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RESEARCH & IDEAS

Professor Counters Global Warming Myths With Data

by Claire Perlman Staff Writer

Global warming is the favored scapegoat for any seemingly strange occurrence in nature, from dying frogs to hurricanes to drowning polar bears.

But according to a Berkeley group of scientists, global warming does not deserve all these attributions. Rather, they say global warming is responsible for one thing: the rising temperature.

However, global warming has become a politicized issue, largely becoming disconnected from science in favor of inflammatory headlines and heated debates that are rarely based on any science at all, according to Richard Muller, a UC Berkeley physics professor and member of the team.

“There is so much politics involved, more so than in any other field I’ve been in,” Muller said. “People would write their articles with a spin on them. The people in this field were obviously very genuinely concerned about what was happening ... But it made it difficult for a scientist to go in and figure out that what they were saying was solid science.”

Muller came to the conclusion that temperature data — which, in the United States, began in the late 18th century when Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin made the first thermometer measurements — was the only truly scientifically accurate way of studying global warming.

Without the thermometer and the temperature data that it provides, Muller said it was probable that no

one would have noticed global warming yet. In fact, in the period where rising temperatures can be attributed to human activity, the temperature has only risen a little more than half a degree Celsius, and sea levels, which are directly affected by the temperature, have increased by eight inches.

To that end, he formed the Berkeley Earth group with 10 other highly acclaimed scientists, including physicists, climatologists and statisticians. Before the group joined in the study of the warming world, there were three major groups that had released analysis of historical temperature data. But each has come under attack from climate skeptics, Muller said.

In the group’s new study, which will be released in about a month, the scientists hope to address the doubts that skeptics have raised. They are using data from all 39,390 available temperature stations around the world — more than five times the number of stations that the next most thorough group, the Global Historical Climatology Network, used in its data set.

Other groups were concerned with the quality of the stations’ data, which becomes less reliable the earlier it was measured. Another decision to be made was whether to include data from cities, which are known to be warmer than suburbs and rural areas, said team member Art Rosenfeld, a professor emeritus of physics at UC Berkeley and former California Energy Commissioner.

“One of the problems in sorting out lots of weather stations is do you drop

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Richard Muller, a UC Berkeley physics professor, started the Berkeley Earth group, which tries to use scientific data to address the doubts that global warming skeptics have raised.

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by Soumya Karlamangla Staff Writer

In a cramped classroom, junior Katya Cherukumilli stands in front of a projector, looking out at a dozen of her seated peers. Here, on the seventh floor of Wurster Hall, she comes twice a week to lead a project-based class trying to effect environmental change at UC Berkeley.

Cherukumilli has taught this course — in which students work to implement “green” efforts like composting programs and energy-efficient lighting — for the past three semesters. The class is one of many ways the student group Building Sustainability at Cal, for which she is a coordinator, has tried to reduce the ecological impact of campus buildings.

This endeavor serves a double duty.

Not only does it lower greenhouse gas emissions — it also relieves campus financial strain. Similar initiatives, created by students working to cultivate a culture of sustainability, are also cropping up at other UC campuses, all of which are fac-

ing budget cuts as the economic crisis worsens and the UC’s growing student and staff population becomes aware of its deepening environmental footprint.

But this lack of funding might actually be yielding a positive side effect: campuses are driven to save energy.

“You always have more incentive to conserve when you see the bill directly,” said Ellen Hanak, an economist who specializes in natural resource management and a senior fellow at the Public Policy Institute of California. “It comes at a time when people are sort of already looking to be more sustainable. It certainly reinforces that.”

Every year, between $280 million and $300 million worth of utilities — mainly electricity and natural gas — are used by the university system, $40 million of which falls on the campuses, according to UC spokesperson Steve Montiel.

Historically, the UC has received money from the state to cover utilities costs for buildings that are eligible for state support — those that are used for research

and instruction — which make up about half the total UC space. Over the past 10 years, and as the state’s economy started to plummet, California has struggled to provide funding. Although the UC has redirected millions to ease the strain from these expenses, it has become each campus’s responsibility to fill this gap.

At UC Berkeley, $9.9 million and $6.4 million in the 2008-09 and 2009-10 academic years, respectively, were used for utility bills for state-eligible buildings, according to campus spokesperson Dan Mogulof. That amount comes from discretionary funds that would otherwise offset cuts to other areas.

“It’s a shame to have to dip into the funds that would go into teaching and research,” said Andy Coghlan, sustainability specialist at the UC Office of the President.

Over the past 10 years, UC enrollment has increased by about 73,000 students and, to accommodate for this rise, has made a more than 20 percent expansion

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Some Aim to Bring Home Field Renovation

by Jeffrey Butterfield Staff Writer

Over 60 members of the Berkeley High School community showed up Tuesday at a district board meeting to demand the renovation of the school’s baseball field in honor of a coach who recently died after decades of working with young athletes.

Tim Moellering, remembered by the school community for his dedication to the baseball program and its participants, died of cancer last month after 13 years of gathering support to transform Derby Field on Martin Luther King Jr Way into a multipurpose athletic field with a regulation baseball diamond. The board voted to expedite the refurbishment following public comment about Moellering and the field.

“The need for a regulation ball field,

along with all the other amenities that come with Derby Field, is critical,” said Berkeley City Councilmember Darryl Moore at the Berkeley Unified School District board meeting. “We cannot put this off another year.”

Moore said San Pablo Park in Southwest Berkeley — the off-campus city-owned park where Berkeley High School’s varsity baseball team plays home games — contains the city’s only regulation field available to young athletes in the city. He asked the board to make Derby Field’s renovation a top priority and not to wait until 2015, the year initially picked for the project’s commencement.

Talks of memorializing Moellering by naming a baseball field after him began soon after his death in January.

Baseball players from the high school wore their red and yellow uniforms during the board meeting and held up

small signs during public comments that read “Build Moellering Field NOW!” “The field we have right now is not good,” Berkeley High baseball player Cameron Grigsby said to the board.

