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In the recent election the votesor San Diego Mayor were drasticallydierent between the northern andsouthern areas o the city. Ater 20

years o Republican mayors, San Di-ego has elected Democrat Bob Filner,

who deeated opponent Carl DeMaioand will take over on Dec. 3.

On election day Filner won with51 percent o the votes. KPBS hasprovided a map that shows how thedierent San Diego regions voted; itdisplays the dierence between Re-publican votes, the majority o which

were rom the north, and the Demo-crat votes, which primarily came romthe south.

You had two candidates who werevery dierent rom one another; it wasa very clear decision or voters, saidLindsey Lupo, PLNU associate pro-

essor o political science.But just because the two candi-

dates were ideologically very opposite

rom one another doesnt mean thatthe voters were as well.

The political lines that seem tobe maniested in physical boundar-ies which separate San Diego in halmight not be so disparate, accordingto Lupo.

Rather than looking at it like,here is hal o San Diego and heresthe other hal, probably what it is, is

a whole bunch o people right in themiddle that are probably not that di-erent rom one another, said Lupo.Its just that they had to make a choicebetween two candidates.

PLNU students have dierentopinions on why such political di-

vi sio n occ urr ed .I think you can trace the lower

class vote dominating the election toincreasingly conservative stances onsocial and economic issues that aectthe poor within the Republican Party,

Mayoral election results reveal political divisions

As the ormer governor o Alaska and 2008Republican vice presidential nominee, Sarah

Palin has done her best to step out o the worldo politics in recent years, but PLNU historyand political science proessor Linda Beail istaking one more look at Palins highly criticizedpolitical career.

Beail introduced her newly published book,Framing Sarah Palin: Pit Bulls, Puritans, andPolitics, to the audience o her parents, hus-band, two young children and PLNU amilyat Thursdays Colt Lecture Series event in ColtForum. With every one o the 85 seats lled,many students gathered in the back o the roomto hear about Beails rst book.

Sarah Palinand the poli-tics o gender

The Fermanian Business & Eco-nomic Institutes weather predictionor 2013: The orecast is clearing,but a stubborn haze remains. On

Thursday morning, about 350 busi-ness leaders and students gathered orbreakast at the ourth Annual Eco-nomic Outlook Forum held or therst time at the Liberty Station Con-erence Center. According to Randy

Ataide, the executive director o theFBEI, this was the most successuleconomic orecast event that PLNU

has hosted yet, based on attendanceand interest.

We want PLNU to be a reliableplace or the community to nd prac-tical economic input, Ataide said.He added that, while some economicorums tend to be obtuse, the Fer-manian Economic Outlook Forumseeks to make data applicable in whathe calls actionable economics withpractical implications or the business

world. The orum included a discus-

sion o action steps or 2013.For Ataide and others, events like

these are very important or PLNUto get its name out into the businesscommunity. He was proud o this

years interdepartmental collabora-tion in hosting this event, and he was

particularly pleased with the LibertyStation conerence center venue. The

school looks orward to more events

here in the uture.Ali Turnquist, a student assistant

or the institute, hinted at the pros-pect o expanding operations at Lib-erty Station as well.

The day ater the event I had achance to read through surveys romthose who attended, and there was anoverwhelming sense o enthusiasm orthe venue and the timing o the event[right ater the election], she said.

For the 40 PLNU students whoattended the event, the conditions

were ripe or networking. JuniorBilly Kailimai, another student as-sistant at the FBEI, said he had theopportunity to speak with a

woman who works at Ameri-canWest Bank in the securi-

ties section.

Not only did I gain a lot oknowledge on where the economy is

headed, I really got a lot o experiencenetworking, he said.

The avorable business proes-sionals to student ratio gave studentsat the orum a good chance to handout business cards, Turnquist said.Events like these could potentiallylead to internships and jobs. Ataidesaid he has in act seen hundreds ointernships, interviews and jobs comerom FBEI events in the past.

The theme or this years discus-sion was: Will the scal og clear?

PLNUs chie economist, Dr. LynnReaser, believes that economic pros-

pects look good or 2013, but sheemphasized that Congress must cometogether to avoid the scal clithat awaits the American economy atthe end o the year. At midnight onDec. 31, a series o tax laws are set tochange, and the debt ceiling agreedupon in 2011 takes eect, leaving law-makers to deal with simultaneous taxincreases and spending cuts.

Economists are predicting a re-cession i nothing is done to preventthe U.S. rom going o the cli.

But Reaser remains optimistic. Ina post-event interview with the SanDiego Daily Transcript, she said, I

Economic Outlook Forumanalyzes impact o fscal cli

Danny King

Staff Writer

Elsa JoaquinStaff Writer

Anna GoforthStaff Writer

[CONT. MAYORAL ELECTION, P.2]

[CONT. ECONOMIC OUT-LOOK, P.2]

[CONT. SARAH PALIN, P.2]

Seniors Victoria Repstad and Josh Wathen crowned homecoming queen andking during Fridays coronation ceremony.

Photo courtesy of Casslyn Fiser

Photo courtesy o Marcus EmersonSupporters o Bob Filner at a recent debate.

Homecoming Court

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predicting a re-

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prevent the U.S.

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think there is so much marketpressure, and weve seen the sell-osin stocks in recent days, the public nowknows what the scal cli is Con-

gress and the White House, theyregoing to be doing this dance, but Ithink ultimately theyre going to reachsome kind o decision. She added

that everybody will probably eel somepain, including the middle class.

Turnquist pointed out that whileReaser and the FBEIs predictions are

mostly optimistic, they do not antici-pate immediate results.

Dr. Reaser is optimistic, yes. Butshe also stresses that we will see slow

positive growth. It takes time Its along process.

Turnquist and Kailimai agree thatthis has been a great semester or the

FBEI. Last month, Dr. Reaser wasawarded the 2011-2012 National As-sociation or Business Economics(NABE) Outlook Award or her ac-

curate GDP and Treasury note yieldorecasts.

Additionally, the FBEI was re-cently awarded a yearlong $96,000

contract with the state controllers o-ce, making Reaser the chie advisoror controller John Chiang, the key-note speaker or Thursday mornings

orum. Many students and aculty arehopeul that the contract with Chiang

will bring urther notoriety to the busi-ness school and the university.

[ECONOMIC OUTLOOK CONT. FROM P.1]

said student Jacob Schultz. And I think you can trace it to the presidential election, whichis where most people ocus on theirattention. I think minorities and thelower-middle class were alarmed at

Mitt Romneys apparent disdain orthe poor, and were mobilized intoaction, said Schultz.

