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Professor connects with students

Students, staff and faculty from allacross campus took part in a peculiaractivity to relieve stress last Thursday:car smashing. The AssociatedBusiness Student Council of San DiegoState hosted a fundraiser, called“Dollars for Scholars,” in order to raisescholarship funds for low-incomehigh school students.

For $3, students could take a whackat a red convertible with a sledgeham-mer, and for $5, students could strikethe vehicle three times. All proceedswent toward scholarships.

Heather LaPerle, co-adviser forABSC, explained the importance ofDollars for Scholars. The scholarship isoffered to high school students in SanDiego and Imperial Valley. Primarily,the recipients are first-generation col-lege students from lower socio-eco-nomic homes, but are still highachievers. The scholarships allow thestudents to make the goal of attendinga university more attainable.

According to Brittany Yary, vice pres-ident of marketing for ABSC, the goalthis year is to raise $2,000. The actualcar smashing alone raised approxi-mately $900. The day of the smashing,local news stations came to publicizethe event. Yary said this publicity willreach out to the community and evenmore donations will be made.

The most challenging task revolvingaround the car smashing event wasobtaining the actual car, according toYary. This year, the car was donated byan SDSU alumni who graduated 15years ago. The red and black convert-ible was her very first car in college.

The recently appointed ExecutiveVice President of Associated Students,Channelle McNutt, finished a midtermin the morning and wrecked a car inthe afternoon.

“Hitting the car was a big hit ofrelief,” McNutt said.

Scholars for Dollars is not the onlygroup that benefitted from this quirkyfundraiser: Students were able torelieve stress from midterms whilecontributing to a good cause.

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For a price, students, faculty and staff could take a swing at this red convertible to support the ABSC. | PETER KLUCH, SENIOR STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Aztecs have a smashing time

On Friday, San Diego State honoredprofessor Dr. Sanford Bernstein byelecting him as speaker of its annualAlbert W. Johnson UniversityResearch Lecture. The lecture series,named after the former SDSU

provost, honors “faculty members foroutstanding achievement in researchand scholarship.”

Stephen C. Welter, Vice President forResearch and Graduate Dean, beganthe event by introducing Bernstein andoutlining why he is an importantleader at SDSU. Bernstein “arrivedenthusiastically” to SDSU in 1983 andhas received continuous funding formore than 25 years, proving the local,scientific community truly supportshim. Despite his achievements,Bernstein is “better known as Sandy” tostudents and faculty because above allelse, “He is a doctor who helps people.”

Following this list of accolades,Bernstein began his lecture titled“Learning to Fly: Understanding theBasis of Muscle Function and Disease.”His talk centered on his currentresearch, which examines the effectsof the mutated protein myosin in fruitflies. This can help scientists under-stand mutated myosin in humans,which sometimes leads to heart andskeletal muscle disease.

Bernstein’s quick wit and humorousinsertions geared the speech not sole-ly toward science lovers, but rather allstudents attending.

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Culture WeekSan Diego State’s first ever CultureWeek will take place between April2 and 6. Cultural organizationssuch as the Afrikan Student Union,the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual,Transgender and Questioningcommunity and the StudentVeteran Organization, among oth-ers, will host informational tablesand lectures. Toward the end of theweek there will be an AztecUnification Project and PledgeDiversity event.

RestructuringThe topic of Friday’s restructuringmeeting analyzed the possibleremoval of Honors Council fromAssociated Students’ new structure. A.S. considered the removalbecause having that seat encour-

ages double representation of somestudents. All students are alreadyrepresented academically throughtheir colleges’ council representa-tive on the University Council.

Two Honors Council membersspoke at the meeting to advocatewhy the council should keep its seat.

Treasurer Ariel Rawson and co-president Kayleigh Neel told therestructuring committee about themany ways the Honors Councilassists academically minded stu-dents, and presented letters fromDean of Undergraduate StudiesGeoff Chase and Honors Counciladviser Dr. Henry L. Janssen.

Neel said HC “wants the seat topromote academic excellence forthe whole campus,” not just thosealready involved in the program.

Part of Chase’s letter read: “TheHonors Program and HonorsCouncil represent a broad array ofstudents across campus in manydisciplines, and thus represent aculture of achievement that isimportant for us to continue.Having a seat on the A.S. Council isan important way of acknowledg-ing that culture and of continuingto support the efforts.”

The restructuring committeewas very divided in its support ofkeeping the Honors Council seatand did not reach a final decisionregarding the integration of thecouncil into A.S.’s future structure.It will meet this Friday to deter-mine further details.

—Compiled by Staff Writer AmyWilliams

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For $3, students could take awhack at a red convertible witha sledgehammer, and for $5,students could strike the vehiclethree times. All proceeds wenttoward scholarships.

