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Investment Flop Increases City Pension Deficit by Yousur Alhlou Daily Cal Staff Writer

A $253 million debt in employee pension funding looms over the city of Berkeley after investments made by a statewide pension agency flopped, necessitating a re-evaluation of the city’s contribution to employee benefit funds. ONLINE PODCAST In a special meeting held by the Yousur Alhlou talks Berkeley City Council Tuesday night, the city manager argued that the about possible changes $200 million loss on California Pub- in pension funding. lic Employees’ Retirement System investments between 2009 and 2010 will result in drastic changes to future city contributions to pension plans, drawing further on the city’s limited budget that is already plagued by an $11.5 million deficit. Although the city’s CalPERS pension plans — under which most city employees collect their pensions benefits — are funded at a relatively high rate of 85 percent, increases in pension costs per employee will make it increasingly expensive for the city to continue funding benefits at low rates to employees, according to City Auditor Ann Marie Hogan. “This is a deep recession, and the cumulative impact of the economic downturn combined with higher medical costs, and of course then higher retiring costs, have created a huge gap in our long-term employee benefits need,” City Manager Phil Kamlarz said at the meeting. According to the audit report presented by budget manager Teresa Berkeley-Simmons on Tuesday, the increase in CalPERS pension rates signifies an approximately $8 million increase for the Berkeley Police Department alone in fiscal years 2012 and 2013. In fact, according to a case study outlined in the report,

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The Berkeley-East Bay Humane Society is set to reopen Friday, though damage from a fire that occurred last May remains throughout the building.

City’s Humane Society Reopens After May Fire by Mary Susman Daily Cal Staff Writer

The Berkeley-East Bay Humane Society is reopening its doors at its original location Friday in Southwest Berkeley following an extended closure after the building was damaged in a fire last May. Due to fire damage remaining throughout the structure, the facility, located at Ninth and Carleton streets, will operate in the building’s

hospital area until reconstruction plans are made. The humane society will provide medical treatment on location and host animal adoptions each weekend. “That building was not only our shelter and hospital but also our administrative office,” said Executive Director Stacey Street. “Essentially, we were left homeless after the fire.” Street said the move will provide a consistency that she hopes will lead to more adoptions. After the fire, adoptions took place each weekend

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‘The Play’ Photographer Sues For Copyright Infringement

High Winds, Felled Lines Leave Some Residents Without Power Gusty winds buffeted much of Berkeley early Thursday morning, knocking down power lines in a residential area on Southside, leaving nearby residents without power for most of the day. Residents living near the intersection of Dwight Way and Etna Street lost power around 6 a.m. when strong winds blew down a large branch that felled the power lines, according to Lauren Livingston, a UC Berkeley sophomore who lives in a house adjacent to the fallen lines. The lines had been repaired and the power had returned by around 4 p.m., she added. “It sounded like an explosion,” Livingston said. “It woke me up and lit up all the windows of nearby houses. There was a lot of sparking from broken wires that set a small fire as well.” She added that other residents were unable to get back inside for nearly 40 minutes due to a live wire lying in the street. “Having no power wasn’t too bad because we had class during the day, but we were definitely concerned about our computers and stuff,” said Deanna Kennedy, a campus sophomore who lives across the street from the downed lines. “We were worried that milk in the fridge might go bad.” —Aaida Samad

at various retail stores in the area, and medical treatment was given at Berkeley Dog & Cat Hospital and by the city of Berkeley’s Animal Care Services, which lent its space to the shelter. “After the fire, we were completely overwhelmed by the outpouring of support from our community,” Street said. “That allowed us to get back on our feet.” Other services, including spaying and neutering, will also be offered at the reopened facility.

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Four seconds of clock time, five laterals and 55 yards after the biggest play in Cal football history, Robert Stinnett, a photographer assigned to the Nov. 20, 1982 Big Game by the Oakland Tribune, snapped Cal’s Kevin Moen as he lifted the ball triumphantly over his head in an iconic and enduring portrait of victory. This photo is now the principal subject of a copyright lawsuit filed on Dec. 13, 2010 between Stinnett and Sports Gallery Authenticated, a Palo Alto-based sports memorabilia company that has allegedly sold unauthorized prints of Stinnett’s photo — known simply as “The Play” — both online and in its four locations throughout the Bay Area. Stinnett is charging Sports Gallery Authenticated with copyright infringement, seeking damages for the wrongful use of the photo and the injury to Stinnett’s reputation due to the “knockoff” quality of the reproduction. Stinnett has maintained exclusive rights to the photo — which appeared in a 1983 issue of Sports Illustrated and in an ad campaign for the Plymouth automobile company — since retiring from the Oakland Tribune in September 1986. He registered the photo with the U.S. Copyright Office on May 17, 2010. In June 2010, Stinnett discovered that Sports Gallery Authenticated was selling what he said appeared

to be print reproductions — which the defense admitted in official court documents were “substantially similar” to Stinnett’s original photograph — for $159 as one of the top 50 bestselling products on the company’s website. “I was outraged because (Sports Gallery Authenticated had) been selling the photo since Dec. 2009 with a terrible copy that they made,” Stinnett said. “They cropped it, cut out a lot of the Stanford band and were just unprofessional.” However, in court documents, the company said the photo the plaintiffs refer to as “The Play” is an event rather than a “thing” and that, while similar, the custom frames the company offers are only related to Stinnett’s photo by their association with the event. After Stinnett’s son discovered the website, Stinnett’s lawyer, Matthew Webb of the Law Offices of Matthew J. Webb, sent a letter to the company’s owner W. Patrick Kelley Sr. on July 15, 2010 calling for a cease and desist action regarding sales of the photo while offering the possibility of a licensing agreement between the two parties. Kelley did not respond to multiple requests for comment. In his Jan. 14 response to Stinnett’s claims, Kelley, who is representing himself, maintained that he “did not respond to the letter because he never received the letter,” but nevertheless removed content referencing “The

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Albert Ghiorso, Famed Physicist, Dies at 95 by Claire Perlman Daily Cal Staff Writer

Albert Ghiorso, a world-famous and highly esteemed Berkeley nuclear physicist, died at his home on Dec. 26 from heart complications following a fall. He was 95. In his more than 40-year career at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Ghiorso co-discovered 12 elements and also photographed the first skylark seen in California. Ghiorso’s family home in Alameda was just a short walk from the Oakland International Airport. There, below the thunderous planes flawlessly taking off and landing, began Ghiorso’s love for scientific discovery. “As a kid, Albert would walk over and watch the airplanes come and go,” said close friend and colleague Robert Schmieder, who worked with Ghiorso at Berkeley Lab for 40 years and is now writing his biography. “I think he became fascinated with the technology that was necessary to make airplanes fly.” In high school, Ghiorso’s fixation turned to radios, and he soon found that he not only understood how radio signals worked but could design the circuit for a radio. In fact, the radio he designed and built was, according to his own notes at least, better than a military radio.

