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SDSU works overtime for win

Late-game heroics are becomingsomewhat of a standard now for theSan Diego State men’s basketballteam through this young season.

Yet, instead of using a dramatic,full-court layup in the closing sec-onds to win the game in regulation,the Aztecs sealed the victorySaturday afternoon at the free-throwline in overtime.

Sophomore guard Jamaal Franklinhit two free throws with 3.9 secondsleft in overtime to lead SDSU to a vic-tory against Long Beach State, 77-73,

at Viejas Arena.“It would have been a little differ-

ent if it was away, but I’m at home sothe crowd’s going to be quiet,”Franklin said. “It’s like shooting in

practice andI’ve beenshooting wellat the free-throw line.”

F r a n k l i nscored 14 second-half points to leadthe team with 21 points. Juniorguard James Rahon also contributed20 points, while sophomore guardXavier Thames added eight points inovertime to finish with 15 points forthe Aztecs.

“This was a wonderful team victo-

ry by everybody,” SDSU head coachSteve Fisher said. “That was a goodteam we played, and we competedhard. We feel good about ourselves.”

With this victory, SDSU (5-1)improved its home winning streakagainst unranked opponents to 47and has won 11 of its past 12 over-time games, including two consecu-tive wins.

Casper Ware led Long BeachState’s 49ers (2-1) in scoring with 26points, including knocking down apair of free throws with 3.3 secondsin regulation to tie the score andsend the game into overtime. LarryAnderson also chipped in 25 pointsfor Long Beach State.

Coming into this game, many

wondered if either team would

struggle after coming off such emo-

tional wins in their previous games.

SDSU used a game-winning basket

with 1.8 seconds left to defeat the

University of Southern California at

home on Thursday night, while Long

Beach State was fresh off its big

upset against No. 9 Pittsburgh on

Wednesday night.

“We knew they were a great team,

especially after their game against

Pittsburgh,” Rahon said. “We just had

to play tough, play defense and get

back in transition. I think we played

tough. Hopefully all the fans keep

coming back and watch us.”

RRyyaann SScchhuulleerrstaff writer

SDSU outlasted Long Beach State 77-73 in overtime on Saturday, thanks to 21 points and nine rebounds from sophomore guard Jamaal Franklin | ANTONIO ZARAGOZA, PHOTO EDITOR

FOOTBALL

On Saturday night at QualcommStadium, San Diego State discoveredfirsthand that Boise State was for real.

And SDSU found out the hard way.Kellen Moore threw for 366 yards

and four touchdowns, and runningback Doug Martin rushed for 129yards and two scores as BSU throttledthe Aztecs 52-35.

After losing last week to TCU, allbut dashing their dreams for a nation-al championship, BSU’s Broncos (9-1,4-1) came out firing on allcylinders early.

“I really thought we would startfast,” Broncos head coach ChrisPetersen said. “I knew we’d play hardearly on. I think there were peoplethat were concerned that we’d havea hangover effect from thelast game.”

On the first drive of the game, sen-ior quarterback Ryan Lindley threw aninterception right to Boise Statedefensive lineman Shea McClellin at

the SDSU 25-yard line. With a shortfield to work with, BSU quarterbackMoore found Tyler Shoemaker for a 5-yard touchdown pass – the first ofthree passing strikes to Shoemaker.

Later in the first quarter, disasterstruck for the Aztecs’ special teamsunit. Leon McFadden fumbled a puntand Brandon Davis coughed it up ona kickoff return just minutes later, and

Boise State scored touchdowns onboth turnovers to go up 21-0 in thefirst quarter.

“Obviously, that cost us the game,”SDSU head coach Rocky Long said.

“Boise State is agreat footballteam. So youdon’t knowhow it’s going

to come out, but when their firstthree drives are from inside the 25-yard line, sure that costs you thegame. We didn’t even give ourselvesa chance to compete, to makeit a game.”

Led by Moore, the Broncos jumpedto a 42-14 lead by halftime, and withsuch a big deficit to the No. 10-rankedteam in the country, the Aztecs’chances for an upset victory were allbut dashed before the third quartereven rolled around.

“We have to figure it out,” Lindleysaid. “We need to look at some tapeand do some soul searching on whywe aren’t starting as fast as we wantto. We will figure it out and move onfrom there.”

With stud sophomore running backRonnie Hillman nursing a high anklesprain and only mustering three car-ries for 8 yards, redshirt freshmanAdam Muema came in and gaveSDSU fans a glimpse at their futuretailback. Muema rushed for 119 yardsand two touchdowns on only 13 car-ries, highlighted by a 81-yard scoringrun in the first quarter.

“He did awesome,” Lindley said. “Hecame in and when you have a goodteam, when you are building a greatteam like this you have to have guysto step up … Adam did a great job andhe really stepped up tonight.”

SDSU scored 21 points in the fourthquarter to pull within 17 and make thefinal score 52-35.

