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Committee Noncompliant With UC Policy UCPD Fails to Follow Up On Complaints Punctually Top Five Student Graduate Assembly president and campus affairs vice president meet with Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs Harry Le Grande to discuss potential changes to committee.

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UC Merced SFAC holds its first meeting and specifically addresses revised UC policy. NOV. 10, 2010

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ASUC and Graduate Assembly leaders introduce bill to ASUC Senate addressing UC Berkeley committee's lack of compliance with revised UC policy and guidelines. NOV. 3, 2010

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UC Berkeley Committee on Student Fees and Budget Review holds its first meeting of the 2010-11 academic year. OCT. 11, 2010

UC Irvine SFAC addresses changes in their meeting minutes.

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UC Board of Regents revise UC policy and guidelines for implementing student service fees policy MAY 19, 2010

by Allie Bidwell and Katie Nelson UC Berkeley’s Committee on Student Fees and Budget Review is struggling to obtain an independent student voice to make recommendaONLINE PODCAST tions for stuKatie Nelson and Mihir dent service fee allocations to Zaveri talk about fee campus units committee compliance. and is under scrutiny by student government leaders who say the committee does not comply with guidelines set forth in UC policy. The Guidelines for Implementing the UC Student Fee Policy, which were revised in May by the UC Board of Regents and are non-binding, state each campus’s chancellor will consult and actively consider student recommendations on the use of fee revenues — a change that was to be implemented for the current academic year, according to the guidelines. But the current committee in place at UC Berkeley — which was formed in 1972 and does perform audits on units funded by student services fees — does

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not yet have the power to make allocation recommendations due to a lack of communication between campus administrators and committee leaders. Student service fees amount to $30 million each year from a semesterly fee of $450 and go toward funding nonacademic units, such as child care, University Health Services and the Career Center. While the other UC campuses have functioning committees that reflect the revised guidelines and have made recommendations for fee allocations to campus chancellors for years — with the exception of UC Merced, whose committee had its first meeting Nov. 10 — according to Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Harry Le Grande, because there have been no changes to student service fee levels since the policy was revised, there has been no reason for UC Berkeley’s committee to review or recommend to campus administrators any fee allocations for different units. Stephanie Wu, chair of UC Davis’ Student Services and Fees Administrative Advisory Committee, said in an email that UC Davis’s committee makes annual reports to its Vice Chancellor

Two New Summer Internship Programs Enable UC Berkeley Students to Work in Hong Kong, South Korea Contributing Writer

Nov. 30 marks the first deadline for two international summer internship programs sponsored by UC Berkeley campus groups and intended to give students an opportunity to work in several Asian countries while learning about the foreign market. The Office of the ASUC Academic Af-

UCPD has repeatedly failed to respond to complaints filed against the department within the time frame established by campus policy, in one instance waiting more than four months to report the results of an investigation into a complaint back to the complainant. Under rules that have been in place since 2001, UCPD is required to relay the results of its investigation into a complaint within 45 calendar days of the complaint being filed. The UC Berkeley Police Review Board’s 20092010 annual report — the first draft of which was released for public comment on Nov. 9 — reveals that UCPD violated this deadline in each of the

five complaints that proceeded to the final stage of the process. The board, an entity composed of staff, student, community and faculty representatives charged with monitoring the department’s policies and procedures, especially as they pertain to the civilian complaint process, also states in the report that UCPD did not notify complainants of the delay or offer an explanation for its tardiness. UCPD Chief Mitch Celaya said the department’s failure to comply with the deadline can be explained, but not excused, by the loss of management and operational staff that occurred last August after budget cuts and the retirement of a captain. “Clearly, the delays were unfortunate and shouldn’t have happened,” Celaya said. “The last 12 months were challenging for us. Organizationally, we didn’t have the resources to do all that we needed to do.” But according to Sam Walker, an emeritus professor in the department of criminal justice at the University of Nebraska at Omaha and the author of

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for Student Affairs Fred Wood, and oversees student service fee funding and how it is distributed. “Our committee has been adapting to changes made to the systemwide guidelines for implementing the UC student fee policy,” she said in the email. “We have made it one of our priorities to ensure that information is accountable and transparent. Thus, we have been receiving financial information from the budget office in the new format for all campuses.” But UC Berkeley administrators have yet to meet with the UC Berkeley committee to work out some process to allow the committee to begin making recommendations. The committee has never made recommendations to senior administrators on how to allocate student service fee revenue. According to campus spokesperson Dan Mogulof, representatives from Le Grande’s office said the Chancellor’s Advisory Committee on Student Services and Fees — a committee separate from the Committee on Student Fees and Budget Review, which includes students appointed by the ASUC, Graduate Assembly and the committee

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Campus Groups Sponsor Internships in Asia by Nina Brown

Report Reveals UCPD Has Failed to Respond To Complaints Within Established Time Frame

fairs Vice President and the Career Center are working together to provide students with internship positions in companies in Hong Kong and South Korea. The China Business Club of Berkeley already has agreements in place with Chinese businesses who will hire approximately 30 UC Berkeley students for one to two months over the summer, said UC Berkeley senior Jason Zhao, an adviser to the club. The deadline for the club-sponsored

initiative, called the Early Bird Track, is Nov. 30, after which the club will work with applicants to translate their resumes and forward them to businesses in China, including the test preparation firm Only Education, as well as China Mobile, China Eastern Airlines and Bank of China, Zhao said. The AAVP- and Career Centersponsored initiative, called the Regular Track, features internships in Hong Kong and South Korea. A list of Regular Track businesses will appear on the Career Center’s online database Callisto

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Powell’s Sweet Shoppe, a new candy store on College Avenue, held its grand opening Saturday. The store’s roughly 6,000 items range from classic favorites to international sweets.

New Candy Store Offers Variety of Unique Sweets by Karinina Cruz Contributing Writer

The newly opened Powell’s Sweet Shoppe on College Avenue offers a variety of goodies to the Berkeley community from Abba-Zabba to Zotz to a library catalogue cabinet full of gum, bacon-flavored chocolate bars and other confections not usually seen in your average candy store. The store, which opened Wednesday and held its grand opening celebration Saturday, holds about 6,000 items ranging from chocolate bars to novelty items, according to Shahrazad Junblat, co-owner and manager of the store. The Berkeley location is decorated with vintage Coca-Cola signs from the 1920s, original Candy Land toys from the 1950s to 1970s and other collectible items that add to the shop’s flavor.

The first Powell’s location opened in Windsor, Calif. and there are a number of branches in California. Nabil and Zeina Hissen, co-owners of franchise locations in Lafayette and Berkeley, stumbled upon the store while bringing their daughter to Sonoma State University and immediately after spoke to Michael Powell, who is the founder and chief “Candy Man.” “When you talk to Michael Powell, you do not feel like you’re dealing with a franchiser,” Zeina Hissen said. “I have so much faith in him and his vision. We fell in love with the concept.” Along with her brother-in-law Nabil Hissen and her sister Zeina Hissen, Junblat decided to leave her job at the video game developer Ubisoft ­and start a Powell’s franchise location in Berkeley.

