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TRAVEL & ADVENTURE
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Tuesday, March 23, 2010 Vol. 95, Issue 95
SDSU softball pitcher SamanthaBeasley struck out 21 batters,setting an MWC record.
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Weigh the pros and cons ofPresident Barack Obama’shealth care reform bill.
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In commemoration of the 100thanniversary of Mark Twain’s death,author Shelley Fisher Fishkin will speakabout the writer.
Check out the best local andcross-border excursions forSpring Break.
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A San Diego State future filmmakeris attempting to create social changewith her work. Television, film andnew media production senior SaraHopman has been selected as a final-ist by the 10th annual Media ThatMatters Film Festival for her shortdocumentary “Day Job.
Hopman said it was a shockwhen she found out her documen-tary was chosen from a field of morethan 500 films.
“It’s the only film festival that I’vesubmitted my film to and I literallysubmitted it a day before the dead-line,” she said.
She was even more excitedwhen her name was among thefinal 12 winners.
“It totally blew my mind,” she said. SDSU TFM Professor Greg
Durbin said it’s very competitive toget selected into film festivals now.
“The fact that (Hopman) has beenselected is very impressive,” Durbinsaid. “She’s one of our more thought-ful and intelligent filmmakers.”
The Media That Matters FilmFestival is the premiere showcase forshort films, all 12 minutes or less,about the most important topics ofthe day, according to the festival’sWeb s i te , www.media t hatmattersfest.org.
The film festival “engages diverseaudiences and inspires them to takeaction,” the Web site states.
Hopman’s six-minute docu-mentar y, “Day Job,” revolvesaround eight day laborers and theirexperiences and struggles in thecurrent economy.
“Everyone knows who day labor-ers are and we always see them onthe street, but we don’t know what ithas been like for them,” Hopmansaid. “We just showed up at HomeDepots around San Diego andtalked to about 30 laborers in amonth. I heard a lot of great things;found out a lot about these people’sstruggles and their issues.”
Two of Hopman’s colleagues,Magdalena Ramirez and AndreaDurazo, worked with her andhelped produce her documentary.“Day Job” was first screened at the
SDSU Student Film Festival at thebeginning of this semester.
“I’m really excited because SDSUdoesn’t have too much of a reputa-tion out there in the film industry,”Hopman said. “I’m pretty proud torepresent SDSU at the film festivalbecause no one knows about theSDSU (School of Theatre, Televi-sion, and Film).”
Each of the 12 finalists, includingHopman, was awarded a $1,000prize. In June, Hopman’s film will bepremiered in the IFC Center in NewYork. An awards ceremony will fol-low at HBO, where each filmmakerwill be honored.
The festival will also providemulti-platform Internet streaming,worldwide DVD distribution, pub-lic, theater and festival screeningand a worldwide multi-platformbroadcast of all 12 films.
Hopman said she thinks that herselection for the festival will openvenues for her.
“Definitely this is the first bigthing I could put on my resume,”she said. “People take you more
seriously when your work is cho-sen for a festival.”
Hopman has been busy workingon other documentaries and classprojects this semester. She was inSan Francisco last weekend workingon a documentary about the BayArea Parkour California Jam and theparkour community.
Hopman has also been selectedthis semester to choose and directthe crew for the SDSU “Jury Project,”where the TFM department choosesa play and students adapt it into ashort film. A jury consisting of inter-national professionals, such as play-wright Edward Albee, will judge theproject. “It’s quite an honor; I’m real-ly excited,” Hopman said. “It’s thebiggest production that I’ve everworked on.”
After her graduation in May,Hopman wants to move to Chicagoto work in the film industry. But, ifshe happens to find an employmentopportunity while she’s in NewYork, she’ll stay there.
“I’m kind of staying open to anyopportunities that come my way,”she said.
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The San Diego State women’s basketball team upset Texas, 74-63, in Austin, Texas on Sunday night. SDSU will take on West Virginia tonight for a chance at the Sweet 16.
Film festival selects student
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One step closer to Sweet 16
The Daily AztecTuesday,
March 23, 20102 SPORTSWOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Senior guard Jené Morris scored 32 points and led the Aztecs to a 74 - 63 victo ry against the Longhorns.Courtesy of Patrick Meredith
Almost exactly one year ago, the San DiegoS tate women’s basketball team advanced tothe second round of the NCAA To u rn a m e n t ,th a n ks in large part to a stellar 35-point per-fo rmance from then-junior Jené Morr i s .
