Story by Zack SmithStaff Writer Turning 21 opens more doors to freedom; not only can one vote andbuy cigarettes, but now one can gamble. A person’s first time in a casino can be a memorable experience.The blinking and glowing lights, and the rush of people gatheredaround a roulette wheel with bells ringing and chirping, dominate [...]

“MTV insists that our viewers do not send in any home footage ofthemselves or others being jackasses. We will not open or view anysubmissions, so don’t even bother.” Thiswarning is displayed at the beginning of MTV’s “Jackass.” The showcan perhaps best be described as the clip-by-clip-oddball-stunt styleof “The Tom Green Show” meeting the pain and [...]

Consideringthe level of campus security, I don’t know how I’m still alive. Three weeks ago I was visiting my boyfriend who lives in Tenochcaresidence hall. It was about 10:30 p.m., and I was at the front deskwaiting for him to come downstairs to check me in. Two people — a guy and a girl — [...]

Tworapes and a peeping Tom leave SDSU students questioning campus andcommunity security A true tale of woe acts as a warning to women everywhere It’s about 9 p.m. when my roommate and I pull up to our housearound the corner from campus. We notice a white van with blacktinted windows parked directly in front of [...]

Director Michael Lehmann’s “Heathers” is a rare teen-angst filmthat effectively shifts from satirizing the pursuit of popularity toexposing the seams of crime and suicide. Released in 1989, the film saved the decade of romantic excessexemplified by John Hughes’ idealism that all’s fair in love and highschool — where the prom queen, the jock, the nerd [...]

In the second occurrence in two weeks, a female San Diego StateUniversity student was robbed at gunpoint at 2 a.m. yesterday. The incident took place on the 5700 block of Montezuma Road.Police reported that a woman was walking down a north alley when aman pointed a handgun at her head and demanded she give him [...]

Fat. Lazy. Obese. These are all stereotypes that University of Southern Californiasociology graduate student Celeste Atkins has had to deal with herentire life. Her size, which has ranged between size 8 and a size 28,has been an obstacle in her professional and personal life. Atkins’ experiences prompted her to write a paper about howsociety views [...]