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f nothing else, “The Artist” — director Michel Hazanavicius’s film about love in the age of Hollywood transition — proves that style is substance. The critical darling features nuanced acting, an effective storyline and a beautiful score, but it will always be known first and foremost as that silent, black-and-white film in the era of CGI. The storyline is simple: A serendipitous meeting between silent film star George Valentin (Jean Dujardin) and aspiring actress Peppy Miller (Berenice Bejo) link the pair as Miller goes on to become a “talkie” star and Valentin’s fame fades in time to the demise of his medium. The pitch-perfect expressions and gestures of the leads, combined with the universality of the story, give “The Artist” an edge over front-runners like “Hugo” and “Midnight in Paris.” Hazanavicius’s “love letter to cinema” is sure to take home the top prize come Feb. 26 — for novelty, for sheer originality and for being a nostalgic reminder of what Hollywood used to be. —Angela Chen
Student Organized Voter Access Committee pushes campus registration to 15 percent.
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investigators working to earn grants for the 10 UC campuses. “Because of our location and the strength of our academic programs, we should have the most diverse STEM faculty among the nation’s research universities,” Carlson said in a Jan. 14 UC Newsroom article titled “New grant projects aim to improve hiring of women, minorities in STEM fields.” Carlson initially sought out the grant to analyze hiring data provided by the UC
tudent Organized Voter Access Committee, a UCSD organization, has registered approximately 1,700 students to vote, putting UCSD in second place for number of students registered to vote among the UC campuses. SOVAC registered approximately 1,300 students during the Fall Quarter move-in period. This brought the voter population of UCSD to approximately 15 percent. UC Santa Barbara has the highest student voter population in the country, with 38 percent of its students registered to vote. According to SOVAC Administrative Director Carl Welliver, a high voter population makes universities more important to politicians in their campaigns and policy choices. “When Jerry Brown started his campaign for Governor of California, he started at UC Santa Barbara,” Welliver said. “I think that shows how significant a change in voter registration numbers can be.” Prior to SOVAC, only six percent of UCSD students were registered to vote, the lowest percentage of voters among the UC schools. “[UCSD experienced] a much higher registration in [SOVAC’s] first year [due to the organization’s methods of reaching out to students], which is significant because it is an off-election year,” SOVAC External Press Associate Mina Nilchian said. “Next [fall], when we’re doing the presidential registration, it will shoot up.”
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UC System Tries to Recruit Female Math/Science Faculty
By Laira Martin Staff Writer The University of California is collecting and analyzing data to determine the most effective ways to recruit and attract qualified women and underrepresented minorities in the fields of Sciences, Technology, Engineering and Math. So far, the university has received four grants for a total of $2 million to fund this research thus far. “[The] UC received [National Science
Foundation] grants to support our efforts to attract top quality women and underrepresented minority faculty to STEM disciplines,” Director of Media Relations for the UC Office of the President Steve Montiel said in an email. The UC system has appointed four principal investigators to earn grants that will be used increase diversity within the STEM discipline. Susan Carlson — the vice provost for academic personnel at the University of California — is one of the principal
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he General Store at the Old Student Center is now accepting Triton Cash payments. According to General Store member Tauri St. Claire, the General Store’s main goal is to create the most accessible environment for students. Members said that accepting TritonCash will make lead to easier transactions. UCSD graduate and G-Store member Joe Virgilio suggested this change at one of the store’s weekly meetings early last quarter. Virgilio runs the record store within the General Store.
“Everyone was really for the idea... we decided the benefit of the Triton Cash demographic outweighed the cost of installing the new machine,” member Tess O’Hanrahan said. After approximately a quarter of discussion, the General Store and Triton Card Accounts Services came to an agreement culminating in the installation of the new machine inside the General Store. “A lot of students are strictly on Triton Cash for whatever reason, so this makes the G-store more available to them,” St. Claire said. Readers can contact Daniel Song at d9song@ucsd.edu. B rian M onroe /GU ardian
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Coral Thrive in Cold Water, Die in Warm By Rebecca Horwitz Staff Writer Scripps Institution of Oceanography researchers discovered that coral reefs can thrive extreme cold-water conditions. The study, conducted in 2010, was the Ph.D. thesis of former Scripps student Melissa Roth and Project Scientist in Scripps’ Marine Biology Research Division Dimitri Deheyn. It is the first study ever to address how coral reefs react to a colder climate change. Many studies have been done about the effect of a warming climate change on coral reefs. Those studies have shown that coral reefs eventually die in environments with increased heating. “The reason why it’s important to look at that aspect is [because] when you do research on climate change, most areas on earth warm up but some areas cool down,” Deheyn said. Each study lasted three weeks.