“The only thing that I saw positiveabout tonight was that our teamshowed ability to hang in there whenthings were going as bad as they canpossibly go,” Long said. “That’s a pos-itive sign with two weeks left in theseason. I wish it would have hap-pened five weeks ago, but it’s apositive sign.”

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“Boise State is agreat footballteam ... We didn’t evengive ourselvesa chance tocompete ...”

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Terrible starts have plagued the SanDiego State football team all season.Saturday’s game against Boise Statewas no different.

Senior quarterback Ryan Lindleythrew an interception on SDSU’s firstpossession of the game, juniordefensive back Leon McFadden fum-bled the first Boise State punt of thegame and senior defensive backBrandon Davis fumbled the ball onthe Aztecs’ second kickoff return.

All those miscues led to a 21-point deficit, which proved to betoo large for the Aztecs to overcome.

Boise State scored 21 more pointsin the second quarter to build afour-touchdown lead at halftimeand won easily, 52-35.

BBrroonnccoo bbuussttiinnggThe script has been familiar formuch of the past 10 years. It wasthe same on Saturday. Boise Stateplayed the role of Boise State, andSDSU played the role of the hope-less team that happened to be inthe Broncos’ way.

Senior quarterback Kellen Mooreplayed like the Heisman Trophy con-tender he is and picked apart theAztecs’ defense.

Moore finished the night complet-ing 28-of-40 passes for 366 yardsand four touchdowns.

Three of those touchdowns wentto senior wide receiver TylerShoemaker, who had 10 receptionsfor 130 yards.

Senior running back Doug Martinled the Broncos on the group with129 yards on 36 carries.

BSU head coach Chris Petersenwas excited there was no letdown tostart the game after his team’s losslast week to TCU.

“It’s good to start fast. I reallythought we would start fast. I knewwe’d play hard early on,” Petersensaid after the game. “I think there

were people who were concernedthat we’d have a hangover effectfrom the last game.”

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Freshman running back Adam

Muema has been hardly heard from

this season, but now that there have

been injuries to the top two running

backs, Muema has been thrust into

the spotlight.

He made the most of his opportu-nity against the Broncos. The fresh-man ran for 119 yards and twotouchdowns on 13 carries, includingan 81-yard scoring scamper in thefirst quarter.

He also recorded a 1-yard touch-down catch in the fourth quarter.Head coach Rocky Long saidMuema did a good job of stayingtough against BSU.

“Adam did pretty good. He brokethat long one, which makes the sta-tistics look good,” Long said. “Hehung in there. He got hit a few timespretty hard. He got beat up prettygood, but then he came back in thesecond half and hung in there, too.”

EExxttrraa ppooiinnttssDespite the loss, Lindley played well.The senior completed 30-of-51passes for 350 yards and threetouchdowns.

He managed to find sophomoretight end Gavin Escobar many timesduring the game. Escobar recordedeight catches for 113 yards and twotouchdowns. The eight catcheswere a career high for Escobar.

Sophomore wide receiver ColinLockett got in on the act as well. Hehad eight catches of his own for 149yards.

The attendance for the game was52,256, the largest November crowdsince 1991.

Sophomore running back RonnieHillman didn’t start the game. Hefinished the game with three carriesfor 8 yards.

Larry Parker recorded his sixthinterception of the season. The sixpicks are tied for fifth-most in theSDSU single season record books.

Wyoming became bowl eligiblewith its win against New Mexico, ascary proposition for the Aztecs,who are in a fight with Air Force andthe Cowboys for the last few bowlslots in the Mountain WestConference.

There have been some rumblingsthat SDSU might not even make abowl game with eight wins.

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Moore, bad start combine for lopsided loss

BSU quarterback Kellen Moore passed for 366 yards and four touchdowns in the Broncos’ 52-35 win.

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FOOTBALL STANDINGS

99--11 ((44--11))

66--55 ((22--44)) 33--77 ((11--44))

77--33 ((44--11)) 66--44 ((33--33))

22--88 ((11--44)) 11--1100 ((11--55))

San Diego State lost another Mountain WestConference game on Saturday, the team’s thirdMW loss of the season. Here’s a look at thestandings as of today:

FOOTBALL SCHEDULE

SSeepptt.. 33 Cal Poly, W 49-21

SSeepptt.. 1100 at Army, W 23-20

SSeepptt.. 1177 Washington State, W 42-24

SSeepptt.. 2244 at Michigan, L 28-7

OOcctt.. 88 TCU, L 27-14

OOcctt.. 1133 at Air Force, W 41-27

OOcctt.. 2299 Wyoming, L 30-27

NNoovv.. 55 New Mexico, W 35-7

NNoovv.. 1122 at Colorado State, W 18-15

NNoovv.. 1199 Boise State, L 52-35

NNoovv.. 2266 at UNLV, 7 p.m.

DDeecc.. 33 Fresno State, 5 p.m.

| PETER KLUCH, SENIOR STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

D A I L Y A Z T E CMonday, November 21, 2011N E W S 3

Despite violent riots and politicalpressure to reverse the decision,California State UniversityChancellor Charles B. Reed said there will not be a revote onthe recent fee increase for the 23-campus system.

