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The economic crisis and its impact onCalifornia’s higher education is a topic manystudents have questions about.

This evening, students will have anopportunity to get some answers.

Pi Sigma Alpha, the political sciencehonor society, is hosting a debate for profes-sors to discuss the situation, its causes andpotential solutions.

Pi Sigma Alpha President Alejandro Renteriasaid the group decided on this discussion topicbecause it affects everyone on campus.

“As a political science organization, wewant to make sure to address the concern ofstudents and faculty, so we thought it wouldbe a great idea,” Renteria, who is a political sci-ence and international business senior, said.“There has to be some talk about solutions, sowe can take action toward those solutions.”

Political science senior Ricardo Ruiz, thedirector of publicity of Pi Sigma Alpha, said itis important for students to have an opportu-nity to ask questions. Therefore, audiencemembers will be able to participate in a Q-and-A session.

“It’s really foreign to a lot of students,”Ruiz said. “There’s budget cuts and they

have no idea why and where they’re comingfrom – the ones who aren’t very politicallyactive – and so, I think this event will pro-vide them with an opportunity to ask anyand all questions that they have and providean outlet for discussion.”

While the topic may seem like a matter ofeconomics, political science professorEmanuele Saccarelli, who will be participat-ing in the debate, said politics and economicsare very much connected.

“The economy is not insulated from thechoices that are made at the political level,”Saccarelli said. “When the Obama adminis-tration, for example, gives trillions of dollarsto the banks and Wall Street and gives little ornothing to the states to redress their fiscal cri-sis, that’s simultaneously a question of eco-nomic relations as well as politics. So there’sno great separation between the field of poli-tics and the field of economics.”

Political science professor James Ingramwill also be participating in the debate. Hesaid it is the government’s role to promoteeconomic development and the educationsystem is a great investment.

“By investing money into a public schoolsystem of higher education, Californians areinvesting in their future,” Ingram said. “Ifyou don’t invest in the future you won’t haveone, and it’s usually government that’sresponsible for investing in the future.Businesses don’t have any incentives todevelop the economy because they benefitfrom the economy.”

The honor society made it a point to includeprofessors with different views in the debate.

“We thought it would be good to have anice, kind of rainbow of political ideology,”Ruiz said.

Because of this, a variety of solutions andways students can get involved will be suggested.

Ingram questions if some methods suchas the walkouts have actually hurt the cause.

Instead, Ingram suggests students supportlegislation that will help such as AssemblyBill 656, which raises money for theCalifornia State University system throughtaxes to state oil companies.

Ingram also encourages students to edu-cate their families, friends and themselves.

“It is good for students to become educat-ed about what’s going on and how they can

improve the state and get involved,” he said.“If students don’t know much about what’sgoing on in the educational system, how canthey expect the members of the general pub-lic to care about what’s going on?”

Saccarelli also said the protests and ralliesdo not have much effect if their purpose is toput pressure on the government.

“The students could protest until they’reblue in the face,” he said. “The politicalestablishment, whether it’s Sacramento orWashington, will not change its course inthe least.”

Instead, he suggests that students start amuch bigger movement.

“In my opinion, the crisis of education ispart of a broader social crisis of capitalismand the crisis of education is not going to besolved in the universities and on campuses,”Saccarelli said. “If students were to take up abroad movement, not just in the schools, butalso in the neighborhoods and in the facto-ries that would set about to create a new typeof social arrangement that is predicated noton profit, but on social needs, then I think(change) is entirely realistic and possible.”

No matter what their views, professorsbelieve students should be concerned aboutthe current crisis.

“I would hope that students care deeplyabout politics, not in the sense of a disciplineor a literature, but in the sense of their futuresat stake here,” Saccarelli said.

The event will take place from 7 to 9 p.m.this evening in Hepner Hall 130.

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A new complex being built near San DiegoState aims to provide student housing thatmakes less of an impact on the environment.

Sterling University Collwood apartments,a 260-unit complex, will finish constructionin August.

Twenty-five percent of the new apart-ments’ energy consumption needs will beprovided by solar energy. The complex willhopefully to be the first in the U.S. to receivea Gold certification from the U.S. GreenBuilding Council Leadership in Energy andEnvironmental Design.

