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DATING & ROMANCE
IINNSSIIDDEE TTOODDAAYYOPINION
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Monday, February 22, 2010 Vol. 95, Issue 78
The Obama administrationshould not be satisfied with theterrorist recidivism rate.
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The SDSU baseball teamopened its season this weekendagainst Oklahoma.
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OPINION.........................................................................2DATING & ROMANCE.................................................4SPORTS.............................................................................5CLASSIFIEDS....................................................................7THE BACK PAGE............................................................8
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A.S. budget changes, less funds
The first step Associated Students istaking to prepare for next year’sbudget decrease is rearranging thissemester’s budget. By playing withthe numbers for the spring budget,A.S. hopes to prepare student organ-izations for the reality of expendi-tures in the fall. Despite this semes-ter’s tweaking, A.S. says no dramaticchanges are being made this spring.
The budget for the 2010-11 aca-demic year will see more significantchanges. Because of an expected 10percent decrease in enrollment, A.S.
is allocating 10 percent less fundsacross the board to A.S.- fundedprograms and organizations,according to Ignacio Prado, A.S.vice president of finance. A.S. is alsotapping into reserves.
“We take the reserves that wealready have for these situations anduse them to patch it up and balancethe budget,” Prado said.
Subsidies given to programs suchas Viejas Arena and AztecRecreation, which runs the AztecRecreation Center, will also be cutfrom the budget because of lessincoming money from enrollmentfees. According to Prado, the lack ofsubsidies won’t have a significantimpact; for example, in the case ofAztec Recreation, its share of subsidyfunds account for less than one per-cent of its operating budget.
“As a result, you’re not going tosee any humongous ... changes, but
definitely there’s a different philoso-phy … than there’s been in probablyquite a few years,” Prado said.“Because the revenues are less pre-dictable and we’re seeing a sharpdecline due to enrollment.”
According to the vice chair of theA.S. Finance Board, Amanda Pascoe,all of the college councils, includingMEChA, AChA and others, will pre-pare their budgets in the springwhereas in the past they were typi-cally done in the fall. The change willmake funds available in the fall forearlier access.
Certain programs, such asGreen Love and the Green LoveInitiative, will not be impacted bybudget changes, as they tend tohave a good payback ratio.However, plans for the AztecCulture Project, which would builda botanical garden on campus,have been slightly changed because
of the current economic situation.The estimated cost of the proj-
ect is $2 million and it was initial-ly decided that $200,000 wouldbe set aside each year for thebuilding of the garden. A.S. cur-rently has $400,000 saved for theproject, but funds for the projectwill now be earned by issuingbonds. The timeline of the projectis not expected to change.
“That’s something that we prob-ably would not have done, if wehadn’t been faced in such a situa-tion where we need to reduce ourbudget,” Prado said.
Prado says A.S.’s current focus inpreparing the budget is responsibili-ty with immediate cash flow anddeferring any unnecessary projects.
“If we can defer any obligationswe have, we’re looking to anyoptions to delay, at least for the timebeing,” Prado said.
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Fewer students meanless funding for A.S.programs and clubs
Junior forward Malcolm Thomas posted a career-high in points. Freshman forward Kawhi Leonard recorded another double-double. And the San Diego State men’s basketballteam ended up on top of Utah. It’s a situation most SDSU fans and players remember well from the last game against the Utes. see MMEENN’’SS BBAASSKKEETTBBAALLLL on page 5
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The Daily AztecMonday,
February 22, 20102 OPINIONFREEDOM HAWK
Failing grade for domestic counterterrorismwas pleasantly surprised by PresidentBarack Obama’s tough stance onjihadists abroad. His decisions — tosend more troops into Afghanistan, toincrease the use of Predator missile
drones and to send special forces into Pak-istan, Yemen and Somalia — have all made sig-nificant improvements in the War on Terror.However, when it comes to dealing with terror-ists on our own soil, the president and hisadministration appear to be tone-deaf.
This is an administration that wanted tohold terror trials in New York. This is anadministration that showed an incredibly pas-sive response to the Nidal Malik Hasan shoot-ing spree in Fort Hood. This is an administra-tion that treated Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab,the Detroit Christmas Day bomber, like a com-mon domestic criminal, reading him hisMiranda rights and giving him the right toremain silent.
These moves have not measured up to hisimpressive tactics overseas. It strikes me asodd that Obama justifies using a drone missileto take out a suspected terrorist and potential-ly any civilians that may be around him, butfeels he needs to inform a captured terrorist ofhis Miranda rights and provide hime a lawyerpaid for by taxpayers.
