When Dr. Tina Nova was discour-aged by teachers from continuing hereducation in science, she kept tellingherself “Give it another try.” Today,she is chief executive officer, presi-dent, director and co-founder of abiotechnology company in SanDiego called Genoptix.

The EntrepreneurialManagement Center is presentingthe “L. Robert PayneDistinguished EntrepreneurLecture Series” featuring Nova as amotivational speaker. The eventwill take place from 4 to 7 p.m.

tomorrow in the Aztec AthleticCenter Auditorium.

Nova will tell her story to inspirestudents to follow their dreams andnever give up. The lecture will beheld in a question and answer for-mat. She will be answering students’questions honestly and admitting tomistakes, but explaining how to over-come them, according to BernhardSchroeder, director of EMCPrograms. The session will be fol-lowed by a reception where studentscan speak with representatives fromvarious companies.

“This creates an environmentwhere the speakers feel like real peo-ple and make students think ‘I cando this too,’” Schroeder said.

The event is open to all San DiegoState students who are interested inhearing Nova’s story and opening upnetworking opportunities.

“Your network needs to beextended so when you graduate youwill have your network to fall on,”Schroeder said.

Greg Muender, director of com-munication and marketing for theEntrepreneur Society, said network-ing is very important for young pro-fessionals.

“Meeting someone that can leadyou and add more links in your chaincan help you to obtain your goals,”Muender said.

SDSU alumnus Robert Payne hasbeen a major donor to the EMC.

According to Schroeder, Payne hasgiven back to the students becausehe wants to see them pursue thecareers they desire.

“I’m excited because it will connecttwo of our colleges — business and sci-ence. I hope it will be a good way toget some networking going betweenthe two colleges,” Heather Gibson,vice president of membership for theEntrepreneur Society, said.

It is not often the two colleges canjoin together in an event such as this,according to Gibson.

The EMC is expecting 200 stu-dents to attend and hopes thateach student leaves the event feel-ing motivated to pursue their pas-sions and goals.

Despite leading 27-6 with 14:50 remaining in the fourth quarter, the San Diego State football team lost the game, and perhaps its bowl dreams, to Wyoming 30-27. Read about the epic meltdown on page 5.

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November 16, 20092 OPINION

Distractions at thedinner table

POINTS TO PONDER

American smokers in the 1960s:

55%

Small increase inU.S. smoking rate

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Families that often have the television on during dinner:

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Americans who smoked cigarettes in 2007:

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Number of people coming fromsub-Saharan African countries whowould permanently move:

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am tired of hearingabout the budget cutsSan Diego State is fac-ing. It’s in The DailyAztec. It’s on the news

when I get home at night. I hearabout it weekly from my pro-fessors because of furloughs.The most frustrating of all arethe constant budget ralliesand protests still held on cam-pus, months after the budgetcuts have been finalized andimplemented. It’s time thecampus rallies be put to restand the protesters stop wast-ing their time and crawl backinto the woodwork.

It is amusing that people seea national economic disasteroccurring, and believe they willbe immune to the problem.When recessionary effects final-ly reached California, legislatorswere forced to cope with anunbalanced budget. It shouldn’thave been to anyone’s surprisethat a significant budget cut wascoming to higher education.

When the unprecedented$571 million budget cut hitthe California State Universitysystem, students, faculty, par-ents and administration wereoutraged. SDSU President

Stephen L. Weber also spokeout against the cuts.

On the first day of thesemester, a budget rally washeld in front of Hepner Hall.The protesters tried to send amessage to Sacramento thatSDSU was not going to put upwith the budget cuts and theirconsequences. SDSU adminis-trators cut 300 classes, 700workers and increased studentfees by 32 percent. In line withstate employees, it was alsomandated that university facultytake two unpaid furlough daysper month, which amounted toa 10 percent reduction in salaryfor the professors.

The initial protests towardthe drastic budget reductionserved a purpose, but nowprotesters have overstayedtheir welcome.

Just when you thought therallies were finished, a new cam-paign being fueled byAssociated Students called,“When they cut, we all bleed”came into play. What A.S. does-n’t seem to understand is these

repeated budget protests areridiculous. Students don’t ben-efit from walking out of theclasses that have already expe-rienced cuts. Just in case allthe protesters haven’t noticed,the rallies have not helped thesituation. Things have just got-ten worse for incoming stu-dents with the recent hike inthe intent to enroll fee.

