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Kenneth Leonard writesabout Junior Seau’sonly flaw — his pureselflessness.

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Three photojournalists and one of thejournalist’s girlfriends were foundslain and dismembered in plastic bagsby a canal in the eastern Mexicanstate of Veracruz last Thursday.

According to Mexico’s NationalHuman Rights Commission, 74media workers have been slain from2000 to last year, making Mexicoone of the most dangerous coun-

tries for journalists in the world. The discovery of the bodies was

only five days after police officialsfound Regina Martinez’s corpse inher bathroom. Martinez was a drugtrafficking correspondent for thenational magazine, Proceso.

The victims found slain weresome of the few Mexican journalistswilling to cover crime-related sto-ries in Mexico. Last year, all threevictims reportedly received threatsagainst their lives, according topress freedom groups.

Most of these threats and mur-ders were unresolved and have leftterror among journalists. The fear toreport is increasing censorship, andjournalists are relying heavily on

outlets such as social media andblogs to report serious crime. Pressadvocates call for immediate gov-ernment action.

On May 3, dozens of Somali jour-nalists celebrated World PressFreedom Day, immediately afterdiscovering the death of a fifthSomali journalist this year.Representatives spoke about theimportance of journalists’ safety inconflict zones.

“Countless others face intimida-tion, harassment and censorship atthe hands of governments, corpora-tions and powerful individuals seek-ing to preserve their power or hidewrongdoings and misdeeds,” U.N.Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said.

MMaallee hhaarraasssseess hhoossppiittaall ppaattiieennttssA tan, bald white male was reportedto have been inappropriately touch-ing patients from Alvarado Hospitalin a parking lot close to AlvaradoRoad. The subject, who was last seenin the parking lot, was also reportedto have been repeatedly approachingwomen at the location. When policearrived at the scene, they wereunable to locate the subject.

TTrreessppaassssiinngg iinn TTeennoocchhccaaTwo male subjects were seen break-ing into a room in TenochcaResidence Hall at 8:24 p.m onThursday, April 26. During theirattempted break-in, they removedthe screen to gain access throughthe window. Police conducted a fieldinterview after the incident wasreported, but no arrests were made.

IInnttooxxiiccaatteedd ssttuuddeenntt ggeettss aarrrreesstteeddFive subjects were seen lying uncon-scious in the side yard of a house at1:26 a.m last Saturday on LindoPaseo Avenue. After police madecontact, they arrested SDSU studentRaul Sierra for presumably challeng-ing someone to a fight, being intoxi-cated in public, disturbing the peaceand obstructing an officer from theirduties. Sierra was transported to jail.

SSttrroonngg AArrmm RRoobbbbeerryyPolice reported at approximately 3:30on Saturday morning that twofemales walking on 55th street werevictims of strong-arm robbery,resulting in their cell phones beingstolen. Reportedly, the two victimswere approached on the street bytwo African-American males whotold the two females to surrendertheir cell phones. One of the suspectslifted up his shirt to imply he was car-rying a handgun, although noweapon was reported being seen.One victim handed over her phone,the other refused. One of the sus-pects snatched it from her hand, atwhich point the two males fled down55th Street toward Montezuma Road.

—Compiled by Senior Staff WriterAna Ceballos

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The new Associated StudentsExecutive Council was sworn intooffice at the semester’s final A.S.meeting on Wednesday along withthe new general council members.San Diego State President ElliotHirshman stopped by to talk to thenew leaders.

“As we look forward to next year,there’s no question this is a time ofchallenge in California, but it’s also atime for some opportunity for us,”Hirshman said. “People often say it’sdarkest before the dawn, but I like tosay at night the stars come out.”

The new A.S. Council held its first

meeting for the 2012-2013 year. TheCouncil elected former RulesCommittee member Shannon Clarkas President pro Tempore and sevenExecutive Committee members torepresent students at large: SeanGuardian, Dara Majdi, HelenaMcAllister, Paul Contreras, JonDavidi, Brandon Williams andVirginia Johnson.

