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Last week, the San Diego StateUniversity Research Foundation wasgranted $1.67 million toward a newprogram designed to stimulate job cre-ation. The announcement was madeby Congressman Bob Filner ofCalifornia’s 51st congressional district,in which the SDSU Imperial Valley cam-pus is located.

According to official sources, theproposal “identifies the renewableenergy industry as a ‘cluster’ fordevelopment, deployment andworkforce training.”

The money is a joint grant given byseveral different administrations,including the EconomicDevelopment Administration, theSmall Business Administration andthe Employment TrainingAdministration. Each agency dona-tion will help to fund different areas,but all focus on the same outcome.

Of these administrations, the largestsum is $1,121,601 donated by the ETA.This chunk of funding will focus onindividuals who have lost their jobs orwhose jobs are threatened as a result offoreign trade. The ETA also aims toallow public and industry access tomultiple certification programs throughthe College of Extended Studies andother campus programs.

The EDA’s funding has one primarygoal, which is to “establish a commer-

cial-scale proof of concept center toperform technology demonstrations,supported by multifaceted commer-cialization support services.” Thismeans the EDA is helping to promotethe successes of the program, includingoutreach and media events, whileassisting in both technical and cus-tomer assistance, among other admin-istrative support.

The donation from the SBA will beassisting business development andservices such as training, mentoringconsulting, technology transfer andcommercialization, and assist withdeveloping and producing new sys-tems in the Imperial Valley campus.

Filner, who supported SDSU in itsproposal of this grant, said the aid willhelp in creating jobs that pay well andtrain the workforce.

“(The grant) is truly an investment inour students, economy and environ-ment,” Filner said.

The main goal of the program iseconomic development, reducingthe need for H1-B visas to supplytrained workforce, and small businessdevelopmental training in stressedregions. SDSU is one of 20 regionsreceiving aid from this programthrough the provided assistance frommultiple federal agencies.

More information about this pro-gram and other federally funded sup-port can be found at eda.gov or by con-tacting any of the administrationsdonating to this cause.

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San Diego State professor Dr. ForestRohwer was winner of the 2011College of Sciences Monty Award,an Alumni Association award, givento outstanding faculty membersfrom each of SDSU’s seven colleges.The Alumni Association honoredRohwer for a record of researchaccomplishments along with serviceand teaching at SDSU and thegreater scientific community.

According to coralandphage.com, awebsite created to present the

research being completed by Rohwer,his coworkers and collaborators,Rohwer has been credited with 89research publications.

In 1997, Rohwer received his doc-torate from a joint program inmolecular biology at the Universityof California San Diego and SDSU. Hehas three bachelor’s degrees fromthe college of Idaho in biology,chemistry and history.

Rohwer’s professional experiencebegan at Scripps Institution ofOceanography, where he developedmetagenomic approaches to studymarine viruses. Since 2001, he hasbeen a professor at SDSU.

Rohwer has won many awardsincluding the prestigious YoungInvestigators Award of the InternationalSociety of Microbial Ecology.

According to Dr. Stanley Maloy, deanof the College of Sciences at SDSU,Rohwer’s research has helped the sci-entific community understand theimportance of microbes and humanactivities on the demise of coral reefsthroughout the world.

“He is an outstanding researchmentor for students at all levels, andan exceptional classroom teacher,”Maloy said. “He encourages studentsto think critically and creatively, andseamlessly integrates current discov-eries into the classroom.”

Expert sources on the necessity ofcoral reefs also document the use-fulness of Rohwer’s research in theway it impacts all people

“Coral reefs provide humans withbillions of dollars in economic andenvironmental services such as foodprotection for coasts, and tourism,”according to coralreefssystems.org.“Coral ecosystems face seriousthreats, mainly from the impactsfrom climate change, unsustainablefishing, and land-based pollution.Together, these and other threatsare decimating corals faster thanthey can adapt for survival.”

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s diversity continues toimbue itself into the fab-ric of American culture,the makeup of our 112thCongress tells an entirely

different story. Judging from thedemographics, a very centralizedgroup is predisposed to serve asCongressmen. During the ‘50s, politi-cal scientists and sociologists coinedthe term WASP, White Anglo-SaxonProtestants, to describe this dominantsocial class that exerted controlthrough politics, finance and othervarious power structures within oursociety. It appears the WASPs aremightily attached to their nests, asthey continue to exert significant con-trol on the legislative body of ourcountry to this very day. Our mostesteemed electorate is in no wayreflective of the racial makeup, genderbreakdown, political affiliations or reli-gious beliefs of the incredible diversityof America. This startling fact demon-strates where power resides in thepolitical arena.

