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Thursday, October 29, 2009 Vol. 95, Issue 36
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San Diego State Police responded toa call last night about a disturbanceat Kappa Alpha fraternity house.
SDSU Police Sgt. Steve Harshawsaid police received a call from thebuilding’s property manager whowas concerned about loud musicand destruction of property occur-ring at the fraternity house.
The property manager reportedthat fraternity members had recentlyreceived news that the SDSU KappaAlpha charter was being suspendedby its national chapter.
Harshaw said when he arrived atthe scene around 9:45 p.m. he heardloud music playing inside the court-yard and the sound of glass breaking.Police were not asked to enter thebuilding. Harshaw said he couldsee damage incurred to the court-yard but was unsure if it hadoccurred prior to the incident.
“We were advised to keep thepeace while the property managersand their associates dealt with the sit-uation,” Harshaw said. “We stood byoutside the courtyard and made surethat nobody destroyed anything orcaused any issue while we werethere. … We were there a pretty shorttime and they said they would dealwith it internally.”
Harshaw said no arrests weremade.
According to Doug Case, coordi-nator for Fraternity and Sorority Lifeat SDSU, representatives of the fra-ternity’s national chapter met oncampus Tuesday afternoon withmembers of the SDSU chapter tonotify them of the chapter’s suspen-sion. The members were allegedlyangry at the decision and expressedtheir anger by creating a disturbanceat the house.
The suspension resulted from“the local chapter’s failure to meetthe expectations and abide by therisk management policies set forth bythe national organization,” accordingto a press release issued by theKappa Alpha Order.
“This kind of suspension is neces-sary to affirm the values which guideour policies,” Michael Wilson, direc-
tor of Chapter Services for KappaAlpha Order, said in the pressrelease. “We appreciate the coopera-tion we have received from universityadministration and look forward to asuccessful return.”
According to the press release, allcurrent fraternity members havebeen placed on “disciplinary status”within the Kappa Alpha Order. The
status prohibits them from acting asindividual members or an organizedunit of the national organization.
All chapter operations have alsobeen suspended and students whowere previously living at the chap-ter’s house will be finding other liv-ing accommodations.
The chapter may be eligible toreturn as early as spring of 2011.
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GREEK BEAT
Hunger campaignSan Diego State is participatingin the this year’s Colleges RockHunger campaign against UCSan Diego, the University ofSan Diego and CSU SanMarcos, to benefit the SanDiego Food Bank.
Four student groups atSDSU, including the Greek com-munity, the Residence Halls, theathletic teams and organizationsrepresented on the Multi-Cultural Caucus, are partici-pating in the challenge.
Fraternity supportingbreast cancer researchSigma Nu’s entire chapter, con-sisting of almost 50 members,will be participating in theSusan G. Komen Race for theCure, a race to support breastcancer, at 8 a.m. Sunday inBalboa Park.
The fraternity has raisedapproximately $4,500 in dona-tions this semester, according toFaryar Borhani, president ofSigma Nu. The fraternity willcontinue to raise donations until
December, and members arehoping to achieve $10,000,Borhani said.
The money raised will bedonated to Susan G. Komenfor the Cure, which is thelargest financial supporter ofbreast cancer research in theworld, according to the organi-zation’s Website, www.komen-sandiego.org.
Halloween carnivalLambda Sigma Gamma will behosting a Halloween carnivalfor preschool children from 9to 11 a.m. tomorrow at HeadStart Center, located at 4111Home Ave.
Members of the sorority willdress up in costumes for thekids, give them bags of candyand do face paintings, KatherineLopez-Ramos, Sergeant at Armsof Lambda Sigma Gamma, said.
The sorority will hostevents for the kids at thisschool for every holiday of theyear, she said.
—Compiled by Staff Writer ReemNour
An organization will be encouragingstudents to “Embrace the Streets” allnext week.
The week-long food drive,“Embrace the Streets,” will be collect-ing items for the San Diego FoodBank. San Diego State is one of sevenlocations where residents can dropoff their donations of blankets andnon-perishable food items.
Students can drop off their dona-tions on campus between 9 a.m. and3 p.m. Monday through Friday atthe Open Air Theatre.
“Embrace serves as an examplethat if you want to lift yourself up,lift someone else,” Sean Sheppard,founder and chief executive officerof Embrace, said, referring to aquote by Booker T. Washington.“We are happy that SDSU and(Associated Students) is living bythis philosophy.”
Sheppard founded the Embraceprogram “with the purpose of creat-ing programs that focus on life topicsthat galvanize the community,”according to the Embrace Web site.
“I think it’s great to see everybodycome together in the community fora great cause,” A.S. External Affairsboard member and political sciencefreshman Tom Rivera said.
According to the Embrace Website, the week-long community out-reach and service learning effort isdesigned to draw more studentsinto sustained community serviceand demonstrate the value andcharacter of SDSU students to SanDiego residents.
The organization has plans toincorporate all San Diego collegesinto a community service effort inthe future.
“Our main goal is to ensure thatevery student that is in college has anofficial way to serve the community,”Sheppard said.