During the upcoming summer, anA.S. task force led by Matt Cecil, thenew Vice President of UniversityAffairs, will work to change the bikelane rules to allow skateboards.Executive Vice President ChannelleMcNutt started a cultural competen-cy certificate program that can betaken online during the summer.She encouraged all incoming lead-ers to take it.

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(From left to right): O’Keefe, McNutt, Rivera, Anderberg, Cecil. | COURTESY OF CODY BARBO

AS executive board sworn in

Photojournalists’bodies discoveredin Veracruz canal

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Journalists found dead

College graduation is one of thegreatest accomplishments in life.Unfortunately, the number of tick-ets given to each student varies, sooftentimes every family membermay not be able to attend themomentous ceremony.

San Diego State graduation ticketallotment depends entirely onwhich college the student is gradu-ating from. For example, the Collegeof Arts & Letters graduates receivedsix tickets each, while each Collegeof Engineering student received 12.Therefore, the ticket disbursementdepends entirely on how many stu-dents applied to graduate from eachcollege.

“I’m graduating from the profes-sional studies and fine arts college so Ionly received six tickets. I think havingeven just two extra tickets would havebeen great so I didn’t have to be soselective with my guests,” criminaljustice senior Kelley Vallecillo said.

Currently on Craigslist there areSDSU students selling commencementtickets ranging from $5 to $50 each.There have been fliers around campusof students asking for more tickets.

For graduate students, it is slight-ly easier to obtain the desiredamount of tickets. Var Cummings, a

graduate student from the Collegeof Education, received 10 tickets.

“Surprisingly there are severalgraduate students who opt not toparticipate in the ceremony, or don’thave as many family membersattending as undergrads. Plus it’s oursecond or third time doing thisthing, we’re kind of over all of thehoopla,” Cummings said.

According to Cummings, he hada classmate who only needed twoof her tickets and gave the rest tohim free of charge.

SDSU Manager of Media Relations,Gina Jacobs, said that there was acommencement meeting held with

all the coordinators of the collegesand when issues arose, graduationticket allotment was not one of them.

“It is not up to the commencementcoordinators to determine the num-ber of tickets students receive. Itdepends entirely on how many grad-uates are from each college. Studentswill have the opportunity to pick upextra tickets soon,” Jacobs said.

SDSU is a large university, and hasa limited amount of space insideViejas Arena. Beginning nextMonday, students will be able towait in line and obtain two moretickets, from their respective col-leges until all seats are filled.

TTaarraa MMiillllssppaauugghhstaff writer

Grad tickets cause stir

SDSU students question distribution of graduation tickets among colleges. | THINKSTOCK

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Social networking websites are noth-ing new. However, a recent additionto the social media landscape is cap-turing the attention of critics andusers alike. Capsule offers more pri-vacy and efficiency than its prede-cessors, acting as a personalizedplatform for events where users canplan, execute and share experiencesin one place. Many users have foundCapsule’s privacy and efficiency tobe preferable to the systems utilizedby popular social networking web-sites such as Facebook.

Capsule emerged after co-founders Cyrus Farudi and OmriCohen attended numerous weddingsand other events, but were dissatis-fied with the lack of online optionsavailable to share their experiences in

one place. Where Facebook featuresindividual records of events, Capsuleis all-encompassing.

“We wanted to organize the contentaround the event itself,” Farudi said.

Its companion application,CapsuleCam, is an added bonus.CapsuleCam is a free application foriPhone and Android users, that per-mits real-time photo sharing with aselected group through Capsule.Photographs taken on an iPhone orAndroid can be directly imported,eliminating the hassle of digital cam-eras. CapsuleCam allows for the cre-ation of new “capsules” but does notinclude the whole planning experi-ence. According to Farudi, Capsuleplans to launch a complete mobileapplication in the near future.

One of Capsule’s greatest featuresis its privacy. Invitation-only cap-sules make events more personal. Inaddition, it eliminates the risk of con-tent being released on the Internet.

