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Thursday, February 18, 2010 Vol. 95, Issue 77
AZTECDAILYSan Diego State University’s Independent Student Newspaper since 1913
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www.TheDai l yAz tec .com Tw i t te r : TheDa i l yAz tec
Stephen Strasburg was San DiegoState baseball. He was the face of the
program, the Friday night ace, the legend with the 103 mph fastball.
Now, he s just a memory.
Glenn Connelly / Photo Editor
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.City pg. 3 Features pg. 5 Baseball Preview pg. 10 Sports pg. 17 Tempo pg. 19 Classifieds pg. 23 Backpage pg. 24. . . . .
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International students will have anew place to call home next fall,because the International House ismoving from Villa AlvaradoApartments to the Chapultepecresidence hall.
The I-House consists of about50 members, according to thedirector of HousingAdministration, Patricia Francisco.She said she expects to have thesame amount of people in the I-House when it relocates toChappy next fall.
Chappy is located on thenorthern side of Remington Roadand across the street from TonyGwynn Stadium.
“It is also important for them tobe near the Aquaplex and ARC,”Francisco said.
A move from Villa Alvarado toChappy will also bring the I-House closer to the InternationalStudent Center.
International art junior MichaelCarr said he thinks moving the I-House would be in the best inter-est of other international students.Carr said he is dissatisfied withthe living conditions in VillaAlvarado and that advertising for
the apartments claimed the build-ing was closer than it actually is.
“They are overpriced with pooraccommodations, and way toomany rules,” Carr said.
Villa Alvarado is located east ofCollege Avenue near the C and Dparking lots. The apartment build-ing functions independently fromthe university and currently hasno residential education program.The apartments will be leased bythe owner of the building and notSan Diego State, Francisco said.
Speech, language and hearingsciences senior Nathan Pagador alsolives in the Villa Alvarado apart-ments and said he feels that thelocation can be isolating at times.
“If you don’t have a car, this is apretty inconvenient place to be,”Pagador said. “It’s in the middle ofnowhere.”
“It’s too far away from campus,”Carr said. “It’s like we’re not evena part of it.”
Francisco said she thinks it isimportant for the students to feellike they are a part of the school.According to Francisco, the resi-dent advisers in the I-House try toget international studentsinvolved with other internationals,as well as with local students.
“The international studentsneed help with learning the cus-
toms,” Francisco said. “It is also alearning process for many of thelocal students, too.”
Francisco said that a lot of frat-ernizing occurs at Sunday din-ners, which are planned by theresident advisers in order to buildrelationships.
Pagador said that he seldomcomes in contact with internation-al students, but when he does talkwith them they are easy to getalong with.
“As a whole, international stu-dents tend to be friendlier,”Pagador said. “They travel and theyare looking to make friendsbecause they are away from home.”
Japanese senior CodyWoempner is friends with aninternational student fromEngland who lives in the I-House.Woempner said he likes the mix ofpeople living in the I-House andthat they frequently have events.
“It’s a good way to meet peo-ple,” Woempner said.
Chappy has been closed thisacademic year because of adecrease in the number of first-time freshmen. The building hasaccommodations for more than500 students and will house first-year, second-year and internation-al students next fall.
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One of the first steps the San DiegoState Research Foundation takeswhen helping faculty and staffacquire funding for research is track-ing the interests of grant seekers.
Grant Information Coordinator
Julie Seal said the ResearchFoundation’s mission is to aug-ment the education, research andcommunity service objectives ofSDSU. One of the ways it aims todo this is through funding oppor-tunities for the faculty and staff.
During the 2007-2008 academ-ic year, the SDSURF aided faculty
and staff in submitting 1,239 pro-posals. Now, SDSU project direc-tors manage the $134 million inresearch funding they received for823 programs.
“I often meet with faculty orhave an e-mail or phone conversa-tion about their plans for currentand future research,” Seal said.“From these conversations, I willwatch for specific opportunitiesthat might be good fits for whatthey propose to do.”
The SDSURF also uses theFaculty Interest Profile System,which allows faculty to register byselecting up to 20 key words orphrases that best describe theirresearch or project. They thenreceive an e-mail when their regis-tration’s key words match with asimilar grant’s. Ongoing grantopportunities are also announcedin a monthly newsletter called“Focus on Funding.” The publica-tion is available online and high-lights upcoming grant opportuni-ties by subject area.
“The dissemination of grantnotices is important because ithelps take out some of the legworkfor faculty searching for fundingopportunities, freeing up time fortheir other responsibilities andresearch,” Seal said.
Another service provided by
SDSURF is direct access to theSponsored Programs InformationNetwork, a subscription databaseof more than 1,200 federal andnon-federal sponsoring agencies.
The foundation has started aspring workshop series aimed atinforming SDSU faculty and staffabout the grant process.
“Our spring workshop series isvery exciting,” Seal said.
They will give an overviewabout how to write a competitivegrant proposal and develop a budg-et for the project, according to Seal.
“The SDSURF is here to sup-port the university and facilitatethe work of its researchers,”SDSURF’s Director ofCommunications DebbieBrighton said. “Our goal is to pro-vide as much information andassistance as we can to make it aseasy as possible for SDSU facultyand staff to know where and howto apply for grant support of theirimportant programs.”
Once a faculty member hasidentified a funding opportunityhe or she would like to apply for,the SDSURF provides sponsoredresearch development specialistswho can assist with reviewing andinterpreting the guidelines anddeveloping the budget all the wayto submitting the final proposal.
In addition to finding researchgrants for faculty and staff, thefoundation has received contractsfor research and educational proj-ects, as well as cooperative agree-ments with other universities forresearch projects. SDSU alsoreceives several research fellow-ship grants for students at thegraduate, predoctoral and post-doctoral levels in a variety of fields.
“Earlier on, when I was an asso-ciate professor, I applied forresearch grants and they helpedme … It’s hard,” Joanne Hayakawa,a professor in the School of Art,Design, and Art History, said.“They don’t coach anybody. Theygive the rules and sometimes, Imean I’ve applied to three or fourand been rejected, but I receivedtwo, so you learn from your mis-takes.”
