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ON NEWSSTANDS WEEKLY THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2019 VOLUME 57 ISSUE 10 TheUSD◆ Te Ofcial Student Newspaper of the UniversityV of San DiegoISTA since 1968 ◆ ASG votes to Multicultural fund CRP Day of action night Luke Garrett Dozens support DACA recipients outside KIPJ Celina Tebor News Editor Managing Editor Senior Anthony Catanzaro is Performances from cultures confused, ofended, and ready for across the world flled the stage a fght. in the UCs on Friday night. The In a matter of weeks, he University of San Diego’s United watched his and the entire Front Multicultural Commons campus’ digital access to both The (UFMC) hosted its annual Wall Street Journal and The New Multicultural Night, a huge talent York Times evaporate after eight show where clubs and individuals student-government ofcials across campus could showcase decided the program wasn’t worth their most impressive cultural the money. talents. According to Catanzaro, Before the performances Associated Student Government’s began, attendees feasted on (ASG) decision to defund the a dinner from cuisines from entire College Readership diferent regions across the Program never made sense globe, including African, Chinese, because ASG ofcials promised Mediterranean, and Mexican to fund the program earlier in the food. year, at least one in fve Toreros The performances themselves, including singing, dancing, used the service, and it aligns well USD students listen to speeches of support for the DACA program and its recipients outside of the KIPJ. with USD’s mission statement. Mikaela Foehr/The USD Vista poetry, and even ventriloquism, case questioning the Trump of the student coordinators who encapsulated many diferent “I don’t understand it,” Mikaela Foehr Administration’s ability to halt led the event and urged those in cultures from USD’s campus. Catanzaro said after last week’s Asst. News Editor ASG senate. “Am I lost? Am I the DACA program. attendance to use their voice in The Folklorico and Mariachi missing something?” On Tuesday, University of The event was put on by the whatever way they can. Association (FAMA) of USD After creating a petition San Diego students stood in DACAlliance, in coordination “DACA allowed me to fnd kicked of the night. The club against ASG’s decision, 107 solidarity with DACA recipients. with Movimiento Estudiantil my voice,” the recipient, who is performed a traditional folk dance students have signed and Deferred Action for Childhood Chicanx de Aztlán (M.E.Ch.A.), not named in order to respect from the Mexican state of Jalisco, supported Catanzaro’s grassroots Arrivals, commonly referred Beyond Borders, and University their safety, said. “I encourage and the dancers’ eye-catching movement to regain digital access to as DACA, is an Obama- Ministry, and consisted of student you to join us in our fght. Use dresses and intricate footwork got to the NYT and WSJ. era program that is aimed at speakers, voter registration, and your privileges to help our the crowd excited for the night to His petition, along with protecting undocumented a community art project. The undocumented, DACA-mented come. another similar to it — which students from deportation on event’s purpose, as articulated by community. And if you can vote, Senior Ioni Tcholakova have gathered a total of 350 USD two-year, renewable intervals. a DACA recipient, was to show vote, because we can’t.” danced with FAMA, and spoke student signatories — prompted The event, held in front of the support for DACA students on Although it is not certain to the importance of maintaining a response from both the ASG KIPJ, was planned to coincide campus and educate sympathizers how the Supreme Court will rule cultural traditions. Finance Chair George Saunderson with the Supreme Court of on ways to get involved. on this case, the court is led by a “I think just folk dancing the U.S. beginning to hear the The DACA recipient was one conservative majority. See CRP, Page 2 See Culture, Page 8 ‘Two men, one slice:’ SD pizza in review Seniors review San Diego pizzerias based on crust, sauce, ambiance, bite, and favor Loukas Diafos circumstances let it be known to Contributor the cashier or anyone inside of the establishment that we were Wyatt Warren writing a food column for The Contributor USD Vista in order to maintain our integrity and to get their It all started with a dream. honest favor. Two men, one slice, the Mr. Moto Pizza House - opportunity of a lifetime. We Pacifc Beach didn’t see it coming, no one did, Crust: 4.21 Sauce: 3.54 but when The USD Vista calls, you