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Associated Students, UC Santa Barbara Volume 7, Issue 25 | May 29 - June 5, 2013

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UCSB Student Receives US State Department Language Scholarship for Arabic Immersion Program in Petra

by JASmiNE BROWN Staff Writer This year, the united States Department of State awarded two university of California, Santa Barbara students the 2013 Critical Language Scholarship for intensive Summer institutes. The two recipients will study abroad this summer to study the Arabic language at an intensive summer program.

One scholarship recipient, fourth-year global studies and religious studies double major Nadim Houssain, will travel to Amman, Jordan, to continue his study of the Arabic dialect. Houssain is among 610 scholarship recipients who represent more than 200 institutions of higher education from across the united States and Puerto Rico.

The State Department’s Critical Language Scholarship program offers more than 10 critical-need languages for American students to increase their knowledge of the dialects in the respective countries. The undergraduate recipient Houssain expresses his gratitude to continue his study of the Arabic language in a native-speaking country. “i was extremely grateful that i was accepted into the program for the intermediate level of Arabic,” Houssain said. “The program will allow me the opportunity to immerse myself and live with a host family for two months.”

Although Houssain grew up speaking Arabic with his Palestinian father, this program will allow him to enhance his knowledge of the classical Arabic language.

“The level of the language i will study is usually found in the newspapers and on the news,” Houssain said. “Arabic is complex: you have the colloquial Arabic and then you have the classical form.”

Furthermore, Houssain believes that it is relatively important to have an acquired knowledge of the Arabic language. While the u.S. has international relations with the middle East, it is essential to speak the language so we can readily understand the culture, according to Houssain.

The Council of American Overseas Research and the American Councils for international Education administer the program and is fully funded by the Department of State. The intense summer institute program provides students with the platform to study and potentially master their respective language of choice.

“During the two months, we are dedicating 20 hours to learning the modern standard Arabic,” Houssain said.

“Also, five hours we are focusing on the local dialect, which is the Jordan dialect.”

Aside from the rigor curriculum in the classroom, Houssain looks forward to immersing himself in the country and visiting historical landmarks.

“Besides studying the language i am excited to explore the country,” Houssain said. “We will visit Petra, one of the Seven Wonders of the World, which is conveniently located in Jordan.” moreover, Houssain’s most anticipated moment is being able to connect with the natives and spend time with the students who have this common fervor for the Arabic language and culture.

“The most important aspect is the human connections you make, and i look forward to spending time with my host family and cohort members,” Houssain said. “This is a competitive scholarship, therefore i am blessed and privileged to share this opportunity with them.”

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AS ‘Inauguration Day’ Exposes Pentup Frustration from Exiting Officials

by LiLY CAiN AS Beat Reporter

During the first of two Associated Students Senate meetings on Wednesday, may 22, exiting executive officers and senators gave their remarks on the past year, and while some were nostalgic and full of advice to the newcomers, others were more critical of their time in office and the way they were treated.

Former Student Advocate General (SAG) Yoel Haile, who was the first to give his Executive Report after Public Forum, used his time to detail a number of offenses against him throughout his time in office that started during campaign season in Spring 2012.

“During campaigning last year around this time, the AS Elections Committee called me in to have a conversation with them because they received an unprecedented amount of complaints about me and allegations of violations that i supposedly committed,” said Haile.

He then went on to list specific people and organizations that he believed had attacked or complained about him in some way between Spring 2012 and Spring 2013. These include AS President Jonathan Abboud; 2012-2013 Attorney General; university of California, Santa Barbara Hillel’s Rabbi Evan Goodman; The Daily Nexus; and various unnamed students.

The first tensions he noted were about not being welltransitioned into his new position by the previous SAG, and an anonymous message that warned Haile about people who were working to impeach him.

“A few weeks after i received this information, the AS attorney general approached me with questions he had about my position and what i was doing,” said Haile. “The attorney general was seriously being bombarded with screen shots of my Facebook statuses and pictures of me at different places on this campus as well as things that were only discussed during my staff meeting, which were confidential.”

Haile, who was primarily attacked for his political beliefs, believes he was specifically targeted due to his race because he is “an African man, a black man.” During the meetings in the beginning of spring quarter which dealt primarily with “A Resolution to Divest from Companies that Profit from Apartheid,” he gave his opinions on the issue, which he was criticized for. “i spoke to the Senate about my opinions regarding the issue as a student, not as an executive officer, as is my right to do so,” said Haile. “During my executive report, i clarified what the resolution meant and what it was asking the senators to do. i did not take a position on the resolution as an executive officer because i would like to maintain my office as a safe space for all students.”

After this, Rabbi Goodman criticized him for making “anti-Semitic statements.” While Haile denies that his statements were anti-Semitic, he also questions why he was specifically targeted for his speech when other students and executive officers had similar opinions, but were not targeted the same way, which other students agreed with. “i think it was really unfortunate and very unjust how [Haile] was targeted this year, and i hope that never happens again in this association,” said former External vice President of Statewide Affairs (EvPSA) Nadim Houssain. “it’s not right to target one person, and he brought up that this could be due see iNAGuRATiON | page 8

Newly inaugurated Associated Students Leaders Give First Reports

Chalk Festival Brings Color and Art to the Santa Barbara Mission

by JOHN CLOW Staff Writer

Last weekend, thousands of people went to the Santa Barbara’s Old mission to take part in Santa Barbara’s 27th annual i madonnari Street painting festival held to benefit the Santa Barbara County non-profit the Children’s Creative Project.

This festival drew over 150 artists, from master italian street painters to kids using pastels to paint the street in front of the mission. Drawings included all sorts of designs, ranging from sailboats and flowers to complex pieces of portraiture and abstract art. Additionally, there was an italian festival happening alongside the street paintings featuring live music and a variety of meals and trinkets for sale.

Artist and architect Tom meaney has been chalking at the Street Painting Festival every year since it started 27 years ago.

This year, he chose to portray a picture of his children in chalk. He really enjoys the street painting festival because of the social scene and the process-driven nature of it. “it is about creating art and not keeping art, which is fun,” said meaney.

Second-year political science and comparative literature major Bonnie Casillas also commented on the fleeting nature of the artwork created at the Chalk Festival.

“The fact that it is temporary makes this event bittersweet,” she said. “i think people appreciate it more because it is something that cannot be replicated the exact same way in the future. i also think that the artists are very selfless with their art because they are obviously doing the art to exhibit it to an audience but they know that they will never be able to hold their art piece.”

The street painting festival lasts Saturday through monday. Some artists labor away hour after hour for all three days, in the sun, working on their masterpiece. The most meticulous ones spend a whole hour drawing a person’s face, or an olive branch.

One piece that first-year global studies major Ashley morgan liked was the painting of a green baby. “i really enjoyed one piece that the artist based off of a black and white photo, and turned into something colorful,” she said. “The details put into the faces in the work were incredible!”

As the sun was sitting low over the horizon on monday afternoon, the artists added the final details, picked up their worn down pieces of pastel sticks and packed their bags. The finished pieces of art sat there alone as the day ended. Over time, the rains will wash the grains of pastel down the drains, leaving a blank black canvas for people to start anew at next year’s festival.

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by LiLY CAiN AS Beat Reporter After all the incumbent executive officers and senators were sworn in around midnight on Wednesday, may 22, a new meeting began in which all the new senators began to adjust to their new positions.

“You may feel like you’re by yourself but you’re really here together,” said Associated Students Executive Director marisela marquez in her first report to the new Senate.

Later, all the new Executive Officers—President Jonathan Abboud, internal vice President kyley Scarlet, External vice President of Local Affairs Alex moore, External vice President of Student Affairs Alex Choate, and Student Advocate General kristian Whittaker—gave the first of their weekly reports to Senate.

Some reports, such as moore’s and Choate’s, focused on projects carried over from the executives in their position. Others discussed things directly pertaining to Senate, such as safezone training and things on the agenda for that meeting.

“All the appointments on the agenda today are a big topic of discussion,” said Abboud. “i recommend you table them for a week and then talk to myself or Committee on Committees to ask [questions].”

Whittaker spoke about the relationships he had formed in AS that led him to be in the place he was. The meeting then went on to discuss appointments the senators needed to approve, such as the chair of Committee on Committees, and the Senate’s first and second pro tempores.

However, they ultimately decided to table most appointments to have time to get more knowledge and insight from the people who had made the appointments. They ultimately adjourned their first meeting around 2:30 a.m. on Thursday, may 23.

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Gov. Brown Campaigns to Reform Proposition 65 to Improve Protection From Harmful Chemicals

by JuLiAN mOORE National Beat Reporter Gov. Jerry Brown has launched a last-ditch campaign to renovate California’s environmentally forward Proposition 65.

With just a few weeks left before the end of this year’s legislative session, Brown issued a press release earlier this month saying he would work to end hundreds of “frivolous lawsuits” stemming from the law.

“Proposition 65 is a good law that’s helped many people, but it’s being abused by unscrupulous lawyers,” Brown said in the press release. “This is an effort to improve the law so it can do what it was intended to do—protect Californians from harmful chemicals.”

Approved by California voters in 1986, the “Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act” (more commonly known as Proposition 65) is designed to protect consumers from contamination to water supplies other environmental resources. But Brown isn’t the only one concerned with the law’s loose definition and its effect on businesses. kate Stone, president of the Civil Justice Association of California, says that Proposition 65 has been distorted by defense lawyers in recent years to trap businesses into “gotcha lawsuits.”

“Some of these lawyers go around with detectors that can pick up some of these chemicals and walk through stores waiting for anything to come up,” Stone said.

The bill most famously forces businesses to post signs warning of potentially harmful chemicals in order to discourage their use and proliferation in business establishments across the state. The signage is required for businesses whose products pose a potential risk of causing cancer, harm to reproductive systems, and other health risks.

But Stone says it can be almost impossible for some businesses, especially small or family-owned stores, to keep track of

the nearly 800 chemicals currently listed under Proposition 65. “if they find anything, and the store doesn’t have a sign, that’s a lawsuit that a lot of businesses can’t afford,” she said.