Now, yet another figure in the Obamaadministration has made remarks that leave
many wondering if he is fit for his post. DeputyNational Security Adviser for Homeland Secu-rity and Counterterrorism John Brennan wrotean op-ed piece for USA Today stating, "Political-ly motivated criticism and unfounded fear-mongering only serve the goals of al-Qaeda.”Brennan claims that Republicans’ bickeringand highlighting the vulnerability of our coun-try to terrorism aids jihadists, making themseem immortal.
Brennan made matters worse in a pressconference a few days later. When asked bythe press corps how he felt about the factthat 20 percent of enemy combatantsreleased from custody end up regroupingwith jihadists to fight America, Brennanresponded with, “People sometimes use thatfigure, 20 percent, say ‘Oh my goodness, oneout of five detainees returned to some typeof extremist activity.' You know, the Ameri-can penal system, the recidivism rate is up tosomething about 50 percent or so, as far asreturn to crime. 20 percent isn't that bad,”according to www.abcnews.com.
Many aspects of politics are very scriptedand structured. Often, you don’t really getinsight into how a particular official feels orwhat they’re thinking. When an official
speaks off the cuff, like Brennan did, it’s avery revealing glimpse into how that per-son’s mind operates.
Brennan is comparing violent terrorists tocommon petty criminals. While it may not bethat destabilizing if 20 percent of pickpocketsare released and return to crime, it is far moredangerous if 20 percent of suicidal terroristsare returning to their previous habits. In ourcivil justice system, mass murderers are notreleased back into society.
Scratch that — some are, such as Amy Bish-op. You remember Bishop — she allegedly shother younger brother three times with a shot-gun and killed him, but was later released.Police never pressed charges. Last week, Bish-op killed three fellow professors at the Univer-sity of Alabama. The country was outragedbecause of her previous release from heralleged murder.
Bishop serves as an example of Brennan’spoint. We must have a better screening test forthe enemy combatants we release. While offi-cials can’t hold everyone they suspect is a ter-rorist for life, they cannot continue to releasesuch a high number of terrorists to return tobeing jihadists. Brennan is satisfied with 20percent; that’s absurd and frightening. In hisposition, he should never be satisfied.
This has been a common theme inObama’s Homeland Security team. Attorney
General Eric Holder pushed forth a plan totry Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the master-mind of 9/11, in New York City. This wouldhave caused New York unwarranted dangerand economic hardship. Homeland SecuritySecretary Janet Napolitano declared thatthe system worked after Abdulmutallabmade it through intelligence and securityforces and was stopped by fellow passen-gers as he was lighting his explosives. Thislevel of unawareness and unwarranted opti-mism is terrifying in itself.
The foreign counterterrorism branch ofthe current administration has been effectiveand persistent. The domestic branch hasrepeatedly failed. Both must be successful tokeep America safe.
Many Congressmen, led by Sen. LindseyGraham and Sen. John McCain, have calledfor Brennan’s resignation. The administra-tion should hire someone who won’t settlefor so much error on a matter of such greatimportance.
—Patrick Walsh is a political science junior.
—This column does not necessarily reflect the opin-ion of The Daily Aztec. Send e-mail [email protected]. Anonymous letterswill not be printed. Include your full name, majorand year in school.
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resident Barack Obama hasrecently proposed to include hisRace to the Top program in the2011 education budget, in whichstates can apply to compete for a
portion of a proposed $4 billion. It’s one ofthe largest education investments in history.States that choose to apply are judged byhow they meet the new high education stan-dards laid out by the Obama administration.Forty states, including California, appliedduring the first phase.
Unfortunately, many states that haveapplied for the Race to the Top program arestruggling to keep their basic education pro-grams running. These states, are alreadystruggling, are going to have a hard time tak-ing on the new reforms and projects that arerequired to be considered for Race to the Topfunds. Some teachers also claim that thesenew projects might fade away if the fundingis not consistently re-awarded.
In his announcement of Race to the Top,Obama said, “Not every state will win andnot every school district will be happy withthe results.” That’s an understatement.
Trying to invest in our education systemin this way is a bad idea. Making states com-pete for money for their schools will proba-bly cause adverse affects to the system as awhole, especially for states already facedwith challenging budgetary reforms.
