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ADMISSIONS

UCSD to End TAG Program in Fall 2012

A.S. COUNCIL

Judicial Board Deems Election Bylaws Unconstitutional

By Nicole Chan Associate News Editor

California community college students are no longer guaranteed admission to UCSD. The UCSD Committee on Admissions voted Dec. 8, 2011 to eliminate the Transfer Admission Guarantee program due to limited spaces for a continued increasing number of applicants. “The number of transfer students applying to UCSD has increased every year, whereas the number of spots available for them has not,” Committee on Admissions undergraduate representative substitute Adam Powers said in an email. “Accepting every transfer guaranteed under TAG would bring the composition of UCSD’s enrolled population far outside the guidelines set by the state, which mandates a certain ratio of new to continuing students.” Students under TAG must complete UC math and English composition courses, and maintain a minimum 3.5 GPA. Students must transfer as juniors. Powers estimates that UCSD’s transfer admissions target for the 201112 academic year was 2,410 students. However, 3,602 TAG applications were submitted under the new 3.5 GPA requirement. Under the 2010-11 See Transfer, page 3

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embers of the Judicial Board have claimed that the Election Appeals Board — created after the 2011 student elections — violates the A.S. Constitution. Council created the Election Appeals Board in Spring Quarter 2011. In the election process, individuals or slates can file grievances, which are first heard by the Election Committee. If the plaintiff disagrees with the Election Committee’s ruling, she can bring the case to the Judicial Board. The job of the Appeals Board is to look at cases in the event that the plaintiff challenges the Judicial Board’s decision. According to Judicial Board Chair Polina Tsvetikova, the Appeals Board (Section 5.5) violates Article VII, Section 1 of the A.S. Constitution. Under the new section, Section 5.5 in Title IX 2011-12 of the Constitution, individuals can appeal the sanctions or decisions set by the Judicial Board. If at least three members of the Appeals

Board, which is compromised of members from each college council, decides to hear the case, the Board can overturn the original ruling. Under the addition, the Appeals Board retains sole jurisdiction over determining whether the Judicial Board acted with bias. According to a presentation at the Feb. 15 A.S. Council meeting, “[Section 5.5] impedes the Judicial Board’s ability to make decisions in a manner conducive to the efficient well-organized election that the bylaws envision, and will ultimately bog down the appeal’s process even more than they were in last year’s elections cycle.” According to the presentation, filing a complaint under the new bylaws can take more than three days, since the complaint must go through as many as three tiers of appeals: the Election Committee, the J-Board and then the Appeals Board. “In case someone would like to appeal [the Judicial] Board’s decision, based on very ambiguous criteria ‘acting inappropriately,’ ‘evidence of partiality,’ as outlined in Section 5.5, the [Election Appeals Board] comes into place,” Tsvetikova said in an email.

According to Tsvetikova, the Election Appeals Board interferes with the Judicial Board’s duties. “The Constitution states that the judiciary authority is vested in [Judicial] Board in regards to all cases and controversies that may arise, which includes cases during the elections period,” Tsvetikova said. “Creating the [Election Appeals Board] for the election period vests the final judiciary authority not in [Judicial] Board, which isn’t what the Constitution states.” The A.S. Constitution, dated April 16, 2009, states that the Judicial Board retains judicial authority in all cases and controversies that are brought up in regard to the Constitution, rules of ASUCSD or any of its subordinate bodies. The Judicial Board suggested removing the Election Appeals Board entirely and add a fourth section under Article VII in the Constitution. The proposed legislation would clarify that the Judicial Board has the authority to make the final decision, unless detailed evidence proving impartiality is presented. “This would therefore allow [Judicial] See bylaws, page 3

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DIVERSITY

Court to Rule on Affirmative Action Ban By zev Hurwitz Associate News Editor A lawsuit filed in Federal Court this month aims to end a statewide ban on affirmative action and increase the number of minority students in public colleges. On Feb. 13, three members of the 9th Circuit Appellate Court heard arguments from affirmative action proponents who hoped to end the ban to increase diversity at top UC campuses. The lawsuit — Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action vs. American Civil Rights Institute — was originally formed in 2010 by 46 minority students and the CDAA. It aims to overturn Proposition 209, which voters passed in 1996 and bans affirmative action. Proposition 209 prevents state-run schools and organizations from considering gender, race or ethnicity in contracting or admission decisions. The constitutional amendment was

upheld in an initial appeal in 1997. A California judge dismissed the case in a lower court in 2010. The San Francisco Examiner reported that George B. Washington, a plaintiff attorney and proponent for affirmative action, cited racial bias as the background for Proposition 209. “It’s a special law, directed only at blacks and Latinos,” Washington said. Many supporters of affirmative action turned out for the Feb. 13 opening remarks at the federal courthouse in San Francisco. A teacher at an Oakland high school told ABC News that the affirmative action ban limited potential in higher education for non-white students. “This is a historic moment,” Tania Kappner told ABC News. “The opportunity to win affirmative action back for California and get the colleges to look more like our state, we need that,” In an effort to boost diversity, UC

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officials adopted holistic review last year, which includes the mandatory assessment of an applicant’s entire application before a decision can be reached. Considerations on race in admissions are already allowed when viewed as part of the whole application. In February 2011, the UC Office of the President released a statement stating that while diversity was an aim of holistic review, it could not be the most important factor in utilizing holistic review. “Holistic review is not a silver bullet for climate and diversity problems, and is cautious about characterizing its individualized recommendation or the 2012 freshman admissions reform policy it authored as attempts to increase diversity,” the UCOP statement said. “Diversity may be one outcome, but it is not the defining motivation.” A statement on the UCSD’s Vice Chancellor for Equity, Diversity & Inclusion’s

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UCSD ▶ UCSD School of Medicine faculty member Dr. Kim E. Barrett was selected this month as president-elect of the American Physiological Society. Dr. Barrett will assume her post this spring. ▶ Baseball Hall of Famer Tony Gwynn Sr. is recovering after having cancer surgery at UC San Diego Health System. The San Diego State baseball team head coach hopes to return to the Aztecs’ bench soon after UCSD doctors remove a facial nerve in a successful operation last week. ▶ UCSD alum and San Diego City Council member Sherri Lightner (D-Calif.) will try to defend her spot this June against Republican contender Ray Elli. Lightner’s district includes La Jolla, University City, Torrey Hills, Torrey Pines, Del Mar Mesa and other areas.