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Passion for design inalumni’s artful future
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JJAARREEDD WWHHIITTLLOOCCKK,, Staff Writer
Despite the large number of teaching awards he’saccrued in nearly 30 years of lecturing at SanDiego State, Dr. Michael M. Stoddard is some-times at a loss for explanation to why students findhim engaging.
With career highlights that include serving fivepresidential administrations and being named anOxford Fellow, this political science professor’sresume is captivating enough to motivate even themost apathetic students.
But there are many other reasons why Stoddardcontinues to earn respect from students.
After mulling about why he’s perceived favor-ably, Stoddard, who seems perpetually at ease, hasa hard time settling on one answer. Finally hearrives at one.
“Students for some reason regard me as quitefunny,” Stoddard said. He jokingly added, “Althoughsometimes I suspect they’re laughing at me ratherthan with me.”
Indeed, Stoddard has a reputation for deliveringlectures that are as informative as they are enter-taining. Many students on sites such as www.rate-myprofessors.com praise his self-deprecatingcharm that breathes life into even the dullest topics.Not to mention, Stoddard proclaims he has more incommon with idealistic students than those in hisown age group.
“Students are fun,” he said. “Students aregoing to feed Africa by Monday and bring worldpeace to the globe by Tuesday. That’s how mymind works too.”
Considering his passion for teaching, it’s no sur-prise Stoddard has spearheaded several student
programs outside the classroom. He is the aca-demic dean of the Oxford Study Abroad Program,which takes nearly 60 SDSU students to study atthe university every year. Also, Stoddard traveledwith a group of students to Capitol Hill for PresidentBarack Obama’s inauguration. For him, the tripsand extracurricular activities are very fulfilling.
“It fascinates me to meet young people andsee what they’re going to do with their lives,”Stoddard said.
Stoddard has always wanted to be a teacher. Toaccomplish this goal, he attended UCLA and even-tually earned hisPh.D. In 1980, hestarted teachingat SDSU, whichat the time wasregarded as infe-rior to surround-ing schools.However, he has wit-nessed not only the cam-pus’ transformation, but the stu-dents’ as well, whom he notes, improveacademically every year. He believes SDSU can nowcompete with the best schools in the area.
Perhaps another reason why Stoddard is suc-cessful at SDSU is because his personal outlookmirrors the school’s commitment to cultivating botha social and academic environment. Even thoughhe’s a serious academic who has penned severalwell-regarded books on foreign policy, Stoddard isconstantly joking and poking fun at life.
“There’s a myth that all academics are nerds,”Stoddard said. “San Diego State is an example ofhow you can be bright and well-educated, and stillhave a good time.”
Most of all, Stoddard wishes to impart valuesthat will help students succeed in the future.
“If you’re going to be involved in the politicalprocess, you have to decide what’s important andcommit yourself to that,” Stoddard said.
As far as values, Stoddard lists his commit-ment to freedom as his priority. After nearly 30years at SDSU, his loyalty to students is alsounmistakably apparent.
Check out our on-camera interview withStoddard online at www.youtube.com/dai-lyaztecvideo.
NNAATTAALLIIAA VVAANN SSTTRRAALLEENN,, Staff Writer
Tescia Deák decorates people with her designs.Deák is an artist. Not the type who will paint a
portrait or photograph an event. No, Deák is a jewel-ry designer — self-created, self-funded and the soleproprietor of her own company la t da.
In her senior art class ART 545 design studio atSan Diego State, each student was told to choose anindividual concept to create for a final project.
Deák thought back to all the times she had goneto a jewelry store and struggled to find jewelry shefound appealing; and because jewelry design hadbeen a pastime of hers, she thought: Why not givejewelry a try?
Off she went to the drawing board. “It was a great feeling,” Deák said. “I
had the ability to create anything I wanted.”After a semester of designing and
preparing her jewelry, it was time to pres-ent her finished project at the SDSU springart show. According to Deák, the spring exhi-bition is an open house that encompassesthe entire art building — all five levels, forgraphic design and multimedia art majorswho present and are able to sell the finalproduct of their projects.
Deák’s jewelry was a hit. She sold numerouspieces at the show and received positive feedbackfrom her design studio professor, Gary Benzel. Thesuccess inspired her to consider what she was goingto do with her degree. Shortly after graduation,although she didn’t have business experience andthe economy was in a recession, Deák said shewas encouraged by how well her jewelry line did atthe exhibition.
Throughout the summer, she registered a ficti-tious business name, a reseller’s permit and madecontact with wholesalers in Los Angeles. The processwas new and exciting for her, but perhaps a little toooverwhelming at times. After forgetting to publish herfictitious business name, Deák had to re-register fora new one.
“I have no business experience and I’ve mademistakes — I need to get Business for Dummies 101”Deák said. “But I know I have a passion for it, andthat’s what keeps my drive up.”
Though the pitfalls wouldn’t end, Deák carried on. She made the decision to use acrylic material,
which was mirror-backed and opaque acrylic, for herdesigns. She continued on her journey by selecting avendor, Soul Raye, who was able to laser-cut herdesigns into jewelry and charms.
Using graphic design as a visual communica-tion, Deák takes an image in the physical world,adds a design element to it and makes it into apiece of jewelry.