There are currently 447 men inCongress, which compromises 83percent of theentire legisla-tive body.According to

last year’s U.S. Census Bureau data,women actually make up the majori-ty, as they encompass 50.8 percent ofthe American population. Meaning, inorder to be more reflective of thegender breakdown of this country,there should be an additional 184women serving in Congress. Theracial make up is nearly identical, as459 members of Congress areCaucasian. This equates to 85 percentof the entire electorate. The Censusdata reports only 63.7 percent ofAmericans are “White persons, notHispanic.” This means for Congress toreflect the actual racial breakdown,only 342 members should beCaucasian. There should be an addi-tional 24 African-Americans, 63Hispanic or Latinos and 15 moreAsian members serving in Congress.The most telling statistic of the gen-der and racial classifications ofCongress is the prevalence of

Caucasian men.They constitute

nearly 74 percent of Congress, almost400 of the 540 members. Throughthe course of the entire American his-tory, there has probably never been atime when seven out of 10 persons inthe country were Caucasian men. Yetwithin Congress, they reign supreme.Finally, politically our country is not soclearly divided into the two simplecategories of Republican or Democrat.As of right now, there are only twocongressmen who do not belong toeither party, yet 15 percent of thecountry do not associate with theRepublican or Democratic party. Thiswould account for an additional 79seats outside of the two major parties.

Furthermore, one of the more strik-ing demographic figures of our leg-islative body is the religious beliefs ofthe members in power. Protestantsnumber around 300 members, themost subscribed to religion inCongress. Catholicism is second with160 members, Judaism is third with 37members and Mormonism is fourthwith 14 members. These four religionsaccount for 95 percent of the entireCongress, but this does not comenear the actual religious beliefs of this

country.Religiousaffiliationsare difficultto track,but those

provided by the Pew Forum onReligion and Public Life paint a com-pletely different picture. If the religiousbeliefs of congressmen actually repre-sented the makeup of America therewould be approximately 83 fewerProtestants, 53 fewer Catholics, 32fewer Jewish persons and 8 fewerMormons. The most significantincrease would belong to unaffiliatedpersons who would gain 70 seats.According to the Pew Forum, theterm “unaffiliated” includes, “atheists,agnostics and people who describetheir religion as ‘nothing in particular.’”

These demographic figures areindicative of two larger trends. Oneis that power continues to remainconfined to a relatively small por-tion of the population. Despitenumerous gains toward equality,these statistics paint a grim pictureof those really in power. Not onlyare minorities underrepresented,including African-Americans andHispanics, but the majority as well.Women are vastly outnumbered.

The second trend is the completevoter apathy that plagues America,which allows this all to happen. Voterturnout in this country is abhorrent.Roughly 41 percent of eligibleAmericans voted last year. Within ourrepresentative democracy voting isthe only means to rectify this situa-tion, the only solution to shift the

demographics to a more representa-tive position, the only means to voicean opinion on who represents you.Compulsory voting would work, andhas for Australia, but implementationand policing of the system couldprove to be difficult.

The real solution lies in streamlin-ing an already complicated votingsystem, through providing methods tofacilitate the entire registration andvoting process. Allowing people tovote early, absentee and in a far sim-pler fashion, provide incentives forthose who feel it is their civic duty toregister people to vote in a nonparti-san fashion. We cannot hope tochange any system if we cannot firsthonor our right to vote. Billions in theworld cannot vote freely, whileAmericans merely choose not to.

The intent of this column is not toadvocate for anyone to vote strictlybased on the demographics of whichyou share with a candidate. I am aCaucasian male and in doing so Iwould only be ensuring that thepower stayed entrenched. Yet thesedemographics of our Congress can-not hope to fully represent the totaldiversity of this country. Hold themaccountable. Vote.

—Brody Burns is seeking a master’s inbusiness administration.

CAUCASIAN63.7% | 345 MEMBERS

AFRICAN AMERICAN12.6% | 68 MEMBERS

HISPANIC/LATINO16.3% | 88 MEMBERS

ASIAN4.8% | 26 MEMBERS

NATIVE HAWAIIN& OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDER0.2% | 1 MEMBER

AMERICAN INDIAN& ALASKA NATIVE PERSONS0.9% | 5 MEMBERS

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new women’s track andfield season underway:check. Head coachShelia Burrell comingback for a second sea-

son: check. New assistant coach’spast drug test: check, well, positive.

