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Campus Struggles With Financial Aid

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On Aug. 19, UC Berkeley junior James Nagy received notification from the campus Financial Aid Office confirming he had fulfilled all the necessary reONLINE PODCAST quirements to Listen to a discussion receive loan about UC Berkeley’s money and that financial aid problems. he would be given his funds shortly. But as August and then September came and went, Nagy had yet to receive any sort of financial aid. Nagy finally called the office the first week of October and was told there was a computer error which had to be manually corrected in order for students to receive their aid. Nagy was one of hundreds of students that had yet to see any reprieve with their financial aid issues. Nagy said he was assured he would receive his money within two weeks. As of Tuesday, Nagy had not received his financial aid package and has yet to find a way to make up for the $3,500 he receives per semester in financial aid. With fees due in early November, Nagy said he is wondering how he will continue to afford his college education. “What concerns me is that my problem might not even have been reviewed had I not called,” he said in an e-mail. “When I applied for and accepted financial aid, I didn’t know (the office) would have these problems or that the problems would take this long to resolve. I’d really like to see the money come before things are due in November, because I don’t really have a plan for how to pay for those expenses.” According to Assistant Vice Chancellor and Director of Financial Aid

"My family is middle class and is kind of stuck between not being eligible for scholarships but still not making enough to pay for college. My loans are supposed to pay for everything" -Matthew Yagyagan

According to Cheryl Resh, assistant vice chancellor and director of financial aid, upwards of 500 students could be without aid Roughly 200 students not meeting Satisfactory Academic Progress aid requirements accidentally received aid

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dents filing FAFSAs for 2010-11. While the campus has already allocated $189 million in fall aid to 19,970 students — 15,164 undergraduate and 4,707 graduate students — by this time last year, the office had been able to serve about 100 more students, Resh said. Preliminary numbers of students who received aid both semesters of last academic year totaled about 18,000 undergraduates and almost 10,000

Despite increased campus efforts to garner more student input into the controversial Operational Excellence initiative after criticism, the ASUC Senate passed a bill unanimously Wednesday stating such efforts are not enough and calling for increased student oversight. After the senate passed a bill Sept. 29 calling for more student participation in Operational Excellence — a campus collaboration with consulting firm Bain & Company projected to save $75 million by cutting administrative costs — mechanical engineering professor and Faculty Head of the initiative’s program office Albert Pisano informed the senate Oct. 6 of the initiative’s plans for increased student involvement, but the new bill calls for even more. Pisano told the senate that the program’s leaders have been working since August on ways to involve students, such as a student perspectives blog, student advisory groups and holding meetings with campus organizations.

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Cheryl Resh, Nagy is one of several hundred students who are currently without aid, though Resh also said a definite number is unclear. Ideally, students receive their financial aid offers one week prior to the beginning of each semester. This year, however, for hundreds of students, the process has been dragged out. Resh said a major systems change, budget cuts, reduced staffing and furlough days — all of which have occurred at a time of unprecedented need

for financial aid due to several reasons including the country’s economic downturn — have added increased stress to the financial aid office. The office lost 10 positions through retirements and voluntary leave within the past few years, and reduced levels of funding from the state have forced the office to be closed on both Mondays and Fridays. Resh said that this year alone, the campus has seen an increase of more than 5 percent in the number of stu-

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Lower Sproul Vendors Remain Unopened ASUC Store Operations Board’s Projected Revenues Unfulfilled With Bear’s Lair Construction Delays by J.D. Morris Contributing Writer

Maintenance delays and ongoing construction have held up the openings of two new vendors in the Bear’s Lair Food Court, resulting in a further shortfall in projected revenue made by the ASUC Store Operations Board. The board’s fall budget projection originally planned for a Sept. 1

opening of Subway and Saigon Eats, but due to unexpected maintenance conflicts and bureaucratic entanglements, the openings have been delayed for weeks, according to board officials. “In opening a new store on campus, there’s a lot of hoops to go through,” said ASUC President Noah Stern, who sits on the board. “It’s not a simple task, and unfortunately, things went

behind schedule.” According to Yishi Zuo, the recently elected chair of the board, the main obstacle the new vendors have faced has been unforeseen infrastructure improvements, including the installation of a new ventilation hood in the space. According to ASUC Auxiliary Director Nadesan Permaul, many of these problems have been due to the nature of the 50-year-old building. In May 2009, the board forgave The Daily Californian a portion of its rent for the office it leases. As part of

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Council Suspends Usage of Adeline Street Meters by Sarah Mohamed Contributing Writer

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Customers who frequent businesses on Adeline Street in South Berkeley will have a little more change in their pockets for the next six months following the Berkeley City Council’s resolution Tuesday to suspend the use of street parking meters between Woolsey Street and Alcatraz Avenue. The resolution was adopted after several weeks of campaigning by business owners on Adeline, who complained that the meters — newly installed and running since September — have led to a drop in their customer

base. This suspension will apply to about 83 meters on Adeline, said Michael Caplan, economic development manager for the city. “Because the area is isolated, the city manager thought maybe we should see if the moratorium would help (business owners) reclaim some of the business that they think they’ve lost,” Caplan said. “It’s always been a district that’s had some challenges because of historic patterns of disinvestment.” The idea for the moratorium was developed through discourse between business owners and the city manager’s office in August, according to

Caplan. Farid Javandel, transportation manager for the city’s Public Works Department, said the meters were not effective until September, though the city has had plans to install them since 2008, and have only been running for about six weeks. Dave Nee, co-founder of The Other Change of Hobbit bookstore — a business he said has been hit hard by the installation of parking meters — added that although he understands the city’s original desire to install meters in the area, he is not happy about their presence.

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Candidates for School Board Address Achievement Gap by Karinina Cruz Contributing Writer

Facing what district officials have called the largest achievement gap along racial lines in the state, six candidates vying to fill three seats on the Berkeley Unified School District Board of Education have laid out short- and long-term goals to close the gap among students in the district. While significant increases in the district’s schools’ Academic Performance Indexes — including a jump at the Berkeley Arts Magnet elementary school from 803 to 854 over the past two years, on a scale from 200 to 1,000 — appear encouraging to district officials, candidates for the board maintain that the achievement gap is still apparent and discussion of ways to combat it were prominent at a forum held for candidates at Berkeley High

School Monday night. “Improvement has been made and the district is moving in the right direction,” said Josh Daniels, a current school finance attorney and a candidate for the board. “But we still need to double our efforts and focus on making sure that all Berkeley students receive the best that Berkeley has to offer.” The district’s current plans to bridge the gap include its 2020 Vision For Berkeley’s Children and Youth plan, which officials and community members hope will prepare all high school graduates in the city for college by 2020 through eight points of improvement, such as developing strong academics, encouraging good health and family partnerships and applying kindergarten readiness strategies, among others.

