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SDSU basketball teams sweptColorado State in both gameson Saturday.

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Senator Leland Yee fights tomake auxiliary organizationstransparent to the public.

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Students find UHP beneficial

The San Diego State UniversityHonors Program application dead-line is today, and some studentsare deliberating how hard they arewilling to work to graduate with ashiny Honors medallion hangingfrom their neck.

Students enrolled in theUniversity Honors Program areobligated to maintain a cumulativegrade point average of 3.5, com-plete at least 18 units of Honorscourses, create a senior thesis,project or portfolio, venture to aforeign country to study abroadand attend regular meetings andevents held by the HonorsProgram Student Society.

“One of the primary benefits isthat the classes are smaller and aretaught as a seminar instead of alecture,” UHP Director Dr. StaceySinclair said. “Students are seatedin a circle to facilitate discussion.”

Other membership benefitsinclude having a personal academ-ic adviser, a class size capped at 20students, access to a privatelibrary study room and morescholarship opportunities.

“Eight to 10 scholarships aregiven to first-time freshmen, (andthere are) 15 to 20 study abroadscholarships, as well as researchand creative activity scholarships,”Sinclair said. “Some of the scholar-ships are need-based, but themajority are merit-based.”

According to Sinclair, the UHPdevelops study abroad programseach year that are unique to theprogram, so students are able tofulfill their Honors units require-ments while completing the studyabroad requirement. This summer,UHP has organized study abroadprograms in Tanzania, Africa;Greece; and Oxford, England.

“I went to Oxford University onthe Phi Kappa Phi study abroadgrant,” Honors Program Student

Society President Mary Zhongsaid. “I thought that receiving agrant like that would be superhard, but I feel that I was able toget it because of all of the help Ireceived from the academic advis-ers in the Honors Program.”

Students in the program receivespecialized attention from advis-ers, particularly when it comes toapplying for scholarships.

“I graduated in May of 2009and now I am a (corps) member ofTeach For America in Denver,Colorado,” recent SDSU graduateKaycee Gerhart said. Teach ForAmerica is a two-year commitmentthat directs teachers toward low-income areas to improve schoolsand communities nationwide.

“I already teach my own classand I feel like being a part of theHonors Program most definitelyprepared me for this,” Gerhart said.

While the UHP has its benefits,

some prospective students areapprehensive about fulfilling therequirements.

“I am considering applying forthe Honors Program, but the extraclasses, obligations and GPArequirement make me really nerv-ous,” undeclared freshman NikkiRobelo said.

Students enrolled in the pro-gram are required to attend regularmeetings held by the HonorsProgram Student Society, butaccording to Sinclair, the program isdesigned to be flexible so that stu-dents are able to balance their time.

“I don’t think the classes aremore difficult, but I feel like theygo more in-depth than regularclasses,” kinesiology freshmanAustin Walker said. “The teachersaren’t afraid to challenge you withharder discussion topics that makeyou think a bit harder than younormally would.”

There are roughly 600 studentscurrently in the University HonorsProgram. Each year, the programaccepts about 180 students, 130 ofwhich are first-time freshmen,according to Sinclair. Next year,freshmen in the University HonorsProgram will be required to live inthe Maya Residence Hall.

“As with any other studentorganization, we have all formedbonds because of all the time wespend together,” Zhong said.

The Honors Program StudentSociety attached to the programorganizes each of the meetings andevents. This year’s theme for thesociety is “Community Service.”The society has already volun-teered at the YMCA and plans tofeed the homeless at St. Vincent dePaul Village and participate in theRelay For Life later this semester.

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Photo Editor Glenn Connelly captured this shot of former Aztec Scott Piercy, who was the leader after the first round of the Farmers Insurance Open. After posting two over

par scores on Friday and Saturday, he finished the tournament tied for 20th after shooting a 3-under 69. Piercy graduated in 2001 with a degree in Public Administration.

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Drug activity on campusJan. 27 — Two men were arrest-ed after trolley security contact-ed campus police about a possi-ble drug transaction on the trol-ley platform, according to SanDiego State Police Lt. LamineSecka. Police arrested 45-year-old Gary Griffin for possessingand selling marijuana and sell-ing counterfeit music CDs.Darran Phillips, who is 29 yearsold, was cited and arrested forskateboarding, according toSecka. Neither Griffin norPhillips are SDSU students.