In order for the complex to meet LEEDcertification, it must be a minimum of 14 per-cent more energy efficient than other build-ings of its kind, have at least 20 percent waterefficiency, recycle all trash and waste andhave reduced carbon emissions, according toDon Brooks, the sustainable design managerfor Sterling Collwood.

“I believe we are setting a good exampleof how we can do our part with the envi-ronment,” Community Manager SarahTatum said.

To help promote sustainability, Tatumsaid the complex will provide its residentswith a free daily shuttle to campus andhome football games, a “bum-a-bike” pro-gram where students can borrow a bike toride to campus and free resident parking forhybrid vehicles.

The new apartments are being construct-ed where Collwood Pines Apartments, amulti-building complex whose residents weremostly students, used to stand. A former

Collwood Pines resident said he and fellowresidents had to find new housing because ofthe planned demolition. Collwood Pines wasdemolished in the fall of last year and con-struction on Sterling University Collwoodapartments began shortly after.

Although rent for the new apartments is

more expensive than many competitors inthe College Area, Tatum said she believesadded amenities and energy-saving resourceswill draw students to Sterling Collwood.

The new apartments will be locatedroughly a mile from campus, and many stu-dents say an important issue when selecting

housing is its proximity to campus. Psychology sophomore Berklee Jansen

said her current living arrangement is “a lit-tle bit expensive, but it’s nice living so closeto school.”

Sterling University Collwood apartmentsis currently preleasing for fall of next year.

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Located on Collwood Boulevard, Sterling University Collwood apartments began construction last fall. The new 260-unit complex will be open to residents next year.Karli Cadel / Senior Staff Photographer

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“I think this event willprovide them (students)with an opportunity toask any and allquestions that theyhave and provide anoutlet for discussion.”

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From the Apple iPod to high-definitiontelevision and smart phones, there is noargument that the past decade has pio-neered several high-tech success stories.What most people don’t know is that thesame market-leading companies thatinstituted these prosperous productshave also ended up with costly techno-logical failures.

Google, which began as a basicInternet search engine, has exploded tobecome not only the Internet’s premiersearch engine, but an innovative techno-logical giant. The company employs thou-sands of people around the world andhas grown from a single search engine todozens of multilingual services, accord-ing to Google’s corporate informationWeb site.

Companies as large and powerful asGoogle usually have a venture capital armthat seeks to purchase smaller start-upcompanies. Google purchased YouTubein October 2006 with hopes of seekingprofitability in the future. Three yearslater, Google has yet to receive a return onits $1.65 billion investment.

In January of last year 78.5 millionviewers watched 3.25 billion videos onYouTube, according to the marketingresearch company comScore, Inc. Despitethe startling popularity of the site, YouTubedoes not have a money-making model. Itdoes not receive revenue from sellingadvertisements because most marketers donot want to commit to advertising on thetype of low-quality videos YouTube hosts.Similarly, all content on YouTube is free forusers, so no profit is being generated bycharging fees for premium content.

Although YouTube has sales worthapproximately $200 million, according toForbes, the problem of required storagecosts arises. The Web site’s enormity andpopularity will cost Google $470 millionthis year in storage and bandwidthexpenses, according to Credit Suisse. IfYouTube were to triple its sales revenue, itwould barely break even.

In 2007, Microsoft launched its latestoperating system, Windows Vista. Similarto Google’s acquisition of YouTube, the

product did not meet anticipated expec-tations. The system failed for several rea-sons, mostly by missing the mark oncompatibility and providing no addedvalue when compared to the previousWindows XP.

Experts criticize Windows Vista for“software bloat,” which occurs when toomany changes and features have beenadded to the system. Software bloat cre-ates excessively complex coding, whichleads to slower processing.

Microsoft released Windows Vistawithout addressing its compatibilityissues. Existing hardware and softwaresuch as Microsoft Office were not com-patible with Windows Vista when it wasreleased. Many programs and older PCswere not usable on the system, soWindows Vista was difficult to adopt.

Microsoft promoted increased securitywith Windows Vista, but the companyfailed to integrate measures into theadded security that are easy to use. Therevised security interfered with cus-tomers’ satisfaction because security fea-tures were not much better than whatWindows XP provided, they slowed downprocessing and created annoyances.

Windows Vista sales divisiondecreased by 16 percent in the quarterafter its launch, and most informationtechnology departments preferred theolder Windows XP system, according toCNNMoney.