Brown has a few options should he choose to tinker with the law through regulation. in his press release, the governor proposed to meet with the California Environmental Protection Agency, but made no mention of the state Attorney General’s office, which plays an integral role in Proposition 65 cases.

“Prop. 65 kind of turns the legal system on its head,” said Lana Beckett, publisher of prop65clearinghouse.com, an organization devoted to tracking changes in the state law. in order for private citizens to bring lawsuits against businesses in violation Proposition 65, they must clear a gauntlet of unusual legal procedures. if a plaintiff believes a business is in violation of the law, he or she must send a 60-day notice to the business notifying them of their intent to sue over the presence of dangerous chemicals. But first, the plaintiff must submit evidence to the Attorney General for inspection. if the Attorney General’s office approves the plaintiff ’s case for court, they may effectively endorse the plaintiff ’s position outside of the courtroom.

“There’s very little regulation, and the law is mostly driven by lawsuits, so business have a hard time looking up how to comply.”

One bill aimed at reforming the scope of lawsuits brought under Prop. 65. has already passed the House in Sacramento.

State Rep. mike Gatto introduced AB 227 in February. The proposed legislation would grant businesses a 14-day grace period to correct the presence of illegal chemicals upon receiving a 60day notice, and would prevent any suit from proceeding to court if the Attorney General’s office deems the problem fixed.

Even with these fixes, the scope of Gatto’s bill still only encompasses areas such as food and alcohol consumption and vehicle exhaust. Brown plans to push forth with his reforms, whether or not the watered down version of Gatto’s bill survives the Senate and goes on to the governor’s desk.

‘The White Fire’ Blazes Through Los Padres National Forest

by THOmAS ALEXANDER Isla Vista Beat Reporter Smoke and smog blotted out the skies of isla vista on monday afternoon after a raging fire erupted in the hills several miles to the North. As of Tuesday afternoon, the blaze had spread through more than 1800 acres of the Los Padres National Forest and it had only been 10 percent contained.

The so-called “White Fire,” which is named for the White Rock Day use area in which it began, is preying upon dry, rugged chaparral terrain in the upper Santa Ynez River area to the east of Lake Cachuma. Captain David Sadecki of the Santa Barbara County Fire Department explained that firefighters are seeing the sort of conditions that they would typically encounter in August or September, with 40 mile-per-hour wind gusts, 25 percent humidity, and temperatures in the low 80s on both monday and Tuesday.

“The warm weather, the lack of rain, and then these wind conditions we’ve been having are all contributing to this fire going as it has been,” said u.S. Forest Service spokesman manny madrigal.

Despite dangerous wind conditions, the fire is spreading east, away from most inhabited areas and dwellings. Ground

crews have been working to contain the blaze at its eastern end by setting fire lines—clearing vegetation and making use of natural barriers to ensure that there is nothing left to burn through.

“On Tuesday, we were trying to get a line around the east flank of the fire and continue from there,” explained madrigal.

“Once we get that east flank tied in, we should be pretty good.”

According to Sadecki, firefighters evacuated some 4,000 to 6,000 campers and hikers from the Paradise Canyon area, along with 50 or more local residents. The American Red Cross established an evacuation center at 300 North Turnpike Road to accommodate the displaced individuals. Residents were allowed to return to their homes as of 6 p.m. on Tuesday, although campgrounds remain closed pending further containment of the blaze.

The exact cause of the fire remains unknown, said madrigal, but the Forest Service and the County Fire Department are investigating various tips and rumors. As of Tuesday afternoon, madrigal confirmed that approximately 10 percent of the fire has been contained, but proposed that firefighters working through the night on Tuesday may be able to increase that number.

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UC Patient Care Workers Strike to Alleviate Bargaining Ills

by GiuSEPPE RiCAPiTO Staff Writer university of California Patient Care Workers engaged in a two-day strike may 21 through may 23 in protest of stagnating contract negotiations between the university of California system and the union, American Federation of State, County and municipal Employees (AFSCmE) Local 3299. Over 97 percent of workers voted in support of the strike, charging hospital profit incentives and “golden handshake” uC Executive pensions as antithetical to quality patient care.

The 48-hour strike commenced on Tuesday, may 21 at 4 a.m., continuing through Thursday morning. Collective bargaining negotiations between AFSCmE and the uC had recently reached an impasse— unable to reach an agreement on the terms and conditions of employment for the EX unit, the workers nearly unanimously voted to strike.

AFSCmE representative Todd Stenhouse explained why the medical workers voted for this unprecedented first-time strike.

“These folks have devoted their lives to the cause of quality patient care. Their biggest concerns have been the uC diverting resources away from patients into the pockets of executives and other non-patient care programs.”

AFSCmE Local 3299 represents nearly 13,000 uC Patient Care Technical Workers (EX unit) that include nursing aides, mRi technologists, surgical technicians, diagnostic sonographers, and pharmacy technicians. uC Hospital Service Workers (SX unit) also announced engaged in a sympathy walkout strike in solidarity of the union’s grievances.

Besides the majority patent care workers, the executive staff of the uC medical system at individual hospitals is comprised of a head director, executive hospital management and administrative personnel. Executive staff is typically paid a larger amount for the key administrative role for managing a large workforce. The executive opposition insists that cost-cutting measures to the hospital should not detriment or diminish the advancement of their pension pay and wages. uC Santa Barbara, like uC Santa Cruz and uC merced, is one of the California universities without an on-campus hospital. However, as taxpayer-funded institutions, the hospital’s strikes can have reverberating consequences across all uC campuses.

“These misguided priorities are not limited to the uC health system. Students on every campus have noticed these things. The only thing rising as much as student tuition is the rise in executive millionaires— 500 percent since 2006,” said Stenhouse.

State and local political leaders from across California attended picket lines at the various medical centers. see UC PACIENT | page 8

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Constitutional Amendment Proposed to Protect US Voters from Restrictive Voting Laws

by JuLiAN mOORE National Beat Reporter Two House Democrats have introduced a Constitutional Amendment affirming the right of all citizens of voting age to participate in national elections in the united States. Rep. mark Pocan (D-Wi) and Rep. keith Ellison (D-mN) have co-sponsored an amendment aimed at protecting voters from what they call a systematic disenfranchisement by restrictive voting laws in states across the country. The announcement comes as the fate of some of the 1965 voting Rights Act rests in the hands of the Supreme Court. if ratified, the amendment would be the only portion of the united States Constitution granting the right of all citizens to vote.

While the united States Constitution yet lacks a broad guarantee of all voting rights, it does contain numerous protections for specific groups. The 19th Amendment, ratified less than a century ago, protects voters’ rights from being “denied or abridged by the united States or by any State on account of sex.” The 15th Amendment casts a broader stroke, prohibiting the federal government and the states from using a citizen’s race, color, or previous status as a slave as a qualification for voting. voting rights had been a politically dormant issue until 2008, when President Barack Obama first ran for office. Since then, according to the American Constitution Society, 30 states have passed laws aimed explicitly at impeding voter fraud. But such measures have historically carried the upshot of excluding or obstructing entire voting blocs from participating in elections. According to the Department of Justice, groups such as elderly, black, and poor voters have had their rights to vote undercut by restrictive state laws since, beginning at the end of the Civil War. As a condition for rejoining the union after the war, former Confederate states were forced to amend their state constitutions to allow for universal male suffrage by agreeing to the military Reconstruction Act of 1867.

But according to the Department of Justice, all-white state legislatures underwent a process called “Redemption” that included a number

of measures to exclude black voters from elections. States have indeed been creative in coming up with ways to restrict voter access. in many Southern states, eligible voters could be disqualified for anything from failing a statedesigned literacy test to committing a crime of “moral turpitude.”

But today, the most common form of voter purges, according to critics such as Pocan and Ellison, are the so-called “voter iD laws.” in states including Tennessee and indiana, an otherwise eligible voter may not participate in an election unless they supply government-issued photo identification at their polling station.

But according to the Brennan Center, about 11 percent of u.S. citizens, or roughly 21 million citizens, don’t have government-issued photo iD. The study also concluded that those who lack valid photo iD were most often young people, those without college educations, Hispanics, and the poor.

The idea behind the new amendment is to reverse the responsibility of voters who must now protect themselves from intrusive laws.

“Essentially, what it would do is it would put the burden on any of these states that try to make laws that are more restrictive that they would have to prove that they’re not disenfranchising a voter,” Pocan said in an interview with Talking Points memo. “Rather than, currently, where a voter has to prove they’ve somehow been wronged by a state measure.”

As for the likelihood that their amendment will be ratified, the two congressmen remain mum. unlike a bill or resolution, the kinds of laws members of Congress usually craft, ratifying a Constitutional Amendment can be a centuries-long process. The most recent amendment adopted to the Constitution came in 1992 in the form of the 27thAmendment, which was submitted to the states for ratification in 1789. Part of the reason amendments are so rarely ratified is due to the arduous process of approval, which includes winning the consent of three-quarters of the state legislatures.

The only other option for the Representatives would be to call a Constitutional Convention, which has never yielded a ratified amendment in the history of the united States.

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UCSB Students GIVE Back to the Community

by viviANA mARSANO Give Project Coordinator This year you can make 2013 a zero-waste move out and benefit some amazing isla vista programs at the same time. How? Donate your belongings you no longer want or need to GivE! The GivE project accepts donations of clothing, books, furniture, household furnishings, kitchenware, electronics, bicycles, canned and packaged foods, and miscellaneous items during isla vista and uCSB’s annual move-out time in June. Each year, over 100 uCSB students and local community volunteers receive, organize, and sort the donations in preparation for the huge GivE sale. One hundred percent of the GivE sale proceeds are distributed to non-profits and programs that improve the quality of life in isla vista.