RobberyJan. 27 — A juvenile was arrest-ed after he allegedly stole a cellphone. Secka said the victimwas walking from the SDSUtransit center toward AdamsHumanities when the 14-year-old suspect ran behind the vic-tim and grabbed his phone.

The victim reportedly chasedthe suspect and started strug-gling with him. Secka said twoother people helped tackle thesuspect, too. MetropolitanTransit System security officershandcuffed the suspect andcalled campus police. The cellphone is supposedly worth$500. The suspect was taken toJuvenile Hall.

Contempt of court orderJan. 23 — A man was arrestedafter allegedly violating a courtorder. David Dadon, a 58-year-old who is not affiliated with theuniversity, was arrested at StateSt. Grill and transported to jailafter he allegedly violated adomestic violence restrainingorder. Secka said the victimapproached officers to notifythem of the situation.

Two battery incidentsJan. 23 — A man was arrested

after he allegedly punched a busdriver. Stephen Ludlow, a 54-year-old who is not a student atSDSU, reportedly struck a busdriver after refusing to get off thebus. Secka said the driverattempted to get all passengersoff the vehicle because it was hislast stop. The incident occurredat the SDSU Transit Center.Ludlow was arrested and trans-ported to jail for felony batteryand public intoxication.

Later that night, a SDSU stu-dent was arrested in a separatebattery-related incident.Benjamin Markowitz was arrest-ed and transported to jail forspousal battery.

Secka said the 20-year-oldreportedly hit his girlfriend inthe face. The incident occurredat Hardy Avenue Apartments.

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The San Diego State men’s basketballteam is more athletic than ColoradoState’s. That was clear to everyone insideMoby Arena after two plays in the middleof the first half on Saturday afternoon.

The first of the two came at the 8:11mark. CSU’s Dorian Green missed a shot,freshman forward Kawhi Leonardsnagged the rebound, and heaved the ball

to junior forwardBilly White, who thenconnected on a thun-dering alley-oop withjunior center BrianCarlwell. Moments

later, SDSU junior guard D.J. Gay stolethe ball and threw a pass to freshmanguard Chase Tapley, who sprinted downthe court to throw another alley-oop, thistime to Leonard.

The back-to-back two-pointers causedRams’ head coach Tim Miles to call a time-out. They also proved CSU couldn’t hangwith the athletic Aztecs, who cruised to a64-52 victory in Fort Collins, Colo.

“We’re long, we’re athletic, we pursuethe ball,” head coach Steve Fisher told TheMtn. after the game. “I’m really pleasedwith how we defended and fought andrebounded and got a tough, hard-fought

victory against a very good team.”SDSU out-rebounded the Rams 40-33

and had three players score in double fig-ures. Leonard was the man of the match,posting his 10th career double-double,racking up 14 points and 12 rebounds. Inthe first half alone, Leonard had 12 pointsand 10 boards.

“A lot of times, (Leonard) is the bestplayer on the court,” Fisher told AM 600KOGO. “I was really proud of the intelli-gence that he played with, especially in thesecond half. I thought he did a superb job.”

The Aztecs held the lead for the dura-tion of the second half, despite playing abit shorthanded. Sophomore forward TimShelton missed his fourth consecutivegame with a knee injury, and White hit hishead on Leonard’s knee in the first halfand had a “big old knot on his head” forthe rest of the game, Fisher said. Still, CSUonly made two of its 15 3-point attemptsand shot just 36.7 percent from the field.

“This was a big win for us,” Leonard saidto The Mtn. after the game. “We were both 3-3 in the conference, so each team neededthis win to get in the top four. And we gotthe win, so we’re very happy and excited.”

With the victory, SDSU improved itsoverall record to 15-6 (4-3 in the MountainWest Conference) and remained in fourthplace behind BYU, New Mexico and UNLVin the MWC standings.

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While scoring just 22 points in the first halfmight normally prompt a furious halftimerant from the head coach, in Saturday’s gameagainst Colorado State, head coach BethBurns kept things in perspective for her SanDiego State women’s basketball team.