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Parking meters on Adeline Street in Berkeley will not be used for six months following a city council decision. Shops hope the move will encourage customers to return to the area.

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“I know the city is hard-pressed for cash, but this was not the right place to come looking for it,” said Nee, adding that revenue at his location has decreased 33 percent, though customers still flocked to his store after the meters’ 6 p.m. cutoff. According to city documents, the moratorium will cost the city $13,000 to $14,000 over the six-month period. Meters on Adeline average about 90 cents in revenue per day, while others throughout the city average $5 per day, Caplan said. Nee and Javandel both said business owners were not given adequate opportunity to protest the installation of the meters before the council approved them in 2008. “There was a public council meeting at which the council decided to install the meters, so there was public process, but not extensive outreach,” Javandel said. “(The Transportation Division) got involved to decide where exactly to put them and what time limits we

should have — that’s when we decided to seek input from the businesses.” The trend of meter reduction will not spread throughout the city, Caplan said, because parking meters are necessary to regulate the flow of parking around busier districts of Berkeley. “It depends on how active your district is,” he said. “In an area where you’re competing just to get people to come to your district, meters aren’t effective.” The council will track the economic progress of the area for the next six months and note whether customers return to Adeline in that time, he said. Until then, the city’s meter enforcement staff will monitor two-hour parking limits by chalking vehicle tires, as they did before the meters were installed. Javandel said the task is detrimental to the physical health of those patrolling the area. “You can imagine the impact that has on the shoulders,” he said. Contact Sarah Mohamed at smohamed@dailycal.org.

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hen I was a teenager, I thought I could do anything. Any. Thing. I. Wanted. My dad always said I could, but he wasn’t going to come bail me out if I got caught. The thought of jail usually served as an effective deterrent to illegal behavior for me. After all, I fought hard in my teenage years for my independence, and I really didn’t want to give that up. But at least I held onto the illusion of having a choice in the matter. That is what laws are for. They set societal standards of action, protect the personal sovereignty afforded to everyone by the Constitution and serve as disincentive to engage in an acts that could either harm another person or our society. Supposedly no one is above the law, a key element of maintaining order while ensuring our country remains protected from anyone who would seek to abuse a position of authority. This is a rudimentary definition but a useful one nonetheless. The past and current leaders of our country don’t seem to understand these concepts. With that in mind, we turn to Abdullah al-Kidd and his lawsuit against former U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft. Al-Kidd claims Ashcroft violated his Fourth and Fifth Amendment rights. In the wake of terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, the United States entered a period of extreme paranoia — understandably so, but extreme nonetheless. In the name of counterterrorism, the government attempted to redefine laws, curtail civil liberties and, if that didn’t work, ignored them all together. As a result, the P.A.T.R.I.O.T. Act was shoved through Congress. As that happened, all levels of the Justice Department and other government agencies aggressively swept the country and world in search of terrorists and “terrorist sympathizers.” ccording to court documents, Lavoni T. Kidd was born in Kansas, raised in Washington and attended the University of Idaho where he played running back on the football team. While he was in college, he converted to Islam and changed his name to Abdullah Al-Kidd. As a result of his work as a student, he was awarded a scholarship to study Arabic and Islamic law in Saudi Arabia. He was on his way to Saudi Arabia in March 2003 when the FBI detained him at Dulles International Airport. Federal agents handcuffed him, lead him through the airport and detained him for 16 days under the material witness statute, a law saying a person can be held in order to secure their testimony in a criminal proceeding. They claimed he was taken in because of his involvement with Sami Omar Al-Hussayen, who had recently been indicted on several charges including conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists. Al-Kidd wasn’t charged with any crime. However, FBI Director Robert Mueller mentioned al-Kidd by name as a “suspected terrorist” during a testimony before Congress shortly after his detainment.

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ROBERT R. KING Previous to his arrest, al-Kidd had cooperated with the FBI several times when they asked to interview him. Through the ordeal, he was never called to testify in al-Hussayen’s trial nor was he charged with any crimes. Eventually, al-Hussayen was cleared of all criminal charges but deported for visa fraud. he lawsuit claims that Ashcroft should be held liable for willingly instituting, overseeing and participating in a policy that violated the intent of the material witness statute. The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in March that Ashcroft could be held liable for the violations of al-Kidd’s rights. However, the Obama Justice Department has appealed that ruling to the Supreme Court, who will hear the case next year. Ashcroft and, quite frankly, several others should be held accountable for their policies that violated people’s civil rights, although, and I hate to say it, he probably won’t be. The Supreme Court already ruled in Ashcroft’s favor in a similar case, reinforcing the notion that our leaders can get away with breaking the law with their policies. There is a reason these laws exist, one of which is to prevent the post-9/11 abuses of power. The overarching problem lies in the desire of those who control the government to maintain that control. It’s intoxicating. As the boundaries of power get stretched, people in control have a hard time reverting to their previous level of authority. As their successors take over, this expanded jurisdiction constitutes the base line of the incoming regime, and the cycle starts over again. It’s especially cyclical if the new regime isn’t much different than the previous one. It’s all too Orwellian and explains the willingness of the Obama administration to intervene on Ashcroft’s behalf, all under the guise of protecting the United States and its Constitution. If Ashcroft’s abuses of power are excused, it will further illustrate that our leaders don’t have to adhere to the same standards as everyone else. We will be one step closer to the point where the illusory American dystopia will become non-fiction. As a teenager, I had an illusion of control and invincibility. I can’t imagine what I would have done if I didn’t actually have to worry about the law.