Last Friday, Lt. Gov. Gavin

Newsom sent an open letter regard-

ing the 9 percent fee increase to Reed

and Chairman Herb Carter. The letter

called the manner in which the deci-

sion to raise fees was made as “alarm-

ing.” Newsom requested the vote be

put back on the agenda for the Dec. 5

board meeting because of this. Reed responded to Newsom’s let-

ter saying there is “no good reason”

to revisit the trustees’ decision.

Newsom’s concern rests within

the fact that nine of the members of

the CSU board were not in atten-

dance during the vote and also in the

hasty manner in which the fee

increase was passed.

Newsom wrote the matter is “sim-

ply too important to not allow for a

full and thorough public discussion”

and that any other course of action

“contributes to the perception that

this process is anything less than

open and transparent.”According to Newsom, if the Nov.

16 fee hikes are to stand, the CSUboard would be “unintentionallyinflaming the widespread confusionand acrimony that continues to buildaround the issue.”

The fee increase comes at a timeof increasing unrest within the CSUsystem and around the country as a

whole. With trigger cuts still loom-ing, the future of the CSU budget isstill unclear. Since 2006, tuition hasmore than doubled for CSU students,climbing a staggering 237 percent.

In response to the Nov. 16 increas-es, Reed recognized that “increasedtuition impacts many of our studentsin varying degrees” and plans to lookat “financial aid options for studentswho have not to this point been eligible for full financial aid.”

KKeevviinn SSmmeeaaddsenior staff writer

No confidence in tuition revote for CSU

Students from across the CSU system protested outside of the building where a board of trustees voted on a tuition increase last week with a 9-6 vote in favor of the raise, resulting in a violent riot. | ADOLFO GUZMAN LOPEZ, KPCC

CRIME BEAT

RRoobbbbeerryy ccuullpprriitt aapppprreehheennddeeddAt approximately 8 p.m. Fridayevening, a strong-arm robberyoccurred at 5200 CampanileDrive. A San Diego State studentwas sitting outside whenapproached by a tall black malewearing shorts and a gray sweat-shirt. The man asked for direc-tions and when the studentcooperatively began to answer,the man grabbed the student’sbag, which contained a laptop,

textbooks, and credit cards. Thesuspect escaped with the bagand left in a four-door PontiacGrandAm, which was waitingnearby with another black malebehind the wheel.

At 1:03 a.m. Saturday morning,the SDSU Police Departmentlocated the suspect and tookhim into custody.

— Compiled by senior staff writerKevin Smead

The San Diego State College ofBusiness Administration was recog-nized for its financial planning programby Financial Planning magazine as oneof the top 10 best financial planningschools in the U.S.

“The main reason we were on the listof the top schools is because our pro-gram was the first one in the country,”founder of the personal financial plan-ning program Thomas Warschauersaid. “We were doing it longer than any-one else so we have a lot of experiencein trying to help prepare people tomeet the needs of employers and thepublic in financial planning.”

“We are honored that FinancialPlanning has recognized the col-lege’s commitment to educationalexcellence,” Michael Cunningham,dean of the SDSU College ofBusiness Administration, wrote in anews release.

Within the personal financial plan-ning major, students are able to provide

individuals the help they need to makefinancial decisions, unlike the corporatefinance major where students may bemore inclined to help big businesseshandle financial problems.

“The editors of Financial Planningmagazine wanted to include goodschools, so it was based partly on thereputation of San Diego State, on thereputation of the Business School ofSan Diego State and partly based onthis program, which has been aroundfor a very long time and is very wellknown around the country,”Warschauer said.

The financial program, accredited bythe Association to Advance CollegiateSchools of Business, offers undergradu-ate, graduate and executive programsto students seeking a career in thefinancial field.

According to Warschauer, the SDSUfinancial planning program has a “verystrong relationship” with outsideemployers who are looking to hire stu-dents in the financial program areas.

“The job prospects in this area arevery good right now,” he said.

SSttaaccyy GGaarrcciiaastaff writer

Finance programnamed in top 10

SDSU’s financial planning program has had success as a leader in the area. | THINKSTOCK

A laid-back, “hang-loose” Hawaii Clubhas been established on campus.

The Hawaii Club was foundedthis semester by Ikaika Kekua, anelectrical engineering junior. Kekuais from Oahu, Hawaii and hasexperienced extreme culture shocksince moving from a small island toSan Diego.

“In Hawaii, you don’t see peopledrive faster than 55 mph,” Kekua said .

According to Kekua, nativeHawaiians who move away fromhome have a difficult time transi-tioning because there is no placecomparable to Hawaii. He foundedthe club hoping it would become ahome away from home for fellowHawaiian students.

Mechanical engineering sopho-more Kent Kurashima is the co-founder of the club and Kekua’sfraternity brother. They both

attended the same high school inOahu. Their goals for the club areto participate in community serviceand fundraisers, and aims to raiseenough money to award a scholar-ship to a native Hawaiian. Thescholarship would help pay out-of-state tuition costs.