The majority o northern San Di-ego is made up o wealthier communi-ties compared to southern San Diegoslower-income residents. In northernSan Diego, which largely voted orDeMaio, the housing price ranges

rom about $60,000 to $30,000,000,according to realtor.com.

In contrast, in southern San Di-ego, which largely voted or Filner, therange is rom $40,000 to $3,000,000.

Socio-economic backgrounddrives partisanship which drives votechoice, so the higher-end neighbor-hoods will tend to vote more Repub-lican, said Lupo.

During the elections, there weredierent actors, such as economy andrace, that infuenced peoples choices.

The Hispanic vote went 70 per-

cent democrat, which is extremelyheavy population-wise in southern ar-eas like San Ysidro, said student Justin

Vos, who worked as a regional politi-cal director or Republican San Diego

congressional candidate Brian Bilbray.Well, I think that DeMaios

policies take a scally conservativestance, which historically aligns withthe views o the wealthy, said stu-dent Tavis Robertson.

Wealthier citizens typicallydont need as much aid rom the gov-ernment, and so [they] are able to see

welare programs as more wasteuland rivolous than do most poor peo-ple. That isnt to say that the wealthydont have compassion and want thepoor to suer.

It will be interesting; its a di-erent kind o mayor, said Lupo.San Diego will change, there will benew policies that we have not seen inthe last twenty years and Filner hassome bold ideas; so it will be a no-ticeable shit.

[MAYORAL ELECTION CONT. FROM P.1]

[SARAH PALIN CONT. FROM P.1]

I wrote this book with my dear riendrom college Rhonda Longworth, saidBeail. And many times I thought that this

just wouldnt happen. It was so un but wasalso such a challenge or me.

Beail says that the book idea began dur-ing the 2008 election. Ater seeing the multi-tude o work written about the lie and careero Hilary Clinton, Beail gained interest in theother emale who played a large role in thiselection: Sarah Palin. She not only wantedto look at the lie and political career o Palin,

but also Americas overwhelming interest inher ater she seemingly came out o nowhere

to dominate public conversation duringthe 2008 election. Beail described Palin as ablank slate.

Framing in political communicationand looking at the narrative o Palin is theocus o Beails book.

You cannot separate thinking aboutSarah Palin with thinking about Tina Fey,said Beail. Politics has always been notonly entertaining, but also emotional.

The book covers the ve main narra-tives o Palins lie, the rst o these beingher role as a Republican. Beail believedthat Palin wanted America to see her as asimple rontier woman and nothing more

than an ordinary citizen who was an out-sider to the political world.

Palins gender also became a majorpart o her identity. The main tag, Beailexplained, put on Palin or her gender was

that o a typical hockey mom who couldrelate to todays women. Beail ollowed thisby reerencing one o Palins well-knownquotes: I can have the breast pump in onehand and the Blackberry in the other.

The second tag Beail said was puton Palin was nothing more than a beautyqueen, due to Palins past participation inpageants and her overall good looks.

Finally, Beail looked at Palins sel tago being a eminist. Despite the act thatPalin was mostly gaining support rom

conservative Republicans, she gave herselthe title o a eminist, which other eminists

were not exactly happy about. Overall,Beail believes Palins campaign is an inter-esting look at what levels o emininity are

accepted by Americans.The image o Palin is important be-

cause her gender tapped into a white earo changing roles, Beail said. I think wedont know what brand o emininity willbe popular in the uture.

Freshman Katrina Varela said sheound the insight on Palins political careerin relation to her gender interesting.

I have always ollowed Palins po-litical and personal career, Varela said.I ound Proessor Beails inormation

especially helpul in addressing how hercandidacy impacted American politics in

the contrast with the other women o theWhite House.Sophomore Peter Erberichs said he

thought it was interesting that Beail did notreveal her personal view on Palin.

Although she showed us the culturalperception o Palin, we never were givena personal evaluation by the doctor, saidErberichs. I suppose this was probably be-cause she wanted her research to be viewedas objective, which I entirely support.

Concluding her presentation, Beailcommented on the uture o Sarah Palin,

which she believes is unlikely to involveanything with politics. This is especially

true ater the recent election in which hername was rarely mentioned in the political

world, leading Beail to give Palin the titleo the Voldemort o 2012.

Students and alumni walked Ca Lane on Saturday during the Homecoming Extravaganza.

Photo courtesy o Casslyn Fiser

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San Diego will

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have not seen in the last

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The 50-person PLNU ConcertBand starts cricket-like snaps, mim-icking the sound o sot rain allingon a tin roo. Then the thundercomes in the sound o a deep bass

drum. A fute gently narrates thescene o Robert W. Smiths In AGentle Rain, the second composi-tion perormed Thursday night oHomecoming Week.

Music Proessor John Dallyconducted the orchestra, which

played to about 350 people, nearlyilling the seats o Crill Peror-mance Hall. The title o the Per-ormance, From Above, is de-rived rom John 19:11, when Jesus

declares to Pilate that he wouldhave no power over him i it werenot given to him rom above.

This theme pervaded each piece ,rom the aorementioned In aGentle Rain to the dissonantSheltering Skies. The horns,drums, brass and woodwinds per-

soniied the dierent elements othe show.

Midway through the peror-mance, things got jazzy. Will Un-keer played the standup bass onthe let side o the stage with Will

Ah Sing jammin on the p iano andsoprano Annie Miller singing the

Flash! Bam! Alakazam! o Or-ange Colored Sky.

Tayl or Pizzuto is a soph o-more clarinetist in the ConcertBand. We had most o the mu-sic or a couple months, someo them we had basically rom

the beginning o the year, andsome o them were easy pieces.He mentioned that ater the alltour, they mainly practiced thecenterpiece o the show An-

gels in the Architecture.This dynamic composition was a

14-minute struggle between darknessand light. A ew percussionists wavedtubes around their heads, making aconstant boomerang-like sound, arush o air. Into this sound sopranoKrista Wilord sang: I am an angel

o light, representing the light inthe ensuing battle. Her vocals weresoon drowned out by the cacopho-nous dark o the swit, quick minornotes o the band. Thus, the contrastis made between the anxious, volatiledark notes, and the calming vocals o

Wilord, the slow major notes o the

horns and woodwinds.Kelsie Rich is a reshman who

plays clarinet in the band, an in-strument she has been playingsince ourth grade. She talkedabout her avorite part o the per-ormance, saying, I really liked

the jazz piece. It was somethingnew, and the other songs kind oget repetitive ater a while o youplaying them a bunch so you dontnotice how beautiul they are un-

til you play them at a concert andthen they all sound so good.