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FINANCIAL AID: Late Distribution of Funds Affects Many from front graduate students. The financial aid office has employed a new computer system called ProSAM to help tackle the increased demand for financial aid. According to Resh, the system — which helps the office track the allocation of funds to students — is in its first year of implementation and was the most cost-effective solution to the complex financial aid needs of the campus and the students. However, Resh said in an e-mail that glitches within the ProSAM system have caused a lag in properly allocating funds to students. “There have been delays in paying outside agency scholarships that came to our office because of issues with the new system,” she said in the e-mail. “Once this problem was cleared up, the staff worked hard to clear out the backlog, and now, almost 2,000 checks for over $4 million have been processed to the students’ CARS accounts. Some of these students could now have their

aid held up because we have not reduced their aid package yet.” In addition to the backlog, roughly 200 students who were not meeting Satisfactory Academic Progress for financial aid eligibility — a critical federal, state and institutional aid requirement stipulating students maintain a 2.0 GPA, among other prerequisites — had accidentally received aid and are now being asked to either file for an appeal to continue to receive aid or give back the money that was paid in error. According to Resh, an e-mail went out to the 200 students more than a month ago explaining the situation. All but 75 of the students who had mistakenly received payments have submitted an appeal or personally paid to be registered in the spring. Senior Matthew Yagyagan said he waited eight weeks to receive financial aid, and he had to go to the office every week to try to determine why the office was taking so long to provide him with

his funding. According to Yagyagan, he was never given concrete answers as to why his loans were not going through and, like Nagy, was told more than once that it would “take another two weeks” for him to be awarded his aid. Yagyagan, who said he is graduating a semester early solely to save money, had to take out emergency loans last week to pay his rent and registration fees. He said while the loan covered 15 percent of his fees, he still could not purchase books this semester because his financial aid came through too late. “One time (the office) was like, ‘I don’t even know what’s wrong.’ My forms and aid weren’t showing up in the system, and they couldn’t tell me why my loans weren’t being paid out,” he said. “My family is middle class and is kind of stuck between not being eligible for scholarships but still not making enough to pay for college. My loans are supposed pay for everything.” Katie Nelson is the lead academics and administration reporter. Contact her at knelson@dailycal.org.

Four Area Armed Robbery Suspects Arrested by Julia Maniquiz Contributing Writer

Four individuals were arrested on Oct. 14 for their suspected involvement in four armed robberies which occurred in Berkeley and Oakland on Oct. 12 and 13. The suspects were arrested when officers from the Berkeley Police Department spotted a vehicle matching a partial license plate number provided by a witness to the Oakland robbery,

according to a statement issued by the department Wednesday. Three of the robberies occurred in Berkeley — two on Tuesday at the Ohlone Greenway and the 1300 block of Cedar Street in North Berkeley, and one on Wednesday at the intersection of Russell and Wheeler streets. The fourth robbery occurred Wednesday night at the intersection of Hudson and Boyd streets in Oakland. Through collaboration with the Oakland Police Department, Berkeley

police officials were put into contact with the witness, who described the robbers’ vehicle as a possible dark Mercedes-Benz and were able to give a partial license plate number. “It’s pretty extraordinary to be able to think quickly enough to jot down a license plate,” Kusmiss said. “That particular witness in Oakland was so instrumental in solving this case.” Last Thursday, at approximately 3:40 p.m., Berkeley Police Department

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Drug Task Force Sgt. Brian Wilson and Officer Peter Lee spotted a dark Lexus with a license plate that matched the witness’s partial plate number. The vehicle was stopped at the intersection of Prince and King streets in South Berkeley. A strong smell of marijuana enabled the officers to perform a probable cause search, according to Kusmiss, during which they found property belonging to the victims of all four robberies, including stolen credit cards. “That is when the connection was really made — this is the car, these are the possible suspects,” Kusmiss said. She added that the allegedly stolen

property is “the most critical piece of evidence,” but said that all four suspects “offered some admissions” during interviews with Berkeley police detectives that further connected them to the crimes. The individuals arrested ­— identified by police as 18-year-old Keiarris Samuel Hall of Antioch, 19-year-old Kevin Samuel Polk of Berkeley, and 18-year-old brothers Michael Anthony Glover and Markell Antwan Glover of Richmond — were each charged with four counts of robbery, according to Kusmiss. Contact Julia Maniquiz at jmaniquiz@dailycal.org.

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Current board president Karen Hemphill, who is running for re-election this November, said the plan is “a call to action,” and Daniels said it is a starting point for the district in addressing the achievement disparity. Julie Holcomb, a Berkeley business owner who is also a candidate for the board, said that continuing effective programs — possibly such as the 2020 Vision plan — is more feasible than starting new ones, especially since state funding for the district has been drastically cut. “One of our biggest challenges is that resources are scarce and the district cannot handle it alone,” Hemphill said, adding that she hopes to continue the district’s partnerships with UC Berkeley, the city of Berkeley, Berkeley City College and non-profit organizations. Hemphill also said she wants to pro-

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mote the idea of pursuing higher education to high school students — a component of the 2020 Vision plan — as well as publicize careers through events such as college fairs and internship programs. Also aligning herself with the goals of the 2020 Vision plan, school board candidate Priscilla Myrick, currently a Berkeley community volunteer, said focusing on the primary stages of education and recognizing signs of struggling students early on would help close the gap. “Often times, statements are made like why AP Calc is not diverse in Berkeley High, (but) only half of our incoming ninth graders have passed algebra, and algebra is a gatekeeper course to higher math and science,” Myrick said. “We need a systematic approach to identify the kids who are struggling.” However, candidate Norma Harrison said at the forum that “it’s alright

for people in the schools — some of them are not going to succeed.” In response to further requests for comment, Harrison said that “school is the opposite of education.” Still, while the district continues to consider new ways to address the achievement disparity and in light of the board’s potential membership change come Nov. 2, candidate Leah Wilson emphasized the need for better assessment procedures of current and new programs to make sure the district continues moving towards bridging the gap. “Our tests have improved, but we don’t know why,” she said. “We need to understand what’s effective and what’s not. It’s easy to come up on the board and write a new pet project, but we need to do something else.”