“When I walked in at halftime, I could say,‘What’s the bad news? We have 22 (points),’”Burns said to www.goaztecs.com after the game.“But, ‘What’s the good news? They have 16.’”

SDSU played inspired defense and com-pletely shut down an improved and streakingCSU team, winning 59-38 at home. The Aztecs

(13-6, 5-2 in MountainWest Conference play)forced an incredible 35turnovers by the visitingRams (11-9, 3-4 MWC)and thanks to the results

in games earlier in the day, reclaimed a spot inthe three-way tie for first place in the MWCwith TCU and BYU.

CSU held a narrow lead late in the firsthalf and kept the game close well into thesecond half thanks in part to an ugly 26turnovers by SDSU.

The Rams were within 4 points with 13

minutes left in the game before senior guardJené Morris sparked a 21-3 run by the Aztecsthroughout the next nine minutes.

“I loved that we just thought we could shutthem down,” Burns said. “They’re an explo-sive team, they (score) in the high 70s, so Ithought we did a pretty good job there.”

Morris led all scorers with 19 points on 9-19shooting from the field. She also chipped inwith three of SDSU’s 16 steals while junior cen-ter Paris Johnson and senior guard QueneseDavis tied for high rebounding in the game withseven boards, as well as eight points apiece.

Guard Kim Mestdagh was the lone CSUplayer to score in double digits, netting 11points but shooting just 4-15 from the field.

Junior forward Jessika Bradley had asolid day, scoring eight points and pulling infour rebounds with three blocks and foursteals, but her presence on the court andimportance to the team is something thenumbers don’t always reflect.

“(Bradley) is really a big part, quietly, of allthe stuff we do,” Burns said. “She really helpedgive our perimeter player confidence andhelped shut down the lane.”

The Aztecs will finish their first round ofMWC play on Wednesday when they take onAir Force in Colorado Springs, Colo.

Kawhi Leonard had his 10th career double-double on Saturday in Fort Collins against Colorado State.Glenn Connelly / Photo Editor

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With one semester down and one or more togo, students have opportunities to meethundreds of people on campus. But forsome, forming new friendships and turningthose “class friends” into something moremay appear to be a daunting task. DuringWinter Break, students have the chance tocatch up with family and friends back home,but it’s less likely they will interact with thefriends and relationships they made atschool during the last semester. Some stu-dents feel uncertain about forming strongerrelationships or making new friends at thebeginning of the second semester. Getting

more involved on campus is a great way tomeet new students and build strongerbonds with friends, making “breaking theice” this semester easier to do.

San Diego State encourages students toget involved on campus in order to makethe transition to college life less difficult.When students become involved in organi-zations and clubs, they have the opportuni-ty to do just that: meet new friends andhave new experiences they otherwise wouldhave missed out on. There are more than200 organizations for students to connectwith at SDSU, each of them geared towardmaking campus life better. Students canimmerse themselves in a wide variety ofgroups such as Associated Students, theResidence Hall Association, Aztec

Adventures or Intramural Sports. A.S., the student-run government that

oversees campus events, is ideal for stu-dents who are passionate and active politi-cally . A.S. helps develop a variety of specialprograms for social, recreational and func-tional purposes, allowing students to devel-op their leadership and policy skills whilebuilding their résumés.

Or students could explore their activeside with Aztec Adventures. Whitewaterrafting, backpacking, horseback riding andcanoeing are all available for students whowant to explore the world outside SDSU.

Another option is the Residence HallAssociation, which allows students to becomeinvolved in their dorm and plan fun events forthose who live on campus. Business manage-

ment freshman Andrew Conlisk the RHA’sRecreational Sports Chair, and he’s also on theA.S. Recreational Board and involved inIntramural Sports.

“I’ve definitely met people, and I know whatis going on around campus,” Conlisk said. “Ican voice my opinion on issues.” He thinks it’simportant for freshman to get involved.

“Some people come (to SDSU) blind anddon’t know what’s going on, and they getinvolved to meet people,” he said. Becominginvolved on campus help students feel con-nected to their surroundings and investedin the college experience.

