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2011 General Elections CANDIDATES (From Left to Right): Lauren Ballard, Defend Affirmative Action Party Emily Carlton, SQUELCH! Stefan Montouth, Independent Vishalli Loomba, Student Action

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Candidates for presidency discuss experiences, goals By J.D. Morris | Staff jmorris@dailycal.org Next year, candidates running for ASUC president hope to play a leading role in what some view as a critical year for both the University of California and the UC Berkeley campus. As the Lower Sproul renovation project continues to play out, the campus cost-cutting Operational Excellence initiative enters its implementation phase and the university absorbs at least a $500 million cut from Gov. Jerry Brown, the president will have many issues to confront. The role of the president as described in the ASUC Constitution and Bylaws leaves much room for interpretation. Student Action candidate Vishalli Loomba said she interprets the position as a leader who wants to make sure that the ASUC represents students in every possible way. As a Student Action senator this year, Loomba authored a bill supporting the athletic teams that had been cut by the campus and met with several officials responsible for the decision, which she pointed to as evidence of her efforts to represent students. “It’s at times like that when the ASUC really comes into play and takes a role in making sure that the student voice is being heard,” Loomba said. “I was able to do that as a senator.” If elected, Loomba said she would want a formal budget proposal to be sent from students to Chancellor Robert Birgeneau, outlining students’ priorities. “Cuts have to be made, but we should be

the ones making the decision on what’s more important,” she said. Independent candidate Stefan Montouth is no stranger to education budget cuts. When he was a senior at Encinal High School in Alameda, Montouth said, his school board eliminated funding for the entire athletics department, which immediately prompted a student walk-out and discussion with local officials that he said first introduced him to the political process. “Those types of things I saw on a wider scale at UC Berkeley because every year since I’ve been here, we’ve seen budget cuts and fee increases,” he said. “The only difference is we didn’t have to pay to go to high school.” To confront budgetary problems on campus and within the ASUC, Montouth said he would want to hire an ASUC grants writer to solicit sustainable sources of funding for the student government. Montouth, in his current role as a CalSERVE senator, helped establish a student review board to the UC Office of the President’s hate crime reporting system — work he said he hopes to continue as ASUC President. SQUELCH! candidate and former senator Emily Carlton, whose party aims to point out some of the fallacies of the student government, said she thinks students should be able to do whatever they want and that a lack of enthusiasm for other candidates helped convince her to run. “I feel like a lot of people run, and they think that they can win just because of popularity and name recognition, so I feel like it’s appropriate to make fun of them,” Carlton said.

Running a campaign without much publicity, Carlton, who is currently the deputy of academic policy in the Office of the Academic Affairs Vice President, said she hopes to win “solely on the basis of name recognition and charm.” Defend Affirmative Action Party candidate Lauren Ballard — who is also running for ASUC Senate — said she would want to increase the president’s role in the community by holding forums for students to discuss methods of effectively opposing budget cuts and discussing important issues. Though her campaign is now in full force, she said she was initially hesitant about running for president. “I realized I really wanted a movement to happen, and if I kept waiting around, it would probably never happen,” she said. She said that although she lacks prior experience with the ASUC and would have much to learn if elected, she is up to the task. Ballard’s campaign is founded on her party’s three main goals of opposing Brown’s cuts, doubling minority enrollment and passing the DREAM Act — proposed federal legislation that would help pave a path toward citizenship for illegal immigrants who came to the United States as children. “These are long-term, big goals for the campus, but it takes a lot of little steps to get there and what I want to do is really spearhead building a campus community movement for these issues,” Ballard said. “This is a collective struggle that’s going to be going on for quite a while.” J.D. Morris covers student government.

UCPD squad detonates two WWI grenades By Adelyn Baxter | Staff abaxter@dailycal.org UCPD’s bomb squad detonated two World War I grenades found in a San Rafael resident’s home Friday. At about 12:37 p.m., the San Rafael Police Department received a call from the resident informing them that she had in her possession two WWI munitions — a German egg grenade and a French mortar round — passed down to her by her grandfather who brought them home after the war, according to UCPD Capt. Margo Bennett. The resident’s husband had recently become uncomfortable with the grenades in their home and convinced her to consult the police, according to a statement from the San Rafael Police Department. Since the San Rafael police do not have a bomb squad of their own, the department has a contract with the UCPD Explosive Ordinance Devices team for such cases. On Friday, the UCPD squad responded with a team from the Travis Air Force Base in Fairfield and followed the protocol for disabling ammunitions by transporting them to the Marin Recycling Center where they used a counter charge to disarm the devices. No arrests were made, since the items had been passed down as souvenirs from the war. The UCPD EOD team is a nationally accredited bomb squad that has been operating since 1971 and trains with the FBI. The squad is composed