unable to provide the information or funding regions may need. After state review and acceptance of the element, the city will be able to receive funding from state-sponsored programs for implementation of goals outlined in the element. Berkeley has been allocated to provide a regional share of 2,431 housing units by the state, of which 30 percent — 752 units — will be provided specifically for extremely low income, very low income and low income residents, or those who make a maximum of $26,680, $44,650 and $66,250 respectively. According to Jordan Harrison, the element’s project manager and associate planner, the city has a capacity for at least 3,000 units. According to the city’s Tuesday element update, Berkeley was able to exceed its regional share of state-mandated low income housing goals by five over the target 150, as well as reach two-thirds — 235 of 354 — of the very low income housing goal, between 2001 and 2006. But a 2009-2010 report included

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in the element states that about twothirds of extremely low income households were paying more than half of their income for housing. Additionally, for individuals with extremely low income, only 1.8 percent were sold single family, three bedroom homes within their price ranges. Only 3.6 percent of very low income individuals have single family homes within their price range, while only 14.3 percent of individuals, designated as low income are able to afford this type of home. Harrison said areas with a higher density of houses tend to be more affordable than those with a lower concentration of units. The report states that the city must maintain “sufficient land zoned for high- and medium-density residential development” for potential construction of housing units. The council also voted to approve a declaration that the housing element would not harm the environment, following California Environmental Quality Act guidelines that state any potentially

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The new bill rejects the initiative’s student involvement plan and asks Pisano to address the senate with a new presentation in the future, citing concerns that the plan “essentially disenfranchises the largest stakeholder in the campus community, the students.” The bill requests, among other things, more details on student positions, the creation of a student coordinator position and the formation of an ASUC-run Student Operational Excellence Committee to meet bi-monthly, track accountability and launch an educational campaign to increase student awareness of the initiative. “The vague inclusion of student volunteers as it is now is no sure indicator that students will be able to actively participate in the decision-making process as opposed to just being consulted,” said CalSERVE Senator and bill sponsor Courtney McDonald in an e-mail. ASUC President Noah Stern met with members of the initiative’s program office — which oversees the project and its seven different teams — Oct. 11 to discuss student engagement, and applications for student initiative team positions were posted on the initiative’s

website Oct. 15. Two students will sit on each team and will receive course credit for 10 to 16 hours per week of work, Stern said. The application cites opportunities such as research and focus groups as ways to get involved. But Cooperative Movement Senator Elliot Goldstein — who authored the bill — said he wondered why student positions were not included in the original plan, despite a request for such positions in the first bill. “It’s very mystifying and puzzling why they did that,” he said. “I would only imagine that hearing feedback from the senators and then when Noah met with (Pisano) again and told him how disappointed the senate was with his performance, they are reconsidering.” But Pisano said the initiative is committed to working with student leaders and engaging the campus. “(We) will continue to work through the official ASUC and (Graduate Assembly) structures to come up with a student engagement plan that reflects the feedback received by ASUC and GA, and also addresses the OE time lines and initiative needs,” he said in an e-mail. Goldstein said about half of the students he has randomly sampled in classrooms do not know what Opera-

tional Excellence is, but administrators said they are making an effort to reach out. Shelton Waggener, associate vice chancellor for informational technology and chief information officer, said the campus community’s understanding of the initiative is “pretty broad.” “The website with the background information has been reviewed thousands of times so I would suspect students are seeing the material,” he said in an email. “As the design process is still early, I would suspect many are waiting to see what some of the proposed designs are before they get more fully engaged.” Julia Gettle, member of the Dean of Students Advisory Council who posted on the initiative’s student perspectives blog on the council’s behalf, said she would not have heard about the blog were it not for the council and was not aware of any other ways the initiative is reaching out to students. The blog contains 16 posts as of press time. “I don’t think most students consider (Operational Excellence) relevant enough for them to investigate,” she said in an e-mail. “This is the sort of thing that requires a certain level of digging to understand.” Alisha Azevedo covers academics and administration. Contact her at azevedo@dailycal.org.

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harmful action for the environment be assessed before its adoption. Additionally, Councilmember Jesse Arreguin changed the introduction of the housing element to include that “decent and affordable housing is a basic human right,” a line that had once been in drafts of the housing element,

subway: Store Operations Board Aims to Fill Vacancies from front the agreement, a non-political student member of the board, currently Zuo, sits on The Daily Californian’s Board of Operations, which has no control over the paper’s editorial content. Over a month after the scheduled opening, maintenance adjustments are still in the works. However, Stern said he hopes the new businesses will be ready to open their doors by the end of the month. But Miguel Daal, former president of the Graduate Assembly as well as member and former chair of the board, takes a more pessimistic view. “I would say students would be delighted to find those businesses up and running for spring semester,” he said. Failure to open the new stores has

left a shortfall in the budget, which was already running a significantly large deficit, officials said in a Monday board meeting. Permaul said he could not provide an exact amount for the shortfall until the next board meeting. “Our hope is that these new vendors will generate more revenue and that students will enjoy them and patronize them, and that will generate profit for us as well,” Zuo said. Though the loss of the rent revenue should have substantially increased the budgeted shortfall submitted to the board in the spring of last year, new rent from businesses recently approved by the ASUC will “mitigate the impact, but not eliminate it,” Permaul said in an e-mail. Zuo said outside of the expected revenue increase from Subway and Saigon Eats, the board will be look-

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but was lost during successive rewrites. “We’ve seen rents increase dramatically in the past 10 years, and we need to do more to increase housing so we can have people continue to live in Berkeley and continue to maintain the diversity of our area,” Arreguin said. Contact Victoria Pardini at vpardini@dailycal.org.

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CONVENTIONAL APPROACH ing for potential rent revenues from new businesses, including occupants for the spaces formerly held by the Naia Lounge and the Credit Union for Berkeley Students. According to Permaul, the board is already considering bids from three “unique food options” to fill the CUBS space and has approved leases for Kaplan Test Prep and Fresh Choice Organic Restaurant inside the ASUC Mall. But Daal said any substantial increase in revenue from these projects will be slow, and that until the renovation of Lower Sproul Plaza is completed sometime in the upcoming years, the board will have to “bunker down” in order to deal with revenue problems. “Really what we have to do is just, I hate to say it ... what we have to do is kind of just survive,” he said.