If finding friends is not always difficult,forming genuine relationships can also bediscouraging for students. Students don’twant to feel rejected, and that can discouragethem from opening up friendships.Classroom settings are great places to meetnew people and find possible friends, butonce they’re made, the friendship must bemoved beyond the classroom, progress andbecome more than just “class talk.” One wayto connect with a potential friend is to find aclub or organization that suits both, so theycan bond through something both are inter-ested in, in a comfortable environment.

But students need to keep in mind that ittakes some initiative — and an open mind —to ask someone to hang out outside of class.Business administration freshman TaraBarchalk spoke about her ways to get theball rolling.

“Group activities and lively atmospheresare the best settings to reduce awkwardness,”Barchalk said. She reccommended grabbinglunch between classes and studying together.

The best method is to be confident andfriendly, and always remember that manystudents are looking for friends and newmemories this semester.

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Making in-class buddies off-campus friends

The new semester brings new opportunities for involvement in on-campus extra-curriculars, so students can make friends and connections outside of the classroom.Mariam Bierr / Staff Photographer

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If cyber-snooping were a crime today, manywould be guilty. Many couples participate inthis modern scenario, though, by checking theonline activities of a significant other. Socialnetworking Web sites such as Facebook andMySpace have pros and cons, but they also

serve as a tool for habitually keeping tabs on asignificant other, and that may lead to moreproblems in a relationship.

“Social media sites, although tremendouslyvaluable in many different areas, can have anunexpected and undesirable ripple effect oncouples who actively engage in them,” profes-sional dating coach and matchmaker DeAnnaLorraine said.

Innocent curiosity or boredom can lead

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someone to check a partner’s profile,which can raise suspicions, accusationsand heated arguments. Read how thesefamiliar conflicts can be solved.

“Why is your ex on your friendslist?”Most can agree that it is not advisable tokeep in touch with an old flame. And manymay not be thrilled to find out that theirpartner still keeps in contact with an ex,even if it is on a minimal, innocent level.

“When they have ex-girlfriends on theirfriends list, you don’t know if they are com-municating through private messages orwhy they still need to keep them around as‘friends,’” said Lizette Krumm, a Facebookuser who admitted that this issue hascaused many fights in her marriage.

Facebook user Alex Montes disagreedand felt that such problems in a relation-ship can be atrributed to the amount ofrespect the people involved have for eachother. Social networking sites should notbe blamed for users having ex’s in theirfriends list, Montes said.

“Some relationships have an extremeamount of trust and it wouldn’t botherthem if the other person had ex’s in theirfriends list,” he continued.

“Why does she leave you so manycomments?”Partners may become suspicious whensomeone of the opposite sex periodicallyleaves comments on his or her boyfriendor girlfriend’s page. The comments maybe harmless, but it’s hard not to wonder ifthe flirtation transfers off-screen.

“Often, couples will check each other’sprofiles to make sure their partner isbeing ‘good’ or to track their recentwhereabouts and activities,” Lorrainesaid. “They may check for any incriminat-ing photos or other suspicious activitythat may be a cause for worry.”

Melissa Cardenas, another Facebook user,commented that social media Web sites cannegatively impact a relationship when there isa lack of trust and open communication.

“If the people in the relationshipalready have a trust issue, one is morelikely to lurk and freak out at comments(other) people leave on their boyfriend orgirlfriend’s page,” Cardenas said. “A fightover Facebook or MySpace is likely toreveal a jealous and over-controllingboyfriend or girlfriend.”

While Facebook and MySpace allowusers to receive notifications and trackfriends’ whereabouts, some things are bet-ter off not being advertised, Lorraine said.

“Give your partner space and respecteach other’s privacy,” Lorraine said.“Resist the temptation to obsessivelycheck each other’s profile pages and spyon each other’s activities and resist thetemptation to read all of the commentsposted from other people on your part-ner’s page.”

“Who is that guy in the picturenext to you?”Social networking sites allow friends totag each other in photos, which has bothbenefits and drawbacks. On the plus side,someone who forgot to bring a cameracan still get pictures from last night’sparty. On the con side, if those pictureswere not meant to be shared or seen byothers, they are now posted for almost allnetwork users to see.

“On the flip side, social media sites canalso be a source of accurate information —and leave clues to bad behavior or infi-delity when it is in fact going on, allowingpeople to find out about bad behaviorsooner than they may have withoutexploring online,” Lorraine said.

