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Jasmine Vallejo
Editor
Laura Wooding
Content Editor
asmine, I need help with a
alloween costume idea!
What ideas do you have?
Vanessa Jones
Halloween costumes can beust as stressful as nals. Skiphe cliche looks, (you know what I’m talking about... the
Playboy bunny, the cheetah,he superwoman) and go foromething creative. I’ve made
my costumes every year, and they ave successful, especially groupostumes! Although peopleay “it’s too soon!” for certainostumes, don’t listen. It’s neveroo soon to start partying andetting creative.
Jennifer,how slutty is TOO
slutty for a Halloween costume?
-Jessica Berke
ough Halloween is a time tolet loose (please don’t take thatterm too literally), there is stilla way to be sexy and NOT overthe top slutty. A little cleavagethere and a little leg there is all
you need. Remember, guys like tohave room for imagination.
Jennifer Yu
Online Editor
Laura, what do I do to
celebrate Halloween?
-Dawson Craig
Well, it is safe to say thatthrowing on your costumeand hitting the streets forsome trick-or-treating is outof the question. Personally, I
always spend my Halloween weekends at the clubs. Even if you aren’t 21, you can alwaysnd a party on the streets withtheamountof people that comeout dressed for theoccasion. If
you are of age, what is a better way to spend Halloween thenin a club watching guys dressedas smurfs break dance?
Ryan Elliott
Campus Amb
Ryan, What’s a good way to
meet new people on campus?
- Greg Penfield
My advice for the longest timhas been getting involved. more stu you do around campthe more people you meet, whiopens A LOT of doors. Half t
people I know at school wecomplete strangers until I jugot the initiative to walk up aintroduce myself.
number one in fantasy and fun!
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BARTENDERHOTwords: ryan elliott pictures: mark fallis
Texas Music Theatre
120 E. San Antonio St
San Marcos Texas
Q: What’s the most lthy/disgusting thing you’ve
ever seen while working the bar?
Without a doubt the most disgusting thing I haveseen was watching someone spit on the oor. is has
happened a handful of times in front of me at TMT, and I cannot fathom one’s motives for doing it.
It’s not a barnyard, folks! Show some decency!
Q: If someone were to talk to you in a foreign
language from across the bar, what whould
you want it to be?
Most foreign accents are appealing to me, but if it were in a foreign language, I suppose it wouldn’tmatter what they were saying. I’ve always thought
Italian was very sexy.
Q: If a customer was being rude and
obnoxious, what would you do?
Most of the time, I am rude or obnoxious right back -to an extent. It’s my job to be friendly to everyone,but there’s no reason for me to have to put up with thatkind of nonsense. Plus, it’s not a good idea to piss o
your bartender-they are the ones making your drinks.
Q: Got any nicknames?
“Short-stack” I’m only 5 feet tall, and the fellow bartenders make fun of me, especially when I haveto reach top shelf liquors. It’s quite the stretch.
While getting accustomed tohis new home in San Marcos,Nick Valenzuela likes to spendhis time working on what heloves most- and it shows. Start-ing his second year at Texas Statethis all, Nick has already made aname or himsel at local venuesas a solo artist who is taking hismusic in a new direction. “I’vebeen experiencing a lot o new
things lately, and I’m trying todraw rom those new situationsrather then my old ones that
were ull o heartbreak”. Nick isa young, up-and-coming artist
worth taking notice o. Don’t besurprised i you see him bikingthrough the streets o San Mar-cos with a guitar strapped to hisback of to gather inspiration orhis music.
Which bands would you
compare your sound to?
I think a lot o my sound comesrom the many hours o Arc-tic Monkeys, Wilco and eBlack Keys that I listened to
while learning the guitar a coupleo years ago. I guess I’m leaningmore towards a Wilco-Black Keys usion these days though.
Do you enjoy solo work or
collaborations more?
I love songwriting and com-posing music on my own, but I
would love to start a band or just work with some other musiciansand really get into collaborativemusic making. When there’smore than one person workingon the music I eel like there’smore room to move aroundand mix things up, whereas on
my own everything is kind o set in stone once that nal dratis done.
Where do you gain your
inspirations for songs?
Well my songwriting used to beprimarily inspired by whichevergirl was on my mind at the time.Recently lie has been throwinga lot o things at me that I’ve
had to deal with, and am stilldealing with, so now I writeabout that instead.
