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ASUC Senate Budget Error Sparks Conflict by J.D. Morris Staff Writer

After mistakenly allocating $15,000 to the same program twice, the student government has struggled to deONLINE PODCAST termine the appropriate course J.D. Morris discusses of action. the ASUC Senate’s error Last year in money allocation. during the ASUC Senate’s annual spring budgeting process, then Academic Affairs Vice President-elect Viola Tang ensured that her office received $15,000 for a campus grant competition program. But despite this, the senate also allocated another $15,000 at the end of last semester for the same program, unaware that Tang’s office already had the money. “Senate made a mistake in not knowing its budget,” Tang said at Monday’s meeting of the senate’s Standing Committee on Finance. The subsequent question of how to address this funding surplus has been a source of debate, as Tang faces continued opposition to her attempts to reallocate the funding. Tang intended to use the funds for the Bears Breaking Boundaries program — a grant competition which had been significantly scaled back that year. In her current position, Tang said her office reached out to several campus officials last semester and received either no response or was led to believe the program would not be happening this year, so she had intended to use the funds in other ways. However, the program is in fact taking place. Now titled “Big Ideas” and operated through the Blum Center for Developing Economies, the program was launched in mid-November, according to Phillip Denny, chief administrative officer for the center. The program

consists of 16 competitions for grants, each of which Denny said is sponsored by a different organization — one being the ASUC — and aimed at solving “some of the world’s most pressing problems” in a collaborative way. Student Action Senator Farrah Moos said she was contacted directly at the end of last semester by officials from the center associated with the program and immediately drafted a bill with the help of the rest of the senate so that funds could be allocated for the competition in time for the new semester. “(Tang) didn’t get in contact with the right people,” Moos said. “I was just kind of thrown into this.” Tang said she was not aware that the senate had allocated the extra funds until after Moos’ bill was passed and Moos contacted her office while assembling the committee to judge applications to the senate’s competition. In order to address the extra $15,000, Tang authored a bill requesting that the funds be used to replenish the grants her office manage, but some senators on the finance committee did not approve of her methods. “A lot of us felt it was inappropriate,” said Student Action Senator Jimmy Zhang in an interview prior to the bill’s discussion in committee last week. Zhang said he was concerned that Tang did not provide a detailed breakdown of how the funds would be used within each grant and by the fact that she requested replenishment of the Arts and Creativity Fund, which is supposed to be sustained through fundraising from Tang’s office. “To submit it without even detailing why she needs the money goes against the theme of transparency the senate has been trying to establish this semester,” Zhang said. When the first draft of Tang’s bill came before the financial committee,

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Pamela Harrison-Small, who has worked for the Berkeley Unified School District for 10 years, hopes to close the racial achievement gap.

Supervisor Aims for Classroom Equity by Jeffrey Butterfield Staff Writer

Pamela Harrison-Small calls herself a “family person.” Not only is this quality befitting of the Berkeley wife and mother of two sons — it also happens to be a suitable two-word snapshot of her job description. Harrison-Small works for the Berkeley Unified School District as supervisor of Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Systems. Her responsibilities as supervisor — a new position approved by the district’s school board last August — include evaluating all systems or environments within the district to determine whether or not they accommodate the needs of a culturally diverse community of students and their families. “We are looking at classroom systems, districtwide systems, what is

denying kids access to a good educational experience and what is actually helping them,” Harrison-Small said. “Looking at how culture influences the way children receive education and how receptive that cultural lens makes them towards education is important.” Though she has an office in a district building on Oregon Street, Harrison-Small said a typical workday for her involves spending more time visiting school sites and meeting with teachers and parents than sitting at her desk. “It has already had an impact on my teaching,” said Joemy Ito-Gates, a third-grade teacher at Malcolm X Elementary School. “Ideas about equity and race and ethnicity in the classroom can be very scary and daunting for a lot of people, but (Harrison-Small) makes it very approachable.”

Ito-Gates, an exemplar of the district’s scope of diversity, describes herself as a transracial adoptee of Japanese and Irish heritage. Last Friday, she and other district workers attended the first session of a three-part series on building cultural competency organized by HarrisonSmall. She said the session allowed her to reflect on her own prejudices and refine her sensitivity toward her students. Berkeley is not alone in its search for creative ways to enhance responsiveness to the cultural identity of its district community. About a month after Harrison-Small’s position was created in August, the Oakland Unified School District selected Chris Chatmon to fill the new role of executive director of African American male achievement.

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Lecturer Cultivates Class That Was Started in 1981 by Claire Perlman Staff Writer

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Ryan Dishen performs at Saturn Cafe on Allston Way during a fundraiser to support victims of the recent earthquake and tsunami in Japan. All proceeds from the event went to Doctors Without Borders, an international relief organization.

In the Vatican, in Amsterdam and in places across the world, UC Berkeley political science lecturer Alan Ross has heard shouts ONLINE VIDEO of “Poli Sci 179!” The Daily Cal talks with from former students who recog- Alan Ross and some nize him. students from his class. “It’s going to be on my tombstone,” he said, laughing as he reclined in his office chair. “It’s all I’ve got. My obituary will be Poli Sci 179.” The course features a different guest speaker each week representing many viewpoints, including former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, civil rights activist Cesar Chavez and Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom, who will return to speak March 30, as well Mimi Silbert, one of the founders of Delancey Street — a foundation that works to rehabilitate substance abusers and convicted criminals. The class had its beginnings in Ross’ undergraduate years as a political science major at UC Berkeley. “I was really interested in politics

and wanted to be a politician,” he said. “And I got here, and there were no politicians — it was all theory. I thought ‘Wait, how come we don’t ever get to hear what’s really going on?’ I want to meet some of these people.” With some nudging from the political science department, as well as some financial encouragement, Ross started what became Poli Sci 179 when he was a junior in 1981. Before DeCals, a student starting a legitimate class was relatively unheard of. William Muir, then-chair of the department of political science, supported the idea and even offered to pay Ross for each student enrolled, prompting Ross to aggressively advertise his class. It started out small, he said, but soon grew as long hours of flyering on Upper Sproul Plaza paid off. Now, in its 30th consecutive year of existence, the class, which fills the auditorium in Wheeler Hall, hardly needs advertising. As Ross likes to demonstrate to his students, the path to teaching for him was far from straight. He wanted either to be a politician or a lawyer, but the role of money in political campaigns, which

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Saturday, March 19 WHAT FILM Death from beyond stalks an all-girls high-school when six students pretend to be “possessed,” with entertainingly deadly results. Art house director James Lee turns to horror in the camp thriller “Histeria,” nearly banned for featuring Malaysia’s first on-screen lesbian kiss. WHEn 8:00 p.m. WHEre Pacific Film Archive, UC Berkeley. Cost $12 general admission; $10 BAM/PFA members, students. CONTACT (510) 642-1412

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Regents Approve Internal Transfer of $2.1 Billion by Jordan Bach-Lombardo Staff Writer

The UC Board of Regents approved Thursday the internal transfer of a maximum of $2.1 billion into the university’s underfunded pension plan. The funds will move in $1 billion increments each year for the next two years from the university’s Short Term Investment Pool to the pension fund in order to avoid borrowing money from outside lenders, who charge the university higher interest rates. STIP is mainly used by UC researchers as a sort of savings account to hold and accrue interest on research grant funding not currently being used. “For us to borrow to fund the necessary retirement contributions would be pretty expensive,” said systemwide Academic Senate Chair Daniel Simmons in an interview March 10. “Using our own money ... does save a great deal to the extent we can do it.” This shift of money into the university’s pension fund — which faces a multibillion dollar funding gap accrued due to

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the university. According to Taylor, the move could generate $62 million annually for the university because of different investment practices between the two pools. TRIP has a riskier investment policy than STIP does because TRIP allows the university to put a greater proportion of its funds in more volatile, but potentially more lucrative, investments. Bob Samuels, president of the University Council-American Federation of Teachers — a union that represents lecturers, UC faculty and librarians — said the move was irresponsible. “If the market has another crisis, they’re totally screwed,” he said. But Regent Richard Blum said at Wednesday’s meeting that the investment change was not that big of a risk. “It’s almost too conservative,” he said. “I don’t know what the dollars would add up to but, if you look at the return, you will find that we have left a huge amount of money on the table.” Jordan Bach-Lombardo is the lead higher education reporter. Contact him at jbachlombardo@dailycal.org.