The Obama administration, in whatappears to be in the same spirit as Race tothe Top, has also proposed in their 2011 edu-cation budget to eliminate an $18 millionfederal grant for Teach for America. Theadministration wants indtead to includeTeach for America in a larger program calledTeacher and Leader Pathways, in which sev-eral other teacher training programs willcompete for a portion of $405 million.
This is also a bad idea. At a time when thepost-college world seems uninviting, manystudents are turning to alternative programsas a transition from college to the workingworld. Teach for America is a two-year pro-gram that trains and places college graduatesas teachers in low-income schools. It is a very
popular alternative to graduate school orcareer placement for recent college grads.
“Last year, 35,000 people applied toTeach for America, 42 percent more than in2008. Further, at more than 20 colleges anduniversities, Teach for America was the toprecruiter. At Harvard, 13 percent of graduat-ing seniors applied,” according towww.nytimes.com.
The Department of Education argues thatObama’s proposal for the Teacher andLeader Pathways program is an opportunityfor Teach for America to receive more fund-ing. The proposal is “a new program thatwould consolidate five current authoritiespromoting alternative routes to certificationfor teachers and school leaders and improv-ing existing teacher and principal prepara-tion programs into a more flexible competi-tive grant program, with a greater focus onstudent outcomes,” according to the Depart-ment of Education Web site.
But this proposal is counteractive — iteliminates Teach for America’s usual non-competitive grant, and also forces organiza-tions to compete for funding.
Critics say that Teach for America is notworth the federal funding, because the teach-ers in the program are not well-prepared andthe retention rate of teachers who have com-pleted the program is poor. If this is the case,we need to improve these aspects of the pro-gram. The solution is not to punish organiza-tions for falling behind. Cutting funding onlycauses them further harm.
The original $18 million for Teach forAmerica should remain in place to fund con-tinued operation and growth of the program.
The rest of the $405 million should beallocated to the other organizations accord-ing to need. The government should setstandards that each organization has tomeet to ensure that they are all providingquality services.
Improving the overall quality of educationshould be the priority. All these organiza-tions should succeed, instead of some suc-ceeding at the cost of others. Instead ofenlisting people to judge who “wins” thecompetition for the money, enlist people toguide the organizations toward improvingstandards. We need all of the diverse qualityprograms possible, for recent college gradu-ates as well as for the students.
“We need to use every high-qualityavenue possible to recruit teachers,whether they are older, successful adultsinterested in taking a new career path, orcollege seniors looking to serve the countryand work with children,” Arne Duncan,Education Secretary, said.
Duncan is certainly right, but the Obamaadministration is headed down the wrongpath by not securing funding for K-12 educa-tion and Teach for America.
At a time when job prospects are makingstudents uneasy, the government needs toensure that the alternatives for college gradsare available. If Teach for America loses thisfunding, it will probably have difficulty con-tinuing to grow and accommodate its risingpopularity among college grads. Those whocannot afford to race to the top will bedoomed to a downward spiral to the bottom.
The American people must urge Congressto not approve of this disastrous educationbudget proposal.
—Sally Schilling is a political science senior.
—This column does not necessarily reflect theopinion of The Daily Aztec. Send e-mail [email protected]. Anonymous letterswill not be printed. Include your full name,major and year in school.
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February 22, 20104 DATING & ROMANCE
Tackle toxic friendsfor your own good
riends are there for youthrough thick and thin.They are there to deter youfrom hooking up with thewrong people and are will-
ing to pick you up from the airport whenyou “just had to get out of San Diego forthe weekend.” But almost everyone has,or has had, one friend who is toxic. Thegirl that steals the person you’re datingfrom right under your nose, the guy thatspreads rumors — you know, friends thathave proven time and time again that theyaren’t looking out for you.
A toxic friend is “a friend who hasdouble-crossed you, who no longer sharesthe same values and you can no longertrust,” according to Susan Shapiro Barash,a gender studies professor at MarymountManhattan College.
Toxic friends are experienced by bothsexes, but generally it’s women that areplagued by this type of friend. They canbe more toxic to your health than yourlatest drinking spree or food binge.Because people generally trust those theyare close to, that trust can blind them andcause them to make excuses for their poi-sonous friend.
Barash, who recently released a bookon the topic of toxic friends titled, “ToxicFriends: The Antidote for Women Stuckin Complicated Friendships,” says thatone problem with women that have thesefriendships is they need to understandtheir own inner motivations. They needto ask themselves: Does this person havemy best interests at heart?