“We need something a lot better to play on, and this would be the greatest honor for him.”

Volunteer coach Jason Young, who graduated from Berkeley High in 1997 and later went on to play major league baseball, said at the meeting that student athletes have a better chance of pursuing a baseball career if they have access to modernized facilities in high school.

“I believe that building this field will bring in more scouts, more university recruiters,” Young said. “College coaches won’t come to San Pablo Park.

That’s the truth.”

The board recommended that district

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Derby Field is located on the intersection of Martin Luther King Jr. Way and Derby Street.

Some community members have been trying to demand the renovation of the local field.

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Calendar calendar@dailycal.org Friday, Feb. 11 WHAT EVENT The Berkeley Art Museum features the Brontez Purnell Dance Company and its new body of work. Incorporating film footage and dance choreography, the program showcases original scores by Purnell and Taji Maalik. Brilliant Colors and DJ Myles Cooper will play as opening acts.

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Blake’s on Telegraph Closes Its Doors After 71 Years of Service

by Karinina Cruz and Jessica Gillote After 71 years of service at its Telegraph Avenue home, Larry Blake’s Restaurant and Bar closed its doors on Feb. 4, victim to the economic decline and a series of business decisions that put a strain on the Berkeley establishment.

Several efforts were made to keep Blake’s afloat within the last seven years — both by restaurant owner Harry Keally and property owner John Lineweaver since 1984 — including multiple changes in business model, a reduction in rent and $350,000 worth of property improvements, Lineweaver said.

He added that the combination of a bad economic climate and “choices that haven’t worked out for Blake’s” made the closing inevitable.

“Mr. Keally didn’t close Blake’s,” he said. “He was unable to keep it open. He was behind in costs, not only to me but to many others. He surrendered his lease as opposed to being evicted.”

Blake’s, which was located at 2367 Telegraph Ave., occupied one of the three commercial spaces in Lineweaver’s building at the corner of Telegraph and Durant Avenues, which also contains 44 apartment units.

“His rent was somewhere in the vicinity of $1.10 a foot — by Telegraph standards, that’s extraordinarily low,” Lineweaver said.

In an effort to expand the consumer base of their businesses, various proprietors in the city — including Blake’s — have attempted to change the nature of their establishments. Unfortunately, such changes have led to a “step backwards, instead of forward,” according to Councilmember

Kriss Worthington.

In 2004, Blake’s co-owners Keally and Patrick Romani had planned to operate under a new business model — to add a breakfast business to Blake’s, according to Lineweaver. Although breakfast was never added to the menu, a second entrance to the restaurant — which would have been necessary for the addition — was constructed.

“This was one of the first of numerous business models that they came up with,” Lineweaver said.

“Before they even got started with the breakfast business, they changed their minds again.”

Soon after the breakfast plans fell through, Romani left his longtime partnership with Keally, who changed his mind about Blake’s business model yet again, according to Lineweaver. This time, he started focusing on the club scene, which attracted a new type of live music and, subsequently, a new crowd.

“It wasn’t for lack of trying,” Lineweaver said of Keally. “He’s one of the world’s nicest people. It’s a really sad situation.”

Keally could not be reached for comment by phone or e-mail.

“It’s sad to see a longtime institution close suddenly without warning,” said Miguel Sanchez, general manager of Smart Alec’s, which is located next door to the space previously occupied by Blake’s.

While Blake’s fell victim to the poor economy, Sanchez said Smart Alec’s has not been experiencing significant problems.

“We’re doing fine. Normal business for this time of year — while the students are in session,” he said.

Mayor Tom Bates, one of Blake’s longtime

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Blake’s on Telegraph is being boarded up in the wake of its recent closure. The restaurant and music club shut its doors Feb. 4 after 71 years due to failed business models and the current financial climate.

MULLER: Temperature Data Supports Global Warming from front the data from urban centers, or do you down-weight the data,” he said. “That’s sort of the main physical question.”

Global warming is real, Muller said, but both its deniers and exaggerators ignore the science in order to make their point.

“There are the skeptics — they’re not the consensus,” Muller explained. “There are the exaggerators, like Al Gore and Tom Friedman who tell you things that are not part of the consensus ... (which) goes largely off of thermometer records.”

Some scientists who fear that their results will be misinterpreted as proof that global warming is not urgent, such as in the case of Climategate, fall into a similar trap of exaggeration.

The Berkeley Earth Surface Tem-

perature Study was conducted with the intention of becoming the new, irrefutable consensus, simply by providing the most complete set of historical and modern temperature data yet made publicly available, so deniers and exaggerators alike can see the numbers.

“We believed that if we brought in the best of the best in terms of statistics, we could use methods that would be easier to understand and not as open to actual manipulation,” said Elizabeth Muller, Richard Muller’s daughter and project manager of the study. “We just create a methodology that will then have no human interaction to pick or choose data.”

Claire Perlman is the lead research and ideas reporter. Contact her at cperlman@dailycal.org.

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My Taste Buds, Gone Wild

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was in second grade. As a little girl, I enjoyed the simple things in life, namely my two greatest passions: Running around naked and food.

It was one of those rare days that I could indulge in both, simultaneously.

As I eagerly awaited my masterpiece, the brownie batter I had just put into the oven, I ran up and down the hall boasting the goods my mama gave me — my birthday suit, that is.

At that point in my culinary career, my skills had not progressed much past adding water to Betty Crocker’s magical mixes — nothing got my heart pumping, though, like the enticing aroma of my latest concoction. That day, I was taking my brownies to a new level. I had recently discovered the secret of adding chocolate chips to the brownies and dropping in little spoonfuls of peanut butter just before sticking it in the oven.

Of course, whatever brownie points my semi-homemade brownies had earned for my maturity, the running naked quickly negated. I was young, at that age when clothing seems restrictive and truly unnecessary.