School Board Unveils Plan for Expelled Students Berkeley Unified School District Officials Reveal Plan Amid Community Concerns About Safety by Neetu Puranikmath Staff Writer

Over 100 Berkeley community members concerned about a plan to admit expelled high school students to a new program at the Berkeley Adult School met with Berkeley Unified School District officials Wednesday night at a public forum held at the school. The meeting was called to officially inform the community of the district’s plan to run a program for expelled students with criminal records at the school. If the program is approved by the district later this year, 15 to 16 students will be enrolled in one classroom at the San Pablo Avenue location this fall. According to Superintendent Bill Huyett, the school day would be approximately five hours long, and three instructors — along with at least two security personnel — would supervise the students. Amid concerns from community members, he said repeatedly throughout the meeting that the students would be heavily supervised during the school day.

The district began planning the program in December due to the Alameda County Office of Education’s desire to have the students attend school closer to their homes. “Previously, these kids had to go to school all the way in Oakland,” Huyett said at the forum. “That was too far for a lot of these kids. Many dropped out.” The forum was the first time the district solicited input from locals, residents said. Several community members, including Councilmember Linda Maio — whose district includes the school — expressed their displeasure at not being informed about the district’s plans at an earlier date. “I was particularly upset that I found out about these plans through the rumor mill,” Maio said at the forum. In addition to complaints about communication from the district, numerous attendees also said they were concerned about potential safety risks within their community. Specifically, they said they would want to know details about the actions or crimes the expelled students had committed and would want to know how violent the crimes had been. Heather Wood, a community member who said she had formerly used drugs and spent time in juvenile hall, said she was especially concerned about monitoring students’ off-campus behavior. Wood said students can be watched during school but that real

problems can occur off-campus. Several attendees, however, were in favor of the plan, saying that the students might have problems but were still a part of the Berkeley community. “You can’t just boot them out because they have issues,” said 20-year Berkeley resident Marty Nichols. “I feel like this issue is being over-exaggerated. We aren’t building a pig farm or nuclear reactor. We are talking about introducing 15 to 16 students to a school that already exists.” District officials and others in favor of the new program emphasized that the students were from the Berkeley area and in need of guidance and district services. “It is part of our mission — not a mandate — to serve children in trouble,” said Oakland Unified School District Board of Education member Sheila Jordan. “At the end of the day, these are students.” Huyett said that the issue will not be brought up at next week’s school board meeting but that the district will continue to gather information from the community before it proceeds with further actions. Susan Craig, Berkeley district director of student services, said at the forum that the school board will make the final decision regarding whether the students will be able to attend the adult school.

by Sarah Burns Staff Writer

Reflecting a persistently downtrodden economy, the city of Berkeley will face an estimated $12.25 million deficit for the 2012 fiscal year set ONLINE PODCAST to begin July 1, Sarah Burns discusses a situation that could be exac- the city’s deficit and the erbated by im- likely cuts to result. pending federal and state cuts and which will most likely result in job reductions. The Berkeley City Council will hear a preliminary presentation Tuesday regarding the 2012 and 2013 biennial budget, which is set to be adopted on June 28. The projected biennial budget deficit comes in the wake of a $1.8 million shortfall currently plaguing the 2011 fiscal year. The city is expected to close the gap by July 30. The largest deficit for fiscal year 2012 stems from the city’s Department of Public Works, which will face a projected $3 million to $4 million budget gap. The Department of Public Health, specifically pertaining to

In Test Scores Persists from front

“This is becoming extremely popular, actually having someone who’s looking at equity,” said HarrisonSmall. “His job is to look at systems and structures that will help African-American males, whereas mine is broader … for all students’ part of the achievement gap.” Harrison-Small’s relatively new position functions as one of the many components of the district’s ambitious 2020 Vision Plan, a combination of strategies that collectively aim to close the district’s achievement gap along racial lines by the year 2020. Last month, district director of evaluation and assessment Rebecca Cheung presented K-12 test score data at a district board meeting, noting the differences in Academic Performance Index scores among different races. In 2010, the average score for black students was 141 points lower than the district average and 268 points lower than the average score for white students. While Hispanic and black students’ scores have improved over the past seven years, the gap remains consistent because white students’ scores have also improved. “It’s a slow process,” Harrison-Small said. “We are going to have to work a bit faster.” Harrison-Small’s evaluation of the district’s relationships with hundreds of different families is made somewhat easier by the fact that her own family is a part of that population. Her oldest son, James, a former drummer for the Berkeley High School Jazz Ensemble, has moved on to attend Berklee College of Music in Boston. Her youngest son, Brandon, is currently a junior at Berkeley International High School. “I have the parent perspective of having raised African American boys in this district, actually being able to experience firsthand not so much the achievement gap but definitely the gap in understanding between cultures,” Harrison-Small said. “I approach the task with my own passion from having sent my children through this system where they were successful.” Jeffrey Butterfield is the lead local schools reporter. Contact him at jbutterfield@dailycal.org.

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City of Berkeley Faces Budget SQUELCH! Set Cuts Due to Impending Deficit To Run Slate of Job, Salary Reductions Candidates for Likely After Upcoming Federal, State Funding Executive Office Cuts to Amplify Deficit

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years of no payments being fed into the fund as well as the recent economic collapse — saves money in the long term by paying off a larger portion of the plan’s debt now, rather than letting it sit and accrue further over the years, according to UC Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Peter Taylor. Because STIP is largely comprises research grant money that can be withdrawn at any time, it requires a high level of funds available for immediate access. Taylor said the pool — which had assets valuing $8 billion at the end of the 200910 fiscal year, according to the UC Treasurer’s Annual Report — would always have enough in it to meet cash demands. Internal transfers such as this have happened before, according to UC Executive Vice President for Business Operations Nathan Brostrom, but never on this scale. The pension fund move follows a presentation to the regents on Wednesday that advocated for moving a separate $1 billion from STIP into the university’s Total Return Investment Pool in order to generate more revenue for

Harrison-small: Disparity

public and mental health, faces a projected $2 million to $3 million deficit for the next fiscal year, according to city spokesperson Mary Kay CluniesRoss. The refuse fund — currently negotiating a proposal with the city’s Ecology Center to close an estimated $1.2 million deficit for fiscal year 2011 — will experience another $2 million shortfall for fiscal year 2012, according to Clunies-Ross. The city also faces a projected loss in federal funding in the near future. Federal funding for a wide range of public works projects, poverty alleviation services and weatherization programs will face a projected $950,000 to $1.5 million reduction in the upcoming months. While many of the job reductions in fiscal year 2011 came from “freezing” positions, Clunies-Ross said the city will likely cut current active positions for the 2012 year budget. While in the past two years, city departments have experienced a 10 percent job reduction — excluding sworn uniform personnel — Clunies-Ross said that the city will face up to seven terminations and 14 staff salary reductions or job transfers. Councilmember Gordon Wozniak said while previous budgets mostly allowed for job freezes and transfers, continued economic difficulties have limited turnover among employees, resulting in a lack of positions the

Though the SQUELCH! party has been known to run candidates for executive positions within the ASUC in a satirical manner, the party will be ASUC running a full executive slate for the Elections 2011 ASUC General Election with at least one candidate actually intending to hold a position. The party’s slate consists of senior Emily Carlton for president, senior Max Ebert for executive vice president, senior Hayden Greif-Neill for external affairs vice president, junior Rachel Horning for academic affairs vice president and junior Sandra Cohen for student advocate. Horning, who currently represents the party in the ASUC Senate, said the absence of an official CalSERVE executive slate encouraged her to run for executive office seriously, though party candidates typically admit they have no intention of holding the office. “As the chair of the (Standing Comittee on Finance), I’ve gotten to know my fellow Cal students pretty well and believe I can speak to their needs just