Another way Kekua plans toestablish the club’s reputation is toteam up with University of SanDiego’s Hawaiian Club, which hasalready built a strong foundation.Kekua hopes to collaborate withthe other club and have a largeluau next semester.

Although the Hawaii Club only

has 20 members, Kekua aims to

have a strong group of Hawaii

lovers, stressing that members do

not need to be Hawaiian natives.

Kekua welcomes anyone who is

looking for an exciting club and

comfortable place to hang out.

Bringing the Aloha spirit to SDSU is

Kekua’s a goal.

“Everyone from Hawaii has theAloha spirit and are able to go upto anyone and talk to everyone,”Kekua said.

Students interested in joiningthe club can attend weekly meet-ings on Fridays in Aztec Mesaroom 105 or join the “Hawaii Club- - SDSU” Facebook group formore information.

TTaarraa MMiillllssppaauugghhstaff writer

Hawaii club makes debut“Everyone from

Hawaii has the

Aloha spirit and

are able to go up

to anyone and talk

to everyone.”

Ikaika Kekua,co-founder of

SDSU’s Hawaii Club

D A I L Y A Z T E CMonday,

November 21, 2011 E N T E R TA I N M E N T4

First and foremost, it must beacknowledged that Oscar-winningdirector Bill Condon, who directedand wrote the screenplays for praise-worthy films such as “Gods andMonsters” and “Dreamgirls,” appearsto have attempted cinematic suicide.Agreeing to direct a screenplayadaptation of Stephenie Meyer’shugely successful vampire series isthe equivalent to standing on a highbridge above a near frozen river; pre-senting this latest installment of “TheTwilight Saga” is the equivalent tojumping into the icy water.

“The Twilight Saga: BreakingDawn Part 1” starts off in an unusual-ly comedic way. ScreenwriterMelissa Rosenberg made an effort toadd in mildly amusing lines, break-ing the routine stone-cold dramafans have grown to “ad-Meyer.”Adding to the newfound quirkiness,the highly anticipated weddingscene is immediately shown in thebeginning of the film, quickly satis-fying the audience’s vampiric matri-monial blood thirst.

Despite the wedding, there ismore chemistry between Bella(Kristen Stewart) and Jacob (TaylorLautner) than Bella and her new hus-band. On that note, when it comes toacting ability, Lautner’s performancehints at the early stages of action starsupremacy. For what this film is

worth, Lautner not only owned hisrole as a sharp-tongued, understand-ingly sensitive yet brawny wolfman,but steps into the male lead as well.

Robert Pattinson, on the otherhand, does a great job of playing therole of a fly on the wall. But wait aminute, isn’t Pattinson supposed toplay the part of a fearless vampire?Apparently, the “reality” of marriageand pregnancy has freaked his char-acter Edward out to the extent thathe decided to turn into a meek mute.There is not one line in this film thatresonates from him. His delivery isenough to make a viewer stand andshout up at the projection room,“Turn the volume up. I can’t hearwhat Edward is saying.” For themajority of the scenes, he just standsthere as the pale elephant in the

room, no offense to elephants.Stewart, also known as “the sun”

because everything seems to revolvearound her, plays the exceedinglynaive Bella, who quite honestlydoesn’t change much in the filmexcept for the fact that she gets quiteugly, exceedingly fast. Credit is owedto Stacey Panepinto and the rest ofthe makeup masters on the set; thisis easily her most gruesome roleever. Bella quite rapidly turns into theantithesis of her namesake anddoesn’t fail to candidly stun viewerswith her remarkable hideousness.

As for the rest of the cast, the mostone can say is they’re all present.And they seem to be nicer to eachother, because surprise, surprise,they’re one big happy family now.Thus, dozens of family tradition

related clichés are scatteredthroughout the film, hoping to pres-ent themselves as valid reasons forteens to give into immature selfish-ness and grow up too fast only todiscover their biggest “I told you so”nightmares are coming true.

The main nagging annoyancethroughout the film is there is nosense of passage of time. For exam-ple, viewers don’t realize the lethar-gically “happy” couple have been ontheir honeymoon for half a monthuntil a calculatedly filmed box oftampons indicates something is notright. Additionally, blatantlyexpressed dialogue that literallyspells it out for viewers incapable oftranslating what is obviously impliedgives an amateur feel to the produc-tion as a whole.

A highlight of the film: Anyonewanting to see the most disappoint-ing, shortest, roughest, G-rated mis-sionary sex ever presented on thebig screen should definitely go seethis film, keeping in mind theemphasis on G-rated, and remem-bering this film is cautiously ratedPG-13 as a whole.

Romanticizing the notion that sexshould be physically harmful in aneffort to display affection is a terribleidea aimed at young girls. Also, pro-moting the faux glamorization ofteenage marriage, followed byinstant teen pregnancy is enough toblame Meyer for corrupting such avulnerable generation. But thenagain, all the fans know full well thisis make-believe, right? So what isthere to worry about?

