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Alcoholic energy drinks may betaken off the shelves forpotential health risks.

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Find out when and where MTVwill be holding an open castingcall for its new season.

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4:30 p.m., Starbucks,Aztec Center

Folk rock and soul artist AlyssaJacey will perform at the CulturalArts and Special Events’ lastCoffeehouse event of the semester.

The Aztecs take on theircrosstown rival tonight at theUniversity of San Diego.

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Protests may not be enough

Sorority hosts Arrow JamPi Beta Phi will be holding itsthird-annual “Arrow Jam” event, alip-syncing and dance competitionfor fraternities, from 7-10 p.m.Saturday at the Open Air Theatre.Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. andtickets will be sold for $7.

Money raised at the event willgo to Pi Beta Phi’s partner, FirstBook, which is a nonprofit organi-zation that provides disadvan-taged children with new books.

For every $2.50 raised by thesorority, a book will be donated byFirst Book, according to MicholHatwan, Pi Beta Phi vice presidentof philanthropies.

Because Pi Beta Phi’s nationalphilanthropy is focused on litera-cy, the sorority is also hosting achildren’s book drive throughoutthe week.

Campaign to end violenceagainst women

Fraternity Men Against NegativeEnvironments and RapeSituations and Survivor Outreach& Support are participating inThe White Ribbon Campaign toend violence against women thisweek. Members of both organiza-tions will be handing out whiteribbons tomorrow in AztecCenter.

According to The WhiteRibbon Campaign Web site, wear-ing a white ribbon is a “pledge tonever commit, condone or remain

silent about violence againstwomen.”

SOS will be tabling in AztecCenter and will accept $3 dona-tions for “I Promise” rubberbracelets, according to BreannaPiper, president of SOS.

For more information aboutThe White Ribbon Campaign, visitwww.whiteribbon.ca.

—Compiled by Staff Writer ReemNour

GREEK BEAT

While students have actively protested the changes at SDSU caused by budget cuts, administrators say the root of the problem begins with California voters and legislators.Glenn Connelly / Photo Editor

Whether it’s lobbying for legislatorsor participating in rallies, many stu-dents are taking a stand onCalifornia’s budget crisis.

With the state deficit at large andhigher education caught in limbo,many San Diego State students andtheir organizations are calling formore student involvement. Butopinions on how exactly studentsshould get involved can differ.

Members of Associated Studentshave defended the university andmaintain that students should notaim their discontent at SDSU, butinstead at the state of California.

“The university is trying as bestthey can to be proactive,” AlyssaBruni, A.S. vice president of External

Affairs, said. “But the university isbeing forced to be reactive.”

A.S. recently organized multiplebudget rallies on campus that sawdirect support from several hun-dred students, but the effectivenessof these demonstrations is yet to beseen. Speakers at the various rallieshave called for support in differentways — urging students to supportassembly bills, vote in the nextgubernatorial election or call theirlocal congressmen or senator tovoice discontent.

SDSU President Stephen L.Weber said he believes Californialegislators have taken notice, butsaid much of the problem lies withthe voters at large and a flawed statestructure. Weber maintained thathe is working with local lawmakersto try to gain their support.

Both Weber and Assistant Vice

President of Academic Affairs andEnrollment Services Sandra Cookagreed that the near future looksbleak, saying it will take years forCalifornia’s budget crisis to sub-side. While they acknowledgedthey cannot control California’srapid boom and bust cycle, Cooksaid SDSU has exercised all optionsto offset the budget cuts.

Bruni said students can contin-ue to raise their voices, but shebelieves only tuition fees orchanges through the CaliforniaState University’s chancellor’soffice can bring back faculty mem-bers, as opposed to A.S. and stu-dent referendums.

“People don’t know that yellingat the president (of the school) isn’tgoing to do anything,” Bruni said.“You have to yell at the state.”

Bruni has been vocal in encour-aging students to vote in upcomingelections, whereas other studentsare seeking more direct action.Cody Stephens, president of theInternational Students for SocialEquality at SDSU, believes studentsshould have direct involvement inthe decision-making process.

“Students need to form inde-pendent committees that wouldtake the process of these decisionsinto their own hands,” Stephenssaid. “We reject out and outright nothaving to make these decisions.”

More significant cuts to SDSUand the CSU system are possible,and many believe likely, but hardfigures can’t be determined untilCalifornia presents its budget forthe next fiscal year.

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December 2, 20092 FOOD & DRINK

The Food and Drug Administrationhas recently raised a very suspi-cious brow at caffeinated alcoholicdrinks such as Sparks and Joose.An order has been issued that themanufactures of these drinks provethe safety of their products or elsethey will be banned from theAmerican marketplace.