Dorian Scott, an OlympicJamaican shot putter, has beennamed the new women’s track andfield assistant coach at San DiegoState. Scott was a member of theJamaican team for the 2008Olympics in Beijing, placing 15th inthe shot put event. He previouslycoached at his alma mater, FloridaState, before coming to San Diego.

In 2006, however, Scott testedpositive for marijuana in a competi-tion at the Central American andCaribbean Games in Cartagena,Colombia. Scott was given a “publicwarning” for his offense by the trackand field governing body, theInternational Association of AthleticsFederation, and as a result, had hisgold medal taken away and nationalrecord erased.

Now, I am not here to judgeScott’s coaching abilities; on thecontrary, his past athletic historysuggests he may be the most quali-

fied candidate for the position.Obviously, having a coach who hasparticipated in the Olympic Gamescould serve as an advantage to thetrack and field team. Nonetheless, Imust question the kind of ethical andmoral example a coach can serve tostudent athletes, if he himself violat-ed drug policies at a competition.

SDSU has a strict alcohol and sub-stance abuse policy for both studentsand student athletes. According toSDSU’s university policies, a studentmay be suspended or expelled fromthe university by violating universitydrug policies. SDSU athletes are sub-ject to drug testing and must adhereto the university’s three-strike posi-tive drug policy if they wish to con-tinue competing.

Upon Scott’s new position, SDSUcould unintentionally be lesseningthe importance of being drug-free,especially for student athletes.Though his actions would befrowned upon by the university if hewere a student, it doesn’t appear tobe a problem as an SDSU employee.

Obviously, a positive test formarijuana is not as serious asusing other drugs, such as steroids.But Scott is now in a position ofhigher authority in an environmentwhere athletes who are guilty ofusing marijuana can be suspendedfrom athletic competitions andfrom the university.

Scott may, however, be able to usehis past personal behavior as anexample of how not to act for stu-dent athletes. His poor choices maywarn students about the negativeconsequences that come along withabusing drugs, especially those stu-dents participating in athletic events.

Hopefully, the team will strive tomodel his athletic abilities rather thantry to mimic his personal choices.

Perhaps Scott’s mishaps would beoverlooked if he wasn’t the secondtrack and field coach hired in lessthan three years to have committedan athletic drug violation. In 2009,

SDSU hired former U.S. hurdler,Larry Wade, as an assistant coachfor the track and field team. In 2004,Wade tested positive for a bannedsteroid, 19-Norandrosterone, andwas served a two-year competitionban. At that time, Wade’s employ-ment was met with criticism,

including harsh sentiments fromDoug Logan, then CEO of USA Trackand Field. He compared Wade’s newposition to the university hiring aplagiarist in the English department.

Logan’s statement is as truthful asit is pointed. Would SDSU considerhiring a fraud as an academic profes-sor as it would for an athleticcoach? A professor who was a well-known plagiarist to the world wouldhave a difficult time establishing bothcredibility and integrity inside theclassroom. After all, how could a stu-dent take a cheating or plagiarismpolicy seriously after being lecturedby a hypocritical professor?

It would be unfair, however, todisregard Scott for the assistantcoach position based on his pastoffense. Though it is a concern notto be taken lightly, all eyes will beon him to ensure a positive workingenvironment. Let’s just hope Scotttests as a new “positive” — a fantas-tic coach and inspiring role modelfor the team.

—Jennifer Meram is a journalismsenior.

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Thanks for all of your continued hard workand hilarious wit. We hope your day is asawesome as you are! Best wishes!

To get the advantage, check the day's rating:10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.

ARIES (March 21 - April 19) - Today is an 8 -Talk it over with your team to work outstrategy and schedule. Work in private, anddelegate what you can. Do the researchbefore making long-term decisions.

TAURUS (April 20 - May 20) - Today is an 8- Communication outlets may not favor arevolution today. Postpone risk-taking(especially romantic and financial). A wordfrom you helps a loved one. Move up alevel.

GEMINI (May 21 - June 21) - Today is a 7 -Love is smiling down upon you, sproutingnew tendrils of creativity, sprinkling youwith magical magnetic attraction.Unpredictable changes could disrupt, soplay it cool.

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PISCES (Feb. 19 - March 20) - Today is a 6 -There's a decision to make, and you mayfind all kinds of distractions. It may evenget uncomfortable. In the end, trust yourinstincts.

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