Ultimately, it’s not about TeamJacob or Team Edward anymore, it’sabout Team Condon. Let’s root forhim to regain his cinematic bril-liance, which he has tragically failedto present in this flaccid film. Will hebe able to resuscitate from his fall?Only “Part 2” will tell.

IIssaabbeellllaa PPllaacceestaff writer

Movie: BREAKING DAWNDistributed by: SummitDirected by: BILL CONDON

Release Date: NOV. 18

Grade: D

“The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim” is the lat-est in the blockbuster series fromBethesda Game Studios and has con-sumed the lives of millions across theglobe already. This writer is slightlyashamed to admit having put in morethan 50 hours as of Saturday night,with no end in sight. Students whovalue their grades and lives shouldstay away from this soul-enslavingmasterpiece until the semester ends.

Players embark on a journey to findout why dragons have returned to theNordic-themed land of Skyrim. Alongthe way players realize they are theDovakiin, the only person able to killdragons, consume their souls anduse their dragon magics againstthem. Players also take part in a civilwar, demon worshipping, vampireslaying and werewolf hunting. Oh,and that’s only in the first few hours.According to Bethesda, there aremore than 400 hours of content togo through, prompting many toweep for their academic futures.

Combat follows in the slick, if sim-ple, lineage of previous “Elder Scrolls”

games while introducing a few bigtwists on the formula. Dual wieldingweapons sacrifices the ability to blockbut gains incredible damage.Weapons also come with a bevy ofsickeningly cool finisher animations,such as decapitations. Magic userswill find dual wielding different spellsto be quite fun, or gamers can dualwield the same spell to power it up toenormous potential.

One of the themes that seems topermeate “Skyrim” is simplifyingthings without sacrificing potential.Players won’t find as large of a varietyin skills, attributes, creatures,weaponry or magic as previous “ElderScrolls” games, but each one feelsmuch more well-crafted and thoughtout than before.

Graphically, the game isn’t perfect,but it isn’t far from it. Dragons in par-ticular look incredible, and this is thefirst Bethesda game in which faceslook remotely human. However, don’tlook too closely at the textures, as anup-close look reveals they aren’t veryhigh-definition; players can findthemselves distracted in the openingscenes by a particularly hideous wall. Surprisingly, for a Bethesda game,“Skyrim” is rather bug-free. There area few hilarious glitches like giantsbeing able to send people flying intothe stratosphere or horses thatdecide to climb trees. You might runinto a few crashes, but the gameloads incredibly quick and has a

marked lack of unwanted, unskip-pable movies that plague previousinstallments’ launch screens.

The little details are really what set“Skyrim” apart from any other game.When you drop an unwanted item onthe ground, non-player characterswill often remark on the danger ofleaving such things lying around, oreven be so kind as to return them toyou. Players may find themselvessuddenly beset by armed thugs

seemingly from nowhere and laterdiscover the angered owner of thecarrot they stole had dispatched thefiends to exact revenge. Manygamers will leave a tavern only tofind their faithful steed doing battlewith a dragon outside; dragons canappear at any time at any place inthe open world, leading to manysimilar encounters.

Between the incredible story linesand dialogue, unparalleled amount of

content, intense combat and pletho-ra of small touches that exemplify thehard work of Bethesda, “Skyrim” isworth every penny. Don’t be surprisedto see this game popping up onaward lists around the world.Likewise, gamers shouldn’t be sur-prised to realize 12 hours have passed,the assignment for class tomorrow isstill unfinished, they haven’t slept andclass begins in three hours.

CCooddyy FFrraannkklliinnstaff writer

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PASS THE POPCORN

Bethesda’s latest inthe “Elder Scrolls”series is a triumph

MCT CAMPUS

Many things broken about ‘Breaking Dawn’

‘Skyrim’ a clear game-of-the-year contender

Acclaimed director Bill Condon gives actors Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson suggestions in a bedroom scene of the latest installment of “The Twilight Saga.” | MCT CAMPUS

e live in a nationwhere there’salways a littlemore stomachroom for a side of

fries, yet no time to spare for a littleoutdoor activity. We spend moretime on our couch than on thetreadmill, and more time Facebookstalking than hiking or jogging. Jackin the Box always manages to satisfyour cravings for cheap, processedfood in the form of questionable,albeit delicious, chicken sandwiches,and it’s never more than a five-minute drive away.

Combining all these factors with asevere lack of nutritional knowledge,I’m surprised every one of us hasn’t“keeled over” from a caloric over-dose. Even more alarming than thethought of adults making theselifestyle choices is the thought ofchildren being subjected to them.

When I was in elementary school,I had no say in how my parentswent about grocery shopping. Mydiet, and consequently my health,was entirely in their hands. Had Iexpressed any interest in nutrition,I’m sure they would have been morethan happy to educate me. However,regulating my saturated fat intakewasn’t exactly high on my list ofconcerns at the age of 7. Neither waschildhood obesity.