Twenty-four-ounce cansdesigned to look like non-alcoholicenergy drinks can be purchased for$2.50. It was this marketing of suchproducts that initially concernedmultiple state attorney generals.

This skewed marketing aestheticmirrors the major concern for theFDA: Consumers who use theseproducts confuse the effects of alco-hol and caffeine. The FDA’s principalDeputy Commissioner Dr. JoshuaM. Sharfstein recently told The NewYork Times that the consumption ofthese drinks has been linked to“increased risk of serious injury,drunken driving, sexual assault andother dangerous behavior.”

The fear is that the energy pro-

duced by the caffeine creates afalse sense of confidence in its con-sumers. This false sense combinedwith the 10 percent alcohol con-tent that some of the drinks con-tain, compared to the 5 percent ofa typical beer, arose concerns withthe 18 attorney generals, whichthey reported to the FDA.

According to the Federal Food,Drug and Cosmetic Act, the FDAmust approve any time “a substance(is) added intentionally to food.”

Caffeine being added to pre-mixed alcoholic products falls with-in this act. It is therefore being con-sidered unlawful for these compa-nies to continue production withoutproving the safety of such products.

According to a recent newsrelease, the FDA is requiring that“within 30 days, the companiesproduce evidence of their ration-ale, with supporting data andinformation, for concluding thatthe use of caffeine in their productis GRAS (Generally Recognized AsSafe) or prior sanctioned.”

The FDA is taking these proto-col actions based on the FederalFood, Drug and Cosmetic Act aswell as the concerns of the attor-ney generals.

As of right now, the only bever-ages that are legally allowed to con-tain caffeine are soft drinks.

Some companies such asAnheuser-Busch and Miller, havingthrown in the proverbial towel,

agreeing to discontinue the pro-duction of their caffeinated alco-holic beverages without evenattempting to prove the safety oftheir products. Sparks, a popularMillerCoors product, will ceaseproduction in January of next yearbecause of this action.

The FDA has done studies that

show 26 percent of the collegepopulation combines alcohol andcaffeine, making such researchespecially prevalent.

There are multiple agenciessuch as The Center for Science inthe Public Interest and particularlymotivated attorney generals thatare strongly advocating the ban-

ning of all alcoholic energy drinks,which provides a certain pressureand urgency to the issue.

The FDA has yet to officiallyprohibit the manufacturing andselling of alcoholic energy drinks.However such actions might takeplace next month after the 30-daycourtesy period has expired.

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Popular caffeinatedalcoholic drinks maybe taken off shelves

Party beverages’potential risks

The combination of energy drinks and alcohol may seem like a good idea, however, the highly caffeinated elixir can be dangerous.Patricia B. Dwyer / Staff Photographer

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For many residents in beautiful San DiegoCounty the closest they come to experiencingreal hunger is by seeing the occasional home-less person on the trolley or downtown.However for others, the threat of hunger canbe a constant issue in their lives.

More than 480,000 people in San Diegolive close to the poverty level according toChris Carter, director of communications atThe San Diego Food Bank. Of this number181,000 are younger than 12 years old, accord-ing to Carter. He believes this is precisely whyThe San Diego Food Bank is necessary.

The organization also provides food andother services for various charities acrossthe county.

“Over 400 San Diego County nonprofitsrely on the Food Bank to provide food to theircommunities,” Carter said. “Rather than hav-ing to get the food from supermarkets, non-profits can receive food from the Food Bank.”

The recent economic downturn has madeThe Food Bank more vital for some residentsof San Diego and it has also made providingservices more of a challenge.

J. Scofield Hage, executive director of TheFood Bank, has noticed the growing demandfor food in the last year alone.

“The need is just incredible,” he said.“People in middle-income neighborhoodswho have never needed these services beforeneed them now.”

“The Food Bank’s most important accom-plishment is feeding so many people during atime of economic turmoil,” Carter said.“Despite a drop in donations and a hugespike in demand we are feeding 52 percentmore people than we fed last year.”

Additionally, Carter in particular under-stands the need for an organization such asthe Food Bank, as he has been touched byhunger in his own life.

“I was drawn to the San Diego Food Bankbecause I experienced hunger firsthand as achild,” Carter said. “I was raised by a singlemother who was trying to support two chil-dren while working two jobs and who con-stantly struggled to make ends meet.”

However, without the help of volunteers,the work of the San Diego Food Bank wouldbe severely limited. According to Hage, theFood Bank receives more than 50,000 hoursof community service annually.