“Sure, privacy is a good thingwhen you do not want your grand-mother and boss to see what you didon, say, your last trip to Vegas,” inte-

rior design sophomore TanyaMasyanko said. “But for casualevents, I like Capsule because itallows for a direct exportation ofcomplete albums to Facebook.”

Capsule also offers users theopportunity to archive experiencesand events. Compared to manyFacebook users’ impersonal lists of

hundreds of friends, Capsule allowsthe relationships to be more personal.

“The relationships are defined bywhere you were, who you were withand what you were doing,” Farudi said.

By archiving events in chronologi-cal order, Capsule makes it easier forusers to access content years downthe road.

Potential users can find more infor-mation at trycapsule.com. All that isneeded is a Facebook account oremail address. When Farudi andCohen founded the site, their goalwas to provide users with one desti-nation for event planning and sharing.Their motto, “Capture life’s sharedexperiences,” perhaps says it all.

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New social media gives users more privacy

Capsule further personalizes the social media experience by offering more details about how and where friends have met. | THINKSTOCK

ArtFest attractstalent from SDSU

“Sure, privacy is a good thing ...but I like Capsule because itallows for a direct exportation ofcomplete albums to Facebook.”

Tanya Masyanko, interior design sophomore

Capsule focusesaround exclusive,invite-only events

The annual Mission Federal ArtWalkdominated the streets of San Diego’sLittle Italy two weekends ago. Theexposition is known as the largestfine art festival in SouthernCalifornia. It featured more than 350artists from California, neighboringstates and Mexico — one artist beinga San Diego State senior.

“I got to meet people outside of myschool and hear what they had tosay,” SDSU studio art senior and win-ner of the ArtWalk’s Business of ArtScholarship Stephanie Wang said.“ArtWalk’s given me exposure. I’m stillyoung and learning so it has openeddoors because people want to workwith me now.”

According to Managing Director ofArtWalk Sandi Cottrell, the scholarshipwinner recieves a booth at the event,a page on the ArtWalk website andmentoring about how to transitionfrom being a working student doingstudent work to selling their art.

“Her work evokes a lot of emo-tion in the viewer,” Cottrell said ofWang’s paintings.

ArtWalk began 28 years ago whena group of artists came together andcreated an actual art walk where peo-ple went from gallery to gallery start-ing in Little Italy and ending in East

Village. Cottrell said organizersthought bringing it together as acohesive festival was a way to getpeople together to celebrate all artsand culture in San Diego and toattract sponsors, which is a necessityin order to put on such a large event.

“The artists pay rather little to beinvolved,” Cottrell said. “Withoutthe sponsors it will not be possiblein any way.”

According to Cottrell, the Mexicanconsulate invited 28 artists this year,bringing people all the way fromMexico City and Monterrey. Cottrellsaid at least 10 percent of the featuredartists in ArtWalk are Mexican.A backbone of the event is thatArtWalk supports art education in ele-mentary school through an organiza-tion called ArtReach. According toCottrell, almost 50 artists at the festi-val and three sponsors give part oftheir proceeds to ArtReach.

“What ArtReach does is it takesart into elementary schools, whichhave no visual arts program,”Cottrell said. “A huge part of ourmission is to take art back into ele-mentary schools that have lost theirfunding for arts education.”

This year’s ArtWalk held six stagesof entertainment and live music andmore than 20 art activities for kids.The art exposed varied from paintings,sculptures, glasswork, photography,music and dance.

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The exposition is known as thelargest fine art festival in SouthernCalifornia. It featured ... a senior atSan Diego State.

After the credits of 2008’s “Iron Man”concluded, viewers were treated toa clip of Tony Stark (Robert Downey,Jr.) talking to S.H.I.E.L.D. directorNick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) aboutsomething called The AvengerInitiative. With that brief interaction,Marvel confirmed many fans’ hopes

that an Avengers movie would beon the horizon.

After a few more superhero-filledoutings, such as “Thor,” “Iron Man 2”and “Captain America,” “The Avengers”is finally here. And man, is it good.