But waistlines continue increasing,and those struggling with weight aregetting younger and younger. In2008, more than one-third of chil-dren and adolescents were eitheroverweight or obese, according tothe Journal of the American MedicalAssociation and the National Centerfor Health Statistics.

While the aforementioned issues,such as a poor diet and lack of prop-er exercise, are undoubtedly the pri-mary contributors driving this epi-demic, there is one factor we haven’tyet touched upon: location, specifi-cally low-income communities. NewSan Diego State research focusingon 32 neighborhoods in Washingtonand Maryland reveals residents inlow-income neighborhoods do nottypically have adequate access toparks, recreation areas or healthyfood stores, thus leading to higherrates of obesity.

“There were fewer sidewalks,street crossings were less safe andaesthetics were poorer, so it was lesssafe and pleasant to be active out-doors,” Jim Sallis director of SDSU’sActive Living Research program, saidin an article on SDSU News Center.In addition, poorer communitiestend to have higher rates of crime,making the thought of going for anevening jog or a casual stroll muchmore unappealing.

Further articles and studies reiter-ate the same conclusion: We cannotkeep ignoring these low-incomeneighborhoods. Through the imple-mentation of new aggressive andproactive policies, a number ofchanges can be made. Establishinglegislation aimed at creating saferoutes to and from schools, educat-ing students on nutrition andproviding residents with affordable,healthy food options are allimperative steps.

However, we cannot stop there.Without a series of long-term meas-ures, we will merely have created atemporary fix. Rebuilding these tat-tered neighborhoods and strength-ening policing strategies to reducecriminal activity are admirable goalsworth setting. I realize such a projectwould be neither easy or cheap, butconsidering we racked up $147 bil-lion in obesity-related medical carein 2008, it doesn’t make much senseto ignore one of the major causes ofthis epidemic any longer.

If you want to see change, if youwant to see a reduction in healthcare costs, these are the issues wehave to address and these are thesteps we have to take. We know thecauses of childhood obesity. Whilesome of us can afford to make sim-ple lifestyle changes to combat thissuch as choosing to purchasehealthy, local produce and exercisingregularly, others simply don’t havethe luxury of choosing. If we don’tstep in quickly, sluggish and obese6-year-olds will become afrightening norm.

— Stacey Oparnica is a journalismjunior.

his Nov. 5 will beanother Guy FawkesDay to remember.Dubbed Bank TransferDay this time around, it

marked the culmination of a month-long exodus of fed up customers,going from megabanks to commu-nity banks and credit unions.

The movement began Sept. 29,when Bank of America announced a$5 monthly debit fee. It started asan offshoot of the larger OccupyWall Street movement and causedthousands of customers to flock totheir local community banks andcredit unions.

In a short period of time thisgrassroots movement achievedastounding success. During themonth of October, 650,000 newcustomers with $4.5 billion in assetsopened accounts at credit unions.That’s a total of 50,000 more newmembers than all of last year. Anadditional 40,000 people joined acredit union on Nov. 5. These num-bers don’t even take into accountthe thousands who took theirmoney to small and medium–sizedcommunity banks.

Shortly after the movementbegan, Bank of America recanted itsplanned debit fee.

As far as Occupy–inspired actionsgo, money transfers are boring. Butwhat Bank Transfer Day lacks in

teargas and human microphones, itmakes up for in directness. Simplyput, if you don’t like something,don’t support it. If you think mega-banks and their Wall Street croniesare greedy and corrupt, don’t givethem your money.

If you’re still not convinced aboutthe importance of moving ourmoney out of megabanks, considerhow different types of banks handleour money. Megabanks use it togamble on financial contraptionssuch as subprime mortgage deriva-tives. When those gambles inevitablyfall through, they demand more ofour money in the form of govern-ment bailouts.

Credit unions, on the other hand,usually invest in traditionally safeassets and local businesses. Smalland midsize banks — credit unionsand community banks — hold 25percent of the national bank wealth,yet they make half of all small busi-ness loans. When we move moneyto local banks we are investing in thelocal economy, helping small busi-nesses in our own backyard grow.

If you’re not yet convinced, con-sider this: Smaller and medium sizedbanks charge far fewer fees than

megabanks. Time magazine recentlyreported that, despite recent mega-bank consolidations, checkingaccount fees have tripled in the lasttwo decades, to $327 in 2009. Whyare supposedly profitable bankscharging more for the benefit ofholding our money? As Time report-ed, the answer is they have becometoo big to manage. This has forcedthese lumbering institutions to pass along bloated managementcosts to cardholders.

Financial experts will debate BankTransfer Day’s impact on mega-banks’ pocketbooks. They may arguethat the meager savings of the 99percent can’t put a dent on the insti-tutions of the rich and powerful.However, citizens can make a differ-ence by simply choosing to put theirmoney in a local bank.

However, we cannot allow this tosimply be a threat we use wheneverbanks pass new fees we don’t like.We have to continue moving ourmoney into local banks that willmanage carefully and invest locally.

