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Monday, November 23, 2009 Vol. 95, Issue 48

Will the Fort Hood shootingchange mental health care forarmed service members?

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The SDSU football team getsrouted in Utah and officiallybecomes bowl-ineligible.

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Find out the various types ofabuse in relationships to avoidbecoming a victim.

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Director resigns, returns cash

San Diego State Athletic DirectorJeff Schemmel resigned Thursdayafter a three-month-long investiga-tion revealing he requested univer-sity reimbursement for a romanticrendezvous with a marriedAlabama woman.

Schemmel, who received a three-year extension on his contract inMay, will receive a $116,000 lump-sum settlement along with a $20,000forgiveness on a housing loan. Thesettlement is comprised of non-statefunds and represents roughly 40 per-cent of his annual salary.

The purpose of the settlement isto prevent Schemmel from filing alawsuit against SDSU, according toGina Jacobs, manager of SDSU

Media Relations. “I am particularly pleased with

the improvement we have beenmaking in graduation rates and gen-der equity under Jeff’s leadership,”SDSU President Stephen L. Webersaid in a reference letter included inthe settlement agreement.

With appearances at the NITand NCAA tournaments for men’sand women’s basketball, as well asa heralded hire of Brady Hoke asthe new head football coach,Schemmel’s work as athletic direc-tor has helped improve the depart-ment’s “level of excellence” on andoff the field of play, Weber said at apress conference held Thursday.

The investigation began when anAlabama man, John DavidLineberger, subpoenaed SDSU forSchemmel’s travel expense recordsin relation to Lineberger’s ongoingdivorce with his wife, Carolyn — thewoman Schemmel was allegedlyhaving an affair with.

Schemmel’s itinerary for a tripfrom Jan. 14-18 showed him travel-ing to Atlanta for a meeting withan athletic consultation firm,Parker Executive Search. When in

Atlanta, expense records showthat Schemmel rented a vehicle,which he reportedly drove to PointClear, Ala. to meet Carolyn. Herequested reimbursement for boththe trip to Atlanta and the rentalcar, a total of $452.60.

Schemmel originally purchaseda roundtrip flight from San Diego toWashington D.C. for the NCAAConvention, but changed his flightalmost three weeks later to includethe stop in Atlanta, a $330.90increase in price.

Though Schemmel requested areimbursement for his rental car,gas and flight change, he did pay forhis own hotel room in Point Clearfor three nights, from Jan. 16-18.

Weber said the issue was not thealleged affair.

“There’s a difference betweenmisuse of funds, misfiling and whatthose were misfiled for,” Webersaid. “We were concerned about themisfiling of the expense report.”

Weber said the search for a newdirector is already under way, andthey hope to have a replacement byMarch 1 of next year. DonOberhelman will replace Schemmel

on an interim basis.Student athletes have been

instructed not to comment on theincident and Assistant AthleticDirector of Media Relations MikeMay was not available for immedi-ate response. According to Weber,Schemmel has paid the universityback for the money in question.

Schemmel, who has been mar-ried for 32 years and has two sons,also resigned from his position asassociate athletics director at theUniversity of Minnesota after aninvestigation uncovered academicfraud involving the Gopher’s men’sbasketball team in 1999.

In 2003 Rick Bay, Schemmel’spredecessor, resigned after aCalifornia State University auditfound the athletic department mis-managing and wavering fromadmission guidelines.

“I think the tragedy of the situa-tion — and it is tragic on a personallevel and an institutional level — isthat his ability to continue to servethe university was compromised,”Weber said. “I think Jeff reachedthat conclusion himself.”

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“My decision to resign was agonizing, and based solely on concern for my wife and my family and thecontinued public scrutiny of our private lives. We have done much and are moving in a great directionat San Diego State. The program is in excellent shape with very good people in place. Those that I haveworked with both inside the department and outside the university are the very best I have ever beenaround, and I’m appreciative of the opportunity to work at such a great institution. I am proud of whatwe have accomplished here in a relatively short period of time, and I will continue to stay close andhelp however and whenever I can.”

—Jeff Schemmel

Jeff Schemmel, pictured on the right, resigned after an investigation into his travel expense claims showed that he requested and received university money for personal travel.Glenn Connelly / Photo Editor

SDSU billed for travelexpenses relating toextramarital affair

The Daily AztecMonday,

November 23, 20092 OPINION

he recent shooting at Armybase Fort Hood is a tragedythat happened because of ournegligence. The shooter, Maj.Nidal Malik Hasan, who

killed 13 and left 30 others wounded, wasone of our own military psychiatrists.

