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Troublesome Odors Key in District 1 Race Pacific Steel Odor Problems Persist, Despite Complaints

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With only four days remaining until this year’s Berkeley City Council elections, District 1 incumbent Elections Linda Maio said she is confident in her record despite criticism from chal2010 lengers Jasper dailycal.org/elections Kingeter and Merrilie Mitch- Editor’s Note ell regarding management of This is the fourth the Pacific Steel installment in a Casting Compa- four-part series ny’s continued on City Council troublesome odors and what member elections. they call her lack of engagement with residents. Both Kingeter, a youth recreational educator at the Berkeley Marina, and Mitchell, a self-described community activist, have focused on Pacific Steel as the crux of their campaigns. Though several assessments at the facility have found no health risks associated with the emissions, odors continue to raise concerns for community members about the health effects of breathing in toxins. “We continue to work on odor emissions that are unpleasant to the neighbors,” Maio said, adding that though there have been fewer complaints in recent years, she will continue working with the plant to reduce emissions. Mitchell, who also ran for the council in 2006, said odors remain a concern within the district in addition to the larger

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DI DONATO “I never did this before, and I’m realizing what they mean by politics.”

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With her head out the window and nose in the air, West Berkeley resident Janice Schroeder circled the area around her home one day in 1980 with an air inspector, tracing a distinct, noxious odor. Driving in concentric circles, the smell strengthened, and Schroeder’s headache and nausea worsened. The two drove until they could circle no more and stopped on 2nd Street in front of the Pacific Steel Casting Company facility. “That’s how I knew where it was coming from,” Schroeder said. Thirty years later, Schroeder finds herself in the same position, calling the Bay Area Air Quality Management District to file complaints for an unresolved odor issue, despite the implementation of various technological improvements to eliminate odor emissions at the steel plant. Although the number of complaints has decreased in recent years, odors still linger within the surrounding neighborhood and the possible — though unsupported — health risks attributed to Pacific Steel’s emissions remain a concern, motivating some community members to sniff out the science behind the odors themselves. “(The community has) been vigilant,” said Councilmember Linda Maio, whose district includes the steel facility. “They have a healthy skepticism which ... has helped us really be forceful with the air district.” In 2002, some residents, including Schroeder, noticed an increase in odors — which reached a peak two years later — prompting them to organize the West Berkeley Alliance for Clean Air and Safe Jobs in 2005. The group, along with other community members, has since then tracked the emissions and measures taken by the air district and Pacific Steel to mitigate the odors. In response to residents’ concerns, the air district, Pacific

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Measure R Lets Voters Choose Plan for Future of Downtown by Sarah Springfield Daily Cal Staff Writer

Voters headed to the polls next Tuesday will finally be presented with a tangible option for determining the future of Berkeley’s Downtown, ONLINE VIDEO though an actual plan to govern City Council members development and give their thoughts on encourage green Measure R. practices in the area remains far from established. Measure R, the Berkeley City Council’s five-page answer to five years of squabbling over building heights, affordable housing, green living and development — all to bring new economic life to the Downtown — remains a controversial topic for local politicians and community members alike, as some say the measure leaves too many elements undefined and creates possible loopholes for developers, while others characterize it as a starting point toward a more viable Downtown. The council approved the ballot measure in a 7-2 vote in July, with Councilmembers Kriss Worthington and Jesse Arreguin dissenting. Both have opposed multiple incarnations of the council’s plans for the area and are up for re-election next week. At the same meeting, the council also amended the city’s General Plan to align it with the goals of the council’s Downtown Area Plan and its synthesized version, Measure R. Both would allow three new buildings in the area with heights exceeding that of the ex-

isting Wells Fargo Building, which is the tallest Downtown structure. Two of the buildings would be capped at 120 feet, while the third — slated to be a hotel — could be as tall as 180 feet. The measure made its way to the ballot on the heels of the council’s February rescission of its previously approved Downtown Area Plan, prompted by community opposition to its allowed building heights and lack of affordable housing proposals that culminated in a 9,200-signature referendum to put the plan as it stood after its July 2009 approval on the ballot. Instead of letting that version of the plan go to voters, though, the council unanimously scrapped it, followed by Mayor Tom Bates’ proposal of a “Green Pathways” program to incentivize environmentally friendly development through expedited city processes. The program now makes up two of Measure R’s 12 points. If passed Nov. 2, most agree the measure would function as little more than a guiding tool for the development of another actual plan. But the community remains split on whether the measure’s open-ended function would benefit or harm the already five-year long process. Some critics of the measure and the plan it came from say both have neglected the goals and conclusions of the original plan made by the city’s Downtown Area Plan Advisory Committee, which included Arreguin, whose district includes the Downtown. The committee’s plan was established after

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A UC Berkeley student waits outside the financial aid office in Sproul Hall. The Billing and Payment Services office is a 20-minute walk away.

Students Shuffled Between Finance Offices by Katie Nelson Contributing Writer

UC Berkeley senior Jannet Torres was tired of walking from the campus financial aid office in Sproul Hall to the Billing and Payment Services office on Oxford and Addison streets trying to find someone who could answer her financial aid inquiries. The trek, a 20-minute walk, became pointless for Torres when she realized she was just being redirected back to the office she just came from. “I just decided to start calling the offices because there was no point going there,” she said. “It is a waste of time. They would just tell me to go back (to

the other office).” Other students have also complained about having to go back and forth between the two offices located across the campus from each other. As a result, the offices have begun encouraging students to start utilizing the MyFinAid website. The four-year-old website allows students to view their aid packages and track their funds each semester. Cheryl Resh, assistant vice chancellor and director of financial aid, said the website should be able to tell students everything they need to know, including what funds they will receive and how their packages will be allocated. “Students should not have to know or care which office is handling which

part of the delivery process, and we are always working to make this more seamless,” she said in an e-mail. “When the Financial Aid Office states that an award is paid, it means that within a day these funds will appear ... That aid is applied to current term charges.” Joyce Sturm, campus director of billing and payment services, said she hopes more students will turn to MyFinAid to answer questions rather than having to travel between the offices. She added that the offices recognize the geographical separation could be a problem for students, but in truth the offices are purposefully separated and UC Berkeley tends to share similar

