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For many graduating students, the commencement ceremony is an exciting time to spend with family and friends. However, with limited tickets available, students have been forced to find additional tickets for their guests through other methods.

According to the San Diego State Commencement website, the number of tickets available to each student is contingent on the number of students graduating from individual SDSU colleges. This year’s ticket availability by college includes eight for Health and Human Services, seven for Business Administration and Sci-ences, six for Professional Stud-ies and Fine Arts and Arts and Letters, and 12 for Education and Undergraduate Studies and Engineering.

Public relations graduating se-nior David Rozul said because of the limited amount of tickets available to each student, it’s a selling frenzy among peers within the individual colleges to obtain more. While Rozul understands the university’s need to must lim-it the amount of tickets each stu-dent receives, he suggests future graduations be moved to other locations such as the Aztec Bowl or Qualcomm Stadium.

“Despite how hard it is to get tickets, I understand why the uni-versity does it,” Rozul said. “Vie-jas Arena can only hold so many people, and this gives everyone in

monica linzmeier, assistant photo editorTwo tickets for the College of Education and Undergraduate Studies ceremony. Only a set amount of tickets are provided to each graduate within certain colleges.

their respective college the equal opportunity to bring their family members and friends.”

While some students struggle to find more tickets, others have looked to get rid of theirs. Com-munications senior Alexa Johnson sold her six tickets for the PSFA commencement ceremony for $140. Johnson said at one point she had seven people interested in buying her tickets and while she could have sold them for more, she didn’t want the stress of wait-ing until the last minute.

“Overall I’m very happy with

my decision to sell my tickets. Instead of spending money on graduation, I’ve made money,” Johnson said. “I’ll be using that money toward my trip to Eu-rope.”

Computer science senior Saif Alsharifi used SDSU’s “Class of 2013” Facebook page to find ex-tra tickets for the College of Sci-ences commencement ceremony and noted in his post that he was willing to pay. While he was able to purchase extra tickets, he said many people have overcharged their tickets, which made it dif-

ficult.“There are plenty of extra tick-

ets being sold on Craigslist, the only problem I have experienced is sellers overpricing their tick-ets,” Alsharifi said. “I was able to find almost all the tickets I needed for a reasonable price.”

The first college commence-ment ceremony will take place Friday, May 17 at the Viejas Area with the College of Health and Human Services. For a complete list of commencement ceremony dates and times visit go.sdsu.edu/commencement.

Former professor gives $1 mil to Honors College campus

Michelle PlussStaff Writer

Professor Emeritus Henry Janssen pledged a $1 million donation to San Diego State’s Honors College.

On April 25, Janssen announced he would donate a portion of his estate to the institution where he dedicated 60 years of his life. The contribution is part of the Cam-paign for SDSU, a movement to raise $500 million to ensure SD-SU’s role as a leading public re-search university.

According to the Campaign for SDSU website, the funds raised will be divided to support the campaign’s four initiatives: engag-ing the region, leading innovation and discovery, competing globally and fueling potential. The cam-paign has raised $385 million as of March.

“The Campaign for (SDSU)” has the power to transform our university by increasing access and educational opportunities, strengthening our ties with the San Diego community and supporting our life-changing research,” SDSU President Elliot Hirshman said in a message to the public on the cam-paign’s website.

During a time when most univer-sities are limiting enrollment and cutting class variety and size, Jans-sen’s donation will aid the Honors College by increasing enrollment

and offering courses that will ben-efit the university as a whole.

“I owe SDSU more for the life I’ve had than I can ever repay,” Janssen told SDSU NewsCenter.

Janssen has been a longtime supporter of SDSU’s Honors Col-lege as an adviser on the Honor’s Council, which is comprised of student representatives from each of SDSU’s multidisciplinary honor societies.

Janssen’s donation will provide more scholarships for honor stu-dents, increase the availability of

student positions on the honors advisory council and create sup-port for honors program faculty members.

“One of the things of which I am most proud is my ability to bring together past and present stu-dents,” Janssen said. “It is an as-tonishing network of relationships that is not Henry-dependent … and they will continue to stay con-nected … to each other as friends, but also to the SDSU bond that ties them together in my absence.”

