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University Centers Fee May Increase $39 Annually
Speaker Proposes UC, CSU Middle-Class Scholarships
Students will vote on the UCAB proposal which would raise quarterly fees to $89.50.
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By Nicole Chan Associate News Editor In this month’s special election, students will be voting on a proposed $13 fee increase to sustain University Centers, — which includes Price Center, the Student Center and the Che Cafe. According to a Feb. 8 presentation led by University Centers Interim Director Sharon Van Bruggen and John Hughes of the Student Life Business Office, the University Centers budget went into the red during the 2010-11 year. The proposed fee increase will go towards the essential maintenance and needed repairs of University Centers. “Without action, the budget will go into deficit and reserves will begin sliding to zero due to needed facility repairs and replacement projects,” Van Bruggen said in the presentation. Each student currently pays $76.50 per quarter for the University Centers fee. If the referendum is passed, students will pay $89.50 per quarter. According to Van Bruggen, the new fee is lower than university center fees for other UC campuses — students at UC Irvine pay $110 per quarter and students at See FEE INCREASE, page 3
By Zev Hurwitz Associate News Editor alifornia Assembly Speaker John Perez has proposed legislation that would help middle-class students afford California state tuition. Perez’s proposal, announced Feb. 8, would undo a 2009 tax break for out-of-state corporations that would help reduce tuition for certain students by up to two-thirds. If passed by the legislature, UC students whose family income is too high to qualify for Cal Grants, but still below $150,000, would qualify to receive around $8,200 in tuition breaks annually. Cal State students in the same financial demographic would qualify for around $4,000. The cost of tuition, excluding housing and student fees, is around $12,000 a year at UC campuses and nearly $6,000 at Cal State schools. “The pressures of the recession and massive fee increases have eroded, or even ended, the dream of higher education for too many California families,” Perez (D-Los Angeles) said in a statement. “Now it is time for our state to reinvest in our system of higher education. The California Middle Class Scholarship does that by closing a loophole for out-of-state corporations and slashing fees by two-thirds for thousands of California students.” Announced in a video on middleclassscholarship.com, Perez’s proposal would end tax loopholes for corporations that cost the state $1 billion every year. The new scholarship fund would assist an estimated 42,000 UC students and 150,000 Cal State students. Community colleges would also receive an increase in funding of around
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University to Implement Two-Pass Registration System in Fall 2012 By Laira Martin Associate News Editor A two-pass registration system will be implemented for students for Fall Quarter 2012 registration, the Office of the Registrar announced in a universitiy-wide email on Feb. 10. The two-pass system will require students to register at two different times; they can enroll in up to 11.5 units during the first pass, and then up to 19.5 units during the second pass. Students can enroll in up to 22 units on the first day of instruction. Waitlists will not be available during the first pass to encourage students to fully enroll in at least two classes. Additionally, students that fail to enroll during their first pass
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appointment must wait until their second pass appointment to enroll. “This gives all undergraduates a better chance to obtain at least two classes toward fulfilling requirements,” the Office of the Registrar wrote in the email. The range of registration times will also be expanded, 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. Monday through Friday, with appointments on Saturdays as well. “I think it’ll be frustrating for juniors and seniors who’ve been gaining credits to get better enrollment times,” Marshall College sophomore Courtney Bakas said. “[They] won’t be able to get all the classes they need at once but on the other hand I think it’ll make registration more fair for the whole school population.”
Other UC schools, including UC Berkeley, UCLA and UC Davis already use a two-pass registration system. UC Santa Cruz implements a twopass system for all undergraduates that have non-senior status while UC Santa Barbara has a three-pass system. “I really appreciate the twopass registration system,” UCLA sophomore Jerry Ciolino said. “As an underclassmen it can be really hard to get classes you really need or want. With the two-pass system you have a better chance of getting those classes because enrollment is spread out a little bit more over all the undergraduate students.” Readers can contact Laira Martin at lmm002@ ucsd.edu
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▶ Princeton Review ranked UCSD among its 2012 “Top 75 Best Value Public Schools” list. The list, which was printed in conjunction with USA Today, said UCSD had “an excellent reputation, huge research budgets and an idyllic climate that have helped it attract eight Nobel Laureates to its faculty.” ▶ Three UCSD Jacobs School of Engineering faculty members and one member of the Council of Advisors of the Dean of the Jacobs School were named to the National Academy of Engineers this week. Juan C. Lasheras, Robert Skelton, Mike Baskes and Peter C. Farrell will join only 62 other new members of the Academy, which is made up of some of the world’s most accomplished engineers. ▶ Ten elliptical machines on the second floor of RIMAC are now connected to a system that converts human energy to no-cost carbon-free electricity.
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▶A 2-1 decision in the United States 9th Circuit Court of Appeal ruled Feb. 6 that Prop. 8’s passage was unlawful in California. The ruling stated that the purpose of Prop. 8, which amended the California Constitution to classify marriage as only ‘between a man and a woman,’ was “to lessen the status and human dignity of gays and lesbians in California.” An appeal is pending.