On Nov. 3, students and fac-ulty took it to a new level withmore unnecessary protesting.Students and faculty marchedfrom the Arts and Letters build-ing to Weber’s front door atManchester Hall. The group,joined by A.S. President TylerBoden, stood at the door chanti-ng, “No more cuts!” To add tothe dramatic nature of the rally,ceramic skulls were crafted torepresent those who the budgetcuts had claimed from SDSU.

Continuous protesting is notgoing to restore funding.Instead, it will hurt the futurebecause of the precious in-classtime being missed to paradearound. Everyone should getback to the classroom and showthe state that you will see thisbudget cut through to the otherside of the tunnel.

SDSU is just afraid of effi-ciency. If the university can dothe same job with fewerresources, then they do notreceive as much money from thestate. If you want to make a dif-ference, then talk to the peoplewho can make that differencehappen: our legislators.

Just in case anyone doesn’tthe global recession is actual. Itisn’t just education that is takingfinancial cuts. Police, firefightersand all arms of the state are see-ing dramatic reductions in theirfunding as well. It is foolish torepeatedly protest like you arethe only group that is feeling thepain the state budget deficit isinflicting. It is time to cast asidethe pitchforks and torches, andpick up the pencil and paper.

—T.J. Bronson is a journalism andfinance senior.

—This column does not necessarilyreflect the opinion of The DailyAztec. Send e-mail toopinion@thedailyaztec.com.Anonymous letters will not beprinted. Include your full name,major and year in school.

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e all do it. Weleave the waterrunning whilewe brush ourteeth, hose off

patios because it is a lot easierthan sweeping and put off fix-ing leaky taps until the soundof incessant dripping drives usinsane. For most people, waterconservation is one of the lastitems on their endless “to do”lists. As we neglect to payattention to our usage of thisinvaluable good, negligence ismore likely to catch up with uswhen it is too late.

As water becomes morescarce, San Diego County mustmake a move toward a moresustainable future. Accordingto the San Diego County WaterAuthority, we are on “droughtalert,” which calls for up to 20percent mandatory conserva-tion. Most of the current waterpricing systems in San DiegoCounty charge customers amonthly fixed fee plus a chargefor the amount of water con-sumed for the month, althoughthis price is often less expen-sive than the fixed fee. Whilethis is a pricing system manyare familiar and comfortablewith, it does not encourageconservancy of the resource.

The City of San Diego, thelargest water retailer in SanDiego County, has beeninvolved in talks constitutingthe start of a new pricing sys-

tem to will increase water con-servation. The most promisingsystem would base prices on a“water budget” and structure itas a tiered system. “Waterbudgets may be based on thenumber of persons per house-hold, lot size or landscapesquare footage, daily weatheror climate, seasons, indoor oroutdoor uses, historical usage,or a combination of the above,”according to the EquinoxCenter. “Rates are then estab-lished that provide incentivesfor customers who use lessthan their water budget, andthat penalize customersexceeding their budget.

When implemented, thissimple system has proven tosuccessfully reduce waterusage, such as in the IrvineRanch Water District, whichsaw an overall 37 percent con-servation rate after it imple-mented the system nearly twodecades ago. Other local agen-cies such as the EasternMunicipal Water District andthe Padre Dam MunicipalWater District, serve more than125,000 people. However,despite the proven success ofsuch a system at increasingconservancy, city water officialsand the mayor’s office arereluctant to implement such a

system in San Diego. Their rea-soning is that it will result inpeople suing the city because itmay violate the voter-approvedProposition 218, whichrequires revenues from waterrate increases to be used exclu-sively to fund water operations,according to www.voiceof-sandiego.org.

The violation claims, howev-er, are not true. Several waterlawyers have gone on therecord explaining that a water-budget based rate is legal, as itsfunds will be used directly toincrease water conservationefforts aimed at making watermore affordable. Some guessthe reason for the opposition issimple politics. According toMichael Shames, executivedirector of the UtilityConsumers Action Network,city water officials and themayor likely don’t want to dealwith the political fallout fromupsetting heavy water users.

This is not an issue that canafford to be neglected by politi-cians pandering to friends inhigher places who want to con-tinue to use water irresponsi-bly without regard to its long-term effects. Water, like anyother resource, must be pricedfairly with the intent to con-serve the supply. Just becauseit is a substance necessary toour survival, does not meanthat we are entitled to its

unlimited use. Water is becom-ing more scarce, especially inCalifornia where shortages arealready starting to stunt eco-nomic growth.