When he graduated from UC Berkeley’s Department of Electrical Engineering in 1937, Ghiorso did not have immediate success obtaining a job. But his unemployment was in part due to his own idea of the right job for him. “He was, surprisingly for a young man his age, competent and technically capable,” Schmieder said. “He knew he was smart and he knew he was capable of solving difficult problems, so the idea of having a mundane job just didn’t interest him a bit.” Ghiorso joined a hand radio company, which collaborated with Berkeley Lab’s radiation laboratory. Known for his electrical skills, he was summoned to the lab one day to circuit an intercom system between two secretaries, one of whom later became his wife. Ghiorso’s invention of the commercial Geiger counter — a device that detects high-energy particles emitted by decaying radioactive material — attracted the attention of important scientists at the Berkeley Lab, including Glenn Seaborg, a Nobel Prize-winning physicist who discovered the first chemical elements known to be heavier than uranium. In 1942, the best nuclear physicists in the United States were working on the atom bomb. Seaborg invited Ghiorso to join him in Chicago to add his

mind to the Manhattan Project. There, he co-discovered two elements of the periodic table: Americium and Curium. And for the next 30 years, until 1974, Ghiorso would on average discover one element every three years, including Berkelium and Californium. Beyond the lab, he was a bird-watcher, looking particularly for rare birds like the skylark that would sometimes temporarily settle in California, and went to every concert he could with his wife. But ultimately, the lab was his passion. “The intensity of engaging him (about scientific problems) in conversation gave people the feeling that he was a magic man,” Schmieder said. “He glows in the dark — he glows in the daytime, and if you stand next to this man, you too will shine a little bit. He was endeared to the people who knew him and inspired by the people who worked around him. When I would come to work every day I was energized. I was going to a place where important things happen.” Ghiorso is survived by his son and engineer at the Berkeley Lab, William Belt Ghiorso, and his daughter, Kristine Pixton, an artist and educational software designer in New York.

signpost 15 on Grizzly Peak — at about 11:30 p.m. on Jan. 18, according to a UCPD crime alert detailing the incident. While one suspect stood behind the vehicle to prevent it from leaving, another allegedly pointed an automatic handgun inside the vehicle on the passenger’s side and demanded the victims’ property. The remaining two suspects stood outside the car on the driver’s side and were wearing black

ski masks, the alert states. After the victims complied, the suspects fled the scene in a black four-door pickup truck with either a crew cab or extended cab, according to UCPD Lt. Alex Yao. The truck had a loud exhaust and a white toolbox with a light on the bed of the truck, he said. Officers from UCPD were unable to locate the suspects or their vehicle after a search of the area.

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Two Robbed at Gunpoint On Grizzly Peak Boulevard Two victims sitting in a parked car on Grizzly Peak Boulevard were robbed of their property Tuesday night when four men pointed an automatic handgun inside their car. The four suspects approached the vehicle — parked near Vista Point at

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Daily Cal Staff Writer Development of a new solar research center located at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory advanced Tuesday, as the UC Board of Regents’ Committee on Grounds and Buildings approved financial and design proposals at the regents’ meeting at UC San Diego. According to its proposal, the Solar Energy Research Center will consist of a three-story laboratory and office building with 21,471 assignable square feet to support solar energy research, such as using synthetic materials to produce transportation fuel. The project is consistent with the revised plan

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Yao added that robberies near Grizzly Peak are not common and that there has only been one other reported robbery on Grizzly Peak since the beginning of 2010. It occurred at about 2:30 a.m., he said. “However, we do encourage people to exercise caution when they are parked off Grizzly Peak Boulevard, as the location is remote and cell phone reception may be inconsistent,” Yao said. —Sarah Springfield

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don’t know that I have the writing space or rhetorical skills to justify blatant hypocrisy. Luckily, the Internet is currently down at my apartment (seriously), so I’ll try to preach a practice that I, myself will have trouble obeying. I’m actually more compelled to write this because it’s an important issue to my mother. Oops. See, I’m on my computer a lot. And despite being a repeat (cough, three-year) offender, I am going to argue that you should seriously limit your laptop and cell phone use while in class. It’s an easy message to preach, but for some, it’s a hard habit to break. And I volunteer myself as exhibit A. In general, I like being or appearing to be up to speed on whatever could come up in a conversation. As a sportswriter, a large chunk of my time is spent predominantly on various sports websites and I never want to get caught with a “Did you hear that ... ?” question to which I cannot provide at least a one-sentence answer. And I believe that this is, for the most part, a good thing. I like that an easily accessible resource can keep us satiated and allow us to learn and spread information. It’s fun to talk about matters of general interest because conversation presents learning opportunities. Or maybe that’s just me. I like to talk. But I must follow with a quintessential question illuminated by our parents’ generation: At what point does technology become too much? Remember when I said I was on my computer a lot? That’s in class, too. As a history major, I like that I can read my notes in Cambria font on notebook layout as opposed to in handwriting that was deemed chronically bad by all of my elementary school teachers. In Anthro 1, I found it very difficult to spell Australopithecus, much less write it down multiple times in one lecture, so I took my laptop to class. Now, I diligently recorded notes of that lecture and have done the same for several wonderful history courses, but the laptop is a machine used entirely at the user’s discretion. In classes that did not garner my best attention, the laptop existed as one massive escape for an unnecessarily impatient and often distracted student. For those who abuse screen-switching and hiding windows, the laptop can be deployed in class while attending lecture for constant dosage of information. nless you have never checked your e-mail, sent a text, sent or received a Gchat message or even checked the time in class, then you believe that you can manage multiple sources of direct information. And since information arrives far quicker through technology than by mouth, our attention spans and school priorities eventually blur. “Overprogrammed” and “multitasking” are buzzwords, but it’s undoubt-

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GABRIEL BAUMGAERTNER edly true that our generation seeks instant access, or more simply, gratification to alleviate the daily grind. I’m not talking about playing “Phoenix” or “Super Mario Brothers” on the TI-83 Plus, I’m talking about our Internet use. Users know where they want to go. Individuals go to familiar sites to absorb whatever that site offers in conjunction with the lecture at hand. This way, users feel like they’re able to maximize their attention span. I can’t explain the effects and wrongness of this line of thinking; consult “Digital Nation” on PBS “Frontline” if you want those answers. I can only try to explain the other side. And this is where Mom enters the column. ee, Mom is an Italian professor. Romance languages aren’t easy gigs, especially if you want to sound remotely romantic. Claudia and Kiara won’t bite for an American without a smooth double-g pronunciation. Language classes require full attention and participation. And Mom is a solid prof, even RateMyProfessors.com says so. Now, Mom tells me that she’s making students turn in their cell phones before they enter class next semester. “Iron-fisted!” I cried. “Archaic!” Beloved Mom was plenty old-school and hyperbolic about the “worst students I have ever had” and their constant distraction problems, but there lived a more salient and delicate point to which I cannot actually relate. See, it is imperative for good professors to receive necessary attention from their classes, and the texts and chats and multiple browser tabs are unintentional but undeniable insults to their work. The best professors devote endless hours of research to their lectures, and we’re frequently ignoring that for ... a Facebook photo comment? A “Yeah! LOL” text message? Yikes. It was easier to see why Mom was so livid after I figured this out. Free time is free time. You are the captain of how you study — use that time however you see fit. All I’m saying is respect the prof. And trust me — I’ll be starting with anybody who cares to join me.

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approved by the regents in September 2009. Original plans for the project were submitted to the regents in November 2006. The total project construction is estimated to cost $54.4 million — $30 million funded by state lease revenue bonds, $14.4 million by external financing and $10 million by grants. With research funded by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Basic Energy Sciences, the center will be one of three solar energy initiatives in the Helios project at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory currently working on renewable transportation fuels, said Heinz Frei, senior scientist and deputy director of the project. The project’s Environmental Impact Report was also approved at the meeting Tuesday, ensuring that the project will incorporate other energy-saving initiatives, such as installing regenerative elevators, cooling towers and energy-saving lighting design. The plan for the facility is also in compliance with

the California Environmental Quality Act, a state requirement for environmental protection. According to Frei, the new facility will focus its work on developing manmade materials that can be used in photosynthetic processes, creating oxygen and water from carbon dioxide. By avoiding natural materials, these processes become more efficient, because many of the other by-products of natural photosynthesis are left out, he said. “The current biofuel process is not efficient, and it additionally needs arable land. Its current potential only addresses 30 percent of the current fuel market,” Frei said. “Artificial photosynthesis is efficient, doesn’t need arable land and addresses 100 percent of that market. If we succeed in producing transportation fuel, it will have a large impact in the field of renewable energy.” SERC will evade biology by using materials and technology on the nanoscale. Scientists hope to develop robust artificial photosynthetic systems that use carbon dioxide and water to

make fuel using sunlight as an energy source. Using solar cells, scientists collect electrical currents and use them to produce high-energy dense fuel, according to Frei. Other collaborative projects research enzymes and their conversion of cellulose to fuels to make biofuel, Frei said. These include the Joint BioEnergy Institute in Emeryville — also funded by the Department of Energy — and the Energy Biosciences Institute in Berkeley, a partnership between UC Berkeley, the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, funded by a BP grant. Lawrence Berkeley Lab faculty, joint faculty from UC Berkeley, UC students and postdoctoral researchers will work in the new center, said Frei. “All major departments on campus will be involved, from physics to chemical and mechanical engineering,” he said. “We need everyone to contribute.” Kate Lyons covers research and ideas. Contact her at klyons@dailycal.org.