For those not familiar, “TheAvengers” is like the “Super SmashBrothers” of the comic book world.Started in the early 1960s by Stan Leeand Jack Kirby, The Avengers seriesof comics took characters from allacross the Marvel universe, labeled“Earth’s Mightiest Heroes,” and pitted

them against forces of evil. This timearound, the team must stop Loki(Tom Hiddleston) from using a pow-erful Asgardian artifact called theTesseract to open a portal throughspace, would will lead to an alieninvasion and ultimately the destruc-tion of humanity.

Though the team has variedthroughout the decades, the filmincarnation of the comic featuresmainstay Marvel characters such asThor and Captain America, as well asa few fan favorites such as Hawkeye.

When all of these beloved charac-ters come together, it makes for oneawesome, nerd-tastic experience. Itshould be noted that the man at thehelm of the film is none other thanJoss Whedon, who directed and co-wrote the film. Whedon’s brand ofquickfire, witty dialogue shines, espe-cially in the hands of Downey, Jr. Theportrayal of Tony in the two recent“Iron Man” films has been great, butin “The Avengers,” it’s exceptional.

What perhaps is most impressive,or diabolical, is Whedon’s and co-writer Zak Penn’s ability to write char-acters the audience comes to love,and then tear them away in a dose ofcruel reality in this larger-than-lifeworld. It gives the story emotionaldepth beyond superheroes simplyblowing stuff up.

However, for those who like theirsuperhero movies to be visuallystunning (and who doesn’t?), there isplenty of hammer-swinging, shield-tossing, Hulk-smashing action tosatisfy the biggest adrenaline junkie.Between the S.H.I.E.L.D. airship andthe far off reaches of the universe,“The Avengers” is a sight to behold. Ifsomeone collected money for everytime the city of Manhattan wasdestroyed in a movie, Whedonwould probably have had enough tofund “The Avengers.”

What most people really careabout — aside from the action, ofcourse — is seeing their favoriteMarvel character on the big screen. Inthis department, the actors do notdisappoint. Chris Evans is great in hisreturn as Captain America, makingthe super soldier seem oddly believ-able and human. The same can besaid for newcomer Mark Ruffalo as Dr.Bruce Banner, and more notably, TheHulk. Ruffalo is, without question, thebest Hulk so far, giving the characteran edge that doesn’t feel fake, orworse, cheesy.

And after a mediocre solo film,Chris Hemsworth and Tom

Hiddleston are awesome as theAsgardian brothers Thor and Loki,who are at odds with one another.The inclusion of Hawkeye (JeremyRenner) and Black Widow (ScarlettJohansson) makes for some well-deserved moments of fan-service,including a scene involving BlackWidow and a group of cluelessRussians.

Speaking of fan service, don’t for-get to stick around until after the firstround of credits. There’s a surprisethat will leave true Marvel fans giddywith anticipation for the inevitableAvengers sequel.

All in all, “The Avengers” is whatgoing to the movies is all about.Though nearly two and a half hours,the time flies by. The film neverslows; it’s guaranteed every emotion,

from sadness to pure unadulteratedjoy, will be felt during its course.

With movie tickets getting moreexpensive, there are times whenmany moviegoers leave the theaterupset that they wasted $12 on some-thing that ended up being prettylame. Rest assured, this is not one ofthose movies. Whedon and compa-ny have produced a top-notch super-hero slam fest that makes other simi-lar films, such as the “Transformers”series, look like something from theSyFy Channel. The quality is reflectedin the box office number: “TheAvengers” pulled in $200.3 million,taking the record from “Harry Potterand the Deathly Hallows: Part 2.”

With other mega-blockbusters(looking at you, “The Dark KnightRises”) being released in the next fewmonths, “The Avengers” is a wonder-ful way to kick off this summer’smovie season.

