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Police Protest Response Criticized by Weiru Fang Staff Writer

As protesters complain about the use of pepper spray and batons by police officers during Thursday’s protest, UCPD maintains that the actions were necONLINE VIDEO essary in light of Watch footage of last the situation. week’s demonstrations As initially nine protest- at Wheeler Hall. ers stood atop a ledge on Wheeler Hall Thursday beginning at about 1:45 p.m., a crowd fluctuating between 50 to 300 people throughout the day began to culminate around the steps below, at one point prompting police to declare an unlawful assembly and creating a situation where police officials said it became necessary to use strategies to clear the steps in order to both secure the building and for fear that those above might fall. To handle the situation, UCPD called in mutual aid from police departments in places like Oakland, Berkeley and

Emeryville. While trying to clear the steps, police yelled instructions to the crowd while pushing them with batons past the steps and a barricade was erected to hold the area. Pepper spray was employed by one officer who was struggling with a couple people to close the door, said UCPD Police Chief Mitch Celaya. “It comes down to people having a right to assemble and to protest, but at some point, when the people have to move for safety reasons, people also have an obligation to follow instructions,” Celaya said. However, protesters and passersby said they felt the police used excessive force and that pepper spray and batons were used without sufficient warning. Sophomore and member of the Student Worker Action Team Jessica Astillero said she was pepper sprayed after studying in the doorway when police told her to move. Before she could get out of the way, police started hitting people and one police officer was waiting with pepper spray, she said. “I just thought they would tell us be-

fore they charged. We weren’t expecting it,” Astillero said Thursday. UC Berkeley senior Pourya Khademi said he was on his way to class when he saw the protest efforts and went to see what was going on. The police showed up without warning and started moving, he said. “The police hit us with the batons in the stomach with the tip of their stick. Absolutely full, full force,” said Khademi, a professional violinist who said he now suffers injuries to his left arm, making it difficult to play. Still, according to UCPD Lt. Alex Yao, the main concern during protests is to ensure the safety of everyone present, but also to ensure that rules and policies are being followed. “Our main concern is the safety of all those involved, including the demonstrators and the crowd,” Yao said. “At the same time, we must ensure that everyone’s rights are being observed ... and that rules and policies are being complied with.” But Ph.D. student Callie Maidhof,

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Ricardo Gomez, the ASUC External Affairs Vice President, has personally changed the emphasis of his office from lobbying at the state level to protesting for change on campus.

Legal Fate of Protesters Still Up in the Air ASUC External Affairs Vice by Sarah Burns Staff Writer

The legal fate of protesters involved in the March 2 and March 3 demonstrations is yet to be determined as protesters wait to see whether the ONLINE TIMELINE district attorney will file charges Take a long look at a against them. chronology of past UC All three proBerkeley protests. testers booked on charges of obstructing a peace officer in the line of duty during Wednesday’s Wheeler Hall sit-in have been released from jail as of early Saturday. The nine protesters who sat on a ledge atop Wheeler on Thursday are waiting to see whether charges will be brought against them and have not yet had their arraignment scheduled. UCPD Chief of Police Mitch Celaya said police will encourage the district attorney to bring charges against the

ledge-sitters. However, as of Friday, police had not yet brought the cases to the office for review, according to Deputy district attorney Teresa Drenick. Michael Veremans — a San Francisco State University student who was among the Wednesday protesters to be booked for trespassing and obstructing a peace officer — was released Thursday night from a holding cell at the Alameda County Sheriff ’s Office after posting a $10,000 bail. Jason Ozolins and Elizabeth Bamaca — also not UC Berkeley students — were arrested on suspicion of the same charges and released at about 12:15 a.m. Saturday on their own recognizance after having an arraignment Friday and the scheduling of a second arraignment set for March 18. UC Berkeley sophomore Marco Amaral — one of the 17 protesters arrested on suspicion of trespassing after refusing to leave Wheeler on Wednesday — said the group is waiting to see

whether the district attorney will bring charges against them after an inconclusive arraignment Thursday. Though no charges were brought against them that day, the district attorney may still file charges for up to a year later. Veremans said the three facing potential charges for obstructing a peace officer were also given citations stating they cannot return to campus for seven days, until March 10. Though some protesters questioned the reasoning behind the obstructing a peace officer booking charge, Celaya said the three were arrested because they refused to cooperate with officers. “Protesting doesn’t mean that they can do whatever they can to make the officers’ job as difficult as possible,” he said. “Whether they’re physically resisting or going limp and making the officers have to carry them is a safety issue for the officers.”

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President Rallies for Change by J.D. Morris Staff Writer

Ricardo Gomez does not want to be a politician. Though he has been involved in student government since becoming an intern three years ago in the office he now runs, the ASUC External Affairs Vice President said the job has convinced him not to remain on the political track. For him, the bureaucracy of the political process is too great a detractor from his ability to create tangible change. But that does not prevent him from engaging in a different brand of political involvement by using his office as a means of organizing around various

direct action campaigns. Instead of keeping focus on lobbying legislators, Gomez prefers to help students and workers raise awareness about social issues and plan days of action, such as Oct. 7, 2010 and March 2. He reserves equipment, helps design fliers, distributes Disorientation Guides and often participates in protests. His unrelenting mantra has seen him arrested twice since taking office in August — at the October 2010 Blum Poverty Center sit-in and the protests at the UC Board of Regents’ meeting in November. He stresses the fact that he does not act as an ASUC executive when his efforts take him so far,

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Parents of Schoolchildren Push For Increased Pedestrian Safety by Theresa Adams Staff Writer

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Zachary’s Corner is the memorialized intersection for the location where Zachary Cruz was hit by a truck at Warring and Derby Streets.