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ur hunger for new food vendors has finally been sated. The Jan. 18 opening of Saigon Eats and Subway in the Bear’s Lair Food Court in Lower Sproul Plaza ends nearly eight months of vacancy in the two locations and is a conclusion of a process that began when the ASUC Store Operations Board voted to open the Bear’s Lair spaces to outside food vendors. While it is debatable whether the board made the right philosophical decision in replacing previous tenants Healthy Heavenly Foods and Taqueria El Tacontento with non-local brands, it is nonetheless a positive step for the ASUC to be once again receiving steady streams of revenue from the formerly empty locations. However, now that the spaces are filled for the time being, it is important to consider what took the board so long. Yes, there were mandatory upgrades for fire, safety and health compliance, but with each delay costing the board projected revenue, the fact that this grand opening is taking place so long after the Sept. 1, 2010 planned date is inexcusable. The board must not forget the les-

sons it has learned from the long and painful process it has undergone for the past two years in future projects, and the student body must hold them accountable. Despite the board’s influence over vast sums of money, few students are aware of how it operates. This is unsurprising — the most recent information available on the board website is minutes from a meeting on June 15 of last year. Though we acknowledge the board’s ongoing talks on revising its charter, we believe it’s time to start seeing action. Members of the board must take their jobs seriously — a responsibility that extends to the political parties as they consider who of their proposed executives would serve on the board. Only then will we see real progress in effectively and efficiently serving students. In May 2009, the board forgave The Daily Californian a portion of its rent for the office it leases. As part of the agreement, a non-political student member of the board sits on The Daily Californian’s Board of Operations, which has no control over the paper's editorial content.

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A plan to at least partially cover sexual reassignment surgery for city employees needs work, but is a good start.

n Tuesday night, the Berkeley City Council agreed to vote on Feb. 15 on whether to implement a policy that would create a fund of $20,000 which would be dedicated to paying for sexual reassignment surgery for city employees. The current plan is for the city to pay out the funds on a firstcome, first-served basis, providing that the employee has worked for the city for at least a year and has undergone hormone therapy. Unclaimed money does not roll over — the fund is set at $20,000 per year. While we believe the city of Berkeley’s plan is a step in the right direction, we welcome the news that the city is taking extra time to consider how best to implement it. We would like to know more details about how the money will be divided — with surgeries costing from $7,000 to $50,000, and several employees reportedly showing interest, we believe there are more fair ways to allocate the funds that take factors such as seniority into consideration. We are also concerned with the

proposed method of disbursement. Currently, the city’s plan calls for qualifying employees to collect the money pre-procedure, but we want to make sure the money is used for the surgery. Finally, the city must be sure to not prioritize one type of reassignment over another — a policy to foster inclusiveness shouldn’t fall short in its implementation. This is a difficult topic for everyone, as many people cannot identify with the psychological and emotional toll that a transgender person can face. However, we can appreciate the goal of providing city employees with a service they would have access to if they worked for the city of San Francisco or at a number of large private employers. Sexual reassignment surgery is not merely a cosmetic procedure — it is something without which several people would live significantly worse lives. It makes little sense to us to effectively penalize individuals who choose to dedicate themselves to public service by denying them an opportunity that we hold as an essential right.

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Lebanon Continues to Face Crisis An Unstable Governing Body Is the Source of Ongoing Problems That Plague Lebanon Today by Tomi Laine Clark The political situation in Lebanon has entered a crisis stage, which has made headlines around the world. Berkeley students may wonder how that crisis came to be, or what the prospects are for solving it. Lebanon’s government is a consensus government, which means that nothing can be accomplished without the agreement of two-thirds of the cabinet. The cabinet is composed of 30 ministers, so without a positive vote from 20 members, no motion can pass. On Jan. 12, all of the ten Hezbollahaligned ministers resigned from the cabinet, as well as Minister of State Adnan Sayyed Hussein, causing the collapse of the government — that is, the US-backed government led by businessman Saad Hariri. The government had previously been deadlocked for months over the issue of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) —

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a body charged with investigating the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri, father of Lebanon’s current Prime Minister. The Hezbollahaligned March 8 camp asserts that information provided to the STL implicating Hezbollah members in the attack was provided by false witnesses, who were either paid for their testimony or who gave unreliable accounts. This “false witnesses” file has been at the heart of the government deadlock — Hezbollah demands the false witnesses be investigated and the STL abandoned while the opposing March 14 camp demands the opposite. Before the government collapsed, the March 8 camp had refused to vote on any motions, therefore rendering the government useless even before their resignations. So even though the collapse of the government, in name, represents a transition from deadlock to crisis, the government continues to run in much the same way it had before, which is to say, not very well. Prime Minister Saad Hariri and all the cabinet ministers are now officially referred to as members of a “caretaker” government. Hariri is the current “caretaker Prime Minister.” The emotions of the country’s citizens, however, are not in stasis. In the days following the resignation, the streets of Beirut were extraordinarily

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quiet — it seems people have been holding their breath. In the private homes of the country’s politicians, intra-party meetings have been held at fever pace. In a break from one such meeting only hours after the resignation, one party leader from the March 14 camp told me worriedly, “Every time we don’t reach a consensus, we go to the streets ... and Lebanon becomes a failed state.” He may be referring to the events of 2008, when a previous government deadlock led to mass sit-ins, strikes, protests and, eventually, the takeover of Beirut by Hezbollah militants. No one denies that the current situation may devolve into such a scenario, but the consensus is that it is not Hezbollah’s aim to take over Lebanon by force. This would make the organization much more vulnerable to attack by Israel. On Jan. 16, Hassan Nasrallah, Secretary General of Hezbollah, gave a much-awaited speech, the gist of which was that the situation having come to a head as it has is the result of a vast American-Israeli conspiracy with Saad Hariri as a complicit puppet. He said the opposition (Hezbollah's allies in the March 8 camp) would not accept Hariri as Prime Minister in the new government, which has yet to be

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Collective Envisions Community Involvement Berkeley Student Food Collective Employs the Power of the Group and of the Individual by Lindsay Dreizler “Would you like a flyer? They promote fresh, local, environmentally sustainable, and ethically produced food. Stop by the store at 2440 Bancroft!” It was my first time experimenting with the sacred art of tabling. I did not want to be too forward, fearful of scaring potential members away, yet, I wanted to be enthusiastic enough so that I was noticed. My fellow member and the outreach coordinator of the Berkeley Student Food Collective at the time, Ruby Yoon eased my nerves, “You’re doing great. Just remember, when you are talking about the collective say, ‘we’ instead of ‘they.’ Take ownership.” The inclusive community mentality of the Berkeley Student Food Collective flows through the dynam-

ics of general membership meetings, the volunteer based storefront to the very core of the collective’s mission statement. Though the collective’s community has come a long way since its beginnings during the fall semester of 2008 when students responded to Panda Express negotiations and advocated for a sustainable alternative. Students wanted to see a grocery store committed to providing students with organic, healthy and sustainable food options at a reasonable price. Determined to see through this alternative, students and volunteers have dedicated their time and hard work to attain the funds necessary to bring this vision to life, the largest of which comes from the University’s Green Initiative Fund. Since then, the hard work of dedicated volunteers has brought the vision of this alternative to a reality. On Monday, 15 Nov. 2010, the vision was truly manifested when the Berkeley Student Food Collective opened the storefront for its grand opening, welcoming students and community members alike. The store follows similar standards to the Real Food Challenge, which asserts the

importance of local, communitybased, fair, ecologically sound and humane food. Now that the storefront exists, it is more important than ever to remind our community of the ideals upon which the idea for this a grocery store was founded. Why is it that so many motivated individuals dedicated themselves to the existence of this store? To the members, the purpose is clear. It is because making decisions about what we eat makes a difference. Choosing when we are able to consume healthy, organic and fresh food options can benefit our overall livelihood and well-being. Making choices to eat locally grown food and to support sustainable practices impacts the state of our environment for ourselves and generations to come. For a vision deeply embedded in

community ideals, it is important to recognize that the foundation of the food collective also relies on a mentality which emphasizes the power of the individual. The Real Food Challenge advocates for the importance of working together to make a difference in our community and the environment. However, this vision is just as heavily reliant on the power of the individual. It is ultimately in the choices we make as individuals where we find the power of change. So the next time you are strolling down Bancroft on the way to class, hopefully instead of glancing at the collective and seeing “their” store, you will remember to stop by what is truthfully “our” store and remember that your choice as an individual makes a difference. Lindsay Dreizler is the publicity coordinator at the Berkeley Student Food Collective. Reply to opinion@dailycal.org.