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ately, I’ve really been enjoying the newfound fame and glory this column has brought me — the likes of which Rachael Ray could only dream of. Not really. But people do like to ask me for restaurant suggestions, critiques, recipes and about general food knowledge. “The Best Thing I Ever Ate” will be contacting me any day now. Talking to people about food has revealed one gaping hole in my food repertoire. People often ask me what I think of the legendary Chez Panisse, the birthplace of California cuisine and most famous restaurant in Berkeley. Well, I have never been to Chez Panisse. Am I a fraud? Wouldn’t any real foodie have made Chez Panisse her first meal in Berkeley? I don’t think so. I am not claiming that Chez Panisse is anything less than extraordinary, or denying the drastic impact it made on food in the United States. But no matter how mind-blowing it is, no matter how much I love food, I just cannot bring myself to spend $65 to $90 on a single meal. What most people fail to realize is that you don’t have to spend that much money to experience Alice Waters’ legacy. It takes a lot of chefs to run a kitchen, and it only makes sense that Waters’ disciples picked up the style she pioneered. Waters’ idea was simple: Utilize seasonal, local ingredients to make uncomplicated food into something special. Many of Chez Panisse’s past chefs have branched off to open their own restaurants that put their own spin on this revolutionary philosophy. These restaurants allow you to experience true California cuisine without burning such a big hole in your wallet. Bakesale Betty and Pizzaiolo are both restaurants started by Chez Panisse disciples and are located conveniently a little ways down Telegraph. Bakesale Betty was started by Alison Barakat who worked at Chez Panisse for three years. The restaurant specializes in delicious, simplistic food with a Southern twist. Bakesale Betty’s mouthwatering food never fails to attract a line that winds around the block, so be prepared to wait. Their specialty is a fried chicken sandwich that consists of a roll filled with fried chicken and coleslaw, but none of the elements are ordinary. The chicken is fried fresh, with a crispy crust and a juicy interior. The slaw is what really makes this sandwich special. It is made of the freshest shredded cabbage and dressed with a citrus, herb and jalapeno dressing instead of the usual creamy sauce. This sandwich, when topped with a few drops of Tapatio, is pretty perfect. I warn you, come hungry. I mean really hungry ... like, most girls can only eat half (I’m not most girls and ate the whole thing). For those who can’t handle the sandwich, they also offer a fried chicken salad, which is a bed of their slaw topped with fried chicken. So if you don’t mind losing the bread (and some dignity), it’s pretty good. akesale Betty also offers one other kind of sandwich that changes daily, along with a dessert and a variety of cookies. The desserts are all exceptional.

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Their strawberry shortcake is a heavenly blend of a flaky shortcake, fresh whipped cream and juicy strawberries. Of course, no Southern meal is complete without a nice, cold glass of lemonade. Bakesale Betty puts a twist on that too, offering a freshly made lemonade slushy. Barakat’s food is an example of how Chez Panisse’s simplistic style can be affordable. At $8 each, this sandwich may sound a little pricey, but, for a piece of gourmet, it is well worth the splurge. ust a few doors away lies Pizzaiolo. Pizzaiolo was started by chef Charlie Hallowell, who worked at Chez Panisse for eight years. Some of those years were spent at the wood-burning pizza oven, an experience that influenced his restaurant. Hallowell takes pride in his connection with and dedication to the personal element of dining. He can often be seen outside of the kitchen, talking with his diners. Like Bakesale Betty, expect a wait when coming to dine at Pizzaiolo. The small restaurant always fills up early and the line stretches down the block, replacing the fried chicken-loving crowd that filled the sidewalk just hours before. While pizzas are what make it famous, Pizzaiolo also offers an array of appetizers, entrees and desserts. The menu changes regularly, and is a sign of Hallowell’s dedication to using the freshest ingredients, as his dishes feature whatever produce is in season. All of the menu items seem to draw from Alice Waters’ signature style. The blood orange and asparagus salad is a perfect example of how the food highlights the ingredients. Pizzaiolo is known for its Neapolitanstyle pizzas made in a wood-burning oven, which gives them a thin, crispy crust with a distinct flavor. Their pizza options are unique and satisfying. Wild nettles and pecorino cheese top one of their most adventurous concoctions. My favorite combo is a classic Margherita topped with spicy arugula. Each bite is an homage both to Hallowell’s mentor as well as his own unique point of view. Alice Waters may have created California cuisine as we know it today, but her legacy has spread throughout and well beyond the Bay Area, the state and the country. Maybe one day there will be enough money in the piggy bank to splurge on a meal at the legendary Chez Panisse. But until then, you don’t have to clean out your savings account to taste its legacy.

J.D. Morris is the lead student government reporter. Contact him at jmorris@dailycal.org.

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Alan Ross teaches Political Science 179, a class that he started as an undergraduate at UC Berkeley in 1981. The course, in its 30th year, features prominent guest lecturers each week.

Ross: Lecturer’s Wit Keeps Students Signing Up from Front

he worked on after graduation, disillusioned him with politics. Three years of law school at UC Davis convinced him he did not want to be a lawyer. When a friend suggested teaching, Ross thought he — and the idea — was crazy. “I thought to be a teacher you had to be a certain personality, which was not mine,” he said. “I thought it was like the personality of most of the teachers I’ve had — very serious.” But past and current students have suggested that it is exactly his personality — his wit, political incorrectness and intense passion for teaching — that makes his classes so popular. “It’s not necessarily his teaching style,” said Reece Soltani, a junior interdisciplinary studies major who took a business law class last semester with Ross and is taking his seminar this semester. “I think people sign up for his classes for him.” His sarcasm and wit — traits that Ross originally thought would bar him from the teaching profession — are in fact some of his most endearing qualities as an instructor, one student said. “A lot of professors try to be funny,

and some will succeed most often by accident,” said Pat Hogan, a former student who graduated in 2004 with degrees in business administration and history, in an e-mail. “But Alan really knows how to weave humor into his overall narrative, and it helps his audience get through difficult material.” Richard Berwick, a junior business administration major, echoed the appreciation of humor in Ross’ teaching style. “Everyone is laughing so hard that they ache afterwards,” Berkwick said in an e-mail. Ever since Silbert first spoke to the class years ago, Ross has invited her back, but she has been unable to make it until this semester, when she is scheduled to speak in April. “To expose students to someone like that who is doing so much with her life and to show them as a role model what you can do, because especially teaching here at Haas, most of the students go and take jobs in corporate America and they aren’t aware of what else is out there,” Ross said. “That’s what my class does maybe more than anything.” Claire Perlman is the lead research and ideas reporter. Contact her at cperlman@dailycal.org.

city can freeze to reduce personnel costs. One of the major factors influencing the city’s increasing costs is a rise in the cost of retirement pensions and health care, Wozniak said. For example, rising pension costs are expected to drain the city’s coffers an additional $7 million over the next two fiscal years. CalPERS — a statewide pension agency — is projected to increase its rates by 40.4 percent for police and 28.6 percent for fire personnel for the 2012 fiscal year, according to the city’s 2011 budget revision. Wozniak attributed these increases in part to CalPERS’ stock market losses in conjunction with the 2008 financial meltdown. “In 2008, CalPERS money managers lost $200 million of our pensions funds,” he said. “They don’t have any insurance money on it so when they lose it they call up the city and say ‘you have to write us a check cause we just lost a bunch of money.’” Though Tuesday’s budget presentation is only the first step in the long budget process, the council must now begin deliberating on how best to allocate funding for different departments in efforts to create a balanced budget. “We are finally at the point where we have to make some much harder decisions,” Clunies-Ross said. Contact Sarah Burns at sburns@dailycal.org.

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We are pleased campus officials are addressing student concerns, but the delays that have occurred are concerning.

or many UC Berkeley students, the construction at Memorial Stadium is an inconvenience that requires taking alternate routes or changing schedules. For some students, the construction is an inescapable source of noise and pollution that disrupts sleep and may cause respiratory symptoms. The ASUC Senate passed a bill at its March 9 meeting submitted by Cooperative Movement Senator Elliot Goldstein that requested a meeting between administrators and students at two nearby cooperatives. At Wednesday’s meeting, Dean Poullard — who was mentioned in the bill — and communications director for facilities services Christine Shaff addressed student concerns and announced that the campus was purchasing air purifiers to be placed in Sherman Hall. We are pleased that the senate took time to listen to representatives of the affected students and pass this bill — it is an excellent example of how the ASUC can act in its capacity to represent the student body and advocate for change. We hope that executives use their regular contact with campus administrators to further stress the issue and that as con-

struction continues, so does the dialogue. While it’s reassuring that the campus is taking steps to address the problems, we have trouble understanding the chronology of events that led up to Wednesday’s announcement. It is concerning that Dean Poullard was largely unaware of the problems until recently, especially considering the time that has elapsed since the problem was first brought to the campus’s attention. Berkeley Student Cooperative Executive Director Jan Stokley sent a letter on Jan. 24 to Shaff requesting a meeting, and though they have had several meetings since then, it’s inexcusable that the campus did not schedule the purifiers to be delivered until today. The egregiousness of this delay is exacerbated by the fact that students believe that the construction constitutes a health hazard. Addressing safety concerns should be a top priority for the campus — not something that requires nearly two months for resolution. Renovation of the stadium is to ensure the best possible experience for our student athletes — but it cannot come at the expense of the residents living next door.