Once a grant has been receivedfrom an external sponsoringagency, it is awarded to SDSURF onbehalf of SDSU faculty and staff,with the faculty member as the“principal investigator” or “projectdirector” of the grant, Seal said.
“Working for the ResearchFoundation is very rewardingbecause I work closely with facultywho are doing amazing things forthe campus, community, national-ly and internationally,” Seal said.
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All event proceeds will goto the sorority’s philanthropy,Monarch ElementaryCommunity Day School.
According to the school’sWeb site, “Monarch Schooland its committed team ofteachers, administrators andvolunteers are dedicated toproviding homeless and at-risk children with an accredit-ed education while caring fortheir basic needs.”
Lamp said the school alsoprovides the children withfood and clothes.
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Fraternity hosts weekendconclaveAlpha Epsilon Pi fraternityhosted its Western RegionalConclave last weekend at SanDiego State with about 650attendees.
Twenty-four chapters fromCalifornia, Nevada, Oregon,Washington, Texas , Colorado,Arizona and British Columbiaattended the conclave.
“It was a huge success,”Adam Edelman, conclavecaravan of Alpha Epsilon Pi,said. “We had the largestconclave ever.”
The conclave consisted of aleadership conference onSaturday morning and a ban-quet and social event thatnight. The main speaker forthe event was Jacob Dayan,the senior representative forthe state of Israel for thesouthwestern U.S. He spokeabout Israel advocacy andwhat college students coulddo for Israel in the U.S.,Edelman said.
The fraternities hosted abasketball tournament onSunday, in which all the chap-ters participated.
Throughout the weekend,Alpha Epsilon Pi promoted itsphilanthropy, the Gift of LifeBone Marrow Foundation.
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The iPad may not bring society any clos-er to a future of hover cars, but despite thecrude humor, it is one of the most buzzed-about inventions to hit the technologicalmarket this year. It’s similar to a laptop,minus the keyboard. With the iPad, every-thing is at the whim of the fingertips.
“It’s the best way to experience the Web,e-mail, photos and video — hands down,”according to Apple’s Web site.
There has been much buildup about therelease of the iPad, but the reviews and reac-tions toward this item, which looks like anenlarged iPod touch, have been mixed.There are both positive and negative fea-tures defining this Mac gadget.
ProThe iPad will be able to run third-partyapplications. With more than 140,000apps, this tablet will work with almost all ofthe designs made for the iPhone. The speedof the central processing unit is blazinglyfast with Web sites loading in a snap andwithout any hiccups, according towww.engadget.com.
ConOne of the iPad’s biggest setbacks is itsinability to multitask. Want to watchYouTube and check photos? That’s notgoing to happen. This is because it’s run-ning on the present iPhone operating sys-tem, which doesn’t allow programs to mul-titask according to www.geekosystem.com.
ProCurrently, many online video sites havebeen experimenting with a new Web lan-guage that can support video calledHTML5, The New York Times stated. Eventhough this program is not yet fully devel-oped, the iPad is capable of HTML5.
ConHave a hankering to watch that latest “30Rock” episode? Well, don’t count onHulu to be readily available on this tablet.The iPad does not support Flash. Userswon’t be able to enjoy Flash-supportedvideos, which are featured on Web sites
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ProThe best benefit for most techno-loverswith an average-Joe budget is the inexpen-sive price tag compared to other laptops, asit starts at approximately $500. Many origi-nal estimates for the iPad’s price were atabout $1,000.
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ProIt may weigh only one and a half pounds,but the iPad tablet has up to 10 hours ofbattery life, which makes it the best carry-on for any trip. Apple’s advanced chemistryand Adaptive Charging technology on itsnew custom one GHz Apple A4 chip candeliver up to 1,000 charge cycles without asignificant decrease in battery capacity dur-ing a typical five-year life span, according toApple’s Web site.
ConThe battery is built-in, so if it dies, theowner may need to shell out more moneyfor a new iPad.
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Con For those who like to Skype or take photoson the go, one of the iPad’s final nuisancesis that it lacks a camera, which is standardon the iPhone.
Ultimately, the iPad is like a large iPodtouch, give or take a few items. The iPadmay be a great device for drawing inspira-tion, but a seismic shift in technology fol-lowing the iPad’s release is doubtful.
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Music is everywhere. It’s in the whistling ofthe wind, in the trickles of a flowing river, inthe tapping of restless feet — but more impor-tantly, it’s in the hearts of musicians.
Modern bands continuously use aug-mented drum beats and amplified acousticsfor songs. Whether it’s a passion-chargedstrum on an electric or a low-powered pluckon an acoustic, the sound of a guitar pullsthe heartstrings of even the dullest souls.
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“When I’m in a mood of complete relax-ation, I’d rather play an acoustic with a softplectrum or maybe just strum ‘MalaguenaSalerosa’ to sooth things out,” Aakar Desai, aguitarist and vocalist who studies at theUniversity of Southern California, said.
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Different guitars strummed in the sameway produce different sounds because ofvarying woods or types of strings used tomake each guitar. Heavier strings produce arich, full-body sound; lighter strings are easi-er to pluck and can be played faster, produc-ing a cleaner tone better suited to melodies.
Guitars are usually classified as eitheracoustic or electric, and both generate signa-ture, individual sounds that are vastly differ-ent from one another. Plucking or strum-ming the strings on an acoustic guitar pro-duces vibrations that are amplified by theguitar’s body. Electric guitars, on the otherhand, rely on amplifiers for their volume.
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efore the second dayof baseball practice,inside the dugout at
Tony Gwynn Stadium, juniorpitcher Addison Reed wasfielding questions from areporter when an inquisitionsuddenly jerked him. His eyeswidened, his mouth curledinto a smile and he started toshake his head.
“Oh my God,” he said.“Last year was awesome. Ihonestly remember everythingabout last year.”
He started to tell stories of theteam chemistry. He talked aboutgames. He reminisced about theNCAA Regional. And then hetalked about Stephen Strasburg.
“Me and Stras,” he said,“we got really close.”
One time, Reed began to say,Strasburg was getting houndedfor autographs a few hoursbefore a Friday night start. Thefuture No. 1 overall pick put onhis headphones, remainedfocused and walked right by thememorabilia seekers.