S u n d a y, against Texas, the senior guardonce again lit up the score b o a rd with 32points and led her 11-seed team to a 74 - 6 3upset victo ry against the 6-seed Longhorn s .
SDSU surre n d e red a 4-0 deficit to sta rtthe game but th e nexploded on a 12-0 ru nand didn’t look back.The Aztecs, whose sea-son ave r a ge from 3-point range is in the low
30s, hit 9-of-17 from behind the arc andn e ver let Texas back into the ga m e .
Un l i ke last ye a r, when SDSU played th eto u rnament’s opening game on its homec o u rt, the Aztecs had to make the trip toAustin, Texas to play in front of th eL o n g h o rns’ home crowd.
SDSU was not intimidated.“I think we came in confi d e n t ,” Morr i s
said to the media after the game. “When yo uplay a pro gram as great as Texas, that’s whatyou have to do. Come in and play confi d e n t .The key was finding an open man as we l l .We saw an open man (and) would give th e mthe ball. So confidence and working to ge th-er was the key to th a t . ”
While Morris’ perfo rmance stole th es h ow, the Aztecs maintained a balancedo f fe n s i ve attack with each sta rter netting atleast fi ve points. Junior fo rw a rd Allison Duffyhad a bre a kout perfo rmance of her own with11 points and six rebounds off the bench.
Still, much like in the game aga i n s tD e Paul last March, Morris’ ability to domi-nate all facets of the game is the re a s o nSDSU’s season will continue.
“ People think (Morris is) a great defe n d-e r,” head coach Beth Burns said. “Which sheis. She has great speed, which she does. Butshe’s the best offe n s i ve player — midrange ,rim, 3-point line — that I’ve ever coached andthat many of us have ever seen. (She) mightbe the best that’s ever been in the Mounta i nWest Confe re n c e . ”
The Aztecs will now face off against 3-seed West Virginia at 6:40 p.m. PT tonight inAustin. Although SDSU has never made it tothe Sweet 16 in pro gram histo ry, any th i n gless than that would be a disappointment tothis year’s team.
“This is the first step,” Morris said.“ We ’ ve made two to u rnaments in a row.We ’ ve won two first round games in a row.Now we ’ re hoping to win the second oneand move on to the Sweet 16. That’s th epoint of being a good pro gram — consisten-cy over the ye a r s . ”
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SDSU upsets Texas, will ta ke on WVU next
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WHEN: 6:40 p.m. PT
WHERE: Austin,Texas
WHY TO WATCH: TheAztecs have a chanceto make it to the Sweet16 for the first time inschool history.
In the last two years, San Diego State hasseen two pitchers throw 20-plus strikeoutsin a game.
The first came on an April day in 2008,when former SDSU baseball pitcherStephen Strasburg set an Aztec andMountain West Conference record with 23strikeouts in a single game.
On Sunday, junior SDSU softball pitcherSamantha Beasley bat-tled through nineinnings, putting on aperformance worthy ofStrasburg’s, and tallied21 strikeouts, an Aztec,
MWC and SDSU Softball Stadium record.Both SDSU pitchers went nine innings in
their performances. They both threw morethan 125 pitches (Strasburg 128, Beasley137) and both set multiple records. Wheretheir performances differ is in the outcome.Strasburg recorded a win with his effort,while Beasley was forced to settle for an extra-innings loss.
“Sam (Beasley) was simply amazingbeyond words today,” head coach Kathy VanWyk said. “The only way to believe that kindof performance can happen is if you actuallysee it first hand. There is no way anyonecould have pitched a better game.”
No. 22 / 20 Texas A&M pitcher RebeccaArbino, who received the win, was almost asimpressive as Beasley, giving up only five hitsand one walk through nine innings.
“It was an intense pitchers duel, classicsoftball showdown,” Van Wyk said. “Neithergirl was going to give up anything easy andthey left every ounce of effort on the mound.But with any game as close as this, someonehas to lose. This time it was us.”
The Aztecs’ offense struggled to comethrough when it needed it most. In twoinstances, SDSU (18-9) had two runners onbase and could not convert on the opportu-nities. The first opportunity came in the bot-tom of the sixth as the Aztecs had runners onfirst and second with only one out but couldnot advance the runners any farther. Thenext best chance SDSU had to score was inthe bottom of the eighth with runners on firstand second, but the Aggies’ second basemanreached out and barely caught senior captainfirst baseman Monica Alnes’ blooper.