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Halloween weekend, Berkeley Art Museum hosts a special “L@TE: Friday Nights at BAM/PFA” event in conjunction with its “Hauntology” exhibit. The Scott Hewicker-curated evening features performances by Indignant Senility, Barn Owl, Jim Haynes and Marielle Jakobsons, a “ghostly procession” by Theater for Charity, film and video projections and more. WHEN 7:30 p.m. WHEre 2626 Bancroft Way, Berkeley. Cost Free to $7. contact 510-642-0808

WHAT Concert/Party Berkeley’s David Brower Center hosts an “All Hallows Gathering” in celebration of its first anniversary. “Mystic attire encouraged.” The event features music from DJ Cheb i Sabbah and an EarthDance Film Festival. WHEN 8 p.m. WHEre 2150 Allston Way, Berkeley. Cost $20. contact 510-809-0900

Saturday, Oct. 30 WHAT Concert/Party Art House Gallery & Cultural Center hosts “A Hippie Halloween” costume and dance party, featuring a “psychedelic light show” and Grateful Dead tribute band Front Street with Matt Hartle. WHEN 7 p.m. door; 8 p.m. show. WHEre 2905 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley. Cost $10 donation. contact 510-482-3336

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Steel and the city held community meetings, established monitoring projects — including a permanent monitoring station at 6th and Camelia streets — and implemented emission reduction plans such as the Odor Management Plan, which came out of a 2005 settlement between the district and the company. Over the last five years, Pacific Steel has spent millions of dollars upgrading the plant and implementing the Odor Management Plan, said Elisabeth Jewel, spokesperson for Pacific Steel. Yet a lack of transparency and an apparent unwillingness to work with residents has created a level of distrust, as several efforts by the group and other community members to reach out to the air district, the steel plant and the city of Berkeley have been overlooked. “I don’t know how they can be satisfied,” Jewel said. While working on a 2007 study with Global Community Monitor, a nonprofit organization that conducts air monitoring projects with community members, Berkeley resident L A Wood said he had to make assumptions about when Pacific Steel was operating because the company refused to reveal their production hours. Jewel said it would be difficult to notify the community of the facility’s operation hours because the schedule varies frequently, adding that it is not “the normal course of business” to release the schedule, though air district officials said they know when Pacific Steel is in production. Nonetheless, Wood said the study, which was funded by a $25,000 grant from the air district, showed the levels of manganese and nickel were a “serious problem” in the area. However, the air district invalidated the findings of the study, noting that the methodologies used and the limited data were not sufficient to attribute any health risks

Berkeley Police Arrest Brandon Wallace, 21, After Shooting That Left One Dead, One Injured by Tomer Ovadia Daily Cal Staff Writer

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The Berkeley Police Department announced Thursday that officers had arrested a suspect in connection with Tuesday morning’s South Berkeley shooting that left one man dead. Berkeley police officers arrested Brandon Wallace, 21, of Bay Point at about 1:05 p.m. Oct. 26 in Richmond, hours after a volley of bullets killed an Oakland resident and left another man wounded at Sacramento Street south of Russell Street. Wallace was arraigned Thursday af-

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ternoon at the Wiley W. Manuel Courthouse in Oakland and was charged with the murder of Gary Ferguson Jr., 35, and the attempted murder of another man. Wallace is being held without bail. Berkeley police Sgt. Mary Kusmiss said the police department is not releasing additional information regarding the circumstances of the arrest. Online records from the Alameda County Sheriff ’s Office indicate that Wallace is a student and that he was arrested Tuesday at 901 Nevin Ave. in Richmond. The Kaiser Permanente Richmond Medical Center shares this address. Witnesses reported seeing two men running from the scene after the shooting, but Kusmiss would not indicate Thursday whether additional suspects were outstanding. She said in an e-mail that the police department did not announce the arrest earlier out of concern that doing so could potentially compromise the

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Scientists at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have discovered six variations of extremely volatile superheavy elements, furthering scientists’ ability to study these unstable elements. The team that discovered the variations, headed by lab scientists Heino Nitsche, Ken Gregorich and Paul Ellison, a UC Berkeley graduate student in the College of Chemistry, detected the variations in the elements — which include copernicium, darmstadtium and rutherfordium — in a 23-day experiment involving yet-to-be-named element 114 that began in February. The results of the experiment were published Oct. 26 in the journal Physical Review Letters. Using the lab’s 88-inch cyclotron particle accelerator, scientists bombarded the element plutonium with accelerated calcium projectiles, generating element 114. By observing 114’s decay, scientists discovered the six new isotopes, which are variations of an element that contain different numbers of neutrons. Scientists used the especially neutron-rich calcium isotope calcium-48 for the experiment because the isotope was more stable, said Nitsche, leader of the project and UC Berkeley professor of chemistry. By using this stable isotope, researchers were able to generate less volatile superheavy elements. “This is fundamental science and it’s very important, as it builds the foundation for applied science,” Nitsche said.

investigation of the shooting “by tainting photo line-ups, physical line-ups, tip a suspect or suspects as to us having potential leads amongst many other considerations.” At about 8:43 a.m. Tuesday, police received multiple 911 calls reporting the shooting, and officers responding found two victims each suffering multiple gunshot wounds. Berkeley Fire Department paramedics transported the victims to a local trauma center, where Ferguson died. The other victim — whose name has not been released — underwent surgery and was in stable condition as of Tuesday evening, according to Kusmiss. Kusmiss said police officials believe the shooting was not random. The incident marked the fifth homicide and fourth fatal shooting in Berkeley this year. Tomer Ovadia is the lead crime reporter. Contact him at tovadia@dailycal.org.