Roth and Deheyn worked in the Scripps experimental aquarium. They placed coral in water kept at 5 degrees warmer and water kept at 5 degrees cooler than normal. There were three conditions of water: warm at 26 degrees Celsius (normal temperature for corals), very warm at 31 degrees Celsius and cold at 21 degrees Celsius. The corals were kept in individual jars because the scientists wanted to ensure that if a coral’s stress response could be accurately isolated. The researchers found that in the first week that the corals liked the warmer environment better. “They were like, ‘Oh this is no big deal, you know I can deal with warmer temperature,’” Deheyn said. “But then after a week their health declined very, very rapidly and they bleached and eventually they were close to dying by three weeks.” The warmer environment sped up the corals’ metabolism and enzymes. This situation was not sustainable because enzymes
could not keep up with the spedup conditions. The enzymes began to break down and the algae living in the corals left. Corals have a symbiotic relationship with algae. Most of the energy the coral receive is from symbiosis. When a coral undergoes stress, the stress is transferred to the algae, often causing algae to leave the coral. “Bleaching” occurs when algae leave coral because the coral turns white. The colder environment was hard on the coral in the first week. The corals were not growing and their metabolisms were lower. “We thought those would eventually die first,” Deheyn said. “But after a week they stabilized and they started to adapt and thrive again in colder conditions.” Deheyn and Roth do not know the exact cause for the corals surviving in colder temperatures but they have a few theories: They think the cold tolerance means that the coral enzymes
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Time for Divestment, UCAB Resolutions at Next Meeting
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arshall College Student Council and Warren College Student Council visited A.S. Council Wednesday night, continuing the college council visits that began one week ago. Marshall College brought Natalie Covate cupcakes. Warren ncovate@ucsd.edu College brought nothing. Step up your game, Warren. Fred Qafiti and Samera Yousef of Students for Justice in Palestine presented the annual “divestment proposal” to council. The proposal calls for the University of California to divest from General Electric and Northrop Grumman, since those companies manufacture parts for helicopters used in the IsraeliPalestinian conflict. This issue has been brought to council every year since 2009. “Last year, we were so close to getting something passed, but a few members of the opposition opposed [the proposal] and so it was scrapped,” Qafiti said. “It is highly unrealistic to think that everyone’s prerequisites can be met before the resolution can be passed.” Tritons for Israel President Daniel Friedman said he was hopeful that a compromise would be reached. “We can move for a dialogue and see the conversation start right here, right now, and find a solution that doesn’t offend either side,” he said. “I would be damned if this is my last year and we can’t find some way to fix our mistakes.” Council will vote on the proposal during the Feb. 29 council
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meeting if a council member decides to sponsor the proposal. AVP of Academic Affairs Mac Zilber will be stepping down from his role at the end of the quarter due to early graduation. Council was sad to see Zilber leave, but welcomed Sammy Chang as the interim AVP of Academic Affairs. AVP of College Affairs Leonard Bobbit reminded council three times that Council Mixer will be on Monday. “There will be free food,” he said. “Delicious food.” Muir Senator Leah Wong was late to the meeting today because she was filming UCSD’s segment of “Shit Broke UC Students Say” YouTube video. I’m hoping that one goes viral. Congratulations to Advocate General Courtney Hill for receiving the distinguishing Councilmember of the Week recognition. She high-fived Council to the “Party Rock Anthem.” University Centers Advisory Board Chair Nicole Metildi brought a University Centers Referendum before council, opening up a heated debate. “I don’t know why anyone would be worried about extra eyes on their budget,” Engineering Senator Parminder Sandhu said. “If they continue to do their jobs, [the proposed A.S. oversight] shouldn’t cause conflict.” Council tabled the referendum until next week.
system in order to determine the next step toward increasing gender and cultural diversity within STEM fields on UC campuses. Carlson discovered that the UC system has fewer women in STEM fields than most nationwide statistics. The grants will also go
toward funding round table-style discussions in order to discuss recruiting techniques with faculty and staff from the 10 various UC campuses. “We know that we serve diverse students, and research shows that these students are more successful when they have faculty members who share similar backgrounds
and experiences,” Carlson said. Several workshops have already been planned including women of color in STEM fields at UC Irvine, faculty review processes at UCSD and Latina issues at UC Davis. Dates have yet to be determined. Readers can contact Laira Martin at lmmartin002@ucsd.edu.
Voter Reg. Group Allowed to Table in Library ▶ voters, from page 1
According to Welliver, SOVAC is the first student organization that has been allowed to table in the library. The organization tables during the first two weeks of every quarter. “We teach the know-how of voter registration so that when you’re off in the adult world, you know what to do and you know how to register,” Nilchian said.“[For example] you have to re-register every time you
change your address.” Two UCSD students founded the organization last spring. The organization was integrated into A.S. Council during the beginning of Fall 2011. SOVAC works with student activist organizations at UCSD, such as College Democrats, College Republicans and Young Americans for Liberty. The organization is also active with other UC campuses, especially UC Santa Cruz, UCLA and UC
Berkeley, to help increase the number of students registered to vote statewide. “We’re constantly gaining new contacts and will hopefully expand nationwide,” Welliver said. “SOVAC members are strictly non-partisan while conducting official business, and that our relationship with various political groups will never compromise our neutrality.” Readers can contact Natalie Covate at ncovate@ucsd.edu.