What is the best part
about playing live sets?
ere’s denitely an adrenalinerush you get when you sing thatrst note into the microphoneand then (hopeully) the ap-plause ater each song. I also justlove getting to show people what
I’ve been working on. When write a new song, it always egood to get it out there as sooas I can.
Which bands did you
listen to growing up?
I listened to a lot o oldies aschild. Usually whatever my paents were listening to in the ca
en I moved on to more alte
native rock and indie music.
Where do you see your
music taking you in the
next year or so?
is summer I think I migbe doing some recording withbuddy o mine. Next year is ging to be devoted writing and rcording more so than live showI think.
NICK VALENZUELA
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As teenagers, girls worry about theirhair, friends, theright clothes or
the attention of a crush. It’sthe time when girls are be-ginning to form their iden-tity, a time that should be freeof the stresses of adult life.De’Andreia Joseph’s teenageexperience, was a far cry fromtypical. When she discovered alump in her breast at the ageof 15, De’Andreia was thrownhead rst into a rapidly shift-ing future.
“When I was growing up, my mother always recommendedthat I do self-breast exams be-cause it was something I need-ed to practice at a young age,”De’Andreia said. She didn’tanticipate that one of the rsttimes she would do this, she would detect a problem. When
she discovered leakage dur-ing her examination, she knew instantly she had to see a doc-tor. A series of ultrasounds andmammograms revealed she hada “lump ectemy” that, after fur-ther testing, came back benign,or a tumor that doesn’t recuror spread to other parts of thebody. For now De’Andreia wasfree of any serious health risks,although she was advised tokeep doing her private exams.
The Diagnosis
Following doctor’s orders,De’Andreia continued her self exams diligently and at theage of 16 ran into yet anotherproblem.“I felt two lumps thesize of peas in my breasts, andI knew I had to go back to thedoctor.” Just like the rst time,one of the lumps returned asbenign, but the second lump
came back as malignant, ora tumor that could poten-tially spread to other parts of the body.
At 17, she was diagnosed with Ductal Carcinoma InSitu (DCIS), which is a non-invasive form of breast can-cer. “When I was diagnosed I was told I could live up to ve years without it becoming in- vasive, but I wanted it treatedregardless.” Her next visit in-cluded a more complex seriesof tests. Mammograms, MRIsand ultrasounds helped doc-tors better understand the na-ture of De’Andreia’s case. As ahigh school student she didn’t want to undergo chemothera-py - a process that could po-tentially rid her of cancer but would have drastic eects onher body and taken time away from school. “e doctors
wanted me to wait it out andthink it over before I made my decision, but I knew instantly I wanted to have surgery; there was no other option in my eyes. When I initially foundout about the fact it was seri-ous enough I had to have somekind of critical treatment I wasshocked but I didn’t want sym-pathy from anybody. I knew I was going to be okay, and God was going to take care of me.”
De’Andreia put on a braveface for concerned family andfriends, keeping a positive atti-tude and trying to focus on thepresent. “I felt that dwelling onthe issue wasn’t going to cor-rect it or make it disappear, soinstead I wanted to face it headon and get to the next courseof action. I knew I didn’t wantto live with this disease.”
HOW I SURVIVEDDe’Andreia Joseph
Shares Her Personal Story Of
Life With Breast Cancer
words: desiree johnson photos: jeff ramirez
I just opted to
have my double
mastectomy.
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Now 19, De’Andreia is a breastcancer survivor. She is currently a kinesiology and nursing stu-
dent and is enjoying college life.Due to her diagnosis at such a young age, she is required togo back for check-ups every sixmonths. Her case still ba esdoctors because her family hadno genetic history of the ill-ness prior to her sickness, whichat a young age is abnormal.
De’Andreia doesn’t regret hav-ing the surgery that helped saveher life, and instead she focuseson transitioning into collegecancer free.
e most inspirational mo-ment she has had since her di-agnosis was being surroundedby survivors, family, friends andsupporters at her rst SusanG. Komen walk for breast can-cer. Seeing people of all agesand backgrounds that shared
her experience allowed her trelate and connect. It’s broughher comfort.
As an aspiring nursDe’Andreia seeks to promotbreast exams for early detectioof breast cancer.“e best possible advice I can give to anyon who may ever encounter th whether it be at my age or oldeis to be optimistic. A pessimistiattitude won’t help. Know tha you have a bright future ahead.
De’Andreia Joseph, 19
Hometown: Reserve, Louisiana
Major: Health/Nursing
With the type of breast
cancer I had, I didn’t have
to undergo any type of
chemotherapy or radiation
because it wasn’t invasive. I
just opted to have my dou-
ble mastectomy.