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Honors College is located inside the Administration building on campus. The donation will provide more scholarships for honor students.

courtesy of newscenterProfessor Emeritus Henry Janssen.

Janssen’s donation will aid the Hon-

ors College by increasing enroll-

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SANDAG stinks up gas emis-

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I ’ve written extensively about the environment this semester. I can’t think

of anything more important than ecology—particularly how we impact it.

Human activity, such as the recent outbreak of massive wildfires on May 1, increases greenhouse gas emissions into the atmo-sphere. Those emissions disrupt weather cycles and overheat the Earth, resulting in droughts and heat waves that increase fire danger. What we’ve already wit-nessed could pale in com-parison to what is to come. We have a fading chance to minimize calamity. That chance vaporizes when lead-ers tasked with reducing GHG emissions don’t take it seriously.

The San Diego Associa-tion of Governments lost a lawsuit filed by the Cleve-land National Forest Foun-dation last December. The San Diego Superior Court ruled SANDAG’s long-range transportation plan failed to reduce long-term GHG emis-sions. SANDAG stubbornly appealed instead of crafting responsible policies. The en-vironmental doomsday clock ticks in the delay.

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Activist filmmaker featured on page 5

“If you support women’s rights, you are immedi-ately a feminist whether you deny it or not.”

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Science Beat

Stars may signal the birth of a black holeThe death of a star can lead to sev-eral outcomes: the formation of a dense white dwarf star, a neutron star, or the birth of a black hole. Black holes form when a star col-lapses under the pull of its own gravity. This results in an object so dense its gravitational force is inescapable by any particle in the universe—even light. Research-ers at the California institute of Technology now claim these dy-ing stars may produce a distinct flash that could help predict whether or not a black hole will be created.

Caltech’s claim goes against previous predictions about how black holes form. These theo-ries claim that when a star dies, it would create an event called an “unnova,” producing no flash or explosion, which are characteris-tics of a supernova. The star sim-ply disappears from existence.

Caltech postdoctoral fellow Tony Piro said this opposing the-ory may not be the only method of black hole formation. When a star dies, its gravitational field begins to collapse, which creates a shock wave that can penetrate the outer gaseous layers of the star at speeds as fast as two mil-lion miles per hour. The collision of the shock wave and the outer gas layers results in a bright flash. The results of Piro’s study shows the flash is 10 to 100 times brighter than previously thought and would be a promising signal for the birth of a black hole.

Though not as bright as a su-

pernova, the black hole flashes would still be observable by as-tronomical surveyors for as long as 10 days. Previous surveys have not yet seen a signal resem-bling a black hole flash. A dec-adelong survey by the large syn-optic survey Telescope will begin this year and may aid in provid-ing evidence to prove or disprove Caltech’s theory.

Researchers map bird flu risk in eastern ChinaThe bird flu H7N9 that has in-fected 127 people in China and killed 27 has generated fear of an epidemic outbreak. Researchers at the Hong Kong Baptist univer-sity and the Chinese university of Hong Kong created a map of H7N9 risk in eastern China.

using the migratory patterns of birds, meteorological data of the migration period and the distributional data of potentially infected poultry, the map gener-ated risk levels in cities such as shanghai, Zhejiang and Jiangsu.

As more research is conduct-ed on the source and method of transmission of H7N9, research-ers will be able to create a more precise figure to aid in quelling further transmission.

so far, no evidence has shown any prolonged human-to-human transmission that could lead to an epidemic. However, recent research shows the virus has be-gun to exhibit the ability to infect mammals and birds.

— Compiled by Staff Writer Will Houston

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sports talkRyan PosnerStaff Writer

Padres must re-sign Headley to long-term deal

After the third baseman came off a career year leading the Na-tional League in RBIs with 115 and finishing fifth in the NL Most Valuable Player voting, it was clear the San Diego Padres were planning to re-sign Chase Headley to a long-term deal.

The Padres’ intentions to re-sign Headley became a reality when new head of ownership Ron Fowler told the media the Padres are 100 percent willing to extend Headley. Fowler said the contract extension the club is considering would make He-adley the highest-paid player in franchise history.