by Daniel Kronovet Pain follows every tragedy. Questions are asked. What happened? What went wrong? Could this have been prevented? We’re inclined to apply labels of “right” and “wrong” and cast a net of judgment to find someone to blame. The truth is never so absolving. I’m alluding to the tragedy of John Gibson, but his case represents a larger, painful social issue. Last fall brought us the scandals of “drugs in the Ivy League,”with police coordinating raids on drug distributors at Georgetown University, Cornell University and even Columbia University. Substance abuse is an especially acute issue in the student demographic, where poor judgment and risky behavior can derail futures and shatter entire communities. The Berkeley Student Cooperative (BSC), just like any other student community, is not exempt from this reality. But to blame our organization or the other residents of Cloyne Court for one student’s actions is an injustice to the complexity of the problem and the culture of our

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The city needs to evaluate its procedure for amending the zoning ordinances to minimize their costs to the economy.

mall business owners like Robin Dalrymple know all too well some of the problems with Berkeley’s zoning ordinance — she spent eight months obtaining permits before finally being allowed to open her ice cream store on Solano Avenue, resulting in her paying the rent on an empty storefront for four months. If this situation is allowed to continue, Berkeley will be hard-pressed to find enough small business owners patient enough to wait out the process and will likely find itself with more and more empty storefronts. Given the slow progress of the economy, it’s refreshing to hear the Berkeley City Council is considering changes to the zoning ordinance that would streamline the current permit approval process for some city businesses. It’s troublesome, however to hear how long this process will take. Last week, city council members considered five amendments that would consolidate permit processes for pedestrian-oriented businesses. The changes are not scheduled to be

brought to the council for approval until June. We understand that zoning is a difficult issue, and that the Planning and Development Department has a substantial agenda. But it’s clear change is needed as soon as possible, and the longer the delay in approving the amendments, the higher the cost to Berkeley’s economy. Most concerning is what this delay means for other, more controversial zoning amendments. If the process takes this long for proposals that are widely agreed upon, how could any controversial amendments get done in a timely manner? Currently, there are 11 additional proposals that may be considered in the fall, but they do not yet have a definite time frame. Small business owners need to know and be able to expect when important policy changes will be implemented. Suggesting that the city may adopt what many consider to be improvements, and then delaying them and keeping them tantalizingly out of reach, is not fair for future business owners and simply isn’t good policy.

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organization. According to UCPD Chief Mitch Celaya, UCPD statistics refute the media’s negative portrayal of that vibrant community. The press also never mentions that Cloyne contributes 375 volunteer community service hours each semester to a number of important community causes and hosts events for philanWe recognize thropic student organizations like that we have V-Day and Dance the opportunity Marathon. The BSC is and the unique in that we are a democratiresponsibility cally self-governto look more ing organization of students. Other closely at organizations can how we appeal to the “higher powers”of conceptualize Cal Housing or substance the Office of Student Conduct abuse ... to step in as enforcers, but we rely on each other and the policies and procedures we create for a safe, healthy living environment. And while other student housing organizations may choose — or are forced by political pressure — to take a counterproductive zero-tolerance approach and judge substance abuse as a “moral” failing, we recognize that we have the opportunity and the responsibility to look more closely at how we conceptualize substance abuse and see if we can or

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Public Officials Stumble With History by Mark W. Powell Our esteemed senior lady senators of both parties and coasts, leading the top security-related committees, seem clueless of the Cold War’s last decade and its leaders and events. Noting this also offers handy platform to hit bigger failings too, from them and others. Senate Intelligence Committee chair Dianne Feinstein, in floor tributes on Ronald Reagan’s Feb. 3 centennial, said Reykjavik’s “famous” summit with Mikhail Gorbachev was in October 1980 — when Reagan hadn’t been elected and Gorbachev was unknown to Western publics, the Politburo’s most junior. Reykjavik was famous — in 1986. Feinstein’s staff twice refused to discuss any factual error — precluding specification under my oft-applied (and oft-not, for contrast) investigative rubric: Professional, honest conduct, prerequisite to specifics. Solons, like “expert” journos and even elite specializing academics, not only often don’t know what they’re talking about (I’ve filed thousands of examples from top media alone), but show badly when contacted — too arrogant and self-protective to but spit at the subject of error, utterly contrary to pious policies and claims. October saw a star-studded National Cathedral forum on incivility in politics, and I heard a C-SPAN rebroadcast months later. Maine Senator Susan Collins, known for civility, was a natural pick. She’s also former chair, now ranking member of the Homeland Security committee; on Armed Services; Collins in the Collins-Lieberman intelligence act. She erred thickly in saying President Reagan upset “Soviet Premier Gorbachev” by calling the U.S.S.R. an “evil empire” and urging “tear(ing) down this wall.” The history: Gorbachev was likely upset, maybe secretly partly sympathetic: After trying to reform the U.S.S.R. and winning the Nobel Peace Prize, he rode it peacefully out of existence, no minor miracle. But he wasn’t in power or even on-deck when Reagan called out the “evil empire” on March 8, 1983. Yuri Andropov was. Leonid

Brezhnev wasn’t four months dead. Konstantin Chernenko would also rule and die before Gorbachev, then “only” a Politburo member, became Communist Party general secretary March 11, 1985. Second, the Soviet premier was chairman of the U.S.S.R. Council of Ministers, nominally head of government (not state) — important but never supreme, always under party control, something like modern Chinese premiers or, a rough Western analogy, France’s prime minister. So Collins erred even citing “premier” as boss. The term, sometimes fungible, isn’t here. Third, Gorbachev, unlike some predecessors, was never premier. Premier for most of his reign was Nikolai Ryzhkov. (Until the Soviet presidency was created in 1990 — Gorbachev was the only such president — the “president,” the titular head of state, was the chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet, later simply chairman of the Supreme Soviet. Gorbachev held these positions from 1988, succeeding Andrey Gromyko.) I hoped to commend Collins at least for acknowledgment. It happens, rarely. Her staff ’s response, too, is minor only compared to how worse many top media, universities and officials behave when flagged for factual error. Through several staffcontact stages at the Capitol and by phone, dysfunction and decrepitude were the response. Noting I generally admire Collins (which is irrelevant) didn’t help. The senator doesn’t err, that’s all. Sarah Palin, ignorant? Sure — and slammed for it. Try Bill Clinton. In 2009 he erred startlingly in Vietnam War chronology on “Meet the Press;” recently he famously gained the White House podium from President Obama then said 1926 preceded Franklin Roosevelt’s vice presidential run (1920) and polio (1921). Nobody remarked, either time. The White House — which long leaves obvious errors on its own educational webpages — published Clinton’s remarks without notation. From the same spot, George W. Bush’s last press secretary, Dana Perino, showed abject incompetence, wondering how a Cuban Missile

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should do something different ... and better. As we began researching, visioning and planning, we realized that through the honesty and openness of our dialogue, we would be opening ourselves up to even more public censure. Our society sees substance abuse as a moral failure — and punishes accordingly — rather than understanding it as risk-taking behavior or as a physical disease. Growing up in the aftermath of the failed “War on Drugs,” my colleagues and I know better than to ignore the reality that drugs and alcohol are readily available to students. Our goal — in the spirit of Berkeley’s and our own progressive history — is to establish a policy and resource framework that does not alienate and stigmatize members of our community who are using drugs and alcohol, but rather acknowledges the issues and gives members the

tools and support that they need to address their problems, while preserving the viability of the community. Our approach is fundamentally an educational one. Last fall we articulated our values into the platform of BSC C.A.R.E.S., or Community Awareness, Responsibility, Education and Support. Our members are intelligent, thoughtful and socially conscious. By raising awareness and training members on how to identify, recognize and act on their concerns, we can foster a stronger community. On Feb. 26, we held a general membership meeting to engage our members in these issues and initiate a conversation among not just our 1,275 members, but also UC stakeholders, our alumni and health and addiction experts. It was a healthy, dynamic — and in the words of one alumni, “historic” — discussion, attended by over 150 of our members. Our substance abuse policy is the

Crisis suddenly popped! (People remarked. She’s no Bill Clinton.) Yet Obama put the foxy Fox-er on the foreign-aimed Broadcasting Board of Governors. C-SPAN, though unique and invaluable, is part of the problem. It cites its unedited broadcasts to cover never correcting errors while dulcetly snip-narrating over speakers. But neither does it correct interviewed “top experts,” let alone itself. Once C-SPAN promised correction (after announcing George Wythe signed the Constitution) — and reneged. Among the uncorrected, rebroadcast interviews: India super-expert/ official Ashley Tellis says India is two-thirds China’s geographical size (Tellis doubled India’s size); William Safire totally falsely conjures Jefferson’s famous epitaph, ignorant of all three parts. (And C-SPAN picked that interview to honor Safire in death.) Neither hailed sage — like many others — had a clue what he was talking about, and C-SPAN’s own sages couldn’t and wouldn’t correct. Resist embarrassment; deny problem by omission and, when needed, commission. This is standard procedure virtually everywhere. In time, as with other “top” outlets, I quit asking, kept filing. My vast files on media, universities, museums and more, seen publicly in only tiniest glimpses as here, when exposed will boost society’s knowledge of, inter alia, itself — individual and organizational psychology around facts and competence. Errors, let alone incompetence, seem as desperately denied as sex or money scandals. Wikileaks exposes sexy politics; I document “mere” academic error and 20-odd irresponsible, dishonest response behaviors sadly beyond the senators’. This is one of my occasional sandgrain reports before my eventual barrel-dump. Experience informs the skepticism of even “model” people in this sphere, but maybe Senators Feinstein and Collins will now respond better. Set an example, senators. Mark W. Powell specializes in documenting error. Reply to opinion@dailycal.org.