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Wednesday, Nov. 24 WHAT FOOD/SHOPPING Organized by SF founder Iso Rabins, SF Mini Underground Market prepares the culinary goods just in time for Thanksgiving. WHEN 2 to 8 p.m. WHEre 3359 Cesar Chavez St., San Francisco. Cost Free. contact rachel@foragesf.com

Thursday, Nov. 25 WHAT Film In “Burlesque,” Ali (Christina Aguilera) attempts to escape her small-town roots and pursue her dreams in L.A., eventually landing a job as a cocktail waitress from club manager Tess (Cher). WHEN 1:35, 4, 6:35 and 9:05 p.m. WHEre 2340 Chestnut St., San Francisco. Cost $8 to 10.50. contact 415-776-2388

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Intern, Volunteer Study: Dire Global Warming Will from front Messages Raise Skepticism by Noor Al-Samarrai Contributing Writer

Researchers at UC Berkeley have shown that apocalyptic messages concerning global warming backfire in campaigns attempting to ONLINE PODCAST promote public awareness of Noor Al-Samarrai talks climate change, about the inefficacy of according to grim messages. a paper to be published in Psychological Science this January. Through two studies, co-authors Robb Willer, assistant professor of sociology at UC Berkeley and Matthew Feinberg, a UC Berkeley graduate student of psychology, showed that, by contradicting people’s basic beliefs about the world’s justice and stability, grim representations of climate change lead individuals to greater skepticism in global warming and a decreased desire to reduce their carbon footprint. The first study showed that individuals with “strong just world beliefs” — people who believe the world is fundamentally fair — are more dramatically affected by ominous global warming messages than their less rosy-eyed counterparts, Feinberg said. Researchers tested 97 undergraduates’ basic sense of justice in the world, and then posed a series of questions about their beliefs in global warming. Students later returned to the lab to read either a positive article emphasizing human ingenuity as a source for change or one concluding that global warming would spiral out of control. Participants reading the negative message grew more skeptical across the board, while those exposed to positive messages expressed greater belief in the

veracity of global warming than they had on the initial test. Individuals with strong just world beliefs became dramatically more skeptical than their peers, while those with low just world beliefs were minimally affected. The second study illustrated that people primed to believe in a just world became more skeptical of global warming and would be less willing to reduce their carbon footprint than those primed to believe the world is unjust. According to Jesse Jenkins, energy and climate policy director at the Oakland-based Breakthrough Institute, a public policy think tank, focusing on productive action rather than the dire consequences of inaction can prevent this unwillingness to believe in or act in response to global warming. “(Members of the institute) have been arguing for some time that the messaging strategy of the progressive left has fallen into some kind of psychological trap,” said Nick Adams, policy director at the institute. “When you try to scare people about global warming you kind of paralyze their motivation to act, especially conservatives.” However, contrary to this belief, Feinberg emphasized that while conservatism tends to be somewhat correlated with a just world belief, and thus with lack of action, the study showed that liberals and conservatives were affected by positive and negative messages in the same way. “Statistically, we can’t say that because you’re a liberal or a conservative you’ll be more or less likely to believe (in global warming),” he said.

by Jan. 19, when students can begin filing their applications, said UC Berkeley senior Chulhee Lee, the Summer Program director from the AAVP’s office. According to Career Center Director Tom Devlin, the first phase of developing the Regular Track involves identifying potential employers, particularly UC Berkeley alumni who would be “excellent contacts” for students. Lee said students could pursue corporate internships as well as positions in university research and volunteering. The duration of Regular Track positions and students’ salaries have yet to be determined and will depend on the preferences of the businesses involved, Lee said. Both Lee and Zhao said applicants to the Regular Track and Early Bird Track must be UC Berkeley students able to speak English. Lee emphasized that applicants need not be Chinese, and that fluency in Chinese is also not required. He added that the initiative was outfitted to accommodate students who “go to China and work there (and) experience some cultural differences and language barriers.” According to Zhao, the Early Bird Track is intended to be a relaxed introduction to Chinese business, not a stressful internship. “It’s a business vacation in essence, where you get to know the culture, and see how companies are run in China,” he said. While the Early Bird Track includes free lodging, paid for by the business where the student is employed, intern salaries are still under discussion, Zhao said, adding that often in China, interns pay for their position because the application process is so competitive. “It’s a different concept within China,” he said. “It’s very different from how America functions.”

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North Berkeley Sees Recent String of Armed Robberies Three females walking together were allegedly robbed of their purses by a male suspect wielding a gun at around 2:55 p.m. on the 1600 block of Hearst Avenue Sunday. The incident was one of six that took place during midday or evening in North Berkeley since Nov. 11, reflecting a recent increase in pedestrians being robbed by armed suspects, according to an e-mail from Berkeley police Officer Casimiro Pierantoni to community members. The 5-foot-6-inch suspect in Sunday’s alleged robbery was wearing a reddish or orange jacket or shirt and fled south on foot on California Street after the encounter, according to Berkeley police Officer Jamie Perkins. From Nov. 11 to Nov. 15, four alleged armed robberies took place between 7 p.m. and 9 p.m., while daytime armed robberies took place on Thursday at approximately 11:30 a.m. and Sunday at around 2:55 p.m. All of these incidents involved suspects approaching victims on various streets or intersections, then robbing them at gunpoint. According to Perkins, the six armed robbery incidents are not being called a series at this time, though further investigations about possible connections are being made. Perkins added that though a specific reason these robberies took place in a specific area — District 1 — cannot be determined, upcoming holiday seasons usually result in “rich environments” being targeted by suspects. District 1 Councilmember Linda Maio said the armed robberies probably occurred in her district because the North Berkeley BART station is located within it, adding that the station becomes an entry point for criminals who try to take advantage of the affluent North Berkeley community. Maio had neighborhood safety alert flyers distributed on Monday to help community members be prepared to respond in the event of an armed robbery. “Any time you have locations where there’s high foot traffic, that increases the chances of robberies occurring,” Perkins said. —Jessica Gillotte