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STORY OF A DRAG QUEENThis semester, Editor in Chief Allie Daughertyfollowed drag queen Tootie during four of herweekly performances at restaurant Lips. Thesephotos are a glimpse into her life behind thestage. Clockwise from left: Getting into cos-tume to lead Sunday brunch, preparing to per-form as Cher on celebrity night, getting out ofcostume after acting as the pregnant SisterNun of the Above and laughing while puttingmakeup on to portray Amy Winehouse.

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magine spending yourentire life wanting to be anastronaut. You spend yourchildhood staring at thestars and dreaming about it.

You attend a prestigious school andstudy hard while simultaneouslyworking to develop your body forthe rigors of the NASA program. Andfinally, after years of training, you getto take a trip to the moon. It’s every-thing you hoped it would be. Yearspass, and after several more trips, it’stime to retire. Sitting back on yourporch, you spend your nights look-ing up at the sky, remembering whatit was like on the moon, lookingdown at Earth, and you wonderwhat you could possibly do withyour life that could compare to whatyou’ve already experienced.

Professional athletes experiencemuch the same kind of feeling, asensation mere mortals like you andme have zero possibility of under-standing. We can’t comprehend the

amount of pressure the pros areunder on a nearly constant basis. I’mnot talking about game-time pres-sure. That type of pressure is whatpro athletes are prepared for, afterspending years honing their skills invarious competitive arenas. The realpressure comes from entourages,hangers-on, the media and fans.What could prepare an individual forthe intense levels of scrutiny profes-sional athletes experience whenthey are not on the field? Are peopleexpected to transition from obscurityto superstardom without losing apart of themselves? In the end, dofans really care if athletes end upcompletely depleted of their ownidentities, having given up so muchboth on and off the field, by the endof their careers?

In the wake of Junior Seau’s trag-ic, shocking death, there has beentremendous public support for hisfamily, and people have focused onhis feats as an athlete as well as hisaccomplishments as a humanitarian.Seau was as defined by his generosi-ty as he was by his ability to managea defense. My sincere hope is that

people will ultimately remember himas a generous, compassionate, kind-hearted man first, and as a dynamicathlete second.

This isn’t just another columnpraising Seau, though. I’m not con-tent to bask in the warm glow ofSeau’s accomplishments and mournthe loss of a prominent member ofthe community. I want to know whythis happened. I want to know whatcaused this tragedy. I knew Seau.I’ve met his children. I’ve spent timewith the man, and everyone I knowwho also knew him is as shockedand horrified as I have been follow-ing the news of his untimely death.

So what happened? It’s hard tosay. Seau was never the complainingtype. He was aware of how people

had come to expect him to act, andhow people depended upon him tocarry himself in a particular way.Seau was the perfect professionalathlete when it came to establishingand maintaining a wholesome pub-lic persona. His personality wasalways on, and in personally wit-nessing him interact with hundredsof people, I never saw anyone walkaway disappointed. He was com-pletely unselfish with himself.

Maybe this was the problem.People with normal lives are able tobe selfish when they need to be.You and I are able to get away fromour families and friends when weneed some time alone. Imagine alife where you can’t go to the gro-cery store or the movie theaterwithout being mobbed by fans.How long would it take for you towilt under that kind of pressure?Seau lived this way, constantly sur-rounded by people who alwayswanted something from him, forthe last 20 years, and he took it allon with grace and humility, never

turning anybody away. Anyone whowanted a moment to connect withhim was accommodated, no matterhow busy or stressed out he mayhave been. He wouldn’t let the fansee it. He wouldn’t let his own prob-lems diminish their moment.

Any discussion about the psycho-logical reasons for Seau’s death isspeculative at this point. If we careabout the welfare of professional ath-

letes, we should start asking hardquestions about how we relate tothem. Do we really care about them,or do we use them up like gladiators?Do these human beings exist purelyfor our entertainment, or do we havea responsibility to care for them?

Athletes, let Seau’s death serve as acautionary tale. You are entitled toyour privacy and you are worth morethan the sum of your athletic statistics.