“By volunteering students can see the

scale of the operation and they are physi-cally handling food that will be distrib-uted to families in need,” Carter said. “Fora lot of people the problem of hunger ishidden, but when students visit the FoodBank they can see that it is real and theircontribution will help a senior citizen,child or family member from going to bedhungry.”

For more information on volunteeringat The San Diego Food Bank, visitwww.sandiegofoodbank.org.

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The San Diego Food Bank provides food supplies for more than 480,000 people, a number that has steadily increased in conjunction with the city’s lackluster economy.MCT Campus

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It’s hard to miss San Diego Statemen’s basketball junior Billy Whiteon SDSU’s campus. The 6-foot-8-inch, 235-pound power forwardtends to stand out.

So on University of San Diegogame week, he hears a lot of chatterfrom his fellow Aztec studentsabout the big rivalry game.

“A lot of people will recognizewho we play, so they’ll be like, ‘Oh,you’ve got to get this win’ or ‘I’vegot a lot of friends over there’ or‘Some of my high school buddiesare over there,’” White said. “It’s areally good rivalry. It’s a real good,fun game. It’s going to be exciting.It’s going to be packed.”

The crosstown rivalry betweenSDSU and USD is set to tip off at 7p.m. tonight at the Jenny CraigPavilion. It will mark the 41st timethe schools have faced each otherand the 12th consecutive seasonthe Aztecs have played the Toreros.The past three seasons, SDSU hasdominated, winning all three gamesby a combined margin of 205-186.

Both teams head into tonight’sbattle for the city at 4-2, and bothhead coach Steve Fisher and Whiteexpect a close game.

“It’s city bragging rights,” Fishersaid. “This is a big game for us, andI know it’s a big game for them also.We’re playing a really good team. Ateam that, even though our records

are the same, you watch tape onthem, they’re more impressive withwhom they’ve beaten and howthey’ve beaten them.”

USD owns victories againstStanford and Oklahoma this sea-son, and similar to the Aztecs, lostto the University of the Pacific inStockton earlier this year. Pointguard Brandon Johnson carries theload for the team, averaging 15.6points per game. In last season’sgame against SDSU, Johnson scored10 points in the first 18 minutes ofthe game, but tore his Achilles ten-don late in the first half, forcing himto miss the rest of the season.

“He’s the heart and soul of thatteam,” Fisher said. “He’s very good.He’s a guy that when he gets on aroll, he’s hard to keep from hittinghis shot … He’s a guy that when he’splaying well, everybody else seemsto be playing a little better.”

When the Aztecs missed out onthe NCAA Tournament last sea-son, Fisher pointed out that thelack of a signature victory reallyhurt SDSU’s chances on SelectionSunday. A win against the Toreroswould be the Aztecs’ first marqueevictory of this season, and Whiteknows how important this gamecould be come March.

“It would be a real big win justto start trying to build ourrésumé,” White said. “If we get thiswin, it’ll be on our résumé for thetournament time.”

Both schools expect the JennyCraig Pavilion to be sold out(5,100), which makes for a lot ofstudents for White to impress.

“It’s going to be a good game,”White said. “We just got to go out there and play our game andtry to get a victory and make ourschool proud.”

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WHY TO WATCH: SDSU battles USD for the city championship tonight.

Aztecs battle for the city

VOLLEYBALL

SDSU sees improvement despite down season

At the start of this year’s season,head coach Deitre Collins-Parkerhad two main goals. She wanted theSan Diego State volleyball team toimprove from last year and get bet-ter as the season progressed.

SDSU finished with a 14-15 over-all record and a 7-9 mark inMountain West Conference play, animprovement from last year’s

record (9-17, 6-10 in MWC play).The Aztecs also made strides as

the year progressed, accomplishingher second objective.

“I think we learned a lot,” juniormiddle blocker Lauren Salisburysaid of MWC play. “And I think nextyear is going to be really good for usin the conference. But mostly, we’velearned so much and grown somuch with each other. So, we’vegotten a lot better.”

Most valuable playerWhile Salisbury wouldn’t acknowl-edge that she was the MVP, her con-tributions this season were a bigpart of SDSU’s success.

She started in all 29 matches and

led the Aztecs with 290 kills and anaverage of 2.52 per set. In confer-ence play, her .351 hitting percent-age ranked second in the MWC.

On Nov. 24, this hard work paidoff when Salisbury was named tothe 2009 All-MWC Volleyball Teamfor the second consecutive season.