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A Berkeley Police Department officer shot and killed a resident’s pet dog Saturday afternoon after responding to a 911 call from another concerned resident of the 3200 block of Shattuck Avenue who thought someone was firing a gun in a nearby backyard. The gunshots were actually from a pellet gun that three men were using for target practice in the backyard of one of their homes. Upon police arrival, all three of the men complied with police requests to exit the house with their hands up, according to a statement from Berkeley police Sgt. Mary Kusmiss. While exiting the house, the men — including the homeowner, Shay ben Yishay, and two of his coworkers — said they told the police officers that Yishay’s dog was in the home. “We stressed to the officers on numerous occasions that the dog was a friendly dog and he doesn’t bite,” said Michael Rhone, one of the co-workers at Yishay’s house. “We wanted to put him on a leash, and they totally ignored what we said.” The dog — a pit bull named Rock — exited the home and began growling as it approached one of the officers, according to Kusmiss. It then appeared to be about to leap toward the officer, at which point the officer shot. The dog died instantly, Kusmiss said. The officers then called animal control who arrived to take the dead dog away. “They put my dog inside a garbage bag,” Yishay said. “The garbage bag ripped open. This is how immature the whole thing was. The dog plummeted down and was bleeding right in front me. I was so angry.” Yishay, who owns a locksmith business in the city called Rock a Lock, of which Rock had been the mascot, said no arrests were made over the course of the incident and no charges have been brought against him for using the pellet gun. “All Use of Force incidents are thoroughly reviewed by BPD,” Kusmiss said in the statement. “No officer wants to be put in the position of using force, particularly deadly force, on animals or individuals, but sometimes must do so to protect him/herself, the safety of others and community safety.” —Kate Randle

By Weiru Fang | Staff wfang@dailycal.org The ASUC is now accepting proposals for a new marketing plan to increase summer and fall use of its mountain lodge through the Cal Lodge Case Competition, which opened March 30 and will end April 29. Because the ASUC is currently unable to break even on the cost of maintaining the property, the competition, which is open to everyone, is planned to help market the name of the lodge as well as to bring in fresh ideas for the ASUC to consider. The winner of the competition will receive a two-night stay for 10 guests at the lodge. According to Executive Vice President Nanxi Liu, the competition itself is a form of marketing because it will increase visibility of the Cal Lodge name to the public. “We realized a lot of students didn’t know about this,” Liu said. “We want to get the word out there and get students involved.” According to Liu, this is the first time the ASUC has done any kind of marketing competition. Liu said the Lake Tahoe property is a “legacy,” having been owned by the ASUC for over 90 years. Because of low use during parts of the year and maintenance costs, the ASUC loses between $20,000 and $30,000 a year on the property. The competition is one idea proposed by an ASUC Senate Cal Lodge Committee for marketing as an attempt to reduce losses. ASUC President Noah Stern said

that so far the ASUC has not done as well as it could to promote the lodge. Along with mass marketing, the ASUC should have a strategic approach on an individual basis by targeting interested student groups, he said. Dan Borge, manager of the lodge, said he is excited for the case competition because of the increased marketing it will provide, which he said is vital to encouraging students to visit. “Every Cal student should know about Cal Lodge, but they haven’t known about it for years,” Borge said. Though Borge said appealing to UC Berkeley students is most important, the lodge also wants to draw in campus student groups, alumni and faculty, as well as junior colleges and other UC campuses. “Cal Lodge isn’t where we want it to be in terms of popularity,” Liu said. “It’s consistently the same groups that will rent the Cal Lodge, and we want to make it more apparent and visible to other groups.” Liu said she is optimistic that breaking even on the lodge will not be a problem in the near future under the direction of Borge, who assumed his position five years ago. Borge said he is also confident in increasing the popularity of Cal Lodge in upcoming years. “There will eventually be a time where it’s not if you want to come to Cal Lodge — it’s if you can get in to Cal Lodge,” he said. Liu said she expects 10 to 15 submissions to the competition, though she said there could be more. Along with ASUC senators and Cal Lodge, Liu said she will judge the submissions and announce a winner one week after the competition’s deadline, on May 6.