My Support System
Throughout my whole
experience with cancer
my biggest support sys-
tem was my mom and
dad. They were there be-
fore I was diagnosed and
when I was diagnosed
they supported me with
all of my decisions I made
regardless if they approved
of them or not. Of course
the rest of my family was
a big support too; both
of my grandmothers came
down from Louisiana to
take care of me when
my parents had to go back
to work.
My friends who knew
about my sickness would
constantly call to check on
me, some even came to
see me and bring me gifts.
Family friends also called
to check up on me and
made short visits. Some ofmy high school teachers
who knew called and text-
ed. When I arrived back
at school, they had even
organized a basket of all
things pink for breast can-
cer and gave it to me as a
welcome back gift. To this
day, the teachers I kept in
contact with always check
up on me, so I guess you
could say I had a broad sup-
port system, not only from
my family but also every-
one who was around me or
knew me. I really appreci-
ate it because even though
I kept a positive outlook on
the whole situation having
so many people who cared
and were concerned was
like a breath of fresh air and
it also kept my spirits up.
Advice For Students
The advice I would give to
young women my age is
to always do self breast ex-
aminations and if you don’t
know what it is to find out
and start doing them. If it
wasn’t for my mom telling
me to do them I wouldn’t
have found out I had can-
cer and who knows where
I would be today. To the
ones who know peoplewho are going through
cancer or have had cancer,
the biggest thing you can
do is keep a positive at-
titude about the situation
because the last thing we
want are the people around
us to be overly sympathetic
with us.
T H E B I G G
E S T T H I N G Y O
U CA N D O
I S K E E P A
P O S I T I V E
A T T I T U D E.
“
“
IN HER WORDS
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the Boobies” shirts and bracelets. ere is pink – everywhere. Oc-tober is breast cancer awareness
month, but in the midst of thesebright and sometimes shockingreminders, we still manage toforget what this means.
One in eight women willdevelop breast cancer in theirlifetime. is illness claims thelives of almost 40,000 womenannually. Although accountingfor only 1 percent of all newly di-agnosed cases, nearly 2,000 men
were diagnosed in 2010. esenumbers only scratch the surfaceof those aected by the disease,discounting the families, friendsand loved ones of each victimthat suer alongside these wom-en and men, nor do they includethe thousands that have already fought to beat this disease – andthe ones that did not.
But ask a breast cancer pa-tient or survivor about their ex-periences and you will rarely heara response of a person looking for
sympathy. e resilience shownthrough these struggles, the un-sung heroes that have the graceand strength to simply carry ona daily routine while battlingthis disease exemplify strengthand power. ey are our mothers,our teachers, our coworkers, ourfriends, and they are ghters.It was 12 years ago that I lost my mother to breast cancer. When
diagnosed, she was given sixmonths to live, but, always up tothe challenge, she fought throughseven years of treatments, includ-ing four rounds chemotherapy.Maybe the most remarkablething was her refusal to let it af-
fect her daily life. Growing upI was surrounded by her fellow patients and survivors that shemet with on a weekly basis andnever once did it occur to methat these men and women qui-etly dealt with unimaginable andalmost constant pain – whetheremotional or physical. And my mother’s story is not unique. Ihave never met a patient thatshowed anything but perfectpoise and grace, or heard a story from someone in remission thatdetailed their pain.
Breast cancer awareness monthis not designed to draw attentionto your own sexuality or the factthat your Facebook status indi-cates you could be pregnant. So
while the inevitable shock cam-paigns designed to call attentionto the issue at hand are going onthis October, be sure to remem-ber the roots of what this disease
is and why we are taking the timeto reect on it. Use this monthto celebrate the lives of those
who are currently battling breastcancer and of those who have al-ready defeated it. Use this monthto remember those that have losttheir lives. Most importantly, usethis month to help in the ghtagainst breast cancer.
Study Breaks gives advice on
protecting yourself from breastcancer, giving to the cause and
staying “in the pink”.
Did you know?
It is a common misconception that breast cancer only
occurs in older women. It affects young women and
men, too. Although breast cancer in young people
occurs less frequently, it is usually diagnosed much
later and the strain is generally much more aggressive.
Here are the facts:
Evidence shows that breast cancer
before the age of 40 differs biologicall
from the cases faced by older women
African-American women
under the age of 35 have tw
times as many occurrences o
breast cancer than Caucasia
women under 35.