While media coverage of this event hasfocused on the Muslim background ofthe shooter, it is also important toemphasize that his job was to help menand women deal with the personal chal-lenges associated with being in the mili-tary. Hasan was part of the support pro-gram for the Army, yet no one wasinquiring about his well-being.

The shooting draws attention to theweakness of resources provided to the mil-itary and has prompted the Pentagon toconsider reviewing military watchdog andpsychological services. This review is acrucial initiative. President Barack Obama,as our commander in chief, needs to beconsidering the troops’ quality of life.

With the largest, most powerful mili-tary in the world, we easily assume we aredoing the right thing and taking care ofour troops. But the shooting at Fort Hood

demonstrates why the current trainingand deployment practices of our strongmilitary need to be updated.

Hasan, an Army psychiatrist, constantlywitnessed the psychological harm causedby war. He treated troops who were sentback to the United States because theyhad attempted suicide in Iraq orAfghanistan. His job was to confront someof the harshest outcomes of the militaryexperience and no one was paying carefulattention to him. While inquiries into theexact motives of the shooter are ongoing,the incident has certainly exposed thenecessity for a review of military services.

We desperately need to weigh the effec-tiveness of our entire military machineagainst the physical and mental costendured by the troops. Obama’s visit toDover Air Force Base to view the casketsof troops killed in Afghanistan is a step inthe right direction of recognizing lossessuffered by the military. Nonetheless,there is no sign of an effective enhance-

ment of services or individualized atten-tion to those who are in active duty.

Not far from our small student commu-nity of San Diego State, thousands of menand women are engaged in the militaryway of life. These people are based atCamp Pendleton and other locationsaround San Diego.

When Obama considers increasingtroops to Afghanistan while he gazes atthe caskets of our fallen troops cominghome, he should remember that it is notonly death in combat that plagues thetroops of the U.S. military. The troops’challenges extend beyond the obvious,into something we can improve right hereat home, in San Diego.

Obama is considering whether to sendthousands more to the Middle East.Marines who are based in San Diego com-prise approximately one-forth of the totalMarine troops currently in Afghanistan. Atragedy like the one at Fort Hood couldhappen again and it could happen hereunless preventive steps are taken.

The military personnel around us inSan Diego are making a great sacrifice.They deserve to have the president, as wellas the rest of the nation, inquiring as towhether they are receiving the attentionand treatment they need.

In times of war, the well-being of thetroops should be a top priority. ThePentagon’s proposed review of psycho-logical and other military support serv-ices is essential to insuring troops’health and safety.

We have to take care of the mostimportant aspect of the military — thepeople.

—Sally Schilling is a political science senior.

—This column does not necessarily reflect theopinion of The Daily Aztec. Send e-mail toopinion@thedailyaztec.com. Anonymousletters will not be printed. Include your fullname, major and year in school.

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Americans who believeabortion should be legal for any condition:

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A memorial service was held for the 13 service members who were killed by a shooter at Fort Hood.MCT Campus

or decades, journalism hasserved as an instrument foraccountability. Without jour-nalists, the public would beuninformed about the

actions of its leaders and would beunable to make informed decisions whenvoting and advocating change.

Recently, the business models of print-media organizations have been sufferingfrom the changing technological land-scape. News organizations’ profits havedecreased significantly and the future ofprint media is threatened by large lay-offs and dwindling coverage of impor-tant news topics.

One business model that is becomingmore popular among suffering media out-lets is nonprofit. Various nonprofit inves-tigative journalism organizations haveemerged and are often associated withfor-profit organizations. Media outletssuch as The Huffington Post, with theHuffington Post Investigative Fund, arelaunching their own nonprofit ventures inan effort to revive the quality and prolifi-cacy of investigative journalism. Thenewest addition to the nonprofit family isthe Watchdog Institute, an independent,nonpartisan organization housed in theSan Diego State School of Journalism &Media Studies.

The Watchdog Institute is the brain-child of former The San Diego Union-Tribune senior editor, Lorie Hearn. Hearn,along with two reporters and one data-specialist, make up the WatchdogInstitute team, which works to producedata-driven investigative projects. Theinformation the team finds is forwardedto media outlets and used to write stories.