“It’s unbelievably disappointing to haveSam (Beasley) throw such an amazing gameand not be able to give her a single run forsupport,” Van Wyk said. “She could onlydominate so long until they got to her. Wecan’t let efforts like that end up not mean-ing anything.”
The loss ended the Aztec’s 10-game winningstreak and Beasley’s eight-game winning streak.
“One loss in extra innings in the midst ofhow well we have been playing isn’t goingto kill our momentum or our confidence,”Van Wyk said. “We were right there in thatgame against a great team for nine innings.We’ve grown a lot and with Sam (Beasley)pitching outstandingly, I have no doubtwe’ll bounce back.”
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Beasley’s 21 strikeouts not enough for win
It’s rare that a freshman pitcher throws acomplete game, and even more rare that it’s atwo-hit shutout.
But Bryan Crabb did just that on Sundayafternoon when he shut out Santa Clara 7-0at Tony Gwynn Stadium.
“Crabb was out-standing; he poundedthe strike zone,” headcoach Tony Gwynn said.“All the things we askpitchers to do, he did
today.”He pitched all nine innings for the San
Diego State baseball team, allowing only two
hits and two walks. His confidence neverdropped, even with runners on base.
“I just hope to make the next pitch, get aground ball and get out of there,” Crabb said.“Luckily we were able to do that, make goodplays, and get out of innings.”
His first full-game performance for SDSUstarted with two consecutive strikeouts, andhe totaled eight in the game. Crabb hasearned an impressive ratio of 29 strikeoutsthroughout his 30.2 inning career.
“He didn’t labor through any innings, andall day today, when he needed to make apitch, he did it,” Gwynn said. “Crabby wasn’tafraid to throw any of his pitches. For me, hejust solidified his spot in the rotation.”
Crabb’s win was not a solo effort. TheAztecs showed up ready to play and scoredin four separate innings.
In the third, sophomore right fielderBrandon Meredith pulled in the first runs ofthe game with a two-RBI double. Meredithalso found his way home thanks to a passedball and an RBI sacrifice fly into center byjunior outfielder Cory Vaughn.
Vaughn tallied more in the seventh with atwo-run single, ending the afternoon withthree RBI total.
Another solid freshman performanceSunday was from the team’s No. 5 hitter,freshman second baseman Jordan VanHoosier. With four singles and one RBI, VanHoosier had his best game since joiningSDSU in the fall.
“Our offense really noticed how hard(Crabb) was working out there and tried tostep up for him,” Van Hoosier said. “When itcomes down to it, all I’m looking for is a
pitch to hit. If it’s around the plate, I’m doingwhat I can with it.”
Van Hoosier never made it home himself,but the Aztecs still found the dish seventimes. SDSU lit up the scoreboard threetimes in the third, once in the fifth, twice inthe seventh and lastly with senior BrandonDecker’s slide into home on a wild pitch inthe eighth.
“We put some guys in scoring positionand had much better at bats. The three, four,five spots did all the damage and drove in allthe runs,” Gwynn said. “It’ll be easier for meto sleep tonight because of the consistenteffort these guys had today.”
SDSU faces Santa Clara in two moregames before beginning conference play inNew Mexico later this week.
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Freshman throws a two-hitter against Santa Clara
Junior pitcher Samantha Beasley set a school and MWC record when she struck out 21 Texas A&M batters.Maura Ochoa / Staff Photographer
The Daily AztecTuesday,
March 23, 20104 TRAVEL & ADVENTURE
The weather is warming in time for a much-anticipated respite from the semester. Forstudents looking forward to going out oftown for Spring Break, Mexico is always anoption. Its proximity to San Diego, drinkingage of 18 years old and relative inexpensive-ness of its pleasures may make the treksound appealing.
However, in light of a recent travel warn-ing issued by the U.S. Department of State,it is important that students looking for agood time keep some precautions in mindto help have the best experience possible.The Department of State’s article, “ SpringBreak in Mexico — Know Before You Go!”gives important insight into what travelersshould be aware of before they head southof the border.