most realistic and supportive of any that our Operations Committee found during its research (which covered the campus residence halls, private Berkeley housing, and other cooperatives across the country). We’re working to collaborate more with the Tang Center so our members know the resources they offer, and we’re building a liaison relationship with UCPD to foster greater trust and communication. We want to keep our members safe and healthy, and provide environments for them to thrive. Opening ourselves to public debate and criticism over these politically-charged issues has not been easy, but my hope is that the Berkeley Student Cooperative will someday serve as a model for others ready for a transparent and community-based approach to substance abuse. Editor’s Note: Daniel Kronovet is a former employee of The Daily Californian. Daniel Kronovet is president of the BSC. Reply to opinion@dailycal.org.

letters to the editor Habitat for Humanity Is Offering a Helping Hand While we applaud Governor Jerry Brown and the Legislature for taking action on the budget, the proposal to abolish redevelopment agencies would eliminate affordable housing funding for Habitat for Humanity in the East Bay and across California. We use this key source of support to revitalize blighted communities, help drive the East Bay economy and change lives for hard working families. These funds, along with local donations and the hands-on work of thousands of volunteers each year, have built nearly 300 affordable homes. In turn, our Habitat homeowners help sustain the economy by paying property taxes and reducing reliance on state and local social services. Habitat for Humanity East Bay uses this funding to create jobs by employing plumbers, electricians, engineers and architects. Redevelopment funds

also allow us to leverage additional non-government funding to support our housing program. Habitat for Humanity offers a handup, not a hand-out. Habitat homebuyers purchase their homes at cost and invest 500 hours of sweat equity as their down payment. They receive training on budgeting, money management and home maintenance. Habitat’s model of true affordability and homeowner education has kept our foreclosure rate below 2 percent, far below the national average. We support redevelopment reform that lays the foundation for an efficient system of affordable housing production. There must remain a mechanism for funding that enables the development of affordable housing and helps eliminate the sub-standard housing conditions and high rents that plague many areas of the East Bay. Janice Jensen President and CEO, Habitat for Humanity East Bay

Students Should Demand More of Their Professors In protests against higher tuition and increasing fees I have yet to see protests against the hours worked by faculty. New professors earn at least 25 percent more than a new non-university teacher (who basically gets a five-year degree equivalent to a Masters to get a credential) yet works one-third of the hours. If every professor were required to teach an extra section, or an increase in average classroom hours from 15 to 18 a week, more classes would be available for students and fewer professors needed thereby reducing one reason for tuition hikes. So why aren’t college students making demands like this? Flo Samuels Hayward, Calif.

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DAAP Finalizes Executive Slate Following Last-Minute Switch by Kate Randle Staff Writer

After an unprecedented last-minute switch in office order, the Defend Affirmative Action Party finalized its executive slate for the 2011 ASUC ASUC General Election at the March 15 CanElections didates’ Meeting. The DAAP slate consists of senior Lauren Ballard, junior Katie Gilmore, freshman James Gambrell, senior Brian Mosley and junior Raul Sanchez, running for the offices of president, executive vice president, external affairs vice president, academic affairs vice president and student advocate, respectively. Ballard, Gilmore, Gambrell and Sanchez are also running for ASUC Senate positions. At Tuesday’s meeting, Mosley — originally a senatorial candidate — switched offices with Talya Hezi, who had filed to run for academic affairs vice president. The DAAP members traded positions because Hezi’s schedule next year would be better suited to take on senatorial responsibilities, Mosley said. This change surprised ASUC Attorney General Nathan Rahmanou and Elections Council Chair Shivom Sinha, who said while they had never heard of candidates switching offices after the filing date, they interpreted the ASUC Constitution and Bylaws to allow it. “The person running the Candidates’ Meeting shall announce the approach of the Point of No Return fifteen (15) minutes prior to the arrangement of the ballot,” the bylaws state. “There shall then

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follow a fifteen minute (15) recess of the Candidates’ Meeting during which last minute changes may be made.” In another rare move, Ballard, Gilmore, Gambrell and Sanchez are also running for senate. Gilmore said this is an attempt to increase visibility for party members. “I’m a third-party candidate, so if presidential elections are really competitive, I just want to serve as a senator to serve as a voice for the students who agree with our platform,” Ballard said. If elected president, Ballard said her goals will include doubling the enrollment of minority students, opposing Gov. Jerry Brown’s proposed budget cuts and supporting the passage of the California DREAM Act, which would allow undocumented students to receive financial aid. “I don’t have right now a tangible plan for how to implement those things,” she said. “I think the main thing that I want to focus on is working with the leadership of other student organizations and other leaders in the ASUC to come up with a plan because I feel like these are really common goals.” According to Gambrell, DAAP’s campaign strategy will focus on making grassroots connections with voters in order to most effectively represent the student body. “This campaign is going to be personal,” he said. “It’s about building a movement. We’re building a movement around defense for public education and education that is built and designed for the student.” Contact Kate Randle at krandle@dailycal.org.

Independent Executive Candidates Plan to Collaborate on Campaigns by J.D. Morris Staff Writer

As the 2011 ASUC election approaches and as the candidate competitions begin to shape up in the absence of a CalSERVE executive slate, four ASUC independent and third-party execuElections tive candidates are planning on collaborating with their campaigns. Stefan Montouth, Elliot Goldstein, Rachel Horning and Ratha Lai — running for president, executive vice president, academic affairs vice president and external affairs vice president, respectively — have said that though they will not be appearing as an official slate, they intend to support each other’s individual campaigns throughout the elections process. “Without strong executive candidates working toward progressive change on this campus … you have a system that’s worth nothing, and we want people to know ... that Student Action is not offering that,” said Marco Amaral, student activist and campaign

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manager for Lai. “These four independent candidates are offering this.” Montouth, Goldstein and Horning are each currently serving as ASUC senators, while Lai is the organizing and community development director at the Bridges Multicultural Center on campus. Currently a CalSERVE senator but running for president independently, Montouth said one of his primary concerns as president would be working to make sure the student voice is not lost during “this time of confusion” and in issues such as the campus cost-cutting Operational Excellence initiative. Citing his work on projects such as a student review board to the UC Office of the President’s hate crime reporting system and working to find a space for reflection on campus, Montouth said he has already been advocating for student voices as a senator. “I also look at this as an opportunity to really expand my horizons a little bit and be open to working with different people,” Montouth said. Members of the Student Action slate have maintained that both the

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about better than any other student on this campus,” she said. Horning said her priorities in office would be to reach out and connect with the freshman class in more direct ways and to keep a close eye on the effects of Operational Excellence — a campus cost-cutting project aimed at saving $75 million annually — on various departments on campus. She added that she is planning to work with other third-party candidates as well as independents as part of a “diverse collaborative” partnership. Carlton, who served as a SQUELCH! Senator in 2009-10 and ran on the party’s slate for student advocate last year, said in an e-mail that she is running for president because “the student body deserves a non-douchebag option when selecting their supreme leader.” Ebert, who was also the SQUELCH! candidate for external affairs vice president in last year’s election, said in an email that although he loves the idea of the ASUC and believes it has “so much potential to be a positive force on campus,” he believes party politics obscure its real intention and potential. “Every single year I see the ASUC torn apart by the absurdity of party politics, which continue well after the elections … That’s the main reason I

run, to show how ridiculous these party elections are, and hope that people will get fed up,” he said in the e-mail, adding that his goal in running a joke campaign is also to draw attention to qualified alternative candidates. Greif-Neill said his motivation for running for executive office is the same as Ebert’s. “The politics of the campus seem to mirror that of the real world — candidates are dishonest and win however they can,” he said. Cohen, who served as a Student Action senator in 2009-10, did not respond to multiple requests for comment regarding her campaign for student advocate. Current Student Advocate Kelly Fabian, a former employee of The Daily Californian, said being a good communicator and problem solver were the two most important qualities for the position. “You have to be able to speak with both the administration and students effectively, as well as relay important information between them,” Fabian said, adding that it is crucial to the success of the position that a candidate possess prior knowledge of the workings of the Student Advocate Office and familiarity with caseworkers. Madeleine Key covers student government. Contact her at mkey@dailycal.org.