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to Pacific Steel’s emissions. “The air district is truly on a defensive mode with us and has always been,” Wood said. He added that the community had to educate itself due to a lack of transparency on the part of the air district, Pacific Steel and the Berkeley City Council. While regularly talking with the company and the air district — of which Mayor Tom Bates is vice-chair — Maio, who has been on the council since 1992, said she sends an e-mail to a Pacific Steel mailing list when there is valuable information to share, but usually only one or two people respond. “I report what I think are the things that are really improving and happening,” she said. “The measure of the success is whether or not we continue to get complaints. That’s the only parameter I have.” Whether the complaint process is the best way to evaluate the effectiveness of odor reduction measures remains unclear. Schroeder said it is “incredibly time-consuming and very depressing,” adding that sometimes inspectors have a cold or wear strong fragrances, inhibiting their ability to smell the odor emissions. But air district and city officials said the community plays a large and important role in addressing the odors. “They’re a big part of the process,” said Wayne Kino, air quality program manager in the compliance and enforcement division for the district. Still, some feel the council, especially Bates and Maio, could be doing more to involve the community in discussions with the district and company. “City Council has backed away from making those relationships possible, and it could be better,” said Ruth Breech, program director for Global Community Monitor. “I have higher hopes for Berkeley.” Stephanie Baer is the lead city government reporter. Contact her at sbaer@dailycal.org.

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“The measurements that we have done recently give us a better understanding of lighter elements 104, 106, 108, 110 and 112 — these isotopes have never been made before, and they provide data for theorists to improve existing models.” According to Nitsche, the discovery furthers the search for an “island of stability,” a superheavy element with an ideal number of protons and neutrons that allows it to remain stable for a long period of time, permitting scientists to study it in depth. By studying these elements, scientists hope to learn more about the fundamental processes in nature, Nitsche said. The experiment follows the lab’s confirmation of element 114 in January 2009. A Russian team had discovered the element in 1999, but the element’s existence was not confirmed until the lab independently created two atoms through the same calcium and plutonium process. “We saw this experiment as an extension of the work we had already done, and we discovered lots of new and exciting things,” said Ellison, who was lead author of the study. Finding these isotopes gives scientists more information about the stability of intrinsically unstable superheavy elements and allows them to compare theoretical models of stability for other elements of this region of the periodic table, Ellison added. “It’s hard to do predictions for this region of the periodic table,” he said. “This gives us six more plots to compare with theories.” Contact Kate Lyons at kylons@dailycal.org.

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organizational structuring with other campuses across the country, including Ivy League schools like the University of Pennsylvania. However, she added that organization may be altered in the future through changes by Operational Excellence — a campus initiative aimed to save a total of $75 million through various cost-cutting projects. “Is our organization effective for the future? We don’t know,” she said. “But I don’t know that students want to talk to us all that much. If they can do it themselves, I think they might like that it’s more convenient.” While the billing and payment office reports to the campus Controller’s Office and the financial aid office reports to the Division of Student Affairs, Resh and Sturm stated that through Operational Excellence’s organizational simplification initiative, office structures may change to improve communication with students. But last week, when UC Berkeley senior Hilary Hyatt visited the financial aid office to ask about her aid, she was given a slip of paper with the MyFinAid website address and told to use the site to monitor her aid transactions before being told there was nothing more she could do. Hyatt, who has tuition fees due Nov. 15, said she wished someone from one of the offices could have guided her through the process of receiving her aid on time. “I heard them talking about creating my aid package while I was sitting right there in the office before they said to just go to the MyFinAid website to see what is happening with my money,” she said. “Should I be scared? Katie Nelson is the lead academics and administration reporter. Contact her at knelson@dailycal.org.

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’m terrified of Halloween. “Well, that’s understandable,� you might reply if you were extremely nice or lived in the Middle Ages, “lots of people dress up in scary costumes at the dead of night, it can get a little bit spooky.� But, heartbreakingly, I’d have to stop you from half-saving my social reputation. You see, the thing is, it’s not the darkness and scary costumes that I’m, well, scared of — it’s the actual act of dressing up. “Oh,� you might reply if you were extremely confused or overly analytical, “so it’s the idea of obscuring your own identity and image that you dislike. By dressing up as someone else, you fear that you may subvert ! your own persona to the extent that you and others will forget who you really are —� At which point I’d have to tragically cut you off again and, after asking just what the pumpkin you were on about, explain my fear once and for all. I dislike things I am bad at. I am bad at dressing up. Unfortunately, I choose to be bad at a skill that involves parading oneself in the public arena, on the streets and at parties where everyone has their own outfit that is always better than mine. This produces a terror of humiliation. My outfits have always been lastminute and poorly thought out; I inevitably look like an idiot. This is why I fear all events that involve dressing up. And yes, I do realize that this is entirely my own fault. My lackluster attempts include dressing as undercover James Bond (i.e. wearing my normal clothes), a scared boy in pyjamas and a lazy person (i.e. myself ). o what is it that I find so difficult? Well, you see, there are lots of types of costumes I’ve witnessed in Scotland, each of which have their own rules and regulations attached. The easiest thing to do would be to buy a ready-made costume. There are degrees of spending here. If you buy an expensive premade outfit then it’d better be a funny one — people have a very low tolerance for a humorless exhibition of wealth. For example, an acquaintance of mine has an elaborate full-body costume that he wears to every Halloween party. It looks uncomfortable and over-the-top, and everyone thinks he’s a dick. On the other end of the scale are those cheap costumes people buy. Again, the same rules apply: if the costume is humorous then all’s good, if not it just looks tacky and lame. Additionally, guys face the disadvantage of not having the slutty option to fall back on. Then there are the arty costumes. These are created by people who aren’t afraid to admit that they still feel the impulse to build things made of glitter and egg cartons and chunks of their parents’ prized possessions. These costumes are defined by their home-made character and are sometimes spectacular and always interesting. They reveal a lot about