Segway is another well-known compa-ny that failed in its business endeavors.Before the two-wheel transportation vehi-cle was released in 2002, the famous ven-ture capitalist John Doerr projected thatSegway sales would reach $1 billion fasterthan any other company has reached.

The company did not provide con-sumers with feasible prices, which rangedfrom $3,000 to $7,000. In some coun-tries, the Segway was considered illegalon the road. For these reasons, sales of itstwo-wheeled vehicle totaled only 30,000units between 2001 and 2007, accordingto analyst 24 / 7 Wall St.

While companies such as Microsoftand Google have revolutionized the tech-nological world, these failure stories are atestament to the ever-uncertain businessworld. Success requires more than havinga brand name, large funding and a domi-nant market share. It relies more ondesign, innovation and research.

The mistakes of today’s tech giantscould possibly be an emerging opportu-nity for tomorrow’s new startups.

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The game Monopoly may be one of the firstexperiences where children learn aboutfinances. The brightly colored money maynot be worth anything, but once it’s gone,children understand its importance:They’re out of the game.

With that in mind, in these dire econom-ic times, it’s not always the best idea fornovice investors to test unstable marketswith real money. Instead, there are otheravenues for people to learn how the stockmarket works and what to do when invest-ing money. Several Web sites offer freenews, information and articles to helpunderstand the best ways to handle invest-ments. Others, however, offer free simula-tors giving its users fake “Monopolymoney” to practice trading stocks whileusing live data and statistics.

Investopedia.comFounded in 1999, Investopedia is the digitalpowerhouse helping future investors gainknowledge about investment practices. Thesite, which was bought by Forbes in 2007,includes an investment dictionary and tutori-als to help users learn as much information aspossible about the investment world.

The site’s most useful feature is theInvestopedia Stock Simulator, which gives itsusers $100,000 in fake money to start aninvestment portfolio in a never-ending begin-ner game. The site also includes an option tocompete with other members in a race to seewhose portfolio can grow the fastest, onceinvestors learn the rules of the investing game.

Even for users who don’t know muchabout investment and are afraid to start theStock Simulator, Investopedia offers exten-sive tutorials to aid users’ understanding ofwhat needs to be known to participate.While users won’t be able to trade in mar-kets such as the Tokyo or London StockExchanges, American indices such as theNasdaq and New York Stock Exchange willbe available to users. To ensure investmentauthenticity, Investopedia’s simulator evencharges broker and commission fees.

MarketWatch’s Virtual StockExchangeSimilar to Investopedia, MarketWatch offersVirtual Stock Exchange for its users. Thesite started in 1997 and is now owned by

Dow Jones & Co. It is free to use and allowsusers to start personal portfolios to see howthe real world works.

The Virtual Stock Exchange’s home pagediffers from Investopedia. Right off the bat,users have to find a game to join. The page‘Newest Public Games’ helps users find a placeto start. It’s unlike finding the random fantasyfootball team at the beginning of the season. Ifusers are able to gather a group of friends, theinaugural game will be easier to navigate.

Each new game has the option of settingvarying cash amounts and time periods. Sowhoever has the biggest portfolio at the end ofthe game, wins. Games can be as small as twoplayers or as large as several thousand people.

SmartStocks.comAlthough this site is one of the smaller

stock simulators, it is not a part of a finan-cial mega firm or a media company. Rather,SmartStocks.com is used as an educationaltool that encourages students and profes-sors alike to start practicing investing. Thesite has less flashy graphics and is moretext-based compared to its corporatecousins; SmartStocks.com claims it is hometo more than 325,000 virtual investors.

At this site, users are not required to joina game or group. A leisurely learning curveis encouraged for its users. Instead of start-ing off with $100,000, users are allotted $1million to practice their investments. Thesite’s programmers make their portfolioswidely available to users to better under-stand how the site works to ensure com-plete, slow-paced knowledge of investing.

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Understanding the stock market isn’t easy, but there’s a plethora of online sites that offer useful tips and advice to learn about smart investing. Many ofthe Web sites include tutorials that clearly explain everything — from financial terms to the best ways to ensure a profit after investing hard-earned money.

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WHY TO WATCH: The Aztecs try to get back on trackagainst the Highlanders after a disappointingperformance last weekend.

Since its loss to Stanford in thesecond round of the NCAATournament last March, itseemed that all news surround-ing the San Diego State women’sbasketball team was positive.