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Measures That Work Cuts to Sports Come With ‘Cannabusiness’ At the Cost of Dreams by Brad Senesac and Becky DeKeuster Despite the failure of the passage of Proposition 19 to legalize recreational marijuana for adults in California, here in Berkeley voters approved a pair of measures that expand the possibilities for medical cannabis businesses within the city. These measures succeeded because they found a middle ground where patients, dispensary operators, community members and business and political leaders could reach an agreement as to how these businesses do, and can, operate in our city. Measures S and T achieved a number of significant steps that advance the regulation and clarify the legitimacy of dispensaries and cultivation sites in the city. By expanding the number of dispensaries to four and implementing a special tax rate on these and on other cannabisrelated businesses, Berkeley voters recognized both the legitimate need of patients to access medicine, and the clear revenue benefits available to all community members through regulation of these thriving businesses. Perhaps the most visible change will be brought about by the broad-reaching Measure T, which allows for a fourth dispensary to be licensed in the city and enforces zoning regulations for these businesses. Furthermore, Measure S created a new tax category for cannabis businesses. By taxing both small collective cultivators and dispensaries, the city runs the risk of double-taxing patients (if a dispensary purchases medicine from a small collective, the city receives taxes from both the small grower and the dispensary) — certainly problematic from the point of view of the patient. Yet this may provide an incentive for Berkeley’s three existing dispensaries to try to obtain one of the six large-scale cultivation licenses made available by Measure

T. Linking those “large grows” to dispensaries will allow for superior inventory control and will help Berkeley avoid the fate of Oakland, whose plans for largescale cultivation licenses were recently dropped after the city received a visit, and some plain warnings, from the Department of Justice. The increased taxes that will be provided by Measure S are not the only benefit the new laws offer to the larger community. Measure T expands upon 2008’s Measure JJ, which created a Medical Cannabis Commission with officers appointed by the dispensaries. Measure T changes the makeup of this Commission to bring it in line with other city commissions with council memberappointed seats, and also affirms its oversight role for dispensaries and collectives. The improved Commission will provide a familiar, effective mechanism for city constituents to work together on the creation of new policies and procedures for “cannabusinesses.” Our federal government is signaling that it will respect medical cannabis businesses that are following state law and local regulations. Measures S and T create a stronger regulatory framework, provide clarity, reduce gray areas and minimize the chance that Berkeley’s medical cannabis businesses will be subject to prosecution. But the real story of these measures, and the real story of what is happening in communities like ours across the nation, is about the give and take that occurs when a formerly illegal business evolves into a legal, regulated community member and a partner in the political process. Taxes, business regulations and oversight are part of the price of legitimacy for cannabis patients and providers. Brad Senesac is chief marketing officer, and Becky DeKeuster is a board member of the Berkeley Patients Group. Reply to opinion@dailycal.org.

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formed, and that he would not accept any government that conspires against the resistance (i.e. Hezbollah). This echoes a previous statement he made, repeated ad nauseum in the media, that he would "cut off the hand" of anyone who tried to arrest Hezbollah members as part of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon’s investigation. This threat is credible because the 2008 takeover was immediately precipitated by the government shutting down Hezbollah’s telecommunications network, which had been a major asset to the organization’s intelligence-gathering efforts, as well as to the perceived victory against Israel in the 2006 war. His statement outlined the opposition’s requirements for moving forward. If any future government of Lebanon wants Hezbollah's support, which is to say, they want to function at all, they should:

1. Withdraw the Lebanese judges sitting on the STL. 2. Cease funding to the STL. 3. Scrap the Memorandum of Understanding between the Lebanese government and the STL. Obviously, all of Hezbollah's efforts at this time are concentrated on making the STL's indictment(s) null and void, or at least unable to bear weight, before they even come out. But things are quiet for the moment. If violence does erupt, it won't happen until after the indictments come out, an event that has been repeatedly rescheduled. Or if the President approves a government with Saad Hariri as Prime Minister. Or if he approves a government without Saad Hariri as Prime Minister. In any case, Lebanon has a long and difficult road ahead. Tomi Laine Clark is a student at UC Berkeley. Reply to opinion@dailycal.org.

The Campus’s Actions Show That StudentAthletes’ Dreams do Come at a Steep Price by Rick Harrison At the rally to support Cal Baseball last October I saw a sign being held up by five Cal Lacrosse players. It said “You Can’t Put a Price on Dreams.” As I looked at it, a flood of memories came back, of a tiny two year old with a foam bat hitting a foam ball in my living room, of her showing virtually no interest in dolls at Toys“R”Us, but going immediately to the balls and gloves aisle instead. At first she became a figure skater, going to the rink at 5:30 a.m. to practice, winning tournaments at the ages of seven and eight. But she was drawn to team sports, and she played soccer and basketball and softball. By age 10, she was on a select softball team while playing soccer and basketball at school, as well as running track. In middle school she was introduced to a new sport, lacrosse, which was then in its second year of existence in Austin, Texas. Through middle school she played lacrosse, basketball, ran track and played on her select softball team (she was even coached on that softball team by AllAmerican and future Olympian Cat Osterman). When it came time for high school, she had a momentous choice: To continue at Saint Andrew’s Episcopal School where she could play lacrosse as well as basketball and field hockey, or go to Westlake High School in Austin and be the starting catcher on the softball team. At the last minute she chose lacrosse and being in a lacrosse wasteland in Texas, joined the X Team, a select lacrosse team from New York that was coached by AllAmerican Crista Samaras and AllAmerican and Tewaaraton Award winner Amy Appelt. She traveled to tournaments and training camps with this team all over the Northeast. She excelled in all sports that she played, and was allconference and most valuable player for field hockey, basketball and lacrosse, but also garnered national recognition for lacrosse, earning the titles of US Lacrosse Honorable Mention All-American her junior year and All-American her senior year. She trained with a strength and

agility trainer at the University of Texas from the time she was 10 years old to hone a body that could perform at its peak and withstand injuries. The sessions were generally at 6 a.m. and happened two to three times a week. In the summer after her sophomore year of high school, she attended summer lacrosse camps at Berkeley, University of Denver and University of Virginia. She fell in love with Cal, the campus, the team, the coaches, everything. Although she continued to participate in national tournaments across the country with the X Team, she stayed in touch with the Cal lacrosse program and attended the camp again after completing her junior year. In September of that year she received a call from Theresa Sherry, head coach of the Bears, offering an athletic scholarship to the Cal lacrosse team. Her long-held dream of playing Division I collegiate athletics had not only come true, it was to be at the school of her choice! All of the thousands of hours of training, of practice, and of preparation had culminated in a dream that came true. One of the young women holding the sign at the “Save Cal Baseball” rally was no longer that 2-year-old hitting foam balls in my living room. It was my 21-year-old daughter, a junior on the Cal Lacrosse team and an academic all-conference athlete majoring in media studies. I am sure that the more than 160 athletes whose collegiate careers were so dramatically affected by the campus’s dropping of five varsity sports on Sept. 28 had similar backgrounds. It took years of preparation and exhibition of excellence to be noticed by Cal coaches and offered admittance to these programs. The impact is beyond description to see something sought after for so long and for which such immeasurable effort had been expended, ripped away. The decision was tragic and callous. Finally and most importantly, it lessened the campus to make the decisions it did, when there were other options available to save money in the athletic department. As the sign says, “You Can’t Put a Price on Dreams,” but the University of California did just that and it destroyed the dreams of 160 student athletes.