“‘Oh, OK.You’re thatguy, huh?’”Reed said hejoked toS t r a s b u r g .“We’d alwaysgive him ahard timeabout beinga big lea-guer. He gotannoyed ac o u p l etimes. But hegot over it;he dealt withit prettygood towardthe end ofthe year.”
R e e d ’ smemories areclassic. Andt h e y ’ r esomething he’ll never forget.But as much as they are areminder of the good thingsabout last year, they are areminder of the bad thingsabout this year: There will beno Strasburg in a San DiegoState jersey this season.
In a way, Strasburg wasSDSU baseball. He was theface of the program, theFriday night ace, the legendwith the 103 mph fastball.Now, he’s just a memory.
“For our program,” headcoach Tony Gwynn said, “it’shard to talk about the thingsthat we’ve done without men-tioning his name.”
Chris Carlson is the directorof marketing and ticket sales atSDSU. Most people credit himfor coming up with the“Strasburg Plan,” a ticket pack-age based on Strasburg’s fiveFriday night starts at Tony GwynnStadium. When Carlson speaksof the Aztecs’ former ace, thesuperlatives start flowing.
“He was tremendous,”Carlson said. “He was arguablythe greatest college player ever.He’s one of the most decoratedcollege players ever. He wasunbelievable to watch. He livedup to the hype every time.”
Carlson said the school dideverything it could to market thebudding superstar. His nameand number were put on T-shirtreplica jerseys. His face was plas-tered on posters and schedulesand he was even featured in e-mails sent to the department’shuge fan database.
And he produced for theschool. In the 26 gamesStrasburg didn’t pitch at TonyGwynn Stadium, the averageattendance was 545. In the fivegames he started at the stadi-um, the average attendancewas 2,342.
“He was just a great collegeplayer,” Carlson said. “We maynever see a college player likehim come through here again.”
But now he’s gone. Theteam has moved on. There’s an8.5-by-11-inch photo of him ona wall in Tony Gwynn Stadiumand there are memories in theheads of the lucky few whowere able to play with him lastseason. Other than that, thelegend has left.
But while Strasburg maynever throw another pitch forSDSU, he’s completelychanged the program.
“ B e c a u s ewe had the No.1 player in thecountry, we gota lot of atten-tion that other-wise I don’tthink we wouldhave gotten,”Gwynn said.“And I think wetook advan-tage of the factthat we had thebest player inthe country.And there’s noquestion thathe put us on themap, there’sjust not.”
Gwynn saidwhen he calledrecruits in thepost-Strasburg
era, they listened. And they weredefinitely interested.
Corey Black is an incomingfreshman this season who couldbreak the starting rotation by thetime the season starts tomorrow.He heard all about Strasburg atMission Bay High School, andwhile he didn’t come to SDSUbecause of the ace, he knowshow much the flamethroweraffected his fellow classmates.
“A lot of kids see the pro-gram going uphill,” Black said.“And with him leaving, every-body wants to come in and bethe next Stephen Strasburg.
“We’re all hoping we can beone of those pitchers startingand throwing all the big games;the Friday nights.”
Kyle Shaver, a 6-foot-5-inch, 200-pound incomingfreshman pitcher fromWestview High School,remembered coming to SDSUas a junior and senior in highschool to watch Strasburg.
“Stephen, just watching him,I was just like, ‘Holy cow, this isthe guy I want to be,’” Shaversaid. “When I saw that (formerpitching) coach (Rusty) Filtercould do that to one guy, andhe was willing to work with him… I thought, ‘Hey, you knowmaybe I could be that guy.’
“We all just want to be thenext Stephen Strasburgbecause he’s ‘That Guy’ now.He’s a first-round draft pickmaking millions.”
So recruiting was better. Infact, Gwynn said “everythingis better” after last year’s mag-ical ride. And that includes a$141,000 new turf fieldbehind home plate thatStrasburg donated.
“Every day now when wecome out here, this turf isgoing to be a reminder of thesuccess that we had last yearbecause it couldn’t be possiblewithout Stephen,” Gwynnsaid. “Stephen reallythought it wasimportant thathe gave backto the universi-ty and this wasthe first thing
he wanted to do. “So every day these guys run
out there, it’s like, that’s theirreminder that it takes hard work.Nobody’s going to give you any-thing. You’ve got to earn every-thing that you get.”
Strasburg was the goldengoose with the golden arm. Hewas a perfect 13-0 in all of hisregular season starts and he ledthe nation in strikeouts. He was amentor and the perfect exampleof the perfect pitcher.
So Gwynn,when he sitsdown with
reporters and talks to themedia, has been getting onequestion a lot lately.
“‘What’s it going to be likewithout Strasburg?’” Gwynnsaid. “I’ve been asked thatquestion a gazillion times.”
And the answer?“Tougher. That’s the bottom
line. It’s going to be alot tougher.”
The Daily AztecThursday,
February 18, 201010 BASEBALL PREVIEW
Edward Lewissports editor
STEPHEN STRASBURGpitcher
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Stephen Strasburg gave the SDSU baseball team, as well as the university as a whole, notoriety and mediaattention it had never before seen. His impact on SDSU is still being measured as the 2010 season begins.
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FIRST BASE:
Sophomore Jomel Torres willlikely get the starting nod atfirst base or outfield this sea-son, depending on whereSDSU puts Meredith. Torresposted a .292 batting aver-age as a freshman last yearand started five games in leftfield and 10 games at firstbase last season.
SDSU may have lost five sen-iors to graduation, but itre t u rns one player whoexcelled in her re t u rn from aback injury last season:Monica Alnes. The re d s h i rtsenior will be a key contribu-tor for SDSU, as she playedin 46 of the Aztecs’ 53games last season.
Jomel Torres Monica Alnes
PITCHER:
Junior Addison Reed willmost likely have the responsi-bility of filling former SDSUpitcher Stephen Strasburg ’shuge shoes. Reed was anAll-American closer last yearand will be in the start i n grotation when the seasons t a rts tomorro w. He posteda .65 earned run averageand led the nation in saveswith 20 last season.