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n the university’s pension debate where tensions run high and stakes are higher, it appears that the UC Board of Regents and UC President Mark Yudof are making positive steps forward. Although this is a contentious topic, we are glad to see that collaboration is a visible part of the process. Employees resumed contributions, starting at 2 percent of their salaries, to the pension program in April after almost a 20-year hiatus. If a long-standing model of sustaining the fund is not established, the university could face $20 billion in unfunded liabilities by 2014. A university task force presented two models that Yudof could choose for the UC Retirement Plan. On Tuesday, Yudof announced that he would back a modified version of a third approach, described by some as a “dissenting opinion,” that was authored by faculty and staff members who worked on the task force. Under this plan, employee contributions would rise to 7 percent. The regents are not scheduled to make their final decision until a special meeting in December and it is unclear exactly how Yudof will mod-

ify the “dissenting opinion” recommendations. However, the fact that Yudof considered, let alone accepted the third option compiled by university faculty and staff reflects an openness to employee opinions. While this is probably the most strategic move for Yudof to encounter the least amount of possible resistance, it is still heartening to see that these external opinions matter and can make a difference in policy. This inclusion is similar to the feedback Yudof asked for from employees two summers ago before implementing the furlough system. We hope to see similar transparent collaborations in the future. Furthermore, while the plan is opposed by some union members, it is worth noting that faculty leadership is in support of these specific contributions. Under the proposal, employees hired after July 1, 2013 will pay the higher contributions — a feature critics say will divide the worker community. We do not agree with this reasoning and think faculty leaders are wise to recognize the necessity of this plan. Let us move forward and get back on the right, collaborative and contributory track.

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It is puzzling that Sigma Epsilon Omega was only just found to be improperly zoned as a fraternity by the city.

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or UC Berkeley fraternities, it’s all about being in the zone. Unfortunately, Sigma Epsilon Omega is facing a notification from the city that states the house is not, and never was, properly zoned as a fraternity since its founding in 2007. As a result, members could be evicted if the Zoning Adjustments Board does not reevaluate the house’s zoning. In September, the fraternity received the notification from the city saying the property had not been properly zoned. However, we are perplexed that this issue was not discovered earlier. Even worse, the landlord’s agent, Krishan Rai, appears just as lost as we feel. It is a property owner’s or manager’s job to make sure that they follow city regulations. In this fraternity’s case, it does not seem that house administrators were aware of zoning laws, let alone adhering to them. This oversight was likely affected by the fact that Sigma Epsilon Omega, on Dana Street, is far from Frat Row and does not look like a fraternity house to a casual observer. This distinction also explains

why neighbors in the surrounding area, who do not have to deal with noise from any other fraternities, are so hostile to the house. According to Thomas Marshall, the fraternity’s house manager, a note was sent around the neighborhood urging residents to call the police as often as possible so that the house would lose the yet-to-be-scheduled zoning hearings. While Marshall claims that the fraternity does not have an extensive history of noise violations, the estimated number of two complaints per semester does add up. While this might not be a lot compared to other houses, the fraternity should have realized that it was treading on thin ice with the police showing up roughly four times a year in response to neighbors’ calls. For now, Sigma Epsilon Omega has banned social events and is waiting for the hearing to determine the fate of their residence. More information should come to light explaining how this oversight happened and why the situation was not addressed for three years only to erupt now.

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by Noah Stern

As students at a university that represents the pinnacle of forward thinking, imagination, free speech and advocacy for social justice, we need to put our support behind a leader who, like Berkeley, refuses to settle for the ordinary. Gavin Newsom, best known for awarding same-sex couples the right to marry, is running for lieutenant governor of California and has the potential to resurrect our debilitated state through visionary leadership. As current mayor of San Francisco, Newsom has proven committed and resilient to the political backlash and legal battles that followed his stand for equal marriage. His unfettered dedication to challenging this social norm literally changed history. Newsom is a different kind of a candidate; one unafraid not just to illuminate the kinds of biases and inequities plaguing our society, but also simultaneously to be an active proponent of change. Newsom has been especially effective in his fight to restore the crucial importance of education in California. He was instrumental in enacting “San Francisco Promise,” a program aimed at making college more affordable for public school students. Newsom also played an integral role in partnering the city with schools to establish universal preschool and generate money to avoid teacher layoffs.

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“Project Homeless Connect” was one of Newsom’s most pivotal and powerful platforms. The program’s mission is to connect San Francisco’s homeless with the system of care that will help them move off the streets and into housing. In addition to working to alleviate poverty in his city, Newsom helped pass legislation to provide universal health care to San Francisco two years before the n e w national health care policy. Cities around the country are now looking to replicate these innovative policies. The lieutenant governor of California also has the responsibility of sitting on the UC Board of Regents. Last year’s fee increases proved that we desperately need regents that stand up for California’s students. The mayor has made his support for UCs clear, promising to maintain funding for our campuses and supporting AB 32, which would tax big oil companies to support public higher education. He has made regular appearances in Poli Sci 179 and, this year, just four days before the election, when he could be campaigning anywhere in the state, Newsom is speaking right here at Cal. A leader that makes speaking to students a priority is exactly the leader we need in Sacramento.

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When it comes to health care, the environment, civic leadership and education, Newsom has a proven track record of success and progress. If you don’t believe me, come hear Gavin Newsom speak today at 10 a.m. in Pauley Ballroom. I’m sure that after you hear our next lieutenant governor in person, you, too, will be a believer. Editor’s Note: Will Leivenberg, associate marketing and communications director for the ASUC, contributed to this article. Noah Stern is president of the ASUC. Reply to opinion@dailycal.org.