Coral’s Reactions May be Species Specific ▶ CORAL, from page 2
and the source of the energy slows down the metabolism of the organism, whereas in the warmer temperatures the enzymes work too fast and create stress for the corals. “The pure mechanism of why it happens — it’s species specific,”
Deheyn said. “It’s something that is worth investigating, but is probably due to the limits of terminal tolerance from the enzymes that made the corals.” Roth is now based at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Deheyn said that he will continue to study corals.
“I was inspired to look at the affect of other stressors on corals,” Deheyn said. “We now work, for example, on the effect of metals on corals which are perimeters that also are important for the coral reefs.” Readers can contact Rebecca Horwitz at rahorwit@ucsd.edu.
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OPINION Desperate Times Call for Conservative Measures
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No Higher Court A.S. Council’s newly created Election Appeals Board is an attempt at efficiency, but will ultimately slow down the wait for election results.
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he 2011 UCSD student elections were like our version of the 2000 presidential election, only instead of “hanging chad,” the key word was “grievances” — formal complaints filed against any member or action that has violated election bylaws. A total of 25 grievances were ultimately filed against various slates and referenda camapaigns that year — seven of which were appealed to the A.S. Judicial Board — delaying the results by an unprecedented three days. Basically, we had ourselves an unprofessional shitshow that demonstrated severe need for election reform. Thus, A.S. Council created the Election Appeals Board in spring 2011, which members of the Judicial Board now claim violates the A.S. Constitution. In the end, however, it mostly just serves to add unnecessary steps to the election process. 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 — comprised of the chairs of each College Judicial Board
— decide to hear the case, the Board can overturn the original ruling if the J-Board acted inappropriately. In essence, 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, the new section impedes the Judicial Board’s ability to make decisions, ultimately bogging down the appeal’s process even more. It’s true: By adding another step to the process — the Appeals Board in addition to the J-Board and the Elections Committee — appeals could take even longer than last year’s three days, worsening the already unprofessional potential waiting period. But the main issue with last year’s election process was the fact that the grievances took so long to come in; thus, according to the new election bylaws, “In order to be considered, complaints must be filed within two days of evidence of the violation emerging to the complainant. Only a unanimous consensus of the Election See elections, page 5
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Two Years Later, UCSD Still Has Much to Learn from Student Struggles By Jorge Mariscal Department of Literature “No great victories are won in a war for transformation…without total participation. Less than this will not create a new society; it will only evoke more sophisticated token amelioration,” Martin Luther King, Jr. said. Two years ago this Sunday on February 26, 2010, a noose was found hanging in Geisel Library. The incident followed hard upon demonstrations in which UCSD students demanded a radical alteration of existing campus structures and a total renewal of the hostile climate those structures had produced. Who made the noose and who decided to place it at the edge of a bookshelf matters little now. The noose was really nothing more than a symbolic reminder of two seemingly unrelated historical facts — the brutal history of terror waged against communities of color in the United States and 50 years of exclusionary policies at the University of California, San Diego, and the resultant establishment of an unsympathetic environment for historically underrepresented groups. From the “Cookout” to the noose and everything in between, it was clear that administrators were not equipped to respond. To be fair, many of them were appalled as the various incidents unfolded. From within their self-enclosed bubble, others
asked why students were so angry or worried about the negative publicity. Student activists themselves were forced to outline needed reforms. On March 4, an agreement was signed with students but it appeared that too many administrators had mistaken the paper agreement itself as the realization of meaningful institutional change. The moment the heat of the struggle subsided it was back to business as usual. Follow-up was weak and a handful of students and their faculty allies had to pick up the slack. Do-nothing councils and task forces were established. Administrators were uneasy with student discontent “but unwilling yet to pay a significant price to eradicate it.” Structural and cultural change “at the deepest level had but few stalwart champions.” A few days ago, the UCSD public relations machine spun out a sophisticated repackaging of the events that marked Winter 2010. With the selfcongratulatory title “Commemoration of Activism that Transformed UC San Diego,” the photo essay celebrates the many “successes” of the last two years and claims that the campus is on a new path. Smiling faces all around erase the real pain students felt at the time, appropriate the labor they expended to convert that pain into action, and in the end misrepresent the history of that brief period in order to enhance the university brand. In the midst of the happy talk, lethal doses of Triton spirit, the debate about Division-I sports,
and other distractions, the campus community must take seriously the epigraph from Dr. King and ask the following question: “Have we witnessed a fundamental rethinking of governing structures and policies or have we been presented with little more than sophisticated token amelioration?” “Loose and easy language” about transformation “falls pleasantly on the ear,” but for students, staff and faculty who are awake “there is a credibility gap” that has yet to be overcome. Two years gone and the implementation of key reforms has been marred by false starts, delays and a lack of coherent planning. Turnover in the Chancellor’s office and bureaucratic indolence have slowed the process further. Meanwhile, rising costs and questionable decisions on the admissions front in the near future will jeopardize recent (minimal) increases in the number of African-American and Chicano/Latino students on campus. The only “transformation” underway is the conversion of a California public university into a semi-private corporation committed to the commercialization of knowledge from behind a Disneyland-like facade. The student activists who fought back two years ago left us a legacy of commitment out of which “monuments of dignity were shaped, courage was forged and hope took concrete form.” Despite what some assert today, the struggle those students inherited and chose to carry on is far from over.