SDSU returns both startingpitchers from last year withjunior Samantha Beasley andsophomore Bailey Micetich.Joining these two all-confer-ence pitchers will be redshirtsophomore Brooke Petty andfreshman Kamerin May.
Addison Reed Samantha Beasley
SHORTSTOP:
By the season’s end, sopho-more Ryan O’Sullivan couldbe SDSU’s best all-aro u n dplayer. He is the team’s start-ing s h o rtstop and might alsobe the Aztecs’ ace. Hereached 94 mph on the radargun in an intrasquad scrim-mage two weeks ago andtallied six home runs as af reshman last year.
Coming off another stro n gcampaign, junior JenWisneski will re t u rn to herposition at short. Last year,her impressive defense andconsistency (one of onlytwo Aztecs to start all 53games) were a big part ofS D S U ’s success.
Ryan O’Sullivan Jen Wisneski
CATCHER:
After a foot injury sidelinedhim in his sophomore sea-son, junior Matt Parker gotthe chance to be the start-ing catcher last year. Hes t a rted 29 games last sea-son, batted .263 andknocked in 11 RBI. He’sexpected to be the start e ron opening day this season.
I t ’s still early in the season,but freshman Kristin May hasp roven that she has the tal-ent to be the catcher for theAztecs. In the season-openeron Feb. 11 againstC reighton, May hit a walkofft w o - run home run in the bot-tom of the seventh inning togive SDSU the 5-3 victory.
Matt Parker Kristin May
THIRD BASE:
With the departure of ChristineKulick and Taryin Casillas, soph-o m o re Ashley Rose looks totake charge at third for SDSU.She played in 39 games lastseason, hitting .250 (17-for-68)with nine RBI in those contests.
Ashley Rose
OUTFIELD:
There won’t be a shortage of power in the outfield this season ifsophomore Brandon Meredith indeed makes the switch from firstbase to the outfield. Junior Cory Vaughn, senior Josh Chasse andMeredith combined to hit 20 home runs last year and knocked ina combined 108 RBIs.
Brandon Meredith, Cory Vaughn, Josh Chasse
Felicia Reifschneider, Brittany Knudsen, Patrice Jackson
SDSU returns just one outfielder from last season, senior centerfielder Brittany Knudsen. The other two positions are likely up forgrabs with all the talent the Aztecs have. Junior Traci Wolf andsophomore Felicia Reifschneider have the most experience, butsenior Stefanie Quichocho-Rosario and freshman Patrice Jacksoncould also be in the mix.
Baseball Preview 2010SECOND BASE:
A former walk-on, seniorMitch Blackburn has quietlybecome one of San DiegoState’s most reliable players.At second base last season,Blackburn compiled a .985fielding percentage to goalong with his .312 battingaverage. He started 61 ofSDSU’s 64 games and rankedsecond on the team withthree triples.
This position could change asthe season pro g resses, butright now junior JessicaCamello will get the start i n gnod for SDSU. JuniorLindsey Marquez is likely tochallenge Camello for play-ing time though, as the re d-s h i rt junior missed last yearwhile recovering from an off-season surg e ry.
Mitch Blackburn Jessica Camello
he San Diego State baseball and softball teams both made anN C A A Regional and had tremendous success in 2009. This season,
t h e re are a lot of new faces in new places, but head coach To n y G w y n nand head coach Kathy Van Wyk are excited to see what this year hasin store for their respective teams. Take a look at this season’s pro-jected starting starting lineups.
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Jordan Van Hoosier
As a true freshman from LasVegas who was also re c ru i t e dby Arizona, UC Irvine andU N LV, Jordan Van Hoosier isexpected to be a major con-tributor for the Aztecs at thirdbase right away. Van Hoosierwas named a Louisville SluggerHigh School All-American in hiss o p h m o re and junior year andhad a batting average of .613in his senior year.
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or the past five years theSan Diego State softballteam has had one con-
stant definition of leadership:Monica Alnes.
The redshirt senior captainfirst baseman has been theleader for SDSU in some fashionfor her entire collegiate career.She’s developed an example thatevery other player tries to emu-late, on and off the field.
“Monica (Alnes) is one of thefew,” head coach Kathy Van Wyksaid. “She is a born leader andhas been in that facet since shearrived to play for us starting as afreshman team captain. She’sbeen here for five years andwe’ve appreciated every momentof it. She’s never been afraid tospeak up and speak her mind, beit at practices, games or off thefield. But the most impressivepart is that she truly practiceswhat she preaches.”
Alnes’ impact has been feltsince the beginning of her career
with the Aztecs. Coming out ofhigh school, Alnes was primarily apitcher and outfielder, never real-ly playing a permanent infieldp o s i t i o n .But shewon overthe SDSUc o a c h i n gstaff withher playand earnedthe startingspot at firstbase for the2006 sea-son.
“ R i g h taway I knewwe hadsomethingspecial withM o n i c a , ”Van Wyksaid. “Ir e c r u i t e dher as apitcher andinstead ofsettling for abench spot, she dedicated herselfand really impressed us. It was a nobrainer to put her at first base and
she really made us look smart.”As a freshman, Alnes finished
the 2006 season second in slug-ging percentage (.557), second in
on base per-c e n t a g e(1.004) andfourth in bat-ting average(.379). Herperformanceled to a spoton the All-M o u n t a i nW e s tConferenceTeam, MWCA l l -TournamentTeam andA c a d e m i cAll-MWC.
“ S h e ’ sdone somuch andhas beeng r a c e f u lthrough all ofit,” redshirtsenior catch-
er Sydney Fleming said. “All theaccolades and awards she’sreceived since the beginning she
has deserved fully, but she does-n’t harp on any of that. Her realpassion is to make a differenceon the world and be the best per-son possible.”
Alnes does not simply excelon the field and at the plate.She’s made her mark in the class-room and community as well. Shehas helddown a 3.48GPA whiled o u b l emajoring inp u b l i cadministra-tion andinternationalsecurity andconflict reso-lution. Hera c a d e m i cs u c c e s s e shave earnedher threeA c a d e m i cA l l - M W Cacco l adesa n ds t r e n g t h -ened herr e s p e c tamong hercoaches andplayers.
