Instead of simply wanting a win against Utah last night, San Diego State fans wanted a blowout. Halfway through the first period of SDSU’s 85-53 victory against Utah and the team already up by 19, “The Show” started chanting, “Show no mercy!” And the team listened.

As freshmen initiate their first years of total freedom and bliss, they ponder about the legend of the “freshman 15.” According to Ashley Medina, a kinesiology sophomore, life in the resident halls at San Diego State tends to lead students into an unhealthy diet and inevitably an unhealthy lifestyle.
“Even though it is nice to live close to campus. The 10-minute walk to campus does not compensate the thousands of calories consumed daily at the diner or the food market,” Medina said.

President Barack Obama sits in a bunker deep under the White House, his entire cabinet gathered around him at a circular “situation” table. The lights are dim; a cloud of smoke hangs in the air as numerous officials attempt to steady their nerves. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates is the first to speak. “Sir, they’ve hacked Facebook and Twitter. We have to act, they must be stopped.” The president takes a deep drag of his cigarette, grinds it out, exhales. “Do it. Shut down the Internet.”

Seductive. Risqué. Tantalizing. With tongues hanging out, Americans love — no, we worship — anything and everything that even suggests sex appeal. From dramatic television shows to Hollywood movies, entertainment media is always one step ahead in exceeding our demands for the next steamy fix. This certainly explains why the number of sexual scenes on television has skyrocketed, practically doubling since 1998.

A 63-year-old traveling salesman named Willy Loman (Emmy and Tony Award nominee, Jeffrey DeMunn) is losing his touch with reality. From the opening scene Willy seems to be in a surreal state of mind.

Whether you dress it up or dress it down, the oversized sweater has the power to become your BFF this semester.

Like half the people you know, I’m a Mexican in Southern California. I have never felt like a minority here, except within my own immigrant community. I know what I am: a student, a writer and an immigrant. I also know what I never will be: a Chicano. I don’t want to hide my Mexican heritage, I’m proud of it. I just have no desire to assimilate into a movement that was founded on historical fallacies. I would rather be an individual in a nation that promotes individualism than pigeon-hole myself with exclusivists and segregationists. Specifically, MEChA.

There’s an old Chinese proverb that states, “Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.”

Some like things sweet, others like things with a little a bit of “limón y sal.” Fans of Julieta Venegas were treated with the latter and then some last Friday night at 4th and B. The Mexican pop-rock singer performed a hearty set at downtown’s large venue with an older, more sophisticated crowd.