Women ages15 to 54 die more
frequently from breast
cancer than any other
type of cancer.
Survival rates of women
younger than 45 are up tofive percent less than any
other age group.
Every 14 minutes someone lose
their life due to breast cancer.
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To say that Poreotics is onre is an understatement.It has been a year sincethey were crowned
he champions of America’s Best
Dance Crew and ever since taking
he coveted title, life has turnedupside down for these six dancingmasterminds. From globetrottingaround every major internationalcity to dancing in Justin Bieber’sSomebody To Love” music video,
Poreotics has taken a passion of heirs into the dream career.
Before ABDC
ough Matt “Dumbo” Nguyen,Can Nguyen, and Charles Nguyenoriginally formed Poreotics back inDecember 2007, the six membersfeatured on America’s Best DanceCrew never actually performedall together until auditions for thehow. Shortly after the original three
members collaborated, Justin “Jet Li”Valles and Lawrence “Law” Deverajoined the crew. In 2009, Chad
Mataye substituted Jet Li in the 2009Hip-Hop Dance Championships.After taking rst place, Chad wasasked to permanently join Poreotics.
Dance has always been a part of every member’s life before thecreation of Poreotics. ey havedone everything from explosiveperformances on America’s Got Talent
o humble beginnings with crewsike PAC Modern Dance Troupen California where much of theiralent came from. It wasn’t until afterhey took home the winning title athe Hip Hop Dance Championshipshat they decided a future in dancing
looked promising. Enter America’s
Best Dance Crew.
On The Way To The Top
Poreotics was awarded a standingovation was awarded after their initial
audition for America’s Best Dance Crew and, sure enough, they landeda spot in the fth season series. It’sclear as to why they quickly becamefans’ favorites. With the shades,popping with precision, and comical
yet intricate choreography, Poreotics was everything viewers wanted ina dance crew and went hard fromepisode to episode. Experts inpopping and tutting, Poreotics wereknown as dancing robots with amischievous side in every routine.
They Like Chicken, Not Beef
To become America’s Best DanceCrew was no easy feat. Becausethis was their rst time performingtogether with these six members,they had to quickly adapt toeverybody’s habits–annoying ornot. Being on the show was whenthey got the closest and learned themost from each other. For the threemonths of taping, Poreotics shacked
up in a hotel with eight other crewsand were constantly around oneanother despite the competitionbetween crews. One would think there would be beef between crewsas they all have their eyes on theprize, but it turned out that seasonve was one of the friendliestseasons, competition-wise. “See, wedon’t like beef. We like chicken,”Charles joked.
MTV’s America’s Best Dance CrewWinners Season 5 Champions,
Poreotics, Break It Down On Living
Life As America’s Best Dance Crew
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Justin “Jet Li” Valles, 24
• Biggest Dancing Influence:
Jekyl, a popper from the
Crew Tang Clan. “He taught
me the rawness of popping.”
• Guilty Pleasure: Has a big
sweet tooth. Black Ops.
• Current Song He’s
Jamming To: Audio
Push –Throw It Back
• What Would You Be Doing
On Tour at 3pm? Depends!
Sometimes we’re on a plane,
behind stage getting ready
for a show, or performing.
• Where Would You Be If
You Weren’t Dancing?
Studying physical therapy.
Can Nguyen, 20
• Biggest Dancing Influence:
Everybody around him and
everybody who’s original,
especially his crew members.
• Guilty Pleasure: Video
games and his computer.
• Current Song He’s
Jamming To: The Daft Punk
Tron: Legacy Soundtrack
• What Would You Be
Doing On Tour At 9pm?
At a meet and greet,
eating or performing.
• Where Would You Be If
You Weren’t Dancing?
Making music or going toschool for art.
Lawrence “Law” Devera, 22
• Biggest Dancing Influence:
Culture Shock in L.A. and his
crew for popping.
• Guilty Pleasure: Drinking and
grooving at the same time.
• Current Song He’s
Jamming To: Charlie Wilson
and T-Pain – Super Sexy
• What Would You Be Doing
On Tour At 2am? Might beawake, probably online.
• Where Would You Be If
You Weren’t Dancing?
Studying radiology.