Friendships are supposed to enrichyour life, but toxic friendships have theopposite effect, causing unnecessaryvoids and heartache.
Before you can deal with a toxic friend,first you need to know how to spot one.Generally this friend will act without con-sideration for others, including flirtingwith people they know are in a relation-ship, stealing, and spreading hurtful gos-sip about people they call friends.
If you have a friend that falls intothis category, Barash suggests you seri-ously evaluate whether the friendship isworth salvaging.
“If you feel someone is worth sal-vaging, talk with them and salvage what’sleft,” Barash said.
In some instances, the friend is noteven aware of how his or her actions areaffecting other people, and bringing theseproblems to light can ease not only yourrelationship, but also that friend’s interac-tions with others.
In other cases, it may be in your best
interest to leave the friendship and moveon. This is a hard move to make, but itwill be better for your well-being in thelong run.
Maybe the person affected is not you,but rather a friend or family member thathas a toxic friend. Barash suggests talkingabout the situation with that person.
“You have to take risks in order tomake the point known,” Barash said. Sheargues that you have a moral obligationto your friend to point out toxic relation-ships. When you talk to them, mentionthe ways in which the other person maynot be looking out for your friend or tak-ing advantage of him or her; say you’reconcerned. Recognize ahead of time thateven after the conversation, your friendmay not be ready to accept the validity ofyour concerns. Just support your friendas best you can; don’t pressure.
No one wants toxic relationships.Happiness and peace of mind are hin-dered when you are near a toxic person.The best advice to those dealing with atoxic friend is to assess the damage a con-versaion about your concerns would doto the friendship. Ask yourself if youwould be able to repair, forgive and moveyour friendship forward into the future.
If not, you may have to consider theuncomfortable possibility that you mayneed to ditch the friend and theheadache, and move on to find friendsthat support you and you can rely on.
—Mallory Sharp is a journalism junior.
—This column does not necessarily reflect theopinion of The Daily Aztec.
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A toxic friend is “afriend who hasdouble-crossedyou, who no longershares the samevalues and you canno longer trust.”
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“It was a little bit of déjà vu of the firstgame,” head coach Steve Fisher said.
In a game that was eerily similar to lastmonth’s Aztec-Ute matchup, SDSU beat upthe Utes, 68-61, on Saturday night in front of10,695 fans at Viejas Arena.
The last time the Aztecs played the Uteson Jan. 19, Thomas scored a career-high 23points and Leonard tallied a double-doublewith 16 points and 11 boards. On Saturday,
Thomas scored a career-high 28 points andLeonard notched his 13th career double-double with 14 points and 15 rebounds.
The way SDSU pulled out the win wassimilar, too. In Salt Lake City, the Aztecs had
a seven-point lead withone minute remainingand had to scrap for thefinal 60 seconds to getthe 70-68 win. At ViejasArena, SDSU had a five-
point lead with a minute remaining andneeded clutch defense to pull out the victory.
“The first time, they had 17 offensiverebounds,” Leonard said. “That’s how theycame back at their house when we had a
big lead on them. That was the key point intoday’s game: defensive rebounding and stop-ping their 3-point shooters from shooting.”
Fisher said Utah did some things different-ly defensively from the first game, but the Utesstill chose not to double Thomas. Utah’s bigman, 7-foot-3-inch David Foster, couldn’thang with the quicker Thomas and finishedthe game with zero points and four rebounds.
“He’s so big you have to find ways to getthe ball in the rim,” Thomas said of Foster.“And you know you can’t go over top of him;but in practice we just worked on going intohis body and just drop stepping and shoot-ing jump hooks and we tried to put that in
the game today.”The win gave the Aztecs their 20th victo-
ry of the season, marking the fifth straight20-win season for SDSU. With BYU, NewMexico and UNLV all winning on Saturday,however, the Aztecs gained no ground in theMountain West Conference standings andremain in third place.
Still, Thomas likes his team’s chancesthis season.
“I think we can be really good,” Thomassaid. “Everybody’s working a lot harder thanthe beginning of the season when we playedSt. Mary’s. There’s a big difference from thento now.”
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Hits for Jordan Van Hoosier in Saturday morning’s game
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Twelve pitches were all it took forSan Diego State sophomore pitch-er Ryan O’Sullivan to come off themound. The doubly-talentedpitcher and shortstop’s seasondebut was cut short after feelingpain in his throwing arm midwayinto the fourth batter of the No.22 Oklahoma lineup.
