tion actually increases the chance ofdivorce between couples, resulting from alack of commitment. Couples who livetogether before marriage often focus ontheir own personal needs and not theneeds of their partner, which is a con-tributing factor to failed relationships.
Popenoe and Whitehead also foundthat attitudes toward marriage arechanged when couples move in together.Some have the idea that getting marriedmay be less likely in the future.Throughout the decades, studies haveshown that there has been an increase inboth men and women who find it a goodidea to live together before marriage.However, The National Marriage Projecthas also found evidence suggesting manycouples who decide not to cohabit beforegetting married often have healthier, lon-glasting marriages as well.
Deciding whether to live together ornot is a decision only couples can maketogether. Depending on their own person-al opinions and beliefs, couples shouldweigh their own pros and cons of livingtogether before taking the next step intheir relationship.
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““I think it strengthenedour relationship in a lotof ways such as learning to solve daily problems together, andit helped us work moreas a team.”
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Playing house before marriage: pros and cons
A study about cohabitation before marriage found that couples who live together before getting married tend tobe more concerned with their personal needs and some have fewer thoughts about getting married in the future.
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Couples stay together as love and money diminish
Is it true that misery loves company?Just look at the trends.Divorce lawyers say business is down.
Online dating sites are experiencing dou-ble-digit growth.
So in this troubling economy, it appearslove really does conquer all, right?
Not exactly.Struggling couples are staying together for
love and money while singles are looking forromance and half the rent.
“I’ve had clients joke about how theyneed a double-income household,” LisaPurdum, a matchmaker for It’s Just Lunchin San Diego, said.
While the number of divorce filings hasbeen steady during the past couple of years,local divorce attorneys are seeing slowerbusiness. According to the AmericanAcademy of Matrimonial Lawyers, 37 per-cent of its members said they typically see adecrease in divorce cases during nationaleconomic downturns.
Steven Bishop, a San Diego divorce attor-ney for more than 30 years, said he gets lots ofcalls for his services but fewer callbacks whenthey hear his fees.
This downturn, he said, is different fromother recent recessions in that a quickrebound is not in sight.
“Nobody has any hope that it’s going to getbetter any time soon,” he said.
The uncertainty causes two distinct reac-tions in his clients, he said. Some are willing towait out the downturn in hopes of recoupinglost housing equity and other investments.Others simply want to be done.
“It’s like, ‘I might be going down, but I’mnot going down with you,’” he said.
David Peters, a marriage and family ther-apist in Mission Valley, said some of hisclients don’t have that option as the hous-ing meltdown has made it impossible forthem to move on.
“I have a number of couples who are upsidedown on their house, and they just can’t getout,” he said. “People are delaying divorce forpurely financial reasons.”
Even as the recession complicates somemarriages, it’s spurring more singles to
seek partners.“These economic times are a big, stressful
factor,” Gian Gonzaga, senior research scientistat www.eharmony.com, an online dating site,said. “It pushes people toward relationships.”
Online dating sites such as www.eharmo-ny.com and www.perfectmatch.com have seenbusiness increase dramatically during thedownturn. At www.eharmony.com, registra-tions from September of last year to Januaryhave increased 20 percent from the sameperiod a year ago.
The worse the economic news, the morepeople seem to seek out love, Gonzaga said.For instance, when the Dow Jones dropped by100 points or more, www.eharmony.com saw anincrease in the number of pages people viewedon its site compared with days when the DowJones increased by 100 points or more.
www.perfectmatch.com has found a similartrend. In the fourth quarter, when the DowJones plummeted, revenue increased 42 per-cent from the previous quarter and the num-ber of registrants jumped by 62 percent.
The sites attribute part of the increasedinterest to the fact that people are stayinghome to save money and spending more timeon their computers. Finding someone online issimply more cost-effective than paying foroverpriced drinks at a bar.
Duane Dahl, CEO of www.perfectmatch.com,called relationships and online dating “one ofthose air-and-water categories that is nevergoing to go away.”