Facebook user Jorge Luna can relate.His girlfriend saw a picture of him intoxi-cated, sitting next to a grinning anddrunken birthday girl. Before he evenknew the photo was online for public dis-play, his girlfriend texted him, “Have youbeen kissing other girls?”

“I didn’t think she checked my profile,”Luna said. “I deleted the photo later, but Ididn’t know what to say. I couldn’t lie —her lipstick was all over my face.”

“How come your status still sayssingle?”For those who want the cyber world toknow who they are dating, Web sites likeFacebook allow its users to show whothey are in a relationship with. Conflictmay occur when one partner chooses tokeep their status as “single.”

“She thought I was hiding something,”Luna said. “But I just didn’t want peoplein our business. I really like to keep myprivate life private.”

Lorraine advises not to pressure one’ssignificant other to change their relation-ship status until they are ready.

It is normal for couples to want to beintricately involved with each other’slives, in a non-obsessive way.

“We aren’t supposed to see and knoweverything about our partner at all times,including their whereabouts and most recentactivities,” Lorraine said. “Partners need atleast a very minimum level of independenceand privacy in order to be healthy.”

If both people have expressed how theyfeel and the arguments persist, it may bebetter to delete the account. This may ormay not fix the relationship, because issuesof trust and jealousy are the culprits, but itmay alleviate a lot of the drama.

It all boils down to trust.“Assume your partner is ‘innocent’ and

trustworthy until proven guilty — not theother way around,” Lorraine said. “Don’tgo out snooping on your partner hopingor trying to find something ‘dirty’ or sus-picious on them. Remember, when youdig things up, all you get is dirty!”

No sweet side to cyber-snooping relationships

Facebook has introduced a new dimension of relationship “supervision” that may expose some people’s jealousy and mistrust for their partner. Dealing with the situation rationally and giving a partner space can help.

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Monday,February 1, 2010 The Daily Aztec 5OPINIONFLAMING LIBERAL

SAVE YOUR CROCODILE TEARS

s the winter draws toan end, it’s not justtime for sunshine inthe sky, but also sun-shine for the way that

our state university system is run.Senator Leland Yee is calling onthe California State University sys-tem and all branches of highereducation, to open up their bookswhen it comes to the auxiliaryorganizations on their campuses.

Yee’s reintroduced legislation issimilar to SB 218, which wouldhave updated the California PublicRecords Act to include those auxil-iaries that perform governmentfunctions. This shows his commit-ment to making sure our highereducation system is working forstudents, and not executive donorsor special interests within the uni-versity system.

Yee’s new bill, SB 330 passedthrough the senate floor lastThursday and will be seen in thestate assembly shortly.

This level of transparency isnecessary for students, facultyand community members to havethe knowledge and power toserve as a check on how their uni-versity operates. For the CSU sys-tem alone, Chancellor Charles B.

Reed has admitted that 20 per-cent of the system’s operatingbudget is funded by budgetswhich are kept secret from thepublic, within the myriad campusand system auxiliaries.

Auxiliaries on our own campusthat do not fall within this level oftransparency include Aztec Shops,Ltd., Associated Students and theCampanile Foundation.

This is shocking to many stu-dents and community members.When funds and budgets are kepthidden from the public, all we cando is speculate how our money isbeing used and why.

Just last semester, there wascontroversy about Aztec Shops,Ltd.’s purchase of the Albert’sCollege Apartments for $24.5 mil-lion. The CSU Board of Trustees’justification for the approval showsa certain level of transgression onthe part of Aztec Shops, Ltd. intheir purchase of what will eventu-ally become more residence hallsfor the university. Look at AztecShop’s mission statement: “AztecShops will provide effective‘Campus Store’ and ‘Food Service’

operations for the San Diego StateUniversity community. These serv-ices will be self-supporting, sensi-tive and responsive to the campuscommunity and will be based onthe principle of ‘value at a fairprice.’” Neither purchasing theseapartments nor its earlier purchaseof University Towers falls withinthat mission statement.

Unfortunately, with theserecords closed to the public, we areleft to speculate about SDSUPresident Stephen L. Weber and hisinfluence at Aztec Shops, Ltd. To allappearances, the university is justtaking advantage of having auxil-iaries in order to make purchasesoutside of its budgetary constraints.