The GivE sale will take place Saturday and Sunday, June 22 and 23, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the parking lot of uCSB’s Embarcadero Hall in isla vista. marking its 23rd year, GivE is one of the first community projects of its kind in the country. “uCSB students want to protect the environment—they don’t want to just throw away their stuff when they move out of their apartments and campus residence halls,” emphasized Catherine Boyer, Director of Student Affairs Grants and Development at

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uC Santa Barbara and founder of the project. “Students want a ‘green,’ zero waste move-out and want to give back to their local community. When they’re moving out as soon as final exams are over, students realize that what they no longer need or want can be used by someone else.” members of local Optimist Clubs volunteer each year for GivE. GivE funds that are raised from the sale allow their organization to provide holiday gifts to children at a local preschool, support the isla vista Recreation and Park’s Sequoia camping trip for youth, and help the Associated Students Food Bank. For club member Chuck Champlin “GivE is a quadruple win. The students don’t have to throw things away.

The streets aren’t littered with stuff. The local organizations have a fundraiser when they volunteer. And, it’s the best yard sale around! it makes me proud of our community—optimistic, actually!” kathy Walsh, program director for the isla vista Children’s Center, said that GivE sale proceeds are used to buy classroom supplies, for field trips, and special occasion projects to benefit the children.

This year some teachers are recruiting parents to volunteer at the sale and hope to purchase an iPad to chronicle the children’s activities with pictures and notes.

According to the 2012 sale final report, GivE distributed 889 pounds of donated canned and packaged food to the Associated Students Food Bank.

An astonishing 17 tons of items were donated to GivE. Over 115 volunteers donated 1,150 hours of their time and raised more than $26,000, which was distributed to 14 local programs. Beneficiaries included, but were not limited to, the isla vista Elementary School’s Science Camp Scholarships, isla vista Recreation and Park District’s AdoptA-Block, isla vista Teen Center, isla vista Youth Projects, the Santa Barbara Student Housing Co-Op, and the Associated Students Food Bank. unsold items were donated to the Society of St. vincent de Paul, a charity that serves the Santa Barbara, ventura, and Los Angeles counties. uCSB senior vilma Diego is an isla vista Teen Center volunteer and has seen how much a little help does for kids. He said, “So the way i see it, GivE is a win-win for everyone, including the Teen Center.”

For melissa Albarenga, uCSB graduating senior “The GivE project is an amazing opportunity to give, buy, and give again! We’re helping the environment, as well as giving back to our isla vista community. i hope everyone wants to be a part of this awesome project; whether it is by donating, volunteering or benefiting from the cheap prices at the GivE sale!”

For more information visit www. sa.ucsb.edu/giveiv or contact viviana marsano, GivE Coordinator, at marsano-v@sa.ucsb.edu.

Womyn of Color Conference Hopes to Create Safe Space for Discourse

by PRABHJOT SiNGH Staff Writer As a marginalized and minority group on campus, women of color at university of California, Santa Barbara are planning on “reclaiming the margins.” They plan to create a safe space for dialogue and empowerment by holding a “Womyn of Color Conference” to discuss the various issues and obstacles women face.

The daylong conference, hosted by Associated Students’ Womyn’s Commission, will be held on Saturday, June 1, at Corwin Pavilion. it is free and open to all students.

“The reason we have really pushed for this conference this year and think it is important is because there are not a lot of spaces for women of color on campus to get together and talk about the specific issues that we, as women of color, face,” said mariam Agazaryan, co-chair of Womyn’s Commission. “We are hoping this conference can be that much needed space.”

The conference will include several women of color guest speakers, such as uCSB feminist studies professor Grace Chang and sociology professor kum-kum Bhavnani, as well as

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women’s rights advocate and former president of the Ogala Sioux tribe, Cecelia Fire Thunder. “it’s really important that people come out and learn about these issues and talk about them because, really, no one talks about it. it’s the same few people who are usually having these discussions, unfortunately. This is a chance for all students to come together in solidarity and learn something new, develop skills, and get involved with these important issues.”

Some of the issues that will be brought up include issues of awareness, identity, representation, and empowerment.

“Through this conference, i hope there will be acknowledgement of the women of color on this campus. We want to show our presence on this campus. We want to validate our experiences on this campus,” said Agazaryan. “We want to show everyone that we are here and we are not going anywhere, even through all the budget cuts, the administration trying to ignore us, and the lack of women of color staff at this campus.”

At the end of the conference, the organizers plan to have everyone work together to compile and create a list of demands that women of color at uCSB have for the administration, such as demands that more women of color be hired to be on staff.

Questions with

Bria Shelley, CSO

by Jen Atkinson Staff Writer

Third-year Psychology major Q: What is your favorite part of the job?

A: Definitely working concerts. Even if we still have to do pat-downs or work the door, we still get to hear the concert, and if we get lucky enough to where we just get to roam around, we get to watch the concert too. i get paid to be there.

Q: Who are the people who typically use this service? Are they people walking home from the library late on a Tuesday night or do you get a bunch of the 3 a.m. calls on the weekends?

A: i don’t work too many weekend shifts, so you might get a different answer from someone else. But even on Thursdays, it’s not usually helping the people partying or stumbling their way home. it’s more like, “i’m at the library and don’t want to walk back by myself.” it’s mostly just helping people get from one place to another.

Q: How do you feel the student body reacts to you when you have to do the “dirty work” of the job, such as impounding bikes?

A: Some people are really upset that their bike is gone, but a lot of people tend to be really cool about it. They realize, “i parked my bike there when i shouldn’t, and now it’s gone.” We’re not going to go around and do a bunch of impounds in the middle of everyone getting their bikes to cause problems. i recently invested in a fancy bike, and i don’t want it getting stolen or impounded, so i’m going to lock it to a rack. i’m going to go to class five minutes early to take the time and just put it here so that i avoid all of those issues. i figure if i can do that and i’m usually pretty lazy, then other people can too. it’s not my fault, i’m just doing my job.

Q: What is the best or funniest story you have from all the times you have worked as a CSO? A: Some guy last year, when i worked Extravaganza, tried to distract me and then hopped the fence. He came out of the bushes and the hills, hopped the fence, then ran into the crowd. i was like, “i’m not chasing you into a thousand people,” and there was nothing i could do about it. i was just surprised that he came through the woods then hopped the fence. Once he was in there, there was nothing i could do about it. it’s not my job to chase you and tackle you. We technically can’t touch people.

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Q: Why do you think it’s important to have CSOs as opposed to just the UCPD? A: i think it makes the whole police department a little more approachable. People usually don’t enjoy interacting with the police because it’s usually for something that’s happened. Then you could have friends that are CSOs, and the cops here are actually pretty chill as long as you’re not doing anything outrageous; they all went to uCSB and lived in iv. i think this just makes them a little more approachable and less intimidating. if you have a friend who’s a CSO, it makes you understand that we’re just doing our job. it doesn’t make my day to go and make your life difficult; i just have to do these certain things during these hours so that i can go about my day and do other things too.

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Slut-Shaming:

by NuRA GABBARA Staff Writer The annual spring concert Extravaganza marked a time to celebrate the ending of the school year on may 19 for university of California, Santa Barbara students. At this university on the beach, most students were sure to display their springtime spirit by wearing the fun and flirty crop tops that, these days, everyone seems to have in their closets.

After all, this is the college lifestyle: one where students have matured as youthful adults who can exhibit their unique clothing styles without being reprimanded by adults and other students—or so i thought.

After Extravaganza, students who entered the dining commons faced the ultimate form of slut-shaming. On a cautionary note, the dining commons are not a welcoming house of fun to female students returning from day-ragers.

According to a first-year biopsychology major, who wishes to remain anonymous, a male student worker castigated her after she entered the De La Guerra dining commons. She was sent away to change out of her crop top and into a “shirt,” even though she had already been swiped in by a female worker.

“At the moment it happened, i was more confused than anything. i had spent the entire day at a school-sponsored event where about half the girls were bearing their midriffs as well. i had looked down at my outfit when [the male worker] said that, and honestly felt embarrassed. i felt like he had basically just told me that i had been walking around looking like a

slut all day.”

Crop tops are shirts. They may be shorter than the average shirt and are known for displaying midsection. However, they are still shirts, not bras. it is alarming how student workers at the dining commons, who are familiar with the culture of the school, would have the nerve to slut-shame female students.

According to a firstyear biology major, who witnessed the event and also wished to remain anonymous, the actions of the student workers at the DLG were completely inappropriate and entirely ignorant. “my friend came out of the DLG upset that they wouldn’t let her inside because she was not wearing a ‘shirt,’ but a bra. i asked the male worker, Craig, who was judging female students on their attire, ‘what gives you the right to tell students what is and what is not a shirt?’”

The manager was then called to mediate the scene because students were getting upset and things were getting heated. However, when

Dining Commons ‘Dress Codes’ Demean Students

the manager showed up, she blindly defended her coworker’s slut-shaming judgments and immediately demanded the female student’s perm number and access card. “i have the right to voice my opinion about the unfair treatments we faced in the DLG by these ignorant student workers and to stand up for my friend who was being slut-shamed. The male worker, Craig, was not following policy,

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Should Affirmative Action Exist?

by JANANi RAvikumAR Staff Writer in 2008, Abigail Fisher sought to attend the university of Texas, Austin, in hopes of continuing the family legacy and joining the same ranks as her father and sister as a uT Austin alumnus. However, she was denied admission because although her grades and her standardized test scores were good, they simply weren’t good enough. Still, Fisher felt discriminated against because apparently lower-qualified people of racial minorities were admitted.

“There were people in my class with lower grades who weren’t in all the activities i was in, who were being accepted into uT, and the only other difference between us was the color of our skin,” Fisher stated, according to a Pro Publica article. “i was taught from the time i was a little girl that any kind of discrimination was wrong. And for an institution of higher learning to act this way makes no sense to me. What kind of example does it set for others?”