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Rick Harrison is the father of a UC Berkeley student. Reply to opinion@dailycal.org.

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Pension Debate Reveals Greater UC Hypocrisy I am one of ten recent University of California alumni who have collaborated on a letter to Gov. Jerry Brown, Chair of the Board of Regents Russell Gould and Vice Chair of the Board of Regents Sherry Lansing regarding the recent pension request made by many of the top executives at the university. Today, the state of California faces a multi-billion-dollar deficit. If the leaders of the greatest public university system in the world demand pensions that are staggeringly greater than those that are available to the average worker who receives a pension and far more than what is available under Social Security, both the university and the governor will be unable to address the growing pension crisis. For the minority community, this crisis is even more direct. In order to meet the excessive demands of these university executives, tuition will again be increased at the expense of the vast majority of students from middle class families. Given that more than one-third of university students and future students are minority, this will have a particularly harsh impact on the leadership attainments and aspirations for minority students wishing to enter next year’s class at Cal or at any other university campus. When the campus was founded in 1868, it was created to be a university for the people of California. With the recent pension demands and Governor Brown’s (a UC Berkeley alumnus) proposed cuts in light of California’s deficit, our alma mater (and future alma mater) will no longer belong to the people of California. Dyana Delfin-Polk UC Berkeley Alumna

Operational Excellence Article Misled Readers The graphic depicting investments and expected returns from Operational Excellence (OE) (“Excellence,” Jan. 18) is misleading and could leave readers with the mistaken impression that OE could potentially cost more money that it will save. Until full implementation plans have been finalized, the specific costs are not yet known. What is known is that: Bain Consulting has been paid $3 million thus far and is scheduled to receive up to $4.5 million more for work completed on the early stages of OE. The cost of implementing OE will occur over the next 3 years and will include new systems and tools enabling campus to save on an on-going annual basis. Projected costs of implementation will be between $50 and $70 million in one-time costs. Projected savings to operating costs will occur annually. The projected target is for the campus to save $75 million every year after full implementation of OE. These one-time costs are not insignificant, but the projected savings are impressive. OE is visionary, ambitious and, most important, necessary. Although we anticipate the changes will require significant investment and cause short-term disruption to long-established campus processes, we are confident that OE will result in enabling the university to continue providing worldclass teaching and research into the future. Peggy Huston and Andrew Szeri Operational Excellence Program Office

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New Art Exhibitions Funded by AC Transit Continues Effort to Drive Down Bus Crime Grants Totaling Over $300,000 by Jeffrey Butterfield Daily Cal Staff Writer

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Two new art exhibitions, a national tour of an existing film exhibition, a curatorial research fellowship focused on the Republic of Georgia and the maintenance of film program operations will be supported by grants totaling $304,000 received by the Berkeley Art Museum & Pacific Film Archive. The museum received a $150,000 grant from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, three grants totaling $120,000 from the National Endowment for the Arts and a $34,000 research curatorial fellowship from the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts — all in the past two months, said Elisa Isaacson, the museum’s director of foundation and corporate relations. The grants awarded by the National Endowment for the Arts will support three distinct projects: an exhibition featuring conceptual art from Northern and Southern California titled “State of Mind: New California Art Circa 1970,” a solo exhibition of San Francisco-based former graffiti artist Barry McGee and a national tour of one of the Pacific Film Archive’s current exhibitions, “Radical Light: Alternative Film and Video in the San Francisco Bay Area, 1945-2000.” The exhibition on California art — a project that the museum has partnered with the Orange County Museum of Art to implement — will include traditional forms of media, such as drawings, writings and video. The exhibition will also recreate noteworthy performance pieces from the past, including some that go on for several days. According to Isaacson, McGee was selected for a solo exhibition because he is one of the few artists who have successfully made the transition from the fringe world of street art to the established art world without compromising his vision.

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“The National Endowment for the Arts wants to make art accessible throughout the country — not just in pockets that provide a lot of cultural opportunities,” she said. The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts selected the museum as a recipient of a curatorial research fellowship to further develop its collection of films from the Republic of Georgia, a project that will eventually culminate in an international tour. “There’s a poetic spirit about the Republic of Georgia,” said Susan Oxtoby, the archive’s senior film curator and grant applicant. “They have a great tradition of landscape cinema and poetic sense about the language and images used.” Oxtoby will travel to sites that house collections of Georgian film over the next year to establish relationships with other experts and seek exchanges. Rachel Bers, program officer for the Andy Warhol Foundation, said in an e-mail that Oxtoby’s proposal was selected because of its impressive scope and depth. “We are hopeful that her efforts will result in a film program that brings works rarely if ever seen by American audiences to the U.S. and encourages future scholarship in this rich but under-examined area of film history,” said Bers in the e-mail. A $150,000 grant from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation will be used to sustain Pacific Film Archive operations over the next three years. The museum raises between $800,000 and $1 million in grants each year, Isaacson said. “Being supported by these foundations and agencies is more important than ever in this economic climate,” she said. “We’re really happy that they recognize the importance of what we’re doing.” Madeleine Key is the lead development and capital projects reporter. Contact her at mkey@dailycal.org.

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Some travelers riding on AC Transit buses in the Berkeley area during the holiday season were victims of theft and harassment, though adminONLINE VIDEO istrators of the Commuters share how transit system maintain that safe they feel on AC they are dedicat- Transit buses. ed to increasing safety. On a Thursday evening last December, UC Berkeley graduate student Yael Degany had fallen asleep on an AC Transit F line bus as she traveled back to Berkeley from San Francisco with her boyfriend. “I was taking a nap, and I woke up to all this noise,” Degany said. “Someone was getting beat up right there on the bus.” Degany said she saw four or five teenagers crowded around a young woman with a purse. She said the teenagers struck the woman repeatedly until finally attaining her bag. As they left the bus, she said one of the suspects tried to take an electronic device — possibly an iPod or phone — from a male commuter through similar, violent means. The suspect did not manage to steal the device from the man, and the teenagers fled before police could arrive. According to Degany, the bus driver told her that an incident similar to the one Degany witnessed had happened on the driver’s bus only a few days ago. Degany said the driver told her that

there are many muggings during the holiday season. “The way the driver talked about it, it seemed like muggings were just an accepted thing that happens frequently,” Degany said. Last November, UCPD issued a crime alert stating a female student had been harassed and threatened on an AC Transit bus near the Downtown Berkeley BART station. After three men boarded the bus and sat around the victim, one began to touch the victim inappropriately, while another threatened her. One of the men said he would spray the victim with pepper spray if she called out for help. Still, AC Transit buses are a popular and affordable means of transportation among UC Berkeley students because students with a Class Pass sticker on their student identification cards can ride the buses for free. “Seeing the mugging happen ... was awful,” Degany said. “It’s not OK. (Muggings) can’t be totally prevented, but I feel that they can be at least mitigated with actions taken toward heightened security.” Berkeley police Sgt. Mary Kusmiss said in an e-mail that the Alameda County Sheriff ’s Department has jurisdiction over safety on the AC Transit bus lines system. According to AC Transit spokesperson Clarence Johnson, the department serves as an active patrol force for the buses and officers are occasionally placed on the buses to maintain safety. “We work hand in hand with the sheriff ’s department,” he said. “If we

noticed one line had an acute rate of criminal incidents, we would target that line with specific patrols.” Johnson said that 143 of the 633 vehicles that constitute the entire AC Transit fleet of buses currently are equipped with cameras that can be used by police to identify suspects. He said that an additional 274 cameras will be procured and installed in buses by the end of the year. “The camera systems are very expensive,” he said. “They cost $14,000 apiece per bus ... They need to be quality systems for us to have any hope in gaining information about suspects.” According to Johnson, in addition to the police patrol force and cameras, bus drivers are trained to respond to emergencies, though not in the capacity of a police officer. He said drivers can trigger a silent alarm to summon police to the bus. “I’d say our buses are safe,” Johnson said. “Do we have assaults and theft occur occasionally on buses? Yes. But those incidents can and do occur in any public place, a church, a supermarket. We transport 235,000 passengers a day. A vast majority of them reach their desired destination unharmed.” Degany’s bus had neither a patrol officer or a security camera installed, she said. “(The mugging) has made me stay much more aware when I’m on the bus,” she said. “More cameras will help ... but I won’t ride the F line again.”