The current standard-bearers of the party, namely Romney and Santorum, are flopping and floundering through a race where the main opponent, President Obama, has less than a 50 percent rating in the midst of high unemployment and a still-tanking economy. And yet, the race still seems up in the air, even now. Romney has cast himself as candidate-in-waiting for several long months after watching political folly after folly fall to the wayside (Bachmann and Cain) but yet, this late in the race, still cannot thoroughly knock out his final overzealous, off-putting social conservative foes. Santorum, the previously stated foe, has a theological belief system that is so disturbingly far-right that not even the Republican party thinks he has a shot of beating Obama. The polls aren’t looking much better. Romney may still see himself as the frontrunner, but in January he was handily trumped by Newt Gingrich in South Carolina, a state that has chosen the Republican nominee since 1980. And just last month, Romney lost Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri and key swing state Colorado to Rick Santorum. If that isn’t grim enough, polls for Michigan, the next big Republican contest is pointing at Santorum. This wouldn’t be too surprising, except for the fact that Michigan is a state where Romney was born and raised. And if Santorum was to (likely) take Michigan, he would essentially be crowned the new frontrunner of the race. Hence, the panic. The instability of this race has led the GOP to talks of a “brokered” convention come the party’s August convention in Tampa. The last time a race has been this undecided was in 1976, when party insurgent Ronald Reagan narrowly lost to incumbent Gerald Ford, who later lost the nomination all together to Jimmy Carter. This brokered convention would require the Republican Party to cuckold any willing potential candidate to take the nomination in Tampa. Some names being thrown around are Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels, former Florida governor Jeb Bush, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, or you know, just about anybody with a conservative agenda and an ability to speak in public without referencing lipstick pit bulls or pizza deals. All that’s left to do is sit back and watch the drama unfold until August. Romney still has a chance of snagging the nomination, but his chances are fading when he can’t even fend off his main rival, Santorum, a man who literally called career moms out for being selfish in his 2005 book “It takes a Family: Conservatism and the Common Good.” Obama’s looking better every day.
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IN Other News By Rebekah Hwang
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
U.S. Foreign Policy Has Been Disreguarded
Grievances Rarely Change A.S. Election Results ▶ elections, from page 4 Committee may overturn this for the purpose of upholding a fair election” — a fair barrier against last-minute grievances like those that occurred last year. Not that grievances ever make a difference in the election results. The only significant grievance in recent A.S. history occurred during the 2003 elections, when Vice President Internal candidate Steve York filed a grievance against a Students First! slate. York claimed the slate had violated election protocol by displaying campaign posters on April 10, instead of taking them down the night before. The committee — and later the judicial board — then disqualified the entire Students First! slate.
Such times validate every slate’s right to file grievances, even if they’re often unnecessary and slow down the election process.
The creation of the Appeals Board signals an effort to move A.S. Council toward efficiency. Admittedly, the creation of the Appeals Board signals an effort to move A.S. Council toward efficiency — dividing the J-Board’s initial power
— though it may actually do the opposite when put into action during the coming election. Just think of the J-Board as the Supreme Court of A.S. Council. There’s not another court in the United States to appeal the Supreme Court — it’s “supreme,” after all. Thus, if the J-Board is to have any similar authority over A.S. Council and the electoral process, there shouldn’t be another board threatening to overpower it. A.S. should then remove the Election Appeals Board entirely and add a fourth section under Article VII in the Constitution, which would clarify that the Judicial Board has the authority to make the final decision unless detailed evidence proving impartiality is presented.