“One of the things I am most proud of is that Idesigned my identity — my logo — and I created all ofmy own packaging,” Deák said. “Right now, my com-pany is just me; I do everything.”
Although she graduated in May with a degree inart and an emphasis in graphic design, Deák is cur-rently an Open University student at SDSU and willfinish in May.
The graphic design program at SDSU has helpedDeák to find a balance in her life and make progressas a jewelry designer since graduating.
Deák said she’s still learning but she’s passion-ate and always moving forward.
In the beginning of Deák’s venture, she gave alot of her jewelry away to close friends and family.Now, her friends tell her about people they seewearing her designs.
“It’s the coolest feeling,” Deák said. “I’m juststepping into it, but I feel I have the potential to doreally well.”
Deák said Benzel’s confidence in her helped hersee a future in jewelry design. Eventually, she hopesto work toward expanding her line to encompassstone, metal, beads and wire.
“I’m just a dreamer,” Deák said.A dreamer — who’s decorating people, one acrylic
masterpiece at a time. For more information on Deák’s jewelry go to her
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Shots on goal for Reza this year
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Shots for Reza this season
Points for Reza this year
Goals for junior forward Raymundo Reza
Assists for Reza this season
6 Wins for SDSU this season
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Humble Reza findssuccess with Aztecs
Humble doesn’t even begin to describeRaymundo Reza. The San Diego State men’ssoccer junior forward has accepted recogni-tion but doesn’t think twice about it or eventake credit.
It’s all about the team for him.“We have been fighting, battling and win-
ning; that’s all that matters,” Reza said. “If weas a team aren’t successful then I wouldn’t besucceeding like I am nor would I be worryingabout any honors.”
Coming off an outstanding performancelast weekend against California, where he hadthe only two goals of the 2-0 contest, Rezaearned honors for both theTopDrawerSoccer.com Team of the Week andthe College Soccer News National Team of theWeek. To top it off, Reza also earned Pac-10Player of the Week.
“My family was really excited about thatstuff,” Reza said. “I mean it has been prettycool but I don’t really give it a second thought.It’s never been about me or any single play-er on the team; it has only been about uswinning and performing at our best.”
Reza has been the consistent force up frontfor SDSU (6-4-4, 3-2-2) and has had to fightthrough injuries all season (senior midfielderEvan Toft and redshirt senior forward MattMcManus both missed time with injuries).Reza leads the Aztecs in goals, points, shotsand shots on goal, establishing himself as adangerous offensive weapon for SDSU.
“Ray (Reza) has been scary good up front,”McManus said. “He’s been putting in some
lasers and grabbing important goals, but alsocreating for everyone else he can. When wescore, Ray (Reza) is involved somehow.”
Reza has collected three assists so far thisseason while also coming through in theclutch with two game-winning goals. His per-formances, mixed with the return of all threecaptains, the all-around improving health ofthe Aztecs and major wins against top-rankedteams, SDSU has earned a rating percentageindex ranking of 11, increasing it 45 ranks intwo weeks.
“That’s good; I mean it shows we’re doingwhat we should, but we don’t focus on that,”Reza said. “We take each game on a singlebasis and don’t let rankings or other gamesaffect what we need to do. Each game isunique and the only important thing is to playas a team and get a win.”
The Aztecs will get a chance to continuetheir streak as they wrap up their three-game road trip when they play MichiganState on Sunday.
“With the rankings and honors andeverything, the most fun thing has been cel-ebrating with my teammates after an over-time victory,” Reza said. “And I want to keepdoing that this season, just not with thewhole overtime part.”
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NAME: Edward Lewis (39-12)
TITLE: Sports Editor
PREDICTION: SDSU,Air Force,TCU, Utah
QUOTABLE: “SDSU showed real heart last week. Now it’stime for the fans to hold up their end of the bargain and showup to this game.”
NAME: David Pope (40-11)
TITLE: Assistant Sports Editor
PREDICTION: SDSU,Air Force,TCU, Utah
QUOTABLE: “I really wish I would have started Ryan Lind-ley and DeMarco Sampson in my nonexistent SDSU fantasyleague last week.”
NAME: Beau Bearden (35-16)
TITLE: Senior Staff Writer
PREDICTION: SDSU,Air Force,TCU, Utah
QUOTABLE: “This one’s for you,Venice …”
Editor’s note: Each week, The Daily Aztec will pick the winners of everyMountain West Conference game.
SATURDAY, OCT. 31 San Diego State vs. New Mexico, Air Force atColorado State,TCU vs. UNLV, Utah vs.Wyoming
THE BIG ISSUENew Mexico is 0-7 this season, has lost by 17 or morepoints in six of its seven games and ranks, at best, 100th inthe nation in six of the eight most important statistical cat-egories. Yet despite knowing all that, the San Diego Statefootball team has some serious motivation to take downthe Lobos on Saturday.
“To me, when a team beats you eight years straight andbeat you 70-7 and has won the last six opportunities thatthey’ve had in your home stadium, to me, we’re not goingto play down to them,” head coach Brady Hoke said.“We’ve got to play up to them.They know.These are col-lege-age kids who are on their way to getting degrees.Unless they were asleep half of the year last year, theyknow what’s going on.”