SDSU returned its three topscorers, added its best class ofnewcomers this decade andseemed destined to have the great-est season in program history.

Then, to start this year’s sea-son, the Aztecs went 4-0, blowingout each opponent they played,earning a No. 23 national ranking.It seemed they could do no wrong.

During Thanksgiving weekend,the program got a dose of reality.

Facing a gauntlet of a scheduleat the 2009 U.S. Virgin IslandsParadise Jam, SDSU was swept byNo. 5 Notre Dame (84-79), No.20 Oklahoma (87-48) and SouthCarolina (58-55) to bring itsrecord down to 4-3.

“I was more disappointed withhow we performed, period,whether we were in the Top 25 orwhatever we were in,” head coachBeth Burns said in a press confer-ence on Tuesday. “I would havethought that (because) we’veplayed enough big games that wewould have handled the environ-ment better than we did. At onepoint against Notre Dame, I thinkit was 30-9 and it didn’t feel thatclose. We had good backcourtplay, but our front line struggledmightily in all three games.”

The Aztecs will have a chanceto get back on track when theyhit the road to take on UCRiverside tomorrow.

Despite the disappointing per-formance on the national stage,Burns isn’t worried about theeffect on her team’s psyche.

“Confidence isn’t our issue;it’s not confidence,” Burns said.“It’s hard to be good. You have towork really hard at it and (for)some people, things are coming alittle bit easy so they got theirhead handed to them a little, butthey’re capable of a lot more.”

SDSU will have the challenge ofstopping three UCR players aver-aging double-digit scoring whenthe two teams face off in Riverside.

The Aztecs’ frontcourt willhave to deal with 6-foot-1-inchforward Marissa Rivera, who hasscored 78 points in six games(averaging 13 points per game)and has a team-leading .537shooting percentage.

Likely matching up with herwill be SDSU’s junior center ParisJohnson, who is shooting just.386 on the year but is averaging5.2 rebounds per game and has11 blocks in seven games.

Also key for the Aztecs will bejunior forward Jessika Bradley. Inher first year playing at SDSUafter transferring from Baylor,Bradley is averaging a team-high7.8 rebounds per game and has11 assists as the only non-guardon the Aztecs’ roster to have morethan three.

Now that the frustration ofThanksgiving weekend is behindit, SDSU has a good chance ofbuilding a winning streak beforestarting Mountain WestConference play next month.

Aztecs try to get back ontrack against the Highlandersafter a disappointing perform-ance last weekend.

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It took two full halves and 4:56 ofovertime, but the San Diego Statemen’s basketball fans could finallylet the University of San Diegohave it. With the lead firmly inhand, SDSU’s crowd at the JennyCraig Pavilion roared, “This is ourhouse!” serenading an Aztec squadthat had just defeated USD, 69-62in overtime.

“We circled this game three timeson our schedule,” junior forward

B i l l y W h i t es a i d . “ W eknew it wasgoing to be ahard - foughtg a m e .

Tonight, it was just exciting to getanother win. It’s my third year play-ing against them and I haven’t lost tothem yet, and I don’t plan to. Theyfought hard, went into overtime andwe did pretty good, and we justfought it through and got a victory.”

Led by junior guard D.J. Gay’scareer-high 22 points, SDSU sur-vived a hostile USD crowd, a 21-point night from Torero guard Bran-don Johnson and 13 turnovers tobeat its crosstown rival by seven.

For most of the night, Johnson,USD’s most explosive player, hadjust two points. But in a 15-minutespan in the second half, Johnsonracked up 16 points and brought histeam from down by 10, to up by twowith less than four minutes remain-

ing in the game. But Johnson could-n’t keep it up.

“He went off for a second,” Gaysaid of Johnson. “I said ‘Uh-oh, herewe go, uh-oh here we go.’ But I thinkhe got a little tired.”

Gay later said Johnson was “byfar the best guard” he’s ever playedagainst. But once the Aztecs cor-

ralled him, the Toreros didn’t havean answer on the offensive end.Only two USD (4-3) players otherthan Johnson scored in double fig-ures, and for the game, the Torerosshot just 34.4 percent from the field.