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veryone wears a mask to bed. Personality is multifaceted. It is fluid in the way that it is never exactly the same around two people, that it reveals itself only partially at best. And yet, during the potentially great act of intimacy that is sex, we assume that we have more than just a faint idea of who the person is beneath us. We know their name, occupation, age (ideally). Some of us may have known them for years; others, for a few hours. Either way, we never enter totally unarmed. We convince ourselves that whatever information we have about this person is sufficient, that it is compelling enough to justify having sex with them. But what if we are really at a loss? What if, no matter how well we thought we knew someone, there was an untold abyss within them that we would never see? Suddenly, you’re looking at your partner in a new light, thinking to yourself, “Who are you, really?” This is where the mask comes into play. The mask is the personality you know best: the jokes and flirty touches that led you in so deep, the conversations and evenings that may have even led to you falling in love. What you know may be nothing more than a cultivated and deliberate product of your partner’s wishes — this is how they want themselves to be seen. Until, of course, we venture into role-playing, where the figurative becomes the literal. Here, everyone, openly, is an actor. How much of the role is real and how much is acting? The power of role-playing lies in that of anonymity. With anonymity comes a sort of fearlessness, the freedom to reveal the true self. It is really safety that accompanies the screen of another persona, because with this creation, no one is held in contempt. As creativity seizes the reins, judgment is diminished (and if that’s your kind of thing, well, that’s just an added perk). And in the face of acceptance — true, mutual acceptance between two people — real intimacy is created. The mask helps to ease people into understanding. Under the guise of roleplaying, you can learn so much more about yourself and your partner. If you’re dying to test out your newfound French accent, slap on a maid outfit (feather duster optional). Or perhaps you’re eager to see what you’d look like in a fedora and some tweed. Ring your partner’s doorbell and arrive with newspaper in hand, pen in the other, exclaiming that the world is going to end unless you have sex, right then and there. After all, the paper never lies. etter yet, try role-playing as yourself. Show your partner that there’s more than meets the eye

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Janelle Albukhari sex@dailycal.org by divulging a personal secret, demonstrating a silly voice that only makes an appearance on special occasions or performing a dance you learned on YouTube. After all, you never know what could happen. Maybe they have their own silly voices, too, or share your fondness for eating Nutella straight out of the jar. Or maybe it’s something that’ll end up bringing you closer together. There are few things that I can think of sexier than eating Nutella in bed together. And if you can think of anything better, let me know. here is undoubtedly a sweet side to this kind of role-playing, but not all role-play is strictly propbased. The act of seeing through a mask is difficult enough. Seeing through a “fake” person, however, can be damn near impossible. Many questions come to mind regarding the need for the mask: Who needs it, and how long is it used for? But of all of these, the most important question is the one that asks, “Why?” Sex has the capacity to break down walls we never knew were possible, barriers we erected in selfdefense and guarded heavily in our own ways. Deep connections between people are formed upon the destruction of these walls. As for the man who wears an iron mask, I pity you. For those of you out there who permanently hide your true selves behind a facade for fear of discovery, I’m sorry to say that you will never find intimacy behind stone walls. Though this type of mask may be successful at first, it will grow to be a tiresome thing, drawing more and more of your effort each time you call upon it, until there is nothing left but an empty shell. The true identity has vanished from repeated disuse. One of the largest appeals of intimacy is its genuine nature. And in matters of sex, where the only thing you have to offer another person is who you really are, you can’t afford to be insincere. The authenticity of a person is what you strive to find, and when the masks are sheathed, you find that you can see not only your partner clearly, but yourself as well.

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As the city of Berkeley attempts to move forward with its long-standing plan to transform Telegraph Avenue into a 24-hour commercial zone, Caffe Mediterraneum owner Craig Becker, a major proponent of the 24/7 plan, has chosen to pursue a different route to extend his business hours. On March 15, about two weeks after the city’s Planning Commission decided to hold a public hearing for the proposal, Becker applied for an Administrative Use Permit — requiring a review process by both the city and public due to its potential impacts on the area — to operate his business 24 hours a day. “I decided not to wait,” Becker said. “In general, we need to revive Telegraph at night. Not everything can happen at the same time, but we need to start the process.” He added that part of the 24/7 proposal allows businesses that serve alcohol to stay open until 3 a.m. — as opposed to the current 2 a.m. closing time — but that since Caffe Med does not serve alcohol, he does need not wait for the proposal’s approval. At a Planning Commission meeting March 2, some commissioners said they did not want to extend hours for alcohol-serving businesses, pointing to concerns about students drinking in the area late at night. But Becker said this problem could

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Caffe Mediterraneum owner Craig Becker is looking to make his business open 24 hours a day, seven days a week as part of an effort to revitalize Telegraph at night. be solved if businesses continue to sell food throughout the night. Most alcohol establishments stop serving food at 10 p.m., according to Becker. “(They can) stay there and be able to eat ... without having to leave,” he said, adding that bar-goers have to walk up to businesses that currently serve food after 10 p.m., such as Top Dog and King Pin Donuts. “It gets noisy.” In seeking an administrative use

permit, Becker said he wants to have the option of deciding when to close his business each night, though the cafe will most likely not stay open for all 24 hours. “The comments (from the public) are usually positive,” he said. “There is a couple of ‘Why do you want to open 24/7?’ And I don’t know, but I want to be able to if there are enough crowds