This bold assumption proved itself to be painfully untrue when, at the timer’s buzz, I opened the oven door, bringing myself face to face with my dark-chocolatey heaven. I reached in to grab the pan and, as I was pulling it out, fumbled, lost my balance, then quickly regained it — but it was too late. The 350 degree pan had slid backwards off my oven mitts and rested itself up against my belly.

My poor bare belly.

Several ice packs, two bottles of aloe vera and one brand new third-degree burn later, I finally got to taste my creation. Crispy on the corners, chewy in the middle, with the crunch peanuts and guilty richness of chocolate chips — they were perfection.

This simultaneous feeling of pleasure and pain is one that often defines moments of intensity in our lives (kind of like the final scene of “Black Swan,” but less intense) and this incident forever sealed my fate of a tumultuous but ever passionate relationship with food. s anyone who knows me on an intimate level will tell you, I love to eat. I love food, all food ... except red bell peppers, which are just fucking useless. But otherwise, I don’t discriminate; I’ll try anything once (and I’m not just talking about food). But my love for food extends far beyond the simple pleasure of eating. Everything about food intrigues me — above all, cooking.

As a child, I always preferred Rachel Ray to Scooby Doo, and even now I’d choose Bobby Flay over Pauly D any day. I quickly graduated from the school of Betty Crocker and cooking became one of my greatest passions. I cooked for my family, my friends, my

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Near Eastern Studies Professor Dies at 86

by Emma Dries Staff Writer

Harley Frank boyfriends (I once dated a vegan, a relationship that ended quickly when he refused to try my bleu cheese crusted filet mignon, among other reasons).

And now here I am, a freshman at this beautiful university. Although I long for the feel of a whisk in my hand, of tears dripping down my face as I chop an onion, I have gained entry into a new world of culinary opportunity. ollege encourages experimentation of all kinds and while the intellectual, social and sexual are rehashed over and over, exploration of the dining variety often goes unnoticed. The closest thing to a food critique I’ve come across is a hungover slurring of “dude, La Burrita last night was epic.”

But beyond La Burrita, Top Dog, the Asian Ghetto, Crossroads and even CREAM, Berkeley has a whole world of culinary opportunity waiting to be devoured. So now I am ready and determined to experience “Taste Buds Gone Wild, Berkeley Edition.”

From dorm-friendly recipes, to the best food websites, to hidden local gems, I want to experience all the flavor this town has to offer, and I want you to experience them as I do. Food rules everything around me, and I’m here to share my world with you.

Now, as my parting gift, the recipe for boxed brownies with my very own twist — a chocolate peanut butter swirl.

I may have come up with it when I was five, but they’re beyond delicious.

Start by preparing your favorite boxed brownie batter according to package instructions. Before pouring that luscious goodness into the pan, stir in two-thirds of a cup of dark chocolate chips. Then, just before putting the brownies in the oven and before you lick every inch of the mixing bowl, drop six tablespoons of peanut butter (I like crunchy) evenly over the surface of the batter. Gently swirl each spoonful with a toothpick until it is mixed in but not completely combined with the batter.

Bake according to package instructions and frolic around the house until the brownies are ready to eat.

Just make sure to put on a shirt before taking them out of the oven.

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William Brinner, a UC Berkeley professor emeritus of Near Eastern studies and founder of the Center for Arabic Study Abroad at the American University in Cairo, who dedicated much of his life to the study of Israel and the history and culture of the Middle East, died in his home on Feb. 3 after a long illness. He was 86.

Born Oct. 6, 1924 in Alameda, Brinner spent most of his life in the Bay Area.

He received his bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees in Near Eastern Studies from UC Berkeley, before serving as a professor from 1956 until his retirement in 1991. He spent much of his career studying the history of Jewish-Muslim relations in the Middle East from the Middle Ages onward and wrote his thesis as a translated and annotated version of “A Chronicle of Damascus, 1389-97”

by Muhammad ibn Sasra.

A highly popular professor, Brinner was the recipient of a variety of awards, honors and grants — including a Fulbright-Hays Faculty Research Award in 1970 — and one of four recipients of the first Distinguished Teaching Award in 1959.

“He was really an outstanding teacher,” said Sheldon Rothblatt, a professor

emeritus of history at UC Berkeley.

“His students loved him.”

Upon retiring, Rothblatt and Brinner both taught at The Fromm Institute for Lifelong Learning, an independent organization that operates at the University of San Francisco and provides educational opportunities for retired adults.

“He would fill the biggest rooms on campus,” Rothblatt said. “He had a very comforting and very clear style of lecturing that made him very accessible to the people who were not specialists.”

Brinner served as the chair of the Department of Near Eastern Studies at UC Berkeley at various times throughout his career, most recently from 1987 to 1989, and also served as the chair of the Religious Studies Program from 1982 to 1987.

In addition to working as a visiting professor at universities including Harvard and Johns Hopkins University, Brinner spent extensive time abroad. In 1966 he founded the Center for Arabic Study Abroad at American University in Cairo and spent much of the early 1970s in Israel, teaching at both Hebrew University and Tel Aviv University.

Brinner was often called upon as a radio and television commentator for Middle Eastern affairs, according to son Rafael Brinner. His interest in

FIELD: Projected Cost Is $3 Million From Measure I Funds from front staff reevaluate all upcoming projects in order to begin the Derby Field plan at an earlier date, according to district spokesperson Mark Coplan. The project would cost about $3 million in funds taken from

the Measure I bond proposition passed

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Superintendent Bill Huyett said Derby Field is not the only project that the district community wants to see completed ahead of schedule, citing the in-

Jewish-Muslim relations stemmed in part from his involvement in a Zionist youth group — where he and his wife Lisa Brinner first met as teenagers — that believed in a binational state.

“As a person he was loved and admired by many, capable of being very funny or serious depending on the occasion,” said son Benjamin Brinner, a professor and chair of UC Berkeley’s Music Department, in an e-mail. “He took every opportunity to teach people about the roots of conflict, about the Holocaust, about religious tolerance and intolerance throughout history — fighting prejudice and ignorance.”