Zachary Cruz aspired to be a doctor or an astronaut and was a constant source of love and pride to his parents. But his dreams were cut short on Feb. 27, 2009 — 13 days before his sixth birthday — when he was hit and killed by a 2.5 ton truck at Warring and Derby streets. In honor of their son, Frank and Jodie Cruz established the Zachary Michael Cruz Foundation to spread awareness about pedestrian safety in Berkeley. A year later, the city of Berkeley declared March to be pedestrian safety month. In June 2010, the city adopted the Berkeley Pedestrian Master Safety Plan, a program designed to “raise the caliber of the existing pedestrian environment.” Each year the Berkeley Police Department analyzes safety statistics — such as the number of auto-auto and

pedestrian-auto collisions — to determine the type of programs that will help promote safe driving. According to Berkeley police Sgt. Rob Rittenhouse, traffic accidents decreased by 2.45 percent from 2009 to 2010, while pedestrian-auto accidents increased slightly. Rittenhouse and other officers are reaching out to parents and students in informative classes this month, where officers will teach about traffic signals and rules for crossing streets safely. However, following another pedestrian-auto accident involving a 6-year old girl from Malcolm X Elementary School, who survived, Fidel Valenzuela, a Malcolm X parent, and other parents are concerned that the city has not done enough to improve pedestrian safety. “We have increased student population, but the city has failed to make safety improvements around the

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Operational Excellence Teams Present Cost-Cutting Proposals by Alisha Azevedo Staff Writer

Reducing energy costs, creating an online course evaluation system and using new software to track the campus budget comprise some of the goals of three Operational Excellence initiative teams, who presented draft proposals to the initiative’s coordinating committee Feb. 24 for consideration. The proposals of the energy management, finance and student services teams — published Feb. 28 on the initiative’s website — outline business cases, requests for resources and budget summaries for projects the teams hope to pursue. The Program Office within Operational Excellence — a campus administrative cost-cutting project aimed at saving $75 million — must review the drafts before presenting them to the coordinating committee, which then decides whether changes are needed and whether to recommend them to the executive committee for approval later this semester before implementation begins.

The coordinating committee recommended an altered version of the energy team’s proposals, removing the installation of solar panels on the Recreational Sports Facility roof and a biodigester at the Richmond Field Station, according to Bill Reichle, communications manager for the program office. Individual draft proposals for 30 to 40 projects will be presented to the executive committee by March 31. The coordinating committee will most likely decide later this month whether to recommend the finance and student services plans, according to Reichle. The energy management team — which will submit its plans to the executive committee March 11 — expects to save $3 million to $4 million annually and is requesting funding of $5 million to $11 million as well as additional funding to cover ongoing costs for implementation. The campus spends $17 million annually to supply electricity to the central campus, according to Christine Shaff, communications director for facilities services. The team hopes to provide mon-

etary incentives for campus units that decrease electricity use and give work order credits to recruit people from Physical Plant-Campus Services to make buildings more energy-efficient, said Lisa McNeilly, initiative manager and campus director of sustainability. “What we’ll do is set a baseline based on historic usage, and if (the units) consume less electricity, we’ll share the savings with them,� she said. The finance team submitted drafts for its Cal Budget and Planning project to implement Hyperion Planning — a budget planning and analysis software system intended to help keep budget information updated — in addition to the campus’s other enterprise systems, such as BFS9 and BAIRS. The team’s budget draft calls for over $6.1 million in funding to implement the system, Reichle said. The student services team proposed to replace paper course evaluations, which cost the campus about $510,000 per year, with the online Sakai Evaluation System — which is expected to save about $160,000 annually and

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believe that a fine way to test a person’s character is to play them at pool. Harold Hill warned about the perils of pool-playing in “The Music Man,” singing to the good people of River City that they had trouble. “Trouble with a capital ‘T’ and that rhymes with ‘P’ and that stands for ‘Pool.’” Accept a pool table into your community, and it means one thing: libertine men and scarlet women. “Ya got trouble,” indeed. Last December, my co-op purchased a pool table. Well, we purchased the parts to a pool table and put it together almost, almost perfectly. It would have been perfect, too, if it weren’t for a single nail that was adhered under the felt, to take any innocently-rolling ball and turn it into a deadly bullet, ricocheting clear off the table and towards the face of whatever man or creature stood near. And alas, as Mr. Hill prophesized, things took a turn for the worse at the Andres Castro Arms student co-operative. Cues were dropped, bent and broken. Feet were stomped in expressions of triumph or despair. The people downstairs moved out without so much as a goodbye. The foosball table stood sadly in a corner, forgotten. Formerly kind people became ruthless tyrants. People, who in that past would not have harmed a fly, were suddenly shaking their dearest friends by the shoulders in rages of defeat. People who used to spend hours studying calmly took to long nights of screaming at the eight ball to just roll a little further, just a little damn further, damn it! And by “people,” I mean “me.” This new creature in my midst, this felted thing to be mastered, awaited me. So I played, I yelled, I laughed, I cried. I practiced my bank shot, my jump shot and a particularly powerful little move known colloquially as “the ol’ Hannah Jewell.” Soon enough I was out with an injury. My pool arm, worn out. My right shoulder would spasm with any shot that required more force than a feeble tap. My game was ruined. I was ruined. I took some time off from my pool career. I rested up. I reflected fondly on dear memories of alienating people with my rage. I realized, eventually, that my pool injury was for the best — for my game and for my life. I was forced to learn more gentle shots. And I was forced to stop being such a douchebag. I should have known the trap I had laid for myself by entering the pool world. People who care about being good at pool are people prone to becoming unrelenting assholes. n more than one occasion, I have lost interest in a guy once he revealed his douchebaggery at a pool table. One young man — so cute, so freckled, so apparently innocent — showed his true colors after offering condescending advice and getting just a tad too enraged when his partner messed up. From an eligible sweetheart to an unbearable tool in under 20 minutes.