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Yudof Supports Affordable Tuition for Middle-Class Students
LIGHTS & SIRENS Friday, Feb. 3 12:10 a.m.: Citizen contact Someone at a Sixth College residential hall pointed a laser pointer at an RSO. Field interview administered. 12:11 a.m.: Citizen contact Laser pointers were “seen coming from apartment buildings” at Revelle College. Unable to locate. 4:00 p.m.: Non-injury accident A UC shuttle bus hit a pedestrian sign at the shuttle trailer. Report taken. 11:33 p.m.: Discharging a firearm A possible gunshot was heard on Muir Field. Checks OK. Saturday, Feb. 4 12:51 a.m.: Medical Aid A “young adult male” at Sixth College Building 704 was possibly having a panic attack. Transported to hospital. 1:23 a.m.: Noise disturbance A large group was “playing basketball loudly” at Stewart Hall. Will cooperate. 1:46 a.m.: Citizen contact The subject at Pangea parking structure was “urinating in public.” Information only. 1:40 p.m.: Fire alarm A child at Central Mesa Apartments pulled the fire alarm. False alarm. Monday, Feb. 6 7:25 a.m.: Information Someone broke into a snack machine at UNEX F. Referred to other agency. 1:00 p.m.-6:30 p.m.: Vandalism to vehicle A vehicle at Price Center suffered $5000 worth of damage from vandalism. Report taken. 11:11 a.m.: Burglary alarm The alarm at Chancellor House went off. False alarm. Tuesday, Feb. 7 9:34 a.m.: Incomplete phone
call/911 hangup There was an “accidental dial” from Stein Clinical Research to 911. Information only. 9:56 a.m.: Suicide attempt There was a suicide attempt at Galbraith Hall. Transported to hospital. 6:07 p.m.: Suspicious person The suspect was trying to get inside Hubbs Hall at Scripps. Unable to locate. 9:06 p.m.: Medical aid The subject “collapsed” at Center Hall. Refused treatment. 10:45 p.m.: Welfare check The subject was “under a stairwell” at Housing and Dining. Stay away order issued. Wednesday, Feb. 8 1:29 a.m.: Ticket sign-off Someone at a Mobil Station got a ticket. Information only. 10:46 a.m.: Animal call There was a “dog in [a] vehicle” at Stephen Birch Aquarium. Unable to locate. 1:07 a.m.: Information There was a “possibly unstable female” at Student Services Center. Information only. 11:43 p.m.: Injury A male fell off his skateboard by Geisel Library. Transported to hospital by friend. Thursday, Feb. 9 9:30 a.m.-10:50 a.m.: Grand theft $2,000 was lost from York Hall. Report taken. 9:04 p.m.: Assist other agency The San Diego PD needed assistance in locating a transient at the intersection of La Jolla Village Drive and Villa La Jolla Drive. Unable to locate. — Compiled by Sarah Kang Staff Writer
▶ SCHOLARSHIP, from page 1 our state.” UC President Mark G. Yudof released a statement in which he applauded the proposal and said that affordable tuition for all students was a priority. “As we work with the governor and legislators on fiscal and policy issues that would affect the affordability of a UC education, we welcome constructive efforts such as the speaker’s proposal to provide middle-class tuition relief,” Yudof said in the statement. In order for the proposal — which is divided into bills AB 1500 and AB 1501 — to pass, the California legislature would need ‘yes’ votes from two-thirds of both
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The pressures of the recession and massive fee increases have eroded, or even ended, the dream of higher education for too many California families” John Perez California Assembly Speaker
the Assembly and the Senate. Republican state senate Republican leader Bob Huff released a statement Feb. 8 that urged Democrats to seek other ways to help finance education besides
raising taxes. “Republicans have long argued that the low income students are heavily subsidized and that the UC and Cal State are relative bargains for the more affluent students,” he said in the statement. “Let’s first enact the Governor’s pension reforms and balance the state budget then we can better assess the need for changes in tax policy and higher education.” Based on the current configuration of California legislators, several Republicans would need to support the legislation in order to ensure passage. Readers can contact Zev Hurwitz at zhurwitz@ucsd.edu
If Passed, Fee Increase Would Go Into Effect in Fall 2012 ▶ FEE INCREASE, from page 1
UC Riverside pay $136 per quarter. According to a 2010 facilities condition analysis conducted by ISES Corporation, essential maintenance and repairs to Price Center are estimated to cost around $6.4 million. This includes $2.6 million for Student Center, $722,000 to the Che Cafe and about $4.5 million for required renovations for each of the facilities. Operational expenses and maintenance include the stocking of Price Center’s restrooms, printing supplies, heating and cooling and trash collection.
According to the presentation, the $13 fee increase will allow for continued building maintenance and 24-hour access Sunday through Thursday to Price Center East. The fee would also help maintain low-use fees for meeting and events sponsored by student organizations and A.S. Council. If the referendum passes, the new university centers fee will go into effect during Fall Quarter 2012. The fee will be adjusted annually beginning Fall Quarter 2013 to account for inflation and consumer price index. According to the presentation, annual adjustment will not exceed
2 percent. The quarterly $13 fee increase and consumer price index adjustment is expected to yield over $20 million during the next 20 years for University Centers. The University Centers Advisory Board, which is composed of undergraduate and graduate students and Van Bruggen, will be responsible for overseeing the fee. Warren Senator and Chief of Staff for the Office of Student Life Jeremy Akiyama could not be reached for comment as of press time. Readers can contact Nicole Chan at n3chan@ucsd.edu.
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OPINION Striking A Wrong Note UC Berkeley’s new note-sharing policy prohibits students from selling their notes to other students, a policy that infringes upon students’ rights and detracts from the flagship campus’s “open” learning atmosphere. By Hilary Lee • Associate Opinion editor
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f you’re looking to make a quick buck off your class notes, you may soon be in for an unpleasant surprise if UC Berkeley’s recent policy change spreads to other UC campuses. Updated last month, the flagship campus’ policy on note-sharing prohibits students from selling their notes outside of the classroom, citing that instructors own the copyrights to the notes students take in their classes. The new changes not only infringe upon students’ rights — they also represent a step away from the “open” university movement that characterizes UC Berkeley. Under the new policy, students can only share notes with other students who are enrolled in the same class at the same time. This means that students will be subject to disciplinary action for sharing old notes with students currently enrolled in that class. The policy most notably bans noteselling, dubbing the practice “unauthorized commercial activity.” California State University campuses have also been cracking down on note-sharing policies. In fall 2010, the Cal State Office of General Counsel sent out a system-wide email warning students that if they are caught
selling notes, they will be charged with academic dishonesty — with the possibility of expulsion. At Chico State, a student was sent to judicial affairs after she advertised a self-created study guide on Notehall.com, a note-sharing site owned by the textbook rental company Chegg. Both Cal State and UC administration have sent cease-anddesist letters to Notehall, causing the site to close off its services to students who attempt to register with Cal State or UC emails. While professors own intellectual property rights over the notes, books, and articles they publish, they do not technically wield any legal control over what students write in class. When students take notes, they rephrase and filter the professor’s words to facilitate their own comprehension of lecture material. Students also tend to include their own observations and inferences in their notes. As long as the notes are not written verbatim, professors cannot cry copyright infringement. The constitutionality of this new policy is tenuous at best. The United State Congress — and not the states — have exclusive control over copyright and patent laws. Assistant
clinical professor of law at UC Berkeley Jason M. Schultz maintains that federal copyright laws and the First Amendment right of free speech prevail over the California Education Code. Schultz argues that it is considered freedom of speech if students want to share their notes. Furthermore, as defined by Title 17, Section 101 of the United States Code, a “derivative work” is not considered copyright infringement. Such works are defined as being based on pre-existing works, including those that are “recast, transformed or adapted.” UC Berkeley’s policy errs in that it treats students’ notes as direct transcriptions of professors’ words. Lecture notes — being a student’s own rendering of lecture material — should technically be looped into the category of “derivative works.” The concept of students owning intellectual property over their notes has legal precedent. In the 1996 case University of Florida v. KPB, Inc., University of Florida lost a lawsuit against A-Plus Notes, a private note-selling service that hired students to take lecture notes for them. The U.S. Court of Appeals ultimately ruled that student-taken See note sharing, page 5
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Researchers at the University of California, San Francisco argue that Sugar should be taxed and regulated to kids under 17 because of its health risks.
