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E N T E R TA I N M E N TMartin Scorsese directs a film adaptation ofBrian Selznick’s 2007 novel“The Invention of Hugo Cabret.”

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S C I E N C E & T E C H N O LO GY

In a typical week, 31,500 studentswalk across the San Diego State cam-pus to attend classes at the under-graduate level. These students vary inrace, gender and religious beliefs, butalso in other ways often overlooked.

Angela Van Ostran is in the minor-ity of students not because of herpersonal views or native background,but rather because she uses a wheel-chair to travel around campus.

Van Ostran said the school’s cam-pus is not designed for those with dis-abilities, which creates an unsafe

atmosphere for disabled students andfaculty who must use wheelchairs atSDSU. This was brought to VanOstran’s attention when she touredthe campus for the first time. Becauseof the many hills and levels, she wasforced to miss part of the tour.

Now a junior, Van Ostran said shecontinues to face difficulties becauseof her disability that are not beingaddressed. Recently, Van Ostran saysshe experienced a problem that hasinhibited her ability to attend a classfor the second time. In order to attenda statistics class held in Storm Hall,Van Ostran must use an unreliableelevator, and although she hasreported the problem, there has notbeen a change.

“The elevator is nearly pitch-black,dirty, disgusting and traps me insideon a regular basis. There’s usually oneflickering light to guide a passengerto the buttons to go up or down,” VanOstran said. “There isn’t even a signstating the elevator is out of service.It shouldn’t be like this anywhere,much less here.”

She said she tried to contact SDSUPhysical Plant about the elevator onmultiple occasions, but nothing hasbeen done. According to Van Ostran,the Physical Plant’s attitude is that itwill “fix it when it can.”

She said she was even forced todrop the class during an earliersemester because she was not able toget to the room where the class was

held. Unfortunately, the class isrequired and she is now haunted bythe same predicament of having seri-ous problems attending because ofthe route she must take.

“This is the only building the classcan be held in,” Van Ostran said. “All ofthe elevators need to be evaluated.”

At this time, there are 938 self-iden-tified students with disabilities, notaccounting for students who haveinvisible disabilities. Derrick Dudley, ajunior at SDSU who is among the 938students, said he also feels stronglyabout a more accessible campus forstudents with disabilities.

“There is no real representation oncampus. We are a culture, we deservea real voice,” Dudley said.

CRIME BEAT

Last week, there were fewer reports ofcars broken into and even fewer stolenbicycles. However, several less-commonreports were made in the daily reportspublished by the San Diego State PoliceDepartment. Several DUI charges werefiled by the SDSUPD as well, however onlyone incident involved an SDSU student,which occurred last Saturday.

On Tuesday, an officer observed a ver-bal argument between two subjects andconducted a field interview. One wasdescribed as having a short Afro andwearing a black jacket and the secondwas said to be in his 50s, wearing a grayhooded sweatshirt and a blue shirt. Aboutan hour later, a disturbing the peacereport was made at the nearby SDSUOffice of Housing Administration onMontezuma Road with two subjects

matching the same description. In the for-mer, the officer only conducted the inter-view, but the subjects reported disturbingthe peace were issued citations.

Shortly after noon last Wednesday, theExtended Studies Center on HardyAvenue was vandalized, with three lettersspray painted in green on the building. Atabout the same time, a $200 miter wasreported stolen from “Music” onCampanile Drive. At 8:22 p.m. on thesame day, two non-SDSU students werearrested at Betty’s HotDogger near theArts and Letters building on campus andcharged with identity theft, possession ofstolen property, forgery, being under theinfluence of a controlled substance, pos-session of burglary tools and driving on asuspended license.

There were no significant reportsmade on Thanksgiving, however onSaturday a 24-year-old intoxicated malewas transported to Alvarado MedicalCenter after hitting his head on acement step during an altercation withanother subject. He was bleeding, butstill conscious, breathing and aggres-sive, according to the report.