Another place to look for trans-parency is within AssociatedStudents. This student-run corpo-ration has an operating budget ofmore than $20 million and execu-tive officers that change every year.More transparency is needed in theway these funds are being handled.Not all records that deal with fidu-ciary matters are accounted for inthis auxiliary, not even to the stu-dents who fund it.

Student offices are allocated tostudents based on applicationssubmitted by student organiza-

tions. Last spring, I asked to seethese applications and the justifica-tion of why certain offices wereallocated to the student organiza-tions that received them to checkfor possible bias or favoritism. Iwas told I would not have accessto this information and that it waspossible the records were not evenon file. The disbursement of officespace and the subsequent cost ofmaintenance, lighting and garbageremoval is a cost to A.S. that thepublic — and especially students —should have a right to see. Havingthese records hidden createsopportunities for fraud, manipula-tion of funds and larger concernssuch as giving donors too muchinfluence on a student’s education.

This was the case that arose atCal Poly San Luis Obispo.According to a press release onYee’s Web site, last October theuniversity cancelled a guest lecture— not uncommon to do, with timeand budget constraints or lack ofstudent interest — and executivesat Harris Ranch Beef Companythreatened to withhold $500,000in donations for a new campusmeat-processing center as a result.

All decisions made by theseentities should be held to the high-

est level of transparency andshould undergo communityinspection to ensure that resourcesand funding are being allocated inthe best interest of students.

Until such levels of transparen-cy are reached, no one should sup-port any voluntary efforts toincrease student fees to fund proj-ects for auxiliaries — includingprojects such as ModernSpace, theplan that A.S. will be asking stu-dents to increase fees a secondtime in order to fund a new stu-dent union building. No matterhow noble the endeavor, if there isnot better oversight and disclosure,students and community membersshould be skeptical.

Let Yee know you support hisefforts to increase transparency —and let the university know too.

—Allan Acevedo is a political scienceand comparative literature junior.

—This column does not necessarilyreflect the opinion of The DailyAztec. Send e-mail toopinion@thedailyaztec.com.Anonymous letters will not be print-ed. Include your full name, majorand year in school.

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uring the State of theUnion address lastWednesday,President BarackObama proposed yet

another solution to help the econ-omy. The proposition would pro-vide $8 billion in stimulus grantstoward constructing a new high-speed rail system.

His proposal would create jobsfor many Americans and its rev-enue would provide a monetarycushion as well as an environmen-tally-friendly alternative to otherforms of mass transportation.The 13 planned travel corridorswould include rail systems throughOregon, Washington and Canada;up and down California; from

Wisconsin to Chicago; aroundIowa; from Detroit to Chicago; sep-arate routes from St. Louis toKansas City and Chicago; fromCleveland to Cincinnati; aroundTexas; from Tampa to Orlando;from Charlotte to Washington, andthrough the Northeast Corridor,according to www.dailyfinance.com.Those locations would work as themain ports for the rest of the high-speed rail system.

Although the proposed priceseems reasonable for such a mas-sive project, in reality, it wouldonly cover the initial cost to begin

construction. The $8 billion hasbeen divided and granted to thevarious locations of the railway.California alone has been grantedmore than $2.3 billion — howeverthis is a small amount compared tothe more than $43 billion neededto complete the state’s line.

Another justification for thisplan is the promise of the jobs itwould create. The constructionindustry, the marketing industryand the new high-speed railindustry would all benefit fromthis new transportation system.The nation’s unemployment ratehas increased to almost 10 per-cent and Americans are in direneed of jobs. But this is not along-lasting opportunity, as plenty

of jobs will be initially offered, butmost of the individuals hired willonly get to enjoy the short-termbenefits of their new trade.

Instead of pressing forwardwith the high-speed rail, thesefunds should be used to remedyother, more urgent social issues.Other sectors — such as education— need money, and reinvesting inthese areas would also create jobs.