Game of the yearEntering its match against Utahon Nov. 19, SDSU was on a roll.The Aztecs had defeated Air Force3-1 and Cal State Bakersfield 3-0and looked to extend their win-ning streak against the Utes.SDSU did just that, using doublefigure kills from four players to getthe 3-1 victory.

“Everything came together, allthe things we had been working onreally clicked,” Salisbury said of thematch. “I think we showed Utahwhat San Diego State was all about,which has been one of our maingoals all season, to show our con-ference what we are capable of.”

Newcomer of the yearAndrea Hannasch didn’t disap-point in her first season as anAztec. The freshman middle block-er was a consistent contributor forSDSU, starting in all of the team’smatches and finishing rightbehind Salisbury with 278 kills.On Nov. 23, she was named theMWC Volleyball Player of the

Week for the first time in hercareer. The honor came afterHannasch set a career-high 16 killsalong with three blocks and threedigs in the Aztecs’ 3-1 win againstUtah on Nov. 19. Two days later,she tied this career-best and alsonotched two blocks, two digs andone assist in a 3-1 loss to BYU.

Quotable“We’re still growing,” Hannaschsaid. “Every year is kind of a grow-ing year and hopefully we’re onestep higher (next season) becausewe’ve had our coaching for a yearand we have the core of our team.So hopefully, we’ll start at a higherpoint and keep growing.”

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Junior middle blocker Lauren Salisbury started all 29 matches and led SDSU with 290 kills this season.Glenn Connelly / Photo Editor

SDSU junior forward Billy White, who heads into tonight’s game averaging 16.2 pointsper game, expects to face a competitive Torero squad at the Jenny Craig Pavilion.

Glenn Connelly / Photo Editor


December 2, 20096 TEMPOLIVE AND DANGEROUS

BOOB TUBE SCOOP

The Aggrolites performed last Fri-day night at the Belly Up Tavern,bringing people to groove, move orrelax through its particular spin ofreggae rhythms. The band hasdubbed itself “dirty reggae,” which isalso the name of its debut album.

The Aggrolites’ reggae is “dirty”because it is not pure reggae; it hasmore of a rock edge, is made by LosAngeles punks and throws back tosoul and funk. It even makes appar-ent reggae’s roots in ska. Duringthe set, some skanked their waysthrough the music while others fellon friends by slipping in previous-ly made beer puddles on the floor— a part of the inescapably tavern-esque setting. Many happy people

bounced to The Aggrolites’ beatswith their arms enthusiastically inthe air or their mouths echoingfrontman and lead guitarist JesseWagner’s vocals.

Wagner consistently gave his all.This included projecting a righteousamount of energy that encouragedthe audience to feel the full force ofhis emotion, commanding people toclap their hands, jump and sing.

Throughout the set, organistRoger Rivas breathed life into themusic, energizing the atmospheresimilar to how music at a baseballgame brings fans to a roar. Thetrilling vibrato and lightness of theorgan nudged tightly with therhythm guitar, bass and drums, cre-ating a strong and supple sound-scape to lean into.

The Aggrolites played such songsas “Pop the Trunk,” an unmistakably

Southern California funk tuneabout losing inhibitions and shak-ing one’s caboose and included areggae-infused cover of The Beatles’“Don’t Let Me Down” in its encore.All the while, the audience memberssang along passionately. Eventhough some of the audience didnot stay for the encore, it was onlybecause some felt so groovy theydeparted with their loved ones.Whether one chose to stay or go, theAggro-night fruitfully squeezedsome extra jubilee into the festiveThanksgiving weekend.

For more information about theb a n d , v i s i t i t s W e b s i t ewww.aggroreggae.com. To view oneof its songs featured on the Nick Jr.t e l e v i s i o n s h ow “ Yo G a b b aGabba!” (affiliated with one of themembers of The Aquabats), searchfor its song “Banana.”

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MTV’s most infamous show, “TheReal World,” is back for its 24thseason and is looking for a poten-tial San Diegan to join the cast.“The Real World,” MTV’s longestrunning show, is a documentaryseries about a group of young peo-ple who spend five months livingand working together, according towww.nwfdailynews.com.

From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. thisSaturday, casting directors fromBunim-Murray Productions, creatorsof “The Real World,” will be holdingan open casting call at Hooters inPacific Beach, located at 4190Mission Blvd. Special guest ShauvonTorres from “The Real WorldSydney” will be in attendance.

The casting directors ask appli-cants to bring a recent picture ofthemselves (which will not bereturned) and a photo identificationcard. Only those between ages 18and 24 years old will be accepted.