On Sunday, in the garage under theStudent Services building by Aztec CircleDrive, a smell of sulfur and possibly gaswas reported close to the stairwell on theopposite side of the elevator. Officersresponding to the call were unable tolocate the source but did confirm the odorof sulfur near the northern stairwell andnotified SDSU Physical Plant.

— Compiled by News Editor Bill Crotty

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S C A N C O D E T O MAKE YOUR VOTE

Will the 9% CSU fee increase affect you much?

I’m not sure yet. (6%, 7 votes)

YES. (71%, 87 votes)

No, I think I’ll be OK.(8%, 10 votes)

Not me, but my parents. (8%, 10 votes)

Financial aid will cover it for me. (7%, 8 votes)

D A I L Y A Z T E CTuesday,

November 29, 2011 S C I E N C E & T E C H N O LO GY2

In a generation ruled by of smart-phones, the only way to survive inthe sea of SMS airwaves is to beequipped with the most modernapplications. Phone conversationsand personal interactions havebecome secondary to efficient tex-ting and virtual substitution.However, with a faltering economyand demanding prices for the latesttechnology, any money-saving offercan make a substantial difference.

Ps By The Way is an innovativeresource for Android smartphones,granting users free text messagingcommunication and possibilities toearn rewards. Established by SanDiego State and California StateUniversity San Marcos alumni, thisenterprise is just beginning to launch,and prompting users to sign up toparticipate in an active testing or betastage. The company is now progres-sively working with advertisers andphone users in a productive effort tofoster a favorable system for all.

“The basic concept is if a businessis willing to pay 10 cents for you tolook at a coupon, then why not payyou (the phone user) half?”cofounder of PsBTW Adam Pollocksaid. “Instead of the user keeping themoney for themselves, why not haveit go to a collective account for theorganization? Now you could have100 people or more passively earn-ing money for their organization.This is the goal we are striving for,the ‘paid-to-text’ fundraiser.”

To access PsBTW, Android userscan download the application free ofcharge during this trial period, with-out interruptions to the existing SMSaccount.

Although participants cannotaccess rewards now, they will be thefirst eligible customers to earncoupons. As an added bonus to freedrinks and reduced rates on food,users will be awarded 5 cents foreach offer once the trial period hasended. With a steady rate of 10

coupon views daily, this adds up toapproximately $180 a year in savings.

Personalized flash opportunitieswith mobile coupons are periodical-ly attached to incoming text mes-sages, offering deals for Pita Pit,Cheba Hut, Aztec Tan and others. Toencourage purchases, texters canaccess their earnings directlythrough PayPal as soon as theaccount reaches $10. Coupons dis-play a range of discounted pricesand most are valid for 24 hours.

Rewards are typically delivered forlocal businesses and websites, sousers can simply go to the counterand show the text, or type in the pro-motional code for Web-related deals.The company’s “Smart MobileCoupon” is a graphical, full-screen,interactive feature that maps thelocation and grants access toFacebook and the business Webpagefor contact information.

Additionally, it scans the texts foressential terms that may tap into rel-evant deals within convenient reach.

Participants can be from any-where in the country. This includeslarge companies or small student-run organizations.

“Currently we are working withSigma Nu at SDSU as well as otherorganizations at CSUSM to jump startthe PsBTW fundraising program,”Pollock said. “It’s based in San Diegoand we are doing our initial beta roll-out at SDSU. With the large concen-tration of students and surroundingbusinesses, it’s the perfect place.”

With texting at the forefront ofmodern-day communication andphone bills, why not reap somerewards for all that text? The launchof PsBTW is offering just that.

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PsBTW app rewards deal-seeking texters

“The basic concept is if a business is willing to pay 10cents for you to look at acoupon, then why not pay (thephone user) half?”

Adam Pollock, cofounder of Ps By The Way

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TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (11/29/11) A newperspective arrives on an old familyproblem. This could change everything.Step into a new leadership role and acorresponding rise in status. Consider aninvestment in education this year, foryourself or someone close.