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said the actions taken by police did not demonstrate that they were trying to protect anyone’s safety. Maidhof said the measures seemed counterproductive in subduing protesters, with the number of people swelling when the police arrived. Celaya maintained that officers “lawfully moved people back.” When some did not comply, “it was necessary to physically move them back,”

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But a guy or gal who can swoop in, calmly sink four stripes in a row, without the raucous celebration that I am incapable of succeeding without — that’s a shark. The highest title of honor for any player of pool. ompetitiveness runs rampant in Berkeley. There are thousands of us at this university. And there are thousands of universities. We are crawling around like ants. Instead of grains of sugar we are seeking A’s and letters of recommendation to bring back to our queen. Which, I suppose, is our futures. This is a terrible, terrible analogy. I apologize. I like to imagine that part of growing up is like learning how to transform from a competitive imbecile — flailing the cue about, arms akimbo — to a cool, calm and collected shark, who barely blinks after executing the sweetest god damn shot the world has ever seen. Who offers a firm handshake and no excuses after a loss to a worthy opponent. Two things cause me to lose faith in this hope of mine. Firstly, the sheer number of adults — I’m talking real-live grown-ups — who hide their competitive asshole selves under a veneer of maturity, employment and receding hairlines. They reveal their true colors in a number of specific scenarios. Monopoly games. Internet forums. Secondly, I know for a fact that I was a generous and kind child, a child who once traded her silver medal for her best friend’s bronze one to make her feel better after a middle school drama competition. And I have no idea where that cute little urchin has gone. I once was so sure of myself that I needed only my own recognition to feel good. Now, I wish I could show each and every one of you readers my sweet, sweet pool victory the other night. I came back from the edge of defeat and sunk, like, five balls in one — er, whoops, I temporarily forgot the point of this column. But seriously, you should have seen it. You may not play pool, but each and every one of us has some activity which tests character and confidence. Maybe yours is that “sports” thing I keep hearing about. Maybe it’s school. Too many Berkeley students can’t handle defeat, can’t handle the feeling of being not-the-best at something, or everything. So I invite each and every one of you to chalk up a cue, step up to the proverbial pool table and practice the art of losing gracefully.

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said Celaya. Khademi, who was also hit in the face with pepper spray, said the worst part was that even though he wanted to get away, he was stuck in the crowd. “It felt horrendous. I really wanted to die in that moment,” Khademi said.

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Among the nine on the ledge Thursday, UC Berkeley junior Alex Poska was first to be arrested at around 2:38 p.m. after police pulled him off of the ledge and into Wheeler through a window. Poska was arrested on suspicion of trespassing with intent to injure property and taken to the Berkeley Jail Facility where he was kept for processing until about 9 p.m. Poska said he has been instructed by legal aid that his charge will be converted into an infraction, though Alameda County records still report an arraignment scheduled for April 5. Poska said he does not believe he inflicted any property damage, despite the possible charge.

“The only thing we did was tie people to the decorative vases outside the building so in case they did fall, they didn’t die,” he said. The other ledge-sitters were cited for trespassing and released at the scene at about 8:45 p.m. Thursday after choosing to leave the ledge. UCPD Lt. Alex Yao said the fact that those protesters were cited and released rather than brought into the police station for more formal processing could be why they have yet to show up in Alameda County logs or have an arraignment scheduled.

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n 2000, Nelson Mandela said in an interview with the National Geographic: “I dream of an Africa which is in peace with itself.” But in the Congo, more than five million have died in the past ten years of war. Clearly, Mandela’s dream is far from realized. Lynn Nottage’s “Ruined,” now playing at Berkeley Rep’s Roda Theatre, provides a glimpse into this bloody conflict. In a dark but hopeful production directed by Liesl Tommy, “Ruined” brings Berkeley audiences

closer to a world they could otherwise easily ignore. In a phone interview last week, Tommy expressed her hope that the play could help combat ignorance. “It can put a humanizing face on the newspaper stories that people might not read, because it’s too depressing,” she said. “But you can watch the play and connect with individuals and see people’s humanity — and it can make you care.” “Ruined” centers on a group of women who have escaped the threat of death and sexual violence in the east Congo by seeking refuge in a small brothel. These women, victims

of unthinkable sexual crimes, work nightly entertaining soldiers and miners to survive. This arrangement is far from ideal, but there are no simple answers for these characters — and there are no simple characters. The men and women of Nottage’s story defy easy moral judgment. One character victimizes another, but may herself have suffered the worst of war. Hundreds of thousands of women have been victims of rape in the Congo. To be “ruined” is to have been so violently sexually assaulted, sometimes with a weapon or other foreign object, as to destroy the urogenital