Defend Public Education With Proposition 25 by Loni Hancock Last March, students, professors and university employees at UC Berkeley and across the state demonstrated to defend public education and protest student tuition fee increases. Their protest put the budget cutbacks and the underfunding of higher education in California on the front pages of every newspaper in the state. Due, in large part, to this student activism, this year’s state budget did not cut higher education. In fact, it included additional funding to make up for last year’s cuts. Student activism brought attention to the crisis and brought results. But it shouldn’t take protest and demonstration to pass a reasonable state budget that invests in higher education. This year the California state budget was 100 days late — the longest, most expensive deadlock in state history. And Californians are paying the price. Because of the gridlock, over 16,000

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teachers were laid off, 26,000 more school employee jobs were threatened with job loss, child care centers closed, small business vendors weren’t paid and the state had to pay millions in increased bonded indebtedness. In the Nov. 2 election, we can change all that. Proposition 25, the On Time Budget Act, will fix our broken budget process by allowing a simple majority vote to pass a state budget — just like 47 other states. Right now, California is one of only three states in the nation requiring budgets to be passed by a two-thirds vote. This has allowed a small minority of legislators to hold the budget hostage year after year and demand concessions in exchange for their votes. This needs to change: democracy must allow the majority to decide. Prop. 25 is simple and makes sense: It holds legislators accountable if we don’t do our jobs. For every day the budget is late, legislators are docked a day’s pay plus expenses. Most impor-

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tantly, we can’t pay ourselves back when a budget is finally passed. It changes the vote requirement for budget approval, so a majority of legislators can pass the budget, instead of allowing a minority of legislators to dictate the spending priorities of the state. It maintains the current constitutional requirement for a two-thirds vote to raise taxes. This common-sense change will make it possible to pass on-time budgets and maintain the public institutions that took generations of Californians to build. Our great public universities should not have to make draconian cuts, search for funding alternatives and raise fees on students and their families to make ends meet and maintain excellence. Students made a difference last March. You can make a difference again this November. A Yes vote on Prop. 25 will move California forward. Loni Hancock is a California state senator. Reply to opinion@dailycal.org.

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Evidence Presented at Conduct Hearing for UC Berkeley Junior by Mary Susman Contributing Writer

Wednesday’s public hearing for UC Berkeley junior Laura Zelko, charged with five violations of the campus Code of Student Conduct for her involvement in protests last November, lasted about 11 hours as police and campus staff presented evidence to the hearing panel, which is expected to pass judgment at the next hearing to be scheduled after Nov. 8. Zelko is the second student to have a hearing — the first of which took place in September and was private — for alleged misconduct during the November protests. According to Christina Gonzales, associate dean of students, there are 17 students with conduct allegations still pending. There is no current timetable for scheduling their hearings. Zelko, who participated in the Nov. 18 sit-in at the Architecture and Engineering building and the Nov. 20 Wheeler Hall occupation, said she is not responsible for any of the charges, which include unauthorized conduct, physical abuse, obstruction of university activities, disturbing the peace and failure to comply. At Wednesday’s hearing, the panel — composed of math professor Paul Vojta; genetics, genomics and development professor Georjana Barnes; Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs at the UC Berkeley Goldman School of Public Policy Martha Chavez and two students, graduate student David Fannon and undergraduate Alan Yu — heard all presented evidence relating to Zelko’s case. At the next part of the hearing, the panel will determine whether or not Zelko is responsible for the alleged conduct violations and

discuss sanctions. According to Gonzales, the panel will forward their recommendation to Dean of Students Jonathan Poullard’s designee Steve Sutton, executive director of the office of student development, who will make a final decision on Zelko’s possible punishment. The process could take as long as four weeks after the second hearing. Both a UCPD lieutenant and a UCPD sergeant testified against Zelko at Wednesday’s meeting, as did a staff member from the Office of the Registrar who said the office was asked by the administration to find alternative classrooms in preparation for the Nov. 20 protest, although no classes relocated. Laura Bennett, assistant director for the Center for Student Conduct and Community Standards, said in her opening statement that Zelko “caused a disruption” when she was one of 37 individuals who occupied the A&E building Nov. 18. Bennett said the Wheeler occupation resulted in “the displacement of over 3,800 students who had classes that were supposed to occur that day.” “I believe that an individual’s conduct is not the same as a group’s conduct,” Zelko said in her opening statement. “Saying that someone contributed to the totality of an incident — therefore they are responsible for the totality of an incident — is not educational and, in fact, is not justice.” Daniela Urban, a UC Berkeley School of Law student and a member of the Campus Rights Project, said the Office of Student Conduct did not link Zelko’s specific acts as violations of conduct. Contact Mary Susman at msusman@dailycal.org.

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nearly four years of community meetings, and the committee was made up of many nonpartisan residents and community members. The plan was further changed when it hit the desk of the city’s Planning Commission, another resident-based group whose members are appointed by council members. Both the commission’s version of the plan and the committee’s version were sent to the council, where additional changes were made. Opponents of the measure, such as District 8 City Council candidate Stewart Jones, District 1 candidate Merrilie Mitchell and District 4 incumbent Arreguin, cite the differences between the community-developed plans, the council-approved one and the “vague outline” they call Measure R as reasons for dissent. “It’s a plan to have a plan,” Judith Epstein, a Berkeley Neighborhood Preservation Organization member, said at the council’s July 13 meeting. “How can the public make an informed choice when all you have is a plan to have a plan?” Jones, Mitchell and others also question the measure’s connection to the city’s settlement with UC Berkeley regarding the Environmental Impact Report for its 2020 Long Range Development Plan, which lays out ways the campus will expand into the Downtown and also calls upon the city to revitalize the area. Since 2006, the university has paid the city $1.2 mil-

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The Wells Fargo building is currently the tallest in Downtown, but Measure R seeks to have three taller structures — two capped at 120 feet and one potentially up to 180 feet tall. lion annually as part of the settlement. But those in favor of the measure, including the majority of the council, members of the Downtown Berkeley Association, the sustainability group Livable Berkeley and council candidates like District 4’s Jim Novosel and District 7’s George Beier, say establishing acceptable building heights and basic city development goals — such as

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problem that the city may be allowing the plant to pollute in order to lower property values to incentivize development. While Kingeter has criticized Maio’s inability to solve the facility’s odor problems, he said in an e-mail that he is running to hold the city accountable and engage the community in the decision-making process. He added that if elected, he would hold regular community meetings for District 1 residents. “Concerned citizens could directly have their voice heard and a platform to discuss ideas for the future of our district with other residents,” he said in the e-mail. In the e-mail, Kingeter also listed several other issues he felt were important in the district — the West Berkeley economy, traffic calming, crime and