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

ARIES (March 21 - April 19) - Today is a 7 -Friends are calling. Go ahead and play!Even if you're working, it's more funtogether. Let folks know what you wantand need. Ask them the same, and offerresources.

TAURUS (April 20 - May 20) - Today is a 7 -Money problems don't define you. Take onmore responsibility, and find another route.Devote yourself to excellence at work.Someone important is observing.

GEMINI (May 21 - June 21) - Today is a 7 -Take time to think it over, and make sureyour systems are in order. Repairs may benecessary. A little preparation today goes along way.

CANCER (June 22 - July 22) - Today is an 8- You don't have as much as you thought.Can you make a substitution? A little shotof divine inspiration leads to a plan youhadn't considered.

LEO (July 23 - Aug. 22) - Leo (July 23-Aug.22) - Today is an 8 - Join forces withsomeone you trust. At the end, you'll haveto stop worrying and start acting. A herocomes to your rescue with the perfectsolution. Thank them graciously.

VIRGO (Aug. 23 - Sept. 22) - Today is a 9 -Focus on work for the next couple of days.You don't have to take at the expense ofsomeone else. There's enough foreveryone ... more than you think.

LIBRA (Sept. 23 - Oct. 22) - Today is an 8 -An abrupt change occurs at work. Shift toaccommodate, and get back in gear. Youand a partner get a morale booster.Reward the crew with treats.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23 - Nov. 21) - Today is a 7 -Be open to innovation. Ask others howthey would do it, and keep the best, mostcost-effective ideas. Map the plan and geta boost when you set it in motion.

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AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 - Feb. 18) - Today is a 9- You're entering a powerful phase. Letyour self-esteem power you through tothe finish line. Focus on yourachievements, even if you don't win therace.

PISCES (Feb. 19 - March 20) - Today is a 7 -Make keeping old commitments a priority,and burn through that list. It's so satisfyingto check things off. Share home-cookedfood with those closest to you.

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PASS THE POPCORN

Right now, a mother lode gold mine offamily friendly entertainment is avail-able for viewing on the big screen.The animated “Arthur Christmas” is acritical darling and “The Muppets”seems to be getting a lot of love fromeveryone. If that is not enough, thereis the uniquely innovative adventuredirected with imagination and heartby a young whippersnapper who callshimself Martin Scorsese.

Set in 1930s Paris, “Hugo” is about ayoung orphan named, appropriatelyenough, Hugo (Asa Butterfield), wholives in a train station full of idiosyn-cratic characters such as a comicallymenacing station inspector (SachaBaron Cohen) and a harsh toy sales-man (Ben Kingsley). Hugo tries to startup an automaton, a self-operatingmachine, he and his deceased father(Jude Law) had begun to rebuild. Withthe help of a friendly book lover(Chloé Grace Moretz) Hugo is able tofix the automaton, resulting in a twistinvolving the history of cinema.

Based on the novel “TheInvention of Hugo Cabret,” the plot isas sophisticated as a PG film can be.The pacing is natural and neverrushed, the humor is sly and screen-writer John Logan sometimes usescomplex dialogue that may evenbaffle adult audiences. Scorsesetreats his audience with respect, andbelieves the best way to tell a tale isnot to consistently spoon-feed infor-mation, but to keep audiencesguessing where “Hugo” will go next.

The only aspect that might be tooobvious is the heart-shaped lockattached to the automaton. This feelstoo purposefully schmaltzy, thoughcriticizing the film for this minor quib-ble is beyond nitpicking.

“Hugo” is moving, especiallyregarding its appreciation for motionpictures. Extended sequences

include clips of old classics andcould be considered nostalgic yetnontraditional, like watching some-thing old with fresh eyes.

Characters, though sometimesoverly eccentric, are all portrayed withdetail and depth, thanks to the actingof Butterfield, Moretz and especiallyKingsley — who after appearing in anoddly miscast role in “The Prince ofPersia: The Sands of Time,” is back onhis A game playing an emotionallydistant man whose motivation in lifeseems to have died long ago.