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ASUC Drafts Two Bills Opposing Budget Cuts by J.D. Morris Daily Cal Staff Writer

In response to Gov. Jerry Brown’s proposed $500 million cut from the UC budget, the ASUC Senate is looking to pass two bills that condemn the blow to the state’s higher education system and recommend letters be written to campus and state officials. The bills are framed as a student response to the cuts, which come two months after an 8 percent systemwide fee increase, and urge the UC Board of Regents not to fill the loss of funding with more fees. “The second I saw the news of Jerry

Brown’s budget, I thought about ways — from the perspective of an ASUC senator — we could do something about it,” said Student Action Senator Joey Freeman, author of one of the bills. While both bills address the same concern, some sections confront different facets and propose slightly different solutions. Freeman said the two bills will likely be made into one before they reach committee meetings on Monday because they were written independently as an immediate response to the cuts. Beyond writing letters to the governor, UC Board of Regents Chairman Russell Gould and political leaders in

Sacramento, the bills suggest sending a message to the other UC campuses. CalSERVE Senator Stefan Montouth, a co-author of one of the bills, said the senate hopes to do this in order to unite students around the issue. “This is affecting millions of students across the state,” Montouth said in an e-mail. “It is important for students on as many campuses as possible (to) unite in this fight for public education.” Newly appointed Director of the UC Student Association Matt Haney, a 2004 UC Berkeley alumnus, has also expressed an interest in developing a

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However, animals will remain in foster homes except during adoption periods each weekend. A dozen cats died in the fire last May, but Street said all animals that survived the fire have since been fostered to area homes or adopted. El Cerrito resident Elizabeth Haberlin heard about the fire and the need for help from a friend and immediately opened her home to foster a cat, Monkey, who survived the fire. “He is adorable,� she said. “He’s been with the Humane Society for more than a year. He’s the kind of animal that would have been put down if he hadn’t been retrieved.� Haberlin added that she plans to adopt Monkey and continue fostering other animals. Street said the shelter has been completely reliant on fosters and adoptions since the fire. “For us, how many animals we can save is all about that continuous flow,� she said. Berkeley resident Susan Brooks and her family have volunteered at the Humane Society for about five years and have fostered around 25 cats. She fostered a litter of six kittens and the mother and returned four of the kittens to the shelter just before the fire. All four died, yet Brooks fo-

cused on continuing to help the shelter. “Immediately after the fire, it just seemed like there was a lot of outpouring from the community,� Brooks said. “They had homeless people donating, saying that the animals needed the money more than they did.� With plans moving forward, Street said the society hopes to use this tragedy as an opportunity to rebuild and maximize the space, which was originally a pool hall. “We feel we have an obligation to our community to rebuild our facility to do what we do better,� Street said. “The facility as it was before had a lot of constraints — it was never built to be a Humane Society or animal shelter.� Street added she hopes construction will start this year, although no timetable is in place. With limited funding — 20 percent from service fees and 80 percent from donations, according to Street — the society is looking for any additional support. “We’re 100 percent committed to getting back to saving animals,� Street said. “That’s what we’re all about.� Mary Susman covers Berkeley communities. Contact her at msusman@dailycal.org.

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if CalPERS decreases its assumed return on investment by even 0.25 percent, the city would be forced to fund an additional $750,000 in fiscal year 2013 plus $951,000 more the next year to bridge the gap for department pensions. “This is an example of how sensitive the rates and costs are to simple assumptions,� Kamlarz said at the meeting. “The rates are volatile.� To foot the bill of these increases, though, would detract from funds available for other city services. However, choosing not to contribute more to the plan in the coming years will only pass the liability on to future city councils and residents as it continues to grow. For example, a 7.2 percent increase in contribution to the pensions fund would help decrease the deficit, but the city would have to withdraw cash from city service funds — up to $1.6 million. “That’s where the trade-off comes in,� Kamlarz said at the meeting. “You have to find the money someplace.� While many factors have to be considered in the near future, short-term measures are already being implemented. According to Kamlarz, 75 job eliminations — beyond the 130 positions recently

cut — are scheduled come March. Still, Hogan argues that in comparison to cities across the state, “Berkeley’s problem isn’t that bad.� To cope with the unfunded liabilities, city departments have implemented mandatory furloughs and reduced city services. A resolution in the near future could also encompass decreased total compensation — salary, benefits or both — or alternative investment options. “They are lucky to have a job,� Mayor Tom Bates said at the meeting in response to suggestions that employees themselves may have to pay more into the fund. Nonetheless, all possibilities will be considered as the budget deadline approaches at the end of June, according to city spokesperson Mary Kay Clunies-Ross. Primary negotiations on police contracts will begin on Jan. 31. “The only thing that will reduce how deep the cuts to employee compensations are is finding ways to do things more efficiently, safely and effectively,� Hogan said. Yousar Alhlou covers city government. Contact her at yalhlou@dailycal.org.

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Stacked Bears Look to Avenge Last Year’s Loss to Wildcats by Connor Byrne Daily Cal Staff Writer

Though it ended up only being a minor setback in an otherwise extraordinary season, losing to Arizona at home left a bitter taste in the mouths of the Cal men’s swimming team. This weekend, the Bears will get a chance to return the favor. No. 4 Cal opens up its Pac-10 season with a pair of dual meets at Arizona and Arizona State. The Bears square off with the Sun Devils today at the Mona Plummer Aquatic Center in Tempe, Ariz., a matchup Cal should dominate. The real test will come on Saturday at the Hillenbrand Aquatic Center in Tucson, Ariz. The Bears will get a shot at redemption against the No. 2 Wildcats, a contest that Arizona has won in each of the past four seasons. “This is the first time that we’re competing together as a group, so it will be nice to finally get that underway,” coach David Durden said. Last January, the No. 3 Wildcats mounted a comeback to spoil No. 4 Cal’s senior day in Berkeley. After the 100 freestyle, the Bears held a commanding 103-64 lead. Arizona then took control of the meet and started chipping into that deficit, highlighted by 1-2-3 finishes in both the 100 butterfly and the 400 individual medley. The Wildcats capped off the meet with an exclamation point, breaking the Spieker Aquatics Complex record in the 200 freestyle relay with a time of 1:19.21, securing the 157-141 victory. Durden chose to keep Tom Shields out of the 100 butterfly, an event in

which he would go on to win an NCAA title, in order to give the freshman more experience in other events. Putting Shields in the race might have prevented a comeback. “I’m telling my guys that I’m not going to screw it up this time,” Durden said. The final score at this weekend’s matchup could be even closer. Both schools are favorites to take the NCAA title in March, and collectively feature four defending national champions and several current national leaders. Cal’s Nathan Adrian has the fastest collegiate 50 free time this season at 19.05. Arizona’s Adam Small isn’t far off, having posted a time of 19.32. Similarly, Shields has the top 100 butterfly time in the nation with a 45.33. The Wildcats’ Nimrod Shapira Bar-Or clocks in right behind him with a 46.44 to rank second. But Arizona’s real strength doesn’t necessarily reside with its top swimmers, but rather in the team’s depth and versatility, as well as its youth. “They probably have one of the most talented freshman classes as a whole,” Durden said. That isn’t to say Cal doesn’t have some talented young athletes. The Bears are looking for a big season from highly touted freshman Marcin Tarczynski. The Poland native boasts an impressive 47.60 in the 100-meter freestyle. “In a high intensity meet, you’re going to get a mixed bag with that,” Durden said. “There will be some great swims and some freshman mistakes.” Connor Byrne covers men’s swimming. Contact him at cbyrne@dailycal.org.