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hursday is Thanksgiving. A time for turkey. A time for the good china that only makes an appearance between November and January. A time for people to feel the urge to share all the little things in their lives that they are particularly thankful for — you know, like not dying of starvation because Squanto taught them how to grow some goddamn corn. In the tradition of this wonderful secular holiday of ours, it only seems fitting that I talk about what I am thankful for — in the sexual sense, of course. Normally, this is the kind of thing that I’d do just before starting in on the soup course, but since the kinky twist that I’ve now added doesn’t exactly make for appropriate dinner talk, I think the newspaper will have to suffice. Birth control. Be it the pill, the patch, condoms or diaphragms, the choices are many, so there’s really no excuse to not play it smart in the bedroom. The idea of pregnancy is downright scary when you’re young, and even more so when you’re a college student who hasn’t the foggiest idea as to where her life is headed. I don’t know if I’ll ever want to be a mother, let alone a teen mom — MTV’s got enough of those as it is — and if it weren’t for rubbers and the all-delightful acts they allow, I’d probably be dealing with a whole lot of pent-up sexual frustration with no outlet in sight. Three cheers for protection: Hip hip hooray! Multiple orgasms (in yo’ face, men). Sure, sometimes just having one is worthy of celebration, but when this gem, the multiple-O gem, comes along, well, let’s just say it’s enough to make me believe that miracles really can happen. Even the mere fact that multiple orgasms exist is pretty exciting. Maybe it’s biology’s way of making up for the pain that accompanies other womanly things, like childbirth and wearing high heels for hours on end, but whatever it is, by George, I’ll take it! ’m thankful for the fact that contrary to what we see in movies and on television shows, lingerie is way overrated. Sure, it can be fun to wear something particularly sexy underneath a boring old t-shirt, but guess what? Most guys could not care less if their lady friend wears a La Perla bustier or a mismatched set of bras and undies from wherever it is that you care to buy your bras and undies. All that really matters is that there’s something there to take off. That fancy shit gets expensive, and since it’s all just going to end up getting tossed on the floor or lost amongst the sheets anyway, why stress over a little

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ONLINE SLIDESHOW Jillian explores the double entendres of Thanksgiving dinner.

JILLIAN WERTHEIM bit of lace? The persuasive powers of my mad rhetoric skills and feminine charm. And yes, in case it wasn’t clear, by feminine charm I most definitely mean C-cups. I know, I know, I’m supposed to act disgusted by the thought of men objectifying women and equally disgusted by women who use their sexuality to manipulate men. Sometimes — a lot of times, actually — I am (female empowerment hasn’t been completely lost on me). On occasion, though, it’s nice to know that a flirty smile can go a long way. Because even if this makes me a total hypocrite, I’m really not enough of a feminist to pass up a free Zipcar ride through the Berkeley Hills or drinks on the house. ast, but certainly not least, I’d like to give a little thanks for being able to write stuff like this lovely column without fear of being publicly tarred, feathered and burned at the stake — or whatever it is that happens to promiscuous offenders of the peace nowadays. Sure, you might hate every word that I’ve written this past semester with the white-hot passion of a thousand burning suns—you’re entitled to feel that way. But I’m entitled to write 800 or so words that openly talk about a topic that’s still relatively taboo in most of the world. Then those 800ish words get published in a paper that’s read by tens of thousands of people. From a purely conceptual point, Sex on Tuesday is actually kind of incredible, and the fact that it is so widely received (and even enjoyed, on occasion) is pretty amazing, too. We live in a country that was started by a bunch of self-righteous Puritans, and now look where we are. No, this probably isn’t what the pilgrims had in mind all those years ago, with their funny hats and buckled shoes, but, thankfully, we’ve gotten to a place where sex doesn’t have to be kept secret. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I have a dinner to go liven up.

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two books about the citizen complaint process, delayed responses and violations of established procedures in regards to the citizen complaint process is a chronic and pervasive problem nationwide. “People get a sense that the process is a joke,” Walker said. “‘Why bother?’ they think. It’s a very serious problem that appears everywhere.” According to the report, UCPD’s failure to respond to complaints in a timely manner compromises the public’s confidence in the department and jeopardizes the belief that citizens’ concerns are taken seriously, in addition to complicating the board’s independent investigation into a complaint. Campus policy states that if a complainant is dissatisfied with UCPD’s findings, he or she have 30 days to appeal to the board. The board then

conducts a de novo — a completely new — investigation into the allegations filed, said Wayne Brazil, the chair of the board and a professor at the UC Berkeley School of Law. “The law generally believes that the longer the period between an event and the examination of it, the more difficult it is to feel confident that the reviewing entity has understood accurately what happened,” Brazil said. “Documents are lost. Memories fade. These risks increase with the passage of time.” Celaya said confusion about timeliness may also have occurred because the department’s rules about the complaint process differ from the rules established by the board, adding that UCPD’s policy needs to be brought into compliance and that the guidelines should be reviewed annually. “We can do a better job of being

proactive instead of waiting for a report to come down,” he said. “We need to be doing the things we say we’re going to be doing.” In addition to having a larger staff to manage the complaint process, Celaya said the department has begun implementing new policies and practices to ensure that disposition letters are sent to complainants on time. “We need to review — clean up,” Celaya said. “Things weren’t getting done. Reports weren’t being put out.” He added that the department has the opportunity to move forward and is committed to taking steps to correct the mistake. Although the board does not possess any formal authority to enact change, Brazil said that he was confident improvements would be made. “I completely expect them to take assertive steps to address this problem,” he said. Contact Madeleine Key at mkey@dailycal.org.

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What’s in a Name? HIGHER EDUCATION

Changing the name of fees to tuition has little effect on students who are paying for a public higher education. all it what you want, students public university campus. That has not been the reality for the last few still have to pay. The UC Board of Regents decades as the state has steadily voted last week to change the name reduced a significant percentage of of what were formerly characterized its financial support for California’s as systemwide educational fees to a public universities. According to the simple and more common word: Public Policy Institute of California, tuition. California State University the share of the state’s General Fund trustees already approved this lan- budget allotted to the UC system alone fell from 7 percent to less than guage change earlier in the month. While some have described the 4 percent from 1970 to 2008. While we are in favor of the word board’s vote as a shift away from California’s original philosophy on change, we of course hope that the higher education, this is honestly a university preserves the mission to reactive and symbolic action. The some day return to a tuition-free change to tuition does not affect the model. Yet it was dishonest to perdollar amount each UC student has petuate a fantasy that we only pay to pay. If anything, the terminology “fees,” and not tuition, as UC stujust makes every charge clearer for dents. Today, we are nowhere close to that ideal. individuals and their families. In the end, the rhetoric is not In reality, we have been paying what should have been called tuition important financially and will not for a while. The vaunted 1960 affect any other policies. While it Master Plan for Higher Education could be said that the change to pledged that the state would pursue tuition brought more attention to a tuition-free higher education sys- higher education’s plight, we severetem for California residents. ly doubt it. It is no news flash that the Master According to the plan’s aspirations, students would not have to contrib- Plan for Higher Education remains ute to any costs of instruction at a sadly unfulfilled.