Fans, it’s time to respect athletesfor better reasons than how manyPro Bowl selections they have. InSan Diego, let’s treat our athleteswith the dignity they deserve as ourfellow human beings. They looklarger-than-life on TV, but at theend of the day they are still imper-fect like us.

—Kenneth Leonard is an English junior.

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Honor Seau for character, not athleticism

So what happened? It’s hard to say. Seau was never the complaining type ... He wascompletely unselfish with himself. Maybe this was theproblem.

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The San Diego State women’s trackteam sent seven of its athletes tocompete at the Oxy Invitational lastweekend.

On Saturday SDSU competed at theOxy Invitational at the W.C. PattersonField and Bill Henry Track in LosAngeles.

This was the last opportunity theAztecs had to work on their running,jumping and throwing techniques ina meet setting before the MountainWest Outdoor Championships.

The Oxy Invitational beganSaturday morning with sophomoreHolly Waseloff pole vaulting a heightof 12-4 1/2 and sophomore RebeccaTurnbow pole vaulting a height of10-10 3/4. Finishing the jumps forthe Aztecs was senior Thoraya

Maronsey who jumped a season’sbest of 37-6 3/4 in the triple jump.

The only Aztec thrower in themeet was senior Ellie Fanaika whothrew 181-4 in the hammer throw.

Junior Josefine Koskinen andsophomore Hannah Winokur bothcompeted in the 800-meter run.However, Koskinen ran it in a time of2:07.87 and Winokur ran it in a timeof 2:20.89.

The 5,000-meter run was the lastrace of the day and junior MarianneHogan ran it in a season-best of17:23.11.

Hogan also competed in the lastrace of the meet last weekend whenSDSU competed in the UC San DiegoInvitational.

At the UCSD invitational sopho-more Allison Reaser won the 400-meter hurdles, senior WhitneyAshley placed second all-time atSDSU in shot put, Koskinen placedsecond in the 1,500-meter run, jun-ior Kelsy Hintz placed third in polevault, Maronsey tied for second intriple jump and Hogan placed thirdin the 5,000-meter run.

Every track meet this season,SDSU has been competitive. In thelatest meets, it has continued toimprove and used each meet as alearning opportunity to prepare forthe MW Outdoor Championships.

The MW Outdoor Championships,which is the next stop for the Aztecs,will take place Wednesday throughFriday in Colorado Springs, Colo.

After the championships it will bethe NCAA West Regionals followedby the NCAA Championships andthen the U.S. Olympic Trials forthose who qualify.

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The next meet for SDSU women’s track and field will take place this week in Colorado Springs, Colo. as the team begins the MW Outdoor Championships. | COURTESY OF ADRIANA BUSH

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Last week, five kickoff times for the SanDiego State football team wereannounced. SDSU will appear twice onNBC Sports Network and three timeson the CBS Sports Network this fall.

The Aztecs’ home opener on Sept. 8against Army will kick off at 4:30 p.m.and will be on NBC Sports Network.

SDSU will take on the newest mem-ber of the Mountain West Conference,Hawaii, at 5 p.m. at QualcommStadium for the annual KGB SkyShowgame on Oct. 6. The game will be tel-evised on CBS Sports Network.

On Oct. 20, the Aztecs will playNevada at 7:30 p.m.; the game will betelevised on CBS Sports Network as

well.Boise State will welcome SDSU on

Nov. 3 at 7:30 p.m. on the CBS SportsNetwork.

The home finale for the Aztecs willbe against Air Force. The game will betelevised on NBC Sports Network at12:30 p.m.

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Last Thursday, SDSU sophomoreHayley Miles was honored by beingnamed to the 2012 Capital OneSoftball Academic All-District Team,by the College Sports Informationof America.

Miles earned first-team District 8honors. The sophomore was the only

player from the Mountain WestConference to do so.

The journalism major holds a 3.6GPA. She is the first Aztec to be namedto the Academic All-District teamsince Brittany Knudsen was honoredwith second-team distinction in 2010.

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SDSU women’s tennis head coachPeter Mattera was named 2012Mountain West Women’s TennisCoach of the Year.