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are little to no depictions of LGBT romancin’ in mainstream advertising. Levi’s offered an exception with its recent “Change� commercial, in which a svelte fellow pulls up his jeans, somehow destroying his building in the process and discovering a sexy lady in a phone booth once level with the street. In a second version of the same commercial, it’s a dude in the phone booth. Like, a gay dude. I have to admit I don’t fully understand the premise of this commercial. Who would drop 50 dollars on such destructive pants? But I appreciate the commercial nonetheless, because, straight or gay, it’s not sleazy. Each couple shares a steamy look, but it’s a look that says more than just “IMMA FUCK YOU.� Rather, it says: “Let’s go for a walk and hit up a late-night taco stand and maybe make out a bit later, fully clothed if you want.� Not only is it not sleazy, it’s subtle and artistic. So subtle and artistic that I have no idea what it means, like when I watch a fine French film. Seriously, someone e-mail me and we’ll sort this damn thing out. For its accepting, non-skanky depiction of gender relations, the Levi’s commercial is a relief when compared to some of the other smut out there. Among the worst offenders in the field of male-female interactions in ads has to be the Twix “When you need a moment, chew it over with Twix� commercials. In this campaign, some roundtable of complete tools noticed that two Twix Bars laid vertically paral-

lel with a little bit of space between them and a whole lot of imagination look EXACTLY (almost nothing) like a “pause� symbol on a remote control. Needless to say, Twix took this idea and ran with it. The result: Man encounters pretty lady, man reveals himself to be oversexed objectifying pig, lady furrows brow in concern, man thinks the situation through while chewing furiously on a Twix bar, lady waits patiently for chocolate-covered wafers to be consumed, man swallows and says something disingenuous, lady approves, and, we can only assume, the two have copulated within the hour. Maybe, just maybe, I could forgive the disgustingness of this ad if it were actually funny. Here we have grown men in their thirties dressed like it’s move-in day at Unit 3, sullying the world with their douchebaggery and getting the last laugh. Ha, ha, ha, I’m a total asshole and I’m gonna trick you into having sex with me, mmm, Twix is delicious! So you work at an advertising agency. You wanted to be a writer but ended up with this gig instead. Fine. But please bear in mind that a 30-second spot doesn’t have to be as shallow or as idiotic as this Twix thing. There is room for cleverness, for subtlety, hell, for artistry in advertising. The next time I take a trip to the office vending machine, I’ll pass over Twix and take the Levi’s jeans instead. Pull on pants and knock down buildings with Hannah at hjewell@dailycal.org.

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he king of the house music scene, deadmau5 took the stage before a cultish cluster of fans that formed a sea of glowing mouse heads and ears. Joel Zimmerman (the “mau5”) lived up to the hype, delivering 70 minutes of crisp, ear-blasting mixes that passed by all too fast. Interestingly enough, the appeal of the show was all due to the crowd. Mixing from his high perch on a cube, Zimmerman did absolutely nothing except bob his giant mau5 head a couple of times. Well, to his credit, he did jump down and run around in a ghost costume during “Moar Ghosts N Stuff ” but other than that brief moment, it was difficult to tell that there was even a person on the stage due to his static pose. But Zimmerman provided the perfect soundtrack for a house party and that was what the night turned into — a 10,000-person house party, reinforced by impossibly bright light shows and set changes. Deadmau5 has accumulated quite a little nest of fans over his career and said fans’ hunger for and idolatry of the artist was overwhelming. Call deadmau5 overrated but just try and stand still amidst a flood of flying limbs and drug-induced head sways. It ain’t happening. —Cynthia Kang

hatever you’ve heard about Die Antwoord, it’s all true. Yes, they are weird. Yes, they are crude. Yes, they are fokken brilliant. What began as a viral YouTube video, quickly turned into a music sensation. Die Antwoord’s smooth flow, peculiar concepts and blatant disregard of social norms make for an unforgettable show. The South African trio did not need to depend on elaborate backdrops or blinding light displays to appeal to the audience. Their idiosyncratic personalities did all the work. DJ Hi-Tek, covered by a ghost mask, mixed the backing behind a sheet covered with childish and lewd scribbles. Vocalist Ninja’s ferocity was apparent through the way he vehemently spat out his raps while Yo-Landi’s actions alternated between promiscuous and savage. Die Antwoord ripped through their set, jumping from one song to another with no need for small talk. Hits like “Rich Bitch,” and “$copie,” elicited both laughter at the content and pure shock at the graphic performance. If that weren’t enough, Ninja dropped trou onstage, ensuring that their act will be firmly planted in people’s memories for quite a long time. —Cynthia Kang

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itting on the lawn before Holy Fuck’s much-anticipated set, all I could hear were shouts of “Holy fuck, this is going to be good!” and other similarly, pun-filled excited yells. Oh, how wrong we were as they brought nothing but disappointment. After Wallpaper.’s enthusiastic set, there was an understandable, fizzing energy, just waiting to be harnessed. Instead, Holy Fuck’s sound came across as dull. Granted, they were passionate but their performance did not elicit much of a response from the audience. The songs were much too static and faded into one another, ultimately becoming a 45-minute drone, with scatterings of strange screeching. Sound interesting? Yeah, the audience didn’t think so, either. I snuck a glance behind me and the crowd looked rather lifeless. There were a few head-bobbers, but I was mostly met with faces of boredom. If the songs themselves don’t exactly pump up a party, the least the band could do is show a little interaction with the audience. But aside from a few shout-outs, the members of Holy Fuck kept their eyes on their instruments. Sure, they are talented in producing electronic music but they could learn a thing or two about stage presence. —Cynthia Kang

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nlike Saturday’s headliner (LCD Soundsystem) who displayed nifty set changes and set the crowd jumping, Belle and Sebastian kept it simple and focused the attention on their beautifully structured sound. Accompanied by a 12-piece band, singer Stuart Murdoch showcased both his charisma and dapper dance moves. Despite the recent release of their eighth album, Belle and Sebastian Write About Love, the band chose not to place the limelight on their new tracks. Released only a week ago, Belle & Sebastian knew that their fans would not be terribly familiar with it and wisely filled up their performance with old favorites. They set the audience swaying and singing along with hits such as the jazzy “Step into My Office, Baby,” and the soothing “Piazza, New York Catcher,” in which Murdoch attempted to cheer up Giants fans that day. Belle and Sebastian are the kind of band you’d want as your best friends. Their music warmly welcomes you into their carefree world of breezy melodies. Listening to them is akin to sitting in front of a cozy fireplace, feeling like you’ve finally reached home. But as the last few bars drifted away, I reluctantly realized that reaching home involved a mad scramble to beat the snaking shuttle lines. Belle and Sebastian, however, enticed me (and other equally captivated listeners) to linger until the final note faded. —Cynthia Kang