The 70-7 beatdown the Lobos gave SDSU in last sea-son’s showdown in Albuquerque, N.M. was the third-worstloss in school history. The 70 points were the most evergiven up by an Aztec team.
“That’s one of those things in football, you turn onthe screen and that’s why you’re so surprised becausethat number doesn’t happen in games,” senior widereceiver DeMarco Sampson said. “That’s just motivationfor us to work harder this week.”
Looking at the rest of the season, SDSU has a seri-ous chance at bowl eligibility, but it all star ts with beat-ing the Lobos.
“I think when it comes down to it and Saturday rollsaround,” sophomore quarterback Ryan Lindley said,“it’s the2009 season and we’ve just got to go play another game.”
NAME: Glenn Connelly (39-12)
TITLE: Photo Editor
PREDICTION: SDSU, Air Force,TCU, Utah
QUOTABLE: “I’ll eat my words about picking SDSU afterLindley and Sampson dismantled Colorado State.”
MOUNTAIN WEST STANDINGS
WHO: SDSU vs. New Mexico
WHAT: Coming off their bestvictory of the season, the Aztecs willtake on the winless Lobos.
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—Preview compiled by Spor ts Editor Edward Lewis
Glenn Connelly / Photo Editor
KEY MATCHUPS
Lindley has thrown for nine touchdowns in the last two games.Glenn Connelly / Photo Editor
Lobo QB Donovan Porterie went 20-for-30 last weekend.Courtesy of New Mexico Media Relations
WWHHEENN TTHHEE AAZZTTEECCSS HHAAVVEE TTHHEE BBAALLLL::Junior wideout Vincent Brown was named a semi-finalistfor this year’s Biletnikoff Award on Monday. But Brownmight not be able to show why he was tabbed as one ofthe nation’s best receivers on Saturday. Brown jammed histhumb against Colorado State last weekend, and atTuesday’s press conference, Hoke said the star receivermight have some ligament damage.
“It’s loose,” Hoke said of Brown’s thumb.“I think it’s tooearly to speculate on (whether he’ll play Saturday). As astaff, you always get ready for not having a guy.”
Without Brown last week, Lindley and Sampson put ona clinic. Lindley tossed six touchdowns, three to Sampson,and threw for 459 yards, 257 to Sampson. New Mexico’sdefense is statistically worse than Colorado State’s, givingup more than 252 passing yards per game. Expect Lindley,who has nine touchdowns and one interception in his pasttwo games, to have another big day against the Lobos.
WWHHEENN TTHHEE LLOOBBOOSS HHAAVVEE TTHHEE BBAALLLL::Similar to SDSU last season, New Mexico is stuck in a seri-ous rut. The team hasn’t won a game since it beat theAztecs last season on Oct. 18, and has statistically one ofthe worst offenses in the nation this year. The Lobos arescoring less than 15 points per game and are averaging lessthan 300 yards per game.
Still, SDSU has to contain quarterback DonovanPorterie. In the past four games, he’s scored six touch-downs, thrown three picks and has completed 60 percentof his passes. Last week, against UNLV, he was 20-for-30with 219 yards and two scores.
“They’re still very talented,”Aztec junior defensive tack-le Ernie Lawson said.“Their record doesn’t really speak formuch and it might be a little misleading because they are atalented team on both sides of the ball, so we’re going tohave to come with it.”
The Daily AztecThursday,
October 29, 2009
Ashlie Rodriguez,
Staff Writer
On
Saturday, college
students every-
where w
ill be forced to buy their own
candy. The glory days of Power Rangers
and Disney princess costum
es have sadlycom
e to an end. For those born in the‘80s and early ‘90s, it’s tim
e to put away
the pumpkin buckets and save the cavi-
ties for Christm
as. Trick-or-treating may
be finished, but the party is just gettingstarted.
Hallow
een BallSan D
iego bars and clubs are hostingm
any parties on Hallow
een night. Thehistorical architecture of Balboa Park’sPrado
will
transform
into a
haunted,ghostly
and m
ystifying m
anorat
theannual
Hallow
een Ball.
Hosted
byD
Jhere Productions, the grandiose Pradow
ill be outfitted with 20 bars, m
ore thansix disc jockeys and a three-category cos-tum
e contest with a plum
p $500 prize. Toexperience an am
biance somew
here inbetw
een Las Vegas and a séance, visitw
ww.djhere.com
for more inform
ation.The best bet to find tickets is to checkonline on sites such as w
ww.craigslist.org
as the concert event is already sold out.
El Dorado
Lovers of indie-rock and vintage décordon’t
have to
sacrifice their
nichesH
alloween night.
Dow
ntown nightclub,
El Dorado, w
ill be hosting a zombie-
themed party featuring the w
inner of two
San Diego M
usic Aw
ards: Dirty Sw
eet.The saloon-styled nightclub w
ith its dark,W
estern motif w
ill put night owls into a
time w
arp. The pinstripe-clad bartendersdress
complete
with
vests, suspenders
and bowler hats.Their sound of Southern,
bluesy vestiges of Lynyrd Skynyrd andLed Zeppelin infused w
ith a modern style
of its own, this band of highly-talented
rockers is sure to blow the crow
daw
ay.For
more
information
visit w
ww.eldo-
radobar.com.Tickets are $10.