“We look for characters from

real life; people with strong person-alities who are unafraid to speaktheir minds,” Jonathan Murray,executive producer of “The RealWorld” said in a recent press release.

The press release also stated that,“It’s important to us that ‘The RealWorld’ reflects the diversity of thegeneral population. This seasonwe’d love to include a person who isphysically challenged, an individualstruggling with weight issues, some-one who has been affected by a nat-ural disaster, a cast member who is aproduct of home or alternativeschooling and an individual whowants to bring the spotlight of ‘TheReal World’ to a cause, condition orsocial issue they care deeply aboutor are personally affected by.”

Although these qualities may giveapplicants an advantage in the cast-ing process, they are not a require-ment. “The Real World” directors saythey welcome anyone with a greatpersonality and a willingness toshare their life with the world.

For those who can’t make it tothe open call, applications are stillbeing accepted via e-mail.

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December 2, 20098 THE BACK PAGETODAY’S BIRTHDAY (12/02/09) As the

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GEMINI (May 21 - June 21) - Today is an 8 -Someone communicates long-distance togive you an original idea.Work out a solu-tion privately and then present it to yourclosest neighbor.

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LOOKING THROUGH OUR LENS

Assistant photo editor lindsey martin snapped this shot using a fish-eye lens of a street sign in San Francisco on the

1600-block of Haight Street.

STEADFAST SIGNAGE

he other day I waswalking around cam-pus between two of myclasses when I hap-pened to pass a faculty

member in their office. “That’snot unusual,” one would say. Butwhat caught my attention wasnot that the woman was in anoffice, but rather the hideousensemble that cloaked her body.The first thought that came tomind was, “Does she not lookinto mirrors for fear of thembreaking because of the outra-geousness of her outfit?”

Although that woman mightseem like a one-in-a-million fash-ion victim, let’s face the facts:Most adults in the world todayseem to have little-to-no fashionsense and the faculty of SanDiego State is no exception.

Throughout the last few years,I have had my fair share ofencounters with professors whoare dressed more ostentatiouslythan Lady Gaga at the VMAs. Thefollowing is a list I’ve compileddescribing the teachers whom Ifeel are most eligible for the TVshow “What Not To Wear.”

I once had a grad student fora lab teacher whose sex I honest-ly couldn’t figure out until fourweeks into class. As it turns out,this teacher sporting a unibrow,baggy shorts and skater shirtswas actually a woman. Her hairresembled Hagrid’s from HarryPotter and looked as if itscreamed at the thought of a

good washing and a comb. Sorryhoney, but anything bushy isjust unattractive.

On the other hand, I have hada professor who dresses toomuch like a woman, only morelike she’s in her 20s rather thanher late 40s. The hemline of hershirt was always two inches ormore above the waist of herpants, revealing a little bit of herhappy trail. As if the belly showwasn’t bad enough, her shirt alsolacked material at the top. Hershirt was often so low cut, youcould see her bra and all herglory that was probably some-thing worthwhile in the 1970s.And to top it off, her heels oftenresembled ones you would findin a strip club, you know, theskinny ones that attempt to makewomen appear slim — well, shedisproved that theory.

Then there are the males.One of the men I had as a pro-

fessor would have been bettersuited as a nature guide than ateacher. His daily garb consistedof cargo shorts with so manypockets you would have thoughthe had something to hide and abasic, bland T-shirt that wasalways earth toned. Plus, he hadthe long hair that would beenough to make my parents remi-nisce about their old hippie days.I swear he would fit in perfectly

around a campfire, singing“Kumbaya,” passing around a“peace pipe.”

Then, there was my historyteacher. He was above all, one ofthe worst dressed. He wore fivelayers and yes I know it was fivebecause he awkwardly strippedoff four of them in front of theclass one day. One of the down-sides to him wearing these fivelayers was that in August animmense sweat-fest manifestedunder his arms, leaving giantwet rings even through theblockade of clothing. The cherryon the sundae was his DonaldTrump comb-over that shouldhave been retired when it wentout of style ages ago.

But don’t just take my wordabout this. Who am I to be judg-mental? All of these fashion fauxpas are clearly cries for help froma generation out of touch withnot only fashion, but also them-selves. So, next time you see oneof your professors looking slight-ly out of place and out of touchwith style, maybe you should dothem a favor and submit his orher name to a TV show that willtake them from drab to fab.

—Mallory Sharp is a journalismjunior.

—This column does not necessarilyreflect the opinion of The DailyAztec.

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‘What not to wear’ on campusMMAALLLLOORRYY SSHHAARRPP

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