Dear Editor, Hillary Clinton, the U.S. secretary of state, said that China’s UN Security Council veto was a “travesty.” The People’s Daily said western campaigns in Libya, Afghanistan and Iraq showed the error of forced regime change.“The situation in Syria continues to deteriorate and numbers of civilian casualties keep rising. Vetoing the draft security council resolution does not mean we are giving free rein to letting this heart-rending state of affairs continue,” the paper said. China, unlike its western critics, was acting “responsibly” for the sake of the Syrian people, according to the paper. The author used the penname Zhong Sheng, which can mean “voice of China” and is often used on articles giving Beijing’s position on foreign policy. China’s vice-president, Xi Jinping, is visiting the U.S. this week and the Syria veto is being sparred over. Xi is the Communist Party’s likely next top leader. Beijing and Washington have also sparred over Iran, which faces tightened western sanctions over its nuclear ambitions. China buys one-third of Iran’s oil, ccand refines some of it and returns it to Iran as gasoline. The People’s Daily commentary laid bare broader Chinese concerns about western-backed intervention in the Arab world and beyond. China is one of the five permanent UN Security Council members that hold the power to veto resolutions. In March, China abstained from a council vote that authorized western military intervention in Libya. That resolution became the
basis for a NATO air campaign that led to the overthrow of Muammar Gaddafi. Beijing and Moscow regarded the campaign as going beyond the resolution. “NATO abused the security council resolution about establishing a no-fly zone and directly provided firepower assistance to one side in the Libyan war,” the paper said. The designation of Libya as “a state sponsor of terrorism” was rescinded by the Department of State on June 30, 2006. According to a compilation of the U.S. State Department “Countries of the World” report of 2012, “there have been no instances in which U.S. facilities or citizens in Libya have been targets of terrorist attacks.” “The right of a nation to kill a tyrant, in case of necessity, can no more be doubted, than to hang a robber, or kill a flea,” as John Adams, wrote. “But killing one tyrant only makes way for worse, unless the people have sense, spirit and honesty enough to establish and support a constitution guarded at all points against the tyranny of the one, the few and the many.” It staggers me that a foremost principle of 20th century U.S. foreign policy — which is to keep Russia and China apart — has been left by the wayside. —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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“The help” Despite the fact that “The Help” fulfills the annual feel-good-film-that-makes-white-peoplethink-racism-is-over à la 2009’s cringe-inducing “The Blindside,” superb acting, a fantastic soundtrack and a grounded, realistic screenplay all make “The Help” a Best Picture shoe-in. Based on the best-selling novel by Kathryn Stockett, “The Help” follows a young white woman nicknamed Skeeter (Emma Stone) as she interviews two black women (played by Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer) about their work as maids for white families in Jackson, Mississippi during the early 1960’s. Though fictional, the story gives a fresh perspective on an already well-documented era, providing a fascinating, non-preachy voice to a faction of women largely unheard. But what gives this film so much heart is the strong emotion seeping from the eyes and expressions of Aibileen (Davis) and Minny (Spencer), the two maids that are forced to comply with an overtly racist society, until they can’t keep quiet anymore.
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“Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close” Scott Rudin’s successful film adaptation of Jonathan Safran Foer’s “Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close” is a realistic account of one child’s life after losing his father (Tom Hanks) in 9/11. Oskar — played by capable first-time actor Thomas Horn — is an elementary-aged child whose social anxiety peaks when he discovers a mysterious key left behind by his father. Many of the movie’s manic scenes of chaotic sound, images and emotions leave the audience feeling as overwhelmed as Oskar is. And though this is Horn’s debut role, he carries the film entirely with his idiosyncrasies and drive to do anything he can to hold on to his father for just a little longer. The audience is left in tears for much of the movie as flashbacks show the depth of Oskar’s fleeting relationship with his Dad, which ultimately brings him closer to the other characters in the film who were previously ignored. But despite its hypersensitive subject matter, “Extremely Loud” manages to dodge preachy American hoorah in the name of complicated human characters and one beautifully crafted story. —LAIRA MARTIN Staff Writer
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“war horse” After his deeply embarrassing “Indiana Jones” sequel, Spielberg triumphantly surges back with this heart-wrenching epic. The noble stallion, Joey, at the heart of “War Horse” makes for a compelling character any man, woman or child can identify with — no dialogue required. Thrown into a war he cannot understand, he survives through his quick decisions, the kindness of others and sheer luck (though many humans in the film can’t say the same). The cinematography is astounding, capturing the (PG-13) hell of war with painterly perfection, and John Williams contributes another stirring score to tie it all together. Adapted from a book told from the horse’s perspective, Spielberg does an admirable job of building the supporting characters, but wisely chooses to keep the focus on the horse, like a good ‘ol pre-Pixar family flick from your childhood. —ALEX REED Staff Writer
Like all semi-reclusive artists with distinctive style, Terrence Malick has made himself the dark horse candidate in this year’s Oscar running with his brilliantly subdued “Tree of Life.” Critics divided over Malick’s use of ultra-minimal dialogue (echoing his last film, 2005’s Pocahontas revamp “The New World”), his granting most of the film’s feel to “Children of Men” cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki and his Kubrickian scope (yes, there are dinosaurs in this film). But the fact of the matter is, in all its beautiful flaws and expansive grandeur, “The Tree of Life” is undeniably the work of one of cinema’s few modern masters. From the meditative long cuts of the capable child actors, to the visually stunning finale, Malick has delivered a piece of art that is both contemporary and achingly nostalgic, an enlightening study of the nuances of brotherhood and loss and one of the best films of the year. —REN EBEL Hiatus Editor