The American Civil Liberties union considers affirmative action as an extremely effective way to redeem America for centuries of racial and gender discrimination. To combat statistics like the ones released by the Department of Labor— stating that blacks and Latinos are almost twice as likely as whites to be unemployed and, when employed, earn far less— affirmative action sounds like a reasonable means of preventing racism and discrimination.

However, opponents of affirmative action believe that it leads to preferential treatment and reverse discrimination, as it relies primarily on quotas. Opponents believe that everyone should be treated as equals, regardless of race or sex, and that

the only relevant criteria should be the individual’s qualifications and skills; according to opponents, awarding or denying benefits on the basis of race or sex is just as discriminatory and unjust as traditional racist or sexist practices.

According to Santa Clara university, affirmative action was originally intended as a temporary solution to increase the employment and educational opportunities available to women and racial minorities, though how fervently firms and institutions follow this varies. Over the past 25 years, affirmative action has successfully increased women and minorities’ gains—black participation in the work force has increased by 50 percent and, and the percentage of blacks holding managerial positions has greatly increased. in 1970, women composed a small 5 percent of lawyers, but today, 20 percent of lawyers are women. Despite the upward trend in racial integration, inequalities still remain. Only 5 percent of all professionals are black, though almost 13 percent of the work force is composed of blacks. Likewise, Hispanics hold only 4 percent of white-collar jobs, but make up almost 8 percent of the work force.

Today, the popular view is that colleges will more readily accept students of racial minorities than they will students of racial majorities. While we have the option to not state our race when applying, our last names—and, in some cases, our first names as well—can easily give our races away. According to the Huffington Post, the Supreme Court has finally agreed to examine the case of Abigail Fisher, who contends that uT Austin discriminated against her when she was denied admission in 2008, but apparently less-qualified people of racial minorities were. Two hundred and sixteen black and Hispanic see AFFiRmATivE | page 8

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An Apple is an Apple Why Apple Inc. Can’t be Blamed for Avoiding Taxes

by ANiS viJAY mODi Staff Writer

Did Apple inc., one of the most popular tech companies on the planet, con the American government in order to pay less in taxes?

Taxes are always a complex issue, so here is a quick breakdown: According to Bloomberg magazine, a congress investigation committee is blaming Apple for tricking the u.S. tax code in order to avoid paying over $30 billion to the u.S. government.

Senate investigators blamed Apple for using a shady globalscale tax structure in order to avoid paying taxes, according to CNBC. This issue swept the business world last week. After all, the company has worked hard to build a good image of itself: its products are sought after by all, and turned down by none.

Even the occasional scandal over the conditions in Apple’s factories in China washes away as soon as a new toy branded with the bitten apple sign roles out to the market. After all, do we, as customers, care about the morality of our favorite companies, such as Apple? i have to admit, i have always been a part of the mac world. i have owned an iPhone at one point in my life (although i no longer do), and i am using an Apple computer to write this article. Chances are, i am not the exception. Take one quick look around a university of California, Santa Barbara classroom, and you will see mac computers everywhere—each worth a thousand dollars, give or take. multiply that by the number of students, and you get tens of thousands of dollars in profit going straight to Apple’s headquarters in northern California.

Tax evasion has always been a sensitive topic in the united States. The combination of the two words floats memories of big time business crooks, like Bernie madoff or Enron, that took millions of dollars and ran as fast as they could. Apple makes millions of dollars in revenue each year, and is already a living legend when it comes to technological innovation. This compa-

and instead, based these scorn on his own judgments of what he believes is right and wrong,” said the student who was defending her friend.

There are also no official set of rules in the dining commons’ policy that states that female students cannot enter the dining commons wearing crop tops. The only form of rules displayed by the DLG dining commons is a small see SLuT | page 8

ny makes more money than some European states. So, why risk a collision with the u.S. government? it is also important to look beyond the label of “big corporation trying to trick us again,” and truly answer this question: did Apple actually do anything wrong?

The short answer is no. Apple did not do anything illegal. it bypassed some tax liabilities by shifting offshore accounts and subsidiaries. Big deal—according to a Bloomberg report, released shortly after CEO Tim Cook’s testimony in congress, Google and microsoft do their fair share of offshore account juggling as well. An odd defender of the tech giant was none other than kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, notorious for his 13-hour filibuster back in march. Blasting his colleagues, Paul ranted about even starting the investigation, adding that he is “offended by the spectacle of dragging in executives from an American company that is not doing anything illegal.” This time, Paul had got a point. Apple is not doing anything illegal. But that is exactly the problem. The average citizen cannot afford to keep an offshore bank account that would save him or her a bit of money. Not to mention, that citizen would not keep away $30 billion from the government—simply because he or she would never make that much money.

Sincerely, would Apple consumers even care? i certainly wouldn’t if i were about to get the new macBook Air or the iPhone 5. This scandal might besmirch the company’s reputation a bit. But in a world with an attention span shorter than the evening news, consumers will probably forget all about this issue before they even make it to an Apple retail store.

Apple was just taking advantage of this country’s defunct tax code that spans thousands of pages. No one seems to understand what the murky question of what is illegal and what is not, and Congress cannot blame the company for doing America wrong. After all, Apple is just Apple, incorporated—a company that would do anything to maximize its profits. Even if that means doing something wrong, but legal.

A Look Back on the New, Exciting World of College

by SHOSH COHEN Staff Writer i sit here writing this article on may 24, 2013. Exactly one year ago, i was dancing with my friends and having the time of my life at my senior prom. Our last year of high school had culminated and we all looked forward to the next big stage in our life—college. i sit here looking at pictures from that night, the smile on my face and the happiness in my eyes. Those aspects were specific to that particular night. But when i fast forward to one year later, here i am sitting in my communication section on a Friday with that same joy and excitement.

This was the biggest transition i went through since coming to university of California, Santa Barbara. instead of simply showing up to “my life” back at home, i suited up and engaged in activities in my passions at uCSB. The most important thing i have learned at uCSB is what it takes to succeed. it’s not like high school where you can simply show up to class or extra curricular actives. in order to do well, you have to exhibit passion for the topic. i’ve definitely learned this the hard way when i decided to do a major because it looked good for a job. However, i realized i hated all of my classes. How could i not like math and science, which were classes i had taken every year of my elementary and high school career? i was never asked before, “what do you want to do, what do you want to learn about?”

Now that i was finally being asked, i had absolutely no idea what the answer was. i always thought i wanted to be an economics and accounting major. i wanted to graduate from school, find a job, and be successful in my life. Just like everyone else. i took classes for my major this year, but i then realized i did not enjoy any of them. i didn’t know where i wanted to go. i started to do some soul searching to answer this question. i went online, asked some friends, and even talked to academic advisors. i realized that it is so important that i get the most out of my uCSB education and enjoy what i am learning in school. So i made the difficult decision to change my major to political science and venture down a path with an unknown destination.

At uCSB i wanted to find groups of friends who shared the same passions as me outside of lectures and classrooms. i had always been passionate about basketball. i played year round in high school both on my school’s team and a club team. Needless to say, i didn’t have enough free time to start taking up new activities that come with serious commitment. So, in the middle of fall quarter, i made one of the best decisions of my life and joined the Ski and Snowboard team. The members of this team took me in as a skiing buddy but most importantly as a friend. Through our passion of skiing, our friendship developed into something stronger. By spring, i had gotten involved in Associated Students and started working for The Bottom Line. it definitely took some courage to join all of these activities alone. But in reality, the first step was the hardest—going to the first meeting. most of the people that i’ve met here at uCSB are as sunny as the weather in isla vista. There was nothing to be afraid of. No more high school social hierarchy to adhere too. uCSB became my home and isla vista my stomping grounds.

Recently, i went back home for my brother and sister’s senior prom. i returned to a place where people knew me a year ago. Here i was at my siblings’ prom sentimentally reminiscing this collection of moments, the safety and comfort i had felt around me—the comfort i had lost at uCSB. Even though there is so much uncertainty, uCSB has given me the opportunity to explore into the unknown. i don’t know where i’ll be three years from now. i don’t even know where i’ll be next fall. The thing that i do know is that i’ll be smiling and laughing the whole way through. i challenge you to go outside of your comfort zone. i challenge you to be different than you were last year. Even though sometimes it’s hard to stay true to yourself, i challenge you to never stop transitioning—maybe not necessarily into a different person but into a better self. Catch ya on the other side, and see you in the fall.

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Silent Films Get Reel Loud at 22nd Festival

by DEANNA kim Staff Writer

“if it’s a good movie the sound could go off and the audience will still have a perfectly clear idea of what was going on,” Alfred Hitchcock once said. That was just the case at the university of California, Santa Barbara’s 22nd annual Reel Loud Film Festival, which took place on may 24 at Campbell Hall and served up a bloody good time —as promised by the event’s coordinators.

Reel Loud is a film festival put on by and for the students.

A throwback to earlier cinema, all films submitted must be silent and accompanied by a live musical performance. Originally, Reel Loud started as a silent 16mm festival, but converted to digital this year for the first time ever. Festival director and one of the hosts Hillary Campbell, a fourth-year film and media studies major, said this change was considered by the department of film and media for a while.

“Once kodak was no longer in business selling 16mm it was the last straw for us…16mm is an incredibly expensive way to make a movie these days…so we switched to digital,” said Campbell. “it made more sense for the students because it was more practical and cost efficient!”

This year, the festival showcased 10 films by uCSB’s up and coming student directors, accompanied by live musical performances. Additionally, acts by comedian Damian Holmes, The urban Dance Company, and Naked voices complemented the lineup.

The films ranged from comedies to dramas to the undefinable, and most were humorously satirical in one way or another.

Given the demographic of their directors and production teams, the films seemed to reflect the lives of college students and their affiliated dilemmas, whether those reflections were magnifying overlooked, everyday occurrences, or acknowledging more obvious trials. The films explored and infringed upon the juxtapositions of love and loss, life and death, joy and sadness, and the mundane and extraordinary.