The earth’s water supply isfinite and as world populationsincrease, it will become morescarce. Already shortages arebeginning to constrain growthin areas such as China,Australia, India and Indonesiaand water conflicts are expect-ed to erupt in the Middle East,Haiti, Sri Lanka, Colombia andother countries. No effort istoo small, so try to take shortershowers, turn off the faucetwhile brushing your teeth,sweep patios instead of hosingthem off, run appliances with afull load in order to run fewercycles and most of all, advocatefor reform in water pricing sys-tems to encourage others to dothe same. Now is the time towork toward a more sustain-able future, the lives of futurecitizens of San Diego, and theworld, rely on it.

—Renee Villasenor is a journalismsenior.

—This column does not necessari-ly reflect the opinion of TheDaily Aztec. Send e-mail toopinion@thedailyaztec.com.Anonymous letters will not beprinted. Include your full name,major and year in school.

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It has infected 400 students at San DiegoState and Student Health Services asked for15,000 doses of vaccination for last month.What is this mystery virus stirring up somuch controversy and skepticism? The2009 H1N1 “swine flu.”

Although SDSU has asked for the vacci-nation, it has received none and no infor-mation on exact dates for vaccine disburse-ment has been provided either to SHS orSan Diego County.

The 2009 H1N1 is a new influenza viruscausing illness in people worldwide accordingto the Center for Disease Control andPrevention Web site. It was first detected in theU.S. in April, and by June the World HealthOrganization labeled it a pandemic. Scientistshave called it a “quadruple reassortant virus”because it has two genes from viruses inEuropean and Asian pigs, birds and humans.

To avoid H1N1, people should wash theirhands frequently, use alcohol-based handcleaners, avoid touching their face and mostimportantly get vaccinated. Natural remediesare not an option and the Federal TradeCommission is skeptical about products thatclaim to prevent or treat H1N1.

Two versions of the vaccine include the liveintra-nasal vaccine, a nose spray and an inac-tivated virus shot. The vaccine uses a deador weak virus to stimulate the immune sys-tem’s defense against infection. When avail-able, the CDC and SHS is giving vaccine pri-ority to those who are pregnant, living withor caring for children younger than 6months old, those in the health care field,those between the ages of 6 months and 24years old and those between the ages of 25and 64 who are unhealthy.

The federal government purchased 250million doses early last month and began dis-tributing shots on Oct. 12. According to theCDC the H1N1 vaccines are available, but lim-ited. Availability for states is based on popula-tion and amount available at the distributiondepots. People are encouraged to contact theirhealth care providers.

Currently the six county public health cen-ters and the one immunization clinic has thenasal spray available on a first come, firstserved basis for healthy people between ages 2and 24 that are not pregnant according to theSan Diego County Web site.

“We are waiting for the state to open upand allow us to order additional vaccine for themonth of November,” spokesperson for theSan Diego County Health and Human ServicesHolly Crawford said. “Currently private

providers are continuing to receive vaccinefrom the October order.”

According to SDSU Medical Director GreggA. Lichtenstein M.D. M.B.A., California onlyreceived 45 percent of the 411,000 H1N1 vac-cine doses it was supposed to receive forOctober. The next disbursement may bedelayed because the San Diego CountyDepartment of Public Health accidentallyreceived 78,000 doses. At the end of lastmonth, almost all of the vaccine shots weregone and the sites that had shots, werereserved to treat pregnant women. Therewere 3,000 nasal doses throughout all SanDiego public health centers. The countyCHP could not say when SDSU wouldreceive a large amount of the vaccine, so thehopeful plan of a mass immunization is onhold, according to Lichtenstein.

“We still hope to hold (the mass immu-

nization) and have everything in place tobegin at a moment’s notice,” SHSAdministrative Manager Joanne Stroud said.“In the meantime, students who meet the‘high risk’ criteria are strongly encouraged toseek the vaccine at the various county out-lets. We are concerned that our studentsdon’t understand the importance of gettingimmunized and we are not alone.”

“Personally I think people are a little tooparanoid about it,” psychology junior AlisonVandehei said. “My friend had it last week andshe is fine now, but when she tells people thatshe had it they freak out and don’t want to bearound her. I think the media has kind ofblown it out of proportion so I guess my levelof fear would be like a six out of 10.”