But Shoshana Grossbard, an economicsprofessor at San Diego State, isn’t so sure thatall those online daters are looking for mar-riage. She said marriage typically loses itsallure during tough economic times. Duringthe early years of the Great Depression, forinstance, the number of marriages droppedfrom 1,233,000 in 1929 to 982,000 in 1932, a20 percent decline. So far in San Diego County,marriage numbers have remained strong, how-ever, perhaps buoyed in part by a flurry of gaymarriages last year.
Grossbard said a tough economy typicallyundermines the traditional appeal of a maritalpartnership, in which women are moreresponsible for running the house and menare more responsible for providing income.
“More women are going to say, ‘Why do Ineed this guy? What is he good for?’”Grossbard said.
For men, the loss of a job means not onlyless income but a loss of identity as the provider.
“It can threaten the entire balance,”Peters said.
That was certainly the case for Jeff Brady.The recent transplant to Oceanside said hisfirst relationship in town was doomed becausehe hadn’t landed a job.
“She had a real attitude about it,” he said. “Itreally affected our relationship.”
Now, Brady, 35, who is a musician andworks for a tattoo Web site, said he uses freepostings on the Web site www.craigslist.comand goes on dates two or three times a week,sticking to inexpensive encounters like a walkon the beach or a meet-up at a coffee shop.
These days his lack of a traditional job isless of a drawback for would-be partners.
“A lot of people are in the same boat,” hesaid. “They are like, ‘My friend got laid off. Mymother got laid off.’ So everyone can relate insome way,” he said.
Scott Stephens, 39, signed up for It’s JustLunch, a matchmaking service, about a yearago, realizing he needed to get serious about
his search for love as the economy worsened.A sales manager based in Palm Springs,
Stephens said he now realizes how impor-tant it is to find someone with a collegedegree and a career.
“I want to have kids, and the only way todo that is with a dual income,” he said.
Grossbard said it is important to rememberthat many marriages are based on more thanlove, so when the economy craters, many mar-riages do as well.
“I believe in love, but we have to accept thatthe economic expectations will continue to bethe basis of a lot of relationships,” she said.
Jennine Estes, a marriage and familytherapist in San Diego, is not convinced.Her clients are attempting to fix relation-ship problems exacerbated by tight fundsbecause they need each other. She points toresearch that shows how a loved one’stouch can help calm a person down.
“It is love that is going to help peoplethrough this recession,” Estes said.
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First-half points for the Lumberjacks against SDSU
Shooting percentage for the Aztecs against NAU
Shooting percentage for NAU in Saturday’s game
Shots attempted by junior forward Malcolm Thomas against Northern Arizona
Shots made by Thomas against the Lumberjacks
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16.2 Points per game for junior forward Billy White this season, a team-high
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Thomas nets 21 points as Aztecs rout NAU
It’s not often that a college basketball gameis over in the first five minutes, but on
Saturday, when theSan Diego State men’sbasketball team facedoff against NorthernArizona, by the timefive minutes had
elapsed, SDSU was leading 13-2 and it wasclear that NAU was severely outmatched.
The Aztecs (4-2) coasted to an 89-48 winagainst the Lumberjacks (2-3) behind ashooting percentage of 56.3 and double-digit points by six SDSU players.
“I told our squad after the game thatsometimes in a lopsided victory you don’thave as quite as good a feeling as the fansdo with the things you see,” head coachSteve Fisher said after the game. “But todayI thought we probably did as good a job aswe’ve done all season playing half-courtdefense. We did not give (NAU) dribbledrives and we helped better (defensively).They didn’t make many shots, but I thoughtwe contested a vast majority of them anddid not give them anything close.”
Leading the Aztecs was junior forwardMalcolm Thomas who had a game-high 21points on an incredible 10-11 shooting per-formance and tied freshman forward KawhiLeonard for the most rebounds in the gamewith 10. Thomas also dished out threeassists and recorded a block.