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best actor in a leading role demian bichir - “a better life” george clooney - “The descendants” jean dujardin - “The artist” Gary Oldman - “tinker tailor soldier spy” brad pitt - “Moneyball” When determining who should receive the best actor award, the Academy took some Hollywood names like George Clooney and Brad Pitt, while admirably considering the brave performances from lesser names Gary Oldman (best known for his 1986 portrayal of Sid Vicious in “Sid and Nancy”) and Jean Dujardin (lead man in France’s “OSS” spy parody franchise, which earned him the title of “France’s George Clooney”). Right away, one can toss Pitt’s name out solely because he didn’t receive this nomination for his subtle yet strong role as the father figure in Malick’s “Tree of Life” — a role that easily surpassed his enjoyable yet somewhat conventional appearance in “Moneyball.” And though Clooney puts out yet another solid performance in “The Descendants,” his French counterpart Dujardin stole his limelight along with everyone else’s, delivering a gripping homage to silent film greats like Douglas Fairbanks and Rudolph Valentino. His attention to detail is outstanding, considering the limits of the silent, black-and-white medium. —Tanner Cook Staff Writer
best actress in a leading role glenn close - “Albert nobbs” viola davis - “the help” rooney mara - “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo” meryl streep - “the iron lady” michelle williams - “my week with marilyn” There were plenty of commendable performances from lead actresses this year — Rooney Mara’s astonishingly raw embodiment of kick-ass antihero Lisbeth Salander, Glenn Close’s convincing, albeit slightly perturbing, role in “Albert Nobbs,” the surprisingly believable Michelle Williams as Marilyn Monroe — but the true shocker was “The Help”’s Viola Davis as the conflicted black nanny Aibilene living in white-dominated 1960s Mississippi. Davis’ performance is one of constant inner-strife (picking up where she left off with her haunting presence in 2008’s “Doubt,” a role that landed her a well-deserved supporting actress nomination). Aibilene’s obvious love for the white child that she looks after beams in every gentle word and smile, while the torturous implications of her servitude and social invisibility lingers beneath her defeated eyes and chiseled face. It’s a brave, nuanced performance in an otherwise stale crowd-pleaser, and it’s more than enough reason to remember the name of 2012’s break-out star. —Ren ebel Hiatus Editor
best directOR michel hazanavicius - “the artist” alexander payne - “The Descendants” martin scorsese - “hugo” woody allen - “midnight in paris” terrence malick - “tree of life” With nominations full of big names and well-known faces such as Alexander Payne, Martin Scorsese and Woody Allen, the Academy has its hands full choosing a winner. However, this year, two directors exceeded many expectations and blew away the rest of the nominees. Malick’s “The Tree of Life” is full of wondrous, slow-moving handheld shots that place the viewer squarely in children’s point of view. With each expert choice made, Malick pours mass amounts of emotion and nostalgia down the viewers’ throats to gorgeous effect. But Michel Hazanavicius’s “The Artist” proved to be even more powerful than Malick’s reminiscing. A flawless tribute to the inspiring films of Hollywood’s past, “The Artist” reminds us that cinema is simply a moving image, not some immersive 3D experience that masks the lack of creativity that is dragging Hollywood under. —Tanner Cook Staff Writer
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best original score - “the girl with the dragon tattoo” You might have noticed that two of this year’s nominees for the hotly-contested Best Original Score category are compositions by Hollywood cinema music grandmaster John Williams. Though Williams’ scores for War Horse and The Adventures of Tintin are surely replete with the kind of (admittedly generally successful) neo-romantic atmospherics that have made Williams the titan he is, the decision to include him twice seems particularly superfluous considering the omission of Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross’ brilliantly realized score for The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. Combining minor-key ambient drift, densely layered gamelan, and the occasional burst of pure noise, the duo’s score provides the perfect counterpart to The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo’s stark, unforgiving atmosphere. Furthermore, the score, with its polyrhythmic bell experiments and gently abrasive melodies, manages to sound compelling in a way that major film soundtracks rarely do. Though the Academy’s preference for safety over innovation should come as no surprise, in omitting Reznor and Ross’ score, they’ve failed to acknowledge one of the most fascinating, creative film scores to emerge recently.
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best picture & best supporting actor - “drive” The omission of Cannes favorite “Drive” in the Best Picture nominees shouldn’t have come as a surprise, considering the slick L.A. noir is too bloody and too edgy for the typically traditional Academy. But the inclusion of the mediocre “Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close” comes as a slap in the face to fans of the skull-stomping Ryan Gosling flick. Anchored by a cool synth soundtrack and a confident Ryan Gosling — a perfect, near mute leading man — “Drive” harkens back to action movie classics,
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Softball Sweeps Stanislaus, Falls to Cal Baptist Tritons Split at Home ▶ SOFTBALL, from page 12
As per usual Gaito — recently named the CCAA pitcher of the week — logged another stellar performance, allowing just two hits and no runs. UCSD slowly ran up the score against the Warriors, recording one run in the first and third innings respectively. The Tritons put Stanislaus back two more runs in the fourth inning off of a Willmon triple. Scoring another run in the fifth inning, a three-run third inning off two Warrior errors ended the game with the Tritons up 8–0.
game 4 UCSD VS CSU STANISLAUS 2-1 Lesovsky homered in her first at-bat in the series finale against the Warriors on Saturday, to give UCSD the early lead. UCSD doubled its lead in the fourth inning when freshman Maria Sykes hit a big double to left centerfield. Excluded from the first three games of the
series, power-hitter sophomore Charly Swanberg made a statement, singling to centerfield to bring Sykes into score. In her five innings, freshman pitcher Michelle Escamilla allowed just one hit. But in the top of the sixth, with two men on base, Gerckens brought in Gaito to close. The Warriors’ Sarah Locarnini doubled down the left field line for one RBI. The Tritons maintained their slight one run lead as Gaito retired the next three Warrior batters in order.
game 1 UCSD VS CAL BAPTIST 0-5 The Tritons’ series against Cal Baptist matched two All-American arms against each other, as Lancer ace senior Emma Holden allowed just five hits in seven innings. At the start of the game, Holden retired the first three batters in order, making way for a two-out homerun from Lancer leftfielder Kendall Gorham.