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t the risk of sounding parochial, I’m going to go out on a limb and say that from 2006 to 2008, Los Angeles was the site of the most exciting underground music scene of the past decade. For a few short years, a host of young punk/ noise/art-rock bands was playing allages shows at the Smell almost every weekend. One of the scene’s most crucial players was the tropical punk (yes, that’s a real thing) outfit Abe Vigoda. Back then, they dealt in a mellower, more playful version of the deliberate aggression proffered by luminaries like No Age. Like many of their compatriots, Vigoda has spent the last few years creeping slowly into the indie mainstream as evinced by their Thursday night double bill at the Rickshaw Stop with shoegazers Wild Nothing. To an enthusiast of Vigoda’s early, less polished output, this might seem like an incongruous pairing, but the band has matured (though some might say they’ve degenerated) since their rough-and-tumble period at the Smell. Their recent output’s more contemplative, significantly slower, and more reliant on synthesizer and semi-gimmicky guitar effects. They’ve now got more in common with the heartfelt broodiness of a band like Wild Nothing than the fierce pugnacity of their predecessors No Age and Mika Miko. Thursday’s show unfurled much like any other small venue indie rock event. The bands bantered wryly and bluffed their way through a couple of technical lara brucker/senior staff

system, causing incontinence and infertility. Many are also “ruined” socially, rejected by their husbands and communities. Some of the characters in “Ruined” have suffered fistula and the stigma of rape and its aftermath. To prepare for the intensity of Nottage’s material, Tommy put her cast through a rigorous research process. According to Tommy, after watching multiple documentaries to orient themselves politically and historically, her cast gained “a strong sense of responsibility and a burning passion to tell these peoples’ stories.”

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hitches. The ugly specter of NorCal/ SoCal tension reared its head during Vigoda’s set, when keyboardist/guitarist Juan Velazquez mentioned how anxious he was to return to L.A. and the crowd responded with indignant silence. Other than that, everything shook out smoothly, if uninspiringly. Wild Nothing’s shimmering arpeggios and synths are nothing new, but they do it well enough. Vigoda’s set was tight and well-constructed, but it exuded a definite lethargy. If Vigoda want to pursue a new sound, that’s fair enough, but one hopes they’d be able to do so without losing the energy and sense of fun that fueled their tenure at the Smell. Vigoda used to be a band people would mosh to, but Thursday’s set didn’t inspire anything more kinetic than nodding and swaying. Both bands played competently, but at no point did either of them demonstrate any real tendency towards unabashed rocking. They took up their spots behind the mikes and plugged away professionally for 40-odd minutes. Technically, a band is at work when it plays a show, but it sure as hell shouldn’t seem that way. This is what people are talking about when they say things like, “I was there from the beginning, man! I knew about them before they were cool!” Abe Vigoda is going places, and nobody should begrudge them their success or their right to evolve creatively. Still, for some of us, they’ll never be as awesome as they were during those few glorious years at the Smell. Wax nostalgic with Zachary at zritter@dailycal.org.

ands up. Now wave them up and down. Pump your fists into the air. Whip yo’ hair. Bust out ‘em elbows. Mosh to your heart’s content. And that, ladies and gentlemen, is the proper decorum for a Crystal Castles concert. Known for their seizure-inducing light shows, the electronic duo did not disappoint during their set at the Warfield last Friday. Alice Glass’ part-screeching and part-melodic vocals, Ethan Kath’s mastery of the bass line and the strobe lights’ unceasing attack made for a performance that was both a health hazard and the epitome of every raver’s dream. The Crystal Castles invasion was instant and unforgettable. There was no small talk — neither of the two uttered a single word to the audience. Wearing black hoods, they quietly slipped on stage without any showiness and immediately unleashed the cacophonous “Fainting Spells,” giving the crowd a taste of the chaos that was to come. The bombardment of impossibly bright neon colors was painful to stare at yet difficult to look away from, making Crystal Castles’ light show the standard by which all other displays should be judged. In certain cases, such as their rendition of “Air War,” the patterns were tasteful and synced to match the beat of the music; in others, like “Yes No,” reality blurred as the luminous explosion forced everything to move in slow motion. Blinding flashes, burning lights and psychedelic colors all worked in unison to fuck with your vision while the deafening beats successfully ensured that your ears would never be the same again. With such mind-boggling visuals, it’s easy for the band to fade into the background. But Crystal Castles were not one to forgo an opportunity for theatricality. Glass, who had broken her ankle, stubbornly refused doctors’ orders and continued to dance around as if nothing was wrong, crutches and all. Her delicate frame worked the stage as she delivered her trademark headbanging, while Kath hunched over the mix board and launched the pulsating beats that fueled the party. Liking Crystal Castles’ music is not a prerequisite for enjoying their live performance. Their strategy is to create a dazzling experience rather than a comprehensive showcase of their songs. Tracks like “Baptism” and “Intimate” proved to be the exception; the effects only bolstered the songs’ accessibility. But when it came to pieces like “Doe Deer” — whose blatantly messy discord makes it an odd set list choice — Crystal Castles fed off of the crowd’s energy and magnified it in a frenzied showcase, rather than attempt to force the track’s hidden charm upon listeners. Crystal Castles’ innovation acts as both a rise to fame and a potential downfall. Their rough, almost-screaming instrumentals create a surprisingly melodic rhythm that made their debut refreshing. But their second album, which was more or less a repeat of the techniques of Crystal Castles, illustrates

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the temptation of reverting to old tricks. Their struggle to stay relevant, however, becomes less of a challenge, as indicated by their flawless control over their live shows. One of the spare delights of Crystal Castles II is the showcase of Glass’ breathy vocals, a stark contrast to her typically eerie shrieks. The band’s set highlighted this

ethereal nature, as Glass commanded the stage with her renditions of the dreamy “Celestica” and “Not in Love.” Performing with a meticulously engineered execution, Crystal Castles delivered hard-hitting beats with disorienting visuals, ensuring a musical hangover that’s hard to shake off. Cynthia Kang is the lead music critic. Contact her at ckang@dailycal.org.