Headley made it clear he doesn’t want to negotiate in the middle of the season, but was “flattered” by the offer. Fowler said the contract will be in the same ballpark as fellow elite third basemen Tampa Bay Rays’ Evan Longoria and Washington

Nationals’ Ryan Zimmerman. As a Padres fan, I’m ecstatic

about this news, and all Padres fans should be elated with me. Too many times in the recent history of this ball club, our front office traded away or let Padres’ superstars sign with ano-ther team because the ownership wasn’t willing to pay them the money they deserved.

Most notably, Adrian Gon-zalez, who now plays for NL West rival Los Angeles Dodgers, told the media he was never ap-proached by ownership about an extension. Gonzalez said he would’ve actually taken a dis-count to stay in San Diego. In-stead, the Padres traded him to the Boston Red Sox.

There’s no doubt that Head-ley deserves this money; he is a force to be reckoned with in the middle of a mediocre Padres li-neup. With Headley, fans will have a marketable face fans can recognize and a batter that oppo-nents may fear. Headley has been regarded as a fantastic leader in

the clubhouse and has sentimen-tal value to fans because he was developed in our farm system.

His extension, if he signs it, will mark a new beginning for this franchise. No longer will the front office let cornerstone pla-yers walk away to the likes of the Red Sox or Dodgers. This new ownership has this team going in the right direction. While it may not be visible on the field right now, the front office guys are working hard to keep valua-ble players in San Diego and try and bring in talented new ones. If Headley decides to sign this extension at the season’s end, Padres fans can look forward to his gold glove defense and silver slugger bat capabilities for many years to come. And if he doesn’t sign the extension, it will be the first time Padres fans can look back and say, “At least our ow-nership tried.”

Two weeks after the regular season, the NBA post-season second round is nearly set. In the Eastern Conference, the Miami Heat humiliated the Milwau-kee Bucks, sweeping them away in four games. The New York Knicks advanced past the first round of the playoffs for the first time since 2000, defeat-ing the Boston Celtics in six games. The Indiana Pacers finished off the Atlanta Hawks in six games, while the Chicago Bulls beat the Brooklyn Nets in a deciding seventh game on Saturday.

In the Western Conference, the Oklahoma City Thunder finished off the Houston Rockets in six games, despite all-star point guard Russell West-brook’s right knee injury. Westbrook will be out for the remainder of this postseason. The Memphis Grizzlies held off the Los Angeles Clippers, winning in six games. The LA Lakers struggled without their leader Kobe Bryant, getting swept in four games by the San Antonio Spurs. But the biggest surprise in the West came when the Golden State Warriors de-feated the Denver Nuggets in six games, thanks to point guard Stephen Curry, who was lights out from beyond the arc for most of the series.

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NBA playoffs

It’s been a great season for the Miami Heat, but an even greater year for its leader LeBron James, who was named the NBA’s most valuable player for a second consecutive year and the fourth time in his career. James averaged 26.8 points, 8 rebounds and 7.3 assists this season, while shooting a career best 56.5 percent from the field. He led the Heat to a 66-16 record, the NBA’s best this season. The Heat is once again the favorite to win the NBA champion-ship title this postseason. James became the fifth player in history to win four MVP awards alongside Michael Jordan, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Bill Russell and Wilt Chamberlain.

It was a rainy day at Churchill Downs, but the rain didn’t stop the 139th Kentucky Derby competitors from putting on a great race.

The bay colt named Orb raced through the muddy conditions in Louisville, Ky. to win The Derby by 2 1/2 lengths. Golden Soul finished second, while Revolu-tionary finished third. Orb, a 5-1 favorite, was victo-rious after starting in the No. 16 post. Orb ran the 1 1/4 miles in 2:02.89.

Goldencents, co-owned by Louisville University men’s basketball coach and NCAA national cham-pion Rick Pitino, finished at No. 17. Goldencents’ jockey Kevin Krigger attempted to become the first black rider to win The Derby since 1902. Rosie Napravnik tried to become the first woman jockey to win the world’s biggest horse race, but fell short as her horse, Mylute, finished fifth, the highest finish by a female rider.