Ambiance: 2.22 Bite: 3.97 answer. That is how, my friends, Flavor: 2.99 we are writing to you on this day. Upon entering Mr. Moto There aren’t a lot of moments not only were our taste buds where you get to express the tingling, but we were salivating most intimate life-changing with anticipation. Atypical of a experiences to such a large group pizza place, their slices were on of changemakers. display, glistening patiently for Our names are Loukas Diafos the next customer. As this was and Wyatt Warren and this is our our frst stop, we decided to add culinary journey. an element of control to our pizza Chapter 1: Pizza peruse and made the executive Criteria on a scale of 1-5* decision to base this analysis on (5 being the best) a single slice of pepperoni. We Crust, Sauce, Ambiance, walk in, order, and fnd a cozy Bite, Flavor spot under some fickering lights. Diafos (left) and Warren (right) feed each other pizza outside the Student Life Pavillion. *We never under ANY See Pizza, Page 9 Anderson Haigler/The USD Vista SDSU student Op-Eds: SLP cook and Whitney album Basketball falls dies Xmas season comedian review to UC Irvine See News, page 3 See Opinion, page 5 See Feature, pages 6-7 See A&C, page 10 See Sports, page 12 WWW.UOFSDMEDIA.COM ◆ @THEUSDVISTA 2 THE USD VISTA ◆ November 14, 2019 NEWS ASG fips decision on CRP USD seniors fght to regain free digital newspaper access; see hope in new decision CRP from Page 1 do not,” Catanzaro said. “George last two years. The program petitioner, met with senators Readership Program will be put and President Marion Chavarria spoke for half a second about the once provided three physical Justin Daus and Daniella Walter up to a senate vote on Thursday to Rivera. They ofered Copley College Readership Program. He publications to students across privately. After hearing from fnalize the decision. Library’s newspaper database made no efort to ask for anyone campus, along with access to Catanzaro and Finnie, the two Just before the meeting began, as a comparable substitute else’s opinion. It doesn’t seem like digital subscriptions. senators showed the frst signs of Finnie slipped a three-sentence and justifcation for their a democracy to me.” Last year’s leadership team support for refunding the college message to Vice President decision, encouraging those with At the end of senate, ASG defunded the physical copies readership program, and began Greyson Taylor: concerns to come to senate for a granted less than 60 seconds to after taking an unofcial poll of mobilizing others within ASG to “We encourage you to think conversation. the readership program. All of under 100 students. The Senate refund the program. of the real impact this journal has Despite these invitations, those seconds were used by senior body voted against this decision “Daniella and I are two on the quality of students at this Catanzaro has had no such Jake McFarland, who voiced his and subsequently voted for a senators in Associated Student institution,” the message read. “A conversation, nor was the College hope that ASG reconsider its campus-wide referendum which Government who believe that rash decision could have negative Readership Program made a decision to defund the College would leave the funding of the the College Readership Program impacts stretching long after your senate agenda item. Readership Program. newspapers up to students. The should not be defunded,” Daus tenure here. Thank you for, as a “I am so confused as to “I think that being aware vote never occurred because of said. “I believe that this is an student government, keeping the why this isn’t on the agenda,” of the world’s problems, not ASG infghting, although students issue that afects all members of best interests of students frst.” Catanzaro said. “It felt like they just in the U.S., allows us to be maintained digital access to the the campus community. There are The message was read aloud are not taking this seriously. The changemakers,” McFarland said. The New York Times and The senators within ASG that share during Finance Committee. CRP needs discussion. It needs “This program keeps us educated Wall Street Journal. this belief, and I am standing Catanzaro, along with Daus questions. It needs answers.” and allows us to fulfll USD’s At the start of this year, one frm that I believe the College waited until the early hours of Two weeks ago, Catanzaro mission statement.” digital subscription was assured Readership Program should be the morning to hear of Finance missed a mandatory meeting at his Thirteen seconds of silence to students by ASG, but the fully funded as it was.” Committee’s decision.