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Despite the trauma of the process, she believes it was time well spent. “I think this is the strongest version of the production thus far,” she said. Liesl has already directed “Ruined” for the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, La Jolla Playhouse and Huntington Theatre Company. “They’ve just gotten better and better and gone deeper and deeper and become more committed with every audience," she said. "It’s incredibly moving and I can’t help but be proud of them. It’s very draining to do this kind of work, to go to these traumatic, emotional places every night.” For all its pain, the production has several surprising moments of levity, framed by the beautifully detailed jungle scenery designed by Clint Ramos. Music plays a leading role in bringing peace to moments of chaos. “The fabulous Congolese music that the musicians bang out there every night — it really helps uplift,” said Tommy. “For the actors too — they get to dance and they get to sing and it helps balance expressions of joy with expressions of anguish. I think it’s essential for them as well as for the audience.” “Ruined” does not allow its audience much escapism. Viewing this play means more than becoming a spectator to another bloody conflict in Africa. It is a highly emotional work, and one that implicates its audience in the tragedies it portrays. Because the fact is that Americans are partly responsible for this conflict and all the horrors it entails: kidnap-

ping, enslavement, torture, rape of young women, of elderly women, of men and boys. Congo’s violence is sustained today, even after an official peace agreement in 2003, due to the trade in so-called “conflict minerals” such as coltan, used in the manufacture of everyday electronics used by Americans. The Enough Project estimates armed militias earn $183 million each year trading these minerals. These are the very soldiers responsible for conducting mass rape. For all its ability to educate audiences about the situation in Congo, “Ruined” manages to avoid diatribe. Although “Ruined” is set in a specific place and time, its subject is universal: the horror of war and the struggle for survival. These themes are driven in this production by a number of powerful and moving performances. Tonye Patano as Mama Nadi, the self-proclaimed businesswoman and leader of the brothel, defies description. She taps into a deep well of pain that fills the entire stage with her smallest breath or gesture. She also provides many of the play’s moments of comic relief. Humor, somehow, is a consistent force in “Ruined.” “People are people no matter what their circumstances are,” Tommy explained. “Even though the material can be grim and the circumstances horrific, we’re watching people fight for hope and survival, and there are moments of joy and laughter and silliness and hope. Because that’s life.”

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school to prevent traffic accidents,” Valenzuela said. As part of the awareness month, Malcolm X staff, parents and students have scheduled a Rally for Safety Wednesday and with the help of the Alameda County Public Health Department, are holding a local “Walk and Roll Day,” an international event in October when students around the world walk or bike to school.

“We work where there is school support, a teacher champion or parent liaison,” said Rachel Davidman, Berkeley and Albany education and site safety coordinator for Safe Routes to School, the organization that sponsors “Walk and Roll Day.” “We must make sure infrastructures around school are safe. In order to do this, we must work with city and county organizations as well as community based organizations.”

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ASUC in a different light.” Gomez is quick to point out that he does not take sole credit for any of the activist efforts he has been a part of — his philosophy centers around being a “coalition partner” in a collaborative effort for change. His predecessor Dani Haber, however, approached the position differently. For Haber — and many before her — it was about lobbying for student interests at the state level and advocating on their behalf to campus administrators when necessary. “When there were x-amount of students in Wheeler, I was out there with a bullhorn,” Haber said. “And then when the big decisions were being made ... I was in the room because I had good relationships with (the administrators).” The attention Gomez has devoted to organizing has meant he has developed less of a relationship with the campus administration than Haber had while in office. Gomez referred to his dealings with administrators as a “rough area” because, for the most part, he said he only communicates with them after students’ rights have been violated. “You have to give your administrators, and your peers in general, a certain amount of respect in order to receive it,” Haber said. “What he fails to understand is how you can leverage your power in your relationships and that building strong, powerful relationships is the best way to get what you want in life.”

J.D. Morris covers student government. Contact him at jmorris@dailycal.org.

The city’s Department of Public Works, police department and Public Health Division have been working to identify outdated signage and review accident data in areas that have been determined to be the most dangerous locations for pedestrians, said city spokesperson Mary Kay CluniesRoss. “We want them to slow down, look around and put their cell phones down,” Sgt. Rittenhouse said. Contact Theresa Adams at tadams@dailycal.org.

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though he had never been arrested before coming to the position. For three years, Gomez saw the external affairs office maintain its traditional lobbying focus, which he viewed as an ineffective strategy in light of ongoing budget cuts. Then the university announced a 32 percent systemwide fee increase in November 2009, and Gomez saw results. After demonstrators occupied Wheeler Hall and thousands protested on Sproul Plaza, he saw then Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger present a budget with a $370 million funding increase for the UC from the year before. “I attuned to a different kind of organizing that wasn’t just ‘let’s go talk to legislators,’ it was ‘lets do something about what’s going on here,’” he said. It was a time when thousands of students across the state were mobilized in protest. The efforts at UC Berkeley resonated with Gomez as issues he had cared about were thrust to the forefront, prompting him to channel the spirit of the Free Speech Movement — a time when he said student government leaders were more directly engaged with social issues. “What I saw was that there is this effective realm of political organizing that the ASUC is sort of ignoring or hasn’t been as engaged with and that it doesn’t have to be that way because it hasn’t always been that way,” Gomez said. “It really motivated me to see the

The relationships Gomez has instead opted to build are with fellow organizers and others in the activism community. Marco Amaral, a sophomore and campus activist who was most recently arrested along with 16 others for the March 2 sit-in at Wheeler Hall, said he sees Gomez as a brother. “I think that being part of the people, being with the people, being a person of the people is what matters, not just hiding behind a desk,” Amaral said. “That’s something I really admire about him.” But for now at least, Gomez is keeping a low profile. He said that after being arrested for his civil disobedience twice before, a less visible role is necessary for fear of charges from the district attorney. On March 2 and 3, while protesters were staging sit-ins inside and on the fourth-floor ledge of Wheeler Hall, he remained a background figure, moving equipment and letting others have their turn at the bullhorn — in most respects, appearing to be just another member of the crowd. But he is integrated into the movement as well as the ASUC, and though the campus met some of the protesters’ demands, he said his fight is not yet over. “I don’t think we’ve ever been anywhere near a point where students should be satisfied,” he said. “No matter what, we have to keep on mobilizing, but I do think that these were victories and I do think that it shows that direct action works.”

