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SDSU wenttoe-to-toewith nationalpower UCLAon Sunday.

S P O R T S

The ExperimentalTheatre hosts theschool of theater’slatest productionabout world peaceand cooperation ina community oflovely birds.

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Sustainability efforts on the campusof San Diego State are taking adecidedly electrical leap forward asnew charging stations for electriccars are being installed in strategiclocations throughout campus.Specially marked parking spaces out-fitted with Blink charging units allowstudents who drive hybrids or elec-tric vehicles to charge up for freewhile in class.

A small group consisting of autoindustry representatives, SDSU facili-ty personnel, car-fleet employeesand faculty from the Center forRegional Sustainability gathered onthe top level of Parking Structure 4on Feb. 9 to mark the occasion asnew charging stations came on line.Faculty and staff were given ademonstration and explanation ofhow the newer, more advancedelectric vehicles will use the plug-inrecharging devices.

These preferred parking spaces atthe bottom of PS4 on the facultylevel are just another incentive topersuade consumers to switch tohybrid or electric vehicles.

Other incentives include federaland state rebates, as well as specialhome options to offset electricitybills offered to electric vehicle own-ers by SDG&E.

Energy Manager at SDSU Bill Lekasexplained how the 14 charging sta-tions are spread out around the cam-pus as part of a demonstration proj-ect to promote electric car use. Aspart of a planning committee, withindustry officials “given the task offinding appropriate sites for placingcharging outlets such as apartmentcomplexes, schools and office build-ings,” Lekas found rather than plac-

ing car charging stations at variouslocales such as grocery stores, wherepeople tend to make short stops, itmakes much more sense to putcharging stations at places wherevehicles will be idle for longer peri-ods of time, such as home, work-places and colleges. This way, whilepeople are at work or at school, theirvehicles can fully charge. It takesthree and a half hours of charging in

order to make a 50-mile, purely elec-tric-powered trip.

General Motors Western RegionEnvironment & Energy Policy andCommunications Director ShadBalch was on hand with severalbrand-new Chevy Volts to showcasethe new line of electric vehicles GMis producing.

“SDSU installed 14 stationsthroughout campus and we build

electric cars, so we felt it very impor-tant to show up here at this unveilingto highlight that SDSU will have theinfrastructure in place to chargethese cars,” Balch said.

The new Blink charging stationsare located throughout campus,including in front of the SDSUChildren’s Center and on parkingstructures 4, 5, 6 and 8.

Lekas said the charging stationsnear the Children’s Center have theadded eco-friendly feature of beingsolar powered.

Free electric charging could be abig incentive, along with other carbonemissions reduction incentives, thatgovernments are offering drivers tomake the switch to electric vehicles.Potential savings could be significant.

“If you can get 50 miles free onelectricity, you could save say $20worth of gasoline, then every timeyou need to take a 50-mile trip, youcould be saving that,” Balch said.

PAIGE NELSON, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

SDSU leads green tech charge

AAnntthhoonnyy MMeennddiioollaastaff writer

The Sources of Wonder: Homer andBetty Peabody Magic LanternCollection made its debut onValentine’s Day at San Diego State’sLove Library. Consisting of 42lanterns and 5,000 slides, the collec-tion dates back from the 19th centu-ry until the early 20th century.

The Peabodys collected magiclanterns from 1971 to 2005 when Mr.Peabody passed away. This hobbybegan when Mrs. Peabody found atoy magic lantern and six slidesinside of her husband’s closet andaccidentally broke a slide. Feelingguilty, she started scavengingantique shops to find replacementsfor the magic lantern slide she broke.From then on, they traveled theworld as their collection grew.

“It was the only type of shoppinghe enjoyed, and whenever he spenttoo much on a lantern, he would buyme a cookbook,” Mrs. Peabody said.

According to Robert Ray, head ofspecial collections and universityarchives at SDSU, ChristiaanHuygens, a Dutch scientist, createdthe first magic lantern in 1658. Earlyilluminants used were the sun, can-dles and oil lamps. The lantern gath-ers light and projects it through aslide onto a screen.

Magic lanterns were first used inreligious institutions and for educa-tional purposes. Traveling lanternistswould perform for only the wealthy.Shortly after, showmen would per-form for the public using light toentertain, deceive and trick the audi-ence. However, during the mid-20thcentury, the projector was inventedand the lanterns lost their fame.

To expose people to this lost art,The American Magic-Lantern Theaterperformed at SDSU last Tuesday. TerryBorton, the producer and performerof the show, captivated the audiencewith narratives of love.

James E. Potter Junior High

School students visiting campus that

day sat fascinated in the audience.

They chimed in with “hip-hip

hoorays” and sang along to the lyrics

on screen.

Borton’s performance with Nancy

Stewart’s singing was charismatic

and inviting; even the two-year-old

sitting in the front row clapped and

laughed along.