“It wasn’t easy at all. (NAU) made ithard to get the ball, rebound or do any-thing,” Thomas said. “They have somegood players. When they double-teamed,we were able to cut and throw it up highto one of our wings. We also finishedalmost everything today.”
Saturday’s game is the third homeblowout SDSU has won this year in its threehome games. However, the Aztecs havestruggled on the road, getting routed bySaint Mary’s, edging out Fresno State and,most recently, losing at Pacific.
“The Pacific loss (on Wednesday) wasa rude awakening for us,” Thomas said.“We thought we were playing better, butthey came out and just smashed us. We
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had a good practice and it showed in thegame today. We watched a lot of film on the(Pacific) game. We didn’t get back in transi-tion defense, we didn’t help each other andwe just didn’t run. Defense was the main keyfor us today.”
True freshman guard Chase Tapley hadthe best game of his young career, scoring 11points on 5-7 shooting while racking up fiveassists. While Tapley’s physical ability is obvi-ous, his coach believes it’s his superior atti-tude that will make him an impact-player inthe coming years.
“Chase is as willing a young freshman aswe’ve had in my 11 years here,” Fisher said. “Ilove Chase. He’s a ‘yes sir’, ‘no sir’, no excuses,looks-you-in-the-eyes guy who accepts hisresponsibility — maybe even more than heneeds to. I believe he will be somebody thatour fans will grow to love and he will progressas a basketball player over his career.”
SDSU returns to action on Wednesdaywhen it heads west on Interstate 8 to take oncrosstown rival USD at 7 p.m. at the JennyCraig Pavilion.
Malcolm Thomas had 21 points shooting 10-11.Glenn Connelly / Photo Editor
SPORTSMonday,November 30, 2009 The Daily Aztec 9WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Before heading to the Virgin Islandsto compete in the 2009 U.S VirginIslands Paradise Jam last Thursdaythe San Diego State women’s bas-ketball team received good news.
SDSU achieved its first top-25national ranking in 14 years with aNo. 23 ranking in the AssociatedPress Top 25 Poll.
“We needed confidence cominginto such a prestigious tourna-ment,” senior guard Jené Morrissaid. “And the ranking helped.”
But it wasn’t enough.The Aztecs dropped two consec-
utive games against ranked oppo-nents, before losing 58-55 to SouthCarolina on Saturday in St. Thomas.
The contest between SDSU andthe Gamecocks went back andforth until the end.
With 30 seconds left, sopho-more forward Charenee Stephensscored to give South Carolina a 56-52 lead. The Aztecs respondedwith a 3-pointer from junior guardJerica Williams to cut the lead toone. But sophomore guardLa’Keisha Sutton came back with abreakaway layup to extend theGamecocks’ lead to three.
SDSU had an opportunity tosend the game to overtime, butsenior guard Quenese Davismissed a 3-pointer at the buzzer,
allowing South Carolina (3-3) toget the upset win.
But the Aztecs still had some-thing to take away from it all. Morrisscored her 1,000th career point.
“It’s an honor and (it’s) amaz-ing,” Morris said of her achieve-ment. “I really didn’t think Iwould make it, seeing that I trans-ferred. I didn’t think I’d haveenough time. It’s always been agoal, but I couldn’t have done itwithout my teammates.”
The squad started off slowagainst No. 20 / 17 Oklahoma (4-2)and couldn’t get anything going in a87-48 loss. SDSU was led by ParisJohnson, as the junior center wasthe lone Aztec in double figureswith 10 points and also posted agame-high six rebounds.
SDSU struggled out of the gateagainst No. 5 / 6 Notre Dame,allowing the Irish to take a 30-9advantage. But the Aztecs mounteda comeback behind a 13-8 run tocut the deficit to 44-29 at the half.
SDSU continued to battle in thesecond half and was within singledigits at 69-60 with less than sixminutes to play. Notre Damestretched its lead back to doubledigits, but Morris then hit threestraight 3-pointers to bring theAztecs within four at 79-75.
Two free throws by Davis, whomatched a career-best with 25points, brought SDSU within a bas-ket with 29 seconds left. But theIrish (6-0) connected on three oftheir four shots from the line to getthe 84-79 win.