Hannah Jewell is the lead theater critic. Contact her at hjewell@dailycal.org.

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did not shave down, and only a few reStanford also benefitted from a duced training in preparation for the strong performance by its divers, highmeet. The team will fully shave and re- lighted by qualifiers in the top eight for the platform. The Bears didn’t even duce their training yardage for NCAAs. “We still had good swims across the qualify anyone for the event finals. Cal did have some impressive indiboard,� coach David Durden said. “Our vidual performances, which bodes well guys should have some great confi-Mankl]Zr% FZr ,% +))0 heading into NCAAs. For the third dence going into the next few weeks.� One of the Bears’ championship year in a row, senior Damir Dugonjic relays was the 400 freestyle, in which took the conference title in the 100 the team of Shields and seniors Na- breaststroke (51.88), and senior Nathan Adrian, Graeme Moore and Josh than Adrian won the 50 and 100 freeDaniels set a new Pac-10 record with a styles (19.00 and 41.75). “We had a really great opportunity time of 2:48.16. Cal’s 200 medley relay also broke a conference record with its to swim fast, and I think we took advantage of that,� Durden said. “We’re first-place finish at 1:23.92. However, the Bears struggled in the just really excited about what’s next.� The Bears will compete in the NCAA distance events, and Stanford (7-0) took full advantage. Cardinal junior Championships in Minneapolis, which Chad La Tourette defended his Pac-10 start on March 24. In 2010, the Bears title in the 1650 freestyle (14:38.13), ended up taking second at the NCAAs, just behind national champion Texas. and was just one of four to swim for “All year long, our expectations, Stanford in the final heat of eight. hopes and goals have been geared to“There are a couple of areas of conwards NCAAs,� Adrian said. “We’re not cern that aren’t necessarily our areas of going to change anything now.� strength,� Durden said. “We just need to take advantage in the areas that we Connor Byrne covers men’s swimming. are strong.� Contact him at cbyrne@dailycal.org.

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Heading into the Pac-10 ChampionAndersson was able to hold off Burdette, 6-3, 5-7, 1-0(7), in a third-set ships, most people figured this would be tiebreaker. It would be the team’s the Cal men’s swimming team’s best shot For the past 12Ma^ =Zber <Zeb_hkgbZg years, the No. 6 Cal only singles victory of the competi- in recent history at snapping Stanford’s DUMMY 29-year reign atop the conference. # 6 tion at Taube. EASY women’s tennis team has been unable The Bears are going to have to wait at The match was close throughout to put a stop to Stanford’s home windoubles and singles. Stanford (13-0, least one more year to end that streak. ning streak. No. 1 Cal took second at this week“I really want to see that record go 2-0) squeaked away with the doubles away,� Bears coach Amanda Augustus point after the tandem of Carolyn end’s Pac-10 Championships at the said. “I’m tired of hearing about it, McVeigh and Stacey Tan held on to Belmont Plaza Pool in Long Beach, even back in the days when I was a win against Marina Cossou and Anett Calif., with 864 points. No. 2 Stanford Schutting, 8-6. won the meet for the 30th consecutive student.� In singles, Stacey Tan came back to year with 911 points, and No. 7 USC Unfortunately for Augustus and her squad, that record is here to stay, beat Schutting, 2-6, 7-6(5), 1-0(4) in took third with 534 points. a third-set tiebreaker after losing the The Bears (4-1) did, however, manat least for now. age to win nine of 18 swimming events After defeating Sacramento State first set. Had a few points gone the other on the weekend. 6-1 at Hellman Tennis Complex on Despite being unshaven and unFriday, Cal became victim No. 173 way for the Bears, they would have to Stanford’s dominant streak at the had the four points necessary to snap rested, sophomore Tom Shields was named Swimmer of the Meet after Taube Tennis Center with a 5-2 loss Stanford’s streak. “The momentum was going back winning two individual events, the on Saturday. The No. 2 Cardinal have not lost for the doubles point, and we had 200-yard butterfly (1:40.31) and the in Stanford since February 27, 1999, chances to get the point,� Augustus 100 backstroke (45.65), and competsaid. ing on three winning relays. a 5-4 loss to the Bears. Augustus was “The score does not indicate how Most of the Bears, including Shields, the star senior on that squad, the last close the match was. On every court, to snatch a victory from the Cardinal there were no instances where one at the Farm. player from either team was getting “It takes a little extra to beat Standestroyed.� ford at home,� Augustus said. “They From the start of the season, Auare fiercely defensive of the streak. gustus has emphasized the imporThey will battle as hard as they need tance of the doubles point as a spring from back halves. to win at home.� “I think we had a pretty good work that helps the team jump out to a came a mere three minutes apart. Despite losing to its archrival in good start. Cal has dropped the dourate today,� Clark said. “We didn’t “They were really team tries, to be front of a full house, Cal (10-2, 2-0 bles point in both of its defeats this really fall off of it for any length of in the Pac-10) showed an uncanny season, the other one coming against honest,� Asbun said. “That was just all time.� the forwards pushing hard.� amount of optimism and encourage- Northwestern. Asbun was among three Bears to Senior flyhalf James Bailes said it score multiple times, with senior flyment. The Bears willACROSS go down to Tempe, was the “best 80 minutes� 17.the Lacking moisture forwards half/center Sean Gallinger and sophoThe squad’s two points came from Ariz. to take on No. 3 Duke and AriC HeachAchipT S 18. Hwy. 1. Exclamations have played thus far. Clark juggled his more center Seamus Kelly the unlikeliest source: the top two zona State next week. With another forwards rotation, adding senior Ryan 22. Daisy parts Muslim leader!s title singles courts, where No. 4 Jana Ju- contest against a 4. ping in two scores. Notably absent R E B U T top-five team, Auforward in the var. 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Bears Rip Card in Pac-10 Finale by Gabriel Baumgaertner Senior Staff Writer