“These are two pretty good teamsthat played really hard, far-from-per-fect basketball, but this was a nice

step for us to beat a team as good asthey are in their building and I thinkwe’ve taken some growth,” headcoach Steve Fisher said. “Now wecan’t get full of ourselves as we moveinto tomorrow, but tonight was anice San Diego State victory.”

SDSU improved its record to 5-2and will take on UC Santa Barbara

at 7 p.m. on Saturday in Santa Bar-bara. For now, though, the Aztecswill celebrate a hard-fought victoryagainst their rivals.

“It’s a big win for us,” White said.“We played hard and that could bea tournament team. They’re reallygood, so we’ll just get back in thegym and start working again.”

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Junior guard D.J. Gay hits a floater in the second half for two of his career-high 22 points in last night’s 69-62 SDSU victory against crosstown rival USD last night.Glenn Connelly / Photo Editor

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Head coach Brady Hoke calledthe end of the San Diego Statefootball team’s season disap-pointing and “unacceptable.” Buteven though SDSU recorded itssixth straight losing season, thisyear will likely go down as thebest year in the history of the

Mountain West Conference.TCU is ranked No. 4 in the

country and has a legitimate shotat the National Championshipgame. BYU and Utah finishedwith 10 and nine wins, respec-tively, and five MWC teamsended the season bowl-eligible.

With all that being said, hereare this year’s awards, asannounced by the MWC onTuesday.

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OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR — TCU Quarterback Andy Dalton

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The San Diego State Bookstoreoffers numerous deals on textbooksand electronics. With its TextbookRental Program, students can rentbooks at a discounted price as longas they are returned at the end of thesemester. The bookstore also has alarge collection of eBooks, which arerelatively inexpensive and can bepurchased through CafeScribeeTextbooks or by chapter fromiChapters. KB Books also has a large

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One privilege students have is themonthly MTS Bus and Trolley Pass.These are sold to students for $57.60versus $72.00 for non-students. ATicketmaster service is also availableat these ticket centers, but no dis-count is provided.

The eBay Inc. company StubHubis another convenient option for stu-dents when buying and purchasingtickets online. As a partner of manysports teams such as the University ofSouthern California and the NewYork Yankees, StubHub offers accessto many individual and season tick-ets and deals. According to The WallStreet Journal, StubHub sold morethan 9,000 tickets to this season’sBowl Championship Series. Whenbuying tickets at www.stubhub.comstudents can pick their desired

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MtvU, MTV’s college network, isback with another round of themtvU Woodie Awards. The awardsshow used 6.1 million votes fromcollege students to award a Woodiein categories such as the Breaking

Woodie (best emerging artist) andThe Good Woodie (greatest socialimpact).

The sixth annual show tookplace at Roseland Ballroom in NewYork City and will premiere at 10p.m. EST this Friday on MTV,MTV2, mtvU and Palladia.

An all-star cast of presenterstook the stage to hand out this

year’s Woodie Awards, includingLeighton Meester, Pete Wentz,Zooey Deschanel, Amber Tamblyn,Asher Roth, Mary-Louise Parker,David Cross, Janelle Monáe and3OH!3, which did the honors indrag inspired by Lady Gaga.

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WWiinnnneerr:: Jamie Tworkowski, ToWrite Love on Her Arms

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singalongs — a sure recipe for auditoryenjoyment. This year sees a very differentrelease from the sextet, however, with its lat-est release, “The Weekend: Friday.”

Ripe with synth-pop intros and syrupysweet vocals from lead vocalist JonathanCook, the EP delivers enough saccharin tosatisfy any naughty craving and then some.

Boasting a heavyweight label backingfrom Universal Motown and a preliminarycharts placing of No. 107 on the Billboard200, FTSK’s latest release is greedily beingconsumed by its sweet-toothed fans.

Yet a more serious audience (those say,older than middle-school age) may not fallfor the vapid lyric topics for songs such as“Hip Hop Chick” and “She Likes(Bittersweet Love).”

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Lusciously endowed with some clear andcrisp tracking similar to that found in thebeginning chords of the lead-in title track “ToPlant A Seed,” the album adequately deliversin every aspect of the increasingly segmentedpost-hardcore / metalcore genre.

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With all the holiday shows dominating SanDiego’s stages this season — “Dr. Seuss’ HowThe Grinch Stole Christmas” and “TheNutcracker” come to mind — it might berefreshing to experience a production thatdoesn’t aim for the holly jolly.