“the much needed routine upkeep that District 1 is lacking” — but said he did not have time to elaborate. Mitchell, who called herself a “caretaker” for the city, said she would also like to tackle routine upkeep issues such as streetlight outages and dirty sidewalks. She added that those who hold power in the city — including Maio, who she said is a “key member” of “the political machine” — are focused on maintaining their power at the expense of residents’ needs. “I connect the dots and I see what’s happening, and the machine is power politics,” she said. “They really don’t want people to know what’s going on.” In this race, however, Maio said there is no bias toward incumbents or against challengers but that it is rather a question of experience. Neither Kingeter nor Mitchell have held public

those outlined in the measure — will only help in guiding the council toward a balanced plan in the future. “This will allow the council to get a read on what the public wants,” Erin Rhoades, executive director of Livable Berkeley, said. Sarah Springfield is the city news editor. Contact her at sspringfield@dailycal.org.

office in the city, though Mitchell has consistently attended City Council and commission meetings. “It’s difficult to get elected if you have no track record,” Maio said. “It’s difficult to get elected unless people have confidence in you ... you can’t just walk in the door and say, ‘Here I am, I want to run for City Council.’” If re-elected, Maio said she would continue to focus on Pacific Steel, traffic calming measures and the economic viability of the city — especially in the face of cuts to state funding. “My most pressing thing is to just keep the focus on Pacific Steel Casting because they have made some major improvements due to the pressure that’s been on them,” she said. Candidate Anthony Di Donato could not be reached for comment. Gianna Albaum is the lead city government reporter. Contact her at galbaum@dailycal.org.

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Match With Stanford Packs a Bigger Punch This Year for Cal by Alex Matthews Contributing Writer

Coach Neil McGuire said he has focused on consistency in preparing the Cal women’s soccer team. “We’re taking the same approach we’ve taken to every game,� he said of Saturday’s game against Stanford. But between the weight of the rivalry, and the challenge of taking on the best team in the country, this weekend’s match-up is, even in McGuire’s own words, “an entirely different animal.� If Cal can pull off its third Pac-10 win this weekend, it would be the Cardinal’s first loss since the NCAA championship against North Carolina last December. The Bears will need something above and beyond to achieve that victory. They will be working to break

down a defense that has only allowed 10 goals this season. Cal’s efforts will be hindered without the team’s co-captain, Alex Morgan, who has 14 of the Bears’ 37 goals in 2010. But Stanford will have their own senior superstar in Christen Press, who has scored 19 times and assisted seven goals this season. The Cardinal’s offense isn’t dependent on the senior responsible for more than half their scores, however. Teresa Noyola and Lindsay Taylor have racked up an impressive eight goals each, and 47 of the Cardinal’s 51 goals have been assisted. “Clearly Stanford has more weapons than most teams,� McGuire said. “Stanford can attack you from a lot of different spots on the field.� Cal, which has allowed as many goals

in the Pac-10 as Stanford has for the entire season, could be especially vulnerable to the Cardinal’s potent attack. “Although our season hasn’t been to the best of maybe what we wanted it to be, we’ve still been really close,� Bears senior McKenna McKetty said. “We have more than the potential to be able to beat Stanford and to do the things we need to do to end that perfect record for them.� The last time Cal lived up to that potential was a 1-0 victory in 2006. In the second round of the 2007 NCAA tournament, the Bears pulled off a tie thanks to then-freshman Morgan’s late-game goal. That game ended with Stanford advancing in penalty kicks. Cal will be missing Morgan, but its young talent has proved capable of producing offense in her absence. Sophomore Lauren Battung has scored six

goals and assisted four, while freshman Emi Lawson, typically a defender, is falls just behind Battung with three scores. An upset is unlikely, but the drive of a rivalry can sometimes produce unpredictable results. “It’s always a pretty crazy game, Stanford-Cal is always a big rivalry,� McKetty said. “In soccer especially, we take it even more to heart.� She added, “But it’s just like any other game, you can’t really let those things get in the way.� The Bears need to be careful not to let the pressure get to them, but against a team like Stanford, treating the match like any other game might not cut it.

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BERKELEY RENT STABILIZATION BOARD PUBLIC NOTICE At its regular meeting on October 18, 2010, the Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board adopted the Annual General Adjustment (AGA) Order for Year 2011 which will allow eligible landlords to increase the 2010 perma-

nent rent ceilings by 0.7%. The 2011 AGA of 0.7% represents 65% of the increase in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for All Urban Consumers in the Bay Area during the 2009 fiscal year (July 1, 2009 June 30, 2010), which was 1.1% as posted by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 65% of CPI formula was approved by the voters in the November 2004 general municipal election. The 2011 AGA may not be charged to tenants whose tenancy began on or after January 1, 2010, and who had their rents set pursuant to the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act. The Order also sets forth the conditions for qualifying for this rent increase and the notice that must be given to tenants in order to raise the rent. The full text of the regulation and Order may be viewed in the Rent Board office at 2125 Milvia Street or at www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/ rent. If you have any questions, you may contact Jay Kelekian at (510) 981-RENT. Jay Kelekian Executive Director October 22, 2010 Publish: 10/22, 10/29/10

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Measure H renews school maintenance This is a renewal — it is not a new tax. � These funds provide all maintenance on school district buildings, landscaping and grounds. � The funds cannot be used for any other purpose; the State cannot take these funds. � Schools are dependent on these funds to provide safe and sound places for learning. Other districts have cut maintenance due to decreased state funding, then watched the cost to repair buildings skyrocket. Instead, Berkeley taxpayers prudently chose to maintain their schools. Measure H includes strict oversight, independent audits and a citizen’s oversight committee.