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Volume 99, issue 112 | MONday, May 6, 2013 4 | FEATURES

love & relationship advice

Love GuruStaff Columnist

It were a grief so brief to part with thee. Farewell-William Shakespeare

Hard to (EX)plain: I’ve been seeing this guy on and off for a while. Last summer, I broke up with him because dating was ruining our friendship. We’ve remained close, but now he has a new girlfriend and she is absolutely awful. She is into drugs, dropped out of school and has the reputation of cheating. I care about my ex, but I’m not sure I’m in the place to tell him the truth.Love Guru: It’s good that you are both mature enough to remain friends after a breakup. However, there really is no way to tell your ex you hate his new girlfriend without sounding like a jealous ex spreading rumors. Furthermore, attacking his new girlfriend’s shortcomings will only make him defensive. Besides, someone among his friends and family will warn him about this girl—it doesn’t have

to be you.It sounds like he may just be on

the rebound and likely knows this next relationship won’t last forever. In the meantime, try and be a sup-portive friend to him no matter who he is dating.Lovesick: My parents are in the middle of a divorce. I guess I saw it coming, but I’m really starting to doubt that love exists. I feel that love fades and then people just tol-

erate each other after that for con-venience. How do I stop feeling so bitter?Love Guru: Every person and re-lationship is different. There is no reason why you and your future spouse have to end up like your parents. Chances are your parents want you to find happiness in life, even though their marriage failed. If you live your life with this bitter-ness, you will never let anyone else in. Life is short. Will your next re-lationship work out? Maybe. Will you get a divorce one day? Who knows? But you have to be willing to try or you will end up alone won-dering “What if?”

One day, the right person will come along and destroy every fear you ever had about love and com-mitment. You just have to let him

or her find you.Graduation Tribulation: My girl-friend is graduating college and I have no idea what to get her. We have only been dating for one month, so I don’t want to move too fast with a super expensive gift. Problem is, her ex-boyfriend took her to Hawaii for her last birthday, so I feel like I need to do something big. Love Guru: A trip to Hawaii seems hard to top, but remember your girl-friend and this other guy broke up for a reason. Don’t base anything in your relationship on what he did because he obviously failed in the long run. A better bet is to ask her friends what she wants. That way, you can buy her something person-al that you know she’ll love.

housing

Stephanie MyersStaff Writer

New housing options available near SDSU campus

As a San Diego State senior, I would have to say one of the most stress-ful times, aside from finals is finding housing each year. Between getting roommates to agree on a house or apartment and finding a place with-in everyone’s budget, housing can be a nightmare.

This fall, two new apartments will open within walking distance from campus: Zuma and the Suites on Paseo

Zuma, which is undergoing con-struction on Montezuma Road is “luxury housing at San Diego State.” Its motto is “life, style and luxury.” Zuma offers four separate rooms per apartment and each is fully fur-nished, including a flat-screen TV, washer, dryer, air conditioner and Energy Star appliances.

Zuma housing manager Iesha Loyd explained why Zuma is a great choice for San Diego State students.

“We wanted students to be able to live with all of their friends in a luxurious atmosphere,” Loyd said. “We also offer roommate match-ing for students that want to live in luxury, but do not have all of their roommates selected.”

The amenities at Zuma include complimentary Internet and cable, tanning beds, a computer lab, com-munity rooms, courtyards with bar-becues and bicycle storage.

“Zuma’s the ideal place for the upscale college student,” Loyd said. “Our professional on-site staff is dedicated to serving your needs and making sure you meet your social and educational activities to make your college experience the best there is within walking distance from SDSU.”

The Suites on Paseo are also a new housing option offered this upcom-ing fall semester. Located on Lindo Paseo, Suites on Paseo offer an al-ternative housing alternative for stu-dents who still want the close-knit

atmosphere of a residence hall. Each suite is a fully furnished studio, complete with a flat-screen high-def-inition TV, housekeeping services, personal fridge and microwave.

Suites on Paseo General Manager Katie Hall elaborated on the com-plex.

“We felt that privacy was really important to many students. We found that many students enjoy liv-ing in a residence hall environment, but they don’t want to live in the on-campus residence halls because they want more privacy,” Hall said.

Hall said some of the studios are designed for double occupancy for students who want roommates to share their college experiences and memories with.

Hall said that Suites on Paseo are different from other housing options because they are the “only off-cam-pus residence hall-style property,” in addition to on-site dining.