“He grabbed his elbow andthe trainerwent out anddid whatthey do,”head coachTony Gwynn
said. “You could see it on his facehe felt pain so we got him out ofthere.”
During the second game of the Saturday doubleheader,O’Sullivan both debuted anddeparted Tony Gwynn Stadium.
“Cory (Vaughn) had the samething and missed a couple weeksbut at this point I don’t know,”Gwynn said, “I shouldn’t specu-late. We’ll just wait and see whathappens.”
Right-handed senior pitcherDrew Leary took his place andlasted into the sixth inning, facing27 batters and striking out eight.
The more apparent problemsSaturday night were SDSU’sdefensive plays — or lack thereof.
“Our heart went in our throatsright away; in both of thesegames we got sped up,” Gwynnsaid. “We had a chance to makeplays and minimize the damageand we didn’t.”
Saturday night’s match had afew dropped balls and some over-throws by Leary, allowingbaserunners to advance and even-tually score.
The first game of the double-header ended in Oklahoma’s favor17-5, after dropped balls and over-throws allowed runners aroundthe bases numerous times. TheAztecs made six errors and wentthrough five pitching changes,ending in freshman MatthewMcDaniel, who gave up a grandslam to Tyler Ogle in the ninth.
“We could have executed bet-ter,” sophomore first basemanJomel Torres said. “I felt like wewanted to come back and recoverfrom the loss we had (Friday)night, but we fell short.”
A comeback was possible forthe evening game. Trailing 7-0 inthe bottom of the seventh inning,SDSU was able to spark a rallybeginning with walks from sopho-more catcher Chris Wilson andjunior catcher Matt Parker, and ascrambled play with Oklahomathird baseman Garrett Buechelethat allowed senior shortstopBrandon Decker on base.
Then senior second basemanMitch Blackburn hit a single, allow-ing Wilson to score, and Torresshot another one out, bringing inboth Decker and Parker.
“I was ready to play, I wantedto get in and we were able to get
something going,” Torres saidafter the game. “It just wasn’tquite enough.”
Torres and Blackburn wereable to score as well, and theywould be the last Aztecs to crosshome plate that night.
“The good thing for us, I think,is that we scrapped,” Gwynn said.“We were down seven nothing soit was easy (for them) to be down(on themselves) but they didn’t.They kept fighting and put someruns on the board.”
The final score of the eveningportion of the doubleheaderended in a 9-5 loss for SDSU,resulting in two losses Saturdayafter seven and a half hours on theplaying field.
“They’re talented enough to beout there playing, but you got tobe able to make the plays,”Gwynn said, “and we didn’t do agood enough job of that today.”
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““The good thingfor us, I think, isthat we scrapped... They keptfighting and putsome runs onthe board.”
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The Aztecs lost 7-4 on Friday’s season opener and then fell in both games of Saturday’s doubleheader against Oklahoma.David J. Olender / Assistant Photo Editor
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February 22, 20108 THE BACK PAGETODAY’S BIRTHDAY (2/22/10). Family mat-
ters come to the forefront his year.You'recertainly capable of expressing yourbeliefs. Now it's time to listen and find outwhat other people are feeling. Don't spec-ulate. Get them to talk about problems soyou can offer help or moral support.
ARIES (March 21 - April 19) - Today is an 8- Yesterday's meditation can now beshared with a partner or close friend.Yousee how to change your work habits toachieve more without additional effort.
TAURUS (April 20 - May 20) - Today is a 6- If you don't adapt, you could feeltrapped at work. Practical ideas take over,so save an inspired plan for later, after thedust has settled. Go with the flow.
GEMINI (May 21 - June 21) - Today is a 6 -You'll get more done if you work in seclu-sion today. A team player suggests achange that you have to ponder beforesaying yes. Choose balance over glitz.
CANCER (June 22 - July 22) - Today is a 7 -Change your tune but make sure youwere on key to begin with. Imaginationremoves limitations and extends bound-aries.
LEO (July 23 - Aug. 22) - Today is a 7 - Whohas control over your decisions? This is noidle question. If you feel out of control, trya tiny adjustment. It may be as simple asan attitude shift.
VIRGO (Aug. 23 - Sept. 22) - Today is a 7 -You don't face the War of the Worlds.The
situation calls for adaptation, not annihila-tion. Going around the bush is easier thancharging through it.