The Lancers pushed the lead out to four by in the third inning, logging two runs on four hits. UCSD had no response as Cal Baptist capped the win, scoring another run in the fifth inning.
game 2 UCSD VS CAL BAPTIST 0-4 Although UCSD freshman pitchers Hensel and Escamilla teamed up to allow just six hits, the Lancers’ Tory Ferreira did them one better, logging an outstanding 22 strikeouts on just three hits. Like the game before, the game began with a three up three down inning for the Tritons, while the Lancers answered with a solo homerun to go up 1–0. Cal Baptist went up 2–0 in the third inning, and clinched the win in the fourth inning off a two-run homerun from centerfielder Marshean August. Readers can contact Rachel Uda at ruda@ ucsd.edu
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season. After Chico passed on a golden opportunity in the third inning, leaving three men on base, the Tritons came up and manufactured their first run of the game off a Michaels single to left field. Michaels then stole second and was bunted over to third by a Liske sacrifice bunt. Big gun Susdorf then came up to score Michaels with a triple, deep to center field. Chico catcher Ben Manlove drove a deep one to score Chico’s only run of the game as the Wildcats answered the Tritons in the fourth inning. But Manlove’s efforts were not enough to turn the tide, and the Tritons scored single runs again in the fourth and fifth innings to put themselves comfortably in the lead 3–1. UCSD put more distance between itself and the Wildcats in the seventh, when Liske and Levy hit singles and got to second and third to be driven in by a Susdorf single. Susdorf and Siegel each had three hits on the night. Pitchers Trevor Scott and Tony York relieved Burns and kept the Wildcats off the scoreboard over the last 2.1 innings of play. The win moves the Tritons to 2–2 in conference play as the split the series with No. 10 nationally ranked Chico. Readers can contact Nick Howe at nshowe@ucsd.edu
UCSD Women’s Water Polo Team Upsets No. 18 CSU Long Beach 9-7 By Nolan Thomas Staff Writer
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On paper, last weekend’s Triton Invitational was a disappointment for the UCSD Women’s Water Polo team. Hosting the annual tournament for time, the Tritons placed 13th out of 16 teams, dropping out of the national rankings for the first time in 2012. The silver lining was that the team was victorious in its final two matches of the weekend to finish the tournament at 2–2. And so with renewed confidence, the Tritons headed up to CSU Long Beach to play the No. 18 49ers in the only match of the weekend for both teams. The Tritons got off to a quick start and sustained their play throughout the first half, heading into the break leading 5–3.
UCSD struck for four goals in the third quarter to go up 9–5, and held on in the fourth quarter to win 9–7. UCSD’s star utility Sarah Lizotte had only one goal on the day, a five-meter penalty shot in the third quarter. Senior driver Katherine Biehle scored three of UCSD’s nine goals, matching half of her total season output heading into the weekend. UCSD head coach Brad Kreutzkamp was impressed with the senior diver’s execution. “Katherine Biehle turned in one of her best performances as a Triton with three goals and a great effort on our counter attack,” Kreutzkamp said to the athletics department. “I was very proud of her effort,” Sophomore utility Leah Gonzalez scored twice for the Tritons while senior
attacker Jessica Tran tallied three assists. With the win, UCSD improves to (7–3) overall, while Long Beach falls to (2–4). After falling out of the national rankings last weekend, the Tritons have rebounded, currently sitting at No. 19 in the WWPA poll. UCSD hopes to keep the momentum going when they travel to Orange County for the UC Irvine Invitational this coming Saturday and Sunday. The Tritons will open the tournament with a bout against No. 1 Stanford. The win over Long Beach was UCSD’s second over a top-20 opponent. The Tritons defeated then No. 20 Colorado State in January. Readers can contact Nolan Thomas at ncthomas@ucsd.edu.