Side BarTim
e machine-them
ed nightclubs will be
raging in San Diego, altering the atm
os-phere
with
blast-from-the-past
themes.
Dow
ntown’s Side Bar nightclub is trans-
forming its chandeliered and birdcage
design into a haunted Black Pearl pirateship. A
treasure of $1,000 will be aw
ard-ed to the sexiest costum
e.
Belly Up Tavern
Belly Up Tavern in Solana Beach is turn-
ing up the heat with an all-out ‘80s party.
Explosive disc jockeys mixing M
adonnaand
Motley
Crüe
favorites, fully
equipped with big hair, spandex and
headbands w
ill be
supplying the
Hallow
een bash of a lifetime. For m
oreinform
ation check out ww
w.bellyup.com.
Hard Rock H
otelIf the plan is to be both sexy and scared,H
ard Rock Hotel is hosting the G
aslamp
Quarter’s
Playboy H
alloween
gala.Blondes
in bunny
ears, H
ugh H
efnerlook-alikes clothed only in satin boxersand a lot of San D
iego bombshells w
ill allm
eet for one night to bring out their inner-Playboy.
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ore inform
ation about
any of these events, visit ww
w.entertain-m
entguid
e.signo
nsand
iego
.com
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ne can never be too old to celebrateH
alloween, so forget the candy and grab
a cocktail at the many 21 and older par-
ties happening in San Diego.
The Haunted H
otel has guests experience the latest chilling horror movies in real life by
featuring reenactments of scenes from
“The Chainsaw
Massacre,” “1408” and “Saw
” movies.
Courtesy of H
aunted Hotel Inc.
Whaley H
ouse is said to be haunted by the Whaleys w
ho comm
itted suicide on the grounds.Sarah Koepke / Staff Photographer
San Diego has a variety of clubs w
ith Hallow
een themes for
big kids, making it easier to keep the sam
e childhood spirit.
MC
T Cam
pus
Big kids guide to aHallow
een club crawl
Aurelia A
cquati, Contributor
Hallow
een is a favorite holiday for many,
with trick-or-treating, pum
pkin carving andfestive
costumes.
How
ever, for
studentsyounger than 21 years old, this holidayhas som
e limitations considering bars are
not an option. So, what is there to do on
this cherished holiday?Throw
ing a Hallow
een party is a terrificoption for students w
ho want to have a
ghoulish time w
ith friends. Hosting a party
may appear to be an overw
helming task,
but with the right ideas and tips, it can be
simple and affordable.
Spooky decorationsStart by com
ing up with a them
e for theparty to m
ake it more appealing such as a
haunted house,
vampire
or traditional
pumpkin and w
itches theme. D
ecorationsare a great w
ay to create the desiredatm
osphere of the party, whether it is scary
or lighthearted.
Scatter som
e pum
pkinsaround
and hang
cotton spiderw
ebsthroughout the designated party areas. U
setraditional H
alloween colors to get every-
one in the mood, along w
ith scented can-dles to add to the party atm
osphere.
Yumm
y treatsTry creating som
e festive foods to creep outparty guests such as Eyeball C
ake, Witch
Finger C
ookies and
Gum
my
Worm
s in
Pudding Dirt, w
ith full recipes available atw
ww
.celebrations.com/hallow
een-party-ideas. These H
alloween delicacies pair w
ellw
ith a
Frothy Bloody
Punch, a
chillingrecipe consists of H
awaiian Punch and 7U
Pm
ixed in a bowl of C
ool Whip.
In order to make this year’s H
alloween
party unforgettable,
throw
in som
e fun
games
and scary
movies
to entertain
guests. One gruesom
e game is Tragic Sam
where guests w
ill try to guess which foods
are Sam’s eyes, fingers, heart and brain. A
llyou need to do is put som
e cooked pasta,peeled tom
atoes and grapes, baby carrotsand Spam
into separate bowls.
If your partygoers are feeling energizedconsider playing capture the pum
pkins, sim-
ilar to Capture the Flag, w
here opposingteam
s try to capture the other team’s hid-
den pumpkins.
With everyone dressed in creative cos-
tumes and playing fun gam
es or watching
scary movies, the party is sure to be a
smash. A
dding ghoulish food, creepy punchand
eerie decorations
will
make
for a
spooky Hallow
een party.Being younger than 21 doesn’t m
ean missing out on H
alloween fun. Putting up decorations in
your dorm and m
aking eerie-looking treats are a few w
ays to bring back the holiday spirit.
Paige Nelson /Staff Photographer
Nicole C
allas, Assistant
Features EditorC
heck in to the hotel intending to have vis-itors
experience a
nightmare
that w
illhaunt them
all year long. The Haunted
Hotel has room
s that recreate this year’seeriest m
ovies and classic horror monsters
people wish to forget w
hen going to bedalone
at night.
Wandering
down
pitch-black
hallways,
guests w
ill find
bloodybodies plastered to the w
alls and the base-m
ent scene
from
“The Texas
Chainsaw
Massacre,”
where
more
than one
Leatherface runs and waves his chainsaw
over victims’ heads.