Theoretically, this new means oftransportation would significantlydecrease travel time and wouldbecome the main mode of longdistance transportation forAmericans. This would seem logi-cal if the country lacked an inter-state transportation system, butthe country already has such trans-

portation systems in place: namely,our interstate highways. Citizenshave many existing options fortraveling, such as personal vehi-cles, train routes and airplanes.The high-speed rail may sound likea way to get from point A to pointB faster, but most lines will run ata mere 110 mph. California willhave one of the fastest lines, run-ning up to 200 mph. While thismay sound fast, it’s much slowerthan similar rails in Europe andAsia that reach speeds between186 and 217 mph. If the rail sys-tem is going to be made, it shouldbe upgraded to its full potential.

In order for the high-speed railto be as efficient as possible, itsroutes must remain relativelystraight. This will be very difficultwhen it comes to the geography ofthe country. The construction ofthis rail system may destroy manyhabitats and disrupt the nation’snatural beauty — or it will not be asfast as it could be. Either way,there is a sacrifice.

This initiative shows the meas-ures Obama is willing to take to fixthe state of the economy, but it willtake more than just a high-speedrail system to get America out ofthe economic crisis.

The high-speed rail system maybe needed in the future, but itsconstruction should not be consid-ered while the economy is sounstable. This $8 billion hit-or-miss proposal would push thecountry further into debt. Obamahas many proposals to improve thenation, but this latest venture isneither pragmatic nor timely.

—Aileen Pantoja is a zoology fresh-men

—This column does not necessarilyreflect the opinion of The DailyAztec. Send e-mail toopinion@thedailyaztec.com.Anonymous letters will not be print-ed. Include your full name, majorand year in school.

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EVEN ARTICHOKES HAVE HEARTS

Social media and texting aren’thurting youths’ communication

e text, tweet, update ourFacebooks, listen to ouriPods, tune out of reality,plug in to our videogames and are absorbed

by our smartphones. We live in a society riddled with new

technologies and excessive media con-sumption. Every day a new technology isinvented or upgraded and as members ofthis modern technological age, we diveheadfirst into the growing pool of newcommunication devices and platforms.

For some, this is exciting. For others,new technologies such as texting, socialnetworking and personal devices spell dis-aster for young people’s ability to interactface-to-face.

Such fears are unfounded. While oursocial interactions are undoubtedly chang-ing because of the integrations of newtechnologies, our society is not taking aturn for the worse.

The advent of new technologies, asalways, has prompted a kind of retaliationfrom the older generations who exclaimthat “kids these days” will not be able tointeract properly or will be negativelyaffected by new communication styles. Thesame thing happened with the inventionof the telephone, radio and television.Change takes getting used to.

Recently, the technology receiving mostof the criticism is texting. In a recent articleon www.dailymail.co.uk, a U.K. governmentadviser on children’s speech claimed thatteens are becoming unemployable becausethey use a vocabulary consisting of only800 words. According to the adviser, thislimited vocabulary is caused by teen’s useof texting and language styles on socialnetworking sites. This opinion is notunique. Many experts have expressed theirconcerns about what effect social network-ing – and texting in particular – is having

on the communication skills of teens andyoung adults.

Some issues that experts cite as side-effects of constant social interaction onmultiple mediums is an inability to interactface-to-face with others, limited vocabular-ies, desensitization to the emotions andfeelings of others, short attention spansand a loose sense of one’s own identity.

Despite all the talk about how oursociety is doomed to a future led by zom-bie-like media addicts, the truth is thatthis is simply a part of our evolution as aculture. Just as technologies that camebefore, etiquette and behavior on medi-ums such as social networking sites, tex-ting, cell phones and iPods are stilladjusting to fit into the everyday cultureof our society. We are still working todevelop a code of conduct on sites suchas Facebook. For the younger generation,it is perfectly normal to have a face-to-face conversation with someone while

they have headphones plugged into eachear or while they are texting.

While the generations that did notgrow up with these technologies are stillgrappling with the fact that they must tryto integrate them into their daily lives, theyounger generation is generally muchmore adaptive to new technologies andmultitasking with them. Technology pro-vides new platforms for interaction but willnever replace the human need for face-to-face communication.