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After more than five months, academic student employees should approve the proposed contract for significant gains.

he graduate student instructors, readers and tutors who give us feedback and grant extensions have been facing an uncompleted task of their own. The United Auto Workers Local 2865, which represents almost 12,000 of these academic student employees throughout the UC system, have been negotiating a new contract with the university for more than five months. Although union leaders and university officials tentatively reached an agreement last Tuesday, there is no guarantee that union members will vote to adopt the proposal. The current contract has been extended four times since September in order to accommodate ongoing negotiations. If approved, the agreement would guarantee a 2 percent wage increase for the three years that the contract covers. It also would nearly triple the childcare subsidy and guarantee the same fee remittances in light of the university’s terminology change from fees to tuition. Still, many union members say the agreement currently on the table does not make nearly enough progress for academic student employees. Indeed, the UAW members in Berkeley posted a piece

Saturday that outlines their opposition. We are willing to believe that many more intricacies in this issue exist, but union members are not articulating their concerns well to fully communicate what flaws they see in this proposal. To us, it appeared reasonable in not only incorporating wage increases but also making impressive gains in child-care subsidies. If anything, UAW Berkeley’s argument was more focused on the politics, rather than the content, of the negotiations. It is a legitimate concern if members feel that they are not being adequately represented. However, their point that union leaders went into the meeting last week “prepared to concede rather than fight” appears ridiculous. After more than five months of drawn out negotiations, nobody can say that the union was quick to settle. In such contract disputes, we believe it is impossible for both parties to get exactly what they want. However, in this case, the contract on the table gives academic student employees significant gains in their benefits. Unless an extreme disadvantage comes to light, we hope that this contract passes.

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by David Law Many people, whether they are home gardeners or big farm owners, choose to use pesticides to deal with pest problems today. To them, pesticides are easy to use and they kill insects and weeds fairly quickly. Spraying pesticides over crops is convenient as well. It takes relatively little time for home gardeners to spray pesticides, probably less than five minutes; and for plantations, the usage of airplanes to spray pesticides are common and effective as well. But most importantly, pesticides are cheap! One can easily get a bottle of pesticides for less than 10 bucks on eBay or Amazon. Therefore, meeting the modern economic standard of being convenient, quick, effective and cheap, pesticides become the number one option people choose to deal with pests. However, like many other capitalist products, pesticides in fact lay many of the costs on society despite their seeming benefits. The two major problems include their effects on the environment and on our health! According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the annual amount

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of pesticide used in the U.S. is about 1.23 billion pounds per year, in comparison to the global amount of 5.35 billion pounds per year. In other words, the U.S. alone makes up for about a quarter of the global pesticide use. This huge amount of pesticides has huge effects on our land. Most of the pesticides do not reach their destination because they are carried away by wind to other areas. Air and water pollutions are often the result of this off-target spray of pesticides. The pollution problems often worsen as pests become more resistant and thus more pesticides are required. Ecosystems are affected because pesticides reduce nitrogen in plants and thus cause many plants to die. Primary consumers are affected as pesticides are poisoning and reducing their food source. Pesticides are also harmful to human beings. They can damage our nervous system and even cause a variety of cancers. They are especially harmful to pregnant women because they can cause birth defects, death and disorders to the babies. Pesticides can either enter our body through inhaling polluted air or

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through vegetables or animals we consume. What are some alternatives to pesticides then? In fact, there are actually many alternatives to using pesticides. For example, farmers can abandon monoculture agricultural practices as polyculture can sometimes eliminate pests naturally. Also, they can also introduce natural predators that eliminate insects or grow natural plants that scare pests away (such as garlic because pests do not like their smells). Lastly, composted yard waste can also be used to control pests as well. Despite these available alternatives, pesticides are still preferred by many because they are cheaper and take less effort to manage. Yet, realizing the negative effects on society and nature, it is time for Americans to rethink and react. Do we prefer our health and safe food, or do we prefer to hold on to the capitalistic way of doing things cheaply and quickly? I leave this for the readers to decide! David Law is a UC Berkeley student. Reply to opinion@dailycal.org

Tuesday, November 23, 2010

OPINION & NEWS The Daily Californian

‘Iran’ Op-Ed Fails Under Scrutiny by Dan Spitzer In his op-ed of Nov. 19 concerning possible war with Iran, Matthew Soldad revisited the toxic old theory of Jewish conspiracy. I’ll examine this ancient anti-Semitic screed later, but first let’s examine some of Soldad’s allegations. Of course the Israelis are concerned about Iran’s clear-cut desire to develop nuclear weaponry, as well they should be, along with the rest of the world. Iran’s leader Amadinejad has stated time and again that Iran will destroy Israel. And now he, and the Islamic theocracy which he serves, are developing the capacity to do just that. But even if one doesn’t care about Israel, the fallout from the use of a nuclear weapon by Iran will: 1) Spread nuclear fall-out and environmental desecration throughout the Mediterranean and the Middle East. 2) Spur Sunni nations, such as Saudi Arabia, the Emirates and Egypt into a race to develop nuclear weapons of their own as the Sunnis have little love and great fear of Shiite Iran. 3) Given their proximity, completely obliterate the Palestinians. Not just conservatives in the U.S. are aware of the above implications. Numerous Democrats are also steadfast in desiring to short-circuit Iran’s nuclear weaponry ambitions before they

become a deadly reality. Obama first believed that he could talk to the fanatics who run Iran. That failed. And now sanctions are also failing because the Iranian theocracy doesn’t really care if its people suffer economic hardship; their desire to become a nuclear power far supersedes their desire for the well-being of the Iranian people. But rest assured that even if Obama continues to sit on his hands (and he has given considerable indication that he will ultimately do what is necessary), the Israelis will not simply sit by and permit the equivalent of another Holocaust. Consider this: what would you do if a powerful enemy pledged to annihilate you and then developed the means to do so? Would you simply sleep quietly and commit tacit suicide or would you summon every means at your command to make certain that your people were safeguarded from nuclear destruction? Remember, this situation is not exactly new to Jews. When he wrote “Mein Kampf,” Hitler promised he would annihilate the Jews and when he came to power, he did just that. One might say that the Israelis are hardly oblivious to their own history. Again, it is important to note that Mr. Soldad’s contention is false: it is not

simply American conservatives who believe that Iran must be stopped before they finish developing and using nuclear weaponry. Numerous Democrats, among them liberals, feel the same way. They all realize that it’s not only Israel which is at risk: it is the entire region, the health of the planet and the Palestinian people as well. In sum, although the vast majority of Jews are Democrats who overwhelmingly supported Obama, Matthew Soldad has disturbingly revived the old conspiratorial anti-Semitic canard that it is the Jews who will wreak havoc upon one’s own country, including leading them into war. Yes, there are a few Jewish neoconservatives, but the overwhelming majority of U.S. neoconservatives are gentiles. Moreover, there is not a single Jewish neocon in Congress. Correspondingly, I’m surprised that Mr. Soldad didn’t reduce himself to quoting from farcical, yet toxic tome “The Protocol of the Elders of Zion,” as so many in the Arab world do. Unfortunately what Soldad has done in this op-ed is analogous. Dan Spitzer is a former professor of journalism. Reply to opinion@dailycal.org.