“I was disappointed in ourstart,” head coach Beth Burns toldgoaztecs.com. “I knew going in thatNotre Dame does a great jobspreading the floor and their expe-rience really shows — they capital-ize on every mistake. I thoughtQuenese (Davis) played a fabu-lous game. She’s the only reasonwe stayed in the game. I encour-aged our team at halftime to giveher a little bit of help and Ithought we came back and com-peted in the second half.”
The Aztecs (3-3) will now preparefor UC Riverside at 5 p.m. on Fridayin the Student Recreation Center.
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SDSU gets swept againsttough Paradise Jam foes
““I knew going inthat Notre Damedoes a great jobspreading thefloor and theirexperience reallyshows.”
—Beth Burns, head coach
Senior guard Jené Morris scored her 1,000th career point as an Aztec this weekend.Glenn Connelly / Photo Editor
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For the second time in three weeks, theSan Diego State football team had at leasta 17-point lead and lost. For the fourthtime in four weeks, SDSU stumbled andfound a way to lose a game.
Now, for the fourth time in four years,the Aztecs have officially lost at least eightgames in a season.
“That’s the bad thing,” head coachBrady Hoke said after SDSU fell to UNLV28-24 Saturday night in Las Vegas. “Youalways want to end with momentum toend your season, and to take into recruit-ing and have some momentum in that. It’salways disappointing.”
After giving up seven points on UNLV’sfirst offensive drive of the game, the Aztecsscored 24 unanswered points, highlightedby a 55-yard senior linebacker LukeLaolagi pick-six. But then UNLV’s quarter-back Omar Clayton caught fire, puttingthe Rebels on his back.
Clayton started UNLV’s comeback witha seven-yard touchdown run with 6 min-utes 48 seconds remaining in the thirdquarter. Then, with 13:35 on the clock inthe fourth quarter, Rebel defensive backTerrance Lee intercepted sophomore quar-terback Ryan Lindley, taking it 40 yardsfor a touchdown, cutting SDSU’s lead tothree. Clayton and the Rebels would com-plete the 17-point comeback in the finaltwo minutes of the game when Claytonhooked up with receiver Phillip Payne fora 17-yard touchdown, giving UNLV a 28-24 lead it wouldn’t relinquish.
“They believed that they were going towin and we kept fighting,” Rebel headcoach Mike Sanford said after the victory.“One of the things we have done this yearas a football team is keep fighting.”
Both teams came into the game withdashed bowl dreams, owning 4-7 records.Only 13,730 came out to watch the gameat Sam Boyd Stadium. Yet in a rivalrygame, on Senior Night, fighting for a coachwho had been fired just a few weeks ago,
the Rebels were able to pull out a victory.“This win today is not about me and it’s
not about the coaching staff, it is about ourseniors and our players,” Sanford said. “Ilove the senior class. I am very proud ofhow they played today. I am very proud ofhow they represented themselves. I thinkthey showed tremendous character. Wewere down 24-7 and we came back andwon. We believed we were going to win.”
As for the Aztecs, several key seniors areexpected to graduate: offensive linemanIkaika Aken-Moleta, running back AtiyyahHenderson, Laolagi, linebacker JerryMilling and receiver DeMarco Sampson.Still, Hoke is ready for the challenge of turn-ing around SDSU’s football program.
“I think we’ve made a lot of progress,but still have a lot of progress to make,”Hoke said. “From development of ourplayers and in a lot of different areas fromstrength to the athleticismº of the team,instinct of the team at times, as in going tomake plays to doing some of the things wehave got to do a better job.”
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Senior linebacker Luke Laolagi returned an Omar Clayton interception for a touchdown on Saturday but it wasnot quite enough as the San Diego State football team blew a late lead and lost its fourth consecutive game.
Glenn Connelly / Photo Editor
Senior wide receiver Roberto Wallace had eight catches for 106 yards and a touchdown in his finalgame as an Aztec on Saturday against UNLV. Wallace was one of seven Aztecs to record a reception.