For Mattera, who just finished his19th season on campus, it was thesecond time he earned the honor. Healso won the award in 2003.

SSDDSSUU ddeeffeeaattss UUNNLLVV oonn SSaattuurrddaayyThe San Diego State baseball teamdrubbed UNLV on Saturday 9-2. TheRunnin’ Rebels scored the first runof the game, but after that SDSUpoured it on.

The Aztecs scored six runs com-bined in the second and thirdinnings and added three more runsin the fifth inning.

Freshman right fielder Greg Allenscored a run, had two hits and bat-ted in three runs. Junior designatedhitter John Spirk had two hits andscored two runs, while also bring-ing in two runs.

—Compiled by Sports EditorAntonio Morales

SPORTS BEAT

Every track meet ... SDSU hasbeen competitive. In the latestmeets, it has continued toimprove and used each meet asa learning opportunity ...

WOMEN ’S TRACK AND F IELD

SDSU defeated UNLV on Saturday 9-2 to claim the second game of the series. | PETER KLUCH, SENIOR STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

SDSU preps for MW Championships at Oxy

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think it all started when Iwas 9 and in Purple Ballet atBobbie’s School of Dance. Irealized all the other girlsdidn’t look as round as me

in their leotards, but I don’t think anyof them perfected the soft landingout of a sauté as well as I did. It con-tinued through elementary school.Kids made fun of me for being fatand I’d be lying if I said it didn’tsting. But at 10 years old, all I reallycared about were The BackstreetBoys and how fast I could perfectthe Spanish versions of every songon the “Selena” soundtrack while ourhousekeeper, Esmelda, laughed atme for singing words I probably hadno business singing.

I never really had body imageissues. I was always a big girl andthat was pretty much the beginning,middle and end of it. Most everyonein my family had the same bodytype and we all loved eating Jewishfood on Passover, so it was neverreally a thing. I was never ridiculedby my family, only by outsiders whowere quickly put in their place bymy big brother. Surprisingly enough,he would always have my backdespite the fact that he was mybiggest annoyance at home. But ifthat isn’t the most clichéd brother /sister relationship you’ve ever heard,please tell me now.

People stopped caring in highschool. Everyone was too focusedwith fitting in, and while I didn’tcare too much about boys andwho liked me as a friend, I man-aged to have an “in” with almostevery group there was. Everyoneliked me for my extremely loudand totally hilarious (and modest)personality. I escaped the typicalhigh school pressures of eating dis-orders and the need to be like

everyone else running aroundThousand Oaks High School.

I’ve only had one boyfriend in myentire life. Our relationship lastedthree days and all I got out of it was akiss on the cheek. I think he’s gaynow and I’m totally happy for him,but if that doesn’t sum up my entirelife in one fabulously glittery package,I don’t know what would.

I’ve always loved the body I have,but I’d be lying if I said I didn’t sort ofhope that someone would see pastmy body type, into my charming per-sonality and want to date mebecause I’m a good time and a funnyperson to have around. But that’snever happened.

Every parental figure in my life hastold me how beautiful I am, howgreat my personality is and howlucky I’m going to make someonesomeday, but I never really believedthem until I fell in love with a 6-foot-4-inch bearded gentleman covered intattoos. He made me feel like none ofthe superficial stuff mattered … untilhe told me he wasn’t physicallyattracted to me, and that was the rea-son it would never work between us.

That one hurt. A blow to not onlymy elevated-but-not-in-your-face-or-cocky ego (my self-image is flaw-less, I think I’m the cat’s pajamas) butalso, it shattered my heart into a bil-lion little pieces. I’m confident I willnever fully get over it. I went throughall the motions of a breakup, eventhough we never had an actual rela-tionship. So basically, I was just beingan excessively emotional and com-pletely delusional girl. Why wasn’t Igood enough? Shouldn’t my person-

ality count for something? Oye, I’mlamenting again. I swear all thosefeelings are sorted and filed and I’mgood. For the most part.