Op-Ed Was Inappropriate, Nonresident Unsuitable for Publication Students Are Jonathan Lavian A Financial Resource by

On Friday Nov. 19, The Daily Californian published an op-ed with the title “War With Iran: New Excuse, Same Conclusion.” While on the surface, the article tries to analyze a very complex political situation, the language is filled with hateful anti-Semitic rhetoric. Politically controversial opinions should always be encouraged, however this type of article is derogatory and contributes to recent anti-Semitic events we have seen on campus. Soldad, the author of the article, claims that “Despite the fog with which these figures disguise themselves, Neoconservatism consists of a group of largely Jewish members,” which has “succeeded in… seducing Bush and Cheney into invading Iraq using the Sept. 11 attacks as a pretext.” Now, these Jews “aligned with Israel” with a “lust for domination” are behind a scheme involving “subversion of the Republican party” and “baiting American leadership” into going to war for “economic improvement.” This type of language draws directly from classic antiSemitism, tapping into the themes of subversion, dual loyalty and control of the economy. It is not only offensive and discriminatory, but absurd to blame the Jewish population for recent wars and manipulation of the economy. We do not believe that these views in any way reflect the viewpoints of the editors of The Daily Californian,

or that editors of The Daily Californian are in any way anti-Semitic. However, this article crosses the line of acceptable journalistic opinions by being inherently anti-Semitic in nature. An article this offensive should have been screened and never allowed into print. The author of this article, possibly not a Cal Student, has a history of anti-Semitic and Jewish conspiracy writings. In one of his recent articles, Soldad claims that Hitler caused the Holocaust to benefit Zionist interests (http://sundial. csun.edu/2010/09/ hitler%E2%80%99s-jewish-problem/). If any research was done on the author or language, it would be apparent that the claims of this Daily Cal article are not only extremely hurtful and discriminatory against Jews, but severely disrupt the ability of our community to work with other campus groups to create a positive campus climate. We are very concerned and distraught that this anti-Semitism could be published as a legitimate op-ed in a first-class university newspaper. We hope that the editors of The Daily Cal will be more careful and considerate when reviewing future op-eds. This op-ed was submitted on behalf of the Jewish Student Union Board.

“It is not only offensive and discriminatory, but absurd to blame the Jewish population for recent wars ...”

Jonathan Lavian is president of the Jewish Student Union. Reply to opinion@dailycal.org.

letters to the editor November is Time to Learn More than 3 million Americans have epilepsy or a seizure disorder. November is National Epilepsy Awareness Month and I am one of thousands of volunteers working to raise awareness of this terrible condition. I am also the parent of a beautiful 12-year-old daughter who struggles every day to keep up. She does very well with A’s and B’s. But you should see the struggle she has on a daily basis dealing with fatigue from seizures, medication, stress from keeping up with her school work and the urban legends on epilepsy. Epilepsy is common, but many people know little about it or what to do when someone is having a seizure. That’s why the Epilepsy Foundation is asking everyone to take the Get Seizure Smart! quiz. A copy of the quiz is available at www.

GetSeizureSmart.org. As someone affected by epilepsy, I strongly encourage everyone to take the quiz. My life, or that of a loved one, may depend upon it. Lucille Valdivia San Francisco, Calif.

Representation is a Right A comment posted to Nina Brown’s Nov. 16 article on our client Ann Vu’s ongoing battle to survive as a small local business food provider in the Bear's Lair asks “How did this poor illiterate woman get this guy to represent her?” Ann Vu may not speak perfect English, but immigrants like Ann (by choice and by force) built this country, and deserve the same rights as those who would discriminate against them. We are honored to serve her as our client. Tom Miller Oakland, Calif.

by Patrick Mattimore No one who has been paying attention to the UC fee controversy over the last few days, or last few years for that matter, can doubt that the system is facing a financial crisis. Instead of putting the onus on the backs of in-state students however, there is a long-term solution which may be more palatable: Increase the percentage of foreign (out-of-state and international students) admitted each year. Nonresident students pay about three times the tuition paid by California residents. Foreign students will pay about $34,000 next year for tuition and fees, $23,000 more than in-state students. California already has more international students than any other state; the problem is that the UC system lags behind private universities in California and their nationwide peers. USC, for example, has more international students than any other U.S. college. UCLA is the only UC school that ranks among the top 20 U.S. colleges in international student enrollment. Out-of-state undergraduates make up only 6 percent of overall UC enrollment. By comparison, flagship public universities in Michigan and Virginia enroll more than 30 percent of their undergraduates from out of state, according to a recent Los Angeles Times news story. Based on current tuition and fees, increasing the percentage of out-of-state and international students to 3 percent of UC freshman admits would result in a net gain of approximately $250 million annually for the UC system. The UC system is comprised of nine undergraduate campuses. Six of those campuses — Berkeley, Los Angeles, San Diego, Davis, Santa Barbara and Irvine — are ranked by U.S. News and World Report in the top 50 national universities in the country. Obviously, all of those schools are attractive options to top students in states outside California. Those students must generally have higher academic credentials for admission than residents. The UC system enjoys an enviable international reputation too. Shanghai Jiao Tong University, which compiles one of the two most prominent world rankings of universities, rated those same six undergraduate campuses among the top 50 universities worldwide. Top American universities compete for the world’s best students; there’s no reason the university’s status as a public university should keep it from doing the same. Funding world-class universities requires recruiting a worldwide student population. Patrick Mattimore served on the admissions committee for UC Hastings. Reply to opinion@dailycal.org

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RESEARCH & IDEAS

Study Shows Plants, Animals Recognize Disease Similarly by Victoria Pardini Contributing Writer

Following about 20 years of studies, scientists have concluded that plants and animals are very similar in how they recognize diseases, acONLINE PODCAST cording to a review published Victoria Pardini talks in the journal about the study’s Science Friday. conclusions. According to co-author Pamela Ronald, vice president of the Feedstocks Division at the Joint BioEnergy Institute — a partnership led by the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory — plants and animals have similar mechanisms through which they identify harmful microbes that enter the immune system. Ronald said though plants and animals have not had a common ancestor for about a billion years on the timeline of evolution, the review may show evidence of convergent evolutions. The study is more comprehensive than other reviews on the topic because it discusses “everything across the tree of life,” rather than comparing one or two organisms to each other, said Bruce Beutler, a co-author of the review and professor and chairman of the Department of Genetics at the Scripps Research Institute. The decision to write the review began when Ronald isolated a protein in

rice that works outside of the cell and searches for threatening microbes. When the microbe presents a molecule that the protein recognizes, a response is triggered to activate the production of cells to fight off the microbe. Beutler recognized a protein that carries out similar defensive functions in the mice he studies. He said the findings’ implications are both biological in the connections that have been discovered between plants and animals, as well as historical in that the review covers a new way of studying the immune system. He added that research comparing plant and animal immune system defense began about 40 years ago, when scientists realized that the immune system had to be actively “switched on” in order to fight off microbes. “This comprehensive review can help us put our research in a broader context and understand the ways that animals and plants recognize pathogens,” said Barbara Baker, a UC Berkeley adjunct professor in plant and microbial biology. Ronald said in the future, scientists might be able to transfer a plant’s ability to resist a disease to another plant, which might in turn reduce the need for pesticides. “Any enhanced understanding is good, and it can lead to good,” Beutler said. “It can have practical fallout in the end.” Contact Victoria Pardini at vpardini@dailycal.org.