Though he was a committed Zionist, Brinner and other academics decided in 1988 to petition the Israeli government’s handling of the First Intifada and the methods used for the uprising, according to Rafael Brinner.

“The theme that flowed through his work was the Jewish-Muslim understanding,” Rafael Brinner said. “His dream as a Zionist in the 1940s was that Israel would be a home to both the Jewish and Muslim communities.”

William Brinner is survived by his wife Lisa, one sister, three children, and eight grandchildren.

Contact Emma Dries at edries@dailycal.org.

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The ASUC should not consider selling the Cal Lodge ­— it should consider making it more attractive for students.

ecent news that the ASUC is considering selling the Cal Lodge to reduce costs is a troublesome indication that the organization would rather abandon the property than work to promote and maintain it.

The Cal Lodge is a unique service that the ASUC provides to the student body — it’s a cabin at Lake Tahoe that offers an inexpensive place to stay for individuals and student groups alike. It has the potential to be a very attractive destination, with easy access to numerous skiing and snowboarding resorts and several outdoor activities year-round.

However, the lodge’s current financial straits suggest that it has not been utilized to its full potential. As a result, the ASUC is in the position of having to consider selling the lodge to stop the annual loss of $20,000 to $30,000.

We agree with Cal Lodge Manager Dan Borge: “the more people know about (Cal Lodge), the more usage it’s going to have.”

Given that, why is there such little publicity? The Cal Lodge should be advertised across campus, and

the ASUC should ensure all Cal students considering Tahoe as a destination know that the Lodge is an option.

It’s understandable that the ASUC is concerned with maintaining the Cal Lodge as a service, and we aren’t pushing for them to compromise its accessibility by changing it to a profit-making venture.

We are comfortable with some of our fees going to maintaining the lodge as an option for interested students, and we don’t want to lose that option by having the lodge sold.

The ASUC’s goal should be to have a full Cal Lodge every weekend, and we are heartened by the fact that every weekend in January, February and March is completely booked. This occupancy can only be sustained by dedicated effort from the ASUC leadership in the form of a comprehensive promotional plan and a system for ensuring future sustainability.

The Cal Lodge is a unique resource for the student body — instead of relinquishing it, the ASUC should maximize the potential of this asset.

High Taxes CITY AFFAIRS

The Berkeley Patients Group should pay its back taxes, but the state should consider changing its policy for the future.

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he fact that the Berkeley Patients Group owes approximately $6 million in back taxes and interest is merely an issue of failing to properly adhere to contemporary state requirements.

The collective has stated that they did not collect taxes because they consider medical marijuana to be a type of medicine, and prescription medication is not taxed.

They contend that they were only liable to pay taxes starting in 2007, when the state specifically stated that all marijuana dispensaries must take out seller’s permits and report their proceeds.

We disagree with the dispensary and believe that they should be liable for the taxes. Medical marijuana has always occupied a separate category from medicine dispensed by pharmacies, and it makes sense for it to have always occupied a separate tax category. If the dispensary were honestly unsure of whether they were responsible for paying taxes, they could have clarified that with the California State Board of

Equilization.

Instead, they rolled the dice — and most likely lost. The board has already ruled that the collective’s stated reason was not a valid argument for not paying taxes, when the board decided in Sept. 2010 that the Patients Care Collective owed over $600,000 in back taxes from as long ago as 2005.

Unfortunately for the dispensary and others like it, the consequences for unpaid taxes are steep — especially for the patients who rely on the dispensaries. Huge tax liabilities put the dispensaries at risk of closure, and without them, patients with legitimate prescriptions are unable to purchase their medical marijuana.

For the future, the state should consider exempting physician-prescribed medical marijuana from the collection of taxes. By not doing so, the state is placing the tax burden on patients. But until they do, dispensaries must obey the law — or else face high costs.

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Responding to Sexual Violence at Cal

by Tae Kremer Vagina! Vagina! It’s spring semester and, for the tenth year at UC Berkeley, that means the campus can expect to hear people yelling “vagina” on Sproul Plaza. Why are people yelling “vagina?”

And why does the Gender Equity Resource Center (GenEq) — a key component of the campus’ Division of Equity and Inclusion — sponsor this?

Turns out that the people yelling “vagina” are promoting V-Day at UC Bekeley’s tenth annual benefit production of “The Vagina Monologues,” a play written by Eve Ensler about women’s experiences with sexuality, violence and empowerment. The show has turned into an international movement fueled by a mission to end violence against women. Why has GenEq supported this event for 10 years? Well, according to the National Institute of Justice, between 20 to 25 percent of women in higher education experience either completed or attempted rape during their college career. As the 2009 co-director of “The Vagina Monologues” on campus and as a current staff member at GenEq, I’ve witnessed first-hand how much the show impacts audience members — survivors of violence who find community through the stories in the show and those who are shocked to learn about the impact and prevalence of violence. This year, the show runs from Thursday, Feb. 10 through Saturday, Feb. 12 (vday.berkeley.edu for more information).

V-Day at UC Bekeley’s benefit production of “The Vagina Monologues” does not only educate audiences and empower the cast and crew who partici-

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pate, but the organization also raises money — over $24,000 in 2010. Ninety percent of the proceeds are donated to local organizations that are working to stop violence against women, including GenEq, and 10 percent goes to the Spotlight Campaign, chosen each year

by V-Day, the international organization behind the show, to raise awareness about issues facing women in a particular part of the world. This year the Spotlight Campaign is focused on the women of Haiti, and an additional monologue addresses the increased rates of sexual violence since the devastating earthquake of Jan. 2010. Past spotlights include women of the Democratic Republic of Congo, of New Orleans and the Gulf South and of Juarez. The Spotlight Campaign connects our work to end sexual violence on campus with the work of the international community.

Not only do we need to work to prevent sexual violence, but we also need to address the needs of survivors. Why do so few women report sexual assault?