La Jolla Playhouse’s new premiere musicalis the perfect escape from all the saccharinplays that are the tradition for this time of year.With the author Ivan Menchell (“Chitty ChittyBang Bang”), music and lyrics by FrankWildhorn (“Jeckyll & Hyde”) and Don Blackjoining director Jeff Calhoun, the tale of infa-mous lovebirds Bonnie Parker and ClydeBarrow is told. The legendary outlaw duo hasbeen immortalized in musical form in “Bonnie& Clyde.”

Playing the title characters are Laura Osnesand Stark Sands, respectively. Osnes, winnerof the TV competition “Grease: You’re the Onethat I Want;” for the role of Sandy, plays thegun-slinging gal with honesty and earnestness.Because what else would make a good girl inher 20s fall in love with an escaped convict?Perhaps it was because he offered her a bigpart in his dreams of grandeur. Sands com-mented on his character’s motivation,“(Barrow) made a choice based on the way hewas treated.” It can be easily deduced that hewas not treated very well.

Trapped in a time of economic hardshipwhen unemployment was reaching 20 per-cent, these two kids had nothing but theirdreams. And dream they did. Barrow’s choicewas to emulate Billy the Kid and make hisown fortune; this was too much for youngParker to resist.

These motivations, along with the couple’sdedication to their families, were greatlyemphasized by Menchell when he contem-plated how young they were. “Bonnie &Clyde” is unique in this aspect, as well as itsfocus on historical accuracy. It is definitely nota musical interpretation of the 1967 film ofthe same name.

And the interpretation was aided by a tal-ented cast. Mare Winningham brings a heart-wrenching soul to the role of Parker’s mother,Emma, which crescendos in her solo number“The Devil.” Rounding out the outlaw gangare Claybourne Elder and Melissa van derSchyff as the comedic yet passionate Buckand Blanche Barrow. Menchell highlights apossible love triangle with policeman TedHinton, played by Chris Peluso, whosesinging voice is as unforgettable as WayneDuvall’s (Sheriff) deadpan.

Musical director John McDaniel supervisesa unique sound that ranges from bluegrass tocountry to gospel with “You’re Goin’ Back toJail,” “God’s Arms Are Always Open” and“Bonnie” being especially memorable.

In true La Jolla Playhouse form, the setbecomes an integral part of the productionand takes on a character of its own, thanks toscenic and costume designer Tobin Ost andprojection designer Aaron Rhyne. The stage ispractically barren, comprised of woodenboards with fading whitewash; settings wereestablished by projections on the woodenbackdrop: pictures of women’s magazines forthe beauty salon, food advertisements for thegeneral store, etc. Versatility reigns supreme inthis space but it is more complex than a tradi-tional black box. Everything onstage is slanted— it keeps the set interesting to look at andenhances an uneasiness about these charac-ters as they sink deeper and deeper into theirlives of crime.

The end result is a gripping love story thatdoesn’t shy away from presenting and con-templating what results from a life of hardship;the characters pursue any form of happinessthey can find because they know a violentdeath is inevitable. After all, Parker wrote inher own poem, “They don’t think they’re toosmart or desperate / they know that the lawalways wins. / They’ve been shot at before; /but they do not ignore, / that death is thewages of sin.”

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But, you don’t need that class toremember NBC’s dominance in the‘90s with “Must See TV” Thursdaynights, detailing the colorful livesof the various characters of“Seinfeld,” “Friends,” “Frasier” and“Mad About You.”

And for most of us reading this(i.e. those born after 1981), “MustSee TV” was simply what our par-ents were watching while we wait-ed for “TGIF” on ABC Fridays, giv-ing us Topanga of “Boy MeetsWorld,” memorable spin-the-bottlegames of “Step by Step,” Urkel andall of his oh-so-crazy hijinks on“Family Matters” and, of course,the Tanner clan from “Full House.”

But what has happened since?Sitcoms as a whole have become

more rare since “Friends” threw inthe towel in 2004. And ironicallyenough, as “Friends” ended an eraof uber-successful funny television,its spin-off “Joey” led the way fortelevision to reach unprecedentedheights of mediocrity.

Sure, there have been some bril-liant exceptions such as “ArrestedDevelopment” and “Curb YourEnthusiasm,” but both series onlypulled a fraction of the viewerstheir ‘90s predecessors did.