“ W h e nthe freshmen come and meetand play with Monica, some canget really intimidated becauseshe has done so much in schooland on the team,” junior short-stop Jen Wisneski said. “But shenever brags or acts like shedeserves respect or anything.She just stays herself, befriendseverybody and really holdseveryone together.”
Along with her outstandingacademic example, Alnes isalso known and recognized forher dedication to communityservice and volunteer work.Alnes has participated inHabitat for Humanity, servingthe homeless Thanksgivingdinner and even rallying herteammates to help collect toi-letries for incarcerated women.
“She has never pressured herteammates to help out or volun-teer; it’s something she has donetotally on her own,” Van Wyksaid. “She is the ultimate exam-ple of humility and strives to giveback more and more.”
Outperforming herself in hersecond year on the field and inthe community, Alnes wasprimed to roll into an outstand-ing third year. But Alnes missedthe 2008 season, redshirtingwith a back injury, and her returnto the game was in question.
“The back injury was a scarytime for her but she never reallylet fear show,” said JoleneAlnes, Monica’s mother. “Shejust dedicated herself to rehab-bing and getting healthy. Shestill attended practice andcheered her team on. There wasno way an injury was going tokeep Monica from being somesort of leader for that team.”
Alnes nursed the backinjury and returned to thefield last year, and againas a team captain.Although statisticallyAlnes did not perform upto her previousseason, theimpact herl e a d e r -ship andi n t a n g i -bles madewas moret h a nenough.
“ S h edoesn’t knowthe word quit,”Van Wyk said.
“She battled through everythingto get back and be able to per-form on the field. Her motivationand work are unmatched andthe season without her just was-n’t the same, it didn’t have samefeel. We really missed her.”
The part that the Aztecs mayhave missed the most is her abil-
ity to calmthe moodd u r i n ggames andlead throughhumor.
“A lot ofpeople don’tknow this,but when Igo up to themound totalk to thepitchers I’mnot givingthem advice,not talkingabout thegame really. Ijust saysometh ingto maket h e ml a u g h , ”Monica said.“Telling ajoke or
something really calms every-body down. And once the stressis gone it’s just easier to play.”
Through the past five years,Alnes has gained the roles ofjokester, captain and most impor-tantly, friend. Any one of herteammates will bethe first top r e a c hhow muchA l n e smeans tothe teamand howher impactis felt on adaily basis.They alsoknow thatthe end ofthis seasonwill mark theend of anera.
“I don’treally thinkabout thisbeing my lastyear, mostlythe youngergirls remind methat this is mylast year,” Alnessaid. “They ask,‘Aren’t you scaredabout leaving?’and I just smile.There’s no reasonfor me to thinkabout leaving, I’mjust going to giveeverything my alland enjoy everyminute of it.”
Dan Perezsenior staff writer
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First baseman Monica Alnes has proven her leadership on and off of the field throughout her career at SanDiego State. She has worked charities in her community, mentored teammates and produced on the field.
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Senior leader makes impact on and off field
When the fresh-men come and meeta n d p l a y w i t hMonica, some canget really intimi-dated because shehas done so muchin school and onthe team.
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SDSU has reloaded this season and start-ed the year well, though. Through 11games, the Aztecs are 8-3 and own victoriesagainst No. 3 UCLA and No. 11 UC Irvine.
There’s nearly three months left in theseason and head coach Carin Crawford isexcited to see how the year will play out.
Players to watchThere are two SDSU players to watch thisseason. Offensively, the player to watch issenior 2-meter Ronni Gautschi.
“Ronni is poised for a breakout season,”Crawford said. “This season she will becalled upon to carry the team offensively.She is an excellent leader.”
Defensively, keep an eye out for sopho-more goalkeeper Kelly Campoli.
“Kelly is a talented young goalie,”Crawford said. “She started as a freshman,and she has great timing and explosiveness.”
The Aztecs have relied on Campoli tomake big saves already this season, and shehas come through for SDSU, tallying 106saves in 11 games.
Key lossThe team lost three All-Americans from lastseason: Gonzales, Schuster andGreenwood. The three combined to score
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Gonzales was a force, scoring 92 goalsand never finishing a game without atleast one tally. Schuster finished with 64goals and Greenwood with 40.
“We lost a lot,” Crawford said. “Allthree brought a different area of expertiseto the offense.”
Mark your calendarsSDSU is looking forward to home gamesagainst California on March 13 and Hawaiion March 24. The Aztecs lost to Hawaiithree times last season and hope torebound this season like they did againstUCLA on Jan. 23.
SDSU lost at Cal the only time the teamsmet last season and hopes to avenge thatloss with a win at home this year.
Newcomer to watchFreshman Amber Pezzolla has the coachingstaff excited.“She’s already made the starting lineup,”Crawford said. “She’s really fast and hasgreat hands, a good offensive mindset andhas the ability to create her own offensefrom her defense.”
Pezzolla has a team-high 17 goals andhas attempted the most shots for the Aztecsthis season.
Quotable“We have a lot of talent, but are not veryproven,” Crawford said. “The season will bea challenge to see how our younger playersrespond to a bigger role.”
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Tuesday’s contest against TCU was a make-or-break game for the San Diego State women’sbasketball team.
The stakes were high. A loss to the LadyFrogs would have dropped SDSU to .500in Mountain West Conference play andlikely would have affected how the Aztecsfared in the remaining four games. But if
SDSU defeated TCU, it would be a catalystfor the Aztecs finishing conference play on ahigh note and preparing themselves for theMWC Tournament.
SDSU succeeded, upsetting the No. 23Lady Frogs, 84-61, to get back in the win col-umn after three consecutive losses.
“The fact that this was a ranked team, Ithink is going to give everyone confidence,”senior guard Jené Morris said. “If we can do itagainst TCU, we should be able to do itagainst anyone.”
It won’t be easy, though. The Aztecshave no room for error with just fourgames remaining, the most important ofwhich will be SDSU’s next two contestsagainst Utah and BYU.