SDSU is not funding the operation.Rather, in exchange for office space, the

Watchdog Institute will offer studentinternships, mentoring, help in the devel-opment of a master’s program in inves-tigative journalism and Hearn and hercolleagues will serve as guest lecturers injournalism classes.

The ambitions of the WatchdogInstitute have great potential for journal-ism students and the local community.The institute receives funding by dona-tions of individuals and other mediaorganizations and its current lead partneris UT. So far, the research conducted bythe institute has been used solely for theirstories. Such an alliance can be problem-atic. The institute specifically catering tothe UT defies its claim of independence,and while Hearn has stressed the instituteis independent of the local newspaper, itsactions otherwise thus far show.

While the UT is saving a small amountof money by Hearn and two reportersleaving the newspaper, it seems to be get-ting the same type of work from the teamat an overall lower price. UT editor KarinWinner has even called the partnershipbeneficial, despite losing two integralstaff members. There is no record as tohow much the UT contributed and howmuch the institute may be receiving fromother unnamed donors. This would notbe an issue if it were not for the possibletax breaks the UT could receive fromfinancing the nonprofit and the realitythat a significant amount of the insti-tute’s work will be given exclusively tothe UT before being made available toother media outlets.

The greatest obstacle facing the insti-

tute is the issue of sustainability.According to www.voiceofsandiego.org,Hearn has said she does not believe thatgiving the information to all media out-lets for free and at the same time is apractical business model. While thisapproach allows for a more sustainablefuture for the organization, it may violateInternal Revenue Service guidelines con-cerning nonprofits and stating that itswork cannot benefit or favor the parentfor-profit organization.

Other nonprofits, such as TheHuffington Post Investigative Fund, havehad to come to terms with remaining alegally separate entity from its parent for-profit organizations. For example, TheHuffington Post Investigative Fund will berequired to make its work available toboth The Huffington Post and other pub-lishers simultaneously.

While the Watchdog Institute’s ambi-tions are admirable, the business modelof the organization needs reform. Hearncannot continue to call her new busi-ness venture independent and nonparti-san when she intends to give the UT pri-ority to her team’s research. This exem-plifies a non-transparent and unfairbusiness model for journalism students.As an investigative reporter, Hearnshould be more focused on providingtransparency in her business’ fundingand work toward a fair distribution ofthe institute’s findings.

—Renee Villasenor is a journalism senior.

—This column does not necessarily reflect theopinion of The Daily Aztec. Send e-mail toopinion@thedailyaztec.com. Anonymousletters will not be printed. Include your fullname, major and year in school.

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Monday,November 23, 2009 The Daily Aztec 3DATING & ROMANCE

An abuser could be compared to a malignantcancer that continuously eats away — it has apermanent presence with no treatment.Relationship abuse is an ongoing issueamong youths and adults and it is often for-gotten that an intimate partner should offer asafe haven. A relationship should make onefeel valued, loved and feel equivalent tospending time with a best friend.

Occasionally, one will hear stories of dys-functional relationships and abusive part-ners, but these accounts sometimes seem dis-tant and make individuals feel like suchbehavior won’t happen to people they know.

According to the 2006 AllstateFoundation National Poll on DomesticViolence, nearly three out of four (74 percent)of Americans personally knew someone whowas or had been a victim of domestic vio-lence. Thirty percent of Americans said theyknew a woman who had been physicallyabused by her husband or boyfriend in theprevious year.

This kind of abuse doesn’t necessarilymean being physically hit; it can come inemotional and sexual forms, which are some-times not easy to detect. These coercivebehaviors are used to maintain power andcontrol of a former or current intimate part-ner. No form of abuse is worse than the other.

Physical Physical abuse is often the easiest to identifybecause of the evidence of bruises and scars.While there may not be marks when the vic-tim is grabbed by the arm, shaken or pushedaround, these actions can be consideredphysical abuse. Women should be aware ofcycles of abuse. According to clinical psy-chologist Dr. Joanne J. Wendt, an abuser willlash out and be mean-spirited or extremelyviolent.

After this behavior is done, they try to winthe victim back by doing very generousthings such as showering them with gifts andpromising not to hurt them again. Thenanother issue arises and abuse occurs again.It has led to the deaths, hospitalizations andcountless injuries of many victims. Accordingto the Bureau of Justice Statistics Crime DataBrief, “Intimate Partner Violence 1993-2001,”on average, more than three women and oneman are murdered by their intimate partnersin this country every day.