SAN DIEGO ▶ A Navy SEAL skydiving expert trainer died performing a jump on Saturday, Feb. 18, when he crashed into a pond at Perris Valley Skydiving. Sean Carey was attempting a “swoop” maneuver, which entails approaching dangerously close to the ground before pulling up via a parachute. ▶ Police arrested fugitive Armando Perez this week in Tijuana for his connection to the murder of his wife in October 2010. An extradition hearing in Mexico City is expected later this year. ▶A Navy sailor died on Friday, Feb. 17, while aboard a San Diego-based ship that had been docked in Dubai. Paris Pough’s death aboard the Carl Vinson is under investigation.

CALIFORNIA ▶ A helicopter collided with a small plane in the air between Sacramento and San Francisco on Sunday night. The pilots both walked away from the incident with only minor injuries. ▶ A man was arrested after a video of him attacking employees at Disney’s California Adventure surfaced online. The video showed Glenn Horlacher, 53, throwing punches and kicking security personnel before being restrained by other park guests. ▶Teenagers in several northern California counties will be able to receive free discretely mailed condoms. The Condom Access Project announced this week that teenagers in Alameda, San Joaquin, Sacramento and parts of San Francisco will have access to the federally-funded condoms through www.teensource.org.

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Bylaws Cannot Be Changed Until Week Three of Spring Quarter

LIGHTS & SIRENS Friday, Feb. 10 8:31 a.m.: Suicide Attempt ▶ Suicide attempt at East Campus Parking Structure. Transported to hospital. 10:43 a.m.: Vandalism ▶ Graffiti on CLICS. Damage unknown. Information Only. 6 p.m.: Bicycle Theft ▶ There was a loss of $250 last month at AP&M Bike Racks. Online Report. Saturday, Feb. 11 1:09 a.m.: Assist Other Agency ▶ A male subject had been drinking on Scholars Drive South and Revelle College. Unable to Locate. 1:20 a.m.: Citizen Contact ▶ Public intoxication at Village Place and Market. Transported to Detox. 2:36 a.m.: Disturbance ▶ Female refused to pay cab fare at Pangea Parking Structure. Checks OK. 8:10 a.m.: Injury ▶ Adult male passed out and fell face first at Main Gym Recreation Center. Transported to Hospital by Friend. 4:56 p.m.: Medical Aid ▶ Young adult female had allergic reaction to peanuts; conscious and breathing at Tioga Hall. Transported to Hospital. 9:43 p.m.: Citizen Contact ▶ The subject was unable to find his vehicle at Pangea Parking Structure. Vehicle Found. 11:51 p.m.: Vandalism ▶ Two subjects who had been drinking broke the coffee cart door at Main Gym. Field Interview. Monday, Feb. 13 5:30 a.m.: Vandalism ▶ Unknown suspect(s) removed fire extinguisher at Economics Building; loss of $150. Report Taken. 4:03 p.m.: Medical Aid ▶ Subject unconscious but breathing from traffic accident at Gilman

Parking Structure. Transported to Hospital. 6 p.m.: Petty Theft ▶ There was a loss of $450 at Peterson Hall. Online Report. 9 p.m.: Petty Theft ▶ There was a loss of $80 at Stewart Hall. Online report. Tuesday, Feb. 14 8:06 a.m.: Non-Injury Accident Report ▶ A UC vehicle collided with a wall at Campus Service Complex Building G. Report taken. 8:41 a.m.: Animal Call ▶ Dog inside vehicle was found panting at UCTR 201. Checks OK. 11:30 a.m.: Burglary ▶ There was a loss of $2,650 at Mesa Verde Hall. Report Taken. 1:45 p.m.: Non-Injury Accident Report ▶ Pepsi truck ran over employee’s foot at the Bookstore. Report Taken. 7:48 p.m.: Medical Aid ▶ Subject cut finger on glassware at Natural Sciences Building. Transported to Hospital. Wednesday, Feb. 15 10:29 a.m.: Attempt to Contact ▶ Father unable to get a hold of daughter at Revelle Apartments. Checks OK. 4:26 p.m.: Disturbance ▶ Transportation needed for psych subject at Galbraith Hall. Transported to Hospital. 7:45 p.m.: Grand Theft ▶ There was a loss of $1,200 at Cognitive Sciences Building. Online Report. Unknown: Tampering With Vehicle ▶ Vehicle tampered with in Gilman Parking Structure. Report Taken. — Compiled by Rebecca Horwitz Senior Staff Writer

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Board to act out its responsibility of being the judiciary authority for all cases,” Tsvetikova said. According to Tsvetikova, the board deemed the bylaws unconstitutional in early November and called for a meeting with the A.S. Advocate General. “After following up as early as

Week Two of Winter Quarter, by Week Four the [Judicial] Board, after having addressed several members of Council, learned that Council as a whole was not aware of [Judicial] Board’s concerns,” Tsvetikova wrote. According to A.S. Council’s standing rules, no changes can be made to the bylaws because the candidacy-filing period for the Spring 2012 election has already

begun; it started during Week Five. The earliest the bylaws can be discussed would be Week Three of Spring Quarter and cannot be changed unless Council chooses to do so. The Advocate General could not be reached for comment. Readers can contact Nicole Chan at n3chan@ucsd.edu.