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Cal’s junior Jana Juricova, one of the best singles players in the nation, takes the court this weekend for the Cal Winter Invitational.

Experienced Cal Tunes Up at Winter Invitational by Catherine Nguyen Daily Cal Staff Writer

The anticipation for the first competitive match of the spring is always the same for the Cal women’s tennis team, whether it is in the sunlit courts of Hawaii or in the friendly confines of the Hellman Tennis Center. Last year, the Bears ended their winter layover with a dual match against the Rainbow Wahine. This season, the team kicks off the season by hosting the Cal Winter Invitational — a fourteam round-robin tournament that runs Friday through Sunday. “I think we have a fairly experienced group, and this year we’ve been training at home,” coach Amanda Augustus said. “I think we’re just excited to get started.” Over the course of the tournament — singles matches commence at 10 a.m. and again at 2 p.m. while doubles matches begin at noon — Cal will face St. Mary’s, Cal Poly and Fresno State. As an individual tournament, the outcome of each match will not affect the

Bears’ standing in the Pac-10. Augustus will be using the weekend’s matches to assess the level of her team at the start of the season. “A majority of the group has quite a bit of experience and they had a lot of good fall results, so I think it’ll be a good opportunity to get three days of matches in,” Augustus said. “That will give us a starting place for the stuff we need to work on going forward.” For Augustus, it begins with organizing her team. The invitational will help the fourth-year coach initiate the process of finalizing the lineups for the rest of the season. “It’s so early in the season. I think that’s something probably over the next month or month and a half we’ll be looking at,” she said. “I think we’ll just have to see who’s most effective where.” Augustus will be focusing on the performances of her doubles lineup since the three teams visiting Berkeley are especially strong in doubles play. In particular, the coach said Alex Poorta and Catherine Isip of the Gaels

and Alexa Lee and Amy Markhoff of the Mustangs will provide some tough competition coming out of the break. While neither of those duos are in the ITA’s top 25, Cal has the No. 5 tandem of senior Mari Andersson and junior Jana Juricova, who look to carry over the momentum of their 13-2 performance in the fall. For the Bears, the next three days represent valuable preparation not only for the beginning of dual play during the ITA Kickoff the following weekend, but also for matches against the rest of the Pac-10. Although the team’s short-term objective is to acclimate to the first competitive matches of the spring, it already has a more ambitious ­— but not unattainable — season-long aspiration in mind. “Our goal is not only for the team to qualify for the NCAAs but to get as many girls into the NCAA singles and doubles championships,” Augustus said. Catherine Nguyen covers women’s tennis. Contact her at cnguyen@dailycal.org.

Small Track Team Opens Up Season in New Mexico by Byron Atashian Daily Cal Staff Writer

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Sophomore DeNesha Stallworth had a game-high 21 points against the Trojans last night at Haas Pavilion. She also nabbed five rebounds and had two steals in the contest.

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connect offensive passes, and USC managed seven steals and 10 fast break points often from defensive lapses from the Bears. When Trojan guard Ashley Corral intercepted a pass during one Bears offensive campaign, she had in the hands of Gilbreath, USC’s top-scorer, for a successful layup within seconds. “We always tell (the players), ‘Just take what they give you,’” coach Joanne Boyle said. USC outscored the Bears in the paint, 30-24. But given the two teams’ history of close competitions, at least for the first half, the Bears’ ability to capitalize on threes made all the difference — Cal shot 57.1 percent from three-point range. “We were flowing,” said Layshia Clarendon, who scored 17 points and made eight rebounds. “The basket gets a little bigger when you make your first shot, you get a little more confidence.” Three-pointers were the determining

factor behind Cal’s lead in the first half, but when it came down to the wire, the Bears needed a more well-rounded game. Only one of Cal’s three-pointers was in the second half, but their field goal percentage improved from 45.5 percent to 59.1 percent. This victory was the confidence boost the Bears will likely need before they play No. 8 UCLA on Saturday. Boyle said that as a coach she tries to, “get (the team) to play at the level that they’re capable of ... consistently.” That consistency is a desirable improvement for a team that had just returned from two losses to Washington and Washington State. “A team like that you just have to take care of the ball, like I thought we valued the ball tonight,” Boyle said. “It’s a team you have to aggressively attack, no one can hide in this game.” The Bears take on the Bruins at 2 p.m. tomorrow at Haas Pavilion. Alex Matthews covers women’s hoops. Contact her at almatthews@dailycal.org.

The track season is like a marathon: pacing is important so you don’t burn out early. As a result, the Cal track and field team will abstain from anything even remotely resembling a marathon in the season opening Cherry and Silver Invitational in Albuquerque, N.M. The Cherry and Silver will leap into action with the men’s and women’s long jump and women’s weight throw today at 5 p.m., but the Bears will participate only in events no longer than 800m and field events. Additionally, only 34 of over 100 Cal athletes will make the trek to the Albuquerque Convention Center showdown. Keeping the distance runners out of the competition eases them into the season slowly and helps prevent overexertion and injuries. The athletes’ fitness levels are not yet where they will be at the end of the season. “What we’re looking for this weekend is if we can get some people to make the minimum qualifying time for the NCAAs,” coach Tony Sandoval said. “And we certainly want them to make the qualifying mark for the indoor championships at the end of March.” While it is possible to qualify for the NCAAs with times and marks from any meet, strategically it makes more sense to do so when the season is winding down so that peak performance only has to be reached once. Relatively few Cal athletes are travelling because this isn’t a major competition, but it has a whole different meaning for the participating freshmen. A disproportionate 11 of the 34 competitors will be freshmen. The season's first meet will be instrumental in building their confidence and getting them up to speed with the rest of the team.

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Decathlete Mike Morrison placed second at NCAAs last year, leading the Bears to their highest point tally since 2001. Cal will ease into the 2011 campaign this weekend. Among the newcomer standouts is true freshman Chase Wheeler of De La Salle High. He won the 2009 California state championship in the long jump with a distance of 25-2.25. Getting out to a solid start sets the tone for the season not only for the freshmen, though. The Bears have to build towards a strong finish to meet the high standards set by both themselves and their coaches. “Our expectations are that we are in the top 20 and hopefully the top 10 every year, whether it be the indoor or outdoor season, for both the men and women,” Sandoval said. A total of 12 schools will participate, including New Mexico, Stanford,

UNLV and Arizona State. The Lobos accrued 27 top three finishes in their season opener last week, also dominating the top five final spots in the women’s pole vault. Present for the Cardinal will be pole vaulter Katerina Stefanidi who set the school record in the event and junior All-American hurdler Amaechi Morton. In last week’s season opener, Stefanidi set the school record and Morton won the 60m hurdles with the second fastest all-time at Stanford. Events will resume Saturday morning at 10 a.m. on the field and 11 a.m. on the track. Byron Atashian covers track and field. Contact him at batashian@dailycal.org.

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LOS ANGELES — Reeves Nelson shoots, spins, steals and barges. He dunks, drives and deliberately forces m. hoops contact. Cal 84 Most importantUCLA 86 ly, Reeves Nelson hustles; and if not for that, the Cal men’s basketball team could have stolen a game away from UCLA on Thursday night at Pauley Pavilion. In what looked like an easy UCLA victory late in the second half, the Cal men’s basketball game went on a stunning 25-11 run in the last 3:46 to tie the game, capped by an Allen Crabbe 3-pointer with 10 seconds remaining. But Nelson, who hounded the Bears the entire night, sprinted to tip in a Tyler Honeycutt miss with 2.2 seconds remaining and give UCLA an 86-84 victory. Nelson, who led the Bruins with 24 points and 10 rebounds, gave Cal a litany of problems the entire night with his physical and active play on both sides of the ball. Aside from his efficient scoring and EASY brutish rebounding display, Nelson recorded two steals, forced several other turnovers, and even commandeered the fast break on two different occasions. “He has a good motor,� forward Harper Kamp said. “When he catches, you know he’s going to the rim, but it’s still hard to stop him at times. He’s really physical and he works really well with their offense.� Kamp led all Cal scorers with 21 points, including 15 in the first half, but freshman Crabbe’s late scoring surge was the most noteworthy performance of the night. Crabbe was stymied by the Bruins’ EASY Malcolm Lee the entire night and did not score his first field goal of the game until 6:34 remaining in the second half. The Los Angeles freshman, returning home for the first time as a Cal player, then exploded, scoring 13 of his 17 points with under 3:30 left in the contest.