“The only person who usually gets help isthe victim,” Wendt said. “ (This occurs whenthe victim) calls the police or goes to a shelter.”

EmotionalFor most survivors, emotional abuse is diffi-cult to describe or discuss. They often won-der if it is serious because it isn’t visible bybruises or broken bones. However, the effectsof emotional abuse can be damaging andcause survivors to have long-term issues withtrust. Control is a huge part of emotionalabuse and involves chronic anger, jealousy,accusations and distrust. According toWendt, the more common form of abuse sheencounters is emotional. She emphasizedthat victims are frequently made to feelworthless, with abusers emphasizing theirweaknesses.

“It can happen to anyone with a differentrace, religion and economic status,” Wendtsaid. “It’s across the board, from financialfrustration to in-law problems.”

Emotional abuse can often be mistakenfor intense or passionate love; however, it isnot the same. One sign of emotional abuseincludes making a significant other feel bador apologetic when they spend time withfriends. This can lead to feelings of isolation,as the victim will feel as though they cannothang out with friends without feeling guilty.

Sexual This type of abuse is also difficult to identifyand can happen to anyone, men and womenalike. It is any form of touching, intercourseor exploitation of one’s body. This includestaking pictures for sexual purposes, askinga person to touch someone else’s privateparts and making sexual references to one’sbody. It’s never right to force anyone into anunwanted sexual experience and it is con-sidered unlawful.

Why it happens According to Wendt, people who end up inabusive relationships come from familieswith this kind of relationship. They are typi-cally dysfunctional families, which leads thechildren to grow up not knowing how toproperly handle situations.

“Sometimes the abusers don’t know theycame from an abusive family,” Wendt said.“So the kid comes away not knowing how tobe kind and gentle. They only know how tobe demanding, critical and (use) name-calling

and this is how a child will learn.”Wendt said an individual who grew up in

a normal, functional family would walk awayfrom an abusive relationship, whereas anindividual from a dysfunctional family ismore likely to stay with an abusive partnerbecause it’s what they are used to.

“I was interviewing a teen who hadbruises on her arm and she said it was from(her) brother,” Wendt said. “No one wasever there to stop it. And the girl said that’swhat everybody does and said it happens toher friends too. (She believed) being bat-

tered around was OK. It’s not OK and theyjust don’t know that.”

“It tears away at a person’s self-worth,”Wendt said. “(They believe they have) novalue, they don’t go do anything for them-selves. (They) become depressed and with-draw and don’t want to try. It just destroysthe drive to better themselves.”

For information regarding abuse hot-lines call National Domestic ViolenceHotline at 1-800-799-SAFE or visit www.end-domesticabuse.org.

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Damage from abuse is more than physical

Conflict and disagreements can put stress and added pressures on a relationship. It’s important to recognize the different signs of abuse to prevent these pressures fromescalating into an unhealthy and potentially harmful relationship. Abusive actions and words can have a long-lasting effect on mental, physical and emotional health.

Kallie Larsen / Staff Photographer

DATING & ROMANCE Monday,November 23, 2009The Daily Aztec4

ost people avoid awkward anduncomfortable encounters,but such situations can beinevitable, even during themost romantic of times.

Dating is filled with excitement, fun and firstloves. However, these unforgettable experi-ences can be accompanied by the completeopposite: unsuccessful blind dates, encounterswith exes and other romantic encounters thatare less than ideal. It is important to remem-ber to not let these uncomfortable momentsinterfere with dating habits — there are easyways to handle these situations and preventthem from imposing on your love life.

Blind datesFriends might think they are doing their palsa favor by setting them up on a blind date, butsometimes these can go terribly awry. Notknowing who will be sitting across the dinnertable can be stressful and nerve-racking. Thebest manner in which to handle this situationis to stay calm. After just meeting each other,these “blind” couples are at times expected tomake small talk while sharing a friendly din-ner. Even if both parties appear to hit it off, itis hard to form a relationship over a plate ofpasta. But, there are times when a blind dateturns out to be a success. When people agreeto go on a blind date, they often feel awkwardand uncomfortable, especially in a coerced set-ting. Keeping the mood light and being per-sonable are the best ways to handle a possiblychallenging situation.