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e it a lack of love for ginger Scots, or an acquired taste for white-collar middle-aged angst, the National doubtless received the bulk of the hype over headliners Belle and Sebastian on day two of Treasure Island Music Festival. And they did not disappoint. Lead singer Matt Berninger took center stage, his signature white wine already half-drained, framed on either side by twins Aaron and Bryce Dessner on guitars, Scott Devendorf also on guitar, with John Lennon doppelganger Bryan Devendorf pounding on the percussion to complete the portrait of this Cincinnati-via-Brooklyn quintet. The National catered to their new-found fan base by playing almost exclusively off of their two most recent albums, Boxer and High Violet, with hits such as “Fake Empire” and “Bloodbuzz Ohio.” They did throw in abrasive renditions of “Mr. November” and “Abel” for those fervently devoted fans who went as far back as the Alligator days. Berninger’s baritone mumblings, interwoven with Aaron and Bryce’s elusive picking patterns and smooth harmonizing from a duo of brass players, elicited a multifaceted and poignant patchwork of sound that penetrated every ponchoed body swaying in musical bliss. —Belinda Gu

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nly the sunny charm of She & Him could cast away the gloom of a rainy day. Zooey Deschanel was at her most chipper, bouncing impossibly high all over the stage with her tambourine and giving high fives to the backup singers while M. Ward looked on with a nonchalant air, slipping on shades and plucking away at his guitar. The pair, accompanied by a sizable backup group, gave a clear rendition of their tracks, an impressive feat due to Mother Nature’s lovely whiplash of freezing rain and wind. From “Over it Over Again” to “In the Sun,” Deschanel’s voice never sounded crisper. Though the music was undeniably radiant, there was a glaringly obvious lack of enthusiasm. Deschanel crooned, “When I look at you, you look so bored,” an ironic reflection of her own attitude. She may be hopping up and down (possibly due to the cold) but her expressionless face gives away her apathy. "You guys need to participate more," Zooey mildy admonished her fans, though maybe if she showed more passion, the audience would have too. —Cynthia Kang

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roken Social Scene’s set came with sunset over the island, as bloody hues smeared the silhouetted palm trees and the skeletal Ferris Wheel. The first words that came to mind as the Canadian supergroup traipsed onstage were, “Fuck, Kevin Drew looks old.” And yes, the ensemble has been going strong for over a decade, but the newly formed lines on Drew’s shaggy face were no indicator of his dwindling vitality; the rigor of his performance could not have been eclipsed by a child with ADHD on a gummy bear diet. The shivering crowd thawed in the damp after-rain to familiar hits such as “Texico Bitches” and “Forced to Love.” Lisa Lobsinger, the band’s current female lead in a lineage that has included Feist, Emily Haines and Amy Millan, gave a haunting performance of “Anthems for a Seventeen Year Old Girl.” The conclusion of their set saw Drew belt into the audience that, “I’m gonna crowdsurf, just to be close to you (guys).” And Drew doesn’t do anything half-assed. He surfed into the heart of the crowd on the wave of a thousand eager palms and was never seen again. Just kidding. He probably walked backstage afterward. —Belinda Gu

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Cal vs. Stanford Race for Relief: An Effort for the Pakistani Flood Victims. The ASUC is hosting a walk-a-thon and concert to raise funds for Pakistani flood victims. All the action will be taking place Sunday, October 24th from 11am-4pm at Hearst North Field. Bring your Cal spirit so we can beat Stanford!

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Meet Carol J. Adams, author of The Sexual Politics of Meat on Friday, October 22 at 2pm in 2060 VLSB. CalSlam!s 2nd Annual Halloween Slam and Open Mic is on Friday, October 22nd at 6:30pm in The Multicultural center, second floor of MLK. Break out your costumes and watch participants compete to earn their place on the Cal Slam poetry team. The event begins with an open mic and new writers are encouraged to participate.

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USC Soars in Latest Pac-10 Power Rankings #1 Oregon

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Oregon is the best team in the country right now. Journalists say so. Coaches say so. Both groups have the ability to think — even if fans sometimes think otherwise. Computers, on the other hand, do not. Whatever formulas and algorithms these BCS number-crunchers use has No. 3 Oklahoma in pole position. There wasn’t too much the Ducks could do about it; they just had their bye week. Today, though, they’ll get to host UCLA at Autzen Stadium. It’s a tough place to play, in case you haven’t heard. Here’s guessing that the humans keep them at No. 1 come Sunday. —Jack Wang

The best thing about Stanford’s season is that, for the most part, the hardest parts are out of the way. The tilt with Oregon is done, the Cardinal beat USC while it was still down, and this week it gets Washington State for its homecoming game. It’s very difficult to envision Stanford losing this weekend’s contest. Washington State’s pass defense is porous and Andrew Luck is probably the best signal-caller in the nation at this point. That should tell you everything you need to know. —Gabriel Baumgaertner

Is Arizona’s sunshine dimming? The No. 15 Wildcats only have one blemish on their record — a 29-27 loss to Oregon State two weeks ago. They also just lost quarterback Nick Foles to a dislocated kneecap, an injury that’s expected to sideline him for two to three weeks. His absence just might throw a wrench into the gears of the Pac-10’s top passing offense. The news also comes as Arizona delves deep into conference play. On Saturday, backup quarterback Matt Scott will have to keep up with Washington’s Jake Locker. —Jack Wang

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Coach Mike Riley went for two on the final drive of double overtime. Ryan Katz threw it. Joe Halahuni dropped it. 35-34, Washington. Maybe James Rodgers wins that game for the Beavers, and Riley’s ballsy call is rewarded. Maybe not. But it’s hardly a stretch to say that the team would’ve performed better had it not lost its star receiver — and all-time, all-purpose yards leader — for the season. After the bye, they host Cal. The road version of the Bears are about as good a rebound opportunity as any. —Jack Wang