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Scientists Develop New Device To Streamline Blood Analysis by Emma Dries Staff Writer

Hoping to simplify and improve disease diagnosis around the world, UC Berkeley and international researchers have developed a compact device that speeds up ONLINE SLIDESHOW and consolidates See pictures from the the blood analylab demonstrating the sis process. The Self-pow- new technology. ered Integrated Microfluidic Blood Analysis System, developed by a research team led by UC Berkeley bioengineering professor Luke Lee, both reduces chances of sample contamination and human handling errors, as the sample does not need to be sent to a lab. Only five microliters of blood from a finger prick are needed for analysis, according to a study published in the March 7 issue of the journal Lab on a Chip. In a microfluidic system, the time it takes to separate blood cells from plasma can be reduced from hours to just minutes. While analysis often uses a centrifuge to separate the blood, SIMBAS uses trenches that collect the blood cells while letting the plasma flow through. “(Microfluidics) takes processes which typically require expensive equipment ... and convert them into

processes that can be done with very little equipment, minimal training and very rapidly,� UC Berkeley graduate student Ben Ross, who co-authored the study, said in an e-mail. Researchers have been developing microfluidic chips for two decades and past models have required an external power source. But the only external device needed for SIMBAS is an optical detection system that analyzes the results, Ross said in the e-mail. The chip could diagnose a wide range of diseases, including tuberculosis and HIV infection, and be used in developing countries that often do not have enough infrastructure or resources to properly diagnose diseases. “Sometimes they are not applying the right medication for the right condition — you get a lot of drug resistance,� said Ivan Dimov, a UC Berkeley postdoctoral researcher in the bioengineering department and lead co-author of the study. Ross said the team has established a prototype through the study, but added that researchers are continuing to develop the technology that will be needed for actual disease diagnosis. “It’s only the beginning of the whole journey,� Dimov said. Contact Emma Dries at edries@dailycal.org.

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Jim Kleinmann led the Berkeley Symphony through a financial reversal and an overall evolution during his five years as executive director.

Symphony Director Announces Resignation played. In 2006, he led an internation- for the symphony, said Kleinmann’s replacement will be announced in June, al search to find a new music director. He said that in the final stage of the adding that the biggest challenge the Jim Kleinmann, executive director search process — the first that the sym- new director faces will be deciding the of the Berkeley Symphony, announced phony had conducted in 30 years — six strategic direction that the symphony Wednesday his plans to resign at the guest conductors spent a week making takes in terms of assessing concert proend of the 2010-2011 season, marking music and doing music readings with gramming and education programs. “The board establishes the big-picthe end of a five-year directorship that the symphony. Of the six, Joana Carture direction for organization,� Rich brought the symphony to new finan- neiro of Lisbon was the best fit. “Bringing Joana is my proudest ac- said. “The executive director’s role is to cial and artistic heights. Kleinmann joined the symphony complishment,� Kleinmann said. “The turn that idea into operational reality.� Kleinmann said he has accomwhile it was running a deficit and transition went very smoothly, and we when subscriptions were — in the are confident that her music will take plished what he intended for the symphony and wants to invest more time symphony’s over 40-year existence — symphony to new trajectories.� During his tenure as director, Klein- in PlayGround, a playwright incubator at an all-time low, according to Jenny Lee, marketing manager for the sym- mann also worked with Ming Luke, di- he co-founded in 1994 that has since phony. Under Kleinmann, subscrip- rector and conductor for the symphony’s grown into the largest commissioner tions increased by 44 percent and are Music Education Program, to expand of full-length plays in the Bay Area. While symphony staff expressed programs in the Berkeley Unified School currently at an all-time high. disappointment at Kleinmann’s resig“He was really the brain behind the District from serving four elementary nation, Lee said they expect a smooth initiatives to expand the symphony fi- schools on a rotating basis to year-round transition when the new director aselementary schools. nancially and increase the number of programs at all 11 Ma^ =Zber <Zeb_hkgbZg ;460;B 2><82B ?DII;4B sumes the position in August. “Even if all the students know is subscriptions,� Lee said. “The orchestra is going through a Kleinmann said that coming into ‘Hot Cross Buns’, they play ‘Hot Cross really exciting time,� Lee said. “Finanthe position, he wanted the symphony Buns’ accompanied by more challeng- cially, we are in a good place.� to have more of a direct impact in the ing music that the symphony plays,� Contact Amruta Trivedi at Berkeley community and to improve Luke said. Darren Rich, director of development atrivedi@dailycal.org. the quality of music the orchestra

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lack of opposition from CalSERVE and the competition from independent and third-party candidates have not changed their campaign strategies. “I don’t think it changes anything,� said Vishalli Loomba, current Student Action senator and the party’s candidate for president. “I haven’t really looked at it as a competition, (but) more as I have a vision of what I want to do as president.� As executive vice president, Goldstein said he would not only work toward a more efficient senate, but also encourage increased senate participa-

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Following a wave of renewed publicity, a blog post published by UC Berkeley senior Kyle Conroy has reignited the interest of tech bloggers and market watchers alike. The post, which was the focus of a March 10 post on the Bits Blog, a technology blog for The New York Times, includes a graph showing the prices of Apple’s products upon their release compared with the value of the company’s equivalent stock today. Overall, Conroy’s research showed that purchasing Apple stock rather than products at the time of their release would have yielded a greater capital profit. According to the Conroy’s research, deciding to purchase $5,700 in Apple stock in November of 1997 instead of a new Apple PowerBook G3 would have resulted in a $324,863 profit. “It underscores how far Apple has come,� Conroy said. “Back then, no one thought that they’d become the company that they are today.� Conroy, a computer science major, said he pursued the idea out of curiosity after reading a forum on Hacker News, a website about computer hacking and startup companies. “When my parents bought our first computer, it was a Mac, and I had a first generation iPod,� Conroy said. “It was interesting to see how much I’d have if we had used that money to buy stock instead.� Conroy said he finished his project in about a day, pulling together information from different websites with code he wrote. When he published his findings last April — at a time when Apple’s market value surpassed Microsoft’s — the post received immediate media attention. National Public

Radio asked him for an interview shortly thereafter, he said. Some students said that while Conroy’s findings were interesting, they would not buy stock instead of Apple products today. UC Berkeley freshman Jot Grewal said he would not invest, adding that he thought the company’s stock was not going to grow as much as it had in the past. “I think that if people could go back, they would have bought more stock,� Grewal said. “Whoever did lucked out.� UC Berkeley freshman Kate Williams said the stock values do not matter as much today now that the company has become so successful. “If I could personally go back, though, of course I’d invest,� she added. But the economic significance of the research is not an issue of consumers trading products for stocks, according to Martha Olney, an adjunct professor for UC Berkeley’s department of economics. “They’re satisfying two completely different needs,� Olney said. “If people are buying stock instead of iPods, the price of (the company’s) stock will plummet.� Because the price of the company’s stock is a reflection of future earning and the earnings of the company come from the sales they make, if everyone bought stock then it would be worth nothing, Olney said. “If people were buying first generation iPads, it’s because they wanted to be the first person on the block to own an iPad,� she added. Conrad, who is expecting to graduate in May, said he will work for Twilio next year, a company that lets developers build applications around voice telephony and text message functionality.

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tion. He said he would encourage the senate to be more active in the Store Operations Board, which oversees commercial spaces run by the ASUC Auxiliary, including those in the Bear’s Lair Food Court. Though all senators are ex-officio members of the board, Goldstein said he has been the only one to attend all but one meeting. “There’s a lot of great work that EVPs can do outside of the senate space, but I also value as much the facilitative aspect within the senate space and I think that needs someone who has a strong voice,� he said.

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If elected, Lai said he would advocate for transparency and proper student representation. As someone who has been involved in past protests, he said he would continue some of the office’s involvement in activism, but also advocate on students’ behalf. In May 2009, the board forgave The Daily Californian a portion of its rent for the office it leases. As part of the agreement, a nonpolitical student member of the board sits on The Daily Californian’s Board of Operations, which has no control over the paper’s editorial content. J.D. Morris is the lead student government reporter. Contact him at jmorris@dailycal.org.