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fter falling 1–3 in their four-game conference opener against No. 15 Chico State last weekend, the Tritons rebounded by sweeping CSU Stanislaus last weekend. But the defending NCAA Division-II champions’ No. 1 national ranking may be in peril after the Tritons retained two losses in a nonconference double header against Cal Baptist last Monday, Feb. 20.
game 1 UCSD VS CSU STANISLAUS 4-1 Experimenting with a new set of starters, the Tritons went down early, as Stanislaus’ Kiley Mendez reached home on a UCSD error. In the following three innings, UCSD recorded only two hits and failed to convert either. The Tritons finally found their way on the board in the fifth inning when junior utility
Annie Heskett and sophomore Kirsten Willmon advanced to second and third respectively. With just one out, the Warriors elected to walk Triton big hitter senior Kris Lesovsky, who leads the roster with 24 career homeruns. With bases loaded, sophomore Mya Romero, batting in the third position, doubled to right center for three RBI. Triton ace, senior pitcher Camille Gaito went the distance for UCSD, allowing just one run on five hits in her seven innings. “[Gaito] did a great job,” UCSD head coach Patti Gerckens said. “She always does a great job, but she definitely kept them off balance and guessing.”
game 2 UCSD VS CSU STANISLAUS 5-4 In the second game of the series, UCSD was forced to play catch up as Stanislaus’ Lauren Liming struck a solo homerun to put the Warriors up in the second inning.
UCSD responded in kind in the third inning. With two outs and Lesovsky and Romero on base, sophomore catcher Caitlin Brown hit her second homerun in the young season. After going up 4–1 in the fourth inning off a couple crafty sacrifice bunts, the Tritons seemed to let off the gas. Freshman pitcher Kayla Hensel was relieved in favor of junior righthander Jennifer Manuel in the fifth. Manuel had a tough inning as the Warriors hit the junior up for three runs, after which Gerckens put Gaito back on the mound. Gaito allowed only one hit in her subsequent three innings, but the Tritons also had a difficult time in the box. With the score tied 4–4, the game went into extra innings. The Tritons broke the stalemate in the bottom of the ninth when Lesovsky was intentionally walked. Lesovsky stole second as junior third baseman Emily McQuaid grounded out, bringing Romero back into the box. With two outs, Romero singled down the right field line, bringing Lesovsky into score.
“We put some people in that may not have had as much opportunity as others and they stepped up and I’m very proud of them,” Gerckens said. “We had to get back on track. The girls know that every game is important, and they know that we have to do well and go for the win in each one.”
game 3 UCSD VS CSU STANISLAUS 8-0 On Saturday, the Tritons took their largest win of the season, ending the game in six innings in accordance with the eight-run “mercy rule.” Romero and Brown both had another big game, as the sophomores both recorded two RBI, while junior Kirsten Willmon — who hasn’t seen much time on the field in her subsequent seasons with the Tritons — led UCSD with three runs on three at-bats. See Softball, page 11
Baseball Splits 2-2 in Weekend Opener By NICK HOWE Associate Sports Editor
game 2 UCSD 7,CHICO 6 Last Friday, senior pitcher Jeff Rauh opened game one of the CCAA Triton Baseball season with a performance similar to last week against Colorado Mesa. The righthander gave up two runs in the first inning. The Wildcats would not need any more the rest of the game, as the Tritons scored their only run in the bottom of the third inning. The single run for the Tritons started when center fielder Danny Susdorf tripled to right field with one out. Fellow outfielder Scott Lisk batted him in with a sacrifice fly. Susdorf had three hits of the Triton’s nine on the night leading the team to out-hit the
Wildcats by three. The four Chico runs were all unearned except for a manufactured run off a Chico bunt down the first base line. The team’s efforts were not well concentrated as the Triton hits came few and far between and failed to come up in the clutch. The Tritons left the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth to end the game.
game 2 UCSD 7,CHICO 6 In the first of Saturday’s games, Chico led 4–0 in the third inning before the Tritons hit their stride and answered with three runs in the bottom of the inning. They continued to hit well, and in the seventh inning, the Tritons tied the game at four apiece. In the eighth inning, UCSD scored again to make the game 6–5, but the Wildcats
came back with a quick run after closer Elliot Tuma hit Chico’s Ryan Beck. Beck would advance on two infield ground outs before Tuma again struggled with his command and let one go behind the batter and past the catcher, allowing Beck to tie the game at six. The Tritons and the Wildcats went scoreless in extra innings all the way into the 13th, where the Triton offense picked up again and junior catcher James Mossholder singled up the middle to leadoff the inning. Shortstop Garrett Tuck was then intentionally walked by the Wildcats to bring up third-baseman Ryan O’Malley, who drew a walk. With the bases loaded, bottom of the 13th inning, second baseman Sam Michaels stepped up and hit a line drive on a laser to center field to bring home Mossholder and win the game.
game 3 UCSD 1,CHICO 15
The third game of the series was ugly for the Tritons. The Wildcats collected 19 hits, including two doubles, to the Triton’s four hits. Going into the sixth inning, Chico was up 9–0, when the Wildcats’ Richard Siegel hit a double and was later able to score off an O’Malley ground-out. Chico added six more runs in the top of the seventh. Triton starter Greg Selarz took the loss, giving up four runs on seven hits.
game 4 UCSD 5,CHICO 1 Senior pitcher Justin Burns threw an impressive 6.2 innings, allowing just one run on six hits. Burns had two strike-outs and showed good command, hitting only one Wildcat player, to pick up his first win on the See Baseball, page 11
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