While the long-term effects of constantmedia bombardment through moderntechnologies are still unclear, it’s safe tosay that while they may alter our societyand interactions, those alterations will notbe for the worse. These new technologiesare obviously here to stay – instead ofwasting our time focusing on the negativeeffects, we should embrace the opportuni-ty to contribute new standards of eti-quette to our culture. We are now moreconnected than ever and as young peoplebecome our nation’s new leaders, theirdifferent perspectives and capabilities willbring new ideas. The way that young peo-ple are now interacting with each other isa new phenomenon to most adults.However, we all must realize that it is sim-ply another step in the evolution of oursociety. The best way for us to adjust tothe current and coming changes is toaccept them, and as in all aspects of life,find a balance. Plan time away from theBlackBerry or iPhone and make an extraeffort to interact face-to-face.

—Reneé Villaseñor is a journalism senior.

—This column does not necessarily reflect theopinion of The Daily Aztec. Send e-mail toopinion@thedailyaztec.com. Anonymousletters will not be printed. Include your fullname, major and year in school.

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Such fears areunfounded. While oursocial interactionsare undoubtedlychanging because ofthe integration ofnew technologies, oursociety is not taking aturn for the worse.

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Obama’s proposed savings for 2011 fiscalyear:

Number of participants aged 14 andyounger:

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Current number of applications that canrun on the iPad:

Number of applications regularly used byaverage iPhone or iPod Touch users:

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GEMINI (May 21 - June 21) - Today is a 6 -Excitement on the home front spills overinto the career arena. Creative use of timeallows you to accommodate family andwork.

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HITTING GREEN

HUMOR

ell folks, I am dis-gusted. Andbecause I also hap-pen to have accessto a public forum

such as this, I get the pleasure ofknowing that my words willreach at least one bored fresh-man on campus. But if I did nothave the Back Page to fill with myravings, I would turn to themedium which has become like atherapist to me: Facebook.

Yes I, like every other personin existence not connected to lifesupport, have one of these thera-py sessions where I can make allof my friends (and about a bil-lion people that I vaguely know)aware of every slight annoyanceor pain that I feel at any givenmoment of the day.

However, while I make peopletolerate a lot of my crap onFacebook, there is something thatI will never, ever, ever do. Andthat is to follow any of my com-plaints with “F*** my life.” Whyyou ask? Because I have a theorythat if you use “FML” when you’retelling the world how awful yourlife is, you may not actually havea legitimate problem.

Think about it. Do you everhear anyone with a truly heart-wrenching story follow it with“FML?” No. And that is becauseusing those three letters in phrase

form immediately undermines anysituation you’re going through.

For instance, let’s say I have afriend and his name is Frank.Frank is having some difficultiesin his life and turns to Facebookfor guidance.

Frank: “Awful day. I acciden-tally ran over my neighbor withthe lawn mower and now I haveto spend the next 25 years of mylife in prison. FML.”

Now you don’t believe Frank,do you? You are probably think-ing Frank is pulling a huge prac-tical joke because he included“FML” after his horrible story.And because of an awful misun-derstanding like this, peoplewould support Frank the wrongway by “liking” his status. Thatwould lead Frank to believe thatall of his closest friends arehappy to get rid of him for thenext 25 years, and he mightdeliberately go out and runsomeone over with a lawnmower to deal with the pain.

But I’m getting off track. Thepoint is people with real prob-lems don’t use “FML.” The mostfrequent users of those awful let-ters are people who usually haveno business using them at all.

Those are the individuals whopop up with, “My nose itches.‘FML.’” Sorry, but I’m pretty sureyou just included “FML” so thatpost wouldn’t be a total waste ofthe English language — which itwas anyway.

In fact, I know of only onecase in the whole wide worldthat is the perfect balance ofhumor and despair to qualify for“FML” status. I discovered it theother day as I was riding the trol-ley home. At one of the stops, Ilooked out the window and sawa trolley security man lookingstern and patrolling the platformor whatever it is that trolley copsactually do. And on the front ofhis uniform he was labeled, “A.Colon.” Let me repeat that. Firstinitial “A,” last name “Colon.” Iam serious. Because of a trulyunfortunate abbreviation, thispoor man is now labeled a colonfor the rest of his career, which,let’s face it, already kind of sucks. So by all means A. Colon, “FML”to your heart’s content … or anyother organ you’d prefer.

— Shannon Clark is an Englishsophomore.

— This column does not necessarilyreflect the opinion of The DailyAztec.

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