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esearchers at University of California, San Francisco concluded that sugar is “toxic,” and recommended that it be regulated like tobacco and alcohol. They bring up a good point: eating too much sugar causes obesity, and with roughly 70 percent of Americans considered overweight (having a BMI larger than 25), it would be wise for individuals to change their unhealthy habits. However, using government regulations to manipulate people’s sugar intake is a strategy that has proven time and time again to be ineffective. Modest regulations on sugar repeatedly prove ineffective at curbing obesity. Several studies have shown that school bans on soda vending machines did little to change kids’ diets. When soda was no longer available at school, students satisfied their sweet tooth with other unhealthy treats. According to a 2004 study funded by the federal government and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, taxes on soda are ineffective at improving health. The national survey followed 7,300 fifth graders for two years, recording their heights, weights and overall soda and sports drink intakes. When comparing children in states with different soda taxes, there appeared to be no difference. This governmental research, therefore, shows that taxes pose no significant barrier to those who are determined to get their soda fix. The only solutions that gleam promising results are far too heavy-handed and intrusive. Some states like New York proposed placing a hefty 20 percent tax on sugar, and a Feb. 1 article “Public Health: The Toxic Truth About Sugar” in the science journal Nature suggests applying age limits and price controls to sugary products. Based on past governmental health efforts, imposing a sugar regulation will prove fruitless in making kids healthier. — Chris Roteliuk Staff Writer
Sugar Taxes Would Be a Step Toward Healthier Lives
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team of researchers at the University of California, San Francisco contends that because sugar poses health risks far beyond just “empty calories,” Americans should substantially reduce their sugar consumption by making sugar beverages a controlled substance like alcohol and tobacco. Their research shows that the country as a whole should take major strides to reduce our sugar intake, especially when it comes to soda. The reasons why sugar consumption is such an issue are apparent in the facts. The average adult in the United States swallows 22 teaspoons — over 600 calories — of sugar a day, according to the American Heart Association. In the last 40 years, our sugar consumption has increased by about 19 percent. Beyond its calories, sugar has a host of negative health effects. A little sugar is not a problem — but excess sugar can alter metabolism, raise blood pressure, skew the signaling of hormones and damage the liver. When we consume calories from liquids, our bodies do not feel as full, so we down extra calories from sugar as a result. Because sugar beverages have particularly insidious health consequences, they should be the first to be regulated. Other countries, including France, Denmark, and Greece, have soda taxes. Penny-perounce taxes on sweet drinks are currently being considered in at least 20 U.S. cities and states. The intention in adding this tax is to make healthier drinks less expensive than soda in order to encourage a change in diet. While we may still have cravings for ice cream or chocolate chip cookies every now and then, regulating soda is a step toward cutting back on our excess sugar consumption. — Arik burakovsky Senior Staff Writer
Liberal Arts Classes: A Study in the Art of Faking It
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here’s a lot I’ll miss about being a student after I graduate this quarter. Something I won’t miss: the myriad ways that we admit, on a biweekly basis in class, “I have no idea what the hell we’re studying, but here are my
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thoughts on the matter, and also on something unrelated that will allow me to weave in ‘hegemony.’” Our wording in class discussion sometimes changes, just barely. “What I found interesting…” might be reworded as “I think, in many ways...” (or perhaps the more nuanced “in some ways…”). When really pressed, we can point to a passage in the reading that was, at some point, by some more diligent student, highlighted in a used textbook. To the chagrin of basically everyone but the least jaded of our professors, we can even sometimes make irrelevant challenges to the material. “Even though this is a history class, wouldn’t you say that we’re still this way today? Isn’t the ‘American Imaginary’ alive and well? Isn’t there an argument here for that?” Such are the challenging questions we deign to ask for the sake of participation points. And in a class of 200 where no one’s accountable for anything but a paper and a midterm, maybe it’s enough to say that something “made you think.” There’s no space or time for anything more academically laborious, so please, just keeping crying “interesting.” We can grumble about the greasy know-it-all in the front row whose eager hand and rolling backpack say: “Please. Choose me. Snicker at me.” That guy is often the most insufferable in the room, yes. But he’s also the reason the rest of us can zone out in the sixth row back, awaiting the lone day in ten weeks that we’re forced to actually say something. Some of my professors have had a simple enough response to all of the bullshit posturing in class: quiz everyone. All of the time. That tends to work, but only after about half of us have dropped out. Others are so apparently defeated that instead, they screen a ton of movies — with the hope that, given unavoidable exposure to the material, we’ll have something more to say than “intriguing.” To an extent, that strategy works: it tends to inform discussions with as much expertise as we can gain from glimpsing the projection between text messages and catnaps. (Which is to say, it gives us a few more phrases in our artillery — ones like “I noticed that…” and “Just fascinating.”) I don’t know that small classes are always the answer, either. When a friend of mine considered auditing a 10-person seminar, the professor told him that he was certainly welcome, but that none of the students ever read enough to say anything. She was so embarrassed to lecture, she confessed, that she’d usually just put on CNN for an hour and cross her fingers for the best. (And that, I have to say, sounds like a very interesting idea to me.)