While in Mexico, American citizensmust follow Mexican laws. What mayresult in a minor violation in the U.S. canresult in a major international penalty.Mexican authorities consider small offens-es such as disturbing the peace, indecentbehavior and littering a serious felony.According to the U.S. Department of State,drinking on a public street is also prohib-ited, which many travelers tend to dowhen venturing to Mexico.
Offering a bribe to a public official toavoid a ticket is also a crime. However, ifharassed by Mexican authorities, be sureto get the officer’s name, badge numberand patrol car number to make an effec-tive complaint.
If a U.S. citizen gets into legal trouble, theU.S. Consulate in Mexico may be able tooffer assistance. Consular officials inTijuana, Mexico may be reached at 011-52-664-622-7400. Visitors may also want to reg-ister with the consulate while in Mexico.Registration makes travelers’ whereabouts
known and also provides a way for the con-sulate to contact those who are registered incase of an emergency. To register, go to theU.S. Department of State’s Web site athttps://travelregistration.state.gov/ibrs/ui.
The U.S. Department of State recom-mends the use of “sitio” taxis while inMexico, which are licensed and regulated.According to the Department of State, someillegitimate taxi drivers may be criminalssearching for victims, usually unaware andinexperienced Mexico travelers. A “sitio”taxi can be summoned on request by a hotelconcierge, club or restaurant.
Some additional precautions not to beoverlooked include visiting legitimate busi-ness and tourist areas only during daylighthours. Carrying only the needed amountof cash for each outing is also advised.Avoid taking valuable or irreplaceableobjects, or at least lock them in a hotel safe.Officials advise not to wear flashy jewelryor designer clothing because incidents ofpickpocketing and purse snatching occuroften. Also, leaving copies of an itinerarywith family or friends is a great option incase the traveler needs to be contacted incase of an emergency.
When re-entering the U.S., citizens willneed to present one of several acceptabledocuments including a U.S. passport or apassport card. Some states, California notincluded, issue Enhanced Driver’s Licenses,which denote identity and citizenship.
While the rules of Spring Break inMexico have changed, Mexico is not allunsafe. Some areas are considered safe iftravelers do their research prior to venturingacross the border. Spring Break revelersshould keep one thing in mind — have a funand memorable time, but have these safetymeasures well-versed to ensure a safe trip.
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The U.S. Department of State issued a travel warning just in time for San Diego State student’s SpringBreak trips. Taking the necessary precautions is important if traveling to this Spring Break hot spot.
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Spring Break is quickly approaching. WhileSan Diego provides sun and fun to manytourists, students will soon be migrating todifferent settings to decompress aftermidterms. With many traditional SpringBreak destinations to Mexico deemed asunsafe by the U.S. Department of State, TheDaily Aztec has compiled a list of great alter-native vacations spots.
1. Lake Havasu City, Ariz.Located on the western border of Arizona,Lake Havasu is a mere five and a half hourdrive from San Diego. Lake Havasu is aninfamous mecca of hard-partying collegeescapees. In fact, much of Havasu’s econo-my relies on students who visit duringbreaks. While summer weather may be toointense, spring is perfect. So find a friendwith a boat, grab some sun block and headdown to the lake.
2. South Beach, Fla.Those born anytime before yesterday mayrecall a classic Will Smith tune praising theassets of a certain Florida beach town. Ifthere’s anything to learn from ‘90s hip-hop,it’s definitely that Miami is indeed a magicalland of no work and all play, where everyday is like Mardi Gras. One of the nation’shottest spots for nightlife, South Beachattracts students from both coasts.
3. South Padre Island, TexasThose who haven’t heard of South PadreIsland are in good company. This beachcommunity borders Mexico and is afavorite among many Texan students.South Padre welcomes students with dis-counts and travel packages. Boasting activi-ties from horseback riding to skydiving,South Padre Island is an excellent optionfor students looking to try something new.Of course, this destination also boasts barsand nightlife to compete with some of thecraziest Spring Break spots.
4. Lake TahoeFor those who prefer pine to palm, LakeTahoe is a picturesque escape. The winteroffers skiing and snowboarding at worldrenowned resorts such as Heavenly andNorthstar while the summer brings loads oftourists to enjoy water sports and boating.Spring Break might be an in between seasonfor vacationers but Tahoe still offers casinos,nightlife and a variety of outdoors activities.Best of all, it’s within roadtrip distance.