Scorsese directed “The Departed”and “Shutter Island” with the energyand style of a 20-something hotshot.He filmed “Hugo” with that same pas-sion, from his style of shooting sever-al key pursuit sequences in the trainstation to the interesting subplots thattake place in the station itself.

This is an example of a 3-D jour-ney that deserves to be experienced

in the format it was intended for.The attention to detail is stunning,as Scorsese’s filmmaking capturesthe cold, snowy Paris days andmakes the giant clock at the top ofthe station larger than life. It is rarelyshowy, and always eye-catching.

Opening with an amazing, nearlysilent scene and ending with a bit-tersweet epilogue, “Hugo” rewardsolder silver screen buffs and childrenalike, which does not happen oftenin PG entertainment. Scorsese hascreated something that can only bedescribed as pure magic.

Information about “Hugo” can befound at hugomovie.com.

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Movie: HUGO

Directed by: MARTIN SCORSESE

Release Date: NOV. 22

Grade: A

MCT CAMPUS

Director Tomas Alfredson’s Cold War-era cure for insomnia “Tinker TailorSoldier Spy” attempts to balance dis-passionate detachment from the sub-ject material with close-ups of mid-dle-aged British men sitting in officeswhile looking contemplative. It’s asexciting as it sounds.

Alfredson’s strategic miscalculationis further compounded by the factthat the aforementioned middle-agedmen are none other than the woeful-ly underused acting heavyweightsGary Oldman, Colin Firth and JohnHurt. Alfredson’s direction strives forunderstatement and nuance.However, his glacial pacing throttlesthe life out of his actors.

Set in London during the early1970s, “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy”begins with Control (Hurt) impartinghis suspicion that the Russians haveplanted a double agent in the upperechelons of British SecretIntelligence Service, MI-6. Control

sends agent Jim Prideaux (MarkStrong) to meet with a Hungariangeneral willing to release the nameof the double agent. The plan goesawry when the Russians lay a trap toshoot and capture Prideaux beforehe gets a name from the general.

The plot inexplicably fast-forwardsto the aftermath of the agency follow-ing Prideaux’s disappearance. Thisleaves retired agent George Smiley(Oldman) to piece together the identi-ty of the mole-like Michael Corleonein “The Godfather: Part II” through aseries of interviews and poorlydefined flashbacks.

The straight-faced (and ironicallynamed) Smiley would make for anintriguing character if the audiencewere shown some glimpse of hisreputation or capabilities. Instead,the audience is saddled with a pro-tagonist more nebulous than mys-terious and certainly not interestingenough to shoulder the film’s 128-minute runtime.

Even more problematic than amilquetoast for a hero in a globetrot-ting spy thriller is the lack of danger

presented. When novelist John leCarre wrote “Tinker, Tailor, Soldier,Spy” in 1974, a Russian spy embeddedin British Intelligence was a contem-porary threat relevant to readers.However, director Alfredson neglectsnearly 40 years of perspective and failsto compensate for the knowledge thatthe Soviet Union loses the Cold Warby establishing an emotional connec-tion to any of the characters.

Alfredson, who directed the mas-terful Swedish vampire story “Let theRight One In,” used the same tech-niques in “Tinker Tailor” for the wrongeffect. Whereas the deliberate paceand emotional detachment of thechildren in “Let the Right One In” rein-forced those characters’ sense of iso-lation, the clinical perspectiveAlfredson brings to a cloak-and-dag-ger story makes a fascinating subjectdull and impenetrable.

PASS THE POPCORN

AAnnddrreeww YYoouunnggeerrsenior staff writer

Movie: TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY

Directed by: TOMAS ALFREDSON

Release Date: DEC. 9

Grade: C-

‘Hugo‘ masterfully done

‘Tinker Tailor’ spying dull