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Quite Frankly By Lior Schenk
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Inconsistent D1 Drafts Must Be Addressed Dear Editor,
Note-Sharing Policy Hinders Free Exchange of Ideas ▶ note sharing, from page 4
notes are not the intellectual property of professors. This ruling still stands today, meaning that UC Berkeley’s policy violates students’ rights and legal precedent. Ironically, UC Berkeley hosted the 2008 Students for Free Culture convention, a grassroots conference focused on public access to knowledge, freedom of expression and civil liberties. Participants drafted the Wheeler Declaration, which touted having course materials as “open educational resources” and ensuring the “university network reflect the open nature of the internet” as two of five points that give Berkeley its “open” learning atmosphere. This new policy on note-sharing inherently runs countercurrent to this ideal. Unnecessary copyright protections stifle students’ ability to engage in the free exchange and expression
of ideas, therefore making this a policy against sharing knowledge. In the end, the policy will likely not have significant impact on students. Students will continue to do whatever they want with their notes, and use whichever resources they can get a hold of to prepare for exams. However, university officials should recognize that the new policy encroaches upon students’ rights, and even goes against the UC Copyright Policy’s own statement that “the University encourages free expression and exchange of ideas.” Prohibiting the sale of professor’s published notes is one matter, but doing so for students’ own handwritten notes is quite another. Readers can contact Hilary Lee at hhl009@ucsd.edu
have is inauthentic, and I strongly recommend that the SFAC publish the original letter as an ‘open letter’ as a public service. That assumption and caveat aside, it is clear that the same text which the SFAC said is “misleading and suggests falsehoods that appear to encourage voter approval” is still published on the as.ucsd.edu website. But if the letter is accurate, and if the concerns contained in the letter are legitimate, then either one of two things is the case. Either AS Council has failed to make the final draft of the referendum available to the public, or the concerns of the Student Fees Advisory Committee have not been addressed. I urge the Guardian to factcheck statements made by public figures rather than take them at face value. I invite students, faculty and staff, to help reclaim public education on Mondays at 7 p.m. at CLICS or email MarchforMarch2012@gmail.com to get involved in mobilizing for the March 1 international day of action and walkout, and March 5 reclamation of the capital in Sacramento. —Kevin Quirolo Senior, Marshall College
On Thursday, Feb. 9, the Muir College Council failed to pass a resolution against the D-1 referendum. Alyssa Wing and Mac Zilber made an appearance to critique the text of their resolution. Wing repeated a statement that appeared in the Guardian on Jan. 30, 2012. She said that the concerns in a letter from the Student Fees Advisory Committee had referred to an outdated draft of the referendum, and that “all of the issues were addressed in the final draft,” as she was quoted in the Guardian. However, the copy of the SFAC letter that I have quotes the referendum as follows: “According to Statement 6 in the Statement of Conditions, ‘The ASUCSD Council must annually review and approve the ICA budget.’ In the same statement, ‘[ASUCSD] shall comply with UC and UCSD policies, NCAA policies and regulations and contractual obligations of ICA.’” The text of the referendum currently available to students on the as.ucsd.edu website reads as follows: “The ASUCSD Council must annually review and approve ▶ The Guardian welcomes letters from its readers. the ICA budget and shall comply All letters must be addressed, and written, to with UC and UCSD policies, the editor of the Guardian. Letters are limited NCAA policies and regulations to 500 words, and all letters must include the and the contractual commitments writer’s name, college and year (undergraduates), department (graduate students or professors) or of ICA.” city of residence (local residents). A maximum The only change was from of three signatories per letter is permitted. The Guardian Editorial Board reserves the right to contractual ‘obligations’ to edit for length, accuracy, clarity and civility. The contractual ‘commitments.’ I Editorial Board reserves the right to reject letters for publication. Due to the volume of mail we assume that contracts are legally receive, we do not confirm receipt or publication binding regardless of the words of a letter. used to describe them. applyucsdguardian.org. today. applications at email: opinion@ucsdguardian.org It is possible that the letter I
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o, let’s get a few things straight: I am not a food critic. I have no culinary training and can’t afford to even utter the words “fine dining.” Truth is, I’m just a broke college student who knows what she likes to eat.
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And to the girl whose heart is located directly in the pit of her stomach, a burrito is the epitome of a perfectly balanced comfort meal. Now, one may think that I “hit the jackpot” by going to school in San Diego, where the burrito-radius is tight enough for a quick fix any time my addiction calls. But I take my burrito consumption very, very seriously. I am not just looking for a burrito, I am looking for the best burrito. Anyone can slap together the basic ingredients and call it a wrap, but who among these has truly perfected the art? Surely not Goody’s, which consistently disappoints me in my hour of hungry need (a bursting, ill-proportioned mess is all I get). No, my search will have to venture past the outskirts of campus. As daunting as this task may seem, I am willing to take it on, for the sake of burrito-connoisseurs everywhere. The first stop on my mission is surprisingly close: Don Carlos Taco Shop. Located in the notoriously bougie setting of downtown La Jolla, this simplistic dive sticks out like a sore thumb. So I walk into the shop, bypassing the overwhelming menu options that don the wall, and dramatically ask the owner to give me his best burrito. Without a moment’s hesitation, he gives me the “El Nino,” confidently stating that he’d be “willing to go toeto-toe with any burrito in San Diego with this one.” Oh no, has my cover been blown before even starting? It must have, because Don Carlos was pitching right to me, with some of my personal favorite ingredients making star appearances in this burrito. Inspired by the Philly Cheesesteak, the El Nino (which costs $6.58) consists of carne asada, sautéed bell peppers and onions, with jalapeno jack cheese and pico de gallo salsa. The meat was freshly grilled and incredibly tender, and I was glad to see that it was cut into pretty small pieces, avoiding overwhelming bites of thick, chunky meat. The vegetables were neither too crunchy nor a soft, flavorless mush, so that even if I got a meatless bite I was not left disappointed. Jalapeno pepper jack cheese is my all-time favorite cheese, and so I consider the choice of pepper jack to be a clever and unique addition to the El Nino. It was melted just right, gooey See burrito, page 7
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or the paramour still recovering from midterms (and already stressing over finals), there’s nothing more thoughtful than the gift of relaxation in the form of a massage at RIMAC. Unfortunately, luxury isn’t cheap: The options range from $45 to $65 for one hour, and start at $55 for 90 minutes — and that’s with the discount that comes with a student ID. But the masseuses are certified, the on-campus location is convenient and there’s no chance that the parlor will turn out to be a grimy, dimly lit room sandwiched in a sketchy strip mall in North Park. Options include everything from the general Swedish massage to the “deeper pressure, full body” athletic massage and the fancy heated stone version. And if you’re really stressed (or rich), you can buy seven and get the eighth free.