5. Puerto Plata, Dominican RepublicLocated east of Haiti, Puerto Plata was notaffected by the earthquake and remainsone of the top spots to vacation this year.The resort town is hoping for revenue inthe upcoming weeks. Puerto Plata offersscuba diving, shopping and a wide varietyof tourist locations such as water parksand island tours.
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Tuesday,March 23, 2010 The Daily Aztec 5OPINION
FREEDOM HAWKFLAMING LIBERAL
ew times in history do we have theprivilege to be part of somethingbigger than our individual selves.Glued to www.cspan.org Sunday,history was made before my eyes.
A historic piece of legislation passed theHouse of Representatives on Sunday night.After a century of discussion and more than ayear of live debate on this issue, the PatientProtection and Affordable Care Act (HR 3590)was passed and sent to President BarackObama for his signature.
Health care reform became a reality for 31million uninsured Americans. This realitycomes through a series of cost controls, subsi-dies and expansion of eligibility. This bill pro-vides coverage for an estimated 94 percent ofAmericans, close to universal health care.
Reform has been brought to a much bro-ken system. Now Americans will have betterpreventative care and will also not have topay co-pays or deductibles for recommendedpreventative care. It makes sense for Americato invest the time to educate our citizensabout disease prevention and how to makehealthier decisions.
This reform will also provide for greatertransparency and consumer protection.Consumers will be better informed aboutphysician ownership of anything from hospi-tals, medical equipment patents and medicine.This will make sure that consumers are able tomake informed decisions about their healthcare and not fall victim to waste or fraud.
One of the most important provisions inthe reform bill is barring insurance compa-nies from denying coverage to people basedon pre-existing conditions. This includestheir current health status and their gender.Yes, because some insurance companieshave disproportionately charged womenmore for health care than men. This discrim-ination ends now.
College students and youth should beespecially grateful for this reform. You willnow be eligible to stay on your parents’health coverage until your 27th birthday.This gives students out of college more timeto find stable jobs or go to graduate schoolbefore beginning to worry about their healthcoverage options.
This expansive bill has been estimated tocost $848 billion throughout the nextdecade, but it is also expected to be fully off-set by new taxes and revenues. TheCongressional Budget Office has even deter-mined that it would reduce the deficit by$131 billion within the same period.
We should give praise where it is owed.Not only does this mark a new era of protec-tion and reform for Americans, it also showsthe strength and conviction of the DemocraticParty and its leaders. Obama, Speaker of theHouse Nancy Pelosi and Senate MajorityLeader Harry Reid have done more forAmericans than the Republicans have beenable to do during the administrations of bothformer presidents George H.W. Bush andGeorge W. Bush.
After hours of stalling strategies and usinghateful fear mongering and scare tactics, theDemocratic majority saw through all the rhet-oric and did the right thing.
House Minority Leader John Boehnershowed the anger and fear of the GOP withhis disrespectful tirade on the House floor andhis repeated use of the expression “Hell no.”However, abstractionism did not prevail thisweekend and history will remember whostood on the right side of the people, just likewhen the Democrats passed Social Securityand Medicaid.
This was our opportunity for change andwe took it. Obama’s inspiring words last nightresonated with the reality of what we wereable to accomplish: “We did not fear ourfuture, we shaped it.” That is exactly whatDemocratic leaders did.
While this reform bill will have lasting ram-ifications for the rest of our lives, politically,this will send a progressive ripple effectthroughout America and also emboldenDemocrats to live up to other campaign prom-ises made.
This is a great step in the right directionbut more needs to be done. A public option isstill needed to keep greedy corporate interestsout of the important work of keeping ourAmericans healthy. Also, the dream of single-payer health care is still alive in millions.
Health care is not the only issue at hand.We must focus our remaining time on thenext round of elections in November to showour strength.
Republicans have promised to seek retribu-tion by winning back swing-districts forDemocrats who voted for the health care bill,but if the Democrats show their strength ofconviction, this will not be possible.
Good policy making is good politics. TheDemocrats are making the right choices, evenif they are hard ones. Next, we must focusour energy on repealing the Defense ofMarriage Act, repealing the “Don’t Ask, Don’tTell” policy that prevents gay and lesbianservice members from openly serving in themilitary, providing more support and subsi-dies for women seeking abortions and find-ing alternatives to balancing a budget on thebacks of college students.