If Leatherface
doesn’t cause
chills,Freddy
Krueger,
Michael
Myers
andJigsaw
may also be lingering in the shad-
ows
of another
nightmarish
scene. The
hotel illustrates its own tw
isted scenes thataren’t found in film
s. This year, one roomreenacted a m
oving train scene with shak-
ing floors, train window
s on the walls that
look like passing landscape and figuresdressed in all black, som
e alive and some
fake, holding on to the train railing look-
ing for
an opportunity
to jum
p out
atunsteady passengers. The hotel’s staff fol-low
s a no-touch code, but that won’t stop
visitors’ necks from being breathed on as
they pass in the dark, or tormented little
sisters and
excessively-petrified friends
from being follow
ed or cornered. W
ith The Haunted H
otel’s exaggeratedand graphic special effects and realisticscenarios, visitors feel as though they haveentered their ow
n bloody horror movie.
Located in an old 1889 building down-
town, The H
aunted Hotel w
as ranked oneof A
merica’s top 13 scariest hotels last
year by Hauntw
orld Magazine. The hotel
is San Diego’s prem
ier haunted house inthe G
aslamp Q
uarter and has been opensince 1993.
This Hallow
een season, the hotel opensat 6 p.m
. tomorrow
and Saturday. The hor-ror event w
ill end on Hallow
een. Ticketscost $14.99, and can either be purchasedonline or at the front door. The hotel islocated
in dow
ntown
on the
corner of
Market
Street and
Fourth A
venue. For
more
information,
and to
see a
walk-
through of
past seasons
visithttp://w
ww
.hauntedhotel.com.
Kari Luu, Staff Writer
Children are not the only ones w
hoenjoy
running outside
beneath the
balmy,
moonlit
sky. O
n H
alloween
every shadow and eerie sound can
make any person w
onder whether or
not they
are alone.
Nightm
aresbecom
e reality in San Diego’s haunted
trails made for the bold and fearless,
allowing visitors to see dem
onic ghouls,bloodstained ghosts and m
asked JasonVoorhees. Each event runs until the endof H
alloween night.
The Haunted Trail of Balboa
By day, Balboa Park is a serene, botan-ical oasis, but by night, it is possessedby
the unthinkable
during O
ctober.Balboa Park’s H
aunted Trail consists ofa m
aze crawling w
ith disease-riddenzom
bies, evil clowns and even a bus
full of Jasons from “Friday the 13th.”
The gaunt trees of Balboa in the back-ground and the brisk, cool air m
ake thetrail a scene straight out of a horrorfilm
. Once on the trail, w
alk slowly and
savor the scares because the path cango quickly and there is often a longw
ait to enter. It costs $15. For more
information
visitw
ww
.hauntedhotel.com/trail.
Scream Zone — D
el Mar
Anticipate
blood-curdling scream
s as
the resident
ghosts of
Del
Mar
Fairgrounds’ Scream Zone are scarier
than ever. Visitors w
ho often freezew
ith fear have nothing to worry about
as they
can board
the H
auntedH
ayride, which is an open-sided hay
wagon that leads patrons into a haunt-
ed barn riddled with nightm
ares. TheScream
Zone also has a labyrinth offrights w
aiting around every corner inThe C
hamber. A
t the end of the trail,individuals m
ust brave the nauseatingand
frightening Spinning
Tunnel of
Terror. The Scream Zone also has a
House of H
orror. Get the m
ost fright forthe least m
oney with a package deal to
enter all three attractions for $27.99,and each attraction costing $14.99. Form
ore inform
ation visit
ww
w.sdfair.com/scream
zone/home.htm
l
Haunted San D
iego Tours —O
ld Town
For scaredy-cats and crybabies, SanD
iego Entertainment Tours show
s it canbe better to travel in groups. The tw
o-hour tour ride runs through six hauntedlocations in dow
ntown and O
ld Town,
including the Whaley H
ouse. The $35round-trip ride includes costum
ed pro-fessionals retelling skin-craw
ling ghoststories and entry into San D
iego’s old-est graveyard. The tours are rich w
ithspooky fun and run Thursday throughM
onday with buses departing at 6:30
and 8:30 p.m. For m
ore information
check out
ww
w.hauntedsandiego-
tours.com
Hardik Shukla, C
ontributorFilm
s about the supernatural may
be exhilarating
to w
atch, but
when
it com
es to
reality m
ostpeople prefer to live in a w
orldthat doesn’t include paranorm
alactivity.
How
ever, for
theW
haley House, this option does-
n’t exist.The
Whaley
House is one of the
most
hauntedplaces
in the
country, w
ithm
any visitors
claiming to have
seen or
heardghostly activity. O
riginally, the build-ing housed a variety of businessesand public services including a gran-ary, a courtroom
and the site of thetow
n’s public gallows, w
here dra-
matic hangings occurred. Eventually, busi-
nessman Thom
as Whaley bought the prop-
erty and constructed one of San Diego’s
finest houses of the time.