CCC Students Cannot Transfer Automatically Starting Fall 2012 ▶ transfer from page 1

academic year’s 3.0 GPA requirement, 4,900 TAG applications were received. The committee recognized the need to make a decision about TAG since at least last year, Powers said. According to Powers, community college students who acquired fulltime status by or before Fall 2011 will still be eligible to transfer to UCSD under TAG. The change will affect students who start at community colleges next year. The 2010-11 committee, a standing committee within the Academic Senate, was composed of seven faculty members, former Sixth College Provost James Lin, ex-officio member Assistant Vice Chancellor of Admissions Mae Brown and undergraduate student

representatives Jeremy Akiyama and Kristina Pham. Powers said that he and AVP of Academic Affairs Mac Zilber sat in for Akiyama and Pham on the day of the vote. Powers said that the elimination of TAG is unlikely to have any effect on future levels of transfer students at UCSD. “The number of overall transfer applicants raises every year, so I would expect that whatever the requirement for admission is, UCSD will consistently hit its target for transfers,” Powers said. Despite continued interest in UCSD, Powers said that the composition of the campus may be of concern. According to Powers, the average GPA of admitted non-TAG transfers was 3.9, which Powers said is considerably higher than the required

3.5 GPA. “It was assumed publicly by myself, and somewhat confirmed by the committee, that the elimination of TAG would place additional importance on UCSD examining factors other than academic achievement when evaluating transfer applications, in line with their ‘individualized review’ methodology — which considers the strength of the individual in all aspects of their scholarship,” Powers said. TAG programs are currently offered at UCSB, UC Davis, UC Irvine, UC Riverside, UC Santa Cruz and UC Merced. UCLA and UC Berkeley do not offer TAG programs. Readers can contact Nicole Chan at n3chan@ucsd.edu.

Black, Hispanic Enrollment has Increased at UC Campuses Since 2009 ▶lawsuit, from page 1

webpage repeats a commitment to creating a diverse environment on campus. “Diversity is a defining feature of the State of California, and is a source of innovative ideas, creative accomplishments and a variety of

values and worldviews that arise from differences of culture and life experiences,” the statement reads. “UC San Diego strives to reflect this diversity in its students, faculty and staff.” According to UCOP admissions data, the percentage of white students who enrolled on a UC

campus in 2011 dropped by nearly 5 percent since 2009. The percentages of African-American and Hispanic students rose by 0.2 percent and 4.9 percent, respectively, in that time period. Readers can contact Zev Hurwitz at zhurwitz@ucsd.edu.

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OPINION The Secret Blessings of Close Quarters

A Risky Loan The state of California may take a $200-million loan from the UC system on March 2, a move that is in the best interest of the state and the future of the university system. By Chelsey Davis • Staff Writer

he cash-strapped state of California has utilized some drastic measures to solve its money issues, most recently in the form of taking a $200 million loan next month from the UC system, an institution from which it has just cut $650 million. The UC system is taking a leap of faith to support its main financier, who cannot operate properly without these funds. When it comes down to it, the UC system doesn’t have much choice but to loan the money. In the end though, this venture could prove beneficial to the universities as long as California reciprocates the assistance in the future. The purpose of the loan from the UC system is to contribute to the necessary $2.5 billion financial cushion that the state needs in the event that revenues start to plummet dramatically. California’s staggering debt has caused its credit rating to dip from A-plus to A in 2009, while most states have AA and AAA ratings. As a result, any loans that the state might potentially take out from private institutions would have impractically high interest

rates. On the other hand, the UC system has retained a good credit rating despite state budget cuts it has faced in recent years, and therefore can take out loans from an outside source at a much lower interest rate. The plan is to have the UC system borrow from a private source at an interest rate of 0.005 percent and then loan the money to the state at a 2 percent interest rate. As of now, California is slated to pay the money back with interest to the UC system by April 20 of this year. The California may have every intention to pay the UC loan back by April, but given its past track record, it looks unlikely. The state is already in debt to the UC system for a whopping $1.7 billion due to this borrowing-lending plan in the past. In 2009, the UC system loaned the state $200 million in exchange for ten voter-approved building projects on the UC campuses, which are still in the works. Again in July 2011, a bill was passed to establish an investment fund that the UC system and other agencies could contribute to as a way of maintaining the state’s cash flow. The UC system

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QUICK TAKES

The Fda is pushing for the implementation of graphic, full-color warning labels on cigarette packs, resulting in a lawsuit between the fda and five U.S. tobacco companies.

Requirement Infringes Upon Companies’ Free Speech Rights

Images Will Educate Public on Smoking’s Health Risks

igarette companies are fighting back against an FDA requirement to put graphic warning labels on cigarette packs. The proposed images — which include full-color photos of a diseased lung and a tracheotomy hole in a man’s throat — are meant to be overtly grotesque to scare customers away. Regardless of the fact that cigarettes have negative health consequences, enforcing a law that dictates the actions of private companies goes against a company’s First Amendment right of free speech. The change was initially set to take effect by September 2012, but this past November, the U.S. District Judge Richard Leon blocked the required images from taking effect until after the lawsuit between the FDA and cigarette companies is settled. Government-mandated anti-smoking messages should be factual and uncontroversial, but the proposed images cross the line into biased advocacy. The current warning labels on cigarette packs include hard facts such as “Cigarette smoke contains carbon monoxide” and “Smoking causes lung cancer, heart disease, emphysema, and may complicate pregnancy.” The images that the FDA is pushing to implement, which include staged photos of corpses, are explicit and physically unsettling. They are purported to cover the top 50 percent of a cigarette pack’s front and back panels, showing even more prominently than the company’s own branding. The text warnings educate customers, while the images actively repulse them from the product. Judge Leon contends that some, if not all, of these images are digitally altered to evoke emotion and endorse the government’s “obvious anti-smoking agenda.” It is clear that the cigarette companies have a strong case of free speech, as the images go beyond simply conveying facts. — Revathy Sampath-kumar Staff Writer