fees: Committee Hopes to Take Apolitical Stance from front

and is co-chaired by Le Grande — is reviewing the revised systemwide guidelines “to identify potential changes to Berkeley’s structure and responsibilities for compliance with this policy.” While Committee on Student Fees and Budget Review Co-Chair Sameer Khan said the committee does not operate ideally, he said negotiations with administrators about potential changes to ensure that it complies with UC policy and guidelines have been lagging. “Things go really slowly here and you sort of have to accept that,” Khan said. “I’m not okay with the way things are, but there is no point in wasting energy. I realize this is a very bureaucratic place and that things are very decentralized.” Currently, the committee is composed of 13 members, one of which is a graduate student and the remaining 12 are undergraduate students. As per a 2003 Memorandum of Understanding between the ASUC and campus officials, the ASUC and Graduate Assembly Academic Affairs officers would be responsible for making all undergraduate and graduate appointments to the committee, respectively. However, the committee was recently called into question by ASUC and Graduate Assembly leaders when they coauthored a senate bill earlier this month that intended to restructure the committee, address concerns that the committee is not representative of the entire student body — as is set forth in the May guidelines — and attempt to make the com-

mittee self-governed, rather than being overseen by campus administrators. Former Graduate Assembly President Philippe Marchand said the current committee has only one graduate student member out of 13 members, which he said is not representative of the student population. As of fall 2009, graduate students made up close to one-third of the student body. He added that all of the members are self-appointed — with current members appointing new members — and that the committee is currently overseen by Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost George Breslauer, weakening the committee’s independence. “To have unelected students making decisions on fees is troubling to us,” said Danielle Love, the Graduate Assembly campus affairs vice president, at a Nov. 17 ASUC Senate meeting. Khan said the committee wants to remain independent from the student government in order to take an apolitical stance when evaluating the distribution of student service fees. But Graduate Assembly President Miguel Daal said at the senate meeting that he thought the discussion could be focused on making the committee compliant with the guidelines. “We believe that a committee that is composed by student governments can be apolitical if it is set up to be that way,” Daal said. Contact Allie Bidwell and Katie Nelson at newsdesk@dailycal.org.

opening: Candy Store Also Helps Schools Fundraise from front

The store is thematically organized into sections, including “Memory Lane,” which is stacked with age-old favorites, an international section, which is complemented by an English telephone booth filled with chocolates and a theater section, which features the original Willy Wonka movie. “We love it,” said Maha Joudi, a customer who lives in Danville, but came to Berkeley to visit the store Monday. “We’ve gone to the one in Lafayette,” she said. “It’s wonderful and too tempting.” Though the owners decided early on to extend their business to Berkeley, it took them two years to find the current location of the store, according to Junblat. She said the current location is practical, as it has a good combination of little businesses and larger ones such as Safeway nearby. “When I talked with one of the owners of Powell’s earlier this year, it impressed me that they had carefully selected College Avenue based on a knowledge of the demographics of their customers,” the city’s Economic Development Coordinator Dave Fogarty said

in an e-mail. “Since the concept seems to have been successful in other similar areas ... my guess is that the store will be successful.” Although the store is still in its first week of business, it is doing well in terms of customers and sales. During its grand opening on Saturday, the store made about 400 sales and had about 1,000 to 1,500 people visit the store, according to Junblat. Other candy stores, such as Sweet Dreams Candy, are not really worried about competition, even though the Sweet Dreams location is only half a mile away from Powell’s. “We’ve been here for 40 years and we do great,” said Gary Gendel, owner of Sweet Dreams, which is located between Ashby Avenue and Russell Street. “We have a loyal clientele.” According to its owners, Powell’s is eager to be part of the Berkeley community not only by selling candies, but also contributing to schools, having already given more than $3,500 in gift certificates to help schools fundraise. Contact Karinina Cruz at kcruz@dailycal.org.

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nant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, under the terms of said Deed of Trust, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $268,728.18. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the County where the real property is located. The beneficiary or servicing agent declares that it has obtained from the Commissioner of Corporations a final or temporary order of exemption pursuant to California Civil Code Section 2923.53 that is current and valid on the date the Notice of Sale is filed and/or The timeframe for giving Notice of Sale specified in subdivision(s) of California Civil Code Section 2923.52 applies and has been provided or the loan is exempt from the requirements. Date: 11/11/10, First American Title Insurance Company First American Trustee Servicing Solutions, LLC 3 First American Way, Santa Ana, CA 92707 Original document signed by Authorized Agent, Chet Sconyers -FOR TRUSTEE'S SALE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL (916) 939-0772. First American Trustee Servicing Solutions, LLC May be Acting as a Debt Collector Attempting to Collect a Debt. Any Information obtained may be used for that purpose. NPP0169649 Publish 11/12, 11/19, 11/23/10

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Deed of Trust, in the property situated in said County and State and as more fully described in the above referenced Deed of Trust. The street address and other common designation, if any of the real property described above is purported to be: 2818 MABEL STREET, BERKELEY, CA, 94702. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. The total amount of the unpaid balance with interest thereon of the obligation secured by the property to be sold plus reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $504,151.28. It is possible that at the time of sale the opening bid may be less than the total indebtedness due. In addition to cash, the Trustee will accept cashier’s checks drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state. Said sale will be made, in an “AS IS� condition, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances, to satisfy the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, advances thereunder, with interest as provided, and the unpaid principal of the Note secured by said Deed of Trust with interest thereon as provided in said Note, plus fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. If required by the provisions of section 2923.5 of the California Civil Code, the declaration from the mortgagee, beneficiary or authorized agent is attached to the Notice of Trustee’s Sale duly re-corded with the appropriate County Recorder’s Office. DATED: 10/16/2009 RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A.

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that I can’t get over: the lack of discipline talented player on the field; if he put the in the Cal football team. ball on the ground, he was going to the The first Cal game I attended that I bench. And God forbid someone commit can consciously remember was the 2002 a personal foul, or Tedford would be season opener against Baylor, Jeff more than willing to enact a facemask Tedford’s first game as head coach. I was penalty of the 15-yard variety against blown away by the sheer offensive spec- that player in order to ensure he got his tacle, and have been drinking the Tedford message across. kool-aid ever since. Even as kid, my I absolutely loved watching those favorite aspect about Coach Tedford was Cal teams. Every player understood the iron clad discipline he maintained that he was playing for something over his players. In the early part of the Tedford era, greater than himself. Guys like Joe every single Bear was held accountable Igber, Geoff McArthur, Joe Maningo and Kyle Boller gave their hearts and for his performance. It didn’t matter to Mankl]Zr% FZr ,% +))0 Tedford that J.J. Arrington was the most >> BANTER: Page 6