Num
erous incidents have been record-ed
at the
Whaley
House
through the
years. Tourists have heard heavy footstepson
the stairs
while
touring the
house.Electronics have also taken on a life oftheir ow
n while in the W
haley House, w
ithcam
eras taking pictures suddenly or show-
ing mysterious flashes in the background.
The house’s lights have been rumored to
turn on and off by themselves w
ith electri-cians unable to find any fault in the elec-trical system
. D
uring Hallow
een, the Whaley H
ouseoffers guided oil lam
p tours of the houseat night, including a tour of the local cem
e-tery. For those w
ho think they can bravethe haunted house, dare to step foot in thisspooky m
anor.
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n frightening Halloween rager
The Haunted Hotel leaves guests scared dead
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Providence, R.I. is attempting to rebrand itselfas the “creative capital.” With a surge ofbands and record labels appearing in its localscene, it’s no wonder this college town issculpting its arts and culture output.
A perfect example of such a burgeoning ofmusical ingenuity? The Low Anthem — a trioof Brown University students on a folk-rockrampage across the country. Saturday night’sperformance at The Casbah had quite theunexpected turnout and an even more pleas-antly surprising sound. Touring the WestCoast with indie-pop favorite, Blind Pilot, TheLow Anthem members Ben Knox Miller, JeffPrystowsky and Jocie Adams were met with alarge audience ranging in ages and styles.
Without introducing itself, the East Coastband dove into its set with its softer songsfirst, attempting to capture the audience withits sound, not its verbal announcement.
Although the crowd was considerably full,it unfortunately didn’t stop its chitchat forThe Low Anthem’s initial, quiet set opener,“Cage The Song Bird.” The audience didn’t
noticeably direct its attention toward thestage until The Low Anthem’s blues-inspired number, “Don’t Let Nobody TurnYou Around.”
Utilizing an impressive instrument lineupincluding a clarinet, drums, harmonica, cro-tales, acoustic guitar, upright bass, cell
phone, electric guitar, a piano and more, thetrio accomplishes a clean, mellow soundwhile singing. On the respected NonesuchRecords, this will surely not be the last heardof The Low Anthem’s high-praised sound.
For more information on The LowAnthem, visit its Web site at www.lowan-them.com.
For more information on upcoming showsat the Casbah, visit www.casbahmusic.com.
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The Low Anthem gathers crowd and energy
How does a person properly prepare oneselfto meet their parents for the first time?
This question, along with many others, isanswered in the documentary, “Going Home.”
Set in the vastly contrasting locations ofNew York City and South Korea, the film tellsthe story of Jason Hoffman, a Korean-bornadoptee who embarks on the journey to findhis birth mother.
Opening in a Korean nursery, the sameone Hoffman’s adoptive American parentsselected him from 20 years earlier, the filmimmediately identifies the center point of theplotline — a young man’s journey to rediscov-er his past through the help of his closestfamily and friends.
Shot in documentary film fashion, themovie follows the director, Hoffman, and hisgirlfriend and “Going Home” producer,Mikyung Kim, through Korean cities andmarkets where Hoffman experiencesrepeated culture shocks.
Shaky camera shots, varying from medi-um range to extreme close-up with lots ofmovement placed in the beginning of thefilm lend to the realistic and emotionalunsteadiness of the journey.
“Going Home” offers a raw portrayal ofhuman emotions. Hoffman and Kim beauti-fully capture an entire range of feelings suchas disappointment, blame, longing andexcitement and are all delivered so elo-quently they can be tangibly felt by viewers.
Dialogue from Hoffman’s adoptive par-ents about the character of their son, as wellas testimony from his closest friends showcase
how this type of exploratory journey can beabout much more than just the adoptedindividual and their birth family.
The 73-minute film candidly sheds lighton a few of the struggles of adoptees such aswondering about the individuals who gavethem up and a curious longing to be reunited.
“Going Home” provides its viewers with acaptivating journey and the ability for anyoneto find a true appreciation of family and therelationships that are forged throughout life.
“Going Home,” recently made its WestCoast debut at the San Diego AsianFilm Festival.
Though a concrete future for the film hasnot yet been decided, a DVD release is in theworks. For more information about “GoingHome” including film festival availability,visit the Web site www.goinghomemovie.com.
Visit The Daily Aztec YouTube channel towatch an exclusive interview with the pro-ducer and director of “Going Home.”
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Jocie Adams, pictured right, is both a classical composer and NASA technician. She joined the band in 2007. Courtesy of Johanna Neufeld, Jason Frank Roth and The Low AnthemCourtesy of Johanna Neufeld, Jason Frank Roth and The Low Anthem
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San Diego State’s Autumn PoetryReading features poets Brian Teare andRae Armantrout from 5 to 6:30 p.m. onMonday at Scripps Cottage. This event,free and open to the public, is spon-sored not only by SDSU’s PoetrySociety, but is also supported by PoetryInternational and the Hugh C. HydeLiving Writers Series.
Other guest speakers include SDSU’s
master of fine arts students Lisa Grove,Taylor Katz and Susan Wiedner, as wellas two undergraduates, Amy Ebersoleand Alicia Nichols.
Come support San Diego’s local com-munity of writers.