he Guardian is moving. After years of being headquartered in a dingy cave of questionable functionality located over another dingy cave of questionable functionality (Hi Thai), we’re heading to the space formerly known as the most disgusting office on campus: the Media Lounge, or “old Koala office.” This latter reason is why the contractor hastened to specify

ast June, the FDA mandated that by September 2012, cigarette manufacturers must add large graphic warning labels to their packaging. Five cigarette manufacturers claimed in court that the graphic warnings infringe on their freedom of speech, but the government rightly contends that public health concerns are paramount. The graphic warnings will offer an effective way to educate and inform consumers on the risks of smoking. Since the Office on Smoking and Health was established in 1965, the government has taken steps to reduce the number of tobacco-related deaths. Despite their continuous efforts, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention states that tobacco use causes one in five U.S. deaths annually. This is a sign that greater measures need to be taken to wean the public off smoking habits. In 2007, the Institute of Medicine, a U.S. federal advisory board, concluded that graphic warnings would give a better understanding of the health risks of smoking. The current health warnings on U.S. cigarette packages are not prominent enough to attract notice. The text warnings are placed along the sides of the packs in small typeface, with the colors and fonts resembling the rest of the package. Forty countries already require eye-catching graphic warnings. The new mandates will not only better inform consumers, but catch the U.S. up with the rest of the world. Several countries, including Australia, have already faced lawsuits from tobacco manufacturers with the proponents of graphic warnings usually emerging victorious. The current health warnings insufficiently warn consumers about the often fatal consequences of smoking. The new images, being impossible to miss, will give consumers a chance to rethink picking up a cigarette. — Aleks Levin Staff Writer

the extent of planned renovations before revealing the old name of our new space. And it’s these extensive renovations that quelled my visceral reaction and started me thinking about the psychology of work spaces. The current Guardian office comprises a fairly large space in the Old Student Center. Step in, and you’ll be looking down a long hallway with offices lining both walls. Our most valued object is the water cooler. Our main room is usually deserted, since most people are in their offices, doors closed. I have spent the past three years trying not to think about what happens behind these doors. According to science writer Jonah Lehrer, this type of arrangement is optimally non-conducive to the functionality of a collaborative organization. The most important features of saidspace are horizontal design, collaboration and easy access. Take the example of Building 20, the poorly designed MIT structure that became the starting point for some of the world’s biggest ideas. Building 20 was a miserable place: bad design, extreme temperatures, terrible lighting and it violated the fire code. Someone trying to find Department A had to walk through the entire building, bumping into people from other departments, before reaching the destination. Subsequently, MIT administration stuck the random and less prestigious people there, including everything from a piano repair facility to, ahem, the linguistics department. The people stuck there retaliated by customizing the space, tearing down walls and bolting equipment to the roof. And because of this — forcing people to rub elbows, letting them design their own workspace — the unwanted structure furthered developments in military radar, and was the birthplace of both Noam Chomsky’s “universal grammar” theory of linguistics and Bose speakers. Granted, our staff has more in common with each other than do piano repairmen and Noam Chomsky. Granted, we’ve been preemptively mourning the end of individual offices for the past three weeks. But come Spring Quarter when we’re all crowded around pods in a giant room, I expect great things. I expect the birth of a new kind of linguistics. I expect crosssection collaboration. At the very least, I expect to know exactly where everyone is.

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in other news By Rebekah Hwang

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

No Reason Not to Lend Money to State

Regents Should Devise Pay-Back Plan With State

▶ loan, from page 4 invested one billion dollars into the fund, which the state won’t have to pay back until October of this year. With yet another loan on the state’s wishlist, it seems unlikely that any of these loans will be paid back by the scheduled time. While the loan may not be paid back promptly, the interest generated from the loan, though modest, will pump some extra funds into the universities. Therefore, once the state follows through with the payment, the UC system will come out on top while also assisting the state. Dianne Klein, spokesperson for the UC system, sums up the catch-22 the UC system is in. “By loaning the state money and risking that they don’t pay [the UC system] back on time, we’re putting ourselves on the line,” she said. “It’s a show of good faith when the university lends money to the state.” The situation leaves the UC system in a tough place: they can loan the money with little assurance that it will be paid back

in a timely way or risk the state losing money. The UC Board of Regents, which has the final say in the decision over the loan, needs to devise a solid plan with the state in order to get the money back on time in April, but it should also add a few stipulations to this loan. Mainly, they should make sure the state sees the UC as a priority for funding in times of economic crisis, not something that is first in line to get cut. In time, this should become a long-term plan, where the UC has a reserve fund from the state as money to fall back on in case of another economic recession. For now, it’s wise that the UC is willing to work with the state in hopes of extra support in the coming years, but history is known to repeat itself —and our history with the state isn’t a good one. The UC needs to make a bold move with this loan in order to make sure its relationship with the state takes a turn for the better. Readers can contact Chelsey Davis at crdavis@ucsd.edu

Dear Editor, The University of California currently has an endowment of $6,260,000,000, so why shouldn’t it lend it out? One advantage of lending to the State of California is that over recent years — what with the budget crunch and all — the university has stipulated that as a condition of the loan, capital development projects at the UC campuses are to remain ongoing. Thus the cake isn’t sliced to help any other partner-in-government, and when the economy gets better, the UC endowment gets it all back, along with gratitude and compound interest. On the other hand, UC San Diego’s proposed Las Vegas Nevada Cancer deal requires the seller to raise $20 million (one-tenth more than the selling price of $18 million as reported in the Guardian) over five years, after the Nevada State legislature allotted $20 million — and ten times that amount was brought in “by star-studded benefits.” The million is strictly a lagger; another $100 million loss was foisted on the creditors before the sale, yet the real cost is joining 130 employees to the UC San Diego healthcare system. Nevada state senator Sheila Leslie said “a lot of us wanted to improve the general healthcare in Nevada.” Thomas McAfee, Dean of Clinical Affairs at UC San Diego wants it the most. But according to the same article in the UnionTribune from which the Guardian reported, there are more than a baker’s dozen of ongoing clinical trials at the Las Vegas Nevada Cancer Center. How are such trials going to raise some money in the short run?