WITH CONNOR BYRNE But what the Bulldogs (1-2) lack in height, they more than make up for in speed. I’m admittedly not very adept at han“Coach was telling us that (their) dling losses, but Saturday’s Big Game The Cal women’s basketball team main offense is transition threes, lay- debacle hit me especially hard. was 1-for-21 from three-point range ups,� power forward DeNesha Stall The game on the field was pretty misin its first loss on Saturday at New worth said. “So we’re just gonna try to Ma^ =Zber <Zeb_hkgbZg 3D<<H erable in itself, but there was one aspect Mexico. contest the threes, play good transition Women’s One thing, howdefense, make them take pull-up jump ever, will be very shots.� Hoops ch[[hZk]']Zber\Ze'hk` different when the Stallworth added that even Yale’s Bears take on Yale post players run the floor well, which TIPOFF: tonight at 7 p.m. should make for an interesting match“We’re at home,� Cal takes up against the Bears, who have strugguard Layshia Clar- on Yale vs gled with their transition defense at endon said. “I defitimes this season. from back tonight at nitely don’t think In Cal’s win over Saint Mary’s on 7 p.m. at we’ll ever shoot Nov. 14, the Gaels were able to keep the honors. While Sandoval said, “it was a little 5-percent at home, Haas Pavilion. score relatively close in the first half harder for her as an individual as ophopefully not ... So Radio: KKGN with fast-break lay-ups and put-backs. I think we’ll just be 960 AM Clarendon said that the solution is posed to being on a team,� she still competed strongly at a national level, more comfortable just improved communication. at home, we’ll be more settled down, “We kind of had someone back and has already proven herself to be a take better shots.� but then they would run up or they leader for the women’s team as they set Haas Pavilion should be a welcomed wouldn’t actually be all the way back,� their sights on the next season. “I think the women will probably sight after playing at The Pit — the Lo- she said. “We just talked about it when bos’ legendary arena, known for an al- we watched film. We just realized that be in an open bid situation to (qualify) titude that’s just as unwelcoming as its when someone’s back, you really have next year,� Sandoval said. “We have evcrowd. Cal (2-1) had an abysmal first to take that first person all the way erybody coming back from this year’s team, including one senior (Maier). half in Albuquerque, N. M. The Bears back and protect the basket.� trailed, 29-15, shot 21.4-percent and Racing up the floor for the Bull- We had two redshirts that were in our missed all 10 of their threes. dogs will be sophomore guard Megan top-5 last year, so we’re going to have Clarendon, however, is confident Vasquez, who leads her team in scoring the depth that we haven’t had in previous years.� her team will regroup. with 12.7 points per game. The men are not as lucky in matric“I don’t know if it was the air or the So far this season, shutting down travel or first road trip or school — we Vasquez has meant shutting down ulation matters. Coe, Sodaro, and Kari were tired, we were kind of out of it,� Clar- Yale. She shot 6-for-10 in the Bulldogs’ Karlsson are all seniors who helped endon said. “So reenergize, refocused, be lone win this season but a combined lead the team to its third championship berth in four seasons. more motivated, just more conscious 5-for-25 in their two losses. “We’re losing our three best seniors, that we have to rebound more.� ch[[hZk]']Zber\Ze'hk` ch[[hZk]']Zber\Ze'hk` “If it’s their best player, we’re gonna Against a smaller Bulldog squad, Cal put all eyes on her,� Clarendon said, two of which are All-American, the 9. Treeperlizards should have the advantage on the glass, “and we’ll be alright.� ACROSS other has been an All-Regional after being out-rebounded by 14 on Satformer a number of times,� Sandovalestate 1. One who croaks 10. Novel urday. Yale’s tallest player is only 6-foot-2 Jonathan Kuperberg covers be tough to re5. women’s Cruise, for said. one“They’re going to 11. Cast off #6 hoops. Contact him at and the squad has lost the rebounding place.� 8. Book by Luke, 14. Fight off jkuperberg@dailycal.org. battle in all three of its games. for short Samuel Farahmand covers 15.cross Astaire!s sister 12. Not taped country. Contact him at21. Times past sfarahmand@dailycal.org.

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It's come down to this for Cal. After turning the Big Game into a Big Flop against the Card, the Bears must win this weekend to avoid their first losing season under Jeff Tedford. And with one game standing in the way of bowl eligibility, Saturday's opponent just happens to be the only team more befuddling than Cal. Washington boasts just four wins on the season, but two of them came against teams — USC and Oregon State — that hammered Cal. Yet, the Huskies also got blown out by Arizona and Oregon, while the Bears took both teams to the limit. All things considered, it would be hard

to imagine Cal leaving Memorial Stadium by falling to a sub-.500 squad. Even if Jake Locker is making his second-to-last audition for NFL draft scouts, he has struggled with consistency this year, as have his offensive line and receivers. After a dismal performance against Stanford, expect a senior-laden Cal defense to respond in a big way and slow down Seattle's finest. Meanwhile, Washington’s defense has been sieve-like against the run; only Washington State ranks worse in the conference this season. This should be music to running back Shane Vereen’s ears. Make no mistake: 2010 has been a bitter let down for the Blue and Gold faithful. Still, expect the Bears to salvage what’s left of it. —Ed Yevelev

As Oregon State looks at the road ahead, its collective stomach must be turning. At the beginning of the season, the Beavers must have known they’d want six wins going into the final two weeks of the season. They don’t now, and it may come back to haunt them. This week No. 6 Stanford, next week No. 1 Oregon. No five-win team in the Pac-10 has a harder road to bowl eligibility than Oregon State. And unfortunately for the Beavers, unless the bowl selection committee is forced to take a 5-7 team (There are currently only 64 bowl eligible teams and 70 spots to be filled), it will be a cold holiday

at home. Oregon State won when it absolutely had to against USC last week, but the Trojans aren’t the Ducks or the Cardinal. Even if Jacquizz Rodgers and Ryan Katz have enough offense, the Beavers’ defense just won’t be able to handle the firepower that lies ahead. Oregon’s offense is just too quick, and Stanford’s, ironically, too slow. The Beavers rank in the middle of the pack in just about every defensive category and probably don’t have the personnel to stop the Ducks the way Cal did. Quarterback Andrew Luck and the Cardinal, bent on edging their way into a BCS bowl, are leading the conference in time of possession. At home and with the clock on their side, Oregon State may have little time to work with this weekend. —Katie Dowd