Message to quarterback Steven Threet: beware of Berkeley. Arizona State has yet to prevail at Memorial Stadium since 1997, and the team’s signal-callers have turned in particularly dreadful performances of late. Rudy Carpenter and Andrew Walter have mustered a combined three passing touchdowns — against seven interceptions — in the team’s last three trips. Could this weekend be different? Dennis Erickson’s club has shown fight away from home in 2010, beating Washington and nearly toppling Wisconsin at Camp Randall. —Ed Yevelev

After the thrashing suffered at the hands of USC, Cal is lucky not to be ranked tenth in this tight conference full of parity. But we’re still rational around here, and the Bears have the right opportunity to redeem themselves this coming Saturday. Hopefully the beaten, battered and bruised Bears will be ready to go for this weekend’s game against Arizona State. The Sun Devils have shown that they can win on the road (they beat Washington in Seattle, 2414) and Vontaze Burfict will probably make a long day for the indecisive Kevin Riley. —Gabriel Baumgaertner

#4 USC The Trojan’s decimation of Cal on Saturday sent a rather strong message to the rest of the Pac-10: be afraid, very afraid. USC emasculated the Bears in all phases of the game – a far cry from the team that slogged through the early part of 2010, and much more reminiscent of Pete Carroll’s juggernauts of years past. Now, the Trojans must show that their dominance at the Coliseum was no fluke. A solid performance in two weeks against Oregon, especially on defense, would go a long way towards that end. —Ed Yevelev

#5 Washington It took a two-point conversion drop by Oregon State’s Joe Halahuni, but Jake Locker and company pulled out an impressive home win over the surging Beavers. This past Saturday’s contest may have been the Huskies’ most complete performance – Locker was a stud, throwing an eyepopping five touchdowns, and the defense recorded three interceptions against Ryan Katz Washington also made Jacquizz Rodgers earn his 140 rushing yards; Rodgers carried the rock a season-high 35 times. With Nick Foles temporarily out of Arizona’s line-up, a road victory against the Wildcats on Saturday is a distinct possibility. —Ed Yevelev

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Paul Wulff ’s Cougars can rough some people up. Just ask Darron Thomas, Kenjon Barner, and now Arizona’s Nick Foles. However, Washington State has suffered injuries of its own – most notably left tackle David Gonzalez. Losing the man charged with protecting Jeff Tuel’s blindside could be critical for the Cougars, who must travel to Stanford this weekend. Washington State will have to dig extra deep to stay competitive against their third consecutive top-15 opponent. —Ed Yevelev

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Men’s TENNIS: Bears Take Team Championship from front back upsets, first against Jason Smith of Sacramento State in the round of 16 and then versus Stanford's Ryan Thacher in the quarterfinal. “There was a lot of pressure on both sides, but Chris and Carlos really stepped it up,� Wright said. According to Wright, sophomore Riki McLachlan also triumphed on the court, advancing to the round of 16 as a singles player and into the quarterfinals alongside junior Sky Lovill in the

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doubles competition. But the success doesn’t end there for Cal. As the team that earned the most individual wins throughout the course of the tournament, the Bears also secured the first-place team trophy. “Overall, this was a very strong showing by the Bears,� Wright said. “We won a lot of matches, and the trophy reflects that. This just gives us momentum before we go into the spring season.� Annie Gerlach covers men’s tennis. Contact her at agerlach@dailycal.org.

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The No. 17 Cal men’s golf team eked out a win at the Alister MacKenzie Invitational in Fairfax, Calif., after a final round in which the Bears nearly squandered a 10-shot lead. What seemed like a runaway victory for Cal turned into a dogfight down the stretch, as No. 15 San Diego State surged in yesterday’s round by shooting a 16-under par 268. The Aztecs eventually finished at second place with a total team score of 46-under par. San Diego State did find some consolation, as Aztecs junior Alex Kang captured the individual title with a 3-round score of 16-under par. Pac-10 rival Oregon State finished a distant # 1third#at1 27-under par. The Bears, who cruised comfortably into the final round after running the show with scores of 262 and 266 in the first two rounds, found themselves fighting for their lives over the final 18 holes. As they headed into the final # 2 round, coach Steve Desimone predicted the battle that would ensue during the final day of play. “We have another round to go tomorrow,� Desimone said after Monday’s round. “It was great to play this way for two rounds but San Diego State is also a great golf team and is not going way. Hopefully we can keep it going tomorrow.� Cal did keep it going, but found itself unable to keep up with the play of

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twice as nice Men’s golf team wins Its second consecutive Tournament of the fall See page 15

Pac-12 Alignment To Be Announced Today Cal Doubles men’s tennis

by Jonathan Kuperberg

Team Wins, Earns Trip To New York

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Pac-10 commissioner Larry Scott will announce decisions for next year’s inaugural Pac-12 football season today at a press conference scheduled for 11:30 a.m., in San Francisco. The announcement, which follows a meeting with the presidents of the 12 schools, will address division alignment, revenue sharing and the proposed championship game. Alignment How to break up the conference and determine scheduling have been topics of discussion since June, when Colorado spurned the Big-12 and Utah left the Mountain West to join the conference. The new Pac-12 will no longer have a round-robin schedule in which every team plays one another. The conference will likely be broken up into North and South divisions, with the winners playing in a championship game at the end of the season. Sources say that Colorado and Utah will join the Arizona and Los Angeles schools to make up the South division. That would put Cal in the North division, along with Stanford and the Oregon and Washington schools. Under this plan, Cal would play the five schools in its division, while rotating four of six from the other division every year. When the 12 athletic directors convened earlier this month, they voted 7-5 in favor of the aforementioned plan, USC Athletic Director Pat Haden said. It is unlikely that they will go a different direction, even though nine votes will be needed to approve a plan, according to the San Jose Mercury News. A highly contentious part of scheduling involves annual games between the Northern and Southern California schools. Cal and Stanford don’t want to lose annual games against their rivals to the South and with it their yearly trip to recruiting-rich Los Angeles. Likewise, UCLA and USC, their boosters in particular, want to continue playing both Bay Area schools each year. Big winners of the proposed alignment appear to be Utah and Colorado. The two schools join a preeminent conference and would be in a division with the L.A. schools, which have the most desirable TV market and recruiting base. Arizona and Arizona State will likely remain in USC and UCLA’ s division without giving up anything. The Northwest schools look like the losers, as their trips to Southern California will be limited, going from once a year to maybe once every couple of years. Conference Championship As for the conference championship game, its location might not be decided by Thursday. According to ESPN, officials are deciding between either a neutral site or the home field of the higher