Another former stakeholder in the bankrupt research institute said the whole undertaking had become “a black hole.” UCSF/UC San Diego should remain “departments of the university, ‘coordinate with its already existing departments.’” In seeking to acquire Illumina, Roche is looking to bolster its presence in the increasingly important area of genetic sequencing. Illumina is one of the biggest makers of highspeed DNA sequencing machines, accounting for roughly half of the market. Kamala Harris, Attorney General of the State of California, may ask why UC entities with “winning” assets are being spun off, while “losing” entities like English departments at “lesser” UCs are retained. My deceased elder brother left my nephew a substantial amount of money, which my nephew invested in Las Vegas real estate. None of his money remains. How do you make a small fortune? Start with a large fortune. This particular Las Vegas deal isn’t about curing cancer. It’s about the privatization of UC to benefit principal stakeholders. What guarantee do you have that your tuition won’t be raised simply to benefit “the ultimate power couples” such as those who attended the benefits in Nevada? —Richard Thompson Alumnus ‘83 ▶ The Guardian welcomes letters from its readers. All letters must be addressed, and written, to the editor of the Guardian. Letters are limited to 500 words, and all letters must include the writer’s name, college and year (undergraduates), department (graduate students or professors) or city of residence (local residents). A maximum of three signatories per letter is permitted. The Guardian Editorial Board reserves the right to edit for length, accuracy, clarity and civility. The Editorial Board reserves the right to reject letters for publication. Due to the volume of mail we receive, we do not confirm receipt or publication of a letter.

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Guiding lights

Researchers break barriers to develop lasers that can sustain beams of minuscule proportions. The new “thresholdless” model has some big implications for future scientific endeavors. By Stacey Chien • Staff Writer

CSD postdoctoral researcher Mercedeh Khajavikhan has spent countless hours at work inside the Nano3 facility and the optics lab on the third floor of the Engineering building. But all her work was not in vain; her study on lasers, a collaboration with her colleagues at the UCSD Jacobs School of Engineering, has resulted in the development of the smallest-ever, room-temperature nanolaser along with a highly efficient threshold-less laser — or a laser that starts lasing immediately with very little power. The new, innovative design could serve as an important tool in medical research. The unique aspects of the laser have big implications for scientific studies. The miniscule size of the opening, around 100 nanometers, allows for the detection of HIV viruses and single molecules — an advancement in spectroscopy (the study of the interaction between matter and radiated energy). The laser may also be used in optical devices and future computer chips — opening possibilities for incredibly cutting-edge technology. The secret lies in the coaxial structure of the device: Instead of the previously used box that wasted much of the generated light and its energy, a cylinder with a metal rod at its center is used, which can support a laser beam (however small it may be). “We can play with the size of the structure and the metal rod,” Khajavikhan said about the cutting-edge design. “When we squeeze light into this very small structure, we start to play with its environment.” For Khajavikhan, the lead author of the study, the idea

of creating a threshold-less laser first came to her while experimenting in the lab in October 2010. “First, we made these lasers with only a rough idea as to their potential,” Khajavikhan said. “We were trying different sizes and then I postulated that if the structure can isolate one mode, then the lasing should occur in a threshold-less fashion.” She immediately emailed her colleagues after her initial discovery, and the project was soon underway. But recognizing the right structure didn’t make things simpler; there was still the tedious process of finding the correct size. “It took me some time to tune the sizes to find a threshold-less one,” Khajavikhan said. “In the coaxial structure, you get all sorts of new modes inside the cavity. To assort the modes and find their properties, I asked my colleague, Dr. Amit Mizrahi, for help. By changing the size even slightly, new modes appear and old modes move out of the material’s natural window of emission. It was hard to find the coaxial laser cavity that was actually the right size. And it took us a bit of time to find the one with the threshold-less behavior, but we found it.” On March 31, 2011, the project was done and Khajavikhan and her team had officially built a thresholdless laser. “We understood the potential of these coaxial structures and finally found the right ways to exploit them,” Khajavikhan said. At this stage of the work, Khajavikhan turned to her colleague, Michael Katz, to compare the experimental data See LASER , page 7

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ince Feb. 5, every flyer handed out on Library Walk responsibly disposed of in the recycling bin has been counted in a larger, nationwide recycling competition called RecycleMania. UCSD is currently in a race against over 500 colleges across the continent to determine who can collect the most tons of recyclable material by March 31. At stake is nationwide recognition and a huge trophy (made, of course, from recycled material) for the top recyclers. But the real prize here is the creation of a network of campuses committed to global green efforts. In order to make a strong standing, the whole school must rally together. This is UCSD’s seventh consecutive year of participation, and the school’s main organizers hope to boost numbers from last year’s showing — 432 tons of recycled waste. UCSD has always occupied a top rung amongst RecycleMania schools in California but still has a long way to climb on the national ladder. Last year, Tritons made their way into the top 100 list of schools, coming in 87th place in the Grand Champion category of the competition, at a recycling rate of about 35 percent (Cal State San Marcos, the first place winner, rang in with a whopping rate of 80 percent recycle rate). However, in the Gorilla Prize category, which measures gross tonnage of combined paper, cardboard, bottles and cans, UCSD scored in fourth place. Alonso Nobles, assistant superintendent of facilities management and campus waste manager, is working to increase student knowledge of RecycleMania by placing banners and flyers around campus, while collaborating with the residential life offices to publicize to the students. Though supportive, Nobles said the facilities on campus are not taking the initiative to garner the participation necessary to push UCSD over the edge, and Nobles believes