What Borton enjoys most about

performing with the magic lanterns

is entertaining the audience.

“They love the beautiful pictures,

they love the beautiful music, they

love my dramatic voice,” Borton said.

After the show, a junior high stu-dent asked if magic lanterns wereinvented before “Avatar.”

Mrs. Peabody found this remarkamusing, but knew that her and herhusband’s collection found the righthome. According to Mrs. Peabody,above all, her husband wanted theircollection to educate the public.

Clearing out the collection fromthe Peabodys’ home took two men,three days and 21 hours.

The Sources of Wonder exhibitilluminates SDSU’s Love Librarydonor hall until June 29.

Exhibit showcases magic lanternsTTaarraa MMiillllssppaauugghhstaff writer

“... we felt it very important toshow up here at this unvieling tohighlight that SDSU will have theinfrastructure in place to chargethese cars.”

Shad Balch, General Motors communications director

New electric vehicle stations provide aneco-friendly solution

Magic lanterns were first usedin religious institutions and foreducational purposes. Travelinglanternists would perform foronly the wealthy.

E N T E R TA I N M E N T 4

Despite a commendable pitchingperformance by redshirt juniorpitcher Rebecca Arbino and strongdefensive execution, the San DiegoState softball team was unable towin against UCLA.

The game was decided on an illegalpitch that scored the game’s only run.

In a competitively playedmatchup, SDSU (7-4) fell short 1-0 toNo. 12/8 UCLA (10-0) because of afifth inning balk on the final day ofthe Campbell / Cartier Classic at theSDSU Softball Stadium on Sunday.

“Becca did a great job pitching. Shemade some nice adjustments andhad an overall good performance,”head coach Kathy Van Wyk said.

Although it was an unfortunateending for the Aztecs, Arbinopitched well. She lasted all seveninnings, had four strikeouts andgave up only four hits and one walkto UCLA—a team that entered thegame with an impressive .412 sea-son batting average.

Regardless of her excellent pitch-ing stats, Arbino acknowledged thegreat effort of her defense in thehard-fought game.

“My defense was phenomenal andI tip my hat off to them,” Arbino said.

SDSU’s offense, which registeredjust three hits in the contest, startedoff slowly and didn’t get a runner on

base until the fourth inning. The sixthinning brought some hope for theAztecs, when they threatened theBruins’ defense with back-to-backsingles by sophomore Hayley Milesand junior Tiffany Corder.Unfortunately, SDSU was unable toscore. Junior Kristin May earned thethird hit for the Aztecs.

“Offensively, we didn’t makeenough progress. But overall, we

gave UCLA some good competi-tion,” Van Wyk said.

SDSU ended the weekend tourna-ment with a 4-1 record beating NotreDame and Oregon State on Fridayand sweeping both Central Floridaand UC Davis in Saturday’s matchups.

The Aztecs will travel this weekendto the Cathedral City Classic, wherethey will kick off the six-game tour-nament against Oklahoma at 6 p.m.on Thursday in Cathedral City.

D A I L Y A Z T E CTuesday,

February 21, 2012 S P O R T S2WOMEN ’S LACROSSE

It was a historic weekend for the SanDiego State women’s lacrosse teamas it played its first two home gamesof its inaugural season.

SDSU recorded its first-ever winon Friday, defeating Cincinnati 14-9.

Fueled by a spirited crowd, the Aztecshad a strong second half and pulledaway to secure the special victory.

SDSU was led by four goals apiecefrom freshmen Bailey Ewing andSophie Koubek.

“It was very exciting to get our firstwin and it was nice to get the mon-key off our back,” head coach KyleeWhite said. “The crowd turnout wasoutstanding and it was wonderful tosee the students and communitycome out and support us.”

After the emotional win, theAztecs were right back to the draw-ing board to prepare for their firstMountain Pacific Sports Federationgame against UC Davis on Sunday.

The quick turnaround proved tobe problematic for SDSU, however,as it fell to 1-2 (0-1 MPSF) after an 18-7 loss to the Aggies, who were play-ing their first contest of the season.

Sophomore attacker Meris Walsh,who scored three goals on Sundayto give her a total of five in the sea-son, identified the lack of energyand communication as potentialreasons for the disappointing loss.

“From the moment we came outwe didn’t have the same energy wedid on Friday,” Walsh said. “We didn’ttalk enough and the silence hurt us.”

The Aztecs now have a 12-daybreak before their next game. Whitehopes to use the time to help herteam improve specific areas such asbasic fundamentals and defensivecommunication.

“I’m actually excited to have thisbreak,” White said. “We can comeout with a couple new looks andkeep learning. We need to keeplearning every day.”

SDSU will host Saint Mary’s at 7p.m. on Friday.