Ending the silence around sexual violence is the main goal of Take Back the Night (TBTN), another international movement that our campus participates in each April. People gather on Upper Sproul Plaza for performances, speeches and an open mic speak-out for people to tell their stories of sexual violence to the crowd. The event continues with a march to reclaim the night and the streets of Berkeley as a safe space free of sexual violence.

The first time I attended TBTN I was amazed at the courage of the survivors who, one by one, stood before the crowd and spoke. The community around

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them created a brave space for healing; some of the survivors had rarely or never told their story before.

In addition to participating in international movements to end sexual violence, GenEq provides programs and services designed specifically for the campus community. Free workshops are done by request for campus groups including clubs, fraternity and sorority houses, residence halls, etc. Topics include aspects of sexual violence, genders and sexualities. You can request a workshop on GenEq’s website (http:// geneq.berkeley.edu/workshop). GenEq is also a place for survivors of violence to seek resources and guidance.

On April 6, 2011, GenEq and our collaborators will be sponsoring an event about sex slavery in America featuring Minh Dang, a UC Berkeley alumna and the current Bonner Leaders Program Director at UC Berkeley’s Cal Corps Public Service Center. We will be screening the documentary made about her life, “Sex Slaves: Minh's Story,” followed by a discussion with Minh. Check GenEq’s website for event details.

The programs mentioned above fall into two of GenEq’s main focus areas: Sexual and dating violence and women.

But GenEq also addresses lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender topics as well as hate crimes and bias driven incidents. Come check GenEq out in 202 Cesar Chavez Center, behind the Golden Bear Cafe, or go on our website to learn more about what GenEq does and to get involved in ending sexual violence.

Tae Kremer is the events assistant at the Gender Equity Resource Center.

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in state-eligible space, according to Montiel, placing severe financial pressure on the UC that trickles down to campuses.

At UC Davis, about one-third of a $30 million utility bill falls to campus funds, according to Jeff Lefkoff, director of campus space and planning management.

A $4 million to $5 million utility bill is expected to be absorbed by UCLA in the upcoming year, according to Nurit Katz, campus sustainability coordinator.

Both said although not prompted by budget cuts, projects to install new lighting, cooling and heating systems ease budget shortfalls, at the same time making campuses more eco-friendly.

“It’s all kind of part of the same thing,” Katz said. “We’re focusing on saving money and saving energy, but certainly to have utilities be underfunded … there’s even more motivation to save energy.”

At the UC level, energy-saving programs began to emerge as state funding waned. The 2003-04 and 2004-05 academic years marked the first time the state did not provide funding for the operation of new buildings — about a $14 million loss — and in 2004-05, the UC entered into the Energy Efficiency Partnership, a collaboration with the CSU system and large utility companies that aimed to conserve energy and costs statewide.

And as the belt-tightening contin-

After beating then-No. 4 UCLA last Friday, the fifth-ranked Cal women’s tennis team has cemented its status as a possible contender for the Pac-10 and NCAA Championships.

With hopes to extend their winning momentum, the Bears (3-0) are packing their bags for the first time this spring to Southern California.

Cal is stopping first at Pepperdine in Malibu, Calif., today at 1:30 p.m., at the Ralphs-Straus Tennis Center. The squad moves on to play San Diego State at noon on Saturday at the Aztec Tennis Center.

Although the Waves (4-1) and the Aztecs (3-2), are not tennis powerhouses like UCLA, Bears’ coach Amanda Augustus is not willing to label the two matches as wins already.

“San Diego State is strong at the doubles game,” she said. “On the other hand, Pepperdine is strong at the sin-

Soumya Karlamangla is the lead environment reporter. Contact her at skarlamangla@dailycal.org.

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BLAKE’S: Property Owner Optimistic About Site’s Future from Page 2 customers, said the restaurant and bar was one of the “icons in business” in Berkeley and that it was more than just a place to enjoy a good meal.

“I used to help recruit athletes for Cal,” he said, adding that Blake’s was where he met with fellow recruiters and prospective athletes. “Had dinner there on Sunday night — salad and steak.

One time in the week when I actually had a good meal.”

Eliot Kenin, leader of the traditional jazz band Spirit of ‘29, said he has been going to and playing music at Blake’s for about 30 years. He and his band will be playing at a wake on Saturday at 1 p.m. to say goodbye to the restaurant and bar.

“Customers from way back will come and make farewell statements and read poetry,” he said, referring to Blake’s as one of the places receptive of poetry read-

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ues into a new decade, the UC is still attempting to mitigate cutbacks with energy efficiency.

In early 2009, the UC Board of Regents approved the more than $262 million Statewide Energy Partnership — a three-year collaboration with state utility companies expected to decrease energy usage by 11 percent and natural gas by 8 percent. Overall, a $36 million annual reduction is expected.

But making a dent in costs has been challenging — since 2001, energy prices have increased 120 percent, said Montiel in an e-mail.

At UC Berkeley, electricity usage went down by about half a percentage in 2009-10, but the total bill went up by almost $1 million, according to Christine Shaff, communications director for facilities services.

As the UC tries to shrink its utility bills, so do campuses, but even with hundreds of initiatives systemwide, significantly alleviating the consequences of the budget cuts with energy-efficiency programs proves difficult.

“It’s something we would be doing anyway,” Katz said. “It all kind of fits together. We’re definitely struggling.”

ings in addition to live music. He added that his jazz band will also be playing in front of the empty Blake’s storefront.

While Blake’s closing has added to a long list of vacant lots in the city, Worthington said the site offers incredible opportunity to other businesses, especially restaurants, and that he is certain a new establishment will open in the space soon.

Lineweaver said he is also confident that the space will be filled soon and added that he had received several inquiries even before Blake’s was boarded up.

“We’re expecting to put a different business model of restaurant and bar in that property — I don’t see any reason it shouldn’t be a bar restaurant,” he said.