A walking bass line growled alongside Paula Ersly’s jazz poem “The Night before Reel Loud” as the audience settled into their seats. The poem was recited by D.J. Palladino, who is a writer at The Santa Barbara independent, a director of iv’s magic Lantern Film Series, and an advisor to uCSB’s studentrun WORD magazine.

With that, the night commenced with rhythm and style, and the opening film, written by Campbell and Corie Anderson, paid homage to this year’s Hitchcockian theme. it starred members of the film department and debuted film and media studies professor Anna Brusutti as Hitchcock, and scattered references to Hitchcock’s films, such as “North by Northwest” and “The Birds,” throughout the film’s running time.

Although only a few walked away with awards, all of the films were undoubtably entertaining, witty, and artistically expressive.

“Scouts,” written and directed by Derek Boeckelmann, was creative and inventive. Humorous and blood-stained, the film portrayed the anguish, frustration, and aftermath a scout endures after other scouts steal his beloved animal crackers. Just as entertaining and humorous was “Projections,” also written by Boeckelmann. Although many films flirted with mystery and suspense, the film fully committed itself to mystery and suspense as a young woman working the late shift at a movie palace, as stated by the synopsis, “encounters specters of the theatre’s past.”

Embarking on the concept of life and death was “Strangers in the Night,” written and directed by Dylan Taylor. Shown in black and white, the film used title cards to show the character’s dialogue. in the film, two strangers coincidentally met at the end of a pier, and the use of close-ups allowed the characters’ eyes to tell their story of shared pain, helplessness and epiphanies.

“Foolish Things,” written and directed by vanessa mares, shared a story of love and loss, as a couple reminisced about their relationship’s rise and demise. The plot illustrated the couple’s decision to either rekindle their romantic flames or accept the consequence of loss. The accompanying song, “Foolish Things,” performed by Tomas Pascali, helped the audience feel the joys and sadness of the couple, as Pascali’s pop and jazz voice, much like that of Frank Sinatra, sang, “…that’s why these foolish things see REEL LOuD | page 8

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Raise Your Glass to ‘The Hangover Part III’

by JORDAN WOLFF Staff Writer

it seems like yesterday that the raunchy and raucous buddy flick “The Hangover” dominated theaters and hit audiences like a double shot of Bacardi 151. After a subsequent sequel, the finale to the epic comedy trilogy concludes with “The Hangover Part iii,” which opened on may 23.

Like other viewers, i wasn’t sure how well the third movie would live up to its predecessors. Would it fail to meet expectations, as did “The Hangover Part ii”? Would it retain some of that vegas magic displayed in the first movie? Luckily, the movie answered my questions in the best ways possible, and i left the theater buzzing with a sense of satisfaction.

Critics of the film believe that the series has become way too predictable, and that “The Hangover Part iii” is a tired ending to a burnt out franchise. Of course the series has become predictable—i don’t deny it; basically the same exact plot runs through all three movies. Alan (played by Zach Galifianakis) always drugs his friends, someone always ends up missing, Phil (played by Bradley Cooper) is always the cool and collected guy

in the group, and Stu (played by Ed Helms) always ends the movie with a lingering sense of regret. But isn’t that part of what makes the series so great? it’s a winning formula that thrives not on what happens next, necessarily, but rather how it happens— which often involves some form of nudity, unconventional animal, or reckless injury. That being said, “Part iii” includes all of the characteristics that made the first two movies successful, but also distinguishes itself as the end to a saga and a sense of closure for audiences. Case in point: it might come as a huge shocker, but there are no actual hangovers weaved into the storyline.

“Part iii” also shines thanks to Galifianakis’ performance as Alan, which i believe is at its prime compared to the earlier parts of the trilogy. He is the modern day John Belushi, no question. Only he would purchase a giraffe, tow it on the highway, and accidentally behead it; antics aside, his awkward naivete perfectly complements his fantastic beard.

As an independent movie, “The Hangover Part iii” effectively recycled the lovable and familiar elements of its predecessors. But taking all three parts of the trilogy into consideration, i’d say that it was a fantastic culmination to a ridiculous, thrilling series.

The Royal Family Returns:

‘Arrested Development’ Comes Back Strong by mATT mERSEL Staff Writer A decade’s passed since Fox premiered the critically-acclaimed sitcom “Arrested Development.” The show was hailed as the gold standard of television comedy, with special praise given to its fast-paced and highly dense dialogue, fantastic performances, and satirical edge. However, horrendous ratings plagued the show despite its sweep of several Emmy Awards in its first year alone. As the years went on, the seasons became shorter, and in 2006, Fox cancelled “Arrested Development” at the conclusion of its third season.

Normally, that’s when producers wipe off their hands and call it a day in regard to a Tv show. However, the show’s strong cult following continued to blossom, and fans held out hope that the story of michael Bluth and his dysfunctional family was not over for good. Netflix finally answered their prayers in 2011, when it announced that an exclusive, 15-episode season was to be released in 2013, which would lead up to a feature-length movie. On may 26, the floodgates finally opened and “Arrested Development” returned.

For the uninitiated, “Arrested Development” is the story of michael Bluth and his family, who owns the notorious Bluth Company, a real estate developer headquartered in Orange County, Calif. The main characters include michael, his sister Lindsay, Lindsay’s husband Tobias and her daughter maeby, michael’s brothers G.O.B. and Buster, their parents Lucille and George Sr., and his son George michael. The story follows the family after the SEC throws George Sr. in prison as michael attempts to keep the selfish, lazy, and confrontational bunch together. At the heart of the show are the characters’ interpersonal relationships, such as Buster’s creepy obsession with his mother and George michael’s unfortunate crush on his cousin maeby.

The fourth season picks up five years later, with each member of the family falling on hard times. Lucille lands in prison for fleeing the SEC, Buster is left alone, George Sr. is upside down on worthless land on the mexican border, Tobias and Lindsay are having marital issues again, G.O.B.’s career as a magician is at an all-time low, maeby is feeling unfulfilled after flunking high school, and George michael has to deal with college life while a homeless michael crashes in his dorm.

What results is a complex, interwoven tale that follows all nine characters’ stories since the last time audiences saw them. Each episode centers on a specific character and their point of view as their actions weave in and out of the others’. Critics have often applauded writer mitchell Hurwitz for his work on the show, and the manner in which he connects the dozens of plot threads together is certainly praiseworthy. The non-linear structure also supports the show’s signature sight gags and running jokes, as some setups go unmentioned or unresolved for multiple episodes until the punch line is finally revealed. These elaborate jokes are what “Arrested Development” does best, and it’s good to see them still being utilized.

While the humor and characters haven’t changed much, this new season isn’t perfect. The first episodes are somewhat laborious, with exposition coming fast and making for some confusing moments as the perspective jumps back and forth through the chronology. The pace has also been lost somewhat, with everything from the situations to the narration slowed down. in general, the exposition takes center stage and the jokes take a supporting role, which is a shift from the usual workings of the show.

Where the new season really shines, though, is in the way in which it brings back almost every beloved running joke and minor character, but still manages to add some memorable faces. Newcomers like Rebel Alley (isla Fisher), Herbert Love (Terry Crews), and young versions of Lucille (kristen Wiig) and George Sr. (Seth Rogen) join fan favorites such as Lucille Austero, Tony Wonder, and Anne veal. many of the famous gags return as well; it just wouldn’t be “Arrested Development” without Tobias claiming that he “just blue himself ” after covering himself in blue paint. see ARRESTED | page 8 Photo Courtesy of | fanpop.com

‘Eurydice’ Transcends Time, Reality

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by SHOSH COHEN Staff Writer Three summers ago, i acted in a production of “Eurydice,” written by Sarah Ruhl. So when i heard that it was on tap at the university of California, Santa Barbara’s Hatlen Theater, i immediately decided to see it. The post-modern interpretation of the Greek myth, which made its debut on may 24 and runs until June 1, was adapted and recreated by uCSB’s Theater and Dance department. Given my prior exposure to the play, i was curious to see what kind of spin uCSB cast would put on it, and how effective it would be.

“Eurydice” chronicles the story of Orpheus (played by Julian Remulla), the son of Apollo, and his new wife, the eponymous Eu-

rydice (played by megan Caniglia). upon her marriage, the Nasty interesting man (played

by Christopher Costanzo) seduces Eurydice, causing her to fall off a building. Her death catalyzes the transportation of her body to the underworld, where she unknowingly meets her father. Because she is dipped in a special river upon arrival, Eurydice loses her memories; as a result, her father has to remind her of himself, her family, and her husband. During Eurydice’s time in the underworld, Orpheus suffers without her and decides to find her. His quest brings him to the underworld where he meets the Child (also played by Costanzo), provoking a subsequent series of events that jeopardizes his marriage with Eurydice and puts their happiness at stake. i commend director Jeff mills’ choice to

include a singer and a live orchestra to manifest the actors’ lines while the actors conveyed the story with their bodies. The utilization of sound effects added to the story, and distinctly represented transitions between the real world and the underworld to make it easier for the audience to identify certain parts of the plot. mills also notably incorporated flowing fountains from each tier of the platformed stage to represent water, which symbolized death in the play.

Whereas the stage setup and atmosphere prospered, i felt that the relationship between Orpheous and Eurydice failed to fully entice the audience, as did others such as those between Eurydice and her father, and Eurydice and the Nasty interesting man. it was a shame, because the play centers around the characters’

mutual love for one another. Although the love in Orpheus and Eurydice’s relationship did appear to strengthen over the course of the play, the connection was still weak in my opinion. in contrast, the Nasty interesting man elicited much laughter from the audience.