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he mixed CD: The only gift that can be both unoriginal and creative, easy and thoughtful. Sure, the object of your affection may have received dozens in her romantic lifetime, but she hasn’t received one from you. It’s like writing a letter via popular music — only you didn’t have to write anything yourself. Plus, if you aren’t paying for the music — and let’s be real, you aren’t paying for music — it only costs the price of one blank disk, which makes it the perfect gift for a new love without any high V-Day expectations. And you’ll know for sure your pursuit will be thinking of you when they listen to it for the first time. Bonus points for making a bedside mix, so you can give your lover more than just a soundtrack. This is your golden opportunity to break out all the Prince and R.Kelly in your iTunes library. Live it up. illustration by rebekah hwang / guardian
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Don Carlos’ “El Nino” Proves Worthy of the Hunt
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ith a giant hog ornament on its roof representing co-owners Hanis Cavin and Sara Stroud’s pet mini-pig, Carnitas Speck, North Park’s Carnitas’ Snack Shack is all things pork from the get-go. Although the parking is terrible in this ‘hood, you can find customers already waiting in line as soon as the eatery’s walk-up window opens at noon. Behind the pint-sized kitchen is a casual cedar-paneled patio, where an approximate 10-minute wait is necessary to get any seats. However, there’s no need to get upset since you’re likely to get those seats before the delicious slow-cooked food is served. The condensed pork-plentiful menu changes frequently enough to entertain Hours: customers’ palates. Wed.-Mon. 12 p.m.- 12 a.m. Plus, the generous Closed Tues. slab of pork in each dish — which certainly Location: opposes the “snack” 2632 University Ave., San Diego, 92104 of the shack’s name — attracts customers Recommended: even more. Sourcing Shack Steak as much as possible Sandwich from local farms, this little outdoor eatery succeeds in combining fresh veggie garnishments (the side corn law that accompanies every dish) with hormone-free pork products from family farms in Iowa. The Pork Sandwich ($9) is more of a burger, considering it’s stuffed with a “triple threat” of pork (fried-and-battered pork loin, Applewood smoked bacon, and tender pulled pork), pickled relish and Shack aioli. While the juicy pork serves as an excellent repository for the shack’s special aioli, a mayo-corn-tomato-pepper-cilantro mixture, the combination of the separate pork parts and other flavorful ingredients make the sandwich a bit too overpowering. As impossible as it sounds, there is just too much taste — and the poppy seed bun helplessly fails to embrace all these ingredients. The Shack Steak Sandwich ($9) is more of a standout, even if it isn’t part of the shack’s famous swine family. Nonetheless, its grilled, tender, boneless rib-eye champions all. Served with pickled
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Serrano chilies, jalapeno jack cheese, tomatoes and chipotle aioli and planted on jalapeno-cheddar toast, it leaves a pleasant spiciness inside your mouth. For simpler folks, the Shack Burger ($9) — filled with butter lettuce, bacon jam, white cheddar and Shack aioli — tastes a lot plainer than the list of ingredients implies. Although the meat is very fulfilling and every bite is enjoyable, it has a rather ordinary taste for the price. The Side Fries ($2.50) are thin, fresh-cut and seasoned with locally produced “Baker Shake” seasoning salt. They come stuffed in a small paper bag that matches the carefree atmosphere of the shack. Although the seasoning salt tastes a lot like top ramen powder, the fries are quite addicting. The fresh house-made ketchup that comes along is a good pairing too. But it’s still all about the pork. So when craving a gourmet sandwich that is full (and we mean full) of flavors, Carnitas’ Snack Shack is surely a place to hit up for a casual lunch with friends over the weekend. — Ashley Kwon Contributing Writer
enough to coat the entire burrito and offset the rest of the textures, while adding a mild spice to give it a little kick. The pico de gallo was a great addition as well, though I noticed that it wasn’t consistent throughout, and I felt cheated during the second half of salsa-less burrito. Though often forgotten, the tortilla itself made a significant contribution. Too often have I run into a burrito with a tough, almost crunchy exterior, but this one was pillowy and chewy, adding distinct sweetness to the party. One drawback was the amount of grease in the burrito, which I guess was to be somewhat expected from the generous portion of melted cheese. I actually took a bite from the bottom and watched the orange drippings waterfall into an unappetizing little pool in my foil. I didn’t finish the rest of the burrito after watching that. However, it was undoubtedly a delicious piece of work, and I can understand why Don Carlos is considered such a “community asset.” So, as this column explores the ins and outs of San Diego burritos, I will give my honest and humble opinion in hopes of finding my one true love once and for all. It may be a daunting challenge, but if the El Nino from Don Carlos Taco Shop is any indication of my tasty travels to come, I think my heart/stomach will be more than willing to take it on.
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f you want to make something meaningful for someone special this Valentine’s Day, yet don’t have money to spend, Communication and Leadership welcomes everyone on Feb. 13 from 12 to 3 p.m. in Price Center West’s Bear Room to work on Valentine’s Day presents and DIY crafts, including beaded key chains, cards and bookmarks. Or if you’re single and hate to look like the unpopular one without an admirer, make a gift for yourself, show it off to your friends and say a stranger who looks exactly like Ryan Gosling gave it to you. You deserve it anyway.