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By Nina Brown | Staff nbrown@dailycal.org Hundreds of union members and supporters gathered in Berkeley on Monday, declaring their solidarity for fellow union members in other states while protesting issues closer to home, including changes to funding for benefits on the UC Berkeley campus and the confirmation of a new nominee to the UC Board of Regents. Approximately 300 members of several unions assembled at noon on Bancroft Way and Telegraph Avenue. Chanting slogans, they marched up the hill to the International House, where they picketed in support of unions facing opposition in Wisconsin and against a proposal to decentralize the funding of benefits for graduate students on campus and the pending confirmation of David Crane to the UC Board of Regents. The protesters included members of United Auto Worker Local 2865, which represents GSIs; University Council-American Federation of Teachers, which represents non-Academic Senate faculty members and librarians; and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3299, which represents UC service and patient care workers. Members of UC-AFT and UAW protested Crane’s confirmation because of a Feb. 27 op-ed Crane published in the San Francisco Chronicle10-NV-D-0248 — in which he wrote Size: bargaining 8.5� x 11�is a good that “collective thing when it’s needed to equalize power, but when public employees already have that equality because of civil service protections, collective bargaining in the public sector serves to reduce benefits for citizens and to raise costs for taxpayers� — which many interpreted

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where UCPD was also called in for assistance, a man delivered two World War II gas grenades found in his deceased father’s shop to the San Rafael Fire Department. The streets around the station were closed temporarily as a safety precaution. The UCPD team transported the grenades to a secure location where they were detonated. San Rafael Battalion Chief Jeff Rowan said these cases are slightly more common in San Rafael than in other cities, but added that no serious incidents involving injuries have resulted in recent decades. “It’s an unusual occurrence,� Rowan said. “We do have an older community with older homes. When a family member dies, sometimes the heirs or siblings come to clean up the home and find these things forgotten in the garage.�

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Governor appoints two Berkeley residents to state office positions By Damian Ortellado | Staff dortellado@dailycal.org Gov. Jerry Brown appointed two Berkeley residents to state office positions Monday in a maneuver that filled 14 vacancies in the office with new appointees from around the state. Ellen Widess, a self-employed consultant in the field of occupational safety and health and immigration policy, was appointed chief of the state’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health, while Christine Baker, executive officer of the state Commission on Health and Safety and Workers’ Compensation, was appointed chief deputy director of the Department of Industrial Relations, according to a statement from the governor’s office. The department’s goal is to improve working conditions for the state’s workers and to advance their opportunities for profitable employment, according to its website. “The Governor has called upon

the right candidate to lead the (Department of Industrial Relations) through the many challenges facing employers and employees today,� Association of California Insurance Companies President Mark Sektnan said in a statement released March 28 by the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America, an affiliated trade association. “Christine has the right experience and know-how to lead (the department) and help employers and employees keep job sites safe and cope with these difficult economic conditions.� Before working as executive officer of the Commission on Health and Safety and Workers’ Compensation, Barker was the acting deputy director at the state Division of Workers’ Compensation, according to the governor’s statement. Widess was previously a consultant for the Centers for Disease Control on updated child labor standards. Widess also previously worked as the senior program officer of the Rosenberg Foundation, an organization based in San Francisco that distributes grants to programs pro-

moting social and economic justice, according to the foundation’s website. She is also currently a member of the Advisory Council for the Thelton E. Henderson Center for Social Justice at the UC Berkeley School of Law. “She cares deeply about issues of social justice,� the center’s Executive Director Wilda White said. “I have a great deal of respect for her ... she has been able to appreciate organizations that do work that is critical to the advancement of social justice.� The Division of Occupational Safety and Health, also known as Cal/ OSHA, works to protect workers and the public from safety hazards and provides consulting services to employers, according to the division’s website. “Both women have had phenomenal careers and are uniquely qualified to serve our state and improve conditions for working Californians, Evan Westrup, a spokesperson for the office of the governor, said in an email. “We are pleased to have them on board.�

24/7: Permit application needs review, appeal period before final approval From Page 3 and it’s worth it.� Pam Johnson, an assistant planner for the city who will review Becker’s application, said the permit process may take a couple of months since the application needs to be reviewed for 30 days in addition to a 21-day appeal period for those who express discontent with the application. “The citizens of the immediate area support late night businesses,� said Councilmember Kriss Worthington, whose district includes the cafe. “In respect for the people who live in the area near campus, that should be a possibility.� Roland Peterson, executive director of the Telegraph Business Improvement District, said the district supports Becker’s permit application,

adding that he would like to see more businesses to stay open late. However, the district is not actively promoting the idea of businesses applying for permits to extend their hours, though it would like to see changes in city policies to allow them to stay open later, Peterson said. While there is still no set date for the commission’s public hearing, the commission has requested that the city’s Planning & Development Department draft a new report restricting the proposal to establishments that do not sell alcohol. “It sure sounded that they will change the language (of the proposal),� Peterson said. “To what extent we would support or accept a compromise, I don’t know yet.� Karinina Cruz covers business.