“If any businesses thrive nowadays, it’s the food service business.”

Karinina Cruz and Jessica Gillotte cover local business. Contact them at newsdesk@dailycal.org.

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by Seung Y. Lee Staff Writer

gles game. They also have good, young players. It is hard to prepare because we never played against Pepperdine.”

Although the Cal players and coaches are excited for the trip, there are concerns of the different environments they will have to quickly adjust to away from home.

“Playing away is definitely different,” sophomore Annie Goransson said. “You know where everything is at home. But we will still try to treat other places like we are at home.”

She also pointed out the difference in elevation in Malibu and how that might affect the Bears’ play.

“The Pepperdine courts are at a high altitude,” Goransson said. “Altitude can make the ball bounce a little higher and faster than usual.”

Even with the environmental factors favoring the home teams in the road trip, the talent gap just might be too big for the home teams to write an upset win in their record books.

In doubles, Cal has the No. 5 ranked

pair in junior Jana Juricova and senior Mari Andersson and an efficient — and underrated — sophomore pairing of Goransson and Tayler Davis. Of those doubles players, Juricova is also ranked No. 1 in singles.

Goransson was instrumental in the upset win over the Bruins. She won, 6-1, 6-2, against Courtney Dolehide in singles and won the doubles match with teammate Tayler Davis.

Her performance merited her as Pac10 Player of the Week, making Goransson only the ninth recipient of the award in program history. Augustus praised Goransson’s performances and her continuing improvement in becoming a key player in Cal’s victories.

“I’m excited for Annie,” Augustus said. “She’s had a great fall season. She’s improved a lot from freshman year to now. She is now a regular fixture on our team, and she is looking to qualify for the NCAA Championship in May.” Seung Y. Lee covers women’s tennis.

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Cal Opens Season Against Talented Notre Dame

by Jennifer Hansen Staff Writer

There’s only one way to describe the mindset of Cal’s lacrosse team this week: excitement.

After a difficult offseason in which the Bears dealt with the announcement that their team would be cut, recent developments indicate this may no longer be true. Either way, the team can’t wait to get out onto the field and move on.

“After the start of this year we were really able to pull things together," cocaptain Chapin Jackson said. "It’s a whole new start for us. Excitement is what’s really resonating with us right now.”

This evening at 5 p.m., Cal will get a chance to act on its excitement as it faces No. 10 Notre Dame at Witter Rugby Field in its season opener.

The Bears will look to avenge last year's heartbreaking 14-12 overtime loss to the Fighting Irish.

Notre Dame returns a strong sup-

porting cast that has made back-toback trips to the NCAA tournament.

“They’re a very good team with a top freshman class,” coach Theresa Sherry said. “But we have to focus on ourselves, doing what we do well.”

For Cal, that means relying upon the more experienced players to guide a young team of eight freshmen and 10 sophomores. Senior goalie Allie Shropshire and juniors Vail Horn and Tara Arolla earned spots on the 2010 MPSF All-Tournament team while helping lead the Bears to an 8-10 record last year.

Jackson, Shropshire, Arolla and senior midfielder Emily Abbood have earned Sherry's confidence as captains.

“Their role in establishing the discipline of the team has been, at times, even greater than the coaches,” Sherry said.

Despite all the returning talent, Cal faces a rough road ahead. They face four of the top 10 teams in the nation this season, making it crucial for the Bears to get off to a good start this weekend.

Arolla, who had her first career hat trick against Notre Dame last season, believes the Bears are up to the task.

“We always play top-10 teams so it’s not scary,” Arolla said. “We know what we’re up against. We really think we have a chance to beat them, to prove some people wrong.”

The key to winning, she said, will be harnessing the team’s enthusiasm and youth into a complete game.

“We have a really great team dynamic and we’re excited to prove some people wrong, to prove that we belong here,” Arolla said.

On Sunday, the Bears host conference rival UC Davis at 2 p.m.

If Cal comes out strong against the Aggies, it may challenge its preseason ranking at a third-place tie in the MPSF. “I’m excited for our team to get on the field and prove something out there,” Sherry said.

Jennifer Hansen covers lacrosse.

Contact her at sports@dailycal.org.

Study Pecks Into Ability of m. hoops: Huskies Hot From 3-Point Territory from back Woodpeckers to Absorb Shock

by Dominic Amara and Jasmine Mausner Woodpeckers can drum the trunk of a tree at a rate of 18 to 22 times per second at a high force of 1200g, and yet they completely evade brain damage or loss of consciousness, a phenomenon former UC Berkeley graduate students investigated in a study.

The study — currently available online and to be published in ONLINE PODCAST the March issue Dominic Amara and of IOPscience — contains evi- Jasmine Mausner talk dence that the about the research. head and beaks of woodpeckers may lead to improvements in shock absorption technology, potentially improving the quality of military ammunition, football helmets, Formula 1 cars and further protection for black boxes on airplanes.

Sang-Hee Yoon and Sungmin Park began “pecking” at the study in 2008 as UC Berkeley mechanical engineering graduate students. Yoon is now a postdoctoral researcher in biomechanics at Harvard University and said Park is a postdoc at the University of Maryland.

“Based on X-ray, CT images, movie clips and material properties of a woodpecker, the hidden secrets of a woodpecker were unveiled,” Yoon said in an e-mail.

According to Yoon, they initially analyzed the shock absorbing capability of the Golden-fronted Woodpecker, but soon came to discover that all woodpeckers have very similar qualities when it came to shock absorption.

He attributes this ability to avoid brain damage to the composition of the strong beaks and the makeup of their skulls. Woodpeckers have a unique tissue that encompasses their heads and nostrils, which evenly distributes impact caused from drumming — an

ability not seen in many other birds.

“In terms of shock absorption, the head of the woodpecker is composed of two bones: a spongy bone and a skull bone,” Yoon said in the e-mail.

“The bones are relatively dense but spongy compared to the other bones, thus filtering incident mechanical excitations.”