LIBRA (Sept. 23 - Oct. 22) - Today is a 7 -Work and play flow remarkably well today.You're saying exactly the right words, withthe correct logic and colorful flair. Butdon't hog all the glory.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23 - Nov. 21) - Today is an8 - Don't plan on getting your way witheveryone. A female challenges yourassumptions. State your case clearly andoffer several alternatives.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 - Dec. 21) - Today isa 5 - You may want to ease into work butinstead find yourself in deep water.Today'slife preserver is made of logic and reason.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 - Jan. 19) - Today isan 8 - You begin the day with an image ofyour goal. Creative energy takes you along way, but you also need to get the feelfor the material you're using.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 - Feb. 18) - Today is an8 - Check the schedule early.Verifyappointments. A private meeting with anolder person points you in the right finan-cial direction.
PISCES (Feb. 19 - March 20) - Today is a 6 -Plan on taking baby steps today as theonly way to make forward progress.Challenges come in the form of privateconversation. Maintain confidentiality at allcosts.
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windward17 Impressive display18 Kids’ plastic brick
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briefly21 Dangerously
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from the crowd40 Sidekick41 Best-seller list
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39 Wimbledon’s offi-cial timekeeper
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his is my seventh oreighth year in college,and I have a 2.003overall grade pointaverage.
No joke. Not long ago I was forced to
declare a major, one of those thatSan Diego State allows undergrad-uates that have less-than-stellarGPAs to pick. I figured it was timeto start doing some research.
Where to start? I had oftenthought about a career as a gyne-cologist, so when I came acrossgerontology I kept reading about it.Then I learned that gerontology isthe study of the conditions ofolder adults.
Hm. Well, caretaking might bea good fit for me, because therearen’t many jobs that pay people tocare. I have always been prettygood at taking care. Well, depend-ing on what I’m taking care of ...don’t ask about my goldfish, maythey rest in peace. Caretakers usu-ally work at retirement homes andare surrounded by retired people,so taking care is pretty much thesame thing as being retired, right?
Still ... gerontology is definite-ly not gynecology. Caretakingdidn’t seem challenging enoughfor me, anyway.
So I flipped around the GeneralCatalog a bit ... geography, I couldperhaps enjoy that. I use GoogleEarth all the time; I’m practicallyalready a geography major.
Problems: Is there any place onearth that hasn’t already beenmapped? Probably not. Strike one.
Could I see myself becoming
a mapmaker? Absolutely not.Strike two.
Wait a minute ... has my cumu-lative GPA ever been high enoughfor SDSU‘s geography major?Nope. Strikeout.
Next, I googled “hospitality andtourism management;” it seemedpretty interesting. On the SDSUCollege of Professional Studies andFine Arts’ Web site, I found somewords gathered together in thisconfusing sentence: “People gointo tourism management withhopes of ‘going places’ and SDSUis here to ensure that happens.”
Now, I’m not the best when itcomes to reading and writing,but this could have been wordeddifferently. Because it basicallysays ... nothing.
Especially because I didn’t actu-ally need to be “going places” — Ineeded to stay here at SDSU andgo into tourism management. But Iwanted to go places other thansomewhere on campus ... that’sprobably why I spend so muchtime on Google Earth. Majoring inhospitality and tourism manage-ment would have prevented mefrom going anywhere.
Besides, tour guides usuallyhave to address groups of people.And speaking to an audience — orany number of females — hasalways been nerve-racking for me.
So tour-guiding and staying oncampus in order to “go places”weren’t for me. I doubt my cumula-
tive GPA was high enough, anyway. The dance major was next, and
I found some information about itat the same Web site: “The art, thetraining and the degree — theycome together in SDSU’s danceprogram in the School of Musicand Dance.”
The beauty, the fame and theglory — I could be a dancer!
Chicks dig dudes who dancewell. And having sweet dancemoves has always been just asimportant for me as having a col-lege degree.
So dance! Dance! Dance! Wait ... an audition is required.
Hm. So I have to prove I candance before actually learninghow to dance.
I tried it, I really did. I practicedin front of a mirror. It didn’t takelong for me to fall, bruise and real-ize that dancing wasn’t my forte.
I kept looking. Then, lo andbehold, the philosophy majorcaught my eye.
Being a philosopher is easy.One must love wisdom and for-get about earning a six-figuresalary. Also, if one wishes toenroll in philosopher training,then one must have a GPA of 2.0or higher in all pre-philosophymajor coursework.
Bingo.
--Jason Henry McCormick is a philos-ophy senior.
--This column does not necessarilyreflect the views of The Daily Aztec.
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