Sophomore Karina Bunten at-tended the concert and shared herthoughts. I really enjoyed howthey used the ull auditorium toinclude the audience in the peror-mance, said Bunten. It just fowednicely, the music was just really easyto listen to and enjoyable.

Ater the perorma nce, cup-cakes rom Cupcakes Squared andother treats were served to the

attendants. The members o theConcert Band came out and weregreeted and congratulated by theirellow students.

The show was creati ve, excit -ing and very modern, using themyriad o instruments aordedthe band and making use o thedierent levels o Crill, captivat-ing the audience with vocals andhorns rom above.

Hooray! Its all inally over! I

mean and so concludes the ilmsaga adapted rom the young-adult book series written by Ste-phenie Meyers. At last the ive-entree tale o a human teenagegirl named Bella Swan, once againplayed by Kristen Stewart, and her

vampire love interest Edward Cul-len, played by Robert Pattinson,comes to an end.

Continuing where Part Onelet o, Bella has been transormedinto a vampire by Edward to save

her lie while she gives birth totheir hal-human, hal-vampireCGI baby, Renesmee. The vam-pire government, Volturi, in Italythinks Edwards coven has brokena law stating vampires cannot turnchildren into vampires. It believespunishment is at hand. As the

Volturi gather minions and drawnear, the Cullen coven rounds upother vampires or deense.

As with the l ast Twilight movie,

those who know well o the sagasawulness and are not members o

the Twihard an base know whatto expect: A story with a minimaland weak plot that drags, overlymelodramatic acting, cheap specialeects and brain-dead characterdecisions and actions. Constantplot holes and inconsistencies that

just keep coming . The ridiculousvampire lore Meyers invented. Itsall there and more and it is soantastically glorious this time.

This is the most tolerable oall the Twilight movies. It is sucha laugh riot, so deliciously terrible,

with the addition o some inten-tional gooy, humorous momentsthat work to its advantage. Withso many o the actors and actressestrying to give it their all, get ready

to behold the magniicent hilaritythat is Stewart inally deciding tocare about playing Bella this time.

Special praise goes out to actorMichae l Sheen or his intent ionalcareree, over-the-top lamboyantperormance as Aro, the head vam-pire o the Volturi, which is come-dic gold. To top it all o, this mov-ie has one o the best/worst grandinale endings ever made. A sur-prisingly intriguing action climaxis ollowed by a twist ending that is

a shocking punch to the ace.I youre a an o the books and

like the movies, whats going tostop you rom going to see it? Buti youre a skeptic o the popularseries, believe it or not, there is thechance that you could like it betterthan some o the ans do, primar-ily or the beautiul disaster thatit is. Ater ive years o annual re-leases o these jokes o movies, thepunchline has inally arrived, and

is surprisingly watchable.

11/19 The Rawlins Trio @ Crill Performance Hall, 7:30 p.m.

11/19 How the Grinch Stole Christmas @ The Old Globe, 8 p.m. (through Dec. 29)

11/21 Rachael Yamagata @ Anthology, 7:30 p.m.

11/22 Thanksgiving Dinner @ Nicholson Commons or Your House

11/23 Holiday of Lights 2012 @ Del Mar Fairgrounds, through Jan. 1

11/23 The Maine & Mayday Parade @ SOMA, 6:30 p.m.

Sleepless in San Diego

Sorry Im late, guys. I waspracticing piano, said James as heentered Stage Right at the patio

outside Bobby Bs coee shop.Three members o the alter-

native-rock band Sleepless Pacic James Bishop, Esteban Cervantesand Taylor Eldreth met in el-ementary school and are now PLNUreshmen together.

As Eldreth continued to druma beat on his legs, Cervantesexplained how they all connected

through middle school band andhigh school marching band, along

with their riends Robin Morris,a high school senior, and LoganNelson, a college sophomore.

Our high school was puttingon battle o the bands, and I really

wanted to be a part o it, said Cer-vantes. We practiced a couple times,went to sign up, and they said it wascancelled. I was like, Well, are westill going to be a band?

The show went on. Cervanteswas just learning guitar as the group

started practicing every Sundayat Eldreths church, thanks to thegenerosity o his ather. They werededicated to their collective musicalgrowth, but their sound was nottraveling ar.

The band started seeking outgigs. Booking shows at the SanDiego County Fair, House o Blues,Lestats Coee Shop, Whisky a GoGo o Hollywood and several localSan Diego spots, Sleepless Pacichas rocked approximately 30 stages.

The band came close to achiev-ing their dream o opening or theirbiggest inspiration.

We played beore Switch-oot, Cervantes said, but didnt

open or them.Sleepless Pacic nally received

their second chance to vie or win-ner o battle o the bands. Thistime proved successul; the band

won PLNUs battle o the bands onOctober 25, hosted by the InvisibleChildren club.

Its good or us because we havea whole new an base, said Bishop.Its also really accessible or ourriends to come watch us.

Bishop explained that while eachhas grown as a musician individually,they have not been able to collabo-rate together as oten.

Its tough to stay ocusedpractice-wise, said Bishop. Not

having a practice room, rst o all.And keeping ocused academicallywith a whole social world.

Though they hope to share theirmusic with the campus, they areinterested in integrating PLNUscommunity into their work. Thoughsound checks and harmonies do nothappen requently, the band recog-nizes a dierent kind o preparation

ostered by PLNU.The values that were learning

here and growing as people is goingto overfow into our music, Bishopsaid. Our music has changed mostly lyrically and music-wise.Going rom writing all about girls

we have crushes on to things that wewant to change.

But we still write about girls,Cervantes interjected.

The concept o the bands name,Sleepless Pacic, captures theirdesire to transition to this next stage

o lie.

Wed grown up in the sametown or 18 years, said Bishop. Ielt sleepless, anxious about wantingto get out there.

Their song Sleepless exploresthis eeling.

Taylor came up with this otherpart o the name, said Bishop. Wereally wanted to incorporate thePacic. Were San Diego kids.

Their rst album, BreakingGround, will be released January 11,

2013, and eatures 12 proessionally-

recorded original songs. Theircurrent ocus is enacting a publicityplan and sending the album to recordlabels. Until then, Sleepless Pacichopes students will keep their earsopen or a release party.

For me one o the coolest thingsabout being in a band together, is be-ing in a band with my best riends,refected Bishop. We grow in musicand grow in love all or the gloryo God.

Taylor RoyStaff Writer

Captivating concert bandEddie MatthewsStaff Writer

courtesy of james bishop

Taylor Eldreth, Logan Nelson, James Bishop and Esteban Cervantes, mem-bers o Sleepless Pacifc, perorm in ront o an enthusiastic crowd.