Hall said Suites on Paseo will be managed by Campus Advantage, a company that helps students with rewarding living experiences.

Amenities for Suites on Paseo in-clude a brick oven bistro, a fitness center, a tanning room, pool tables and a theater.

According to its website, the bis-tro offers a variety of food, from on-the-go snacks to freshly prepared meals to eat after class. Hall said the bistro will have an alternating menu to maintain a variety of options.

Suites on Paseo offers individu-al lease payment to give students “peace of mind” when signing their leases to avoid financial responsibil-ity for a roommate’s rent. This way, renters won’t have to worry about a roommate’s late payment.

Hall said all utilities and meals are included in the lease, meaning residents only have to pay one bill each month.

Both housing options will be available in the fall. For more infor-mation, visit liveatzuma.com and suitesonpaseo.com

To my loyal readers,

My first year at The Daily Aztec has been a wild ride. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed guiding you all in the ways of love. This isn’t goodbye, I’ll be back next year to answer questions about all the fizzled summer romances and mentor new and returning students. Remember to send submis-sions to features@thedailyaztec.com. Submissions are anonymous and my answers will always be honest.

With all the love in my heart,Love Guru

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spotlight

Arturo GarciaStaff Writer

SDSU student documents fight for women’s rights

A Moroccan girl named Amina Fi-lali was raped at 16 years old. Her rapist married her to avoid prosecu-tion. A year later, Filali committed suicide and her story made head-lines around the world.

San Diego State senior Nadir Bouhmouch found U.S. coverage of the event hollow and used his skills as a filmmaker to tell Filali’s story to the world.

A television, film and new media production and international secu-rity and conflict resolution senior, Bouhmouch said his activism began in 2011 when the Arab spring rebel-lions arrived to his homeland of Mo-rocco. His film is titled “475: When Marriage Becomes Punishment.” Its name comes from the article of the Moroccan penal code used to dismiss Filali’s rapist of charges as long as he married her. Morocco re-pealed Article 475 earlier this year.

“Many Moroccans were shocked that such a law existed,” Bouh-mouch said. “That’s why there were so many protests.”

Bouhmouch said the protests rose from the media attention sur-rounding Filali’s case. He said the coverage in the Middle East var-ied from sensationalizing the story to questioning if the rape had ever happened. Bouhmouch dismissed U.S coverage as “orientalist,” and he said it subliminally blamed the ruling on Islam.

“They presented her story as yet

another girl in a Muslim country be-ing oppressed,” Bouhmouch said.

An article in The Washington Post showed examples of two other cases that violated women’s rights, one in Saudi-Arabia and the other in Iran. Bouhmouch called this “oriental-ism,” or the idea of compressing a large region into a group of people.

“If Morocco is nearby Saudi Ara-bia, then Maine is nearby Portugal and San Diego is nearby Colom-bia,” Bouhmouch said. “That’s how far apart we are, and Iran is even further. Those two countries are not comparable to Morocco.”

Bouhmouch said the protests af-ter Filali’s case resulted in the abol-ishment of Article 475, but his film argues the changed law will not improve the situation because of the ruling patriarchal system. He blamed the judge’s interpretation of the law on patriarchy, claiming that patriarchy is the reason behind the condemnation of women who have sex outside of marriage.

The film also presents other ac-counts of rape charges, which Bouh-mouch discovered while researching and traveling to Filali’s village.

Bouhmouch found a number of rape cases, which caused him to question a statistic of rape frequen-cy in Morocco.

“Within Filali’s same village of 100 people, we found four other rape cases,” Bouhmouch said. “The Moroccan government says there are 550 cases reported in the entire country.”

The film “475” also shows how a member of parliament who was part of the law change is also an al-

leged rapist, who was sent to prison for contempt against a magistrate.

“You can change the law, but this stuff still happens,” Bouhmouch said. “That person who made the decision to change the law is part of the problem itself.”

His first film focused on the Feb-ruary 20 movement, a reactionary set of protests against the unfair arrest of two demonstrators with false claims of attacking Moroccan government forces. A self-described feminist, Bouhmouch returned to activist filmmaking with the wom-

en’s rights story. “It is important for men to be able

to identify themselves as feminists because there is a huge difference between femininity and feminist,” Bouhmouch said. “If you support women’s rights, you are immedi-ately a feminist whether you deny it or not.”