Next week the Aztecs will play host to theCougars and look to avenge an early seasonloss in Provo, Utah. But SDSU’s focus is cur-rently on the Utes, as it needs to capitalize onthe momentum from the win against theLady Frogs. Also on the Aztecs’ minds is theopportunity to do something they haven’tdone all year.
“We have yet to be able to sweep (a teamthis season),” head coach Beth Burns said.“So we’ll have that opportunity with Utahcoming up.”
In the last matchup between these twosquads, SDSU held the Utes scoreless in thefinal 5:50 of the game to pick up the 51-42victory. It will likely be a different story thistime around, as the Aztecs have struggled topick up wins on the road. SDSU is 2-4 inMWC contests away from Viejas Arena, andwill have to step up its game against a toughsquad when the Aztecs face the Utes at 1p.m. on Sunday at the Huntsman Center inSalt Lake City.
“They’re an aggressive team and theynever back down,” Morris said of Utah. “Wewere pretty much up most of the game(against TCU), so I think it’s going to be thetrue test to see if we can stay confident andwork together against adversity and altitude.”
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Wal-Mart will soon carry Live Nation tickets
Concert promotion company LiveNation Entertainment, Inc. hasbeen sparking controversy practi-cally since its creation. Now thenation’s number one concert pro-moter has turned heads onceagain. Last Friday, the companyannounced it would be striking a
deal with Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. tobegin selling tickets in the chain’sretail outlets.
The two companies confirmedtheir partnership at the NBA All-Star Technology Summit inDallas, where Live Nation execu-tive chairman Irving Azoffannounced a few details aboutthe agreement. According toAzoff, approximately 500 Wal-Mart stores will begin selling tick-
ets to concerts and sportingevents within the next fewmonths. The initial merging willtake place in major cities such asChicago, Los Angeles and Dallasbefore spreading to smaller cities.
The deal is similar to one LiveNation struck last year withBlockbuster, which also sells LiveNation tickets. There is no newsthus far on what ticket fees will befor in-store pick up, whether tick-
ets will be available on Wal-Mart’sWeb site or if the retail chain willoffer special deals.
Live Nation formed in 2005 asan independent spin-off of ClearChannel Communications. Ayear later the company boughtHouse of Blues Entertainment,Inc. and soon began creatingcontroversial “360-deals” withartists such as Madonna and Jay-Z, in which Live Nation gained
control of each aspect of anartist’s contract. Last year, LiveNation notoriously merged withticket-selling king TicketmasterEntertainment Inc., confirmingits role as one of the most pow-erful entertainment companiesin America. Now that it hasjoined forces with anothermajor player in the businessworld, it seems the companycan’t be stopped.
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A child’s imagination is often one ofthe most secretive, inventive placeson earth. We wonder what happenswhen that child grows up. Do theylose that creative spirit or try tochannel it into a productivelifestyle? In the case of AuréliaThiérrée, star of “Aurélia’sOratario,” she found a way to incor-porate her imagination into her lovefor surreal theater. Thiérrée is thedaughter of cirque superstars Jean-Baptiste Thiérrée and VictoriaThiérrée Chaplin, who created
worldwide sensations with theirshows “Le Cirque Bonjour,” “LeCirque Imaginaire” and “Le CirqueInvisible.” They instilled their loveof the circus and surrealist theaterin their daughter, who continuesthe tradition on the stage of the LaJolla Playhouse. Thiérrée touredthe world with her brother Jamesand her parents for 10 years. Nowshe will take the stage withoutthem while still under the watchof her mother’s keen conceptualeye. While Aurelia Thiérrée starswith Jaime Martinez, the credit forthe story and concept of the showgoes once again to her mother,which create’s most of the cos-
tumes and musical productionsfor her cirque shows. This showmust be particularly important toher as her daughter will take thestage in a world of her design.
If this family’s past worldwideproductions are any indication ofthe fanciful intricacies expected atthis show, “Aurélia’s Oratario” willsurely spark the imagination andperhaps inspire many to run awayand join the circus. “Aurélia’sOratario” runs through Feb. 28 atthe La Jolla Playhouse. For showtimes and ticket prices, please visitits Web site at www.lajollaplayhouse.org.
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Paramount Pictures’ newest film “ShutterIsland” is set for release Friday, Feb. 19.Recently The Daily Aztec was able to attendthe movie’s press junket in New York City toget all the behind-the-scenes informationfrom producers Mike Medavoy and BradFischer, screenwriter Laeta Kalogridis andoriginal author Dennis Lehane.
TThhee DDaaiillyy AAzztteecc:: How surprised were you indirector Martin Scorsese’s use of flashbacks inthis film?MMiikkee MMeeddaavvooyy:: (laughs) I don’t think any ofus were surprised. I mean, Martin Scorsesehas loved film as he’s told everybody. He’sout there promoting film preservation so Idon’t think any of us were surprised. I’veknown Marty from the ‘70s on, havingworked with him a few times before. So Idon’t think any of those allusions were sur-prising. And I think Brad (Fischer) can tellyou a little bit about his process and how hewent through showing people some of thefilmmakers he was alluding to.
BBrraadd FFiisscchheerr:: Marty’s a walking encyclope-dia of movies so I don’t think it was a surpriseto anyone that he had a lot of references. Itwas a pleasant surprise to me to hear all thereferences that he had. I think those werekind of a big influence on him. And he didscreen a lot of those films during pre-produc-tion for the actors and cinematographer as wewere moving forward. So I think he was defi-nitely inspired by film from the past for sure.
DDAA:: What was your reaction to the film andwhat was it like working with MichelleWilliams?MMMM:: I wasn’t on the set as much as Brad butI can tell you a little bit about my reaction tothe film as I saw it. Some of you may know,I’m Marlon Brando’s trustee and executive ofhis will and as I saw the film I saw more andmore of Marlon’s influence on Americanactors and I thought that was one great per-formance. I was just floored by the perform-ance the first time I saw it. As a matter of factI told Leo (DiCaprio) that just watching theperformance reminded me a lot of the youngMarlon. As far as Michelle, there is somethingreally interesting about someone who looksas wounded as she does. I know she wasnervous about her performance but after Isaw the film I called her up and I said “You’rejust fantastic in this film.”BBFF:: Just watching Marty work with actorsgenerally is kind of an amazing thing tobehold, just seeing the way the scene evolvesand the way the performances move in differ-ent directions to different levels. Michelle andLeo in particular were wonderful, I think.Mike’s point about Michelle is correct. Therole she plays kind of lends itself. She was avery wounded character. I’ve always felt Leowas an incredible actor and I feel Michellejust takes it to a completely different place. MMMM:: She seems to get better with each role.That’s my take.