According to Lichtenstein, SHS has discon-tinued testing for H1N1 because the CDC andlocal health department do not recommend it.

It was discovered that almost all the patientswith influenza-like symptoms have H1N1 andbecause the tests are costly and time-consum-ing, there is a lack of incentive for SHS to pro-vide this service.

“Even if we found out the results, it wouldnot alter how we treat someone, as we focusantiviral treatment on the people most at riskfor complications,” Lichtenstein said.” Thereare rapid tests for influenza A and B, but theyare not very good at picking up or ruling outH1N1, even though it is a strain of type A flu.”

The CDC Web site states the H1N1 vaccineis as safe as the seasonal flu vaccination andhas similar potential side effects includingfever, nausea, fainting and tenderness of thevaccination location. Along with the FDA, theCDC will be monitoring side effects closely.

“If the Student Health Services will test formultiple other conditions, but not the swineflu, that is unreasonable,” international securi-ty and conflict resolution senior Kendra Romsaid. “If they are just trying to give studentsbasic health services and testing is limited,that’s understandable.”

In 1976 the H1N1 vaccination was associ-ated with Guillain-Barre Syndrome, a condi-tion in which the body damages its own nervecells. It was found that stimulation in the nervesystem might cause this and after receiving thevaccination there was an increase of one caseper every 100,000 people.

“In contrast, influenza kills 13.8 people per100,000 per year and 49 additional pneumo-nia and flu-related hospitalizations per100,000 people year,” Lichtenstein said.

SHS Pharmacy Technician Roberto Rios,is not worried about the H1N1 flu and saysSHS should be receiving the vaccine withinthe month.

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““Even if we found outthe results, it wouldnot alter how we treatsomeone, as we focusantiviral treatment onthe people most atrisk for complications.”

—Gregg Lichtenstein, SDSU medical director

Basketball is a game of runs, and nobodyknows that better than 11-year San Diego Statemen’s basketball head coach Steve Fisher.

So before Saturday’sgame against UC SanDiego at Viejas Arena,Fisher put several bulletpoints and keys to suc-cess on his whiteboard

to show his SDSU squad. One of them wasabout runs.

“We wanted three runs of 8-0 or greater,we wanted one run for ourselves of at least10-0 and we wanted no runs for UCSD of 8-0,” Fisher said.

Against the Tritons on Saturday, the Aztecsaccomplished all three of those goals in a 77-52 rout in front of an announced crowd of5,520 at Viejas Arena.

SDSU (1-0) started the game slowly, head-ing into halftime with just a 31-28 lead. Butcoming out of the locker room, the Aztecswent on a 16-0 run that propelled them to aneasy 25-point victory.

“In essence, (we) obviously put the gameout of reach with a 16-0 run,” Fisher said afterthe game. “We did a good job of not allowingthem to get an easy basket as we scored 16straight points. And that’s what basketball isabout. It’s about runs, it’s about extendingyours and minimizing your opponents’, and Ithought we did that very impressively to

begin the second half.”For the second time in two weeks, SDSU

was playing without three potential starters.Against California Baptist on Nov. 3, theAztecs were without the services of junior for-ward Billy White (wrist), sophomore forwardTim Shelton (knee) and junior forwardMalcolm Thomas (knee). On Saturday, SDSUwas still without White and Shelton, but thistime sophomore guard Tyrone Shelley missedout. Shelley had been bothered by foot issuesfor a while, and after last Friday’s practice, hehad severe swelling in his foot.

“Tyrone’s got a bad, bad foot,” Fisher said.“And he wanted to play. X-ray initially said itmight be a stress fracture, but then they saidno. He got an anti-inflammatory shot andthey said best-case scenario would be to keephim in a boot for 36 hours. You could try todress him and play him in an emergency butrather than tempt ourselves, we said we’renot going to play him.”

Fisher said he hopes to have both Whiteand Shelley back in time for tonight’s gameagainst Saint Mary’s. Tip-off is set for 11 p.m.in Moraga because of the ESPN CollegeHoops Tip-Off Marathon.

“I’m excited about it, or we would not be aparticipant in it,” Fisher said of tonight’sgame. “Would I prefer to be playing at 8o’clock? Absolutely. Am I excited about play-ing? Most definitely, and our team is also. It’sa very good team we are going to play. Anytime you can go on the road and get a win,which is our goal, it’s significant, so we’ll haveour hands full.”