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UCD 18 | SDSU 7

SOFTBALL

DDaanniieellllee GGaauuttstaff writer

UCLA 1 | SDSU 0

COURTESY OF SDSU ATHLETICS

BASEBALL

Looking for its first win of the season,sophomore Cody Smith delivered forthe San Diego State baseball team indramatic fashion on Sunday againstthe University of Washington.

Smith, who was swinging a hot bat,drove a 1-0 pitch into the gap in right-center field to bring home the tyingand winning runs.

After having relinquished a 6-2 lead,the Aztecs would storm back to even-tually set up Smith’s ninth-inning hero-ics in a 10-9 victory.

As the series started on Friday, SDSUgot off to a rocky start.

The Aztecs fell to the Huskies 7-4 inthe season opener, in which they helda two-run lead into the eighth inning.

Despite a quality start from ace ColeSwanson, which featured six innings ofone-run work and four strikeouts,SDSU was unable to retain the lead asthe Huskies’ bats came alive in theeighth for four runs.

The team would remain winlessafter two contests as well after drop-ping a roller-coaster Saturday nightgame 12-9.

Although it erased a four-run deficitin the sixth and a three-run deficit inthe seventh, SDSU was unable toregain the lead in a contest that even-tually saw Washington score four runsin the ninth.

The Aztecs will look to even theirrecord at 2-2 when they resume playat 6 p.m. on Tuesday at UC Riverside.

MMiicchhaaeell MMaannbbeerrttstaff writer

SDSU 10 | UW 9

Smith, who was swinging a hotbat, drove a 1-0 pitch into thegap in right-center field to bringhome the tying and winning runs.

SDSU snuck out a one-run win atSunday’s game

Women’s lacrossebeat Cincinnati, butfell to UC Davis

“I’m actually excited to have thisbreak. We can come out with ...new looks and keep learning. Weneed to keep learning every day.”

Kylee White, SDSU head coach

Smith deliverswalk-off win

Aztecs settle forsplit at home

Illegal pitch dooms SDSU

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If only Ellis Pearson and BhekiMkhwane could take a trip to SanDiego. These two South African the-ater artists, collaborators no more,would be amazed at San DiegoState’s new production of their shorttheatrical piece “Squawk.”

The rather loose narrative takesplace in a world run by birds. Inorder to restore balance to theirchaotic land, the birds decide totake part in a peace-singing com-petition. Things quickly get out ofhand when each member of thepopulation tries to be the leadsinger of the event.

A morality tale for all ages, there aresome tongue-in-cheek references toSouth Africa and the prejudice thathas affected its people. What makesthese allusions clever is the universalmessage that stems from them:People all around the world fail torealize not everyone is willing tocooperate with one another.

As a child-friendly performance,there might be some concernregarding whether the lesson is toopreachy. However, the big momentis handled in a lighthearted fashion,fitting for this show.

Audience members will likely beunaware of how much interaction isrequired of them in “Squawk.”Though some people will have

more to do on stage than others,everybody who enters theExperimental Theatre is going to bea part of the action.

Relax; no audience-recruited castmember is going to have anythingtoo embarrassing happen to him orher. This is not “Hair,” with actorscomedically mortifying theatergo-ers by having them take part in R-rated hijinks. (For the record, “Hair”is a great musical. It is just not forthe very young.)

Participants go on stage to takepart in key moments that includedancing, judging the singers andplaying some instruments in thefinale. At times, it seems similar toparticipating in a theme park extrav-aganza, and that is meant as a com-pliment. In fact, “Squawk” is pure,unadulterated fun.

A major contributing factor to thesuccess of the performance is thevery funny ensemble. WatchingDeisha Fisher, Adrian Alita, David

Butler, DeAndre Clay and VincentCozzolino physically and vocallyadapt to strange situations isimpressive. Hearing them success-fully mimic the sounds of chickensand ducks earns plenty of laughs.

These are very demanding rolesand it is incredible how much isasked of each actor. This is especiallytrue of Fisher, who seemed to be ad-libbing quite a bit of dialogue whengetting people to volunteer duringthe opening night performance.

Jennifer Imbler, properties masterfor “Squawk,” used offbeat props suchas gigantic bags to mimic the soundof bird flight and umbrellas to repre-sent crows. The results are hilarious.

Margaret Larlham has directed ahighly satisfying, imaginative andinnovative family tale that mightmake the two visionary creators wishthey were still working together.

Tickets and information about“Squawk” can be found attheatre.sdsu.edu.

DDaavviidd DDiixxoonnstaff writer

Participants go on stage to takepart in key moments that includedancing, judging the singers andplaying some instruments in thefinale ... “Squawk” is pure,unadulterated fun.

Photo Editor Antonio Zaragoza was close on hand to capture this shot as Koalition, or “K.O.,” dancers got a

chance to bust their moves during the halftime show of the game against New Mexico.

KOALITION DANCING

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‘Squawk’ sings success