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magine staring into your lover’s eyes over a starry night. You’ve got smooth jazz playing, a bottle of wine and a plate of cheese. It’s the picture of romance. Also, boring. Try this instead: The starry night is actually a 1,000-piece puzzle of Van Gogh’s “Starry Night,” you’re bumping ’80s pop and you’re drinking a beer (the cheese can stay). In essence, it’s a date and a nostalgic laugh in a box. The UCSD bookstore currently has a full display of various puzzles for whatever your paramour’s interested in, including Albert Einstein, the periodic table, giraffes and more fine art. If you’re extra dedicated, fill out the puzzle without your boo yourself and write a cheesy note on the back (“You were my missing puzzle piece”) for a special puzzle completion discovery, though the whole “flip the puzzle over” thing at the end could get complicated.
or the almost-maybe-not-quite couple, Valentine’s Day can be nothing but a big, fat, elephant in the room that even begins to rear its head weeks before the date itself. You want to avoid showing feelings that you aren’t certain are reciprocated, but also don’t want to look like a jerkwad. We advise that you keep it lighthearted. A gift card to your favorite hole-in-thewall burrito place that they haven’t heard of is friendly enough, but also entails a guaranteed outing with your potential boo in the future; it’s a win-win.
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on’t let your single friend stay at home celebrating Single Awareness Day tomorrow night. Valentine’s Day is the day for romance and he or she could very well be comforting the hearts of lonely co-eds with the bathroom read “Pickups and Come-Ons for All Occasions (Lines for All Occasions).” So order a hottie a drink, use a few lines (“WWJD? Tell you to go out with me” is a gem) and make the night magical. Anything can happen when love (i.e. loneliness) is in the air — or, at the very least, your friend can break out the lines with confidence once the dark cloud over Feb.14 passes.
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n Paris, lovers clasp little metal locks on the so-called “lover’s bridge” to signify their eternal devotion and toss the key into the river Seine. If you can’t afford a trip to France any time soon, show your devotion to your better half by tagging up UCSD’s graffiti wall with a display of your gushiest feelings. It’s more permanent than the cliche bouquet of flowers that will wilt long before the relationship does, but it’s not as drastic as tattooing your lover’s face onto your upper arm. Instead, make your emotions a semi-permanent part of UCSD’s landscape — that is, until someone draws over it.
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Donate $5 for a night of socializing and philanthropy in a sultry setting. Have fun while knowing that you contributed to an amazing cause! Camp Kesem is a college student run non-profit organization that provides a free week-long summer camp for kids with parents who have or have had cancer. At camp, the kids are given a chance to have fun without the worries of cancer as well as connect with counselors and other kids who have gone through the same things. This year, the UCSD chapter plans on raising $75,000 to take 100 kids to camp. Help us reach this goal by attending this event! Contact Jacqueline Le: jacquelinenguyenle@gmail.com
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Free! Please join us for this highly acclaimed film about race, gender, class, and friendship in the pre-civil rights South. Contact Carol Rogers: (858) 822-3702, clrogers@ucsd.edu
8pm SOIRÉE FOR MUSIC LOVERS- CONRAD PREBYS MUSIC CENTER An evening of romantic classical music for Valentine's Day, performed by UCSD violinist János Négyesy and friends. Contact Dirk Sutro: dsutro@ucsd.edu
Love is in the air and the ladies of Lips are ready to spread the love at The Loft on Monday night. Bitchy Bingo has become one of the most anticipated events of the quarter and is sure to not disappoint. The infamous drag show is punctuated by games of bingo, which gives 3 lucky people a chance to win cool prizes. Doors: 8:00pm Show: 9:00pm FREE. Contact Sandra Duran: s1duran@ucsd.edu
MILO GREENE WITH LADY DAY @ THE LOFT • 9pm THU2.16
THE MUPPETS- PC THEATER Thursday, Feb. 16 at Price Center Theater Doors 5:30pm Show 6pm; 2nd Showing at 9pm. Contact Jocelyn Jackson: josjacksn@gmail.com
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BUSINESS MODEL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPOTTERSON HALL RADY SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT
Come join us for the Business Model Development Workshop, featuring Tyler Jensen (CEO/founder of Startup Garage). Learn how to develop a successful business model and strategize around your business ideas. This workshop is part of a series of Entrepreneurial Workshops designed to develop your entrepreneurial instincts and hone your business plans even further. This is a GREAT way to obtain feedback for your business model before you submit it to the upcoming Winter Executive Summary Competition. FREE admission / Light food and drinks provided. Contact Helen Saad: (714) 747-4292, hsaad@ucsd.edu
MILO GREENE WITH LADY DAY - THE LOFT
BSA “TASTE OF AFRICA” LUNCHEON
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11:30am Please join the Black Staff Association for a special luncheon featuring traditional African entrees including meat, vegetable, and rice dishes, dessert, and a cold beverage. Enjoy local entertainment and vendors while you dine and socialize. Contact Justina Houston: bsa@ucsd.edu
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ENDNOTE- BIOMEDICAL LIBRARY Reward yourself this Presidents' Day weekend with one of the best trips Outback Adventures offers. Contact Elena Chin: e2chin@ucsd.edu Black Canyon Kayak and Hot Springs. Take a break from studying and come kayaking. As we move up the river, the valley turns to canyon with towering walls. Camping next to the Arizona Hot Springs we'll soak away the cold of the winter and might even see a Bighorn Sheep. We'll enjoy a heated waterfall, explore a sauna cave, and get up close to the Hoover Dam. This is one of our most awesome trips, so register early. Signup online, in person at the Rental Shop (behind Pepper Canyon) or the Surf Shop (in PC), or call 858-534-0684.