This may not fundamentally alterthe way megabanks work, but it willshrink them and their stake in theU.S. economy. By slowly shrinkingthese banks we take aim at the oneprotection they had in 2008: Theywere too big to fail. When we take

our money somewhere else weslowly deflate them, so that nexttime they mismanage themselves tothe ground, we can say they’re toosmall to matter.

Imagine what a financial crisiswould be like if community banksand credit unions were the primarysource for bank accounts and loans.

Last year the percentage of delin-quent, or unpaid, loans reached aworrisome new height, acceleratingthe collapse of the housing market.The worst increase was in loans heldby megabanks, which were morethan three times likelier to defaultthan loans held by communitybanks and credit unions. This isbecause small and midsized banks,with their understanding of the localeconomy and culture, often makebetter loan decisions. Imagine whattwo-thirds fewer defaults, bankrupt-cies and foreclosures would mean toour economy.

We don’t have to wait for anotherBank Transfer Day to move ourmoney out of the greedy hands ofWall Street and into our local banks. There are several community banksin San Diego, such as San DiegoTrust Bank and Vibra Bank tochoose from. San Diego CountyCredit Union, one of the mostimportant credit unions in thecountry, is open to everyone work-ing or living in San Diego, Riversideand Orange County. Making a differ-ence can be as simple as goingonline and opening an account.

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Just because the California GoldRush has passed doesn’t mean the hunt for treasure is complete.Whether individuals would ratherexperience a day in the life of an 1800s San Diego miner orembark on adventures of their own, this county has a wealth ofopportunities.

PioneerWays Adventure, a family-owned business in Julian, offerstrain rides through a narrow gagethat provides an opportunity forindividuals to tour a real mine fromthe Gold Rush.

The tour shows some of the arti-

facts miners used in their original

locations. Tour guides and other

employees are dressed in outfits

reflecting the era, making the expe-

rience much more authentic. “You get to step back into 1800s,”

co-owner of the ranch, Lisa Smith, said.After the tour, visitors can pan for

their own gold in sluice boxes.Although these gold nuggets are notreal, they can be exchanged forlicorice afterward.

“The tour is hands-on, interactive,educational and historical, and inmy opinion it’s good for (people) ofall ages,” Smith said.

The PioneerWays tour costs $14and is available Monday throughSaturday by reservation only.

If a train tour isn’t authentic enough,those seeking real gold and gems atan affordable price can visit theJulian Mining Company. Here, indi-viduals can use a gem andmineral sluice to find a variety ofgems in the ore provided, includingturquoise and quartz, or simply panfor gold.

Panning sessions include demon-strations on how to pan for gold,and are usually followed by direc-

tions to the panning area wheregold seekers can show off theirnewfound skills. Sessions can takearound 45 minutes, but individualtimes may vary.

“Some people stay all day. (It’s)something that requires practiceand technique and it depends oninterest,” Julian Mining Companyco-owner Ryan Cross said.

The Julian Mining Company isonly open on weekends and reser-vations must be made in advance.Prices for the gem and mineral

sluice start at $7.95 and gold pan-ning starts at $8.95.

The Oceanview Mine is the lastreal operating gem mine in the Palamining district. It has been aroundsince 1907 and follows traditionalmining practices. Operations arestopped for a few days out of theweek so the public can enter.

While this tour is more expensive,individuals are able to experience areal operating mine and can look for

and take home whatever gems theyfind, as long as they don‘t mind get-ting their hands a little dirty.

The tour costs $60 per person andindividuals are advised to bringwater, food and comfortable shoesas well as storage containers. Themine is open from 10:30 a.m. to 3p.m and requires reservations.

With so many options availablenear San Diego, aspiring miners canexplore the history of San Diego’sGold Rush and bring home theirown treasures.

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“The tour is hands-on, interactive, educationaland historical, and in my opinion it’s good for (people) of all ages.”

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TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (11/21/11) Keep tendingyour garden, even as seeds lie dormant inthe ground. Money isn't the only currency.Barter. Share your love, your time and yourattention. Give it away, without expectingcompensation, and discover you get whatyou need.

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 - Ifsomething's not going the way you want itto, get an expert opinion (or several).Different strategies will reveal a blind spot.Take action later.

TAURUS (April 20 - May 20) - Today is an 8- It's harvest time! Intense work and effortnow pay off long into the winter. Leaveyour money in the bank. Check out a wildtheory. It could lead to a new project.

GEMINI (May 21 - June 21) - Today is a 7 -For a really romantic day, allow yourpartner to win arguments. Let pettyjealousies go. They're usually over sillystuff, anyway. Practice this and see whatdevelops.

CANCER (June 22 - July 22) - Today is an 8- The next two days are perfect for interiordecoration and changes at home. Take onmore work, too, even if it complicatesthings. Balance with down time.

LEO (July 23 - Aug. 22) - Leo (July 23-Aug.22) - Today is an 8 - You're inclined to digdeeper into a favorite subject today, andyour concentration is especially keen. Listproblems to tackle later. Resolution maynot happen immediately.