Jeremy BrooksStaf Writer

courtesy of stereogum.com

Breaking Dawn surprisesTwilight skeptics

The Green Sea carries a Green Sea wannabe o the stage at theHomecoming Variety Show on Friday, Nov. 16.

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At the end o summer in the cre-ative handy-work o Jason Brownlee,a movement was born. The instru-ment o his revolution: a yo-yo. It

was 10 dollars, but a good starter yo-yo, Brownlee said. In yo-yo worldyou can walk the dog and rock the

baby without owning a dog or be-ing a ather. All it takes is a spot o

ground and some lively phalanges. Iyou have these two things youve notonly got the world, but also ColdFusion within your string.

On his way back to accountingclass at the beginning o the semes-ter, Jason Brownlee walked past Dr.

John Wus Psychology class and sawhim yo-yoing. I asked him whatkind o yo-yo that was, Brownleesaid. Wus hesitation was visible.Brownlee unsheathed his yo-yo toshow Wu. We kinda geeked out

over yo-yos.Fast orward a couple weeks:

Wu starts having yo-yo hour onThursdays at 1 p.m. in his oce inCulbertson Hall. Anywhere romtwo to six yo-yoers rom aroundcampus convene at this time and

share their crat.

Its perormance based, butwere at the point now where its col-laborative, were all at similar levels,Brownlee said.

Conor Brumbaugh, Brownleesroommate, started yo-yoing ater

years o retirement, when Brownleecontacted him asking advice on what

yo-yo to get. Brumbaugh soon real-ized his high school yo-yo was out-

dated and that he needed to be ret-ted rom the stock o yoyos Wu has

access to.I let class and I went and bought

this yo-yo, and stayed there and yo-yoed with [Wu] or 30 minutes,luckily it was an hour and 40 minuteclass, Brumbaugh said. Brumbaughattended the rst ever yo-yo hourmeeting. Wu makes cards with lev-els o yo-yo tricks that the yo-yoer isrewarded upon completing the trick.

The yo-yo rewards include yoyohip holsters, yo-yo string and yo-yostreet cred. Brumbaugh and Brown-

lee are both on the highest level three. Once the yo-yo masters reach

level three, they have reached the yo-yo ceiling; then they become morecollaborative, bouncing tricks oeach other and learning tricks thatarent based o o cards.

Keith Thompson is an aspiring

yo-yoer, a Padawan to the Jedi Mas-ter Obi-Wu Kenobi. I I wanted tobe cool, I would have to yo-yo, andI want to be cool, Thompson said.

Thompson was invigorated with

his rst yo-yo hour. I elt a part o

something bigger . . . the yo commu-nity, Thompson said.The uture o yo-yoing lies

not only in the Candy Rain andGondola tricks o Brumbaugh and

Brownlee, but in the transorma-

tion rom the newb moves o EielTower and Walk the Dog to thecreative art that yo-yoing has the po-tential to be.

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QUOTE OF THE WEEKI celebrated Thanksgiving in an old-ashioned way. I invited everyone in my neighborhood

to my house, we had an enormous east, and then I killed them and took their land.-Jon Stewart

*Warning: These quotes may or may not improve your intelligence.*************************************************************************

Unleashing the invisible dog, yo-yoscreate a revolutionEddie Matthews

Sta Writer

The ront door swings openas a rigid customer escapes the

clutches o the cool San Diegoweather. He ente rs the buil dingand is immediately hit by the in-

viti ng and amil iar scent o a de li-cious brown liquid being poured

into an oversized mug. Shitinghis gaze rom the desirable coeeto the one pouring it, he is greet-ed with the smiling ace o Rebec-ca Harver, a 22-year-old PLNUgraduate who is currently livingat home and working in a coeeshop due to the poor economyand lack o available jobs.

Harver graduated romPLNU this past spring with amajor in Spanish. She told thePoint Weekly via email that get-

ting a job ater graduation washarder than she anticipated,even with her good grades andexcellent resume. As time hasprogressed, the job search hasnot gotten any easier.

Due to her inability to ind awell -pay ing job, Harver move dback in with her parents atergraduation. She has lived thereor the past six months and an-ticipates being there or a mini-

mum o two more. According tothe Pew Social & Demographic

Trend s, Harver is not the onlycollege graduate moving backhome with mom and dad.

The Pew Rese arch Cent er re-ported in Dec. 2011 that three in

10 parents have a child who hasmoved back home with them inrecent years. In 2011, 24 percento adults age 18 to 34 aced tougheconomic conditions that pushed

them to move back home ater liv-ing on their own.

The U.S. Census Bureau re-ported that rom the years 2005 to2011, the number o young adultsliving at home has increased.Cathy Gallagher, the Director othe Fermanian Business & Eco-nomic Institute at PLNU, said

via emai l tha t she has seen a sli ghtincrease in the number o PLNUstudents moving back home overthe past year, but it has been

nothing signiicant.Gallagher said the biggest

inluence on students decisionsto move back home is the lacko available jobs ater graduat-ing. Gallagher also said that mostPLNU graduates would preer tostay in San Diego i it were notor the economy and lack o work.

According to the U.S. Cen-sus Bureau in 2011, 59 percent omen ages 18 to 24 lived at home

and 50 percent o women livedat home (in this study, living at

home includes physically livingwith pare nts or livi ng in a dormi -tory, but does not include livingin an apartment or other sel-i-nanced housing). Gallagher said

that based on her experience thesenumbers are airly accurate.Kenny Williams, who gradu-

ated rom PLNU in the springwith a major i n bus ines s, sp ent h is

last semester o college constantlysearching or a job and was ableto ind one several weeks beoregraduation. He also moved backhome to live with his parents a-ter graduation, though his rea-son or doing so was that he wasrenovating a house that was not

yet complete d. His time at hisparents house was a short transi-tional phase between graduatingand getting out on his own, andhe said via email that the economy

did not play a role in his decision.Harver had dierent reasons

rom Williams as to why she de-cided to move home.

The economy played a role inthat it was hard to ind any work,even at a coee shop or anything,and the ew odd jobs did not pro-

vide enou gh to sust ain myse l,she said.

Living at home has aectedHarvers relationship with her

parents in that it has changedthe way she communicates with

them. She said her parents havehad to ind a new balance withher being an adult, needing pri-

vac y and bei ng sel -s u ic ient,whi le she sti ll tri es to res pect

the rules o her parents house.She does not recommend mov-ing home, and said she believesit is better to go straight into a

job ra the r tha n ad jus ting to liv -

ing with parents again.For those who want to heed

Harvers advice and avoid movingback home ater graduation, Gal-lagher provides seven tips on howto land a steady job in order toavoid ending up back under momand dads roo:

Do everything you can to

make yoursel marketable, includ-ing taking advantage o intern-ships while still in college andbuilding your resume.