This is going to be a wonderful show! And it is free to students and only $5 for everyone else! The four voices of Milo Greene weave and blend into one voice, creating songs that live and breathe simultaneously as many and as one, with the breadth of an omniscient, collective consciousness. These melodies invoke long drives down the California coast, and the feeling of leaving home. You don't want to miss this group of young troubadours! Opening for Milo Greene is the local trio that is Lady Day. They have opened for Youth Lagoon and T.V. Girl and are scheduled to open for Cuckoo Chaos later the same week. Doors: 8pm. UCSD Students: FREE! General: $5 BUY TICKETS: ucsdboxoffice.com/Online/default.asp
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PLASTIC SURGERY LIVE TELEMEDICINE JORNADA - MEDICAL EDUCATION AND TELEMEDICINE BUILDING (GILMAN DR & OSLER LANE), ROOM LL154 Dr. Amanda Gosman will work with a team of international surgeons in performing Cleft Lip & Palate Surgery at Hospital Infantil in Tijuana, Mexico. These surgeries will be broadcast live! This is a great opportunity for medical students and other health care professionals interested in international health to watch a live surgery. Our team of surgeons will be performing craniofacial surgery in a clinic in Mexico, which will be broadcast live to UCSD. This will be a completely interactive event. Experience the future of telemedicine: the technology that may revolutionize the way we practice medicine. RSVP to Amy Patterson, apatterson@ucsd.edu, 619-543-2672
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Tritons Lose Last Home Games UCSD to Host CCAA Playoffs ▶ men’s basketball, from page 12 opportunities at the basket for the other teams. But on Friday, the Tritons were out-shot 59-46 and out-rebounded 36-25. On Saturday, the story was similar, with the rebound count leaning 37-27 in favor of the Warriors. Despite being out-rebounded, the Tritons shot 59 times to Stanislaus’ 51, but UCSD only made 14, for a season low 23 percent from the field. The Warriors fared little better, with senior forward Reggie Jones going 4-of-16 from the field to lead the game with 12 points. The Tritons played good defense to hold Jones to 12, as the 6’9” forward averages nearly 18 points per game on the season. After scoring the first four points of the half, the Triton offense struggled to maintain its pace and fell victim to a 16-3 Warrior offensive strike over the next nine minutes. McCann and senior forward Mike Meza scored nine points a piece to lead the Triton offense, which scored only 20 points in the first half and 22 points in the second. The Warriors led the rest of the game, leaving the Tritons behind to bring their
offense up to shooting 48 percent on the second half of the night to finish off the Tritons 55-42. In their last home game of the season, the Tritons honored their three graduating seniors — Hatch, Meza and senior forward Ryan Wheeler. “It’s going to be really tough losing the seniors,” McCann said. “[Hatch] has been a really big part of the team for the past four years. We’re gonna lose a big piece in the center position, and [Wheeler] does great things for us defensively.” Coming into the game, the Warriors had dropped three straight and were losing their grasp on eighth place in the CCAA. With the win over No. 9 ranked UCSD, the Warriors have all but secured their position in the CCAA tournament. The Tritons now head out on the road for their final four games of the season, starting with Cal State Monterey Bay next Friday, Feb. 17. Readers can contact Nick Howe at nshowe@ ucsd.edu
▶ women’s basketball, from page 12 down to less than nine points in the second half, as their offense off the counterattack fell apart. Chico committed 22 turnovers, which UCSD had no trouble converting into 28 points. “We mixed some things up defensively,” Elliot said. “We were having a little trouble stopping their dribble penetration. And we both want to play fast, so I think any time we play Chico it’s going to be a [high] scoring night for both teams.” On Saturday, UCSD honored its three rostered seniors — Carlisle, Feder and Freidenberg — in the last home game of the season. The trio all enjoyed double digit points on senior night. Freidenberg recorded 17 points in her 17 minutes on the court, while Feder chipped in 17 points and Carlisle finished with 12 points on top of four assists. Against the 5-16 Warriors, UCSD raced out to take a 22-point lead with seven minutes left in the first half, after which Elliot put her reserves on the court. The Tritons finished the first half with a 17-point lead. Cal State Stanislaus never came
close for the remainder of the game, as every person on the Tritons’ 14-man roster saw time on the court. UCSD’s 5’10” sophomore utility Elaina White hit two three-pointers for eight points, while 5’4” guard Stephanie Yano recorded four points on top of four assists. “It was very emotional, because we’re near the end of the conference,” Freidenberg said. “Although that’s the end of one chapter, we’re beginning another with the CCAA playoffs.” Undefeated in league, the No. 1 Tritons were the first CCAA team to qualify for the conference playoffs. UCSD will host the CCAA playoffs, to be played on Tuesday, Feb. 28. They will be joined by second place Cal State Monterey Bay, third place Humboldt State and fourth place Cal State Los Angeles. The eight remaining conference teams will compete for the last four spots. The Tritons have one more road trip. On Friday, the Tritons will take on second in conference Cal State Monterey Bay, and on Saturday, UCSD faces Cal State East Bay. Readers can contact Rachel Uda at ruda@ucsd. edu
Men’s Volleyball Falls to BYU in Two-Game Series By Rachel Uda Sports Editor
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ast week, the UCSD Men’s Volleyball team hosted two games against No. 3 nationally ranked Brigham Young University. The Tritons dropped two straight matches against the Cougars. The Cougars swept the Tritons in their first match on Thursday, Feb. 9. It was a close game, as BYU narrowly edged the Tritons 27-25 despite the presence of a large home fan base. But UCSD out hit its opposition, finishing with 13 kills to the Cougars’ seven kills in the first set.