PROTEST: Demonstrators oppose confirmation of regent From Page 4 as an attack on collective bargaining rights in the public sector. “To have somebody become a regent for the UC who said they don’t believe in public bargaining rights is absurd for a public institution,� said Mandy Cohen, head steward of UAW 2865. Crane has denied that he disapproved of public sector collective bargaining, adding that protests have not changed his view supporting increased pension payments. UAW members also protested a proposal by UC Berkeley administrators calling for funding of employee benefits to be decentralized to departments, according to Jennifer Tucker, a GSI at

UC Berkeley and campus unit chair for UAW. The union has filed numerous grievances against the campus, stating that the proposal is a violation of the union’s contract with the campus. According to campus spokesperson Janet Gilmore, the labor relations division of the campus Human Resources Office is processing the grievances in accordance with the terms of the collective bargaining agreement. The noon rally was one of a myriad of events across the Bay Area and the state. Protesters gathered early this morning at the KPFA radio station in downtown Berkeley and later at the Frank H. Ogawa Plaza in Oakland. In the evening, many convened for a march through downtown San Francisco.

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he stage was conspicuously less crowded at this year’s ASUC Election Candidates Forum, hosted by The Daily Californian on Friday. The audience, without the draw of either of the two major political parties, was full of empty seats. This year is unique in recent history — CalSERVE announced in early March that it would not be running any candidates for the executive offices, and Student Action abruptly reneged on its candidates’ commitments to attend the forum seven hours before the event was scheduled to begin. The Student Action candidates had no obligation to us as editors to appear at our forum. They did, however, have an obligation to all voters to explain their platforms and detail what they would do with their offices. By refusing to appear at the forum, they instead chose to avoid the only opportunity for voters to see all the candidates put themselves on the same platform and engage in relevant, intelligent discourse. This choice — ostensibly to focus on grassroots campaigning — allowed Student Action candidates to avoid answering difficult questions and engaging opposing viewpoints. But

dodging this check on vague statements and empty promises only undermines the democratic process. The ASUC has incredible potential, as proven by its significant achievements in the past. But it could never attain that potential with the current Student Action slate. Julia Joung, Joey Freeman, Christopher Alabastro and Vishalli Loomba are unfit to be leaders. We recognize that Student Action candidates will probably win the majority, if not all, of the executive slates — the party has become an efficient machine that is unparalleled in its ability to galvanize its base, and without CalSERVE providing a unified opposition, there is little in the way of their victory. But we also know that they are not qualified to lead and have determined our endorsements accordingly. What follows are our recommendations, but ultimately the choice of who to vote for is up to you. Whatever your opinion, be sure to vote today, tomorrow or Thursday and exercise your role in our democracy. It’s up to you to determine the future of both your campus and your student government.

water bottle Initiative YES Few people would disagree that the production of bottled water comes at a high environmental cost, especially when clean tap water is a readily available and often significantly cheaper alternative. It is this line of thinking that brings about the “End the Sale of Bottled Water” initiative. This initiative “respectfully requests” the campus to consider ending the sale of bottled water in all non-emergency situations and to increase the number of hydration stations and working drinking fountains. At the forum, we were very impressed with the speakers for both sides. Their speeches were well-researched and informative, and both presented compelling arguments for and against the initiative. However, the advisory nature of the initiative, combined with the admirable goal of reducing plastic waste, lead us to recommend a “yes” vote. This initiative is an important, if flawed, step forward, and while we agree with the end goal — that the sale of bottled water should be eventually phased out — we’re unsure that the “pro” campaign has adequately thought through the financial implications of such a move.

With the campus enduring some of the deepest cuts it has ever faced and a contract with Coca-Cola providing a significant source of revenue, we question the timing of any move that would further reduce campus income in these difficult economic times. However, this is not a fatal flaw — the passage of this referendum would have no binding authority, and could not on its own imperil any legal contracts. Its strength is in its representation of the student voice. In collecting the necessary number of signatures to have it placed on the ballot, Rose Whitson showed that there is interest in such a move. If the proposal passes, administrators should definitely take action. If the initiative passes, administrators should begin the necessary research into ending the sale of bottled water. Once the data is available, they should share it with students and explain why the request is or is not practical. If the cost is too high, then it should be rejected — but at least we will know it was the right decision. Vote “Yes” on the “End the Sale of Bottled Water” initiative.