Professor of mechanical engineering and avid feeder of woodpeckers that reside in his backyard, Benson Tongue, said in an e-mail the study is akin to the idea of “egg drop” contests when trying to protect the egg from abrupt decelerations.

Based on the experiments’ results, the researchers modeled a new shockabsorbing device — similar to that of the mechanics of the woodpecker — consisting of a steel-encased aluminum cylinder filled with glass beads.

Yoon said they tested the device by firing a 60-millimeter air gun to introduce a high-force mechanical shock.

The results showed the device protected against forces up to 60,000g.

While the study was initially aimed to protect electronic devices from high force impact such as gunfire shock, it has also inspired experiments in advanced head-protection gear such as for football or U.S. Army helmets. Its aim is to reduce pressure to the brain upon impact during incidences that commonly result in head injuries, like football tackles or car accidents.

Tongue said though this approach may be a useful way to protect micromechanical devices, it may pose a challenge to creating efficient products that are as large as headgear like helmets.

“The most important thing is that a large reduction in loads was observed and now the question is how one could optimize the approach with regard to size and complexity,” he said in the email.

Thomas and Matthew Bryan-Amaning.

After racking up 27 points and 13 assists in Berkeley, Thomas needed just 26 minutes on Thursday to torch the Bears again. The dynamic junior guard poured in 23 points — shooting 6-for-8 from beyond the arc — and dished out nine assists before heading to the bench for good with 9:46 remaining.

While Thomas was connecting from deep, Bryan-Amaning proved once again to be a force in the paint. The London native muscled in 18 points, pulled down nine rebounds and rejected four shots on the defensive end.

“If you look at it statistically, they scored 109 points and we only out them on the free throw line seven times,” Montgomery said.

“We weren’t even close. They were very physical and got in our heads a little bit ... I thought they were very prepared and they were intent on coming out and proving a point after three losses and they did.”

Markhuri Sanders-Frison and Jeff Powers each chipped in 13 for Cal, but with two other main scorers suffering off-nights, the Bears could do little to match the Huskies’ fire-power.

Cal played the final 29 minutes on Thursday without Allen Crabbe after the freshman guard collided with Washington’s Aziz N’Daiye. And one game after a career-high 33 against Arizona, Harper Kamp managed just 8 — snapping a 12-game double-digit scoring streak.

Meanwhile, it didn’t take long for the Huskies to take control. After a jumper from Crabbe brought Cal to within 14-26 with 12:06 left in the opening half, Washington put together a 14-3 flurry.

Justin Holiday helped push the Huskies’ lead to 40-17 when he hustled along the sideline, dove and tapped the ball to Terrence Ross for a 3-pointer.

“This is what I expect every day when we go out to play,” Holiday said.

Contact Dominic Amara and Jasmine Mausner at newsdesk@dailycal.org.

Ed Yevelev covers men’s basketball.

Contact him at eyevelev@dailycal.org.

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Sophomore center Talia Caldwell scored seven points and grabbed seven rebounds in Cal’s 60-49 loss to Washington at Haas Pavilion. She shot just 1-of-4 from the field.

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But just as quickly as Cal had created a spark of hope, Morton smothered it with a 3-pointer. Kingma put out the remaining embers with two good free throws to regain the double-digit lead.

The game ended on that note of hopelessness; with about twenty seconds remaining, the score at its final

60-49, Sarah Morton held onto the ball at Washington’s defensive end. The Bears didn’t challenge; the hole they had dug for themselves was just too deep.

Alex Matthews covers women’s basketball. Contact her at almatthews@dailycal.org.

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Huskies Storm Bears in Seattle Cal Stunned at Home in

11-Point Loss to Huskies

by Ed Yevelev Senior Staff Writer

Even though his team had already lost by 21 at home to Washington, Cal coach Mike Montgomery said he’d rather invite the Huskies over to Haas m. hoops Pavilion.

Cal 77 Wa s h i n g t o n ’s Thursday night per- Washington 109 formance at Alaska Airlines Arena validated his statement.

After dropping their last three conference contests on the road, the Huskies resumed their Seattle home cooking — this time taking their frustration out on the Bears (13-11, 6-6 in the Pac-10).

Behind six players in double figures, Washington routed Cal, 109-77, in a game that the host school dominated from start to finish.

“They were really ready to play and we were not near ready for the level of intensity that they brought to the game,” Montgomery said. “They were obviously stunned coming off of three losses, and they did a great job.”

The Bears fell victim to a record-setting night by the Huskies (16-7, 8-4), who chalked up new school marks for the most 100-point performances in a season (six), as well as the most points in a Pac-10 regular season series (201).

Washington did much of its damage from the perimeter, sinking a programrecord 17 3-pointers on the evening; 10 of those long-range shots came in the opening 20 minutes, as the Huskies cruised out to a commanding 58-34 halftime lead.

“Our guys came out and were energized and just knocked down shots,” Washington point guard Isaiah Thomas said. “I told them I was going to find them and they just had to knock them down.”

Jorge Gutierrez actually paced all scorers with 24 points for Cal, but his team had few answers on either end of the floor for the inside-outside combo of

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Bottom-Dwelling UW Sweeps Season Series Against Cal With Hot Shooting Night at Haas

by Alex Matthews Staff Writer

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Harper Kamp mustered just eight points on 3-for-10 shooting on Thursday night against the Huskies. The single-digit outing was his first since Cal’s Dec. 22 loss against Kansas.

The Cal women’s basketball team’s loss to Washington earlier this season seemed to indicate some of the team’s weaknesses on the road. But after Bears’ Layshia Clarendon put scored the first w. hoops bucket of the game, Washington 60 the Huskies 49 responded with a Cal 10-0 run last night.

Cal’s problem back on Jan. 16, then, had perhaps not been the road but the opponent, as it looked helpless in a 60-49 loss at Haas Pavilion.