While acting in the upper world, Costanzo made sly, ambiguous remarks that played up the humorous traits of her character. Later in the play, when he adopts the role of the Child, Costanzo demonstrated ease switching to a blunt and straightforward persona, evidencing his versatility as an actor. it was fascinating to see how Costanzo adapted himself to two different characters who both had the same intentions of seducing Eurydice. i was, however, disappointed by Eurydice’s death scene, in which she climbed up a black silk tapestry before slowly falling to her “death.” in the performance of the play that i participated in, cast members passed Eurydice down from a high platform to one another to demonstrate her metaphorically floating down into the underworld. The transitioning from life to death in Eurydice’s death scene in the uCSB version of the show did not flow seamlessly. The scenes cut from one to another, from her “falling” off the high-rise apartment to an interpretive act on a black silk. in the last scene of the play, when each of the characters “dips” themselves in the river, they simply stand in the river without shoes and take water in their palms and splash it on themselves. This symbolic action could have been strengthened because the river and washing away of memories were central ideas of the play. in the version of the show i was in, the Child— the lord of the underworld—dumped a bucket of water on each character to symbolize the evilness and death overcoming each one.

Despite its shortcomings in some areas, i felt that the play shined overall. The nature of the play is open to interpretations, thus provoking and stemming intellectual thought and conversation from the audience.

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Do You Know What You’re Swimming In?

E. Coli Bacteria Infests Private and Public Swimming Pools, Not Necessarily Killed by Chlorine

by Janani Ravikumar Staff Writer

more (12 percent to 95 percent). The reason for this is that pools are open to contamination from many sources, including the air itself, and that chlorine loses its potency as it evaporates with exposure to the sun. Theoretically, chlorine is supposed to kill bacteria and algae, and break down oils, lotions, skin flakes, and other forms of

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Summer is just around the corner, and it’s time to pull your bathing suits out of the closet, buy some sunblock, head down to the pool, and soak up some sunshine. But have you ever wondered what exactly goes into the water that fills swimming pools? It’s not something you can drink—that’s for sure.

According to CNN, a group of researchers from the Center for Disease Control (CDC) collected water samples from 161 filters in public and private swimming pools across the country, more than half of which was contaminated with E. coli.

E. coli is a type of bacteria that lives in your intestines, according to a website run by the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health.

Most types are harmless, but some can make you very ill, causing symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, severe abdominal cramps, and fever. The presence of E. coli in water indicates the presence of fecal matter in water. In other words, people poop in swimming pools. A lot.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says that a large concentration of chlorine is usually included in pool water as a disinfectant. While all water contains at least a little chlorine (2 percent chlorine in drinking water, for example), pool water contains much, much

Cordoba in Spain found that haloacetic acids (HAAs), by-products of chlorine, were present in the urine of swimmers less than half an hour after they emerged from the pool. HAAs continued to appear in urine for up to three hours before they were fully expelled from the body. HAAs are, ironically enough, created as chlorine breaks down in water—

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Theoretically, chlorine is supposed to kill bacteria and algae, and break down oils, lotions, skin flakes, and other forms of bather waste. Surely, with so much chlorine in the pool, E. coli shouldn’t be a problem.

bather waste. Surely, with so much chlorine in the pool, E. coli shouldn’t be a problem.

Unfortunately, with the other dangers that such high concentrations of chlorine pose, people are turning to healthier, yet arguably less effective alternatives for pool cleaning and maintenance. According to the Baseline of Health Foundation, a study at the University of

ment at the University of California, Santa Barbara, the pools at UCSB are well known in the district for their cleanliness and good water quality. To prevent introducing bacteria into the water, children who are not toilet trained are not allowed in the pool. During swimming classes, swimmers are required to take mandatory bathroom breaks as the pool is shut down for about ten minutes every hour. All pool cleaning and maintenance facilities are new or up to date.

So what can you do to protect yourself and others from poop in the pool? The CDC has some tips for healthy swimming. You can take a shower before you get into the pool, and wash your hands after you use the bathroom or change diapers to minimize the amount of bacteria you yourself introduce to the water—and encourage your friends to do the same so you don’t have to deal with their little friends.

Remember that chlorine and other chemicals don’t kill bacteria instantly, so avoid swallowing pool water as well. Make sure kids take regular bathroom breaks—don’t wait for them to tell you that they need to use the bathroom, because at that time, it may be too late. Also, change diapers in a bathroom or in a diaper-changing area, and not at the poolside.

Have a safe, bacteria-free summer!

the more chlorine you absorb, the higher your HAA levels are. According to an article on The Wall Street Journal, popular alternatives used instead of chlorine, such as saltwater, ozone gases, and ultraviolet light, don’t do nearly as good a job at killing bacteria as chlorine does.

According to Debbie Miles-Dutton, the Aquatics Director of the Recreation Depart-

Baseball Stats

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UCSB Baseball Team Earns Trip to Regional Tournament

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by JORDAN WOLFF Staff Writer The University of California, Santa Barbara baseball team ended the regular season on a sizzling hot streak. The Gauchos have won 15 of their last 20 games and as a result of have been selected to the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) Baseball Regional Tournament for the first time since 2001. The Gauchos ended the season with a record of 34-23 overall and an outstanding 17-10 in a stout Big West Conference which landed them in second place for the conference standings just behind California State University, Fullerton.

The Gauchos were selected as one of the 34 at-large teams in a field of 64 teams. The Gauchos will be traveling to Corvallis, Ore. as the third seeded team in the Oregon State University Regional and will be taking on the second-seeded Aggies of Texas A&M University. The Regional Tournament is the

first stage of the NCAA Division 1 Baseball College World Series Tournament which is the playoff system that will crown NCAA Division 1 Baseball Champion.

There are 16 regionals, which will be hosted by the top 16 schools. Each regional field features four teams who will be playing in a double-elimination format. All 16 regionals are scheduled to be conducted May 31 through June 3. The four teams in the OSU regional will be Oregon State University (45-10) as the first seed, Texas A&M University as the second seed (32-27), UCSB as the third seed (34-23), and The University of Texas At San Antonio as the fourth seed (35-23).

The Gauchos came together and began winning at just the right time to earn this opportunity. The team finished the season with a .280 batting average, averaging 5.4 runs a game, and a team era of 3.99. Though it was a complete team effort, noticeable stat leaders of the team include second-year first baseman, Tyler Kuresa, who led the team in both RBI’s (45) and homeruns (5) with a batting average of .304. Third-year infielder Brandon Trinkwon

led the team with runs (40), placed second in team RBI’s (35) and homeruns (4) to go along with his .287 average and 10 stolen bases. Second-year starting pitcher Austin Pettibone topped out the Gaucho rotation with a record of 9-3, an ERA of 3.11, as well as a team leading 55 strikeouts. First-year closer Dylan Hecht frequently shut the door on opponents with his team leading 8 saves to accompany his 1.93 ERA. The Gauchos will need to continue their superb baseball if they hope to get past the Regional Tournament as they are only 6-17 all-time in NCAA tournament play, but if baseball history tells us anything, it’s typically the teams that end the regular season on a hot streak that tend to advance far into the tournament or playoffs, whether it be college or the MLB. The Gauchos will play Texas A&M on Friday, May 31, in Corvallis at 3:00 p.m. You can follow the Gauchos in the College World Series at http://www.ncaa.com/sports/baseball/ d1, or for exclusive Gaucho story lines at http://www.ucsbgauchos.com/sports/m-basebl/index

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Fasten Your Seatbelts: Samsung’s 5G Breaks Data Speed Barriers by mATT mERSEL Staff Writer Anyone familiar with the workings of current smartphones has probably heard the terms “3G” or “4G” thrown around. To the uninitiated, it denotes the speed at which mobile devices can transfer data wirelessly. 3G is considered the “third generation” of wireless data transfer technology, and 4G refers to the fourth generation. These “generations” are characterized by a standardized transfer speed, with 3G clocking in at 200 kilobits per second (equivalent of 25 kilobytes) at a minimum and 4G’s lower limit set at 10 megabits (or 1.25 megabytes) per second, reaching up to 100mb/s at its peak. To put this into perspective, an average CD is about 100 megabytes, and the average movie is about a gigabyte, or 1024 megabytes.

Enter Samsung’s new 5G technologies. Recently, the company announced that it has achieved transmission speeds of over 1 gigabit per second over a two-kilometer radius. That’s 128 megabytes per second. To make a comparison, download speeds handled by Cox Communications in isla vista will rarely exceed 4 megabytes per second.

A speed test with results like these does not come around very often, and as Sean Buckley of Engadget reports, Samsung would new a few new toys and significantly more research time in order to make these speeds a consistent reality.

“The company apparently needed 64 antenna elements to pull the trick off,” he writes, “but says the technology will be available to customers by 2020—matching the European Commission’s goal quite nicely.” What Buckley refers to here is the EC’s investment of €50 million (or just over $65 million) into research that is meant to bring usable 5G technologies to consumers by the beginning of the new decade.

The seven years of development still needed would be focused around tasks such as creating the standards for 5G transfer speeds and creating technologies that can effectively use more high-powered frequencies to transfer data between devices. As Charles Arthur of The Guardian explains, “The transmissions used in the test were made at the ultra-high 28GHz frequency, which offers far more bandwidth than the 800mHz frequencies used for some 4G networks in the uk and elsewhere. High frequencies can carry more data, but have the disadvantage that they generally can be blocked by buildings and lose intensity over longer distances.” Before 5G could be feasible in a city characterized by large distances and tall buildings like, say, any major city in the world, there are still some sizeable developments that need to be made.

So what does this mean for the wireless communication market?

For one thing, this new 5G research positions Samsung as an important competitor within the consumer electronic space within the next few years. Nigam Arora of Forbes writes, “Samsung is not the only one working on 5G. But it is important to note that Samsung has already successfully countered Apple in the global patent war with some of its patents on transmission technologies. The farther ahead Samsung gets in terms of important patents on new data transmission technologies that may someday become the core of 5G; the more troubling it will be for Apple.” if Samsung can become a leader in these important transmission technologies, there may be a significant power shift in the industry. A consistent revenue stream set up by patents could be instrumental for Samsung’s ability to innovate with other technologies such as the mobile devices themselves, much like Apple has in the past with their iPhone.