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Student Advocate Samar Shah, independent

SAMAR SHAH

Unlike the other ASUC executive positions, the student advocate is traditionally an independent endorsed by the two major parties and faces opposition from third-party candidates only. Constitutionally, the office is obligated to provide resources to students charged with conduct violations. It’s also responsible for the broader mandates of educating the student body of their rights and representing students in discussions with administrators on conduct issues. Though many things that the office does are necessarily shrouded by confidentiality rules, it has attained somewhat greater prominence due to

the protests of the last two years and their aftermaths. Now more than ever, the student advocate needs to be able to achieve two goals: better publicizing the services that the office provides and addressing problems within the current process. It is for this reason that we endorse independent candidate and current chief of staff to the student advocate Samar Shah. While we were concerned that his experience with the office would inhibit any innovation, he showed both at the forum and in his proposal that he recognizes the structural and visibility problems that the office faces and has concrete plans to address them. Defend

Affirmative Action Party candidate Raul Sanchez had an admirable passion but was so narrowly focused on representing protesters and undocumented students that he consistently ran out of things to say at the forum, ending early and failing to adequately answer our questions. Furthermore, Shah’s experience in the office and commitment to reforming the conduct process solidify him as the obvious choice. He is much more familiar with the conduct process than Sanchez, who showed multiple misunderstandings of the purpose of the office while at the forum. Vote Samar Shah for student advocate.

candidate Julia Joung. Defend Affirmative Action Party candidate Brian Mosley, while passionate about increasing minority enrollment and addressing what he perceives as a “racist” and “segregated” campus, had few specific plans and was unable to adequately answer our questions. Joung chose not to attend our forum and instead was evaluated by the onepage proposal that she submitted to The Daily Californian. Unfortunately, her proposal is so vague and uninspired that it is impossible to adequately determine her qualifications. Her plans to increase outdoor study space outside of Dwinelle and other buildings is somewhat baffling — is not what is already there “outdoor study space?” Similarly,

she fails to explain how her proposed mentorship program would be any different from various other such programs on campus. Most importantly, she fails to explain how she would accomplish any of her proposals. How would she fund a greater number of webcasts? How, exactly, would she “empower students” by “demanding greater transparency” of Operational Excellence — especially if she wasn’t at the most recent presentation on OE to the ASUC Senate, as Horning pointed out. Had Joung attended the forum, she might have been able to provide greater detail on these topics. Because of these three wholly uninspiring choices, we are unable to endorse any candidate for AAVP.

to fruition. But he has a significant history of working with city leaders, and he shows a commendable familiarity with local issues such as the Southside Plan. DAAP candidate Brian Mosley showed a poor understanding of the current state of the EAVP’s office, puzzling us with his assertion that Gomez — who has been arrested twice since assuming the EAVP position — isn’t a true activist. Mosley’s message that leaders must include the entire student body is a theme we agree with, but we do not see the polarizing DAAP as being able to unite the campus. If the party wants a serious chance at being elected, they need to adopt a less hostile tone and work to better understand local issues.

Student Action candidate Joey Freeman chose not to attend the forum and was evaluated based on his onepage proposal. Unfortunately for everyone, his proposal had many talking points but few details. His history of lobbying and idea to create a system to alert students of important legislation sounds promising, but he does not adequately explain how he would turn these ideas into real action. Furthermore, his most ambitious proposal — to lobby for a city council district of students — belies his experience with the Los Angeles City Council and suggests a very poor understanding of how both redistricting and how his office work. Vote Ratha Lai for external affairs vice president.

AAVP No endorsement The academic affairs vice president is responsible for a litany of duties, among them communicating with the Academic Senate and appointing student representatives to administrative communities. This position’s importance grows every year, especially as the number of budget cuts and departmental consolidations rise. Given the current financial crisis that the campus faces and the proposed solutions by all the candidates, we cannot in good faith endorse any candidate. Instead, we will provide a voter’s guide identifying each candidate’s proposals and weaknesses. SQUELCH! candidate Rachel Horning rightly noted that many students are stressed out and spent much of her time attacking Student Action

EAVP Ratha Lai, independent

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The external affairs vice president is responsible for adovcating beyond the boundaries of campus by representing the ASUC at city, university and statewide levels. Under current EAVP Ricardo Gomez, the office has shifted from a focus on lobbying to one of direct action, raising awareness among students about campus protests and days of action. While we did not see the same enthusiasm and commitment in this year’s candidates that we saw in Gomez, we were nonetheless impressed enough with independent Ratha Lai to endorse him. He is not the ideal candidate — admittedly, his plans for the office strike us as incomplete, and he has much work ahead to ensure they come