This is a lofty list, but there are necessarychanges that Democrats must champion.Finally the “Party of No” (the GOP) is notdefining the “Party of Getting Things Done”(the Democrats). Pelosi and Reid are finallyacting like the majority they really are in bothhouses with a Democrat in the White House.
It may have taken a year, but it was animportant year and one that Americans willremember for the better. What defines the restof this year is not how Democrats campaignon this legislative victory, but how they moveforward to address other critical issues affect-ing the lives of many other Americans.
—Allan Acevedo is a political science and compar-ative literature junior.
—This column does not necessarily reflect the opin-ion of The Daily Aztec. Send e-mail to [email protected]. Anonymous letters willnot be printed. Include your full name, major andyear in school.
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s I anticipated, “Obamacare”narrowly passed Sunday nightin the House ofRepresentatives. After a year ofdebating and countless speech-
es by the president about his health careplan, the American people have rejected it.Only 40 percent of Americans support thishealth care bill. The neo-monarchs inWashington, D.C. who are supposed to rep-resent the opinions of their constituents,have turned their backs on the very peoplewho elected them. For this betrayal, theDemocrats will pay in the upcomingNovember midterm elections.
This bill has never been about insuringAmericans who are seeking health insurancebut cannot afford it — a relatively small feder-al medical plan for those not on Medicare orstate programs could have covered them.Nor was it ever about stopping trial lawyersfrom draining the medical industry of bil-lions of dollars in frivolous lawsuits.
This bill was about government seizingone-sixth of the private sector of the econo-my, which is what health care constitutes.New, sluggish departments and tens of thou-sands of knuckle-dragging governmentbureaucratic employees will follow this.
This bill was about another civil rightsvictory and a way to level the playing fieldfor all. It is another liberal stride in ensuringthat not only are we all born equal, but wewill all die equal as well.
This legislation will not only bring anincrease for state taxes, but a return to theBill Clinton-era tax rate, new health carecharges and the proposed lifting of limits onincome exposed to Federal InsuranceContributions Act taxes. But don’t worry, weshould trust current President BarackObama’s far-left government; it knows whatis best for us. Just like when Obama askedus to trust him to pass his $787 billion stim-ulus package. Obama said unemploymentwould not rise more than 8 percent. Notonly that, he stated if we didn’t approve itnow, unemployment would reach levels ofmore than 10 percent. After the passage ofthe bill, unemployment soared to more than10 percent and the only thing we have toshow for it is leaving our generation in a life-time of debt.
The government can’t run anything in aneffective manner. Think of the Departmentof Motor Vehicles. Or compare it to yourexperience with the U.S. Postal Service —which is in massive debt and continuallyincreases fees while reducing services — andUPS or FedEx. Our government courts andprisons systems are a mess as well. There isno competition in government; it is wasteful,ineffective and ultimately costly. Ask the peo-ple of the former Soviet Union, communistChina or current North Korea. Big govern-ments consistently promise too much andprovide too little.
But don’t worry; disregard your opposi-tion. Obama, Speaker of the House NancyPelosi and Senate Majority Leader HarryReid know what’s best for you. Trust them.
Let’s review the cost of this new legisla-tion. This bill will increase government
spending by roughly $1 trillion throughoutthe next 10 years. It is also noteworthy thatmuch of the bill doesn’t take effect until2014, four years outside the 10-year win-dow. Estimates of the bill’s real cost out-side the 10-year window have come out toas much as $3.5 trillion. Because govern-ment is unlikely to cut Medicare or otherentitlements already given to U.S. citizens,the bill will run a terrible toll on ouralready unprecedented national debt.Obama has imposed $600 billion in newtaxes, including taxes on investmentincome to fund health care. These are job-killing taxes at a time of dangerouslyincreased levels of unemployment.
The Congressional Budget Office has stat-ed this bill will do nothing to lower insur-ance premiums, which is what all of this issupposed to be about. They are expected todouble in the next few years.
This bill will force most Americans topurchase health care, and interfere with howdoctors practice medicine. The big state gov-ernment has already messed up the schoolsystems in California. Big federal govern-ment’s undercutting of research and devel-opment efforts in the medical field will bedisastrous. America has the greatest healthcare system in the world. There is a reasonwhy Canadians and Brits abandon themonths-long waiting lists of their govern-ment health care systems to get a tumorremoved in the U.S. We have the greatesthealth care quality.