While 5G may be almost a full decade away, it is now an important topic for consumer electronic companies to address. With the incredible speeds promised by 5G, it’s no wonder that everyone from Apple to the European union is now researching the best ways to utilize these new technologies, as the first party to reach a breakthrough may be set up for large revenue streams and a much larger market share. Consumers rejoice; you may be only a few short years away from downloading a full movie onto your phone in less than a minute.

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Yahoo Buys Tumblr For $1.1 Billion

by ANiS viJAY mODi Staff Writer

internet giant Yahoo buys Tumblr for a reported $1.1 billion, according to CNN money. The deal is expected to help Yahoo reach Tumblr’s younger, more active crowd base. “We promise not to screw it up,” said Yahoo CEO marissa miller in a post on her own Tumblr account.

While Tumblr’s numbers are not comparable to bigger social network giants such as Facebook and Twitter, the latest acquisition is set to introduce more users to the already popular blogging hub. According to the company, Tumblr hosts 105 million blogs, while logging in 300 monthly visitors and 120,000 new sign ups every day. For many of Tumblr’s loyal users, the corporation buyout might seem a little intimidating. marissa miller, Yahoo’s newly-appointed CEO, took notice of these concerns and answered through her personal Tumblr account. “Tumblr is incredibly special and has a great thing going. We will operate Tumblr independently, and David karp will remain CEO,” she promised. “Yahoo! will help Tumblr get even bigger, faster”. industry analysts hail this acquisition as a smart move on Yahoo’s part. According to Business insider, the company is expected to take three general steps in order to increase profits from its newest asset. First, Yahoo, which brings a big chunk of its revenue from advertising deals, could fill the empty spaces on Tumblr’s layout, which until now was mostly ad-free. The addition of Tumblr will also allow Yahoo to venture into new advertising territory—native advertising, which has been most effective on social networking sites. This kind of advertising promotes the integration of ads into the site’s usual content. An example of this advertising strategy is Facebook’s suggested pages, or the random promoted tweets that become part of your Twitter feed. ultimately, Bi reports, the blogs that people follow on Tumblr provide a good indication of what their interests are, thus allowing Yahoo to fine tune their advertising machine and show better targeted ads across its platforms.

This acquisition falls in line with other high profile moves mayer has introduced to Yahoo in an effort to revitalize the company. These changes included giving out free iPhones and tablets to company employees and extending maternity leaves as part of company policy. On the other hand, mayer had also attracted industry-wide scrutiny after limiting her employees’ ability to work from home. Despite acquiring Flickr, and changing its aging home page and redesigning the company’s renowned email service, Yahoo has reported disappointing first quarter results and a grim outlook, at least for the near future.

CEO David karp, which established the website in early 2007, is expected to stay at the helm.

Xbox One:

One For The Ages?

by ANiS viJAY mODi Staff Writer Earlier last week, microsoft finally unveiled the new version of its Xbox gaming console: Xbox One. A special launching event had been held at the company’s headquarters in Redmond, Wash., seven and a half years after the release of the company’s last gaming console Xbox 360. There, the company showcased a number of the machine’s new features. At the same time, details such as the eventual price and release date remain unclear.

The new Xbox one will naturally be a gaming console, but with a new twist. Dan mattrick, president of microsoft’s interactive entertainment division, described the Xbox One as a console which allows “all your entertainment to come alive in one place.” This goal is visible in the bulk of the console’s new features. According to CNET, it will ship bundled with a new kinect sensor, which contains improved motion and voice sensors. The One will also pack as many as three different operating systems: the Xbox operating system, a Windows 8 kernel, and a system that ensures smooth multitasking between the two.

These improvements, according to microsoft, aim to make the Xbox One the “ultimate all-in-one home entertainment system,” as mattrick called it during the event. For example, he demonstrated the ability to switch between the Xbox’s gaming facet and different television channels. Switching between the two could be done through the use of some of the features of the kinect add-on, such as swiping up or down, or saying “Xbox, watch HBO.” Despite the promise for a new center of entertainment (a promise we’ve all heard before), it is unclear which broadcast companies will cooperate with microsoft on its Xbox-Tv connection venture.

The system’s specifications are very similar to those of the Playstation 4 console, unveiled by Sony last February. The two machines share the 8-chip AmD APu core, which is likely to give them similar results when it comes to sheer firepower. What sets the two gaming consoles apart is the fact that the Xbox’s dual operating systems give it extreme flexibility. The extent to which this ability will be used by developers remains to be seen.

The outside design of the console and its accessories have also been changed top to bottom. The console itself looks very sleek, with a black and grey design that reminds me more of a part of a home entertainment system than the older Xbox— certainly a conscience decision by microsoft. The controller has also been revamped, yet, despite matching the console’s color scheme, it maintains a strong resemblance to the old controller in terms of the buttons and joysticks.

Some gamers and industry insiders have already voiced their concerns with some of microsoft’s plans. The Xbox One will not be backwards compatible, meaning that it will not run Xbox 360 games. in addition, it will not support some of its predecessor’s accessories, such as the controller and memory units, according to PC magazine. microsoft also moved to take a hold of the second-hand gaming market, as running a disc on a second and third console will cost users some fee, as revealed during the unveiling ceremony.

There is a mounting confusion about the console’s requirement of a continuous internet connection. Rumors of such a requirement have been floating around for months. Earlier this month, the company said that “it does not have to be always connected, but Xbox One does require a connection to the internet.” Not mentioning this topic at all during last week’s press conference did not help clear things up, and the issue of internet connectivity remains to be seen. Despite these facts, the company told CNET that gamertags and the different achievements that go along will transfer over to the new Xbox One online system.

PC magazine has revealed that microsoft promises to deliver about 15 Xbox-exclusive games during the console’s first year in the market. As part of the event at Redmond, microsoft has also displayed the benefits of its deals with companies such as EA Sports and Activision. EA executive Andrew Wilson’s presentation included snippets of the brand’s most popular franchises: madden, FiFA, NBA Live, and uFC.

3-D Printing:

The New Gutenberg

Tai Rodrig, a second-year computer science major in the College of Creative Studies, uses his 3D printer to print symmetrical organic-looking structures in plastic.

Photo Courtesy of | Haley Paul

by COLEmAN GRAY When i first heard about this new thing called “3-D Printing,” i assumed it was a joke. i mean, i can’t even get my desktop inkjet to work half the time. But since the initial publicity a few months ago, i (and the rest of the world) have been forced to take notice of this entirely viable and amazing new technology. This technology is quite complex, so let’s first start out with some of the basics. most 3-D printers employ a process called “Extrusion,” in which plastics and other polymers are heated and softened and then cast in layers to make the object designed. Some printers utilize metal alloys and lasers to heat the metal enough to “print” the design. Either way, both begin with the creation of the object. And to do this, one must use one of the computer-aided design programs, or CAD/CAm, that are the bane of every first-year engineering student. However, while these programs may be prevalent in college dorms, they are not quite as popular and widely-used outside of engineering circles, which mean the general public does not have much experience fabricating these items for printing. Because of this current limitation (and others which we will discuss), 3-D printers are not exactly a household product.

The high cost of the machines also contributes to the lack of prevalence of this technology. most quality 3-D printers cost upwards of $2,000, and some even range as high as $5,000. One of the consistently highest-rated and well-received printers is the Cubify Cube-X, which hails itself as “a professional grade 3-D printer at a consumer grade price,” but even so, the base model costs $2,500.

And for the average consumer, that seems like a lot of money to spend for a cool toy.

While the at-home market may not be particularly strong, 3-D printers are doing quite well in the professional market. They are used to make everything from children’s toys to car parts and dentures, and they are revolutionizing manufacturing industries all over the world.

However, with the increasing use and acceptance of 3-D printers in the professional sphere, the consumer market is sure to follow. Even now, more and more people are learning CAD/CAm programs on their own time and are beginning to want fabrications of their work. These programs are beginning to become less frightening for the rest of the general public, as software such as Google Sketch-up offers an easy-to-use, quality design program as a free download. Also, as the new technology grows, steps have been taken in the creation of the printers, and now there are a few low-cost, quality 3-D printers on the market, with some even as low as $500.

The future of 3-D printing is a bright one; recently a fullyfunctional handgun was “printed,” and while this may lead to further debates over the regulation of this technology, the advances are astounding. And now, even 3-D printed food may be becoming a reality, as NASA has invested in the prototype of a printer which uses nutrients instead of inedible materials as its print medium. maybe one day we might all be using 3-D printers to make our children a toy and a PB&J, but right now, we might have to be satisfied with viewing the innovations through Reddit posts.

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to race…and i think that’s very legitimate and i think that what he had to go through was wrong. i personally spoke up at divestment and was never treated like that. Yoel really didn’t say anything more extreme than i said.”

Former President Sophia Armen also addressed some criticisms she experienced, but did not go into as many details as Haile.

“There were concerted efforts, even based on my very first meeting in here, to be taken to Judicial Council, and external influences which i have never revealed to anyone, and many of them over the past four years, which has cost me severely,” said Armen. “i have, in the face of all of this, still shown love and respect and waved and smiled at every single person that i meet here. it’s been difficult, but i have to say it’s all been worth it.”

Armen spoke mostly about overcoming the attacks against her, and not letting it affect the way she treated people. “i was an underdog which no one thought would be here,” said Armen. “Some of the things i’ve seen from you all, with your names on them, but i still refuse to hate you, and you can’t take that from me, because i won’t carry hate in my heart. i am a president but i have never been anyone who believes that i am better than you, and that’s very difficult for some presidents to do.”

Former External vice President of Local Affairs (EvPLA) Rhandy Siordia spoke about initiatives his office had worked on, and spoke about his year in a positive manner. Former internal vice President (ivP) mayra Segovia also reflected on her time in AS throughout her time at uCSB, not just as ivP, and how it changed her as a person.

The meeting continued with more Public Forum and some Action items, but ultimately concluded after tabling bills to the next Senate and some final concluding remarks from the old senators to the new.