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EVP Elliot Goldstein, Cooperative Movement The executive vice president is the second-most important representative of the ASUC, serving as the chair of the ASUC Senate and sitting on the ASUC Store Operations Board. Success in this position requires not only a strong familiarity and understanding of the way that the senate works but also broad knowledge of ELLIOT ASUC finances. GOLDSTEIN Elliot Goldstein’s record as a highly visible and active senator, regular presence at board meetings and performance both at the forum and in the race as a whole make him the most qualified candidate we’ve seen in years to be executive vice president. As the only senator who regularly goes to board meetings, Goldstein has an understanding unmatched by any of his opponents of how the board operates and the power inherent in its decisions. While we don’t necessarily agree with him that the board is a “usurpation of student rights” — it is a majority student board — his opinion is based on experience. His clear understanding of the board’s history should be shared by every senator, and we urge him to remember it and consider the opposing perspective before denouncing the board. Goldstein is similarly qualified to serve as senate chair. His active role as ASUC senator and long-needed proposal to reduce superfluous laptop use reveal institutional knowledge that the EVP position requires, and his promise to fix the website shows awareness of problems that have long plagued the ASUC. We wish he had addressed more problems facing the senate, but we enthusiastically endorse him nonetheless. DAAP candidate Katie Gilmore’s recent endorsement of Goldstein effectively removes her from consideration, and her proposal to eliminate Robert’s Rules of Order is a non-starter. Student Action candidate Chris Alabastro, along with the rest of the Student Action slate, chose not to attend the forum. His vague one-page proposal belied the lofty goals on which his campaign is based. His ideas — such as ensuring a smooth transition for student groups leaving Eshleman Hall and the establishment of a $150 First-Year Student Group Grant — ring hollow without plans for implementation. The truth is, we have little to say about Alabastro — because he had little to say to us. Had he come to the forum, the campus community would have a better perspective of how he would compare to the other candidates. Vote Elliot Goldstein for EVP.

President Stefan Montouth, independent

STEFAN MONTOUTH

The president of the ASUC is the most powerful student executive, with the potential to be the most prominent student on campus. However, success is far from guaranteed. It is the most broadly defined position in the ASUC Constitution and requires confidence and motivation. Over the years, we have seen multiple presidents with varying degrees of effectiveness. Student Action President Will Smelko in 2009-10 exceeded our expectations to become a powerful and vocal advocate for students. Current President Noah Stern, also from Student Action, has been significantly less visible, with participants in the forum noting that his election scandal overshadowed any significant accomplishment. This year, as budget cuts continue and the number of protests continues to rise, a strong and passionate leader is of paramount importance. Next year’s president must confidently and convincingly advocate for students while maintaining a deep grasp of the complex financial and social issues facing the university. This requires an experienced leader with specific goals and well thought-out plans. This requires Stefan Montouth. As a senator with CalSERVE and also as an intern for two years in the ASUC Office of the President, Montouth has amassed considerable experience working in differ-

ent branches of government. His familiarity with Operational Excellence would serve him well during his presidency, when he could provide administrators with the students’ perspective. Other plans — such as publishing a student-oriented midyear organizational report for the entire ASUC and hiring grant writers to facilitate the seeking of grants — are inventive proposals that we would like to see implemented. Montouth is no stranger to activism, having participated in the Blackout protest and worked with administrators during the Wheeler Hall ledge occupation. We have every confidence that he will approach student mobilization responsibly and know his experience will be beneficial for the entire campus. Other candidates were either totally off the mark or, in the case of SQUELCH!, not running serious campaigns. We were pleasantly surprised by Emily Carlton, of SQUELCH!, who noted activism is not mutually exclusive with cooperation with administrators, a message DAAP candidate Lauren Ballard would do well to heed. Ballard showed herself to be totally unfit for office when she complained that issues such as the Store Operations Board or internal ASUC structures were irrelevant to the average student. If she

truly believes the ASUC and its financial responsibilities to be unimportant, then she should not have any say whatsoever in their administration. Student Action candidate Vishalli Loomba, as with the rest of the Student Action executives, declined to attend the forum and instead submitted a vacuous, myopic proposal that failed to adequately address any significant issue currently facing the ASUC. An evaluation of her based on her proposal alone — as she and party chair Shahriyar Bolandian believed to be sufficient — makes us strongly doubt her ability to succeed as president. The ineptitude of her proposal is exemplified by her only concrete idea: to require 10 percent of savings from all cuts to be reinvested in scholarships and other financial aid. This idea would only hurt affected departments further by forcing administrators to make deeper cuts in order to achieve savings goals. Other proposals, such as the idea that she would create student achievement awards or facilitate “artistic competitions,” fail to address any of the important issues facing the campus and reveal that no thought was put into these words. Vote Stefan Montouth for ASUC president.