The difference was on the defensive end, with the Cougars out-blocking the Tritons 22-13. “BYU’s one of the best blocking teams in the nation and they showed up tonight and were incredible at closing blocks,” sophomore Sebastian Brady said. “We need to be able to adjust to their big block.” The momentum could have swung to the Tritons’ side if UCSD had pulled out the first game, as the second and third sets were never really close, with BYU closing out the match 25-21 and 25-20. In preparation for their second match against BYU, Brady stressed the importance of serving. “We can’t beat a great team like that if we’re missing serves,” Brady said. “We played
great stretches, but if you’re going to string a stretch together for the whole game we can take that game easily.” The Tritons went into their rematch against BYU on Saturday, Feb. 12, taking the game to five sets before falling to the Cougars. UCSD sophomore outside hitter Vaun Lennon led all players with a career high of 25 kills, but it wasn’t enough to put the Tritons over the top. The five set bout lasted two and a half hours. Brigham Young took the first set 21-25, although the Tritons won the second set in a hard-fought battle that the Tritons just narrowly won 42-40. BYU took the third set to go up 2-1, but
UCSD tied it up at 2-2 by winning the fourth set. The win marked the only time in program history that the Tritons have been able to take two sets in one match against Brigham Young’s men’s volleyball program. From there, the Tritons seemed gassed as BYU easily took the overtime set 15-10, off of five errors. With the pair of losses, the Tritons drop to 4-9 overall. UCSD continues its homestead this weekend where the Tritons will take on the University of Pacific on Friday, Feb. 17 and Stanford the following day. Readers can contact Rachel Uda at ruda@ucsd. edu
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Tritons Drop Last Pair of Home Games Against Chico, Stanislaus
No. 1 UCSD Women’s Basketball Protects 24-0 Perfect Season
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he Triton Men’s Basketball team suffered two losses this past weekend as they fell to the CCAA-leading Cal State Chico Wildcats on Friday and middle-of-thepack Cal State Stanislaus on Saturday. The pair of losses kills any chance of UCSD making the CCAA playoff tournament. On Friday, Feb. 10 against Chico State, the game was much closer than the 71-64 final score would suggest. Senior center Christian Hatch had his best game of the regular season, scoring 22 points on six rebounds. Playing with a wrist sprained mid-season against CSU Monterey Bay, the big-man finally snapped his scoring drought to regain the steam he lost after his injury. Sophomore point guard James McCann added 17 points to the Triton tally and nabbed three rebounds. Thanks largely to these two players, the Tritons found themselves 10 points up with 8:17 remaining. The Wildcats then went on a 10-5 run over the next four minutes to tie the game at 55 points. Junior guard Tyler McGrath
hit a jumper, one of three on the night for 10 points, to put the Tritons back in the lead. Chico quickly responded with seven points to make the score 62-57 with 2:16 remaining. The Tritons responded with a McGrath three and two McCann free throws to tie the game again at 62, but with the clock winding down, the Tritons were forced to foul. When Chico inbounded the ball, UCSD fouled Chico guard Demario Simms, who sank both free throws. McCann drew a foul on the following play, but his free throws were not enough to close the gap. On the final full play of the game, McCann lost the ball going up for a match-tying threepointer, and Chico drew the foul for two free throws to close the game 71-64. The Tritons played a very well-rounded game against Chico, shooting 50 percent from the field and limiting the Wildcats to just 46 percent. UCSD also managed to shoot four of nine from three-point land. The deciding difference between the two closely matched squads was rebounds and shots taken. In their wins last week, the Tritons out-rebounded the opposition and thus got more shots for themselves and allowed less
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he No. 1 UCSD Women’s Basketball team closed out its regular season home schedule with two more wins to extend its perfect record to 24-0. On Friday, the Tritons took their 23rd consecutive win in a high scoring 76-93 bout against 12-9 Chico State. Against the Wildcats, who took the game into overtime in their first matchup of the season, UCSD pushed tempo from the tipoff, taking a six-point lead within the first three minutes. Chico posed a threat in guards Natasha Smith and shooting guard Courtney Hamilton, who went 4-of-4 from the field, the two combined for 37 points. In conjunction with guard Synchro Bull, whose aggressive penetration into the key got seniors Daisy Feder and Lauren Freidenberg in foul trouble early in the half. “I think we got a little bit out of sorts with [Feder] and [Freidenberg] picking up two quick fouls, but I was so proud of our bench and the way they came in the first half and got us an 11-point lead at half time,” UCSD head coach
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Charity Elliot said. Freshman center Dana Webster and sophomore guard Megan Perry came into replace the seniors. Perry — who has assumed the role of utility — posting up or playing from the perimeter as needed, had a good night, going 2-for-3 for eight points. All of UCSD’s starters recorded double digits, with senior guard Chelsea Carlisle leading the Tritons in four categories. Carlisle recorded 26 points, seven rebounds, four assists and five steals. Feder finished with 19 points, while sophomore forward Erin Dautremont recorded 18 points off 7-for-10 shooting. Freidenberg chipped in 10 points and junior guard Emily Osga put away 12 points. “That’s what I think makes this team so special,” Elliot said. “If you try and shut down [Carlisle] then you got [Osga] and [Feder] going off. If you try and shut down [Freidenberg] then you have Dautremont going off, it’s just really nice, and then we add in Megan Perry to that mix. We throw her into every possible position that you can play, and she just does her job, gets some charges, gets some rebounds and is even aggressively attacking the basket at times.” The Wildcats were unable to cut the lead See w. BASKETBALL, page 11
Triton Swim and Dive Sweep Conference Championships By MARGARET YAU Managing Editor
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he Tritons Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving team took the league championships by storm this weekend, each winning its fourth consecutive first-place titles at the 2012 Pacific Coast Swimming and Diving Championships, held at the Splash! La Mirada Aquatic Center. The men’s team, No. 3 in the country, topped the field with four victories and a score of 1649, besting second place finisher Cal Baptist (1422) and third place Concordia (1133). The men had an especially strong showing in the breaststroke events. The team swept all four top spots in both the 100 and 200 yard with sophomore Nick Korth coming in first in the 100 yard with a time of 54.62, sophomore See Lee in second (55.51), junior Jacob Lamont in third (55.88) and senior Griffin Bracke in fourth (56.52). The Tritons swept in the same order in the 200 yard, with Korth in first (1:57.47), Lee in second (2:00.96), Lamont in third (2:01.27) and Bracke in fourth (2:03.66). The Triton men’s team also posted solid wins — the 400 free relay fell to the UCSD team of sophomore Reid McCallum, sophomore Alex Merrill, Bracke and senior Blake Langland with a race winning time of 3:01.17. Individual wins included junior Adam Rice in the 200 butterfly with a time
of 1:49.53 and sophomore Martin Vanek in the 200 backstroke with a time of 1:49.87. The women’s team, ranked No. 1 nationally, won three events on Saturday to take the first-place win in the championship with a final score of 1663.5, beating Cal Baptist (1268.5), and the trailing third place finisher Fresno Pacific (733). Like the men’s team, the Triton women did well in the 200-yard breaststroke, sweeping the event with Emily Adamcyzk for the win (2:16.71), Neda Nguyen in second (2:19.22), Eva Chen in third (2:20.57) and Casey Adams in fourth (2:21.63). The women’s 400yard freestyle relay team consisting of Sierra Robbins, Amber Tan, Jaclyn Among and Chen won with a time of 3:29.13. The UCSD women also did well in individual events, placing winning times in the 200yard backstroke (Alex Henley, 1:58.19) and the 100yard freestyle (Olivia Fountain, 51.86). The men’s and women’s teams had wins in 26 separate events — 14 on the men’s side and 12 on the women’s. From those wins, 10 came from the relays and 16 came from individual events. The Tritons’ next meet is the NCAA Championships, set to take place in Mansfield, Texas from March 14-17. Readers can contact Margaret Yau at m1yau@ucsd.edu