DDAA:: What were the challenges of staying close tothe book and making this into a movie?LLaaeettaa KKaallooggrriiddiiss:: Actually I think the chal-lenge, for me, was to recreate the emotion Ihad while reading the book because the bookis this incredible ride and it’s a very interior
story. You’re experiencing Teddy’s (Daniels)very subjective views of what’s going onaround him. The biggest single challenge wasto not get lost in how much good materialthere is in the book because frankly, that’s asix or seven hour movie, and find a way topreserve that sense of discovery and horrorand that sense that Teddy feels of beingtrapped in these smaller and smaller andsmaller boxes as the story goes on, to pre-serve that using a slightly smaller set of toolsthan what’s available in a novel. There’s apoint where I did finish the screenplay andwe showed it to Dennis (Lehane) and he didmention that his only criticism, because hewas very positive about it and really liked it —DDeennnniiss LLeehhaannee:: My only criticism was that itwas too faithful, which I think Laeta said,“That’s the first time I’ve ever heard that froma novelist.” But I just felt that she had reallywonderfully fallen for the language, which iskind of a book language and so there weremoments when she put lines of dialogue,some prose, into the mouths of the actorsand I was kind of like even if you had BenKingsley, not knowing he’d be cast, but evenif you had Ben Kingsley you couldn’t sell thisline. So we just had a small little disagree-
ment about that, butthat’s a lovefest. LLKK:: There are some lines,like at the beginningwhen he says, “Waking isan almost natal state,”there are some lines thatjust break your heart howbeautiful they are. Andit’s true, you can’t saythem. I think the onlyother significant chal-lenge was finding a wayto integrate the traumasof Teddy’s past, dreamsand visions – the halluci-nations – that he starts tohave. Given the differentelements that he’sremembering, the differ-ent things that are pour-ing into that, the onlyreally good way to unify
that was the use of the little girl as a (sym-bol), which in the novel she’s not. That waskind of the best way, I felt, to interweave thetwo or three or four. DDLL:: I will say that was a master stroke. I thinkthe difference between us is I’m an internalnovelist and even though I have a certainlevel of external plot, my books are alwaysvery much about the characters’ minds. It’salways been about being locked in there from“Mystic River” straight up through “ShutterIsland.” And what great screenwriters can dois they can externalize what is internal in the
book. And that’s what she did, she took thisone little motif which is the little girl and sheran with it. She put her in a place she’s not inthe book but she put her in exactly the rightplace in the movie so that that’s suddenly themoment where the movie kind of blowsopen. You see the little girl and you say,“Wait a minute, what the hell is she doinghere?” And it begins to open up this avenuethat the movie is about to go down in itsfinal two acts, and I think that’s what agreat screenwriter does and that’s why Idon’t do my own scripts.
DDAA:: Where did the vision for“Shutter Island” come from?DDLL:: I was smokin’ a lot of pot(laughs). No, I was playingaround with this idea. Ithought we were entering anew age of McCarthyism atthat point in 2003 and I wasvery freaked out by it, so Isaid let’s go back to the realMcCarthyism, take a look atit. And then, how do you dothat in an interesting waythat hasn’t been done before.Do it metaphorically. Go intoa mental institution where everything’soppression, where everything’s about thissort of pressure pushing down on the brainand take a look at it and see what happens,and that’s really what happened. And no, I donot advocate drugs at all.
DDAA:: Dennis, if you had to direct “ShutterIsland,” would you have directed it differentlythan Martin Scorsese?DDLL:: Yeah, and I would have done a really piss-poor job of it compared to what he did(laughs). I have some directing instincts; Idirected an independent film that never wentanywhere years ago, and so I know very wellthe difference in what I do in terms of direct-ing and what a genius does in terms of direct-ing. When you’re looking at Scorsese …you’re looking at genius. You’re looking atgenius level. You’re looking at what Mozartwas like. Whether he did a great piece or alesser piece, it’s filtered through genius. Andwatching Scorsese you just go “puuhhh,” andthat’s really it. I have no place on that playingfield compared to him. I don’t think heshould write a novel; I prefer he didn’t any-way. But I’m very comfortable doing what Ido and I think I do it reasonably well. I’m notgoing to be falsely modest about that but,God, directing? Never. MMMM:: I think that every picture with a differ-ent director will have a different view. I meanI’ve been involved with 314 movies. Some ofthose movies I can’t think of anyone else thatcould have directed it. Whether it’s Milos
Forman in “Cuckoo’s Nest,” Marty on“Raging Bull” or Blake Edwards on “PinkPanther,” you almost can’t think of anyonedoing a better job at their work. If someoneasks you the question, “What are your great-est fears?,” you know? And they’re embeddedin this movie. What would happen if yourchild dies before you do? That’s a scarythought for anybody. That’s in there — mak-ing that final decision as to what you do if youknow you’re going to be trapped in your ownbody or something else that you can’t dealwith. You know, you’re imprisoned.
DDLL:: What if the status quo was completelycrazy and they say you’re crazy? It’s the oldline (that says) I’m not paranoid, everybodyreally is out to get me. That’s an overridingthought in the book. And in the film (thethought) is what if you find yourself in thatsituation where everybody says, “No, we’reperfectly sane. You’re nuts.” What do yousay? Because everything then plays into thecrazy theory. It’s very “Twilight Zone,” verymuch “Twilight Zone” and that’s somethingMarty picked up on really fast … he was likeyou’re not just being influenced by the Brontësisters here or Patrick McGrath here, you’rebeing influenced by B movies. And I was like,“You’re damn right I am.” The dialogue isvery much B movie dialogue. If you read thebook it’s very clear I’m ripping on the waypeople spoke in 1950s movies. Not the waypeople spoke in the 1950s — I wasn’t there, Idon’t know how they spoke. But you watchthose old movies and everybody kind ofspoke very clipped and fast and you watchLeo and Mark (Ruffalo) in the early scenesand watch them rip on the exact same idea.BBFF:: There is something inherently cinemat-ic I think in Dennis’ writing. For me justreading it, you know you can just conjurethe images in your own mind and you getlost in the story. You get lost in the charac-ters and the emotion of it but the atmos-phere is so rich and I think that’s some-thing that Marty really grasped on to andreally brought to a great new level.