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Friday, January 21, 2011

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live blog Follow along with the Daily Cal at the men’s hoops game at USC. See dailycal.org

The Daily Cal Sports Staff Rounds up the Spring’s Top 10 Events in the World of Cal Athletics.

For all of the Pac-10’s recent woes, the conference still carries a slew of pro basketball prospects. Arizona’s Derrick Williams may be the best of the bunch right now, and he will take the floor at Haas Pavilion on Feb. 5. The sophomore stud’s physical frame, soft shooting touch and determination to get to the free-throw line make him a daunting opponent for any front court defender — just ask the Bears, whom he burned for 16 free throws and a career-high 31 points in their first meeting. At least one mock draft has him slotted for the top overall pick in the upcoming NBA Draft. The last time the two teams met, Cal lost a close 73-71 decision in Tucson, Ariz. The Bears missed seven free throws. Cal can’t afford to give away more freebies if they hope to spark an upset in Berkeley come February.

It is all about March. The Cal men's swimming team gears its whole season for the NCAA Championships, which this year will take place in Minneapolis, Minn. The Bears will get a bit of a tuneup at the Pac-10 Championships at the beginning of the month, but likely won't be in prime condition to win. That will be reserved for allyse bacharach/file the national meet. To coach David Durden, that's all that

matters. The strategy worked for Durden last season. The Bears stunned as national runners-up, trouncing both Stanford and Arizona, who had both beaten Cal in dual meets. Texas took the crown, but the Bears emerge this season as the favorites to win Cal's first title since 1980. Most of Durden's core remains in tact, led by Olympic gold medalist and defending NCAA 100-yard freestyle champion Nathan Adrian. The Bears captured five of the championship meet's six relays, and returns all members of those relay teams. —Christina Jones

Just how big is the Big Splash in Berkeley? It’s a chance for the Bears to topple the nation’s topranked women’s water polo team — and in the process, to finally leave a mark on a rivalry that has gotten brukellen freeman/file tally one-sided of late. In 2010, Cal had two late-season chances to assert itself, but instead saw a losing streak against its Bay Area counterpart grow to 27. Jessica Steffens found the net in the waning moments to give Stanford a thrilling 8-7 victory during last year’s Big Splash; the following month, the Cardinal would prevail, 6-3, in the NCAA semifinals. Stanford, eventually finished as national championship runners-up to USC after a 10-9 loss. This year, the Cardinal returns four of its top five scorers, including two-meter set Melissa Seidemann. Cal’s junior sensation Emily Csikos is back to drive the offense, but she’ll need help after the team lost a trio of decorated scorers to graduation. —Ed Yevelev

Once the news hit that the Cal baseball team was being cut, there was much speculation about how many players would transfer over the offseason. On the weekend of May 27, every single starter — save those who graduated or were drafted — from last year’s squad will take the field one last time, closing the book Nathan Yan/File on the program and, with it, the historic rivalry with Stanford. If there can be a good way to say goodbye to Cal baseball, ­this is it. Of course, the Stanford series doesn’t necessarily mark the end of the Bears’ season; they’re certainly capable of qualifying for the CWS. But regardless of what they’re doing in June, Evans Diamond will never hum again with the sound of college baseball. So as those final innings wind down on that Sunday afternoon in May, perhaps Cal fans can find a way to steal the Axe one last time — for the sake of symmetry. —Katie Dowd

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By the time March 3 rolls around, the Cal women’s basketball team could be looking at another NCAA Tournament-less season or perhaps sitting on the tournament bubble. Regardless, the matchup against No. 4 Stanford will give the Bears an opportunity for revenge — the Cardinal torched Cal, 78-45, on Jan. 2. Stanford has been the cream of the conference, with three consecutive Final Four appearances and a No. 4 ranking. A late season victory over the Cardinal could be just what the Bears need to reach the NCAA Tournament. james besser/file Look for Cal power forward DeNesha Stallworth to make up for her two-point performance in the first tilt with a strong outing. She’ll go up against Stanford All-American Nnemkadi Ogwumike, and her freshman sister Chiney, Stallworth’s primary defender. The last time the Cardinal lost at home was Feb. 4, 2007 ... to the Bears. —Jonathan Kuperberg

There are only Division I men’s gymnastics teams left on the West Coast. Both will be matching up at Haas Pavilion. With Cal’s squad getting the axe in last Septembers athletic cuts, the Big Flip against Stanford will be the last ever home competition for a program that boasts four national team titles and numerous Olympians. The news of the end heavy on their hearts, the Bears have pledged to make their 99th season their best. With national team gymnasts in Glen Ishino and Bryan del Castillo, Cal has anna hiatt/file a team with legitimate championship hopes. Back to conduct the team’s swan song is Tim McNeill, a three-time NCAA champion who replaces longtime coach Barry Weiner. Some believe that the loss of the program signals the beginning of the end for collegiate gymnastics, a possibility that only adds drama to a matchup of perennial contenders. ­—Jack Wang

Last season, the Cal men’s tennis team made the second round of the NCAA tournament. Last season, USC won its second consecutive national championship. Despite recent results, both teams have the same goals: win the Pac-10 and compete for a national championship. When the No. 19 Bears host the No. 2 Trojans on March 26 at Hellman Tennis Complex, they will undoubtedly be playing for something more than bragging rights. USC returns four of its six singles players from last season’s squad that ripped Cal, 6-1, in their only meeting. The Bears’ top player, Pedro Zerbini, did not play in that contest, though. He will likely be matched up against No. 6 Steve Johnson, an All-American in singles and doubles last year. No. 18 Daniel Nguyen, the Most Outstanding Player of the 2010 NCAA tournament, will also represent a formidable challenge. —Jonathan Kuperberg

Michael Coe is good at what he does. Two years ago, the senior set a school record in the mile by clocking in at 3:56.18. And he did it at the Brutus Hamilton Invitational. Last year’s edition of the competition, which Coe called “a world-class event,” saw Edwards Stadium host a number of Olympians and USA national champions alongside some of the country’s top collegiate athletes. In that meet, it was then-junior Steve Sodaro that joined the sub-four minute mile club, recording a 3:57.25. Only six Cal runners have ever accomplished the same feat, with Sodaro ranking in as with the school’s fifth-fastest time. Maybe the exclusive group won’t expand again this year, but it’s not out of the question for one of its current members to break their own marks. —Jack Wang

Last spring, UCLA obliterated Arizona to win the Women’s College World Series, scoring 21 runs over two games. It was the program’s record 11th national championship and first since 2006. A few weeks earlier, it had been the Cal softball team’s chance to take on its Pac-10 rivals. The Bears didn’t have much more luck than the Wildcats, dropping the first two games of their three-game series. Cal will host this year’s set of games at Levine-Fricke Field, which — while still without lights — should provide some comforts of home. After exiting the postseason in ignominious fashion a year ago in blowouts against Georgia, the team should be well set for another run at its first WCWS appearance since 2002. Most key players return, including All-American pitcher/first baseman Valerie Arioto. There’s no better test than one administered by the defending champs. ­— Jack Wang

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For the Cal rugby team, the biggest match is always the national championship. Despite all of the distractions and discussion surrounding the squad, this year is no exception. The Bears will look to defend their title in Sandy, Utah. The quarterfinal and semifinal matches are slated to take place the two prior Saturdays. Last season, Cal reclaimed its crown from BYU in a 19-7 decision. The year prior, the Cougars had snapped Cal’s streak of five straight. During the season, coach Jack Clark’s squad will be tested by fellow strong CPL david herschorn/file Pacific teams. San Diego State advanced to the elite eight last year before falling to Arkansas State, and will host the Bears in March. A month later, Cal will face St. Mary’s, which has impressed early this season. The Gaels manhandled Stanford last weekend, 77-7. —Christina Jones

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