Too much informationOn any type of date, there is the risk of toomuch information being revealed. Keep inmind that this excludes conversing about hob-bies, schooling or family, because such topicsare important. Rather, the kind of informationusually considered “too much” pertains tomarriage plans, intricate details on past rela-tionships and sexual history. If a relationshipblossoms after a few dates and both partiesare comfortable sharing more intimate infor-mation the coast is clear, but anytime before-hand might be considered inappropriate. Inthese situations it might be awkward anduncomfortable to try and divert the conversa-tion, but there are a few tricks to redirect

uneasy conversations. “If a guy revealed a little too much about

himself, I would just laugh it off and steer theconversation in a different direction,” classicssenior Stacia Arnold said. “I think to avoidmaking this worse, you should just avoid ask-ing them to elaborate on whatever they justtalked about. It’s awkward already, don’t makeit worse.”

Ex alertThe worst thing that can happen after a

breakup is running into that certain someonein public. After an intense love or a fun, sum-mer fling, encountering an ex is alwaysuneasy. Both parties, regardless of whodumped whom, feel uncomfortable and areoften at a loss for words when they see eachother post-breakup. And these situations canescalate if the encounter involves a newboyfriend or girlfriend. Often people feelashamed and depressed after a breakup andseeing their ex out with another person canbe a difficult sight to handle.

Political science freshman Tom Rivera, saidthe best way to handle an encounter with anex is to ultimately be polite and civil; saying afriendly “hello” never hurts. The situation after

a breakup is naturally awkward to begin with,so in an effort to lessen the unpleasantness, itis best to just be nice, according to Rivera.Whether both parties have already moved onor are taking time off from relationships, beingcordial to an ex is the best way to help withany future encounters.

In any of these uneasy and awkward occur-rences, it’s best to remain calm and act friend-ly to the other party, in hopes of calming thesituation and keeping the mood lighthearted.

—Aurelia Acquati is a statistics freshman.

—This column does not necessarily reflect the opinion of The Daily Aztec.

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Don’t let an awkward dating encounter discourage you from going out with other potential suitors. Blunders happen and choosing to make the best of a situation is key to staying afloat in the dating game. Learning to deal with uncomfortable romantic situations will only make one wiser and more experienced.

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With a three-point loss to Wyoming last week,the San Diego State football team’s chances ata bowl game looked unlikely.

After this week’s 38-7 trouncing in SaltLake City, it was official.

SDSU’s (4-7, 2-5 Mountain WestConference) loss to Utah (9-2, 6-1 MWC) onSaturday at Rice-Eccles Stadium clinched itsfifth consecutive losing season and 11thstraight year without a bowl berth.

Sophomore quarterback Ryan Lindley waspicked off during the Aztecs’ first drive of thegame and the Utes needed just 18 seconds tocapitalize with a touchdown by running backEddie Wide. From there, Utah was in completecontrol on both sides of the ball, dominatingthe line of scrimmage, forcing quick throws byLindley and piling on 31 more points and keep-ing SDSU scoreless before the half.

“Utah got up on us quickly,” head coachBrady Hoke said to www.goaztecs.com. “Wegave up big plays and we had a couple ofpenalties on both sides of the ball that didn’thelp us. We put ourselves back a little bitoffensively and defensively and then we hadsome things go wrong. We have to do a betterjob of stopping the big plays defensively andhave to get better as a team.”

While the Aztecs didn’t allow a point in thesecond half and eventually got on the boardwith a touchdown reception by freshmanwideout Dominique Sandifer in the fourthquarter, the intensity the Utes played with in

the first half was all Utah needed.“I don’t think the team was unprepared,”

Hoke said. “Our guys were ready to play, butwe played a tremendous football team. Utah isan awfully good team. They have been culti-vating that for a couple of years. They are wellcoached and play hard.”

Utah was playing with perhaps a littleadded fire after getting routed 55-28 againstTCU in its previous game for its first MWCloss in more than a year.

“We responded well after last week,” Utes’coach Kyle Whittingham said. “Our energy andpassion was great in the first half and we execut-ed well on offense, defense and special teams.”

Lindley had one of the worst days of hiscareer, going 17 of 37 with two interceptions,one of which was returned for a touchdown.He did rack up 207 yards and score on thepass to Sandifer, but with SDSU forced toabandon the run early on, the Utah defensekept Lindley on the run and out of rhythmwith his receivers.

Lindley’s counterpart, Ute quarterbackJordan Wynn, completed just 50 percent ofhis passes (14 of 28) but kept his team on thefield by converting on third downs and amass-ing 195 yards, most of which were accumulat-ed in the first half..