“The start is what’s getting us right now,” senior Rachelle Federico said of Washington’s early lead. “They took things away and we didn’t know how to respond. We haven’t learned our lesson on that yet, when teams take big leads on us and how to come out from the start.”

What the Huskies took from Cal (14-9, 6-6 in the Pac-10) that really ended the game were successful shooting opportunities: the Bears shot just 30 percent to counter Washington’s 51.9 percent. Cal’s futile offense ensured the Huskies (10-11, 5-7) scoring spree would be the first and last time the lead changed hands that night.

“Basketball’s a game of runs, no matter what it is, and how you’re going to respond to those runs is something that I think we lack,” Federico added.

Cal’s many missed shots were collected in Washington’s 29 defensive

Rugby

Staff Writer

While the defending national champion Cal rugby team will be playing in Las Vegas, it is safe to say the squad will not be the main attraction on the pitch.

Despite the myriad of collegiate teams descending upon the city, the national and international teams should draw the biggest crowds.

The 2011 HSBC Sevens World Series will be hosted by USA Sevens Rugby, which features 16 countries. The international competition and the collegiate one — which the Bears will partake in — will occur simultaneously at Sam Boyd Stadium in a weekend filled with rugby.

Cal (11-0) will take on Utah State today at 11 a.m., which will be followed by a 3 p.m. tilt against Wyoming. On Saturday morning at 10 a.m., Cal is slated to face Air Force.

Added to the hype is the fact that college teams from around the country will be there, allowing for players to reunite with their rugby friends at other schools.

“It’s a great atmosphere because you have the USA Sevens going on right there, and then you have teams from all over the place,” sophomore Seamus Kelly said. “It’s good to see friends, glimpses of them a little bit, and you get to play teams you really wouldn’t usually play.”

While the international competition is a seven-a-side tournament, the Bears will play their three matches in regular collegiate fashion with 15 players on the field for each team.

The collegiate competition is not structured like a tournament. Matches are already scheduled, independent of

outcomes over the two-day span.

For both Utah State and Wyoming, their tilts with the Bears will mark their first matches of the spring season. The Aggies are only scheduled to play Cal, while Wyoming’s second string will play against Southern Utah on Saturday morning.

For Cal too, the matches are opportunities to gain experience. The Bears hope to fine-tune their game prior to next Saturday’s match against British Columbia, which the team considers its first big match of the season.

Coach Jack Clark will also use the trip to get younger players more time, while still letting his starters take the pitch.

“For the most part, we’ll put three different teams on the field,” he said.

“The most inexperienced players will play against Utah State, and then some combination (of regular starters and reserves) will play against a good Wyoming team.”

It is likely that more of the regular starters will play against Air Force.

Kelly was quick to point out that the Zoomies have historically been a strong team, even defeating Cal in 2003 in the national semifinals and claiming the title that year.

According to senior scrumhalf James Bailes, it’s more than just battling opponents that will bring the team together this weekend. The Bears will endure the stress of a lengthy, 11-hour bus trip, and the logistics of a hectic weekend.

“If we can come out of that and put our right foot forward, it really does bring everyone together, and we feel like we’ve accomplished something,” Bailes said.

Christina Jones covers rugby. Contact her at cjones@dailycal.org.

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Bears Start Preseason With Tempe Tournament

Bears to Share Vegas Spotlight With International Tournament

by Christina Jones

rebounds, while the Bears grabbed just 15 offensive boards.

The Huskies were quick to exploit that possession, and Cal was slow on the transition defense, leaving players with open shots.

“I have to do something to get (the team) to come out of the locker room and play and not have excuses why were not playing defense,” coach Joanne Boyle said.

Washington forward Kristi Kingma and guard Sarah Morton took advantage easily, scoring 16 and 18 points respectively.

Meanwhile, on Cal’s offensive end, the Huskies contained key shooters.

Clarendon, who averages 13.3 points per game, had only two field goals at halftime.

“They pick players they’re going to sag off and the other two, they say, ‘We’re gonna make it as hard as possible on you,’” Federico said, explaining the Bears’ low shooting percentage as a result of a relatively basic defensive strategy.

By the end of the first half, the Bears had a 12-point deficit to contend with in the coming period. Boyle attributed the early hole Cal dug for themselves to a lack of leadership.

“At times we have it, but when we don’t, we just implode,” she said.

The second half showed Cal putting up a fight, but the hole they dug in the first half was too deep for them to dig out of, despite outscoring the Huskies by a point in the second half.

It wasn’t until there were less than three minutes of play remaining that it seemed the Bears had a chance. With Washington’s lead reduced to just five points, the Cal band started to play “The Final Countdown,” and Haas Pavilion came alive with the home crowd the Bears had been missing when they lost to the Huskies on the road.

by Kelly Suckow Staff Writer

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Sophomore Jolene Henderson will start the season as Cal’s No. 1 pitcher due to senior Valerie Arioto’s injury. Last spring, Henderson had a 1.78 ERA and 20 wins to 10 losses.

Even though the No. 12 Cal softball team dropped its season opener last season to Texas A&M, the squad has set a goal to not drop a single one of its 33 preseason matchups.

The Bears open their 2011 non-conference season this weekend in Tempe, Ariz., with the Kajikawa Classic.

“I am confident going into this weekend that we are going to do what we need to do to win,” junior Jace Williams said. “I’m expecting to go fourfor-four. If we were to lose, it would be a disappointment.”

Cal faces a fairly weak four-game slate this weekend against four unranked teams. The Bears’ first tilt is against Cal State Bakersfield today at 11:30 a.m. This season is only the second in which the Roadrunners have played in Division I. On Saturday, the Bears play a double-header against Cal State Northridge and Texas Tech. Both teams finished with losing records in their conferences. To wrap up the four-game slate on Sunday, the players will battle Indiana, which finished second-to-last in the Big 10 last year.

With this first preseason appearance, Cal, led by coach Diane Ninemire, hopes to pull together the months of hard work leading up to the first weekend of competition.

The eight freshmen who join the

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