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Fame and recognition came shortly after taking home the grand prize of $10,000 and title of America’s BestDance Crew. ey took the dance world by storm and continued torelentlessly make it known thatthey are clear winners – and not justby ABDC’s standards. In January,
after winning ABDC, Poreoticstook home rst place at the 2010Hip Hop Internationals, placingrst in the U.S division and secondin the World division. It didn’t stopthere. Poreotics, in their uniformstunna shades, made an appearancein Justin Bieber’s “Somebody toLove” music video with Usher. “It was a really great opportunity for us,especially because we got to reunite with other ABDC alumni. We
aren’t like Justin Bieber fanatics, butit was cool being able to work withhim,” said Dumbo. ey continuedto work with the Biebs as hisopening act in Manila, Philippines.Most recently, they appeared asthe hanky panky masked monkeysin Bruno Mars’s “e Lazy Song”music video.
There’s No Place Like Home
Not only did Poreotics rub elbows
with today’s most adored artists,but the fame that followed ABDCtook them everywhere around the world from California to Canada,Russia, Singapore and even SouthAfrica. Whether they were visitingthese international destinationsto perform or teach a dance workshop, the guys made time toexperience each culture. Where wastheir favorite country? “Australia,denitely. e accents, people, and
parties – it was a lot of fun,” thecrew said. ough they’ve beentouring the world, they still maketime for home back in the GoldenState, even if it’s just for ten hours,to take a break from the life as acelebrity. “We’ve been really blessedto have this experience and areextremely grateful. It’s all the fans,too. Without the fans, we wouldn’tbe doing what we love to do,”said Dumbo.Check them out online: Poreotics.com
25 lucky students were
picked from a lottery to
recieve a private group
lesson from Poreotics
member, Chad Mayate.
Matt “Dumbo” Nguyen, 22
• Biggest Dancing
Influence: Popping Todd.
“If I didn’t meet Popping
Todd, I would not be
here right now.”
• Guilty Pleasure:
I always have a different
guilty pleasure – cars,
hair, Starcraft, animals.Currently, it’s my
parrot, Benny.
• Current Song He’s
Jamming To:
Katy Perry – Fireworks
• What Would You Be
Doing On Tour At 7am?
Sleeping or on the plane.
• Where Would You Be If
You Weren’t Dancing?
Cosmetology – doing hair.
Charles Nguyen, 21
• Biggest Dancing
Influence: His crew
members. “I learned the
most from them.”
• Guilty Pleasure:
Black Ops, reading manga
– especially Naruto
• Current Song He’s
Jamming To: Hurricane
Chris – Halle Berry
• What Would You Be
Doing On Tour At 12pm?
Sleeping or
drinking… water.
• Where Would You Be If
You Weren’t Dancing?
Studying to be a teacher.
Chad Mayate, 21
• Biggest Dancing
Influence: PAC Modern
Dance Troupe.
• Guilty Pleasure:
Diablo II, eating.
• Current Song He’s
Jamming To: Audio Push –
Up N Down• What Would You Be
Doing On Tour At 4am?
Playing Diablo II,
Skyping with his
“bestie”, or Tumblr .
• Where Would You Be If
You Weren’t Dancing?
Studying clinical
lab sciences.
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will make you comfortable and peace in your own sanctuary.
Q: How do you like living with roommI love it! My roommates are ba
We all have similar interests.right now, all three of us are reathe same book (literally, there’s dierent bookmarks in one book)
Q: When setting boundaries, what w
some you discussed with your roommIt was just the basics, really. Dosmoke or drink, how often do yoout, what’s your major, etc. Notoo outrageous.
Q: How did you lose the dorm look?I painted my walls. It helps get rid ocrazy white walls that look like an iasylum with the orescent lights idorms. I only lived in a dorm for onebut I still remember how crazy it loo
PLACEYOUR
words + photos: ryan elliott
WITHDREAM ROOMNSIDE: Inspiring your dream room •• Your guide to fnding a place to live ••
Lauren Murphy, 20
Hometown: CypressMajor: International
Relations
The Herndon House properties are in an excellent location and a
within walking distance o Texas State University. They are just a e
blocks rom the CBD, the picturesque town square and nightlie, a
minutes rom the beautiul Aquarena Springs and the San Marc
Outlet Mall. With all these wonderul qualities, no wonder everyon
who lives there makes it their own little piece o paradise.
LAUREN MURPHYTHE HERNDON HOUSE
Piggy Bank “I’ve been collecting them
my entire lie. I have them
rom all over the world-
Paris, China, Indonesia,
England, Germany, etc.”
My Dad’s PaintingMy dad did a painting or
my room and I love it. It’s
simple but it adds a pop to
he room.”
PostersPosters and movies are
very inspirational to me,
specially classic 1950’s.”
MY PLACE
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