While the Aztecs’ rushing stats are far fromdazzling (netting just 55 yards), junior run-ning back Brandon Sullivan continued to showtremendous strides early in the game, breakingoff multiple runs for more than 10 yards.

It’s now impossible for SDSU to get the sixtotal wins needed to become bowl eligible.That means the Aztecs will once again have nopostseason. The last time they played in abowl game was 1998.

SDSU will once again hit the road thisSaturday when it takes on UNLV at 6 p.m. inthe final game of the year.

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Sophomore quarterback Ryan Lindley went 17 of 37 with one touchdown and two interceptions inSaturday’s loss to Utah. The loss ensures SDSU will not be going to its first bowl game since 1998.

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VOLLEYBALL

Sophomore outside hitter Kyley Sexton had three-straight kills for the Aztecs on Saturday against BYU butit wasn’t enough,as the San Diego State volleyball team fell 3-1 on Senior Day at Peterson Gymnasium.

Glenn Connelly / Photo Editor

In front of a large crowd, the San DiegoState volleyball team looked to send off itsseniors with a win against BYU on Senior Day.

SDSU battledthroughout the match,but the Cougars provedto be too much in a 3-1(25-23, 13-25, 25-22,25-23) victory against

the Aztecs on Saturday afternoon inPeterson Gym.

“It’s always tough to lose, especiallywhen you feel like it is your last chance toprove something. But I try not to just lookback on one game,” senior defensive spe-cialist Courtney Lamphier said. “I look backon the whole season and remember all thegreat wins that we had.

Beating Utah on Thursday was such ahigh time for us and we just couldn’t carrythat through on Saturday like we wanted to.”

SDSU and BYU went back and forth inthe opening set. The Cougars gained themomentum toward the end in taking a 22-20 lead. Both teams traded points after that,with all three of the Aztecs’ kills comingfrom sophomore outside hitter KyleySexton. But BYU didn’t allow SDSU to getany closer and pulled off the 25-23 win.

“In game one, we just didn’t pass verywell,” head coach Deitre Collins-Parker said.“So offensively we didn’t get into system.”

The Aztecs came out much stronger inthe second set and its offense was a big partof that. SDSU’s attack percentage was .458after it only hit .154 in the first set. TheAztecs quickly gained the upper hand bytaking a 10-3 lead and never looked back ina decisive 25-13 victory.

“I think it’s more important that we werejust passing well and playing well,” Collins-Parker said of the second set. “I don’t think

I look at the score when we’re just clicking.It was just about what we were doing as ateam and how we were playing.”

The third set was even closer than the first,with 15 ties and six lead changes. But with thescore tied up at 22, the Cougars scored threestraight points to get the 25-22 win.

While the fourth set was another closeone, BYU held the slight advantage up until13-12. The Cougars and extended their leadto 24-18. SDSU notched five straight pointsbefore BYU (15-13, 9-7 in Mountain WestConference play) secured the win with a killby middle blocker Nicole Warner.

“We just waited too long to start reallyfighting,” Collins-Parker said. “We kind ofgot lost in that valley a little bit. And whenwe were coming back out, one play here orthere and that set has a chance to go to us.So, I was really proud of how we fought forthose last five (points).”

Sexton’s 18 kills on the day not only led theAztecs, but matched her career high. She alsoset three new career bests with 17 digs, threeservice aces and 22 points in the contest.

SDSU (14-14, 7-9 in MWC play) will nowprepare for its final game of the 2009 seasonagainst UC Santa Barbara at 6 p.m. tomor-row at the Thunderdome in Santa Barbara.

Brigham Young beatsSDSU on Senior Day

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There were 51 turnovers, a total of 72missed field goals and a combined free-throw percentage of 63.3. As Arizonawomen’s basketball head coach Niya Buttsput it, “That was pretty ugly.”

Even with the lackof beauty and glam-our, though, the SanDiego State women’sbasketball team wasable to pull out a 57-

38 victory against the Wildcats onSaturday night at Viejas Arena.

“It was a bit of an ugly game,” SDSUhead coach Beth Burns said. “But we’restill glad we won.”

The Aztecs made just 37.1 percent oftheir field goal attempts and turned theball over 24 times against Arizona. Fromthe 3-point line, they made only three oftheir 11 attempts. Yet as bad as they wereon the offensive end of the floor, they wereas good on the defensive end. SDSUforced 27 Wildcat turnovers and allowedArizona to make just 15 of its 48 shotattempts.