Bouhmouch said patriarchy drives these sorts of resolutions, and that the different treatment of men and women is evident even in school textbooks. He listed ad-ditional women’s rights issues in

Morocco, including the legality of polygamy.

Currently, “475” is nominated for an award given by Reporters With-out Borders and Deutsche Welle ra-dio for best social activism.

Bouhmouch spoke about orien-talism at TEDxSDSU at KPBS last year. He also gave other lectures, including a recent “475” screening at Yale University. Before that, he traveled to Macalaster College for “Afrika! Week!,” and is headed to Lebanon after finals.

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health

Health education must include dating adviceWithout a doubt, health is

one of the most dreaded classes for many high

school students. This class generally includes the basics of sex education and relationship education, in addition to general information enabling young adults to stay healthy. Part of this class teaches evaluation, identifica-tion and understanding what a healthy relationship is. However, this component of the California standards of education is not providing the necessary tools for young adults to engage in healthy relationships. California public education needs to include more emphasis on healthy relationships for the benefit of the many young adults just learning how to be a part of a romantic endeavor.

I’ve seen too many people go through unhealthy relationships thinking they are completely normal. I’ve heard horror stories about stalking, forced activities, overreaching protectiveness, jeal-ousy and other morally unsavory activities from a significant other. These types of behavior aren’t normal, and in some cases, not even legal. Yet many young adults either do not know these unwant-ed relationship activities are not part of normal, healthy relation-ships, or they feel they won’t receive help improving their rela-tionship status. In a single year, almost 1.5 million young adults are subjected to physical abuse in romantic relationships, according to loveisrespect.org. That’s way too many young people who are abused by someone who suppos-edly cares for them.

Dating shouldn’t cause health concerns or place an individual at risk of losing self-respect. “Vio-

lent relationships in adolescence can have serious ramifications by putting the victims at higher risk for substance abuse, eating disorders, risky sexual behavior and further domestic violence,” loveisrespect.org says.

Abusive relationships are avoid-able in many instances if people know what warning signs to look for, and recurring instances are preventable when people are aware of their personal rights. But if the abused person doesn’t know what to do about the recurring

violence, he or she may feel as if there are no other options.

Here’s where public educa-tion should step up. If relation-ship abuse is avoidable, then the education system should equip young adults entering the dating scene with the tools for healthy relationships. Because relation-ships are part of many teenagers’ lives, the public education system should feel obligated to prepare young adults for yet another facet of their increasingly complicated lives.

“Learning to recognize the signs of mental abuse in a rela-tionship can help prevent avoid-able physical and emotional dam-age,” according to livestrong.com. A good relationship should start with just that—a relationship.

A relationship isn’t always equal, fair or balanced, but it should be safe. If a person doesn’t feel safe in a romantic relation-ship, then it may be time to leave. If that person has no easy way of exiting the partnership in ques-tion, they may feel obligated to

ride it out, despite its destructive nature. By teaching young adults how to recognize or leave abusive relationships, we may be able to save some of those 1.5 million young people who are subjected to the cruel cycle of abuse and de-pression. It’s up to Californians to make sure future relationships in the Golden State remain healthy, happy and free from the risks of unhealthy interaction.

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SANDAG’s transportation plan mistakenly revolves around increasing highway infrastruc-ture. Adding freeway lanes only increases traffic. Traffic forecasts projected by the County of San Diego report transportation will account for 66 percent of the county’s GHG emissions by 2050. These numbers conflict with California’s GHG emis-sions reduction mandate to lower emissions to below 80 percent of 1990’s level by 2050. Clearly, in-creasing the number of vehicles on our roads isn’t what Sacramento has in mind.

Instead, SANDAG needs to expand public transportation, es-pecially our limited trolley routes. It already has a plan to extend the trolley from Old Town to the University of California at San Di-ego. SANDAG needs to be bolder. UCSD shouldn’t be the northern end point for regional public transportation; Oceanside should be one of two new endpoints. While the Coaster travels to Oceanside, it’s expensive and the schedule is inconvenient. Extend-ing the trolley to Oceanside offers a viable alternative to commuters frustrated with the daily Interstate 5 parking lot. SANDAG should also follow existing freeway cor-ridors and extend the trolley to Escondido, which is currently connected to San Diego via bus routes only.