When asked about how he felt after his team’s dominating performance to end the regular season, Cal’s lone senior cracked a smile and m. hoops briefly pondered the question. Stanford 55 “I’m just tryCal 74 ing to enjoy life,” Markhuri Sanders-Frison said. ONLINE PODCAST After yet another great Our beat writers recap p e r f o r m a n c e Saturday and preview in what may the Pac-10 Tournament. have been his final game at Haas Pavilion, the Cal men’s basketball team’s big friendly giant will probably remember this moment long after his collegiate career concludes. Anchored by suffocating man defense and a splendid second half from freshman Allen Crabbe, the Bears thoroughly dominated both ends of the floor on Saturday night en route to a 74-55 annihilation of Stanford at Haas Pavilion. Cal (17-13, 10-8 in the Pac-10) finished the regular season tied for fourth in conference play and will face USC in the first round of the Pac10 Tournament on Thursday. “I think finishing with 17 (wins) and 10 (in the conference) is fabulous,” Bears coach Mike Montgomery said. “I know that with this group I am very pleased with what they were able to get done this far in the year.” Everybody who took the floor for the Bears seemed to stand out, but Saturday belonged to Sanders-Frison. Nicknamed “The Beast,” the center turned in a ferocious physical performance, scoring 13 points, grabbing 13 rebounds and helping limit Stanford’s starting frontcourt to eight combined points. Forward Harper Kamp, who finished with 20 points, admitted that the Bears were “pretty sour” about the 14-point loss they suffered across the Bay in January. From the opening tip, it was apparent that Cal was out to prove that it was a different squad than the one that was trounced by the same Stanford team. By applying constant pressure both on the perimeter and in the paint, the Bears manhandled the Cardinal (15-15, 7-11) to start the game. Stanford scored only four points in the opening 11:01. A “man” team that has been forced to play a lot of zone this season, Cal was clearly excited to man up against an athletically formidable Cardinal lineup. “We wanted to get out and jump on them like we did against UCLA,” Sanders-Frison said. “That was a great game plan by the coaching staff.” Stanford’s leading scorer Jeremy

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Cal Has Bounce-Back Weekend After Losing Late to Wildcats by Kelly Suckow Staff Writer

After seven scoreless innings, the No. 10 Cal softball team notched two runs in the eighth inning against Northwestern. Un fo r tu n atel y Softball for the Bears, they Cal 8 buckled in a 3-2 Murray State 0 loss to the Wildcats on Friday to open the DeMarini Invitational in Fresno, Calif. Cal left fielder Jamia Reid and shortstop Britt Vonk both singled at the top of the eighth to bring Jordan Wallace and Reid home for a 2-0 lead. Northwestern (12-5) answered in the bottom of the inning when Robin Thompson’s squeeze bunt brought in Kristin Scharkey. With runners on first and third, Michelle Batts laid down another squeeze bunt, scoring Emily Allard to knot the extra-innings duel, 2-2. Unable to secure any runs of their own in the ninth, the Bears (12-2) went to the field in the bottom of the ninth. With the bases loaded, Allard hit a game-winning walk-off single to record the win, 3-2. After its second loss of the season, Cal bounced back later in the day with an 18-8 win over Indiana UniversityPurdue University Fort Wayne (6-3-1). The Bears exploded out of the first inning, notching seven runs. The victory marked pitcher Arianna Erceg’s first collegiate win. “After losing to Northwestern, we had to make a comeback and make a change,” pitcher/first baseman Jolene Henderson said. “We accepted the anne marie schuler/senior staff

Richard Solomon scored just six points on the afternoon, but they came in dramatic fashion. All three of the freshman forward’s buckets were powerful, wide open dunks. Green was held effectively in check in the opening minutes of the game when Cal built its lead. Though he still had 14 first half points, the junior guard only seemed to score on free throws and notably impressive individual efforts. Freshman Dwight Powell, who torched the Bears for 20 points in January, was a non-factor, scoring only four points and struggling with the physical play of Kamp and Sanders-Frison. “What happens is you wear people down a little bit,” Montgomery said of his team’s defense. “(The other team) loses their confidence and ability to go to a certain guy ... I thought our guys were pretty persistent on defense.” While the season is far from over,

Montgomery lauded the team’s veteran leaders — notably Sanders-Frison — on the final home game of the regular season. “They have been spectacular,” Montgomery said. “We talked with Jorge (Gutierrez), Harper and Markhuri and told them that they needed to take over this thing and they really, really did.” As for the big man? It was an emotional day, but he’s not done yet. “I’m going to play another game somewhere else,” Sanders-Frison said. “The NCAA Tournament. That’s where I want to play.”