that this campus-wide unawareness is a major obstacle to UCSD’s success. Flyers and stickers advertising the competition have gone largely unnoticed by most students, and residential life hasn’t stressed the importance of student participation. “I have noticed that other schools saturate their student populations with information about the competition, especially at the athletic events,” Nobles said. “At the Spirit Night rally, they were supposed to mention RecycleMania to the students, but those who attended didn’t hear them say anything. Also, we’ve asked the residential life offices to have the RAs distribute information throughout their areas, but I’m not sure that they’ve publicized it enough.” Campuswide unawareness is just one of the problems that Nobles is encountering with UCSD in RecycleMania. He also receives many complaints from building managers about the disposal of trash, and how many janitors are not taking into account the difference between recycle bins and trash bins when they’re emptying them. In the dining halls as well as faculty buildings across campus, many workers simply throw everything into one spot in order to save time. Right now, the amount of trash going into recycling bins and vice versa is at 30 percent, and UCSD’s goal is to decrease that number. The RecycleMania competition is very successful nationwide among other universities, but only when the entire community is involved. “We need the cooperation from everyone,” Nobles said. “While there is a disconnect between students at UCSD, we want to just let everyone know how easy it is to make a responsible decision.” — ALEXA ROCERO

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Computer and Electrical Engineers Develop Tiny, Threshold-less Lasers ▶ LASER, from page 6 to the rate equation model (a set of equations that governs the laser behavior), mainly to get a fresh and unbiased opinion about the work. The results conclusively confirmed the threshold-less predication. “Because of the unprecedented capability of squeezing light into these very small structures, it allows us to experimentally study some quantum electro-dynamical effects,” Khajavikhan said. “We can show and measure many effects that physicists have theoretically predicted in the last 70 years.” By shrinking the structure down to practically the size of the light waves themselves, or “nurturing” the light’s environment, researchers can begin to really observe what has been held to be supposedly true by “nature.” Khajavikhan, who moved from Iran in 2004 and received her Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering in 2009 at the University of Minnesota, explained how in some cases, nurture trumps nature. “For a very long time, people used to think that [the generation of glow-in-the-dark light] was the property of the material, but now, from 1946 onwards, it’s not really all about nature; it’s equally, and sometimes Because of the unprecedented more importantly, about nurture,” capability of squeezing light Khajavikhan said. into these very small structures, “It’s about what you put around it allows us to experimentally the light, and this study some quantum electroeffect only shows dynamical effects. We can show itself when you and measure many effects that squeeze light into very small areas, physicists have theoretically what we have predicted in the last 70 years.” like done now.” The properDr. khajavikhan ties of a laser are UCSD‘s department of electrical computer engineering dependent on the size of the structure, which supports modes (standing waves within the metal-based structure). Once you reach the size at which the cavity supports a single mode, it’s considered a threshold-less laser that generates a coherent beam of light as soon as it starts emitting (this light source is only onefifteenth the size of the light waves it produces). This is unlike conventional lasers that first emit incoherent light and take a lot

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Scanning Electron Micrograph (SEM) image of the constituent ring of the coaxial structure containing the gain section and the cover silica layer. At a minuscule 200 nanometers, the laser assist future scientists in studying the HIV virus. of energy to begin lasing. Khajavikhan emphasized that no research discovery is possible without numerous sleepless nights, going back to the fundamentals one learns in school and perhaps most importantly, a lot of discussions and exchange of ideas with colleagues and mentors. “I think I owe a lot to the University of California, San Diego — to many of the faculty, including Professors Shaya Fainman,Vitaliy Lomakin and Tara Javidi,” Khajavikhan said. “UCSD has the environment to allow this kind of research, and most people that I have worked with are just wonderful people. The fact that they were there listening to my thoughts, sharing their ideas with me and giving me the chance to go and think about those ideas too, eventually helped the project. A lot of good ideas have been generated and developed during the discussions

The box-shaped model is replaced by a cylindrical one, which makes it possible to sustain a smaller beam of light.

with my colleagues. I think the discussions are the main part of research, and to me, that was collaboration and team work.” Khajavikhan, now a staff research volunteer at UCSD, is hopeful about her research and wants to continue her study on lasers in the future. “I still have high hopes in this line of research; I think there is still a lot more to be done,” Khajavikhan said. “On a few occasions, after presenting our work, many of our colleagues at other schools, like Stanford, USC and Berkeley, have come up and told us that this looks very promising. There seems to be a consensus that our discovery will have a major impact, so at least for the next few years I sure hope to be busy.” Readers can contact Stacey Chien at stchien@ucsd.edu

A schematic of the coaxial laser cavity.

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Kick off Winter Quarter and the 2012-year by attending the Winter Org Wonderland on Tuesday, February 21, 2012 on Library Walk! The SILCs from One Stop are hosting the second annual Winter Org Wonderland, featuring representatives from more than 60 student organizations. This is another chance to meet members of some of UCSD’s 500+ student orgs, sample great food, and enjoy music, while getting your questions answered about getting involved. Similar to Fall Festival on the Green (FFOG), the Winter Org Fair will let you get the scoop on campus involvement opportunities.

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Facilitated discussion about the US Presidency, its impact on our community and our perspectives. Each year, the UC San Diego Black Staff Association invites guest speakers and members to gather and share perspectives on the US Presidency.