Getting a job in this econo -my is about who you know, so takeadvantage o networks.

Set up information inter-view s with indi vidu als and irmsthat are o interest to you.

Be well-prepared going into

any interview, dress appropriatelyand be prompt.

Send a thank you note follow-ing any interview you may have.

Keep your options open,

whic h c an mean tak ing a posi tionthat isnt ideal in order to prove

your sel to employers and openthe door or something better.

Figure out your bottom-line

salary beore going into an inter-view, which means inding the sal-

ary you would need to make endsmeet. Dont assume because youhave a degree you are worth a cer-tain salary, because that is no lon-ger the case.

More students head home ater graduationRylie ShoreSta Writer

PHOTO COURTESY OF EDDIE MATTHEWS

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I you grew up in the UnitedStates, chances are youve seen theCharlie Brown Christmas special on

TV. And chances are when you see

a tiny, sorry-looking Christmas tree,it triggers some sort o nostalgia in

your heart o hearts. At one pointduring the lm, the proverbial bossygirl Lucy Van Pelt says to Charlie

Brown, Look, Charlie, lets aceit. We all know that Christmas is abig commercial racket. Its run bya big eastern syndicate, you know.

The rest o the show depicts Char-lie seeking out the true meaning oChristmas, despite this claim.

On Friday, Nov. 30, Ca Lane

will be crowded with vendors, stu-dents, live music, interactive booths

and coee as the Roots o GivingFair works to promote air trade

practices over the Christmas season.Just like Charlie Brown, people aretrying to nd ways to nd ChristmasSpirit through ethical buying prac-tices that can help others instead oaccepting unethical consumerism.

Senior Andrew Schalin, internat the Center o Justice and Recon-ciliation and director o the air, said

via email, The Christmas season islinked with so much buying and con-suming. Rethinking the way we buyat the Christmas season can have a

huge impact on others lives. Changestarts with small steps, and the holi-

day season is a great rst step.The Roots o Giving Fair isrun through the Center o Justiceand Reconciliation, which aims toinorm and change patterns o op-pression and injustice. The CJRis directed by Dr. Jamie Gates,PLNU proessor o sociology.

Its a great place to do Christ-

mas shopping, Schalin said. Theitems you will nd at the air will beunlike gits anywhere else. The bestpart is, you can eel good about buy-ing the items!

The air eatures both studentand community vendors and willalso have booths where attendees cantry their creative hand at crochetingand making paper snowfakes. Stu-dents can sip coee while perusingthe wares or sale or just relaxing in

Christmas spirit.Senior Katie Haeuser said that

Roots o Giving is dierent rommost o the events that occur on CaLane, comparing it to a Christmas-style armers market.

Less is more, riends, Haeus-er said via email. Theres nothing

wrong with giving and receiving gitswith the people you care about, but

its not about stu. We are so blessed remember why we celebrate

Christmas in the rst place.Haeuser is a sel-proclaimed air-

trade enthusiast working on the de-sign o the air this year, or the am-bience, as she describes it.

Roots o Giving advocates orair-trade products by presentingalternatives to the products usuallyavailable or purchase. The purposeo the air is to encourage students torethink their buying practices duringthe Christmas season, where it is all-too easy to get caught up in Lucys

claim that Christmas is a commercialracket. According to junior Analise

Eastman, one o the best parts is theact that the air provides an exampleor people to ollow.

It kind o shows a glimpse ohow our world could unction with-out using slave trade and child labor

workers, Eastman said. Not only isit showing that its possible, but itsdoing it.

Students go to college with

promises o riends, new experiencesand a good education. What studentsare not always prepared or is thepalm-sweating, heart-racing stressthat commonly accompanies the col-lege experience.

Stress is a normal part o thedaily lives o college students; how-ever, too much stress can causeunwanted problems in a studentslie. The pressures o keeping up

with things such as school work,practices, club meetings and work

can become overwhelming. As thesemester begins to reach its nal

weeks, the stress in the lives o stu-dents seems to grow even stronger.

Stress seems to have a prettybig impact on my lie right now;its aecting my sleep, my deci-sions, my lie views, even my sel-esteem, said junior Tatiana Lewis.

A common stress among student s ispressure to do well in school. Moststudents know they must work hard

in college, but the pressure andstress that come along with that can

be overwhelming.Lewis said that her biggeststress is obtaining good grades inorder to help her reach her goalsand get into a grad school ater her

time at PLNU.I have to work extra hard to do

well and it is very stressul, especiallyin combination with other stressors,said Lewis.

Junior Veronica Parker explains

that managing all the dierent as-pects o her lie can cause stress.

Parker works at a local restaurantwhile still attending school ull timein order to help pay o student loans.

It can be dicult to nd balancein my crazy schedule, Parker said. I

sometimes nd it hard to not let thestress o trying to t everything intake over my lie, said Parker.

Medical organization KaiserPermanente has provided dierentmethods o how to handle stress intheir daily lives by presenting six easymethods to help relieve stress. Thesemethods include deep breathing ex-ercises, using guided imagery to helpcalm the mind, dierent orms omeditation, muscle relaxation, goingto yoga or tai chi classes and nding

a class that can help manage stress toyour own personal needs.

Students have also ound per-sonal ways to help relieve their ownstress. Lewis explained that shelikes to partake in activities thathelp her orget her stresses andocus on the things she enjoys in-stead. However, she nds it hard tot it into her schedule.

I used to do something I enjoyedlike paint or draw, but now I have no

time to do anything! said Lewis.Parker explained that nding

time to be with those who are closeto her helps her to relax.When I am stressed, I like

to spend time with my amily andriends. They are the people who

know me the best and know how tohelp me relieve the stresses in mylie, said Parker.

Stress is a large part o stu-dent lie, but with the proper in-ormation, it can be managed in a

way that can help students have ahealthy liestyle.

Find out more ways to deal with

stress by searching Tame Your

Stress at:

healthy.kaiserpermanente.org

FEATURES

Handling stress during the end o the semester

Not buying consumerism at the Roots oGiving Fair

Callie RadkeFeatures Editor

Mallory ContrerasSta Writer

Stress is a large

part of student life,

but with the proper

information it can

be managed in a

way that can help

students have a

healthy lifestyle.

Rethinking theway we buy at

the Christmas

season can have

a huge impact on

others lives.

ALTERNATIVE CHRISTMAS GIFTS

ROOZT.COM

THEHUNGERSITE.COM

SOLEREBELS

KIVA.COM

PEOPLES MARKET, OCEAN

GOOD & FAIR CLOTHING

This website leads visitors to a

variety of fair-trade and ethicalvendors, boasting products rangingfrom scarves to skateboards.