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SPORTS The Daily Californian Martin. He has the ability to give players (and fans) nightmares. He is a screamer, always yelling, not just at referees but at his player too. His eyes give off a fiery rage, as if he could kill the referees with his bare hands. The Miami Heat Award for Most Hated Team: Duke and Notre Dame. Jonathan kuperberg The Blue Devils are always hated, and as the defending champs and a No. 1 esterday and today are the seed, they are even more so this season. two best days of the year. I’ve never liked the Fighting Irish; the No sporting event compares fact that their star is Ben Hansbrough, the NCAA tournament and no single brother of Tyler, the former most-hated day of sports comes close to either day player in college basketball, just adds The Daily Californian DUMMY of March Madness’ first (real) round. fuel to the fire. Even though Notre Played around the time of Passover, Dame plays today, not on St. Patrick’s the Big Dance is in fact holy. There’s a Day, the Irish should do better than temple (the Owls are a seventh seed), last year’s first-round upset. the voice of God (Gus Johnson) and The George Mason Award for the chosen one (Jimmer Fredette), not Biggest Surprise: Notre Dame. The to mention an appearance from Elijah squad earned a No. 2 seed despite the (Johnson, Kansas’ sophomore guard). graduation of former All-American In honor of these glorious three Luke Harangody, who moved on to weeks, I’ve decided to give out awards. take Brian Scalabrine’s spot as Kevin But, like the tournament itself, the Garnett’s seat warmer on the Celtcategories are anything but ordinary. ics’ bench. Harangody was actually The Chris Kaman Award for released from Boston — apparently Scariest Player: Duke’s Kyle Singler — Scal’s position as the 13th man and toby a long shot. The guy can play; just ken white guy on the Celtics was more don’t show any close-ups of his face. challenging than it looked — and was He’s blond and pale and has this creepy demoted to the Cavs. devil smile, which probably does more The Kevin Pittsnogle Award for to create space than his step-back. Best Name: Cincinnati’s sophomore The Jim Calhoun Award for guard, Cashmere Wright. Syracuse’s Fab Melo, Arizona’s Lamont “MoMo” Scariest Coach: Kansas State’s Frank

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No. 12 Bears Breeze by Wahine In Shutout Victory to End Skid doubles points. Cal Prepares for Tricky three For the first time this season, lined up Goransson and Los Angeles Tilts After Augustus freshman Anett Schutting on court two, Thursday, May 3, 2007 Regaining Its Stride at and Tayler Davis and Alice Duranteau in court three. Both partnerships Home in a 7-0 Decision cruised past Hawaii’s doubles teams,

winning 8-2 and 8-3, respectively. Although the Bears cruised past the by Seung Y. Lee Wahine, Augustus still believes that Staff Writer there is more ground for improvement As Annie Goransson was battling after finding the team’s faults during against her Hawaiian opponent Barbara their stay in Arizona. Pinterova on court three, the entire Cal “I think our trip in Arizona is going women’s tennis team stood on the empty to give us good preparations down the adjacent courts, cheering on the Swede. road,” she said. “It’s not a huge number It had only been about 2 hours since the of things. But when we are up, we got to match started at the Hellman Tennis know how to close it out.” Complex, but the Bears (11-4, 2-0 in the With the list of things to fix, including serving and "taking some chances Pac-10) blazed past the Wahine. On Thursday, No.12 Cal blanked on the short balls," Augustus will steer Hawaii (5-9, 0-0 in the WAC), 7-0, her squad to Los Angeles next weekend after losing three consecutive road to square off against No. 9 USC on Search for Brian Scalabrine with games to No. 2 Stanford, No. 4 Duke, Friday and No. 8 UCLA the following Jonathan at sports@dailycal.org. and No. 21 Arizona State. Although the day. Cal defeated the then-No. 4 Bruins Wahine are not a strong opponent like in a non-conference match in Berkeley, any of the past three opponents, coach 4-3, on Feb. 4. The L.A. schools have always providente said of her first career goal. “You Amanda Augustus was just grateful to ed tough competition for the Bears for have snapped the losing streak. know it’s your day when things like “We didn’t have a great road trip, so years, and this year, they provide a numthat happen.” ber of talented players to challenge Cal. from Back Grace Parente with stopping the duo. Whether it was luck, skill or the we just needed to get back on the court, “When you play these East Coast reemergence of the sun, Cal certainly be at home, and have a straightforward The Trojans, led by No.1 singles Gina Holslag, Melissa Humphrey and player Maria Sanchez, have top talent teams who have so much talent and looked like it had finally hit its stride victory today,” she said. Megan Takacs each found the back of depth, it can be hard defensively,” said yesterday. With four road games over After Tuesday’s scheduled match in the front courts. UCLA has one of the net twice. Shropshire, who had six saves. “That’s spring break, the Bears hope that this against Harvard was cancelled due to the best doubles teams in the country As impressive as Cal’s attack was, why this win was so exciting.” in No. 16 duo of Noelle Hickey and rain, the Bears were well-rested for ACROSS isn’t the high point of their season. McCall JonesTO and #1009 the No. 17 Courtney the team’s strong defensive outing fuANSWER The Bears, who closed the game yesterday’s match. This was a delightful “We put a lot of effort into game periods 8.thisBrief eled the win. The Bears limited the with five of the last six goals, 1. even Observed got and it’s a huge win for us,” Sherry said. surprise for some that were fatigued Dolehide and Andrea Remynse. 9. S. A. nation Midshipmen’s explosive offense — av- a score from their defensive C O L T S Considering C P Athat C Sstill A has S Augustus R With 4.unit. Injection of the sea- after playing last weekend under the not found the tandem to compliment eraging 30 shots a game — to half that under 20 seconds left in the match, Par- “But this is only the middle 10. Admittance regulator scorching Arizona sun. E E A G O R A A S T H O M 8. Smooth fabric a lot ahead of us.” the No. 3 duo of Jana Juricova and amount. Attackers Jasmine DePompeo ente found herself with the ball on the son. There’s V. EASY #9 V. EASY for the Bears on 11. Opinion Another delight If the Bears keep playing as twins T O Long-running SnewI NMari Andersson, D I K the E twoABruin P V.points EASYscoring half of the field as13. # they 10 did Thursday was the successRof E and Aimee Gennaro, the nation’s she cleared a the against Navy, they just might be celebrat12. Eur. nation might become a huge obstacle for the leaders, only managed four shots and Navy attack. Falling to the ground TVand series D E experimental tandems at D the Edoubles S E R T E A M P U L ing more than just a win come Bears to overcome. 13.April. PC alternatives two goals against stifling coverage. unable to see any teammates, fresh- factory courts. During the losing streak, coachR E E D 14. the Honey S L E E P E R Cal goalkeeper Allie Shropshire man threw a prayer toward the goal. Augustus was mainly concerned about Seung Y. Lee covers women’s tennis. Jennifer Hansen covers lacrosse. 20. __ facto 15. Overly proper one S S E A C H A M S H credits defenders Tori Harrison and sylee@dailycal.org. the Cal’s double play as they lost all Contact him atO “Call it St. Patrick’s Day luck,” Par- Contact her at jhansen@dailycal.org. 21. Particles

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Bears Travel to Face Future Conference Foe Cal Bridles by Ed Yevelev Senior Staff Writer

Featuring a pair of flights, two games in four days and a key injury, Cal’s Washington road trip was one to forget this year. The Bears’ Cal Men’s upcoming road Hoops may be even more grueling. Just two days after gutting out a TIPOFF: victory over Ole Cal plays Miss, Cal (18-14, Colorado vs 10-8 in the Pac- tonight at 10) squares off 6:30 p.m. against Colorado at Coors Event at 6:30 p.m., at the Coors Event Center. TV/Radio: Center. The team flew ESPNU, KNEW (910 out to Boulder, AM) Colo. last night with its starting center inactive and leading scorer Harper Kamp battling the flu. “(The Buffaloes) are good and it is a tough turnaround for us,” Montgomery said after Wednesday night’s opening round victory at Haas Pavillon. “This is worse than a Seattle to Pullman deal, because of the distance. I would have been much more comfortable with a Saturday or Sunday game.” Even more challening than the circumstances will be his team’s opponent: a talented and extremely motivated squad in No. 1 seed Colorado. Montgomery believes this year’s NIT field contains schools that are superior to some NCAA participants, and the Bears’ future Pac-12 rival is a perfect example. Steaming from a Big Dance snub — despite a season sweep of Kansas State and a home upset of Texas — the Buffaloes (22-13, 8-8 in the Big 12) took their frustration out with a 88-74 drubbing of Texas Southern to open up their NIT play. They present an especially tough matchup for a short-handed Cal