Not to be outdone by SAN-DAG’s ineptitude, San Diego

County lost its own battle in San Diego Superior Court. Last month, Superior Court Judge Timothy Taylor ruled that the county’s plan to reduce GHG emissions was nothing more than a list of recommendations without bite. Once again, a government agency crafted a wide-ranging plan of action, but neglected to include an enforcement mecha-nism. Apparently, county officials believe residents and businesses will voluntarily save the planet.

These policies ignore previous decades of environmental indiffer-ence. While 72 percent of voters express a desire for the county to lead GHG reduction, the same voters contribute to escalating GHG emissions. It’s a classic cry of constituents begging politicians to save them from themselves. The county concedes GHG emis-sions will rise 41 percent by 2035 if reduction mechanisms aren’t implemented. It’s the county’s job to develop, implement and enforce those mechanisms. Merely pub-licizing a super-glossy document isn’t going to spur residents into environmental magnanimity.

They especially won’t volun-tarily submit when a key compo-nent of the climate action plan carries significant financial cost. Energy emissions represent the second largest GHG emissions in the county, behind transporta-tion emissions. Reducing energy emissions requires retrofits to improve energy efficiency within existing structures. CNNMoney.com reports retrofits costs $6,000

to $7,000 per structure. Property owners aren’t going to pay unless there’s a tangible benefit for them.

Unfortunately, there isn’t an immediate tangible benefit. CNNMoney.com reports prop-erty owners might save as much as $100 per month in reduced utility costs after retrofit. But the savings disappear because of monthly loan repayments to retrofit contractors. Even the best GHG reduction plan will fail if

few can afford to install the neces-sary components. This is why the county needs help from federal and state governments. Govern-ment agencies must determine valid timelines to bring all exist-ing properties into compliance while ensuring the availability of financial assistance. After that, the county must oversee compli-ance and establish substantial penalties for delinquent property owners. Last, the county must

insist that a minimum retrofit cost is included in the purchase price for all non-compliant properties placed on the market.

Time is running out to get GHG emission reduction right. Govern-ment agencies must lead aggres-sively because true leadership often requires helping constituents do what they otherwise wouldn’t.

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VirGo (aug. 23 - sept. 22) - Today is an 8 - Do your own research, and prepare to negotiate carefully. Review financial arrangements. There’s a breakthrough regarding service. In a moment of confusion, ask for help. Encourage creativity. Congratulate yourself.LiBra (sept. 23 - oct. 22) - Today is a 9 - A partner comes to the rescue, and together you stir things up. Negotiations resume, with brilliant insight. Imagine perfection. Review details: some targets have become superfluous. Network for better results. Discover a talent.sCorpio (oct. 23 - nov. 21) - Today is a 9 - A colleague demands your time now. Let your subconscious mind help. Quiet your natural curiosity, and listen for a startling discovery. You have the power. Get a lot done today and tomorrow.saGiTTarius (nov. 22 - dec. 21) - Today is a 9 - This phase is reserved for fun. Don’t let recent successes distract. You have things to take care of at home. Life is getting a whole lot easier.CapriCorn (dec. 22 - Jan. 19) - Today is an 8 - Focus on home and family. You can see multiple ways to solve problems. Apply that ability to improving the quality of your environment. Keep a secret. Enjoy it together.aquarius (Jan. 20 - Feb. 18) - Today is a 9 - Study and practice. You thrive doing what you love. You don’t have as much as you think you do because you’re so generous. Resist the temptation to give it all away.pisCes (Feb. 19 - March 20) - Today is a 9 - This week is good for making money. Focus on finances for insight. In a stroke of genius, discover savings or a new income opportunity and follow through. Don’t share about it, yet.©2013, TRIBUNE MEDIA SERVICES INC.

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The saga of Max Hammer

Max Hammer picked up the cigarette from the pool of pink hydraulic ooze leaking from the robot’s still-smoking innards. “So much for the element of surprise,” he thought as he shrugged and put the dampened cigarette between his lips. He pressed the red-hot nose of his hand cannon to the end of the Marlboro, took a long drag and reholstered his weapon.