AALLLLIIEE DDAAUUGGHHEERRTTYYT E M P O E D I T O R
““...there are some linesthat just break yourheart how beautiful they are. And it’s true,you can’t say them.”
—Laeta Kalogridis
““There is something inherentlycinematic I think in Dennis’writing...you can just conjurethe images in your own mindand you get lost in the story...”
—Brad Fischer
Courtesy Paramount Pictures
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ARIES (March 21 - April 19) - Today is a 6 -Both genders work together to getromance on track.This could be in theform of a play or some other dramaticpresentation.Take extra care of your voice.
TAURUS (April 20 - May 20) - Today is a 7- Love enters the picture and takes overyour imagination. Use your talents to moti-vate your partner. Dare to dream sweeterdreams.
GEMINI (May 21 - June 21) - Today is a 6 -Create the mood you want. Show thatyou're passionate about your idea andwant to see it through. A brief prayer ormeditation couldn't hurt.
CANCER (June 22 - July 22) - Today is a 6 -A female provides a ton of ideas that allseem to elevate your mood. As you feelmore capable, you achieve personalgrowth overnight. It all sinks in later.
LEO (July 23 - Aug. 22) - Today is a 6 - Bothgenders work well together today. All youhave to do is allow them to choose thegame, modify the rules and grab theappropriate prize.
VIRGO (Aug. 23 - Sept. 22) - Today is a 6 -Teamwork allows all parties to throw
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LIBRA (Sept. 23 - Oct. 22) - Today is a 6 -Your private thoughts don't mesh withthose of your co-workers. As long as theissues aren't critical, this won't matter.Differences of opinion sort themselves out.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23 - Nov. 21) - Today is a 6- Your sense of what really matterschanges today.Your independent attitudeshifts toward a more sympathetic appreci-ation for family and associates.
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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 - Jan. 19) - Today isa 6 - The thing about love is that it growsfaster when you lavish it. No need to limitthe extent of your appreciations, but youneed to speak them out loud.
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PISCES (Feb. 19 - March 20) - Today is a 6 -Take your time today with ideas that needquiet. No one expects you to expressenthusiasm all the time. As the sun entersyour sign, you want to retreat and regen-erate.
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HUMOR: POPE’S DOCTRINE
How to hate on everyonelove the Winter Olympics.I really do.
But based on the lackof curling references pop-ping up in my Facebook
news feed, it seems that not every-one else shares my excitement.
To be honest, I really don’tcare about any event other thanhockey, so how do I enjoy thegames so much? Contrarianism,that’s how. Better known on thestreets as, “being a hater.”
I enjoy a “U-S-A” chant asmuch as the next guy, but thereal fun is rooting against other,lesser countries. If you still don’tget it, here is why you shouldhate every other country asmuch as I do:
GermanyThis one’s easy. Germany hasbeen on the wrong side of prettymuch every major internationalconflict in the history of humani-ty. The Germans are a very punc-tual people, which I really like,but they also have a creepyobsession with David Hasselhoff.Germany, leave your deliciousHefeweizens and go. You’re notwanted here.
FranceWhether you watch FOX Newsevery night while you clean yourgun or you go weeks withoutbathing because you’re trying tosave rain forests — if you don’thate France, then you are just un-American. In fact, I want to get“Suck it, France” to be recog-nized as our country’s officialnational slogan.
AustraliaI don’t have any serious beef
with Australia; their women areattractive, they have boxing kan-garoos and enjoy outrageouslylarge beers. But what I don’t likeare kiwi fruits. Fruit isn’t meantto be furry. Plus, I used to date agirl named Sheila … You knowwhat? I just changed my mind. Ihate Australia.
CanadaThe Canadians may have givenus Sidney Crosby and a greaterappreciation for maple syrup, butthey also gave us Celine Dion.The way I see it, Canada bettercome up with a cure for everymajor disease and pump out 16more Rush albums before I forgivethem for “My Heart Will Go On.”
SwedenI don’t know much about Swedenother than what I learn fromIKEA and the Swedish Chef fromThe Muppets. But from what Ican tell, every hot Swedish girl isnamed Heidi and every uglySwedish girl is named Helga. So,make of that what you will.
JapanTwo words: Hello Kitty.
NetherlandsAre they from the Netherlands orHolland? And why do they callthemselves Dutch? And howcome they wear orange uniformseven though their colors areblue, red and white? I don’t trustanything about these people.
RussiaIf there is anything my dad hastaught me, it’s to never trust theRussians. Not necessarily Russianpeople individually, just “theRussians” as a whole. Most JamesBond movies back this up, andwho am I to challenge my dad …or Pierce Brosnan?
ItalyJust imagine Snooki from “JerseyShore.” Is that who you wantwinning gold in cross-countryskiing? The radiation coming offof her skin would completelymelt all the snow in the greaterVancouver area.
SwitzerlandAll right, the Swiss. Well theyhave very nifty knives and theircheese goes great with ham inthe form of a sandwich. Hmm, Iguess you’re all right,Switzerland.
I know I left out a few coun-tries, but who needs a reason tohate Estonia or the CzechRepublic? Enjoy the games, every-one. Now if you’ll excuse me, I’mgoing to go cry into an Australianflag for the next few hours.
—Did you love this column? Did youhate it? Got a topic you want me todiscuss? E-mail me [email protected] with anycomments, questions or derogatoryinsults and you may see your mes-sage in my monthly mailbag column.
—David Pope is an English senior.
—This article does not necessarilyreflect the opinions of The DailyAztec.
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