The real problem lies in the times we arecurrently in. Outside of the fact that the far-left feels now is the best opportunity to placeAmerica politically left of France andDenmark, there is no reason to pass thisreform now. Americans are far more con-cerned about the economy and nationaldefense, and yet the current government ishell-bent on transforming America on thebasis of government health care and globalwarming. Both are issues Americans care lit-tle about currently.
Our economy can’t handle this. I am con-vinced that because we have yet to face oureconomic challenges head-on, the worst isyet to come. The baby boomers cannot con-tinue to shackle their debt onto our genera-tion as they live beyond their means. Withthe passage of this bill, this fiscal crisis willcome much sooner, and much harsher. TheAmerican people understand this; that’s whythey have turned on a once very popularpresident so abruptly.
I hope the liberal Democrats enjoy theirmartyrdom. Is it November yet?
—Patrick Walsh is a political science junior.
—This column does not necessarily reflect theopinion of The Daily Aztec. Send e-mail [email protected]. Anonymous let-ters will not be printed. Include your full name,major and year in school.
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Question: Is passage of the health care reform bill beneficial to Americans?
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New health care billneglects Americans
Health care reform isthe change we need
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ur digital lives arecentered around onething: the Internet.It’s unimaginable tothink of life without
this revolutionary mode of com-munication and networking. Afterall, we use it in almost everyaspect of life. We use it to log onto Blackboard to submit assign-ments, update Facebook statuseson the go, book plane tickets forSpring Break and even map outthe route to the airport. It’s anabsolute necessity in the 21st cen-tury. Now, the FederalCommunications Commission,with the direction of PresidentBarack Obama’s administration,has released a comprehensivenational broadband plan to ensurea bright future for our country.
The FCC announced itsNational Broadband Plan onMarch 16 to both applause andskepticism. The 10-year plan callsfor six main goals ensuring accessto high-speed broadband for allAmericans. Most significant is thecentral goal of at least 100 millionhomes with affordable access todownload speeds of 100 megabitsper second and upload speeds of50 megabits per second. The cur-rent at-home connection average isonly three to four megabits persecond. The additional goalsinclude a mandate that every com-munity have access to one giga-byte per second broadband serv-ice, that the U.S. lead the world inmobile innovation with a compre-hensive wireless network, thatevery American be able to usebroadband to manage energy con-sumption, that every first respon-der have access to a nationwidepublic safety wireless network andthat every American have afford-able access to broadband.
This ambitious plan is neces-sary for the economic security andsuccess of our nation. The Internethas permanently changed the para-digm of communication. It is ourgeneration’s telegraph, radio andtelephone and has become a vitaltool in all aspects of life. Personalcommunication, education, busi-ness, health care and governmentall rely on connected networks toget things done. All Americans and
their communities must haveaccess to broadband.
It’s obvious by the large scopeof goals outlined that this planwill touch every aspect of life inAmerica. Our public safety offi-cials will finally have a dedicatednetwork to instantly respond toemergencies. Communities foster-ing schools, hospitals and govern-ment buildings will have guaran-teed access to broadband as atool for learning, healing and gov-erning. Even the still-fledglinggreen economy will shine asAmericans can track their energyconsumption in real-time. Thesuperficiality of these intentionsshould not be dismissed asbureaucratic fodder. They are allattainable goals that will reverber-ate throughout society for years.
What remains the most contro-versial aspect is the forward-think-ing move toward wireless networksand mobile computing. The FCCplans to reallocate wireless spec-trum in an auction, taking it awayfrom television broadcasters, in amove that will open it up for wire-less Internet access. For once, thisis a preventative move by govern-ment to plan for the future, ratherthan scramble with reactionarystunts when crises hits. This pro-gressive step is recognition thatour digital lives are becoming moremobile. The stationary TV in theliving room with fixed program-ming is on the decline.
Detractors of the plan are call-ing it too ambitious and pegging itas another sign of increased gov-ernment control. The reality is, theFCC has limited legal authority toenforce its own rules beyond issu-ing inconsequential fines. Theywill be implementing the plan byoffering incentives to telecommuni-cations companies and throughCongressional action — how wealways get things done.