Max scratched at his grizzled beard and scanned the sterile white hallway in front of him. He was just waiting for more of Dr. Dastard’s robo-death machines to come scuttling around some unseen corner. He was sure they would be coming after the ear-shattering boom of his Big Bertha. It was ear-shattering to most people, but Max wasn’t most people. He was Max Hammer, space bounty hunter, and Dr. Dastard wouldn’t get away this time.

Still, the lack of activity set Max’s nerves on edge. He picked his steps carefully around the twitching robot mess before him; his black boots made no sound on the linoleum tile. Max pulled the tracker from his pocket and saw the same blinking homing beacon he planted on Dr. Dastard the night before. It was dead ahead through the gunmetal-gray door a few yards before him. But it couldn’t be this easy, could it?

He pulled the thermite charges from the pockets of his jeans and stuck them to the door. With gritted teeth, Max thumbed the detonator and the door exploded violently inward. Ripping the pistol from his side, Max vaulted through what was left of the door into the rippling black smoke.

“That’s far enough, Mr. Hammer,” a sneering voice called from the catwalk above him. “Unless you never want to see your lady love

again.”Max looked up and saw Lucy

the bartender tied to some sort of platform situated above a giant vat of sizzling green acid. The entire room had the thick, rank stench of boiling mescaline. Max cocked his pistol and pointed it up at the sweaty, leering doctor.

“Ah, ah, ah. You must make a choice, Hammer. You can either put your gun down, or watch as— boom!” His words were cut short by an ear-shattering crash as Bertha thundered in Max’s hand. The slug tore into the doctor’s shoulder and knocked him to the floor. The flashing yellow lights spun over the tank as Lucy slowly descended.

“Ow, you were supposed to at least let me finish!” The doctor cried as he picked himself up off the grated floor and began limping toward the door to his right.

“Figured it was one of them slow-killin’ machines you’re so fond of,” Max said as he sprinted up the stairs.

“Glad it was so easy for you to make that decision,” Lucy said dryly as her platform slowly descended toward the toxic ooze.

“Gah! No matter. Guards! Kill him! Kill him,” he shouted as the door closed behind him.

The death robots began swarming through the doors on every side. Bertha’s high-caliber bullets tore fist-sized holes through the mechanized terrors before the robots exploded into blue-orange flames. Max spun and fanned the firing pin as the gun bellowed again and again (reloading is for rookies). Bits of metal and gears stung Max’s already scarred face and distracted him from a robot that burst through the glass window behind him.

It tackled him to the ground and swung its chain saw hand toward the center of Max’s forehead, while buzzing its strange insectoid robo-

talk. Max grunted and caught the blade between his hands, thrusting it out of the way before head-butting the robot off of him. Then he smashed his fist through the robot’s face and pulled out the gears and circuits as the warm pink ooze sprayed him.

He turned and Bertha cut down the stragglers.

“A little help here, Max?” Lucy asked, the acid only a few inches from her sneakers.

Max fired a bullet that cut through Lucy’s rope and he hauled her out of the vat. The two jogged through the complex as a self-destruct timer (there’s always a self-destruct timer) began to sound a countdown. The seconds ticked by and they barely escaped before the entire facility exploded in a massive fireball. The doctor flew over their heads in a hovercraft.

“You may have bested me this time, Hammer, but you’ll never stop the zombies! The space zombies!” He cried as he sped off into the air.

“Zombies?” Lucy asked.“It’s always something,” Max said,

as he lit another cigarette. “I wish he’d figure out that you’re

married. I’m getting a bit tired of this damsel in distress business.”

“Ah, what are you going to do? Evil scientists will be evil scientists,” Max shrugged. He got on his motorcycle and it roared to life.

“Hey you want to come by the bar for a drink?” Lucy asked.

“Nah, it’s Wednesday. Nancy’s cooking meat loaf,” Max replied.

“Well, OK then.” Lucy said. She began to turn, but then spun back around.

“Oh, something else Max?”“Shoot,”he said.“You’re my hero,” she said snidely.Max smiled, “I ain’t no hero, baby

doll. Just a man trying to make a livin’ being a space bounty hunter,”

Lucy smiled back at him and he sped off into the Martian night.

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