The founders of this site partnerwith Mercy Corps, FeedingAmerica and Millennium Promiseto sell products that help endworld hunger.

An Ethiopia-based footwearcompany that aims to revitalize thecommunity its located in. Startedby a community member, thiscompany is fair-trade andeco-friendly.www.solerebelsfootwear.co

A clothing company that specializ-es in fair trade and organicmaterials. They partner with cotton

farmers and garment workers toprovide fair and ethical jobs andguilt-free clothing.

WAYS TO HANDLE

STRESS

Stay healthy by eating well anddrinking the right amount ofwater.

Exercise regularly. Find some-thing that you enjoy doing sothat you are more motivated tomake a regular schedule.

Use guided imagery to helpcalm the mind.

Find a yoga, tai chi or pilates

class that helps you focus andmeditate.

Keep your muscles relaxed bystretching or getting massages.

Make lists to help normalizeyour work load.

Take short breaks while yourestudying to go for a walk or dosomething active. This helpswake up your brain better thanFacebook ever could.

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On Saturday, hundreds o PLNUstudents, aculty and alumni gathered

in Golden Gymnaisum to supportthe basketball teams in the annualHomecoming games.

The Green Sea was packed withscreaming ans decked out withpainted aces and an assortment ogreen and gold clothing, while the

Jazz Band provided a live soundtrackor the evening.

The nig ht kic ked o wit h t he

season opener or the womensbasketball team. The ladieshosted ormer conerence rivalBiola University.

All-American Nyla Bailey led theway with 23 points on 10-20 shooting,

and the Sea Lions cruised to a 59-46victory over the visiting Eagles.The PLNU women smothered

Biola on deense, limiting the Eagles tojust 26 percent shooting rom the eld.

Ater the womens game ended,Athletic Director Ethan Hamiltontook a moment to honor thecontributions o longtime Sea Lionsupporter Sharon Irwin, who passed

away about a month ago.Sharons husband Ross, who

along with his wie has rarely misseda PLNU sporting event over the

years, was presented with a ramedcollage o pictures o Sharon that

was signed by members o theathletic aculty and sta.Additionally, two o the green

chairs in the special Point LomaSports Assoctiates (PLSA) an section

were spray painted gold and markedwith signs reserving them or Rossand Sharon Irwin.

Next up was the mens game,a brutal contest against Northwest

Nazarene University that doubled asthe PLNU mens home opener.

During the team introductionsor NNU, members o the Green Sea

held up copies o the Point Weeklyto illustrate their lack o interest. But

when the Sea Lions were introduced,the crowd exploded with noise.Unortunately, the mens team did

not give the Green Sea much to cheerabout ater the opening tip, losing tothe Crusaders 53-36.

Ater cruising out to an early 10-3lead, the Green and Gold could notnd their shooting stroke against thestingy Crusader deense.

The men shot just 32 percentrom the eld, including an abysmal2-22 rom 3-point range. They alsomade just six o 21 ree throws.

The men were able to get thecrowd up out o their seats with a

pair o thunderous slam dunks romreshman Arren Wells and junior AJUssery. But the Crusader deense wastoo much to handle.

But with a spectacular win romthe womens team, a rabid GreenSea, un tunes rom the Jazz Bandand a host o alumni and supportersin attendance, the 2012 Homecomingnight was one to remember.

6 | SPORTS6 | SPORTS

11/20: Mens Basketball vs. Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, 7p.m.11/23: Womens Basketball @ Cal State Dominguez Hill,1 p.m.11/24: Womens Basketball @ Cal State Los Angeles, 3p.m.

Jacob RothSports Editor

courtesy of will macneil

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WOMENS SOCCER MENS BASKETBALL11/17 L 36-53vs. Northwest NazareneUniversity

VOLLEYBALL

The most interesting athlete inproessional sports is Ron Artest. Wellactually, it was Ron Artest until2010, when the NBA player changed

his name to Metta World Peace.Metta is apparently a Buddhist

word that means loving kindness and

riendliness toward others. And i Imnot mistaken, World Peace is theEnglish phrase meaning world peace.

You think the name he picked isbizarre? Thats just the tip o the icebergo Mettas 13-year NBA career.

This is the same player who wasonce pulled over in downtown Los

Angeles or driving a custom racecar.The ocers ended up citing the

ormer All-Star because the vehicles

registration had expired. Except the carwasnt even registered in the name oWorld Peace (see what I did there?). Itwas registered to a man in Tennessee.

World Peace is an odd surnamechoice or a player with a history oon-court violence.

During the 2002-2003 season

alone, the artist ormerly known asArtest racked up 14 technical ouls.

He also led the NBA with ninefagrant ouls, more than double thenext closest player.

And obviously, Metta is bestknown or inciting the largest meleein recent sports history in 2004,

when, as a member o the IndianaPacers, he charged into the standsnear the end o a game in Detroit andbrawled with ans.

The Malice at the Palaceresulted in a yearlong suspension or

Artest as well as suspensions or eightother players. Additionally, he wassentenced to community service andanger management therapy.

I guess the therapy eventually

worked, because on April 26, 2011,he was awarded the NBAs J. WalterKennedy Citizenship Award. Ocourse, just over a week later he wasejected rom Game Two o the Lakers

playo series or clotheslining Mavsguard JJ Barea. Oh, the irony.

Still, Im a huge an o MettaWorld Peace, i only because hes soincredibly odd. At some point in hiscareer, he undoubtedly reached whatESPN columnist Bill Simmons (aavorite o mine) dubbed The TysonZone, which basically means thatnothing he could do no matterhow outlandish would surpriseanyone in the least.

Were talking about a guy who

appeared in a 2008 PETA campaignto promote spaying and neuteringpets. The campaign was entitled,ttingly, Have the balls to spay orneuter your dog.

Back when he played inIndianapolis, a reporter rom the

Indianapolis Star (who remained

anonymous) visited Artest at hishome. When the reporter stepped

inside, he ound, among otherthings, empty Hennessey bottlesglued to the walls.

There were also sleeping bagsand pillows all over the house.

When Artest was growing up in theQueensbridge housing developmentin New York, he and his riends hadall made a deal that i one o them gotrich, theyd all get out together.

But most shocking were the dogdroppings. Everywhere. All over theground. I guess Artest was never a ano cleaning them up, so instead he justhad the carpet company come out tohis house every month to change it.Clearly the simplest solution.