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There are heartbreakers, gut-wrenchers andulcer-inducers. There are collapses, melt-downs, implosions, choke jobs and com-plete failures.

And then there’sthe San Diego Statefootball team’s lossagainst Wyoming onSaturday night.

Despite leading 27-6 with 14:50 remaining in the fourth quar-ter, SDSU lost the game, and perhaps itsbowl dreams, 30-27 to the Cowboys in frontof an announced crowd of 18,851 atQualcomm Stadium.

“It’s frustration,” sophomore quarterbackRyan Lindley said. “You’re hurting any timeyou lose, especially a game like this. You can‘woulda, shoulda, coulda’ all you want, but itcomes down to making it happen when itgoes down. They did and we didn’t.”

For three quarters, the Aztecs looked likea serious bowl contender. They had rushedfor more than 100 yards, scored three rush-ing touchdowns for the first time this sea-son, held Wyoming’s wonderboy quarter-back Austyn Carta-Samuels to just 19 yardsrushing and 184 yards passing, and had a21-point lead on a 4-5 Cowboy team thathad lost three consecutive games.

But then the fourth quarter came, and sodid Wyoming. The Cowboys scored 11 sec-onds into the final period on a Carta-Samuels 10-yard touchdown run, whichmade the game 27-13. Two minutes later,Wyoming got the ball back and scored

another touchdown on a six-play, 73-yard drive, making the score 27-20.

And then, after SDSU received the kick-off and marched 58 yards to the Cowboy’s12-yard line, Wyoming defensive tackleJohn Fletcher blocked a 28-yard senior kick-er Lane Yoshida field goal, which gave theCowboys the ball at their own 38-yard line.

“I think they got some momentum, theycapitalized on some good plays that theyhad, some bad plays that we had,” headcoach Brady Hoke said. “And then thewheels came off.”

It took Carta-Samuels and Wyoming justthree minutes to score the game-tyingtouchdown. On the ensuing kickoff, theAztecs made matters worse, fumbling andgiving the ball right back to the Cowboys.Wyoming kicker Ian Watts then nailed a 43-yard field goal with 23 seconds left in thegame, giving the Cowboys a 24-point fourthquarter, come-from-behind victory.

“More than anything, you’ve got to give itto Wyoming,” senior tackle Peter Nelsonsaid. “They outworked us at the end of theday. They made plays when they needed tomake plays. They beat us.”

With the loss, SDSU fell to 4-6 this sea-son. The Aztecs must beat Utah and UNLVon the road in the final two weeks tobecome bowl eligible for the first time since2003. The Utes are a perfect 5-0 at homethis season and will face SDSU at 1 p.m. onSaturday in Salt Lake City.

“We’ll find out what they’re made of,”Hoke said of his Aztecs after the game.“We’re going to find out about the leadershipas coaches, the leadership of our seniors andthe leadership we have on our team.”

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November 16, 20098 THE BACK PAGETODAY’S BIRTHDAY (11/16/09) Make it

your goal this year to align heart andmind.This is no time to take a new jobthat doesn't satisfy you emotionally orspiritually.You benefit in the long termfrom practicing methods that create flowin your life rather than obstacles.

ARIES (March 21 - April 19) - Today is a 5 -Getting your actions to match your feel-ings can be tricky today. First you have tounderstand your feelings.You can do that.

TAURUS (April 20 - May 20) - Today is a 6- Change your mind.Then decide how toget others to go along.You may needmagic.

GEMINI (May 21 - June 21) - Today is a 6 -Every conversation seems to have an edgeto it. If you don't like being on the edge,try changing your tune.

CANCER (June 22 - July 22) - Today is a 5 -Power fills your work environment.Emotions fuel your efforts. Finish a projecttoday.

LEO (July 23 - Aug. 22) - Today is a 5 -Work around anything that gets in yourpath today. Bulldozing is too much work.Sidestepping moves things along.

VIRGO (Aug. 23 - Sept. 22) - Today is a 5 -Words don't come easy to you.You dis-

cover that others have plenty to say, sojust keep quiet.