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squad. Under first-year head coach Tad Boyle, Colorado is thriving in an up-tempo offense that pours in 79.8 points per contest — good for third best in its conference, behind only Kansas and Missouri. Boyle’s squad is paced by a pair of explosive guards in Alec Burks and Cory Higgins, who combine for nearly 40 points each night. The 6-foot-6 Burks, who is considered a first-round NBA talent, leads the Big 12 in scoring at 20.3 points per game. “There is no question it will be a tough contest, especially with them coming into the Pac-10 next year,” Montgomery said. A big key tonight for Montgomery will be finding some added scoring from the bench to keep pace with the high-octaine Buffs — especially if one of Cal’s go-to options suffer an offnight. Jeff Powers, Robert Thurman, Bak Bak and Emerson Murray all contributed valuable minutes against the Rebels, but their role mostly involved spelling the starters and keeping them out of foul trouble. Murray came up big with gritty defense against Ole Miss’ leading scorer, Chris Warren, but the Bears’ four reserves finished with just nine points between them. “The bench gave us a lift, and some rest,” Jorge Gutierrez said. “The rest was more important. They played hard and they played smart.” One also can expect the Bears, like they did against the Rebels, to come out in a zone defense — simply to save bodies on Friday evening. Forward Richard Solomon will be especially valuable for rebounding; he appeared visibly fatigued Wednesday after logging a career-high 28 minutes in place of the injured Markhuri SandersFrison. “Obviously Richard hasn’t played those minutes, as he cramped every muscle in his body,” Montgomery said. “It was a pretty gutsy performance given the circumstances.” Ed Yevelev covers men’s basketball. Contact him at eyevelev@dailycal.org.

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Jorge Gutierrez scored 25 points and made two clutch free throws with 14.8 seconds remaining in Wednesday’s 77-74 victory over Ole Miss. The junior also had six assists.

Bruno Boosts Bears’ Lineup As Buckeyes Come to Town by Katie Dowd Senior Staff Writer

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Megan Takacs (right) dishes off a pass to Vail Horn in Cal’s 13-6 win over Navy on Thursday. Takacs and Tara Arolla tallied hat tricks in the Bears’ strongest win of the year.

Bears Easily Shipwreck Navy in Dominating Home Performance by Jennifer Hansen Staff Writer

Anybody walking past Witter Field on Thursday afternoon might have assumed the Cal lacrosse team had just won a championship. Lacrosse As the final Navy 6 buzzer sounded Cal 13 in the Bears’ 13-6 victory over Navy, the Cal sideline erupted into cheers and stormed the field, hugging teammates enthusiastically. While the Bears (5-3, 2-0 in MPSF) have a lot of their season left before a chance to win a title, they certainly looked championship caliber against

the talented Midshipmen (8-2). “We put together a complete 60 minutes for the first time all year,” Cal coach Theresa Sherry said. “I’m so proud to see this team finally play up to its potential.” After allowing Navy to get on the board first five minutes in, the Bears took over the game with an entire team effort. For the second straight contest, Cal’s offense was clicking. Eight different players scored for an efficient attack that shot at an even .500 percentage. Junior attacker Tara Arolla once again led the charge for the Bears with a hat trick and a game-high four ball controls. She had plenty of help as

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Los Medanos College is a two-year junior college in the East Bay that serves 14,000 undergraduates. The No. 15 Cal baseball team cal owes that school baseball a debt of gratitude right about now. Last week, the TIPOFF: Bears’ starting outfielder Chad Cal takes vs Bunting injured on Ohio his thumb. Ear- St. today lier in the week, at 2:30 he went under p.m. at Evans the knife and will Diamond to kick off a be rehabbing for three-game set with the next several the Buckeyes this weeks. But luckily for weekend. the Bears, the loss of their every day center fielder isn’t a mortal blow — their sophomore transfer from Los Medanos has been waiting in the wings. Through eight starts, Vince Bruno is batting .375 with three RBI and his journey at Cal (10-5) continues this weekend with a three-game series against Ohio State. Game one takes place today at 2:30 p.m., barring rain, at Evans Diamond. The Buckeyes haven’t come to the state of California since 1996, but their big-name status hasn’t phased the new kid from Concord. “They’re gonna have a guy. It’s gonna be a name and a number, and that’s about it,” Bruno said. “They’re gonna be good guys. It’s gonna be good competition.” Bruno’s lack of concern about Ohio State underscores the confidence that he has brought to the plate and to the team this season.

A late bloomer, Bruno didn’t play well enough during his junior year of high school to get the attention of college recruiters. But Bruno got noticed by Cal with a solid senior campaign. The coaches told him that if he went to community college, played good ball and maintained high grades, he’d get a shot to transfer to Berkeley. Bruno did all those things, securing himself a spot on the team this year. It didn’t take him long to make an impact. On Wednesday against San Francisco, Bruno went 2-for-4 with a run and an RBI. “The biggest difference it that here, everyone wants to work harder than you,” Bruno said. “There’s not one slacker on this team.” The Bears may not be slackers, but they certainly didn’t look razor sharp in their last outing against San Francisco. Although a four-run ninth inning comeback gave Cal some momentum, the innings leading up to the ninth weren’t as spectacular. Three of their eight hits came in the ninth, and they left baserunners on in nearly every inning. The final outcome was a 7-6 loss in 11 innings. Ohio State (6-5) might be the right team to wipe clean the taste in the Bears’ mouth. The Buckeyes staff ERA is almost five. And considering how many things the Bears feel needs improvement, this weekend could be a good place to start. “Everything,” shortstop Marcus Semien said. “Defense, we need to pick it up. Our pitchers need to stop walking guys and if they do walk guys, we need to get have guys behind them to help them out.” Katie Dowd covers baseball. Contact her at kdowd@dailycal.org.

The first half of the Cal women basketball team’s first round WNIT game at Cal Poly didn’t look like the 74-60 win it turned out W. Hoops to be for the Bears. Cal 74 The game went Cal Poly 60 back and forth; the scored was equalized six separate times and the lead changed three times before Layshia Clarendon’s 3-pointer took the lead away from the Mustangs for good. That one point gap with about ten minutes remaining didn’t feel so permanent, however. Cal Poly tied the game twice more before Eliza Pierre’s layup made the last lead switch of the game. At halftime, the only thing tipping the scales in Cal’s favor was a 50% 3-point percentage, over the Mustangs’ 12.5 percent, and a four point lead. Both teams had 21 rebounds at the half. “We were getting beat by dribble penetration in the first half,” coach Joanne Boyle said. “We were even on the boards at the particular time. We looked disjointed a little bit. I feel like they were pushing tempo and momentum.” The Bears (18-15, 7-11 in the Pac-10) buckled down in the second half. A couple short runs turned that fourpoint gap into a double-digit lead for Cal within the half ’s first nine minutes. It was Afure Jemerigbe’s layup that got the Boyle's squad that 55-44 lead, and the buck stopped there. The Bears lead never fell below that 11-point gap, and reached a height of 17 points. Talia Caldwell double-doubled for the 8th time this season, scoring 12 points and posting 17 rebounds. Cal’s success on the boards last night, 48 rebounds total, was a much-needed improvement from the game against UCLA that ended their Pac-10 tournament campaign, a 32-rebound game. In spite of their aggressive rebounding, however, the Bears defensive efforts were far from what won them the game. The Mustangs (18-13) nearly matched Cal's rebounding with 42, mostly due to power forward Abby Bloetscher. The 6’3” junior got 12 rebounds, on top of her 13 points, earning a double-double for the Poly side. The Bears also struggled to shut down Rachel Clancy, the Mustangs’ offensively explosive guard who averages 16.8 points per game. The product of Limerick, Ireland, got 21 points through the Cal's net. “We did a better job in the second half coming out offensively,” Boyle said. “I wouldn't necessarily say we did a great job defensively. They missed some shots, but they were definitely looking to attack and take us off the dribble." The only way the Bears could counter Cal Poly’s two top scorers was by matching them with four. In addition to Caldwell, Clarendon, Jemerigbe, and Pierre scored double-digits. Clarendon led the pack with 20 points, another stark contrast from the UCLA game. Sophomore DeNesha Stallworth did experience a drought, however, scoring just four points with a 13.3 field goal percentage. It may not have been a beautiful game in all respects, but Cal will move on to defend its WNIT title. “It is all about survive and advance,” Boyle said. The Bears will face Colorado in the second round. The Buffaloes made it to the Big 12 championship this year, where they lost to Kansas, 75-41. That was their last game in the conference, as they will be competing against Cal in the Pac-12 next year. Alex Matthews covers women’s basketball. Contact her at almatthews@dailycal.org.

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