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seasons, Oregon State’s season-ending Civil Wars carried trips to the Rose Bowl at stake. Heading into year’s match-up, it’s safe to say that those roles have changed. The Bears were picked to finish seventh in the preseason, and aren’t exactly warriors on the road. # 2 Even with James Rodgers sidelined for the year, the Beavers control their own destiny in the conference by virtue of upsetting Arizona in the desert. A late-season run in Corvallis would not surprise anyone (going 25-7 in October and November since 2006 will do that). With a win on Saturday, Cal can throw a wrench into those grand aspirations. In other words, the Bears can be Oregon State.

recreate 2007’s fiasco — or even face Cal head-to-head — to steal the Bears’ glory. Take USC, the ultimate measuring as accurately as it did Mike Riley’s stick of Pac-10 bragging rights for squad in general: never flashy, conmuch of this decade. stantly overlooked, and always exceedRemember Cal’s star-studded ing expectations. offense in 2006, which began the seaThe Corvallis crew is the Pac-10’s son in the top-10 and was dubbed the only team with four consecutive topnext USC-slayer? MEDIUM three conference finishes — and each The Bears’ No. 9 ranking mirrored the year’s mark has been ahead of prenumber of points they mustered against season media projections. SC. Meanwhile, unranked Oregon State Unfortunately for Cal, much of was the team to hand Pete Carroll his Oregon State’s overachieving has come first Pac-10 loss in three years. at the Bears’ expense. Jahvid Best, the Bears’ star tailMa^ =Zber <Zeb_hkgbZg 3D<<H The numbers aren’t pretty: Cal has back-turned-object of Jim Schwartz’s dropped nine of the last 11 to the affection? He mustered just 77 yards Beavers. And other than USC, only in two tries against the Trojans; Oregon State has consistently preRodgers, who received offers from just vailed at the otherwise impenetrable two Pac-10 schools, has carved up Memorial Stadium; Mike Riley and USC for 300 yards and three scores in company have taken five straight in the same span. Berkeley. And while Cal has toiled in the Yet, the Beavers have not needed to middle of the Pac-10 for the past two

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Conversely, Washington is coming off of a thorough shellacking of the Beavers, a much-needed jolt for a squad that was coming off of the 4-1 loss to Cal. When Cal takes the field against the Huskies on Saturday, the defense will have one goal in mind: stop Brent Richards. The junior forward and 2009 Second Team All-Pac-10 selection leads Washington with 20 points (eight goals and four assists). Richards is tied with Cal’s own Davis Paul for the conference lead in points. Despite dominating the two teams on the road and making a hit YouTube video during the bus ride, this weekend is Cal’s opportunity to solidify its first-place standing in the conference, and the Bears seem determined to so. “We’re making sure that we’re prepared,� Grimes said. “We need to stay focused for these two games.�

Grimes said. “A lot of these guys were around when we traveled to Italy in 2008, so we know how to play on the Email: ads@dailycal.org road. It hasn’t really mattered for us if we’ve been home or away.� While the last results imply that Cal should find its way to two easy victories, the team understands that other squads love to play spoiler when facing the top team. “When the referee blows the whistle, it’s not a continuation of the last game,� Grimes said. “I think we’ve done a lot in practice this week to assure that we’re prepared for this week’s games.� For the Beavers (6-6, 1-4 in the Pac-10), they’ll probably be looking to score before anything else. They have been outscored 10-0 in their last three games and are on a four-game losing streak. sean goebel/file Their only conference victory came John Fitzpatrick is tied for second on against San Diego State in their first 16. Period of time 23. Region in India the team with five goals. The sophomore Pac-10 game of 2010. Everything since Gabriel Baumgaertner covers men’s soccer. E MEDIUM #Dull 4 17. Newcomen!s 1712 25. forward also has two assists on the season.blade then has been a struggle. Contact him at sports@dailycal.org.

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Bears Journey North to Mr. Rodgers’ Neighborhood Now’s the Time For Bears to Play Spoiler

by Jack Wang

Daily Cal Staff Writer Jeff Tedford should have invested in a Tempur-Pedic mattress. He has a date with Jacquizz Rodgers tomorrow: 12:30 p.m., at Reser Stadium in Corvallis, Ore. “He’s, by himself, the guy that just keeps you awake at night,” the Cal football coach said Tuesday. Tedford was so taken with Oregon State’s star tailback that he started forgetting names. When referring now-No. 1 receiver Markus Wheaton during Tuesday’s press conference, he repeatedly said “Markus Wheatley,” who is not an actual NCAA football player. His slip of the tongue can be forgiven, though; Wheaton hasn’t exactly been a headline grabber. For receivers, that spot belonged to the other Rodgers brother, James, who was the Beavers’ all-time leader in all-purpose yards until a torn ACL ended his season earlier this month. His absence hasn’t destroyed Oregon State’s (3-3, 2-1 in the Pac-10) passing game. Quarterback Ryan Katz, a first-year starter, has started to show glimpses of greatness. On Oct. 9, he uncorked 393 yards and a pair of scores at Arizona. In the team’s latest game, a double-overtime loss against Washington two weeks ago, he tossed 206 yards and a touchdown. “He’s a good quarterback,” Cal safety Sean Cattouse said. “He can definitely do some things to hurt us. You know, he’s mobile. He has a big arm. But, I think there’s definitely some places we can hurt him as well and the whole entire offense.” Katz also threw three of his four interceptions this season against the Huskies. Like most young, inexperienced quarterbacks, he’ll have his ups and downs — the Bears (4-3, 2-2) will be hoping the latter shows up tomorrow. The Beavers’ defense — ranking in at a basement-scraping 119th nationally — also gives Cal’s Kevin Riley a chance at a strong game against the team responsible for his most infamous play.