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HUMOR: KARMA, PLEASE CLOSE YOUR EYES
an anyone actuallydefine what is “logi-cal” or not? Yes,some things mayseem logical to
some, but that doesn’t necessari-ly mean that it’s obvious toeveryone else.
In Costa Rica, logic seems tohave an entirely different meaningand to be quite honest, sometimesI find it mind-boggling.
Example #1I take the same bus to schoolevery Monday, Tuesday andWednesday morning at 7:15. Iusually get on at the first stop, butif I’m running late, I know whichcorner it passes next so that I canstill catch it.
Last week there was a protestby the taxi drivers and the streetswere packed. As the bus pulledout, the driver decided to take adifferent route and circumvent theprotest. This may seem logical ifyou’re in your own car drivingjust yourself, but the bus drivercompletely skipping four stopsmade me think, “What the hellwould I have done if I didn’t geton at the first stop?”
Lógico.
Example #2Until about a week ago, it wasrain season here in Costa Rica,meaning it poured every day. Andalthough Costa Rica has two sea-sons, wet and dry, I cannot figureout why the general populationdoesn’t plan for this.
I sit in a café for more than anhour waiting for my Costa Ricanfriend and when he finally arrives,he’s calmer than I´d like him tobe and simply says, “Sorry I’m alittle late; it was raining.”
Really? No way! That’s odd, it’sraining in wet season, which lastsabout half of the year by the way… OK he’s only 22 years old; it’s
not like this is his first wet season.So he never once thought thatmaybe with it raining, it mighttake a little longer?
Lógico.
Example #3Group projects suck. It doesn’tmatter what country you’re in. Butwhen you’re working with a part-ner in a class that’s not in yournative tongue, it basically makesyou dependent on your partners.
First of all, we had about sixweeks to complete this project,which involved interviewingsomeone, recording it and tran-scribing the whole interview toanalyze. As if the interview itselfwasn’t difficult enough becausemy Spanish is lacking; to tran-scribe it all word-for-word is prac-tically impossible because half thewords are too advanced. I under-stand the main idea, such as,“Life, difficult, money, none …”Oh! OK, got it.
So I couldn’t do it alone, butevery time I called my partner hemade some horrible excuse. I washelpless. But when the day beforeit was due came around, I calledand we planned to do it all togeth-er.
I asked for directions to hishouse and he said, “So wait,you’re going to come here? For …to do what?”
“Um, I was thinking the proj-ect that we’ve had six weeks to doand now only have one day. Howdoes that sound?”
“Yeah but class isn’t until 6p.m., we have plenty of time.”
Plenty of time, really? Lógico!So the day it’s due, he has
some excuse for not doing it andthe teacher said it’s fine and toturn it in when we can … along
with the rest of class who alsohad close to nothing done.
Lógico.
Example #4My friend who is also studyingabroad learned Costa Rican logicwith her own group project too.
They had a few weeks toresearch something and make apresentation but for weeks theyjust kept telling her it was OKbecause they knew someone whohad already done the same thingso they could use that.
Perfect!So she kept getting more and
more nervous and asked them tosend it to her before the presenta-tion so she could at least be famil-iar with what to say.
They e-mailed it the nightbefore and she checked the Websites they used to get more infor-mation, only to find that thereisn’t any more informationbecause they literally copied andpasted the whole Web site intotheir presentation.
Logically (American logic Imean), she freaked out with theword “plagiarism” flashing inher head.
But when she went to her hostfamily they look at her blanklyand say, “Yeah, so?”
She said, “That’s illegal! It’sstealing.”
“No it’s not,” her host sisteranswered. “That’s just how you doit. You find what you need andput it in a document. How do youthink I did my thesis?”
My friend thinks, “Your thesis… for graduate school?”
Lógico?
—Kristina Peltin is an interdiscipli-nary studies junior studying abroadin Costa Rica.
—This column does not necessarilyreflect the opinion of The DailyAztec.
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