And even the “Everybody LovesRaymond”-style hits were a rarebreed that owed their success tohaving been aired in the midst ofthe industry-wide sitcom lovefestthat was the “Friends” era. Moreoften than not, sitcoms after“Friends” were of the “Joey” and“Yes, Dear” variety.

But because of (extremely sub-jective) whimpering of sitcoms

post-“Friends,” there has been asteady stream of highlights leadingto another night of what I’m offi-cially proclaiming to be “Must SeeTV” being back on NBC Thursdaysand the next great ABC Familythat, while on Wednesdays, is cer-tainly a second cousin of the“TGIF” block.

Now officially a veteran, “TheOffice” has been anchoring the reju-venated NBC Thursdays since2005. If it’s not always the quantityof people watching, it’s certainly thequality that makes it worthwhile.

A year later, “30 Rock” joinedSteve Carell and company onThursday nights and also owesits success to the quality of TinaFey’s often-brilliant show.

But too often in the past threeyears, those shows were officiallyclassified (by me) in the“Arrested Development” and“Curb Your Enthusiasm” brandof ‘rare exceptions.’

Luckily, these exceptions arebecoming more the norm as thepast year has given these showsmuch more company.

CBS has “How I Met YourMother” and “The Big BangTheory” bringing weekly laughs onMonday nights.

Fox has stayed consistent withits “Animation Domination” mega-duo of “The Simpsons” and“Family Guy.”

But it’s been our old friends atNBC and ABC bringing thiscolumnist the most laughs weekafter week.

Joining “The Office” and “30Rock” this year has been AmyPoehler’s small-town governmentemployee character in “Parks andRecreation” and Joel McHale (hostof E!’s “The Soup”) showing howfun (and funny) community college

can be in, yes, you guessed the titleright, “Community.”

As for another sometimes-lov-ing, always-funny ABC Family showin the vein of the Tanners and theWinslows, the new Wednesdaynight show “Modern Family”brings us the Pritchetts, with afamiliar patriarch (Ed O’Neill,remembered best as Al Bundy from“Married with Children”).

Although you may not evenhave time for television and areonly reading this before you can getsome humor straight from TheDaily Aztec’s Back Page, I’ll wrapthis up with one paragraph on why“Modern Family” deserves yourattention in the midst of this sit-com resurgence.

First, don’t let the crudeness ofthe former Al Bundy mislead you;this show has a lot of genuine,leave-the-cynicism-at-the-doorheart. Each week’s plot balances athin line between situations seenpreviously on countless showswhile still staying true to its uniquespin on those situations.

One episode features the son,Mitchell, defending his partner asnot being flamboyant with hisfamily (while also trying to revealthat the two of them have adopteda baby from Vietnam) … rightbefore the light dims and hisboyfriend Cam comes out to “TheLion King” music playing, dressedin African garb to display theirnew baby. It could be silly, butinstead it’s just fun.

And isn’t that what we want outof sitcoms? To have a little fun? So,why has that been so hard for somany shows? Well, at least it seemsto be fixed now.

And yes, I probably left out oneof your favorite shows from thepast 20 years — deal with it.

—Josh Elwell is a journalism senior.

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

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With its debut album “Reservoir” avail-able for the masses, Fanfarlo has increasedits fan base with each performance on itstour and every album sold on its Web site.San Diego was fortunate to have the pre-Thanksgiving celebratory show by thisindie-folk quintet.

Commencing the set with “DrowningMen,” a rather upbeat and carefree num-ber, lead vocalist Simon Balthazar’s sooth-ing voice superseded his boyish looks. Thegroup’s variety of instrumentation dis-played its charming sound, which furtherspirited the giddy audience in addition tothe obligatory adult beverage.

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The rest of the set included otherfavorites such as “Comets” and “The WallsAre Coming Down” and unfortunatelywaned to an end late in the evening with acrowd eager for more. With the yuletideapproaching, maybe fans will wish for asophomore album by Fanfarlo or at leastmore tour dates.

The holiday season is the perfect time toadd “Reservoir” to any music collectionand especially appropriate to give as a gift.Fanfarlo’s Web site, www.fanfarlo.com, evencommemorates the traditions of winter fes-tivities with an advent calendar, which willhighlight videotaped performances of note(yesterday’s video was Fanfarlo’s cover of“The Neighborhood” by Tom Waits).