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Quarterback Kevin Riley will play in his home state for the last time of his Cal career this Saturday. Riley has thrown 13 TDs this year. So it goes back again to Jacquizz. This is the centerpiece of Oregon State’s offense, a 5-foot-7 spark plug who is currently the Pac-10’s thirdleading rusher. The media-guide listing of 191 pounds errs on the lighter side. See him up close, and you’ll realize that the diminutive runner carries a stocky build that causes nightmares for defenders trying to bring him down. “He is so strong and so elusive that his feet are awesome,” Tedford said. “When you talk about jump cuts — jump cuts are when you’re in the hole and you can jump sideways and then go forward very quickly — he’s a mas-

ter at that. So if you’re in front of him and he jumps sideways on you, you’ve got to get on him right away or he will spurt through a hole and be gone … “You can never go to sleep on him. You can never relax and think he’s down because he’ll come spurting out of there and take it the distance.” Rodgers is averaging 103.5 yards per game, half a yard ahead of the Bears’ Shane Vereen. Impressive as that is, he’s still off-pace for his personal goal of 1,800 yards on the season. Last year, Cal was able to contain him in a 31-14 loss at Memorial Stadium, limiting the All-Pac-10 back to 67 yards rushing. It was James who

gashed the Bears, ripping off 111 offensive yards and a second-quarter touchdown that gave his team a 14-0 lead. With only one Rodgers brother to contend with this time, the Cal defense may have an easier time taking him down. “One-on-one open shot?” Cattouse said. “I like to come with all of me, everything I got. Leverage usually wins, but I’ll get down there with him and bring it. “We’ll see what happens.” Jack Wang covers football. Contact him at jwang@dailycal.org.

ne of these days, Oregon State will figure it out. Though fashion selection still lags behind their Eugene counterparts (whose doesn’t?), the Beavers finally have themselves some sleek, new uniforms this season. Eventually, Corvallis will get past its modesty, too, and grasp the art of shameless self-promotion. Until then, you have things like the team’s game packet for Saturday’s match-up against Cal. Buried deep in the middle is a page entitled: “What they’re saying about Jacquizz Rodgers.” So what do “they” say? Not much, apparently. Opposing coaches’ quotes barely make up a third of a page — this for a two-time All-Pac-10 First Team member. So Jeff Tedford took it upon himself to fill the void, as he waxed poetic about the running back in Tuesday’s press conference. “He’s by himself the guy that just keeps you awake at night,” Tedford said. “You can never relax and think he’s down because he’ll come spurting out of there and take it the distance.“You can never go to sleep on him.” Tedford’s statement described Oregon State’s pesky, 5-foot-7 dynamo

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Outright NorPac Title Up for Grabs When Cal Faces Card Opportunity to by Catherine Nguyen Contributing Writer

The Cal field hockey team’s final home game of the season has all the makings of a Friday night classic. If the anticipation for the 7 p.m., contest against Stanford wasn’t enough, the right to sole ownership of the NorPac West Division title is on the line. “The atmosphere of the game is going to create more pressure,” coach Shellie Onstead said. “It’s going to be a lot of fun. They’re going to be excited and they’ll have to be able to do the simple things well, so that’s what we’ve been focusing on.” With a 3-0 win over Pacific last week, the Bears (8-7, 5-0 in NorPac) are assured at least a share of the regular season conference championship. Cal will likely meet the Cardinal for the third time this year in the NorPac tournament, but a victory over the squad’s cross-Bay rival ensures a top seed. “Games against Stanford are always very intense,” senior Lisa Lohre said. “I think if we bring the level we want to bring tomorrow, and just carry it over to NorPac, we’ll have good preparation for that tournament.” Over the last eight seasons, the Bears have posted a 20-5 record against Stanford (10-5, 4-1). Although Cal has rarely suffered defeat at the hands of the Cardinal, some of those losses have been heartbreaking — three have come in each of the last three NorPac championship matches. Despite the Bears’ 29-9 shot advantage in the 2008 finals, Stanford’s goal in double overtime denied Cal an NCAA play-in bid. Last season, the Bears had nine freshmen on their

roster, entered the finals as underdogs, and were handed a postseason exit by the Cardinal once again. But in its thrilling 2-1 upset over then-No. 16 Stanford this season, Cal showed no signs of being haunted by 2008’s unexpected defeat or 2009’s prematurely ended Cinderella run. The teams matched each other shot-forshot until sophomore Claire Dougherty scored in the last four minutes to topple the Cardinal. The Bears have history on their side. Dating back to 1998, Cal has won 11 straight home games against Stanford. A 12th straight victory means an undefeated NorPac record for the first time since 2006. “I’m happy to play up the home field advantage. It’s a viable thing here, and I think there will be a lot of people out here,” Onstead said. There’s another reason for Cal to sweep the Cardinal: Friday’s match is also Senior Night. Onstead has voiced pride for their leadership this season. “They’re very significant. They’re handling this year very, very well,” Onstead said. “It will be emotional, there’s no way around that, and I think that’s going to give them a little extra oomph on Friday.” That “extra oomph” might already be present, as the seniors are raring to take one final shot at Stanford in their last homestand. “We’re pumped and we definitely want to get a win tomorrow for our team,” senior Megan Psyllos said. “We need to win this game, but I think we’re just excited to finally play in it.” Catherine Nguyen covers field hockey. Contact her at cnguyen@dailycal.org.

Clinch Pac-10 Awaits Bears by Gabriel Baumgaertner Dailiy Cal Staff Writer

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Junior goalkeeper Maddie Hand has started in all 15 games for Cal this season; she has made 59 saves in those games. The Bears are currently undefeated in conference play.

With a Pac-10 championship within reach and three games remaining, the Cal men’s soccer team is focused. For a team that stumbled at the end of the last season and missed the NCAA College Cup, the Bears are in prime position to dethrone UCLA and capture their first conference title since 2007. And they have three home games to make it happen. Coach Kevin Grimes’ squad has completed its travel schedule and will conclude its regular season campaign with three games at home, starting today against Oregon State at 2 p.m., at Edwards Stadium Most teams equate home dates with success, but that hasn’t really mattered for Cal this season. When the Bears traveled to Oregon State and Washington earlier in the season, they trounced both opponents by a combined score of 9-1. Cal notched probably its most important victory of the year last Sunday with its 1-0 overtime victory over UCLA. Regardless of time, venue or weather, the goal for Cal remains the same with such little time left in the season: win. “We’re a pretty well-traveled squad,”

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