After that saga, the idea of feelingsand relationships seemed bleak. I hadno interest in getting back on thewagon. I did online dating for a whileand, let me tell you something, a girlcan only withstand so many awk-ward coffee shop dates and awful-smelling, cologne-soaked youngmen. However, I can say with confi-dence that online dating showed methere are people in the world wholike me for exactly who I am.

Everyone says it gets better whenyou get older and, even though I’mstill young, I know they’re right. Igrew up really fast in the sense that Imoved out on my own when I was17 and my body image has only got-ten better throughout the years. Idon’t know how men see me and Idon’t think I ever will (because menare from Mars or something like that,right?) but all I can do is be the kindof person I’m looking for. What Imean by that is, instead of sufferingfor the “perfect” body, fitting into aleotard the way I should or havingthe type of body society tells me isOK, I should focus on loving myself,having confidence in my kick-asspersonality and attracting the kind ofman who will love and accept that.

And while Kim Kardashian’s assand Gwyneth Paltrow’s shiny legsaren’t going anywhere anytimesoon, accepting what I’m workingwith is key because, in the words ofmy spirit animal RuPaul: “If youcan’t love yourself, how in the hellare you gonna love somebody else.”Can I get an amen?

— Hayley Rafner is a media studiesjunior.

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TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (5/7/12) -Transformation and renewal come up asrepeating themes this year, especiallyregarding wellness and education.Exploration, adventure and cultural orspiritual exchange could call. Gettinginvolved with groups that make adifference is satisfying.

To get the advantage, check the day's rating:10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.

ARIES (March 21 - April 19) - Today is a 7 -Your dreams may be misleading at first.Focus on completing the tasks at hand,and then move to bigger and better things.Looking at things from a differentperspective helps.

TAURUS (April 20 - May 20) - Today is a 6 -Resist spending on momentary pleasures.Authorities want persuasion. Old friendsoffer great new ideas. A technical friend isa big help, too. Reinforce compassion as agroup goal.

GEMINI (May 21 - June 21) - Today is a 7 -Postpone travel for a few days.Impulsiveness could cause accidents.Clean up to avoid arguments. In otherwords, slow down and be respectful. Anopportunity for a raise opens.

CANCER (June 22 - July 22) - Today is an 8- Travel is better later in the day. Awaterfront location is best. Any change inyour direction could seem abrupt toothers, although good friends willunderstand.

LEO (July 23 - Aug. 22) - Today is a 6 -Avoid a scheme that lacks soul. Have funwithout spending money. It's wise to befrugal. There may be cost overruns orother unexpected expenses. Your friends

are your inspiration.VIRGO (Aug. 23 - Sept. 22) - Today is a 6 -

Home is way nicer than traveling today.Friends help you fix up your place.Exchange your trash for their treasures,and vice versa. Less is more. A pleasantsurprise develops.

LIBRA (Sept. 23 - Oct. 22) - Today is a 6 -Navigate your work with calm today.Losing your temper will only slow youdown, and you have plenty of things toaccomplish. Keep your eye on the goal.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23 - Nov. 21) - Today is an 8- Don't let go of what you need more of(unless you really want to give it away).Money plays an important role in today'sscenario. Don't borrow or lend today.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 - Dec. 21) - Today isan 8 - You're in charge (and you may aswell let others know). Don't be afraid if youdon't know how to manage it all. You'llfigure it out. Be gentle with yourself andothers.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 - Jan. 19) - Today is a5 - Don't sweat the small stuff (even if youfeel compelled). Don't get lost in some darkforest of your own making. You know theway out. Think about it.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 - Feb. 18) - Today is a 6- Getting grounded and focused provides adefinite improvement. Trust yourimagination. Don't be afraid to take on newresponsibilities. Stop and listen for what'snext.

PISCES (Feb. 19 - March 20) - Today is a 6 -There's no need to worry, as everythingworks out in the end. You can easily getyourself out of the trouble you get yourselfinto. New ideas begin to gel.

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