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HUMOR: POPE’S DOCTRINE

Buying a TV on Black Fridayo, how was everyone’sThanksgiving?Amazing? Yeah, that’sa given.

Thanksgiving is awe-some. If you had a badThanksgiving it’s your own faultfor being a Detroit Lions fan.

But you know what’s not awe-some? The day after Thanksgiving.That’s right, Black Friday.

I’d never done the whole 5 a.m.thing before, but I’m in the marketfor a new television, and Targethad a deal that appeared to beworth the early wake-up.

It should be noted that thecurrent TV in my bedroom isolder than I am and has faux-wood paneling on three sides. Ifthe centerpiece of technology inyour room was outdated in 1992,it’s fair to say you should lookinto upgrading.

On Thanksgiving Day Iannounced that I would be brav-ing the conditions and going, onmy own, to get that 32-inchWestinghouse TV. My mom sug-gested that even though the storeopened at 5 a.m., I should plan toget there an hour earlier. She thentook the Target ad and made a listof digital cameras and DVD playersshe needed to get as gifts for otherpeople and instructed me to pickthem up as well. Moms can besneaky like that.

In my younger, stupider days, Iwould have tried to stay up allnight. But I was already scheduledto put up my parents’ Christmaslights the following day, so like aresponsible young man, I went tobed at 8 p.m. … and proceeded tolie awake, staring at the ceiling forthree hours until I finally fellasleep. Apparently staying up until2 a.m. every night to watch AquaTeen Hunger Force is a hard habitto break.

At 3:45 in the morning, myalarm went off and I popped out ofbed, put on jeans and a T-shirt and10 minutes later I was out the door— into 42-degree weather. I forgot

that Chino Hills becomes GreenBay West this time of year.

Of course I didn’t bring asweatshirt of any sort with mefrom San Diego, so I scoured thehouse for something to wear. All Icould find was my high school let-terman jacket.

Now, high school lettermanjackets are cool when you’re inhigh school, but the day yougraduate, they become memen-tos, not apparel. Faced with noother choice, I put it on, “Class of2006” patch and all, and headedout the door.

I arrived at Target just after 4a.m., expecting a dozen or so peo-ple in front of me. What I sawinstead was a full parking lot and agood 400 people in line, most ofwhom seemed like they had beenthere since the second quarter ofthe Cowboys vs. Raiders game.

But staying optimistic, I got inline. After about 45 minutes, wewere about to be let in when themiddle-aged woman in front of measked “What are you getting?” Isaid the TV. She said, “Oh, me too!We can help each other when weget there.”

This lady clearly isn’t a regularreader of this column. I don’t workwell in groups, nor do I like talkingto strangers — or non-strangers forthat matter. Basically, everyonesucks but me. I’m in the holidayspirit early this year.

So, I finally get in and use my 5-foot-8-inch, 140-pound physique tomy advantage to slip through thecrowd as fast as possible. Somemay be stronger or faster than me,but I can fit into smaller spaces.

As if you didn’t see this coming,when I finally got to the TVs, Iarrived just in time to hear a Targetemployee telling someone, “Sorrywe just ran out of theWestinghouse 32-inch TVs.”

At that point, I muttered everyswear word I knew and lookedaround for something to kick.Finding no puppies or small chil-dren, I moved on.

Of course they had plenty ofthe crap my mom wanted. In adefeated stupor I grabbed theremainder of my list and headedfor the checkout line.

My advice on Black Friday:You have to commit. Either campout overnight or plan on gettingthere at least two hours before thestore opens.

Also, I’ve decided to offer thiscolumn’s naming rights inexchange for a discounted high-definition TV.

So if you want this page titled“Pope’s Doctrine, presented by(your name here),” send me an e-mail, let’s work out a deal.

—Did you love this column? Didyou hate it? E-mail me atdpope@rohan.sdsu.edu with anycomments, questions or derogato-ry insults and you may see yourmessage in my monthly mailbagcolumn.

—David Pope is an English senior.

—This article does not necessarilyreflect the opinions of The DailyAztec.

DDAAVVIIDD PPOOPPEEA S S I S TA N T S P O R T S E D I T O RS

““I didn’t bring asweatshirt ofany sort with me... so I scouredthe house forsomething towear. All I couldfind was my highschool lettermanjacket.”