VIRGO (Aug. 23 - Sept. 22) - Today is a 9 -You can create new opportunities forincome, if that's what you want. Evaluate acrazy suggestion carefully. Don't dismiss it.Welcome confidence.

LIBRA (Sept. 23 - Oct. 22) - Today is a 9 -You're inspiring others to be free, liberatingthem from the shackles of their owncreation. Why be miserable? Why not justenjoy? You're getting way stronger.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23 - Nov. 21) - Today is a 7 -These times are about follow up andcompletion. Conserve resources, but don'tworry about the money. Just keep yourcommitments, and it all works out.

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PISCES (Feb. 19 - March 20) - Today is a 7 -Tap into your inner financial wizard.Wheeling and dealing is a piece of cake.Negotiations go easily. Gather up andstash away resources for later.

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Wishing for cold weather’m standing in my place ofemployment, staring at thenew wall of winter coats thathave slowly been trickling insince the temperature began to

drop. I have an extremely curmudg-eon-like look on my face and I amnot happy. Why, you might ask your-self, would I not be beyond thrilled tobe surrounded by racks of nothingbut plush, cozy and beyond-com-fortable jackets? Aren’t walls like thiswhy I love working retail? Don’t Ilove ogling cute things before I blowmy entire paycheck on them?

Well, I would be a little more excit-ed about these coats if I could actu-ally justify buying one. If I livedalmost anywhere else in the country,I would probably buy three.Unfortunately, my geographic loca-tion troubles me to the nth degree asit hinders my ability to purchaseinappropriate winter clothing.

I can barely justify the number ofhoodies hanging in my closet rightnow. There is no way the number Ihave is in any direct proportion withthe number of days in the year I canactually wear them.

San Diego has no conventionalseasons. This outlandish claim canbe backed up by scientific proof, evi-dent in the fact that yesterday I worelong jeans, a sweatshirt and tennisshoes (all other shoes I own areopen-toed flats or sandals, whichwould have resulted in frozenextremities) while today I woreshorts, a V-neck T-shirt and sandals.

I dressed in accordance to theweather report both days.

Nevertheless, I have huge prob-lems with this bipolar weather. Firstof all, can you believe I wore tennisshoes? Although, I don’t think theywere tennis shoes in the traditional

sense (OK, they were yellow Vans. Asif I would be caught dead in a pair oftennis shoes outside the gym, areyou kidding me?). Second of all, I amhot-blooded (I’ll give you a minute tostop singing Foreigner in your head)and this inconsistent weather is driv-ing me up the wall.

I hate the heat. I should probablyjust move up to Seattle and enjoythe Seattle Rain Festival, which startsevery year on Jan. 1 and continuesthrough Dec. 31. But here I am in SanDiego, and I’m not going anywhere.So, that is just simply out of thequestion for the time being. Now, ifthis were the middle of summer, itwould be an entirely different story.

I know what I’m getting myselfinto during summer. I’m getting pre-cisely what I’ve signed up for in themonths between June and August. Iknow it’s going to be hot and grossand I should wear nothing but san-dals and sundresses.

However, the fact that I’m beingforced into summer attire in themiddle of November is absolutely,positively preposterous and I justwon’t have it.

How am I supposed to show offmy new fall wardrobe if I wake up inthe middle of October and Al Rokeris telling me it’s going to be “anotherscorcher over there in theSouthwest”? How am I supposed touse and abuse my employee dis-count on every new sweater and pairof bedazzled jeans if every time I goto put them on I have to rethink myentire outfit? This always happens ondays when the sun decides to bethat guy who overstays his welcome

after everyone else has been clearlyushered out of the party. It’s like,“Dude, if you’re the only one left, andwe’re not even that great of friends,you should probably take a hint fromyour buddies and get to stepping.”

What I wouldn’t give for frigidwinds, rainy months and a heatedmattress I could actually use.Winter is my favorite season. Butwhat is winter in San Diego? It’s 60F with a wind chill of 58 F.

I can remember two scenarios thataccount for the closest I’ve come toexperiencing a white Christmas. Thefirst was a trip to Palm Springs withmy family a few years ago when wetook the Aerial Tramway to theMount San Jacinto State park andplayed in the snow for a few hours.However, that was not such a goodtime once my brother threw a blockof ice at me, hitting me square in theshin and almost sent me topplingdown a hill. The second was lastChristmas, when my dad made a fewcalls and had some guy come to ourhouse and cover our front lawn withsnow that lasted a week. Hollywoodmagic, I tell ya.

What wouldn’t I give for mittens,scarves, hot chocolate, furry bootsand a reason to blissfully snuggleunder my covers at night and perfectmy cocoon-like sleeping abilities?Sigh. For now, I’ll just do what I doevery year. Whine, complain, look atpictures people post on Facebookfrom parts of the world that actuallyexperience real seasons and pet thefaux fur coats that line the walls ofmy place of employment whileobserving Mission Valley mall shop-pers in their flip-flops and Santa hats.

— Hayley Rafner is a journalismjunior.

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