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sign on the door that reads “Shoes and Shirt Required.” “i found it extremely unfair that he got to tell girls that they weren’t wearing appropriate clothing, when i’m sure most believed they did. Also, how is it judged? Some girls, including my roommate, were bearing just as much skin as me, but were allowed into the DLG without problems,” said the student who felt slut-shamed.

As is prevalent in society, women are the ones constantly being reprimanded for their attire, whether in a professional environment or at a party—but what about men? Why are men allowed to display inappropriate graphics and quotes on their shirts, and sag their jeans without being scolded by society?

This isn’t high school. This is college. Students attending uCSB have the right to wear whatever they want whenever they want.

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remind me of you.” moving away from the concepts of love, loss, life, and death, “A Gentleman’s Sport,” written, directed, and produced by Justin vea, presented two men in business suits battling head-to-head in a game of tennis, a sport mindful of proper etiquette. The film used tennis to mirror the rivalry and occurrences outside of a game and in real life. magnifying more mundane occurrences, “Brush,” written, directed, and produced by Boson Wang, and “Bring me my Shotgun,” written and directed by moe Derek, transformed the mundane occurrences and the angst of their characters into extraordinary circumstances.

“Brush” was a satirical comedy relatable to anyone who has wanted to just brush their teeth and eliminate their halitosis. The film showed a boy waking up in his dorm room, but prevented from simply brushing his teeth by some powers of the universe as countless occurrences work against him.

“Bring me my Shotgun,” a black and white film, showed a man unable to sleep as dreams of a mystery woman haunted him, a problem he ultimately fixed himself. The film’s extreme contrast lighting and its garage rock and blues rock song “Bring me my Shotgun,” performed by Walker Gibson, beautifully added to the already raw, gritty, and bold nature of the film. The cinematography was notable as it toyed with light and angles to take audiences through the delusions of a man trying to ease his restless mind.

Three films walked away with awards, as two films received two awards apiece. Before the award presentation, a donation was presented to recipient Jack Presnal, the head of The Community Film Studio of Santa Barbara, by Reel Loud. As the very first non-profit community film studio of its kind, the studio presents opportunities for students to work on, and receive credit for, legitimate feature films.

After Presnal’s acceptance speech, the Best Cinematography and Best Editing awards went to “The Order of Things”, Best Film and Audience Choice was awarded to “Birthday Boy,” and Best Live Accompaniment went to “Le Temps De L’Amour.” The judges were Presnal; Ameet Shukla, the vice President of Production and Operations for Double Feature Films; Nadia ismail, a uCSB alumnus who is working on a master in Film Studies at Columbia university; Omar Najam, a writer and director residing in West Hollywood; Tom Sylvestri, a critically acclaimed story development consultant in Hollywood and Tv; and Sahar vahedi, a uCSB alumnus who is now an Executive Assistant at Double Feature Films.

“The Order of Things,” written and directed by Corie Anderson, followed Scarlett, a girl suffering from depression and alcoholism, and Sam, her ex-lover who coudn’t help wanting to save Scarlett from her misery. We followed the couple’s budding past and dysfunctional present relationship through the use of repeated frames, which provided consistency and conveyed flashbacks.

“Corie and i both had an idea stylistically of what we wanted to go for, but a lot of it was just coming up with shots on the spot,” said cinematographer Spencer Byam-Taylor, who is a second-year film and media studies major.

Anderson, who is a fourth-year film and media studies major, added, “i went in having a very specific visual style in mind…i also used ‘The Order of Things’ as a way for me to experiment as a director, when in the past i have only been a screenwriter, so i was very excited about making the film look unique…Even though i had ideas about what i wanted, working with Spencer was extremely collaborative. We did a lot of planning in pre-production together, but we also improvised a lot on set. He would say he wanted to get a certain shot and just shoot it. Those improvised angles were some of the best shots in the film.”

“Birthday Boy,” written and produced by Ryan Zwirner and directed by Chester Howie, was a dramatic comedy about a man whose birthday started off great; however, it quickly spiraled into the worst birthday ever.

“Everyone has had a bad day,” commented Zwirner, a fourth-year film and media studies major, on the inspiration for the film. many of the other films had ambiguous endings, allowing the viewer to completely guess what would happen next. Although “Birthday Boy” also ended ambiguously, it culminated in a way that allowed the viewer to infer subsequent events more precisely. Zwirner credits this ending to one of the producers, matt Schneider. Schneider suggested a more ambiguous ending because Zwirner’s original ending, he felt, may have been too dark and off-putting for some people. “i have a really dark sense of humor, but he made a good point so we made the changes,” said Zwirner, a fourth-year film and media studies major. in regard to their double win, “To get Audience Choice and Best Film is a dream come true,” said Zwirner. “it’s great to have all your hard work pay off. i’m glad people liked it and all the effort we put in.”

“Let Temps De L’Amour,” written by Anderson ko and directed by both ko and Ashley Armitage, is a blood-stained, Quentin Tarantino-esque film. ko’s film showed how two psychotic killers met, and what happened when they fell in love. The film incorporated a merciless and unrestrained use and display of blood, giving a comic book spin to the visuals while offering realism, all wrapped up with a twist ending. music performed by The Grave Diggers perfectly matched the two blood-enthralled lovers’ killing sprees. The onstage, off-screen music in the film won Best musical Accompaniment, as The Grave Diggers’ cover of “Bang Bang” by Nancy Sinatra and “Le Temps De L’Amour” by Francoise Hardy gave the perfect splash of garage, psychedelic and pop rock to the crimson path the lovers walk on.

The Grave Diggers are a local group of uCSB students, including Evan Perlman (bassist and pianist), kris Pitzek (drummer), Justin huntsman (bass and sitar), and marie Stassinopoulos (guitar and vocals).

“Actually, we’re not a band at all,” said Perlman, second-year environmental studies and economic major. Perlman elaborated that they were asked to perform by their friend Alexandra muckle, who produced the film, so he and some musician friends got together to practice. The band commented after receiving the award that, “it feels good—really, really freaking good [to win].”

With that, the elated award recipients and fellow film enthusiasts made their way to the afterparty to celebrate.

uC PATiENT continued from page 2 With many grateful community patients standing in the crowd, state assemblymen, city council members, and public health professionals attested to the essential role of the workers in providing quality healthcare. The speakers authenticated the vital function of the patient care workers and asserted their critical participation with the potential renewal of collective bargaining. The union members are attempting to find common ground with the executives—eventually reaching an agreement on core proposals to protect future patients.

The assistance of the Patient Care Workers was indispensible to the medical services provided by the university hospitals, so plans were put in place to ensure coverage during the strike in case of emergencies. The Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) confirmed the uC Patient Worker’s right to strike, but concurrently filed a limited injunction for nearly two-dozen to remain on staff at uC medical Facilities. Despite these measures, AFSCmE’s Patient Protection Plan allowed strikers to leave the demonstration and provide emergency care to patients.

Central to the protest is AFSCmE’s contention that measures imposed by a for-profit hospital system diminish the quality of patient care.

“This is evidence of a cultural shift; it’s a race to the bottom. No one’s asking for a Porsche or a yacht—they just don’t want to short-change frontline care,” said Stenhouse. Even though executive staff provides no medical service, most of the extra revenue has been directed to ballooning hospital executive pay—increased over $100 million since 2009.

During the bargaining process, AFSCmE steadfastly appealed for lower caps on uC executive pensions, paid for by taxpayers, patients, and the low-wage hospital care staff. Also among its proposals were safe-staffing committees and restrictions on temporary and volunteer workers for frontline emergency care. The executive party countered by maintaining that cost cutting measures in the labor force were essential to streamlining the workplace. This is reflected in the decisions of recent years.

While wages and employment for paid staff positions have remained fixed, outsourcing for inexperienced temporary work and non-care hospital administrators have been on the rise.

“When over-entitled executives starve hospitals of resources to do what they need, it comes at the expense of frontline care. This strike was about something much bigger than the last two days; it’s about what happens in the future,” said Stenhouse.

The AFSCmE website provides testimonials from doctors, patient-care advocates, students, and labor leaders, all of whom paint a grim picture of the uC hospital culture. many argue that the uC hospital system is undergoing a deficient paradigm change if the chief priority is anything but patient care. They contend that professional and ethical standards cannot be met in the face of layoffs and reduced compensation—uC Executives cannot boost their bank accounts at the expense of public health.

With facilities in Los Angeles, irvine, San Francisco, Davis, and San Diego, the uC medical system is a $6.9 billion industry that serves over 4 million patients annually, earning hundreds of millions in profits. AFSCmE’s protest is rooted in the incongruous results of this financial success— patient care jobs are being slashed, necessary resources allocated to executive payouts, and insufficient responses to emergent patient needs.

AFFIRMATIVE continued from page 4 students were admitted under a program designed to promote racial diversity—the program that is being challenged today—but the university stated that Fisher would not have been admitted even without the racial preference program. Opponents of this program believe that race should not be considered at all when determining college admissions. This program is a form of affirmative action.

But is removing race as a factor really such a bad idea? instead of applicants’ race, the applicants’ hometown should be considered, and, when assessing their success, the opportunities available to them in their own hometown should be taken into account as well. You can’t really compare someone from a more renowned high school who passed 10 AP exams to someone from an inner city school who could only ever take two AP exams in all four years of high school, whether or not race is considered at all.

We, as a country, shouldn’t atone for past racism with even more reverse racism. Colleges should look to the original intent of affirmative action—to prevent racial discrimination in employment and college admissions—and not penalize students of racial majorities simply because of their heritage.

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For dedicated fans, it has been a long wait, but it’s hard to imagine anyone being disappointed by this long, overdue new season. While it starts out slow and definitely drags at points, “Arrested Development” returns with the heart of the show intact, bringing with it a complex and interesting story that fans will absolutely eat up. To those who have never experienced the show before, there’s never been a better time to hop on Netflix and get caught up. To the already initiated members of the cult, enjoy. There’s nothing left to do now but scour for all the jokes you’ve certainly missed and wait for that movie.

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