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challenge.” On Saturday, after falling behind by two runs to Iowa (8-9) in the fourth and fifth innings, the Bears found the extra effort to pull off the comeback. Five runs came in throughout the fifth inning to put Cal up, 6-2, where the score stayed the rest of the game. To wrap up the tournament, Henderson pitched her second career no-hitter — and first of the season — across six innings against Murray State (3-8) later Saturday afternoon. In the 8-0 mercy win, the right-hander saw 18 batters, striking out six of them to raise her season record to 11-2. “It was a good game to say that our defense was strong,” she said. “I can never throw a no-hitter without a strong defense behind me.” It was center fielder Frani Echavarria and utility player Jordan Wallace who had consecutive singles to kick things off in the bottom of the fourth. Right fielder Elia Reid’s triple scored both of the players to push Cal ahead, 4-0. Jamia Reid’s sacrifice fly brought her sister in and third baseman Jace Williams batted Vonk in for the last run of the inning. Overall, the 3-1 performance this weekend proved the team’s ability to overcome a loss and finish out the effort for the rest of a weekend’s slate. When asked what word to use to describe the team’s performance, Henderson picked “glue.” “That’s because we all came together to win every game,” she said. “It came down to every player to win in one way or another.” Kelly Suckow covers softball. Contact her at ksuckow@dailycal.org.

Bears Regain Dominant Form in Shutout of SDSU

Gabriel Baumgaertner covers men’s basketball. Contact him at gbaumgaertner@dailycal.org.

Cal Sputters to Sloppy Finish in San Diego Flurry of Errors Proves Costly for Bears, Who Suffer Their First Losing Streak of the Season by Jack Wang Senior Staff Writer

After the Cal baseball team opened its weekend with a 6-2 win over San Diego, coach David Equer credited his defense. This was one of baseball the major improve- Cal 1 ments in the team, Connecticut 3 Esquer said Thursday. He spoke of the need to back up his squad’s stellar pitching. He spoke of the team’s maturity and of Tony Renda and Marcus Semien’s play at second base and shortstop. He may have spoken too soon. The No. 14 Bears (6-4) dropped their next three games at San Diego Tournament, committing six errors in the last two contests at Tony Gwynn Stadium. The most costly came yesterday against No. 22 Connecticut, putting the Huskies on the scoreboard in a 3-1 decision.

The first mistake came in the bottom of the third inning. UConn’s Billy Ferriter had stolen second base after being hit by a pitch. Then, first baseman Mike Friel laced a single into the left field. Cal’s Vince Bruno couldn’t connect with first baseman Devin Rodriguez, scoring Ferriter and moving Friel to third. Kevin Miller, in his second start of the season, forced the next two outs to close the inning and limit the damage. Both Cal and Connecticut (4-4) went scoreless through the fourth, fifth and sixth, but the Bears’ defense faltered again in the seventh. After giving up a run on a double and a pair of singles, Miller was replaced with reliever Matt Flemer. The junior immediately struck out the next batter, but an ensuing single scored the Huskies’ runner on third and put the Bears in a 3-0 hole. Cal scored its lone run of the game in the top of the eighth inning — on a fielding error by UConn’s Ferriter. The Bears fared little better in the tough slate on Saturday, making a season high-tying four errors against No. 3 Oklahoma in a 5-3 loss. Top pitcher Justin Jones took the mound for Cal, but gave up the first run early in his eight-inning start on a sacrifice bunt. The Sooners’ Max White

reached home plate after stealing third on a failed pickoff attempt, the Bears’ first error of the contest. Cal responded quickly in the bottom of the first, with Renda doubling into right center. Austin Booker’s single scored Renda, and a throwing error moved Booker to third. The senior then scored on a fly out to give his team a 2-1 lead. Oklahoma tacked on two more runs in the top of the third. With runners on second and third, the Sooner’s Garrett Buechele singled for two RBI. Facing two outs and empty bases in the top of the sixth inning, Oklahoma somehow managed to score its fourth run — without getting a hit. First, Jones walked Sooner catcher Tyler Ogle. Ogle then stole second and advanced to third on a throwing error. The team captain scored on another throwing error. Cal center fielder Chad Bunting finished up his team’s tally with an RBI double in the eighth. The Sooners (14-0) stayed perfect with the victory despite being outhit, 8-7. Coming after a 2-1 loss to San Diego State on Friday, it gave the Bears their first losing streak of the spring. Jack Wang covers baseball. Contact him at jwang@dailycal.org.

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Cal got off to a very quick start against the rival Aztecs on Saturday after struggling with UBC. The Bears had four tries and two conversions within the opening 25 minutes. by Christina Jones Staff Writer

The sunny San Diego backdrop on Saturday afternoon was not the only contrast to the Cal rugby team’s mucky shootout against British Columbia two weeks ago. The Thunderbirds made the Bears play defense to grind out a come-frombehind victory. On Saturday against league rival San Diego State, coach Jack Clark’s team seldom let go of the ball in a 95-0 rout. Coming off a lackluster first half performance against UBC, senior Drew Hyjer said the Bears (16-0, 1-0 in the CPD) entered the contest against the Aztecs wanting to “blow them up” in the first 20 minutes. By the end of the 25th minute, Cal

had scored four tries and made two conversions, while making a pair of goal-line stands to keep San Diego State off the scoreboard at the Little “Q,” a field adjacent to Qualcomm Stadium. “We were more physical today,” Clark said of the team’s performance. “I was happy to see us play with just a little more determination to put a physical stamp on the game.” The Bears lit up the Aztecs for 55 points in the first half on nine tries, tacking on six more after the intermission. Co-captain Derek Asbun singlehandedly scored more tries on Saturday than the Bears managed collectively against the Thunderbirds, finding the try zone four times. His final two tries

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