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seeded team. The neutral sites have been narrowed down to Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, Las Vegas, Seattle, Wash., and Glendale, Ariz. Some of those locations would give teams a geographic advantage, such as UCLA and USC playing close by at the Rose Bowl. Then again, if league officials decide on holding the championship game on the home field of the higher seed, they run the risk of playing in remote cities like Corvallis, Ore., or Pullman, Wash. Revenue Sharing Another controversial subject involves revenue sharing, which is of

particular importance to the schools. It is currently based on television appearances, and therefore naturally favors the Southern California schools, especially USC. However, Scott is aiming for equal revenue sharing, which most athletic directors favor, when the previous TV deal expires at the start of the 2012 season. Other conferences, such as the SEC and Big-10, already share revenue equally. A compromise to get the L.A., schools on board with equal revenue sharing would be to allow them annual games with Cal and Stanford, sources say. The Seattle Times reported that the

conference presidents will also vote on a $2 million payout for UCLA and USC, respectively, each year until “the year that combined broadcast revenues reach a certain threshold.” There is no word on what this would mean for other sports. Conference game scheduling for basketball could follow the Big-12’s current format, with teams playing a home-and-away series with teams in their division and just one game against each of the remaining six teams. Contact Jonathan Kuperberg at jkuperberg@dailycal.org.

After four days of competition at the USTA/ITA Northwest Regional Championships at Stanford’s Taube Family Tennis Center, the Cal men’s tennis team returned home as champions against 13 other high-profile schools. Most notably, after an 8-6 win against Washington’s No. 25 doubles team of Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan and Kyle McMorrow, the Bears' tandem of senior Christoffer Konigsfeldt and junior Nick Andrews captured the doubles championship trophy. “The final was a tough match to win,” head coach Peter Wright said. “These boys certainly play high quality tennis together.” And that shiny trophy isn’t the only reward they receive for their hard work; Konigsfeldt and Andrews now have an automatic draw in the USTA/ ITA Indoor Championships in Flushing, N.Y., next month. Both the Cal and Washington duos encountered similar circumstances: with first-round byes on both sides, the two teams battled through the tournament with steady shut-outs before facing off in the final match of the event. Yet, the Huskies simply couldn’t post a win against the Bears. “Initially we didn’t know how to beat those two Washington guys,” Wright said. “But after a couple tight stitches Chris and Nick got through.” As for the singles matches, Konigsfeldt dominated the court yet again and earned a spot in the finals match against Kiryl Harbatsiuk of Sacramento State. Unfortunately, Konigsfeldt fell to Harbatsiuk, dashing hope for a singles slot at the Indoor Championships as well. Prior to the final match, Konigsfeldt faced off against fellow Cal sophomore Carlos Cueto in the semifinals; however, after two sets Cueto quit play due to an injured back, leaving Konigsfeldt free to take on Harbatsiuk in the final round. “I wish Chris and Carlos didn’t have to play against each other in the semis,” Wright said, “but sometimes in a tournament that’s just the way it goes.” Both Konigsfeldt and Cueto gained easy victories at each level of the event. Cueto in particular achieved back-to-

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Defense Still Down After Long Time on Field Kevin Riley Remains Team’s Starting Quarterback After Uninspiring Game at USC by Jack Wang

Daily Cal Staff Writer

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Bryan Anger had his work cut out for him against the Trojans. He punted a total of six times with an average of 43.8 yards per punt.

Kevin Riley looked exhausted during Tuesday’s press conference. His eyes, drained, as if they’d gone through too many sleepless nights. One of the team’s better interviewees, the quarterback is usually good for a joke or two. This time, he cracked nary a smile. It’s harder to do so while dealing the sting from any loss, let alone the 48-14 carnage that occurred at USC last Saturday. The game took a toll on the Bears physically as well. Their offensive struggles, in particular, forced their defense to stay on the field. In the first half, the Trojans nearly doubled Cal’s time of possession. “I don’t think I’ve ever felt like that after a game before,” said safety Chris Conte, who had a career-high 16 tackles. “Really,

after the game not too bad, but next day, I couldn’t walk the next day, that’s for sure. Getting out of bed, my neck, hurt my neck. Legs, I pretty much couldn’t walk.” After Matt Barkley had his way with the Bears at the L.A. Coliseum, they’re trying to fix what went wrong — which was close to everything — from the bottom up. “A lot tougher coaching this week,” Conte said. “Make sure everyone is on top of their responsibilities and really go back to the ins and outs of the defense ... When we played UCLA, we went back to the Pistol and maybe people weren’t quite as sharp (afterward).” Sticking Put Asked whether or not he considered pulling Riley at any point in Saturday’s game, coach Jeff Tedford reemphasized that the fifth-year senior still gave the team “the best chance to win.” He added that, barring injury, neither Beau Sweeney nor Brock Mansion would see significant playing time this season. “If they were close to being the best quarterback that we have on this football team then they would see time, and that’s not the case,” he said. “Kevin’s experienced and Kevin still does some very good things and, like I said, still gives us the best chance to win. “Those guys aren’t to his level right now.”

Odds and Ends —For all the flak Riley has caught as a fulltime starter, the latest loss doesn’t rest with him. The Trojans penetrated his offensive line so often and so quickly that he scarcely had time to catch the snap, let alone throw a pass. While Tedford says that lineups will always be juggled if necessary, he doesn’t plan on making changes to the offensive front this week. “One of our best offensive linemen, Mitchell Schwartz, got beat pretty clean one time (at USC) — is that a cause to make a change there?” Tedford said. “It’s going to happen from time to time. It’s about mentally making sure that we have all our assignments down, and then physically of executing.” —The Jekyll-and-Hyde nature of the Bears’ home and away records are fairly common knowledge at this point, but the raw stats are always still a sight to see. Over its past 46 home games, Cal has only lost seven times — thrice to USC and four times to Oregon State. Conversely, it’s lost five straight away from Memorial Stadium. “I actually feel about the same being on the road and away ... You know, I really don’t know,” Riley said. “It’s hard to explain when those things happen.” Jack Wang covers football. Contact him at jwang@dailycal.org.

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