LIBRA (Sept. 23 - Oct. 22) - Today is a 5 -Harsh words don't help you solve a prob-lem. Instead, try looking into your heart,speaking the truth and then listening.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23 - Nov. 21) - Today is a 6- Avoid sharp words. Grease the wheelswith soft, soothing speech.You surpriseeven yourself.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 - Dec. 21) - Todayis a 6 - At first, you don't like what youhear today. Let it sink in for a while. Lateryou discover it's just what's needed.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 - Jan. 19) - Today isa 5 - Someone needs your healing touchnow.Transmit your love through yourhands and your voice. Music works won-ders.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 - Feb. 18) - Today is a 7- Finances ease up a bit now. Don't rushout to spend all your hard-earned cash.Save up for a big-ticket item.

PISCES (Feb. 19 - March 20) - Today is a 6 -Sharpen your pencil, not your tongue. Noneed to jump to conclusions or speakbefore you're sure you have the facts.

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HUMOR: LIFE ON THE SHARP SIDE

hanksgiving is lessthan two weeks away,which can only meanone thing: Finals weekis looming on the hori-

zon. I know that in the comingweeks, aside from a caffeine-induced coma, my inbox willmiraculously become filled withpleas from fellow students whobeg for help like I’m a superheroor something.

Now I know that at one pointor another, everyone misses alecture because of an illness,aka, you drank too much thenight before.

Generally it goes a little some-thing like this: You arrive homesafely after going to La Casita for abreakfast burrito and once you’vedevoured the magical hangovercure, you slowly and begrudg-ingly fade back to reality. Then,those of us who picture our-selves as responsible college stu-dents, whip out the syllabus tosee what enlightening, brain-warping lecture we missed thatday. Almost inevitably, you real-ize that the next time that classmeets you’re going to have anexam. And, the topics that werecovered on the day you skippedwill be the main focus.

You feel you only have onechoice: E-mail the class rosterwith some phony story that willmake your classmates sympa-thize and send you their notesfor the day.

I know I’m guilty of doing thisto some degree, but after the lat-est influx of unwanted mail in myinbox, I feel it has become neces-sary to outline the unwritten rulesof e-mailing classmates throughBlackboard.

Unwritten Rule #1: TimelinessIf you’re planning on missing aclass, make sure you arrangeahead of time with a student tosee if it will be OK to borrow theirnotes. If you unexpectedly missthe class, please don’t suddenlypretend like we’re best friends orthat I even have the slightest ideawho in God’s name you are. If youwait until the night before thepaper is due or the day of the test,you can kiss your grades goodbyein my book.

A perfect example occurredlast night. I received an e-mailfrom a fellow classmate at around2 a.m. asking questions regardingan assignment that was due atmidnight. Miss the ball much? Iknow I’m one to procrastinate,but waiting until the last minutefor help is like throwing a life jack-et to someone who has alreadydrowned, it’s just pointless.

Unwritten Rule #2: FrequencyIf you are filling up my inboxwith pitiful requests on a weeklybasis, I have no sympathy for thedisease you claim to have.Especially because this “disease”most likely come from a fewfriends of mine, namely Jack andJosé. The more e-mails you sendout, the less likely I am to evenopen them, let alone respond.

My favorite is when peoplesend out the same e-mail multi-ple times, hoping that if peopledeleted it the first time, theymight think it’s urgent if youtook the time to send it again.Last year before a test, one stu-dent, who shall remain anony-mous, sent out the same e-mail

at least 20 times, so I did whatany reasonable person would do— blocked them. Take that spam-mer student; help shall nevercome from my e-mail address.

Unwritten Rule #3: Mindyour P’s and Q’s (pleasesand questions)People seem to be so kind withtheir abundance of “pleases” thatpop up at least 80 times through-out the e-mails, promising toreturn the favor if you only helpthem out just this once. I knowfrom experience that the second Isend the notes they vanish fromthe face of the earth. I assume theworst because I don’t get so muchas a simple “thank you” for areply. Unless you have suddenlylost the use of your arms, there isno excuse for not sending back asimple “thank you.” I don’t care ifyou are insincere, it’s an e-mail soit’s not like I can tell anyway.

I also enjoy opening the e-mailto find not one question, but anarmy of questions, one afteranother. I feel as if I’m beingattacked from all sides with noclear escape for my cursor to thedelete button. When you start typ-ing LiKe ThIs or referring to meas “dude” it’s enough to makeyour nana roll in her grave andwonder how you got into this uni-versity in the first place. Andplease, don’t get me started onthe punctuation.

—Mallory Sharp is a journalismjunior.

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

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