“We butter our bread with defense,”Burns said.

Arizona’s best player, forward IfyIbekwe, came into Saturday night’s gameaveraging 13.5 points and 18.5 reboundsper game. The Aztecs, however, held the

Associated Press All-America honorablemention player to 11 points and 11rebounds, and forced her to turn the ballover 10 times.

“I liked for us that we had to guardsomebody like Ibekwe,” Burns said. “Ithought we did a nice job on her and I real-ly think we took them out of their rhythm.”

The game against the Wildcats markedthe first time SDSU played a Pac-10 oppo-nent since it fell 77-49 to Stanford in thesecond round of the NCAA Tournamentlast season. According to Burns and juniorcenter Paris Johnson, it meant a lot for theAztecs to have a better showing againstanother Pac-10 opponent.

“The last thing I said to the team was,‘We are the preseason pick in theMountain West Conference. Tonight we’rerepresenting nine people,’” Burns said.“‘We’re not just playing for San DiegoState tonight. We’re playing for nine peo-ple tonight relative to this game.’ We put alot of pressure on ourselves; we wanted todo really well.”

Added Johnson: “It’s Mountain Westvs. Pac-10 and we wanted to show thatwe’re a top team in the Mountain Westand that our conference overall is a goodconference compared to all the top confer-ences that everyone picks to be the top.”

SDSU will have another chance toprove how good it and the MWC are thisweek, when it takes on two nationallyranked teams, Notre Dame andOklahoma, at the 2009 U.S. Virgin IslandsParadise Jam.

“We(’ve) just got to believe in our-selves,” Johnson said. “I think whateverchallenge is thrown in front of us, wecould take over.”

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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

‘Ugly’ win good enoughagainst the Wildcats

On Saturday night at Viejas Arena, Jené Morris and the San Diego State women’s basketball teammade quick work of Arizona in spite of a poor shooting performance, turnovers and lackluster play.

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HUMOR: LIFE ON THE SHARP SIDE

onopoly might bethe worst boardgame ever invent-ed. If you canfind one person,

besides my boyfriend, who actu-ally likes the game, I will writemy next column on the topic ofyour choice.

Don’t get me wrong; I love agood game night with friends,alcohol pending. Some friendscame to play Scattergories a fewweeks ago and I swear I’ve neverheard such funny answers in myentire life. One team consisted ofour friend from Brazil and hercounterpart. They thought theywere a powerhouse, yet they weremaking up answers that didn’teven sound real, many bringingus to verge of tears.

But, back to the bigger topic athand: the game of the devil.

I believe board games shouldinspire fun and laughter.Monopoly does the opposite. Iget angry before the dice rollwhen my sister accuses me of tak-ing extra money at the startbecause I’m generally the banker.

But, before this happens, a waris waged among players concern-ing which stupid, meaningless

token they want to representthem. Oftentimes, the iconicpieces seldom mirror the playerswho choose them. Mothers pick-ing race cars and boys pickingirons, Monopoly continues to dis-tort reality and its perceptions.

Monopoly inspires andempowers the greedy. It’s also abreeding ground for distrustand can destroy relationships ofall kinds. Most people who playquickly become liars, cheatersand thieves. If you don’t believeme then you have never playedthe game. Even the most honestpeople adhere to these monopo-listic stereotypes.

“I will scrap onto every mort-gage, dollar and ‘Get Out of JailFree’ card that I can.” Those verywords came straight out of myboyfriend’s mouth, proving theaforementioned stereotypes. But,he admits that he’s never actuallyread the rules, which leaves mewondering why he doesn’t under-stand my refusal to play.

I told him that if he wants tokill our relationship this early,

then by all means, let’s play. Hemust have realized what “addedrelationship benefits” he wouldhave been forfeiting. Needless tosay, I won that argument.

Have you ever realized theshortest game of Monopoly everplayed has to be no less than fourhours? I don’t know how peoplestay entertained when all you dois go around and around, prayingyou don’t land on St. James Placewith the hotel.

Although there are about fivebillion versions of the game todate, the only Monopoly I’llagree to play is at McDonald’s.I’ll continue to pray that one dayI’ll win something more thanfree fries, as long as I don’t startresembling the guy from “SuperSize Me.” Who knows, perhapsI’ll win the $1 million and myviews of Monopoly will swayaway from an intense hatred to abegrudging acceptance.

—Mallory Sharp is a journalismjunior.

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

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The worst game ever invented