For more information on the event e-mail [email protected] or visitthe Poetry International Web site athttp://poetryinternational.sdsu.edu/.
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A taste of heaven will be spun with“hella” good electro-house music for 4th& B’s Halloween Heaven & Hell partyfeaturing Benny Benassi tomorrow night.This event is bound to be a hot spot forthe 21 and older crowd of electronicmusic enthusiasts who are looking for afreakishly memorable time.
There will be music, there will bedancing, but what makes this once-a-yearshow special is — costumes. And with thecostumes come the costume contest andits $1,000 prize for sexiest, best coupleand best group.
And what better disc jockey to beheadlining than Benassi? Benassi won aGrammy last year for the remix of PublicEnemy’s “Bring the Noise.” Other hitsinclude “Satisfaction” and “I Love MySex.”
Although, what is most exciting aboutthis event for San Diego State students isthat two SDSU alumni, Richard
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Other than Benassi and STIRCRAZY,there will be about seven more disc jock-eys including Don Santino, MarK CENA,Slynkee, Josh Chapin and Loli spinninguntil dawn on the three stages inside thevenue. Victor Dinaire will be the closingset for the night, leaving audiencescrawling into the morning dew of down-town with the type of deep pleasure thatonly comes from a foot-stomping, ear-blasting and heart-pumping night ofmusic.
The cheaper pre-sale tickets arealready sold out, but general admissionpasses are still available online for $50.
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HUMOR: POPE’S DOCTRINE
alloween sucks.There, I said it.
Yeah, that’s right,I’ll say it again:Halloween sucks. It
is without question the mostoverrated holiday of the year.
In fact, it shouldn’t even becalled a holiday. It doesn’tdeserve to be in the same class asChristmas, St. Patrick’s Day oreven Columbus Day.
“But Pope,” you might say.“Halloween is awesome. It’s anexcuse to drink and for girls todress slutty.”
Oh, wow. What a clever, wittyobservation. Do you also refer toValentine’s Day as “Singles-Awareness Day?” Shut up. Youdon’t deserve to read this col-umn. Go watch the “The JeffDunham Show” or put on a Larrythe Cable Guy DVD or something.
This is San Diego State; doyou need an excuse to drink onany given night? And I don’tknow if you’ve been outside laterthan 10 p.m. lately, but in myexperience, there is no shortage ofgirls dressed slutty for no particu-lar reason throughout the week.
So, why do I hate Halloween?Well, let’s examine the character-istics of this ‘holiday’ and see ifwe can find anything to like.
First of all, there’s the whole“scary” side of it. Every once in awhile I get talked into going toone of those “haunted maze”things. Here’s my thoughtprocess in every one of those I’veever gone to:
“This is dark and there are toomany screaming junior high girls
here … Oh, a guy in a maskpopped out from behind the wall.That may or may not have star-tled me. I am not frightenedthough, because he is a 36-year-old unemployed guy holding aplastic knife. Let’s move on now.”
That’s another thing that both-ers me. It’s the difference betweenbeing startled and being scared.When you’re watching a horrormovie and it’s quiet, then a doorslams shut and it makes you flinch,that’s startling, not frightening.
You want scary? Try coveringSDSU baseball and attempting tointerview head coach TonyGwynn after a double-digit loss.For some reason, Baseball Hall ofFamers don’t like being askedwhy their team lost by 12 pointsbecause of a skinny white kidwhose greatest athletic achieve-ment is hitting five consecutiveshots in beer pong.
Now, of course I enjoyedHalloween when I was little.Candy, going out on schoolnights dressed like the bluePower Ranger for three years in arow — it was all good times. Butmuch like putting ketchup on hotdogs, it’s something reasonable,decent human beings stop doingat some point in their lives.
The most annoying aspect isthe college-aged dudes who taketheir costumes way too seriously.And I’m not talking about puttingtoo much effort into it. If youwant to spend two months mak-
ing your own Stormtrooper suit, Ican only praise you for your dedi-cation to awesomeness.
I’m talking about the guy whodresses like the Heath Ledger ver-sion of the Joker and spends theentire night in character, accentand all, thinking it’s going to gethim any reaction other than asafe distance kept by all womenin the vicinity.
Oh, and then there are vam-pires. Our generation has ruinedvampires. They used to bebadasses — dressed in black,always around the hottest girls,hunted by Wesley Snipes —what’s not to love? Now EdwardCullen has turned vampires intothe equivalent of the lead singerin a boy band.
Despite all this, I will onceagain be partaking in the over-hyped festivities and wearing mypope costume for the fourth yearin a row. I know, original, right?
But, if this article has swayedyou against the orange and blackcharade, don’t fret. Thanksgiving,with all of its pie and footballglory, is just around the corner.
—David Pope is an English senior.
—This column does not necessarilyreflect the opinion of The DailyAztec.
Did you love this column? Did youhate it? Have any suggestions forfuture topics? E-mail Pope [email protected].
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LOOKING THROUGH OUR LENS
Staff Photographer Bryan Koci shot this photo of a frightening monster lurking in the dark, while preparing to scare
another victim at the San Diego Haunted Trails.
CREEP FROM THE SHADOWS
Halloween, you are overrated