We are the nation that said wewould put a man on the moon in10 years, and did it. We are thenation that gave the worldMicrosoft, Apple and Google. We
are the nation that has been atthe forefront of technologicalinnovation for more than a centu-ry. Now, we are supposedly thenation where some would dismissambitious goals and progressivepolicies because they’re afraid offailure. We will never live up toour own self-proclaimed great-ness if this pessimistic attitudecontinues to prevail.
We need to celebrate andembrace this national broadbandplan. We must maintain our tech-nological lead to stay competitivewhile providing broadband accessto all Americans. During its imple-mentation throughout the next 10years, it should serve as a reminderthat nothing is too great forAmerica to accomplish — and noth-ing is out of reach for our citizens.
—Andy Lewandowski is a media stud-ies senior
—This column does not necessarilyreflect the opinion of The DailyAztec. Send e-mail toopinion@thedailyaztec .com.Anonymous letters will not be print-ed. Include your full name, majorand year in school.
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Tony Hawk dreamsdashed by a gang of kids
gang of thugged-outforeigners stole myskateboard when Iwas 12 years old. Itwas Halloween and
I wanted to be Tony Hawk orsomething; I don’t remember toowell. But there I was, surround-ed by a bunch of kids wholooked like they were in their20s, but in retrospect, were prob-ably only teenagers.
“Hey, you say something to myhomie?” one of them snarled.
“N-no, I didn’t,” I said. My friends had abandoned me
and ran up the road. We were justa few timid mountain kids enjoy-ing a trick or treat session in theghettos of San Jose. Bad decision.
“Yeah, you did,” anotherinsisted.
I stood there frantic, unsurewhat to do. My eyes twitchedback and forth trying to pick upcues to find out who would strikefirst and when. Supposedly, Iinsulted one of their friends, but Ihad no recollection of it.Whatever it was, I was probablyjust teasing.
“No I swear! I didn’t,” I said. That’s when they started
speaking in their native lan-guage to each other and I knewI was f***ed.
I tried to find a gap in the gangcircle, like a running back findinga break in the line. And as I spedthrough the wall, a few legs triedto trip me. But I made it through.
I ran like hell down the streetback to my cowardly friends asone of the gang members on a
Schwinn bicycle trailed me. But allof a sudden, he stopped andturned back to the rest of the kids.
“It’s OK homie, we got hisskateboard,” I heard.
I knew I’d be damned if I wentback to those ruthless urbanitesto try to recover my skateboard,so I just let them have it.
Later that night when I wenthome, I had to tell my dad thewhole story.
“Dad, some guys stole myskateboard tonight. There wasnothing I could do; I’m sorry.”
“Well gosh darn it, son!” Hewas furious. “We’re just going tohave to go back down to San Joseand get it!”
I was speechless. I didn’tknow how to hold him backbecause he was determined; butall I could think about was howmuch of an epitomical white manmy father was. And he was goingto try to recover my skateboardfrom a group of wild, ghetto fab-ulous gangsters.
I knew this wouldn’t end well. He drove the streets of San
Jose in a fury, with me in the pas-senger seat. I still had on my radgear. It was a long shot that we’dfind the same kids who stole myskateboard, but we went throughthe same neighborhood where theincident occurred. Decrepit apart-ment buildings and intimidatinggraffiti adorned the walls of ques-tionable businesses we drove by.The more we drove, the more
nervous I got. I didn’t know howmy dad would handle this.
Soon we came upon a group ofvagrant children. I didn’t know ifthey were the same ones whostole my skateboard.
“Is that them?” my dad asked.“I don’t know, maybe.”The group was hanging out at
this apartment complex smokingcigarettes in their wifebeaters andDickies. My heart was basicallyfibrillating as my dad rolled downhis window.
“Hey, gang,” he said.I threw my palm to my fore-
head.“Did y’all steal my boy’s skate-
board?”The gangsters rose in uni-
formed fashion — probablyquestioning in their minds whothis crazy guy was interruptingtheir fun.
“No, man, we didn’t steal noskateboard. But we’ll let youknow.”
“Whoa whoa whoa. Let meknow? Now how are you going tolet me know anything?”
I was basically convulsing withshame in the front seat. There mydad was — a corn-fed white nerdfrom the Midwest conversing withthe boys in the ‘hood.
Needless to say, we didn’t getthe skateboard.
—Noah Henry is an English senior.
—This column does not necessarilyreflect the opinions of The DailyAztec.
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