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confident I can,” he says. “Do I think anybody is better than me at the game? Yeah. There’s some people. But head-to-head, I trust that I could beat them.” Out of high school, the Dodgers drafted Renda in the 42nd round. The scout who called Renda told him the organization knew he was going to Cal, and they thought that was the right move for him. “We just wanted to say that we drafted you,” he said. “Just in case we don’t get you again, at least we can say that we tried.” Renda appreciated the gesture, but he doesn’t need anyone to tell him what he already knows: he’s going to make it. hen Renda steps into the batter’s box, he takes his whole life with him. Some people find an escape in sports; Renda always finds his father there. “I think about him a lot when I play baseball,” he says. “He’s a big reason I’m in baseball. He’s a huge reason why I’m successful.” Renda falls silent for a long time. He seems vulnerable until he lifts his gaze up and you see his eyes burning. “It keeps me going. It makes you want to play the game more. Do better.” In a year and a half at Cal, Renda’s done things that the program has never seen. He started every game last year as a true freshman and led the team with a .373 batting average. He was among the Pac-10’s leaders in five different offensive categories. Coach David Esquer has seen a lot of future stars pass through Evans Diamond. In his 12 years at Cal, he’s coached the likes of A’s reliever Tyson Ross and Mariners starter Brandon Morrow and hitters like Brett Jackson, Xavier Nady and Conor Jackson. The best he’s ever seen is a 5-foot-8 second baseman from Hillsborough. “He’s one of those players who comes along once in a career,” Esquer says. Someday, maybe, Renda will acknowledge that too. But, for now, he sees himself as a bundle of unfulfilled potential. Renda talks about failure a lot. The word sounds so harsh, so final, but he doesn’t see it that way. He uses failure like its dictionary definition: the opposite of success. Nothing more, nothing less. “If you’re 0-for-4 and you don’t get a hit, well, you just failed,” he says. “0-for-5 and you didn’t get a hit? Failed again.” These days, it feels like Renda is twice as hard on himself to make up for his father’s absence. Over the last five games, Renda’s been mired in a slump, going 4-for-20 in that span. He hasn’t taken it well. “It’s his nature,” his mother says. “He’s harder on himself than anyone can be on him. I tell him all the time, ‘It’s all right’ ... He doesn’t want to hear any of that.” On Sunday in a rubber match against USC, Renda fought off an 0-2 count, working it to 3-2. Then, with a quick flick of his wrists, he rolled a pitch toward third base. It never left the infield, but it didn’t matter — Renda was safe. Up in the stands, his mom stood and cheered. Tony finally cracked a smile. enda will be all right, and he’ll figure it out on his own. He doesn’t take advice from his mom, and he doesn’t get much help from anyone else either. The coaches let him work through his struggles because he knows himself better than they ever could. His teammates are smart enough not to impose, but that doesn’t mean they don’t care. Last September, Esquer suggested the team attend Jog for Jill, a lung cancer fundraiser, in honor of Renda’s dad. Without telling Renda, the entire team showed up to represent “Team Frank.” His mother cried, but Tony just stood there and smiled. “He’s one of our brothers,” shortstop Marcus Semien says. “We’ve always got his back.” When Renda steps into the batter’s box, it’s no different. He squares himself to the plate, digs his left foot in a little. He swings his bat back and forth a few times, settles in. In that moment, it’s just him and the pitcher. But if he turns back to look, he is never alone.

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rank Renda spent eight years building the house his children grew up in. He tore out walls over and over, and he fired the men who had failed to build them right the first time. Sometimes he worked alone because he was the only one he could trust. Tony Renda was 10 years old when his family moved in, and he was 18 when he moved out. In that house, he became one of the greatest baseball players in Serra High history; he was recruited to play for the Cal baseball team; he faced accusations of steroid use; he said goodbye to his father. In that home, Tony’s father taught him to be tough. Many of the lessons were filtered through baseball. From the day Tony joined his first T-ball league, Frank expected him to build each at-bat the way he did the rooms of their house: with precision, care and determination. Tony rarely lasted long in any league before being promoted — he hit too hard and it scared the other parents. When he was four, he was infuriated to learn that his team got snacks after T-ball, win or lose. “He thought if they lost, they didn’t deserve to have snacks,” his mother Larree says. “He’d get upset and cross his arms and be real disgruntled, because he thought they weren’t taking it seriously like he was.” Frank Renda has been gone less than a year now. He died of lung cancer last summer, and Tony, his youngest, skipped summer ball to spend a few more weeks by his side. When Tony took the field at Evans Diamond this spring, he looked like he hadn’t missed a thing. “Summer ball, it’s a tremendous learning period for field players,” catcher Chadd Krist says. “And to see him come out here and tear it up, it shows how much mental toughness he has.” Nothing would make Frank prouder. he summer before Tony Renda came to Cal, a rumor started going around his hometown that he’d had his scholarship revoked. “They said that I’m on steroids,” Renda says. “That I tested positive.” The lie never bothered Renda much. That people immediately assumed the real reason for his success was steroids did. “Can’t anyone accept that I work hard and get the most out of myself?” he said then. Renda never has to think when he plays baseball, because his every movement is pure muscle memory. He’s in the batting cages when he doesn’t need to be, on the field begging for a few more grounders, in the gym when the weather is bad. He got that from his father. “His dad was always trying to toughen him up,” Larree says. “He always told me, ‘Don’t baby him.’” Tony, with his soft, youthful face and slight frame, is surprisingly hard to imagine as a boy at all. His eyes, which could be gentle blue in another face, cut like shards of glass even when

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