On an earlier occasion, thatsame reporter had once seen Artestcoloring a pair o white shoes witha blue marker. He had apparentlyordered blue shoes but was sent white

ones instead.Ater the Lakers won the 2010

NBA Championship, Metta became,as ar as I know, the rst player inNBA history to thank his psychiatristin his postgame interview.

Hes just a peculiar guy, evenon the court. Hes a great deender,

winning the Deensive Player o theYear award in 2004. But when hehas the ball on oense, it sometimesseems like he doesnt even know whathes going to do. Seriously, watch

a Lakers game sometime. Everytime he shoots some ill-advised, o-balance 3-pointer, the ans gasp, notknowing what to expect.

It seems as though he either missesby a mile or is right on the money,like when he hit the Championship-clinching shot in Game Seven o the

2010 Finals (Side Note: you dont knowhow much it pains me to write about the

Lakers winning.)

He lives a Forrest-Gump-box-o-chocolates kind o lie. One moment

hes a rookie with the Chicago Bulls,applying to work at Circuit City so hecan take advantage o the discounts.Next hes in the lower level battlingans in Detroit. The next moment

hes releasing a rap album. The nexthes giving a tipsy postgame pressconerence ater his rst (and hopeullylast) NBA title with the Lakers.

I not just purely or hisentertainment value, I love Metta.

Whatever he does or his next act, theonly thing youll be able to count on isthat youll have no idea what to expect.

For the links to all o the videos

showing Mettas insanity, visit

lomasportsguy.wordpress.com.

Jakes Take:All I want to see is some World Peace.

FOR MORE SCORES AND STATS, CHECK OUT: WWW.PLNUSEALIONS.COM

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SEA LIONS SCOREBOARD

Every year, his students arecautioned to not use the S wordin his class. The word soccer mustnever be mentioned, or it couldeasily lead to an hour-long discussionon whether Messi is better Ronaldo,

or i Jurgen Klinsmann is capable obringing the United States closer tosuccess in the World Cup.

For ear o a tbol-ocuseddigression, the S word is taboo inany accounting course with ProessorCarl Hammond.

Students will try to bring upthe topic o soccer during class, saidPLNU junior Austin Challis. Themost they will get out o him is a one-

word answer.When not talking about debits

or credits, Hammond lives out hispassion or the worlds most popularsport by creating soccer websites,undraisers and cheering on his dearly

beloved Tottenham Hotspur (a pro

soccer team in England).The amount o eort and

resources he has poured into thegame o soccer is so vast that it makes

the avid antasy ootball participantslook like the people who watch theSuper Bowl just or the commercials.

Im not a stat reak, saidHammond. I love the [soccer], andI saw that there was a lack in statistics

back when the MLS was rst starting,so I created PowerStats.Powerstats101.com is the name

o the most recent o our soccerwebsites Hammond has created. Itboasts more than 20,000 individualstats and incorporates graphs and

statistics that are dierent than justyour normal shots, goals and assists. Itcreates power rankings o every playerbased on 20 dierent individual stats.

Powerstats also visually displaysthe change in momentum in games

with a unique PowerChart.During the 2006 World Cup,

Hammond and a group o paidPLNU students gathered around

TVs in Wiley Hall, scribbling down

various soccer statistics that wereimmediately inputted live into hisnewly-launched website.

I had no idea what kind o trac

the website would get, but I was hopingor 50,000 hits, said Hammond.

Hammond kicked that targetnumber right in the shins, reachingone million hits on his website duringthe peak o the 2006 World Cup.

Hammond and his student crews havealso gathered statistics in Wiley Hallduring the summer or the 2008 EuroCup and the 2010 World Cup.

I really enjoyed helping withthe website during the 2010 WorldCup, said PLNU junior and mens

soccer player Austin Mobley. Itallowed me to see the game in adierent way than beore.

The PowerStat statistic websitesare a marketing thing, not a coachingthing, said Hammond. The websiteallows ans to enjoy the game more.

For the moment, Hammondhas put his statistic websites ona halt and is ocused on a new

project called mysoccerundraiser.

com, which has raised more than$200,000 or youth soccer programsin Southern Caliornia.

I am a busy guy, said Hammond.

Its because I dont ever sit aroundand watch TV.

Unless, o course, soccer is on.

PLNU proessor takes soccer stats to another level

Colton IrvineSta Writer

11/17 L 0-1@ Cal Baptist University

WOMENS BASKETBALL11/17 W 59-46vs. Biola

ATHLETES OF THE WEEK

NYLA BAILEY

W. BASKETBALL

KAYCIE HANLIN

W. SOCCERHanlin scored the game-

winning penalty kick in the Sea

Lions shootout win over Azusa

Pacifc in the NCCAA West

Regional Semifnal.

A junior rom Denver,

Hanlin also scored on her frst

shootout attempt, and then Sea

Lions won 8-7 on PKs.

Bailey dominated the Sea

Lions opening game, pouring

in 23 points and playing sound

deense in a 59-46 win over Biola

or Homecoming.

The senior rom Escondido,

Cali., was an All-American and

All-GSAC player a year ago

ater transerring rom Arizona

Western College.

PLNU Proessor Carl Hammond is an avid soccer an, to say the least. He hascreated websites such as Powerstats.com that are able to track statistics and

enhance the game or ans.

courtesy of colton irvine

Jacob RothSports Editor

courtesy of ibtimes.com

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This is dedicated to all the Wiki-pedia haters. Among the trash talk

Wikipedia garners, the most com-mon debate is over the accuracy othe inormation. Who is credibleenough to say who has the accu-rate inormation to give? People

with Ph.D.s?Obviously I would rather have

people with Ph.D.s in Psycho-somatic Medicine be writing theconcurrent Wikipedia page thansome little mischievous juniorhigher who gets joy rom rollingpumpkins into trac.