Bernstein gavehighly anticipatedlecture last Friday

ANTONIO ZARAGOZA, PHOTO EDITOR

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Wednesday, March 21, 2012

AZTEC GAMING

Capcom is keeping fighting gamesalive with its newest title, “StreetFighter X Tekken.”

Taking place in an alternate realitywhere members of the Street Fighterand Tekken universes collide, thegame combines the highly strategicfighting of the Street Fighter serieswith the insane juggles and combosof the Tekken series. This fusion ofstyles creates a whole new experiencefor gamers with a thirst for crossoveraction, which thus far only fan-fictionshave been able to quench.

The largely forgettable story fea-tures a mysterious box known only as“Pandora,” which crashes in theAntarctic. It is said the box contains anitem that will grant the wish of anywho prove themselves worthy.Hearing the news of Pandora’s arrival,fighters from around the world teamup to find this mysterious box andclaim the prize.

The gameplay of “Street Fighter XTekken” will feel familiar to StreetFighter veterans. Tekken players, onthe other hand, may feel a bit awk-ward at first. With time, however,they’re sure to become experts atapplying the skills they’ve acquiredfrom Tekken in the new game.

On the surface, the game seemsfairly straightforward. Players have apoint character and a back-up charac-ter they can switch to during combat.Players can utilize a standard combothat launches opponents into the airlong enough for the back-up charac-ter to step in and continue the combo.While the move is effective for begin-ners, more advanced players can opti-mize combos by mixing and matchingdifferent attack buttons and specialmoves. Street Fighter players knowthese tactics as “link combos.”

But don’t fret, Tekken players,characters from the Tekken universeare largely intact. Although theydon’t sport every combo fromTekken games, these characters arestill a force to be reckoned with.

Many Tekken combos mimic the“four-button” style of Tekken games.The players who can utilize both ofthese advanced styles will be dam-age-dealing maniacs.

Two new features that are worthmentioning are Pandora mode andthe Gem System. In Pandora mode,when one character’s life is 25 percentor less, the player is given the optionto sacrifice that character for a powerboost and unlimited super meter.However, Pandora mode lasts onlyeight seconds; and if gamers don’t winin those eight seconds, they automat-ically lose the round.

The Gem System is a game chang-er. Players are given the option to cre-ate specific gem load-outs that will aidthem in fights. The good news is gemsadd a new layer of strategy withoutbreaking the game.

“Street Fighter X Tekken” features awonderful soundtrack. Many of thecharacters’ familiar theme songs areincluded in a remixed form. Thesecharacter-specific songs normally playduring “rival matches,” and level-spe-cific tracks are not a bad listen either.

“Street Fighter X Tekken” sports aplethora of offline modes comparedto the latest iteration of StreetFighter. Arcade mode allows gamersto experience a preset or player-cus-tomized team’s story. From rival bat-tles to official endings Arcade modeis pretty standard.

Versus mode allows up to fourplayers, computer-controlled orhuman, to fight either two at a timeor all four at once.

Challenge mode offers threeoptions: a trial mode that helpsteach players combos for each char-

acter, a mission mode that addsconditions for victory to a givenfight and a tutorial mode that walksplayers through the game’s basics.

The “customize mode” allowsplayers to customize their favoritefighters, though just out of the boxthe options aren’t very wide or var-ied. The available downloadablecontent brings in more customiza-tion options. Customize mode alsohouses the creation of specificgem load-outs, quick combos andthe ability to customize players’battle profiles.

The online mode offers a replaychannel to view past matches –which, let’s be honest, is always fun.There is a leader board to check outwho is the top player on Xbox LIVEor PlayStation Network. Leaderboards can be filtered to show spe-cific parts of the world, friends orfollowed gamers.

Last, and probably most impor-tant, is the online battle mode. Hereplayers can search for ranked

matches (which earn battle points),endless battles (which allowsrepeated fights) and scramble bat-tles (2v2 battles). While in a rankedmatch or endless battle, PlayStation3 users have the option of local mul-tiplayer online – meaning two peo-ple can play on the same accountagainst other players, online.Unfortunately, Xbox 360 users donot have this option as of the time ofthis review. Both systems, however,have the option to search for a ran-dom partner online, or partner upwith a friend on another system.

“Street Fighter X Tekken” is a greatgame. Capcom brought its A-gamewhen it decided to combine thesetwo fighters into one crazy concoc-tion of combat madness. At firstglance, it seems like any other fight-ing game. But when one gets downto the meat of it, they will be treatedto a three-course meal ofshoryuken-flavored greatness.

Imagine sitting at home, listening tothe best classic rock songs of thepast five decades. After turning thevisualizer application on, animatedimagery appears on-screen that syn-chronizes with the music played. But,the visuals and music only appear ona 13-inch MacBook.

Now, imagine the music andvisualization on a 76-foot tileddome screen, pumped through a16,000-watt digital surround-soundsystem. Put forth are dazzling, psy-chedelic and vintage images, trans-

porting viewers into an entirelynew dimension.