Contributing Writer

Are Brown Bears better than Golden Bears? That is the question to be answered next Sunday when the No. 6 Cal men’s soccer team squares off against No. 22 Brown (12-3-4) in the third round of the NCAA College Cup. The Golden Bears secured their place in the third round after a 2-1 victory over UCSB last Sunday at Edwards Stadium. It would be no exaggeration to call this past weekend’s game was a battle. “I am most proud of the team’s resilience,” senior co-captain and Pac-10 Player of the Year A.J. Soares said. “We went down a goal with only a few minutes left and that is always hard to come back from, especially against a good team … It takes a lot of hard work and battle and mental toughness to do that.” The decisive play came in the last second of overtime, when senior forward Davis Paul knocked the ball in on assists from seniors Hector Jimenez and Anthony Avalos. “You can never count us out of the game when it comes down to those last couple seconds,” Paul said. With the battle fought and won, how-

ever, it is time for the Bears to focus on the next adversary. While Brown will have to travel across the country, the Golden Bears have the opportunity to enjoy the comforts of the home field advantage for a second time. The blue and gold fans were plentiful amongst the 1,620 people in attendance at Sunday’s match. “We love having the crowd,” Soares said. “People hate coming here to play because it is hard to win here. When the crowd is behind us chanting ‘California,’ it is seriously the best feeling you could ever ask for. It gets you excited to play for Cal.” The Golden Bears (13-2-3) will need all the home support they can get against the foreign East Coast team. Brown will come to Edwards Stadium on the heels of an upset over the No. 9 Connecticut on Sunday. Taylor Gorman’s early shot in the right corner of the net flew just out of the reach of the Huksies keeper’s fingertips. The Brown Bears went up 1-0, and ended up winning in penalty kicks. Cal has been able to capitalize on flying out of the gates from the start multiple times throughout the season. Early goals against San Diego State and

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home at last After road loss, the Cal women’s basketball team returns to Haas. See page 7

Fighting Off Tears to Tear Apart Stanford

Which of these three Pac-10 squads have the most realistic shot at bowl eligibility?

If Andrew Luck were to ask Jake Locker for advice, the Wa s h i n g t o n quarterback might tell him to book it for the pros. A year ago, it was Locker who was poised to become the No. 1 overall pick in the NFL Draft. Instead the Ferndale, Wash., native opted to stay for his senior year, attempting to build on a five-win season capped by a 42-10 blowout of Cal. His Huskies were supposed to make a dark-horse run in the Pac-10. He and Luck were supposed to be selected at the top of the board in April. The hype is dead. With two games left in its 2010 campaign — both on the road — Washington is still running in place. Despite impressive squeakers over USC and Oregon State, the Huskies are only sitting on four wins and must sweep the rest of their schedule to become bowl eligible. First up are the Bears, who will likely return to their pre-Big Game home form on Saturday. As rough a season as Berkeley’s seen, Seattle has been even gloomier. Locker has battled a broken rib through the latter half of the season. In November, he sat out a trip to No. 1 Oregon and had a sub-50 percent passing performance against UCLA. Although he’s thrown 14 touchdowns this year, nine of them have come in two games. His team should be favored against rival Washington State in the season finale, but it’s a bitter consolation for a disappointing season. —Jack Wang

Cal Looks to Continue Fighting in Battle of Bears by Kelly Suckow

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UCSB midfielder Machael David stares in disbelief after the Gauchos’ 2-1 overtime loss to Cal. David was one of three UCSB players to get a red card after the game.

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arli Lloyd couldn’t celebrate after the Cal volleyball team’s triumph over Stanford on Friday night. The senior setter limped gingerly off the Haas Pavilion court with trainer Linda Smith almost immediately following the Bears’ four-set win. After dishing out 56 assists to five teammates, Lloyd needed Smith to assist her after cramping up during the match. “It was kind of like a baseball, the bottom part of my quad right above my knee,” Lloyd said, “it was like in a ball when I left the court. I had to get worked on and everything.” Even with the pain in her legs, Lloyd, the engine in Cal’s prolific offensive machine, played the entire match. Lloyd is emblematic of the Bears’ will to win every point. As the senior leader and the setter in a new fastpaced offensive scheme, she has been the catalyst to Cal’s program-best 14 conference wins and has willed the Bears to within two wins of their first ever Pac-10 championship. “I think it was probably inspiring to everyone else that she’s willing to push through the pain and finish the game.” coach Rich Feller said. “It is the way we play.” But the Fallbrook High product almost didn’t finish the match. She started cramping up during the second set, but it worsened in the fourth. Her body — so accustomed to gliding across the court to set, soaring in the air to block and diving on the floor to dig — was betraying her in one of the biggest regular season matches in Cal volleyball history. Playing through the pain — that was something Lloyd could handle. That’s nothing compared to the pain she would have felt if forced to leave the court, unable to lead her team to victory. So despite the cramps, first in her quads, then her calves and then her hamstrings, she kept playing — leaping to new heights and taking Cal with her. Finally, though, Lloyd felt like she reached her breaking point. “Those last three points ... I felt like it was the first time ever that I was like, ‘I might need to come out. I’m hurting bad,’” Lloyd said. “But there was only two points left, so I was like, ‘Just stick it out, Carli.’” Somehow, someway, the All-American continued to deliver, even when Stanford seemed to be going at her. “They saw me bending over and holding my quad, that I was struggling a little bit,” she said. “I felt semi they were (hitting to my side) because they knew that I was hurt and that I wasn’t getting up as high anymore.” Nevertheless, she teamed up with middle hitter Kat Brown to reject Stanford star Alix Klineman. The block, Lloyd’s fourth, set up match point. Following a service error, she set a perfect ball to Tarah Murrey for the final point. That also might have been the final point for Lloyd’s legs. The ice bath was not exactly a champagne shower, but after the monumental win, it sure tasted sweet. Take an ice bath with Jonathan at sports@dailycal.org.

Injuries Run Men Off Course in Cross Country NCAA Championships by Samuel Farahmand Contributing Writer

In Terre Haute, Ind., an injury-riddled Cal cross country team couldn’t quite solve the puzzle of the NCAA Championships. The men’s team, which had qualified through an at-large bid, rounded out the meet with a last-place finish out of 31 teams. “It was a tough day for us, a lot of

expectations, a lot of disappointment, but the reality is the toll of the season had caught up with us,” head coach Tony Sandoval said. “At nationals, if you’re off one percent, that’s 50 places. If you’re off 2-percent that’s another 50 places.” The Bears’ lead runner and regular top-10 finisher, Michael Coe, had irritated his Achilles tendon and completed the 10,000-meter course in 31:05 — good for 76th out of 210 runners. Steve

Sodaro, the back-up act to Coe, had a bad case of shin splints, and didn’t run in practice at all between the regional and the championship meets. His time of 33:35 was not one of the Bears’ top five scoring finishes. As for the other teams, the Oklahoma men secured their second consecutive national championship, while the Villanova women became repeat champions as well. From the Pac-10, the Bears’ biggest competition on the

men’s side finished strongly: Stanford came in fourth and Oregon in sixthplace. The women’s rivals also placed respectably with Arizona in 11th, the Ducks in 12th, and the Cardinal in 13th. Given such a dramatic fall for the men, the weight of previous qualifying matches had probably taken its toll on Cal’s runners at LaVern Gibson Championship Course. “We ran so inspired and stepped it

up during Pac-10’s and especially at regionals,” Sandoval said. “Having eight days to turn that around, we were not 100-percent physically ready.” On the other hand, Deborah Maier’s 30th-place finish in the individual competition bodes well for the future of Cal cross country. After finishing as the runner-up in the regional meet, the junior completed the 6,000-meter course in 20:43.7 to earn All-American

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