But why in the world wouldthat junior higher lookup Psy-chosomatic Medicine and al-siy inormation just so somerandom person may be misled?Just because the possibility isthere doesnt mean that every-one exploits it.Wikiped ia is a very respect-

ully run organization. Howmany advertisements have youseen in the past 11 years sinceits launching? Zero. This is orthe same reason that Mid CityChurch o the Nazarene has nograiti people in the com-munity respect it. People inthe world respect Wikipedia asa legitimate means o sharinginormation. Thats how it hassurvived these years by do-nations not by commercialinluence or shareholders.I wonder; are the makers o

Wikipedia aware that perhapssome o the inor matio n is one-sided? O course!When I was looking up the

ingredients o Sudaed, underthe section Switch to phenyl-ephrine there was a caveat boxthat stated, The examples andperspective in this article maynot represent a worldwide viewo the subject. It then providesthe opportunity or the reader toimprove the article, or link to a

talk page on which one can seechallenges made to the articlesaccuracy. This step is exempla-ry or an inormation-sharing

website that reaches millionso people, yet The WikimediaFoundation that runs Wikipediaonly has a sta o 146 (wikime-diaoundation.org).Wikipedia is a semi-solid masso inormation that is consis-tent enough to provide acts onthings in the past, but open tonew developments on things in-stantaneously, a act that mightmake it better than other schol-arly based, rigorously edited en-cyclopedias because it changesin real time, rather than in two

years time (ater the appropriateeditors thoroughly examine thelikelihood o all aspects o theinormation without any bias oreditorializing whatsoever).I I am doing a report on Abra-

ham Lincoln, am I going to getthe undeniably best and most ac-curate inormation rom his entry

on Wikipedia? No. Is that thepurpose o Wikipedia? No. Those

who criticize Wikipedia dont ullyunderstand what it is. It is a meanso communicating current inor-mation by the world to the world.Its a community.Now, in an attempt to show

o the prowess o Wikipediasvandalism-sensing sotware, Ithought about vandalizing Nico-las Cages page. What did I nd?

A lock on it. What does the lockentail? No unregistered userscan edit the page that meansno seventh grade hooligans.The purpose o Wikipedia is tomake inormation available tothose who have expert knowl-

edge on classically academicthings, as well as those who knowintimately about something that

you cant get a Ph.D. in, likeroller derby. All in all, peoplekeep reading, haters keep hatingand Wikipedia keeps thriving.

Happiest place

on EarthColton Irvine

Sta Writer

Its a small world ater all. This tune maymake you cringe, or it may transer you to a nos-talgic dreamlike state o ecstasy. This amiliarsong is the melody o one o the busiest themeparks in the world: Disneyland.A ew weekends ago, I joined my amily along

with what seemed like a million people on a tripto Disneyland. One thing that shocked me, be-sides the large number o shameless middle-agedmen wearing Mickey Mouse ears, was the insanenumber o people at this park.Imagine that the entire population o Point

Loma and Ocean Beach took a road trip to Dis-neyland. This is about how many people visitDisneyland daily, according to themeparks.com.

Disneyland gets an average o 40,000 visitorsa day, but on weekends it can be twice as busy.According to the Orange County Regis ter,Disneyland hit record attendance in the irstthree months o October. It is estimatedthat 16 million people visit Disneyland inone year, making it the second most popu-lar theme park in the world only behindDisney World.Phoebe Burton, a yearlong pass holder to

Disneyland, experienced a time this yearwhen she and her amily were turned downat the entrance because the attendance wastoo high. She and her amily were allowedto enter the park at a later hour when thecrowds had died down.Caliornias population has more than doubled

since the opening o Disneyland in 1955. Alongwith the population increase, the constant inno-vation o the park is one o the reasons Disney-

land continues to draw huge numbers.A lot o people want to see the Holidaydecorations in the Haunted Mansion aroundthis time, said Dawn, a emale employee atDisneyland. The new Cars ride in Caliornia

Adventure is also bringing a lot o people tothe park.Walt Disney once said, Disneyland will nev-er be completed. It will continue to grow aslong as there is imagination let in the world.He could have very well nished this quote bysaying Disneyland will never be completed aslong as tourism exists in the world.With such high attendance, one might thinkthat this park doesnt cost very much, but thatis just pixie dust. Disneyland statistics showthat rom 1982 to 2009, there have been 21ticket price hikes or adults. The current priceis $87 or adults and $81 or children 3 to 9

years old,which is actually a pretty air price topay to have all o your dreams come true.

Deending Wikipedia: students quick fx

or researchEddie MatthewsSta Writer

What I am about to present willnot be pleasant or polite. It maybe social banishment, but sinceIm a writer I consider my ostra-cism a common hazard o the job.Polite comes rom the Latin

word meaning to polish. Today,polite has come to mean renedmanners, but the idea predatesour current perception. In me-dieval France, due to boredomand no jobs, nobles inventedetiquette a code governingconduct which they shared withnobles throughout Europe. Withthe rise o empires, western eti-quette spanned oceans. And thus,humanity polished its behavior.Although updated, etiquette

still governs society. Conver-sations, once seeking to com-municate inormation, havebecome empty and routine. It

is polite to say hello to peopleyou know, even i they are justa passing acquaintance, and toask how they are. The polite re-sponse is I am well.Everyone seems to know this re-

sponse whether or not it is reallyhow a person airs.I have been saying hello to hun-

dreds o acquaintances or years,but all I seem to know aboutthem is that they are well. Ap-parently. But even i they werent

well, I wasnt really asking ortheir honesty. In act, i someone

were to respond honestly and say,Lie sucks. I just ailed a test andmy parents are getting a divorce,I really wouldnt know how torespond. My mind would be fip-ping rantically through the pages

o its social etiquette manual orthe appropriate polite response.Excuse my honesty, but polite

just means careully placed lie.

It seems completely absurd tome that people conduct hundredso meaningless, polite conversa-tions a day.Many people would guaw atthe antiquated practice o bow-ing/curtsying at an introduc-tion, and yet polite conversationis no dierent.Some would believe conversing

outside the boundaries o etiquettewould be unpleasant and uncomort-able. Yes, but I dont see the problem.

True growth comes out o uncom-ortable conversations.Polite conversation becomes

a question o sanity. We abideby rules o etiquette becausea world o complete honesty

would be a world o insanity andchaos. But we are all crazies dis-

guised in sane costumes, parad-ing around talking about noth-ing so others dont catch on tohow insane we really are. Well,

I think hiding our crazy is justanother orm o neurosis.Let us be crazy. Let us be honest.

Let us grow rom real conversations.Words are power. Let us makeevery one we use count.Lets spend less time ocused on a

polished aade and more time ac-ing the reality o our brokenness.I believe a world reed rom the

empty casket o blind etiquette,although uncomortable at timesand almost certainly unpleasant,

would be a world opened to clar-ity, reality and honesty.What good comes rom avoid-ing the truth to make people eelmore comortable? The truth stillexists. And acknowledging truthinvites understanding.

Polite conversation is rarel y either.

-Fran Lebowitz

Awkward Sea Lion:Sharing your Loma fails

You run out o

favored tea ......so you grab several

packets from the caf

Submit your AwkwardSea Lion momentsto hanaeades2009@pointloma.edu

You go to watch

Breaking Dawn

Part Two......and actually enjoy it

You think Crusaderis a better mascot......and are convinced when

they beat the Sea Lions

Amy CruseSta Columnist

Camron CluEditorial Cartoonist

Intentions o polite conversation: unintentionallycontroversial

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