This imaginative world is actuallya reality, titled “Rock the Dome,” tak-ing place at the Reuben H. FleetScience Center’s Heikoff DomeTheater. Surrounded by computergraphics in a full dome, this uniqueevent takes individuals on a ride,transported through never-endingtunnels and passageways. This ride isaccompanied by the best of the bestof classic rock music, which includesbands such as The Beatles, TheRolling Stones, Led Zeppelin,Metallica, U2 and Pink Floyd. Mostinterestingly, each show’s playlist isdetermined by the audience.

“Rock the Dome” performanceswill be held at 7 and 8 p.m. thisSaturday and March 31st. For moreinformation, visit rhfleet.org/site/imax/rock-the-dome/index.cfm.

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Characters from Street Fighter and Tekken meet in Capcom’s latest. | COURTESY OF CAPCOM

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ewspapers havealways rallied againstcensorship in thiscountry; it’s a shamecomic strips haven’t

been regarded with the same level ofprotection. Last week, San Diego’sUnion-Tribune decided censorship byomission was the best way to handlecontroversial cartoons courtesy ofDoonesbury. But the U-T wasn’talone: Several newspapers across thecountry made a similar judgment call,choosing censorship instead of pub-lishing the comic strip.

For those unfamiliar with thecomic, Gary Trudeau has never shiedaway from any topic, so it should nothave come as a surprise to anyonewhen he decided to take on the recentlegislative action regarding women’shealth and contraceptive issues invarious parts of the United States.

The surprising thing was that manyof our nation’s newspapers decidedyou, the reader, are incapable of mak-ing your own assessment of the con-tent of a comic strip, so they just wentahead and removed it from the paper.For the sake of clarification, allow meto emphasize this censorious actionwas taken not once, but six times, andby several major newspapers.

Ah, the newspapers. Those stalwartchampions of free speech and stead-fast bastions of First Amendmentrights didn’t think their readers couldhandle a cartoon.

What was so controversial aboutthe cartoons? Personally, I think thereis a difference between controversyand relevance, and Trudeau’s comicswere certainly timely. People are talk-ing about contraception. It’s (incredi-bly and sadly) one of the hot-buttonissues of the current GOP presidential

nominee race. Doonesbury went afterTexas’ mandatory ultrasound abortionlaws last week, because it is a relevantissue. By censoring the comic strip,publishers and editors are suppress-ing appropriate awareness of animportant issue, and they are hidingthe truth from their readers. I’m notsuggesting the truth will solely befound in a comic strip, but certainlythe truth exists somewhere in themiddle of the conversation.

When any voice is silenced, itbecomes more difficult for people tofind out what’s really going on. Mostcitizens believe news sources have anobligation to present the truth in itsmost unvarnished, raw and nakedform. It’s up to the reader to decidewhat to do with the information thenews source provides. As an opinioncolumnist, I can appreciate a newspa-per’s right to promote opinions andeditorials, but nothing should be omit-ted because of content. The comicstrips were not profane or obscene,but merely addressed a topic somepeople may find uncomfortable.

When people in positions of powerbegin determining what informationis allowed to flow into the collectivepublic consciousness, red flags shouldbe popping up all over the place.Read “1984,” people. I know for someof you it isn’t assigned reading, butread it anyway. George Orwell’s novelwas meant to serve as a cautionarytale of a society in which people arementally enslaved. It wasn’t meant tobe an instruction manual to the gov-ernment or press.

Even if I put aside my mentality asa journalist and student of literatureand history, censorship is insulting tome as a consumer. I am smartenough to figure out what my ownopinion is about a comic strip, and soare you.

The other angle on this story thatmust be discussed is the fact that,through censorship and an attempt todeprive readers of the comic strip,publishers drew more public atten-tion to the issue at hand and thecomic strip itself than would havebeen caused if they had just runDoonesbury as usual. I mean, let’s behonest, folks. Nobody reads Doones-bury. If not for the ridiculous attempt-ed censorship of the comic, nobodywould be talking about it. I actuallywent online to find the comics so Icould see what all the fuss was about,and I’m sure other people did, too.This marks the first time in the historyof the world when people specificallysought out the unrated, unfiltered,“director’s cut” edition of, wait for it,Doonesbury.

This whole issue is ridiculous. Thepublishers who censored the stripshould feel like morons, becausethat’s what they are. This is what hap-pens when a bunch of wealthy con-servatives attempt to silence a guywho is satirically critiquing the legisla-tive decisions of a bunch of otherwealthy conservatives. Hopefully, thepowers-that-be learned somethingfrom this experience. Kudos to all ofthe curious citizens who were notcontent with having their media cen-sored, and found a way to view theforbidden comic.

—Kenneth Leonard is an Englishjunior.

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