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8pm ARGENTINE TANGO CLUB WEEKLY GUIDED PRACTICA - MAIN GYM, WEST BALCONY UCSD Argentine Tango Club presents a guided practica for beginners and advanced beginners from 8-9 pm on Wednesdays during winter quarter, led by Reza and Csilla. No partner is required. No prior experience is necessary! The guided practica is free for club members. (Club membership per quarter: $10/student, $20/non-student. Please fill out the membership form on the website.) Stay for the free practica from 9-11 pm to practice new steps and dance in a relaxed, informal setting. For more information about the club, visit our website, friend us on Facebook or join the mailing list. Contact: tango@ucsd.edu

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2:30pm LOL: FREE WEEKLY LAUGHTER GROUP - THE ZONE (PRICE CTR PLAZA, BY JAMBA JUICE) Get into The Zone every Friday from 2:30-3:00 pm for Laughter Yoga! Laughter Yoga began in 1995 with an inspiration from a physician in India, and has since spread to more than 6,000 laughter clubs in over 60 countries! It's a revolutionary way to reduce stress, boost immune function, stimulate creativity, connect with others, and awaken your inner joy. Laughter Yoga combines laughter exercises with breathing and gentle movement. You don't need anything to participate, not even a sense of humor. Enlighten with laughter! Contact: gtang@ucsd.edu

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Basketball Heads Into Final Weekend Track & Field Sweeps Meet, Wins 25 Events

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▶ MEN’S BASKETBALL, from page 12

In each half they went 14-27 to show their shooting is not as bad as the season-low 24 percent they threw up last Saturday. Friday, the team went up against Cal State East Bay, who sits just above the Tritons in the CCAA rankings. Senior power forward Mike Meza had a career high 21 points, all of them threes, to put himself in the record books. The seven three pointers in one game is the most since Tyler Acevedo hit seven four years ago. His three pointers rank fifth all time for hits in a single game. McCann and McCullough had 15 points apiece, showing that the future of the Triton team is very bright. Hatch had 11 points on the night and, more impressively, nine rebounds to equalize the rebounds each squad had at 33. “We played very well tonight,” head coach Chris Carlson said to the UCSD athletics department. “That’s certainly not one of the better teams we’ve seen by any means, but it’s very hard to win on the road in this league and we came to play. We jumped on them early and didn’t let up.” It is hard to find a difference between the two teams

on paper, other than the fact that the Pioneers scored 50 points in the second half to the Tritons’ 37. The Tritons hit more three pointers, 11 to 10, and had a better shooting percentage, 52 percent to 43 percent, but in the end it’s about how many times you put the ball in the bucket. The Tritons hit 22 from the field while the Pioneers hit 25. “We got some injuries right now but our team is real excited about this last road trip,” McCann said. “We really want to go out strong for our seniors.” After falling to 6-14 in the CCAA, the Tritons have eliminated themselves from advancing to the eightteam conference tournament. UCSD’s last two conference games are slated for next week. On Wednesday, the Tritons will face Humboldt State and on Saturday, UCSD rounds out the season at Sonoma State. “I don’t think we have ever won at Humboldt and they always have a great crowd so we are really looking forward to that game.” McCann said. Readers can contact Nick Howe at nshowe@ucsd.edu

▶ track & field, from page 12 a staggering third NCAA provisional Beerman also kept her ground and qualifying mark in the triple for the gave the stick to Rose in a similar Triton Women’s squad. position. Rose had an outstanding “Any time you can get four run and pulled away from the field national qualifying marks in a seaby more than 10 meters to hand off son opener it’s a good day,” UCSD to junior anchor Kathleen Hitchens, men’s head coach Anthony Salerno who added insult to injury and sev- said. “Both teams competed very eral more meters to make the win- well against two long-time rivals in ning time 49.13. Claremont-Mudd-Scripps and Cal Although this time does not crack Poly Pomona.” the UCSD top 10, it is a good start Freshman Veronica Bradley also with such a young squad. Rose then had a good first-ever collegiate meet, returned to the track for the 400 winning the high jump at 5’3” and meter, where she led the entire length coming in second in the long jump for a personal record to Langford and third of 55.82, moving her to in the triple jump at within several tenths of 36” even. a second of the school On the throws side, record, and stands as the Tritons won six of a provisional qualifier Any time you can the eight events, with for the NCAA National get four qualifying the women throwers Meet. Rose also won the marks in a season winning every event 200m with a 25.46 perthey competed in: opener it’s a good sonal record, helping Miklaski took the javthe women’s 4x400m day.” elin, sophomore Eva team — Irish, Snover, Isaacs won the shotAnthony Salerno put at 38’4” and junior Meagher, Rose — put Men’s track & Field coach Uchenna Agbahiwe the final touches on the UCSD women’s 169-91 finished first in the victory. discus at 136’9”, with Another standout of the day was senior Shana Emile taking the hamjunior thrower Jessica Miklaski, who mer throw at 144’2.5”. threw 134’3” — an NCAA provi“It was a good start to the season,” sional qualifying mark. The junior women’s head coach Darcy Ahner was satisfied with her throw. said. “And [it is] always great to see so “There’s still more to come, its many event winners and early season really early in the season so to be personal records.” throwing this far now is exciting,” she Both the UCSD Men’s and said. “But at the same time, I really Women’s track teams head to the want to throw farther. For now I’m Rossi Relays at Pomona this coming really happy though.” Saturday in Claremont, where comLangford, a senior, jumped to set petition will begin at 12 p.m. a new personal record of 37’10” in the triple jump, winning that event Readers can contact Nick Howe at along with the long jump, and setting nshowe@ucsd.edu

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Overheard at the game Men’s VOLLEYBALL

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UCSD Track & Field Sweeps Pomona and Claremont in Season Opener

By NICK HOWE Associate Sports Editor

aturday, the UCSD Men’s and Women’s Track and Field teams kicked off the 2012 season with a resounding pair of wins against perennial rivals Cal Poly Pomona and Claremont-Mudd-Scripps. On the men’s side, senior thrower Dane Sandifer clawed his way to the school’s top 10 list with a discus throw of 156’3.5”, coming in second to fellow Triton, junior Zach Nagengast, who ended his long day with a mark of 158’3.5”. Earlier in the day, Nagengast also won the ham-

mer with a throw of 170’6.5” and followed up with a third-place finish in the shot put. The junior is pushing NCAA marks, hoping to make those marks next week at the Rossi Relays Invitational at Claremont. Triton senior jumper KaWai Ng made the leap to sit among the school record holders in the triple jump. The Hong Kong native jumped an astounding personal best of 49’6.5”. The mark is a provisional qualifying mark — an especially strong one seeing as it only took 48’10” to make the NCAA National meet in 2011. Ng also took first in the long jump with a mark of 22’4.5”, ahead of senior jumps captain

Jeff Head, 21’8”, and senior Shaun Tu, 20’11”. Other event winners on the Triton men’s side include sophomore Kellen Levy, who ran an 8:40.59 to take the 3k ahead of sophomore Ben Rich — who crossed the line eight seconds later for second place. Junior transfer Quentin McWhorter won the 110m hurdles with the time of 15.96. Freshman standout Jake Herbold won the 400m hurdles with a time of 55.93s, a scoring mark at last year’s conference meet and an amazing time for such a young collegiate career. Jake “The Snake” is going to be an all-American to watch out for. Sophomore Ben Berthet set a personal

No. 1 UCSD Capture Conference Title of the half when Osga caught fire. The starting point guard scored eight points in a three-minute span to jump start the Triton offense. “Tonight was just another example of the balance this team has,” Elliott said to the UCSD athletics department. “We don’t

the-league Cal State Stanislaus in the coming weekend. UCSD got off to an uncharacteristically he No. 1 nationally ranked UCSD slow start. The Tritons trailed at the end of Women’s Basketball team now stands the first half 30-31 after shooting 11-of-29 for two games away from closing out its 37.9 percent shooting. regular season as undefeated. “Tonight was another example of how The Tritons have already clinched a tough it is to play on the road in this conference tournament berth with their league,” Elliott said 26-0 record. to the UCSD Athletic And now, going into the last weekend Department. “East CCAA CONFERENCE STANDINGS of conference play, they have captured Bay was ready to play the regular season title with wins against tonight and gave us a CCAA Record SCHOOL second in conference Cal State Monterey great battle. UC San Diego 20-0 Bay and seventh place Cal State East Bay. We had a great start On Friday, the Tritons topped Cal State to the second half and Cal State Montery Bay 14-6 Monterey Bay (17-6) on the road, beating then we were able to Cal Poly Pomona 13-7 the Otters by eight points — their closest put the game away Humboldt State 13-7 victory since their double overtime win with the big run at the against Chico State on Jan. 7. end.” Cal State L.A 13-7 Cal State Monterey Bay took the early Down 30-31, the Chico State 12-8 lead in front of a raucous home crowd of Tritons took the lead 817 people, but the Tritons took charge as the second period Cal State East Bay 8-12 with a three-point play from senior opened, with UCSD Sonoma State 8-12 forward Lauren Freidenberg and a hitting three consecuthree-pointer from senior spot up tive three-pointers shooter Daisy Feder in their next from Feder and senior possession. have to rely on any one guard Chelsea Carlisle. Feder went three-of-seven player to score to win. With 14 minutes left to play, UCSD led by from behind the arc and fiveWe have several indi- as many as 12 points, but the Pioneers slowly of-16 from the field for 17 viduals that can step chipped away to cut the deficit back down to points. up and get the job single digits with six minutes left to play. Freidenberg also finished done and to see The Tritons succeeded in slowly wearwith 17 points, while junior such a balanced ing the Pioneers down as Elliott fielded her guard Emily Osga led the effort in a tough reserves and ran up the score to increase the Tritons in scoring with 20 environment on lead by 18 points by the end of the game. points. The point guard the road was UCSD will end its regular season on the went an outstanding really impres- road, with two more games against Humboldt 7-of-12 from the field, sive.” State on Wednesday, Feb. 22 and Sonoma finishing all three of her On State on Saturday, Feb. 26. three-point attempts. S a t u r d a y, “We’re looking to continue making hisnolan thomas /GU ardian From there, UCSD never the Tritons tory at UCSD this season,” Osga said. “And relinquished the lead, ending the second took their 20th regular season win against do something that’s never been done here period with a slight four-point advantage. 11-7 Cal State East Bay. The Pioneers, who sit before, win the conference tournament.” Despite shooting just 39.4 percent from in seventh place in the conference standings, the field in the second half, the Tritons were are currently posed to secure a post confer- Readers can contact Rachel Uda at ruda@ able to extend their lead to eight by the end ence if they can take a win from bottom-of- ucsd.edu

By Rachel Uda Sports Editor

best in the pole vault at 14’9 inches to open a very promising run at the CCAA crown. Senior all-rounder Nicholas Howe took the high jump at 6’3.5”, but was disappointed to not go higher after clearing 6’9” last week at the alumni meet. Although the men stood out, the women shone brighter, with senior sprint team captain Jacqueline Rose and senior jumps team captain Erin Langford leading the way. The women’s 4x400m relay started with freshman Elexi Snover running a strong first leg and handing off the baton to freshman Jessica Beerman right in the middle of the pack. See TRACK & FIELD, page 11

Men’s Basketball Splits on the Road By NICK HOWE Associate Sports Editor

his past weekend the Triton Men’s Basketball team went on the road to face Cal State Monterey Bay on Friday and Cal State East Bay on Saturday. The Tritons surged past Monterey Bay thanks to junior guard Tyler “The Light-Switch” McGrath’s career high 21 points, but the team failed to maintain its offense as it fell 83-71 to the Warriors. The team’s win on Saturday marks UCSD’s first win on the road since the Tritons beat the Academy of Art way back in November. The game was dominated by the Tritons from the get-go, with senior forward Christian Hatch winning the tip and getting the offense going to the tune of 11-5 on a “Light-Switch” triple. Hatch went on to have a great night, hitting eight of ten from the field for 18 points and bringing down six rebounds. Sophomore McKenzie McCullough had 15 points on six of twelve from the field along with four rebounds. McCullough along with standout sophomore point guard James McCann, represent the core of next year’s Triton team. McCann had nine points and five assists on the night, as he again led the Triton backcourt. UCSD led by as much as 20 points with 8:42 remaining, with the score 40-60, before ending the night with a comfortable 13-point lead. The team shot 52 percent from the field. See M. BASKETBALL, page 11